The American Citizen

THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. VOL 16 NO 46 The Oldest LIBERAL COM Few Colored Men in Sport. Jackson, Walcett and Others Once Famous Have No Successors. Booker Washington's race is fast losing in the world of sport. There was a time when the black man cut considerable ice in the racing, boving and other sports, but that time is past. The Negro no longer figures prominently in any game. Mathews a deciple of Ham, made the Harvard football team last year. There is none of our race on any of the big Eastern eleven's this season, how- The deadness of the black man in sport is apparent when one recalls the fact that less than ten years ago three of the mightiest men in the ring—Peter Jackson, Joe Walcott and George Dixon were Negroes, says an exchange. Isaac Murphy and "Pike" Barnes, two Negroes of renowned skill in the saddle, had just passed out of the racing game, giving way to Wilkie Simms and Tony Hamilton, two Negroes who shone as stars until about five years ago. Albert Cooper and Ed Brown, known as Brown Dick," two Negroes, were regarded as the equals of any white men training throughbreds, about the time Simms and Hamilton were fashionable riders. Now all are "has beens." No Negroes of ability have arisen to take their places and the black race is practically down and out in sport. The Negro never cut any figure on the light harness turf for two reasons. In the first place, he never had a chance to shine on the trotting turf and then, again it is doubtful if the Negro could have ever made good in this game. It requires more brains to train harness horses than it does runners, and the Negro who could breeze a runner and cool him out when given all night to return the trick probably would find himself up against it if asked to balance the shoes and weights on a harness racer cool him out in twenty minutes an then climb him out in twenty minutes an then climb him out in clever white men as: Geers Span, Hickok and the noted reinmen of the light harness turf. The brainiest Negro ever seen on the dirt was Isaac Murphy, the "Black Arterier" of America. Murphy was a master of pace and could ride a thoroughgored to perfection. Few white jockeys of modern time would have anything on Murphy were he alive today. The black runner came from the South and trained horses for antebellum turfmen of the old school. Faithfulness and honesty were their principal stock in trade. White competition has driven them out of the business. Sheriff Avenges Dead Ne- groes. Benner, La.—The Government in this town is in the hands of Sheriff Marrero, the mayor, councilmen and other officials have resigned in consequence of exposures regarding the recent murder of several Afro-Americans here. A short while ago the town constable had some personal altercation with Andrew Jackson, an Afro-American restaurant keeper. The be revenged, the constable enlisted Judge Adams, the mayor's son and another man and demanded upon Jackson's restaurant, into which without warning a fusillade was fired. Five persons were wounded or killed, including a woman. The murder was hushed up the coroner's jury; gave non commital verdict, and the rep. rt was propagated that the shooting was due to a row among the Afro-Americans themselves. But Sheriff Marrero has searched out the truth, the mayor's son turned State's evidence and the Judge Adams and the constabie are now behind the bars. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on Thursday the 2nd day of Nov. 1905, my application was filed in the office of the Procurate Judge of Wyandotte County, Kas., for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors of 1512 N. 5th St., in the Third word of Kansas City, Kansas, and said application is set for hearing on Monday the 4 day of Dec. 1905, at 10 o'clock, a.m., then and where all person may attend if they see proper. The Wyandotte Drug Co. By E. A. Williamsod, Manager. 1512 North 5th Street. THEY SAY Why does he care. Wonder when will his time come. Wonder does he think she will change She shed those tears for me. Wonder if everybodys a burglar. Galesburg will be the scene. Have you got your invitation? Have you got your invitation? Why is it that our friend did not even get a notice. Stylish Hats in the Sea foam block. Christmas Eve, ends the chapter. He loves her still—but says he don't. Which state has the prettiest marriage certificate—Illinois or Kansas. Now she will be known as the leading lady—Mrs. Winter—contrast. The other party seen another party wipe her eyes. Yet he receives many congratulations—but didn't we tell you he is not the one. The Canine King rejoices as a revenge for thirteen years ago. What shall I get for a present. It will be cheaper for all invitss to go to Galesburg in a party—Oh! I don't know, what tew is one trip. He should pay good attention and see that she answers every question. South Main is not so popular. She is a race woman and lives out up on the hill. He never recieves any more phones—wonder why? She would like to hear the phonograph play once more, "I'm worrying my heart away for you,"—but that record while laying flat upon the table-it broken-a-sure sign of something—watch. What about the private dinner parties Watch and read this paper every issue that you may be wise. Getting Independent in Some Things. It is apparent to any close observer that the Negro—whether he profits at present by it or not is fast learning that as an American Citizen he should take a comprehensive view of politics and vote independently at any and all times for men and issues they think best. The New York Age noticing the tendency for independency in voting says: "In all the cities of the North and West Afro-Americans are beginning to do a lot of independent voting. It is probable that this will continue to be more general. All the conditions are favorable for it. Indeed independent noting is becoming more general with all classes of voters in city elections in the North and West. It indicates that the intense partisan sentiment which grew out of the Civil War is being modified to meet the new issues which arise and are constantly arising, until a complete readadjustment of party alliances comes about. For instance, the legislative policy insisted upon in many directions by President Roosevelt is Democratic rather than Republican in character and will be felt in the next National election. In the Regular Army. Since the resignation of Chaplain Allen Allenworth, there are but three Colored chaplains in the regular army; Rev. T. G. Steward, 24th Infantry, appointed 1891; G. W. Prioleau, 9t Cavalry, appointed 1895; W.T. Anderson 10th Cavalry, appointed 1897. John R. Lynch is paymaster, with rank of captain, appointed to the regular establishment in 1901, after honorable service in the volunteer army, with rank of major. Other prominent Negro officers in the United States army are. Capt. Charles Young, now military attacke of the Haitian Government; Lieut. B. O. Davus, military instructor at Wilberforce University; Lieuts. John E. Green, 25th infantry, D. J. Gilmer and E. L. Baker, Philippine scouts, in the Philippine Islands. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY EVENING. LOCALLY. Mr. Geo. W. Robinson one of the best barbers of Kansas City, Mo., who runs a shop at 952 Mulberry St., has about completed his beautiful seven room house on Armstrong ave. between 10th and 11th streets in this city. Miss. Emma Bush spent Thanksgiving in Topeka. Mrs. J. T. Brown and son James, has returned home from Parson, Kas. where they spent some time with their relatives and many old friends. A great many people are anxious to know if Mayor Rose will be a candidate for re-election. Hon. Henry Swingley is making one of the best Street Commissioners this city has ever had. He seems to take the same interest in the city affairs as he would in his own individual business. If all the city officials were like him there would not be so much howling going on among a large number of our best citizens. Mrs. Frank Bush of 1001 N. 3rd St., after an illness of several months is improving. Mrs. Emma Bush, of 1001 N. 3rd St., entertained a few of her friends at Dinner last Thursday in honor of her sister Mrs. E. L. Blue of St. Paul, Minn., who is spending a few weeks in this city. Mrs. Amanda Lewis of 1614 N. 4th St. who has been confined to her room and bed for eight weeks with a severe attack of rheumatism is able to be up. Capt. Thos. Booker of No. 5 fire station is quite ill at his home on Everette avenue. Mrs. Sarrh Miller-Lewis of N. Water St. has suffered quite severely with her eyes the past week. Thanksgiving dinners were served at all the churches. As is usual with the Colored show—the Smart Set playing in Kansas City, Mo., this week was well attended by the colored people. Mrs. Fannie Wood of 1415 N. 4th St., who spent several weeks at Marshall, Mo visiting her sister has returned home. Mrs. Stella Travis of this city is our authorized agent and general solicitor, any courteousies shown her will be greatly appreciated by us. Mrs. Travis is a reliable and trustworthy lady and is making strenuous efforts to increase the c regulation of our paper. Those who cannot find it consistent to subscribe even for one month will oblige her and us by at least treating her with respect when she calls on her mission. NOTICE. Persons desiring to secure suggestive program for William Lloyd Garrison Centennial Exercises, Dec. 10, 1005, can secure same without charge, except for postage, by addressing Mr. Hugh M. Browne, Cheney, Pa. This program has been prepared by Hon. Archibald H. Grimko, of Boston, with the help and co-operation of Mr. Garrison's sons, Messrs. William Lloyd, Jr. and Francis J. Garrison. --- Wargrobe for an Ocean Trip. Wardrobe for an Ocean Trip. The day was not very long ago when the wardrobe necessary for crossing over to England was discussed with as great earnestness as to the preparation of a trousseau. Now with a couple of business suits, a heavy coat, a soft hat and a steamer trunk full of linen the regular traveler is ready for the voyage. There is always one man who wears his evening clothes at dinner and the curious thing about him is that he always looks as if he had never worn them before. But there is usually only one of this type, just as there is one of the man who appears on deck the last day out with a silk hat.-Outing. Why Du Chailu Wife's a Bachelor. The late Paul du Chailu was on one occasion asked why he had never married. "Well, once upon a time," he answered, without a smile, "an old African king who was very fond of me offered me my choice of 853 women as a wife. 'Your majesty,' I replied, 'if I should marry one of these beauties of yours there would be 852 jealous women here.' 'Well,' replied the king, 'that is easily settled. Take them all.' That was a little too strong for me, however, and, as I have never had such a field to choose from since I am still a bachelor." HOME VISITORS' EXCURSION Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ontario, West Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. WABASH, Tickets on Sale ONE DAY ONLY— Monday November 27th 1905. Good for Twenty-one (21) Days. Spend Thanksgiving Day with the Old Folks at Home. All Agents sell tickets VIA the WABASH. Ask your Agents for TICKETS VIA the WABASH. The WABASH is the most direct route and makes the best time to all points, For further information write L. S. McCLELLAN, Western Passenger Agent, H. C. SHIELDS, Traveling Passenger Agent. 903 Main Street., Kansas City, Mo., via the 22 PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court, Wyandotte County Kansas. Albert Whiteside, Plaintiff. vs. No. 19286. Lizzie Whiteside, Defeudant. To Lizzie Whitsees, Defendant; You are hereby notified that you have been sued by the plaintiff above named in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, for divorce, and that you are required to answer the petition of the plaintiff, filed in the office of the clerk of the District Court, Wyandotte County, Kansas, on or before the 22nd day of January 1905, or said petition will be taken as true and a judgement will be taken for the plaintiff, granting him an absolute decree of divorce from you, and for such other relief as the nature of said case may require. DCRSEY GREEN. Atty. for Plaintiff. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk. Of all sad words of tongue or pen. The saddest are these you're now a has been. Respectfully dedicated to the boys who were caught under the ax so vigorously wielded by Mayor Rose. Out of bunch of forty one slaughtered chickens up to date, six black spanish roosters have been hit. PATTERSON & GAYDEN -Dealers In- Hard and Soft Coal, Wood. & Cesspool Cleaning Cisterns Filled Tel. 215 West. 527 STATE AVE. Motoring as a Tonic. That eccentric genius, the late Frank Buckland, the naturalist, when he felt fagged took a railway journey, and, having armed his eyes with spectacles, hung his head out of the window, and avered that the perfect aeration of the lungs which he thus obtained was the finest stimulant he had ever discovered. Motorists experience the same invigorating effects of traveling at speed through the open air. One of the most enthusiastic "chauffeurs" in England was, and has been for some time, under the treatment of Sir William Broadbent for indigestion and nervous prostration at the time he invested in a motor car. From that day the doctor's occupation has ceased so far as this automobileist is concerned, as he now enjoys the most perfect health, and he puts this down entirely to motor driving—London Dally Mall. Agile Boer Ponies. Most of the ponies, for they are rarely more, that the Boers ride, come from the Free State and all have Basuto blood in them. The Basuto pony is to South Africa what the Welsh or Scotch pony is to Great Britain, as sure-footed over rocks as a goat, and with an ability to leap from crag to crag like a chamois. A Basuto on his pony will come at a good pace down a mountain side that an pine climber would be careful in negotiating. Thanks to the Basuto blood in their ponies, the Boers car move in small parties over the mountainous country, raiding farms and driving off cattle over the hill paths 25 Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte county State of Kansas. State of Kansas. The State of Kansas, to greeting to William Regan, you will take notice that on the 24th day of April, 1905, that the said above named plaintiff filed her petition in the District Court of the above named state and county for divorce setting forth two causes of action against you. Cause of action No. 1.-Charging you with extreme cruelty. Ahd in cause of Action No. 2. Charging you with gross neglect of duty. Uless you answer demur or otherwise object on or before the 23rd day of dec. 1905. And upon further proof the plaintiff will be granted proof as prayed for in her petition. L. W. JOHNSON Atty.for Plaintiff. Attest by Clerk of District Court, on 6 day of Oct. 1905. Wm. Needles, Clerk. By D. C. MeCombs, Deputy. NOTICE NOTICE. State of Kansas. County of Wyandotte ss In the District Court of Wyandotte County State of Kansas. The State of Kkansas greeting to the abovehmed defendant, you will take notice that on the 16th day of October, 1905. Said Plaintiff above named has filed his petition in the District Court of Wyandotte County, State of Kansas. A petition against you asking for a divorce, seeing forth 2 causes of Action No. L., Gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. And unless you answer demur or otherwise object on 3rd day of December 1905 The allegations in said petition will be taken as true and upon further proof the Plaintiff will be granted the divorce as prayed for in said petition. L. W. JOHNSON, Atty. for Plaintiff. Attested by Clerk of District Court, on 16th day of October, 1905. Wm. Needles Clerk of the said Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. per D. C. McCamps Deputy. First Publication Oct. 20th, 1905. PUBLICATION NOTCIE. In the District Court of Wyandotte county Kansas. Sarah Hall. Plaintiff. vs. Henry Hall. Defendant. To the above named defendant: you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above named court, by the above plaintiff, and unless you appear and answer on or before the 25th day of November. A. D. 1905, the petition will be taken as true, and a judgement rendered theon, the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and divorcing plaintiff and awarding to her, her maiden name, Sarah Everett, and for cost of this suit. I. F. BRADLEY, Atty. for Plaintiff. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk. First Pub. Oct. 13 PUBLICATION NOTICE In The Disrict Court of Wyandotte Kansas Katie Gilmore Plaintiff. vs. NO 19025. Jackson Gilmore Defeedant. To the above named defendant. You will hereby take note that you have been sued in the above named court. by the above named plaintiff, and unless you appear and answer the petition filed against you on or before the 30th day of September 1905. the some will be taken as true, and a Judgment rendered against you the nature of which will be a decree, desolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant, and divorcing her from sald defendant, and awarding to her maiden name, Katie Fulcher, and for cost of suit Katie Gilmore. Katie Grippo plaintiff. I. F. Bradley atty. attest Wm. Needles clerk. First Pub. Aug. 18th. 1905 DEC. 1, 1:05. this Section CALL HERE Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. to be Dudley, Defendant. To the above named defendant, you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above court, by the above named plaintiff, and unless you appear and answer on or before the first day of December, the petition filed against you will be taken as true and a judge rendered—the nature of which will be a decree, dissolving the bonds of matrimony extinguing between plaintiff and defendant, and divorcing plaintiff from defendant and for cost of this action. I. F. Bradley, Attn. Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. May Williams, Plaintiff. vs. Ellis Williams, Defendant. The above named defendant will hereby take notice that he has been sued by the above named plaintiff in the above named court, and that unless you appears and answers, on or be for the 2nd day of Dec. 1905 the petition filed against him will be taken as true and a judgment rendered the nature of which will be addeece dissolving the bond of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant, and divorcing her from him the said defendant, and for cost of this action. Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandott County Kansas. Ranson Knight Plaintiff. vs. Elure Knight, Defendant The State of Kansas. To Elure Knight. Greeting: You are hereby notified that you have been sued by Ransom Knight in the above entitle court wherein you are the defendant for a divorce on the grounds of abandonment and unless you answer on or before the 15th day of September, the petition will be taken as true and judgement rendered as prayed for. The plaintiff is seeking an absolute divorce. for ever desolving the bonds of matrimony now existing between the plaintiff and defendant and for cost. Ransom Knight. By Chas. W. Frye. Atty. First Pub. Aug. 11. PUBLICATION NOTICE: In the Distric of Wyandotte Countr The State of Kansas, to William Darki Greeting, you are hereby notified that you have been sued on the grounds of gross neg- lect of duty, extreme cruelty; and adultery, in the above entitle cause in the above named Court, Wherein Mary Darkis is Plaintiff, and William darkis is Defendant, and less you answer on or before the first day of July 1905. Plaintiff petition will be taken as true Judgement will be rendered against you as prayed for. The plaintiff is asking an absolute divorce, custody of two minor children and a reasonable attorney fee, for cost, and for other relief such as the nature of Plaintiff case demands. Mary Darkis. Chas. w. Frye, attorney First Published April 28th 1905. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Court of Common Pleas of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Allen Walker, Plaintiff, vs Robert McCrie c. D. Shrader, Defendants Number 6073. To Robert McCrie and C. D. Shrader. You are hereby notified that the plaintiff above named has brought suit and filed his petition against you, in the abve entitled court, and that you must answer the petition aforesaid sled against you, on or before the 28 day of October 1905, or said petition will be taken as true and judgement accordingly rendered against you as follows; First—A personal judgement against you quoting your title to and in lot 46 in block 56 in Wyandotte city, or per record put thereof such other relief as set out in Plaintiff's petition and for cost herein expedded. Allen Walker. By Chas W. Frye, Atty for Plaintiff. SEAL. Atta: 4 J. L. Beggs, Clerk. By F. L. Kenny, Deputy. First Pub. Sept. 8th, 1905. NOW IS the time to Subscribe For the Weekly American American Citizen 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 and Business Manager. Terms OF Subscription in Advance One Year,.....$1.00 ix Months,.....65 cents Three Months,'.....40. c One Month,.....15.0 Advertiseing 25 cts. Per Inch First Insertion. 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." Selects Wife's Tolleta. It is a common thing in Paris for a man to accompany his wife to the dressmaker's. The young wife who has known no gayer attire than the coming-out gown of the jesie fille needs careful advice as to her toilets, and her husband, if he be a certain type of man of the world, knows how to give it. Japanese Swords Best. The sword makers of Toledo and Damascus have been reputed to be the world's most famous artisans in this industry, but in Japan the swordsmiths turn out weapons whose blades are fully as green and as hard and composed of metal of as fine quality as those of the old swordsmiths. All criminals are great believers in dreams. Some time ago, at Manchester, a daring thief awaiting trial told he warded a heard dreamed that he had seen a rainbow. From this he deduced that he would be acquitted at his trial. To everyone's surprise he was Hunting in Japan. The Japanese, always keen sportsmen, used to take most of their game with goshawks and sparrow hawks. The only dogs they used were spaniels, which flushed the game. But now they are taking to dogs, and many good animals are being imported from England. Liquefles Illuminating Gas. A German chemist named Blau has succeeded in liqueeping illuminating grø. In that form it gives a good light, which is useful in country houses, railway trains, etc. It costs more than ordinary coal gas, but less than electric light. BEWARE THE EASY SHELTER Refuge There an Important Step Toward Old Age. Years are but a fool's measure for youth, which is divine; they bring caution more often than wisdom, and a certain belief in the unreality of joy. A man is quickly disillusioned, which commonly means that he has set up his own idea of what things are, and sulks forever at the result. He then commits the folly of becoming old, and prefers existence to life. He clambers into one or other of the many shelters that line the way, curls up within and smiles pityingly at the young of all ages pressing on to some end, no matter what, alive to the beauty of the sky and the clouds and the birds and the trees, alive even to the beauty to be seen in one another, breathing deeply of the air of strength, living and loving and beloved, until at last they are made one with nature. But the heart, like the liver, grows torpid without exercise; a gradual decay comes to the man in the shelter, a decay from which he is released, much against his will, by death. There are too many shelters—Hugh de Selin-court. LITTLE POKER AT WASHINGTON. Stories of Big Games Must Be Taken With Allowances It was formerly quite the thing to tell stories about big poker games among the members of Congress. Much was said about the "Senatorial game," "millionaires' game" and the "Congressional game," and always we heard about great bunches of money changing hands, bluffs as high as the banks of the Mississippi, and all sorts of stories. Frequently the senator, representative, diplomat or rich man was named and the winnings or losses told with as much gusto as if they had really hapened. There were some pleasant poker games in days gone by, and occasionally some wonderful plays, but one night, with a few interesting incidents, furnished material for a month of stories. Some of those who figured in the poker stories became annoyed at the notoriety they gained and abandoned poker entirely. For many years now there has not been enough poker in the capital to hang a story on. TRUTH PROVED BY EXAMPLE. Storekeeper Certainly Lacked the Gift of Energy. William C. Greene, the copper magistrate, 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 did 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 mollasses 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波浪. For here is a thought that might serve as alloy To the gold of the credit you crave: The boat is not always at surface, my son. 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 advice is to do it. It is best to keep working away. But this funny old world often labels as bad That the foam often gets to the top. We will not mention names if you please, my dear youth, but I would send as you go. But look on the world as you go. See the men whom we place at the sum. And this brief little anthem will stop, if you allow me to 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?' WIT IS NOT APPRECIATED. Glasgow, Scotland, Character Has Fun With Actors. A provincial theater in the east of Scotland is being tormented and amused at intervals by a wit among the gallery gods who insists on keeping up a running commentary on the play. He has enlivened many a dull piece by his droll interpolations, but he has also come pretty near ruining many an intensely dramatic or sentimental situation by the sudden and always apropos qualities of his interruptions. He has a high pitched, penetrating voice, and the town police, who have been on the verge of ejecting him a dozen times, say that he was a Glasgow cab driver who retired with a competence and now takes this way to give play to a wit that was once famous in the great city. On one occasion a dreary melodrama was being presented. The heroine of the play, pursued by the villain, had taken refuge in the house of her lover, who, as the hero of the play, was of course, at variance with his sweetheart's parents. The exigencies of the plot required that the irate father, sword in hand and at the head of his faithful retainers, should track the girl to the gates of the hero's treacherous and disgraceful elopement, enter the room where the scared heroine had been secreted under the table. "Wretch!" cried the furious father, "your life shall answer for this. I demand my child. Where is she." Then, shrill and startling in the expectant silence, from the gallery came the answer: "Unner the ta'le, ye dinged lout! Dinna ye see her slipper stickin' oot?" The house was in a tumult of merriment in a moment, but it was the "angry father" himself, who ruined the situation, for he burst into immoderate laughter and the curtain fell in the middle of the act, to rise again upon an audience that could not repress its risibles for the rest of the evening. HE WANTED A MORTGAGE. Swede's Experience With a Deed Had Taught Him Caution. Halvor Steenerson, Congressman from Minnesota, tells a story of a Swede who went to that state from one of the Dakotas for the purpose of buying a farm. A land agent acted as guide and informant to the Swede, who eventually found what he wanted. When the time came to make out the necessary papers, the agent asked the Swede what method he preferred to adopt in making payments. "Ay pay all. Ay haf da money," replied the Swede. "Very well, then. I'll make out the deed," said the agent. "No!" suddenly exclaimed the Swede. "Ay no want deed!" "Why, yes, you do!" rejoined the agent, astonished. "You pay the money and you take a deed for the farm." "No, no!" earnestly asseverated the Swede. "Ay no want deed! Ay had deed oop in Dakoty. Ay pay man da money. He gif me deed. Ay gif heem mortgage. Ay tak land. By en by he get land, he get deed, he haf da money. Dees time Ay want no deed; Ay want mortgage. Ay pay da money; you gif me mortgage!"—The Sunday Magazine. Getting Posted. "I would like to ask you a question if you don't mind," said the old man in the street car to the man on his right. "Go ahead, sir." "I should like to know the meaning of the term 'History repeats itself.' I come across it most every day. How does history repeat itself." "That's easily answered," said the other. "For instance, if you should ask me what I thought of the weather I should tell you to go and be hanged to you. If we should meet a month hence and you asked me the same question over again my reply would be the same." "I think I see—I think I do," mused the old man, as he leaned back and crossed his feet. "Yes, I guess I understand, and I want to tell you that you are a durned mean jackass of a man and that history is going to repeat itself every blamed time I run across you for the next ten years to come."—Chicago News. A Gentle Thrust. James Jeffrey Roche, the new Consul to Genoa, was talking about a magazine editor. "This man," he said, "rejected some of the best of my early verse. He rejected some of the best verse of my friends. Why he is an editor I can't imagine. He certainly has no critical sense. "I indicated this to him one day. He had announced to me that he was going to get married. He had praised the lady of his choice ardently, declaring her to be a poem. "'A poem?' said I. "'A poem,' he repeated. "And still you do not reject her?" [ exclaimed. ] Winter. Soft as the plumes of sleep drifts down The pure white silence of the snow The bells make merry in the town, Where happy faces come and go. The brooding quiet of the trees, Is broken sweet, in yonder glen, By "day, day day," of checkades And keen, sweet song of winter wren. Of glowing days some magic word Is werbled when the grosebses sing; And in the moaning pines is heard The whisper of returning spring Telephone Bell W. 32. W. B., I FUNERAL And Embalmer The Very Best ages For All Purpose. 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On the same occasion her husband broke the world's record for men by 311 feet, by climbing 23,.194 feet up a mountain 24,479 high. Mrs. Workman is of medium height, and there is nothing in her appearance to suggest the strength she has displayed in some of her wonder ROOM 8 KANSAS. BOOKS IN BRITISH MUSEUM. Students Crowd Its Reading Room and Investigate Various Subjects. In the reading room of the British museum the desks are crowded with students all day long, and in addition to the books of reference some 20,000 in number, which fill the open shelves of the room, from 3,000 to 4,000 volumes are given out every day. Theology in a wide sense, including the Bible, biblical literature, church history and works on the religious rites and ceremonies of all races and creeds, is easily at the head of the list, with about 300 volumes. Topography comes next, with about twenty fewer, and of these books on London amount to a quarter, books on English topography to another quarter, the other half being for the rest of the world. History and biography come next. English history being mostly in demand, and books on France and the French province second. Essays, criticisms and miscellaneous literature take the fourth place and are followed by fiction—not less than five years old—moral philosophy, poetry and the fine arts, the drama, law and philology, political economy and so on down to politics, mathematics and chemistry, which have about forty volumes apiece, and lastly works on naval and military subjects, which seldom have more than three or four volumes each. It is a curious list and throws a useful light on the sort of studies taken up by the readers in the museum—London Globe. Progress in Steam Turbines That the actual displacement of the reciprocating steam engine by the steam turbine for many purposes is proceeding at a rapid pace in this country is indicated in the statement that a single company, manufacturing but one of the several types of steam turbines in the United States, took orders within the last half year for turbines for generating electricity having a capacity of 82,000 kilowatts, or nearly 110,000 horse power. Three of these engines are for a Brooklyn power station and will be the largest ever constructed. It is interesting to note in this connection that wonderful as is the transformation in power mechanism, there are engineers who predict a still more radical change in the not distant future in the development of power from gas engines. This form of engine has been developed to a marked extent in Europe, especially in Germany, and American and English engineers are just beginning to awake to the possibilities in this direction. According to one authority, "we may yet see steam engines and turbines sent to the scrap heap."—Philadelphia Ledger. A Little Bit. "Any news down my way?" repeated the farmer as he stopped his team and bit a chew off his plug. "Wall, I him give ye a leattle bit, I guess. It haint earthquakes nor cyclones, but it does purty well for our place." "Well?" queried the tollgate man. "Wall, the news is that Jim Williams' wife's canary bird got out of the cage the other day, and she had to chase it more'n two hours to get it back." "That isn't much news." "Nope, I 'spose not; but I was savin' the best for the last." "And what is it?" "Why, a tin peddler come along and bet Joe Harkins that he could outjump him, and Joe held his breath and jumped seven feet and won the bet, and it's already settled that we are to run him for the Legislature next fall." Value of Study of Greek President Hadley of Yale has lately declared that the old school college and university instructors who set great store upon Greek as a means of mental discipline and development were half right and half wrong. They were right, he says, in holding that hard work and precision of thought were more important by far than immediate utility or the student's natural interest in the subject studied. But they were wrong, President Hadley maintains,' in supposing that Greek was necessarily more effective than other subjects of study can be made. Amid her quiet kite of yesterday, Bourne's ross Has vanished quite away. Sorrow Of It. "More trouble," sighed McNulty, putting on his coat. "If it ain't one thing it's another." what it is another "What's the matter now?" queried his good wife. "More labor troubles," answered McNutty. "Not another lockout, I hope," said the partner of his sorrows. "No, it's worse than that," answered the alleged head of the house. "The boss has yielded and I've got to go to work again."—Chicago News. The Egotistical Lecturer "Your address upon beauties of the Shinto religion did not seem to interest the audience," remarked one of the narrators to the lecturer. the committee to the lecturer. "Yes, I was talking way above their heads," he said pompously. "There must have been some other reason. I was way up in the gallery and it went over my head, even there." THE DISCOVERER Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, the Great Woman's Remedy for Woman's Ills. Yours for Health Lydia E. Pinkham No other female medicine in the world has received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles or such hosts of grateful friends as has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It will entirely cure the worst forms of Female Complaints, all Ovarian Troubles, Inflammation and Ulceration. 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These are sure indications of Female Weakness, or some derangement of the Uterus, which this medicine always cures. Kidney Complaints and Backache, of either sex, the Vegetable Compound always cures. Those women who refuse to accept anything else are rewarded a hundred thousand times, for they get what they want—a cure. Sold by Druggists everywhere. Refuse all substitutes. "It Has Cured More Cases Than All Others Put Together" WOLFF & WILSON DRUG CO. "We have never run onto an article that met with the success of Mull's Grape Tonic. It has cured more cases of constipation and stomach trouble to our certain knowledge, than all other remedies that we ever sold put together. "Mull's Grape Tonic must possess some peculiar quality that no other constipation and stomach remedy has. All who use it say that it adds to the strength and general health and makes them feel better in every way. 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While noisy blackbirds clamor in the frosted corn. And ripe nuts patter to the ground. The splendid scarlet leaves fall from the trees In the doomed and dying wood, And in the heart a nameless pathos creeps and grieves. And is not understood.—Leo Finet. A pessimists life is seldom as great a burden to him as it is to his neighbors. Lewis' Single Binder straight 50. You pay 10c for cigars not so good. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. Music may be the food of love, but marriage requires something more substantial. Defiance Starch should be in every household, none so good, besides 4 oz. more for 10 cents than any other brand of cold water starch. The foundation of true happiness is being satisfied with present possessions. Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used for all affections of the throat and lungs—W.M. O. ENDSLEY, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10, 1900. Go after two wolves and you will not catch even one. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 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Fashions in curtains and window hangings, while not so changeable as say, in dress or millinery, nevertheless vary sufficiently to keep the average housewire with the desire for being up to date on the lookout for the latest suggestin regarding fabric and arrangements. As for prices they cover the most extensive range. A few dollars will purchase a very presentable curtain of artistic design and excellent ```markdown ``` quality. And then one may climb upward by easy stages to hundreds of dollars for the costly variety. Expensive curtains are just as expensive as one may desire, and $350 is the sum asked for a pair of Point de Glanders curtains. The groundwork differs somewhat from the customary fabric, being a sort of grenadine in cream tone with border of the lace in crcu. These make beautiful window drapery, but naturally they call for furniture and furnishings in keeping with their costliness. A contrast is presented by the new curtains that have been especially designed for the den. They are appropriate and of a hand-woven material suggesting madras. The foundation is white with a band in center in an effective blending of tan, green, blue and white. Curtains such as these cost from $7 to $10 a pair. Between these two extremes in price is the curtain of silk mull, bordered with Torchon lace. The combination is exceedingly good and an extra touch of attractiveness is imparted by the raised embroidery in self-colored silk. From $80 to $100 may be expended on curtains of mull. The Marie Antoinette curtain cannot lay claim to newness exactly, but there is a variation in design that imparts a note of novelty. This design is termed the Colonial. Renaissance braid is employed to produce the lattice effect, and the floral ornamentation is carried out with narrow satin ribbon, the colors being cream and white. Cream Lansdowne is a fabric that has been added recently to the curtain list. It makes a beautiful drapery, with its silken sheen and soft texture and border of ceru net applied with silk flowers in madras colorings. Velour draperies still continue in favor and ribbon embroidery which has been revived within the past year for all sorts of decorative effects constitutes the ornamentation. In the accompanying illustration the curtains are of dark green velour with ribbon decoration in shell pink tone. Velour curtains of good quality are expensive, but they are the most suitable where rich effects are sought. On the modish list are many more THREAD AND THUM CURTAINS FOR THE NEW THREAD AND THUM CURTAINS FOR THE DEN styles of curtains, but they are for the most part of familiar fabrics and designs. Mrs. Subbubs—That man you sent here with the load of wood charged me fifty cents for simply piling it on the ground. Mr. Subbubs—For simply piling it on—" ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK? Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It. To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp-Root Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of This Paper May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free by Mail. It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder of these most important organs. Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body is affected, and how every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or "feel badly" begin taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your kidneys begin to get better they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. I was out of health and run down generally; had no appetite, was dizzy and suffered with headache most of the time. I did not know that my kidneys were the cause of my trouble, but somehow felt that they might be, and I began taking Swamp-Root. There is such a pleasant taste to Swamp-Root, and it goes right to the spot and drives disease of the system. It has cured me, making me stronger and better. In every way, and I cheerfully recommend it to all sufferers. MRS. A. L. WALKER, 331 East Linden St., Atlanta, Ga. Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible for many kinds of diseases, and if permitted to continue much suffering and fatal results are sure to follow. Kidney trouble irritates the nerves, makes you dizzy, restless, sleepless and irritable. Makes you pass water often during the day and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache in the back, joints and muscles; make your head ache and back ache, cause indigestion, stomach and liver trouble, you get a sallow, yellow complexion, make you feel as though you had heart trouble; you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength; get weak and waste away. The cure for these troubles is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the world-famous kidney remedy. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp-Root is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that is known to medical science. If there is any doubt in your mind as to your condition, take from your urine on rising about four ounces, place it in a glass or bottle and let it stand twenty-four hours. If on examination it is milky or cloudy, if there is a brick-dust settling, or if small particles float around in it, your kidneys are in need of immediate attention. 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The grocer returns the price of can if you are not satisfied. All Grocers Send postal for the beautiful "Book of Presents." FREE. JAQUES MFG. CO. Chicago. How to Find Out EDITORIAL NOTE.—So successful is Swamp-Root in promptly curing even the most distressing cases of kidney, liver or bladder troubles, that to prove its wonderful merits you may have a sample bottle and a book of valuable information, both sent absolutely free by mail. The book contains many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured. The value and success of Swamp-Root is so well known that our readers are advised to send for a sample bottle. In sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure to say you read this gener- PRICE, 25 Cts. TO CURE THE GRIP IN ONE DAY ANTI-GRIPINE THAS NO EQUAL FOR HEADACHE THE ORIGINAL WATERPROOF OILED CLOTHING TOWER'S FISH BRAND Made in black or yellow for all kinds of wet work. On sale everywhere. 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If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles at the drug stores everywhere. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. ous offer in this paper. The proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer. COUPON Please write or fill in this coupon with your name and address and Dr. Klinner & Co. will name and address the Rottle of Swamp-Root the Great Kidney Remedy. Name State ..... (Mention this paper.) Land adjoining this can be purchased from railway and land companies at from $6 to $10 per acre. On this land this year has been produced upwards of twenty-five bushels of wheat to the acre. It is also the best of grazing land and for mixed farming it has no superior on the continent. Splendid climate, low taxes, railways convenient, schools and churches close at hand. Write for "Twentieth Century Canada" and low railway rates to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada; or to authorized Canadian Government Agent—J. S. Crawford, No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri. (Mention this paper.) VISITING OLD SOUTH. No Other Building in America the Scene of More Thrilling Events. An alert boy of twelve or thirteen years, visiting in Boston for the first time, was asked what historical building he would like to visit first, and he replied very promptly: "The Old South Meeting-house. I like to see places in which there has been something doing in the past. They did things in the Old South Meeting-house, both before and during the Revolution, didn't they?" Indeed they did! No building in America has been the scene of more thrilling events than has this ancient house of worship. Had this boy, who was eager to see the the Old South Meeting-house because of all that it stands for, been in Boston on the 29th day of last April, he might have gone into the time-honored old building in company with hundreds of other boys, and a great many girls who came from all parts of the city to be present at the "Children's Hour" in the "Old South." This is a semi-yearly event in Boston. It is part of what is called the "Old South Work;" which is a good work, having for its chief purpose the bringing of the young people of Boston and America into an intimate knowledge of early American history, On the 29th day of April the Old South Meeting-house was packed with boys and girls from the public schools, to hear about William Blackstone, the first settler in the city of Boston. A large orchestra of boys and girls from one of the public schools played patriotic airs, and I remember that at one "Children's Hour" in the Old South two hundred school girls sang the ode which was composed and sung when President George Washington visited Boston in 1789. You see that they still "do things" of a patriotic nature in this old meeting-house—hallowde, as it is, by memories of Washington and Adams and Otis and Hancock and all the good men and true who helped to give our country its most valued possession—independence—In November St. Nicholas. ULCERS FOR 30 YEARS. Painful Eruptions From Knees to Feet Seemed Incurable—Cuticura Ends Misery. Another of those remarkable cures by Cuticura, after doctors and all else had failed, is testified to by Mr. M. C. Moss of Gainesville, Texas, in the following letter: "For over thirty years I suffered from painful ulcers and an eruption from my knees to feet, and could find neither doctors nor medicine to help me, until I used Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills, which cured me in six months. They helped me the very first time I used them, and I am glad to write this so that others suffering as I did may be saved from misery." Wise is the emperor who knows how to do the things he employs others to do. European Breakfasts. Mark Twain, in speaking of the typical European breakfasts, said, "Do you know what I'll do? I'll nail a piece of cuttle-fish bone to the chimney, and every morning I'll hop up on the mantel and take a pick at it with a tin bill. It will be just as filling and much cheaper than a European breakfast." It is evident that Mr. Clemens prefers the typical American breakfast dish of Pillsbury's Vitos with good cream and sugar. Few bachelors would object to being taxed if it would only insure them against designing mothers. 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 ¼-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. If a man owes street railway stock, he never recommends walking as an exercise. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. 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We can sterilize his bottles, we can boll his little mike's channel bandages and disinfect the rug That envelopes him when he partakes of medication But that one impossibility that leaves us in despair— And not a unjustifiable alarm, you will allow— To witt: We fear 'twould never do to sterilize the cow! We are careful of his hours, we are thoughtful of his toys. We are careful of his sorrows and judicious of his joys. We are prayerfully considerate of needful discipline. Of our little 'Mother's Handbook' and the wretched tooth. And we strive to render steril all designed for mouth or turn. But one frightful danger menaces—we cannot boil his thumb. —Harper's Magazine. Phonopostals Now. The phonopostal is an apparatus which registers and afterward reproduces the human voice, by means of a sheet of pasteboard (shaped like a postal card.) The records are made by an ordinary phonograph of the simplest possible type simply by means of a stylus provided with a sapphire point. This point presses or an impressionable substance spread on the surface of the card. The merit of the invention consists in the discovery of a substance which can be easily spread on a sheet of cardboard and possesses all the advantages of the wax-coated cylinders. Moreover, it is able to stand the strain of transmission by mail. The sounds are inscribed in a spiral, which commences at the outside edge of the card and continues in an ever-narrowing curve until it forms a small circle. The record is so deeply engraved in the coated cardboard that not more than two or three syllables are lost by the two stampings of the postoffice on the concentric lines. Seventy-five or 80 words can be inscribed on a phonocard, which is sufficient for news.—La Nature. He Was Hard to Satisfy. Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace, the British scientist, tells in his autobiography how he suffered by taking up a challenge, in which the stakes were $2,500, to prove the convexity of the surface of any inland water. The challenger—one John Hampden—believed it a flat earth. Dr. Wallace undertook to convert him and all such foolish persons. He satisfied the stakeholder, at least, but Hampden proved a marvel of obstinacy. Assailing his conquerer with storms of abuse, he demanded the return of the money. For years the persecution lasted and several times Dr. Wallace was compelled to take proceedings against Hampden, who was finally sentenced to a long term of imprisonment. On being liberated he brought an action against the stakeholder for the return of the $2,500, and won by a legal technicality. Vermont's Biggest Tree. Probably the largest tree in Vermont, if not in New England, stands in the doyard of Jerry Richard in the northeast part of the town of Chester. The tree measures twenty-three and one-half feet in circumference two feet from the ground, and the branches spread from side to side about 130 feet. There are seven limbs which measure two and one-half feet through and the tree is estimated by woodchoppers to contain from fifteen to twenty cords of wood.—St. Albans Messenger. Russian Army Red Tape A story of Russian red tape is told by W. T. Stead. Gen. Linevich, while in supreme command of the Russian army in Manchuria, once used a rubber-stamp signature for the papers which he had to sign every day before he could draw forage for his own horses. The commissary-general returned the rubber-stamp signed papers as out of order and every day the general commanding an army of 500,000 men had to affix his autograph to the requisition for his horses' oats. Woodchuck Didn't Want Liberty. For over a year past W. E. Elliot of Bath, Me., has had a pet in the shape of a woodchuck which he captured at a tender age. The other day he concluded to give the animal its freedom. Taking it carefully to an open field in the edge of the city, he opened the basket and placed the animal in its native surroundings. As Mr. Elliot neared home he heard a noise behind him and, turning, found the "chuck" at his heels. He will make no further efforts to lose his pet. Dancing Travels. A young man fond of dancing recently took a pedometer with him to a ball, and I found that in the course of the evening he had covered thirteen and a half miles. The average length of a waltz was half a mile, of a polka three-quarters of a mile, of a schottische a mile, and of lancers a quarter of a mile. A girl usually dances more than a man, and is calculated to cover more than sixteen miles in a single evening. To "Knuckle Under" To "knuckle under" or "knuckle to" a person is a phrase derived from an old meaning of "knuckle," the word being formerly applied to any joint of the body, especially the knee. Hence to "knuckle under" was equivalent to kneeling for pardon. The knuckles of the hands were not referred to in any respect. Few British Whaters. Pew British Whalers. Dundee is the only port in the British isles that owns whalerships. Toward the end of the century before last nearly all the east coast ports had whalers of their own. London had thirty-four ships. The falling off of the industry, is due chiefly to the scarcity of "right" whales; but the turning point of the decay was taken when coal gas was discovered, and there was a fall in the importance of oils as illuminants. But each season Dundee sends her whaling fleet to the Arctic. So few are "right" whales within the circle now that the Dundee experts know them all, it is said. Wags over that the Dundee harpooners have names for each of them. Poor Little Babylonians. Eminet Babylonian explorers say that the multiplication table which the Babylonian child had to commit to memory extended to 30 times 30, and that he was easily conversant with two languages besides his own. The school rooms have been discovered and today it is possible to examine the school boks, the tables with the arithmetic lessons still legible upon them—Baltimore American. Idaho Joins. Fraser, Idaho, Nov. 27th (Special)—Mrs. Martha J. Lee has given for publication the following statement, concerning Dodd's Kidney Pills: "I was down with Rheumatism three times," she says, "and each time Dodd's Kidney Pills helped me. The last time they cured me, and now I am able to get around and do all my work, though I am fifty-eight, and I can walk to Sunday School every Sunday. Before I took Dodd's Kidney Pills I was so bad I could use neither bend nor foot. I shall keep Dodd's Pills on hand all the time." Rheumatism is caused by Uric Acid crystallizing in the muscles. Healthy kidneys remove all Uric Acid from the blood. Diseased Kidneys cannot remove this Acid which collects in the blood and poisons every vein and artery. Dodd's Kidney Pills cure Rheumatism by curing the Kidneys; by healing and strengthening them, so that they can rid the blood of all impurities Most every married man with a tidy wife is aware that she makes the dust fly. (From the Chicago Journal, Nov. 6, 1905.) When Commissioner Garfield went to the Chicago packers and asked permission to inspect their books, the condition was made that no information he might obtain therefrom would be used in court proceedings against them. Mr. Garfield gave this pledge, it is stated, and the packers allowed him to study their business in all its details from the inside. Now, it is announced, the results of his study have been turned over to the government department of justice to be employed in legal prosecution of the packers. Commissioner Garfield would not have ventured to give the pledge that was demanded by the packers without instructions from Washington. He pledged, not his own word, but the government's. It is not his good faith, but the government's, that is in question now. The Journal has no concern for the packers, except as they are citizens of Chicago. If it can be proved that they are guilty of engaging in a conspiracy in restraint of trade, they ought to be punished. But their guilt, if they are guilty, must be fairly proved. They must be given a square deal. Since the government has elevated its vision to such a height as to overlook the nest of defiant criminal trusses in New Jersey, almost within the shadow of the capitol dome, in order to fasten itself a thousand miles away upon Chicago, the government and the President cannot be too careful to avoid suspicion that they are more anxious to prosecute western offenders than offenders in the east. Some of the methods already employed in this case have not been particularly distinguished for decency. When the government breaks into a man's house and steals his private papers, when it drags the wives of packing-house employees into court and puts them under heavy bonds, it is hardly dignified, not to say honorable, nor even respectable. Virtue is its own reward. There are a great many rewards unclaimed. Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch. This is because they have a stock on hand of other brands containing only 12 oz in a package, which they won't be able to sell first, because Defiance contains 16 oz. for the same money. Do you want 16 oz. instead of 12 oz. for same money? Then buy Defiance Starch. Requires no cooking. Did you ever see a drunkard that wasn't sot in his ways? Lewis' Single Binder costs more than other 5c cigars. Smokers know why. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. The so-called cast of features of the average man looks far more like a wild throw. Nice Pets. These. Among the latest additions to the lection in the Zoological Gardens, London, are a grieved tortoise, two long-nosed crocodiles, a knob-nosed lizard, a scaly dove, a mealy amazon, an elate hornbill, two cut-throat finches, a red river hog, and a bonnet macaque. A Small Beginning. "Well, well! so they're married. He first began to be attentive to her one day when he took her skating and— "Ah! began at the foot, eh?"— Philadelphia Press. TWICE-TOLD TESTIMONY. A Woman Who Has Suffered Tells How to Find Relief. The thousands of women who suffer backache, languor, urinary disorders or, urinary disorders and other kidney illis will find comfort in the words of Mrs. Jane Farrell of 606 Ocean avenue, Jersey City, N. J., who says: "I reiterate all I have said before in praise of Doan's Kidney Pills I had been having and other kidney ills, will find comfort in the words of Mrs. Jane Farrell of 606 Ocean avenue, Jersey City, N. 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Speaking of hollow mockeries, did you ever hear a hungry parrot? Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it If people aren't careful the gilt of their honesty wil wear off. THE EARNING CAPACITY happiness, and success, of a man is greatly affected by the health of the woman of his household, the wife especially. Viavl, used in the privacy of the home cures disease of woman permanently, and enables her to fill her place in church, society and the home as wife and mother. Sixty-four page book on Health, explaining fully, mailed free. Viavl Co., Century Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. Famous Russian Poetess: The poets' corner" in the cemetery of the Alexander Newski cloister in St. Petersburg has been augmented by the grave of Myrrha Lochwizkaya (Ybert), one of the few Russian women who have attained eminence for their poetry. She was the daughter of a prominent lawyer in St. Petersburg, where she was born in 1869. In 1896 her first volume of poems was issued, three other volumes followed. Her verse is characterized by Oriental touches, and her favorite theme is love. CONVINCING EVIDENCE That Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Will Cure Rheumatism. "People can cure themselves of a good many common ailments at a very small cost if they go about it the right way," said Mr. Hoar, recently. "For instance, I have just cured myself of a very painful disease. I might have begun to treat it sooner, that's all the mistake I made in the matter. But I found the root of the difficulty and I picked out the right remedy without the aid of a doctor. "It was really all in my blood. I first felt a twinge in my left foot and ankle in the middle of last January, following exposure to cold. I realized I had rheumatism and I knew that really comes from bad blood. Cold simply develops it. Then my hands and feet were cold and clammy even in hot weather, and numb a great part of the time. I concluded that my blood was thin and poor and the circulation sluggish. "After a time my feet and ankles swelled so badly that I could only tie my shoes half way up. My legs swelled terribly and I could walk only a short distance before giving out completely." "When I read of the cures of all kinds of blood diseases, that had been effected by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, I was convinced that they were just the remedy for my case, and so it proved. I could see that they were benefiting me before I had quite used up the first box. The improvement was decidedly marked after I had taken two boxes. Three more boxes restored my hands and feet and legs to natural size and feeling and then I stopped taking medicine and have since been perfectly well." Mr. F. Le Roy Hoar lives at No. 132 Constitution street, Bristol R. I. Any one can get convincing evidence that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have cared anemia, rheumatism, erysipelas and other serious diseases of the blood by simply writing to the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.Y. Whether home is heaven or the other place often depends on the cook ing. "Is your boy getting along well at college? "Yes—as well as could be expected He has two fractured ribs, a broken collar-bone and a dislocated shoulder, but the doctor says he'll be out again in a few weeks."—Chicago Tribune. A woman hardly ever gets so old that she speaks of the time when she was young. Many a man who thinks himself a born leader meekly surrenders the job to his wife shortly after marriage. SHORT KANSAS ITEMS A Phillips county man's insanity is attributed to the excessive use of patent medicines. Major Ogg, the new Olathe executive, has made a general cleaning out of city officers. Courtland, in Republic county, has seen quarantinal because of an epidemic of smallpox. By a decision of Judge Stillwell in the district court at Erie, oil and gas leases are taxable property. Among the incidents of prohibition the janitor of the courthouse in Olathe has been arrested for bootlegging. It is stated that Frank G. Bigelow the Milwaukee banker, may die in the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth. It is comparatively easy to enforce the law in the town of Luray, which has a total o'fonly fifteen ordinances. E. S. Loosely, a conductor, was given a verdict for $10,000 against the Orient road at Wichita in a personal injury suit. A Neodesha minister announces that he is going to preach on the subject: "After Death." but the answer is not stated. Concirdia has made up its mind to have a new opera house even if it has to be satisfied with one like Junction City's. The Troy Chief has followed the Hlawatha World's example and left word at the factory for a typesetting machine. Unless an early dividend is forthcoming from the First National bank of Topeka une state will have to stamp warrants. Mr. and Mrs. George Smiley who were killed in a wreck near Detroit, Mich., sev ral days ago, formerly lived in Atchison. Galena, with zinc at $55 and lead at $70, does not pretend to care very much what John D. Rockeller does to Chanute. The allegation is made that a post office in Norton county had to be discontinued because nobody wanted to be postmaster. When a Santa Fe train struck a threashing outit near Hutchison, the engineer, John Miller, jumped and broke his arm. The constitution of the state has been printed in pamphlet form and is being distributed by the secretary of state to the different schools. The Meenest Man has been found in Miami county within a few days. Although he had cheap gas he put tacks in his meter so as reduce expenses. The Cherryvale authorities have failed to get a clue to the men who cracked the safe in the Long-Bell lumber yard office and started the big fire. Governor Hoch told the people to stay at nome and hold family reunions thanksgiving day, and then made a date to speak at Smith Center that day. Friends of the defaulting treasurer of Phillips county cannot understand why he did not hire an expert accountant and place his resignation "in escrew." Charles L. Lease, son of Mary Elizabeth Lease died in New York. He was a graduate of Kansas university and was employed in the New York custom house. The Morgansville Mill and Elevator company has filed complaint against the Union Pacific railway, alleging it gave short weights on certain shipments of coal over its line. Some complaint is heard in Leavenworth because the state and federal prisoners are to be fed turkey on Thanksgiving whereas the frugal householder must content himself with chicken. The Rev. J. B. Dodds of Sterling, in a lecture on divorce at Topeka suggested as a remedy that the guilty party be imprisoned for five years and the innocent party be barred from remarriage. It is the Atcaison Globe's interpretation that when a wedding is described as "simple" it means there were at least six people in the parade and that there was an orchestra, and a detective to guard the presents. Two men were riding along a lonely road in Allen county decided to spring a Booth Tarkington line of conversation on the next person they met. So when a farmer boy approached on of them sald: "Can't tell two weary travelers if percance there be within an hour's journey an inn whereat food and lodging may be obtained?" And the other rider chimed in: "Hold sr, my Lord! Thon speakest in terms this good yokel doth not digest. Tell me, my pretty lad, if those lights across the moor betoken, mayhap, the abode of men, where we may sup and rest?" The young man fled. The state railroad board has taken under advisement the salt rate case. This is what the Manhattan Nationalist says about the sample road which is being constructed in Riley county: "The oil smelt that lingers about the oiled road in the west part of town will last for months. But never mind. It is healtful and we will get accustomed to it by and by. This easipaging gas leaves the heavy, gunny residium which finally hardens and makes the road firm and waterproof. There was enough chewing gum stock in the 4,000 gallons used to have supplied Manhattan chewers the balance of their lives. This season's Washburn football team is being referred to as the "sons of Ichabod?" among other epithets. One Hutchison firm has 10,000 turbines, which it is holding until the turbine fails. keys on hand, when it is holding until the turkey hand, becomes most acute. John Adler, a Smith county man, shot at a hawk. The gun exploded and destroyed an ear drum, broke one rib and tore off a thumb. The American National Development company, with a capital of $1,000,000, in which only negroes can hold stock, has been organized at Pittsburg. The company now operates a laupndry at Chanute and a laundry and a newspaper in Coffeville and has $1,000 in the bank We refer to that boon to weak, nervous, suffering women known as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Dr. John Fyfe one of the Editorial Staff of THE ELECTIC MEDICAL REVIEW of Unicorn root (Helomias Diox) which is one of the chief ingredients of the "Favorite Prescription" : Apenalty which invariably acts as a severe activity of the entire productive system. He continues "in Helionis a medicalization which more fully answers to the above need, then any other drug with which it is acquainted." He accruals to a female to it is sickened, a case is seen which does not present some indication for this remedial agent. Dr. Fife indicates for Helionis an among the leading indications for Helionis on root, palm or aching in the back, with arteritis, atomic (weak) conditions of the reproductive system, mental depression and irritability, associated with chronic diseases of the reproductive organs of the constant sensation of heat in the region of the knees; menorrhagia (flooding), due to a weakness; reproductive system amnorema (suppressure) of monthly periods, arising from or accompanying an abnormal condition of the digestive system, in the thin blood) habit; dragging sensations in the extreme lower part of the abdomen." If more or less of the above symptoms are present, no invalid woman can do better than take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, one of the leading ingredients of which is Unicorn root, or Helianas, and the medical properties of which it most faithfully represents. Of Golden Seal root, another prominent ingredient of "Favorite Prescription" Prof. Finley Ellingwood, M. 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