The American Citizen

THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. BERAL COMMISSION PAID RELIABLE AGENTS FOR THIS PAPER CALL HERE for Line Campaign you would stop and read the follow- articles of Gov. Vardaman which ap- pied in the Kansas City Journal on which you can see that there is enough it to prevent every Negro in the States who is interested in his from ever casting a single ballot for democrat who is seeking the of- governor, senator or congressman e vote for Harris for governor, he meets and believes in the demo- principles. Just the same as Mr. MAGO, Oct. 18—Announcement慧fully planned campaign to see appeal of the fifteenth amendment of the constitution of the United States, that which gives the Negro with the white man as a citizen aside by Governor James K. Vardale of Mississippi, who was in Chicago attending the railway surgeons' station. Vardaman, who is seeking elect-the United States senate declared the won a membership in the upstairs of congress, he would make it on the floor of that body, be that he had the support of the South. nor unqualifiedly and without the abrogation of the fifteenthment of the constitution" saidardaman. "It is my hope through dated States senate to demonstrate that here is only one praxy of settling this matter and that mainly showing the Nego his proxies in our system of government."Now will the abrogation of the Fifth amendment change conditions?" will simply place the Negro where tags," replied the governor. "The actual instinct, which is daily become rampant, is an outropping of ore to attain social equality, fosly the present legal equality which sediment compels. I get to the senate there will be an unity to speak to the entire na- The North will know what the already knows, that the climax the situation is at hand. It will ecmc appreciate that Thomas Jefferson was speaking of the Negro when he said you were created free and equal. He "then that the Negro was a mere be!" Now soon do you expect this crisis? is nearly due," said Gov. Varda "The matter of white supremacy took domination in the South is at heat and the sooner the North and best realizes this the better it will the nation." top and Think Well. appeal to the colored voters of this and especially in this county to cup for the republican party at this We would ask every Negro voter us state to; before you cast your this fall to stop and think an think easy. Don't go heedlessly and vote and consider what you are about to much of your little homes, your wives your dear little ones, think what is for them now and in the future, of the democratic states how the ones are being treated there think it be a wise thing for us to over the republican party of this state and put the democrats in power think would the Negro be, any bet- great fight upon Gov.Hoch seems on the account of his signing separate high school bill for which he are no apology to make for there not a single member in the senate who opposed it, nor was there voice against it in the representation and if you please take all over great state of Kansas there was not price of a single white man to be denouncing the measure, and on earlier hand there was a small num- comparative speaking among our wife who protested against it, and an officer is no more nor less than the serv- the people. He is there, to ad- dress to to the wants and needs of mank and file of his constituents and to the favor of a few, then what was him to do than what he did. CHARATE SCHOOLS LEGAL. Wichita, Kans.—Judge Wilson in the court decided to-day that the law Education has the power under law to establish and maintain schools in Wichita. Negroes that the case will be taken to the supreme court. City Locals. Miss Georgia Gant of 443 Oakland av. passed away Wednesday at the age of 29 years, she was a faithful member of the A. M. E. church, funeral services will be held at 2 oclock Sunday. Rev. A. M. Ward will officiate. She leaves a father, mother, two sisters, a brother and her daughter Gussie and a host of friends to mourn their lost. Rev. D. B. Jackson left Wednesday Oct. 17th for Menphis, Tenn. where Mr. Eli L. Jackson his Father is very ill. He was in Memphis on business and was taken with a congeiqive chill and has not been able to go home. He is one of Arkansas great farmers. His home is Gerald, Ark. about fifteen miles from Memphis. Rev. Jackson is expected to look after his farm for a few days at least 8th street Baptist church is still doing great work, on last Sunday there was one hundred and twelve dollars raised Rev. Jackson end people are making record that cannot be forgotten soon. He was in Fort Scott last week at the convention and preached one of the ablest semmons in the convention. We hope to see him back from south soon at his place of duty. Political Notes. Don't fail to vote for Dr. A. W Little for coroner, he is a perfect gentleman and ranks among the best physicians in this county. Don't fail to vote for him. R. A. Kope the candidate for County clerk is possessed with all those sterling qualities that goes to make up a first class gentleman. In voting for him for the office of county clerk you will be placing a man in that office who is in every way qualified to fill it to the satisfaction of all concerned. Vote for him. Frank Kenney candidate for the office of clerk of the court of common plea is a man who is especially fitted to fill the position to which he aspires his record as a man is spotless and as a clerk his equals are few, he has been deputy clerk of the common pleas, for several years and is thoroughly versed with the duties of that office. Vote for him. Grand Republican Rally next Tuesday night every body will be there some of the best speakers in the state will be on hand to speak upon the political situation of the day, dont fail to hear them. Refreshments will be served, big time is expected, come out and early get a seat. Preston Pocock, candidate for sheriff short term from Nov. 7th to Jan. 14, 07, is the gentleman who is worthy of your support, and in looking down your ticket for good men to vote for, don't fail to vote Preston F. Pocock." J. H. Lasley our present and future county surveyor is one of the best known men in this community and one of the oldest citizens in the county having lived here for many years and it is safe to say that he is one of the most accurate county surveyors that has ever held that office in this county. There is no question of a doubt but what the action of the republican county convention in nominating Mr. Lasley for county surveyor will meet the approval of the peoall over this county. There are two candidate in the field for mayor to fill the unexpired term of ex-mayor Rose. The fight between these two candidates will be fight to a finish and yet to beat Dr. Gray the votes will have to be manufactured. It is plainly to be seen that Gov. Hooch is gaining ground every day, it was believed about four weeks ago that his chances for carrying this county was very doubtful, but owing to the manner in which the voters are turning in favor of Hooch it is safe to say that he will carry this county by a large majority. Hon. Henry Meade, the candidate for probate judge is the man vote for, he is the peoples choice irrespective of party. Mr. Meade is well and favorably known all over the county, we feel safe in saying that there is no man in this county who has the interest of the widows and minors at heard will fail to vote for him, for he is in every way competent to perform the duties of this important position with satisfaction to his constituents and credit to himself, he is doubtless the right man in the right place. Vote for him and make no mistake. Hon. E. A. Enright our next representative of the 10th district will be elected by a large majority and will be heard from in the representative chamber next winter trying to enact laws and measures in behalf on the tax prayers and citizens of this county. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY EVENING. PLAIN FACTS As it is said and very truthful to, that there is a time for all things [we believe this language applies very forcibly to the Negroes of this country in regard to voting the ticket straight or scratching the same, we have for seventeen long years through the columns of this paper stood for what we believe to be for the best interest of our people advocating their cause, setting before them in our judgement the proper courses in which to peruse in order that they might gain prestage and influence equal to that of any other race or nation on earth. We now say with a pure motive at heart and feeling seriously interested in the advancement and prosperity of our people. We would ask you in all candor to vote the republican ticket this fall. The signs of the times is enough to teach every Negro in this county to stand pat for the grand old republican party. Stop and think for just one moment how Negroes are treated in states where democrats are in power, how innocent colored people are murdered and shot down as though they were rabbits or wild beast in the forest, that, within itself is enough to cause every Negro voters to hand tremble when he attempts to cast a ballot for a democrat who is aspiring to an executive office as governor, senator or representative. J. W. Longfellow for county treasurer it goes without saying that af all men in this county there could not have been a better selection for the office of treasurer than J. W. Longfellow, for he is a perfect gentleman, honest, true and ever ready to do the right thing regardless to what the other fellow may say he is the man for county treasurer if you want to be with the winning man, vote for him. Sam McConnell for sheriff of Wyandotte county, is one of the old war horses and is a winner. Lou Chapmad for register of Deeds is a general favorite. Vote for E. A. Enright for representative. Rev. L. H. Arthur will go to Fort Scott Kansas in the interest of the Republican party, and will speak in Cher, okee, and Crawford counties. The Republican will have a grand rally and Bartercue at Bouner Springs October 24th, this will be a great day in Bonner as all of the best speakers in the State will be there and also a good many of the State, and county candidates. Marvin J. Reitz is the hustling young man who need no introduction for county attorney is tried and true. a gilt edge youngster, a sure winner. Hon. R. L. Marshman for county commissioner from the ranks of that reliable class of men who has wou a name and a place in the estimation of the public and will be re-elected as a surety. The entire Republican county ticket is alright to get them all vote it straight. The individual manhood to be found in each and every gentleman whose name appears upon the Republican county ticket bespeaks in glowing term of the ticket as a whole. The winner beyond all questions of a doubt. The extreme efforts of the Democracy and the Kansas City, Star, tell more than we can express that to elect Harris governor of Kansas a moments time can not be lost, various reports are all to the contrary to real facts. Hoch is in the lead, the grand old party is the one and the people know it therefore it is apparent why the Kansas City Star should make such strenuous efforts to elect their man Friday—Col.Harris. We do not believe the Republican party is weak, it as strong now as ever. We are since in our belief that the people are on the side of right, progress and manhood hence necessarily on the side of republicanism. Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte County kansas. Frank Benton, Plaintiff. vs. Jane Benton, Defendant. The above named defendant will hereby take notice that she has been sued by the above named plaintiff in the above hamed court, and that unless you appear and answer, on or before the 30th day of April 1906 the petition filed against her will be taken as true and a judgement rendered the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bond of matrimony existing between the plaintiff and defendant, and divorcing him from her the said defendant, and for cost of this suit. I. F. BRADLEY, Atty, for Pliff Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk. Too Hasty. Police Judge Jno. T. Simms has been selected by the Repblican city central committee to make the race for mayor to fill out the unexpired term of resigned Mayor Rose. The special election will be held Dec. 11th. The democracy has not yet selected their man. There is much dissatisfaction in the ranks of the Republicans owing to the somewhat hasty "snap judgement" selection and a break in the republican ranks is sure. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. Governor E. W. Hoch. Lieutenant Governor -- William J. Fitzgeraid. Secretary of State — C. E. Benton. Autor James M. Nation Attorney General — Frederick S. Jackson. Treasurer — Mark Tully. Superintendent of Schools — E. T. Fairchild. State Printer — Thomas A. MeNeol. Member of the Supreme Court — W. A. Johnson (six years). R. A. Burch. (six years), Silas Porter (four years). Charles B. Graves (four years). Superintsndent of Insurance — Chas. W. Barnes. For Raiload Commissioner — Fran L. Ryan. George W. Kanavl. Charles A. Ryker. REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET. Sheriff—Sam McConnell. Probate Judge—Henry Meade. County Attorney—Marvin J. Reitz. Clerk of the District Court—W. J. Wright, Jr. Superintendent of Public Instruction —George E. Rose. County Treasurer—J. W. Longfellow. Register of Deeds—Lou H. Chapman. Clerk of Court of Common Pleas— Frank L. Kenney. County Surveyor—J. H. Lasley. Public Administrator—Maurice L. Alden. Commissioner, Second District—R.L. Marshman. Representative, Ninth District—E.K. Robinett. Representative, Tenth District...E. V. Representative, Eleventh District... C. D. Dail. Publication Notice. In the District Court of the 29th Judicia district of Kansas. John W. Robinson, vs. Lillie Robilson. To the above named defendant, you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above named court by the above named plaintiff, and that unless you appear and answer on or before the 21st day Oct. 1906, the petition filed in said cause will be taken as true and a judgment rendered the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plain- and defendant and divorcing plaintiff from defendant and for cost as this action. John W. Robinson, Pflf. Attest: By I. F. Bradley. Atty. Wm. Needles, Clerk. Sept. 7. Publication Notice. In the District Court of Wyandotte Covnty, Kansas. Birdie Smith, Plaintiff vs. Peter Smith, Desendant. To the above named defendant, you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above named court, by the above named plaintiff, and that unless you appear and answer on or before the 14th day of September, 1906, the petition filed against you will be taken as true and a judgement rendered against you the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant, and restoring plaintiff to her maiden name, Birdie Benick and for cost of this suit. I. F. BRADLEY, Atta. for Pfliff. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clark First Pub. Aug. 20 Notice of Final Settlement State of Kansas, County of Wyandotte In the Probate Court in and for said county. In the matter of the Estate of Peter Bruns excased. Creditors and all 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 Saturday in the month October A. D. 1906. I shall apply to the said Court for a full and final settlement of said estate. SOPHIA VAN TUYL. Executrix of Peter Bruns, decoosed. In witnes whereof, tnd undersigned Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have hereto set my nand, and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court this 10th day of September A. D. 1906. Winfield Freeman, Probate Judge Sept. 14. REDUCTIONS PLEDGED REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM PROMISES RAILROAD REG- ULATION. Establishment of Equitable Maximum Schedules is Assured—Party Rec ord Gives the Platform Standing. The Democrats are making their campaign in Kansas this year on an anti-railroad issue. Their platform is so framed as to persuade the easily influenced voter that the Democratic candidates for office can be absolutely depended upon to do things to the railroad companies that the representatives of no other party will try to do. Col. Harris started early in his campaign to characterize railroad managers as "pirates, thieves and robbers." When his own inconsistency on railroad questions was exposed he switched and 's now pleading conservatism. His platform pledges him to a maximum passenger fare of two cents a mile. "I am not the foe of the railroads," he is now saying. "I do not want to do them injustice. I do not want them to carry passengers for two cents a mile unless that is a fair compensation and we can determine whether it is." Then Col. Harris attempts to create the impression that the Republican platform promises nothing in the way of railroad regulation. The Republican platform speaks for itself. Following is the plank bearing on reduction in freight and passenger schedule; "Thelegislaturehaving conferred upon the Board of railroad commissioners a full power to regulate freight and passenger rates we pledge the nominees of this convention upon that board to a speedy and conscientious examination and determination of all these questions, and the establishment of such maximum rates for passenger and freight traffic as shall be just to the people and the railroads, and we hereby place ourselves in harmony with the policy of President Roosevelt on railroad questions, which policy we heartily indorse." And then the Republican party and Governor Hoch have an advantage aside from their platform which commends them to the voters. In 1897 the Democrats and Populists through fusion controlled the government of Kansas in all its branches. They went into power on a platform pledging immediate and sweeping railroad legislation. Col. Harris was chairman of the senate committee on railroads. Through the instrumentality of Harris, H. P. Farrelly, W. H. Ryan and Balie Waggener, the legislation they had promised the people was defeated. Two years ago Governor Hoch and the Republican party were voted into power on a platform in which eleven distinct pledges were made to the people. The pledges were all redeemed. One pledge was for a stronger railroad law. Governor Hoch's administration has given the state what is pronounced to be the best state railroad law in the Union. Harris has a record of broken promises while Hoch has a record of redeemed pledges. The Republican platform means something, Harris' utterances mean nothing. DEMOCRATIC INSINGERITY HAS HAMPERED PROGRESS OF THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN. Voters in all parts of Kansas are keeping pretty close track of the campaign in the state this year and are well informed as to the issues. The days when political sharp practice and smooth talk fool the people are past. Kansas voters read the daily newspapers and know what is going on. For that reason Col. Harris of Chicago and his Democratic backers are making little progress in their crusade against Governor Hoch. The people know what has been going on and some of the best expositions of the hypocrisy and insincerity of the Democratic leaders have come from lay members of the Republican party who ordinarily do little save vote. E. J. Crego of Burlington, a well known Republican locally recently penned the following clear analysis of the situation giving in plain, commonense terms the reason for the failure of the Democratic campaign: hisSection CALL HERE Administrator's Notice. County of Wyandotte. In the Probate court in and for said county. In the matter of the Estate of Narcissa Watilla deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of Administration with will annexed have been granted to the undersigned, on the Estate of Narcissa Watilla late of said County, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 13th day of October, 1906. 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 date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited within one year after said Letters, they shall be forever barred. Elmer J. Champi. Administrator of the Estate with will annexed of Narcissa Watilla deceased. in states thereof, the undersigned. Probate Judge in and for the county of (SEAL) Wyandotte. State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court this 13th day October. A. D. 1906. Winfield Freeman. Probate Judge Notice of Final Settlement State of Kansas County of Wyandotte. In the Probate Court in and for said county. In the matter of the Estate of Anthony Dudley, 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 Coudy, to be begun and held at the Probate Court room in Kansas City, County of Wyandotte, State aforesaid, on the first Monday in the month. November A. D. 1905. I shall apply to said court for a ful and final settlement of said estate. Eliza Dudley Administratrix of Anthony Dudley. 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 said Probate Court this 12th day of October A.D. 698 May of October A.I. Winfield Freeman, Probate Judge Executors Notice. State of Kansas. County of Wyandotte In the Probate Court of Said County. In the matter of the Estate of Anna Williams, deceased Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been granted to the undersigned on the last will and testament of Anna Williams, late of said County, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 17 day of July, 1906. Now, all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified that they must present the same to the undersigned for the allowance within one year from the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit 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. JAMES DOWNS. Executor of the last will and testament of Anna Williams deceased. Dated Aug. 11, 1906. NOTE LETS For Rent—To desirable parties(gentleman perfected)well furnished rooms in one of the best families in the city,inquire at this office. Mrs.S. T. Mitchell of 340 Minn.ave.,is proprietress of one of the most desirable clean up-to date Rooming house in the city-charges always reasonable. For Nice Furnished Rooms call on Mrs. Iday Easily at 1107 N. 6th st, conveniently located only one block from the Minnesota ave, car line. Prices reason able. Mrs. Reed, 528 Nb. ave., has a few nicely furnished rooms to rent. Notice of Application for Parole. This is to notify all persons that if the undersignad will on the 2nd day of October 1906 or assoon thereafter as can be conveniently heard apply to the Prison Board of the State of Kansas, for a parole from the State penitentiary of the State of Kansas. Take notice and govern yourself accordingly. CLARENCE STEWART. NOW IS the time to Subscribe For the Weeky American Citizen. American Citizen The Oldest Negro Journal Published Weekly in this part of the Country. Published Weekly at 1510 North 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 Six Months.....65c Three Months.....40c One Month.....15c Advertising 25 cents per inch First Insertion. A Standing Display 'Ad' for 3 Months or longer 15c per inch, each insertion. Grangemouth is the name of a Moscow editor. Evidently a farmer on the side. Waldorf Astor has become so thoroughly anglicized that he is going to marry an American girl. A clergyman says that bridge whistle leads to mental decline. Why doesn't he try poker for a change? Senator Pettus is declared to be a poor man and fond of poker. The last explains the first, possibly. Perhaps boys should be thankful for whippings, as somebody declares, but they seldom are before they are 45. Sweet Spring is now approaching, and Summer with the rose, so poetry's encroaching upon the field of prose. King Edward was "warmly received" in Paris, but not in the same way as when he used to be prince of Wales. The czar will reserve the right to wield the big stick over the Douma, according to the latest advices from St. Petersburg. We learn from the New York Mall that women are using garters to keep those long, arm-length gloves in place. But do they hold? Manchuria will be finally evacuated by the Japanese in a few days. It has taken them longer to get out than it did to get in. It is now believed that Anna Gould is going to give Boni one more chance. In spite of the fact that he has taken a great many already. Uruguay should not be blamed for having a revolution. A review of recent South American history shows that it is Uruguay's turn. Asks the editor of the Pittsfield Journal: "Are there four girls with gray eyes in Pittsfield?" Apparently ye scribe means to get busy. Queen Maud of Norway is losing her health because she fears her husband will be killed. This queen business is not all pickles and pie It was not long ago that all the "success" magazines were pointing to the Pittsburgh millionaires as examples to the youth of the land. With 10,000 doctors in convention in Boston next summer, the rest of the country ought to have a good opportunity to get well.—Boston Globe. It is a pity that the great romancers of the sea did not live in a generation which affords such thrilling material as the log of the dry dock Dewey. A Minnesota man says he has discovered the cause of the aurora borealis. But what bearing will this have on the price of coal this year? Much to the surprise of everybody, some of the phenomenal ball players added to the leading nines as marvelous discoveries will probably make good. Cheer up, mister! The president of the Dressmakers' National Protective Association says that women's dress will be less expensive this year than ever before. The Japanese, says one of their statesmen, should adopt chairs and develop their legs. Well, short legs did not prevent them from "getting there" in the late war. Portia, as quoted by the editor of a kind of society paper, is made to say: "How far that little scandal forwards his beams! So shines a bad deed in this haughty world." News comes from the cast that the seventeen-year locusts will devastate the land this year. How many times in the course of a decade do the seventeen-year locusts come; anyhow? As the last suffragist was detached from the doorknob and put into the police wagon, the premier of the great British Empire crawled out from under his bed and sighed a sigh of relief. An actor has become a soldier in order to escape the adulation of matinee girls. We know several actors who should be driven from the stage with a club instead of soft glances. GREAT SINGER IS UNGRATEFUL. Mme, Patti Criticises America, Which Made Her Wealthy. Confirmation of the report that Mme. Adelina Patti has made her final tour in the United States is found in her recent criticisms of the American people. This lady, who once lived down on Grand street West, but now dwells in a castle in Wales, largely owing to the generosity of the citizens of this city, has lately discovered that we haven't any appreciation of art, cookery, music or good manners. This is an ill return for all the complimentary words we have uttered about her, not to mention the dollars we have paid to hear her voice. Although she was born in Madrid in February, 1843, she came here with her parents as a child and grew up among the people of New York. Her brother, Carol, used to lead the orchestra at the Grand Opera House, during the Jim Fisk era of French opera-bouffe. Mme. Patti's last tour of this country was not financially successful—a circumstance that may account for her change of heart. The lady, however, insisted upon receiving her contract money to the last dollar. The imprecarlo was almost ruined, although the fault was the diva's own. She couldn't sing! Her voice had lost its fine quality. She wasn't a "diva" any longer. The American people found this out and refused to assist in maintaining Craig y Nos castle—Brooklyn Eagle. Famous Actors as Negro Minstrels. Jefferson said he thought he was one of the first men to black his face after the appearance and success of "Jim Crow" (T. D.) Rice. "I suppose," said Mrs. Drew, "there are very few men in this company who have not at one time or another been associated with minstrel performances." "I played Brudder Jones," said Mr. Jefferson. "Everybody knows I was in the minstrel business," Goodwin exclaimed. "Yes," I remarked, "because we were there together. "Well," joined in Crane, "I was on the tambourine end with Campbell's minstrels." I remember telling this at Lawrence Barrett's house at Cohasset, where the rest of the party consisted of Edwin Booth and Stuart Robson. Booth then told how he and J. S. Clarke were minstrels in their younger days, and he followed this up by declaring that he used to "pick a little on the banjo." I laughed, and Booth inquired the reason, and I added, "Oh, nothing much, only Booth and the banjo seemed such an odd combination."—Francis Wilson in Scrubbner's Magazine. O Thou Compassionate. How deeply comforting the tender phrase. Thy greater attribute seem merged in this. Through all life's long and dark and weary maze. Thou art Compassionate. To God of Justice and of Power we turn When wrong or devastating blow cuts deep. And yet in daily struggle needs must yearn For one Compassionate. In limits of our souls we live, alone, and e'en our nearest may not understand. But all "the household jar within" is known To thee, Compassionate. Thou know'st the many sorrows of the day; Wide longing, narrow opportunity—We bring life's broken toys, as children may, To one Compassionate. We may have blundered grievously and anger. Darkened. Thy world we might have made so bright. Still Thou dost heal the heartache and the wrong. O thou Compassionate! —May Ethelyn Bourne, in Overland Monthly. Of No Importance. Two men were standing together on an East River ferryboat when one pointed out a third man with the remark: "I can't recall his name at this moment, but he writes for a number of the magazines." His friend looked at the stranger with much interest. "Oh, one of our frenzied finance captains, is he?" he asked. "No, he—" "Writes up trusts and things then?" "Oh, then he's a prizefighter or an actor—he is rather husky looking." "No, no! He's just a plain author—writes stories." "Oh!!" the friend exclaimed, the look of interest suddenly dying out of his face—New York Journal. True to His Promise. The other boy had called Tommy a liar, an 'a fightin' liar, and told him he dassen't take it up. Tommy's fists were clinched and his eyes were blazing, but he stood there rapidly repeating something to himself, in accordance with a long standing promise he had made to his mother. "If you'll jist wait till I've finished sayin' it," he said, "I'll knock the tar out o' you. Dick Bunker, you pie faced slob! 'But children, you should never let your angry passions—" The other boy, however, disappeared around the corner while Tommy's lips were still moving. Flying Wedge. "Great Scott!" exclaimed the drummer who had put up in the old farm house over night. "What was that noise down below? Football rush?" "Worse than that, stranger," chuckled the old farmer, as he snuffed out the candle. "Yeou see, I have eight darters as each one of them has a bean who calls on Thursday nights. Wall, the first couple that gets the parlor can have it. That's why that are running." LACE SCARF AS EAR TRUMPET. Elderly Lady Has Discovered It Acts as Sounding Board. With advancing years a dear old lady has found that her hearing has become somewhat affected. She has not found it necessary to use an ear trumpet as yet, but it is difficult at times to catch all that friends say. Anything said in an undertone is completely lost to her—that is, it was until she hit upon a novel idea. While visiting a friend recently the hostess had pitched her voice almost to the straining point and her vocal organs were getting tired, when "Aunt Sis," as she is affectionately termed, interrupted her by saying: "Please, dearle, hand me my lace head scarf." "Do you feel a draught?" anxiously inquired the hostess, handing over the mantilla. "Not the slightest," said "Aunt Six" as she adjusted the head covering. "Then why do you wear it? It will make your head tender." "Oh, I think not. You see, the scarf acts as a sort of sounding board. It keeps out all other sounds except those of the human voice. When I wear this I can hear even a whisper I can't explain why it is, but it is so nevertheless. I have had lots of fur over it, too. My boys have been taking advantage of my infirmity to whisper to each other. I didn't hear them before I began to wear this scarf, but now I know lots of their secrets and they don't know it. It's a good joke on them." Fish Know Colors. "Fish know colors," said a keeper at the New York Aquarium the other day. "They can distinguish between red and blue, or white and green, as well as you and I. Wait and I'll prove it." He led the way to a tank in which were some red and some yellow and some green fish, and in it were artificial grottoes painted respectively red and yellow and green. The keeper rolled the water with his hand, and the fish fled, the red ones to the red grotto, the yellow ones to the yellow grotto, and the green ones to the green grotto. "They know which color shields them from observation best," said he. "Now I'll change the grottoes, so as to prove my statement a second time." He moved the grottoes to different places in the tanks and again rolled the water. The same thing followed as before. Each fish darted like a shot to the grotto of its own color, where it knew it would be best concealed. To the Beloved To the Beloved. Everything that I made I used to bring you. Was it a song, why, then 'twas a song to sing to you. Was it a story, to you I was telling my story. Ah, my dear, could you hear 'mid the bliss and the glory? Did any one praise me, to you I said it all over; My laughter for you: how we laughed in the days past recover? My taste and smell were yours; did any one greve me. I carried it straight to the love that was sure to relieve me. O my dear, when aught happens, to you I am turning. Forgetting how far you have traveled There is nobody now to tell things to your house is so lonely; And still I'm forgetting and bringing my tale to you only. The old days are over; how pleasant they were, the fine weather. When they are dancing and I were at home and together! And still I'm forgetting, ochone, that no longer you're near me. And turn to you still with my tale, and there's no one to hear me. -Pall Mall Gazette Fate of the Old Presidents. In the autumn of 1901 Mrs. W. of Roxbury spent a few weeks with her daughter in Nova Scotia, returning home shortly before President McKinley was shot, bringing her niece, Bessie F., aged 6 years, home with her. Of course the child heard a good deal of talk in the house about the shooting of the president. One day Bessie said to her aunt: "Aunt Minnie, who is king of the United States?" Her aunt replied: "We have no kings in the United States like you do in your British country. We have presidents. We have an election every four years and elect a new one." "Oh, yes," the child replied; "and then they shoot the old ones, don't they?"—Boston Herald. New City for Egypt Suakin, on the Red sea, has proved an unsatisfactory port and is to be superseded by a brand-new rival which has been built up out of coral work and desert sand by the Egyptian authorities. The rival is Port Sudan, the latest addition to the cities of the British empire, and an enthusiast says that it is destined to be a place of magnitude and importance in the days when cotton shall have made it the New Orleans of the east. The place has hitherto been called Mersa Sheikh Barud. It is about 680 miles south of Suez and is capable of holding a dozen vessels of moderate size. The entrance is 600 feet across, and the land around is six feet above sea level. Posers for Scholars Twenty words submitted to a spelling bee in Springfield, Mass., in 1848 were given to the high school class at East Liverpool by Supt. Rayman, and it is reported not one in the class correctly spelled every word. Only ten had averages of over 90 per cent. The average of the 124 pupils was $73\frac{1}{2}$ per cent. The words submitted were accidental, accessible, baptism, chirography, characteristic, deceitful, descendant, eccentric evanescent, fierceness, feignedly, ghastliness, gnawed, helness, nysterles, imbecility, inconceivable, inconvenience inefficient, irresistible. -Pittsburgh Dispatch. SHIELDS FOR TROOPS IN WAR. Their Use Urged by a German Mill- kard Writer A writer in the Militar-Woenblatt raises anew the question of the use of portable shields for the protection of infantry in the attack, says the Brcad Arrow. He writes approvingly of the Japanese spade work in the offensive, the more so because he mentions incidentally, as a matter regarding which there can be no dispute, that the German authorities have long since advocated the use of artificial cover in the attack, and points out that when the ground was frozen or rocky, and the spade could make no impression upon it, the attacking Japanese infantry not infrequently went forward, carrying with them filled sandbags weighing as much as forty pounds. He remarks that if the undoubtedly brave Japanese soldier found it necessary to load himself with so bulky and burdensome a protection when advancing in the open against an intrenched enemy it would seem far better to equip the infantry with a light, handy shield. Furnished with a handle by which to carry it, a loophole to fire through and some arrangement to prevent its falling down, the infantryman would then find himself, like his gunner comrade, protected by a bullet-proof shield. The writer in the Wochenblatt suggests that on the march the shield should be carried on the back, when going into action on the chest, and when advancing to the attack in the left hand, so as to be at once available for use when lying down to fire, both as head cover and riffere. YOUR HAIR SHOULD BE DRAB. That is the Fashionable Color, So an Authority Says. "Deep auburn and the drab shades are the fashionable colors in hair this season," said the woman who makes hair coloring a speciality, as placidly as though she were commenting on the state of the weather or the advance style in dress goods. "One of my customers has to my knowledge worn five different colors or shades on her wavy tresses. Having been blessed with medium brown hair by nature she became a ravishing blonde when the fashion for bleaching first came in. "Next she took to titanian red after a trip to the art galleries of Europe. Then she thought she would be more attractive as a brunette, and now her hair is drab. "The lest is by far the most popular of all for the reason that is most difficult to obtain, and then it is pretty generally becoming, and it happens that women who are born with this particular color of hair are almost always clever. "How is it done? Well, in case of a woman whose hair is dark a bleach must first be used before the dye is applied. With women whose hair has turned gray it is a still simpler problem. The color lasts a year, while the head can be washed and even salt water bathing does not affect it."—New York Sun. What Money Will Do. Or'en a loving wife. They say that money can not buy These things I don't ask. But I— Well—I don't know! What bought my private car? Just wealth What bought my vacht, Which calls me to lands where health Is found in every spot? What pays my specialist, dear Jim, To keep me in such perfect trim? Well—I don't know! What bought the most delightful wife A man could hope to win! What bought her every wish in life— The boys he loves in life? And if her heart heats not for me, And I am not adored, you see, Well—I don't know! And heaven? Oh, of course, I don't Expect to get in free; But if the Lord meant what he said Concerning charity, The title I'll give before I die Will slip me through the needle's eye, Or-I don't know! For happiness? Well, money bought This ninety-cent cigar; It bought it in which I loll, It bought this private It bought this cognac—and, I guess, If all this is not happiness. Not a Good Advertisement. A Welsh judge had before him a case in which a printer sued a pork butcher for the value of a large parcel of paper bags with the butcher's advertisement printed thereon. The printer, having no suitable illustration to embellish the work, thought he improved the occasion by putting an elaborate royal arms above the man's name and address, but ultimately the latter refused to pay. The judge, looking over a specimen, observed that for his part he thought the lion and the unicorn were much nicer than an old fat pig. "O well," answered the butcher, "perhaps your honor likes to eat animal like that, but my customer's don't. I don't kill lions and unicorns—I only kill fat pigs!" Verdict for defendant.—New York World. A Kansas City man purchased a city lot with the restriction that he should not build a house on it to cost less than $2,500. After having paid for the lot he decided to build a $1,500 cottage. Before he had completed it the real estate man from whom he had bought the lot threatened to sue him for breach of contract. "This little shack you are building." said the real estate man. "lacks a whole lot of belong a $2,500 house such as you agreed to build." "Don't form too hasty judgment," replied the owner. "True, it hasn't cost that much yet, but I intend to put a solid brick in the chimney." -Kansas City Times Telephone Bell W. 32. W. B. R. 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MADDUX Apple and Fancy Grocer Meats and all Kinds of Produce that makes the water clear as a Crystal and Healthy. For 50 to 75 cents. A. J. SHERIDAN "In the shade of the Old Apple not you be popular by trading at L. J. M Staple and Fa Meats and all K "In the shade of the Old Apple Tree" is a very popular song not you be popular by trading at popular store? L. J. MADDUX, Staple and Fancy Groceries Meats and all Kinds of Produce. HOME PHONE 784 WEST In an Excuse Book. Because its employees were late a London house provided a book in which the tardy ones were to write excuses. Reasons for lateness were not much varied. At the top of the page one would write "Train delayed," or "Omnibus horse died," as the case might be, and the rest fell into the habit of making ditto marks and letting it go at that. But not long ago one man had a new excuse. He wrote with pride: "Wife had twins." The second slow person that morning was in a great hurry, and did not notice the innovation, but made his customary ditto marks, and the rest of the men on that page followed suit. The excuse book was abolished. Example of the Postage Stamp Example of the Postage Stamp. The late Judge Andrew Wylie, of Virginia, had a happy gift of illustration. The judge cast in 1860 the only vote for Lincoln that was given in Alexandria, Va. In an address on Lincoln he once illustrated in an odd way the power of perseverance. "Lincoln persevered," he said, "and it is only those who persevere, they who concentrate their energies, who succeed. Don't give three years to journalism and, then, discouraged, try the law awhile. Don't learn the grocery business and in a little while take up placer mining or plumbing. Consider, rather, the postage stamp, whose useful depends on its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there." Think What a Family Then! 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KANSAS CITY, KANSAS Res. 420 Nebraska ave. Tel. 383 972 SOUTH AMERICAN MEDICAL INSTITUTE Office Hours: From 10 a.m., till 4 and from 6 till 9 p.m. C. H. C. JORDAN, M. M., M. Here is the Place J. T. Roberts TONSORIAL PARLO All the Latest Style Hair Cuts Shave strictly Up-to-Date 438 MINNESOTA AVE French seamen have a dozen in person of a centenarian. The sailor belongs like to the navy to the merchant service, for he sailed in both, and it would be difficult say in which of the two his advent were the most thrilling. His reg includes three shipwrecks, the boat of Navarro, in which he won a tition in orders, the blockade of Algiz one capture by brigands, followed himself and his companions seizing Spanish ship which captured the sair which had captured them, serving many years before the he became a master and small owner on his own account. His son is Pierre Loirat. He was born November, 1805, and at 12 he was sea. ROOM 8. JOKES IMPORTED FROM ENG- LAND. First Dear Thing—So Edith Finlay is to be married after all? Second Ditto—Yes, dear; after all of us—Ally Sloper. "I understand that old Billyonaire made his fortune out of a simple invention." "No. Out of a simple inventor."—Pearson's Weekly. London Lady to Beggar—But surely you are the man to whom I gave sixpence just now in the Edgeware road. Beggar—Yes, lidy. I've a branch there, lidy.—Bystander. Hubby—It becomes very trying, my dear, you're always saying check, check, check. I feel as if life was a long game of chess. Wife—Well, Edward, if you don't give me some money I shall have to pawn, pawn, pawn, and it would still seem like a game of chess, wouldn't it. Ally Sloper. IN WALL STREET. Broker—Why do you carry that hard soon and tackle, my little man? Kid—I'm lookin' for one of these here trust octipuses! THE HOME OF THE HOME OF THE HOME OF ALFALFA. A Kansas Authority Offers Sugges- tions as to Reeding. Replying to questions regarding the proper treatment of alfalfa, A. M. Ten Eyck in Kansas Farmer says: As I stated to you in our correspondence last winter, it is not a very safe proposition to sow alfalfa on sod land, and it appears that although you made special preparation you did not secure a successful stand. Perhaps the stand is better than you realize. If the plants average six or eight to the square foot, you have a good stand. If on any large portion of the field the stand is as good as this I would not advise to attempt to reseed the field or that portion of it. If there are spots in the field which have a very poor stand, I would recommend to disk and harrow these spots and put the ground in a good seedbed condition, and if the weather and soil conditions are favorable, seed at once, using a drill as you have suggested, or you could sow it broadcast and cover with the harrow. Perhaps the method of drilling in the alfalfa is preferable, provided you take care not to cover the seed too deep. If the whole field is so poor a stand that you consider it necessary to reseed it. I think the best method will be for you to disk and harrow it well, taking very little account of the alfalfa that is now on the land, and prepare a good seedbed for starting the new seed. If you sow as much as 13 pounds of the alfalfa seed per acre, the amount is sufficient to produce a suf- I would like to ask you a few questions about corn planting. We have planted our corn for three years with the same corn plate, and we generally have a rather thin stand, but all right for a dry season. This year the corn suckered badly, especially a new kind of corn which I planted last Just for fun. A friend of mine had an unexpected rebuff after sharing his umbrella with a strange lady along Piccadilly. "And when may I have the pleasure of seeing you again?" he asked. "On the next rainy day, sir," she replied.—Tatifer The Chief-I've told you already not to write on double sheets of letter paper. The treasury has decided that we must use single sheets for the future. Clerk—But I've got several packets of double paper left. What am I to do with them? Chief—Why, destroy them of course.—Pick-me-up. As usual the streets were up. The bus was blocked, a passenger was getting down after the bus had stopped quite five minutes. "Hi!" said the conductor, "this isn't the place you want; that's further on." "Yes, I know, but I can make a call in the next street and be back before you start." He knew his London—Ally Sloper. N. V. L. L. 7 IN THE BOARDING HOUSE KITCHEN. The Mistress of the House—What is that chirping so The Cook (who is scrambling eggs)—A chicken that c these eggs, but it spoke too late, ma'am. farm, Gar The Mistress of the House—What is that chirping sound, Mary? The Cook (who is scrambling eggs)—A chicken that came out of one of these eggs, but it spoke too late, ma'am. farm, Garden and Orchard. ficient stand without the help of the old plants; in fact, the old plants will only interfere in getting a good start from the new seeding. On the whole I do not recommend the plan of attempting to thicken up the stand alfalfa by reseeding. Better sow alfalfa on other land, or on the same land after thoroughly preparing the soil. In our section of the state, doubtless spring seeding is, on the whole, preferable to fall seeding. However, with favorable moisture conditions the fall seeding should prove successful, and when the purpose is to thicken up the stand of alfalfa by reseeding, it is preferable to sow in the fall since the young alfalfa is apt to start better and is not so apt to be injured by the old alfalfa plant as when the new seeding is made in the spring. It would not seem advisable to me to reseed this land without cultivating it and preparing a good seed bed. It would be better to reseed as you have suggested rather than to depend on the alfalfa now on the ground to reseed itself, thus thickening up the stand. By disking and harrowing, alfalfa the weeds may be controlled to a considerable extent. We practice disking and harrowing in the spring, and occasionally in the latter part of the season if the ground is in a sufficiently moist condition. You can harrow and disk alfalfa immediately after cutting. I presume you have a copy of our bulletin No. 134 giving information regarding seeding of alfalfa. I am pleased that the information given you last fall has apparently aided you in getting a start of alfalfa. It is rather difficult for me to give specific direc spring. In some places there came out five or six suckers. There has been more or less complaint around here about the suckers in the corn this year. Some think the dry weather in the spring caused it. Is that the cause or is it the fault of the corn?—Ole Nelson, Lincoln County, Kas. Different varieties of corn vary in the tendency which the stalks have to produce suckers; also season and soil ☆ An Irish drill sergeant was instructing some recruits in the mysteries of marching movement and found great difficulty in getting a countryman of his to halt when the command was given. After explaining and illustrating several times he approached the recruit, sized him up for a couple of minutes, then demanded his name. "Fitzgerald, sergeant," was the reply. "Did you ever drive a donkey, Fitz?" "Yes, sergeant." "What did you say when you wanted him to stop?" The sergeant turned away and immediately put his squad in motion. After they had advanced a dozen yards or so he bawled out at the top of his voice, 'Squad halt! Whoa, Fitzgerald.'—Pearson's Weekly. What has become of the old-fashioned breed of pony known as a "Buckskin?" There never was a mule as mean as a "Buckskin" pony. A buggy horse is like a boy: Always wants to stop for a drink of water. 1 is that chirping sound, Mary? A chicken that came out of one of m. Garden am tions. My suggestions must be more or less general and have a general application, and will not always apply in particular cases. If you know the principles of soil moisture, conservation, and plant growth, then you can prepare a proper seed bed, and by using good judgment in sowing your alfalfa at the right time, you will usually be successful in getting a stand. In the gulf states four generations of ticks will often be hatched in one season. Suppose we have two eggs carried over the winter that hatched by April 15, a male and a female. This female will have become engorged and will have laid about 3,000 eggs by May 15, and these eggs will have hatched by June 15. Fifteen hundred of these seed ticks may be females and these will have become engorged and will have laid 1,500 times 2,000—that is, 4,500,000 eggs—by July 15. By August 15 these eggs will have hatched, one-half, or 2,250,000, being females, which by September 15 will have become engorged and laid 2. 250,000 times 3,000, or 6,750,000,000 eggs and these will hatch by October 15 one nalf of these—that is 2,375,000,000—being females, will engorge and drop irregularly and go through the winter as adults or will lay eggs that may pass through the winter and be ready to hatch during the first seasonable weather in the early spring. Of course, says a report of the department of agriculture, such a multiplication can not happen, as such a number of parasites would destroy their hosts, and the species would thus conditions have much to do with the suckering of the corn. Doubtless the slow growth of the corn early in the spring, due to dry, cool weather followed by a period of wet weather and rapid growth, had much to do with the suckering of the corn this season. Any conditions which cause a rapid rank growth of stalks favor the production of suckers. Corn will sucker more abundantly on a fertile soil than The Prolific Tick. She should claim them. She lets man off too easy. She lives up to his every demand. She neglects to set up for herself, as it were. She even says nothing when a man friend of 65 falls in love. Yet she well knows she would be considered a fit subject for the insane hospital did she undertake to engage in an affair du coeur at that age. A Feminine Plea "I see it is alleged that an Oregon postmistress will be given the usual penalty for opening letters intended for other people." "But I didn't suppose there was any penalty attached to the gratification of a natural feminine curiosity." The Prowess of Jonah A Clinton, Mo., school teacher, leading up to the story of Samson, asked a pupil "Who was the strongest man in Bible times?" The boy said Jonah was the strongest man, because after the whale got him down it couldn't hold him. JIMMY JONES. WHITE WASHIN DUN ERRANDS RUNNED BOOT BLACK AN' WOOD SAWDED. TERMS REE SONABUL. LESSONS GIVEN ON DE MOUTH ORGAN AN DOG FER SAIL. GIVE ME A CALL! Jimmy—There! I guess that'll bring in some business. Orchard destroy itself. Nature does not work that way. To preserve the species she destroys a goodly number of all broods and thus preserves the host and the tick. But the figures show that, if the host is furnished, the ticks will multiply so enormously as to endanger the existence of the host. In other words, it is quite possible for the ticks, as parasites to kill cattle outright. Hot Water to Kill Weeds. Almost continuous rains in Virginia for three months caused such a rank growth of vegetation that section masters of railroads were puzzled how to keep the tracks clear of weeds until Master Mechanic S. C. K. Bowles of the Tidewater and Western devised a plan which proved so successful that he believes it will be generally adopted wherever tried. Bowles attached to a locomotive two tenders of boiling water, with an attachment for the spraying of the roadbed. Wherever the scalding water fell weeds wilted and died. It is said the general introduction of such a system will be an immense saving to railroads in the necessity for fewer track hands. Packers Must Not Lie Further rulings by the secretary of agriculture in connection with the enforcement of the meat inspection law give an idea of what consumers are to expect hereafter when purchasing meat products, particularly canned goods. Anything savoring of a false or deceptive name will not be tolerated, as, for example, the picture of a pig on a label placed upon beef products., or the picture of a chicken up on a soil of less fertility. Doubtless the tendency to sucker in corn may be partially bred out of a variety by careful selection of seed from the stalks which do not produce suckers. However, in the most favorable conditions for growths, as mentioned above, any variety will produce suckers and probably it will not be possible to entirely breed this characteristic out of corn. A. M. TenEyck. A Equally Difficult. "I suppose that when you discover the north pole you will regard your labors as completed." "No," answered the Arctic explorer. "The hardest part will be yet to come. We'll have to find some way of getting back home again."—Washington Star. ☆ Chapleigh—I say, old man, I wish you would intercede for me with that pretty cousin of yours. Haverly—Sure, I will. Only the other day I told her you had more money than brains. Chapleigh—What did she say? Haverly—She wanted to know if you had as much as thirty cents.—Chicago News. ☆ Knicker—Bryan says a concern is a trust when it controls more than half the output. Bocker—Then my wife is a trust with my salary.—New York Sun. ☆ It is as certain that a law suit is man's enemy as that whisky is man's enemy. Abe The City Boy—I wonder where the bees are at. I don't see nuthin' around here but little bitin' bugs! on the label of a veal or pork product. "Virginia ham" must be marked Virginia style ham;" "English brawn" must be "English style brawn," "Westphalia ham," must be "Westphalia style." Frankfurter sausage no longer can be known as such, but must be called "Frankfurter style sausage." The rules clearly define what constitutes pure lard, but prescribes that a substance composed of lard, sternine or other animal fat and vegetable oil may be labeled "lard compound." Picnic hams cannot be called "hams." but may be called "pienics" or picnic shoulders;" little pig sausage" may be called "little pork sausage" or "pigmy sausage"; extract of beef must be actually made from beef and veal loaf can not be called such unless the meat used is veal only. The Biggest Egg There is being exhibited in Liverpool a prodigious egg, that of a tall, flightless bird—the Aepyornis maximus—which formerly inhabited the island of Madagascar. The eggs of this immense creature are nearly a yard in circumference and a foot in length, and their cubical contents roughly speaking, are equal to six ostrich eggs or 150 hen's eggs, or 60,000 humming bird's eggs, or two gallons of water. The market price ranges from 35 pounds to 60 pounds, only twenty known specimens being in existence. The main trouble with apples this year is they are too big to eat. Whether you take a big bite or a little one, you are bound to rub either your chin or your nose on the apple. Five Varieties of Coffee Plant. According to recent French investigations there are at least five varieties of coffee plants, the berries of which contain no caffein at all, and one variety which contained but a very minute percentage. On the other hand, a sample of the berry of the botanical variety, "coffee arabica," showed considerably over 1 per cent of this active principle. AN ABSORBING TOPIC. A Worm in search of modern culture Removed his hat and asked a Vulture, Excuse me, sir. I'm rather green— But with the difference between The process called Financial Dealing And plain, old-fashioned, honest stealing? The Vulture merely shook his head. "Please crawl away, I'm tired," he said. "Please, sir," the little pest persisted; "I know my views are rather twisted; But why, when you're considered great, Should I be merely used for bait? Why should I be the butt of Nature When you control a Legislature?" The Vulture ruffled up a wing, "Squirm on," he said, "you tender thing." "Oblige me, please," the poor Wormuggled. "With Robate Case off I've struggled—O pray elucidate to me The way the Rebate Cases be”— Here came a pause and very neatly The Vulture ate the worm completely, Remarking. “Whence this useless dee- bate? I am a, Trust and you’re a Rebate.” —Success Magazine KING JOHN Parson—Do yo' take this man for better or worse? Bride-Elect—Nevah mind de exasperating details, pahson! Jes' ask me ef I took him. A good story is told about Mr. Charles Hawtrey, who had the honor of lunching with the King at Marienbad last Sunday. Once when making a trip through Europe he found himself in a small village minus his luggage and his razors. There was no barber's shop, but having heard of a man in the village who occasionally had shaved people, the famous actor sent for him and was astonished at being requested to lie flat on his back before operations were commenced. Thinking it a custom of the country he lay down and was shaved with ease and dexterity, but afterwards asked the man the reason why he requested his customers to adopt so peculiar a position. "Because, sir," was the naive reply. "I never before shaved a live man."—Vanity Fair. Bee Stings Cure Rheumatism. Councilman M. L. Buchanan of Spring City, Pa., who was stung on the arm a few weeks ago for the cure of rheumatism, has taken more stings on the left leg. He had a severe attack in his legs with the result that he was assisted to the Jesse Mosteller bee farm at Spring City, where his leg was bared and stung by bees. Within fifteen minutes afterward he declared that rheumatism had left his leg. Philip Weaver, a neighbor and helper of Mr. Mosteller in using the bee sting on patients, tried a sting on his black mare, and the way the animal acted and carried on in the stable can never induce him to try the cure again by himself. The horse had fallen, and its front legs were so sore and swollen that Weaver thought perhaps she had contracted rheumatism. Therefore a bee was placed on the horse's left foreleg, below the knee and when the bee stung her the animal became frantic, and nearly trampled Weaver under her feet. The swelling, however, has been reduced, and when driven this afternoon the animal showed little signs of lameness or soreness. To Keep Cabbage. An excellent way to keep cabbage is to put them close together, roots in the ground, and cover them so as to protect against rain, first placing salt, hay or straw over the heads. By this plan the cabbages will keep until late in the spring, as the stalks will take root and throw out sprouts or greens after the heads are gone. By burying the heads with the roots up, the frost prevents their use, and when the frost leaves them the ground is damp and the heads rot. It will be found of advantage to store cabbage with the roots in the ground, as stated, if for no other purpose than to secure the early greens. A woman was on the streets today with holes in her stockings. "These stockings," the woman said to a friend, "are on their last legs: I'll throw them away tomorrow." A four-legged hog is bad enough, but at least people profit by his death, as he furnishes them with ham, bacon, etc., while when a two-legged hog dies, he has to be given a funeral. The Evening Story. The Ghost of the Apache Canon The sonorous sound issued from the threat of a portly gentleman and rolled through the spacious smoking room of the Southern Hotel. A number of traveling men were conversing, and making themselves informally comfortable round a table, while a storm raged outside. Slightly apart from this group sat a man who had not participated in the conversation, but a cynical smile played at the corners of his mouth and formed a wrinkle on his nose. His rugged features proclaimed the mountaineer. As for his form, it was hidden, even when standing, by a great bear-skin coat; culture and refinement evinced themselves in his countenance. Say, "I" continued the reverberating voice of the disgusted landlord, then turning, "gentleman, allow me to introduce to you my old pal, William Saunders, Bill, these are friends and patrons of mine. Now boys, Bill has probably killed more game in Colorado than any other man; I want him to express his opinion as to the practicability of attacking with impunity a mountain lion, and killing him with a knife, or any old thing." The gentleman in the coat switched his cigar across his mouth and said, in a low musical voice. "Glad to know you, my friends; but, as the opinion of a stranger would scarcely influence yours, I shall not commit myself. However, if you care to listen, and my friend will vouch for me, I'll relate an experience of mine from which you may draw your own conclusions. I confess to a weakness for prospecting, and I was humoring my natural bent, in the north Apache Canon. This is a companion, I was camping in an old desert cabin said to be haunted. A year prior to this a young prospector who had occupied it was found one day dead, but in almost a standing position, braced back in a corner of the room in an exposulating attitude, eyes staring and his hair as white as snow. Aside from the convenience and protection afforded by the shanty this story had presented an attraction to me irresistible. "You thinkin' of that too? Huh! Don't it gives me the shakes." "Snakes you mean," I said; then gazing suggestively around continued, "wonder which corner 'twas that fellow died—" "Please don't; if ye don't cut that out "Please don't; if ye don't cut that out now, I'll git drunk right here." Schoony took a lengthy pull at his bottle and, knowing nothing more disgusting than Schoony when he was full, I desisted. For ten minutes we puffed our pipes in silence, our minds busy conjuring up for their own delectation, the scene of the tragedy of a year ago. Schoony was nervously relighting his pipe, his eyes probing a shadowy corner, when the air was split by the most unearthly, terror-distraught shrinks that ever smoke the ear of man. It filled the chamber as soon as it was full of it, resounding from rock to rock back again, and just as the furthermost echo sounding like a distorty of distress, were returning, the very atmosphere seemed to shake and fall apart in chunks, as another cry, if possible more harrowing than the first, ending in a plaintive wall, seemed to issue from a spot about five feet over my head. With a "My God!" Schoony fell senseless to the ground. I must have retained my presence of mind, I remember everything so distinctly. But I was paralyzed with fear—could not move a muscle. My rifle stood ready to my hand, but I was deprived of every faculty except that of thought; I could not reach for the weapon. With my knees knocking helplessly, my hair on end, my tongue like a dry stick and my stomach contracted until it was sore for a week and with eyes glued to the ceiling I waited for the—something to appear. But I waited in vain; nor was the cry repeated. A glare of lightning and a clap of thunder smote the hills but that was all—and it was plenty. I could not have believed that night that I would ever welcome that awful sound as a voice from Heaven. But I did a few days later. With an effort, I recalled my faculties and proceeded to revive Schoony. At first I thought he was dead. But at last I managed to get him up. I never admitted to him that I had heard anything and Schoony swore a solemn oath he would never touch another drop. Next morning after a thorough inspection of the roof and the loft in the cabin without any satisfactory result, we moved our stuff farther up the canon and proceeded to build another shack. That the young man who was found dead was scared to death I have not the slightest doubt. One day while making my way up the canon with my prospecting kit-pick, shovel and specimen bag—on turning a bend in the creek, I heard a peculiar noise just ahead, behind some willow and quakenasp bushes. It sounded like some animal splashing in the water; for all the world like a large hog besporting himself in that manner. A hog, however, was out of the question; but so, likewise was all the other animals that I could bring to mind. I had never seen any thing larger than a deer, aside from a stray steer, in the Greenhorns. Silently as possible I drew near the spot from whence the noise emanated—a lonely pool about fifteen feet across, lying between the rocks in the bottom of the gorge where I stood. At the edge of the creek channel near the bushes which obstructed my view, grew some quakenasp saplings. At last I gained them and stood with my hand on the largest one. The splashing and floundering continued, but in order to see, I resolved to shin up the saplings and look over. A sudden silence ensued, then a familiar woof, another flounder, and the head shaking in monster bear appeared above the thickest. I knew there would be something doing right away and with a gasp—"Bigfoot." I started up the tree. There was one lucky circumstance con- Afraid it Would Slip. Senator Tillman piloted a constituent around the capitol building for a while, and then, having work to do on the floor, conducted him to the senate gallery, relates the American Spectator. After an hour or so the visitor approached a gallery doorkeeper and said: P nected with that move—it was started about two seconds before Bigfoot crashed through the brush. I didn't wait to receive him; I had another appointment farther up the tree and time was pressing. The doubtful question with me was, if the tree was long enough of one thing I was confident—it led in the right direction. He waved to me as I took my departure and I left a part of my overalls when he was an assurance of my regard. He past on all four's, but I knew he would return on his hind legs and endeavor to climb a lengthier interview. By dint of hard climbing I managed to rise to the occasion. His savage paw just grazed my shoe and peeled the bark off the tree. My lower-extremities possessed an almost uncontrollable desire to climb on top of me, yet to go higher was to endanger my life for the tree was already yielding to my weight and bearing to one side. After vainly trying to dislodge me by shaking the tree, he stood and grown at me awhile then gave vent to his disgust by shambling around and round the tree. Unless something new should develop in his favor I was safe as long as I was able to maintain my position. But something new developed. Not far from the sapling was a rock the size of an ordinary cook stove, and it occurred that foot to spring from the top of it and jumped from my perch; I saw that it was possible there being no alternative I must go home, even if the tree should break. Rapidly, I would heaved myself upward, while farther still farther bent my support. Bruin launched himself from the rock with a snort of rage; I felt a terrible blow below my left knee and my legs were disengaged from the trunk of the tree. I found myself suspended in mid-air clinging for my life to that little quakeenap, which my weight was bending to a horizontal position or nearly so. Though I hung within easy reach of him bigfoot was evidently waiting for me to drop. One of my legs was nearly helpless from the blow it had received, and my efforts to reinstate myself in my former position were futile. Almost insane with frenzy, I changed my hold on the tree and faced the other way; then I could see Bruin and the top of sapling. The master deemed it wise, and hightime to assert himself and as he stood erect and hung forward, with a frantic effort I wounded his legs around the top and smaller branches of the tree. My little friend bent lower of course, but it was the best I could do, and gentlemen, I thought it was all over with your Uncle Fudge. I closed my eyes and waited. It was a horrible thing to contemplate. I tried to faint. To have lost consciousness would have been a mercy. But I couldn't faint to do any good, so opening my eyes and craning my neck to look at my tormentor, I saw him standing about six feet away, eyeing me quizzically. Humor glinted from his little brown eyes while the corners of his mouth seemed to turn up in what I may have mistaken for a smile. But he lurched forward to a position directly under me, with one paw raised to its utmost length. And there I was doubled up in a knot under the leaning tree, wrong end up and hanging down to meet him. Apparently I was too high for him, and the spark of hope which still lived in my heart blazed forth and my blood started again tingling through my veins. But alas! At first I didn't know what had happened, but I was conscious of rising or being thrown through the air, I gripped the tree like grim death. Was I dying? Had I fainted, or what? Now I was falling! down! down! down! Whack! I received another terrific spank on the most exposed part of my anatomy, and again I soared skyward. The tree almost resumed its natural perpendicular position then down, down again. This performance continued for maybe five minutes. Talk about your 'tossing birdhouses' or "Life on the Ocean Wave." Their turbulency was not to be compared with prow. Aside from the awful spanking and my cramped position, I will confess to no great bodily inconvenience. Bruin had probably never before amused himself with a punching bag, and he entered the game with a vigor and vim, which, for a time gave promise of overdoing the thing. Spank! Spank! up and down. After a time, when the novelty of the thing had worn off, I noticed that I could maintain my position while ascending, almost without effort; I resolved to take advantage of that fact, by sliding downward when the tree rose upright and thus gradually get out of his reach. So the next time my heels pointed skyward I reached down the trunk, grasped it, and with one yank, I gained at least a foot. I could have shouted for joy. On my descent I heard the powerful blow of the great paw pass harmlessly under my back. I noticed also, that the brute did not manifest his original interest in the game. He kept sniffing and listening nervously. Then I heard him shuffle over along the bank of the creek and I made use of the interval between acts to turn over on top of my tree and make myself as safe and comfortable as the circumstances would permit. For the first time I had a good look at Bigfoot. He was ambling impatiently back and forth across a smooth rock that formed the brink of the creek. He was a monster cinnamon; I had killed a score of bears but none so big as he. His track was fourteen inches long. He had a reputation in the Greenhorn mountains and it was not a good one. I came near to being his third victim. As I watched, his peculiar actions puzzled me, until a terrible scream rang down the gorge and echoed and re-echewed from mountain to mountain. It was the same as I had heard a few nights before only at a greater distance, and because of the distance I recogniz d it at once as the voice of a mountain lion. "Ah! The Ghost of the Apache Canon!" I thought with delight. Not that I expected any animal to attack Bigfoot, but anything to create a diversion which might enable me to escape. Long I waited, and began to despair of his appearance, when on the opposite side of the creek and farther up, behind a fallen tree I saw the tail of my friend "My name is Swate. I am a friend of Senator Tillman's. He brought me here and I want to go out and look around a bit. I thought I would tell you so I can get back in." "That's all right," said the door-keeper, "but I may not be here when you return. In order to prevent any mistakes I will give you the password, so you can get your seat again." Swate's eyes rather popped out at give a nervous rotating twist. On looking closer I made out his eyes and the top of his head, showing above the log. I did not know what to expect and was balanced between hope and fear. The big cat sprang over the log; the most magnificent animal I have ever seen; gaunt but graceful, the play of his great muscles under his hide, was beautiful. No mountain lion I had ever killed was more than three-quarters his size. Then settling his body down between his shoulders and crouching low, with long, cautious steps he started down towards it, but on the opposite side. Bigfoot rapidly pacing the edge of the rock, sniffing and snorting angrily, toosing his head in impassioned, his every aspect obviously a challenge to all scanners. His presence was entirely ignored by the lion who showed no signs of anger. From his actions I inferred that he intended to pass us idly by. But the big cinnamon knew him better than I; that lion did not go according to all scanners. Twenty feet across the creek was the counterpart of the rock occupied by the bear; arriving at the center of it, the lion was suddenly transformed from a thing of beauty to a most diabolical flend. His yellow eyes flashed red and green; every hair stood forward. He was the embodiment of hate and fury; I can conceive of nothing so devilish as when with arched back he advanced sidewise to the bank. A harsh, grating snarl answered the challenging roar from Bigfoot. Crouching at the brink, with ears flat and teeth showing horridly, he settled his hind feet to the rock and launched himself swift as a shaft of light, at his enemy. Imperceptible as an arrow, he shot over that space, but the bear arose in time to receive him; the impact would have killed a cow. A confused mass of tawny color, twisting, rolling and bounding over the surface of the rock, was all that was discernible from the tangle. The roars and screams were appalling, while a sickening sound of heavy blows and tearing and rending of flesh came to my ears. Suddenly the lion appeared on a projecting ledge ten feet above his antagonist and out of his reach. He was wounded and bleeding profusely from a deep gash in his breast; great strings of hide dangled loosely from his sides, where the bear had tried to hug him. Blood poured from Bruin's neck as he caved up and down before the ledge, and I noticed that one arm hung limp and helpless. But he was none the less eager for the next assault as he cried in impotent rage. The awake bruite above him licked the blood from his horrid mouth and again sprang at the bear's throat; but he received a stunning blow on his head, and went spinning. Following up his advantage, Bigfoot pilied on and endeavored to hug him. I saw the lion's back heave and straighten convulsively; the bear delivered a powerful blow, then broke away. He reared upright as the lion flew at his throat. I saw the bear's entrails fall out upon the ground, where they were literally torn away by his feet. Again the lion sought the safety of the shelf of rock, as the famous Bigfoot fell dead. My tawny deliverer sat and licked his many wounds, and from our respective perches we watched each other interestedly, but part very anxiously as those great yellow bears bowed on me. Indeed, it was with intense rage that I heard the report of a shotgun down the canon, and my friend faved away. I was soon busy removing the bear skin, out of which this coat was made. I surmised that the shot we heard came from a party of amateur nimbrods who were camping down below. They were coming up the canon, and smiling grimly I seized my pick, dabbed it, my hands and overalls in the animal's blood and was standing herocally over my (?) game when the noisy gang arrived. Amazement? Well, it'll do. I said nothing, but they made a few deductions, and the tale of my slaughtering a cinnamon with a miners pick is still used as a crowner to all others in those hills. "That Lion still haunts the Apache Canon, I admit that it is not an ordinary one of its kind. When any man attempts to poke his gun down its throat and holds him while he stabs him to death, 'I'd like to watch him from up a tree.'" If the talk that is going on around Kansas City concerning "Coming Thro' the Rye" can be taken as a criterion, the Willis Wood Theatre will be packed to its utmost capacity next week, commencing Sunday night. Seldom has a show been so generally discussed in advance of its coming, and there is no doubt that the forthcoming verdict justifies it. Everybody seems to know that the great organization of 80 people, which has been so phenomenally successful in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, is coming here, with all of the original principals in the case, and with every detail of the stage r presentation, and this condition of affairs warrants the interest that is so manifest. Thoroughly good comedy, and plenty of it, and a charming musical score, with entirely capable artists to interpret it, make a potent drawing power, and these elements are assured in the performance of "Coming Thro' The Rye." Besides we are to have the celebrated "beauty chorus" of 60, and the charming "girl with the white horse," both of which adjuncts of the show have created such a favorable impression everywhere. That this will prove to be one of the most delightful theatrical events that have occurred in this vicinity for a long time, goes without saying. The great cast includes Stella Mayhew, Bessie Gibson, Florence Townsend, Frank Lalor, Frank Doane, John Park, Wn. Riley Hatch and the others who are identified with the success of this production. There will be a special popular matinee Wednesday and regular matinee Saturday. this. "What's the word?" he asked. "Idiosyncrasy." "What?" "Idiosyncrasy." "I guess I'll stay in," said Swate. Speaking of the departure of old fashioned customs; what has become of the woman who took the table cloth to the door after a meal and shook it? THE OLD MAIL ORDER STORY. How dear to the heart of the average number Are mail order houses—when he has the 'dough.' For wagons, for harrows, for bedsteads and wire His orders ofw in a strong, steady flow. How he grasps at the cheap imitations. The out-of-date stuff which the dealers Which look out of place on the poorest plantations To be found anywhere on this side of—well. The cheap imitations, the base imitations, The out-of-date stuff which the dealers don't sell. The poor, patient dealer is lost in the shuffle, 'Twere better for him had he never been born So long as Adversity's winds do not ruffle The super with plenty of wheat and of corn. Who sends to Chicago for cheap imitations. For out-of-date stuff which the dealers don't sell. Which look out of place on the poorest plantations To be found anywhere on this side of—well— The cheap imitations, the base imitations, The out-of-date stuff which the dealers don't sell. But alas! whenn the cholera takes off his chickens. Or the drouth spoils his prospects for all kinds of crops. The mail order house may go to the dick- ens! To the poor patient dealer he sheepishly flops. Because he has no money for cheap imitations. For out-of-date stuff which the dealers don't sell. Which look out of place on the poorest plantations. To be found anywhere on this side of— mars. The cheap imitations, the base imitations. The out-of-date stuff which the dealers don't sell. Answered. Judge Ridgly Carter, secretary of the American embassy at London, was piloting some American friends through the museum at Hastings, when he observed, relates Harper's Weekly, an unhappy attendant wearing a military uniform, with a helmet from which the chin-strap hung, at whom an inquisitive tourist was firing all manner of silly questions. The tourist's last question was, "Say, what is that strap under your chin for?" The attendant sighed. "The strap is to rest my jaw when I get tired answering questions." said he. A Valuable Witness. A southern lawyer tells of a case that came to him at the outset of his career, wherein his principal witness was a darky named Jackson, supposed to have knowledge of certain transactions not at all to the credit of his employer, the defendant. 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