The American Citizen

THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. The Oldest Negro Paper devoted to the Race in this Section BERAL COMMISSION PAID RELIABLE AGENTS FOR THIS PAPER CALL HERE man who stands for Law Enforcement and an Economical City Administration. A man who belonged to no clique or gang, but always battling for the best interest of all the people. There is no man in this city who is better and more favorably than Hon. D. E. Cornell, and there could not be a better found in this state to fill the position of mayor of this city he for he is thoroughly versed with the many important needs this city. He has lived here for almost forty years and during these years, we fail to hear one single person speak of him or than a man who stands for those noble principles of true good who believe in honesty and fair dealing to all, be they or poor. If there ever was a time in the history of this city, when the men's who are interested in making this a pleasant and desirable to live, it is now; and such a city will only need a man as D. Cornell for its mayor, who will promote its future progress, and for all that implies the best interest of all citizens regard of color or stage in life. He is possessed with great executiveiry and when elected he will be mayor and not the other fellow he is not a better friend to the people, our race than Hon.D. E. Cornell. And any one who casts a vote against him for Mayor on 2nd will make a serious mistake. 1.17 NO 52 The Oldest LIBERAL COM HON. D. E. OUR NEXT man who stands for Law, nomical City Admini- belonged to no cl always battling terest of all There is no man in this city w own than Hon. D. E. Cornell, found in this state to fill the he for he is thoroughly vers this city. He has lived here f some years, we fail to hear on or than a man who stands for hood who believe in honesty or poor. If there ever was a time in th men's who are interested in ma- te to live, it is now; and such cornell for its mayor, who will for all that implies the best of color or stage in life. He ity, and when elected he will b is not a better friend to the And any one who casts 12nd will make a serious mi A WINNER te for U. S. Guyer he is the for Judge of North side city, we feel safe in sayiug that decisions will be rendered ac- ing to the law governing the in voting for him you will be ing for a man who is thorough qualified to fill this important nation and a man who ranks on the best and leading citi- of this city. When it comes this ruling as Judge he will be no friend to reward nor may to punish. the business in our city court becoming so great that it is sarcastic that the Judges should men of ability and well versed aw, and in electing Hon. U.ayer for Judge of the North City court would show great am upon the part of the citi- of this city. the Republican Ticket. WINNER THIS TIME FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. Mayor - D. E. Cornelll City Clerk...Geo. Foerschler. City Attorney...Ralph Nelson. City Treasurer...Miss Tiera Farrow. Office Judge...John T. Sims. Bridge City Court, 1st District...U. Mayor. Bridge City Court, 1st District...R. Hope. Maryal City Court, 1st District... John McDonald. Maryal City Court 2nd. Dist. Cheeker. President of the Peace 3rd. Dist. Winship. Miss Tiera Farrow for surveyor when you vote on April She is the one to vote for if you good trouser. Judge John T.Sims for judge court. North side He is the man for that place. You go to the polls on Apr. You fail to vote for George surveyor for City clerk. He has a good, honest, and effec- cled during the last two yrs. City Locals. Send us your news, Telephone Bell 1958 West. Mrs. Fannie Merritt, of 1107 N. 6 St. is quite ill this week. The funeral of Stella Gertrude Meritt of 1107 N. 6 St. who died last Tuesday was held Thursday afternoon at the 8 St. Christian church the services were conductby Rev. W. A. Bowen. Rev.J. Anderson, who has been atIndependence Mo.for the three days assisting Rev. J. B. Winrow in his revival meetings returned home this week. Mr. Spencer Walls has returned from Omaha Neb. where he attended the wedding of Miss Mary William and Mr. B. Burton. Mrs. Ed Smith, of 525 Neb. who has been quite ill for three week is improving. A Union Missionary service of all the Baptist Churches of the city will be held at First Baptist church nextSunday Mar. 10th, at 3 P. M. in the interest of Foreign Mission work. Sister Josie Straghn, a native of British Guiaua S. America will address the meeting. All who fail to hear her will miss a rare treat, as she is a cultured lady, an interesting and an inspiring speaker. Come and hear her, all are welcome. No admission. Old Folks Home To build an Old Folks Home for Kansas City, kansas. Under the management of the E. P. and B. Aid Association, 50 or 100 acres of land will be purchased within a few miles of this city for the home site. The home will be built partly on the plan of a soldiers home the building will be of briek and stone. A committee is now looking for a location, work will begin next spring on the home as the board of managers hope to have it in operation in one year. Hundreds of old colored are in grave want, most of them are exslaves and humanity demands that they be taken care of one old man 85 years living at 2725 N. 6th St. his wife Evertine Pape is 70 years old the live with their daugh ter Mrs. Mattie Bibbs who has a large family and is very poor. Invalids young and old will be cared for by the home. The association is a charitable institution and will solicit the general public for aid to build the home. Committee—Isaac B. Atkinson, Chr. Isaac Taylor, treas. W. H. Bolln. S. Wade Reed, Moses Martin, Mrs. S. A. Taylor, Mrs. Minnie Reed, Ed Swanagan, Mrs. Kattie Jackson, Verge Jackson, George Miller, Peter Shirley, Reubin Bell, Henry Harris, John Malone KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY EVENING. The place of Man and Woman in the home. The husband is the home supporter: the wife the home maker: therefore, unless in cases in which the husband has, by some misfortune, become unable to perform his part, married women ought not quit their own particular sphere. To do so is false economy, as the home expenditure must be greater where the careful housewife has taken her capabilities elsewhere. Where the wife becomes as business jaded as her husband, to whom can he turn for relazing company? And how shall a woman support the double strain of married and business life, and keep her health and youth? Therefore her place should be at home while her husband should be the wagereaer and burden-bearer: Especially is this the case where there is a family. Children always look to mother for ever thing, from a pin to a fish-hook, from a doil to advice and comfort or motherly chats in the bedding stage of life, and she should be where they can easily find her. Yet it is often for the family that a woman does engage in business. Such women deserve to succeed. But on the whole, unless a woman has very special gifts, or is compelled by hard circumstances to do otherwise, she should confine her talent or energies to her home and family. Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. Sarah Shelden. Plff. vs. Charles Sheldon. Dept. 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 of Feb. 1907, the petition filed against you will be taken as true, and a judgement rendered the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant, and divorcing her from said defendant-and for cost of this action. I. F. Bradley, Atty. for Pliff. Attest: Wm. Needles. Clerk. 1st pub. Jan. 11th 1907. Afro-Americans Protest Do Not Want "The Clansman" to Show In Richmond. Richmond,'Va.,... "The Clansman" Thomas Dixon's dramatization of his book of that name, which deals with a phase of Southern history little understood by the world at large, is billed to appear in this city Friday and Saturday It has aroused indignation on the part of the colored people of the city because of its dealings with questions an things concerning that race, and they today held a public meeting for the purpose of formulating a complaint to be presented to the city authorities looking to the suppression of the performance. The colored ministers of the city are among those opposed to the production of the play. Recently the town council of Suf folk refused to permit the production of the play. GLOSSINE. GLOSSINE. The New and most Wonderful Hair Grower, Reliable, Infallible, Innocent and Harmless. It straightens Kinky, Knotty, Knappy Hair and Causes it to Grow Long, Straight and Beautiful. There may be people that say they sell glossine, but we sell real glossine. Price 50 Cents. Please give us a call. Director, Rub into the Scalp once daily. Agent can be found at 2437 Flora Av. Kansas City, Mo. Tel. Bell East 2035. Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. Sarah C. Reagan Plaintiff. vs William Reagan. Defendant. State of Kansas Greeting: To the above named defendant, William Reagan, you will take notice that on the 28th of December, 1906, that the said plaintiff above named, has filed her petition in the above and entitled court, asking for divorce on the grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Unless you answep demur or otherwise object, on or before the 23rd day of March, 1907, the allegations of plaintiff will be taken as true and upon further proof the plaintiff will be granted a divorce as prayed for. L. W. Johnson, Atty. for pliff. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk. By E. L. Cable, deputy. 1st pub. 1907. Publication Notice. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, Pearl Northington, Plaintiff. V4. William Northington, Defendants. 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 20th day of July 1006 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 divorcing plaintiff from defendant, and awarding to her her maiden name Plearl Jordan, and for cost of this suit. I. F. Bradley, atty, for pliff. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk. 1st. pub. June 1, 1906. Race Notes Hon. Preston H. Leslie who was Governor of Kehtucky in the early seventies and who was Governor of Monatna when it was a tiritory diud at Helena Montana. Thursday Feb. 7th aged eighty eight. His funerale took place last Sunday, from the Baptist Church in Helena When a resident of this state he was moderator of the GeneralAssociation of White Baptists and has always been an ardent Christian worker. The organised life of the Baptists in the United States will be two hundred years old next October. The old Philadelphia Association, the Confession of Faith of which is so well known among us, was organized in October, 1707. It is proposed to celebrate this bicentennial, and the happy suggestion is made that this occasion be taken to make a new study of Baptist history and faith. When you want a nice lunch, something nice to eat that will please you call at 1510 N. 3rd St. Kansas City Kas. You will find first class home made pies, chili, fresh fish, hamberges, winnies, bake beans, pig feet etc. Pleasant Green Baptist Church Notes, Pastor,Rev. G. McNeal preached an able sermon last Sabbath morning, two souls were united to the church for Baptism. We are still carrying on revival and have 19 converts, we beseech you to come out with fervent prayers and bring your wicked son and daughters, husbands and wives, neighbors and their children. Our pastor's beloved companion has been on the sick list for six weeks or more, but we are glad to report that she is convelescent. The Sewing Circle met at Mrs. Rosa S. Jones of 1406 N. 3rd St., last Friday and those present report a delightful time. Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt was called away hurriedly to the bed of her sick mother in New Providence, Tenn., about 6 weeks ago. But we are glad to hear they are getting along very well and she is expected to return soon with her mother if she is able to stand the trip. The Ministers Alliance met Monday 11 a.m. and was called to order be the President Rev. W.A. Bowren, prayer was offered by Rev. C. Ferguson. Mt. Zion Baptist Church report good Sunday School and good services all day. King Solomon report by Pastor Rev. H. Gordon, one additism, collection $15. 8th St. Baptist church report by Rev. D. B. Jackson, col. $68. Metropolitan Church by Rev.O Davis, good services all day,good B. Y. P. U. and Sunday school, col. $15. Pleasant Green Baptist Church Publication Notice. In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas: John Callahan, Plaintiff. vs. Thomas H. Lynch, Ollie E. Lynch, T.H. Lynch Mercantile Company. a corporation, and the unknown heirs and devisees of S.A. Snyder, deceased. [Defendants NO. 19862. The State of Kansas to the' above named defendants and the unknown heirs and devisees of S.A. Snyder deceased. oes of S.A. Snyder, deceased. Greeting: You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 26th day of October, 1906, the plaintiff above named, John Cullahan, filed his petition in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas and commenced suit against you, and in said petition said plaintiff alleges in substance as follows: that he is now and has been the owner in fee simple of and in the actual possession of the following described real estate, lying and situate in Wyandotte County, Kansas, to-wit— All of lots thirty-four (34) and thirty-five (35), in back sixy one (51) fin Armourdale, now a part of Kansas City.-Kansas, according to the recorded plat thereof. That the defendant above named and the unknown heirs of S. A. Snyder, deceased, respectively, set up, assert and claim certain estates, titles, rights or interests in and to said real estate adverse to the plaintiff, there by creating a cloud upon the plaintiff's said title and rendering the same unmarriedable. That said claim of said above named defendants and the unknown heirs and devices of S. A. Snyder, deceased, are wholly unfounded and without any right whatever and said defendants have not, nor have either of them, any estate, right, title or interest whatever in or to said real estate or any part thereof. And praying in substance that the plaintiff's title to said real estate be adjudged good and valid and that the claim estates, rights, titles or interests of the defendants and unknown heirs and devices of S. A. Snyder, deceased, is, to or upon said real estate be adjudged invalid, and that they and of them be forever barred from asserting any claim whatever in or to said real estate or any part thereof. And you are further notified that unless you answer the petition of said plaintiff on or before the 24th day of December, 1906, the allegations thereof will be taken as true and a judgement and decree will be rendered by said Court against you in favor of the said plaintiff quieting his title to said property against you and forever barring you or any person or persons claiming by or through you from casserting any claims of estate, right, title or interest in or to said real estate and giving plaintiff other relief as prayed for in said petition. John Callahan by E. L. Fisher his atty. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk of the District Court. Nov 9 A BARGAIN For Sale—A No. one upright piano at the most reasonable figures. This is an exceptionable chance to secure one of rhe best "make" and highclass instrument of today. Call and examine and get terms, No. 411 Neb. ave, K. C. K. Bethell A. M. E. Bhurch eor. of steward streets, will run a ten days Gospel meeting commencing Friday night Sept. 7th Rev. Pesry and Hawkins and others will assist Rev. L. W. McComiek in these services, every are cordial invited Nice Furnished Rooms for rent with board or without, will be at home to friends on Thursday, 423 Oakland ave Mrs. Annie Williams. Publication Notice State of Kansas, Wyandotte County, In the District Court of Wyandotte County, State of Kansas. M. T. Jones, Plaintiff. vs Martha Jones, Defendant. The State of Kansas, to Martha Jones Creeing: You are hereby notified that on the and day of March, 1907, the above named Plaintiff has filed this petition in the District Court, asking and praying for a divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty and gross negligent of duty. Unless you answer demuror or otherwise object or before the 13th day of April, 1907, the allegations, statement and averments of srid petition, shall be taken as true, and upon further 'proof', the plaintiff will be granted divorce, as prayed for. 'L. W. Johnson, Atty, for Pliff, Attest this 2nd day of March. Notice of Final Settlement County of Wyndotte, ^§8 In the Probate court in and for said County, in the matter of the Estate of Corvila Broadus, Deceased. Creditors and all other persons interested in the aforesaid estate are hereby notified, that at the next 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 Wyndotte and State aforesaid on the first Monday in the month February, A. D. 1907. I shall apply to said Court for a full and final settlement of said estate. C. Patterson, Administrator with will annexed of Corvila Broadus, deceased. In witness whereof, the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyndotte, State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court this 18th day of December A. D. 1006. Winfield Freeman, Probate Judge. MARCH 8. 1907 is Section CALL HERE Publication Notice In the District Court andotte Covnty Kansas. Birdie Smi h. 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, 1966, the petition filed against you will be taken as true and a judgement rendered against you the natre of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant and restoring plaintiff to her maiden name Birdie Renick and for cost of this suit. L. F. BRADLEY. Atta. for Pliff. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk First Pub. Aug. 3rd Administrator's Notice. Name of Kansas County of Wyandotte In the Probate court in and for said county. In the matter of the Estate' of Joseph Anderson, deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned, on the Estate of Joseph Anderson late of said County, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 1st day of March, 1907. 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. Samuel Diggs, Administrator of the Estate with will annexed of Joseph Anderson, deceased. notice, and assigned, 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 1st day March. A. D. 1907. V 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 County, 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, and final settlement of said estate. Eliza Dudley Administratix 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.1906 Winfield Freeman. Probate Judge NOTE LETS For Rent—To desirable partiesglen tieman perfered)well furnished rooms in one of the best families in the city,inquire at this office. Mrs.S. T. M. 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. Raed, 528 Nb. ave., has a few nicely furnished roms to rent. Notice of Application for Parole. This is to notify all persons that I the undersigned will on the 2nd day of October 1906 or as soon thereafter as jean be conviently heard apply to the Prison Board of the State of Kansas, for a parole from the State penitentiary of the State of Kansas. Take not ce and govern yourself accordingly. CLARENCE STEWART. And few there were who, passing, saw A rose, a sunbeam, nothing more. —Beth Slater Wilson. NOW IS the time Subscribe For the Weekly American The Oldest Negro Journal Published Weekly in this part of the Country. at 1510 North 3rd Street KANSAS CITY . . . . KANSAS REV. G. McNEAL, Asso. Editor. Geo. A. Dudley. Editor in Chief; 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 whilst 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 Mail 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 Pittsburg 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 romanceurs 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 throws his beams? So shines a bad deed in this haughty world." News comes from the east 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 detatched from the doorknob and put into the police wagon, the premier of the great British Empire crawled out from under his bed and signed a sigh of re- W. B. Raymond FUNERAL DIRECTOR and Embalmer. The very best of Service, Fine Carriages for alll Purposes, at all Hours. The Best Equipped White Enameled Ambulance for sick and wounded on Short Notice. Charges Reasonable. Call at 431 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansay. Local Office of The Ethiopian Protective and Benefician Aid Association Employment and Informationureau for the members of the Assoation. W. H. BOLDEN, Acting Secretary. Peter Shirley, Canvassing Agent. Telephone Bell W. 32. W. B. R. FUNERAL and Embalmer. The very best for all Purpose The Best Equipped White sick and on Short Notice. Charges Re sota Ave., Kansas Local Office of The Ethiopian Protec Aid As Employment and Information of the Ass 1508 N. 3rd Street. BELL TELEPHON The Ethiopian Protective and Beneficial Aid Association, National Convention at Kansas City, Sept. 22nd, 1908. The National association will be composed of delegates from every State and Territory in the union, the association will have an exhibition of many amusing features at the same time of the convention which will run for 30 days, one hundred acres or more land will be bought by the association for exposition grounds, buildings will be erected on the grounds to suit the exposition, thousands of members are now joining the association has over a thousand members. Kansas has many organizations, Garden city, Dodge city, Larned, Great Bend, Hutchinsons, Wichita, Newton, Emporia, Topeka and Kansas City have their local organization, local organizations will be set up in each state and each organization will send delegates to the national convention. Among the great objects of the association are to organize the 10,000,000 colored people of the nation into one common body to better the conditions of the whole race and for their protection. To ISAAC B. AT President of the E. P. W. H. BOLDEN, Acting Secreta Peter Sh Value of Moderate Eating. No matter what kind of food is taken, the quantity should be small. The human body can live and thrive and work on a surprisingly small quantity of nourishment. Great mod- ration in eating is, therefore, one of the keys that unlock the doors at long living. Greatest Misfortune of Life Greatest misfortune of Life. Mayors appear to have had their troubles two centuries ago. At bielefeld, Germany, there is a tombstone with this inscription: "Here lies Johannes Burggreve, who considered his election as burgomaster of this city the greatest misfortune of his life." The Day's Length. By a simple rule, the length of the day and night, any time of the year, may be ascertained by doubling the time of the sun's rising, which will give the length of the night; and double the time of setting will give the length of the day. Cold Baths vs. Drunkenness In the course of a discussion at the sanitary congress Mr. Weaver declared that it was almost impossible for anyone taking a cold bath every morning to become an habitual drunkard.—London Telegraph. Treasure hunting has become the principal occupation of the islanders of Martinique. They dig day and night among the ruins caused by the eruptions of Mont Pelee for gold and other valuables. Once when a man loses all love for his wife is when he holds a straight flush against four aces in a little poker game and she has the four aces.—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Radium Kills Mice Before the Paris Academy of Sciences, M. Bouchard stated that mice exposed to emanations from radium died in six hours. Thunder Kills Oysters Cysters are such nervous creatures that a sudden shock, such as a loud thunder-clap, will kill many hundreds of them. Telephone Home W. 32 Raymond DIRECTOR of Service, Fine Carriages, at all Hours. Enameled Ambulance for wounded reasonable. Call at 431 Minneapolis City, Kansay. active and Beneficial Association on bureau for the members association, Kansas City, Kansas. NE 2313 WEST. buy land by the thousands of acres in each state, to colonize these lands, farm them, build towns and cities raise cattle hogs, horses, poultry and etc., to establish tanneries, shoe and cotton factories this will solve the race problem, 10 cents a piece from 10 million people would be 1 million dollars for 12 months would be $12,000,000 for five years would be 60 million dollars which would buy 1,200,000 acres of land at $50. per acre this would be enough land to colonize every colored family in the Unite states. This would give the boys and girls who are now being educated something to do instead of earning bad habits and starving out in cities. Certificates for membership are 50 ets monthly dues 10 ets. Each state can organize itself and select it delegates to the national convention. Now let every race man and woman get busy for further information address Kansas City headquarters. Several canvassing agent are wanted in every state and city with a good commission allowed. I am yours for the up building of the Ethiopian or black race in America and throughout the world. TKINSON, & B. Aid Association. ary. irley, Canvassing Agent. To the Afflicted To those who are suffering with Chronic diseases and especially such as other Doctors have given up. Call on Doctor Benjaman Benner of Quindaro Kansas, he is o devine healer, and says he will cure you of the following diseases, if you are suffering with Parlyses he will cure you of that particular disease or no charges for his service, I can also cure Bed Fever. Palpitation of the heart. Indigesting. Side Pleurisy. call on me at Quindaro Kansas. He refers you to any of the following perous whom he has treated for their different cases: Maggie Jenkins foot of Freeman, Mrs. R. Grigsett, Quindaro; Mrs. H. H. Everett, Quindaro; Laura Kennedy, 560 Oak, and Anna Becham 1019 Pacific both in K. C. Mo. Publication Notice. In the District Court of Wvandotte county Kansas. Isaiah Edmonson. vs. Russia Edmonson. 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 11th day Jan. 1907, the position filed in said cause will be taken as a trial and a judgment rendered the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant and divorcing plaintiff from defendant and for costs this action. Attest: By I. F. Bradley. Atty. Wm. Needles. Clerk. Dec. 7. Size of Ancient Babylon. Ancient Babylon was not such a great city as some have supposed, according to H. Valentine Geere, the archaeologist. He says: "The idea of Babylon's vastness and magnificence, to which we have become accustomed, has been practically exploded. Dr. Kodewey told me that the site of the city was larger than that of any other ancient city; but ever so, the idea that it could be compared with London and its suburbs, which has been very generally held, is entirely erroneous. In point of fact, it appears that its walls were not more than eight miles in circumference. SHIELDS FOR TRCOPS IN WAR. Their Use Urged by a German Mill- Writer. A writer in the Militar-Wochenblatt raises anew the question of the use of portable shields for the protection of infantry in the attack, says the gread 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 rifle rest. 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 titan 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. 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What bought the most delightful wife A man could hope to win! What buys her every wish in life— And that she 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 Lord I am 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 this chair in which I loll, It bought this private car; It bought this car in which I guess, If all this is not happiness, Well—I don't know! 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. 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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! "Well," said the first policyholder, throwing aside his paper, "there is at least one thing we can be thankful for concerning our Mutual friend, Mr. 530 MINNESOTA AVE 852 FREEMAN AVE In an Excuse Book. ner Water Filter as a Crystal and Healthy. 75 cents. ERIDAN M 8, Tree" is a very popular song--W popular store? 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Mrs. Eddy as the Medium of Her Dead Brother. One day Mrs. Patterson (now Mrs. Eddy) and Mrs. Crosby sat together at opposite sides of the same table, suddenly Mrs. Patterson leaned backward, shivered, closed her eyes, and began to talk in a sepulchral, manish voice. The voice said that "he" was Albert Baker, Mrs. Patterson's brother. "He" had been trying, the voice continued, to get control of Mrs. Patterson for many days. "He" wished to warn Mrs. Crosby against putting such entire confidence in Mrs. Patterson. "He informed me," Mrs. Crosby continues, "through her own lips, that while his sister loved me as much as she was capable of loving anyone, life had been a severe experiment with her and she might use my sacred confidence to further any ambitious purposes of her own."—McClure's Magazine. Illustrated. A teacher in one of the primary schools of New York recently read to her pupils "The Old Oaken Bucket." After explaining the song to them very carefully, she asked the class to copy the first stanza from the blackboard, where she had written it, and try to illustrate the verse by drawings in the same way a story is illustrated. In a short while one little girl hand-up her slate with several little dots between two lines, a circle, half a dozen dots, and three buckets. "I do not quite understand this, Malmy," said the teacher, kindly. "What is that circle?" "Oh, that's the well," Malmy replied. "And why do you have three buckets?" again asked the teacher. "One," answered the child, "is the taken bucket, one is the iron-bound bucket, and the other is the moss-covered bucket that hung in the well." "But, Maimy, what are all these little dots for?" "Why, those are the spots which my infancy knew," earnestly replied Matamy.-Harper's Weekly. Poetry of the Future When Peary has found the North pole, And the Panama canal is finished, And the negro question is satisfactorily answered, And English spelling is reformed, And we have universal peace, And politicians are all honest, And there really are no trusts, And coal costs only fifty cents a ton, And life insurance is absolutely square, And ice is delivered free, And the city pays taxes to the citizen, And all men promptly pay all their debts, And the steam trains and electric cars will wait for you, And the Cape Cod project is forgotten, And men get home before 10 o'clock at night, invariably sober. And school children really love their teachers, And the churches are regularly crowded. Eight off the bs Without though Without meter, Without rhyme. THE BARMAN —You certainly were a long time bringing this champagne. Walter—Not my fault, sir. The bartender was a long time finding the wreels for the bottle, sir. Copra oil used to go into the soap industry exclusively, whereas today personal of the most important mills in garments are converting this oil into extra domestic grease, sold commonly as a substitute for butter. Boyce—Fools walk where angels run to tread. Boyce—I suppose they haven't got the price of a car fare. Distance may lend enchantment, but you don't see young lovers walking on different sides of the street. CURRENT ITEMS. James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway company, who has returned from St. Paul to New York, expressed the conviction that the tide of prosperity is turning and that there are indications of a significant recession in business. As Mr. Hill phrased it, "the sails of prosperity are being reefed. The year 1905 may be a hard year and many thousands of men may then be out of work." General Loynaz del Castillo, of Cuba, is out with another statement calling for liberty or death. In a statement published in La Lauch, he says: Independence or death is the only issue. Let cows live without a country. To my last breath I fight for Cuba libre. Hundreds of thousands of Spanish soldiers have been buried for opposing Cuba's independence. Millions more of tombs will be opened if necessary. We accepted the surrender of arms, believing the Americans would give back our liberty. All the above I have said to Secretary Bacon I repeat it now to the protectorists. Unless the strictest economy is practiced, a timber famine will result in the United States within the next few years, is the opinion of R. S. Kellogg. United States forest inspector, who spoke before the Western Society of Engineers at Chicago. "The output of timber has remained stationery for years, while the demand has increased steadily," said Mr. Kellogg. "White pine lumber has advanced 100 percent in the last twenty years. Great economy must be practiced in the next few years in order to avert a timber famine." ☆ In the postoffice appropriation line the controversy between newspapers and magazines which carry coupon advertisements was disposed of by the senate by the adoption of the following provision: "That hereafter newspapers and periodicals may carry blank or printed return coupons as part of advertisements or other blank space for writing concerning the subjects treated, not in excess of one-third of the superficial area occupied by the advertisements or article, without impairing their rights to the second class rates of postage." The U. S. Senate, in committee of the whole, accepted the Beveridge amendment to the pure food law, requiring that the inspected meat not only must be marked "inspected and passed" in order that it may be admitted to interstate commerce, but the corporation offering the products for shipment shall also cause the label to be attached giving the date of inspection and packing. The amendment applies to all meat food products deposited or incorporated in canes, plets, canvas or other receptacle. The packers have bitterly opposed this provision. Replying to a question regarding the size of John D. Rockefeller's fortune, Frederick T. Gates, Mr. Rockefeller's business representative, said: "There have been a great many amusing misstatements on this subject. Several years ago Senator Hear in the senate credited Mr. Rockefeller with a fortune of 1000 million dollars. The facts are that Mr. Rockefeller has authorized a statement that his fortune cannot exceed 250 to 300 million dollars. Furthermore his income cannot in his most prosperous year have exceeded 15 to 20 millions. The public generally is under the impression that he owns a majority of the Standard Oil stock. The facts are he owns about 20 per cent. ☆ The committee of policy-holders of the New York Mutual Life were defeated in the election for directors by a decisive vote. The official figures are as follows: Administration ticket, 199,182. United committee ticket, 69,-161. Selected fusion ticket, 3,447. Although the complicated system adopted by the $25 a day inspectors appointed by Insurance Superintendent Kelsey to canvass the New York vote have not made sufficient progress to announce the result of the preliminary count, there seems little doubt that the McCall-Morgan administration combination was equally successful. Indeed, it is not unlikely that the percentage against the International Policy Holders' ticket will be higher than in the Mutual Life, where the fight was wasted most bitterly by combined committees. ☆ Application to organize the First National bank of Kiowa, I. T., with a capital of $25,000, has been approved by the controller of the currency. Pension attorneys are closing their offices in all parts of the country since the passage of the law by Congress does away with the guaranteed fee. ARMY OFFICERS IN CHARGE. The Panama Canal to Be Constructed Under Government Engineers. James F. Stevens, chief engineer of the Fulama canal has resigned; the bid of W. J. Oliver for the contract to dig the canal has been rejected; the Senate committee on canals has failed to report the nominations of the canal commissioners, hence there will be no canal commission after March 4; army officers "who will not heed attacks in Congress and from the press and who will be content with small pay" are to take up the great task and Major George W. Goethals, energetic and young enough to complete the project before he comes of retiring age, is to head the organization. An official statement from the White house officers announced that all the bids have been rejected. The form is declared, after investigation, to be defective. The purpose of the government to secure for building the canal the services of the best and most experienced contractors has failed. The canal probably will be dug by contract, but the future plans in that direction are indefinite. The present force and organization on the isthmus, which Mr. Stevens leaves as the chief monument to his eighteen months of labor there, will be continued under new supervision. But there will be quite a change in the personnel. Second in command to Major Goethals will be Major David Dahl. Gaillard. Major Seibert will be third in command. The President intends to have a line of army engineers trained into the special work, so that if one drops out because of incapacity or for any other reason there will be another to take his place. Furthermore, Joseph Clay Stiles Plackburn, Democrat, of Versailles, Ky., soon to become an ex-senator after thirty years in public life, probably will be made a member of the canal commission, and it is in the President's mind to make all three army engineers canal commissioners. He will raise their salaries beyond the compensation of military officers. Major Goethals will have $15,000, half the salary paid to Mr. Stevens. There is mystery behind the resignation of Stevens. It came as a surprise to the President about ten days ago. Apparently all the reasons for it have not been told. The chief engineer smarted under the attack upon the canal. He was unused to government ways of doing business and resented the constant scrutiny of details. When the Senate committee on interoceanic canals wanted to bring him back last spring to testify again he informed the President that he would resign if the committee insisted. More than once Mr. Stevens asserted that he would build the canal in quick time if the government would permit him to build a board fence around it and exclude all except the workers. He was jealous, too, of those who preceded him and who left their places to accept more lucrative employment in private enterprises. Nothing seems to be known here of Mr. Stevens's plans. He is to give way to Major Goethals as soon as convenient. Experience. 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That we found in Westchester county, about twenty miles from the city hall, New York city; commutation 12 cents per day. I paid $500 for four building lots, 25x125 feet each. I received in the neighborhood of $300 as commission for selling suburban property, and concluded I would venture starting the building of a house with $500, for if I could not complete it at once I could save rent and finish as I was able. The house is 28x30 feet, two stories and attic; ceilings, ground floor, 9 feet; second story, 8 feet; kitchen, pantry, dining room and front room, with a hall large enough for an ordinary reception room. Second floor, two large bedrooms, one small one and bathroom; ample closets. More bedrooms could be finished in attic if required. "I started the house in summer, camped on what I now use for garden, hired Italians to dig the cellar and lay foundation with stone on the place. In digging they struck a vein of sand, which was utilized, thus saving the expense of 'building sand.' Had the opportunity to buy a building with good timber and well-seasoned lumber, for which I paid $50. The cost of taking it down, aside from volunteer help, was $10. It furnished nearly all the timber, sills, beams, etc., and the entire lining. Labor was the largest item, and even that I managed to economize, because all those friends and acquaintances that invited themselves up to camp out with us helped all that they could under the direction of a competent carpenter and builder. Between the lining and clapboards is an interlining of sheathing paper to insure warmth, and although the expectation was that the house DID NOT GO OFF. Anniversary of Attempt on Life of Andrew Jackson. While the funeral services over the remains of Congressman Davis, of South Carolina, were being held in the capitol seventy-two years ago, an attempt to kill President Andrew Jackson was made by a printer named Lawrence, a resident of this city. The funeral services were held in the house of representatives and were attended by the President, members of the cabinet, senators and representatives and friends of the deceased. Immediately after the services were concluded in the hall the body was removed from there through the rotunda and by the east piazza to the hearse, followed by the President and others in slow procession. President Jackson was walking with several officials and was regretting the fact that it would be impossible for him to attend the burial, interment being in Congressional cemetery. Just as the President came out of the rotunda, a man approached from a corner section of the rotunda in which there was a large A Southern Opinion of Lincoln. This day ninety-eight years ago, amid the environments of humility and poverty, was born a child who before he had passed far beyond the meridian of life was destined to have fixed upon him the eyes of all mankind. 100 Women and Home. would cost $800, it did not cost much over $500. "I did all the wainsecoating in the kitchen and dining room after the boss had shown me how it should be done. I have come to the conclusion that a woman can do far more than she is credited with if she is real determined. The taxes are my largest item and the hardest to meet, but words are inadequate to express my satisfaction that I have my own home, free from debt, even though it is humble. No landlord can 'put me out' because my chickens or dog annoy somebody else. If I am disposed I have no fears that I am losing time and the rent may not be ready on the first. The garden gives me plenty even if I do neglect it for a week." A MISUNDERSTOOD SCIENTIST. Dr. Willima Osler's statement, made nearly two years ago, that "man's best work is done before forty," which he meant in a preparatory sense, created a world-wide sensation at the time, its signification being thoughtlessly and injuriously perverted. It is only lately that it has received its true interpretation, declares the Christian Register. Taking advantage of Dr. Osler's presence in Canada recently, (whither he went to celebrate the centenary of his beloved mother), Mr. Charles Leonard-Stuart, the well-known encyclopaedist, wrote to him for accurate information. The reports of the professor's famous address to the students of Johns Hopkins University were so distorted that "oslerized" has become a familiar term. Dr. Osler's real words or that occasion were: "The teacher's life should have three periods—study until twenty-five; investigation until forty; profession until sixty, at which time I would have him retired on a double allowance. Whether Anthony Trollope's suggestion of a college and chlororofrm should be carried out or not, I have become a little dubious, as my own time is getting so short." This is very different from the generally accepted idea that he asserted that man's creative usefulness ended at forty, and suggested his chloroforming at sixty. In an encyclopaedic article on medicine, Dr. Osler writes thus on age: "Within the past three centuries the pile of rubbish, and advancing immediately in front of the chief executive leveled a large Colt pistol at his breast and pulled the trigger. The pistol was one of the old style cap and ball pattern, and while the cap exploded the pistol failed to discharge. Just as soon as the would be assassin saw that his pistol had failed to do its work, he dropped it to the floor and quickly drew from his bosom another pistol and made a second attempt to shoot the president in the breast and again the weapon failed to discharge, and the man was knocked down and securely held by Captain Gedney. With such lightning-like rapidity had the attempt to shoot been made that no one was given a chance to stay his hand. President Jackson, as soon as he realized what was taking place shook himself from a Mr. Woodbury who was walking with him, and raising his cane made an effort to reach the man. President Jackson, although an old man, seemed to take on all the vigor of youth as he realized that an effort had been made to take his life and in a cowardly way, and his courage was only equaled by his anger which he exhibited in no small degree. The would-be assassin was carried to a place of safety by Captain Godney by the sheer force of integrity, kindness of heart, purity of life and purpose, and a forceful, clear, vigorous intellect, he rose by slow degrees to the most exalted civic position in human government. Abraham Lincoln was one of the most unique and remarkable characters in all history. He was simple. and Mr. Woodbury, and the funeral procession moved on as soon as the excitement subsided. The President returned to the White House and expressed himself as deeply sorry that he was not permitted to use his cane on the man who had attempted his life. It was two years prior to this assault that young Lieutenant Randolph had entered the steamer at Alexandria and while the President and party were en route to Fredericksburg, Va., to attend the laying of the monument to the mother of Washington, had pulled. President Jackson's nose because he had dismissed him from the service of the navy. At that time the President was prevented from using his trusty cane, and the second assault at the Capitol was regarded by him as a little more than even the President of the United States should be required to submit to. When it became known to President Jackson that the man who had made the assault was unbalanced mentally he expressed regret for his condition. Lawrence was carried to court, claimed that President Jackson had killed his father, and that he wanted to kill him for revenge. Lawrence's father had died a natural death in Washington several years before the assault was made on the President a public speaker and rebater had few superiors in the world. The people of the South once held him as an object of execution, but they learned before he had been many months in the grave that his death was a dire calamity, and looking back now over the lapse of forty years and more they freely accord him a high place on the roll of il- average working life of English-speaking men has doubled. A Jew lived as long as now, and some strong or favored ones had efficient working powers as long; but the common life was worn out in what is now middle age. In Shakespeare's time, the fifties were venerable; 'Old John of Gaunt, time-honored (Lancaster,' was fifty-eight when supposedly addressed; and Admiral Coligny, murdered at fifty-three, is described by his contemporary biographer as a very old man. Now, when we hear of a death in the sixties, we instinctively feel it an untimely cutting-off in what should still be fresh and vigorous age, and even at eighty it seems but just fair ripeness for the sickle." Even at this late date, it is a matter of general interest to have the professor's position accurately defined. It was a singular instance of a man suddenly becoming famous for what he did not say, whereas what he did say was very much more to the point than the sentiments popularly, but erroneously, attributed to him. RAISING CHILDREN. Those of Today and the Child Yet to Come Into the World. We are just waking up to the fact that the twentieth century children are distinctly practical little creatures, quite lacking in the imagination which makes childhood the happiest period of life, the period upon which we look back with satisfaction after we have become world-worn and weary. It comes from discarding fairy tales and supplying their place with practical stories that give a premature knowledge of the world; the possession of too many luxuries and a multitude of costly toys, and the enjoyment of pleasures much too grown-up for tender youth. Well, we cannot remedy the mischief already done, but we can guard against a repetition of it. There are other children to come into the world to be reared and there are a few mothers who can be brought to understand the gravity of the situation. In the matter of hygiene we are an improvement upon our ancestors, but in matters of good sense we do not equal them, if we are to judge by the results. And precocious, unnatural children is a glaring instance of the error in one branch of living. We and, of course, there was no foundation for the statement that the President had killed him. Lawrence was placed in jail for a time and finally sent to an insane asylum. There was great excitement in Washington at the time as it was stated that the attempt to kill President Jackson was a well-laid plan by men who did not approve of the President's refusal to restore to the Bank of the United States the government deposits. This belief became almost general from the fact that during the fall and winter President Jackson had received a number of letters threatening him with assassination if he did not restore the deposits. The Sentiment Was All Right. whom mankind will not willingly let die.—Houston Chronicle. Didn't Wish to Interrupt. A husband was being arraigned in court in a suit brought by his wife for cruelty. "I under- land, sir," said the judge, addressing the husband. "that one of 1800 have not improved upon children in any way, save, possibly, in bodily health, and I am not quite willing to concede even that point. Look at the nervous school children, the large number with defective vision—they are hardly specimens of an improved condition of health. The regular school work, with holidays and daily intervals for recreation ought not to seriously affect the health of a child, and nerves ought to be unknown to babies. Too little sleep, improper food and irregularity of meals are common faults in the home, and the children are the real sufferers. Reading matter for young people is not adjusted to their mental capacity, and pleasure in simple toys is conspicuous by its absence. The only dolls desired by little girls are the big things with fashionable wardrobes, and the only toys that will please boys are mechanical affairs of costly workmanship. I shall never falter in my allegiance to fairy tales. I think we need imagination stimulants at all ages, but particularly when the brain is growing and the character is setting. We need something to take us from the rut of the commonplace, and we are offered very little in that line. As I have said before, I pity a man or woman who has no happy childhood to look back upon, for the sweet memory helps to smooth the rough places of life. We expect to meet difficulties and disappointments in the grown-up world, and it is only fair that we be properly equipped for the ordeal. Childhood is the training school, I verily believe, the time when sweetness or bitterness of spirit is germinated, therefore childhood should be especially guarded—which it is not. There is a baby coming into this world soon, and I predict for it the ideal childhood. It will be gifted with parents of unusual sense and will be brought up on sensible, scientific principles. Its wardrobe is just what a baby should have—ample, simple and very dainty—and from if I reason out an ideal childhood. Everything is influenced by the beginning, and senseless infant outfits tell the story of a spoiled baby existence. This baby will have imagination if a musical and literary atmosphere have any effect, and I am willing to wager that it will know the fairy world as I did—to its lasting pleasure and benefit. ing elder in the church, and as the superintendent of a Sunday school, I am constrained to rebuke your phraseology, but my devotion to truth compels me to applaud your sentiment." A man who was rich enough to afford it fell sick and in due time his family doctor called a consultation. After the conferences had taken several sniffers and a smoke over it they decided as the first named hoped, and he went to the sickroom and reported. He said: "We are unable to agree at this time as to whether or not your trouble is constitutional or not, but—" "Doctor," interrupted the patient, as he raised himself on his elbow and swore a few lines, "you don't mean to tell me I have to take this to the supreme court to be decided." The czarina of Russia, who is renowned for her beautiful jewels and extensive wardrobe, has one of the handsomest sable coats in the world. In United States coin it is valued at from $250,000 to $400,000. The queen of Norway also has a magnificent sable coat which, although not as valuable as that of the czarina, is worth a small fortune, being valued at between $150,000 and $200,000. on your wife is that you have not spoken to her for three years. Is that so?" Betty Bradeen. Didnt Want to Go to Court. Was His Own Grandfather. Nothing in the way of the proposed trial marriages ever could create such domestic complications as some real marriages that have occurred in this country. William Harman of Titusville, Penn., is said to have committed suicide in March, 1893, leaving behind him a letter which showed how much the matter of his relationship to himself had preyed upon his mind. Wrote Mr. Harman: "I married a widow who had a grown-up daughter. My father visited our house often, fell in love with my stepdaughter, and married her. So my father became my son-in-law and my stepdaughter my mother, for she was my father's wife. Some time afterward my wife had a son. He was my father's brother-in-law and my uncle, for he was the brother of my stepmother. My father's wife—namely, my stepdaughter had a son. He was, of course, my brother, and in the meantime my grandchild, for he was the son of my daughter. My wife was my grandmother, because she was my mother's mother. I was my wife's husband and grandchild at the same time, and as the husband of my grandmother I was my own grandfather." There is a family of brothers in Utah that have practiced rotation in marriage with the most unique result. It is declared that five brothers have married one woman successively during the last five years. Though they live in Utah, they are not Mormons, but Gentiles. The brothers were Arthur, Harper, Harry, Chester and Billy B. Damm. They are said to be the men about whom the joke of "the whole Damm family" was originated. The woman was married five times without changing her name, as she successively became the wife of Arthur, Harry, Chester, Harper and William B. Damm. Each man thus became a brother-in-law to all his brothers, and not only that, but each one was his own brother-in-law. Three children were born during this family epidemic of marriages, and it would be quite hopeless to try to figure out the relation of the children to each other and to their different fathers and uncles. The last husband would be stepfather to his nephews and nieces, a couple brother-in-law to his wife, and but it is homeless. In Philadelphia the other day Mrs Sarah Burns Elkins was led to the altar by John H. Cotney and John was the third of the Cotney boys to marry sisters of the Burns family. In 1887 Louis Cotney married Mary Burns, and they now live at 2124 Ellsworth street, Philadelphia. Two years ago Joseph Cotney married Margaret Burns, and they live at 1521 South Capital street in the Quaker City. The Cotney children inevitably will be double cousins—or is it triple cousins? And each husband undoubtedly his own wife's brother-in-law. A man in Minnesota married the sister of his grandson's wife. The latter came to Chicago and her sister grandmother, recently came to visit her. "How is it that your sister's name is the same as yours when you are both married?" asked a friend, and then the grandson's wife told the joke of the relationship under pledge of secretry. The two women tried to figure out their kinship, but had to give up because it threatened to drive that to the point reached by the Pennsylvania man. They followed the case far enough to know that the grandson was the brother-in-law of his grandfather and the uncle of his father's brother, who also was his uncle. He was also his own uncle and his own nephew, as well as the brother of his grandmother, and consequently his own granduncle. He didn't know whether to call his sister-in-law grandmother or merely "Elizabeth," as she was a stately woman, and he dared not address her as "sus." The relationship between the children of the two marriages would puzzle the man that perfected logarithms—Chicago Tribune: Reasoning. "Such reasoning," said Gen. F. D. Grant, in a military argument, "reminds me of the reasoning of old Corp. Sandhurst. Corp. Sandhurst was one day drilling a batch of raw recruits. 'Why is it,' he said to a bright-looking chap, 'that the blade of your sabre is curved instead of straight?' curved instead of strings " 'The blade is curved,' the result answered, 'in order to give more force to the blow.' " 'Nonsense,' said the corporal. The blade is curved so as to fit the scabbard. If it was straight, how would you get it in the curved scabbard, you idiot." —Rochester Herald. Fairly Safe Conjurer—"Now, then ladies and gentleman, I will tell you how many hairs there are on the head of any one in the audience who cares to ask." Voice—"Well, how many have it!" Conjurer—"Exactly 50,327,429, sir, and if you will count them and find I am mistaken I will pay you 500 francs."