The American Citizen

THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. The Oldest Negro Paper devoted to the Race in this Section LIBERAL COMMISSION PAID RELIABLE AGENTS FOR THIS PAPER CALL HERE VOL. 18 NO 7 A NOTED WOMAN PASSES AWAY. On last Tuesday April 16, 1907 at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Lena Downs of 422 Haskell ave., Mrs. Rachel Brown departed this life. The funeral services was held from the First Christian church, last Friday April 19, in the afternoon and was ably conducted by conducted by the pastor Rev. W. H. Bowen. She is gone but not forgotten. She leaves a daughter and 4 sons and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Mrs. Rachel Brown was born Nov. 24, 1851 in Osage County, Mo. at 55 years. She was married to Joseph Brown in 1868, moved to K. C. Kans. in 1881. She united with the Christian church about 15 years ago, was a faithful and untiring christian worker strong in the faith always ready and willing to do whatever her hands found to do. She was ready and willing to go and told all her children to meet her on the bank of sweet deliverance. She told them 'good bye' and said she was resting. How rugged seems the world now, how dreary our lot, how bitter is the cup of grief, as to Jacob of old no ladder rapped in a halo golden light to us appears now. Yet we seem to behold an Angel entering softly celestial doors from rounds of gold and above it a approving God and a smeling heaven. Sister Brown at that time of day when God paints the evening sky in colors of strange beau ty, and falling sun-beams dies away on the setting sun, when just before the earth is robed in shadows of night and the stars yet unseen in the peaceful heavens stand behind the curtains of day pillowed her head upon Jesus' breast and breathed her life out sweetly there. Many hearts outside the family circle will grieve at the death of this noble, tender, womanly woman, so true to family and friends so helpful to all good causes, possessing that priceless and rare beauty of soul which made her life a center of good influence to all around her although the closing scenes of her life were characterized by much suffering, the death summon found her amid sweetest anticipations and an unfaltering trust although it was her lot to suffer, it was an affliction filled with the serenity and calm of a long well-spent life, blessed with golden hope, troops of friends and universal regard. To know her was to admire her, to hear her was to believe her, to see her was to tstatify her as a noble won an living only for duty and God. For those who knew her best she will live in memory as true in all her relations with a large and hopeful a loving and trustful heart the finished product of simple womanhood standing for all that is most wanted or to be desired Weep not for her although she sleeps and we alone our weary way shall. She is sleep in in Jesus! Her repose. Beek- tins us upward through this 'world of woes. The day of our deliverance is at hand. With thoughts fixed high in Hea- ton on earth we stand; with patience want till Angels from above shall open the door nor death shall part us from her we love for ever more! The citizen extends sympathy so the family in this their hour of bereavement The United Order of True Refomers of which Rev. W, L. Taylor of Richmond, is president, to illustrate in a practical way the development of the Negro as a banker. They will erect a substantial building, and throughout the life of the exposition, will have in full operation a model bank, with safe deposit attachment, staff of cashier and will handle the mony of concessionaires' receipts. STOP! JUST THINK. A journalist by the name of Frank A. Munsey, owner of the Argosy Magazine Munsey's Magazine, The Scrap Book and a Home Journal of some small circulation, owns and publishes a paper hese, which he calls the Washington Times. This Times was started about 4 years and from its birth has useb every base method of yellow journalism to injure the Negro thinking in this step to cater to the prejudices of the community in which his paper has a large circulation and win in the field of competitian over the Washington Evening Star a paper which is a model of American journalism. But it has not been satisfied, even under the eye and personal supervision of Frank A. Muusey, to falsify accounts concerning colored people; hence. it issues an advertising folder which contain the very falsely significant paragraph: "Washington, the Capitol of the nation has a population of 355,000 which 95,000 are colored and are disregarded in the Times' circulation. What is said below, therefore applies wholly to the white population." Following this paragraph was one dealing with wealth and income which in no wise reasked with the colored people, and then came the following: "The Times has not only not sought circulation among the colored people, but it has deliberately avoided it and in its news columns has shown emphatically that it is a paper for white people." The above is surely convincing, and we call upon the colored people all over the country to strike from their list of reading matter any and everything with which Frank A. Munsey has anything to do. He is using his organ to degrade you and debase you, and honor anb self-respect demand that you resent his unjust imputation and contemptible slur and malicious falsehood. His Times is like the politician who never wants office. He always has his hand out for money; and while Frank A. Munsey is declaring he does not want colored people to take his papa', his agents pleads with the colored people to subscribe and his collectors are calling upon them as upon the whites. But the sad part of it is, some of the colored people continue to buy and read this penny sheet, which was conceived in sin and born in iniquity. Strike back at this pernicious influence and crush this serpent's head; unless you prefer to slander and abuse rather than stand where you can and where it is your duty to stand for the right. Touch not and hannle not any that comes from Munsey.—Plaindaler- Race Notes From American Baptist Louella Thurman, a white woman who was mistaken for a colored woman and forced to ride in a "Jim Crow" car compromised her suit against the S. Railway Co. at Lexington Kentucky and received 3500 it is understood. She had received a verdict for a larger sum at a trial of the former case which was reversed. The Illinois Central Railroad Co. was fined $50.00 in Hopkinsville Ky. last week for desecrating the Sabbath by keeping a section gang engaged in repairing the tract near that city on Sunday. The Company was fined $40.00 under a second indictment and a third indictment was dismissed. According to estimates sent out by the Census Bureau the population of the United States in 1906, was 83,941,500 an increase of 7,946,930 over 1900. The five leading cities and estimated population in 1906 are: New York, 4,113,045; Chicago, 2,049,185; Philadelphia, 1,441,735 St.Louis, 649,320: and Boston, 602,278. The Indianapolis Freeman, a newspaper that enjoys a national reputation, and which is conceded to be one of the most influential race champions, in the and, is out in a strong editorial endorsement of the negro exhibit The race press can always afford to follow where the KANSAS CFTY, KANSAS FRIDAY EVENING, City Locals. Send us your news, Telephone Bell 1958 West. When you want a good meal or lunch, call at 1510 N·3rd. St. The Fuheral of Mrs.Malinda Perkins who departed this life on last Wednesday was held Saturday evening from the First Baptist Church, Rev. W. A. Bowren officiating. She was a member of Maple Leaf temple no. 140. 'She leaves a devoted husband and three sisters to mourn their lost. We mourn the loss of the following citizen, who have passed away since our last issue, Mrs. M. Perkins, Mr. Geo. Banks and Mr. Joe Brown. When you want a good smooth and an up to date shave, go to 318 Minn. Ave G. W. White will treat you right. Executors Notice Louisiana County of Wadonna In the Probate Court of Said County. In the matter of the Estate of Henry Ful- sham, deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been granted to the undergrafted on the last will fund testament of Henry Fulgham, late offside[County, deceased], by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 29 day of Jan. 1907. Now, all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified that they must present the same to the under-signed 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. ANNIE FULGHAM. Executor of the last will and testament of Henry Fulgham deceased. Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. Sarah Shelden, Pliff. vs. Charles Shelden, 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 divoreing her from said defendant and for cost of this action. I. F. Bradey, Atty. for Pliff. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk. 1st pub. Jan. 11th 1907. 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. Nathaniel Singletary, Plaintiff, vs. No. 20168. Joseph Gruble, the heirs, devisees, administrators, executors, and trustees of Joseph Gruble, whose names are unknown, Defendants, 'State of Kansas to the above-named defendants. Greeting:-- You and each of you will take notice that you have been sued by the above-named Plaintiff who has filed his petition against you in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, and that you must answer said petition on or before the 1st day of June 1997, or the same will be taken as true and a judgement rendered accordingly, quieting the title of the said Plaintiff to Lot Eleven (11) In Block One Hundred (100) of Wyandotte City, now a part of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, and including you and each of you from any interest or estate therein or any claim thereto or lien thereon, and perpetually enjoining you and each of you and all persons claiming under you or through you from ever setting up any claim to interest in or lien upon said premises and for such other and further relief as may be right and proper. Nathaniel Singletary, Plaintiff. By Smith and Henderson, Atty. for Pliff, Attest: J. Will Thomas, Clerk. To whom it may concern:— This will inform you that I Rev. G.MeNeal will appear before the Board of Pardon the parole of Clarence Stewart who was sen- Publication Notice. Kansas. April 1987, Charles H. Love, Plaintiff. VS. No. 10183 Elimia Love, Defendant. The defendant, Elimia Love, is hereby notified that she has been sued by the plaintiff above named, in the District Court of Wyndotte County, Kansas, for a divorce, the grounds of abandonment, and that she must answer the petition filed by the plaintiff on or before the 15th day of June, 1987 or said petition will be taken as true and judgement rendered divorcing plaintiff from the defendant. Atty. for plaintiff. Attest: J. Will Muster, Olerk. By E. L. Cable, Deputy. 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, hamburges, winnies, bake beans, pig feet etc. Pleasant Green Baptist Church Notes. Rev. J. H.Harge of DesMoines Iowa, is in the city the guest of Rev.Grant Kirby of 930 Oakland and will fill the pulpit Sunday at the C. M. E. church. Dr. J. W. Anderson of Dallas, Tex. was called to the city last week on the account of the death of his uncle C. U. anderson. Last Sunday a great crowd witnessed the baptizing of the Pleasant Green Baptist church. Revs. G. McNeal and P.M. Mack emerged 27 souls. The col. for the day was $55.87. Mrs. C. C. Jones 1406 N. 3 St. is indisposed this week. Mr. A. W. Stratton of St. Paul Minn. is in the city this week. Sergeant Briggs of Ft. Riley Troop 'C' 9th Cavalry is in the city the guest of Miss Gant and Miss Broad of 614 State av. The Ministers Alliance met at the M. & O. Hall Monday in its regular meeting at eleven A. M.. The meeting was called to order by the president. The Metropolitan church reported good services all day Sunday. Preaching by the pastor. Collection $28.00. Eight Street church reported good services with two additions to the church Preaching by the pastor. Collection $18 Pleasant Green good services all day Collection $26.00. Mt. Pleasant reported good services Collection $22.00. King Solomon church reporteb good services all day Communion services at 3 P. M., Preaching by the pastor, with a collection of $14.00. First Baptist church reported good services all day, Preaching by Rev. F. T. Fishback with three additions to the church. Collection $36.00. Mrs. A. Hinton of 711 Jersey,who has been indisposed for several weeks, is on the road to recovery. Dont fail to call on The West Side Dye house for up to date dyeing cleaning and repairing. Mr J. H. Cornelious is a first class workman and will please you. Give him your patronage. No. 333 Minn. Ave. Our meeting is closed and we thank God for the addition of twenty souls for baptism We expect to baptized the 2nd Sunpay in April. The Sewing Circle meets at the church every Friday and the good sisters serve dinner, supper, and all kinds of refreshments. Come out and enjoy yourself They also have aprons and other wearing apparel on sale at reasonable prices. In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. John Callahan,[Plaintiff] vs. Thomas H. Lynch. Ollie E. Lynch. T. H. Lynch Merceantle Company. a corporation and the unknown heirs and devisees of S.A. Snyder, deceased. Defendants NO.19863. The State of Kansas to the J. above named defendants and the unknown heirs and devisees of S.A. Snyder, deceased. Greeting: DRESSAGE. GREETING:— You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 25th day of October, 1905, the plaintiff above named, John Callahan, filed his petition in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas and commanded sale 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 and in the actual possession of the following described real estate, lying and situated in Wyandotte County, Kansas, to-wit:— All of loss thirty-four (64) and thirty-five (55), in back, sixteen (11) in Armourdale, now a part of Kansas City, Kansas, according to the recorded plat thereof. That the defendant above named and the unknown heirs of B. A. Snyder, deceased, respectively, set up, assert and claim certain estate, 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 unmarkable. That said claim of said above named defendants and the unknown heirs fond devises of B. 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 claims estate, rights, titles or interests of the defendants and unknown heirs and devises of B. A. Snyder, deceased, in, to or upon said real estate be adjudged invalid, and that they and each 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 asserting 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 aty. Attest: Wm. Needles. Clerk of the District Court.* November 9. 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 Creeeting: You are hereby notified that on the and day of March, 1907, the above named Plaintiff has filed this petition in the Distriet Court, asking and praying for a divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. Unless you answer demuror or otherwise object or before the 15th 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 to. "L. W. Johnson, Atty. for Pliff. Astest this 2nd day of March. J. W. Thomas, Clerk. By E. F. Cable, Deputy. mar. 8th 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 Corvilla 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 Wyandotte 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 Corvilla Broadus, 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 18th day of December A. D. 1006. Winfield Freeman, Probate Judge. 1st Pub. Dec. 21. 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 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 answer demur or otherwise object, or on before the 22nd day on March 1907, the allegations of plaintiff will be taken. MAY 3. 1907 is Section CALL HERE Publication Notice. In the District Co r yandotte Covnty Kauses. 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' before the 14th day, of September, 1808, 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 marmiory existing between plaintiff and defendant and restoring plaintiff to her maiden name Birdie Renick and for cost of this suit. this suit!. I. F. JBRADLEY, for Pliff. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk. Administrator's Notice. State 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 last 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. Daniel Diggs, Administrator of the Estate with will annexed of Joseph Anderson, deceased. In wishing hereto, the Sunderigned, 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. Van B. Prather, Probate Judge. Mar. 1. Notice of Final Settlement. State of Kansas County of Wyandotte } ss 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 and final settlement. Eliza Dudley Administratrix of Anthony Dudley, deceased. In witness whereof, the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the county of Wyan-dotte, State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand, and affixed, the seal of the said Probate Court this 12th day of October A.D.1908 NOTE LETS For Rent-To desirable parties(gentleman perfered)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 Roaming house in the city-charges always reasonable. For Nice Furnished Rooms call on Mrs. Iday Easy 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 roms to rent. Notice of Application for Parole. To whom it may concern:— 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 convienly heard apply to the Prisen 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 Citizen ‘fe Oldest Nezro Journal Published ‘Weekly in this part of the Country. Published Weekly at 1510 North 3rd Street KANSAS CITY - - - - - KANSAS, Rev. G, McNeat, Asso. Editor. 4 ea ee Geo. A. Dudley. Editor in Chief; Publisher and Business Manager. Terms of Subscription in Advance. One Year.......+-+- sees seen S100 @ix Months....ccgsccccceecezeee OOO Mhree Months. ...lsssececeeeeees os40C One Month...........-0+esereeeee sl5C ‘Advertising 25 cents per inch First. Insertion. ‘& Standing Display ‘Ad’ for 3 Months er longer 15c per inch, each inseruon. Grangemouth is the name of a Mos cow editor. Evidently a farmer ox the side. Waldorf Astor has become so thor- eughly anglicized that he is going to marry an American girl. A clergyman says that bridge whist Jeads to mental decline. Why doesn't he try poker for a change? Senator Pettus 1s declared to be a Poor man and fond of poker. The dast explains the first, possibly. Perhaps boys should be thankful for whippings, as somebody declarés, but “hey seldom are before they are 45. Sweet Spring 1s now approaching, and Summer with the rose, so poetry's merosehing upon the field of prose. King Edward was “warmly re- velved” in Paris, but not in the same sway as when he used to be prince of "Wales. perenne anes ‘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? aera ns at 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, ani It is now believed that Anna Gould @ going to give Boni one more chance, ‘tm spite of the fact that he has taken ® great many already, ; Eee an Uruguay should not be blamed for faving @ revolution. A review of re- ‘cent South American history shows that tt ts Uruguay's turn, t Asks the editor of the Pittsfield Wournal: “Are there four girls with wwray eyes in Pittsfield?” Apparently ‘ye scribe means to get busy. Queen Maud of Norway is losing ther health because she fears her hus- band will be killed. This queen busi- mess {fs not all pickles and pie. It was not long ago that all the “success” magazines were pointing to ‘the Pittsburg millionaires as ex- vamples 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 oppor- tunity to get well—Boston Globe. Seen Sie It ts 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 dls evered 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, ‘ome of the phenomenal ball pleyers vadded to the leading nines as marvel- ous discoveries will probably make ‘good. : Chegr up, mister! The prestdent of (the Dressmakers’ National Protective Association says that women’s dress ‘will be less expensive this year than saver’ before. ‘The. Japanese, says one of thelr statesmen, should adopt chairs and develop their legs. Well, short legs (aid not prevent them from “getting ‘euere” in the late- war, Portia, as quoted by the editor of @ kind of society paper, is made to say: “How far that little scandal throws his beams! So shines a bao ‘deed in this haughty world.” News comes from the east that the seventeen-vear locusts will devastate the land this year. How many times fn’ the course of a decade do the sev- ‘enteen-year locusts come, anyhow? As the last suffragist was detatchea from the doorknob and put into the police wagon, the premier of the great British Empire crawled out from un- der his bed and sighed a sigh of re Met web ector bas become 2 solidicr in | Telephone Bell W. 32, Telephone Home W. 32 | W. B. Raymond and Embalmer. The very best of Service, Fine Carriages for alll Purposes, at all Hours. The Best Equipped White Esameled Ambulance for sick and wounded = on Short Notice. Charges Reasonable. Cail at 431 Minne. sota Ave. Kansas City, Kansay. | hie Office of sate The Ethiopian Proteciive. and. Benetcrai Aid Assceration Employment and Information | ureauj forthe members of the Asso—‘ation. es, 1508 N. 3rd Street. - KansasCity, Kahsas, | BELL TELEPHONE 2313 WEST. ISAAC B. ATKINSON, President of the E, P. & B. Aid Association. W. H. Borpen, Acting Secretary. Peter Shirley, Canvassing Agent. | The Ethiopian Protective and? Benefi- cial Aid Association, National Conven- tion at KansasjCity, Sept. 22nd, 1908 ‘The National association will be=com- posed of delegates from every State and Teritory in the union, the association will have an exhibition ef many amus- ing features at the same time of the con vention which will run for 30 days, one hundred acres or more land will be bought by the,assoeiation for exposition grounds, buildings will,be erected on the grounde te suit the exposition, thousands of members are now joining the associa- tion hag over a thousand members, ~~ Kansas has many organizations, Gar- den city, Dodge city, Larned, Great ors Hutchinsons, Wichita, Newton, Emporia, Topoka and Kansas City have their local organization, local organiza- tions will be sot up ineach state and each organization will send delegates to tbe national convention. Among the great objects of the asso- ciation are to organize the 10,000,000 col ored people of the nation into one com- mon body to better the conditions of the whole race and for their proteotion.t {To By « 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 dow ble the time of setting will give the length of the day. Cisbik- Minette ais tee eg eee ae ee ae eer eee In the course of a discussion at the sanitary congress Mr. Weaver ée clared that it was almost impossible for anyone taking a cold bath every morning to become an habitual drunk trd.—London Telegraph. Hunt Treasure at Mont Pelee. 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. No Dutiful Wife Will Do tt. Once when a man loses all love for Sis wife is when he holds a straight flush against four aces in a little po- ker game and sbe has the four aces.— Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Radium Kills Mice, Before the Paris Academy of Sct ences, M. Bouchard stated that mice exposed to emanations from radium died in eix hours. Thunder Kills Oysters. Oysters are such nervous creatures that a sudden sh6ck, such as a lowd thunder-clap, will kill many hundreds of them: Not $p Likely to,Happen, _ Not Sp Sikely to. Happen, buy,land by the'thousauds of|acres! in each state, to eclonize these lands, farm them, build towns and cities raise cattle hogs, horses, poultry and ote., to estab lish taneries, 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 mil lion 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.z:This would give the boys and girls who are {now be- ing educated something to do instead of earning bad habits and starving out in cities. {Certificates for membership are 50 ets monthly dues 10 cts, Each state can or- ganize Itself and select it delegates to the national convention. Now let every race man and woman get busy for fur- ther information address Kansas City headquarters. Several canvassing agent are wanted in every state’ and city with a good commission allowed, Tam yours for the up puilding of the Ethiopian or black race ia America and throvghout the world.; To the Afflicted. . ‘TcltLose who are suffering with Chro- ie diseases andjespecially,such as other Doctors have] given up. Call on Doctor Benjaman;Benuer of Quindaro Kanwas, he iso devine healer, and says he wil eure you of the following diseases, if you are spffering with Parlyses he will cure you of that perticular disease or no charges for his service, I can olso oure Bed Fever. Palpitatior. of the heart. In- digesting. Side Pleurisy. call on me at Quindato Kansas, -He refers you to any of the followiag persons whom he has treated for their different cases:-Maggie Jenkins foot of Freeman, Mrs. R. Grigsby, Quindaro: Mrs. H. H. Everett, Quindaro; Laura Kennedy, 566 Oak, and Anna Becham 1019 Pacific both in KvC. Mo. H=ss Publication Notice. Inthe District Court of,Wyandotte eounty Kansas, Isatah Edmonson, Ys. Russia Edmonson, To the above named defendant, you are hereby notifiedjthat you have been sued in the above named court,by the above named plaintiff.and that unless sou appear and answer on or before ‘the Mth day Jan. 1907. the Devito fled satd cause will be taken as tra aall a judgment rendered the nature of which willbe’ decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plain- and defendant and divorcing plaintiff from defendant andjfor costos this action. Attest: By I, F. Bradley, Atty, ‘Wm. Needles, Olerk. Dec..7 Size of Ancient Babyion. Ancient Babylon’ was not suck a great city as some have supposed, ac- cording to H. Valentine Geere, the archaeologist. He says: “The idea of Babylon’s vastness and magnifi- cence, to which we have become ac customed, has been practically explod- ed. Dr. Kodewey told me that the site of the city was larger than that of any other ancient city; but ever 80, the idea that it could be compared with London and its suburbs, which has been very generally held, Is em tirely erroneous. In point of fact, it ‘appears, pet its walls were not more than eight miles in circumference. Moreover, the great palaces are shown to have been poor affairs after all, SHIELDS FOR TRCOPS. IN WAR. Their Use Urged by 2 German Mili pCa is Bia ty DS aa) eS Rea 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 Broad Arrow. He writes approvingly of the Japanese spade, work in the offensive, the more so because he mentions ingélentally, as a matter re: Peter which there can be no dis- ‘pute, that the German authorities -have long since advocated the use of artificial cover im the attack, and points out that when the ground was frozen or rocky, and the spade could make no impression upon it, the at tacking Japanese infantry not infre quently went forward, eatryinz with them filled sanébags welzhing ‘as much as forty pounds. He remarks that if the undoubtedly brave Japa- nese soldier found it necessary to load himself with so bulky and bur- densome a protection when advancing in the open against an intrenehed en- emy it would seem far better to equip the infantry with a light, handy shicid, Furnished witha handle by which to carry it, a loophole to fire through and some arrangement to prevent its felling down, the {nfantryman 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 carriedson 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 placidiy as though she were commenting on the state of the weather or the ad: vance style in dress goods. “One of my customers has to my kmowledge worn five different colors or shades ou her wavy tresses. Hay- ing been blessed with medium brown hair by nature she became a ravish- ing blonde when the fashion’ for bleaching first came in, “Next she took to titian red after a trip to the art galleries of Burope. ‘Tnen she thought she would be more attractive as a brunette, and now her hair is drab. “The lest is by far the most popu- lar of all for the reason that is most diMeult to obtain, and then it ts pret- ty generally becoming, and it happens that women who are born with this particular color of hair are almost al- ways clever. “How Is it done?’ Well, in case of a woman whose hair is dark a bleach must first be used before the dye 4s applied. With women whose hair has turned gray it is a still simpler prob- lem. 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 Wil! Do, They say that money can not buy The" sweetest things in ites Health, heaven, friends, respect, content Or e’en a loving wife, They ‘say that money can not bu; These things tor me, alse!" But i fli don't’ know! What bought my private car? Just wealth What bought my lovely yacht. Which salis ‘me to lands where Health Je, found im every’ spot? WePae pave my apecialloe dear a1 To keep me in such pertect wing ‘WellT don't’ know! What bought the most delightful wite A’man could hope to win’ What/buss her every wish tn lfe— ‘The clothes she dazzles. in? And it‘her heart beats not for me, And T am_ not aagred you se, ‘Well don't know! And heaven? On, of course, I don't ‘pect {0 eet, In frees But Ifthe Yora meant’ what he anid Concerning ‘charity, Tg tie Th eve Besore r ate stip me through the needie’s eye, Ori don't know! Fog, happiness? Well. money bought is minety-cent cljcars It bought this chair in, which ¥ tel, 1 bought inis copnae asd guess, is cognac and, If all this. Ie not happiness, Welt don't Imnow! “New York Press, Mek eo Gabe Advi A Welsh judge had before him a ease in which a printer sued a pork butcher for the value of a large par. cel of paper bags with the butcher's advertisement printed thereon, ‘The printer, having no suitable {1 lustration to embellish the work, thought he improved the occasion by putting an elaborate royal arms above the man’s name and address, but ulti mately 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 ani. male 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. Building Up to Requirements. A Kansas City man purchased a city lot with the restriction that he should not build a house on it to cost leas than $2,500. After having paid tor the lot he decided to build a $1,500 cottage. . Before he had completed it the real 2state man from whom he had bought the lot threatened to sue him for oreach of contract. “This little shack you are building.” said the real estate man, “lacks a whole lot of being a 32,500 house such as you agreed to guild.” = - " 7H - AMERICAN = HAIR. GROWE | io Cae | i \S og ran A | (eee Ba Ald We Pe Nese 2S ae MOR EE 1 ) if } Yb fy, sip Oy) ea yi : fe fl OCR AAT Ws} Wy Ba NG file MONET Mes”) K | i i j il ¢ 4 F BEFORE USING Rowe /AFTER USING | \ ‘S. OWN REMEDY H |} NATURE'S 0 EDY, This is nota chemiealJecompound. It is absolu harmless, will{not injure thefmost delicate hair. [+ will absolutely promote the growth of hair and pre vents dandruff. It makes the hair fine and silky and nourishes itgto grow long and straight, prevents the hair from:falling out. Finely perfumed and makes an excellent hair dressing. Used by leading hair dressers and strongly endorsed by them. 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At the top of the page one would write “Train delayed,” or “Om: nibus horse died,” as the case might be, and the rest fell into the habit of making ditto marks ang 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 custo- Mary ditto marks, ang the Test of the men on that page followed suit. The excuse book was abolished. Example of the Postage Stenn. The late Judge Andrew Wylie, of Virginia, had a happy gift of illustra: tion, 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. “Lin- coln persevered,” he said, “and it is only those who persevere, they who concentrate their energies, whu suc. ceed, Don't give three years to Jour. nalism 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 use. ful depends on its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.” Think What a Family Then! “Well,” said the first policyholder, throwiug aside his paper, “there is at least one thing we can be thankful for concerning our Mutual friend, Mr. ato a ray i Si Res, 420 Nebraska ave. Tel. 333 White SOUTH AMERICAN MEDICAL INSTITUTE Office Hours: From 10 a. m., til! 47. and from 6 till 9 p. m., C,H, C. JORDAN, M, M., M. 0. eee eee Here is the Place J. T. Roberts TONSORIAL PARLOR All the Latest Style Hair Cuts, Cle? 7 Shave strictly Up-to-Date 438 MINNESOTA AVE os daa An Old French Sailor. French seamen have a dozen int Person of a centenarian. Te sailor belongs alike to the navy #4 to the merchant service, for uo ser"é in both, and it would be difficult @ say in which of the two his aveutifes Were the most thrilling, His red includes three shipwrecks, the bet? of Navarino, in which he woo ™ tion in orders, the blockade of Is one capture by brigands, followed himself anq his companions sel7i0 8? Spanish ship which captured ‘* sair which haq captured them. Mt serving many years before the "28 he became a master and small $F owner on his own account. His ence born THE FARM. SAI eases ne js ‘worm seems to work s ag nights that are cool, a io much harm “After the Eats e warm, many methods a g them have been sug. i. as long been known that a and covered with growth ;, been reeéntly; disturbed, . are catwotihs than land t n previously ¢uitivated 2 n, as the moth deposits e re instinct prompts her % an abundance of food, the om ng from June untlt Octo: er nulations of rabbish ‘or aft vered with heavy sod, but zt in the sound, as the young worms fet xetation, going down into tte grovnd at the approach of win. a they remain to begin work ely in the spring, reaching matur- yin a short time, An excellent plan isto plow the ‘ground, leaving the ad late in the season, which lms vinny worms to the surface, iece they are destroyed by the al lercate thawing and freezing of the pound, especially if the soil is damp. rly in the spring, Just before the t leaves, the ground should be vowed again, which will cause the triction of more of them. In bott s the birds destroy a large num During the summer it will be advantage to keep the ground cleat reeds or heaps of refuse, and dc destroy the moles, as they sub on cutworms. If given an oppor ity to do so, the mole will prov it to be one of the most usefu nde of the farmer. CROP NOTES. Preliminary estimates issued by the sury department of Cuba giv probable production of sugar ir {sland during the season of 1906- 1,225,799 tonns of 2,240 pounnds. * The 1908 potato crop of Russia i: ielally estimated at — 956,807,118 hele, distributed as follows: Rus proper, 630,822.410 bushels; Po i, 296,660,578 bushels; Northern weasia, including Chernomorsk, 958.447 bushels; Siberia, 15,352, bushels and Central Asia, 1,013, bushels. z Te exports of cotton from the tnted States for the five months int lan. 31, 1907, were 2,881,000, wens, or more than 6,000,00¢ ise{500 pounds gross weight. The ity exported during the corres iag ve months of the previou: ‘ss smaller by — 687,000,00( nde, of 1,400,000 bales. x The quantity of rice, husked an¢ usked, exported from British In to foreign countries by sea in re t years hag been as follows, fr uredweizhts of 112 pounds: 38, 424 hundredweights in 1906 ;45, 14 hundredwelghts in 1905; 49, it bundredweights Im 1904; 45, iid hundredweights in 1903, and 8,056 hundredweights in 1902. * he quantity of durum or macar. Theat exported from the United * Atlantic and Gulf ports from 1, 1906, to March 15, 1907, is M to be 14,358,671 bushels. For “the same period in 1905-6 the from the same coasts were 81 and 100,000 bushels more ‘ported from Duluth by way of z * Tehtive growth of the condens BR “custry in the United States ea much greater than that of the butter or the cheese indus. Turing the pas t twenty-five the condensed milk produced Rereasiodg in value 1,202 per cent. Mtsus of 1880 gives the total pro. nit, '°.088.267 pounds, valued CMTS. Tn 1890 the product Preece to 37,926,821 pounds, $5,580,927. In 1900 the out: i Hiren as 186,921,787 pounds, .¢ $11,388,792, and in 1905 as t. ounds, valued at $20,149, , mount and cost of the ma- ‘sed in the manufacture of “i milk in 1905 were as fol- “150.502 pounds of milk * $5,470,669, and 67,810,031 “susan, valued at* $3,815, A * Slowing figures represent Sin available April 1st, u., | the principal points of ee t of the Rocky 2, Ocls in Manitoba ele : zt afloat on lakes and : be ss 49,813,000 bushels; ; va cats, 14,435,000; ; soe, | 20? 1:687,000. Packt “of wheat, bushels, utes ieee ii ae History of Alfalfa. Alfalfa is a member of the clover family. It is a native of Southwest. ern Asia, was introduced into Spain by the Saracens; from Spain it came to Mexico, and from there spread to California and the southwest part of the United States. Through all these changes it has preserved its Azabje name with the exception of a few n+ stances. Alfalfa is found in a wild state in Afghanistan. It bas been grown in Southwestern Asia, Persia, Arabia and Egypt for three thousand - years. It is indigenous to hot and semiarid regions, but under cultivation its feld af usefulness has srovm until it now embraces néarly every state in the “American union, 2nd extends into Squthern Europe and Central Asia, while it will grow in the humid cli- Mates and extends as far north as Turkistan in Asia and to Alberta, Do- minion of Canada, in America. The best results are obtained in the re- gions south of the forty-second par- allel of latitude. I Mexico it thrives remarkably well, and fields are known to be one hundred years old which are yet giving good crops. Care of Bees. Bees should be kept at a tempera- ture ranging from 42 to 45 degrees above zero during cold weather, and the hives should be dry. The light should be excluded as much as possi ble, and the hives should not be ex- posed to sudden changes of temper- ature. An ample supply of honey should be left at the end of the sea son for the support of the bees during the winter. It is not necessary to put the hive, under shelter until win- ter approaches, but it should be in a cool location in summer. If the col- ony in each hive is not strong it will be of but little service until it in- creases in number. Too much warmth in winter is net conducive to success. FARM NOTES. N. J. Sheoherd, Eldon, Mo. Animals can not thrive even with good feeding if uncomfortably cold. Grow as far as possible all of the grain fed on your own place. If manure is moved as fagt as made there will be but little waste. The value of the manure depends more upon the feed than upon the an- imal. Plant the rotation of crops ahead. Stirring the soll favors disintegra- tion, hence plowed or hoed crops would follow grasses. A diversity of crops distributes 1a- bor, receipts and expenses more even- ly through the year. The more soluble the manure is when applied the quicker results will be secured. Light feeding is against proper de- velopment and consequently an expen- sive method of stock raising. Upon the farm the small economies must be observed and the by-products utilized to the best advantage. ‘The oftener the soil is exposed to the air the more plant food will be supplied to the crops. ‘The farmer needs to be a planaer as well as a laborer. Head work is wanted as much as hand work. Clover and grasses shade the soil, retain the moisture, render it porous, and favor nitrification while filling it with ‘vegetable matter. Cultivation opens up the sofl and lets the air in, and without the actions of the air there could be no growth. ‘The farther the farmer is from mar- ket the greater the need of condens- ing products by feeding grain and stover to animals. One advantage in thoroughly rot- ting the manure before hauling out and applying, is that whatever weed seeds it may contain are destroyed. The most profitable stock is that which\by its size, instinct, formation, and training is best adapted to the purpose it is intended to serve. Economy in feeding is not measur- ed by the bulk or value of feed eaten but by the gains or returns made by the animal consuming it. No profitable returns can be gotten from the soil unlessit is properly pre- pared, and when it is well prepared several succeeding crops get the ben- efit of it. System in farming moves without friction. One of the best system’ of economy on tHe farm is that which not only maintains fertility but keeps it con- stantly increasing in the soil. Land should be plowed to a proper depth and evenly. By so doing it will Save time and labor when it is time A rench invention, consisting of | standard oii \c les (ff sssiieimmiom ‘MY DOG AND 1, When living seems but little worth And all things go awry, T close the door, we journey forth— ‘My dog aud J. For books and pers we leave behind, But little careth he, His one great joy in life ts just To be with me, He notes by just one upward glance iy mental attitude, AS on we go past Inusning stream ‘And singing wood. The soft winds hve a mazio touch ‘That brings to care release, * The trees are vocal with delight, ‘Dhe rivers sing of peacy, How goo it is to be alive! Nature, the healer strong, Has set each pulse with life athril And joy and sons, ‘ Disconracement! "Pwas but’a name, And all things that snuoy, Out in the jovely world of June Life seemeth only joy. Ande ere we reach the busy town, Like birds my tronbles fly, ‘We are two comrades glad of heart— * My dog and 1 —Alice J. Cleator, in Michigan Farmer K <= fias Abs YAS qr, A Pa Ce fie - oN perenne gts Herbst DS aaa Sed ualeis | ede?) “iS aS D7 a (ikea re ps pa Gp a PT Be he : Rar Ha be ay Ni ee ARAL \_ yy as cole st Poor Man. © Mr. Henpeck—I wish I had bee born a nobleman. Mr. Henderson—Why? Mr. Henpeck—Just think what cinch It would be to have your mothe! in-law call you “Your Grace!” ‘ “~—_—=” CY 5 iy MSs ey Et ay ove EAM EY i “ten / oe Beyond Suspicion. Dr. Killum—yYou should send your mother-in-law to a warmer climate. Nervisse—You do it, Doctor, with chloroform or something; nobody will capteekusoul | ——— f i Pea GTi i & iN ; | (| Va ie ? sf Oe, Eh ta NP | tf, aN tae Wie Wl a § ‘a SS i Her Reply. Percy—Willie, did you—aw— tell youah sister that I am waiting? Willie—Sure. Perecy—And what did she—aw— say? Willie—She said you ought to get a job like that in a restaurant. Some people will stumble over a road rolier and step around a match stick, It fs all right to be the man of the hour, but it 1s better to be right on the minute, ‘The contemptuous are common'y contemptible. The first duty of manhood fs not courage, but faithfulness to principle, which includes courage. He who has no money may have | material wants, but he must only have -spititual wishes. | Your neighbors probably say the ‘same thing about you as you say about them, is ser rds brighte 1d faster colors than de packat ors silk, and m It oH and is inteed to give perfect resufi. ettour dnd ort andra el an any ter One 4: onckane clare sik wol an cain emul wl 1 and is guaranteed to give perfect resufim It is Not Always this Way. Once upon a time there was a man who fell in love with a woman. And they were married. After a whue the bills came in and the man sat around and thought about them. Then he went to his wife and said: “Dearie, can’t you go a litite slow?” . And his wife repliex: “Alas! I nev- er learned how. “I fear that I am nai urally, extravagant. I don't mean to he, but Iam. ‘Teil me that you love me.” : “T love you,” replied the man. After a while the stork.pald a friend- ly visit, When the excitement was over and things quieted cown, the man took note of certain things that were happening, The servenis wouldn't stay. The baby was either overfed or underfed. ‘The spirit of Harmony had slipped out. And the man sat atomnda and thought about it some more. Then he went to his wife and said: “Dearie, there's something wrong with out co- mestle economy. Things ought to be different. ‘The house isn't fun right. ‘Things are not done calmly or system- atically. Can't you—” His wife shook her heac. “I don’t know,” she replied. “I never had much order. I can't help it, but—do you love me?” “I love you more and more,” repited the man. And after another while the woman grew to be an invalid. She refused to take care of herself, and became mo- rose, irritable and incapable of doing much of anything. And one day as the man sat and thought, she came to him ana sala’— “Dearest, I have been a failure. I'm thoroughly incompetent. I haven't done what I should have done. 1 have been lamentably weak. Aren't you honestly now, sorry that you married me?” “No,” saidethe man. “But, I am a failure. You ought to be sorry. Why aren't you sorry?” And the man smiled as he repltea: “Because, sweetheart, if I hadn't mar. ried you, I never could have loved you as much as I do now.”—Tom Masson, in The Reader, ‘The common scold is generous when it comes to giving a piece of her mind. ‘The time spent in work is really in- vested. ‘Too many virutes in aman gives his friends a big thirst for a few vices. ae ey ‘The real secret of a happy life is to put one’s powers as far as they will go. | LEARN A TRADE. AND EARN $8.00 A DAY. Plumbers, Plasterers and Bricklay- ers earn from $4.50 to $8.00 a day. 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In regard to fatigue, perception of weight and logical memory the Barnard girls and Columbia men were found to be about equal These tests are made on all the entertaining classes at Barnard and Columbia. At the end of four years the same test is repeated in order to see what the student has gained. There are twenty-one tests in all, intended to cover the complete range of mental ability. They include measurements as to length and breadth of head, strength of hands, and ability to endure fatigue, as well as tests of eyesight, color vision, hearing, perception of pitch, perception of weight, sensation areas, color preference, reaction time, rate of perception, naming colors, rate of movement, accuracy of movement, perception of time, association, memory, visual, auditory, logical, and retrospective. For many of the tests, like fatigue and the perception of pain, a simple apparatus is used which registers the results of a continuous movement of a continuous pressure applied to the hand. For the tests that are regarded as most important in determining mental ability, however, like tests as to perception, memory and quickness of movement, no apparatus of any sort is necessary. To test the rate of perception, 100 A's are scattered at random through a list of 500 letters, and the student is asked to mark all the A's as quickly as possible. In general, the women succeeded better in this than the men the average for them being about 91 seconds, while most of the men took more than 100 seconds. The percentage of errors, however, was larger among the women than among the men. Another test in perception was in naming 100 color squares, which represented nine different colors and were indiscriminately mixed. In this the women succeeded much better than the men, doing it in 19 seconds less time. To test the rate of movement each student was asked to place a dot in each of 100 squares, while to test accuracy the same person tried to place a pencil on each of 100 dots as quickly as possible. The time of the first movement was on an average of two seconds longer for the women than for the men. In the accuracy test exact measurements for the women were not made, but in general the men were slightly superior. There were four memory tests. To test the auditory memory ten numbers were repeated to the student in close succession, and he was asked to recall them. Ten other numbers were shown the student in succession, and he recalled these. To test the logical memory a passage of 100 words was read and the student asked to give the thought that it contained. To test retrospective memory, the student was asked to reproduce a line he had drawn. The men were found to be much better in auditory than in visual memory, in which the women were largely their superiors. Chinese cities object so strongly to additional openings being made in their walls that the new railways are compelled to build their stations just outside. Neither railways nor trains can enter the cities. A man who writes or speaks what he doesn't believe, for pay, is unfit to associate with or to have friends. Despite the fact that women are believed to be of little influence in practical politics, Mrs. Lizzie Anderson Fant, of Holly Springs, Miss., once turned the tide of an election in Marshall county in a novel way. It was in The Latest Fashions. DON'T DREAM, BUT ACT. Rise from your dreams of the future Of gaining some hard-fought fields, Of storming some airy fortress, Or bidding some giant yield. Your future has deeds of glory, Of honor (God grant it may!) But your aim will never be stronger, Or the need so great as today Rise, for the day is passing! The low sound that you scarcely hear Is the enemy marching to battle. Arise! for the foe is near! Stay not to sharpen your weapons Or the hour will strike at last. When, from dreams of a coming battle You may wake to find it past. Novelties in Woman's Work. There is a little woman in New York who earns her living by conducting blind people about. Mrs. Agnes E. Paul is a ward superintendent of the Chicago Street Cleaning Department. Miss Mary A. Stubbs, of Indianapolis, was appointed head of the Indiana State Bureau of Statistics some time ago. Mrs. Ogden McClurg, a daughter-in-law of the late Colonel A. C. McClurg, of Chicago, recently secured papers to act as pilot on a boat on Lake Michigan. To have discovered more stars than any one else in the world is the reputation of Miss Dorothea Klumpke, an American girl astronomer, who won renown for herself at Paris. Since 1899 Miss Klumpke has devoted herself to taking photographs of the heavens from a balloon. Mrs. Frank Woodward, of St. Charles, Mich., earns a considerable sum of money each season shooting wolves. Last winter Mrs. Woodward received from the State $2,970 for the scalps of 198 wolves, which were killed by herself and her husband. --- Miss Leah Klein represents a Chicago grain company in the Merchants' Exchange at Memphis, Tenn. She is only 18 years of age, yet she goes on the floor of the Exchange and buys and A Novelty in Cross-Barred Muslin. The dominating influence of strapped trimmings is shown in this afternoon costume of cross-barred muslin, so daintily designed. Both the skirt and bodice have stitchings of plain white taffetas an outline effect rather than any definite design being gained. The taffetas appear on either side of a straight front panel on the skirt and forms a border for the inset side panels of graduated ruffles of muslin. Skirt and bodice are joined by a fitted girdle of the same material mounted over white silk and straps of taffetas fasten to the girdle with large fancy buttons. The long, narrow vest of the bodice is formed of small lace frills and lend charming simplicity to the design of the bodice. Frilled sleeves of muslin fall over underpuffs of lace, caught into an elbow cuff of taffetas. Encrelting the sleeve is a band of fancy braid simulating the popular sling effect. party leaders. When election time drew near the- various district bosses rode far and wide instructing the negroes to "vote the ticket with the tiger on it." The Democrats got wind of this movement somehow, and the evening sells as complacently as the oldest member. In making a claim against the estate of her mother, Mrs. Aurora B. Kronck, of St. Louis, said she had performed services for her in the capacity of canvasser, housekeeper, manager, saleswoman, draughtsman, solicitor, nurse, superintendent, coachman, yardman, carpenter, bookkeeper, secretary, treasurer, collector, overseer, pattern-maker, dress-cutter, dress-maker, expressman, buyer, general manager, clerk, manufacturer, fireman, plumber, carpet-layer, paper-hanger and palater. New Hot Water Bags. The virtues of the hot-water application are recognized to such an extent that hot-water bags are made in a great variety of shapes and sizes. The latest designs are made to fit around the points such as the knee, ankle and elbow. They are very effective in the treatment of myalgia, arthritis, rheumatism and similar affections. Mysteries of Feminine Attire The toilet of a woman never, even in its most obvious details, comes within the understanding of man, says Vanity Fair. He may admire, appreciate or adore a woman's dress, but he never for a moment understands it. Few, indeed, are the mysteries which this age of advertisement has left to us, but the time happily is not yet when the ordinary plain man can gauge fine distinctions of chiffon or crepe de chine. Delicate Toilet Perfume. Take a bottle and fill with the petals of any delicate flower or perfumed geranium leaves; press lightly, and fill the bottle with glycerin. In a few days the perfume will be extracted from the flowers, a few drops of which add a delicate perfume in the water for bathing. Cork will not rise if sunk twenty feet below water. A mixture of tar and iron slag are used in Germany for paving. I Dotted Suisse and Ribbon. Nothing could be more pleasing than this frock of hand-embroidered suisse; with its two tier skirt trimmed with bands and bows of white satin ribbon. The model is admirably adapted to all of the smart, clinging fabrics and looks well in the inexpensive embroidered nun's veiling. The girdle is also of white satin, perfectly fitted and hanging over it is the slightly bloused bodice with yoke of lace and fichu of suisse bordered with white satin ribbon. The sleeves are formed into shirred puffs and fall over undercuffs of lace at the elbow. The toilette is completed by a smart teque of white lace straw, upturned on both sides and trimmed with wings and loops of white taffetas ribbon. The wings shade from the palest rose pink into pure white and are the only touch of color seen in the toilette. Gait receipts—Race horse winnings. and asked his wife to make a wood-cut for them as quickly as she could. She shut herself in her room, and in a short time reproduced the tiger line for line. The wafting men pounced on it with glee and hurried off to the printing office, where they proceeded to stamp all the Democratic ballots in the exacr Husband Enlightened Concerning Wife's Accounts. Two men were engaged in conversation on a Fulton street car a few days ago, when one called the attention of the other to a fine looking woman on the street and said: "That is a client of mine and about the smartest woman I ever knew—I may say the smartest person. She is executor for her father's estate and her accounts are perfect. No sundries; every little detail is accounted for and the whole drawn up as well as an experienced clerk could do it. Yet I have always thought that the keeping of accounts is as much out of a woman's line as well, say nursing or housekeeping is out of ours." The other man grinned, then laughed outright and brought down his fist on his knee and laughed again as he said: "I think you are right about women and accounts. Some can keep them just as some can whistle, or some men can do fancy work. But you know my wife? Smart. isn't she? About the smartest woman I ever knew. And you know her housekeeping is perfect. Well, it is too bad to tell about her troubles. But I laugh every time I think of it." Here he laughed heartily again, and his friend begged for the story. "It's a shame to tell it," said he; "but as I told her, lots of men find difficulty in keeping accounts—that is, personal accounts—and leave others entirely to the bookkeeper. But—well, we live on the allowance plan. Each has so much for personal expenses, children and all, and a certain sum is set apart for running the house. The children's books are submitted to me every Saturday night, and when I hand out the next week's allowance, I talk gravely to the tots of the impropriety of spending two cents a week for candy, or did until my wife said she would suggest to them that they speak to me about the lack of necessity for my smoking. But I never looked at my wife's books. She always said they balanced and once showed me how neatly she kept them and how nicely she put in the balance with red ink and how carefully she ruled the lines. She never left them around anywhere, but I knew that she kept them on a sort of simple double entry that her father had taught her, and I have been very proud of her success. "Last week she left the books on her desk and I just took them up without thinking. They looked fine! Pretty soon I noticed 'G. K. W.' in many places in the housekeeping account, and occasionally in her private account. I thought over all the things those initials might mean: 'Girls kick work,' meaning she had to hire extra help, or 'Got kimono washed.' But the amount paid was always too small. She came in and I said that I was 'looking at her books. 'Yes,' she said serenely. Then I told her that I am not ordinarily curious but that I did want to know the meaning of those initials, and the color came into her cheeks as it did when she came down the aisle at church on our wedding day. George! she looked pretty. And she said: 'Oh, John! I wish you hadn't looked. I hate to tell you. But, you see, it is so difficult to remember what one spends, and 'sundries' and 'profit and loss' look so careless. Well, I might as well tell! G. K. W. means 'Goodness knows what—I spent 'that measly money for.' "—Exchange. The Trouble at the Stove. Dr. C. A. Lamson of New London, says the Boston Herald, while at school at Andover, N. H., with several other boys, attended a camp fire of the G. A. R. at Wilmot. It was several degrees below zero and the stove was red hot when a veteran named Chase came in. He was a large man and very bow-legged. As he stood by the fire "Doc," as he was always called, stepped up and slapped him on the back, saying: "Please excuse me, but I fear you are standing too near the stove." The veteran looked at the stove, then at his clothes, and said: "Did you think, young fellow, that my clothes were burning?" "No, sir; but I saw that your legs were warping," was the reply. Bobbins—You have to take the bitter with the sweet. Bobbins—Yes; when you marry the whole family. Paul Revere, were "booted and spurred and ready to ride." All night they rode, giving these ballots to their men in different parts of Marshall county. When the polls were opened next day and the ballots distributed, the negroes faithfully followed the instructions of their Republican leaders and voted "the ticket THE DIVINE FIRE. He who hath the sacred Fire Hidden in his heart of hearts, It shall make him clean and pure, Make him conquer, make endure, He to all things may aspire, King of days and souls and arts, Failure, fright and dumb dismay Are but wings upon his way, Imagination and desire Are his slaves and implements, Faiths and foul calamities And the eternal tronies Are but voices in his choir. —Richard W. Gilder Hypnotism and Wayward Girls. Hypnotism as a cure for its wayward girls is the plan adopted by the state of New Jersey, and put into successful execution by Dr. John D. Quackenbos of this city. Six girls, inmates of the New Jersey Home for Girls at Trenton, have been under treatment by Dr. Quackenbos for proneness to ungovernable fits of temper, profanity, insane jealousy and acts of violence. Two of the six were first hypnotized last summer. They and four others were brought to this city yesterday for further treatment. For two months one of the two first treated, who had been the most refractory of the 300 inmates, conducted herself with the utmost decorum. "She was a perfect angel," said the superintendent. During this period she wrote a pathetic letter, telling how hard she was trying to become a good girl, and how, with God's help and that of the superintendent, she hoped to succeed. The six girls treated by Dr. Quackenbos yesterday were Bessie _____, Mary T_____, May M_____, Mary B_____, Josephine S_____, and Annie G_____. The superintendent of the home is Mrs. Elizabeth V. H. Mansell. All of the officers are women. Mary B. was the girl who behaved so well for two months after being treated. She would fly into fits of temper, would scream, and during her spasms was absolutely unapproachable. Dr. Quackenbos, while she was asleep under h.s. direction, told her that she must control herself, that she must not indulge in fits of temper, and that she must work off her attacks in other directions. The girl responded to the suggestions, and for two months was a model inmate. Then she broke down and relapsed. Some time after she had been treated by Dr. Quackenbos and was still under 'the influence of his suggestions. the girl wrote Mrs. Mansell a letter, of which the following is a portion: "I hope, dear lady, that you will forgive and forget what I have told: 'you I think when you look at me you must think to yourself, 'I certainly am ashamed of that girl,' and I can't blame you if you do, because I am so bad. "I have now started in the right way, and I am going to try to be a comfort to you. I know that I cannot be it all at once, but I will do my best. I know that all you ask of me is to be a real good girl, and I know that I will be a good girl by God's help and yours." "The second girl, Josephine S., had an insane infatuation for one of the officers of the home (a woman), and she was intensely jealous of any person in the home who would approach this officer or speak to her. Dr. Quackenbos took this girl in hand, and so successful was the hypnotic suggestive treatment that Mrs. Mansell was able to report: "Within the last two or three months she has had more control of herself and, on the whole, there is a decided improvement in her case." Of the four other girls just treated by Quackenbos, Bessie H. is described as "being excitable when reproved, very irritable, and, as a rule, very impudent." While she was in the hypnotic sleep Dr. Quackenbos suggested to her that she take up the violin as a means or working off her irritability. Mary T. has an insane temper. She smashed all the ornaments in her room, tried to break down the door, in one of the attacks refused food for five days, and in another for three days; struck many of the girls. Dr. Quackenbos learned that the girl was passionately fond of music and played the piano. In the mesmeric sleep he suggested to her that the piano be used not only as a means of amusement, but as an agency for working off her bad temper instead of expending it in smashing bric-a-brac and attacking her companions.—New York Dispatch to Washington Post. county by electing the Democratic candidates by the largest majorities ever known. The Republicans flew here and there to investigate, and their wrath was unbound when they found the rival ballots adorned with their own sign. True, the tiger happened to be going the other way on the opposition ticket, but that may have Successful Hat Model One of the most successful hats of the season is pictured here and it is destined not to succumb to over-popularity because its dressiness demands more in the way of correct costuming than is usually the case with hats not designed especially for some particular gown. The shape, though somewhat identical with those of the past winter, offers a variation in the irregular crown around the base of which black silk is plaited. The hat is turned up smartly at the side and further decorated with rich black ostrich plumes. The bandeau is covered with black tulle, edged with very fine black lace. With models of this shape the bandeau is esse: tial, because it is only the correct placing of this little attachment that the shape gains the present*l style that makes it so fetish. Reversible Alimony. A judicial decision which some of Sancho Pan a's rulings island is reported from Valparaiso the correspondence of a German newspaper. The case was that of the wife of a fisherman and coastwise wife who was deserted by her husband shortly before the birth of their child. The woman complained to the man thorities and the police were ordered to keep a lookout for the truant. The got him after a few monts, and he hailed before the alcalde and confounded with his wife, who carried the tab in her arms. The facts in the case were undeniable; the defendant, did not attempt to deny them. It seemed as if nothing remained for the magistrate but to as sess the amount of alin ony. He paused, however, and reflected solemnly for a while. Then he asked the young woman: "What was your occupation before you married this man?" "I was a servant girl. Excellent she replied. "And what used you to earn in the days." "Ten pesos a month, sir." "How have you supported yourself since your husband disappeared?" "Since the birth of my boy Exxleny, I have taken a situaion as wet nurse." "And what may be your wear that position?" "Thirty pesos a month, your Home 'Ah, so! Well it seems to me merits of this case are very plush becoming the husband of this woman the prisoner has tripled capacity for earning a livelihood, has plainly conferred a great benefit upon her, for which it is only that he should be compensated, therefore rule that she shall pay every month ten pesos by way of orarium; this still leaves her to as well of as she was before herriage. Next case!" Stories With a Moral. "Children love realism and a deal of the dramatic art in the story that you tell them," said Miss Brinkergarten expert from New York in addressing a meeting of the kindergarten union in the auditorium of normal school, Philadelphia. "I imagine that children do not appreciate a moral in a story. They do the one time they appeal again again for a story is when it has a deep impression upon them. You gain more by telling a story with moral to it than you can by prey to or scolding a child." "The source of many of the most mular stories of the day, Miss Brinkergarten out, was classical, and it kindergarten many stories them a germ of deep philosophy. Probably the oldest woman tive journalism is Mrs. Cask the English novelist and net writer. Mrs. Hoey is 76 years bears the burden of her years. She is still a busy contributor press, for which she began fifty-four years ago. If you notice—the man w claims he is boss of his own never says it where his wife c