The American Citizen

THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. 2128.8分 VOL. 18 NO 14 The Oldes LIBERAL COM QUEER MARRIAGE PROPOSALS Men Declare their Love Under Strange and Strenuous Conditions. The most unique proposal on record is probably that of a young Englishman to a girl somewhat above him on the social scale. Last summer the two accidentally came together, at the same seaside boarding-house. They had previously met as friends, but the young fellow had never presumed upon a closer acquaintanceship. One day, while at the boarding house, she asked him to join a party who were going for a day's yachting excursion, and he, of course, readily consented. While the merriment was its height the girl accidentally fell into the sea. Immediately perceive what had happened, her admirer sprang overboard and was successful in reaching her and keeping her afloat. He was an indifferent swimmer, however, and as the night was very dark, both were in danger of drowning before the yacht's boat could reach them. This was evidently what the young fellow feared, and being apparently determined that the girl should, in any case, know of his affection for her, he, in spite of the strangeness of their position, quickly declared his passion. The girl, however, much exhausted and frightened, made no reply, much to the disappointment of the young fellow, who concluded that she was unconscious. Ultimately the two were picked up by the boat and brought safely on board the yacht again, and the party reached home without any further misattap. Next day the girl took the first opportunity of thanking the young fellow in private for saving her life, and judge of his great surprise when she slightly remarked that his proposal at s.a was somewhat mal apropos. Needless to say the young fellow took fresh hope from this hiat, and did not hesitate to propose in the orthodox manner, this time receiving a favorable reply. Not so happy an ending is attached to the story of a proposal made under somewhat similar conditions to the above by a young German, who was a passenger on the ill-fated Elbe, wrecked off Lowestoft in 1895. While on board he conceived a great affection for a certain young lady, but hesitated to speak to her on the matter. When the crash came he succeeded in getting a life-boy for the girl, and by its managed to keep her afloat after the ship had foundered. Although it was an extraordinary place and time for him to declare his affection, the young fellow, doubtless with his mind on future possibilities, proposed while both were struggling in the sea, and to his great delight learned that his love was returned. But his joy was quickly turned to grief, for shortly afterward the rough sea separated them, and although he himself was picked up by a boat, he never saw his sweetheart again. It would require more than an average amount of nerve and coolness on the part of any man to propose to a girl when both were in danger of being burnt to death. A particular feature, however, regarding a fireman's wedding which took place in the Midlands a short time ago, was the fact that he proposed to his bride while trying to rescue her from a burning house. The fire occurred during the night at a country residence at which the young lady was employed as housemaid. At the commencement of the confagration no one noticed that she was missing. But when the house was well blaze the girl suddenly appeared at one of the top windows, having been trapped from her sleep by the smoke. The local brigade not being provided with a fire escape, her death seemed almost certain. But her fireman lover quickly darted into the house and at great risk managed to reach her room, but as he did so the stairs behind him collapsed and thus cut off their only apparent means of escape. Doubtless it was the hopelessness of their position and the fear that his wife would never be known which led the fireman to propose there and then, in thus surrounded by flames and smoke, the two plighted their troth, fortunately, a long ladder had in the mantle been found at some neighboring works, and after moments of great excitement the two were rescued out in the nick of time. The rarity of prison proposals makes the following instance of Cupid's orange doing particularly interesting. A short time ago a clever and notorious French swindler named Gorland was sentenced in Paris to a long term imprisonment. While his trial was still proceeding Boirand applied for permission to marry his friend and acquaintice, Berthe Dagunean, if she would accept him for a husband. The magistrate thereupon sent for the young woman and laid Gorandr's proposal before her. She then confessed that she loved him, and that it would be the happiest day in her life if Gorandr would marry her. The result of this unique proposal was that the two were married at the local mayor's office with four policemen as witnesses. A French aeronaut some time ago brought himself into unenviable promisure by taking a girl up in a balloon in order to propose marriage to her. She had often expressed a wish to take a balloon ascent, and according to the little difficulty in persuading her to make a trip with him. Taking advantage of the opportunity thus affirmed him, the aeronaut, after reaching a certain height, declared his affection in passionate terms, adding that City Locals. Send us your news, Telephone Bell 1958 West. When you want a good meal or lunch, call at 1510 N. 3rd. St. Mrs. Mamie Anderson of 310 Oak- land, whose husband was shot and kill- ed last Saturday night, May 25th by an officer wishes to thank the following named person for their sympathies shown her during her sad bereavement. Wilbite Tfr. 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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 degree 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 Pifl Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk. In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. John Callahan, Plaintiff. 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. Greeting: You and each of you are hereby notified on that the 26th day of October, 1905, the plaintiff above named, John Callahan, filed his-position in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas and commenced suiting against you, and in said petition said plaintiff alleges in substance as follows: That she 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 sixty one (61) in Armourdale, now a part of Kansas City., Kansas, accer-ding 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 unmeritable. That said claim of said above named defendants and the unknown heirs hand devises 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 claims estates, rights, titles or interests of the defendants and unknown heirs and devises of S. A. Snyder, deceased, is, 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, 1905, the allegations thereof will be taken as true and a judgement and decree will be reordered 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 KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY EVENING. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to express sincere thanks to our many friends and neighbors, and members of the Masonic Fraternity, especially Widow's Son, No. 17; The Sewing Circle, the Metropolitan Baptist Sunday School, and other organizations for their kind sympathies and beautiful floral offerings during the sickness and death of our beloved husband and brother. MRS. J. J. PEEBLES. 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 sentenced to Kansas Penitentiary for grand larcency, for from one to five years. 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 here, 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 competition 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 reckoned 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 emphaticly 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 mater 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 anub self-respect demand that you resent his unjust imputation and contemptible slur and malicious falsebood. 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 hailne not any that comes from Munsey. -Plaindaler. Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte [County Kansas. Nathaniel Singletary, Plaintiff, vs. No. 20158. 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 cash 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 Wyndotte 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 Wyndotte City, now a part of Kansas City, Wyndotte County, Kansas, and including you and each of you from any interest or estate therein or any claim therein or lien thereon, and perceptually 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 Publication Notice. In the District Court of Wyandotte county Kansas. April term1907. Charle4 H. Love, Plaintiff. vs. No.20138 Elmira Love, Defendant. The defendant. Elmira Love, is hereby notified that she has been sued by the plaint- iff above named, in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, for a divorce.on the grounds of abandonment, and that she must answer the petition filed by the plaint- iff on or before the 15th day of June, 1907 or said petition will be taken as true and judge ment rendered divorcing plaintiff from the defendant. Atty. for plaintiff. Attest: J. Wil Thomas, Clerk. By E. L. Cable, Deputy. May. 3. 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, State of Kansas. The State of Kansas, to Martha James Creeing: You are hereby notified that on the and day of March, 1907, the above named Plain- stiff has filed his petition in the District Court, asking and praying for a divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. Unless you answer demurer or otherwise object or before the 13th day of Aplil, 1907, the allegations, statement and averments of srid petition, shall be taken as true, and upon further proof, the plainstiff will be granted divorce, as prayed tor. [L. W. Johnson, Atty. for Pliff. Artect this 2nd day of March. J. Will Thomas, Clerk. By E. F. Cable. Deputy. mar. 8th The Goldberg Dry Goods Co. is the coming store of this city, they keep on hand the best goods and know how to treat their customers. 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 ansew demur or otherwise object, on or before the 22d day of March, 1907, the allegations of plaint- iff 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. Feb. 1. Publication Notice In the District Co. yandotte Covnty Kansas. Birdie Smith, Plaintiff vs. Peter Smith, Desendant. To the above named defendant, you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above named court, by the above named plaintiff, and that unless you appear and answer on or before the 15th day of September, 1906, the petition filed against you will be taken as true and a judgement rendered against you the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant and restoring plaintiff to her maiden name Birdie Renick and for cost of this suit. I. F. BRADLEY, Atta, for Piff. Attest: Wm. Needles, Clerk. First Pub. Aug. 3rd. Executors Notice. State of Kansas, County of Wyandotte } ss In the Probate Court of Said County. In the matter of the Estate of Henry Fulgham, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been granted to the undersigned on the last will and testament of Henry Fulgham, late of Said 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 name to the undersigned for the allowance within one year from the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such in this Sec PAPER CALL H ing More Busin LL THE T OFFER THIS WI TABLE LINENS. ached Damask. bleached Damask. ra Fine $1.00 Bleached Linen Finish Suiting. ts in this sale. Jap Leather Belts ng Rugs, 18x36, each ttons, card only Work Pants. ameled Curtain Rods, complete. AL-10c, 8c, and 7c Val. and Tors s, in this sale only. mants of Silk Ribbon all width, col Pants Suits. Knee Pants Suits. Knee Pants 35c value. Men's 75c and $1.Shirts; in the wi y soiled and mussed, 35c or 3 for. ck Taffeta Silk Skirts, 60 inch Bleached Damask.....25c 70 inch Unbleached Damask.,.....45c 72 inch Extra Fine $1.00 Bleached.....75c Double Fold Linen Finish Suiting.....12½ Indigo Prints in this sale.....4c Ladies' 50c Jap Leather Belts.....25c Straw Matting Rugs, 18x36, each.....3c 5c Pearl Buttons, card only.....2½c Men's $1.00 Work Pants.....89c Brass or Enameled Curtain Rods, complete.....8½c No red tape here Money is cheerfully refunded 550 Minnesota Ave. 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 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 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 Corvila Broadus, deceased. nexed of Cervilia 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. 1st Pub. Dec. 21. Administrator's Notice In the Probate court in and for said county. In the matter of the Estate of Thomas P. Johnson deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned, on the Estate of Thomas P. Johnson late of said County, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 8th day of May 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. C. W. Comager Administrator of the Estate with will annexed of Thomas P. Johnson deceased. bate 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 8th day May. A. D. 1907. Van B. Prather, Probate Judge. IMPORTANT NOTICE. The name and address of every soldier a late member of either of the Companies which was discharged by the President's order, is wanted by United, States Senator Joseph B. Foraker. Address, Hon. J. B. FORAKER, Senate, Washington, D. C. State of Kansas County of Wyandotte State of Kansas County of Wyandotte } 85 JULY 12. 1907 Wyandotte, Kansas. Votice 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 begged and held at the Probate Court room in Kansas City, County of Wyandotte, State of aforesaid, on the first Monday in the month. November A. D. 1905. I shall apply to said court for a and final settlement. Carter said estate Eliza Dudley Administratrix of Anthony Dudley, deceased. In witness whereof, the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the fcounty of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have, hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court this 12th day of October. y of October A.D.1900 Winfield Freeman, Probate Judge 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 Easily at 107 N. 6th st., conveniently located only one block from the Minnesota ave, car line, Prices reason able. Mrs. Reed, 528 Neb. 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 can be conveniently heard apply to the Prison Board of the State of Kansas, for a parole from the State penitentiary of the State of Kansas. Take notice and govern yourself accordingly. NOW IS the time Subscribe For the Weekly 一 ee i American Citizen The Oldest Negro Journal Published ‘Weekly in this part of the Country. Published Weekly at 1510 North 3rd Street KANSAS CITY - - - - - KANSAS. REv.G. McNeat, Asso. Editor. pee Geo. ‘A. Dudley, Editor in Chief; Publisher and Business Manager. ‘Terms of Subscription in Advance. One IUGAE sos vassaesdssecapenne eee Bix Months..........-..-+++000+--65¢ Three Months...............-0+---40€ One Month..........-0-2e-eeeeeee 15C Speen oo Advertising 25 cents per inch First Insertion. A Btanding Display ‘Ad’ for 3 Monthe of longer 15c per inch, each insertion, Grangemouth is the name of a Mos cow editor. Evidently a farmer on the side. Waldorf Astor has become so thor- sughly anglicized that he 1s 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 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 *hey seldom are before they are 45. Sweet Spring is now approaching, and Summer with the rose, so poetry’s meroaching upon the field of prose. King Edward was “warmly re- selved” 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. j ‘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? SoS Manokuria will be finally evacuated by the Japanese in a few days. It has taken them longer to get out than # did to get in. ee It is now believed that Anna Gould is going to give Boni one more chance, in spite of the fact that he has taken @ great many already, eee eat Uruguay should not be blamed for having a revolution. A review of re- cent 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. foes eee Queen Maud of Norway is losing her health because she fears her hus- band will be Killed. This queen busi- ness ts not all pickles and ple. , It was not long ago that all the “success” magazines were pointing to the Pittsburg millionaires as ex- amples to the youth of the land. ‘With 10,000 doctors in convention in Boston next summer, the rest of the Gountry ought to have a good oppor- tunity to get well—Boston Globe. | ess ainaiaatosaaiste / 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 dis- eevered the cause of the aurora Dorealis. But what bearing will this ave 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 marvel- ‘ous discoveries will probably make wood. , Cheer up, mister! The prestdent of the Dressmakers’ National Protective Association says that women’s dress will be less expensive this year than aver before. ‘The Japanese, says one of their statesmen, should adopt chairs and develop their legs. Well, short legs id not prevent them from “getting there” 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 bad eed in this haughty world.” ‘News comes from the east that the seventeen-vear locusts will devastate the land this year. How many times im the course of a decade do the sev- enteen-year locusts come, anyhow? coke the last suffragist was detatched Telephone Bell W. 32. Telephone Home W. 32 | 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. Cail at 433 Minne sota Ave., Kansas City, Kansay. ee Office of > 7he Ethiopian Protective and Beneficias Aid Assccration Employment and Information £ ureau] for;the_ members of the Asso_ation, See 1508 N. 3rd Street. Kansas3City, Kansas. BELL TELEPHONE 2313 WEST. ISAAC B. ATKINSON, : President of the E. P. & B. Aid Association. |W. H. Bopen, Acting Secretary. | Peter Shirley, Canvassing Agent. The Ethiopian Protective aud Benefi- cial Aid Association, National Conven- tion at Kansas City, Sept. 22nd, 1908. ‘The National association will beJeom- posed of delegates from every State and ‘Teritory inthe union, the association will have an exhibition ef many amus- ing features at the same time of the con vention which will run for 80 days, one hundred acres or more land will be bought by the assoeiation for exposition fm buildings will, be erected on the grounde tesuit the exposition, thousands lof. members are now joining the asgocia- aa has over a thousand members. _ Kansas has many organizations, Gar- den city, Dodge city, Larned, Great Bend, Hutchinsons, Wichita, Newton, Emporia, Topoka and Kansas City have their local organisation, local organiza- tions will be setup 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.1tTo 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 dow ble the time of setting will give the length of the day. Cold Baths vs. Drunkenness. In the eourse of a discussion at the ‘sanitary congress Mr. Weaver @@ clared that it was almost impossthle for anyone taking a cold bath every morniug to become an habitual drunk ard.—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 otber valuables. No Dutiful Wife Will Do It. Once when a man loses all love for his wife is when he holds a straight flush against four aces in a little po- ker game and she has the four aces.— Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. i Radium Kills Mice, | Before the Paris Academy of Seb jences, M. Bouchard stated that mice exposed to emanations from radium ied in six hours. Thunder Kills Oysters. tome ore mech nervous creatures buy land by the;thousands;of{facres} in each state, to colonize 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.2.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 is 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 & good commission allowed. Lam yours for the up ouilding of the Ethiopian or black race in‘America and throughout the world. =: Publication Notice. Inthe District Court of;Wyandotte eounty Kansas. Isatah Edmonson, Rusaia Edmonson. To the above named defendant. "you are hereby notifiedtthat youthave been sued in the above named court,by the above named plaintiff,and that unless you appear and answer'on oF ‘before "she 1ith day Jan. 1901. the petition fled.in said cause will be taken ‘as tras and a judgment rendered the nature of which Will »be}a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plain- and defendant and divorcing plaintiff from defendant!and}for cost os this action. Attest: By I, P. Bradley, Atty. ‘Wm. Needles, Olerk. Dec? Size of Ancient Babylon. Ancient Babylon was not suck a Sreat city as some have supposed, ac- cording to H. Valentine Geere, the archaeologist. He says: “The idea ef Babylon's vastness and magnifi- cence, to which we have beco:ue ac eustomed, 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 evep 80, the idea that it could be compared ‘with London and its suburbs, which SHIELDS FOR TROOPS IN WAR. ‘Their Use Urged by a German Mill- tary Writer. A writer in the Militar-Wochenblatt raises anew the question of the use ot portable shields for the protection of Infantry in the attack, says the Bread Arrow. He writes approvingly of the Japanese spade work in the offensive, the more so because he mentions inalentally, as a matter re- garding. which there can be no dis- pute, 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 at- tacking Japanese infantry not infre- quently went forward, carrying with them filled sandbags weighing 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 intrenched en- emy 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 carriedn 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 ad- vance style in dress goods. “One of my customers has to my knowledge worn five different colors or shades oa her wavy tresses. Hav- 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 Europe. 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 1s most dificult to obtain, and then it 1s 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 {t done? Well, in case of a woman whose hair is dark a bleach must first be used before the dye 1s 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 he sweetest thinks in ite Health, heaven, friends, Tespect, content Or e’en a loving wife Fhey,oay thst money an not buy Photo’ things for me, alas!” But 1 fli don’t know! What bought my private car? Just wealth Wiat. bought ms" lovely yacht Which sails ‘me to lands where Health sina gund every. apatt e fat pays my apeciallst, dear To keep mein such pevtece thm? ‘WellT don’t know! What bought the most delightful wife ‘Arman could hope to win? What bus her every wish in, life The clothes. she dazzles, in? And it ‘her heart beats net for mae, And am noe aggre you seo, ‘Well—1 don't know! And heaven? Oh. of course, I don't get in frees But it the Lora meant’ what he sald oncerning charity. Tg tthe Bi give Bérore 1 ate Sup me through ‘the needle’s eye, Prat don't know! For happiness? Well, money bought This ninety-cent cigar a It bought this chair in which T lel Te bought this private ear Ty bought tals cognac and, T gues, If ail this ts not happiness, Wellt don't know! “New York Press ame i i a at 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 il- 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 idll lions and unicorns —t only kill fat pigs!” Verdict for defendant—New York World. Building Up to Requirements. 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KANSAS CITY, KANSAS In an Excuse Book. ies SA eal a Because its employes were late a London house provided a book in which the tardy ones were to write excuses, Reasons for lateness were not much varied. At the top of the page one would write “Train delayed,” or “Om. nibus horse died,” as the case might be, and the rest fell into the habit of making ditto marks and letting it fo 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 {mn @ great hurry, and did not notice the innovation, but made his custo. mary ditto marks, and the rest of the men on that page followed suit, The excuse book was abolished. Example of the Postace. Stanc. The late Judge Andrew Wylie, of Virginia, had a happy gift of illustra- ton. The judge cast in 1860 the only vote for Lincoln that was givea 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 eoncentrate 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 ome thing until it gets there.” Res, 420 Nebraska ave. Tel. 383 White SOUTH AMERICAN MEDICAL INSTITUTE Office Hours: From 10a. m., till 47 ™ and from 6 till 9 p. m., C. H, C. JORDAN, M. M., M. D. Pease cee Here is the Place J. T. Roberts TONSORIAL PARLOR All the Latest Style Hair Cuts, Oles# Shave strictly Up-to-Date 438 MINNESOTA AVS. Bie. oe An Old Franch Sailor. Brench seamen have a dozen ny person of a centenarian. The OM fallor belongs alike to te navy asf oe See service, for he serré oe and it would be dltiicult ee ae of the two his adventur@) were the most thrilies. His record ludes three shipwrecks, the batile m2 Navyarino, in which he ¥ me ie in orders, the blockade of Augie ae ‘capture by brigands, followed | -and his companions setsing O Biseseie as ia com ‘captured the Bishop Galloway of the Methodist Missical Church, South, speaking in the Mississippi Press Association follows: I count it a most significant and en-erasing coincidence that on the same Sabbath in last September, two great American statesmen, representing opposing political parties, discussed the same fundamental ethical parties that guarantee the permanen-ing and glory of the republic. The Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, in an Episcopal Church at Oyster Bay, New York, de-veloped a masterful lay-sermon on the Value of Religion to a Nation," and in the same afternoon the Hon. Wm. Bryan, to an audience of three thousand or more in Jackson, Miss., appealed his magnificent lecture on The Prince of Peace." When the best parties are represented by men of such sublime ideals and of such ex- tended character, the country is safe ever may be in power. That is surely a discouraging picture Lord Byron gives of the rise and all of nations: "Here is the moral of all human tales— Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First freedom, and then glory—when this fails, Faith, vice, corruption, barbarism at last: And history with all her volumes vast, Beth but one page." But I decline to believe that the history of my beloved country will be the universal of such a past. It is built on broad foundations, and out of enlightening materials, cemented with the highest blood of American freemen. Every living stone has been laid by living hands, and under the blessings of favoring providence. It has borne many a severe strain, resisted many a nightly shock, stood firmly against many a wild storm, and now seems more solid and majestic than ever before. I ardently believe that it will write a new and brilliant page in history's "volumes vast." So long as our simple faith is preserved and our big flying in the open heaven is the real symbol of a genuine personal and religious liberty—so long as our homes are pure and our families happy, this nation will prosper. The Jews In London By the election of Lord Michelham, man alderman of the city of London, he Jews again have a representative of the London council and may look forward to the induction of another Jewish lord mayor. A Manchester super says: "Lord Michelham, formerly Herbert Stern, was made a baron in 1906, and late in the same year was raised to the peerage, being the third Jew to receive that distinction. He others were Lord Rothschild and Lord Wantworth, who was Sidney Stern, a cousin of Lord Michelham. Lord Pibrighert was also a Jew when he was Baron de Worms, but he resumed his faith and became a member of the Established church." Her Indorsement. The stories of the woman with the back are innumerable, but the Philadelphia Public Ledger seems to have recovered a new one. It adds it to the big list of business vagaries laid to the door of the gentle sex. A bride's moth had presented her with a check on Christmas day. With a feeling of the most importance she took it to the mail to get cashed. The cashier took the check, then added it back politely, saying: "Will you please indorse it, madam?" Indorse it?" repeated the bride, puzzled. Les across the back, you knew," added the man, too busy to notice her wildment. she bride carried the check to a sail, laid it face downward, and nib- d the end of the pen thoughtfully. her inspiration came, and she wrote emphatically across the back: For Fanny, from mother; Chvist- 1906." Convalescent. when I saw her last year," said returned tourist, "she was so love- on account— "OI replied Holmes, "she's conval- sent now." Convalescent? How do you mean?" Here's just got a divorce.—Phil- ladelphia Press. The beginning of being entertaining to fear you will be a bore. Crased by the excitement of seeing a online launch half a mile away blow John Hilburg of Chippewa Falls, n. jumped from a row boat in take last night and was drowned, o men were with him in the boat they were un- THE HIGHER LAW. Judge Loving Charged With Murder, Is Defended on this Ground. Theodore Estes was killed in Virginia by Judge Loving, superindentent of the estates of Thomas F. Ryan, the millionaire of New York. In the trial at Hamilton the defense set up insanity and the higher law. The cause of the killing was the ruining of the Judge's daughter by Estes, while the two were riding. Miss Loving, who is 20 years old, told the story on the witness stand, and reports say it was the most dramatic and affecting scene ever witnessed in a Virginia court, reminding the hearers of the testimony of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in New York. Miss Loving testified that she was 20 years old; that her relations with her father were always affectionate; that he had always been a most devoted father. "Relate to the jury in your own words everything that took place between yourself and your father when he called you into his room after dinner." "I went in the room with him. He told me that Uncle Harry Snead had told him that Theodore Estes had brought me home the night before in a drunken and unconscious condition and he wanted me to explain to him what all this meant. Of course I was very much grieved and mortified. I began to cry. I went over and shelt down by father and put my arms around him and he put his arms around me, and as soon as I could speak I told him that while I was in Lovingston Theodore Estes had asked me to go driving with him; that I first refused, but that on Annie Kidd's insisting I did go finally, but thought as we would not go far, I need not put my hat on; just thought it would be a little short drive. "We first drove out half way to Oak Ridge station, then turned around and came back and drove down through Lovingston and stopped at his house. He told me he was going in his house a minute; would I wait there and hold the horse until he came back? He was in the house five or six minutes. He came back and we drove on down through Lovingston, down through the Gap and down below Mr. Estes turned the buggy round and came back toward Lovingston. "Just before we got to the Gap, he took out a bottle of whisky and asked me to take a drink of it and I did take a swallow of it. I told father I thought it must have been drugged because I immediately began to get dizzy and could not see things; everything commenced to dance before me and that then we drove off and I asked him to take me home at once, back to Lovingston. When we got to where one road turns toward Lovingston and one up the mountain instead of turning toward Lovingston he started up the mountain. "I asked him to take me home at once, that I was feeling very badly and was sick, to please take me. He did not answer me at all, but drove on as rapidly as he could up the mountain road. Then I asked him again to take me home, but he kept right on. So father then asked me if he attempted to assault me. I told him that he had forced himself upon me. I tried to resist him, I tried to push him off; I screamed, but I suppose no one heard me; that I resisted all I could, but I could not keep him back; that he forced himself upon me, and that I then lost consciousness and did not remember anything after that until I was at Mrs. Kidd's house that night. "When I told him that, he got so white and unnatural looking that it scared me. I ran out to mother and told her I believed I had killed my father." Judge Loving immediately proceeded to hunt up Estes, and when he found him riddled him with buck shot from a shot gun. He frankly admitted his act on the witness stand, stating that he was seized with a frenzy for Estes' life, and that no power could have stopped him Hope for Him. "But," said the lawyer, "your case seems hopeless. I don't see what I can do for you. You admit that you beat your wife." "Yes" replied the defendant, "but my wife's testimony will discount that. She'd never admit that she was beaten." The first commandment of the decalogue implies the last; if we love God we will not covet anything that is man's. Getting Square With Dad. First Small Boy—I'm goin' ter git square wfd pa fer lickin' me terday. Second Small Boy—How yer goin' ter? First Small Boy—When de circus Will We Wear Paper Clothes Will women elect to wear paper dresses elsewhere than at fancy balls? There's a question sartorial authorities have to solve. The cable informs us that paper yarn is being made successfully into fabrics for clothing. The thread is not brittle and it neither shrinks nor stretches to any appreciable extent. Moisture has practically no effect upon it, and it has extraordinary wearing properties. Silkworms may refuse to make cocoons, fields of cotton may be eaten up by bugs and sheep may be unable to supply covering to the world, but what will that matter if the making of paper clothes proves practicable? Emulating the United States. Five thousand Chinamen in New York are striving to make China like the United States. They belong to the Chinese reform party, which numbers millions in China and thousands in every country where Chinamen are to be found. In the United States there are close to 70,000 members. The Chinese reform party is political. It makes no effort to influence or mingle in the religious discussion of China. Its only purpose is to awaken China to its commercial possibilities and make it as like the United States as possible. Kang-Yo-Wel, the founder and president of the Chinese reform party, was forced to flee from China eight years ago because of the animosity of the empress dowager. Satisfying Congregation's Curiosity. Rev. C. N. Wright, Wardle vicarage, Rochdale, for a personal reminiscence, writes: "In my third living there was a very crowded congregation the first morning I officiated. The parishioners were evidently curious as to the build, color of hair, etc., of their new vicar. As a matter of fact I was though a young man, very bald. A little thought would have caused me to make my first appearance on any morning but the 8th, but it was the 8th, and in the Psalms, which were read and not sung, I had to say: "My sins are more in number than the hairs of my head."—London Globe. A Poor Defense. "That is no defense at all," said Senator Curtis, during a discussion of emotional insanity at a dinner. "What you have said, sir, is as weak a defense as the young automobilist's. "This young man's father said to him: "Look here, I am ashamed of you. You spend all your time choo-chooing around the country in a motor car." "Not all my time, father," said the 'Not all my time, father,' said the youth, gently. 'Only half of it.' 'And the other half?' asked the mollified old man. 'That is passed underneath, sir, with a monkeywrench.' "—Philadelphia Bulletin. A Miser's Hoard Found. With nearly $10,000 in gold in his cellor, John Sweeney of Omaha, Nebr., and his wife, both more than 70 years old, had lived in a tumble-down hovel a half mile from the business center, feeding on scraps of bread and soup bones and accepting aid at frequent intervals from the Associated Charities. A few days ago the Associated Charities began an investigation of the case with a view to finding a permanent home for the old couple. The investigation soon led to the discovery of 100 $20 gold pieces on a shelf in the shack. Then the old man told the detectives he had much more somewhere, but had forgotten where he had hidden it. Detectives were put to work with pick and shovel and one by one three earthenware jars each filled with $20 gold pieces, were dug up under the hovel. A total of $9,700 was found. The detectives are still digging in the belief that more treasure is still hidden. Proved Her a Flirt. Senator Penrose at the dedication of Pennsylvania's splendid capitol at Harrisburg said of a certain speech that had been made at a private dinner before the dedicatory ceremonies: "That speech was pregnant with meaning. It revealed in every sentence its author's character. Brief and full and illuminating it reminded me of the beautiful young lady who murmured to herself one afternoon as she paused uncertainly on a street corner: " 'What a bore! For the life of me I can't remember whether I'm to meet Morris in Tasker street or Tasker in Morris street.' " One of the most interesting Little charities is that of a Yorkshire (England) station master, who every week of his life makes a trip to the engine. At the end of the year he is the lot to a hospital where days Mrs. DePasse of New York City "I Consulted Several Physici ans, but they Did Me No Good. Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin Helped Me." 1. The image contains a black-and-white illustration of a person standing in a room with a window. The person is wearing a hat and a scarf, and appears to be looking out of the window. The room has a wooden floor and a wall with a decorative border. Mrs. Aline DePasse, 776 E. 165th St., New York, N. Y., writes: "It gives me pleasure to testify to the curative qualities of Peruna and Manalin. "I was afflicted for over seven years with CATARRH OF THE HEAD, THROAT AND DIGESTIVE ORGANS. I consulted many physicians, but they did me no good. "One day I happened to read some testimonials in your Peruna almanac. I decided to try Peruna and Manalin. I bought a bottle of each, and after taking them for a week I noticed a change for the better. So I kept it up, and after using twelve bottles I was PERFECTLY CURED. "I also gave the medicine to my children and they had the same beneficial result. I would never be without these remedies in the house. "I highly recommend Peruna and Manalin to all my friends, and in fact to everybody." 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"Thus, in my native Bridgetown, a candidate for congress spoke at a mass meeting, and afterward a politician asked an old farmer what he thought of the speech. ey ae A eae ee 5 THE FUNNY FOLKSE . os a8 —— Sh LL La ann Through the efforts of Secretary Garfield under di- rection of the President, the public land convention at Denver, adopted milder resolutions than were expected. ‘The convention was made up partly of ranch owners who have been in the habit of using public lands with great freedom, and it was reported that the convention would condemn the administration. An incident of the con- vention was a speech by Senator Teller, wherein he is re- ported to have been opposed to the forest reserve and al- 80 to the administration’s land policy. Senator Gar- field read a letter from the President in which he de- clared that the committee on program had misrepre- sented the governments’ purpose. ‘The letter continues: ‘The first and most important of these mis-statements is to the effect that there has been a change in the pub- lic land policy of the government, which change will re- sult in depriving the Western states of the right to set- tle the public lands with citizens. This allegation di- recly reverses the actual facts. The course the govern- ment is now pursuing is to carry out the traditional homemaking policy of the United States as to its public lands. The men most interested in opposing the action of the administration are endeavoring to upset the tradi- tional course of the government, and are doing all in their power to turn the public lands over to be exploited by rich men and powerful corporations whose interests are hostile to those of the homemakers. The policy of the present administration has steadi- ly been, is now and will be in the future, to promote and foster actual settling, actual homemaking on the public lands in every possible way. ., We have incurred the violent hostility of the indi- viduals and corporations seeking, by fraud and sometimes by violence, to acquire and monopolize great tracts of public domain to the exclusion of settlers. The bene- ficiaries and instigators of or participators in the frauds, of course, disapprove the acts of the administration. But if the administration’s policy is upset, the one man who John W. Daniel. a c) = > OQ 7 & : nW 2 Ae ( ey ‘ES Gee MAF ‘Caper Gee Wi) eee ttt - K " 9 a ain) D aii H 1 Bhim 3 \ oS p= bs ’ ee * The Wise Summer Man. Wellington—Swellington says he is well fortified against breach of prom- ise suits. Tellington—How’'s that? ‘Wellington—He writes all his let- ters this summer with a patent ink of his own which fades as soon as the letter is read. je ec Nothing could be less exciting than te meet this statesman. He does not fiercely wring your hand. and eagerly hope you are well, and say how hap- By he is to see you, and tell you en- thusiastically all about yourself. On the contrary, his handclasp is calm and firm, not a bit emotional. He Yooks the visitor squarely in the eye and declares he is glad to meet him. Moreover, he seems really glad, though mot at all effusive, and there is that fm the expression of his large, clear, dark eyes that bespeaks instant friend- Mness. ‘The senior Senator from Virginia is not above medium height. The cold, ‘undeniable record shows that he was born at Lynchburg, on September 5, 1842, but he is so buoyant, robust, cheerful, breathes such an atmosphere of vitality, that one might well be- eve him not more than fifty years old. There is only the least, touch of gray at the temples of the broad and aymmetrical head. “The Major,” is what they call him at Lynchburg, just as if no one else ‘ever held that title. Which, natural; TEETH TEE tH tt tet seeteeses. Don’t for Engaged Couples, Don't however much in love you are, show it in public. Don't spend ‘more than you can af- ford op your honeymoon, or your homecoming will see you plunging into The Public Lands. would be irreparably injured would be the settler, the home maker, the'man of small means, who has taken up a farm which he intends himself—to work and on the proceeds of which he intends to support and bring up his family. Last year the coal lands were withdrawn from sct- tlement to enable congress to protect the public interests against the great coal monopolies, by leasing the right to mine coal. Unfortunately congress did not act. As a matter of actual fact, most of the coa] lands have hitherto been taken under some form of entry other than those of the coal entry Jaws, and in many cases by actual fraud. The administration will certainly renew its efforts to get congress to pass a law which will do away with the fraud. ‘The writers of this prograrnme state that the plan for government control of the range submitted to con- gress last winter involved the perpetual ownership of the lands by the government. This statement is not in accord with the facts. As to the forest reserves, their creation has damaged just one class; the managers and owners of great lumber companies, which, by illegal, fraudulent or unfair meth- ods, have desired to get domain, to skin the land and to abandon it when impoverished well nigh to the point of worthlessness. It has been alleged that the government intends to make the users of water for irrigation pay for their wa- ter. There has never been any such intention, and no such course will ever be followed while the present ad- ministration is in existence. But owners of water power Within national forests should certainly pay something for the valuable services rendered to them by the govern- ment. They are not being charged for the water, but for the protection to their water sheds, which they _them- selves would have to bear the cost of supplying if the government did not supply it for them. Mr. Garfield said it was the policy of the interior department to put an actual settler on every acre of ag- ba i) fees $ CA | ge | Fr BS 7 YZ Then He Started for Good, | DeLaye—Do you know that when you coughed just now it made me mace Miss Weereigh—Really? I never thought before that there was any- thing to be thankful for for having a | cough. a 2 enough, brings to mind his war record, Young Daniel was eighteen years old, a student at Lyncaburg College, at ‘the outbreak of the civil war. He im- Mediately volunteered as a private in Wise Troop of Cavalry, but was. soon ee sceond lieutenant in Company A, Eleventh Virginia Infan- ‘try, C. S.A. He was an aide on Gen- ‘eral Jackson's staff, and was at that ‘grim leader's side when he received i title of “Stonewall” in the bloody battle of Manassas, He took part al- So as a member of the staft of Gen- eral Jubal A. Early in the battles of Fredericksburg, Winchester, Gettys- burg, Rappahannock Bridge, and Mine Run. In the battle of the Wilderness, on May 6, 1863, while rallying a rai ment in Pegram’s brigade, Major Dan |e was struck by the rifle bullet that nearly killed him and put an end to hia military service. After the wat the Major was graduated in law at the University of Virginia, and in 1869 he hecame a leader of the Democratic party in Virginia. He found time te Drepare two law books that are stil quoted as authorities in the courte o FFFF+FF++ ttt +++ ttre ssseeesey ment; such an understanding never ee happiness. 5 Don't if he takes you with him to choose your ring, draw his attention to jewelry beyond his means. Ne ; Vr, . 5 eo im | HY ff { i A 1 ey BE a gee! 4 ‘When and Where the First Game Was Called, Fielder—You say baseball is the old- est game in existence. Can you prove it? Rooter—Sure. Didn't Adam eall the game in Eden when he named the wild animals? the United States and even of Enz. tand—Daniel on Attachments and Dan- fel on Nezotiable Instruments, From being a leader to being the leader was a quick transition. He Served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, was State Senator from 1875 to 1881, was elected Repre- sentative in Congress in 1885, and has ‘been United States Senator continu- ously since 1887, His record reveals a continuous struggle for decency and honesty. When the Readjusters tried & squirm out of paying the lawful debt of the State of Virginia, Majo1 ‘Daniel was one of their bitterest foes He was one of the pioneers in the es. ‘tablishment of the free-school system in Virginia.—William Inglis, in Har. teste ‘Weekly. | Stung. There is a law in Texas which re- quires commercial travellers to pur- chase a license before they may do business, a law either unknown to, or disregarded by, a certain patent-medi- cine man from New England. He was Just emerging from a drug-store, where he had placed an order, when a stranger came up and addressed him. | “You sell Brown's Boston Bitters don’t you?” the stranger asked. “Yes; and I'd like to sell you a case ttt ttt Pt++ +++ +++ +++ ++4s+o+ ts jand his perfections. Don't, choose very costly brides- maids’ frocks; they are a great tax on a girl with a small dress allowance, Don't ask he: to enter upon a long ‘engagement. If you have ro reasonable ricultural land in the forest reserves. The convention closed with the adoption of less rad- ical resolutions than were expected, this one provoking the most discussion: “We oppose’any change in the-existing laws and cus- toms as to grazing live stock upon the public domain, out- side of forest reserves.” The resolutions further say that experience has dem- onstrated the wisdom of the policy of treating the land’ of the nation as a public trust, to be disposed of in all eases and wherever possible to actual settlers, and the peo- -ple of the West are unalterably opposed to any change ‘in this wholesome and beneficial policy. Forest. reserves ee only be created whére they do not infringe this policy. "In all cases the rights of the states and the people of | the states to the free and unhampered use of all waters within forest reservations should be not only permitted, but encouraged. and no charge should be imposed there- ‘on. The necessity of forest reservations is recognized, and reasonable regulation by the government commended. The resolutions, however, favor the prompt elimination from forest reservations of all lands not timbered or ‘suitable for reforestation, or reasonably necessary to con- serve the flow of streams used for irrigation. | __ It is especially urged that the reports of special and | secret service agents of the land department and of the | department of agriculture shall be made under oath. A | modification of any existing orders which prevent bona- |fide filings on any of the public coal lands is demanded. | The national irrigation law is heartily indorsed. It is asked that congress legislate appropriately with respect to school lands in reservations, so that each state deprived of these lands may receive its full quota of lands or its equivalent, for the purpose for which they were originally intended. 5 It is finally demanded that in states wherein forest | Teserves are situated and not desired, and are excessive, | he reservation should be reduced to reasonable limits whether the land restored contains timber or not. Contrary. ae: | Julia—I understand that Grace has been taking a course of exercise to re- duce her flesh. | Jane—Yes, and her appetite im- | proved so she gained ten pounds. ' Man an Adonis has a crippled soul. cure you so quick you won't’ have becn sick yesterday—fact!” the drum- mer said, “AML right. How much fs she?” the stranger asked, pulling out his pocket- nook, and handing over the five dol- jars demanded, receiving in exchange an order on the local freight-agent ‘for his case. z “Now, I'd just like to see your Ii- cense to peddle—I'm the sheriff,” the stranger said pleasantly. | “You've got me—twenty-five, isn’t it?” the drummer asked, offering the ‘money. “I don’t suppose it will be ne- cessary for me to appear?” “No, that will be all right,” the sheriff replied. Then he looked at the order for the case of medicine. “What am I going to do with the stuff?” he asked. “Tl give you a dollar for it,” the drummer suggested, and the trade was | made, | “And do you happen to have a li- cense to peddle? Huh, I thought not. “ell, you have been ¢rading with me— selling goods without a license—guess Tl go file a complaint against you,” the drummer said, sweetly. Amd the next morning the sheriff, with a sheep- ish grin, paid a fine of twenty-five dollars.—Harper's Weekly. Bale tn ate ice i a ela a ae Economy in Gas. It is little short of marvellous how many women who pride themselves on their economy will waste dollars in one directiongto save pennies in. an- other. A g tance of this can be seen in ky so many go using single ‘4 ¥l§on gas or gasoline- - | g y | Gi tae } Ste Rog oo HA } any Ad gaa . of 3% 3 H | Sar ( | teh Zp X (| daly at YM | The Girl Who Speaks French—I un- derstand that you are very sweet on | Tom—that he’s your “bon ami,” don't you know. The Girl Who Doesn’t—No, he’s my | bon bon ami. He brings me a box of ‘candy every time he calls. | = Few do wrong by mistake; It 1s a choice. f In Doubt. x A certain young man who, accordin= to all the accepted notions, should be very happy at this time was found by a friend, the other day, with a some- what troubled look upon his face. “What's the matter, old man? ‘Havn't had a tilt, have you?” the friend inquired. | “N—no,” was the reply, accompg- nied by a sigh. “Fact is,” he contin- ‘ued, in a burst of confidence, “I've ‘been thinking over a little remark Alice made last night.” | “Oh, perhaps you misunderstood,” the friend suggested, encouragingly. “I hope so,” was the reply. “You a we were talking of—well, how things would be, you know, and Alice sua: | ‘And won't it be just too sweet; you will come home all tired out from your hard day’s work, and hold me on your lap for hours, and,read to me, and drive all my cares away, and dry my tears, and rub my head— and it will be just like a novel? "—Harper’s Weekly. Our Schoolc_ The United States have 260,000 school buildings, in which 460,000 teachers are at work teaching nearly 18,000,000 children, ttt t+et tt +++ F+tt+osesessey ditional fuel consumed by keeping a fire under each separate pan than the cost of the double or triple cooking utensils for use over a single burner. —Harper’s Bazar. ‘The man who {s the emperor of his own nature need fear no usurper, oa et @ ae Ne | — RA, gir agen be) ; ae a fitse cs) Gade e Combination of Satin and Silt wa Fine silk and linen ecrt not og bined with soft satin cf the ‘samy shade is used in developing this g lightful frock for dressy occasions ay though it possesses unusis! erace ay beauty, the gown is really serviocabl The skirt has the upper part of ug with deep flounce of satin at ty bottom, and little folds of not am g upon the satin and stitched with nm row soutache braid. The fitted loge falls over a sirdle of siirrod a stitched with soutache upon a fomiy tion of taffetas. It is made princgaly of the satin and trimmed with tary braid in novel effect. Livre lace ig used for the yoke, but even here ty] pattern of the lace is broken by ag] set of net arranged in key design Ti) idea: gives a new thought for a gw finish and the cuffs of the mid sleeves are made in the same tig Babies Killed by lonorant Feedtal Many factors enter into the straa| of causes which make up the gl ocean of necdlessly sacrificed ta lives, of which the chief aro peta ignorance and poverty. The {gnoranel of many mothers—I am almost temp edto say the average mote! most appalling, says a writer in th Craftsman. To hear a group of Settle ment workers, visiting nurses ad physicians relating their osyerie and enumerating the many deictis things to yeung babies. is a tragic & perience, Babies a few weeks old gra tea, beer, vegetables, bread, fish cam dy, ice cream, pickles—the awful Bi might be extended aimost indefiite Undoubtedly, ignorant feeding 1 4 prime factor in the problemot inal mortality. The Way He Provosed. “Did you hear about Flossit lal engaged?” asked the first young tii “No, Is it true?” “Yes; and it’s the most ram thing you ever heard of. You la Egbert Tissmore has been ys] tention to her for more than 4 y@F “Yes.” “Well, yesterday morning Fist was helping her mother 1 sl house, and she had on an old that she had tried to give cook they had for two years. And had on an olf blouse that had great, big balloon sleeves, you kn “Yes, yes.” “And her hair was all drs# down into her eyes; and she ‘een taking down pictures and -ing them, and there were smea dirt every way across her {20% her hands were in norrible sre gloves; and she was weuring | pair of carpet slippers that bel to her father, And all things!” | “Yes, yes. What then?” “Egbert proposed to her while was looking like that?” | “Ho aide" “He did, and of course, she # ed him.” “Well, a man who who is 50 in love that he will propose ' when she looks that way deserv# be accepted.” “Yes; but Egbert proposed ov telephone.”—Tit Bits. ve, | __1t $8 estimated that there are %: | oF forty banquets every niet 1% iy { dom the year around, oF vg | tal of about 10,000, and the number of the different 1° who thus absorb rich food | wines on many diierent occas? oo | 8. 50,000, ‘There appears oo | 2 fear that this will be as bal ly sturdy British digestion a5 1°® — is alleged to have been for the + tion of America. a ———_—_— That Sinking Feeling: he t in “Bxpert seismologists con't BE | report that the earth at Sat Se "| is sinking. San Franciscans Perience that sinking fecliné — therefore, attribute it solely * s M8 | tivity of their Grand Jun" Democrat. e ls 1 Se aNever p em tomorro