Kansas City Advocate

Good Furniture Cheap, At M.K. & T. Auction Co. 730 Minn. Ave. KANSAS CITY Subscription $1.00 Per Annum A Fine Weekly Letter from a Progressivie City Note Worthy Citizens Among the progressive towns of Kansas, Fort Scott stands out with shining light. The colored people seem to be full of ambition and energy. Several are engaged in successful business enterprises and many own nice residences in beautiful neighborhoods. Their schools are conducted in an orderly manner under the supervision of that eminent educator, Prof. E. J. Hawkins, who is ably supported by a corps of such efficient teachers as Mr. Ezra Watson, Miss Myrtle Terry, Miss Corrine Knight and Mrs. Pitts, and Miss Ethel Goins, substitute. The schools are well attended by a neat and bright class of pupils. At the Fort Scott High school is a mixed school. We have 30 colored students in attendance, of which four are to graduate this year. The churches, of which there are several, are doing a wonderful work. And it is noteworthy to see the spirit of Christian harmony and co-operation that prevail among them. Each congregation in turn visits the other and takes part and ably assists in conducting the services. The A. M. E. church, of which Dr. Jones, formerly of Kansas City, Mo., is pastor, has just closed a successful revival. Many souls were saved and much good done for the cause of Christ. The pastor was assisted in the work by Mrs. A. J. Goins-Wade, the Rocky mountain evangelist. Mrs. Wade is a wonderful expounder of the gospel. She searched to the depths of the hearts of her Fort Scott audience; with her passive, fervent and intelligent speech she easily won the commendation of both saint and sinner. The people of Fort Scott wish that her work will continue to be crowned with the success manifested throughout her stay in this city. The Shiloh Baptist church, Rev Crutchfield, pastor, has just entered upon a great revival, and the membership is alive with enthusiasm. Rev Williams, an eminent evangelist, is assisting him. On Sunday afternoon, March 12, Rev Williams preached a stirring sermon, taking for his text, "Faithfulness Unto Death." To a crowded church, through his wonderful oratorical ability, he forcefully expounded the true gospel. His sermon gripped the hearts of the sinners and many came forward to be prayed for. It is predicted and hoped for that Shiloh Baptist church will have a great success. All the other churches, including the C. M. E., Rev Wilson, pastor; the M. E., Rev Faulkner, pastor; M. Zion Baptist, Rev Frank Beatty, pastor, are doing well and helping along in the good work. Mr. S. H. Beatty, an energetic young man who is engaged in the grocery business, is having great success. With the assistance of his brother, Mr. Frank Beatty, he has built up a lucrative patronage and has a large, up-to-date stock of goods. His store is kept neat and clean and conducted in an efficient, business-like manner. Miss Willa Bedford, sister-in-law of Mr. Beatty, is one of Fort Scott's leading planists. Dr. John W. Brown, an enterprising veterinary surgeon, is having great success in his practice. Dr. Brown is a native son who has made good. He is a graduate of Manhattan Agricultural school, where he finished with honors. Afterwards he was professor of the veterinary class at Tuskegee, Ala. Returning to his home town, he opened an office and is now considered one of the best veterinary surgeons in Burton county. Dr. Brown owns a beautiful home. His new high-powered Cadillac automobile is a source of much pleasure to him. Dr. Anthony Hawkins, brother to Prof. Hawkins, is another successful M. D. Dr. Hawkins is a graduate of Haharra and has been practicing in this city for three years, in which time he has merited the hearty praise and support of the colored people. Mr. John R. Peterson, a young man recently from Iola, Kan., has opened a very neat and cosy restaurant and VOL. 2. FORT SCOTT, KAN. lunch room at 315 Wall street, west from the Frisco depot. Visitors arriving in Fort Scott would do well to patronize Mr. Peterson's, where they will be served with neatness and dispatch at a nominal cost. He is assisted by Mr. Clyde Saunders, a bright young man. Mr. W. M. Holland, a well-known stone mason and contractor, is quite successful. Mr. Holland owns a large farm in Bourbon county, which he rents out. His home is a very beautiful place in the east part of the city. Mr. Holland is one of our Fort Scott subscribers. Mr. B. F. Miller, who was formerly one of Fort Scott's efficient police officers, is enjoying good health. Mr. Miller is quite a worker in political and civic centers of the city. He owns some rental property besides a lovely home, surrounded by a beautiful lawn that is just beginning to peep out in answer to the call of spring. Mr. Tom Parks, one of the old residents of Fort Scott, is another successful colored citizen, having acquired a nice home where he and his family comfortably live. Mr. Parks is a very active member of the A. M. E. church and takes great pride in assisting in the uplift of the young people Mr. Parks, it will be remembered, attended the blind institute at Kansas City, Kan., where he graduated in 1900. He there learned the trade of broom making, and is now and has been for some time associated in the broom manufacturing business with Mr. Adolph McMains, a former classmate. Through untiring energy they have succeeded in establishing a very lucrative trade, numbering among their patrons some of the leading wholesale and retail mercantile houses of the county. The West Side club met at the home of Mrs. Reeves Wednesday night. A potato race given by class No. 2 C. M. E. church was quite an amusing feature. Prof. E J. Hawkins entertained a few friends last evening in honor of visitors to the city. Mrs. Holland, a sister, was hostess. Those present: Miss Terry, Miss Bedford, Miss Moore, Miss Martin, Miss Red, Dr. Hawkins, Rev. Williams, Rev. Jones, Rev. Crutchfield, Mr. E. L. Blue, Mr. Clea Parks. A delightful evening was spent during which refreshments were served and the guests departed hourly commending the hospitality and pleasant hours spent. The Modern Parcilla Art and Literary club met with Mrs. U. L. McLemore. In a contest amongst the class leaders of A. M. E. church a prize was offered to the leader who raised the highest contribution during the month of February. The prize was a beautiful gold tadge of honor. This prize badge was awarded to Brother Terry, leader of Class No. 2 Mr. Hall proprietor of the Leading barber shop of the city, is still very successful in business. Mr. James Terry entertained at dinner March 12 a few friends in honor of Miss L. Martin of Pittsburg. Those present were Miss L. Martin, Miss Myrtle Terry, Miss Mattle Moore, Prof. E. J. Hawkins, Rev. H. H. Jones, Mr. Clem Parks. Mr. Warren Mayberry, 205 North Lincoln, has been called to Memphis, Tenn., to attend the funeral of his sister. The Advocate extends to Mr. Mayberry its sincere sympathy in his bereavement. Miss L. Martin of Pittsburg, Kas., is spending a few days in Ft. Scott, guest to Miss Myrtle Terry. THE PRENTISS NORMAL AND IN- DUSTRIAL INSTITUTE Incorporated For the Training of COLORED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. Prentiss, Mississippi, March 4, 1976. Miss H. H. Jacobs, Kansas City, Kansas. Dear Friend: We have over 200 colored boys and girls in our school which is fashioned after the late Booker T. Washington's institution. This is a very poor section of the state. The war, short cotton crops and the poverty of our race, have made this a hard school year. These children come from parents who are unable to pay their board and tuition and buy books and clothing. Many of them will have to stop school unless help is received. Will you solicit some old clothing, any size and ship to us? We will appreciate the favor. Yours truly, J. E. JOHNSON, Principal. And Independent KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, MAR.17, 1916 Brigade Meeting To be Held MID-WEST CO. NO. 2 WILL ENTERTAIN ROYALLY—MISSOURI SIR KNIGHTS WILL BE GUESTS OF HONOR. A brigade meeting of the uniform rank of Sir Knights of the State of Kansas will hold a three days session in this city March 27, 28, 29. This will be a big affair among the military department of this great order and this gathering is looked forward to with much anxiety as to its demonstration and activities while here as our guests. Mid-West Company No. 2 of this city are making all preparations for the entertainment of their brother Sir Knights while in the metropolis city of the state. The Missouri boys, who always have that close feeling of fraternalism toward the Kansas boys, have been invited to be special guests on this occasion, and will be present. There will be further notice in The Advocate as to the program. Brigadier Miller of Wichita and his entire staff will be here in their prettiest. The boys here are polishing up their side arms and many are being trimmed out with gold and silver decorations. Everybody will look spic and span that week. JOHN B. HARRIS Gov. CAPPER Who will speak at the Knife and Fork Banquet At First A. M. E. Churh Wednesday Evening. Mar: 22nd All garments treated with hot dry steam, thereby giving new life to the goods and making them comparatively new, at the New Miller Laundry. N. B. Robinson, Agent. GRAY'S Printing "That's Right " Is the Trade Mark or Imprint of THE GRAY PRINTING CO. There's a reason why this firm is making greater strides than its competitors:— Artists design the jobs, set and print them—no two designs are alike—they are the work of inventive genius; their product is original thought artistically executed in conformity to systematic typographical symmetry. It is the result of gift, adaptability and long training and experience. Your job is not set up many times and torn down in an effort to get something that will "pass;" Gray's Printing "That's Right" doesn't only "pass," but SURPASSES. Have your jobs printed where they are made optical enchantments because of their uniform appearance. For Printing "That's Right," call BELL PHONE, WEST 4187 5TH AND OAKLAND KANSAS CITY, KANS. Gov. Capper Will Speak At At First A. M. E. Church Wednesday Eve., March 22nd, 1916 Admission and Supper 25c. NAT SINGLETARY ENDORSED BY CONVENTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR. The convention of the Second Congressional district which was held Tuesday at Ottawa did not quite pan out, as some of the Republican leaders in the district had anticipated and especially old Wyandotte, the biggest and smallest thing in politics of any county in the state. Who is to blame? The problem would be hard to solve from a political standpoint as there is never a chance for any man to tell what its leaders will do or stand for. The Advocate would rejoice in seeing the time come when the Republicans of Wyandotte could be pointed to as a dependable factor in the ranks of its party, but until it does show signs of loyalty to the principles, in which they claim to represent and be, Wyandotte will get just what they have been getting—nothing. A disloyal, undependable body is no less than a traitor. If we are made out of whole cloth we will come together as men and work together for the common good and interest, for the success of the party and not individuals. Wyandotte should have had one delegate to the National convention but her past record was just enough to hold her out. While we did not get a delegate we are proud to know that no better stalwart Republicans in the district or state could have been selected than J. H. Tucker, of Lawrence, and John O. Morse, of Mound City. They are the kind of men whom one can depend upon. Some quote them as standpatters, and if anything is better than a standpatter. Its two standpatters. The convention used good judgment when they endorsed Mr. Nat Singleton of Wyandotte as presidential elector. The colored citizens of this county and state will feel that this recognition is a sign of "come and let us walk and talk together." Now there is one other thing that ought to be done on next Tuesday at the State convention and that is elect one big four delegate to the National convention. STATE CAPITAL NEWS S. E. Cary, Esq., county attorney of Logan county, Kansas, was in the city last week visiting relatives. He reports that the prospects for a good crop this year in Western Kansas were never better. Hon. E. Handy, of Atchison, Kas., who was in the city on Monday of last week attending a meeting of the stockholders of the Logan Farm and Cattle company, of which he is vice president. The announcement by ex-Congressman Scott, of Iola, that he will be a candidate for the U. S. senate to succeed Senator Thompson, sounds good ADVOCATE TOPEKA, KANSAS. to a whole lot of us. Mr. Scott is a first class Republican and would be of great service to the party in the U. S. senate. It is announced that Madam E. Azabia Hackley, the greatest vocalist and most renowned artist of the colored race, if not of any race, will appear at Topeka Industrial Institute some time in April. Madam Hackley is not only a good singer, but nature has done much for her in the way of beauty. If those who oppose D. W. Mulvane for national committeeman on account of his having had to do with the 1912 National Republican convention, will for the same reason oppose Mr. Roosevelt's nomination for the presidency, we have nothing to say. But the trouble is that many of those who oppose Mulvane favor Roosevelt. If for the sake of harmony, one of the actors in the 1912 political disaster, should stand aside, why not all? At a meeting of the Bach-Bens club held at the home of Prof. C. T. Clinscale on Friday night of last week, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Atty Jas P. Guy; vice-president, Dr. O. A. Taylor, secretary-treasurer, Dr. T. P. Martin. After an interesting program in which the current events of the day were discussed. The club enjoyed a very sumptuous repast. The Pleasant Hour Literary circle, the oldest in the state, is preparing a special program for March 24. It will be a rare treat and no one should fail to hear it. Does it not appear just a little strange that the government should act so promptly in placing an embargo on munitions of war intended for Mexico, and yet make no effort to prevent the transportation of the same to the war in the East? And note, too, how promptly the government can act when a few white Americans are killed and how silent she is when Colored Americans are killed in the Southern states of this union. There is much being said these days in favor of at least one woman delegate-at-large to the National Republican convention. And why, pray tell? To sit still and have her vote counted? The state convention convening here on Tuesday of next week promises to be full of interest. The attendance will be large and many colored delegates will be present. The Rev. Dr. Griffin, of Des Moines, Ia., occupied the pulpit at the Second Baptist church last Sunday preaching a very able sermon. At the close of the sermon quite a number went forward for prayer. ST. CLOUD. BABY WEEK WAS AN INNOVATION TO MOTHERS The City Federation of Art Clubs discussed "The best ways to keep babies healthy." Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Maud Brooks presided. Mrs. A. M. Brown had a good practical paper on the subject and Mesdames Shaw, S. H. Thompson, Dilbert M. Wilson, M. Green, E. Lasley, A. J. Neely, Thompkins and Fields discussed different phases of the subject and Mrs. M. C. Matthews, who had attended the white meetings and had secured literature on the campaign subjects, also asked questions. Dr. Hayden answered all questions. Music was rendered by Misses H. Butler and E. Neely. Friday night the teachers of Douglass and Lincoln schools gave a one act playlet, "The Theft of the Thistle-down" as a closing for the Baby Week campaign. Little Agnes James as Fairy Queen showed her natural elocutionary power and the boy who acted Thistledown was also a good actor. The fairy costumes were beautiful and all characters and the pixies did well. Stowe and Dunbar teachers gave the one act playlet, "The Narrow Door." It was a very deep play for children and they too, did well. Especially the girls at the spinning wheel. Mars guarded the narrow door with a sword. It was draped in black and represented death. Both plays gave morals for the preservation of babies' lives. Sumner High school was crowded to overflowing to witness these free plays. Miss C. Davis and Miss Dwiggins secured these playlets from the white (but the whites would not examine the colored babies.) Mrs. DeVilbliss, a white nurse, lectured to a small audience Thursday night. NO. 30 Oldest Man in The U.S. Dies LEWIS MERRIMAN AT THE AGE OF 121 YEARS—WAS NEARLY THREE SCORE AND TEN WHEN THE CIVIL WAR ENDED—WAS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN. Comrade Lewis Merriman of 525 Nebraska avenue passed away last Sunday and without a doubt at the time of his death was the oldest man in the United States. Mr. Merriman was born in 1795 in Virginia on the Sopher plantation when George Washington was president. He lived in three centuries, and was among the boys who faced his breast to the enemy's bullets that his people and the Union might be saved. At the close of the war he came west and located near Paola, Kas, where he made his home until three years ago. Since that time he has made his home here and at the National Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth, Kas. He was a man of unusual vitality and one could hardly believe him being more than six score years of age, but he could procure records that were of sufficient evidence as to the correctness of his age. The funeral was held Tuesday noon at the J. W. Jones undertaking parlor, 440 State avenue, Rev. J. R. Ransom, pastor of the First A. M. E. church officiating. The remains were shipped to Leavenworth, where they were interred in the National Soldiers Cemetery. I. G. OLIVER, THE UNDERTAKER, STARTS OFF BUSINESS AT ONCE. Mr. Oliver who opened this week at 415 Minnesota avenue in the undertaking business, starts off immediately in looking after the wants of the business. On Tuesday of this week he conducted his first funeral, it being in Argentine. The undertaking business is not new to Mr. Oliver, as he was in business at Springfield, Mo., for a number of years. He has been a resident of this city for 20 years or more and is well known by the people of Kansas City, Kansas, and vicinity. As a citizen his record stands with the best. Mr. Oliver has been very fortunate in securing the services of one among the best embalmers in the country, Mr. J. D. Garner, a high graduate of Parnes School of Embalming of Chicago. Mr. Garner came here from St. Louis where he has had five years of practical experience. This business firm is well equipped, in every particular to give the best of service along their line of business. If it is laundry or cleaning and pressing call New Miller Laundry, West 156. Ask for Robinson. M. K. &. T. AUCTION CO., 730 MINESOTA AVE. The buying public of Kansas City, Kas., and Wyandotte county are just realizing to the full satisfaction of both in saving money and quality in house furnishings at the M. K. & T. Auction Company at 730 Minnesota avenue. The genial proprietor, Mr. George Fischer, has demonstrated to the people that he can always save the purchaser a large saving on either new or second hand house furnishings. In the big stock this store carries one is able to select with a small amount of money just what he wants and plenty of it. There is no store of its kind in either of the two cities that can compete with the M. K. & T. Auction Company at 730 Minnesota avenue. KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE. And Independent. THOMAS KENNEDY, Editor and Prop. Published every Friday at 932 Oakland Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas The Advocate is a weekly journal devoted to Race Progress and Human Uplift. SUBSCRIPTION. Pear Year. $1.00 Six months .60 Three months .35 Single Copy .05 ADVERTISING RATES. Made on Application. BELL PHONE WEST 455W. "Entered as second-class matter August 29, 1914, at the post office at Kansas City, Kansas, under the Act of March 3, 1879." Don't forget The Advocate collectors when they call. It's only 10c per month and no one should put the collector off. Have your news in our office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication. Office 932 Oakland avenue.—Ed. THE "BILLY" SUNDAY MEETINGS It has not probably entered the minds of our colored citizens of the two Kansas Cities as to what disposition the Billy Sunday meetings will have toward accommodating that part of the race who desire to hear him. It's a well founded opinion of The Advocate that those who desire to hear this twentieth century evangelist in Kansas City, Mo., next month will have to be satisfied with special quarters for colored. And it's more probable there will be a special day or night, with postors at its entrance, reading "Colored people today only," we only hope, this may not come true in either sense, but at this time there is a strong possibility of one of these plans being inaugurated. The Ministerial Alliance of the two cities should get busy if they have not already done so. A SOUTHERN SCHOOL ASKS FOR AID. In this issue you will notice a letter from one of our southern training schools addressed to a friend in this city, which was turned over to The Advocate and asked to be published, which was gladly complied with. The letter speaks for itself, and as it is not asking for wealth and its cause being a worthy one, it would certainly be a commendable act as well as a duty for any organization to take hold and do what they could in those things that seem to be most needed at this time at this struggling school. A barrel or two of old clothes would probably be more appreciated than money. Who will be the first to stant the campaign. Advise The Advocate who you are. GOING UP! W. Wallace Needham, Zanesville, O. I will help The Advocate, To help take the Elevator, To a point that's sure To win a loving cup; And when we reach the Sun I will cry: Floor number one If you're ready, step aboard We're going up. We send Europe ammunition, And to God, a grave petition, To perpetuate, or stop, The bloody fray. Then we gloat in gaining riches Though it keeps men in the ditches Should we expect the Lord To answer when we pray? You can't hardly afford to miss the second annual Knife and Fork banquet at First A. M. E. church next Wednesday night. NEWS MATTER MUST BE IN OFFICE BY TUESDAY. All news matter must be in our office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in that issue. Only write on one side of your paper, write plain and spell names in full and correctly. If you will follow instructions your news will appear each week and without errors. Name of party sending matter must be signed to insure recognition.—Ed. Office Hours—Until 10 a. m., 3 to 5 p. m., 7 to 9 p. m. Bell Phone, West 4102 Dr. Wm. A. Love PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 1700 N. Third St. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. DIRECTORY TRANSFER CO'S. Hodgs Old m NEW ONE Wo BUSINESS DIRECTORY Home Phone West 473. Bell Phone West 247. Business Directory TOM CROWDER TRANSFER CO., Does a General Moving, Packing, Shipping and Storage Business. Office 412 Minnesota Ave. EXPRESS AND PAPER HANGING. Expressman, Paper Hanging and Kalsomining work. No job too small to save money. Call Bell West 483 F. W. RAGSDALE, 228 Virginia Ave. STOVE DOCTOR. Nathan Taylor, "The Handy Man," All kinds of repairing of all kinds of stoves. Steam and Gas Fitting. 324 Minnesota avenue, K. C., K. A. J. HILL, Groceries, Meats, Dry Goods and No tions. Corner 11th and Freeman Ave. KANSAS CITY, KA$. Bell West 433. COAL DEALERS. W. H. LAMBRIGHT & CO., Dealer In Coal, Ice and Feed. Office 1620 N. Sd St. KANSAS CITY, KA8. Bell West 1923. Local Theodore Tepton, 824 Oakland, is out of school on account of sickness. Mrs. Eliza Gerkin is quite ill at her home, 1120 Everett avenue. Mrs. Manyweather, of 824 Oakland, is sick with la grippe. Mrs. Elliott Simpson, of 2721 North Tremont, is out after a spell of sickness. Gov. Capper will be the principal speaker at the Knife and Fork banquet next Wednesday night. Pure baking powder and extracts at the Moulton Coffee House, 847 Minnesota avenue. The Moulton Coffee and Tea House gives valuable household premiums. See them at 847 Minnesota avenue. Getting ready for your Spring Cleaning? Call West 156. Ask for Robinson. The babies of Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Mary Williams, of 310 Oakland avenue are getting along very nicely. When The Advocate is trying to help everything that is for the good of the race and humanity you should not fail in doing your part in helping it. Golden Rule Taber No. 12 meets the first and third Thursday of each month at Knights of Taber, Ninth and Everett.—L. Ross, High Priest, D. H. Scott, Secretary. Mrs. Ivory Hawkins, 445 Nebraska avenue, is at Douglass hospital recovering from an operation performed about three weeks ago. Mr. Nona Kaiser, of Chicago, ill., is A fine musical program has been arranged by Major Smith for the Knife and Fork banquet at the First A. M. E. church next Wednesday night. Little Willie May McCoy, of 1410 North Seventh street, was invited to take dinner with Master Edgar Boone Sunday evening. Mrs. Margaret Johnson, of 341 Oakland, has been very ill, but is able to sit up at this writing. The Knife and Fork banquet at the First A. M. E. church next Wednesday night will be the biggest thing ever pulled off in the city. Mrs. Lee Carter at Fourth and Kimball, who was badly burned, is still in a serious condition. Her two year old child, which also was burned is dead. The residence of Mrs. Wilson at 2515 North Sherman, was badly damaged by fire the 9th inst. She has the sympathy of the community. Metropolitan Mission circle had a large meeting last Thursday. The City Missionary asked Mrs. M. C. Matthews to give "The Story of a Hindu Girl." They say she gave it in such a realistic manner, that the missionary and others want it repeated. J. A. WILSON is Kansas City's Pioneer Negro Jeweler. RELIABLE JEWELRY 1616 W. 9th St. K. C., Mo. Bell Phone M. 6248R. Bell Phone West 3866. E. A. SHACKELFORD. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 516 Minnesota Avenue. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Bell Phone 424 West. DORSEY GREEN, Attorney and Counselor at Law. 516 Minnesota Avenue. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Bell, W. 2335 I. F. BRADLEY. Lawyer. 721 Minnesota Avenue, Rooms 5 and 6 Bell W. 2569. WYATT & RANDOLPH. Undertakers. 920 North Third Street KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. REAL ESTATE Real Estate and Rentals. C. W. NELOMS & CO. Real Estate Dealers Have All Klinds of Property for Sale and Rent. PRICES TO SUIT PURCHASER See Us Before Closing Deal We Will Save You Money 500 Minn. Ave. Up-Stalrs. K. C., K. Home Phone, W. 1036. Bell Phone, West 1743. Bell Phone, West 1757 EUGENE EDWARD VAUGHAN Real Estate and Insurance Brokerage Investigated Investments, Cozy Cottages, Farms for Farmer Folk. SUBURBAN TRACTS 26th and Parkway. Kansas City, Kans. PHYSICIANS. Office and Residence 828 Nebraska Ave. Bell Phone, 2684 West Office Hours: 8-10 A. M.; 3-5 P. M. DR. G. E. HORSEY. Diseases of Women and Children a Specialty. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS DR. T. H. JOHNSON, M.D. Constitutional Specialist. 318 Minnesota Avenue. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. DR. J. H. MIXON, M.D. 313 Minnesota Avenue. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Office Phone Bell West 380 Residence 1321 N. 8th St. Bell Phone, 361 West S. H. THOMPSON, M. D. Office 1512 N. 5th Street Bell Phone, West 3711 Office Hours: 8 to 11 A. M., 2 to 5 P. M. At Night DR. LEE R. PETTY Physician and Surgeon 516 Minnesota Ave. OFFICE HOURS: 9:30 to 11:30 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p. m. Bell Phone, Office and Residence, Main 1219 DR. H. M. BRATHWAITE Physician and Surgeon S. W. Corner James and Central KANSAS CITY, KANS. DENTISTS Bell Phone W. 1864. DR. MARION COTTEN, DENTIST. 514 Minnesota Avenue. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. GROCERS. C. E. CANNON STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. Bell Phone 1955 N. 3rd St. W. C. CARROLL FANCY GROCERIES, MEATS, CONFECTIONERY, FRUITS, ETC. Bell Phone West 1653. 2120 NORTH THIRD STREET P. R. CHESTER Two Stores FANCY GROCERIES Fourth St. 2404 Tremont St. Groceries and Ice Cream Parlor. H. W. HILL. Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Dry Goods and Notions. Bell Phone, 385 West 2702 North Sherman St. THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE. Hodgson Mirror Co Old mirrors resilvered NEW ONES MADE TO ORDER Work Guaranteed HOME PHONE W. 1619 1017 N. 5TH T. Kansas City Kansas Try a pound of Moulton's "Special" Coffee, 30c the pound, roasted fresh at the store daily. Fresh Roasted Jumbo Peanuts, 15c per pound. Get your presents FREE with a pound of Tea, Baking Powder or Extracts.—Moulton Coffee Store, 847 Minnesota Ave. ROOMS TO RENT—Nice furnished rooms, modern, one block from the corner of Minnesota avenue and Sixth street. Prices reasonable, 620 State Ave.—W. M. Monday. Mr. Shelton at 948 Freeman avenue, is home sick. Armilda Estes on Nebraska avenue, is sick. Mr. B. J. Frye, on Washington bculevard, is not any better. Mrs. Perry, of 810 Nebraska avenue, twin baby boys are somewhat sick. Mother Alexander is confined to her bed. She is quite sick. Mrs. Leota Tribune's little baby boy has been very sick this week. Mrs. Sheely-Fields is quite sick and afflicted at her home on Odkland avenue. Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong of 633 Georgia avenue, a fine boy. Mother and son doing nicely. For your next coffee try the Moulton Tea and Coffee House, 847 Minnesota avenue. Fresh roasted every day. The graduates of Sumner High school met and organized an alumnae association Sunday afternoon at the High school building. The First A. M. E. choir, one of the best, west of the Mississippi river, sang at the morning service last Sunday, with extraordinary feeling in tone and harmony. It was simply that kind of church music that church people enjoy. Major Smith has gotten together a choir of real voices octaved according to range and height of musical harmony. Mrs. Stovall-Lasley, the florist at 431 State avenue, will furnish one thousand carnations and roses for the Knife and Fork banquet at the First A. M. E. church next Wednesday evening. Phone, Bell W. 368. Attorney E. A. Shackleford, of this city, made a flying trip to Chicago last week on legal business. It was a case of kidnapping an eleven-year-old girl. Mr. Shackelford in his shrewdness as a lawyer, brought about an adjustment satisfactory to all parties without taking habeas corpus proceedings. Mr. Shackelford has the case of James Jackson who is under indictment for raising a paper dollar to a five. The case is set for April, the 12th, in the Federal court at Topeka. The funeral services of Mr. Hogg took place Tuesday at 2 p. m. from the A. M. E. church. Rev. Ransom officiated. He had been sick four years. He was a consistent members of the A. M. E. church. Pretty floral offerings were given by the Sunner High school teachers and others. Deceased leaves a wife, several children, several brothers and other relatives and friends, who deplore his departure. The boys meeting at the Third Christian church on last Sunday, was grand. It was largely attended and the boys did well for their first attempt. It was surprising to many of the adults. Brother Ellis and Brother Dale Burgges had charge of the meeting. Next Sunday will be girl's day. Everybody is invited to be present. The girls will have charge of the meeting. J.D. SMITH. BARGAIN-An eight-room duplex flat with 4 rooms above and 4 below with plumbing all in ready to attach tubs and toilets, front stairs, front porch and back stairs, gas all through the house. An extra large lot, having also a good 2-room house on the rear. A good neighborhood and on one of the best street car lines in the city. Will sell at a great sacrifice with only a small payment down and balance to suit. You can see house at 446 Freeman. Happenings Bigger, Better Babies, March 4-11. HOUSE FOR SALE. THE NEW IDEA "Pressing and Training the Hair while you sleep" G.A. MORGAN'S HAIR REFINER Before TRADE After CLEVELAND.O. MARK PRICE $1.00. Why be untidy about your hair when it can be avoided? G. A. Morgan's Hair Refiner will positively straighten the hair and make a complete change in your appearance within fifteen minutes. G. A Morgan's Hair Pressing Night Cap keeps the hair in perfect condition and trains it while you sleep. Everybody should use one. PRICE LIST OF G. A. MORGAN'S HAIR PREPARATIONS. Hair Refiner - - $1.00 Italian Hair Oil - - $ .25 Refiner Soap - - .25 Black Hair Stain - - .50 Hair Pressing Night Cap (Special Summer and Winter Weights) 1.00 In ordering please mail remittance to The G. A. Morgan Hair Refining Co. 5204 Harlem Ave., N. E., Cleveland, Ohio Prompt Attention Given Mall Orders. Incorporated 1914 Auto Funeral Same Price as Horse Drawn Ambulance for Sick Purposes JNO. W. JONES Undertaker and Funeral Director Full Stock of Funeral Furnishings Lady Attendant PARLORS: 440 STATE AVE. KANSAS CITY, KANS. ```markdown ``` The Laundry that solicits Your Patronage THE Miller and Cleaning Both Phones West 156 841 N. B. ROBINSON Cleaning = - Works Both Phones West 156 841 Minn. KANSAS CITY, KAN. N. B. ROBINSON Colored Solicitor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | Sunday was quarterly meeting at the First A. M. E. church and enormous crowds filled the auditorium at all the services. Presiding Elder Smith preached at the morning service and while Dr. Smith' sermons are always of that spiritual kind, but the one last Sunday seemed to soar in a higher altitude of living grace. The vast audience were taken out of themselves and lifted up with a hallejujah. The quarterly meeting service at 3 p. m. was conducted by Ebenezer church, Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Williams, the strong and eloquent pastor of this church, preached the communion sermon and without a doubt it was one of the most soul stirring sermons that this vast audience has listened to for many a day. The Ebenezer choir of 23 musical voices carried men and women off their feet with song. There were many visiting ministers present from the other side and our own city who assisted in the Lord's Supper. Miss Mary Evans, one of the world's renown women evangelist, who has been conducting a campaign for some weeks at Ebenezer, sang one selection at the close of the sermon which was a sermon within itself. Dr. Ransom will take his choir to Ebenezer the fourth Sunday afternoon of this month, where they will have charge of their quarterly meeting service. Rev. Ransom will preach the communion sermon. The Knife and Fork banquet, which is to take place next Wednesday night, will undoubtedly be one of the biggest affairs of its kind ever attempted in Kansas City, Kas. The chief executive of the state, Governor Capper, will be the principal speaker for the occasion. The committee has put out one thousand tickets and everyone is expected to be present or represented. The auditorium alone will accommodate more than eleven hundred while the gallery will accommodate half that many. Major N. Clark Smith will have charge of the music, which will be a continuous program throughout the evening. Mrs Elam, chairman of the banquet committee, is in a class by herself when it comes to menu work. 440 STATE AVE. KANSAS CITY, KANS. NEW Laundry = - Works Minn. KANSAS CITY, KAN. Colored Solicitor Y. W. C. A. NOTES. Miss Vance who has charge of the Association work of the two Kansas Citys held a very successful meeting on Tuesday of last week at the rooms. There were twenty-two ladies present. All expressed a desire to do more for the Association. May we still have more active workers. The work of the gymnasium classes is progressing. The following ladies paid last week: Mesdames Ruth James, T. H. Reynolds, Reuben Brown and Walden. Those who paid pledges the past week are Messrs Junius Gray, T. Davis, Jr., J. M. H. Smith, Mrs. Hattle Williams, Miss Edna Smith and the Whatsoever club. Membership fees were paid during the past week by Mesdames S. H. Thompson, J. C. Branch, W. G. Wood and S. C. Buckner. Printing has been donated by the following: The Gray Printing Co., The Advocate and the Rowland Printing Co. Mr. W. H. Lambright, the coal dealer, donated the association a half ton of coal. Mrs. Ella Harrison-Smith did some typewriting for the Association. The Whatsoever club has pieced six quilts and quilted three during the past winter and donated them to the Association. There were twenty-four girls present Sunday to hear Mrs. Rodgers' stories. Come again girls and bring others with you. The Association desires to thank its members and friends for their kind support and helpfulness in every way. A large crowd was present at the Citizens' Forum to hear the Western University program. One of the principal features was the paper by Prof. French and the lovely singing of the chorus, which always acquits itself well. Prof. Marquess presided. Gate City Grocery Company Gate City Grocery Co. 508 Minn. Ave. BIRDS' NESTS A DELICACY Edible Dear to Chinese Constitutes an Important Part in the Export Trade of Slam. An important item in the export trade of Slam consists of edible nests of swifts, or swiftlets, as they are also called. The principal markets for this trade are China, Hongkong and Singapore. In Hongkong, it is said, the demand often exceeds the supply, and prices range from $15 to $25 per pound, according to quality. The first nests constructed in the season, which are composed of pure saliva, are held superior for eating purposes. They are gathered on completion before the eggs are laid. The birds then build again, and the second nests, in which the saliva is mixed with rootlets, grass, etc., and often shows traces of blood, from the efforts made to produce saliva, are also taken on completion. A third nest is then constructed of extraneous substances cemented together and the whole fastened to the wall by a little saliva, the flow of which seems to be practically exhausted. The birds are allowed to rear their young in these nests, which are afterward destroyed by the nest gatherers, so as to compel the construction of fresh nests the following year. Edible nests of swiftslets are found in the Malay archipelago, Australia, and many of the Pacific islands. In northern Borneo certain caves inhabited by these swiftlets produce $25,000 worth of nests every year and show no diminution in the quantity, despite systematic robbery for seven generations. FOUND PATIENT A PROBLEM Authorities of New York Aquarium Will Admit That Sea Cow Was a Hard Proposition to Handle. The big manatee or sea cow, which disports in a 20-foot tank for the edification of visitors at the New York aquarium, has been troubled with a salt water rash which called for treatment by the fish doctors. That was easier said than done. The manatee weighs 900 pounds and is as strong as a horse and far more difficult to handle. To scoop the sea cow out of the tank with a landing net and a derrick did not seem practical. To treat the big patient in the water was equally impossible. So they let all the water out of the tank and, while the manatee slopped helplessly at the bottom, the doctors went to work. The treatment was a success and the 12-foot exhibit is now as well as ever. The sea cow was caught in the waters off Florida and brought to New York. It is a fastidious eater, showing a preference for cel-grass and lettuce leaves. It has no front teeth. Its strength lies in its beaverlike tail—New York World. COULD MAKE A GOOD GUESS Young Man Was Not Sure as to Size, but Was Willing to Take a Chance on It. Into a men's furnishing store stepped a young man warily, almost timidly. He lacked the air of confidence of the man who is about to purchase a tie or a handkerchief or a collar. Eagerly the genial floorwalker pounced upon him and the prospective customer's first words explained everything. "Have you anything suitable for a young lady?" he asked, looking about dazedly at the rows of shirt boxes. "Something for her birthday, you know?" "Well, I should say we have. Step right this way, please. Miss Apperson, will you show this gentleman some ladies' hose, or"—he added, as he noted the inquirer's pititable confusion, "perhaps he would prefer to see some of those near-silk ladies' coat sweaters?" He would, he certainly would, and when he found a man in charge at the sweater counter he became almost himself again. The sweater idea seemed to strike him favorably, and for several minutes he inspected color combinations and felt fabrics. Finally the clerk dropped him into hot water again. "About what size does the young lady wear?" It was a poser and entirely unexpected. The young man gazed at a dummy figure on which a sweater coat was displayed, then walked up to it, circled it with his arm, and nodded: "About this size. I think." Locals Miss Burtha Harden, of 940 Splitlog avenue, is on the sick list. Miss Eva Washington is improving nicely. We hope she will be out among us soon. Mr. Cox of 903 Walker avenue, took quite ill Monday night from indigestion. We were glad to see Mr. Preston Younger out at church last Sunday after being sick for two weeks. Young Mr. Cooper, of 935 Freeman avenue, is quite ill. Boys, go and see him. Mr. Murphy, his wife and his two little baby girls are suffering with deadful colds. We hope they will soon be well. Very sweet is Mrs. Elizabeth Buckner of 929 Splitlog avenue, to render her services at the Y. W. C. A. rooms the entire day Tuesday in the absence of the secretary, Miss Cook. Miss Sarah Porter, of 929 Splitlog avenue, entertained her night school pupils at her home Saturday afternoon at a luncheon. Mr. Walter Maddux, of 906 Walker avenue, made a flying trip to Quincy, Ill., March 4. He returned on the 7th after a pleasant stay. In the absence of Miss Edna Cook from the Y Mrs. J. C. Branche very kindly gave a few hours of her time Monday at the Y. Miss Janie Miller has been sick for a week, also her little cousin, Gwindola Miller, is sick with la grippe. Little Robert and his sister, Frankie Weems are sick. Mrs. N. P. Phillips, of 827 Freeman avenue, who has been very sick, is convalescent. Mother Graves of 1002 New Jersey avenue, is yet confined to her room and has been in poor health for a few years. Please go and see her. We were pleased at seeing Sister Hill out Sunday at church as she was compelled to remain in doors during the very cold weather. Sister Hill is the mother of Mrs. Easley and Mrs. James. Married—Mr. Harold Worley and Miss Anna Kirk of Mt. Vernon, Ind., Wednesday, March 8th. Mrs. Worley is a niece of Mrs. R. W. Marshall, of 2112 North Tremont. Their friends wish for the bride and groom a life of peace and happiness. Her Viewpoint. "Ma'am?" they answered as they fluttered around her. "Men," proceeded the wise old woman, "are practically all reprobates. I have married and burled four of the wretches, and know whereof I speak. They are but little above the animals—selfish, domineering and greedy. The less they know the more conceited they are. They are dogmatic, tactless and tyrannical. But—drat 'em!—as they are all there is for us women to wed, we will go right on marrying them and doing our best to make something out of the poor material provided us."—Kansas City Star. Tray for the Invalid. The invalid in our household declares the greatest comfort to her is a tray which supports on, either end. When she sits up in bed this fits over her knees and the weight of the tray rests on the bed. It can be easily made from light wood and measures 24 inches in length, 12 inches wide, and the supports are 10 inches high. Finish three sides of the top with narrow molding and attach small brass handles to either end. Stain the wood a soft color, and a useful addition might be pockets made of a prettilyfigured cretonne on either end of the tray.—New York Sun. The East India Hair G The East India Hair Grower with a balm of a thousand flowers. 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Add 50 per cent to Your Appearance by having our Expert workmen do your cleaning and pressing UNDERTAKER Complete Funeral Furniture Bell Phone West 4183 415 Minn. Ave. K [Pictorial portrait of a man with long braided hair, wearing a white shirt and a black hat.] ```markdown ``` Itching Scalp, Tetter, Falling Out I. G. Oliver For Grower Will Promote a Full Growth or Hair, Will Also Restore the Strength, Vitality and the Beauty of the Hair. TRY EAST INDIA HAIR GROWER If you are bothered with falling Hair, Dandruff, Itching Scalp, or any Hair Trouble, we want you to try a Jar of East India Hair Grower. The remedy contains medical properties that go to the roots of the Hair, stimulate the skin, helping nature do its work. Leaves the hair soft and silky. Perfumed in remedy for Heavy and hair to Its Natural Color.ra for Postage Primitive Christian Hymn Book. A famous English scholar, Dr. Rendel Harris, has discovered a venerable Syriac version of "The Odes and Psalms of Solomon," a collection of ancient hymns that are almost as old as the books of the New Testament in their present form, and in part even older. In speaking of his discovery, Doctor Harris said: "In this little book, if my judgment is correct, we have for the first time recovered a book of hymns of the early Christian community, and these hymns are marked by all the characteristics that we associate with that great spiritual revival that marks the early Christian church. They give us a key to primitive Christian experience, just as the rediscovery of the Olney hymns, or a volume of early Methodist hymns, or Saint Bernard's Latin hymns—supposing any or all of these to be lost—would help us to understand what really went on at the Methodist revival in England, or in the great monastic revivals of the middle ages. "The little book in its first form can scarcely be later than 150 A. D., and it may be earlier. It may be as early as the uncanonical but very valuable 'Teaching of the Apostles.' In any case, it brings us so close to the days and the spirit of the New Testament writings that when we read them, or sing them, we are in the aureole of the first and great confession.—Youth's Companion. Gold You Can See Through. Gold, which becomes so important in war time, is an extremely interesting substance in many ways. It can be beaten so thin that 125,000 leaves of it piled on top of one another would only reach an inch in height. When beaten into the thinnest possible sheet it becomes transparent. Gold, too, can be drawn into the finest wire of any metal. Michael Faraday, the great British chemist, once calculated that he could make a gold wire from four sovereigns long enough to go around the earth. It is because gold can be beaten so thin that tobaccoists are able to use real gold for tipping cigarettes, and yet not charge an exorbitant price for them. Good Illustration. The Bachelor (after the proposal)—But are you quite sure you believe in second love? The Bachelor—Yes, of course. But— The Widow—Well, when that's gone she naturally wants another pound—and the second pound is just as sweet as the first, isn't it. THE NEGRO MAGAZINE. Have THE CRISIS, one of the leading Magazines of America, delivered at your address, anywhere in Greater Kansas City. Only ten cents a copy. Read it, then pay for it. We will trust you. A post card will bring our agent. THE NEGRO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Address all mail to THOMAS KNAPPER, 1716 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas. ```markdown ``` Sex the Key to the Bible The World's Three Greatest Books By Sidney C. Taupe, PhD. "The Truth About the Bible," about five hundred pages, $3.00. "Why Jesus Was a Man and Not a Woman," three hundred pages, $2.00. "Sexology of the Bible," over one hundred and seventy-five pages, $2.00. All cloth-bound. These books treat of the sex of the Bible, and show that the Bible is a book of sex and a book of spirit, and that sex is the dividing line between the physical and spiritual worlds. They show that disease, sickness and insanity are within the sex, and that sex-lust was the original sin and cause of death. They are arresting the attention of t. medical, scientific, philosophical and theological worlds and people of all classes as no other books of modern times, and will probably do more to shape the thoughts of the human race than any books ever written in the history of the world. They are daily going to the great thinkers of all parts of the civilized world. "I would rather be the author of the Truth About the Bible, by Sidney C. Tapp, than to be the President of the United States. His sex interpretation of the Bible, as therein contained, is so daring and his conclusions are so unanswerable that the human intellect staggers under the ideas presented. For ideas, it is the world's greatest book. Mr. Tapp's books on the Bible and his sex interpretation of the Bible will live until time shall be no more. Republics may perish and Empires may decay, but the ideas presented by the author in these books on the Bible will never die."—Prof. J. Silas Harris, A. M. "Mr. Tapp's works on the Bible will do more to empty our falls, insane institutions and hospitals than any other idea that has ever been given to the world, in our opinion, to say nothing of the great good, morally and spiritually, that they will do the ruman race. He has indeed produced a world idea that should be in every home and library in the civilized world. W. A. Thompson, M.D. W. A. Swan, M.D. W. A. Middleton, M.D. H. F. Mikel, A.B. M.D. Theodore F. 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We give below one of hundreds of such testimonials, as to the merits of ROSE BAY. This case was of long standing—Asthma. Other cases of pulmonary diseases have been cured after using a few bottles of Rose Bay. Mr. T. A. Moseley, 710 Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, is general agent for this wonderful health restorer, stop in his place of business and let him show you testimonials right at home. On sale at J. W. Giesburg's, G. Q. Lake's and Joseph L. Paradowsky, druggists. Mr. T. A. Moseley, Genl Agent for Rose Bay, Kansas City, Kas. I am sending you $1.50 for a bottle of Rose Bay. Send to Mrs. Mary E. Martin, Carnegie, Okla., care of E. P. Houston. Mr. Patton is feeling fine and don't think he needs Rose Bay for a while at least, he is visiting in Oklahoma and has recommended Rose Bay to his friends. Please send a bottle at once. MRS. JNO. PATTON, Iola, Kans. 316 W. Madison. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Bettie Dixon, Plaintiff, vs Joe Dixon, Defendant. 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EXCELLENT FOR PIMPLES, ROUGH SKIN AND LOCAL SKIN DISEASES PRICE 25¢ A BOTTLE FORD'S PATENT TWO PIECE SHAMPOO FORD'S HAIR STRAIGHTENER NO.022 STRAIGHTENS THE HAIR BY ROLLING IT BETWEEN FOUR BRASS ROLLS. BEST AND QUICKEST THING WE KNOW OF TO STRAIGHTEN HAIR PRICE $1.50 AND HAIR STRAIGHTEING COMB NO.023. YOU HEAT THE ROD, NOT THE COMB THUS SAVING BURNING AND SOILING THE COMB RETAINS HEAT LONGER. PRICE $1.50 FORD'S SPIRAL HANDLE HAIR STRAIGHTENING AND SHAMPOO COMB NO.024 SOLID BRASS, NICKEL PLATED, LARGE AND VERY STRONG CANNOT BURN THE HANDLE OFF, SPECIAL LOCKING DEVICE HOLDS THE HANDLE WITHOUT SOLDERING. PRICE $1.00 FORD'S LARGE BRASS SHAMPOO AND HAIR STRAIGHTENING COMB NO.025 WOODEN HANDLE LARGE AND VERY STRONG, MAKING A GOOD AND SERVICEABLE COMB FOR KINKY AND KNAPPY HAIR NICKEL PLATED. PRICE $1.00 FORD'S MEDIUM SIZED BRASS SHAMPOO AND HAIR STRAIGHTENING COMB NO.026 A GOOD AND SERVICEABLE COMB FOR THE MONEY. PRICE 50¢ FORD'S SMALL BRASS SHAMPOO AND HAIR STRAIGHTENING COMB NO.027 A SMALL STRONG COMB USED BEST ON REAL SHORT HAIR, NICKEL PLATED, PRICE 25¢ FORD'S HAIR PRESSER NO.028 NICKEL PLATED, STEEL FRAME, SOLID BRASS KNOBBS. VERY SERVICEABLE PRICE 50¢ ALL OUR GOODS WARRANTIES AS DESCRIBED OR MONEY REFUNDED. FOR SALE BY YOUR DEALER OR DIRECT FROM US UPON RECEIPT OF PRICE. IN WRITING DIRECT, SEND MONEY BY POST OFFICE OR EXPRESS MONEY ORDER OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 46 W.KINZIE ST.CHICAGO,ILL. SUGAR BOWL We do our own baking, 3-Fres -Bread-10 Cents 1 lb. not 12 oz. 5c. 32 oz. Loaf 10c. We Candies. Saturday Sugar Bowl king, 3-Fresh Loaves 10 Cents We do our own baking, 3-Fresh Loaves -Bread-10 Cents 10c. We make Our own Saturday Special 720 Minn. Ave. The Beacon Hill Art club met with the president, Mrs. Brown, 2720 North Seventh street, March 6. An excellent paper entitled "Better Babies" was read by Mrs. Evelyn Davis and many good points brought out by discussion. Among the guests were Mrs. Jiles, Crump, Hayden and Herndon. Mrs. McNair of 1607 North Tenth street, is on the sick list and has been for more than two weeks. Mrs. R. Pullem, of 325 Seventh street, we believe, is improving nicely we are glad to say. Mrs. Mary Morehead has been complaining very much this past week on account of a very bad cold. Please buy the Blind Boone Book. Mrs. L. D. Hall will sell you one. New Miller Laundry Works—First class service and workmanship—N. B. Robinson, Agent. There has been considerable comment on the paper that Mr. N. B. Robinson read before the Forum a few Sundays ago on a business get together. Mr. Robinson is associated with one of our big laundries. Every Housewife or Mother is ever under that Nervous Strain which so often results in Headaches, Dizzy Sensations, Faintness, Depression and other Nervous Disorders. Dr. Miles' NERVINE is Highly Recommended in Such Cases. IF FIRST BOTTLE FAILS TO BENEFIT, YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. Sugar Bowl NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. State of Kansas, County of Wyandotte, ss. In the Probate Court in and for said County and State. In the Matter of the Estate of S. T. Jackson, Deceased. No. 7931 Creditors and all other persons interested in the aforesaid estate, are hereby notified, that on the 10th day of April, 1916, at the regular term of the Probate Court in and for said County, held at the Probate Court room in Kansas City, County of Wyandotte, and State aforesaid, I shall apply to said Court for a full and final settlement of said estate, and at such time, or as soon thereafter as the same can be heard, an application will be made for an order of the Court finding and adjudging who were the heirs of the said deceased. ED JONES. Executor of the Estate of S. T. Jackson, Deseased. In Witness Whereof, the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Probate court this 11th day of March A. D., 1916. (SEAL) JOHN T. SIMS, Probate Judge. THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE. On the immense sheep ranches in Australia each of the boundary riders has a district to look after, in which he has to keep the wire fences in repair and see that the sheep come to no harm. It is a hard, lonely life, in which the rider rarely sees another human being. Many of the men have strange ways of keeping count of the days. One rider, who had lived for thirty years in the back country, used two jam tins and seven pebbles. One tin was marked "This Week" and the other, "Last Week." On Sunday morning he was accustomed to take a pebble out of "Last Week" and drop it into "This Week." This operation he repeated every morning until "This Week" had used up the seven. They were then returned to "Last Week," one each day; and the old fellow knew when another week had passed. Another rider, named Eagan, tried several plans to keep count of the days, but always failed. At last he hit on a novel and attractive method. He made a big damper—the name the Australians give to a cake of flour and water with a seasoning of salt—on Sunday and marked it into seven parts. Each section was a day's allowance, and the slices that remained told him the number of days that must pass before Sunday came again. For several weeks this method never failed him. Unfortunatley, one Tuesday he fell in with a fellow rider who was very hungry. Eagan stinted himself, in order that the ravenous one might be satisfied with that day's section of the damper. But it was no use. The host saw the knife cut the boundary line and the hungry rider carve into the almanac. He could stand it no longer. "Stop, now, stop!" he yelled, as he clutched the remains of the damper and glared at his visitor. "There," he continued, "you've eaten Tuesday and you've eaten Wednesday, and now you want to slice the best of the mornin' off Thursday! Not if I can stop it, sonny! I won't be knowing the day of the week!"—Youth's Companion. For a mere plant, the century plant exhibits an unusual amount of good sense. Nature decreed that its blossoming process be fast and furious. So the plant spends a lifetime storing up reserve strength for the day when it puts forth its flowers. Sometimes it spends fifteen years getting ready for its flower season, sometimes longer. That's why we've named it the century plant. Before it is ready to blossom, the century plant is a dense cluster of rigid, thick leaves, with a thorn on the tip of each leaf. It grows in Mexico and on the western desert. In Mexico it is extensively cultivated and is put to several uses. An extract is made from the leaves and used for soap. When the plant is ready to blossom, the sap is taken from the stem and made into a drink, which the Mexicans call pulque. After the flower withers, the stem is cut into slices to form razor strops. Finally, the leaves produce fiber, which is made into thread and ropes. CLUB NOTES. ODD WAYS OF KEEPING TIME Lonely Australians Have Many Meth ods by Which They Compute the Passing of the Hours. HOLDS STRENGTH IN RESERVE Century Plant Conserves Energy to the Time When It Shall Bloom In Full Splendor. Tricky. A senator was talking about national preparedness. "The man who would make political capital out of such an important question as preparedness," he said, "is as selfish and tricky as the chap in the station bar. "A chap hustled into a station bar. He had only a minute or so to catch his train. But the bartender was busy, and the chap saw that he stood to lose out on being served. "Two gentlemen, each with whisky and soda before him, were conversing pleasantly before the bar. Well, what does this chap do but reach over, grab one of the whiskies and toss it off. "The owner started back. "How dare you!' he spluttered. 'The idea! Why, that wasn't your whisky!' "Wasn't it?' said the chap. "Then I guess this one must be mine, eh? "And he tossed off the other gentleman's drink and dashed out and caught his train just as it was moving off" Reversion to Type. An English traveler in Baluchistan had from a holy man in that country a story about Moses, which does not appear in the Scriptures, yet which has its pertinence to this matter of politicians proposing to do away with all the evils of the human lot. The patriarch was sitting in his house very sad, and the Lord said to him: "Prophet Moses, why art thou cast down?" "Alas!" said he, "I see so many people sorrowful. Some are unclothed, and some are hungry. I pray thee make all happy and contented." The Lord promised it should be so. But soon Moses was again disconsolate, and once more the Lord asked the cause. "Lord," cried the prophet, "the upper story of my house has fallen down, and nobody will come to mend it; they are all too busy enjoying themselves." "But what am I to do?" WESTERMANN BROS. Sheet Metal Works ROOFING, GUTTERING, FURNACE AND · £PAIR W 1703 Central Ave. ROOFING, GUTTERING, FURNACE AND - EPAIR WORK. 1703 Central Ave. Kansas City, W. H. Adams CARPENTER & CONTRACTOR Job work a specialty, Office 400 Minn. Ave. up stairs Bell Phone West 823 C. E. Cannon STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. Shoes Repaired and Made to Order Bell Phone 1955 N. 3rd St. K. C., K. W. C. Carroll Dealer In Fancy Groceries: Meats, Confectionery, Fruits Cigars and Tobacco Bell Phone West 1653. 2120 NORTH THIRD STREET Kansas City, Kansas. McNeal & Anderson Real Estate Bell Phone West 823. 400 Minn. Ave. Kansas City, Kans. WE SOLICIT THE BEST HOUSES FOR COLORED PEOPLE. Pay us $25 to $50 down and $8 to $10 per month for three or four years, and we'll give you a house. Good Farms in Okla., Col., Mo., Kans. and la. 200 Propositions to Select From "It's Cheaper to Buy Than It Is to Rent." TWO PER CENT DISCOUNT On All Merchandise At G. W. Anderson Dealer in Groceries and Meats 1603 N. 10TH ST., K. C., K. All Meats Government Inspected Before and After Killing. Geo. McClelland Bell, W. 364. Home, W. 594. Real state, Fire-Insur- And Rentals, Room 13 1-2 Peoples Bank Building, Cor. 7th and Minnesota Ave. 7th street Entrance, Up-stairs. FOR RENT. 2 room house, city water, $5.00 per month. 4 room House, close in, city water, $8.00 per month. 5 room House, city water, $10 per month. HOUSES FOR SALE. 4 room house, 25 ft., $300.00. 3 room house, 20 ft., $550.00, $25 down, balance to suit. 6 room house, 25 ft., $600 cash. 6 room house, 25 ft., $1,000, $50 down, balance to suit. 50 ft. vacant lot, $200 cash. Fine—5 room house, water and gas. 50 ft. font, $1,500. $150 down and the balance to suit. Bargain—6 rooms, 100 ft. front, only $1,200, $200 down, balance to suit. Land, $110 per acre and up. Vacant Houses Wanted. MRS. G. L. HODGSON HAIR STRAIGHTENER COMBS PERFECTION PIANO POLISH WE DELIVER ANYWHERE 929 Nebraska Ave. Kansas City, Kan. A. T. LONG Dealer in Fine Groceries Fresh and Salt Meats. We can save you a nice per cent on your Grocery Bill. Cor. Third and Minn. Ave. Bell, W. 450. Kansas City. Kansas Cornices ance. FURNACE AND - £PAIR WORK. Kansas City, Bell Phone 2569 West Res. Phone Bell 3098 West CTOR WYATT & RANDOLPH UNDERTAKERS 920 N. 3rd St. K. C. K. Dr. T. C. Chapman Dentist Bell Phone 798-E Home Phone 6840-M 18th St. and the Paseo 9 a. m. to 12 m. 1 p. m. to 8 p. m. KANSAS CITY, MO. Honest Man's Friend S. P. PETERSON Groceries, Meats, Cigars and Tobacco 1607 N. 8th St., K. C., K. Office Phone Bell West 380 Residence 1321 N. 8th St. Bell Phone, 381 West S. H. Thompson, M. D. 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