Kansas City Sun

500 Negro Men and Women Should Attend Lincoln Night School "Go To Church Sunday" A Great Universal Movement Ministers, Men, Women and Christian Workers Join In Making It A Glorious Affair The Most Remarkable and Successful Observance of Sunday Ever Witnessed in Greater Kansas City—Thousands of Colored People Thronged the Streets on Their Way to the Churches of Greater Kansas—Nearly All of Which Were Packed to Their Capacity While Many Turned Away Hundreds. HUNDREDS JOINED THE CHURCH AND A GREAT RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM WAS AROUSED WHICH WILL BEAR FRUIT IN THE FUTURE. A FEARLESS DEFENDER OF THE RACE VOLUME VI. NUMBER 24. 500 Negro "Go To Church A Great Un- Movement Ministers, Men, Women Workers Join I It A Glorious The Most Remarkable and Successful Witnessed in Greater Kansas City—T ple Thronged the Streets on Their Greater Kansas—Nearly All of W Their Capacity While Many Turn HUNDREDS JOINED THE CHURCH A ENTHUSIASM WAS AROUSED FRUIT IN THE FU Perhaps the most remarkable exhibition of church going ever witnessed in Kansas City on the part of Colored people was on last Sunday known as "Go-to-Church Sunday." Nearly every church in the city made extra preparations for the occasion, and extra seating capacity was provided wherever possible, and special musical programs was the order of the day throughout the two cities. The Sun has made diligent efforts to get reports from every church in the two cities, and the compiled statistics from the different churches are given as follows: Allen Chapel. Never in the history of Allen Chapel, not even during the general conference, was there such a throng gathered within its walls as last Sunday. Every available inch of space was taken, and the ushers certify that more than five hundred were turned away from the morning service. An excellent musical program was rendered by the surplaced choir of forty voices, and Dr. Thomas preached an effective sermon from St. John, XIII, 34. Theme, "Am I My Brother's Keeper?" Attendance: morning, 2, 200; evening, 1,400. Additions to the church seventy six; total collection $138.40. Second Baptist. Last Sunday was indeed a great day at this church. Crowded to its capacity, many of the old members being brought to church in carriages sent out by the pastor and officers. here were fifty additions to the church, and 150 went forward and manifested a desire to live a Christian life. Morning attendance, 2,000; evening, 1,600; collection. $136.00. Next Sunday baptism will be administered to sixty-one candidates, and in the evening the Lord's Supper will be observed. The next issue of The Sun will contain a full list of those baptized. St. John A. M. E. Church. Rev. T. A. Wilson, the pastor, preached two wonderful sermons during the day. The attendance at the morning service was 180; evening, 200; no additions; collection. $32.00. The pastor will begin a series of sermons Sunday, February 8, to which the public is invited. St. Stephen's Baptist Church. Rev. J. W. Hurse, pastor, reports a glorious service all day and the spiritual enthusiasm ran high. Excellent music was rendered by his well-trained choir. The attendance at the morning service was 800, and at the evening service, 950. And hundreds were turned away. There were 120 additions to the church, and the collections were $185.50. This was one of the greatest Sundays in the history of St. Stephens. WARD CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH. The pastor, Rev. H. H. Jones, reports a glorious service all day. In the morning Rev. J. Frank McDonald, D. D., preached an able sermon, and in the evening a special platform meeting was held participated in by some of Kansas City's most prominent citizens. The attendance for the morning was 225 and in the evening 400. There were no additions. The collection was $45.80. A large number were turned away from the Church. ST. JOHN A. M. E. ZION MISSION. This Mission has only been organized one month, but the pastor, Rev. Wm. Johnson, reports excellent services all day with a large attendance. There were nine additions and three splendid sermons preached during the day. GREENWOOD BAPSTAT CHURCH. Rev. G. T. Mosby, the pastor, reports a great service. The morning attendance was 180; evening 200. The increase over the usual attendance was nearly 100. The collection during the day was $36.00. Rev. Mosby is proud of the members and friends of his little church, located at 18th and Terrace. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH. Rev. F. D. Wells, the pastor, reports glorious services throughout the day. The morning attendance was 125 and in the evening was 200. There were two additions. The collections The Kansas City Sun amounted to $15.76. This is one of the most rapidly growing Churches in the city and has one of the most eloquent gospel preachers that has ever pastored a Church in Kansas City. The editor believes that Bethel is destined to be within the next five years, the largest A. M. E. Church in Kansas City. MORNING STAR BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. Daniels, pastor of the Morning Star at 2413 Vine street, reports excellent services throughout the day; here were 150 present in the morning, 300 in the afternoon, and 550 at night. There were two additions to the Church during the day and the collections amounted to $49.00. C. M. E. CHURCH. The C. M. E. Church at 18th and Paseo, with Rev. J. R. McClain pastor, although small in point of membership, reports a glorious day. The pastor is regarded as one of the great preachers of the city and he delivered two excellent sermons during the day. The attendance at the morning service was 80, in the evening 125, with one addition to the Church and a collection of $18.00. CENTENNIAL M. E. CHURCH. Centennial M. E. Church, located at 19th and Woodland avenue, Rev. R. Davis pastor, had the greatest day in its history and was utterly incapable of accommodating the hundreds who sought to worship there during the day. The morning attendance was 470, evening attendance 550. During the day there were 43 additions to the Church and Dr. Davis preached two sermons that will long live in the minds of his hearers. Many were turned away from this Church and the collections were $76.00. PLEASANT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev, J. M. Booker of Pleasant Green Baptist Church, reports a record breaking attendance, 500 being in attendance in the morning and 750 at night. There was one baptism, eight came forward as candidates for baptism, and the collections for the day were $53.00. Rev. BoBoker is preparing to install one of the finest pipe organs in the city. VINE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH The account of services at Vine Street Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. T. W Ewing pastor, will be found under the heading of Vine Street Church News. This is one of the churches that sends in its reports weekly to the Kansas City Sun, for which we are duly grateful. EBENEZER A. M. E. CHURCH. Never was the necessity for larger and more commodious building demonstrated to the members of Ebenezer Church than on last Sunday when thousands attempted to get into a building built only to accommodate hundreds, Rev. W. C. Williams reports that hundreds were turned away at both morning and evening services. The attendance at the morning service was 400 and in the evening 700 people wedged themselves into this building Dr. Williams preached two never to be forgotten seminars, which resulted in 26 people joining the Church, while the collections were $130.00. Ebenezer is entering upon a revival that will stir Kansas City from center to circumference. KANSAS CITY, KAN FIRST A. M. E. CHURCH. the pastor, Rev. J. R. Ransom, reports that there were more than 1,000 persons present at both morning and evening services and the services were of a high order. Dr. Ransom preached a brilliant sermon replete with the holy ghost and during the day there were 39 additions to the Church and a collection of $108.09. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. The pastor, W. A. Boren, D. D., reports the morning attendance to have been 800, evening 450. Additions to tht Church_7. The collections for the day $64.70. METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. G. L. Price, pastor, reports the number in attendance at the morning services 325, evening 350. Additions KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1914. to the Church 16. Collections $46.30 ST. PAUL A. M. E. CHURCH. This Church at 21st and Ruby ave- nue, is pasted by Rev. Howard D Harris, and he reports an attendance of 250 at each of the services. There were no additions and the collections were $51.00. PLEASAN GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. Geo, McNeal, pastor of this Church and Grand Master of the U. B. F.'S of the state of Kansas, reports great services with more than 300 in attendance at each service during the day. There was one addition and a collection of $26.00. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, Rev. N. S. Jenkins is pastor of this Church, located at 24th and Ruby. He reports a morning attendance of 200; evening of 300. One addition to the Church and a collection of $30.00. THE EIGHTH - STREET BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. D. B. Jackson, the scholarly and forceful pastor of this Church, reports an unprecedented attendance—$600 at the morning service, 800 at the evening. Three additions; collections $40.80. KING SOLOMON BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. J. W. Clay reports 600 in attendance at each service with three additions during the day and a collection of $34.85. C. M. E. CHURCH Rev. M. I. Warfield reports an attendance of 300 at each service, nine additions to the Church; collections of $28.70. Much religious enthusiasm was manifested. ROSEDALE, KANSAS. ST. PAUL A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. The Rev. John Harvey preached a wonderful sermon at the morning service at which there were present about 100 persons. There were no additions to the Church. The collections were $15.00. MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. Chas. Ferguson reports an attendance of 150 at each service. No additions; collection of $23.25. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH. Rev. Miller, pastor of this Church, which is small, reported an attendance of 60 and a collection of $6.00. PLEASANT VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH This Church under the pastorate of Rev. C. A. Ralston, is doing splendid work and had an attendance of 175 at each service. There were no additions reported. Collections amounted to $18.55. WESLEY CHAPEL M. E. CHURCH. The Rev. L. C. Allen, pastor of this Church, reported an attendance of 150 at each service and glorious services throughout the day. The collections amounted to $12.00. ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH. his Church, located at 19th and Highland avenue, is presided over by Rev. B. Hillman, one of the brainiest and most experienced men in the ministry. He has been a gospel preacher for nearly forty years and the editor is honored to count him among his boyhood friends. He reports splendid services both morning and evening. The attendance was 250 at each service. There are many churches from which our reports were unable to get returns, but sufficient returns have been obtained to show that out of the 32,000 Negroes in the two Kansas Cities, more than 24,000 attended services somewhere last Sunday, nearly 500 additions to the Church, and the collections of more than $3,000. "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go unto the House of the Lord." VINE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday was Covenant Day and many testified to the goodness of our Lord. There was much rejoicing. Five joined the Church, which was filled to its capacity. Five hundred people attended morning services. May God send us another "Go to Church" day. The evening services were grand. The pastor preached a wonderful sermon, "God's Love For Us." The Church was crowded beyond its capacity. Fully two hundred were unable to get into the Church. There were six additions. The choir sang sweetly "Praise Ye the Lord, Oh House of Israel." The collection was taken and we departed for our homes feeling as if our joints were filled with new wine. The Negro Business League held a very interesting meeting Tuesday night and were addressed by Mr Arthur A. Anderson, of London, England, and Dr. C. Murray Kane. Delightful music was furnished by the Anderson family, with a splendid recitation by young Anderson, Jr. Tusla family as musicians and readers is unexcelled. The league made arrangements with them to repeat their musical program at the next meeting Tuesday night, February 10, when an address will be delivered by J. A Wilson, the jeweler, with a summary of "Negro Business Needs," by President H. T. Kealing, of Western University. The public is invited; 8 b'clock; 1803 East Eighteenth street Women's Club Notes Dancing every Wednesday night at Armory Hall, Cottage and Vine streets. Prof. Roscoe White. Graeco Art Club holds its first annual exhibit at Lyric Hall Monday night, February 16. Admission, 25 cents. The Ladies' Coterie Club will hold its next meeting with Mrs. A. B. Holt, 942 New Jersey avenue, Kansas City, Kas. The St. Pancras Guild of St. Augustine's Pi E. Church will give a Martha Washington tea party February 21, at Lyric Hall. The Tango Club met at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe White, 1228 Vine street, Tuesday, February 3. Quite a number joined this club. Prof. Roscoe White and Mrs. Janie White, the lady dancing teacher, are now giving private tango lessons every Wednesday night at Armory Hall, Cottage and Vine streets. The young people of Allen Chapel met last Wednesday evening at the parsonage of Rev. Wm. H. Thomas and organized what is to be known as the Social Pathfinders. Officers were elected. The English Study Club will meet with Mrs. H. Compton, 1510 East Eighteenth street, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock p. m. Short distortions will be given by Browning Tennyson and Goldsmith. C. A. Smith president; Mrs. Anna Smith, secretary. The XX History and Art Club met with Mrs. Rosa Smith, 2440 Vine street, February 5th, with a good attendance. The Club will meet Febuary 12th with Mrs. J. W. Taylor, 1041 Virginia. Twelve ladies met at the home of Mrs. Jno. Lange, 912 Park avenue, and formed a Social Club to be known as the Nightingale and will meet every Wednesday evening in the Club rooms of St. Montica's Church. The President is Mrs. Chizal霞; Vice President is Mrs. Shephard, and Secretary is Mrs. Kahn. The XX History and Art Club met with Mrs. Wm. Shell, 1909 E. 24th street, January 29th. The Club was highly entertained with a lecture by Rev. E. S. Willett, Subject, "Opportunity for being helpful," which was very beneficial to the Club and very much appreciated. We were favored with two readings frof Dunbar, by Madame Ida M. Becks, which were very interesting. After a delightful repast the Club adjourned. To the Editor of The Sun: I have been thinking seriously of the existing condition of the Negro of today. The first day of February has been celebrated by everyone as "Go-to-Church Sunday," but I wonder if any thought has been given to the unfortunate fellow who has no one to help him or plead his cause. I have in mind several persons of whom I have read, especially those two boys who were accused of robbing the groceryman at Seventeenth street and Michigan avenue, one 12 and the other 17 years of age; also the man who was caught wounded on Wabash avenue and accused of killing a policeman. Has anyone of our race taken it upon himself to find out if these reports were true or not, or have all just passed it up lightly as if none of them amounted to very much. I know that some white men are full of dirty tricks when it comes to making accusations against the Negro, and I should like to hear of some self-appointed committee investigating these charges and giving to the people the real facts. My heart is with the poor and fortunate, and I often ask myself the question, "How long will the Negro have to put up with existing conditions?" and "How can he be contented in the face of such prejudice and discrimination?" Apparently the Negro does not realize his condition or he doesn't care, and I know that he isn't doing much to better his surroundings, which apparently are growing worse all the time. I am speaking directly to those Negroes who have influence or are supposed to have it. Is it because he is so glad that he himself is out of prison that he is afraid to try and help the other fellow? Why do you continue to vote and keep white men in office if you are unable to get some beneficial results for your race? The reason is that we accept some petty compensation for our vote and are not in a position to demand something real. We must do something, demand something, acquire something, so that we can help ourselves and also one on other. Cheap rent and light expenses enable me to give you the same shoe you get downtown at 10, 15 and 20 percent reduction. G. A. Page, 1507 East Eighteenth street. The Tango Day a Great Successs Society turned out in great force to show their appreciation for Dr. Smith's new creation, the Tango Sundae, on a blazer. It was a decided hit, and is destined to be more popular than the famous "Clipper Sundae," which was the leading seller during the last soda season. The following ladies and gentlemen visited Sunday, February 1, 1914, between the hours of 6 and 12 o'clock p. m. Miss Ruth Bradley, Mrs. D. N. Croostwaite, Professor Work, Miss Victoria Newsome, Dr. Bruce, Miss Della Newman, Miss Whitney, Dr. Press, Miss White, Professor Holder, Miss Grace White, Mr. N. G. Walker, Dr. Kane, Dr. Lowe, Mrs. Crawford, Dr. Kane, Dr. Lowe, Mrs. Daisy McKnight, Miss Viola Robinson, Miss Ethylne Wilson, the Misses Martin, Miss Ambla Keene, Mr. T. Laws, Mrs. Daisy McKnight, Miss Viola Robinson, Miss Pauline Vaughn, Miss Ferlow, Mrs. E. Baldwin, Mr. Hugh Jones, Miss Josephine Attles, Miss Mary Jones, Miss Phil Tilford, Mr. Tim Cooper, Miss Overton, Mr. Arthur Harris, Mrs. Sally C. Jones, Miss Mary Jones, Miss Phil Tilford, Mr. Tim Cooper, Miss Overton, Mr. Arthur Harris, Mrs. Sally C. Jones, Miss Mary Jones, Bell Montgomery, Dr. Hopkins, Mr. Thurman, Miss Sadie Rodgers, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Bradbury, Mr. Moore, Miss Washington, Mr. Blue, Miss Bossie Jacobs. The names of visitors will continue to be published until our formal opening of the Soda Season, Easter Sunday. Yourself and friends are cordially invited to come and try the delicious Tango. Meet me at Smith's after the show after church or after the dance, where we can sit and talk the matter over and enjoy eating one of those Thrilling Tangos. Eighteenth and Tracy is the place. FOUNDER'S OR ALLEN'S DAY At Allen Chapel, Tenth and Charlotte Streets, February 8, at 7:30 P. M. Processional. Hymn—"The Church Is One Foundation." Prayer—Mr. F. A. Harris, assistant secretary, Y. M. C. A. Selection—Choir. Scripture Lesson—Prof. Wm. H. Dawley. Selection—Choir. Interlude—Penny offering. Address—Hon. C. A. Franklin, for- merly of Denver Colo.; subject, "A Rich Heritage," "Richard Allen." Selection—Choir. Address—Hon. N. C. Crews, "The Progress of the Church of Allen." Selection—Choir. Address—"Why Join the Church?" Secretary R. B. Defrantz. Persons who joined Allen Chapel, Sunday, February 1, 1914: Douglas Monroe, 1324 Harrison St. J. E. Herriford, Jr., 1217 Woodland Dr. J. B. Clark, 1809 Forest Ave. Mrs. Willie Johnson, 213 Highland Amanda Thomas, 46 N. 9th St., Kansas City, Kas. Virginia G. Lewis, 46 N. 9th St. Kansas City, Kas. Effle Ward, 1518 Howard. Wm. Robinson, 1306 Highland. Amos B. Barnett, 1230 Forest. Alvin Payne, 2418 Montgall. Eliza Edwards, 2637 Michigan. Julia Houston, 1907 Linwood Blvd. Thomas McWorter, 2302 Vine St. Janie Shephard, 1717 E. 18th St. Grace Frasier, 1917 E. 11th St. Milton Bronson, 922 Highland. Jettie Johnson, 1007 Charlotte St. Annie Simpson, 1712 Trost Ave. Daisy Cartwright, 568 Harrison rear B. F. Wilson, 1812 E. 12th St. Bettis, 3108 E. 19th St. Mary Bell, 1013% Charlotte St. Lucy Turner, 502 Gladstone Blvd. John Frazier, 1000 Benton Blvd. Ethel Donnelly, 1105 Michigan. Huston Shelton, 1319 Woodland. W. W. Young, 1606 Lydia Ave. Lucius Holly, 1147 Campbell St. Ella Taylor, 2431 Highland. Elizabeth Branden, 1006 Virginia. Benj. Brown, 2029 E. 18th. Adia Moore, 1007 W. Overoad, Kan sas City, Kas. W. H. Watson, 1211 Highland. J. B. Johnson, 1409 Highland. Victoria Harrison, 37th and Belmont. Julia Savage. Trebbie Winston. Thomas Johnson, 2921 Victor. Charles Smith, 1015 Michigan. Wm. Johnson, 1112 Michigan. Ethel Dunn, 1921 Howard. Geo. N. Golden, 1605 E. 18th St. Alma Crews, 2642 Highland. Miss Willie Glenn, 916 Garfield. Lena Marshall, 2320 Vine St. Millie Green, 1314 E. 14th St. Sandy Mack, 1712 Troost Ave. Elizabeth Robinson, 2032 Harrison Rena Curry, 510 Central. Joseph Adams, 1326 Vine St. Hattle Hines, 909 Oak. Horace Bishop, 1720 Lydia Ave. Laura Ross, 3502 Barber Ave., Kansas City, Kas. Bell Ross, 3502 Barber Ave., Kansas City, Kas. Agnes Hubbard, 2203 Lydia. Sidney H. P. Edwards, 824 E. 24th Elmer Dotson, 1207 E. 17th St. Lizzie Robinson, 568 Campbell St. Nola Cranson, 628 W. 8th St. Effie Golden, 1512 E. 18th St. Ella M. Saxon, 2319 Michigan. Earl N. Holland, 280 Charlotte St. Mary Ella Loggins, 3132 Agnes Ave. Annie Collier, 1527 E 11th St. Olivia Redmond, 2439 Woodland. Earl Coates, 1510 E 18th St. Cello Whitesell, 808 Jefferson St. Katie Wilkins, 807 Brooklyn Ave. W. H. Shields, 1311 Pacific St. Lulu Shields, 1311 Pacific St. Don't think the other guy has all the luck unless he earns most of it. A Splendid Young Missourian Who is Winning Laurels in His Profession as a Minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the State of Oklahoma. Soldier---Singer---Gospel Preacher All Missourians are proud of Rev. T. H. Wiseman a native of this Grand Old State. Perhaps there is no young man in the ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church who has made such an enviable reputation and such rapid progress as the Rev. T. H. Wiseman, the brilliant young pastor of the church at Okmulgee, Okla., who is well and favorably known to all Kansas Cityans, having been assistant pastor of Alltn Chapel during the year preceding the general conference. Rev. Wiseman is not only a pleasing and intellectual preacher of the Gospel, but is out of the most accomplished teers in 1898 to go to Cuba and wrest the iron heel of oppression from the iron heel of that struggling people, though but a mere boy, Wiseman was one of the first to enlist, and served heroically throughout the war. On returning he went to California, where, under the ministry of Dr. Wm. H. Peck, presiding elder, he became connected with the church, was ordained a local preacher, and his rise since then has been swift and sure in the ranks of his church. He was for a year chaplain of Kit- REV. T. H. WISEMAN. Of Okmulgee, Okla., the Sweet Singer of the A. M. E. Church, Who Will Wed Miss Claudia E. Jenkins, Feb. 18 and sweetest singers of the race. His singing electrified the throngs that attended the general conference here in 1912, and has been the means of bringing many men to the feet of the Master. Of magnificent physical proportion, pleasing countenance, and a winsome personality, he makes friends wherever he goes, and without a doubt is destined to win high honors and much fame within the councils of his church and race. That he has been loyal to his country, we may only cite the fact that when President McKinley called for volum GRAND MUSICAL RECITAL at Convention Hall, June 19, 1914. Speakers of Note In and Out of the City Will Be Present CITY WILL BE PRESENT. Music by the Best Talent Procured. Tickets will be on sale at the leading drug stores of the city after February 15, 1914. For further information write R. F. Quinn, 5714 Main street, Kansas City, Mo. Lone Star Chapter No. 2, O. E. S., initiated twelve candidates into the degrees of the order last Saturday afternoon in the presence of as brilliant an assemblage of members of the Eastern Star as has ever assembled in the temple. The royal matron of Lone Star is Mrs. Effie J. Watkins, wife of the wekk-known undertaker, J. T. Watkins, and is herself one of the most accomplished and lovable matrons the fraternity has ever had. Lone Star has the honor of having in its ranks the past royal matron, Mary F. Herriford; Past Grand Master R. T. Coles, present Grand Master N. C. Crews, and many of the prominent ladies and gentlemen of the city, with Prof. G. A. Page as royal patron. The musical program was in the hands of Mrs. J. D. Brown, who presided with skill and grace at the plano, and the officers of the chapter demonstrated a proficiency in the conferring of the degrees that brought forth much aplaeuse. After the initiation the charming royal matron tendered the members of the chapter, grand officers and visitors a delightful reception, during which delicious refreshments were served and brief but enjoyable remarks were made by Past Grand Matron A. B. Robinson, Grand Secretary G. W. K. Love, Past Grand Master R. T. Coles and Grand Master N. C. Crews, all of whom expressed the opinion that this was one of the most enjoyable initiation ceremonies they had ever attended. Lone Star has quite a number of candidates to be initiated in the near future. HEALTH NOTE. A Chicago physician says: "Good health demands that the mouth be kept closed while asleep." Cases are known where a man's health would be in better condition if he'd kept his mouth closed while awake. Mrs. A. Rhodes, 1510 Lydia avcenue, left Monday for Hot Springs, Ark., for a stay of two months. ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME School YOUNG MINISTER an Who is Winning Laurels Minister of the African Coptical Church in Oklahoma. Gospel Preacher of Rev. T. H. Wiseman a grand Old State. teers in 1898 to go to Cuba and wrest the iron heel of oppression from the necks of that struggling people, though but a mere boy, Wiseman was one of the first to enlist, and served heroically throughout the war. On returning he went to California, where, under the ministry of Dr. Wm. H. Peck, presiding elder, he became connected with the church, was ordained a local preacher, and his rise since then has been swift and sure in the ranks of his church. He was for a year chaplain of Kittrell College, in North Carolina, and studied for a year in the University or California. On last year he was transferred to the Oklahoma Conference, and stationed at his present charge, Okmulgee, where he is winning fresh laurels, both for himself and for his church. He was a very prominent figure at the state teachers' meeting recently at Boley, and his singing, as usual, was one of the most brilliant features of an excellent program. And he was highly complimented by President Inman E. Page, his old instructor, at Lincoln Institute. Rev. Wiseman was invited by President Kealing, of Western University, to preach the Baccalaureate sermon to the religious societies. And all Kansas City will acknowledge that nobody in the world has sung with more pathos and power and sweetness the song, "I am Here on Business for My King," as does Rev. Wiseman. Cards have been sent out announcing the approaching marriage of Rev. Wiseman and Miss Claudia E. Jenkins, one of Kansas City's fairest and most intellectual daughters, and a member of one of the most representative families in the West. And The Sun hastens to congratulate both of the parties to this mutual contract upon their wisdom, good judgment and good fortune in securing each other, and predicts for them a brilliant future and a happy life. The race wherever he is known is proud of Rev. Wiseman, and they are equally proud of his brilliant and accomplished fiance, and that he will win higher honors in the ranks of his church is a foregone conclusion. PROF. JOE E. HERRIFORD. Principal of Lincoln School, who contributes from timt to time to the Sun, gems of Masonic oratory which it would be well for every Mason to clip and paste in his scrap book for future reference. MASONIC. What has become of the old time Mason who used to take such delight in learning and rehearsing the Order of the Order of the Flourished, too, at a later when learning was less common among the craftsmans and often made his reading by his more capable brother. He knew the ceremonies accurately from opening to closing. He could access the facets, deliver lectures and recite law. Has much learning overcome him, or is it possible that the material Mason taught could be buried funds and awardments and grossed him as to cause him to neglect the higher arts? There are many might be worth while to give the matter serious consideration. It may be possible that Masonry has done something like this in the modern innovation. Could the old-time love and venera be the sites endure if the flirts were left off or are from somebody upon the subject. Arch Gleaves, son of Mrs. Laura Perry, of Quindaro, Kas, and a brother of Miss Lizzie Gleaves and Mrs. Melissa E. French, of this city, was killed by a Union Pacific train at Laramie, Wyo., and the body was buried there, as the family was not apprised of his death until after the interment. Another brother is Silas Gleaves, formerly of this city, but now of Chicago. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS --- [Name] Major Robert R. Moton, commandant of Hampton Institute for over twenty years, is, next to Booker T. Washington, the most distinguished graduate of Hampton. He is president of the Negro Organization Society of Virginia, and secretary of the Jeanes Fund Board. Major Moton has traveled all over the country with Booker T. Washington, and is credited with exerting a tremendous influence in bringing white and colored people into more helpful relations. David F. Houston, federal secretary of agriculture, is a firm believer in the need for co-operative action among farmers. In a recent address before the national grange he said: "In simple justice the producer must be paid specifically for what he produces and for nothing else, and the consumer must receive what he thinks he purchases and must be willing to pay a fair price for a good product. It is absolutely clear that before the problems of rural credit and of marketing the individual farmer, acting alone, is helpless. Nothing less than concerted action will suffice. Cooperation is absolutely essential. The same business sense and the same organizing genius which have placed this nation in the front rank in industry must be invoked for agriculture. "I am not advocating an organization which will attempt to establish a closed market and to fix prices. I am advocating simply an economic arrangement which will facilitate production and enable the producer to find the readiest and best market for his product and the consumer to receive his supplies at the lowest cost. It goes without saying that the members of the co-operative society must be those who are bona fide producers, and that every approach of the explorer must be aggressively repelled. The object must be specifically economic and not remotely political." The proper distance between the eyes is the width of one eye. A few days ago at Tuskegee, Ala., was celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of Negro farming. The subject of discussion was "Fifty Years of Negro Farm Life." The conference was preceded by a parade showing the improvements that have been made in farming during that period. Among the features were the Negro farmer of half a century ago with his cob plough, ox and wooden plough. The wooden plough was followed by another old-time farmer with a small mule and a scooter plough. Then came a more up-to-date farmer with a good mule, but still a one-horse plough. Next a two-horse plough, followed by a four-horse gang plough, disc harrow, roller, seed drill, mower, binder, thrasher, gasoline engine, corn harvester, cotton stalk chopper and other farming implements. At the workers' conference "The Conservation of Negro Health" was discussed. It is estimated that every year sickness and cost the Negroes of the country $60,000,000. Among the many definitions of genius, that of Thomas A. Edison has the virtue of brevity, not to say wit: "Genius is two per cent. inspiration and 98 per cent. perspiration." What a girl likes about an engagement ring is that it doesn't back up her blushing denials. Guadaloupe is growing a new kind of coffee, introduced from the Congo country. This is known as "coffee robusta," and it was discovered in 1898. Electrolyzed sea water, poured into swimming pools in small quantities, has proved to be an effective sterilizer to be used in the fight against noxious bacteria. Its sterilizing action is so great, as experiment has shown, that thirty gallons will keep the water in an $5,000-gallon tank clear and free from bacterial organisms for several days. And the electrolyzed sea water costs only about $10 per 1,000 gallons. The need of such a sterilizer is shown by the fact that in a fresh-water pond Farm segregation, as the newest and most pressing development of the Negro problem in the south, was the main topic of the public conference at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held in New York recently. Te speaker who told of the movement, to curtail the land holdings of Negroes was Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, director of publicity and research for the association and the first to spread the facts of the situation in the north. He attacked the position of Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, as one of the chief supporters of the idea of farm segregation, and reviewed the progress in agriculture and property in land on the part of the Negro, which has led to the plan to limit his activities. Dr. DuBois began his talk on farm segregation by reviewing the solution of the Negro problem suggested twenty-five years ago: "Take the Negro out of politics. Train him for work, particularly for farm work. The result will be the disappearance of the Negro problem." He went on to give statistics to show that the Negro has submitted to practical distranchise throughout a large part of the south, and to complete social discrimination against him, to gain the chance for education and independent support. The results have been, Dr. DuBois asserted, that the Negro schools have been neglected, that a large proportion of the Negro children are not in school, and that there has been quiet but determined opposition to the success of the higher schools for Negroes, while in the industrial and agricultural field the Negro has had to contend against tremendous odds. Instead of welcoming the fact that despite odds the Negro has developed his abilities and acquired farm property, as the working out of the solution suggested a quarter of a century ago, Dr. DuBois said, the advancement of the race has aroused alarm. So long as the Negro accepted education as training to work for the white man there was no trouble, he said, but when he began to work for himself, objections at once suggested themselves. The result is the proposition of Clarence Poe, as editor of the Progressive Farmer, that when the greater part of the acreage of a section is owned by one race the voters may say that no land within this section shall be sold to a member of another race, provided the vote is reviewed and approved by a judge or a county commission. This plan, Dr. DuBois asserted, is based on the theory of race segregation, which has resulted in degradation and failure in the case of the Indians, and which is now aimed at a far larger class, the Negroes. Mrs. Robert M. LaFollette told the good qualities of the Negroes as citizens as she had observed them, their ambition, their willingness to work, their love of home and their natural cheerfulness. In closing she urged that the checking of the activity of the race meant danger to the nation. A room in a school in Los Angeles has been modeled after the principal room in a Roman house, in the belief that the pupils will learn Latin more rapidly in appropriate surroundings. The Yorkshire (England) village of Kettlewell, which was only recently furnished with electric light, is yet without telephones. Race prejudice and its eradication were the topics discussed at the second of the season's Saturday luncheons of the Republican club at New York. Discrimination against the Jews, Japanese, Chinese and negro was taken up respectively by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Schulman, Rabbi of Temple Beth-el; Dr. Toyckchi Syvenaga, professor of history in the University of Chicago; Prof. H. C. Mel, secretary of the China Society of America, and Butler R. Wilson of Boston. Speaking in behalf of the negro, Mr. Wilson said that appeals to the church, society and the agents of the constitution had allike failed to ameliorate conditions, and that the government had bowed down to race prejudice. In the south, the speaker said, race prejudice was unreasoning and fixed, while in the north it was emotional hysteria. Napoleon III strictly limited preachers before him to a quarter of an hour, and if they exceeded it an officer of the Imperial household stepped to the pulpit and stopped the discourse. Wooden palls are being displaced by steel receptacles, says the American Machinist. For the paint trade alone one plant turns out every year 4,000,000 steel palls to hold white lead. More than 3,000 cases of typhoid fever were reported in New York city in the month of September. New York's first elevated railroad was built in Greenwich street in 1857 and was operated by a cable which ran underground and over the structure upon spider wheels. of 100,000 gallons, used by 380 bathers, the bacteria have been known to increase from 500 to 342,000 per cubic centimeter (about 1-16 cubic inch) in one day.-Popular Mechanics. Paw Knows Everything. Willie—Paw, do you know all about a brass band? Paw—Yes, my son. Why do you ask? Willie—Well, if a horn player gets slick does his substitution? Paw—You go to bed, Willie. PERSONAL SIDE of LINCOLN vehicle he economy ofibly. the indulging Montaligne, the floor of parlor, be table, the portrait alhuge glass as of magnid comfort. and if loud this elegant as he was out" without him for help with his own allied forth "Billy," he said, "you and I have been together for more than 1) years, and in all that time we've never had a hard word. Will you let my name stay on the old sign till I get back from Washington?" The tears came into Herndon's eyes. He took the bony, prehensile hand" of the "rail splitter" in his own. "Abe," he said, "Till never have another partner while you live," and until the day of Lincoln's assassination the dingy "shingle" before the office bore the name "Lincoln & Herndon." On January 9, 1863, with the aftermath of Fredericksburg on his hands, and the mooted appointment of Hooker to chief command and a thousand and one other things obsessing his mind and his heart, Lincoln telegraphed his wife at Philadelphia: ve his hat carpet bag burthen of obrilleba then the legend, white muslin together he a Denman spectacles a notorious partner attempted rubbish, a congress- e dirt. "Think you had better put Tad's pistol away. I had an ugly dream about him. "A. LINCOLN." In August of the same year, the month after the surrender of Vicksburg, we find Lincoln writing to his wife: "Tell dear Tad poor 'Nanny Goat' is lost, and Mrs. Cuthbert and I are in distress about it. The day you left Nanny was found resting herself and chewing her little cud on the middle of Tad's bed; but now she's gone! The gardener kept com- plaining that she destroyed the flowers, till it was concluded to bring her down to the White House. This was done, and the second day she had dis- peared, and has not been heard of since. This is the last we know of poor Nanny." keeping of Lincoln had where else. He was none about him. You glad to argument it point to the it would be led by theikon I mustishment had of ignor-On a long service he Lincoln." dered him—or disfigured When services he letter was in not there he use of paper. Mrs. Jones—answer of his he was just on he went found Hern- It seemed to be Lincoln's peculiar misfortune to be surrounded most of the time by people who knew not the meaning of the expression, "The saving sense of humor." The mere hint of an appropriate parable, or a quotation from Artemus Ward, was enough to excite Secretary Stanton. Senator Wade strove in one day like a rotary snowplow and wanted Grant dismissed. Grant had been winning victories, sleeping on the ground with no overcoat or blanket and with a toothbrush for his entire baggage. Halleck and McChellan had him arrested for "drunkenness;" Lincoln had often been asked to remove him, and had replied, "I can't spare that man; he fights." So when Wade came in with the demand that Grant should be deposed Lincoln caught eagerly at a chance remark of the trate and pompous senator and said, "Senator, that reminds me of a story." "Yes, yes," retorted Wade, "of course; with you it's always a story! You are the father of every military blunder that has been made during the war. You are on your road to hell, sir, with this government, by your obstinacy; and you are not a mile off this minute." "Senator," said Lincoln very mildly, "that is just about the distance from here to the Capitol, isn't it?" Wade, in speechless indignation—to use Lincoln's words—"grabbed up his hat and cane and went away." --- Novel Point of the Law undefended, and when the case against them was presented there was no suggestion that they were connected with each other, but it was presumed that they were accidentally in the shop at the same time. After both had been found guilty a detective said he believed there was some relationship between them, but Russell objected to this evidence and it prisoner appealed from and not only did she face point of marital coercion sisted that she didn't defendant. In spite of of criminal appeals for quash her conviction of the woman's relation sell, probably for the re woman was undefended aware of her legal rights HEN Lincoln lived in Springfield, ill., and practiced law, he worked hard by fits and starts, and gave a considerable portion of his office hours to newspapers, story-swapping, poetry, history, geometry—anything but work. His house was near his office, but if it be true that "home is the other person." HEN Lincoln lived in Springfield, Ill., and practiced law, he worked hard by fits and starts, and gave a considerable portion of his office hours to newspapers, story-swapping, poetry, history, geometry—anything but work. His house was near his office, but if it be true that "home is the other person." his home was not a place to turn to with glad relief when the time came to put on his rickety plug hat and leave the office. Lincoln generally got to the office in the morning at 9 o'clock, and when it was later, Herndon, his partner, knew there had been trouble at home, for Lincoln then had no cheerful morning greeting, only a grunt, as he fell wolfishly upon the morning's mail. He might have lunched, easily enough, at home, but he preferred crackers and cheese at the office, and often staved there until after dark. Sometimes he would "knock off" in the late afternoon and clean out the stable and saw wood, feed the horse and milk the cow. He had a passion for "chores" of his boyhood days on his father's pitiful acres. He was his own hired man until and even after his election as president. At midnight a neighbor saw him choppeing wood for his supper when his wife was away. In the evening, having no club, Lincoln would ordinarily go to the grocery store and spellbind the cracker box habitues with some more of his everlasting anecdotes—only two of which, he insisted, were his own invention. If a minstrel show came to town he was sure to be a front-row, first-night patron, and, next to blackface comedy, he was enamored of "magic-lantern" entertainments. He had a passion for probing into the mysteries of anything mechanical, and if he were alive today the automobile would have given him great joy. to be a front-row, first-night patron, a blackface comedy, he was enamored a lantern" entertainments. He had a probing into the mysteries of anything and if he were alive today the autumn have given him great joy. When circuit riding in the ante-railwould utilize the rest of the noon hour at some wayside farmhouse in crayon and prowling over the harvest machine of questions as a schoolboy, more curious than any of Eve's daughter walked the streets of Springfield every saw interested him, and the interior of the kitchen clock pleased him untwitters. In the house he spent most of his time his children, playing with the cat, like or lying sprawled out, like Caliban, on the hall reading. like the cause the haircloth chairs and marble wax flowers under a glass bell, the bum and the family Bible, with their claps, represented Mrs. Lincoln's idenficence and not his own notion of so he would be in his shirt sleeves, a knocking at the front door disturbed a leisure he would go to the door just and promise to "trot the women folks on delay. Mrs. Lincoln never forgave hiding himself to butter at the table when knife. Lincoln's favorite outer garb as he sat in winter for his office was an ancient he took particular pains never to be brushed or his shoes blacked; his threatened at the seams to disgorge its legal documents; his green cotton unno handle to speak of, and inside was "A. Lincoln," the letters cut out of wad and sewed to the faded cloth. Also looked like the advance agent of Thompson show. In 1856 a pair of cost him thirty-seven and one-half cent. The office was in character with the indifference to appearances of the seas of the firm. Once a young law student to blaze a trail through the accumuland found that some seeds given by a man had taken root and sprouted in the. The mailbox was Lincoln's old plug formerly the case when he was poor New Salem. He also used the hat as for legal papers of importance. My transactions were confided to the safe a mammoth envelope, on which Lilcrawled. "When you can't find IT any look into this." When Lincoln went into court there of the see-the-conqueror-hero swagger He would say, "Well, here I am, ain't see me?" and if in the course of the was necessary for him to concede a other side he would remark, "I reckon fair to let in that," and when overrall court would laugh and say, "Well, I rebe wrong." When a lawyer asked him if an attache the force of a summons his confession was cheerfully frank, "Damfine," palvering letter requesting his legal wrote lacoonically, "Count me in. A. The accounts of the firm never both he left all that to Herndon. He never the account book himself with a reckon anybody gave him money for legal would divide with Herndon, if the lace the office, and when Herndon was no would wrap the money up in a piece mark it in pencil, "Case of Smith Herndon's half," and leave it in a draparter's desk. When they made him president and about to take the train for Washington to the old office for the last time and don there. When circuit riding in the ante-railway days he would utilize the rest of the noon hour after lunch-eon at some wayside farmhouse in crawling under and prowling over the harvest machinery, as full of questions as a schoolboy, more insatiably curious than any of Eve's daughters. As he walked the streets of Springfield every vehicle he saw interested him, and the interior economy of the kitchen clock pleased him unutterably. In the house he spent most of his time indulging his children, playing with the cat, like Montagne, or lying sprawled out, like Caliban, on the floor of the hall reading. He didn't like the parlor, because the haircloth chairs and marble table, the wax flowers under a glass bell, the portrait album and the family Bible, with their huge glass clasps, represented Mrs. Lincoln's ideas of magnificence and not his own notion of solid comfort. He would be in his shirt sleeves, and if loud knocking at the front door disturbed his elegant leisure he would go to the door just as he was and promise to "trot the women folks out" without delay. Mrs. Lincoln never forgave him for helping himself to butter at the table with his own knife. Lincoln's favorite outer garb as he sailed forth in winter for his office was an ancient gray shawl; he took particular pains never to have his hat brushed or his shoes blacked; his carpet bag threatened at the seams to disgorge its burthen of legal documents; his green cotton umbrella had no handle to speak of, and inside was the legend, "A. Lincoln," the letters cut out of white muslin and sewed to the faded cloth. Altogether he looked like the advance agent of a Denman Thompson show. In 1856 a pair of spectacles cost him thirty-seven and one-half cents. The office was in character with the notorious indifference to appearances of the senior partner of the firm. Once a young law student attempted to blaze a trail through the accumulated rubbish, and found that some seeds given by a congressman had taken root and sprouted in the dirt. The mailbox was Lincoln's old plug hat, as was formerly the case when he was postmaster at New Salem. He also used the hat as a repository for legal papers of importance. Miscellaneous transactions were confided to the safekeeping of a mammoth envelope, on which Lincoln had scrawled, "When you can't find IT anywhere else, look into this." When Lincoln went into court there was none of the see-the-conquering-hero swagger about him. He would say, "Well, here I am, ain't you glad to see me?" and if in the course of the argument it was necessary for him to concede a point to the other side he would remark, "I reckon it would be fair to let in that," and when overruled by the court would laugh and say, "Well, I reckon I must be wrong." When a lawyer asked him if an attachment had the force of a summons his confession of ignorance was cheerfully frank, "Damnno." On a long palvering letter requesting his legal service he wrote laconically, "Count me in. A. Lincoln." The accounts of the firm never bothered him—he left all that to Herndon. He never disfigured the account book himself with a reckoning. When anybody gave him money for legal services he would divide with Herndon, if the latter was in the office, and when Herndon was not there he would wrap the money up in a piece of paper, mark it in pencil, "Case of Smith vs. Jones—Herndon's half," and leave it in a drawer of his partner's desk. When they made him president and he was just about to take the train for Washington he went to the old office for the last time and found Hernndon there. A unique case involving the old presumption of "marital coercion" in criminal cases is reported by the London Law Journal in Rex. vs. Mary Ann Green, in which it appeared that he prisoner and a man named Russell were jointly indicted for stealing two suits of clothes from a pawn-oroker's shop. The prisoners were ```markdown ``` LINCOLN WITH LITTLE "TAD" you and I have been together years, and in all that time hard word. Will you let my old sign till I get back from into Herndon's eyes. He took han' of the "rall splitter" in all never have another partner until the day of Lincoln's assay "shingle" before the office coln & Herndon." 3, with the aftermath of Fredands, and the mooted appoint-thief command and a thousand is obsessing his mind and his graphed his wife at Philadelphia, Pa. better put Tad's pistol away. I about him. Secretrate Chase's attraction to suplant Lincoln in the half so much surrounded "You were Then you k you I were one horse and lazy, but o so that I pace with row I four him and k what I did old horse ber, 'that's Chase has not going his desert "Billy," he said, "you and I have been together for more than 1 years, and in all that time we've never had a hard word. Will you let my name stay on the old sign till I get back from Washington?" The tears came into Herndon's eyes. He took the bony, prehensile hand of the "rail splitter" in his own. "Abe," he said, "I'll never have another partner while you live," and until the day of Lincoln's assassination the dingy "shingle" before the office bore the name "Lincoln & Herndon." On January 9, 1863, with the aftermath of Fredericksburg on his hands, and the mooted appointment of Hooker to chief command and a thousand and one other things obsessing his mind and his heart, Lincoln telegraphed his wife at Philadelphia: "Mrs. Lincoln, Philadelphia, Pa. "Think you had better put Tad's pistol away. I had an ugly dream about him. "A LINCOLN." In August of the same year, the month after the surrender of Vicksburg, we find Lincoln writing to his wife: name year, the month after the year, we find Lincoln writing poor 'Nanny Goat' is lost, and are in distress about it. The was found resting herself and cud on the middle of Tad's gone! The gardener kept com-stroyed the flowers, till it was her down to the White House. the second day she had dis- been heard of since. This is a poor Nanny." pressure m on the min "To say the his figure impression bony arms always in grasp you a long, scr a great figure a he small for a combed or "Tell dear Tad poor 'Nanny Goat' is lost, and Mrs. Cuthert and I are in distress about it. The day you left Nanny was found resting herself and chewing her little cud on the middle of Tad's bed; but now she's gone! The gardener kept complaining that she destroyed the flowers, till it was concluded to bring her down to the White House. This was done, and the second day she had disappeared, and has not been heard of since. This is the last we know of poor Nanny." The next year there were two goats, and Lincoln incurred the cordial displeasure of his entourage by his fondness for the society of these animals. Lincoln's peculiar misfortune post of the time by people whoing of the expression, "The sav- The mere hint of an approa-a quotation from Artemus to excite Secretary Stanton. code in one day like a rotaryated Grant dismissed. Grant victories, sleeping on the rosetc or blanket and with a entire baggage. Halleck and him arrested for "drunken-often been asked to remove, I can't spare that man; he came in with the demand that opposed Lincoln caught eagerly of the rate and pompous senator, that reminds me of a acted Wade, "of course; with story! You are the father of der that has been made during on your road to hell, sir, with your obstinacy; and you are minute." Lincoln very mildly, "that isance from here to the Capitol, less indignation—to use Lin-abbed up his hat and cane It seemed to be Lincoln's peculiar misfortune to be surrounded most of the time by people who knew not the meaning of the expression. "The saving sense of humor." The mere hint of an appropriate parable, or a quotation from Artemus Ward, was enough to excite Secretary Stanton. Senator Wade strode in one day like a rotary snowplow and wanted Grant dismissed. Grant had been winning victories, sleeping on the ground with no overcoat or blanket and with a toothbrush for his entire baggage. Halleck and McClellan had had him arrested for "drunkenness;" Lincoln had often been asked to remove him, and replied, "I can't spare that man; he fights." So when Wade came in with the demand that Grant should be deposed Lincoln caught eagerly at a chance remark of the irate and pompous senator and said, "Senator, that reminds me of a story." "Yes, yes," retorted Wade, "of course; with you it's always a story! You are the father of every military blunder that has been made during the war. You are on your road to hell, sir, with this government, by your obstinacy; and you are not a mile off this minute." "Senator," said Lincoln very mildly, "that is just about the distance from here to the Capitol, isn't it?" Wade, in speechless indignation—to use Lincoln's words—"grabbed up his hat and cane and went away." The Law and when the case was presented there was on that they were conach other, but it was pre-he were accidentally in the same time. After en found guilty a detec-believed there was some between them, but Rus- to this evidence and it was shut out. After they were sentenced it was discovered that they were husband and wife. The female prisoner appealed from conviction, and not only did she fall to raise the point of marital coercion, but she insisted that she didn't know the co-defendant. In spite of this the court of criminal appeals felt bound to quash her conviction on the ground of the woman's relationship with Russell, probably for the reason that the woman was undefended and was unaware of her legal rights. --- Chase's am- bition to sup- pose LINCOLN THE LINYER colin in the presidential chair did not worry Lincoln half so much as it did the Job's comforters who surrounded him. To one of these Lincoln said, "You were brought up as a farmer, wern't you? Then you know what a chinily is. My brother and I were once plowing corn on a farm, I driving the horse and he holding the plow. The horse was lazy, but on one occasion rushed across the fields so that I, with my long legs, could scarcely keep pace with him. On reaching the end of the furrow I found an enormous chinily fastened upon him and knocked him off. My brother asked me what I did that for. I told him I didn't want the old horse bent in that way. 'Why,' said my brother, 'that's all that made him go.' Now, if Mr. Chase has a presidential chinily bitting him I am not going to knock him off if it will only make his department go." Edward Dicey, in the Spectator, gives the impression made by Lincoln's outward appearance on the mind of a typical cultivated Englishman. "To say that he is ugly is nothing; to add that his figure is grotesque is to convey no adequate impression. Fancy a man 6 feet high and thin, bony arms and legs, which, somehow, seem to be always in the way, with large rugged hands which grasp you like a vice when shaking yours, with a long, scraggly, and a chest too narrow for the great arms hanging by his side; add to this figure a head, coconut-tan and somewhat too small for such a stature, covered with rough combed and uncombed by vitilion; a high narrow forehead, and sunk deep beneath bushy eyebrows, two bright, somewhat dreamy eyes, that seemed to gaze through you without looking at you; a few irregular blotches of black, bristly hair in the place where beard and whiskers ought to grow; a close set, tipped stern mouth, with two rows of large white teeth; and a nose and ears which have been taken by mistake from a head of twice the size. Clothe this figure, then, in a long, tight, badly fitting suit of black, creased, soiled and puckered up at every salient point of the figure—and every point of this figure is salient—put on large, ill-fitting boots, gloves too long for the long bony fingers, and a fuffy hat, covered to the top with dusty, puffy crape; and then add to all this an air of strength, physical as well as moral, and a strange look of dignity coupled with all this grotesqueness, and you will have the impression left upon me by Abraham Lincoln. You would never say he was a gentleman. You would still less say he was not one . . . there are men to whom the epithet . . . appears utterly incongruous, and of such the president is one. Still there is about him a complete lack of pretension, and an evident desire to be courteous to everybody, which is the essence if not the outward form of high breeding. There is a softness, too, about his smile, and a sparkle of dry humor about his eye, which redeem the expression of his face and remind one more of the late Dr. Arnold, as a child's recollection recalls him to me, than any other face I can recall to memory. . . . He is a humorist, not a buffon. . . coin in the presidential chair did not worry Lincoln half so much as it did the Job's comforters who surrounded him. To one of these Lincoln said, "You were brought up as a farmer, weren't you? Then you know what a chinfly is. My brother and I were once plowing corn on a farm, I driving the horse and he holding the plow. The horse was lazy, but on one occasion rushed across the fields so that I, with my long legs, could scarcely keep pace with him. On reaching the end of the furrow I found an enormous chinfly fastened upon him and knocked him off. My brother asked me what I did that for. I told him I didn't want the old horse bitten in that way. 'Why,' said my brother, 'that's all that made him go.' Now, if Mr. Chase has a presidential chinfly bitting him I am not going to knock him off if it will only make his department go." Edward Dicey, in the Spectator, gives the impression made by Lincoln's outward appearance on the mind of a typical cultivated Englishman. "To say that he is ugly is nothing; to add that his figure is grotesque is to convey no adequate impression. Fancy a man 6 feet high and thin, bony arms and legs, which, somehow, seem to be always in the way, with large rugged hands which grasp you like a vice when shaking yours, with a long, scraggy neck, and a chest too narrow for the great arms hanging by his side; add to this figure a head, coconut-shaped and somewhat too small for such a stature, covered with rough uncombed and uncombable lank, dark hair, that stands out in every direction at once; a face furrowed, wrinkled and indented as though it had been scarred by vitiol; a high narrow forehead, and sunk deep beneath bushy eyebrows, two bright, somewhat dreamy eyes, that seemed to gaze through you without looking at you; a few irregular blotches of black, bristly hair in the place where beard and whiskers to grow; a close set, lipped tipped stern mouth, with two rows of large white teeth; and a nose and ears which have been taken by mistake from a head of twice the size. Clothe this figure, then, in a long, tight, badly fitted suit of black, creased, soiled and puckered up at every salient point of the figure—and every point of this figure is salient—put on large, ill-fitting boots, gloves too long for the long bony fingers, and a fluffy hat, covered to the top with dusty, puffy crape; and then add to all this an air of strength, physical as well moral, and a strange look of dignity coupled with all this grotesqueness, and you will have the impression left upon me by Abraham Lincoln. You would never say he was a gentleman. You would still less say he was not one. There are men to whom the epithet appears utterly incongruous, and of such the president is one. Still there is about him a complete lack of pretension, and an evident desire to be courteous to everybody, which is the essence if not the outward form of high breeding. There is a softness, too, about his smile, and a sparkle of dry humor about his eye, which redeem the expression of his face and remind one more of the late Dr. Arnold, as a child's recollection recalls him to me, than any other face I can recall to memory. He is a humorist, not a buffon. ```markdown ``` A. B. Just Acting Natural. We were playing bridge the other night (confesses a correspondent) and played a game that was just a little rottener than my ordinary game, if such a thing might be conceived to be possible. When he held the post-mortem I was impelled to remark: "I'm afraid I made a fool of myself "I'm afraid I made a fool of myself in that hand." My partner, with an evident wish to console me, hastened to answer: "Oh. I don't see how you could have done anything else!" CHINESE IN GARDEN Methods Which Have Brought Large Financial Returns. Two Crops a Year of First Quality Tubers—Has Abiding Faith in Hot and Cold Water—How He Raises Potatoes. A Chinese market gardener of our town who has grown rich at his business has some very unique methods, but which are worth copying, for his gardens, both artistically and financially, are a great success, writes M. F. Rittenhouse in the Rochester Herald. He saves his squash and pumpkin seeds for the next year's planting by the simple process of keeping the squash or pumpkin that especially strikes his fancy in a cool, dry place until the next planting season. Then he plants them with pieces of the pulp adhering, and they appear above ground with mushroom like promtness. His muskmelon seeds he ties up in a bag of coarse burap and covers this loosely with rich soil, allowing the seeds to sprout before planting them. He also preserves his cucumber seeds in the cucumber, which he coats carefully with paraffin as soon as pulled from the vine. When he irrigates his potatoes (and he raises two crops on the same land each year) he waters long and deepy; and his potatoes never grow near enough to the surface to get sunburned, as do those of the inexperienced gardeners who lightly sprinkle the surface of their potato patch as scantily and often as they sprinkle their lettuce beds. There is no question as to the superiority in size and quality of the deep grown potato over those grown close to the surface. His beet seed are soaked in water for at least forty-eight hours before planting. He sets them to soak in warm water and during the daytime keeps the vessel containing them as much in the sunshine as possible. I have never yet seen him throw away a young plant of any description. He merely transplants them, and I do not believe it an exaggeration to say that nine-tenths of the plants survive and flourish, for he is surely a past master in the art—for it is an art—of transplanting. For example, when his lettuce plants grow to about the height of two inches, he outs the bed, and, clipping off about an inch of the root tip of each plant he pulls up, he replains in long rows, and the transplanted lettuce makes a more rapid and larger growth than the plants which he has left disturbed. The replanted (or rather transplanted) lettuce, with its clipped roots, grows to such enormous heads that at a short distance they remind one of thrifty cabbage rows. He never uproots the head lettuce he markets. Instead he leaves the stalks in the ground and assiduously waters and cultivates them, whereupon they produce another head, in about half the time required for the first head to reach a marketable size. His beet plants are transplanted with clipped roots in precisely the same manner as the lettuce. His onions, which are invariably started from the seed (the refuses to use sets), are transplanted after having their roots clipped and grow to be larger in circumference than the ordinary saucer. He also beheads his cabbage, leaving the stalk to grow. He cuts slight nicks or gashes in the growing stalk, which, watered and tended, produces a second growth that are in appearance fair imitations of brussels sprouts and quite as good to eat. His faith in the forcing powers of warm water is sublime. I have known him to heat water for his radishes in the chill days of spring, testing its temperature as carefully as if preparing a baby's bath. He is equally expert in rooting rose cuttings. This he does during the entire year, but he considers August the most auspicious month, though I doubt if he could give a reason for thinking so. For his cuttings he ties bits of twine tightly about the branches just below where they form a "Y" with a smaller branch growing from them. He allows this twine to remain below the joint for three weeks, then removes the cutting by severing it just below the twine. He plants his cuttings by thrusting his spade once deep in the soil. He then slips the cutting in the opening, draws out the spade, presses the earth down firmly and the cutting is planted. He plants his grapevine cuttings in the same way. Using Their Old Stamps At all seasons of the year, but more particularly at holiday time, letters are held up by the postal authorities because they have been stamped with foreign postage. Apparently many newcomers bring a supply of their own country's stamps to America, and either through ignorance or carelessness they stick them on the first letters they write. Naturally these letters travel no further than the first postal station. After that they suffer the delay of all mail held up for insufficient postage. The addressee is notified that mail is lying in the New York postoffice and that it will be forwarded upon receipt of the required postage. In case of foreign-bound letters a tedious and expensive process is necessary to get them to their destination. Find Cure for Leprosy. Filipino doctors think they may have discovered a cure for leprosy in the administration of an oil called chaulmoogra. Experiments carried on at the San Lazaro hospital by the Philippines bureau of health resulted in the discharge as cured of two patients. In both cases, according to the report of the director of the bureau, after the administration of chaulmoogra oil for some time, all treatment was discontinued for the period of one year, the final microscopical examination showing negative results. Mr. J. E. Laing, manufacturer of Human J. Hair and Hair Dye, has opened a First Class Hair Dressing School in connection, with the other departments of his business. He has several understudies, who will begin taking instruction by the latter part of this month. One, Miss Laura M. Hayden, 1416 East 24th, has already enrolled and is now being instructed in the various branches of the business. The price for a complete course of instruction in Beauty Culture—$25. Beauty Culture Course. 1—Hair dressing and beautifying the hair. 2—Hair pressing or straightening. 3—Scalp treatment. 4-Dry Shampoo. 5-Wet shampoo. 6-Facial massage. 7-Scalp massage. 8-Making curls. 9-Clipping and singing hair. 10-Dyeing hair on head. 11-Crimping hair. 12-One hundred strokes brushing hair. 13-Waving hair. 14-Manicuring. 15-Weaving hair. 16-Hackling or rooting hair. 17-Three ways mounting switches. 18-Three ways making puffs (wreath puff, crescent puff, moon puff). 19-Making cornet braid. 20-Making pompadour. 21-Making bangs. 22-Transformations. A different system in each and every branch. We manufacture toilet preparations for the face and hair and carry over a dozen varieties in stock for sale. We also carry in stock a full line of hair dressers' supplies for sale. We Teach Our Pupils to manufacture wigs, toupees, doll wigs, and other styles of hair goods on nets with French ventilating stich. We Do Not Teach Refining, bleaching and dyeing. The raw human hair imported direct from Europe. We also make hair dye in BLACK, BROWN and BLOND. And we have a doctor's certificate of analysis showing that our Dye is non-injurious. NOTICE. L. J. E. Laling, am the inventor and manufacturer of the Shampoo Dryer and Straigtening Comb, holding United States patent, office series No. 78947, on file in Washington, D. C., and I warn all persons who are making and selling on the sly combs in the two Kansas Cities that are infringements upon my patent that they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I understand there are two persons doing this and I have taken up the matter with District Attorney, and he is now investigating the matter. This comb invented by me can be purchased from the following drug stores: Smith's drug store, 18th and Tracy; People's drug store, 18th and Paseo; Roy's drug store, 18th and Paseo; Palace drug store, 19th and Vine; Unthank's drug store, Independence avenue and Harrison; Caldwell & Chapman's hair dressing parlor, 18th and Paseo; Mrs. Pinkie Jones, 1317 Vine, and other places. J. E. LAING, 1715 East 18th St. Kansas City, Mo. E. EUGENE VAUGHAN. Kansas City's brilliant young Real Estate hustler, who has a bright future before him. SAID HE AND THE GIRL. What is so rare as a day in June, With flowers fragrant with sweet pen fume? And what is so fine as a beautiful home, Especially if it is all your own? EUGENE EDW. VAUGHAN. Real Estate Brokerage and Ins., Bell West 1757. SOUTH SIDE CLINIC. The free Clinic recently established by Dr. Theodore Smith at 1200 East Eighteenth Street for the benefit of those who are not able to pay the services of a physician has proven a godsend and is filling a long felt need among the people of our race in that congested section of the city. The following physicians, Dr. J. H. Jones, Dr. A. D. Bradbury, Dr. Fletcher and Dr. E. M. Phenx, are rendering valuable service and Dr. Theodore Smith is filling their prescriptions at the lowest possible cost. The hours are from 1 to 3 p. m. except Sunday and those who have been benefited by the establishment of this clinic are loud in their praise of the thoughtful generosity of Dr. Theodore Smith. --- THE HOME OF THE MAYFIELD MUSEUM The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lange, 912 Park avenue. THE FAMOUS EMANUEL COMMANDERY PRIZE WINNERS OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY WHO ARE PREPARING TO GO TO PITTSBURGH, PA., NEXT AUGUST TO "BRING HOME THE BACON." Do You Read The Sun? DO YOU LIKE IT? Do you know you can get it for ONE YEAR for ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS. Sent anywhere in the United States. 1803 East 18th Street. ADVERTISSE YOUR SOCIETY. We would like to see every lodge and society in Kansas City put their cards in The Sun. It is the most popular way to let the world know who you are, when and where you meet and your object and purpose. For the next month we will make special announcements to have you put in your lodge or society list of of officers in this paper. Hello, Neighbor! Call us, write, or see our agents. Cottage—Bargain; 1219 Highland Ave. Small payment; terms like rent. Why pay and have nothing to show for it? This property will grow in value with the growth of the city. Address W. F. Freebe, 514 New York Life Building, or call The Sun; Bell phone, East 999. c. c. c. LODGE DIRECTORY. Pritchard Lodge No. 42, A. F. and A. M. meets the 2nd and 3rd Master Masons in good standing. Master Masons in good standing welcome. R. Greer, W. M.; J. H. Snigher, Sec'y. Rone Lodge No. 25, A. F. and A. M. meets the 2nd and 3rd Monday in each month. All Master Masons in good standing welcome. F. W. Glimore, W. M.; T. J. McCampbell, Sec'y. Mt. Olive Lodge No. 53, A. F. and A. M. meets the 2nd and 3rd Master Masons in good standing. Master Masons are welcome. Thos. Jackson, W. M.; Jno. A. Johnson, Sec'y. If you have Rheumatism one bottle of Lees Balsam Will Convince You Calling Cards, Business Cards, Church, Society, Book and Stationery Printing of all kinds. Send for testimonials, FREE. At Druggists $1.00; by Express, prepaid, $1.25 The Printing House for the two Kansas Citys. Our Facilities for doing first class work unexcelled GREEK BALSAM CO. 835 E. r5th St., Kansas City, Mo. CHURCH DIRECTORY Bethlehem, M. E. Church, 604 and Florus St. Stephen's Baptist Church, 604 Charlotte St. Chianan Church, 19th and Tracy. Greenwood Baptist Church, 1839 Terrace. Continental M. E. Church, 19th and Woodland. Second Baptist Church, 10th and Charlotte. Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church, 19th and Charlotte. Kansas Ave. Baptist Church, 46th and Kunzner. Ebneres A. M. E. Church, 17th and Tracy. St. Augustine's P. E. Church, 11th and Troston. Vine St. Baptist Church, 1835 Vine St. Prescott Tracy. Baptist Church, Independence and Tracy. Ward Chapel A. M. E. Church, 11th and Troston. St. Montica's Catholic, 17th and Lydia, Morning Star Baptist Church, 2311 Vine, Highland Avenue Baptist Church, 1111 Hillandale Centropolis A. M. E. Church, Centropolis Mo. St. James A. M. E. Z. Church, 1823 Woodland Ave. Third Baptist Church, Roundtown, People's Mission, 20th and Genesee. St. Paul's Baptist Church, 19th and Highland Pilgrim Baptist Church, 614 Charlotte St. Calvary Baptist Church, 19th and Asew. Bigelow A. M. E. Mission, 5th and Lydia. Prepressive Baptist Church, 29th and Summit. C. M. E. Church, 1817 Flora Ave. St. James Baptist Church, 40th Mill St. St. Paul's Baptist Church, 614th and Prospect Place. A. M. E. Mission, 565 Grand Ave. KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES. Best A. M. E. Church, 8th and Neb. Pleasant Green Baptist Church, 1st and Spitting. Eighth St. Baptist Church, 8th and Oakland. Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and Washington. Bethel A. M. E. Church, Water and Steward streets. Paul A. M. E. Church, 21st and Ruby. Baptist Church, 5th and Neb. King Solomon Baptist Church, 3rd and State. Quindaro A. M. E. Church, Quindaro, Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Rosedale, Kansas. Kan. M. E. Church, 9th and Oakland. A. M. E. Church, 4th and Oakland. Satter Mission, A. M. E. Church, South Park, Kan. Bethel A. M. E. Church, Rosejale, Kan. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 4th and Virgil. Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, Sanford and Tremont. The prices and the goods at the Colored Shoe Store are right. Try them at 1507½ E. 18tht. G. A. Page. LOOK, LOOK! Sunday is Tango Day at Smith's. Try the Tango Sundae on a Blazer. The latest thriller of the season. It is actually on a blaze and gorgeously decorated. It is the most beautiful sight ever seen served in the soda line. The taste is delicious. Come and be among the first to try it. The price is 15 cents. We serve ice Cream and Ice Cream Soda the day around. Hot Chocolate, Hot Beef Tea, etc. We are offering the following goods at these very low prices until February 15th only: Beauty Spots, per package..... 10c $1.00 Wine of Cardui, the woman's friend..... 77c 25c Black Draught..... 15c 25c Talcum Powder..... 15c 25c Peroxide Cream..... 8c $1.00 Dr. Caldwell's Syrup of Pepsin..... 85c 25c Potato Powder..... 20c $1.00 Hot Water Bottle..... 70c 1.00 Syringes..... 59c Daucous Sugar Sweetener Power..... 20c 10c Talcum Powder..... 15c Old Melody Toilet Soap, 3 cakes for..... 25c $1.00 Jyola Pinkham's Compound..... 85c 15c Hair Powder, Black, Light and Dark Brown..... 5c We carry Madam Walker's Hair Grower Glossing its stump, Ford's Hair Pamade and Ford's Shampoo, Straightening Combs and Face Whitening. Nelson's Hair Grower; Ada Pomade and Elite Pomade. Checker Boards, Dominoes, Novels, Japanese Lanterns, Candles, Faisa Faces, A couple of make-ups. Stationery of all descriptions. Ice Cream, Hot and Cold Sodas. Compounding of Physicians' Prescriptions Our Specialty. The Doctors will give you FREE TREATMENT at Smith's Clinic, 1300 E. E. Washington, across from Smith's Drug Store, every day from 1 to 3 o'clock except Sunday. in charge, the two best Negro Physi- icians in the state. We wish to call your attention to our Vim and Vigor line of remedies: Vim Tablets, an invaluable preparation for kids, Lagrippo, Headache, etc. Price, $25. Price, $25. Price, and Kidney Pills, a remedy for Kidney, Bladder and urinary Diseases. Price, $25. Vim and Vigor Liver Toners, a remedy for Stomach, Liver and Bowels. Price, 10c. Vim and Vigor Headache Relief, recommended for the relief of nervousness and headaches. Price, 19c. Vim and Vigor Belladonna and Capsicum Plasters. Price, 25c. We guarantee these remedies to give satisfaction. Bring this bill with you; it means money in your pocket. Southeast Corner 18th and Tracy. Home Phone, Main 5467. Bell Phone, Grand 4591. Smith's Drug Store MASONIC. beauties of Masonry each lodge should be a decent meeting place. No detail ment should be omitted and every Masonic form and precedent should be mentored. There are no shortcuts in Masonry. There are not entirely right is entirely wrong. There are no compromises in Masonry. There is no cut-and-cover detail. It should be worked out just as it was done by our ancient brethren, detail should be worked out deeply in earnest. Each hall should be clean, simply always furnished its equipment for square work should be ample. In such way only can Brethren should attend the meetings for the inspiration which a proper observance of the rules always puts about trivial things. A few contentious, troublesome members will soon disrupt a whole lodge and meetings should begin early and close even thus conversing at the same time the pleasures of the service as well the time and health of the craftsmen. Herriford. THEKANSA$CITYSUN All communications should be addressed to the Kansas City Sun, 1803 East 18th Rd. Bell Phone East 999. Entered as second-class matter, August 12, 1988, at the postoffice at Kansas City; Mo., under the act of March 3, 1879. Nelson C. Crews. Editor and Owner Willa B. Glenn. General Manager Geo E. Thompson. Advertising Agent J. G. Tyler. Advertising Solicitor E. P. Washington. Traveling Representative Rosa Morton. Collector Alma Crews. Collector SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year . . . $1.50 Six Months . . . 75 Three Months . . . 50 It occasionally happens that papers sent to subscribers are lost or stolen. In case you do not receive any number when dis­ inform us by postal card and we will cheerfully forward a duplicate of the missing number. % ADVERTISING RATE, 50 CENTS PER INCH. "The Republican party is the ship, all else the sea for the Negro," said Frederick Douglass forty years ago. What was true then is true now. Stick to the party, boys. On account of the increase in att­ endance at Lincoln School, the class­ room, which for several years has been vacant, has been refurbished, and Miss Della Newsome placed in charge. Miss Newsome was trans­ ferred from the summer and Miss Calle Williams, a substitute, has been sent to the place thus left vacant. The higher education of the Negro is justified by the requirements of the leaders of the people. It is a grave mistake to suppose that, because the Negro is relatively backward, as compared to the white man his leaders need not have the broadest and best education that our civilization affords. The more backward and ignorant the led, the more skilled and sagacious should the leader be. It requires more skill to lead the helpless than to guide those who need no direction. If the blind lead the blind, they will both fall into the ditch. The professional class constitutes the light of the race. The Negro needs headlight to guide him safely and wisely amid the dangers and vicissitudes of an environing civilization. It is because we are vitally interested in the profession of the Negro chauffeur that we keep reminding him of the magnitude of his present opportunity. It is just the crisis wherein he can make' or mar his destiny. He must not only prove himself the equal of his white competitor; he must prove himself superior, be indispensable. Otherwise he will surely be crowded out. It is just as much a violation of trust to "joyride" his women friends in his employer's car as it is for him to expose the car to ruthless damage, and we repeat again, that no self-respecting woman will accept an invitation for such entertainment. If she is a good woman in any sense of the word she will not be so selfish and incon siderate as to imperial her injudicious friend's position and his profession as well. Think upon these things. The Negro teacher meets with every form of ignorance and pedagogical obtusenes sthat befalls the white teacher; the Negro preacher has to do with every conceivable form of original and acquired sin; the doctor meets with every variety of disease that the human flesh is heir to; the lawyer's sphere covers the whole gamut involving the rights of property and person. The problems involved in the contact, attrition and adjustment of the races involve issues which are as intricate as any that have ever taxed human wisdom for solution. If, then, the white man who stands in the high place of authority and leadership among his race, fortified as he is by a superior social environment, needs to qualify for his high calling by thorough and sound educational training, surely the Negro needs a no less thorough general education to qualify him to serve as philosopher, guide and friend of ten million unfortunate human bedings. Allen Chapel has before it an opportunity which only comes once to a great institution. Its unprecedented acquisition of a large number of intelligent young and middle-aged people gives a chance for such employment of talent in useful channels as is seldom offered to society. If these talents are left latent and undeveloped such a state of apathy will follow as will more than react against the present good, but if such energies can be brought into unselfish, Christian play, the whole community will be benefited. The older membership of the church should be quick to grasp this opportunity to train up the generation which must next bear the burden of the work. Let the new forces be put to work so that they will grow into power and grace at the same time. Those who have been bearing many honors in the past can now divide them with perfect safety and absolute glory to the cause so dear to us all—the betterment of so cleaty and the edification of the cross Individual or Group. The words never should be connected by a disjunctive conjunction. The proper word between the nouns is "and," not "or." The caption above implies that the terms can be separated, and they cannot. The question was asked the other day if the growth of group life was destroying the worth of the individual. The reply was given by a business man who told of a request that had come to him the day before for a man to stand at the center of a big group at a salary that makes a minister rub his eyes. The great need of the organized group was an individual. The two cannot be surrendered. The young man who says that there is no longer any chance for the individual does not know the facts. Each is necessary to the other. The proper conjunction is "and." Get that into your mind, young man, and then make good.—The Congregationalist. I am not asking much, only that each man, woman and child who expects to buy a pair of shoes in the next sixty days give me a chance to furnish the goods. If this be done, I assure you that you will soon see an enterprise spring up in your midst of which you shall be justly proud, and your sons and daughters will have an opportunity to turn their attention to a new line of work calculated to give them an honest living and the Colored people a stronger hold upon the commercial phase of our city life. If the Colored people exercised themselves half as much in the business world as they do in the world of polite society, every other nationality would be compelled to leave Eighteenth street in ten days. I believe, if I am willing to go to the trouble to deliver you the goods, you might at least suffer it to be once a year at least. Now I realize that some wear the Clapp shoe, many the Hanan, and such shoes as are handled by exclusive agents; but remember, I have the call on you even at that. You can't wear my good Dittman shoe, neither can your son stand behind Mr. Holland's nor Messrs. Ferguson and Davis' counter and ring up the coin. However, no man can afford to dishonor his feet a little to promote the welfare of his son. G. A. Page, 1507 East Eighteenth street.—Adv. Betty & Sam's Little Corner THEY SAY —That “there is always a best thing to be done; to do it is virtue.” —That you can get the genuine Baby Doll and the latest Kidney heel patent leather cloth top shoes at the Colored Shoe Store cheaper than you can downtown. —That if you’ve got a weak heart you’d better not bother with the tango. —That if everybody had to turn their own stone there would be fewer axes to grind. —That an innocent little darling asked her mother, “Are grass wilds green?” —That we never see any more of those mothers who used to make pa’s old pants over for the boys and keep them looking nice. —That it is rumored about that there's going to be "h—" on the Wabash" if a certain hubby happens to double some night. FOR AND AGAINST THE BEARD Controversy is an Old One and Has Been Waged With Considerable Bitterness. We need not go back so far as the eighteenth century to find Englishmen who held that shaving was "agen God an nature." In the nineteenth, James Ward, R. A., in a "Defense of the Beard," set forth eighten reasons for retaining it, mainly Scriptural, re-enforced by artistic considerations, "What would a Jupiter be without a beard?" As late as 1860 Theologos published a treatise entitled "Shaving—A Breach of the Sabbath and a Hindrance to the Spread of the Gospel." One of his points was that "Providence had manifestly designed the beard as a protection for the throat and chest." But what about the woman's throat? Nowhere was there more prejudice centuries ago against beards than at the inns of court. The "black books" of the inns call us how offenders were fined for wearing beards, and sometimes were compulsorily shaved by order of court. And the prejudice against the bearded barrister still lingers. Vice Chancellor Bacon carried his dislike to bearded or mustached barristers so far that he always refused to bear them. Even now there are very few lead counsel with beards, and I can remember only one unshaved barrister of great eminence, the late Judah Philip Benjamin, Q. C.-silver tongued Benjamin, who wore a mustache and a goatee.—London Chronicle. Slips of the Tongue. Most amusing are the slips of tongue which so often lead to embarrassing situations. At an evening party a lady said to her partner, "Can you tell me who is that exceedingly plain young man opposite?" "That is my brother," was the reply. "Oh, I beg your pardon," she said in great confusion. "I did not notice the resemblance." At a certain concert a lady asked a gentleman how he liked the duet she had just sung. "You sang charmingly," was the reply; "but why did you select such a horrid piece of music?" "Sir, that was written by my late husband," was the indignant reply. "Ah, yes, I did not mean—but why did you select such an ass to sing with you?" "Oh, you brute!" screamed the lady. "That is my present husband." Y. M. C. A. NOTES Dr. J. B. Silcox, of the First Congregational Church, will give the principal address at the next Sunday's meeting. This (February 8) will be the anniversary Sunday, being exactly one year since the close of the big campaign for funds that ended with such magnificent results. The meeting will open promptly at 3:30 o'clock p. m. Music by Prof. Jackson until 3:50 o'clock, when Dr. Silcox will speak. After this address Mr. Edw. Ross will give a brief resume of the association work from its beginning. All are urged to be in their seats promptly, as a large crowd is expected. The men's meeting last Sunday was pronounced a glorious affair by all present. The first part of the meeting was given over to the men present to tell of their experiences during the past week in inviting persons to attend church on Sunday. Many inspiring experiences were told which aroused great enthusiasm by the time the speaker, Rev. E. T. Cohran, of St. Joseph, was introduced. With a few trip-hammer sentences he drove home the fact that cowardice and indecision kept most men from starting and living the Christian life. By the show of hands it was found that nine men present were not Christians. Six of these professed Christ as their Saviour and Lord before the meeting closed, and another joined the church at night. Those that made professions were: Thos. Moorehead, Sr., one of Kansas City's early settlers; J. W. Holbert, a school attendance officer; Henry Crawford, a retired non-commissioned officer of the United States Army; Walter Williams, Jas. Pugh and Edw. Severe, Music by Prof. Jackson and W. Lee Whibby. Y. W. C. A. NOTES "Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, said the Lord of Hosts." Zech, IV, 6.—The World's Y. W. C. A. Motto. Miss Pearl K. Henderson, the well-known reader, is to deliver the address at the Vesper service Sunday, February 8, at 3 o'clock. All women are invited. A thoroughly appreciative gathering of young women came to hear Prof. E. J. Patterson last Sunday, who spoke very ably on "The Foolish Son Is the Heaviness of His Mother." The speaker emphasized the importance of reading good literature and how to read it properly. Most of the auditors extended thanks to the speaker, and he has promised to come again. Our young women are asked to come and join the Young Women's Christian Association. The doors of this branch open at 9 o'clock a. m. daily, and $1 pays membership dues for one year. All charter members of the Yates branch, Y. W. C. A., many of whom have been asking if it is not time to pay for the second year, can also come in at any time daily and pay. If it sent by check it should be made payable to the Yates branch, Y. W. C. A., Fifth street and State avenue, Kansas City, Kas. The association aims to increase the number and efficiency of workers for the church and community. It aims to develop Bible study among women. It aims to raise up leaders for women's work in the home and in the mission fields. It aims to promote right ideals and obliterates all class spirit. It aims to teach of the life and loving spirit of Lord Jesus. The purpose of all association work is to lead women and girls to Christ. Bible classes at the association building are held on Tuesday evening, with Mrs. Lydia C. Smith, the general secretary, as teacher, and on Thursday evening with Mrs. G. L. Prince as teacher. Any woman can join either of these classes. Women desiring to join the gymnasium class should do so at once. All girls over 12 years desiring to join the gymnasium class for girls can do so by paying 50 cents for association fee for one year and 50 cents for the physical work for the balance of the "gym" year. Independence of Solitude. Independence of Solitude. What I must do, is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.—Emerson. Uncle Hawbee's Philosophy Never quar' lwid a deacon. De gen- leman has got dess enough plety to put up de meainest kind of a fight. Don't moun' nout how hand yo' has to work. Law-suzz! —we kain't all be members o' Congress and git paid for loafn'. If yo' wants to git cured o' dyspepsy go into de ministry. A nigger prechaer kin eat twice as much as a common man widout a squalm o' conscience; a puhsidin' eldh three times as much; an evangelist fou' times, at de very least; and de Lawd he'p us when de bishop heaves in sight!—Kansas City Star. "Bob" and "Cob." Most people would know what was meant by the term "bob" speaking of money. But would they be able to say offhand what a "obc" is, or was, in similar connection? It was used in polite circles in the seventeenth century, that it occurs in a letter from the carl of Essex: "So my wife gave her a cob, for which she seemed very thankful"—printed on the new volume of the "Camden" series, the editor of which gives the information that the cob was "a piece of money, the value of which varied from four shillings to as much as six shillings in 1757."—London Chronicle. Negro Business League of Kansas City. Members will please report any mistake or change of address to E. A. Robinson, Financial Secretary and Fiscal Agent. Bell Phone East 754 AUTOMOBILES. Wm. D. Foster Auto Co., 1423 Forest, hire and repair; office Bell Grand 1630W; res. phone Bell East 4417W. BAKERS. Henry Compton, home bakery, 1512 East 18th. Susie Owens, 2229 Vine. George Purnell, 1312 Vine; East 4915W Bell. BARBERS. William Dabbs, 1219 Baltimore; Grand 3125 Bell. J. A. Jones, 1514 E. 18th St.; Home Phone Main 5 Palace Barber Shop, J. C. Hobbs, Prop., 1518 E. 19 2323 East. Wm. Stitts, Criterion Barber Shop and Pool Hall, BLACKSMITH. Jas. Hopkins, 2325 Vine St. CAFES AND RESTAURANTS. Henry Compton, 1512 E. 18th St. Bell phone, East Mrs. King, Eighteenth and Paseo. Maggie Seamster, 1507½ East Twelfth. Harmless Wynn, barbecued meats, 2315 Vine. Mrs. H. W. Dotson, 1705 E. Twelfth St. Phone, B B Madame U. F. Scales, Northeast Cor. 5th and State, CLEANERS, DYERS AND TAILORS. O. K. Cleaners and Dyers, guaranteed not to shrin dye, 1113 East 18th; Bell Grand 2437. R. Bennett, 1515 East Eighteenth; East 4746 Bell. J. F. Basil, 1509 Main; Main 6449 Home. John Holmes, 1909 Vine. Worthing Bros., 1222 E. 19th St. Bell Phone, Gran Laden Bros., Tailors, Designers and Cutters, 2427 Phone, East 569-W. G. W. Golden Steam Dye Works, 1605 East 18th; B CARPET CLEANERS. D. W. West, 1718 Euclid; East 3555 Bell. CIGAR MANUFACTURER. Henry Parks, 1509 East Eighteenth; Main 4905 Hom CLERGYMEN. E. N. Cohron, State Baptist Missionary, 708 North Mo. Phone 2137. J. R. Ransom, Pastor A. M. E. Church, 8th and Net Kans. Bell Phone, West 2904. S. W. Bacote, Pastor Second Baptist Church, Kar Phone, East 3522. G. T. Mosby, Pastor Greenwood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. W. H. Thomas, Pastor Allen Chapel A. M. E. Churc J. W. Hurse, Pastor Saint Stephens Baptist Churc G. W. Boyd, Pastor Highland Avenue Baptist Chu W. A. Bowren, Pastor First Baptist Church, Bell. Henry Compton, 1512 E. 18th St. Bell phone, East 618. Mrs. King, Eighteenth and Paseo. Maggie Seamster, 1507½ East Twelfth. Harmless Wynn, barbecued meats, 2315 Vine. Mrs. H. W. Dotson, 1705 E. Twelfth St. Phone, Bell 2214 Madame U. F. Scales, Northeast Cor. 5th and State, Kansas City, Kans. CLEANERS, DYERS AND TAILORS. O. K. Cleaners and Dyers, guaranteed not to shrink any garment we dye, 1512 East 18th, Bell Grand 2437. R. Bennett, 1503 East Eighteenth; East 4746 Bell. J. F. Basil, 1509 Main; Main 6449 Home. John Holmes, 1903 Vine. Wortham Bros., 1222 E. 19th St. Bell Phone, Grand 3933-W. Laden Bros., Tailors, Designers and Cutters, 2427 Vine Street. Bell Phone, East 659-W. G. W. Golden Steam Dye Works, 1605 East 18th; Bell East 539. E. N. Cohron, State Baptist Missionary, 708 North 24th St., St. Joseph, Mo. Phone 2137. J. R. Ransom, Pastor A. M. E. Church, 8th and Nebraska, Kansas City, Kans, Bell Phone, West 2904. S. W. Bacote, Pastor Second Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. Bell Phone, East 3522. G. T. Mosby, Pastor Greenwood Baptist Church, 18th and Terrace, Kansas City, Mo. W. H. Thomas, Pastor Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church, Bell, Main 3600. J. W. Hurse, Pastor Saint Stephens Baptist Church, Bell, East 4090. G. W. Boyd, Pastor Highland Avenue Baptist Church. W. A. Bowren, Pastor First Baptist Church, Bell Phone, West 3510. COAL, FEED, ICE AND KINDLING. J. H. Hall, 1208 Vine. Herman Kinslee, 2012 Harrison; Grand 2766 W Bell. E. A. Salisbury, 2206 Vine; East 879 Bell. W. H. Winters, 1915 Highland. R. Williams, 1815 East Seventeenth. Hopkins Bros., 2232 Vine. W. H. Lambright & Sons, Coal, Ice and Feed. Be 1620 North 3d street, Kansas City, Kas. CONTRACTORS—GENERAL. W. T. Garner, contractor and builder, 1728 Wood A. E. Wintes, 2460 Waldron. Bel I, East 4394-Y. Leon H. Jordan, 712 East 12th St. Bell Grand 28 W. R. Nelson, 1322 Pacific Street. C. S. Page, 1514 East Eighteenth; Main 5119 Hom COOPER. J. H. Hall, 1208 Vine. Herman Kinslee, 2012 Harrison; Grand 2766W Bell. E. A. Salisbury, 2206 Vine; East 879 Bell. W. H. Winters, 1015 Highland. R. Williams, 1815 East Seventeenth. Hopkins Bros., 2223 Vine. W. H. Lambright & Sons, Coal, Ice and Feed. Bell phone, W. 1923. 1620 North 3d street, Kansas City, Kas. CONTRACTORS—GENERAL. Wm. T. Garner, contractor and builder, 1728 Woodland; Bell E. 4741W. A. E. Estes, 2460 Waldron. Bell I, East 4394-Y. Leon H. Jordan, 712 East 12th St. Bell Grand 2873. W. R. Nelson, 1322 Pacific Street. C. S. Page, 1514 East Eighteenth; Main 5119 Home. COOPER. Lee London, 407 West 5th. Mrs. Blanche Page, Dressmaker, 2413 Vine St., Bell Phone, East 3192. Miss Georgia Coleman, 1510 E, 18th street. Birdie Jackson, 1913 East Nineteenth. DRUG STORES. McCampbell & Houston, 2300 Vine street, and N. W. Cor. Howard and Vine Sts. E. S. Lee Pallace Drug Store, 19th and Vine. Both phones. DRY GOODS, GENT'S FURNISHINGS, NOTIONS. Mrs. Josephine Abernathy, Ladies Furnishings and Notions, 2413 Vine street., Bell phone East 3192. Ell Harris, 2333 Vine St. Taylor Homes & Laden Bros. & Co., gents' furnishings and notions, 2427 Vine. EMPLOYMENT AGENTS. Afro-American Employment & Inv. Co., 911 McGee. Both phones. Wilson & Gray, 1504 North 3rd St., Kansas City, Kans. G. E. Arnell, 2200 East Twenty-fifth. R. Mason, 1905 Vine. J. L. Matson, 19th and Grove. Bell Grand 1417-X. M. R. Wilson, 2644 Woodland. HAIR AND SCALP CULTURIST. Madane Grant Jones, 5th and State Ave., Kansas City, Kans. Res. Phone, Bell, West 3715-J. HOTELS. J. H. Simmons, 915 Oak; Main 4072 Bell. Hotel Woods, 721 Charlotte. Lewis Woods, Prop. Bell Main 2078. INSURANCE. E. A. Robinson, 2413 Montgall; East 754 Bell. T. A. Ross, 1507 East Eighteenth; West 1496 Bell. H. D. Simmons, 1832 Vine. Phone East887. G. F. Porter, 1507- East Eighteenth; East 4955 Bell. J. W. Golden, 1612 Lydia. Grand 3631. Charles C. Buster, 1508 East 18th Street. Bell, East 4955. William B. Bruce, Attorney-at-law and Counsellor, Phone, Home Main 5478; Office, 117 West Sixth Street. Chas. H. Callaway, 117 W. 6th. Home Main 58. W. C. Hueston, 117 W. 6th. Home Main 58. L. A. Knox, 117 W. 6thSt. Home Main 5478. MISCELLANEOUS. John Hill, 1513 Woodland. Bell Phone, East 1254. Amus Barnett, 1230 Forest; Main 5018 Home. R. C. Roland, 2423 Grove. S. J. Hightower, 2436 Highland. Solomon Smith, 2643 Highland. George Teeters, Southwest National Bank of Commerce. John Thomas, 425 Waverly Way; South 5087 W Bell. H. T. Kealing, Western University; West 4480 Bell. Edward D. Craig, sausage manufacturer, 5328 Kansas. Henry P. Ewing, scientific farmer, 1105 Woodland. Win. Sprangles, milk and butter, 53rd and Montgall; Lin. 750 Home. D. W. White, "White's Furniture Exchange." Bell West 483, 423 Minnesota avenue Kansas City, Kas. Mr. T. G. McCampbell, Custodian Western University Grounds, Phone, West 1454. MUSICIANS. Samuel S. R. S. Stewart, 1714 South 4th Street, East, Salt Lake City, Utah. John Hill, 1513 Woodland. Bell Phone, East 14 Amus Barnett, 1230 Forest; Main 5018 Home. R. C. Roland, 2423 Grove. S. J. Hightower, 2436 Highland. Solomon Smith, 2643 Highland. George Teeters, Southwest National Bank of C. John Thomas, 425 Waverly Way; South 5087W H. T. Kealing, Western University; West 4480 Edward D. Craig, sausage manufacturer, 5328 R Henry P. Ewing, scientific farmer, 1105 Woodland Wm. Sprangles, milk and butter, 53rd and Mov D. W. White, "White's Furniture Exchange." Minnesota avenue Kansas City, Kas. Mr. T. G. McCampbell, Custodian Western U Phone, West 1454. MUSICIANS, Samuel S. R. S. Stewart, 1714 South 4th Street Utah. NEWSPAPERS. Arthur A. Anderson, 543 State St., Kansas City, Kans. N. C. Crews, Kansas City Sun, 18th and Woodland; East 999 Bell. Rev. J. Frank McDonald, Western Christian Recorder, 2517 Grove St. Bell phone E488. PHYSICIANS. C. A. Murray Kane, Southeast corner 18th and Paseo, Bell, East 5069. Home, Main 5807. Residence Phone, Bell East 693. Henry M. Dillard, Graduate Ph. D., 1512 N 5th St, Kansas City, Kans. M. H. Lambright, 1508 E 18th; Bell East 144; Home Main 3490. Thos. A. Fletcher, Home West 171; Residence, Home East 2856. M. L. Flinn, pharmacist, 1301 East 18th. L. E. Baller, N. W. Cor, 12th and Vine. Bell East 232. Howard M. Smith, 1509 E 18th St. Bell East 495. Wm. J. Thompson, 1509 E 18th St. Bell East 495. L. J. Holly, 1117 Campbell. Bell phone, 783 Grand. E. J. McCampbell, 2302 Vine street. Bell phone, 501 East. M. G. Brookens, N. W. Cor, 12th and Vine Bell East 232 E. Edgar Dibble, 19th and Vine. Bell East 887. J. E. Perry, 1512 E 18th St. Bell East 2151. Home East 4620. Jas. F. Shannon, N. E. Cor, 18th and Paseo. Bell East 670. T. C. Unthank, 1117 Independence avenue. Both phones, Main 7488. W. W. Montgomery, 400 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kans. Phones: Bell, West 2302; Home, West 478. C. A. Franklin, 1409 Main; Grand 2988 Bell. Arthur W. Harris, 1515 Eighteenth; East 4746 Bell. John H. Fairley, Square Deal Printing Co., 1731 Lydia. Bell phone Grand 1647-Y. REAL ESTATE. Hopkins Afro-American Investment Co. Bowser, 2400 Paseo. Bell Phone 3795 W Grand. Baver, President Afro-American Inv. Co., 911 McGeee in 751. Bd & Samlington Investment Co., Bell Phone East 428 Johnston, rental agent; Main 7555 Home; Main 751 Bosely, Ivanhoe Investment Co., 2220 Woodland ave. Eghan, 26th and Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. Bell, W PROBATION OFFICER. Ross, 1419 E. 18th St. Bell Grand 885. REGALIAS, BADGES, ETC. Nixon, 1217 Woodland; East 3797 Bell. SHOE SHINING PARLOR. Hields, 614 Main. SHOE STORES. Jones, Mgr., Temple Shoe Co., 1507½ E. 18th street. STOCKMEN. Ass, Dealer in High Class Stock, Mexico, Mo. TEACHERS. Jiles, Principal Garrison School, 2327 Lydia; Grand white, manual training, 1612 Lydia; Grand 3631 Bell. ge, 2419 Flora. Bell E. 501. Principal Attucks Sch. M. Williams, 1323 Jackson. Bell E. 3259-Y. Princip chool. Westmoreland, 2325 Lydia. Bell Grand 1320-W. Lin chool. G. Watson, 1906 East Twenty-fourth. THEATRES. Roberts, "Dixie Theatre," 2141 Vine St. TRANSFER. Janes, 1008 McGee. Home Phone, 5188 Main. Whibby, 18th and Forest. Home phone M. 4023. Immore, 1607 Harrison street. UNDERTAKERS. Bountee, 2220 Vine St. Bell East 3336. Bros. & Co., 1729 Lydia. Telephone Grand 987. Undetaking Co., 1211 E 18th; Phones, Bell G ge 8163 Main. Edward Jones, Mgr. Jones, 440 State Ave., Kansas City, Kans. Bot est 253. WHERE CAN YOU FIND ITS EQUAL? It has been said the value of advertising lies in the public of the advantages to be gained inisser. It is not the intention of the manage Cafe and Home Bakery to deal at length wig phrases that long since should have been of time. We have no desire to advertise in the term is most generally accepted; we simply do facts which your investigation will necess It has been said the value of advertising lies in its power to convince the public of the advantages to be gained in dealing with the advertiser. It is not the intention of the management of the Delmonico Cafe and Home Bakery to deal at length with customary advertising phrases that long should have been cast into the rag bag of time. We have no desire to advertise in the sense in which that term is most generally accepted; we simply desire to state a few open facts which your investigation will necessarily verify. A STATEMENT OF FACTS: The Delmonico Cafe and Home Bakery, located at 151 East Eighteenth street, Kansas City, Mo., is the most thoroughly equipped Cafe west of the Mississippi, rendering a The Delmonico Cafe and Home Bakery, located at 1512 East Eighteenth street, Kansas City, Mo., is the most thoroughly equipped Cafe west of the Mississippi, rendering as it does a service almost wholly to Negroes. The rooms in connection are centrally situated at the Hub of the Negro District, and are the most modern and neatly furnished in their various appointments. The Home Bakery in connection, while comparatively a new enterprise to the Negroes of greater Kansas City, has from the day it was installed measured well to the standard in the quality of their products. And has today in service the most finished Bakers ever employed by Bakeries of small capacity anywhere. Our solicitation for your patronage, either to the local trade or the traveling public, is based on the foregoing facts coupled with service and as a guarantee of our position in this matter, the management of the Delmonico Cafe and Home Bakery willingly makes this proposition: To supply anyone of the recognized Charities of our people in this city with their bread and pastry for one year if the foregoing statement of facts can be disproven. HENRY C. COMPTON, Prop. Delmonico Cafe and Home Bakery, 1512 East 15th Street BT, eprom tnom at finotnel finrearel finttnnel i firetnnel fineineti first melas mnef fica tnnel fina Mira. Boda Nélvon ts vety fil atjmental dust py Mra. and Master) ROBINSON-BARKER WEDDING. ‘her home, 2803 Norton avenue, Bruce, ‘They were favored with, a YT dees visit of the Afinistorial Aillance In a] s1ne mariage Gareautias ae Mrs, J, 8, Quarrels, 2412 Montgall| body, to whom were served dainty re-| ¥°", Gaus! of h Allee “Batt, ‘avenue, is visiting relatives at Clarks-|freshments. The society meets ench| Mr. Harley Windsor Robinson, « ville, Tenn, Monday afternoon in the church|Great Bend, Kas. took place Satu ete parsonage, day afternoon, January 24, at th Mr, Harry Bean ts quite ill at his a home of the bride's uncle and aun residence, 1009 Buclid avenue, with| Mrs. A. Moore entertained a num-!Mr, and Mrs, Benjamin Johnson, 122 pneumonfa, ber of little folks at her home, 209] woodiand avenue, ‘The Rev, W. I ee West Armour boulevard, in honor of) Thomas, of Allen Chapel, performe F_The Woman's League gives a coun.| her litle daughter, Nellle i's fourth] the ceremony, which was one of ftry dance February 11 at Lyric Hall|anniversary Saturday, January 31-/most teautiful ever soleminzed | for the benefit of the Girls’ Home, | ulte few lttle folks were present.| Kansas City, ‘The bride, who. wa os ‘Dainty refreshments were served. | given in marriage by her mothe E. A. Robinson, Express, Baggage| ‘The funeral of Miss Dizzle Ware| wore a Charmeuse satin gown, cou ‘and Light Moving. Prompt and eour-| was held from St, John’s A. M. E.|train, ‘The bodice was draped wit teous service, Call Bell phone Eaat| Church Sunday, February 1, under the| frussols lace, outlined and trimme 754. auispiees of White Rose’ Court of|in pearls, She wore an orange wreat — Calauthe No. 17, of which she w98 ®/ in her hair asd carried an arm bo Mré, Lizelo Walker, who has been| member, ‘The floral offerings were) quet of white carnations, ‘The mal the guest of Miss M. E. Robinson, He profuse and beautiful lof honor, Miss Dulcenia Barker, wa McGee street, has returned to her ee eee ‘beautifully attired in white. M home in Sedalia, | Mrs. Dewitt Howard and two chil:| Robinson was attended by his brothe jaren, from Kansas City, Kasi; Her) yr, Jesse Robinson, of Great Ben a |mother, Mra, J. D. Barksdale; Mrs.| Kas, Little Benjamin Webste Ask the musle dealer for “Some| Robt. Perkins and two children, Mes nephew of the bride, acted as ti Day, Sweetheart, You'll Miss Me.” It's dames Scott and Hinkston, and the/ hearer, carrying the ring in a lari ‘a sentimental hit by Thos. W. Harri-| latter’s grandson, “Lil Amos," were! catia ily, Before the ceremony Mr son. guests at a hen party at the residence| eaaie Brown sang “For Thou Alone Hames of Mrs. W. A. Freelain, 2446 Floral Promptly at B ovlock the weddts WANTED—Several honest Indus-| avenue, last Monday attomoon. There] march was played by the bride trious people to distribute Negro fit-)Was not much seratehing, but the) cousin, Miss Joyee Dorsey. Mrs. Joh erature; salary $60 per month, Prof.| cackling of hens and the twittering] son wag assisted in receiving by Mr Nichols Box 135, Naperville, li, | of chickens contributed toward mak-| Goring Lester, Mrs. Pearl Stewat Messrs. Slaughter, O'Dell and Car ers, of Topeka, were the guests of 1@ ‘Misses Quarrels, 2412 Montgail avenue, this week. Mrs. Lucy Page, of 2325 Michigan avenue, who has been seriously ill, regulting from a paralytic stroke, 1s) slightly improved. cenit | Poro hair dressing, hair weav- | ing and facial massaging. Scalp treatment a specialty. Mrs. E. Norles, 1737 Paseo, upstairs, Mrs, Howard M. Smith, 2626 Wood- land avenue, who has been quite ill from an attack of pneumonia, is sligtitly improved. Col, Thos, Eaton returned from St. Louis Monday night, February 2, ‘where he attended the funeral of his aren Mrs, Hattie Williams. In thinking of flowers, think also where you can get them at the low: est prices. Exquisite blending and Prompt service. GIPSON FLORAL CO. 1613 East Eighteenth. Bell Phone—East 3813. Wanted—Five hundred people to buy 500 pairs of shoes in the next thirty gays at the Colored Shoe Store. 1507 ‘et Eighteenth street; opposite People’s Orug Store. NOTICE. | Ladies and Gents’ Shoe shining at the Colored Shoe Store. 1807 E 18th St, Ladies Especially Invited. ‘Mrs. Maggie Jones Reed, of Chi- ‘cago, was entertained at a pink lunch: on Friday afternoon by Mrs. Mamle McLean, 1818 Woodland avenue. Covers were laid for eight class: mates, | The only Colored shoe store west of the Mississippi River is anxious to fit you out in a pair of shoes In the next thirty days, Try that place ‘once and ease both your Teet and con- science. ‘Mr? and Mrs, Lewis Williams, 920 Central avenue, gave a reception Monday evening in honor of Mr. L. H. Jackson, of St, Louis, Mo.; and Mrs, J. B. Lawson. While In the city ‘Mr. Jackson will reside at 1283 High- land avenue. Dr. D. B, Jackson, pastor of the Bighth Street Baptist Church, will leave for a few days for Plattsburg, Mo,, to assist Rey. 0. 'T. Redd in con- ducting a revival meeting. When Dr. Jackson returns he will go to Fort Smith, Ark, to conduct a revival paren A birthday party was given In honor ft Miss Corrine Saunders Tuesday, ebruary 8, at 1619 Cottage street. {Cards and games were features of the evening. Dainty refreshments served, and at a late hour the guests departed declaring they had’been very pleasantly entertained, 2 The Progress Study Club met at 2116 Woodland avenue with Mrs, J Hugh Jones as hostess, ‘The current events were led by Mrs. Bert Hill, and an excellent paper on “Evolution in Business” was read by Mrs, B, R. Vaughan. ‘This paper was discussed generally by the ladies present, The lub adjourned to meet Tuesday, February 10, with Mrs, HT. Kealing ‘as hostess. Mr, C. H, Calloway will address the club next week, > A stag party was given by Mr, Wil 1m Lyons at his residence, 920 Wood- aventie, January 29, in honor of y friends. Mr, Walter Mun- ‘and Mr, Samuel Ewing furnished fo music, And Mr. Lyons and his daughter, Miss Anna May, entertained the guests with dancing, An elaborate Juncheon was served. ‘Those present were: Messrs, Daniels, ‘Wadlington, Smith, Reece, Nolen, Jackson, Holt, Hendricks, Robinson, Irvin and Mor are "The Peck Mite Missionary Society ot Allen Chapel had a very enjoyable feesion in the clubrooms of, that church last Monday afternoon, and ‘were favored with an excellent rend: {ng by Mrs, Brandon and an tnstru- mental duet by Mrs, and Master’ Bruce, They wete favored. with, a visit of the Ministerial Alliance In a body, to whom were served dainty re- freshments. ‘The society meets each Monday afternoon in the church parsonage, Mrs, A. Moore entertained a num- ber of little folks at her home, 209 West Armour boulevard, in honor of her Iittle daughter, Nelle B.’s fourth anniversary Saturday, January 31. ulte a few little folks were present, Dainty refreshments. were served. ‘The funeral of Miss Lizzle Ware was held from St. John’s A. M. E. Church Sunday, February 1, under the anspiees of White Rose Court of Calauthe No, 17, of which she was a member, The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful, — * Mrs, Dewitt Howard and two chil: dren, from Kansas City, Kas; her mother, Mrs, J. D. Barksdale; Mrs. Robt, Perkins and two children, Mes: dames Scott and Hinkston, and’ the latter's grandson, “Lil Amos," were guests at a hen party at the residence ot Mrs, W. A. Freelain, 2446 Flora avenue, last Monday afternoon, There ‘was not much scratching, but the cackling of hens and the twittering of chickens contributed toward mak- ing st an ideal evening's entertain- ment, and all present seemed to en- Joy themselves, Mrs. Lena Defrantz, of the Welfare Board, who was one of the delegation that walted upon Governor Majors in the Interest of the Negro Girls’ Home, to be built at Tipton, Mo., reports that they were agreeably recetved by his excellency, and assured that ac- tual construction would begin either in April or the first of May. He also informed them that the board of management in charge of the con- struction would be composed of white men, but that when completed and put in operation it would be turned ‘over to the management of a compe- tent board of Colored people. Mrs. Defrantz and the ladies associated with her are to be commended for their deep interest in this much need- ed and very much desired institu: tier, CHINA SHOWER BY THE CLIPPERS. Miss Winifred Morton and Miss Ruth Bradley were hostesses to seventy-five matrons and young ladies at a China shower in honor of the “Clipper bride,” Miss Claudia E. Jenkins, Saturday afternoon, January 31, Miss Jenkins was presented to the guests while Mendelsohn’s Wed: ding March was played. After a “heart contest” the guests were served to lunch, Miss Jenkins, as well ag the hostesses, very much appre elated the beautiful China given by the friends. ARENA THANRE, “Flowers, beautiful messengers ol love; Flowers, emblems of tho serene above; How happy they haye made me; How sweet their fragrance are to me; Flowers and friends, such a beautiful combination— They seem akin as they fill my heart with this happy sensation.” Words are inadequate to express my deep and sincere appreciation for the many, many kindnesses shown me by my friends, and also the beautiful flowers, messengers of love, sent mé by the following persons and or ganizations during my {ilness: Mr Wm, Saunders, M, N. R. of Hosar Royal House; Mrs. Alice Kimbrough P. W. ©, of Dionysius Court; Mr. C H, Calloway, grand attomey of U. B F. and 8, M, T.; Mrs, A, B. Stalling ‘a member of New Hope Temple; Miss Magnolia Lewis and Mrs 8. L. Ham mitt, princess and secretary of New Hope ‘Temple; Carus Amo Temple Busy Beo Juveniles, Eureka House hold Ruth and the Indies of the post office, You do not know what these ‘remembrances mean to me, and haven't words to tell you, so T stmpl say, “Thank you.” Yours, MRS, 8, A. M. HAWORTH, Grand Treasurer of Grand Temple 0 8, MT. IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF Se SNe 4 Feby..12, 1912. Feby. 12, 1914 It is a wonderful thing—a mother Other folks can love you, but onl} your mother understands. She work: for you, logks after you, loves you forgives you anything you may do, un derstands you, and then the onl3 thing bad she ever does is to die ant Ieave Yeu. Her Daughters, MOLLIB B. YOUNG, 7 DORA A, POWELL, ANNA B, SMITH. piel are eae eithota tg Sia rd gel ha ae fiers dears teeth MWe ily" igeee ln ae ie le loners one "ha she eater ats ah, her eee AP nb a that a any eat ate! amier Hoc tine Se oa ieee oar Hh aie SEATS aa tet en tea Ge Melchett Salk ties a ait shake? PRL raat wituation ts coun Py, ‘the dominant Haste Bin tart Hartly a saci tts A miperlor power to crush the weak, Tianhe Ry tag nts RPI "Gag ten tat fe shalt AG wei’ SP a Gu ka! hate fs lt ‘aaa 193 ity are the wonder of the Get used to the imprint of the race printer, who wishes your patronage on the basis of better and quicker print: ing service, This Ie iti C. A. Franklin, Printer, 1409 Main 8t. 54 ROBINSON-BARKER WEDDING. Great Bend, Kas., took place Satur. day afternoon, January 24, at the home of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr, and Mrs, Benjamin Johnson, 1222 Woodland avenue. ‘The Rev. W. H. Thomas, of Allen Chapel, performed the ceremony, which was one of the most beautiful ever soleminzed in Kansas City, The bride, who was given in marringe by her mother, Wore a Charmeuse satin gown, court train, ‘The bodice was draped with Brussels Ince, outlined and trimmed In pearls. She wore an orange wreath in her hair arid carried an arm bou- quet of white carnations. The maid of honor, Miss Dulcenia Barker, was ‘beautifully attired in white. Mr. Robinson was attended by his brother, Mr, Jesse Robinson, of Great Bend, Kas, Little Benjamin Webster, nephew of the bride, acted as ring bearer, carrying the ring in a large Calla Illy, Before the ceremony Mrs. Eddie Brown sang “For Thou Alone.” Promptly at 5 o'clock the wedding march was played by the bride's ‘cousin, Miss Joyce Dorsey. Mrs. John- son was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Corrine Lester, Mrs. Pearl Stewart, Mrs, Janle Johnson, Mrs. Estelle Woods, Miss Myrtle Carr, Mrs, Jessie James, Mrs, D. A, Willis, Mrs, Anna Gaines, Mrs. Maude Gamble, Mrs, Nel- lie Moore, Mrs. Bstelle Ross, Miss Zola Pigeon, Miss Maude Olden and Miss Laura’ Brown, The house was very beautifully decorated in palms, ferns and Southern smilax. Yellow and white was the color scheme, and It was carried out In the menu. The table's centerpiece in the dining room was a cutglass vase of white carna- ‘tions, From this table Miss Laura Brown cut and served the bride's cake. The presents were very numer- out and beautiful. Following is a ‘list of the presents. received: | Chest of silver, Mesdames Fairfax, D, A. Willis, Fannie Peck, Arthur Pul- lam, Emma Payne, Lu Bradshaw, Cor- rine Lester, Vallie Anderson, I. F. Bradley, Richard Allen, Hattie Shaw, Cora Wells, Thomas Herndon, Katle Allen, Hattie Burmett, D. L. Willis Sidney Jobnson, W. D. Holmes, Frankie Givens, Mamie Maxey, Laura Jones, Anna Gaines, L. Holbert, James Johnson, Morgan’ Carter, Frances Young, ‘Annis Garrett, Mary Davis, Edna Hobbs, Stella Woods, J. D, Wat- kins, G. H. Jackson, Sally Payne, Tony Dickens, Misses Ethel Jackson, Bertle Wells, Dr, Theo, Smith, Misses Pansy MeDanlel and Myrtle McDaniel; halt ‘a dozen cut-glass tumblers, Dr. and Mrs, G, W. Brown and Miss Laura |Brown; one cut-glass nappie, Mr. and |atrs. Chas. W. Morrison; one cut glass cream pitcher, Mr. and Mrs Jno, A, Jones; one cut-glass cream pitcher, Dr, and Mrs, T, C. Chap man; one set of salts and silk hose, Mrs. Nina Nandes; one silver glass |yase, Mrs. B. Martin and Mrs, Bitz | Miller; one cutglass olive dish, Mr \and Mrs, Thomas Allen; one cut-glas: napple, Mrs, Estelle Woods and Misi Myrtle Carr; one cut-glass suger ani creamer, Mr, and Mrs. M, B, Daniels Mrs. Emma Johnson and Jas, A Raker; half a dozen compotes, Mrs Lucy Beauchamp, Miss Minnie Beau |champ and Mr. Bernard Beauchamp lLiberty, Mo.; one compote, Mr. an irs, L.A. Knox; nut dish (cut-glass) jMesdames Geo. W. Gamble, Peat Stewart, Bila Choteau, Mattie Dean \ipella Brookins, Nannie Fields an | Miss Ida Ralley; one eut-glass rolls ‘dish, Mr, and Mrs. F. A, Harris, Mes ‘dames Martha Fox, Mabel Carpenter '|Nellic Drew, Messrs, Jas. B. Carpen ‘ter, Jas, A, Smith and Dr. H, 8, Gil ‘|iespie; set of linen tablecloth an Jnapkins, Mr. and Mrs. Daily, Mes ‘|dames B, H. Hubbard, Fannie Jack Jeon, A.» Wilson, Randolph, H. W |Raker, Baward Vaughan, T. B. Nix, R ‘It, Coles, Letha Walker, Chas, Wash ington, P. M. Smilie, Felix Raple! |Wm. ‘McKnight, Mr. and Mrs, § [/Chaney, Messrs, Bruce Walker, T. H ,| Welch, H, H. Cavell, Misses Ethelin Wilson, Gertrude Jones, Nellie Pa mer, Loulsa Champ and Willa Ma {, Bwing; one Oriental table cover, Mi and Mrs, G. A, Page, Mesdames Ann Wueeler, S.C, Rogers, 1. A, Nanc L, Collins, H. Marshall, R. Aller Misses Maude C. Olden Josephin Yates, Alice Shores, Messrs, Joe "| Herrifora and C. H. Countee; on ‘|ring, Mr, and Mrs. F, W, Dabney Y|combination present (handkerchi¢ ‘| bag, linen towel and rocker), Mr | Charles Baird; one dresser scarf, Me: | dames Cora Cox, Gussie Shelby, Jer y!nle Whitworth, Florence Crews an Susle Johnson; one library runne ‘Mr, and Mrs, Geo, Shields, Argentin Kas.; one set ice tea spoons, Mrs. ) H. Key; one set guest towels, Mr. an airs, Wm, Brown, Tremble, Mo.; on half dozen china plates, Mr. and Mr _|D, A, Willis and Miss ‘Grace Middl ton; four linen guest towels, Mr, an Mrs. D, H, Rife; hand embroidere dolly, Mrs. R. C. Wassom; one con \fort, ‘one bedspread, two berry bow! Jone’ tableciotli, Mrs, Lena Downe Great Bend, Kas.; sterling silver oli fork, Miss Lena Dillon, Pittsbar Kas.; game carving set, Mr. I. 1 Barker, Columbus, 0.; one-half doze soup spoons, Mr. and Mrs, F. Nes Salt Lake City, Utah; one-half doze teaspoons, Mr. Oscar Moss, Argentin Kas.; three sentiment pletures, M linen towels and boudoir cap, Mrs, B. James; salnd fork, Mr. and Mrs. ca met Jackson, Argentine, Kas.; hand: painted pete Mrs, A, Mason; band: painted salt cellars, Mrs, A, K, Estes; one-hali dogen hand-painted Pea salts, Mr. P, C. James, Excelsior Springs, “Mo.; one-half dozen sliver teaspoons, Mrs. Mime I. Crosthwatte and Miss Naomi White; one-half dozen hand-painted nuts, Mrs, F. Drew and Mrs, Birdie Harrisou, St. Louls, Mo.; two silver sugar spoons, one-half dozen orange spoons, Mrs. Estella Ross and Mr. Morse Kelly; one-halt dozen boullion spoons, Mr, and Mrs. H, R. Edwards; silver meat fork, Mr. and Mrs, Johnson Smothers, Lawrence, Kas.; tablecloth, Mesdames 1, M. Sweatman, Eva L. Moore and Miss Lulu Sweatman; linen guest towel, Miss Browne, ‘Kansas City, Kas.; linen tablecloth, One-half dozen tea towels, Mrs, Alice Ruff, Liberty, Mo.; set of linen towels, Mr. and Mrs. BE, Baker; set of napkins, Mes- dames Jessie Novel, Emily Drew and Milton M, Wilson; Mnem guest towels, ‘Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bean and family; linen guest towels, Miss Mary Pigeon; sliver berry spoon, Miss E. Brown, Kansas City, Kas.; lunch cloth, Mr. and Mrs. C, Smith; hand embroidered boudoir, Mrs, Minnie Adams; hand embroidered tea jacket, Mrs, Howard /‘M. Smith; one hand-painted picture and set of etched cusp and saucers, May Roberts, Louvenin Maddox, Katherine Price, Mayme Smith, Lena Johnson, Mayme Williams, Leotia Jackson, Mayme Loggins, Zola Pigeon, Nellie Moore, Laura MeFadden, Anna rere and Viola McDaniel; carving set, Mrs, Jas, Alexander and family, Manhattan, Kas.; parlor picture, Mrs. Flood and daughter; silver coffee percolator, Mesdames Carrie Tolson, Martha Robinson, Hattie Thompson, ‘Mr, and Mrs, Chas Griggsby and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Granberry, Liberty, Mo.; sewing basket, Mr. and Mrs Lewis Crews, Junction City, Kas.; hand-painted plates, Mr. and Mrs. J BE. Cavelle; set of cups and saucers Mrs: Josephine Smith and Miss Emma Smith; hand-painted Sippon vase, Mrs, J. M, Washington, Mrs, 8. W. Fitz patrick and Miss Katherine Washing: ton; silver ladle, Mr. and, Mrs. 8. H. Burnett and Mrs, Sallie Sherrell; bed room slippers and traveling cup, Mrs Ida Gladney; hand-painted plate, Mr and Mrs, R, W. Foster; hand-painted dresser set, Miss Isabella Carrol, Man hattan, Kas.; silver fruit basket, Mrs TY, ®, Bass and family, South Park Kas.; silver ladle Mr. and Mrs. Robin son, Minneapolis, Minn., and set 0 silver spoons, Mr. Benj, Johnson anc Mr, Benj, Webster. ‘The Modern Building Company is ‘a new corporation formed by master carpenters of the race in this city, and 1s prepared to take contracts for business of any amount, The splendid company has grown out, 6t the A. E, Estes Building Company, and became necessary on account of the large volume of work coming to Mr, Estes ‘which he was unable to handle alone, hence this new and powerval com pany. The members are among the ‘pest carpenters and contractors in the ‘city, and thelr work on many build ings in this clty is an evidence o! their skill and ability; “Phe Sun ‘be eves this Company 18 timely and ‘fills a long felt want among our peo: ple in greater Kansas City and pre Jdicts for them unqualified success The Company will issue a roster 0! ‘its officers next week and now desires [to thank all thelr patrons and trend: for their support in the past and fee nat they are in a postion now to serv« them to much better advantage. May We have more trade organizations lik this is the wish of the Sun, All th members of this Company are mem bers of the Negro Business League. Aaa naee. Cee Rev, Mat Wilson preached a very instructive sermon at A. M. B. Church, Sunday night....There will be an en- tertainment at the Baptist Chureh Saturday night....The Kansas Day program at the A. M. B, Church was quite a success, The papers were read by Mr. Henry Irvin, “The Pres: ent History of Kansas’; Miss Alberta Cotton, “Negroes of Kansas"; Miss Reba Holland, “Negro Women of Kan- sas”....Mrs, Ellen King has been suf- fering terribly with corns and bunions, and tried a new remedy—‘lye"—and now is hardly able to walk... .Rey, C. Furgeson, of Kansas City, 1s preach- ing at the Baptist Church this week v.Mrs. Litha Irvin is in Kansas City caring for her daughter, Mrs, Pearl Williams, who is ill... .Mr, Geo. Jones, who has been unable to leave the house for some time, {ts con: valescing....Mrs, Lena Nichols spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Henry Cotfon. ‘There is a reason why the larger per antaot cabinet, Biationty one fom the Arthur W. Harris Printing {eigolishment Fest theke work Tranship 1 this ‘lane ot melee enexceleg yey ntins eataplis: Prents in thie elty since (ney, all bu Mieke a" specialty’ of this class of Wonk, “second, while their prices are Bot, ANA cat hy have ae Thedted" with necuracy ‘and Aenpaton {0 over 90. per cont. of. the classy Wroddinie nid receptions ‘during the Fe aoe its '& tenstOr or eu that Harris wil handle the fob, ‘Try, Try Again. “It at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” sounds like childish pbil- osophy, but we grown-ups will do well to apply it to our own lines, Because we cannot be a failure until we admit it oureelves. Many prominent men who have suc- ceeded will tell you that they have failed in several lines of activity, and they succeeded in something that they were unconscious of any ability in. ‘You may long to be a famous actor or brilliant writer, but if your ability Mes in painting roofs stick to it and become a connolsuer in your line of business, and you will be as great as the persons who are acknowledged by the world as successes, ‘We would all bo failures tn some Mines, but when we find our places, then it is up to us to strive for the ‘est and eventually ww will be crown: ed with success. : WHEN TRAVEL WAS NO JOKE People of Today Would Shudder at the Hardships Taken as a Mat ter of Course Years Ago. ‘Traveling In the thirties of the Inst century, even in the more thickly set- tled states of the Union and with the most advanced forms of transporta- tion at the traveler's command, was yet something to face with all the fortl- tude that could be drummed up. The Philadelphia Record gives a glimpse of what that traveling was like: “On November 26, 1898, a car made the first trip over the Portage rail- road, ‘This was tho most remarkable engineering undertaking of the times. The railroad was 26 miles long, ex- tending across the Allegheny. moun- tains from Hollidayaburg to John- stown, There were ten inclined pianes, five on each side of the mountains. Engines at the top of each plane pulled up four cars at atime. The ascent on the east side measured 1,208 fect. ‘Then there was a tunnel of 870 fect anda descent of 1,172 feet on the western side. Passengers on. canal boats entered the cars at Hollidays- burg, embarking in other boats on the westren side and thus continuing their Journey to Pittsburgh. Later. boats Were built so that they could be taken apart Into three or four sections and placed on a car for the trip over the mountains." Folk who quarrel over the lateness of a train might feel better if they re minded themselves of what a boon their own belated transportation would have been to thelr grandpar eaita CLIPPING FILE WORTH MUCH Man in Responsible Position Goes So Far as to Consider it Invaluable in His Work. “The man who {sn't constantly studying the methods in his particu- lar line seldom rises righ in this world” says the chief mechanic of a division of a railroad entering New York. “And above all, the man who studies must have the faculty of stor- ing away the important facts for fu- ture reference. “I make it a point to read all the Important periodicals published con- cerning mechanics and some that re- late but remotely to my line of work. I don't pretend to memorize all that | read, but I have a system that I have followed for the last twenty years ‘and I have found it to be invaluable. I maintain a private clipping file. “My clipping file has saved me end- less work and worry at various times in the last twenty years. I make a practice, when reading periodicals, to clip and file away, carefully indexed, anything that I consider might at some time be of value to me. Then when | have use for it, I know where to find it, “And another thing, I make reading | ‘@ business, and keep constantly at it.’ ‘hl ceed Mhutiswia- kita Wales The young woman who was cast off by her flance when he discovered her drinking in the unsavory evidence at a murder tria} earned what she got. The morbid interest in filth that crowds such a court room is about as revolting an instinct as the world shows. It makes one wish to apolo- gize for being a human being. ‘A certain amount of morbid curi- osity is present in the most whole- some of us. The instinct to stare at a cripple or hang about a street accl- dent is pretty widespread. But every rightminded map or woman recog: nizes the unhealthy quality of the instinct and tries to choke it down. ‘To the credit of humanity be it said that only the very weak specimens yleld—New York Tribune. Peculiarities of Slang. Among the slang synonyms for “hat” is “cady,” which is supposed to have a Hebrew origin, and has been long in use in Whitechapel, London, as witness a popular song of 1886, in which the refrain supplies one of the few rhymes to “lady:" “Met a indy, raised my cady.” It is doubtful whetn- er any article of apparel has so many slang alternatives as a hat. A by no means nothing but “contrary star.” “tile,” “golgotha,” “canister,” “cas tor,” “chimney,” “colleger,” “cock and pinch,” “cow shooter,” “david,” “dig ger’s delight," “fantail,” “gomer,’ “goss,” “moab,” “molocher,” muffin cap,” “mushroom,” “pill box,” “stove pipe,” “thatch,” “truck” and “weejee.” Borax Water for Stains, Keep upon your tollet table a bottle of borax solution, made by dissolv- Ing a teaspoonful of powdered borax in a pint of hot water, When the first suggestion of soil appears upon any of your light cloth gowns rub the spot with a piece of absorbent cot- ton wet with the solution. This sim- ple operation will remove dust, mud spots and perspiration stains. | It is Detter than gasoline or naphtha, as its application does not leave the ugly circle of stain that so frequently fol- lows the use of other cleaning fluids. His Newspaper Good for Wrapping. The proprietor of the local paper at Bberswalde, a small Prussian town not far from Berlin, does his best to make his paper useful as well as tn. structive. Two days a week he has the General Anzelger printed on only one side of the paper so that it can be used for wrapping up provisions without any danger of contamination from printers’ ink. On these days the paper {s twice as large as on ordinary days, so that the public loses nothing in the way of reading matter. 7 am a " A Manchester Guardian correspond- ent thinks that she has found out why some of the poor spend thelr time and money at picture theaters. She asked her charwoman whether she wasn't too tired to enjoy them after a hard day’s work, and whether @ quiet evening at home would not be better, “Beh, bless yer ‘art,” said the char. woman, “I don't get no quiet evening at ‘ome. The master and children are always wanting something. Now, at the ‘pictures’ you can get a red plush armehair for two hours for 2d., and ‘ft does rest you after s hard day.” _ Your Groceries and Meats will Cost You Less and Give You Better Satisfaction if You Buy Them Here Our Prices are Right We Treat You Right Our Goods are Always Dependable COME AND SEE US THREE > THREE cron lsh a ne STORES Sth and Charlotte Sts. 1121 Bast 12th St. 9th and Campbell Sts, tin ee LN nS. tt pe erates as ene bee M oo. eS nue 8 KANSAS CITY’S OWN SONS McCAMPBELL & HOUSTON PRESCRIPTION DRUCCISTS TWO STORES 2300 Vine Street, N. W. Corner Home Phone, 2396 Main, Home Ehstes cee stain’ Bell Phone, 159 East. Bell Phone, 765 East. MONEY TO LOAN! On Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry and all valuables Unredeemed pledges for sale at bargain prices. Can save you 25 per cent, on diamonds | > Goldman’s {307 Grand Ave. Established 30 year Main 4766 Home Aye SRN 2/1 = Bea Ty eee ap eer ea Save 20 Per Cent = . SS DIAMONDS AND WATCHES Money Loaned at a Low Rate, Fine Watch Repairing. Cash Paid for Old Gold, Silver and Diamonds. Unredeemed Pledges For Sale at a Bargain, see Mi 6 R i N o OPPOSITE POST OFFICE 812 Grand Ave eae i Sie a ; sa eS oe | ae & ke. 3 | a oe Saves i - Tete, 6 Be ei ec a raat aD ae Be ee » d ey A Beautiful Design. Few inane Pers estar gems We please the people both (n price and quality. ea torrie ecaaes WEAVER FLORAL Co. 1510 E. 18th St. . Home phone Main 7558, waa? Reet Base Mrs, Geo. Howard, the Poro Hair Grower, Scalp Treatment a special- ty. Braids made from combings, For further Information call at her residence. Hours from 8 a, m, to 6 pom. 867 Harrison street, This treatment is guaranteed to grow hair, regardless of the condition of one’s s-alp. Give it a trial, Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms For Rent. For Rent—One front room .for light housekeeping. One front room, strict ly modern, 1419 Lydia avenue, FOR RENT—Five-room house, 1914 East Seventeenth street, Home phone, Linwood 1407. FOR RENT—Four room apartment; ” desirable neighborhood. 2434 Wood- land avenue, Furnished rooms for rent, modern. 1210 Highland Ave. Also two nice un. furnished rooms, Mrs. T. B, Carter, Neatly furnished rooms for rent for refined gentlemen or married couple wishing a quiet place to room. Mrs. A. Rhodes, 1510 Lydia ave. Bell phone, Grand 3877. | FOR RENT—One nice furnished ‘room for married couple, Bath ‘and telephone free. Strictly modern. Bell phone Bust 4578Ws. oy 4, For Rent—Neatly furnished rooms, strictly modern, for gentlemen or mar ried couple, Mra, J. 0. Kingsberry,. 1007 ‘Tracy avenue, FOR RENT—Front’ room; lght housekeeping; 2220 Woodland avenue, | FOR RENT—Three large nice |rooms; water and gas; 2424 Flora lavenue. J. Dallas. Bowser.” Belt phone Grand 3795W. | . A. Robinson, Express, Baggage and Light Moving. Prompt and cour | sre service. Call Bell phone East 754, ‘ Although the New Yoar of his own Poople was celebrated more than three ‘months earlier, Isaac Mandelstamm re- fotced in keeping festival upon the New Year of the nation of which he folt hiinselt to be an integral part. It ‘wag more than forty years since he ‘bod arrived from Russia and opened a Uttle tailor’ shop on the lower East aldo, His eons and daughters had prospered and had moved uptown, but old Ifaxe and his wife Rebekah stilt lived in the modest tenement in which thelr children had been born and had grown to manhood and womanhood. Every December $1 there was a re- union like this one. Abraham and his ‘wife Yetta had motored down from thelr country home near Yonkers, with their children, Morris and Frank. ist dor, part owner of a department store, hed brought his wife and daughter. Rachel, the school teacher, had brought her fiance, Meyer Seidiltz; and there were Philip, the rising young jawyer, and Marcus, the architect, who had only begun to prosper after sev. eral years of obscurity. Only one child was absent—Lawrence, the youngest, and the Benjamin of bis father's old age. No matter what the passing yeal had brought forth, each child of thy aged couple made It a point of hono to pay respects to his parents by din ing with them In the little flat. Every vody looked forward to this annua enthoring. They were the happles peoplenin the world as they took thei places at the table. Isaac, a bale octo genarian, sat at the table, wearing hi Diack skull cap, and began sharpenin; ‘tho carving knife, At the foot his wif sat facing him, her wrinkled fac smiling, her eyes beaming with love a: she gazed upon her children. Abra fam, the fnancter, and Isidor, the mer chant, fraternized on equal terms wit} Marcus, who was just beginning emerge above the horizon of succes: and Rachel and Philip, who had no seen cach other for months, were s preoccupied that Meyer Seldlitz felt pang of jealousy, in spite of the fac that they were brother and sister. Th iturkey was sizzling in {ts rich brow: One ad = 1 eo | & SSW AY Ste gravy, the potatoes seemed ready to| welt inside their jackets, the celery was crisp and dainty, the olives eleamed lusclously, and there was an ‘inviting sparkle of cut glass and se] verware. { Just as old Isaac took up the carv- era his wife held up her hand { “Wo are thirteen at table,” sho ex- claimed. Bach looked at the other. Nobody believed In the foolish legend of dis- ‘eater, and yet somehow the discovery ‘cast a gloom over tho gathering. “Whats the odds?” asked Abraham. “Who believes In that, I'd like to know?" But old Rebekah had been falling, ‘and to continue with the meal seemed ‘impossible. If this was to be her Inst iNew Year's dinner each would feel Vike a murderer. Meyer Seldiits Jumped cont ak his char “Tt get somebody to make the four- teenth,” he sald \"Whiom?” asked Rachel. “The first person I meet,” answered Moyer, aud departed amid shouts of approval, ‘Old sane put down the carvers and sighed deeply. "1 know what you're thinking of, father,” said Rachel, patting his hand. “Poor Lawrence!” Isidor end Abraham exchanged jalances. Lawrence was the black sheep ‘ot the family. Success had never come to him. ‘Time and again bis father or ‘nis brothers had made good defalca- {ions and dishonestios on his part, un: Ul at last Lawrence had embezzled a Jarge sum of money from a business stirm for which he worked. Isidor had got filin that position. He pald cheer fully, but Lawrence had received siz ‘months’ imprisonment, He had written pitiful tetters to his parents and broth crs after lis folease, but nobody had trusted him ngatn or answered him. “he boy's no good,” Isidor declared emphatically. “Ho's Just crooked by nature.” “A bad lot,” Abraham sighed. “till” said Rachel, “those things oa eae 0 scene tna retion. ‘think he Haye had one more Chee, doe “Nos suid Marcus, emphatically.“ had to struggle for nearly ten years Before I could even be assured of my next month’s rent coming in. If one ts bad, one ts bad. Don't you agree ‘with ame, Pbilip?” ol uneasily in. his chatr toward hls mother. Th suites tad gone from her face anc (ears wero streaming down her with aiken Beat 9 bare ie 4 NB by tat ok Lda ie ‘would employ him? Who'd give him a chance, with such a character as he's got?” “1 will” snfd Tstdor. “111 take Mm ‘on in my store if ho really means to run straight.” | “T knew you would, Tsldor,” satd Ra- ‘chel, patting her brother's hand. “Well, 1 didn't quite mean what 1 say," admitted Marcus. “After all, he's our brother, agd one ought to stand by ‘one’s own through thick and thin.” “That's right,” sald Philip. “Be- sides, this Is New Yenr.” _ “Children,” aid old Isane, address. Ing the bearded men in ‘vehement tones, “I stand by what Phil says. ‘This ls New Year, and no matter what has happened during the past year, all of you meet here as friends and In mu- ‘tual forgiveness. Cheer up, mother, 1'm going to ind that boy, coat what 1 | may, and do the right thing by him.” “And he shall start In with ime at once,” said Isidor. "Geo, that turkey smells good!” sald Uttle Frank, “Why don't we begin, pat” “L wish Meyer would burry up." sald Rachel; and Just. then they heard Meyer Seldiitz come bounding up the stairs, Outside the door he halted and 8 heated discussion appeared to be | taking place. | Moyer flung the door wide open and the altercation changed to a sculle. “Here he {s," ho yelled triumphantly “First man I met. He looks as it he wants a meal—I saw him standin near the water front, looking a though he was about ready to throv | himself in, Come tn, you donkey | Don’t you understand that you're in | vited to dinner?” Ho dragged him inside. | “Lawrence!” oried each ono, rising and then there was a scrimmage to ge | to the fugitive. But old Rebekah ha | him in her arms, and she was crying over him, as though he were a chil | agatn, 1" CGopyriant tina, by W. G Chapman) RELICS OF PONCE DE LEON Collection of Extraordinary Interest, Belonging to Illinois Man, Has ‘Been Enriched, A collection of relics, not related in any way, but each object of which Is particularly interesting in itself, is that of Michael Robinson of Shawnee: town, Ill, to whose treasures was re- cently added a piece of the cofin in which Ponce de Leon was buried in the old cathedral at San Juan, Porto Rico. ‘When tho leaden coffin of the ex: plorer was examined before it was transferred from the old cathedral to the new one, it was found to be in a very poor condition. So Insecure did it apepar that it was decided a new coflin should be provided. The old one wat then discarded and cut into pieces, which were given to per- song of prominence who attended the cathedral ceremonies. Cardinal Far ey, who was in charge of the celebra- tion, gave one of these pieces to Capt. 0. P. Townsend, who command: ed the guard of honor for the body, and Captain Townsend gave the relic to Mr. Robinson to add to his already interesting collection. From eons and eons further baci {n the history of this continent come: another interesting relic which Mr Robingon treasures, a block of sand: stone bearing the.clear imprint of the human foot. It was taken from “The Rocks,” a short distance trom Shaw. neetown, but over the border line In Kentucky, It is belfeved in the neigh borhood that the Imprint is that o prehistoric man. A third era of the continent's his tory, that which brings the collectior own to the modern world, ts repre sented by an old silk revolutionar as He Capitulated, His wife met him at the door, says the ChicagoRecord Herald. His din- ner had been waiting for thirty min- utes, but she was smiling sweetly. Her hair was done up in a becoming style, and she looked ten years young: er than usual She put her arms around his neck, drew his head down and kissed him aweetly. “Give mo your hat and coat,” she said. “I will hang them away, for I can seo that you are tired. Have you had a hard day at the office, dear?” “Yes,” he replied. “I'm all fagged out.” “Y'm sorry, but never mind. I feel sure that things will take a turn for the better soon. I've got a surprise for you—the maid has prepared a nice chicken stew, the kind you like so well, Shall I run upstaira and got your slippers?” “Never mind, little woman,” he re- plied, pushing bis hand into his pock- et, “how much do you want?” Where Many Make Mistake. ‘With a gentle heart and sound rea- soning powers a man comes to admire in others the qualities which he him- self lacks, but earlier wanted so much that he considered any one possess. ing them moro or less of an enemy, It is only men who have done nothing with a single talent, or possibly a con: fusing group of talents, who remain to the end of Ife bitter toward those who have made good, having but one a aoe Just Like Falstaff. ‘When a man is disgustingly drunk it 18 @ common thing to way “He's soused.” The term was made popu: lar by Shakespeare in Henry IV., where he makes Falstaft say: “It 1 am not ashamed of my Boldiers, I'm a soused gurnet.” ‘The garnet was a cheap fish, and when soused or pickled was a vulgar dish, Hence, “a soused gurnet” was a term of con tempt. Ark-alc. Inquisitive Little Boy—Were you in the. ark?" Peovish Old Gentleman—No, of course T wasn't. Inquisitive Little Boy—Well, why weren't you drowned, then?—London ‘Tatler, The Teare of Joy, ‘Tho tears of Joy’are walt, as well as the tears of sorrow. And in that sen- senge: are maASy meaninge.-Francle ea Cr 6 GP a saad SS 9 VY GF aS Vid . ty AYR Vi yo en 5 \\\ i R sa oe WI Yq “oy \ f 14 Arnra \\\ ee We Vn Pe a hee . an NANA Fa ae ~ Vea Baie SE : Ht ae nan Pi poem peice = a epee uo) Soom OS page ; 8 ee i rr ee af i i: eat = enh) eee 2 ji dg ee ee. | Wey SPY i eS | Bes i OW BA OSS SS: Bl | ae a eee BE a i 7 take: i) ee. oe a, ction | Beal eel | aaa 4 }} RENN one es eatin Sed Lene ela eee pS TN See ae (PONE i ee ~ Ure MeN) co ee: ff me }. oa fee = ol | 4 hie. iy —_— eee a i - Hi pe into his purpose: a | ; Peciilii lah hg ie poses and from wha | 1 , Hit } br phe “ part of the country he halle : Till! gageinliacag. Fem con she we he ve a ie iii YR aR ores six eet, e Ly iis a ai) Q By Saecing covanatin, ingeee | Wh) ip! zzz UP PA Sate deter se Tin | | WW #3 ee = i rae ak ation for the man. | WZ Zip Ve 2 ere s LP ~ . a : nd tatereted tn tow | and even ha EARLIEST PORTRAIT OF GLVCOLY Pete ae Se oY ) eye oath 2 fie N re | a Dkr € a ‘gw Sere moment art he oat ateaie Nl ety) ee sn tdi a hat upon that day, just s SRS, os ‘som Maite ua ee cal ey ora the world’s greatest men, was bor. RE RRL Se « / too glad to lend them to him t The approaching "‘virthday “ot the Ge eh, A Sho kar of Soames VY is ttre bec tote Pete Ze 42 NG farm and tad brary tho vg Wie tm tthe oe are an ee et man 1 birth- SARAN DISH Lavon —-wsed ns a tenant's Sane enuiee made the life of Abraham Lincoln a study look upon the birthday anniversary as something more than tho mere passing of a milestone. Historians say that Lincoln waa born In Hardin county, Kentucky. In fact, he was born in La Rue county, which, however, is a subdivision of Hardin county, Chroniclers continue with their biographies and say that he, together with his father, mother and a sister, went to Indiana and entered a claim.to a plece of land in Spencer county. As a matter of fact, he entered a claim to @ plece of land in Warrick county, but which has since been set aside and named Spencer county. The Lincolns went to Indiana in 1816, the samo year that Indiana was admitted to the Union as a state. He entered a quarter section of land, built a log cabin and lived there until 1830 | It was known that Thomas Lincoln, father of Abraham Lincoln, was in poor circumstances. To say that Abraham Lincoln was the son of a poor carpenter and farmer gives an insight to the hard conditions that little Abe had to face when he was a youngster. When he went to indiana he was just seven, and, remaining in Indiana until 1830, he spent 14 years of his life in Indiana, or until he was twenty-one years of age. It {s useless to. relate the Idle tales of his boy: hood; but when he verged Into mauhood and tm bibed into his character those qualities and those traits that led up to his greatness, this part of his ‘life is interesting. It is well understood that it Lincoln had done as other boys of his day ho would have achieved only small things. But ho did not do as the young men and boys of his day, and the ways of his early manhood are still inter- esting to young America who: strive for success and do things Lincoln saw hardships, had meager clothing, coarse food and no advantages of securing an ed- ucation. All who knew him agreed that he was | unlike other boys. He was not fully understood, doubtless holding his real character or disposition in reserve for his intimate friends only. Ho was not fond of work, but whether from sheer Inzi- hess or because he was fonder of mental exercise in reading or otherwise 1s not clear. He enjoyed books and is known to have borrowed much of the reading matter of his neighborhood. After 1820 Spencer county had, at Rockport, its county seat, a public library of several hundred yolumns of the standard works of that day. Thomas Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln were at Rockport at least two times during the year, but the name of Abraham Lincoln does not appear as & borrower of books at the library. The fleld from which Abraham Lincoln could glean know!- edge in that neighborhood was very limited, though he borrowed every book that he could get. ‘The list {s a short one, and the following includes most of them: “Robinson Crusoe,” “Aesop's Fu- bles,” Bunyan’s “Pilgrim's Progress,” Weems’ “Life of Washington” and a history of the United States. During Abraham Lincoln's 16 years of life in Indiana he had read and reread this list of liter- ary and historical books over and over again. His good nature among Lincoln City people was not _| unnoticed; all agreed to is honesty and good na ture. Questions of dispute and petty differences .| were at frst submitted to him in a joking way | and later in a sincere way, until he was compl Abraham Lincoln felt deeply the re-| which he spoke of himselt sponsibility that rested on him. as| dent, or used that title for president of the United States, but| except when be acted in 1 ho shrank from assuming any of the | capacity. honors, or even the titles, of his po-| He always spoke of his po: sition, office vaguely,-as “this place ‘After years of intimate acquaint-|or in other modest phras ance a public man testifled shortly | speaking of the room at t! atter Mr, Lincoln's death that he| used by the president of t could not recall @ single Instance in| States at the closo of a s ee nee eee ONE WORTHY OF ALL HONOR| stupid, made him create w ones @ elf that he could be at Mother of Lincoln a Perfect Type of | that he could face his nelg ‘the Highest of Mother "> | town, bls state, bis cou hood, Someone passed to this lon aes our harsh, lonely frontier In my study of Lincoln, thé phe-| that on similar trontie nomena of whose existence and the) mother gave to young Mar wonder of whose boing these few lines | same something Carlyle’s m try to draw, I have not been able to|'him and Copnelia the Gr free him from his mother, Nancy | those almost first hours, d Hanks, Someone gave him his great | Abe got it; the remaining sense of made falsehood | were simply, for growing, ¢ ‘and the ‘small change of crime | maturing. Perhaps her dee ess See amt pe oN = 1 eae ES ieee dat ay haere oo Bes 4 sei Ba ten st ere na 2 pt omer | Lee (ae tae : z Lee aS oo He eae ie epee . panne sock pl Sag ee ce Se ae peta ae (HOE IY WHICH THOMAS LINCOLD QEDIN COLES COWNTY LLIN eS mented for his honest and just way in settling dis- putes and differences. Ho was told more times than once that some day he would turn out to be a lawyer. Having read all the literary books and what few there were of law in and around Rockport, Lin- coln hgard of the court at Boonville. He resolved to go down to that place, 20 miles distant, and learn what he could in the real court, which was in session there several times during the year. ‘The court house in Boonville, then a small hamlet ‘of less than 300 inhabitants—in strong contrast to the beautiful new structure that now adorns the Deautiful Uttle town—stood in the very sport where the new one now stands, in the center of a large court square. It was a frame building; the architecture was, to say the least, very novel. A ditch two feet wide and two feet deep, was filled with smoothly hewn logs, on which was built a stone wall 18 inches high. This furnished the foundation upon which the building proper rested. ‘The bulding itselt was never entirely completed. It was weather boarded, but neither plastered nor lathed. It remained in this condition until 1836, which was after the Lincoln famlly had moved to Illinois. It was capable of holding only 100 peo- ple and could only be used in the summer. In the night the cattle which grazed about town would go there for shelter, Such was the struc- ture where President Lincoln received his first impulse to become a lawyer. Hero it was that he received his rudimentary practice in pleading cases that afterward aided in making him the lawyer of the reputation he had. It was to attend court In this rudely constructed building that the young man walked 20 miles from Lincoln City to Boonville, Ind. He was an ardent Ustener and the lessons that he painted upon hia memory at this place are the ones that inspired the great man to become the lawyer he afterward became, And from this act the little town of Boonville claim’ the distinction of furnishing to him the material that aided in his after success. ‘To claim so great a distinction if it could not ‘be verified would be false and unfair; but from the history of young Lincoln while he was a vist: tor here attending court, and from the assurance that he received the knowledge he did, which in- ‘spired him to become the lawyer he did, it is an- other laurel for the little eity in southerin Indiana, John A. Brackenridge, then the ablest lawyer In southern Indiana and a practitioner in the court ‘at Boonville, noticed the eagerness and the earn- which he spoke of himself as prest- dent, or used: that title for himself, except when ‘be acted in an official capacity. He always spoke of his position and office vaguely,-a8 “this place,” “here,” or in other modest phrase. Once, speaking of the room at the capitol used by the president of the United States at the close of a session of ‘stupid, made him create within him & self that he could be at peace with ‘that he could face his neighbors, his town, his state, his country with. Someone passed to this lone child of ‘our harsh, lonely frontier, something ‘that on a similar frontier Luther's mother gave, to young Martin. ‘That same something Carlyle's mother gave | him and Cornelia tho Graech!, In those almost first hours, days, years, Abe got it; the remaining forty-five were simply, for growing, developing, maturing. Perhaps her death burned ‘The first night found Lincoln up until after the midnight hour reading by the glare of the burn- ing logs In the fireplace. Many days after this found Lincoln attending court at Boonville regularly. More often was he found reading books in the private brary of Mr. Brackenridge ‘The greater part of the Brackenridge library 1s atill In existence, though some of the books are torn and time-worn and show that they have been made brown before tho blazes of the open fireside. ‘They are owned by different lawyers In Boon- ville and are valued highly because they are the books read by the great war president when he resolved to study law. ‘Upon one occasion Lincoln attended a murder trial at Boonville and heard the case from begin: ning to end. The trial seemed interesting to him, but the most exciting feature of the whole case was the argument before the jury. ‘The most, elo- quent plea and argument was made by a Kentucky lawyer named Brackenridge, a kin to John A. Brackenridge of Indiana, After his argument be- fore the Jury cll of the prominent men in the court room rose to congratulate him. Lincoln was in the court room at the time and he was anxious to shake hands with the eminent jurist In appre- ciation of his effort in behalf of his client. Lincoln pushed himself through the crowd up to the attorney and when he stretched out his hand to shake, Mr, Brackenridge pushed him aside and shook hands with those whom he considered more prominent. Lincoln was smitten by this act and always remembered the name of Brackenridge, the attorney from Kentucky. Several years after, at the second inauguration of Lincoln, thousands of people greeted the great ‘war president. Hundreds of this number came from Kentucky, and among the number was this man Brackenridge. Recognizing him at once as the man who ignored him at Boonville several years previous, Lincoln grasped the man's hand ‘with a hearty shake and sald: “I am more than glad to see you than any man I know of. I have always wanted to congratulate you upon that speech you made at Boonville sev: eral years ago.” Lincoln did not have to tell Brackenridge upon that occasion he ignored him, when he was a poor, struggling man, for Brackenridge followed with a complete apology. congress, he said, “That room, you know, that they call’—dropping his voice and hesitating—“the president's faoak ‘To an intimate friend who addressed him always by his own proper title, he said, “Now call me Lincoln, and I'll promise not to tell of the breach of etiquette—it you won't—and I shat have a resting spell from ‘Mr. Presi- dent.”” All persons agree that the most marked characteristic of Mr. Lincoln's manners was bis simplicity and art- OUT Oe eC all into his tender, trembling nature, ‘This boy of nine, who fifteen years later spread bis coat over the mound that covered one he had dreamed would bo his life companion to keep tho rain from reaching her, must have had the films of his character all filled and set for life by that mother, that one to whom “he owed all he ever was,” as ho later sald—Gutzon Borg- tum In Woman's World. Alaska has 42 schools, attended by more than 8,000 white children. Reet eee ee which was stored his books, yet shows plainly the marks of the place where was lo- cated at that time the best Ubrary in southern Indiang, if not in the state. The room Is but 8 by 10 feet, and, being pressed for room, Mr. Brackenridge had his books placed upon shelves above two windows. When Lincoln caught his first glance of the library he was astonished at so great @ collection of books. Mr. Brackenridge was the au- thor of a book in the In- terest of the Presbyterian church and had several Re es iret Saeco ee lessness, but his native dignity never forsook him, and with all his angu- larities and disregard of conventionall- ties, distinguished forelgners were in- varlably impressed by his fine fiber. ‘A diplomat, whose knowledge of courts was more perfect than that of the English language, said: “Ho seems to 'me one grand gentil- homme in disguise."—Youth's Com- panton, ‘More than 3,000,000 gross of penctis are annually made in Philadelphia. | Concerning the Mangrove Tree. ‘The mangrove tree, which is found in ‘Trinidad, has many peculiarities, For one thing, its seeds germinate on the branches, and when the shoots are considerably grown they fall off and take root In the mud. ‘As the young tree grows it sends out fresh roots from its trunk and lower branches, until at last the tree seems to be supported by a network of roots, Jn the midst of which crabs, aquatic birds and insects take up their ‘abode. ‘ — Noted Painter Had “Smallest and Dirtiest Hands on Record.” Doctor Johnson War Grotesque, But tt Was Fitzgerald Who “Took the Cake” for Sloventiness in the Ranks of the Great. It 1s surprising how careless of thetr outer appearance many famous men’ have been. It is sald of Turner, the great landscape painter, that bis hands were “the smallest and dirtiest bands on record.” Perhaps that is an exag- geration, but he was certainly very! slovenly In his dress. Ho wore a black swallowtail dross coat, very much iw need of a clothes brush vigorously used, and in tho warmest as well as in the coldest weather, he wore round his throat a sort of wrap or muffler, whighi he would unloosen, letting the ends dangle down in front and dip into the colors of his palette. He always worked either with his old hat on his head or with this same large mufler ‘over his head. His appearance was more like that of an old time coach- man than of a famous Royal academt- clan, for he was short and stout, with a red and blotchy face. Doctor Johnson's sloventiness has almost passed into proverb, ‘There are many contemporary accounts of Ms turning out of his house in Bolt court with his wig back to front and his stockings down. When Boswell visited him at 1 Inner Templo lane, he records, “His brown sult of clothes looked very rusty; he had on a little 01d, shriveled, unpowdered wig, which _was too small for his head; ‘bis shirt neck and the knees of his breeches were loose, his black worsted stock- “ings {ll drawn up and by way of slip pers ho had on a pair of unbuckled | hoes.” When it added that this | great man was constantly twitching. grunting, shaking his head, puffing his cheeks and blinking his eyes {t must | be admitted that his appearance was | not only uncouth, but grotesque. | ‘Thomas Carlyle, coming out ot peasant race, never conformed to so- clety garb, He was always the In- spired peasant. He would sometimes g0 out In his old dressing gown, over which he buttoned a big coat, gray with age. When he was left alone in tho house he delighted in swilling his flagetones with pails of water, and many a distinguished friend found fim thus engaged with a kind of smock on and his bushy hair all tousled. He | went about all the summer among the highest aristocracy in a frieze Jacket |which was part of an old dressing | gown, All tho cabmen and bus drivers Chelsea way knew him. One said: “He | may wear a queer ‘at, but what would lyer give for tho ‘eadpiece inside of | iter It would not be seemly to describe ‘Tennyson as slovenly in any: real sense. He was a singularly noble look- ing man, but he did not care a Jot what he wore. His old slouch hat had seen | unnumbered years and flapped about at all angles, and the Inverness. cape which he invarkfily Wore waetout as old as his hat. People who met him without knowing his immense distinc tion would have regarded him as 8 rather quaint character, and a tailor’s cutter would not have assessed him at || hait a dollar, all told. ‘This 18 a description of the dally ap | pearance of Edward Fitzgerald, the | immortal author of “The Rubalyat” of ‘| Omar Khayyam: “Straggling gray hal and slovenly in dress, wearing an an ‘| clent, battered, black-banded, shiny | edged tail hat, around whieh he would '|in wintry weather tie a handkerchte to Keep it in place: his clothes of bag .| gy blue cloth, as though he wero "| seafarer, his’ trousers short and hii shoes low, exhibiting a length of whit. | oF gray stockings. With an unstarche | shirt front, high, crumpled, standuy | collar, a big black silk tle in a careles bow; In cold weather trailing a greet "| and black and gray plaid shawl, in ho || weather even walking barefoot witt his boots slung to a stick.” Surel | “old Fitz," as Tennyson called him | took tho cake for slovenliness of al "| the immortals! ‘Senator “Zach” Chandler, One hundred years ago Zachariah: Chandler, a conspicuous figure in pub- Me Ife a generation ago, was born in Bedford, N. H. At the age of twenty he moved to Detroit, where ho amassed a fortune in the dry goods business, He helped to organize the Republican party in 1854 and threo years later was elected to the United Btates senate to succeed Gen, Lewis Cass. In tho senate he became con- Splewously identified with the anti! slavery cause, and with Simon Cam eron and Benjamin F, Wade, drew up a secret agreement for each of these threo personally to resent any attack by @ southern senator on ® northern member for words spoken {n debate, Mr. Chandler remained tn the senate 18 years. From 1875 to 1877 ho was in President Grant's cabinet as secretary of the interior. In Chicago, whither he had gone to deliver a po litical speech, he. was found dead in his hotel November 1, 1879, Exbllarating Sport. First Tourist (abroad)—Ha, ha, hat ‘phis # worth all the time, money and bother I've spent over here! Second Ditto—How's thatt Firat Tourist—I deliberately kisse@ the little servant maid with the worst: goasip in town looking on. 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In this connection also the institution has retained the services of Miss Nellie Palmer, the most accomplished and experienced nurse in the West, together with other competent nurses who will render valuable assistance. This institution is now public in every sense of the word and whatsoever money realized from operating the same will be expended for the maintenance of the hospital. This institution therefore belongs to the pubic, is a public necessity and merits the public's support. The following physicians and surgeons are on the lecturing staff: Dr. Lloyd E. Bailer, Dr. G. W. Brown, Dr. J. H. Williams, Dr. J. E. Perry, Dr. Thos. A. Jones, Dr. E. A. Walker, Dr. M. H. Lambright, Dr. Thos. A. Fletcher, Dr. C. M. Kane, Dr. Whitlington Bruce, Dr. Wm. J. Thompkins. The medical profession when desiring hospital services for their patients will find the Provident Hospital an ideal place. Doctors desiring to serve on the staff for either medical or surgical are kindly requested to apply to the president. AFTER ALL, WHAT IS WEALTH? Does Not Guarantee Possessor Happiness Or Immunity From Unrest of Mind. But after all, what is wealth? My noble and severe parent had it in goodly quantity, but it cannot be said that it made him happy. He was far from being a happy man. I suppose that when he was the husband of one wife he thought he would be happy with two; but when the second was there, it appeared his idea of happiness called for another. I am glad that it did—but this has nothing to do with the argument—for that third and lesser wife was my own good and mild mother, who scolded only when it was absolutely necessary, and who raised a son to my father who has been able by his own exertions to lift himself above all the other children, and at the same time put rice in their pockets and hams over their shoulders, i. e., to assist to wealth and office. And so, it is with many people. I remember when I was a youth at Lou-Chow that riches and promotions seemed as very gifts of the celestial regions. But I have found that neither great wealth nor distinguished decorations, nor both put together, will guarantee a man against unrest of mind or turnoff of soul. How great and honorable is the peacock's feather of the throne, yet how much easier rests the head on goose feathers!—Exchange. When We Criticise. When We Criticise. No one who habitually points out others' failures can be a success himself. There is something about the habit of criticism that prevents the free, full expression of good in the life of the critic. It has been said, for example, that "professional literary critics never turn out any good literature. Their habitual attitude of criticism dries up the sources of literary production." Whether this sweeping statement is true in every case or not, it suggests a warning that most of us need to think about. To be habitually interested in seeing and speaking about the failures of others is to dry up our own powers of good. And the reverse is equally true; to be sensitively conscious of the good that is in others, to discover it and talk about it freely, is to bring good into being in our own lives that might otherwise never come into existence. How much better it is to discover that which makes for life than that which makes for death!—Sunday School Times. Love's Labor Lost. He was due to meet his charmer, and he dressed himself with care. His patent leather shone like diamonds, not a speck was there. His vest was of the latest cut, his topper bright and smart; and his morning coat and trousers were sartorial works of art. His cuffs, his gloves, and collars beat the finest things I've seen, while the color of his necktie would have turned Beau Brummel green. He arranged his diamond scarpin, fixed his eye glass in his eye, grasped his gold knobbed stick and started out to conquer or to die. He jumped into a taxi cab, and bowled along in style. His darling met him at the door with frown instead of smile, she treated him quite frigidly, and left him in his grace. Though his toilet was elaborate, he hadn't washed his face—London Tit-Bits. Office Hours 8 to 12 m. & 1 to 5 p. m. Sunday by Appointment Bell Grand 2553W DR. E. C. BUNCH DENTIST Gold Crown, Bridges and Plates A Specialty Painless Extraction 716 East 12th St. Kansas City, Mo. The Crescent Cafe For HOME COOKING Don't Forget our Thanksgiving and Christmas Turkey DINNERS. Meals, 15c. 20c and 25c. 1007 INDEP. AVE. Mrs. Sandy Williams, Prop. A. E. J H. SIMMONS, Prop. ATLAS HOTEL, 915 Oak Street Nicely Modern Furnished Rooms For Light Housekeeping BY DAY OR WEEK Rates $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 a week. You All Know Uncle Sam Money to Loan on Everything. Big line of full Dress Suits For Sale or Rent. UNCLE SAM'S LOAN OFFICE Sam Gingsberg, Prop. 812 MAIN STREFT WORDS OF APPRECIATION. More Mothers Testify to Merits of XXth Century Hair Preparations. Nelson, Mo., April 13, 1913. Dear Madam Dabney: I am writing you for a small order. I want you to please send by mail 3 bottles of shampoo, 3 boxes of hair grower and 2 boxes of pressing oil. I like the remedy just fine; I would not be without it for anything. I am using it on my little girl's hair; it seems to be helping it greatly. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 20, 1913. Dear Madam Dabney: I am a mother of four girls. In trying to improve their hair I had tried several preparations, but none gave me good results until I used Madam Dabney's XXth Century Preparations. Their hair was thin, harsh and would fall out so that I dreaded to use a comb. Now their hair is growing nicely—does not fall out—has no dandruff—is soft and pretty. Three of these girls are attending Wendell Phillips School, Howard and Vine streets. Investigation will bear out my testimony. I would not be without the XXth Century Preparation in my house. A six week's treatment of Madam P. M. Dabney's XXth Century Hair Preparations sent on receipt of P. O. money order of $1.25, or a single package of XXth Century Hair Grower, Pressing Oil or Shampoo sent for 50c. Write today to Madam P. M. Dabney's XXth Century Hair Preparations Co., 1806 E. 24th St., Kansas City, Mo., Dept. 40. Persons living in Kansas City who cannot be supplied by their druggist will be called upon by an agent on dropping a postal card to the above address or calling Boll phone, East 2475 Read the Sun --- Heckel Bro's. arbers' and Cooks' Supply Pocket Knives, Razors, S and Elite Pomade. RINDERS OF ALL TOOLS. 620 Main St., Kansas City Barbers' and Cooks' Supplies, Pocket Knives, Razors, Shears, and Elite Pomade. GRINDERS OF ALL EDGE TOOLS. 620 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. H. B. MOORE. Proprietor. THE HAND For Ladies' and We most cordially invite you and at your earliest opportunity and see and Notions we carry. We hope we trust that you will help us build up a ALSO DESIGNING HANDY STO for Ladies' and Gents' Notions cordially invite you and your friends to visit our best opportunity and see for yourselves the line we carry. We hope we can gain your trade will help us build up a creditable race enterprise DESIGNING AND TAILOR THE HANDY STORE For Ladies' and Gents' Notions. We most cordially invite you and your friends to visit our little store at your earliest opportunity and see for yourselves the line of Dry Goods and Notions we carry. We hope we can gain your trade and sincerely trust that you will help us build up a creditable race enterprise. ALSO DESIGNING AND TAILORING CLEANING AND DYEING SPECIAL values in Overalls, Work Shirts, Gloves, Susp Shirts, Hosery, Linen Collars, Fancy Ties, Handkerchiefs, L Work Baskets, Thread, Underwear for men, women and chil and so forth. LADEN BROS., HOLMES & MRS. ANNIE HOLMES SALESL 2427 Vine Street values in Overalls, Work Shirts, Gloves, Suspenders, Linen Collars, Fancy Ties, Handkerchiefs, Linen Thread, Underwear for men, women and children. N BROS., HOLMES & S. ANNIE HOLMES SALESL. 2427 Vine Street SPECIAL values in Overalls, Work Shirts, Gloves, Suspenders, Fancy Shirts, Hosiery, Linen Collars, Fancy Ties, Handkerchiefs, Ladies' Aprons, Work Baskets, Thread, Underwear for men, women and children, Notions and so forth. [Picture of a man with a mustache and a suit]. The Eureka Carp 1718 Eucl The Only Steam Carpet and Operate Your Old Carpets Made to Lov Special Attention Town Order Freight One the Rest. ALL WORK GUARANTY Call Up or Write Yours in PHONES: Home M. 1169. Bell E. 35552 1718 EUCLID AVENUE WINES LIQU Eureka Carpet Cleaning 1718 Euclid Avenue Only Steam Carpet Cleaner in Missouri and Operated by a Negro. Carpets Made to Look New for a Reason Special Attention Given to Our Town Orders---You Pay the Freight One Way and I Give the Rest. ARK GUARANTEED TO BE FIRM Call Up or Write for Information Yours in J. M. & T. M. 1169. Bell E. 3555. D. M. WEST UCLID AVE. Kansas C LIQUORS The Eureka Carpet Cleaning Co. 1718 Euclid Avenue The Only Steam Carpet Cleaner in Missouri Owned and Operated by a Negro. Your Old Carpets Made to Look New for a Reasonable Price Special Attention Given to Out of Town Orders---You Pay the Freight One Way and I Pay the Rest. ALL WORK GUARANTEED TO BE FIRST CLASS Call Up or Write for Information. Yours in J. M. & T. PHONES: Home M. 1169. Bell E. 3555. D. M. WEST. Prop. 1718 EUCLID AVE. Kansas City. Mo Home Phone Main 5130 Leo's Leo's Place STRICTLY UNION S. E. Cor. 13th and Baltimore, Kansas r. 13th and Baltimore, Kansas S. E. Cor. 13th and Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo. DEALERS IN Cooks' Supplies, Lives, Razors, Shears, e Pomade. OF ALL EDGE TOOLS. t., Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Undertaking Co. Motto: Prompt attention and courteous treatment. Lady Attendants. Caskets and Carriages Only Chapel Room in the City OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Home Phone, Main 5341. Bell Phone, Main 3398. 1031-33 Independence, Ave. KANSAS CITY, MO. INDY STORE and Gents' Notions. and your friends to visit our little store free for yourselves the line of Dry Goods we can gain your trade and sincerely a creditable race enterprise. G AND TAILORING Work Shirts, Gloves, Suspenders, Fancy Yacy Ties, Handkerchiefs, Ladies' Aprons, for men, women and children, Notions HOLMES & CO., HOLMES SALESLADY Vine Street If you should ask a Kansas Cityan as to the most elegant and popular barber shop in the city he would unhesitatingly say—The Palace Bar Shop at 1516 East 19th street (near Vine) owned by that prince of good fellow—Prof. J. C. Hobbs who also has next door one of the neatest and best kept Pool Halls in town. Prof. Hobbs employees only the Best workmen among whom are Messrs. C. J. Nelson, David Robinson, T. D. Henderson J. S. McCree and H. A. Peace, while he himself is a barber of acknowledged ability, Ernest Turner, the best known porter in Kansas City, looks after the comport of his patrons with Miss Mary A. Wren, Ernest Turner, the best known porter. Prof. Hobbs is also Kansas City's most popular dancer master, being manager of the People's Dancing Academy, whitda dances every Thursday - night at Lyrick Hall, 1731 Lydia avenue, all the latest dances. Telephone, Bell 2833 East. Carpet Cleaning Co. Solid Avenue Best Cleaner in Missouri Owned Licited by a Negro. Look New for a Reasonable Price ion Given to Out of urs---You Pay the Way and I Pay NEED TO BE FIRST CLASS write for Information. n J. M. & T. 55. D. M. WEST, Prop. E. Kansas City, Mo Place TLY UNION altimore, Kansas City, Mo. CIGARS 1900 This house was built for an ex-Mayor of Kansas City. It has 9 large, light and airy rooms, large attic suitable for pool room or gymnasium, full cemented basement, combination furnace, lot 50x150, east front, street and alley paved, large barn suitable for garage. Several prominent Negroes have bought in this block, so the owner has decided to sell and in order to make a quick sale has reduced the price from $4,000 to $3,500, $500 down and $20 monthly. An ordinary family could live in four of the rooms and the other five could be rented for enough to make the payments and interest. Surely opportunity is knocking at your door. Will you continue to pay rent or will you buy? If this is too large, we have several others. AFRO-AMERICAN INVESTMENT CO. 911 McGee Street. ht SWITCHES 50c wy made of good quality combable hair, well regularly at $1. In this sale only 50 NSFORMATIONS, 50c $1 Straight or wavy SWITCH 24 inches long, made of good quality three stems. Sell regularly at $1. In the $1 TRANSFORMAT 24 inches long, made of good quality combable hair, three stems. Sell regularly at $1. In this sale only 50 ```markdown ``` "House of Love" Badges, Banners, Books, Robes, Emblems, Buttons, Furniture, Uniforms FOR ALL Lodge and Church Societies The Love Regalia Company 2418 Flora Avenue Kansas City, Missouri Bell Phone, East 944 Home 7555 Main. Bell 751 Main ```markdown ``` MISSOURI CHILLICOTHE, MG. By I. C. U. Know. Mr. Hawley Hillman, of Denver, Colo., is visiting relatives and friends .....Mr. Sawyer Tull died of a complication of ailments at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Monroe last Thursday night. Mrs. Alvis, who was with him to the last moment, and Mr. Fred Tull, of Omaha, Neb., who arrived Friday night and took charge of the funeral arrangements; has an attentive ear and a generous heart for their elder brother. The funeral service was held at the A. M. E. Church Sunday afternoon, with Rev. D. W. Oaks officiating. Many years have come and gone since Mr. Tull departed from mills city in which he fell asleep, yet a large concourse was present to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased. Peace to his ashes....The revival meeting at the Baptist Church closed last Sunday night. The good attendance was a compliment to the pastor and the loyal members who gave their time, interest and means for its success. Truly do we live to learn to live....Did you say the Young Ladies' Club had no name? Wrong. The Bachelors' Club was entertained by Miss Maggie Estes at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Anderson Saturday afternoon. Dellicious "eats" were served at the completion of an afternoon of pleasure. Oh, that the young men could attend at least one of the enjoyable clubs! Although a prospective bachelor, I. C. U. Know would not object. FARMINSTON, MO. Mr. Richard O'Comore on Tuesday afternoon lost his house and barn and all of their supplies by fire. We extend to him our sympathy in behalf of his loss. Misses Sophia Mudd and Mae Baker, Messrs. H. B. Keatts, Percy Swink and V. E. Williams drove over to Bonne Terre to attend a reception in honor of Mr. Madison Townsend and by his sisters, Misses Kitssey and Maud, and brother, Octave Townsend. A very pleasant evening was spent in games, and at midnight a delicious luncheon was served, and all of the guests parted with a reluctance...Mrs. Maggie Kennedy and her daughter, Miss Hortense, went to Bonne Terre Tuesday and consulted a physician to ascertain the cause of Miss Hortense's suffering with her hand. It resulted in having to have an operation performed to remove a broken bone from her hand, which will be done this week....The Ivy Leaf Club was entertained by Miss Sophia Mudd Wednesday, and a delicious luncheon was served and a pleasant time had by all present....The Clover Bee Club was entertained by Mrs. Susie Smith Thursday, and a very pleasant evening was spent; a delicate luncheon was served....Ms. Laura Kennedy returned Friday from Charleston, where she has been engaged in hair work....Dr. W. Sampson Brooks, pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. Church, of St. Louis, arrived Friday, and on Friday night at the A. M. E. Church he delivered a lecture on "What a Black Man Saw in a White Man's Country" to an appreciative audience. Dr. Brooks portrayed his lecture in a most pleasing manner, and the audi- ence received the conclusion with much regret. A request has already been circulated he should return... Misses Kitsey and Maude Townsend and Mr. Maul, of Bonne Terre, attended the lecture at the A. M. E. Church Friday night....Mrs. Maze Lyons, of Coffman, arrived Saturday on a visit to relatives....Mrs. Dorothy Overton is convalescing nicely. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. MO. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. MO. Mrs. and Mrs. Jim Casey of Liberty, Mo., and Mrs. Gordon were visitors here Wednesday...Miss Bess Lindsay of Lexington, Mo, returned here ...Messrs. Payne, T Payne and Patrick spent vacation in Plattsburgh, hunting...The Excelsior Choral Club met with Mrs. Minnie Miller, Monday night for rehearsal. Refreshments were served...Mr. and Mrs. Lillite moved to their new home...Rev. A foreached a soul-stirring sermon last Sunday. The collection was -14.40...Mr. Floyd Washington of Parksville, Mo, spent Sunday here... Miss Lydia Glisson and Mr. Dick Gant both of this city were united in matr- nifony last week...Mr. Waldo Doxey is on the sick list...Miss Lizzie Calcart, pastry cook at the Royal Hotel, spent Monday at the Albany, accompanied by Miss Williams... Mrs. Corey Hardy of Springfield, is receiving instructions from Prof. W. A Doxey in Turkish Baths. She returns home, Mr. Hardy will open an apartment in connection with his bar bar shop for Turkish baths for ladies ...Mr. W. Godwin of Kansas City spent two days here...Mr. Albert Hickman left Tuesday for Kansas City to enter the employer of Mr. Keith... Mrs. Maude Allen spent a few days here and left for Atchison, her former home. She is a noted Prima Donna and will be accompanied in the Spring abroad by Mrs. Arthur Allen...Miss Aaddle Frazier, one of the most be- loved girls of this city, died at the home of her parents after a brief illness. She was kind, honest, self-re- specting and industrious, all of which qualities won the admiration of all with whom she came in contact. She was President of the School Improvement League. The Sun expresses sympathy to the bereaved. PALMYRA, MO. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith entertained January 28th in honor of their thirty-fourth wedding anniversary: The afternoon was spent in music and conversation. They were the recipients of some very valuable presents. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo Johnson, Rev. and Mrs. G. P. Haywood,木, J. W. Smille and daughter, Miss Lavinia. At a late hour they departed declaring Mr. and Mrs. Smith charming host and hostess...Mrs. Grace Davis is still confined to her bed...Mrs. Hattie Johnson is convalescing after being seriously ill for several weeks....Rev. R. L. Beal was in the city the first of the week....The "Calendar" Club of the A. M. E. Church gave an entretainment Friday night. Grand Master Crews Receives a Delightful Letter From Grand Master Wilson, of California, an Ex-Missourian Born in the Same Month, Same, Year, Same State. Nelson C. Crews, grand master, 1803 Eighteenth street, Kansas City Mo. M. W. Sir and Dear Brother—With grateful appreciation I herewith acknowledge the receipt of your minutes. The transactions of your grand lodge is usually read by me with unusual interest and pleasure, chiefly on account of the Masonic information which they always contain, together with the fact that I myself am an old Missourian, born in Boonville, Cooper County, October 6, 1866. I left there at the age of 13 years, and came West in 1886, and ever since my connection with Masonry I have been greatly interested in the Masonic achievements of the grand old state I also observe, Bro. Crews, that you first saw the light of day in Howard County, October 15, 1856, just across the river from my old home, so let us "shake," ha, ha, and accept my congratulations upon your elevation to the Grand East, for in my opinion a more deserving honor could not have been more fittingly bestowed, and I firmly believe that the craft under your able leadership will continue to grow and prosper. My best wishes for your success, assuring you that I shall be pleased to hear from you at any time, and trusting that we may become better acquainted, I remain, Yours fraternally, G. W. WILSON, Grand Master. RUBE FOSTER SLIPS OFF STAGE. Cleveland, O.—Mr. Rube Andrew Foster, Chicago, who opened his theatrical career in this city last week, attempted to show how he won the game from the White Sox by a slide, ended by falling into the music, and put the entire orchestra out of commission. The instruments that were not broken could not be played because the musicians who played them had to be carried out, as they laughed into hysteria. The audience fairly rolled on the floor, and said they would freely pay for going out of the house, as they were well satisfied. Mr. Foster left the city as soon as he got himself together, for Florida, and joined his ball team. GRADUATE NURSES Four Negro nurses will graduate this spring from the City Hospital, where they have been taking the course during the past two years, and a splendid opportunity is offered for four active refined and intelligent girls from the country to obtain these vacancies and equip themselves with a profession that is both pleasant and remunerative. Those applying must be graduates of some high school and of good moral character. KANSAS ROSEDALE, KAS. The contest given by the young people friends of the St. Paul A. M. E. Church Monday evening was a financial success; $6 was realized...Mrs. Wesley Chiles entertained the Home Mission Circle of the Wesley Chapel M. E. Church Monday afternoon at her residence. After the ladies had finished their work, the hostess served a dainty luncheon. Mrs. Fanny Collins is president...Beginning Sunday, February 8, revival services will be conducted at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church by Rev. C. A. Ralston, the pastor, assisted by Rev. D. Norfleet, the pastor of the St. James Baptist Church. We extend an invitation to everyone o come. BONNER SPRINGS, KAS. Bonner Springs is a progressive little town and is noted for its musical talent, and has facilities for a summer resort. The people are energetic, religious and hospitable....The M. E. Church will have its fifteenth anniversary February 9 to 16. Each night will have a different program....The First Baptist Church closed its revival Sunday night with eight new members added....Willie Groves is improving, after a severe accident....Mrs. B. B. Lock is ill at her home....Mr. Wm. E. Greer made a business trip to Kansas City this week....Mrs. Z. E. Nelson was here Tuesday and Wednesday soliciting for the Kansas City Sun....Mrs. S. Smith is ill at her home....Mrs. D. Johnson is on the sick list....Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clay are the proud parents of a son. TONGANOXIE. KAS. Miss Luzella Newly visited at the Hoge Thursday... Mrs. Jno. Caldwell, Sr., is visiting her daughters in Kansas City this week... Gussie Nelson visited Miss Donor Walton Sunday... The Royal House will give an entertainment February 14. Everybody invited... Mr. Jno. Caldwell, Jr., made a business trip to Kansas City Friday... Mr. Sherman Wake and little sister, Lulu, visited Tonganocai friends Sunday... Mrs. Walton and children were among the visitors Sunday... There will be a grand bazaar given at the First Baptist Church February 28 for the benefit of the church... Mrs. Alex. Jackson and daughter were visitors here Sunday... Rev. Saunders and Rev. Davis took dinner with Mrs. Zenobia Nelson and faddy Wilson RENO, KAS. Mr. and Mrs. Wash Roffel attended church at Tonganoxie Sunday...Mr. Jas Nelson, Jr., has the rural route from Reno to Sixcorners. His friends wish him much success...Mr. Frank Nelson and Albert Shephard made a business trip to Lawrence Wednesday...Mr. Shephard surprised his wife with a beautiful gold watch...Mrs. Z. Nelson, of Tonganoxie, made a business trip here Wednesday...Miss Addie Brown returned from Lawrence...Oliver Hicks was among the visitors here last week...Mr. Arthur Oasin will be among his relatives and friends again...Mr. Joe Suttles visited here Sunday...Mr. W. M. Hawkins is visiting in Lawrence. A CORRECTION. Mrs. U. F. Scales wishes to state that Miss Mable Plummer was not her guest for a fortnight, as was stated in The Sun and Plaindealer. Mrs. U. F., Scales, 1110 North Fifth street. WORTH WHILE Don't ask, "Has the world been true to me?" But have I to the world been true? 'Tis not what you get, but what you give, That makes life worth while to you. 'Tis the kind word said to the little child, As you wiped its tears away; The smile you brought to a care-worn face That really lights up your day. 'Tis the hand you clasp with honest grasp That gives a hearty thrill; 'Tis the good you pour into other lives That comes back your own to fill. 'Tis the dregs you drain from another's cup That makes your own seem sweet, And the hours you give your fellow-men That makes your own life complete. 'Tis the burdens you help another bear That makes your own seem light; 'Tis the dangers seen for another's feet. That shows your path to right; 'Tis the good you do each passing day. With a heart sincere and true— By giving the world your very best, Its best will return to you. The local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will honor Lincoln's birthday with a public meeting at the A. M. E. Church, Eighth street and Nebraska avenue, Kansas City, Kas., on Thursday night, February 12. All members and friends are urged to attend. If you are interested in the welfare of your race do not fail to come. The program is as follows: Lincoln address by Rev. Ransom Round table discussion. "The Political Situation—Party vs. Man." C. H. Calloway and Myrtle F. Todd. "Discriminations in Penal and Correctional Institutions," G. A. Gregg Frances J. Jackson and Lena B. Defrantz. DR. WELCH DEAD. The Rev. Dr. I. S. Welch, presiding elder of Chattanooga, Tenn., died at his home last week. Dr. Welch was a member of the first graduating class of Wilberforce. Scalp Treatment a Specialty. Caldwell's Pomade and Tonic really Grows Hair. Try it. Save your combings, cut hair and any old hat you may have. Hair Matched From Samples. Feathers and Hats Cleaned, Dyed and Blocked. Agents for Spirits Corsets. Mail orders answered promptly THE BARBER'S CHAIR THOMAS E. GREAR Tonsorial Parlor 2211 1-2 Vine Street First Class Shaves, Hair Cuts & Shampoos. Best Shop in the City. Do not take your money down town when you can get good service for it at home. You will always find us at our post and ready to serve. If You are Pleased Tell Your Friends and If not Tell Us. Fine Cigars and Tobaccos Jackson Laundry Agency THE Modern Builders Co. General Contracting Repairing a Specialty SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (The Modern Builders Co., are successors to) A. E. ESTES Contracting @ Building Co. A Splendid Opportunity For Investment Growers and Shippers of Early Garden Vegetables, Sweet Potato Plants, Tomato, Pepper and Cabbage Plants, Potataes and Watermelons. General Offices 117 West Sixth Street. H. P. EWING, Mgr. Aegnts: J. P. MAYNARD, 2330 Vine Street, Bell Phone, East 2330. REV. G. T. MOSBY, 2404 Highland Avenue. Bell Phone E. 4394Y Office 2460 Waldrond Ave In Builder Contract ing a Special Cheerfully Fun SION GUARANTY Builders Co., are succe E. ESTES Building & Building Co. It's Undertaking the Undertaking ers and Licensed E OUR MOTTO others as you would uld do unto you." Our Specialties FIRST CLASS SERVICE Undertaker call and get o stock before going elsew EDWARD J E. balmer. MAIN. BELL PHONE, I AST 18th STREET Opportunity For FOR SALE IN THE Y TRUCK FAC (INCORPORATED) Papers of Early G Potato Plants, Cabbage Plants and Watermelon National Bank, Independence National Bank, Kansas C Builders Co. Contracting a Specialty Furfully Furnished GUARANTEED Co., are successors to) ESTES 2 Building Co. Undertaking Co. Undertakers Licensed Embalmers MOTTO as you would they unto you." Specialties FIRST CLASS SERVICE. Per call and get our prices and before going elsewhere. EDWARD JONES, Salmer. Manager. BELL PHONE, 1565 GRAND. 18th STREET. unity For Investment SALE IN THE TRUCK FARM CO. (PORATED) of Early Garden Vegeta to Plants, Tomato, Cabbage Plants, Po- Watermelons. National Bank, Independence, Kans. National Bank, Kansas City, Kans. E. A. Robinson, Pres. W. R. Carter, Vice Pres. H. P. Ewing, Secy. Robt. Turner, Asst. Treas. Geo. McNeal, Asst. Secy. D. B. Jackson, Treasurer. Nick Chiles, Asst. Auditor. C H. Calloway, Atty. West Sixth Stfreet. H. P. E. ID, 2330 Vine Street, Bell Pl OSBY, 2404 Highland Avenue th Street. H. P. EWING, Mgr. Vine Street; Bell Phone, East 2330. 104 Highland Avenue.