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Have You Tried Dr. Theo. Smith's Famous Tango Sundae? A FEARLESS DEFENDER OF THE RACE VOLUME VI. NUMBER 25. NEGRO WOMAN ON SEATTLE'S FORCE. Mrs. Corinne Carter, Wife of Baptist Pastor, First Policewoman of Her Race on Pacific Coast, a Missouri Girl. Seattle, Wash.—The only negro policewoman engaged in rescue and juvenile work on the Pacific coast—infact, west of New Orleans—was appointed last night by Chief of Police Claude J. Bannick and made possessor of star No. 430. The new policemanette is Mrs. Corinne Carter, 2401 East Howell street, a striking appearing woman, 34 years old, whose husband, Rev. W. D. Carter, is pastor of Mount Zion Baptist church. Her appointment makes her a full-fledged police officer in every detail except salary, as she has consented to forego this item until she has demonstrated her necessity to the force. New Orleans has a negro policewoman, and it is believed Mrs. Carter is the second to be appointed in the United States. "Ihave been engaged in this work for nearly a year," said Mrs. Carter to The Times this morning, "and during that time have handled more than a score of cases, paying my own expenses. Some of these were mere truant cases turned over to me by Judge Frater. "Others were more serious sociological problems, and one, at least, was practically a case of slavery in which a colored girl, 17 years old, had been working since she was a little child for a white family and had been kept out of school. She could not write her own name. I took her away at once and found her a home where she can attend school after private instruction has carried her along to the point where she can be in classes with children near her own age. "There are other serious cases in Seattle of a more or less vital nature, all of which involve considerable detective work to prove. Many colored girls are working in surroundings I cannot characterize other than as vicious. My first work will be to get them into better surroundings. Works With Judge Frater. I will work with the juvenile division of the police department and with the juvenile court in keeping colored children in order. I also will be glad to assist in charitable work among deserving negro families. My home already has become a central reporting station for many paroled juveniles, and I, in turn, make a combined report to Judge Frater." Mrs. Carter, in addition to her police duties, is president of the Culture Club Auxiliary to the Y. W. C. A., and is indorsed for her police position by the National Assembly for the Advancement of Colored People. "Did they issue you a pistol also?" she was asked. "No, sir," the policewoman replied, "the work I have undertaken is hard enough without carrying several pounds of useless hardware in my purse." "But suppose you run across a tough some time, and he declines to submit peaceably," was suggested. "Anybody that can sing as loud as I can in church can holler loud enough to wake up a whole neighborhood," was Mrs. Carter's confident reply. "Then, too, I'm pretty husky, and I might be lucky enough to land a 'discourager.'" And if it lands it will be a "discourager," for Mrs. Carter is nearly six feet tall and should weigh in at about 160 pounds. There is a reason why the larger per cent of Cabinet Stationary used by Kansas City's "100" is turned from the Arthur W. Harris Printing Establishment. First their work is furnished in its class of what is unexcelled by any of the larger and best equipped printing establishments in this city, since they all but made work with accuracy and dispatch to over 90 per cent of the class weddings and receptions during the past year and now when a function of class is announced, a ten-to-one shot that Harris will handle the job. Sprays .....$1.00 and upward Designs .....$1.50 and upward We please the people both in price and quality. Flowers for all occasions. WEAVER FLORAL Co. 1510 E. 18th St. Home phone Main 7555. Bell phone East 4790. The Kansas City Sun By Chas. A. Starks. It is not generally known that Toussaint L'Ouverture, the great Nérog general and statesman, was slowly starved to death by Napoleon, who was steeped in atrocities but climaxed the whole by this most cruel one to a man who was every whit as brave and as skilful in the art of war as himself. It is sometimes necessary to recall these incidents of history, especially where our people are concerned, since they often throw a different light on characters which we have received admiringly into our bosoms. Napoleon starved L'Ouverture to death and he himself practically met a like fate with possibly an added remorse. Truly "the mills of God grind slowly" and so on! On the Isle of Saint Helena quite remote From scenes which stirred one Universe Pining away in bitterness which he himself had wrote Lingered the Great Napoleon, slaughterer for the hearse. There was the look of hatred on his brow, Stern was his countenance, livid the eye; The great scope of his tragedy seemed now To engulf his being and reveal the flattering lie. Yes, a slight tinge of sorrow and hate Was visiting and encroaching on his mind, Yet unfathomed by him was the just Fate That blasted his designs and seemed so unkind. He was thinking, not of Hell nor of Waterloo. No such mild forms weighed on his life! But outraged Conscience caused him to rue A few helpless things from that world of strife. Just one deed he thought was alto- together impure And even unworthy of his dark repute; It was his slaying of Noble L'Ouverture Who suffered and died uncomplaining —mute. His mind ran back o'er helnous act, And he saw the Black Prince nobler that He; "His warlike skill, his bravery was another fact." Acknowledged the Arch-Murderer in his reverie. "rue the willing peasant's blood drank. And sacrificed a woman's undying love. But these must have been to gain that rank Of unquestioned power over all and above! But how this murder can I reconcile To one of a loftier and more heroic will, Who outgeneraled my men until the vile Captured thru treachery, what they could not by skill? "And I the author of his miserable death, Sit a victim to my own great schemes. Though with fitting wrath at every breath Beholding the bold opposite of all my dreams! Fatal ambition! How hast thou lured on to Fate My lesser mind with your subtle smiles, You portrayed with cunning an image of the Great, And won my better self with pleasing wiles." Thus reasoned Napoleon, and every single crime Backed on his Conscience and rent his soul; He was conquered, circumstance and time Finally wrote his end with eternal scroll. L'Ouverture fought for Liberty, his noble stand Has been an inspiration to a coming race; Napoleon sought to rule and tyrannize the land, And sacrificed all, trying to reach that place! MY VALENTINE. Call it what thou wilt, but there is a feeling here. Here, right in my bosom doth softly dwell. It is my love for thee, a thing most dear. When I think of Thee, I feel my 'heart swell; Fondly I hold thee in loving embrace, I say: I love you; you say: 'tis well, Then I imprint a kiss on your smiling face! 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 feet and conscience. Do you want stock in the Kaw Valley Truck Gardening Co., incorporated and bonded? Call E. A. Robinson president, Bell, East 754. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SATULDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1914. By KELLY MILLER. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Howard University, Washington. The vision of a sclon of a despised and rejected race, the span of whose life is measured by the years of its Golden Jubilee, and whose fancy, like the vine that girdles the tree trunk, runneth both forward and back. I see the African savvage as he drinks his palmy wine, and basks in the sunshine of his native bliss, and is happy. I see the man-catcher, inpelled by thirst of gold, as he entraps his simple-souled victim in the snarees of bondage and of death, by use of force or guille. I see the ocean basin whitened with his bones, and the ocean current running red with his blood, aldst the hellish horrors of the middle passage. I see him laboring for two centuries and a half in unrequited toll, making the hillside of our southland to glow with the snow-white fleece of cotton, and the valleys to glisten with the golden sheaves of grain. I see him enduring cruelty and torture indescribable, with flesh flinching beneath the slzz of angry whip or quivering under the gnaw of the sharp-toothed bloodhound. I see a chivalric civilization instinct with dignity, comity and grace rising upon pillars supported by his strong and brawny arm. I see the swarthy matron lavishing her soul in altruistic devotion upon the offspring of her alabaster mistress. I see the haughty sons of a haughty race pouring out their lustful passion upon black womanhood, filling our land with a bronzed and tawny brood. I see also the patriotic solicitude of the kindly hearted owners of men, in whose breast not even iniquitous system could sour the milk of human kindness. I hear the groans, the sorrows, the sighings, the soul striving of these benighted creatures of God, rising up from the low grounds of sorrow and reaching the ear of Him Who regardeth man of the lowest estate. I strain my ear to supernal sound, and I hear in the secret chambers of the Almighty the order to the Captain of the Hosts, to break his bond and set him free. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Abraham Lincoln BORN FEBRUARY 12, 1809. DIED APRIL 15, 1865. I see Abraham Lincoln, himself a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, arise to execute the high degree. I see two hundred thousand black boys in blue bearing their breasts to the bayonets of the enemy, that their face might have some slight part in its own deliverance. I see the great Proclamation delivered in the year of my birth, of which I became the first fruit and beneficiary. I see the assassin striking down the great Emancipator; and the house of mirth is transformed into the Golgotha of the nation. I watch Congress as it adds to the Constitution new words, which make that document a charter of liberty, indeed. I see the new-made citizen running to and fro in the first fruits of his new-found freedom. I see him rioting in the flush of privilege which the nation had vouch-safed, but which I know is not destined long to last. I see him thrust down from the high seat of political power, by fraud and force, while the nation looks on in sinister silence and acquiescent guilt. I see the tide of public feeling run cold and chilly, as the vial of racial wrath is wreaked upon his bowed and defenseless head. I see his body writhing in the agony of death as his groans issue from the crackling flames, while the funeral pyre lights the midnight sky with its dismal glare. My heart sinks with heaviness within me. I see that the path of progress has never taken a straight line, but has always been a zigzag course amid the conflicting courses of right and wrong, truth and error, justice and injustice, cruelty and mercy. I see that the great American Heart, despite the temporary flutter, will finally beat true to the higher human impulse, and my soul abounds with reassurance and hope. I see his marvelous advance in the rapid acquisition of knowledge and acquisition of things material, and attainment in the higher pursuits of life, with his face fixed upon that light which shineth brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. I see him who was once deemed stricken, smitten of God and afflicted, now entering with universal welcome into the glad fellowship of humanity, and I look upon the countries of blood and tears and travail of soul, and am satisfied. Everybody is going to Smith's Drug Store to try the famous Tango Sundae on a Blazer. The following is a list of distinguished guests and popular society people who have visited and declared the Tango Sundae to be the most delicious they have ever eaten. Is Your Name In the List? GRAND MUSICAL RECITAL at Convention Hall, June 19, 1914. Speakers of Note In and Out of the 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. VINE STREET BAPISTT CHURCH. The officers of the Sunday School will be installed February 15, as follows: H. J. Spigener, president; first assistant superintendent, Henry Woods; second assistant superintendent, G. W. Taylor; Lucille Gilham secretary; Maude Hugins, assistant secretary; Pinkey Glenn, treasurer Amount of receipts for 1913, $203.06 disbursements, $150.17. Brought for ward from 1912, 697.09. Amount in treasury, $149.98. [Name] MR. H. J. SPIGENER. For twenty years superintendent of the Vine Street Baptist Sunday School and for a like period secretary of Pritchard Lodge, A. F. & A. M., one of the most popular and successful colored men in Kansas City. The Lord has blessed the work under the splendid direction of Brother H. J. Spigener, who has served twenty years as superintendent of this organization. He is one of the oldest deacons of the church, serving as secretary twenty-two years. Brother Spigener has worked at the Board of Trade twenty-five years, and has filled several important positions. He is at present electrician and general utility man. If the race had more men like Brother Spigener, the dawn of a brighter day would break upon our horizon. MASONIC. Wilkerson Lodge, No. 26, St. Joseph, does not collect any dues Sterriary is stationed outside the lined door and settles with each member before he enters. Sterriary is stationed before entering the lodge and obtaining an excuse. An assistant secretary takes the proceedings which are thus ministered to the lodge secretary enters, reads his financial report and turns the money over to the lodge. This does away with the long, thresome, sleepy, fussy roll and care, and much practice in the lectures. It is a strictly up-to-date method in Wilkerson Lodge, Hickok Wilkson and the brethren are a pleased with its many adventu- ally well-trained bodies should try it and be convinced in the same manner. WARD CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH. Quarterly meeting services will be held at Ward Chapel Sunday, February 15th, conducted by Presiding Elder W. H. Peck. At 3:00 a'clock Dr. J. R. Ransom, pastor of the First A. M. E. church, will preach the Sacramental sermon. Ward Chapel is now in the midst of a stirring revival —Herriford. AFRO-AMERICAN INVESTMENT& EMPLOYMENT CO. PAYS 6% ON $15,000. At the Annual Stock Holders Meeting of the Afro-American Investment and Employment Co. $900.00 was Paid Out in Cash Dividends. This Company is Setting the Pace for Negro Corporations Throughout the Country and Is Looked Upon by the Financial World as the Clearing House for the Negroes of Kansas City and Vicinity. At the annual stockholders meeting of the Afro-American Investment & Employment Company, which was held at the office of the Company, 911 McGee street, Tuesday night, February 10, the following officers and directors were elected: F. J. Weaver, president and general manager; W. B. Garrett, vice president; William McKnight, treasurer; W. E. Jacobs, auditor, and Wm. Johnston, secretary. These men with the exception of one have had the management of this company for the past three years. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to call upon us at any time for information and advice in matters pertaining to real estate, investments, loans and employment. The information and advice will be cheerfully given free of charge. A Clear Record. The Afro-American Investment & Employment Co. has been doing business in Kansas City for the past nine years, and in that time they have the proud record of having never sold a piece of property with a faulty title. Company in the State. They have won the reputation of having the largest and best managed real estate and employment office in the state of Missouri and the largest among negroes in the world. An Up-to-Date Office. In the past twelve months the company has furnished their offices with MR. F. J. WEAVER. The energetic and successful president of the Afro-American Investment & Employment Co. new furniture and office fixtures of the very latest type, including the very latest model of Burroughs Adding Machine, Smith Premier Typewriter, Edison Rotary Mimeograph American Filling Cabinets and all other accessories to make a complete and up-to-date office for the transaction of real estate and employment business. Loyal Support of Negroes. The negroes of Kansas City and vicinity have supported this company in a way that has made the Board of Directors and Officers feel that they are really and truly interested in the success of our many undertakings, and in return the officers and directors of this company are going to show their appreciation by extending the protection of the company to them in all matters pertaining to real estate investments, loans and employ- The supreme court of the District of Columbia, in session in the city of washington, on Friday, January 30, 1914, after hearing argument in the application of the plaintiff for an injunction in the suit of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, of the Grand Juris-diction of Virginia against the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, better known as the Supreme Lodge and against the officers, S. W. Green, Supreme Chancellor, Joseph L. Jones, E. A. Williams, A. H. Newton, L. M. Mitchell, John H. Young, E. E. Underwood, George A. Watty, J. G. Lattie, J. H. Ward, S. A. T. Watkins, Robert R. Jackson and Henry James, decided and ordered that the injunction be granted and that a restraining order be issuer against the Supreme Lodge. If there is no occasion for it, a woman likes to have her husband a little jealous of her. ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME Sundae? INESTMENT& EMPLOY- 6% ON $15,000. s Meeting of the Afro-Amer- employment Co. $900.00 Cash Dividends. for Negro Corporations Through- Upon by the Finincial World use for the Negroes of and Vicinity. ment. A cordial invitation is extend- ed to the public to call upon us at any time for information and advice in matters pertaining to real estate, in- vestments, loans and employment. The information and advice will be cheerfully given tree of charge. A Clear Record. The Afro-American Investment & Employment Co. has been doing business in Kansas City for the past nine years, and in that time they have the proud record of having never sold a piece of property with a faulty title. Public Stenographer and Notary Public. We make a specialty of making out all classes of legal papers and contracts. We have a competent stenographer and notary public who is capable of drawing up legal documents, wills, deeds, mortgages, leases, bills of sale, contracts etc. Our People Need Protection: F. J. Weaver, president and general manager, has the following to say: "Nine years of experience in this line of work has brought many cases to my observation where Negroes have been ill-advised in entering into contracts and mortgages, etc. In the past six months more than twenty people who had bought property through white agents and had been induced by them to enter into contracts that were utterly impossible for them to carry out without the assistance of an agent that was capable of manipulating loans and willing to go to the front for his clients and see that loans were renewed, have come to me for assistance, after the white agent who had sold them the property informed them that he did not care to handle loans on colored property and therefore could not renew the loans fr them. In most cases we have helped these people out of their difficulties, but we would suggest that they come to us before they enter into such contracts." Employment for Home Buyers. If a man buys a home or rents from the Afro-American Investment & Employment Co., he can rest assured that he will be kept steadily employed at good wages. If a man buys a home from the Afro-American Investment & Employment Co., he will be taken care of when it comes times to have his mortgages renewed or if he wishes to borrow money. No White Agents can show you as complete a list of real estate for sale to Negroes as the Afro-American Investment Co., neither will they give you the protection in buying or in keeping up your payments after you have bought, or renewing your mortgages when they come due. 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 Barber Shop at 1516 East Nineteenth 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, W. T. Scott 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 comfort of his patrons with Miss Mary A. Woodson, the neat and capable cashier. Prof. Hobbs is also Kansas City's most popular hairdressing master, being manager of the People's Dancing and ballet dances every Thursday night at Lyrie Hall, 1731 Lydia avenue, all the latest dances, Telephone, Bell 333 East. GET BUSY Win five dollars in gold, a tennis racquet or one year's subscription to the Kansas City Sun. Prizes to be given for the best twenty-five word description of the Tango Sundae on a Blazer. Every purchase entitles you to a suggestion. File suggestions at Smith's Drug Store, cor. 18th and Tracy, a week before Easter Sunday. The winners' names will be published in the Kansas City Sun Easter Sunday. Five dollars in gold, first prize; first class tennis racquet, second prize; one year's subscription for the Kansas City Sun, the third prize. A great many men who are too tired to beat a carpet, play golf. MOHAMMED'S TAIL BY GEORGE PHILLIPS. Miss Theodore Bingham, director of the Mission School for Girls at Damascus, tossed upon the back of her camel. The file of beasts stretched away before and behind her, each with its swarthy Arab attendant, she Shelikh Abdullah, riding on his white mule, passed slowly alongside of the caravan, his hands holding the reins loosely and an expression of benign self-satisfaction upon his face. Though she was the only woman with the caravan, Miss Bingham was not in the least perturbed. She had spent a lifetime in Damascus, she had seen the school grow from a thatched building to a lordly establishment covering two acres, numbering 300 inmates. She had just returned from a visit to New York, and was carrying back $7,000 in subscriptions, which, with a knowledge of the native methods of exchange, she had secreted in her baggage instead of forwarding through one of the extortionate native banks. At Jerusalem she had joined the caravan, under the protection of the Sheikh Abdullah, to insure her safe arrival unmolested by desert nomads. And now Danauscus was only two days journey away, and the little package proposed in the saddle-bags among her other possessions. Miss Bingham put out her hand to assure herself of its presence there. But it was not there. It had disappeared during the noontide halt. Her mind worked quickly. She remembered now that she had left the baggage for a couple of minutes to speak to the sheikh. Somebody must have suspected what it was she guarded so carefully. The thief had taken the money, and it was still in his possession. As the sheikh rode slowly back Miss Bingham beckoned him. The old man came riding up on his mule. "Somebody has stolen $7,000 from my bag," she said quietly. Sheikh Abdullah looked at her benignly. "O foolish woman, why did you not entrust its care to me?" he asked. "Had I but known you had so large a sum my head should have answered for its loss." "Well, I guess it was foolish of me," answered Miss Bingham. "but anyway "Son of a Jackal," He Roared. one of your men has it, and I'm going to get it back." The sheikh stroked his beard reflectively. "Say nothing of this," he answered, "and show no distress of mind. Before we reach Damascus it shall be restored to you." "But why don't you line up your men at once and demand that they open their bags?" asked Miss Bingham. "One does not catch spiders in beartraps," responded the sheikh, and spurring his mule, he rode back to the head of the procession. The evening halt never seemed to begin. It was almost sunset before the sheikh shouted the order and the lone line of camels came to a standstill. Then the sheikh came to Miss Bingham. "Great madam, have you a small bottle of sweet-scented essence, such as the Frankish women use to make themselves smell sweet?" he asked. "I've got a sachet, if that's what you mean," replied Miss Bingham. "What do you want it for?" "By its means I shall restore to you the $7,000," said the sheikh, taking it and riding away. Toward nightfall he assembled his men in line before the tent that Miss Bingham occupied. "O dogs and sons of Ebils," he announced, "one of you has stolen treasures of value from the saddie-bag of the Frankish princess of mature age. Wherefore Mohammed, the white mule, shall put you to shame. Know, then, that in him rests such a gift of discernment that whosoever having stolen, takes hold of his tail, causes him to bray. Thus, O renegades and faithless ones, let each of you in turn enter the tent in which Mohammed eats, and place his hand upon his tail; and when he brays, behold, the guilty man is there." Used as she was to Arab ways, Miss Bingham could hardly restrain her disgust at this tommofooley. However, she said nothing until the ceremony was over. One by one the men of the caravan had entered the tent and laid a hand each on Mohammed's tail; but the mule had not brayed. "What do you mean by all this nonsense?" Miss Bingham demanded of the sheikh angrily. "I want that money, and I want you to open the men's bags, or I shall think you are not anxious for me to get it back." "O Frankish woman of age," replied the Sheikh gravely, "one does not catch leviathan with a smelt-fook." The Arabs loitered in the vicinity, grimming at the Sheikh's discomfiture. but Abdulah seemed equal to the occasion. "Since Mohammed has refused to assist me," he said, "may stripes be his portion, and the lowest place in the world to come. I have another method, for in the palm of each man I can read his acts of the day. Stand together and each man hold up his hand, palm upward." When he had assembled his men the old sheikh went along the line, peering closely into each uplifted palm. Suddenly he stopped and jerked a man out of the row. "Son of a jackal," he roared, "even now you hast the Frankish woman's bag and the money." The man fell grovelling upon his face, and a fearful awe was on the countenance of each of his comrades. "Bring it here at once," the sheikh continued, "and if there be missing the least quota of a farthing shou shalt rot in Damascus fall." Five minutes later Miss Blingham was in possession of her $7,000 again, and not a single bill was missing. "But how did you do it, shelkh?" she inquired, a little later in the evening. "It seems as wonderful to me as it was to them." "O Frankish woman," said the shelkh, a twinkle in his eye, "the thief did not lay hold of the mule's tail, fearing that he would bray." "Well," inquired Miss Blham, still mystified. "Thus, O teacher of womanhood, the sweet-smelling powder with which I had rubbed the tail of Mohammed was not transferred to his palm, as was the case with the other men." "Then the thief was the man whose hand did not smell of the sachet powder?" inquired Miss Blham, "Well, that beats everything." "Verily, there are more ways of cooking a hare than boiling him, O Frankish woman," replied the Shelkh, smiling. (Copyright, 1914, by W. G. Chapman.) GREAT PIECE OF MACHINERY Composition of the Human Body Truly Has Been Called Fearful and Wonderful Thing. There are exactly 198 bones in your body: In the spinal column are 24; in the sacrum, or coccyx, 2; in your head, or cranium, 8; in your face are 14; the hyoid bone is one. Your chest and sides have 25, your right arm has 32, your left arm has 32, your right leg has 30 and your left leg 30. Your heart beats from 70 to 86 times a minute, but the pulsations vary according to age: At birth, 130 times a minute; at 1 year of age, 120; at 3 years, 90; at 7 years, 85; at 17 years, 80; when full grown, 75; in old age, 65. The normal adult has seven quarts of blood in the system. It is dark blue in the veins, because it is surcharged with carbonic acid, because its oxygen has been burned up and used in providing vital heat. The red blood is arterial, having lost its carbonic acid and become purified by its contact with the pure air in the lungs, from which it has taken a fresh stock of oxygen for the system. The average temperature of the normal adult is 98 degrees. At midnight it is 97, at a.4 m. it is 96, at a. m. it is $ 98 \% $ , at noon it is 99, and at 4 in the afternoon it is 100, at 8 p. m. it is only $ 96 \% $ . We breathe 16 times a minute normally and while the lungs hold between four and five quarts of air, only about a pint is taken at each inhalation. About 10,000 quarts of air pass through the lungs every 24 hours. His Excuse. "You've been drinking again!" said the wife, reproachfully. "I object to your expression," answered the husband, with great dignity. "I will admit, though I don't need to, that I had a drink. What of it?" "You promised me that you were going to quit." "There you go! Does a promise to quit, as you so inegleantly put it, mean that I may never accept a drink when I am invited? Does it force me into a beastly state of teetotalism? Does it mean that I must confess to my friends that I am so weak that I must never be asked to—" "Pardon me for being ungrammatical again, but may I ask you to can the oratory? Listen! I can go downtown without getting a drink—why can't you?" "Possibly you can, my dear. Indeed, I will acknowledge that you often do. But look how popular I am."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Zedekiah Kidwell, for many years a prominent figure in Virginia politics, was born 100 years ago in Fairfax county, Virginia. He was graduated from Jefferson Medical college in 1839 and practiced medicine for some years. Later he took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar. In 1849 he was a delegate to the convention called to revise the Virginia constitution. He was a representative in the state legislature for several terms and served in congress from 1853 to 1857. During the Civil war period he held an important departmental post under the Confederate states government in Richmond. Mr. Kidwell died in Fairmont, Va., April 27, 1872. Gentle Intimation. "Josh," said Farmer Corntosel, earnestly, "every year when the frost sets in you come back home askin' how soon dinner will be ready." "Yes, father. And you haven't failed to receive me as the prodigal son." "No. But I want you to revise your schedule and change your season. I want you to quit comml' as the prodigal son an' see if you can't drop in once in a while as a regular payin' summer boarder." To Set Stencil Colors After stencliling, if you will press a hot flatiron over the pattern stenciled, you will find that it makes the color fast so that it cannot be washed out when the fabric is laundered. If you have mixed too much oil with the paints and smeared the fabric, place a blotter over the smear and press with a hot flatiron. The oil will have been absorbed when the blotter is lifted, so that it is not noticeable. THE WASHINGTON who never FAILED WASHINGTON AND HIS FAMILY tury, there has come a tendency to depreciate the ability of the one man who, more than any other, would naturally be exalted. For a long time it was held that his fame was tarnished because he swore real oaths at the battle of Monmouth. That was succeeded by the present epoch, which has chosen to regard him as a lovable gentleman, with enough horse sense not to make a fool of himself and, by a series of events over which he had no control, to become the father of his country. And yet it is doubtful if another character of the age is more to be admired for its many-sided excellencies. As a man, warrior and statesman, Washington yields to no figure of his time. What place Washington held, in his own day, must now become a matter of interest. Shortly after his death, Felix Faulcon voiced the opinion of the French parliamentarians when he addressed the legislative assembly as follows: "The tomb has claimed him who was the model of republican perfection. This is not the time to trace all this truly great man has accomplished for the liberties of America, the generous inspirations which he imparted to the French who were attracted to his school of arms; the sublime act which will ever add luster to his memory, when, after having exerted his talents in giving liberty to his country, he voluntarily relinquished supreme power to conceal his glory in the obscurity of private life." Naturally, Napoleon was attracted to the great general who led an army of ragamuffins to victory, after a long campaign of almost unparalleled vicissitudes, and whose power was attested by the fact that none of his general, except Wayne, accomplished much after they left him. When the news of his death reached France, the first consul issued the following order: "Washington is no more! That great man fought against tyranny. He firmly established the liberty of his country. His memory will ever be dear to the French people, as it must be to every friend of freedom in two worlds, and especially to the French soldiers, who, like him and the Americans, bravely fight for liberty and equality. The first consul, in consequence, orders that, for ten days, black crepe shall be suspended to all the standards and flags of the republic." At almost the same the Gazette de France said: "Washington is dead! The news in the time of the directory it would have been imprudent to announce. Now, the heart may with confidence abandon itself to all the generous emotions of the soul, and we may dare to weep at the tomb of a great man. A general funeral service has been ordered in America, and this will be observed by the citizens of every nation. No period has sustained a loss so irreparable as the end of the eighteenth century." This concluding sentence may be taken as generally expressing the estimation in which the "father of his country" was then held. Since then, with that flash tendency to appreciate high-sounding phrases rather than sound statesmanship, it has become the fashion rather to exalt the orators and the writers, who had secondary roles, than to accept the verdict of colonial times. It is doubly strange, too, that in a country whose citizenship is rapidly altering, because of the large and continuous additions from foreign lands, should have no one great work, not even an essay, which vitally and vigorously presents the character of its first great general, statesman and citizen. When reading the first president's letters, it seems strange that his correspondence should never have excited more attention or study. By comparison they are almost unknown when one considers for example how much attention and controversy has been directed of late years to lives and writings of Hamilton and Burr. Very strange it is, indeed, that the correspondence of so commanding a character as Washington should be so little known to the ninety and more millions of people who owe their liberty and prosperity to him. And to the fact ODERATION and determination are the two dominant characteristics of which time has not robbed Washington. ODERATION and determination are the two dominant characteristics of which time has not robbed Washington. Of them, the first is the one which has deprived him of a great deal of the appreciation which has been lavished on less deserving characters. What ever the vices of the man, they were always held within respectable restraint. Whatever his virtues, he never gave them undue prominence. So it is that, after more than a cen- tury, there has come a tendency to de- ability of the one man who, more than would naturally be exalted. For a long held that his fame was tarnished beca- sueled by the battle of Monmouth, succeeded by the present epoch, which to regard him as a lovable gentleman, w horse sense not to make a fool of him a series of events over which he had to become the father of his country. And yet it is doubtful if another c the age is more to be admired for its excellencies. As a man, warrior and Washington yields to no figure of his s What place Washington held, in hi must now become a matter of interest after his death, Felix Faulcon voiced of the French parliamentarians w dressed the legislative assembly as foll- "The tomb has claimed him who was of republican perfection. This is not a trace all this great man can ac- for the liberties of America, the genera- tions which he imparted to the French attracted to his school of arms; the which will ever add luster to his men after having exerted his talents in go to his country, he voluntarily relied preme power to conceal his glory in the of private life." Naturally, Napoleon was attracted to the general who led an army of ragamut- ory, after a long campaign of almost vicissitudes, and whose power was a the fact that none of his general, exe- complished much after they left his news of his death reached France consul issued the following order: "Washington is no more! That a fought against tyranny. He firmly est e liberty of his country. His memory w dear to the French people, as it must friend of freedom in two worlds, and to the French soldiers, who, like Americans, bravely fight for liberty and the first consul, in consequence, en- tened days, black crepe shall be suspend standards and flags of the republic." At almost the same the Gazette de F "Washington is no dead! The news is of the directory it would have been to announce. Now, the heart may dence abandon itself to all the genero- of the soul, and we may dreeve of a great man. A general funeral is ordered in America, and this served by the citizens of every nation, has sustained a loss so irreparable as the eighteenth century." This concluding sentence may be tera- tally expressing the estimation in "father of his country" was then h then, with that flash tendency to appo- suring phrases rather than sound ship, it has become the fashion rath the orators and the writers, who had roles, than to accept the verdict of col it is doubly strange, too, that in whose citizenship is rapidly altering, the large and continuous additions in lands, should have no one great work an essay, which vitally and vigorous the character of its first great general and citizen. When reading the first president' seems strange that his correspondence never have excited more attention or comparison they are almost unknown considers for example how much att controversy has been directed of la- lives and writings of Hamilton and F. Very strange it is, indeed, that spondence of so commanding a c Washington should be so little knin- nety and more millions of people who liberty and prosperity to him. And KNITTING ALWAYS AT HAND New England Woman of the Old School Was Never Without That Favorite Occupation. New England farmers less than a hundred years ago found their flocks of sheep one of the most valuable assets of the farms. The wool they turned over to the "women-folks," who picked and cleaned it. Then it was sent to the carding mill, where it was carded and made into rolls. In the tribute to his love of freedom, his wisdom and kindness of heart. All of them show why he never failed in anything of consequence he undertook. Without exception, they bear witness to the thought, the careful consideration, the sound judgment of the writer. With these qualities dominant, there is lacking, as a matter of course, the blas, the egotism, the proneness to give way to the passions, that have caused so many able men to fail. Above all, there is an abounding love of freedom, an all-powerful desire to serve the best interests of his fellowmen, that cannot fail to touch the heart of any one who cares to read the old volumes that have been shelved in favor of so much less worthy material. Take him, for instance, as a soldier. His earlier show that he realized fully the difficulties of the tasks ahead of him. First of all, his breadth of vision prevented his army from being divided and subdivided by the claims of the various colonies that the troops they raised should be devoted to their own defense. As he wrote to the governor of Connecticut: "I am by no means insensitive to the situation of the people on the coast. I wish I could extend protection to all, but the numerous detachments necessary to remedy the evil would amount to a dissolution of the army, or make the most important operations of the campaign depend upon the piratical operations of two or three men-of-war and transports." Again, when he was recruiting his forces, he was dismayed by the fact that not all the people were animated by motives as high as his. To his secretary, Joseph Reed, one of the closest of his friends, he wrote: "Such dearth of public spirit, and such want of virtue, such stock jobbing, and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantage of one knid or another in this great change of military arrangement, I never saw before, and I pray God's mercy I may never see again. What will be the end of these maneuvers is beyond my scan. I tremble at the prospect. . . . Could I have foreseen what I have experienced and am likely to experience, no consideration upon earth should have induced me to accept this command." His letters during the winter at Valley Forge are models of their kind. But nothing he wrote, during his period of command, bears higher tribute to his character as a man than his letters to General Gage that "the officers engaged in the cause of liberty and their country, who by the fortune of war have fallen into your hands, have been thrown indiscriminately into a common jail, appropriated to felons." General Gage insolently replied that but for his clemency the captured men would have been hanged, and made counter-charges that British captives were mistreated. To this Washington replied with the following letter: I addressed you, sir, on the 11th instant, in terms which gave the fairest scope for that humanity and politeness which were supposed to form a part of your character. I remonstrated with you on the unworthy treatment shown to the officers and citizens of America whom the fortune of war, chance or a mistaken confidence had thrown into your hands. Whether British or American mercy, fortitude, and patience are most prominent; whether our virtuous citizens whom the hand of tyranny has forced into arms to defend their wives, their children, and their property, or the merciless instruments of lawless domination, avarice, and revenge, best deserve the appellation of rebels and the punishment of that cord, which your affected clemency has forborne to inflict; whether the authority under which I act is usurped or founded upon the genuine principles of liberty, were altogether foreign to the subject. I purposely avoided all political discussion, nor shall I now avail myself of those advantages which the sacred cause of my country, of liberty, and of human nature give me over you; much less shall I stoop to retort and in- --- farmhouse these rolls were spun into yarn on wheels turned by hand. Since most of the wool was white and only a few pure white garments were needed, many of the farmers' wives colored their yarn. Then to their many accomplishments they added the art of weaving. They also knit. Knitting was a universal art. Every housewife and every girl knit. Every self-respecting woman always had her knitting at hand. She knit as she talked, knit while visiting her neighbors, knit while she sat warning that his letters are so little read may be attributed the further fact that his fame is that of a successful general rather than of a broad, constructive genius, whose all-seeing statesmanship guided a new nation of his own making to greatness. Also, it is probable that no man who wrote as much as he did put so little on paper that is open to criticism. due to fellow-citizens and brethren, but even those execrable parricides, whose counsels and aid have deluged their country with blood, have been protected from the fury of a justly enraged people. Far from compelling or permitting their assistance, I am embarrassed with the numbers who crowd to our camp, animated with the purest principles of virtue and love to their country. "You affect, sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source with your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable, than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave and free people, the purest source and original fountain of all power. Far from making it a plea for purity, a mind of true magnanimity and enlarged ideas would comprehend and respect it. "What may have been the ministerial views which have precipitated the present crisis, Lexington, Concord and Charlestown can best declare. May that God, to whom you, too, appeal, judge between America and you. Under his providence, those who influence the councils of America, and all the other inhabitants of the United Colonies, at the hazard of their lives, are determined to hand down to posterity those just and invaluable privileges which they received from their ancestors." To Washington's high personal character, and his lack of small weaknesses, his correspondence all bears testimony. As a statesman, Washington was as sure, as broadminded and as determined as he was as a general. All his letters to his friends and to those who served him show that his efforts were directed toward the prevention, not only of entangling alliances abroad, but to calming internal dissensions and directing the business of the nation into healthy channels. For a time the agricultural interests and the merchants saw the growth of manufactures with jealousy and distrust. But Washington yielded to no economic fallacies. Scarcely had the Revolution been brought to a successful termination when he wrote to the Delaware Society for Promoting Domestic Manufactures, in 1798, as follows: "The promoting of domestic manufactures will, in my conception, be among the first consequences which may naturally be expected to flow from an energetic government. For myself, having an equal regard for the prosperity of the farming, trading and manufacturing interests, I will only observe that I cannot conceive the extension of the latter (so far as it may afford employment to a great number of hands which would be otherwise in a manner idle) can be detrimental to the former. On the contrary, the concurrence of virtuous individuals, and the combination of economic societies, to rely as much as possible on the resources of our own country, may be productive of great national advantages by establishing the habits of industry and economy. The objects of your institution are, therefore, in my opinion, highly commendable; and you will permit me to add, gentlemen, that I propose to demonstrate the sincerity of my opinion on this subject by the uniformity of my practice in giving a decided preference to the products and fabrics of America, whenceover it may be done without involving an unreasonable expense or very great inconvenience." Along educational lines Washington's ideas were equally sure and far-seeing. When the federal commissioners in 1795 were considering the erection of a university, he wrote to them as follows: "It has always been a source of serious reflection and sincere regret with me that the youth of the United States should be sent to foreign countries for the purpose of education. Although there are doubtless many, under these circumstances, who escape the danger of contracting principles unfavorable to republican government, yet we ought to deprecate the hazard attending ardent and susceptible minds from being too strongly and too early prepossessed in favor of other political systems before they are capable of appreciating their own. "For this reason I have greatly wished to see a plan adopted by which the arts, sciences and belles-letters could be taught in their fullest extent, thereby embracing all the advantages of European tuition, with the means of acquiring the liberal knowledge which is necessary to qualify our citizens for the exigencies of public as well as private life; and (with which we is a consideration of great magnitude) by assembling the youth from the different parts of this rising republic, contributing from their intercourse and interchange of information to the removal of prejudices, which might perhaps sometimes arise from local circumstances." These few extracts have been selected at random from Washington's correspondence, extending over a period of 25 years. If they stimulate just a few persons to make a first-hand study of the life and writings of the father of this country they will have fulfilled their mission. that his letters are so little read may be attributed the further fact that his fame is that of a successful general rather than of a broad, constructive genius, whose all-seeing statesmanship guided a new nation of his own making to greatness. Also, it is probable that no man who wrote as much as he did put so little on paper that is open to criticism. Read a dozen or more volumes of his correspondence, as compiled by Sparks, and you will find not one epistle which does not bear herself by the stove or the fireplace, knit when she was half-asleep and was waked up by dropping a stitch, knit in the morning, knit at noon, knit at night. The gentler sex of the whole countryside knit, knit; knit stockings for themselves and socks for the "menfolks;" knit white stockings and gray socks with blue toes, blue socks with red toes, and for variety, plied socks or ring-streaked and speckled. They knit mittens, so comfortable on frosty days; mittens white, mittens gray, mittens blue or blue striped. vective, but the intelligence you say you have received from our army deserves a reply. I have taken time, sir, to make a strict inquiry, and find it has not the least foundation in truth. Not only your officers and soldiers have been treated with the tenderness now-citizens and brethren, but even valuable parricides, whose counsels and bullied their country with blood, have deterred from the fury of a justly enraged sir from compelling or permitting their I am embarrassed with the numbers to our camp, animated with the purse of virtue and love to their country. Act, sir, to despair all rank not derived same source with your own. I cannot more honorable, than that which the uncorrupted choice of a brave and the purest source and original fountower. Far from making it a plea for kind of true magnanimity and enlarged comprehend and respect it. May have been the ministerial views we precipitated the present crisis, Lexcari and Charlestown can best declare, to whom you, too, appeal, judge芭芭 and you. Under his providence, influence the councils of America, and inhabitants of the United Colonies, of their lives, are determined to postverify those just and invaluable which they received from their an-壁ington's high personal character, and small weaknesses, his correspondence stitmony. Washington was as sure, as and as determined as he was as those his letters to his friends and those I him show that his efforts were dared the prevention, not only of entances abroad, but to calming internal directing the business of the nationary channels. me the agricultural interests and the saw the growth of manufactures with did distrust. But Washington yielded to economic fallacies. Scarcely had the Revolution brought to a successful the Revolution to the Delaware Society for Promostic Manufactures, in 1798, as formulating of domestic manufactures will,ception, be among the first consequences naturally be expected to flow from an government. For myself, having and for the prosperity of the farming, and manufacturing interests, I will only that I cannot conceive the extension of also far as it may afford employment to number of hands which would be other-nanner idle) can be detrimental to the contrary, the concurrence of individuals, and the combination of eocieties, to rely as much as possible ones of our own country, may be product of national advantages by establishing of industry and economy. The obly-obly institution are, therefore, in highly commendable; and you will permit gentlemen, that I propose to demonstracerity of my opinion on this subject formality of my practice in giving a deference to the products and fabrics of chensoover it may be done without inreasonable expense or very great insecurity. educational lines Washington's ideas only sure and far-seeing. When the fed-sessioners in 1795 were used to a university, he wrote to them as fol- always been a source of serious reflectiveness regret with me that the youth of States should be sent to foreign course purpose of education. Although there are many, under these circumstances, he is the danger of contracting principles to republican government, yet we reprecate the hazard attending ardent minds from being too strongly and repossessed in favor of other political before they are capable of appreciating a reason I have greatly wished to see depicted by the arts, sciences and could be taught in their fullest ex- life; and (which with me is a consider- magnitude) by assembling the youth different parts of this rising republic, from their intercourse and inter- information to the removal of pref- might perhaps sometimes arise circumstances." new extracts have been selected at ran-Washington's correspondence, extend- period of 25 years. If they stimulate persons to make a first-hand study of writings of the father of this coun-ill have fulfilled their mission. with white for the white, and such pretty red mittens for the dear girls; knit comforters to wrap round the boys' necks, white and blue shawls, tippets and leggings of various hues. While a part of the product of the knitting needles was sold, most of it wert to home consumption - Galusha Anderson, in "When Neighbors Were Neighbors." She Lets Him Know A man may be foolish without knowing it, but not if his wife is present. HOMETOWN HELPS How Chicago Man Made Immense Fortune at the Expense of Small Communities Everywhere. A merchant prince died in Chicago and left $15,000,000 to his heirs, every cent of which was made in the mail-order business. We would not dispute the dead man's honesty or criticise him for making this fortune in a manner that is certainly legitimate. But whence did these millions come, and from whose poverty grew his wealth? asks the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The answer is the familiar indictment of the mail-order business as it has developed in Chicago. From men and women who were lured by attractive pictures to pay retail prices plus the heavy cost of carriage from Chicago; from people who searched the pages of catalogue and would not enter stores of their own towns, where the same goods at the same price were sold; from buyers who sent to Chicago merely to give their purchases that distinction begotten of distance—from these came the millions that made the great mail-order king. If the evil ended here we should regret the stupidity of a certain class of purchasers and stop at that. But the fortune' of the mail-order kings is gained at the expense of progress in rural communities scattered over the continent. Here is the case: The little country merchant puts in his stock, bought of merchants in his own state. He buys the best, and intends to sell it honestly and at a fair profit. He waits. His cheaper goods are sold and his stables are purchased. But his dress goods fade on the shelves and his farming implements rust in his storeroom. His neighbors buy of him only what they must; their larger purchases are made from Chicago mall-order houses. The merchant is forced to sell what his customers will purchase; those who have helped to ruin him criticise the paucity of his stock. The Chicago mall-order business cripples the local merchant. It limits the stock of the stores. It builds up great fortunes and a single city, at the expense of those who would proclaim progress the country over. POSITION OF STREET TREES Writer Comes Forward With a New Idea Which at Least is Worth Some Consideration. Had the writer the privilege and pleasure of planting a tow-site and framing the laws governing street trees, their planting, preservation and care, he would have no parkway next to the curb, but would have it on the inside of the sidewalk, next to the property line. This would give the street a broader appearance, put the trees out of reach of wires, of horses, change the street grade, away from many ills. It would place them where more air, food and water could reach the roots at all times and allow of their retaining branches lower down than is possible where they are close to the curb and obstructing free passage of horses and vehicles.—Los Angeles Times. Women Like This Man. Women like a man who understands their clothes. They may dress for each other—and it is quite a fallacy to suppose that they dress for men, still they'd like a man who has a feminine touch or two about him. "A man who has a medal with three clasps and understands the cut of a skirt is God's last word in men." The very nicest women fall terribly with neckties, and they may know no more of trousers beyond the fact that they are customary. In the matter of hosiery I found her to be sound. When she rejected the socks they were "selling" I knew her for a woman in a thousand. "The things that are 'selling' are the things one doesn't buy," she remarked to the man who was serving me, and I very nearly cheered. There are women in existence—and nice women, too—who would have made me buy socks that looked like summer bousee—From "The World's Daughters." Motto for Civic Workers Improvement societies and similar bodies working for the general good of all should adopt a characteristic motto, not alone to print upon their stationery, but one that will serve to keep in mind the purposes for which the organization was formed. 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Broken down teeth we restore to beauty and usefulness with crows of porcelain and gold. 1 $5 , 75c. and $1 ate Crowne $3, $4 and $5 Platina Fillings 200 T TEETH $4 TO $8 BK DENTAL CO on 1017-19 Walnut St. , 1 door north Emery, Bird, Thayer Co Fashion Craft J. GREENBURG, Prop. Cleaning and Repairing 718 East 8th St. Suits Cleaned and Pressed, $1 00. Goods called for and delivered. Bell phone Main 4231 Y; Home phone Main 3336. MARSHOCK S AND MEATS AND VEGETABLES Fresh and First Class PHONE 6496 MAIN Kansas City, Mo. A. F. and A. M. Missouri Jurisdiction Officers—1913. N. C. Crews, Kansas City, Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master, Richard Young, Lincoln, Neb. L. F. Payne, Glasgow, Mo., Grand Senior Warden. F. J. Brown, St. Louis, Grand Junior Warden. H. H. Walker, St. Joseph, Grand Treasurer. Geo. W. K. Love, Grand Secretary, Kansas City, Mo. W. W. Fields, Secretary of Masonio Relief, Cameron, Mo. E. J. Cooper, Mexico, Mo., Grand Lecturer. Grand Commandery Officers. A. D. Butler, R. E. G. C., St. Joseph, Mo. W. G. Mosely, V. E. G. C., Kansas City. P. C. Kincade, E. G. C., Kansas City. T. P. Mahammitt, G. Treasurer, Omaha, Neb. C. H. Lewis, G. Rec., Kansas City. Geo. Broomfield, G. H. P., St. Louis, Mo. T. G. McCampbell, D. G. H. P., Kansas City. A. L. Thomas, G. K., Jefferson City, Mo. J. P. Moffitte, G. S., Sedalia, Mo. Chas. Griggsby, G. Treas., Liberty, Mo. E. S. Baker, G. Sec'y, Kansas City, Mo. MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION MEMBERS. R. T. Coles, Chairman. E. S. Baker, Secretary. C. H. Lewis, Asst. Secretary. R. W. Foster, Treasurer. W. C. Mallory, Sandy Meyers, Wm. Washington, Geo. Bradley. T. W. H. Williams, H. R. Edwards, J. E. Herriford, E. G. Lacey, E. M. Miller, W. C. Hueston. Lodge Directory Pritchard Lodge No. 42, A. F. and A. F. meets the 2nd and 4th Monday in each month. All Master Masons in good standing welcome. R. Clerer, W. M.; J. H. Sniginer, Sec'y. Rone Lodge No. 25, A. F. and A. F. meets the 1st 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. F. meets the 2nd and 4th Friday in every month. Vis Master Masons are welcome. Thus, J. Greenwood, W. M.; J. A. Johnson, Sec'y. Harrison Williams Expert Furnace and Stove Repairs RESIDENCE 1612 COTTAGE AVENUE. VISIT THE New Negro Enterprise Known as the Fad Studio A First Class, Up-to-Date Gallery. Views, Flashlights of Banquets, Parties, Groups of all Public Functions. Enlargements our Specialty. Post Cards, three for.....25c Cabinet Photos made, per dozen, $2.00 UP. AGENTS WANTED. C. BRUCE SANTEE, Prop. 1718 E. 18th ST., KANSAS CITY, MO. J.C.WAGNER The Clean Market Man Oysters, Fish and Game in Season. Fancy Groceries and all Table Luxuries. Courteous Treatment to All 1819 Howard Ave. Bell Phone 3596 East Kansas City, Missouri. Best Shine in K. C. 5c For Ladies Gents AGENCY FOR The Kansas City Son. The Crisis, The New York Age, The Freeman and All Daily Papers Ice Cream and Soda Cigars and Tobacco HENRY SHUMAKER 1625 East 18th St. THE KANSAS CITY SUN All communications should be addressed to The Kansas City Sun, 1803 East 18th Bell Phone East 999. Entered as second-class matter, August 11, 1915, the postoffice at Kansas City, Mo., under the command of M. C. Crews. Editor and Owner Willa B. Glenn. General Manager Geo. C. Thompson. Advertising Solicitor Eva P. Tyler. Advertising Solicitor Eva P. Washington. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Time $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 due, inform us by postal card and we will award a duplication of the missing number. ADVERTISING RATE 50 CENTS PER INCH. CHURCH DIRECTORY Bethlehem A. E. Church, 814 and Flora. St. Stephen's Baptist Church, 604 Charlotte St. Christian Church, 19th and Tracy. Greenwood Baptist Church, 1899 Terrace. Centennial M. E. Church, 19th and Woodland. Second Baptist Church, 10th and Charlotte. Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church, 10th and Charleston. Kansas Ave. Baptist Church, 46th and Kansas. Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, 17th and Troy. St. Augustine's P. E. Church, 11th and Troost. St. St. Baptist Church, 1825 Vine St. Pleasant Green Baptist Church, Independence and Tracy. St. Chapel A. M. E. Church, 11th and Woodland. St. John's A. M. E. Church, 1743 Belieview. Seventh Day Adventist, 23rd and Woodland. St. Monica's Catholie, 17th and Lydia. Morning Star Baptist Church, 2311 Vine. Hillwood Avenue Baptist Church, 1111 Highland. Centropolis A. M. E. Church, Centropolis St. James A. M. E. Church, 1823 Woodland Ave. Church, Roundtop People's Mission, Church and Genesee. St. Paul's Baptist Church, 19th and Highland. Pilgrim Baptist Church, 614 Charlotte St. Calvary Baptist Church, 19th and Maken. Kelown A. M. E. Mission, 5th and Lydia. Progressive Baptist Church, 29th and Sumner. C. M. E. Church, 1817 Flora Ave. St. James Baptist Church, 4030 Mill St. Kelown A. M. E. Church, 425d and Prospect Place. Eighth St. Baptist Church, 5th and Oakland. First Baptist Church, 5th and Neb. Solomon Baptist Church, 3rd and Stat. 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, Salter Mission, A. M. E. Church, South Park, Protestant Episcopal, 3rd and Stewart, Second Baptist Church, 24th and Ruby, Wesley Chapel M. E. 106 Shawnee, Wesley Paul A. M. E. Zion Church, 4000 Adams. Bethel A. M. E. Church, Roseale, Kan Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 4th and Virtu- al "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. Do you want stock in the Kaw Valley Truck Gardening Co., incorporated and bonded? Call E. A. Robinson, president. Bell, East 754. The City Hall complains that the mechanism of a municipal car was strained while being used in chasing a fleeing negro. We have not learned how it affected the latter. Even when grand opera is rendered in Convention Hall race prejudice assigns seats for negroes one-half a block from the stage and two blocks from the heating plant. In the recent marine disaster off the coast of Virginia not even the most rabid press reports were able to cast discredit upon the conduct of the Negro members of the crew. Survivors quickly refuted all such aspersions and praised the self-sacrifice and courage of the black men on board. Now that wildcats and wolves are prowling the streets of Kansas City, it would be well even for the tough "chickens" to stay off the streets at night unless attended by some one who knows how to handle these vicious animals. Grand Secretary Geo. W. K. Love, and Special Deputies E. G. Lacy and P. L. Pratt paid a special visit by order of the Grand Master, to Capitol City Lodge No. 9, A. F. & A. M., Jefferson City, Mo. Friday, February 6th, and on Saturday, February 7th, they organized a new Masonic Lodge of 17 members at Tibbettts, to be known as Thoettts Lodge U. D., with Jas. Pergon, W. M.吉, Guy Black, S. W., and E. Cave, J. W. The organization of this lodge is due to the splendid work of Rev. A. J. Jackson, who also is a member of this new lodge by Dimit. One thousand Masons this Masonic year is the slogan of the Grand Master. When in Jefferson City they were royally entertained by President B. F. Allen and Bros. G. W. Dupee and A. L. Thomas. How easy it is for the average negro to find some excuse for not patronizing race enterprises. How different he is from other races all around us. It is our lack of race pride that keeps us back and makes us an unimportant factor in public consideration. The prejudice of other races toward us would prove a small matter if we would only support each other. If we were known as a self-supporting, self-respecting people we should never feel class discrimination. We should be sought after instead of seeking, respected instead of ignored. There are many of us who lay claim to great intelligence and enterprise, yet who make our open practice of antagonizing our own brethren in their efforts to rise and go forward. This is the one great obstacle in our way and we shall never be a people until it is removed by our own hands. ```markdown ``` IN MEMORIAM. In loving memory of our wife and saintly mother Mary Kennedy, who departed this life February 11, 1912, in the fullness of religious faith: Softly breathe her name to us. Ah, we loved her so. Gentle let your tribute be; None may better know Her true worth than we who weep O'er her as she lles asleep— Soft asleep. Safe above the water's swirl, She has crossed the bar; Earth has lost a precious pearl, Heaven has gained a star, That shall ever sing and shine Till it quells this grief of ours For our love. E. K. KENNEDY, JNO. N. KENNEDY, CHAS, A. KENNEDY, BLANCHC KENNEDY, POET KENNEDY, CLEOPATRA KENNEDY HICKS, MRS, SIRENA HEGWOOD, H, MILTON KENNEDY, HORACE KENNEDY, MARTHA KENNEDY MOSELEY. HOW'S YOUR FEET? 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 Ditts man 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 —That if you want to be a high flier go up in an airship. —That the only exercise some people get is throwing bouquets at themselves. —That you should never forget that your wife's mother is the same to her as yours is to you. —That if you want to know how time flies borrow fifty dollars to be paid back in thirty days, and see. —That if you don't advertise nobody will know you're doing business. And it won't be long before you'll not know it yourself. —That if you want to join the Pneumonia squad, wear one of those low-necked, lace-sented dresses and you'll soon be in right. —That the reason why that wild wolf that was killed by a policeman on a prominent street the other day was coming down town, was because he had heard of those juicy "chicken s" on Eighteenth street. —That a "cullid" man jumped from a ten-story building yesterday and as he passed the eighth story somebody yelled "Chicken"—he stopped falling, went back up, took the elevator down to the eighth floor and yelled to the crowd that had gathered at the window to gaze upon his lifeless form, "Whose dat said Chicken in dis crowd?" Next! The Negro Business League held an interesting and largely attended meeting at their rooms, 1803 East 18th street, last Tuesday night, Dr. M. H. Lambright, vice president, presided in the absence of President Weaver, and introduced Dr. H. T. Kealing president of Western University, who delivered a masterly address on "Negro Needs in Business." At the close he was extended a rising vote of thanks by the members of the league. A delightful musical program was rendered by the Anderson family, late of London, Eng., and the league adjourned to meet next Tuesday night, when they are to be addressed by two prominent speakers. The public is invited. Y. M. C. A. NOTES Y. M. C. A. NOTES H. O. Cook, Edw. Ross and R. B. DeFrantzwill represent the Paseo Department of the Y. M. C. A. at the Missouri State Y. M. C. A. convention to be held in Sedalia, February 13-15. All departments of the Kansas City Y. M. C. A. will send delegates. "The University of Faith" is the subject of Rev. G. L. Prince's talk to the Y. M. C. A. Sunday, February 15, at 3 p. m. Rev. Prince is pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist church of Kansas City, Kas. All men are welcome at these inspirational talks on Sunday afternoon. It is not unusual for the Y. M. C. A. to have a double-header meeting on Sunday afternoon, but as last Sunday (February 8) was an anniversary Sunday, it seemed fitting, although not expected, that three distinct stages of the Association's life should be presented. Dr. J. B. Silcox, in his own imitable style, told the men of the ever present duty of the Association and Church members. He showed conclusively that the most important and profitable thing in a Christian's life is the leading of others to accept Christ and to live the Christian life. Mr. Edw. Ross gave a vivid portrayal of the early struggles of the Association. With Prof. A. J. Starnes, two or three preliminary conferences on the advisability of organizing a Y. M. C. A. as early as October, 1900, were held at the home of W. Frederick Fairfax. Mr. Starnes was rooming there at this time. Then meetings for the actual study of Association methods were held in the home of Mrs. Lucinda Day, and afterwards at the home of Chas. Monroe. The first reading rooms were on 12th street then on 18th street, where they are still located. During this entire time Mr. Ross has given liberally of his time, energy and money. All that heard his recital of the many sacrifices that were necessary on the part of himself and a few others to keep the organization alive in its infancy, were impressed with the faith and insight of the founders. After this interesting talk on the past, N. C. Crews told of a letter he received that forecasted the future place of the Association in the life of the young men of Kansas City. A young man, now in Chicago, formerly of this city, had written to subscribe for the Kansas City Sun, that he might keep in touch with the Association. In this letter he told how living in the Chicago Association building had changed the whole trend of his life. Before he became connected with the Association he spent his leisure time when in off of his run in the saloons, pool halls and cabarets, spending his money lavishly. Now he receives all the recreation and enjoyment he wishes in the Y. M. C. A. social rooms, gymnasium, baths and parlor. It indeed was a well rounded out meeting, showing the past struggles, the present duty and the future usefulness of the Young Men's Christian Association in great Kansas City. Y. W. C. A. NOTES "I am come that they might have life an dthat they might have it more abundantly." John 10-10. National Motto Y. W. C. A. Miss Pearl K. Henderson was the interesting and able speaker at our Vesper services last Sunday. Miss Henderson spoke on "Women of Ancient and Modern Times." We had a large and enthusiastic audience, which will be glad to hear Miss Henderson again. The Vesper service is held from 3:00 to 4:00 o'clock each Sunday. Prominent among the auditors last Sunday was the Rev. Ernest A. Brown of Newton, Kas., pastor of the C. M. E. church, who made interesting closing remarks. The last annual meeting (if the Yates Branch of the Young Women's Christian Association will be held at the Association building on 5th and State avenue on the Kansas side, Monday, March 2, at 8:00 p. m. Every active member (any woman who has paid us $1.00 for dues and who is a member of some Evangelical church) is entitled to voll and is urged to present. Twenty-five women are to be elected to the Board of Management for the ensuing year. We are anxious for more workers from the different churches, including those already represented. The woman or girl who pays her membership fee of $1.00 and joins the Y. W. C. A. today has the same rights and privileges as those who joined last year. What we want is the woman or girl who will be interested in some other woman, one who has the capacity to love, and one who will give service. The Y. W. C. A. stands ready to serve or help our churches. It is non-sectarian and encourages each woman and girl to attend their own church, and especially the holy communion service. We hold no meeting that conflicts with the regular church services. We aim to show always that the purpose of the Y. W. C. A. is to bring young women to Christ. NEELY, KANSAS. A birthday party was given in honor of Wallace Matthews at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matthews. Dainty refreshments were served. The guests were: Mesdames Alice Wilson, Sarah Wake, Misses Laura and Nettle Noris, Lizzie King, Lulu Wake; Messrs, Sillas Noris, Sherman Wake, John Chase, McKinley King.....Mrs. Maggie Matthews visited Mrs. Maggie Noris Wednesday.....Mrs. Wallace Matthew made a business trip to Tonganoxie Wednesday.....Mrs. Henry Matthews visited McKinley King Thursday.....Mr. Matt Wilson spent Saturday and Sunday in Tonganoxie....A surprise party was given for Mr. Matt Wilson Wednesday night.....Mr. Wallace Matthews made a business trip to Ackland last Sunday.....Mr. Wallace surprised his mother with a nice set of silver Wednesday night and his father with an elegant stelukin. Negro Business League of Kansas City. FORTUNE J. WEAVER, President. A. E. ESTES, Secretary. Members will please report any mistake or change of address to A. Robinson, Financial Secretary and Fiscal Agent. Bell Phone East. AUTOMOBILES. Wm. D. Foster Auto Co., 1423 Forest, hire and repair; office Grand 1630W; res. phone Bell East 4417W. BAKERS. 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. William Dabbs, 1219 Baltimore; Grand 3125 Bell, J. A. Jones, 1514 E. 18th St.; Home Phone Main 5119. Palace Barber Shop, J. C. Hobbs, Prop., 1518 E. 19th St. Bell phone, 2833 East. 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 3660. 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 2766W Bell. E. A. Salisbury, 2206 Vine; East 879 Bell. W. H. Winters, 1615 Highland. R. Williams, 1815 East Seventeenth. Hopkins Bros., 2323 Vine. W. H. Lambright & Sons, Coal, Ice and Feed. Bell phone, W. 1923. 1620 North 3d street, Kansas City, Kas. Wm. T. Garner, contractor and builder, 1728 Woodland; Bell E. 4741W. A. E. Estes, 2460 Waldron. Boll 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. DENTISTS. T. C. Chapman, 1505 East Eighteenth; East 798 Bell. A. H. Hudson, 2330 Vine; East 2330 Bell. McQueen Carrion, 18th and Paseo. Bell Phone, E. 144. Home Phone, Main 3490. H. D. Voorhies, 500 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kans. Bell Phone West 1910. DRESSMAKING. Mrs. Blanche Page, Dressmaker, 2413 Vine St., Bell Phone, East 3192 Miss Georgia Coleman, 1510 E. 18th street. Birdie Jackson, 1913 East Nineteenth. # DENTISTS. T. C. Chapman, 1505 East Eighteenth; East 798 Bell. A. H. Hudson, 2330 Vine; East 2330 Bell. McQuinn 80th and Paseo. Bell Phone, E. 144. Home Phone, Main 349. H. D. Voorhies, 500 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kans. Bell Phone, West 1910. DRESSMAKING. 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. Mrs. Josephine Abernathy, Ladies Furnishings and Notont, 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. L. M. Furniture & Repair Co., Lewis Townsend, 1720 Lydia Ave. Bell phone, Grand 1772 GROCERS. Wilson & Gray, 1504 North 3rd St., Kansas City, Kans. G. E. Arnett, 2200 East Twenty-fifth. R. Mason, 1905 Vine. J. L. Matson, 19th and Grove. Bell Grand 1417-X. M. R. Wilson, 2644 Woodland. Geo. M. King, 1208 North 9th St., Kansas City, Kan. Bell Phone, West 3597. J. H. Claybourne, 10th and Washington Blvd. Bell phone, West 2682. E. Johnson & Son, 852 Freeman Ave., Kansas City, Kan. HAIR AND SCALP CULTURIST. Madame Grant Jones, 5th and State Ave., Kansas City, Kans. Res. Phone, Bell, West 3715-J. 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. INVENTOR. Madame N. P. Jones, Beauty Culture, Hair Goods, etc., 2110 Vine street. Mattie P. Garner, electric straightening, comb and hair goods; Bell East 4741W. Lillie Johnson, 1508 East 18th; Bell East 1795. Chapman & Caldwell, 18th hand Paseo). Phone East 798. Eva P. Washington, milliner and hair dresser, 849 Freeman. Bell phone, 2036 West. 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. 60th. 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. Wm. Springles, milk and butter, 53rd and Montgail; 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. NEWSPAPERS State St., Kansas Sun, 18th and W Western Christian IS AND PAPERI see St. Bell. PHYSICIANS. east corner 18th Residence Phone date Ph.D., 1512 N st 18th; Bell Ease West 77; Resid 301st East 18th. and Vine. east 18th St. Bell. 301st East 18th. L bell phone, 7 line street. Bell Corner 24th I Vine. Bell Ease St. Bell East 31st or 18th and Pase pendence avenue minnesota Ave., West 478. North 10th St. Res., Bell West Cor. 18th and P 69. OULTRY RAISE venue, Quindaro, avenue. Bell p DTOGRAPHERS. PIANO SALESM achines, Etc. Belle Arthur A. Anderson, 543 State St, Kansas City, Kana, 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. PRINTERS. Grand 2088 Be East Eighteenth Deal Printing C REAL ESTAT American Investment C. A. Franklin, 1409 Main; Grand 2988 Bell. Arthur W. Harris, 1515 East Eighteenth; East 4746 Bell. John H. Fairley, Square Deal Printing Co., 1731 Lydia. Bell phone Grand 1647-Y. REAL ESTATE. William Hopkins Afro-American Investment Co. J. Dallas Bowser, 2400 Paseo. Bell Phone 3795 W Grand. F. J. Weaver, President Afro-American Inv. Co., 911 McGee St. Bell Main 751. The Ward & Samlington Investment Co., Bell Phone East 4294Y. W. M. Johnston, rental agent; Main 7555 Home; Main 751 Bell. W. G. Mosely, Ivanhoe Investment Co., 2220 Woodland avenue. E. E. Vaughan, 26th and Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. Bell, West 1757. Patterson & Gayden, 527 State Ave, Kansas City, Kan. Bell phone, West 215; Home phone, West 503. UNDERTAKERS. C. H. Countee, 2220 Vine St. Bell East 3336. Watkins Bros. & Co., 1729 Lydia. Telephone Grand 987. People King College East 1565; Phones, Bell Grand 1565; Home 8163 Main. Edward Jones, Mgr. Jno W. Jones, 440 State Ave., Kansas City, Kans. Both Phones, West 253. Calling Cards, Business Cards, Church, Society, Book and Stationery Printing of all kinds. Square Deal Printing Co. The Printing House for the two Kansas Citys. Our Facilities for doing first class work unexcelled Home 2783 Main Bell 1647Y Grand 1731 Lydia Ave. (Hod Carriers' Hall.) HAVE YOU SEEN IT? McCampbell @ Houston's New Drug Store The Finest in the City Everything Fresh and New Druggists' Sundries, Cigars and Tobacco Perfumes, Soda Water Prescriptions a Specialty Phones—Bell 765 East; Home 5806 Main N. W. Cor. Howard and Vine Sts. CAMPBELL COLLEGE JACKSON, MISS. Departments--Theological, Collegiate, College Preparatory, Scientific, Normal, Sub-Normal, Musical, Commercial Industrial Advantages--Trained Teachers, Thorough Discipline, Good Buildings and Christian Influences For further information, write to the President Campbell College, Jackson, Miss. Bishop J. M. CONNOR, D. D., Ph. D. LL.D., Chancellor. WILLIAM T. VERNON, A. M., D. D.; LL. D., President. J nerctipremctipost} | \ Derm pene fyrmernifineimeet |firetnenalifia~tenat ifinrinnl ifinermnah finctarel frnrennel,, w& Cli Y NEWS. ‘Mrs, Anna C. Taylor 1s on the sick) Graeco Art Club holds its first an-|sided. Each lady responded to ro Uist, but is Improving nicely under the| nual exhibit at Lyric Hall Monday |call with very beautiful and appropr ‘are of Dr. J. E. Perry. night, February 16, Admission, 25|ate quotations. The games of th —— cents, evening were whist, seven-up and flv Miss Lottie Watkins, one of the Bae hundred. ‘The Honors were won class of "18 of Lincoln Hh, 1s i at] Misses Hana Herndon and Netlie| follows: Whist—Mrs, Fitzgerald an her home at 1715 Charlote street. | wabanks entertained at the Intter's| Mrs. McKnight; Seven-up—Mrs, M Serechernerenmaniet, residence with a beautiful whist par-|C@rty; Five hundred—Mrs, Herrifor ‘The Sorosis Indies are preparing to|ty In honor of Claudia Jenkins, Thurs-| Mrs. Dixon lead the Round Table Tal give a unique benefit entertainment! day, February sth, on Race Progress. The talk was ver for the ¥. M. C. A, soon. ae Interesting, Several new names wer a A grand revival meeting began’at|#dded to the roll. ‘The club adjourne Ask the music dealer for “Some|si, Peter's A. M. E, Zion. church|to meet with Mrs, Burgett, 1011 Vi Day, Sweetheart, You'll Miss Me.” It’s| Monday night, February Sth, ‘conduct-| 8inia avenue, January 21st. The mee a sentimental hit by Thos. W. Harri-leq by W. M. Johnson, the great Slum| ins Was called to order by the pres son, Tvangelist, who fias done a great|dent. A goodly number was in a Sorgen? work in the north end for seyeral|tendance. Enjoyable. music ws Mrs. Melvina Hill, 1907 East 17th] years. All are welcome. East Sth) Played throughout the evening, Twei street, who has been suffering from| street near Harrison street. |tyfive steps of the much talked. bronchitis and lagrippe, is convales- ———__—_—_. | Tango was exhibited for the bene! cing. Miss Clara 8, Holland, formerly| Of the ladies and the features we: Se ‘employed by B.C. Brown Real Hstate| discussed witn varying — opinion Mrs, Lizzie Level of 2521 Grove|Co. of Philadelphia, Ta, one of the| Splendid quotations were given. street, was called to Miles City, Mont, | largest Negro teal estate firms in the| number of new names were given ai on aceount of the serious illness of| East, is now with the Afro-American| accepted. The games of the evenin Her deaghter, Mra, Brooks, Investment & Employment Co,, in the| Were whist and checkers. ‘The hono’ ee capacity of stenographer and book: fs ee were tied. a Burgett wo UAW RD=bavural.hoewes, \IdauG| keeper? | the ‘honor at checkers. Mrs. B trious people to distribute Negro fit- ——_—_- |wards led the Round Table Talk ¢ erature; salary $60 per month, Prof.| Rev, McKinley Terry, pastor, and) Pusenlc laws. The discussion whic Nichols Box 135, Naperville, Il. members of the Tabernacle Baptist| flowed was spirited and pleasing | Miss Dalsy Mathena, who recently} caurch, had a great meeting conduct:|'terest, | The graceful quadrille « underwent an operation at the Provi-jed by Rev. B. P. Green, pastor of Other days was danced, much to th dent Hospital, has been very sick at| M.T. Zion Baptist church of Wathena |@Moyment of all present, her home, 1105 Woodland avenue, |Kas. He is quite an able preacher.| The president presided. Progre Poro hair dressing, hair weav- ing and facial massaging. Scalp ; treatment a specialty. Mrs. E. Nories, 1737 Paseo, upstairs, | Mrs. A, Dickens, 1729 Woodland avenue, left list Wednesday morning for Sedalia, to attend the funeral of her uncle, Marion Hayden, who died Monday, February 9th. Wanted—Five hundred people to buy 500 pairs of shoes in the next thirty days at the Colored Shoe Store. 1807 East Eighteenth street; opposite People’s Drug Store. Mrs, Willie Overr and Mrs, Gussie Burns of Chicago, daughters of the late Albert Jenkins, are visiting Mrs. Hattie Richardson, 1417 Bast 22d strest, Mr. Jno, Harris, one of the best known men in the two Kansas Cities, died on last Sunday and the body was carried to Brookfield, Mo. his old home, for interment, ‘Mrs; H, Wadley, who has returned home from the Provident Hosptal, where she underwent a serious opera- tion, is now rapidly convalescing. She is under thi’ efficient care of Mrs. 8. 7 Bae ee ‘Ten room) brick, strictly modern, polished oak floors, combination fur- nace, using gas or coal or both at the same time, fronting Paseo and Lydia avenue, near 24th street. $35.00 per month. Call Grand 3795W, Bell phone. WANTED—TWO TENOR SINGERS ‘TO ORGANIZE QUARTET. MEN WHO CAN READ MUSIC. NO (DRUNKARDS WANTED. ONE EX TRA HIGH VOICE. Call at 1510 East 18th St. “H, Compton. Green Ewing, 88 years old, of Bon- ner Springs, father of H. P. Ewing, of the Kaw Valley Truck Far mCo., died February 6th and was buried the Sth. He leaves three sons and one daugli: ter to mourn his loss. 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. Miss Pauline G, Vaughan of Quin- daro, Kas, entertained the members of the K. C. Club Wednesday after. noon, February 4th, A large number of the members were present and de- clared Miss Vaughan an entertaining tol aharming wosteas, Mrs, A. 8. Fulcher, 2639 Highland. has been quite ill for the past two weeks, She is being attended by her mother from Jofferson City, and her sister, Mrs, Allen, of St, Joseph, Mo. The Gan hopes for her speedy recov- ery. Mrs, Geo. Howard, the Poro Hair Grower, Scalp Treatment a special- ty. Bralds made from combings. For further Information call at her residence. Hours from 8 a, m, to 6 pcm. §67 Harrison street. This treatment is guaranteed to grow hair, regardless of the condition of one's s-alp, Give it a trial. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEO. PLE AT TOPEKA, KANSAS, AND GREENFIELD, MO. WHO WILL FAIL TO RECEIVE THE PAPER THIS WEEK, WHY? “THEY WILL NOT MAY US NOR ANSWER OUR LETTERS.” THERE ARE OTHER TOWNS TO FOLLOW. ‘Mr, Jno, W, Wheeler of 1871 High- tend avenue, « member of the Eastern Gter Lodge, No. 18, K, of P,, B. & W. Hemis, departed this life ‘Tuesday morning at 1:80 a, m, ‘The body will be at the home of his sister, Mrs ‘Laura\ Cliff, 2442 Flora avenue, Satur. day morning and the funeral will be ‘Sunday at 2:00 o'clock from the Vine Street Basties qpuret, under the aus ‘etaaa be the: "Rank. Cheap rent and light expenses en- able me to give you the same shoe you get downtown at 10, 16 and 20 per cent reduction G, A, Page, 1507 East Eighteenth street, Graeco Art Club holds its first an. nual exhibit at Lyric Hall Monday night, February 16, Admission, 25 cents, Misses Edna Herndon and Nellie Wubanks entertained at the latter's residence with a beautiful whist par ty In honor of Claudia Jenkins, Thurs: day, February 6th, A grand revival meeting began ‘at St. Peter's A.M. E, Zion, church Monday night, February 9th, ‘conduct ed by W. M, Johnson, the great Slum Isvangelist, who fhas done a great work in the north end for several years. All are welcome. East Sth Street near Harrison street, Miss Clara §. Holland, formerly employed by B. C. Brown Real Estate Co. of Philadelphia, Tj, one of the largest Negro real estate firms in the East, is now with the Afro-American Investment & Employment Co., in the capacity of stenographer and book. keeper. Rev, McKinley ‘Terry, pastor, and members of the Tabernacle Baptist cnnreh, had @ great meeting conduct: ed by Rev. B. P. Green, pastor of M. T. Zion Baptist chureh of Wathena Kas. He is quite an able preacher. Since the 1st of February we have had a great success. The meeting closed February 11th. We had nine: ‘teen: additions. * “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. Froebe, 514 New York Life Building, or call The Sun; Belt phone, East 999. The St. Joseph Appeal is a new publietion which came to our desk this week with Mrs. Ida A, Walker one of the race's most useful and suc- cessful business women, as editor Ir charge. It is a neat and newsy littl paper, well edited and full of live ads which demonstrates its filling a lon: felt want in that community. St Joseph should be able to support ax excellent race paper and that’s what Mrs. Walker is publishing, A CORRECTION. Mr, and Mrs, F, W, Dabney sent ‘one rug instead of 1 ring as was pub ished in our last issue in the list of presents received in the Robinson Barker wedding. Also we omitted ¢ Uprary runner by Miss M. William: and neice, and that Mrs. A. Maxe} and-Mrs,-J. B, Cavelle assisted at th Wwesdlak. ‘Mrs. Julia Jackson, 73 years of age, died last Monday morning at the resi- dence of her son, Elmer Jackson, 37th and Barber, Kansas City, Kas. after a very brief illness. Mra, Jackson's home for more than fifty years was at Jefferson City, Mo. where she was possibly one of the best known and best loved women of the community. She was one of the organizers and contributed largely to the bullding of Quinn Chapel, the A. M. E, church of that city, to whwich she has belonged for moré than fifty years. She was also a charter member of Tabitha Court No, 28 of Jefferson City, and her funeral was attended by the Royal Matron, Mrs. Saunders, assisted by the Courts of this city.’ The funeral services were held at the home of an- ‘other son, Harrison Jackson, 1328 Vine street, last Thursday morning, Mrs. Jackson was the mother of ten chil: dren, of whom only Timer, a mall car- rier of this city, and Harrison and Ed- ward of St. Louls, survive. Harrison and Eimer are two of Kansas City's prominent and progressive young men and the Sun extends its deepest sym: pathy In this hour of bereavement, , NOTICE. Ladies and Gents’ Shoe shining at the Colored Shoe Store. 1507/7, E 18th St, Ladies Especially Invited. eer aL aphaaniee aha D In loving memory of Mayme E. Brown, who died February 18, 1913: For days and nights she bore her pain To look for cure was all in vain, ‘Till God abdve who thought it best Did ease her pain and gave her +est. MRS, F. PRYOR, MRS, G. F. MARTIN. IN MEMORIAM. In sad and loving memory of our dear wife and mother, Josie Shu- maker, who died February 11, 1913: ss Just one year ago you left us, How we miss you, mother dear; ‘And we remember all your kindness As we drop a silent tear, eA ‘More and more each day we miss you, Friends may think the wound 16 healed; But thty little know the sorrow Lies within our hearts concealed, Sadly missed by = - THOS. SHUMAKER, HENRY SHUMAKER, SAMUEL H. SHUMAKER, WILLIS SHUMAKER, ‘ALICE SHUMAKER, | NATHANIEL SHUMAKER, THOS, SHUMAKER, Jr., MATTIP HOBBS, MILDRED DUNN. ‘The Fortnightly Recreation Club 1s holding, regular and pleasant meet Ings. Reopening after tho hollday soa. son with Mrs, Lucille McCarty, Janu- ‘ary 7th, as hostess, ‘The president Delng abeent, Mr, Mabe Dixon, halt ‘man of the Executlye Committee, pre- et sided. Each lady responded to roll call with very beautiful and appropri ate quotations. The games of the evening were whist, seven-up and five hundred. ‘The tionors were won. as follows: Whist—Mrs, Fitzgerald and Mrs, McKnight; Seven-up—Mrs, Me Carty; Five hundred—Mrs, Herriford, Mrs, Dixon lead the Round Table Talk on Race Progress, The talk was very interesting, Several new names were added to the roll. The club adjourned to meet with Mrs, Burgett, 1011 Vir ginia avenue, January 21st. ‘The meet ‘ing was called to order by the pres! dent. A goodly number was in at tendance. Enjoyable. music _ was played thronghout the evening. Twen ty-ive steps of the much talked-o ‘Tango was exhibited for the benefit of the ladies and the features. were @isoussed with varying — opinions Splendid quotations were given, A number of new names were given an¢ accepted. ‘The games of the evening were whist and checkers. The honor: at wilist were tled. Mrs, Burgett won the ‘honor at checkers. Mrs. Bil wards led the Round Table Talk o! Bugenic laws. The discussion which followed was spirited and pleasing in Interest, The graceful quadriile ot other days was danced, much to the enjoyment of all present, The president presided, Progres: sive whist was played. Mrs, Collie: and Mrs, Chloe Clay won the honors Mrs. Herrlford Itd the Round Table Talk on “Suffragettes.” The discus sion which followed was Interesting and often amusing, ‘The club ad Journed to meet with Mrs, Porter 2430 Woodland avenue, After each o the above meetings the club wa: served with most delicious refrestr ments, Mrs. McCarty's refreshment: were particularly pleasing, Each hos teys vied with the other in making the meetings a success, LENA B. INGRAM, President, MATTIE FITZGERALD, Sec, KANSAS CITY, KAN. |_The First Baptist Church at 5th and Nebraska avenue, Rev. Hoween, pas tor, is holding revival services, Mr. Tilford Davis, 1116 Washington boulevard, a mail carrier here, is re covering from his recent illness. Rey. G. L. Prince, pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, baptized Sunday night, February sth, 18 can didates, Mr, J. B, Scott, 1214 Nebraska ave- nue, and daughter Bernice, joined the Metropolitan Baptist Church and were baptized Sunday evening. | Mr. Combs, 1702 North sth street died at his home Monday, February 9th, He was a member of the Chris itlan Church and leaves a wife, chil ‘dren and host of relatives, __ Mrs, Lewis, 1228 Nebraska avenue died suddenly Sunday evening, Feb rary Sth, on her way to church from heart failure, She leaves a son and ‘other relatives to mourn her loss, | Mr. and Mrs, N. G, Fulbright, 843 ‘Freeman avenue, were among those who joined the Metropolitan Baptist Chureh recently, and were baptized Sunday evening, Mr. Fulbright is a | popular mail carrier here, Mrs, W. A. Jarrett, 923 Freeman ‘avenue, enftertained the Hyacinth Art Club Wednesday afternoon at her beautiful residence. A large number of ladies were present, Dainty re- freshments were served, Mrs. D. W. alte, president. The greatest revival of the First A. M, B. Chureh, 8th and Nebraska :ayeRUe, during its history, closed Sun- day, February 8th. Rev. J. R. Ransom ‘is indeed proud of the success with which he met during this soul stir- ring series of meetings, There were 124 additions and 136 souls saved. Miss Eva P. Washington, represen tative for the Sun, received an inv-tai tion from Douglass School to visit the Parents and Teachers’ meeting and was highly elated with the deep Inter- est mynifested. An excellent, {pro- gram was rendered, The special fea- ture was the discussion of the Gary system by Mesdames Hla Smith, G. Brown and 8, H. Thompson, Mrs. Laura Harlin made a talk on the new standard of grade work and the bene. ate: derived from it. ROSEDALE, KANSAS. Mr. Paradise, 4ist and Lloyd ave: nue, 1s fll, ice Mrs. B, B, Jackson, 1105 Kansas City avenue, who has been seriously Al for two weeks, is slowly improving. Mrs, Adolph Washington left Satur day for Clarksville, Texas, being called there on account of the serious Hiness of a relative, Next Sunday morning the services at Pleasant Valley Baptist church will be given over to the elderly people in Rosedale, All are invited to attend. The program rendered by young people, friends’ of the Pleasant Valley Baptist church, Tuesday evening, was good, and the young men, and ladies deserve credit for thelr splendid effort to do something for the chureb. $10.80 was realized from the entertainment ‘and it was put into the building treas ury. LYDIA COURTS, 5 1422-32 &. 3rd 8t., 56 Women’s Club Notes You must take the Kansas City Son ie taty, What Praeivor to iskerce oa ‘The Alexander W. G. T, U. will meet Tuesday, February 17, with Mrs, Anna Lewis, 2212 Michigan avenue. All Tango Club members meet at 1228 Vine street Tuesday night, from $:00 to 11:30, Bell phone Kast 308k. Dancing every Wednesday at Ar. mory Hall, Cottage and Vine streets, Prof. Roscoe White and Mrs. Jennie White, instructors, Hall for rent— $6.00, Bell phone East 30sR, ‘The Ladies’ Coterfe: will meet next wednoudagi at tbe fla\donce’ ot aire ‘J..R. Fairley, 1726 Woodland avenue. MRS, THOS, BOYD, President. MRS. FLORENOP BIRCH, Sec. ‘the Patanders BOT club of At len Chapel take pleagurt in announce: ese GHG GMONNE and bartona aay cust FeuRMHTIIN, Aonlanicn 25 cents. ‘Tango and all dances taught in pri. vate classes by Mrs. Jennie White, at Armory Hall, Cottage and Vine streets, Learn from a teacher whe dances and > teacheg, dancing tvers Wednesday night. Prof, Rocoe, Whit: is the only professional master of dancing of Kansas City. Bell phone East 308R. ‘The Social Pathfinders, Allen Chap. el's Social Club, will meet at 212¢ Woodland avenue, next Wednesday evening, with Miss Grage Thomas and Mrs. Clara Simons, The officers o! this club are: President, F. A. Har ris; vice president, Miss Bertha Mil Jer; secretary, Mrs. Frazier; treasurer, Miss Maude Harris, Mr. and Mrs. A. Se Fulcher, 2635 Highland avenue, desire to extenc their sincere. thanks to the many friends who watched af her bedside during her recent severe illness, and also to the Peck Mité Missionary So clety and the Graeco and XX Histor: & Art Clubs, for the beautiful flower: gent and attentions shown during that need: The History.and Art Club met with Mrs, J. W. Taylor,"1004 Virginia, ‘The Giscussion of the “President and His Cabinet” was led by Mrs. McElhaney. Dainty refreshments were served b3 the hostess, after whic hthe club ad: Journed to meet Thursday, February 19th, with Miss Katherine Washing: ton, 2627 Euclid avenue. MRS, W. H. SNELL, Club Reporter. The Sorosis Ladies met with Mrs. C. H, James, 312 Garfield avenue, Kan: sas City, Kas., Monday afternoon. Af ter the regular routine of business an elegant luncheon was served by thi hostess, after which the club ad Journed to meet with Mrs. J. F. Cole Vir Vine street, ‘Theofficersof this club are Mrs, E, R. Vaughan, pres! dent; Mrs, C. H. James, vice pres! dent; Mrs. M. H. Lambright, secre tary; Mrs, J. F. Cole, treasurer, THE CLIPPER MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER. “Naomi, Rosa and Frace" were hos- esses to “laudia’s” Miscellaneous shower, Naomi White's was the place, Saturday, February 7th, was the date Rosa Barbee and Grace White were the other two gracious entertainers {A very interesting and enjoyable time ‘was spent guessing articles which are uised in a bride's troussean, Miss Jen king received a beautiful lot of dainty goods for which her gratitude runs high. A. most deljcious. two-course luncheon (carrying out the, occasion of the affair) was served, | @RADUATES TAKE NOTICE. elt sadist a tact teyasdlis: “he Dear Sir: I desire through the col- uns of your paper to call attentic to an organization about to be formed in our city of the Colored graduates from the various Colleges and High Schools of our country, It may not be realized that we have in greater Kansas City, graduates from many of the leading Universities and Colleges doth North and South, such as Chica. go University, Atlanta, Fisk, Oberlin the State Univtrsities | of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, lowa and Kansas; Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, Wash: burn, Denver University, Lincoln, Pa. Howard, Wilberforce, Hampton’ and ‘Tuskegee, besides ‘our own Inetitn tlons of Lincoln Institute, Western University, Sumner High and Lincoln High, The graduates of all profes sional/schools would be included in this. list, whether of Theology, Law ‘Medicine, Dentistry or Ubarmacy, It Is true that some of these schools have formed local Alumni Associ tions and It 1s not desired to disturb any of these, but to form one whose scope and influence would be even greater. ‘ ‘These young men and women of ed ucation and culture, if welded togeth: er would be a potent force in our ‘community for social and intellectual uplift, A strong club Mke this could bring to our city men snd women of distinction as speakers and guests of honor, It could even aid some worthy, ‘struggling student by means of 3 scholarship. ‘Organization is the great power of the 20th Century, and if our educated men and women cannot unite ‘to wield it, who can?’ ‘The Board of Education has kindly granted permis sion to uso.the Auditorium of Lincoln High School for organization of this body, and we hope to see every grad: uate’ of College, University, Normal School-or High School who has a four year course, at that place Thursday evening, February 26 at. 8:45. We hope that each Alumnus, young and old, will make himselt a commit teo Of one to find and notify youn people who may be strangers in our city, but who are eligible to member: ship in such @ club. bring your school colors, badges.’ to Lincoln High ee, at 8:45, em Roll call of Institutions, 9 p.m, ANNA TONE Chairman of te HIGH TIDE OF WAR IN FRANCE Old Files of a Paris Newspaper Con- tain an Appeal to Patriotiam of the Citizens. Our frontiers are threatened! Im- placable enemies, whoso ranks have been swelled by treason, wish to in- -vade the French territory. ‘The war, lighted in Burope by the influence of England, cannot be sub- Jected to the common calculations of policy. The question le not partial concessions of territory, it 1s the north precipitating iteelf on the south. France is the great obstacle to the ‘success of the northern nations. Our country has alwaye been the bulwark of civilization and an object of Jealousy to the other powers, because it {9 also the country of the arts, the ‘center of improvements and the model for nations in everything which is great and glorious, Our public monuments, the chets doeuvre of arts, immortal trophies of our victories, each part of our native land 80 favored by mature, all that is French, ie under the safeguard of all. From Mayence to Perpignan, from Brest to Toulon, from the Alps to the Pyrenees, every citizen will be ready to fly to.the assistance of his country. Our enemies have forgotten that France is the land of the brave and the country of honor; they have for- gotten that at the voice of the country "menaced, there is no Frenchman who “does not know what ts his duty, or is unready to fulfill it. They imagine that | we will quletly wait their undisciplined coherts; but their expectation will be | deceived.—Journal de Paris of 1813. CAN MAKE HOME IN TROPICS Official of Department of Agriculture ‘Thinks Dominant Races Have a Duty There. Preparing the white man for his coming occupation of the tropics by teaching him how to live there is the substance of a suggestion made to the Pan-American Union by Prof. Nathan A. Cobb of the department of agri- culture. The establishment on the Panama canal zone of an international bureau of research {8 the recom: mendation he makes. He would have this bureau make a careful scientific study of how the white man will have to adapt himself to conditions, food, climate, ete, so that he may inhabit the tropics, and work there without injury to his health. ‘The present sporadic and scattered study being made along this line, Professor Cobb does not consider of much value. It should be on a broad seale, and comprehensive, he says, taking up the whole field. Because of the wonderful possibilities of pro- duction in the tropics, Professor Cobb says he has no doubt but that the white man must go in and live there and make the yields greater than they dre at present. He holds that proper study will give the information need ed to make the tropies not only pos sible for @ happy and healthful home for the white man. } ‘Osu Sion want, A West Virginia county judge in Keatley vs. County Court says: “In the Virginias, as elsewhere, the court green is historic and sacred. Upon it generations gone have met from all parts of the county in social and friendly intercourse. A great place for the communion of the peo- ple. Upon its green grass, under the shade of its trees, our people have thus met time out of mind and rested during the sessions of the courts. Suitors, jurors, witnesses, instead of being tied down to benches in the hot, crowded courtroom, repair there to await the crier’s call. There, too, the children play. It is a park for the poor who have not the rich man’s lawn. And where shall be held in the hot summer those great meetings of the people in the political canvass to hear the orators? How valuable with: in the experience of all of us is the courthouse ground for this important purpose. Away goes the old court green. Commerce is taking even it away.” Whica: blinameuak Biante: Is there one of us who does not sometimes treat a Person like a ma. chine? Do we always think of the railroad conductor as more than a machine for taking tickets? Do we not often treat cur fellow creatures Ike masks on flat cards without sub- stance and personality? I have been striving for years to overcome in my- self and in my medical fellows the professional habit of treating a per son as a “case” or a walking disease, writes Richard C. Cabot, in the Atlan- tie, But the habit of impersonality persists, like original sin, in myriad forme and unexpected ways. In law courts we treat a human being as a “prisoner at the bar,” as the “plaint- {ff." or “defendant,” to the exclusion of the fact that he is as real and sensitive as ourselves. All Treatment Experimental. All treatment, however carefully chosen, {s in the nature of an experi- ment, writes Dr. F. M. Sandwich In the Clinical Journal, for none can know the exact effect of any treatment or drug on any {individual patient until he has tried it. A drug may suit 99 persons but be injurious to the one hundredth because of some idiosyn- crasy. aia atte tee ‘The first carload of new Texus cab- age is now on the way to market. ‘This is the 1914 crop, The 1915 crop will begin to move about March and the 1916 crop about two months later. Houston Post. According to a French statistician, males are more subject to aural dl seases than females, and out of every seven middle-aged persons there are two who do not hear so well with one ear as with the other, In every thou- wand children under fifteen years of age, 4 per cent, show symptoms of ear disease, and 6 per cent. a marked dell ciency in hearing power, The Hability to disease increases from birth to the age of forty, and then begins gradu- ally to decrease as old age advances. Out of the total number of cases sub: Jected to surgical treatment in France in one year it ts estimated that about ST per cent. were cured and 30 per cent, permanently improved, 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 STORES Ralsrcestheas STORES ih and Charlotte Sts, 1124 Rast 12th St, 9th and Campbell St, WATKINS BROS, Dadertakers I729 Lydla Avenue - Home Phone Main 7989 Bell Phone Grand 987 "THe COLORED sHoE eTORE. |__| The following is the standing of the z 7 ; seo eho ihe purchase || MMO St. Augustine Church..... $2.50 Second Baptist Church. ....... 275 Allen Chapel ..... TIT 00 Vine Street Baptist Chureh...., 2,00 Bhenezer A. M. B. Church... 1.50 Morning Star Baptist Church... 2.75) Centennial M. B, Chureh......0. 475 St. Stephen's Baptist. Church... 2.00 Pleasant Grove Chureh........, 200 Pleage mention the name of your church when making purchases and remember the place 1507 EAST 18th 8 —ONLY 3 WEEKS LEFT— —_— | RADIUM FOUND IN BALTIMORE But Deposits, However, Are Not Ex- pected to Be Commercially Valuable. i A deposit of radium bearing ore within the city limits of Baltimore may be seen by anyone who étrol's out beyond the Wyman property, near Wy: man park, to the abandoned quarry, which was formerly known as Wyght’s quarry, says the Baltimore Sun. Unfortunately the ore is not plenti- ful enough to make It worth while to extract the radium, according to Dr. Joseph T. Singewald of the geological department of Johns Hopkins univer sity. ‘That small deposits of uranium ore |were to be found in the quarry has been known for at least twenty-five years, says Doctor Singewald, by the savants of the Hopkins, but it is not commercially valuable. ‘The ore is found in pegmatite dikes or layers and creyasses in the rocks. It was probably deposited there, thinks Doctor Singewald, in a molten state as pitehblende. By oxidation and de- composition it is now in the form of autunite, or uranium mica, s0 called because it is composed of thin flakes ike ordinary mica, but has a greenish yellow tone that is unmistakable to the expert in such things. Radium is extracted from autunite in a very small way in Portugal, ‘The only important sources of ra dium known at present are the pitch blende mines in Austria and the car “notite deposits in Colorado. Formerly “that earnotite ore was sent to Europe to be used for making dyes from the /tranaim, Then it was found that the European purchasers were getting ‘radium as well as dyes and there was A great rush to get the radium mines A large part of the deposits have been reserved for the uses of medicine and sctence through the efforts of Doctor Kelly working in conjunction with the ‘United States bureau of mines, WRONG TO SHRINK FROM PAIN Eminent English Divine Points Out How Its Action Is for the Benefit of All Mankind. An address dwelling upon the value and benefits of pain was delivered by Doctor Inge, dean of St. Paul's, at the annual meeting of the Southwark branch of the-Charity Organization #o- ciety, says the London Globe. “A revolt against pain,” he said, “is ‘one of the most prominent features in our life at the present time. We dls. like the very thought of pain as our ancestors did not dislike it, and we shrink from inflicting {t even with good reason. ‘The recollection of pain sut- fered is a safeguard; and in other ways pain is the best effectual means that could be devised to protect us against various dangers, “It ia quite clear that God does not consider death to be an evil or an in- Justice, and it is equally clear that he tntended bia creatures to suffer pain. Pain ie a condition that 1s most pre clous in this world, Would mother hood be what it is without pain and self-sacrifice? Would pity and out have any scope in a painless Would a world in which no one de served pain be a moral world at all? “We must not shirk pain, for It i {tself beneficial and part of God's dering of the world. 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Carter, For Rent—Neatly furnished rooms, sicictiy eadearn tie ava erien gy ee Hed coute. Aire, 3. 0, Kigaberr, Must the Information We Need | New WEBSTER emer met Every day in your talk and reading, mikeenoninee cin ae. Co ieeecceane ce Gonmin es oo aoe ee ries Sparen. Up-to-date in- ‘Bhi NEW CREATION wi sone veusgratv aan ity. 400s ‘Defined. 2700 Fon Rd at ih \ se Apage. A Btroke ih WR Ear i 1 eas att ie i my Bee } } os \< 1 ee i “As wean {A % eee = | Las Hi |g Mri LL Uaed eee ee ee a ee The Stolen es Submarine ‘An Audacious Hazard of Nikolai, Independent Agent, as Related by His Lieutenant, Summers By H. M. EGBERT (Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman) Teme ane cary rats me tee oe eat cae attend the German yacht races, Such ‘meetings are, of course, largely pat- ronized by gentlemen who dabble in what Nikolai called “high finance.” {he police had gathered in a score ‘and wiore of the fraternity and sent them out of the country; but those ‘wore the binglers at their trade. We passed as wealthy Americans, and ‘hoped to reap a harvest. But my companion’s thoughts flew high above the common swindling. I Anew that when he announced bis coup, tt would be something worthy of his fantastic mind. On the third ‘evening, while we gat together upon ‘the esplanade, watching the yachts swing past, flags of all nations flutter- ing at the mast heads, Nikolai broach- ed his plan. “These Germans are giving England ‘@ hard fight for the supremacy of the ocean.” he said, as the kalser's yacht, having defeated her English antagon- ‘ist, passed to the salutation of ten thousand throats. “And they're not so far behind in actual war material either. England would give a fortune for tho plans of the new German sub- anarine.” He handed me the Daily Telegraph of two days previous, which he had purchased at the Casino, I had not seen a paper for the past week, Turn- ing to the column indicated by my companion, I discovered that the German war scare had assumed a new phinse, ‘The column, which was headed in bisck type, dealt with the maneuvers of a mysterious submarine ship, which had been seen at various points along the British coast, sometimes as a halt- submerged body that cut through the water at an astonishing speed, at others merely as the periscope, the eye of rtich cratt, which alone was visible above the waves. It was obviously engaged in taking soundings aud spying upon the English naval dbfenses, “Prom these various statements of ‘those who have seen this craft,” the upwspaper went on to say, “it Is evi dent, in spite of official denials, that tt ig.none other than the new German wiibmarine, about which so much spec- ulation is rife. Its ability to tray- el such a distance from its base demonstrates the fact clearly, for no other type of submarine vessel has ‘more than a very limited sphere of fection. ‘Tho British government fwould, doubtless, pay handsomely for Sa plaa ‘of this craft. Meanwhile it is reported that warships are search- ing for It—and, Messtours, if you come within. the mits of our territorial waters, food out for broadside!” | “phe British government would fdoubltess, pay handsomely for a plan of this cfaft,’" Nikolal quoted, read- ing over my shoulder. “Well, why shouldn't we earn the reward, Sum- mers “How could we get the plans?” 1 asked, “Wo won't,” replied Nikolat, “What do you say to taking the craft itself and steoring it into Portsmouth har- bor? It might be piracy on the high ous, but—would England let it go be fore she had inspected 1t? And the re ward would be big “You have never seen a submarin of the newer type, Summers,” Nikola went on hastily, before { could inter pose any objection, “Within thos shells one man, and certainly two, car hold the entire crew at bay. How Well, a stick of dynamite, retained i proximity to the steering gear, is « powerful aid. ‘There are few sailor who would choose certain death by suffocation at the bottom of the sea 1 preference to fe with a modicum o Gishonor, ‘Then, again, they keep n arms except a couple’ of pistols o #0, A submarine {s not an offensiv craft. One man, in fact, could easll overpower the entire crew. “Now, Summers, once we ar aboard, this shall be your task. Meat while, T shall assume charge of th stocring epparatus and bring the ver kel safely into Portsmouth harbor ‘hero we deliver her to the author ties, All are arrested and detaine pending the court's decision. In th ond the yeusel {s released, we are cor demued to hang for plracy—and some body opens our cell doors one nigh and a grateful government pension us, Do you understand?” “It’s risky,” [ suggested, | “But it's sure,” eald Nickolal, “An | the audacity of the scheme makes it fulfillment easy.” In fact, the initial steps at any rats ‘proved no formidable obstacle. W knew that the Kiel naval yards mus be the headquarters of the mysteriou craft. ‘There was no dificulty in di covering the allp at which she bert! ed after cach return from the Englis coast.» The wtrects. ware full of Ge shan tallors; discipline, never 80 dra tic in the navy as fn the army, was ‘trifle lax during the regatta’ week there was no dificulty tn gaining a ‘mittance to the slip. “{Nikolal, tn tho uniform of a nav: mptain, énd J, attired as his order! sua sare aro Bice each w Ue ie Epler q g aN PRS Ree a JOMAN’S ADVANTAGE. IN LIF IMR Es gees a) 08 pan Physicians of | Prominence WGWve Gome Figures That Explain ii Disparity Between the Sexes. ‘hough doctors have long realtzed thanks (o a better knowledge ‘nanitation and personal, ‘hygiene, Je are living longer thin formerly, B much greater. relative, longevity . cess ig! eons ae ee Te er eee on each oceasion. So much we learn- ed—or rather, Nikolai learned—dur? ing these nightly visits of ours. NI- kolal spoke German as his mother tongue, and even naval officers grow garrulous after the fourth bottle. But as to the mechanism of the Hertha, or its objects in the pe- riodical journeys, nobody could say. Our Investigation must be made per- sonally. It was on Thursday, June 29, that we laid our final plans, The Hertha had docked; judging by precedent, she would set forth upon the following evening. ‘The approach to the sllp was guarded by a couple of marines, who were relieved periodically; but we had discovered where Lieut, Von Beeman lived, and believed it would be easy to gain admittance. We were to wait in the proximity of his house until he left on the following evening to take up his command, We would follow close upon his heels and pass in a short distance behind him; | under the circumstances it would be improbable that the’ marines would | question us. But to ensure against | any unexpected circumstances, Niko- lat had a forged paper from the min- istry of marine, detaiting him, with his orderly—myself—to accompany Von Beeman upon his next journey, I confess I was trembling when, on the ensuing evening, we put this scheme into execution, It must have been in the evening, just when the long twilight was yielding to night, before we perceived the Heutenant leave his quarters and stride sharply down the street. We followed him, gradually edging up closer. At a short distance from the entrance to the slip he swung round on his heel. “Halt!” he cried sharply, seeing our uniforms and thinking us sailors. “What the devil are you men doing here? What ship are you from?” But that it was nearly dark I could have sworn Nikolai grew purple in the face from feigned wrath. “Attention, sir,” be bawled. “I am Captain Von Obermeister of the min- istry of marine.” I saw the lieutenant bring his heels together with a click; he stood stiff as a ramrod and his hand went up to the salute mechan- ieally. Nikolal sputtered and storm- ed inarticulately for a few mo- ments, “Schmidt!” he cried to me at length, “withdraw seventeen paces in accordance with the regulations.” I understood only the motion of the hand. But Nikolat explained to me subsequently that this was the form. ula prescribed in the case of an officer intending to admonish a subordinate. According to the rules of the service, no officer might rebuke another in the presence of an enlisted man, Hardly had I withdrawn when I saw Nikolal leap toward the lieuten- ant and metaphorically rend him, His voice, a continuous low basso, was hardly punctuated by the lieutenant’s high-pitched apologies, Von Bee. man Was limp and actually tremblins when Nikolai, having concluded his lecture, recalled me. “My orderly Schmidt, accompanies mo," snarled Nicolai, “You have read the order‘ Forward! March!” And we passed into the slip where a long, low, oval craft was moore¢ with ropes against a sloping dock. As we approached, a half dozen sailor rose and stood at attention, “Will you step aboard, sir?” ask ed the lieutenant with deference. Ni kolai accepted the invitation; I fol ‘| lowed him; then came the lieutenant | the sailors trooping in behind him and soon we were all ensconced 11 the hollow of the ship. A few me | ments afterward the rope was cas -| off and we glided down the slopini || dock into the water, Soon we wer ‘| skimming the surface of the canal | Presently the waves began to rise; th "| ghts ashore receded; a keen win }| nipped our faces. I knew that w }| had passed into the North sea, ‘Th ‘| deck was closed and we plunged int | the depths, our periscope alone vis! | ble above the waters, } The lieutenant himself stood at th steering gear, Nikolai beside him Their gaze was bent intently upon | || sort of camera obscura, very much re }| sembling the ground glass of a pho tographic box, upon which were re ,| flected the starry heavens, changin; »| only as the ship altered her course [| Three fathoms beneath the surfac :| we could discern everything above u -| by the medium of this eye, which cor -| nected with a long, hollow tube, th || top of which was fitted with a serie -} of lenses and rece some feet abov -| the water. Henco the presence of an .| vessel would be as discernible a , | though we were in an open boat. : We'three were gathered together s the end of the hold. Packed closel || around us was machinery of a yl | eated end, to. me, uniniown typ i) thous speaanicnes ma aatemetse, . | huge compressed air tank, a | line tank with a series: of pikes. ax h | valves, and the inevitable motor. Upe a the aide of the ablp, close by, hung Cie en iecati a <5 \ife annuitants has come as a general surprise, In & summery of these Sgues It was shown that. the expectation of life ofa woman of fitty is now more than w year greater than it was in 1875, ehile that of a man of the same age Isvonly three months greater. Discussing tho reasons of our tn- greasing longevity and in particular woman's stronger hold on life, physt- dtc piety ‘ferent. theortew, ee eusential cause of death,” one Je. ee A\ @ \ Coe RY ve ee Sy TNs > epee x yes Lo Lee ae i 3 ee ee le (ih ge Se OM SF NSO ap ne x PG Ah Wa We Ke Yi ee ea Dw Yi ime wy / fs) Sg Ce OS A A he i es AON a. => Birr i = = SS) HM Aya” \\ \ 2 DS 11d a ag \C AAW p Wy <= YZ Life ) . [INA Zi i At) 7 3," r SN WQRY ZZ Wh Ot(ed Mons SAN % \A Sree i Of cease Fa War eae SW) &N couple of pistols, Just as Nikotal had foretold. ‘The men, stripped to the waist and persplimg from the heat, Were gathered at the opposite end, some at work upon the machinery that Mberated the Compressed alr, one trac. ing the chart, others engaged upon ‘some duties connected with the me- chanism of the boat, Our volces, whon we spoke, roared and re-echoed ‘within the close confines of our quar- ters. I watched Nikolal, my heart beating wildly. Presently, quite cas- untly he ran bis fingers through his hair—the appointed signal. I stepped to the wall and took down the piftols; examined them ‘casually; they were loaded. ‘The Heutenant looked up in mild surprise, And then it all happened, I stepped forward somewhat foolishly, and pointing the weapons at Van Beoman’s ‘face; even yet he understood nothing. He began to retreat from me, try- ing to speak, stunned by my demean- or. I pressed him back to the other end of the ship. The sailors had risen to thelr feet and stood watch- ing me open-mouthed, Nikolat bend ing over the camera, apparently whol ly indifferent. At ‘that moment 1 seemed to be living in an unreal and grotesque dream, The lieutenant broke the silence, “My God!” he screamed in German, “the fellow has gone mad! Captain Von Obermeister!" Nikolai looked up. “At your serv. ce, sir,” he said, “Take his pistols away. Ho is in. sane. It is the heat!” “Schmidt is acting under my or dors," replied Nikolal. “Keep your end of the boat, Iteutenant, or you dle. ‘And the first man,” he added, “that stirs toward us dies. To work, men,” he continued in German, ‘Tho stupe- fled sailors obeyed, ‘Then Nikolai turned to the leuten- ant again. "You are entitled to an explanation and you shall have it,” he said, “I represent the British gov- ernment, and our course is laid for Portsmouth harbor.” . He spoke in English, which, like all German naval officers, the leutenant understood perfectly. Von Beeman stared at him wildly; then suddenly he burst into sobs, “Come, man,” said Nikolal, with some sympathy, “things are not as bad as they might be. At least you can have your life. And, if you choose to expatriate yourself, rath er than return to face @ court-martial —there are many careers open to you—" “Curse it, alr, I am not weeping over my disgrace,” ried the lleutenant fu rlously. “You insulted me, sir, in th streets of Kiel, and that insult mus be atoned for.” ‘The sailors were muttering bebin¢ him, ‘They understood the situatior now. By ones and twos they left thei work and mustered at his side, “Look out!” cred Nikolat sharp ly. “They are going to rush us!” He swung the wheel, and I saw th stars whirl on the silver plate beneath the Periscope. ‘Then a faint smear 0 black showed itself among the leap ing waves, which quickly resolved i | self into a miniature warship, wit fighting tops and two long guns at th stern A finger of light sprang fron 1) stated, “is a Wearing out from over- Work of ouf brain cells. Women may o| be just ds bralay as men, but they 2 | do not work thelr brain cells as vigor a | ously or as continuously as do thelr 5,| male relatives. If they did there @| would not be so great a disparity tn the length of life of the two sexes.” | Another consultant puts down wo r | man's greater expectation of life to the {-| more sheltered existence she leads 41 | and the lack of the phyaitally depress s. | Ing competition which is part of near | ly every man's life, “A woman may OG Sootese "Hen fate net ‘ed motionless, Then ae ve aide a tiny blur leaped into the waves. It was a man of war. And the blur at the side was a scout motor boat. ‘We were discovered—t realized that in an instant. | Heavong be praised, ‘the English battleship had not been searching the seas for us in vain! If only Nikolal had waited a tow delet minutes longer, until they were alongside! Now wo must stand off our enemios until the rescue came, All these thoughts flashed through my brain instantaneously. My glance had hardly faltered, but that moment of indecision was enough. With a con- certed movement the sailors had hurl ed themselves on us. Tho rush was 80 swift, 60 simultaneous, that the bark of my pistol was muffted in the cloth of the Heutenant’s uniform, and the bullet turned aside. ‘Then, wrap- ping mo in his embrace, he slipped to the floor, and we tumbled and sprawl ed over the slippery keel-plates, The rest bore Nikola! to the ground with me, and agath the stars whirled upon the silver plate as tho subma- rine, unguided, plunged here and there under the seas, ‘Two minutes Inter we were trussed and bound and helpless. ‘The lieuten- ant called off his men and stood | over us, watching Nikolat with a sour smile, “Do you know what I am going to do with you?” he asked, “Surrender us to the German gov. ernment, I hope,” said Nikolai po: litely. “Your articles of war would not justify murder.” “T ar going to wipe out the insult you offered me in the streets of Kiel,” shouted Vou Beeman, hoares with pas sion. “You called me a sheep's head, you impostor!” “Calt’s head,” sald Nikolal, “not sheep's head. You shall have your sat- isfaction whenever you make it pos- sible for me to meet you. ‘The Hng- lish laws against dueling are strict—" “1 am not going to England,” shout- ed Von Beeman, “Look at the plate!” retorted Niko- lal. A sailor had sprung to the wheel. Ho steadied the swinging craft, and there, on the camera ob- scura, but filling {t completely, was @ scouting boat; it must have been Almost upon us. "Then, as I watch: ed, I saw a flag float into the picture, and on it were the stars of the Ger man flag, It was a German warship, and no! ‘an English one, that had discovered us! ‘More and more clearly came the picture of the scouting boat. There could be no mistake. Our ruse had fatled—and, When we thought that we had snatched victory out of defeat, ‘once more the cup of hope had beer dashed from our: lips. All chances was gone; probably death, at best, im prisonment for life, awaited us, ‘The picture blurred; the submarin tilted and rose to'the surface of th sea, Through the thick glass of th window we saw the scout-boat lay-t a cable's length distant. She wa manned by a crew of lusty sallors, anc in the stern sat an officer in the uni form of a German naval captain. W drew alongside apd opened our deck ‘He stepped aboard +; have hard work to do,” he explained, y | “but except for the few, who work In y | offtces or who follow professions, they | work in thetr own homes, and at a F | pace they set for themselves. Tho | home 1s also, as a rule, vastlf more n | alry, sunny and generally more wbole- some than 1s her husband's sbnp or >| office." @ woe % Washing Soiled Greenbacke, | A soiled greenback {s rostored to r-| {te original glory by washing and ron- y | ng at @ cost of onetenth of a gent, ‘ ‘Von Beeman sprang to his ids tla basse to pour out the story of our attempt. The captain's brows contracted as he listened; incredulous at first, he grew more and more Im- passive and cold, At last he turned to Nikolal. “What have you to say?” he asked. “Tt is true,” said my companion, “What are you going to do?” ‘The captain spoke more coldly, more formally than before. Nicolai turned to me. “He says that he intends to hang us at his yard-arm before breakfast,” he explained, T looked around me desperately Dawn was already flushing the east, the stars were paling, and, on the port bow, outlined against the saffron sky, was the long loast line of Hng- land, “He cannot hang spies—evon if we are spies—in peace time,” I muttered. “Tt ts against the code.” Nikolai translated, but the captain did not deign to notice me. It was the Heutenant who interposed. “As for that fellow,” he said, point ing to me, “let him hang if you pre fer, captain, But not this other, who is evidently a high officer in the Eng- Msh service. Curse him,” he shriek ed, losing his self-control again. “He insulted mo in the streets of Kiel. He called me a sheep's head—and I was in uniform.” “Calf's head, not sheep's head,” Nikola! interposed. “I demand satisfaction,” shonted Von Beeman. “IT am afraid, Heutenant,” said the captain, “that the honor of Germany must take precedence of yours.” “If it will be any satisfaction,” said Nikoial, “I am no officer. I am an un- official spy in nobody's service but my own.” “Is that true?” erled Von Beeman ‘with apparent eagerness, staring at Nikolal, My comrade nodded, ‘The Heutenant leaped forward with a cry of triumph, “It is true,” he exclaimed. “I ques. tioned his veracity, and he showed no resentment. An officer does not He. He is no officer. Well, do you wish my evidence, sir, at the courtmar tial?” “There will be no court-martial, Meutenant,” the captain answered. “They will be hanged immediately. Lie to until you see them at the yard. arm; then return to Kiel and report yourself to the commandant of the port. And now untle those fel lows.” At the word from Yon Beeman the sailors began to free us from our bonds. Meanwhile the German cap. {atm moved Ielsursly about the subany rine, examining the mechanism will professional interest. When swe were freo he signed to us to precede him into the boat. We took our places and the Sallags Dems be voy 98. Tidy to the man of war. It was light now. Behind us the submarine tossed heavily upon the waves. Look ing backward, I could see Von Beemat standing amidship, gazing {mplacabl; after us, ‘Then Nikolai nudged mi and polnted furtively to the Germai captain. Ho was beaming upon us, and tf ‘bis expression there was somethin, Truly a Venerable Person. in ‘The maiden lady of uncertain age y decame indignant when the census taker anked her age, 0 “Did you see the girls next doort™ sho asked; “the Hill twins?” e “Certainly,” replied the census oF man. “And id they tell you thelr age? “Yes.” “Well,” she snapped as she shut the © door tn his face, “I'm just as old as De they are!” i "Ob, very well,” sald the censw , , ‘aa near @ wink as I imagine the naval regulations Pee see While 1 ‘watched him, 1 heard one of the sailors, who had missed his stroke with the odr, utter s hearty ‘curse in purest Englieh, ‘But wo were at tho ship's side and ascending the ladder bofore 1 contd draw the necessary Inferences trom what I had seen, ‘The captain walk ed forward toward his quarters, algn ing to us to follow him. Presently we were alone with him in his cab. in, ‘Then he turned on Nikolai ab ruptly, “Well done, sir,” he sald heartily “{ shall report your courageous a6 tion to the admiralty. Not only have you performed an act unparalleled tn the history of the flest, but you afford: ed me an opportunity to discover the complete secret of the mechanism of tho new submarine.” “With your permission, sir, Twill explain matters to my friend,” sald Nikola, turning to me. But already the whole affair had become clear to me, It was an English battleship, and by the ruse of the German fag, its captain had discovered the secret which England had wanted so badly Woe were in friendly hands, “Did you fulfill this mission by the @irect suggestion of the admiralty?” the captain asked, “No, sir,” said Nikolai. “Tt was our own enterprise, and we trusted. to the generosity of the English nation tc reward us adequately.’ ‘The captain startod. “What?” he eried. “Doea nobody tn England know that you embarked upon this perilous adventure?” “Nobody but yourself and your men sir,” Nikolal answered. The captain's manner changed fn ‘a way comical to see. “Well, my men,” he sald, “you hay had a fortunate escape. Now I tel you what I shall do, In five minutes « @inghy will be lowered from tho side You will enter it, and-can, doubtless pull yourselves ashore. We cre no three miles frém the Hampshir const." “And you will report us for the re ward?” I asked. “Reward? What reward?” ‘Then I understood. He meant t take the entire credit for the achieve ment to himself, And, it we told ow story in England, nobody would giv: us a hearing, I stood astonished shaking With impotent rage and cha erin, ‘Then the captain Inid his hand kind ly upon my shoulder. “Gentlemen,” he said, addressin, both of us, “be very thankful tha you have escaped with your lives, Yo played a desperate game which yo were ill prepared for. You came o! no worse than you started. Half a hour ago and you would have given al you possess for life. You have you lives, Take my advice: go quickly and at once.” ‘Ten minutes later wo were pullin for the English shore. MEASURES THE NERVE FORCE Machine That Scientist Claims Has Great Possibilities—Experi- ments Made. ‘There is a remarkable Nttle instru- ment, consisting of a steel cylinder at- tached to @ vertical needle, for meas- uring human magnetism, that 1s at- tracting a good deal of attention in the oceult library in Plecadilly. It is the invention of Doctor Fayol, who has been conducting a series of ex- periments before a committee of tho French Academy ot Medicina, Explaining its purpose, M. W. do Kerlor sald: “Its object is to demon- strate the existence of the emanation of nerve force from the human body. “If you place the left hand in front of the cylinder, the needle will move in the same direction as the hands of a watch; if the right hand, the motion will be in the opposite direction, With all healthy and normal individuals the rotation of the needle ts normal; it persons are {I, or even below par, the motion of the needle will be irregular and abnormal. “AN healthy bodies project regular currents of nerve force; unhealthy bodies absorb. That is why you hear of sick or elderly people who have not sufficient vital force to maintain the normal amount of physical strength absorbing human magnetism from younger and healthfer persons, Various experiments have been made with the instrument to show how variously it is affected. ‘Two hands of an opposite nature Placed in front of the apparatus en- tirely stop the motion, but with two hands of the same nature it is ac celerated. As to the possibilities of tho inven. tion, M. de Kerlor said: “It you have an instrument which 1s capable of be ing propelled at the rate of 30 or 40 turns a minute quite automatleally by an invisible foree emanating from the human body, what may not _ be achieved by applying the magnetism |.of a hundred or of a thousand men to ‘a much larger cylinder with a power ful lever? He Explained, The girl was willing, but the base ball player was difident. She had to resort to strategy. “Jim,” she said, “there are several points of the game that I wish you would explain.” “Where shall I begin?” he asked, delighted. “I should ko to—er”"—she heattat- ed, blushing—"know more about the ‘squeeze play.’ "—Judge. Reckless Spender, Saphedde—It costs me $25,000 a year to live, Miss Caustique—-How foolishly some people spend thelr money!—Philadeb phia Record, than to himself, and he wrote down In his book; “Jane Jobnson—as off as the Hills.” For Worn Books, ‘The most beautiful books are bound ‘| with leather. If in constant use the bo or eran s00n becomes worn. remedy condition use equal quantities of white of egg and water | beaten together, Apply with a soft || brush or plece of flannel. When thor oughly dry, poltéh with @ fresh plece lof flannel, GEORGE, DIPLOMAT Young Man Well Knew There Was Little to Be Gained By * Wearing the Willow. See TS Wane sne Wee ime eral. hea ae ‘what precise ‘moment the fireworks ‘Went off wo are unable to elucidate, but, the fact remains that the afore- sald couple parted In anger and went their respective ways. When pa ventured to mildly Inquire as to why he had not seen George's manly figure decorating the parlor, Geraldine drew herseit up like « real broken hearted heroine and remarked in north pole accents that sho never cared to seo that person again, Fur- thermore, she expressed a fond wish that her pa and ma and brothers and sisters would cttt the aforesaid George off thelr visiting Msts, And then, to show that this incident had no effect ‘on her youthful spirits, she shut her- self up in her room and didn’t speak to @ soul for two days. Accordingly, ft came to pass that George was {80 Jated from the family, Now, Geraldine was some girl, and one would surmise that George would do the right thing and mope and grow! at losing such a treasure, but ho didn’t. ‘This startling information came to Geraldine through a very dear friend. George was having the time of his lite. Why, wasn’t he seen with ‘a strange blonde on Main street, and ‘didn't he take her for a walk and buy her some ico cream? What 1s more to the point, didn’t he throw reason to the four winds and insist on buying her a dollar box of candy—a dollar box, mind you! And |aferward wasn’t he seen on upper | Main street holding this strange girl's hand? When Geraldine had digested this choice morsel of information her indignation Knew no bounds. That night she sat down and dispatched ® short note of nine pages to George, telling him that, inasmuch as they had once been friends, he might at least have some regard for her feel- |ings and discontinue his scandalous flirtation with a total stranger. She also told him other things, log!- cal from her point of view, but calcu- lated to make a peaceful man sit up and gasp. When George received this chapter of her life he almost had @ fit. He lost no time in replying to Geraldine, telling her among other things qthat Inasmuch as this was a free country he was at perfect liberty to court 50 girls if he chose. Other letters of the same tenor in asbestos envelopes passed between the pair until one morning George re- ceived a missive that almost burned his fingers. “This is the last straw!” he exclaimed after reading It, “It'll go up there tonight and tell her a few things.” | ‘The Family were seated around the table after dinner, trying to figure out who shonld suffer for Geraldine’s new hat, when the bell rang and little sis. ter’ bounded into the room and an- nounced, “It's George!” An awful st- htence followed this.,fuformation. oy pa rose slowly to his feet. Grin de termination was written on his face and a terrible Nght gleamed in his eyes. “I'l attend to this scamp,” be spoke slowly, as if with a terrible ef. fort Poor Ma buried her face tn her hands and sobbed. But Geraldine’s brothers spoke up and demanded that they be accorded the honor of making George a ft subject for the new hos pital. A terrible war of words ensued unt Geraldine silenced every one by her actions. Rising up with tragic alr, she said: “Leave this affair to me, I am | the one who has been injured, and 1 |e fitting that I should give him his just deserts. With a few well chosen words Il make him feel his coward ly position, and when he departs from this house tonight it will be forever.’ ‘Then, with a queenly gesture, she strode to the front door and usheret || George into the partor. Five minutes passed. ‘Ten minutes ‘| passed. Pa and ma and the rest o || the family couldn't stand the suspensé any longer, so they rose us and in yaded the parlor, determined to se the scoundrel humbled in the dust When they entered Geraldine me them half way and, taking Georg ‘by the hand, sald, ‘with a pecullai '|smile which epread over her prett ‘| face, “You see, folks, it’s all a mls take. George has explained every thing 80 we are engaged,” and she looked up at the former rascal as i || his first name was Romeo. ‘| Oh, what's the use? Maybe th other girl was his sister—New York elexvain. Queen Mary's Simplicity. Mary, queen of England, has gives many proofs that she Is @ practical person and greatly disposed to ae away with as many of the frills asso elated with her position as possible, Reports reached her recently that some of the ladies who uct as her dep- uties at different social tunetions, as she 18 unable to meet all these do- mands in person, have been giving themselves more than royal airs, thus causing much annoyance to the hos tesses who haye to recelye them. Tho queen has therefore altered some of the rules regarding’ the manner in which @ lady representing her at any private social function Is to be re- colyed making the reception of Queen Mary's deputy less ceremonious af- fair than hitherto. It ts said that now one may be able even to sit in the presence of one of these royal substitutes, without belng given the frozen stare and the fey mitt. ‘Those Careless Men. Salt—Yeu, miss, we had an awfut ntorm here last week. ‘That lighthouse yonder was washed away except for a few blocks of stone. ‘Miss—-Dear me! Whatever did they bulld It fm such an exposed position for? Main Thine. “Did you ever realize anything om that investment? “Ob, yes.” “What did you reulize on itr “What fool I had beea.” M OUT of the congiormentation of styles which the beginning of winter ushered in, many are passing and a few are to remain for spring. Here is a pretty and rather plain cloth gown for present wear, which may be copied in taffeta silk, figured or plain voile (or both), in white embroidered fabrics—in fact, in any of the beautiful summer materials. It will be found strictly up to date when the time comes for wearing it. A very pretty development of it shows a plain skirt, quite full enough to step in at the normal stride, with the hip drapery made of figured volle having a white ground with colored flowers. The bodice is made of this volle combined with shadow lace. There is a girdle of leaf green messaline ribbon and a sash which extends about the figure under the drapery and ties in a bow (at the right side) with short hanging ends. These pretty volles sell at a very reasonable price—in the neighborhood of forty cents a yard—and make up into as elegant looking dresses as those that cost four or five times as much. We are to have a spring and summer season with everything flower decked. Small flowers on hats. PRETTY BONNET TO ADORN THE SMALL MAIDEN IT IS a delight to make the pretty little bonnets and caps which small daughters and little sisters look so adorably sweet in, and it is by no means difficult. Here is one made of chiffon taffeta silk, with plaited ruffles of mousseline and lace. The puffed crown is simply a circle of silk about eighteen inches in diameter, with rows of shirring at the edge. This is sewed to a narrow covered head band or bandeau, bound with pin shirring wire. Underneath the band the ruffles are placed after being gathered into ample fulness. The knife plaiting may be made of the same silk as the crown 1910 and need not be hemmed at the edge. It is poised under the lace. By way of trimming, a narrow ribbon ruching is placed about the crown and a rosette of baby ribbon with hanging ends is placed at the side. Ties of ribbon about three inches wide complete this pretty piece of headgear. Bounces of this kind are made up in all the colors that children wear, and are very practical for almost every season of the year. Tiny bouquets of fruit blossoms, little June roses, forget-me-nots, and little daisies are added. Flowers and ribbons are of all things the best for children's millinery. When made of the darker colors, as brown or tan, with white or cream lace ruffles, bonnets of this kind are quite durable. The dainty tints are not very successfully cleaned and therefore such millinery is for wear on dress-up occasions. Coliffure Modes. There is more youthfulness in the style of hair dressing this season, and a number of chic women have discarded algettes and paradise plumes for theater wear. The most novel decorations for the- dresses with sprays or single blossom of small flowers, flowered ribbon girdles and vests, parasols with millinery flowers added for adornment, or with flowers printed in the coverings. A little study of the styles will betray the tendency to the quint old-fashioned ideas in which flowers were the paramount means of expression in using color. Nothing prettier has ever been thought out. The little gown pictured is not at all difficult to make. It is an "easy-going" fit but must be draped and hung correctly. Almost any pattern house can provide a paper pattern for guidance in cutting this dress. More material is required this season than for the past two. Flouces and hip draperies are to the fore, but it is not likely that we shall go to extremes in the matter of growing fond of voluminous skirts. The narrow band of fur which finishes the bodice on the gown pictured can be omitted for spring or summer wear. But if the gown is made for wear in southern winter resorts this narrow border of fur appears on the sheerest of materials—as lace, net and chiffons. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. ater wear is an artistic plaque in oriental stones fixed to the back of the head. Beads, in harmonizing color, fall from the hair and encircle the neck. A line of colored stones round the head, finishing at the back with wide tulle bow has been worn at the recent premières of the Paris theaters. Younger Parisian society women are not wearing so much in the hair as English society girls. They consider it more youthful to allow the hair to be dressed very simply and not an over-abundance of decoration. Young debutantes and the "jeunes filles du monde" are wearing small silk flower wreaths or diminutive empire couronnes of tiny roses through which the hair is passed en bandeau, enveloping the head. New Materials for Toilet Articles If you must be abreast of the times throw away or give away the toilet articles in silver, ivory or celluloid which have been your faithful friends for years, and get everything new in art glass, which comes in the most alluring tints of cream, rose, mauve and green and in classically severe designs. The little boxes for powder, rouge and soap have square bottoms like the base of a Corinthian pillar and convex covers like the dome of the Madeleine, while the clock cases, pin trays and mirror backs are equally plain and ponderous. If you don't care for toilet articles in glass, even of the most artistic sort, you may turn toward those in alabaster, or what looks like alabaster. These come in shapes similar to the articles in glass, but are pure white and promise to be more durable. Little crocheted powder puffs are the latest novelty for the purse. They can easily be made at home. Crochet two circular pieces about the size of a silver dollar out of mercerized cotton of any shade desired. Carefully sew them together, leaving small openings through which to pour in the powder. Fill the bag full with the powder, so that it will sift through easily when patted gently on the face. Then make a pretty edge around the circular piece by crocheting a few rows of plain chain stitch, each added row to be caught into the middle of the preceding one which gives a sort of ruffle effect. An opening can safely be made by cutting a stitch or two when it is necessary to refill the puff. Aid to the Stout. Three-fluenced skirts rather help the stout woman, the upper flounce disgulsing her embonpoint. The three are generally of the same depth, but vary in fullness. To be large around the hips, small at the knees, is one desideratum in the aspect of the figure. Beauty Spots. Black velvet beauty spots, cut in disks, big and little, in triangles and in various odd designs, are sold by the box. The reverse side is covered with a gumlike substance which fastens the velvet securely to the skin when it is slightly moistened. For Handy Boys and Girls to Make and Do (Copyright by A. Neely Hall) A PORTABLE WRITING DESK. Every boy needs a writing desk, and the plans below show an entirely new idea for a desk. It has no legs, but is made to stand on a table. The front drops down to write upon, just like a drop-leaf of any desk. When the front is closed and hooked, the desk is in a compact form, and it may be lifted from the table by means of the handle attached to the top and stood in some out of the way corner until wanted for use again. A grocery box, together with its cover or some additional box boards, is needed for working material. The box shown in the illustrations is one in which cans of preserved fruit had been packed, and it measures 21 inches long, $13\%$ inches wide and $7\%$ inches deep. Very likely you can get a box of approximately the same dimensions by going to your grocer. Pick out as perfect a box as you can find. The fewer cracks, knots and joints that there are in the boards, the less puttying you will have to do when finishing. After renalling any boards that may be loose, cut the board A of a length equal to the inside length of the box, and of a width equal to the inside depth of the box (Fig. 4), and the piece B of equal width and $2\%$ T THE PORTABLE WRITING-DESK CLOSED inches high. Fasten piece B across the center of board A, with nails driven through A into the edge of B. Then fasten the nailed together pieces in the upper part of the box, as shown in Fig. 3, to form pigeon-holes. Nail through the ends of the box into the ends of board A, and down through the top into the edge of board B, to hold the pieces in place. Strip C (Fig. 5) forms the front to a rack for stationery and loose papers (Figs. 2 and 3), and has four screw-hooks screwed into it (Fig. 5) for pen and pencil racks. Cut this strip of a length equal to the inside length of the box, and about 2 inches wide, and fasten it between the ends of the box, about 1 inch out from the box bottom, by driving nails through the box ends into its ends. The box-cover boards should be fastened together with two strips placed across them near the ends as shown in Fig. 1, for the front drop- THE PORTABLE WRITING-DESK OPEN leaf. Either nail or screw these cross-pieces to the boards, using nails or screws short enough so they will not go all the way through the two thicknesses of wood. Hinge the drop-leaf to the inside of the desk bottom with a pair of 2-inch hinges, as shown in Fig. 2. Fasten a small hook to each end of the desk, and screw a small screw-eye into each end of the drop-leaf in the proper position for it to hook into, as a means for hooking the drop-leaf when closed. A pair of very small hook-and-eyes can be bought at the hardware store for a few cents. A parcel handle will make a satisfactory handle for carrying the desk by (Fig. 7). It would not be safe to keep an ink bottle in your portable desk without fastening it. There would be too many chances of upsetting it. A good way of securing it is that shown in Fig. 6. Get a long, heavy rubber band, or a piece of elastic, and tack PARCEL HANDLE SCREW-EYES RUBBER BAND TACK its ends to the inside of one desk end, as indicated in Fig. 3. This will form a pocket into which the bottle may be slipped with safety, as the rubber will hold the bottle tight against the desk end (Fig. 2). By DOROTHY PERKINS. A DANCING DOLL. The little dancing doll in the illustration will dance as gracefully as a fairy and keep perfect time to any music you may furnish. All the materials required to make it are a piece of thin white cardboard, a coarse thread and needle, some pink water- color paint or a pink crayon pencil, four broom straws, and a piece or tissue-paper. The first thing to do is to prepare the different parts of the doll, and as these are shown natural size in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7, they can be cut right out of this page. Only one arm and one leg is shown, however, and you will have to use these parts as patterns for marking on the second arm and leg. Paste the paper parts upon lightweight cardboard to give them stiffness. To the fasten the parts together, pierce holes through them with a pencil point or a hat-pin, at the points A, B and C (Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7), and join the correspondingly lettered holes with thread, tying a knot on each end of each thread enough larger than 4 the holes to keep the parts from slipping off. Figure 2 shows the doll assembled complete. The circular piece with the center cut out of it, shown in Fig. 3, fits down over the doll's body, resting upon its hips, as shown in Fig. 2. It is cut through on one side to make it easier to slip it over the doll's body. This piece forms the top of the standard which supports the doll while dancing. Pierce four holes through it, near the outer edge, and at equal distances apart; insert a broom straw in each hole, bend over the top, and glue it to the cardboard so it will not slip out. Cut off the lower ends of the straws so they will extend just a trifle below the doll's feet when the doll is stood upon its broomstraw standard. To dress the doll, cut a strip of tissue-paper three and one-half inches wide and 25 inches long, pleat or gather it, and sew it around the doll's waist for a skirt. Then make a waist out of the same material and sew it in place. Cut a pretty head of the right size from a magazine, and paste it to the doll's head. When the doll is finished, place her on a piece of cardboard with the end of the cardboard extending over the edge of the table, tap the cardboard with your fingers, and you will be delighted upon discovering how gracefully she can dance. The dolls should not be made to look alike, for the doll's party, but as different as possible. This will be quite easy to do. A variety of pretty heads will be found by a careful search among fashion pictures and magazine illustrations, and with tissue-papers of different colors to work with, there will be no limit to the number of styles of pretty party dresses that you will be able to devise. Tissue-paper doll dressing is fun, and just the right kind of fun for an afternoon when the weather is too disagreeable for you to play outdoors A DANCING DOLL TRIP IN BOLIVIA'S WILDS A man in a hat and trousers stands on a wooden bridge over a stream, surrounded by stone walls and trees. AN INCA BRIDGE THE strident blasts of automobile horns and the buzz of six cylinder engines will soon be heard in the heart of Bolivia. If the concession sought by Leroy S. Cutting of Darlington, WI is granted by the Bolivian government, whose attitude so far has favorable. An automobile line for passengers and freight over 90 miles of road now traveled only by plodding Indians and balky mules is the idea of Mr. Cutting. This would bring the produce of the interior city of Sorata to La Paz, a railroad terminus and the chief commercial city of the country. From there it must be taken by train to Chile, Peru, Brazil or the Argentine. Mr. Cutting was at the Hotel Astor the other day on his way home after two years in Bolivia, according to the New York Times. There he had found, he said, such modernities as street cars, sewers and electric lights in La Paz and a few other cities, but the great majority of the population—three-quarters Indian and one-quarter Spanish by descent—knew nothing of these things. Yet the country has vast possibilities for development, but with the present poor transportation facilities is unable to throw its produce into the markets of the world. Sought Gold in Bolivia. "I first went to Bolivia," said Mr. Cutting, "lured by stories of an El Dorado. I had been told that gold could be picked up by the buckleful in the interior, and I set out with two companions to find it. For three weeks we journeyed to the last low range of hills before the Amazon basin; we traveled on muleback, by foot and in reed canoes on the rivers, but we found no gold." His two companions turned back, but Mr. Cutting went on alone, carrying only his rifle and a few cartridges, through a country of savages into which no white man had ever penetrated. He came out alive and well, but only after he had passed through many dangers and hardships. "My first thrilling experience," said Mr. Cutting, "was shooting the Retama rapids in the Tipuani river. I was in a small boat with a crew of balseros or native boatmen, and 15 minutes before I could see the rapids I heard their roar. I noticed the tense attitude of the balseros—the eyes of the stern pilot studying the water and the silence of all. "Then, as the stem of the boat touched the edge of the rapids, came the quick, fierce orders of the stern pilot to the bow pilot, and in a moment we were in the center of the mastlestrom. There were more sharp commands, a misunderstanding of orders, powerful strokes of pilots and balseros just in time to save us from being dashed into immense rocks—and we were once more in quiet water. Only seconds elapsed as we passed the danger point, but every Indian gave a joyous shout as we reached safety and all of us felt as if we had faced death for hours." In shooting the river rapide, Mr. Cutting said, the Indians let the boat fly forward in the grp of the current straight at the rocks rising sheer from Legal Definition of Picture Legal Definition of Picture. The legal definition of a picture with in the meaning of the New York statute prohibiting the use of a person's picture by others for business purposes without his permission is laid down in the opinion of the court of appeals in the suit of John R. Binns against the Vitagraph Company of America, in which a judgment for Binns was affirmed. The defendant contended that it didn't use the picture of Binns, and on this point the court replied: "A picture within the meaning of the statute is not necessarily a photograph of the living person, but includes any representation of such person. The picture represented by the defendant to be a true picture of the plaintiff and exhibited to the public as such was intended to be, and it was, a representation of the plaintiff. The defendant is in no position to say that the picture does not represent the plaintiff or that it was an actual picture of a person made up to look like and impersonate the plaintiff."—New York Sun. the water, and then, just as a crash was imminent, with powerful strokes of their oars sharply turned the boat at a right angle. "I suppose it's the only way to get by safely," Mr. Cutting said, "but, believe me, it is full of thrills at first. The first time I shot the rapids in Bolivia I absolutely gave up all hope. "But we went through so many rapids that at last I could sit in the boat smoking a pipe and scarcely feel a quail." Mr. Cutting began his journey into the wilds of Bolivia by floating down the Madidi river alone on a balsa or small raft made of seven cabbage wood logs from four to six inches in diameter. The river had never been traveled by a white man before and, narrating his experiences, Mr. Cutting said: "I camped one night on a sandbar and was awakened early in the morning by a terrific noise in the woods. A tapir, which had come to the river for a drink, was frightened by my fire and was running away. When anything frightens these animals they run in a straight line at a tremendous speed and pay no attention to small trees or brushwood. The noise they make breaking off branches and tearing up trees is simply indescribable. Their skin is at least a quarter of an inch thick and nothing seems to injure them." Of the uncivilized Indians in the interior Mr. Cutting said: "They count only to six and then add one for each thing in excess of that number. For example, seven beads they will speak of as 'six and one.' Thirteen would be two sixes and one. They sleep in the sand without any covering, build houses woven from palm leaves that are mosquito proof and wear no clothes except on special occasions. They bury their dead, adorned with feathers, on the sandbars in the rivers. Natives See a White Man. "They take names for themselves from trees, fruits, animals and other things of nature, and their vocabulary is very limited. They use very few words in conversation, but make themselves understood to each other by gestures and motions of their eyes, mouths, hands and feet. I was treated very well by them. They called me 'papa' and wanted to feed me on cane and ripe bananas, their delicacies, all the time. They seemed to think I was some sort of superman, for they had never seen a white man before." Mr. Cuttigfow saw "chicha," the national beverage of the country, in all stages of manufacture. "It is made from corn," said Mr. Cutting, "by a process not pleasant to think of, but it is very palatable, with a sharp taste not unlike sweet cider. In making it the Indians take corn meal, previously ground between etones, and chew as much as their mouths will hold for 15 or 20 minutes. After a bowel has been ejected from their mouths they add water and allow the substance to ferment, after which it is boiled for several hours and allowed to ferment again. It requires eight days to make the drink and when it is finished it is very strong." Answering the question, "Will you please explain how a person is lifted by four persons placing their index fingers under his shoulders and legs by means of slight lifting force at time of inhaling a long breath by each person and by the person about to be lifted?" Edgar Lucien Larkin in the New York American says: "I have been asked this question many times. If a person actually has been lifted and those doing the lifting think that the 'law of gravity is partially suspended' then the lifters are under self hallucination or auto suggestion in so far as their impression of lifting is concerned. They actually lift far more than they think but they will not admit this, as they are partly self hallucinated in the belief that the body of the person will rise. And if they really succeed in lifting the man two inches they think it is a foot. Auto hallucination is a remarkable mentological phenomenon and is now being studied by menalitic here and in Europe with minute care and research." Auto-Hallucination HER BUSINESS HEAD Anyway, Her Scheme for Replenishing the Family Exchequer by No Meane Made a Hit With Her Lord and Master. When Mrs. Flotter went around to the cat and dog boarding house to engage accommodations for Jerry and McGinty for two months, she became very confidential with the manager. "I am sorry," he said, "but I cannot make a reduction in my terms on account of financial disability." "I. O. I don't want you to do that," exclaimed Mrs. Fletcher. "I merely mentioned it so as to induce you to assist me in earning a little money that will go toward paying Jerry's and McGinty's expenses. I have a scheme, and if you will only help me a little I am sure it will work out beautifully. I was telling Mr. Fletcher last night that I am certain I have a great gift for money-making. I have never had a chance to prove my ability, but I am sure I've got it. "However, he cannot prevent me from turning an extra penny in household affairs that are beyond his jurisdiction, and if I want to turn Jerry and McGinty to account and make them earn, their own board, I am sure it is no concern of his, now is it?" Mrs. Fletcher looked at the manager "Well, no, I suppose not," he replied, in doubtful confirmation of her opinion. "But I don't see how you expect to manage it. What trade, may I ask, have Jerry and McGinty been brought up to?" "O, of course, they have no real trade," she explained. "I intend to turn them into artists' models." "But—" began the manager. "Of course you do that sort of thing," she broke in impatiently. "I know all about it. Why, half the animal painters and photographers in town get their models from cat and dog boarding houses. Since these places happen to be the supply depots for models, there is no reason why Jerry and McGinty should not be rented out as well as the other animals. "You have none in stock, I am quite certain, that can touch them in form and pedigree. Now, what I want to do is to work up a trade among the artists. I think I shall have to let you do that. You know better than I how to go about such things. However, I would suggest that it might be well to advertise Jerry and McGinty. Send out circulars to all artists in the habit of renting models, and if it is necessary you may even put an occasional line in the newspapers." The manager was diplomatic. He did not express complete confidence in Mrs. Fletcher's plan for increasing the family exchequer, but at the same time he was careful not to denounce it as wholly impracticable. The next day Jerry and McGinty became guests at his establishment. During the next two months Mrs. Fletcher traveled far from home, and her communication with the boarding house was disconnected. Last week she returned. Her first thought, after greeting Mr. Fletcher, was of Jerry and McGinty. "Have you seen the little darlings lately?" she asked. "No." said Fletcher. "I haven't. but I shall make it a point to see them tomorrow. I got a letter from the boss of that concoction today that completely floors me. I can't make out what on earth the fellow is driving at." "I think," she said, "that I may be able to set matters straight. I made a bargain with the man the day before I went away. That will probably explain what seems to mystify you." Mrs. Fletcher read the communication through three times before speaking. Then she said, "Dear me." Presently she read the bill aloud. To board of one dog and cat for two months ..... $30.00 To cash expenditure for newspaper advertising ..... 6.50 To cash expenditure for type- writing ..... 4.00 To cash expenditure for printing circulars ..... 4.00 To cash expenditure for mis- cellaneous clerical work ..... 5.00 Total ..... $19.50 Money earned by cat and dog by posing as artist's models ..... $ 2.00 by posing as artists' models. $ 2.00 Balance due ..... $47.50 Please remit. When Mrs. Fletcher came to she told Fletcher all about her little pla to help him along. "That man," she said, "is a friend. He did not work Jerry and McGinty up properly." "It strikes me," said Fletcher with a glance at the bill for extras, "that he worked them up a little too well." —New York Times. Diplomatic. They were married at the beginning of December, and the twenty-fifth was approaching. "You know, little wife," he said, one evening, "we must not have any secrets from each other, must we, sweet one?" "No, darling," she answered. "So," he continued, "I want you to tell me how much you intend spending on a Christmas present for me, so that I can calculate how much money I shall have left to buy one for you." All Must Do Military Drill. In New Zealand all males are obliged to do military drill from fourteen to twenty-one years of age, and schools are required to withhold scholarship grants from any student who can not prove that he has complied with the provision of drill. His Explanation. Boss (meeting clerk at ball game)—How is this, Perkins? You asked off to go to a funeral. Clerk- -Yes, str; that's what it's been for the home team. 1910 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. $1 Straight or wavy SWITCH 24 inches long, made of good quality three stems. Sell regularly at $1. In the $1 TRANSFORMATION AGENTS WANTED Hundreds earn $10 to $20 weekly selling the High Grade Guaranteed Goods. Call or write for Special Agents Offer. "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 Rev, and Mrs. I. L. Talley spent several days in Kansas City last week.... Mr. Oscar Jones, who has been an efficient and honest employee at the Adams Wholesale Co. for twenty years, had to relinquish his work last week because of an attack of lepropi. If his present recovery continues, he will resume his work in a few days. Miss Lizzie Jones, the excellent housekeeper for her brother Oscar, is also on the sick list....A play was given at Bethel Church last Wednesday night. The young people sang well, they played their parts right nobly and in a manner satisfactory to the hearers. Viewed from the monetary standpoint, the play was a decided success too. Last Saturday night we were in the midst of delight and joy made so by Miss Odessa Hillman and the Bachelor College of Kansas City in a pleasant manner. Mr. Hawley Hillman of Denver, Colo., who left Sunday afternoon for Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Bealer of Canada, and Mr. Fred Tull of Council Bluffs, Ia., were the out-of-town guests present. A grateful bow to the Bachelor Girls precedes a gathering in my own the wishes of my fortunate comrades as follows: "May you enjoy the pleasures of friendship and, indeed, all the sweets of life"....The Newell Dwight Hillis delivered an instructive and eloquent lecture, "The America of Today and Tomorrow," at the Majestic theatre Wednesday night. A large crowd of his people turned out to be instructed by the noted Divine, yet we counted many vacant chairs here and there. Were it not for our advantageous color to find the five of our people present would have been similar to the search for a needle in a haystack. Is it wisdom to miss such an intellectual feast, intentionally? People should be hungry with eye and the ear as well as with the mouth. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. MO. Mrs. Chas, Browning and daughter have joined her husband and we are glad to have them with us... Two of the greatest partners in this city are the Mascot of the Albany Pullman and Mr. Curly... Miss Alissa Saxon of Kansas City was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Sunday... Mr. Silas Hallace was the guest of the Misses Barnes Sunday... Mr. and Mrs. Allen Baker of Leavenworth, Kas, was the guest of their three brothers Sunday... Rev. Alford preached another of those soul stirring sermons which Mr. Marcus Cook of Carrollton, Mo. joined the church, Collection, $9.16... Mr. and Mrs. Jess Boswell were called home on account of the death of Mr. Boswell's sister...Mr. and Mrs. Lymore returned to Kansas City Tuesday... We are sorry to know Mrs. Gordon's brother, who was hurt, was compelled to have his limb amputated the second time...We are very proud that Mrs. Chas. Corpue has joined her husband because she is an excellent musician. LEXINGTON, MO. Mr. R. T. Wilson passed away last Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock, and was buried Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from St. John M. E. church, Rev. Johnson conducting the funeral services. He leaves a mother, two brothers, three sisters and a host of friends to mourn his loss. Mr. Isaac Jones passed away last week and was buried from the Second Baptist church, Rev. Welliams officiated. The following persons are on the sick list: Wm. Schaffer, Dan Green, Mayme Moses, Robt. Johnson and Charles Wolfe. Miss Maggie Brent of Sweet Springs, Mo. is visiting Mrs. Emanuel Saunders on North 24th street. The Men's Club of the Second Baptist church are preparing to give a supper on the night of February 20th. Dr. and Mrs. Hudson left this morning for Kansas City. Mrs. Mattie Hawkins and her niece, Bernice Wright, were called last week to Lexington on account of the death of their brother and uncle. Mrs. Pearl Dabney of Kansas City, Mo. is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Ball. Miss Ethyl Henderson, who has been ill at her home on North 24th street, is able to be at her work again. MARYVILLE, MO. Go to Church Sunday in Marville was February 8th... Miss Frankle Tillman is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Alfred Allen, on West Third street... The Whatsoever Club of the A. M. E. church will meet at Mrs. James Malcom, Thursday the 12th... Mr. John McGhee of Llnville hotel, went to St. Louis to work as Pullman porter... Mr. Rufus Palmer accepted the position of chef at Maitland, Mo... Miss Pearl Finley of Savannah, Mo, returned home after a week's visit with Mrs. G. F. Ousley... Mr. Harley Page returned home after a week end visit at Bedson, Mo, with Mr. O. Gunn and family... Mrs. B. F. Smart is on the sick list... Mr. Geo, Y. Palmer of West 5th street, who has been quite ill from an attack of pneumonia, is very much improved... Little Miss Marie Andrews, the daughter of Mrs. Ollie Andrews, is quite ill with a severe cold... Little Master Vernon and Little Miss Iva, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fields, is on the sick list... Miss Dallie Walker of Pattonburg Mo, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson and daughter, Gloria May... Mr. Wm Vance went to Clarinda, Ia... Mrs. Geo. Williams is recovering from a broken ankle... Mrs. Helen Campbell is ill. The Go to Church Day at the A. M. E. church Sunday was well attended and a big success. There was an attendance of 140 at the morning service. At the morning service the pastor, Rev. D. A. Brown, preached on "The Consecration of an Educated Life"—Romans 12:1. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the young people's mass meeting was held and the theme was "Need of Christian Education." General discussion by the members and a solo by Mrs. E. J. Brown. At 7:30 o'clock a special program was given. After a song service and prayer a select reading on "The Founders of the A. M. E. church." by Mrs. M. Malcolm was given. Other numbers were as follows: "The Moulding of Christian Character," by Miss Palmer; "In the Valley of Decision," by Mrs. Welch; solo by Miss Lucy Williams; "The Need of Prayer," by Miss B. Slaughter; "Bishop D. A. Payne, the apostle of Christian Education," by Mrs. B. Madison; "Efficiency the Demand of the Age," by Earl Martin; "The Need of Christian Education," by Prof. Boone; "The Bulwarks of Civilization—The Home, the Church and the School"; discussion by A. Allen and A. Williams; solo by Mrs. F. Allen; "The Twelve Great Verses," discussed by J. Gooden and C. C. Baker; "Negro Education," by Miss F. Tillman. ALLOYS OF HIGHEST VALUE Remarkable Products That Will Add Greatly to the Commercial Wealth of the World. Two new alloys that are in many respects remarkable are described by the American Machinist. One, called argental, and produced by the inventor of the McAdamite alloy, is a compound of silver and aluminum. It has been put out to compete with silver, over which many superiorities are claimed for it, for industrial purposes. It can be cast roiled, spun, drawn into wire, takes a good polish and has greater strength than either aluminum or silver. It resembles silver in appearance, is not affected by nitric acid and does not tarnish on exposure to the air. Its specific gravity is only one-third that of silver. The other alloy is a blend of cobalt and tin of about 40 to 60. This is said by the official chemist of the American Institute of Metals to be especially resistant to acids, but owing to its brittleness it has little commercial value. Experiments, however, tend to show that when this is mixed with other metals, such as copper, for instance, it produces a series of alloys which may be turned, forged and machined and have a high degree of chemical resistance. Recipes for Long Life. Recipes for Long Life. A Germantown woman, whose "old age serene and bright and lovely as a Lapland night" has reached the century mark, gives her recipe for longevity, records the Philadelphia Record. It is a simple one. She refuses to worry, and she keeps abreast of the times. She likes young people. To all the gracious and hallowed memories of the past her years are not allowed to keep her from adding a keen and sympathetic interest in the living present. She refuses to let the calendar give the authentic clue to her age. She is as young as she feels. She avers, with Oliver Wendell Holmes, "Old Time is a liar; we're twenty tonight!" Recipes for perpetual youth, whose fountain Ponce de Leon sought in vain, are many and various. But there is no doubt that comparative juvenility of senility depends to a great extent upon the heart. To lose interest in all that goes on is the short cut to superannuation; to be keenly cognizant of all that is of inspiring current interest is to feel the rejuvenation of the winter-bound tree when the sand mounts in the spring. KANSAS Mrs. Jeff Roffel of this city returned Wednesday from Kansas City, where she has been visiting her relatives. Her sister, Miss Amanda Gillespie, accompanied her home... Mrs. Laura Hawkins returned Monday from Lawrence, where she attended church and the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Viola Washington and Mrs. Lily Whitfield... Mrs. Andrew Carter returned from Lawrence, where she visited relatives... Mrs. Douglass 'Hildebrandt has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Harvey, who is sick at Hoge... Mrs. Jos. Sutles of Six Corners, was in Lawrence on business... Mrs. Washington Roffle is spending a few days in Lawrence... Mr. Willis Suttles of Six Corners, was in Reno on business. Wednesday... Mr. Austin Glideen spent Thursday in Lawrence... Mrs. Wallace Roffle went to Lawrence Monday and brought her little brother back with her to spend a few days... Miss Mable Glideen went to Lawrence Thursday to take music lessons... Mr. Andrew Carter returned home Monday from Kansas City, where he has been working... Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roffle went to Lawrence Thursday... Mr. Johnny Harvey has been spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. Albert Shephard... Mrs. Wm. James of Tonganoxie and little daughter and brother Raymond, were visiting relatives in Reno Thursday... Mr. James of Six Corners, is hauling wood to Lawrence... Mr. Jeff Roffle spent Tuesday in Tonganoxie... Mr. J. M Nelson and O. B. Lee were in Lawrence Saturday on business... Mr. Jeff Roffle, Mr. Levi McKinney and Mr. Wm. Glideen were in Tonganoxie... Mr. K. Walton attended the convention at Topeka... Mr. Walker Roffle and Mr. Clarence Cooper went to Lawrence Saturday... Mr. Roy Walton made a business trip to Tonganoxie... Miss Louvena Hawkins, Wm. Hawkins, Jr., and Wm. Glope called on Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Lee and Miss Marie Lee... Mr. Babylon Roffle took Miss Amanda Gillespie to Tonganoxie where she returned to Kansas City, after spending a few days with her sister... The Serenders of this town visited the colored people's homes. They are composed of young people who go from house to house enjoying themselves and having their friends join them... Mrs. Jeff Roffle and Mrs. Walker Roffle accompanied her brother Walter Dimery home Saturday evening... Mr. O. B. Lee and Aron Harvey were in Lawrence Monday on business. TONGANOXIE, KANSAS. Splendid revival services are in progress at the First Baptist Church, Broadway and Seneca streets, where the Rev. A. W. Ross was called to take charge. The church has been without a pastor several months and all seemed at a standstill, "but under the leadership of the talented Divine and the aid of his splendid wife, the church has taken on new life and made remarkable progress. At present we are engaged in conducting a successful revival that has brought nearly 100 persons into the church. The good that is being accomplished is wonderful and far-reaching in its effects and influence for the good and uplift of humanity. Sunday, the 1st, will mark a new era in the history of the church, as there was three baptismal services and thirty received the Holy Sacrament. A large number are to be baptized the following Sunday.... The spiritual success and the moral and financial support have gone beyond expectation, we all need acknowledge that Rev. Ross is a great manager and a preacher able to reach the masses of people and make them feel at home in his church. Rev. Davis of the First Baptist church of Brunswick, Mo., is receiving words of appreciation and praise for his practical way of bringing souls to Christ. His sermons are strong and full of good thoughts which enlighten the minds and cause them to turn from a life of sin and wickedness into God and life. FARMINGTON, MO. The Ivy Leaf Club was entertained Wednesday evening by Miss Lillie Swink at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Poston's... The Clover Bee Club was entertained Thursday evening by Miss Dale Swink F. Baker at her home... Miss Alice Swink went to Herculaneum Friday to spend the wetk's end with her music class.... A very sad affair was the death of Mr. Jerome Harris, who was frozen to death during the severe blizzard of Friday night. His funeral was conducted from the home of Mrs. Taylor by Rev. A. B. Anderson, pastor of the A. M. B. church, and interment was made in the Masonic cemetery Sunday afternoon. Scalp Treatment a Specialty, Caldwell's Pomade and Tonic really Grows Hair. Try it. Save your combits, cut hair and any old hat you may have. Hair Matched From Samples. Feathers and Hats Cleaned, Dyed and Blocked. Agents for Spirella Corsets. Mail orders answered promptly THE BARBER GOOD SERVICE ELECTRIC LIGHTED First Class Shaves, Hair Cuts & Shampoos. 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