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Hear Hann's Jubilee Concert Co. at Second Baptist Church, Monday Evening, Sept. 27th PORTIA GAYS Benefit Dance Lyric Hall Friday Evening October 1st. Admission 25 cents. Orchestra Music Say, have you a furnished or unfurnished room for rent? Advertise it in The Sun and let it be bringing you in something. VOLUME VIII. NUMBER 4. A Noted Lecturer Here. The convening of the Annual Conference in Kansas City, Kas., this week has brought quite a number of distinguished men into our community, men not only distinguished as clergymen but as real scholars as well. Dr. Reverdy C. Ransom, editor of the A. M. E. Church Review is one of the most brilliant examples of the latter. He is not only that. He is also a fearless champion of human rights. He rings no "backing bells," but always urges forward, speaking out in clarion tones the doctrine of Rev. Reverdy C. Ransom, America's greatest orator, who will preach at Allen Chapel Sunday morning and Sunday night. On Monday night Dr. Ransom will deliver a lecture on "What time is the clock striking now?" equal opportunities for all people regardless of race or color. The people of Kansas City remembering the great sermons and the lecture which he delivered upon the occasion of his visit here last year, have arranged through Rev. Wm. H. Thomas, pastor of Allen Chapel, for a repetition of the pleasure this week, or rather at the beginning of next week Both morning and evening of next Sunday, September 26, Dr. Ranson will be heard in sermon at Allen Chapel. On Monday evening following he will deliver one of his most popular lectures entitled "What Time is the Clock Striking Now?" The church will bear all the expense of this lecture and no charge for admission will be made. Prof. Robt. G. Jackson will arrange a special musical program for each sermon and for the lecture on Monday evening. A big attendance is being prepared for. Y. M. C. A. NOTES The Junior Gymnasium classes have opened with a much larger enrollment than was expected. Upon examination it was found that members of last year's gym classes will average nearly three pounds heavier. Much enthusiasm is being displayed by the workers of the Fall Membership Campaign. The division of the membership into Red and Blue teams will be made Thursday, September 30. Campaign begins Monday, September 27, closes October 4. On Saturday evening, October 2, there will be a meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Chess and Checker Association at the association rooms. Important business relative to matches, tournaments and other big events will be transacted. At that time W. E. Griffin, president of the association, will turn over to the association a copy of the Jordan-Banks match, recently presented to the association by Mr. E. H. Greene, president of the Chess and Checker Club. All who are interested in chess or checkers are invited to be present. Mrs. P. C. Pogue has returned from Texas, where she went a few weeks ago to place her son in school. Mr. P. C. Pogue of 22d street, whose clarinet solos at the Masonic installation received so much applause, has as his guests Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson of Columbus, Ohio. The Kansas City Sun THE THINGS WE DON'T KNOW. Have you ever paused to consider the things we don't know. We use the word "we" because it is responsible for more misunderstandings than any ten words put together. We are like the speaker or the writer who will start out consciously to give his opinions. He will begin by saying "we don't know," meaning himself. At any rate it is a common thing nowadays to hear men and women talk gibly of subjects in a manner which for the first few moments is apt to mislead one into a conviction that they really know what they are talking about. But question them a bit.. and you see immediately how superficial and skin-deep is their knowledge. "I don't like to appear ignorant," is the oft-expressed excuse and so Sam begins to talk, yes, but "blessed is the man who having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact." Information picked up at random or on the surface is not knowledge. Gold is never found on the surface. It requires digging to get it. So with whatever we want to know. It never comes either unbidden or without effort. "Simple as it seems, it was a great discovery that the key of knowledge could turn both ways, that it could open, as well as lock the door of power to the many," says Lowell. Every year, every season, every day brings something that we don't know and that must be learned if we wish to prosecute our work successfully. We look around us and see that this is the law of human life. "What is all our knowledge? We do not know what weather it will be tomorrow." How many of us know enough about foods to distinguish between albuminoids and carbohydrates and the usefulness of each of these substances as a part of a food. Is Heaven in out space? So ignorant are we of this great question of existence that the answers of the prattling youngsters and the white-haired sage are of a kind. The world is so big and so rich and so beautiful that we must study it as long as we live. How unsatisfactory it would be if the world were so meagery outfitted that we could comprehend the whole of it by the time we are twenty-one. Let me take your hand, my friend. Can international peace, Christianity, justice and equity prevent this old earth and civilization from swerving and going chunk, chunk, at the unexpected time? You don't know? Your answer is correct. "We have but faith we cannot know." sings the poet. Herein lies the joy of living and learning ever. Services at Unity Baptist church were good; there is a big revival going on in the city.....Rev. T. Wesson leaves this week for Muskogee to visit his family and will be back in a few days.....Services at Trinity Chapel were good.....Rev. Deboe had a crowded house all Sunday; Monday night everyone participated in a hay ride from Trinity Chapel to Galena, Kas, and back.....The services were good at Handy Chapel and Rev. Robinson preached an inspiring sermon.....A former distinguished Missouriian visited Joplin. Mr. Thomas Campbell of Denver, Colo., representative of the Woodmen of America is in the city to organize a camp among the Colored people. Mr. Campbell delivered a speech; Monday to a well crowded house at the A. M. E. Church. Capt. Campbell formerly practiced law in St. Louis for several years and served as captain in the army and during the Spanish-American war, displaying much bravery. The people of Joplin consider it quite an honor to have a man of such high note visit them....Mr. A. W. Harper of Kansas City visited Mrs. Katie Harrison, who has been very sick at her home, 516 Kentucky street.....Mr. J. A. Jones made a short address in behalf of the Jolly Four Club which organized last week Hereafter the club will be known as Heart of Oaks Club.....Mrs. B. C. Carter entertained Mr. Oscar Carter, Messrs. Geo. and Tom Meeks with a two course luncheon last week in honor of Mr. Robert Haines of Kansas City.....Mr. Claude Bagsby of Sapulpa, Okla., who has been the house guest of Mr. Joe Washington for the past two weeks returned to his home Monday. The ball games Sunday be tween the Whirlwinds and All Stars was good, score was 6 to 0 in favor of the Whirlwinds. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1915. The Kansas Annual A. M. E. Conference Perhaps the most interesting and most successful session of the Kansas African Methodist Episcopal conference ever held in the forty years of the conference will close in Kansas City, Kas, Sunday night and the next session will be held in Wichita, Kas. From the opening of the conference Wednesday morning in the M. and O. hall, until the closing, Bishop Parks was at his best and kept the ministers in a lively mood. Everybody seemed happy and tried to scatter sunshine in the conference. The conference was called to order at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning by Bishop Parks, who led in singing "And Are We Yet Alive and See Each Other's Face?" He also made the opening prayer and read the scripture lesson. Rev. C. A. Williams, of Wichita, preached the opening sermon, using as his text, "Ye are witnesses of these things." Luke 24:4. It was a strong masterly effort, and the Christians were all but lifted from their seats. Bishop Parks assisted by the presidin gelders, administered Holy Communion. The conference roll was called, and the following officers were elected: C. A. Williams, chief secretary; J. W. William, recording secretary; W. B. Nichols, statistical secretary; J. W. Krisel, A. W. Green, J. H. Daniels, marshals; E. R. Vaughn, reporter to the church papers. The presiding elders who took part in the opening were Revs. J. C. Owens, H. W. King, J. T. Smith and A. H. Brooks. There were many prominent visitors present to witness the opening of the conference. Among them were Revs. B. F. Watson, D. D., of Washington, D. C., secretary of the Church Extension Society; R. C. Ransom, D. D., New York City, editor of the A. M. E. Church Review; J. C. Caldwell, D. D., Nashville, Tenn., secretary Allen Christian Endeavor League; J. Frank McDonald, Kansas City, Mo., editor of the Western Christian Recorder; W. H. Thomas, D. D., pastor Allen Chapel, Kansas City, Mo.; F. Jesse Peck, D. D., Los Angeles, Cal.; W. Sampon Brooks, D. D., pastor St. Paul A. M. E. church, St. Louis, Mo.; H. T. Kealing, A. M., president Western University, Quindaro, Kas.; Charles Stewart, A. M., newspaper correspondent, Chicago Ill.; John Lang, manager Blind Boone; Mrs. H. B. Parks, Chicago, wife of Bishop Parks; Mrs. L. L. McDonald, Kansas City; Mrs. L. Tiford Davis, grand register of deeds of the Grand Court of Calanthe of Kansas; W. T. Vernon, expresident of Campbell College, Jackson Miss. Following the introductions, the pastors reported the result of their work for the past 12 months, showing the progress made during the past 12 months, and reporting an increase over the previous year. The reports were gratifying to the presiding Bishop. He spoke of the success of the other conferences already held, and he was glad that Kansas was going ahead. The ministers were loud in their praises of the manner in which Dr. J. R. Ransom and his people entertained the conference. The meals were served in the lecture room of the C. M. E. church and were in every particular up-to-date. The committees were courteous and obliging. In the evening the reception to the Bishop and conference was given. Mayor C. W. Green delivered an address of welcome in the name of the city. The other addresses were delivered by Prof. R. H. Brown, W. H. Thomas, Dr. S. H. Thompson, Mrs. L. Horsey, Wendell L. Lrench, Bishop Parks also spoke. Excellent music was rendered by a select choir under the direction of Prof. N. Clark Smith, one of the greatest musicians the race has ever produced. Refreshments were served. The busy day was the second day of the conference, which opened with a short talk by Bishop Parks. "We have before us a task for today," he said, "and I hope that each one of you will turn your attention strictly to business and to the work for which we have met. I am anxious that we shall go at it like men, and make each minute count for something. Let us help this race of ours, because the future depends on the leadership of the ministers. We are going to hear the reports. We are going to strive to wipe out ignorance, for that is the curse to any nation, race or individual." Prof. J. T. Marquess, principal of the Summer High School, was introduced and extended courtesies. Following the reading of the journal, the reports of pastors was continued, and then the committee on admission reported that Nathan H. Jeltz, Calvin C. Carter, Walter M. Tyler, Albert Demoss, T. D. Wright, Thomas Walker, Albert A. Miller, had met the requirements and passed examination for admission. They were admitted on trial. Albert Brown, who is a graduate from the Summer High School, is in his 17th year and was advised by Bishop Parks to attend Wilberforce University and Payne Theological Seminary. The following delegates were elected to the general conference: J. R. Ransom, J. T. Smith, H. W. King, C. A. Williams, ministerial. The report from the electoral college showed that Thos. Ganaway and Dr. S. H. Thompson had been elected from the ranks of laymen. [Portrait of a man in formal attire, facing left, with a serious expression.] Hon. Nelson C. Crews, Grand Master of Masons, who is visiting the Western lodges of the Missouri juris diction and attending the Expositions. One thousand tickets engaged, 2,000 persons expected to attend. Come early. For tickets call Rev. Bacote. East 3522 Bell phone. Mr. Harris and his company will be at Second Baptist Church Sunday morning. There was much rejoicing over the election, Dr. Ransom leads the delegation and will be a member of the episcopal committee, which has the assignment of the bishops and review their work. He has held the position for a number of years and is the district member of the financial board. At night the annual missionary semen was preached by Rev. T. W. Green, Jr., of Parsons. All the churches will be supplied with ministers from the conference Sunday. The appointments will be made Sun day night by Bishop Parks. ALLEN CHAPEL NOTES ALLEN CHAPEL NOTES. The services at Allen Chapel last Sunday were of a very high order. An excellent sermon was delivered at 11 o'clock; service by the pastor. Rev Wm. H. Thomas. Everybody should help the minister to secure his conference claims so that all worry and embarrassment may be removed be fore the sitting of the Conference, Oct 6. Sunday, Sept. 26 we will be extremely favored with the presence of Dr. R. C. Ransom of New York, editor of the Review, both morning and evening. He will also lecture-at the church or Monday night. Admission free. Prof Robt. G. Jackson promises a splendid musical program next Sunday. ANCIENT KNIGHTS AND DAUGH TERS. OF AFRICA. National Grand Master Wm. H. Fields set up a large council Saturday night, September 19, in our city. He was assisted by Wm. H. King, Past Deputy Grand Master. The new council was named Golden Leaf, No. 103. The officers are: Mrs. Lotha Beard. Most Excellent Queen; Mrs. Blanche Clayton, Princess; Mrs. Mattie Flournoy, treasurer; Mrs. Clemene Morgan, auditress; Mrs. Birdie L. Brown, financial secretary; Miss Fula Brown, recording secretary; Mr. Charles Killough, chaplain; Mr. Joseph Burris, outside informer; Mrs. Abbie Burris, inside informer; Mrs. Mary Tivis, R. M. H.; Mrs. Mary Smith, L. M. H.; Mrs. Allene Thompson, chairman slick committee. Presiding Elder Douglass of the Kansas City district, assisted Grand Master Fields. Dr. L. P. Richardson was elected medical examiner or the new council. Hon. Nelson C. Crews, Grand Ma- Western lodges of the Missouri juris- tory FAMOUS HANN'S JURIS SECOND BAPT Tenth and C MONDAY EVENING Benefit Western ADMISSION—25 One thousand tickets engaged Come early. For tickets call Rev. Mr. Harris and his company Sunday morning. MOBERLY, MISSOURI. The Knights Templar held their public installation at the Second Baptist Church of this city. After installation the Ladies' Calendar Club served a nice luncheon to all Fraters and friends. The following officers were installed: Albert Stapleton, E. C.; D. P. Tymony, Gen.; W. H. Davis, C. Gen.; C. C. Watkins, Prelate; Wm. T. Carter, J. W.; R. W. Kirby, S. W.; Albert Graves, Treasurer; Wm. E. Boone, Recorder; Roy Arnold, Stan. B. Installation conducted by Geo. W. Edwards, E. D. G. C. Mr. John Beverly departed this life at Fort Dodge, Iowa. September 11, 1915. Born March, 1836, at Kirkaville. Mo. A wife, one daughter and one son mourn his demise. Funeral held at Second Baptist Church, Rev. H. C. Vaughn officiating. Mrs. Nellie Robertson of Columbia, Mo. is visiting her-grandson, Mr. Tom Washington. BLIND BOONE—HIS EARLY LIFE ANDACHIEVEMENTS. Is the subject of a new book written by Melissa Fuell, B. S. D., an educator, a reader and a former vocalist with the Blind Boone Concert Company. In the world of music Blind Boone stands in a class to class. He is recognized by both black and white to be the most wonderful musical prodigy man has ever known. The history of Blind Boone is as an open book to the masses who feel that they know him, see him and associate with him, but it is not for the present the author writes. She wants to perpetuate the memory of this great man; she wants to hold him up as an example to the youth and to future generations to show them how to rise, in spite of obstacles and adverse circumstances. The brief history of his manager, John Lange, which is included in the book, will be an inspiration to those who are starting in business with practically nothing and trying to rise to the top round. This book differs from the ordinary history in that it does not relate simply cold, stubborn facts but clothes the true life of the subject into the form of a beautiful story, simple and interesting to all who will read it. Already the sales are flattering. The author has something the public wants. In time "Blind Boone, His Life and His Achievements" will be in the hands of every reading person in the United States. Put in your order today. For further information address headquarters, Miss Melissa Fuell, 915 Woodland avenue, City, or Phone Bell East 3628J. Books also on sale at the League Enterprise, 1521 East 18th street. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO. The Elms Hotel boys and their friends pulled another of their famous smokers in honor of the return of their old friend and standby, Mr. H. B White, who has just returned from an extensive trip to the California Expositions. He was accompanied by Mrs. White, who enjoyed one of the greatest trips of her life. There was plenty of friend chicken, beverages master of Masons, who is visiting the is diction and attending the Expositions. UBILEE CONCERT CO. BAPTIST CHURCH Charlotte Sts. SEPTEMBER 27TH on Baptist College. CTS. AND 35 CTS. d, 2,000 persons expected to attend. Bacote, East 3522 Bell phone. will be at Second Baptist Church and good speeches were indulged in until a very late hour. As tostmatter Mr. Wm. McKnight acquitted himself wonderfully, as usual. The honored guests, Mr. Simpson, head waiter of Omaha, Neb., and Dr. H. Harris of Excelsior Springs made noble speeches which were applauded by the boys to the echo. Mr. Jerry Frazier of Excelsior Springs, representative of the Beggers Club, did great work as president of the committee. Mr. Frazier is doing great work in Excelsior Springs with the Beggers Club. He believes in another year it will be one of the greatest organizations in the country. The members are: Messrs. Wm. McKnight, C. D. Kirby, Joe Pruitt, Geo. Perkins, M. K. Frazier, Fred Thompson, L. Hannon, Geo. Hannon, W. D. Seals, B. Weathersbury, G. W. Trigg, S. Pinofon, W. D. Rivers, G. W. Desmond, F. Dillard, R. J. Wright, F. H. Hunley, G. Jones, A. Coffey, S. Dixon, John Cooper, Ed Brown, R Breedlove, A. Page, C. Moore. Fifty Years of Masonry CHAPTER II. Columbia, Mo., was all aglow when on Tuesday, July 6, 1875, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge was convened in that city. Nothing so important had ever happened there among the colored people. Among the distinguished men press. Prof. Joe E. Herriford, the author of the series of articles now being published on "Fifty Years of Masonry." Prof. Joe E. Herriford, the author of the series of articles now being published on "Fifty Years of Masonry." ent were Grand Master Alexander Clark, Deputy Grand Master W. B. Ousley, Junior Grand Warden P. A. Hubbard, Grand Treasurer Willis N. Brent, Grand Secretary G. W. Guy and Grand Master of Ceremonies George W. Dupee. John Lange, Jr. who has since achieved fame and fortune as the manager and developer of Blind Boone, the musical genius, was at that time Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge and but for the fact that his business kept him so much from home would doubtless have risen to the top honors of the institution. The report of the committee on credentials showed twenty-eight lodges represented, some of them by the old proxy system which the grand officers had learned to handle quite well. Hubbard, Dickson, Dupee, Brent, Lange and H. H. Jones were the big men on the floor and everything had to go by before it was O. K. In the Grand Master's annual address he reported the formation of eight new lodges among which were Braxton at Hannibal, Ricketts at Fayette, Ward at Salisbury and Western Star at Moberly. In the list of ten recommendations coming from the Grand East were: (1) To set the annual communications for a later month; (3) to create a beneficiary fund for Masonic widows and orphans; (7) to suspend members for non-payment of dues; (8) to exempt aged members from payment of dues, and (10) thanking the Grand Orient of France for fraternal kindness. The Grand Master, in his decisions, thought a lodge had the right to fine its members for failure to attend the meetings, a doctrine which has not stood so well as another decision that the daughter of a master Mason still holds her rights to benefits even though she weds a profane. Several lodges were officially visited during the year, the Grand Master sometimes staying over a day or two for the purpose of instructing in the ritual. Of Rone Lodge, No. 25, Kansas City, he said "I inspected their work, found it good, square Ancient Craft Masonry." Of Wilkerson Lodge, No. 26, St. Joseph, he reported: "The brethren seemed deeply imbued with the spirit of love that they had learned so well from that high-minded Christian minister, John Miller Wilkerson. In contrast some very adverse notes were made against other lodges inspected some of which have not improved even into this day. The Grand Master did not deliver himself so clearly under the subject, "Compact and Anti-Compact." This was a big subject at that time, full of ways and by-ways, so that we do not wonder that it was quite mystifying even to the learned Brother Clark. One thing is evident from the records and that is that our Grand Master found words all too weak in expressing his contempt for our now beloved brother, W. T. Boyd, of Ohio, who differed from him on the question of Grand Lodge independence. Speaking of Brother Boyd he said, "This boasting, this gloating has its only significance in that spantelism which lapped water at the feet of White Masons of Ohio, seeking recognition at the expense of repudiating the Fifteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution of the United States by refusing the brethren of Cleveland the right to celebrate that grand, auspicious event." We do not know just what reason Brother Boyd who was Grand Master of Ohio, advanced in denying to the Cleveland brethren the right to celebrate, but we dare offer the opinion that his reason was based upon some tangible grounds. Brother Boyd, along with many other distinguished Negro Masons contended for Masonic We want good reliable Agents in every city and town in the country. Write us for tennis. PRICE. 5c. recognition not so much because they desired the privilege of mixing with White Masons but because they chafed under the charge made by White Masons that the work among our people was clandestine and illegal, a charge based wholly upon race prejudice and never upon any degree of fairness or reason. Several White grand lodges of which Ohio was one were inclined to deaf fairly with the Colored brethren in this contention but the contest has been almost abandoned in these later days as being futile and not worth the while. It seems that Grand Master Clark had intimated a desire to retire from the East at this session but a large number of his friends brought forward what they called a "Fetition for Renomination," which was approved by the body, after which Brother Clark blushingly acknowledged the high compliment and he would hold on a while longer. It was at this session that the Missouri brethren finally decided to cut loose from the National Grand Lodge, the matter having been submitted and approved by the various subordinate lodges. Since that time we have been strongly "anti-compact" and no serious results have followed the declaration of independence. There was a warm rivalry between St. Joseph and St. Louis for the next meeting, the latter winning after promising to entertain the grand officers free of charge. At the annual election but little change was made in the roster except that Columbia was honored by the election of Brother John Lange, jr., as Junior Grand Warden. The report of Brother Willis N. Brent, C. C. F. C., was most scholarly and elaborate. He reviewed twenty-six grand lodges, eleven of them being White. MR. AND MRS. FORTUNE J. WEAVER TOUR THE EAST Interesting Report Of Their Delightful Trip Requested By Their Many Friends. Leaving Kansas City Saturday evening, August 14, on the midnight flyer, we arrived in St. Louis Sunday morning and spent the morning as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coleman and Mr. Malone of St. Louis. At noon we left St. Louis over the New York Central line for Niagara Falls, having a delightful daylight ride to Indianapolis, Ind. On leaving Indianapolis we retired to the sleeper and arrived in Buffalo, N. Y. the next morning. We changed trains here; walked about six blocks over to the Lehigh Valley depot and boarded a train for Niagara Falls. We had breakfast in the diner and arrived at the falls a little before noon. We were besieged at the depot by representatives of all kinds of conveyances who wanted to show us around the Falls, but we dodged them all and went up town to Mrs. M. W. Ware's Cafe, where we left our baggage and started out to do the Falls, which proved to be one of the most interesting places visited on our trip. We visited the American Falls, the Canadian Falls and the Horse Shoe Falls and the Three Sister's Island. Then we took a trip around the Great Gorge, going down on the Canadian side and returning on the American side, stopping off at one of the stations in Canada where we were served to a splendid fish dinner. It takes about two hours to make this trip. By the time we visited a few up town stores and mailed some post cards it was time for us to go to the depot. We took the Lehigh Valley route over the suspension bridge to Toronto, Canada, where we changed cars to the Grand Trunk route and retired for the evening, arriving in Montreal the next morning, stopping off for an hour to see the lay of the city, returning to the depot we boarded the train for Boston over the Boston & Maine R. R., which proved to be the most enjoyable day's ride of our whole journey. Think of riding all day in an observation coach through the White Mountains of Canada and Vermont and the Green Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine with beautiful green valleys with rippling brooks running along the foothills, then emptying into the Great Merrimac river, which turns more factory wheels than any other river in the world. As we passed through Montpelier, Vt., Concord, the capital of New Hampshire, and Worcester, N. H., we could see the smokestacks of the great cotton and woolen mills that have made these cities famous. Then we entered into the state of Massachusetts and finally the North Station in the great old historic city of Boston. Our stay in Boston and the return trip will appear in next week's issue of the Sun. Mrs. Bessie Weaver of Kansas City, Mo., one of the few colored female florists in the country, made an excellent address on the opportunities for women in this congenial business. She rendered yoeman service as assistant registrar, in the absence of B. C. Houston, of Texas, and secured a large share of the annual and life memberships that were enrolled. Her husband, F. J. Weaver, is president and manager of the Afro-American Investment and Employment Company at Kansas City, and a "hustler." Both put in some effective work for Kansas City as the next meeting place of the League.—The Freeman. NEWS and GOSSIP of WASHINGTON Hunting for Real Haunted House in Washington WASHINGTON.—Most persons are satisfied if they can locate a place where the ghost can be relied upon to walk once a week, but in New York a society that is devoted to psychical research is much more exorbitant in its of oldest inhabitants of the District of Columbia to please tell it of the existence of such a house, and in the letter the society mentions that it has heard that such a ghost rendezvous exists in a house "in Georgetown" and of another "near the navy yard." The country negroes of Georgetown and those who live near the navy yard have not been especially glad to hear this. They are digging up rabbit feet and rubbing them, they are burying newly pulled teeth with incantations, and, in short, using every ghost layer they know anything about. If this psychical research society wants ghosts, emphatically the Ethiopian Society of Pork Chop Destroyers doesn't want 'em. Washington Women Are Very Fond of Cigarettes MAYEE you didn't know that many a young girl who walks F street in the afternoon promenade carries her silver case just the same as the young dude who flits along at her side with his cane hung upon his arm? rettees and have been on the verge of lighting up when a waiter has spied them and passed them the tip that the rules prohibit women doing such things. "You know," said the proprietor. "It wouldn't just look right to see women sitting here at our tables in this fashionable cafe smoking cigarettes. With men it is different. But if the women started it, our place would be tabooed by the majority of our present class of patrons." "Do the women smoke much?" a maid who serves as an attendant in the ladies' lounging room of one of the popular cafes was asked. "There are plenty of them who smoke," she replied. "And they carry their smokes around with them all the time. But no one would know it. Their cigarette cases, look just like vanity cases. You can't tell them apart on the outside. Why, just a few days ago a pretty young girl who had been dining in the cafe stopped in here to adjust her hair and powder her nose. She had on her wrist what I thought was a silver vanity case supported by a silver chain. But when she opened it, instead of taking out a powder puff, she extracted a gold-tipped cigarette and thrust it in her mouth. She offered the case to her young girl friend, and she took one, too. Then they both lighted up. Rather queer, wasn't it? But say, after all, can you tell me what is the difference between a woman smoking and a man smoking?" Weather Forecasts by the "Movie" and Wireless WEATHER forecasts which have been disseminated over the inland states of the country for years by means of the telegraph and the printing press are beginning to reach the people of this territory through brand-new who had them projected as an informative interlude between shows of comedy and tragedy. Since then the display of weather information on screens has spread to 15 cities and 27 theaters. Though the theaters do not open until six or seven o'clock in the evening, after the afternoon papers containing weather forecasts have been issued, it is believed that the information reaches many persons who would not otherwise receive it. Entirely independent of the "movie" weather reports, wireless is coming into use for spreading weather news on land after having already proved itself to be invaluable on water. Arrangements have been made to have forecasts for Illinois distributed by wireless from Illiopolis, in that state, to points within a radius of 125 miles that are equipped with the necessary receiving apparatus. It is proposed to send the messages at a slow rate in order that amateurs may take them, as most of the operators in reach of the sending station will be of this class. Great Falls to Be Harnessed for the District IN less than five years it is not improbable that the District will be using in its street-lighting system and in other ways electric energy from Great Falls, while the federal government will at the same time be using thousands rights so that if this phase of the work were expedited the actual construction work could be completed probably in three or four years. The army engineers, who undoubtedly will be intrusted with the job, will be able to draw upon much valuable experience in their corps, for the design of the dam which is to impound the waters of the Potomac is practically the same as that of the Gatun spillway dam in the Canal zone. Like the isthmian prototype the Potomac dam will sweep across the space to be filled in an arc of a circle and will be surmounted by 18 gates which can be opened in time of flood. These gates will be designed so as to allow the passage of all surplus water even in such volumes as in 1889, when the highest known point was reached. Provision will also be made for the passage of ice through the gates, a problem which was not encountered in the Panama canal work. In addition to the main dam which will keep the lake at the 115-foot level, there will be an intake dam 119 feet high protecting the power house, which will lie within the District on the north side of the river. HURRAH! I HAVE SOME FRIENDS of oldest inhabitants of the District of ence of such a house, and in the letter that such a ghost rendezvous exists another "near the navy yard." The country negroes of Georgetov yard have not been especially glad to 1 feet and rubbing them, they are burying, and, in short, using every ghost this psychical research society wants Society of Pork Chop Destroyers does Washington Women Are MAYBE you didn't know that many the afternoon promenade carries young dude who flits along at her side Surprised? Well, it is not astonishing. For, you know, they don't smoke on F street and they don't open their cigarette cases in the full glare of the sunlight while the throngs are looking on. But they smoke just the same. Proprietors of cafes will tell you they have a hard task preventing women from smoking in public. A proprietor said recently that more than once respectable-looking woman patrons have taken out their ciga ettes and have been on the verge of them and passed them the tip that things. "You know," said the proprietor. "I sitting here at our tables in this fashion men it is different. But if the women by the majority of our present class of 'Do the women smoke much?" and the ladies' lounging room of one of the "There are plenty of them who sit their smokes around with them all to Their cigarette cases look just like vane on the outside. Why, just a few days dining in the cafe stopped in here to She had on her wrist what I thought a silver chain. But when she opened she extracted a gold-tipped cigarette at the case to her young girl friend, and lighted up. Rather queer, wasn't it? what is the difference between a woman Weather Forecasts by the WEATHER forecasts which have been of the country for years by mea press are beginning to reach the people RAIN AND HAIL, ALSO SNOW AND WINDS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS who had them projected as an inform- edy and tragedy. Since then the display of weath- to 15 cities and 27 theaters. Though or seven o'clock in the evening, a weather forecasts have been issued, reaches many persons who would not Entirely independent of the "movi- into use for spreading weather news itself to be invaluable on water. A forecasts for Illinois distributed by w points within a radius of 125 miles receiving apparatus. It is proposed in order that amateurs may take the of the sending station will be of this. Great Falls to Be Har In less than five years it is not imp- in its street-lighting system and in Falls, while the federal government wi of kilowatts of current in its various activities and a large surplus will be available for sale to the public. This five-year estimate was given as conservative by Colonel Langhitt, who made the most recent survey of the power possibilities, and it is thought that under present conditions the work could be completed in a less period of time. This estimate also took into account necessary delays in obtaining title to overflow lands and other right so that if this phase of the work work could be completed probably. The army engineers, who undoubly will be able to draw upon much value design of the dam which is to impotrically the same as that of the Gatum. Like the isthmian prototype the space to be filled in an arc of a circle which can be opened in time of flood to allow the passage of all surplus water when the highest known point was for the passage of ice through the ground in the Panama canal work. In addition to the main dam which level, there will be an intake dam 115 which will lie within the District on Best Man's Advice. The Bridegroom (just before the ceremony)—"I must take a bracer, but I don't want to overdo it. How much ought I to take, old fellow?" Best Man—"Well, I should keep on taking 'm till I didn't care whether I was married or not."—Life --- demands. It is seeking in Washington a house where the ghost is guaranteed to walk five times a week. For such a haunted house the society will pay five times its assessed value, especially if it is inhabited by a first-class ghost—one of excruciating moans and whose chains clank most dolefully; preferably a ghost with a gory history—the ghastlier the ghost the merrier. The New York spook-hunting society has appealed to the Association Columbia to please tell it of the exist- the society mentions that it has heard in a house "in Georgetown" and of own and those who live near the navy hear this. They are digging up rabbit ing newly pulled teeth with incantat layer they know anything about. If s ghosts, emphatically the Ethiopian n't want 'em. Very Fond of Cigarettes a young girl who walks F street in her silver case just the same as the with his cane hung upon his arm? A If lighting up when a waiter has spied the rules prohibit women doing such it wouldn't just look right to see women ionable cafe smoking cigarettes. With started it, our place would be tabooed of patrons." A maid who serves as an attendant in the popular cafes was asked, smoke," she replied. "And they carry the time. But no one would know it. sanity cases. You can't tell them apart ago a pretty young girl who had been adjust her hair and powder her nose, was a silver vanity case supported by it, instead of taking out a powder puff, and thrust it in her mouth. She offered and she took one, too. Then they both? But say, after all, can you tell me man smoking and a man smoking? the "Movie" and Wireless been disseminated over the inland states ans of the telegraph and the printing page of this territory through brand-new channels—by way of the "movie" and the wireless. An enterprising proprietor of a motion picture theater in Birmingham. Ala, was the first to see the possibilities of "weather by movie," and he found Uncle Sam's weather bureau ready to co-operate with him. The forecasts were printed by the local official in charge of weather matters on celluloid films from which the emulsion had been removed, and were turned over to the theater authorities. native interlude between shows of com- fer information on screens has spread with the theaters do not open until six after the afternoon papers containing it, it is believed that the information otherwise receive it. "le" weather reports, wireless is coming on land after having already proved arrangements have been made to have wireless from Illiopolis, in that state, to that are equipped with the necessary to send the messages at a slow rate em, as most of the operators in reach class. nessed for the District probable that the District will be using other ways electric energy from Great ill at the same time be using thousands 蒂 work were expedited the actual construc- tively in three or four years. ubtly will be intrusted with the job, table experience in their corps, for the and the waters of the Potomac is prac- spillway dam in the Canal zone. Potomac dam will sweep across the table and will be surmounted by 18 gates. These gates will be designed so as water even in such volumes as in 1889. reached. Provision will also be made gates, a problem which was not encou- nch will keep the lake at the 115-foot 9 feet high protecting the power house. the north side of the river. Chime and Chimes. It is not "positively incorrect" to use the word chimes. "We have heard the chimes at midnight, Master Shallow," exclaimed Falstaff; and the "Chimes of Bruges" is an expression that has been used "correctly" enough, too, a thousand times. --- AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS The term "Negro," or "colored people," has no definite meaning. Neither discloses nationality. These terms have no place in the science of anthropology. But their persistent use with reference to persons of African descent invites attention. The white man tried to make a brute out of the black man. To this end the slave power put the cause of slavery in the slave himself. "The cause, dear Brutus, that we are underlings, is not in our stars but in ourselves." Everything was done to destroy the nationality and hinder the growth of individuality in the captive African. He was called "Negro" to characterize his kind and condition. The word "Negro" then became the trade mark of slavery. It is now a term of contempt. It is so written and spoken. This opprobious epithet should have been taken away with the bondage and not allowed to remain the deadly weapon of the sycophant and the explorer. It is the strongest barrier to the investiture with citizenship of the African dwelling in America, whose long domicile, fidelity and toll have given him an incontestable title to the most honorable distinction of American citizenship, writes Charles Hatfield Dickerson in the Chicago News. Also "colored people" in the public mind are nondescripts. None of these names is respectable. Let them be abhorred. Let us all have the good and proper name and patronymic "African," "of African descent" and "black," if you please. For I behold the time when black skin will be as fashionable as black cloth and as valuable as sable. There are those whose ignorance of the glory and grandeur of Africa makes them ashamed of their mother country. But I have sought and found her the workshop of nature, the cradle of man, the undoubted source of the civilization of the whole world. Of this I am confident. Plato thanked God that he was a man; that he was a citizen of Athens; lived in the age of Pericles; had the friendship of Socrates. So do I thank God that I am a man, conscious of the high destiny of man, clambering with my fellows up the cloudy summits of our times; am a citizen of this great republic; live in the world of Chicago; in the reign of Woodrow Wilson, a man of philosophic mind, who has lingered with the muses, learned and written the grand march of the American people and presides over their destiny with dignity and grace. And I am proud to live in the era of Theodore Roosevelt, a man of great amplitude of mind and vigor of body, who has traversed the globe, enlarged our intellectual empire and has now become the ubiquitous political genius of the republic. There is a well authenticated case of a Negro who was once as black as the ace of spades but whose skin all over his body is now a pinkish white with the exception of a few pinpoint specks on his face, and these are disappearing also. It is one of the rare cases known to medical science and dermatology where the affection known to physicians as "leukodermia" is universal. The man is Adolphus Setzer, an ex-slave of Newton, N. C., where he was born and reared. He belonged to the large estate of the late Reuben Setzer, who owned much land and many Negroes before the war between the states. Up to the time Setzer was forty years old his skin was Midway between the sandy beach at Ocean View, on the southern side of Hampton Roads, and Norfolk, a rapidly growing southern metropolis, there has been developed, in the heart of a rich farm-trucking region, an attractive Negro community, called Titustown, in which all of the people own their own homes and not a single renter is found. In Titustown Negroes have had the opportunity of buying high-class property at a low price, building comfortable and attractive individual houses on easy terms, and living happy lives in a refined and attractive community. It was in 1901 that a commission of ten or a dozen colored men came to Augustus T. Stroud, a white lawyer of Norfolk, who had recently graduated from college. They asked that some land should be bought and resold to Negroes for home sites. The Negroes had heard the summons "Move on" and sought the good offices of a southern white man whose family had long had a deep interest in the welfare of Negroes. Men who in the beginning had very The most remarkable relief map in the world is in a public park in Guatemala City. It is of immense proportions and represents with minute details all the physical characteristics of the republic. Tiny steel bands represent the railroad systems, and water can be turned into all the river beds. The maker died of brain fever not long ago, after completing his work. When a man is caught with stolen fruit the other man stand around and criticize its quality. The makers of epigramms, of phrases, or pages—of all more or less brief judgments—assuredly waste their time when they sum up any one of all mankind, and how do they squander it when their subject is a poet! They may hardly describe him, nor shall any student's care, or psychologist's formula, or man of letters' summary, or wilt's sentence define him. Definitions, because they would not be inexact or incomprehensive, sweep too wide, and the poet is not held within coal black. He is of pure African descent and nowhere in his family is there a trace of white blood. When he was about forty years of age, he contracted a most malignant case of malarial fever in Cabarron county, North Carolina, and was brought home on a wagon, quite a distance, so that he might die with his family. Local physicians attended him and eventually he got well of the fever, but leukoderma made its appearance and during the last 40 years—he is now an octogenarian—the affection has gradually spread until today, with the exception noted, the entire surface of his skin is white with a pinkish tinge. Leukoderma is described in the books as a condition in which the pigment-forming tissues have lost their function of making and furnishing pigment to the skin. This is brought about by trophoneurosis and is often associated with neurotic disturbances. In short, it is due to the nerves, and in this case the nerves of the man became affected by the toxic poisons of the malarial attack. Leukoderma is not at all uncommon among the dark races and is particularly a disease of the tropics. Dermatologists have found many cases where the affection has attacked a portion of the skin surface, making what is known as "pilebald" Negroes. But the cases in which this affection has become universal over a man's body are very rare, and this case is very interesting to specialists and the medical fraternity generally because of its rarity. "Uncle" Dolph, as he is called by white and black, has always been a respectful, respectable and respected Negro; has been industrious and raised a large family. He has good eyes and a good memory and can recall many incidents of slavery days and of the war. He helped build all the older buildings in the place and is the oldest citizen, white or black, who was here when the town began to take shape three-quarters of a century ago. I beg leave to suggest herewith that colored men be utilized to help man the navy. The Negro has proved himself loyal to "Old Glory" if anyone has, and he should be represented in the navy as well as in the army. If white sailors and marines should object to their company on board ship, why not allot certain ships to them as certain barracks are allotted to them in the army? The plan of nomenclature in the navy is to name battleships after states, cruisers after cities and gunboats after famous battle fields, but with the colored units a new system could be used. For instance, the government might turn over to the colored sailors such battleships as the Alabama and Mississippi or such cruisers as the Swanee and the Dixie. Among the Negroes may be found plenty of good loyal material and I will wager that if they are called upon no one need ever blush for the record their ships may make—H. T. Hughes, in the Chicago News. There are 24 Methodist Episcopal churches in the United States reporting a membership of more than 1,500 each. Calvary church, New York, leads with 2,600 members, and First church, Los Angeles, is second with a total membership of 2,400. A commercial wireless service has been established between stations in Peru and Brazil. crude ideas of what a home should be, have gradually been 'ed out into a finer conception of what a home can be made through persistent thrift and constant effort to improve the physical condition of the house, the yard and the fences. What the Negroes of Titustown have done so quietly and so effectively, with the sympathetic co-operation of Mr. Stroud through a long period, can and should be repeated, with necessary modifications, of course, wherever there are large numbers of Negroes who should have better housing.—Southern Workman. Because of the scarcity of clocks in West Africa, events are timed by the regular daily occurrences. For example, a native wrote that she had received news of her sister's illness "a little while before the guinea fowl talk," that is, about five o'clock in the morning. A good many men work hard and unremittingly and achieve no distinction other than that of living to be more than seventy years old. The balance wheel of a watch vibrates 300 times a minute, 432,000 times a day, or 157,680,000 times a years. As each vibration covers about one and one-half revolutions, the shaft on which the balance wheel is mounted makes 336,520,000 revolutions in its bearings each year. Names elude us so easily. Who was the clever fellow who described a male quartet as a musical organization composed of three men and a tenor? them, and out of the describer's range and capture he escapes by as many doors as there are outlets from a forest. Had Use for Many. "What's this?" asked the automobile owner, as the deputy sheriff thrust a folded paper into his hand. "That," said the deputy, "is a new attachment for your car. I'm putting them on a great many of finest machines this summer."—New York World. WITH CROCHET NEEDLE WITH CROCHET NEEDLE FOREIGN IDEA EXTREMELY EASY TO COPY. Directions Given Should Be Followed Absolutely, as Any Deviation From the Plan Laid Down Will Result in Disaster. This puss is looking up in the air at something we do not see. It is a foreign design. Chain 86 makes two rows of 27 spaces each. Each row adds 27. Third row—17 sp, 4 bk, 6 sp. Fourth row—4 sp, 2 bk, 3 sp, 2 bk, 16 sp. Fifth row—15 sp, 2 bk, 5 sp, 2 bk, 3 sp. Sixth row—2 sp, 2 bk, 7 sp, 2 bk, 14 sp. Seventh row—14 sp, 1 bk, 9 sp, 1 bk, 2 sp. Eighth row—2 sp, 1 bk, 6 sp, 1 bk, 1 sp, 2 bk, 14 sp. Ninth row—15 sp, 2 bk, 7 sp, 2 bk, 1 sp. Tenth row—1 sp, 2 bk, 24 sp. Eleventh row—19 sp, 4 bk, 1 sp, 2 bk, 1 sp. Twelfth row—1 sp, 9 bk, 17 sp. Thirteenth row—15 sp, 11 bk, 1 sp. Fourteenth row—1 sp, 14 bk, 12 sp, Fifteenth row—11 sp, 15 bk, 1 sp, Sixteenth row—1 sp, 1 bk, 1 sp, 14 bk, 10 sp. Seventeenth row—9 sp, 14 bk, 2 sp, 1 bk, 1 sp. Eighteenth row—1 sp, 1 bk, 3 sp, 21 bk, 1 sp. Nineteenth row—2 sp, 15 bk, 1 sp, 2 bk, 5 sp, 1 bk, 1 sp. Twentieth row—1 sp, 1 bk, 11 sp, 10 bk, 1 sp, 2 bk, 1 sp. Twenty-first row—1 sp, 20 bk, 6 sp. Twenty-second row—1 sp, 25 bk, 1 sp. Twenty-third row—1 sp, 3 bk, 4 sp, 6 bk, 11 sp, 1 bk, 1 sp. Twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth rows —27 sp each. TOWELS FOR THE DISHES Crinkled Crepe Makes the Ideal Material That Can Be Employed In This Respect. The best dish towels for polishing glasses are not of checked linen toweling, as most people take for granted, but of ordinary thin seersucker, or crinkled crepe, as it is called in the shops. This material makes ideal glass towels, for it will not shed lint and absorbs moisture rapidly. New and perfectly clean cross-barred linen toweling is fairly satisfactory, but the moment such a towel is past its first youth, or if it has been used more than once before laundering, glasses begin to show the annoying specks of lint that are fatal to a brilliant polish. Dish towels should be rinsed after each use, and once a week they should be boiled ten minutes in water softened with sal soda or some good washing powder. It is not necessary to rub them—after the boiling, rinse in several waters and hang up to dry in the sun. Just before they are quite dry fold them, pressing smoothly with the hands, and hang up the folded towels again to dry thoroughly before putting away. They will not require ironing if thus treated. The woman who hesitates at using washing powder or sal soda to wash her dish towels should consider whether it is easier to scrub out grease by main strength in order to make dish towels last a little longer or to relieve herself of unpleasant labor, and, if need be, hem half a dozen new towels a little oftener. There are articles which pay for dainty and careful laundering in order to preserve fine fabric and costly handiwork—but dish towels cannot be included under this head. Worth Knowing. A handy laundry bag is made by leaving the bottom open and sewing on a narrow strip on the under side. Bring this strip over and have it button to the top side. To leave the laundry out just unbutton it and the laundry will come out through the opening. OUTLINE OF FALL FASHIONS Little Doubt They Are to Be Extremely Conservative, Says Writer Who Should Know. Grace Margaret Gould, fashion editor of the Woman's Home Companion, presents a fully illustrated report of the fall fashions. Following is a brief extract from her forecast for the fall: "First we are to have a conservative figure—the natural lines—but with a smaller waist line than the historic Venus de Milo. The definite waist is an essential of the new fashions. "Our clothes are to be conservative, too; that is, when we compare them with those of last season. The ridiculous short skirt is no longer style; it never was good taste. The ankle length skirt is the fashion. It must flare, to be sure, but it must not fly off on a tangent. "Sleeves are conservative and they are charming too in the way they outline the arm, while colors and fabrics carry out just the same idea. The TO MAKE SCENT AT HOME Woman Who Has Successfully Accomplished It Has Made Her Method Public—Really Simple. A woman who has been trying a very simple way of capturing the natural fragrance of blossoms recently gives this advice to readers: About the only thing which it is necessary to purchase is a glass funnel with the narrow end drawn to a fine point instead of the usual opening. This can be obtained from any druggist supplying apparatus for experiments. Some kind of support will be necessary for the funnel, and this might be made out of twisted wire, or a retort stand can be purchased at the same time as the funnel. You then need a small quantity of ice, and this is broken up into fragments and then placed in the funnel. On the surface a quantity of salt is sprinkled. The fragrant flowers—roses, carnations or whatever kind may be selected—are placed near to the funnel. A small bottle is put under the pointed end, which, it is remembered, is closed right up. After an interval it will be seen that moisture from the atmosphere is condensing on the outside of the funnel. The fragrance given out by the flowers combines with this moisture, which finally trickles down into the bottle. New Yellow Frocks One of the most charming of the new frocks in cotton voile is a soft, yellow tone dotted in black and white and decorated with a black and white checked silk sash. This was worn the other day by a fair haired young girl, and a hat of white chip, wreathed with white and yellow daisies, completed the costume. Another yellow frock in the wardrobe of the same girl is a maize tinted crepe de chine, the Leghorn hat that is generally worn with it being covered with silk roses toning from maize to scarlet. Fruit-Trimmed Ruffs Neck ruffs of tulle and ribbon are much worn and they are especially becoming with the frocks of the season. They are made in brown, dark blue, black and sometimes white. And some of the smartest and newest have a line of tiny flowers, in different gay colors, or small fruits, cherries or apples, placed at regular intervals all around the neck. Some of these ruffs are made to flare out and up and down only at the back. A band of velvet ribbon clasps the throat in front and holds them in position. White Voile Athletic Costume. One dress which has been especially designed for an athletic maiden is of white voile. The top of the skirt is laid in plains. The bottom is finished with a wide band of blue linen. The bodice fits snugly, and yet is made so that the arms can move freely, as it is fastened by means of a blue lacer which is run through embroidered eyelets. A small blue sailor collar, bearing emblems of white braid, is the only thing which stamps the frock as a sports garment. NEW AFTERNOON GOWN UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD A new afternoon gown of black chiffon with yellow satin and silver clotrimmings. This is one of the latest Parisian models. A new afternoon gown of black chiffon with yellow satin and silver cloth trimmings. This is one of the latest Parisian models. plain tailored suits this [all] will be more popular than ever in its long and useful career. It, too, will be conservative. "The suit jacket will vary in length from 28 up to 32 inches, but it may vary according to the height and figure of the woman who wears it. This will help to blot out from our memory the fat woman in the short belted and flaring coat." Voile Hem on Net. The fashion of combining two fabrics in one's frocks is not new with the midsummer frock, but it is still prevalent. One pretty frock is made of white net, with a deep hem of white volle applied in an irregular top outline. This is the only touch of voile on the frock. Belts and Sashes. Many belts and sashes are now used for children, says the Dry Goods economist. The belts are frequently of self material, or of the same fabric as the collars and cuffs. Black or colored leather belts are also employed to some extent. INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON (By O. E. SELLERS, Acting Director of the Sunday School Course of the Moody Bible Institute.) LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 26 OBEDIENCE AND KINGSHIP (REVIEW). LESSON TEXT-Psalm 72. GOLDEN TEXT-The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice. Ps. 111. The subject assigned for this review lesson is aptly chosen, for the kingliest quality or virtue passed by any king is to be obedient. The servant who truly serves is obedient. The motto of the king of England is "Ich dien"—I serve. Gen. R. E. Lee once said that for him the greatest word in the English language is the word "obey." We read of our master that he "learned obedience by the things he suffered" (Heb. 5:8) and he taught that "if ye love me, keep (obey) my commandments" (John 14:15). The lessons for the past quarter cover an approximate period of about 125 years beginning probably B. C. 1024 (Beecher). In them there are presented nine rulers; David, Solomon, Rehoboom, Jeroboam, Asa, Ahab and Jezebel from within, and two from without Israel, the Queen of Sheba and Ben-hadad, king of Syria. There are also five prophets mentioned, Nathan, Ahlah, Azariah, Obed and Elijah. It might be well for teachers to distribute blank pieces of paper and ask the scholars to write a brief outline of the outstanding facts regarding these rulers, also of Nathan and Elijah, though the last will more properly come later as there are yet several lessons about that great prophet. These kings can be classified as good and bad, though the greatest of them all (David) suffered a most terrible fall. From these lessons the great facts of sin, grace, prayer, the word of God, faith, salvation and unbelief are all to be emphasized. For the older classes a most interesting study can be made of the development of God's people materially and the religious development also, as well as a study of the causes for the division of the kingdom. The tendency in both kingdoms was downward towards the destruction of the northern one and the captivity and impoverishment of the southern. A good method of review would be to take up each of the different characters and give a summary of his life and of its effect upon the nation. It will be profitable to answer such questions as: What do the events of the past quarter teach us about the character of God? What great teachings have we had presented on the subject of prayer? What peculiar manifestations have been seen in the development of sin? In this quarter's lessons what emphasis has been made relative to the word of God? What moral duties and obligations have been emphasized? If a good crayon artist is available prepare on the blackboard 12 circles, five above, five below, and one at each end of a rectangle. In this last place the Golden Text for the day and in each of the circles, beginning in the upper left hand corner, either a sketch or some other suggestion of each of the several lessons. A tree for Absalom's death, a queen in the second, a man in prayer in the third, a temple in the fourth and so on. Do not try to be too ornate and leave much to the imagination of the scholars. Another suggestion for use upon the blackboard would be to draw two panels or columns on either end of the board and connect the tops by an arch. Divide the arch into five divisions and in the top, the keystone of the arch, place the name of good King Asa, to the left Abalom and Adonijah, and to the right Ellijah and Ahab. On the left panel write "The Word of God" and on its capstone "David." On the right panel write "Obedience," and on the capstone "Solomon." Then underneath the arch and between the panels first the names of the remaining chief characters belonging to Israel, and below, but separate, those from without whose names have been considered during the past quarter. This arrangement of names might be so made as to call attention to the separated kingsoms of Israel and Judah, using the arch for the names of the characters affecting the kingdom before its division. Again the board may be ruled into two columns, one to contain the names of the "chief persons," and the other the "chief facts." Divided according to lessons they will be about as follows: Chief persons 1, David, Joab, Abshai, Absalom; 2, David, Bathsheba, Zadok, Nathan, Solomon, Adonijah; 3 and 4, Solomon; 5, Solomon, Queen of Sheba; 6, Rehoboam, old and young men; 7, Jerboam; 8, Azariah, Asa; 9, Elijah, Ahab and the widow of Zarephath; 10, Elijah and prophets of Baal; 11, Elijah and God; 12, Benhad, Ahab, young men. Chief Facts—1, failure; 2, anointing; 3, choice; 4, prayer; 5, wisdom; 6, division; 7, shn; 8, reform; 9, providence; 10, testing; 11, discouragement; 12, defeat. Thus by careful and prayerful preparation a review of each lesson can briefly but profitably be presented. The material for a successful review along any of the lines suggested will demand careful preparation on the part of the teacher, but will be well worth while in fixing the chief facts in the pupils' mind while it also will test the sort of work the teacher has been doing. Assign much work ahead of time; use much variety in the manner of presentation; do not try to cover too much but drive home a few of the outstanding, great central truths of the quarter's lessons. Optimistic Thought. Evil report is easy to lift but difficult to carry. GRAPHIC PICTURE OF THE RETAKING OF MINE CRATER Frederick Palmer Describes One of Most Picturesque Actions on British Front. Thunders of Artillery Duel Heard Many Miles in Rear—British Officers Enthusiastic Over Work of Tig Guns—Flight Without Thought of Cost. By FREDERICK PALMER. (International News Service.) British Headquarters, France—The British have retaken the mine crater at Hooge in one of the most picturesque actions which has happened along the British front for a long time, without counting the novel way in which a bag of prisoners was made. Hooge is the name of what was once a village in a region as flat as a billiard table. It is in the Ypres salient. As for the nature of life in the Ypres salient there is the testimony of German prisoners who say that when a man on their side is assigned to it the saying is that he may consider himself as good as lost. It is generally agreed that more blood has been spilled in the Ypres salient than over any similar length of line on the western front, with the exception of Souchez, where the French made their reat attack in May and June. The blowing up of a mine under the German trench some weeks ago made Hooge about the hottest point in the Ypres salient. It was one of the largest mines the British had ever exploded to begin with, and it made a hole in the earth about 40 feet deep and 70 feet across. The British charged in and took possession of it. In reply to the mine the Germans brought up their flame ejector apparatus, which they had tried on the French before but now used on the English for the first time. Meanwhile around the edge of the crater the two sides were only five feet apart at one place. The crater was so big, and it had so disfigured the landscape that it was very difficult to "consolidate the position" as the official bulletins say, particularly when showers of bombs from either side punished any enterprise on the part of the other. On top of a bombardment with artillery of all the neighboring part of the British line where the trenches were close together, the Germans suddenly sprayed the British front with fire over a section where their infantry attacked. The British had to give up their crater and Hooge, too, and some 500 yards of trench. When they set out to recover it at first they found the Germans had the line bristling with machine guns, so they got back one end of what they lost. Reck Not the Cost. The rule in the Ypres salient seems to be never to lie down tamerly under any setback. Both sides fight to recover a loss, no matter what the cost. Sanguinary battles are waged for few acres of ground. All one day the British kept an almost continuous roar of shells over other parts of the salient. They made the German trenches bolt with dust under clouds of shrapnel smoke. The German guns replied. They threw in some more 17-inch shells into the ruins of Ypres and into other points which they had not considered worthy of 17-inch attention before. The thunder of this artillery duel could be heard 30 and 40 miles to the rear. It made a sound like the roll of a drum with almost no intervals between the shots. Nothing heavier had been heard since Souchez. About two the next morning guns © EARLY HIRROR LONDON Miss Rose Williams, who, owing to the shortage of labor, is working on her father's farm at Wisborough, near Billingshurst, England. She found skirts a hindrance, so she wears her brother's fannels working in a hay field. Indiana Farmer, Visiting State Fair, Saves $50 When He Takes Her Advice, Columbus, Ind.-William Dawson, a farmer living east of Columbus, de- cided to come to Columbus and attend the fair recently. He had $55 in bills in his purse, and his wife told him to beware of pickpockets. Dawson insisted he was a grown man, and he would like to see anybody take his money away from him. Group of French infantrymen in the trenches equipped with respirators and goggles as protection against the poisonous gases used by the Germans. which had been silent before came into action. They all directed on the German trenches at Hooge tons of high explosive and storms of shrapnel. Then at 4:15 by all the watches of gunners and infantrymen, the guns stopped. The next minute a British major at the head of a battalion line leaped over the parapet. As he said, he found "nobody home." The Germans were in the dugouts according to the custom on such occasions, taking shelter from the tornado of shell fire which makes even a lookout hardly possible. Turning the corner of a traverse the major fairly bumped into a German who apparently had come out of his dugout to see whether the shelling had s ooped. when he saw I was fumbling with it. That was very helpful of him. You had to pull a string on top before you made the throw. They seemed to be first-rate bombs." Once over the demoralization caused by the crash of the bursting shells from the British artillery concentration in their ears, the Germans, out of their dugouts, began resisting with bombs. The British, running short had to fall back traverse by traverse pursued by the Germans, thus losing some of their gain before more bombs were brought up from the rear. This had to be done under gusts of shrapnel bullets, for now the Ger man guns were giving the British sup ports all they had to give, and as fast as they could. The struggle pro "You're mine," said the major, putting his revolver muzzle to the German's breast. "He promptly an swerved that he was," as the major ex pressed it. Praise for the Artillery. The happiness of the officers and men as they told the story of that fight to the correspondent turned on gratitude to their artillery support. "It shows what artillery can do," said the colonel, "and what the infantry can do when the guns give them that kind of aid. Their work was perfectly straight on there in front of the men's noses with no shells bursting short and then they all stopped like an orchestra at the end of a piece. My only trouble with the men was to hold them back from the front line. If there is anything that puts spirit into the men it is that kind of support. We got four good machine guns, and I don't know how many were destroyed. "Germany is one big battery. She does it with artillery and machine guns. Guns against her guns and we shall be all right. Yes, we had a fine show." He kept on speaking of the guns, and as he did so, so did the other officers and men with the depth of feeling expressive of realization that the guns meant life and death and success and failure for them. Singularly enough the British loss in taking the trench was less than losing it. They got about a thousand yards with the first rush. Mostly they met the Germans coming from their dugouts, and it was hand to hand when the Germans did not yield. As soon as they had yielded they were started back toward the British rear, for in the maze of traverses where rifles and bombs are lying about loose prisoners may soon renew the fray. The next day a faint rumble like that of a human voice came from a pile of earth and it was found that one of the high explosives had closed the door of a dugout. The occupants were rescued alive. When an officer and some men came to the edge of the mine crater they found nearly a hundred Germans in the bottom of it where they had taken cover from the bombardment. The British looked down at the Germans and the Germans looked up at the British. As one of the men said, the surprise was mutual, but the Germans were a little the more surprised of the two. The British had bombs in their hands. All they had to do was to stand back and toss the bombs into the crater. Chucking bombs into a dugout when the occupants will not surrender is one of the commonest proceedings in the course of taking a trench. "We'll give ourselves up," said a German officer, starting up the wall of the crater. "You've got us." Shake Hands With Foe. As the Germans came up some of the British shook hands with them; and soon they were marching along a road in the midst of German shell fire, smoking cigarettes given them by their captors. Meanwhile it was stab and thrust in other places till Briton or German was down. One British soldier told how he felled a German with his fast. "I was out of bombs," he explained. "So I give him my right and he went down for the count." Rushing up the traverses the British drove the Germans before them with bombs, gaining more ground. In addition to their own bombs, they used the Germans'. "One German prisoner showed me how to use them," said a British bomb threater. "He did it instinctively After Dawson came here and saw a big crowd of people he thought perhaps there might be something in the pickpocket stories. He went to a local bank and deposited $50. The other $5 he retained for spending money. Then he went to the Pennsylvania station and saw a big crowd. A train came in and a man bumped against him. He reached for his purse later and found it was gone. Dawson says he was glad he took his wife's advice. It saved him $50. when he saw I was fumbling with it. That was very helpful of him. You had to pull a string on top before you made the throw. They seemed to be first-rate bombs." Once over the demoralization caused by the crash of the bursting shells from the British artillery concentration in their ears, the Germans, out of their dugouts, began resisting with bombs. The British, running short had to fall back traverse by traverse, pursued by the Germans, thus losing some of their gain before more bombs were brought up from the rear. This had to be done under gusts of shrapnel bullets, for now the German guns were giving the British supports all they had to give, and as fast as they could. The struggle proceeded in the midst of the scream and bursting of projectiles. Twice one of the sergeants crossed the zone back to the support trenches bringing supplies of bombs before he was killed. Others were at the same work, and many were killed and wounded, but they got enough up to hold 1,200 yards of trench. A PRINCE OF SPAIN UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD Prince Jaime, the second son of the king and queen of Spain, accompanied by the Countess del Puerto, enjoying a stroll at the Sardinero in Santander, a famous watering place on the Bay of Biscay, where the Spanish royal family is spending their summer vacation. Prince Jaime is seven years old, having been born June 23rd 1908. YANKEE TARS ASK. NIGHTIES 70,000 Perfectly Good Suits of Pajamas Are Scornfully Rejected by Sailors. Washington. — The "old-fashioned man who wears a nightshirt," long sought by newspaper humorists, has been found in large numbers in the United States navy. "The tars refuse to wear pajamas, and the navy department is therefore "stuck" with 70,000 suits, which will be offered at auction. Two years ago orders were issued that pajamas be provided for enlisted men, for it was assumed that this garb would soon become very popular. Something like 100,000 pairs were purchased, and the sailors were informed that they could draw them whenever they liked. For a time there was no demand, but finally some of the men discovered a use for the garments. About 30,000 pairs were distributed. Then it was found that the seamen were using the pajamas as underwear. Others wore them while coaling ships. Banker Pava Old Debt. Middletown, Wis. — A well-dressed stranger walked into the First National bank here where David L. Conkling is employed. He asked for Conkling and the two held a conversation in which the stranger was noticed to hand Conkling money. 16 years ago the same stranger, hungry and ragged, was given a supper, bed in a hotel and breakfast by Conkling. It was this debt, with interest, that he paid. Splinter in Nose Caused Death. Fresno, Cal.—Horace Y. Tanner, a mountaineer, died recently from lock-jaw caused by a little splinter which ran into his nose. It was removed by another rancher, but Tanner developed blood poisoning. Capital Offenses. "You are opposed to capital punishment?" "Yes; even in its mildest form. I don't even approve the writers and speakers who begin every other sentence with a capital I." SOME COOKERY HINTS IDEAS THAT MAY BE OF VALUE TO THE HOUSEWIFE. How the Ideal Custard Should Be Made—Mayonnaise With Just the Right Flavor—Best Way to Serve Cucumbers. The best custards ever made have not been baked on the oven floor. The tried-and-true method to make the delicious custard is one quart of fresh milk, scalded in a double boiler. No more nor less than four eggs beaten and stirred into one cup of granulated sugar. Always lemon extract with a pinch of nutmeg for the delicate custard. It kills the egg flavor. Now, here is your secret, place it in a pan of boiling water in the oven, cover your baking dish, bake it just one half hour in a warm but not too hot oven. Insert a silver knife in the middle of the custard. If it comes out clean, the custard is done, otherwise the ingredients stick to the knife. Of all the professional secrets hardest to obtain for the delicious mayonnaise this was the hardest. That unmistakable "tang," the tasty snap, though hidden with other condiments was found to be nothing else but cucumber. No, you could not taste it, for it was blended with the mayonnaise. The cucumber is grated for the purpose. Then, think of it, the vinegar used. Ordinary vinegar? Yes, but prepared with brown sugar, boiled with spices and churned into a white oil. For potato salad this mayonnaise, mixed with the cucumber and hard-boiled eggs is, really, one of the finest flavored salad dressings known to the chefs who dislike to make known their professional secrets. Have you seen the cucumber sliced, but in half and decorated with slices of red radish? Very pretty. Score the rounded sides of the cucumber into one-eighth inch sections, but do not cut through the cucumber. Place the flat or cut side of the cucumber on the dish, slice the red radishes, leaving on the red rim. Insert these slices of radishes between the slices of cucumber, alternating the red and white; garnish with parsley, small pickles, small flecks of beet, and serve with salad dressing. A delicious luncheon dish is known as "Devils on Horseback." Plump cardines are used. Each has a little blanket of bacon pinned around his "tummy tum tum" and all is fried in deep fat and served on buttered toast. Don't Lose the Pie Juice. Don't Lose the Pie Juice. To keep the juice in the pie, instead of using the cloth strips, which spoils the edge of the pie anyway, have the bottom crust larger than the pan. Cut the apples into sections. Before putting them in, cover the bottom of the pastry with half the sugar. One cupful of sugar to a good-sized pie will not be too much if the apples are sour. Lay sections of apples all around the edge. Then fill in the middle. Add the rest of the sugar. Roll out the top crust to fit and lay on. Wet the edge all around and turn up over the top crust the surplus of the under crust. Press down with the fingers, then mark all around with a fork. Make a hole in the top of the pie and wet all over with cold water. The oven should be fairly hot for the first 15 or 20 minutes. Then the heat may be reduced so that the apples may cook thoroughly. It will take about 40 minutes to bake a good-sized pie. Beef Cutlets. Put the beef through the chopper (as for hamburg steak), season with sage and pepper, moisten with cream, then mold in cutlet form and broil. Serve with a brown sauce made by browning a slice of onion in two tablespoonfuls of butter, adding a little salt, pepper and two tablespoonfuls of stock. Boll until smooth, then add a hard-boiled egg, chopped in small pieces. Marshmallow Pudding. Take two dozen marshmallows drops—stale or fresh—and put them in the bottom of a baking dish. Pour over rich cocoa, made as for breakfast except for a thickening of cornstarch; put the dish on the stove and bake for half an hour. Then take it out, add a meringue and brown this. Serves cold. The cooking melts the marshmallows, which give the cocoa pudding a most delectable taste. Indian Huckleberry Pudding Boll one quart of milk, remove from the stove and stir into a small cupful of Indian meal. When cool add two well-beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls of finely-chopped suet, one tablespoonful of molasses, a pinch of salt and one quart of huckleberries. Fill a mold two-thirds full and steam three hours. I use a five-pound lard pail. Use any sauce you care to make—Exchange. Brown Betty. Put a layer of white bread crumbs in a baking dish and then a layer of sliced cooking apples, and so on until the dish is almost full. Sprinkle each layer of apples with sugar and a little spice, if the taste is liked, and also mix small nuts of butter through the layers, being sure to have some of the seasoning on top of the dish. Bake a light brown. Ice Cream Hint. I ice cream is sometimes frozen so hard that it does not come out of the mold easily. When this happens let the cold water run over the outside of the can. The water is so much warmer than the ice cream that it melts it sufficiently to start it out and does not melt it enough to spoil the shape of the mold. Frosted Coffee Frosted coffee is delightfully invigorating on a lct day. To prepare, make a strong, clear drip coffee. Sweeten to taste, and chill thoroughly. Just before serving drop on each glassful a heaping teaspoonful of whipped cream which has been faintly sweetened and slightly flavored with vanilla. MAKES A SPLENDID DESSERT French Way of Serving Pears Will Be Found About the Best That Has Been Devised. A French Pear Dessert—Every Frenchman knows the value of combining cooked fruit with cereal for the family dessert. Here is her favorite way of serving pears: Peel, core and cut in halves half a dozen firm pears. Cook them slowly for an hour in a stirup of two cupfuls of water and one of sugar. Meantime boll in a double boiler for about an hour a half cupful of rice in two cupfuls of milk, with a small piece of butter and sugar and vanilla to taste.' When the rice is cooked turn it into a mold. The French cook keeps the rice warm while it is setting in the mold, but it would probably suit the American taste better to place the mold on ice. When ready to serve turn the rice out on a round dish and arrange the pears neatly in a border. Pour over them the stirup in which they have been cooked, flavored, if desired, with a little rum. Canned Pears—Bartlett pears are considered, by many housekeepers the best for canning. If not perfectly ripe they can be easily mellowed by wrapping them up in a woolen blanket, but they must be a little under rather than over-ripe for canning. To every quart jar allow seven or eight medium-sized pears, a pint of water and one-fourth pound of sugar. Cut the fruit in halves, pare, core and heat at once into cold water to prevent discoloration. Put the sugar and water first into a preserving kettle and let heat slowly; when the scum appears remove it carefully, and as soon as the sirup boils hard add the fruit and boil all together from three to ten minutes. Put a cloth wet in cold water around the jar when putting in the hot fruit, in order to prevent breakage, and further make sure against this by putting in a couple of pears and a little juice at a time. When the jar is full run a silver knife down the sides of it to let out the air bubbles, and seal tightly while the fruit is still hot. Canned pears should be kept in a cool, dark place. Seekel pears, which may be canned in the same way, are best when picked directly from the tree and canned at once. If too hard both they and the Bartletts may be boiled for ten minutes or less before putting them in the sirup. TO PREPARE SPICED PLUMS Should Be Put Up With Sugar and Vinegar and Condiments of Various Kinds. Select seven pounds of damson plums; wipe them with a napkin, then prick each plum several times with a needle and put them into stone jars. Place a kettle with three and a half pounds of sugar and one pint of vinegar over the fire. Break one ounce of cinnamon into small pieces, add one tablespoonful of whole cloves, four blades of mace and one tablespoonful of whole allspice. Sew these up in muslin or cheesecloth bags and drop them into the vinegar. Boll five minutes, then pour the boiling hot sauce over the plums. Cover and let stand until the next day, then drain off the srup and place it with the spice bags in a kettle over the fire. Boll ten minutes and pour it again over the fire. Repeat this once more the day following, then lay the spice bags on top of the fruit, close the jar and lay a piece of paper over the top. Although they will keep in jars, yet they will keep their color better if sealed in cans. Grapes can be spiced in the same manner—Mother's Magazine. Orange Filling. Boll three-fourths cupful milk with a pinch salt, three tablespoonful sugar and one half tablespoonful butter; mix one tablespoonful flour with one fourth cupful milk and stir into boiling milk. Continue the boiling for few minutes, and remove from fire; add the juice and grated rind of one orange and juice of half a lemon and yolks of three eggs. When cold, spread between the two cake layers, and dust the top of the cake with powdered sugar. Baked Batter Pudding Four eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately, one pint of sweet milk and two cupfuls of flour with salt to taste sifted with it. Mix the egg yolks with the flour, pour in the milk slowly and then turn in the beaten whites of the eggs. Bake 45 minutes and serve with a hard butter and sugar sauce seasoned with nutmeg or lemon or vanilla. Sirup of Lemon. Dissolve three pounds of sugar in three pints of boiling water, add four ounces of citric acid and one ounce of soluble essence of lemon—not ordinary essence. Bottle, and use as required. To serve, place one tablespoonful of the sirup in a tumblerful of water, or, if an aerated drink be preferred, use soda water. Pear Sponge Cook some small pears, peeled, halved and cored, in a vanilla sirup till quite tender and till sirup is thick. Arrange in a glass dish some lady fingers, wet with a little sherry, lay in the pears; set away to get very cold and when ready to serve heap whipped cream, sweetened and flavored with vanilla, on the dish. Cooking Steak. To cook steak, have a nice red fire, not too hot, or it will scorch meat. In a few minutes remove broiler, and if steak has changed color turn other side, then change again. Have sharp knife and cut a little piece; if center is bright red and no sign of raw meat, remove and put piece of butter on it and eat, the sooner the better. Butternut Fruit Cake. Two eggs, one cupful brown sugar, one cupful sour cream, two tablespoonfuls molasses, one-fourth cupful butter, one cupful chopped raisins, one cupful chopped butternuts, one-half pound citron, cut very fine, $2\frac{1}{2}$ cupful flour, one teaspoonful soda, one teaspoonful each clinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS (Copyright, by A. Neely Hall) A HOMEMADE PUSHMOBILE. In building a pushmobile, the wheels are of first importance. Fig. 3 shows the body framework. The side rails A should be 2 by 2's or 2 by 4's. Cut them to whatever length you wish. Upon these rails are mounted two grocery boxes, a long box on the end, and a box THE GAMES OF JACK-STICKS AND RING-TOSS. No doubt you are familiar with the game of jack-straws, in which a pile of tiny sticks in the forms of hammers, saws, shovels, picks, etc., are placed in the center of a table, and then in turn each player tries to move by means of a small hooke $\textcircled{2}$ $\textcircled{1}$ as long as this one is wide, on the stern end. Fasten the rails to the bottom of these boxes (Fig. 3). The crosspieces B and D, provide for the mounting of the wheels. Nail one to rails A at the bow end, and the other so it will come under the center of the stern box. Crosspiece F forms a foot-bar. The front iron axle must be attached to a pivotal wooden axle (E, Figs. 4 and 5). This must have a hole bored through the center of its length for a %-inch carriage bolt. Screw a pair of screw-eyes into one edge (G, Fig. 5). Fasten the iron axle to the wooden axle with iron staples, or with bent-over nails. Bore a hole through the center of cross- B A F D ROTTE FOR BOLT BOX $\textcircled{3}$ C A F E H H A $\textcircled{4}$ G E BOLT G $\textcircled{5}$ piece B (Figs. 3 and 7) for the carriage bolt to run through. Then, in mounting the axes upon the framework, slip an iron washer over the carriage bolt so it will come between axle E and crosspiece D. The rear axle must be fastened to a similar wooden axle (C, Fig. 4). Nail this wooden axle to crosspiece B. The steering-gear should be made next. A sewing machine wheel is best for the steering-wheel, but a wagon-wheel will do. Cut a broom handle for the shaft (I, Fig. 6), and mount the wheel on one end. Then cut a crosspiece (J), and a square block (K), bore a hole of the diameter of the broom handle through the center of each, and nail K to J. Slip this crosspiece over the end of the shaft, and fasten it 12 inches above the end with screws driven through the edges of J and K, as shown. Cut a hole I V J L K H $\textcircled{6}$ A D A $\textcircled{7}$ through the bottom of the bow box for the end of the shaft to run through, and another hole one-half inch deep in the center of the edge of the crosspiece D (Fig. 7) for a socket for it to tur a. in. Screw a screw-eye into the end of crosspiece J (L, Fig. 6), and one into the under side of each side rail A (H, Figs. 4 and 6); then tie a four-foot length of rope at its center to screw-eye L, and run the ends through screw-eyes H, and tie to screw-eyes G in axle E (Figs. 4 and 5). Figs. 1 and 2 show the hood of the pushmobile is completed by fastening a pair of triangular pieces upon the top of the bow box, nailing boards across them, and tacking screen wire over the front of the box for the radiator front; also how the seat is made. The "Wonder Tree." California growers of the "wonder tree," the eucalyptus, which while growing ten times as fast as hickory, oak or mahogany, yields lumber harder and better than these native trees, met in convention in the Lumbermen's Building or House of Hoo-Hoo at the Panama-Pacific International exposition. Officials and members of the Eucalyptus Hardwood Association of California—representing the cultivators of about 25,000,000 of these trees, took THE GAMES OF JACK-STICKS AND RING-TOSS. No doubt you are familiar with the game of jack-straws, in which a pile of tiny sticks in the forms of hammers, saws, shovels, picks, etc., are placed in the center of a table, and then in turn each player tries to remove by means of a email hooked stick as many of the "straws" as possible, without disturbing any other "straws" in the pile. The only difference between the "straw" game and our "stick" game is in the substitution of real hammers, saws, etc., for the small ones. Figure 1 shows the large assortment of articles that may be used—brooms, umbrellas, coat hangers, pans, pot covers, pails, dustpans, etc. Throw 1 2 these articles in a heap, crossed and recrossed as in the illustration. For the hooked stick for removing the articles from the pile take a broom handle and drive a long nail into it near one end, as shown in Fig. 2. Taking turns, each player should try to remove, one at a time, as many "eticks" from the pile as she can without disturbing anything else. The turn passes to the next player the instant she disturbs other than the article she is trying to remove. The player securing the largest number of articles is winner. The game of ring-toss requires an easily made target (Fig. 3). The target requires a grocery box, two stick uprights to support the box, nine thread spools for pins, and nine nails. The spool pins should be placed 4 or $4\frac{1}{2}$ inches apart. The heads of the nails for fastening them will likely 10 15 10 15 15 10 15 15 10 10 15 10 10 15 10 3 4 be smaller than the holes in the spoons, and in that case, in order to make the nails hold, it will be necessary to cut small squares of cardboard and run these over the nails as far as the heads (Figs. 3 and 4). After nailing the spoons in their proper positions, number them with black paint, ink or pencil, as indicated in Fig. 3. Each number represents the score of the spool pin above it. The tossing rings have a hole through their centers, and are filled with beans, like canebags (Fig. 5). Cut two pieces of cloth eight or nine inches square for each (Fig. 6). Fold each piece in half diagonally, so as to bring corners A together (Figs. 6 and 7); then fold corner B over to corner B (Figs. 7 and 8), and fold corner C over to corner C (Figs. 8 and 9). Cut off corners C and D as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 9 (Fig. 10), and, unfolded, the piece will have the form shown in Fig. 11. Sew 7 6 8 5 9 10 11 the pair of cloth rings together, both around the outer and inner edges, leaving but a small opening between the outer edges. Fill the hag solid with beans, through the opening, then sew up the opening. There should be three rings, so each player may have three tosses each turn. The distance from which the rings are tossed may be ten, fifteen or twenty feet away from the target. this means of educating the public and lumbermen in the value and hundred or more of uses of the eucalyptus of which there are 200 varieties. Some 10,000 eucalyptus trees grew on the exposition grounds. "Everywhere the trains run." "I guess you can sleep as well in a Pullman berth as you can in your bed at home." "Better, in fact. My wife snores." THE KANSAS CITY SUN PUBLISHED WEEKLY. All communications should be addressed to the Kansas City Sun, 1803 East 18th Street Bell Phone East 999 Entered as second-class matter, August 1908, at the postoffice at City, Mo. City, Mo. on M. S. 1879. Nelson C. Crews, Editor and Owner Willa B. Glenn... General Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ADVERTISING RATE, 50 CENTS PER INCH. CHURCH DIRECTORY. Bethel A. M. E. Church, 244 and Fiora St. Stephen's Baptist Church, 604 Charlton Centennial M. E. Church, 19th and Woodland. WOODBROOK Second Baptist Church, 10th and Char- lotte. Kansas. Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, 17th and Troost. St. Augustine's P. E. Church, 11th and Troost. Wine St. Baptist church, 1525 Vine St. Wood Chapel A. M. E. Church, 11th and Woodland. Sile Valley Baptist church, 1120 Crystal alvenue. St. John's A. M. E. Church, 1743 Belle- view. Seventh Day Adventist, 23rd and Wood- land. St. Monica's Catholic, 17th and Lydia Morning Star Baptist Church, 2311 Vine Highland Avenue Baptist Church, 1111 Highland. Centropolis A. M. E. Church, Centropolis, St. James A. M. E. Z. Church, 1823 Woodland Ave. Third Baptist Church, Roundtop. Friendship Baptist Church, 17th and Tracy Avenue. Plgrim Baptist Church, 614 Charlotte St. Pleasant Green Baptist Church, Independence Avenue and Tracy. Calvary Baptist Church, 19th and Ankew. Bigelow A. M. E. Mission, 5th and Lyda. Progressive Baptist Church, 29th and Summit. C. M. E. Church, 1817 Flora Ave. St. James Baptist Church, 4059 Mill St. St. James Baptist A. M. E. Church, 45rd and Prospect Place. A. M. E. Mission, 565 Grand Ave. CLARK CHAPEL M. E. CHURCH, 1664 Madison Ave. KANAS CITY, KAN, CHURCHES. First A. M. E. Church, 8th and Neb. Pleasant Green Baptist, 1st and Splitting. Eighth St. Baptist Church, 8th and Oakland. Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and Washington. M. E. Church, Water and Steward Streets. Faul A. M. E. Church, 21st and Ruby. First Baptist Church, 5th and Neb. King Solomon Baptist Church, 3rd and Stat. Quilardo A. M. E. Church, Quilardo, Pasval Valley Baptist Church, Rosedale, Kanan Kan M. E. Church, 9th and Oakland. M. E. Church, 4th and Oakland. Salter Mission, A. M. E. Church, South Park, Kan. Protestant Episcopal, 3rd and Stewart. Second Baptist Church, 3rd and Ruby. Wesleyan, A. M. E. 10th and St. St. Paul A. M. E. Zion Church, 4000 Adams. Bethal A. M. E. Church, Roseale, Kan. M. Zion Baptist Church, 4th and Virginia. Ebeneser A. M. E. Church, Sanford and Tremont. Mt. Zlon Primitive Baptist Church, Westport avenue and Tangent street, Rosedale. Isn't it about time now to quit joy-riding and get a good, regular job for winter? If you have no family to support, how about your poor old mother? Last Saturday all the Jews closed their stores in order to observe a religious holiday. Wouldn't it be fine if the Negroes possessed that same high racial instinct? Really, now, are there any vaudeville acts so necessary to be seen as to warrant a respectable Negro in paying out his money for a back theatre seat reached only by an alley entrance? It must be very consoling to those Negroes who voted the Democratic ticket at the last city election to see all municipal work tied up by the Goats and the Rabbits in their silly squabble. Press reports indicate that three hundred members of a Los Angeles church create a riotous mutiny over the return of Rev. F. Jesse Peck to the pastorate but fail to indicate what real objection lay behind the mutiny. Church mutinies nowadays are always open to suspicion. Those who are looking for the first signs of improvement in the new order at Lincoln High School may find one in the resumption of the old time custom of regular morning chapel exercises opened with prayer. While some of the courts have gone so far as to declare that religious exercises are illegal in connection with the work of public schools no Negro is likely to be arrested or even lose his position because he daily invokes Almighty blessings upon the work in which he is engaged. Anyhow we hope Principal Lee will keep up the practice until someone tells him to stop. Another promising sign is noted in the declared policy of the new principal to bring about better department among the pupils while to and from school. These tangible things look good to those who hope for visible results of educational culture. "Oh! See here, here's three pencils for a penny!" exclaimed one of three little tots who stopped to look in the League Enterprise's show windows. "Huh!" contemptuously, one of the others as she pulled the other two away up the street. "Belleve me, I don't never go in any Cullud foks places." It was observed by an employee who overheard the denunciation that the one making the remark was the most untidy of the three and extremely dark. The writer, however, though personally hurt, upon reflection was compelled to forgive the sweet foolish kid and censure in his mind the miserable parental influence which is no doubt responsible—Starks. THEY SAY —That the Negro who does not advertise soon has no business to advertise. —That the person who falls to hear Dr. R. C. Ransom at Allen Chapel will miss hearing the greatest orator in America. —That a certain lady entertained her club the other day and ate so much that all of the members couldn't be served. Self preservation, eh? Mrs. Birdie Locke, 2723 Highland, was seriously injured by a fall from the 31st street car last week and her many friends will be glad to know that she is improving. —That a very popular business man had too much "business" at a patron's home so the latter now forbids all matters of a "business" nature transacted in his home. —That a culdu oman was heard to remark the other evening on the street car, "Tee she sorrie that it is getting toward wintan time kase my ole man nevah works when it is cold." —That you can't get something for nothing and when you fail to pay your subscription for the Sun and expect to borrow your neighbor's paper, you are getting talked about and that not very complimentary. —That a lady went to a whist party and in trying to even up the score stayed out until the wee hours and when she got home her husband gave her another "club fit." Too bad to be beaten both ways, isn't it. TEACHERS OF KANSAS CITY I would like to introduce to you through the columns of the Kansas City Sun. The Clover Leaf Casualty Insurance Co., of Jacksonville, Ill., which is an old line stock insurance company, with a capital stock of $125,000.00 fully paid. The Clover Leaf is issuing the best health and accident policy for professional and business men and women of any other company. I have been in the employ of the Clover Leaf Casualty Co., as district manager for three years, most of which time has been given to the service of the people of St. Louis. I am in position to say with letters of endorsement from the business and professional people of St. Louis that the Clover Leaf is a strictly reliable company and pays its claims promptly and satisfactorily. The Clover Leaf, which is a White company, is giving more Colored men and women employment in the nine states in which it is operating than any other company. We are arranging at this time to make a special canvass among the teachers of this city, and we hope when called upon by one of our agents that you will give him an opportunity to go over our contract and rates with you, and compare them with the insurance contract you are now carrying. Yours for best services in this capacity, J. J. ALLEN, Dist. Mgr. Office 1503 East 18th Street. Phones: Bell East 1514; Home East 1196. St. Louis, Mo., February 26, 1915. To whom it may concern: This is to certify that I have known Mr. J. J. Allen for the last three years, as an insurance agent of our city. Have had some business with him. I have always found him trustworthy, earnest and intelligent in business matters. I believe that he will not abuse any confidence placed in him. Very respectfully. very respectfully. FRANCHIS, FRANCHIS, Principal, Summer, High, School I take pleasure in stating that the Clover Leaf Casualty Company writes the best Sick and Accident Policy that I have examined and investigated. All claims are paid promptly and according to contract. Mr. J. J. Allen, district manager, is in every way reliable and responsible. Give him a chance to explain his policy. R. T. COLES, Principal Garrison School. List Your Vacant or Improved Property with Wm. Hopkins Modern Homes for Sale on Easy Trems Bell Phone East 3851 Quinoleum Is Queen "YES I Use Quinoleum and like it fine." Just Follow Directions Ours are the finest made preparations for the hair and face. What We Manufacture— Face Preparations. Quinoleum Hair Grower...... Quinoleum Hair Tonic...... Quinoleum Hair Shampoo..... Face Preparations. Quinoleum Face Bleach .....25c Quinoleum Face Cream .....25c Quinoleum Camphor Ice .....25c A liberal sample of our new preparations, a fragrantly perfumed toilet powder and a velvety face powder in pink and flesh colors (brown) sent free with any order. Call Bell Phone West 1757. 26th and Parkway, Kansas City, Kas. FOR RENT FOR SALE. Vacant lot, 1618 Agnes, 251x125—$600.00; $50.00 down, $10.00 per month. 14th and Woodland. Big bargain, 7-room strictly modern, pressed brick, $3.250; $500 down and $20 per month. 1909 E, 17th St.—5-room, partly modern cottage, $1.500; $100 down, $12 per month. 1515 E, 17th St.—5-room cottage, newly decorated and painted. Price, $1.300; $100 down and $12 per month. Near end of 31st St. car line—6-room cottage, half-acre of ground. Price, $150 down and $10 per month. 2430 Garfield—room cottage; water and toilet and electric lights in house; corner lot. Price, $1.350; $150 down; $12 month. Persons renting or buying from us will be given preference on all employment in the area. AFRO-AMERICAN A. F. and A. M. Officers—1915-16. N. C. Crews, Kansas City, Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master, Richard Young, Lincoln, Neb. Wm. Green, Plattsburg, Mo., Grand Senior Warden. Crittenden C. Clark, 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 Masonk Relief, Cameron, Mo. P. L. Pratt, Kansas City, Mo., Grand Lecturer. Royal Arch Masons: Grand High Priest—Geo. Bloomfield, St. Louis. Deputy Grand High Priest—T. G. McCampbell, Kansas City. Grand Scribe—J. P. Moffett, Sedalia. Grand Treasurer—Chas. Griggsby, Liberty. Grand Secretary—E. S. Baker, Kansas City. Grand Lecturer—W. H. McAdams, Springfield. Grand Chaplain—Rev. R. Barber. **Knights Templars:** Right Eminent Grand Commander —Willis G. Moseley, Kansas City. Deputy R. E. . C.—Peter Kincade, Kansas City. Grand Generalissmo—Joseph H. Cherwood, St. Paul, Mnm. Grand Captain General—James W. Beard, St. Louis. Grand Senior Warden—Geo A. Johnson, Kansas City. Grand Junior Warden—B. F. Gray, St. Joseph. Grand Prelate—Henry Roan, St. Louis. Grand Recorder—James T. Cannon, St. Louis. Grand Inspector—T. G. McCampbell, Kansas City. A weekly discussion of Hygiene and Sanitation, First Aid Measures and Preventive Medicine. Questions will be answered but no diagnoses nor prescriptions will be given in this column. BABY. taken not to the skin, when together two arch and one e it freely on move wet or Wash dry the dust the pow-egs. a skin disease creased supply of laxative food in the mother's diet. If this is not sufficient, a six months old baby may have a tablespoonful of strained orange juice between two of his morning feedings. Bottle-fed babies may have fruit juice in the same way and thin oat meal grgrual may be substituted for barley water in making up the feedings, after the baby is four months old. Perhaps the best preventive of constipation is to teach the baby to move the bowels at the same hour every day. This training should be begun when the baby is three months old, and should be faithfully continued until the habit is firmly established. Not only does this practice establish in the baby from the beginning of his life a custom which will greatly increase his chances for good health, but results in an enormous saving of work to the mother. She no longer finds herself confronted with a pile of soiled diapers to wash, but instead gives fifteen minutes of careful attention to the baby each morning. Do not use enemas for the relief of constipation save in emergencies, and do not resort to purgative medicines except with the doctor's advice. MERFUL HAIR DRESSER AND GROWER. sand agents wanted. Good money made. agents in every city and village to sell HAIR GROWER. This is a wonderful . Can be used with or without straight- 25c per box—one 25c box will prove its person that will use a 25c box will be No matter what has failed to grow just give THE STAR HAIR GROWER a convinced. Send 25c for full size box. to be an agent send $1.00 and we will full supply that you can begin work with also agents' terms. Send all money by to THE STAR HAIR GROWER MFGR. Street. Evanston, Ill. COOPER & CAMPBELL'S DRUG STORE. and Paseo. Phones: Home, Main 7344; Bell, A WONDERFUL HAIR DRESSER AND GROWER. We one thousand agents wanted. Good money made. We want agents in every city and village to sell THE STAR HAIR GROWER. This is a wonderful preparation. Can be used with or without straight engines. Sells for 25c per box—one 25c box will prove its value. Any person that will use a 25c box will be convinced. No matter what has failed to grow your hair just give THE STAR HAIR GROWER a trial and be convinced. Send 25c for full size box. If you wish to be an agent send $1.00 and we will send you a full supply that you can begin work with at once; also agents' terms. Send all money by Money Order to THE STAR HAIR GROWER MFGR. 1113 Clark Street. Evanston, III SOLD AT COOPER & CAMPBELL'S DRUG STORE Eighth and Paseo. Phones: Home, Main, 7344; Bell East, 48. HOTEL PASEO AND CAFE PASEO NEAR 18TH STREET This hotel and cafe has been entirely remi vated throughout and surpasses in beauty and in any other place in this great city. Large airy dining room and an excellent bill of fare co central and popular location makes it easily the place to stop in the city. Transients can find dations of home. Give us a call. Cafe open Under the successful management of Mrs. Mary ber the location. en entirely remodeled and reno- in beauty and accommodations city. Large airy rooms, spacious bill of fare combined with its makes it easily the most desirable asients can find all the accomo- call. Cafe open all night long. cent of Mrs. Mary King. Remem- This hotel and cafe has been entirely remodeled and renovated throughout and surpasses in beauty and accommodations any other place in this great city. Large airy rooms, spacious dining room and an excellent bill of fare combined with its central and popular location makes it easily the most desirable place to stop in the city. Transients can find all the accommodations of home. Give us a call. Cafe open all night long. Under the successful management of Mrs. Mary King. Remember the location. 1737 PASEO BELL PHONE, EAST 3744 --- --- TO THE PUBLIC: We want you to come to us for everything carried DRUGS, MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES, RUBBER, BRUSHES, MADAM WALKER HAIR-GROWER-DR STRAIGHTENING COMBS, ETC. We recommend and guarantee everything offer exactly as represented. WE DO NOT "SUBSTITUTE" take other brands than you ask for. You "want what we want you to have it. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT All down the line. We give careful attention to all by courteous and fair treatment to give perfect sa customers. When you think of Drugs think of THEO. SMITH'S PHARMACY. No demand is too difficult for us to supply. If to come to our store, phone us your wants and we Mail Orders Solicited and Promptly F Theo. Smith's Drug Store Bell Phone 4591 Grand. Home Phone 54 1301 E. 18th St. KAI MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION MEMBERS. W. G. Mosely, Chairman. E. S. Baker, Secretary. R. W. Foster, Treasurer. W. C. Mallory, Sandy Meyers, Wm. Washington, F. P. Porteet, T. W. H. Williams, R. T. Coles, J. E. Herriford, E. G. Lacey, E. G. Miller, Robt. Wiley. everything carried by a Drug Store. TICLES, RUBBER GOODS, COMB5, HAIR-GROVER-DRYING COMB5, Drug COMB5, ETC. We everything offered for sale to be NOT "SUBSTITUTE" nor ask you to r. You "want what you want" and S ARE RIGHT ful attention to all orders, and aim to give perfect satisfaction to our drugs think of 'S PHARMACY. us to supply. If you are too busy your wants and we will do the rest. i and Promptly Filled. 's Drug Store. Home Phone 5467 Main. KANSAS CITY, MO. We want you to come to us for everything carried by a Drug Store. DRUGS, MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES, RUBBER GOODS, COMBS, BRUSHES, MADAM WALKER HAIR-GROWER-DRYING COMBS, STRAIGHTENING COMBS, ETC. We recommend and guarantee everything offered for sale to be exactly as represented. WE DO NOT "SUBSTITUTE" nor ask you to take other brands than you ask for. You "want what you want" and we want you to have it. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT All down the line. We give careful attention to all orders, and aim by courteous and fair treatment to give perfect satisfaction to our customers. When you think of Drugs think of THEO. SMITH'S PHARMACY. No demand is too difficult for us to supply. If you are too busy to come to our store, phone us your wants and we will do the rest. Mail Orders Solicited and Promptly Filled. Theo. Smith's Drug Store. Bell Phone 4591 Grand. Home Phone 5467 Main. 1301 E. 18th St. KANSAS CITY, MO. CANTATA of the BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ESTHER At Ebenezer A. M. E. Church in the near future. Watch for date in this paper. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ THE FINEST PRINTING EVER DONE IN KANSAS CITY That's What You Hear on Every Hand. Dr. J. Edgar Dibble has moved his offices to Southeast Corner of 18th and Paseo. The phone num- bers have also been changed to Bell East 1514, Home East 1196. Residence phone East 791. He By Dr. A weekly tation, F tive Me wered b tions wi CARE OF THE BABY. Great care should be taken not to let the baby scratch the skin, when it is irritated. Sift together two parts powdered cornstarch and one part boric acid, and use it freely on the chafed places. Remove wet or soiled diapers at once. Wash dry the flesh thoroughly, then dust the pow- der freely between the legs. Milk Crust. This is a skin disease affecting the scalp, in which yellowish, scaly patches appear on the baby's head. These patches should be softened by anointing them with olive oil or vaseline at night, and the head washed with warm water and castile soap in the morning. If the crust does not readily come away, repeat the process until the scalp is clean. Never use a fine comb nor the finger nails to remove the crusts, as the slightest irritation of the skin will cause the disease to spread further. The scales will usually disappear after a few days of careful treatment. Constipation. If the baby does not have at least one full bowel movement in 24 hours or in 36 at the outside, he is in need of such care as will bring about this result. Breastfed babies often respond to an in- A 1737 PASEO Sandy Meyers, F. P. Porteet, R. T. Coles, E. G. Lacey, Robt. Wiley. Lodge Directory G M. J. Pritchard Lodge No. 42, A. B and Mason's Meet. Monday in Monday in each month. All Master Masons in good standing welcome. Cecil Thompson, W. G MASONRY Lodge No. 25. A. F. A. man in each month. Masons in good standing J. McCampbell, See Y. J. McCampbell, See Y. G M. Olive Lodge No. 53, A. M. and A. M., meets the 2nd and 4th Friday in every month. Visiting Master Masons are we come. Saints Myers, W. M. Baltimore Secretary, 181 Baltimore Ave. 1. 0. 1. Queen Esther Court No. 43 Bale from the East, m. meet the West on Monday in each month at 2:30 p. m., at the hall 10th and Campbell St. Kansas B. M. Q. Rosa L. Jones, Chron. 1406 north 3d St. Kansas City Kaas. U. B. F. King of five West Lodge No. 216 in each month and third Mondays in each month at 58 Grand avenue. M. West Grand avenue. M. West See'y, 1733 Woodland Ave. SAY! — OH — SAY! HAVE YOU SEEN THE MAGNIFICENT WORK —TURNED OUT BY— C. A. FRANKLIN ??? 1008 E. 18TH STREET (Near 18th and Troost) IF YOU WANT PRINTING THAT'S RIGHT SEE HIM "He delivers the goods" Negro Business and Professional Directory of Greater Kansas City (Your name, business, address and telephone carried in this directory at 25 cents per month, $3.00 a year; less than one cent a day. Can you best it?) To secure space call 1-800-555-1234. CAFES. DELMONICA CAFE. 1512 East 18th St. Bell phone. East 618. CARPET CLEANERS EUREKA CARPET CLEANING CO., 1718-20 Euclid Ave. Bell phone East 3555; Home, East 4169. COAL AND FEED 1-2 Vine St. Bell phone, E NERS, DYERS AND TAIL AND DYERS, guarantee no 1518 East 18th street. Be 1831 Paseo. Bell Phone Ea W. W. PAYNE, 1902 1-2 Vine St. Bell phone, East 559; Home phone, East 4132. O. K. CLEANERS AND DYERS, guarantee not to shrink any garment they dye. 1518 East 18th street. Bell phone, Grand 2437. WORTHAM BROS., 1831 Paseo. Bell Phone East 701. DRUG STORES R. W. FOSTER'S PHARMACY—18th and Woodland. Bell phone East 272. Home phone East 4070. FLORISTS. CROSTHWAIT FLORAL CO., 1801 East 18th St. Bell phone, East 272. Home phone, East 4070. GROCERS Woodland Ave. Bell phone LAUNDRIES. UNDRY CO., J. C. Hale, M. LAUNDRY, 1912 East 1 M. R. WILSON, 2644 Woodland Ave. Bell phone, East 1493. THE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY CO., J. C. Hale, Mgr., 2928 Summit St. Home phone 3160. LAWYERS. 101 Delaware, Home phone all courts. 1 Delaware, Home phone ce. Practices in all courts. attorney at Law, 307 Walm 2727, Home phone East 407 D, Attorney at Law, 516 cell phone, West 3866. C. H. CALLOWAY, 601 Delaware, Home phone M58, Bell phone Main 448. Practices in all courts. W. C. HUESTON, 601 Delaware, Home phone M58, Bell phone Main 448. Legal advice. Practices in all courts. GEO. T. WASSOM, Attorney at Law, 307 Walnut street. Bell phone East 2727, Home phone East 4070. E. A. SHACKLEFORD, Attorney at Law, 516 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kas. Bell phone, West 3866. MILLINERY. HINGTON, 849 Freeman A y, Kas. Also hair work. BBARD, latest things in last 18th street. Bell phone CHER, 1708 Michigan A treatment. Bell phone, E MISS EVA P. WASHINGTON, 849 Freeman Ave. Bell phone, West 2306, Kansas City, Kas. Also hair work. MME. STELLA HUBBARD, latest in hats. Old hats made new. 1510 East 18th street. Bell phone E. 4798. MRS. CADDIE WITCHER, 1708 Michigan Ave. Madame Walker's Hair and Scalp Treatment. Bell phone. East 4167X. PHOTOGRAPHERS. C. BRUCE SANTEE, Proprietor The Fad, 1607 East 18th St. Bell phone 1643. PHYSICIANS. Therapics, P. O. box 90A as. ESTATE and EMPLOYE REAL ESTATE & INVEST see street. Main. HI IS INVESTMENT CO., 242 East 4011. Sol Smith, Pre DR. R. J. LAMBERT, Therapeutics, P. O. box 90A, Bell phone, Rosedale 523, Rosedale, Kas. COLORED PEOPLE'S INVESTMENT CO., 2427 St. St. Bell Phone East 1011, Home East 4011. Sol Smith, Pres.; C. H. Adkins, Tres. SECOND-HAND GOODS W. G. HOPKINS, 2122 Vine St. Bell phone East 3851 UNDERTAKERS Embalmer, 2220 Vin 3341. 729 Lydia Ave. Bell Phi , Bell East 3281. C. H. COUNTEE, Licensed Embalmer, 2220 Vine St., Bell Phone, East 3336, Home East 3341. WATKINS BROS., 1729 Lydia Ave. Bell Phone Grand 987, Home Main 7988, Res., Bell East 3281. ALL WORK CLEARANCE NO DELAY PAINLESS EXPANSION BY VITALIZED AIR CROWN BRIDGE & PLATE WORK AT MASSACHUSETTS PRICES BY CHAPMAN DESTEY GARDWELL & CHAPMAN ISON HAIN CHEBBING & WILLIEWERT CALDWELL & CHAPMAN Hair and Millinery 18th and Paseo, Kansas City, Mo. Scalp Treatment a Specialty. Caldwell's Pomade and Tonic really Grows Hair. Saw your combings, cut hair, and any old hair that CITY NEWS. Tango Club meets Friday, Oct. 1, at Armory Hall, Cottage and Vine streets. Mr. Ermine White of Butler, is the guest of his brother, Mr. Roscoe White and Mrs. White. Miss Helen Montgomery, 1420 Jack. FREE- FREE! FREE! Friday evening, October 1. Exhibition of Wonderful Art by Robert E. Bell. Lightning sketches in oil painting. "Holy City" sung and painted. "The Black Jesus" on exhibit. A great painting. League Enterprise, 1521 East 18th Street. Bell Phone East 1521. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH. The Memorial Services of the late Miss Mary Huff which were held last Sunday evening under the auspice of the B. Y. P. U., were well attended and an excellent program was redered. The Hann's Jubilee Singers will appear in this church Monday evening. You will be surprised to see what improvement the business at the Colored Shoe Store has made. Our prices are better; our quality superior; our knowledge far in advance of what it has ever been. We are established and intend to stay. When you take your children by the band and lead them to a shoe store, lead them to us. We want your trade, we want your sympathy and you need us to help make an opening for your boys and girls. Just think of a Negro Shoe Store handling "King Quality Shoes for Men." IT'S WONDERFUL. We have the best wearing $2.50 shoes for boys in the market. Big boys at that. THE STS JUBILEE CONCERT CO. 10th and Charlotte Sts. SEPTEMBER 27TH of the largest concerts ever heard year and is returning by the re- search to render a specially pre- Without doubt it will be the tet ever rendered in Kansas City. 25 and 35 Cents. THE WORLD'S FAMOUS HANN'S JUBILEE AT Second Baptist Church, 10th and Ch MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER This Company gave one of the largest c in Kansas City in April of last year and is re request of the Second Baptist Church to rend pared program for the 27th. Without dou largest and best Jubilee Concert ever render ADMISSION—25 and 35 Ge This Company gave one of the largest concerts ever heard in Kansas City in April of last year and is returning by the request of the Second Baptist Church to render a specially prepared program for the 27th. Without doubt it will be the largest and best Jubilee Concert ever rendered in Kansas City. Don't Fail to Hear Them. FOR TICKETS CALL EAST 3522, B1 NOTE—This Concert is given for the benefit tist College that bought property at 33d and Jack for $25,000 of which $15,000 must be paid by Oct be lost to the Colored people. Every ticket per cellation of that much debt on the property. The der the auspices of the combined auxiliaries of Church, composed of the Sunday School, B. Y. P. Society, Missionary Society and Leisure Hour Clu LAST 3522, BELL PHONE. for the benefit of the Western Bapt 33d and Jackson streets, this city, be paid by October or property will very ticket purchased means the can- property. The Concert is given and auxiliaries of the Second Baptist School, B. Y. P. U., Bacote Literary lisure House Club. FOR TICKETS CALL EAST 3522, BELL PHONE NOTE—This Concert is given for the benefit of the Western Baptist College that bought property at 33d and Jackson streets, this city, for $25,000 of which $15,000 must be paid by October or property will be lost to the Colored people. Every ticket purchased means the cancellation of that much debt on the property. The Concert is given under the auspices of the combined auxiliaries of the Second Baptist Church, composed of the Sunday School, B. Y. P. U., Bacote Literary Society, Missionary Society and Leisure Hour Club. "What paper do you read," says he. "For all the news I need but one; I read the Kansas City Sun." Mrs. Mamie Hill, 1821 East 16th, is called to Chicago on account of the sudden death of her sister. Mrs. Janie White, private dancing teacher, Call Bell phone East 2690;emory Hall, Cottage and Vine streets. Mr. Dixie Johnson left for Marshal, exas, a few days ago to accompany his son, who will enter college there. Our girls' lines are fuller and more complete than ever, from $1.50 to $2.75. Girls' grey top patent leather baby dolls going at $2.00. Please see me before you buy your children's shoes. Special. Any man or boy wearing size 6½ or 7 may buy a fine pair of $5.00 for $3.00 and $4.00 work shoes for $2.50. Come at once. These bargains don't last. Remember we are bringing "Down town out to you." Only Colored Shoe Store in 20 states. G. A. PAGE. 1507 East Eighteenth There is not any reason why a specialist, thoroughly qualified and who, by years of study becomes scientifically skilled in his or her specialty should not so inform those in distress and who earnestly seek relief from their sufferings. So if you are suffering from falling hair, dandruff, bald spots, or any scalp disease, you can be scientifically cured by the Slaughter System and Lyda's Hair Beautifier which guarantees to grow hair in six treatments or money refunded. Treatment and instructions given by Mrs. E. Slaughter Gamble at 1508 East 17th street. Special rates on everything. EBENEZER A. M. E. E. CHURCH "CROWNING OF THE QUEEN." A very pleasing and impressive ceremony was observed Tuesday evening, Sept. 21 by a large and enthusiastic congregation, when Mrs. Anna Roberts, who had been elected as "Queen of the Carnival, August 28, was crowned. On account of bad weather the crowning did not take place on that evening, so the church thought it fitting to have her "crowned" on this particular evening by their own pastor, Rev. W. C. Williams. On the platform with Mrs. Roberts were the two former Queens, Mrs. Sadie Dimery and Mrs. Lottie McPike. Rev. Williams said in part that he took great pleasure in presenting the crown on behalf of the church as a token of their regard, and that it was a very beautiful crown, but was not compared to the crown at the end of life that would be given by the Master if faithful "The Crown of Life that fadeth not away." The Queen responded with fitting remarks as to the loyalty and faithfulness of the members of the church and said that she hoped that they had not thought as much of the individual as they had the work and sacrifice they were doing for Christ, and His cause. She reminded them of the fact that last year at this time they were without a church home, that through the help of God and the untiring efforts of the energetic peerless pastor, Rev. W. C. Williams, they were more able to worship God under their own vine and fig tree and to sing "Praise God from Whom all blessings flow." She thanked them for the honor and hoped always to be held in their esteem. Many were the congratulations. The crown was a beautiful one and prized highly by the "Queen." 7-Pasenger Automobile. As a pleasure car the Clipper has no equal. Driven by owner. 24-hour service. Stick this near your telephone. --- --- Tango Club meets Friday, Oct. 1, at Armory Hall, Cottage and Vine streets. Mr. Erine White of Butler, is the guest of his brother, Mr. Roscoe White and Mrs. White. Miss Helen Montgomery, 1420 Jackson, left last Sunday morning for Fisk University. Mrs. Katie Kennedy, 1818 East 18th street died last Sunday, September 19, at the age of 65. Secretary R. B. DeFrantz of the Y. M. C. A. returned after a pleasant stay in Denver, Colo. Mrs. Myrtle Moore of Omaha, Neb., is visiting Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Jones, 1412 East 18th street. Captain Neal Range of the U. B. F was appointed National O. Guard of the National Grand Camp. "What paper do you read," says he. "For all the news I need but one; I read the Kansas City Sun." Mrs. Mamie Hill, 1821 East 16th, was called to Chicago on account of the sudden death of her sister. Mrs. Janie White, private dancing teacher. Call Bell phone East 2690; Armory Hall, Cottage and Vine streets. Mr. Dixie Johnson left for Marshal Texas, a few days ago to accompany her son, who will enter college there The Misses Thomas of Miles City Mont., are the house guests of Mrs. T. A. Holland, 1706 East 19th street Miss Maggie Elliott has returned home after a very pleasant stay with Mr. and Mrs. A. Lewis, 1616 E. 24th street. Mrs. Lottie Hill, 2632 Euclid avenue, was called to Belon, Mo., on account of the death of her mother, Mrs. Matilda Towell. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Thrower of Denver, Colo., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Underwood, 636 N. J., at 9 o'clock breakfast Friday, Sept. 17. Corporal Thomas A. Higginbotham, Jr., of the 9th Cavalry, now stationed at Douglass, Ariz., spent a short visit with his wife before leaving for the Philippine Islands. The Ladies' Coterie will meet with the president, Mrs. Henry Compton, 1425 Michigan, Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 29. All members are requested to be present. Mr. A. T. Moore of the Moore Undertaking and Embalming Co., 1820 E 18th street, contributed last week to the Swope Park Zoo a 3-foot alligator which he captured at Port Arthur Texas. This is the first and only contribution made by a Negro of the Zoo DR. REVERDY C. RANSOM Sunday Morning and Sunday Night Monday Night, September 27, Dr. Ransom will lecture on "What time is the Clock striking now?" The Ladies' Athletic Association will open for the season Saturday, September 25. Rates for the year $5.00, payable in advance. Volley ball and captain ball will be played as well as basketball. VICTORIA NEWSOM, Secy. IDA V. RAILEY, Pres. Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell and daughter of Oklahoma City spent several weeks in Omaha, Neb., with her sister and en route home stopped over in the city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, 1715 East 19th street. They spent a pleasant time and were the recipients of many sight-seeing auto rides. IN MEMORIAM In loving remembrance of my dear husband, Samuel Hobbs, who died four years ago today, September 21, 1911. Gone but not forgotten. Don't ask me do I miss you. I miss you every day. I loved you, dear. But God loved you better. loved you better. MATTIE HOBBS. 1607 East 26th street. DON'T FORGET THIS. W. H. HUBBELL. Bell Phone East 2013W. Home phone East 4159. Unprecedented Bargains 500 LADIES' FALL AND WINTER COATS LATEST MODELS To advertise our business and location we are going to sell these coats for a few days at less than their factory prices— 1730 TROOST—Transfer Point—OPEN NIGHTS HIS EARLY LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS (By Miss Melissa Fuell) SECOND BAPTIST CITYCITY The Memorial Services of the late Miss Mary Huff which were held last Sunday evening under the auspices of the B. Y. P. U., were well attended and an excellent program was rendered. The Hann's Jubilee Singers will appear in this church Monday evening, Sept. 27, for the benefit of Western College. Don't miss this grand treat. More members and friends are urged to attend the Wednesday evening prayer meeting. The president of the Women's Mission Circle invites all members and visiting friends to attend the meetings every Friday evening. The Executive Board of the B. Y. P. U. will meet every Friday evening at 6 p. m. Everybody is invited to attend. The services last Sunday were as usual up to the high standard. Dr. Bacate delivered a fine sermon at the morning services. He also made a report of the National Convention which was held in Chicago. The Sunday School was interesting and well attended. Rev. Allen formerly of Kansas City delivered a fine discourse at the evening services. There were three additions to the church. One candidate received the ordinance of baptism. CARD OF THANKS. Mrs. Alice Lewis, 1320 Michigan avenue, who has been so seriously ill since August 24, desires to thank the members of Carnation Art Club, Wm. Saunders Juvenile, Queen of Sheba Chapter, Star of the West Court, Hosanna Royal House and New Hope Temple for their kindness to, and care of her during this siege of illness. Mrs. Lewis and her daughter, Magnolia find words inadequate to express their gratefulness to the following individuals who have brought sunshine to Mrs. Lewis's sick chamber by bringing her finance, food and flowers and by offering prayers to Almighty God for her recovery: Mesdames Elizabeth Jones, Emmery Merrill, Wm. Bailey, Mattie Bailey, Kinney, S. L. Hammett, A. O. Jackson, Josephine Stewart, Cora Williams, Matilda Baker, Bessie M. Weaver, Versia Rice, Ida Brown, Emma Jordan, A. B. Robinson, Hattie Harris, Sallie Hickman, Carrie Stewart, Messrs. Paul Whitworth, John Haworth, Edw. C. Hudson, Wm. Saunders, Rev. Wm. H. Thomas, and many others whose names at this time I do not recall. The kindnesses of these organizations and individuals are stamped indelibly upon the hearts of Mrs. Lewis and her daughter and can never be erased. Under the efficient care of Dr. J. E. Dibble to whom Mrs. Lewis and daughter are more than grateful, Mrs. Lewis is improving rapidly and hopes to soon be able to mingle with her friends again. MRS. ALICE LEWIS and DAUGHTER, MAGNOLIA. WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? By Chas. A. Starks. You know sometime ago we had something to say about "Preachers versus Economy." Unfortunately we were unable to continue at the time those articles which we know the people need whether they want them or not. But recent happenings compel some comment upon a body of professionals whose culpable actions have startled, not to say disgraced, the race. There is an old saying, not a homely one, but rich in cutting conclusion. It goes something like this: "When thieves fall out honest men come into their own." We will try to hide the ugly thought in application to our subject by saying: "When a gang of preachers fall out, just men are going to see some disgusting but funny stunts." Give us another chance, please. We will try and make it more dignified. When Christian ministers disagree on vital subjects, then the world has a chance to see just how really un christian the participants are. Which do you like the best? All right, take either one you want. Now for the argument: Baptist—"I don't care if it did hapen in Chicago, you Methodists did the same thing in Kansas City." Methodist—"Of a truth, the Baptists are an impossible lot!" Non-sectarian—"Well, what of it don't the White folks do the same thing?" O Reason, Thou art lofty! There will be a rally at the New Hope Baptist Church Sunday....The services at the A. M. E. Church were well attended Sunday morning....Mr. A. L. Rucker and Hattie Lewis were married Sunday at their home by Rev. N. C. Buren....Mr. G. Smith died Sunday and his body will be taken to Warrenburg for burial....Mr. Gus Williams died the fifteenth of this month and the funeral was held from the A. M. E. Church....Mrs. Rev. Armstrong preached a very inspiring sermon at Elwood, Kas., Sunday....Mrs. Mary Flinn is on the sick list....Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Daisy Hayes who have been on the sick list, are very much improved....The U. B. F. of St Joseph and Elwood, Kas., and other places will give a picnic Saturday in Wathena, Kas., Mrs. Ed Walker and Captain Moeney, who have been on the sick list are very much improved and it is hoped they will soon fully recover....Mrs. Lucy Hayden, who suffered a broken leg about t three months ago from a fall in the Union Station in Kansas City, is still in a bad shape....Rev. Pence and wife have returned from the National Baptist Convention, which was held in Chicago. HOLDEN, MO Mrs. Clarcy Smith made a business trip to Monserrat last Monday...Miss Lillian Atkins is visiting in Kansas City for a few weeks...Mr. Henry Jacobs has returned home from Brown's Show and reports a splendid trip. Brown carries one of the fastest teams in the West. The cornerstone laying in Centerview last Sunday by Acacia No. 62, Warensburg, was a great success. A large crowd attended and donated freely to the building fund. A large number of well filled baskets provided food for the immense crowd...Mrs. J. R. Eckles of Muskogee, Okla., and her sister, Mrs. K. L. Edwards of Decota, Kas., were there to aid in the cause...Mrs. M. E. Wiggins of Independence and Miss J. E. Schrawyer of Kansas City and many from surrounding towns were present...Mrs. Maud Briscoe of Kingsville visited her sister last Monday and they took in the show. Also Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pennington of Kingsville were guests of Mrs. J. I. Taylor Monday...Mr. Oliver Thistle of Kansas City was down last week to see the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Toney Atkins...Mr. Rob Atkins, who has been one of our successful farm hands, has moved back to town...Mr. John Combs has moved to Holden from Jefferson City, where he has been living for a number of years...Mr. Alonzo Walls of Chilhowee, who has suffered the pains of broken ribs, is out again...Mrs. Maggie Dodd of Kansas City spent a few days visiting her mother-in-law Mrs. Carmichael, this city...Mr. Will Balding and Miss Sadie Joiner of Warensburg, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Brown this week...Mr. Orb King made a trip to Kansas City Monday on business. The Sunday School Convention of the M. E. Church was held in Warensburg ...Chas. Pratt is at home again.... Mrs. Bell Hanley was called to her daughter's on account of death last week, accompanied by Mrs. Clarcy Smith....Mrs. James Ewing, who has not been out for some time, is able to get out last Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ewing are improving. "A man may, if he knows not how to save, keep his nose forever to the grindstone."—Poor Richard. SPECIAL MONEY SAVERS 50 feet, improvements all in and cleaned, 1 block from two good car lines. For immediate sale, price $500. 4-room brick; gas and city water, street improvements in. For quick sale, price $1,650. 90x120 feet corner, every improvement in and paid for; near Brooklyn car. First mortgage, $1,400, equity for quick sale. $2,500. Or will trade for for residence at same figure. 5 rooms and bath; improvements in and paid, owners buying larger house, selling this on payment of $150 or $200 down at same price they bought it for, $2,000. Last of Riverside Park lots opposite Western University going at "dead easy" payments. Lots from $90 to $275; $5 down 50 cents weekly on some of them. Call and I will show all of these properties. They're going to be sold with in 10 days. I mean it. EUGENE EDWARD VAUGHAN 26th and Parkway, K. C., Kas. Bell West 1757. KANSAS CITY, KAS. Mr. Wm. Gunn, 1615 North Third, (Barber) is very ill. Mrs. Willis Allen has recovered from her recent illness. Western University opened this year with a large enrollment. Miss Phyola Moore attended the National Convention in Chicago. Prof. Curry is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Harris, 1109 North 10th street. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davis, 915 Freeman avenue, are remodeling their home. Mrs. Robert Hill of 1057 Freeman made a flying trip to Pleasanton, Kas- this week. Mrs. F. D. Trent returned home after accompanying her daughter, Gladys to Emporia. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holmes, 442 Boswell, spent a few days recently at Excelsior Springs. Mrs. A. . Hill and Mrs. Susan Gregory are in Coffeyville attending the S. M. T. Grand Lodge. Daughters of the Tabernacle entertained the Shreveport, La., with a reception at their hall Tuesday night. Mrs. Eulaeile Jones, 947 Walker, has gone to Columbia to resume her duties a steacher in the public schools. Mr. and Mrs. Tilford Davis, 1116 Washington boulevard, have as their guest, Hon. Chas. Stewart of Chicago, Ill. Hon. W. T. Vernon is here attending conference and visiting friends, relatives and looking after his property interests here. Rev. J. W. Clay, 203 Garfield, returned home from Chicago last week where he has been attendin gthe National Baptist Convention. Miss Rhoda Johnson of Quincy, Ill., teacher at Doughlass school is stopping at the residence of Miss Jeanette Green, 934 Washington boulevard. Mrs. W. F. Webb and daughter, Willens, 818 East 10th, Kansas City, Mo., returned from Colorado and the West and reported a delightful time. Mr. Oscar Holmes of Hutchinson, Kas, is in the city the guest of his brother, W. D. Holmes, 442 Boswell street, and another brother at 636 Rowland. Mrs. D. F. Harris, 1109 North 10th street, returned home after several weeks' visit in Chicago. Several social functions were given for her while there. Attorney I. F. Bradly returned home from the Exposition, where he was sent as a delegate to represent the state of Kansas. He reports a delightful time. Mr. and Mrs. James Allen of Chicago, returned home last week after a pleasant visit with his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Allen, 1001 Walker avenue. Mrs. M. P. Phelps, 129 Greeley, is up again after several weeks illness. Her sister, Miss Tillman, of Chillicothe has returned home to assume her school duties. Mrs. Bertha Smith, 1006 N. J., and Mrs. Julia Johnson, 934 Everett street were the hostesses at a luncheon complimentary to Mrs. Alice Eskridge of Chicago, last Wednesday. Misses Ruby Hill and Gladys Trent are in Emporia attending State Normal. They are two of the most popular girls of the city and we predict for them a bright future. Mrs. Nettie Washington and Mrs. Daisy Reynolds are in Coffeyville attending the S. M. T. Grand Lodge and while there will be the guests of their auntie, Mrs. Emma Harris. The A. M. E. Annual Conference of Kansas convened Wednesday morning at M. O. Hall, 8th and Washington boulevard, Rev. J. R. Ransom, pastor. A number of distinguished visitors are here. Mr. and Mrs. Nat Singletary and daughter returned home from the Panama Exposition and the Coast after spending several months away. They report a delightful time. Mr. Singletary is a progressive real estate dealer. Rev. Elias and daughter, Mrs. Pierce of Pittsburg, Kas., en route home from the National Baptist Convention at Chicago, stopped over here a few days and was the guest of Rev. J. R. Richardson and family at 2400 Allis avenue. Mrs. Sallie Todd and son, Edward, Mrs. Gussie Tolbert of Omaha, Neb., returned home last week after coming here to attend the funeral of the former's niece, Mrs. Pearl Douglass. Sir Edward Todd was the guest of Master Chauncey Washington while here. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Warden of California were the guests of his brother and family. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Warden, of 836 Oakland avenue, this city. They left Tuesday night for Wichita and several points to visit relatives and friends. They will return home about October 10. Phycolana In Germany Physiolans in Germany. Germany averages one practicing physician for each 2,000 inhabitants, the proportion being higher in some of the cities and lower in the rural districts. TAILORING AND CLEANING G. V. GOLDEN 1605 East 18th St., Kansas City, Mo., Bell, E. 539. Improper cleaning and pressing ruins the construction and the shape of your clothes. Garments of today are made by the most skilled designers of the 20th Century. The art of making a suit or a dress is done by experts; the iron being one of the Principal Factors in shaping a garment. The inner construction of your coat, is the foundation upon which it is built. Time and patience, the proper kind of canvas padding, hair cloth, wadding, etc., is carefully selected to get the desired results. If such patience and skill are required to build your suit it is only reasonable that it requires the same to keep its shape; therefore, the inner construction and shape are at stake in the hands of the inexperienced. It is vry easy for your garment to lose its Gracefulness and Body Lines if not Properly Pressed. We are showing and selling suits from $18.00 and up. If you have a misfitting overcoat or suit that needs remodeling, send them to us. We specialize, for we look after the small things. It requires a thorough knowledge of the business in taking a garment apart and altering it, giving the same article a fit to your figure and still retraining its life and satisfaction to the wearer. Ladies' suits, furs, winter coats relined, altered to the different styles, are successfully handled by us. A trial will convince. THE OLD WAY OF PRESSING. OUR CLEANING DEPARTMENT. Everyone knows there are only two kinds of success: STEAM CLEANING. Steam Cleaning is the use of heated soaps, borax, ammonia, the use of chemicals at right and reasoning on account of the great variety ofition of the same. Articles steam cleaned requiring by the presser. Everyone knows there are only two kinds of successful cleaning—DRY and STEAM CLEANING. Steam Cleaning is the use of distilled water, neutralized soaps, borax, ammonia, the use of chemicals and a great deal of thought and reasoning on account of the great variety of materials and the condition of the same. Articles steam cleaned require patience and reshaping by the presser. THE NEW WAY OF PRESSING. OUR MACHINE IS A GERM EXTIMINATOR. THE PRESSURE KILLS THE EGG LIFE. DRY or FRENCH CLEANING is the process of clean-ing other textile fabrics by means of benzine, gasoline or oil, which extracts the greasy matter, thereby removing it. It is indicated for goods which would be spoiled by water, by losing the shape or original finish, or by being sufficiently fast for steam cleaning. Dry cleaning is the perfectly, because benzine loosens the dirt held by has no influence on water, soluble matter like oil, if you get wine, ice cream, or water spots on it, not remove the spot. You cannot treat the spot the wool or cotton goods—sliks of today are mostly artificehed with glucose and other sizing properties. The colors in silk are not deep dyed. To prove the a spot on silk, it removes the color. Organized cleaners of today are fighting the artifici many of the best shops do not guarantee silks. OUR MACHINE IS A GERM EXTERMINATOR. THE HIGH STEAM PRESSURE KILLS THE EGG LIFE. DRY or FRENCH CLEANING is the process of cleaning soiled garments or other textile fabrics by means of benzine, gasoline or similar volatile solvents, which extracts the greasy matter, thereby removing the dirt. It is indicated for goods which would be spoiled by coming in contact with water, by losing the shape or original finish, or where the colors would not be sufficiently fast for steam cleaning. Dry cleaning does not clean every article perfectly, because benzine loosens the dirt held by greasy matter only, but has no influence on water, soluble matter like sugar and glue. For instance, if you get wine, ice cream, or water spots on a silk dress, benzine will not remove the spot. You cannot treat the spot the same as you would for wool or cotton goods—silks of today are mostly artificial, tin-weighted and finished with glucose and other sizing properties. The colors in silk are not deep dyed. To prove the same, if you slightly rub a spot on silk, it removes the color. Organized cleaners of today are fighting the artificial silk manufacturers as many of the best shops do not guarantee silks. PRESSING DEPARTMENT. Our HOFFMAN STEAM PRESS is a germ exterminator, even killing the egg life. One cannot be too careful as clothes worn by people in every walk of life, reach some Tailor shop. The GOLDEN TAILORING AND CLEANING SHOP is located at 1605 East Eighteenth Street near Eighteenth and Vine, and our Bell Phone is East 539. Our HOFFMAN STEAM PRESS is a germ exterminator, even killing the egg life. One cannot be too careful as clothes worn by people in every walk of life, reach some Tailor shop. THE GOLDEN TAILORING AND CLEANING SHOP is located at 1605 East Eighteenth Street near Eighteenth and Vine, and our Bell Phone in East 539. A share of your business will be appreciated. WASH SEATED IN COMFY CHAIR WE GUARANTEE NO YELLOW WASH WITH THE "SHOW-ME" Home Phone CALL US UP East 4082 (At Eighteenth & Paseo) Toilet Articles De Home Phone CALL US UP Bell Phone East 4082 (At Eighteenth & Paseo) East 1814 Toilet Articles Delivered (Prescriptions filled accurately and promptly by Graduate Registered Pharmacists. Anything in Drug Line Peoples Drug Store Everything for the Toilet are only two kinds of successful cleaning—DRY Steam Cleaning is the use of distilled water, newonia, the use of chemicals and a great deal of account of the great variety of materials and the articles steam cleaned require patience and re- THE NOFF-MAN BERM EXTERMINATOR. THE HIGH STEAM MACHINE KILLS THE EGG LIFE. CLEANING is the process of cleaning soiled garment means of benzine, gasoline or similar volatile s greasy matter, thereby removing the dirt. dds which would be spoiled by coming in conta shape or original finish, or where the colors wom team cleaning. Dry cleaning does not clean ew enzine loosens the dirt held by greasy matter on water, soluble matter like sugar and g. B ice cream, or water spots on a silk dress, benzine You cannot treat the spot the same as you wow silks of today are mostly artificial, tin-weighted a either sizing properties. not deep dyed. To prove the same, if you slings the color. today are fighting the artificial silk manufacture do not guarantee silks. PRESSING DEPARTMENT. M PRESS is a germ exterminator, even killing goo no careful as clothes worn by people in every wi shop. BRING AND CLEANING SHOP is located at 10 year Eighteenth and Vine, and our Bell Phone YOU will never know how easy it is to do the washing until you use the "SHOW-ME" WASHER NO Boiling, Soaking, Pounding, Rubbing, Consequently no Hands in Hot Water and no Back Ache. We GUARANTEE cleaner clothes, and of better COLOR, and that you can do the work in half the time with less soap and fuel-soap and fuel pay for washer. Mrs. Anna Simms, 1915 Oak St., says the "SHOW-ME" is a fine washer, does first class work in much time and saves all the hard labor of washing. Washington, L. 1914, 1915 washer, in the "SHOW-ME" sixteen pairs window curtains, four sixrst curtains and two pairs door curtains and ad ALL hanging on the line in ONE and ONE-HALF hours, including putting the line which to be 20 feet long to hold this washing. All snow white. RRANGE WITH THE SUN FOR FREE TRIAL H. A. MANUFACTURING CO., IRA C. HUBBELL, Pres. 1961 Worrall Rd., KANSAS CITY, MO. Mrs. Anna Simms, 1915 Oak St., says the "SHOW-ME" is a fine washer, does first class work in much less time and saves all the hard labor of washing. It is also a great way to clean in the "SHOW-ME" sixteen pairs window curtains, four pairs short curtains and two pairs door curtains and charges on the in ONE and ONE-HALF hours, includes an up to 100 feet long to hold this washing. All snow white. ARRANGE WITH THE SUN FOR FREE TRIAL The Bond of Birth By H. M. EGBERT (Copyright, 1915, by W. G. Chapman.) In the new settlement of Grey, which is the first town that white men have built north of the Zambesi, men passed Dawson and felt ashamed of their color. "Who is that man?" inquired Lady Sibyl Forrest, who had newly ar- rived at Grey, where her father was administrator, from London. "That? Oh, that's Dawson," answered her escort, a young officer in the mounted police. "Not a very savory subject, Lady Sibyl. He—" Dawson, lolling in the sun, sat up and told his cheeks glow red for the first time in three years. The young officer did not tell Lady Sibyl all, but what he told her was enough, for the next time she passed Dawson she looked across the street and hurried by. "The worst of it is, the rotter used to be a gentleman," said Dennett, the young officer, to a friend that evening at the club. "Of course, I couldn't tell Lady Sibyl all—not half. But when a white man so far degrades himself as to live in a kraal with savages—" "The fellow ought to be kicked out of Grey" answered the other. Dawson had come North with the best intentions in the world, but he was constitutionally incapable of making a living, and when reduced to poverty he blamed his own people. He wandered up and down the land, without the money to take him home or even to a more decent section. Drunken, ragged, he was turned from all doors. Propriety is perhaps strongest in all frontier settlements, in spite of the yarns men spin. Then it was that he had frankly abandoned civilized life and gone to the natives. He had always had an influence over them; they were proud of having a white man among them, and in a short time Dawson found himself a figure of respect among them. And, strangely enough, Dawson cut a very respectable figure squatting round a fire with a half dozen savage auditors, whereas he slunk like a dog through the streets of Grey. Yet the shame and humiliation rankled. However much a man may A Gathered That the Uprising Was to Take Place Within Forty-Eight Hours. think he he can go back on his own people, he is one of them for the remainder of his life. And so it came to pass that the glance, scornful and high, of the white girl burned in his soul. "The fellow ought to be kicked out of Grey," one man had said of him, and the other answered: "They wouldn't have him anywhere in the world." Dawson knew that this was the current opinion of him. Often he planned to escape, to go somewhere where he could start life anew. But he knew that his memories would be with him forever. Nowhere in the world was there a place for him. The rumors of native unrest accentuated that winter. Dawson, seated round the fire, had discussed the matter with a dozen of the chiefs. All agreed that the projected uprising was madness. They knew the terrible power of the white man's guns. "But what can we do?" they said. "Our young men want to flesh their spears, then—" Dawson knew that the "then" had come when he found that the animated conversation of the natives would cease abruptly as he appeared. He knew that they mistrusted him, because even the savage knows that white is white and black is black forever. He walked into Grey to warn the administrator. He was kept waiting by Lord Forrest for two hours, and then Lord Forrest sent out word that he was too busy to receive him. But, while Dawson was waiting, he heard a scornful speech in the drawing room which opened from the hall. "I wish the man would go," said the girl's voice. "I don't want to pass him, and I want to go out." It was shortly after this that Dawson was sent away. He went back to the kraal. And there he gathered that the uprising was to take place within forty-eight hours. The natives planned to rush the little settlement, twelve miles away, at dawn. It would be one of those massacres so familiar to African history. A rush of men, the wielding of the terrible stabbing spear—and Grey would be a thing of the past. Swift death for the men—for the women a worse fate. Dawson knew all this through a confidant, and his heart, hot within him, approved. If Grey were oblit- erated, and its three hundred souls sent into eternity, there would be no more sneering faces to greet him when he walked into the town. And the woman who wouldn't pass him, wouldn't even walk under the same sun with him—he pictured her in the power of the savage warriors. He had become so embittered that his mind was twisted, and he saw all this in the light of the natives. He justified it. On the night before the massacre was scheduled to occur he lay down in his kraal. He knew that the natives were suspicious of him, were watching him. He would show them how ungrounded their suspicions were. He slept, and awakened suddenly toward morning. In his sleep a saner vision had come to him. He saw things in a different prospective, now, himself in all his baseness, and Lady Sibyl a prey to the savages. Outside his hut a party of young men were keeping watch, armed with spears. The night was very dark. Dawson crawled noiselessly from where he lay and wriggled out of the hut door. He had to pass within a dozen feet of the camp fire. But he was skilled in native craft. "Listen, brother!" said one of the young men by the fire. "What is that sound?" "A snake," answered the other, flinging his spear in that direction. Once beyond the range of hearing, Dawson rose to his feet and ran noiselessly along the trail which led toward Grey. He knew that within a very few moments his absence would be discovered; but he must carry out his purpose now. He ran, hiding against the light of the rising moon, a shadow among the shadows of the trees. At the place where the trail joined the high road he came suddenly upon a native picket. The two men were standing together, whispering. Dawson leaped at them and bore them to the ground. He ran. He heard two spears whiz past his head and the hoarse cries of the savages to their compatriots. But Dawson had been a famous spinner in his college days and now, untrained though he was, the old instinct awoke in him. He outdistanced the picket. He heard the hollow sound of tapping as he ran on, and knew that the natives were sounding hollow trees to warn those in front of him. He ran with pumping lungs and bursting heart, until he saw Grey, a shadow on the horizon against the misty dawn. Two miles—and the attack might begin at any moment now. He quickened his speed. A group of armed warriors burst out from among the trees. They flung their spears, but missed him. He was almost invisible among the reeds of the dried river bed; and he ran. He heard their steps die in the distance. And Grey was still safe. A mile, and it was growing light. The savages must be around the town, waiting for the signal to close. He stopped. A cluster of shadows against the sky resolved itself into one wing of the savage army, drawn up in battle array. He knew that they would wait several minutes while the witch-doctor gave them "medicine" to make them invulnerable against bullets. He worked his way round among the reeds. He had got fifty yards in front of them before he heard the rustling of their shields; and he knew that Grey had still ten minutes of grace. He was in Grey now. He passed like a shadow between the outlying houses, running along the highway until he reached the administrator's house, next to the police camp. He beat a toud tattoo upon the doors. "Turn out!" he screamed. "Turn out all men! The natives are attacking Grey!" It needed but a moment before the alarm took effect. The sentries, the guard came running to the gates. Dawson shouted to them with all his failing strength of voice, pointing down the main road. They understood. The soldiers and citizens swarmed out of their houses at the ringing of the alarm bell. Hastily dressed, they had their rifles in readness. Presently Dawson began to hear the rattle of the distant Maxims, the shouts of the charging savages, the roar of battle. Then, long after, he opened his eyes. A doctor was bending over him. "No chance," he read in his eyes. "Where did you get that spear wound, Dawson?" asked the doctor. "Before I started," Dawson answered weakly. The spear cast at the snake had pierced the body almost through. Dawson had run ten miles where many men would have dropped senseless. Before his glazing eyes there came another vision—a girl who leaned over him, sobbing, and watching his face. "Live for my sake!" she pleaded. "Grey cannot spare you—the best and bravest man in Grey." And Dawson's eyes defiantly gave the lie to the doctor's. Back to the Cradle. Cradling wheat will be a new experience to not a few communities this year, because the watersoaked condition of the grain fields has made the ground too soft to operate ponderous self-binders, the Wall Street Journal states. Another reason is in the lodged condition of the grain. Yet within an ordinary lifetime the American grain growing industry has gone from the primitive hand cradle to the combination of cutting and thrashing in a single process. One man swung the cradle; 20 mules draw the combination reaper. But these elephantine machines, which sprawl over a quarter of an acre almost at a sitting, can do nothing in such fields as southern Kansas now has, after a season of prolonged rains. Lighter farm machinery may again come into vogue, and the machinery companies may well consider whether the limits of big machinery have not been reached, as the big ranches come to be broken up into smaller estates. This year may be a turning point. For Faded Carpets. To revive the colors of a faded rug or carpet apply, after a thorough sweeping, a weak solution of alum. Development of Redingote Style Ribbon and Lace in Headwear --- The difficult part of making ready the winter wardrobe now, lies in deciding upon just what one wants. If it is a question of the street suit that is to be decided, a safe answer lies in two directions at least. The severely plain tailored suit, with plain skirt, cut shoe-top length and moderately wide, or a plaited skirt, may be chosen, to be worn with a semifitted coat having a flaring skirt portion, long, plain, rather close-fitting coat sleeves and a finish of bone buttons and inconspicuous stitching. The plain, tailored suit does not "come back" each season, for the simple reason that it never goes out. It is always with us. With some variation of lines or length or fullness it brings its own style into line with the passing modes. Then there are suits on decidedly new lines. Among them those that show the influence of the redingote which has inspired the designers of so many and such varied models. A Ribbon and Lac Ribbons and laces continue to set off the faces of maids and matrons during many hours of the day at home. A cap is shown at the left of the picture given here which sells for fifty cents. It may be bad in any of the lovely colors into which ribbons are dyed. Jonquill yellow, rose color, and blue are great favorites just now. It takes a yard of ribbon about five inches wide to make it, and a yard of narrow ribbon, one inch or a little less in width, to make the three small ribbon flowers and the short loops that decorate it. A yard of shadow lace edges the wide ribbon for a frill about the cap. This lace is bought in a five-inch width and split lengthwise t form two strips, one three inches wide and one two inches wide. The wider strip is used for the frill about the face, and the narrower is gathered along one edge with t plaque to form the center of the crown. To make the cap sew the lace edge to the ribbon with two rows of stitching to form a casing for an elastic band that is to be run in it. Sew the narrower lace strip to the Coal mining and the coal trade generally in California lay little claim to importance among the industries of the state, particularly since the beginning of the present century, when the production of petroleum began to exert so powerful an influence on the fuel consumption of the Pacific coast. From 1910 to 1912 inclusive, the coal production of the state was only a little more than 10,000 tons in each year; in 1913 work was resumed on the Stone canyon properties in Mon- fine example of this style is shown in the picture and it is safe to pin one's faith to it. In this suit the skirt is not extremely wide. It has a flat panel at the front and back and is shaped to flare, with inverted plats where the side gores are set in. It should be shorter than it is pictured here, extending not more than an inch or two below the top of the average walking shoe. It fits smoothly (but not tight) about the hips, and fastens at the side. The long cont is long-waisted, with the slightly curving line at the under-arm seam which makes of it a semi-fitted model. It is becoming double-breasted, and this is a point that women will do well to consider, for it does much for the figure. The straight loose-fitting sleeves are finished with a narrow cuff of velvet, headed with a band of skunk fur. The collar and belt are of the fur also. Silk ornaments, a cord and cloth-covered buttons give the spice of variety to the composition of the coat ce in Headwear other edge of the ribbon and run a gathering thread along its outer edge. Pull the thread up tightly and fasten it securely to form the center of the cap crown. Place a little ribbon flower here to finish it. Cut a length of elastic cord just long enough to extend about the head, and run in the casing formed of the lace, joining the ends. The small ribbon flowers are made of five petals each, either cut from the ribbon and made separately or formed by gathering the ribbon to simulate petals. Millinery stamens are used for the centers. A very wide ribbon is used for the cap at the right. It is shaped to the head by means of narrow tucks into which small cords are run. A bow of narrower ribbon trims the front, and hanging loops and ends of very narrow ribbon are placed at the back, all of the same color as the cap. Four buckles, made of tiny chiffon roses in blue, yellow, pink and lavender or pale green require patient and efficient work in making. A frill of cream-colored lace fails under the ribbon frill about the face. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. terey county, and the production increased to 24.839 short tons, valued at $84,073. The output of 1914, however, showed an appreciable decrease. The only other production in 1914 was from the fone mines, in Amador county. Heiny—They tell me your wife has a remarkably sunny disposition. Omar—I guess that's right. At least she frequently makes it hot for me. PEACH DAINTIES OF MERIT Many Ways of Preparing Fruit Which All Appreciate for Its Perfect Flavor. For peach cobbler, prepare plain pastry from three pints of flour and three-fourths of a pound of mixed lard and butter. Line the baking dish with this and pour in two quarts of freshly stewed peaches, covering the dish with a pastry lard, pierced here and there to let out steam. Bake until brown and then cover thickly with powdered sugar and serve steaming hot with rich cream. Here is another peach pie recipe: Bake a rich pastry crust until brown and crisp and then cool. Just at serving time heap it high with sliced peaches, sprinkle with sugar and pile whipped cream on top. A variation of this recipe is this: Cut short pastry into squares and fold the four corners to the center. Molsten them with milk, press them down so that they remain in place, prick the pastry with a fork and bake one square for each person. Brown in the oven, chill and serve piled high with peaches cut into large pieces, stewed just until tender and sweetened to taste. Top with a big scoop of whipped cream Still another peach pie, the favorite of a very good cook, is this: Sift together a cupul and a half of flour, a quarter of a cupul of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a pinch of salt. Into this切半 a cupul of butter and add enough milk to make a stiff batter. Use as little milk as possible. Roll into a thick sheet, line a deep pie pan with it and slice peaches into it. Sweeten them well and cover them with sour or sweet milk, then bake until done in a moderate oven. A 'empting dessert is peach whip. To make it press ripe peaches through a vegetable press, sweeten to taste and mix immediately with whipped cream or whipped egg whites. Pile in tall glasses and serve very cold. Another tempting dessert is a peach sandwich, one for each person. Slice a stale sponge cake and dip the slices quickly in milk. Then brown in butter. Between each two slices pile freshly sliced, sweetened peaches and pile on whipped cream. METHOD OF PICKLING ONIONS Writer Makes Some Suggestions Which Seem to Be Worthy of Consideration. Peeling the onions is a decidedly painful task, but it is made less so if they are done in cold water. Some people even put them in boiling water and allow them to come to the boil before peeling them. I prefer the former plan. With small silver pleckling onions to each quart of vinegar allow two tablespoonfuls of black peppercorns, two teaspoonfuls of allspice, two level teaspoonfuls of salt, two bay leaves. Remove the outer skin with a silver knife; if a steel one is used the onions will turn black. If liked, peel them in a basin of cold water, for, besides making the operation less painful, it helps to whiten them by removing some of the essential oil. Dry them lightly in a cloth. Put the vinegar, spices and bay leaves in a saucepan, boil them until the vinegar is well flavored, and let it get cold. Put the onions in jars or wide-necked bottle, fill them up with the vinegar, adding a little spice to each bottle. Cork down tightly. They will be ready for use in about a month.—Boston Globe. Apple and Suet Pudding. Two cupfuls of chopped apples, two cupfuls of chopped raisins, one cupful of sour milk, one cupful of molasses, one cupful of suet and flour enough to make a stiff batter. Begin by putting one teaspoonful of soda in the milk, then add a little grated nutmeg and cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Stir the suet into this mixture and then put in the flour a small quantity at a time. Boil tied up in muslin Chocolate Pie. Put one and a half cupful milk on stove to heat. When hot thicken with following mixture: Well-beaten yolks of two eggs, half cupful sugar, two level tablespoonfuls corn starch, one tablespoonful cocoa, a pinch of salt, half cupful milk. When cool flavor with vanilla, put in pie shell, cover with a frosting made of the whites of the eggs and one tablespoonful of sugar. Brown in oven. Sago Custard Pudding. Wash and soak one cupful of cage in one pint of water for an hour. Then take three eggs and beat them up with one cupful of sugar; add three pints of sweet milk, a little grated nutmeg and the soaked sago. Beat all together and bake slowly. Serve cold with cream or rich milk and sugar. Chartreuse of Peaches. One-half dozen peaches, peeled and stoned, one heaping cupful of sgar, small glass of brandy, a little water. Cook together some time, then pass through a sieve. Stir into one half-ounce of gelatin, dissolved in water, add one pint of cream. Pour into mold to harden. Serve very cold. Baked Prunes Wash large French prunes and put them in a bean jar, barely covering them with hot water; add sugar to taste, three cloves and the rind of half a lemon. Bake slowly, with the cover on the pot until the prunes have become almost candied. Serve cold with whipped cream or rich milk. Imitation Eggnog. Thoroughly beat up an egg with a slack teaspoonful of sugar—doing this in the glass in which the "nog" is to be served. Then fill the glass with hot milk and grate nutmeg on top. This is very nourishing and almost always inviting to the children, who at times take a distaste for solid foods. Basket Salad. Remove seeds and membranes from green peppers. cut in form of baskets Fill with chopped wax beans, cubes of red beets and stuffed olives. Use your favorite salad dressing. BRENNER PASS AND TRENT THE RAILWAY THE BRENNER PASS THE Brenner pass is one of the oldest and most historic highways in the world. It is the great gateway through the Eastern Alps, connecting Central Europe with Italy. For over two thousand years the tide of conquest and commerce has surged through here. Through the Brenner the Cimbri came, in the great onslaught on the Roman republic, and it was the Brenner that re-echoed to the trump of Attila and his Huns when they poured down upon the Roman empire. Throughout the middle ages the Brenner saw innumerable armies passing to the conquest of the South; and it saw many of them return with their banners drooping and torn. So writes Dr. James Murphy in Country Life. A little over a hundred years ago the soldiers of Napoleon came up from Italy through the Brenner; but the Tyrolean met them at Sterzing and the pass was drenched in blood. The memories of that fight are still living in Tyrol, but they must soon give way before the grim reality of the struggle which is being waged there today. For once again the Brenner is called upon either to guard Italy or give it over to Teutonic sway. The first uses of the Brenner are lost in the twilight of history. It is certain that it was a highway for the Romans as early as 300 B. C., but it did not come into great prominence in Roman history until the end of the second century before Christ. The story of the part it played in the great fight between the Cimbril and the Romans gives the key to the whole meaning that lies behind the Italian campaign today. Where Cimbri Whipped Romans. From their dark German forests the Cimbri came down upon Italy through the Brenner. The Roman troops met them at the mouth of the pass and a fierce battle took place a little north of the modern Ala. Dawn the slopes, toobogaining on the huge shields, came the big, brawny, skin-clad savages. Rome had never before met such warriors or such strange weapons. The mountains seemed to pour them forth in interminable streams, and the legions of the republic broke before them. On to the conquest of Venice the northern hordes swept; but they were met by Roman re-enforcements on the upper bank of the Po and driven back to their mountain fastnesss. That was in B. C. 101. The empire knew that these hordes were every day gathering stronger in the Alps, and it lived in daily fear of them for over a generation. Then Augustus decided to force the invaders back into the Danube valley and establish the military barriers of Rome as far as the heights of the Eastern Alps. Augustus planned the campaign and it was carried out by his sons. Tiberius and Drusus. Great Commercial Highway. Great Commercial Highway. The soldiers of the empire won the day. In commemoration of the victory the Pons Drusus was built across the Adige at the mouth of the Brenner gorge. The town of Bozen stands on the spot today. Once conquered, the mountain tribes settled down and became good citizens of Rome. The Emperor Claudius, son of Drusus, built the Via Claudia through the pass, and in the main the modern Brenner road follows the line of the old Roman highway. From the moment it was opened the Brenner became the favorite commercial highway between Italy and Central Europe. Through it the wines and fruits of the south were carried into Germany, while the hides and cheese and butter and wood of the Warmth of Fine Needles. John H. Ehlers has described the result of measurements of the internal temperature of pine leaves in winter, obtained by means of ingenious thermoelectric apparatus. He found that these leaves, under winter conditions maintain temperatures from two to ten degrees centigrade higher than the surrounding air, owing to the absorption of radiant energy. The average of 650 readings taken in February between the hours of 8 a. m. and 3 p. m. was a little more than three degrees above the air temperature. Plain Citizen and Philosophy Plain Citizen and Philosophy. "Happiness," declared the philosopher pompously, "is only the pursuit of something, not the catching of it." "Oh, I don't know," answered the plain citizen. "Have you ever chased the last car on a rainy day?"—Dallas News. Skim Milk. In distributing the milk of human kindness the givers too often keep the cream. Warmth of Fine Needles. Skim Milk. Danubian plain were welcomed on the other side of the Alps. But salt was the main article of trade brought south. It came from the great mines at Hall, which are still in operation, and are said to contain sufficient saline rock to keep up the normal output for another thousand years. As the traveler leaves the saddle of the pass and trudges on southwards the whole character of the surroundings begins to change. He is coming into Latin territory and moving among Latin folk. The language changes, first to a dialect of the old Roman tongue and then to the lingua liquida of modern Italy. When he stands in the Plazza at Trent he is in the heart of things Italian. And if he have sense he will linger longer in Trent; for every stone will tell him a story, and he will learn more of Italy here in this Alpine stronghold than he might learn in Rome, for the people are yearning to be once more in the lap of their mother Italy, and their Italian fervor has a strong absorbing atmosphere. building the city of Trent assured a place of prominence in Romans' life soon after the Brenner road had been constructed. It was the first military fortress built by the Romans on the southern slope of the pass, and from then to now it has been the most important stronghold commanding the entrance to Italy. Perched on the shoulder of the mountain, commanding the road and the river valley, it offered an excellent site for the ballast and catapults of the Romans, the trenchets and mangonels of the middle ages, and the muzzle-loading cannon of Napoleon. The redeeming of Trent is one of the great objects of the Italian campaign today, just for the same reason as led the Romans first to build it on the slope of the Brenner. Whoever holds Trent commands the entrance to Italy. Up to now it has been in Austria's hands and Italy has been at her mercy. Until Italy shall have planted the Cross of Savoy on its towers, where the Eagles of Rome were first planted two thousand years ago, she cannot feel safe in her own house. But there is another and deeper reason urging the Italian on towards Trent. It is a priceless jewel from his crown and he must have it back. For not only is Trent thoroughly Italian in its people and modes of life, but all its artistic beauty is due to the genius of Italy. The famous Castello di Buon Consiglio was first erected by Roman hands. It was a soldiers' barrack. In the middle ages it was rebuilt and became the palace of the prince bishop of Trent. Of late years it has repassed into secular control, and now the soldiers of Austria stand sentinel within it. Little of the original fortress remains, beyond the main foundation walls and the massive round tower. Loggie and battlements, in the style of the fourteenth century, have been added; and such a wealth of sculpture and fresco was lavished on the walls during the Cinquecento that not a bare spot of the old wall remains. The result is a marvelously picturesque effect. In the Piazza d'Iante stands a monument to the great Florentine. Dante lived through part of his exile here in Trent, and the people of Trent have raised this monument to be the outer expression of that yearning for mother Italy which they have in common with the soul of the great poet. Southwards he looks, toward Italy, as if calling for deliverance. Sign of Physical Wrong. Dark rings under the eyes show that the body, in one way or another, is being overtaxed by worry, or that the physical system is deranged. Lack of rest, late hours, or an irregularity of the kidneys will bring those gray, heavy lines. Drink plenty of water every day; get out of doors regularly; look after the diet and get to bed early. Just the Location. The Gunner's Mate—"Have you found the range?" The Landubber—"Yes, sir. The enemy's ship is about eight blocks east and then just around the corner."—Punch. What Your Sewing Machine Needs A sewing machine will give far better service if oiled frequently with a good lubricator, following a thorough cleaning with absorbent cotton and kerosene oil. Potato-Eating Nations. The Belgians are the greatest potato eaters in the world and the Irish come second. --- A WAR ZONE PERIL By ALVAH JORDAN GARTH. "At last!" breathed my wife, my Bertha, my bride of a month, with a sigh of vast relief. "It has been hard work," I returned, and glad and relieved as well, "but we seem to be bound for the safety line this time." For a week our honeymoon had been interrupted. With many other incaustious and distressed tourists we had been marooned, so to speak, on an island on the river near the Austrian town of Vasre. We had been practically prisoners and subjected to the most rigorous investigation. Now we had been liberated and taken over to the mainland railroad depot. I noticed that a number of spies kept us well in view on the train bound for the frontier. All would have been well if it had not been for one of Bertha's whims, Yes, she was capricious, and as well jealous and all that. The crisis of fear and anxiety past, womanlike her mind fell back to matters trivial. "I saw some lovely grapes on the fruit stand in the waiting room. Won't you get me some?" And I, of course, hastened to meet her desires. I did not know it, but as I passed from the train platform to the depot Bertha was out of the coach and after me. A sudden appetite for some of those small golden-hued Messina oranges she had not supplemented the craving for the grapes. Thus it was that as I reached the waiting room Bertha was not thirty feet away. I half halted as a quick cry sounded. It proceeded from a fair young girl not more than eighteen years of age. She was penned in at one corner of the room by two soldiers in uniform. It was easy to discern that she was under arrest. She was flashing-eyed, agile, so much the latter that as she lifted out her arms apparently to wards me with a wild imploring gesture and the soldiers strove to press her back upon the bench where she had been seated, she nimbly dodged A woman in a hat reads a newspaper. Staring Fixedly at the Written Page, back, then glided forward, evaded their outspread grasp and—threw herself self bodily into my arms! Her own were instantly about my neck, her lips pressed my own. She was murmuring words of rare endearment in soft Italian. I caught the word "brother." I knew enough of the language to comprehend that she was whispering brokenly an appeal to "send it." What and when I vainly tried to guess out ere the two guardians were with us. They tore her roughly, almost brutally away from me. The crowd gathering around dispersed. I was very much embarrassed and hastened on my mission. One of the soldiers pointed to me and spoke to a low-visaged, squint-eyed man at his side. I barely noticed this man then. I recognized him later, as rate willed it, in a signally sensational way. I procured the fruit I had been sent after and returned to the train. I noted that my wife looked at me strangely. She seemed out of breath and flustered. I placed the bag of fruit in her lap and threw off the light overcoat I had been wearing. Just then, discovering my cigarette case empty, I went out to fill it. As I returned the train was just getting ready to start. As I entered the car I noticed that Bertha held an open sheet of paper in her hand, closely written over. It seemed to puzzle her. Then I saw that the seat directly behind was occupied by the squint-yed man I had seen with the soldiers. He was leaning forward and staring fixedly at the written page. There was an evil gloating expression to his face I could not construe. Then, as Bertha caught sight of me, with a sudden flush and a perturbed manner she Plants Cannot Be Expected to Appear at Their Best Without the the Sun's Rays. Some people think ferns must have sunshine, but that is not true. Ferns will live in the shade, and there are some sorts, of course, that are scorched by the sun. But most ferns that are cultivated in the house like a good deal of sunlight, and never do their best without it. Window boxes where ferns are growing should be sprinkled lavishly twice a day. If the leaves are dry and dusty they should be well shaken before sprinkling. If possible, get the earth with which to fill your boxes from an old hotbed—rich loam and rotted manure about half and half. Failing that, take any that is handy and enrich it with ammonia and bone meal, mixed thoroughly. A heaping teaspoonful of the bone meal or a tablespoonful of manure is enough for a six-inch pot of earth. Neither must be kept directly on the roots of the DUTCH TOWERS BY MARTIN CONWAY H H Holland sailed all the seven seas and brought one wealth and tales of adventure. Then its sailors hammered at the Arctic ice-pack and pushed their trade among tropical spice islands, then it was that De Ruyter sailed up the Thames with a broom at his masthead; then, too, that Cathedral painted and Vondel rhymed. That also for Holland was a great building age, when caused损害 cities to grow, canals to be ing, ports to be built, and the multiplex activity of Dutchmen to manifest itself in all kinds of makings and shapings upon the surface of their amphibious land—half earth, half water. Thus is the Holland of Rembrandt's day and there is that remains most interesting to the traveller, and it is the buildings then erected that are most worthy of study and presentation within our towns. Amsterdam, when Rembrandt went to settle there about 1631, was passing architecturally through a period of transition. The small core of the city, where everything was on a small scale, still retained many remnants of the medieval age. The canals in it were narrow, the accommodation for ships was exiguous. A growing population and expanding trade were finding themselves horribly cramped. Amsterdam grew like an onion, by layers surrounding layers about a center. From time to time new rings of canals were added, with connections, and then more rings outside them of course fortified walls were erected round the whole at different dates, but they never lasted to long and had to be replaced by new circuits at the city expanded. The moat of each new circuit became a canal within the next. Those who were responsible for the important changes of the beginning of the seventeenth century had the good sense not to destroy every memorial of medieval days. In particular they spared some of the old fortification walls, applying them to new purpose and refitting them accordingly. Thus the tower called Mentelbaanstoren, which still stands by the old Schans, one of the largest basins of the earlier canal system, was a part of the medieval fortifications. They turned it into a pictureque bell tower by the addition of a superstructure set up in the year 1608. Though this was done before Rembrandt's day, he omitted the steeple in an admirable drawing he made it, thus giving one among countless instance that might be cited, of his attachment rather than the past than to the coming taste of the people of the city. The only other high tower at Amsterdam drawn by him was the Westersten tower of the Westerkerk on the Prinsengracht which unfortunately, we cannot produce in the place. That tower was a favorite with the office of Amsterdam, and I have more than once found it referred to, in narratives of Dutch exploration as a measure of height, as, for instance, when a glacier cliff is said to have stood out of the about as high as the Westersten. It is a stair tower, composed of four retreating rectangular stages, each with columns at the angles, not unlike some of Wren's towers in the city of London. The Westerteren, however, carries us down rather too late, when Palladian ideas were a feecting Dutch architects. This was a feature of the change of taste, which made the art of Rembrandt old fashioned and terminated his property. The Mint tower of 1640, and the other shown in our illustrations, are examples of Amsterdam steeple architecture of Rembrandt's oveneration. If they must be called fantastic they are certainly picturesque, and admirably suited to enliven a canal vista or to poke up out of foreground of crow-stepped gables. These are the typically Dutch towers, the buildings of the great days of Dutch romance. Earlier towers we can find in Holland, but the are Gothic, and re-echo the style elaborated in France. France also set the key of architecture style in the eighteenth century. In the seventeenth century Holland stood on her own feet and other folk imitated the work of her art. The Dutch style affected England; it was in marked the remarkable buildings erected in Denmark for Christian IV. It penetrated to the end of the earth. It went with Dutch adventurers New York, to Ceylon, to the Cape of Good Hope, where examples of it may still be hunted out in patient searching. Our illustrations include a few of the early towers of Holland, about which a word or two must be said. Here, for instance, are the Cathedral and one of the medieval gates of Maastricht neither of them in any sense characteristical Dutch, for the Holland that the world admin was created in the fire of the Reformation was the Cathedral church of St. Servatius at Maastricht is of early Christian foundation, and it even claimed that portions of the existing date back to the sixth century. The building we see it, however, is a great romanesque church of Rhenish style, with restored eleven century towers at the angles of its age and later Gothic bell tower adjacent to a side alley. Utrecht and Delft have bell towers of a like kind the upper story being many-sided and man-gabled. Another such tower is in Paradise itself if we are to believe Hubert Van Eyck's picture that delectable land, the famous altarpiece set at Ghent, unless the Germans have carried it. Medieval Maastricht was not a large place. The Cathedral was in the center of it; not more than five hundred yards away are the remains, the city walls of 1290. The exigencies of we make the military architecture of a given everywhere much the same. Thus the town flanked south gate of Maastricht is not different in design from many another that can be found in the old cities of Europe. But though it h of Holland sailed all the seven seas and brought home wealth and tales of adventure. Then its sailors hammered at the arctic ice-pack and pushed their trade among tropical spice islands. Then it was that De Ruyter sailed up the Thames with a broom at his masthead; then, too, that Rembrandt painted and Vondel rhymed. That also for Holland was a great building age, when prosperity caused cities to grow, canals to be dug, ports to be built, and the multiplex activity of Dutchmen to manifest itself in all kinds of makings and shapings upon the surface of their amphibious land—half earth, half water. Thus it is the Holland of Rembrandt's day and thereabout that remains most interesting to the traveler, and it is the buildings then erected that are most worthy of study and presentation within her towns. Amsterdam, when Rembrandt went to settle there about 1631, was passing architecturally through a period of transition. The small core of the city, where everything was on a small scale, still retained many remnants of the medieval age. The canals in it were narrow, the accommodation for ships was exiguous. A growing population and expanding trade were finding themselves horribly cramped. Amsterdam grew like an onion, by layers surrounding layers about a center. From time to time new rings of canals were added, with radial connections, and then more rings outside them. Of course fortified walls were erected round the whole at different dates, but they never lasted for long and had to be replaced by new circuits as the city expanded. The moat of each new circuit became a canal within the next. Those who were responsible for the important changes made at the beginning of the seventeenth century had the good sense not to destroy every memorial of medieval days. In particular they spared some of the old fortification towers, applying them to a new purpose and refitting them accordingly. Thus the tower called Montelbaanstoren, which still stands by the old Schans, one of the largest basins of the earlier canal system, was a part of the medieval fortifications. They turned it into a picturesque bell tower by the addition of a superstructure set up in the year 1600. Though this was done before Rembrandt's day, he omitted the steepe in an admirable drawing he made of it, thus giving one among countless instances that might be cited, of his attachment rather to the past than to the coming taste of the people of his day. The only other high tower at Amsterdam drawn by him was the Westeroten or tower of the Westerkerk on the Prinsengracht which unfortunately, we cannot produce in this place. That tower was a favorite with the folks of Amsterdam, and I have more than once found it referred to, in narratives of Dutch exploration, as a measure of height, as, for instance, when a glacier cliff is said to have stood out of the sea about as high as the Westeroten. It is a storied tower, composed of four retreating rectangular stages, each with columns at the angles, not unlike some of Wren's towers in the city of London. The Westertoren, however, caries us down rather too late, when Palladian ideas were affecting Dutch architects. This was a feature of the change of taste, which made the art of Rembrandt old fashioned and terminated his prosperity. The Mint tower of 1640, and the others shown in our illustrations, are examples of Amsterdam steeple architecture of Rembrandt's own generation. If they must be called fantastic they are certainly picturesque, and admirably suited to enliven a canal vista or to poke out of a foreground of crow-stopped gables. These are the typically Dutch towers, these buildings of the great days of Dutch romance. Earlier towers we can find in Holland, but they are Gothic, and re-echo the style elaborated in France. France also set the key of architectural style in the eighteenth century. In the seventeenth century Holland stood on her own feet, and other folk imitated the work of her artists. The Dutch style affected England; it was imitated in the remarkable buildings erected in Denmark for Christian IV. It penetrated to the ends of the earth. It went with Dutch adventurers to New York, to Ceylon, to the Cape of Good Hope, where examples of it may still be hunted out by patient searching. Our illustrations include a few of the earlier towers of Holland, about which a word or two must be said. Here, for instance, are the Cathedral and one of the medieval gates of Maastricht, neither of them in any sense characteristically Dutch, for the Holland that the world admires was created in the fire of the Reformation wars. The cathedral church of St. Servatius at Maastricht is of early Christian foundation, and it is even claimed that portions of the existing walls date back to the sixth century. The building as we see it, however, is a great romanesque church of Rhenish style, with restored eleventh century towers at the angles of its ape and a later Gothic bell tower adjacent to a side aisle. Utrecht and Delft have bell towers of a like kind, the upper story being many-sided and mangabled. Another such tower is in Paradise itself, if we are to believe Hubert Van Eyck's picture of that delectable land, the famous altarpiece still at Ghent, unless the Germans have carried it off. Medieval Maastricht was not a large place. The Cathedral was in the center of it; not more than five hundred yards away are the remains of the city walls of 1290. The exigencies of war make the military architecture of a given date everywhere much the same. Thus the tower-franked south gate of Maastricht is not different in design from many another that can be found in the old cities of Europe. But though it had Platter Fougere lighthouse, just northeast of Guernsey, Channel islands, is probably the first ocean telephone call station. The lighthouse, which has no keeper, is fitted with a powerful fog signal, worked from shore by means of a submarine cable. In a fog ships creep up, guilded by the fog Guernsey port hit by clim platform Before pilot p covers The arm hastily thrust the sheet into her handbag. Just outside the seat in the alley was a crumpled envelope. It had apparently contained the sheet Bertha had been reading. It noticed it and intended to secure it, but I took a moment or two to arrange some parcels in the rack. When I looked for it again it was gone. Some mystery was afloat. The thought had taken possession of my mind and I could not get rid of the idea. Bertha was strangely perverse. She acted like a person laboring under some intense unnatural strain and striving to conceal it. She would not meet my glance. When I started a subject of conversation she was abrupt in her replies. Then she complained of a headache, turned her face away, using the cushioned top of the car seat as a pillow, and feigned to sleep. I could tell from her nervous movements, however, that she was wide awake. When we reached terminus those of our group were isolated from the regular passengers and underwent inspection in a room of the depot, each passed along as credentials were exhibited and examined it chanced that we came last. As I handed our passport to the official inspector, to my surprise a man stepped between us. It was the squint-eyed man. He threw out his hand quickly, quite forcibly, snatched the handbag from my wife's wrist, transferred it to the inspector with some rapid half-whispered words and next caught the arm of my wife, with the words: "You are under arrest." I was indignant and aroused. I stepped forward to strike the miscreant, to wrest my wife from his coarse grasp. The inspector put out his hand sternly. "Desist," he spoke in a precise, impressive way. "It is the law." "Wherefore?" I challenged hotly. "The lady is apprehended as a spy," was the calm rejoinder. "And the proof the letter," explained the squint-eyed man, "the letter in her handbag." Bertha was quivering with dread. The inspector waved me back as he and the other man led her towards an adjoining room. Its door crashed shut against me. I was overwhelmed with mystery and distress. I paced the floor distractedly. It must have been fully half an hour before the inspector came out. "The lady is your wife?" he inquired with great gravity. "Yes," I assented. "Will you explain, please—" "Seditious correspondence," spoke the official tersely. "She is the possessor of a warning letter from a spy, an Italian woman. I shall have to detain you as well, for the lady declares she cannot even read the letter. She found it in your overcoat, she says—" "He!" The word burst in a quick gasp unrestrainedly from my lips. Enlightenment flashed into my mind instantaneously. Never had I talked so fast! I knew what detention would mean among these suspicious emissaries of a government prejudiced against all foreigners. Vehemently I insisted that the impetuous greeting of the prisoner back the line had been a clever ruse to cover her secret delivery to me of a letter she hoped I would mail to an accomplice. I was fortunate in convincing the inspector of the truth of my statements, which he proceeded to verify by telegraph. In fact, he himself told me, as we were allowed to rejoin my fellow refugees, that the possession of the incriminating missive would have meant serious trouble had I not guessed out the solution of the mystery. "I was jealous, madly jealous! I fancied you knew that woman!" sobbed out my contrite Bertha. "Poor lady!" I answered. "She was handsome enough to make any woman jealous." (Copyright, 1915, by W. G. Chapman.) They Must Have It. Besides catering to occult tastes of their residents, the managers of the hotels here also watch the epicurean peculiarities of those who live within their doors. One of the managers of a Fifth avenue hotel recalled the case of a man who indulges his whim for calf's head! This man at frequent intervals calls the hotel by telephone and asks for the manager, none other of the staff will do. "Hello," he says. "I want you to tell the head waiter and the chef that I am on my way up there and I want calf's head an vinagrette. Do you get me? Now, remember to tell them who it is. They know the way I want it, and I'll be there in 20 minutes." Another man who lives in Brooklyn comes here frequently for flet of sole. He can't see anything else on the bill of fare or listen to any suggestions. He wants sole and sole he must have—New York Times. Office and Home. An office is a place where women do what men want done. A home is a place where men do what women want done—Life. plants. Liquid fertilizer, likewise, must be kept off the roots, stems and leaves. Make a hole at one side of a trench just inside the pot rim, pour in the fertilizer and let it sink, then put back the earth. May Be Famous Painter's Work. During the renovation of Wick House, Richmond Hill, Surrey, England, the supposed residence for several years of Sir Joshua Reynolds, an interesting discovery has been made, The owner of the house, writes a correspondent, noticed in the hall a certain coloring showing through the faded paper. Carefully removing the paper, she found a fleur de lys design in blue, brown and red. She is of the opinion that the design from its tone, style, and delicacy may have been painted by Sir Joshua himself. Dead Giveaway. "I don't think my ex-stenographer will get a job through the recommendation I gave him." "Didn't you give him a good one?" "Yes, but he took it down and typed it himself. And it was full of errors." OLLAND in its quiet way is a land of romance, but of a burgherish solid sort, the very antipodes of the romance of the sunny East. Dutch romance is the child of industry, enterprise, dogged courage, fogs and waterways, and its great days fell within the limits of the seventeenth century. Then ships TELEPHONE CALL ON OCEAN Lighthouse Near the Channel Islands Probably First to Be Equipped With the Device. THE CAThedral, Maastricht MONTEILBAANSTOREN, AMSTERDAM little individuality to start with, the adventures MONIELBAANSTOREN, AMSTERDAM he omitted the made of instances and picturesqueness of its own it practically no decoration which adds detail with plainer an edifice may be the better time adorns built with sound material and in good proportions. The casts must have looked contemporary eyes) ugly of London the White of tower can hardly have ure. But time has evenies, so that not the balle need despair of future itself and end up long enough. Amersorb tower is an On the contrary, it is in towards flamboyant, whih of the type of the tower is being only fourteen miliegest it. That was built of the fourteenth century very end of the fifteenth octagonal top church alrea 338 feet high, Amersorb considered to be the land. I suppose it to be intended to be surmount the present bulbous tow were put on in 1655. Waste for these bulbs? nopoly of them, for they Germany and even in S original probably suggest foort church was built in and the tower may well be the first. An explosion of the damage was made tuntunately escaped. Few tourists stop at A them can see the tower way eastward from Amsr it looks northward far and in every other flat as water. There w high hotels in Holland, so far away. Amersorb clear day, and both of the which Rembrandt sketch Anyone who has land ceeded thence anywhit carried for the first feh phibious region of the lh has passed Middelburg al away off to the left, the tance of two or three Veere. Both are old to esque. So indeed Duren when he visited them in he Doldburg, he fine place for sketching, hall with a fine tower. In all things here." All is that "it is a fine litte from all lands." The tunate winter journey thw was not, however, to see but to satisfy his insis natural history. He waw of a whale that had parts. Such curiosity of Durer and Leonardo is possess of the approach The whale had been waw usus down were af feature of out of Remh his prosis the others of Amandt's own classic they suitly suited out of a merers, these romance, but they organized in architectural the seven down feet, mer artists. was imiled in Denb the ends enturers to good Hope, out by the earlier ward or two the Cathe-Maastricht, teristically and admires wars. at Maastricht and it is sitting walls building as romanesque and eleventh epise and a side aisle. like kind, and many dise itself, picture of piece still carried it off. large place, not more remains of wars of war given date the tower not different be found though it had little individuality to start with, the adventures and patchings of time have endured it with a picturesqueness of its own. The builders gave it practically no decoration, but such solid works receive all they need from the hand of time which adds detail with unerring taste. The plainer an edifice may have been to start with the better time adorns it, provided it has been built with sound materials, good workmanship and in good proportions. Most of England's nobles castles must have looked gaud and even (to contemporary eyes) ugly. To the Saxon citizens of London the White (doubtless whitewashed) tower can hardly have conveyed esthetic pleasure. But time has even decorated Norman castles, so that not the baldest modern sky-scraper need despair of future admiration if it can hold itself end up long enough. Amersfoort tower is anything rather than plain. On the contrary, it is in the Gothic style tending towards flamboyant, while its general design is of the type of the tower at Utrecht, which, indeed being only fourteen miles away, doubtless sugested it. That was built during the middle half of the fourteenth century; Amersfoort at the very end of the fifteenth. Both have the open octagonal top story already described. Utrecht is 338 feet high, Amersfoort 312 feet. The latter is considered to be the finest Gothic tower in Holland. I suppose it to have been surmounted of intended to be surmounted by a plain spire, but the present bulbous top and work-work crown were put on in 1655. Where did Holland get its taste for these bulbs? She did not have enough of origination probably suggested them. The Amersfoort church was built in the fourteenth century and the tower may well have been projected from the first. An explosion damaged the building, but the damage was made good and the tower for tunnely escaped. Few tourists stop at Amersfoort, but plenty of them can see the tower from the train on their way eastward from Amsterdam. The summit of it looks northward far away over the Zuyder Zeed and in every other direction over a country flat as water. There was some fun in building high towers in Holland, they could be seen from so far away. Amersfoort can hall Utrecht on an clear day, and both of them Rhenen (I imagine) which Rembrandt sketched. Anyone who landed at Flushing, and proceeded thence anywhither by train, has been carried for the first few miles over the amphibious region of the island of Walcheren. He has passed Middelburg and presently, if he looks away off to the left, he will have seen, at a distance of two or three miles, the little town of Veere. Both are old towns and highly pictureque. So indeed Durer recorded them to be when he visited them in the cold December of 1520. "Middelburg," he said, "is a good town, fine place for sketching. It has a beautiful town hall with a fine tower. There is much art show in all things here." All he has to say about Veere is that "it is a fine little town where lie ship from all lands." The object of Durer's unfuntenate winter journey to the islands of Zeeland was not, however, to see towers and town hall but to satisfy his insatiable curiosity about natural history. He wanted to make a drawing of a whale that had been stranded in those parts. Such curiosity in the case of men like Durer and Leonardo is the first indication we possess of the approach of the age of science. The whale had been washed away before Durer. little individuality to start with, the adventures and patchings of time have endured it with a picturesqueness of its own. The builders gave it practically no decoration, but such solid works receive all they need from the hand of time, which adds detail with unerring taste. The plainer an edifice may have been to start with the better time adorn it, provided it has been built with sound materials, good workmanship and in good proportions. Most of England's noblest castles must have looked gaunt and even (to contemporary eyes) ugly. To the Saxon citizens of London the White (doubtless whitewashed) tower can hardly have conveyed esthetic pleasure. But time has even decorated Norman castles, so that not the baldest modern sky-scraper need despair of future admiration if it can hold itself end up long enough. Amersfoort tower is anything rather than plain. On the contrary, it is in the Gothic style tending towards flamboyant, while its general design is of the type of the tower at Utrecht, which, indeed, being only fourteen miles away, doubtless suggested it. That was built during the middle half of the fourteenth century; Amersfoort at the very end of the fifteenth. Both have the open octagonal top story already described. Utrecht is 338 feet high, Amersfoort 312 feet. The latter is considered to be the finest Gothic tower in Holland. I suppose it to have been surmounted or intended to be surmounted by a plain spire, but the present bulbous top and work-crown were put on in 1655. Where did Holland get its taste for these bulbs? She did not have a monopoly of them, for they are numerous enough in Germany and even in Switzerland. An oriental original probably suggested them. The Amersfoort church was built in the fourteenth century, and the tower may well have been projected from the first. An explosion damaged the building, but the damage was made good and the tower fortunately escaped. Few tourists stop at Amersfoort, but plenty of them can see the tower from the train on their way eastward from Amsterdam. The summit of it looks northward far away over the Zuyder Dzee, and in every other direction over a country as flat as water. There was some fun in building high towers in Holland, they could be seen from so far away. Amersfoort can hail Utrecht on any clear day, and both of them Rhenen (I imagine), which Rembrandt sketched. Anyone who has landed at Flushing, and proceeded thence anywhither by train, has been carried for the first few miles over the amphibious region of the island of Walcheren. He has passed Middelburg and presently, if he looked away off to the left, he will have seen, at a distance of two or three miles, the little town of Veere. Both are old towns and highly picturesque. So indeed Durer recorded them to be when he visited them in the cold December of 1520. "Middelburg," he said, "is a good town, a fine place for sketching. It has a beautiful town hall with a fine tower. There is a much art shown in all things here." All he has to say about Veere is that "it is a fine little town where lie ships from all lands." The object of Durer's unfortunate winter journey to the islands of Zeeland was not, however, to see towers and town halls, but to satisfy his insatiable curiosity about natural history. He wanted to make a drawing of a whale that had been stranded in those parts. Such curiosity in the case of men like Durer and Leonardo is the first indication we possess of the approach of the age of science. The whale had been washed away before Durer's horn, and drop anchor near the lighthouse until the fog lifts sufficiently to enable them to take the narrow channel to the harbors of Guernsey. In such case any pilot or ship's officer by climbing the lighthouse can ring up Guernsey telephone exchange and report his ship. The telephone is reached by climbing a 42-rung ladder to the platform outside the lighthouse doors. Before he can leave the ladder the pilot pushes open a trapdoor which covers the manhole in the platform. The arrangement is such that the pilot but such solid works from the hand of time, unerring taste. The have been to start with. it provided it has been tales, good workmanship Most of England's noblest and gaint and even (to To the Saxon citizens doubtless whitewashed) conveyed elegant pleas-decorated Norman casest modern sky-scraper emiration if it can hold anything rather than plain. The Gothic style tending the its general design is Utrecht, which, indeed, as away, doubtless sugared during the middle half; Amersfoort at the. Both have the openly described. Utrecht is 312 feet. The latter is most Gothic tower in Hollow been surmounted ered by a plain spire, but and open-work crown here did Holland get its did Holland have a moare numerous enough in Switzerland. An orientated them. The Amersfoort the fourteenth century, have been projected from damaged the building, but good and the tower for amersfoort, but plenty of from the train on their terdam. The summit of say over the Zuyder Zee, action over a country as as some fun in building they could be seen from can hall Utrecht on any them Rhenen (I imagine), sed. at Flushing, and prober by train, has been km miles over the am-land of Walcheren. He and presently, if he looked will have seen, at a dismiles, the little town of towns and highly pictur- recorded them to be in the cold December of said. "is a good town, a It has a beautiful town There is much art shown he has to say about Veere the town where lie ships object of Durer's unforthe islands of Zeeland towers and town halls, attable curiosity about intended to make a drawing been stranded in those in the case of men like the first indication we of the age of science.ched away before Durer's arrival, so chill that hath dations of him off. fine tower The town forty years by A. Kelpa on the face visit. Unfriendly sketch-book. There is, top of some of which is different, these fantasy pear in hi- however, crowned not so dura have perish work decor in various meant simi- ever, was probably re- Four-square completed at the corn chamber, v unusually slim limitation rative deta they are re- and the medieval e. The town tainly work work fication of sense of D book to E going to though a re is hardly the young, gentleb the town sent to o. How the of giving it is not access. A handsome low country century chase some 1551 and a travel a night at or motor entertain charms of larger and life has co- "Are the Yes." r to catch Do you I don't and bites cannot open the lighthouse door to reach the telephone until he has shut down the trapdoor over the manhole. The act of opening the outer lighthouse door connects the telephone fitter outside the inner door of the lighthouse, which is kept locked. Only one wire in the cable is available for the telephone, and even this wire is required for other purposes, and closing the door after using the telephone connects up several telltale devices. The lighthouse door cannot be left open by forgetfulness because the pilot must AMERSFOORT arrival, so the drawing was never made, but a chill that he caught on this journey laid the foundations of the illness which eventually carried him off. The town hall of Middelburg and its fine tower were new buildings when he saw them. The town hall and tower of Veere were some forty years older, having been built about 1470 by A. Keldermans the elder, though the statues on the facade were not added till after Durer's visit. Unfortunately the surviving pages of his sketch-book contain no drawings of these places. There is, indeed, on one page the complicated top of some tower, unnamed, the highest member of which is like that of Veere, but the rest is different. Durer was evidently entertained by these fantastic steeples and several of them appear in his sketches. In the nature of things, however, such light wooden structures as crowned the towers of the low countries were not so durable as the stone substructures. Some have perished by fire, others have lost their open-work decorations, others have had to be repaired in various degrees, and repair has generally meant simplification. The tower of Veere, however, was apparently never very elaborate, and probably remains much as it was originally built. Four-square and a clock chamber, strengthened at the corners. Then comes a balustraded bell chamber, with a bulbed spire for roof to it, of unusually slender and graceful proportions. Little imitation dormer windows were a common decorative detail on these bulbs, but on Veere spire they are reduced to the roofs of them only. These and the Gothic crochets higher up are the only medieval elements surviving in this tower. The town hall below contains a treasure certainly worth seeing, for lovers of fine goldsmith's work worth going to see—an admirable classification of "sights" which we owe to the common sense of Doctor Johnson. How useful a guide-book to Europe, confined to the things "worth going to see," would be when peace returns, though a real peace in a once more friendly world is hardly to be looked for in the days of any but the young. The treasure at Veere is a magnificent goblet. richly enameled and chased, which the townsfolk caused to be made for, and presented to, the Emperor Maximilian. How they managed to have both the prestige of giving it and the solid satisfaction of keeping it is not recorded in any books to which I have access. At all events, there it remains—a very handsome example of a fine period of art in the low countries. Veere also possesses a fourteenth century church, once in ruins but now repaired; also some remarkable old houses, a fountain of 1551 and other agreeable remains. On the whole a traveler on landing in Holland might well spend a night at Middelburg, where he can hire cycle or motor and make in a single day a circuit of entertaining little places, which preserve the charms of old Holland more completely than the larger and more famous cities wherein modern life has compelled much external modernization. arrival, so the drawing was never made, but a chill that he caught on this journey laid the foundations of the illness which eventually carried him off. The town hall of Middelburg and its fine tower were new buildings when he saw them. The town hall and tower of Veere were some forty years older, having been built about 1470 by A. Keldermans the elder, though the statues on the facade were not added till after Durer's visit. Unfortunately the surviving pages of his sketch-book contain no drawings of these places. There is, indeed, on one page the complicated top of some tower, unnamed, the highest member of which is like that of Veere, but the rest is different. Durer was evidently entertained by these fantastic steeples and several of them appear in his sketches. In the nature of things, however, such light wooden structures as crowned the towers of the low countries were not so durable as the stone substructures. Some have perished by fire, others have lost their own work decorations, others have had to be repaired in various degrees, and repair has generally meant simplification. The tower of Veere, however, was apparently never very elaborate, and probably remains much as it was originally built. Four-square and plain below, the stone portion is completed with a clock chamber, strengthened at the corners. Then comes a balustrade bell chamber, with a bulbed spire for roof to it, of unusually slender and graceful proportions. Little imitation dormer windows were a common decorative detail on these bulbs, but on Veere spire they are reduced to the roofs of them only. These and the Gothic crochets higher up are the only medieval elements surviving in this tower. The town hall below contains a treasure certainly worth seeing, for lovers of fine goldsmith's work going to see—an admirable classification of "sights" which we owe to the common sense of Doctor Johnson. How useful a guidebook to Europe, confined to the things "worth going to see," would be when peace returns, though a real peace in a once more friendly world is hardly to be looked for in the days of any but the young. The treasure at Veere is a magnificent goblet, richly enameled and chased, which the townsfolk caused to be made for, and presented to the Emperor Maximilian. How they managed to have both the prestige of giving it and the solid satisfaction of keeping it is not recorded in any books to which I have access. At all events, there it remains—a very handsome example of a fine period of art in the low countries. Veer also possesses a fourteenth century church, once in ruins but now repaired; also some remarkable old houses, a fountain of 1551 and other agreeable remains. On the whole a traveler on landing in Holland might well spend a night at Middelburg, where he can hire cycle or motor and make in a single day a circuit of entertaining little places, which preserve the charms of old Holland more completely than the larger and more famous cities wherein modern life has compelled much external modernization. "Are the fish biting now?" asked the stranger. "Yes," replied the boy. "But you ain't allowed to catch 'em." "Do you mean to say you don't fish?" "I don't exactly fish. But if a fish comes along and bites at me I do my best to defend, myself." ELABORATE EVASION close it before he is able to lift the trapdoor to reach the ladder. Landmark Restored. An old Long island landmark which was used as a paper mill almost a century ago and later was a favorite haunt of William Cullen Bryant is to be restored by the poet's son-in-law, Harold Godwin. The original was blown down about five years ago. The new mill will generate electricity for Roslyn park, recently purchased by the town of Hempstead. HOMETOWN HELPS Antipodeans Show Wise Interest in Subject and Profit by Experience of Older Countries. Australians are showing a wise interest in the subject of town planning and housing in general. The trouble with older countries has been that they have not begun to think much about improving housing conditions until housing conditions have got to be insufferably bad. Australia, being a young country, should be able to profit by the unfortunate example of other countries, and it is apparent that Australia is striving to do this. Building, an Australian publication, devotes much space to this subject. Alluding, for example, to the direction of the movement in Victoria by the Town Planning and Parks' association, these activities are described as intelligent, enthusiastic and energetic. "The flow of active campaigning established," it appears, "threatens altogether to swamp the slum and its wedded evils beyond the hope of re-establishment. "The association, very sensibly, is enlisting the sympathy and support of the masses by alert regard for their well being. The essentials of the movement bear directly on the existence of that section of the people whom circumstances have handicapped. This the association recognizes. Settled evils which primarily deny the common heritage of sunlight are being squelched. Conditions of living scarcely befitting the brute creation, but to which human flesh and blood are subjected, are being swept as speedily as the ponderous arm of the law can be operated. In brief, the movement in Victoria, directed by the Town Planning and Parks' association, is making good. "The association is making a special point of making plain the principles of town planning to those in the position of facilitating reform. For instance, the mayors and councilors of the municipalities and shires were recently circularized on the new and extensive powers conferred upon local governing bodies, by recent amendments of the act. A portion of that circular reads: "It is hoped that advantage will be taken at once of these powers—applied, perhaps, in conjunction with building regulations to avoid the creation of slum or insanitary areas. In this connection St. Kilda council has recently passed a by-law providing for a minimum area, devoted exclusively to open space, for each dwelling equal to at least eight-eighteenth of that occupied by dwelling and outhouses." COMMUNITY PRIDE AN ASSET The Town That Cares for its General Appearance is the Town That Will Prosper. Community pride is an asset, and it is one of the greatest of all assets. The town that improves its streets, cleans up the alleys, paints the houses, cuts the grass, rakes the lawns and plants its flowers is not only encouraging cleanliness, but is making for itself a name among the peoples of the outer world. Commercial travelers and others come, and look, and go away and talk—and the talk is all in favor of the town and its people. Talk travels, and grows, and multiples until the town becomes known in many climes for its cleanliness and progressiveness. In time other men who are looking for a change of location hear of this town—and then they go, and look, and talk, and are pleased, and it becomes their home. And the town continues to expand and progress, and as the years roll by it gradually assumes larger proportions and a more commanding and dominating position in the world. When Community Pride comes in Prosperity enters by its side, and the two become the mighty levers that control the machinery of success. Personal Pride and Community Pride should march side by side, for when these two potent factors join hands in a laudable purpose opposition quickly melts away.—Laredo Record. Signs That Save. A decided decrease in the number of traffic accidents is reported from Portland, Ore, since the installation there of a comprehensive system of warning signs. The signs consist of red steel dials 18 inches in diameter mounted on steel rods sunk three feet in concrete at the curbs and standing eight feet deep on the top of the dial. The dials are painted light red with black letters, and read: "School, Careful," "Caution, Bridge," "Caution, Steep Grade," "Danger, Drive Slowly," "Hospital, Quiet," "Caution, Fire Station," "Danger, No Outlet," "Caution, Dangerous Corner," and so on. The signs are set in pairs about 100 feet from the danger point and in all street directions from it, and are so placed that the street lights will shine upon them at night. Portland has a population of about 20,000 greater than Rochester, and embraces more than twice the area of this city—Rochester Post-Express. Different Times. "The girls used to keep me waiting when I dove up in a buggy. I notice they never keep you waiting long when you drive up in a motor car?" "Why is that?" "The girls know how quickly a model gets out of date as well as we do." Uncle Eben. "Some men," said Uncle Ebben, "is good natured because dey don't know what's goin' on an' some is dat way because dey's got too much sense id take notice of what dey can't help." You Should Use Adam P. M. Dabne XXTH CENTURY HAIR PREPARATION M. Dabney's ENTURY PREPARATIONS XXTH CENTURY HAIR PREPARATIONS And Have Good Hair Mme. P. M. Dabney's XXth Century Pressing Oil Madam P. M. 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