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TOPEKA PLAINDEALER THE CRIMINAL NEGRO THE CHICAGO UNIVERSITY MAKES AN INVESTIGATION—FRANCIS A. KELLOR SOCIOLOGIST, VIEWS THE SITUATION AND GENTLY SCORES SOME OF OUR EVILS—WORK FOR THE MEN OF OUR RACE TO DO. VOLUME III. There has been a marked change in the trend of public sentiment, in the few years towards the Negro, that is not altogether unfavorable to him. It has been the result of two causes: first the American Negro has continued the world that he is a man, with all the varied complexity that belong to the human family. Second, recognizing the same thing and is adjusting himself to the newly discovered elements in his environment. In reaching this conclusion the world has been making a careful and an exhaustive study of this people whom the unfamiliar elements placed in their misfit. It required many years for the people of this country to realize that there were other essentials needed in the solution of the race problem than enfranchisement. The disposition of the great majority of the black people their efforts in behalf of the race to the securing of the "inable rights" has left it to the twentieth century publicists to investigate into the other elements in the question. Until very recently but very little, if any, attention was given to the operation of those phases of racial development aside from political. In order to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of the criminal tendencies of the Negro, the Chicago University has employed Frances A. Keller and a team of four time in making careful investigation into the criminal ploasure of our race. The result of the investigation has been published in a series of articles appearing in the "Aranea" beginning with the January, 1947, issue. The findings of this distinguished scientist are not altogether surprising, as the articles many facts of great interest to our people are brought out; facts that should be clearly understood by all Negroes. There is now a well defined movement in many of our larger cities among Negroes to seek the element and if possible arrest the criminals. Knowing this, the Plainlander believes a few excerpts from the series of papers by Frances A. Keller will be interesting and timely in that they will place before us important facts. At the beginning of the following foundation upon which the investigation is conducted, tz: "The data fall under four distinct heads: (1) The Negro in the South socially, economically, politically, educationally, and morally—all with reference to criminality. This includes a study of the Southern white man's attitude, and the position of the Negro with white women. (2) Measurements and tests of women in the State penal institutions. The former include weight height, and strength of chest and hand graspes; 14 measurements of the face, ears, and head; length of fingers, thumbs and hands; girths of various parts of the body, and foot imprints, besides nervous observations. The latter include tests of sight, hearing, and communication; association of ideas, precision, assortment, nerve tracing, fatigue tests, and respiration curves. (4) A study of the environment of each criminal. Including data regarding the following facts: education of criminal and parents, religion, morality, reading, parents, home, associates, games, occupation, temptation, family, superstitions, wishes, and civil condition and facts relating to it. The criminals are divided into two classes, according to the crime, being offenders against person. The former includes the infantile, homicide, and assault; European investigators make each crime a division, but my results show only small differences for the two distinct classes, and do not warrant a finer analysis. The measurements in the third division are taken to assemble a picture of the criminal structure from the normal Negro and the white criminal; and (2) if through psychological tests mental and moral defects can be ascertained "Speaking of the condition of public Speaking of the condition of public sentiment on criminology we note: "There exists a growing interest in social and economic causes of crime. The need for law enforcement and truant laws, free public schools, free kindergartens, college settlements, manual training and public night schools. These are social and industrial organizations that assist in raising the individual's standard of life. The local government must make them take such measures as habitual criminal acts, parole laws, deternate sentence, juvenile courts, child labor laws, and many others. All these are within the domain of practical criminal sociology, for they constitute agencies for the prevention of crime. These represent the progressive measures that characterize American criminal sociology." " its systematie systematic nor scientific. This is true for the following reasons: Its criminal class is largely Negro. The problem of white criminality is a small one. While the pententailites contain Negro women, the pententailites while not so and most but two or three. The proportion of the white male criminals is larger. " The current opinion in the South is that the Negro is incapable of reform." The fact is here here out that the larger proportion of Negro criminals are the white male, theimate, soil, food, and labor, all enter into the making of the Negro criminal, as well as meagre education and loose domestic relations. The necessity of having something to do is the one great thing lacking. The climate is salubrious, and the soil produces abundance with little labor, leaving much to be unaccounted. Speaking of the immoral tendencies we quote the following: "There are other reasons for the loose domestic relations of the Negroes. The whites during slavery, and even to-day, set no example for them. Often it is jealousy of a white man's relations in the home that destroys its peace. Negro women yield to white men quite as readily as in slavery. Until there is greater respect for the Negro home, the morals in that home will be law. The mutual training of the children, with education and cultural interests and pursuits, often makes domestic relations more difficult. In the Negro life, possession of property and its entailment are also influential but almost unknown to the mass of Negroes. Marriage is more of a religious ceremony and does not give them the consciousness of new legal and social obligations. The fact that so few women are victims when the morality must lower the standards. Further causes appear under other head. "The Negro is said to be a 'petty thief by nature.' This may be true, but at least one of the reasons lies in the fact that in slavery his master's property was his own; he was never hold strictly accountable. He protect property and property owners, but not against slaves. There were former slaves still living, and the atmosphere has not greatly changed. Neither is the child taught respect for property, as is the Northern child. This respect is not a born trait, and often the capacity for its requirement varies. It has to be taught the infant, and the offense is rigorously punished. The child has but few possessions with which to develop the property in situ." Under the head of education as an essential factor, we find the following: "2. Education.—In the preceding paragraphs I have touched upon education. The present education of the Negro I will discuss and impress upon the schools, for they reach the masses. First, the time given to education is inadequate, averaging about four months in the year in the country and teaches six in the towns. Secondly, the instructions is inferior. The Negroes prefer Negro teachers, but to instruct in the country, they must be instructed in quantity, approximate that given by white teachers. There is the further difficulty that there is social prejudice among the whites against white teachers of Negroes. Almost no use is made of libraries, and the books are not kept in the library. The Negro in the North is unknown. The Negro in many instances is being fitted for vocations in which there is little opportunity for him. Agricultural and industrial arts precede those vocations. Negro cannot emit these, simply because he is transplanted in the midst of a race that has experienced them. They were essential in developing that the North now many operations of the South. Agricultural and industrial interests have laid the foundation for their sons' professional careers? The financial and economic condition of the business brings out the following statement: "The extent of this low financial standing is better understood when it is known that the Negroes have few or no hanks, no loan associations or building organizations, and no credit in which they can assist one another. How important these are to the white man! The Negro must be taught their value and use. The Negroes are much imputed upon by the whites in whom they have faith. High rents, high interest mortgages, and the purchase of whiskey, cheap jewelry, use of the money, and the tokens are among some of the resumes. There is but little knowledge, of the true value of these things and of the extent to which money will go, so they become easy dumps. On the liver livers, employers will often pay the money, and the courage gambling with "raps" advancing money for stake during the voyage; so that at the end of the trip the Negro is bankrupt and must reside with him. These are conditions attending to untrained and unacquainted men, and are similar to the Negroes, in that they possess artistic and musical emotional natures rather than practical ones." The Avena's conclusions relative to our rejection are liable to ruote some forms, but the conclusions are careless and occasionally drawn. The writer 8455: "There can be no question that the Negroes' religion is inferior, and stands in the way of progress. It also prevents a closer identification of the Negroes and whites, and a harmonious relationship. The problem demands a closer sympathy and affiliation rather than estrangement. Contempt for the Negroes' religion must be changed to respect. The Negroes strong tendency to reliance on the Negroes as a great educational and cultural agency. His nature is highly susceptible to religious influences, but there must be wholesome and permanent, rational and not hysterical, constructive rather than destructive civilized instead of religious cultural and cultural as well as spiritual. This is not an im possible change." Excerpts from the March and April papers will appear in our next issue. Weir Items. The marriage of Rev. Frank Washington of Seamman, and Miss Janle Hale, was performed at the residence of Mrs. It. Odoms, Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. We wish them happiness. Mrs. Able Dorcas, while on her way to Gewego to get the infant child of her sister-in-law, Mrs. B. Hughes, later sent by Gewego, attended by telegram from Parsons to attend the bedside of her dying father. Mr. Able Dorcas and Mrs. Belle Johnson left on the 6:30 p.m. train Sunday to attend the demise of Mr. Mason. The somber person who was called to Tennessee sometime ago, returned the 1st inst. Messrs. R. C. Chatman and N. S. Malwethers were visitors in Scammon, Sunday. Mrs. R. C. Robinson is a visitor in Pittsburgh this week. Mr. Henry Reed was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy of Cherokee, Saturday and Sunday. The Thanksgiving sermon of the Odd Fellows and Ruth will be preached Sunday by Rev. Dudley. Miss Marie V. Mosley is slightly disposed this week. S. W. F. TOPEKA, KANSAS. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10. 1301. An Appeal to the Colored People of Kansas. Kansas City, Kans., April 21, 1901. Dear SIR—I am instructed by the executive committee of the Interdelegational Ministers' Union of Kansas to inform you about the course of action which has been begun in the presentation of those who burned Fred Alexander, we desire you to know the facts. We have spared no efforts to ascertain the facts that surround the life and character of the ill-fated man. It is true that Fred Alexander was neither a John the Baptist nor a Milton, but a mere young man who frequented occasionally common results which are reminiscent of too many young men, black and white. We do not seek to vindicate the victim of this barbarous, inhuman outrage from any and all misconduct, he may have been disreputable and dangerous to society, but if he were, the criminal justice system should sustain the charge. He was the son of an honorable Leavenworth family, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. A. Alexander, they own their own home are deceptive with age, but stand high in the estimation of all Leavenworth—black and white men. He was trained. He and served in the United States Army. Our duty as American citizens is not to protect criminals and defy law and order, but support the strong arm of justice and fairplay in all things that vouchesthes the sacred sovereign rights and immunities of citizenship to all the people, be they black or white. As a constituent of the nation, we should protest by all honorable means against mob violence since we know that it in the main is directed against the unfortunate of our race, but if its influences stopped there we might with suppressed indignation dismiss the more portentious evils as the means justifies the ends. Ah, this is not so; it adds to the already widened breach between the two races and places a badge of inferiority upon evile duty to repel and girl, is it not our duty to repel and girl, is it not our duty to sit down and wait until Abhirah God comes down in person to fight duty to repel such insults? Should know by this time the price of liberty? Can we reasonably expect our white friends to champion all our interests? A Brief Sketch of the New England Conservatory of Music. It is indeed a thorough musical school. Of course there is a literary appendage for the benefit of pupils, who may be somewhat deficient along that line, for according to its prospectus one necessarily must have spent at least two years in some reliable high school. This work is studied in connection with that of music. The requirements there are very great, excepting the piano-forte. There are supplementary studies attached, such as harmony, sight reading, analysis, theory, etc., and the teachers and officials there make it their prime business to see that each pupil is well versed on all these subjects before a diploma can be obtained, so it takes quite a long time for one to complete their music there, the more valuable the degree the end of every school term. They have an excellent code of teachers, composed mostly of elderly gentlemen, and according to the Lashion of our old musicians they all, as a rule, wear their hair very long, and few of them have it so carelessly arranged that it gives them a Polewskaly look. They are, however, fully capable of filling their positions. They have had a long experience in this special study. Music is taught on a scientific basis. There is no stock put in "the number of pieces one can play." That is a skill that is more important than the aim is to give the pupil a well-grounded knowledge of the subject "Music" in order that any piece can be attached so that when it is played it will have the right tonal stress on the first matters not if it be one of the first grade difficulty. As one enters the building there rings in his cars a variety of music, music, music, consisting of string music, piano, harp, and the king of musical instruments, the pipe organ. Every one apparently is interested in environments one cannot help from being inspired. Recitals are given weekly by the advenant students (preparatory for graduation) and then often we are by some of the great artists. Then lectures are given, and the students are often a great advantage to musical students. There are over eight hundred pupils enrolled; nearly every state in the United States is represented and there are a few from England. Of this number there are hardly one dozen colored. The press is often sold. They are looking forward to a new building by next fall. It will be built on a very elegant plan. It will have two hundred recitation rooms and two auditoriums. There intention is to make it to the United States German and the whole of the Europaean empile. I feel that my eight months' study there could not have any more profitably spent. Mr. Nicholas Chiles, Topeka, Kan. Dear Sir: I received your letter. I thank you for the favor. If you will be so kind os to give space to the enquiries of them them property arranged and printed as written, I will thank you very much. Send me, before Sunday sure, a dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) worth of these papers and I shall send you a draft of them. I can work up an interest in this paper in this city. I have a number of new subscribers in view just as soon as I can visit their homes. I feel certain of getting their subscriptions. I am a young lady who is looking after this work for me and it is bound to be a "winner." Yours for success, and an ex-member of the craft. A BYSTANDER WRITES LEAWENWORTH COMMENT AND GOS- SIPRIA, CLARIE PRIMACESAN ABLE SERVICE. Leavenworth New School Building-Wants to shut out Negroes-A Negroous Proud. Rev. Clark of the Methodist church preached a very practical sermon to his congregation Sunday morning. The discourse was along the lines of the necessities of the race and what efforts must be made by the Negro race to become more respected. The elder said: "Among the things the race most need is character, education and wealth. With these acquisitions, coupled with religion, the race can predicate a sound and happy future; without these there is no hope for me." He also told his hearers that the prejudice against the race is growing—that it looks as if the hands of the white folk are united against us, and that while that is true the Negro is divided and is helping" to fight his race. Another good thought the elder laid down for consideration and that is this. Said he: "I am ready to admit the faults of my people and shall from time to time tell them of their faults to the end that they may profit thereby, but," said he. "I have no patience with the preacher, teacher, editor or any other member of the race who can never find any good in his race. I want to say now," said Elder Clark, "any black man who is always holding up the imperfections of his race is a hypocrite and an enemy of the race. We must stop the mouths of that class of men or they will ruin us in this country." said he, "are the worst enemies the race have. They are constantly blinding for white folk popularity at the expense of the race." Since the proposition to vote lends to build a new school house for the colored children has been carried the school board has been thinking of locating the new school building on several lots owned by the board on Dakota street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. Now comes a new challenge in that neighborhood against locating the colored school there. A committee of colored men who have children of school age have been formed to meet the board and insist that the school be located on the proposed site. Before the election the colored voters want to build three new school buildings, one for colored children and two for white children. This the colored voters believed, and believing further that their school site was a settled fact gave the bond proposition a good majority, that the colored people did not want to build three new school buildings about before the election for another and less desirable site for the colored school; much talk has been indulged in the effect that the board proposed to listen to the protest of white people who live near the proposed or promised site of a "nigger" school is a nuisance. I have heard it said that the board is now considering a proposition from a certain saloon keeper on the corner of Dakota and Second streets with a view to buying a few lots of him and opposite his hell hole on which to locate the colored school. Where is it than to be removed to Second and Dakota streets, or any other similar locations. The colored citizens should demand fair treatment in this matter of locating the new building. They know what inconvenience their children have suffered for thirty years and they will permit them to be located against them they are unworthy to be called patients. I notice that W. B. Townsend is mentioned in the papers for one of the World's Fair Commissioners, Mr. Townsend is deserving anything good to the World's Fair Commissioners, whose friend he is, would rejoice to know that he received such an appointment. John Baker has opened a restaurant and ice cream parlor on south Fifth St. in New York, deserving the patronage of his people. W. M. McKen, who runs a first-class restaurant on north Fifth St., hosts of a good business. Harriet Paush is doing well with the patronage of a south town. the inert business in south town. Fielding Webb goes he never had sure good business. He always shove business places are all owned and controlled by colored men and our people should see to it that they receive their full support. A Reception. Rev. A. H. Attaway, ex-pastor of St. Luke, who is expected to start for Cape Colony, Africa, soon, delivered a masterly address to the graduating students of K. U. as well as an able and pathetic farewell to his many friends. The occasion was one of which all present may well be proud. The young friends and old spared no pain to make it grand. After an organ voluntary by Mr. Jackson, prayer offered by Rev. Collins, after which "The Holy City," by Miss Mamie Holland, assisted by chorus by the choir, Address by Rev. Attaway. Afterwarhe was agreeably surprised by the presentation of a silver-headed walking stick with monogram on the head. The presentation was made by Mr. T. L. Walker, with an appropriate and pathetic speech, and was grately received with a similar response by the piece of the old flag staff of the State capitol, which was struck by lightning in 1897, and was tendered in half of the "Christian Endeavor Society and student friends." After this came the refreshments. The tables were arranged in the shape of a Roan man cross, beautiful yedecorated with a white feather and a golden ete. Near the chair of honor hung a beautiful silver horse shoe, and with bro. Attaway goes our wish for "good luck." EXDFAOEAR Orphans' Home. A coterie of ladies has had a series of meetings, called by Mrs. J. H. Odell, assisted by Mrs. D. J. Jamison, for the purpose of discussing the advisability and necessity of forming and establishing an orphans' home in our city. The ladies have responded very liberally and expressed great willingness to use their influence to make this organization a success. All speak encouragingly of the movement and the support of every citizen in the city is earnestly desired and hoped for. The object of forming this home, for young children, particularly from infancy to the age of twelve, both sex. All orphans, also those having parents and relatives and those being able to pay for their care, being considered worthy of admission. Children having guardians and one or more who are not in a position to care for them can be by paying a sum agreed on, be cared for at the home. Children should be compelled to attend public school, the home being situated convenient to some coloured school. If should be located in the city and be a county institution. Children should be kept at the home until being adopted by some reliable family. Children should be compelled to attend some church. Location, near Lowman Hill, and about acres is considered sufficient ground. Ms. J. H. Odelt is one of the young class of married ladies who has always had a great desire and love for children, especially orphans. Names Wanted at Once! Names wanted at Once To the lady and gentleman school teachers, to the lawyer, doctor, minister, and all other persons seriously interested in Negroes having as fair a trial as a white man, regardless of what he is charged with, the organization placed on foot. It is hard to their purpose, doing more than resolving. Many a trip has been since made, many a letter has been written. Several lawyers have been seen, sworn depositions have been taken in the city which gloats of burning a live fire, and the court renders death. Private councils have been held in Topeka, Atchison, Leavenworth, and Kansas City. Kans. The details of procedure have been carefully planned. Now your selected officers are ready to take the next step in the investigation to first ascertain the names and the details of every colored woman and man who are to-day a presiding officer of any secret society, literary of social circle, or art club in the state. There have seen it to put you, help those who are laboring to defend your safety by immediately sending to the address of Dr. W. H. Hudson, Atchison, Kan., the names of the above officers, and the names of the Supreme accord still exists between the council and Ministers' Union. Big lawyers who have already made a favorable record in Negroes' defense are to be given the lead, is the event of the majority. Send in the names of the heads of all your organizations at once, and oblige the cause of your race. Kansas City, Mo. To the Topeka Plaindealer, Topeka, Kauz. Mrs. Maley Alexander, recently appointed "Temperance Worker" by the church of Bonner Springs, Kan, and confirmed by the executive board of the Northwestern Association at their headquarters. Having known her from early childhood it gives me great pleasure to speak of her to the people among she will labor. Ms. Alexander was born of Christian parents and her noble attributes were true affinity. She was one of innocence, purity, and sweetness, and she did not disappoint her friends when she developed into a highly religious, moral and dignified woman. These qualities she has ever kept cultivated and耐羞by the daily appeal and adornance on her Heavenly Father. She will prove true to the trust impressed in her and will not suffer the great aim of the church to trail or heed her requests. She will be an per consideration. She will be an inspiration to any community, a blessing to any home. Her kindness, earnestness, and truthfulness will make her services to the church available. She will be a President Colored Children's Orphan Home, April 26, 1901. The following committee has been appointed to take charge of the prosecution: W. H. Hudson, M. D. Ahlson, Kanss; Rev. A. M. Ward, Topeka, Kanss; and Rev. A. M. Ward, Kansas. The committee has investigated the circumstances and advised with competent attorneys. They are now ready to close the contract and file the suit. $2,500 are needed for attorney fees, one thousand dollars ($1,000) must be paid at one. We appeal prayerfully to every pastor, every organization to rally to the support of the committee. Do not cavil or wonder what is to be the result and confuse the people longer. The time to set is now. If we fail in this matter it will be charged up to the whole race and our manhood will be depreciated. The Plan: Every church with 200 members will be required to lect $16; those with less $8 to $10 and individual donor will be placed on the role. Send all monies to Rev. W. L. Grant, 922 Everett Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. The Topeka Plainland Association of all donors will be published in it from time to time. The Interdenominational Ministers' Union and Afro-American Council are working in perfect harmony in this matter. Will you help? A. M. WARD, President. W. L. GRANT, Secretary. Interdenominational Ministers' Union. H. P. EWING, Treasurer. Linda Kans. INTERESTING TITLES OF CO-SIP FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL-ANDREW HILMER'S NEW BOOK THE IMPRESIBLE KANSANS GETS IN-A N GRAY AND G W. WELLIEN ENTERS ON TAYLOR AUDIOLYS. Paul Bray's Budget. A very valuable and interesting book is the Twentieth Century Union League Directory, entitled "Colored Washington." The work was compiled and edited by Mr. Andrew P. Hilfer, a prominent citizen and one who is deeply interested in the welfare of his race. Mr. Hilfer was stimulated to write this book by what he saw of the progres of the colored people while on a trip through the Southern States, as an expert agent of the United States Commission to the Paris Exposition of 1900, to collect data along these lines to be used as a feature of the Negro exhibit at Paris. He attended the Convention of colored business men, held in Boston last August, at the call of Mr. Booker T. Washington, and read there a paper on the "Colored American in Business." On that particular phase of the colored man's progress, Mr. Hilfer is without doubt one of the best informed men in the country. In gathering material for this Directory, Hilzer was assisted by a corps of energetic young men. A house to house canvass was made in order that the investigation might be full and accurate. "Colorel Washington" contains an interesting and valuable tabular analysis of all the data by Mr. Geo. W. Ellis, of Kansas. According to Mr. Ellis' calculation there are 83 different classes of businesses and occupations in which the Negro is a proprietor, but in preparing his table only 20 of the occupations are used as these cover all those occupations where there are more than five establishments. In these 20 groups of business there are 1,060 pro "Echoes from Lawrence." Rev. DeCieland spent a few days last week in Kansas City, Kans., attending revival services conducted at Rev. DeCieland's Folliver Presiding Ransom Carson's regular quarterly meeting last Sunday at St. James A. M. E. church in N. Lawrence. There was good attendance and an able discourse from the Presiding Elder. Rev. Isaac Wilson of Topeka, Kans., was also present and delivered a powerful sermon. The Men's Sunday Forum, which also Warren St. Baptist church, listened to the Rev. John Gregg last Sunday afternoon. "The Necessity of a Christian Ministry," was the subject and it was treated in a very interesting as well as instructive manner. Rev. DeCieland, who was the first to introduce the "Forum not only in Kansas but in all of the world," no small amount of credit for the good such an organization is sure to accomplish in our city. The Young Ladies' Lyceum of Warren St. Baptist church was recently organized. Its aim is the moral and spiritual elevation of the young women of our city. From its very early days, it has been clear that it bats fair to become one of the leading organizations of its kind in our city. The Sierra Leon Club, composed of some of the leading married ladies of our city, was entertained last Tuesay afternoon by Mrs. C. Henson at her beautiful home on Illinois St. A. very lovely house, which she and which Mr. DeCelclain made some very interesting and encouraging remarks. Dainty refreshments were served and were heartily enjoyed by all present. Monday morning May 6th, 1501, the colored ministers of this city met at the A. M. B. church and organized the Ministers' Alliance. The following officers were elected: Rev. Dr. Collins, Assistant Secretary; Rev. Dr. Duncan, Student; Rev. T. Justien DeCelclain Secretary; Rev. Williams, Assistant Secretary; Rev. Wallace, Treasurer Presiding Elder Ransom was present and made a very impressive talk, which captured the Alliance. Rev. Isaiah Wilson of Topena was a visitor, and the President, a paper will be ced by Rev. Wallace of N. Lawrence. The subject will be What is Preaching? The "Young Misses Twentieth Century Club" is doing some excellent work. The interest in club work the young misses have allowed and we that it should be beautiful en curaged by all. We believe that its equal can not be found throughout the State. A mass meeting of the colored citizen of St. Luke's church next Thursday evening for the purpose of taking funds for the prosecution of the persons responsible for the recent burning of Freel Alexander at Leavenworth. It is to be hoped that this movement will remain active and that assistance of every colored citizen of our city. The guilty parties have been allowed to go unpunished too long already and now we have reached the time when something must be done. We are in the Auxiliary Club of Warren St. Baptist church for their very successful attempts at beautifying the edifice. They have recently succeeded in removing the old windows and now we are able to out with beautiful cathedral windows. All honor to the Auxiliary ladies. Dr. J. J. Kenna, one of the most thorough-going and enterprising young men to-day in the West, has been in this city for the past two weeks "treating eyes." We can well boast of him as an eminent oculist. It would be of interest to the ladies to say that he is single. Miss Fita Isis is still reported as quite seriously ill. It seems that Topeka will be bothered with Mr. Grattan Gregg soon —Miss L. Langton is visiting Arkansas City. The cotton is in the city. He is the primekeeper manufacturer of Topeka. NUMBER 19 prietors. Of these 72 have been in business less than one year; 258 from one to three years; 159 from three to five years; 217 from five to ten years; 249 from ten to twenty years, and 125 more than twenty years. In these 30 different business enterprises, 2,890 persons are employed, the capital invested is $654,761, and their gross annual receipts foot up to $1,779,925. Mr. A. S. Gray, of Kansas, one of the Directors in the Industrial Building and Savings Company, rendered Mr. Hilzer valuable assistance in the work. It is the wonder of nearly every colored visitor to Washington, that so few of the race are engaged in business. The colored papers here and elsewhere have again and again called attention to the lack of business enterprise of colored Washingtonians. The colored people here spend several million dollars a year for the necessities of life while the showing made by the League Directory indicates that we are doing something along commercial lines, it falls far short of the most conservative possibilities. The book is intended to, and no doubt will awaken a deeper interest in our commercial progress. If our people would only support race enterprises and those who seek our patronage would conduct their business along modern lines, what a mighty factor we would be. Washington has a colored population of about 90,000, and taking Mr. Ellis' figures of gross receipts, $17,792.92, it will be seen that an average of less than $200 per capita represents the patronage given to Negroes. PAUL BAY. ka and has worked up an excellent business here. We would always be glad to see Mr. Overton here but whenever he comes he always brings chilly weather or snow. He must be a teacher. Rev. DeClellan has been a series of popular discourses. The first of the series was delivered last Sunday evening to a large and appreciative audience. His subject was the "Womanly Woman." In this discourse the smiles so often set were so vividly colored. He said the most mind could readily grasp the full point of the discourse. Kissing and compliments were heartily discouraged. At this point the speaker seemed to have struck a popular chord for the amends and sanctions—even from the youngest audience were numerous. It was stated that the temples congregated in the center of the church and the near writer that it was "one of the finest discourses—if not the finest—ever delivered in Warren St. church." If the women are the lost, Lawrence people are being loving to love the Plaindaleer. In a few weeks we shall have a number of new subscribers. Neosho News. Prof. J. M. Clendonon, principal of the colored schools of Neosho, Mo, was united in holy weddle to Miss Annie Irene Givens, Tuesday, April 30, 1901, at the residence of the bride's parents in Carthage, Mo. Rev. F. Bates officiating. They are occupying a new brick cottage in Neosho, on Batter Street, where they are beautifully situated. The bride was the center of attraction, Lath in church and social circles of Carthage. The people of this city feel highly honored with their presence and wish them a pleasant journey through life. The Professor will conduct the S.W. Teachers' Institute here, commencing June 1, and will last two weeks. He held his fourth choosing school exercises in the white high school hall. It reflected great credit on the teachers, as well as the teacher. The school board expressed their appreciation in their recollection and giving their salaries and increasing the school term from 6 to 9 months a year. Rev. G. W. Brown, pastor of the Second Baptist church has the Largest congregation of this city preached a powerful sermon last Sunday from the church, 28, after which the choir sang some beautiful selection. The elder has his church well organized and is preparing for their May meeting on the fourth Lord's day of this month. Miss Lelia Hurst stopped over on Mt. 28 for a day of building text, on her way from Kausa City, Ms. to see her parents at Springfield, Mo. LaRoy Signal being confined to his bed at his mother's home, for a short time with the consumption, died May 3rd. Mr. S. Houston and J. Perry, our leading brick masons are at work in Joplin. In young ladies are smiling, owing to the fact that ta number of our young men have just returned from a business trip. Yale Notes. Mr. Gratting has begun revivals at his church. Miss Anne Mildtion has left the Four Hundred. Mr. Walker and Master Cassie Walker are spending a few months with Mr. A. C. Walker. Mrs. Mattle Williams and Mr. Fahe Fisher spent Sunday over to Nelson with Mrs. Johnson. When you are in Yale and want to get something nice to cat go to Dupee and Gallway. Sam Sullivan is now a church member. | . Topeka Plaindecier. | 2 wbished at Topeka, Shawnee connty, Ke, every tbat Seog roe Roster ising 2s mice criss =~ Bowness Sacer Por Guupens ne ean meee | One year by mail... cessesecsersseeseenereneeees HD Sex months by maib.esees seeecareeeeenneee eee 7SE Seale sat athe pce se Topta ov mc la Pees FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1901 [in order to insure publication of wstter in the current issue, cor- rerpondence must be in this office no later than Tuesday ] ANNOUNCEM. NTS. I hereby anncnnce mysclé a can- didate for County Clerk, subject to the action of the republican primary Saturday, June 1, 1900. F, L. Jettz. Lhereby annoucce myself a can didate for County Treasurer subject to the republican prinary Saturday, June t, 1g01. W. F. Webber. Thereby announce myself a can- -didate for Sheriff of Shawnee Couz ty subject to the action of the xe publican primary June 1, 1901. W. Hal Wiltians. We are authorized to annornce the candidacy of lett Wucas for Sherif of Shawnee County sudfect to the republican primary Saterday June 5, 1901, Pert Lyvcac Oscar K. Swayze amiounces bis candidacy for the office of County Clerk subject to the republican. pri- maties of Juze x. He submits kis republican record and his fitness fo1 position, to the republican voters for their consideration. I hereby announce my cendidacy for the office of County Treastrer subject to the republican primaries to be held June x, 1901. Wm, Eberle, Present Deyaty. I hereby announce myself a can- _didate for County Clerk subject the republican. primaries, Saturday, June 1, 1901. A. Newman I hereby announce myself a can- didate for Register of Deeds Shawnee County, subject to the rej publican primaries, Saturday, June 3, Ig00. J. UN ers) al I hereby announce myself a can- didate for the office of County Treas- urer, subject to the republican pri- maries to be held June 1, 1901. Frank C, Bowea I hereby authorize the annaunce- ment of my name as a candidate for Register of Deeds, subject to the ac- tion of the Republican l'rimary, Sat- urday June let, 1901. T. V. Coddington. Thereby announce myself a can- didate for the office of Register of Deeds, subject to the republican pri- aries to be held June 1, 1901. John VanVechten. I hereby announce myself a can- diate for the office of County Com- missioner from the third district: subjecl to the republican primaries to be held June 1, 1901. Geo. A. Anderson Thereby announce mys-lf a candi- date for County Commissioner for 3d District, subject to Republican primaries, Saturday, June Ist, 1901. Oscar C, Skinxen. “Russell's Review,” published at McKinley, Oktahoma, for May, 1901, 4s on our table; {t is a worthy little magazine, cortaining full information how to secure free homes of 160 acres of land In Otlzhoma, Supreme Court Bench on the rights of Negroes, and other matter of interest, Prof. O. M. Wood of St. Louis, fs Director of Education of Porto Rico appointed by President McKinley. He will depart in a few weeks for bis Post of duty. He served fourteen years’ principalship of the Salat Overture school in St. Louis, Mo. ‘The selection of men Ike Prof. Wood to represent the Negroes of America In our new possessions will give the dark races a different idea of us, than Teflected In the press of America. Good Advice, Go into business, go prepared to endure hardship and privations, and success will crown your efforts. Re: member that successful commercial enterprises are not built up in a day Bor a year, but a number of years for that matter, Who'll be the nent Indlanspolls Recorder, Governor Stanley will do the wise and right thing If he places a Negro on the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- tion committee. Kansas Negroes are doing their share to make the Great West the garden spot of the, world and the selection of a colored man ‘Will be a fitting recognition. No man is more eminently qualified for this place than Hon. W. B. Townsend, of Leavenworth. A resident of Kansas for over thirty years, he is intimately acquainted with the growth and de velopment of the State and especial ly of our people whose interest he has always been an outspoken cham pion. Place Townsend on the commit tee. |. The Negro and the Labor Unions. It Is an encouraging omen for the Negro race, when the Trades Unions begin to let down their bars and ad: ‘mit the Negro laborer to its ranks, thereby recognizing worth under ans color. Several years have been spent in agitation for and against the ad mittance of colored men to the orgau: izations, not because they were incom petent, unreliable or unfit for member ship, but simplw for the “no-reason’ that they were colored. But by shee force of character. by stability in la bor and us moral force, the colored laborer has been able to gain admit tance, and as the people have :prediet ed, bes abo bem able to gain mor than passing recognition. A spetia recently from Rirmingham, Alabama ‘the hotbed ol Labrr Unions, an jnotaces that the colored miners ané [laborers generally are beng receiver i these unions as ~full-fledged” mem hers. 2 more recent dispatch informs us thi in the”clection of officers fo the Stite Federation in Alabama las week. Mr. 8 I. Brooks, colored, wa wlectet first vice president of the or ganigstion, and other wolond mem bere were recogulzed on the severa impertant ‘committees. | This nex departure must bring 4 [eeree of zatlstzction to the member: ans sell Ciskers of the race, and sans relisve the younger element of a deal of sconcesn as to their future indus tral Ife We trust this true spirit o ‘America free1om—to work—nill pre vade all the labor unions and al} othe agencies in this cauntry, thereby persna ens citizens “free in deed anc in truth.” We congratulate the labut \mions throughout the country as well a8 those of our race who appreciate the value of organization, and by fro: ents worth and merit, are able to become members and officers o Lee where now thé entrance fee requires yor to the Mrs!—Daily Ree- ord. THE CRIMINAL NEGRO. | We publish thie week copious ex tracts from a series of articles from ‘Frances A Kellor, of the University of Chicago, on “Th2 Criminal Negro.” No phase of our race problem has recened so little attention from our leading rae thinkers as has the criminal tendencies of the race and its causes. A few years ago the Plaindealer, through its very ef. ficient Kansas City, Missouri, corres: POndent, published a tabulated state ment of the criminal charges against Negroes in the police court of Karsas City for the year 1898. The figures presented were appalling and indicat td the need of some very hard work along ieform lines. It showed that during the yerr over $64. ou was” assesced in fines against Negroes in the police court of Kansas City. This did not inclued cases brought in superior courts for crimes over which the lower court held ro jurisdiction. A cursory inves tigation into the conditions in any of our Kansas towns would open the eyes of our people to the great need of spending much time on a sery difficult phase cf the race problem. Some- thing must be done. The leaders, preachers and teachers of our people must take hold of this matter. Dur. ing the past two months the editor of this paper has made inquiry into the attendance of young men and women on the churches and Sabbath schools and finds a surprising decrease. These young people spend their time some Where. Where do they? The time ha: now come when we must take hold of these questions for ourselves, Instead ot being constantly confronted with growing criminal statistics we must labor to bring about a reduction. There are entirely too many boys al lowed to roam about the streets aud avenues of our cities earning a pre- carious livelihood blacking boots and selling papers. They must be en-our- aged to go to the farms. They must be taught higher ideals of manhood and womanhood. And no one can teach these things so well as our own People, Some of the conclusions of the au: thor of tne Criminal Negro may be harsh and unpleasant but we must do our duty in seeing that the future brings about a reduction. An Afro-American Girl in Eurooe. Southern Sweden {s characterized by fertile plains, and picturesque, smiling landscapes. The traveler who comes from the parched corn fields and dull vineyards of Southern Eu- rope and sets foot on a summre day in the romantic “Land of the midnight sun” by the Raltic Sea, can but be Surprised at the fresh ‘verdure and idylils scenery which meet him at ev- cry step. In other parts of Europe Mother Nature has almost been ef- faced by the proughshare. Flowery meadows have given place to corn land, and avenues of planted poplars. that monotonous adjunct to European landscape offer the wearled eye a meagre compensation for the vanished forests. Sweden still contains wide expanses of uncultivated ground where nature Javishes her virgin beauty, unimpaired by any desecrat- ing’hand. Among the forests of oak and beech, amid the white trunks of birches and sweet scented pines, spreads a network of lakes and streams, large and small. To behold one of these romantic lakes studded with islets and mirroring the peaceful red cottages on its shores, as nature,| soothed by the calm air ‘of evening| sinks to slumber, or to row in the light of an August moon, down one of these streams, fringed with trees and dotted with water lilies, while the mists rise and fall in the mysterious shadow. cast by the trees on the banks, and the boatman declares thet tha elvca, are there treading the mazy dance—| elther of these experiences is to have! one’s eyes opened to the poetry of northern nature. It is not the passion- ate love song of the South or the stormy epic of the Alps. It is a simple’ ballad, malancholy as the whispering of the pines, but deep and dreamy, oc- casionally with a touch of weird magic, Southern Sweden has been {nhabit- ed longer than any other part of the country. Here we meet in every quar- ter with memorials of the ancient dwellers in the land. ‘These monuw ments take the form of huge grassy barrows, beneath which some old Vik- ing sleeps, his broadsword by his side; here'uright stones, inseribed in runic characters with the names of anclent champions and often erected In such numbers as to cover wide stretches of ground; and again rock carvings depicting Viking ships and wartlors under arins. This js also the most fertile part of Sweden; wherever one turns, one may see ‘well built farm houses, with broad bagtes of stone, Built, as they often are, by some dead hero of Sweden's palmy days, these mansions, with their old fasbioned, simple but striking archi ‘tecture, their idyllic situation, and solid comfort, compose a pleasing pic ture of the Swedish home and its un pretentious hispitality. In Southern Sweden, too, lie mos jot the towns, Stockholm. Gottenburg Malmé, ete, with thelr European cul ‘ture ,and smaller communities with their” singular patriarchal stamp where ever}thing is the same as ft the good old times, and you may stil hear the watchman chant his lonely song. Here the mind [s lifted above tbe petty cares of life. A nold cathe érai, erected by monks, raises its cop pered spire high above its mean sur roundings, and by its medieval archi tecture forms the sharpest contras to the rude wooden houses at its base or some half-ruined castle of the Vas: Era defiantly crowns with its stron; | walls, a neighboring height. Attached to these old structures ar strange traditions which will take al '|sour imaginative power and credulity One story, partcularly, is told of {church in’ Lund which has one fin ished spire, and one unfinished. Away back, when Sweden was a1 Theathen country, when Christianit; jas being introduced, a good sain |e to a giant and giantess, to tr, to persuade them to” build” him | clurch. They agreed to buitd it be tween sunrise and sunset, if the sain Would forfeit his eyes. 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Broo'p. m, Preaching,"The Triumy hol Chratsanny * Prayer Service ‘Tuesday night the and—Kev, W B. Brown, SUNDAY—14th> 22 a, m. Conscrecration and Praise Service, Kev Jil Bel 221s Sunday School, HT, Monroe &iz0'p m BY. P.U., Conductor, Mins Ada Upshaw. 235 b m-Chninan Culture course Sire We fordan: ‘om ps m. Preaching. Subject, “The Throne of chnat the Spintual Magnet of the Universe” PrayerServices Luesday night the oth—Rev.N. Boy d. SUNDAY fist. at a.m, _ Preaching, Subject, “The Church * t13 Sunday School, H. 1. Monroe 630'p. m. JY. P. U « Conductor, liss Eva Overr, ibm. GC. Coun Sten W, 8 Jordan, fos p’m: Preaching. Subject, “Difereat Famues but of une Bicod,”* Prayer Services Tuesday night the x6th—Rev. E. H. ‘Upshaw. SUNDAY 28th. 11, 2m. Preaching. Subject, "The Church.” 125 Sunday School. H. 1. Monroe yop mK YP. U.. Conductor, Mus Ellen Page. 3-35 Ps tm. Christan Culture Course, Mrs. W. A. Jordan, 5.00 p. m. Preaching, Subject. “The Wheel an the Middle gfa Wheel ” Prayer Service Tuesday night the 23¢U-M,S. Jackson. 1H SrHINE, H WILLIAMS, SW. PASKER, ir 'MoNRor R.HIGHTOWER, CT bRansHaw, H WEUDINGTON, JUST RECT stvED A LINE C jp SAMPLE HATS Special Prices for—— . MONDAY, TUES sDAY, WEDNESDY ‘pei a MciVOR__eeemma. Tke Hambletonian Stallion, Time 2.24. Will make the season at the Fair Grounds. Melvor is the handsomest troting stallion in the West, Call at the barn and see. him HENRY HATCHER, _— Manager. S, 8k "To wisune. | f12 W, 7th St Read the various announcements in our paper this week. Mr. J. Bennett left the city last week to resume his work. Mrs. J. M. Wright and Miss Lucy Bledsoe were pleasant callers at the office, Monday. Be sure to attend the Knights Templar entertainment at Metropolitan Hall on Thursday, May 16th. The Ludies Sewing Circle of the second Christian church turned over $30, to the rally last Sunday. Everybody is preparing for the closing of school. There will be an exhibit from each department. The ladies of the C. M. E. church will serve lunch and render a program at the Institute Thursday evening. Lawyer J. H. Stuart of Denver, formerly a resident of this city is among the guest at the Chiles hotel. The Fisk Jubilee singers under the management of Mde. Porter Cole, will give a concert in this city at an early date. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Boyd announces the engagement of their daughter Esther, to Mr. Henry Bennett. Date June 26th. Mrs. J. R. Lyle and Miss Nannie Lyle returned from Pittsburgh, last week, where they have been visiting for some time. At home to her friends in Lowman Hill. Mrs. Cora Bennett has returned to her desk, after a successful trip in the eastern part of the state, for The Plaindaler. State Treasurer Grimes says he will do what he can to nominate Assistant State Treasurer Ken Kelly for state treasurer, and that will be the extent of his political ambition for the next year. Be sure to attend the Knights Templar entertainment at Metropolitan Hall on Thursday, May 16th. Oscar Bradshaw son of Mr.4. Kathrine Bradshaw, died at the residence of his parent Monday. The funeral was held from the Baptist church Tuesday. Miss Maggie Sander, aged 19, died May 3, at the residence of her mother at 133 North Mornoe Street. of consumption The funeral was held at the First African Baptist church. Six of her young lady friends were pall bearers. Rev A. M. Ward delivered a very able sermon last Sunday afternoon at the second Christain church This may be the cause of the success Rev. Duke had at the rally. The opening of the Rice Bothers' Ice Cream Parlor will be had Saturday evening. May 11th. Prize cream will be served free from 8 to 10 oclock p. m. All are invited to attend. Be sure to attend the Knights Templar entertainment at Metropolitan Hall on Thursday. May 16th. Proceeds from Rev. D. M. Fisk's lecture for the benefit of Buchan school picture fund amounted to $21.15. The lecture was a very instructive one and was highly appreciated. John Kennedy, Calvin Allen, and Will Solomon will give a series of dancing parties at Vinewood Park this summer, the first of which will be given in the early part of June. There will be plenty of good music. Miss Nellie Hicks entertained at a charming little dinner party Tuesday evening, complimentary to Miss Ogeal Wilson, who has recently returned from Chicago. The dinner was served in five courses. Those present were Miss Wilson, Madam Slangter, Eve and Lillie Phillips, and Lulu Clinkscale. Be sure to attend the Knights Templar entertainment at Metropolitan Hall on Thursday, May 16th. Bishop Salter of Charleston, S. C., bishop of the Tenth Episcopal district, of the Afro-American Methodist Episcopal church occupied the pulpit at St. John's church on Sunday morning. The bishop was greeted with a large and an appreciative audience and impressed. He is one of the most distinguished prelates of his church, and a man of strong character. The annual sermon of the Good Samaritans was preached last Sunday evening by Rev. Ward, at the St. John A. M. E. church. This was a new departure in the way of holding annual sermon. Instead of holding it in the day the Samaritans changed it to the night. It was an inspiring ceremony. About seventy-five members were present. The ladies were uniformly dressing in and around the appearance and conduct of the order was superb. A good impression was made on the audience. The order will grow stronger as it grows old, if the present statue is kept up. Prof. W. J., the president, makes a good presiding officer and knows how to manage a secret order. The St. Paul A. M. Church has ju-t had the grandest rally ever known in her history. The church was divided into two companies known as the "Heavy Lifters" and the "Helping Hand. Capt. S. S. Washington, captain of "Heavy Lifters"; Capt. A. T. Glover, captain of the "Helping Hand" company. The rally began April 1st and ended 1st Sunday in May. Captain A. T. Glover was the winner, his company raising $256.50 the "Heavy Lifters" raised only $192, a grand total of $448.50 in thirty days. You're respectfully, THOS. GLOVER. Be sure to attend the Knights Templar entertainment at Metropolitan Hall on Tuesday, May 16th. State Treasurer Grimes says that Assitants State Taesurer Tom Kelly will make a good man for Treasurer. He may be for him if he is in politics. Miss Willa Smith, traveling agent for the Topeka Plaindealer, is now in Leavenworth She will also collect in Atchlson and St. Joseph. All subscribers kindly prepare to pay their subscription. On Thursday, May 23d the prelimi are entertainment for the men's rally at the Shiloh Baptist church will be given. The program, under the management of Capt. Wm. Reynolds, will be a literary and musical treat. INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE Have you seen the beautiful hats made by the young women of our millinery department? The student's fits in this division are imprying rapidly. The sewing classes that were held at the city prison have been transferred to the Institute. The little folks are very enthusiastic and are pleased with the changes. Out band is rapidly coming to the front. Prof. Jackson is a good worker and his efforts should be appreciated. The students of the musical department will have a recital on the 27th. It promises to be a very creditable affair. It is earnestly hoped that there will be a large attendance at the praise service Sunday afternoon. The subject will be, "What Christ expected of me." Come prepared to discuss the subject. Sunday School, 9:30; General Class 10:30; Preaching by the pastor at 11 a.m., and 8 p.m., subject, "African Methodistism." At 3 p.m, the G U O O F annual sermon will be preached by the Rev. Bacote of Kansas City, Mo. All are cordially invited to the services. Baptism to follow the morning sermon. Rev B. F. Watson, Secretary and Treasurer of the Church Extention Society of Philadelphia, will be in the city and address the Congregation St. John's A. M. E. church on Monday evening at eight oclock. The Pastor, Rev. Ward hopes to see all the members present. Mrs. Katie Hyde is suffering from a serious attack of pneumonia of the heart. Be sure to attend the Knights Templar entertainment at Metropolitan Hall on Thursday, May 16th. Miss Lucy Bledsoe, on Friday evening May the 17, will favor the many music lovers with a Piano-forte recital at 118 west eight street. From the high standard reached by Miss Bledsoe in the past year, it is but a fair presumption that the seating capacity of the Eight Street hall will be more than taxed. Admission 25 cents or 35 cents per couple. NOTICE The Ministers and Deacons Union of the Northwestern Association (Missionary Baptist) will convene with 2d Baptist church, Hiawatha, Kans., May 16, 17, 18 1901. The churches of the said association will please send $1 50 or as much as possible to this meeting. The executive board will meet on the 17th and elect a district missionary to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. E. C. Stoner. Let all she ministers attend this meeting. There will be good topics for discussion and good preaching. Rev. W, L. Grant will read a paper on Sanctification. SHILOH JOTTINGS "The Scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a law-giver from between his feet till Shiloh comes." Services were well attended all day Sunday at S iibh; at 3:30 Rev. Helm preached the baptismal sermon and baptized the following persons; Mrs. Taylor, Galena Bell, Vergie Williams and Willie Thompson. After then baptism the land of fellowship was given and the ordinance of the Lord's Supper was administered. Sunday night the pastor's subject was, "The Fellowship of the Church. Mrs. Martha Bell is very sick and her husband will send her to the hospital this week. We hope and pray that she will soon recover and gladden us with her presence. Miss Florence Helen is quite an active young lady in the church. The Misses phillips gave a kitchen shower ih honor of Miss William last Thursday morning. Mrs. Over is able to be up and hopes to be back home again in a week or so. She has been in Christ's Hospital for some time and has undergone a severe operation. Her family and friends will welcome her joyfully when she is fully recovered. Mr. C. C. Crocket has made known to the church his call to the ministry. We wish him much success and may the Master grant him power with men, to sway mind and matter, to polish morals and shape destinies for a noble habitation. Mr. E. Drain is in California and Mrs. Martha Drain left Monday night for Oklahoma to visit her parents; we wish them both a pleasant visit and a speedy return. The Building Association of Shiloh is organized with the following officers: President, Prof. C. S. Clinkscale; 1st vice-president, Joe Martin; 2d Vsce-president, C. T. Bradshaw; Secretary, H. I. Moe rce 1st Assistant Secretary, Gaither Page; 2d Assistant Secetary, Gertrude Solomon; Treasurer, D. D. Hope; Board members, W. T. McKnight, Peter Davis, Wm. Reynolds, Milton Jones, Rev. J. H. Bell. Pastor Helm has charge of the George W. Dupee club, now changed to the Booker T, Washington club and it is to be hoped he will make a success of it. Alex Mallory is still running his hotel and friends are invited—others may look through the window. Miss Minnie Page is able to be out again after a short illness. The young people of Shiloh are preparing to place before the public a first class drama, "The Deacon." The repertoire is one of undoubted proficiency and we look for something above the average. We extend a cordial invitation to all to attend our services; we shall make them both spiritual and classical. M. GAB. A CARD OF THANKS In behalf of my congregation, I wish to thank the friends of the many churches for the financial aid they so kindly gave us on last Sunday afternoon We feel greatly indebted to you for your benevolence, and will gladly reciprocate at the earliest opportunity. The amount realized was $82.75 Thanking you again I am ever yours in his cause. Rev. B. C. Duke Notice. The second annual meeting of the Federation of Art Clubs will convene in Leavenworth, Kan. Wednesday, June 19, 1901. The session will be two days. All clubs are requested to send the names of their appointed delegates to Mrs. W. B. Townsend. 404 Seneca St., Leavenworth, Kan. New clubs wishing to become members can do so by applying to Mrs. W. H. Washington, president of federation, for application blanks. * LODGES AND SOCIETIES PRIDGE OF TOP KATENY No. 64 meets I.N. and Saturday午宴 of each month at No. 108. North Kansas Avenue, Mrs. Ida M. Jordan, Q. W. Miss Anna Reynold, C. R. MACEDONIAN TAHUNY MAP No. 61, U.K. T. Hall 93 N. Kansas Avenue, Meet 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, Mrs. IdA M. Jordan, P.; C. Mrs. Sarah Walker, G. R. MACEDONIAN LODGE No. 9. GOODSAMARIANS and Daughters of SAMARIA, meet second and fourth Friday evenings of each month at 4 o'clock, at 123 East Street, Visiting Samarians are always welcome. W. E. JACKSON, Chief Allison Lawson, Recording Sec TOPEKA SEED HOUSE. Established 1876. All kinds of Garden. Field and Flower Seeds, Flowering Bulbs, plants and Hardy Flowering Shrubs, choice Fruit Trees and small Fruits. Cane Seed, Koffir Corn, Northern Seed Corn. Call and see our stock of hardy 2-year old Roses, Clemata Vines and Hardy Flowering Shrubs. 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After a thorough test by the colored people of that time it was pronounced an honest, legitimate remedy, true to all that was claimed for it, and worthy in every respect of the confidence of every member of the colored race, because they found it to cane a hair to grow long and straight, soft and fine, and as beautiful as an April morning. Now, whenever a genuine article appears upon the market there are always a number of people whoimitate and make capital out of the merits of other people's goods. Seeing our marked success, numerous firms have entered the market, offering hair-growers and hair straighteners, many of which are worthless, causing the hair to fall out and doing great damage to the hair and scalp, and the colored people are buying these spurious compounds which are filled with animal fats, and do the hair more harm than good. To these let us sound a warning—be careful what you use on your hair. Do not be deceived by flaring advertisements and big words. Buy the King of all Hair Toussies. OZONO. ron-elad guarantee to do all that. Now, we ask you a plain quest $90.00 if you are dissatisfied with all we claim for them? We is guarantee, and we are glad it has been satisfied in every respect. On-day using our preparations, the King of Hair Tonics. On Knotty, Kinky, Harsh, Curly, take short, harsh hair long and long, worrying diseases. It after Ozono has been applied. It will restore gray hair to its nature at usake a statement. Many hair, knit when they send the Friends, do not use hot ionic; it use it to drop out. Ozono stirs nothing but. Ozono is necessary can stop the use at any time, day or after the first application is 50c. a bottle - 4 boxes do it is good at any time: Cut out the sum of One Dollar, and wono and one large bottle of Elm in bright, rough skin soft and removes all facial imperfections. It also include one fancy jar of beautifier - removes the old look young and make the old look young. Make one package of our celebrated LLY PURE, and no soap but a which is sold with an iron-clad guarantee to do all that is claimed for it, or we will forfeit $0.00. Now, we ask you a plain question—would we absolutely agree to forfeit $0.00 if you are dissatisfied with our preparations, if they were not true to all we claim for them? We have advertised for several years under this guarantee, and we are glad to say that every one who has used Ozone has been satisfied in every request. 20,000 people are to-day using our preparations, and every purchaser recommends Ozone as the King of all hair Tonics. Ozone will positively take the Kinks out of Knotty, Kinky, Harsh, Curly, Refractory, Troublesome Hair. It will make short, harsh hair long and straight. It will cure your head of all itching, worrying scalp diseases. Irrh. Eczema, Dandruff, and Scurf can not live after Ozone has been applied. It will stop your hair from falling out. It will restore gray hair to its natural color, making the hair long and soft. Now, right here, let us make a statement. Many firms are advertising remedies to straighten hair, but when they send the preparation they tell you to use hot irons. Friends, do not use hot irons; they will burn up the life of the hair, and cause it to drop out. Ozone straightens without any damage. You can use it on the hair and the hair stays straight forever. You can stop the use at any time. The good effects on the hair are seen in a day or two after the first application. The price of Ocono is $0.6 a bottle—boxes do the work. We make this liberal offer, which is good at any time: Cut out this coupon and send us, enclosing with it the sum of One Dollar, and we will forward to you four large boxes of Ocono and one large bottle of Electrical Skin Refiner, which makes black skin bright, tough skin soft and pliant, and cures all skin diseases. Also removes all facial imperfections, and actually removes small-pox pits. We will also include one fancy jar of our Electrical Skin Food—Nature's great beautifier—removes wrinkles, moth patches, freckles, and all facial blemishes; makes the old look young and the young look younger. We will also include one package of our celebrated Scalp Soap, which is absolutely CHEMICALLY PURE, and no soap but a pure soap should ever MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY THE GREAT SOUTHWEST States of Kansas, Missouis and the Indian Territor Traveling the States Colorado, Kansas, and Five (5) Daily Passes in each direction, betw The Famous Are reached ONLY Traveling the States of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Cansas, and the Indian Territory. Five (5) Daily Passenger Trains are run on this line in each direction, between Kansas City and St. Louis. KANSAS PACE UNION LOCK POULTRY FENCE For Poultry, Rabbits, Orchards, Gardens, etc. All main strands are two wires twisted together. 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The good effect the first application. —A boxes do the work. We are fine: Cut out this coupon and Dollar, and we will forward to the bottle of Electrical Skin soft and pliant, and cure imperfections, and actually one fancy jar of our Electrical wrinkles, moth patches, free-ld look young and the young one celebrated Scalp Soap, whoso soap but a pure soap should Missouri Pacific Route REAT OUTHWEST SYSTEM, las, Missouri, Nebraska, an Territory. be used on the scalp. And, lastly, to prove our liberality, we will put in a pint package of Anti-Olor, a positive cure for Sore Throat or Mouth, all forms of Womb Diseases, Chilblains, Sore and Frosted Feet; also removes all smells and odors arising from the human body, such as feet, arm pits, etc. The actual value of this Grand Aggregation is $400, but we let you have it for $1.00, simply to introduce honest goods. In order to protect the public in general from imitations of our goods, and to avoid mistakes, we have placed upon our coupon our Trade-Mark, one head showing Short Hair and the other head Long Hair. The U.S. Government has granted us this trade-mark, and it is registered in the Patent Office at Washington; so if the coupon has this trade-mark on it, you will make no mistake. Use only the coupon having the two heads on it. As to our responsibility, we refer you to the Editor of this paper or to the Metropolitan Bank of Richmond, Va. We have thousands of testimonials we have not space to publish. Here is a sample of one: Boston Chemical Company: Dear Sirs, - You are at liberty to state in any newspaper that I have used OZONO, and give it my most hearty recommendation. I have been fooled so often, it does me good to recommend honest goods. Gentlemen.—After using OZONO a short while only, I am glad to say that my hair is already straight and growing finely. MISS BESSIE POWERS, 383 Missouri street, Tolelo, O. A last word. OZONO is absolutely guaranteed to straighten hair and cause a beautiful and luxurious growth. If your hair is already straight, you can use it to secure a glossy long growth. Buy only the genuine "OZONO." Send us $1.00 at once, and the goods will be sent the same day we receive your order. 4 Boxes of Ozone, worth $2.00. 1 Bottle Electrical Skin Refiner worth 50c. 1 Bottle Electrical Skin Food, worth 50c. 1 Package (1 pint) Anti-Odor, worth 50c. 1 Package Scalp Soap, worth 50c. Total, $4.00. If you want 4 lots like above, send $3.00. If you have a friend who has no coupon, let her write her name on a piece of paper and pin to coupon when you send your order. 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MABIE, EDITORS during the months of November, December, and January will appear a series of ten autobiographical papers from telling the romantic story of his life, from birth in a Virginia slave cabin to the eminent position which he holds as the builder and head of Tuskegee Institute and the honored and trusted leader of the colored race in this country. will surely be interested in Mr. Washington's story, and as a special order in order to introduce The Outlook to new readers, we will send The Outlook for the three months above mentioned at the special price of twenty-five cents (regular price, seventy-five cents), providing the name of this paper is mentioned. The Outlook tells the story of world happenings every week in short, labor-saving paragraphs. Address department D, HR. The Outlook, 287 Fourth Avenue, New York City. AFTER LAPTOP Pickets 3 in apart. Cables 1* in apart at bottom. 2* in apart at bottom. BOSTON CHEMICAL CO. 310 E. Broad St., Richmond, Va. 310 East Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. I enclose you $1.00, for which please send at once For Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Etc. Abilene. Kansas. W. W. Steward has returned home from a trip in the southern part of the state. Mr. Warren Watder has returned home and is going to school again. Mrs. J. B. Lewis is recovering from a stroke of heart trouble. Mr. Tay was in town with his troupe last week and played. The play was good. The solicitor and agent of the Plaindealer appears to be doing some business. The Plaindealer is an excellent paper. All should take it. MRS. HAWTHEN. Wamengo, Kansas. Miss Elli Allen has returned from Wabause. The rally of Sunday list was a grand success. Miss Letta Allen and Mr. Wm. McCallop left Tuesday morning for Holiday to visit his folks. Mr. Henry Chemault made a flying trip to Topeka. Mrs. M. Dillard is on the sick list. Miss Sallie Williams was in Topeka Sunday. Miss Effie Green, of Louisville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Charley Lee. Mr. Ed Roadman, who has been sick, is again able to be around. A Few Lawrence Happenings. Mr. McConnell has "stood up" for Kansas, in bringing home the laurels with the K. U. baseball team. Jolly old boy, but her there again. Mr. T. L. Walker, our versatile vocalist, is singing tenor now in St. Luke's choir, led by the 'coming instructor and pianist, Mr. R. G. Jackson. Commencement day is drawing near the saddest of four years (?) to Jefferson K. Rev. T. Fulghun, pastor of Second M. E. Church here, with his faithful wife are holding forth on north side at present. He assisted Rev. Williams Sunday, with his quarterly meeting services. Wichita. W. M. Crouch returned from a visit to Coffeyville, Monday. J. McAfee is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. McAfee, on Ohio Ave. Mrs. G. H. Young, after a week's The A. M. E. church held a most successful rally Sunday, having raised $125.75. Mr. J. Dunson still continues quite ill. Rev. H. V. Plummer of Kansas City, Kan., will hold meetings at the Second Baptist church this week. The concert given at Peerless Hall. Friday evening, was largely attended and was a highly successful affair. Shawner Kansas The colored school of Shawnee was closed last Friday. An elaborate program was well rendered by the pupils in the evening. The pupils on the honor roll for class standing were Morris Steemer, aged 8, average 97 per cent; Cassie Strickland, age 9, average 96 per cent. Wanted to know: The name of that "nigger" of Leavenworth who assisted in frustrating the attempt of lawyer A. M. Thomas in getting warrants for the Alexander murderers? Will the Plaindealer answer? Shawnee has all sorts of peculiar boquets to throw at that individual. Mr. Foster Howland and Miss Mary Strong of Holliday were over to attend the closing school exercises Friday evening. Mrs. Elwood Steemer and Mrs. Woods have been on the sick list. Mr. S. B. Turner made a business trip to Olathe Monday. Lincoln News. Mrs. Julius Miller left Monday for Kansas City and Ft. Scott, on an extended visit with relatives. Communion was held at the Mt. Zion Baptist church last Sunday and much spirit was manifested. Mr. an Mrs. B. J. Robinson are rejoicing over the arrival of a 12 pound baby boy Sunday. Mrs. Robinson and daughter have returned to St. Joe. The Odd Follows Annual Sermon was preached by Rev. Wooten at the A. M. E. church last Sunday at 3 p. m. The Sorosis Club was entertained the past week by Mrs. J. W. Cooley, and this week by Mrs. A. P. Curtis. Delicious refreshments were served at both meetings. The May Pole dill at the Baptist church proved a success in point of attendance. Rev. J. W. Kluke lectured at the Baptist church last Monday. Elwood, Kansas. Miss Mary E. McAllister of St. Louis is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Prather, of this city. Mr. Wilson Turner has returned home from Chicago, Ill. Miss Ada G. Walker is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Clark, at Robinson, Kan., this week. The Easter exercises at the A. M. E. church were well attended. Mrs. Henry Butcher visited her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Cooper, Tuesday. Rev. W. I. Brown, pastor of the A. M. E. church has gone to his home in Kentucky, on account of his ill health. He will be absent two or three months, it is hoped that the change will greatly benefit him and that he will speedily regain his health. An enjoyable entertainment was given at the home of Mrs. William Brown last Thursday evening. Rev. Kerecherial passed through this city last Saturday enroute to Burr Oak, Kan. Quarterly meeting was held at the A. M. E. church Sunday, April 14. Holliday, Kansas. The weather being fine the people in general are beginning to resort to their agricultural pursuits. The Plaindealer is the paper that quite a few people take. Why? Because it represents the best element, paves roads for higher civilization, and brings about a well needed harmony among the Negroes of America. Most of the colored people here own their own property, farming being the leading industry. The young men are found to be doing their part as farmers. The evening of the 23rd was the scene of the closing of the colored school. Ah, elaborate affair was wit- bursed by all who attended the concert and banquet. A. C. Bell, the teacher, left for his home in Wathena. Everybody here ought to take the Phleasaler. It is a rare paper. You ought to have it for your children to read. A. C. Bell before leaving Holliday visited the Western University at Quinduo. He returned and reported the work to be of the best class and that W. T. Vernon, the president, will certainly through his ability, carry the flag of success on to victory. Atchison. Rav. Wm. Smothers has his church in excellent shape, and too, he is setting a very orditable residence on North Tenth Street. Colorful lawyers who are only racem when they see a few dollars in sight, frighten the committee into who- hands the Leavenworth matter was left. Slightly and slurs can be meted out to cured children and nothing should be thought of it, but the moment you point to a favorable comparison of the Negro child in the high school graduating class there is excitement. David Stoune met with the serious accident of getting his left hand into the cow wheels at Barton's Drug Store. Dr. G. G. Brown opens the straw hatason. Mrs. Kattie twin and Mr. E. Handy were married at the Methodist church Monday evening. Rev. King officiated. They repaired to their home where a pleasant repast was served. The bride's daughter, Mrs. Angie Kerford of St. Joseph was present. The Catholics are certainly after the Globe about the editor's anti-religious teachings. This is quite a surprise. The colored people's tennis court is being put in good shape for games next week. Who will be the champion this season? is the query. All the teachers were re-elected Monday night. So many Negroes in the high school graduating class that plans are on foot not to have the exercises at the opera house, the usual place, but at a church. Still some one say, not to see the point. Theory of discipline is very gushily easy, but from one of the teachers getting seriously rocked by a pupil makes the practice bad. Roy Smith, a colored student of the sophomore class at Effingham high school died last week, and the unselfish, kind hearted faculty and students gave him befitting recognition. This is the great school where merit and character stand first, not caste and color. Rev. J W. Wilson has been called to pastor the Hiawatha Baptist church. Emporia, Kansas. Mr. J. E. Johnson, of Topeka, spent Sunday in our city visiting relatives and friends. Misses Mand Staley and Eliza Bradshaw were initiated into the Eastern Star last week. Mr. William Lampton entertained a crowd of young folks with a haywagon ride out to his farm, about three miles south of the city, and back Saturday evening. All reported a fine time. Miss Pearl Reeves, of Topeka, is in the city visiting Mrs. P. B. Moore and friends. Mr. J. L. Frame, of Newton, sent Sunday with us. Rev. P. G. Barr was reinstated into the Wandering Star Lodge No. 1925 G. U. O. of O. F. last week, a surprise patty was given by the Misses Helm at their residence on East St. in honor of Messrs. W. E. Cole and Theodore Helm, of Parsons, last Friday evening. Mr. William Ray of Dunlap, transacted business in the city this week. Mr. M. Roberts, of Kansas City, Mo. is in the city visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Della Dawson and sister, Miss Ida Rogers, are up from Chanute visiting relatives and friends. Miss Pearl Henderson has returned home after spending several months in Oklahoma where she has been teaching school. She anticipates attending the normal this summer. Mr. Floyd Gayden, who was called home some time ago on account of illnesses in the family, returned to straighten up his school affairs as he was attending the normal at the time. Mr. Gayden, his father, died. The other three of the family who were also on the sick list, he reports much better. A surprise party was given at the home of Mr. Lewis Bassett, on Neosho St., in honor of his sister, Mrs. Hayes, of Oklahoma, and daughter, Miss Nettle Cookett, of Topeka, last Thursday evening. P. F. Lewis, Correspondent. Emporia, Kans. North Topeka. There will be an entertainment given at the U. K. T. Hall, 609 N. Kansas Ave. Saturday night, May 4. Light refreshments will be served. Miss Ella Hyde, pianist. A good time for young and old. Admission 10 cents straight. Mrs. M. J. Martin entertained Company N Tuesday night with twenty people present. They all had a very pleasant time the club will meet at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Armor. Tuesday night, May 7. 203 Kansas Ave. All are cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Ida M. Jordan, captain. Rosebud Club No. 3 of the St. Marks A. M. E. church was quite successful in their rally Sunday. Rev. White preached an able sermon. Rosebud Club No. 3, of St. Marks A. M. E. church turned over to the church Sunday night $19.50 Mrs. Ida M. Jordah, vice president; Miss Hester Carnish, president; Mr. T. M. Wims, secretary. Macedonia Tabernacle are progressing nicely; Pride of Topeka are getting along nicely; St. Luke Temple No. 5 are progressing fine. Mrs. Ila M. Jowan is elected for chief preceptress of Macedonia Tabernacle No. 93 for the next in-coming year. She is loved by all her members whom she has presided over for three years. The number of members is 49, have in treasury near one hundred dollars. We are working in peace, harmony and love. Company N met at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Armor, 205 South Kansas Avenue, Tuesday night, May 7. Paper by Mrs. Minnie Guy, subject. Forbidden Fruit. The Company will meet at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Q. Baurrell, 1224 Madison St., Monday night, May 13th. All members are cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Ida M. Jordan, captain of this club, is working for the benefit of the "B" Street Batist church. - Rosebud Club No. 2, of St. Mark A. M. E. church was successful financially in their rev. Rev. H. W. White preached an able sermon for the club last Sunday. Rosebud Club No. 3 turned over to the trustees of the St. Mark A. M. E. church $19.50. Hester vice president; T. Wins. secretary. Macedonia Tabernacle will have their installation of officers May 16th at night. Other tabernacles are invited to attend in their full dress regalia. Installation will take place at the U. K. T. Hall, 609 N. Kansas Ave. The C. G. M., Sir Frank Wilson, of Kansas and Nebraska jurisdiction, will be with us in the afternoon and at night. By order of the tabernacle re treatments will be served. Miss Ella High, pianist. Admission 10 cents straight. We truly hope that the joint meeting of the Sir Knights and Daughters will be postponed until some other right on account of the installation of officers of Macedonia Tabernacle No. 93. Mrs. IRA M. M. Johnson, H. P. Miss SARAH WATKER, C. R. WANTED—TRUSTWORTHY AND women to travel and advertise for old established house of solid financial standing Salary, $780 a year and expenses, all payable in cash No canvassing required. Give reference and enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. Addre-s Manager, 355 Caxton Bldg., Chicago. The... Club Woman OF INTEREST TO WOMEN OF OUR RACE IN HANSAS Oak Leaf Club met with Mrs. B. Hamilton; will meet with Mrs. G. Jordan next Wednesday. All members be present. The Ne Plus Ultim, art club meet the residence of Mrs. Thompson on Grand Ave. last week and spent a very profitable afternoon in the study of art. They adjourned to meet next Saturday with Mrs. Shucks 1236 Lincoln street. Club No. 6, of Lane Chapel C.M.E. church, will give a social at the Industrial Institute Thursday evening of next week. This club is composed of the young people of the church who extend an invitation to all well wishers. Miss Sam Ella Lacy is captain. The Arden club met last Thursday evening, with Mrs. R. H. Wade. A lesson in history preparatory to the study of Henry VI, was discussed by the club; special topics being given by Miss Mary Jamison and Mr. C. F. Clinkscale, Mrs. Susie Lowrey was a guest of the club. The next meeting will be with Mrs M. E. Youngs The Rose Bud club spent a pleasant hours work with Mrs. Dandrige last Saturday afternoon. The club was favored by select reading by Mrs. Parks. After a dainty lunch the club adjourned to meet at the residence of Mrs. McClain with Mrs. Parks. PIANOS! SPECIAL SALE OF UPRIGHT PIANOS. $75.00 $75.00 Buys a fine upright Piano in English Oak, small size. $115.00 Bups a fine upright Piano in Mahog ony case, 71 octaves, medium size. $145.00 Buys a fine upright Piano large size, in Mahogany case, mallow tone with good action. We have some bargains in the very highest grade of Pianos in the most handsome cases ever made, which are worth your time to call and examine whether you are ready to purchase or not. E. B. GUILD MUSIC COMPANY 614 KANSAS AVENUE. It Beats The "NATION" How Beauchamp's Sarsaparilla and Celery purifies the blood and tones up the system in these "HATCHET" The Kansas Saving Investment Company Colored. Authorized Capital, 700,000. STOCK SOLICITED BY CORRESPONDENT. GENERAL SOLICITOR AND AGENT J. S. HALE, C PUBLICATION NOTICE In the district court of Shiree county, Kerris F. I. ERIEIGHT, Plaintiff. To Izare Bright, defendant here you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above entitled action for cause in the above trial court by J. Bright, your Court. Ibid. and plaintiff filed his pet lien with the clerk of the district court of bawne county, Kansas or the eighteenth day of April, 1997, and unless you answer the value on or before the 2d day of June, this the all claims therein contended will be taken as true and judgment rendered not ordinarily paid and discharging you from and plaintiff and granting plaintiff such other and further relief as the court may deem proper. [seal] W. J. JAMISON, Attorney for Plantoff. A. M. CWLLIAM, Clerk District court. In the district court of Shirwene county, Kansas MARGARITH SCHER KR, Plaintiff EMMA S. MUNK AND DAVE CLOSE, Dependants 10 U.S. S. Munk and J. Munk. You will take notice that you have been used in the district court of Shawnee county in connection with the above named defendant, Dave Clove, and that you filed answer to the petition filed in said action on or before the 7th May of June, 1992, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment and a decree tendered accordingly in said action for $600,000, damages claimed by the plaintiff against said defendants and that an attachment order has been used and leveled upon the following described property in the property of U.S. Munk and J. Munk, the northeast feet of the south 35 feet of lot number 72 on Kansas avenue, Nort' Tupeke, Kansas, commonly known as lot number 603, and that property will be sold under said attachment order to satisfy said judgment. [—] W. JAMISON, Attorney for Plantiff. [—] A. M. CMLLIW, Clerk District court In the district court of Shawnee county, Kansas CHRISTIAN K JONES, Plaintiff MARY JONES, Defendant To Mary Jones You are hereby not fied that you have been sued in the above entitled cause in the above named court by Christopher Jones, you husband and said Janniff filed his petition with the clerk of the district court of Shawnee county, Kansas on the 1st day of May, 1904, and that unless you answer and petition on or before the 15th day of June, the allegation thence stated, will be taken in true and judgment rendered against you, divorcing and plaintiff from you and granting such other relief as the court may deem proper Christopher Jones, Plaintiff. By J. K McNary, Attorney. WIEN IN EMPORIA— The Blue Front Restaurant. We have opened a first-class restaurant and lodging house and offer the following rates: Board per day $1, per week $3, normal students $2; two in a room, meals 15 cents and lodging 25 cents per night. Call on or address P. B. Moore or Mrs. P. B. Moore, 711 Commercial street, Emporia, Kansas. WANTED.—Capable, reliable person in every county to represent large company of solid financial reputation; $936 salary per year, payable weekly; $3 per day absolutely sure and all expenses; straight, bonn-fide, definate salary, no commission; salary paid each Saturday and expense money advanced each week. STANDARD HOUSE, 334 Dearborn st., Chicago. THE CRITERION. The best illustrated monthly magazine of the kind published. Its pages are filled by a brilliant array of writers and artists. Its authoritative and independent reviews of books, plays, music and art, its clever stories, strong special articles humor and verse, with fine illustrations make it a necessity in every intelligent home. Tery low subscription price puts it within the reach of trial sub-cryption will prove it. Sample copies and particulars sent free. Write today Criterion Publication Co., Subscription Department, 41 East 21st St., New York City. H. C. EOUSE. has opened up a new Butcher Shop so as to accommodate his many friends and customers. Take great pride in making prompt deliverys. Carry a full line of Choice Meats of all kinds. Have one of the most experienced Butchers the City affords to wait on our Customers COR, FIFTH AVE. AND MICHIGAN LEAVENWORTH. WESTERN UNIVERSITY QUINDARO, KANSAS. DEPARTMENTS Theological, Normal, Prepatory, State Industrial and Musical. ADVANTAGES. Instructors from Leading Colleges, Good Water, Excellent Drainage, Healthful Climate. School term of nine months, begins Sept. 10, 2000. EXPENSES: -Per month, Board of 50.Tuition and Room Rent a no Industrial Training FREE of charge. For further particulars and Catalogue, Address, WM. TECUMSEH HERNON, A. M. QUINDARO, KANSAS. Don't forget to ask your friend to subscribe for the PLAINDEALER. (4-20-r901) J. S. HALE, Chanute, Kans. WANTED—THEN WOULDY MEN AND WOMEN to travel and advertise for old established house of solid financial standing. Salary $780 a year and expenses, all payable in cash No canvassing required. Give reference and enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. Address Manager, 355 Caxton Bldg, Chicago. GET READY FOR THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS. Conclave and Reception to be held in Topeka on Assencion Day, May 16th, 1901. Particulars later. Cyrene Commandery, D F Mallory, E C W T McKnight, Recorder. tf PROCLAMATION OF REWARD. State of Kansas, Executive Department I. W. E. Stanley, Governor of the State of Kansas, do hereby offer a Reward of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the apprehension and arrest within ninety days from this date, and final conviction, of the unknown party or parties composing the mob, who, on about the 15th day of January, 1901, in Leavenworth County, Kansas, forcibly seized one George Alexander from the the officers of said County and burned him at the stake, said reward to be paid upon such final conviction. In testimony whereof: I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Kansas. Done at the City of Topeka this 28th day of February, A. D. 1901. W. E. STANLEY, Governor. (Seal.) Attest Geo. A. Clark Secretary of State. PATENTS purely secured. FEE DUE WHEN PATENT OBTAINED would be paid within the period of Fee. Proof of its patental date 48 PAGE BOOK FREE. Contains reference and full information. PLEASE WRITE FOR SPECIAL OFFER M. B. WILLSON & CO., Patent Lawyers, Dr. Dreut Building, WASHINGTON, D. C. The Chicago Cafe. HENRY COMPTON, Prop. 700 E. 12 St., - Kansas City, Mo. THE WILLIAMSON-HAFFNER ENG CO. ENGRAVING BY ALL PROCESSES DEHVER WE HAVE OZONIZED OX MARROW IN STOCK..... 50c Also full line Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Toilet Articles, Spongee, Candies, etc. THE CAPITAL PHARMACY CO., 929 Kansas Ave. KNIGHTS TEM- PLAR'S Celebrate Assencion Day... refreshment Will be served ... MISSION 25c MAY 16, '01 SSION THURSDAY, MAY 16, '01 Refreshments Will be Served... ADMISSION 25C GEO. W. SMITH, J. M. MASON, W. R. SLAUGHTER, A. P. SMITH, C. A. MORTON, F. M. STONESTREET Wm. REYNOLD, J. H. CHILDERS. Committee = = ae: = ti! eens feace Sone = Es ae