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THE TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. If the Negro Paid as Much Attention to Shaping His Own Destiny as He Does the "Jap" War, He Would Find Less Obstacles Heaped up Against Him! VOLUME VI. A White Woman Declares That Negroes are no More Criminal Than White People Editorials in White Newspapers ,Aimed to Excite Race Hatred and Unjust Prejudice. Will you kindly permit me to say a few words on the subject of Negro criminals? I have read from time to time, editorials in your paper which seemed to me aimed to excite racial hatred and unjust prejudice against the whole Negro population of Philadelphia. I remember one editorial in particular bearing the heading "Run Down the Brute!"—the "brute" in question being proved shortly afterward to be purely mythical—the figment of a young woman's hysterical brain. Other editorials have labored to convince people that our Negro population was most dangerous to the welfare of the city. If it be true, as you assert recently, that a large number of Negro criminals is drifting into Philadelphia from the South, it is not because our Negro population invites their coming, or is in any way responsible for it but because the moral and political conditions of our city are in themselves a standing invitation to criminals of all races and nationalities to come here and enjoy the saturnalia of lawless and lascivious living which our city authorities hide and protect. On Monday last, your editorial entitled "Punishment for Atrocious Crimes" called for the enactment of new laws to meet the "new conditions' caused by the presence of thousands of Negroes living in New Jersey and Pennsylvania." The presence of "thousands of Negroes" here or elsewhere create no "new conditions" that can be overcome by extraordinary severe punishments. In the first place, the crime of assault is not peculiar to the Negro race. It is practically unknown in the West Indies, in South Africa, and South America, and was never charged against the Southern Negro until political conditions ripened in the minds of Southern whites a frantic desire to stigmatize the whole Negro race as unworthy to possess the rights of men. The crime of assault, so frequently charged against the Negro as a race is a part of the political conspiracy to deprive him of his legal rights. It has been proved over and over again that only a very small proportion of Negroes who are lynched in the South is even charged with this crime, and of those who are charged with it, it is safe to conclude that a fair proportion is innocent. I reach this last conclusion from knowledge of the fact that the charge is often made against men of all races under conditions that make their comparative innocence almost a foregone conclusion. It is a very common charge among women of a certain class, as the records of our Northern jails amply testify. But even if the crime of assault were peculiar to any one race or class, it cannot be overcome by extraordinary severe punishment. The whole history of criminal law goes to prove that we cannot stamp out crime by cruelty. It has been tried thoroughly and pronounced a failure. The death penalty did not prevent theft when it was meted out to thieves; it does not today render murders more infrequent; it will never deter white or black men from crimes of violence. The truth is, that persons white or black, who are capable of committing such crimes are the very last ones to be influenced by the fear of punishment. Their weak brains cannot sustain a logical argument. The sequence, of course, and effect is not apparent to them and the horror they may feel when a criminal is cruelly punished serves only to stamp into their weak, confused minds an indelible impression of the crime committed. This impression finally impels them toward the commission of a similar crime are every day being manufactured through the power of suggestion. The most dangerous members of a community are not those who have been punished too little, but those who have been punished too much. Prison life unfits a human being to live among his fellows. Let us not forget that the Negro who was burned at the stake in Wilmington, Del., had just been released from prison, where he had spent fifteen years of his life. The Negro youth, Aaron Timbers, who confessed in the Mount Holly assault case at nineteen years of age, is but recently released from the Huntingdon reformatory and it is quite likely that his childhood was passed in some House of Refuge or Industrial School. It is a well known fact that reformatories do not reform any more than prisons make men good from fear of more prison life. A neglected and poverty-stricked childhood lies back of most criminal records, and is probably the original source of the lad Timber's criminality. We are, all of us, two-thirds environment to one of heredity. In regard to Negro criminality, let me assure you that I speak from personal experience when I assert that the average working Negro is as free from pronounced criminal tendencies as the white man of the same class. I have for years employed colored people in my own household, and found them both trustworthy and efficient. I have traveled over the muddy roads of eastern Virginia for many miles and through the black belt of Alabama for several days with no other protector for each case than a Negro driver, and with no thought of harm coming to me. I have visited colored schools in the South, taught by white Northern women, whose sole protectors were their black students and a few colored instructors. The only people these gentlewomen feared were the white men of the neighborhood, whose threats against the school had at one time caused them grave anxiety. The loyal devotion of the blacks to these white women was something beautiful to see, and was proof enough that the faithful character of the Negro has not changed since slavery. This was in 1897. When engaged in child saving work I used to travel all over Pennsylvania and adjoining states with no other protectors than white or colored drivers, as the case might be, and the only time in my life when I had reason to be afraid was once when I was traveling through Massachusetts, with a white Yankee stage driver by my side. Now why had I reason to be afraid of this man? Because all the country papers were full of revolting details of a trial for criminal assault and murder; and the wretched pretense of a "protector" in the shape of a stage driver could think and talk of no-hing else, and by his language and behavior betrayed the civil effect that the details of that diabolical crime had produced on his feeble mind. It was the second trial for assault that had taken place in that vicinity within two years, and the guilty parties in both cases were white Ame.icans. It does not become us—the Anglo Saxon race—to be so ready to cast stones at other races on the score of moral purity. When we have ceased to patronize and maintain by the thousands the dens of vice that exist in all our cities for the degradation of women, we may earn the right to pose before the world as champions of the "honor of womanhood." I trust that some day we may teach such a standard of moral perfection ourselves that we shall be justified in holding up any race that is guilty of evolving criminals from its lowest strata. But until this day come, it behoves us to regard both black and white criminals as failures of our own Christian civilization and not as examples of hideous racial propensities. CAROLINE PEMBERTON, 1947 Locust St., Philadelphia July 14, 1904. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1904. in a dispatch in Thursday's Sun from New Haven, that Yate has admitted a Negro, one William Pickens, to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. This fraternity originated about 1776 at William and Mary college, where a Negro would not have been admitted to membership. But it "went North," as some other Southern college fraternities have done, with the result that the Northern view of the race question now dominates the chapter at Yale and probably the chapters at other Northern institutions. It may be explained that the original Phi Beta Kappa became extinct. The present body of that name is an honorary list which assumed its title and to which are added yearly the names of those who graduate with the highest marks at each college having a "chapter." All the more important colleges and universities, North and South, have these "chapters," and membership in them has been hitherto regarded as a distinction. The idea of assuming the name of the William and Mary fraternity for an honorary society, originated it is believed, in the North, and chatters are granted from the center of authority there. It remains to be seen whether the Southern chapters of Phi Beta Kappa will welcome "Bro. Pickens" as a frater. The different views held North and South in respect to the social rights and eligibility of the Negro affect materially the question of "going North," which now agitates certain large Southern college fraternities. The admission of Pickens to Yale Phi Beta Kappa seems to prove that it is impossible to expect to exclude Negroes from Northern chapters of Southern fraternities, inasmuch as local sentiment controls and the feelings of Southern chapters are not understood or respected. The Yale incident has, therefore, a practical bearing. It may be that the Southern chapters of Phi Beta Kappa will not take action in regard to it, since this fraternity imposes no duty of social intimacy upon its members, and they could "cut" Bro. Pickens without incurring a penalty; but it would be different with the college Greek letter society proper, which does require all members, North and South, to meet on the same social plane. There are several Southern Greek letter fraternities which act upon the policy of confining their chapters to Southern states, with a view of insuring congeniality among their members. Among these may be mentioned the Southern Kappa Alpha, which has charters in every Southern state and boasts some 6,000 members, but resists the desire of a few members to cross Mason and Dixon's line or "go West" into Kansas. Pi Kappa Alpha is another powerful Southern fraternity which has the same policy. To these two bodies of "Greeks" the Yale incident will appear very suggestive, indicating the probable result of a too ardent desire to become "national." WILL RAISE BLACK FLAG Dr. D. E. Caldwell Writes of the Future Negro Soldier. No other government on earth tolerates it. And if this government is not great enough to keep law and order within her borders, she is not worthy of being a nation. She ought to surrender herself to England or some other power that has respectability enough to protect its citizens. "A country that will not protect its protectors and defend its defenders is a disgrace to the map of the world."—Ingersoll. N. B. Never mind. In the future when the South rebels the second time from the Union, of course she will be whipped back, and many thousands of Negroes will be in that war, and when the future Negro soldier strikes Mississippi, he will raise the black flag and ask no quarter, Go on, Mississippi, with your lynching; we will meet you by and by. SMALL FARMS ARE PROFITABLE! A Few Pointers from Which a Negro With a Small Tract of Land Can Accumulate Something. A large fortune cannot be made from a small tract of land, still a few acres may be the means of obtaining a good living together with a comfortable accumulation of property. A small farm can be made more productive in proportion to the number of acres than a large one. Greater attention can be given to it and a greater variety of crops can be grown on a small farm than would be justified on a large farm. The first care for the owner or cultivator of a few acres is to raise enough to live upon. Everything that he needs to eat should be raised. It is better to raise provisions than to buy them of some other farmer who does raise them. Of course crops should not be raised that are not adapted to the land. On farms of a few acres it is better not to attempt to raise wheat. That requires too much machinery. The staple crops are generally grown on a small margin of profit which would amount to little on a few acres. Like all other kinds of business, the cultivation of a small farm requires attention. In this lies the profit. A man with a few acres will generally find work enough to absorb his entire time. The crops that should be raised to sell depend, of course upon the locality. The demand for garden products except at the large towns is limited. If one raises vegetables for the market he should use all means to get them ready for the market early. Early vegetables always bring fair prices. A hothouse should be constructed to obtain early plants for setting. Vegetables should be planted as early as the ground and weather will admit. Early sweet corn can always be sold at a good price. Sweet potatoes are profitable to raise but they are not adapted to all kinds of soil. In respect to other vegetables it is always a question of market and whether one can devote his time to their cultivation and marketing. However, one should always raise peas, beans, cabbages, beets, onions, parsnips, tomatoes and turnips for his own use. A few words ought to be said in relation to fruit culture. It is well to devote a small part of a farm to the cultivation of fruit, but care should be taken not to occupy too much ground with fruit trees, as a total failure of the crop often happens. However, when the trees are small they do not interfere with other crops on the same land. In all cases it is desirable to raise a sufficient quantity of apples, peaches, cherries, plums and pears for family use. There is no excuse why a few trees cannot be well cared for. A sufficient quantity of small fruits should be grown for family use. How far one should go into the business of raising these fruits for the market depends on the character of the soil, the nearness to market and upon one's willingness to give his time and attention to the cultivation and marketing of these fruits. There is always a demand for strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries. NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE MEET! The National Organization of Negro Men Will Invade Indianapolis, Ind.-Topeka Wants: the Next Meeting. The fifth annual session of the National Negro Business League will be called to order by Booker T. Washington, the president, Wednesday, August 31, in Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, Ind., and will continue in session for three days. The program has just gone to press and is representative of the high purposes of the League, being confined to men and women who have actually succeeded in business; example being considered more important. tant than theoretical discussion not buttressed by tangible achievement. Among other subjects to be discussed are the following: The Negro Publisher, The Story of a Thirty-six Years' business Experience, The Furniture Business, White Coat Manufacturing, Building up a Grocery Business, Cigar Manufacturing, Undertaking, Fraternal and Industrial Insurance, Meeting the Realty Needs of the Negro People, The Negro as a book and News Dealer, The wholesale Junk Business, Establishing and Maintaining Barbershops, Making Farming Pay, Producing White Potatoes on a Large Scale, The Negro's Success in Silk Culture, The Growth of the Banking Idea, The Affinity of Law and Business, Building a Street Railway Line. Photography, Soda and Mineral Water Manufacturing, Building an Industrial Community, story after story of success won in spite of many difficulties by men who represent the wealth of the Negroes of the country. These meetings of the National Negro Business League have proved incalculably helpful and successful. They inspire hope and confidence, and more than that, they afford opportunity for giving to the world examples of which it knew not of Negro thrift and accomplishment. For the Indianapolis meeting, reduced rates of one and one-third fare on the certificate plan have been granted by all of the various Passenger Associations of the country, and, in addition, an extension of the return limit may be secured by depositing validated certificates with agents of the Indianapolis terminal lines on or before September 6. By this arrangement, opportunity will be afforded for visiting St. Louis or any other point desired. The entertainment of the delegates to the Business League will be an especial feature of the coming meeting. The Indianapolis Commercial club has expressed its interest by a special communication to Mr. Geo. L. Knox, chairman of the local committee of arrangements. A street car ride about the city, with an outing at Fairview Park, has been arranged for the afternoon of the second day; on Friday evening, the local Business League and citizens of Indsanapolis will tender a banquet in Tomlinson Hall in honor of the officers and members of the National Negro Business League. Last year at Nashville, the Fiek Jubilee Singers rendered selections all through the three days sessions so acceptably and pleasantly that the local committee at Indinapolis has arranged for a select chorus of one hundred voices to sing during the coming meeting. A special exhibit of photographs illustrating the development of business enterprise among the Negro people of the United States will be an especial feature of the coming meeting, and will be shown in the corridors of Tomlinson Hall. Such photographs will be welcomed if sent at once to Booker T. Washington, president, Tuskegee, Ala. Delegates intending to be present are especially requested to notify Emmet J. Scott, corresponding secretary, Tuskegee, Ala., and Dr. S. A. Furniss, secretary local committee of arrangements, 132 West New York Street, Indianapolis. Dr. Furniss will be glad to arrange for the proper accommodation of delegates. In the picture display. Topeka will stand second to none, and a large delegation of Kansans will also be present, and put forth an effort to bring the next meeting to Topeka. In the business world, the Negroes of this city stand second to none. Every branch of industry is represented, and all of the places rank among the largest and best in the city. No town is better fitted to entertain the League, and there is none more deserving, and should they come, Topeka will show them the grandest time they ever had. We have one of the largest, finest and best halls in the great West, and plenty of prosperous business men who earnestly solicit them to come. THE SOUTH'S RACE PROBLEM Not long ago we listened to a Republican who moved ten years ago to a southern state. He still votes the Republican ticket, and a large Republican vote is cast in his locality, which not many years ago elected a Republican congressman. But he maintained that the race problem as it exists in his state is not at all understood at the North. Deeply interested in it, he has canvassed all the so-called solutions and has come to the opinion that no conceivable solution exists for it. There being nearly nine million Negroes in the South, deportation is out of the question. Elevation of the Negro to a plane of equal civilization and respectability with the whites, he affirms, the Southern white people will never permit. The Negro must stay in the South, there being no other place to which he can go; he must never be lifted to a level with the white race, ineradicable race and color prejudice not admitting of it. Therefore, says this observer, there is no way for it but possible eventual extermination, and no peace until the issue is solved. This only goes to show the intensity of the feeling at the South on the race question. The Southern white man is willing to educate the Negro, provided you conne his education to fitting him for menial service. He is unwilling to educate him as a white child is educated, to draw him out and make him as fit as his capacities will permit for existence in a modern, civilized environment. There is a line drawn beyond which he must not go or be brought by education, for the possibility of his advancement to a condition of equality with his white neighbor the South will not contemplate, fearing intermarriage and race assimilation. The two races must be kept separate, and the bottom fact of all is that to keep separate they must be kept unequal in character, station, intelligence and aspiration. That this unrepublican and undemocratic theory of dealing with an inferior race so as to perpetuate its inferiority must tend to a degeneracy of the superior race is a deduction that few in the South are willing apparently, to face; yet there are too many evidences of such a tendency. No people can insist on assuming a false, unnatural and inhuman attitude toward an inferior people under their tutelage and not be injuriously affected thereby in their own character. No people can adopt an attitude of oppression and repression, of studied contempt and determined resistance to the aspirations of an inferior race and maintain its own high ideals. Neither can any people without injury to itself take such a false view of what it admits is the greatest political and social problem it has to face from one generation to another. Such an event as was reported last week from South Carolina, the frivolous lynching of a Negro boy proves a good deal as to the certain moral degeneracy that the race conflict is effecting in that state. The Charleston News and Courier, which opposes educating the Negro for anything higher than menial service, in an editorial headed, "Blot Out this Outrage," tells the story: "We printed yesterday morning such details as are now obtainable concerning the murder of a Negro named Kitt Bookhard by one or more brutally lawless citizens of Eutawville. The circumstances of the crime are too revolting to permit of itemized repetition, but enough is is known to stamp the slaying of this poor creature as one of the most barbarous, most uncalled for and most bloody deeds that has ever disgraced the good name of a South Carolina community. Kitt Bookhard, a Negro, went fishing with several white men. When the pleasure party was returning home he was cursed by one of his white associates and he cursed this white man in return. This seems to have been the sum and substance of his offense. The following day a warrant was sworn out for the Negro, and, having been unable to pay a fine of $5, he was lodged in the town jail at Eutauville. That night a half dozen men broke in the jail door, killed the prisoner, mutilated his body, and threw his remains into a neighboring river in the hopes of concealing their crime. * * * For once at least it would seem that NUMBER 31. Brutal Lynchings Makes Her Problem one of Maintaining Its Own Enlightened Christian Civilization. South Carolina Murders a Negro Lad "Just for Fun." the spirit of mob violence has overreached itself. A handful of lawless citizens, with little or no provocation other than a disposition to wanton brutality set upon a defenseless prisoner and butchered him. Their act was revolting beyond expression, but shocking as it was they doubtless gained the temerity to attempt it from the fact that scores of other lynchers had been permitted to do little less terrible deeds without retribution overtaking them." This was not an ordinary lynching—and, by the way, is there another civilized country in the world where it w.uld be possible to speak of an "ordinary" lynching? It displayed, as the News and Courier goes on to say, "savagery which simply appalls Christian civilization, and those sentiments of justice and mercy which it purports to promote." The real problem of the South will turn out to be one of maintaining its own enlightened Christian civilization. How can it do it without opening the door of opportunity wide to the Negro, giving him equal justice in the courts with the white man, the same schooling as the white child, treating him as a fellow man, however inferior in capacity at present; and while it need not give the Negroes as a body a vote, fixing the same requirements for voting as are required of the white voter? The Southern whites are never going to solve their race problem by any other method. Yesterday we referred to the murder "just for fun of it" of a Negro lad in South Carolina as indicating the degenerating effect of the race trouble upon Southern whites. The Charleston News and Courier says of it: "The Anderson Daily Mail says that to charge this crime (the lynching of the Negro, Kitt Bookhard, at Eutawville) of a few depraved men against the whole state of South Carolina, is folly. It is worse; it is a crime, and as great a crime against the people as the murder itself." A good deal will depend, of course, on whether "the whole county of Berkeley" and "the whole state of South Carolina" shall permit those who are guilty of the murder of the Negro to escape punishment. In that event certainly the whole county of Berkeley and the whole state of South Carolina will be responsible for the crime. The whole state of South Carolina and a good many of the counties of South Carolina have permitted offenses just like that at Eutawville to pass without the punishment of those engaged in their commission. The people of South Carolina can not escape their responsibility for the terrible atrocities practiced by the mob in this state. We shall be judged, and we ought to be judged, by the record, and we are utterly condemned by the record." This is not the first time the News and Courier has condemned its own state for its lapses from civilized standards. It affords a fine example of moral courage. GIVEN AWAY. If those who wish a fine lithograph of Pres. Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington dining together, or a group of Abraham Lincoln, Fred'k Douglass and Booker T. Washington or a lithograph of Lincoln, Douglass or Washington will send one dollar to this paper or pay our agents, Mrs. Carrie Hughes, J.B. Bass, J. W. Golden or Percy Lewis, we will mail them their choice of either of the above. This is a standing offer for the next 60 days and anybody can avail themselves of the opportunity of getting one of these lithographs which retail for 50 cents. This is a great offer—THE PLAINDEALER and a 50-cent picture for one year's subscription. Entered at the postoffice at Tepeka as second class mail matter. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. THIS FELLOW IS CRAZY. "Roosevelt has the same chance to be elected that Satan has to leave Belleville, Ill., or Nick Chiles has to visit Mississippi in the interest of THE TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. We have letters on file regarding the law for putting up electors in five states. Negroes, show your sense." —The Southern Sentiment, Memphis, Tenn. If we had the same chance of going to Mississippi as Roosevelt has of being elected, Mr. DemoNegro Imitator, we would start today and teach those wild Democrats something about common decency! THE Democrats had charge of Topeka Wednesday, arranging for their funeral obsequies next November! MONDAY, August 1st was the opening of the Emancipation celebration season. It closes Januarg 1st, 1905! When will we learn the correct date to celebrate? YESTERDAY morning the Democrats nominated Judge Dale, of Wichita, for governor and the Pops swallowed him, except the more sensible element, who bolted, and will nominate a straight ticket. It is high time that the Negro shut off on his pleasure and commence to fatten up his coal house, and supply his children with plenty of good, warm clothing so they can be kept in school. Winter is just around the corner! Hurray!! A NUMBER of white brick masons who were working on a government building at Washington. D.C., refused to work because Negro masons were employed on the job. The press dispatches say that the colored mechanics will complete the job. THE Negro who says that the Republican party has done nothing for him, was born forty years too soon. He ought to have come along in the days of old Jeff. Davis, and by this time he would be able to recite enough good things that the Republican party has done for him to fill a history of several volumes. MONDAY Frank Hottman and Mrs. Agnes Myers, charged with the fiendish murder of Mrs. Myers' husband which occured a short time ago, appeared in court and plead "not guilty." Hottman has made two confessions, while the woman has "stood pat." If this inhuman pair had their just deserts, they would both dangle at the end of a rope. 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Price, $2.58. and Praecognition, by Prof. J. W. ency for one or more of the above cases who take an agency can get it big commission, supply books S. & CO., Naperville, Illinois A Complete line of KANSAS. Macedonia Tabernacle No. 93 was visited by the death angel Tuesday evening, July 26th, and Dt. Maria Tang was numbered with the countless host gone before. Macedonia Tabernacle meets the first and third Sundays each month at Tabernacle hall, 508 West B street. The Tabernacle is progressing nicely. The Twelve Star club was entertained Monday evening by H. Olden and wife, 1157 Jefferson street. After routine business, refreshments were served. The club adjourned to meet with Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson, 1321 N. Jefferson street, Aug. 8. Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Kansas, Relating to the Election of State Printer. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Kansas, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring therein: SECTION 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection. Section 4. of article 15, of the constitution to be amended so as to read as follows: "All public printing shall be done by the state printer who shall be elected by the people at the election held for state officers in November, 1906, and every two years thereafter, at the elections held for state officers, and shall hold his office for two years and until his successor shall be elected and qualified." SEC. 2. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this state at the general election of representatives to the Legislature in the year A. D. 1904, for their approval or rejection. The amendment hereby proposed shall be designated on the official ballot: "An amendment relating to the election of state printer." And shall be voted for or against, as provided by law under state statutes. SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute-book. Passed the Senate February 12, 1903. Passed the House February 19, 1903. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of original Senate concurrent resolution No. 20, now on file in my office. J. R. Burrow, Secretary of State. Austin Too! The M. K. & T. R'y now reaches with its own rail, all the more important cities of Texas. Katy trains entered Austin on June 26th, over the new extension from Grainger, on the main line, where close connections are made with all important trains north and south bound. "Katy" now has unexcelled service to the thriving Texas cities of San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Ft Worth, Waco, Galveston and Austin. For something new in illustrated literature about Texas and the Southwest, write "KATY" ST. LOUIS, MO. WAITERS AND PORTERS' Headquarters! CHAS. PHELPS' Barber Shop is where you meet them. The leading barber shop in the city..... 214-216 Kranis St. . ST JOSEPH, MO WHEN IN ATCHISON call on G. GASSAWAY, at 116 N. 8th street, who keeps a first-class ROOMING HOUSE and RESTAURANT. Give him a call. Everything first-class and up-to-date. Be Your Own Boss. Do you want to make money during your summer vacation? More money made in the Mail Order business than anything else. I am making money at it and will teach you how to carry on a business at your own home furnishing everything. You can receive hundreds of letters daily containing money. Capital and experience unnecessary, full particulars 10c in stamps. Address. Spoleta' Scientific Research Bureau, N. Topeka, Kansas. Locations in Kansas Wanted. The Frisco System Land and Immigration association is alreadyturnite share of the southwestern tide of immigration to Kansas. Three hundred and fifty agents of this Association from the East and North have just completed a tour of the Southwest and viewed its resources and interviewed its landowners and local Association agents, for the sole purpose of better presentiing Southwest opportunities to the homeseeker and investor in the older states. This Association is the most efficient of its kind in existence, and has agents everywhere in the United States. If you wish to sell your farm town or other property, or if you desire capital for factories, mercantile establishments, or any of the industries, please address R. S. LEMON, Secretary Immigration Bureau, Dept. A, Frisco Building, St. Louis, Mo. S. A. HUGHES, General Immigration Agent. Mrs. Walker of Council. Grove, is the guest of Mrs. Howl; also Miss D. Burnside, of Omaha, Neb. The sad message of the death of Miss Eugenia DePriest of Salina was a shock to her many friends in this city. Mrs. Howl from here attended the funeral. There was a social at the 2nd Baptist church July 26, given by woman's home and foreign mission society. Mrs. Wafford who went to Topeka to be treated for cancer of the nose, is getting along nicely. Clara Evans of Topeka is visiting in the city. FT. SCOTT, KANSAS. "The Swellest Thing Yet!" The Smart Set club gave a grand soiree at Bridal Veil park pavilion last Friday evening. It was the swellest affair ever given here. A most enjoyable evening was spent. The pavilion was decorated in the club colors. Hawkins' orchestra furnished music. About forty couples enjoyed this treat. Miss Emma Bryant severely sprained her back while out fishing with a crowd of young ladies by a too sudden effort to to clear the too close proximity to a big spider which another girl mistook for a snake. The second annual session of the Mothers' Aid society of this and adjoining counties will be held at Iola Aug. 16-18. Rev. Geo.W. Watson of Burlington is presiding over a series of meetings at Mt. Zion Baptist church. The Smart Set club will visit the World's fair as a unit some time this month. YALE NOTES. Mesdames Jessie Carmichael and Jno. Penelton were visitors in the city Sunday. Ben Hendricks has just completed a fine residence at Pittsburg. Bob Cain has made substantial improvements on his home. Mrs. Kid Simmons is home from a visit to Kansas City. Several of the Yale boys went to Pittsburg Saturday to attend the re-union. Rev. J. H. VanLue, Baptist state missionary, is in the city. Mrs. Mary Giles and children attended the re-union at Pittsburg, guests of Mrs. Bolden. Mesdames Cobb and Lewis went to Pittsburg last Saturday. Mrs. Malinday Medlock was the guest of Mrs. Lucy Walls in Pittsburg last Friday and Saturday. NEWTON, KAN. Mrs. C. Ridley spent Sunday in Kansas City, the guest of her brother. Art Childs was a Kansas City visitor last Sunday. Rev. J.M.Rivers will hold his quarterly meeting Sunday at the C.M.E.church and all members and friends are expected to be present. The Second Baptist church is yet without a pastor. J. M. Gross and wife entertained a number of their friends July 26, the occasion being a jollification of the return of the sole ownership of the Arcade barbershop to him. The evening was an ideal one and the dainty refreshments served were highly enjoyed. The concert given July 22 by Prof. Bledsow at the Ragsdale opera house for benefit of the new church here was a failure, not making expenses. This is the first time the colored people have fell short in an affair of this kind in this city. carry one of the finest lines of Undertaking goods in s and Quincy Sts. Topeka, Kansas. Society in the U.S. Our society is similar in character and management to the KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECURITY, A. O. U. W., and MODERN WOODMEN. No intelligent Negro should be without INSURANCE. heprotection of our families warrants no delay in the matter of insurance. Good agents wanted. For further information write P.C. THOMAS. Natl Sec. Headquarters: 117 West Fifth street, Topeka, Kansas. Over 250,000 Pleased Customers Shipments made in plain boxes. & No marks to indicate contents. ONE FULL QUART OF WHISKEY FREE We know the meaning of words and will do as we may. We inclure the North Carolina Whiskey we will be good—there's no bad. People aren't adultize it, adults are not beaten. Not whiskey sellers are noted for mixing, shredding and watering. We sell more genuine old whiskey and less water than any known competitor. "Casper's 11 Year Old" Whiskey is ideal for North Carolina, in old-style copper still, just as it was made by our grandfather. First-rate whiskey is sold at $5.00 to $6.00 per gallon. Our most please or we will buy it back. We have a capital of $60,000, and the People's National Bank and the Pledged savings bank of this city will tell you our word is good. To introduce this old, boons whiskey we offer to you, we'll make of "Casper's 11 Year Old"—two sample bottles, one 1, one 18 year old—a corkscrew and a drinking glass—all for $8.5k. If $5.50 is sent we will make this whiskey worth $10.00. Our whiskey is made of this whiskey only 2 years old, and will send vigneron beer for $8 or will furnish a twenty full quart bottles on receipt of oil and give free corkscrews, drinking gums, galeen plates making this whiskey worth $10.00 delivered. We ship in plain boxes with no marks to indicate contents, and Preyall Express. Buyers West of Tyrus, Kannah, Nebraska and Dakota must add 10 cents per quart extra. THE CASPER' CO. (JnC.) 958 Casper Bldg. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Send your name and address, with the names and addresses of three friends interested in hair tones, and we will send to you free of charge a large sample of Instantana Massage Cream. It brightens the skin immediately upon application. The improvement will be seen five minutes after it has been applied. Be not deceived. Noprepation can turn a colored person into a white person, but Instantana Massage Cream will make the darkest skin several shades lighter. It whitens, smooths soothes, purifies, moistens. Removes stains. It softens hair, lifesaves skin, lifesaves lips, lifesaves poxes and all facial imperfections, and brings back to the most faded completion the satiny texture and peach-like tint of youth. Positively not injurious. Used by old and young. It is the grandest discovery of the twentieth century. In order to prove its great beautifying power, we will send a large sample by mail, postage paid, absolutely free. Write to-day to BOSTON CHEMICAL CO., 310 East Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. COLORADO, and return VIA ..-UNION PACIFIC-.. S17.50 EVERY DAY from June 1st to September 30th, inclusive, with final return limit October 31st, 1904 —FROM— TOPEKA Be sure your tickets read over this line For full information inquire o F. A. LEWIS, C. ty Agt., 535 Kan. Ave. J. C. FULTON, Depot Agent. Tickets on sale daily from June 1st to Sept. 30th inclusive. Final return limit Oct. 31st, 1904. For tickets, reservations and all other information, see A. W. LACEY, Ticket Agt.. North Topeka. A. M. FULLER, C. P. A., Topeka. 989. PHONE 384. WOODMEN K. B. C. OF PROTECTION Over 250,000 Pleased Customers shipments made in this state. We no longer intend to distribute contents. Casper's 11 YEAR OLD WHISKEY AT HOME BY HONEST AND NORTH CAROLINA PEOPLE FREE Send your name and address, hair tones, and we will send to Cream. It brightens the skin in five minutes after it has been applied person into a white person, but several shades lighter. It whitens stantly wrinkles, tan, discoloration, and all facial imperfections, and it and peach-like tint of youth. Proudest discovery of the twentieth we will send a large sample by mail. BOSTON CHEMICAL CO. COLLEGE ..-UNION EVENT from June inclusive TO Be sure you F. A. LEWIS, C.ty Agr., 535 K Rock Island The Colorado -Denver, C Tickets on inclusive. For tickets, tion, see Rock Island System Knights and Ladies of Protection A NATIONAL FRATERNAL INSURANCE SOCIETY Issues policies. the sums of $250. $500, $1,000, also $75 $100. $150 and $200 for children over 6 years of age. This is the only colored Fraternal Insurance TRUE E - . 7 - - . * ~ . ~ ee A a : ayn, ‘rwone og 2. Jin Tennessee, where he will visit rel- atte Lama" KANSAS STATE FAIR +2 ANKE RAB : DR. A. C. BRISCOE. Mrz, J. M. Wright will entertain . mae the Golden Rod club coraplimentary TOPEKA, September 12-17. a mig 5 BLESSES Shey. = twrrkxas|to the visiting Indies thie afternoon. Téa 1V1 | Hours, four to seven. . NM. v WH, E. JACKSON, HM. Di} stesdames Anna Lett; A.S.Car] 4 fin ms b Puysictax axp SURGKON |ter and Miss Lola Douglass left Mun- ew i! ) 1 . day evening torLawrence after spend | Wg e@@aaagy Ome KO ene ee cecag [ing 8 few days in the city. Sp L. 918 IND. TOPEKA, KANSAS Cp ML 2 PERA, KANSAS —, Te pe A et RY 16 >=» 71010 A.M. OFFICE novast 12M. tos nM. Ind. Phone 159. {71010 F. a1. J. M, JAMISON, M.D., PnysiclAN AND SURGEON Examining Physcian of the Knights and Ladies of Protecuon, yy Attention to de JOT omen od private deseases, Office and Resilence, BET Maprcos Steerer. PuysiciaN AND SURGEON ‘226 Kansas Ave. Ind, Phone 774. Calls auswered day and night. § 7to9 a.m, Office Hours} 919 4 and 6 to S p.m. limi iti iii eas. > ‘ 5 A. P. TONE WILSON. JR., : ‘ ATTORNEY AT LAW. ‘ ; Practice Is Aus Courts 3 Dore Cases 2 Spec tally ; Hoecte st monthty tay para ans ME Topeka. Kane, : ; NEWS OF THE WEEK, 3 AI AAAAAPAPRAAPDPD PPL IAS Mrs John Huff will visit friends in Paxico this week. Miss Fannie Todd left Monday for a visit in Michigan. Mrs. G. W. Guy left Sunday for St. Louis to attend the fair. Mrs. Maude Warmaux of Kansas City, Mo. is visiting Miss Byanna Smith. Mrs, Lydia Alford of Denveris visiting her brother, Mr. James An- derson. W. C. Brown of Lawrence attended the Emancipation celebration in this city yesterday. Mrs. James Douglass left Monday to visit relatives in Hennesey and Guthrie, O. T. Mrs. Thos. McCampbell of Kansas City, Mo, isin the city visiting rela- tives and friends. Mr. Harry F. Besse of Bucklin, Kans, spent Thureday and Friday in the city visiting friends. Mrs. J. H. McKinnis of Leaven- worth spent Thursday and Friday in tne city visiting friends. Miss Nellie McAdoo left Saturday night for Leadville, Colo., to visit her brother, Thomas McAdoo. Miss Sadie Phillips, who has been visiting Miss M. B. Patterson return- ec hume Thursday morning. Mrs. Eleanor Pollard is visiting in Leavenworth, Kans., the guest of her daughter, Mrs. James Chavers. Miss Victoria Miller of Lawrence spent a few days in the city, the guest of Mr, and Mrs. Sim McCarroll. Archie Ray, one of the best tonso- rial artists in Emporia, is assisting Charles Lytle in his barber shop. Col. Jas. Beck of Lawrence was in the city yesterday and day hefore at- tending the Demo-Pop convention, Mrs, Ella Payne of the North side will visit her parents in Galesburg, Ills, and will return September Ist. Mr. and Mra. Wm. Johnson enter- tained the Wichita delegation last week at their home, 1327 Van Buren street. Mrs. Cora Jordan, who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. O. A. Taylor, returned to her home in Leavenworth Friday. — < Mr. and Mrs. David Wadlington and the Misses James of Lawrence, spent Friday in the city visiting friends. Mr. John H. Patterson spent three days of this week in Paxico and Ma- ple Hill, the guest of Mies Bartley Oliver Dr.and Mrs. O, A. Taylor depart- ed Saturday for Denver, Colo. to take a much needed rest and visit old friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brasher were seriously injured in a ranaway near the A. T. & 5. F. depot Thursday evening. Dr. W. E. Jackson left Monday evening for Memphis and other points Mesdames Anna Lett; A. S. Car- ter and Miss Lola Douglass left Mun- day evening for Lawrence after spend ing a few days in the city. Miss Callie Woods of Mount Pleas- ant, Ia, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mollie Pace, and family, left Sunday for her home, Mrs. W. B. Hamilton and daugh- ter, Stella, left Thursday afternoon for an extended visit with relatives and friends in Louisville, Ky. ‘Mr, and Mrs. C. C. Crockett enter- tained Mesdames Knox and Carper and Miss Carrie Carper of Denver, Colo, at two o'clock dinner Thur day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith enter- tained Friday evening complimentary to Mr. Harry F. Besse of Bucklin, Kans , who jeft Saturday for St, Louis. Mesdames Knox and Carper and Mies Carrie Carper, who have been visiting Mrs. Henry Wilson, left Sat- urday to visit friends in Leavenworth, WANTED —Fifteen_ men to work rock quarry, Martin Hill, Que dol- lar per cord. Four smiles west of the city. | Mr. A. R. Eagleson, who bas been in Detroit, Mich. for the past three months, spent Saturday and Sunday in the city visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Ned O'Banion, our highly es- teemed friend, left Monday for his home in Clay Center. Before re- turning he will visit points in Okla- homa and Utah. The Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, Kansas City, Kans, will run 2 mam- moth excursion Sat'y Aug. 13, to the Civil Rights convention. Every body seems to be going. Mrs. Jas. Scott aad Mrs. M. A. Berry and sons of La Junta, Colo. gave Mrs, Taylor Reed of 1038 Pine street a twelve days visit, en route ‘to St, Louis, Mc. and Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Langston, of Lawrence, ac- companied by her little grandson, Langston Hughes, came up yester- day to visit friends and take in the celebration, They returned in the evening. There will be general covenant meeting at the First Atrican Baptist church Sunday at tr a.m. Sabbath schoo! at the usual huur, 9:30 a. m. C. E. society at 7 p.m. All are re- spectfully invited. The Civil Rights Convention to be held in Leavenworth is unique. No politics, and no particular church or creed. Just a discussion of our civil status by the leading thinkers of the race, Don’t miss it. Mrs. Hester Edwards and Mr. Geo. Wilson were married yesterday evening at Danforth’s cafe. The happy pair has the best wishes of a large number of frends. ‘They will ‘reside in North Topeka. Prof. John Langeton Harrison, of Washington school, departed Tues day for a trip through Californie. Prof. Harrison is one of the beet edu- cators in the state, and his trip will be both pleasant and profitable. The City Federation will meet at the Congregational eburch Monday, August 8. The newly elected officers are: L. B. Harris, president; Mrs. M. F. Clark, vioe pres,; M. B. Jordan, sec'y; Mrs. Carpenter, treas.; Miss Sadie Barker, chaplain. Among the prominent speakers that will be at Leavenworth to the Civil Rights convention, Aug. 12 and 13, will be Dr. M.O. Rickets, Nelson Crewe. Dr. R. A. Crossland, Rev. John S. Johnson, Hon. Jas. Guy, Geo. Wasson and Rev. W. P. Moppia. Misa Cora Bennett, our efficient clerk, and Miss Clara Williams lett last night for a three week's visit with friends in Denver and other points in Colorado. They are in- dustrious young ladies, and Tue P.AINDEALER wishes them a pleasant visit. We now serve notice that if certain crimes are continued we will expose them and see that they land in the penitentiary. It is rumored thats certain married man on the North side is guilty of immorality :n hie family. We are “investigating the ‘matter. . a KANSAS STATE FAIR, | TOPEKA, September 12-17. | Mi sey haan Sa peu), |} &2 SS yp > 7 tl Wa a a iS cr 7 eh ee ee wae Wane tae a Ak Ms Ve ca >) \\, I \— HF ae a pee hie Wes is poe SNe RF ne NED Kansas Derby, one mile, - $500.00, $25.00 Silver Trophy Cup if the winner beat the Kansas Derby record, 1:45}. The Derby will be run Tuesday September 13th. One half mile dash, $150. One mile dash, $150. 7-8 mile dash, - $100, ey me a - pei 3-S mile dash, - $75. 3-4 mile dash - 100. Half mile consolation, ren 7-8 nile consolation, $100. C. H. SAMSON, Secretary. The Famous Dan Patch will be here. Mr, and Mrs. E. Smith of Chicago arrived here last Friday from Den- ver, Colo., where they had been spending a few days, to visit the lat ter’s parent’s, Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Grandpre. Mr. Smith left Monday for Chicago, where he will resume work at his old position. Mrs. Margaret Roberts, with her daughter, Mrs. Jennie De Shattio, was called to Lawrence last Friday evening to be at the bedside of her niece, Mrs. Julia A. Roberts,who was dangerously ill, She passed away Saturday atrzo’clock, Funeral ser- vices were held Monday. St. John's A.M. E. Church Rally, Ang, 7. Every member and friend is ear- nestly requested to help us raise One Thousand Dollars. Please pay your subscriptions to the club captains, that they may be able to make their final reports on Sunday. E, Ridley, Sec’y Trustee Board, J. F. Cook Taylor, Pastor. | Miss Hester Hawkins entertained the Golden Rod club Friday after- noon from four to seven compliment- ary to Mesdames Bell Guy Douglass of Vinita, Ukla. and Charles Allen of Montreal, Quebec. The out of town guests were Mesdames Smith of Chi- cago, Young, Carter and Taylor of Lawrence. Mra, Maggie Vault Boyd entertain. ed last Wednesdsy evening for the lad‘es attending the Grand Court o! Calanthe, The out of town guests present were: Mrs. Kennedy, Miss Blanche Alexander of Wichita; Miss Bertie Jones of Arkansas City; Mrs. Adella Miller of Lawrence, Each one reported a delightful time. Mrs. L. H, Slaughter, Misses Liz. zie B. Cooper, Mary B. Jordan and es Simpson were the hostes-es at of a httle Sunday afternoun meeting at the home of Miss Jordan, in honot of Mrs. E, Lette of Atchison, Mre. .\. S. Carter of Lawrence and Miss Lola Douglasa of Sherman, Texas. Mare than twenty five guests called between the hours of 4 and 7:30 p m. Miss Hester Hawkins rendered several musical selections appropri: ate for the occasion. At 7:30 the crowd escorted the guests of honor te St. John's A. M. E. charch, where they enjoyed a short and very elo quent sermon by Rev. J. F.C. Taylor Perhaps the most interesting fea- ture of the Emancipation celebration yesterday at the fair grounds was a base hall game between the Copeland and National hotel boys. It was real exciting, and a number of good plays were made. “‘Dutch" Washam was commanding the .vational forces and Ed Williams laid out the way for the Copeland. It was an easy victery for Williams’ pets, and at the close of the gamethey had sixteen runs chalk up to their credit, while Washam’s boys could scratch up only feur. Mrs, Isabella Bryant dropped dea? at her home, 510 East Eighteenth street, last Friday morning at six o'clock. Mrs. Bryant ‘came to this city from Nashville, Tenn. over twenty five years ago, and has since resided here. She was one of the most highly respected ladies in the city, a good, kindhearted Christian mother and friend “She leaves five grown sons, all of whom were present ather funeral. Services were he'd at the Third Baptist church, the Rev. Banks officiating. Interment in ‘Topeka cemetery. Shampnotog and Face Massage MRS. HATTIE E. VAN VLECK Hair Dresser and Manutfacturet......00 Hair to Matcu Att CompLextons. Doll Wigs—New Pompadours, Pompadour Combs, and other Toilet Combs, Switches and Hair Jewelry........c0ee ee 220 E.sthSt, TOPEKA, KANS Miss Minnie Langston Todd en- tertained at Sunday dinner in honor of her aunt, Mrs. C. Langston Hughes and several other friends. The menu consisted of all the delicacies of the season, and the afternoon was very pleasantly spent in music and con- versation. Out of town guests were Messrs. Hawkins and Frison of Da- venport, Ill. The visitors of the Grand Lodge ‘ware royally entertained at the hone of Messrs. Robt. and Ed. Perkine, 816 State street. Those present were Dr. Harris, Mrs. Adella Miller, Law- rence; Mrs. Kenredy, Miss Cox, Wichita; Mesdames Lee Anderson and Paul, Wichita; Mies Bertie yones Arkansas City; Miss Blanche Alex- ander, Wichita. “Aunt” Lucy Clark, one of the ald- est and most highly respected citi- zens of Shawnee county died July 30. She was ninety-one years of age, and leaves a host of friends to mourn her demise, Funeral services were held Monday at Asbury chapel in North Topeka, Rev. Smith officiating. She was a member of the O. E.S., which organization attended in a body and performed the last sad rites at the | rave. For the past few weeks an artist or prirter sailing under the title of Prof. W. C. O, Jacques has been do- ing the town, and from present indi- cations we are about all $3 shy upon the deal. When our collector called upon the gentleman on the Ist, he had folded his tent and hied himsel! away to fresher pastures and greener fields. Ufhis intentions were good and he had no money he could easi ly have been a gentleman and called upon us and stated the facts, whicl would have been satisfactory. Thi: is a gentle reminder, and if something don’t show up we'll trim his sail: next week. __ The Grand Lodge of the Benevo- Tent society convened Thursday, July 28 at 620 Kansas avenue. There were thirty-five delegates and grand officers present. On Friday evening the subordinate and branch lodges of Topeka tendered the visiting de- egates a fine reception, Mrs. Kate Teat delivered the welcome address; Mrs. Hattie Sparks of Lawrence re- sponded in behalf of the visiting lodges. ‘The program for the even- ing consisted of essays, instrumental and vocal solos and readings which were highly appreciated by all. The officers elected tor the ensuing year are: G L. Craig, G, P., Leavenworth; Mrs, M. Fishback, G, V. P., Lawrence; Miss Mary B. Jordan,G R.S., To- peka; Mrs. Ella McKinnis, G. A. R. S., Leavenworth; Mrs, M, Bryant, G. T., Lawrence; Rev. T. L. Scott, G. 1., Hitchinson: R. White, G. M. Lawrence. The Grand Lodge ad- journed Saturday evening, July 31, to meet at Leavenworth, Kans. in July 1905. G. L, Craig, G. P. | Miss M.B Jordan, G. B.S. ee ee ee eee ee ; ’ . ° - World’s Fair Service ann Rates aaa aeaeeieeaiereEeminel Through Pullmans to St. Louis Every Day | ON No. 10 sarectnstrestepe tines ston teria Rone | On NO. 2 smutty terete atertiotndsn Rone . On Nox 6 ant oe en Ve i Which Teaves here at 8:00 p. m.— NOG oe capseernesers Sst trate By Low Rates to World’s Fair. - Fifteen-Day Tickets cost $11.40 Sixty-Day Tickets cost $12.70. Tickets limited to Dec. 15 cost $15.20. Very Cheap Excursion Rates. | Tickets good for 7 days, but honored only in coaches, $7.60 For descriptive literature, sleeping-car space, railroad | tickets, etc., apply to T. L. KING, Ticket AGENT, ATCHISOY, TOPERS ASD SANTA FE RAULWAY, TOPEKA, KANSAS. enrauceeranmnreramess y ¢ Great Civil Rights : CONVENTION! f of Friday and Saturday, Aug, 12-13, 5 A And a Grand Outing Sunday, Aug. 14. j ‘ The Question of the Hour ‘ Discussed by the Leading Colored Men f Seah ate thea le Pr | y ‘ itiataa Excursion! f will furnish music bietemcae a 4 at beautiful of Kansas City, ‘ KORMAN’S [Will rin an excursion to A pare wtmcomentens x ’ Committee of —_ 4 Leavenworth, Ks, |S: 7 2ON 2S. f MALALALKSAAALALKR Mm REV. JOHN GORDON, p. % PRESIDENT. Incorporated March 2, 1867. gs . Gives opportunity for Higher Education toall without regard to creed, race or sex. i re ‘Ten departmente—Tarologiral, Medical, ye% Dental, Pharmacentical, Legal, Collegiate, 1: Teachers, Commercial, Preparatory, fdas trisl—condacted by one hundred competent Professers and Instrartore. Tuition Free except in the Medical Department. Isclading MEDICAL, DENTAL and PHARMACEUTIC COLLEGES Thirty-Seventh Session. DAY SCHOOL FOR NEW MATRICULANTS. Tortion FEE IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGES, EACH, $80. PHARMACEUTIC COLLEGE, $70. ALL STUDENTS MUST REGISTER BEFORE OCTOBER 12, 1904 ———_—— Organized 1868. a a anc ni lide rset espe eet Nou-Professional Departments apen September 21,1994 ‘Nedicel and Yaw Departanents open October teary. For catstogue or further information address Tue Parsinerr, or M2. Gro, II. SAFFORD, Sec- retary of the University, or the Secretary of the Department which you wich to enter, via: Medical, F. J. SHADD, 3f.D., 901 RSt.N. W.s Law, James F. Benpy, E69 , 420 Fifth'St. NW. The following officers of the Grand Court of Calanthe were elected last week, Inour rush they were omitted from last week's write-up: G.W.C. Maggte Matley, of Topeka; G. W.I., Mollie Cox, Wichita; G. W. Inspect or, Ida Wallace, Lawrence; G, R. D. Bianche Alexander, Wichita; G. R. Dep., Adella Miller, Lawrence; G. S. E. B., Bettie Bailey, Arkansas City, G.T.E, Mrs. E. L. Williams, Lawrence; G. W. E., Martha Phel| [pew Wichita; G.8.D, Bertie Jones, Ar- kansas City; G. J. D., Lee Anderson, Wichita; W. C., Nannie Holmes, Fleming; G. A. C., Lulu Maples, Wier City; G. W. H., Mrs. Hall, Wier City; G. W. P., Burrell Pope, Topeka; S. L., W. W. Plumb, To- peka; G. M.D., Dr. Harris, Wichita -_— oN Grand Lodge No 23, Missouri aad Jurfs- diction, G, 4,and D.3. 81. Joseru, Mo., July 23 1904. Dear Brothers and Sisters: The National Grand Lodge ot Goed Sa- uaritans and Daughters of Samaria will hold its annual sessicn at St. Joseph, Mo. August 24 25 and 26, 1904, in Masonic hall. Ail arrange- ments have been made to care for delegates who attend the ee2tion. Board and room, $1 per day} Those who wish can secure accommo- dations ou the Evropean plan for less, All those who will attend please notify A. Merton in advance, Delegates from the East art South will come via St Louis. The Bur- Tington and Missouri Pacific run through trains to St. Josept. J. E. Kerkcypatt, G.C, | A. Morrtox, Com. Ways and Means . : si Missouri i ue | | THE WORLD'S FAIR LINE. | 7; Trains Between Kansas City and St Louis. Leave Kansas City at 6:55, 8:00 and 10:10 a. m. / and 1:10, 9:15 and 12:00 p. m. and 12:05 midnight. ; ASK for your ticket via this line from Kansas City; j if you miss connection for one of them you will not / have long to wait for another. ' F. E. NIPPS, C. E. STYLES, ; Ticket Agt., AGP. A, Topeka, — - - Kansas. Kansas City, - — - Mo. ‘ i STEVENSON } HOUSE. 2029—Watnct Streetr—2029 Everything First-class. Hot and Cold Baths. Mme. Carrie M. Stevenson, Prop. John H. Stevenson, Mgr. ST.LOUIS, - - - - MO. ©0900000006000000000000000 j wot Hin, Fred, L. Douglass, MAYAGER, rxorseeton. me “ZANZIBAR” SALOON AND HOTEL, First-class in all its Appoint- ments.—Newly Furnished ‘Throughout. Rates. Keasonable. ..... 208 Independence Avenue. $ axsas CITY, - - MO. COORCOS COSCO 0OOESOOOEED eS SE WILEY JONES, W. D. Cox 7 Proprietors. The Jones Hier ‘Muskogee Indian Territory. First-class acommodations— Seventy-five rooms—Nerly opeaed, Europeta plan, 7 Eee - 4 ws i - oe: ala Riots <P gaun “a tee” he ’ KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. , BRANCH OFFICE DEPARTMENT. — aaa ALBERT ROSS, A.M. Ward, president of this or-|derson was elected most ancient Editor and Manager. ganization, is responsible for the| maton. : -— | high-class tone of the entertain-} The colored people of Chicago Orrick YOY N. Satu S1ReLeT. jment. Every participant de-|oave Rev. R C Raneam a mac. Nearly forty-two years have passed since Abraham Lincoln touched his pen to the document which liberated four million souls from the cruel bonds of slavery and made it what means today tothe Negro. To take a back- ward look, has the Negro really profited by having been set free —has he come up to the expecta- tions of his friends or has he dis- appointed his most sanguine ad- mirers? We are frank to say that even a Ben Tillman and a Vardaman are reluctant to admit that he has advanced, and sc much so that they think he now ought to be headed off—ought te be blocked in his infancy, in his early school life. Then to look around these days and times 1n the schools and shops, on the farms, in business, everywhere and in almost everything anyone else can do, and see the black faces coming to the front, carry- ing off the honors, no matter how badly handicapped, coming up, working up, fighting up, it makes our blood flow faster and our hearts swell with pride. It used tobe that the Negro was ashamed of his race, but don't vou know that those Negroes are dying out and if it’s anybody it's the other fellow who would rather change. The great question really at the bottom of lynchings, burn- ings and these mob outbreaks is, “How can we stop the Negro?" Where will he stop? Is he going to stop? A Chicago professor has looked away into the future and made the statement that the dark races, who, by the way, populate three-fourths of the world, will come to the front and rule the world. And_ there isawhole lot of truth in that statement. Atany rate, in America, when it comes to brains, brawn and beauty the Negro is getting it on the other fellow, and the funny part is that the other fellow is beginning to notice it, and to show that he notices it. The results of athletic tests in the U. S. army, noted schools and in- stitutions indicate the standard to which the race 1s eventually coming. Every subsequent oc: casion of the anniversary of th« emancipation proclamation ough! to be celebrated in way so as te " show the substantial progress 0 the race towards attaining thi: coveted goal. The talk of the week amon; the colored people of Kansas Cit: isthe Directory of the colores business men, their churches lodges, schools, homes and club now being compiled by the Kan sas City Directory Co. Thi book of reference will show th best of the race in the greates business city west of the grea Mississippi. It will be an edu cator to the boys and girls a over the West and will give ther high ideals and ambition to ris in their localities and do likewise This book should have a place i every Negro's home in the Wes The increasing demand for th book shows how highly it is va ued by the people of this city. LOCAL AND PERSONAL, * Bernie Cunninghan and fami of 347 Oak street, left Tuesd: for Gerry, Okla. A.M. Ward, president of this or- ganization, is responsible for the high-class tone of the entertain- ment. Every participant de- serves much praise for the excel- lent rendition of the part of duty assigned. Rev. RR. Findley, a super- numerary preacher of the A. M. E. church, died July 27 and was buried the same day. Captain Albert Ross was the chief speaker at the Sunday school rally at Rev. Bacote's church last Sunday evening, and besides delivering a very inter- esting address, he succeeded in raising a neat sum of money for this worthy purpose. The celebrations this week— Aug, 1 and 4—at Stewart's and Kerr's parks were attended by a large throng. Speeches,refresh- ments and band music added in- terest and enjoyment to the oc- casion. Now is the time for our people to lay in their winter's supply of coal. Asarule they wait until the dead of winter and then buy in little dribs, paying three to four times the regular price per ton. When a man buys coal by the quarter's worth he pays about |as much for coal man’s services as he does for the coal; then,too the price of coal is at its top notch, and everybody wants it delivered at once. This too of- ten causes suffering, sickness and sorrow, especially when a coal famine or strike of coal miners is imminent, which occur nearly every winter. If our pastors in the various towns would lead the people to unite their purses and buy in a car or two of coal at its low price now for the church use, as well as their families, and then super- intend its distribution by giving weight tickets from the city weighmaster’s office according to the amount invested, they would do far better than waiting until the mercury plays around the zero point, and then try to keep the “spirit alive’ by the “fire and dynamite’’ in their sermons, instead of a good old roaring hot fireina No. heater. Try it jbrethren this year; it's more practical. “Do it Now.” Miss Sponger, who begs and joan this paper and will not Isubseribe for it, still seems un- {reached by the gentle hint given |last week. Our too easy and ever annoyed subscriber see: [rthig a view but to use the proverbial brick. So she has Mees practicing to herself that jlittle peculiar look out of th jeyes to give Miss Sponger wher ishe comes again to borrow Tu ‘PLAINDEALER, instead of bein woman enough to subscribe an pay forit herself, The payin, subscriber hates to do this, bu you know, even the worm wil turn when trodden upon. “Di Hie Now." CHICAGO LOCALS. Attorney Fk. A. Denison met with a bad accident and broke his collar bone. James Reddick, ‘chairman of the Cook county Republican committee, has forgotten that there are ten thousand colored voters in Cook county. Rev. Jeo.C. Booth is now sup- plying the pastorship of the In- stitutional A. M. E. church uctil the annual conference meets in September. : Evening Star Court of Hero- ines of Jericho was organized last week with the following offi cers: -Mrs. Josephine Harper, ancient matron; Mrs. Martha Cranshaw, secretary. Chicago Chapter No.1 O.E.S., met Aug. 1 at 235—45th Place. Mrs, Mabel Harris, royal matron, delivered an excellent address on “The origin and advancement ot the order.” Crescent Court of Heroines o! Jericho was established last Tues- aby evening! Mrs; Agnes Hen- maton. The colored people of Chicago gave Rev. R. C. Ransom a mag- nificent farewell reception. He goes to New Bedford, Mass., to take charge of a church. | For the first time in many years the Republicans of Cook county have come to the conclu- sion that it was not necessary to pay any attention to the colored voters. They have had their meetings here in Chicago lately, but not a colored man has been invited to take part in any of them nor has any of them been appointed on committees. Ac- cording to the program as now indicated by Chairman Reddick of county central committee and Roy O. West, chairman of the state central committee, the 33.000 colored voters in Illinois will be entirely ighored by them during the campaign. Hon.Jno.G. Jones, ex-member of the state legislature, and pres- ident of the Afro-American Re- publican League of the United States, was last week offered the chairmanship of the bureau of the National Republican cam- paign, but he declined it. Thomas Brown, a prominent colored man of Evanston, was drowned last week. The General Grand Comman- |dery of the Colored Knights ‘Templar of the United States which was recently organized at | Pittsburg, Pa., held a_ special session here Aug. 1 and it was largely attended. Business of importance was transacted and from ali appearances the indica- tions are that this will be the largest and most powerful Ma- sonic organization now among the colored Masons in the United States. Headwaiter Simms at the Nel- son Morris & Co.'s stock yards, was killed last Thursday by one of the side waiters. The Most Worshipful St. John Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of the state of Illinois, will meet in annual communication in Chica- go Aug. 29. There are thirteen lodges in the jurisdiction. Rev. Wm. Gray, grand master, has just finished making his annual visit. ATCHISON, KANSAS, TACORIAN NOTES. R.H.Cain Temple No. 3 meets the first and third Friday nights of each month at Taborian hall on lower Commercial street. Sir Geo. Taylor, C. M. Sir L.P. Woodson, C.S. Crescent ‘Tabernacle No. 5 meets the second and fourth Frj- day afternoons of each month at 2:30 o'clock at Taborian hall. Dt. Mallie Spencer, H. P. Dt. Ella Nelson, - C. R. Golden Tent No. 11 meets the second and fourth Saturday af- ternoons of each month at 3 o'clock at Taborian hall. Dt. Effie Dysart, Q. M. Entervator Tabernacle No. 37 meets the second and fourth Fri- days of each month at 2 o'clock at True Eleven hall. Dt. M. Robinson, H. P, Dt. S. Hall, C. R. Moses Dickson Palatium No. 3 meets every Monday night a Taborian hall. Sir L. P. Woodson, P. P. Sir John Davis, R. P. Dt. Effie Dysart retumed las! week from a visit to Topeka. Dt. Mamie Lewis-Clark of St Joe, is visiting at the home of C Montgemery. Dt. Hattie Burch is on th sick list. Dt.; Sadie Tyler presented he husband with an 8-pound baby boy last week. Dt. Hattie Montgomery ha returned from a trip to Ft. Scot and Iola and reports a pleasan scjourn. August 12th being the birthday of the International Order o ‘Twelve the Knights and Daugh ters cl Tabor will celebrate th Wim. Waters, 504 Kansas AVE, Dlthe Cleaned & Prev , OLD Puone 357. ATCHISON, - KANSAS. event at their hall on that night. The public is cordially invited. Admission toc. COFFEYVILLE ITEMS. Presiding Elder Ransom held quarterly meeting at the A.M.E. church Aug. t. Sardis Baptist church has called Rev. J. Smith as pastor. Rev. Brown, pastor of the M. E. church, is preparing to meet annual conference, The rally at the Sardis Baptist church Jast Sunday was a grand success. Mrs. Lizzie Buckner is visiting friends in Pittsburg. Mrs. Cleaver has returned to her home at So. McAllister, after visiting her parents and sick brother here several days. Mrs. Will Brown of Lenepah, LT., is visiting in the city. Ella Morrow and Mrs. William Lynch of Vinita, I.T., were re- cent visitors in the city, en route to the celebration at Goose Neck Bend. "Mrs. Peterson from Indepen- dence, is here very sick, under the treatment of Dr. Whittaker. Mrs. Donald is among the sick. Jennie Bees is improving from her recent illness. The Knights and Daughters of Tabor are preparing to celebrate their thirty-second anniversary Friday, Aug.t2. Excelsior band will play. Everybody cordially invited. Sir Henry Redding, Chr. | Sir Henry Jones, - Sec'y. Sir A. J. Smith, - C. M. Dt. Laura Smith, - C. P. Sir H. Bledsoe, Marshall. LAWRENCE, KAN. Beatrice Martin left Saturday for her home at Garnet, after a pleasant visit here. The Knights Templar held their public installation at John- son's hall July 27th and a. drill added to the pleasures of the oc- casion. Refreshments were then served and the rest of the even- ing was spent in dancing. Mrs. Bell Jeans, with her chil- dren, left the ist for Denver for a short stay. Fisherman Mitchell met death in the Kaw Tuesday. The body has not been'recovered yct. Tressie Smothers left last Sat- urday week for Kansas City. Mrs. Fuel entertained in honor of Mesdames Moore, Douglas and Lett last Thursday evening at her home on Indiana street. The yard was beautifully lighted by Chinese lanterns. Amusements were of various games and danc- ing. F. DeFrantz and Dean Buck- ner passed through the city last Saturday enroute from the St. Louis fair to their homes in To- peka. Chlora Polk is still on the sick list. George Walker and his private secretary, Henri Tapley, are it Kansas City fora few days. Mr. Woodruff, an old citizen, died Sunday night and the funera was held Tuesday afternoon ai the Warren St. Baptist church He was injured by falling lumbe: from which he never recovered. A jolly crowd went out to th lake on a hay frame last Friday night to a moonlight picnic anc Jall enjoyed a fine time. Boatin, was the principle pleasure. | Geo. Walker, the famous col ‘jored comedian, took part in ; recent concert at the Warren St | Baptist church and quite a nea |sum was realized therefrom. ‘| Mrs. James Beck and Lena O Smith spent last Friday as th ‘|guests of Dr. Young and wife a ‘dinner, after which they spent < | pleasant afternoon in boating anc ‘fishing. “ THE MITCHELL HOSPITAL, Leavenworth, - Kansas. : - BR EE OEE 1 we alia al se te ea fs oN a pene (Yanee gt. : ; eee Besa The Board of Directors of Mitchell Hospital has secured the services of Mrs. Lizzie Milton of Leavenworth a3 their solicitor and it is her intention to travel for this hospital. Any donations given her will be thankfully received by the Board of Directors of the hozpital. first-class Physicians and Nurses in attendance. The finest Institution in the West for the care of Colored People. For furher fnformation or particulars, address, IR. C. M. MOATES, - + = LeavenwortH, Kansas Wi eo ( Minnesot Contain more than 10,000 lakes, nearly all of which are ideal summer resorts. — They are reached quickly, comfortably and inexpensively by the . ° Chicago, Milwaukee and : St. Paul Railway. The Southwest Limited, the.new elec- tric-lighted train Kansas City to Chicago, makes direct connections with fast trains for the lake resorts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Only one night on the road from the Southland to Lakeland. Booklets for six cents’ postage. G. L. COBB, -: Southwestern Passenger Agent, 907 Main Street, Ransas City. a ae a l oo Rev. King of the A. M. E. church is having great success with his church, ‘ Mrs. Copeland is doing good business iri her restaurant. Printer Smith is now managing Rev.Cameron’s printing office. Mrs. Arthur Hill is better. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. Mrs. Julia A. Robers departed this life last Saturday about 11 o'clock a. m., at her home on Ihnois street, aiter a long ill- ness, only a week of which she was bedfast. She leaves a son and daughter, Will'and May, two brothers, other relatives and a host of friends to mourn her loss. She was a member of St. Marie Tabernacle, 1.0.T., for thirteen years and was always loyal and true to her trust, under the aus- pices of wich the funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Warren St.Baptist church. She was highly respected and be- loved in this community, and no better evidence of this is needed than the abundance of beautiful floral offerings contributed. She professed a hope in eternal sal- vation and was thus enabled to bear her sufferings in patience, In her lodge she was a member of the board of Cyrenes for ten years, always punctual and faith- ful to duty until poor health compelled her to resign and the ledge thus expresses its apprecia- tion of a worthy sister: Fare thee well, beloved Sister, Fare thee well for evermore, ‘Tull we meet beyond the river ‘With the foved ones gone before~ Where no sorronsever cometh, Where the white-robed angels sing— Inthe Tabernacle of our Father, Christ our Sastour, God our King. ST. JOSEPH, M0. Rev. Caldwell addressed the Y.M.C.A. at the Francis Street Baptist church last Sunday on the subject, ‘If Christ should come to our city.” Dr. S- R. Thompson and S. B, Wallace rendered solos. The A. M. E. Sunday schoo! gave a moonlight picnic on the church Iawn July 28th. Wm. Orey and wife left last Saturday for Seattle, Wash. ‘Wm. Reeves and wife of Cam- eron spent Sunday in the city. Mrs, Turner will leave shortly for Chicago with her children to join*her husband, where they will reside. Miss Jacobs of Richmond, is the guest of Mrs. Corinne Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are the parents of a fine boy born last Friday night, Anna and Pandora Newman left last Sunday for Paris, and will also visit St. Louis and the fair, after which they spend 4 few days here again before leav. ing for their home at Grand Junction, Colo. OLATHE NOTES. Minnie Beecher and Vassie Capps of Liberty, Mo., are visit- ing in the city. : A. J. Williams is attending the World’s fair at St. Louis. Beatrice Martin of Garnett, is visiting her sister here. Louella Johnson spent the rst in Leavenworth. Sunday will be red letter day at the Baptist church. The in- stallation of Rev. J. W. Gordon as pastor willtake place. An interesting program is prepared. Lloyd Williams spent Sunday in Kansas City. Mrs. Adams is very sick. The Sunday school picnic at Elizabeth July 28 was enjoyed by allin attendance. 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