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THE TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. We are Preparing for a Twenty-four Page Holiday and Anniversary Edition. It Will Be One of the Best Ever Printed in the West Historical Society State House VOLUME VIII CHAPLAIK'S WIFE IS DOING GOOD! Mrs. Prioleau Ministers to the Welfare of Immune Soldiers in Many Different Ways. In Mrs. Ethel G. Prioleau, an educated mulatress, wife of Chaplain George Prioleau of the immune regiment at Jefferson Barracks, Unole Sam has a volunteer instructress of his colored soldiers. Besides the religious instruction of the Negro soldiers Chaplain Prioleau has charge of the five month's school for enlisted men who cannot read well or write legibly. Mrs. Prioleau helps her husband in his church work and teaches in the school which is held every evening between the hours of 7 and 8 in the Administration building. The pupila number 35. The rules of the army compel some to attend, but a number are corporals and sergeants who are voluntary students. Previous to her marrage Mrs. Prioleau was a teacher in the schools of Kansas City, Kansas., and she is a graduate of the Kansas State Normal at Emporia. She helped her husband in his school work at Fort Riley last Spring and did so well that he complained that the soldiers studied harder for her than for him. Mrs. Prioleau is a bright little woman who enjoys life and who is anxious to do as much as she can to help the soldiers. "I always liked to teach," she said, "but I never liked to enforce discipline. That I found the hardest part of my profession. The deportment of the soldiers is perfect. I've never had to whip one of them. "About their studies they are much like students except that most of them want to write as small as they can. They seem to be too bashful to make their letters tall. "They try hard and most of them advance rapidly. Some of my experiences are surprising. When my pupils at Ft. Riley could write fairly well I thought it would be fine to have them write letters home. I was so enthusiastic over the idea that I obtained paper and stamps for them. When all was ready I told them about the heading of a letter and advised them against 'I seat myself and take my pen in hand to write you a few lines' and then waited expecting that I would soon have a fine batch of letters. "They didn't come and most of the men told me that they had never written a letter in their lives and didn't know how to tell things. "One man said, 'It's no use for me to write a letter home. My folks can't read English.' Ilis brogue was such that I believed him. One of the men wrote an interesting letter. The commander visited the school at its close and was well pleased with the work of the men. "I teach in the school every evening except Thursday, which is a night for recreation for the men and I take my husband's place in entertaining them in the exchange building. "We have a graphophone and use sacred music on Sudday night and humorous selections on Thursday evening. We also have a kinetoscope which the Army and Navy League helped us to buy. We have not bought films as yet, being desirous of finding pictures that can be used more than once and remain interesting. I assure that we shall choose one with battle pictures." We rented some pictures of battle scenes in the Philippines TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1905. and the men were so pleased that their applause caused the officers to come to the building; they feared that there was some disturbance. Every time the flag appeared they cheered. "The ninth Cavalry has a fine organ given to them by Clarence B. Moore of New York in memory of the charge at San Juan. "Colored men make fine soldiers. They drill well and they are obedient. If a man tries to pass a colored soldier who has been bidden to let no one pass, the consequences are that the man will have to be sent to the cemetery or the hospital. "I would like to teach music to those who will stay after school, the men like to sing so well but do not know the notes." If Mrs. Prioleau's plans are carried out some poor persons will owe their Thanksgiving dinners to the soldiers of the Barracks. In her other school rooms she has always been accustomed to leading the children in giving dinners for the poor. She spoke to the soldiers about this at song service Thursday night and asked each of them to give some little thing-a can of fruit or vegetables, a pound of sugar or to club together and buy a ham, not letting the expense of each amount to more than 7 cents. "Youl" enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner so much more," she promised them, and their response was such that Thanksgiving will be a real feast at the Barracks. Hon. John R. Lynch Hon. John R. Lynch, the lecturer of Nov. 24, is one of the last of the "old guard" of colored men who occupied conspicuous places in the period of reconstruction. "There were giants in those days and he was not the least among them." When we think of the days when he was most active there arises before the mental vision, a picture of that noble galaxy of men who constantly stood in the forefront of the battle for human rights-a battle incessantly waged in some form or other in all the generations of men. There were Sumner and Stevens and Phillips and Garrison among the white, and Bruce and Elliott and Lynch and Douglass among black men who were truly paladins of freedoms, who stood unswerving the champions of justice and constitutional rights for all men, without regard to complexion or degree. They are the noblest examples of devotion to lofty ideals in the history of the republic. Three times was Mr. Lynchelected to congress from the state of Mississippi, the third time, from the Shoestring district of that state. He was deprived of his seat by that morbid sentiment which permits fraud and bulldozing and murder and violence to elevate dishonorable men to honorable place in the councils of the nation and this, for the sake of an elusive and disgraceful peace. He is one of the best types of Negro character that still treads upon American sod. He believes in no cowardly concession or servile compromise that would barter away his own and the rights of his brotheren that "we may have meat." For he knows that life is "more than meat and the body, than raiment." Hear him at Shiloh Baptist Church Friday, Nov. 24. Admission 25cts. COLOR PREJUDICE AT THE HUTCHINSON REFORMATORY! Only White Boys are Given an Opportunity to Learn Trades—Negro Boys are Only Used as Porters-Gov. Hoch Should Investigate the Superintendent. The outrageous discrimination carried on by the officers in charge of the Hutchinson reformatory should be thoroughly investigated by the governor of this state and proper parties placed at the head who will treat all inmates alike irrespective of color or previous condition. A mother, in speaking of the treatment of her boy who was sent to the Reformatory a few years ago, said, "I visited that institution several times while my son was there. I favored sending him there thinking he would be taught some trade or given some idea of how to earn a living when he came to mingle with the outside world. I was told that the Reformatory at Hutchinson was for that purpose but after my second visit I concluded it was not the place for my boy, in fact, for any colored boy. Under the supervision of prejudiced white men, they do not give the colored boys any chance to learn trades but make porters, runners, dish washers and other little insignificant tasks that any body can do. All the skilled work is done by white boys. The PLAINDEALER has heard of those outrageous discriminations carried on in several of the state institutions of Kansas by white men who THINGS WORTH Topeka, November—Sylvester T. Smith, who began in Kansas with the beginning and afterward helped build the old Kansas Pacific railway, which since has become a part of the Union Pacific system, was in Kansas City a part of two days last week, and of course he and his old friend, Colonel W. H. Rossington of Topeka, had a "dinner session" at the Coates. Mr. Smith now makes his home in Chicago, but his heart is in Kansas and he frequently comes to the Missours river to visit old scenes and renew old friendships. Sometimes he journeys westward across the state to Colorado, where he has valuable mines, which have made him a rich man. Mr. Smith came to Kansas, originally, in 1858. He was born in Buffalo, N. Y., and about the time he became of age the nation rang with the story of Kansas and the great struggle between the North and the South for its control. Inspired by the spirit of freedom, Mr. Smith came to do his part, and when he landed at Wyandotte he selected a quarter section of land near Quindaro, which he preempted for a home, and which he owns to this day. It was a wooded tract, lying partly on the upland and extending over the bluff to the Missouri river. At that time steamboats plied the river, and their only fuel was wood, which they bought of settlers who lived along the stream. Among others who supplied this wood was Mr. Smith. He cut it himself and piled it at the "landing" where passing boats stopped to take it. His cords always were full cords, good honest cords, and his wood was sure to be taken. "Is it Syl Smith's wood?" the captain of the boat would ask of the mate. "Yes." "Then don't measure it. His cords are in control. There should be no discrimination between wards of the government. A black criminal should receive the same treatment that white criminals receive. One person should not be shown one favor in preference to another unless they merit it. When all live up to the strict rules of the institutions, all should be allowed the same show. Colored persons should be taught trades as well as the whites. The average white man thinks all colored people should aspire for is portership, janitorship, washing, ironing and cooking. When it comes to skilled work or position where big money is paid they think it is too much for a Negro therefore he is compelled to take a back seat and let Mr. Jealous Whiteman have it. Let Gov. Hoch investigate all of these institutions. We are hearing of several complaints of this kind. Let fair play and equal opportunities be given everybody. There is no reason why these state officials of public institutions should not be fair. The state pays them to be men of honor and integrity. Let us invoke these gentlemen to be as such. Kansas has no place or honor for the Vardiman, Tillman or Dixon kind. Her motto is to treat all people alike under her laws although the south is encroaching on our domain with her outrages of oppression. N. Curtles. are honest. Take it, and we will pay him when we come back." So, by forming in season and cutting wood in winter, Mr. Smith managed to get along, until the war broke out, when he enlisted in the ranka of company B of the First Kansas Volunteers. Later he became second lieutenant, then first lieutenant, next captain of the company, and finally, when he resigned, he was assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Brigadier General George W. Deitzler. Mr. Smith resigned in 1863 to become auditor of the Kansas Pacific railway, which just then beginning its long journey across the plains. The road started at the state line, where for many years the old station and eating house of the company stood. The road began at an oaken post of large dimensions, on one side of which, looking towards Kansas, was inscribed the word "Freedom," and on the opposite side, looking toward Missouri, the word "Slavery." A few months later came Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and by it, January I following, the slaves of the slaves of the South became free, and there was freedom all over the land. Mr. Smith was auditor of the Kansas Pacific fifteen years, until 1878, when he became its general manager. Afterward, when the property, got into court, he was made receiver. Later, he became general superintendent, in which capacity he served until the property changed hands and was merged into the Union Pacific system, when he was invited by the Pennsylvania to go east and institute for it a system of accounts. This work done he returned to Kansas City, Missouri, and until he left the state he lived in the big house overlooking the West Bottom, where now is the Keeley cure. In the meantime, he had made some fortunate investments in a Colorado mine, which for twenty years, or more, has been yielding a fine revenue. The recent "Bacon convention" held in Chicago, otherwise "The Inter-state Commerce Law Association convention," was not creditable to the advocates of rate-making by government. "Gag-rule" is no credit to any movement, and when added to it is bigotry, American "Square Deal" turns its head in shame. The meeting was called by E. P. Bacon of Milwaukee, who assumes to be the conscience-keeper of the whole country, including President Roosevelt. Desiring to impress the United States Senate, which is a conservative body and has a mind of its own, he flooded the country with circulars asking commercial organisations to send delegates to a convention. At this convention, according to the plan, they were to compare wrongs and warm themselves into the most violent anti-railroad rage. But information reached Mr. Bacon that was disconcerting. It appeared that he had not correctly guaged public sentiment. News reached him that the commercial bodies were naming delegates, either opposed to the Townsend-Each principle, or of open mind. Supplementary instructions were thereupon sent out, defining what would constitute acceptable credentials, and declaring that no delegate would be admitted unless he should sign an agreement to support a resolution in favor of giving the Inter state Commerce Commission rate making power. But even with such careful efforts to keep the tares out of the wheat, when the delegates arrived at Chicago it was found that the majority was opposed to the Bacon program. It was necessary to adopt heroic measures, and so the Cromwellian device of placing policemen at the door with instructions to let only those pass that Mr. Bacon said "all right" and would put on he provided. The rest of the story is known to the country—the refusal of the majority to be gagged, the separate convention, and the discomfiture of the politicians. Even Bacon was ashamed of his convention, and was not present. R. W. Turner of Mankato tells a good story on Congressman Reeder. A short time ago the two men met at a lunch counter in Downs. Now the two men are well acquainted, but, on this occasion, Mr. Reeder lost his bearings and mistook Mr. Turner for another man. "Hello, Judge," he said, shaking Mr. Turner's hand warmly "The very man I want to see. We are going to have a jollification up our way, and we want you to make a speech for us. Will you come!" Mr. Turner said he would, whereupon Mr. Reeder said he would tell the committee to send him an invitation. Just then Mr. Turner had to run to catch the Stockton train, and Mr. Reeder pursuing him yelled, "Judge, where shall we send that invitation; to Osborne, or to Smith Center?" "Oh, to Smith Center," Mr. Turner replied from the moving train. In a few days, Judge R. M. Pickler of Smith Center received an invitation to make a speech at the jollification and was on hand to fulfil. F. L. V. One of First District's Progressive Negroes. John Fleming, one of the best known and most highly respected colored men in northeastern Kansas, was in the city last night visiting his friend, Attorney T. W. Bell. Fleming is an example of what an industrious colored man can do for himself, if he but has the inclination. He located in Horton a number of years ago and opened a small barber shop. By strict attention he gained the respect of all the people in the community. He has just completed the erection of a fine two story business block in that city, and has one of the finest barber shops in the state. He does not owe a dollar on the property. If there were more John Flemings, white as well as colored, in every community, there would be a great many more better citizens than there are. As a side line Fleming indulges in the game of politics, and is one of the shrewdest politicians in Brown county.—Leavenworth Times. NUMBER 45. The People are Prosperous and Happy—Mayor Orr Gives all an Equal Opportunity. Of all the cities in Kansas there is only one that can boast of a good and true city government presided over by a man who is serving his second term as mayor, and who never lets his political preferment interfere with pushing the interests of his city with energy. Hon. James L. Orr has done much to place Atchison among one of the best cities in the union. Her citizens dwell in peace and harmony at all times, thereby bringing wealth and industry to her doors. Public sentiment is the law of that town and her people accept it as such. A population of 19,000, none need be idle, for her coal mines, railroad shops, brick plants, wholesale houses, and dozens of other industries afford excellent means of livelihood, and keep the laborers employed the year round. Millions of dollars are paid out annually, and then a handsome profit is netted for the investors. People having capital do not hesitate to invest it in a town like Atchison, for the reason that taxes are reasonable. Property is assessed ten percent of its actual value, while in Topeka it is fifty per cent. Another good reason is that long haired men and short haired women do not run the town. All cranks and smelling committees are banished as soon as their existence is discover3, and further, the church and city agree on a fixed policy by regulating all places from which the city derives a revenue. Such places must be on first class order and all the money paid into the city treasury where the taxpayers get the benefit. The city derives thousands of dollars from this source, and this money is used to pay for the new improvements being carried on by the city. By this method the city has built an addition to the city hall and fire station costing over $23,000. Over $75,000 has been expended on culverts and bridges. All this was paid out of the city treasury and not one cent from the property holders. Strangers can walk into Atchison any hour of the day or night and it would be difficult for them to find a place to appease their appetites. Not a drunken person is to be seen anywhere. It is as much of an impossibility for Governor Hoch to find a lawyer to accept the appointment of assistant attorney general as it was for the camel to pass through the eye of a needle, as was spoken of in olden times. In fact, there are no cheap idle lawyers in Atchison. They are each enjoying a lucrative practice, and can not afford to make lick spittles of themselves for the sake of a little cheap notoriety and to satisfy the whims of a few kickers who never do anything to help build cities. The citizens allow no interlopers or meddlers to interfere with their internal affairs. When it comes to business, Methodists, Baptists, Democrats and Republicans are all one, standing together and fighting for greater Atchison—her success and ultimate glory. Atchison's fire and police departments are as well equipped as any other of their size in the country, and their men are paid good salaries. Chief Sullivan has had long experience in police work and knows a crook when he sees one. He keeps a vigilant eye on the enforcement of ordinances, which always insures a clean city to live in, and perfect safety to walk in at all hour. As soon as some cities that we know of adopt the methods of Atchison, there will be no great difficulty to find ways and means to pave a few of the principal streets that are almost impassible. Wake up, learn, grow and prosper. NICK CHILES. \ WESTERN UNIVERSITY. eS Dr, H. T, Johnson, editor of the Christian Recorder of Philadelphia Penn., accompanied by Bishop and Mrs. Abram Grant, and Dr. Me: Donald of Western Christian Re: corder, visited Western University, Mondag, Nov, 13th, and addressed the students in ohapel. Dr. John: son has just returned from a tour: ist trip in London, Paris and Switz: erland, and hisaddress was full of rich thought and wholesome advice, Ho was very much encouraged with the great progress shown at Western University, and urged the students to work on and up to matter-minds in their studies, trades and vocal renditions. Improv:ments are atill being made upon the campus, brick walke are being laid from the ladies’ dor- mitory to the main building. President Vernon’s mansiou is just chout finished, aud in a bean: tifal residence that overlooks the the University farm and in the not far off distant shores and muddy waves of the Missouri river. , Miss Gertrude Crutchfield of Garnett, Kansas, a graduate of the sewing department, paid ue & vinit on her way from Wea Moines, Iowa lant week. The Western Univezsity concert band will render several selections at the dedication of the Trades building, Mr, and Mrs, Ellison of Chicago, visited Miss Olva Ellison, our fine alto vocalist last week, They were well pleased with the work of the departments. Prof, Huey R. Graham bae just completed the ercction of a beauti- ful litthe five room cottage with modern improvements, near the campus. With the home of Presi dent Vernon and the new building recently completed euch dignity and real estate value bas been add- cd tu the surrounding community. ‘The faculty bas decided that our young ladies will all wear black serge uniform dresses and collars, and the University band and cadets whll wear the reguéstion military uniforms. The football team of Western University visited Lincoln Insti- tate, Jefferson City, and George lt. Smith College, Sedalis, Mo. At both places they were treated :n a royal manner by the students; our boye fought, bravely for “Old Gold and Blue,” with the vim of giants and played a strenuoue losing; game, Thescore being 15 to 7, Both colleges are making noble efforts toward the education of the Negro boys and girls of America. No better opportunity was ever af- forded the American Negro than presents ituelf to-day, The young Negro musticarn to do, and then keep on doing. PUEBLO, COLO, Mrs, Dr, 8, A, Muff, who ha been on the sick list is out again, Mu. Albert Stewart and Mrs. M, Harris were the guest Mre, Howard M, Freeman, Sunday. Rev, E. M. Harrie filled the pul pitat St. John A, M. E, church Sunday night. He will !eave soon for Canads, Mrs. Sophia Hubert ia at Saint Mary's hospital, Mr, Benjamin ivat Saint Mary's hospital suffering from a broken limb, Ile is improving slowly, Rev, F, L, Scott from the blie. souri Conference parsed through here enroute to Leadville to take charge of the A, M, E. Church there, Ho inat Mrs, J, P, Watson, 1101 Palmer ave, Mr, Jim Morris, an old settler bere died Monday evening, 13th bnst. His daughter and her hug. Vand, Ms, and Mrs, Downing from Guthrie, Okla., are here to attend the funeral, ‘The ladies of the Modeat Art club celebrated their anniversary Tharsday evening atthe residence of Hon. aud Mrs, W. B. Townsend, 1029 Palmer, ‘The evening was very pleasantly spent Ja converss- tionand|games. A very interest- jog programme was rendered. Af- tev which dainty refreshments were served. Every one present ex: pressed themeelves ae having spent quite an enjoyable evening, Those present’were: Mesers C. A. |Grecnway, J. A. Joves, EB, 0. Thompson, D. M. Tannehill, W. B. Townsend, 13. F, Grigely, J. K. Williams, C. W. Mallocy, On: car W. Baker, Robt, Banke, Ki King, J. W. Young, W. H. Rod: gere, J. D. Owens, Frank Franklin, Dr, and Mrs. 3. A, Tuff, Reve. J. C, C. Owens, HM, Fraolin Bray, Merdames J+ P, Watson, M, Har- rie, A. M, Wilson, A. M. Burnett, Jno. Ashley, M. L. C. Taylor, Jewell Washington, Misses II. Lincoln and N. Baker. DALLAS, TEXAS. BTpostion closed its Fares tO vases itors Sunday night at twelve, after one of the most successful exbibi- tions in ite history. ‘The weather was fine and with the oxception of one or two ugly days there were no hinderances whatever, When Cap. tain Smith, sacretary of the com: pany wasasked if there would be Negro day during the exhibition, he replied, ‘no, every day will be Negro day.” Later on, though sfterthe fair had been in progress more than @ week, it was announced through the columns of the Dallas Morning News that the 4tb and 6th would be Negro day, at which time the principal attractions would be, wood-sawing, cracker- eating and shoe-shining, which prizes werc offered ranging from #10 to 85, The better class of Negroes dil not go, and it was seldom spoken of only ina general way. Many of the attractions were exclusively for the whites. When thie was telegraphed over town the Negroes rolled their sleeves up {a aquiet and orderly manner deter- mined to fightitdown, The excur- sion Negroes even hung on the corners of the streets and at various other places rather than go out to the grounds. News comes from acertain Geor- gia town that a respectable,—al- ways so, white man had been ac- cused of committing rape on a five year old colored child, One thou- sand Negroes assembled with a view to lynching him, but they did not succeed. The paper mentioned thata “frenzied” mob of Negroes did soandeo, Whenever a mob of whites take out and hang a Negro, they are spoken of ss vory orderly, It makes all the difference ‘whose ox is gored.” New Hope Baptist church, which Dr. A. 1. Jackson is pastor will woon be completed at a cost of twenty thousand dollars. It ia of modern design and handsomely built of pressed brick, We would not mention this edifice, but for the fact that all the work have been done by Negroes. Tle Negroes of Dallas are a thrifty and industrious claw, Many of them own their businesa houses, besides scores of them live in good twelve and fifteen hundred dollar residences and street cars passright by theirdoors. ‘The kinds of busi- ness varies here among Negroes as elsewhere ranges from a greasy soup joint tu handsomely fitted up cafes inthat line, besides grocery stores, millinery and dressmaking parlors, Wehavealso a largethree story brick vanitariam owned by Dr. B. It, Bluit, one of the lead- ing physicians of the state. Dr. Anderson and Mr, 1), Rowen, alao own good brick buildings. Dr. Anderson uses part of his Detling for a dwelling and offices, while that of Mr, Rowen’e ie used by him for a yrocery store. Deunis Hoop- er, the only Negro druggist is do- ing a fine business, and ie a most courteous gentleman of high at: aininents, The Dallas Expressand the World have offices here. The Express, with its proficient editor, W, E, King, has from nine to one Joven employees and are kept as pusy as becs, besides thie Mr, King nas the most up-todate cafe south, of Topeka, Kan., with the Empire odge, & roaming house as a side ine, There are hundreds of other pusiness covering the many lines f trade, all of which are prosper- will not be tried in that town until December 10th. Dallas ts voting today on a water bond iesue, All are quiet and but little interest no faris being msnl- feated. SHERIFE'S SALE. No. 23.492. | Inthe District court of Shawnee County, State of Kansas, F, H. Martin, Plaintiff, SS Mrs. Kate Blackburn, Defendant, By virtue of an execution issued to me, out ofsaid District Court, in the above-entitled action, 1 will, on Monday, the 11h day of December, A, D. 1905, at 10 o'clock a, m. of said day, at the east front door of the court nouse in the city of Topeka im thecounty of Shawnee, in the state of Kansas, offer at public sale and sell to the bighest bidder, for cash tn hand, all the followiag de- scribed real estate, to-wit: Lots 65 and 67 on Kaw stroet,in Curran’s subdivision lying and situate in the county of Shawnee in the state of Kansas. The above-desciribed real estate is taken as the property of said defend- ant, andis directed by sald execu tlon to be sold, and will be sold withcut appraisement, to satisfy said execution, A. T. Lucas, Sheriff of Shawnee County. By J. A. Ostranp, Deputy. W.S, McCuintock, Attorney First published Nov, 10, rg05, GOD'’s WORK. IT 18 KNOWN, RUT 18 NOT APPRECI ATED AS IT SHOULD BE, Some good people think that we should not praise Goa only in the house of worship, but they mske a mistake, We must praise God daily, and please remember that I kuow full well that Tug Pratx: DEALER is a public newspaper, and it will go where msny good and faithful Christians will not go, and therefore no believer in Chriet our Redeemer, should be contrary to a good work, no matter through what agency the endeavor ia made, But you, dear Christians, please be an example of the Christian’s faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ land please remember that whether lyou are married or single you can live a Christian life, and don’t be worricd when some one says you must live this way or that way. To be a Chriatian just do what Christ paid, and then you will live a holy life, for Chriat «aid, “Whosoever will may come.” So the invitation iv to all that will come. : Joun Hanrtson, Junction City, Kan, For Rent—A three room cottage, nice location on Railroad avenue For particulars, address Mrs, Lydia Huston, Las Vegas, New Mexico. When you desire to invest $1.50 in a race enterprise that will bring you a hundred fold in happinessand comfort try Tie PLainDEALFR, <TR pore Every year thousands of bushels ed walnuts go to weate all over the coum try, and few farmers think of thet value for poultry food. Yor years we have been gathering the walnuts and Goring them in some shed or oub house, and we consider every bushel of them worth fully as much as a Dushel of cats, It is not necessary to Femove the hulle, but do not store them more than a few inches deep, as they may best and rot. A l0r18 space will bold s big wagon load safely, ‘When real cold weather sets in we hash tp o bushelful with an old ase aad feed them to the Isying bens, ‘The great smoust of of! contained is the kernals will de more to help keep ‘up animal heat than almost any other feodstef we can produce, and we have naver had disease in car Socks whea ‘wo bave walnuts as part of the wister ration. With eggs at present prices, end bigh prices curing the past year, we may look to ese there sell high OM through the coming winter, and should de all withte eur power te sake @yw beas lay. nh s Reais Oy Suseee ver Fewms Ireee | On the subsoil depends a great Gaal, The tree that is planted over tm tay pervious subsoil may do well if it te om @ sigebil! that will permit the water te ron off through the soit that Mee above the subsoll, But on other ings of land the subsoll, if tmper Yious, will cause the tress to grow lowly ond bear fruit lightly. Bad @rainare and tmpervious subsoils largels go together, We have sees land that was friatle on top and dows B Httle way was composed of u layer @€ stones and clay wo Closely inter mized that it almost seemed that 8 great fre had melted them and they Bad run together, If such sub oll car not be improved ft is better to put the fruit trees In sore other placa, ‘The surest way to improve the sub- voll is by drainage That lowers the water table in the soll in winter and ete the frost In to pulverse the ground. Whore the land fs undrained the water table protects all the soll pelow it from the action of frost. We Rave known of clay solle through which the drains were dug to a depth ef four fest. For a year ur two it did mot eeom to make much difference with the general character of the soll, for the frost had sot had time to work. But after the frost for two or three winters bad got in to the eo! the whole character of the ground seemed to be changed, For the growing of apple trees ee pecially it ts best to select land where the subsoil fs already im right cond Won, so that the roots may go down several feet if mecoisary, This makes eaey for the tree to send its roots deeply and to get down into a moist ayer of soll. Trees In such locations stand drouth well and show green Jeay when all th ngs else seem to be ‘og brown vith drouth SENSO ete Oe ae aaa ee Every once in awille we Bod & mas thet belfeves tn leaving fruit trees alone, permitting neture to do as she wishes to with them. He generally says that the sprouts on trees, espe etally tbe water sprouts should not be cut off. We think that if this mas Bad to ralse grapes be would get very fev of them. Natur doos not have to de fed ama clothed, ang therefore is not com -serned with increasing the fruitfulness of trees and plants beyond the point where they will propagate themselves, But msn has greater needs and forces the tree and plants to stop proluciag tm cue direction and go to proéuctag fm another. The great fruitfulntss of trees cared for by man ts merely doe to the Giversioa of growth forces from me direction to another. A tree that te planted and cared for by man does pot take in more courishment thas Goce another tree thet >is left to. the rection of nature. But the nourish ment that is taken in is made to ge Into the formation of thiags man cam eat rather thas into the formation af ‘wood and leaves, which’ be canned oat The Creator has placed in the Asnds of man the power of directing the processes of nature to = consider able extent, Man prunes a tree only to make it expend its energies in the fruit buds and so gives him more frolt. We should not leave things te pature, for in the main nature cares wothing for us. ‘There is no moral reason why mam should follow the leadings of nature, ‘Mis own intelligence is not a thing to be lightly set aside. Garden.Pointers, ~ tn removing the tops defore stom fag be careful pot to cut too cinsely, Decay might result Pat the beets, parsnips, carrots, ote, fm @ cool collar in boxes with saad end molst earth between them. ‘The above way is especially sulted fer cabbage and turnips, Appies, too, ean be kept well by the method. Celery in process of blanching t dese likely to decley if the leaves are exposed to the alr and sunlight te mild weather. Loss frequently coeurs from too close covering. 4 mulch of manure on the rasphen ty patch {s good for next seasoa’s erop, but It should not be so heary mear the plants as to furnish s han ‘bor for Held mice, beneath which thay ean dig down aud eat the roots, ‘This is w good tlme to sow some bet Cece seed In the cold frame and start a few bunches of parsley in the frame or the kitchen window, It will not be much trouble to arrange for a good wopply of fresh vegetables [n the wim ter. eg eee ee eee The great value and usefulcese of te common honey bee on the farm has been tersely put by Prof. W, P, Boedrick of the agricultural college ef Michigan. Hesaya: The frult grower who complains of bees fs an ungrate- fal wretch, At best fair exchange is Be robbery, Dut tha bees take nothing. 4 erop of honey removes no fertility from the soll, no substance nor flaver Som the fruit, nor eves the fragrance from the flower, Multitodes of bees geay store their Bives with “choicely @alled sweets” from your orchard, and you may take it and feast yourself ow the applebicesom favored honey, or yeu may sell it for dollars and cents, ct neither your trees nor your farm the loser by one peany’s worth, Bf the Dees take a Jittls toll from the dreit, what of ft? Sbould they act be repaid for effieiaitag at the euptiais af your fruit bicmmms, Bet 60 they tee toll? 7 STOCK Goed Feed Rack. , Last epring we published a descrip tien of a feeding rack to be mada with er without trough, which plane were furnished us br a subscriber whose paten.s on the rack bad expired and who ! ad no further use for the plana Mr. t+a 1, Nixon, a prominent stocks man of Dewitt county, Niooln, writes @once.ning this plan as follows: “I Lave added a trough all around 6 tack floored to the outside of posts and used ploces 1% feot by 8 faches nailed on out side of posts which catch what would waste If the fough was not there. I bave built mine of 314's where this man used Bxé’s for posts, which makes it very Strong | have used oak lumber, and © thin’s f have the best rack I ever di eee N veoed ay | he bala es iS he aw tor shock corn, straw, hay, or eas @arn, as Gar core oF ground Seed can be feu all around In the trough, which fa forty two feet long and large enough $e feed w car load of cattle, if built ‘with 34's you will be compelled to use ome ineh longer bolts than this mas ‘as ia Ala rack where the 3x48 ace Deted together. My rack bas 3x¢'s fer the bottom belted full width of Teak pad one en econ end to ho'd the Meer, Ihave usea iipx¢inch staff fer slate mstead of 126, and placed them @ight instead of six inches apart. “I am feeding cotton seed meal with ground cob meal and will give you my Fesulie when cattle are shipped out 3 am fevding 100 bead, and I new Saw cattle do better or look nicer.” Any changes Ip the origival plan will of course mecessitate correspon fe cleages in the bill of material, Dut av criginally planned and ss shows in tha out the following mate sala are required for the rack sixteen feet long: Two pieces 228 16 feet Wong; 2 pieces in¢, 14 feet; 4 pieces xt, 16 foots B mucos 2x4, 14 foot; 1 pece, 234, 12 feet; 2 pleces 126, 18 fleet; 3 pieces 1x6, 16 feet; 5 pieces Bas, 14 foot; 9 pieces 1213, 16 feet; 3 ptove 1113, 14 feet; 56 pleces, 1x8, 4 Geet; 4 wood serews, & inches long; 4 Belts 4x9 inches; 4 bolts (x7 inches; 6 bolts, %x5 Inches; sf bolts x6 Mehes; 3 Dolts %2%% Inches; B a S-penay wire naile; washers all boite; 4 pounds 2@penny nails, eWalese’s Farmer. Werking Brood Mares. Gome of the leading horse bresdere @f the country never put their brood Mares in harness. They provide a» @reise in other ways in orderto keep @e stock im vigorsus health. As @ wale these breedera have extensive gress paddocks, Into which the mares gre turned for several hours each day @rougbout the winter season. Horse Breeders who nelther work thelr mares nor turn them out dally javart ably get a small proportion of im @rease. Some fosis are lost imma @arely, aad others are born so weak that they die soon afterward. Most horse breeders, especially Gone of long experience, prefer that maares {n foa) should have regular ew» ercise in the form of light worh, but Jerking and straining should be avolé e4 under all circumstances. For best Pesulls it {2 a good plan to use three Morses for work that would be re quired of two under ordinary oir @amatances. This is not done at am addition al expense of onethir, be eause ‘bree horses will do more wort fan two, if the speed alone 1s com sidered. Then it often bappens that plows and cultivators may be set ea mob o¢ two deeper and the extrs work thus accomplished is worth @ @reat deal, although it may not shew @m the surface, A man can drive three horses faster than {wo and rest less at tka ons ok tha rac. Using Good Rams ‘White looking over some large feck: in Central South Dakota we O24 too many who do not appreciate tee ure of & Orst clris ram. We have recently sean a binch of 600 ewes ‘whose lambr alorn vould heve brought et least $190 or nore, bad a good yere bred ram been used. Fooders do not want them at bardly acy price and the ewe lambs are not Mt to keep as breeders, When one Yeoks at taese things from any point ef vien, it {8 a purzle to know why ge many sheep raisers continue te earry on the business in such a care less manner, A good even lot of lambe are winays fn good demand, while por ones are not wanted at all-- Northwestern Agriculturist. Belection of Stock. & metium sized male with good faty vised females of good constite ieee] vigor and mstore age will ée far better than the largest mates with the smallest females. The wise farmer alweys selects the very Dest sors of graine of all kinds for seed; equa] care should be gtres the ssiee fGen of breeding stock 15 turkeys. Tae best raived o0 the farm should be Bept for producers, and the fact aivuld bo kept in mind that turkey Bene of the best guslity tz their sap end of third year of laying mabe the ast preducars. The medium ated, well formed hen that heve gua strong pewe ond cvsstitetions) vine axe the anes te select fre breeders. Waleoe’y Yarmeor. om) f J [ qj las Gt om - fn Crates for Fattening Fowis, ‘We herewith tIlustrate a foul fatten ing crate, used at the Untarlo Agricuh tural College. This crate te siz feet str inches long, elghteen to twenty imohes high and sixteen Inches wide It Ia divided Into three coupart ments, each holding from four to fire Dirds, according to the alze of the ebickens, The crate is made of slats, except the ends, The elats are uoually one and « half Inches wite and Sveeighths Inches thick, The stats in front are rua up and dows Tt opt B eel | ol Raa een eel giao Asiana ce, ~! od and are two Inches apart, to allow the chickens to put thelr heads through for feeding. The slats on the Dottom are (hree-fourths isches apart, #0 as to admit of the droppings pase ing through to the ground. Care should be taken not to have the first bottom slat at the back fit closely against the back, as this will hold the droppings. The feeding and water tng are done by means of = trough tn front running the entire length of the coop, This trough ts from two te three inches deep and is made of threefourthsinch lumber.--Farmers’ Review, Colds and Roun. Roup in fowls of all hinds ie very @angerous to the whole flock. Tbe Ratchet ts the best cure for tt after ‘the fowl’s head becomes foully odor ous. Roup starts from colds, damp ser foul alr, and other causea en @ cold gete bad and runs {nto @ form of catarrh it fe then almost eure to go into roup. Burn or bury all fowls that die or are kill of it. ‘Weak constitut!onal flocks are always troubled with colds end roup. Kill them off and try rew blood. A cold an be cured in a healthy fowl by am application of three or four drops of @oal ol] in the fowl’s nostrils. Never get it in the eyes, Put enough per wengunate of potash in the drinking water to color it, This is good for throat iafections of all kinds and will Prevest the spresd of the trouble— Farm Life. Wood Grouse. “The wood grouse is semetimes ealled the ‘cock of the woods’ Early ta the epring when the Breeding see eon begins the male takes hie post up @m seme elevation, displays his pie mage in the mancer of @ turkey cook and utters a Joud cry compared with the words ‘pellerpeller-peller’ fre quently with Increasing rapidity, ter minating im @ sort of a gulp and draw fag in of breath, The singular call brings the females together. The cock birds are exceeding jealous, a eapecially of the younger brethren, whom they try to keep from calling er displaying themselves."—Wallace’s Warmer. ‘Wintering the Flock. It is of no advantag, to carry a lot of fowls over Into spring unless there fa some object fn view. and the pout tryman {s confident that st will pay to winter the birds, Before winter ar Fives there should be a reduction in the number as close as possible in ore Ger to avold crowding. Room on the roosts and on the floor fs n necessity when the ground is covered with snow, Select the dest, and then select again {a order to avold mistakes. It is bet- tor lo bave & few good fowls that pay Chan to retain « Jarge number that are unprofitable. Sand for Chickens, ‘The New York experiment etation at Geneva bas found that sand, both is @ ration without snimal food and in ene containing animal food with Done enables poultry to gmpe better vse of the food eaten. This is espect ally the case with chicks. It was found that chicks did much better when sand alone was supplied for grit than when oyster shells were supplied either alone or in combination with sand, There appeared to be some un- favorable action of the meterial tn the oyster shells upon the digestive action. Beet Grain for Poultry. Oats will prove more profitable than ether grain for feeding poultry, in eplte of the fact that some poultry een are opposed to thelr use. They are the best balanced of all the grains, and if kept before pov:try all the me the birds will never eat more than they should, The large propor tion of hull seems to be a relief to the Gigestive organs, which find solid grain too compact for best handling. Poultrymea that have fed oats for years are loud im thelr praise, Selling Zgge by Welght. ba France oGicial agents are appoint. ed to inspect not ouly the number and quality of all exes marketed bot all eggs which pase through a bole of certain size are rejected. ff exes wore sold by weight fo this eountry with tweaty-four sunces to (Re dosea as the legal standard what o relative dister ence tt would create among the breeds, Brerrboty would be scram- bitag te secure which would abways ley cust wp te weight. CENTRALIA, NOTES. These items are to inform the public that Centralia is yet on the map. There are few of our people here but that few strive to keep the road which leads to progress by their honesty and industry. Last Sunday, Bible Day, the members and friends of the First Baptist Cdurch held a successful rally. At the morning service, all were favorably impressed and spiritually revived by a sermon which the pastor, Dr. M. L. Copeland, delivered. In the evening the Sunday School gave a grand Sacred Concert, The superintendent, H. C. Rice had just cause to feel proud of his pupile who were trained by Mrs. M. L. Copeland. The offerings amounted to sixty-five dollars and five cents. Sister Irene Arnold a noted church worker and noble Christian, solicited $35.51. The choir furnished beautiful music for the day. Our white friends, who are always generous to us, contributed largely in our rally. KANSAS CITY, KANS. Mrs. Stella Roberts is the newly elected president of the Willing Workers. Little Cornell Woods is among the sick this week. C. Patterson was in Leavenworth last Tuesday on business. Kansas City, Kans. expects to be well represented at Interstate as there are a large number of new literaries organized. Comrade Jerry Smiley is very sick and was taken to the Soldier's Home at Leavenworth last Tuesday. Little Miss Josephine Drake was given a grand surprise on her thirteenth birthday. The contents of the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Douglas was damaged by the last Monday morning caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Mrs. B. S. Smith is among the sick. Virgil Spencer writes from Rose man, Calo. that he likes life on the ranch and he will make the west his future home. Mrs. Alice Booker who has been visiting in Chicago, returned to her home Monday. VINITA. I. T. Miss Lizzie Davis, after attending the Texas State Fair returned home last week and reported a pleasant trip. Miss Annie Allen made a business trip to the Timberhill vicinity last week. Mrs. Cullins, of Parsons, Kans., is in the city visiting her husband. Rev. Privett, an evangelist of the Missionary Baptist church, preached to a large congregation last Thursday night at the Sunrise Baptist church. Phil Buford has opened a first class barber shop on Illinois Ave. that will be of great credit to the Negroes of this city. It is strange to nav that but ninety per cent of the Negro shops do not use proper towels and don't know what a finger bowl is. They will shave nearly all day out of one basin of water and you will seldom find a clean hair cloth. They will put a set of towel on the chair Monday and the next Monday you will find these same towels. Mr. Buford has promised to keep every thing neat and clean. Success to him. The foundation was built, last week, for Dr. A. J. Jordan's building on Ill. Ave. which will consist of two store rooms and office rooms up stairs. There was a good crowd out last Friday evening to see the first pas. sengers arrive at the Katy depot. Geo. Buchner of Lightning creek was the guest of Will Togg last Sunday. Quite a number of our people attended the Annual Conference at Waggoner Sunday. Miss Ester Owens is still on the How Is YourHeart? Is your pulse weak, too slow, too fast, or does it skip a beat? too fast, or does it skip a beat? Do you have shortness of breath, weak or hungry spells, fainting, smothering or choking spells, palpitation, fluttering, pains around the heart, in side and shoulder; or hurt when lying on left side? If you have any of these symptoms your heart is weak or diseased, and cannot get better without assistance. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure strengthens weak hearts, and rarely ever fails to cure heart disease. Try it, and see how quickly you will find relief. "About January 1st, 1901, I took down with weakness and droopy, and gradually grew worse. I was told by my family physician that my case was hopeless. My neighbors and family had given me up to die. My limbs and body were swollen to one-third of their normal size and water had collected around my heart. For at least three months I had to sit propped up in bed to keep from anothering. I sent for five bottles of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, and by the time I had taken them all I was entirely cured. I feel better than I have for my feet. I am able to do any kind of work on my feet. I attending physician told me that if it hadn't been for Dr. Miles' Heart Cure I would now be in my grave" L. T. CURD, Wilmore, Ky. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure is sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If it fails he will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind sick list. Rev. and Mrs. Hicks and son came up from conference to visit relatives. Rev. Hawkins was reappointed to Vinita. This makes his third year as pastor of the A. M. E. Church and it is hoped that this year will be the greatest of all as he is a Christian gentleman and well thought of by everybody. William Rea, of Kansas, enroute for points in Texas, stopped over to visit his brother in law. Mrs. Mollie Shepard of Sedalia, Mo. is in the city visiting relatives. EDWARDSVILLE, KAS. The reception give in honor of Rev. Wm. Jackson at the home of Mr. and Mrs Combs last Monday evening was a success. Misses Ida and Lillian Groves visited the Misses Sarah and Clara Porter Sunday. They report a delightful time. Wm. Hodges who has been ill for some time is able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gribay spent Sunday the guest of Mrs. J. Porter. J. G. Groves after spending several days in the west, seems to be pleased with the country and purchased 1760 acres of land. The Ladies Home and Foreign Mission anticipate having a Thanksgiving dinner and supper at the P. H. Baptist Church. Mrs. Nancy Douglas, after spending several days in Kansas City, Mo, returned home Tuesday. FT. SCOTT. KANS. Miss Frances Hays, who has been a teacher in the public schools of this city for fifteen years has resigned and will take a position in the public schools of Kansas City. In the creation of this vacancy the school and the faculty lose one of the best friends the community ever had. She took the interest of the school to heart promoting everyfort tending to the up building of that institution. She was also a very active worker in the church being a member of Shiloh Baptist church and superintendent of the Sunday school. Profs. Hawkins and Watson paid her a very high A Special Holiday Gift. AS TO THE LEOPARD'S SPOTS By KEILLY MILLER, Howard University, Washington D. C. An able answer and rebuke to the slurs of Thomas Dixon, Jr., Jupon the Negro race. Every Negro man, woman and child should read it. Mailed copy 15c. Send to ALBATROSS SUPPLY CO., QUINCARO, KANS. Rising Sun Fire Insurance Co., OF THE INDIAN TERRITORY. OFFICE: 18 West Okmulgee Avenue, Muskogee, Indian Territory. SAFE BUSINESS backed by men who have proven their ability to succeed in business, and conducted on a sound business basis according to the regular business customs applicable to that particular business is about all that any THINKING MAN would wish. WE write Insurance against FIRE and LIGHTNING on Houses, Household Goods, Office Furniture, Libraries, Merchandise, Live Stock, Farm Implements, Grain, Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Saddles and Musical Instruments. R. H. WATERFORD, President. H. N. JOHNSON, Secretary. J. E. JOHNSON, Gen. Mgr. tribute wishing her untold success to any position which she may aspire. Rev. A. D. Bright's solo at the B. Y. P. U. was a rare treat to the junior members many of them wishing that they could do so well. It has been hinted that Prof. E. J. Hawkins is likely to become a lawyer of renoun. Dr. Brookins attended the funeral of the late Mr. Oliver in Kansas City last week. Ft Scott is enjoying the luxuries of some of her sister cities. They are excavating for the paving of the business portion of the city. Several new brick buildings are in construction. The moving picture show at the various churches last week given by the white brothren was a decided frost. H: BROWN, The Grocer Fine' Groceries—Just Opened— Everything Fresh—Give us a Trial. HOME 'PHONE 1282. 531 Joplin St JOPLIN, MG. Times Bldg, Leavenworth, Kansas. AGENT FOR Heim's Famous Beer. Sample Room in Connection. Order Shipped to All Parts of the Country. SPECIAL BREW—Syndassus, the Best on the Market. When 'n AICHISON don't forget Dt.ROBINSON'S RESTAURANT Just three blocks from Union Depot Meals 20c. Mrs. Mary Robinson, - - Propr. WE WANT HIM—Must find him—Rev. E, Roey, who was pastor of the Baptist church at Ratoon, New Mexico. Will pay for the information. Addaess Lock Box 1173, Weir City, Kansas. READ THE PLAINDEALER if you would know what the race is doing. WANTED-A good situation for a first class barber wanting to leave the Indian Territory. Married man, Address Walter Peterson, Vinita, I, T. Box 41. To be posted and keep posted keep an eye on THE PLAINDEALER, the most progressive race journal of the country. It contains all the news of interest to the race. Read it and be wise. CAPITAL, $100,000. NESS backed by men who have pounded business basis according to the all that any THINKING MAN would be. Rising Sun F EXACTLY FILLS THE face against FIRE and LIGHTNING rise, Live Stock, Farm Implementies. ORD, President. H. N. JOHN NOTICE. by men who have proven their ability to basis according to the regular business cus THINKING MAN would wish: Big Sun Fire Insur EXACTLY FILLS THE PRESCRIPTION FIRE and LIGHTNING on Houses, Hous ck, Farm Implements, Grain, Buggies, ent. H. N. JOHNSON, Secretary. NOTICE. EXACTLY FILLS THE PRESCRIPTION. NOTICE. The Inter-State Literary association of Kansas and the West will convene in annual session at Kansas City. Mo. Dec. 26, 27, 28. Each literary societo is entitled to representation by three delegates (one of whom may have a place on the program) and three alternates. New societies and those not having been enrolled at the last session of the association, will be required to pay a fee of $150. Societies enrolled at last session will pay $1 membership fee. The executive committee will convene in November for purpose of making up the program. Any society may become a member of the association by application to the president or corresponding secretary on or before the first day of December, sending therewith the required fee. 419 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kans. Miss A. F. Moore, Cor. Sec'y, 1214 Vine Street, Kansas City, Mo. I. M. HORTON, Ch'mn'n Ex. Com. 1608 L. 13th Kansas City, Mo. GKEAT BEND. Rev. K. P. Bond visited friends in Hutchinson last week. He reports a pleasant time. The concert given by the young people of the A. M. E. Church was the best ever given in Great Bend. The military drill by the young men and the house of industry by the young ladies were both very good. Miss Pollie Stewart and sister were up from Sterling this week. Paul Lewis was in Sterling this week. Mr. Lewis took the book agent to the country today. Sister Fannie Times, a sister of James Wheeler and a member of the A. M. E. Church, departed this life Nov. 3, leaving a splendid testimony about the other world. Sister Times was born Georgia and lived the greater part in Mississippi. She was 51 years, 11 months, 9 days old. The Willing Workers club will be entertained at Mrs, Bell Micheal Friday evening. A number of young people were over from Larned to the concert. The literary is very interesting every Tuesday evening. HOTEL WILKARD. 100p St. Louis Avenue, North of Viduct and Union St., KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. W. M. AILSTOOK, Prop. Rates: $1.00, $1.30 and $2.00 per Day. NICE BOOMS. Ice Cream and Soda Water St. Louis Avenue, Indust and Union St. MISSOURI. MILSTOOK, Prop. $1.50 and $2.00 per Day. Ice Cream and Soda Water even their ability to regular business cust ish. RE INSURANCE THE PRESCRIPTION on Houses, House Grain, Buggies. DN, Secretary. East on Southw You cannot dining car of be there with disciplined for instead of a b show how ex Chicago St. This Comp dining, library therefore offer ment and serv The Southw Station, 5.55 Arrives Uni East on the Southwest Limited You cannot drop your napkin and pick it up in the dining car of The Southwest Limited. A waiter will be there with a clean one. A porter was recently disciplined for brushing a hat with a whisk broom instead of a brush. These are little things, but they show how excellence of service is maintained on the This Company owns and operates the sleeping, dining, library and all other cars on its lines, and therefore offers its patrons an excellence in equipment and service not obtainable elsewhere. The Southwest Limited leaves Kansas City, Union Station, 5.55 p. m.; Grand Avenue, 607 p. m. Arrives Union Station, Chicago, 8.55 p. m. G. L. COBB, 907 Main Street, Southwestern Passenger Kansas City, WESTERN UNIVERSIT ESTERN UNIVERS WESTERN UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENTS: The State Industrial COURSES: Classical, mal, Musical (Q organ and harp Carpentry, P Stenography and lain Sewing, AGES: Spl uences and T ORMATION: For write to William T QUINDARO. PARTMENTS: Theological, College, Normal, Sub-State Industrial. AGES: Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Musical (Instrumental and Vocal), include Organ and harmony, Drawing (Fine Arts and Musical, Printing and Book-Binding, Business Photography and Typewriting, Tailoring, Dressmaking, Sewing, Cooking, Laundering, Farming audits. AGES: Splendid Location, Heathful Climate, Sciences and Thorough Teachers. MATION: For terms, prices and all inducementite to William T. Vernon, A. M., PRESIDENT, DARO. DEPARTMENTS: Theological, College, Normal, Sub-Normal and State Industrial. COURSES: Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Musical (Instrumental and Vocal), including piano, organ and harmony, Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Printing and Book-Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Typewriting, Tailoring, Dreesmaking and lain Sewing, Cooking, Laundering, Farming and Gardening. AGES: Splendid Location, Heathful Climate, Good Inuences and Thorough Teachers. FORMATION: For terms, prices and all inducements offered, write to William T. Vernon, A. M., D.D., PRESIDENT, Phones Office—Bell—"White"4302 Residence—Bell—"West" 15. Comfort in the Sick Room Depends on many little things. Trained m what is wanted—an atomizer, with a mild to spray the room and make the air clean ing; a thermometer, fresh absorbent co comfort in the Sick Room ends on many little things. Trained nurses is wanted—an atomizer, with a mild disinfecter the room and make the air clean and a thermometer, fresh absorbent cotton in bottle—a dozen little things that help the doctors and nurses know that we have aids and others, in the most dependable way make this means of letting you know it. DHL'S PHARMACY Comfort in the Sick Room. Depends on many little things. Trained nurses know what is wanted—an atomizer, with a mild disinfectant, to spray the room and make the air clean and refreshing; a thermometer, fresh absorbent cotton, a hot water bottle—a dozen little things that help the patient. The doctors and nurses know that we have all these things and others, in the most dependable qualities. We take this means of letting you know it. KOHL'S PHARMACY, Phone 743.} Phone 561.} 732 Kansas Ind. Phone 743. Bell Phone 561. 732 Kansas Ave. The Great Educational Institution for Kansas and the West. ..... Southwestern Passenger Agent, Kansas City, Mo. UNIVERSITY, College, Normal, Sub-Normal and Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Normal and Vocal), including piano, singing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Book-Binding, Business Course, Tailoring, Dreesmaking and tending, Farming and Gardening. Hon, Heathful Climate, Good Inchers.ences and all inducements offered, Hon, A. M., D.D., IDENT, Sick Room. ngs. Trained nurses know er, with a mild disinfectant, be the air clean and refresh- h absorbent cotton, a hot things that help the patient. know that we have all these most dependable qualities. ing you know it. PHARMACY, Prescriptions a Specialty. 732 Kansas Ave. KAN8A8. Published at Topeka, Shawnee county, Ks. very Friday morning by THE PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING CO. the East Sewitt Street. The railroads seem to have gained the attention of the people at this time. We are not in favor of any railroad legislation until Congress acts on Senator Platt's bill making congressional appointments according to the legal voters. Let the suffrage and rights of the people be considered first, then all other good things will follow. A GOOD SHOWING. H. I. Monroe, assistant county clerk, has just completed a statement of the taxes levied and a financial statement of Shawnee county made annually to the state auditor. The showing is an exceptionally fine one and shows that Shawnee county has gained $282,358 in the valuation of taxable property in the county over last year's statement. Last year the county had $8,024,35 in outstanding warrants, while this year there are no outstanding warrants. In 1904 the total indebtedness of the county was $489,000. This year the total indebtedness is but $445,000 or $43,000 less than last year. The total amount of taxes collected last year was $865,896,97, while there is due this year in taxes to the county $915,896,97 making a gain of $60,707,56 of taxes which are due the county on its assessed valuation. The taxes are divided as follows; State taxes.....$86,463,06 County taxes.....173,585,68 City taxes.....344,816,95 Township taxes.....31,818,62 Levee and drainage tax.....3,744,73 School district tax.....276,367,98 Total taxes year 1905 $915,896,97 The rate per cent on each $100 is 5-9-100 mills. The state board of railroad assessors, who have the assessing of the railroads, telephone and telegraph companies, have filed their statement of the assessed valuation of these properties in Shawnee county with the county clerk. In 1904 the assessed valuation of these properties in this county was $5,218,195. The board's report this year shows that the valuation is $5,575,080 or an increase of $256, 885. LINCOLN INSTITUTE The fourth annual Farmers' convention at Lincoln Institute was called to order at 9 A.M. November 10 by Dr. B, F. Allen, president. "America" with piano accompaniment was sung with enthusiasm by the large audience of students and visiting friends from the city. The newly organized but already famous Lincoln Institute band played stirring patriotic airs: "Stars and Stripes," Uncle Sam," etc. The annual address was then delivered by Dr. Allen. As a preliminary remark he stated that one of the main objects of the convention was to show the students assembled the value of farm life; the dignity of labor; and to correct erroneous impressions relative to working in the soil. During the address the president referred to the wonderful resources of Missouri, the value of its land per acre; and urged the students to look forward to the purchase of some of that land and work upon it. He urged the study of political economy that they might learn the laws of wealth; the laws of profit; of production and consumption, and enlisted them to become producers as well as consumers. He spoke of the necessity of building up excellent communities in various parts of the state; of putting brains into one's work; and emphasized the fact that the Negro must learn to have something that other people need if he hopes to demand proper respect from the world at large. He deplored the mortgage system which so many seem to invite, and urged the improvement of home life in every way. With literature at reduced rates, rural delivery, telephone connection, etc., there is today no excuse for ignorance on the part of the farmer. The speaker did not wish to be understood as telling every boy to go to the farm, but the race must have its quota of intelligent farmers working with up to-date implements and labor-saving devices, if it is to be able to stand the competition of American life. He thought the Negro should acquire stability and the desire to accumulate, that he should not change his position too frequently without knowing a good reason for making the change, and that in everything we undertake we should strive to measure up to the best; in other words should give intelligent service and the best that is within us in every line of work. He impressed the fear that the Negro boy is not keeping up with the Negro girl in any line of work and urged the boys to put forth greater efforts. After the song, "Columbia" had been sung by the audience, with characteristic energy, President Allen cafted for speakers from the student body representing various counties of the state and states of the union. Among the responses were the following: Buchanan—Percy Robinson. Cole—Jeanette Horrell. Howard—Richard Jackson. Jackson—Howard Hickerson. Johnson—Grant Tayes. Marion—Alice Shropshire. Randolph—Walter Viley. Ray—Lawrence Kimbrough. St. Frances—Kitsy Townsend. St Louis—Lealie Ford. Saline—Morton Henderson. Southwest Missouri—Messrs, C. Shackleford and Rucker. Texas had and interesting and humorous speaker in William Scott, and Kansas in James Saunders of the college department. College yells enlivened the various speeches and the intervals. "The Star Spangled Banner" was rendered by the school in an artistic manner, and after the closing remarks, in which President Allen cordially thanked all who had helped to make the session a success, the convention adjourned to meet at an early date (hereafter to be specified) in November, 1906. Dr. B. F. ALLEN, President, JOSSEPHINE S. YATES, Sec'y. LAWRENCE, KANS. The football game played on McCook field between the Western University and K. U. last Friday was called at 2:30 o'clock. K. U. first kicked off to W. U., the ball falling beyond the ten yard line and was caught by Escoe, K. U.'s star right half, who went terrifically through W. U. fortification making ten yards more. From then until Escoe made the first touchdown, K. U. made their fast gains by plunging through W. U.'s tackles. K. U. finding their opponents' weak spot in their tackles, continued to hammer on them until their noted full back, McNutt, went over for the second touch down. De Frantz failed to kick goal and at the end of the first half the score. K. U. 11; W. U. o. The second half was opened by Fishback kicking off to K. U. Crouch, K. U.'s strong left half, received the ball and returred five yards. As K. U. was struggling for a third touch down, Jacobs, the powerful quarter back was taken from the field on account of a sprained ankle. Everyone then thou got the game would go to pieces, but Elgin Woodie, the extra quarter back, was soon on the field and the game went on as if no change had been made. McNutt finally got the ball and went over for a second touchdown. Do Frants kicked an easy goal, making the score 17 to 0 in favor of K. U. Struggling on K. U.'s left half attempted to make an end run when he was tackled by two of W. U.'s men and carried backwards over the line, giving W. U. 2 for a touch back. Time was called, leaving the score K. U. 1;; W. U. 2. By W. U.'s fumbles K. U. managed to keep the ball, through the greater part of the game, although when W. U. did not have the ball they made it interesting for K. U. There was never a better game played from a standpoint of conduct. The boys from both universities are to be complimented for their gentle manly bearing. Mrs. Robert King entertained the "Sierra Leone" club last Tuesday afternoon. The literary is very interesting at the A. M. E. church every Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. James will leave soon to spend the winter in California. Mrs. Waddlington of the King hotel is reported very ill. Miss Dora Polk, who has been confined to her home for several days, is able to be out, and her many friends hope that she will rapidly recover. Among the most charming social events of the season was the social for the Terpsichorean club Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Mabel Gleed. Mrs. William Hawkins and Mrs. John Payne assisted the hostess. Miss Evelyn Smothers of Arksusas City, Kansas was the guest of honor. The house was tastefully decorated with terns and cut flowers. There were guests for seven tables of whist. A light luncheon was served, after which the delighted guests departed for their homes. Prof. R. G. Jackson and wife and their daughter, Marie, and also Prof. Spurlock of the Western University attended the football game Friday. BAXTER SPINGS. William Miller, of Galena, spent Wednesday and Thursday in the city. Mrs. Scales, of Pittsburg, spent the week with Mrs. Susan Hurst. Rev. H. H. Jones spent several drys of last week in Columbus looking after the interest or the church. Mrs. Anna Estes returned home Sunday from Vinita, where she visited her son for a few days. The many friends of Mrs. Sandy Love were shocked to hear of her death at the home of her daughter, Mrs Wickware, of Girard, Kans. Mrs. Mollie Bond, of Columbus, visited relatives last week. Mrs Amanda Lytle and William Love were quietly married one day lastweek. The ladies of the A M E church met Wednesday evening and organized the society of "Willing Workers," which we hope will be of great benefit to the church. Mrs Dan Owens is on the sick list. Anderson Cheatum of Lowell, was in the city Saturday, en route to Ossawatomie on business. Alonzo Adams, of Joplin, spent Sunday with friends. The Masonic order of this city entertained about fifty guests at a social session Saturday eve. The evening was very pleasantly spee and all report a good time. The out of town guests were: Mr and Mrs William Smith, Silas Cross, Jas. Officer Hect Ezell and William Officers, of Columbus, and Joseph Lark of Galena. Mrs C. M. McMurray, of Galena, is attending the bedside of Mrs Jennie Norman, who is quite ill. Mrs Phillis Burnett, who visited her son in Kansas City, Mo., for the past two months, returned home on Monday night. Walter McCoy, of Joplin, is at home for a few days with his wife, who is reported quite sick. Mrs Louisa Martin is again on the sick list. Rev. H. Goodwin, of Pittsburg, preached at the Baptist Church on Sunday night. CUTS Engraving Dept of the Mail = Droeze makes our CUTS Rev. A. M. Ward was in the city Monday. The Forum at Ebenezer Baptist church is progressing nicely. Two very interesting paers were read last week by Prof. Gray and Mrs. B. Murray. Mrs. Mary Fletcher departed this life last Thursday. She was a devout member of Ebenezer church, and her presence will be missed. She was a member of the King's Sons and Daughters, and of the Tabernacle, which societies conducted the funeral services. Though she suffered long, she was patient to the end. A host of friends mourn her departure. Mrs. Elizabeth Logan died Tuesday morning. She was a member of Mary's Temple of the True Eleven and was a faithful worker. She left two sons and three daughters and other relatives to miss her presence. Messrs. Thos. Morton and Gosnold Hudson will open a grocery and meat markets at Sixth and Santa Fe shortly. The young men are industrious and they should be encouraged by the colored people of the city. Miss Emma McSpadden returned Saturday from a pleasant visit in Centralia with her grandmother. PITTSBURG, KAN. Mr. Smith Barker of Fort Scott was in the city this week. Mr. Epp writes a very interesting letter from the South in which he says that the colored people are prospering in some localities and in some they are just living, as you may say. Mr. J. R. Jones, steward of the Elks club, had a very narrow escape Monday, as a store building burned next door to his house, but the fire was under control before it got to the side in which he lives. Mr. Alph McCalipon is getting up and around again, after his long spell of sickness. Mr. George Roach of Kansas City, Mo. is now working at the Kansas City Southern as baggage man and is stopping at Clyde hotel. Mr. John Malone is now working at the Kansas City Southern round house as porter. Rev. W. H. H. Jones, pastor of the A. M. E. church, has returned to the city. Mr. Joseph Bradley of Parsons, has returned, and is now giving piano lessons at the Clyde hotel. Mr. Bradley is an expert on the piano. Rev. Britt went to Red Bird, Territory Tuesday as inspector of Red Bird Town Site agency, doing business in this city. Mr. John Guthrie of St. Joseph Mo. and Miss Mona Peobles were married recently at the home of the bride's parents in this city. Also Mr. George, Reddick and Miss Cora Coleman. The literary society of the Baptist church is succeeding both intellectually and numerically. The debate of last week, "Resolved, That the Negro has the right to change his vote" was ably represented. J. R. Swisher, of Gypsum City, has has been exploited in the newspapers as being the father of twenty children, eight by his first wife and twelve by his second. George W. Ross, formerly a well known Leavenworth colored man, but who now lives in the Port Williams settlement, north of Leavenworth, is the father of twenty one children by one wife and prospeots are still bright. Mr. Rose is a man of great physical strength and endurance although small in statue. It is claimed that no man in his community has ever been able to throw him in a wrestling match. He is an enthusiastic hunter and when he goes hunting he will run all night, keeping up with his hounds in their long chases after the wily raccoons. FARM MISCELLANY The nitrogen of the soil is one of its most important constituents and a fortifying element that quickly disappears. It volatizes rapidly and one of the chief agents of holding it in the soil is the humus. When the humus becomes exhausted the nitrogen escapes with increased rapidity. Experiments with continuous wheat growing on the same soil have shown that the animal and vegetable matter in the soil disappears very rapidly. This causes the liberation of the nitrogen. As long as the nitrogen is in combination with and forms a part of the humus, or decaying animal and vegetable matter of the soil, it is in a stable form; but as soon as the humus decays the nitrogen is liberated in various gases and soluble forms, which are easily lost from the soil. It is the statement of scientists that there is no element that is so readily lost as nitrogen. It is not possible for the mineral forms of plant food, such as potash and phosphoric acid, to be converted into gaseous and soluble forms by the ordinary chemical changes that take place in the soil, as in the case of nitrogen. With them the principal loss in their removal from the soil as plant food. But with humus it is different. There is a loss of course of the plant food by its being used by the crops, but much additional is leached downward by the soil water and some is sent off in the form of gas when the humus decays. We have an illustration of this in the decay of pieces of manure and vegetable matter. We say that we can smell the ammonia rising from them; but that ammonia is the gas into which the nitrogen in the decaying mass is being changed. The loss of soil nitrogen can only be prevented by keeping up the humus in the soil. In most countries rotation of crops alone is able to do this. Some men brag that they have grown wheat year after year on the same soil for a generation without loss, but it will be found that such soil was in the beginning very rich in humus. By all means rotate, and include in the rotation some of the legumes. Winter-Grown Asparagus. Asparagus can be grown in the cooler in winter wherever the owner heats his house by means of a furnace. The natural conditions in such a cellar are favorable to the forcing of asparagus, as the temperature of might usually hovers around 55 degrees and in the day time runs from 55 degrees to 30 degrees. We do not believe that the amateur will find much profit in this, but some of the professional gardeners do, and it may interest some of our readers to try the experiment and have a few messages of tender asparagus in winter. To get the results named, roots are dig up in the fall before the ground is too hard frozen to make digging them out possible. If the roots have been frozen, so much the better, so they then respond more quickly to the forcing process. They are placed in boxes in the cellar as the funnace. Two or three inches of soil should be under the roots and five, six or more inches of earth above, as the shoots need to be protected from even the dim light that is found in a cellar. Light is not needed to make the roots produce shoots, as they produce them from the substance laid up in the roots, but do not take anything from the soil. Nevertheless, much moisture is needed, as the shoots cannot develop without the help of a good deal of water. A neglect in supplying moisture will soon render the roots unproductive. Roots should begin to produce shoots in about twenty-five days after being placed in the cellar. At some of the stations roots placed in the cellar about the first of December have produced four or five good cuttings before the middle of February. When the roots are done producing they have to be thrown away, as they will thenceforth be of no good for the developing of tops and new roots—Farmer's Review. Lime for Dairy and Stable. In Denmark there is a box of time in every dairy or creamery, where it is of use in rinsing out vials to keep them sweet and clean, and to wash down the creamery floors and to purify the air generally. We are using it to a small extent in this country, but it is not common enough. It is one of the best purifiers and cheapest. Its use can be applied to the cow's drinking troughs in warm weather, to remove the scum or organic matter therefrom; it can be applied in the cow stable, where it is most invaluable. We know of nothing as effective as slaked lime with carbolic acid mixed in it, for giving the surroundings of the barn a wholesome atmosphere. This sheep and bandy arrest is readily made by slaking the lime, filling a three-gallon pail about half full, adding about two ounces of crumble carbolis acid. If the lime is not all to be used at one time it can be put away in an air-tight vessel, but it is best to use it fresh. For the dairy and creamery use the slaked lime only—slaked just before baking. This is the most practical advantage, as well in lighting up the barn, in making it frothy, clean and whisky some when sprayed on the walls, in the spring and fall—Framery Guide FARM ITS HEART. Samples of shrunken wheat are being submitted to us by persons residing in the rust stricken belt. These persons ask whether it will be safe to sow such grain for seed the coming year. It is very proper that they should ask this question and it is so coolely important that it should be answered with intelligent discrimination. During a trip that we made the third week in August over the wheat growing area in the northern part of the state we noticed that some of the wheat was so shrunken that it was not worth cutting. In some localities the stands were fairly good. The variations ran all the way from No. 1 down to wheat that was really unfit to make good food for chickens. We have no doubt whatever but that such grain sown for seed will not give good results. It will be found quite practicable in many instances to so winnow the shrunken wheat that the very light material will all be blown out of it. The best sample obtainable, therefore, from the crop should usually answer for sowing next season. One difficulty is in the way however. Many farms are not possessed of a fanning mill, so prevalent has the custom become to take wheat direct from the machine. Every farmer ought to have a fanning mill for such work.—Farm and Fireside. The Destructive Rat. Housewives in the country sometimes complain that poultry raising is a great care on account of the losses that occur among the young chicks largely due to the presence of rats. The ra is far harder to hege against than the cat. A good strong partition to the poultry house or a good wire fence around the poultry yard will keep out cats, but these have little effect in checking the depredations of rats. They can gnaw through the partition and tunnel under the wire fence and do the work so expeditiously that the damage to the stock is done before the farmer has had time to take combative measures. Then when he begins to fight the rodents he finds that the process is not a smooth one. The animals avoid the steel trap and the wire cage. Poison is the only thing that seems to be effective, and the farmer hesitates about employing this, as he is afraid of hurting other animals. But this method of destruction will be found to be about the only effective one if the rats are very numerous. If poison is used it should be placed where only the rats can get access to it. Wool Clip Contracted. Dealers in wool seem to have no fears of a decline of wool prices for another year at least. In various western states dealers have already been closing contracts for next year's wool clip at from seventeen to twenty cents per pound and seem willing to take all they can get at those figures. While many farmers have sold their next year's crop on such terms as these some are willing to wait until spring to dispose of their clip, taking the chances on the price going down. They don't consider there is much risk to run when buyers are so anxious to contract so far ahead, and prefer to take chances rather than to sell now and likely to regret making the agreement before shearing time. The farmer who breeds and raises good sheep may be pretty sure of keeping some good profits from both his wool and mutton during the next few years. The sheep business certainly has a bright outlook at the present time. --- Season's Potato Yield. Revised returns justify the estimate of an average yield of 110.6 bushels of potatoes this year, instead of 100 bushels, as stated in the last number. The average yield for the previous ten years was 81 bushels, making the present a bumper year for this crop. Maine is credited with the largest average acre yield, 215 bushels. The Southern states had from 61 to 80 bushels, except Florida, which grew 103 bushels. Iowa's yield was 186 bushels and Wisconsin's 128, both extremely good for this country. The average of the old New England states is higher than in the same number of newer western states.—Farm, Stock and Home. Our Butter Abroad. The government has been making weekly experimental exports of the best quality of creamery butter to Manchester, England, continuing previous practical tests of the merits of such butter from the United States in comparison with the highest grades of butter from other countries to be found in British markets. The results as stated by the butter man of the dairy division have been, in a general way, quite favorable, but not such as to encourage commercial operations along the same line at the present price of butter in the United States—Barnum's Midland Farmer. No Lime On Manure. It is a mistake to put Hime in the measure heap, for it destroys the malt of ammonia, and by compiling it we take the gaseous form drives it on. Kame will rot measure very quickly and do its work well, but it will be at the expense of a loss of nitrogen, which is an ingredient of ammonia, says the Farm Journal, and its good authority. Mrs. Tillie Renfro of Kansas City, arrived in the city Sunday on a visit with her brother, Mr. William Ham, other relatives and friends. She returns home today. While in the city she was the guest of Miss Saidee Barker, 905 N. Taylor St. MARRIED:—At Colby, Kansas, Mr. Minor E. Hiokman of Topeka, to Miss Lizzie Reed of Denver, Colo., on Saturday, November 11. The couple expect to visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Hiokman, of this city, in the near future. CARD OF THANKS.—We wish to thank the neighbors and friends for their kindness during the illness and death of our beloved wife, mother and sister, also for the beautiful floral offerings. Find out how you are measured by hearing Rev. J. E. Edwards, of St. John's A. M. E. church, who will address the association Sunday, Nov. 10, 3 p. m., at 406 Kansas avenue, subject: "God's Measurement of Man." Solo by Mr. Isaiah Lisenby. Singing begins promptly at three o'clock. The "Sock" social, the latest in church entertainments, given Wednesday evening at the residence of Miss Nannie Marshall, 900 Topeka avenue, North Topeka, by Misses S. A. Barker and Florence Smith, for the benefit of the B St. Baptist church, was a glowing success, both socially and financially. During the evening many visited the scene of action and left pennies in proportion to the size of their sock worn doubled. The evening was pleasantly spent in social amusements and in the hiding away of fried chicken, ice cream, cake, etc. $17.80 was the sum realized, $14 being the net profit from the social. The most pleasant event of the evening came when the managers of this affair presented this neat sum to Mr. Washington Tolliver, the faithful janitor of the church, who acknowledged his appreciation of the kindness of the ladies in a few well chosen words, and when he departed for home he went with a light heart and a heavy pocket, for many a penny bore his. Every one present shared with Mr./Tolliver in the happiness attending. Messrs. Bailer, Bowsfield and Elliott of the State University were guests of Dean Buckner Saturday. While in the city they were entertained at Guy's hall by the young men of the city. Prot. and Mrs. Jackson entertained a few friends Friday evening at lunch; the principal dish served was orabs on the half shell which had been shipped to the professor by his sister. Mrs. Jennie Sloan of Princeton, N. J. Miss Cornie Cross of Kansas City and Mrs. M. O. Cross of Moberly, Mo. spent Sunday in Topoka with their aunt, Mrs. J. Richardson, 1315 Jackson street. They were royally entertained at dinner by Mesdames Brantley and Richardson. Mr. James Bailey and Mr. Haskell of Chicago were present. Mrs, Mattie Cook, formerly Miss Mattie Hicks, died Wednesday at the home of her father on West Laurent street, of pneumonia. Besides her father, she leave two small children, a brother and other relatives. Herfuneral will be held this afternoon from St. John's A. M. E. church, of which she was a member. Coming Soon! The boy preacher—a wonder of the twentieth century, James L. Washington will be in Topeka about Sunday, Nov. 19. The St. Joseph Daily Gazette says he is a wonder, and knows almost the entire Bible. He has preached since he was five years old. He is said to be a natural orator, never having attended school a day. Sheriff Lucas returned last Thursday from Vancouver, B. C., with Dave Brown, who jumped his bond almost a year ago. He was in hiding at Lady Smith, B. C., when captured, going under an assumed name. The sheriff was accompanied on the trip by his wife and daughter. Dave came without requisition papers. The sheriff has the document, which he will always keep as a souvenir, as he is the first officer known to be so lucky as to bring a prisoner from a foreign country without producing papers. This is the greatest capture ever made in Shawnee county from the fact that it is the first time an officer of this county has captured a prisoner out of the United States. This week our jobrooms completed the Minutes for the A. M. E. Kansas Conference. It is one of the best jobs ever turned out for the conference and all are highly pleased with the work, and the neat and accurate manner in which they were compiled by Secretary B. R. Guy. Mrs. A. Williams and daughter, Bessie, returned Thursday from Oklahoma City, after spending four weeks visiting her son. Mr. R. B Williams. She found the colored people of that city prospering. Mrs. R. B. Williams and four other ladies have established a millinery store, and are doing a fine business. Remember the free kindergarten in Tennessee town by donating a five cent piece to the city federation on Nov. 25 at their regular monthly meeting. Is there a better plan for laying a solid foundation for good citizenship than this worthy institution that is being carried on for the good of our people? Help it, and you will not regret it. Persons desiring to secure suggestive program for William Lloyd Garrison Centennial exercises, December 10th, 1905, can secure same without charge, except for postage, by addressing Mr. Hugh M. Browne, Cheney, Pa. This program has been prepared by Hon. Archibald H. Grimke, of Boston, with the help and co-operation of Mr. Garrison's son's. Messrs. William Lloyd, Jr. and Francis J. Garrison. The Shamrock club met with Mrs. B. Burton, 1916 Harrison street. A very delightful time was spent in needlework and conversation, after which an elegant repast was served by the hostess. Immediately after lunch the following officers were elected President, Mrs. Toliver Bird; vice President, Mrs. T. Burns; secretary, Mrs. W. W. Plumb; treasures, Mrs. C. Meaux; chaplain, Mrs. W. Meaux. The club adjourned to meet with Mrs. J. M. Brown, soo Spring street, Nov. st. The commemoration of the life of Wm. Lloyd Garrison is to be celebrated by the people who believe in promoting liberty and justice. It is the proper movement and should receive the hearty support of every colored person in the United States. We credit Prof. B. T. Washington and the Boston Guardian for the interest manifested by them in this noble work. We visited Rev. J. F. C. Tayor and family, of Leavenworth, last week, and are glad to know that they are so comfortably situated in the 6 room brick parsonage. 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On Household Goods, Live Stock and Jewelry. 1010 N. 4th St. KANSAS CITY, KA 6 Florida Sleeper VIA FRISCO On November 15th, and daily thereafter, until the summer season of 1905, the Frisco System, in connection with the Southern Railway, will operate through Pullman Sleepers between Kansas City, Mo. and Jacksonville, Fla. These sleeping cars will be placed in service as part of the equipment of the Popular Southeastern Limited," scheduled to leave Kansas City 6.30 P.M. A modernly equipped train, electric lighted cafe observation car, etc. the route of which carries the traveler through the populous cities of the southeast. Berth reservations may be made through representatives of Frisco System or connecting lines. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT, SAINT LOUIS. pe ~ _ ae ee Senn Probably the greatest wonder of . mn . 4 |DECREES OF FASHION narrow pointed, potion exile = the Twentieth century is the silver ; 7/ g ) ny — and the matertal, which fitted he tongued orater, J, L. Washlogton, aa 4 PRETTY AND Conner. THINGS Hatt diting Relay verfectty. nee the boy preacher and lectueer, who ee tose bertha wat ost ae the shew is perfection as @ soholar of the fea . a ae ders. The sleeves wore mede ef pally Ble sis ao th Aas of GRAND TIME! ; Fipueeele tae 1 es seventeen, and not having attended i, | iain Yeho—Velvet Ribbon Trim sibew,_ Tee batt ore ot Ces See school a day in his life 1¢ able to oe ming—Hinte for the Home, borough, Reyaciée and Victorian styles rooite verbatim 536 obapters of the ianjiee aris for Seo. ‘icereibe a ae wetoaissine, Eck pa betirs & i ¢ cnet shrunken wheat are ja euees. james sre mn ieee Bible, Hehae been at the work The Meeting of the Templars Association 8g endmitted to us by persons reste Again and again It has been prophe- Velvets are the rage fer evening since the age o ire nhs mK ; ag te Sie rest scrickon belt. Ena et et the severate bicused must be | coats. Fh pid a eevee kinds, = tb t] t; tl ‘i persons or eae at as yet practical wom [fom velvets are derfal bor will be inthe city with! © Will Be the Largest and Best in the so rch gra fo ancl ie emia | Soil bet ‘ie thom eta Le the wet (ee a weeek or more, commencing Mon- Hi ti f th C. cla’ aboulé ask thle auction end it te em] ater or Tunaheons, bu bi Palin ——— S i istory 0 ¢ Gonclave. stn i day, Nov. 20th. Hon. Booker T. ceedingiy tmportant that it should ba/ long sleeved, neem to get prettier and | Mieses’ Skirt with Shirred or Piale Washington ssys: “I know James —— Answered with Intelligent Ciscrimésm | prettier, The loveliest of them ei! Yoke. Washinton Tie ie the world’s ee oo erg lak Ages we cate ue are mate of those exquisite Sowered ene skirts that fall i sot, er _ ‘aahington. weel over the wi Ith shadowy Sowers tad to aaeder? 3200 KNIGHTS ) RIVIPT A R growing area {a the northern part of/ tw Te, oh saereny, Soe tm s that tade folds sppeer | o gain in pavor: aay’ = 300 KNIGHTS ‘TEN JONES’ LAST STRUGGLE! He Raised Thirty Cents in Leavenworth. Aapecial dispatch from Leaven- worth, Kana, to the Topeka Herald says thst Paul Jones and snother colored min of Topeka were circu: lating a paper there trying to raive sufficient meins with which to fight the Topeka Pisindealer, Among the pumes onthe list was that of Governor Hoch, who subyeribed $5.00. Thedispatch further states that at the court house they ue: ceeded in raising 30 cente, Right will alwys prevail, and Goy. Hoch, Jone & Company might as well halt. The Negroes of this state are going to stand up for their righta and nothing ci stop ut until we getaxqunederl. Gov. Hoch oo doubt seen his finish, and ts hike ot min drowning, grabbing at wtiawe ina vain corte to sive himself STRONG CLPY, KAN, Rev, Leo Heritsof Garnett wis nthe city afew days ahaking edd hinds with ofl weqnintine » Mre.d Dobbins penta few ys here on Insiness, : Little Mrinkie Levell received quite a gishin the forehead while playing list week, Mr. Nubert Wook as again im the city. The ban pact served hy the King hotel in honor of Mon. G We Lilie inthe tilkef the town, Since Mr Wadlington took elirge of this hostelry new Life his been put into, it, eis the only evtererintewn, Mra, Tues Jackson whe hax been sick, ts improving slowly. Minw O14 Carter who hag been atl wevertl weeks, ie ont agin. ro A STOCK Se ge ee, ee The Record Stockman of Denver ts authority for the statement that about 5,000 sheep are being fattened at Gree ley, Colo, by the Greeley Sugar com pany. They are divided up in pens of 100 to 600 sheep each, each pen being fa charge of a feeder whose business tt fe to watch them closely. Oct. 14, at the time they were put on feed, they averaged seventy four pounds each, end during the firat threa weeks made a gain of two and a half pounds per head per week. The ratton {9 tea poun's of pulp ta onehalf wund of alfalfa hay per day per head To this Fation it Is expected to add a small re tlou of sugar best molasses. Experi ments last year indicated that the mo lessee tended to make a firmer flesb, and that ebeep fed with it as part of the ration ebruok less in «hipping. The sugar company expects to feed Guriag the season approximate'y 16,00¢ Bead of sheep and 500 to 600 head of cattle, The results last year were a Profit of 90 cents per head for the pulp feed sheep Experimenta were conducted Inst year in feedirg pulp and aliiife and corn, with the result thet t!e pulp and alfalia fed sheep gained from 15 to 25 per cent more than t.ose whioh received the cura is additicn —Wallace's Farmer, SIR ALLEN PETER SMITH, 330 One of the “Old Guard” Who Will Bz: Strongly ia Evidence. Topeka, Kansas, ¢ Thanksgiving Day, TWO FOR: ONE The Topeka Plaindealer Kansas City Star Kansas City Journal One Year — $1.50. A Very nare’ Chance Care of the Bull, Ip the caro of the bull gentleness fg the first consideratlea. te learns What no one fe going to abuse him and he does not look for trouble, Firstly, a bull should be raised right, then there is no trouble. It takes many twonths to tame a badly rateed bull and our advice {9 to let auch 6 bull stone Hate a smal! stable or pen hy the barn or other conventent Dlace where the bull may be kept Ap erercising Jot Is essential to bia Realth Brush him off daily and feed him a little grain. Feed only clean hay, and salt should always be before Bim, Water him regularly, Good ser vies from him is only bad by giving Alm good care. When a bull fs kept ep and a record fs made of each cow bred, all the calves may de saved that bad weather would kill if they came it such times. Have a sort of syrtem about things fa the care ef oe - | Bolero Nnes, to bo at all modieh, taust cling close to the figure. One handsome black velvet xowa bad applique of white kid for trim ming. Moloshin will certainly De worn by those who purchased garments thereof last winter, Broa’ bows of pink and blue velvet, covered with glittering sequins, are shown for the hair, A Questionable fad is @ slender watch chain eneirciing the w Jat and suapending the watch ft front. Silk belts that match the g wo are @raped tight withoat bu-kle delineat ing the suppleness of the ~alst. There was never a more favorable time to get out od bite of old trim ming and use then to good adram tage. Narrow toes b ve broadened and wide toes have narrowed and the com> promise is a seusiblo and pleasing width, ‘This shirt waist will be found most excellent for all t e walatings of the @eason, cotton, Muen, silk and wool, and is as smart as jt is simple, besides suiting stout figures well, there being mo greater mistake extant than the theory that such are at their best tm plain waists. The wide tucks at the front that give ample fullness oelow the stitchings, and the broad box plait at the center, are hoth new and desin able, and combine most satisfactorily with the plain back, The model ts made of cheviot, white with fines of blue, and fs worn with @ blue lines atock. But thie last can be anythiag ene may prefer, or can be omitted ab together in favor of ribbon tled in a tig bow, although it really ls admip oie i 2 i \ A\\S ig ia 7s edie both for this special waist and @ @ model for the odd ones of whieh there can never be too many, The waist is made with froats an@ beck that are fitted by means of sboulder nag undtr-arm seams, and te gathered at the waist line, the back being drawn down smoothly, the froats made to blouse over the belt. The sleeves are the a:cepted ones of the geascn, and are fiaished with straight @afs, and the shayed stock imishes the neck. The quantity of material required Gow the mediuia aise ts 4% yards 31 tachos wide, 4 yarls 37 laches wide, ee 2 yards 46 inches wide, with & yard of any width for stoek. Worn at Chicazo Herve Show, An effective and elaborate white gown tn India lawa and lace tasertion, even at the CNirs to horve show, hada a A ne Saw Tee Swe Samples of shrunken wheat are be 8g endmitted to us by persons resid ag te the rest stricken belt. Thess pereens ask whether It will be safe te sow such grain for seed the coming year. It ie very prover that they sbould ask this question and it te om ceedingly important that it should be answered with Intelligent Ciscriminm tion, During a trip that we made the third week im August over the wheat growing ares {n the northern part of the state we noticed that some of the wheat was eo shrunken that !t was sot worth cutting. In some localities the stances were fairly good. The vm rlations ran all the way from No, 2 Gown to wheat that was really unfit to make good food for chickens. We have 10 doubt whatever but that auch grain sown for seed will not give good results. [It will be found quite practh cable in many tostances to so winnow the shrunken wheat that the very light materia! will all be blown out of it The best sample obtainable, therefore, from the erop should usually answer for sowing next season. One dimiculty ig In the way however. Many farce ars are not possessed of m fanning aill, 80 prevalent has the custom be come to take wheat direct from the machine, Every farmer ought to have 2 fanning mi for such work.—Farm and Fireside, Will Be in Attendance---A Baraquet and Contest Drill for the Prize Cup Now Held by Cyrene Commandery. Re. ond As 7 a e ee —_ | (a no i co Ge ee ed H Bahia ae, oe ron el Ea eae aren yi: ie eye US, ee ae, A ee Recoil See eG de. ee FAS ree vig i EGR EO ai pore LOGO ee Ra ee Sones Pe Bare | SATS G eater eee gs oe Ei pe aay EEL. Efi Leets ime mer Booty te eet ?s: es enol ee ra : i hs ae eae: air r ek tae 75s oe aa a es Ws Pt zs a eo: i + ae Pe pn me ne Soa ee = ee aed ee: Ait: Ieee ic i 3 és ri mr, ind i Prd ja teh A eal aS ae co ares H < cet setae Rese: aa New Pg | PA ese oat pV ET chs” ie See ee wis es | i an SR eee en ae PSO s Se ae ea ee RP ae ce a tel nie eae a Rh ee hate Frye GAREY Stet ie re ei “ SE ee 2 wip Mu, REP The Destructive Rat. Housewives in the country some times complain thet poultry raising te # great care ou account of the losses that occur among the young chicks largely due to the presence of rats, The ra ts far harder to heige against than the cat. A good strong parth ton to the poultry house o1 a good wire fence around the poultry yard will heep out cats, but these have lit ue effect in checking the depredations af rats, They can gnaw through the partition and tunnel under the wtre ‘ence and do the work 90 expeditiously hat the damage to the flock {s done vefore tho farmer ts had time to take combative measures. Then nten he vegins to fight the rodexts he fads Lat the process 1% not a smooth ona The antmals avold the steo! trap and he wire cago, Polson t¢ the only hing that seems to be effective, and he farmer hesitates about employing his, as he fa afraid of hurting other inima.a But this method of deitrue fon ‘will be found to be about the only -ftective one if the rats are very nugr ‘rous. If polaon fs used if should be ‘laced where only the rats can et ao Seas 1d It, i Wool Clip Contracted, Dealera In wool seem to have 20 ‘ears of a decline of wool prices for ‘nother year at least. In vartous western states dealers have already deen closing contracts for next year’s wool clip at from reventeen to twenty cents per pound and ceem wisting te take all they can gat at those fizures, While many farmers have soll thelr next jear’a crop on such terms as these some are willing to walt until epring to dispose of thelr clip, taking the chancea on the prico going down, They don't consfler there fs much risk to run when buyers are so anxious ta contract so far ahead, and prefer te dake clinnces rether than to sell now and Ii ely to regret making the agree ment before shearing time. The farmer who breeds and ratees good sicep may ho pretty sure of reaping some good profits from beth hia wool and mutton during the next few years. ‘The sheep business cen tainly bas a bright outlook at the prow ent time. | Beason’s Potato Vietd. Revised returne justify the estk mate of an average yicld of 110.4 bushels of potatoes this year, Inetead of 100 bushels, as stated in the last sumber The average yield for the previous ten years was BL bushelg making the present a bumper year for this crop. Maine is credited with the largest average acre yleld, 215 bush @e. The Southern states had from ét to 80 bushels, except Florida, which grew 102 busbels Jowa's yield was 186 bushele and Wisconsin's 126, both extremely good for thts country, The average Of the old New Engiand states Ss higher than fn the same number of bewer western states—Farm, Stock as4 Home. Our Butter Abroad. The government has been making weekly oxperimental exports of the Beat quality of creamery butter ta Manchester, England, continuing prew fous practical tests of the merits of gach butter from the United States ta oomparison with the highest grades of batter from other countries to be found in British markets, Tho results @s atated by the butter man of the dairy division have been, fn a general way, quite favorable, but not such as to encourage commercial operations along the same Iine at the preseat price of bulter fn the United Statea— Beroun's Midland Farmer, No Lime On Manure, ft ts « mistake to put Ime tm the manure heap, for it destrase the rafts ef ammonia, and by compemmag {t to take the geseous form drives it om, faze will rot manure very aquickiy aud do its work well; but x ‘wt be at the expense of a loses of aitrogen, Walch is on ingredient facet oays the Farm Jeurnal, nad extberity, DECREES OF FASHION PRETTY AND CORRECT THINGS TO WEAR, Btowee or Bhirt Walst Bultable for All Materislo—Skirt With Shirred or Pisin Yehe—Velvet Ribben Trim ming—Hinte for the Heme. Pepular Separate Blevecs. Again and again It has been prophe Ged that the separate blouses must be put ene side, but as yet practical wom o@ will mot give them up. The tsbe tween blouses, dressy esough for the ater or Iuneheons, but bigh-necked aad loag sleeved, neem to get prettier and Peettier, The loveliest of them el! are made of those exquisite Sowered aitke—with shadowy Sowers that fade tm out of the background im so artistic & way, Those exquisite soft crepes with flower prints are charming @raped and trimmed with tiny hand wun tucks, cr pufigs, or lace. Soft @rapy silks are very good—but so are oti silks, and a combination of both. ‘The soft chiffon failles, in exquisite ty soft shades of pink, or dive, or view tet, make wp into beautiful blouses, But, besides silk, soft Snes woolen stuffe—mostly white, are being used 8 great deal. Albatross, silk-and-wool stuffs, soft wool crepes and @ dosen ethers are made up into as attractive blouses, In thelr way, ag the silks are ia theirs. _ Macnificent Evenina Coste. One of the novelties of the ssasca fe the way of an evening coat is cut om the lines of a maadarin’s coat, rich ty embroidered fn colors and golé thread and lined throughout with Chi gece sable, This sable is even rarer than the Russiso fur and is less ex- pensive. It has a very long nip and fe in two "distinct colors, a rich mouse gray near the pelt and cinsamos brown at the tip. Among the newest evening coats are those made of low. ered satins and silka. They aro quite fall around the skirts and profusely Cecerated with lace and touches of ir. ie wad WHILe THE TEA DREws Blouse or thirt Walst. narrow pointed doffze girlie agé adove the girdle were puffs of tome and the matertal, which fitted the tight-Atting Maing perfectly, This ap tended to the line of a yoke, where @ Jace bertha was set about the shoud ders. The sleeves were mede ef pals of the lawn and lace and ended at the elbow. The hate worm at the heege show were very elaborate, the Gaiae borough. Reyaotde and Victerian styias Progominating. Black hate with ob ored plumes sre mnch tm sridenem Vetvets are the rage fer eventing coats. There are eeveral kinds, = lperty and chiffon velrets are the moet desirable—Chicago Resse® Henle RT Mleses’ Skirt with Shirred or Piaie Yoke. Fall skirts that fail In soft, grace folds appear to gain in favor day tg day and are pecullfarly becoming t2 young girls, This one can be gatip ered at the upper edge to form pull sh(rrings, or once only and joined te & contrasting yoke, but in elther exes the fullness is made to form bee (FA i plaits at the lower edge. The model is made of embroidered batiste, with \3 band of heavy lace applique, but the pretty soft stuffs—silk, woul, osm ton and inen—are equally ap.ropr> ale. The shirred yoke {a muct liked and is always preity when the igure is elender, but whoil, as often » the ease in young girls, addition® Lely at tha belt is to be wvolded, th plaip yoke made of lace or of other facex matorial is to be preferred. The olirt je cut ta one ‘reuleg plece, straight lengths of the niterial being sewed togetticr to elve tho nem essary width, and when shirre: le am ranged over the foundation thit ales werveu for the plain soke when shie rings ara not used. The quantity of material recuire@ for the medium size fe 6% yarte 28 inches wide, 5 yards £7 inches wita, er 3}, jards 44 Inhes wide, wih “ yards of applique and % yard of over lace wheo joke Js used, A Pretty Fall Fachion. A pretty fashion which hes bem started of late ig that of wearing coc wdes of colored relret or ribbus, em@ on the left sido of the corsago rather igh up, and the ther on the right sido at the watst lice. They are terge and are generally of a contrasting color to that of the gown with whids they are worn. Rosettes of burnt a» ange velvet make an exceeding!y pret ty arcompaniment to 8 smart dfter goon gown of brown pliese ch fon, le 3 Witt the rid eee fs 4 vise Ne ‘To remove ruat frora steel cover the article with sweet ofl and leave it ter two or three days, then dust It thi» ty with finely powdered, urelaked Mme and rub till the rust dissppeare Len on fulce will remove most staimg from the hands and grease from kite en tables. This being the case, It Ip well to save the squeezed-out lemane used in cooking for cleansing pur poses. Fistirons should ve washed svem week and always kept in 8 clean, aq Place. Few housekeepers use ou @¢lent wax in Ironiug. Do not elies your irons to become red hot, as they will never again retain the beat. To remove iron staing on maible ap ply to them a mixture of oxallc aai@ and methylated eptrita, leave t on @ ghort time and then rub dry with @ soft cloth, Lemon jufoe will some mes remove the stains, When winds blow and there !s frost fa the alr put handkerchiefs, collara, euffs and al) smal! articles in the was te dry tn a pillow case, The fabrie @® spared whipping by the wind, they wit freere dry and be quickly gathered fe Weaning. Millinery. ‘The hat scarf differs from the ved fm that it Is wound ‘about tic het mever over the face. New scarfs ave ef lace in bisck, white and color, with embrofdery {0 self color end e@entrasting colors. Ribbons of al) descriptions are @ be ured upon the new hats. Among the new ribbons are the plaids, tha Boral, the moire and doublefaced oof erings, satin and taffeta, The high crowns will lead ts the Sarge hate, the Directolre and the Gainesborough being the most gege- lar. The Engiish round hat wil be « favored hat this season. Wrinkle About Portleres, To prevent portieres catching under peath the door when opened quickly, Gerew a small ring (such as are veed for picture frames) {nto the center af the door frame, to this fasten @ blind cord sufficient to reach to bet fem of curtain, Put another ring fhe center of the door at the tem, thread the cord through and fasten @o the botice: of the curtain, amd as the @uce Le opened co the curtate risese. Tae OMAHA, NEB. ee nnn we ga ea of the Fort Nightly soolat club last Wednesday evening at their home on'N, 26th street, Presiding Elder J. W. Braxton of the Omaha diatrict, held his first quarterly meeting of this conference year at St. John’s A. M, E. church: Jast Sunday and it was attended with @ spiritual awakening among the members. The Ladies’ Art claca will meet with Mrs, Griswold Wednesday afternoon. Mre. Lou Catictt ia visiting with friends in Deadwood, 8. D. Mr, Ben Payne is quite ill at his home on N, 27th street. Mrs. John G. Pegg and obildren will leave next week for Topeka to vieit with Mra, Page's parents, Mr. and Mra. J. D. Page, She was ac- companied by her sister, Mies Min- nie Page, who spent several weeks visiting here. Mre. Elliston of Des Moines, Ia., formerly of this city, Je here visit- ing friends, Mr. William Deveny of 2317 N. 97th street, is on the sick list. Mr. and Mra. G. R. Reynolds quite pleasantly entertained at din- ner Sunday Messrs. Simpson and Hopkina of the Heoshaw. Mr. and Mra. Fred Emery have gone to Minneapolis, Minn., to re- side, Mire. Emery was formerly Mice Benlsh Bell, daughter of Mr. Cyrus D, Bell. Many visitors from out of the city will attend the full dress ball at Creighton ball Nov, 28. With Desdunes’ full orchestra thie prom- ines to be one of the ewellest affairs of the season. Mrs, Priscilla Hook, at this time, fequiteill, She is one of Omaha’ oldest and most respected citizens Mrs. E. 8. Clentans entertained Monday afternoon complimentary to Mre, Elliston of Dee Moines, Paymaster Lynch and hia privat secretary, Mr. M. M. McCary, wert away last week paying off troops. James G. Jowell is confined a bome with typhoid fever. Mr, Les Allen is contemptatin; moving his family to the atate o Washington to establish « perme nent home, Mr. and Mrs. Smallwood of Wash ington, D. C., have come to th city to reside permanently, G.M, Smith of Pueblo, Colo. in im the city. Rev. J, W. Wilson will make. pbusincas trip to Parsons, Kansas next week. Miss Mayme Wileon, danghte ol Rev. J. W. Wilson, will leav Monday for St. Louis to make he home with her grandmother, Mri M, Wallace, The young boys of the North etd have organized o whiet club. Mr, Thos. Reece after a few day iMness, is able to be up and at b duties again. Some of the young matrons < the city have organized a class {i historical research, R. W. Workeuff has accepted position with the U. P. Ry. Gny Overall hae had his bea quarters changed to Salt Lake Cit Utah. While weregret his remov from our midst, we congratula him on his promotion, Mrs. HH. V. Plummer complet tow mance in domestic scierce at LINCOLN, NEB. R.W. Mitchell was eleoted as one of the constables of Lincoln, We feel honored. 1 Mre Mollie Moseby and Mr Joreph Boost, of Omaha, were united in marriage st the conclusion of the servicesat the AM E charch, last Sundsy night, Rev Biggers offic. ated, William Entelle was overcome by gas while taking a bath atthe Wait- er’s club, Sunday afternoon, and was rendered unconsolous. He was removed to bis room at G. A. Mos ton’s home, where medioal aid wns given and he was able tobe about his work Monday. {iRev Taylor, en route from Toye: keka to his home in Butte, Mont, atopped over in the city for several daya and preached for Mt. Zion, Sunday; also, Monday night. On Tuesday night he lectured, bis sub- Jeot being ** Awake and Sbake Youraclf.” It was very interesting. Rev Taylor left Tuesday night for his home. Mr Douglae Houston, of Dead wood, S, Dak., has entered the Lincoln Medical College, to study medicine. Thomembera of the A M E laid the cornerstone of their new church on last Sunday afternoon. A very appropriate program was carried out. Asthe day wae an ideal one for out door service, the eboir ren dered music and an audience of about two hundred attended. A collection of $114.56 was announced with other donations. Mrs Lizsie Bratcher received the giad tidings trom her son, Fred laut week, after two years absence, that he is the Philippines, well and expecting to be home soon. It is rumored that acolored bote and restaurant will be opened uj here in the nearfuture, We trus it will mature, Rev W. Il. Vandergee will cele brate the opening of hie cburch Christian, at 23rd and P. streets December 10th. COLUMBTS, KAS. Quite a number attended thie ban- quet at Baxter Springs last Satur- day night, given by the Masonto lodge. § Rev Gunter aud Mr Frank Fagan of Mineral, were here Sanday. Mr. Ernest Woodard was up from Joplin Saturday night, visiting the home folks, Quite a number of colored work- men are here, laying gas maine Io East Columbus. A young white man by the name of Robort Jones, head clerk in the largest dry goods and grocery etore here, was shot Sunday night by J. N. Lynch, another white mau, for trying to break into the latter's house, oJnes,Jhowever, wae druuk atthe time, and his wound is not fatal Oneof the newspapers, the Advocate, says: ‘On account of the request of intimate friends we leave out of the paper all mention of it, not knowing the true atory o it’? Welland good; butaf Jonce had been a Negro who wae ebot breaking into » white man‘s bouse this same paper would have had it in glaring headlicex, praising the whtte man, and eondeming the “Black Brute,” whether he beard the true story or not, Now, if the Jeditor cf that paper, and all othe editor of white publications, wil! be just ae particular in publishing | things sgainst the Negro as in thi case they would show some degre lof fairness, We think all publi | happenings should be published it || the newspapers for they are reliec }}uponto give the correct accoun of ail public occurrences, whic! | puts astop to public gossip. W || all know there is more* harm don \}iu indiscriminate ftalk than by th the papers, There may bes fev | oxceptions, but not inthis case. PUBLICATION NOTICE. No. 23533, In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, Mattie Williams, Plaintiff. va Henry Williams, Defendant, Thessid defendant will take no- tloe that he bas been sued by plaia- tiffin the above entitled action and that usless he answers the petition of plaintiff on or before the 26th da: of December, 1905,said petition wilt be taken as troe and judgment rea- dered divorcing plaintiff from de- fendant, and giving her the custody of their roinor cbild, Dwight Williams, (SEAL) JoserHh Rexp, Att'y for Plaintid (atres7) 1.8. Cuntis, Clerk, First [published November 10, '05. MISCELLANY ee ae eee ee ‘The nitrogen of the soll is one of ite most important constituents and a fer Cilising element that quickly disap pears, It volatizes rapidly and one of the chief agents of holding tt in the soll is the humus. When the humus Decomes exhausted the nitrogen oe capes with increased rapidity. Ep pertments with continueue wheat growing on the same soll have shows that the animal and vegetable matter in the soll disappears very rapidly. ‘This causes the liberation of the nitre gen. As long as the nitrogen fo ta eombination with and forms a part of the humus, or decaying animal and Vegetable matter of the soil, it is tm a stable form; but es soon as the humoe @ecays the nitregea ie liberated ts various gases and soluble forms, which are easily lost from the soil. N ts the atstement of socientists that Ghere 1 no eloment that is ao readily fost as nitrogem. It Js not possible fos the mineral forms of plant food, euch as potash and phosphoric acid, to be onverted into gaseous and soluble forms by the ordinary chemical changes that take place fn the soll, as in the case of nitrogen. With thom the principal tues ‘* to thet removal from the soll as plant food. But with humas it is different. There {a a lose of course of the plant food by its belng used by the crops, but mauch edditional ts leached downward by the soll water end some is sent ef tn the form of cas when the bumus decays, We have an illustration eof this in the decay of piles of manure and vegetable matter. We say that we can smell the ammonia rising from them; but that ammonia ie th gas into which the nitrogen in the decaying mans is Seng changed. ‘The loss of soll ritrogen can ealy de prevented by keeping up the he aus in the soll. In most countriet rotation of crops alone is abl te do this. Some men bree that the; have grown wheat year after year 01 the same sol! for. generation with ent loss, but it will be found that suc) oll was in the beginning very rie fm humus By all means rotate, am faclude fm the rotation some of th Jegumes. WintenGrown Asparagus. Asparagus can be grown & the cab fer in winter wherever the owne? heate his house by means of a fup mace, The natural conditions tn sucd @ eellar are faveratie to the foreing ef asparagen, aa the temperatare wight usually hovers around BB ée greece and tn the dey timp rane from @8 Gegrecs to 80 degrees. We 40 net Delieve that the amateur will sn4 mach profit im this, bt come of the peefessiccal gardeners Go, and it may Interest some of our readers te try the experiment and have a few meseal of tender asparagus fn winter. To get the results named, roote are @ug up in the fall before the cround ta too hard frozen to make digzing fem out possible. If the roots bave been frozen, so much the better, af they thea respond wore quickly the forcing process, Ther are plsead fw boxes in the cellar ac»? the fus aace. Two or three fachee of sou should be under the roots and five, ai wr more inches of earth above, aa the shoots need to be protected from eves fhe dim light that ts found in a oe Jar, Light Is not needed to make tha roots produce shoots, as they produat them from the substance laid up is the roots, but do not take anything from the soll. Nevertheless, muel @elsture is needed, as the shoots cas mot develop without the help of 1 god deal of water. A neglect Im sup plying moisture will soon render oh veots unproductive Roots shoulé begin to produe shoots in about twenty-five days afte Qeing placed im the collsr, At som e@ the stations roots placed in th eellar about the first of Decembe Bave produced four or five good owt Gags before the middle of February ‘Whee the reots are done producing they Dave to be thrown away, as the; will thenceforth be of no good for th Geveloping of tops and new roota- Warmers Review. Lime for Delry and @tabie. ia Denmark Cleve is @ box of Hime du every dairy or ervamery, where & fe of use in rinsing out vessels te beep them sweet and lean, and to wash down the creamery Coors and te purity the air generally. ‘We are using it to a small extent fa this country, but tt fa not cummos quourh. It is one of the best puriders aad cheapest. Its use can be applied te the cows’ drinking troughs in warm weather, to remove the scum or em gente matter therefrom; it can be op piled in the cow stable, where it ts post invaluable. We know of nothing 68 effective 28 plaked lime with oar Delic acid mized in it, for giving the surrountings of the barn a wholesome thmosphere. ‘Thie cheap and handy agent ts readily mee dy slaking the lime, a) gag & three-gallon pail about half @dding about twe ounces of qartotic acié If the lime is not te be weed at one time It can be pel evaey je an airtight vessel, but ft fe ‘Pest to use It fresh. Yer the dairy snd creamery UM Re sleked lime only—slaked Just de fore using. Mt has the physical ofvan tages, as well, in Ugbting up the an te meting St svost, clean ant tea Ba yee om the wall, & @e opvizs fli—Permers Culde KALLITHRIX PARLOR. HAIR GOODS, UATR Of- NAMENTH, NEW POMPA. DOURS, SWITCHES, WIGS, TAVES, FRIZZES AND BANGS Amn MRS. N.L, FIELD, 819 KANSAS ANB, —_ Mme. De Vaui Vincent's School of high clase tailoriug. Tatition easonable, Write for information, 1248 Walout ft, KANSAB (ITD. MO i} = eS 8 |Z RNR AEE hana aw tone ) 2 i : E NN, | ig went NN r H B 5 Sw When You Travel pelect a railway as you do your clothes KATY SERVICE (Ontgeent, Unis & TELS RAL TAT) cate The “KATY FLYER" and KATY DINING STATIONS ome MS Matsa STS an Oue Price, S60 Ime pegeest 027 UNTY,” St. Lals DRINK GOETZ Standard Beer THE BEER WITHOUT A HEADACHE, cee eens ie. Saint N K. 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The timber on this iarm jwill pay € 2 for it. 1} milesto acolored church. Price € 3 $2500, Will accept a payment of $sco € 3 down and give liberal terms on the batance. € 4 Fos further information address . 2 Cc. S. FOWLER, €& - GUTHRIE, OKLA, E Arc’ er INSURED? oA eS Cpe \ Knights and Ladies P aig t \ ecto | wt ut of Protection ) Bs ‘ A NATIONAL FRATERNAL INSURANCE > SOCIETY bf Incorporated Under the Laws of Kansas, Tasues policies for $350, $500 and $1000. ‘We issua policis for $100, $150 and $200 for children aged from 6 to 20, \{This is the only Colored Fraternal Insurance Company in the United States. Every intelligent Negro should carry some Insurance. We want good, live, hustling agents in every town. Write at once’ for terms. Liberal terms to the right persons, The Knights and Ladies of Protection. Ool. James Beck, Nat'l Pres. FP, C, Thomas, Nat'l Supt. James M, Mason, Nat'l Vice Pres. ).G, Groves, Nat'l Treas J.H. CHILDERS, Natl Sec, ,.» Headquarters: $13 Kausas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. 1 THE OPPORTUNITY. Sree ans: Bez ih ee aver beter Or ne ee sce acta ol apace be ae eats i oe Sr x sat ppowermeets thet existed In the ne ean tly Seay foe ihe sareaaene eels the purenes Fray tat arr reta tae eee merits reed of Galmproved re Bat get geod “ty, Jou tre tnteteotat ee ee tgryet'aed weal epee, Sih Toe weons GEORGE MORTON, wir. Et ad er ay, 2, Mi. Koa T.¥, Dit se cme ‘ex. : Mae” 3306 Faresmet, mans, Bebe” ) ¥ | Lampkin Hotel, 210 Lawpxin Sr, *° Pueblo Colo. Nerr the Unicn Depot— Noums neatly turnished— Enquireat depot. B. W. Shelton, Proprietor. a Ex-SLAVES | Send me, sone eames st once Your Atm ex Master's upme ard your postofiice addrest Stnd'teo-cent stamp. toe veniy ond 1) il send you tome REJOICING =INPOR MATION Write STARLET P. BITCBLLL, Kemphle, feo VS Wawt Agentuts Banaia my sork, Big Are You Going to Kansas Gity? | If so, stop with Mra, For- | tune Weaver, She has euch nice cosy rooms—so quiet and home-like. ae ee 1009 McGee St. 410 E. 10th St, and others. Fornished and Unfurnished Rows. Bell’Vhone $357 Main. Res, 911 Oak &t. , Kansas City. Mrs. Addie Williams who went to Hutchinson a week ago to visit her niece, Mrs. A. Davis, left there last Saturday for Great Bend to visit her son, Mr. Fred Williams and family. Little Aldridge Hunter received a very serious injury Wednesday of last week by falling from the cowcatcher of a moving engine, which happened, however to be going backward. He had been in the habit of jumping on and off the engine, but this time he lost his balance, fell, struck his head on the rail and fractured his skull. Mr. Andy Wilkerson is the victim of a second paralytic stroke which he had last Tuesday. He has been in poor health for some time, and is now quite ill. The rally at the Mt. Zion Baptist church last Sunday was a success. Miss Pearl Stephens of Topeka came up Sunday evening to attend the bedside of her little cousin, Aldridge Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pride are visiting relatives in the city this week. The Second Baptist church is preparing for the beating rains and flying snows by recovering the building. Revs. B. F. Swindell and C. L. Holly are doing the carpentry work. Mrs. Emma Hamilton of Junction City spent a few days in the city last week. Miss Millie Hoffer of Alma is in the city this week, the guest of Miss Jennie Howell. Father Goodwin has had his house moved across the street on William Whittaker's lot and will handle a line confectio series, fruits, peanuts and soh water. Mr. Fisher who has very recently moved his family here from Birmingham, Ala., has started two of his children to school. Father Goodwin was told by the city marshal that he would have to move his shack back across Main street, but this he refused to do, so on the night of the 9th some one set fire to the building, but the fire boys put out the flames before very much damage was done. Natural gas was turned on in the city this week. New buildings are still going up and things look prosperous. A handsome new brick building was erected on Main street last summer and another is now going up and the white Baptists are building a handsome new church edifice on Main street. Rev. P. J. Jackson, pastor of St. John Baptist church, returned last Friday from Chicago via St. Louis. M. E. Jackson and J. M. Belknap are trying to raise a club of 25 to buy lots in the Red Bird Land Co. of the Indian Territory, but seem to meet with poor success. Rev. R. E. Lewis of Higbee, Mo., is in the city trying to get men to go there to dig coal, and no fir he has failed and is down and out. Rev. J. R. Richardson of Kansas City, preached three able sermons last Sunday at St. John Baptist church, which were soul stirring to saint and sinner; text: "For it was to all the world at a time when they were in trouble."—Isaiah 6.9. S. D. Warden visited in our city last Sunday. Mrs. Dollie Carter of Clanton, Ala., arrived in the city last Sunday to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Mattie Starr. R. C. Chatman surprised the boys on the 8th by a brand new rubber tired rig. Several of the business men have automobiles, but Dr. Bass and G. W. Austin seem to have the bulge on the boys. A. C. Glascox's father left last Sunday for Alabama where he has several other children. The musical and recital given by the Richarson sisters Monday night was a success from every point of view. They left Tuesday for Cherryvale, accompanied by Rev. P. J. Jackson, who went to Wichita. The rally at Saint John Baptist church last Sunday was a success, both spiritually and financially. Club No. 1, A. Johns, captain, raised $120.03; Club No. 1, O. S. Stewart, captain, raised $94; public collection $18.05, making a total of $212.08. II. A. Williams has just returned from Minden, Mo., where his company is preparing to open up a coal mine. If you don't read this paper you can't realize what you miss. NEWTON, KANS. Jeneva L., infant daughter of Rev. and Mrs. II. II. Williamson, died Friday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m., and was buried last Sunday. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of their many friends. Rev. Williamson was called home from his new field of labor at Richmond Mo. He preached Tuesday night at the C. M. E. church and returned Wednesday to his charge. Rev. J. M. Rivers held quarterly conference here last Sunday and left Tuesday for Topeka. Rev. W. H. Nance of Atlanta, Ga., has assumed charge of the C. M. E. church here. He is an able divine and we are well pleased with him and bid him success. J. Hart is still on the sick list. Mrs. A. Coleman will make a business trip West next week. MEMPHIS, TENN. New students continue to arrive and seven states are represented. The printing, sewing and music departments are rapidly filling up. —Principal Fuller was delighted with his trip to Chicago. —Grand jubilee and rally was held in the chapel last Friday night and gold medals were awarded to Misses Mind Rudd, Carrie Greene and Onida Moody, who raised the largest amounts of money. —Dr. Atkison, a former student, now practicing at Somerville, Tenn., visited us this week. —Rev. E. L. Tomlison, chairman of the educational board of the American Baptist Home Mission society, of New York, visited us recently. —Mrs. V. W. Broughton, representing the John C. Martin movement, visited us this week. —Howe is regarded as one of the best schools of its kind in the South. Stenography and basketry will begin soon. Rev. J. J. Totten, pastor of the First Baptist church at Tunica, Minn., reports a very successful revival, adding fifty-six to the roll of the church and raised $207. Minn. Manie Herron has gone to Huntsville, Ala., to attend school. Mrs. Jennie Powell has been very ill for the past three months, but is now slowly improving. Mrs. Maggie Hogan has gone to Blinkley, Ark., to visit her mother who is very sick. Mrs. Cecelia Harris has recovered after a two months' illness. Mrs. Jeniie Brown has returned from Mariana, Ark., where she visited her brother, L. Caldwell. Miss Georgia R. Hallowell of Eddyville, Ky., is stopping with her sister, Mrs. Cecelia Harris, and is a student at Howe. Rev. J. K. Parker, pastor of the Pleasant Green Baptist church, St. Louis, Mo., preached at the Salem Baptist church last Sunday at 11 o'clock and at St. Stephen Baptist church Sunday night. His sermons were impressive and inspiring and will long be remembered by those who heard him. Before leaving the city he subscribed for the great TOPERA PLAINDEALER. Messars, A. A. White and H. W. Doney, two of the most prominent business men of Holly Springs, Miss., were in the city recently on business, and were guests of Mrs. N. E. Bims and W. M. Dalton. W. M. Allbright is doing a successful stone and marble cutting business at 888 Dane avenue. Dr. Sadio F. Porter has returned from Chicago where she attended the National Baptist convention. E. J. Echols, one of our successful barbers, made a flying trip to Hollywood, Miss., visiting with his mother. The City Conquest B. Y. P. U. held its regular monthly board meeting at Howe Institute Monday night, L. C. Moore chairman. The meeting was as usual a success and the several unions of the city were represented. The work of the missionary band recently organized was the most important feature. The election of Miss LuoyCampbell, one of our city teachers, as organist of the missionary band met with a hearty co-operation of all the unions of the city. The arrangement of the program to be rendered at the St. Paul Baptist church, Rev. J.II. Roberts, pastor, Sunday, Nov. 26, was considered. Mrs. Luoy Tarpley of Macon, Tenn., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ellen Mills, 056 Ohio ave. Mrs. Cora Taylor, neo Alphin, formerly of Topeka, Kas., who is now located at 857 Lane ave., this city, would like to hear from all of her many friends in Topeka, and other cities. She is still following her work as hair dresser. Mrs. Alice Cochran has returned after a visit of two months with her sister, Mrs. J. Winter, in Chicago. She attended the National Baptist convention. Mrs. J. Tillman has returned from a visit at Millington with Mrs. J. F. Stewart. Misses Julia Stamford and Katie Wright and Messrs. W. Stamford and John Wright were the guests of Mrs. Carrie Sidney, 321 Brinkly avenue. Miss Irene Petts and Mr. Moses Beasley were united in the bonds of holy wedlock last Sunday, Rev. J. C. Martin officiating. Mrs James of New York, is in the city visiting her mother, Mrs. Burley on Washington street. To be posted and keep posted keep an eye on THE, PLAINDEALER, the most progressive race journal of the country. It contains all the news of interest to the race. Read it and be wise." LARNED, KANS. Mrs. A. J. Jones is on the sick list. Squire Simpson has returned and reports his mother convalescent. Mrs. Bertha Raimey has returned to Great Bend. Mrs. Will Jones is visiting in Garfield. Andy McNeal made a business trip to Hutchinson this week. Rev. Turner of Great Bend was in our city this week repainting the Second Baptist Church. Miss Lula Hawkins who has been very ill is improving. Mrs. W. M. Smith has wholly recovered. Miss Georgia Perry was up from Great Bend on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs. C. Perry. Owing to the health of Miss Minta Smith she will not be able to resume her studies at K. S. N. Rev. Lightfoot arrived in the city Friday enroute to Kinsley. W. V. Smith visited in Great Bend Sunday. Thomas Byzer has returned to Hutchinson. Burgess Pully is building an addition to his residence on the east side, which, when completed will be one of the noatest little cottages owned by colored people in the city. Miss Marie Smith and neice, Willa MrLean, were guests at the Eque home Sunday. STRONG CITY. Mrs. Richardson of Paola, is here visiting her husband who has employment in the city. Rev. Banks of Salina, preached at the Second Baptist church Wednesday and Thursday nights. Mrs. A. McLean is still on the sick list. The C. M. E. Church will give an entertainment in the Masonic hall Thanksgiving. Mrs. Lizzie Williams has returned home after several weeks absence. The lying subscriber is a vampire who kills any Negro paper. He lies about his pay day and then slanders the paper when he is out off for not paying his subscription. We have a number of dude fellows claiming to be paying their girl's subscription, and we are going to show their ladies what dead boots they mix with.—Exchange. BOARD $3 For Week. Regular Meals 150 HOUSES to RENT. Nectly Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms. Also Rooms for Light Housekeeping. 1107 N. 6TH St. S. M. POWELL, 'PROP., Kansas City, Kas. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. ed and Unfurnished also Rooms for ousekeeping. N. 6TH St. When in Lawren King I want a housekeeper not over 40 years of age. Five children. Good place. Anyone wanting such a place write to me and get full information. Address B. E. MoFarland, Frankfort, Kansas. Newport Restaurant :TIBB STARNBS. PRO. Everything First-class—Short Orders a Specialty. 1315 Dodge St., OMAHA, NEBRASKA Fred M. Stonestreet. Stonestreet Successors to Undertakers a Stonestreet. G. W nstreet & Ham Successors to J. M. Knight. ertakers and Emba Fred M. Stonestreet. G. W. Hamilton. Stonestreet & Hamilton, Successors to J. M. Knight. Undertakers and Embalmers. We carry one of the finest Topeka. Corner 7th and Quincy Sts. Wm. McKNIGAT, Mgr. T. N. COLLINS, Waiters Catering 12238 BALTIC WAITERS, PORTES AND When in Kansas City a Asssociation. Neatly fun a Specialty. BUFFET. GET THE USE OF Taylor Perfect Flo AND Taylor'' Buckw Flo Insist upon being furnish bronds of flour, and you wi in the market. The Taylor AT THE BEAT USE ONLY Taylor's Perfection Flour AND Taylor's Pure Buckwheat Flour on being furnished the above flour, and you will certainly get ket. Taylor Grain We carry one of the finest lines of Undertaking goods in Topeka. Corner 7th and Quincy Sts. Topeka, Kansas. Wm. McKNIGAT, Mgr. J. T. MORELAND, Sec. T. N. COLLINS, Head Barber. Waiters Catering Association, 1222 BALTIMORL AVB. WAITERS, PORTES AND ALL STRAINGERS When in Kansas City are invited to visit the Association. Neatly furnished Rooms. Baths a Specialty. BUFFET. LICENSED BARBERS GET THE BEST! USE ONLY Taylor's Perfection Flour AND Taylor's Pure Buckwheat Flour Insist upon being furnished the above popular bronds of flour, and you will certainly get the best in the market. TOPEKA, KANSAS. First-class service. Short orders a specialty. When in Kansas City, call and see me. If you're pleased tell your friends, if not tell me. R. S. STREET, Prop. 1264 R. EIGHTBENTH ST. When in Lawrence Stop at the King Hotel First-Class Board and Lodging— Ice Cream and Cigars. D. Waddington, Proprietor. The Little Gem Restaurant, 106 KANSAS AVENUE a first-class place for a square meal or lunch. Ice cream and cigars. W. H. Henderson, PROPRIETOR. G. W. Hamilton. & Hamilton, N. M. Knight. nd Embalmers. J. T. MORELAND, Sec. Head Barber. Bing Association, MOCRL AVE. D ALL STRAINGERS are invited to visit the finished Rooms. Baths LICENSED BARBERS E BEST! 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