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THE TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. The People of Kansas Should Feel Proud of the Senators for Cleverly Blocking the "Sucidal Attempts" of the "Populist" House! Historical Society State House VOLUME IN CLAIM WATKINS IS A GREEK! Negroes Charge Candidate for City Treasurer as Being Unfaithful to the Negro Race. Topeka, Kans., Feb. 21, '07. We have a man now asking the people of this city to vote for him for City Treasurer, whose duty it has been in the past to teach school and defeat every other Negro who dares to run for office unless he was a school teacher at one time. This same Saul went to Shawnee County to defeat one J. M. Brown for County Clerk, at one time this same Saul went to the city of Topeka and defeated W. I. Jaminon for Justice of the Peace. At one time this same Saul ran for City Clerk and was defeated. He then went over to the Democrats and one of his Mark Hannas told if the white vote of this city didn't nominate Brother Saul that they would go to the Democrats and vote from mayor to dog-catcher. We have a few would be leaders who think they ought to dictate for all the Negroes in the city and not over three of them have a home and it paid for. One of Brother Saul's friends tells me that Old Man Hale has been in that office long enough. I say so too, but don't the same rule fit Brother Saul's case? He has been teaching school twenty years, why didn't he get out and give some one else a chance? Brother Saul will be City Treasurer if he can get it but he is up against an awful hail storm. I have been mistaken about Brother Saul, I have taken him to be a Negro but they tell me he is a Greek or a Gipsy. Why should he claim the Negro vote when the Greeks have no dealings with the Negroes? That of itself tells why Brother Saul keeps himself away from the Negroes only right now he sees a hail storm coming. You had better take your chances in teacher's meeting, Brother Saul. One of Brother Saul's palls said at one time that you could take a little money and buy the Negro vote of the Fifth ward. If that be true, Brother Saul has been teaching school twenty years, he has got the money but we will teach him and some others when they stick their heads up for office that we have got enough of their dictating for the Fifth ward and telling lies on the Negroes. There is just as good a claim of Negroes in the Fifth ward as any ward in the city and we will let Brother Saul know it on election day. Why is it that you don't want a Negro on the school board to help born your job? Then you could tell him all these bad things about the Negro children and their parents instead of going to the white man Keep on, your mind will find you out. Still Setting the Pacel Mr. E. S. Lee is putting in the finest soda fountain, it is claimed, in the state The fountain is a beautiful creation in marble, onyx, silver, gold, dainty and dazzling elec trie effects, etc. The apparatus is built by the Liquid Carbonic Co. of Chicago, is of the very latest model and is a marvel of up to date soda dispensing conveniences. It is useful to try to describe the fountain. The manufacture of them selves cannot give an adequate idea of the magnificence of this fountain in cold print. The best way is to do like the gentleman from Missouri and make Mr. Lee "show you." Mr. Lee has decided to have an opening on Easter Sunday, and all who remember his last opening, when the store opened in its present location, will know that the opening will be worth going out of the way to attend. The fountain will be under the management of a dispensing expert from one of the largest fountains in Denver, Colo., and, needless to say, the thirsty public will find all of the latest soda fountain drinks, dispensed in such dainty style that Lee's will surely be the most popular place in town when the balmy days of spring and summer arrive and quicken the sluggish blood into a realization of all the good that is in the world, the gorgeous sunshine, the singing of the birds, the bubbling of the book, the rustling of the leaves, and but not least, the joy of sitting under a cool electric fan with your sweetheart by your side and a class of the most delicious ice cream soda to be had anywhere, in front of you--at Lee's in the good old summer time! Announcement will be made later of the opening in which a cordial invitation will be extended to all to attend. Making Good! Winfield Free Press: It is the contention of the great colored leader, Booker T. Washington, that the members of his race to make themselves respected and recognized must show signs of thrift. His constant admonition to them is to accumulate property. A careful canvass of the status of the colored population of Winfield bring out some remarkable facts relative to the subject under discussion. We are only supposing the case, but we will venture to assertion that there is not over half doran towns in the United States where so large a percent of colored families actually own their homes as are found in Winfield. Out of 52 families 38 own their homes. We hope that some intelligent colored citiren will take this subject up with Boober Washington and ascertain the relative facts. The names of those owning houses are as follows: J. W. Wood, Allen Brown, Andy Smith, Thos. Cotton, Mrs. E. Franklin, Henry Johnson, D. E. Douglas, T. Fox, Jess Brown, Henry Franklin, Dan Fleming, Dick Brown, A. L. Nichols, A. B. Smith, Tom Campbell, Arch Brown, Mrs. Dixon, G. A. Nichols Will Brown, John Nichols, W. A. Wright, Alonzo Moore, Mrs. Thomas, Henry Chavis, Mrs. P. Johnson, Squire Johnson, John Bradford, Mrs. Wilkins, Frank Montgomery, Joe Morgan, Andy Charles, Geo. Charles, Will Johnson, Dave Johnson, Mrs. Solomar, Anthony Munroe, Will Louie and Josh Singleton. CAN FIND THEM We have about reached the conclusion that when you miss a loafing Negro about the streets of the several cities and towns, and want to locate him, it would be wise to write the worden of the penitentiary at Lansing or visit this institution. During our visit to this institution a few days ago, we were surprised to find a young man doing time when we thought was around over country giving dramatic incidents. This chap deserved to have been sent years ago. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1907 Mrs. Ida Joyce Jackson Resents Branding of Negroes as Criminals---Says Whites are Responsible for Vicious Blacks. The Denver Daily News Mrs. Ida Joyce Jackron, chairman of the ways and means committee of the National association of Colored Women and president of the Colored Federation of Women's clubs, discussed the question. "Do Negroes Constitute a Race of Criminals?" before the Sunday Forum of Payne chapel A.M.E. church. In part she said; "After nearly a half century of freedom, during which time Negroes have made the most wonderful progress in the acquirement of property and in the acquisition of knowledge that any race has ever made on the face of the earth, yet it is strange, at this time, that they should be branded as a race of criminals, or equally as guilty in concealing the same. "It is our purpose to show by facts figures and argument that they do not constitute a race of inherent criminals, nor do they condone any offense against the moral code of laws committed by the ignorant and brutal element of their people; and if committed, they believe the law should take its course and just punishment be meted out to the guilty as speedily as possible. "As to conc aling criminals, it is not a race characteristic, nor are they often given an opportunity, it included, for the law soon overtakes those who do commit crimes, and some, mre, whether innocent or guilty, trial or no trial, they are punished very severely in this country, either b the courts or by an inturiated mob, devoid of reason, verging on temporary insanity. "As slavery increased in numbers and the traders began to traffic in the sale of Negroes and found them to be profitable from an industrial as well as from a financial standpoint, very little attention, if any, was given to their ethical training. "At the close of the Civil War when the shackles fell from 4,000,000 slaves, very few had ever been permitted to receive any moral, physical or intellectual development, having been reared like animals. fit for any duty or burden imposed upon them by their sometimes cruel masters. Notwithstanding all of this barbarous and ur just treatment during their 250 years of bondage, yet the great progress they have made along all lines, during their forty four years of freedom, will surpass that of any other on the face of the earth. 'It is so much easier to find fault than to find speedy remedies that will relieve. The dominant race of this country is largely responsible for whatever criminal tendencies the colored race has inherited, and instead of railing at them, finding fault all of the time, and berating them for their shortcomings, we think they should shoulder their part of the responsibility in this matter and bear patiently with them. * Upon examination of their own consciences during periods of quiet reflection, the proud Camarans will discover that they are not entirely free from guilt of complicity in crimes themselves. * Colored people have always been great minors and many in the past, while slaves, have coped with the vices instead of the virtues of those with whom they have come in contact "The immoral training inflicted upon colored women and the pernicious laws and customs prevailing during a very will, for generations to come, remain as a stigma upon their fair names, but the tendency of today is to throw around these females every bulwark of safety to guide them into a strong womanhood that will withstand all temptations until the sacred marriage vows have been taken. "Now the question arises, are the Negroes responsible for this criminal tendency thrust upon them during the periods of their weakness, when their souls and bodies were not their own? "The penurious master or mistress pursued such rigid, economical plans as to afford the slaves very squalid quarters and meager bills of fare, hence the crime of theft came as a consequence of bad treatment, in order to keep their bodies warm and drive the hungry wolf from the door. "We admit the criminal ten lencies have been given such a great impetus by those of the dominant race in ages past that it will take a strong and determined effort on the part of both races to check these growing evils. Many do not know really what does constitute a criminal tendency in children; but just as soon as that knowledge dawns upon the parents they proceed to stimulate those benevolent desires of intellect which will make good, desirable American citizens, who will be a credit to any community wherever found. HAVE NO SYMPATHY WITH VICIOUS. We wish to say that the best people of the colored race are not in sympathy at all with any part of the criminal element, and whatever crimes are committed by the brutal and vicious are severely denounced by them. They not only condemn the crime but the criminal as well, and no effort is ever put forth upon the part of good, law abiding citizens to conceal the guilty; but they stand ready at all times to aid justice. ONLY ASK FOR JUSTICE. "Whenever brought before the courts as law breakers they only ask the right guaranteed to all American people—that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness shall not be denied to anyone on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. "All they ask is justice in the courts for those who appear before the bar. Many times they receive the severest penalties for the most trivial offenses against the law, because the judges, juries and all officials of the law are white, with every power to convict to the fullest extent vested in them. "In some sections of our country which boast of such freedom and fairness to the outside world, a poor colored man who steals some chickens or a sack of coal with which to feed or warm himself, will be sentenced to the penitentiary, while some white man who steals as much or perhaps more, will get off with a light fine or jail sentence It is appalling to us when we think of the fact that 85 per cent of the convicts in the Southern states are Negroes, yet we can account for a part of this enormous per cent of crime when we know the courts are domineered over by men who can at will pervert and interpret the laws according to the color of the skin of the helpless individuals who must be at their mercy. Furthermore, they are compelled to accept any penalty almost without right of appeal, the law is fit to pursue upon them. Do you wonder that the tool, reformer and penitentiaries of this country have a greater proportion of colored criminals than white ones? white man to commit a crime in this country, because of the very exalted and high premium put upon him as to his honesty and integrity when compared to the Negro Why man in the political and business spheres have become such grafters that the country has been forced to petition Congress to enact such needed laws as to protect the people in all of their financial and public interests" "The lack of justice on the part of the counts, an unborn prejudice in the breast of the employer to keep the Negroes reduced to absolute peonage, influential friends not coming to their rescue, and above all, a poverty-stricken race—these things tend to produce a much larger criminal representation than we ought to have in all of the penal and reform institutions of this country. "In some sections they are given ample justice, and get just what they rightly deserve. Another thing, No groves cannot secure the same proportion of employment as the whites, hence a greater amount of idleness prevails among them, so when the low, vicious element fail to exercise control over their vitiated appetites, or do not exert will power over their depraved natures, they get into trouble, because an idle brain is the devil's workshop. LITERACY REDUCED "Does it look like the Negroes constitute a race of criminals when they can point with pride to the following statistics! With a population of 10,000,000 scattered over this country, they have since the war reduced the illiteracy of the race at least 45 per cent; have 32,000 school teachers, two thirds of whom are normal and high school graduates; 40,000 pupils in higher schools of learning; 2,500,000 children in the public schools; 20,000 in the industrial schools; 20,000 in the industrial schools; 2,000 graduates from the medical schools, some with a practice ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 per year; 2,000 judges and lawyers; over 500 books written and published by Negro writers; 300 newspapers three of which are dailies; 200 journals and magazines; 22,200 church edifices, with a membership of 2,613,151 representing an estimated value of $40,000,000. 27,463 Sunday schools and an aggregated wealth in farms and homes vaued at $500,000,000. Adding to this their church and school property they represent a grand total $890,000,000. They have built with the aid of friends, about 20,000 churches and support seven colleges seventeen academies, fifty high schools, five law schools, five medical schools and twenty five theological seminaries "It is said that during the Atlanta riots the better class of whites stood on the streets and laughed while colored men and women were stoned and in many instances killed. After it was over this better class said that it was wrong and an everlasting disgrace to their community NAGO WOMEN ATTACKED. It hurts the Negroes to the depths of their hearts, since they know that the very flower of their intellect, representing the noblest and best blood of their manhood, was attacked by the Atlanta hoodlums. The law abiding citizens joined in with a committee representing both races appointed to investigate and bring to justice those rioters. Upon investigation, lo and behold, the dominant race found out that the worst element of their own bad committed those outrages, and they urged the curbing of crime among the various of their own race. Atlanta is the intellectual mecca for colored people in the South and perhaps no other city can boast of such a large percentage of educated Negroes. It has a splendid per- the school system and is surrounded by a semicircle of colleges, from whose bells graduates have gone forth each year equipped with that kind of an education which uphits his manliness and teaches the less fortu NUMBER 9. WHITE GIRLS LEAVE CRITTENDON HOME! Take Their Babies and Hike Negro "Home"Has no Inmates-Can Care for Whites. It seems that our white friends are having considerable trouble in holding some of the girls who are inmates of the Crittendon Home, east of town. Seven of the girls struck last week and took their babies, ranging from the age of three weeks to seven months old, and came to town, vowing that they would not return to the Home for the simple reason that the Matron was partial in her dealings with the young girls who were sent there to be cared for and to nurse their babies until a home can be found for them. This is an institution fostered by the white ladies of Topeka for the benefit of the many girls who are decoyed or led astray by fashionable young men and cute old white gent'emen, both married and single. We also have a Crittendon Home, No. 2, fostered by some of our colored ladies, and we are proud to say that up to this time there has not been a fallen colored girl placed in this institution. If the young white girls cannot behave themselves and be content to accept the hospitality of the institution established for them, they had better be sent over to the institution conducted by the colored women, as the colored matron over there has had nothing to do as yet. As the colored people are carrying on revivals in different portions of the city and state, most of the girls have now joined the church and have become Christians, and their mothers are keeping very strict watch on them. There are indications that the colored Crittendon Home will be idle for some time. It seems that the revival carried on by the white people have not been as successful along that line as they should have been, which is manifest from the number of inmates at Crittendon Home, No. 1. The white and colored mothers had better get together and talk this matter over and find some way whereby they can keep their daughters at home and out of the company of this set of fastidious young and old men. If the white people would overlook the color line and look forward to the betterment of each other's condition in this country there would be less to complain of. We Want Business. We are desirous to have agents represent The PLAINDEALFR who mean business. Please do not annoy us with letters unless you mean to do business and work energetically to build up a large subscription list that will be worthy of consideration. We are getting disgusted with so many people who write for agencies and then go to sleep and use no effort to procure subscriptions. We are thoroughly disgusted with that class of agents, and they lose time and money writing us unless they can send us money and make some for themselves. Gospel Meetings My meeting is at fever heat. The devil has got all ose from me. I've located him out on Chandler street Chances or I'll have him caught Sunday evening at three o'clock. My text Sunday, March 3rd, will be When he has understood it. Mtt. 26.10. Everybody is cordially invited. D. L. CHILDRESS, Reasons For Testing Herd of Dairy Cows. WILLIAM J. FRAZER, DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY HILMADRY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. After ten years' observation of Illinois dairy herds and the individual testing of more than 600 cows in over forty herds, the writer is able to speak positively of the wide difference in production of milk on the dairy farms of Illinois. Former articles have shown that many a good cow is worth ten or twenty or more poor cows in the same herd in actual profit to the farmer, and that Illinois dairymen are keeping thousands of cows that barely pay for their board or return so small a profit that it would require a herd of 250 to 400 to make $1,000 clear money per year. Such cows are common in every community, in fact, as a rule, there are some in every herd. The dairy herd that contains none of these practically profitable creatures, or only one or two of them, is a notable exception The testing of many herds has shown an equally surprising fact that these poor cows are not known to their owners or at least the extent of their worthlessness, their demand on his charity is not suspected. The dairyman who employs any man whatever of knowing the exact returns from each cow in his hard life exceedingly hard to find. The man who keeps a record of the produce of each cow is a rate and mark man-mark for success as sure he follows this up and takes intelligent advantage of its results. The ordinary dairyman has no idea of how much milk, butter fat, or butter each animal produces in a year, or how much it costs to feed her. An the natural result with the majority of our dairy farmers is large investment of money and labor for too small returns. The yield of milk may vary greatly at different times in the milking period or under different feed and care. A cow that gives a large flow of milk for a short time may not yield as much for the year as a cow that gives a smaller amount for a longer time. It is the total of the year's production that counts. There is no other or easier way to find out the accurate production of each cow than to weigh and test the milk of each separately. This method is found simple and practical by those who have tried it, and their common verdict is that they receive much better pay for this than any other labor done on the farm. The measure of milk will indicate its weight fairly well, but to be of value the measure must be exact, and it is much easier to weigh the milk than to measure it. Some may think they can estimate what a cow gives by noting how high up the milk comes in the pail, but this is nothing more than guessing, and is far more liable to be wrong than even approximately right. The froth usually prevents seeing where the milk comes to on the side of the pail, and as the froth varies in thickness at different times and with different cows, it is very apt to deceive the guezer. Experienced dairymen who have begun weighing the milk have told the writer without exception that a close guess at the amount of milk in the pail is practically impossible, and they have every one been surprised at the revelation of the scales. It is still harder, impossible, to estimate the per cent of butter fat. All milk of the same richness does not show the same color, and even the amount of cream that rises on it is not a sure indication. A small quantity of high testing milk may be worth more money than a large quantity of low testing. The people who know, who have practical experience on both sides of this question, have come to see that guessing won't do and that weighing and testing this milk is absolutely the only way to know what a cow is worth to the owner. One of the first steps in improving the herd is to order by scales and test the cow that it not worth keeping. Dairy Work at the Oklahoma A Lural College and Exp of 1906 over 1905 is you pay the The year 1907 has started off with an output of seven thousand pounds of butter for the month of January for which the farmers were paid $1,671 49, or 29 cents a pound for butter-fat. All cream received at the college creamery is delivered by the farmers, none being shipped in over railroads. This section does not offer any special features for the development of dairying more than those offered by any other section of our State, except that the college offers to manufacture and market the butter for the farmer, the patrons paying all expenses incurred in the handling and marketing. The conditions are not ideal, nor is the creamery a model, yet this work illustrates what can be done in the dairy business in any section where a sufficient number of cows are kept to warrant starting a factory and where the farmers will stand by the factory, and have confidence in its management and see to it that it is managed successfully. The patrons have always been willing to deliver sweet cream to the creamery and to this one fact is attributed much of the success. The butler has been placed on nearly every market in the South and West and it has never been wanting a buyer. It still at the top of the market, which makes the creamery to pay a premium for the cream received. Moreover it is the hope for the successful development of doing in Oklahoma. The price that the farmers receive for their cream depends upon the quality of the product of the factory and a share in the highest aim of the cream producers, whether they patronize an independent creamery, a central creamery, or are share holders in a cooperative creamery, to deliver to the creamery the best cream that they can possibly produce. Milk and cream take up colors and paint from unclean vessels in which they may be placed, or from any substance emitting an odor. They are easily spoiled and made unwholesome for food if any dirt or filth gets into them, or if they are covered up tight so that the fresh air does not get to him to remove the odors and gases which may be forming in them. The following suggestions are given in a guide for the production of cream of good quality. 1. Clean, cold, and rich are the three words which tell the secret of producing sweet cream. 2. Be clean and sanitary in milking. 3. Have all pails, crocks, cans, and dairy utensils scaled and clean. 4 Keep the separator clean by washing after each separating 5 Cool each lot of cream in cold water before setting it away and have it thoroughly cooled before adding to the general lot of cream. (A good way is never to mix a fresh batch of cream with older cream, but keep each lot from the different separating, separate and in one-gallon crocks) 6 Have a well ventilated cave or cool cellar in which to keep the cream 7 Stir each of the separate lots of cream every day to keep them uniform 8 Have a wire screen for each crock so as to "air the cream" and keep out files and insects 9 Skim a rich cream—35 to 45 per cent—and it will keep sweet longer 10 Deliver the cream to the cremery or receiving station three times a week in summer and twice a week in winter 11 Insist on the cremery man weighing out the sample of cream for a test instead of measuring in a pipette. The scales are more accurate 12 Have the cows come fresh in September and October and receive 25 to 40 cents a pound for the butter fat in winter instead of 15 to 20 cents a pound in summer 13 Make a study of the heat of cows select the best ones sell the or ones, only or false, more good on crops more sow past and affa in for winter feeding, and make the wheat you instead of you keeping to crops capita each month for the four months of March, April, May, and June which, while we do not use trap nests, is proof that more than one of the fourteen would have laid full 100 eggs in the time specified. Therefore, if any American breed can be called the '200 Fgg Hen,' surely the White Plymouth Rocks are entitled to the name. We do not use trap nests—we prefer to have the best pen records and to select no eggs for hatching that do not exceed one and one half pounds in weight to the dozen. This variety's eggs are the largest of all the American breeds, and nearer one shade of color, being a light brown, as a rule, in well bred flocks. The White Plymouth Rocks have reached fabulous prices in isolated cases. Nine hundred dollars has been paid for a pen of five birds, but at $3 to $10 per female and $5 to $25 for males they breed so many to the hundred to score 92 to 96½ points that the high average for a season's get makes them far more profitable than other varieties of the American class. It is the highest average price that counts for the breeders income in poultry culture. Their high average makes the White Plymouth Rocks one of the most profitable breeds for the poultry industry, while their growing popularity at our exhibitions has brought them favorably to the front and the breeder makes no mistake in choosing them as one of a trio to most the daily demand for market poultry and the yearly demand for exhibition specimens. In previous articles we have shaded the fact that while we are forced to breed White Rocks to a pure white plumage both in quill and web for exhibition purposes we are forced to say that the oblong, heavy posterior spicules whose plumage is rather a creamy white—say the white we see in the milk from the Ayrshire cow that these are the specimens that give us the egg records and the golden yellow skin and legs, and last but not least, the larger growth of muscle for the food they consume. In writing for any fowl we believe in telling the whole story for them. In this variety it leaves sterling merit enough to secure for them a lasting reputation and a sure position as a mainstay among the most successful creations in poultry culture. A fact in their favor as compared with the Wyandotte varieties is that they weigh one pound heavier. They can be bred to a much larger weight than is now demanded by the Standard. Twelve pounds for a mature cock bird and eight and one half pounds for a hen are frequent occurrences when generously dealt with by their owners. The Standard's demand to cut for overweight, while it is an injustice against all breeds, is peculiarly so in this breed. Luxurious nature in this gespect should never be legislated against. 'In the history of all the most meritorious breeds of domestic fowl we have seen them fluctuate between neglect and over appreciation. This variety has not escaped, but if the history of poultry culture in America is a familiar object to you, reader, you will have noticed in following the booms for new breeds that when they have had their run you see popular favor return to the Plymouth Rock and Brahmas—that they suffer the least from the innovation of new breeds. This makes them the safe friends of both the breeder and notice. They are established breeds and so long as they are intelligently handled will always remain so because their practical merit can not be ignored." NOTICE ' NOTICE ' TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF MEMPHIS. To the subscribers of Memphis lean. Do not be surprised if you to receive your paper hereafter. It will be the result of the agent, and the excuse of the agent probably will be that you have not paid your self sition to him. We would like to have a remission from our sum notes in this portion of the notices word, the paper will paid. If you wish to en- charge so be sure to prophilis in its will be tha- Head portent for all who wish a meet time. When Hutchinson or on him. 1. M. JAMISON, M.D * study Physician I the Knights and East * ston AN OPEN LETTER To the Interstate Literary Societies of Kansas and the West President and McMhera:—It is with no little degree of pleasure that I take occasion to thank you for the honor he allowed upon me—the election to the exalted position of president of the Interstate Literary Society of Kansas and the West. It is an honor worthy any man's seeking. To be numbered with that noble list of ex presidents is the highest gift one can receive at the hands of his fellow man. It shall be my purpose, with the aid of the efficient corps of officers elected at the St Joseph meeting to make this the best year in the history of the Interstate. Then, too, everything in heats suc-cess. The election of officers was most harmonious. The selection of place of meeting was indeed happy. A more hospitable place than lawrence is not to be found. I do believe that the attent-ance this year will be so large that it will test but present homes beyond that it is notation in our history. But she is equal to the task. Then to the chairman of the surr-nty committee is a man who know-ies detain in my matter in which he is the controlling power. For the benefit of those who do not hope to know him, Post 10 West, member of the surr-nty council and president of the Bowton house is chairman of the executive matter. It is no suggestion to say that the institution is the most representative body. Stand among our people. There are other organizations, such for instance is the Lincoln Day Club, Missouri State Teachers' Association, Women's Association of Clubs, but they are of a specific and local nature. Our scope comprehends there. In our various situations you discuss every subject that specifically comes under their presentation. Every society should consider each meeting a great occasion, and each member should seek the opportunity to appear on the program as often as possible and doom the supreme moment of his life. Write, sing and discuss things worth while. I very one who performs his part well is much at the throry. I trust that there will be but two "mushroom" organizations. They or properly termed such that organ a short time before the session of the Interstate for suffrage purposes. Where there are a half dozen people in a community, organize a literary and proceed to do good work throughout the year. Were this a German paper, I would be pleased to address a few remarks to the German American Society that joined us at St. Joseph. However, we welcome all foreigners. I should be pleased during the year to receive any suggestions from the societies tending toward the letterman of the Interstate Literary and on the other hand will gladly render any service to you that time will permit. Yours for the success of the I S L.. G. A. GRMG, President WESTERN UNIVERSITY The Matinee Girls' annual first Tuesday the 19th, was very entertaining and quite original. Next Tuesday, May 5th Miss Edmonsa Hubball socialist of Kansas City, Ms. will give an afternoon tutorial to the students. Sunday Prof. Wm. Gentry of Phillips School Kansas City, Ms. addressed the current in his subject Higher Education in the Negro Life Course on full deep learning in art and language in writing refining and cultivated not only in the physical but in the mental. the National No. 1818. A TAYLOR, M D GIRES AND SONS. James Bryce, M. P., can speak more or less perfectly in sixteen languages. Eliphalet N. Potter, nephew of Bishap Potter, has purchased a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Alfred Dennett, who once owned restaurants in many cities from Boston to San Francisco, is insane in the latter city. William H. Baldwin recently finished his thirty-seventh year as president of the Young Men's Christian association of Boston. Judge Alton B. Parker is now fifty-two years of age. He has scarcely a wrinkle in his tree and looks like a man who has taken life easily. A popular Japanese student at Harvard is Otohiko Matsukata, a member of the baseball squad. His father was a former minister of finance in Japan. William Booth, commander in chief of the Salvation Army, began his seventy-sixth year on April 10. Mr. Booth was born in Nottingham, England, and preached his first sermon in the open air when not twenty years old. E. P. Harris of Topoka, the only living man who set type on the first paper published in Kansas, has been celebrating his multiennial as a printer. For fifty years he has worked continuously at his trade and is still able to turn out a reveritable "string." Dr Jacques Bertillon, the famous chief of the statistical team of Paris, has written a volume entitled "Alcoholism and the Way to Fight It." Drink, he declares, is likely to prove the ruin of the French race unless something is done to overcome the habit. Camille Pelletan, the French minister of marine, is noted as a typical Bohemian. He has spent a good part of his life in the Latin quarter, and even now, though compelled to live in the magnificent palace of marine, he frequently entertains his Bohemian friends. CURIOU8 CULLINGS. This rather disheartening sign was displayed to the view of customers in a fish store in lower Sixth avenue, New York: "Boy Wanted to Open Oysters Sixteen Years Old." The organ of one of the churches in Belfast having refused to work, invented the presence of a lure, the exhaust pipe. It was of course dead, and there is no explanation as to how it got there. A Parisian who has been much anoyed by duns has connected his bell handle with a powerful electric battery and switches on the current at psychological moments. So far the police have declined to interfere A large dock of quail settled down on Main street, Los Angeles, Cal., right in the business heart of the town. They were soon frightened away and salied of, toward the hills. The oldest inhabitant in trying to cudgel up a precedent for this unusual thing. Aerial dinners are now the fashion in Paris, M. Santos-Dumont recently gave one at which the tables and chairs were suspended from the ceiling by wires, the walters walked on stilts and the plates and dishes were raised on lifts. The guests got into their seats by means of stepladders. TIMELY TOPICS. An English railway expert is astonished to find that the "one idea of your railways is to 'get there.'" That's why we build them—New York Herald. No year will be better than this year to make a test to see whether Fourth of July cannot be celebrated without the need as killing of boys and girls—Chicago Record-Herald. Old New York is laughing at Brooklyn because the chief police officer of the united cities says he doesn't see any harm in playing Sunday baseball in isolated sections, meaning Brooklyn.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The boll weevil caused a loss to the cotton growers last year of $ 000,000. The value of the birds plundered for millinery to the same period was pos- all half a million. If the birds had been let alone they would be destroyed the year. It is a quiet economy we practice sometimes. Brooklyn Engla. LAW POINTS. If there is an express or implied coffer to lay purchaser that an agent has no authority to collect money a payment will not bind the principal (107 III. App. 82.) Where a contract receives the payment of all its terms of detention, it is valid, all though the sum was not actually paid as it creates an obligation which can be enforced by the other party (118 II. Step. 855.) When a debtor offers a creditor a certain sum in satisfaction of all demands and the creditor gives a written acceptance of the same there are record and satisfaction, though the creditor states in accepting it that he can of accept it in full settlement (135 Ho. Rep. 162.) --- THE ROYAL BOX. There is only one woman admiral in the world. The queen of Greece is an admiral in the Russian navy. The Princess Victoria of Wales is asked to milk us the Welsh milk as can be produced, and the royal family enjoys them. King Edward never partakes of butter or tea with milk. He prefers it in the Russian fashion, with a piece of lemon instead of milk. The German emperor has given orders that deserving school children shall in future be rewarded by a copy of his majesty's photograph. MASKED NEGROES AT A BALL. The Intruders Danced With White Girls in a Nebraska Town. Hayannis, Neb., Feb. 16—This town is in a state of great excitement over the negro question, the trouble having started at a masquerade ban seat night. Two negro waiters clothing themselves in fancy costumes and, with masks over their faces, attended the ball and danced with the white girls of Hayannis and the surrounding country. There was a great crowd at the ball and every dancer was required to wear a mask. No one suspected the identity of the negroes, one of whom was dressed as a Chinaman and the other as "Sunny Jims." When the time came to unmask the negroes tried to get out of the hall, but members of the floor committee stopped them and compelled them to obey the floor rules by unmasking with the others. The result when the black faces of the negroes were seen was a small root. The white men were not armed, and the negroes, who were armed with razors out their way out of the hall and escaped. Since that time the town and country have been trying to find trace of the two widows, and the negroes in this section are so thoroughly frightened that they will try to go away before the trouble develops into a full race war. The fathers and brothers of the girls who dined with the morgues are leading in the search for the fugitives, and the threats of what will be done provided the men are caught are by no means null. When the watters left the town they wore the fancy costumes which they wore at the ball. The ball was attended by the leading people of the community. IN POLITICAS Mr. F. E. Nipps, candidate for re-election as councilman from the Third ward, is entitled to the entire vote of the Third ward, for the reason that he has faithfully done his duty, and it is well to keep an energetic man in the council chamber. There are three candidates for mayor. Take your choice. Either of the three will make Topeka a good mayor. It is only a matter of choice as to which you like best and all three have been identified with the interests of Topeka in the council for years and have labored for the city's interests. They are honest, upright and sober, and are conducting a clean business campaign. The friends of some are claiming loyalty to the business interests of Topeka, others loyalty to party and others loyalty to the cause of prohibition. There are lots of "isms" and excuses but in the end all agree that they are among Topeka's foremost citizens. --- Mr. M. M. Hale, who announces himself as candidate for re-election as treasurer of the city of Topeka, is an old soldier, a veteran of the Civil War of 1864, who fought that his opponent might enjoy the rights of freedom. Mr. Hale claims that he will be glad to risk his chances with the colored voters, that if it was left to him his election will be assured to no longer shedding majority. There is no red candidate among but of his friends say that he has good faith that he is a for Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Severalcircum- stances, various formulas, crimes, da- y's of our months. $L. Sold by all newadvertisers. MUNN & Co. 361 Broadway. New York Brass Office. W. Washington 11. LOCAL NEWS The golden treasure! 15.8. Christian, of the Third Precinct of the Fifth Ward, announces himself as candidate for Committeeman of that district. The Golden Treasure! Harrison Hanks White, son of John E White, and grandson of John Hanks, died at the home of his parents this week, aged 18 months. THE GOLDEN TREASURE! Macedonia Lodge, No. 9, Good Samaritans, will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the order at Masonic hall, 404 Kansas avenue, Friday evening, March 8th. A nice program will be rendered. Everyone is cordially invited. Attention, free. Keep your eyes on The Plain-dealer and get wise about this Golden Treasure business. It's no joke. The Golden Treasure is actually buried within the limits of the city of Topeka, and someone will find it. Watch the next week's PLAINDEALER. Get wise and do not let the other fellow beat you to the gold. Nuff said WANTED:—You to bring your typewriting and stenographic work to Miss Estelle Shackleford at THE PLAINDEALER. All work guaranteed or no pay. There is a golden treasure buried in this city; there is a chance for you to find it; you may be the lu ky one. Watch the ads of a certain hustling business man of this city, and maybe you'll be put next tho golden secret. Mum's the word, don't tell a soul! St. Simon's Episcopal church, Western avenue and Seventh street, Father Brown, priest. Lenten services, Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Celebration of the Holy Eucharist. 10 a.m., Sunday School. 11 a.m. Choral Matins, with sermon, subject, "Light after Darkness." 4:30 p.m., mass meeting of women, under auspices of St. Simon's Branch, women's auxiliary of the missionary society. Choral evensong with sermon, subject, "A Beautiful Service." Special vocal and instrumental music; vocal soloist, Mrs. J. M. Wright. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Choral Litany and lecture, subject, "The Creeds, Pt. III." Friday, 8 p.m., "The Penitential Office and Meditations," Thomas 'A Becket. All are cordially invited to these services. JOPLIN, MO. Mrs. Lizzie Wilson spent a few days in Noeho last week attending to business. Mrs. Tom Bland and Mrs. Fred. Shannon were called to their home in Granby, Mo., owing to their mother's illness. The "Tacky" social given Thursday evening by the Choral Union of the Baptist church was enjoyed by all present. Mrs. John Penman was awarded the first prize, a bon bon stand; Miss Maggie Brown the second prize, an ink stand. The Ladies' Aid society met at Mrs. Walker Cox's last Thursday evening. After the meeting the generous hostess entertained the ladies with an abundance of delicious ice cream and oak. Little McGleston Jackson visited his grandpa in Fort Scott, Kaucas, last Sunday. He was accompanied be his aunt, Mrs. Beulah Cannon, It becomes our painful duty to announce the death of another aged member of the race, Mr. Nathan Blackwell. His funeral was held at the A. M. K. church. Mrs. G. H. Knayes, one of the stars in all benevolent and church work, carefully prepared the following obturary: Mr Nathan Blackwell familiarly known as "Uncle Black," departed this life Wednesday morning, the 20th, at the home of Mrs. Haywood, where he had lived for many years. He was born in Richmond, Va., and was sold into Texas. He was forced to serve in the Rebel army; after the war he came to Missouri, and has lived in Joplin for many years. He had no relatives, his wife and eight children having predeceled him into that mysterious land from whose bourn no traveler has ever returned. He was a faithful member of the A.M.E church, dutiful always, rain or shine. Although a simple, childlike soul, he taught us three lessons—futfulness, humility and charity. When the corruption with which "Uncle Black" was clashed shall it on insurrection, will he shall stand before the judge, we have every evidence that he will say "Well done, thou good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I shall kee the ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." JOHN BROWN SONG (Applied by Uncle Knox Fendes in Inuit, and handed to the Neosho Falls Post, January 18, 1907, by G. W. Fender) Old John Brown's body lies A mouldering in the grave While weep the sons of bondage, Whom he ventured all to save, But though he lost his life In struggling for the slave, His soul is marching on Oh, glory hallelujah! Glory hallelujah! Oh, glory hallelujah. John Brown was a hero John Brown was a hero Undaunted, true and brave, And Kansas knew his valor When he fought her rights to save, And now, though the grass Grows green above his grave, His soul is marching on He captured Hailer's berry With his nineteen men so few; And he frightened ole "Vingunny" Till she trembled through and through They hung him for a traitor, Themselfen a traitor crew. John Brown was John the Baptist, Of the Christ we are to see; The Christ who of the Bondsman Shall the Liberator be, And soon throughout the sunny South The slaves shall all be free, For his soul goes marching on The conflict that he harbled, eil looks from heaven to view On the army of the Union, With its red, white and blue, And heaven shall ring with anthems Oer the deeds we mean to do, For his soul is marching on. he soldiers of Freedom. Then strike while strike you may, The death blow of oppression, In a better time and way. For the dawn of old John Brown has brightened into day, And his soul is marching on. WANTED—A good field agent to travel and canvass for THE TOPRA PLAINDEALER. The right man can net from $50 to $10 per month. He must be a good talker and a good worker, honest, and must furnish bond for the faithful performance of his duty. We would like a good, firstclass, honest young man to canvass for THIS PLAINDEALER, one who has some business and energy about him Please do not annoy us unless you can give good references and security for the faithful performance of duty. For First-class Rooms and Lodging When in Pueblo, Colo., Stop at B. W. Shelton's Rooming House, 210 Lampkin Street; three blocks from the Union Depot. He can be found at the gate of tee depot W. H. LUCAS, The price at my Studio is cheap, but the work is of the highest class. Why pay such an enormous price when the same careful work can be secured for ONE HALF? Stop and see me 128 Kansas Ave TOPEKA A MONEY MAKER. My scheme brings me from $5 to $10 per day every time I operate it, strictly legitimate. No capital or investment required. Anyone can work it successfully. Full instructions for operating it mailed for only 50 cents. Address W. J. FARRIS. P. O. Box 7, Langston, Okla. Please insert on the paper. Rev Topp, who visited relatives in Osawatomie last week, returned home Saturday Mr and Mrs L. Alexander visited relatives in Salatha last week Sam Ollen, Creed Hunn, Geo Montgomery and Ally Burley attended the dance in Salatha Thursday night Rev Mrs Friend, from Kansas City, Kansas, the evangelist, is here assisting Rev Davis in a revival meeting Mr Will Payne visited in Horton this week Mrs Jno. Young and daughter, Lans, visited relatives and friends in the city Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Lulu Emochs, of Falls City, visited Mrs. Blayne Montgomery Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Belftha Gamble, of Kansas City, Mo, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gamble. Mr. Wm. Duncan, of White Cloud, is quite sick. Miss Pearl Alexander has the lagippe. Mrs. Enolia Bowman has a touch of pneumonia Mrs. H. C. Greene has the pneumonia and has been confined to her bed for several days MINNIE ELLINGTON. HUTCHINSON NEWS Rev. J. R. McClain, ex pastor of the C. M. E. church is here assisting in a revival Rev. C. A. Woods is assisting Rev. Logan in Parsons this week in a revival. The A. M. E church is planning a rally to raise money to enlarge their church It is very much needed. Rev. Woods has a crowded house at all of the services. Rev. Woods is a good preacher and he is such a good singer that he doesn't need any choir. Mrs. Rev. J. H. Pollitt of Emporia is in the city visiting her husband. Hon. A. Lee will be a candidate for police judge this spring, subject to the good will of the people. Four years ago Mr Lee was a candidate for representative to the legislature to represent the 90th district Lee sold out to W. Y Morgan. It is now a question with the people as to whether or not Lee will stay in the race for police judge or sell out Walter W. Ivans, ex-panitor of the State House, is having a house built All the colored people of Hutchinson are doing well NEGRO BUSINESS MEN. The National Negro Business League will hold its eighth annual session in Topeka, Kans., August 14th, 15th and 16th. No pains will be spared to make this the most successful meeting ever held by this or organization. The coming of this great body of successful men to the West presents an opportunity to the colored people of this section never before offered. Begin now and get ready to attend. For further information address BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, LL. D., Traworth Alc., President. Tuskegee, Ala. President. IRA O. Guy, 1st Vice President. Topeka. Kans. EMMETT J. SCOTT, Cor. Sec'y. Tuskegee, Ala. FRED R. MOONS, Nat'l Organizer, 4 Cedar St., New York, N. Y. FEELING LIVER-ISH This Morning? TAKE THEDFORD'S Black-Draught Stops Indigestion - Constipation 25¢ AT ALL DRUGGISTS A Gentle Laxative And Appetizer The Peoples' Cafe PENMAN & WILSON, PROPRIETORS An ideal place to get a nice meal or short order. Everything is first-class, and our special Sunday Dinner is unsurpassed. (Give us a call. 105 WEST FIFTH STREET CHEROKER, KAH. The Young Peoples' Literary Society met Friday night with its usual good attendance. The form of business was gone through, after which refreshments were served. The A. M. H. church gave a valentine entertainment Thursday night. It was highly enjoyed, especially by the young folks, each of whom received a beautiful valentine. Mrs H. H. Crowder, Mrs Jimma Coleman and also Sia Washington are on the rock list Rosell Scott, aged 14 died at his home Saturday the 9th, after an illness of several months of tuberculosis. He left a wife and two sons and other relatives to mourn his loss. His presence will be missed by his many acquaintances but our loss is heaven's gain. Mrs. Edmonson and Mrs. Scott visited in Wen City last Sunday. The Willing Workers were entertained Monday, July 11, by N. C. A. Finney The form of business was gone through A short talk on the good of the club by Mrs. Chris Preston and also a paper was rendered by Mrs. Finney after which a three course luncheon was served by the hostess. Those present were Mors James James Brown, M. Edmonson, P. Johnson, M. C. Harris, Lizzie Preston, A Conner, F. J. Neshatt. Out of town guest was Mrs. George Horton of Mineral City President, Lalie Lindsay; Secretary, Nannie Holmes DENVER ITEMS Colorado weather is like spring Plenty of sunshine. Prof. Carter of Topeka, lost, by death, their baby boy, three and a half years old, the 15th inst., and left the 16th for their home at Topeka. They have the sympathy of the community at large in the hour of their bereavement. Mr. J. J. Manuel is leaving no stone unturned in trying to get the legislature to appropriate $5,000 to the Johnstown Exposition Douglas Day was celebrated by the People's Sunday Alliance at Zion Baptist church the 17th inst., in fine style. The papers by Prof. T. Campbell and music by the Hackley Chorus was fine. All who failed to come out missed a rare treat. The Elks' entertainment at East Turner hall needs no puff as all know things are in style when headed by the name of Elks. Captain Rice is there in all he undertakes. When visiting Denver one misses a rare treat by not visiting the shoe store and repair shop of Mr. J. W Jackson, who has the only place of the kind in all of the west run by and for our people. Undertaker Gilmore is in his new quarters and is equipped and prepared to give the very best of service and to be a people we must support our businesses and professional men. When you need printing done give it to the man of your race and in all trades and businesses if there is a colored man handling or doing that what you want, give him your trade if he needs a clerk he will hire a black boy or girl. I dislike a man who is always yelling race pride and race support who is getting his living and existence through the Negro race and because a few guard heads have given him the title PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Alice M. Swart, Plant'ff vs Benjamin T Swart, No 24,266 State of Kansas to the above named defendant: You are hereby notified that you have been sued in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, by the above-named plaintiff, Alice M. Swart, whose petition in said case was filed in said court on the 6th day of February. A. D. 1907 and that unless you answer said petition on or before the first day of March 1907, the allegations in said petition will be taken as true and a judgment rendered against you divorcing said plaintiff from you and for other proper relief. AFTER M. SWART, Plaintiff By J KING, attorney for plaintiff Attest; KTH. THOMAS, Clerk. First published Feb'y 8th, 'oy. Will J. Meadows, Furnished Rooms Special Attentiod Paid to Customers. Rooms and Board-first class accommodation. When in Okmulgee stop at the above hotel if you want good treatment at REASONABLE : RATES of Prof. he becomes puffed up and spends his money with those who are ever ready to laycott his race. If you do not like a Negro in business trade with him any how. What can a lawyer, doctor or teacher hope to gain in spending their means where they are or soon will be discriminated against. When not stay in your class and lift as you climb. The very idea of a bunch of Negroes, whose parents were slaves, who toiled in the ditch and wash tub to educate them and then for them to aggregate themselves into a what few and plot to skin the skinned and throw all of their trade and support to him who is ready to discriminate. Away with such race men To be a leader and a race man you must mix in church, business and state, and he who fails to do so, and desires to separate himself from his race my advice to the race pass such man up and let them go by default. If a man does in your community, where they have a black undertaker, and his people want a white undertaker, let them get white pall bursars and a white preacher and church also. If a lawyer in your community desires to spend his earnings with the white man where there are Negro merchants, let his clients be white also. The same with the doctor, the teacher and all professional and business man. I lift as you climb is the true pass word. A successful man, professional or business, never does get above his constituents. Be loyal to your own and they will be loyal to you and life as you climb the watchword. (GINCER.) REV. HARTS RESIGNS. Topka, Kan, Feb. 1, 1907. To the Topka Plaindealer: Please give space for us to say to the public that our pastor, the Rev. G. W. Harts, has now resigned as pastor of the B Street Baptist Church, and has accepted a position with the First District of the Western States and Territories as traveling missionary secretary. We called Rev. Harts to the pastor of the B Street Baptist Church on We called Rev. Hartz to the pastorate of the B Street Baptist Church on the first Sunday in February, 1904. When he took charge he found the church split and in bad condition. We were without a shepherd and the sheep were scattered abroad and the church had a debt of $1,404 00. This debt has hung over the church for eighteen years. The $2,500 00 debt was cut down in 1902 by the Rev. H. W. White, $703 00, and the remainder of $1,404 00 has been paid off and the notes taken up. In addition, we have bought and paid for a pursonage worth $500 00. We can truthfully say that Rev. Hartz has done a great work within the past J. three years. When he came to us we found him a Christian gentleman and a preacher, and when we say preacher, we mean it in every sense of the word. But it appears now that his mission with us is ended after a three years' stay, and paying off a debt of $1,404.00, and buying and paying for a parsonage worth $500.00, and adding to the church membership about forty-five. We feel that he is worthy of our indulgence. We can truthfully say that Lloyd, Harts never tampered with the church's money. Neither would he press the church for his money, but would always allow the church to use his money to pay its own debt. Do we feel that the Western States and Territories have robbed us of a good man, Rev, G W Hartz leaves us the same as we found him three years ago, when he came to us. No we bid him God speed on his new hold of labor. Of the B Street Baptist Church. J. W Payne, Cyrus Simma, Burker Hays, H H Henderson, O W. Watson, P W Blackwell, M Gach, J Brodie, T. P Hourl, A B Stomer, W T Turner The Children's Poet. The young folks are aware perhaps that H W Longfellow was born February 27, 1807, but most of you may need to be reminded that it has been one hundred years since that time, and that if he were alive now he would be a contender. He was a grand man and the much loved poet of America. He was fond of young folks and they in their admired and loved him. He traveled much in the old world, where he made man friend and to-day his name is honor there. On Westminster Abbey, where England's greatest men are burtled, they have erected a monument to his memory in the poets' corner. He lived many years in Cambridge, Mass., and was a professor in Harvard College. The children of Cambridge celebrated his seventy-second birthday and presented him with a chair made from the "spreading chestnut tree" which grew near to his boyhood home and of which he wrote in one of his poems. The tree was cut down and the wood carefully laid away and dried; then it was made into a beautiful arm-chair and a loving mesa age was carved upon it. The poet was greatly pleased with this token of their love and wrote a poem called "From My Arm Chair," and when the children came to see him each was given a copy of the poem and I was allowed to sit in the chair. When Longfellow was a boy he spent much of his time on his grandfather's farm. He loved to listen to the tales his grandfather told of the Indians and their customs and ways of living. When he grew up he wrote a wonderful and beautiful poem and wove these stories into it. You have all read "Hawatha," that most wonderful story of Indian life. I hope each of the young folks who has not already done so will make Henry Wadsworth Longfellow one of his friends by reading his works and becoming familiar with his writings. J. W. Voohie's I also carry a fine line of GROCERIES and MEATS. Give me a share of your trade. MARTIN'S HOTEL and CAFE It is one of the nicest cleanest Cafes in the city. Everything up-to-date and served in style. Clean Beds a Specialty. Jas. W. H. Martin, Proprietor 106 COURT STREET. Home Phone 725 Main 18 Baltimore Ave. Kansas City, Mo. WARD OF DIRECTORS: Chas Smith ..... Sam Yarbrough Boobie Childers ..... Paul Cumm Matt Ruben ..... Sam Jones & Te a >: 2 . se = ———— ar SS The Plaindealer Leader of Colored Women DO You CARRY LIFE INSURANCE? {og s correct opinion on any race} War Department. —s i Appeals for Square Deal, . lesa beotsee F the Bemed head In conclusion, permit me to ray THE PLAINDEALER PUB ,CO , _— jon of Iie intensely prejndiced]/inat every effort ehould be put 112 Fast Seventh Btecet Continued from Page 1 7 If Not, Why Not? — forth to eee that justice ie ‘loons (a an —, spe = = et eee ie following ie quoted from a} though one be a crini NICK CHILES, Edstorand Manager [te of their race to form higher 7 I h s ’ speech delivered by Heuston Patier«| to whip % duce the ee procaal wana ck We Tovterive at Tepehaae Second aud nobler ideale in life, ~@ I . 1 lig’ ts an a {eS son before the United Statee Senate! crimes and all should lend every Hoe ae tie WAN BILE No doubt, the atmosphcreef cds Javuary 11, 1097 aid to the o'ticere of the law to erad: . — cated refinement, innate culture, ‘é “When the beat thought of the[icate, ae fur as posible, whatever FRIDAY, MARCIL 1, 1907 fand exterior polish — prevailing Oo t e rient. South for the purpore of remeytr g]Ctimmal tendencloe are ouud te vnong the Negroes in Atlanta lead the offume aeeocsated with the Mi-]esiet an individuals, su ax te throw @ ANNOUNCEMENTS «[#euiet the rough etovent of] A FRATERNAL BENEFICIARY [fimntvutenest adore ai Mgieuue = he white@and caueed than te give 4 ri eh Medea porate weedy 4s ere T herby anuvince myrlf as 4 cm [vent to thar pent ap emotions by « — dogra ling character upen thee ler Let all incaleate a cortect renpeet a ip aC ae HH ae sical gene attempted mismece, in which men, SOCIETY. at part of the pepulition eucal/far God, bia and counuy, and “8 s gaba m prdmore: . ' people am j ‘ ee oN satidane for te epbatlthyy | Woe et alton were failed PW TLL ISSth VOU POLIS LORY OU RSL E AND CIILDRL, eaiteiel Ee eo [ate pence eat Se tn of the cif) ind ite com ann Po proaperity ; ASST DE GOT AN MERE PAVING, PARTIAL-LIED, Soh, EUNLRAL AND DEATI ol “ yh : tnd te depteorsn fe ds Th spite of avery argument @ A SWENDSON Te emul leving tires of aulign BENLUTTS, PROM 223.00 co gig uu de ENYCASE OF DEATH, tuts bias nenetht paises padvacaaed by thore who dalr ve we Counciiman web Ward aldo. 2 a ee phat be re ater the com) ott tepieecut a tice ct Cuntials, 66 Eherby anmame inyaif as a candy date for elty clerk, » ilyect to the 1¢ pabhican pritutrics COB. Benes M M Elale in a cat clidate for te ecnticn to the cflire af City ‘Tron uter subjecs to the Repobhean ptr muatles Emeat Ro Stag annanrces bh ta s.lfas a candalite tur the ettiee st tudge of the ety af Topesa ulyect to uke Republican cay primary cee tion . —— Lheacby ennounce myselt a ean didate for counciiinan from the Fiftt wart, eutyect lo the Republican per maries. COW Kut rote _—— J. He Squires announces his selt a candidate for City Clerk, subject to the Republican primaries. William Green announce himect! a candidate for Mayor, tuliject to the Republican primaries Charles K Holliday announces himeclt as a candidate for Mayor, subject to the Repubbean primaries ‘ — Tn response to the urgent and per eistent cemanl of numerous citer 1 ofallclasse, I anioance mys. a acundidate fer the oltre of City Atlorney, subject t» the Republican primary el ation te be held March 18th, 1907 Cua. By orencae Robert Miler is a candidate for Marehall of the Court of Topeka, subject to the Reyubluen primaries La L Good aunour ces himegit ae candidate for Clerk af the Court of Topeka, subject to the Republtcan primaries, Thereby cunounce mjself ass candidate for julge of the Conet of Topeka, subject to the Republican primary election. Cart J, 1, Mcdars. Thereby announce m self x cen didate fur the aifice of Cleth of hk Comt of T yrks tor a second tern, Towis TD. O'New Thereby atununce mysett tar re election 10 thy office of Marshall « the Cay Cott, subset te the Ke puthean prmatun, J.T Winthone Thenby minouner myscl as 4 candidate for re-clection te the ulbu of Councilman trom ite beret werd subject to the Reputtican primar: LB Waves, 17) Kansas ave We are proud to know that dn Preeilent and eihinet hier yet all bids for the building of the [ins ama Cane), [tie nothing more than fairand cyuitable that thin ean should be conducted under the guul- ance of the Preetdent und 4 Come mission appomted by hin. By this proces, the laborers wil get ther pay and whatwnght. ad wall be treated hike human hemes If thee work wavaltotted (y= 6 setor, he would use hareh meats «, would partly rob the laborer of nut wages and the condstions wur,ounding the oampa would be unheslh), eeeding disease of al] kinds in the ranks of the workers, We wish to comple ment the Presidont and his Cabinet on this wide step taken 10 the at rection of the laboring man. Leader of Colored Women Appeals for Square Deal Continued from Paya 1. ‘[ No doubt, the atmosphcreef cds [ucated refinement, tnnate culture, and exterior polish prevailing | nuong the Negrova in Atlanta had antagonized the rough element of the white@and caued than to give sent to thar pent ap emotions by attempted miserere, in which men, fe ind childion wore killed. ASSAD EE WOT AN VERE ete amoat eving Gres af sudigne fration. bate aml profintion eauced js pety auneyance sy, mned ante ta ofered tethemin pale place td Jon the streets burned furiewsly tu the Icins af the Negroes, and] Fehon atteked they fought tack toavely dn Cua fenee for the pre Hteotien et hfe ad property, Might we netaek here, ifthe Negire alone porsessce ected terdaney¥ In fea Loc anmal mene, Preentent Roum vel maye Every colecad tuan shenld wabve that the worst evumy of herve re the Negre eam inaband, heve all, the Negtoerims inal whe commits the dreadful cnne ef rape; and it should be folt aa in the highest degree an eflense «ge siint the whole country, and ag uuet the] dolered race ins particular, for 4 colored man to fail te help the offi | cers of the liw in ha ting down with all pomuble carnentnesa every such infamous olfender,” ACMOMM RINGING BEAST, ‘To wend broadcast over the world | thene words ae coming from the bps], of oonr distinguieled President, phicer the coloral people in-a had, predicament as to ther crimmal) statua ie thincountey, lo the tiret plc, Neproes hate, despiee and Maher the brutal prece of humamty who woull, aaa cringing beast, #9] firforget limeclf as to anal |! pon, defemlesa female of any]! row Inthe eccond place, can ene]! hhame the men in whose hearte the]! fue of tudigiition Luna as fiercely fe avin the white brthers for failing | Ja borne inetarcen tohelpibe offcens]y of the law to hunt down the infas]! ame afender, when theangry molt generally strings up the firae Negro|s whom it incets, tonacent though hefe nity be, te a beam and bingy him]! ligher then Haman, and then tort: ey his dangling body by shouting | , tfallof bullets, or else net fre tol, he body wiale yet alive, t Tf wanred of a fair tral bs jury | fter finding the criminal and con} ¢ faewt Unit he wount not be neh t el, would not colored men jeu | nore rentily an bunting down the] Mncsble wretehy dt an aid thathy, atotthe ecventysthroe lynehinga] | nthis country during 106, ale ntl y huty-four Negrow comintted}y he terrible crime of rape, or orf a Ueiagp ted crimured aswantt, am! and atcour as the cuime im, o dangrace |e: veverytont, yet should the wholefn vege aias heindietd awa rier of fy rautnits No, the w-pectable and da ay shading Clement of colon t pe tw would rise uy au ther manly |), rength ind risk their ives te prem it eta weminef ars rice im thaw] | inintne virtues ven here to her y the Crestor, Pauou th fotlow | fom WOE Council, aed of { mw Agricultural and Mechonieal atese at Normal, Ala, ind one of pe branaent of hin hice, Wha payer ‘The Negro brate, for whose at ro loud erties every honest Negro l™ ings hie head in ehame and whore Uitehwent om ever tua eet re, bet the product of the Nel, [ee not foundin our homens 2! » YOV CARRY LIFE INSVRANCE? _° If Not, Why Not? The Knights and Ladies of the Orient. A FRATERNAL BENEFICIARY - SOCIETY. WILL USSU VOU POLICIES PORYOURSLEP AND CHILDREN PAVING, TARTIAT-LIED, SIOb, EUNDLRAL AND DEATIE BENLUITS, PROM 2.00 ce gi. de ENQUASFE OF DEATIL No home losiog man can ifferd te ce without Lien Insurance THE KNIGHTS and LADIES of (ie ORILNT is daly autho rized by the laws ofthe State of Kaasa, nod ts under the Sup't of {Insurance of Konsas. Tec fhcan are bebecc in archable fore Compiny. LIBERAL TERMS TO AGENTS. PL imfermeatis r Aikdesss National heady rters, Sun hansas Ave, Topebi, Kansas, OurMatto, * J sempre laynnt af Carine." John M, Wright, Pearl McNeal, Nav’ President. Nat'l Secretary, fl BOER ET PET EET ER REE BO | : » New and Second — .; . x ~ Hand Goods 1 Ps Farniture, Stoves, Second Mand Clothing, : ! ja Gas Fitting,Eto., Dought, sold and exchanged is) We do Gas Fitting, Repairing and Upbol- F All Work Guaranteed, : f- J. JOHN SO J. W. ANDERSON P Proprietor, . Plumber, nf E Prone 860. 231 N, WASHINGTON AVE,,10LA, KAS “ WY RB Ba MM dt a Yat df Alf? alimmustired vagiant law, wleh] : mounted constabulary, aud in five year every one of these yodlers creature WHE be deiven from the Land ata lees coat in dollare vod ehame thanthe cost of mobs in one werk,” Would you make every Negro: policeman for the dete: tion of arin: inale among them? If they were clothed with police powers and giv: en the proper authority of law, they would feel it their sworn duty to haot down all criminale and hand them over promptly te the aflicers of thelaw, Po NOT MARBOR CRIMINALS, On the other hant, how nivay colored otfira of the law have they in thin country? Itsceme as though colored people are accuee. of hire bormg and exeulpating their crim inabebiment, ne matter what thar crime may be, eo it is against the whites, When the Ameriean poo ple learn to distinguish between th liwealding Negro and the liws breaker, they will have gone one step inthe right direction towards dieproving the wordeof Prendent Roosevelt, ‘The calm, sober thought of tus country seem divided in opinion as to whether the Preaident pursued the right pokey ta dianiivsing the 174 colored roliers of the 25th tn fautry without honor, in order te puntel about twenty who ra guilty of crime, No other Pave dent of the United States haw eva insted an order and had to revoke Mboraputoetit Upow legal im se Upation, he has found that he yyersicpped his constitutional au Hority when be teued the litter onee pertammiog tu them not bung suployed under¢ the civil goveris nent, ate, and in cons¢quence Lad een competled Co revehe that part f haw ander. Noone denies thar the President ved the right ta diechirge, Iut wae Laxpecient pohey for hun te do au sithonta trial by court meirtiel’ ! ° M.0.Lawsie, tailor and cleaner duit and Trousers imide to Order PANTS €0 70 tw adde SUITS $10 Ge pee gle Vase Sr ST, JOSEP IS, MO, While i isto be egretted thet the colored coldias got nto any tr ule at Browns i'l, Texas, yet they defended themselves, and proved true comrades py refusiug to expo ¢ their fellow comradet who imight have been turned over aud lynched in that section, As one man, honor bound, they stood together, ant bes emer of this fact the Prou lent beewmeangey and failing to tind the guilty, dismissed all withoat honor, The country honors them fur Uncie bravery, because they have werved their country well, wore others have done, forth y mat powible fur Mr Reuxevet te be Viesident of the United states Shall we ray that he rewarded rer hy presenting the soldiera ath 4 discharge from the army witheu honort A poot ways * Hearts thytare nab) true, aid suet th ra bey Woul Leather el sp defeat in evil hur, Henouneing wil frlans, fortune, bigh deter hau tart ormvauh wal fora leave cf poser” INFEAMED BY SPRLCHOS, Whenstsh nono Bon Tilman John Tem (icwes, Phamas).von, Vardinan, Hoke Smith, sad others, who poarens a bitter hatred tow andes the Negro, willlully sa avhout the country lecturing and boasting of ther fetermunttion to disfrinchive the Negroes, to put them bak in bandage and to deprive th om of li poled righta der the canstitus Lor of ourcon try the gre itest ies pabbe inthe world, te no wond r Uber publlacentunent i being arous ed ameng the Negrocs to rie up en imasee to defend them elyes and stand together tor the protection of lite, Wberty andthe purnait: £ haps pinces The gritiiivation ind appreciati m of the Negro ree ein never be on premied Uo suoh mwa Senators Paticreun ot Colorado, Purther of hin, Spooner of Wireonsin, and [ens oseet Manny tytnra, for ther peouly uted bac «de dates oy the | palagion mubmetted by borther, | bitherving the eemrattee oo mabe Lary atluire to tohe further teatimo: ny buecatablish fietw connected with he discharge at the members of Compre By Gand Dy Taeniy- Mth Infantry, ‘The aeeue ahi-h Senator Pytterion of Color ude took sib Seoater cillman of South Cer ing, wk fa dia many utterunees eliting to Uhe Negra and uivolving he race question, way a brainy, ogieil, manly speech in which be wecited that Tillman wae wrong in ind ductions and incapable of giv- tog & Correct Opinion on any race Senne because of the bisered condi- fs of Nike istensely prejudiced mind, ‘The following ie quoted from : specch delivered by Senstor Patter. son before the United Stater Senate Jaruary 1s, 1097 “When the leat thought of the South for the purpore of ronesiry the odiune arwocsated with the fa grant violations ef the law, with personal viulence of a dceperate acd dogra ling character upen thee ler ab part of the peputation ete ther people to teed taconstitatian alrorventions, ind ty deptuonet tation Damen netietht paces y Peter etate under the come) ot wnoobef the dion fess yu [erat anes tev coms aLamwarieed tw. i (tliat sinh prot md digtengaae'ae! feos cer tee Scruton sa Seth Colima cet team ft Cer iad Mire eupy dente ne there talert ares tae eo stp mee she ee ee ted ‘ attof rave fecta« seater by other ae thenteth ae bs nets ttjudies, torctonly wim, tat te Wantim peace detweon the two ices i this country”? Ele father rays: po foie the enutmentof guar and righteous fawe under the Comm itu thon, the execution ef thore Lawes vad the dixcountenaneing of very provocation of mob law ard lyucb= tinge Dbeetuse merely ocensed of came, Continue, aw the South has hegun, te educate the Negro, make hum safe in hia property holdings, surround him with iflucnees that will improve his moral character; vid above all impress him with the Just eof Seaominamiar. ‘Te Noster dis income a part of this ' tc haw place mat snust se tte nes it mua be one in woshotee san mountain tae well re. Kee on enjoy the benefits and bear th be cus af ia uvermment ke Pope t mtivtara.?* ME MOIALISED CONGR The Constitutional Leagne of the Vnited Statey, composed of wite att colored, wath headquarters at New York, haw presented te Con gress A menorialin behilf of the dismissed) troops by order of the Provident. Lhe L. agne sent acous Intanion to Browraville, Texas, and Foit Reno, Okla, to mvsestigato the circumsatineed connected with the tathair,” and the report of thin in= viptiz ition was made ta the form of Amermori which the Senwwe baa riered printed aca public deeu- men, fre Preadant wax alky appealed oty Mow Mary Ch roleTerrelt of Washington, D.C. and Gilchrist sowarbet New York, represinti- ved of this leagne and the Presi- Jent referred their report to the Sich Headache When your head aches, there isa s ort ts the ncrvous sy se fener ¢ cin te brain, The ete son gaa due s pain * ‘ 1 fo the te wk aad the tumbalest nerve ¢ Toont tot stume ach caust~ chy ve t Vhis is sk headuhe, and {is dangerons, as Meymert and pions attuths weal n the rain, resuiins in tas of weiner y iuhuumaton, epic lepsy, fits, diesime 4, ote Allay this storm i: it sted, aching condiutm Ty taking Dr. Miles’ Anu-Pon Pills, ‘They stop the pain ty oaths ing, strensthenus and peheve ing the ten ionayed ay ners not by poraly.ite i. , ag do most heed he rei ‘es Dr, Miles’ Anticduin Pills da not comain opium, mor hiney chloral,cocsine o. simular druyes, "Stoke headache tk bereditary in roy fimily, Bly tsuwe ape a Ree drab and for mary «1 Cove hid spufe that wen sn see Tht wae unable tottus ec bes ries fora day or oat et oe Dune a Sery moyete ait ob oof fh adiche TE teuk Dr’ Miles” Antec cu bi und they Teliovest me aba ‘tuned itely Sinen reed ‘ Te oe eum g new se tone AUN Pa ow Trea 8 Bota Ce peti ob dnd, Or, Miles! Aatl-Pata Pills ate sold by ieee deugzst ho well anntcs thee he ret wee Se te fallin he ten Gane nen y #5 doses, -> cents,” Never aoid’in bulk. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind W.E Jackson, Poisia1an ann Bunanen Onder 664 Kansas Ave. L,uSiny, TOFERA, SARSL8 War Department. In conclusion, permit me to ray that every effort should be put forth to eee that justice ie done, though one be a criminal, in order to help reduce tho great per cent of crimce and all shonhl lend every aid to the o'ticere of the law to erad: ivate, ae fur as posnible, whatever cumimat tendenclar are aund te csist an individuals, su ae te throw off thie stigma pat apon the whole Negro tac Letall incaleate a cortect renpeet for God, law and county, and tightecusrene will tiumph iu the ead Ti spite of every argument vod by thor whe daly ve we A repercut a tice ct Ctintnala, WO fied from care abiew arch dee xoete ology fale to ceti itu ude band | Tesaet a ord mer plac cf ich | Teshe ar Wheth dhe Came ab toe Negro tice dm dain cltapaened hy the Wa of the deet peapl ar due fete bg, 8 LUE tbe crach entre secreras we whtcl they are sulyer ed are be tng hurled st the Gdac eed ae well othe ignomint. when the hareh crittcmme fall fromth slips ef then enema! the domiaint race who would tedoce thin to niavery of they could, when the auj eet and beatal teotinent wlio the connie of the race mast caaurs betas of the color of their whine, whe sll of these things are written upun the pages of the book entithd The Dark Ages of the Part” tuna new era phall dywu for the Negro whose wky shall have emblazoied acrona it theee words: “Kyual rights and opportunities guaranteed to every citizen regardless of rave or color.’ GRAND OFFICERS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, Me following others lave ben cleeted for the Sunflower Grand Ladge, hoighte of Pytlnas, hunaiction NAS AB AA mtr Sng te Tevas, Grand Chineche , Wiehe ata, Ivan Hoe Dives, Grand Vie Chan elory War, 1 Pope, Past Grand Chimellor, Lo pha : Kev SOW fatchelor Grasd Prelate, Lawrence, tar Jd King, Grand actucer, Web, LoS Fey Grand Master of Lxchequer, Fopohu Dr dM Anthony, triud wecqer of Records ana Seal, Kansas City, WeA Wright) Grand Muster at Arms, Winths ld 3 Molern, Grand Inn ¢ Guard, Cor lumbas Fud “Martin, Grand Outer Guard, Wartuta Lr SIE Lhompion, Geand Medtead Unietor, Kansas City. HUD diay, lirand Attornyy, lupeka. V1 Glover, Grand Scoretiry inde went Board, Wichita, SW Liuawy, orant Tromurer Par lowment Bund, What, Me Willams Supreme Pep resenta 18, Deere nee, Whe of next meeting, Lawrence, 1907, ( YOU WANT LONG AND BEAUTIEUL HAIR USE ? Mie C, J. Waker’s Wonderful Hai: Grower. It poatively excels all others, It not only groge the hair byt cures the vcalp of all diseases, and !+ sce the hair im w soft, (My and vatural condinon, This won kerfsl preparae tion was chsvovered by Mime. Watk- erafier yerrs of research and las proven bh yond question to he the inost beneficial seala and hair prt we iug preparation ever used. It hao given perfect sausfaction tu the buns dreds whe have used it) withont one single exception. One treatment positively stow the hair from falling out, Address all communications to, Mme. C, J. Walker, 2317 Lawrence Si, Denver, Cole s ' yg x * - . 7 2 ciel sipccanmpasaaprainantiempenvaicie ‘ geese nennenenseestsshons —————_—_——_—_——— Mr, R, V. Ridley is on the sick List _ Mise Mary Jordan is on the sick Tiet. Mion Stella Slaughter bas returned from Denver, Miss Ogeal Wilson visited triende io Kansas City a few days this week. Mr. Doss Thomas of North Topeka lett Monday for @ visit in Oklahoma Tugene Mason has been sericusly Win Omaha, Nebr, but is reported better th s week. Mrand Mrs Willis Jenkins ave the pauntsofa daughter, born Boh. rutry J ‘The Ladies’ Shawreck ¢ pi sent a pleasaat afternucn with Mre Suced this weck The nes niccting willbe with Stra HEC. Malson. 1238 Jack senetrect, March sth. Mra. W.SF Jachann was cailed to Wichita Morley on account of the iMness cf her ster, Mra Chet! bhouts. Mrs P.M. Thempson cofertained the Oricntal Act club Thursday of last week at ler home. 1203 Wash- ingion sltcet, — Mrs, Kobert Bell Jeft thiq week fur Nashville, ‘Tenu., where her husband i# located, —— Mr. d, W. Roy of Junction City, Kans, vieited fricnda in the eity thie week, Rey. P, Jolinaun remaing unin: proved at his home, 1205 Washing: ton, an’ would be glad tu have his frienda call and vee him, The Sothern’ Congroxsa will meet aviteuanal place Mareh 7th, Mra. Noble Prentia, president. Mrs. M. Dyer sent to Lawrence Sunday to aticnd the tuneral of her cousn, Mrs, Laura Roberts, Rev. We EL Jones has heen ree mtuved from the pulpit at lola by Presiding Elder J Ro Ransom Mr. Walter [rving of Council laffs, Ia, visited bias mether in Mortor, Kang,, thin week, and apent aday in Tupeks. Mrs, Jo Chambers has returned from Chickasha, Oktahoma where] ahe has resided for the past four month, ——— Mrs. J. H, Fields of! Carrollton, Mo, wasthe gucst of her parente, Mr, and Mrs. ‘ToL. Philip , near Vinewood, Jast week. She was up on business Mr, Fields having dis pred of his farm for $5000 Mis. Edna Hall wae the gucet of Rewa d Mrs, Jahn Brown of Law- reuce Jast wees. She says she en joyed ber visit und was highly en- tertained wiule in that city, ——— = We are in recerpt of a let er from our old friend, Frank, Mowa, who 1s located at Winwon, Atty, Tle bee been under care of the doctor for considerable Qime fom Injuries re ceived tm his laundry, The Cumbeclwud band has ardered twenty wulis at a cost of #215, FLU of which wae donited by Mr. J. M. Wright. Those wishing to help may kend donations to Atthur King ur Arolue Bisbee, director, 1300 Quincey atreet. ne The Ladies’ Auailiary of the Y. M. C, A, wishes to extend gratitude t# the people and tothe many clubs who sasinted in making the very geod andtenee a the nable lecture of Mre Mary Chueh Terrell, bene efitef the YOM GAL pitas fund Macedonia Tabernacie No. 93 4s makirg favorable progress under the direction of Mrs. Ida M Jordan Narmony and pesce prevail, The orderis strorg financially and in numbers, Bt. Luke Temple aud Pride of Topeka Tent are alsoin good condition, The Cumbertand band bas ordered 20 suits at #218. The boya havo raised 957,50 to pay onthem = Mr, J, M. Wright donated #10. Thono wishing to help may atnd donations to Aroble Bighee or Arthur King, 1300 Qalney, WANTED—A stenographer at Tux Prainpxatzr office. ST. JOHN A.M. E. CHURCH Many of the worshippers at St. John ate laboring under the sad de lusion that rinety minutes instead of sixty minutes make an hour, We are forced to this conclud n hy the fact thal from tvothirds to three- fourths of the conzr gation is alwaye from twenty to thiity minutes late, | Say, is there anyone who will be Kind euough to stuck a pow inthe tatelligence of Joh aut remind the good pecp'e thats acy mitts mak ote tb a? Aroong the int rected aud earnest Tstemecadn the lars car uregation Tast oablath was the Iton, Nick Outeson Tay Prvnpearea, Come win, Me Roar ard get you snvitea’ fe started Thee os oull another dela ton wed or whees eat ot the meral and ap atdalbgatsof et Jehy ere stra, glirg Ling have preety an Uearamipg the mimber cf days ina wok ob rexample, there met! + why cowe ty church once €r Gwic. month, and thete are those whe conn | Unce mi three months and we are! told that Pere are some who have not | Leon in the church fura year, “Re= member tte Sabbath day to keep it Holy.” Every acventh day is Sab buth and every Sabbath has three ur four services How many do you attend? We aru told that sume cf the more thougtitul mombers et St Jobn are members of whist clubs and dancing clubs, ‘Their thougntiulness must he out of order, ‘Let your night so shine, etc.” The Walling Workers were snost| delightfully cntertamed Wednesday The ladies, atter the dispatch of bus- Iness,enjuyed a delighstul lunch at he hands of the hoeters, whe was assisted by Mis, Coleman and Mrs, Srown, Mrs. Angeline Walhiaas entertain: al the Grant Mite Miesionasy society n Martha Wastingion style on the Péwl ult, ‘The cccasion was grand vith the preaence of many lathes, ail twhom wert full of prase to the watess, wha sever fads tu please ur guests, Tomorrow 3s quarterly meeting Jay withus Rev, Hi. W. King B, i. wil be present and conduct the ervices coth mourning atd evening nd address the Sunday Pchoot at 3 Nelock p,m, | There were added tu the secret | Inpot St John punday Mrs, Lady amnbertssu, Mies Grace Jobson mul Mies Nina Simpson, FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH Mrs. Caroling Hayes and Mr, Bb b. Cabbell, two otonrelder membere, were mponed sick Sunday, Rev. Carr's sermon Punday mor ing was full of tuinely and much necded iustruction, which Jus hoarere sevined to appreciate. The teat wits from Ephesians 4:2: “And you he quickened who were dead in trea passes art sius.” On dunday cveuing & congregation somewhat larger than usual listened to anable sermon by Rev 8, Sparkinan of Yale, Kev. C,O bith has very kenaly volunteered to assist: us building hy taking one of our soheiting cards Hess indeed a friend Prof. N. Sawyer of Madison ac! onl will deliver a fecture at this church next ‘Tuesday evening, All are ine sited Sunday evening's service was marked tor the number of visiting ministers who participsted in it.” The fatlow ng were present Rev dao. Soe stone 7 Ws met ut Nurth, abner, G O, Fmith of Hutch a sot. and Rey Hoard of N, Topeka, Qaugitu he small number pree- ent lucsday mght, the entertainment by Prot. Keys and wife was port- poned, However the refreshments which had heen prepared were dis- dosed of, and highly enjoyed Milan Woure Sy aid ea pw. W.W, CALDWELL,M.D., Physician and Sargeon ——e "my Prone Ball Oftee ¢24-—1 Ree, 9 Dfice #11 Kenses Avs TOPEKA, KAN | | en PUI nn BURL AC EL ake ] Western Universty, " r tot 4 : deQUINDARO, KANSAS x x Whe j N . = “es Great + eo A E : eal BHoucaupnas j «3° =att mE ae: ZN oh, ‘ Rae fe Vastiution j A TG Pat eas | Sa or Sansas re toglltaete. ort, =n Cs - A -" ae aS. Me 77, He ee ana the West ot 2 Grea Eb to me. a G — c ~lrf \ 1 ' ta fe i . vf - k i t i i R iy | Waal Hy sad Departments vf el re oe Nl ee RG oe a hp tee hens! ena os “er bs mde Theological, }s gin) WEN Se Kan RR Siren may Se Ne Sub-Normal and ayia a Li ae ry ERS yar tS aa sawn Fle 1 N “ or cs raed ENT 7 “ Ny be “ State Normal, y 4 Ne ieee j uf The Geading and Best Ynstitution of its Kind in the Great est. x TOURSES ‘Advantages y ieee: aie Sormal, ab ter ' Spleads) Loacaton, Heathfo (1 » a Ine ma Manet Chiesa a ne he, | Anessa sa Though Fechere ergan a armony, Drawin; ane Artuand Mechanieal, + : uf rane, beak me tank tela, Business Course, I n t orma t 1on Stenography and Typewrt,.-y, Tatloring, Dressmaking and For terms, proces and al inducements offered, uf «lain Bewing, Couking, Laundering, Farming aud Gardemng. write to ys WILLIAM T. VERNON. A. M.,D. D. President Proves { Offce—RBell—"White"aron.. Ro wdereem Hel ae tWeot a4 MARS HRN SS SHAH SWwNren | Ta the Vourt of Topeka, Shawne County, Kaneas, M cCord-Kistler, Corporation, organized and existing and doing busmers unver and by the virtues of the Law of the State of Ka ane, Plaintiff, ‘a iT, sme, Defen tant NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Vouviltake novee at on th: Sih cay ef Pubruary, 2907, the ab se pemed plat tM fied ts bibed pe - (eu'mds tgeinst yeu mm tte ab ve NOLICL fu the subserther of Vale, Weer (ty, and Chanute. The tepteseatatio ot THt Tha LEVER Wal eadem YOu sont r nog dn the paper Phas ha . y trmon., eeatyas we mecd cer be orale te carter rea, Wet, ail bh ye pues moe thee on When bee Us Dy Poles, |e grular Medical Physician wink | Chitty Years of Kaprrame | in the United States, A GREAT DIVINE HEALER, | With 25 yeore Experiences | You Must Se Him Ife will cure you ata dintancs of one bundred yards, Will riteve any one of Fever and Chills im five minutes, Will cure you of alldix eavon, Old Soren, Toothache, Cran.y Colic. Rheumatism,jNervour Trou Dies, Loose and Mtiff Jomt—in fact ALL DISEASFKS OF MANKIND He maken peace where there i wor, ‘brings loved ones Yack tu thar home who have bean driven off by vanfair meine, IIR IS A MEDIUM. Me tells you everytthing you ever did im your life, who you favor, mother or father, or ever wall Go Ou September 6, 1005, he brought fra Burrell, of Greentle, ‘Norn, Inch to life. Try Meand You Will Be Blessed, MOURS AT EACIL OFFICE, Kam, til 12am. 344 James Ne Kansas City, Kane 12:30 to S pam, 1619 Cottagest, Kansas City, Mo entitled Court asking for judgment ‘Sgainst you lor $63 93 for merchan- ‘dive sold and dehvered to you at your sper altastent and request, ang thy {nthe eres ol the proceedings inthis case yetashment has been ta uctl Ayal stthe bank of Topeka, Katsas, wed umat ae thereof served ujpouthun td tad. they made ane awe cern EStB ul due vou. 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The land in the surrounding nelghhor- hond of Vinita is fertile and tich, cheap an price, will grow cotton, all kinds of gains and vegetables The health and chmate of this nesgLberhood fs fine AW kinds of poultry ard hve stock eoca well here The marl ct is poo! tLe yeat round Now 4s the state colored man’s chance to get some of this new territory land betore it a8 all taken by other taccs The colored citizens are aelitng and wast, . a. oT to white poopie every day, Per tuitter imfin as a cad ot whe Real Mstate Sever and Cel) tno gration oloter ter good farm tds ond honda Come . toon one at nit pat ven an Me ri OP ta at aay prep erty: | MA. Sorrell, | Olfece “ty ‘a Bua tiny Vo onita, OD Cummings . Hotel 1009 St, Joouia Avenue, Kaneas City, Mo. Firet.class accomodations for first lire people. Ratca reasonable, Headquarters fer railroad mon When in Muecogee Stop at Mrs. Nettiee Drake's 612 South Third St, S~ Vitetctie accomedations. Oak Leaf Hotel Pn atte ety Pattrone UUNNISINCKS Pray Oid frends all expected—New (ren feat at! suvitet, VINITA, 1, Te 6 Why is that some of the Negro men acting as janitors or varl cleaners try to hold their masters' favor by telling malicious false schools on other colored men? If you had been a big man once, a governor, or legislator, and misfortune had thrown you to drunkeny for a living, could you consider it a compliment to have newspapers particularly telling far you have fallen? The Cambridge Taylor Musical Club of 25 under Prof Davis, must once a week at the Knights of Labor Hall Grand Master Groom of Parsons, will be here on the 15th of March to a small Mission function. While here he will be the musical guest at Athian Bridge No. 2 Several Meadows from 10 o'clock and Longworth will attend Considerable sickness prevails among the colored people of Michigan The interest is increasing at the M. B. Revival House for the success Mrs. Harriet M. McCoy in St. L. for her health Mr. the taylor father of Dr. L. Taylor, died at Lavenworth, Monday The knights of labor have a dispense and are making new members MRS CHURCH-TFERRFLI AT W U Mrs Mary Church Terrell the district guilded colored woman letter of the Negro race, renowned in America and Europe, graduate of Oberlin College, and of University of Berlin, Germany, visited the institution as the guest of Bishop Abram Grant last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Terrell is undoubtedly the greatest Negro woman in America today and her simple and natural manner of action and speech, her eloquence and genuine sympathy) with the struggles of the race, make her features most instructive, and as well as charming and delightful In Africa she said the natives had to be taught to be dishonest, and immoral acts were punished by death, but that the Negro in America has been schooled in vice and wickedness by his white brother. *oNtwithstanding all the laws being made to impede and black our progress there is a silver liming to the black clouds that hang over our people.* Mrs Terrell advised the students to be optimistic, to get education, and to make their education helpful to the world in life. She compared the advantages and comforts of the students here with the hardships under which thousands of Negro boys and girls are getting an education in the South, and impressed them with the thought that God is holding them to a more strict account of how they take advantage of these opportunities than those who are not so fortunate. She is indeed a noble, whole hearted soul whose worth to the race stands out in every utterance and whose life is an example for simulation to every ambitious Negro girl. Douglas Lyon can not Tuesday evening, Feb 19, and was opened with prayer by Prof Hughes, with quotations fol- lowing. Next in order was an excellent paper by Prof Endvoth, entitled The Power Knots With You. It was fol- lwed by a lovely discussion. J. L. Davis, who has been rather all, is able to be out again Rev. J. H Holmes of Columbia, Mo, was in our city last week Edward N Johnson of Mexico, Mo was here last Sunday Mrs Richard Johnson of Kailua, Oh, is here on an air having arrived on last Sunday morning Rev. J. P. McDonald, editor of the Western Christian Recorder, was in the city this week. Rev Robert Bartlepson is assisting Rev J. L. Watson in a revival JOPLIN, MISSOURI Mrs Katie Givings has been on the sick but Mrs John Pennas was formed to take to her bed last Saturday Mr Wade Jackson is very all at the home of his sister, Mrs Haywood, 1068 Wall street Mr James Wallard is also dangerously all at 1049 Wall street. Little Sarah Gross, 2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs N T Green, has been suffering with her eyes—result of a very poison cold. Mrs McKadden, an active member of the Unity Baptist church, and of the church of Calanthe, is very all at her home on East Seventh street Sunday, Feb. 17, Mr. and Mrs Steph one of 1627 West Truth street, because the proud owners of an 8 pound baby Mother and baby are doing well Miss Zephyr Emore of Carthage, Mo- passed through the city last Saturday accompanied by her cousin to the death bed of her brother who was killed in Maurice, Louisiana. One of the oldest and most active members of the Mk church familiarly known as Mammy Jebrum required to see her seventh second birthday an anniversary, Monday. The pupils of Room 1 in the fami- chool celebrated the birthday of Ab- ralam Jebrum, under the supervision of the teacher, Miss Melissa Putil. The room was decorated with the class and stripes and with the portrait of the im- character and life were discussed. The patriotic songs were sung and a flag ATCHISON, KANSAS ST. JOSEPH, MO RIGINSVILLE. MO On Feb 14, Room 2, Miss Douglas, teacher, and Room 3, Prof. Brooks, the teacher, kept green the memory of St. Valentine's day. The lessons in drawing and art were beautifully displayed by the children in both rooms. Rev W H. Smith, P. D., of the M K church, was in the city three days last week looking after the interests of the annual conference. He was much pleased with the work of the faithful pastor, Rev R G Smith, also his members and the central citizens of our city. Rev Duman, pastor of the Unity Baptist church, accompanied by Rev R G Smith and his P K is visiting homes last Thursday. Mr C H Iaves W M W of Myrtle Lodge No 149 N and A M Loplin prior to Mrs Ann Perry the legal fellow of W Perry, deceased sign W Perry is a member of Myrtle Lodge and a former resident of Neosho and Loplin. He died in Chicago Nov 7 1906, leaving a wife and two children. The Southwest Teachers' association met in Webb City Feb. 1905, hundreds of teachers and friends attended Prof Powell and his assistant teacher Miss Francis Lane, of Curtage were present to represent their school. Miss Melissa Tuel, primary teacher at Lopin, attended Dr Clark of the Chicago University between the teachers report a rate treat. Rev R G Smith and Rev W M Cutchon took a flying trip to Mt c'vr for business matters of the church BUTTE MONT. Mrs. Freman has been very sick. But is now convulsive. The papers read at the Bethel Baptist church last Tuesday evening by Mr. J. W Dunkins and Mrs. Henry Davis were exceedingly good. Mrs. Ida Sharp left the city Thursday evening for an indefinite stay with her parents in Detroit, Mich. Mrs. C. P. Smith is on the sick list but was able to attend the masquerade social given at the A. M. E church on Thursday evening. Mr. Henry Davis rode the Masonic goat last week. They say the goat threw him. Mr. and Mrs. Sam olmnes are preparing for an extended visit in California. NOTICE. To all whom it may concern and more especially to Rose Ann Licklyter, Mary Douglass, John Licklyter Rose B. Maze, Cora E. Bunch, Elizabeth M. Licklyter, Cleveland Licklyter, and George E. Bell, guardian of Clark Licklyter and and Rosse Licklyter, heirs at law and guardian of heirs at law of Eli Licklyter, deceased, late of Jackson County, Kansas; You are hereby notified that I, E. D Woodburn, administrator of said estate, did on the 12th day of February, 1907, file a petition in the probate court of Jackson county, Kansas praying that I might be authorized and empowered to sell the following described land for the purpose of paying the debts and costs of administration of said estate, to wits ots number 354 and 356 on Swygart avenue, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. And said petition will be heard at the office of the Probate Judge of TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN—Be it known that my petition is now on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee County, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors according to law at Re. 16 Kansas avenue, in the Fourth ward of the city of Topka, Shawnee County, State of Kansas. Heeding is set for the 20th day o March 107, at 10 a.m. 10. A KFFNK First published February 15th, 1907. W. A. DOXEY Massage and Swedish Movement Treatment, Vapor Baths and Betz hot air treatment. Treatment given for rheumatism, poor circulation, Stomach, Liver and Kidney Trouble. W. A. DOXY & WIFE, Excelator Springs, Mo. Knoll M. Monestreet Stonestreet & Ham Succor wort to J. M. Knight. Undertakers and Emba We carry one of the finest Topsk, Corner 7th and Quincy Sts. said county on the syd day of February, 1907, at to o'clock, a m. of paid day, at which time and place each of you, and all owners required are notified to be present and show cause, if any you have why an order of sale as prayed for should not be granted. LANGSTON UNIVERSITY. The greatest institution of the colored people of Oklahoma is the Langston University. The entire territory should be proud of this institution, which is managed and controlled by Prof. Immio Page and a strong corps of official teachers. They have three large, splendid buildings and a new dormitory for the girls recently constructed. A large well something over 200 feet in diameter and several feet in circumference, which supplies an abundance of water for the institution. This school has but few equals in this country. With its great machine shops and foundry where you find over 25 young men moulding and casting and turning out various kinds of machinery. They also shoe horses and repair wagons and farm implements for miles around, which is certainly a great advantage as it gives the students a practical as well as a theoretical knowledge along mechanical lines. It will do any one's heart and soul good to gaze upon the desk and gavel presented by this institution to the Demooratic convention at Guthrie. This is one of the finest pieces of furniture made by a similar institution or workshop in the United States. It is a shame to have such a valuable piece of furniture disgraced by such long-haired, bull-headed Democrats from Texas, Mississippi and other portions of the South who are represented to form a state constitution for civilized people to live under. This desk and gavel should be a civilizer and a peace maker for these people. The decent and respectable delegates appreciated the valuable gift while this other gang of hoodlums hardly wanted to accept it, yet could not reject it from the fact that Prof. Page, who presented it, showed such culture and business ability that the gang was completely swamped, and marvelled at such ingenuity in a Negro The people of the new states should be proud on this institution and the great work that is being carried on, and its able corps of instructors who take such great interest in the work. The students are boarded at the school Madam Page, the matron, says that they are properly cared for, and the food is good and wholesome. Were the provisions used at this school purchased in Langston, it would do much toward building up the city. F. E. Nipps announces himself as candidate for re-election as Council man from the Third ward, subject to the Republican primaries. One of the grandest events of this month was the reception on February 5th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gipson in honor of Mrs. Peter Murphy of Horton, Kan, Mrs. Wm. Cars of Nebraska City, Neb, and Mrs. Wm. Fields of Jola, Kan, given by the Dunbar club. The house was tastefully decorated in the club colors, white and green. The punch was served by Misses Mary Wood and Lena Moore. Miss Zeepery Elmor received the guests on the first floor, CARTHAGE, MD. $ Mrs. A. Gipson on the second. There was present 40 persons, several from Joplin Mo. The literary program was excellent indeed. Prof. Powell, Rev. O. D. Bond and Rev. R. H. Young spoke many encouraging words to the club. Much credit is due the president, Miss Lydia Adams, for her earnest work in doing so much for the uplifting of the young people of our city. Oh that we had more willing such young women to do such work EAST LAS LEGAS. N. M. Mr Ira Calstrap entertained a number of friends at his home on Railroad avenue last Thursday evening. At a late hour clarity refreshments were served, afterwards the guests returning to their homes debriefing they had spent a most enjoyable evening. Mr Ira Johnson has been quite all for the past week, but his many friends are glad to see him out again. Miss Calpnett, who has been quite sick for the past few weeks, we are glad to say is much improved. Mrs J. P Watson of Pueblo, Colorado, was in our city last week and organized an All Society. The first meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Maggie Burns on Friday evening. Allen's Day will be observed at the Methodist church Sunday evening at 9 o'clock. A very interesting program has been arranged. Mr. Chas. Johnson has been confined to his bed at the Santa Fe Hospital with a gripple for the past two weeks but we learn he is now convalescing. CENTRALIA. KANS We have had real spring weather for the past week. John Johnson was in Frankfort two days last week. We received a letter from Rev. and Mrs. Copeland last week. They are enjoying fairly good health and send their kindest regards to their many Centralia friends. They are located in Arkansas City. Mr. Tobie Bibbs of Nicodemus, Kan., is here visiting his many friends Mr. Bibbs moved from here about six years ago to Nicodemus and now owns 160 acres of good land. We were glad to see Mr. Bibbs. He will go this week to Seneca where he will visit his daughters, Mrs. Gunn and Mrs. Whitealde. Mr. Allie Johnson and Feld Brewer were in Seneca Tuesday on business. Miss Nannie Shannon came up from Topeka last Thursday to visit her many friends and to tell them what the Lord had done for her soul. Mr. Edd Neeley has returned from Muscogee and is moving his household goods to Onida and from there he will ship them to Muscogee where he will make his future home. Uncle Alf Brewer was visiting over Sunday with his son Mr. Frank Brewer and family. Mrs. Rosco Calvin has been very sick with heart trouble but is better. Mr. Edd Smith's sale bills are out for his big sale in Onida the 20th day of February. Horses, cattle and everything. He has rented 160 acres in Muscogee and will move the first of March Mr. Henry Rice and Master Jane Rice will leave this week for Muscogee, I. T. We regret very much to see Mr. Rice leave this community but what is our lost is Muscogee's gain. Mr. Rice is a noble church worker and will be greatly missed by our Sunday school as he has been superintendent for about 19 or 20 years, and he will be missed in the church work and lodge and all Centralia will miss a good and kind friend. We wish him good luck and success in all undertakings WHAT AILS THE ENTERPRISE We are at a loss to know why an editorial condemning President B. F. Allen of Lincoln Institute was published by our friend, Mahammitt, of the Omaha Enterprise. Such editorials are not conducive to the up-building of the race. There is no agitation in the state of Missouri or in any other western state against the efficient, worthy and cultured gentleman, President Allen, who is doing so much for the uplift of his race. His heart is in the work and the result of his manly efforts are being proven each year by the great number of students that are receiving diplomas and going out into the world making good wherever they cast their loa. If the editor of the Enterprise had read the book, "What he Graduates of Lincoln Institute Are Doing," he would not have written such shoddy stuff, trying to place a glom upon, this worthy institution. We would be proud if President Allen would send the editor a copy this book and let him become acquainted with Lincoln Institute and the President's efficiency, as well as with the graduates who are holding up the banner of the Institute. We do not know a man who is possessed of more skill and who has the ability and the courage of conviction to carry it out better than President Allen. Of course this position requires dignity, culture, refinement and all that goes to make an institution worthy of respect by its leaders holding themselves in this position. The president cannot afford to walk in the mire with the hog, but he is trying to tell the hog out of the mire and clean him so he will be ready for slaughter. The trouble with Negroes is that they do not know how to appreciate a real educated gentleman of their race, and they are continually harping and backbiting because they cannot rule him or have him agree with every idea he may want to advance. We know the Enterprise does not do Presiden Allen or the institute any harm by their misleading its actions given them by magnitude to people who are jealous of the president's success. Education is not acquired by popularity but by constant study and hard work. We hold the editor of the Enterprise will be misled no further in reference to the race and to a man who is trying to do some thing for the insistence and for the upstart of the Negro. EARL DUNN, Pres. J. P. PHILLIP, Steward. Afro-American When at Leasure, Call and Se un. We Strive to Please. 'PHONE 1349. 196 W.DOUGLAS. WICHITA, KF. EX-SLANE PENSION 14,000000 will be asked for from Congress. Ex-slaves, do you want this nation to do what all other civilized nations have done? The ex-Slaves and their Childrensshould Support this movement. Now is the exact time to strike while the Negro is playing an important part at Washington. Our delegation is there. Send one dollar to help support our servants at Washington. We must be heard. Send your name and dollar. Get on the Role. For particulars, write. Rachel T. Michell. 916 La Rue Street, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE KALLITHRIX PARLOR. HAIR GOODS, HAIR OR- NAMENTS, NEW POMPA- DOURS, SWITCHES, WIGS, FRIZZES AND MRS. M. L. FIELD, 810 KANSAS AVE. FORD'S HAIR POMADE Formerly known as "OZONIZED OX MARROW" BO The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. (None genuine without my signature) Charlie Dorn Park 70 Wabash Ave, Chicago, Ill. Agents wanted everywhere. The New Japanese Code. Nobuhisa Hosumi, professor of law in the University of Tokyo, in a paper on the new Japanese code read at the recent international congress of arts and sciences at St. Louis gave an interesting exposition of the manner in which the Japanese have sought to conform their legal system to western ideas. The method employed has been conservative, recognizing for the time being some of the most firmly implanted of the old customs rather than inviting by an attempt to revolutionise everything a reaction which might defeat the purpose of the new code. About the year 700 a legal code based upon Chinese moral philosophy, with the cult of ancestor worship and the feudal system, was drawn up and promulgated. This code, with some minor changes, continued in force until the beginning of the nineteenth century. A system of such antiquity naturally had to be reworked with by the drafters of the new code, though their task was somewhat simplified by the fact that the old laws had never been published. They had been made for the edification of the judges and other officials. The decree promulgating the new preliminary code after the restoration of the emperor in 1863 followed this tradition in addressing itself to the officials of the empire. When the second code was proclaimed, however, in 1878, the emperor's subjects, as well as his officials, were commanded to obey it, and it was declared that "henceforth every law upon its promulgation shall be posted in conspicuous places for the information of the people" making it evident to the Japanese that their government was to be from that time one of laws and not of men. The legal condition of women was one of the most complicated problems which confronted the revisionists. Both Buddhism and feudalism had Japanese women kept in a state of dependency. The Chinese doctrine of the three obediances was strictly enforced under the old law—in childhood a female was subject to her father, in youth to her husband, after her husband's death to her sons. A woman had no legal rights which her husband or sons were bound to respect. In dealing with this question the drafters of the new code made a clean sweep of tradition and established legal rights for women similar to those of the most advanced European nations. Unless otherwise stated in the marriage contract, the property of a woman at the time of her marriage now remains here. She may also acquire property after marriage and hold it in her own name. There is no distinction between the legal rights of an unmarried woman and a male citizen. A woman now has the same rights as a man in the matter of divorce. In the maintenance of the "house," a survival of the old clan system, the new code has been less radical. The unit of state in Japan is still the family rather than the individual, but the powers of the head of the house now are practically limited to certain rights connected with ancestor worship and control over the marriage of subordinate members. Any member of the house may own property and on his death leave it to his heirs, where formerly it reverted to the head of the clan. It is believed that in time the "house" will be disintegrated and will join the rest of the medieval customs of Japan in the limbo of the past. A French authority on European affairs, M. Yves Guyot, predicts in the North American Review that Russia will hereafter encounter hostility in attempting to fleet war loans. He says that the French investors are now awake to the fact that the French-Russian alliance is a one-sided affair, so far as advantage goes, and that Russia has flooded that country with her bona fides Russia's weakness is no manifest, says M. Guyot, that the limit of faith in her future will soon be reached in France. Russia still has an immense gold reserve to fight on, and the end of the war is not likely to come soon because of her financial straits. Yet failure of credit in the house of friends is not a plaintant prospect for a nation situated as Russia is. Our neighbors on the north seem not at all given to the warship of imported greatness. Some time ago England sent over a titled major general to reorganise the Canadian militia, and the optional premier plainly told his hardship that he was not wanted. In the late national election the Laurier administration, which snubbed this precautious individual and caused his recall, gained votes as a result of the incident. Not alone St. Louis, but the whole country, may be congratulated over the success of the Louisiana Purchase position. The labors of the project and managers have been appreciated and millions of people have added to their stock of knowledge in a way that can never be forgotten. The correspondents in the far east, having nothing better to do, seem to be amusing themselves by inventing new and more tantalizing ways of spelling the names of Manchurian villages. MAMMOTH CORN EXPOSITION PLANNED. More than a year ago, members of the Commercial Association of Chicago began working for a corn exposition to be held in Chicago. At that time more than $50,000 was pledged for this work. It was decided to wait until the fall of 1907, at which time the first great corn exposition will open. Last week the members of the Commercial Association who have this matter most at heart met and organized the National Corn Exposition, electing officers and appointing committees. It was decided to expand something like $150,000 on this exposition, a goodly proportion of which will be paid out in prizes. According to present plans the date of the exposition is from October 5 to 19, 1907. Adequate facilities will be secured for holding this big show. The building will be elaborately decorated but the central idea of the great show will be "education." Culture of corn has become a science, and it is the desire of the management to demonstrate that it is possible for the average corn grower to produce greater yields and better quality than hectofoe. During the past ten years the matter of seed selection has been worked out, and it has been shown that by this alone, it is easily possible to increase the yield from two to ten bushels per acre. It is possible to select and properly only when the grass has become familiar with the proper type of the ear bearing properly shaped branches, possessing good germinating qualities and lph vitality. These points will be illustrated at the great show, and the object lessons he has presented will be of inestimable value to corn growers everywhere. It is the desire of the manage to make the corn exposition as valuable to corn farmers as the International Stock Exposition is to stock raisers. The worth of this latter exposition has been fully demonstrated. It is even easier for the corn grower to improve his product than it is for the stockman. Consequently, the benefit which will come to corn farmers through the efforts of Chicago business men can not be calculated. The details for awarding of premiums have not yet been worked out but in a general way are very liberal. Cash prizes will be offered and those will be so distributed that every corn section of the United States will be rewarded, provided it participates in this exposition. There will probably be State prizes, probably district prizes, and certain prizes for the farmer, the farmer's wife, the farmer's son, the farmer's daughter, etc. If, for example, Connecticut grows good corn prizes will be arranged for that section. It may not be possible for Connecticut growers to compete with Illinois or town in certain respects, but it will be easily possible to arrange the premium list so that the New England growers will receive a just compensation for this effort. Corn farmers of the Unit 1 States are urged to better this great show now. Let them select their seed with that in view, picking out ears that are uniformly true to type and with a high percentage of germination. Let them select a first-class piece of land, prepare it carefully, plant the corn at just the right time, cultivate it thoroughly, and be in position to select show samples when the time comes. Local) should bear this in mind and take a personal interest in seeing that the visitors in the great corn exposition know just what that locality can present. The exposition will be a success. This goes without saying from the fact that Chicago push and energy is behind the movement. The men having the exposition in charge are the leaders in Chicago business enterprises. They are used to handling large propositions. They propose to make this the greatest thing on earth and this is the same as saying that I will be the greatest thing on earth. On the tent meeting of those in interest, the following officers were elected: President Edwin S. Conway W. W. Knoll all Company Vice President, P. S. Furman Corn Law Office Professor P. Hollom Shaw, National Coll. In town addition to above name) Minneapolis Land & Construction N. of Bishops J. Halls Belle, S. Lawrence Co. H. Hibernoth in H. Milton Christian and Lusan Illinois Railroad H. O. Street, Staver Car- riage Company, Will J. Davis Illinois Theater Ariel I Loomd Union Stock Yards Stimulating community chosen at the outside any location, Charl Ten chalmers H H Miller, Joseph Deford L. S. Herman Cairn M. Trot Finnegan A. Browh chalmers W W. L. H. Sull well A. Sparrow J. James Simpson Henry A. Whitley Speck R. Ramsay champions and many W. Scott, Chammon H H Wilson H J. Mattailand, C H Couper A. White Publicity--C A. Shamnel, chairman, W. P. Warren, John H Wood, Oscar E. Blauer, Slason Thompson, Paul Faust, William Harper. Concessions—Joseph Basch, chairman; Stewart Spalding, Nate R. Salisbury, W. C. Gunther, Joseph Delfeld. Special Features—Will J. Davies, chairman; Geo Adc, Charles H. Kohl, Harry J. Powers, S T. Kline, Sol Litt, Milward Adams, Harry Askin, George W. Ledger The "Borze" Handicap. A few weeks ago the Kansas City Journal contained the following article under the above title. It is an evidence of advancement in favor of temperance "Many railroad companies and other large corporations refuse to take men into their service who drink intoxicating liquors. They can not afford, they say, to have their business depending on men who are unreliable, and men who habitually or occasionally drink too much are properly regarded as unlucky. The only safe way is to employ men who are sober all the time, and to discharge them when they cease to be so, and this is the basis upon which the world's important business is now being conducted. The man who has the alcohol habit may keep sober for weeks or perhaps months, but his employer never knows, and usually he now news himself what day he must fall to show up at the shop or office on account of being in an unfit dition to appear there. The vice of such habits is deserving of pity or sympathy, perhaps, but he is an unsatisfactory employee and few businessmen nowadays will tolerate him. "In the case of public servants the rule is not so strict, though the drunk on government clerk is speedily dropped, as a rule, and the elective officeholder who neglects his duties from too much drinking usually finds when he asks for re-election that the voters prefer some one who can keep 'straight' and keep their official business straight. It would naturally be expected that a State like Kansas, which has outlawed the liquor traffic and planted prohibition in its constitution, would make a practice of putting only sober men into important offices and that is precisely what Kansas does. Not all of the Kansas Congressmen and State officials are teetotalers, probably, but there are no drunkards among them. Governor Hoch is a very earnest prohibitionist, theorically and practically. Neither of the Kansas Senators, Long or Curtis, drinks a drop of Friends of Curtis says it would be easy to put him to take a dose of strychnine as to induce him to swallow a glass of whiskey. These abstentious holdouts are not newly acquired for political effect, but are of long standing and no doubt have been factors in promoting both these men to their present high positions in public confidence and system. "The time has passed when the man who befuddles his brains with liquor and neglects his work for conviviality can hope to retain employment in the service of any important business concern or attain a position of public trust and unfeasible." Longfellow's Cambridge Home. Longfellow's Cambridge Home. With singularly good fortune, within about a year after he came to Cambridge, longfellow secured lodging in Cralghe House and still, in its aspects, its surroundings, and its outlook, the most beautiful house in the town. That he obtained this cologn of vantage at all is creditable to his fact and address, fonto the solitary and somewhat eccentric mistress of the house. Madame Cralghe, the society of most persons was quite unwelcome. This young professor, however, with his pleasing aspect and manners, was welcomed as soon as he disclosed his identity, and was given the very room that had been occupied by Washington in 1775 shortly after he took command of the Continental Army. After Madame Cralghe death and the poet's move to M. Appleton this house which in addition to be other a part of the commanded wife and pleasant view became the poet's home for the rest of his life. In this happy hour on the sunny afternoon he enjoyed his show with his friends. The man will be on his thursday at 10:00 a.m. He will be there to see his friends. The man will be on his thursday at 10:00 a.m. He will be there to see his friends. Tc Bc a Ldy Cultivate to look value and one with the same tone. Would along, on every form. The lady should them always. No, have your room in the morning until your hour and properly come back on it with dinner. He had No, he and of the evil priestess flitting. It may sound rather hurt but the bad never thrills. Men who follow this practice are not worthy of your acquaintance and have only evil in their lot. Never cool down when on remaining to meals. If you are too tired to eat, you will sensibly ask to be with you in your room and body and mind for a half hour. It would be more courteous and lady like than to show a lounging tendency. Speak kindly to all the family, and most especially to your mother. She, of all your friends, deserves your best treatment, and many a girl has lost a friend when overheard abusing her mother. Never inquire into the private or family affairs of your friends. If they wish you to know why Ellen became so reckless, or why father failed in business, they will not wait until you inquire. If they need your suggestions, advice, or sympathy, they will be free to ask you for it. The Farmer's Guide. A Young Girl's Triumph. To write and even to sow, by means of the lips and tongue alone would seem a sheer impossibility, and yet Dr Rubinstein of Wertheimon Maine, a medical expert of reputation in Germany, according to the London Globe vouches for having himself seen an authentic instance. The case was that of a young girl, paralyzed in all her limbs from the age of seven to fourteen years when she died, some months ago. This afflicted little creature, by a triumph of will and patience, than which in its own way, few finer achievements have been recorded, trained lips and tongue to do the work of the hand, and to do it well, for she could not only sew, but could do it with neatness and speed, even arranging pieces of light stuff in their places by the same means. In three weeks she embroidered designs in still on a loot of canvas some yards long Jean'e Party. Jean was going to a party. She looked very fresh and sweet in her little red school dress, and her white apron. For you see it's just a sensible of a party, mother," she said, tipping from one for the other in her elegerness, until her curls bobbed in every direction, and I could hardly manage to tie the red ribbon bow. We will all wear our school clothes, so we can play, and not a best thing to be careful of will be there." And she kissed me and fluttered off, looking back with a pitying glance, that I, being so far past 'seven' could not be invited to valentine parties. In ten minutes I heard her coming, very slowly up the stairs, and there she stood in the doorway. Such a very different, queer looking little girl! She was crying softly, and the white apron was covered with mud. Even the pretty red dress had suffered, and the titting red how had lost all its grunt! stiffness and hung limply, a big spot of mud on the highest loop "I slipped," she said, "and I fell right into the dirty, horrid mud, and I hate this earth any how- all covered with dirt and getting it all over people! And the party is most ready to begin and likely there'll be ice-cream, and I'm not there." And the crying began again. She looked very funny, but I did not feel in the least like laughing. Mothers don't ever, when little girls are in real trouble I took the muddy little hand and led her into the bath room "Stop crying," I said, "I am going to get all your muddy things off, and fresh ones on in fifteen minutes, Jean, and if you cry your eyes will be red for the party "Oh, am I going?" she said. "Why of course" I answered "You can't miss such a lovely valentine party, when you never went to one in your life—for a little Kansas mud And while I dress you again, I am going to tell you something that will keep you from ever again saying that you hate the earth "Hate is not a nice word anyway To lose your temper was a lot worse than to lose your clean apron "I wonder if you know I people sometimes call the ground 'Mother Earth'. It is because she gives us so many good gifts. From the ground we get most of our food beams and corn and seeds. We owe the earth to the earth. Then think of the trees we eat things like potatoes and tomatoes and beans. The earth gives the earth to us. We get the leaves we like for food from plants that grow at this good earth." But I don't eat leaves, said Joan. "That's like a cow." What about cobs? I just noticed that "from the earth" is made out of a plant. Coffee is the leaf of our plant. I do promise the sun way. Good mother abo and I sher in the ice room too* not jive but but I would be blissful with could not be so in I'll hall who suppose INFORMATION WANTED OF WILL DOUBLY. Any information of Will Doubtl who was last board of at Wyberd's L.T., will be thankfully received by his brother, W. S. BROWN. 2824 State Street, 31-4-13. Chicago, Ill Come to Boynton! A Paradise for Negroes With Pluck and Energy. Hello Negro of the States! The city of Boynton has ten thousand illus cush that she will put into two mammoth school buildings at once-one for the colored and the other for the whites. Are you looking for a business, professional or farming location in this rich Indian Territory? It so, come to Boynton, Creek nation, located on the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad twenty miles west of Muskogee, I. T., in the famous Cane Creek farming delta, the richest and most fertile belt of the Creek nation, and in the heart of the black heart of the five civilized tribes Ninety-five per cent of the rich farming lands of the Cork country is owned by the coloured Creek cut- ting, every man, woman and child representing 160 acres and the land can be bought for from $10 to $25 per acre and good titles given The lands surrounding this rich Athens of the plains produce on an average as follows. corn, 30 bushels, cotton, 1000 pounds on the prairie and 1500 pounds in the bottoms, oats, 39 bushels, wheat 30 bushels, Irish potatoes, 63 bushels, see potatoe, 27 bushels, per kilo, timothy, cover, alfalfa, blue grass rye, beans, peas and fruit in every variety are grown, and in short almost anything in abundance. It is also a splendid ARE YOU INSURED? 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Liberal term, so he right persons. --- Home Phone 250 Main Bell Box Main Golf Course W Golf St Upstairs The Afro-American Employment Agency can furnish reliable employment agency and rich reliable colored of all the common hotels, crowds and Dancers help us to all pay the taxes and taxes. W. L. V. & R. Louisville Nat. The Micro-American Payment Agency monshardable on our agency can for multicolored help on short notice. Crowds and Demeth need to all parties to the transport to be used. & Riverside Louisville at , i fourier oirege... Medical Department Sta school year TULHOY MAY L. W. P Labour to first term STRENGTH QUARTER Squ FLENGTH QUARTER begins iment State University W. per quarter in advance ARTHR Sagittar March 12. ARTHR begins May 15. with the particular written to Medical Department State University school year C.W.HOUSER,M.D.,Registrar. 112 West GreenSt. LOUISVILLE, KY. hog, horse and cattle country having mild and short winters. The farming seasons are correspondingly long with uniform rainfall. Farming land can be rented for third and fourth, the same as in the states coal is in abundance at $200 per ton [nothing if you dig it your self;] wood can be had for the cutting, and pine and native timber are reasonable. As a trading point Boynton is un excelled, only three years old, has Negro lawyers, doctors, undertakers, hardware men, merchants, harness makers, hotel men, bankers, all doing a lucrative business. It is the Mecca of the West. It is located in the famous oil and gas latitude of the Creek nation. [the largest oil field in the world.] with expanded school faculties and churches, a healthful climate, corrugal pro- pressive and wide swoke citizenship. If you crave and seek those conditions which lend freedom to your spirit of manhood, and remove from before you these obstacles which make you a slave to labor, a victim of poverty, disfranchised sons of perverted civil conditions, come to Boynton, I. T. For further information on write L. Z. HOWARD. See's Boynton Col. Commercial Club Boynton, I. T. DAVID O. Lah, President. HUAQR HE STRUCK IT. Tommy's Thoughts Were Fleewhere, but I Could Guess. "There is a sentimental Tommy in almost every school," said Michael King of Lewiston as he leaned over the counter of his cafe on Main street and cut a luscious pumpkin pie. "There was one in our school when I was a boy. He was Tommy Frazier, and he was a mighty smart little fellow, but he never had his lessons. He knew where every bird nested, where the tiny flowers grew the thickest and where the high top sweetings fell first; but, bless you, he couldn't remember his lessons. He was critical in many antlers too. He knew all that was passing in the politics of the state and nation, but he was off in his history lesson. One day he came in late and couldn't keep his thoughts on his book. On his way to school he had seen a big mud turtle by the side of the track, and he had to put a big rock on him to hold him till night, and his anxiety least the turtle should get away blinded his eyes. He hoped that somehow the teacher would pass him over. He listened to the other children reciting, with a big mud turtle crawling away before his eyes with a rock on his back, but finally the teacher's eyes fell on him. "Thompson frazzer, what battle was Lord Nelson killed in?" "Tommy was in despair, but he found a way "Did you say Lord Nelson? he asked cautiously. "Yes." "Which battle? "Yes, certainly." "Well," said Tommy as the light of inspiration broke over him—'well, I mooch it must have been his last.' A Lesson From Files: It was in a country school, and I was hearing my little second reader class. The lesson that day was a story about files, their curious ways and habits. Among other things the story said that files always kept their faces clean and then went on to tell how they rubbed their feet over their hands, as could often be seen by watching them. The last thing in the lesson was the question, "What lessons can boys and girls learn from the files?" I asked the children to answer the question. Only one small boy ventured an answer, and that was, "To wash our faces with our fe- Christian Register. Easy For an Expert. "Iuh," said Sherlock Holmes, as after shaking hands with his host and taking a hasty glance at the other guard, "your wife is jealous of you!" "By George, Holmes, you're a wowdell I've never told a soul about it and I don't believe she has. How did you find it out?" "Merrily one of my wonderful deductions, my dear air. It's very simple. I see she has invited only old ladies and homely ones."—Chicago Record Herald. What They Did. "What do you do when you outgrow your clothes?" Representative John Sharp Williams asked two of Representative Champ Clark's children, to whom he was trying to explain why crabs and lobsters shed their shells and snakes their skins. "Let out the tucks," answered one of the youthful Clarks.—Dentor Republican. Their Good "Feature." Tom (at the lunch counter)—Pretty tough doughnuts these Dick-One good thing about them, though. Tom-And what's that, for heavens' sake! Dick-The hole. That part you don't have to chew, you know. — Boston Transcript. A Mum. "He's still employed by that big wholesale house don't be "No, I think, he's in business for his self now. He used to take an hour for lunch, but now he only takes a bare five minutes." I 'ndelphis Press. worldsk Father—Here! Take that drum out of here! Willie—But, pop, I wanted you to enjoy it with me New York American. The Strange Part. "The doctors didn't know what was the matter with him." "Well there's nothing unusual about that." They Know Where to Stop. Women always clide their husbands for working overtime, but they never earn the money which is earned that way.—New York Press » A 7m r a TRS ON Pe Ere ee aE a ; —_— a ‘i ' ’ . qe eo Te * PASS ee. Se ee 5 eee a ee ee ae erie ae ae ™ eee eres . * = 3 i. me See 1 : Oi * e oF 7" + ‘ 7 fee ee? LEP RI ns Sy a * hy “ ral Fae CES Mees sia Le. Me ale ds — ace - - @: ee i More Men, Women and Children to Read and Pay for TOPEKA : PLAINDEALER ) Liberal Commission QT WRITE FOR TERMS + x sone Ve : + ae ask out on tae S een Fw