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THE TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. The Appointment of Corvine Patterson, a Negro, as Street Commissioner for Kansas City, Kansas is Indeed Very Gratifying! TWO SIDES OF THE COLOR QUESTION! Ray Stannard Baker and Harris Dickson Deliver Themselves on the Color Question. i VOLUME IX. The Appointment TWO SIDES Ray Stannard Baker and Themselves on th Mr. Dickson's Side. [Continued from Last Week.] From the Saturday Evening Post. There were no tyrants in those days, no masters and no slaves; there was neither riches nor poverty; Nothing had been preempted, nothing patented; there were no Jim Crow cars; everything was equal. Mark the lapse of a few centuries. The achievements of Egypt can scarcely be catalogued. They are so versatile and so magnificent. The Egyptians had erected constitutional government, created the kingly dignity and safeguarded the people's rights. He was skilled in medicine, and wrote works on astronomy, architecture, anatomy—fragments of which remain to this day. He had built cities, which are yet the wonder of mankind; he had devised an elaborate system of religion, he had harnessed the Nile, reared the pyra mids and measured the stars. But the Negro's jungle was still a jungle. He had no government, no cities, no learning; he had no clothing, no arts, no aspirations. He had no dreams, hoped no hopes, indulged no visions. He had desired nothing, planned nothing, executed nothing that was in any wise more intellectual than the accomplishments of the gorilla.—except his crude superstition, a form of serpent worship which no white intelligence has ever yet been able to understand. His sole place in history is the one accorded him by his enterprising neighbor—a driven slave sculptured upon the resting-place of kings. Left alone, contented in his jungle, he had progressed backward and become a feeder upon human flesh, a polygamist, without religion, family ties or morals. He was the inventor and promulgator of slavery, the patentee and proprietor of cannibalism—these being the twin institution which he had contributed to human progress. The Egyptians observed these traits of the Negro which had kept him at a standstill, and promptly assigned the reason. Oddly enough, it is the same reason given by Lincoln, Stanley, Livingstone, Vardaman et al, ad infinitum—the skull of the Negro is different. They had the elongated skull, the low, prominent forehead, hollow temples, thick lips, broan shoulders, salient breast, undeveloped lower part of the body"—all minutely described by careful hands which now repose as mummies in royal mausoleums beside the Nile. Modern science teaches that the sutures in the skulls of the Caucasian races remain open and loosely jointed until the late majority or manhood, thus giving the white man's brain an opportunity to expand into the highest possible development of mental power. With the African these sutures close at a comparatively early period in youth; the skull becomes permanently ossified, of extraordinary thickness--well-nigh impermeable. There is little difference between children of two races. It is no uncommon thing to see a Negro child that is exceedingly bright, learning with ease. But Nature seems to have said: "Thus far shalt thou learn, and no further." Development beyond a certain point seems to be absolutley forbidden by the physical, the purely mechanical, structure of his skull. Possibly the Egyptians knew all these details, possibly not; but they did say "his skull is different." Curiously enough, we find these early Egyptians deploring the evil effect upon their race caused by an admixture of Negro blood. It seems uncanny in this twentieth century of grace to hear this faraway protest against miscegenation, and to reflect how little humankind has changed. Thus complained the Egyptian: "The large number of black women found in the harems of the rich, and even in the huts of the common people, quickly impaired the purity of the race, even among the upper classes of the nation, and the type began to resemble that of the Negro tribes of Equatorial Africa; the language fared no better in the face of this invasion, and the written character soon became as corrupt as the language. The taste for art decayed; technichal ability began to deteriorate. The moral and intellectual standards declined, and the mass of of the people showed signs of lapsing into barbarism." King Tamarqa, whose Negro blood is betrayed in his sculptured face, a mixed degenerate, was driven from the throne by the Assyrians. Maspero's Egypt, Vol. VII, page 200. This is what did happen to Egypt, the most cultured and refined country of antiquity. Yet when Vardaman says the same thing might happen ultimately to Mississippi, under worse conditions, he is called "an alarmist, in advance of his time." This was not a new story, even in these faint, far centuries. Mark Twain would possibly explain this striking similarity by charging these ancient Egyptiane with plagiarizing Vardaman's Rabid Idea. The Negro started neck-and-neck with the Egyptian in the valley of the Nile. He helped to build the temples of Rameses, he polished the columns of Karnak, he toiled at the hundred gates of Thebes. But he gained no more conception of these cellossal works than did the donkeys which helped him drag the stones. He touched with his hands, he heard with his ears, with his eyes he beheld the material things around him, but no comprehension or the spirit wh'ch reared these massive monumnets ever penetrated his skull. Then, as now, perhaps, he merely watched the sun-dial for five o'clock to come, and listened for the foreman's voice, "It's time to knock off." He had done his day's labor and no more. Under the lash of Egypt he could build the pyramids; without a higher intelligence to guide him he builds a hut of poles. The story of man van on. The Assyrians conquered Egypt; the Persian dynasty followed and fell; the Hebrews came and went their way. These people taught the Negro nothing of arms, of science, or of the moral law. Phoenician galleys, with sails of royal purple, floated past on restless explorations; the Negro gained no knowledge of commerce or of navigation. Mighty Carthage rose, dominated the maritime world, and fell beneath the steel-tipped wrath of Rome but neither Carthaginian nor Roman had a lesson for the Negro. Northern Africa shook with the tread of Genseric's hordes returning from the pillage of Rome: the Negro gaped at the marching myriads without rousing his ambition or stirring his pulse. Conquering Moslems swept westward along the Mediterranean, crossed into Spain and subjugated it. They bore the Koran in one hand, the sword in the other, building new empires and spreading a new civilization. They left enduring marks upon the entire Western world Continued on Page 4. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1907. [CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.] From the American Magazine. I was curious to see how the system worked out in Atlanta. Over the door of each car I found this sign: WHITE PEOPLE WILL SEAT FROM FRONT OF CAR TOWARD THE BACK AND COLORED PEOPLE FROM BEAR TOWARD FRONT. Sure enough, I found the white people in front and the Negroes behind. As the sign indicates there is no definite line of division between the white seats and the black seats, as in many other Southern cities. This very absence of a clear demarcation is significant of many relationships in the South. The color line is drawn but neither race knows just where it is. Indeed, it can hardly be definitely drawn in many relationships, because it is constantly changing. This uncertainty is a fertile source of friction and bitterness. The very first time I was on a car in Atlanta, I saw the conductor--all conductors are white—ask a Negro woman to get up and take a seat farther back to make a place for a white man. I traveled a good deal, but I never saw a white person asked to vacate a back seat to make place for a Negro. I saw cars filled with white people, both front seats and back, and many Negroes standing. At one time when I was on a car, the conductor shouted: "Here, you nigger, get back there," which the Negro, who had taken a seat too far forward, proceeded hastily to do. Of course, I am talking of conditions as they are in Atlanta. I may find different circumstances in other cities, which I hope to develop when the time comes. No other one point of race contact is so much and bitterly discussed among the Negroes as the Jim Crow car. I don't know how many Negroes replied to my question of: "What is the chief cause of friction down here?" with a complaint of their treatment on street cars and railroad trains. Fundamentally, of course, they object to any separation which gives them inferior accommodations. This point of view—and I am trying to set down every point of view, both colored and white, exactly as I find it—is expressed in many ways. "We pay first class fare," said one of the leading Negroes in Atlanta, "exactly an the white man does, but we don't get first-class service. We don't know when we may be dislodged from our seats to make place for a white man who has paid no more than we have. I say it isn't fair." In answer to this complaint, the white man says: "The Negro is inferior, he must be made to keep his place. Give him a chance and he assumes social equality, and that will lead to an effort at intermarriage and amalgamation of the races. The Anglo-Saxon will never stand for that." One of the first complaints made by the Negroes after the riot, as I showed last month, was of rough and unfair treatment on the street cars. The committee admitted that the Negroes were not always well treated on the street cars, and promised to improve conditions. Charles T. Hopkins, a leader in the Civic league and one of the prominent lawyers of the city, told me that he believed the Negroes should be given their J. THE LATE GEN. JOSEPH K. HUDSON, a Tried and True Friend of Humanity, for Whom Kansas Mourns. definite seats in every ear; he said that he personally made it a practice to stand up rather than to take any of the four back seats which he considered as belonging to the Negroes. Two other leading men, on a different occasion, told me the same thing. It is, however, a rare practice One result of the friction over the Jim Crow regulations is that many Negroes ride on the cars as little as possible. One prominent Negro I met said he never entered a car, and that he had many friends who pursued the same policy; he said that Negro street car excursions, familiar a few years ago, had entirely ceased. It is significant of the feeling that one of the features of the Atlanta riot was an attack on the street cars, in which all Negroes were driven out of their seats. One Negro woman was pushed through an open window, and after falling to the pavement she was dragged by the leg across the sidewalk and thrown through a shop window. In another case when the mob stopped a car the motorman, instead of protecting his passengers, went inside and beat down a Negro with his brass control bar. I heard innumerable stories from both white people and Negroes of encounters in the street cars. Dr. W. F. Penn, one of the foremost Negrophyicians of the city, himself partly white, a graduate of Yale College, told me of one occasion in which he entered a car and found there Mrs. Crogman, wife of the colored president of Clark University. Mrs. Crogman is a mulatto so light of comblexion as to be practically undistinguishable from white people, Dr. Pern, who knew her well, sat down beside her and began talking. A white man who occupied a seat in front with his wife turned and said: "Here, you nigger, get out of THE LATE GEN. JOSEPH K. Friend of Humanity, for that seat. What do you mean sitting down with a white woman?" Dr. Penn replied somewhat angrily: "It comes to a pretty pass when a colored man cannot sit with a woman of his own race in his own part of the car." The white man turned to his wife and said: "Here, take these bundles. I'm going to thrash that nigger." In half a minute the car was in an uproar, the two men struggling. Fortunately the conductor and motorman were quickly at hand, and Dr. Penn shipped off the car. Conditions on railroad trains, while not resulting so often in personal encounters are also the cause of constant irritation. When I came South, I took particular pain. to observe the arrangement on the trains. In some cases Negroes are given entire cars at the front of the train, at other times they occupy the rear end of a combination coach and baggage car, which is used in the North as a smoking compartment. The complaint here is that, while the Negro is compelled to pay first-class fare, he is provided with second-class accommodations. Well to do Negroes who can afford to travel, also complain that they are not permitted to engage sleeping-car berths. Booker T. Washington usually takes a compartment where he is entirely cut off from the white passengers. Some other Negroes do the same thing, although they are often refused even this expensive privilege. Railroad officials with whom I talked, and it is important to hear what they say, said that it was not only a question of public opinion—which was absolutely opposed to any intermingling of the races on the cars—but that Negro travel in most places was small compared with white travel, that the ordinary Negro was unclean and careless, and that it was impractical to furnish them the same accommodations, even though it did come hard for a few educated Negroes. They said that when there was a delegation of Negroes sufficient to fill an entire sleeping car, they could always get accommodations. All of which gives a glimpse of the enormous difficulties accompanying the separation of the races in the South. Another interesting point significant of tendencies came early to my attention. They have just finished at Atlanta one of the finest railroad stations in this country. The ordinary depot in the South has two waiting rooms of about the same size, one for whites and one for Negroes. But when the new station was built the whole front . HUDSON, a Tried and True Whom Kansas Mourns. was given up to white people, and the Negroes were assigned a wide entrance, and a small waiting room. Prominent colored men regarded it as a new evidence of the crowding out of the Negro, the further attempt to give him unequal accommodations, to handicap him in his struggle for survival. A delegation was sent to the railroad people to protest, but to no purpose. Result: further bitterness. There are in the station two lunch rooms, one for whites, one for Negroes. A leading colored man said to me: "No Negro goes to the lunch room in the depot who can help it. We don't like the way we have been treated." Of course this was an unusually intelligent colored man, and he Continued on Page 4. NUMBER 19. THE PASSING OF GEN. HUDSON! Kansas Mourns the Loss of a Substantial Citizen and the Negro Race a True Friend. A great and mighty man has passed to a higher life. General Joseph K. Hudson died at his home on Western avenue Sunday morning, after a protracted illness. He was 67 years of age. He leaves a widow, two daughters and a son, besides other relatives and a multitude of friends to mourn for him. His funeral was held from the First Methodist church, corner Sixth and Harrison, Tuesday at a p. m. Rev. Bernard Kelly officiated. About 2,000 people attended the services. The G.A.R., of which he was a member, escorted his remains to the cemetery. The casket was covered with floral tributes from various friends who wished to testify their esteem for the deceased. The remains were viewed by the multitude. We regret to lose so good a man as Mr. Hudson was. All the colored people of Kansas mourn his loss. There are few white men like him when it comes to giving the colored man an even break in life. He was born at a time when white mothers trained their children to believe that slavery and oppression was wrong, and that all men should be free to act for themselves. No such white children are born nowadays, neither do white mothers train their children in that way. The General talked, walked and fought for human liberty. He led the Gand colored infantry of which he was major at Port Hudson, Morgan's Beud and other battles, where he won the honore of "Fighting Joe." He was a fighter, both in civil war and in private life. He fought for progressive Kansas and all that was Kansans enjoy today. He was never rewarded for the great good he did for individuals, and many men have risen to prominence through the influence of General Hudson and his mighty pen. Yet some of these same men would hardly pay him homage. He should have been U. S. senator. He earned the honor in war, in private and public life. Our advice to the Negroes is to get together, as the race has but a few friends left who believe as the general did. A mighty man has fallen. Who can ever fill the place in the nation which his death has made vacant? Peace to his ashes. A CORRECTION. In our writeup of the great good and benefit conferred upon the citizens of Joplin, Mo., by the late Thomas Connor, who donated $5000 for three churches, only two were mentioned. One church was omitted as the minister of the A. M. E. church refused to hold memorial services in honor of their benefactor, as did the other churches. It was not omitted by mistake. We do not wish to take credit or honor from those who deserve it, on account of others who are atupid and dull of comprehension. We are under many obligations to Mrs. G. H. Knaves and Prof. N. A. Green for assisting our correspondent, Miss Fuell, in the writeup of this illustrious citizen. --- The colored people of Joplin deserve much credit for the manner in which they showed their appreciation of the favors which were given in the attitude of uplifting the race. This will be the cause of other white people doing something. We are proud of what has been done and hope that the name of Thomas Connor will forever live in the hearts of future generations of the colored people. He is the kind of white man we like and praise him to the highest. Let us follow his example. RASEBALL OUTFIT FREE! 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Mee Liste Stoke tor a te diya Pie 2nth century ¢lab in ot caniee Hien formed by the yeanyg Ladies of the Baphst conch ter the pierpese of ae qqueing at dagher Iteaay adv auecrent rendered quite an interesting comeert att the Phard churete brides night, Mas ted, ty piper the charch — Maseoe VI tie tlite- pie, resident Mutha Melimer, secre: tary; Core Elidsen treasanen St cons toe the young lide» Head the PLUINDE ALTE for news GARNET GLEANINGS Mi Henry Sith an old peertent of this aty. died at his home Apt 2th, Mut Lunerat acisices were conducted by Rev. 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Mis Dante Shades, who ture been un the sth det de csmvalescang OBITUARY Me Allan Mander Teeth har once ron visited ati Gerke ommiuits it took them our midst Laothes Allin Vion Tey. Bre tlea Mimtey wats bean oe Hen county, ‘Connossee, Hbeb. he came t > thi AAUy alow ate yates ager where he can fined te pests until abeut flee vents ago. when he move l to hansas City, he Hedurned to daunett thiee weeks agi te macaliyg bere ante tne Land claimed haw for fav own He Jeayes a wate aud act CFD pistons aed Ipethese ie tous the fess ch. Caving husband oon hin broth p We tel ana loss oe he iven’s ean HUICHINSON, KAN Mr. Wilaon Maria of St dubns, fan, whe caine te thee ts List Phas biy te attend Ghe funeral ot has aunt Mira Ming Thompson was Gahen sud lanly GM Veet Satneday ight Wav dat the teartence ut bis meter Mrs tow [tol find Mg» Pollard hestened te call in Die, Davkette cola whe atten a epee ds examgnation aburtetad all hopes of 16 covery, Wat te sth sty tends ant reba [ “115 > Williamson House... Room aud Uostd tier Clase dveome dation, When in Okmulgee stop at the above hotel if vou want good treatment at REASONABLE : RATES ttre of the sik man. the doctor called nt for conuitation three white doctors, wheat ence enbetantiiled Dr Hasketle's aagnesds and prognoses, Me, Mhutin dud from a corcliat hemenshage 1s laother, Me. Charlee Martin, accompan- fd the remains to St Jobo for lanial, c.0, SMEIL SOUTH M’ALESTER, 1 T. A WF ttrookine presented Mis Tita Leo Shader, the seprano and bari trie aoleist ot Kansas City, to a Linge and apptecditive awbence nt the A AL SD Church best Wednesday night ‘The Progtamme wae es follows Pine colo Mantet at P Antique, Op. wWoNe dT Mr tdw Dennis Sob Alisa fatal Lhompaon Drama “Tem Prarffeal Toker.” Soprana auto Carmen” 5 ee scene Tita Lee Shailer Vinna solo Gazelle cicceccccees » Mie Mire Keeven Teatung Aten That Owens Instimmontal dict. 6 see ce eenene Masse Reeves aint Tardinge Soprate ole tLastacy la Patan) . tttn Tee Schatter Panne sole arewell Alie Mitta, by the author Mise Mable Eo 1 erding Don Dratt iy ‘Twelve (ints Dirtee te cobs Vin a Palgeiin” o . Tita Lee Schaffer DATE OF MFETING FXTENDED. National Baptist Sunday School Con- grees and Young People's Chau- tauqua at New Orleans, La Hors tnmeumed bx the promoters het ewig te at spernal seaton of fonsdint Bytist State Convention, whith convenes da Daten Rogue, 1 Tune 25 20, Me the sesstene of the National Haptist Sundin School Con kiss amt Yeung Urapte« Chant angaa, whiely bas Tne called ta meet in New Och ans La Tne Zo 10, will have ther epeamg session at the bast Vtewan Hoptest Church an Tard street between Tiarhhn and Pilcits: strats New Ob hate Bayon the mormmg of Tune 27th and will contime duty up te amt an aludaug Monday, July Tet “This extension was necessitated an order that all of the brothers of the State Convention might be present. at the opemng, as it was thar reqnext Jocks wall be an sale aiel wall read: fu —_ ue —_—_— PUBLICATION NOTICE} No. 24365 Inthe District Court of Shiwnee Ccum y. Kansas. Julia A. Perkins. Plaintitt, ea ve Thomas Perkins, Defendant, State of Kansas to vaid defendaut: You ure hereby notified that you have been sued in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, by the above nanad plaintiff, Julia A Perkins, shore petition in saul case was filed im said courton the ast duy ot April, AD, 1907, that unlis ou answer wad pelition or appear herein on or beture the U7th day os May. J907, the allegatior sin mud p thon will be taken # true and 1 judgment rendered against youd: voreing said plaintif from you and fo other proper reliet stated an sant pe uhon Jucra A Penn ns, Eofl Jd. Kise, Atty Attest Rh, Thomas Clerk IMstrict Coust First pubhshed April Sth , 1997 | Modern, Conventent Ce nteally hoe sted The Albany Hotel SANFORD WING, Prop Rates &5 to $7 per seek. Spon srangemente ler tw Home thoue Seo 10 FNC RLSIOK DPIINGS Mi VOR bass, bree AMIHUL UALGIS sr Abs RODGERS Bustuees Mie Home "Phone 7.9 Math Ter Die ne Main OLYMPIC CLVB, a WISE HUG sated teense Ott. 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Sumtes Scheel Con ference of New Cilans, La, to tring the Congress ta that city it was dune for the Inet of the denominational growth In New Onleans The secretary of thie Confirms, Rev \ Hubds, with the preilent, Hes (Sime the instante tor, Hey € bharpe together with the freasmen, Hes GW Lorney, Ina as sured the numigemunt of the (Congress aepeatedyy that all will be in readiness aid that ie mesenger ar delegate wil have the slightest Gunes ty complain This nermrance hae ates Lyon given by the offerte of the State Convention mid st fs tagged that all Sunday Sclor workers begin Ghada preysttation: tr Cake dhuige ef the Crescent city. VALE. The ar kof thas plaice ane tapren bog Quite a iumbe oot pecple from Vale spent Suudas ip Tattebing Chere was none shower en Menten it seemed to fe quite cc ftett to the bare pe ef thi setion of CP comtry there wae a srootisgt utan an Ne TD hill, Satmedin mith fe tallie Tiwie and Mie Abul gat one entertainne nt ar Pew Pata es might thes deport sieness and noamce time Mae Netade deen fea Hitth sek Mee MOD Denseloy tues beens fae He tk test gout all te new bnptens ing Was Cotlens, 0b He adind yesteaddins pt fever Me Dak Green et this pbice fe tepetted quite sich, Quite cma Peret omen mule oe tip ta Gin tan Sumbiy con Easiness Mis Glynn bes geome brick te Milatiaa te spent afew months with her father FRANKFORT, KANSAS bout half post Con Wednesday even ang, About THEY poses githeret at the home ot Mia FoR Rhee. te give hee 4 smnpuse It wee her aoth bath lay When the crowd tame she wits in Ded ainl wee aah by vices sien Teste Laver ot Ma Sond’ thes all Lepated one tine and fet at a lite hom, wishing Vie fice many Auppy rete ot the day. | WEIR, KANSAS, NEWS he vmmuutics uppemutel te Tw af fer xomo buses portamento the houtlenet dastuict nel ay appomted on Apul the 1th, ot the st Julin's apis church, AIL the eemanttee was present except Hey 0 Gb Vanda aud Bey 1 shines We St behn Baptest charel Sunday rchool will give a May picni on the 2h MM maghboriag siudity sthonts are invited Hote wid beg program tended by the sunday school for which great. pugutation ay bean, amale Phe Su Bnaght x anmttal ee ester well be helt hea, fuly (he th te bth AM wishing good hemes mes waite te Mr Wilbam Wathins gems) munager Mr Muetall (hiver capped al the of forts ot the sobre bl people by busing Awe houses and bets at one on the oth Roy bS tC rawterd and wate ntesed Back Go Wen on the dite trou Pittsbors Piof WooE bing pupal of the day school, and Mise Meaed Grammer, aasts rent pumeapil, were entertemed att Irtohoot by Mss SV Kone on the WL Mfter «pleasent ehat ter 2 heute Poor trang elomet that ter the det tine an tis due he bet as meds ee creat as he cant feat Me Po tk dones aut MOM fee terme} a partnership aint ave done inte the punk business They have pimehased a pan ot fine honees aad at wayne atl wall Pars all the tugs and old metal an sight Mb 1 » Mideson iscased the sth mews on the Sth trom his wite pe Chatto) bone thet hee gather woe about ter Pie the sight ot day eyes Mi A Ditton ds ine freving bis bose by unblang twee ew tommy Ma doen He teding ard seve nal stool pooph went to ini City on the evetomy of the fide ents teay wee MANHATTAN, KANSAS | Peseta Dobler foe teen, gee ate bend a ees omttenttee eaten on Sabbbate noankys th chet Ds test waa the cota steevinge mp tee neat wsiidels eauesed A sUering wp ot the gospel onion amen eur members, Thon on Wankiy ght, the 22d Mather Pope he sthivet mp the coh’s net!anout the mony thal was ake an omeme thinty add dufbire, wtih he demunted and wis aetased Vhs caste seme pretty band weale Phere are come eliaeles im Monk at- ea ad we must say that thoge ave sen Dtth oepel apren onenget them Vor undo we stand and oivbded we tlt on vemng peeple bere aie dong very well Llu young wen, most of them at Iran abe ctnploved an Che rections an the Cow Drath partial on the Dhue Vites and (he cuenta othere he have werk ad toy Richard Sampeb at av soldier dete been eauryinge the mae for twelve ot titern wears Tle wats Teed up a white with an cdematons con dition ot his tot, which wie i result of Hus seevie an the late war He as out cagun attencung te hae reeular iad eats John F MYestey cand ite anne uy rom vatey City ona tip an the 2otl ef Sprak defepend the: etme) with he Puente awl abe pet a gob om the «ee: tron ety the Bole Valley branch with dled Anderson, the bere of the section | Mr Gea W, Wesley haw heen atiticted fasth aheumations gor the Jat utne movatha, hardts being atte te tele har aelt ‘Atemie Woods, the sinewath layer, hve all he can ate at $400 a ding, fore is another oll eattler, derry Mitelall, that has @ very comfmtable Hie home he has a geet tiade, He hae wn gowd trade, that of a talkliver atebeostern baker, and alsy lays coment silewihs ‘te met of the adored penple own their own homes hae Mr Sam Nichole fs the ently coloted platoer He get a good porthen of the work of Chis town tu de, NEW ARLINGTON THEATRE “ Only colored deville house a oem Sires 18th and Harrison Streets Kansas 9, Slew City, Missouri. Give - y \N mo, Entrancing music, sweet singing, clever v ~ : NSSap dancing a1d clean witty monologue. A new bill every Friday Night fe Patemers do. ee Wet te St, Patton's» Barler Shop FORT SCOTT. :-hvein are cemnietliieaeae* Staloh Miptiat chanel will held there Hie Killing the fast Sunday in May ites tre exporting a great time, Stilot te flogteasing Fiat with Rev Milt. Tone gurstor We are all Inching forward to the third Sunday in May. which ds Taptts ing day fn Shiluh, ‘There se twenty: Joins candi lites to be hnmereed, making total of Th whi whl tae been bap Ftdsedt ae teentt ef Che revival mectings receutls closed Vastor lores acturned Satu day evens ing tom dependence, Ieanersy where Ie piesndad over Ue esecutive bound of the Seate IY. PU. convention fhe feporte ad tery piasperone ined ting: dur ing the meeting Ebi were alot 2b adted to the church Ue was indeed a pentecost ed shower that cue down Upon this anpust acse ably The csscntive Dernl et the Streit VP OU os ploumag tot ther state con Fvention fit tine wath the Shilals Wiptiet Heli at bepeka, Ian A state It YoU. hanna has bean pepe, wool) will be presented te the tecd dnt. Mtnging ta the convention the est recond of atten Lince, amt the net tienes abuve thet of thee pro tata PAM focal uncon ate muted to enter the Jeontest tor the Tannen Bet each local unten prepne to send messengers ta this great gathoroyg af Laptist young yr pple. whose motte Ay hansas ler Lichuast | Uresifeat: Watt oS toms fs VP very unvions that this be a yery protit Jatte meeting sprituatly sant fran afatly The funeral of Mis, Mary Jane Shep- pird ocaured fist Wednendis the a thaiua wore taken to Mapleten [estos y] tones oftiated Her brother, Al bank ¥ Suolds of Colfeysitle, and other rete fives were in attendame, the Odd Plows ate making ston Li ans preparations tur their annual ser HF ium en the seamed Sunday an May | nf lah tame dx aatkapated by all ot th wf dbree Links.” pf Me Zion Maptlst cthaneh, with Res {Dandies pastors will hold (heir aest sat t tym thar mew auditorium on the tut Ty Suday im Was, 107 We hope th PH all tee at yee at dav dur Vt Zinn We ; wish them pre it success, ‘The city pas fore Tetve catsented to) be present a0 "Hall nshe remarks Rev Wan Wea vot the (Mb chuaceds walt poueatele ot , | bbe attarnecn at ta'dlach. P] dle marmite s at the Never Vat te pftan t stssce utente Honing slistn lated PP Res tenes and Rea Dur dey ate seutedans | tleae te the chiuaele > She Biman Gace et dye fa ant eo and Bey beak Wile of [anes Citys Wate oom Ge MO at Pisumests and Nebresk a mir beta Onde fet Pwelee, aeaave ban Font Seott on A Weduendis. TNO7 end w= aaet Che Jfdeput by the reception coum ites aia ut sling then anand Sit brand Wilea ai 6G eae sessotted to Hew Wootten nt poesent PeM ta Danas Games © 2 was esvettal bette de autient tee 1am POU dense Thal fanboy artecnean De (eainea tet Miser tabertid Ne 2 Pane ytve a grand leet eh em Nat Geshe omer Westar enn rats er Se Ce (hotest Basa ete ge cat dons alts other amd hela pat ont Se tends wut Wingliters a toe all gemnl en canny ments far the nein dm osatutdes De Amin da Massie en tertomed an bth others ar i dtwebe k fatinaeas atl oon Satin Foe qeht they were Htendsed ane et the geantest receptions Hat the Tabosdon Wil the aw hall the Sir olghte and Pougiters oe tari, faoed ean Sunday eae gost € 0 Dt Lmune jp Mast cntertained at Sundiy diaer ‘Fandoat 6 30 Pr team Milla enter Pt ated at ted a Cn Sunday atleanecn Dt Caries getve ANN amteteating betare ca missin iy Work, Wha was grend at Stateh J iuaptist chal oud om Sanday nash files were emcontesl te the peapdence of Pte Mary cothns, where they were en teetimed at a 18 welock funeh, and on ){AMurliv thes (aok thar depatine We p}aaehe thom Chad pec yb On Monday Prof Couper aud wily vfageve a grand concerat the Sluluh Hep {aist chueh — Phey will certainty: enter yf yen ravally and all wall he pleased LS oo phi ae ae Kiam , ch Sa baile aad P ttf £ . Ssh BOR 7 Tg yo Ruerd soll dda UR Jaa! jacana ip a vc BAIN pee ee | Le A Ae ae ese ( Ctl seating UE monet Eh RBS J can sell your Real Zstate orpersonal property nomatier where located. Consult me about Topeka Roa Eerste and Wareae Whett Lande. Lota sts ap, $5 down, $2 each month, dust the thing for anbitious young men wath ordinary ine mes eATt wei WIE G. J. JONES, 429 Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas < Te a ree | A oe ff ee Pi Re YH OE ee A 7 te D uel he E Ei 107” Caines, fy! se peo BD OH es ve oe Cog GE cen FAGD bed Of malin > ORY RR ewan a PANG; . Res Bi BO ire be Ve RM 4g a A AE Etre ats (ats £ ti) i Cc = s ae d= |S Bente RE pi oases = 3 a . a : © G Chey A Delightfully Pesf encod Hair Pomade DE PERY w» PREPAREU ESrk Challe COLORED PEOPLE 7 ‘4 thie old, reba cre eation has Teen an constant use tor vere ary and is comida corece ary tonloe artis ' thousands of homes Trt nraanterd free from all injpurion dag. or chem 1 NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING iikcs harstt, stubborn, Kinky, cut y hair soft, pliant and gtossy, cnables you tecomber withere udta f up many otyke cone tre withoats kength, teas pecans ae and harm e Ry supplsing th needed oils dhreetly tothe reet ett NELSON. HAIR DRESSING tone up, ine te and nour the we Inir from falling, out, increases its growth, wnd prevents the har Geom aphtting and brouking off at the ends, and gives the Dar ms hfe ud vigor, NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING removes Dandrul.,. 1 Tite. stchlag and Scaling of the Scalp, There as woth, © rinentad about Nelson's Hoe Dre amp, ot his been thoroughly te tear Ly an torscd by thousands of satitied ine” Try 4 box and be convinced thit it does a and more than whit we chum for it, WHAT THOSE WHO KNOW HAVE TO SAY: Mis teab IE lived, Maitly Creek, Madigan, Mra, C Coscnlay Fatman fra, Planta sr Tio omas tebe ord Mba “LT bave be u an agen 16 pent Red wae fo woorten Diewing jor neahy (arn ontte Ite ve a Muss wall P Gila 4, 94 Ati ot Teome | Mthine article Fevers te. Se ee tate pees cnones Ut hanatedls Har forscats funy vr 4 dda a ge"aliba i | gine ety ge fu eae ate | eva He Ne, Gi idee tensors tine | Cn inee SEO meta ab Nchon a" e is put in deerme e square tin bea, whole NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING 4 tit aug stores for 2se.'a box. If vos Cannot gctit at your drug tort, send ua SOc. in stamps and we wail mul ycud box, We want good agents male or female), Write fur prices, teri, ote Address NELSCH MANUFACTURING CO., Richmond, Virginia. POS PSOSEOSS POSE TOUS SE POO Oe rr Piet Mio Atrestrest iow. Humiltos. Stouestreet & Hatmiiton, svucror ted M Kor bt Undertakers and Embs.merg . 4 i) oh - Ga we Rise rte ¥ Hie Wolken Wecearre enc af the fines! Hnes of Undertaking goudt in Topeks { Corner 7th and Quincy St. Topeka, Kaneas. ee ee e Learn to de Ladies: hind ptint- © ing at home: Palnt yourrulf sume pretty soft pillows and paint for others, 1 teach zou by mail for #1. Give you fall iuetructions, Something new, wend today, THE J. IL ART CO, 110 Campbell Stteet, Tola, Kaneae, \ Mr. and Mrs, John Lawson of La Junta are visiting relatives in the city, Mr desepl Irown of Umaha s vieiting Vis poretes inthe aty Lact sunday even ng Miss Ma tha Beldsaw entertatued inends compli Tuentary to Misses tte Lows att Lizzie Owens, DU L Paylur spent several days in Raves Cit, a. lawrence on business this wok Mrs, ROP. oayne vl Kata Gly is vaiting iv the ety, the gu st of Mrs. WL A. bolurson gud Mra A Williams, Mr,G Wo Watkie ot Lawrences wasatlejale be the Stale G ALR encampment Great eile on Ebsts. Cut from 25 to 5U per cent, at Mrs. Slaugh's ert, 431 Kansan Avenue, upstaiir. Senator Porter of P.tteburg was in Topeka this week. He isturd J. Moore for cha.rman ul the state central committee, and uu one else will suit him, Bir, Bea Ber.ha left this week to join hie parents in San Francisco, He has the beet wishes of scores of friende for success in hie new home, Mics Elizabeth Scott, assisted by afew young ladies, entertained at whist Wednesday night, compli- mentary to Mies Sadie Phillips. ‘ Mrs, Slaughter bas made s great reduction in the sale of hate, See her fine etock of millinery before you purchase. A 25 per cent re- duction on prices, 431 Kansas ave, Mrs. Mary Octavia Grandre died at her home, 422 Tyler street, yesterday morning, aged 54 yeara. She leaves a husband and seven children to mourn her loss, “é — Mrs. L. H, Slaughtor has s great seduction sale on-hata, See her fine atock of millinery before you buy, A 25 percent, cut on prices. 431 Kansas Avenue, upstairs. a Mre. A. R. Hightower enter— tained the Oriental Art olub at her residence, 932 Spruce street, on Thersday of last week. <A goodly number was; present, and after pars taking of a delicious luncheon, all depsrtedufor their several homes, feeling glad to have been present. eros Miss,Ota I. Perkina entertained informally the following young peo- ple Tuesdsy evening, in honor of Mies Sadic Phillips, of Emporia: Misses Elizabeth Scott, Eva Patter- son, M, B. Patterson and Messrs. Hoskins, Lee, Scott, A.Spcars, Fred and wWilbar Stonestreet : Semon Negrito, sergeant of the famous Ninth Cavalry band, is now spendinga few dsys in the «ty. He is one of the aweetest baritone players ia Americs, and for exeou- tion, tone and expression there are none better. He fe sleo a finished violiniet snd a splendid arranger. Negrito je a native of the Philip- pines, and desiring to sea some of Amerioa has s few monthe leave of absence from the regiment, and will join some minstrel or circua sggre+ gation and play till it is time for bis return. He is open for an en= gigement, and the show accunng his services can congratulate iteelf upon being so fortunate. He leaves on Monday for Chicago. - A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY An elaborate socal function of the «pring season wan the celebras tien of the twenty fifth anniversary ofthe wedding of Mr. and Mrs. R. S Sins at Ur Deautitul home on West Tenth street May 6th, The howe, which luoked bke a spring Dower. wil dts art tie decorations, wat thrown opin to the guests from two inthe aftmoon until eleven in the even ng, repurdiess ol dhe rain ‘The prgets cat, and intact, when Mt sud Mes Sires issue fnvitations, noyte.s are unicard of. ant when th-ye fl s the sete tromal attract a Jobo set town gueets, the success of the r affairs isa foreyoue conclusion “Lite ng ataite ror ans were beautitully decorated with carnations and feras, while the hall, reception roum and dining room were decorated with a profusion of palms, pink roses and stutlax, Daring the receiving hours pleas- ure was added by the unusually fine work ot Mies Hazel Washington who was at the piano, The presentation of a bridal veil, accompanied by a shower of rice, was a surprise planned for the hcet- eos ~The proverbial old shoes were inevidence, snd the floral decorations were especially unique. All day congratulatory telegrams were re ceived, The hostess was a vision of loveli- ness; her gown was of soft gray tlk, with a silver tint, made with a deep yoke of valenciennes lace; a single white rose pinned on her corsage was her only ornament. ‘Ihe groom was attired in evening dress, Another feature of the affair was the family reunion, The fortunate hostess fs the mother of nine chil- dren who gathered at her home in response to the invitation from all partazof the country. The Sims home was the scene of much enter- taining this week, formal and other- wise, Mr, and Mrs, Sims were as- sisted in entertaining their guests by Mrs. Allie Lawson Whitaker of Col- orado Springs, Colo; Mrs, Annie Hickman and daughter of Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs, John Law~ son and Mrs. Weston of La Junta, Colo,; Mrs. Holiiday of Sedalia, Mo. Mr. Ray Mack of Great Bend, aad Mr,and Mrs, Robt, Sims of La Jun- ta, Colo. NOTICE. The Prainpzaen oollecter will be at your door soon. Chanute, Iola, Lndepeadence, Coffeyville, Parsons, Galens, Barter, Olathe and other townsin that section of the. state. Cards are gut announcing the ap- proaching rasrriage of Mise Mamie Davis to Merton C, Ewing, on next Wednesday evening, May 15th, at Shiloh Baptist oburch. Mre, Auna Lee gavea ‘Kitchen Shower” Thursday, April 25h, in honor of her sister, Miss Mamie Davis. About 35|were present. Ice cream and cake were served aod all left reporting an enjoyable time. Itas the duty of the members of the state central committee to se~ teot Clyde W. Miller chairman, lle isa young man of ability, and did much fortheparty, Make him chairman and open up headquarters for 1006 election, It is needed batly, The enemy ie growing atronger everyday, Recognize the young crowd Misa M, B, Patterson was tke hoatess ata six o’cloca dinner on iset Friday evening, complimentary to Mies Sadic Phillips, who is her guest, Those present were: Misses Phillips, Gertrude Harding, Mary Marding, Kluzsbeth Scott, Ota Per kins, Nina Simpson, Kya Vatterson and Mra, Joho Patterson of Chi- cago. In sending communications to this office by mail, please be careful to use two cent stamps on all scaled envelopes, as they will not be deliv- ered unless the proper postege is paid, and our clerks object to pay ing the same. We do not charge anything for publishing items of news bat we cannot print them free and pa postage on them too, Bowling Alley, Pool, Billiards. Cigare, Soft, Drinks Adelly Phice and a Jolly ‘Time for all, Vaughn 8& OLIVER, 404 KANSAS AVE, — NOTICK O Bibles and «ung books at cont prices, Write A. U, W. Mission Board, dealera in Christian litera- ture, 2622) Paplo etrect, St. Lou.r, Missouri, Mra, L, H, Slaughter has made a reduction of 25 per cent on hate. She has an attractive atock which ‘eho invites you to see before buying else here, 431 Kansas avenuc. | KANSAS CITY, KAN. Goldberg Dry Goods Co., 550 Minncrota Ave, Kansas City, Kar, A. J. Allen, of the Kighth street Christian church, is very tll at bis residency on Walker avenue. Mre, Ella Day, a well known member of the A, M. KE, church, died in Canada last week and her body will be brought here for buri al this week. The drama “No Sect In Heaven" which was to be rendered May 6, was postponed and will be given at M. & VU. hallon Monday evening, May 13. Rev. Campbell, of Kansas City, Mo., preached at the Eighth street Christian church Sundsy morning. Stop and see Goldberg, at 55¢ Minnesota Ave., Kanass City, Kas., Dry Goods and Notions. ‘ The Sunday School Union will meet at the A.M. E. charch, on Monday evening, May 13. The ladies of the Eighth atreet Christian church will give & ‘‘chick: en fry” at the church on Thuredsy evening, Mre, Mattie Drake and family will move to Denver, Colorado, in a few weeke, Philip Richardson, who has bees out of thecitya few monthe, has recently retarned home. To the reaters of’ Tus Praix- DRaLyE aud students of Western University:() You will fod the 2d, of Goldberg Dry Goode Co, 550 Minnesota Ave,, who are msking special prices to students, and thore wishing to nave motiey by purchas- ing Dry Gvode at the lowest cash value ehould ece this ,firm before going «lsewhere, IOLA, KAS, Kev. Wm. B. Johnson, pastor ef the A, M. EK. chareh of Iola, 16 a candidate for one of the Delegates to the General Conference, and he has 3 strong following Sst e7 BS Seey Vesey ene Many Independence people plan- ned to beat either Cherryvale or Coffey ville Sunday, as there was to be a corner-stone Isying at each place, but the rainy, cold weather prevented many from going. The Bat Tauns roy Map wWRICE noynef Han Gat “Ms Bd Phone 0. Tto1e P, M. : i, M, JAMISON, M.D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Keamining Physicion of the Kalghis sed Ladies clos (reverses. woe and Residence, 927] Mapisow Breser, i 9). A. TAYLOR, M. D. cuxstoraN anp Suzozon ee 492 Mances Ave, Both 'Phose 776 alle answered day sed aigh', fSce Hours { 2to 4qand 7 to 8p.m. Boesidesee 1535 Yau Beret, | F. J. Weaver, Alfred Rivers. Voaded by be Metroprhitan Reference: Missourl Saving Sart Ce Bank Get Busy "ft, Work et Busy “wan Wor The Afro-American Employment Agency WILL GET YOU A JOB Wore ae ding hun dreds of competent colored men and women | fo goolp sinenein and wut of the city, We are Headquarters for Reliable Negro Help. Colored men and women come zto kansas City should come direct to our office, as we calwas; oye ocmand for competent ule We have a Hotel in cons tom. and can accommodate you until you get a situation, De "HELP SENT PO ALL PARES OF THE COUNTRY WIEN TRANSPORTATION IS FURNISHED, Office 1005 M’Gse Street, Room 3 * EMRE BK * KANSAS CITY, MO. 7 e National Negro Life I C we insurance v0. OA i i «Knights @ Ladies ° Protection Authorived to do business under the laws of the State, We issue policies from $75 to $1,000. We create a reserve fund to Sloan to membnrs. Sick and accident benefits while you live. Every Negroin the United States should carry a pollcy with us and be benefited. P.C. THOMAS, Natl Sec., Pere reer eee re ee - New and Second : Hand Goods * Efi tu eed teat ety [ PEERS nero . J. JOHNSON J.W.ANDERSON .: ioe Proprietor. Plumber. S Puowe 860, $11.N, WASHINGTON AVE,{OLA, KAS = th haa dod ddd ded tet tt A. M. E. people are buildibg at Coffeyville, and ,tsaptiste at Cher- ryvale. Perry, the tailor, is planning to build an office buildiag on K, Main street, | Independence is net last om the list of places where Negroes own their ows homes, The following are some auch owners here: @. W. Right, K. Maple; Dr. G, A. Tans, K, Myrtle; Mr. Shaw, N. Second; ‘Minas MoVoulough, 3S, Walemith; ‘M, Welch, 8. Sed; Mrs, D, Mont gomery, S. 3rd; A. Place, 3, Pean; Hs J. Cabbel, W. Main; Jas. Vandi- ford, .W.Maiw; Rev. Chas. Teal, North side; Mra, R. G, White, K. Main; Mra CU. White, South 16th. These are all nice cottages or dwell ings, from # to 9 rooms, most of them new snd modera built, Many other nice little buildings might be meationed, showing @ great stride in the progress uf the Negro here. Rev. I. T. 8. Johnson will go to Fort Scott thie week to assist Rey, Allen in s revival. J. Washington will go to Vinita, 1, T., thie week. Mr. Robert Washington, who has been with the Xagle drug store, has '& job with the rubber plant. Dewit Fuller visited Parsons on business batytday, We earnf/that we are to have 8 doctor in the person of Dr, Whits taker's brother, of Coffeyville. Presiding Eller Ransom will hold hie third quarterly conference here May 13. Some of our young men attended the Baptiot session day aod night. We wish they could be as enthuai- astic ou other occasions. AT REST, Los Angeles, Cal. Sister Alito Jones was born in Paols, Kanvay, Janaary 1Hth, 1866, at the time of ber desth being 43 years, 3 monthe and iv days old. She waa married to A. J. Jones, December 25th, 1888, in Emporio, Kanese, where they lived happily together until the Master called her from labor to reward, lact. Friday evening at 4 o’vlock, Hor Christian life began when a girl about 15 yeare old, Her good deed swere too numerous to mention. She waean idea! Christian and one worthy to be emulated, Her joy and delight was to help those that shefelt needed her assist. ance with words of kindness, at the same time poiuting to the blesecd Savior. She leaves to mourn her departure a loving husband, one girl 11 years old, and a devoted sinter. FOR SALE—At Muskogee, 1. T. the niceat and oleanest up to date cafe and hotel in the territory. If you want a nice, clean cafe, see me atonce. I wish tosuspend business on account of failing health. J, W.u, Maatin, 106 Court St Bath 13 Conte Dyeing a Bywcluity The Prohress Barber Shop and Shining Parlor Hatreul{ te Shave tte Maynaue 8 Spocia ty SCOTT & SWENDELL, Props. Az Independeune Ave, KANSASCITY, MO eee BELL PHONE 24745 MAIN | , S. M. Chandler’s Barber Shop and Poo! Hall Firat-clave Artist in the Barber Shop—Popular Prices, Work Guaranteed — You are Always Welcome, eANSAS city, MISSOURI 1124 a. Sixth St. ‘The Kew Japanese Code. ee See. ewe ee ee eee | fa the Ualversity of Tokyo, in a papa em the new Japanese code read at the recent internatlonal cougress of arte and sciences at St. Louls gure 40 intew esting exposition of the manner fs which the Japanese bave sought te eonform thelr legal system to weeters Meae, The metbod employed has bees eonseryntive, recognizing for the time being some of the moat firmly Implant} ed of the old custome rather than in viting by an attempt to revolutionise everything a reaction which might de feat the purpose of the new code, About the year 700 a legal coda, Desed upon Chinese moral philosophy, ‘with the cult of ancestor worship and the feudal eystem, was drawn up and promulgated, This code, with some salpor changes, continual to force um ti the beginning of the ninctcenth caw tary. A system of such antiquity nas rally had to be reckoned with by the @rafters of the new code, though their task was somewhat slmplified by the fact that the old lawa had never been publiehed, They bad been made for the edification of the judges and other oficiales, ‘The decree promulgating the new preliminary code after the restoration @f the emperor tn 1863 followed this tradition in addressing Itself ta the o¢- ficlale of the empire. When the seo end code was proclaimed, however, tn 18TS, the emperor's subjects, as well as hia officials, were commanded to obey i and it was declared that “pence forth every law upon its promulgation Shall be posted In conspicuous places fec the isformation 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 wae que of the most complicated problems which confronted the revisionists Both Buddhism and feudalism hed Japanese women kept fo a state of de pendency. ‘The Chinese doctrine of the three cbediences was strictly am forced under the old law—in chiliheed a female was subject to ber father, ta youth to her boabend, after ber bus band’s death to har sons, A woman Rad no legal rights which ber busband ee sons were bound to respect. Im dealing with this question the Grafters of the new code made a clean wweep of tradition and established be gal rights for women similar te these ef the most advanced Ecropess ms- tiona. Unless otherwise stated tu the marriage contract, the property of @ weman at the time of ber marriage new remaine bers. She may alse ae quire property after marriage and held it t2 bee own nama There is Be Gp tection between the legai rights of em nomarries wornan and = make aft om. A woman now has the Gums mighte as a man in the matter of @ ‘veros, In the maintenance ef the “heusa’ @ survival ef the olf clan aystem, ti gow code bas been lem radical Tie watt of state in Japan is stil] the fam iy rather thas the individual, but Os: powers of the bead of the house sew ere practically Himited te certain rights eencected with ancestor worehty omé eentrel over the marriage of oubesdt- mate meabers. Any member of the heuwe may own property and em és death leave it te Bis beirs, where Sem marty it revetted to the bead of ts olan. It te believed that in time te “Rouse” will be disintegrated and wil $atn the rest of tbe medineval customs @f Japan in the tmbo of the past. A Freech authority en Buropeas a6 fatra, M. Yves Guyot, predicts im the Morth Americas Heview that Beute will hereafter enssunter hostility t= at twmpting to Seat war loans, He onye thet tbe Frumch investors are sow ewake te the fact that the Fiame> Russian alliance fs a one sided aftais, codeine enya e: mpe-tyre ata has Goode’ thad with her bends, Russis's wealness-is se mant- fest, says M, Guyot, that the limit of faith in her future will soon be reser e4 tm France, Rossi stil] bas an dm- mense gold reserve te fight on, and the ena of the war ts not likely to eum goon becuse of ber financial straits, Tot failure ef credit is the heuse of friends ia not s pleasant preepest fer a meticn situated as Hossa i Oey neighbors oa the north sseas met st all given to the warship of tmpertad greetoess, Some time ago Engiend sext over a titled major genera! te ve erganise the Cansdies militia, an the eclonial premier plainly told Bis best- ship that be was pot wanted In the tate nations! election the Laurer of wainistration, wiilch saubbed this pee tentions Indtvidus! ané caused hée e- sail, gained votes as a result of the te dent Not alone Bt Loula, but the whale eountsy, may be congratulated over th’ goccess of the Louisians Purchase ¢/ position. ‘The labors of tho projec @ end managers have been appreciated, end millions of people have sdéed t their stock of knowledge tue way that eam Dever be forgotten. — es ‘The correspontents im the fer cant, Beving mothing better te de, seams 00 be amusing themectves ty investing pew ond more tantalizing ways af epeliing the names of Muncherian wi> ~~ _ ee Only Colored Vaudeville House in the City. A.C. HARRIS. A.L. HUDDLESON. Business Mgr. stage Manager Good music, sweet singing, clever dancing and high-class comedy Every Friday Night An entertainment especially for Ladies and Children. New faces, Songs and dances every FRIDAY NIGHT ANY SEAT IN HOUSE 15c House open for bookings. Address: A. C. Harris, care of Capital Office. LOCAL NEWS For fine ice cream soda, go to the Capital pharmacy 312 Kansas ave The Capital Pharmacy dispenses cool soda water Call when you want to be refreshed Miss Parnie Todd will leave for Colorado Springs the last of May to spend the summer. Miss Carne Etherly left one day, this week for Chicago, to visit her mother. She will be absent several weeks. --- The work prepared by the Shelldon kindergarten for the Jamestown exposition will be on exhibition at the kindergarten rooms Tuesday, May 14th, from 3 to 10 p.m. The admission is only ten cents, and refreshments served free. The public is kindly invited, and it is currently hoped that everybody will avail themselves of this opportunity to see the work of the children, and we assure you some pleasant surprises await all who come. The money is needed to pay our obligations, other wise the exhibit would be free. AT REST. The largest funeral held in Topeka for several years was held Tuesday afternoon at the C. M. E. church, Mrs. Anica Pickens, a most highly respected citizen, died Sunday at her residence, 220 E. Fifteenth street, aged 50 years. Her death resulted from heart failure. She is survived by her husband, John Pickens. She was a member of Pearly Rose Tabernacle, Daughters of Tabor, and of Bethany Chapter, O. E. S. She would have been installed as chief preceptress of the former lodge on Wednesday, had she lived. Mrs. Pickens was a conscientious Christian and church worker, having been a member of Lane chapel C. M. E. church for years. She was a leader among her sex, and was much sought after for advice. She was active at government and always took a hand in the contest for city officers. The funeral service was attended by over 500 people. The lodge members occupied nearly every seat in the church. Over 300 Talors were out. Friends from various portions of the state were present Chief Grand Mentor Frank Wilson of Kansas City and Chief Grand Preceptress Emma Gaines conducted the lodge ceremonies, Rev. Tyler of Lavenworth, Rev. J. M. Brown of Lawrence and Rev Graves of Pasco were present and delivered eulogies of the deceased and her great benefit to the public. Rev. Tyler made the principal address. Eleven ministers were present. Stonestreet and Hamilton were the undertakers in charge, and are to be commended for the careful and dignified manner in which they handled the funeral The casket was the finest ever furnished for a funeral in Topeka. It was of the finest mahogany, satin lined, with gold plated handles, and cost $200. The floral offerings were profuse, entirely covering the casket. 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. Photographs 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 W. H. LUCAS, 123 Kansas Ave TOPEKA NOTICE OF FINAL SLTPLENENT The State of Kansas, ) Shawnee County In the Probate Court in and for Said County. In the matter of the estate of Julia A. Scott, deceased. Creditors and all other persons interested in the aforesaid estate, are hereby notified that I shall apply to the Probate Court in and for said County, sitting at the Court house in the City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, on the 4th day of May, A. D. 1907. For a full and final settlement of real estate Date April 3rd, A. D. 1907 W. I. Johnson. Administrator of the estate of Julia A Scott, deceased. First published April 5th, 1907. 10 TOPEKA SUBSCRIBES. A great many of our subscribers in the city are in arrears, and we would be pleased to have them civil and settle. We have been very lenient with them, and they should know by this time that it takes money to run a newspaper, and unless their bills are settled their names will be dropped from the list. In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. The said Minnie Lisenby is hereby notified and required to take notice that the plaintiff has filed his petition in the above said court in an action for a divorce and that she must appear, plead or answer to the petition therein filed on or before the 30th day of April, 1907, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered according to the prayer of the petition therein filed. A. M. THOMAH, Attorney for Plaintiff. First published March 5th, 1907. 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 STRELLT A. SIMS' POOL AND BILLIARD PARLORS Headquarters for all who wish a nice time. When Hutchinson call on him. INFORMATION WANTED OF WILL DOUBTLY. Any information of Will Doubtly who was last heard of at Wybark, I.T., will be thankfully received by his brother, W. S. BROWN, 2824 State Street, 31-4-13. Chicago, Ill. If you want employment call at or write the Afro-American Realty and Employment office, 1005 McGee street, Kansas City, Mo. Miss Willa Smith, circulation manager for THE PLAINDEAIR will visit Atchison, Leavenworth and Kansas City in a short time. Subscribers will oblige us by settling their bills with her. A bargain. A fine residence on Western avenue, with gas and water connections, for sale cheap. Lee Childers, with Benedict and Co., 629 Kansas avenue. Don't forget Lee's fine soda water, ice cream and soft drinks, 921 Kansas avenue. Wilson's orchestra on Sunday. Mrs. James A. Page, who has taught in the public schools of the city for years will resign at the end of the term, and will join her husband Dr. Page, who is now located in Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. Page was one of the best teachers in the school, and her many friends regret that she must leave J. Henry Jeans of Walla Walla, Wash., is visiting his father-in-law Thomas Bell, at 715 E. Eleventh street. This is the first time they ever met. Mrs. Jeans died in Topeka last year, and her remains were shipped to Washington for burial Mr. Jeans is a leading chef of Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. Bell are much elated at meeting their son in law, although reminded of the sad death of their daughter Mrs. Bettie Warfield, wife of Henry Warfield, died of heart failure at her home, 918 Western avenue, North Topeka, Tuesday morning. She was 36 years of age, a native of Kentucky. Her funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the First African Baptist church, of which she was a member. She also belonged to Macoloma Tabernacle, No. 93, which had charge of the funeral. Besides her husband, she leaves five daughters and a son to mourn her loss. She was a devout Christian lady, highly respected, and many friends regret her death. We were pained to learn of the death of an old South Carolina pioneer, Mrs. Harriet Pope, who died at the home of her brother in Augusta, Ga., a few days ago. Her death was caused by old age and general debility. She was born at Abbeville county, S. C., about 90 years ago. She was an upright Christian lady, a devout church worker, and during her life assisted many persons who would have given up had it not been for her kind assistance. For eighteen years past she had lived in Chicago with her children, only one of whom, Rev. J. H. White, of Quinn chapel, Chicago, is living now. Mrs Pope was on a visit to her relatives when she died. A host of friends will feel the loss or this good, industrious woman FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Carr delivered an interesting sermon from the subject, "Preparation to Meet God," Sunday The evening service was fairly well attended Rev. P. D. Skinner preached from the subject, "The Manifestation of Christ's Power." Misses Lngle and Daniels, who are engaged in missionary work in North Topeka, visited our Sabbath school Sunday and remained to the morning service. Miss Engle made a short address to the school Excelsior Bible class met last afternoon with Mrs. Josie Bradshaw on Lawrence street. After the lesson was taught, a nice lunch was served and the evening was happily spent The sewing circle will be enter, tained this afternoon by Mrs. Dora Skearce, at her home, 411 E. First street. Latonia Cafe Fish of all kinds, Chicken, Porter House Steaks, Ice Cream, Cigars and Tobacco. Most popular Restaurant in Kansas City. JACK FIELDS, Proprietor, 912 E.12th Kansas City, Mo. W.A.DOXEY &WIFE Practical Bathers 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, Exculer Springs, Mo. Are You K. of P.? Why that the Knights of Pythias is the strongest and most progressi order of the age The four departments of the order are as follows SUBORDINATE LODGE In this the members are united to care for and protect each other interested as well as in sickness and distress UNIFORM RANK In this department our young men are receiving a military education which they can get in no other way, thus making them better and more useful citizens. LADIES COURT. In this the wives, mothers, widows, daugeters and sisters of the Knights are united for the common purposes of life ENDOWMENT In this department we are paying out thousands of dollars annually to widows and heirs of deceased Knights. IF THERE IS NO LODGE in your locality, confer with the Deputy Grand Chancellor of your district or write JOHN E LEWIS, G. C., Box 1017, Wichita, Kansas. The following officers have been elected for the Dunflower Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Ordination N. A. S. A. E. A. A. and A. Jno. K. Lavia, Grand Chancellor, Wichita, Kansas. J. B Davis, Grand Vice Chancellor, Worc. B Pope, Past Grand Chancellor, Iopela. Rev. S. W. Batcholor, Grand Prelate Lawrence. Rev. J. S. King, Grand Lecturer, Wear. R. S. Lee, Grand Master of Exchequer, Hopka. Dr. H Anthony, Grand Keeper of Justice and Seal, Kansas City. W. A Wright, Grand Master at Arms Wainfield. J. L. Hobson, Grand Inner Guard, Columbia. Fred Martin, Grand Outer Guard, Wichita. Dr. H Thompson, Grand Medical Director, Kansas City. J H Guy, Grand Attorney, Topeka. A. J Glover, Grand Secretary Lendowment Board, Wichita. S. W. Fleming, Grand Treasurer Endowment Board, Wichita. Doc Williams, Supreme Representative, Lawrence. Place of next meeting, Lawrence, 1907. Miss Nellie Ellis spent a few days in the city, returning to Emporia Sunday evening. Mr. B. F. Cabbell, who has been ill for some time at his home in South Topeka, has been weaker this week. Mrs. J. H. Slaughter and Mrs. F Motin entertained Thursday of last week for Mr. and Mrs. Plumb Banks of Fort Riley. The house was decorated beautifully, and the many guests enjoyed the evening greatly. Have one exceptional opportunity for colored farmers in Western Kansas. Have several cheap farmers in Meade County. Can get them on small cash payments and five to ten years on balance. Ask Childers with Benedict and Co., 629 Kansas avenue. Jack Glenn of Leavenworth, one of the shrewdest detectives in the country, has charge of the Identification Bureau at the Jamestown, Va. exposition. Officers should feel proud of such luck. ST. JOHN A. M. E. CHURCH "If thine enemy hunger, feed him, if he thirst, give him drink" is a scriptural injunction that never fails to pay in a two-fold manner when h nestly preached. A Christianity based upon any other principle than the Lutherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man is not capable of carrying the religion of Jesus Christ to the nations of the earth. One of the reasons why the effort of the Western missionary have been so slow in conquering the world for Christ is due to the fact that the representation therof sees to it that they exalt themselves to the humiliation of the nations or peoples among whom they go. The Christianity of Calvary must be the same among all kindred and tongues. An thing less than "all ye are be thren" is spurious, a humbling and counterfeit. Notwithstanding the inclement weather, an excellent congregation enjoyed the monthly communion at St. John last Sabbath. The evening congregation continue to grow and the indications are that when the weather is settled for the season a much larger attendance may be expected. The choir has been enforcing its rules with good results. There is a marked improvement in music and punctuality. The congregation will be compelled to pull up a little to show the members of the choir how much their services are appreciated. Miss Alberta Guy presided at the organ Sunday evening. The Sunday School has kept up its onward march for many months, and bids fair to excel every past record. By the way, our cornetist is missed very much. He has been absent two or three Sundays. Come, you are needed so much. It was a refreshing sight to see Father Mason and his little daughter, Helen, in his arms at the altar on Sunday morning for baptism. Go thou and do likewise. The sewing circle was entertained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. W W Fisher. A delightful time was enjoyed by all. Mrs. G. A, Carson was hostess to the Grant Mite Missionary society on Friday afternoon. After the dispatch of much business all present enjoyed a nice lunch The membership of St. John is requested to meet in a business session on Monday evening. Do not bother and hinder the work of your neighbor by stealing his material over night or at odd times, but rejoice with him and go to the highways and lodges and compel the sinner and the ungodly man to come to the marriage supper of the Lamb. The individual who has received the Invitation and accepted it by presenting himself at the least does not need you. It is sometimes said that our women are afraid to protect them selves, either by word or act; that they suffer indignities either from their own or other races and because of the lack of protection from the manly among us, they bite their lips and go on. The writer is not in a position to say that this is true, and yet he fears that there are times when many of our best are caused to grim and bear things which should receive their prompt censure. There should and must be such a wall of manly defense behind and about our ladies that they shall even dare command respect from every source and under all circumstances. "Familiarity breeds contempt" is an old adage and yet true. Because you are thrown into contact with persons is no reason that you should let them have license to act toward you in any way but the most peltate and refined. If you are a servant and your work is where you are brought in touch with the men of any race even though they be your employers, have them know their places, and demand respect and you shall have it. A sensitive and refined young lady or an old one, for that matter, can not consent and without remonstrance yield herself up to be the smoke stack for some man's cigar or pipe. LAWRENCE. St. Marie Tabernacle. No. 10. Tabernacle No. 32 of Lawrence, gave a reception April 24th, in honor of C. G. P. Emma Gaines, of Topeka. Seventy-five attended and heard the following programs: Grand Lecture C. G. P Gaines Remarks C. P. Yeager C. P. Wallner C. Alexander, C. P. Lishback and D, Q. M. Brown. Refreshments were served and the guests departed, begun to meet gain on April 24th. In the District Court Shawnee County Kansas. Mace Thorn, Defendant. The defendant, Mac Thomas, is hereby notified that he has been sued by the plaintiff above named, in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, for a lawsuit on the ground of abandonment, and that he must answer the petition filed by the plaintiff on or before the day of June, 1904, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered divorcing plaintiff from the defendant. Jo-gen Reed, Attorney for Plaintiff. R L. THOMAS, Chirk. By JENNIE C. ROSEN, Deputy. First published April 19, 1907. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Elizabeth M. H. Heckert, Pillantiff. Dulph Heckert, Defendant. The said Delph Heckert is hereby notified and requested to take notice that the Pluntiff has filed her petition in the above entitled Court in action for a divorce and that he must appear or answer to the petition herem bled on or before the 5th day of June, 1907, or the petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered as to the prayer in the petition herem filed. Elizabeth M. H. Heckert, By her Atty., W. I. Jamison. Attest Clerk of the District Court. First published April 26, 1907. For First-class Rooms and Lodging When in Pueblo, Colo. Stop it B. W. Shelton's Rooming House, -10 Lampkin Street, three blocks from the Union Depot. He can be found at the gate of the depot M.D.Lawrie, tailor and cleaner Suits and Trousers made to Order PANTS #3.50 to #12 SUITS #15 to #45 212 FRANCIS St., ST, JOSEPH, MO. peat 2 OT 7 aE ear YTB en tere care ree rer ow i TT yt ai . a ila aa al aR ll . { 1 \ 6,000 — More Men, Women and Children to Read and Pay for : THE TOPEKA -" PLAINDEALER 1 jiberal Commission to Energetic Gr EGIN Ls = WRITE FOR TERMS | ; " 7 at ow < o oe GNA 2 ells dak eae te aw 4 On 4 8 ae tain So! Oe oe EA Special Announcement... OLATHE, KAN J. L. F. Talton, of Kansas City, preached for Rev. Carr, at the A. M. E. church, Sunday last. The white High school at Gardner closed last Friday night. The class was addressed by C. F. Scott, Congressman, of Kansas; music was furnished by Capitol Rollins, of this city. The Second Baptist church is undergoing repairs. The rally at the Second Baptist church, Sunday, was a grand success. The man, somehow, were not in the race. Mrs. Kate Beasley makes a splendid captain, and does serve much credit for the success of the ladies. The Dunbar club will meet at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon. It is gratifying to know that we now have in our city a contracting company that is doing a splendid business and guaranteeing satisfaction to all by whom they are employed. The firm is known as Sanders, Miller & Co., Contractors and Builders of Cement Work, making cement sidewalks and eastern building a specialty. Dr. Sanders, the head of the firm, has had 5 years experience in this work, and with his industriousness and skill, has given to us an enterprise worthy of praise and destined to become foremost of its kind in north eastern Kansas. Miss M. I. Crump visited friends in Kansas City Friday and Saturday last. The Blind Boone company were guests of Mr. Rollins family, last week. Mr. Talton and Rev. Crane were entertained by Cil. Sanders and family, last week. John Baker and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a new, ten pound boy. R. Turner, who has been in the employ of A. J. Williams for the past ten months, left last Monday for San Francisco. Mrs. Maggie Jenkins is able to be about again. Mrs. Lucy Levella, who has been quite sick, is up again. the finest in the city, instead of going out of business as claimed by a lying evening newspaper, is preparing to do more business than ever (not whiskey business either) on a larger scale than ever. Everybody in Topeka is aware of the fact that we have by far the finest soda founta'n in the state and by far the most expert soda mixer. Everysoft drink imaginable is to be found at our fountain, served up to the very minute of soda-up-to-date-ness. Until further notice WILSON'S ORCHESRTA Which made such a hit at our Soda Season Opening, will play every Sunday evening from 6:30 to 10 o'clock. Needless to say, Lee's will be the most poplur place in town this summer when Old Sol finally make up his mind to come out of winter quarters and make things warm up for suffering humanity. LEE'S DRUG STORE, There are a number of colored people in this city and the majority of them own their own property. For the number, however, there are few business enterprises. There are four colored barbers, two of them catering strictly to the white trade. John Baldwin and brother, Fred; are plasterers; Thos. Williams and and Sam Overton, stone masons; Mr. Morrison, carpenter. The Santa Fe employs quite a number in the yards and shops, the pay being $45 and $55 per month. Oscar Mosm, a young man in doing a thriving tea and coffee business. Mendames Pinkard and Embry have opened a short order restaurant and are doing fair. Sunday, May 5, Rev King, P. E. held his 3rd quarterly. Owing to the rain the attendance was not large. Rev. King pretached two excellent sermons, in the morning and evening. Mrs. Brashiers, an old and respected member, was buried from the 2nd Baptist church, Monday. May 6. While Rev. King was in the city he made his head quarters with Mrs. Rev. Brooks. Mr. Eavens and wife gave a birth day party for their daughter Lillie, on her 18th birthday. She received a number of presents. George Tucker and wife have issued cards for the 15th birthday of their daughter, Georgia. Mr Carter drew the quilt which was rattled off by the Young People's club. Miss Yula Green, of I. Scott, visited with Mrs. Rev. Brooks on Sunday. Also, Jacob Stewart and wife of Weir City. The city schools will close May 10th, Friday. Norman Brooks, who has been in for two weeks, will go out again on the 9th. Editor Chiles stopped between trains in Argentine, on the 3d. . . LEE'S, Drug Store WESTERN UNIVERSITY Quindaro, Kansas. DEPARTMENTS:----Theological, College, Normal, Sub-Normal and State Normal. ```markdown ``` Leading and Best Industrial School of the west Advantages Splendid Location, I Good Influences and Thoroug Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Musical (Instrumental and Vocal), including piano, organ and harmony, Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Printing and Book-Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Typewriting, Tailoring, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Laundering, Farming and Gardening. Splendid Location, Healthful Climate, Good Influences and Thorough Teachers. Information For terms, prices and all inducements offered, write to SHELTON FRENCH,A.M.,Acting Pres. Phones: Office Bell West 1423. Residence Bell West 15 OTTAWA, KAS. Miss Martha Clayborne entertained the Twentieth Century club girls at her residence, Wednesday afternoon. Music and games were played and ice cream and cake were served. Rev P. D. Skinner preached at the 3rd Baptist church on Tuesday night. The Twentieth Century girls gave an elaborate program last Thursday night and met with great success. Mrs Anna Smith, from Leavenworth is visiting her mother and other relatives here Miss Cora Hudson entertained at dinner on Saturday, Misses Lulu Schrader and Inez White. A goodly number came in Sunday on an excursion from Kansas City. HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURL Mrs. Rev. T. L. Watson, of this city was in Independence, Mo., last week, attending the Ladies' Mitten Missionary society. J. H. Williams, Deputy Grand Master for the U. B. F. order, of Columbia, Mo., was here last week, in the interest of a new lodge in our city. Dr Whittaker, from the Louisville, Ky., Nat. Med. College, passed through last week, en route for Coffeyville, Kas., where he will begin his practice. Mrs. Katie Williams, of Lexington, was suddenly called to Odessa, on account of sickness. Died May 4, 1007, Mrs. Pinkle Watson. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. H. Jenning, May 6th, at the 2nd Baptist church. Miss Georgia Bradford, of Mayview, was in the city last Saturday. Anderson Dyer is on the sick list. James Britt and wife, Lexington, Mo., came down on a visit, on last Sunday. J. D. Barksdale, P. E., held the quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. church, last Sunday. pee =e ff ig Pe