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THE TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. Ray Stannard Baker Writes Truthfully of the Negro in Southern City, Life. [Continued from Last Week.] One reason for the large number of arrests in Georgia particularly lies in the fact that the state and counties make a profit out of their prison system. No attempt is ever made to reform a criminal, either white or colored: convicts are hired out to private contractors or worked on the public roads. Last year the net profits of Georgia from its chain-gangs, to which the prison commission refers with pride, reached the great sum of $354,853.55. Of course a very large proportion of the prisoners are Negroes. The demand for convicts by rich saw mill operators, owners of orickyards large farmers and others is far in advance of the supply. The natural tendency is to convict as many men as possible-it furnishes steady, cheap labor to the contractors and a profit to the state. Untoubtedly this explains in some degree the very large number of criminals, especially Negroes, in Georgia. One of the leading political forces in Atlanta is a prominent banker who is a dominant member of the city police board. He is also the owner of extensive brick yards near Atlanta, where many convicts are employed. Some of the large fortunes in Atlanta have come chiefly from the labor of chain ganges of convicts leased from the state. I have looked into other phases of the system, of which I will have more to say. As I have already suggested, one of the things that impressed me strongly in visiting Judge Broyles' court—and others like it—was the astonishing number of children, especially Negroes, arrested. Some of them were very young, and often exceedingly bright looking. From the records I find that last year one boy six years old, seven of seven years, thirty-three or eight years, sixty-nine of nine years, 107 of ten years; 112 of eleven years, and 219 of twelve years were arrested and brought into court—in other words, 578 boys and girls, mostly Negroes, under twelve years of age! "I should think," I said to a police officer, "you would have trouble in taking care of all these children in your reformatories." "Reformatories!" he said, "tneere aren't any." "What do you do with them?" "Well, if they're mad we put 'em in the stockade or the chain gang, otherwise they're turned loose." I found, however, that a new state juvenile reformatory was just being opened at Milledgeville--which may accommodate a few Negro boys. An attempt is also being made in Atlanta to get hold of some of the children through a new probation system. I talked with the excellent officer, Mr. Gloer, who works in conjunction with Judge Broyles. He reaches a good many white boys but very few Negroes. Of 1,011 boys and girls under sixteen, arrested in 1905, 410 were black, but of those given the advantage of the probation system, 50 were white and only 7 colored. In other words, out of 410 arrests of Negro children only 7 enjoyed the benefit of the probation system. Mr. Glover has endeavored to secure a colored assistant who would help look after the swarming Negro children who are becoming criminals. The city refused to appropriate money for that purpose, but some of the leading colored citizens agreed last year to contribute one dollar per month each, and a Negro woman was employed to help with the colored children brought into court. Excellent work was done, but owing to the feeling since the not the Negro assistant has discontinued her work. With many hundreds of Negro orphans, waifs and foundlings, the state or city does very little to help them. If it were not for the fact that the Negroes, something like the Jews, are wonderfully helpful to one another, adopting orphan children with the greatest willingness, there would be much suffering. Several orphanages in the state are conducted by the colored people themselves, either through their churches or by private subscription. In Atlanta the Carrie Steele orphanage, which is managed by Negroes, has received an appropriation yearly from the city, and has taken children sent from the charities department. Since the riot the appropriation was suddenly out off without explanation, but through the activities of the new civic league it has, I understand, been restored. Without proper reformatories or asylums, with small advantage of the probation system, hundreds of Negro children are on the streets of Atlanta every day—shooting craps stealing, learning to drink. A few shut up in the stockades or in chain gangs, without any attempt to reform them or teach them, take lessons in crime from older offenders and come out worse than they went in. They spread abroad the lawlessness they learn and finally commit some frightful crime and get back into the chain gang for life—where they make a profit for the state! Every child, white or colored, is getting an education somewhere. If that education is not in schools or at home, or in cases of incorrigibility, in proper reformatories, then it is on the streets or in chain gangs. My curiosity, aroused by the very large number of young prisons, led me next to inquire why these children were net in school. I visited a number of schools and talked with L. M. Landrum, the able assistant superintendent. Compulsory education is not practised anywhere in the South, so that children may run the streets unless their parents insist upon sending them to school. I found more than this, however; that Atlanta did not begin to have enough school facilities for the children who wanted to go. Like many rapidly growing cities, both South and North, it has been difficult to keep up with the demand. Just as in the North the tenement classes are often neglected so in the South the lowest class—which is the Negro—is neglected. Several new schools have been built for white children, but there has been no new school for colored children in fifteen or twenty years (though one Negro primary school has been taken over within the last few years by the city). [So crowded are the colored schools that they have two sessions a day, one squad of children coming in the forenoon, another in the afternoon. The colored teachers, therefore, do double work, for which they receive about two-thirds as much as the white teachers. Though many Southern cities have instituted industrial training in the public school, Atlanta so far has done nothing. The president of the board of education in his report, 1903, calls attention to this fact, and says also: "While on the subject of Negro schools, permit me to call attention to their overcrowded condition. In every Negro school many teachers teach two sets of pupils, each set for one half of a school day. "The last bond election was car- TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1907. A NEGRO LIFE INSURANCE ORDER! The Knights and Ladies of Protection is a National Order Backed by Men of Means Living Benefits, and a Reserve to Be Loaned to Members. Kansas is the mother state of the biggest and most prosperous, purely Negro Life Insurance company in the United States, the Knights and Ladies of Protection. Since the organization of this great company in 1902, over a quarter of a million dollars of insurance has been written and we have paid thousands of dollars to the widows and orphans of this great order. We have paid every obligation, and are prepared to meet all others; we insure no one but members of our race, we employ our people only; we will not take your money and pay it out to white men; our company is for Negroes and all of the benefits must go to them. Remember that no white men are employed as agents for the Knights and Ladies of Protection, therefore, do not be misled by white agents. The sick and accident department has administered to the wants of more than fifty of our members within the last few months, benefits are paid for the loss of hand, foot, arm, eye, or any broken limb, in fact, we pay benefits for sickness and all injuries. We must add 50,000 new members from all over the United States during the year of 1907. No thinking Negro will withhold his or her endorsement and patronage from this great company and continue spending their money with the white company who refuses to employ our people. The happenings of each day are warning us that we must get closer together and patronize our own enterprises, our own business and professional men, that is, it we hope to occupy a place in the business and commercial world. Mr. J. M. Mason. our National ried by a majority of only thirty three votes. To my personal knowledge more than thirty-three Negroes voted for the bonds on the selemn assurance that by the passage of the bonds the Negro children would receive more school accommodations." The eagerness of the colored people for a chance to send their children to school is something astonishing and pathetic. They will submit to all sorts of inconvenience that their children may get an education. One day I visited the mill neighborhood of Atlanta to see how the poorer classes of white people lived I found one very comfortable home occupied by a family of mill employees. They hired a Negro woman to cook for them, and while they sent their children to the mill to work, the cook sent her children to school. Here is a curious and suggestive thing I found in Atlanta. Because there is no enough room for Negro children in public schools, the colored people maintain many private schools. The largest of these, called Morris Brown College, has nearly 1,000 pupils. Some of them are boarders from the country, but the greater proportion are day pupils from seven years old up, who come in from the neighborhood. This "collegg," in reality a grammar school, is managed and largely supported by tuition and contributions from Negroes, though some contributions are obtained in the North. Besides this "college" there are many small private schools conducted by Negro women and supported wholly by the tuition paid—the Negroes thus voluntarily taking president, and Rev. Pope, our National Vice President, are carefully supintending the affairs of the company. Hon. J G Groves, the Potato King, is our National Treasurer, therefor the funds are securely safe. Mr. P. C. Thomas, the Secretary, is known as the best Negro insurance accuracies in this country, his experience and knowledge of the insurance business is a guarantee that the office of the secretary's department will be carried out to the letter. Let every Negro in Kansas join the Knights and Ladies of Protection build up for ourselves a company with a million dollars in the Reserve Fund that we may loan to our members and become a great factor in the business and commercial world. The Knights and Ladies of Protection, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Kansas, principal offices at Topeka, Kansas, has complied with all of the requirements of the Insurance Laws of Kansas, applicable to said company and the said company is hereby authorized and empowered to transact such business within the State of Kansas, until the last day of February, in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight, unless such certificate is revoked, canceled or suspended by the Superintendent of Insurance for the State of Kansas. In witness whereof, I. Charles W. Barnes, Superintendent of Insurance for the State of Kansas, have hereunto affixed my signature and the seal of the Superintendent of Insurance, in the city of Topeka, Kansas, this first day of March, 1907. CHARLES W. BARNES, Superintendent of Insurance. themselves heavily for their educational opportunities. One afternoon in Atlanta I passed a small, rather displaced home. Just as I reached the gate I heard a great cackling of voices and much laughter. Colored children began to pour out of the house. "What's this?" I said, and I turned in to see. I found a Negro woman, the teacher, standing in the doorway. She had just dismissed her pupils for recess. She was holding school in two little rooms where some fifty children must have been crowded to suffocation. Everything was very primitive and inconvenient—but it was a school! She collected, she told me, a dollar a month for each child. Mollie McCue's school, perhaps the best known private school for Negroes in the city, has 230 pupils. Many children also find educational opportunities in the Negro colleges of the city—Clark University, Atlanta University and Spellmon Seminary, which are supported partly by the Negro themselves and partly by Northern philanthropy. Mr. Landrum gave me a copy of the last statistical report of the school board, 1903, from which these facts appear: School population, white 11,465, colored 119, Number of schools, white 29, colored 5; teachers white 200, colored 49; seats, white 10,639, colored 2,445; without seats, white 4,111, colored 3,673 Even with a double daily need on for colored pupils nearly half of the Negro children of Atlanta, even in 1903, were barred from the public schools from lack of facilities, and the number has increased largely in the last four years. Some of these are accommodated in the private schools and colleges which I have mentioned, but there still remain hundreds, even thousands, who are getting no schooling of any kind, but who are nevertheless being educated on the streets, and for criminal lives. I made a good many impulses to find out what was being done outside of the public schools by the white people toward teaching the Negro, either morally, industrially or intellectually—and was astonished to find it was next to nothing. The Negro is, of course, not welcome at the white churches or Sunday schools, and the sentiment is so strong against teaching the Negro that it is a brave Southern man or woman who dare attempt anything of the sort. I did find, however, that the Central Presbyterian church of Atlanta conducted a Negro Sunday school. Of this Dr. Theron II. Rice, the pastor, said: "The Sunday School conducted in Atlanta by my church is the outcome of the effort of some of the most earnest and thoughtful of our people to give careful religious training to the Negroes of this generation and thus to conserve the influence begun with the fathers and mothers and the grandtathers and grandmothers of the colored children when they were taught personally by their devoted masters and mistresses. The work is small in point of the number reached, but it has been productive of sturdy character, and lawabiding citizenship." A white man or woman, and especially a Northern white man or woman, in Atlanta, who teaches Negroes is rigorously ostracised by white society. I visited one of the Negro colleges where there are a number of white teachers from the North. We had quite a talk. When I came to leave one of the teachers said to me: "You don't know how good it seems to talk with someone from the outside world. We work here year in and year out without a white visitor, except those who have some necessary business with the institution. OUT IN THE STATE! In all Sections the Negro is Holding His Own. We visited Tonganoxie last week, and to our surprise we found more farmers and stock raisers in that portion of Leavenworth county than we have found elsewhere, and most of them are young men, such as the Carters, Hilddehrandt, Ossley, Jarrett and Geddeon. In the town the colored people own good homes. Mr. Ben Woods, the bravest and most conservative man in the county, is an ideal man, standing for manhood and principle. Although past fifty years of age, he asks no man to be his master. When he showed us his Winchester and 44 Colt's, and forty rounds of cartridges where he can reach them at a moment's notice, and is not afraid to use them, we just felt like we were near Heaven. Were it not for such men as he the poor whites would run out the colored people. Oh, if we only had one Ben Woods in each county of the South, what a change there would be in the white Demo-Pops like Vardaman and Tillman. Mr. Woods has a beautiful home, a wife, a son and a single daughter, who is a jewel. In fact, there are several fine young ladies in Tonganoxie. A good place for the proper young man to visit. J. C. Caldwell and son, the blacksmith, are doing the best work and are the leaders in the town. Here you find a few cultured young ladies Lee Baker, who has been employed at the Creamery for years, is conceded to be one of the best men in the West to haudie a milk separator. There are two churches. The white people seem friendly disposed. NUMBER 23. Hon. S. W. McNaughton, a leading leading lawyers of the state, is popular among the colored people, a so the postmaster, L. Ballou. Crops looking fine; no kicks. S. Norris owns eighty acres. LAWRENCE, KAN. The Colored Men's Business League is a new organization for this town. W. C. Brown, the tailor, is the president. He is always doing something to push the race forward. They are doing much to make the grand session of the Knights of Pythias a success. We met I. H. McPike and sons, Mr. McPike is at the head of the Mt. Hope nursery, and has been with this company for 17 years. He is well versed in gratting and budding. One of his sons is shipper. They command good salaries and there are but few men their equals. They work white and colored men, and are the judges as to their fitness. Curtis Stone, who conducts one of the best restaurants and lunch counters in the West, is preparing to entertain the K. P.'s on a large scale at 6113 Mass. street, where he is located. Nash Porter, proprietor of the Commercial house will keep the grand officers, and is prepared to accommodate several. Dr. Young and family are living in their new home, close to his office. Mayor Barker of Lawrence cleaned up an alley in 30 minutes after he was elected. This alley was like unto the Airean stables. Attorney McWilliams of Lawrence is an able lawyer and politician. We hope to see him land something good. He deserves it. He made several speeches for the Republican party in the past year, and should be rewarded. The mother of J. H. McPike of Lawrence, who is past ninety years of age, has come to live with him. She is as healthy and active as a person of fifty or sixty. Oa to Topeka! The second annual Young People's Literary Congress of the Fifth Episcopal district will convene in St. John A. M. E. church, Topeka, Krusas, July 4-7. Please send one or more delegates Make it a splendid meeting by coming yourself. Publish it from the pulpit. Secure the holiday rate. Write for information to Rev. J. E. Edwards, Topeka, Kansas. BISHOP A. GRANT, Chairman. REV. J. C. CALDWELL, Sec'y. Scottish Rite Masons Hold Semi-Annual Reunion! As usual the semi annual reunion of the Scottish Rite Masons of Kaw Valley Consistory closed a very harmonious and propitious meeting. The semi annual opened on Thursday and concluded its labors on Friday night. The report of the secretary showed ninety-five members in good standing and the financial condition of the order to be prosperous. Much enthusiasm was manifested and the outlook for the future is very bright. On Friday evening a very delightful banquet was served at the Elks club. The following responded: Welcome Sirs Ill. J. M. Wright Response Ill. Sir C. C. Officer Why We Came, Ill. Sir W. G. Curtis Some Things I Saw, Ill. Sir Geo. W. Harts Our Work Ill. Sir M. F. Fields Illustrious Frank Dimery of Law- reuce favored the banquet with a selection from Richard III that pro- voked prolonged applause. Ill. J. H. Caildera presided as Master of Ceremonies, and Miss Edwards interspered the program with inspiring musc. Seventy five Masons and their ladies enjoyed the banquet. Following the banquet Ill. Sir A. P. Smith installed the following officers: W. G Curtis, Commander in-Chief; W. T. McKnight, First Lieutenant; B. F. Austin, Second Lieutenant; L. D Jones, Minister of State. C C Officer, Grand Chancellor. H. I Monroe, Treasurer. A. P. Smith, Secretary. All are looking forward with much pleasure to the fall reunion of the Consistory. WICHITA, KANSAS. The people are complaining no little in Wikita about the cool weather that continue to hang on. The is not con- ordering their complaints and still it is board. No one seems to think it will be continued longer than June 30. The field crops and greens are dull and lack ward, but coming slowly. The churches are moving lively. The New Hope church had a great day sunday. The talents he was all sunshine all day sunday. There is a very sickness among us. The sacred baptist church with her earnest leader lies at M. Hall, went to the first sunday at St. John's and Key, Hall I prayed to happy souls. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS Mr. W. A. Allen is involved in The first year of the sum of high school The first year of the school The first year of the school The first year of the school Fold at 11 o'clock With other students A large crowd attended the ceremony The graduation is the sum of high school was attended at the school on Friday evening. That Allan Lincoln Institute delivered an address to a large and appreciative audience. The pro- gram for the evening was well attended. Music was furnished by a colored choir from Kansas City, Mo. The memorial of Mr. Andrew Williams who died Thursday May 29, was held at the A.M. church Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Mission bridge. Mr. Williams had been a member of St. John's church for more than twenty years and had recently joined the A.M. church for conversion home. He was a faithful worker in St. John's church and had won many friends to the church. He had also won many friends in the A.M. church he leaves a wife, a step daughter, other relatives and a host of friends to mourn his death. Burial in Woodown cemetery. Miss Franklin Church on Lawrence in the city is a delegate to the New Valley convention. She has spent part of the time with Mrs. and Miss Huey Miller of our Lafayette avenue. She is now visiting Miss Sarah Chinon on New Jersey avenue. ```markdown ``` Rev B W King presiding elder at the Topkha listent preached at the A M K church Sunday morning. Rev M. C. Burn presiding elder at the Missouri distnct. preached at the church in the evenn those will be a party at the first lap tist church Sunday afternoon WAKARUSA, KANSAS Mrs. Fred Shannon and daughter Hol on of Jola Kars Mrs. C. Lagen and Mrs. I. Living and son I. Dowd of but organs were the guests at Mr. and Mrs. B F Churn Sunday A very pleasant time was spent GREAT BEND NEWS Friday, W. W. Alexander is now starting nillowth. Mrs. Sam Sanders is on the left superintendent and teachers of the W. W. church Sunday school are pro- gramming at the program for children's day. The entertainment that was given in Monday night at the W. W. church was a grand success. The fulltime and other intell- l will not meet at Mrs. W. W. Smiths in June 20th. The team was working last Sunday night at the Waltham was a small success. After the team was laid and prepared Mr. Young was moved to the office and there were moved to down to work with Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith looked the brother of Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith is late waiting Mrs. Smith. EMPORIA, KANSAS Mr. The Pocket Man Muskogee last Saturday where she will attend the institute Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis celebrated their thirty-first anniversary on June 1 A number of their friends were present and spent a delightful evening Mr. and Mrs. Davis received a number of gifts Miss Lola Rich has returned to the side springs where she is completing spending the summer. Mr Marion Jones who has been sick for the last three months, died May at his home on East street and inter- rent was laid in Maywood cemetery saturday. Mr. Jones had many mo- nths that morning his love life was widely brown as a baby doctor and healer Mr. Frank Hyder entertained sun day at dinner complimentary to Mr. Fred Smith who will leave soon NEWTON, KANSAS Mr. Wally Dickerson returned Monday from his trip to Andorra, having traveled over 110 miles. Mr. Dickerson has made a trip that is good for credit to our race. He lost New York City because with heart we didn't to Liverpool City was delayed there a week from there he went to Florida and then, west coast of America in the to Montana and Grand Haven townville so far and the small in to back with Jersey. Afterward he moved back in the west coast near Ivan mountain and more than two months he was there among the natives. He spent some time in Liberia, a place where he met many from the United States, but they were not as curious as the natives. He left Liberia on the steamer Maderna for Sivara Leone, where he again camped for two months; and from there he went to the Grand Canary Islands and to the Madary Islands. Boarding the Steamer Cabo from there to Liverpool England, on board the steamer Comassie, he again took a bait in this great city of England, from February 7 to May 15, 1907, after which he bounded the steamer Frezeland and landed safely in Philadelphia, Pa., May 26. It is indeed interesting to talk to Mr Dickerson of his trip as he is a truthful man and his thank way of speaking to those who know him well. Mr Dickerson also wears a pin with the ti square and compass a Massine cilhou he says which is the theme order recognized by King Edward as the greatest monster or dean earth. Mr. Benjamin Henry of Oklahoma passed through the city Tuesday. He is an old father who had been to Hatch never. He is the brother of a slave. PHOENIX, KANSAS She I. a Smith passed quietly into a funeral was held at the W. Smith. We have now arrived at the counsel. The Knights and Daughters rested the objects last week. Mrs. Anna Williams of the church in the city visiting friends and friends. The passage has not been pardoned. We are preparing to put the bench getting in conditions for others. Mr. Walt Williams is awaiting improvements on his bench. He is to W. Smith. W. to Smith passed through it on points to depart. Boy Linton was at St Paul's later day. WINFIELD, KANSAS low snow of lime, ok do ma, came up sunday morning JOPLIN NEWS. Another great educational endeavor was terminated Thursday evening by Prof. Chas. Brooks, aided by his assistants, Minneen Eulahie Douglas and M. Fuell. The auditorium of the High school was crowded with both the colored and white people. The portrait of Lincoln the Emancipator adorned the stage, while pots of sweet smelling plants were scattered here and there. The class motto was suspended above the stage in large letters of yellow and brown the class colors. Five pupils were graduated with high honors: Mary Hoops, Sherrill Hatcher, Maggie Browne, Emma Mitchell and Johnny Cole. All the orations were of a high class and well delivered. The audience gave special attention and thrilling applause to the forceful utterances of Miss Maggie Browny; also, to the oratorical ability of Johnny Cole, the valedictorian of the class. Owning to the absence of Pres. B. I. Allen, the diplomas were presented by the Rev. W. F. Jones, minister of the Byers Avenue M. E. church, a scholar and a man. Deep silence, that silence that denotes attention, fell over the vast audacity when the good man began speaking in his dignified manner. He emphasized the attainment of higher education and nobler purposes. He commended the excerpts and said that he looked upon them as an earnest plea for a fair chance in the world to prove that we had rights that ought to be respected. Principal Baker, of the High school, made the presentation speech which was excellent. The gold medal was presented to Johnny Cole for his high scholarship. He took occasion to commend Prof. Brook for the excellent work he had done since his stay in Joplin. The entire school board express their satisfaction of the work done this year by re-lecting Professor Brook to teach his fifth term, Mrs. Fuel her third term, and Mrs. Rebecca Burrin to succeed the intermediate teacher. We had the honor of being entertained by the distinguished Blind FARMS In Waubaunsee and adjoining counties. See or write WESLEY PAGE, Eshridge, Kansas. Boone Company this week. While here they were the guests of Mrs. Joseph Stover and of course her dwelling has been surrounded with horts of visitors, both white and black, for there is no other man living that has more friends than the famous Blind Boone—the champion pianist of the world. The first performance was given at the Byers Avenue M. H. church, to a packed house. Manager John Lange has certainly raised the standard of the year's entertaining features higher than ever before. It is often said that some people have eyes and ears, ears and hear not. This cannot be end of all. From the ring of thrilling applause the reporter is satisfied that Djolin realizes that Mr. Lange knows the selections that captivate when he sees an audience and knows the voice that can give these selections when he hears it. Here he has selected for each season, Miss Erica Smith, the sweet soprano singer at Kansas City, a graduate of Lafayette High school. Her sweet music and smooth gentle capture the entire audience, and the cute little laugh Boone gives at the end of each verse number the winning features and with roaring applause the people express their admiration and place the Boone Concert company among the star performances of the world. The race is proud of Blind Boone; yes, of his manager and his singer. Every success Boone makes only helps the great building of the race one story higher. Miss Robnett is traveling as assistant treasurer this season in the absence of the treasurer, Mrs. Eugene Boone. Edward, the pretty polly, is also with Boone, picking the pretty girl for Manager Lange, and flattering the girls to the highest. TOU-SAINT LOUVERTURE. This soldier, statesman and artyr with a mere handful of men held at bay sixty ships and 30,000 trained soldier—the tower of the French army and navy. Wendell Phillips pronounced Toussaint the greatest general the world has produced Pictures of this great Negro, and of all enquent Colored people sold by The Colored American Novelty Co., P. O. drawer, 221S, Washington, D. C. Agents wantee INDEPENDENCE, KAS. Mrs. T. W Kidd and little Paul are visiting relatives and friends in Wyandotte county. Rev. T W Kidd attended the Widow's conference last week. Nick Chiles, editor of the Prairie Dealer, made his visit to us last week, and reported very favorably. Mr. Easter of Table Mound, went to Kearn City last week, and has brought back a nice driver. He also has purchased a nice runabout. Henry Boyd purchased a driver of A. Pen last week. H. T. Johnson and several of his members were attending the corner stone laying of the Baptist church at Cherry vale. Mrs. Ann Stanton is putting a building on Let place south, on Walsmith. Rev. A. J. Dile will attend the A. M. E. conference at Worc, next week. The Baptists are planning for a grand concert in the near future. The African Methodists are pushing plans for a new edifice. Three graduates from the Eighth grade this year: Dewitt Fuller, Miss Alice Fenellin and Miss Hester Thomas. Mrs. Williams is very sick again. Elder W. Montgomery of Okla. is in town for a few days. 10:00 A.M. Devotional Period—Rev. N. I Gamble. 10:30 A.M. Annual Sermon—Rev. J. E. Edwards. The Bureament of the Lord's Supper. Annual Address—Rev. M. W. King. P. E. Deal Cust. TUESDAY AFTERNOON 2 30 P M At this hour the Sunday School will be called to obedience Pr. D. Detroit Superintendent 1. Decennial Period—Dr. L. J. Edwards 2. Annual Address—Past R. H. Wade 3. Enrollment and organization of C.C. 4. Paper—Art exhibition in the Sunday Manhattan 5. "The Pledge in the Sunday School." North Lawrenc 6. "Pursuit of Peace Leaders and Glath 7. Reread a question Pox: at Children's Day by the Quarterly Review Dedication. the Sunday School Convention or by Pr. F. H. Wade. ton at Dr. L. J. Edwards —Post R. H. Wade Dist. suit organization of Convention from in the Sunday school, Manhattan Delegate the Sunday school, North Lawrence Delegate offices, Leaders and Scholars." at the Delegate Question Pcv. Only Review 230 P M At this hour the Sunday School Convention will be called to order by Dr. P. H. Wade. District Superintendent 1. Devotional Papers—Dr. L. H. Edwards 2. Annual Address—Dr. R. H. Wade Dist. Superintendent and Organization of Convention 4. Paper—Lithuania in the Sunday School." Manhattan Delegate 5. "The Public in the Sunday School." North Lawrence Delegate 6. "Purposes of Officers, Leaders and Solicitors." Oathe Delegate 7. Routines—Question Post: a) Children's Day b) The Quarterly Review Rodiation. TUESDAY EVENING. 7:30 P. M. Praise Service — Roy C. R. Ringer 8:00 P. M. Sermon — L. M. Pips Offering and Breadth WEDNESDAY MORNING. DISBELT CONFERENCE 9.60 A.M. Debutal Period—Rev W. Porter 9.30 A.M. Roll Call—Leading Minutes 10.10 A.M. Report of Pastors 11.00 A.M. Paper — The Institutional Utility of the Detail 11.20 A.M. Paper — The Moral Condition of the Rev. 11.10 A.M. Paper — What the Poor Do in Stations. Denudation WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION Debutal Period—Rev M. How "The Teachers' Meeting Its Benefit" Drown Charge "Fact vs. Talent in the Sunday School Lawrence" "The Place of the Sunday School Education of Character," Emporia "The Desecration of the Sabbath," Ottawa "How to Prepare a Sunday School Lesson" Dr. J. K. Round Table and Question Box—Conduct our Teachers' Meeting Lereduction. CONFERENCE — Paw M. Porter Using Minutes Natural Ability of the People How N. Gumble oral Condition of the People, How H. Larner, The Poor Ding for Miss. How E. D Abbott. OF CONVENTION — Lov. M. Brown. Meeting Its Foreste. Drown Chapel Delegate. On the Sunday School Teacher, Lawrence Delegate. The Sunday School in the For- mater, Emporia Delegate. A of the Sabbath, Ottawa Delegate. A Sunday School Lesson, Dr. J. B. Edwards. And Question Box—"How We Teachers' Meeting" PRESIDENT CONFERENCE 9 60 A. M. Debutoral Paper—Pen W. Porter 9 30 A. M. Roll Call—Leading Minutes 10.40 A. M. Report of Pastors 11 40 A. M. Paper—The Financial Ability of the People on the District 11.20 A. M. Paper—The Moral Condition of the People. 11.40 A. M. Paper—What the People are Doing for Missions. Rev. E. D. Abbott. Rev. E. D. Abbott. Rev. E. D. Abbott. 2.00 P. M. Devotional Bond—Lov. M. Brown. "The Teachers' Meeting Its Purpose." Brown Chapel Delegate. "Tact vs. Talent in the Sunday School Teacher." Lawrence Delegate. "The Place of the Sunday School in the Formation of Character." Emporia Delegate. "The Desecration of the Sabbath." Ottawa Delegate. "How to Prepare a Sunday School Lesson." Dr. J. E Edwards. Round Table and Question Box—"How We Conduct our Teachers' Meeting" Lireduction. WEDNESDAY EVENING. 7:50 P. M. Praise Service—Rev. R. C Davis. 8:00 P. M. Sermon—Rev. J. M Brown. Clerking and Lireduction THURSDAY MORNING. DISTRICT CONFERENCE. 9 10 A. M. Devotional Period—Rev. C. A. Morgan 9 15 A. M. Call and Reading Minutes 9 20 A. M. The Spiritual Condition of the Church 9 25 A. M. The Condition of the Public School 10 10 A. M. The Requirements of the Sunday School 10.50 A. M. "The Means Necessary to Make the Most Prosperous Financially." 10.50 A. M. "What can We Do to Make Our More Spiritual?" 10.10 A. M. "The Necessity of an Educated Mirror." London. CONFERENCE. God—Rev. C. A. Morgan. Reading Minutes "Condition of the Churches," Rev. L. C. Newby. of the Public Schools, Rev. J. L. Crew. Parts of the Sunday School," Rev. J. E. Edwards. Necessary to Make the Churches Financially," Rev. C. R. Dungon. He Do to Make Our Churches Rev. J. M. Williams. at an Educated Ministry," Rev. W. P. Green. DISTRICT CONFERENCE. 9 10 A. M. Devotional Period—Rev. C. A. Morgan. 9 15 A. M. Lull Call and Reading Minutes. 9 40 A. M. The Spiritual Condition of the Churches," Rev. L. C. Newby. 9 50 A. M. The Condition of the Public Schools, Rev. J. L. Crew. 10 10 A. M. The Requirements of the Sunday School," Rev. J. E. Edwards. 10.50 A. M. "The Means necessary to Make the Churches More Prosperous financially," Rev. C. R. Eunyon. 10.50 A. M. "What can We Do to Make Our Churches More Spiritual?" Rev. J. M. Williams. 11.10 A. M. "The Needy of an Educated Ministry," Rev. W. P. Green. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Devotional Period—Rev. W. P. Green. Reports—Committees and Schools. Paper—Benefits of Lible Study." Junction City. Paper—Music in the Sunday School post and Place." Argentine. Paper—The Small School, How I Graded. St. John (Topoka). Paper—"What to Do When the Wares?" Open Discussion Business. Round Table and Question Box (a) "The Table is Lesson Helps" (b) "The Normal Work." (c) "Decision Day and How to Make It." (d) A GREAT FIG STATE SUNDAY SCO VENTION, WHAT IT CAN DO, MIGHT DO. Perduction NOTICE. Each Pastor is requested to report 2 cents per m each Sunday School Delegate 3 cents per member Church and School. If it be possible, Bishop A. Grant, DD, will a prior special service in some part of the program. All subjects will be open for discussion. friends here. Kidd, of Wagoner, I. T., on our streets Sunday. Washington is home from Vij. Washington is on the sick Felch is planning to build visited friends in Mound last week. The poet says dark and dreary, here it is just some worse. Lately we weather man. NOT MIL CONVENTION. —Rev. W. P. Greer. Attendees and Schools. of Lible Study, Junction City Delegate. on the Sunday School. Its Pur- Argentine Delegate. small school. How It May Be St. John (Topcha) Delegate. to Do When the Attendance I Question Box We Lesson Helps" I Work." Why and How to Make the Most GO STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CON- WHAT IT CAN DO, WHAT IT DO RICE. Report 2 cents per member and 3 cents per member for their Grant, DD, will attend, and part of the program. discussion. visited friends here and at Table Mound last week. The poet says some days must be dark and dreary, but we say down here it is just some that are other- wise. Lately we want to see the weather man. NOTICE. 2. 20 F. M. Devotional Period—Rev. W. F. Greer. Reports—Committees and Schools. Paper—Benefits of Litle Study." Junction City Delegate. Paper—Music in the Sunday School. Its Purpose and Place." Argentine Delegate. Paper—the Small School. How It May Be Graded. St. John (Poycha) Delegate. Paper—"What to Do When the Attendance Wares." Open Discussion Business. Round Table and Question Box. (a) "The Litle vs. Lesson Helps" (b) "The Normal Work." (c) "Decision Day and How to Make the Most of It." (d) A GREAT PIG STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. WHAT IT CAN DO, WHAT IT MIGHT DO. Each Pastor is requested to report 2 cents per member and each Sunday School Delegate 3 cents per member for their Church and School. If it be possible, Bishop A. Grant, DD, will attend, and receive special service in some part of the program. All Subjects will be open for discussion. Bibles and song books at cost prices. Write A. U. W. Mission Board, dealers in Christian literature, 2e224 Papin street, St. Lou.s, Missouri. NO. ICE. NOTICE. FORR'S HAIR POMADE "OZONIZI OX MARROW" Formerly known as "FHAIGHTENS KINKEYOR CURLY HAIR" has it can be put up in any style desired growth with growth. Word of Fully Formed was formerly known as "OZONIZD OX MARROW" and is the only safe preparation known to be that makes him or curly hair straight so shown above. The use makes the correct results born, harsh, shiny or curly hair soft, pliable and easy to comb. These results may be obtained from one treatment to a cut of the hair. The treatment for the use of Ford's Half Pomade removes and prevents dandruff relieves itching, living creatine and the soak of the hair from falling out by breaking it, makes it grow and it increasing the roots, gives it new life and more. Being elegantly Performed and harmilious, it is a culled, Ford's Half Pomade has been made and sold recently, since about 1968 and label: OZONIZI OX MARROW was registered in the United States. Parents GUMBO is the first. He sure to get Ford's site you make the hair's SI AIGIT, OFT and I LIARLIFE is the first in the future. Remixing the Ford's Half Pomade is put on by the same made by in Chicago and by us. The generation has the signature Charlie Ford Street, the next generation, the Refuse all others. Full directors wish the first little Price in $0.00 to be a drugcafe and dealers. If your carry she can get it for you from his jerry, the whole name for you from the little postage is $1,400 to $1,200. The organization will not be the first to be a full-time postage for the first time. We're going to be the first to be a full-time postage for the second period to express no buy or sell and not it's a name and address. Firstly to The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. (None genuine without my signature) Charles Ford 153 E. KINZIE ST., CHICAGO, IL Agents wanted everywhere. YALE NOTES Mrs. Beard is still on the sick list. Dock Green on the mind. Mrs. Martin Browley was over from Pittsburg on Decoration Day. Mrs. Mann ride taking to Pittsburg Monday. Mrs. Davis of Leaver wrote out our home Tuesday evening. G. R. Chyler of Widgery was in the city Wednesday. Mrs. M. E. Matley of Topeka, was here Sunday. Mr. Young, from Galena, was in Yale Wednesday. Quite a crowd attended the birth day anniversary of little Willia Ward, on last Friday. The ater noon was spent in play. At seven o'clock a delightful lunchon was served, to the credit of the hostess. Willia received several presents from her little friends. Pev. Ransom, P. E. M. A.M. E. church. will preach the memorial sermon of the Masons, v. Mt. Hebron Baptist church. Monday June 24. WESTERN UNIVERSITY. Sunday at noon it general and assembled in our hall in the Baccalaureate seminare presented by Rev. H. W. King, P. E. Pope, District Kansas Conference. The discourse was a highly sensitary effort and reflects which effect upon its effect upon sustainability of the brilliant young diviner. Bishop A. Grant, Wm T. Verron and a number of visiting pastors also present. Monday afternoon on the Church Board of Trustees met and transacted business of great importance to the future of Western University. Monday evening the Address to Religious Society, scheduled by Rev J. W. Nexton, was delivered by Prof. J. R. Hawkins, Sty. of General education A. M. E. litch of Raleigh, N. C., Dr. Nexton having been called to his home earlier in the day on account of the sudden illness of his wife. Prof. Hawkins is a master in oratory and held the audience almost breathless for one hour and a half. Eloquent in both thought and utterance, beautiful in action and gesture, dramatic and at times almost tragic in his word pictures and magnificent climaxes, elegant in his historical, poetic and practical references, and with all the polish, culture and dignity of a genius, Prof. Hawkins has indeed established a high ideal after which our building young orators may pattern their lives. On Tuesday the State Board of Trustees met and awarded the contract for the erection of the new $30,000 steam heating and electric lighting plant. Tuesday evening the class exercises by members of the Senior class were unusually interesting and entertaining. A 400 KANSAS AVE. Only Colored Vaudeville House in the City. A C. HARRIS. A L. HUDDLESON. Business Mgr Stage Manager Good music, sweet singing, oilever 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 1st House open for bookings. Add esn: A. C. Harris, care of Capital Office. Latonia Cafe and Restaurant. 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, Excelsior Springs, Mo. The soda season now opened at Capital Pharmacy. Prof. J. L. Harrison sailed Friday of last week for Europe. Mrs. Hattie Carter and son of Eakridge were in the city this week, visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. Ed Greer was called to Kansas City Wednesday to the bedside of her niece, who is seriously ill. Mrs. James Page left this week for Pittsburg, Pa., where she will join her husband and make her future home. Miss Mary Clark, daughter of Mrs. J. Bash, and Miss Ophelta Weddington of Kansas City were guests of Mrs. Clark last week. Miss Bettie Bankins arrived from Indianapolis last week, and will make her home with her sister, Mrs. Ms W. Radford. Mrs. Susan Calloway, mother of Mrs Geo. W. Charles, died at her home in Jackson, Ohio, a few days ago at the age of 69. She leaves a daughter and a son. She owned quite an estate. Miss Bessie Walthall of Hiawatha, Kansas, spent three days of last week in the city visiting Misses Mary and Marguerite Harris. She left Satur day for Kansas City to visit friends and attend the commencement exercises of Western University. --- Miss Josephine B. Yates, daughter of Mrs. Josephine S. Yates of Lincoln Institute, is among the many who will graduate from that institution this year. Miss Yates is sixteen years of age, and is a cousin of A. M. Thomas, one of the leading members of the Topeka bar. FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH. Sunday being the regular commi- sion day, the time was given to the members for expressions concerning their Christian life. The pastor made a brief address from the sixth chapter of Ephesians. Rev. G W Hartz delivered an excellent sermon Monday evening to a real good congregation. His sub- fect was "Light." He also told in a most interesting manner of his recent trip to Mexico. The rally on the third Sunday is a topic of intense interest. To make it a success is the one desire of the pastor and members. After that rally the work on the new building will be resumed and pushed to completion. Let everyone help. A musical program will be rendered Wednesday evening, June 19th, by some of the young people of the church for the benefit of the church The Sunday school pupils will render a program Sunday evening in observance of Children's Day. Come and be entertained and instructed by the church of the future. Bad weather interfered somewhat with the success of the Sewing Circle's bazaar last week, yet it was not a failure by any means. A good number attended both evenings. The May pole and exercises by the Smith girls is well spoken of by all Rev. Carr will conduct services as usual Sunday morning. Everyone is cordially invited. Miss Mattie Sneed spent a portion of the week in Emporia visiting friends. Mrs. C. W. Washington of Kansas City, Mo. was in the city last week visiting friends. We were pleased to receive the program for the commencement exercises of the Bartlett High school, St. Joseph, Mo., which were held on June 7th. Prof. N. C. Bruce, the principal, is doing fine. J. C. Booker of Armourdale, Kansas, is doing fine business. He owns ten teams and other good property. He formerly lived in Topeka. He is a young man who is fast making his way to the front. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR. He was the world's greatest Negro poet. The fact that he had no white blood in his veins makes his achievements in the literary world the more astounding. A fine engraving made in three colors has just been issued which sells for only one dollar ($1.) Send for one today. Address The Colored American Novelty Co., P. O. Drawer 2318. Washington, D. C. Agents wanted. In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. PUBLICATION NOTICE. The said defendant, Lula Bell Wright, is hereby notified that she has been sued by Jackson Wright in the above named court for a divorce. and unless she appears and answers on or before the 20th day of July, 1907, the petition filed by plaintiff will be taken as true, and judgment rendered, divorcing plaintiff from defendant. JOSEPH REED. Attorney for Plaintiff Attest: R. L. THOMAS. Clerk of the District Court. [SEAL] First published June 7th, 1907. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. 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 said estate. Dated April 3rd, A. D. 1907 W. I. JAMISON. Administrator of the estate of Julia A. Scott, deceased. First published April 5th, 1807. A. SIMS' POOL AND BILLIARD PARLORS Head quarters for all who wish a nice time. When Hutchinson call on him. SOUTH MAIN STREET Last Sabbath was quarterly meeting day at St. John. The weather was ideal, thus giving the people a splendid chance to come out and worship. The services were inspiring and a large number partook of the sacramenmt of the Lord's Suppes. The Presiding Elder, Rev. H. W. King, being absent, by consent of the pastor, Rev. G. W. Guy and Rev R Barton participated in the services. The third quarterly conference of the church for the year was called to order Tuesday evening by Rev. H. W. King After religious worship the work of the conference was dispatched with satisfaction to all. The reports showed the several departments of the church to be in good condition. The trustees' report came in for special commendations as being the first time in the history of the church that it was reported free of mortgage debt. Accessions to the church this week were Mrs. Vaughn and Mrs. Georgia Hendrickson. The Sunday school now meets at 9:30 a.m., and it is hoped that new energy shall be awakened in every one, and that better results shall follow the change. The young people of the church are growing very enthusiastic concerning the Literary Congress which is to convene with them on the 4th of July. Mrs. M. N. Page, one of the faithful and devout members of the church, left by letter last week to join her husband, Dr. James A. Page, in Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. E. Ridley is convalescent, after a few days wrestling with the ill of life. Mrs. Lee Anderson, who has been on the sick list, is able to be out. Mrs. Georgiana Hendrickson, after many months of illness, is now able to be down stairs, and although on crutches, is quite cheerful. The repair fund rally comes off Sunday. Every one is expected to full duty. The pastor speaks morn- ing and evening. Come and hear. STATE B Y P U CONTENTION Lift up the standard for the B Y PU of Kansas Let each local union prepare to send to the state B Y P U convention their pro rata and messengers to be held with the Shiloh Baptist church, June '8-19, Topeka, Kans Do not forget that the State Banner is to be presented to the union, junior union or children's band sending to the meeting the best report and the most money above their pro rata ($3) Remember our earnest desire and hope is to support one missionary with the proceeds of this meeting Our aim is to "Do more for Christ, and his cause". If you want inspiration, if you want to see the Baptist young people of Kansas, if you want to see the future church and standard bearers of righteousness, come to this meeting held in connection with state Sunday-school convention. Much of the success of the meeting depends largely upon the activity of the district president. Come, coworkers, let us do a greater work for the Master and the Baptist denomination. Yours most sincerely, MATT S JUNES, President 24 N Ransom street OBITUARY. Mrs. Sarah Thompson was born October 14,1848,in Murray county, Tenn. She died May 23,1907,aged 58 years,6 months,9 days. On December 28th,1866. she was married to Henry George Bailey,with whom she moved to Kansas in 1873, locating in Topeka, Shawnee county. Two years afterwards they moved to Morris County,where they have since resided. To this union were born seven boys and five girls, of whom ten remain to mourn her loss. She also leaves a loving husband. All were present during their mother's last hours in this world except one, who was absent on account of illness. Mrs. Bailey became a Christian at the early age of fourteen, and joined the Primitive Baptist church. she was a woman who ranked high in the estimation of all her friends and acquaintances. The funeral services were held at the home, seven miles east of Council Grove, Friday, May 24th, at 8:30 o'clock. Rev. Merritt of the Primitive Baptist church delivered a sympathetic sermon a large gathering of relatives and friends, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Rock Greek cemetery. 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. Are You K. of P.? IF NOT 寿 Not? that the Knights of Pythias is the strongest and most progressive 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 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. in your locality, confer with the Deputy Grand Chancellor of your district or write JOHN E. LEWIS, G.C., Box 1017, Wichita, Kansas. GRAND OFFICERS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. The following officers have been elected for the Sunflower Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Jurisdiction N. A. S. A. E. A. and A.: Jno. E. Lewis, Grand Chancellor, Wich Ita, Kas J B Davis, Grand Vice Chancellor, Weir H Pope, Past Grand Chancellor, Lopeka Kev S W. Batchelor, Grand Prelate, Lawrence. Kev J S. King, Grand Lecturer, Weir. J. S Lee, Grand Master of Exchequer, Loneka Dr I. H. Anthony, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, Kansas City. W A Wright, Grand Master at Arms Wunhell J. L. Hobson Grand In. r Guard, Co Immune I. R. Martin Grand Outer Guard, Wichita Dr S. H. Thompson Grand Medical Director, Kansas City I H Guy, Grand Attorney, Iopela I I Glover, Grand Secretary, Lindow men Board, Wichita W Lennin, Grand Treasurer Ln Lawyer Board, Wichita Dr. Williams Supreme Representa tive Lawrence Place of next meeting, Lawrence, 1907 Mrs. G.W. Guy attended the court in Independence Mo. last week. Mr. Joe Thompson on Lane street remains quite poorly Mrs. Elsie Brown is visiting her daughters in Dover, Oklahoma Hon W T Vernon, reeister of the U S Treasury was a caller at this office Wednesday Miss Loula B Harris, who has been seriously ill since last December, continues to improve under the careful attention of Dr B A McLomore of Ft Scott Miss Mabel Jackson left Saturday for a few days' stay at her home near Eskridge Artist O.J. Brooks, 731 Minnesota ave, Kansas City, Kansas, will make a trip through Kansas this fall Hold your orders for his coming Clarence Brown is sariously ill at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown, on Morris avenue We wish him a speedy recovery. The anniversary of the Epworth Scague was held Sunday afternoon and was very successful An excellent program was rendered Rev D Bruce has recently closed a ten days meeting at Asbury chapel It was quite helpful spiritually and financially Messrs Freeman L. Martin, I. W Johnson and John B. Fleming of Houston were pleasant callers at this o'ce Wednesday. The Sheldon Congress of Mothers will hold the last meeting of the season this afternoon at the kindergarten in Tennesseetown. All business concerning Jamestown exposition is to be settled at this meeting Mr Sam Strauthers, formerly a member of the Topeka Giants, left yesterday for Chicago, where he will join a team Miss Louventa Brown, who has been teaching in Dover, Oklahoma, will attend the State Normal in Emporia this summer The executive board of the State Federation will meet in Kansas City June 25th. We trust all members will be present. Maggie Matley, chairman, Jessie Ewing, Sec'y. Mrs Lemon Clark, who for the past two months has been confined to her home on account of illness, is slowly improving. It will be some time before she will be able to be out Mrs. Maggie Matley has returned from making her annual visit to the various courts all over the state. She brings in fine reports from all of them. Mrs. S E. McCarroll entertained Wednesday in honor of Mrs. George Smith of Wichita. A goodly number was present, and after partaking of a delicious luncheon, and spending a pleasant hour in social conversation, all departed for their homes teeling that they had been royally entertained Mr George James, son of Mrs Corneila James of Kansas City, Kansas, received his first communion in Su Mery's church on the 2nd Out of the class of 49, George was the only Negro in the class, also the only one in the Catholic school He holds a prominent place on the program to be rendered June 12th Mr James has been attending school in Denver for some time and has made such progress that Father Kuht speaks of using him as an altar boy The rally at the Shiloh Baptist church was an entire success. The clubs reported 300 Deacon Shute's club received the $5 offered by Rev Fishback for the largest amount raised. His club reported $55 the rest were close behind him. The purpose of the rally was, the preparation of the church for the State Baptist Sunday school convention, which meets June 14-21. The lecture room will be required for the entertainment of the delegates. Rev G W Hart's preached in the afternoon In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Charles Lisenby, Plaintiff, vs No. 24284 Minnie Lisenby, Defendant. 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. First published March 8th, 1907. In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Mace Thomas, Defendant. PUBLICATION NOTICE. The defendant, Mace Thomas, is hereby notified that he has been sued by the plaintiff above named, in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, for a divorce, on the ground of abandonment, and that he must answer the petition filed by the Iplaintiff, on or before the 4th day of June, 1907, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered divorcing plaintiff from the defendant. JOSEPH REED, Attorney for Plaintiff. Attest: R. L. THOMAS, Clerk. By JENNIE C. ROSEN, Deputy. First published April.19, 1907. PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Elizabeth M. H. Heckert, Pillantif, v. Delph Heckert, Defendant. The said Delph Heckert is hereby notified and requested to take notice that the Plaintiff has filed her petition in the above entitled Court in action for a divorce and that he must appear or answer to the petition herein filed 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 herein filed. Elizabeth M. H. Heckert, By her Atty., W. I. Jamison. Attact. Clerk of the District Court. First published April 26, 1807. For First-class Rooms and Lodging When in Puebelo, 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 the depot. M.D.Lawrie, Tailor and cleaner Suits and Trousers made to Order PANTS $3.50 to $19 SUITS $15 to $4' 212 FRANCIS Dr., ST. JOSEPH, MO. FEELING LIVER-ISH This Morning? TAKE THEDFORD'S Black-Draught Stops Indigestion and Constipation 25¢ ATALL DRUGGISTS A Gentle Laxative And Appetizer --- A Marked and Signal Advance! A new era in Negro musical skill invention and genius in the West "FAREWELL ALMA MATER," the inter-state prize winner. A beautiful piano masterpiece composed and written by Miss Mabel E. Harding, of South M'Alester, Indian Territory, a student of Harmony Class and Choral Society of Western University, Quindaro, Kaneae. MISS MABEL FARLING The Plaindealer THE PLAINDALE PUB CO LONDON NICK CHILES, Editor and Manager SIXTH EDITION AVIL THE WORLD STATEMENTS PROJECTS Scheduled at 10, Post P.O. Box 1000 45 Malt Mill FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1910 A Texas editor who had been handed a lemon by three of his subscribers sent each one of them a card bearing the following inscription: "To three of my delinquent subscribers. One of them said: 'I will pay Saturday night if I live.' He's dead. Another said: 'See you tomorrow.' He's blind. Still another said: 'I hope to pay you this week, or go to hell.' He's gone.' HORNIDAY AND BURROWS. We have traveled nearly all over the state during the past few months and find a strong sentiment growing in favor of Gaentr. Herniday, of Bourbon county for governor. The Republicans of Kansas would make no mistake, in selecting Mr. Horniday, as he is not mixed up with any faction. He is a clean, streightforward business man, and his high integrity, great business ability and clean record eminently qualifies him to conduct the affairs of this state in a manner that would serve as a guide for other states to follow. There is also some talk of J R Burrows in the Fifth and Sixth districts. He stands well and may be a formable candidate. We look for the attention of the whole state to be attracted to these two men BISHOP GRANT IN TOPERA Bishop Grant delivered an able address to the students of the Topeka Industrial Institute on Wednesday of last week, and his advice was both wholesome and timely. The Bishop was highly pleased with the surroundings and spoke very encouragingly of the future of the school. He visited the state house, and a Kansas City Journal representative asked him who the colored people favored for president. The Bishop said the question was out of reason as the white people would oppose any candidate that was too friendly to the Negro if it was the THIS high class musical gem was awarded the first prize at the last session of the Inter-State Literary Association, at St. Joseph, Mo., last Christmas. It has been engraved and published by the best Boston music printers, and is now being sold to anxious, eager Negro boys and girls, men and women who play the piano in all parts of these Western States. TO EDUCATE, AND NOT TO MAKE MONEY: Prof. R. G. Jackson, director of Music Department and Prof. Albert Rose, director of Business Course department offered last year their first creation, "Western U" to the western people, and it scored a magnificent triumph. This year, this second creation so classic in its refinement, so superior in its melody, is winning the hearts of a critical and discerning public. In presenting this original composition of surpassing worth and individual superiority these two realous workers who are ever promoting young Negro talent and exceptional ability, have been prompted by a noble desire to put forward only that which has the character of NOVELTY and INTRINSIC excellence. A MOST APPROPRIATE GIFT From mother to husband to wife and lover to sweetheart. It is being remunerated upon proprits of major oneries, schools and entertainments from Chicago to a Francisco and Boston. Never fails to satisfy and gratify the people and give them full enjoyment of their liberal patronage and generous encouragement. MAIL ORDER: No matter in what town you live and TODAY and we will mail to any address you leave, a copy of the sterling production in unusual rare for educational purposes, half price the terrace copy in the two relations for 25c. Saviour himself. He said that Fairbanks was the logical candidate, that he had known him for years, and believed him to be fair and just and that the Republican party could name no stronger man. Outside of President Roosevelt, Bishop Grant is more sought after and drawn upon more than any other American white or black. He was selected as one of the trustee's of the Jeans' million dollar fund. The board which is composed of Bonker T. Washington. Andrew Carnegie, Secretary Taft, Geo. F Peabody and many other distinguished men, meets in New York this week. Bishop Grant will also address the business men of Meridian, Miss., sometime during the summer. The Fifth Episcopal district will move as a unit to have the Bishop returned to the West. We hope the other states will concede this one special favor to us. Bishop Grant has started a work that has not yet been completed and it is for the good of the race that he remain and complet what has been laid out upon the trestle board IN an editorial last week we spoke of selecting teachers in the public schools. We had in mind a school in Southern Kansas where a teacher has been the cause of considerable trouble among the best colored people in the community. She has been carrying lies to a superintendent upon whose head she will soon bring everlasting shame and disgrace. We know her reputation and will prove every assertion at the proper time. The documents are in our possession, and if she is permitted to remain, we will use them The indictment of the president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, John R. Hegeman, for forgery and perjury should be an object lesson to the people in the West Instead of sending money East for these sharks to revel in aud Irregularity is bad in every department of life, in meals, in sleeping hours, but especially when it is a question of womanly habit. Not only is it a sign of female disease, but, unless cured, it will cause dangerous troubles, because of the poisons thus allowed to remain in the system. If you suffer in this way, get a bottle of Wine of Cardui Mrs. Lucinda Johnson, of Fish Creek, WIs, writes: "I suffered for fourteen (14) years with irregularity, causing great pain. At last I tried Cardul, and now I am cured." At all druggists, in $1 bottles. squander by grafting the poor out of their earnings, by charging high and extortionate premiums in insurance policies, it is far better to join local companies at less rate and retail, and more benefit to the policy holder When will the people of the West learn to stay by the West? ATCHISON. KAN The great "Trip Around the World," at the Ebeneezer Baptist church, Wednesday evening, June 12, by the Atheism Globe's most brilliant and learned editor, E. W. Howe will be a notable event. Mr. Howe shows unusual kindness in giving this lecture without charge, solely for the benefit of the colored people's church. It will be all trated with moving pictures. We will see a crowded house Hats off to E. Howe: Miss Viola Williams went to Omaha last week, for an indefinite stay. Prof. H. O. Fletcher is a big man now. He is wearing a Labor Union badge. One of his high qualities is he is not afraid to work his hands as well as his head and therefore he is unlike many who wear good clothes. Mrs. Elnora Edgerton went out to her father's, Mr. Jas. from on Wednesday, to register her Health Mrs. Mary Ritchie entered Mitchell Hospital at Levenworth, last Tuesday Rev. Wm. Becham, of Nashville, Tenn., field secretary of the Baptist Publishing House, preached at the Ebenezer Baptist church, Thursday evening and was a guest of the Home of Mrs. Calhie Preston Minne Olivia Dayton and Viola Herndon of St. Joseph, were the guests of Miss Virginia St Cair, on Saturday and Sunday, who entertained in their honor at progressive whist on Saturday afternoon. Miss Herndon won first prize and Miss Lillian Cunningham the second. Miss Sina Ferguson of Omaha, has been visiting her brother Charles for a week and will return home on Wednesday evening. The Knights of Tabor excursion to Leavenworth on Decoration Day was a great success. The excursionionists report good time. One Atchinson preacher went aft Mrs. Team Duse was taken very ill on the 29th and was thought to be dying, but after some labor on the part of her husband and the doctor she revived and is now much better. Meedamee Mamie Elderson and L. Linsey, of Cherokee, were visitors in our city on the 10th, guests of Mrs. Lizzie Phillips. Mr. R. D. Anderson seems to be doing great work to relieve the eyes of the old and young. He left for Ft. Scott to give an entertainment at Rev. J. L. Dudly's church. All eyes tested free. Rev. C. Teals, President of the Dist. S. S. convention, made his annual visit on the 1st Sunday. He preached all day and left for home on the 3rd to prepare for the Dist. Convention to meet June 9th at the Baptist church in Cherokee. The school board met May 20th, with more than twenty applications for the position of assistant teacher in the colored school. Prof. W. F. King was re-elected for principal, and Miss Maude P. Moley, of Jefferson City assistant. The board adjourned to the next of the regular meetings, which are always held on DO YOU CARRY LIE If Not, W The Knights of the A FRATERNAL DO YOU CARRY LIFE INSURANCE? If Not, Why Not? The Knights and Ladies of the Orient. A FRATERNAL BENEFICIARY WILL ISSUE YOU POLICIES FOR PAYING, PARTIAL-LIFE, SIGN BENEFITS, IN CASE OF DEATH No home loving man can afford to THE KNIGHTS and LADIES rized by the laws of the State of KY WILL ISSUE YOU POLICIES FOR YOURSELF AND CHILDREN PAYING, PARTIAL-LIFE, SICK, FUNERAL AND DEATH BENEFITS, IN CASE OF DEATH. No home loving man can afford to be without LIFE INSURANCE THE KNIGHTS and LADIES of the ORIENT is duly authorized by the laws of the State of Kansas, and is under the Sup't. of Insurance of Kansas. Its officers are bonded in a reliable Surety Company. LIBERAL TERMS TO AGENTS. F.r information W. W. CALDWELL. Physician and Surgeon. er Klott, the ice cream vendor, for his open discrimination against the race at his Barn Openings. Watch the Negroes buy cream of him just the same. He is a white man, you know; and the Negroes only get really insulted at each other, for the most infolous thing. HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURL The Lafayette County Fair Association met on last Tuesday evening and attended to some business affairs. George Harris, of Marshall, Mo., was in the city last Thursday. Prof J. H. Williams in organizing the U. B. F. order here, last week, succeeded in getting thirty members. Mrs. Prince Fields of Lexington, Mo., was here last Thursday. William Burns and wife spent in lay in Blackburn, Mo. Messrs. Vernon, Monday and Harrison Morgan, of near Miyview, spent Sunday here, visiting. Mrs. Hattie Mc Lennin of Mineral, Kansas, was here on last Sunday, visiting relatives. Mrs. Mollie Mackey, of Kansas City, Mo., was in the city last Sunday, visiting. Mrs. Fred Harton is still very ill. Mrs. Lula Howard, of Sweet Springs, Mo., changed cars here for Mt Leonard, Mo., on last Tuesday. She had been suddenly called there on account of a serious accident to her brother. Mrs. Louise Stewart, of Dover, Mo., is in the city visiting relatives. Mrs. Dora Johnson, Susan Newbil and Prof. C. E. Johnson, our former school teachers, were reelected for the next term. WEIR CITY, KANSAS. Miss Emma Wilkins of Montgomery, Ala., who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Patty Goodwin, for the last six months, returned home on HONORARY MUSIC TEACHER PATRONS. Prof. N. Clark Smith, Chicago, Ill. M. Gertrude Jackson, Chicago, Ill. Prof. Will Blue, St. Louis, Mo. Madame E. B. Harrison, St. Louis Mo. Prof. Desdune, Omaha, Neb. Miss Flora Cassels, Omaha, Neb. Miss Alice Thompson, Muscatine, Iowa. Miss Bertha Allen, Des Moines, Iowa. Miss Elizabeth Bell, St. Joseph, Mo. Mrs. J. C. Caldwell, St. Joseph, Mo. Madame Mattie L. Teeters, Sedalia, Mo. Miss Vinita Barnett, Joplin, Mo. Miss Daisy Day, Kansas City, Mo. Miss Edmonia Hubble, Kansas City, Mo. Miss Maud Richardson, Kansas City, Mo. Miss Nettie Penny, Kansas City, Kan. Madame Cunningham Summers, Kansas City, Kan. Miss Pea I McNeal, Tepela, Kan. Madame John M Wright, Topeka, Kan. Madame M. U Craw, Muskogee, Ind. Ter. Miss Iola Jones, Guthrie, Okla. Madame Elizabeth Dishman, Denver, Colo. Miss Mabel Fere, Denver, Colo. Prof. L. L. M. Gruder, Colorado Springe, Colo. Madame S. I. Jones, Pueblo, Colo. Miss Lutha Estere, Butte, Mont Miss Mamie Garner, Salt Lake City, Utah. Miss Fannie E. Alexander, El Paso, Texas. Madame Olive Parsons, Santa Fe, N. Mexico. Madame John C. Woods, Los Angeles, Calif. Miss Edna Whitesides, San Francisco, Calif. SOCIETY. the 2-th. the 1st Monday of each month Ollie, he little daughter of John Watkins, fell on the 2st of June seriously injuring herself that she is now very low. The A. M. E. Larch is making great preparation for the District Conference which will convene here from the 11th to the 11th. B. Bishop Grant will open on the evening of the 11th with one of hisable sermons. D. Grimwell seems to be. He reading colored man in the Southeast in fast horses, entering the graze for the 8th with Denny J., who is in the 2:00 class. George Jackson is a close second, with Man I M. Mrs. Mary Started, who has been sick and was getting up, seems to have had a backset. We hope for her early recovery. Photographs W. H. LUCAS, 123 Kansas Ave TOPEKA Williamson House... REASONABLE : RATES. LIFE INSURANCE? Why Not? S and Ladies Orient. BENEFICIARY TY. FOR YOURSELF AND CHILDREN BACK, FUNERAL, AND DEATH TH. To be without LIFE INSURANCE of the ORIENT is duly autho- ansas, and is under the Sup't. are bonded in a reliable Surety AGENTS. For information national headquarters, Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas. Payment of Claims." Pearl McNeal, . 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 ONEHALF? Stop and see me Rooms and Board—mute class accommodation. When in Oman igee stop at the above hotel if you want good treatment at Nat'l Secretary! Things Worth Remembering A LOCAL NEWS Franc L. King of Denver is visiting his father, L. King, in Lawrence. Albert Lee Mason of Lawrence is the new railway mail clerk. He made good in examination. Assistant County Attorney W. I. Jamison was in Southern Kansas last week. He won a big damage suit at Independence. Out of 76 graduates from the high school this year, one was colored, Harry Motin, son of Mrs. M.E. Motin, teacher of eloation at Western Tuskegee. Rev. W. J. L. Woodson of Paola has been called to the pastorate of the B street Baptist church, on the North Side. He is an able divine --- Mrs. L. Yeager of Lawrence, Most Noble Governess of the Household of Ruth, made her annual visit to Topeka last Monday. She and Mrs G. M. Smith of Wichita were entertained by several of the Daughters at their homes. H. M. Hughes of Davenport, Ia., formerly of Topeka, visited friends in Topeka this week. He has not been in this city since '92. He is well pleased at the wonderful progress the city has made. Mrs. Anna L. Graham died Friday morning of last week at Christ hospital, after an operation. She left a husband and four children, one nine days old, which is now in an incubator. Mrs Graham was an industrious Christian lady, well known to a large number of people in Topeka. Her funeral was held from Shiloh Baptist church, and the remains were interred in Topeka cemetery. NOTICE-There will be a grand rally at Mount Olive M. E. church. 1114 W. Twelth street, June 9th. Ministers of the city and their congregations are invited to attend. Rev W. McDonald, P. C. Lee's Drug Store is the best place by far in the city to get all the latest soda drinks. LEE'S DRUG STORE is the only store in the city in which absolutely n 'color line' is drawn. EVERY DRUG. every brush, every article of rubber goods, every patient medicine and every other article in L.L.E'S DRUG STORE is the very best that money can buy. Recently, Dr. Crumbine, state pure food commissioner thoroughly overhauled our large stock of Drugs, Soda Syrups, etc., and out of a stock valued at $8,000, just 60 cents worth of Drugs were condemned as unsalable. The Doctor and his assistants also pronounced our stock and store as one of the cleanest and most sanitary that he had ever seen. are the hit of the season Our store is crowled every evening and on Sundays with the best people of Topeka, and if you wish to be in the middle of the swim, you must join the big crowd DR. A. A. MAYER, GRADUATED IN Advanced Ophthalmology Special Attention to Weak EYES. Strabismus Corrected without an Operation. Calls made to any part of the city. In, Topeka Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week at 1112 West Twelfth Street. Permanent office: 633 New Hamshire St., Lawrence, Kas. The Capital Pharmacy dispenses cool soda water. Call when you want to be refreshed. NOTICE. District Household of Ruth No. 12, will meet July 16-18 at Salina, Kans. All households that have not elected them delegates, will please do so at once, and send the name in to D. W. R. Letitia Carson, 125 Buchanan street, Topeka, Kansas. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Flemming Scott Roath, Defendant. The above named defendant will take notice that he has been sued in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansar, for divorce by the plaintiff herein named, upon the grounds of desertion for a period of more than one year, and that unlees he answer said petition on or before the 8th day of July, 1907, judgment will be rendered as prayed for in said petition and granting the plaintiff an absolute divorce from him, the said defendant. MARY ELIZABETH ROATH Plaintiff. Attest: R. L. THOMAS, [SEAL] Clerk Dist. Court. First published May 24th 1907. WESTERN UNIVERSITY. WESTERN UNIVERSITY. The Great Educational Institution for Kansas and the West DEPARTMENTS---Theological, College, Normal, Sub-Normal and State Normal. ```markdown ``` Leading and Best Industrial School of the west SHELTON FRENCH,A.M.,Acting Pres. Phone: Office Bell West 1423. Residence Bell West 15 courses Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Musical (Instrumental and Vocal), including piano, organ and harmony, Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Printing and Book-Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Typewriting, Tailoring, Dreesmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Laundering, Farming and Gardening. LEE'S, Store Quindaro, Kansas. Advantages Splendid Location, I Good Influences and Thorough Splendid Location, Healthful Climate, Good Influences and Thorough Teachers. Information For terms, prices and all inducements offered, write to Miss Minnie Morton Johnson, a beautiful young lady of Iola, made her debut into society a few weeks ago. Her parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Johnson, of the A M. E. church, entertained about fifty guests at Grooms hall, which was beautifully decorated with pink and white carnations. Ice cream, cake and coffee were served. Music was furnished by Orchard Bros.' orchestra. Several out of town guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Newman and Mesdames Reeves and Grubbs assisted. PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Anna B. Hunter. Plaintiff. vs Elijah Hunter. Defendant. The said defendant, Elijah Hunter, is hereby notified and required to take notice that he has been sued in the above said Court in an action for divorce by the plaintiff, Anna B. Hunter, and that he must appear, plead or answer, on or before the 26th day of July, 1907, or the petition filed in the above said suit will be taken as true and judgment rendered according to the prayer of the same Attorney 11 P II ANNA B. HUN 11 First published June 7th, 07 PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Bertha Coon, Plaintiff. vs No. 24,428. Per Lee Coon, Defendant. The above-named defendant will take notice that he has been saed in the District Court of Shawnee County, by the plaintiff herein, upon the grounds of drunkenness and extreme cruelty, and that unless he answer the said petition on or before the 8th day of July, 1907, judgment will be rendered as prayed for in said petition, granting the plaintiff an absolute divorce from the said defendant. BERTHA COON. (SEAL.) Plaintiff. Attest. R. I. THOMAS. Clerk of the District Court. First published May 24th, 1907. VERY LOW RATES TO NEW ORLEANS The National Baptist Publishing Board has succeeded, after months of liberal and constant communication with every general passenger agent of every road in the four passenger associations, in having two of the largest ones announce an exceedingly low rate as follows for the Sunday School Congress. Excursion rate for the Sunday School Congress at New Orleans has been announced for the Southwestern Passenger Association, which includes that territory lying south of Missouri, and west of the Mississippi, comprising southern Kansas, Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas and southern Louisiana. The fare will be one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip The rate for the Southeastern Association, which is that territory lying south of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi and south of the Potomac, has been announced for the Sunday School Congress as one fare plus 25 cents for the round trip. The tickets will be on sale in both associations June 24 and 25 good to return on leaving New Orleans up to and including midnight July 1, which is Monday NEW LODGE OF ELKS Riverside lodge of the Independent Benevolent Order of the Elks of the World, the first colored Elks lodge in the city was organized last evening, in the colored Masonic meeting rooms in Rock Island, I W. Warden, the assistant grand organizer of Chicago, organized the new lodge. The new order is about three years old, and this is the second lodge in the state of Iowa. About 80 members were initiated last evening, and several are expected to come in this evening, raising the number to 80. The purpose of the order is the intellectual and moral advancement of the members. The following are the officers who were elected Exalted Kaler, M. Swaler; esseemed leading knight, A. Wilson; esteemed loyal knight, B. Walker; zoner guard. Will Neward; tyler, Ohas. Bradford; secretary, James Toliver; treasurer, H. G Merchant obsaplain, Eugene Richardson; require, W. W. Porter.—The Iowa Bystander. TARKWELL BANQUET AT PERRY The good cupressof Perry and the members of New Prospect Baptist Church assembled at Talhafetto Hall on the evening of June 1st to participate in a banquet given in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Wm. F. Lake. The writer witnessed a table running the entire length of the hall and filled with all the delicacies of the season. The repast was served in four courses and the vandals made more palatable by the rendition of sweet music tendered by Miss Louzatta Smith. Master of Ceremonies Deson C F Johnson then proposed a toast "Our Pastor" responded to by Prof. H. H. Haley, "Our City" responded to by Rev Lake, "Our Church" responded to by Mrs. Lake. After listening to many words of commendation, we enjoyed many games until the small hours of the night All retired to their homes with hearts filled with praise to the promoter Sister Bettie Stinson, Carter, Abbot, Johnson, Massy, it was a universal prayer that they may live long and perform similar deeds of usefulness. Trustees of Howard University Meet The annual meeting of the board of trustees of Howard University was held yesterday in the office of the president. There was a large attendance of members, among them being Chief Justice Peelle, Bishop Tanner of Philadelphia, Mr Cuno H. Rudolph, Justice I H Anderson, the Rev D F I Grunke, Mr. John F Cook and Mr. W. V. Cox To fill the vac cancy occasioned by the death of the Rev. Dr. Tennis S. Hamlin, who for a number of years had been president of the board, and for nearly one year acting president of the university, Judge Job Barnard was unanimously chosen. He took the chair and presided over the meeting. For many years Judge Barnard has been identified with the university, sympathize with the high aims and great work in oferm the opportunities of them in academic and professional education the color profession was accepted our election The report of the secretary and treasurer showed the institution to be in a flourishing condition The past year it was shown, has been one of the most prosperous in its history. The attendance in all departments has advanced to over 1000 and there is a net advance in receipts from incidentals, room rent, etc. of over 7,000 The report of President Wilbur Patterson Thurkield, I.L. D., referred briefly to the fact he entered upon his duties September 1 last and that through the cooperation of the board, the faculties and even the study body, the year has been one marked by harmony, mutual good will, progress, prosperity and peace. "I have answered your call and undertaken this task," President Thirkield said, "with that sense of a call and a mission which has marked in a peculiar way my life and work since I laid down my chosen work in a city pulpit nearly a quarter of a century ago and entered upon my mission for a needy and aspiring race in the southlahn. The report sets forth his high estimate of the place and mission of Howard University and the educational ideals that should mark its life and work. "Standing as it does in the capital of the nation, and related to the government as it is, it seems to me that it should become the great national university for colored people of this and neighboring lands, and in its organization and work should stand as the center and culmination of the entire system of schools for colored youth throughout the nation. My conviction is that to this board of trustees is committed one of the most noble and responsible tasks given to any educational board in the nation, and one that is worthy of their highest thought and noblest purpose, as this institution has in it the power to largely shape and direct the life of the ever-increasing millions of a great race who will always constitute an integral part of our national life. The State Sunday-School Convention and B. Y. P. U state convention will hold their annual session at the Shiloh Baptist church, Topeka, Kans, June 18-21, 1907. The Sunday-schools will elect their delegates and send their names to the corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. L. Grant, 1964 North Fourth street, Kansas City, Kans. This request is made that the local Sunday school will be prepared to care for all who wish to attend the convention. The Capital City is making great preparations to royally entertain the Sunday school workers of the state. An outing will be arranged for all who wish to see the city on Saturday. There will be special features all the week. Let all the good Christian workers of the state "Come, for all things are ready." H I MONROE, President MRS W. I. GRANT Sec'y. 127, LR HOJUKA { 7 10 10 A M 128, LR HOJUKA { 12 10 6 P M 129, Phoos 06 { 7 10 10 P M J. M. JAMISON, M.D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Examining Physician of the Knights and Ladies State Special Attention to diseases of women and private diseases JOB and Residence. BJT MADISON GREER U. D. Davidson Company ```markdown ``` Wholesale and retail human hair dealers. Wigs $15 per dozen or $375 each and up$ switches $4 per dozen or 75c and up, kinky hair, wavy hair, straight hair, dark brown and jet black colors. Money must accompany all mail orders 1403 Calhoun Street. Fort Worth, Texas TO WHOM II I MAJOR CURRY My ap- lation for a permit to so firstinstating square according law, and Kansas Avenue the thir ward of the city of Topeka is now one in the office of the probate judge of Shawne- county, Kansas. The hearing of the same is org for Monday at 10 o'clock in July 1919. O. A TAYLOR, M. D. ICIAN AND SUBGON Calls answered day and night Office Hours {2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. Residence 1533 Van Buren CALL FOR A SOLUMN CONCLAVE To the Citizens of the State of Missouri: On February 13th, 1907, fifty delegates, representing ten counties and the largest cities in the state, assembled in the State House in Jefferson City to enter their protest against the separate car law, which had already passed the State Senate, and to appeal to the reason, liberality and good judgment of the railroad committee and other members of the House of Representatives who were present, to keep the proposed bill from becoming a law. We are thankful to say that the better judgment of that body presailed and we have been spared the humiliation to which our people are subjected in many of the other states. The success which attended our efforts upon this occasion indicates clearly, that with organization throughout the state and discreet management, we can is much toward creating a healthy public opinion in regard to all matters bearing upon the interests of our race The Negro is under criticism, he needs defense; his civil and political rights are in jeopardy; he needs protection. For these reasons the delegation adopted a resolution while assembled in the A M E. church, Jefferson City, Mo., February 13th, 1907, instructing the president and secretary of that gathering to invite a solemn convocation of the people of Missouri through their representatives, for the purpose of considering the advisability of a permanent organization The meeting is hereby called to convene in St Louis Mt. opening in Central Baptist church, July 10th at 9 a.m. and closing in St Paul A. M. E. church, July 11th. All religious denominations, educational institutions, charitable associations, secret societies, and any other organizations in the state not included in this number are requested to send at least one delegate from each city, community and prescinct to be present at all convention at the time her designate. ABRAHAM GRANT, President GLOREl E. STEVENS, Holly Butke L. Russell Hampton Va Baker T. Washington Juskege Ma William H. Jatt Washington D.C George Loster Petbals New York City Anrew Carnegie, New York City Rober R. Morton Hampton, Va James C. Napier Nashville Lenn. Virginian Grant Kansas City, Kan James H. Dillar, New Orleans La Lalett Williams Philadelphia Pa Robert L. Smith Paris Texas David C. Barrows Athens Ga Robert C. Ogden New York City Walter H. Page New York City Boston to Path Birmingham Aa George M. Annis New York Cr Sr. Miree Richmond, Va Paint yourself some pretty soft pillows and paint for others. I teach you by man for 41. Give you full instructions Something new, send today THE J. H. ART CO., 110 Campbell Street, Iola, Kansas Get Busy The Afro-American WILL GET We are sending hundreds of to good positions in and out of the We are Headquarters for Rel women coming to Kansas City sho always want for com connect, and can accommodate HELP SENT TO AL WHEN TRANSPORTATION Main Office S. E. Cor BELL PHONE EAST Branch Office No. HOME PHONE MAIN KANSAS CITY. National Life Insur The Knights Prote Authorized to do bus State. We issue policies create a reserve fund to loa accident benefits while you United States should carr benefited. Busy If You Want Work American Employment Agency WILL GET YOU A JOB Many hundreds of competent colored men and women and out of the city. Parters for Reliable Negro Help. Colored men and Kansas City should come direct to our office, as we should for competent help. We have a Hotel in accommodate you until you get a situation. MENT TO ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ORTATION IS FURNISHED. Gee S. E. Corner Eighteenth and Paseo PHONE FAST 501 HOME PHONE MAIN 621 Office No. 1, 1005 M'Gee Street PHONE MAIN 221 HELL PHONE MAIN 421 Y, MISSOURI. National Negro Insurance Co. Rights @ Ladies Protection Loved to do business under the laws of the due policies from $75 to $1,000. We are fund to loan to memburs. Sick and while you live. Every Negro in the should carry a policy with us and be Get Busy If You Want Work The Afro-American Employment Agency WILL GET YOU A JOB We are sending hundreds of competent colored men and women to good positions in and out of the city. We are Headquarters for Reliable Negro Help. Colored men and women coming to Kansas City should come direct to our office, as we always have a demand for competent help. We have a Hotel in connection, and can accommodate you until you get a situation. HELP SENT TO ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHEN TRANSPORTATION IS FURNISHED. National Negro Life Insurance Co. The 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 loan to memburs. Sick and accident benefits while you live. Every Negro in the United States should carry a policy with us and be benefited. P.C. THOMAS. Nail Sec. New and Hand Goo Furniture, Stoves, So Gas Fitting, Etc., bough We do Gas Fitting, All Work Guaranteed. and Second Goods , Stoves, Second Hand Clothing, ing, Etc., bought, sold and exchanged. Gas Fitting, Repairing and Uphol- Guaranteed. New and Second Hand Goods Furniture, Stoves, Second Hand Clothing, Gas Fitting, Etc., bought, sold and exchanged. Wo Do Gas Fitting, Repairing and Uphol-All Work Guaranteed. 11 N. WASHINGTON AVE., IOLA, KAS PHONE 360. 211 N. WASH NOTICE PHONE 860. 211 N. WASHINGTON AVE., IOLA, KAS To the 18 000 Kansas Baptists: On June 18-20 the State B. Y. P. U. and Sunday-school convention will meet at Shiloh Baptist church, Topeka, Kans. The said annual meetings have been looked forward to from year to year as the greatest coming together of young people of our race in Kansas. Each year adds a new interest. Already the members have made this their watchword: "On to Topeka in June. They are coming from the four corners of our Baptist home. Last year we did well. But this year it seems to be a universal Kansas spirit to do more than ever before For it is plainly seen that the more we do only enables us to see the great need of a greater work. The officers of both departments, together with the members, have labored hard this year, and I hereby ask that we come together at the appointed time to talk of our past labor and to bring in the sheaves for the Master's use also to formulate plans for the future. The officers of the B. V. P. U. decided to have at Topeka a state banner. It will be given to the union sending the most money above the representation fee of $300. Let every local union send in the names of their delegates not later than the 4th of June, because immediately after said date the program will be made of those who send in their names. If you fail to send your name to me, don't say I should have known you would be there. Send all communications to Norris L. Stokes, Cor. Sec'y and State organ- 174r, Chanute, Kans. REV. MATT. S. JONES, Pres. HATTIE BROWN, Rec. Sec'y. Kallithrix Parlor HAIR GOODS, HAIR ORNAMENTS, NEW POMPA-DOURS, SWITCHES, WIGS, AND FRIZZES OF ALL KINDS A NICE HINE OF TOILET WATER AND PERTUMES F. J. Weaver. Bonded by the Metropolitan Surety Co J. JOHNSON Proprietor. NOTICE CONCLUSION. MRS. M. L. FIELD 819 KANSAS AVE. Alfred Rivers. Reference: Missouri Saving Bank. J. W. ANDERSON Plumber. To My Patrons You will find ARTIST O.J. BROOKS at 731 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kas., in the same old town that he has lived for 10 years last October. He moved last month to new quarters a few doors west of the post office. I thank my friends and good patrons for their large patronage that made the rooms too small 1512 to hold my business. I have tried hard to give you an honest deal in every picture that I have painted or drawn for you, as a satisfied patron is the best advertisement a man can have in business. Owing to the fact that the artist I had with me 4 years was forced to leave me last December; leaves an opening in in my studio for a first-class lady portrait artist. I pay the studio price paid by other places, and will advance transportation from any part of the United States to my studio, to one who can prove to me in advance that they are real and truly an artist. ARIST O. J. BROOKS, 731 Minnesota Ave., KANSAS CITY, - KANSAS. A YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNGRESS. The Young People Literary Congress of the Fifth Episcopal District of the A. M. E. church will convene in its second annual session on Thursday morning, July fourth, '97, at St. John church, Topeka, Kans. BISHOP A. GRANI, President. J. C. CARDWELL, Dist. Sec'y. For information regarding accommodations, etc., address J. E. EOWARDS, 511 W. Seventh street, Topeka. TO TOPEKA SUBSCRIBES A great many of our subscribers in the city are in arrears, and we would be pleased to have them call 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. Do you Want to buy a home? Want to buy a farm? Want to rent? Want papers drawn, or acknowlledged? Want a loan on your property? Want to exchange city property for splendid farms in Central and Western Kansas? Call on or write J. H. CHILDERS, Salesman with the Benedict Real Estate Co., 629 Kansas ave J. W. Voohie's Restaurant I also carry a fine line of GROCERIES and MEATS. Give me a share of your trade. State:Avenue Kansas City, K nea Home one 806 West. FOR SALE—At Muskogee, I. 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Write us at anytime you wish to get Rooms. # ATCHISON, KANS. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Claggett of Kansas C'v, spent the past week in the city visiting relatives. We have two farmers who are open rivals. Prot. W. E. Gray and Rev. William Smothers. Their farms touch each other, and you can find them most any time trying hard to coax their respective crops. We shall watch the agriculturist. Dr. Grant Harvey of Lawrence made a visit to the Soldiers' Orphans' home Tuesday. Rev. A. M. Ward of Kansas City, Kansas visited our city Monday. Many of his old friends were glad to see A. M. Mr. James Finney departed this life Tuesday. He leaves a wife and friends to mourn his death. More colored men are needed at the coal mine, for they are not keeping up their half in numbers. The time is near at hand when the Negro farmer will look down with disgust on the average city Negro. Those on the farm elbow their white neighbors. The majority of those in the city says, "Give me good time with as much earnestness as a good Christian says 'Give me Jesus, and you may have all the world'." The white people sneer and laugh at the good timer. We find Mrs. Bel'e Murray's visit to Lawrence was principally in seeing the high school and state University. Miss Nannie Parrott, one of the teachers, has the right idea and practice. She is accumulating property. * ST. JOHN, KANS. Rev. Ramsey and wife have returned from Winfield and report a good time. The best meeting he ever attended since he has been in the ministry. All the ministers of the district are present except one. All charges were reported in fair condition. Miss Chana Goff of Wichita, who is here with her graudmother, is still on the mend. Our schools have closed with two colored pupils promoted to the high school, Elsie Scott and Ulysses Bowen. Ollie Robinson and her sister in law, Evaline, got up a surprise party on her husband. Those present from St John were Harrison, Myrtle and Lenora Tyler, Ulysses, Event and John Bowen and their sisters, Lucy, Rosetta and Bertka Bowen. From near Hudson, Mr. Robinson's family, Mr. Walker's and the Williams'. Ice cream, cake and nuts were served. They report a fine time. Miss Josie Walker is canvassing the county for a fine book, "Ten Books in One." She is having fine success. A month ago she closed a very successful school in Oklahoma. James Scott is still working at Macksville. He was home recently to visit home folks. George Hetton is in Wichita. He has a position at the packing house Mildred Tyler is visiting her sister, Ollie Robinson, near Hudson. The A. M. E. church is preparing for a grand time Children's Day. Everybody is invited. A nice program will be rendered. Warner Tyler of Cowper College took another prize at the college, a ten dollar note, in an oratorical contest His subject was "The Race Problem." Mr. Joe Martin was visiting in the hills this week. Charles Martin was on the streets yesterday. SCRIPTURES MADE PLAIN It is wrong to drink wine in the church or out. Now I hope to make this plain to you Noah got drunk on wine and caused shame on his family. Please read Gen. 9th chap. 19, 20 21 ver. Also read Gen. 19th chap.. 30 33 ver. We are told here how Lot's daughters took the advantage of their father by giving him wine. Now will take notice what she did and what she knew, would give her the advantage of her father. Wine belongs to the Devil and his followers; and they always use wine when they want to do some wrong thing. I say yes. PUBLICATION NOTICE No. 24,364 In the District Court of Shawnee County. Kansas. Julia A. Perkins. Plaintiff, vs Thomas Perkins, Defendant, State of Kansas in said defendant: You are hereby notified that you have been sued in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, by the above named plaintiff, Julia A. Perkins, whose petition in said case was filed in said court on the 1st day of April, A. D., 1907, that unless you answer said petition or appear herein on or before the 17th day of May, 1907, the allegationsin said petition will be taken a true and a judgment rendered against you divorcing said plaintiff from you and for other proper relief stated in said petition. JULIA A. PERKINS, Pflf. J. J. KING, AU. J. J. KING, AU'S Attest: R. L. THOMAS. Clerk District Court. First published April 5th., 1907 Modern, Convenient. Centrally located The Albany Hotel SANFORD W. KING, Prop. Rates $5 to $7 per week. Special arrangements for U.S. Home Phone No 18 PACIFIC SPRINGS MO BOB ROSS, Prex ARTHUR HARRIS, N AL. ROSS, Prex Business Mar . Home Phone Main Tel. Phone All Man. OLYMPIC CLUB. Chris. Smith ... Sam Yarbrough N. C. Petitman I. D. Lippon James Sprangles A. L. Reynolds William Locly Lou Lewis And she carried out her plan through wine. So will every one that uses wine. I say it is wrong every time I open my mouth, yes, a thousand times it is. And some men have the impudence to say it is Christ's blood. Now, how am I to believe you? As God says, it is the Devil's poison. Read Deut. 32nd chap. 32, 33, 31 v. Read Rev. 12 chap. 3-9 v. Here you will find that Dragon and the Devil, is the same man. If wine is the Dragon's poison, it is the Devin's, also. Preachers, read God's word more closely in the future than you have in the past. The prophet Isaiah spoke as though a man was blind if he gave the people wine; and he also spoke of blind shepherds, and said they could no understand. Read Isaiah 56th chap. 9-12 v. over the wine batore we take it." Sir, I will help you all I can. The Bible says "There is a way that seemeth right to man, but the end thereof is death." Now, God told Aa.on not to drink wine; and put death for the penalty for it if he did. And Isaiah said they shall not drink wine with a song. And all of you wine drinkers sing when you take wine. It is very strange to me why the leaders cannot lead the people two or three months, without giving them wine. Moses was a leader for God, and led the people forty years without giving wine. Read Deut. 29th chap., 5 v. Yes, don't drink wine with a song. It is exactly what the Bible says. Read Isaiah 24th chap., 9th v. Now, gird up your loins, like men, and answer me if you can. But remember, I will not take your chin music for anything. You must bring me Bible doctrine or keep your little doctrine up your sleeves. Where is your proof for giving wine, and who told you to give it? Where is your proof for the Missionary Baptist church, and who built that kind of a church? Now, as this is the snake's head, I will not mention the other names, or the names of the other churches. Where is your proof? Telling the sinner to pray, and who told you to tell him? Where is your proof for calling him to a mourner's bench? Where is your proof for praying long prayers and who told you to pray long prayers since Christ came? Now Christ did speak a word about long prayers, but I notice he threatened damnation on long prayers. Please read Luke 20th chap. 47 v Where is your proof for the same body of members paying three preach ers in one year! Allow me to make this plain; I understand the b'shope get certain amounts, presiding elders get certain amounts and the little preacher in charge—he comes last, he and the church's expenses. All of this out of the same body of members, All you can say about this is this Well. Dallas, you have not got any thing to do about what people give for the Bible says, God loves the cheerful giver." Yes sir, I know that, too, and I know Paul spoke of the giver, not the payer. You say they owe it, and Paul says God loves a cheerful giver. Wait! I see you now in plain figures. Malachi says "Will a man rob Godt" Preacners, you had better get to the real teachings of God's word, and stay. Where is your proof, scripturally, for any other Baptist but John the Baptist. They cut his head off in those days, and the Bible don't give any more account of him as a Baptist. Here is an other thing, I want you to know that John the Baptist was protected from wine by an angel from Heaven. Here we're told he shall not drink wine nor strong drink. For satisfaction to the readers of The PHIANDALER, real I like 1st chap., 14-15 v. Christ would not drink wine on the cross. I refer you to Mark 15th chap., 17 v. Now, we will sing this song that "somebody is Wrong About the Bible." Untime teaching makes untrue people. All those washing to hear me preach may come over on Thirteenth and Chandler streets, or write me at 1205 Washington ave. D. LAE L. CHILDREN E. M. D. Topeka, Kans. Topeka Most Heartily Welcomes the Coming Meeting. Will Do More Than Her Share to Make the Topeka Meeting the Best in the History of the Organization. The National Negro Business League of which Barker I Washington is president will hold its eighth annual session in Iupoka Kansas the year the dates having been fixed for August 14 15 and 16. It is the first time in the history of the organization that it has seen fit to hold a session so far west as Kansas This league as it generally known is composed of many of the last most important and industrious men and women of the race, and we may say that in a large measure represents the wealth, business, women and intelligence of the race. And when we say intelligent we do not mean to connue the terms to itsrary attunments. But we can that class of men and women of things who accomplish something for the mislead and are a living and poetical example to the commercial and business world that could be well complained of. Men and women of every highland are represented in the great corporation of industry that is now just before the first time, the blood and inviting plains of historic Kansas. Largely the majority of these settling will come from the North West and North some as delegates and many as friends of the League will make the trip to see the West as a matter of our hosts and national pleasure. The intention will be large a large say the largest in the history of the League in print of delegates enrolled. What will the West do for what extent will we contribute to this splendid galaxy of the commercial and business world. Is it not the most important moment to place ourselves favourably before those of the more distant parts who are soon to become our guests. it will be a splendid opportunity for the North South, East and West to touch the cord of common brotherhood and for three days drink from the same mountain that will be filled with the lore of economy, thrift and industry. There has never been a time in the history of the Republic when there was a greater necessity for a common understanding—an understanding as to the best methods of making a life worth living. Of making a life not only con- mitable to ourselves or our own countrys but to the world. The program for this session will be tipe with good thoughts thoughts which when once shipped will take root and send forth a hundred fold. The benefits to be derived from this meeting especially by the West is invaluable. He portunity will not, unless we begin at once look in and attend it just in the end therefore that we in the West especially may be able to grant and hold all the benefits that are to be derived from the meeting, it is urged that in our communities is and our tri-alker League - business Men's League—be organized and delegate be elected at once to attend this meeting. and all business men and women put forth every possible method to be in at tendance and heat the program The committee on transportation is assured of a rate of rent over one and one third taxes for the round trip for the benefit of those who may evict them of the opportunities Ipokka most heartily extends to all her warmest and best right hand The necessary committees have been appointed and ample accommodations for all will be provided A most hearty reception will be extended Further information will be given by addressing Ipokka only first the president National Business League at 111 West 14th street, Ipokka, Kansas BAS HOLY CHIM REV. C. FISHBACK SON GIV. L. E. EWARDS DD CHR. TAYLOR HOF I. LOURDIREE. Committee CENTRALIA, KANSAS A young man and his nephew sit that kind of the great A young woman and long hand attend of the attending at Natlahia last Sunday. Mr. Joshua Horns attended the De- nation day meetings last week. He was accompanied by Mr. Noel Holliday. Lew on arrival of Lowe's pet had his interesting person here last sum of the last week. Dawn your work in the evening to a good crowd Johnson got tired of batching or went to Kansas City to visit his wife. He stopped in McHenson's day his time home. Miss Nannie Shannon run in from Lepid to just work when she has been in several months. Mr. Aaron Hold has to Summ of his working in the office of works. Mr. Joseph Worsley will find his work in Masses Joseph will find his work will take the third of the day in Mr. perpetual Saturday night hours. A notice of attendance at the meeting of the society. Miss Mildred Brown lived on May 24th Mr. John Krown and sister Mr. W. Montgomery Mr. Mike Johnson Mr. Chambers Krown and sister Mrs. Brown Mr. H. Johnson spent a few hours in the train station Sunday the guest Mr. Montgomery and for the Mrs. George Brown and daughter serve superior to the lady next night. The Sunday school has charged the hour from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Every body invited. Mister Fellow Brown is spending the week with his uncle John Ward. TONGANOXIE, KANSAS Pow barns returned home Saturday from a trip to Lowworth where attended the executive board meeting of the northeastern district which was held with the Sunflower Poplar club. Rev. W. Hirms the pastor of his people deserve much credit for the manner in which they cared for the servants at the ford. Pow barns reported having a good meeting in spite of the bad weather. The first New York edition of this publication paid us a visit last week. Mr. Clark which here did some business in getting a few more new subscribers for his valuable paper. Mr. L. Howe entertained Mr. Clark while here. We are always glad to have such men as Mr. Clark and our two men we will pay to the engraver. Here are some things here to us to understand yet. It required some time for us to learn to say goodbye to these men, to cover the present issue, to many other works we are to understand. The value we feel is bution. Now we are given and not there are some the so that we are not understand to a which. We stand that Sunday is really a shop that fish play ball and not to go to chat but every where we accept the church. We understand that the nation this means to have a person and a dame get drunk and we have except to the grass of it. We have got a rain that the day not people to show our respect to the dead. The Wise Man said that right consists in allthat a nature but sin is a respect to any people. 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