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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. 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! . * "vs is Neste musical sil a t's x a La me » mo ag ae ; * é < / \ f ‘ ‘ ey ae wring. 7 P POW al siggy e: Mera K i ; EE = 9 i Wires — t Me Se WIS. Bead wis x scenery ’ ‘ x ge See wis . fo ¥ 7 r aS ane Ul! Fn r s Miss MARI or TART ING a ? AnnRESS: M IC DI The Plaindealer THE PLAPNDLALER PB Co prbserma ft SICK CHILES, Editor and Mana ger Shee be tbo duet sess, 5 . Sta Matthey Breve the vog Bebered at th Post Mee at de ns tse os Malt Matua cial on FRIDAYS IUNE 7 1 A Texas ohter sho hel Deen handed a laren by three cf his subscuibers rent eich one of them weird heaing the following insenptians To three of my delimynent aub- seribere, One of them winds | eT wall pay Sauumday night fT hve.’ He's deth Anotha | rad: bee yor tomorrow.” | He's bird. stillanothcr sad | ‘Lhope to pay youthiw week, | orgotohelh’ He's gone” | a ee < Seren eter emer’ We have travcled nearly all over the state dumhyg the past few months and find a strong sentiment growing in favor of Gaenty, dternidey, of Bourbon coqnty for govegnor, The Ke- *publicans of Kansas would make mp nustake, yn.selecting Mr. Horniday,-as heas oot mixed up with any faction, He isa clean, streightforward business man, and his high integrity, great business abslity and clean record eminently qual.nes him to con- duct the affairs ~f this state tn a manner that woull serve asa guide for cther states to follow. There is also some talk of J RK Burrews in the Wifth ant! Sixth districts, He stands well and may be a formable candi- date. We look for the attention A the whole state to be attracted to these two men BISHOP GRANT IN TOPEKA 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 sure soundings and spoke very en- ccuragingly of the future of the school, He visited the state hu.se, anda Kansas City Journal rep- resentative asked him who the colored people favored {or presi- dent. The Bishop said the question was out of reason as the white people would cppose any candidate that was too friendly to the Negro if it was the HIS high class musical gem wae awarded the firet prize at the last reeeion of the Inter-State I Literary Aeeociation, at St. Jozeph, Mo., laet Christmas, It has been engraved and pub. lished Ly the beet Boston music printers, and 18 now being sold to anxious, eager Negro boss and girls, men and women who play the piano in all parts of these Weetern States. TO EDUCATE, AND NOT TO MAKE MONEY! Prof, R. G. Jackson, director of Music Department and Prof, Albert Rosa, director of Businesa Course department offered last year their fret creation, “) Western LU" to the western people, and it «cored a magniticent trimmph, This year, this secon ereition so clasig im ite refinement. eo <uperior in ite melody, is winning the hearte of 1 critical and discerning public, In presenting thie original vomporition of surpassing worth and indisidaal euperionte there two realons workers who ire ever promoting young Negro talent and eveeption vbility, have ton prompted by tnoble deme to pat ferwarditenly that wht. his the characte ities of NOVELTY and INTRINSIC excellence. AMOST APPROPRIATE GIFT From motter to ecs,ett s~ 80 eee erty 8! One ba Keathan, feeb to wife ind lover to eweetheart, Ih tery renaeren epcnteroprema et mearo onarcies, wchoole ind ntertamments trom Chietgo ta sta Mrincucejaunbeatte Paaweiee, ever Tails Society ard guitifty he yaay' wl gyee them full yaa naetnin sor chetr liberal pratranage ant wert rove CrUrt aad MAILORDERS | St ante uo whattowa poate send TODAY ued we will mat to apy address you lesie. t copy of th « sterling prod ction aban umtemal rite fr educational purporen, half pree Voter copy nthe tae reatione fit 2h. ————— °-DADTAALCAT w . wok nw). UV. we oF nap wee A Bad Sign | ‘Saviour himself, He said tha Fairbanks was the logical can. didate, that he had known hin for years, and believed him te be fair and jnst and that the Republican party could name no Stronger man. Outside of Pres- ident Koosevelt, Bishop Grant is more sought after and drawn upon more than any other }Amenican white cr blach. He was selected as one af the trustee's of the Jeans’ milhoo dollar fund. The beard which is composed of Bonker T. Wash- ington, Andrew Carnegia, Sec- retary Tatt, Geo. F Peabody and many vther distinguished men, meets in New York this week, Sishop Grant will also address the businces men of Meridian, Muss., sometime dur- ing the summer, ~The: Fifth Emscopal district Will move as a unit to have the Bishop returned to the Wet. We hope the cther states will) concede this ene special favor to us Bishop Grant has started a work that hus not yet been com pleted and it is for the good of the race that he remain and! complet what has been land out upon the trestle boar] In ws cditcrial last week we spohe of sclecting teachers in the public schol, We had in mind a school in Southern Kansas where a teacher has been the cause of cunsilerable troub!s among the best cvlored people inthe community, She has been carrying lies to a superintendent upon whose head she will soon bring everlasting shame and dis grace. We know her reputation and will prove every assertion atthe proper time. The docu- ments are in our possession, and Mi she is permutted to remain, we will use them ‘The .ndicteut of tre pres dent of the Metropohtan Lte Ins rance company, Join Ro Hegeman, for forgery and perjury snoald be an ohect ‘eteon to the people im the West Instead of sending money Eset fcr these sharke to revel 1a 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 ita 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 | \ l f C d i Mrs. Lucinda Johnsen, of Fish Creek, Wis, writes: “I suffered for fourteen (14) years with frregue larity, causing great palo. At last | ted Cardul, and now | am cured.” At all druggists, tn $1 bottles, WRITE US A LETTER LE UD EE recor ot onan Cee ates aad trees nil we sone TO. fae nese kites y AbrsasTauts Alstsry Depts” The Chattanor ga Mediire Con Chattanooga, Tenne = squander by grafting the poor oat of chetr earnings, by chargsng bh gh aml extortionate premiums ¢n inscrance policies, it 1s far better to 10.n .ceal companies a: Jess rate art red ta,e and more bene‘t tothe policy ho'der When will the people of the Wes: learn to etay by the West? ATCHISON, EAN The great Trip Around shi World,” at the Ebeneezer Baptist church, Wedneeday evening, June 12, by the Atchison Globe's mur brilliant and leane 1 editor, 2. W Howe will be a notable evant. Mr, Howe shows unite al kindness iF patving this lecture aithoit bare, Solely forthe venutit of the cwlurce people's Gharch. ft asl be al ¢- trited with {moving p.ctures, We will wire see a crowdal house Wats ‘ol ‘o El, Howe! | Mee Viola Willams went to Omaha lst week, for in indctinite stay. | Vrof, HO, Flesker ma bry man now, Heise werrtoga Labor Union badge, One of bis bygh qualities wy he re notafrard te work hiv hin de as well t4 his heal and therefore he wotnhhe many ashe sear gol clothes, Mrs Elmers BlgiteSluan went eutwoherfthe’s, Mr daw 5 ow, frem on Welme lay. co regain ber bealth Mre Muy Ritelae entere | Math et WMorpatatl a Leavenworth, Lise Ties diy Rev, Wa, Bech im, of Nashsille, Venn » Fad eecresary of the Bapurt Pabhebing House, preated at the Ebeneecer Uaptiet oh arch, Thurrday evening and wae te eet of the bone af Mre, Calle Preston Mnece Olivia Paytou and Vola Herndon of st. Joseph, were the “uerte Of Mien Virginia St C'arr, on Saturday and Sunday, who enter- tained im their honor at jrogrererye whist on Saturday aftercoon, Murs Uerndon won tret prize acd Mine Lallan Cunningkam the seeond Mire Sina Fergueon of Omaha, hae Leen viesting ber brother Charles fora week and will return heme on Wednoday evaring, | The Knights of Tabor eacureon to Leavenworth on Decoration Day waw a great eucceas, ‘The excurm Joniets report h good time, Ore Atchinvon preacher went aft in eetlo~s Hulaeey me W. W. CALDWELL, Physician and Surgeon. Vines: teh “Vitice teat “Ree tete inte Bt hanes Ave OLE R Ash ANS AS ———— er Klott, the we cream vendor, for hie open disctumination avainet tke raceat hix Bain Openinge, Watch the Negroes buy cream of him just the same. He isa white man, you know; and the |Negroce only git really insulted at each ether, for the mort fivolous thing, HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURL EE en a en OE a rare 'ynd attended to some bneness af- faire.” <i ee | doorge Hurne, of Murehall, Mo., wae in the city last Thureday, ' | Prof J, H, Wilhame in organizs tng the U. 1B, F, order here, laet weeh, succeeded im wettire thirty members, Mie. Prince Pidddwof Leasngton, Mo, wa Leve lart Tharrday, William Barne wd wife rpent sag lay on Blickbirn, Mu. | Mesers. Vernon, Mondsy ind Harrison Morgan, of near My view, spent Sanday cere, visiting, Mr, Hattie Me Lennin if Sheer al, Kans,, wae bere on iast Sunday, viviting iedativer, | Mre, Mollie Mackey, uf Kansas City, Mo,, war m the city last Sars day, ,vietting, Mrs, Fred Harton qe etal! very ill. Mires Lula Howard, of Sweet >prings, Mo., changed cars kere fo Mt Leonard, Mo., on laet Tueeday. She had been eutdenly called there on account of a wetous accident te ;her brother, Mrs, Louiea Stewart, of Dover, Mo, 1 10 the city vieiting relatives, Mre, Dora Johneon, suean|New. Vil and Prof, CU, E, Johneon, our former school teachere, were re tlected for the reas term, | WEIR CITY, KANSAS, Maes Emma Wilkins of Mfontgoa.s ery, Ala,, who bas been vieiting her wsier, Mra, Patty Goodwin, {cr the last eiz montbe, returned Lome on HONORARY MUSIC TEACHER PATRONS. Prof. N. Clark Smith, Chicago, 212, M, Gertrude Jackson, Chicago, 2L, Prof, Will Blue, St. Louis, Mo, Madame E. B, Harrison, St. Louis Mo. Prof, Desdune, Omaha, Neb, Mise Flora Cassels, Omaha, Neb, . Mies Ahse Thompson, Muscatine, Towa, Misa Bertha Allen, Des Moines, Iowa. Miss Efizabeth Bell, St. Joseph, Mo. Mra. J. C. Caldwell, St. Joseph, Mo, Madame Mattie L, Teeters, Sedalia, no, * * Miss Vinita Barnett, Jopho, Mo. Miss Daisy Day, Kansas City, Mo. Miss Edmoma Hubtte, Kansas City, Mo, Mass Maud Richardson, Kansas City, Mo, Miss Nettie Pent, Kaneas Cty, Kan, Madame Cunnngkim Summers, Katsas City, Ean, Miss Pea t McNeal, Tepeha, Kan, = Madame Tohn M Wught, Topeka, Kan, Midas M, 0 Craw, Muskcgee, Ind. Ter, Movs lola Joncs, Guthre, Ohla. . Mafame Ehvabeth Dishman, Denver, Colo, M os Mabel Fere, Diever, Cole, cr Poof. LL, WeGruder, Colorado Spr.nge, Colo. Madare S. I. Jones, Pueblo, Colo, Dw ve Miss Latha Estere, Butte, Mont Mics Marie Garner, Salt Lake City, Utah. Miss Fann.e E, Alexander, El Paso, Texas. Madame Ole Parsons, Santa Fe, N. Mexico. Madame John C. Woeds, Los Angeles, Calif, Miss Edna Whitestdes, San Francisco, Calf. DO YOV CARRY LIFE INSURANCE? If Not, Why Not? The Knights and Ladies ‘ of the Orient. A FRATERNAL BENEFICIARY SOCIETY. 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 Lire INsvRANcE THE KNIGHTS and LADIES of the ORIENT is duly autko- rized by the laws of the State of Kansas, and is under the Sup't. of Insurance of Kansas. Its officers are bondedin a reliable Surety Company. LIBERAL TERMS TO AGENTS. Fv r information ; Addrass:- National headquarters, gor Kansas Ave,, Topeka, Kansas. OurMotto, “Prampt Payment of Clas,” John M. Wright, Pearl McNeal, Nav’'l President. Nat'l Secretary; the 2~un Mis. Trani Duse wie taken very ill on the 29th aud wie thomght % be dying, but after Jsome lalor or the part of her Pusbudl and the doctor ehe revived tnd is now much better, Meedamee Mamie Eldcreon and L. Lineey, of Cherokee, were vies tore 'n our city onthe Inth, wueete of Mre, Lizzie Phillips. Mr. 2. D, Anderson evem to be jdoins great work to relieve the eyes of the ola and young. Me fleft for Ft Scott to give an entertainment at Rev. J. L. Dadly’s church, — All eyen tested free, Rov, C. Teale, President of the ‘Diet. 3, 8. convention, made his anunal Veit on the lat Sunday, Me preached all day and left for hone on the Jed to prepare for the Dist. Corvntion to mee. June yih_at the Baptiet church in Cherokee, . The schoo! board met May noth) with mote than twenty applications for the position of ausistant teteher | in thecolored school. Pref, W. Fi. King wae re-elected for principal, | and Miss Mande 1, Mosley, of Jef- fereon City aseistant, The board ad) ourned to the next of the regular mectings, which are ilwaye held od fe ‘st Monday ol each month: OM, he litle daigh er at John Watking, fellon the 2st tu. +o seriously injuring herself that sbe is now tery low. The AL MOE. burch» making great preparation for the District Confireace which will Gonvene bere frowthe Ith tothe {ith Beko, Gram willepen on the eve nny of the Uth withoneaf hr .ble crm ons, TD) Grriewel sects to le te lead: ing colored] man in the southeast in fast horses, entering the {races for the sth wath Demsy Jo, wile as in the Jr.0 clasn, George Jackson te @ close second, with Mani M Mre. Mary started, wio bw beer sick and was getting ep, seem to have kad a Laker. We hope for her carly recovery. | Photographs | The price at my Studio : is cheap, bat the work is of the hignest class. Why pay such an enormous price when the same careful work ean be secured tnr ONE- HALE? Stop and eee me W. H. LUCAS, 124 Kancas Ave TOPEKA See Ae ee - wd: wee Williamgon - a ey House... > Rooms and Board—toet- vlaseavomodition When in Oxmiigee stop at) the above hotel if you wart wood treatment at REASONABLE ; RATES. 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. ATCHISON, KANS. Mr.and Mrs, Alex Clagett o Kaness Cy, erent the past week tn the city vinit ng re‘atives, We bavetaofarmers whe are open nivale, Prot. W, E. Gray ana Ree, William Smothers, Tneir farms touch each other, and you cao tind 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 Soldiere’ Orphans’ home Tuesday Rev. A. M, Ward of Kansas City, Kaneas visited our city Monday. Many of his old frienus were glad to see A, M, Mr. James Finney departed this life Tuesday, Hie leaves a wife ani friends to mourn his death. More colored men are needed at the coal nune, for they are not keep ing up their half in numbers, The time fv near at hand when the Negro farmer will look down with thsgust on the average city Negra ‘Those on the farm elbow their white neighbors, ‘The majority of three inthe city says, “Give me good time with as much earnestness as a goat! Christian says *Give me Jesus, and you way have all the world ‘The white people sneer and laugn at the god thoer, We find Mrs. Bel'e Murray's viet tu Lawrence was principally in see mg the high school and state Uni versity. Miss Nannie Parrott, one of the teachers, has the right idea and prac- tice. She ls accumulating property. * ST. JOHN, KANS. dyvev. Ranisey and wile have re: turned from Winiiela and report a good time, The best meeting he eves attended since he has been in the aalnistry. All the ministers of the district are present except one, All charges were reported in sair condi. non. Miss Chana Goff of Wichita, whe 1s here with her graudmother, te stil! on the mend. Our schools have closed with twe colored pupile promoted to the higt school, Elsiz Scott and Ulysses Bowen. Olhe Robsusou aad her sister in law, Evaline, got up a surprise party onberhusband, Those present from “St John were Harrison, Myrtle ana Lenora I'yler, Ulysses, Event and John Bowen and their siaters, Lucy, Resetta and Bertha Bowen, From near Hudson, Mr, Kobinson's family Mr. Walker's and the Williams’. Icecream, cake ar { uute were served. They report a fine time, Mies Josie Walker 1s canvassing the county for a fine book, “Ten Booksin One,” Sheis having tine success. <A month ago she closed a very succeaiful sch al in Oklahoma. James Scott 1s still working al Macksviile. He was home recently to vist home folks. Georg@Hetton isin Wichita. He has a position at the packing house Mr. Welch of Lewis made a visit here recently, Isook out, girls, he says he means business, Mildred Tyler is visiting her sister, Ollie Robinson, near Hudson. Tre A.M. E. church is preparing fora grand time Children’s Day. Everyhody is invited, A nice pro gram will be render-d Warner Tyler of Cowper College took another prize atthe college, a ten dollar note, in an oratorical con test Hie subject was “The Race Problema,” Mr. Joe Martin was visiting ir the hills this week. Charles Martin wascn the street yesterday. SCRIPTURES MADE PLAIN AT LAST, It is wrong to drink wine in the church or out. Now J hope to make this plain to you Nosh got drunk on wine and cauard shame on his family. Please read Gen. 9th chap, 19,2021 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 other father. Wine belongs to the Devil and bis fo'lowers; and they always use w'ne when they want to do come wrong thirg, I say yes. PUBLICATION NOTICE! No. 24,364 Inthe District Court of Shawnee ke taty. Kansaé, Julia A. Perkins, Plaintiff, va Thomas Perkins, Defendant, State uf Kansas to 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 rst day of April, A. 1, 1907, that unless you anawer said petition or appear herein on or before the 17th day ol May, 1907, the allegationsin said pe- tition will he taken # true and a judgment rendered against you de voreing said plaintiff from you and for other proper relief stated in said pe- | tition, Jura A. Prinivs, Pit Jd. Kina, Awy Attest: R, L. Tuomas, Clerk District Court, ‘First published April Sth., 1907 | Modern, Conveniet t. + entraty | ocated SANFORD W, KING, Prop. Rates $5 to 87 per week. Special srrangemente fer 1 Home Phone yo 10 PACE SLO SPRINGS A —_—— RUB ROSS, Pres ARDC SALRIN, See Al, RODOFRS Hasiness Wer. Home "Prone ~~ Matt fel Mae gine Mag OLYMPIC CLUB, © WESE PEP aM sabiea hamiseaty Mu BOARD 11 DIRECTORY CAG SHUTBE Swe eee vee Sato Yarbro ah Se Porm Tad Lipton Jamey spr angies As Leyno ds Watlant heady dru Dewi And she carried out her plan through wine. So will every one that uses wine, I aay itis wrong every time I open my mouth, yes, a thoua- and times itis. And sore men have the impudence to say itis Chriat’s blood. Now, how am I to beleive you” As God says, it is the Devil's poison. Read Deut. 32ad chap. 32, 33, 31 vy. Read Rev. 12 chap. 3-9 v. Here you will find that Dragon and the Devil, 18 the same man, If wine is the Dragon’s poison, it is the Devu's, also. Preachers, read God's word more clasely in the future than you have in tke past. The prophet Isaiah epshe as though aman was bliad! if he gave the peo: ple wine; and he alau spoke of blind shepherds, and said they could nv understand. Read Isaiah 56th chap. g-12 v. One may say, ‘Dallas, we pray over the wine bature we take it.” Sir, LE willhelp youalllcan. The Bible says ‘There isu way that seem eth right to man, but the end thereat is death'' Now, God told Aa.on not to drink gine; and put death for the penalty ‘ont if he di. And Isaish said they {hall not drink wine withasong. And ‘all of you wine drinkers sing when you take wine, It ig very strange ty me why the leaders cannot lead the people two or three months, without giving them wine, Moses was a leader for God, and ted the people forty years without giving wine, Read Deut. zgth chap., 5 v. Yes, don't drink wine with a song. Itisexactly what the Bible says. Read Isaiah 24th chap, Sth v Now, gird up your loins, hke men, and answer me if youcas. But re. member, I will not take your chin music for anything. You must bring me Bible doctrine or keep your little Aoctrine up your sleeves, Where is your proof fer giving wine, and who told you to give it? Where is your proof for the Mis. sionary Baptist church. and who built that kind of a church? Now, as this ia the snake's bead, J will not mention the other names, or the names of the other churches, Where is your proot? Telling the sinner to pray, and who told you to tell tim’ Where is your proof for calling him to a mourner’s bench? Where fs your proof tor praying long prayers andwho told you to pray Jong prayers since Christ came? Now Christ did speak a word about long prayers, but I notice he threatened damnation on long pray-rs. Please read uke 20th ebap. 47 v Where 1s your proof for the same bady of members paying three preach ers in one year! Allow meto make this plain; | understand the behope get certain amounts, presiding elders get certain amounts and the little preacher in charge—he comes last, he aud the charch’s expenses, All cf this ont ot the same body of members, All you can tay about this is ths Well. Dallas, you have not got any thing to do about what people give. fer the Bible says, God loves the cheerful giver.” Yea sir, I know that, too, and J know Paul epoke of the giver, not the payer, You say they owe it, and Paul eays God loves acheerlul giver, Wait! I see you now in plain figares. Malachi cays “Will a man rob Godt” Preacners, you bad better petty the real teachings of Gods word, and stay. Where ie your proof, ecripturally. for any other Baptist bat fchn the Baptist. ‘They cut his head Uff in those days, and the Bible don't give any more ac¢eourt of ben aea Baptist, Hereisan ther thirg, I want you to know that John the Baptist was protected trom wine by an angel from Heaven, Here we're told he spall not drank wine ter strong dnuk. For sattefaction ta the readersuf Tnt Prianpeaten, reat Like tet Chap. 14-95 Ve Christ weatd not drink wine on the cross, I refer you to Mark agth chap. 23 v. Now, we wii sing thie set, Cat “Someboly 1s Wrong About the bibie® Untine teaching — takes Untrae perples All tocee weehing to hear me preach miav Culic over On Thirteenth and Chandler streets, or write me at 1205 Washington ave. Wa LAG da CHILDRESS EMD, Topeka, Kans. - Welcome Negro Business L ! usiness League. Topeha Most Meartily Welcomes tke Com.ng Meeting. Will Do More Than Her Share to Make the Topeka Meeting the Best in tre Hittory of the Organization. , the Nath nal Neqio Pusiness teupue. of which Bocker To Waslun ton is pts ident will held ite eqghth anenad eee sion in Lopeka Kanste thie voar the tutes having lnen tryed tee Mapust 14 35 and It, Tt im the tirst time am te dastery of the orpaniation that it bts seen ht ta hold @ session so tar weet ote Ratiots has beugue as it generally Raveena Fecimpured of mmaty ot the leet west an foentian and ateduetpantis ned abet we mone ch the paar. atl We tay ots that ia Lape meaaine wytesents the wan'th, Dusaness neuen atid ante Tifyenine of the face Aint when we say snteligere we Qe not mets te ceurme theta te hit trary atthunmente Put we tran thett class of men ard werrea vd te thangs whe accomplish semetians tor thetss Tees nnd are a faving: ated poset of cxating te to the commepdth and Uaewess sorkd, that could be wall emplated Men ated women of avery Wvelsies! ate apie sented gr thie greng eoyer gio et atidts try thet i socn fofinvt we ten the tet time. the bboad amb anyting plas ct hastere Wansas, Largely the magaity et these att a? ing wall enine trea the Newh best aa! months some ae deletes ond nary as fiends ot the Peagie sll ake te trap ta res the West ae tr atter ed cur Joats aad teaeenatl please re Che at terdame will be hue 8 tare eae the Jarpert ap the Tastes ct The Beagme in pent et delpates enredied What will the Weet de fe tates tent will we centarlute te Une op tendad alas cr the coramen el an! Cnenites Work] Peat met the neste ppeantune thomient tee pldee eunectyes faverat ly be fore those of the me detort parte wha ie st te decease pained th wall be ae op lemetid op penta acy tea the Neath Seuth, Purr and Weet te touch the eer od cennmten Ure tberhesd amd ter thee dave dink dean the same fanntain that wall be piled with the ter cope af mcenemy, theltt ire ieediietas There hae never deen a tine tn the dt» tery ef thee Repatlie when there wits a planter meveosits Fer no eige a under standang—an utderstareding ae te ode hest methods of making w lite worth is ing Of making a hfe ret erly con iendible tus tiechem er ene © Own coun try bat to the workt Ihe program fer this commen wall be ripe with sead thoughts theught» whieh when one dipped will take reer and gene! forth a hawetred told the benefits te de dered tran thie necting espera! Ist tee Waet is tahustle tbe ry poctinity will pet, wples we begin ot cine t lech bes seen arte! at te gait fe te etad theretore that wean the Wort cspernalty, may te olde te gras) eed Feb all he Danedty that ane te: to deave! nem the weetry it os unped Mat ies a eamumts ty ard cour ty alber Dagpued - 4 iitese Mens Leapuca—te orparind ata delegates ve elected at orce tu attetd thee meeting and all tusicess men and wamen pul ferth every passable method to be 10 at tendatien aed hear the program The committer on transportation os antured of a rate cf mt aver ere end ene third tases for the roond inp for te bene bt of hore why nag eval them elves of the opporfumes Topeka moat Poartls eaterds to all Her warmest and beet riabt bend the tortesars commnatiors Lave heen of pont eal ord airy te accominedtatione te alt wall fe provnled A most tenity revey tion will tae eate nile urther anformation wall te given by Au lissing Tra CF Gay Piet vice preed ott Natienal Negra Bernese Lengtte at HE West Lath street. 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