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THE TOPEKA NECROES WILL NOT VOLUNTEER! Blacks Have no Militia and Will Refuse to Fight Under White Officers! It is up to the Several States to Prepare Their Black Patriots for War--- They Have Answered Every Call of the Nation. Seventeenth Year. No.26. The Question of Neg NECROES WI Blacks Have no Will Refuse to F White Off It is up to the Severa pare Their Black Pat They Have Answer Call of the SHALL WE HAVE COLORED MILITIA IN THE STATES? The Question Has Been Put up to Governors of Several States Including Our Own Kansas. In these critical times when one half of the earth is at war, and our own Uncle Samuel is busy figuring out means to avoid a scrap, and in case he is forced to take chips in the game, the question naturally arises in ones mind, where is the Negro coming in? It will take all hands and the cook thrown in for good measure to uphold our honor at arms, but there has been no provision made for the patriotic blacks, who are willing to shed their last drop of good, rich, ripe, red blood for their dear old Uncle. Several years ago, Congress enacted a law making it compulsory for all officers of volunteer regiments to be selected from the militia, and since Illinois is the only state having colored men in the National guard, the probabilities are that only this regiment of blacks would be found among the volunteers. It is an open declaration among nine out of every ten colored young men who are ready and willing to enlist any time to defend the land they love, that they would never move a peg under white officers! Can you blame them? The race has plenty of brave, competent men to lead them in war, and they should be permitted to do so! To remedy this injustice to the loyal blacks who have answered every call to arms the Nation ever made it is up to the states to give the back race National guards. The editor of The Plaindealer has sent the following letter to governors of several Southern states, the one to executives in North and East being somewhat different in construction: 1 Topeka, Kansas, June 3, 1915. To the Governor of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga. My Dear Governor: For information for the benefit of myself and the public, we will be under many obligations for your answer to the following questions: 1. Are you opposed to the organisation of colored men as state militia officer by colored men in the state of Georgia? 2. Why was the colored militia mustered out of the service some years ago? 3. Do you believe in giving the colored citizens of your state the same privileges of exercising the rights of manhood and franchise as you do any other race? 4. Are the colored people in the rural districts, allowed to enjoy as many privileges as colored people in the larger cities of your state? 5. Why are the colored schools of Atlanta and other large cities overcrowded thereby compelling the pupils to attend school one-half of the day? 6. Is it a fact that in the rural districts, the colored schools maintain only four to six months each year and are taught by inferior teachers whose education is meagre and very limited; and who secure their appointments by favoritism? 7. In case of war between this country and Germany or Mexico, what would be your attitude toward the colored soldier and do you think it would be necessary to call him to arms and do you think that it is high time that some preparations should be made to make the colored man a soldier who will be prepared to meet the enemy of this government? We write this letter with a Christian spirit and feeling, believing that there are many obstacles placed as barriers to colored people along all lines. Yours truly, NICK CHILES, Editor The Topeka Plaindeater. A SEA OF GLASS Just ahead of us, how long we do not know, the peaceful and triumphant state of our own country will be likened to "a sea of glass mingled with fire." It is interesting to note the fact that the colored people were innocently, the real cause of the late Civil war. And, when there was grave danger that the United States would be dismembered and destroyed, these same humble colored people, together with Mr. Lincoln, constituted the chief instrument of "saving" the country from destruction. Mr. Lincoln said: "My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or to destroy slavery and the colored race I do because I believe it helps to save this Union; and what I forbear I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union." Then, it is no jille boast that we make, that at the critical moemnt, we, practically, saved the Union. A grateful country, afterwards, be stowed upon us citizenship. And, ever since that time we have manfully been proving the wisdom of that act. From that starting point the struggle has ever been vigorous and persistent; and just as our feet begin to stand upon "the sea of glass" following our partial victory over the "Beast," the permanent assets gotten through the heroic struggle mingle with the placid glass beneath our feet, as the reminder of our fiery trial, and victory. And, thus, the warfare will continue until complete victory is gotten over the "Beast," and we stand erect, in every part of this land, on a sea of glass, representing a calmness and quiet possession, with everywhere around us, "fire," emblem of energy, and symbol of the strength of our endurance and conquest. In a sense, we may say, "We saved others, ourselves we cannot save." Through the eterna' law of self-sacrifice, we saved our country from perishing; and yet, is the act of that saving being prolonged in the sufferings and trials which we at present, undergo, but in the end we shall find the life we lost, in saving, richer, larger and more glorious—and in that coming day, with a new Republic, with a heavenly idea of human brotherhood, it will be our glory that we were the willing servants of the Almighty Father in the accomplishment of His purpose. Then, in a much larger sense, will the ideal be realized, as triumphant, we shall stand upon our "sea of glass mingled with fire," having the harps of God. We need to be of good courage, and fight valiantly like the sons of God—Afro-American Ledger, Baltimore, Maryland. COUNTY OFFICIALS REFUSE TO ASSIST A WORTHY WOMAN. Topeka, Kansas, June 3, '19. County Attorney, Abilene, Kansas. County Attorney, Abilene, Kansas, Dear Sir: We are in receipt of a letter from a poor colored woman by the name of Mrs. Josie Chaves, who is a widow and has six small children. They reside in your town at 1918 N. Mulberry street. She informs me that she has taken the matter of widow's pension up with the county officers there and they told her they knew of no such law having passed the last legislature. Now I am surprised to know that there is any county officer in Dickinson county who is so unprincipled or unkind as to wilfully misrepresent a fact of this kind to a poor woman because she is colored. Because she is colored is no reason why she should be denied the rights to enjoy what is due any good citizen in your county or state. Abilene has a good class of colored citizens who are hard working and industrious. We visited Emporia, Newton and Hutchinson, Kansas, this past week and find the colored people about normal. Many are moving along and doing fairly well. At Emporia we met our old friend, J. L. Brown, who is baggage man at the Santa Fe depot where he has been for nineteen years. He is a leading lodge man, being a 32nd degree mason and has just assisted in setting up a K. of P. lodge in that city. Mrs. Brown is one of the leading caterists of Emporia and there are great demands upon her. They own their own home and enjoy life. Clarence Tipton, house mover, is still on deck following in the footsteps of his father. Bert Ray and wife conduct a restaurant and cafe and are doing fine business. Andy Armstead, is still on the police force which position he has held for several years and is considered one of the best officers. The Elliots have a beautiful home which they have recently remodeled by adding a fine porch to it. Mrs. Alex Reeves is doing well in her hair dressing parlor. Emporia is a school town and there are several young ladies and men taking the course and preparing themselves for teachers. NEWTON At Newton which is a beautiful little city and has some of the best water in the state, as this town and Abilene can boast of the finest water east of the Rocky Mountains, the colored people are progressing and doing well. Several have good positions in the Santa Fe round house and yards. A colored young man could open up a second hand store, clothes cleaning and repair shop and could do well. Enterprises of this kind are also needed at Emporia. We do not see why young men do not get out of the large cities and learn some business in a small town and grow up with it. Mr. Malone, one of the old junk men has retired from the busness on account of poor health. Newton is a great railroad center. Mr. Jackson Roach is still at the postoffice. Rev. Wm. Webb, one of the first ministers and also a pensioner is employed in the Santa Fe office as master mechanic. W. Jl. Reevely is conducting a first class barber shop and owns a nice two story building. Mr.' and Mrs. Geo. Payne are very happy over their new daughter- in-law, who was formerly Miss Pricely DeWitt of Oklahoma. She is a beau- They have voted for the white man for years and placed him in office, but he has never had the kindness to reciprocate by even making a colored man janitor of the court house or giving him a position of any kind. We think that class of white people who show their ingratitude so much to a race of people should not be allowed to hold office. This woman has a small children, the oldest being fourteen. Now we have not placed you with this class of white people as yet, and do not know that this application has been made to you; but we call your attention to it that you may inform the county commissioners and arouse them to their sense of duty. I hope that a true Christian spirit permeates all through your system and that when you receive this letter it will so revive that spirit that you will take this matter up at once and give this poor woman and her family consideration which will not be niggardly nor neglectful. This is the reason there are so many criminals among people—because children are allowed to grow up in the community in poverty and want. Now let the citizens of Abilene keep their good name by looking after this widow and children and see that they are properly clothed, fed and educated. The law has been passed and is the law of Kansas and by reason of it several counties are looking after the destitute widows and orphans and Dickinson county can do no less. Very truly, NICK CHILES, Editor The Topeka Plaindealer. Things Seen and Heard by Ye Editor tiful, cultured young lady and Mr. Payne is one of Newton's industrious young men and will soon erect a home upon lots given him by his father. Mr. C. K. Raimey and wife have returned form Florida where they visited their relatives and a so visited several of the principal cities of the South: Birmingham, Atlanta, Montgomery, Memphis and Nashville. They report very nice time and contemplate taking another trip this winter. Mr. Raimey is one of the wealthiest men of Newton and owns a great amount of fine land. While at Newton, we were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. French who are enjoying life and are as happy as can be. Mr. Phillips owns a pool hall and barber shop and is thinking about selling his property should the right party appear. Mrs. French is a highly educated lady and a good writer. Newton has a good class of white people and Mayor Duff who has been mayor for years owns one of the finest houses in the West. He is an hon est, upright, Christian gentleman. We were in the office of Dr. J. W. Graybill, Grand Master of A. O. U. W. one of the most substantial organization of that kind in the West. Mr. Graybill is one of the leading men of Kansas and it is a source of pleasure to meet him. He is kind and courteous and is the right man for the position which he holds as he keeps in touch with all the lodge members. They pay out thousands of dollars each year to beneficiaries. Mr. Chas. Childs is one of the town's industrious citizens and owns good property. Mrs. Childs is said to be one of the best cooks in the West. When you eat one of her meals you feel like eating. Newton has a colored station master, Mr. Wyman Anderson. He owns good property and stands well in the community. The following is what appeared in The Santa Fe Magazine for the month of April: "Our popular station master, Wyman Anderson was the recipient of a token of appreciation not long ago when he received a very beautiful necktie from a lady whom he had assisted in transferring at this point, which was followed by this letter; 'You were so kind to me in helping me with my grip and in getting my rain-coat one day last week also in returning the envelope I had left in the office that I wish you to know I appreciated it. So I had my husband send you a necktie which I presume you have received before this. It is only a slight token, but with it goes my sincere thanks for your kindness to a stranger.' Although Mr. Anderson is not in the habit of receiving presents for his acts of kindness in the performance of his duties, this tends to show that his efforts in assisting strangers are often appreciated." HUTCHINSON Our next stop was at Hutchinson, the salt city of the West and one of the best towns in Kansas. Everybody is active and alive. There are few loafers or idlers about the town and the white people are good Christians and if the colored man means builness he can find a welcome there. While at Hutchinson we ran across a few of our former Topekans, Mr. Ed O'Neil and Sam Zimmerman who are auditing books of the County Commissioners. No worthier men than these could have been chosen for this place as Mr. O'Neil has been county commissioner of Shawnes County and Mr. Zimmerman, County Clerk which make them efficient and capable of holding these offices and doing everything that is required. They have organized a company for this purpose and will do work anywhere they are called upon. Hutchinson has a good class of colored people who are active, and industrious. There are a few loafers that ought to be driven out of town. The better class of colored people should get together and rid the town of these undesirables. There are three or four churches which have good congregations. The A. M. E. Church of which Rev. Bray is pastor is a nice edifice of pressed brick and was just erected in this past year. It is neatly furnished with opera chairs and also has a basement where they serve lunches and hold entertainments for the benefit of the church. Rev. Bray is one among the finest ministers in the state and could command a big church and pastor it to perfection. Hutchinson has several colored ladies who are caterists who are doing fine. Mrs. Benj. Carr has charge of one of the largest tea rooms in the West, Rorabaugh and Wiley. She employs several colored girls which speaks well for the race. Mr. George Saunders one of the most highly respected citizens, owns and conducts a fine barber shop $ \mathrm{H_{e}} $ is an upright Christian gentleman and deserves the confidence of the people. Hutchinson has one doctor, one drug store, two or three restaurants. This is a splendid town for a colored man to open up a clothes cleaning establishment and repair shop and junk shop, in fact do most anything if he is the right kind of person and adapts himself to the work. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Brooks are making Hutchinson their home. Rev Brooks is presiding elder of Wichita District. While at Hutchinson, we addressed the church in the morning and the Forum in the evening. The Forum is a place that should be organized in all the towns and cities in this country where colored people meet to discuss thing that will be a benefit to them. We were the guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Perkeson, 504 West 13th in honor of her daughter and little grand son, Mrs. Ona Perkeson Rhoten and also her nephew. Mr. Walter Evans was a guest. Mrs. Perkeson owns a beautiful home and some valuable lots in that section of the city. Messrs. Benjamin and Solomon Butler will graduate June 4th from Rock Island Illinois High School where they have been attending the last year. They both will attend North-Western University of Chicago next fall. Mr. Benjamin Butler is a noted athlete and champion jumper of the world and has won several medals. His father Benjamin Butler, Sr. of Hutchinson is also full of push, vim and fire. While in Hutchinson we were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evan- A. D. Griffin, travelling agent for the Topeka Plaindealer and also candidate for the position of Recorder of Deeds was in Newton and other towns getting endorsements for his office. He seems to think it is a lead pipe cinch that he will get the position and he only awalts the order of the president. The Hutchinson Blade is a nice paper well edited and is owned by Mr Snowden and Brooks. Both are wide awake business men. Mr. G.M. Harrison grand treasurer of Odd Fellows is still at his position of baling paper. He owns good property and is very industrious man and a good citizen. Closed Negro School! The Governor of Arkansas Locks up Branch Normal College Because White Superintendent Insults Colored Lady Teacher. Branch Normal College, a state school for the education of Negroes, located in Arkansas, has a white superintendent and colored teachers. This superintendent, W. S., Harris, has, according to press reports, been on the job something like twenty-two years, and on different occasions has been accused of shady transactions with females around the institution. Recently he is said to have insulted a lady teacher, and instead of kicking Harris out, boots, spurs and breeches, the Governor closed the school, thus making the colored people suffer for the acts and conduct of a debased white man. The editor of this paper has sent the following letter to the Governor and we await his reply: Topeka., Kas., June 3, 1915. To the Governor of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark., My Dear Governor: With regret I see through the press dispatches that you have closed the colored Normal School because some unprincipled white man abused his privileges as an officer and representative of the government of that school by insulting some of the female teachers. I am sorry that so many thousands of colored people have so suffer for the misconduct of one ungrateful white man who did not know his place by staying with his own race. I would be glad to have you inform me if this school was closed on this account. The time has now come that we have plenty of colored people, both men and women, who are educated in colleges and whose morals are above reproach and who have the executive ability to handle that school. Yes, we have thousands of them who could supplant this white man and not bring the disgrace upon the state or race by any misconduct of this kind. I believe the time has arrived when the white man ought to be fair to the colored people and turn these institutions over to the colored people, and stop trying to mix with them in their educational institutions, especially in the South where the line is strictly drawn on caste and prejudice on account of color and previous condition. From what I have heard of you, I know you are a big hearted, magnanimous, courteous, dignified gentleman who is trying to fill the office with credit and ability; and at the same time we know that if you wanted to do something that would elevate the colored man along with his white brother that you would be ostracised and probably driven from office, as there is a class of white people who do not want to see the colored man rise to prominence and fame; but as long as he accepts the white man as his superior, whether he be a tramp, ex-convict or a Philadelphia lawyer, it is O. K. There is no doubt but that the colored man gets plenty of work in the community where he is in large numbers because he is compelled to work at small wages and has to be submissive to all things that the white oppose. Now we are sorry that the great state of Arkansas which boasts of her minerals, agriculture and other products that are making the state famous, will resort to the act of having a white man over a colored institution and thereby bring e +f ee a os \ fats 8 sm FSF areal a - - \ aight! ree! Free! Freelaene t AGENTS WANTED! FING CRBOLE HAM aya oe, Pa » ee a 4 Po 4 a ne ' . 4 fo ~* ‘We are the largest dealers ia = crests Hb Gets Raw Hate ; i by the pound; Electric Combs, eR eat g crcl hy a Sia cat, A = aell mere Fine eat Wigs . 0 OS eee khen other manufacturer je oom in the, United Btates. Write . % for Cotalogue. iT IS FREE! BAM WILLER, P.O. Box 298, HUMAN HAIR GOODS CO. 20 Inch Creole Switches Me Shreveport, La. 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Mr, Richard Bogus and Miss Cassie ‘Woodeen were united in marriage on May 22d at the home of the bride's parents eouth of town. The bride and groom eame the next day to their home in town which was fornished and walting for occupancy. Mrs, Jebn Irving entertained quite a number of young people Monday evenig at her home in honor of her cousin, Clarence Thompson, of Nor- borne, Mo. ‘The aanval sermon of the U. B. F. and S. M. T, Lodges was preached at the A. M. E. church Sunday after- oon at 2:30 o'clock, Quite a num- her were out to witness the first turn-out of the two fraternities. The order has only Leen organized in Hor- ton six months and has a member- hip of about 16 men and fifteen ladies whe tuneg out in full uniform and seemed to be going onward to grest success, The following pro- gtam was rendered: Invoeation—Rey. A. Gamble. Song--8. M. T. Choir. Remarks—Mr. John Hayes, W. M. Gong—6. M. T. Choir. Addrese—Mre. Cooper, W. P. Sermon—Rew, A. Gamble. Musio—Choir, Mrs. Mildred Johnson and little aon, Drexel], of Lee’s Summit, Mo. were yuiting here last week, the quests of Mra. J. B.Fleming. Mrs. Johnson formerly lived in Horton and everyone was glad to see her again. We are proud to announce that Engene and Laura Fleming, son ana daughter of ‘the Jate John B. Flem- ing ate members of the senior class of the Horton High school The commencement exercises will be held tomorrow, (Eugene will be the first eolord male graduate in the history of the Horton High school and Larue qhe third girl. We wish Mr, and DMisw | Fleming future success in whateve course they may take up. COLORED GIRLS. Miss Beulah E, Burks, of Kansas City, Kansas, May 22d organized the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Kappa |Alpha Sorority, The members ate University girls. The officers and members are: Louise H. Craig, pres- ident; M. Lenora Jones, Vice-presi- dent; Haze] M, Hurst, secretary; Gladys C. M, Anderson, treasurer; Edna L. Miller, Judeth A. Syma and Hazel B. McDaniels, The Alpha Kap- pa Sorority is a colored Sorority of which Miss Jane Addams is an non- orary member, It was organized in 1908 and incorporated in 1913. The purpose of the Sorority is to study and sulve such problems as will help the colored woman take her place in the vanguard of civilization; to cul- tivate and encurage bigh scholastic and ethical standard among college students and the establishment of unity and friendship among the more efficient college students and to keep alive among the alumnal their in teress in college life and progressive movements emenating therefrom for the avowed purpose of improving the social gtatus of the race, raising mor- a) standards and increasing educa- tional efficiency, VICTOR AND CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO. ‘The entertainment at Handy chap. el Friday night was a success both socially ang financially, oe Mrs, Dave Hill of Warren street is still very ill, Mr. Lawrence Cotwell of Victor 1a atending school at Fort Collins. He is expected home soon, Quite a number of new people are coming Into the district. Mrs, William C, Harris, of South Thirg street, Victor, is slowly {m- proving from her recent attack of la grippe. Rev, Washington, of Handy chapel, was a visitor in Victor Saturday st- Mee PRI GA CORAL AR Me, William Diggs, of Victor was over to Cripple Creek on his swell riding horse, Daisy. Mr, Jesse Reses, Victor, ia indis- posed at this writing. Mr, William Bryant, of Victor, who has suffered for two weeks with a vevere tooth ache, is better, having had the member extracted. Anyone in the district who cares to take The Topeka Plaindeake, will kindly call Mr. Willlam Harris, 219 South Third street, Victor or tele- phone 61, who has taken the agency for The Plaindealer and he will call upon you at once. Mr. Fred Hopkins, 333 Irene street Cripple Creek, departed Sunday for Ratoon, N. M., where he expects to engage in business, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cotwell were visitors in Cripple Creek Sunday af- ternoon, Mr, and Mrs. J. C, Cantty, of Crip- ple Creek entertained at dinner Sun- day, Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Cotwell and Mrs. A. L, Stewart, of Victor. Mr. William® oforris, of Cripple Creek, who suffered a mental col- lapse last week was removed to a Jo- cal hospital. He is reported to be in & serious condition. ATCHISON, KANSAS. | Thirty-fifth High school commence- ‘ment which was Friday May 28th at ‘the High school auditorium, Among forty-five members of the graduat- ing class were four Negroes: Miss Julia Guthrie, Miss Haze} and Verna Penn and Mr. Aaron Shackelford. They all looked very pretty. The three young Jadies named above wore white, Miss Guthrie's gown was white satin trimmed in white beeds, lace and ribbon. We are very proud of those who graduated from the High school and we hope that there wilt be a jarger number of our boys and girls next year than this year, Mr. Ben Jackson, Sr., seems to be very much improved at this writing. Mr, John Cook is numbered among the sick, He was stricken with paralysia on the 22d ult., and his condition ig reported as being quite serious, Those that graduated from the Elghth grade from Lincoln school are as follows: Vermitta Allen, Ruth Anderson, Mildred Madison, Gladys Claggett, Alfred Pyles, An- drew Downing, Ralph Shackelford, Jessie Stone, Ira Ewing, Julia Tal- bert, Elizabeth Harris, Benjamin Taylor, Othello Holmes, Petromia Whitley, Isaac McAllister, Harold Wilson, * These were presented with diplomas that entitles them to en ter High school next September. | Mr. James Brown superintendernt of the Sunday school and Mra. Lulu Porter superintendent of the Wo- mans” deuattmdrt of the Sunday schoo] made a grand report from the Northeast District Convention which met at Leavenworth a few weeks ago. It is reported that Dr. W. H, Hudson Is very itl at a hospital in Chicago, Mrs, Rachel Taylor and Miss Gladons Warthwell went to Leaven- worth Decoration day. Mra. Ella King Huston, of Saint Joseph, Mo. was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Stanton Waters. COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS. Misses Helen and Ethel Harris are attending normal in Wagoner, Okla. Before returning home they will vis. it relatives and friends in Muskogee. Rev. L. G. Jordan, D, D., of Philadelphia, Pa, secretary of the Foreign Mission Board, was in the clty Sunday, May 30th. He preached at Macedonia Baptist church, morn- ing and evening. A union meeting was held at Sardis First ‘Baptist church in the afternoon at 3 p, m. Rev. Jordan was the speaker of the afternoon. He told of many hap- Penings both good and bad about Africa ang gave those who heard him something to think of. The fin- ancial ald given for the benefit of te work was splendid, A surprise party was given in boner of the Misses Harris before they Jeft for the normal Fridey by Misses Ethel Warren and Lillian and Lydia Teal; Mesara Clarence Mad- dox and Eugene Roberts. Mrs, Clit. ford Hord of Kansas City and fif- teen other young people, The even- Ing was spent in games an socia! conversation. At a late hour a de- licious Juncheon was served. The Mount Canan Baptist Sunday School wishes to express words of encouragement tu Misses Helen ana Ethe] Harris in thelr normal work and study. We miss them very much as they were both Sunday school teachera and proved to be strong Christian leaders and church work- ers. We wish them success, Mrs. Marle Cartwright has retur- ned from the radium in Clatemore, Okla. where she has been for a few weeks, Her health {a much improved The I. S. [. Art club met with Mra, M. D. L. Cox on Weinesday afternoon, May 26th. A ful] mem- eed wy Se de fh wore. ies F.}6,\ Reweia, be UF. kogve,’ Okie, ang Miss-Lennie Daw- gon. A pleasant afternoon was spent in faney work of various kinde, All enjoyed the social honor, After the business meetng a luncheon was ser- ved st 5:30 o'clock, Club adjourned to most with Miss Ida Mae Dawson on June 21. Misa Lottie Cartwright of Par- sons, is in the city visiting Misses Lillian and Ida Hunaigan and her relatres, Mrs. Clifford Hord of Kansas City, has returned home after spending a few days with relatives and friends. Mrs, M. E. Woods very delight- fully entertained the I. 3. I. Art club a her home on East Ninth St., Wednesday afternoon, May 12, The usual time was spent in needle craft ang a short business meeting was also held. Mra. J, P. White, of French Lake, Ind, a neice of Mrs, Woods was a guest and made a very pleasing tail tq the club. Mrs, Woods served an enjoyable juncheon 8, 5 p.m» after which the club ad- Journed to meet with Mrs. M.D. L. Cox on May 26th. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Mrs, Lulu Frazier entertained at breakfast Monday, May Sist Mrs. Lillie Sayington Lewis, of Canada; Mrs, Tillie P. Moss, Mrs. R, E. Web- ater of Denver, Colo., Miss Jeanette Woodson of Lexington, Mrs, Brown and Miss Hortense Webster, The guests departed geclaring Mrs. Fra- zier an Ideal hostess, Miss Alice Shores was called to Kentucky on account of the serious Wlness of her father, A very pretty party was given by Mr. Earl Thomas in honor of the senior class of, Sumner High school, Monday May 24th at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Thomas 17 South Harrison strect. Mrs, Ida Overall Nash, 2728 Wood. land avenue entertained Saturday evening in honor of Linco'n High choo} faculty. An enjoyable time was had. Mias Jeanett Woodson, of Lexing- ton, is visiting her mother, Mrs, Wm. Woodson, 1823 Michigan. Mr. Silas Parker, of Lexing was in the city last week looking af- ter his property. While here he was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Tillie Moss, Dr. Charles Bently, of Chicago, was the guest of Prof, ang Mrs. D. A. Crosswaite, PHOMNIX, ARIZONA. “The Clansman,” which is adver- tised to be shown here in the nex few days is meeting with strong op- position by the colored people of Phoenix, As soon as it was searnec that it was expected to come, then ‘the people got busy and called 2 ‘mass meeting, the object of which was to appoint a committee to pro- test its coming before the public, to the city manager and county com- missioners, Final resulta are not known but we have every reason to Delieve, “no Clansman for Phoenix.” The colored people of Phoenix are wide awake and looking forth to thelr own Interest in every way pos- sible. Douglass school has closed with the most successfu) term of its his- tory with Prof, Laudry, of Bryan, Texas, as its principal. The school turned out this time seven g'aduates as follows: Misses Jone Smith, Jua- nita White, Pear] Turner and Cheter Fish, Herbert Simpson, William Clay, Jesse Williams, The same will at- tend Phoenix Union High school an- other term.. Mrs. Mary Marooney, the third teacher, left May 26th for Emporia, Kansas jer home. Prof. Laudry left May 30 for Bryan, Tex. Mra. Clayton, the second teacher, is still in the city, All were reappointed for another term, Mrs. Russan, of South Seventh St., left a few days ago for Boley, Okla. Mrs. ‘Rachel Mayes was called to be at the bed-side of a very sick son in St. Joseph, Mo., a few days ago. Mrs, Adda Taylor Cosater, for- merly of Oklahoma, who was here for her health, died a few days ago in the Sisters’ hospital, ang the body was sent to Texas, her old home. LA JUNTA, COLORADO. Rain, rain—so much that the far- mers are unable to plant their crops. Rey, Reeves has returned from Trinidad, where he attended the Dist Conference and Sunday Schoo! Convention. He reports it as being one of the graniest sessions he ever attended, ‘The Masons gave a banquet on the 19th which was quite an elabor- ate affair. Born to Mr, and Mrs. Williamson a baby girl. Mother and child are doing fine, Mr, Holt hauled a party of men out to Timber Lake Tuesday, Thelr object was fishing, but they did not get many fish as the weather turn- ed very cold at night and the nex; morning St started to rain, They returned Wednesday afternoon a were Bok, Maated, Br: ae Khmey;- Mr. Ray,” Mr. J, Marshall, Rev, ‘Ramsey, James Ray and Carl Duncan, ‘Mrs. Deharney of Independence, Mo., ta visiting her sister, Mrs. James Seott on East First street, ‘The annyat sermon of the 8. M. ‘Ts, was preached Sunday, May 30 at the A. M. E. church by the Rev, Reaves. Although the weather was very inclement, a good crowd at. tended and listened attentatively to a highly instructive sermon. Mr. P. Young returned one day this week from Hutchinson, Kansas where he spent several days. He says that he could very easily make Hutchinson his home. Mrs. Clardy left for Denver Sat- urday, where she will remain indef- nately, SHAMES AND DISGRACES. Where are the good mothers, fathers and husbands about Galves- ton? The way things are going on down town and in the streets of Galveston, one might think they were all gone on a vacation. Young girls and young married women are fre. quently seen on the atreets, in pub- lic places, (and those that are not public); with men and boys of ques- tionable characters. Some of thelr movements are as dark as as night. They associate, ride, walk and talk with the very dregs of Galveston. Trip and trait up and down the streets like a bunch of geese. Any- thing, anybody can stop them and back up by a corner post and enter- tain them with two hours chin mu. sic. All this goes on, going to the movies; while father, mother and husband works and sleeps, These sn- fernal patasiter, finger lickers and registered members of the lower ele. ment society; living the double life; emerge from their hellish dens in the cool of the evening and lay in wait for your daughters and wives; as they come to the movies, while you stuy At home or out at wok; prey- ing upon them hke tigers. Parents and husbands awake; rise and make haste to change these damuable con- ditions, Help elssify—Soclety must be purged. Stop tht daughter from going to town 80 often, accompany her to the movies, zo with her to do het shopping, When she has com. pany ask who he is; and what is he ‘loing tor @ living; who else of good lepute besides your daughter knows him and what class of people does he associate with, Let the young hus- bands and old ones too, make some investigation, and you will bring things to pass; then these cut throats, mid-night demons, pool room board- ers, saloon dwellers and club rats who are now associating with your wives, hidden beneath the cloak of society; entering your homes carry- ing them out; will be segregated to their class and colored Galveston will rise in the realms of society that counts, ‘You who doubt these conditions here stated go down town in the even- ing, walk leisurely about Twenty. fifth street, stroll! down around the movies, around to the post office; down Church and Winnie and jike the prophet Jeremiah you'll weep for the sins of your peple-—Texas Gulde, ‘MAJORS MAKES BIG HIT WITR HIS FINE INVENTIONS ETC Noted Missourian Visits Mayor of Nashville in Company With Dr. Phillips, Nashville, Tenn., May 17.—Mr. W. L, Majors, owner of the Oxford Cot lege of Hair Culture, St. Louis, Mo. recently demonstrated his new {nven- tion ang seventeen prepsretions {1 this city to a large number of col. ored people. His new device for puri- fying the scalp'and at the same time ‘atimulating the growth of the hair, marks « new epoch in scientific hair culture, Many ladies aligned up for the course, and Mr. Majors {s well Pleased with the type of business done in the city. In company with Dr. Phillips be called on Mayor House, and after explaining his four inventions, the Mayor encoutaged him by wishing him success, While in the city he also visited the various educational institutions, the publishing houses and other places of interest. We was shown numerous courtesies by Joca) business and profesional men. Dr. Phillips, a leading physician of the city, spoke on “Mother's Day in Clarksville Sunday night the 9th inst, Rev, J. H. Crooks, pastor of Wealey Chapel, C. M. E, church extended a special invitation to the young doc- tor whose address was interesting and frequently interrupted by ap- plause. Dr, Phillips presented Mr, Majors to the citizenship of Clarks- ville where he gave a demonstration to the large crowds for three days at 616 Franklin street. On the Jast day of his demonstrations through an in- vitation extended by Dr. Phillips, Mayor Marble, and Superintendent i Wrens x rs pleated with whet théy caw, Denes teales wore extended Dr. Phillige pid Mr, Majors by Dr. Burt, Rew. E., Crooks and other lesding citigene. School teachers, doctors, lawyers; preechers and people from all welks of life attended and were feed fn thelr prates for Oxford College, Mr. Majors was ably assisted by Mrs. L. G. Williams, who is a graduate of the college and Is also owner of the beauty parlor on Franklin street, It is understood that Mr. Majors will make trips throughout the Seuth in the near future. He made a speclal trip to Erin, Tenn., and other places then to Saint Louis, where he is de- ing a thriving business. Mr. Majors is a fine type of’ the- “self-made man,” by thrift, perse. verence, square dealing and sigid economy, he has hit the trail in the busy commercial world, and sow owns one of the largest scientific hair colleges in America, Mfr, Ma- Jors is progressive and will be beard from in the future. SaAMS, In years passed this city had but a few shams 80 far as colored people were concemed, There were bat few buisness houses, but a great deal of social prejudice and discrimination, Social discrimination obtained then as it goes now, and to a greater extent @ great deal more. There was the Lo. tus Club, better known as the Freed. men’s bank ring, This hank was con- trolleg socially by shams. Now, it seems that shams control every thing from the kitchin to the front door in this city. Shams can be found in al] walks; the pulpit, the Sunday School, ‘the legal and medical professions and many other places. Shams a- jmong colored poeple are the most ‘dangerous and those most deceptive, Whenever you see a sham minister or a sham buisness man you will be readily convinced that hg is a sham when he appeals to your sympathies, They will feelingly tell you that yos shoul! support your own inatitutions, that you must be loyal to your race, thag thousands, yea millions of dol- tars of colored people”s money is bes. ing vaulted in white banks, when you should vault your money in colored banks, This king of doctrine comes) form the financia: agitator. The ‘moment you get out of sight you will see those same individuals tek. ing the interest of your money and give it to some white newspaper that iz Inimicat to your interest, some newspaper edited by white men that advocate segregation. Shama are unworthy of belief. ‘They are dishonest because they pre- tend one thing to you and something else ¢o others, There is a society of shams in this city and a colony of fakers. The sham preacher will send you a column of matter concer. ning himself and force you to send him enough of your papers to pay for it. And at the same time he will give a publication edited by white ‘men from $35 to $400 or $4 pee inch and one paper thrown in, The sham lawyer is in the same category, He will accept a free puff from you and give the white © fortune to mention hia name. The Negro newspaper makes the Negro professionals, Many of the Negro professionals ap- preciate what the coloreg press does, The Negro tuisnese ought to know that he can realize more from @ newspaper that circulates among his people than a paper that seldom, reaches them, Le Droit Park is an example, In this park there are fully from 7,000 to 8,000 colored peeople. There are nine Jew grocery stores and two col- ored stores, There is not a white family in the park, There the col+ ored citizens ate making these peo- ple rich and starving out their own people, The Bee comments the Jew in this park because there is net one ' purchase as much as a pin from eith- er of these Negro establishments, but the Negroes trade with these Jew stores, which is an evidence of the characteristics of the sham Negroes, Don’t understand or get it inte your heads that The Bee is opposed to the Jews, but The Bee does think that the Negroes in this park should pat- ronize those who patronize them, Te sham Negro in the park is a menace to society ang the sooner he opens his eyes ¢he better he will suc. ceey in business.—The Washington (D. C.) Bee. WM. GRIZZARD has opened a buffet on 18th St. between Highland and Woodland avenues, Kansas City, Missouri, where he will serve fine drinks to the public. This is the first time that a colored man was ever permitted to open a drinking place In this district—Adv, MY CANDY SHOP, 13th and Vine St., Kansas City, Mo. Bell phone 4866 East—Home phone 4213 East. ‘This ts the place to buy first class candies, fruit, ice cream and soda water, Give this place a call._—Ady, WHOEVER, ..... Beller THIS, BAUGMAN, Traveling Agent SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year.....$1.50 Two Months.....1.00 Three Months.....5.00 Advertising Rates Per Month $2.00 Per Inch. Reserved at the Postoffice at Topsha as Second Class Mall Matter. Major House and Chief Parsons are programming the lie down the threats of the gang that said Topeka would be filled with joints and dives if they were placed in charge of the city's affairs. Topeka is dryer and cleaner than ever in history. Go to it boys, you've made good! Mr. A. D. Griffin, advertising manager of The Plaindealer, spent a day in the city this week. "Griff" is still on the trail of the position of Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia. He and his friends are hamming daily on President Wilson. This along with the President's worry over Germany and Mexico may cause him to seek relief from one annoyance by naming Mr. Griffin for the job. Goods the people are satisfied, since we have our annual quota of cut throats, thugs and thieves who invade the state under the guise of harvest hands. We have maintained all along that it is silly to lure this great army of crooks into the state when Kanana has enough loafers and idle men who want work, not only to harvest her wheat, but eat a good size hole into the entire crop were it made into a nice, big cake. RACE PREJUDICE. This magazine has stood, from the day of its inception, for justice and fair play. It has by no means confined its interest to animals. Men, women and children, the victims of greed; oppression, injustice, prejudice, have found on its pages an outspoken championship. It has asked of no man the color of his skin, nor of any man the shibboleth of his sect. It has never been able to understand how anything but a man's inner spirit could be the measure of his manhood, or anything but the fruit of his creed the test of his religion. It would therefore be untrue to itself if it failed to denounce the attempt that has been made here in Boston to humiliate and vilify the colored American citizen. This is what the photo-play known as "The Birth of a Nation" does. Not only does it falsify history to suit its own purpose, representing the Ku Klux Klan as a body of chivalrous knights, bearing the cross as their holy standard, like the crusaders of old; not only does it falsify the character of the Negro of war times and imply that he is still unfit for citizenship in an unlightened republic, and present him in guises that excite hostility against him, but it appears to have been most skilfully and deliberately planned to arouse and widen in the world that prejudice against the Negro that has characterized the worst elements of the South. It holds up for hissing and hate a mulatto on the ground that he wants to marry a white girl, but sweeps the audience on without time for anyone to remember that that very mulatto face in the undeniable witness to the fact that some white man outraged his colored mother. At a day when all Europe is a battle field where race prejudice is reaping the whirlwind of its own sowing, and when we all must realize how easily that spirit may be kindled here, to permit the continuance of this exhibition in Boston, the home of Garrison and Phillips and Sumner, is a reproach on our city. It is devoutly hoped that the attempt now being made to stop it by some legislative act will have been successful ere these words are read We are perfectly sure that no other race of our citizens would ever endured the insults, the wrongs, the lynchings, the robberies of rights guaranteed under the constitution without seeking by some other than legal methods those rights the appeal to law has seemed impotent to secure—"F. R. H." in "Our Dumb Animals." WEIR CITY. KANSAS. Mr. Joseph Tyson and Miss Pinkie Rench were united in holy wedlock on May 18 by Rev. F. H. Prentice. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rench. The bride and groom are both members of Saint John Baptist church. They will make their home in Weir. The Topeka Plainsaler wishes them a long happy and prosperous life. The U. E. F. and S. M. T. had their Thanksgiving sermon preached H. Prentice. There were two visiting ledges—Pittsburg and Cherokee. The sermon will be presached in 1916 at Pittsburg. Rev. Joe Prentice, father of Rev. F. H. Prentice, pastor of St. John Baptist church, left Tuesday for his home in Alabama, after spending a month here with his son, and is very much pleased with things in general. Mr. T. S. Berry has been very sick but is better at this writing. (First Published in The Topeka Plaindealer May 28, 1915.) STATE OF KANSAS, Sharpe County. Shawnee County, ss. In the matter of the estate of John Briggs, late of Shawnee County, Kansas. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. Notice is hereby given that on the 27th day of May, A. D. 1915, the undersigned was, by the Probate Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, duly appointed Administrator of the estate of John Briggs, late of Shawnee County, deceased. All parties interested in said estate will take notice and govern themselves accordingly.—(3t.) ELVA A. BRIGGS, Administrator. BAPTISTS OF KAW VALLEY! LOOK! READ! COME!! The Kaw Valley District B. Y. P. U. and Sunday School Convention will hold their eleventh annual session with the First Baptist church, Eudora, Jun. 9 to 11, 1915. Come and help make this the best session ever held. Splendid papers, good debates, excellent sermons, good singing, earnest prayers and a demonstratoln B. Y. P. U. will be special features of the Convention. Come to the first session on Wednesday afternoon and stay through the last session Friday night. Also Bible Institute will be conducted by one especially prepared for the work. Miss M. L. Bradshaw, President B. Y. P. U. Convention. Mrs. E. Herrington, Corresponding Secretary. Miss G. B. Solomon, President Sunday School Convention. Mrs. R. L. Jones, Corresponding When in Great Bend, Kansas, and want a first class meat at any hour call at Browder's Cafe—ice cream, soft drinks, etc., and the very best service. A new business for the public in general. Mr. Browder is a chef, having been in the business at one of the leading hotels of Great Bend for many years, and is leaving no stones unturned to make Browder's Cafe one of the most popular places for our people in the West. Mr. Browder is a man well known throughout the country and we recommend to the people in general Browder's Cafe where you can get the best meal that money can buy. Remember the place is at No. 1209 Kansas Ave., Great Bend, Kans. FORT SCOTT. KANSAS. The Autumn Leaf and Snow clubs met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. M. B. Henderson. After the routine of business a dainty lunch was served in buffet style. They will hold their next meeting with Mrs. D. Clayton on June 16th. On last Monday, May 31 a reception was given in honor of the graduates of the Fort Scott High school—Miss Corne Knight and Mr. Toby Owens, by the Madams Johnston, Owens, Wilkerson and McLemore. A splendid program was rendered and some very timely and interesting remarks were enthusiastically received by all. A nice luncheon was served buffet style, and all had a nice time. Mrs. Olliner died at her home on Monday, May 31st. The funeral was held at the A. M. . church conducted by Rev. Davis. She leaves a husband, relatives and friends. Mrs. J. C. Cantey has returned home. Rev. W. E. Washington, Miss Sarah Bell Carter and Mrs. Payne, left this morning for Denver to attend the District Conference. Mr. and Mrs. George Cartwell, of Victor and Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Broadus were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cantey Sunday. The ice cream social at the A. M. E. church Friday night was a success. Mrs. Kimberling, who had been visiting in Pratt, Kansas in now in Kansas City. We hope to see her return soon. Mr. Lawrence Cantwell, who had been attending school in Boulder, is expected home soon. Mrs. D. Z. Hill of 537 Warren, has been quite ill. Mrs. A. H. Waddy, of Colorado avenue, made a hurried trip to Colorado Springs Sunday. Preaching Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and general class. Sunday school at 3 p. m.—Rev. J. Mr. A. L. Phillips is a man of our race at Tulsa who is helping to make history for our people. At No. 115 North Greenwood there are two brick buildings 25x50, two stories, that this gentleman owns, in which several Negro enterprises are located. This gentleman is using his good judgment in real estate and in business buildings, thereby giving Negro business men places where they will be able to do business. He owns two other houses in the city of Tulsa. He is an employee of the Pioneer Telephone Co. and receives a lucrative salary for his services. He and his good wife are among the best people, and such men are a credit to our race. C. W. MR. A. L. PHILLIPS. The above cut represents one of the live colored business men of the city of Tulsa, Okla. He is a solid man and stands for something in his town... Dr. Johnson is successfully treating all diseases peculiar to women and children. She makes a specialty along this line and is winning fame. Persons needing her services will reach her at 319 W. Johnson street, Sapulpa, Oklahoma. THE WORLD'S FIRST WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM DR. E. E. McCOY-JOHNSON. Nashville, Tenn., May 27, '14. This is a true likeness of Elizabeth E. McCoy. JAY BROS., per C. P. Lacy. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of May, 1914. W. O. HAWKINS, Notary Public (My commission expires Jan. 2nd, 1016.) VINITA. OKLAHOMA. Miss Sadie Davis will leave soon to visit Miss Fannie Chase at Fort Gibson. Rev. T. W. Kidd held quarterly conference Wednesday night, and we also had with us Presiding Elder Perrin. The first Sunday in June the A. M. E. church will hold a rally for the benefit of the church. Pastor Rev. 'A. J. Green. The Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Moore. There were ten present. A lunch was served which all enjoyed. The next meeting will be with Mrs. John Davis. Dr. L. I. Ryan taken suddenly ill Tuesday and other physicians were called to treat him. Dr. Sudduth, of Muskogee, was a visitor between trains. Mrs. Andy Rider has several cousins visiting with her from California. Mrs. C. N. Williams and sister, who was to visit their mother a few weeks, were delayed on account of high waters. She will also erect a fine tombstone over little Cecil Williams while here. Miss Josephine Lynch will spend 1 few weeks in Parsons, Kansas with Mrs. Enoch Hawkins. trains Sunday evening. Mrs. C. J. Johnson, Master A. D. and Jaytee Johnson will spend a few weeks with her mother and friends. NEW LOCATION—On and after May 22 Madam A. C. McClelland Todd's Hair Dressing Parlor will be located at 1315 Van Buren street. Phone 4484 Black—Adv. Farms.... q For Negroes! Colored Men, why not buy a farm in a land where a man is a man—where ONE crop will pay for your farm? Ican sell you a farm in Logan county, Kans. PRICES FROM $10 to $20 per acre—easy terms, fine soil, best climate. If you mean business, write S. E. CAREY, Attorney at Law, Russell Springs, --- Kansas. FOR SALE-A SNAP. Here is an opportunity to invest a small sum of money in a good paying restaurant, lunch counter, soda water fountain and ice cream parlor in Leavenworth, Kansas, on the main business street and it is the only place that serves both white and colored. An old established business with first class standing; for particulars write B. F. Samuel, 220 Delaware street, Leavenworth, Kansas, for now is the time, as the business season is opening up; can be bought on reasonable terms. Ill health cause for selling. A NEW LOCATION! On and after May 22 Madam A. C. McCieland Todd's hair dressing parlor will be located at 1315 Van Buren St. Phone 4484 black—Adv. DC "I don't believe I'll take that gown, after all." "Why not?" "It feels too comfortable on me to be stilish." "Did the prisoner strike you in an ebullition of wrath?" "No, he didn't; he hit me in the stummick." Scents—Cents—Sense. "Papa," pleaded the small daughter, "pissase give me ten cents to buy a bottle of perfume." "Not a scent for you," replied the heartless parent, as he lighted an aromatic weed imported from the cabbage fields of Connecticut. Konantz Undertaking FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND- LICENSED EMBALMERS. GEO. A. KONANTZ, Mgr. Telephone 274. 15 Wall St. PT. SCOTT, KAB Great Radium ...Water... God's Gift to Suffering Humanity Flowing from the bowels of the earth —the greatest germalter that's known The diseased germs are busy tearing down the tissues of the body. Owner to Claremore, Okla., and bathe in the "Fountain of Health." Stop at Oddy, Bath House Hotel. Rates reasonable. CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA. Baughman Brothers, TOPEKA, KANSAS. 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William St., New York City Good Ice Cream or Ices Call on Cor. 4th and Taylor Sts. Topeka, Kans. Miss Edna Greene. Graduate Stenographer I make a specialty of copying legal documents, sermons, essays, etc. I also take dictation and will be pleased to serve the public at any time. I can be found daily at The Plaindealer office, and if you cannot call, phone 3300, and I will give your wants prompt attention. No manuscript too difficult for me to handle, no job too small or too large to receive careful attention. 1½ Blks. W. P. O. Home Phone?577 Furnace Heat. Electric Lights. Nicely Furnished Rooms. Central Hotel, MRS. O. E. MARSHALL, Prop. W. H. H. ASHBY, Mgr. W. H. H. ASHBY, Mgr. Marshall Sisters Cafe in Connection Barbershop on Third Floor. Rest Room for Gentlemen. 402 South St. Excelsior Springs, to In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Grace Wallace, Plaintiff, vs. Andrew J. Wallace, Defendant. PUBLICATION NOTICE. State of Kansas, Shawnee County, SS The State of Kansas to Andrew J. Wallace, Greeting! You are hereby notified and warned that said plaintiff has commenced her action in said Court against you asking for divorce, for the return of her maiden name and for all such other relief as she may be entitled to in equity. And you are further notified that unless you appear and answer the allegations of the said petition herein filed on or before the 4th day of June A. D. 1915 that all the allegations of the said petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered accordingly against you and for her as prayed for in her petition. ARTHUR J. BOLINGER. Attorney for Plaintiff. Attest: C. W. Bowers, Clerk of District Court. (Seal) HAIR... TREATMENTS—Pressing and Scalp Treatment—Oils and Tonks for the HAIR—Transformations and Braids and Hair Switches made to odrev. Call, Phone or address 849 Freeman Ave. Kansas City, Kansas Phone West230 Special Prices to Churches in any quantity; also High Grade Milk, Cream and Phone 622. ...T. K. KING... General Farming and Stock Raising. "Back to the Farm" LOOK! STOP! READ! Fine Western Kansas land for wheat, kaffir corn, maze, barley, oats, corn, almost any thing planted grows and does well. Wheat yields from 25 to 40 bushels to the acre. This land can be bought at the right price in small tracks or large ones, with small payments. Titles are good and terms are easy. I will be glad to hear from you in regard to this land, while it is cheap and waisting for you. Write T. K. King for further information, R. F. D. I, Box 76, Plains, Kansas. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. DR. J. M. JAMISON—327 Madison St. Special diseases. Phone 959. OFFICE HOURS: 9 a. m. to 12 m. 2 p. m. to 5:30 p. m. 7 p. m. to 8:30 p. m. Sunday by Appointment DR. M. L. ROSS, Physician and Surgeon, Calls Answered at Night. Office 720 Kansas Ave.—Tl. 3987. Res. 1381 Monroe St.—Tel. 3987 R. 2. Office hours: 9:30 to 10:30; 8 to 9 DR. THADDEUS P. MARTIN, Physician and Surgeon, Phone 3608. 832 Kansas Ave. Residence: 1026 Buchanan St. Residence Phone: 3608 R. 2. Tel. 774 Res.—774 Ring 2. OLIVER A. TAYLOR, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, Office: 334 Kanaas Av., over Gibler's Drug Store, across from Throop Hotel. Calls answered Night and Day—Res. 1536 Van Buren St. DENTIST. All Work Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction. 832 Kansas Av. Phone: 149231 --- Rev. B. C. Duke is again on the sick list. People who do not receive this paper promptly and regularly, please write this office. Mrs. D. L. Porter, the dressmaker, who spent a week in Kansas City, returned last Saturday. Rev. M. I. Warfield of this city, presiding elder, and Rev. Bowers of Paxico, were callers at this office Wednesday. Mrs. Chaney Jenkins is visiting with her son at St. Louis, Mo., this week. She will remain several weeks. Manager Abbott, of the Apex, is giving the patrons of his play house the best that can be obtained in motion pictures. --- The subscribers will please watch and be ready to meet Mrs. Smith, our collector as she will be knocking at you door very soon. Dr. R. C. Wright continues to give away those handsome oil paintings at the People's drug store. Better get in before they are all gone. --- Mrs. Rebecca Brown, of Cresent, Oklahoma, is spending a few days with relatives and friends on the North side. She made the Plaindealer a brief call. Messrs Rufus Frazier and E. E. Ransom have been appointed as patrolmen by Mayor Jay E. House to fill the places of Messrs W. B. Bryant and John Anderson. Mrs. M. B. Henderson, daughter and sons were highly entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis and Mr. William Marks with their guitars. Their music was fine. The Poinsettia Art and Embroidery club will have a call meeting at the home of Mrs. Ida Stewart, 1827 Van Buren street, June 10th. All members are requested to attend. --- Rev. B. J. Bell of Ottawa, Kans., was in the city last week attending the commencement exercises at the Topeka Industrial and Educational Institute, and was a pleasant caller at this office. Dr. J. Lewis Ransom has opened an office at 409 Kansas avnue, where he will be pleased to meet and greet all of his old friends and as many new ones. As usual, the Doctor will answer calls day or night. Dr. James White has temporarily closed the Shawnee drug store. He intends to find a place where he will be more centrally located. He has swell fixtures and his new store will be one of the finest in the state. Mr. Olin Hickman, son of Mr. D. Hickman, was stricken with smallpox last week, the infection supposedly coming from some clothes he had cleaned at 118 Kansas Avenue. Dr. O. A. Taylor was the attending physician. Mrs. Stanley Ward gave a four course dinner at her home Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Lamberson and family and Miss Lizzie Owens. On leaving each declared that the hostess knew just how to prepare a Sunday dinner. The colored "Billy Sunday," Rev. R. W. Wells, preached at Emporia three days this week. He has also held a successful meeting at Newton and is doing a great work in the Christian field. He will go to Sedalia, Mo., this week, after which he will return to Kansas. St. Simon's Girl Militants held their last meeting with Miss Tillie Jones at the home of her sister, Mrs. Davis, 1416 Western Ave. The members who took part in the program were Miss Rose Page, a recitation; Miss Madeline Beck, a reading; Miss Capitola Jones, a recitation; Miss Valeria Griffith, an essay. The next meeting will be held with Miss Dorothy Page, 914 Clay St. CALL ON W. M. Johnson, FOR Second Hand Furniture HOUSEHOLD GOODS BOUGHT AND SOLD. Dealer, in, Second Hand Clothes and Shoes. 1190 Lincoln St. Trakea, Kans. of the United States Office, and one of the best lawyers in the state, is in Holton today, where he went to try a law suit. Tone is a fine old boy, and we are pleased to note the rapid growth of his law practice. . Wilson's Summer Garden celebrated its opening on Decoration Day by an old fashioned barbecue. A concert was given by Jackson's 23rd Regiment band in the evening with a large attendance. The park is now open for private parties and picnics. For particulars call 1778 N 1. --- Miss Georgia Hall, of this city, was one of the graduates from the nurse training department at the general hospital in Kansas City, Mo., last week. Miss Georgia is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hall, and has many warm, personal friends in Topeka who will be highly pleased to learn of her success. --- J. Franklin Bates, a linotype operator on this great moral guide and Christian educator, is in Kansas City this week visiting his parents and taking in the exercises at Western University. Franklin is a graduate of the institution and his loyalty and faith in the institution will not permit him to miss a Western University commencement. --- Mr. W. D. Cooper, who for the past three weeks had been in Chicago, where he went to take a much needed rest, returned Monday looking and feeling like a 16-year-old kid. He reports a pleasant visit and also that his little vacation has increased his pep and benefited his whole physical condition. Mr. Cooper is back at his post in the offices of the great Santa Fe. --- "The Grizzlies" have reorganized. This is one of the swellest social clubs ever organized in Topeka and they certainly know what the word "entertain" means and they never fail to give it full stress. Last season this writer had the pleasure of being one of the guests at a "blow out" and they certainly took our breath. Mr. Charles C. Lytle and Mr. James Mothe] are big "mitts" in the organization. "Nough said." --- Hon. Paul Jones, editor and owner of "The Paul Jones Magazine" is in Kansas City this week attending the exercises at Western University and looking after matters pertaining to his publication. The June number contains a fine article on the segregation of the colored school children in a recent exhibition at the State Fair grounds in this city in which all the schools participated. Colonel Jones handles the matter without gloves. We will reproduce it at a later date. --- The East Hill club held its last meeting of the season on Wednesday of last week at the residence of Mrs. Taylor on Golden Ave. The club will have its closing picnic at Wilson's Summer Garden June 16th. Mrs. Gurton and Mrs. Kuykendall were awarded prizes for their energetic work and good attendance by the president and vice president. Several meetings of the club were previously not published; the meeting at Mrs. H. C. Wilson's, Mrs. Peak's, Mrs. Kuydendall's, Mrs. O. G. Alexander's, Mrs. Kendrick's and Mrs. Bell's. The club adjourned to meet again in September, 1915. "Uncle" David Chiles has been the busiest man in Shawnee county during the past two months. He has supplied Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas with sweet potato, cabbage and tomato plants. There has not been a day during this time that he has shipped under $20 worth of plants. "Uncle" David says that he is going to retire from active service this fall and spend a few months in travelling. The Frisco fair will be his first stop and on his return, he will spend a few weeks in Colorado, where he has his eye on a dashing widow. The State Normal at Emporia closed this week and among the graduates were—Mable Cole, Emporia; Mayme Elliott, Emporia, in the department of music; Katherine Barker, Topeka; Kathleen Jefferson, Kansas City, Mo.; Loraine Jackson, Kansas City, Mo.; Elsie Carter, of Emporia; Rena Wilson of Guthrie, Okla., and Mable Patterson of Neodesha, Kansas., normal department (receiving life diplomas; Violet Hocker, Council Grove, Kansas, and Frankie Stewart, Lawrence, Kans., High school department. Topeka had quite a number of students at Emporia, among these being Miss Fay Slaughter., George Hamilton and Miss Minnie Jones, the latter stopping with Mrs. Reeves at 706 Wert street. The great musical recital by Mine. Cora Merritt Evans, the soloist, and Mine. Corinne Bettis Smith, reader, was given at St. John A. M. E. church last Thursday evening, May 27th, to a fine and appreciative audience. Mrs. Evans could not appear for the reason that she was ```markdown ``` MADAM CORINE BETTIS-SMITH DRAMATIST. indisposed with a bad cold, and her a natural born part on the program was filled by cital was superb Miss Edna Jefferson of Las Vegas, dollar of anyone N. M., who is attending Washburn it. They go from college, taking a music course and ita and Hutchins is developing into a fine vocalist, to their homes—M. The audience showed their apprecias City, Kans.,ation by recalling her several times. Kansas City, Mo. PIERCE ADDITION NOTES. Mrs. Adeline Lewis has returned to her home from Christ hospital after undergoing a successful operation, and is now improving. The Gospel Team of the Y. M. C. A. was welcomely received by the residents of Pierce Addition recently and they left quite an impression on all who heard them, and those who failed to hear them missed a treat. Memorial Day.—Memorial Day was one to be remembered by the residents of this section. Both men and boys spent the forenoon in improving the addition by making cinder walks and other improvements; and while they were busy at their tasks the ladies prepared a splendid dinner, consisting of all vegetables of the season, with chicken potpie, ice cream and cake, and an assortment of pies. After dinner the men resumed their work. At 8:30 o'clock in the evening the ladies of the club rendered a splendid program, entitled "May Day." Mrs. A. J. George was chosen as queen for the evening; and was crowned by Mrs. P. Greene, following two ladies in waiting, eight fairies, two pages and a flower girl. The attendance was large and it was entirely satisfactory. The admission was ten cents and the amount taken was $12.85, which will be put in the treasury for the benefit of improvements. Mrs. A. C. Harris, President. Mable A. Slaughter, Reporter. Mr. Fred Thompson, linotype student in this office, went to Kansas City Saturday evening, where he spent the Sabbath with friends. Fred is one of the best boys we ever knew. He is kind of heart, gentle in manner, and well versed in letters, being a graduate of the Topeka High school. He toils daily on the section of the Santa Fe, a thing he has done for over three years, but always finds time after work hours to do a linotype stunt. With his spare change, he is paying for his linotype schooling. Fred is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thompson, old and highly respected citizens, and they are justly proud of their son. Among his associates Fred is a favorite, and the boys call him "Funny." Mr. James Arterbridge has opened a first-class "gym" for the edification of the boys in the basement at 404 Kansas avenue. The appliances which include a shower bath, are the latest out and cost several hundred dollars. The equipment is being installed by a force of workmen who hope to have things in readiness for the opening on tomorrow. This is a fine thing and will be the finest of its kind ever owned and operated by a colored man for the joy and comfort of his people. We wish Mr. Arterbridge success in his new venture. Mr. R. L. (Gen.) Skearce will continue to operate his barber shop in the front part of the building. For all the latest news of the race read The Topeka Plaindealer. Mrs. Smith has no equal as a reader and it was said by many who have listened to entertainments of this kind by people of both races, that they have seen nothing to compare with her. Her reading of "Leah the Forsaken" and "Zangarallia" was excellent. She is undoubtedly a natural born dramatist. Her recital was superb and was worth one dollar of anyone's money to hear it. They go from Topeka to Wichita and Hutchinson and will return to their homes—Mrs. Evans to Kansas City, Kans., and Mrs. Smith to Kansas City, Mo. BROWN CHAPEL CHURCH. (Rev. B. R. Roas, Pastor.) Friday night was love feast and general class. Wonder how many obeyed the rule and law by fasting Friday? Of course all true Methodist did. Sunday morning found us at our post of duty. Sunday school was well attended at 11 a.m. Song 332 A. M. E. Hymnal; scripture lesson, 1 John read by Rev. R. Chisolm, pastor of the A. M. E. church at Osage City. Prayer by Rev. A. DeMoss; sermon by the pastor, using as a subject, "Fellowship With God"—text, 1 John 1-3. One united with the church, Mrs. McKee, of Kentucky, who is making her home with her aunt, Mrs. D. D. Hope. At 3 p. m., song 226 announced by Rev. Jackson; prayer by Rev. Wade of Lane Chapel; scripture lesson, Luke 10 chapter, read by pastor, sermon by Rev. N. L. Smith, pastor of Lane Chapel, using as a subject, "The One Thing Most Needful"—text, Luke 10-42. Prayer by Rev. Chisolm. We feel very grateful to the several preaching brothers who worshiped with us. Besides those already named were Revs. Martin, Guy, Brown, Kealing, Barton, and Johnson. At 7 the A. C. E. L., led by the president. At 8 p. m. song; prayer by Bro. H. C. Campbell; sermon by Rev. A. DeMoss, using as a subject, "Thou Has Been a Strength to the Poor"—text, Isa. 25-4. Tuesday evening at 7:30 Rev. Brown held quarterly conference for us. We feel that our meeting was indeed a success. Monday Rev. Ross attended the funeral of Rev. Simon H. Barker at Lawrence. Rev. J. T. Smith, presiding elder of the Kansas City district as the guest of Rev. Ross for sup. Monday evening. Mr. Fannie Williams has had her house painted, which adds much to the looks of the place. We hope that other will follow her plan soon. Rev. Ross and wife and Mrs. Daniels were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams at dinner on Sunday. Mrs. Chaney Jenkins left Tuesday morning to visit her son, William, who is in Saint Louis, Mo. She expects to return about the first of September. Rev. Ross visited in Oakland Tuesday afternoon. He reports crops looking nice. Miss Elsie Scott, of St. John, Kas. who had been attending school at Emporia, visited her sister, Mrs. Smiley on Jackson street. She spent Monday afternoon with Miss Espanola Ross, 1205 Washington street. (Rev. N. L. Smith, Pastor.) Last Sunday was a great day with the members and friends that heard the pastor preach. He took for his gathered to hear the missionary sermon and after the pastor had closed his discourse one could see that all were glad to be present. The missionary sisters took up a good collection. Tee Laymen's movement, presided over by Mr. C. C. Lytle, entertained the members and friends free last Monday evening. The house was crowded. Never has such symposium been in Topeka before. Rev. Jas. A. Hamlett, ex-pastor, and now editor of the Christian Index, was present and Rev. M. J. Warfield. Rev. Hamlett made one of the best talks on "Man" the people ever heard. We are proud of this Christian hero and silver tongue orator. Dr. Warfield made a fine talk also. He is one of the best preachers of the race. Now to the members and friends, you cannot afford to miss these services, both morning and evening at Lane Chapel. A large and appreciative audience greeted Rev. J. M. Brown Sunday morning. The occasion being the observance of educational day. He selected for his text, "Wisdom is the Principal Thing; Therefore Get Wisdom, and With all Thy Getting, Get Understanding."—Prov. 4:7. His subject, "Mind the Standard of the Man." It was an inspiring, uplifting sermon. At 8 o'clock, an educational program was rendered. An address on "Vocational Education" was delivered by Mr. Fred Roundtree, which was very interesting. Short talks were made by Miss Margret Foster and Miss Emma Elleno Cooper. Their subject was "The Relation of the Home to the School." A special offering was made for education. The May poll drill given at Metropolitan hall Monday evening was a great success. Mrs. A. Farris and Miss Eva Phillips deserve much credit. The plano solo oy Miss Josephine Cunningham was beautifully tendered. The recitations by Misses Thelma Chiles, Theresa Barker and Cassie Newman were good. The sixteen American Beauties were beautiful indeed. The recital on Monday evening was largely attended. Mrs. Cora Merrit Evans was indisposed and Miss Edna Jefferson substituted and assisted Mrs. Smith in a pleasing manner. She will accompany Mrs. Smith to Wichita and Hutchinson. Rev. J. M. Brown attended the funeral of Rev. Simon Barker at Lawrence Menday afternoon. The Junior Endeavor led by Mrs. R. H. Wade, hold an interesting meeting Sunday at 4 o'clock. Their subject was, "Heroes and Heroines and "Why We Observe Memorial Day." The Senior Endeavor led by Mr. Earl Beck had a splendid meeting at 7 o'clock. The following staff members were appointed: Mrs. J. W. Northington, Misses Zephyr Turrier, Okellam Grant and Mamie Johnson. Miss Amanda Oliver on College avenue has been ill for several days. You will be given a hearty welcome to all our services. The District Conference, Sunday School and Allen League Conventions meet in Emporia June 8 to 11. REV. JAMES ARTHUR HAMLETT Rev. J. A. Hamlett, editor of the Christian Index, the official organ of the C. M. E. church, located at Jackson, Tenn., was in the city this week visiting with friends, and was the guest of Rev. N. L. Smith pastor of Lane Chapel. Rev. Hamlett is the most influential and active editor of any Christian paper published in this country. He is making a trip through Kansas visiting the different churches of his connection, and will be in the state for some time. His many friends and acquaintances are making it pleasant for him. He has made a great and wonderful improvement on the Christian Index since he has taken charge of its management in the past year. The general conference made no mistake in electing this young Christian gentleman to supervise and edit their chief organ, which goes into the homes of most all their members in this country, and is read by thousands. The improvement is so wonderful on the paper that one can scarcely believe that it is published by a colored organization. The mechanical and editorial, in fact everything about the paper, is first class and is above criticism. We expect to see this giant, writer and race leader a bihop of this church within the next few years. The race and church need such men as James Arthur Hamlett to cope with times and conditions that exist in the country at this time. "To the many friends and members of Ambury M. E. Church, I desire to call your attention, to the series of of sermons to be preached at Ambury M. E. church, beginning June 8, 18, 20, 27 and July 4, 11, at 8 o'clock P. M. Please be on time. Quite a number of persons were present on last Sunday expecting to hear us begin our series on "Mans Relation to God" but you were just one week to soon. Come again we are glad to welcome you at any time. Theme: "We are God's son by Creation." Text: "And God made man." Gen. 1:26. This will be the introduction of a series which will last until July 11, 1915, every Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Come early and get a seat. On las Sunday Dr. S. A. Stripling held our first Quarterly Conference which was a flattering success. Nearly every member paid $1.00, thus enabling us to pay out and have some left in the treasury for other purposes. We regret our failure to quotify other ministers of the city in time to have them with us. However we feel that we had your best wishes. Brethren, we trust that you will be with us next time. You have shown us a great deal of courtesy since I have been in your city. Now I take this means of thanking you, not only you but the many who have strove to make it so very pleasant for us since our arrival a month ago. We hope to prove to be a brother by your side, laboring to help our folks. We ask only a place in this great municipal city to help in the great civil, economical and religious uplift of our people. The needs of our people are many and it will not take a man with glasses on to see that but with the cooperation of our people we can do many things. Let us have it. Our motto: "Hard War and Save the Unsaved." Thanking you for past favors and for whatever favors you may grant in the future, I beg to be yours, E. C. W. COX, 837 N. Van Buren St. "The New Model Cafe," 323 Kansas avenue, conducted by Mrs. Lulu Bradley is one of the nicest and neatest places of its kind ever opened to colored people in Topeka. Mrs. Bradley is one of those best ever cooks and keeps plenty of everything on hand and is prepared to serve you at any hour of the day or night. The place is modern, has nice neat rooms and bath. The phone number of the New Model is 1504. Rev. R. Mayers, Knoxville, Tann, is in the city this week and he will preach Sunday at Calvary Presbyterian church. While in the city he is the guest of Mrs. Ellen Slaughter, 1407 Monroe street. NEW LOCATION.—On and after May 22 Madam A. C. McClelland Todd's Hair Dressing Parlor will be located at 1315 Van Buren street. Phone 4484 Black—Adv. The Poinsettia Art and Embroidery club met yesterday afternoon, with Mrs. Gentry, 1196 Lane street, and was most royally entertained. Colored Agents Wanted? LIBERAL COMMISSIONS; a postal brings particulars. THE PATRICK LEE REALTY CO., Dept. J., 2743 Welton St—DENVER, COLO. Wyatt & Randolph, Funeral Directors Oldest Negro Licensed Embalmers in Kansas. Best service—prompt and courteous treatment to all. 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Everything First Class. 15 North Main St. HUTCHINSON KANSAS Isaac Butler, Jr., 515 South Main St., ..Public Stenographer.. WISHES A CLASS IN STENOG- RAPHY AND SHORTHLAND. Valuable service for dictation work and other business lines. HUTCHINSON, --- KANSAS PEERLESS Truck Garden AND GREENHOUSE Direct from Grower to Consumer. Full line on hand always. Popular Prices The entertainment given at the A. M. E. church with Mrs. George Brady as manager, was spectacular in many respects. The entertainment was rendered by all small children of the city, who exhibited special training. A good audience witnessed this and commended the lady greatly for this good effort. Proceeds went to the church. Rev. C. O. Smith, who formerly pastored at Chyenne, Wyo., tendered his resignation to the Baptist church there, the same taking effect March 17th, to the sorrow of his congregation. He will now remain indefinitely with his family in this city. Mr. John Slaughter who is visiting in Chicago, writes that he is spending a very pleasant time.. Miss Nellie Banks of Pretty Prarie visited in the city. Miss Alice Wilson of Wichita, was called to the city upon the sad news of the death of her brother. Mr. Frank Taylor, of Lyons, made a brief visit to the city. Miss Pearl Griggs, of Topeka, is visiting the Misses Allegra and Bessie Harrison. Miss Hazel Dickinson is also the guest of these young laidies. The Imperial Art club met with Mr. and Mrs. Hiawatha Wickliffe in the regular weekly meeting. Business of importance was transacted and after the rendition of a splendid program, a tempting lunch was served. All spent a delightful time. Mother Palmer was taken suddenly ill Saturday evening. We hope for her a speedy recovery. Editor Nick Chikpu spent three days in the city and while here elivered an elaborate and instructive lecture to the Forum, instructing the Negroes to become more efficient commercially, to accumulate property and stick together more as a race, because in unity there is strength. He was also entertained nicely while here. Mr. Leon Burden Wilson at the age of 26 years, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Lennae Pope, Wednesday evening at 9:25 p. m., after a continued illness of nine months. He was a brilliant young man, and was very popular in this community among the younger social set and will be greatly missed, as he possessed winning qualities, and having a number of friends. We regret to give him up because of the promising future which we assured were in store for him, but his physique has yielded to wasting disease and death was therefore a relief to his suffering. Several months ago he left for Tulsa, Okla., an returned home broken in health where he died, and the funeral services were very elaborately and ceremoniously carried out from his home Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock in charge of Rev. J. C. Rogers and Rev. H. Franklin Bray, who admonished all to not wait too late for the salvation of the soul. Mr. Wilson was saved and left to mourn his demise, his mother, Mrs. Lennae Pope, Miss Alice Wilson, Miss Etoile and Lyle. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Burial at East Side cemetery. Card of Thanks; We wish to thank the many friends who assisted us during the severe illness and death of our son and brother., and are grateful for the many floral of- No Sorry, I can't. Rev. H. F. Bray left Tuesday evening for Kansas City to attend the commencement exercises of Westren University. He will later visit relatives and friends at Denver and friends at Colorado Springs, Colo. Mr. M. P. Johnson who has been quite ill is reported better. Mr. Oscar Bell is indlapsed from injuries received in an accident. Rev. A. D. Wilson will leave for the Grand Lodge at Omaha, Nebr. and will make the opening address to the Tabernacle Lodge. Miss Mabel Shackelford, of Lawrence, is a pleasant visitor in the city. The Delicatessen club met Monday evening in a very pleasant session. All present spent a very lovely time. Quotations were given from Shakesphere after which a very instructive paper was given on Mozart and other musicians. Adjournment was next in order until the next meeting. Rev. and Mrs. Jeltz, of Abbeyville, were visitors in the city and were out of town guests at a public reception given in the lecture room of Bethel A. M. E. church. PITTSBURG. KANSAS. On Monday evening May 31st, Mr. H. C. Cole planned a very pleasant surprise on his wife, the occasion being her 38th birthday. Mrs. Cole was unaware of what was going on until suddenly the door opened and all rushed in. The evening was spent in music and conversation and a 4 o'clock dainty refreshments of ice cream, strawberries and cake were served. Mrs. Cole received many beautiful presents. Those present were: Prof. and Mrs. A. N. Wright and son, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. T. Starkey, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Pierce and family, Rev. Elias, Mrs. Eliza Goodwin, Mrs. Geo. Baskerville, Mrs. Percy Cote. All departed declaring they had spent a most enjoyable evening and wishing Mrs. Cole many more happy birthdays. Miss Daisy Robinson, of Fort Scott was a pleasant visitor in our city last week, the guest of Miss Bertha Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Neil Pierce and family. Miss Nell Goodwin, of Joplin, Mo., spent Sunday with her mother. On Thursday night, May 27th, the closing exercises for Douglass school were held at the High school auditorium, and presented to the public a musical cantata, "Queen O' the May," in three acts. It was indeed a treat to see the children preform their parts so well. Mrs. Williams, Miss Dillon, Miss Williams and Prof. Wright deserve much credit for the excellent way in which every child played his or her part. On Friday night, May 28th the commencement exercises for the 8th grade were held. A very excellent program being rendered by the graduates and others. Those to receive diplomas were: Anna Cain, Thelma Slaughter, Irene Briggs, Dora Crockett, Blanche Hogan, Etta James, Della Coleman, Fletcher White, Jasper Craft and Thomas Early. Class colors—blue and white—flower—white carnation. Paynes Military band furnished music for the occasion. Rev. L. G. Jordan, corresponding secretary of the National Baptist Convention, gave a grand lecture at Mount Hebron Baptist church Monday evening to a full house. We are always proud to have such able speakers as Rev. Jordan in our midst. Blind Wesley, the noted musician will appear at the social auditorium Tuesday night. Everyone should come out and hear him. Mrs. Emma Isaac, who underwent an operation at Mount Carmel hospital is doing nicely. Little Catherine Martin, of Coffeyville, is in our city, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Emma Isaac. NO NEGROES ON JURY CAUSES APPEAL! Macon, Ga.A stay in execution of the death sentence against Robert Kitchens, a Negro convicted of murder, was granted late last night by Federal Judge Speer, pending consideration by the United States supreme court of Kitchens' appeal in habeas corpus proceedings which were based on the unusual allegation that the prisoner had been deprived of his constitutional rights under the fourteenth amendment, in that Negroes were excluded from the jury box at his trial. Judge Speer refused to issue the writ requested by the prisoner, but stated he would grant an appeal. Attorneys for Kitchens said the same procedure is being followed in the case as was employed in the Leo M. Frank appeal on habeas corpus proceedings in Atlanta. Kitchens was under sentence to be hanged May 21 for the murder in Washington county of H. A. Brantley, a white man. J31. 19thway Hardwood Lumber Co. 1900 BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MISSOUEL Large Stock. Highest Grades. Prompt Service. Everything in the Hardwood Lumber Line. Two Long Distance Phones in Our Office: Bell 827 Grand— Home 827 Male. THE MAGIC SHAMPOO AND HAIR DRIER COMPANY MAHEDAY WHERE IN U.S. $100 SEND MONEY BY POST OFFICE MONEY GENERAL ADDRESS ALL LETTERS TO MASK SHAMPOO DRIER CO. Minneapolis, Minn. not to individuals. A BEAUTIFUL HEAD OF HAIR IS A LADY CROWNING GLORY. And every hair can have it if she will use the Magic. The Magic will dry the hair after a shampoo or bath, and straighten the earliest head of hair. It will also stimulate its growth. The Aluminum Comb cannot injure the hair, because it is never heated direct, but takes its heat from the heating bar which is heated on our Alcohol Heater, or any other heater. We advise the use of Mayes' Hair Pens. Boot on the market. Price per box, $60. Alcohol Heater, price $60. Liberal terms to appease. Write for literature today. MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER COMPANY. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Stonestreet & Son, Undertakers and Funeral Directors. ```markdown ``` Oldest Negro Order of Twelve, Her tern Star, U. B. Masonic Uniforms, Books, Badge SPECIAL CATALOG The Moses Di and Sup 1217 Woodland Ave. The J. E. Bake Garden C THE COLORED PEOPLE OF G solitaly and promptly waited upon distinction between white and bl cess and want. There are good and many. Those who pay their bill are settled every week or month as promptly as agreed, we decline re white or colored, rich or poor. The J. E. Bake Whitlock Bro 216 EAST DO —One of the Best Places in the REMEMBER T 216 EAST DOUGLAS AVE. ..THE KOPP Kansas C HOME PHON Pure and Wholesome! "TIP TOP," "BUTTER BREAD Kopp's Bakery is Sanitary and 36-38 South Seventh St. THE DURLAND FURNITURE Furniture, Planos, VI and R Undertakers a 117-119 WEST SEVENTH STREET, Lee-Warren SALINA, "AMERICAN E Oldest Negro Regala Firms of Twelve, Heroines of Jericho ern Star, U. B. F. and S. M. Masonic Branches. Books, Books, Badges, Banners and SPECIAL CATALOGUES FREE! Moses Dickson Re- and Supplies Co., Woodland Ave. Kansas J. E. Baker Mer- Garden City, Kansas. ORED PEOPLE OF GARDEN CITY all knew promptly waited upon when they enter our sto- n between white and black people. We apreci- nt. There are good and bad cople of all colors who pay their bills promptly we run acco- very week or month as the case may be. Thou- sy as agreed, we decline to run accounts with, colored, rich or poor. Block Bros. Mar- 216 EAST DOUGLAS AVE. The Best Places in the City to Do Your M REMEMBER THE NUMBER: DOUGLAS AVE. WICHITA THE KOPP BAKERY Kansas City, Kansas HOME PHONE 246 WEST. and Wholesome! Principal Br OP," BUTTER BREAD," "HOLSUM" and "H bakery is Sanitary and everything in first-class th Seventh St. KANSAS CITY, THE RLAND-SAWTI FURNITURE COMPANY, fire, Planos, Victor Talking Ma- and Records. dertakers and Embalme ST SEVENTH STREET. JUNCTION CIT Warren Milling SALINA, KANSAS. AMERICAN EAGLE" FL Oldest Negro Regala Firm! Order of Twelve, Heroines of Jericho, Eastern Star, U. B. F. and S. M. T. Masonic Branches. Uniforms, Books, Badges, Banners and Supplies. SPECIAL CATALOGUES FREE! The Moses Dickson Regalia and Supplies Co., The J. E. Baker Mer. Co., THE COLORED PEOPLE OF GARDEN CITY all know that they are solitary and promptly waited upon when they enter our store. We make distinction between white and black people. We appreciate your business and want. There are good and bad people of all colors in every community. Those who pay their bills promptly we run accounts with, to be settled every week or month as the case may be. Those who do not pay promptly as agreed, we decline to run accounts with, whether they are white or colored, rich or poor. The J. E. Baker Mercantile Co. Whitlock Bros. Market. 216 EAST DOUGLAS AVE. One of the Best Places in the City to Do Your Marketing. REMEMBER THE NUMBER: 216 EAST DOUGLAS AVE. WICHITA, KANSAS. ..THE KOPP BAKERY.. Kansas City, Kansas HOME PHONE 246 WEST. Pure and Wholesome! Principal Brands: "TIP TOP," "BUTTER BREAD," "HOLSUM" and "HONEY" Kopp's Bakery is Sanitary and everything in first-class condition 32-38 South Seventh St. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Manufactured Especially for the Highest Class of Family Trade. —Distributed by the Chase Wholesale Co., Topeka ASK YOUR. GROCER FOR I ED by the Chase Wholesale Co., TopekaASK YOUR. GROCER FOR I —Distributed by the Chase Wholesale Co., Topeka, Kansas. ASK YOUR. GROCER FOR IT.. We carry one of the finest lines of UNDERTAKING GOODS in the State. We never sleep. Three Licensed Embalmers in attendance 636 Quincy St. Phone Regala Firm! Coines of Jericho, Eas- F. and S. M. T. Branches. Banners and Supplies. LOGUES FREE! Jackson Regalia Supplies Co., ansas City. Mo. Ker Mer. Co., City, Kansas. REDEN CITY all know that they are when they enter our store. We make ruck people. We appreciate your band- bad cople of all colors in every com- promptly we run accounts with, to the case may be. Those who do not to run accounts with, whether they or Mercantile Co. S. Market, Douglas AVE. The City to Do Your Marketing.— THE NUMBER: WICHITA, KANSAS. P BAKERY .. City, Kansas NE 246 WEST. Principal Brands: "HOLSUM" and "HONEY" everything in first-class condition KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. THE SAWTELL COMPANY, Actor Talking Machines Records. and Embalmers. JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS Milling Co. KANSAS. AGLE" FLOUR, nolesale Co., Topeka, Kansas. OCER FOR IT.. ae gee Oe 8 Saaint at Negro] ite shoot Obie ‘clltes, bat caskets | ea, Fen ee Tel cmelings’abett Thakogteled wok | "paleo eda | ) klahomaw A Sauiint # a cee it Gorener Wille eetecte Tyee AGVICE tO te relished’ by the most, particalar Ai ¢ { Prise in That) ne wit select an able official, and person, ' tat, | a Land of Prornize.|one of the areatent journaitets the Farmers. |" ater the geen and ae 5 ‘1 . The Bea hopes the rumor ere) janted, ani Aoi By THEOs BAUGHMAN, Special Scribe. rate han; ‘The Boo bepen (he tamOr) ky ne gceclanenungwin’ “the Tweet’ daportaal Ltt be ee Lee “4 £4 big: nO tt, atl me « ¢& Hl BAPULPA, OKLA. “In a well equipped office at Sa- polpa, Okla. Dr. E. E, McCoyJohn.| son is winning laurels as & physician and surgeon. This ledy is a grea vats muree, pharmadst and phys- {clan amd her career started in 1909 and the degree of Ph. C, was con- ferred om ber at Meharry in 1903, after which the degree of medicine was graated ber in 1909. She suc: cossfally passed the state examina- tion in Tennessee May 4, 1909, hav- ing made the highest marks in sald examination, ‘While # student at Mebarry Seminary she was recog: nised as ene of the brightest stud. ents in that well known Institution of learning. Dr, McCoyJohnson fs the only colored lady surgeon in the ‘West and she is winning her way into the front ranks of the profes- ston and through her wonderful op- erations ahe is convincing the world that abe knows the profession she follows thoroughly. The people of her town apeak in the highest terms of her, both as a Jady and aa physician. ees MUSKOGEE, OKLA. Musogee, Okla, May 28, 1915— In persuance to a cell from some of the leading merchants, on Friday night, May 28th, the following mer- chants: J. E. Johnaon, M, C. Simmons, J. W. Rintz, P. B. Avs- tin, J. W. Adams, Levy Uiggin- bottom, B, W. Bradley, S. W. Ciemons, T. J. Eliictt, N. Scott, H. Jones, J. W. Hill, Dr. Basa were present, It was decided by # unan: mous vote that we organize a mer- chants aseociation for the following purposes; z 1—To make Muskogee the con- vention town of the state and the Southwest. QoeTo establish a credit rating lst, S—To establish = farmera’ aid department. ‘4-—Te publish a merchants mag. azine, ‘A committee: was appointed on permanent organization to report to the membership June ath, at 8:3¢ Pm J. E. Johnson, Tem, Chairman. M.C. Simmons, Tem, Secretary. eee WAGGONER, OKLA. Mrs. Fannie Parton DeLyle, ar accomplished lady of our race, wht resides at Wagoner, has spent fif teen years in the school room, ani is recognized az one of the able women of our race. She is the product of the State University o Tinois and has worked hard in th uplift of our people. At present sh 4s one of the teachers at North Mus Kogee, where she is giving satisfac tion, Such women are ® credit t our race and her life is worthy emulation, Hon, M. Hi. Martin is a leadin; Negro attorney at Wagoner, and i enjoying » lucrative practice. Ken college, Chicago, claims him and w want them to know that they nee not be ashamed of this brillian young man, Philander Smith colleg ja where Mr. Martin received bt literary touches, and being a pre pared man and full of push, his auc ceus is a foregorie conclusion, Fo eight years he has had his shing! to the wind and the people hav faith in his ability and in him as. man, He is the endowment secre tary of the U. B. F, and 8. M.T of Oklahoma. He is an exceptional ly good offcer and the memberabi will retain him, The U. B. F.’ headquattres are located in the Lov Dullding, where Grand Master De Lancy, and Secretary of Endowmer Martin have offices, They informe us that everything was on the mov in the ranks and the grand old 0! ders were marching on to victory hi, te due to the fact that th B. F. and 8, M. T. out of a chaotic condition and made it one of the mort flourishing secret organiza- tions among blacks, is Grand Master DeLancy, who is an untiring worker and never knows quit until success is his, He has 5,500 true men and women in his rank, and he is daily teaching them business and how to Prepare to live, and not to die. His advice is to secure good homes and farms, go into business, educate, and in fact to be prepared men and women, The organization is com- paratively new in that state, but is winning its way under the able and logical guidance of DeLancy and his co-workers, He has beqn at the head of the organization for seven years, and it is growing as though by magic: The entire membership love and respect the grand master because he is a man of the right kind. He is beating the bushes for new members and sald his organi- zation must lead and others follow. He does not claim the credit for the success of the order, but is willing for that to go to bis official family. He pald Secretary Martin a glorious tribute and sald from school boy up to the present he has found him to be honest and true to the coro, He has made an efficient officer for seven years and he does not think he could secure a better man. Hon. B, W. Bradley, a merchant at Mus kogee, Is endowment treasurer ana the grand master has known him for thirty years and has always found him to be honest. Mr. J, A. Farnville is state treasurer and has truthfully given account of every cent entrusted to him, ‘The grand master's acquaintance runs back 3u yeara and he, too, belongs to that class of honest men, Hon, J, Wil- son Pettus, a ripe scholar and one of the race’s foremost educators, {s secretary of the burial fond. Mr. DeLancy “made” Prof. Pettus six- teen years ago and he said: “Train a child in the way you would have him go and when he is old he wil not depart therefrom.” All of th, above are capable and honest mer and the grand master is satisfied with them, eee WAGONER, OKLA. Mr. J. W. Cooper, who has suc cessfully conducted a real estat ‘business, is still a live wire aroun ‘Wagoner. If it’s a farm or a hom J}you need, see him, as he has som exceptionally good bargains. Fo nineteen yeats he has been in th real estate business and knows thi Jins and outs of same. : eee HASKELL, OKLA. | Dr. Chas. B. Wickham, secretar, of burial department of the Knight | of Pythias of the state of Oklahoma ‘lis a successful physician at Haskell He is one of the races brilliant | young men, who, by honest method Jand knowing his profession, is fas taking front rank as a physician Jand a leader. He is a Meharryit }and not only an excellent physiciar }Jbut a ripe scholar. He is truly | {factor in K, P. circles. Dr. Wick |ham knew how to make your scrib .} feel that he belonged to the humai .| family, +] Your scribe has- made only tw yJor thes blunders in writing town »] since he put foot in Oklahoma, an | that’s when he dropped anchor 2 .| Muskogee and Wagoner, as there tw ‘l towns seemingly are in the throe .Jof the panic, Muskogee had mad | wonderful spurt, but is on th | decline and losing ground. Wage {ner ix the place where the chive! .| rous braves lynched a colored gitl :|Oh, yest wo had many readers 3 i] both places, but we received chunk yJof kicks and “I will pay.” Thes .| can certainly go to “Nick.” 7 AN ABLE OFFICIAL. .| 1t has been rumored in Washing 1| ton ghat Governor Willis of Ohio ma DCE aan daa ial It has been rumored in Wasiins- ton ghat Governor Willis of Ohio may appoint Ralph W. Tyler, former ‘Auditor of the Navy, to a responsl- ble position. If he does, he will select one of the most competent colored men who ever served in a high office under the Federal govern- ment. Tyler conducted his office, one ‘of the most important to which a col- ored man was ever appointed, like white man, He was efficient and faithful to = trust, and left a record that {s an honor to his race, And the whites who came in contact with him officially declared be was one of the most competent of government officials, Ralph Tyler was man who attended to his duties. Even now clerke in that office are saying he was the best auditor the office ‘ever had, and his white Democratic successor, finding the office could not be improved upon is conducting ‘the affaira just as Tyler conducted them. This is # big and strong rec. cinmendation. The Bee knows noth- ~ se yey iardgl%e creel ing about'Ohio ‘clitics, but: ssstrts that if Gorernor Willle eelects Tyler he wilt select an able official, and one of the greatest journalists the race has, The Bee hopes the rumor that Governor Willis intends honor- ing Ralph Tyler is true, Ralph Tyler was both an able and conscientlous official. He did much for the race in Washington when here—Washing- ton (D. C.) Bee. FORT SCOTT, KANSAS. Mrs. Morton and Mrs. P, D. Davis celebrate! their birth anziversary at the home of the former, 17 Warren street. Mra. Morton was 70 years of Qge ang Mrs. Davis 84, Those pret- ent were; Rev, and Mre, P, D. Davis, Mr, and Mrs, Henry Hall, Mr. and Mrs, Will Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Westley Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Sexton, Mr. and Mrs. J. C._ Morton,, Mrs. Georgia Daniels, Mr.-and Mrs. Or- ‘ange Hunter, Mr. and Mra, Maxey; Misses Lucile and Mabel Landers and ‘Thelma Hill., A delicious four cours, luncheon was served. The hostesses were assisted by Misses Lucile and Mabel Sanders, Mrs. Simon Collins, and Mrs, Westley Stewart. The col- or scheme was pink and white. They received many useful presents. All returned at a late hour wishing the hostesses many happy birthdays. ‘The Memorial services in unlon ‘were observed at the A. M. E. church, It was opened by scripture reading by Rev. Frank Beatty, of Moung Zion Baptist church; invocation by Rev. Harrell; hymn, 120—Onward Christian Soldier. by choir assisted by Mra. Vina Taylor, Mrs. Rev. Faulkner, Mrs. Rosa Belle Simmons; paper, by Rev. Faulkner, “Memoris} Day and How we Should Observe It" “The Life of Bishop Turner,” by Mist Maude Glover;” “Life of Rev. James W. Wilson” by Miss Jessie Brown; solo, Mrs. Vina Taylor “Some Sweet Day;” then the cholz sang, “I Must Tel] Jesua;” sermon “Memorial Day.” Rev. Davis. The old soldiers present were as follows: Mr. George Finis, Mr. Jim Johnson Mr. Matt, Jackson, Mr. Jake Mor ton, Mr. Moses Holt. ‘The choir sang “In the Sweet Bye and Bye;” se: Jection, “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.’ Benediction by Rev. Davis. OLATHE. KANSAS. ‘The public schools of Olathe closed on Friday the 2st. Lincoln school rendered an excellent program con- sisting of recitations, songs and drills, Mrs, Porter, of Kansas City, Mo. attended the closing exercises of ‘Lincoln school and was the guest of Prof. P, G. Porter. Mrs. Charles Coleman and son, Floyd, Miss Lida Crump and Mr. Walter Rollins, attended the comer- atone laying of Metropolitan Bap- tist church in Kansas City Sunday, Mrs, W. F. Burdette spent Sunday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Baker ar- ‘rived in Olathe Monday from Topeka for an extended visit with Mr. Ba- ker's parents, Mr, and Mrs. John Baker. Mr. Charles Helm, of South Park, died at the county hospital Wednes- day the 19th. The funeral was held Monday aftemoon from Ryan's un. dertaking parlors. The Rev. Robin- son, of the A. M. E. church officiated Interment in Olathe cemetery. Mrs, Willams, Earl Helm nd Miss Wilson, of Cameron, Mo, at: tended the funeral of their brother Charles Helm Monday. Rev. C. C. Burnett, pastor of Ebe- nezed Baptist church, Osawatomie reports a grand time at thelr rally Sunday, May 80, Total amoun! raised $78.96. Mrs. Draper, presi dent of club No. 1 brought in $31.35 Rev. Burnett's club raised $2839. Wm, Ramsey, president of the Bus; Bee club raised $22.22. ‘Mr, and Mrs, Elmer Greene of Kansas City, Mo., spent Monday with Mrs. Greene's father, Mr. Walte Rollins, Mrs, Jessie Bryant, Mrs. Rene Patterson and and Mr. John Jone: of Kanses' City, were the guests o Mr, and Mrs, Lawrence Caldwell of Decoration Day. Mra, Margaret Jenkins, Mr. Sid ney Jobnson and Mr. Simon Dixor of Kansas City, were among the Ws itors in Olathe Decoration Day. ‘Tho U. B. F's. gave an entertain ment Monday night in their hall They were assisteq by the Feed) family, Miss Lora Page and Mrs Brockman, It was a success in al particulars. ‘Miss Ruth Holmes was chosen dele gate from the A.M. E. Sunday schoo! to the Sanday School Convention ai leases 12 Post Cards le All Negro Subjects —One land colored. A money make Ing plan for you, your church, lodge or club,_ Agents wanted everywhere! Send 16 today in stamps or coin for outit—Afro-American Novelty Co., 210 W, Fifth St., Topeka, Kansas, Advice to Farmers. eT ee ee ee ee ea to multiplied our trials and labors, qhat we have had little or no time for talks across the fence, with our neighbors, When qhe season for mak- ing garden, and planting field crops arrives, we are all running over one another {n an effort to pee who will be the first to get thelr crops planted, and In the hustle and bustle, we all get mize up, and when we really find ourselves, we are all in a huddle, After we become disentangled, then we agree that each will plant at the proper time after Jack Frost have nipped the early plants that have been set in the garden. We are here to assist Nature, but whenever we over-step her bounds, then we must be the Josers; In this regard it must be understood that there Is che right time to plant our crops, and that ia after the ground has become warm. Every year the planters of the country Jose thousands of dollars worth of seed, because of prema- ture seeding, ‘The State and Natlon- al Department of Agriculture, ate doing much in aiding the farmer both aclentifically, and practically, but as much as they have done, and are doing yet, yhere are many farm- era who seem loath to avail them- selves of opportunities held out to them by the various bureaus of the Department of Agriculture, Farming, in fact, has become 8 science which explains why a tiny office in minor division of the gov- ‘ernment has grown-into a grest de- parment which employes fifteen tho ° sand men and women, at an annual | expense of a little less than twenty | million dollars. | ‘The skilful farmer nowadays lives '| mighty well and sometimes get rich, | but the unskilfel farmer still goes | bankrupt. | ‘The lang now has to be coaxed ta | yield its abundance; tickling it with ja hoe will no longer make it laugh | with a harvest. To get satisfactory | reoults, cattle and chickens and the various crops have to be selected and bred with great care; insect pests and diseases have to be fought; the soil has to be studied s0 as to de |} termine the sort of crops to which 1] it is beat suited; and the products o} -I the farm have to be sold in the best 1] markets at the best time. ‘The season while pretty well ad | vanced has not been any too favor Table for the growing of garden an tT truck crops, the first week of Ma; furnished us » variety of weather r{ with snows from the Central Wes -] to the Pacific coast, with frosts ex -) tending well below the Fortieth Par -| allel. ‘Thin cold snap has been in furious to tender garden plants, suct }]'as tomatoes, large areas of whic] had been planted out in the fields, -{ The coming in of the second wel | of May gives us more hopes of warm ler weather, and the time is here fo 1} the planting of general crops in fel ang garden, Such crops as beans anc | melons, that went through the re -J cent cold spell might just as well b 1] planted over, as they never succee “| until the ground becomes warm. -] During the month of May all o | the general garden crops may b planted; for a succession, planting i] may be made every ten days up t “| the 15th of July, and as late as th +] ist of August, for such vegetable as lettuce, radish, beets and sna | beans, »| For persons on small plota the Jim y| bean is a crop that can be plante t] anytime during May, and will giv -| profitable returns, The best varitie +] for general culture, are the “King © the Garden,” and the “Large Whit y| Lima,” pole beans, and of the dwar varieties, “Henderson's Bush Lima. £| “Henderson's Bush Lima” has bee b| the mont successful with us; it come Tl] into bearing in July, ang is @ con tinvous bearer until freezing weathe | sets in, 8] Garden beets, and carrots are othe f| crops that pay well, and can be ha n| for market throughout yhe winter, b “| successive planting, up to mid tinuous bearer until freezing weather sets in, Garden beets, and carrots are other crops that pay well, and can be had for market throughout the winter, by successive planting, up to mid. summer, ‘AN vine crops such a8 melons, eveumbers, pumpkins, and squashes should be planteg this month. Mel- ‘on and pumpkin vines ate subject te injury from the striped beetle, and ‘root borer; @ good rule to follow ‘when preparing melon hills, is to ‘work into the soil one-fourth pound of tobacco dust to each hill, When the vines have begun yo fun, onrt ‘may be laid on the vines at each ‘node or joint, and they will take root readily, bo if the roots of the mother plant {a attacked by the Lores, little ‘or no injury will be done the vines jand fruit. ‘Tobacco dust ia one of the bem known fertilizers for all kinds of vines and can be had of any reliable seedsman: ‘Pumpkin and winter squash are something we sll should plant ib- erally of, a8 a good pumpkin ple sometimes abort Tialiegiving week Is relished” by the most, particular person, ® Now after a)} the garden and field crops are planted, and they start their growth, ‘the ‘most important item to be looked after is, a thorough ealtivation every week, and after each tain, The month of June is the month to fight and free your crop of weeds, and if this is done, and other conditions are favorable a success- fol crop is assured. Flowers that have been sown in nursery tows, may be transplanted to their permanent location during May. DENNIS 8. THOMPSON, Schoolteacher-Farmer, Bethel, Kas GARDEN CITY, KANSAS, Chautauqua begins here June 29th and ends July 7th. Mr, Jack Fantroy, the aweet potaa king, has on hand ten thousand po- tato slips and Is paying bis help fair wages while pitching his crop. ‘Among our new arrivals are Rev, J. © Rodgers, Mr. Joe Bell, Mr, Ed Owen of Hutchinson; Misses Edne and Ruth Brown of Topeka, and Miss Ethe] Frazier of Elisworth. Mrs. Hettle Houchin has returned from the East and reports a splen- did time. George L. Adams has accepted 1 luerative position with the firm o} Bolder & Smith, ? ‘The Eastern Star gave # social th 28th ult. at their hall, which nettec he ladies a handsome sum beside: furnishing social enjoyment for al who atended. ‘The stewards of the A, M. E church gave a social at the 0. E. S hall on the Slat ult. It was a rocle and financial success, Mr. Dock Johnson, the tonsorla artist, has returned from bie Easter trip to the delight of his patrons. Mr, N. H. Washington has accepte & position at the Windsor hotel. Misa Hatie Thompson has finishe the Eighth grade and will enter th High schoo} next fall. She te quiet unassuming and studious and wil make good in the world. Mr. Wilbur McCormack, thoug’ quite young, is nobly taking care © his father’s place of business durin, his absence. ‘The Sabbath schoo) and Endeavo selected the pastor yo represent ther In the District Conference at Wir field, June 9th to 11th. LOOKEBA, OKLAHOMA. Miss Maude Ecton left Friday tor ‘Tulsa, where she will spend a few days. From there she will go to Pawhuska to be at the bedside of her aunt, Mrs. Winston. - Mrs. Lulu Webb will move home Tuesday, Mre. J. H. Griffin Jeft for her home Monday. She was accompanied by her brother-in-law, Mr. A. L. Ray. ‘They will atop by Wichita, Kansas to see her grandma, who Is very ill. Mrs. E. Harris has moved to her garden now, where she will fight with the grass. ‘The rain is keeping all of us busy now. Rev. H. Beadle will preach the annyal sermon for Prudence Chap- ter No. 24 at Weatherford, Okla., on Sunday, June 6th. . Mrs, Lizzle Fitzpatrick made her annua! visit with Sunrise Chapter No. 18 on May Stat, Talk of the silver tongued orator, whe was cer- tainly here. Ob, the glorious lecture she made, we would that all of the members could have been there, She lectureg one hour and ten minutes and had just opened her lepture. ‘We could have listened to her three hours more. She lett for her home in Coffeyville, Kansas Monday even. ing. We would that we had more women like the Iedy Fitepatrick, Long may she live and happy may she be, Mr, and Mrs, A. L. Ray and fami- ly and Miss Hazel Braden, attended the memorial sermon of the old sol- diers at Bridgeport. Mother Ray was called to the home of Mr. C. S. Fowler on account of illness, ‘Miss Haze] Braden is somewhat in- disposed this week. ‘Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Gunter spent Sunday afternoon with the sick at Mrs. H. B. Ray's. Meeting at Antioch church was Glorious Sunday, Rev. Winkfleld and Rev. Grabam filled he pulpit. Mr, J. H. Gunter and family and Miss Maude Ecton attended services at Belnerort Sunday. Miss Maude and Miss Nettle Brown went out to see the new bridge. ‘When in Omahs THE : PATTON : HOTEA N. P. PATTON, Prop. {2 Blocks Bo, of Union Btetion.) —CAFE IN CONNECTION — ‘Meals at All Boars. Pheoe Douglas 4443. 1014 36-18 Bouth 11th St. OMAHA, ‘ ‘i NEKKASL_ 7 M™:: Beard’s WONDERFUL HAIR GRowsE ‘ Tt removes dandrail and stope ttvbe: ing of the scalp and takes out the Kink and makes the bair grow long, soft and beautifol. Send stamp for Pamphlet. MME. M. BEARD, 5198, 16th St., ST. JOSEPH, -:- MISSOURL 50c Per Box. Agetts ‘Wanted — Bell Phone West—Hewe Phone Weal Quantity, Quality and Price y Alwaya Right. ' C. H. BARNEY, Coal, Wood, Feed. |\—Sewer Pipe, Water, Plaatesam + Lime, Cement, Sand ‘aad Brick. { 2076 Neth 18th Btreet, * KANSAS CITY,. HANSA WHEN IN COLORADO sPRarGg —end want a— WERST CLASS PLACE TO STO CALL ON mRS. GC R BRAXTON, t 915 B. Mucrfane Mt, COLORADO SPRINGS, —— GON The Bulkley ccrpony y Company, SALINA, KANBAS, PERE wold Sed eer Cons ; G: | BREreseR oe (CESSO) |——Send Yeer Mall Orders to——t THE BULKLEY DRY GOODS : . «. COMPANY... « ‘we PAY POBTAGE. CALL FOR THE BAPTIST STATR | BUN. SCHOOL CONVENTION. | The Baptist Sunday scheels of Kansas will take notice that the Convention will convene with the Mt. Hebron Sunday school ef Pitts burg, Kansas, June 24-95, ef this year, and they will please elest thei program delegate and semd the uaabé and address to the Corresponding ‘Secretary, Mrs. J. L. Harper, 599 ‘Water St, Wichita, Kansas, ‘Phe ‘Sunday schools should elect on the first Sunday in May and send gande at once te Mrs, Harper, ‘We alse request you, to begin te plan now for the raising of your nances for this session, that prem Isen to be the beat yet held. aang of the schools have entered the eam test for the banner now held by the Shiloh Susdey school of Topeka. We are planning to have a noted foreign speaker for each dey. The program will be full of goed ad- dresses and the alnging will be, the best we have had. ‘The Round Table discussions wil be very instructive and interesting for the Sunday school workers. ‘We hope that each Sunday sebecl in the state will make ea effort. Programs atd letter will be mailed you later, Yours for a great convention, HH. L MONROE, Presideat. MBS, J. L. HARPER, Cor, Sec. 7 ANNOUNCEMENT. ; THE BIGHTH ANNUAL SmB SION OF THE XINGFISHR COUNTY NORMAL (SEPARATIQ, will be held during the Juse period, 1915, et Kingfisher, Okls, This is one ef the largest and best tutored Normals in the Btate, Special weet in the new bratches, Special atten- tion given to the nesds of tho rotel teacher, Excellent accomodations at moderate terms. * For further foformaticn addres, Mrs. Sereh Liston, superintendest, Kingfisher, Olle, or Prof. E. Hy Hall, Conductor, Henvessey, Okla. Asy pervon writing this office for information will please send starope, if an answer is expected. (Concluded from Page One.) a diagrace by cohabitating and insulting the females who are employed in that institution. Now my dear Governor, I hope you will receive this letter in the spirit in which it is given and that it is written by a colored man who is the editor of a newspaper that is being circulated among colored people and which also has quite a large circulation among the white people. We do this with the kindliest feeling and with a Christian intention to bring about better things along all lines between the two races. There is an imaginary line drawn; but it is a well of false and vague ideas. The white people love the colored people just as well as the colored people love them, in fact both love each other, but some how, there is a strained relation that exists with them in the day time that does not follow in the night time. If the two races would be more sincere to reach an understanding, with honesty, truth and morality as their guide, there would be less friction in those places where prejudice predominates the strongest. Anything this paper can do to advance the cause of friendship between the two races, we will be glad to do that and if you can furnish some ideas or thoughts that will be helpful to bring about this result, we will be glad to publish anything that you may say. Now dear Governor, please inform us if you have closed this school on account of this white man and if same will be opened again; and if so will you place a colored man in charge and leave it to his honor to run it on a strictly first-class moral and intellectual basis; and do you think a colored man competent to manage an institution of his own people without the domineering of a white person? Also do you believe the colored man is entitled to vote, to free speech and to enjoy all the privileges of the white man? Very truly yours, NICK CHILES, Editor of The Topeka Flaindealer. RIVERSIDE, ILL. Mrs. Richard Gaines entertained Tuesday evening with a stag in honor of her husband's birthday, which was a complete surprise to him. Many beautiful presents were received. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS. The commencement exercises of Sumner High school were held in the auditorium of the Wyandotte High school which is now for white pupils only. Thursday evening, May 27, about 1,000 people attended and although the weather was very inclement only a few seats were vacant. A chorus of 150 voices under Prof. Reynold's direction, the glee club and Harris' orchestra discoursed good music. Not a plantation song was on program. That speaks well for the director as most of those songs were dear only in a religious way to the older people, some of whom are gone. The following program was rendered: "Magic Flute"—Harris' Orchestra. "Spring Song"—Mendelsohn. Invocation—Rev. Holmes. "Sympathy"—High School Chorus. Oration—"The Aftermath of the European War," Wendell French. "The Influence of Music"—Miss Bernice Gray. Spring Waltz. Nentwich. Kipling's "If Miss Eula Hogg." "Dai Nippon"—Mr. Oscar Penniston. "The Passing Scouts"—Glee Club. "The Mind and the Hand"—Walter Powell. "Across the Rubicon"—Earl Thomas. "Sky Pilot"—Orchestra. Prof. Pearson awarded the forty-nine diplomas with good remarks. "Water Lillies"—High School Chorus. Rev. McNeal pronounced the benediction. Mr. B. S. Stovall received more applause than any when he received his diploma. Also Miss Geneva Flemming and Miss Bernice Gray. Miss Victoria French received great applause. All were applauded. Mr. Peniston received the highest average and Miss Gray was second. The program as a whole was fine and better than the one a year before. A typographical error in your one issue made the A. M. E. church rally read more than some of their members say was raised. They said they raised about four hundred dollars; instead of thousands as you had it. Douglass school had its Eighth A commencement at Sumner High school Wednesday night Mrs. McFarland was-buried from the Metropolitan church past Thurs- day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Holmes officiated. Fine resolutions were read from the Sewing circle with Mrs. S. Rollins, M. C. Matthews, Miss E. Rollins and Mrs. F. A. Calaway as committees. The Mission circle gave flowers and had resolutions. The Sunday school also, gave flowers and had resolutions. She was a zealous Christian worker, and leaves a husband, father, brother and other relatives and friends who grieve for her. Mr. Henry Taylor is very low at his son's on Parallel avenue. The Sewing circle of the Metropolitan church met with Mr. and Mrs. H. Dandridge, 264 Mill street Friday. A program of music, current events and quotations was given, with a beautiful address on "Oklahoma" by Mrs. E. A. Wilson, who was a guest from Muskogee. The finest of brick ice cream of pink, white and brown was served to the twenty or more guests present with lovely white and golden cake. A most delightful afternoon was enjoyed. -Miss Arlene Jackson gave a reception for the forty-nine members of the class of '15 at her home on Nebraska avenue Friday afternoon. The young people had a gala time. Douglass school picnic was postponed on account of the rain. The writer wonders why we segregate sometimes ourselves. At a certain commencement, someone reserved two rows of seats for the white board of education. Not a board member came. The white superintendent and his wife and one white High school teacher and his wife came. Then after they had had colored ladies get up and after the board did not come, colored people were let use those vacant seats. Why not let the board sit among the colored unless there is room on the platform for them? Most times if they reserve seats for colored people, it is in their balconies. Written by one who finished with white students and sat right with them. Miss Mattie Scott, visited her relatives Mesdames P. Bradford, A. Williams, E. Casley, and B. S. Stovall as she came by from Wichita en route to Mexico, to visit her mother. Mrs. M. C. Matthews, who was the first woman who ever taught in Douglass school, the largest school here, received four invitations from Kansas City, Kansas graduates, two from Kansas City, Mo., and two from graduates of Western University. Mrs. Ruth Collins suggested that hereafter all churches have union services at Woodlawn cemetery; and Mesdames Owens, J. W. Wilson and M. C. Matthews agreed with her. A Correction—Mrs. Mollie Cox, of Wichita, was here at the Knights of Pythias sermon at the Metropolitan church and made a fine talk. The writer failed to get her name as the church was so crowded they could not get in. Excuse us this time. Misses Mabel Emory, who teaches and her friend visited Mrs. Anna Williams on State avenue. WINFIELD. KANSAS. Mrs. Ala Palmer died Saturday afternoon at her home on the Graham farm, northeast of Winfield at the age of 65 years. The funeral was held from the home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Bruster, pastor of the Second Baptist church. Interment in Union cemetery. Ambrose Woodard, of Wichita, graduated from the business department of Southwestern College Friday evening. During the summer he will lecture on temperance in various parts of the state. He will later take a position with a colored law firm in Wichita. While in Winfield he was the guest of Mr. Frank Montgomery. The C. T. T. club was pleasantly entertained by the Pleasant Hour club Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Allen Brown on South Loomis street. The afternoon was spent in a guessing contest. Misses Lillian Franklin and Gertrude Nichols favored the guests with music. A delicious two course lunch was served. The invited guests were Mrs. S. Daniels, Miss Fowler and Mrs. Jones of Lawrence. Mrs. Bertie Bryant of Kansas City is making an extended visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lee. Roy Moore who had been attending Southwestern, left for his home in Medicine Lodge one day this week. DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS? I am making inquiry about my daughter, whose name was Alice Davis. Her father Charley Davis took her from me when she was six years old and left me at Osage City, Kansas, nearly 40 years ago; left me with two children, taking my oldest girl, Alice. Charley Davis was a mulatto, with Roman nose and I have not heard from him or the girl from that day to this. I am a widow, Continental Ice Cream.. A MEDICAL RECEIPT. Has Cured Thousands. Price $1.00. For Men and Women Suffering from Unnatural Discharges, Gleet, Chronic Gonorrhea, Stricture and all Urinary Troubles. I will send a Receipt and Directions for curing any Case in 1 to 3 days. The first treatment gives great relief and if continued will cure forever BETTER THAN DOCTOR RS OR HOT SPRINGS left alone and would like to find my daughter. My name is Cella Ann Davis and you will find me by writing to the Plaiindaler. CLOVER LEAF CASUALTY CO., MAKING PROGRESS. Among the number of insurance companies doing business in the U. S., I believe I would make no mistake if I should say, there is none making greater progress than the Clover Leaf Casualty Co., located at Jacksonville, Ill. Having $100,000 capital behind them, and doing business in the various states in the Union and with their liberal contracts, I see no reason why it should not become one of the leading companies in the United States. Not only do they do a tremendous business with the white people, I am in a position to truthfully say, that owing to their fairness, the volume of business they are doing with the colored people is surprising to the most sanguine. The people of the country and especially of Saint Louis, look upon the Clover Leaf Casualty Co., as being exceptionally fair to colored men and women of ability. They have recently appointed two co'ored men as District Managers and one worthy colored woman as cashier; something unparalleled in the annals of insurance, so far as we have been able to learn. Their business methods in the adjustment of their claims in addition to the other features above mentioned should not only command attention, but the unswerving support of our people especially. (Signed) E. HAWKINS, District Manager of the city of St. Louis and Clerk of St. Paul's A. M. E. Church. For information about our policies call on or address, E. L. Mitchell, State Agent or J. W. McGuire, General Agent, 431 New England Building, Topeka, Kansas. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. REPORTERS AND AGENTS: For the past two or three weeks, our paper has been crowded for room and all news did not appear; but do not be discouraged when this happens as it will not be often and from now on we will try to insert all correspondence. H. T. GEEDER, M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PITTSBURG, —— KANSAS Office: 1241/ E. Tird, St. Phones: Office 1475; Bus. 1945. -Dissease of Women a Specialty DIAMOND Bottling... Works Phone 3178. Baughman Bros. & Legge, 2201 Lincoln St., TOPEKA,.KAS Contine Ice WM. GRIZZARD has opened a buffet on 18th St. between Highland and Woodland avenues, Kansas City, Missouri, where he will serve fine drinks to the public. This is the first time that a colored man was ever permitted to open a drinking place in this district.—Adv. MY CANDY SHOP, 12th and Vine St., Kansas City, Mo. Bell phone 4866 East—Home phone 4213 East. This is the place to buy first class candies, fruit, ice cream and soda water. Give this place a call.—Adv. CALL FOR THE BAPTIST STATE SUN. SCHOOL CONVENTION. The Baptist Sunday schools of Kansas will take notice that the Convention will convene with the Mt. Hebron Sunday school of Pittsburgh, Kansas, June 24-25, of this year, and they will please elect their program delegate and send the name and address to the Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. J. L. Harper, 539 N. Water St., Wichita, Kansas. The Sunday schools should elect on the first Sunday in May and send name at once to Mrs. Harper. We also request you to begin to plan now for the raising of your finances for this session, that promises to be the best yet held. Many of the schools have entered the contest for the banner now held by the Shiloh Sunday school of Topeka. We are planning to have a noted foreign speaker for each day. The program will be full of good addresses and the singing will be the best we have had. The Round Table discussions will be very instructive and interesting for the Sunday school workers. We hope that each Sunday school in the state will make an effort. Programs and letter will be malled you later. Yours for a great convention. H. L. MONROE, President. MRS. J. L. HARPER, Corr. Sec. ANNOUNCEMENT. THE EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE KINGFISHER COUNTY NORMAL (SEPARATE), will be held during the June period, 1915, at Kingfisher, Okla. This is one of the largest and best tutored Normals in the State. Special work in the new branches. Special attention given to the needs of the rural teacher. Excellent accommodations at moderate terms. For further information address, Mrs. Sarah Liston, superintendent, Kingfisher, Okla., or Prof. E. H. Hall, Conductor, Hennessey, Okla. Any person writing this office for information will please send stamps, if an answer is expected. A New Year's Prescription "Good morning, Jim." "How are you, Tom?" Tom Gooding looked uncomfortable. He had come into his friend Tom Olcott's law office for a purpose, but he seemed to have difficulty in announcing it. "Jim, I want you to get me a divorce," he said at last. "What?" "A divorce. Edith and I can't get on together any longer." "Whose fault is it?" asked Jim. "Whose fault is it? Why, it certainly isn't mine. The truth is Edith is continually making mountains out of molehills." The lawyer looked grave and said: "The smaller affairs of life are more in keeping with a woman's nature than a man's. How do you know that you're not making molehills out of mountains?" "What do you mean?" "Why, it's quite likely that you have very important faults that you do not consider at all. Perhaps you are unconscious of them, and yet they may be breaking up your home. Now, this is a good time to remedy them. The new year is at hand, when we all expect to take a fresh start. New Year's resolutions are in order. I will give you a rule of action for the next twelve months, and if you adhere to it you won't want me to secure a divorce for you." "What is it?" Instead of replying the lawyer wrote something on a bit of paper, put it in an envelope, sealed it and wrote on it "To be opened New Year's morning." Then he handed it to Gooding. The next morning Mrs. Gooding appeared at the law office. She did not know of her husband's appearance there the day before, and Olcott did not mention it. "Jim," she said, "it's all up between Tom and me. I want you to get me a divorce." "Is there any special accusation you have to make against Tom?" "Only that he rubs me the wrong way all the time." Olcott looked up at the ceiling "How long will it take to separate us?" she asked. "No time at all. 'All you have to do is not to go back to the house.'" "I mean legally." "Oh! You wish to marry again?" "No such thing. Why do you say that?" "Because I see no other advantage in your case in a legal separation. Do you still love your husband?" "Of course I do! It's on his"— "Never mind his faults. Would you prefer to keep your home as it is if you could get on together?" "Certainly." "Edith," said the lawyer after a pause, "tomorrow will begin the new year. I will give you a rule for your guidance, and if you will follow it I guarantee that you won't need a divorce." "What is it?" Olcott wrote a few words on a bit of paper and, after sealing and addressing it as he had in the case of her husband, handed it to her, saying: "Take that, and, as the doctors say when they give you a prescription, if it doesn't cure you let me know and I'll begin divorce proceedings." New Year's morning was pleasant, and after breakfast Tom Gooding said to his wife: "Sweetheart, don't you think, this being a holiday, we'd better make some sort of a trip?" "The very thing. Holidays are best utilized. To sit around at home doing nothing is depressing." So they arranged for an outing. The next day, when the husband was about to go to business his wife asked him if he would go to a dry goods store, six blocks out of his way, and ouy her a spool of thread of a certain hue. He bristled up, but suddenly surprised her by very affably agreeing to oblige her. But he was too late. With a kiss she said that she had no business to trouble him with such small matters when he had so many big ones on his mind. She was going to the shopping district anyway and would attend to the matter herself. These are samples of many such instances by which petty quarrels were avoided, and every day showed an improvement in the couple's domestic relations. Often when they bristled at some fancied cause for dispute one or the other would suddenly stop as if having remembered something and swing around like a weather cock from the bitter north to the balmy south. Scarcely a month passed before one day Mru Gooding put her arm about her husband's neck and said: "Tom, I've a confession to make." "What is it, sweetheart?" "Last December I gave up trying to live with you and went to Jim Olcott for a divorce. He wrote me a prescription. I began to practice it on New Year's day. It has shown me that our troubles were all my fault." "What was the prescription?" asked the husband, opening his eyes very wide. "Look within yourself." Tom Gooding's only reply was a hug and kisses. Not a word about having received the same prescription himself. And yet there are those who claim that man is the nobler animal. A LITTLE FARM. Bil Acrus brought a farm that was The largest one for mine around. He couldn't till it well because "Twins scattered over too much ground. He could not keep the weeds out down. Now he could he keep the fence up. He had to sell and move to town And new own nothing but a pen. Jim Nomestand bought a little trust So small that when he started out Putin laughed at him, but 'tis a fact That he is rich now and about As free from care as he could be And lead a life that's full of charm. He tilted the soil so well that he Just made it pay—that little farm. —Charles H. Maley in Americana Agriculturist. TYING UP A FLEECE Directions For the Proper Care of the Wool Grower's Crop. First, all the tag locks must be removed, whether they be dung or grease and dirt, writes W. C. Coffey of the Illinois station, describing the proper way to tie up a fleece; second, the fleece should be carefully rolled up by hand (not in wool box), with no ends or stray locks protruding and with the flesh side out; third, the fleece should be tied with a hard, glazed twine, not larger than one-eighth inch in diameter. In tying the ends of the twine especial care should be taken to make a firm, hard knot that will not slip. Tag locks are not so common that their presence in fleeces from farm flocks is the rule rather than an exception. The total effect of leaving them on fleeces is bad. It puts our wools in bad standing with wool houses and manufacturers. Long continued, it has led to the only logical result—namely, discrimination in price against our wools. Careful rolling, with the flesh side out and no ends or stray locks showing, adds greatly to the appearance of the fleeces. It also prevents mixing the wool from different fleeces, and, by the way, each fleece should be tied to itself. In the wool warehouse it is a pretty sight to see the heaps of graded wool faced with a tier of carefully rolled and tied fleeces. GOOD FOR THE GRUNTERS. This Handy Swill Barrel Doesn't Need Much Material or Labor. A very handy swill barrel for feeding a lot of hogs when they come crowding around the trough is made as follows, says the Iowa Homestead, from which article and illustration are reproduced. The barrel A is set on a small platform immediately above a trough, B, next to the hydrant D, which has a goose neck so that water can be drawn into the barrel directly from the hydrant. In the center of the bottom of the barrel is bored a two-inch auger hole which is kept closed by means of a plug, C, the handle of which is HANDY SWILL PEDDER made of an old broom handle and long enough to reach to the top of the barrel. Swill is made of ground feed, and when it is desirable to feed the hogs all the operator has to do is to stir the swill and pull the plug, and the swill runs out into the trough without any trouble. When enough has run out the plug may be returned to its place, and in this way there is no spilling or handling of swill. The trough may be of any convenient length. Spring Culture of Wheat. Harrowing wheat in the spring is a practice that is receiving considerable attention of late years. Where the ground is compacted hard from beating rains of early spring, followed by rather dry weather, the harrowing of wheat with a drag harrow is good practice. So far experiments have shown at the Missouri station, however, the harrowing of wheat is not always sufficiently beneficial to pay for the work, although where one harrows in clover seed at the same time the practice is usually a paying one. Where the wheat is badly "heaved" the use of a heavy roller in the early spring is a good practice. All depends, however, upon the extent of the "heaving." Kill the Rats and Save Chickens In answer to a subscriber who complains of rats getting away with his young chicks and requesting a remedy for exterminating the rodents, a correspondent of the Kansas City Farmer says that if powdered sulphur and cayenne pepper are scattered around the rat holes the vermin will disappear. Another remedy is to scatter powdered lye around their holes. The lye will stick to the rat's feet. He commences to lick them, which causes death. Why Rely on Corn? In sections where corn has not provided a success it is fully to rely upon corn. In such sections there are crops which do succeed, and it is the part of intelligence to plant them, Kaffir, quils and other crops grow and do well where corn falls. Then why rely on corn—Farm and Ranch. ur Ne i iNet