The Rising Son

Rising Son THE LINCOLN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, To be held at Strope's Hall, Ninth and Central streets, February 12, 1903, promises to be a grand affair, given under the auspices of the Colored Press of Kansas City, Mo. The friends of the Rising Son and the Liberator will spare no pains to make this an affair long to be remembered. PROGRAM. Invocation, Dr. O. W. J. Scott. Patriotic Song, by a chorus of Lincoln School Students, in costume, conducted by Miss Cora Yancy. "Lincoln, the President," Professor A. O. Coffin. Music—By Chorus. "Lincoln, the Statesman," Major William Warner. Music— "Lincoln and the Union," Col. G. T. Wassom. Music— Lincoln's Proclamation, Miss Anna M. Jones. Master of Ceremonies, Prof. W. W. Yates. Committee of arrangements: Professor J. W. Baldwin. George W. Teeters. Robert Henshaw. F. A. Turner. Duncan Oath, Secretary. Lewis Woods, Chairman. Reception Committee: Dr. T. C. Unthank. Prof. Pinckney. James Runnels. General admission, 25 cents. VOLUME VII. THE LINCOLN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATE To be held at Strope's Hall, Ninth 1903, promises to be a grand affair, gored Press of Kansas City, Mo. The Liberator will spare no pains to make PROGRAM Invocation, Dr. O. W. J. Scott. Patriotic Song, by a chorus of Lin-ducted by Miss Cora Yancy. "Lincoln, the President," Profes- Music—By Chorus. "Lincoln, the Statesman," Major Music— "Lincoln and the Union," Col. G. Music— Lincoln's Proclamation, Miss An- Master of Ceremonies, Prof. W. W. Committee of arrangements: Professor J. W. Baldwin. George W. Teeters. Robert Henshaw. F. A. Turner. Duncan Oath, Secretary. Lewis Woods, Chairman. Reception Committee: Dr. T. C. Unthank. Prof. Pinckney. James Runnels. General admission, 25 cents. THE HALE CHEMICAL SPRINKLER Ex-Fire Chief, Geo, C. Hale, during his thirty-one years as a fire fighter and inventor of fire apparatus, has won many honors, and has invented many useful devices for conquering conflagrations. Each and every one of his inventions has proven to be of the greatest benefit, and have materially aided the "fire ladders" in subduing what appeared to be, the most uncontrollable of fires. Scores of property owners and business firms, manufactories and railroad companies have been saved thousands of dollars by reason of the fact that during the time of fires some one or more of Geo C. Hale's inventions have been brought into service and thus reduced the max imum loss. Invaluable as all of his inventions may be, perhaps the one of greatest service is the latest one—the Chemical Sprinkler. The sprinkler is made so as to reach the root of danger. Pipes run from the main boiler of the sprinkler to different parts or rooms of a building, and if fire starts any place near the ends of the pipes, the heat at a certain temperature melts the covering of the end—made up of a solution known only to the inventor—and allows the sprays of water to sprinkle in every direction, and thus, before a fire gets under any considerable headway, is put out and the property saved from destruction. Our readers can see at a glance the incalculable saving of property, and life for that matter, that the Hale Chemical Sprinkler will bring about. Every business house, manufactory and hotel should install one in their places. There is no question of the efficiency of this invention. It has been amply tested and found to work with perfection. The civilized world recognizes Geo. C. Hale as the foremost inventor of fire apparatus and devices, and all his inventions have a ready sale. PARISH EXPANSION PLANNED. St. Augustine Mission Wants a Guild Hall and Office Improvements. Hall and Other Improvements. Bishop E. R. Atwell of the diocese of West Missouri spoke at St. Augustine church (colored) at Eleventh street and Troost avenue Sunday February 1. The bishop discussed the plan introduced by the Rev. T. G. Harper of the St. Augustine parish to create a "sinking fund" with which to buy better property, build a Guild hall and a parish building. The parish of St. Augustine was organized twenty years ago and the Rev. Mr. Harper says the equipment is not adequate to the demands of the congregation. "We will establish in the Guild hall a club for boys and young men, sewing and cooking schools for young ladies, a social visiting rooms, and we will introduce plants whereby the advancement of the colored community may be accelerated," said the Rev. Harper. "We intend to make every effort to awaken spiritual interest and to reach and hold the lower grade of the population. It will be our aim to promote refinement, culture and morality." Bishop Atwell has appointed an advisory committee consisting of Gardiner Lathrop, C. H. V. Lewis and John T. Harding to carry out the plans. "When we have our plans completed," said the Rev. Mr. Harper, "and are able to proceed in a systematic --- manner, the committee will issue an appeal to the Christian people of Kansas City."—K. C. Star. This proposition will work out to a successful conclusion because Father Harper does things. GLEANINGS FROM PLEASANT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH. Located in the Rear of Independence and Treny Avenue, K.C. Mm. Sunday school opened at 10 o'clock. Superintendent being absent, the pastor, Rev. E. M. Wilson, officiated. Secretary not being present, Miss Lillie R. Taylor officiated. Grand explanation from Cluster Leaf by pastor. Weather pleasant, singing excellent, attendance good. Regular eleven o'clock services. Choir entered choir box. At the command of the pastor they sang "The Church," a missionary hymn. Congregation read from seventeenth chapter of Acts, 1-25. Sermon by pastor, Rev. E. M. Wilson. Text: "These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also." Acts 17-6. His most excellent discussion moved the audience to tears. The subject being "The True Christian at Work," Reference Acts 17-12. Took up Paul's travels from the time he left Syria, and traveled northwest to Cilicia, and farther in the same direction to Systra, and directly north through Sticaonia, to the cities of Southern Galatia, and northwest to Bithynia, and southwest to Troas, at which place he had the famous Macedonian call, and at once crossed the Egean Sea, and went directly up to Philippi, from there in a southwesterly direction, through Amphipolis, and Appolonia to Thessalonica, from thence to Berea. From Berea to Corinth, from there to Athens, and to Mars Hill on the Oreopagus, where he is to-day, making the most profound speech of his apostolic career. Choir after the sermon sang, "It Pays to Serve Jesus." Church doors open for the reception of members. Choir song "Going Afar Upon the Mountain." Collection, $14. Choir song, "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." Hon. F. A. Turner was with us and made a talk relative to the Rising Son. Must say, in behalf of the "Rising Son," "our race paper, we are putting forth our best and most strenuous efforts to get it among the people of our race, in order that they may see what their race is doing for the uplifting of mankind and our remarkable advancement." B. Y. P. U. opened at its usual hour, 6 o'clock p. m. President F. L. Lewis in the chair. Choir rendered most excellent music, as there was a special program, the first of its nature in the history of the church. Choir sang, "Open Door for Children." B. Y. P. U. read Heb. 3, led by the President. Choir sang, "Blessed Assurance." A most interesting program was rendered by the teachers of the Sunday school and advanced members of the B. Y. P. U., and advanced pupils of the Sunday school, after which a program was rendered and the following persons were awardeer certificates: James Pauildings, H. J. McDonald, James Laneer, Viola B. B. Chatmann, Rachel Dagley, Hattie Bradshaw, Mar- KANSAS CITY, MO., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1903. McGee, E. Simpson, Susie Lewis, Gertrude W. McDonald. Certificates presented by the pastor, Rev. E. M. Wilson, who made a splendid address relative to the nature of the program, and the importance of that certain kind of certificate. Regular services at 7:30. Choir sang, "There is a Fountain." Congregation read 26 Psalm, led by pastor. At the behest of the pastor they sang "Angel Voices." Sermon by Rev. H. J. McDonald, one of our local ministers. Text, "At the time of this ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent." Present with us were Rev. Bradshaw and Rev. Wind. Choir sang, "It Pays to Serve Jesus." Papers left in hands of reporter. Collection, $20. Dismission by W. J. McDonald. G. W. M. KANSAS CITY, KAN. LOCALS AND PERSONALS. Aunt Hagar's children are playing in the dark. F. A. Turner is a tireless worker for Shepherd. He gets about in many places. I. B. Blackburn is a candidate for councilman from the Third ward and ought to be nominated. Abe Rutherford, proprietor of the Peoples' grocery store, has been very sick for the past five weeks. We want the news, and if the news items reach this office by Wednesday thy will be published at once. The Forum meets at the Metropolitan Baptist church the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at 4 o'clock. O. W. Shepherd has opened headquarters at 604 Minnesota avenue. Open day and night. Speaking every night. B. S. Smith, I. F. Boudley and Conine Patterson are together for the right. Now, let all fall in for the good of the many tion. W. J. Wright, Jr., formerly a member of the city council from the Fourth Ward, desires to be returned. He made a good record as member of many important committees: I. B. Blackburn is a candidate for councilman from the third ward. Mr. Blackburn is a property owner and a contractor who has been successful. He should be nominated and elected for he is in every particular competent and for his loyalty to his party and people he merits their confidence. P. J. Nugent, the son of Owen Nugent an old line Republican, is a candidate for city clerk. Mr. Nugent is a young man in every may, fitted for this office. He has been clerk in the sheriff's office for the past three years. He was a member of Co. B. of the famous Twentiet Kansas during the Spanish American war. Mr. Nugent is a staunch young Republican who has always been loyal to his friends. We hope to see him rise higher with the party. Robert E. Neal of the Fifth ward credit man for the Ridenour Baker Grocery Co., will ask for nomination of council. He was a member from the Fifth during the Marshman administra- PARSONS. ANSAS. P. E. George A. Griffith conducted quarterly meeting at Parsons, Kansas, last Sunday. Brown's chapel was the scene of one of the greatest meetings in its history. Rev. Griffith arrived in our town on Saturday morning, and the people rejoiced at his coming, for the pastor. Rev. George C. Clark, had prepared them for his advent. He preached an able sermon Sunday morning, subject, "I am the Light of the World," and again at 3 o'clock, "Upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail." At night he preached from Daniel, 5th chapter, 25th verse. Subject, "After the Ball." There is no doubt as to the ability of Rev. George C. Clark to pastor any church in this district. He reads the Bible in four languages, and is an earnest worker. He is able assisted in his church work by an amable wife and daughter. Ajax. Millions in a Mantle. One of the marvels of the recent Durbar was the display of jewelry and precious stones worn by the Maharaja Galkwar of Baroda, who wore his state mantle of woven pearls with its arabesque border of diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires, whose value, estimated by a famous London jeweler, is $5,000,000. M. BLACK PATTI. Mme. Sissieretta Jones. If there is a show that can be relied upon to make good its advance promises, it is the Black Patti Troubadours, the greatest colored show on earth, now in its seventh year, and at present making a grand "Trans-American and European Tour." This tour will cover over 25,000 miles of travel in a year. During this period, every important city on both the American and European continent will be visited. This year's show and people are almost entirely new. At the inaugural performance at the Star Theatre., New York City the universal verdict pronounced it the best company and stage performance ever seen in the Metrop- and a Web chorus, are Black Patties anne beginning to The Black Trans-Americ is progress only to the March King A boy in a black and white costume with a large hat and a flower in his hand. olis of the Western hemisphere. "Darktown's Circus Day," "The Whang Doodle Comedy Four," "Soldiers Camp Glees," "A Festival of Parisian Melody," and ten top- notch variety acts by Black Patti the greatest singer of her race; John Rucker, "The Alabama Blossom," Bobby Kemp, "The Shinin' Light," Mack Allen, "The Equipeose Marvel," The Hills, "Champion Cake Walk Whirlers of the World," Emma Thompson, "The Black Lily," Leslie Triplett, "The Filipino A Funster," Muriel Ringgold, "The Honchiu Buck Dancing Wonder," Sisters Turner, "The Tennessee Thrushes," "Slim" Morgan, "The Elongated Comedian," Sallie Green, "The Indiana Nightingale," Lizzie Garry, "The Unbeached Soubrette," James Read, "Parson D. Sun, Dominee," Ed. Green, "The Chesterfield Comique," Clementine Pratt, "The Essence of Ole Virginia," May Lange, "The Louisiana Lassie," Anthony Byrd, "The Black Edouard de Reszke," Will Cooke, "The Comic Cop," Chas. C. Borgia and James Worles, "The Tyrolean Tenors," and a Weber and Fieldian ebony-tinted chorus, are to be the features of the Black Patti Troubadours' performances announced for the Auditorium, beginning matinee February 8. The Black Patti Troubadours Grand Trans-American and European Tour is progressing with a success second only to that enjoyed by Sousa, the March King. From the opening night A at the Star Theatre, New York City, where a mighty multitude turned out every night of the week's engagement, at that palatial play-house, up to the present time the tour has been one continuous and unbroken series of crowds, triumphs, ovations, successes, hits for the Troubadours and unmeasurable pleasure, and satisfaction for their patrons. The show is pronounced positively great by all the New York critics and the smartest and swellest according to the New York Herald, seen in New York this season. "Darktown's Circus Day," "The Whang Doodle Comedy Four," "Soldless' Camp Glees," "A Festival of Parisian Melody," and ten twonetch variety acts by "Black Patti" the greatest singer of her race; John Rucker, "The Alabama Blossom," Bobby Kemp, "The Shinin' Light," Mack Allen, "The equipoise Marvel," The Hills, "Champion Cake Walk Whirlers of the World," Sisters Turner, "The Tennessee Thrushes," "Slim" Morgan, "The Elongated Comedian," Salille Green, "The Indiana Nightingale," Lizzie Garry, "The Unbleached Soulbrette," James Read, "Parson D. Sun, Dominee," Ed Green, "The Chesterfield Comique," Clementine Pratt, "The Essence of Ole Virginny," May Lang, "The Louisiana Lassie," Anthony Byrd, "The Black Edouard de Reszke," Will Cooke, "The Comic Cop," Chas. C. Borgia and James Worles, "The Tyrolean Tenors," and a Weber and Fieldian ebony-tinted chorus, are to be the features of the Black Patti Tronbadours performances announced NUMBER 52 for the Auditorium beginning Sunday matinee, February 8. America's greatest aggregation of Afro-American Thespians will be the attraction at the Auditorium, beginning Sunday matinee February 8. The exalted standing and reputation of Black Patti, the extraordinary excellence of the Troubadours and the phenomenal success of their performance elsewhere, makes the appearance of this remarkable company of singers, dancers and comedians in this city an event of immense public interest. Black Patti's lyric triumphs in all the leading music cities of Europe and America are without parallel. She is one of the most popular prima donnaes in the world, and has probably sung before the largest and most A distinguished audiences that ever assembled to applaud a cantaric. She has been the recipient of distinguished honors paid to her by royalty of Europe and nearly every representative musical organization in the United States has acknowledged her wonderful vocal gifts by the presentation of costly medals, diplomas and decorations. In addition to her beautiful voice and exquisite art, nature has endowed her with a bright intellect and queenly form; and if it was not for the accident of race and color, she would unquestionably attain distinction in grand opera equal to that enjoyed by Melba, Calve, Albani and the world famous Diva, after whom she is named. For six years she has won fame and glory with the Black Patti Troubadours, the most popular band of darkly playfuls ever organized, and this extraordinary success is due in a measure to the opportunities given to all the talented and versatile members of the company. The Troubadours this season is safe to be more entertaining than ever in the fun and exciting features. The Black Patti has rallied round her Troubadour banners about all the talent worth having in the colored world of comedy and song and dance. Her success has been so great that she has been able to create a sort of monopoly and plutocracy of a jet tint. Her company for this season, the seventh of her great success, numbers over two score of white teeth and shiny-eyed male and female funnies and funnies. This collection of talent singers, dancers and cake walkers is headed by the merriest droll merry Andrew that ever split his face in twain when he smiled, John Rucker, "The Alabama Blossom," is a corker—in fact a fancy cut glass stopper, in the way of a good cork—who don't need burnt cork to be black, or be merry, droll or hilariously amusing. The Troubadours will appear at the Auditorium, beginning Sunday matinee February 8. By Rail from Paris to Pekin A through train service from Paris to Pekin was arranged some days ago by the directors of the Nord, Quest and Orleans railway companies of France and representatives of Belgian, Dutch, German and Austrian railways. LOVE AND A CASTNET. By F. H. LANCASTER. His castnet! Paul surveyed it proudly as it hung in the failing light. Fully eight feet long, close-meshed and leaded. Woven of the strongest seasland with a bag that would hold a hundred mullet. How many hours of patient toil it represented, only Pam Joffrion knew. Hours made up of minutes snatched from a fisherman's over-crowded life. Stitch by stitch with the other boys rested at dinner or smoked cigarettes in the soft afterglow or snored before the blazing pine-knot fire. So had the castnet grown. Sometimes the broad shoulders bent to their task and ached from the strain of the day's labor; very often the tired fingers had cramped with weariness, but the lad's stubborn will had never faltered. The day he had brought home his store of twine, the sea-island accounted the best of its kind, and whittled out the soft-pine needle. Ah, that had been a proud day. With that day had begun the thoughts that kept him awake and working, while others slept. "Sometimes catch plainty, sometimes mebble not catch any. Say, mek it even, say catch feety mullet every night. Two mullet foy five cents. Das twenty five time five cents. Das five quarters. Say mek one dollar and a quarter every day. Say it costs me a quarter a day to leave, "bout das, with tobacco. Das leave me six dollar a wik. Tres bon. I buy him!" The "him!" so joyously referred to being a little two-roomed cabin, nestled upon a point that ran out into the gulf. It was owned by a crabbed old fisherman who insisted that the house and its half-dozen sandy acres was worth fifty dollars, because "she done fenced on tree side already." Fenced by the blue waters of the Mexican Gulf! Everybody said that the price was postoperative; the cabin was on the verge of dilapidation; forty dollars was enough and to spare. But Paul was resolved to have it, even, as he told himself under his breath, "even if I have to geeve forty-fie dollars 'fo it." And why? All because a certain dark-eyed daughter of the "old man" had praised the spot. She was a pretty girl, was Marguerite, and her pet name of Bébé seemed comically out of keeping with her high head and flashing eyes. The "old man" was proud of his daughter and skillfully kept the young men at a distance. Not but what they were welcome to his house, very welcome. So welcome that he talked to them himself,—all the time. Never for a moment deserting his self-appointed task. "I thought I'd seet him out, me," one of the boys reported. "I stay till dark, yas. Late. But das old man, he wouldn't even go feed hes horse. No." Paul was not one of the boys who had tried to outsit the "old man" on the old man's front gallery. He had a bolder plan,—when his castnet was done and— And at last it was done and from thence forward every moonless night when the tide was in Paul might have been found waist deep in the water listening for the ruffle of the mullet. The strong cord of his net noosed around his left wrist, a lead between his strong front teeth. Over his right arm the folds of net carefully gathered for spreading. Instantly, at the ruffle of an oncoming school the alert figure rose higher and bent backward in unison with the backward swing of the trained right arm, gathering force for the throw. The arm swoops forward and the body with it; the lead files from between his teeth; the net from his arm. Ab, how beautifully it spreads and sinks over that school of mullet. Truly a prince of castnet! Slowly he draws in the line on his left wrist. His A man stands in a room, looking at a large net hanging on a wall. Paul Surveyed It Proudly as it Hung in the Falling Light. heart thrills at the weight. "Heavy, sho! Mebbe a hundred. Feel laik it." But he cannot investigate his gains out here. With the heavy wet net and its catch on his shoulders he wades sturdily back to the beach. Eh, blen! it is well, indeed, that his shoulders are broad and his chest deep. So the night wore to morning and he was glad, cleaning his fish and selling them—and sleeping like the dead through the afternoon. Then there were the nights that were light, very beautiful, with a silvery beauty, but very bad for the fisher who fished with a castnet. The next day Paul would walk the beach with no fish to sell, blue as though he had had a college education and was bothered over the "social problems" and politics. Weeks when he met his payments; weeks when he was short and his creditor sour; at last in March the Sunday came when he could stride into church with a piece of paper in his breast pocket and in his breast the sensation of a man who owned the earth. As the congregation came straggling down the grassy path he turned and said carelessly over his shoulder to the boy who walked with Behé: "Well, I buy das point place, me." "Sho," ejaculated the youth, "How much you geeve fo' him?" "Oh, I dunno. Feefty-five dollars, mebble." "Sho!" The boy gave place mechanically, and Paul walked beside Milton Told Her About His Castnet—and His Love. Bébé with the air of a man enjoying his rights. Bébé eyed her wealthy suitor with carefully concealed admiration. "Das nice place you got," she remarked collectively. "Yas, right nice—when I get him fixed up. Roof lik some. I'll split some boards next wik. Mek fence, too!" Then under the inspiration of her openly expressed interest, Paul reached for hitherto undreamed of heights. "Tink mebbe I paint him some day. 'hat color you tink look nice?' Bebe rose to the emergency with an exulting sense of power. Yellow. Did not M. Paul think yellow a very pretty color. Oui certainment; M. Paul thought yellow the prettiest color in the world,—for a house. So they waxed quickly confidential and walked so close together that when the "old man" saw them coming up the slope he said things under his breath that it was not proper to say on a Sunday evening. Where was madam, his wife and trusted ally. What could she be thinking off. He brought the front legs of his chair down upon the floor with a bang that jarred his teeth and strode to meet that absorbed couple. "Bonjour, M. Paul." "Bonjour, M. Zenon." They reached the gallery before either spoke again and Bébé quickly disappeared. For all his boldness, Paul's hand shook as he rolled and lighted a cigarette, but the thought of his castnet steadied his nerves. "I tink I come see Bébé," he announced quietly. The "old man" snorted with astonished indignation. "Sho!" "Yas." There was a pause while the indignant parent gathered his sarcastic powers for withering work. Then:— "What you got to klip a wife?" Ah, ha! Paul's hour of triumph had come very quietly. He tossed away the stump of his cigarette, nipped his mustache and arose to thrust his hands into his pocket. "I got a castnet, me," he said with subdued exultation. "She's eight feet long and made of sea-island." He gave the old man a moment to take it all in and added. "I bought das point place last wlk. Das deed all right?" For a long moment the old man stared at the unfolded paper with a reverence for the written word known only to the illiterate. Then the crying need of action came over him and he lunged heavily into the inner room. "Bebe, oh, Bebe! What for you don't hurry with das coffee, cheré?" When the coffee-drinking was concluded the "old man" went away submissively to feed his horse and madam carried her cigarette to the kitchen steps. Paul and Bébé sat side by side in their hide-bottom chairs, and as they watched the moon come sailing up over the wide, wide Gulf he told her about his castnet, and his love. New York in Farming Business. The city of New York does a little in the agricultural line occasionally. Thus $182.20 has been received from the net proceeds of an auction sale of apples held on the new Croton dam division of the new acqueduct. It has been transmitted to the city cham berlin for the credit of the water fund Mates for European Princes Are Scarce Even Among the Scions of Royalty Available, Good Looks Are Decidedly at a Premium—Politics and Religion Limit Their Selection. --- --- HIS year of grace is going to see some big royal weddings, the fruit of long and serious confabs between monarch and monarch behind palace doors. T The question of mating prospective rulers is becoming so difficult that the combined wits of all the crowned heads of Europe, with premiers and ambassadors at hand to help think, are scarcely equal to solving it. The obvious remedy for what has become a really embarrassing situation is to let each young heir to a throne have his way and marry the American girl of his choice. It looks as if that would be the rule with the next crop of heirs, but the present generation of royal parents and of loyal subjects isn't educated up to it yet, and no amount of fascination on the part of the American girl, or wiles on the part of her mamma will be able to effect the necessary change while Europe's thrones hold their present occupants. One trouble is that all the royal young folk are so closely related. Intermarriage has steadily diminished the wits that crowned heads contain until such pessimist writers as Lombroso and Max Nordan and Dr. Forbes Winslow are beginning to picture to themselves a future world ruled by madmen and idiots. There is not a royal prince or princess in all Europe who is not a cousin in some degree to every other prince and princess—and those who have the same religion and enough traits in common to make them sympathetic have, as a rule, the same great-grandparents—a fact that doesn't promise well for the future of monarchical institutions. Another result of constant intermarriage has been that the present lot of unmarried princesses in Europe is mostly far from good-looking. Theo- PRINCESS WILTRUD OF BAVARIA THE PRETTIEST PRINCESS IN EUROPE retically, of course every princess is lovely. It is as difficult to refrain from mechanically writing "beautiful" before their names as it used to be for the country reporter to write of wedding presents without saying that they were "numerous and costly." Their heavy, stupid faces become a source of embarrassment if their portraits accompany the text describing their beauty. There are some three dozen sovereign families in Continental Europe, and between them they can muster no more than twenty princesses who are eligible for marriage to reigning monarchs. Six of them belong to the Austrian imperial family, six to various branches of the Bourbons, two to the deposed house of Hanover, and the others mostly to the minor German and grand ducal families. Fourteen of the twenty are Roman Catholics, four are Protestants and two profess the orthodox Greek faith. This, of course, greatly reduces the number who are eligible as the brides of the two best "partis" in Europe, the Russian heir-presumptive, Grand Duke Michael, and the successor to the German imperial throne, Crown Prince Frederic William. The Czarina must be an orthodox Greek and the German Empress must be a Protestant, so that were Roman Catholic princesses chosen as the brides of the future Czar and Kalser, they would have to change their faith. Cases in which Roman Catholic princesses have renounced their religion are, however, extremely rare, for it is a rule without exception among the Hapsburgs, the Bour- ARCHDUCHESS MARIE HEWRIETTE OF AUSTRIA bons, and other sovereign homes of their daughters may not, even for most urgent political reasons chase their religion. There is not one six contemporary Catholic princess. Europe who has abandoned her fief in order to contract a marriage with sovereign of another persuasion. opinion of Mr. Kidd, an old friend of Lincoln, is one of the first early likenesses of the great emancipator. Mr. Kidd thinks that Lincoln must have posed for it while he was trying a law case, as it was his habit, when pleading, to run his hands through his hair. Mr. Kuehlman paid fifty cents for his treasure. Anecdote Which Illustrates Lincoln's Broad-minded Charity. Abraham Lincoln was not what might be termed a religious man, but he possessed that quality which alone makes religion admirable—broad charity that takes no note of cant and despises sham of every sort. At a meeting held recently in Chicago to raise funds for the endowment of a hospital a number of speeches were made commending the worthy charity and sounding the praise of the management of the institution. But none of the speakers once during their little talks alluded to the main object of the meeting until it came to Representative Goldfogle to address the gathering. After stating that he had listened with pleasure to the high words of praise and commendation bestowed by the speakers on the management of the hospital he said he had failed to note that anyone had felt it necessary to call the attention of the audience to the purpose that had brought them together. This oversight on the part of the gentlemen who had preceded him reminded him of a story. "When Lincoln was president of the United States," he said, "he took a walk down Pennsylvania avenue one cold winter evening. During his stroll he met a poor, forlorn woman, thinly clad, shivering with cold. When she saw the president she mistook him for a minister, and, falling upon her knees, with hands uplifted, begged his blessing, saying that she had three small children at home starving and freezing to death. She said: 'Oh, Mr. Minister, pray to the Lord to help me. "When she had finished President "When Lincoln said: 'My good woman, it's not a minister that you need. You need a grocer,' and the president took a card out of his pocket and gave her an order for $25 worth of invisibility." that the Russian and German heirs will have to seek their consorts in other directions. There are only two royal ladies of the orthodox Greek faith who would be eligible as the bride of the Russian heir-presumptive; one of them is his cousin, a Russian grand duchess of scanty personal attractions, and the other is Princess. Xenia of Montenegro, the daughter of the reigning Prince of Montenegro, and sister of the Queen of Italy. Princess Xenia is now 21 years of age and a brunette beauty of semi-oriental type. Her lineage is of the best, for she can trace her descent back to a prince of the tenth century. PRINCESS MARIE JOSEPHINE OF BOURBON Of course all sorts of minor royalties have been in love with the beauteous Xenia, but the members of the royal house of Montenegro are as shrewd and thrifty in matchmaking as the royal house of Denmark, whence came the queens of England and Russia and the King of Greece, besides various lesser personages, crowned or likely to be crowned eventually. So while there is any hope of bringing off a match between the princess and the Grand Duke Michael the others suitors will have to wait. Among them is the Grand Duke Ernest of Hesse, whose divorce from Princess Victoria Melita caused her august grandmother, the late Queen Victoria, to, be greatly disturbed. Failing Princess Xenia, Grand Duke Michael will have to seek a wife among the Protestant princesses of England and Germany who may be willing to adopt the Orthodox Greek faith. Another young beauty who stands high in the imperial marriage mart is Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria, who is 19 years old, and a distant cousin of the Emperor Francis Joseph. Her father, Archduke Frederic, is the head of the third branch of the Hapsburgs and brother to the queen-mother of Spain. A. PRINCESS XENIA OF MONTENEGRO THE REALITY WHO MAY BECOME CERINA OF RUSSIA If it were not that the pope objects to the marriage of first cousins the radiant Princess Marie probably would be the choice of young King Alfonso XIII of Spain, who has a keen eye for beauty and who has begun to look about for a bride. In fact, he will soon make a tour of the continent under his mother's guidance to pick out a queen for Spain. Unhappily for him, however, the princess has to be chosen solely on account of family and political considerations, regardless of whether she is attractive or not. Another of the four notable exceptions to the general run of plain princesses, Marie Josephine of Bourbon, is a grand-daughter of King Ferdinand of Sicily, who lost his throne some thirty years ago. This deposed family resides at Cannes, in the south of France. Princess Marie Josephine is tall and active, an expert yachtswoman, a skilled rider and a crack lawn tennis player. She is 22 years old and an admirable match for a Roman Catholic prince, but, like the Archduchess Marie, is debarred by religion from the competition for the German and Russian thrones. But the most beautiful of all the miaryageable princesses of Europe is Wilfrid Marie Alix of Bavaria, who is now 19 years old. She, too, is a bruette, with wonderful dark eyes, perfect features and long, brown, wavy hair. Of course all princesses are said to be as accomplished as they are beautiful, but here is one who would shine among brilliant girls anywhere irrespective of rank. But unfortunately in her blood is the taint of incurable insanity, and there is little likelihood of her being chosen as the consort of any heir to the European throne. SILENCED THE PEACE CRANK How Lincoln Illustrated His Methods of Statesmanship. Soon after Lincoln issued his call for the first seventy-five thousand men, a well-meaning "peace-crank" called on him and begged him to stop the war. "That's what I am trying to do," said Lincoln, sadly, "and lying awake nights thinking how to do it." "But you have called volunteers." "Yes." "Well, do you mean that is trying to stop the war?" "Yes." "You are joking, Mr. Lincoln." "No, I am in dead earnest. Some things are easier to stop by letting them run a while and slow down gradually, than by jerking them up suddenly, especially if you don't know just what is making them go. Let me tell you a story: "When I was a boy about fifteen I had to ride a horse over to a neighboring town. The man that owned him gave me a quarter to take him there and get him shod. Well, I didn't know much about horses except from behind a plow dragging after them, so when I got on that horse I felt a little awkward. I thought I'd start right, so I cut a switch and rode off bravely. "After I was beginning to get a little sore, and the horse was beginning to find out the sort of green rider he had on his back, something set him going, and he broke into a gallop. He got going so fast that I had to take both hands to the bridle, so I tucked my switch under my arm, grabbed the rein in both fists and yanked. He gave a leap and went harder than ever. I yanked and he ran, and the harder I pulled the more unmanageable he got. After a mile or two of pretty uncomfortable going, I found that the end of the switch under my arm struck him in the flank every time I pulled. Now I don't know enough about this war yet to feel sure that I ought to yank back. But I hope if I let it run long enough to look carefully all around me, I can make it slow down in reasonable time." TAKEN BEFORE THE WAR. One of the First Early Likenesses of the Great Emancipator. This picture is a copy of a life-size portrait of Abraham Lincoln, which was purchased before the war by Henry Kuehlman of Springfield, Ill., in a second-hand store in St. Louis, Mo. The portrait, in the Pelletier — 1900 TOUCHED HIS KINDLY HEART HUMOR OF THE DAY "The fashionls in woman's dress," reads Mrs. Fijit, "for next fall will be even more extreme than those of last winter. They will leave very little to imagination." "Is that so?" asks Mr. Fijit. "Well I can't imagine yet where I'm going to get the money to pay for what you wore last winter."—Judge. The Age of Combines. He—One hears of nothing but com bles just now. She—I was just wondering, Edward, whether we might not soon form one of our own! She Helps Herself Subbubs—"Oh, yes; Backlots maintains two establishments." Gaussil—"Well, well! How did you find that out?" Subbubs—"He told me himself. You see his cook goes home every night and what he provides for his home helps to keep up hers." Then He Went "I used to like winter weather when I was a boy," said Mr. Staylait, "but I tell you the older I get the more I hate to go out in the cold." "Yes," said she, repressing a yawn, "and, gracious, you're getting older every minute, aren't you?" The Man She Needed. The Widow—I want a man to do odd jobs about the house, run on errands—one that never answers back and is always ready to do my bidding. Applicant—You're looking for a husband, ma'am. Hoping Against Hope. Gaboy (time 1 a. m.)—I say, old chap, isn't this a little late for you to be out? Aren't you afraid your wife will miss you? Enpeck—I hope she will, but she can throw pretty straight for a woman. Diplomatic "Whose voice did he like best, yours or mine?" asked Miss Kreech. "I'm not quite sure," replied Miss Bird. "His remarks were a bit ambiguous." "What, what did he say?" "He said he liked my voice, but that yours was better still." Too Much. Mrs. Marryat—Mamma is talking of closing her house and coming to live with us. Do you think you could support both of us? Mr. Marryat—My dear, I can support you very nicely now, but I'm afraid your mother would be insupportable. Both Satisfied. Mrs. Janson said to Mrs. Lammis (in perfect confidence)—Do you know mine is the prettiest baby in the world? "Well, really, now what a coincidence!" said Mrs. Lammis. "So is mine." A His Pop—Bobby, I merely punish you to show my love for you, my boy. Bobby—If I were only bigger, Pop, I'd return your love. The Dear Girl. First Dear Girl—"Congratulate me, fear. Mr. Simkins proposed last sight and I accepted him." Second Dear Girl—"Congratulate me, dear. Mr. Simkins proposed to me night before last and I refused tim." Ermine Stole. The ermine stole shown in the sketch is one of the most popular of its kind. The muff with it is to match and is shown to perfection by the black velvet suit with which the fur is worn. Blouse jackets of squirrel are exquisite. Some of them have heavy cream Duchesse lace on the revers turned back, and just show glimpses ```markdown ``` of a deep cream satin lining in the jacket. Dark-haired women can wear these furs to perfection. Fluffy lamb's wool is much in vogue and many pretty pieces of it are to be seen in a tour through the shores. By the yard much of it is sold for trimming evening dresses of cashmere or heavy silk of light colors. Bables' outfits of this are particularly appropriate to the little tots all smothered up in shaggy wooliness. Morning Glories. A pretty new braid, called morning glory, has appeared. It looks like heavy silk and trims in such a way as to look like handwork. These rows of posies are formed by catching the two rows of braid up into metal-like loops, which are then pressed flat. The braid may be had on a silk or velvet foundation which also serves to throw this very charming floral design into fine relief. There are other braids that suggest other flowers. A lily pattern is rather distinct, while the rosette pattern that invariably serves as "the queen of the garden," is recognizable at first glance So is the daisy. Numerous small flowers, such as the adorable little forget-me-not, work up beautifully in these elaborate braid trimmings. Baby Bunting's Wrap. This wee malden looks as though she might be an animated powder puff or the famous "Baby Bunting," whose TO WRAP THE BABY BUNTING IN daddy went "a-hunting to get a little rabbit skin to wrap the Baby Bunting in." Such a dear little bundle of fur and silk. Her coat is of silky white lamb's wool, with rosettes of white silk cord. The white taffota collar is trimmed with Chinese fox. The ruffle of her picture hat is edged with the fox, and a huge white silk pompom adorns the left side. Taking her all the way around, she makes as winsome a picture as one would wish to see. Cranberries are used internally and externally in cases of erysipelas. Fresh paint stains will almost always yield to a brisk rubbing with a soft cloth dipped in vinegar. To relieve carache in children, bind on a small bag of hops, molested with boiling water, and keep it warm. Silk garments should not be brushed. They should be lightly shaken and wiped clean around the bottom with a soft piece of merino or flannel. To brush silk or serge makes it shiny. To clean rusty fire irons, rub them well with sweet oil, leave them wet for a day or two, and then rub them with unslacked lime. They will re- EVENING DRESS OF OLD LACE. EVENING DRESS OF OLD LACE. This exquisite dinner or reception gown is an example of the graceful elegance of the black lace robe. The slip of the dress is white satin; over it is a white chiffon interlining for the black lace robe which completes the dress proper. The white chiffon is also introduced in the ruche, just peeping below the lace at the foot of the skirt. It also forms the festoon ruffle at the bottom of the elbow sleeve. A coral velvet girdle with a cut steel buckle and a rosette of the same material, held by a buckle, are the simple finishing touches to this dainty gown move the rust and then the fire irons may be polished as usual. Vegetables and fruits are often useful in other ways than that of food. In simple home remedies they each play a part and many cures have been effected in serious diseases by their use. For instance: Lemon juice is a very effective application for removing a tartar deposit from the teeth. Apples are good for those disposed to gout and sluggish liver, and for those who follow a sedentary life. Yolks of eggs may be boiled separately by dropping carefully into boiling water and cooking until hard. Tae whites may thus be saved for icings, meringues and other uses. The pineapple is a fruit most valuable in throat affections. Indeed, it has saved many a life of diphtheric patients. The juice squeezed from a ripe pineapple is the finest thing in the world for cutting the fungus-like membrane which coats the throat in diphtheria, and if used in time never fails to cure. Frapped Cranberries. While cranberry sauce and cranberry jelly are delicious, when the little, round red berries are frapped, nothing could be nicer. It is not a difficult task to prepare them in this fashion, and the way to do it is to boil three pints of cranberries ten minutes in an equal quantity of water. When the berries have been strained, the juice of three lemons, the juice of the same number of oranges and a pint and a half of sugar should be added. This should then be frozen in a stiff mush and served in pretty punch glasses. This mixture should be prepared the day before it is to be eaten and then frozen on the day it is to be served. Muff Ribbons. Muff ribbons, with bows to match, are a new and pretty idea. The bow is made to fasten on the muff and the ribbon to suspend the muff around the neck. They are supposed to match the fur in color. Lace, Sable and Chiffon Square hat of white lace edged with sable, and having a lace square bordered with chiffon draped in black. A PHYSICIAN'S CRIME MELD INTERESTS OF SCIENCE JUSTIFIED MURDER. Fearful Length to Which Mania for Knowledge Led Prominent Portuguese Doctor—Form of Insanity Not Unknown to the Medical World. A strange story comes from Lisbon. A famous doctor resides in that city of the name of Jiminez y Caratez. His reputation extends all over Portugal, Spain and France. He is a graduate of the Vienna school of the medical University of Paris and before beginning his practice ten or twelve years ago, made a tour of the world, studying the methods used in hospitals and interchanging views with the leading practitioners of both hemspheres. By the time he had returned to his home his fame had preceded him. He remained in his office from sunrise to sunset, and his time was wholly occupied. "About a year ago," said Senior Delvio, "a pale, emaciated young man walked into the doctor's office. The doctor, being quite busy, spent but a few moments on the case. He gave him a thump here and put his car over the lungs. He was less than a minute telling him that he had consumption, and that his days were numbered. There was, said the doctor, no medicine that would prolong life. The young man looked at him appealingly. "I have wealth," said he. "There is nothing money can buy that I could procure. Can you not do something?" "The great physician hesitated. He told him that he had heard that, if one whose lungs were diseased would subsist entirely upon watercress the vegetable would work wonders. But he had never seen a case so treated; he had simply heard in a roundabout way that the water cress would resist the assaults of tuberculosis. "The upshot of it was that the young man took the next steamer for southern France. There he ate nothing but water cress—six, eight, ten times a day. He sat in the sunshine, abstained from tobacco, but occasionally drank a bottle of red wine. "Six months elapsed, when one day a bright-eyed, red-cheeked, heavy-breasted young man walked into the doctor's office. The doctor did not recognize him. "'Ah, I see that you do not remember me,' he said to the physician. "The latter confessed that he did not. "'Don't you remember the man you sent to southern France to eat water cress?' "The great physician's eyes were afame at once. Hurriedly he went to his desk, withdrew a pistol and shot the young man in the head. In another moment the doctor had a knife and was dissecting his victim. He had the lungs bare almost before the young man's breath had left him. When the others in the waiting room rushed in to inquire the cause of the shooting the doctor chased them out. Soon the police arrived and the physician was arrested. "In explanation of his crime the doctor said that he wished to examine the lungs of the man before life was entirely extinct to discover, if possible, what influence the water cress treatment had produced, and in extension of his act he said that, inasmuch as he had saved the man's life, in the interest of science he had a right to take it. "The tragedy shook every household of Lisbon, where the families of both the physician and the murdered man were well known. It still remains the chief topic of conversation. Meantime the physician is in jail awaiting trial." TRAITS OF THE MAORIS. Four Members of Tribe Now in New Zealand Parliament. New Zealand has four members of his parliament who are Maoris, the fine native people who fought the whites so bitterly years ago. One of the four is Hone Heke. Nearly sixty years ago there was a great fighting Maori chief of that name, a strong opponent of the British colonization of New Zealand. On one occasion he literally drove the British into the sea, capturing a fortified settlement and compelling military and civilians alike to take refuge in the harbor. The British soldiers roughly Anglicized his name into "Johnny Hickey," and hence arose a legend that he was really an Irishman in the guise of a Maori. The present Maori members of parliament are a superior and well-educated class. Their predecessors of forty years ago were decidedly unconventional and primitive in their tastes and habits. It was nothing unusual to see one of them stroll into the house with a section of a shark protruding from his pocket, and judging from the exodus of white members in his vicinity the shark had not recently been caught. As they knew only their own language, each sentence of their speeches had to be translated by an official interpreter. He Got a Drink. Beloit, Kan., they say, is now some what particular on the subject of prohibition evasions. Still, there are "places" to be found. An Irishman walked into one of these and inquired for "skee." The man didn't have it. "Some hop tea, then," said Pat. "Don't have it." "Have yez malt?" "No." "Then what have yez?" "We have a fine article of juiciperade," said the chap with a knowing smile. Pat tried it and with a wrinkle of disgust on his nose remarked "Jmjbeazes." Don't Don't wait until your sufferings have driven you to despair, with your nerves all shattered and your courage gone. Help and happiness surely awaits you if you accept Mrs. Pinkham's advice. Disease makes women nervous, irritable, and easily annoyed by children and household duties; such women need the counsel and help of a woman who understands the popular troubles of her sex; that woman is Mrs. Pinkham, who with her famous medicine, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, have restored more sick and discouraged women to health and happiness than any other one person. Her address is Lynn, Mass., and her advice is free. Write today, do not wait. 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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After the first few doses a load seemed lifted from my shoulders, I felt better in every One Year. $1.50 Six months. .75 Three months. .40 One month. .15 Specially paid in advance Entered at the Post Office at Kansas City, as Second Class Matter. HARRY R. GRAHAM, Editor. FRED A. TURNER, Associate Editor. Correspondents wanted in every city and town in this state. Write us. All news matter intended for publication should reach our office not later than Tuesday, of each week and must be signed by the writer not for publication, but as guarantee of auth- enticity. OFFICE: No. 117 West Sixth St. Kansas City, Mo. Advertising Rates. For one inch, one insertion ..... 8.00 For one inch, each subsequent insertion ..... 8.00 For two inches, three month ..... 8.00 For two inches, six month ..... 8.00 For two inches, nine months ..... 10.00 For two inches, twelve months ..... 15.00 . . . IN KANSAS CITY, The paid circulation of THE RISING SON is more than double the combined circulation of all the other Kansas City Golored weekly newspapers. SALUTATORY. Custom makes it necessary that we should, upon assuming the editorial charge of the Rising Son, to say a few words by way of introduction and outlining our course as to the future policy of the paper. Hence, the brief salutatory. We are not at all new to many of the readers of the Son, having been its founder and its editor during the first year of its existence in this city. As to newspaper work our early experiences, dating from the year of 1876, enables us to fully comprehend the arduous and responsible duties of editor, and the great field for the enlightenment and elevation of our race which is open and needs the services of fearless advocates and defenders. We come to assist, and not to antag HARRY R. GRAHAM. onize, all other agencies to build up the race morally, socially, intellectual and politically. The political policies and complexion of the Rising Son will remain unchanged. It will be Republican in tone and principle, as heretofore, because we believe that the party of Summer, Grant and Lincoln, and particularly of the gallant 20th century president, Theodore Roosevelt—the man who is truly the Negro's friend and defender—conserves to carry out the fundamental principles of justice and humanity, towit: "That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." We believe that by and through political parties may the Negro hope to secure the privileges and opportunities of a free American citizen, equality before the law, and the full enjoyment of his civil rights; and that the Republican party comes nearer to the enforcement of these ideas than any other now before the public. In all things our first duty will be to serve the needs of our people, and to endeavor to create a spirit of unity, and co-operation along the lines of highest aims and noblest aspirations which tend to put our race in a better light with the other races. We shall advocate everything that will redound to the race's best interest and well-being. The business-management of the Rising Son will remain in the charge of Mr. Lewis Woods, whose untiring efforts and business sagacity has placed the paper upon a safe financial footing at home and abroad the prestige of this paper is assured, and the business men realize its superior advantages as an advertising medium. Few men have succeeded, as Mr. Woods has, in surmounting the obstacles and the prejudices of business men against the outlay of money for advertising in Negro journals, and convincing them by honest, upright dealings that the same was a profitable investment and would bring results. Yours for advancement. HARRY R. GRAHAM. Intellectual equality and mental superiority will be rewarded. Actual Cost of Suez Canal. The actual cost of making the Suez canal was £24,150,000. And still the Son grows on. The next commercial scheme is an investment company. The only assured success is a chartered club for the elevation of society; and incidently have a good time. We expect this paper to be read. Locals, editorsials and even the advertisements are instructive. Mrs. Thornley at Plattsburg, Mo., is our authorized agent and correspondent. Our subscribers will please see her for all locals and pay her their subscriptions. We learn that there is another application for a charter to operate a Negro, club, ostensibly for a laudable purpose, but we think the wording of the application is misleading for we never thought that some of the names attached to the application had ever been charged with instructing society or in any sense of being a criterion for either moral culture of refined manners. We shall await developments. W. T. Vermon of Quindaro University is a member of the Afro-American council. He is chairman of the Educational committee and a member of the executive committee. He is able and if he will do his duty the Middle West will be heard from. We hope to see an organization perfected here that would have for its object the unifying of the forces of our people. Something that would counteract the evil influences of these infamous clubs and dives. Wednesday, January 28, 1902, the police commissioners granted a license to L. W. Spencer and C. W. Comagor to operate a saloon at 1704 W. Ninth. Of course, the faithful is to be rewarded if not by appointment they at least will be privileged to open saloons and operate clubs, etc. While at Jefferson City the Democrats will advocate separate cars establish whipping posts, etc. Oh, ye Negro Democrats, your dreams of fair treatment is surely being realized. THE JIM CROW CAR LAW THE JIM CROW CAR LAW. We do not believe that the Missouri legislature, possessed as it is with a majority of predjudiced Democrats, will have the temerity to pass the proposed Jim Crow car law. There is no reason or excuse for such a law in this state. The small percentage of travel among our people can not in any way be offensive, and those that do ride upon railroad trains are orderly and sober. Out of a Negro population of 163,000 less than 2 per cent ride upon railroads. The white men of Crisp's calibre can give no plausible cause or demand for such a law. It is only the hateful animosity, ranking in the hearts of a few men like the author of the bill that have a desire to crush the Colored man; to impose upon his manhood and to curtail the few public accommodations he has. The broad-minded white man is perfectly willing that we be left to the enjoyment of a few of the civil and personal rights left us in Missouri. The Democratic legislature cannot afford to pass the Jim Crow law. PROTECTION FROM "SNITCHES." A Bill Introduced by a St. Louis Man in the Missouri Legislature Jefferson City, Jan. 28.—The bill introduced by Senator Kineally of St. Louis providing that persons having claims for damages against cities must give notice of their suits within sixty days after the time of the alleged injury, caused much debate in the senate this afternoon. By a vote of 20 to 12 it was finally laid over. Senator Clarke of Jackson spoke for the bill. He said he believed cities like Kansas City should have protection from "snitches." And we favor some means of disposing of the cheap snitches and 244 petitfogging lawyers that this community is cursed with. ALLEN CHAPEL NOTES Everything is moving along nicely, and the meetings have never been more successful than this year. New converts at the Sunday morning and evening services. The harvest truly is great. The sermon Sunday morning was indeed a grand one, and more than one stout hearted man was made to shed tears over his awful condition, as it was pictured to him, and not a few lukewarm Christians reviewed their lives, and were made to feel their unworthiness of the goodness of God to them, and the effect of the sermon was noticed in the number that took part in the altar service. The study of the Bible will be one of the interesting features of the afternoon prayer meetings this week. It is hoped that more persons will attend as the meetings are very interesting. When will we learn to pray to God and not string out a lot of words for man's benefit, with no meaning whatever. Let's learn to ask for just what we want and stop when we have done that. We might learn that in the afternoon prayer meetings. The Daughters of Allen will meet with Mrs. Foster this week. The Stewardess, Daughters of Allen, True Eleven, and Loyal Legion kindly remembered their pastor and family last Friday afternoon by sending them a goodly lot of donations in the way of fruits, vegetables, and canned goods. That is a very good way to express ones appreciation once in a while and we hope that these ladies will feel that it is these little things that help to soften a great many of the hard- ships of a minister's life. Let the good work go on. Mrs. Scott is chairman of the bazar, and all of the clubs are taking right a hold of the work and mean to help her at every turn to make it a grand success. She is spending most of her time trying to find everybody that can take any part, be it err so little. Encourage her and help make it a success. LEXINGTON NEWS On On Tuesday evening there was quite anexcitement about the fight between Rev. Howell and Mrs. Alice Holmes. He slapped her and stamped her and it injured her very much. It was brought on by a dispute between them about the books in church work. He disputed her word and she replied. From that they went to blows. We understand that she struck the first blow, and from that the fight began. Afterwards they met in Dr. Ball's office and they had another racket, so this brought on quite an excitement among the people generally, more especially with the members of his church. The like of this is injurious to us as a race and we are sorry such a thing occurred. Mr. James Bush, of Independence, Mo., was the guest of Mrs. Wm. Hayden on Sunday. Mr. Read Wilson and Katie Wilson were in Kansas City Sunday and report having a nice timew hile there. Mr. Anto Lee from Kansas City, came to see his mother and relatives. Mr. Al Williams was in Kansas City last week on business. Mrs. Jerry Freeman paid up her subscription and we want others to do likewise. There are quite a number that have not paid. The paper cannot run unless you pay. You say you like it and it is a good paper—now pay for it. Rev. Allen, of Higginsville, was up assisting in the meeting. Mrs. Taltott is quite ill. Also Mrs. H. W. Walker, wife of A. W. Walker, has been confined to her bed for about a week. She is not able to sit up, but is better. Miss Mollie Perry, of Higginsville, is in the city visiting Mrs. John Bouldridge. Mr. Matt Bouldridge was caught in his folding bed last week, but was not injured, he being so very large, the bed could not hold him. Black Patti, with her famous reputation, and her company, will appear at the Grand February 8, beginning Sunday at a matinee at 2:30. The company has a complete and up-to-date show. The accommodations for the colored people are guaranteed by the tory. They will have access to the first and second balcony. We shall expect you to appreciate the opportunity. INDEPENDENCE, MO., NOTES AND PERSONALS. The big revival that has been going on here for a month closed Monday night with a grand jubilee service. During the meeting 80 souls were converted and 67 united with the A. M. E. church, the rest joining the other churches. Rev. Mrs. Howard of Omaha assisted in the meeting the past week. She is a powerful preacher and an earnest worker for God. Rev. Caldwell and his congregation worshipped with Rev. Fitts and his people Sunday afternoon in their rally. The two youngest children of Mr. John Hayes died last week with pneumonia. A mass meeting was held last Thursday by the citizens here to draft resolutions protesting against the separate coach bill in the legislature. A delegate was elected to go to Jefferson City on Tuesday and appear before the committee. Rev. Caldwell was chosen as the delegate. Miss Lobb, who was sick only two weeks, died last Thursday and was buried from her father's home on Saturday. Rev. Howard preached the funeral, assisted by Rev. Caldwell. Rev. Mrs. Howard, Rev. Caldwell and wife, were dined at the residence of Mrs. Charles Bryant on Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Roan of Kansas City are the guests of her mother, Mrs. Crozier Conner. Miss Minnie Tucker, teaching at Holden, paid a flying visit home Friday afternoon. Mrs. Eliza Montgomery is entertaining company from Sedalia, Mo. The young ladies of the Macedonia Baptist church will give a very unique entertainment on the 14th. The Second Baptist church is preparing to remodel their church next month. We want every person to subscribe for the Rising Son, the brightest and newsiest paper published. New Type of Influenza. A few cases of a new type of influenza are now under treatment in North London, states the St. James' Gazette. The victims are attacked by severe rheumatic pains about the body, accompanied by a swelling of the legs and ankles. Ibsen Being Read In Japan Ibsen's works are being translated into Japanese for the first time, and those that have been published so far—"A Doll's House," "An Enemy of the People" and "Peer Gynt" are making a great impression upon Oriental minds. Wheat Grown in Alaska That wheat was grown in Alaska a century ago is proved by the discovery of two old flour mills, built by the subjects of the Czar, in the southern part of the territory. Makes the Hair grow with lightning-like rapidity. No waiting for results. ZOMODONE prevents Falling Hair, Grey Hair, Brittle Hair, Curly Hair, Harsh Hair, and Scurf. Cures Dandruff, Itch, Tetter, Eczema, and Ring-Worm. No more Bald Heads, Scanty Partings, Splitting Ends, and Bald Temples. ZOMODONE grows long, luxuriant, soft, fine, silky Hair. Makes the Hair grow down to and below the waist line in most every instance in which it is used. ZOMODONE is a direct Hair food, and softens and lengthens the Hair, so that it can be arranged in any style desired. Not a fraud or a fake, to get your money, but an honest remedy, tried and true. ZOMODONE acts quickly; results are seen at once. If you want Hair down to your waist, send in your order right now—do not delay. No free samples sent; a sample is not sufficient to do good. Price, 50c., or 8 bottles (a complete treatment) for $1.00, or will send four complete treatments for $3.00. AGENTS WANTED. Everything is in favor of the Agent. LIBERAL CREDIT EXTENDED. This is an unprecedented chance to make money. Write quick for territory and particulars. Address THE HELEN MARTIN TOILET CO., 910 E. Leigh St., Richmond, Va. PLEASE MENTION THIS PAPER WHEN YOU WRITE. AT THE GILLIS. The annual Swedish invasion is near at hand. The captain in charge this year is Mr. Nelse Erickson who, in the guise of "Yon Yonson" will endeavor to make all the female hearts in the audience capitulate to his charm of manner and rich humor. It is quite true that Yon Yonson has been seen here before, but this by no means makes Yon Yonson an old story. In fact, everything in the production this year is absolutely new, from the actor who impersonates the title role, to the wood used in the log jam. The new Yon Yonson is Mr. Nelse Erickson, originally a Swedish actor, who came to this country a short time ago and having made a hit in vaudeville on Broadway was immediately engaged to play the part of Yon Yonson this year. It has been stated that Mr. Nelse Erickson brings to the character of Yon Yonson the charm which J. K. Emmett possessed in Fritz, and W. J. Scanlon gave to Myles Aroon. Yon Yonson opens at the Gilliss next Sunday Matinee, February 8, for one week. The Majesty of the Law A Melbourne juror refused to serve on the ground that he had just got work after three months' idleness, and would lose it again if he failed to appear. The judge frowned, fined the offending juryman a penny, and paid the coin himself. Lead to Use of Alcohol. Careful observations have shown again and again that there is an intimate relation between diet and alcoholism, especially that tea, coffee and condiments lead to the use of alcohol. It has also been demonstrated that flesh eating creates a thirst for alcoholic beverages and an appetite for tobacco, the use of which almost invariably leads, sooner or later, to the use of alcohol in one form or another. The Shah and His Wives. It is reported that the Shah of Persia has decided to dispense with the services of 1.540 of his wives and get along in future with only sixty. This will give him a chance to at least have a bowing acquaintance with most of the wives that he has left, a worthy ambition upon the part of the shah, as all fair-minded men must confess. Youths in the Senate. Senator Foraker was discussing a nice point in the militia bill with all the courtesy of a Chesterfield. "Why, we are all subject to militia duty," he enclaimed, as he looked around at the many gray-haired senators. "At least, all of us," he added, sagely, "who are under 45, as most of us surely are." The aged senatorial visages lighted with a smile of appreciation. GO TO COLORADO! via the Burlington Route Cheap Rates All Summer. $15.00 Round Trip to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. on certain dates. Final Return Limit October 31st. Two Fast Trains Leave Daily at 10:40 a. m., and 9:35 p. m. Ticket Office, 823 Main St. & Union Depot. ZOMODON Actual Results from Baldness After Only 4 Weeks' Use of ZOMODONE. PLEASE MENTION THIS PAPER FRIEND, THIS MEANS YOU. A great many friends in this paper have an idea that they help it by sending news and elaborate accounts of entertainments, weddings, etc. They were never so mistaken. The way to help the Colored American is to pay your subscription bill, if you are a subscriber, and if you are not a subscriber send in your subscription. The paper contains a great amount of live and interesting news each week. Any practical newspaper man can tell you that it takes money and a great deal of it to run a paper like Colored American. Do not flatter yourself that you are helping the paper by sending it news. Send the cash—a money order, an express order, a draft or a check. When these little evidences of appreciation come along there is no Save the Rebate of 10 cents January bills paid on or Round Water To provide hot water for the heater that can be attached the kithen without interf PRICE, CONN KANSAS CITY, MI Tenth Q W OFFICE HOURS: First half of Last half of CRUTCHER 716 DELEWA If you want to buy a Hoe If you want to rent a Hoe If you want to sell a Hoe If you want to borrow M If you want to Insure you SR CRUTCHER Tel. 1315 2054. OZONO AND Cedrotine combined treat for the Hair r most on earth. with only $1.50, and will send to you a fu extra large boxes $2.00; also two large Hair Grower, worth $2.00; covery, POWDERED EGG our celebrated and renowned one 1-pint package of specialty of the day, worth $5.00, will be sent on receipt of $1.50 and and complete directions, by telephone called the toilet educator of the day. NOTE.-To all who have ever bought offer for only $1.00. Your word will be you bought it. This liberal offer is made who can simply coin money selling our pro can get our goods safely to you. Do not do the Discoun 10 cents per thousand paid on or before Oct Water Hea not water for the bath we sell a gas we can be attached to the circulating tank without interfering with any other E. CONNECTED. $7. CITY, MISSOURI. O @ Walnut Street First half of month, 8:30 a. m. to Last half of month, 8:30 a. m. to THER @ WEL DELEWARE STREET, t to buy a House, t to rent a House, t to sell a House, t to borrow Money, t to Insure your House or Furniture SEE THER @ WEL 716 Delev NO oline THE new, non-failing and bined treatment for the OZONO and CEDROLINE jointly, cannot fail to length, lustre, life, and bead the directors of the BOSTON CO., with the sole purpose of produce an absolutely perfect treatment for the Hair the sum of $6,000 for the world's most noted cured, who, after two investigation and cost-benefit ment so potent and harmless and innocent, that effects upon the Hair both minimizes and confuses to produce results most gracious Hair to grow long, straight and solely purposeful texture. It prevents the Hair to draw up, contract, thus making it easy to dry, grow on all bald spots, place, and bare temples, prevent the Hair from frailness, plaiting or combination treatment is now the most we want the Hair in the whole wide world. The most generous offer may on earth. Cut out this advertisement only $1.50, and immediately upon receipt to you a full and complete treatment, extra large boxes of OZONO, also two large bottles of CEDROLINE, worth $2.00; also one large package of WDERKED EGG SHAMPOO, worth $6.00; and for women with a package of ANTI-ODOR the most we want the day, worth $2.00. This grand collection of款 $1.50 and your name and address, you with our beautiful Souvenir Co. of the day. have ever bought OZONO we will send this word will be sufficient. Simply tell us your real offer is made with the object of securing you selling our preparations. No matter what you do. Do not delay; order to-day. ADDRESS: AL CO., 310 E. Broad Street, Ridgway. Save the Discount! Rebate of 10 cents per thousand on all January bills paid on or before October 10th. To provide hot water for the bath we sell a gas water heater that can be attached to the circulating tank in the kithen without interfering with any other. PRICE, CONNECTED, $7.50. Genth @ Walnut Streets. OFFICE HOURS: { First half of month, 8:30 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. Last half of month, 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. If you want to buy a House, If you want to rent a House, If you want to sell a House, If you want to borrow Money, If you want to insure your House or Furniture CRUTCHER @ WELSH. Tel. 1315 2054. 716 Deleware St. Mention this paper when you write. NEW, HAIR GROWER Hair grow with lightning-like rays prevents Falling Hair, Grey Hair, Brides Dandruff, Itch, Tetter, Exema, Partings, Splitting Ends, and Bald Teen fine, silky Hair. Makes the Hair every instance in which it is used. Zo and lengthens the Hair, so that it can or a fake, to get your money, but an acts quickly; results are seen at once your order right now—do not delay. efficient to do good. Price, 50c, o will send four complete treatments for NEWEST AND MOST GROWER IN EXISTE cutting-like rapidity. No waiting Grey Hair, Brittle Hair, Curly Hair, Bitter, Eczema, and Ring-Worm. No, and Bald Temples. ZOMODONE uses the Hair grow down to and below it is used. ZOMODONE is a dire so that it can be arranged in any money, but an honest remedy, tri- se are seen at once. If you want Hair do not delay. No free samples se- Price, 50c., or 8 bottles (a complete treatments for $3.00. apply to the people who send long news letters, but will apply equally as well to the many intelligent, well-to-do subscribers who get the paper each week and who receive occasional notices, but who pay absolutely no attention to our bills for subscription The Colored American needs money. The Colored American. This is applicable to a few prolific story tellers and writers here abouts. It takes money to run this machine. Engravings Bring High Prices. Big prices were obtained for Chodewick's tiny engravings in Leipsic recently, 300, 400 and 500 marks being paid for single pictures. AND MOST RAPID R IN EXISTENCE. Addity. No waiting for results. Little Hair, Curly Hair, Harsh Hair, and Ring-Worm. No more Bald plies. ZOMODONE grows long, low down to and below the waist ZOMODONE is a direct Hair food, be arranged in any style desired. honest remedy, tried and true. If you want Hair down to your No free samples sent; a sam- 8 bottles (a complete treatment) $3.00. --- AN IMMENSE CONSIGNMENT OF GUARANTEED ALL IMPORTED WOOLENS! A Rare Chance to Get an Imported Woolen Suit or Overcoat Tailored to Order, at About Half Price. The U. S. TAILORING CO. has captured a $40,000 from New York City of the highest grade of the finest Imported Woolens. Such qualities were never seen in Kansas City before. These goods are made up in regular $50, $60 and $75 Suits and Overcoats and $15 to $20 Trousers This firm retired from business early in December and disposed of its valuable Stock to us, and now we will make you: $60.00 Suits and Overcoats for $35 $50.00 Suits and Overcoats for $30 $40.00 Suits and Overcoats for $25 $15.00 Trousers for $9 $12.00 Trousers for $7 $10.00 Trousers for $6 This unheard of sale gives the Kansas City business men the opportunity to dress well. to buy Suit, Overcoat or Trousers at about one-half the price these same woolens are made up in New York City and London by such well known tailors as Poole of London, Rock & Bell of New York City and Mathews & Ely of Chicago. We simply ask you to come in and examine this stock whether you desire to purchase or not. The quality speaks for itself. Wm. Fairfax, Society Reporetr. A. W. Walker, Agent, Lexington, Mo Remember please— It's the little bits we collect here an thars That enables us to run from year to year. Robt. M. Turner has accepted a position at the Baltimore hotel. W. H. Brousfield, the tonsorial artist, was a welcome visitors this week. Where, oh where is Jim G. Gibbs these days? Jamie, "the lawyer? Read the Son, advertise in the Son, subscribe for the Rising Son and then pay for the Rising Son. Capt. Thurman of the Supply Co. No. 1 has been sick for the past three weeks. To reach a great number of the people all the time it will pay you to put an add in the Rising Son. Are you a subscriber to the Rising Son? If not, why not? $1.50 per year in advance. Prof. J. B. Robinson, the popular musician, has been very sick. He is able to be out a while this week. To you who are in high places and are not right, the searchlight reporter of the Rising Son is on your trail. Mrs. C. H. Lewis, the wife of General Charles, who has been very sick, is able to be about again. Mrs. Maggie Allen of 1117 Independence avenue, who has been confined to her room with the rheumatism, is able to be on crutches. Joe King of Hose Co. No. 11 met with a serious accident at the fire 608 East Fifth. He was burned on the shoulder and had two rib fractured. He is doing nicely at this writing. A Rare The U. S. T. grade of the fin in regular $50 December and $60.00 Suit and Overcoats f $35 This unheard o at about one-h Poole of London examine this The 800 Main St. ```markdown ``` LOCALS. We are after the news. Cohesion, Cohesive, Lets us try to build; lets us be more united; lets us do something as a people that will reflect credit upon us. F. L. Lewis, an attache of the P. O., is the popular president of the Y. P. B. U. of the Pleasant Green Baptist Church. Oscar Lewis was buried under the auspices of K. P.'s last Sunday from the Pilgrim Baptist church, Rev. Hurst officiating. Ebernezer chapel, under the leadership of Elder Hawkins, is moving along. The services are well attended by a pleasing audience. The B. Y. P. U. meets every Sunday evening at 6:30 at the Pleasant Green Baptist church—F. L. Lewis, president, Rev. Wilson, pastor. Rev. J. C. Caldwell paid our office a pleasant call. He has been carrying on a revival at his church in Independence. e represents eighty converts. Rev. Hancock called to see us this week. He says he voluntarily resigned from the pastorate of the Christian church. A few lawyers who run down the unfortunate criminal class through their agents, the court loungers, are to be pitied rather than condemned. Rev. Father T. G. Harper visited the Ministers' Alliance last week. He is renewing old acquaintance and making many new friends. Bishop Shaffer of the Fifth Episcopal district, has called a presiding elders' council to meet at Ebernerze chapel, Kansas City, Mo. February 10. Jesse Williams, the blacksmith, deserves the patronage of our people. He is a good workman and in sympathy with the march of progress'on. Tim Roberts, esq., of Kansas iCty, Kas., an employee of the Kansas legislature, was in our city last Sunday. He was all smiles because he landed. Rev. Moseby has a very nice little congregation, located at Fifth and Harrison. The Rev. Moseby is an earnest worker and is doing a good work. Paul Lawrence Dunbar has been giving a series of readings for the past week or ten days under the management of the amiable Dr. Dibble. FOR RENT.-3 nice unfurnished rooms, hot and cold water, bath, modern except heat.-Mrs. Patton, 1411 Brooklyn Ave. AN IMMEN- LL IM Chance to O Tailored TAILORING CO. ha west Imported Woolens. $60 and $75 Suits an disposed of its valuable $50.00 Suits and Overcoats for $30 of sale gives the Kansas alf the price these same n. Rock & Bell of New stock whether you desi V. S. T --- J. FLOHR, Proprietor. The third Sunday in this month, February 15th, will be pastors' day at Pleasant Green Baptist church. Rev. Wilson is an earnest worker, a logical speaker, and a splendid organizer. Capt. L. H. Jorden left for Jefferson City last Monday night. The captain's acquaintance and good fellowship will go along ways with the leaders and politicians. No Jim Crow cars for Missouri. Our people are anxious for the Son. We hope to merit the confidence and consideration of the people because we expect them to pay for it. The Rising Son is $1.50 per year. The Colored press of Kansas City, Mo., will give a high class entertainment at Strops hall February 12 in honor of Lincoln's birthday. See the hand bills for programme. The Gospel Missionary Band will give a gospel entertainment at Bethel Baptist church Saturday evening, February 7. This band was organized recently with 75 members by Rev. Geo, P. Moisey. The work is doing nicely. To all presiding queens of the S. & D. of J: You are requested to see that your shares to the auxiliary are settled at once that we may be able to square our books before the meeting of the grand session. C. H. LEWIS, Sec. T. B. J. ROBINSON, Bus. Agt. Rev. Mosby is engaged in a series of meetings at Bethel church, Fifth and Harrison. They are having a great deal of success and have added quite a number to the church. Prof. A. O. Coffin, Maj. Warner, Col. George T. Wassom and Miss Anna M. Jones and a chorus of the Lincoln school students, conducted by Miss Cora Yancy will be among the features of the Lincoln Day celebration given by the colored press February 12, at Strope's hall. The revival meeting at Bethel Baptist church, Fifth and Charlotte, Sunday February 8 at 2 p. m. Rev. Geo. Mosley will preach on the subject of Baptism. Twenty-eight added to the church. Rev. Mosby has done a great work in the ten months he has been there. He has added sixty-eight members to the church. Promise will not pay our bills. We expect our delinquents to pay up at once, either to the collector when he calls or at this office, because after the 1st of the month we shall put all outstanding bills in the hands of a collection agency. We would like all our out of town subscribers to remit to this office at once to enable us to clear our books of all delinquents. Mr. J. Beuchem, who has been an attachee of the Hotel Savoy for the past five pears, is still at the old stand. Mrs. Minnie Buchem, his wife, who has been sick for quite awhile, is able to be out again to meet her many friends. They desire to express their appreciation to their many friends for courtesies extended during the sad affliction in the loss of their mother. The young Republicans have a nice program to be rendered on Lincoln's birthday at the Midland, and the Colored people will have an elaborate entertainment at Strope's hall, February 12th. under the auspices of the Colored press. At the Forum at Allen chapel last Sunday the following committee was appointed to go to Jefferson City to appear before the railroad committee to protest against a separate car law: Prof. G. T. Wassom, Dr. O. J. Scott, Silas arris, N. C. Crews, Duncan Oath, P. J. Campbell, Lewis Woods of the Rising Son, and Rev. Caldwell of Indiana, Mo. The Lincoln birthday celebration at Stropes hall, February 12, promises to be a grand affair. The Roosevelt Colored Rough Riders will attend in a body. The committee, under the management of Mr. Lewis Woods of the Rising Son, will spare no pains to make this event a glittering success. On last Tuesday morning about 3:40 Mr. Willis Franklin's lunch wagon was discovered to be on fire by an employee of the Kansas City Journel, who turned in the alarm and was the means of saving the lives of the two girls who was asleep in the lunch car at the time. Mr. Franklin had a very nice trade established at Independence and Cottage Lane. He loses all without any insurance. The gasoline stove was the cause. CARD OF THANKS. We extend to all our friends and neighbors our gratitude and heartfelt thanks for their assistance and kindness in our bereavement of our mother, Sister and Sister-in-law. MR. and MRS. C. H. BIRCH. JESSIE YOUNG. OUR BOYS. The Kansas City Juvenile Band gave a supper at 593 Fortrose avenue last Saturday night. They reported a nice time. The Boys will be prepared to take engagements very soon. Henry Payne is instructor and president; Harold Sneed, vice president; Lacy Lewis, secretary; Brisco Davis treasurer. H. R. Edwards, who for many years has been in the employ of the Homeopathic Drug Co., at 14 W. 12th street, as Ph. D., has resigned. His stay has been agreeable both to employer and employee. His service has been highly appreciated. Mr. Edwards resigns of his own accord. This is to his credit, as he has made many friends and has the confidence of his employers and associates. e The Oxford club held its regular election of officers last Wednesday. Full particulars in our next issue. Our collector will be around. Please be prepared to meet him with the money. All delinquents are expected to settle by February 1st, after which all outstanding bills will be placed in charge of a collection agency for immediate settlement. ARMSTRONG & NUGENT Helm's celebrated Scharnagel beer. Mc Brayer whiskies. Guinness XX stout and all the best brands of imported and do- mestic liquors. Free hot lunch at all hours 552 Grand Ave. Kansas City, Mo. The ELITE RESTAURANT 552 Grand Ave. Kansas City, Mo. The ELITE RESTAURANT J. H. Voorhees, Prop. Meals at all hours 15 cents up..... Give me a call. Ice cream and fruit in season..... 552 STATE AVE. KANSAS CITY, KANS The WEST SIDE HOUSE. Rooms From 25 ets Up. Or Rates by the Week At 1118 N. 3rd St., Kansas City, Kan. H. BELL, Proprietor..... Mrs. Bottle Jorden Can be found at her old stand at 419 Cherry St..... Dressmaking and Plain Sew- ing.....Old Clothes Made Over. L. W. SUMPTER and SON, Undertakers & Embalmers. Tel 261 Main. 609 Main St. Broughams, Landaus, Tallahos, Wagon- ettes, Buggies, Runabouts, Traps, Express, Pneumatic Tires. Quimby Livery & Carriage Co. George M. Quimby, Mgr. Telephone 448 Grand. 909-11-13 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo. GARANTEED COOLEN in Suit or of Price. New York City of city before. These goods firm retired from bus $12.00 Trousers for $7 sell. to buy Suit, Overco London by such well kn We simply ask you or itself. COMPAN NTEED LENS! it or Overcoat ee. City of the hi These goods are m red from business e ousers 7 $10.00 Tr for $6 Suit, Overcoat or T such well known tail ply ask you to come COMPAN 800 Main St. ```markdown ``` EVERYTHING pertaining to Music THE Chickering Piano and Mason & Hamlin Organ For his two concerts at the Auditorium Monday and Tuesday. arl Hoffman MUSIC COMPANY 1923-10 WALNUT ST NANSAS CITY, MN C. H. COUNTEE. Mgr. W. B. COUNTEE TEL. 780 GRAND. COUNTEE BROS.. Carriages and flowers furnished for all occasions. 914 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. Louis Rosenberg, G. M. Patten Proprietor. Bartender. Fine Wines, Liquors And Cigars. Louie's Place 1334 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo. S! Overcoat the highest s are made up business early in $10.00 Trousers for $6 at or Trousers own tailors as to come in and NY, ```markdown ``` Were Selected by MASCAGNI Union Bar. ```markdown ``` WHERE LINCOLN vied. Above Jntea's purpiemantied plain, There hovers’ rt, among the ruin The epiit of the Chriet whose dying Was hint tn heaven, and pald our dent 9M baly % % . Witty this houke-Uhis room—a_ martyr hed A propnct of @ Inreer Mherty. K fiberaine aeirina tandmen Pree, AM tuiathed MAN, above mere’ motal prtue ‘The elo rifts opening to cotosttal alates Of givaies bln, and his eplit Layers Ag Chovtte ewect Influence broods upon the nit Where the rot tty wih the aunset fades Robert Mackay, In Succes, px Qunexe THE BELOVED OF- a Be LINCOLN fil fa it e if i | 14 mo a Bightcen years aré but a short span for the Lie of any mortal, but for that of a sweet maiden, it is a mourn- ful recolivetion, the memory of a fra-| grant breath, Mavy live out thelr allotted three | score aud ten without accomplishing. aught but trifles. Looking back along. the line of thelr long career, they’ see nothing but a weak haze, a few faint spots, and then they pass away with no other sign that they ever filled a niche on earth, than a line on 4 tombstone which soon crumbles Into dust. Many have made a loud noise, hop- tng to thrust themselves upon the pages of history; a variety of vanity that ends as does the beatings on a bass drum, in dismal silence when the hand of the drummer is still, ‘There are many who have been’ the iowly of earth, but they have ac: complished more ‘than great con: querors, whose names are sweeter in the ears of the multitude than those ot ephemeral heroes, From them have radiated good; vibrations of force and energy that have gone on down to posterity in great waves, The tbfuence of a loving, tender mother does not end with her, the impress of her character molds her children and her children’s children unto untold generations, The mourned MeKin- Jey’s mother made her son, Garfield, also, was subject to the gentle sway. ‘These men loved their chains, gloried in following the admonitions of home Jove, and when they came to die, anit die ruthiessly, there was nothing but Ferignations in thelr souls, “Nearer, my God, to Thee,” on their lips. But for Abraham Lincoln, the mother hand that guided his steps, Telinquished Its clasp at a time when, he needed her most. A boy of ten, | and after that a heart strange to his dlood. No moter of his own to wit: ness his success; no homely, smiling old face that radiated love. Perhaps the memory of bis mother kept him strong until he met one to whom he: xave his whole heart, and she, taking up the thread of his lite strengthened ft for all time. Abe Lincoln worshiped the ground Ann Rutledge trod, but her heart was not her own, it had gone into the Keeping of one unworthy. Still the youthful Abe pleaded his eause, and in his simple, uncowih way, offered hor bis heart and hand, It was a balmy June day in 1899. A lovely maid and a homespun youth wore sitting beneath the shade of a maple tree; he flinging pebbles inte the waters of the Sangamon; she poking the point of ber parasol into the sielding sod ewith you by my side, Ann, 1 can become something. Sometimes the fire of ambition burns strong within me, but 1 have no iueentive, and it turns to ashes, 1am studying, Ann, studying all that man ean know, aud my wuseles are strong for work.” He arore and stood aver her, swing ing his tong, lanky arms, ‘The ungain: ly figure, like some huge bird flapping its Wings, broug’t a smile to her lips but the smile was changed to a tear, which Abe, looking down, noticed, and down he sat in frovt of hoz, taking het unresisting hand in his ‘own, ‘The girl hung her head, “Ann, sweet Ann, could you not love me in time? 1 will wait years if I must, but the hope that the waiting will (nd in your love will nerve me to senie the heights of man's ambition,” But still the girl held her peace and gat with banging head, A thougit Passed through Abe's mind; it was a spasm, it chilled him, but he was brave, “Am I unlovable, Ann? Am 1 so uncouth, so ungainly that a woman cannot find it in her heart to love mo?” This brought the face of Ann Rut: ledge up, and she faced him with her sweet eyes swimming. Placing her hand gently on his shontder she said: “You are a man, Abe, that some women would die for, I see in what you are pleased to call your ungainly form, @ soul superior to its mortal hell. 1 look heyond your body and see @ great heart, a man. My little Knowledge. of aistory has told me that Te eam cb Cee en ee ee | Abraham Lincoln, and if I did not feel and know that you are above other men, f would never have trusted myself to. your companionship. But my heart, Abe, my heart has gone ivom me, It has followed the way of “all women’s hearts and must follow its destiny. love another, Abe." Lincoln's head dropped upon his breast and he was silent for some “moments, At last raising his eyes he looked down into her soul, "Ann Rutledge, you are truth ‘itself and I must believe you, but | your words are as bitter as death to me, I feel helpless, Ann, and I des- pair." | Ann Rutledge looked at him earn estly for a moment. She knew bis history; his struggles, his privations and that he was self-made. Her heart yearned toward him, but her love was another's, Taking his great hand between her two soft ones she smiled, though a tear drop was glist- eving on her eyelid. “Te a man, my friend; the wind bloweth whero it listeth, you taught me that, and the thistle down of a woman's heart is at {ts beck. You love me, Abe?” Lincoln looked at her with so pit ful an expression mingled with en- treaty, that she broke into tears, “L understand you, my friend, and though [cannot fathom the depth of a man’s love, yet judging from the af- fection T have for another, 1 would Wie Hf bereft of it, Do not think, my friend, that 1 do not love you, for T do, but not in the way you wish, If Iocan not be that; must our hearts be severed, or shall they stand upon tue same piane and be a mutual help to cach other? If aught fateful should come to me, Twill send for you as the only one T would eare to confide In, Will that comfort you?" “It must, Ann, since there ts no other way, aud though T pray that nothing will ever brulse your heart and make it bleed, Tam selfish enough to feel a suspicion of hopo that If It will bring me to your side to be the healing physician, it can come none too soon.” Ann's loving friendship somewhat relieved Lincoln's despair. He knew the man she loved, and suspected that the lover would prove recreant, ‘This gave him hope which still further took the weight from his heart, But he did not know Ann Rutledge. She was truth tself, as Lincoln had sald, and when her lover betrayed her, as ho did without compunetion, her broken heart wrecked her frail body and she gradually faded away into ‘the shadows, Sho sent for Lincoln ‘and he hurried to her bedside, Little is known of this last earthly interview between two hearts that understood each other when too late, Small glimpses of it were caught by Lincoln's most intimate friend at various periods of his after life, Just exough to show that the influence of Ann Rutledge guided him always. ‘The frends of the dying girl left ‘the two alone, and it was then that she, with the prescience of the de- parting, soothed and strengthened him iy bear the burdens that were to fall upon his shoulders. ‘There was still. ness for at least two hours, when loud sobs and broken utterances cailed In the family, who found the stricken man holding the inanimate clay of his beloved in his arms begging her to return to him and not leave him alone, For many days after that, Lincoln wandered about alone, moody and misanthropic, sometimes working himself Into such a frenzy that his friends watched him closely, fearing that he would try to follow the girl. He refused to attend her funeral, pre- ferring to wander in the forest, swinging his long arms and muttering to himself, | Hy and by he grow calm and less | morose, but there was always a cloud Ee): 7 wm > ie BA a> ght Me Com e oy ® oa % Po BBW >. aes ot fan 3 RR I Nad) el Neo oie; AS om, $3 i, i” ¢ iT, b> wD ah <a. WEA” - EN cre =< og es a & ook fe Sagi ‘a = ‘ei % He rose and stood over her. of melancholy hanging over him, ts shadow often passing over his face when conversing with Intimates. At such times he would cease talking, his eyes would close and an expres: sion of sadness spread over his coun tenance, After remaining thus for some moments, he would cpen his eyes, give himself a shake and re sume tae conversation where It had stopped, or perhaps say: “L must tell you a little story.” In 1840, Lincoln wooed Mary Todd, a Kentucky girl, and the wedding was set for January 1, 1841, but Lin: coln did not appear, The bride, ‘guests and supper were waiting, but tho groom same not. He was found she next morning wandering the streets of Springfleld, overcome by one of his attacks of melancholy, for- getting his obligation to his betrothed. His explanation to Miss Todd, so far from inducing her to repudiate alm, as her friends advised, drew her cioser to him. “Mary,” he sald, “I have already told you about her who left me. I loved her then and I love her now. My heart faints and sinks sometimes because I feel her presence by my side and I can not grasp her to my arms. Iam trying, Mary, to do as I promised her when she lay in my arms, panting away her life. I am ‘not heart whole, Mary, but I am now and always will be true to you, Help me, Mary, not to forget my angel wife, for 0 she will always be to me, but to fulfill her wishes.” “Abrahi..n,” was the reply, “you are the man of my heart. I honor, esteem and love you, and whenever It shall please you to join your fortunes to mine, I will be ready, and try to be to you what Ann Rutledge would have me be.” Overcome with emotion, Lincoln rushed from her presence and did not ‘call upon his betrothed for weeks, but She knew him and waited. At last, on November 6, 1842, Abra- ham Lincoln and Mary Todd became man and wife. ‘The spirit of Ann Rutledge bovered near them and blessed them. During Lincoln's stormy life she was always with him, guiding him and directing bis heart and mind, A young soldier, nothing but a boy, was caught sleeping at his post. He was tried and sentenced to death in pursuance of an order of the Prest- dent himself, who declared that tais sort of thing was becoming too fre ‘quent and must be stopped, and that he would not interfere with the sen- tence imposed, ‘The young soldier had a little stster, who had read about “Uncle Abe,” and she knew that he loved children. ‘So she said to herself; “If Uncle Abe knew how I love my brother, he wouldn't let him be shot.” She went to the White House, and with the courage of innocence, passed the guard, the secretaries and the crowd of generals and visitors, straight up to Mr. Lincoln, He smiled and took her hand. “What can I do for you, my Httle maid?” She told her plain, simple story— how her brother, whom she loved, had been sentenced to be shot, that they were all mourning for him, and that if he was to die in that way {t would break her heart, Lincoln smiled kindly and laid bis hand on her head, *What fs your name, my child?” “Why, don't you know? Everybody knows me. I am Ann—" She got no farther, for the strong arms suddenly raised her close to his breast, his cheek against bers, The brother was safe after that. ] LETTER WRITTEN BY LINCOLN. Ulinois Man Prizes Relic of the Great President. Cassius Irving of Metamora, IIL, recently obtained possession of a let: ter written by Abraham Lincoln, Oct, 3, 1863, {rom Pekin, Ill, to Peter Doty, circuit clerk at Metamora at that time. The letter refers to a sult pending In the Woodford county court. The eplstie {s written on blue paper. being so folded as to answer with. out the necessity of an envelope. It fx fastened with a red wafer and ie marked “Paid three cents,” no post: age stamp being used. The rating stamp is very plain, Mr. Irving has refused an offer of $100 for the letter. He also has a four-post bedstead of black walnut which stood for fitty years in the parlor of the Metamora house, built in 1843, Lincoln frequent- ly slept upon this bed. Mrs. Spears, an English woman, was the proprictor of this hostelry for many years. Lin. coln always stopped at Mrs, Spears’ tavern. When some of the effects of the hotel were sold recently Mr. Irv- ing bought most of those with Lincoln associations, * Appreciated Girl’e Monecty, During the Civil War Miss N——, a high spirited Virginian young lady, whose father—a Confederate soldier— had been taken prisoner by the Union forces, Was desirous of obtaining a pass Which would enable her to visit him, Francis P. Blair agreed to obtain an audience with the President, but warned his young and rather im- pulsive young frlend to be prudent and not betray her sympathy for the South, They were ushered into the presence of Mr. Lincoln, and the ob: Ject for which they had come was stated, The tall, grave man bent down to the little maiden, and, look: Ing searchingly into her face, said: “You are loyal, of course?” Her bright eyes flashed, She hest- tated @ moment, and then, with a face eloquent with emotion and honest aa his own, she replied: “Yes, loyal to the heart's core—to Virginia!” Mr, Lincoln kept hin intent gaze upon her for a moment lwrnrr ond hen went to his sne or two, and hander eaper, With a bow the view " terminated. When they loft the room Mr ‘air began to upbraid his young vend for her impetuosity. “Now you pave done it." he sald Didn't warn you to be very careful! You have only yourself to blame.” Miss N—— made no reply, but open vl the paper, It contained thom words: “Pass Miss N—, She ts an hones: girl, and cap be trusted —A Lincoln” Deeponing the Thames, ‘The Thames, between London bridge and Milwall dock, is to be deepened te fourteen feet at low water, leaviog but fifteen feet above the roof of the new East London railroad tunnel WHY If 18 THE near fe because made by an entirely different Process." Detunce Starch Is wullke uy Other, better and one-third more for 10 cents: Shad roes by any other name would be as scarce, Te tne 2000 HOCAEKERPERD Ine the best. That's why they buy ‘Cross Ball Buc. ‘Ablondlng grocers, 8 oontee, Lots of people love their neighbors for what they can get out of them, | WHEN YOUR GROCER sAYs he does not have Deflance Bt Play be aure te ts attaldso, keane une his tock’ of 12 08. packages are sold. ‘Des france Qtarey is nok ante better than any ou to the packace aga’ Palle Tate cass on uc Boney as Los. brands. It ts the auctioneer’s hammer that rivets attention and clinches bargains, Any one can dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYE; no experience re quired, Conscience is a still, small voice that tells a man when his liver is out of order. "HIGH RAILROAD POSITION | FOR JOHN SEBASTIAN. John Sebastian, one of the best known railroad men in the United States and who for a number of years has been connected with the Rock Is- Jand system's various roads, has just Fecelved an appointment which great- ly enlarges his powers and places him practically at the head of one of the Breat railway systems of the country. He has been made passenger traffic manager of the entire hock Island system, comprising, in addition to those formerly under his manage ment, the following roads: Choctaw, Guilt & Oklahoma Rallroad and the St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado Railroad. John Sebastian entered the railroad service thirty-four years ago as & ticket clerk on the Santa Fe.—Chico go Examiner. Luck never comes to the man who depends absolutely upon it. DR. COFFEE Discovers Remedies That Restore ‘Sight to Blind People. Dr. W. O, Coffee, a noted oculist, 960 Good Block, Des Moines, Towa, has discovered meus lelnes tor the eves that people can use wt homo nd cure Cataracts, Sets, Granulated Lids, Uloars or Blindness and restore sthte Dr, Goftes has published an. Ae page book on Bye Diseases which ue will send Free wo every Teader of this paper. ‘Phis book tells how to Peryeneoud Niet and make weak eyes strony. rive Dr, Coffee today for his buok. Love intoxicates some fellows and sobers others up. ALTON, RESUMES FAST ST. LOUIS TRAIN SERVICE. Passengers destined to St. Louls and points east should go via the Kan- sas City gateway, thereby securing the advantage of the Chicago & Alton's fast night train, leaving Kansas City at 9p. m., arriving in St. Louis at 7:08 4, m. Chair cars free of extra charge. Compartment sleeping cars, ‘The Al- ton keeps their light a’shining just ahead of the rest, Write to Le D. Cooper, Traveling Passenger Agent, Chicago & Alton Railway, Kansas City, Mo., for lowest rates. Some women dress to please their husbands and some to bankrupt them. Weceoee Cuaaue Sic’ Geel: Hee a ee Cee Be Let necro is pete che: Rioeas ed portion of the tar’ There is only one fay iocure centnosy a mnat ty by const Rutlonat remedies Dentuens ts eauxea by 80 | Iptannalsongivon othe mc ing ot ah fistachian Tube,” When this tube it gamed Jenico rim'ling wn ot knperort hee fer nnd wien Iventively closed denthess in the’ resale am unioss the Inflammation ean be Utena’ aurd his ibe restored to ite normal Coniltion, hearing will be destroyed: towever: Bin chcea gut of ten. nrw ved by arr Riven ismothing Uutaa inflamed condition The taucussurtacen Wer il give Une Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by eatartly that cannot Be cited By all's Cather Cura Send for oireularss EF 3. CHENEY & CO,, Toledo, Sola oy Drugvisis, #0 Hall's Pumily Dills are the best. A pain that doubles @ man naturally increases his sighs, [17S permanent Cored wo diaorog vommem ane LETRAS ie ons neat Rowe Mester few (8k ERED, W2.00" tia oui ana treatise Bah. elites yeti Arch we, ounlphlas Ps It is bad enough to know you are a fool but It a far worse to let others know it. Seeking a New Home? Why not try the great Southwest? Low colonist rates on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, Ask for particulars and literature. Ad- dress James Barker, Gen'l Pass, Agent, M. K. & T. Ry,, 101 Waln- wright Bldg., St. Louis, It’s a good thing to count the cost, but don’t forget to pay it. Hundreds of dealers say the extra quantity and superior quality of Def ance Starch is fast taking place of all other brands, Others say they cannot sell any other starch. ‘The bunion'’s progress is painfully interesting to the pilgrim. —<— << Ss Buy your goods at Wholesale Prices, Our 1,000-page catalocue wil bo sent wgon reenter iaveenie. This amount Goew not even pay the postaue, but (ets Sumofent to show us that you ure wotin Th Quod tutte, Rettor send for tt now, Your neighbors trade with usWwhy nob you nino F YG Uadyes . cmeaco The Douro that wel tho truth. Slang In the Pulpit. A West Philadelphia clergyman mentioned church money matters in a Public prayer in this wise: “O, Lord, you know that we are up against it Now, and our only hope is from you.” He closed abruptly, but the break did not escape unnoticed. The university President who had advocated a little slang for children has never urged its use by ministers in the pulpit, Valuable Find in Pawnshop. James Window, a barber at Lynn, Mass., bought an old violin at a Boston Pawnshop the other day for $4. This instrument proved to be a Stradiva- rius made in 1715, and he was offered $500 for it by a connotsseur, The of fer was rejected, however, Window Dreferring the fiddle to the cash. Want Special Cars for Dogs. ‘The managers of the Paris metropo Itan underground railway have been Persuaded by lovers of dogs to con- sider the question of providing special cars on their trains in which dogs and their owners can travel together, instead of the dogs being separated from their masters or mistresses, as at present 1s necessary. Col Hicainecn Still Writing, Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson has turned his elghty-first year and is still in fairly good health, passing con- siderable time at his writing table, Among New England men of letters only Dr, Rdward Everett Hale is bis senior. Gest Time for Work. Tolstoy helinves that the best time for Ilterary work is between 9 a. m, aud 3 p.m, and he seldom writes at other times. The Highest Church Spire. ‘The cathedral at Ulm, Wurtemburg, possesses the highest church spire im the world. It is 583 feet high. Murder Statistics, ‘There are 2,470 murders yearly te Italy; Russia 2,400, and Spain 1,600. ‘tikank Gabsiacin. Kane. Louts W. Thronburg of Ottumwa, fa., e the oldest settler in that state, and bia wife was the first white child born in Iowa, Long Service as Missionary. Mrs, Marilla B. Ingalls, who went to Burmah as a missionary In 185%, has just died at Thonzze. Fireflies Not Prey for Birds. Birds never eat fireflies, and really seem to shun their vicinity. eee ee > ee eee Oca Lakefield, Minn., Feb. 2d,—Wm. E. Gentry of this place makes the follow- ing statement: “For over forty years I suffered with misery in my back and at times I could not pass water without great pain and a burning sensation. I have had to make water as often as sixteen times during one night—just a little ata time. I tried many kinds of kid- ney medicines, but all without any. good result, till at last I tried Dodd's Kidney Pills, and my pains are all gone.” “1 took six boxes and I am cured completely. I am 77 years of age and I feel better now than I have for over fifty years and I attribute it all to Dodd's Kidney Pills.” Dodd's Kidney Pills have made some remarkable cures in this part of the state, and many old men and women are praising them highly as a cure for lame back, kidney and bladder trou. bies. An innocent looking banana skin is often the first step in a downward career, Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Price?%e. The steam roller gathers no moss. Melancholia seldom comes to a busy man. 53% gUGLAS Des $550 union mae rare (one Ceaasath elt ticle Z ; rte Ser than any oth anteater tn'the wocid, oe $25,000 REWARD will be paid to anyone who ® Because W. L. Douglas fi on lower cost than other con- dageibas cerns, which enables him Be toi thos far Sat AA way to thos sud elas Bm Where for St aul $3.00, Ce Naa MA W. 1, Doulas $3.50 (en Weed A) soul disiocstantny troumamnetnerwi have been paying $4 and $5,not belioving they could get a first-class shoo for $3.00 or 83.00, He has convinced them that the atyle, fit, ant wea of he a0 an Go ees ee Bay ive duo atl am tavern in fiaieias adonsonaneariaees crouse thao cit Wore Serparcetu ctr iar: pent lorena Bt ae ae far Sse adel teen" ls Ego Cale: Sefere ieee Wo DS UE EA ROCK TON Mikes, tempeing ol@ re tt ) ache Fe tootha¢he. © aw ‘a kidneys give , her com\Pant trouble. Backche Is the frst warning of sick’ kidneys, and / should never be neglected. Urinary disorders an- n¢ y,embarrase and worry Womankind, Dangerous dia- betes, dropsy and Bright's disease are sure to follow If the kidneys are neglected. Read how to cure the kidneys and keep them well, Mrs. James Beck of 314 West Whitesboro street, Rome, N. Y., aayat “L was troubled with my kidneys for etght or nine years; had much pain {a my back; as time went on 1 could hardly endure it; T could not stand excopt for a few momenta at a time; I grew weak and exhausted; I could not even do light housework, let alone washing and {roning; Touid not stoop or bend; my head ached severely; I was in pain from my head down to my heels; centering In the kidneys it was a heavy, steady, sickening ache; I could not rest nights, and got up morn- Ings weak and tired. I thought I was about done for, when I saw Doan’s Kidney Pills advertised for kidney complaints, and got them at Broughton & Graven’ drug store. Within a week after commencing their use I began to improve, and from that time on rapidly Brew better. I used five boxes in all and was cured, I have recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to many others, and my case ought to convince the most skeptical sufferer to give them a fair trial.” A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine, which cured Mrs, James Beck, will be mailed on application to any part of the United States. Ad- dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N, Y. For sale by all druggists. Price, 80 Gente aoe Bou, Name Easily Written. A St. Louls merchant uses but twe letters in signing his name, although one of the pair ts brought into requis tion four times. His name Is A. A, Aal. THE K. C. 8. 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Crawford, 214 West Ninih Ot Reiwss Cag ‘Gon tie authorised Canadas Goverawians Aeae Se TRAINS w5 Kansas City to St Louis "The Wade he the only line running direct: Titbioare the Wonk kate grown a War ach tan MoM fearing Kadtne Ciby pian dally saves s Gaye travel to ‘uma, Row York! Boston an the Ean L. . McCLELLAN, Western Passenger Agent, 903 Main Street, Kansas City Mo. Charles C. Schneider, vice president of the American Bridge company, is viewed as the man most likely to succeed Charles M. Schwab as president of the United States Steel corporation, it being now privately admitted by officials of the steel corporation that Mr. Schwab is too ill to hope to again take up the work of president. Mr. Schneider is in charge of the engineering department of the bridge company. He was born in Germany in 1843 and after graduating from a school of technology came to the United States in 1868. He secured employment as a draftsman in the Rogers locomotive works at Paterson, N. J., and later became assistant engineer for the Michigan Bridge company. After serving the Erie railroad for several years as head of its engineering department Mr. Schneider again became connected with the bridge CHAS. C. SCHNEIDER companies, and eventually was elected vice president of the American Bridge company. REFU3ED TO SELL A RELIC. Widow of Late Napoleon Ney Has Document Vindicating Marshal. Mme. Napoleon Ney, widow of the late Napoleon Ney, who was one of the committee of Frenchmen sent to the United States to present the statue of liberty to the sister republic, has been offered a fabulous sum for a unique Ney-Napoleonic relic. It is the official document issued by the Second Republican habilitating the memory of the great Marshal Ney. He was the grandfather of Mme. Ney's husband. Marshal Ney was shot after the battle of Waterloo, when the English and Prussians held Paris and brought back Louis XVIII. He was shot because Louis sent him out to capture Napoleon when returning from Elba, and instead of trying to capture he embraced his old leader. Mme. Ney refuses all offers for the precious document, for it was the wish of her husband thta it should be left to the Museum of the Army after her death. WOMAN SHINES AS SOLON. Alice M. Ruble an Active Member of Colorado Assembly. Alice M. Ruble, member of the lower house of the Colorado legislature, who distinguished herself by nominating Henry M. Teller for United States MRS. ALICE M. DUBLE senator, is having her first experience with official life. Mrs. Ruble was born in Vermont. Her father was a Kansas pioneer. She has always been an earnest worker in the State Suffrage association and has taken a keen interest in politics, although it was not until the last campaign that she consented to stand for an office. She is a devoted mother, and her home is a model of coziness and comfort. She is idolized by her children. Abram Hewitt's Last Words Toward the end of the illness which terminated the earthly career of Abram S. Hewitt the doctors endeavored to keep him alive by the use of oxygen. Those nearest and dearest to the dying man assembled about his bed. The venerable patient slowly raised his hand, grasped the tube and removed it from his mouth. "And now," he whispered, with a flickering smile, "I am officially dead." His eye lighted up with its last flash and in a moment he was no more. SIDES WITH THE EMPEROR. Count Von Ballestrem Refuses to Allow Criticism of the Kaiser. Count Von Ballestrem, who has just assigned from the presidency of the COUNT VON BALLESTEEM German reichstag because of the criticism to which he has been subjected for shutting off discussion of the kaiser's anti-socialist speeches, has few supporters even in his own party in the matter of his arbitrary ruling. His flat suppression of the socialist members has been generally condemned as unwise and unsound. Personally, however, the count is quite popular, and it is said that he will be re-elected. He has been advanced in rank by the Emperor. Young Man Refuses Fortune Young Man Rereuses Fortune. Ralph Sangere, for years a waiter in the Christian Brothers' college, St. Louis, refused to accept a fortune of $250,000 under conditions which he regarded as unjust. Until about six years ago he was the favorite nephew and presumably the heir of Sir William Sangere, a Montreal capitalist. The uncle Ted suddenly, leaving the young man the amount named, but imposed a condition that the nephew refused to consider. The trouble is believed to have had to do with a sweetheart whom Sir William disapproved. The young man went to St. Louis, where he has since been earning his own living. It is said he is now about to return to Canada and he may yet come into the money, which is now under his aunt's control. She is inclined to be lenient. BELLE IN FAMOUS FAMILY. Miss Helen Colgate Beautiful and Highly Accompanied. One of the most beautiful young woman of New York is Miss Helen Colgate, a member of the famous Colgate family. S. J. Colgate, the wealthy soap manufacturer, was at one time one of the most prominent men in the business world of New York. His widow, who is reported to be worth $10,000,000, is now Cora, countess of Straford, having married the earl of Straford some years ago. Miss Col- MISS HELEN COLGATE gate is a highly accomplished young woman and much sought in society. The Three-Hour Dinner. The three-hour dinner, against which certain prominent public men in Washington are uniting in a crusade, is undeniably an affair that needs to be pruned; but it is not so serious an evil as the ten-minute breakfast or the five-minute lunch, says the Providence Journal, and the crusaders should be careful not to go too far in their proposed reform. One can "feed" in a very short time, but it is impossible to give the necessary studious and finished attention to the chief meal of the day in less than an hour and a half; unless the most rigid economy of time is absolutely required two hours is better. Labor Conditions in America Mr. Barnes, the engineers' delegate who came from England to America with Mr. Mosely's industrial commission, having arrived home, gives this summary of the conclusions he came to in the course of the inquiry into American "push": Machinery: More used than at home. Sanitation: Not so good. Hours of work: Longer. Work: Not so good. Wages: Higher. Cost of living: Higher still. Trades unionism: Not so strong. Providing England uses the best machinery he thinks Britain has nothing to fear from America and is quite able to hold her own. HAS SMOKED FOR 80 YEARS Mrs. Lorja Cox is 103 and is Still Hale and Hearty. the eighteenth century had twelve days of life in it, the plantation of Columbia, then a part of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, had been an organized town for four years, and Napoleon Bonaparte was the most dreaded man on earth, when a girl baby was born to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Tinney, at Columbia, Maine. Since that birthday in January, 103 years ago, little Lorica Tinney, as she was called, has had time to learn her alphabet from the family Bible, to grow up to womanhood and get married to James Cox, who died in the army while serving in the Twenty-second Maine regiment, and to outlive all her brothers, sisters and playmates. She was in good health last Monday, which was her 103d birthday. She A. Mrs. Cox as She Is To-day. learned to smoke a cornobc pipe when she was 12 years of age by taking her mother's pipe to the fireplace and lighting it among the hot ashes. At first the taste of the smoke made her sick, but she soon got over this trouble, and has smoked constantly for more than eighty years, using half a pound of cut plug tobacco every week and always taking a long smoke before retiring at night. Democracy of the West: Prof. Richard T. Ely has an article in Harper's on the co-operative town of Greeley, Col., in which he comments on the differing social conditions east and west. "The further west one goes," says the professor, "the more democratic becomes society. I must confess that I did not understand true Americanism, in one of its phases at least, until I got far away from the Atlantic coast. Coming to Madison, Wis., from Baltimore, Md., the freedom of intercourse between all economic classes and men of the widest divergence of wealth and intellect attracted my attention; but there are social differences even in Madison which would be scorned in a place like Greeley. Anything like aristocracy seems to be absolutely unknown in Greeley, unless it is the aristocracy of personal merit." NEW ARCTIC LEADER DARING Anthony Fiala. Who Will Commando Ziegler Expedition, Has Courage. Great interest attaches to the personality of Anthony Fiala, the young photographer who has been selected by William H. Ziegler to command his next expedition in search of the north pole. The members of the Baldwin expedition commented freely on the ability shown by Mr. Fiala to withstand the cold and his rocklessness in taking risks to secure good photo ANTHONY FIALA graphic results. He is a silent and somewhat reserved man and is possessed of considerable executive ability. He declines to give any idea as to his plans, simply stating he will "do as he thinks best." Rich Enough to Retire. A good many of Congressman Shattucc's colleagues have felt the sting of his ready wit at times, and few care to engage in repartee with him. The Ohio man who went down to defeat last fall told some friends last week that he had purchased two bird dogs, giving $1,000 apiece for them. This gave a fellow member a long-sought opportunity and he said: "Well, Shattucc, if you're rich enough to pay $1,000 apiece for dogs it's about time you retired." THE CHILDREN ENJOY Life out of doors and out of the games which they play and the enjoyment which they receive and the efforts which they make, comes the greater part of that healthful development which is so essential to their happiness when grown. When a laxative is needed the remedy which is given to them to cleanse and sweeten and strengthen the internal organs on which it acts, should be such as physicians would sanction, because its component parts are known to be wholesome and the remedy itself free from every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents, well-informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjoy, because of its pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its beneficial effects, is Syrup of Figs—and for the same reason it is the only laxative which should be used by fathers and mothers. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy which acts gently, pleasantly and naturally without gripping, irritating, or nauseating and which cleanses the system effectually, without producing that constipated habit which results from the use of the old-time cathartics and modern imitations, and against which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have them grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give them medicines, when medicines are not needed, and when nature needs assistance in the way of a laxative, give them only the simple, pleasant and gentle—Syrup of Figs. Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the laxative principles of plants with pleasant aromatic syrups and juices, but also to our original method of manufacture and as you value the health of the little ones, do not accept any of the substitutes which unscrubulous dealers sometimes offer to increase their profits. The genuine article may be bought anywhere of all reliable druggists at fifty cents per bottle. Please His Cause for Merriment. His Cause for Merriment. When Brother Dickey saw one of his colored bretheren laboring along under a heavy burden of Christmas trees, new cut in the woodlands, he burst into an immoderate fit of laughter that the brother said: "What you see in dis ter laught at?" "I wuz des thinkin' how s'prised you'd be," explained the old man, "ef some er dem white folks wuz tewril en lynch you on one er dem Christi-mus tress!"—Atlanta Constitution. DONT SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES. Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them white as snow. All grocers. 5c. a package. Good Opening for American Dentist. There is but one dentist in Madagascar, and he is a native. The United States consul at Tamatave says there is a good opening there for an American dentist. Defiance Starch is guaranteed biggest and best or money refunded. 16 ounces 10 cents. Try it now. New Jersey Town is Dark. Some of the streets of Shiloh, N. J., are so dark at night that Mulford Dalbow, a blind man, makes a good guide for pedestrians who happen to be out late. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, curts warm colic. See a bottle Record Nugget of Tin The biggest nugget of tin on record has been found at North Dundas, in Tasmania. It weighs 5,400 pounds, and is 67 per cent pure tin. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago—Mrs. Thos. Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, M. Y., Feb. 17, 1802. Sankey in Poor Health. Ira D. 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THE C Life out of doom ment which they are greater part of the happiness when given to them to on which it acts, so component parts are every objectionable well-informed, apart because of its plea Syrup of Figs—are be used by fathers. Syrup of Figs naturally without system effectually from the use of the which the children grow to manhood them medicines, assistance in the gentle—Syrup of its quality is laxative principles also to our original the little ones, doctors sometimes offer bought anywhere GREGORY'S For 40 years the standard for reli- ability. Always the best. New catalogue free. 2. J. H. Gregory & Son, Merrickhead, Man CATARRH THIRTY YEARS. CONGRESSMAN MEEKISON OF OHIO. Hon. David Meekison is well known not only in his own State, but throughout America. He began his political career by serving four consecutive terms as Mayor of the town in which he lives, during which time he became widely known as the founder of the Meekison Bank of Napoleon, Ohio. He was elected to the Fifty-fifth Congress by a very large majority, and is the acknowledged leader of his party in his section of the State. Only one flaw marred the otherwise complete success of this rising statesman. Carrath with its insidious approach and tenacious grasp was his only unconquered foe. For thirty years he waged unsuccessful warfare against this personal enemy. At last Peruna came to the rescue, and he dictated the following letter to Dr. Hartman as the result: "I have used several bottles of Peruna and I feel greatly benefited thereby from my catarrh of the head. I feel encouraged to believe that if I use it a short time longer I will be fully able to eradicate the disease of thirty years' standing."—David Meekison, Member of Congress. Ask your druggist for a free Pe-ru-na Almanac. THE season of catching cold is upon us. The cough and the sneeze and the nasal twang are to be heard on every hand. The origin of chronic catarrh, the most common and dreadful of diseases, is a cold. This is the way the chronic catarrh generally begins. A person catches cold, which hangs on longer than usual. The cold generally starts in the head and throat. Then follows sensitiveness of the air passages which incline one to catch cold very easily. At last the person has a cold all the while seemingly, more or less discharge from the nose, hawking, spitting, frequent clearing of the throat, nostrils stopped up, full feeling in the head, and sore, inflamed throat. The best time to treat catarrh is at the very beginning. A bottle of Peruna properly used, never fails to cure a common cold, thus preventing chronic catarrh. CHILDREN E ors and out of the games which they play receive and the efforts which they at healthful development which is so brown. When a laxative is needed the cleansse and sweeten and strengthen the should be such as physicians would sa- re known to be wholesome and the reme- the quality. The one remedy which physic- prove and recommend and which the saint flavor, its gentle action and its be- d for the same reason it is the only laxa- and mothers, is the only remedy which acts gently striping, irritating, or nauseating and w without producing that constipated ha- e old-time cathartics and modern imita- should be so carefully guarded. If you and womanhood, strong, healthy and h when medicines are not needed, and w way of a laxative, give them only the sin- figs. due not only to the excellence of the co- plants with pleasant aromatic syru- mil method of manufacture and as you not accept any of the substitutes which to increase their profits. The genui- of all reliable druggists at fifty cents p to remember, the full name of CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP C the front of every package. In order to get its beneficial effects it is always necessary to buy the genuine only. DROPSY NEW DISCOVERY: gives quick relief and cures worst cases. Book of testimonials and 10 DAYS treatment FREE. Dr. H. H. GREEN & SONS. Box E, Atlanta, Ga. SWEET POTATOES sent out to be sprouted on streets. T. J. SKINNER, Columbus, Kansas. While many people have been cured of chronic catarrh by a single bottle of Peruna, yet, as a rule, when the catarrh becomes thoroughly fixed more than one bottle it necessary to complete a cure. Peruna has cured cases innumerable of catarrh of twenty years' standing. It is the best, if not the only internal remedy for chronic catarrh in existence. But prevention is far better than cure. Every person subject to catching cold should take Peruna at once at the slightest symptom of cold or sore throat at this season of the year and thus prevent what is almost certain to end in chronic catarrh. Send for free book on catarrh, entitled "Winter Catarrh," by Dr. Hartman. "Health and Beauty" sent free to women only. Reliable Dentistry No Delay--Satisfaction Guaranteed SOMETHING NEW: We keep your teeth in first class condition for 50c per month for one year. No cheap materials and you get the benefit of our modern system of dentistry. Why take chances on others. We are the most reliable dentists in the city. We have the largest and oldest practice in the city. Our success is due to the uniformly high grade work done by gentlemanly operators of middle ages; no youths. We guarantee to please. Our Reliability is Unquestioned. This firm is backed by a wealthy corporation, and is therefore thoroughly responsible. All work is guaranteed for 10 years. Full Set of Teeth $2.00 Set S. S. White Teeth.....$4.00 Gold Crowns, 22 k.....$2.65 Bridge Work, per tooth.....$2.65 Platinum Fillings.....50c Cleaning.....50c We do as we advertise— Teeth extracted without pain FREE Second Floor. Entrance on Main Street Only. Open Daily. Nights till 9. Sundays 10 to 4. Are You a K. of P. If Not, Why Not? AMIENDO SORBI MERCADO Do you know that the Knights of Pythias is the strongest and most progressive order of the age? The four departments of the Order are as follows: In this the members are united to care for and protect each other in health as well as in sickn Uniform Rank. In this department our young men are receiving a tion which they can get in no other way, thus making t more useful citizens. are paying out thousands of dollars annually of deceased Knights. BORGE IN YOUR LOCALITY, CONFER WITH COLOR OF YOUR DISTRICT, OR WRITE A. NANCELLOR, 2629 LUCAS AVE., ST. LOUIS, WHICH TO ORGANIZE A LODGE. "FOLLOW THE FLAG." Daily Trains By to St. Louis. Smooth track, fast time. All run directly through the World's in full view of all the magnifi- cash is the only line that does it. Train No 8. 15 p. m., arrives Niagra Falls and New York and Boston a day's travel. Through ser- ly line that does it. L. S. McCLELLAN, ent. Kansas City, Mo. Uniform Rank. In this department our young men are receiving a military education which they can get in no other way, thus making them better and more useful citizens. In this the wives, mothers, widows, daughters and sisters of Knights are united for the common purposes of life. In this department we are paying out thousands of d to the widows and heirs of deceased Knights. IF THERE IS NO LODGE IN YOUR LOCALITY, C THE DEPUTY CHANCELLOR OF YOUR DISTRICT, W. LLOYD, GRAND CHANCELLOR, 2629 LUCAS AVEN MO., FOR TERMS UPON WHICH TO ORGANIZE A L WABASH 5 FOLLOW THE FL Daily Train Kansas City to St. Louis Unsurpassed service, smooth track, fast time trains on the Wabash run directly through the Fair grounds, St. Louis, in full view of all the cent buildings—the Wabash is the only line that Wabash Train No 8 Leaving Kansas City 6:15 p. m., arrives Niagara and Buffalo next evening, aud New York and second morning, saving a day's travel. Thro vice. Wabash is the only line that does it. L. S. McCLELLAN Western Passenger Agent. Kansas C In this department we are paying out thousands of dollars annually to the widows and heirs of deceased Knights. IF THERE IS NO LODGE IN YOUR LOCALITY, CONFER WITH THE DEPUTY CHANCELLOR OF YOUR DISTRICT, OR WRITE A. W. LLOYD, GRAND CHANCELLOR, 2629 LUCAS AVE., ST. LOUIS, MO., FOR TERMS UPON WHICH TO ORGANIZE A LODGE. "FOLLOW THE FLAG." 5 Daily Trains 5 Kansas City to St. Louis. Unsurpassed service, smooth track, fast time. All trains on the Wabash run directly through the World's Fair grounds, St. Louis, in full view of all the magnificent buildings—the Wabash is the only line that does it. Wabash Train No 8. Leaving Kansas City 6:15 p. m., arrives Niagra Falls and Buffalo next evening, aud New York and Boston second morning, saving a day's travel. Through service. Wabash is the only line that does it. L. S. McCLELLAN, Western Passenger Agent. Kansas City, Mo. W. H. Seeger, 2nd vice-Prest Chas. H. V. Lewis, Cashier. Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. Statement as made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the cl November 25, 1902. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts..... $ 523,000 U. S. Bonds, at par..... 366,161 Municipal Bonds, at par..... 3,424,797 Cash and Sight Exchange..... 3,424,797 National Bank, NAS CITY, MO. Seller of the Currency at the close of business November 25, 1902. RESOURCES. $5,796,696.26 $ 523,000.00 366,161.54 3,424,797.24 4,313,958.78 Statement as made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business November 25, 1902. **Loans and Discounts**..... $5,796,696.26 **U. S. Bonds, at par**..... $ 523,000.00 **Municipal Bonds, at par**..... 366,161.54 **Cash and Sight Exchange**..... 3,424,797.24 4,313,958.78 Capital Stock. $ 600,000.00 Surplus Fund. 275,000.00 Undivided Profits. 63,033.42 Unearned Interest. 106,983.00 National Bank Notes Outstanding. 423,000.00 Deposits. 8,642,638.62 Total. $10,110,655.04 DIRECTORS:—David T. Beals, L. T. James, A. J. Snider, G. W. Lovejoy, Ferdnando P. Neal, Geo. R. Barse, C. W. Whitehead, J. P. Merrill, Geo. W. Jones, W. E. Thorne, Edward George, H. J. Rosencrans, O. H. Dean, Geo. D. Ford, Felix L. La Force, C. J. Schmelzer, E. W. Zea. STOVE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FURNACE REPAIRS S. A. METZNER REPAIRS 304 W. 6th St., Kansas City Mo. Telephone No. 1214 Main. A. B. B. 1029 Main Street. Subordinate Lodge. Ladies' Court. Endowment. David T. Beals, President. Fernand C. Neal, vice-President. TEXTS WITHOUT PLATE We do as we advertise We are here to stay. The Stoeltzing Stove and Hardware Co. Wholesale and Retail Peninsular Adents For... Steel Ranges, Steel Oven Cook Stoves, Base Burners, Furnaces, and all goods made by the.. Peninsular Stove Co. German Heater, Soft Coal Baseheater, Cole's Hot Blast, Air Tight for Coal and Wood, Clermont Oak Stoves, Schill Steel Ranges and Furnaces. TIN WORK a Speciality. A LETTER FROM MISS S. American Mutual Aid Association, St. Louis. Gentlemen:—I want to thank you for the claim that was due me for the time also want to thank your agent, Mr. G. A. C. one, and your doctor for his visiting me even was a great saving for me since it cost me Yours. We don't go around boasting about our others to do this. Those persons who feel that they show and sickness, we courteously invite you to this nature, and if you find any one amo privileges, and benefits that we do, then we company; but if not, then we throw open or Whether you would be insured or not, call to post you on the laws of fraternal insurance. A LETTER FROM MISS SUSIE BOGGS. No. 730 Charlotte, St. Kansas City, Mo., Aug., 1902. Virtual Aid Association, St. Louis, Mo. :—I want to thank you for the promptness in the payment that was due me for the time that I was seriously ill, and I thank your agent, Mr. G. A. Clay, for his regular attention to doctor for his visiting me every day while I was sick, which saving for me since it cost me nothing. Yours for success, SUSIE BOGGS. I go around boasting about what we have done; we allow his. persons who feel that they should be insured against accidents we courteously invite you to investigate all companies of and if you find any one among them that will afford you the d benefits that we do, then we appeal to you to go in to such if not, then we throw open our books for your enrollment. would be insured or not, call to see us; we would be pleased in the laws of fraternal insurance. American Mutual Aid Association, St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:—I want to thank you for the promptness in the payment of the claim that was due me for the time that I was seriously ill, and I also want to thank your agent, Mr. G. A. Clay, for his regular attention to me, and your doctor for his visiting me every day while I was sick, which was a great saving for me since it cost me nothing. Yours for success, SUSIE BOGGS. We don't go around boasting about what we have done; we allow others to do this. Those persons who feel that they should be insured against accidents and sickness, we courteously invite you to investigate all companies of this nature, and if you find any one among them that will afford you the privileges, and benefits that we do, then we appeal to you to go in to such company; but if not, then we throw open our books for your enrollment. Whether you would be insured or not, call to see us; we would be pleased to post you on the laws of fraternal insurance. G. A.CLAY, Organizer, 1106 Charlotte St. W. C. COMBS, Examiner, 1104 Charlotte St. Is This Real Yes! Some of the choice prettiest designs in Watc are in the show window Kansas City's Pioneer This Really True? es! Some of the choicest qualities and ettiest designs in Watches and Jewelry e in the show window of : : : : City's Pioneer Negro Jeweler, Is This Really True? Yes! Some of the choicest qualities and prettiest designs in Watches and Jewelry are in the show window of : ; ; ; ; J. A. WILSON, 1616 W. 9th St., KANSAS C Mr. Wilson in soliciting the patronage of L and the public either in buying his goods or ing of watches and jewelry (which is a assures nothing less than complete sa Bargains in diamond rings, engagement and w baby rings, indies' gold guards, etc., can always 9th St., KANSAS CITY, MO. Nelson in soliciting the patronage of his friends public either in buying his goods or in repair-watches and jewelry (which is a specialty) nothing less than complete satisfaction. diamond rings, engagement and wedding rings, ladies' gold guards, etc., can always be obtained. Mr. Wilson in soliciting the patronage of his friends and the public either in buying his goods or in repairing of watches and jewelry (which is a specialty) assures nothing less than complete satisfaction. Bargains in diamond rings, engagement and wedding rings, baby rings, ladies' gold guards, etc., can always be obtained. KELLEY'S BEST HIGH PATENT SAMUEL Wholesale and Retail DEALER i Our business transaction! wi our honest weights and Cash Paid f Scrap Iron, Rags, Bottl AMUEL DIGGS, Wholesale and Retail DEALER in JUNK business transaction! will convince you of our honest weights and fair dealings. Cash Paid for Iron, Rags, Bottles and Mentals. SAMUEL DIGGS, Wholesale and Retail DEALER in JUNK Our business transaction will convince you of our honest weights and fair dealings. Cash Paid for IRON YARD—Cor, 8th and Hickory Sts, OFFICE and WAREHOUSE—811 Hickory, TELEPHONE 126 Hickory. Kansas City, J. L. WILLIAMS GENERAL Blacksmithing, Horseshoeing and Wag Shop. Good Material and First-C Workmanship guaranteed. 707 Independence Ave. Only First Class Colored Shop in the City. NE 126 Hickory. Kansas City, Mo. L. WILLIAMS, GENERAL Lothing, Horseshoeing and Wagon Repair p. Good Material and First-Class Workmanship guaranteed. ence Ave. Kansas City, Mo. Only First Class Colored Shop in the City. TELEPHONE 126 Hickory. Kansas City, Mo. J. L. WILLIAMS, Blacksmithing, Horseshoeing and Wagon Repair Shop. Good Material and First-Class Workmanship guaranteed. 707 Independence Ave. Kansas City, Mo. Only First Class Colored Shop in the City. The Very Lowest Prices. Residence 416 Laurel. Telephone 1052 Red. Best Steves Made. Largest Stock in City. Prices the Lowest. Yours for success. KANSAS CITY, U. S. A. CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL AND SECRET LODGES. Cormo.1 tan Lodge No.2335. G.U.O.of meets at 1413 E. 18th at. 2nd and 4th Wedn dayevenings in each month at 8 o'clock. H. Helitz, N. G.; W.R. Patterson, P. S. St. Mary's Tabernacle, No.2, meets first third Fridays in each month at 1734 Gran avenue, Lulu Beasley H. Daughter Mary Finley, Luu Hosta. H. Halyard Tabernacle No. 7 meets first and nd St. Louis Ave. Kev. N. C. Bruns up' avenue. Daughter Martha Johnson H. & Slaughter Abile Lila Pies, Sororena. Gate City Lodge, No. 4679. G. U. O. of O. meets at 1433 E. 16th Street, every first and third Fridays, of each Month. E. S. LEWIS, P. S. Rone Lodge, No. 25. A. F. & A. M., meets on mond and Sunday nights in each month. All Master's degrees standing are cor- dially invited. T. G. Metz campbell, W. m. 216 Flora. T. A. Mozze, Secy'. Mount Olive Lodge No. 25. A. F. & A. M., meets the 2d and 4th Friday in each month, at 6th and Charlotte sts. All visiting members are invited. M. W. Brennan, av. ave; J. H. Har- ris, Secretrity, 710 East 16th Street. St John's Church, on Bell street between 5ta and St. Louis ave. Rev. B. Buren pastor. Sunday services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening and Teachers meeting Thursday evening. Vine Street Baptist church, T. H. Ewing, pastor. Sunday services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school, 2:30 Prayer meeting Friday evening. Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, cor. 2d and Holmes. Rev. A. G. Gilbert, pas- tor. Sunday services, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school, 3:30 p. m. Pritchard Lodge No. 42, A. F. and A. M., meets second and fourth Monday evenings in the month. J. W. Crowe, W. M. H. J. Spigener, Secly. Allen Chapel, south-east corner 10th and Charlotte streets. Rev. O. J. W. Scott, pastor. Sunday services 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday School, 2:30 p.m. Class Meeting Tuesday, 8 p.m. Prayer Wednesday, 8 p.m. Choir practice Monday evening. Second Baptist church, corner Tenth and Charlotte. S. W. Bacote, D. D., pastor. Sunday services: Preaching, 11 a.m. and 7:15 p.m.; Sunday school, 2 p.m. Weekly meetings, Monday B. Y. P. U. meeting, 8 p.m. Wednesday night, prayer meeting. Highland Avenue Baptist church Sunday services, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Preaching, Wednesday evening, 8 p.m. Praise meetings Monday evening B. Y. P. U. Sunday school 2 p.m. G. W. BOVD. Pastor. MRS. A. B. CUMMINGS, Clerk. Pleasant Valley Baptist church, Rosedale, Kansas, Sunday services Preaching 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; B. Y. P. U., 7 p.m.; W. H. F. and M. Society, Thursday evening praise meeting. Rev. H. E. STRUCKLAND, Pastor TUCKER, Clerk. Pleasant Green Baptist church, Independence and Tracy ave. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Preaching, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. B. Y. P. U., 6:30 p.m. Weekly services—Prayer meetings and missionary, Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock p. m. Young People's Literary and Progressive Club, Thursday evenings. Church meeting, Friday before the second Sunday in each month. E. M. WILSON, Pastor. Residence 1603 East 13th st. Burns Chapel, M. E. Church. Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Preaching, 11:00 a. m. Cass Meeting, 2:30 p. m. Epworth League, 7:00 p. m. Preaching, 7:45 p. m. Literary Tuesdays 8:00 p. m. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. Class Meeting, Thursdays 8:00 p. m. Corner 11th and Highland, J. M. Ham's Pastor. Sunday Services—Sunday School 9:30 a. m.; Preaching 11 a. m.; Class Meeting 9:30 p. m.; Epworth League Bible Reading 7:30 p. m.; Epworth League Prayer Meeting 7:30 p. m.; Preaching 8 p. m. Weekly Services—Prayer Meeting Wednesday 8 p. m.; Epworth League Bible Reading Friday 8 p. m., bi-monthly; Choir Rehearsal Monday, Asbury City, E. Church, 11th and Cherry, Kansas City, Mo. Wm. H. Wheeler, Pastor, residence 1812 East Twenty-fifth street. H. PATTON, Prop R. HERNDON. T. J. PATTON. BARBERS Laundry Agency and Cigars. Ladies' and Gents' Shoes Polished. Prof. L. L. Thompson O. S. P. The celebrated Mind Reader and Divine Healer' Advises Given in all business matters. Hours:—6:30 p. m. to 11 p. m. 716 Broadway FRISCO SYSTEM Superior Service, Wide Vestibuled, Electric Lighted Trains between Kansas City, and Oklahoma City, Denison, Sherman, Dallas and Ft. Worth, Texas, and all points in the South-East and and all points in the South-East and South-West. Junction Ticket Office. 917 Baltimore Ave. Kansas City, Mo. Waiters and Porters' Headquarters And Information Bureau. BEN McRAY, Pres't and Treas. STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS ...IS THE.... CENTURY Dining Room 1923 Market Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Oysters in any Style. Services striotly first-class. Ladies and Gents dine up staira. Z. T. JOBDAN, Manager 1784 ..... Telephone ..... 4178 WALL'S Laundry Co., First-Class Work & Prompt Delivery. 708 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo. J. B. LESTER, BARBER SHOP. 559 GRAND AVE. Hot and Cold Baths, 15c. Large, New Porcelain Tubs. Good barbers. Give us a Call. A. WEBB. . . 1419 East 18th Street Fresh stock of GROCERIES on hand. CONFECTIONARIES, DIGARS AND TOBACCOS. ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM SODA. Telephone 2772 Cherry OUR SPECIAL. ( Richmond Club Rye and Old Elk Rye. Joe Alpert, SAMPLE ROOM. ED BRADFORD, Bartender. 727 Independence Ave, K. C. Mo, MILLINERY, HAIR GOODS, NOTIONS, 'DRESSMAKING, TIPS CLEANED DYED AND CURLED. MAIN STREET FAIR, D. 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