The Rising Son

Rising Son It Pays to Advertise in the Rising Son for It Reaches More Homes of Colored Peop.e than any other Paper in the State. VOLUME VIII. We have in our midst Dr. McQueen Carrion, dentist, who comes to this city highly recommended in his chosen profession. His office is located at 910 East 12th Sst., Kansas City, Missouri, where he will take pleasure in waiting on his customers. Calyl and see him. USED IN 1858. Way back in the year 1858 the Original Ozonized Ox Marrow was used by colored people in the Nortn and is now used all over the country from Maine to Texas and Oregon to Florida. The continued use or the preparation for such a long period of time is a positive proof that it gives perfect satisfaction to all. It makes kinky or curly hair straight, soft and beautiful. Stops falling hair, cures dandruff and makes the hair grow. Never fails. Warranted harmless. Only 50 cents a bottle. Get it from your dealer or use us 50 cents and we will ship you a bottle express paid. Address Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 76 Wabash ave., Chicago, Ill. A Mystery of the Season. No one has ever clearly explained why, at this season of the year, a girl whose skin would be hopelessly ruined were she to roll up her sleeves and put her hands into a dishpan half full of water for a few minutes, can play golf or tennis, bare-armed, all day long, or go into the water bathing morning, noon and night, and be proud of the color she acquires in so doing. Why is it, girls? Don't all shout the answer at once. Statesmen Fond of Angling Secretary of State John Hay spends a good part of his vacation each year in fishing trips near his New England home. Attorney General Knox is quite an angler, too. Don't Go It Blind To view love properly a man should be farsighted in one eye, to overlook defects, and nearsighted in the other, to appreciate virtues.—Town Topics. Wireless Telegraph Service Since the great volcano disturbances in the Windward Islands it has been impossible to maintain unbroken cable connections between the islands of Martinique and Guadaloupe, and the French government has established a wireless telegraph service between the two. The distance exceeds 100 miles. Indirect Cost of Warfare. The immerse indirect cost of warfare is illustrated by the fact that the Spanish-American war cost $1,000,000 a day for over a year, although hostilities occupied but three months. Send Millions to Norway. Figures recently published in Christiana show that the amount of money sent home from the United States by immigrants from Norway last year was $3790,000. To Coal Off. Crack some ice fne, add a few sprigs of mint, inclosed in a canvas bag and apply to the wrists, the back of the neck and the crown of the head. A little whisky and sugar with the ice and mint, applied internally, increase the efficacy of the prescription. Centenarian Who Was Never Ill. Centenarian Who Was Never III. A fact more remarkable than centenarian longevity itself is reported in the case of a man of Italian birth named Antonio Novorini, who has just died at Serajivo, in Bosnit, at the age of 105. It is recorded of him that only last year, being then 10, he cut a new set of teeth. Novorini was born in Padua and entered the service of a Moslem landowner in Bosnia about sixty years ago. He had never known what illness was, and died suddenly whilst drinking a glass of acerated water. How She Explained It. Little Margaret stood by the edge of the Hudson watching the boats. Presently a tug came steaming along with half a dozen barges towed behind it. The barges were loaded with wet earth and their decks were even with the water's edge. The child looked at them curiously for awhile and then exclaimed: "Oh, look, they are pulling an island down to New York."—New York Times. Big Sales of Seed. The seed plantations around San Jose, Cal, are said to receive $3,000,000 a year from the sale of seed. The first experiment of the planters. In this line were made less than half a dozen years ago. One onion patch now covers 3,000 acres, with furrows almost two miles long. A single plot of sweet pea occupies 800 acres, a bed of yellow asters 210 acres, a lettuce bed 2,100 acres. There are within a radius of eighty miles around San Jose 14,500 acres devoted to raising plants and flowers for their seed alone. Where Drought Is Prevalent The drought in this section of the country has caused so much dust, especially in the suburbs, where the watering carts are likely to be few and far between in their visits, that many people have temporarily adopted a custom that prevails for the four dry months in California every year. This is the putting of a whisk broom or a feather duster, sometimes both, at the door so that visitors may remove the dust from their shoes and skirts or trousers before entering.—New York Sun. ```markdown ``` Remarkable Horsemanship Lieut. G. van Beaufort of the Dutch army, has just made a remarkable ride from Amsterdam to Vienna, a distance of 780 miles. The start was made on April 30 and the lieutenant rode into the Austrian capital on the morning of the ninth day after that date, both himself and his mount being in excellent condition, although the last stage of thirty-four miles had been done overnight in heavy rain. University Students In the United States nearly thirteen of every 10,000 inhabitants are studying at colleges of university status. The number in Great Britain is less than five. Accents Butterfly Collection. President Loubet has authorized the Paris Museum of Natural History to accept M. Boulet's collection of butterflies, which is valued at $20,000. India's Irrigation Works. The irrigation works recommended by the Geological Survey give interest to the report on the irrigation works of India. The net revenue to the government was 7.36 per cent on an outlay of $110,000,000. The value of the crops raised on the irrigated area during the year is estimated at $135,000,000—a sum in excess of the capital outlay. Cable Lasts Long. A section of cable in the Caribbean sea was recently raised from 1.350 fathoms of water, where it had lain for thirty years. Tests showed its core to be in perfect electrical condition and the rubber insulator uninjured. A fear that sulphur from the rubber might injure the copper wire had no foundation. Endless Chain Religious Work. If there were only one Christian in the world and he worked a year and won a friend for Christ, and if these two continued each year to win another, and it every man thus led into the kingdom led another every year, in thirty-one years every person in the world would be won for Christ—Church Eclectic. A New Endless Chain. The Saline County (Kan.) Index thinks it has discovered a new endless chain. "Every farmer's boy," it observes, "wants to be a school teacher, every school teacher hopes to be an editor, every editor would like to be a banker, every banker would like to be a trust magnate, and every trust magnate hopes some day to own a farm and have chickens and cows and pigs and horses to look after. We end where we begin." A Fearful Thought. Intelligence that a young woman has chased Sir Thomas Lipton into a corner and kissed him several times will excite the haunting dread that the cup lifter may yet be seen prowling around the country emulating the oculatory performances of Richmond Pearson Hobson. It was the same kind of experience that started that hero on his devastating career. INGERSOLL'S CHOICE IN LIFE Beautiful Word Painting of an Ideal Existence. A young man who sought a clerkship in one of the departments at Washington once asked the late Robert G. Ingersoll for his indorsement and this was Ingersoll's reply: "Young man. I would rather have forty acres of land, with a log cabin on it and the woman I love in the cabin—with a little grassy, winding path leading down to the spring where the water gurgles from the lips of the earth, whistling day and night to the white pebbles a perpetual poem—with hollyhocks growing at the corner of the house, and morning glories blooming over the low-thatched door—with lattice work over the window so that the sunlight would fall checked on the dimpled babe in the cradle and birds—like songs with wings hovering in the summer air—than be the clerk of any government on earth." THE EXTRAVAGANCE OF WOMEN London Journal Champions the Cause of the Fair Sex. In all sections of society one hears married men, and indeed others, grumbling considerably at the extravagance of their womenkind in dress. In individual cases they may have the right to grumble; but on principle, and in general, I do not see that they have any genuine grounds for complaint, because if women are now extravagant in dress it must be remembered that for generations men have been extravagant in other and worse forms of self-indulgence And, after all, man can take comfort to his soul in the knowledge that it is chiefly with a view to pleasing him that woman indulges in follies of this sort, added to which he should count it as a gain that this particular form of extravagance adds to the general cheerfulness and galaxy of life.—London World. Didn't Need a Chain In a Scottish town, so the story goes, a Londoner on his way to a hotel addressed the porter who led the way: "Not large place this?" "Na verra," was the answer. "Has it a corporation?" "A what, sir?" inquired the baggage bearer. "I mean, who rules it?" "Rules it? Jist the provost." "Ah, the provost. Like our lord mayor?" Has he got any insignia? " remarked the cockney. "Insignia! What d'ye mean?" asked the puzzled Scotsman. "Yes, insignia; that is to say, has he a chain?" the polite visitor hinted. Whereupon the almost dumbfounded native gasped out: "A chain, sir?" The provost chained? Na, na! He gangs loose; but dinaa be feared, he's quite harmless." What a Famous City Lacks Athens, Greece, the only capital in Europe which cannot be reached by rail, is separated by several hundred miles from the European main railway system, of which Brindisi, Salonika and Constantinople may be regarded as the three southern terminal. A projected line from Athens to Salonika will bridge the last gap in the chain. When this is completed it will be possible to run through carriages from Calais to Athens and the Greek capital will be brought within three days of London. At present the quickest est transit is five days, via Brindisi and Paris, which involves a sea voyage almost as long as that between Brindisi and Egypt. To Enter Orange River Valley. The number of Americans who may enter the Transvaal or Orange River Colony is limited to 50 a month, and each must have a permit, the blank application for which can be had of any British consul. And, too, an affidavit must be made that the applicant has sufficient means to support himself and family after arriving. Consideration of such application is often delayed for weeks and those who grow impatient and arrive in advance of their permit are generally given the option of leaving the next day or imprisonment for six months, with a fine of $2 433. Harvard's Semitic Building. The Semitic building at Harvard, which has cost about $80,000, will be opened this month. LEXINGTON NEWS. Mr. Love, the barber, dropped dead Saturday morning in Mr. Christ Walk's saloon. As he had no relations living he was buried by the county. This should be a warning to every young man, when you've got money and are able to work you've got friends. If you have no money you have no friends. He was working at the time for Mr. Mat Bouldridge, and no one would let his body go to their house. I don't think he was treated should learn to respect each other. Mr. Charles Tebbott and his little daughter, Goldie, went to Independence Saturday to visit Mrs. Bush, and returned home Sunday evening. Quite a number went down to Higginsville Tuesday to attend the fair. Rev. I. N. Triplett, of Odessa, preached at Zion A. M. E. church Wednesday night. Mrs. Florence Hayden returned back home Saturday evening from Colum- grand session of the Daughters of Tahernacle; also Rev. Thickles and wife and Mr. Shiply. They report having had a good time. The grand master of the W. B. F. S. T. Pettigrew, was here and visited the lodge on the 29th and says that they have raised $11,586 this year. They are doing a great work in Missouri. The grand chapter Order of the Eastern Star will meet in Lexington, Aug. 27, 28 and 29, 1903, in its annual session. They ask all chapters to send their delegates. They will close with a picnic at Hoffman's park. There will be good music and enjoyment for all. Mr. W. M. Wright, R. G. P., Mrs. Kitty Sylgs, R. G. M., of Kansas City, Mrs. Williams, of St. Louis, R. G. S. Mrs. Lucindia Freeman paid up her subscription for the Rising Sun. We hope others will do likewise. Rev. J. C. Caldwell, of Independence, was here on Wednesday visiting friends. We were all glad to see him. Projectiles Used by the Navy. Four classes of projectiles are used in the United States navy—armor piercing projectiles for use against armor, common shell for use against unarmored or very thinly armored parts, shrapnel for service against exposed detachments of men a considerable distance away, and canister, which is employed against detachments of men lacking protection with in close range. Dubuque Catholics Dubuque is the strongest Catholic city in the west, 52 per cent of the population belonging to that faith. There are seven parochial schools, attended by 16.424 children, and 19.655 young people are under the care of the church. This country invented the parlor, steeping and dining cars, the pressed-steel freight car, many of the best features of the automatic coupler, and a host of related devices, and it runs the fastest long-distance trains. Douknobors Are Quiet. The Donkhoors, who have been a bother to the Canadian government ever since they came from Russia, have quieted down and gone back to work on their farms. About a dozen of them, however, are still religiously insane. Widening Chicago River Two million dollars will be spent in the widening of the Chicago river between Lake and Van Buren streets. The work will occupy two years, and a channel 200 feet wide and twenty-two feet deep will be the result. Have Built Many Churches. The Christian Endeavorers of America have built twenty-rime churches in destitute portions of the United States. Twenty-one of these have been built by the Christian Missionary League of the Reformed Church in America. The Christian Endeavor gifts from this denomination during the past year amounted to $10,477. PLANT WITH DEADLY ODOR. Java and Sumatra Have Vegetable Products That Disinfect Death Java and Sumatra Have Vegetable Products That Disseminate Death. There are criminals among plants as well as among animals and human beings. Those that have the most sinister reputation are known as death plants, which are found only in the volcanic districts of Java and Sumatra. The plant's appearance quite belies its name, for it is really very attractive, being a low growing shrub with long thorny stems covered with beautiful broad leaves. The upper surface of these leaves is a vivid emerald, while the lower surface is a brilliant scarlet. The flowers are great white bell-shaped blossoms which exhale a sweet and deadly perfume. The death plant grows in the most fertile spots, but all about it the ground becomes barren of vegetation and neither bird nor beast may come within a wide radius of it. They know better, but rash man, with no warning instinct to guide him, will occasionally longer too long in its vicinity, enchanted by its delicious and bevy fragrance, until he experiences the disdressing effects of his imprisonment, blinding headache, which, if he still remains, will be followed by temporary deafness, convulsions of minds of the face and insensibility. A POINT NEATLY MADE. Excellent Bon Mct Credited to James Buddin Garfield A bon mot credited to James Rudolph Garfield, the newly appointed commissioner of corporations, has of late been going the rounds of Washington. Mr. Garfield at a dinner party sat next to a Frenchwoman. This woman praised her own country very highly. Particularly she praised French politeness. "The French" she said, "are the politest people in the world." Mr. Garfield smiled. The other, a little piqued at his smile, said, "You Americans all admit, don't you the superiority of French politeness?" Mr. Garfield answered, "We do, ma dam. That is our politeness." Long Hours in the Country Store Long Hours in the Country Store. It is all right for the country store to keep late hours. It is the country club. If the boss likes it nobody else has a right to complain. In the country store the man does his own work. Even if trade is good he is not bothered with clerks' unions. A country store is out for business and if it is necessary to open early and close late the thrifty man will be on hand to welcome customers as they may arrive. Along in the middle of the day the country merchant can work in the garden, while his wife sits down in the store with her sewing. It is a family affair. Sioux City Journal. The Country of Albania Albania lies 180 miles on the Adriatic sea and is as to 100 miles wide. It was formed originally, says William Jackson Armstrong in his "Heroes of Defeat," from part of his "Heroes of Epirus and part of Macedonia in the eleventh century. From this territory sprung Pyrrhus, who defeated the Roman invader, Philip and Alexander of Macedon, the Conquerors, Persus, whose fame as a soldier covered the world 60 years after Christ, and Skanderberg, who for 40 years defeated armed men against him by the Turk. Ancient Albania lay in Asia, just east of the Caucasus. Clerks as Vine Trimmers. Clerks as Vine Farmers. In May of every year the vinteries in the neighborhood of East Finchley and Barnet England, give employment to hundreds of unemployed clerks and salesmen who go out from London. They are engaged in trimming the clusters of vines, removing all ragged edges and tainted fruit. For this labor, white is done in a high temperature, the men receive about $6.75 a week, out of which they pay their own board and lodging. The vine growers prefer unemployed clerks for this work, which is of a nature too delicate to be undertaken by "horny handed" to help. Larcost Elephant Known. There has recently arrived in Germany the hide of an elephant that was 16 feet 9 inches high, this being over three feet above the largest elephant ever known hitherto. NUMBER 22 THE next number will be published about the 15th of August as we are preparing to go to Nashville, Tenn. to the Business Men's League which is to come off Aug. 22. A COLORED LAUNDRY. There is a movement on foot in Kansas City, championed by some of the race, which has for its purpose the establishing of a first-class steam laundry. The object is to provide employment for our women who are first-class laundresses. There was an enthusiastic meeting held at th Vine street Baptist church on Tuesday night, the 21st, which was attended by some of the most prominent men and women of the race. This laundry is to be run by colored men and women, and owned by them, with all the modern first-class machinery necessary for such an institution. Much of the stock has already been subscribed, and on Tuesday night, July 28, there will be another mass meeting of the colored people at the Vine Street Baptist church, to which all well-wishers of the enterprise are invited to attend and catch the spirit of do something for ourselves and open an avenue for our boys and girls, as the white people do for theirs. The men behind this move intend to see to it that this enterprise is a go. Come out and take some stock and be convinced that the colored brother can do something for himself. The stock is divided into shares of one dollar, but the purchaser of shares can take any number that is desired. Come out and help to save the women and children of the race and demonstrate to the world that we can be a people, and by the help of God we will be. The National Negro Business league will meet in Nashville, Tenn., during the month of August, 1903. The executive committee has decied upon Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, August 19, 20 and 21, as the dates for the meeting. Russia Needs Manchuria The Russian policy in Manchuria may be said to be due to the necessity of duding new markets for her industries. The great difficulty in carrying out Russia's ambition in the Manchurian market lies, strangely enough, in the transportation of her own merchandise. Despite her great railroad she has no real advantage over the foreigner. Under the present conditions of one road no bulky cargo can pay for its transportation, and even under proper conditions the major part of the freight will go by sea. Petroleum Versus Coal In tests of petroleum fuel for passenger locomotives on the Florida East Coast railroad, which is as level as the sea it parallels, it required six and three-quarters gallons per mile run. This showed 132 gallons of oil to be equal to a ton of coal. On the Boston & Maine railway the helper engine at the Hoosac tunnel, working on grade of 42 per mile, showed 140 gallons of oil equal to a ton of coal. Will Astonish Londoners. The Londoner will be greatly annoyed by innovations when the American electrical cars are running in the Metropolitan underground and ipenny tube railways. The fare will be five cents for any distance; there will be no first, second, or third class, the high speed will be over slxty miles an hour, and the 20 second limit to stops will give him a Chicago education in movement. Sam Diggs, the junk man, is back at his stand doing business; ready to buy if you have anything in his line, iron, brass, copper, lead, bottles or tags; junk of any kind. Call and see him. Oh, how the thought of God attracts And draws the heart from earth, And sickens it of passing shows And dissipating mirth! 'Tis not enough to save our souls, To shun the eternal fires; The thought of God will rouse the heart To more sublime desires. God only is the creature's home, Though rough and straight the road; Yet nothing less can satisfy The love that longs for God. Oh utter but the name of God, Down in your heart of hearts, And see how from the world at once All tempting light departs. A trusting heart, a yearning eye, Can win their way above; If mountains can be moved by faith, Is there less power in love? — Frederick W. Faber. THE NIGHT RUN OF THE OVERLAND BY ELMORE ELLIOTT PEAKE. IN THREE PARTS. PART 2. Copyright by McClure, Phillips & Co. (Continued.) "Be brave, girl!" he said encouragingly, though his own voice shook. "You have got to make seventy-five miles an hour, or better; but you've got the machine to do it with. Give her her head on all the grades except Four Mile Creek—don't be afraid—and give her a little sand on Beechcrest Hill. Goodbye—and God keep you!" As Sylvia stood beneath the great black bulk of iron and steel which drew the "Overland" and glanced down the long line of mail, express and sleeping cars, her heart almost tailed her. Again. The mighty boiler towered high above her in the darkness and the steam rushed angrily from the done, as though the great animal were fretting under the unaccountable dey. "You are a brave little woman," she heard the superintendent saying at the cab-step. "Don't lose your nerve—but make time whatever else you do. Every minute you make up is money in the company's pocket, and they won't forget it. Besides," he added, familiarly, "we've got a big gun aboard, and I want to show him that a little thing like this don't florate us any. If you draw into Stockton on time, I'll add $50 to that check!" And he lifted her up to the cab. The fireman, a young Irishman, stared at Sylvia as she stepped into the cab, but she made no explanations, and, a glance at the steam and the water gauges, climbed up to the engineer's high seat. The hand she laid upon the throttle lever trembled slightly—as well it might; the huge iron horse quivered and stiffened, as if bracing itself for its task; noiselessly and imperceptibly it moved ahead, expelled one mighty breath, then another and another, quicker and quicker, shorter and shorter, until its respirations were lost in one continuous flow of steam. The Overland was once more under way. The locomotive responded to Sylvia's touch with an alacacy when thrilled her through and through. She glanced at the time table. They were twelve minutes behind time. The twenty miles between the Junction and Grafton lay in a straight, level line. Sylvia determined to use it to good purpose, and to harden herself at once to the dizzy speed required by the inexorable schedule. She threw the throttle wide open, and pushed the reverse lever into the last notch. The great machine seemed suddenly animated with a demonic energy, and soon they were shooting through the black, storm beaten night like an avenging bolt from the hand of a colossal god. The headlight—so dazzling from in front, so insufficient from behind—danced freely ahead upon the driving cloud of snow. But that was all. The track was illuminated for scarcely fifty feet, and the night yawned beyond like some engulfing awe. Sylvia worked with the fireman with a fine intelligence which only the initiated could understand; for an en- VAN GOGH "You are a brave little woman," gine is a steed whose speed depends upon its driver. She opened or closed the injector, to economize heat and water and eased the steam when it could be spared. Thus together they coxed, cajoled, threatened, and gcaded the wheeled monster until, like a veritable thing of life, it seemed to strain every nerve to do their bidding, and whirled them faster and faster. Yet, as they flashed through Grafton they were still ten minutes behind time. Sylvia shut her lips tightly. It it was necessary to defy death on the curves and grades ahead, defy death she would. The sticky snow on her glass now cut off Sylvia's vision ahead. Another train ahead, an open switch, a fallen rock or tree—one awful crash, and the engine would become a gridiron for her tender flesh, while the palatial cars behind, now so fall of warmth 1 Seemed suddenly animated with a demoniac energy. and light and comfort, would suddenly be turned into mere slapless heaps of death. Yet Sylvia cautiously opened her door a little, and held it firmly against the hurricane while she brushed off the snow. At the same time she noticed that the heaglight was burning dim. "The headlight is covered with snow!" she called to the fireman. The young fellow instantly drew his cap tighter, braced himself and swung open his door. At the first cruel blast, the speed of which was that of the gale added to that of the train, he closed his eyes and held his breath; then, taking his life in his hands, he slipped out upon the wet, treacherous running board of the pitching locomotive, made his way forward, and cleared the glass. Sylvia waited with bated breath until his head appeared in the door again. "Fire up, please!" she exclaimed, nervously, for the steam had fallen off a pound. As the twinkling street lamps of Nancyville came into view, Sylvia blew a long blast. But the wind, like some terrocious beast of prey, pounced upon the sound and throttled it in the teeth of the whistle. One-third of one hundred and forty-nine miles, was now gone and still the Overland was ten minutes behind and it seemed as if no human power could make up the time. They were winding through the Tallahasla Hills, where the road was as crooked as a serpent's trail. The engine jerked viciously from side to side, and twice Sylvia was nearly thrown from her seat. The wheels savagely ground the rails at every curve, and made them shriek in agony. One side of the engine first mounted upward like a ship upon a wave, then suddenly sank, as if ennuffed. Yet she dared not slacken speed. The cry of "Time! Time! Time!" was durned into her cars with every stroke of the pisom. Her train was but one cog on one wheel in the vast and complicated machine of transportation. One slip of that cog would rudely jar the whole delicate mechanism from coast to coast. The train dashed into Carbondale, and Sylvia made out ahead the glowing headlight of the eastbound train, side-tracked and waiting for the belated "overland." Suppose that the switch were open! She knew that it must be closed, but the slackening possibility presented itself over and over again, with its train of horrors, in the brief space of a few seconds. She held her breath and half closed her eyes as they thundered down upon the other train; and when the engine lurked a little as it struck the switch her heart leaped into her mouth. The suspense was mercifully short, though, for in an instant, they were past the danger, and once more scouring the open country. In spite of the half pipe of sand which she let run as they climbed Beechcrest Hill—the last of the Talla- bultas—it seemed to Sylvia as if the locomotive had lost all its vim. Yet the speed was slow, only by contrast, and in reality was terrific. At last, though, the big level of the Barren Plains was gained, and for forty miles—which were reeled off in less than thirty minutes—the swept along like an albatross on the crest of a gale, smoothly and almost noiselessly in the deadening snow. Sylvia suspected that the engine was doing no better right here than it did every night of the year. Yet, when she glanced from the time table to the clock, as they clicked over the switch points of Melrose she was chagrined to discover that they were still eight minutes behind. They were now approaching the long twelve mile descent of Four Mile Creek, with a beautiful level stretch at the bottom through the Spirit River Valley. Sylvia came to a grim determination. Half a dozen times previously she had wondered, in her unfamiliarity with heavy trains, if she were falling short of or exceeding the safety limit; and half a dozen times she had been on the point of appealing to the fireman. But her pride, even in that momentous crisis, had restrained her. But just before they struck the grade the responsibility of her determination—contrary, too, to her husband's advice—seemed too much to bear alone. (To be continued.) THE TEST OF TIME. Useful Instead of Ornamental Are the Things Which Survive It. Things Which Survive It. The tomb of Moses is unknown; but the traveler may yet slake his thirst at the well of Jacob. The gorgeous palace of the wisest and wealthiest of monarchs, with its edar and its gold and its ivory, yeah, even the great Temple of Jerusalem, hallowed by the visible glory of the Deity himself, are gone; but Solomon's reservoirs are as perfect as ever. Of the ancient architecture of the Holy City not one stone is left upon another; but the Pool of Bethsaida commands the pilgrim's reverence at the present day. The columns of Persopolis are moldering in dust, but its cisterns and aqueducts remain to challenge our admiration. The gilden house of Nero is a mass of ruins; but the Aqua Claudia still pours into Rome its limpid stream. The Temple of the Sun at Tadmore in the wilderness, has long since fallen into decay; but its fountain yet sparkles as brightly in the morning sunlight as when, in days of yore, thousands of worshipers thronged its lofty colonnades. Thus it is that time, through the instrumentality of successive generations of men, permits the merely ornamental to crumble away to worthless ruin while the truly useful is preserved in all its pristine greatness. Brief Span of Life. The mighty ones who wrenched the world with pain. For in the past. Attila riging of heaven, and bold Tamer- lane- Where arises they now? The dust of centuries old Time has cast Above each brow. Where rooms the spirit of the Norman? Where The untamed soul That from the sea, a lion from its lair, Arose against England? Where the ban- ner fett? The world saw wave Oer Harold, resting in man's common goal- A narrow grave? What profits Alexander, now, that he Dust-all is dust! The war flags all are furled. Gone every shield! Man lifts his voice and fills the universe for one short hour. With blunt vanishings of his sword or pulse. For a sword; for destiny a curse. Time's stroke is show; But when it falls is man withers at its power. And bows him low. Man's arm is strong; his footstep shakes the land! His nails, grasp May hold a mighty nation, but his hand Wilbers and falls when stops the running In old Time's glass; Death's finger touch—a shudder-cry—a gasp. The strong ones pass! Where is the glory of the sword and sail? The bright spoon's rust; Fond lovers stray where once the legions wheeled. The olive tree; Green badge of peace, may from a Caco- sar's dust Spring tranquilly. Oh, you who would immortalize your name. Not so unlifeless cast. Your brothers blood upon the pyre of shame And call the dread black smoke immorta name. The reared unseen. The soiled mound white marble will out heat. And will be green. To Pasteurize Milk. Any housewife can "pasteurize" milk, making it sterile, if she cares to go to a little trouble. Place a pan of cold water on the stove and put the vessel containing the milk into this pan. Just as soon as the water comes to a boil take it off. Add a pinch of baking soda to the hot milk, the proportion being a little less than half a teaspoonful to the quart. If the milk is sweet it will remain so for twenty four hours even in the hottest weather if put in a stoppered bottle. Physiclans recommend this method of treating milk for the use of babies in summer. A Puzzle. He—Give a woman a bunch of photographs to examine, including one of her own, which one will she look at the longest, and why?" Trees and Rainfall. The minimum rainfall at which trees will grow is twenty inches. HE WILL NOT BE TEMPTED. FREE TRADE 1904 AMERICAN INDUSTRIES PROTECTION PROSPERITY PROGRESS AMERICAN MECHANICS ARE LOSING INTEREST CUBA AND CANADA NOT EAGER FOR RECIPROCITY. All Markets Better for Cuba Than One Market Only, While Canada Will Not Sacrifice Her Domestic Industries by Tariff Reductions. In the following comment by the free trade Springfield Republican there is more of fact than is customary in that newspaper's discussion of tariff matters: "Cuba is reported to be losing interest in the adoption of reciprocity by the United States. It is finding itself able to get along very tolerably without reciprocity. One of the Minnesota congressmen says the people of that state are becoming more and more concerned about reciprocity with Canada, but Canada's interest in reciprocity, under repeated rebuffs from the United States, has been declining as interest on this side has been increasing." It is undoubtedly true that Cuba is caring less and less about reciprocity. She never really cared very much about it. The scheme of tying up Cuba with a bargain that in the long run was sure to be a bad one for her, while it was a viciously unfair and injurious bargain for the sugar and tobacco producers of the United States, originated with Havemeyer's Sugar trust. Cuba was not solicitous about the arrangement. Havemeyer was. The Sugar trust literary bureau was for a time successful in exploiting the idea that a moral obligation was involved on the part of the United States. Many sincere and conscientious people supported the reciprocity proposition on that ground solely. They recognized its injustice to a large and important body of domestic producers, but they felt bound to redeem a promise which they were persuaded to believe had been made at some time by somebody. They seem to have lost sight of the fact that nobody had the shadow of a right to make such a promise or the power to HE WILL NOT AMERICAN INDUSTRIES PROTECTION PROSPERITY PROGRESS carry it out—that is nobody but the United States congress. There is, we believe, no pretense that congress ever made such a promise. But the moral obligation plea so shrewdly worked up by the Sugar trust finally flattened out. For a long time past it has been patent to the dultest comprehension that there is no moral obligation in the case; merely a business deal in which a favored number of American manufacturing and commercial interests stand to get greatly the best of the arrangement, while the Cuban people outside of those identified with the affairs of the Sugar truss, and the Tobacco and Cigar trust, are certain to be injured more by cutting themselves off from the world's markets than they would be benefited by giving to the United States a monopoly of Cuban trade. This is a view now very generally held in Cuba. It explains why Cuba is "losing interest in the adoption of reciprocity by the United States." Similarly true is the Republican's assertion that "Canada's interest in reciprocity under repeated rebuffs from the United States, has been declining as interest on this side has been increasing." Canada has found out that the United States, even if it would consent to any sort of reciprocity, certainly would not consent to a reciprocity limited strictly to natural products. Both Canada and the United States are sellers of natural products. Neither is a buyer. Canada would have much to gain by such reciprocity. The farmers, lumbermen and fishermen of the United States would be the losers. Finding that no such jug-handed swap can be made, Canada has naturally lost interest in reciprocity. Nobody in Canada, possibly excepting the farming, lumber and fishing interests, favors reciprocity in manufactures. Reciprocity in manufactures would virtually kill every Canadian manufacturing industry. Reciprocity of this kind, with a preference in favor of the United States, would not fall to bitterly offend Great Britain, to say nothing of Germany, France and the rest of the world. It is doubtful whether the British government would tolerate an arrangement so unfair and so injurious to the manufacturing interests of the United --- Kingdom. On Monday of this week this very question was under discussion in the house of lords. The cable report says: "The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said the government considered that the time had come when they should endeavor to find some means of ascertaining whether it was possible to obtain closer fiscal union with the colonies; to find some means of protecting them if they were subjected to ill-treatment in consequence of the preferential treatment they granted to the mother country, and to discover means of protecting British interests against inequitable competition." Closer fiscal union with the colonies and the vital need of discovering "means of protecting British interests against inequitable competition," such is and must be British policy. In these circumstances is it to be for a moment supposed that Canada, for the sake of enriching the manufacturers of the United States, will enter into a reciprocity arrangement that will stifle her own industries and at the same time subject British interests to a still more "inequitable competition" than that which is now complained of? Such a proceeding on Canada's part is out of the question. That is why Canada is losing interest in the reciprocity game. That is why the National Reciprocity league and its Minnesota branch, that is especially devoted to the Canadian part of the project, are wasting their time. All the facts and conditions are against any general scheme of reciprocity between Canada and the United States. There will be reciprocity when Canada becomes an integral part of the United States; not before. Democratic Opportunities Democratic Opportunities. Republicans believe in good money, on a gold basis. In the scheme of being unlike, it behoves the Democrats to indorse silver at the Bryan ratio. Republicans believe in protection. Therefore let the Democracy howl for free trade. Republicans believe in prosperity and have labored with success to secure this. The Democratic program, therefore, is to howl in favor BE TEMPTED. FREE TRADE 1904 LEON BANDFEY of the good old hard times with Coxey armies and soup houses. Republicans make no secret of believing in the institution miscalled "imperialism," and but partly described by the word "expansion." They want the country to grow and rejoice that it is growing. They regard the taking of the Philippines as having been a duty that to evade would have been cowardice. They assert that to keep the Philippines is the destiny of this people, and that this course is the only one consistent with honor, redounding to the credit of the United States and to the benefit of the islands. They hold that the record of the army has been clean and honorable, and that the American soldier fighting under a tropic sun does not by this act become a bandit, a thief or an assassin. All these points are cited simply for the purpose of throwing a preserver to democracy as it flounders in a slough of uncertainty. It is different from Republicanism now, but if it wants to increase and emphasize the difference the way is easy enough.—Tacoma Ledger. Essentially Democratic The "iowa idea" gained all its following from those who wanted to attack the tariff as a means of hitting the trusts. The "iowa idea" represented an effort to lower the prices of commodities that were thought to be too high. It was born when beef cattle were $8 per hundred pounds. It voiced the sentiment of a non-producing class, purchasers, not solders. It was a doctrine essentially Democratic, and it had to be put to death for the good of the country and the party. It was popular for a time, as free trade theories always are.—Des Molnes Capital. True Americanism. Senator Hanna showed his true Americanism in the matter of his daughter's wedding gown. He decided that the material should be American made and all the work connected with the construction of the garment be done in this country. He placed no limit on the expense, but stoutly affirmed that no foreign texture or foreign labor should enter into a make-up of the trousseau. Good for Marcus.—South Bend Tribune. The Lebanon Rustic "discovered" a new rural poet last week, but so far the editor has escaped injury. In an Audrian county graveyard is a tombstone bearing the following inscription: "Here Lies Jim Pitts. He's All In." If Stone of Mexico was after time when he stole Mrs. R. S. Orear's watch recently, he got it. He is now "doing" ninety days. According to a Carthage paper, "Shorty" Moore has "resigned his position" at one livery stable to "accept a position at another." A Kirksville woman wanted to break her husband of smoking a pipe, so she bought him a box of cigars. Now he breaks the cigars up and smokes them in his pipe. The Hannibal Journal of Saturday told of a woman who "died without medical aid." showing that it is possible to drop off without the assistance of a physician necessary. Plans for the new penitentiary twine plant are being prepared by the architects. The legislature appropriated $15,000 for the building, but it is feared this sum will not be sufficient. A deaf mute was convicted in the St. Louis police court the other day of disturbing the peace by making loud noises. It took him several minutes to comprehend what he had been guilty of. Editor Ellis of the Vandalia Mall and Express thinks he has discovered the reason why his subscription dollars come in so slowly. "From the way subscribers do not come in and pay up," he says, "they must think that this office keeps a vicious dog." A Carthage small boy named Pinkerton was injured by the explosion of a cartridge Thursday. Now, who would have thought anybody with that name could have been hurt in that way? 1 Ex-Fire Chief George C. Hale doesn't expect to have much fire fighting to do at the World's fair, but he may be surprised. It is reported that "Fire Alarm" Flannigan of Carthage will spend a month at the exposition. 1 The editor of the Paw Bazoo thinks that this is an exceedingly dull summer, from a news standpoint. He asks the indulgence of his subscribers thus: Don't cuss at us for lack of news, Naught can he be gained by chewin'"; Dear friends, outside of politics There is something loin! There is no admitting stone. Nevada is the home of one of the pluckiest women in Missouri. Wednesday her husband was buried, and she started out to support herself and six small children. On Thursday she did three family washings. On Friday she arose at daybreak, walked to the country and picked two and one-half galons of blackberries, which she sold for $1.25. The same day she did a family washing and got another to do Saturday. Nine Carthage telephone belles went on a hay ride Friday night. They reported a "hell-o" a time. A Henry county paper of Friday spoke of a dead citizen as "the defunct"—which, after all, is not much worse them the "deceased." A stingy Linn county man who "couldn't afford to subscribe" star for his nieighbor's home to borrow a Brookfield paper Sunday and borke his leg in a fall from his horse. The moral is apparent. It is to be hoped that the World's fair commission will place those 209 jars of preserves on the high shelves of the exhibit. The fair's attendance will include several hundred thousand small boys. Mrs. Harriet Evans and daughters of Nevada have closed their boarding house, which they have conducted since 1884. It is denied that they intend to start a bank. It is not generally known that Mrs. Henry Clay Dean, widow of the famous "unwashed" Missouri preacher, lecturer and criminal lawyer, is still Living. She resides on her homestead in Putnam county. Editor Adams of the Webb City Sentinel has a 12-year old son who helps set type for the paper. Whenever he embarrasses his father with typographical errors the old man takes him over his knee and spanks him. A traveler, riding through Ozark county the other day, dismounted from his horse at a farmhouse to get a drink of water. At the well he met the farmer, who went to the house and got a tin cup. As the traveler drank the farmer said: "I don' know's I ought ter let yew use that cup." "Why?" asked the other man. "Wal, it belongs to 'Mandy en she's slick. She's ben drinkin' out n it." "What's wrong with her?" asked the slightly startled stranger. "Oh, nothin' much, I reckon." answered the native. "It looks a bit like blood poison, but I don' 'spose it's more then a slight tech o' the smallpox." Then he wondered why the traveler hurried away. A Boonville negro is in jail for stealing a cow bell. The police think he belongs to a ring of thieves. Ollie Gentry, Governor Dockery's private secretary, says that when he loses his position next year he will go back to the drug business—unless he captures some moderately good Democratic nomination in the meantime. The "meanest man" in Missouri is the fellow that robbed the hen roost of Editor Darnell of the Adriannal the other night. A thief who would take a poor country editor's chickens would steal a milk bottle from a hungry baby WHAT FASHION DECREES FOR WOMEN er Inexpensive Hat. She wanted a dashing hat for the mountain resort to which she was going, and her money was all but spent. So she bought a picture shape of a tawny lace straw, rather an odd looking thing by reason of its color. She trimmed it with small flame-colored ostrich tips, and the result was a picturesque, dashing chapeau. The feathers completely encircled the low crown, and there was no other trimming. It was novel and individual, and strikingly topped off white, black, and linen color gowns. Red Linen Gown. Gown of red linen, trimmed with stitched bands and straps of the ma- terial and with linen-covered buttons. The blouse is trimmed around the arm-size bo- lero fashion with the bands, from which extend little straps fastened at the ends with but- tons. The stand- ing collar is of Irish lace. ```markdown ``` The odd sleeve is in two parts; a short upper part, tucked on the outside and trimmed with the bands, and the undersleeve tucked all round, the tucks opening out to form a puff which is encircled with three tucks and gathered into a cuff of Irish lace, like the collar. The skirt is trimmed at the bottom in an odd way with the stitched bands. The girdle is of the material. Wiener Mode-Album. Pretty Scroll Patterns. Very pretty are the new scroll patterns in black and white. These make up charmingly with the plain spotted muslin or lace fichu. The skirts of such frocks look well cut with five frills round the hem and only just long enough to touch the ground. The sleeves must be very bourant and if you get a good pattern there are not difficult to make. Pretty White Silk Waist. Blouse of white silk louisine. The un- louisine. The upper part of the blouse is tucked, forming a sort of bolero, bordered with four rows of black velvet ribbon ornamented with little buttons. The blouse, collar and sleeve puffs are of gulp pure. 11 The collar is laced with black velvet ribbon fastened at the bottom with buttons and pendants. The bottom of the sleeve is trimmed with black velvet, as are also the cuffs of the silk. The draped girdle is of black velvet.-Wiener Chic. Light and Dark Colors. There is always a certain amount of danger when pale colors are worn on the head, such as pale green, mauve, etc. They may be beautiful in themselves, but they are trying even to pretty faces and good complexions. So, taking it all round, darker brims should be universally de rigueur. The Kitchen Sweetbread cutlet, Bechamel sauce. Reed birds, fried hominy, with celery. Pork sausage, tart apple sauce or fried apples. Veal sausage, tomato sauce, grated Parmesan cheese. Cold boiled tongue, sauce tartare or olives stuffed with peppers. Charming Summer Outfit A thin gown of coffee-colored silk muslin is embroidered with irregularly placed dots of geranium red, each dot surrounded by a circle of white. This gives them the effect of having been applipped on the muslin. The full skirt consists of three large, shirred puffs joined together by bandings of antique lace the color of the dress. There is a flounce finished by a deep lace band, the points of the lace turned unward, and the bottom of the skirt is faced with a band of geranium red velvet ribbon. The bodice, which fastens in the back, follows the general plan of the skirt; and consists of two shirred puffs and two rows of the lace insertion. The sleeves are especially good. The muslin is closely shirred over the shoul- ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` ders and the upper part of the sleeve. Below this fall two deep, pointed ruffles of silk muslin doubled. Several knots of red velvet connect the sleeves and the ruffles, which fall only to the elbow, and there is a touch of red also on the collar. A charming hat of red straw and popples goes with this gown. THE WELL DRESSED WOMAN Smart white volle costumes are made entirely white. Ecru muslin gowns trimmed in black lace and black velvet are very fashionable. The collarless bodice, with elbow sleeves, is fashion's favorite for both afternoon and evening toilettes for summer. Woolen fabrics, far less than for seasons past, are not being used for country and seaside frocks. Linens and muslins are much more popular. In white tailored costumes and separate skirts butcher's linen is most favored. The suits are made with a blouse or a coat in the style of a corset coat. The new skirt flare presents the question of a stiff facing. The new stuffs for this purpose are very different from the old crinoline, crash or duck; they are both elastic and light, yet produce admirably the new flare. Latest Auto Coat. One of the newest automobile conts for the summer girl who wants to be prepared for any emergency is in white linen, three-quarter length, and belted with red leather. The belt is run through little straps of white rib- GLOVE Of yellow silk of the empire shade. The light design most characteristic of the empire is embroidered in fancy braid. The flowers and leaves are wrought by almond shaped figures bon which are sewed to the coat on the outside. With this there is a neat little white linen hat with a hood just large enough to inclose the hair. A white satin ribbon ties under the chin, giving the hat a piquancy most becoming. Of course, a white linen dust coat has one drawback in that it soils in a day, but this is a thing for which one must be prepared in this summer of white goods. HOUSEHOLD TALKS English walnuts and potatoes make a savory spring salad. Break each into pieces the size of a pea, then cover with any good salad dressing. A dainty salad is made by shredding fresh pineapple on lettuce hearts and serving with mayonnaise dressing. Serve with cheesestraws or wafers. A four-tined silver fork is a convenient utensil for chopping tender vegetables, mixing potatoes and meat or cooked rice with flour in making griddle cakes, etc. Vinegar is one of the worst dietetic articles to be found on the everyday table. It hinders the digestive changes that take place in the upper part of the intestine. Pieces of old velveteen should be washed and used for polishing. They are an excellent substitute for chamois leather and may be used as easily as an ordinary duster. Water for boiling fish should always be at the boiling point when the fish is put in. Salt and a few tablespoonfuls of vinegar should also have been added. The latter is said to keep the flesh firm and white. Arranging a Salad. In arranging a salad consider that it must be a pleasing table decora EMBROIDERED Here is a model for the charming washable variety of cushion tops, a pillow with a "tub frock," particularly good for warm weather service. The design is both elegant and novel. It is made of white muslin daintily embroidered. The laurels are made with tiny almond shaped medal- tion as well as a palatable dish. An artistic and delicious salad, like a good soup, may redeem an otherwise hopeless dinner, as it pleases all the senses and leaves an impression that counteracts the effects of badly cooked meats and vegetables. Sewing on Buttons. When sewing on buttons with holes through them, lay a pin over the button, so that the thread with which you are sewing will take in the pin. After passing the thread through the button as often as necessary pull out the pin and wind the thread around between the button and the cloth. This will form a neck for the button, making it at once easier to fasten and stronger. Child's Frock Delightful effects in children's dresses are produced by the use of ribbon-run beading. In the little frock pictured here the body has two narrow box plaits running over the shoulder, between which is the ribbon-run beading. This decoration is also carried out in the front and back at the top of the blouse portions. This charming little frock is very ribbon-run beading. In the little frock pictured here the body has two narrow box plaits running over the shoulder, between which is the ribbon-run beading. This decoration is also carried out in the front and back at the top of the blouse portions. This charming little frock is very pretty made up in the daintily colored dimities, organdies and lawns, using either black velvet or colored ribbon in the embroidery beading. It is also pretty in the white wash materials—china silk, swiss or pongee. Shoulder Capes of Irish Lace. The deep shoulder caps—a feature of so many summer frocks this year— and knots of gold, while the heavy cord and tassel effect lends a brilliant note. Line the sachet with white satin and edge it with white silk cord. is made in Irish lace and is, of course, detachable, so that it can be cleaned separately when necessary. In front the cape is fastened by little butterly bows of velvet. Taking Off Freckles. Lemon juice enters into the composition of many preparations for the cure of freckles. One part of Jamaica rum to two parts lemon juice is the favorite prescription of one beauty, who finds that the rum tones up her skin while the lemon whitens it. Equal parts of rose water and glycerine, with enough lemon juice added to make the face feel it, is beneficial for freckles; also for sunburn. Red Silk Waist. Fancy waist of red louisine trimmed over the shoulders with bands of fancy black silk fagoting over white taffeta. The collar and two sets of revers are of gulpure bordered with red velvet. 1 The sleeves are very full at the bottom and gathered into deep cuffs of the silk and velvet, the upper part of the silk trimmed with bands of the fagoting over white. The girdle is of red velvet.—Wiener Chic. Prints and other colored fabrics that are inclined to fade when washed should be soaked in salt water before being washed in soapsuds. The saltier the water the more likely the material is to hold its color. lions of lace, which are cut out and disposed like leaves. The stem work is made with cord and the berries by tumbouring. The cushion may be lined with pink or blue satin. A double field of tulle edged with lace forms the border. At the corners are knotted satin ribbons ROBBERS ROUTED BY BEES Plundering Gang Disturbed an Apiary in a Freight Car A few nights ago a gang of railroad freight robbers descended on the West Philadelphia yards of the Pennsylvania railroad. Several freight cars were broken open and their contents scattered around, some of the most valuable goods being taken away. One car, however, was found with doors burst open, but nothing missing. Indeed, the thieves added to the freight, hats, coats, jimmies, and bags of plunder being scattered all over the floor of the car. An investigation by the railroad detectives showed that included among other freight shipment was an apiary. Special boxes were made for the bees, which were en route for Linfield via the Philadelphia & Reading railroad from Philadelphia. When the robbers tackled the boxes containing the bees there must have been a genuine surprise. It was evident the gang did not pause, but fairly flew out of the car, leaving their clothing and plunder behind. DEAL IN BOGUS ANTIQUITIES Sharpers Have Many Tricks Calculated to Fleece the Unwary. With the numerous instances of duplicity on the part of dealers in antiquities it is not to be wondered that many men of wealth and culture are looking with suspicion on the works of art which they have collected at the expenditure of much money and effort. It is a wise collector who is certain of the genuineness of his collection. One piece of the swindlers' work is the making of artificial moth holes in a chair of the pattern used several centuries since. It is a good imitation, and has been diapidated purposefully, a piece being missing from the A man in a hat is inspecting a chair. back. It only requires a few dozen moth holes to complete its "anecestal hall" appearance. These are provided by means of a tool like an awl, with five steel points. Held over a likely part, a smart tap of a wooden mallet sends the points, made to the exact size of a moth hole, into the wood. This process is repeated as many times as necessary. Then the moth holes are treated to a slight application of candle flame, which darkens the holes inside to the required tint. FOUGHT SHARK THREE HOURS. Dr. Van Valvah's Capture of an 8 1:2 Footer With Rod and Reel. Dr. John A. Van Valvah, of Seabreeze, Fla., has distinguished himself by catching a shark with an ordinary rod and reel. He was fishing on the pier when something caught the bait and darted off at a speed that set the reel to whizzing while the doctor's thumb was almost cut in trying to check the fish. The shark finally made for top water and then the doctor saw he had a fight before him. Eight times he brought the big fish in on the beach only to have it dash off again. At last the shark was tired out and brought to the beach and gaffed. Nearly three hours were consumed in the fight. The shark was $8\frac{1}{2}$ feet long and welled between 450 and 500 pounds. Punchinello Punch originally came from Italy, where he was known as Punchinello, the Italian word for clown. Loss Caused by Empty Bottle. Loss Caused by Empty Bottle. After pinching under a haystack, a party of holiday makers, near Montauban, France, left an empty ginger beer bottle standing up on the ground. The sun's rays became focused through the glass, and set the stack alight. It was burned to the ground. Orchards in Germany. Orchard in Germany. 606 or short trees in the square raille THE FLOODS IN LONDON. Great Metropolis Suffers Owing to Unusually High Water. Dwellers in the western states of America are not the only persons who suffer from spring floods. Here is what an English paper says of the recent high water in London: "Much damage has been caused in the low-lying parts of London by floods consequent upon the heavy rains, and a few miles over the boundary matters were even worse. The scene in the metropolis during the three days' continuous down pour was an unusual one. Lord's and the Oval, several inches under water, looked RICHMOND STATION GOOD STABLING AN EBSEA INN FARM HOUSES HEAR THE STOR The Great Floods, the picture of desolation. The glamor and "bravery" of the West End vanished before the pitiless rain; and the stream of fashionable womanhood which winds itself in and out of Regent street and Pecadilly on a normal summer day gave way to a drab, drenched, and bedraggled set of business men hurrying gloomily about their affairs. Message From the Sea A Greek fisherman recently found on a lonely part of the Island of Carpathos a hermetically sealed bottle, containing a paper, which read as follows: "2.9, 1702.—The ship Clown, on board which we were, foundered at the beginning of October, 1702. She foundered so quickly we barely had time to get off on the raft, on which we now are, without food or drink. Whoever finds this paper is begged, in the name of humanity, to forward it to the government. One of the castaways.—Manter." This two century old message has been bought by a Greek doctor. New Pittsburg Theater The above cut shows a small section of the new Nixon Theater, Pittsburg, which is the first theater ever built without stairs to the balcony. The incline starts from the main entrance and reaches the nose of the balcony just back of the boxes, instead of the old way, where the stairs enter at the rear of the balcony, making persons having seats at the front of the balcony walk up stairs, then down. The grade is only one inch and one quarter to the foot, being the same as from the foyer to the orchestra. Hatpin in Horse's Tongue. A horse belonging to a well known Brewer, Me., man refused to eat his supper the other night. An investigation was made and it was found that in some way the animal had gotten a hatpin in its mouth and it was buried to a depth of two inches in his tongue, so that it was impossible for the horse to swallow food. The pin was removed and the animal ate its supper with apparently no difficulty. From that time forth the horse has apparently suffered no inconvenience from the injury. Draws Oil From Well. At Cortland, N. Y., Mrs. Lottie Gutchess, teakettle would not boil the other night when she made her tea. After waiting an hour she examined the contents of the kettle and found it was oil. She carefully emptied it and drew another kettleful from the well. It appeared to be oil, too. An examination of the well showed that it was nearly filled with oil—a good quality of crude petroleum. Peculiar Rain of Mud A rain of mud recently fell in Giardini, Italy, which dried up the plants and spoiled the crops. Geologists explain this curious downpour as being of volcanic source, brought from Africa by the winds, but savants say it is a meteoric phenomenon and that the mud comes from other planets. Led in Using Timetables Few people know that the old Boston-Worcester railroad was the second road in the world to use a railroad timetable for operating trains, and was one of the first roads to issue timetables. CUPOLA SKETCHES By BYRON WILLIAMS Along the lake Where lovers make Her trysts Best bait to eat With stiltie, Reign a post, His salve note His fishing thaws— "Big fish!" Fair maidens checks He easily seeks— The robber He needed Peter, Big "musketeer!" By the lake Fecundous gait— worse than that Assassin One cannot kiss, in sweetest bliss, We tarry We saw dabs hide Things on the side, And so forth! A bast the "skeeter"— Long nosed fish By the lake! The above was written just a few days prior to the announcement of Dr. Stiles' wonderful discovery. Dr. Stiles has found a "fine hair-like worm" that is "poison to mosquitoes." This bit of larva fatally attacks the "skeeter" where he lives. It will be seen, then, that all the lovers by the lake need do is take a nice pocketful of "Doe's" worms along of an evening. Whenever a mosquito gets busy biting the fair neck of his little princess, the bold lover merely unlooses a "fine, hair-like worm," says "sie 'em," and continues "To Have and to Hold"—the book we mean. Thus it will be seen that courting may continue along the chortling lake despite the "long nosed Peter." We make this explanation rather than revise the doeger. --- When Little Willie was a baby His mother kissed his feet! To "sleeping 'tie sweet!" But now that Willie is a youth, And snores past breakfast time, His father sing a different song. The 3 3 3 One wouldn't mind the heat so much these torrid days if the fool killer would get the ice man, and if the man that reads the gas meter up at our house would get a hot box and burn out—so to speak. Even if the perspiration does "merrily along we roll" down the back of one's underpajamas, he could dream of polar bears and nice places out in the country where to keep cool is easy. But! When he is far away, fast asleep in a bunch of red clover, his bare toes wiggling at the sun in wanton exuberance, and his hair dripping wet from imaginary plunges in the heavenly lake, in comes the gas man with a register as long as a fishing rod, and five minutes later your wife telephone that the ice coupons are all gone and shall she buy another book at $1.89 a shiver? One gets so hot after such an ordeal that he feels like doing this: Where the minnows dart in a playful school! Out the fields where the clever red Beckons a man to its scented bed. Far, far out from the city's heat. Even beyond the "county soul!" Awake and the spintring waiters fuss and how-That's where my dreaming carries me! Deep in the pools where the cattle stand Along the shelving, sandy strand- In breezes Lake- In greens Land- In treasury Land! Where the high bank looks to the sleepy town. With the lazy shadows drooping down To the curved edge of tipping brown-That's where my dreaming carries me! Moist is the earth in this niche of rest. Where the brownhush joys in her lowly nest. Guts in the night there the gophers skulk. Sunburned shimmer and toes so sulk- Far, far out from the city's heat. Even beyond the "county soul." Far, far out from the city's heat, Even beyond the "county seat." Away back there breezes blow And the gabbling brooks in rhythm flow. That's where my dreaming carries me! Zephyr cares from the island strand, Temple Island incense blend -in Dreamland. (With the gas man gone and the ice man, too). There the bill collector can't pursue— That's where my dreaming carries ```markdown ``` Jaggs—"Why do the girls in Winky's chorus remind one of prison?" Waggs—"Probably because they are padded cells!" Light music, while the villain disappears in the forest. ```markdown ``` Pa—An assassin, my son, is what you hear at the present moment in the flat above! Son—That's only somebody thump in' the piano, pa! Pa—Exactly, my son, exactly! 999 "Our horse is getting so touchy these days, he won't pass a grocery wagon with a can of gasoline in it. He auto be more reasonable.—Uncle By. 5 A tugboat is called "she" because it always has something on the string, insists on leading the procession, and generally blows about it. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year ..... $1.50 Six months ..... $1.50 Three months ..... $60 One month ..... $18 Strictly paid in advance Entered at the Post Office at Kansas City, as Second Class Matter. Correspondents wanted in every city and town in this state. Write us. All news matter intended for pubi lation 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 authi- ticity. OFFICE- No. 117 West Sixth St., Kansas City, Mo. Advertising Rates. For one inch, one insertion . . . 8.50 For one inch, each subsequent insertion . . . 3.20 For two inches, three month . . . 5.00 For two inches, six month . . . 8.00 For two inches, nine months . . . 10.00 For two inches, twelve months . . . 15.00 OLDEST NEGRO JOURNAL ... 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. Kansas City, Mo., March 3, 1903. Office of the Postmaster, Publishers, Rising Sun In response to your inquiry, I beg to say your publication is duly entered as second class matter at this office and regularly mailed. Very respectfully, J. H. HARRIS, Postmaster. The Rising Son is the only paper published by Colored people in Kansas City, Mo., that is entered at the post office as second class mail. Dr. J. R. Crossland turned his own picture to the wall, and we are forced to turn his running mate, from a political standpoint. Lynch, too is an outrage upon the American institutions, and our boosted civilization. It books like the administration of the criminal laws and of the hands of those who are burned in the law, and places the administration power in the hands of the ignorant and murders of the country. All any honest negro demands is that justice shall be meted out to all according to alw, regardless the fact to what race the violater of the chastity of ouh women belongs. God never suffered a hycopirit to live long. No man who carries water on both shoulders will be suffered to live long; and if you have not been converted, you had just as well get right. We are willing to accept a leadership, but he must be a man of clean hands from a political standpoint. The old state of Missouri in the coming national election is to be swung into the Republican columns and we want heroes at the head. CALLES LYNCHING MURDER. Justice Brewer Says the Participants ...are Criminals—A Reaction Predicted ...Against the Rule of Force—Legislation or Some Other Remedy Will Come Soon. MILWAUKEE. July 13. — "Every man who participates in the lynching or the burning of a negro is a murderer, pure and simple." This opinion was given by Associate Justice David G. Brewer of the United States supreme court, who is in the city on private business. "Of course," explained Justice Brewer, "there may be extenuating circumstances which would vary the degree of the crime; but the principal participants in the crime can be held by any court in the land for murder in the same degree as if the crime was committed by an individual. "There is going to be a reaction against the atrocious crimes with which the papers have been filled. The fact that the people are now interesting themselves in the discussion of this problem makes manifest the fact that there is a tendency toward a change. I expect that it will come soon. I cannot say what form it will take, but there will be an uprising of popular feeling against lynchings which will result in legislation or a remedy in some other form." Church Pays Taxes. Toronto, Canada's city of churches, possesses one church which is probably unique throughout all the realms of the King. The Jarvis-street Baptist church, although legally exempt from civic taxation, like all the other churches of the city and province, insists upon paying its taxes. Revel in it. Some men are regular remorse factories, and sin for the more purpose of enjoying the luxury of repentance.—New Orleans, Times-Democrat. Undertaker Doonan's Rough- Box. (Copyright, 1983, by Daily Story Pub. Co) Patrolman McGirk had never been a favorite with the sergeant; and when Lannigan learned that he aspires to the hand of Mary Doonan he swore that he should be "broke." "The nerve of a lad that hasn't been on the force more'n a year tryin' to buck up against me!" said Lannigan. "Me, that was a district pristident when he wasn't big enough to set a pail on top of a bar! Not that I'm afraid of the likes of him. I know women as well as I know bosses. It's jist his amazing' gall." When McGuirk heard of his superior's determination he worried a little, although not over his chances with Miss Doonan. Mike Lannigan might be a police sergeant and a big man in his ward, but the fact remained that he was a widower with two children and he wore a fifty-two-inch belt. Marty McGuirk was straight as a lamp-post and lithie as a panther and six feet in his woolen stockings. No one but Lannigan thought him presumptuous when he began paying attention to the daughter of Undertaker Doonan. Forewarned of the sergeant's enmity, he performed his duties more carefully than ever, but made no secret of his ambition to become Mr. Doonan's son-in-law. Baffled in his attempts to catch his rival napping. Lannigan played his last card: he had the young patrolman transferred to a beat where the object of their rivalry resided. This made it necessary for Marty to pass the undertaker's shop several times a day, a temptation before which even an older and less ardent suitor might have trembled. One night it was so cold that poor Marty fancied that he could hear the metal buttons on his overcoat snap with the frost. As he paced past Doonan's he could see the great stove in the shop on the ground floor glowing like a red meteor. For a moment he stopped to gaze at the cheerful picture through the plate glass window, then walked on, thrashing his arms against his breast and wiggling his toes inside his boots to keep the blood in circulation. When Mary and he were married he determined that they should own a stove of the same pattern. The thought of toasting himself self there while Mary brought his slippers and something hot to drink was comforting, but a poor substitute for the reality, and he found himself shortening his patrol to turn and pass the shop again. This time as he approached he observed that the firelight illuminated the walk less brightly than before. When he came opposite he discovered the reason: someone was standing between himself and the stove, looking out the window. The next moment the door opened just a crack and a voice called softly, "Ain't you cold, Mr. McGuirk? Do step in for a second and have a heat." The young policeman could no more refuse than he could have resisted an invitation to pass the gates of Paradise, "Sure, an' it's good of ye to be takin' pity on a poor lad," said he as she led the way into the family sitting room and drew up a chair near almost as big a stove as the one he had been admiring. "It's a terrible shame to make a human being walk the streets on a night like this," said Mary; "and I'd be worse than a heathen to let you freeze at my door. Father's out and mother's gone to bed, so you'll please excuse me for not telling her you're here." Marty simulated a polite regret and straightway forgot such trivialities as time and space. His first reminder of the existence of a world beyond the range or Mary Doonan's blue eyes was the jangle of the office bell. "It's father's man come for the casket that goes to the train," explained ORIGINAL "Do stip in and have a 'heat.'" his hostess, rising to answer the summons. Then Marty came to himself with a start and pulled out his watch to find that it was nearly 10 o'clock. His trick of duty expired at half past 10, and half an hour was none too much time for getting back to the precinct station house to report. Moreover, he realized with sudden anxiety that he had neglected to patrol his beat for nearly an hour. All this he explained as he accompanied Miss Doonan to the door, buttoning his coat in preparation for a sally into the piercing cold. As Patrolman McGulirk stepped into the shop he saw something that caused him to dodge back into the hallway with an exclamation of alarm. It was nothing less than the burly figure of Sergeant Lannigan planted on the sidewalk in an attitude that indicated a relentless siege. McGuirk remembered that there was no rear avenue of escape and realized that he was caught like a fly in a bottle with a spider watching at the mouth. Mary, who had preceded him info the office, had almost reached the door when she also recognized his rival, who fortunately happened to be looking the other way. Instantly she changed her course and instead of opening the door went to the window and drew down the shade. When she had secured them from prying eyes without she returned to the hall, where Marty stood half-dazed by his dilemma, and laying a hand on his arm gently drew him into the shop. There in the red firelight the young policeman saw a rough box of unpainted pine containing a casket, to obtain which Doonan's assistant was thundering at the door. The cover had not been nailed on yet, and removing this, the girl signed to him to help her lift out the handsome coffin. Dimly perceiving her plan, McGuirk obeyed. "Will you be so kind as to step in, Mr. McGuirk," she inquired with a lurking smile. "The man is in a hurry." In spite of himself he shivered and drew back. "I don't see any other way. Can't M. H. "Will you be so kind as to step in, Mr. McGuirk?" she inquired. you trust me, Marty?" whispered the girl, looking into his eyes. Ashamed of his hesitation, he stretched at full length in the bottom of the box and said not a word while she quickly replaced the cover and drove ip four nails to hold it fast. There was plenty of room even for his great frame and the cracks between the rough boards admitted air enough; nevertheless the inactive role he was forced to play was torture to a man trained to fight his way out of difficulties with his fists and a club of locust wood. As soon as Mary had the box securely closed and its former contents dragged into the hall out of sight she ran to admit the man who was jumping up and down to keep warm on the doorsteps. "Sorry to have kept you waiting, mister," said she. "It's all ready." The assistant, too cold to express resentment, shuffled over to the box where Marty lay scarcely during to breathe, and bent stiffly to raise it. To his astonishment it clung to the floor as if anchored. After a couple of futile tugs he gave up the attempt. "Must be one of them extra heavy silver bar-extension handles," he remarked. Mary was in despair until she remembered the sergeant. This cause of all the trouble still held his post, eagerly watching the door through which he had seen one man enter and from which he hoped to see another emerge. When, instead of a blue uniform he beheld the fair face of Mary Doonan, he grabbed off his helmet and advanced with fat gallantry. "O. Mr. Lannigan. I'm so glad it's you." cried Mary. "Father is out and this box is too heavy for the man to handle. Would you mind helping him?" "Delighted," replied the sergeant, and in half a minute they had the rough box safely in the wagon. Meanwhile Miss Dooonan had donned a thick cloak and hood and gone out to watch them, wondering how she should get rid of her father's employee. The man himself showed a way, for after he had snapped the tailboard into place he asked for the bill of lading. "It's inside on father's desk," replied Miss Dooonan with a sigh of relief. She followed the assistant to the door and when he had entered snatched the key from the inside and quickly locked him in. Then she ran back to the wagon, climbed lightly to the seat and started the horse at a rapid gait in the direction of the station house. From his post on the sidewalk Sergeant Lannigan stared after her in speechless wonder. But when wagon, driver and rough box were out of sight he fixed his eyes once more on the door before him. "He's in there," he said to himself, "and be the powers, I'll catch him if I have to stand here until I freeze into an iceberg." Realism. "De Starr is the great exponent of realism in the drama." "What was the matter with your play?" "Why, the hero had a surgical operation performed, and De Starr said it it was done at all it would have to be a real operation, and he couldn't stand for that eight times a week." POSTAL BANKS OF BRITAIN. Their Assets Less Than Their Demon- sion. But Nahadu, Wicolor postals, But Nobody Worries. The fact is odd: The postoffice savings banks of Great Britain are technically insolvent. Their deposits at the end of the year were $700,000,000, their assets only about $670,000,000. Nobody worries about a little thing like that; the government is responsible. Of course the discrepancy rose from the high prices the department was forced to pay for national bonds before the Boer war. The lowering of the rate of interest allowed an obvious cure. The post banks were authorized in 1881 and nearly $10,000,000 was deposited the first year. Some later developments are curious. By the "slip" system a sum so small as two cents can be deposited. Deposits can be withdrawn by telegraph. School savings banks are recognized, but are not very successful owing to the superior attractions of sweets as a medium of investment. A feature of the post bank is that, through their agency, depositors can buy small fractional portions of government bonds.—New York World. Employed at Gardening, They Have Adopted Sensible Garments. At Kew Gardens, in London, a small, intelligent, capable and scientific squad of practical women gardeners is employed. They labor in the potting sheds, wield the pruning shears, study fertilizers and wear trousers. In summer their nether bifurcated garments are of dark blue linen or brown, as each wearer prefers. They have adopted long breeches strapped close to the leg below the knees and about the ankles to permit unimpeded stepping in and out among close-set plants. A blue smocked frock loosely gathered in by a broad belt at the waist forms the remainder of their very sensible uniform. The public when visiting the famous gardens easily catches a glimpse of them. Not Lost. But Left Behind. Not Lost, But Left Behind. One of the interesting and involuntary incidents of the return trip from California of the delegates to the Presbyterian General Assembly, occurred to one of the women of the home mission contingent, who got off at one of the stations for a little exercise. She was one of those on the first section, but her train started and left her behind, and she was taken up by the second section. Some of her friends cut out this motto from a newspaper and put it on the front of her berth, "To the memory of our dear departed" and it hung there when the first section ran into the station at Chicago, where she rejoined her party. Peculiar Accident to Girl. Peculiar Accident to Girl. Miss Gussie Mass of Omaha, while standing before a n.irror the other day combing her hair, gave her head a sudden toss. Then she found that her head was turned sideways and that she couldn't get it back. She laughingly said she had a "crick in her neck." Presently she began to suffer great pain and a doctor was sent for. It didn't take him long to discover that the girl had disjointed her neck. It took two surgeons, alced by two strong men, to pull the vertebra back in place. Had the dislocation occurred one joint further down the girl would have been killed. Unhappy International Wedding Unhappy International Week A rumor gathers strength in New York that the young duchess of Marlborough will return to her native land this summer and will never return to England. Her husband is said to be tired of conjugal fetters and among his intimates makes no secret of the fact. In fact, it is said, his heart belongs and always has belonged to another. Sometimes there are whispers of an occasion when his father-in-law William K. Vanderbilt, took him by the throat in a clubroom and was about to "mop the floor with him" when friends separated them. Schley Thinks Well of Mexico. Rear Admiral Schley is just back from Mexico and enthusiastic. "Why?" he says, "the mineral wealth of that country has not even been scratched; I consider Mexico one of the greatest mining countries of the world." He had a nice time with President Diaz and came away admiring him more than ever. As to himself, the rear admiral reports that he sleeps nine hours a night, wakes up "as fresh as a baby," hopes the country will have thirty years of unbroken peace and hasn't a political ambition. Fear for Russian Forests The name "Wooden Russia" is familiarly applied to the vast forest areas of Russia in Europe, which cover 464, 548,000 acres, or 36 per cent of the entire area of the country. Yet some fear is felt that the country may be deforested through the carelessness of private owners, and the government is considering steps for the protection of the forests. In Russia houses built of any other material than wood are almost unknown outside the cities, and wood constitutes the principal fuel. Blow to Austria's Supremacy. Blow to Austria's supremacy It used to be the privilege of Austria's representative, at any conference of representatives of the German states, to smoke, the others refraining. This was supposed to be an acknowledgment of Austria's supremacy. At the first conference that Bismarck attended as Prussia's representative he began to puff smoke across the conference table as soon as the Austrian diplomat lit up. That set everybody present to smoking on equal terms and Austria's supremacy got a blow. Excursion trains leave Union Depot at 8:30 a. m., returning same evening. ROUND TRIP Rates for each of above excursions EVERYBODY INVITED PLENTY OF COACHES Excursion tickets at No. 901 M City Ticket Office, Sheldley Building E. S. JEWETT, Pass. & Tic Excursion tickets at No. 901 Main St. City Ticket Office, Sheldley Building, E. S. JEWETT, Pass. & Ticket Agt. Harvest for Watchmakers. All the watch repairers in New York are working over time these hot days. They account for this peculiar business phenomenon by saying that when men discard their vests they do not properly secure their watches in the trousers' job. The result is an epidemic of dropped time-pieces. Insane Man's Good Luck A German merchant of Frankfurt suddenly became insane the other day as he was walking along the street and threw away $12,000 he had in his pockets. A policeman luckily was at hand and saved it. Pacely Paid Dressmakers. There are 107,885 dressmakers employed by firms in London. The highest wages attainable—except in the case of about a dozen beams or departments—are eighty-six inches a week. Monument to Philosopher Plans are being made to erect a monument to the philosopher Kant in Berlin, to be unveiled on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of his death, in 1904. How the Guide Felt. Ethel—How did you feel when the avalanche buried you? Guide—I felt as if a hard cold had settled all over me.—Judge. When VNEEDA Shave or Hair Cut or Shampoo GO TO C. A. Evans' Barber Shop For first class work. 107 E. 14th St. Kansas City, Mo. CREWS @ CAMPBELL 806 and 808 East 12th St. Barber Shop and Pool Hall. Hot and Cold Baths. 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It is said to be 666 feet long. Success of African Mission. The Uganda Mission, in Central Africa, begun twenty years ago, has now 1,070 church buildings, seating 126,850 persons, erected chiefly at the cost of the people. Fine Belgian Pigeons. The Belgians are great pigeon breeders, and one of the choicest birds of this kind is the true Antwerp carrier, which is comparatively rare. W. B. RAYMOND Licensed Funeral Furnisher and Embalmer. No Extra Charge For Work In Kansas City, Missouri. 431 MINNESOTA AVE. Tal. 32 West. Kansas City, Kansas MRS. BETTIE JORDEN can be found at her od. stand Dressmaking and Plain Sewing. Old clothes made over. Everything Pertaining to Music. PIANO KNOWLEDGE. How much do you know about the qualities of a Piano or other Musical Instrument? Couldn't you be deceived easily in that matter? Nine out of ten people can be, and therefore trust to the honesty of the dealer. How important then, that you buy from a house with a reputation of many years behind it. 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It is not possible for anybody to produce a preparation equal to this wonderful pomade. Sold by druggists and dealers or send cents. We pay all express charges for bottles. We pay all express charges for postal or express money order. Write your name and address plainly to OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 76 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. --- ```markdown ``` NEWS & GOSSIP Wm. Fairfax, Society Reporetr. A. W. Walker, Agent, Lexington, Mo Remember please— it's the little bits we collect here an there That enables us to run from year to year." LOCALS. Captain Gibbs is seriously ill. Mrs. Robert Willey is on the sick list. Mrs. John Lang has a fine horse and buggy. Mrs. Hattie Harris spent Wednesday at Leavenworth. William Fairfax spent Saturday and Sunday at Blue Springs. The Silver Leaf club will soon give a picnic at Budd's park. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins' oldest son died Wednesday morning. The Press association meets at Colorado Springs in August. Miss Daisy Day will go to Lawrence, Kas., today to visit friends. Madame Staples, the queen of song, will leave shortly for Chicago. Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Holly went to Independence Thursday afternoon. Mr. Jesse Williams has purchased a large house at 628 Tracy avenue. The Silver Leaf club danced at Burns' park last Wednesday evening. Mrs. Lou White returned from Ft. Madison, Iowa, last Monday morning. Mrs. Lucy Henderson entertained the Ladies' Art club last Wednesday morning. Mrs. Mary Henderson, on the Paseo, was at home to the Ladies' Art class last week. Joseph Miner has returned from Indian Territory, where he was visiting his brother. Mrs. Reynolds Gordon, of Kansas City, Kan., has a sister from St. Louis visiting her. Mrs. Rosaland Reed will go to the Rhodes farm today, to remain until school opens. Dr. Dibble's father and mother came up from Houston, Tex., and spent the past week iwth the doctor. Mrs. D. N. Crossthwaite will be at home to the Ladies Art class Wednesday morning, 9o'clock. Mrs. Martha Thomas, who has been visiting her relatives at Dyersburg, Tenn., returned home today. Master Lucius Holly is spending a couple of weeks at the Rhodes farm, the guest of Master Homer Rhodes. The Rev. Father Brown of the West Indies, a graduate of Lincoln university, Pennsylvania, and a classmate of Dr. L. J. Holly, is in the city, a guest of Dr. Holly, 1117 Campbell street. Mrs. Carrie Granger Harris of Galveston, Tex., is the guest of Mrs. William Fairfax, 1322 East Fourteenth street. Mrs. Eagleson of Denver, formerly Miss Carrie Hoyt of Lawrence, who has been visiting Miss Daisy Day, returned last Saturday. The Sons and Daughters of Jerusalem had the picnic of the season at Currie's park on the 4th instant. They sold 5,000 tickets at the gate. Mr. Levi McGruder of Colorado Springs, who was called home on account of the death of his brother, returned home last Friday evening. Mrs. Theodore Clay entertained a few of her friends at luncheon last Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Eagleson, who has been visiting Miss Daisy Day. Messrs. George Anderson and James Johnson have opened the Monogram Buffet, 801 East Twelfth street. Choice wines, liquors, cigars and pool hall. Give them a call. Mr. E. A. Williams, Phg., of Topeka, Kas., is now engaged at 912 East Twelfth street, this city, at Theo. Smith's drug store, where he will take pleasure in waiting on his friends and the public generally. The excursion from Shrewsport, La., was a complete success. It brought about 1,000 well-dressed colored ladies and gentlemen to this city to be entertained by the citizens of Kansas City during their three days' stay. To the friends and patrons of "The Rising Sun." As we are now alone, we are compelled to turn our subscription list over to a collecting agency, and trust that you will honor and pay your accounts when presented by our agent. Robert Austin celebrated his 17th anniversary at the Vendome Dancing academy Friday evening, August 24, 1903. A large number of schoolmates and friends were out Dancing and cards were indulged in until 11:30 p. m., after which luncheon was served. The Daughters of Colanthus also held their annual session and showed an increase in membership and a fund on hand of over $1,000. Mrs. H. H. Curtis of Joplin, Mo., was elected most worthy councilor for the ensuing year. She is in every way worthy and fitted to lead in the great work before her. Mrs. Clara More, daughter of Johanna More of this city, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lilly Morton, of Colorado Springs. The Knights of Pythias of the jurisdiction of Missouri have just closed their twentieth annual session at Moberly, Mo., with great success and promise of a glorious future. The increase of membership for the past year in Missouri was 800 and over, and the last was the largest and most enthusiastic session in the history of the order in Missouri. Mr. A. W. Lloyd, the G. C., has proved a success, ad his work has been satisfactory to all. He was unanimously re-elected without a contest. Funds on hand at the opening of the session show the sum of $6,891.13. Miss Sadie McWaters and Miss Olivia McCampbell entertained a number of young ladies at whist Thursday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Howard Riley, 2411 Forest avenue, in honor of Miss Harden of Topeka, Kas. The house was beautifully decorated, the color scheme being red and green in hall and parlors, solid red in dining room. Punch was served by Misses Edna Herndon and Dorothy Hill, and Master Edward Hill received. Misses McWaters and McCampbell were assisted by Madames Riley, Hill and Clay. Those present were: Miss Gertrude Harden, Miss Maybelle Lucas, Miss Daisy Day, Miss Mayme Barker, Miss Cora Wortham, Miss Minnie Wortham, Miss Mayme Hendricks, Miss Addie Carney, Miss Ella Walker, Miss Ida Washington, Miss Emma Smith, Miss Iez Woods, Miss Edna Jordan, Miss Bessie Washington, Ms. Albert Eagleson, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Estelle Dorsey, Miss Olevia McCampbell, Miss Sadie McWaters. Mrs. H. H. Walker of St. Joseph, Mo., who was the guest of Miss I. C. Washing of 810 Holmes street, has returned home after a most delightful visit. A reception was given in honor of her by Misses Washington and Hilliard at the residence of Miss I. C. Washington. An impromptu programme was rendered by the following: Vocal solo, Prof. Crawl; instrumental solo, Miss Madison; instrumental solo, Mrs. M. Benton Dean; instrumental solo, Mrs. George Teeters; instrumental solo, Miss I. C. Washington; vocal solo, Mr. H. H. Riley; music, Mrs. Art Irving. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brice, Prof. and Mrs. K. Kyle, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Teeters, Mr. and Mrs. A. Irving, Mrs. Al. Eagleson; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rilley, Mrs. M. Joe Benton Dean, Mrs. Ed. Henderson, Miss Daisy Day, Miss Alberta Bailey, Miss Edna Jordan, Miss Sadie McWaters, Miss H. Madison, Miss Haroen, Miss Velma Polp, Miss Bessie Washington, Miss I. C. Washington, Miss M. O. Hilliard, Prof. Dorough, Dr. J. Edgar Nibble, Dr. Theo. Smith, Prof. William Stewart, Mr. James Wilson, Prof. Crawl, Mr. A. L. Hopkins, Mr. Norman, Mr. Wells, Mr. McKnight, Mr. I. M. Horton, Mr. Ed Watts, Mr. Walker, Mr. Charles Washington, Mr. Charles Bell, Mr. Marshall. FOR SALE. For sale, by R. E. Shryock Real Estate and Loan Company, 705-706 Postal Building: $2,000—Five room cottage and 50 foot lot, paved street, good location, $1,750—Seven room frame, East Side; all special improvements in and paid; easy terms. $1,250—Five room frame, good repair; easy terms. Mrs. J. H. Hubbsrd, has opened a first class restaurant at 706 East 12th street, and is now ready to serve his friends with anything, good to eat. Breakfast, 6 a. m. to 9 a. m. Dinner, 12 n. to 2 p. m. Supper, 5:30 p. m. to 8 p. m. Luncheon and Short orders at all hours. Home made pies. We will appreciate the visits of friends at 706 East 12th street. LOCALS. D. Queenane is on his vacation. Mrs. Kate Jordon Bufkins is at Excelsior Springs. Mrs. J. Silone Yates is at home from Jefferson City. Mrs. John Herndon is visiting friends at Cameron, Mo. Mrs. Samuel Jordon has returned from a visit to Colorado. Mr. Wm. Garrett has returned from a pleasure trip to Chicago. Miss Ida Washington left for a visit to St. Joe last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Davis are spending a month at Hannibal, Mo. Mrs. Frances Jackson is spending a few days at the Edwards Farm. The Silver Leaf Club gave a picnic at Budd Park Thursday afternoon. Miss Reynold of St. Louis is visit-Hallock Avenue, Kansas City, Kas. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Clay will soon leave for a visit at Colorado Srings. Mrs. Rbt. Wily left Wednesday for a month visit at Lake Minetonka, Minn. Mrs. D. N. Corsthwaits entertained the ladies art club Wednesday morning. Mrs. Carrie Harris of Galveston, Texas, is the guest of Mrs. Wm. Fairfat, 1322 East 14th st. Mr. Charles Jack is on his vaca- part of the time at the Corum Farm at White Church, Kas. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rhodes of Blue Springs came up Thursday for the Silver Leaf Club picnic. Mrs. Branch and Miss Goldie Branch of 835 Nebraska Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, are at Excelsior Springs. The Kansas City, Kansas Ladies Art Club gave a moonlight picnic last evening at the residence of Mrs. Jackson. Miss Gibbs who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Gleades in Kansas City, Kas, for the past month will leave for her home in Fulton, Mo., the first of the week. Mrs. Cora New Moten is in the city the guest of her mother, Mrs New, and Mrs. L. A. Tillman, 17th and Lydia. Miss Moten, sister of Prof. Moten is in company with Mrs. Moten. One of the most fashionable parties of the season was given Monday evening by Mrs. Reynold Gordon and Mrs. Fred Gleads at the Glead home in Kansas City, Kas., complementary to Miss Gibbs of Fulton, and Miss Reynold of St. Louis. Society of the two Kansas Cities was well represented. The home was beautifully decorated and the lawn was illuminated with Japanese lanterns and the game of whist was played on the lawn after which light refreshments was served and all departed after an evening of much pleasure. Not as Crazy as He Seemed. A Toledo real estate man paid $500 for an old dock at Manhattan, Ohio a year ago and his friends said he was crazy. He has been selling the oak and walnut logs of which the dock was constructed and has thus far cleared $20,000, with prospects of making as much more. The dock was sixty years old and the water curing has made the logs more valuable than they were when newly cut Find Relic of the Past When Newgate jail was pulled down recently, a dress, a bonnet, a skirt, and stocking were found behind one of the walls of the chapel. It is assumed that the clothes were meant as a disguise for some prisoner, and that they date back to the eighteenth century, as no repairs had been done in the chapel since the reign of George III. Boy Dies of Hysteria A sixteen-year-old boy has died in Brooklyn, and the physician in charge of the case has given excessive weeping as the cause of his death. It brought on heart failure. John Crowley was informed that an uncle to whom he had been passionately attached from babyhood had fallen from the cars and been killed. He sobbed all night and through the next day. Eggs by Weight. The provision officials of Prussia have been petitioned to have eggs sold, in the future, by weight instead of by number. The object is to protect German poultry breeders against those of foreign countries, German eggs weighing, on an average, from 38.58 to 51.44 pennyweights, while those imported weigh from 25.72 to 32.15 pennyweights. Rich Treasure Trove In pulling down the old cathedral of Metz a strong box has been found containing coins and watches valued at £120,060. MARK OF THE POKER PLAYER Never-Failing Sign Pointed Out by Experienced Man. "That man is a poker player," said the elevated road ticket seller after he had pushed a bit of pasteboard through the window to a hurried man carrying a suit case. "There's a great deal to be learned from the way a passenger lays down his tate. Take that chap who just dropped his ticket into the chopper's box. He paid for one ticket with a quarter, getting four nickels in change. The thing that gave him away was the way he laid down his coin. The average man slaps his nickel down and lets it lie. This man held his nickel curved in the first joint of his forefinger and tossed it gently toward me across the counter with reverse English—the trick of a poker player who can flip a coin upon a table and make it settle to the fraction of an inch. He didn't take the nickel that way intentionally. It's simply a habit."—New York Evening Post. PAINTING OF GREAT VALUE. Old Canvas, the Work of Gainsborough, Brings Small Fortune Sugh Brings Chan Fortune. The other day in London there was put up for sale in an art room a portrait of a lady in a white muslin dress with yellow trimming, by Gainis borough, on canvas, 30 by 25 inches, an awful looking wreck, covered with dirty varnish and having two large holes in the canvas—as unprepossessing an object as ever came out of a rag and bone shop. This picture, the property of an old lady at Worthing, had been hawked about for some time, the owner being anxious to realize $25 on it, but no one apparently wanted it, and it was taken to the art room, where its merits were discovered. When put up for sale it started at $1,000, which in a couple of seconds had reached $25,000 and in less than a minute it was knocked down to a purchaser for $45,000. Not Quite Satisfied. The Buffalo witness who explained on the stand the other day that he preferred not to tell the truth, as if it might militate against the success of his side, was as frank as the old darky who was put upon the witness stand and was asked whether he would understand what would happen if he did not tell the truth. He replied: "I 'specc our side' will deceive, sah." It was a negro of a similar type who was being tried on a criminal charge, and during the preliminary part of the trial he had a prior challenged on the ground of prejudice. "Are there any more jury-men who have a prejudice against you?" inquired his counsel. "No, sah," replied the old man, "de jury is all right now, but I sholy would like to challenge the judge."—Rochester Post-Express. Tested Their Friendship Constable, the eminent British painter, once sat on the hanging committee of the Royal Academy when a small landcape was brought up for judgment and pronounced "devilish bad" by everybody but himself. He rose and made a short and startling speech. "That picture was painted by me. I had a notion that some of you didn't like my work, and this is a pretty convincing proof. I am very much obliged to you." When his colleagues recovered from their stupefaction the head carpenter was bidden to bring back the picture. But Constable would not have it. The Question Was Rude. An Oklahoma paper prints this story: She was from Boston, he from Oklahoma. "You have traveled a good deal in the west, have you not, Miss Beacon?" "Oh, yes, indeed—in California and Arizona and even in New Mexico." "Did you ever see the Cherokee Strip?" There was a painful silence, but finally she looked over her glasses at him and said: "In the first place, sir, I deem your question exceedingly rude, and, in the second, you might have been more refined in your language by asking me if I had ever seen the Cherokee disobe." Industrial Bohemia. An industrial census of Behemia shows that of its 2,006,000 population 460,327 are engaged in manufactures, and of these 201,539 are women. Most of the work is done by hand and at home. These "home" workers live in the little villages, which stretch almost contiguously along the banks of mountain streams, and the women and girls, in great baskets slung on their backs, carry the raw and finished goods between home and factory over steep mountain paths, which in winter are covered with snow and ice. New Fashion for Men. An Englishman in Petticoat Lane, the other night, was caught in the act of stowing his handkerchief away in his sleeve, just as the girls do. He slipped it neatly between the sleeve and cuff. It is the common practice of fashionables in London society just now. A few New Yorkers had the habit years ago, excusing it on the ground that a handkerchief in the pocket (any pocket) blemishes the physical contour.—New York Times. WANTED—SEVERAL PERSONS of character an good reputation in each state (one in this county required) to represent and advertise an old established wealthy business house of solid financial standing. Salary $21.00 weekly and expenses additional, all payable in cash each Wednesday direct from head office. Home and carriage furnished when necessary. References. Enclose self-addressed envelope. Colonial Co., 334 Dearborn St., Chicago. NO LANGUAGE OF THEIR OWN. Swiss Are the Only People Who Can Not Boast a Distinctive Tongue. Among the peoples of the world the Swiss are alone in having no language they can call their own. According to a recent visitor to the little country, about three-fourths of the people of Switzerland speak German while the remainder divide four other languages among them, mainly French and Italian, the languages varying as a rule according to the proximity of the people to each country whose tongue they speak. Public documents and notices are printed in both French and German. In the Swiss congress or national parliament the members make their speeches either in French or German, for nearly all the members understand both languages. The orders of the president are translated by an official interpreter and furnished to the newspapers in both languages. Probably it would puzzle even Macaulay's learned schoolboy to name the president of the Swiss republic. He is M. Adolf Deucher, a name that will be strange to many even of those who are familiar with the names and titles of every other European ruler. "MEIN GOTT. A WHISTLER!" Misunderstanding Roused Ie of Celebrated Foreign Musician. A celebrated foreign musician was recently entertained by a Philadelphia family noted for its musical culture, and during the course of the evening was entertained in turn by being shown a series of photographs of celebrities. Rosetti was pointed out as the great pre-Raphaelite painter and poet; William Morris, as the litterateur and socialist, etc. Finally the musician was shown a portrait of Whistler, the painter, who was referred to as "the great artist Whistler." Thereupon the indignant German turned, and in the most caustic manner said to his host: "Mein Gott, you don't call a whistler an artist, do you?" Telegraphic Shorthand. A complete telegraphic system of shorthand has been laboriously worked out by Mr. A. C. Barono and named "Tantelegraphy, Section Pape." It consists in a reduction of the Morse alphabet to ten short characters or sounds, which are so manipulated by the key as to express anything and everything by them in such a way as to give the public greater privileges, while at the same time immensely reducing the work of the telegraph operator. A set of automatic instruments is now being made which will, it is said, make messages so cheap that they will be largely used instead of letters. Good Thing for Farmers. Digging up a city is a good thing for the farmers. You can have no idea of the number of wagons and horses that have been employed in New York recently in carting away earth taken out of the Subway and excavations for skyscrapers. Most of them belong to farmers in New Jersey. Long Island, Connecticut and the nearby counties in New York State. Instead of being practically idle much of the fall, winter and early spring, they have earned big wages for their owners. Furthermore, the demand for good horses among the contractors has boomed prices tremendously.—New York Press. Judicial Status of Golf Justice Harlan, who has entered the twenty sixth year of service on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, is 70 years of age and has no wish to retire. Golf must have a let to do with his vigor. He is the judge who took a boxful of papers to the country with him one summer. Instead of writing opinions he was out on the links. His explanation of his failure to find time for his ordinary duly will be long remembered. He pointed out cheerfully that golf was not a game, but a disease, and that he had caught it. Heavy Life Insurance The largest payments of insurance policies of recent years were $1,250,000 by twenty or more companies upon the death of F. H. Peavey, an elevator man and grain dealer, of Duluth, who died in 1902. Hamilton Disson, the saw manufacturer, of Philadelphia, who died last year, also had more than $1,000,000 in thirty companies, every cent of which was promptly paid. L. W. Carter, President; W. W. Yates, 1st Vive President; W. W. Waters, 2nd Vice President; Dr. T. C. Unthanks, Secretary; Theo. H. Clay, Treasurer; F. L. Lewis, Corresponding Secretary; Frank Wilson, Sergeant-atarm. I need young women between the ages of 20 and 38 to take the nurse training in Douglass Hospital and Training School for Nurses, located at 312 Washington avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. For full particulars, apply to L. Ashton Woods, Superintendent. 100 Warm Weather Wants. Straw Hats Negligee Shirts Oxford Shoes Buy the here and save the difference in the price. Nebraska Clothing Co KANSAS CITY, MO For Good Service in Grocery and Meat Business . . . CALL UP 455 GRAND THAT'S ALL BROWNING BROS. WILL DO THE REST S. W. COR, 21ST and SUMMIT. L. W. SUMPTER & SON, UNDERTAKERS, EMBALMERS Tel. 261 Main. 609 Main St. The Vendome Dancing Academy, 1734 Grand avenue, Kansas City, Mo. The only first class dancing academy in the city. Equipped with electric tans and soda tountain. Ice cream soda and all soft drinks are served. John D. West's orchestra furnishes music. Dancing every Monday and Thursday evenings. Admission 15c. D. A. WILLIAMS Manager. A Question of Plurals. Though many grammars give lists of words having irregular formation of plurals, the many kinds of fish or fishes, with arbitrarily formed plurals, are omitted. The need for such a list is shown by quoting a few examples. For instance, people speak of herrings, but never of whitings. Every one writes soles, sprats, lamphews, anchovies, the singular form rarely, if ever, doing for the plural, but no one would write mackerels, cods, salmons or trouts. On the other hand considerable uncertainty exists concerning the form of the plural of other kinds. Who small decide which is correct, turbot or turbots, sturgeon or sturgeons, carp or carp? German Chambers of Commerce. German Chambers or Commerce. The German Empire is divided into 145 chamber of commerce districts. Each chamber of commerce has control of its own finances and is compelled by law to appoint an able and experienced man as secretary. The members of the chamber appointed on committees, etc. must serve without salary. Any outlay made by them, however, in the interests of the chamber is refunded. At the beginning of the year every chamber publishes a plan of the work and policies which it proposes to carry out during that year. Life's Many Exits "I know death bath ten thousand several doors for men to take their exits," wrote John Webster three centuries ago. One of the most unused exits was that employed by the four persons who met death in Pittsburg on the Fourth by stepping in a pool of water charged with electricity from a broken electric light wire. Famous Elephant Dead The famous decoy elephant Kapuri has just died at Ellawella, India, at the age of 78. The animal was well known to the Prince of Wales and the late Duke of Clarence and Edinburgh, having taken part in several elephant hunts while they were in India. Get Your Picture Taken 15 cents. Sicatures Enlarged and View Work a Speclalty H. D. SIMMONS, 1116 Campbell St., Kansas City, Mo. GOD'S HOME. Thy home is with the humble, Lord, The simplest are the best; Thy lodging is in child-like hearts; Thou makest there thy rest. Dear Comforter! Eternal Love! If thou wilt stay with me, Of lowly thoughts and simple ways, I'll build a house for thee. Who made this heating heart of mine But thou, my heavenly Guest? Let no one have it, then but thee, And let it be thy rest. Thy sweetness heath betrayed thee, Lord! Great Spirit, is it thou? Deeper and deeper in my heart I feel thee resting now. Aunt Sarah's Will Aunt Sarah Snowden had never married, and furthermore she had always been a burden on her relatives. That is to say, she had worked about twice as hard as any paid hand for her board and clothes, and was still at it when she was 50 years old. She was called "Aunt" as a term of derision, and as she was frascible and sour-tempered her life was not overburdened with sunny days. At 50 she was expecting nothing but to drudge along for the rest of her days and be known as a poor relation, when a most unexpected event happened. At 30 years of age Aunt Sarah had almost been engaged to an old bachelor. She had come so near to it that he had seen her home from church on several occasions and "sat up" with her in the evening. She had also accompanied him to a circus and a camp-netting, and a marriage might have resulted had they not fallen into a dispute over some trifling matter. Both were "sot" in their opinions, and after some hot words the bachelor withdrew and left the maiden all forlorn. He passed out of her sight to die twenty years later and leave her $30,000 by will. The news of Aunt Sarah's windfall threw the hamlet of Rosedale into a flutter that did not quiet down for months. Of course nineteenth of the people, including her brother Ben and his wife, hoped it wasn't true, but a lawyer came on to prove her claim, and finally hand her over the cash; and then nineteenth of the people made a lightning change. From being the drudge of the family, aunt Sarah was exalted to the post of guest. That $30,000 looked bigger than Taylor's hill to the farmers and villagers, and it was an astounding thing that it should come to a little old woman who wouldn't know what to do with it. In one week everybody who knew the old raid had called to congratulate and advise, and inside of another at least a score of people who had never spoken a word to her called to borrow or to interest her in plans and schemes. From brother Ben who wanted to build a new barn and buy four more rows, to Rev. Mr. Johnson, who had been for years hoping to raise enough money to build a Baptist church, there was some one after portions of that money day and night. Aunt Sarah did not lose her head. She bought herself a new alpaca dress and a bonnet of a style not over three years old, and set up housekeeping for herself. She neither gave away nor loaned a dollar, but after a while made an announcement. As the money had come to her by will, it should go to others in the same way. The doctors had told her that she had a weak heart, and was liable to drop dead any hour, and she did not expect to live over four or five years at most. The Baptist church, brother Ben and all the rest must wait for her demise to benefit. This was looked upon as a sinful trick by some, and there were whispered criticism: behind each door, but A woman washing clothes in a basket. Expecting nothing but to drudge along for the rest of her days. Aunt Sarah was obdurate, and there was nothing to do but wait. Thirty thousand dollars is a sum to bow down to. The people bowed down. Aunt Sarah was flattered and enjoiled. Two or three old widowers came "spooking around" to talk marriage, and accusators came from a distance. to offer ground-floor shares in gold mines and oil wells. She had the best pew when she went to church, the politest attention when she called at the postoffice or the drygoods store, and everybody made up his or her mind to be mentioned in her last will. The woman lived in clover for five years and then died. The term "clover" should be interpreted to mean that so many custards, pumpkin pies, glasses of jelly, jars of preserves, fresh eggs, baskets of fruit and spring A woman in a dress and hat is standing behind a counter, facing a man in a vest and shirt. They are interacting with each other, and there are bowls of food on the counter in front of them. The politest attention. chickens were sent in to her by neighbors that she lived high without buying much, and the women were so kind about dressmaking that her clothes cost her next to nothing. About 50 people were on the tip-toe of expectation regarding the will. It was the largest funeral ever known in Branch county. The woman had made her will and was dead, but it seemed as if some folks hoped to come in for something by attending the funeral. There was weeping at the house—something of a rivalry between certain women as to who should weep the hardest—and there was weeping at the church. The mile-long funeral procession moved at a slow and dignified pace, and there was no undue haste to get back home. The executors named did not live in Rosedale at all, but they were on hand to let the provisions of the will be known. "Firstly," read the document so long waited for, "I give and bequeath to my brother Benjamin the sum of $1000, but as I drudged for his family eighteen years without pay I direct my executors to put in a claim for $1500 as an offset. "To Mary Snowden, wife of Benjamin Snowden, who hardly ever gave me a decent word until I got my money, I give and bequeath my three best dresses, minus the sleeves and buttons. "To Rev. Mr. Johnson, with which to build a new Baptist church, I leave the sum of $3000, but I direct that before coming into possession of it he shall preach ten sermons, during which no one shall fall asleep, and that he shall never attempt to sing in public again." There were fifty bequests in all, and it must have taken Aunt Barbara a year to study them out to her satisfaction. She had about twenty relatives, none of whom had shown her much consideration during her days of loneliness and hard work, and while she had left a bequest to each and every one it was under such conditions that none could accept. Every woman in the village who had ever rubbed her the wrong way was duly remembered, but little good did it do them. The only bequest without a proviso read: "To Job Sanderson, the village cooper, who once helped me over a mudhole without asking me why I never got married, and who didn't recommend a cure for freckles and wrinkles, I bequeath the sum of $2000, and may it do him much good." The residue of her estate, which meant all but the $2000 above named, was bequeathed to a charity and went there, and then the smile on Aunt Sarah's face as she lay dead was explained. Before the reading of the will it was whispered that she had been talking with the angels. After the reading it was announced in loud tones that the angels were somebody else—somebody with tails and hoofs.—Cyrus Derickson in Boston Globe. CALLER AT THE WHITE HOUSE He Wanted to Have the Names of All the People Changed. The first crank to make his appearance at the White House since the return of the President, says the Washington Star, went to the executive office on Monday. One of the doorkeepers quickly came to the conclusion that the man was "muddy," in secret service parlance, and turned him over in an adroit manner to a secret service officer. The officer soon found the man's story. "I want to see the president to have the names of people changed," the man confidently informed the secret service officer, "and the president must issue an order to do this at once. I came here all the way from Chicago to see that this thing is done properly. Just look at the way people are named. Here are men in the undertaking business bearing all kinds of names. Every man in that business should be named Coffin. Every man in the wood business should be named Wood. All the grocers ought to be named Butter or Lard or called by the name of the goods sold in their stores. Here are dry goods dealers bearing all kinds of good names, when they ought to bear the names of Thread, Buttons, Cambric, Calico and other things. It is a shame the way this thing is done now. The wrong naming of people leads to trouble and business confusion and there is only one safe thing—that is, to change the name. You see that steam roller standing there in the White House grounds. Well, that roller ought to furnish the name of the man that runs it. He ought to be named Roller. The man who is putting down these asphalt pavements in the grounds ought to be named Asphalt." By this time the crank had been slowly escorted across the grounds by the secret service man and had received an intimation that the president would prefer that he submit his plans somewhere else at this time. The man was not arrested. The Walking Delegate You wanted a kid real rooster and mean, A pig-nosed rooster, not fat nor lean, But pudgy and short, with good, strong lunna and a mouth, much more sturdy. And a big wide mouth that could stretch three rungs. Now walk, consarn you, walk! You wanted a kid, a bold little toot. You wanted a kid that would get real hot if you laid him down. You'd trot him some. And pedal the floor till kingdom come. Now walk, consarn you, walk! A kid with the colic you thought was bright. He'd be like his dad, staying up all night, Drinking from bottles and making things hum. Yelling like Sioux until morning come. Now walk, consarn you, walk! You once sported round like an easy guy, When you met the gang, you'd always buy. You'd take a cab for a block or so— Now to the office you trod through snow. Now walk, consarn you, walk! The kid needs all of your surplus dough. You have a straight, heath path to go. When you meet the boys, just pass them by. u're a daddy now, and can't fly high. Now walk, conserve water. State Journal Auto Stage Lines in Nevada. Auto Stage Lines in Nevada. Unlike the horse or the less comely mule, the automobile does not need water, save that which is wasted in making it look clean. Hence a field of actual usefulness has been found for the machine in Nevada, where water is scarce. Tonopah, realizing that several hours can be saved in the time required to make the stage trip between Sodaville and Tonopah, is organizing a strong company to put in operation an automobile stage line each coach to carry sixteen passengers. The machines will be of thirty-two horse power and a guarantee of making the trip of sixty miles in six hours. The news of the new enterprise is hailed with satisfaction, owing to the crowded condition of the mail stage and its heavy loads freight every night. A Faintting-Boom. One of the latest ideas in New York is a room to which ladies can retire if they feel faint and go off in a swoo, amid the most artistic and beautiful surroundings. Several restaurants and tea shops have adopted this idea, and members of the fair sex whose nerve force is run down can find in the fainting-room a soothing resting-place. The room is partially darkened and the prevailing color green, whilst it is liberally decorated with various sweet-smelling flowers. Comfortable sofas and chairs are provided for the "fainters," and a lady doctor is kept on the premises should her services be required—London Tib-Bits. Had No Kick Coming "Young man," said the stern parent to the applicant for a job as son-in-law. "I want you to know that I spent $5,000 on my daughter's education." "Thanks," rejoined the youth who was trying to break into the family circle. Then I won't have to send her to school again." Cause and Effect Mrs. nextdoor—I saw the doctor stop at your house this morning. Is any one sick? Mrs. Homer—Yes; my husband. Mrs. Nextdoor—Indeed! What seems to be the trouble? Mrs. Homer—Dyspepsia. He ate too much health food. Honor For John Morley John Morley has had bestowed upon him the honorary professorship of ancient history at the English Royal academy Waer The beautiful widow of Minnesota's talented senator, before his death chairman of the foreign relations committee, has startled Washington by her marriage to William Hunter Doll, after being reported betrothed to Don Abazuza of Spain. WIDOW OF SENATOR WEDS. Mrs. Cushman K. Davis Married to William Hunter Doll. The greatest surprise has been caused in official and society circles in Washington by the wedding of Mrs. Cushman K. Davis, the beautiful widow of the late Senator Davis of Minnesota, and William Hunter Doll, of Washington. While Mrs. Davis was abroad after the death of her talented husband cable dispatches stated that she was betrothed to Don Abazuza, formerly Spanish minister to those colonies now in possession of the United States. She met him at Paris when she accompanied her talented husband to that city for the sessions of the Paris Peace Commission. This report gained wide currency before it was finally denied by Mrs. Davis, and was believed in the official circles in which Mrs. Davis moved. Many, however, who knew Mrs. Davis most intimately, doubted the story, and asserted that she would never marry again. Their theory seemed to be borne out when Mrs. Davis returned from abroad and began the task of compiling her late husband's writings and letters. In this work she was assisted by Bishop Hurst of the Methodist Episcopal church, who was an old and esteemed friend of Senator Davis. At that time, denying a former report that she had chosen Paris for her permanent residence, Mrs. Davis said: "Nothing is farther from my thoughts. I shall live in the home on H street, where I had expected to spend such a pleasant winter with my husband. My intention of making Washington my official home is in accordance with my late husband's wishes." But Mrs. Davis later left the residence in H. street that was so full of associations and memories and removed to 1634 S street, Northwest. It was here, in the parlors of her new home, that she was married, the Rev. Mr. Dunlap of St. John's church officiating. That Mr. Doll was a friend of Mrs. Davis has been known to intimates of both for years, but that there was anything of romance in their acquaintance is revealed for the first time by their wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Doll will make their home in Washington. Plagiarized Orations. The claim has been made that one of the most highly praised commencement orations at Brown university this year was not entirely original, and President Faune declares that the alleged discovery has been productive of some good. "Public attention," says Dr. Faune. "has been called to the operations of a miserable firm in Ohio which makes a living by soliciting students in all our colleges and against which several college presidents have for years endeavored to secure legal action." That Ohio oration factory is still in business, it seems. Bed Hair to Be Fashionable. It is said that red hair will be fashionable among stage beauties next season, the tad having been started by two French vaudeville performers, who made a hit in New York not long ago. Already the torrid collure shows signs of coming into great favor, and the girl with such a tint in headgear is the present acknowledged type of beauty. Speaking about this a hairdresser says: "We do a great deal of theatrical work, and I can tell you in confidence that in half a dozen new theatrical ventures for next season the leading woman has chosen to have red hair." SETTLING UP SOUTH AFRICA Members of British Aristocracy to Lay Out Great Estates. The first of what is believed will be a number of great estates owned by the members of the British nobility, will be established soon in South Africa by the Duke of Westminster. His Grace has purchased a number of farms, aggregating 8,000 morgen of land in the Thabanchu district of the Orange River Colony, on which he proposes to settle a number of families from his estate in England. The estate will be run on the English plan. It will be well stocked with game. Trees will be planted and English methods of agriculture will be introduced. It is said that other wealthy noblemen and commoners propose to follow the example set by the Duke of Westminster. The British government heartily approves the idea, and will give it all possible encouragement. It sees in its movement a practical method of increasing British influence in the conquered colonies, and at the same time the potent influence toward the building up and development of their material resources. RUBIES CAN NOW BE MADE. Chemists Able to Fuse Small Stones Into One Large Gem. In connection with recent decisions by the general board of appraisers regarding duty on imitations of precious stones a well-known jewelry expert of New York, through whose hands millions of dollars worth of precious stones have passed, declares that rubies, beautiful in color and rivaling the natural gems, today are easily produced from the chemist's crucible. The secret of their production which, he says, was known in France years ago, but was kept secret. lies in the manner of fusing a number of small cheap stones into a single large one. It is said the manufacture is now being carried on extensively in several European countries and only the most experienced examiner can detect the difference between the real stones and those from the crucible. Chinese Beauty In America. The loveliest type of a Chinese woman New York has ever seen arrived there a few days ago with her husband, Li Ching Hsu, a nephew of the late Li Hung Chang. Shu Li, the wife, although only 5 feet tall, is of a perfect figure. Great masses of coal-black hair adorn her shapely head and the lids of her large eyes, with their long lashes, are coquettishly marked in the Chinese fashion with black rings. Through her hair, confined in a net, are run two gold pins, the ends of which open out into enameled and bejeweled fans. Li Ching Hsu, who speaks excellent English, will visit the Chinese minister in Washington before leaving for their own home via Vancouver. Diaz Good for Many Years. Diaz Good for Many Years. Outside of Mexico there is a general impression that because President Diaz is now 73 years old he must be falling and that at best he can last but a little time longer. "On the contrary," says a man who has just returned from a business trip to the sister republic, "half a minute's talk with the general will dispel any such notion. He is of Oaxaca Indian blood, a tribe noted for longevity and physical prowess. He sits his saddle with old-time ease and from all appearances can stand as much fatigue as when he rode into Pueblo conqueror of the French thirty-five years ago. His son, Porfirio Diaz, Jr., is now a man of afairs in the Mexican financial world." CORNER An Idle Maid. They say I am an idle lass, They frown upon me as they pass; My gown becomes me and 'tis new The butterflies are idle too! The world has need of butterflies Else why flit they in sparkling gulse? They bask in sunshine by the hour, A boy in root in my illite bower. With work I study for sway What care I for the words they say! I will not teach, I will not sow, Or tend the lettuce down the row. But dance and sing and pretty be. And wait the Prince that comes for me Some day I'll hear the Prince's tread, He'll stop beside my sweet rose bed. He'll raise my cheeks, and praise my hair, And tell to me that I am fair. And then in state with him I'll go To where the crystal fountains flow, I'll dress in silks and linens fine. With mids to bring for us the wine. But be he poor, with love for me That shining in his eyes I see. That will be with him, And sew the seams, and bake for him. -Cora A. Matson-Dolson, in National Magazine. A HILL That Shivers Mam Tor, in the Derby Peak, is sometimes styled the "shivering hill," not because it ever feels cold in win- Carved by Nature. ter, but for quite another reason. It seems that the miniature mountain mass is made up of alternate layers of shell and grit. The former substance being soft is easily atmospherically acted upon and crumbles away. Thus, in course of time, the grit-stone strata are robbed of support, and break off in "shivs" or small splinters. Having gone on for ages, this wasage of the hill must have led to a considerable reduction in its height, but what the Tor loses in stature it chiefly gets back in width, growing—so to say—small by degrees, but beautifully stouter. Odd Freak of Lightning. F. D. Keim and his son, Clyde, of Rand, Colo., went upon a mountain hunting trip. While the party was ascending a steep incline a storm came up. As he walked into a clearing the elder Keim was struck by lightning. Nearly ever article of clothing he wore was torn off; even his shoes were stripped from his feet. His son Clyde, who was about fifty feet away, was also struck. He regained consciousness and despite the fact that one side was paralyzed, he managed to crawl to his father, whom he supposed dead—pulling himself along by means of the long grass, using but one hand and arm. When he reached his father, he found that he had not been killed. Fortunately, the remaining member of the party came up and worked over the unconscious man for two hours, finally succeeding in reviving him. The body of Mr. Keim was burnt from neck to toes; both ear drums had burst. After he had been revived Mr. Keim and his son boarded the train for Rand, where they live. On the way, however, it was necessary to call in medical assistance. Mr. Keim has recovered. A. Strange Statue. Our illustration shows a quaint statue recently unearthed at Nohpat, in Yucatan, Central America. It is Qualint Tropical Statue. supposed at one time to have been an dol, but it looks like a stone man in armor, very much worse for weather and wear. It was found on the site of a ruined temple which was probably reared by the Toltec hundreds of years ago, that is to say, prior to the Spanish conquest of this part of the western hemisphere by Cortes in the fifteenth century. Trick on Bridal Couple. A Denver man who was going to Chicago on his honeymoon telegraphed to an acquaintance to have a carriage meet him and his bride at a train. The acquaintance got a carriage, disguised himself and went as driver of the rig, taking another man along as footman. They met the bride and groom at the station and were ordered to take them to one of the large hotels. Instead they drove into a subway and robbed the passengers. Then they drove to the hotel, smashed the bridegroom in the face with a bag of rice and returned the valuables. IF YOU USE BALL BLUE, Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue, Large 3 on. package only 5 cents. Some men have to go broke before they will attempt to break themselves of bad habits. THE K. C. S. ALMANAC FOR 1903 The Kansas City Southern Railway's manac for 1903 is now ready for distribution. Farmers, stock-risers, carriers, merchants, boarders, facturers, merchants and others seeking a new field of action or a new home at the very lowest prices, can obtain reliable information concerning southwestern Missouri, the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations in the Indian Territory, Western Arkansas, Eastern Louisiana and the Coast country, and of the business opportunities offered therein. Write for a copy of the K. C. S. Almanac and address, S. G. Warner, G. P. A., K. C. S. Ry., Kansas City, Mo. Few people get high enough up the ladder of fame to make them dizzy. Pisco's Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W. SAMURA, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1928. The bonds of matrimony don't always yield a high rate of interest. $100 REWARD $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that the positive cure now known to the medical fraternity, Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only one of the dreaded diseases that mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution of the catarrh. He dug the wedge. The priors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Hall's Cure & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by drugsists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The cornet player may be excused from blowing about his accomplishment. SOZODONT TOOTH POWDER "The Only Dentifrice of International Reputation."—SARA BERNHARDT Standard 52 Years SOZODONT A striking contrast between Defiance Starch and any other brand will be found by comparison. Defiance Starch stiffens, whitens, beautifies without rotting. It gives clothes back their newness. It is absolutely pure. It will not injure the most delicate fabrics. For fine things and all things use the best there is. Defiance Starch 10 cents for 10 ounces. Other brands 10 cents for 12 ounces. A striking contrast. THE DEFIANCE STARCH CO., Omaha, Neb. EDUCATIONAL ```markdown ``` THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FULL COURSES IN CLASSICS, Letters, Economics and History, Journalism, Art, Science, Physical Education, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Architecture and Thorough Preparatory and Commercial Courses. Rooms Free to all students who have completed studies required for admission to the Sophomore, Junior or Senior Year of any of the Collegiate Courses. Rooms to Kent, moderate charge to students under 13 years of age for College courses. A limited number of Candidates for the Ecologicalist state will be received at special rates. State award will be given, for boys under 13 years, in units of $1000 per year. The 60th Year will open September 8, 1903. Catalogues Fee, Address P, O. Box 283, ST. MARY'S ACADEMY One Mile West of Notre Dame University. Most beautifully and healthfully located. Conducted by the faculty in the nation's patronage. Through English Classical, Scientific and Commercial Courses, advanced Chemistry and Pharmacy. Regular Col- lege courses in the sciences. Pupils for regular, special or collegiate courses Physical Laboratory well equipped. Pupils for regular, special or collegiate courses of the Conservatories. The Art Department is modelled after leading Art School. Minim Department for children under twelve years. Phylaeus Grossman School of Dr. Bargent. Normal School of Physical Training. The best modern educational advantages for fitting young women for lives of usefulness. The constant growth of our campus. New buildings with latest excitation of equipments. Moderate cost. New school begins September 11. New information apply to For catalogs and apa The Directress of ST. MARY'S ACADEMY, D.C., Indiana. Where Violet Are Raised. Recent years have brought an enormous growth in the use of violets, and this has been to the great advantage of parts of Dutchess county, New York, where the soil is proving especially adapted to the growing of violets. In the vicinity of Red Hook and Rhinebeck more than 125 violet houses are operated, and dozens more are being built. What the Strong Man Is Not. The strong man is not the soldier on horseback with saber drawn. The strong man is the man with folded arms who utters the truth regardless of consequences. No one can injure a man who refuses to be hurt; you may kill him, but you cannot touch the man in him. He wields a power that he would have to give up if he stooped to physical force. Ministers Barred. The constitution of Tennessee provides that whereas ministers of the gospel are by their profession dedicated to God and the care of souls, and ought not to be diverted from the great duties of their functions, therefore no minister of the gospel or priest of any denomination whatever, shall be eligible to a seat in either houses of the legislature. What Was It? Friarpoint, Miss., Aug. 3rd.—One of the strangest cases ever reported occurred here recently. The son of Mr. G. L. Butler was very ill. The doctor said he had some disease of the spinal cord, and treated him for two months, but he grew worse all the time, and finally the doctor told Mr. Butler that he did not know what was the trouble. The boy would wake up in the night and say that he was dying. He would be nervous and trembling and want to run out of the house, saying he saw ugly things which frightened him. His father was very much discouraged till one day he saw a new remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills advertised, and he at once bought some and began to give them to his boy. He used altogether eight boxes before he was entirely cured. He has not been troubled since. Mr. Butler says: "I feel it my duty to tell what Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for my boy. All this remedy needs is a fair chance and it will speak for itself." Home of Fine Laces. Some of the finest laces being used this season come from Idria, a small mountain town in Italy with about 6,000 inhabitants. It has been for some centuries the usual house industry of the women, who formerly worked from old Croatian patterns and Slav designs. New Arms for Soldiers Within three years the United States army and militia will be armed with the new Springfield magazine rifle. The hundreds of thousands of krag-jorgensen guns on hand will eventually have to be broken up as valueless. Unique Decision. A Maryland justice of the peace in deciding an action against a railroad company for killing a cow near a road crossing, decided the case in favor of the plaintiff for the reason that "the defendant had no sign up at the crossing." Would Be Waste of Time. Miss Goode—You should try to break yourself of the habit of swearing, my little man. Jimmy—Wot! After all de trouble I've gone to to learn it?—Puck. Leather waste is no longer wasted. Manufacturers use it in a compressed form, instead of tron, to make cog-wheels. Women Now Wear Monocles. Wearing monocles, the latest fashion for ladies, a craze recently started in Paris by ladies of the Servian colony, is extending to London. CHANGE Quit Coffee and Get Well. A woman's coffee experience is interesting. "For two weeks at a time I have taken no food but skim milk, for solid food would ferment and cause such a pressure of gas and such distress that I could hardly breathe at times, also excruciating pain and heart palpitation and all the time I was so nervous and restless. "From childhood up I had been a coffee and tea drinker and for the past 20 years I have been trying different physicians but could get only temporary relief. Then I read an article telling how some one had been cured by leaving off coffee and drinking Postum, and it seemed so pleasant just to read about good health I decided to try Postum in place of coffee. "I made the change from coffee to Postum and such a change there is in me that I don't feel like the same person. We all found Postum delicious and like it better than coffee. My health now is wonderfully good. "As soon as I made the shift from coffee to Postum I got better and now all of my troubles are gone. I am fleshy, my food assimilates, the pressure in the chest and palpitation are all gone, my bowels are regular, have no more stomach trouble and my headaches are gone. Remember I did not use medicines at all—just left off coffee and drank Postum steadily." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Send to the Co. for particulars by mall of extension of time on the $7,500 cooks contest for 725 money prizes. HUMOR OF THE DAY Irate Guest (to waiter)—Look here, didn't I order a Swiss cheese sandwich? Polite Walter—Yes, sir, and there it is. Irate Guest—There's two slices of bread, but can you find any cheese on them? Polite Walter—I'm sorry, sir, the cheese is there all right, only—you happened to hit on one of the holes. Getting Back at Her "No, Mr. Wooster," said the frigid maid with the imported complexion, "it can never be. I'm satisfied I would not make a good wife for a poor man." "I guess that's the unadulterated truth," rejoined the young man who had been given the dizzy whirl, "but you will undoubtedly make a poor wife for some good man." Then He Got Wild. Wife—Drunk again, last night? Husband (sulkily)—That's my busi ness. Wife—So it seems. Pay Day in Sight. Miles—Shortun married an helresa last week and he declares she is all the world to him. Giles—So he's getting ready to collect the debt, ch? Miles—What debt? Giles—Why, the one his wife owes him. I heard him say one time that the world owed him a living. Limely Warning to Noah. "Noah," exclaimed the grand old sailor's wife, "what are you slapping at?" "Confound that mosquito," he answered. "I'll smash it yet, you see if I don't." "Henry W. Noah, what do you mean? Have you forgotten that we have only two mosquitoes in the ark?" Wants and Wishes "There's a strange man at the door, sir," announced the new servant from Boston. "What does he want," asked the master of the house, impatiently. "Begging your pardon, sir," replied the servant, a shade of disapproval manifest in his voice, "he wants a bath, but what he is asking for is something to eat." Modern Precaution "Adam would have never eaten that apple in these days." "Why not?" "Well, his physician would have told him to remove the skin to avoid indigestion and to remove the seeds to avoid appendicitis. By the time he did all this he would have thought better of the matter and not eaten the apple at all." Hostile. Briggs—Has your cook been with you long? Briggs—With us? Good heavens no! She's been against us almost from the first. Sallie and Willie. "I notice, Willie, that berries are becoming pretty plentiful upon the market." Yes, Sallie, and they will remain more plentiful upon the market than upon our table until the price gets smaller and the boxes get larger."—Roller Monthly. It Was All Right. "And now, my dear," said the delighted youth, "when may I speak to your father?" "You don't have to, George," replied the sweet young thing, who had just accepted him. "He told me to-day that if you didn't speak to me to nigh'd he speak to you to-morrow." A Translation. "In vino veritas" means that the truth is liable to leak out of even as exceedingly tight man--Puck. Prospects of Longevity Out of every 1,000,000 persons who are born in the same year, 312,000 live for seventy years, 107,000 for eighty years, and 8,841 for ninety years. Two hundred and forty-five persons out of every 1,000,000 live for ninety-seven years; 119 for ninety-eight, fifty-four for ninety-nine, twenty-three for 100, nine for 101, three for 102, and one for 103 years. You never hear any one complain about "Defiance Starch." There is none to equal it in quality and quantity, 18 ounces, 10 cents. Try it now and save your money. Gave a Picnic to 25,000 Children Gave a Picnic to 20,000 Children. Senator James John Frawley, the Tammany leader in the 32d assembly district of New York, recently gave a picnic to 26,000 children in Central Park. None was barred in the entire assembly district on account of color or creed. At the picnic there were used 80,000 lemons, three tons of candy, 25,000 sandwiches and 1,000 gallons of ice cream. Defiance Starch is guaranteed the best and best or money refunded. 16 ounces, 10 cents. Try it now. Lightning Rods Out of Date. A New York architect, who has put up many country houses, says that he has not during the last decade been called on once to put a lightning rod on any of these houses. The lightning rod has disappeared altogether as a means of protection on new houses. Try One Package. If "Defiance Starch" does not please you, return it to your dealer. If it does you get one-third more for the same money. It will give you satisfaction, and will not stick to the iron. New System of Robbery The latest robbery scheme in New York is to run along the side of open cars as they slow down and snatch chatealine bags or pocketbooks from women passengers. A gang of thieves has been doing this for several days and numerous losses have been reported to the police. The robbers have little difficulty in getting away before the cars are stopped. Try me just once and I am sure to come again. Defiance Starch. Prince's Odd Belief Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is possessed by a curious belief, or superstition. He has the famous horse ridden by Prince Alexander of Bulgaria at the battle of Silvnitza, and he is convinced that so long as he treats the animal well he will never lose his position in the principality. Whoot In Good Consul General W. R. Holloway writes from St. Petersburg, May 15, 1903, that, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, the outlook for wheat in European Russia is satisfactory. Winter wheat is fair, especially in the southern provinces. The spring has been unusually mild. Singular. By nature's happy arrangements, cloudbursts do not usually occur at points where rivers have already overflowed. - Providence (R. I.) Journal. Sick He Talk is said to be cheap, yet some people indulge in extravagant remarks. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c. As the hodcarrier goes up, so goes the house. PTVS Permanently Cured, no fit or no excess after applying. For FREE $2.400 total bottle and creamer. Ln. R. H. Kirk, Ltd., 919 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Protection is the life insurance on home grown industries. Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, pain the throats, causes inflammation, always pain, cures wind soil. 25c a bottle. There is no earthly hope for the man who boasts of his failures. Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces in a package, 10 cents. One-third more starch for the same money. It is much easier to collect one's thoughts than it is to collect bad debta. YELLOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLY. Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocers sell large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. No. Maude, dear; airbrakes are not necessarily confined to flying machines. Health Of Women Health and beauty are the glories of perfect womanhood. Women who suffer constantly with weakness peculiar to their sex cannot retain their beauty. Preservation of pretty features and rounded form is a duty women owe to themselves. When women are troubled with irregular, suppressed or painful menstruation, weakness, leucorrhoea, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearing down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, bloating (or fatulence), general debility, indigestion, and nervous prostration, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, "all gone" and "want-to-be-leaf-altone" feelings, blues, and hopelessness, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound removes such troubles. Case of this Prominent Chicago Woman Should Give Everyone Confidence in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:—It affords me great pleasure, indeed, to add my testimonial to the great number who are today praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Three years ago I broke down from excessive physical and mental strain. I was unable to secure proper rest, also lost my appetite, and I became so nervous and irritable too that my friends trembled, and I was unable to attend to my work. Our physician prescribed for me, but as I did not seem to improve, I was advised to go away. I could neither spare the time nor money, and was very much worried when, fortunately, one of my club friends called. She told me how she had been cured of ovarian troubles, and how like my symptoms were to hers, seven bottles of your medicine cured her, and she insisted that I take some. "A number of my friends who have been troubled with ailments peculiar to our sex have taken your compound, and have also been President of the St. Ruth's Court, Order of For- men of America, after reading such letters. Don't some of you who are sick and miscare to remain so, making life a burden for, when a cure is easily and inexpensively ask it would pay to drop some of your old A. E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, doctors for cures?" Surely the experience of women, whom the Compound has cured, is medicine, and remember that these cures those letters are constantly printed in this book by "something else," but by Lydia E. Compound, the great Woman's Remedy for use to accept anything else are rewarded a or they get what they want — a cure. Moral that you know is the Best. Write to Mrs. not forthwith produces the original letter and signature of will prove the absolute genuineness. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lyon, Mass. What is left for the women of America, after reading such letters as we publish, to but believe. Don't some of you who are sick and miserable feel how wicked you are to remain so, making life a burden for yourself and your friends, when a cure is easily and inexpensively obtained? Don't you think it would pay to drop some of your old prejudices and "Try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which is better than all the doctors for cures?" Surely the experience of hundreds of thousands of women, whom the Compound has cured, should convince all women. Follow the record of this medicine, and remember that these cures of thousands of women whose letters are constantly printed in this paper were not brought about by "something else," but by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, the great Woman's Remedy for Woman's Ills. These women who refuse to accept anything else are rewarded a hundred thousand times, for they get what they want — a cure. Moral — stick to the medicine that you know is the Best. Write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. $5000 FORFEIT If we cannot forthwith produce the original letter and signature of most testimonial, which will prove its absolute genuineness, let us send to Leon Marx. suffer with sick headache frequently resort to the use of headache powders, irritating cathartics, which it is true do relieve headache by reducing the pain, but such medicines never remove the cause, and if the candid is really dangerous, death having been known to occur directly from their use. the frequently referred to the use of headache liches, which it is true do relieve headache by the sympathetic nerves, but such medicines and, to be candid, are really dangerous, death directly from their use. Well's Syrup Pepsin (A Laxative) there is no headache will prevent it and put the a perfect condition as to forestall the suffering and distressing affection. Pepsin is a "corrective laxative" and not a away headache powders, pills and irritating of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin today, it is an effect. If it should happen your doctor will send an interesting book and sample FELL. P COMPANY, Monticello, IL, U.S.A. CO SUDDENLY and shock your nervous system. Use BACO - CURO individually. Three doses guaranteed to cure the worst case or more your health. At discretion. UREKA CHEMICAL CO., La Crosse, Wis. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin taken as directed when there is no headache will prevent it and put the organs of digestion in such a perfect condition as to forestall the suffering which attends this common and distressing affection. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a "corrective laxative" and not a "cathartic laxative." Throw away headache powders, pills and irritating purgatives. Buy a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin today. It is pleasant to take and sure in effect. All Drugs价 50c and $1 bottles. If it should happen your drugist does not sell it we will send an interesting book and sample NELL. PEPSIN SYRUP COMPANY, Morocco, III. U.S.A. Browns Business College 42TH STREET - KANSAS CITY, NO. W. N. U. KANSAS CITY, NO. 32, 1803 --- cessive p secure pr nervouus I was m scried for advised t money, a one of m been cur toms wee 270 Loomis St., Chicago, Ill. resters, Catholic. What is left for the women of as we publish, but to believe. Don't able feel how wicked you are to do yourself and your friends, when you obtained? Don't you think it we prejudices and "Try Lydia E. P. which is better than all the doctors of hundreds of thousands of women should convince all women. Follow the record of this media of thousands of women whose let paper were not brought about by Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Woman's Ills. Those women who refuse to a hundred thousand times, for they go—stick to the medicine that you Pinkham for advice. $5000 FORFEIT If we cannot forthright above testimonial, which will provide headache suffer with sick headache frequent powders, irritating cathartics, which dull the sensations of the sym never remove the cause, and to having been known to occur directly. Dr. Caldwell's (A L.) taken as directed, when there is no organs of digestion in such a perfet which attends this common and dist Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pernitin is "cathartic in active." Threat away purgatives. Buy a bottle of Dr. C pleasant to take and sure in effect. All Drugs fit and all bottles does not sell it we will send an PEPSIN SYRUP COMPANY DON'T STOP TOBACCO SU off the habit of smoking and chewing gradually. The informed Will accept your breath. By mail-3 books. $2.50. EUREKA None who have suffered the tortures are companying diseases of the eye can realize that MITCHELL'S EYE SALVE will do what is claimed for it, but a trial soon convinces one of the extraordinary curative powers of this little remedy. Many who formerly smoked 0u'Cigars now smoke LEWIS'SINGLE BINDER STRAIGHT 5¢ CIGAR Your Jobber or direct from Factory, Peoria, Ill. It is usually the idiot who rocks the boat that lives to regret it. If you don't get the biggest and best it's your own fault. Defiance Starch is for sale everywhere and there is positively nothing to equal it in quality or quantity. It isn't pride that causes a cigar to be puffed up. "I did so, and am glad that I followed her advice. Within six weeks I was a different woman, strong and robust in health, and have been so ever since. is the result of arrested physiology of the stomach, liver or bowels, and is one of the first symptoms of constipation. Those who have had bowel FREE PAXTINE TOILET ANTISECTIC moreOVE cleaning and cloosely wipe down. Toilet Antiseptic we will mail a large trial package with book of instructions absolutely free. This is no package, enough to con- vince anyone of its value. Women all over the country are praising Laxtine for what she does for female illness. all inflammation and discharges, wonderful as a cleansing vaginal double, for sore throat, nash catarrh, as a mouth wash and to remove tartar and whiten the teeth. Send today; a postal card will do. sold by drugglats or sent postpaid by us, 50 cents, large box. Satisfaction guaranteed. THE R. PAXTON CO., Boston, Mass. 214 Columbus Ave. CHAMPION TRUSS FITTED WITH EASE. WORN WITH COMFORT. GET YOUR Physician's Advice. BOOKLET FREE. Philadelphia Truss Co., 610 Locust St., Phila., Pa. PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALLE ESE FAILS. Do not eat or drink alcohol. Use Inhaler. Suit by drugs. CONSUMPTION 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. DAVID T. BEALS, President. W. H. SEIGER, 2nd Vice-Prest. FERNANDO P. NEAL, Vice-Prest. CHAS. H. V. LEWIS, Cashier DAVID T. BEALS, President. W. H. SEIGER, 2nd Vice-Prest. FERNANDO P. NEAL, Vice-Prest. CHAS. H. V. LEWIS, Cashier Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. Statement as made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business Feb. 6, 1903. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts..... $5,981,798.36. U. S. Bonds at par..... $ 523,000.00 Municipal Bonds at par..... 327,441.14 Cash and Sight Exchange..... 4,180,685.29 5,031,126.43 Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. Statement as made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business Feb. 6, 1903. Loans and discounts ..... $5,981,798.36. U. S. Bonds, at par ..... $ 523,000.00 Municipal Bonds at par ..... 327,441.14 Cash and Sight Exchange ..... 4,180,685.29 5,031,126.43 Total ..... $11,012,924.79 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock ..... $ 600,000.00 Surplus Fund ..... 300,000.00 Undivided profits ..... 78,771.60 Unearned interest ..... 94,983.00 National Bank Notes Outstanding ..... 423,000.00 Deposits ..... 9,516,170.17 $11,012,924.79 DIRECTORS. LIABILITIES. Capital Stock ..... $ 600,000.00 Surplus Fund ..... 300,000.00 Undivided profits ..... 78,771.60 Unearned interest ..... 94,983.00 National Bank Notes Outstanding ..... 423,000.00 Deposits ..... 9,516,170.17 $11,012,924.79 L. T. James. A. J. Snider. C. W. Whitehead. J. P. Merrill. H. J. Rosecrans. O. H. Dean. C. J. Schneizer. G. W. Lovejoy. Geo. W. Jones. Geo. D. Ford. E. W. Zea. If ills galore affect you sore And pains beset you more and more, Then do not stop; run, skip or hop To SMITH'S Apothocary Shop. With drops and pills he'll cure your ills. And "PIGE" will bring around the bills. Be Sure to Patronize SMITH The DRUGGIST. He will deliver your goods free of charge if you will call Be Sure to Patronize SMITH The DRUGGIST 908 E. 12th St. Phone 1211 Grand. "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, "FOLLOW THE FLAG." 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. Western Passenger Agent. Kansas City, Mo. SAMUEL DIGGS, SAMUEL DIGGS, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in JUNK. CASH PAID FOR Scrap Iron, Rags, Bottles and Metals. CASH PAID FOR Scrap Iron, Rags, Bottles and Metals. Our business transaction will convince you of our honest weights and fair dealings. PHONE 126 HICKORY. IRON YARD...Cor. 8th @ Hickery Sts. OFFICE & WAREHOUSE 1315 W. 9th. Kansas STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS ...IS THE... Table Luxuries Vegetables in Season. Fresh & Salt Meats. Teas & Coffees. CENTURY Dining Room 1923 Market Street, MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Oysters in any Style. Services strictly first-class. Ladies and Gents dine up stairs. Z, T. JORDAN, Manager Oysters in any Style. Services strictly first-class. Ladies and Gents dine up stairs. Z, T. JORDAN, Manager G. JONES, E 17th St., Kansas City, Mo. No Delay--Satisfaction Guaranteed--Teeth Examined Free 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 This firm is backed by a wealthy corporation, and is therefore thoroughly responsible. All work is guaranteed for 15 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. We are here to stay. Cleaning ..... 50c We do as well Teeth extracted without pain FREE. We are here YORK DENTAI ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS, Second Floor. Entrance on Main Open Daily. Nigh s till 9. Sun Waltzing Stove and Hard NEW YORK I ESTABLISHED 1029 Main St. Second Fl Open Daily The Stoeltzing Stove NEW YORK DENTAL CO ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS. 1029 Main St. Second Floor. Entrance on Main Street only. Open Daily. Nigh's till 9. Sundays 10 to 4 The Stoeltzing Stove and Hardware Co. CHEF'S STOVE PURITY D Manufacturers of Ice C We are fitting our plant up to be make a specialty of serving Ch Wholesale Prices. Do not give Call up 3 DITY DAIRY Distrursors of Ice Cream & I g our plant up to be the best in the quality of serving Churches, Lodges services. Do not give an order until y Call up 396 East. We are fitting our plant up to be the best in the City. We make a specialty of serving Churches, Lodges at parties at Wholesale Prices. Do not give an order until you A. WEBER, ME If you want a suit to or go and save money. W no rent. EBER, MERCHANT you want a suit to order here is the pl and save money. Why? Because w ent. Come and s A. WEBER, MERCHANT TAILOR, If you want a suit to order here is the place to go and save money. Why? Because we pay no rent. Come and see us. Style, Fit and Finish Up-to-Date. W. Blvd. Kanss NEGRO ENTERPRISE Smoke & Laurence Dunbar PRICE & CENTS, car is made exclusively of high grade imported with a Sumatra wrapper, and a better cig at a cost of twenty-five cents each. ORED-AMERICAN CIGAR Chicago, Ill. Anthony Overton, Manager Station "A" Kansas This Really T s! Some of the choicest qualities tiniest designs in Watches and Jew in the show window of : : City's Pioneer Negro 2825 S. W. Blvd. NEGRO ENT Smok Paul Laurence PRICE S This cigar is made exclusively o ler Tobacco, with a Sumatra wrapp bought, even at a cost of twenty-fi COLORED-AMER Main office Chicago, Ill. Ant Is This Rea Yes! Some of the cl prettiest designs in W are in the show w Kansas City's Pione This cigar is made exclusively of high grade imported Havana Filler Tobacco, with a Sumatra wrapper, and a better cigar cannot be bought, even at a cost of twenty-five cents each. 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 and the public either in buying his goods on ing of watches and jewelry (which is a assures nothing less than complete sa Bargains in diamond rings, engagement and w baby rings, ladies' gold guards, etc., can alwa H. D. SIMMONS, OPTICIAN, 99th St., KANSAS C ason in soliciting the patronage of a public either in buying his goods or watches and jewelry (which is a nothing less than complete sa diamond rings, engagement and w studies' gold guards, etc., can alwa MONS, OPTICIAN, 1118 CAN 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. H. D. SIMMONS, OPTICIAN, 1118 CAMPBELL ST., K. C. MO. ```markdown ``` --- A. B. B. Fer nando P. Nea W. E. Thorne Felix L. La Force Teeth $2.00. Teeth ... $4.00 k... $2.65 er tooth . $2.65 s... $50c ... $50c We do as we advertise— without pain FREE. We are here to stay. K DENTAL CO ASHED 20 YEARS, second Floor. Entrance on Main Street only. Open Daily. Nigh's till 9. Sundays 10 to 4 love and Hardware Co. Best Stoves Made. Largest Stock in City. Prices the Lowest. Wholesale and Retail Agents for..... Peninsular 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 Ho Blast, Air Tight for Coal and Wood, Clermont Oak Stoves, Schill Steel Ranges and Furnaces TIN WORK a Specialty. ...A new line of..... Window and Door Screens and Refrigerators 'Phone 1451. 1329 Grand Ave. DAIRY CO., Cream & Ices. to be the best in the City. We g Churches, Lodges at parties at t give an order until you up 396 East. Kansas City, Missouri. MERCHANT TAILOR, to order here is the place to Why? Because we pay Come and see us. ENTERPRISE. smoke & ice Dunbar Cigar. FIVE & CENTS, dively of high grade imported Havana Fil- wrapper, and a better cigar cannot be enty-five cents each. MERICAN CIGAR CO., Anthony Overton, Manager Western Division, Station "A" Kansas City, Mo. Really True? the choicest qualities and in Watches and Jewelry window of : : : : Pioneer Negro Jeweler, KANSAS CITY, MO. Being the patronage of his friends in buying his goods or in repair- ing jewelry (which is a specialty) is than complete satisfaction. Rings, engagement and wedding rings, guards, etc., can always be obtained. PTICIAN, 1118 CAMPBELL ST., K. C. MO. This is a Colored Man. Eyes Tested Free Solid Gold and Gold filled Eye Glasses and Spectacles for sale on Easy Payments. --- Kansas City, Mo MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY The Train Service of the Missouri Pacific. The four flyers that leave Kansas City Union depot daily for St. Louis and all points East—note the leaving time: 9:50 a. m., 1:10 p. m., 9:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m. No other line from Kansas City offers to the traveling public such train service via St. Louis. Note the new departure of the fast mail at 1:10 p. m. arives in St. Louis at 10 p. m.; close connections in St. Louis with the Grand Union stations with Eastern and South-eastern trains. The only K. leaving Kansas City after the Operas. large meetings and Sunday night Churus service, at 10:45 p. m. and arriving in St. Louis at 7:20 a. m., for all Eastern connections. 9:55 p. m.—10:50 a. m.; Omaha & St. Paul Express. Elegant equipment. Pullman Sleepers & Compartment cars; Reciling Chair cars, (all seats free). For all information and tickets call at Union Depot and 921 Maia St., City Office. E. S. JEWETT, Pass. & Ticket Agent. 1784 Telephone 4179 WALL'S Laundry Co., First-Class Work & Prompt Delivery. 708 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo. Heim's KANSAS CITY $11 EMB.CO. OLD LAGER SPECIAL BREWS: SCHARNAGEL SELECT RYEFHAUSER PERFECTION 1880 1890 1900 SALES: 12000 59946 150378 BBLS. BBLS. BBLS. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. A LETTER FROM MISS SUSIE BOGGS. 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. 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. THE new, non-falling and infallible combined treatment for the human Hair, OZONO and BEDROLINE, non-jointly, cannot fail to lend to the Hair length, lustre, life, and beauty. One year ago the directors of the BOSTON CHEMICAL CO., with the sole purpose and intention to produce products and reliable treatment for the Hair, appropriated the sum of $0.000 for this purpose alone. The services of three of the worlds most renowned and best cared, who, after twelve months of investigation and costly experiments, have successfully formulated a treatment that powers, improves, harms and innocent, that its immediate effects upon the Hair border upon the miraculous. This treatment can be used in all hair types and can be used to produce results most gratifying, using the Hair to grow long and luxurious, straight, and of a most delicate and pliable texture. It prevents the tendency of the Hair to deap, contract, curse and thus making it easy to dress the Hair in any style desired. It causes the Hair to grow out on all bald spots, scant partings, skin and hair, and barely touches the Hair to prevent the Hair from falling, breaking off, and splitting at the ends. This great combined treatment is now the most wonderful remedy for the hair in the world. The most generous offer ever made by any firm on earth. Cut out this advertisement, and send to us, with only $1.50, and, immediately upon receipt of same, with full credit for the treatment consisting of two extra large boxes of OZONO, king of all Hair Touches, with $2.00; also two large bottles of CEDROLINE, the lightning Hair Grower, worth $2.00; also one large package of our latest discarded and renewed PURITY SCALP SOAP, also our bar of our celebrated and renowned PURITY SCALP SOAP, one 1-package of ANTI-ODOR, the most wonderful toilet specialty of the day, worth $2c. This grand collection, worth in all $5.00, will be sent as receipt of $5.00 and your name and address, with full, plain, and complete directions, together with our beautiful Sourvenir Catalogue, justly called the toilet educator of the day. NOTE.—To all who have ever bought OZONO we will send this great bargain offer for only $1.00. Your word will be sufficient. Simply tell us when and where you bought it. This liberal offer is made with the object of securing good Agents, who can simply join money-making our preparations. No matter where you live, we can get our goods safely to you. Order now; order to day. And we BOSTON CHEMICAL CO., 310 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Va. MURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL. AND SECRET LODGES. Cosmo ofitan Lodge No. 2935. G.U.O.of O.P. meets at 1413 E. 18th st. 2nd and 4th Wednes- dayevenings at 6:10 p.m. School. J. H.Helts. N. G. W. H. Patterson. S. O. St. Mary's Tavernacle, No. 2 meets first and third Fridays in each month at 1734 Grand avenue. Daughter Lulu Beasley H. P. Daughter Mary Finley, Seosothena. St. Hulley Tavernacle No. 7 meets first and tenth Fridays at F.O. N. C. D. H. P. avenue. Daughter Martha Johnson H. Z. Slaughter Abbie L. Pyles, Seosothena. Gate City Lodge, No. 4679. G.U.O.of O.P. meets at 1413 E. 18th Street, every first and third Fridays, of each Month. St. Jonas Chapel on Bell St. Between 9 a. and St. Louis ave. Rev. N. C. 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. A. Gilbert, pastor. 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, Sec'y. 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. Bacone, 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. Boyd. 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.; V. 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. Burna 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. Harris, Pastor. Yours for success. SUSIE BOGGS.