The Rising Son

RINGSON It Pays to Advertise in the Rising Son for it Reaches More Homes of Colored Peop.e than any other Paper in the State. LEXINGTON NEWS. Born—To the wife of Mr. Lee Wright, a girl, November 25. Born—To the wife of Mr. John Douglass, a girl, November 27. Mrs. Maria Saunders is quite ill. Her son, Rev. George Saunders, and mother were called home to see her. Mr. Ellis Williams is some better. Mr. F. E. Hayden and Mrs. E. Ray were called to Wellington Wednesday to see Mrs. Laura Walton, who was quite ill. She is a Daughter of the Tabernacle. The U. B. Fs and the S. M. T.s will have their annual celebration on the 26th. Tickets will be sold at 15 cents. We ask everybody to buy a ticket. Also Deborah Tabernacle will have an entertainment on the 29th. Admission 10 cents. Mr. Harrison Currey, Mrs. Hannah White, Mrs. Emma Smith, Mr. Jerry McGill and Mr. Monero Worcuff paid up their subscription for The Rising Son. We hope others will do the same. We ask every one to pay up by the first of January. Mrs. Hattie Jackson subscribed for The Rising Son. Rev. T. J. Demer of Springfield, Mo. The Spirit of Christmas was here Sunday night and left Monday morning for Higginsville, where he will take to himself a wife. He and his wife left Tuesday for his home at Springfield, Mo. Mr. Al Williams and his daughters went to Kansas City Monday. His daughter will probably spend the holidays. Mr. James Bolridge and wife of Independence were called to see her mother, who is very ill. They moved her from the country to her daughter, Mrs. J. Freeman. Remember the Yukon restaurant, on Tenth street. Meals 15 and 25 cents; and also a fine line of cigars and tobacco. Give them a call and they will treat you right. No more fear at the New York Dental company, it was quite amuseable to see how soon people act when they enter Dental offices and as how much pain they have got to suffer in case, while he was examining, out came the tooth and to her surprise she was handed the tooth. Did you feel the pain? No the dentist said I was careful with you and was surprising. 1029 Main street. KANSAS CITY MO., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1903. HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES. 1903 Christmas and New Year's 1904. 1903 Christmas and New Year's 1904. The Missouri Pacific railway will sell round trip excursion tickets at reduced rates within 200 miles of Kansas City, east, west, north and south, December 24, 25,31 and January 1, good for return until January 4 1904. Teachers' and students' round trip tickets on sale between December 18 January 11, 1904. Southeastern holiday excursion rates to all southern states south of Kentucky and Virginia. Tickets on sale December 19, 20, 21 and 26, good returning within 30 days, rate of one fare plus $2 for the round trip. For all information as to rates, time and excursion tickets call on or address E. S. Jewett, Passenger and Ticket Agent, No. 901 Main St. Kansas City, Mo. H. C. TOWNSEND, Fen'l Pass, Agt, St. Louis, Mo. Colonel E. S. Jewett, one of the pioneers of Kansas City, is being urged by his friends to become a candidate for mayor. No better selection could be made. For special parties and night lunches, call up the Arnold Cafe, 1321 Baltimore, 'Phone 2874 Walnut. European and American. Mrs. M. Arnold, Proprietress. THE OLD FOLKS AND ORPHANS HOME. When the managers of the Old Falks and Orphans Home met at the Home last Thursday afternoon for their regular weekly meeting, the president and secretary of the "Little Women's Auxiliary" came to make a report. Said the president, Miss Estelle Chusha, a young miss of it: "A few weeks ago there was established, at the suggestion of Mr. D. W. Crosthwaite, a club of young girls who felt that they could not put their spare moments to better use than in working for the Old Folks and Orphans Home. All of these girls are under 17. We agreed to hold a bazaar on Saturday afternoon and evening of December 5th. Mrs. Crosthawaite gave us the use of her home. All worked hard and did their best. We hope to do better next time. I take great pleasure in presenting to you $34.50." The Home is very grateful to the "Little Women." Among the articles they sold were some combs donated by the John Taylor Dry Goods Co. The Women's League cleared $15 at the masquerade party given recently. Of this, $7.50 was sent to the Home. Provisions were received from St. Augustine's Mission, Attucks School, Bruce, Lincoln, Lincoln High, Penn, Phillips, and from the following persons: Rev. J. S. Addison of the St. Paul Baptist church brought 4 pounds sugar, 3 pounds coffee, 3 sacks corn meal, 1 pound butter, 1 pound beef, 5 bars soap, 1 dozen bananas, 1 can peaches, 2 cans tomatoes, 1 pound rice, 5 pounds beans, 2 cans corn, 1 dozen lemons, 1 jar jelly, 1 peck potatoes, 3 pounds salt pork and 1 can peas. He also promised to give a cash donation once a month. Mrs. Johnson donated 2 jars beans, 1 pair gloves and 2 pairs half-wool hose. Alderman W. H. Otto's gift of cranberries and a turkey has been previously acknowledged. Mrs. Mary Long brought pies, bread, and a chicken. Mrs. R. L. Herrick, 1 pound candy. Maurice Moore, 1 pound tobacco. Mrs. Joanna Moore, 1 pound nuts. Mrs. S. M. James, 2 pounds butter. Mrs. John Davis, 4 cans fruit. Mrs. Boulden, 1 can fruit. Mrs. Elljah Douglass, 4 loaves bread and 10 cents work cakes. One of the faithful workers for the home is Mrs. H. S. Smith's wife of the janitor of Lincoln High school. Dur in gthe June flood she was left without a change of clothing. Her home in the upper story of which she had carried her household goods, was car- Vanyson ried away and no trace whatever was left. She has been a thrifty woman and her loss was great. But on Thanksgiving day she felt that she had much for which to be thankful, and that it was her duty to share her belongings with those less favored than herself. Accordingly she sent to the home $1.50 worth homely, break fast foods, 3 heads cabbage, 1 comfort, 2 blankets, a basketful of shoes that had been given her, a baby cloak, some half worn clothing and stockings. It has been the custom of the Ladies' Covenant for nearly three years to send regularly to the home $1 a month. Rev. W. H. Wheeler of Asbury church brings a similar donation once a month. The members of the home will have a Christmas tree for the inmates. Any one who wishes to help gladden the hearts of these helpless ones will have an opportunity to assist in this work. No money will be taken from the treasury for this purpose. Be Cheerful if You Can Give the friend you meet a mile and a cheery word as you pass along. Unless your troubles are urgent and you are looking to him for aid do not volunteer a recital of your worries. You has troubles of his own. Talk on pleasant things. Have confidence in the present and faith in the future. Nobody cares to hear your misgivings or your predictions of worse things that are to come. Figure 4 on Smiths Some statistician has figured that there are 600,000 Smiths in the United States. Three thousand are employed by the United States government and nineteen Smiths die every day. In New York alone there are 126,000. Including the Smythes, the Schmidt's, Schmidt's and other variations, the family is roughly estimated to comprise 1,000,000 in this country. Prizes Homely Violin A Boston girl owns a violin that was saved from the great White Mountain landslide of 1832. It is a highly instrument, a violin with no artistic pedigree, but Miss Helen Davidson of West Roxbury has shown her devotion to it by refusing to exchange it for a $2,000 instrument. Iron in Human Hair. M. Gaub, the French chemist, says that if the hair crop could all be shorn from the women of France for one year it could be made to produce 1, 022,000 pounds of iron. We are to be congratulated on the great achievements of our President. His study has been the welfare of the people. He believes that labor and corporations should be in partnership, as the two are a great necessity. He believes in good government, law and order. We see no reason why he shouldn't be our choice for nomination and reelection in 1904. We are for Roosevelt. ELECTRIC SIGN BLOWN DOWN. Crashed to Sidewalk in Crowded Main Street—No One Hurt. An electric sign which hangs from the second story window at the New York Dental Company's offices, 1029 Main street, broke loose from its fastenings about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and fell with a crash to the sidewalk, some fifteen feet below. The accident occurred at a time in the afternoon when the streets were crowded with pedestrians, and the remarkable fact that no one was injured is said to be due to the quick action of Charles Augusta Bell, a porter employed at the building, who seeing that the heavy sign was breaking from its fastenings, ran out and warned those on the stret to get off the sidewalk. The damage to the sign was not considered of much consequence. Rey, Dr. Snelson, the presiding elder of this district, will hold his quarterly meeting at Allen Chapel next Sunday. Penetration of Bullets Tests as to penetration of the press ent rife bullets in sand, loam and steel show that the penetration into sand and loam at fifty feet does not exceed six inches; at 500 yards thirteen and one-half inches and at 1,000 yards sixteen and one-half inches. At fifty feet the velocity is so high that the bullets are completely flattened in the first six inches, the sand not having time to yield. Special Delivery in Germany. In any large city of Germany a special delivery card or stamp, costing less than eight cents, will cause a message to be shot by tube anywhere in the city. A messenger will carry it from the point of reception to the receiver, and will wait for an answer. Message and answer in Berlin take about two hours. Anticipating Trouble Walter (aged five) - Papa, when I grow up may I get married? Papa - My son, I regret to see you anticipating trouble so early in life. SSS 73% ———— = ‘ — —s AT SS Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Mornin. Deen erties: Garknesn and. leed iitae oe ihe feist; the horleon, adorn ine, Cold on hua eradte the dew-decps are Abs as re him tn slumber reclining, Ovtars Se Fiat, and offerings divine, &) OFFICE TRI = 4954's) WR7 = CHRISTMAS Everybody said Michael Flanagan would “get broken” if he wasn't more Kevere on his beat. Crime was ram- Pant everywhere in the elty, and there Was a loud outery against the police for not putting an end to it. The evils complained of could not he localized in any particular quarter, Ney seamed to be smeared all over, emanating, or belehing ont, however, from certain wellknown centers, or tough” precinets along the river. Of- ficer Flanagan's beat was in the worst of one of these “slum” districts, but the strangest thing about It was the fact that at nicht it was the quietest and most orderly portion of the city. As he explained to the chief, who pri Vately grumbled because he did not “rin in” a patrol wagon load of sus: picions characters every might: Tis at night Tm on duty, Chief, an’ divi! a hide or a hair of the ugly Dirds is to be then found In the dirty nest. ‘They're all over beyond in the respectable quarter plunderin’ hens’ nests wh! lootin’ family diamonds, You wotldi't hve me leave my beat to fol Jow them in thelr wanderin's?” “Certainly not,” replied the chief, severely, “that might cost you your goo.” “Then, how the divil am [to run tn them as are not in my beat?" The ehief laughed. “You're too easy with the toughs, Flanagan, You must be more severe. Tam told you act more like a grand: papa than a policeman, It will not do; you must be harsh. Kindness will © \ A KW, L RA = | P29" || ee, ee SER: OMA GaR never reform the eriminal classes, of- ficer, Make a record of arrests; run §n a waxon load occasionally to satisfy the public clamor.” "May the divil seize me if 1 turn brute to satisfy what the chief calls ‘public clamor,’ muttered Flanagan as he left his chief, “They're poor, an’ live in dirt an’ vulgarity, but that doesn't’ make them criminals, Put them in good clothes, give them de- cent food an’ drink, an’ let them ride in automobiles, an’ they'd be as fine as the felleys as is makin’ the public clamor, begobs!" When he went on duty that night, OMeer 4954 had made up his mind to be very severe and know neither friend nor foe, “I'l exterminate the Veat by depopulatin’ it. "Tis the only way Tknow, I'll run in every rapscal: Yon Tan lay my hands on.” And he walked along. fiercely swinging his club, In deep meditation, Suddenly a Violent push from behind nearly upset him, and, turning quickly, he made a grab, catching a small, elfish girl by the arm, “Lhave one already, begobs! What do ye mean by assauitin’ the majesty of the law? "Tis high treason you're comimittin’,” and he sald in what was intended to be a very severe tone of voice, but there was a humorous twinkle in his eye asx he recognized his little erony. Patsey. If anybody had called her Patrieta, which was truly her real tame, she would not have fainted, for she was not one of the fainting kind, but she would have considered the language as some new kind of abuse, and re- sented it with a handful of mud, of which there was plenty within easy reach, The child was hardly 10 in years, but an adult in precocious knowledge. She was more than comely, she was positively pretty when her’ face was clean and her lovely hair free from tangles and sneris, But in her usual squalid rags, “unkempt hair and her face resembling that of a young eagle peering through a dust brush, she wag ‘as ugly as sin and as hateful as an in fant demon. Flanagan, however, had seen into the heart of the litte matd, and he cherished her, She lived, or rather existed, down a damp, filthy cellar, with an old crone who was not her mother, but who had stolen her somewhere and thought to make her useful, and who spent more time in administering blows to force her to grow up crooked than in train- ing her infant mind in the direction of a higher life. Patsey was evidently going to the dogs, but she was not aware of that fact, never having known anything better than her pres- ent surroundings, She had no regard for the law as personified by the po- Nee, and therefore did not scruple to take liberties with its dignity. “Patsey, my darlin’, I've a mind to tun ye in, ‘Tis the orders from head- quarters, an’ I may as well begin with ye since ye have put yourself in the way of it. How would ye like that, mavourneen ?” “Fine,” answered Patsey, dancing with glee. A nice warm corner In the lockup hot breakfast in the morn: ing, and nobody to lick me, Come on, cop.” And she thrust her small hand into his big one, endeavoring to pull him to the patrol box. Flanagan looked down quizzically at the small, eager creature who was ee | Masih | ne es SA a ~s E RSS “Come on, cop!" smiling up at him fearlessly and dane: ing about with Joy at the very idea of being run in as a disorderly charac: ter, “Easy now, chicken, ye haven't the {dea in mind, Vl not run ye into the lock-up, but into better quarters,” said he, following an inspiration. “How would ye Hike to go home with me, Patsey, an’ be one of my little ones? Thave two already, an’ 1 yearn for a third. Ye shall have your fill of good eatin’ an’ drinkin’, no beatin's, an’ go to school, What do ye say, my girl?” Patsey's eyes grew large with aston: Ishment, and pushing back her elfin locks, for all answer, she pressed her tender lips. upon his great, rough hand. ‘The mute appeal almost broke the big man's heart, and he brushed his eyes with the back of his. free hand. ‘Taking her up in his arms, be sald: “He ready, darlin’, in the morn when T go off duty. [ll come an’ get ye an’ have a brush with the old wom. an for ye." She pressed her cheek close to his in token of affection and thus he carried her to the corner of the alley and sat her down, bidding her be good and go to sleep without any more rampaging about. Mrs. Flanagan was as bad as her husband in such things. ‘"Tis only one more small mouth to fill, an’ we'll fil it, please God, Now, away you to bed, Mike, an’ by the time ye are ready for duty this night, I'll have the child made over so that you'll not know her.” Patsey’s lines had indeed fallen tn pleasant places, She soon forgot ner coarseness and vulgarity in the pure surroundings of a home, and, animat ed by the force of good examples, she soon became a model young lady. She was treated as one of the family, and her tractability and amiable disposi: tion captured the heart of every one with whom she came in contact. Her vivacity and beauty attracted the at: tention of many, who wondered why Flanagan bad a daughter so different from the rest of the family. “Faith, ‘Us all hereditary influence,” he explained. “There's my old wom: an Ellen, she's not a beauty, but her heart is, an’ as for myself, I'm just what ve eee. aul two of mae cities inia :. : a ut wy ¥ fl vil Oe ee ES ee Oe eR RRO after us, Did ye ever see my great: great-grandmother? No, eh? Well, she was grand; she was the beauty of the whole county, an’ ‘tis from her that my Patsey draws her looks." He said this so often in all seriousness that he not only made others believe it, but he actually believed it him- self But a turning point came in Pat- sey's life, A childless woman of means had often noticed the bright, vivacious girl, and, wanting a com anion, approached Michael and is wife on the subject. “What, me give up me own flesh ap’ blood! 1 am astonished, ma’am, that ye should make me such @ propoel tion!” “Nonsense,” sald the lady with ae perity, “ate is no more yours than she is mine. You picked her up somewhere in your ronnds. It was a jewel you found, to be sure, but I can better af- ford to give her a future thén you. Give her the chance, man. She de serves it at your hands.” ‘Then the whole story came out, and the lady was more determined than ever to have the girl, believing that blue blood was in her veins, Finally, “Michael and his wife submitted to the pain of separation for the good of the child. She herself refused and threatened to run away and hide tn the slums If they tried to force hey to leave her “cop,” as sho always called Flanagan. But gentle persua- sion accomplished the desired result, and she at last consented to be good and go with the Indy, “Remember, Patsey darlin’,” sald Flanagan in his last Interview with his pet, “I am always your father.” “You and no other shall ever find that place in my heart,” she sald as she broke from his arms and ran away sobbing as if her heart would break. Many years passed, and Flanagan did not hear from his lost Patsey, ‘That was part of the hard bargain wrung from him by the lady who adopted her, “Some time you will meet her, but better let her alone so as not to spoil her future,” was what the lady sald. By and by reverses came to the good man; first, his faithful compan- fon went, then his daughters; one af ter the other was stricken down by the great destroyer, until Flanagan, left alone, became indeed negligent Trough over-much brooding. Instead of a stern policeman running in wag: on loads of unfortunates to satisty the public clamor to suppress crime, he “was the guardian, comforter and con: soler of the afllicted, sorrowful and heavy laden in his beat. At last he was charged with being a shielder of criminals, and as he made no defense, he was “broken,” as everybody had predicted he would be. This cost him his right to a pension, and very soon he became dependent and fell il, His sister, the Widow Malone, a woman of spare means, took in washing and ironing and went out occasionally to ‘do a day's work, thus managing to keep the wolf from the door, She “would not hear to Michael's being sent to the County hospital. _ “Not while [ have the breath in me body to carn @ penny shall Mike be taken from me, 'Tis he that ought to ‘be livin’ in a palace. Hospital, in- deed!” ‘The sick man, who was really suf- fering a decline occasioned by sor- a) &.¢ Sing Was re i » Feo mM ai hs al aT in yy, eet ay Ns | imp Many, Ae Ih Sakon 1! yi row, thought of Patsey continually “She's the unly one living of all, an she'll come to her old father soon.’ By and by this thought grew upon hit until he fixed the date for her re turn to his arms, “She'll be here an Christmas morn,” he told everybody who came to see him, and on Christ mas morning he awoke early an¢ called to his sister: “Mary, I dreamed of little Patsey last night; three times I dreamed o her. [ thought she was here, Wher have you hid her, Mary?" he demand ed querulously. “Fetch her to me Mary. My heart aches to see her.” “Faith, your Patsey’s like all the rest ye spent good money on, They've all forgotten ye in your need.” “No, no, Mary, Patsey would never forget—listen, Mary,” and he held uy his finger. “The sound of wheels— they stop at the door—run, Mary, ‘tis Patsey, mavourneen.” | The door flew open and in rushed + lovely, magnificently dressed young lady, who literally east herself upor the sick man, hugging and kissing him while weeping tears of joy, Flanagan thought he was dreaming for he lay still some moments sub mitting to the delicious caresses, bul by and by his brain cleared and he awoke to the reality. — "Patsey, acushla, they're all_ gone but you, an’ you did not forget?” “Never, never, dearest father,’ sobbed the girl. “Patsey, do ye mind that ‘tis Christ -mas morn, Let us give thanks, Patses darlin’.” Which they did in eact other's arms. “Mary, I think I'll get up an’ have a turkey dinner, I've not had one for years.” “And Till have it with you,” sal¢ Patsey, “and to-morrow, too, an every day of your life hereafter yor shall have a Christmas dinner if you wish.” ‘ “Includin’ turkey, Patsey? I thin) T could ate a whole one.” “Yes, and cranberry sauce, all yor can eat,” answered Patsey, giving bin another bug WELL-KNOWN EDITOR DEAD. ‘Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull Passes ; Away at Philadelphia. Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull, D. D., the well-known editor of the Sunday School Times, died at his residence in Philadelphia at the age of 73. Dr. Trumbull was a Christian sol- dier in an actual and @ literal sense. a ae =F Vip ss 7 ‘ Y Mion beh ¢ eo Myf Pe, Dy; f I rae UU) ame) HR eye 7 Y/)} EY CEI. CE During the civil war he was the chap- Jain of @ Connecticut regiment, and on several occasions was the inmate of rebel prisons, but upon his release he invariably returned to his regiment. He was born at Stonington, Conn., Jan. 8, 1830, and received his educa- tion at Stonington Academy and Wil- Maton Seminary. He was ordained a Congregational minister in 1862, pre- vious to which he had been in the railroad business, After the close of the war he became secretary of the American Sunday School Union, and In 1878 he took charge of the Sunday School Times, He made an extensive trip to Egypt and the Holy Land fn 1881-86, and two years later was Ly- man Beecher lecturer at the Yale divinity school. Dr. Trumbull was a copious writer, chiefly on religious top- ies. Among his best-known books are “War Memories of an Army Chap- lain,” “Friendship the Master Pas: sion,” and “Kadesh-Barnea,” the latter being the outcome of Oriental investi- gation touching the wanderings of the Israelites in the exodus, REAR ADMIRAL GHERARD! DEAD. Was a Prominent Naval Commander in the Civil War. Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, U. 8. N. (retired), died at his home in Stratford, Conn., last week of diabe- tes, complicated with nephritis. ‘The admiral had made his home in that city since he retired from active serv- fee, Admiral Gherard! was prominent in many of the neval engagements of the civil war, and as early as 1862 made a name for himself in the fight with Fort Macon, and he especially distin- guished himself at the battle of Mo- bile Bay. He was born at Jackson, La., Nov. 10, 1832, and joined the navy in 1846, later passing through the naval academy. He was made a com- = = = a e wy eS NN ad a by, y Li Vass Me it /) i 4 re, sae) 4", | NE NI aa fe S Ee YAN me ey Ty Moy tht REAR ALY, GEBUL mander in 1866, captain in 1874, com- modore ten years later, and in 1887 was promoted to be a rear admiral. Meanwhile he had served on the board ot examiners for promotion and had been commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Admiral Gherardi was placed on the retired list Nov. 10, 1894, He was an officer in the Mill- tary Order of Foreign Wars. Thought Frohman Was Cheap. Charles Frohman, the theatrical manager, regretfully concludes that his appearance lacks distinction in some way. He bases this opinion on @ recent experience at the door of the Broadway theater, "I was passing in on my way to @ rehearsal,” he says, “when a young man, evidently one of the justly hated ticket scalpers, touched my elbow and offered me a dollar. ‘Say,’ he mumbled, ‘do me a little favor, will you? Go up to the box office and buy me two 50-cent seats for to-night.’ I should not have felt so insulted,” concluded Mr, Froh- man, “were it not that I aspire to look like a man who might safely engage @ box or at least an orchestra chair without exciting suspicion.” Wall Street Beggars, Begging in Wall street 1s conducted on a scale commensurate with all the big dealings in the financial district, When two well-known professional “panhandlers” were sent to prison the other day the fact came out that they bed secured $5 and a sult of clothes from D. G, Reid, $20 from William C. Whitney and $3 from W. B. Leeds of the American Tin Plate Company. Ac:- cording to the police the prisoners were members of a “panhandling” cor- poration which operated extensively throughout the Mnancial district, i BEFORE IE E — UNEABY IN NEW POSITION. “Uncle Joe” Cannon Chafes. Under Necessity for Dignity. “Unele Joe” Cannon confesses to his personal friends that he sometimes chafes under the restriction of his of. fice as speaker of the house of repre- sentatives. Way down deep in his heart he feels that he would sometimes be easier in @ rough and tumble de- bate on the floor than in the speaker's chair struggling to wield the gavel with solemn dignity and in strict ao cordance with parliamentary law. “If I could only use both hands in presid- ing over this house,” he remarked in all earnestness, “I might handle this speakership job with more satisfaction to myself and in a manner more ac- ceptable to the brethren on the floor. It’s no use, I can't do myself justice in talking when I am compelled by cus- tom to keep my hands still. I am ill at ease when I try to strike a digni- fied attitude with one hand resting on the book of rules and the other lean- {ng on the gavel, 1 give more thought to controlling my hands than I do to what I am trying to say.” MACARTHUR must EXPLAIN, General to Be Asked About His Pre- diction of War With Germany. It ts announced from Washington Gen. Arthur MacArthur will be called upon by Secretary Root to explain his statement at Honolulu that war be- tween the United States and Ger many is inevitable, The denial by the general of the correctness of statements in Col. Jones’ report to Governor Carter at Honolulu was regarded as carrying with it the nature of an explanation, |, gees \ WA MM Ly) h, NON Wt), HY We? & Rs ¥ RNS LL ARTIC * but it was held that remarks of the character delivered in private con- versation did not necessarily shield an officer from the requirement of an ex- planation, It was therefore decided, in view of the publicity given and the import- ant bearing of the matter to call for an explanation from Gen. MacArthur when he returns here the latter part of the month, CHINESE SETTLE IN HAWAII. SE ee ee eee oe eo Men from the Islands. An investigation that has been car ried on in Hawaii by the American Federation of Labor has brought out some facts that are of interest to all American wage workers, It appears that Hawail is to-day a Chinese colony, ruled by @ handful of sugar planters. ut of a population of 154,000, 87,000 sre Mongolians and only 28,000 are Americans and Europeans. Wages are being lowered to the Chinese standard and the planters aro now bringing in 10,000 Coreans, who will work for still lower wages, ‘The Mongolians have driven out the hackmen, storekeepers, clerks, bar- bers, restaurant keepers and mechan- ‘ice. From present appearances it would seem as though Hawall were to be made a half-way house between China and the United States as soon 4s the Chinese exclusion act can be evaded, TALKS OF ECONOMIC REFORMS, University Professor Sees Sweeping Changes In the Future. Prof. Albion Woodbury Small, who predicts sweeping economic reforms, has been head of the department of sociology in the University of Chi @ ty 7 G SY gs 77) ay yi LYN Fray TH PENS HH CAS ra ow PT ‘a mS / JF a s SG | hy , AY) s 4 MY Y) es” Aaa PROF ALBION. W. SMALL pago since 1892, He was born al Buckfield, Me., May 11, 1854, and is « graduate of Colby College and of Newton Theological Seminary. He also has studied in the universities of Berlin and Leipsic. Prof. Small was president of Colby Coliege from 188% 0 1892 and is editor of the Americar Journal of Sociology. ‘Sun's Nays tor wationte, Dr. Pelegin in the Maritime Alps makes his patients live in houses set on turn tables, go that all sides may De exposed to the sun's raya, Bings to the Sick. The following advertisement recent ly appeared: “I will gladly sing to the sick or those who are unable to leave ‘thelr homes.” Urban Population, Thirty-seven per cent of the Amerb @an people now live in cities of more than 4,000 inbabitants. con foie! @Another club woman, Mrs. Haule, of Edgerton, Wis., tells how she was cured of irregulari- ties and uterine trouble, terrible pains and backache, by the use ‘of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, “Dean Mns, Pirgnau:—A while ago my health began to fail because of female troubles. The doctor did not ee I remembered that my mother hi used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound on many oo- easions for ieregu larities and uterine troubles, and I felt sure that it could bat harm me at any rate to give it a rial “I was certainly glad to find that within a week I felt much better, the terrible pains in the back and side were beginning to cease, and at the time of menstruation I did not have nearly as scrious # time as heretofore, #0 I continued its use for two months, and at the end of that time I was like ‘& new woman. I really have never felt better in my life, have not hada tick headache since, and weigh 20 ounds more than I ever did, so I un- Fesitatin ly recommend your medi+ cine."— Mya, May Havre, Edgerton, Wis. Pree. omehold, peraic Club. igoncinenece cannot be produced tN POM cae eee ? Harveat Werk. ‘The harvest of wheat alone engages About 1,000,000 mon and 60,000 teams three months of the summer, while at least 10,000 women are needed to pre- Pare food for the workers. The har- vest of other crops employ leas men, but the entire number of harvesters needed in gathering the crops of the United States has been estimated at /1,520,700—that {s, exclusive of the ‘farmers that reside on their own land and aid in the harvest. Sensible Housekeepers will have Defiance Starch, not alone because they get one-third more for the same money, but also because of superior quality, . Moorish Water Clocks, Among the curious features of To Jedo which unfortunately remain no longer, were water clocks, devised by & Moorish genius named Az-Zarcal, who placed them on the banks of the ‘Tagus so that the people could read the time, They were run by water Power, and were so famous that Dantel Merlac, an English astronomer, came all the way from Oxford in 1186 to study them. Rielethie M@alleans. Count Zappelin having again ao quired the necessary funds, will re new the experiments with dirigible balloons on Lake Constance, which he discontinued a year ago, Modern Horticulture. “It do beat all how many people atr gofn’ in fer hortyculter,” remarked Farmer Sorghum, “I don’s see nothin’ in the papers no more ‘cept somethin’ "bout graftin'’.” Origin of Drug Store Signs. Colored globes in drug store wins dows were first displayed by the Moors of Arabia and Spain, Wall Remembered. Valley City, N. Dak., Dec. 14.—Two years ago Mrs. Matida M. Boucher of this place suffered a great deal with a dizziness in her head. She was cured of this by a remedy called Dodd's Kid- ney Pills, and han not been troubled since. Shortly afterwards she had a bed Dilfous attack, and for this she used Diamond Dinner Pills and was com pletely cured in a short time, Tn January, 1903, she had an attack of Sciatica, of which she says: “I was almost helpless with the Sct atica, but remembering what Dodd's Xidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills had done for me before, I commenced & treatment of these medicines and in threo wecks I was completely restored to health, I have great faith in these medicines, for they have been of so much benefit to me.” Dodd's Kidney Pills are very popular {n Bornes County, having made a reat many splendid cures of Sciatica, Rheumatism and Kidney Troubles. Many families use no other medicine, Brave men scarcely ever faint um less their wives ask them to discharge the cook. Sirius, the Star of Bethlehem Theory of Profs. Forbes and Servis Refuted—Kepler's Hypothesis Untenable—Star in the East Must Have Been a Magian Star—Were the Magi, or Wise Men, Keltic Druids? THE MONUMENTS OF THE TOMB OF THE MONKS The Star of Bethlehem is a theme of wondrous power. It has fascinated sages of the East and philosophers of the West. It has been discussed these nineteen hundred years by men of varying minds with a freshness that never fails. It excites a glow of fervid love in the breast of the saint. It kindles the dying embers of hope in the soul of the sinner. It is the ray of Heaven's own light to the afflicted. it beckons the prodigal back to the Father's home. It gives strength to the living. It brings peace to the dying. But though a mystery of awe to angels, it is a Symbol of Love Divine to men. As such it cannot fail to profoundly interest every intelligent inquirer after truth. That we may the better understand the subject and more thoroughly appreciate the ways of God with man, I propose to treat the subject under the following heads: 1. The star was a real, true, bona fide star—not a mere temporary miraculous creation for the specific purpose. It is allowed by all authorities that the Magi, or Wise Men, were learned. They would, therefore, make use of words and terms with discrimination. But not only were they learned, they were astronomers. Hence, when they used an astronomical term, they would use the appropriate word or phrase descriptive of the object referred to. They use the word "aster," which means an ordinary and permanent star, not an extraordinary and temporary one. Now, in the Bible star is used only in a twofold signification—literally or figuratively. In its figurative sense it The image provided is too blurry to accurately recognize any text. It appears to be a grayscale photograph of a landscape with a mountainous terrain. means a king or other civil ruler, an ecclesiastical teacher, and perhaps an angel. It is not used in its metaphorical sense here. Therefore it means a real star. 2. It was a star in motion—it changed its position in the heavens. Motion is characteristic of all the heavenly bodies; and the words of the sacred narrative are, "The star went before them till it came." When first they saw the star it occupied a particular spot in the sky. Now, however, it has a different position, not relatively because of the change in the field of observation, but absolutely by change of location in the heavens. No doubt the motion was a movement in its orbit. This will appear more plainly from our next proposition. 3. It was a star that had an aster-tice—it stood at a particular point in the sky above them. The statement is very distinct: "It came and stood over where the young child was." 4. It was a star that moved in an orbit—it had a periodic time. This is a most remarkable statement. We are told that Herod privately learned of the Magi "what time the star appeared." The margin of the Revised Version gives us a better, because a more correct translation of the phrase; it is, "The time of the star that appeared." But the literal rendering is "the time of the appearing star." 5. It was a star that had a relative position in the sky—it was in the east. Assuming that the correct rendering of "anatole" is "in the east," then it has reference to that particular part of the heavens to the east of the observer. The observers, therefore, must have been west of Jerusalem. This is a point to be borne in mind, as we shall have to refer to it more particularly later on. The conclusion here arrived at is contrary to the generally received opinion. As far as I am aware, it is universally held that the Magi were resident or located in the east at the time the star appeared to them. Yet according to the plain terms of the statement, they must have been located in the west. Anatole means (1) the rising of the heavenly bodies from the horizon; (2) the dawn or dayspring; (3) the east or Orient. Whichever meaning you adopt the beholder must have been west of the star. The star must have pointed to or been at Jerusalem when first observed by the Wise Men. Therefore the Wise Men must have been west of Jerusalem. --- By Rev. F. P. Duffy, M. D., Secretary of the American Church Bible Institute. 6. It was a fixed star—not erratic in its movements. The term "star" was used by the Wise Men. But they were skilled astronomers and knew the difference between a star, a planet, a comet or a meteor, for all of which there were distinct names. Hence planet, comet, meteor are ruled out by the word aster (star). And hence we conclude that the Star in the East was a fixed star. seen, the Star of Bethlehem had periodic time, which must necessarily have corresponded with "the fullness of time." But the periodic times of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn are all known and are of short duration. Even we apply the periodic time to the conjunctions of the planets the objective still holds good. The times of the conjunctions are known and are parapertively short. So that attracti 7. It was a star in the sign Pisces of the zodiac—the Sign of Judea. This is an important factor. Among the ancients there was a part of the heavens called the zodiac. It was a belt encircling the heavens on each side of the ecliptic, or apparent path of the sun among the stars, within which the larger planets always remain. It extended to eight degrees on either side of the ecliptic. It was divided into twelve parts called the Signs of the Zodiac. The different countries of the earth were divided among the twelve signs. Judea belonged to the sign pisces, the twelfth. The Magi, like all other astrologers or astronomers, believed in that division. So far we have traced some of the necessary conditions of the star. Let us now try and discover the star that fulfils these conditions. In doing so we shall briefly discuss the different theories put forth and held by different people, some of them men of great eminence in their own particular sphere. We shall also show the untenableness of the different hypothesis. I--The star was not an angel. No less a father of the church than Theophylact held this view. He believed it was an angelic apparition. No doubt 1. The image shows a black and white photograph of a landscape with a river flowing through it. The river is wide and appears to be a major waterway in the area. The surrounding terrain is flat with some patches of vegetation. The sky is clear with no visible clouds. The overall mood of the image is calm and serene. angels were sent on messages from Heaven to men, and the Angel Gabriel was used in the Annunciation. But the angelic vision would disappear with the accomplishment of the object. Not so the star; it remained. II—The star was not a meteor. This view has been largely held. It is asserted that some kind of meteoric phenomenon would best meet the necessities of the case. But any meteor drawn to the earth would either be consumed by the atmospheric friction or else would fall to the ground and become extinguished. Its appearance would be almost momentary. III—The star was not a comet. One of the greatest fathers of the church, Oregon, held this view. But not all the weight of Oregon's great scholarship could obtain credence for such a belief. Just recently this theory of a comet has been revived, unconsciously, however, that Oregon was the father of it. Prof. David Forbes in England and Prof. Serviss in America both claimed to have identified the Star of Bethlehem with Halley's comet. At the time I refuted the theory in an article that appeared in the Chicago Evening Post. April 11, 1903. IV—The star was not a conjunction of planets. This is the most feasible as well as fascinating theory. It is that of the great astronomer, Kepler. He calculated that there was a conjunction of Mars and Jupiter on the night of Dec. 25 in the year of Rome 747. Next year Saturn joined Mars and Jupiter, and according to Dean Alford, the eminent commentator, the light of the three planets blended and appeared to the beholder as one light. What a beautiful illustration of Trinity in Unity—the lights of three planets blended into one light! Ideler confirmed Kepler's calculation as to the conjunction of the planets. Wieseler, who followed, makes the conjunction in A. U. C. 750, the year of the Nativity now agreed upon by the learned. It is remarkable too that the conjunction of the planets took place in the sign pisces, the Sign of Judae. This theory is also free from the objections above referred to. But beautiful as is the theory, Biblical conditions compel us to reject it. Christ's birth took place, according to St. Paul, in "the fulness of time." This fulness of time is an astronomical expression meaning the completion of a cycle, or the revolution of a sphere in its orbit. That cycle, or revolution, occupied thousands of years in its completion. As we have seen, the Star of Bethlehem had a periodic time, which must necessarily have corresponded with "the fullness of time." But the periodic times of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn are all known and are of short duration. Even if we apply the periodic time to the conjunctions of the planets the objection still holds good. The times of the conjunctions are known and are comparatively short. So that attractive as is the theory of Kepler, we must dismiss it, and look elsewhere. There is one star which fulfills all the conditions. (a) It was in an especial sense the Magi's star. (b) It has a periodic time. (c) Its revolution is of indefinite length. (d) It was in the sign Pisces at the birth of our Lord, (e) I believe we can find a peculiarity by which it could be called "His Star." That star was Sirius, the brightest in the firmament of heaven Before we can arrive at our final conclusion it is necessary to learn something about the Wise Men, or Magi. Who were the Magi? Where did they come from? The etymology of the word Magi is involved in much doubt. It is generally supposed to be primarily a Persian word, but the Persian is only a form of the original. Our word Magus, of which Magi is the plural, is but the Latin rendering of the Greek Magos, the Persian of which is probably Maz. Maz is cognate to Maj in Major, Mag in Magnus and Meg in Megas (Rawlinson). "It is an intensive and means much or all." In Ahura-Maz-da, Persian name for God, it means the all wise or all powerful. It is clear, however, that the Persians borrowed the word, as they as- THE MONK similated the priesthood, from the Medians, and the Medians received it from the Accaddians, who inhabited the country afterwards called Babylonia. The Accaddians were the "Highlanders" who descended from the mountainous region of Elam" (Sayce). The statement of the evangelist, "There came wise men from the east to Jerusalem," may seem to militate against this view, but in reality it strengthens it. The phrase is apo anatole, "from the east." Apo is a preposition of severance. It means "far from," when motion is excluded, as in this instance. (See Liddell & Scott, Greek Dictionary). Its relation is to something external. Had the Magi lived in the east the preposition used would be "ek." Apo "marks in strictness the separation of objects externally; not in or within another, for in respect to such ek is used." (Robinson: Lexicon of the New Testament). Indeed apo not infrequently has the force of negation, and equals a not. Apo anatole, therefore, excludes every part of the east as the residence of the Magi. The Irish claim to be descended from Magog, the grandson of Noah. They originally came from Scythia. Their language belongs to the Scythic tongue or stock of languages, which connects them with the ancient Accadians. This is the same stock and race to which we traced the Magi. The original country of the Magi and Gael is the same. It is well known that the Irish were some centuries ago known as Scots. Scot comes from Scuit, and this is the Irish for Scythia. The Greek vocalization of Scuit was Skuthes, and later Skotos. (See Keating's History of Ireland and the Century Dictionary.) From Scuit comes "Scut," a term of derision, referring to the short garment or kelt of the Scot (Irish). In the seventh century before Christ the Greeks came in contact with a race "whom they called Scythians. An exacter form of the name was Scoloti. Herodotus and Hippocrates clearly distinguisht the Scolots, or true Scythians, from all their neighbors. (Encyclopedia Britannica.) It will be seen at a glance that Scot(o)ts is but a different linguistic way of spelling Scot or Scuit. The Irish word Druld means wisdom or Magian. It is worthy of record that the Irish Scriptures render "there came wise men from the east" by "there came Drulds from the east." The Irish words are: "Draocho n oaird --- shoir go Hierusalem," which shows the Irish belief that the Druids were Magians. It is a matter of history that part of the Gaels or Irish in the westward movement of the race returned by the valley of the Danube and settled in Asia Minor. They prefixed their own name to Asia, and called their abode Gael-Asia, or Galatia, as it came to be spelled. Whether the Druids or Magi to whom the Star of Bethlehem appeared were residents of Ireland, Scythia, or Galatia is immaterial, for they were all the same Gaile race. Having, as I hope, made it clear that it was to the Gaeli priests or Druids that the star of Bethlehem appeared, let us go back to primitive times, when Magism was incorporated with Zorasterism. Besides Ahura-Mazda there were the Amesha-Spentas, or "the Immortal Holy Ones." There was a third class lower than the Amesha-Spentas. Among this class were Mithra and Tistrya. Mithra was the spirit of light, or the sun. Tistrya was the spirit of the brightest star in the firmament, or Sirius. Ultimately Mithra became associated with Ahura-Mazda and placed almost on an equality with him. So we may exclude Mithra from our calculations. Tistrya, next to the Divinity, became the object of the Magi's reverence. Sirius was his star, and thus became to the Magi "the star." Balaam, the Rab-Mag, Chief Magian, or Arch Druid of his time, was a prophet like larbonel of the Gaels. In his prophecy, which still lives, he uttered, under the inspiration of Jeho- ```markdown ``` vah, "The star shall come out of Jacob. " Sirius was "the star" to all the Magians. The stars symbolized kings or rulers. He whom Sirius symbolized, therefore, would be greatest of all kings. If we could connect Sirius in any way with Jacob at the time of the Nativity there could be no question as to the star of Bethlehem. And we can do it. The twelfth sign of the Zodiac was Pisces. And Pisces was the Sign of Palestine, or Jacob, or land of Judea. That part of the heavens known as Pisces presented a most remarkable spectacle at the time of the Nativity. There the splendor of the heavens appeared to culminate. The sun seemed to shine with a deeper effulgence. Meteors, precursors of some mighty event, flashed athwart the sky. Comets shot from out the darkness of space and illuminated the sign with their flery flow. Mars and Jupiter and Saturn halted in their orbits to focus their lights into one mighty blaze in Pisces. And wondrous sight! The star—the Magians' Star—his star—Sirius—enters Pisces, and is now in Jacob! This wondrous event occurred in B. C. 5. The heliacal rising of Sirius took place on the same day in four successive years, the fifth, fourth, third and second B. C. There is something most remarkable about this heliacal rising. It is on the same day. But sameness is unify. It thus symbolizes the Unity of the Deity. Then, assuming that B. C. 4 is the correct year of the Nativity, which scholars assert, there was one year before the birth and three after it. In the symbolism of numbers one is Unity and three Trinity. But the one year before birth signified the past revelation of God, or unity of the Deity. The three years after the birth symbolized the new revelation, the Trinity of Persons. Lastly unity and trinity (one year + three years) equal the complete and perfect number four, the years that Sirius may be said to have remained in Pisces. This symbolism occurs with the rising of Sirius, which signified the rising of the Light of the World. It was as if, whilst heaven's arches rang with the angels' loud acclaim, Sirius flashed through space, "Arise! Shine! For thy light is come!" Ravenswood, Chicago, Feast of the Nativity, 1903. Copyright, 1904 by F. P. Duffy. RELIGIOUS COMMENT All Is of God. All is of God! If He but wave His hand. The mists collect, the rain falls thick and loud. Till with a smile of light on sea and land. Lo! He looks back from the departing cloud. Angels of Life and Death alike are His. Without his leave they pass no thresh- old on ear. Who, then, would wish or dare, believing this. Against His messengers to shut the door" —Longfellow. QUIET HOUR The Bright Side of Life. "Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing."—P. c. 2. Our environment is one of exceeding beauty, but it is a matter of temperament and disposition whether we appreciate and enjoy it or not. The eyes of the body may be so so defective that the sight is dim, and the eyes of the soul can be affected in the same way. If I had the power, therefore, and wanted to make a man happier in his surroundings, I should not change the surroundings, but rather the man. Nobody gets out of his life half as much as God has put into it. Our egotism will not allow us to blame ourselves for this, and so we find a wretched kind of relief in blaming the Almighty. We wonder why he does not arrange matters differently, and at the same time the angels are wondering why we do not see things differently. There is no sunset for one whose eyes are closed, and there is no joy for one who believes himself to be badly treated. There never yet was an environment so perfect that a man could not find fault with it if he had a bitter soul, nor an environment so full of hardship that a man could not find some comfort in it if he was willing to look and knew where to look The chief mission of religion, as I understand it, is, first, to change a man's attitude toward events by the necromancy of faith in God's love and wisdom, and, second, to so inform him that he will know how to use his life to the best advantage. That is what is meant by the new birth, and in very truth the general outlook becomes so different from anything before experienced that no greater change could be made if he were to be literally born again. The catalogue of things to be grateful for is very large. What a pleasure, for instance, it is to be alive, and what a beautiful mystery life is! To think, to feel, to aspire, to reach out with speculative daring towards the stars, to dream of other worlds like this, to take a still loftier flight and explore that far-away country which we call heaven—how marvelous a creature is man, what a perfect piece of machinery he is if regarded from the standpoint of materialism even, and how much more marvelous when you recognize that inferior something which is independent of the mere machine and will live a better and broader life without it after the airy nothing which we call death has done its little all. But take the next step. The chief object in life is not to know, but to be, and events have been so arranged that if we use them skillfully they will each one of them become a stepping stone to higher things. The soul of childhood is nothing but a bundle of undeveloped possibilities; the powers of an archangel are packed within that narrow space. The soul grows just as the body does—no one knows how; but, strangely enough, when the body has reached its maturity the soul is still in its adolescence, and sooner or later you face the curious fact that every man is a double, and that when one part of him is in the ripe fruit the other part is still in blossom. Now, if what you call your religion does not practically convince you that life can be made very beautiful as well as holy, and does not persuade you that there is joy to be found almost everywhere if you will train your eyes to look for it, then put that religion aside and go to Christ for a new set of truths. When God has given you something, do not take what man gives you in its stead. Your creed is well enough if you leave it on the shelf, but you must keep the Sermon on the Mount within reach for constant use. Yes, there are sighs and tears, but one may even weep with hope, and your sorrow at the setting of the sun is cheered by the promise of a better morrow. There is no experience which may not be used for your benefit if you and God engage in the task together—Rev. Geo. H. Hepworth. Invisible Light Light itself may be invisible. The recent developments in photography, and especially in astronomical photography, reveal the fact that light exists even when our eyes are entirely unable to discern the least ray. A photograph of Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc was taken not long since during the night, when apparently there was no light. The black plates in the camera exposed for hours will gradually be snowed over by white patches which represent the light from suns entirely invisible even through the strongest telescopes. There is more light abroad in the universe than we can be aware of by our present senses. But the prepared and sensitized film seems to be endured with marvelous power to re- veal to us unknown and absolutely countless worlds of glory and magnificence. So we may be sure that divine influences, which our feeble and blunt powers may not discern, are working (beside those of whose power we know and on which we reckon), and the spirit of man prepared and made sensitive by the Spirit of God, may receive light, not always visible to us. Christians should pray that the Holy Spirit may prepare many a heart for him who is the Light of the World, for there are rays of light both visible and invisible flooding the universe that come only from him, and these fall upon the evil or unlikely or lowly hearts of men everywhere. From this thought we may gather courage to speak the word for God to those who seem to have no sense of him. Our feeble vision may have perceived no mark of the Spirit's working—but he may have silently and invisibly prepared the way for the very words it has been given us to speak—Mrs Merrill E. Gates. Safety in God's Companionship Life has been compared to a coach, of which Time is the horse and judgment the driver. The changeful journey of a human life comprises many moral stages. At one time the horse have thrown off control. Judgment has lost its hold upon the reins, and passions hold them in her lawless grasp. Peril menaces the hapless passenger. A crowd of grim pursuers named Wickedness are trying to leap on and make the journey with him, and to turn the horse's head into that dismal path which "is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death." There is One you must take with you in the drive of life, or your journey will end in darkness and gloom. That One is Christ. He follows you with the glorious gospel of salvation, and often lays his gentle and restraining hand upon the neck of your too eager steed. He says, "This drive of life began in sin, and must end in ruin unless you let me come and sit beside you." He persuaded then, to take Christ as a fellow passenger. We often hear men exhorted to come to Christ, but here is Christ come to you. He has come to take away your sin, to drive away your darkness. Sweet Trust in God What a vast proportion of our lives is spent in anxious and useless bodilies concerning the future—either our own or that of our dear ones! Present joys, present blessings, slip by and we miss half their flavor, and all for want of faith in him who provides for the tiniest insect in the sun beam. Oh, when shall we learn the sweet trust in God that our little children tell us every day by their confiding faith in us? We, who are so mutable, so faulty, so irritable, so unjust; and he, who is so watchful, so pitiful, so loving, so forgiving? Why cannot we, slipping our hand into his each day, walk trustingly over that day's appointed path, thorny or flowery, crooked or straight, knowing that evening will bring us sleep, peace and home?—Phillips Brooks. Preserving Individuality. Respect your individuality. It is a good thing to recall that we stand alone, that we are insulated from all our fellows, that each of us stands our distinctly before God as if there were not another being on the planet. Realize this constantly. Do not confound yourself with other people, do not lean upon other people; stand on your feet. We saw an article the other day in which the writer insisted that roses ought to be grown on their own roots; he said such roses were stronger and safer, and that they thus came to the utmost perfection of their splendid nature. It is the same with men. Keep on defining your individuality, hold personal fellowship with God, grow on your own roots, grow for eternity.—Rev. W. L. Watkinson. True Christian Love. We may, if we choose, make the worst of one another. Everyone has his weak points; everyone has his faults; we may make the worst of these; we may fix our attention constantly upon them. But we may also make the best of one another. We may forgive, even as we hope to be forgiven. We may put ourselves in the place of others and ask what we should wish to be done to us, and thought of us, were we in their place. By loving whatever is lovable in those around us, love will flow back from them to us, life will become a pleasure instead of a pain, and earth will become not unworthy followers of him whose name is Love. Heaven in Little Things; Every task is worthy of our heat endeavor. There is no work given us in which all our powers cannot be well employed. The world needs not so much those who can do great things as those who can and will do little things well. If in some desolate heathen land all the common people should suddenly come to appreciate personal cleanliness, comfortable clothing, wholesome food and health-giving work, it would seem as if heaven had begun there, even if in all the country there were not a grand organ, a fine painting, or a great book. 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The tomb of David, King of Israel, is still pointed out to travelers in Palestine, and despite its age is in a remarkably good state of preservation. David died in 1015 B C., and was buried in the "City of David." His tomb because the supplicer of several subsequent kings and one of the sacred places of the kingdom. It stands on Mount Zion, at Jerusalem, just outside of the city wall. Recovered His Voice. A case is recorded of a sailor, who had lost his voice form some illness, suddenly recovering it in a theater. Having gone to this place of entertainment he was highly amused by the drollness of the clown. In his excitement he made an effort to give vent to his feelings, and, to his surprise and joy, found his voice restored. The Longest Bridge The longest bridge in the world is the Lion bridge, near Sangang, in China. It extends five and a quarter miles over an arm of the Yellow sea, and is supported by 300 huge stone arches. The roadway is seventy feet above the water, and is enclosed in an iron network. Prospects of Longevity A doctor says that persons who attain their thirtieth year without suffering from any serious disease are likely—all things being equal—to live till they are at least seventy-three years of age. Bridal Wreaths. While a bridal wreath in this country is usually composed of orange blossom, Germany uses myrtle Italy white roses, Spain red roses, Greeco vine-leaves, and Bohemia rosemary. Most Valuatic book The most valuable book ever published by a private citizen was probably the catalogue of the Walters collection of pictures and ceramics in Baltimore. Propagating Fish The United States has gone into the propagating business to the extent of hatching and distributing nearly 1. 200,000,000 fish a year. Courage. Fear overcome by will spells courage. Courage born of ignorance or insensibility is an inferior quality. To Honor Garibaldi. Buenos Ayres proposes to erect a monument in honor of the memory of Garbaldi: We must save the dollars. Money takes all the color out of a man's skin and the kink out of his hair; makes rich and curly. To do this it requires moral training. What we want to do is to begin at the foot of the ladder and climb up; not stand at the top and fall down. What we want is Arteluctual seeking of life, business sagacity. His closing words were: "God moves in mysterious ways wonders to perform. LESSONS IN ART NEEDLE WORK. The ladies of St. Pancreas Guild are giving every Thursday from 1 to 4 p. m. at 615 East Sixth street. These lessons in needle work are given at a very small price. The Missouri State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs will hold its fourth annual meeting at St. Joseph, Mo., December 28 and 29 in the audience room of the A. M. E. church. It is hoped that the women's clubs of women workers in charitable organizations or culture clubs of various kinds in the cities and towns of our state will send delegates to this meeting, to confer upon ways and means by which the women may assist in the development of the race. Let our women come together, organize and compare notes in measures for improvement. The fees are low—10 cents per capita. There will be a rate of one fare for round trip. Anna W. Jones, Kansas City, president. Carrie C. Helms, St. Louis, secretary. MANAGEMENT OR THE IMPERIAL BREWING CO., OFFERS INSULT TO NEGROES. The fact that the management of the Imperial Brewing company has offered insult after insult to the Negro race of this city should generally be known. As was stated in our issue of several weeks ago, the Imperial Brewing company had charge of Forest park and every Negro who dared to venture there was told to leave at once. It is stated also that the Imperial Brewing company has control of the Willis Wood theatre, where colored ladies are invited to either take the gallery where toughs sit, or leave the house. This instance of incivility has been particularly crushing to the feelings of our wives and daughters. This company conducts a brewery, the product of which it is expected shall be consumed by the general public. The Imperial company has made a strong bid for Negro patronage so far as the drinking of its beer is concerned and thousands of dollars have gone into its coffers as the result. But it is now time for the Negro to look up at the sign before he enters a saloon for a glass of beer and if he sees the word "Imperial," pass it by. There is plenty of other beer brewed by men who would not think of offering the manner of insult to the colored race which has been directed by the Imperial Brewing company, and it behooves the Negroes to retaliate by rejecting the use of its beer. CLOTHING Remarkable special inte THING SALE! Markable Items of social interest to Men Right now, in the heart of the season, when you are most concerned about the matter of clothes, we are enabled to place before you vitally interesting specials. Not a few garments representing broken lots, but big quantities, large assortments, at very unusual prices. CLOTHING SALE! Remarkable Items of special interest to Men Right now, in the heart of the season, when you are most concerned about the matter of clothes, we are enabled to place before you vitally interesting specials. Not a few garments representing broken lots, but big quantities, large assortments, at very unusual prices. MEN'S SUITS $15.00. At a Saving of from $5.00 to $10.00 on Every Suit. That's the bold statement of a fact. They're made of the Finest Quality Fabrics—the very best kinds of worsteds, in the hard finished and unfinished varieties; handsome Scotch Chevlot effects, in bright colorings. Then, these Suits are Hand Tailored, not with a few external evidences of handwork, but with all inside parts carefully wrought by the most experienced hand workers. So many good styles among them that choosing is made quick work of. At a Saving of from $5.00 to $10.00 on Every Suit. That's the bold statement of a fact. They're made of the Finest Quality Fabrics—the very best kinds of worsteds, in the hard finished and unfinished varieties; handsome Scotch Cheviot effects, in bright colorings. Then, these Suits are Hand Tailored, not with a few external evidences of handwork, but with all inside parts carefully wrought by the most experienced hand workers. So many good styles among them that choosing is made quick work of. 350 Suits in all, made of fabrics that are positively all wool. Surprisingly good looking suits that are in every way dependable. Black worsteds and Thibets, stylish fancy cheviot effects in beautiful, clear colorings—all here in large variety. Coats are made with hand lapels, hand padded collars and hair cloth fronts, ment shapeliness. Cut over this season's newest pat-'S OVERCOATS, $20.00. Excellent $25.00 Values. On paid to fabrics nowadays by the average man—until show. That's our end of it—to know that the fabrics we wear resisting. Help yourself to any of these Coats see goes with it. Made in the best styles of our fore-plain or with belted backs. Everyone talks "fit" these you'd take a trial at it, and you will. If you're inter- these garments. 350 Suits in all, made of fabrics that are positively all wool. Surprisingly good looking suits that are in every way dependable. Black worsteds and Thibets, stylish fancy cheviot effects in beautiful, clear colorings—all here in large variety. Coats are made with s and lapels, hand padded collars and hair cloth fronts, manent shapeliness. Cut over this season's newest pat- close fitting collars and lapels, hand which insures permanent shapeliness. terns—fit perfectly. MEN'S OVERC Excellent $2 Not so much attention paid to fabrics wear signs begin to show. That's our are good, strong and wear resisting.—our broad guarantee goes with it. most manufacturers—plain or with belt days—we would rather you'd take a tr ested enough to see these garments. MEN'S OVERCOATS. $20.00. Not so much attention paid to fabrics nowadays by the average man—until wear signs begin to show. That's our end of it—to know that the fabrics are good, strong and wear resisting. Help yourself to any of these Coats—our broad guarantee goes with it. Made in the best styles of our fore-most manufacturers—plain or with belted backs. Everyone talks "fit" these days—we would rather you'd take a trial at it, and you will, if you're interested enough to see these garments. (West End, Grand Avenue Floor.) Emery, Bird Thayer & Co. Successors to BULLENE, MOORE, EMERY & CO. Emery, Bird Successors to BULLENE, MOORE. Bird Thayer Co. BULLENE, MOORE, EMERY & CO. NOTICE. ```markdown ``` For Christmas and New Year cards see Rhodes. We have the experience and the education to put drugs together scientifically. Filling a prescription is not merely mixing up the ingredients carelessly in any fashion. May we place at your service the care and skill of a perfectly equipped pharmacy? When you need medicine we can promise you such efficiency in the preparation as could nowhere be excelled. Our prescription department is our first care—it is our trade, too. In spite of our desire for business, we gladly wish you good health all your days. When you do need medicine, though, command us, and you are sure to get exactly what is prescribed for you. J. F. Mc CAMPBELL. TOO MUCH CARE. There can't be too much care in filling prescriptions. Errors in our prescription department are as near to being impossible as skill and unlimited caution can make them. When you take a prescription to a drug store, you have to trust the druggist to fill it right. You, yourself, can't tell. It's not like buying bread or cheese. We promise you that your confidence will be well placed if you trust us. We never omit an ingredient from a prescription, and we never substitute something else for one of the ingredients. If we can't fill your prescription right, we won't fill it at all. If we can, we'll do it as the doctor wants it done. Give Thanks. Give thanks for something and you will find something to give thanks for. No one is so poor as not to be comparatively rich. Envy is the mother of poverty, charity the parent of wealth and contentment the open way to Heaven.—Universalist Leader. Makes Millions of Spoils. In Maine there are sixteen spool factories that cut up enough white birch trees to make 300,000,000 spools a year, about which are ultimately wound 50,000,000 yards of thread. Turpentine for Scratches There are still a few people in the world who do not know that turpentine poured on a cut or scratch (the very first thing) will prevent soreness and insure quick healing. Helping Your Neighbor. The good man will always render his neighbor what assistance he can, especially if he wants to marry the neighbor's daughter. Activity on the Moon. Prof. Lapworth, regarding the moon with a geologist's eye, feels convinced that it is an active and living world. Manchuria is Costly. The Russian government has expended over $300,000,000 in Manchuria. MEN'S SUITS $9.75. A Clear $5.00 Saving Here. Berlin Cloak Co. Children's Day To-Morrow. ```markdown ``` Children THE IMPERIAL Is Now Being Managed by at Ind and Oak. When you are in this part of the City Stop in. Line Up Boys and have a good social game of pool at..... NEW CENTURY POOL HALL I have a nice line of cigars and tobacco.....Sam Jones to shine your shoes and S. L. Clemens, the barber. GRAND. TOM NORWOOD. ```markdown ``` SAMPLE SALE NOW GOING ON AT The PARIS 1117 MAIN STREET. IF YOU HAVE NEGLECTED Attending our great closing out sale of Sheet Music and Musical Instruments, you have done yourself an injustice. Think what we're doing! We are offering BELOW COST one of the largest Music stocks in the West. If you, personally, care anything for music, or if you have a friend who would appreciate it, buy it now. You will have no such opportunity to get Music of this kind at such remarkably low prices again in a long time to come. Much of it is going at a clear loss. arl Hoffman MUSIC COMPANY 820 N. MILLAUT ST. KANSAS CITY, MN. 6 MAIN STREET. Special To-Mo Extraordinary 300 Military Coats, made who recently failed ond on at a price for cash. You g 123 Coats at - Regular $12. 177 Coats at - Regular price - This lot includ n's Day To-N Special Sale To-Morrow Extraordinary Bargains 10 Military Coats, made for a big St. Louis who recently failed on this account sold at a price for cash. You get the benefit. 23 Coats at $6 Regular $12.00 values. 77 Coats at $10 Regular price, $18.00. This lot include all colors. Pay To-Morrow Extraordinary Bargains 300 Military Coats, made for a big St. Louis firm who recently failed on this account sold to us at a price for cash. You get the benefit. 123 Coats at $6.98 Regular $12.00 values. 177 Coats at $10.00 Regular price, $18.00. This lot include all colors. Big Bargains will be offered. See them before Buying. DAVID T. BEALS, President, FERNANDO P. NEAL, Vice-Presst. Union Nation KANSAS CITY Statement as made to the Comptroller close of business RESOURCES Loans and discounts..... U. S. Bonds, at par..... Municipal Bonds at par..... Cash and Signat Exchange..... Total..... LIABILITY Capital Stock..... Surplus Fund..... Undivided profits..... Unearned interest..... National Bank Notes Outstanding..... Deposits.... Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. is made to the Comptroller of the Cure close of business Feb. 6, 1903. Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. Statement as made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business Feb. 6, 1903. RESOURCES Ins and discounts..... $8,981,74 Bonds, at par..... $ 523,000.00 National Bonds at par..... 827,441.14 and Signat Exchange..... 4,180,685.29 5,081.1 Total..... $11,012.5 Loans and discounts ..... $8,981,798.36. U. S. Bonds, at par ..... $ 523,000.00 Municipal Bonds at par ..... 827,441.14 Cash and Sigat Exchange ..... 4,180,685.29 5,081,126.48 LIABILITIES Total Stock ..... $ 600. Plus Fund ..... 800. divided profits ..... 78.7. earned interest ..... 94.9. National Bank Notes Outstanding ..... 428. Insits ..... 9,816. $11,012.8 Capital Stock ..... $ 600,000.00 Surplus Fund ..... 800,000.00 Undivided profits ..... 78,771.60 Unearned interest ..... 94,998.00 National Bank Notes Outstanding ..... 428,000.00 Deposits ..... 9,516,170.17 $11,12,924.79 DIRECTORS. L. T. James. A. J. Snider. G. W. Lovejoy. C. W. Whitehead. J. P. Merrill. Geo. W. Jonea. H. J. Rosecrana. O. H. Dean. Geo. D. Ford. C. J. Schmeizer. E. W. Zea. Your Suit made to Order at 715 and Save Time and Money, Select Fit---Price Sult $10, $12 CALL AND INSPECT OUR STOCK HOS. FLOOD C store that saves you N and Wishes You a Merry Christmas. IN MERCHANDISE Have Your Suit made to and Save Time a Perfect Fit---Price CALL AND INSPEC THOS. FL The Store that sa and Wishes You a M IN MERCH Have Your Suit made to Order at 715 E.18th St. and Save Time and Money. The Store that saves you Money We are prepared to supply your wants in our line. We have opened a new department to our store. Come in and inspect our Holiday goods. Our Basement is the place to see Santa Claus--that is what will interest you now. THE RELIABLE PLACE J. P. LOUIS, 1413 a East 1 HOLIDAY CAND WE ARE Do Not Forget one of our THE RELIABLE PLACE P. LOUIS, 1413 a East 1 THE RELIABLE PLACE. J. P. LOUIS, 1413 and 1415 East 18th St. HOLIDAY CANDIES! City Candy Kitchen St. 516 E. T. WATTS, CHEER OF and Piano. RICHARD TAYLOR. Tel. 2775 W Stone Masons' H SALO David T. Scalia. Geo. R. Barne. Edward George. Real Sale Morrow Berry Bargains made for a big St. Louis firm on this account sold to us to get the benefit. $6.98 12.00 values. $10.00 price, $18.00. Include all colors. Morrow. d. W. H. SEIGER, 2nd Vce-Prest. CHAS. H. V. LEWIS, Cashies National Bank CITY, MO. Depotroller of the Currency at the Mass Feb. 6, 1903. SOURCES. $5,981,798.36. $ 525,000.00 827,441.14 4,180,685.29 5,081,126.48 $11,012,924.79 LITIES. $ 600,000.00 800,000.00 78,771.60 94,988.00 428,000.00 9,516,170.17 $11,012,924.79 TORS. G. W. Lovejoy. Geo. W. Junea. Geo. D. Ford. E. W. Zea. Order at 715 E. 18th St. e and Money, Sult $10, $15 up. ECT OUR STOCK LOOD CO. aves you Money Merry Christmas. HANDISE BLE PLACE. S, 1413 and 1415 East 18th St. CANDIES! Do Not Forget to Purchase one of our famous 5 lb Boxes of 25 cent Candies. 5 lbs. for $1.00. ay Kitchen, 516 E. 12th St. RICHARD TAYLOR, PROPRIETOR. Tel. 2775 Walnut. Stone Masons' Headquarters SALOON. Fernando P. Nees W. E. Thorax Felix L. La Force THE RISING SON. NEWS & GOSSIP Wm. Fairfax, Society Reporetr. A. W. Walker, Agent, Lexington, Mo Remember please— 'ts the little bits we collect here an ther e That enables us to run from year to year." LOCALS. Read The Rising Son. Next week is Christmas week. The Guild met with Mrs. Blake rown Thursday evening. Miss Daisy Day is contemplating a visit to St. Joseph Christmas. The Son wishes everyone a merry Christmas. The Oxford club have their full dress ball the 29th. Mrs. C. Cummings, who has been on the sick list, is able to be out again. Mr. Leon Jordon is making some improvements on his home on Vine street. The collector of The Son will be around next week. Please be ready to pay. Dr. Smith the Druggist on 12th St. is still busy, but desires to meet you and shake hands before Xmas. The foundation is being laid for Mrs. Samuel Jordon, Sr.' new home on Vine street. Mr. Frank Taylor, who went to Phoenix, Ariz., for his health, writes that he is much improved. Miss Vallie Bowman has been out of school the last week on account of illness. The Rev. John J. Jefferson, formerly of this city, now reside sat Wichita, Kan., 1124 North Fifth avenue. Mrs. Mamie Wallace of 561 Harrison, after three weeks of serious illness, is now on the mend. Mrs. Ellizzer Horgers of 572 Grand avenue expects to be out in a few days. Mr. B. McCormick was away from his place of business last week on account of sickness. For Sale—Full dress suit; chest size 40; cost $70 new; will sell cheap. Call at 1609 Lydia avenue, city. Louis Woods, manager of the Rising Son, will be absent from the city during the holidays. Mrs. Chas. Jackson was at home to the Ladies' Art class Wednesday afternoon. Miss Josie Foster of Lincoln institute will spend the holidays as the guest of her uncle, Dr. Gibble. Mrs. Mary Davis, the cateress, went to Warrensburg to serve a progressive dinner Tuesday. The Silver Leaf club will have their regular dance New Year's night at the Vendome, 1734 Grand avenue. To the subscribers of The Rising Son: Please be ready, for I am compelled to call on you.—James Runnels. J. P. Williams, H. T. Sommerville. Artistic tailors. Suits made to order, Ladies' tailoring neatly done. Altering, repairing and cleaning. All work guaranteed. 615½ East Twelfth St., Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Bert Hill is visiting her mother, Mrs. Sonlon, on Highland avenue. Mrs. Hill will remain in the city until after the holidays. Mr. Campbell the Druggist, on 2304 Vine is well pleased with the outlook of his business so far, it should be encouragement to us as well as it is to him. Don't fall good people to encourage the colored man who has ventured into business. Mrs. S. M. Bacot went to St. Joseph last week to give a recital. The madame was accompanied by the Rev. Bacote. Mrs. Wade B. Smith, who has been in Kansas City, Kan., the last month under medical care of Dr. Thomkins, will return to her country home next week much improved in health. --- Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers of Denver, formerly of this city, are visiting in Kansas City and Independence for an indefinite time. For Sale, an up-to-date restaurant, Call and see Sam Chandler at 114 East 6th street. Gents who contemplate keeping open house to lady callers New, Year's day, send your names for our next week's paper. The full dress ball given by the Fortnightly club Christmas promises to be a grand affair and no doubt will be largely attended. Miss Ruth Knox Lon and Partia Tillman and Eddie Henderson will be home from Lincoln institute next week. For special parties and night lunches, call up the Arnold Cafe, 1221 Baltimore. 'Phone 2874 Walnut. European and American. Mrs. M. Arnold, Proprietress. The Dentist, Dr. Carrion of 910 East 12th street, we invite your attention to the fact that he is established her and is competent as a workman, he is one of our race and must be encouraged along the professional line. If you need anything in the teeth line stop in and see him. Little Jessie Cole won the beautiful doll last week. Jocie Dorcey won the second prize. The little folks turned in a neat sum of money. Mrs. Shelton of 1318 East Fourteenth street is still on the sick list. Miss Cyrena McDowell of Hannibal, Mo., will be the guest of Miss Corine White Christmas week. Mr. and Mrs. John Rone, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. W. Frederick Fairfax will spend a part of next week at Blue Springs. Miss F. F. Jones, recently of Philadelphia, Pa., has reopened her private day and boarding school for girls in this city at 1213 Bellefontaine avenue. Primary, academic, and college preparatory. Private lessons also given to persons preparing for civil service or other examinations. For terms address Miss F. F. Jones, 1213 Bellefontaine avenue. Miss Jones is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has taught in Wilberforce University, Paul Quinn College, Texas, and the State Normal College of Florida. Dr. Sophia B. Jones, a graduate of the medical department of the University of Michigan, is enrolled among Kansas City's physicians. Dr. Jones has had much experience, having been resident physician in Spellman Seminary, Atlanta, where she established the first Nurse's Training School in the South, and also in Wilberforce University. She was until her removal to Kansas City, on the staff of Douglass Hospital, Philadelphia. She may be found at 1213 Bellefontaine avenue, where she will do office work for the present. Office hours, 10 to 12 a. m., 4 to 6 p.m. The mock congress will reassemble at the Second Baptist church December 28, 1903. The states will be represented as before. A box of cigars, candy, stationery, or a swell bottle of perfume would make a Christmas present that a king or queen would appreciate. Aany of these can be obtained by seeing McCampbell, the Druggist, at 23d and Vine Sts. Mr. Gilbert Cooper of 566 Troost avenue, after suffering with an ulcerated tooth which was undermining his health, has had the tooth extracted and is again able to attend to his father's business. Don't forget the waiters' ball and Christmas tree at Turner hall Friday evening, December 25, 1903. The public may place presents on tree for their friends and have them distributed free of charge. All are invited. A. L. Hopkins, president; D. A. Williams, treasurer; W. H. Nolen, secretary. It is very grievous to us, after we have sent you our paper for one year and over, then have to lose your friendship and money, too. Now, all we ask of any colored person who takes this paper is, pay for what you get. McCampbell's Pharmacy is headquarters for the best of everything carried by an up-to-date drug store. Be sure and se our holiday line of perfumes, candies, stationery and cigars. Palmer's Garland Violets and Frangapannl, Ricksecker's Golf Queen and Ping Pong, and Dabrook's Locust Blossom and Triple Extract of Fashion are some of our leaders in the perfume line. The Great Sale of Christmas Toys is on at C. Collins' Big Dry Goods House. Among things that will please the little folks we mention: Dolls, Baby buggies, Express wagons, Sleds, China Dishes, and in fact EVERYTHING in the line of Toys. And we are selling them at prices that defy competition, SUITABLE ARTICLES FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS IN OUR OTHER DEPARTEMENTS C. Collins Dry Good 1431-33-35-37 XMAS CANDIES 1 Ton MIXED CANDY (Loose-Wiles Fairy & Counter-Mixed) 200 lb Ass't Chocolates 200 lb Ass't Fudge 100 lb Apple Jack 100 lb Trilby Cups 200 lb French Creams 200 Aand made Creams 20 Sticks Candy 5 cents = LemonPe permeant Hoarhound Also Fine Chocolates at 40c, 50c, and And Assorted Chocolates in fancy Hmas pa We have a Fine Line of Holiday such as Fine Perfume, Com- and Brush Sets, Etc Surfaces' Drug Sto- 18th and Lydia. CANDY (Counter-Mixed) 5c lb 15c lb 15c lb 15c lb 15c lb 12c lb s 18c Candy 5 cents at Hoarhound at 40c, 50c, and 60c lb in fancy Hmas packages. e of Holiday Goods; Perfume, Comb Sets, Etc Drug Store, I Lydia. 1 Ton MIXED CANDY 5c lb (Locos-Wiles Fairy & Coun'er-Mixed) 200 lb Ass't Chocolates 15c lb 200 lb Ass't Fudge 15c lb 100 lb Apple Jack 15c lb 100 lb Trilby Cups 15c lb 200 lb French Creams 12c lb 200 Aand made Creams 18c 20 Sticks Candy 5 cents LemonPe periment Hoarhound Also Fine Chocolates at 40c, 50c, and 60c lb And Assorted Chocolates in fancy Hmas packages. We have a Fine Line of Holiday Goods; such as Fine Perfume, Comb and Brush Sets, Etc Surfaces' Drug Store, 18th and Lydia. WHEN WE MENTION the growth of Kansas City we must not overlook Matthaeis, the Baker, one who has built a large business and interested himself in the welfare of common people. He has one of the largest bakeries in the city. He has merited the confidence of the people. One of the things that made him famous is Jersey Cream and Quaker Mothers Salt Rising Bread Bread that makes the little folks happy Ask your grocer for it MATTHAEIS BAKERY, 901-3-5-7-9-11-13 West 17th Street --- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Dry Goods Ladies Furnishing Goods and Notions. THE OLD HOME CHILI RESTAURANT, L. L. Thompson, Proprietor. Fresh and Salt ...Meats... Fancy and Staple Groceries. Oysters, Fish and Game in season. Fruits and Vegetables. Canned Goods of all kinds. Tel 2412 Black. 211 W. 6th St. We are afraid to confess we ever saw one, but a bum show is horribly bad. MEALS 15 CENTS, Every Meal Worth the Money..... Porter house steak from 35 cents up..... 327 W. 6th St., Kansas City, Mo. For a good Meal Here is the Place Shaving and Hair-cutring next door. There you will find a Pool Hall in good order. All at S. M. Chamler's, 112 E. 6th. --- Ask for one of our Calendars. Phone 2735 Walnut. S. SALZBERG. Masquerade Costumes For Rent or For Sale at Low Prices 1433 Grand Ave., M. Brancato & Bro. Fresh and Salt ...Meats... Fish and Salt Fancy and Staple Meats... Groceries. Oysters, Fish and Game in season. Fruits and Vegetables. Canned Goods of all kinds. We are afraid to confess we ever saw one, but a bum show is horribly bad. OPEN EVENINGS New York Millinery YOU CAN DEPEND ON US. SEE US BEFORE GOING ELSEWHERE. Kansas City, Mo. Browning, King @ Co. DESIRE TO ANNNOUNCE to my friends that still wait for you at Browning, Cing & Co., the most reliable clothing house in Kansas city. I enter state that we are fully prepared to meet the needs of men, boys and children, in the neatest and most of winter clothing. Our stock embraces every in clothing needed by men, boys and children. shirt waists, sweaters, knee pants, two and three caps, hats and overcoats for boys and children. anything for men in suits, overcoats, ulsters and furrags, cravenetts and mackintosh rain coats. We full lines of men's hate in soft and stiff styles of greatest shapes and excellent qualities at low prices. name ef Browning, King & Co. is a guarantee to send all of our patrons. Call, ask for me; I will be used to serve you in any way I can. I DESIRE TO ANNEE I still wait for you at best and most reliable cloth further state that we are wants of men, boys and warmest of winter clothing thing in clothing needed Shirts, shirt waists, sweat suits, caps, hats and over Everything for men in su nishings, cravenetts and s have full lines of men's h the latest shapes and exco The name ef Browning, one and all of our patron pleased to serve you in an DESIRE TO ANNNOUNCE to my friends that I still wait for you at Browning, Cing & Co., the best and most reliable clothing house in Kansas city. I further state that we are fully prepared to meet the wants of men, boys and children, in the neatest and warmest of winter clothing. Our stock embraces everything in clothing needed by men, boys and children. Shirts, shirt waists, sweaters, knee pants, two and three suits, caps, hats and overcoats for boys and children. Everything for men in suits, overcoats, ulsters and furnishings, cravenetts and mackintosh rain coats. We have full lines of men's hate in soft and stiff styles of the latest shapes and excellent qualities at low prices. The name ef Browning, King & Co. is a guarantee to one and all of our patrons. Call, ask for me; I will be pleased to serve you in any way I can. --- --- Strong & Garfields Top-Notch Shoes. In our search for the best this line satisfies for years of experience demonstrates its superiority over all others. The Non-Auqua sole is found in no other line and affords the wearea a DRY WARM FOOT. John Kelly Kentucky we tried the rest, Now get the best AT Campbell's Pharmacy. A line of Stationery, Toilet Articles, Candies Per- s, Cigars and Tobacco. Prescriptions a Specialty.] You've tried the re .McCampbel A full line of Stationery, fumes, Cigars and Tobac You've tried the rest, Now get the best .McCampbell's Pharmacy. A full line of Stationery, Toilet Articles, Candies Perfumes, Cigars and Tobacco. Prescriptions a Specialty. A STORE LIKE THIS FOR A STO FOR A STORE LIKE THIS The Christmas news is little short of a Deluge! Gift for Pockets Gifts for Neck Gifts for Back Gifts for Hands Gifts for Head Gifts for Feet This store is a guiee you the latest whisper Nebraska CLOTHES F 1113-111 fit for Pockets - Handkercheifs. fit for Neck - Neckties. fit for Back - Smoking Jackets. fit for Hands - Gloves. fit for Head - Hats. fit for Feet - Shoes. This store is a guise for you. It spreads before you the latest whispers of Holiday Hints. Nebraska Clothing Co CLOTHES FOR MEN AND WOMEN 1113-1115 Main Street. Gift for Pockets - Handkercheifs. Gifts for Neck - Neckties. Gifts for Back - Smoking Jackets. Gifts for Hands - Gloves. Gifts for Head - Hats. Gifts for Feet - Shoes. This store is a guiee for you. It spreads before you the latest whispers of Holiday Hints. Where there's always something doing. 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 SM He will deliver your good 908 E. 12th St. will deliver your goods free of charge if you will call 2th St. Phone 1211 Grand. He will deliver your goods free of charge if you will call 908 E. 12th St. Phone 1211 Grand. B & K YOUR MINE 1101 MAIN ST. 2304 Vine. Yours very truly, W. W. WATERS. STRONG AND GARFIELD CO'S "WALL STREET" The John Kelly Shoe You who have worn them know they are good and give the best satisfaction in style, comfort and service. Our mid-season styles are correct and give you the latest ideas of Oviatt Shoe Co., 520 Minn. Ave., K. C. Kas. 1105 Main, K. C. Mo Tel. 159 East. Go The DRUGGIST. O Master, let me walk with Thee In lowly paths of service free; Tell me Thy secret, help me bear The strain of toll, the fret of care. Help me the slow of heart to move, By some clear, winning word of love; Teach me the wayward feet to stay, And guide them in the homeward way. Teach me Thy patience; still with Thee In closer, dearer company, To work that keeps faith sweet and strong. In trust that triumphs over wrong. In hope that sends a shining ray Far down the future's brooding way, In peace that only Thou canst give, With Thee, O Master, let me live. AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR By LAETA M. RAMAGE. Copyrighted, 1905, by The Authors Publishing Company Joan climbed wearily up the stairs to her third story room. She seldom felt tired, but to-night the whole world looked criss-cross. She was a stranger in the city and among people who gave her no thought. She had been that many a time in many a place, yet never before in her twenty-six years had the thought so oppressed her. She had hailed with delight the chance of work here for a few weeks, as giving her the opportunity of seeing the place she had long desired to visit. But the weeks had grown very long, in spite of her pride and beauty of health and vigor, she was essentially a womanly woman, dependent upon her friends and surroundings for her happiness. Caring for herself had not robbed her of a certain femininity. In general she was somewhat feared at the New York office, feared because of her ability to do—admired for her bright, successful ways. Yet even there she had her true friends. She sigher, wishing herself back in her accustomed room in the great apartment house where she lived. It was Thursday, her night at home. It would be just time for her evening callers and she would be dressed in one of her few, dainty, evening gowns. Probably Mrs. Massey, dear, old Mrs. Massey, whose presence was necessary to the well-being of the simple refreshments, would be there; and Gerald Burton, her old-time schoolmate, who still kept a brotherly eye on her; and a few clever men and women like herself, trying to earn a living by that uncertain weapon, the pen. Then she lighted the gas and laid the letter which had been troubling her all day on her desk. She walked across to the window and leaned her head against the sash. The warm May night was heavy with the seent of hyacinths and magnolias growing in the square. "Hateful things! No more southern blooms for me!" she muttered. "One dusty New York park is worth all this luxuriance." As she stood there, she thought it all over—her life. When still a mere child she had taught in the western country schools. She had worked her way, finally, into the public schools of a large city, only to find the drudgery a shade worse than in the rural districts. How she had hated it all, but it had been the only possible thing. Then with the death of those dependent on her exertions she had come to New York to carve a career for herself. It had been hard work and slow. But now, after three years, she had gained a certain foothold, and held a position with a prominent publishing house. She had been sent down here to write a series of articles on the great exhibition in progress. Her material was all collected, and she was ready to return to New York, filled with pleasant memories of her southern visit. Now this to spoil it all! Why must he write now, just when he was so happy over the idea of re Laid the letter on her desk. turning to New York that she could not decide whether her independent life was a happy one or not. It was from the editor, the great editor himself, and it was neither a check nor a reprimand, the two things to be expected from him. It was a love letter. She thought of the big house, the servants and the carriages, she adored luxury, and had never had any of it. She thought also of the gray-haired, dignified man, not old, but very middle-aged and wise. Was it possible he cared for her? No one had ever been in love with her before. During the strenuous days of her early girlhood there had been no time for such things in her ambitious life. She had grown to consider herself unattractive, for she was a very modest woman in spite of her success. Her school days had been at best haphazard ones. Her teaching had been a miserable failure. Therefore, the fact that Mr. Lloyd wished her to be his wife seemed a great honor. Joan laughed her soft, good-humored little laugh as she noticed that he had signed himself John G. Lloyd & Co. Restlessly she walked back to the window and leaned her head against the cool glass. "After all, it isn't the house, or the servants or even the children, dear little souls, but do I, can I honestly love him? I could if—" She shivered a little as Robert Denton's face seemed to smile at her out of the darkness. Robert, with his tall, square-shouldered figure; his hearty, ringing voice and merry laugh, seemed like a figure of incarnate youth be- She felt happy. side Mr. Lloyd's terribly settled middle age. Yet Robert had never said anything to show her that he cared for her. He worked at the desk near hers and had many a time given her a helping hand in hard seasons. He spent one evening every week with her. Occasionally he took her to a concert or an opera. "Why did this come, just when I was so happy! It makes me feel queer and discontented," she sighed. "I don't care for Mr. Lloyd. I don't care for Robert Denton. And yet it would be so nice to have a home and I am growing just terribly old." There was a little sob in her throat. She turned to study her face severely, critically in the glass. "I must decide. I must," she said to herself. "There is no use in putting off the evil hour." She sat down at her desk and wrote a little note to Mr. Lloyd. Even when she began it she was not sure just what its meaning would be. But the words shaped themselves into an acceptance of his offer, almost before she realized it. "Now I must mall it or I shall be changing my mind every hour," she said, feverishly. She slipped down to the door and out to the nearest letter box. As she remounted the steps a man's dark figure beside the door startled her. Then came the start of recognition. "Mr. Denton," she exclaimed. "Joan," he said, and the word told her everything. "My book has been accepted, and they've given me an order for another. I couldn't wait for your return. I—but come over to the square, where we can talk." Joan went mutely. They sat down on one of the benches in the deserted park. She felt very happy, tumultously so. Then all at once she drew back from the shelter of the arm he had placed around her. "Oh, that letter, that dreadful letter," she cried. "What letter? What do you mean?" "Oh, Robert, why must it be so? Why didn't you speak before?" "Because I hadn't a solitary thing to offer you, dear. The moment I had, I came to you." "Oh, why had I so little faith?" mourned Joan. And she told him the story of her miserable indecision and answer to Mr. Lloyd's note. "If I had only waited five minutes to mail that letter! Oh, dear, what have I done! What shall I do?" "Never mind, dear heart," Robert said, caressingly. "Oh, you must not," said Joan. "Don't you see I'm as good as engaged to another man?" "You're not engaged to him, you are engaged to me, and you shall have that letter back by to-morrow night." "How can I?" "Well, it's easy enough. I'll take the night train back to New York. I always sort the mail and—I'll commit a criminal offense, for you, Joan, dear." He ended with a little laugh, and rose from the seat. As Joan, too, stood up, he drew her swiftly into his arms and kissed her as heartily as if no Mr. Lloyd were in existence. The morning train carried a polite but very decided negative to the important question. Nevertheless, Joan was ill at ease all day until at dinner time a special delivery letter lay at her plate. It was addressed in Robert's scrawl and contained her own letter of the night before, and a little note from him. Only a few words, but they brought a happy flush to Joan's cheek. WHEAT FIELDS OF CANADA. Manitoba Can Produce Twice as Much Wheat as Russia. Manitoba is pre-eminently the province of wheat. Westward of Winnipeg, when the fields are yellow and almost ripe, you may ride for a day and a half with nothing between your eye and the sky line but wheat—a boundless sea of wheat, rippling to the prairie wind like waves to the run of invisible feet, says the Chautauquan. The tall, red towers of the elevators rise where settlements have clustered into a village, but across the fenceless reaches is nothing but the yellow wheat. The province is only in its infancy. Only one-tenth of the wheat lands are occupied; yet that tenth yields more wheat than Great Britain, one-fifth as much as the two Russias, twice as much as Sweden, Denmark, Holland and Belgium together, a third more than Austria, a fifth more than Roumania. When all Manitoba's wheat lands are occupied this province alone will be producing twice as much as Germany. At each little prairie station hosts of settlers go out from the colonist cars of the train and look with wondering eyes on the vast fenceless fields that seem to begin where the sun rises and end where the sun sets. It is a new world—a world of promise—to them, from the stifled countries of Europe, a world where land hunger is no crime, and land to be had for the taking, and success awaiting ripe to the hand of toll. How the eyes that have dug themselves out in an eastern sweat-shop moisten at sight of the boundless prairie. And the back bent with toll for a pittance that meant slavery draws up to the straight stature of self-supporting manhood. There is so much free air! There is such plain, palpable, boundless opportunity for every man! BY WORKS. NOT FAITH. The Saving Graces of a Deceased Gentleman from Kentucky. Samuel W. Moore, a prominent lawyer of Kansas City, on returning to his home from Arkansas a few days ago, told a good story concerning a distinguished attorney in western Arkansas, Judge James E. Read, who was born and lived in Kentucky before moving to this state. It runs this way: "A man living near Fort Smith died. This man was comfortably well off in worldly possessions, but he had been neglectful of his spiritual welfare. He had never joined any church and had little to do with religious advisers. The time for his funeral arrived, and although a preacher had agreed to be on hand, an unavoidable accident had delayed him. The house was out of town, and as the friends of the departed brother were all assembled, Judge Read was asked to make a few remarks over the body of his friend, who also had once lived in Kentucky. The judge consented. "My friends," he said, "we are gathered here to-day to pay a final tribute to our friend who has already solved the mysteries of the great hereafter. He did not have the reputation of a religious man, and yet he lived the life of a noble Kentucky gentleman. He had good hosses and he ran 'em. He had good whisky and he drank it. He had good game cocks and he fit 'em, for such is the kingdom of heaven."—Arkansas Gazette. As Chickens Come Home. You may take the world as it comes and goes. And you will be sure to find And you will be sure to find That table will square the accounts she would make. Sow as you will, there's a time to reap, For the good and the bad as well. And conscience, whether we wake or sleen. And that chickens came home to roost. -Laporte City (Iowa) Press. Would Not Be at a Loss. During a recent conversation between District Attorney Jerome and several members of the New York bar reference was had to the sharp practices of a certain notoriously shifty politician of the city. "Certainly he is never at a loss," said Mr. Jerome. "Do you know, I really believe that if that man were cast on a barren rock in mid-ocean he would make money—if there were another man on the rock."—New York Tribune. MOVE ON! RECIPIENT PROTECTION THE AMERICAN IDEA ADHERENCE TO IT HAS GIVEN US GREAT PROSPERITY. Protection for All Labor and Industry, for the Farm as Well as the Factory, a Policy to Which the United States Should Be Irrevocably Committed. There is a large element of the would-be reunited Democratic party that is strongly urging the tariff question for the issue in the next national campaign. It hardly seems possible that the party will make the tariff reform plank again serve as the bulwark of its hopes, but the Democratic party has been known to do even stranger things. The fact is that the American tariff has become a greater and a broader thing than a mere party question. It is a part of the faith of the people. And there is evidence that even free trade England will not for many years longer remain as an example of the greatness to which a nation may attain, commercially, without protective tariffs. The creed which President Roosevelt at Minneapolis published to the world is the American creed: "The general tariff policy to which, without regard to changes in detail, I believe this country is irrevocably committed, is fundamentally based upon ample recognition of the differences between the cost of production—that is the cost of labor—here and abroad, and of the need to see to it RECIPIENT PROTECT that our laws shall in no event afford advantage in our own market to foreing industries over American capital, to foreign labor over our own labor. This country has and this country needs better paid, better educated, better fed and better clothed workingmen, of a higher type than are to be found in any foreign country. It has and it needs a higher, more vigorous and more prosperous type of tillers of the soil than is possessed by any other country." There it is in a nutshell. Not the "Iowa idea," nor yet the Ohio or the California or the Pennsylvania, or the Maine idea. It is the American idea, irrespective of the abundant changes in detail to which the tariff must necessarily be subjected in years to come in order that it may be adapted to changing conditions. But while it is the idea of the American people as a whole, and has grown beyond the confines of a single party, yet we must remember that it is the Republican party which has stood in times past and still stands, as the firm defender of the system of protection under which our nation has achieved greatness and her people have achieved prosperity.—Portland (Maine) Advertiser. FREE EVERYTHING. Tendency of Selfish Tariff Reformer is to Break Down the System of Protection. "A break in the ranks of the stand-pat Senators," is the announcement from Washington by the correspondent of the (free trade) New York Journal of Commerce, in connection with the fact that on the 11th of November Senator Lodge of Massachusetts introduced a bill proposing to repeal the duty on hides. In the same paragraph it is stated that Representative Roberts of Massachusetts introduced a similar bill in the house and also a bill to remove the duty from coal. Next! What Massachusetts Republican will follow suit by introducing a bill to remove the duty from wool? The rage for free raw materials and non-protected agricultural products should not stop with hides and coal. If the farmers who produce hides and the miners who mine coal are to be turned over to the tender mercies of free trade, why not also the farmer who raises wool? Why should he have any benefit from a protective tariff? Why not repeal the agricultural schedules of the Dingley tariff in a lump and at one fell swoop deprive the farmer of protection on each and all of his products? That seems to be the trend of affairs just now in Washington. Then, when the farmers shall have been left out in the cold, we shall confidently expect Senators and Representatives from the agricultural states to "get back at" Massachusetts by introducing a bill to remove the tariff --- from all manufactured products. That is the logic of the situation and the outlook. Senator Lodge favors the Cuban reciprocity scheme of taking away protection from a large body of industrial producers outside of Massachusetts. So does Representative Roberts. Cuban reciprocity wouldn't hurt anybody in Massachusetts; ergo, Cuban reciprocity is all right. Not so, however, reciprocity with Newfoundland. That would paralyze the fishing industry of Massachusetts; ergo, Newfoundland reciprocity is all wrong, according to Senator Lodge. Thus, under the stimulating influences of Cuban reciprocity, we find free trade being laid out in chunks that grow bigger and protection rent with gaps that grow wider and wider. "Oh, what a tangled web we weave, etc." Immeasurable Cheek of Cuban Beggars. Dispatches from Havana announce that the commission sent by Cuba to negotiate a loan of $35,000,000 for the payment of revolutionary army claims failed to obtain this loan, the Cuban press predicts a fresh outbreak in the eastern part of the island, unless the United States approves reciprocity with the island. One of the Cuban cabinet officers is reported to have spoken as follows: "The army must be paid, else the Republic cannot survive another 24th of February, and unless the American government gives its moral support to our attempt to raise the loan sought for such payment, we cannot hope to secure a dollar." ON! If there is anything in history which resembles the insufferable egotism of these Cuban beggars we have never run across it. Here is a lot of people threatening to destroy their own government if the United States does not submit to their blackmailing tactics. They have been aided and encouraged in every possible way, at the cost of many millions of dollars, and now they want more or they will make trouble for themselves and everybody else. Their gross ingratitude and monumental cheek is deserving of preservation in history. And it is the "patriot," the revolutionary army, that is making these demands. They are a nice lot of people. They have got a fertile land offering large opportunities to the industrious, but they have lived so long by pillage and extortion that labor is not to be thought of. So they demand $35,000,000 from the United States or they will destroy their own government and rob their own people. It is as useless to help such people as to aid a confirmed tramp. They should be made to understand at once that the people of the United States have no intention of supporting a lot of lazy tramps in idleness so as to keep them quiet. If they are too lazy to work let them starve. They are of no use to themselves or the world, and would be far better dead than living.—Michigan Farmer. No Preferences in Trade Nations do not trade on the basis of relationship any more than a man is bound to trade with his wife's relations for the sake of keeping it "all in the family." Nations trade where they can trade to the best advantage, and a variety of considerations determine their clove. The mere nominal preference for trade with a country does not effect what the advocates of preferential tariffs claim for it, as the figures almost invariably show.—Evansville Courier. Chamberlain's Proposals The most astonishing thing about the present situation is that whereas, five short years ago, a public man who would make such proposals to the British people would be regarded as a lunatic or a knave, the same proposal is now halled by hundreds of thousands of voters as the only salvation of the country. It is the most astounding and complete revolution in the public opinion of any modern people, and it has all taken place within a short half year.—Detroit Evening News. What They Want. The Canadian manufacturers want American capital, but not American competition. That's natural. Some day the boundary line will be abolished and they will be "American," too.—Philadelphia, Inquirer. Chamber of Commerce Districts. 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 Secret of Colda Habitual colds are due to an ill-kept skin on the outside and dyspeptic mucous membranes on the inside, the result of indigestion, coupled with carelessness, according to an authority. ANOTHER LIFE SAVED. Mrs. G. W. Fooks of Salisbury, Md., wife of G. W. Fooks, sheriff of Wicomico county, says: "I suffered with kidney complaint for eight years. 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"It has been my dream of joy supreme To ride in plush and velvet splendor Parlor car for a swell tailender Platform fenced with a swell brass fender On the Regular Limited Train Electric bell right under your nose Porter to come and brush your clothes Grub in the diner the best that grows A downy bunk for a night's repose On the Regular Limited Train Chorus Biff! Bang! a mile a minute No other method of travel is in it I want to go ripping, skipping and zipping Away on the Limited Train." These lines are not original with me. They are taken from a tuneful little ditty sung in George Ade's comedy, "Peggy from Paris." The jingle danced through my brain the other day as we lay on the sliding at Prairie Junction, or some such place, to let the Santa Fe's west bound California Limited go by. It was a gorgeous train of palace cars, and behind the plate glass observation windows beauty and fashion and youth and old age were loiling among the luxuriant cushions, some visiting, some reading, some pleasantly dozing, some making wreaths of cigar smoke, some gazing dreamily through the windows at the passing of cities, and fields, and forests and rivers. I stood on the rear platform of the last car of our train and watched the California Limited as she faded away toward the golden west. And I thought of the difference between travel now and travel in the days of '49, when it took the gold-seeker half a long, weary year, filled with all kinds of hardship to travel the distance that is now covered in three days. I thought of the slowly moving wagons, the dust, the stones, the jolting, the thirst, the hunger, the homesickness, the small-like crossing of plains, the laborious climbing of mountains, the weary dragging weeks, the never ending trail. In these palaces that had just glided by were people going to the same place to spend the winter months where the climate is perpetual summer. And they were not to endure a single hardship on the journey. When night came they were to lie in beds whose soft embrace makes sleep a luxury—and in the day time the velvet cushions of their seats were to be made deeper still by pillows—and they were to spend a delightful part of their time in the gilded and glittering dining car, where every dainty that ever tickled the palate is enticingly served—in short, they were to have on the trip all the comforts of home—and of the best kind of home. I stood there and watched them pass out of sight while my soul was consumed with envy. But I derived some consolation out of resolving that sometime I, too, would see California, and I promised myself that if I ever did go there it be would be over the Santa Fe. "JOHNNY DRUMMER." Some men act first and reason afterward. OAY LIFE FREE Views of Atlantic City at its best mailed to anyone sending us name and address to the office of the who are suffiting from Catarrh. J. G. RICKEY & CO. N4 WAINTNUT ST. PHILA. BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP cures coughs and colds. A Glasgow merchant is advertising a "swell line of Bibles." It is safe to assume that there are not Germans living at Mike, near Keytesville. Fred Brown, a Fredericktown small boy, placed a revolver cartridge on a hot stove to see if it would explode. It did, but things didn't turn out so seriously—he lost only a thumb and two fingers. A pet monkey grabbed Jimmie Swift, a Jasper small boy, by the left leg Sunday and pulled the knee out of joint. The little fellow's limb was not strong enough to withstand the monkey wrench. Paw Paw Bazoo: "I went up to the city Saturday," sez Ezra Fox, a'borrowin' a crackin' match to-day from Alec Knox. "I thought that jes fer fun I'd try a big hotel, you see, an' so I walked on into one—no more uf 'em fer me. The first blamed thing a soldier boy run up an' grabed my grip, an' would a'stole it but, you bet, I landed him a clip. He fell a'sprawlin' on the floor a'shakin' like a leaf. I hung onto that grip an' sez, 'Git out, you little thief.' Well, then I ast 'em fer a room. A feller sez, 'Well, we 'ud like to have vane name in ink.' sez, 'not much—not me. I've dealt with sharks en' such before. Oh, I'm a wise old goat—I know yer game—you want my name to put onto a note.' The clerk he smiled an' I got sore. I turned around right quick an' got me straight on out uf there. The thlevin' gang looked sick. I hiked down to the depot, friends, where things, I knowed, was right, an' took a seat right by the door an' slept there through the night. I tell you what, they ain't no doubt," ssz Ez, "that them hotels is full uf sharks an' thieves that's dressed like soldier boys an' swells. I'm goin' to keep away frum 'em. They're crooked ez can be. I'll always take ...掇, friends. It's good enough fer me." Jimmie Mitten of Pee dee has been nicknamed Kid Glove by his associates. Mrs. Edna Coffin died Wednesday morning in Nevada at the home of Mrs. L. F. Graves. 1 Boonville isn't indulging in any Missouri mule talk this week. The state poultry show is being held there and everybody is talking "Missouri hen." Near Appleton City is a sign on a tree reading: "No hunting permission not by this farm on. Keep mit yourselves off der land or you will put me in jail. Fritz Beepnickle." 1 There is a young man living at Pacific, Mo., who has something to be thankful for. He had arranged to marry a Pacific girl, but at the last moment she changed her mind and went to a dance. A Carthage congregation that gave a dinner for the "poor and needy" recently, is mad because the minister and his wife sat down and ate. The members of the church believe the minister and his wife were hinting. 1. Here's a bit of news for the Richmond girls. Jewell Mayes, the bachelor editor of the Missourian, is going to take a young woman to a theater in Kansas City Saturday afternoon. He says, though, that he is going to take her to the show "simply be cause she likes music." Rus Hiles and Martin Glahn of Shelby county han an experience the other day that they will not soon forget. They were using a horse to haul dirt out of a well they were digging. When the well was about finished they went down to trim the sides, trusting the horse to stand. The horse walked forward, though, and pulled the rope up. It took the two men just four hours to dig their way up the sides of the well to the top. A theatrical troupe, which played Linneus last week, put up $1,000 as a guarantee that it had a good show. This is simply an illustration of one of the forms of the Missouri "show me" spirit. There is some dissatisfaction among the children of a school district in the northern part of Ozark county because the school board has telegraphed to Illinois for a teacher named Spanker. The Clarksburg Review has found a "standoff." "The country editor writes of a big pumpkin and the city editor laughs," it says. "The city editor writes of a pug dog and the country editor laughs. Why not?" In a poisoning case before a Warensburg justice of the peace last week the lawyer for the defense waxed vtuperative and was called down by the court. A moment later he forgot the reprimand and began again using abusive language. The justice, a big, 200-pound man, arose and, shaking his fist at the lawyer, said: "Young man, confound you, I told you to hush. Now, if you don't do it, I'll whip the devil out of you." The young lawyer hushed quickly. In the Macon county World's fair exhibit will be fourteen oranges raised by Miss Maria Morris on her farm near Macon. "Barring honest legislatures," says the Macon Republican, "if there is anything on earth we cannot raise we 'will have to be shown.'" In a Southwest Missouri court the other day a man was being examined before a jury on a charge of insanity. "You are said to be crazy, sir," said the judge to him. "What have you to say?" "I say," replied the man, "that Ann is 16." He was sent up with a padded cell recommendation ADMIRAL SCHLEY ENDORSES PE=RU=NA. Pe-ru-na Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio: Gentlemen: "I can cheerfully say that Mrs. Schley has taken Pe-ru-na and I believe with good effect." W. S. SCHLEY.—Washington, D. C. ADMIRAL SCHLEY, one of the foremost notable heroes of the Nineteenth Century. A name that starts terror in the heart of every Spaniard. A man of steady nerve, clear head, undaunted courage and prompt decision. Approached by a friend recently, his opinion was asked as to the efficacy of Peruna, the national catarrh remedy. Without the slightest hesitation he gave this remedy his endorsement. It appeared on later conversation that Peruna has been used in his family, where it is a favorite remedy. opposition and has won its way to the hearts of the people. The natural timidity which so many people have felt about giving endorsements to any remedy is giving way. Gratitude and a desire to help others has inspired thousands of people to give public testimonials for Peruna who heretofore would not have consented to such publicity. Never before in the annals of medicine has it happened that so many men of national and international reputation have been willing to give unqualified and public endorse- Such endorsements serve to indicate the wonderful hold that Peruna has upon the minds of the American people. It is out of the question that so great and famous a man as Admiral Schley could have any other reason for giving his endorsement to Peruna than his positive conviction that the remedy is all that he says it is. The fact is that Peruna has overcome all mentions to a proprietary remedy. No amount of advertising could have accomplished such a result. Peruna has won on its own merits. Peruna cures catarrh of whatever phase or location in the human body. That is why it receives so many notable and unique endorsements. Address The Peruna Drug M'f'g Co., Columbus, Ohio, for free literature on catarrh. Ask Your Druggist for free Pe-ru-na Almanac for 1904. RED GROSS BALL BLUE Used every washday will make your clothes white as snow and as beautiful as when new. The most competent housekeepers in the country use Red Cross Ball Blue and no other. Just try it once and you will see the difference. All grocers sell it. Large package. Sc. 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The well earned reputation and increasing popularity of the Lewis' "Single Binder," straight 5c cigar, is due to the maintained high quality and appreciation of the smoker. Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. The dark ages are those pertaining to women of unquestionable years. Any one can dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYE; no experience required. A good son maketh a good husband —but he is worthy of a better fate. Quit Coughing. Why cough, when for 25c and this notice you get 25 doses of an absolutely guaranteed cough cure in tablet form, postpaid. DR. SKIRVIN CO., LA CROSSE, WIS. (W. N. U.) The consumption specialist fills his coffers at the expense of his coughs. Mr. Winston's Boots: using syrup. For children, always pain, curve winds soles, use bottles for banishment, always pain, curve winds soles, use bottles Dr. Parker's Memorial. The stained-glass window to the memory of Dr. Parker In the City Temple, London, represents St. Paul's farewell to the elders at Ephesus. The faces of the elders form a noble and striking group. Underneath are the words: "Borrowing most of all that they should see his face no more." In the lower panel there is a very fine portrait of Dr. Parker. Waste Land in France. France, though supposed to be the most highly cultivated country, has 21,000,000 acres of forest and 17,500,000 of waste laud. Bird's Nest Soup. The birds' nests used for soups are little gelatinous things made up principally from the saliva of tiny birds of China. Too Late to Act. Whilst we are considering where we are to train, it is often too late to act.—Quinlan. A delicious opposition and has won its way to the hearts of the people. The natural timidity which so many people have felt about giving endorsements to any remedy is giving way. Gratitude and a desire to help others has inspired thousands of people to give public testimonials for Peruna who heretofore would not have consented to such publicity. Never before in the annals of medicine has it happened that so many men of national and international reputation have been willing to give unqualified and public endorsements to a proprietary remedy. No amount of advertising could have accomplished such a result. Peruna has won on its own merits. Peruna cures catarrh of whatever phase or location in the human body. That is why it receives so many notable and unique endorsements. Address The Peruna Drug M'fg Co., Columbus, Ohio, for free literature on catarrh. U.M.C. Smokeless Powder NITRO CLUB & ARROW SHOT SHELLS are winning everywhere at the trap-shoot- ing tournaments. Loaded with ANY standard smokeless, pow- der, and for sale EVERYWHERE. Specify U.M.C. Send for catalog free The Union Metallic Cartridge Co. Bridgeport, Conn. PARKELL COMMISSION CO., GRAIN, PROVISIONS, STOCKS, BONDS. 16-17 West 8th St. KANSAS CITY, MO- PRIVATE WINES TO ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. 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