The Rising Son

RISING SUN It Pays to Advertise in the Rising Son for it Reaches More Homes of Colored Peop.e than any other Paper in the State. R. T. WASHINGTON Is making History for the Negro of this Country. VOLUME VIII. B. T. W Is making History for SHE KNEW THE TOSING. Little Girl Girl river token for c to ask for sary It was the house in "the regular weekly singing lesson. The teacher had just finished telling the children—they were all spending their first year in school—about the beauties of knowing how to sing. The teacher's talk had been beautiful and she was sure that it would bear fruit. "Now all of you who want to know how to sing will please raise your hands," said the teacher. There was a race to see whose hand should go up first. Then there was another race to see whose should be raised the highest. But the teacher saw two little girls sitting with their hands on their desks. "Why, I'm surprised, my little girl," said the teacher, as she pointed to one of them. "Why don't you want to learn to sing? "Cause I don't have to," answered the little girl. "I know how now." It was a bit too much for the teacher and all of the little girls wondered at the smile which crossed her face. THE CAFES OF HUNGARY. Writer Asserts They Are Different From Those of Paris. The trees and the cafes are Parisian; only there are more trees and more cafes, and in Pest the cafes do not have a crowded existence. There is never the impression of a few tables and a few chairs forced into a narrow space. It seems as if, when the city was laid out and when the buildings were erected, special provision had been made for tables and shrubbery in front of them, in the same way that space is calculated for gardens and fountains and lakes in laying out an exposition ground. If old Paris was all on a hill on one side of the Seine and new Paris had been built since '60, and the Parisian had the free life of the gypay in his heart, and the Russian's fondness for room whether outdoors or in, and art and architecture had flourished in Hungary for centuries, there might be some reason for that comparison which frequently occurs to the hurrying tourist.—Scribner's. Wood, Lighter Than Cork. In spite of the formidable rivalry of the feather, the cork has hitherto held the foremost place among the pseudonyms for lack of weight. This supremacy is now seriously imperiled by the discovery of marea wood, as reported to have been made by Capt. Truffert in the Bahr-el-Ghazel and the neighborhood of Lake Tchad. it belongs to the same species as the mimosa, and as observed-growing on the shores of Lake Tchad, reaches a height of from twelve to fifteen feet. It throws off shoots near to the ground, and its branches bear thorns and yellow flowers. The wood is lighter than cork. Wings of a Dove. At sunset, when the rosy day was dying, Far down the pathway of the West, I saw a lonely fly in silence flying To be at rest. Pilgrim of air, I cried, could I but borrow Twy wandering wings, thy freedom blest, I'd fly away from every careful sorrow And find my rest. But when the dusk a filmy veil was weaving. Back came the dove to seek her nest, Deep in the forest where her mate was grieving- There was true rest. Peace, heart of mine! no longer sigh to wander: Lose not thy life in fruitless quest. There are islands palms islands over yonder. Some happy ones. Come home and rest. Henry Wyke, in "The Builders, and Other Poems." Not an Appropriate Decoration Not an Appropriate Decoration. A caller at the boarding-house of Mrs. Irons was surprised to see a fine greyhound basking in the sun outside the kitchen door. "I didn't know you had a dog," she said. "He's a beautiful animal. How long have you had him?" "Two or three years." "How does it happen I have never seen him in passing along here?" "We don't allow him to leave the back yard," replied Mrs. Irons with emphasis. "What kind of an advertisement would it be for a boarding-house to have a creature as lean as that dog standing around in front of it?" Valuable Paper Process. The Oxford Press Syndicate values the formula for making the thin tough paper used in printing their Bibles at more than a million dollars, it having cost them over twenty-five years of hard work and $100,000 in cash to discover and perfect the process. Even more valuable, probably, is the secret of the manufacture of the paper upon which the notes of the Bank of England are printed, which belongs, as is pretty generally known to the Portals of Laverstoke, who have accumulated a fortune from it within two generations. Uniforms for Army Electricians The master electricians and the electrician sergeants of the newly created corps of the army will be designated by a symbol of white metal resembling forked lightning enclosed within a wreath of gilt metal. The uniform trousers of these officers will show a scarlet stripe. KANSAS CITY MO.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8. 1904. Father of Lexicographer3. Dr. Johnson, even excepting his predecessor, Bailey, was not the father of lexicographers. In the latest volume issued by the Historical Manuscripts Commission on manuscripts in the Welsh language it is stated that the idea of illustrating the meaning and correct use of words by actual quotations from the literature of a living language seems to have been first put in practice by Griffith Hiraethog, the herald bard of Wales, who died in 1564. Export Wood to Germany Imports of wood into Germany from the United States have more than trebled since 1880, amounting in 1902 to more than $5,850,000. It consisted mostly of pitch pine. This wood is more resistant to the weather and costs much less than oak. It is used for making doors, windows, floors, etc., while oak is used in the manufacture of the finer grades of furniture. Japanese Hem2 Among the industries of Japan which are receiving especial attention is the manufacture of hemp. It is reported that orders have recently been executed for a supply of fishing nets for Alaska valued at $30,000, and that a commissioner has lately been sent to Canada to investigate and report on the prospect of extending the market for nets in that country. Cost of Gravitation In an address before the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Mr. Charles Hawkin's remark that water obtained by gravitation is almost, if not quite, as expensive as water obtained by pumping, may be something of a surprise to a lawman, but is easily explained by the greater cost of gravitation works. A. Touching "Apples." The following notice is said to be posted over the almsbox of a certain cathedral door in Northern Italy: "Appele to charitables. The Brothers, so called, of Mercy, asks slender arms for the hospital. They harbor all kinds of diseases, and have no respect to religion."—Harper's Weekly. American Monte Carlo. The American Monte Carlo is in the principality of Flagler, at Palm Beach, Fla. The concessionaries, owning the Casino, are two brothers of the name of Thompson. They come from Texas and their little gaming establishment at Palm Beach is worth to them $200,000 a season. Radium Energy It has been calculated that the energy stored up in fifteen grains of radium is sufficient to raise 500 tons weight a mile high. An ounce would, therefore, suffice to drive a fifty-horse power motor car at the rate of thirty miles an hour around the world. Puns of Shakespeare. Searching Shakespeare for puns is a strange way of spending time. A contributor to "Notes and Queries" proclaims the discovery of thirty-nine and adds that "all readers of Shakespeare are aware that punning was with him a favorite form of fun." New Industrial Enterprises Bait farms and fish farms, ostrich farms and mushroom farms, ginseng farms and pigeon farms—these are some of the hundreds of unique industrial enterprises which this age of specialization has developed in the United States. Illiterate Children The number of illiterate children between ten and fourteen years of age is: In Alabama, 66,072; Georgia, 63,329; Louisiana, 55,091; South Carolina, 51,536; North Carolina, 51,190; Mississippi, 44,334; Tennessee, 36,276. Newfoundland Fisheries. Of the 100,000 men in Newfoundland more than half are fishermen, who catch 150,000,000 pounds of cod a year, consume one-fourth of it and sell the rest to Catholic countries for $4,450,000. Postal Rate on Human Ashes. The postoffice department has prepared a ruling to the effect that cremated bodies should be classed as merchandise, and should pay the regular rate of 1 cent for four ounces. As a result of this decision, four airlift in canisters, containing the cremated remains of a family, shipped from New York to San Francisco, were forwarded from the Washington postoffice, where had been held up pending a determination of the postage rates for the journey. Northern Lumber Cut The cut of lumber in the Sault Sts. Marie district for the season of 1902 was about 160,000,000 feet, and the cut for the season of 1903 is over 200,000,000 feet. At least 75 per cent of this is cut in mills owned and operated by Americans. Two large saw mills have been built during the year and a new veneering mill has been operating very profitably during the season. Woman and Little Things A man may look at life as through field glasses. He gives himself a wide horizon, and does not always heed the things which lie nearest him. A woman has more of the microscopic instinct. She sees the importance of little things, and that is how so many have genius enough to make $10, or even less, provide the necessities of a household. Diversity of Tongues The diversity of tongues to be found in one country is often a matter of surprise. Last year the Bible society's agents sold the scriptures in fifty-three languages in the Russian empire, in twenty-eight languages in Burmah, and in thirty in South Malaysia, and fifty-three in the Egyptian agency. Pay Much Money for Recipe. An English firm of pork packers paid no less than $50,000 for the Brandenburg method of curing hams; while a certain special chutney, or rather the method of mixing it, originally bought for a few rupees from a poor Hindu trader, changed hands a few months back for $37,000. College Education. Records prove that the college man at thirty is far in advance of the man of the same age who entered by the apprentice door. Even at thirty it is shown that four years spent at college were not wasted, and that he really acquired the ability to learn how to do things. Feminine Mind Superior Archeologists have come to the conclusion that the feminine mind is particularly quick at deciphering the ancient hieroglyphics and other inscriptions. A number of women, both in Europe and America, are therefore, being instructed in that art. Husband Gets Damages. The manager of a Paris restaurant has obtained $1,000 compensation from a chemist who constantly sold morphia to his wife. The morphia habit has gained such a hold in Paris that the authorities are adopting severe repressive measures. Millions in Pearls. Within the past three years more than $3,000,000 worth of pearls have been taken from the waters of the Mississippi valley. At least three-fourths of the pearls have come from the Black and White rivers of Arkansas. Russian Sugar. According to the official returns there were 275 sugar mills in operation in European Russia last year. The beet crop of the country amounted to nearly 9,000,000 tops, while the area under cultivation was 1,310,000 acres. Villages of Women. The villages near the north Italian lakes are in summer inhabited almost entirely by women, who till the fields, which do not yield much. The men go to Switzerland and bring back their earnings in winter. LEXINGTON NEWS. Rev. Mrs. Gilbert went to Kansas City Sunday to see her brother-in-law, who is quite ill. Mr. Reid Wilson and his sister spent the Christmas in Independence and also Kansas City. Reported having a nice time. Miss Edith Alexander spent the Christmas in Independence. Mesdames Roy Warcuff, Robert Tolbert, Jesse Jones, and Jordan Hook spent the vacation in Independence. Mr. and Mrs. Florida Roberson went to Coffeyville, Kan., to visit his mother during the holidays. They report having a nice time. Misses Glover Howkins and Priscilla Hawkins spent the holiday in Independence. Misses Nellie and Nannie Richardson spent several days in Lexington while here several receptions were given in honor of them by Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Jackson. There was a reception given by Mrs. Mattie Jackson and Miss Nannie Hawkins in honor of the students of Lincoln Institute at Mrs. Nancy Booker's. Refreshments were served from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. The guests were Misses Ruth Johnson, Maggie Johnson, Carrie Carper, of Denver, and Mis Dollie Thompkins of Indian Territory. Miss Daisy Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Leslie Harris, Robert Johnson, Mrs. Lottie Carter of LINGAL 3 RIS SON... JAN 7... KGB coln, Neb., also Mr. A. W. Walker. The evenin gwas passed away nicely. There were several marriages during the holidays. Mr. Isaac Davis and Miss Maggle White; Mr. Henry Bowen and Mrs. Frances Crutchfield, also Mr. John Thirkles and Miss Minne Coleman. Miss Bettle Collins and a gentleman from Kansas City were united in matrimony. We were unable to learn his name. We wish them a long and prosperous life. Born, to the wife of Mr. Luther Burles, a girl, on the 26th of December. Mr. Leanor Ford, a farmer living ten miles from town died on the 31st of December and was buried on the 3rd of January. He was one of the members of the Old Men's Club. He was over 60 years old. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his loss. He was one of our oldest citizens, and at the place where he lived he was well loved by all who knew him. Mr. Elex Frazer died on the 28th of December and was buried on the 29th. He leaves a sister and other relatives to mourn his loss. He was one of our oldest citizens. The U. B. F. and S. M. T. entertainment on the 26th was a financial success; also the Deborah tabernacle on the 29th of December. Mr. George Hedgewood* of Liberty, Mo., spent several days in Lexington; also his sister of Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Emma Crews and her two children. Mrs. Henrietta Richardson spent a few days here visiting friends. Mrs. George Smith of Kansas City spent Christmas with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eunice Smith. The double-headed snake, hitherto supposed to be peculiar to Central America and the credulity of unscientific travelers, has turned up in California. One story says that it was headed for San Francisco, another toward Los Angeles. Was Decorated by Victoria Vice Admiral Barrera of the French navy, who has just died near Nice, was decorated by Queen Victoria for the services which he rendered on the occasion of the wreck of the Drummond Castle off the French coast in 1896. NUMBER 41 THE OXFORD. The president, A. L. Cox, and Sect, I. H. Triplett, and Lean H. Jordan, treasurer, deserve great credit for their management of the Oxford club at this time. The Oxford Club gave their ball on last Tuesday evening at Burns' Hall which was a grand success in every way. The members at this time spared no pains in entertaining their guestst of both in the city and out. The members of the club carried out their part of the program to the letter. They were all in Full Dress. The hall was beautifully decorated and the menu was indeed grand. The ladies that were in attendance were nicely dressed. In their costumes they represented most every color which was suitable to the occasion; they had flowers to match. Those present were the following: Prof. W. E. Griffith and wife; T. H. Clay and wife; Ed Clay and wife; John Hearned and wife; Frank Buffkin and wife; Dr. J. E. Berry and wife; Sandy Edwards and wife; Dr. F. C. Chattman and wife; J. E. Carpenter and wife; George Teeters and wife; Will Garritt and wife; Harry Rilly and wife; Mrs. John Lang, Mrs. Sallie Booker, Mrs. Jane Woodland, Mrs. Ada Jordan; Misses Jennie Clay, Edna Jorden, Annie Jones, Stella Cole, and Miss Ida Foster, Miss Nella Lore, Miss Ella Watkins, Miss Ida Godford, Miss May Barnes, Miss Minnie Hubbard, Miss Ella Sweatman, Miss Luhu Sweatman; Mr. C. A. Jackson, Mr. W. H. Watson, Mr. A. L. Cox, Mr. James Wilson, Mr. James Young, Mr. Kirk Wilson, Mr. J. T. Roberts, Mr. L. Montgomery, Mr. John Russell, Mr. Charles Washington, Mr. Will Griffin, Mr. Blake Brownn, Mr. L. H. Jorden, Mr. J. W. Moss, Mr. W. H. Page, Mr. Ed Louis. The out of town visitors to the Oxford ball on the 29th were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Bradley of Kansas City, Kan., and Miss Stafford. Charles Phelps and wife, of St. Joe. George Moore and wife, of St. Joe. Mr. Perry and wife, of St. Joe. Miss Minnie Page and Miss Cora Bennett of Topeka. Mrs. Helen Armstrong and Miss Jennie Moore of St. Louis. To the members of the Oxford we apologize for this part being left out, especially to the Sergeant at Arms Mr. L. Montgomery and to Mr. Watson, the floor manager. We are to feel congratulated of the Oxford cub at this time. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 7, 1904. To The Rising Son: Please allow me to say through your paper that little Helen Gould Floyd, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Floyd of 1311 Highland avenue, received the following presents: Mrs. Martha Henderson, a beautiful baby carriage; Miss Lucy Pratt, $1; Miss Leta Morton, crocheted sacque and bootees; Miss Tressa Clark, night caps; Mr. James R. Gordon, $1; Mr. Felix Wilson, gold ring; Miss Bendena West, crocheted bootees; Mrs. Sarah Jackson and Mrs. Ida Lawrence, twenty yards of birdseye cloth; Mr. W. O. Fisher, one dozen American Beauty roses; Mr. Harry G. Brown, gold ring; Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson, two flannel skirts, silk crocheted cap; Mrs. Lizzie Austlin, a gold necklace; H. F. Floyd, baby cloak; Mrs. Mamie West, baby rattler; Mr. Roy Cloak, a doll; Annie E. Floyd, a child's silver set; a purse containing $6, given by the following: Harry G. Brown, Mary Fisher, Malinda Webb, Sylvester Temple, Mary Harris, Minnie Bailey, Ella Jenkins, Ed Randolf, Elizabeth Richardson, H. F. Floyd, Lulu Cooper, Chester Clark and Mary Jenkins. If wishes were horses, beggars would want automobiles. a >. J ake. “\e 7 Oa é F / einen ‘ant < WHY THEY FAVOR IT DEMOCRATIC FONDNESS FOR COMPETITIVE RECIPROCITY. It Is Regarded as an Important Step in the Direction of Free Trade. a Half Loaf That Is Much Better Than No Bread. Democratic leaders in Congress and elsewhere are sitting up of nights to advance the cause of something of their own devising which they are pleased to eall “reciprocity.” They say it is the reciprocity mentioned as an ceonomie possibility by MeKinley and Blaine, In the first place no re publican of welsht has ever suggested reciprocity in any form that contd interfere. in the slightest desgree, with the protection of American wages, which are much the bfghest fn the World, of with fostering the wise de- Velopment ef industries on our own soll No. prominent republican has ever proposed reciprocity In any ex copt non-competitive prodnets, and not specitionlly in regard to thoser None bas ever touched on the subject save as a generalisation worthy of thought, but secondary to republican protee- toa, giving to that beneficent poltey the full party recognition 1 has always had, and always will have, un- less the party moves off its old founda- tlons. But what sort of reciprocity are democratic managers urging upon public attention, claiming to have bor: rowed it from eminent republicans? It $< slash at all protection, an en: tering wedze to rip up the Dingley tarift in competitive or any other prod: nets It is simply a renewal of the ficht. on shifted ground, for democrat: fo tree trade ‘This deniwerats In Congress are de. claritig that the Cuban tariff conces: ston “is unquestionably a breach in the wall of protection,” and that demo: cratic votes will zo to. the measure for that reason. Representative Wil. Hams, the Democratic leader inthe house, insists that the Cuban bill ts an example of reciprocity, and that reciprocity 1s a concession to the democratic demand for untrammeted trade relations.” A democratic paper remarks that while reciprocity Isa quibble and an anomaly, it should be weleomed by Democrats asa step toward a tariff for revenue only, and on the ground that half a loaf 1s bet ter than none, — President Roosevelt recommended the Cuban concession as a “unique” provision to assist @ new nation which this country ereated and over which this country holds a peculiar restraint. Few republicans think that the United states is still under fiseal obligations to Cuba, or that any point of honor is involved in the action of Congress yet to come. AS far asx the democratic party is con corned, it is fighting protection, not trying to benefit Cuba. Thomas 1, Reed's last magazine ar. ticle, published after his death, which occurred less than a year ago, was a powerful argument against reciprocity as far as it had heen defned within his experience, “If you will examine reciproeity in detail,” he wrote, “you will find that, in nearly every ease, the national revenue is sacrificed for the benetit of individuals.” Probably. the Cuban bill, if it goes through, will work that way, no matter what sentl- ment of supposed honor or generosity is felt by any of {ts advocates, Mr. Reed opposed the Cuban tariff redne: tion in these incisive words: “For the republicans to desert the beet sugar interest is to desert the farmer in the one conspicuous and clear case where his industry is fostered, Under the tariff as it now Is all the sugar needed by this country can be made by the people of this country, ‘That is in accord with our system. When we throw our markets open to the world in all things, then it will be thme te do it for sugar." Mr, Reed was statesman of long experience in Con gress. Senator Allison, with simila training, said recently: “Reciprocity 4s a beautiful theory, but Tam convine ed that it cannot be put into practice.’ Reciprocity has grown a little mor definite in one respect. It is demo cratic ammunition, and seized bj them with eagerness as a natlona campaign draws near and finds then without an issue, Republicans de cline to hand them an issue.on a ree! procity free trade platter—St. Lou Globe Democrat. a Bad for Cuba. As for the Cnbans themselves, t would almost be a crime against ¢ly- Meation to tempt them to contimie their ruinous one-crop policy by spe cial inducements for the dumpage of uacir sugar, What Cuba needs is a diversification of products, whereby she may secure a variety of customers. It will be no advantage to Cuba to make the American Sugar trust the sole customer for her principal prod- wets, ‘There is a deficiency in the world’s cotton supply, and all contt- nents are being ransacked for places where that staple can be profitably grown, There fs evidence that there is no better place than Cuba, The mountainous districts of Cuba are most valuable grazing lands, whose owners are restocking them in the ex- pectation of profit, properly assured to them by the Cuban protective tar- im. ‘The proposed treaty admits American cattle into Cuba at 40 per cent reduction from tariff rates, Do the Cuban stockmen wish to thus buy a market for the Cuban sugar grow- ers? Let us stop our onslaught on Cuban and American industries for the benefit of the American Sugar trust and its friends who have bought sugar estates in Cuba.—San Francisco Chronicle. WHY FARMERS OBJECT. Sound Reasons for Their Opposition to Free Trade in Agricultural Prod- ucts. It Is easy to understand that Canada would be glad to enter into a reetproe ity agreement with the United State: that should inelude natural products only. Equally obvious Is the reason why she should dectine to swap trade privileges in manufactured products Her natural producis seek a nearby market, and it would be tremendously to her advantage if she could sell her surplus in the United States Instead of shipping it to Europe, But in in dustrial produetion she ix only a be. sinner. She is trying to develop her manufacturing industries. — In the event of free trade in natural products Canata would do all the selling and none of the buying, while free trade in manufacturers would swamp every one of her youthful industries. The American farmer objects to reeipro- city restricted to natural products only, With good reason he objects to having all of Canada’s surplus of grain dumped on the American market. He knows that to remove the protective tariff from Canadian cereals would not only be disadvantageous to his inter- ests now but would in the near future help to build up a competition over- whelming in its magnitude, Canada’s grain-producing posstbili- ties ere practically unlimited, The total acreage of the lands in Manitoba end thence west to the Rockies, and running 600 or 700 miles north of the voundary line is 2,230,000,000 acres. Of this about 25,000,000 acres are be- ing utilized or have been transferred ty the crown to railways, for home: eteads and other purposes of produe- tion, Of these 25,000,000 this year only 3,123,663 acres were under culti- vation, ‘The actual yield of grain of all kinds this year was 110,000,000 ‘over last year, ‘Tho wheat ylell was (57,103,032 bushels, an increase of ahout 4,000,000, As rapidly as {mmigration can be in- duced and lands placed under cultiva- tion these countless millions of acres are to be added to the wheat-produc- ing area of North America, It is the dream of Canada to become the great wheat-producing country of the world, Reciprocity in natural products would sreatly hasten the realization of this area, Already large numbers of farmers from the United States are [moving over to the Canadian North- west and locating upon lands within | reach of rallroad transportation. There will be more railroads, more accessible lands, more farmers rushing over to take and till them, ‘That {s what Canada wants. It is not, how: ever, what the American farmer wants. He prefers to retain as long as possible the advantages which the present tariff gives him in the matter ot a profitable market for his food stuffs, Hence his opposition to reci- procity in natural products, Is {t unreasonable or unnatural that another great body of American farm- ers should be unwilling to relinquish the advantages which the Dingley tar- iff gives them, and to surrender to for eign competitors the control of the | immense market for thelr sugar cane, their sugar beets, thelr early fruits and vegetables, their oranges, lemona and pineapples, and their tobacco? Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be | chewed and digested.—Bacon. OF THE DA He Knew Her. “Behold,” whispered the spiritualls- tic medium, “it is the spirit of your late wife.” ‘The man sat still and sald nothing. “Don't you understand?” whispered the medium again. “It is your de parted wife, Why don't you speak to her?” “Oh, she'll do the speaking If it's her.” Wretch. “George, did you ever love any other woman as well as you love me?” “Oh, yes, my dear; several of them.” “Indeed! Why didn't you marry one of them instead of me?” “Well, I suppose I'll be asking my- self that question, too, some day.” Reggie's Doom. % aa ere > aes B A a oP 1) ane 4 mes { aon oe fae ft a mt ish ahs Ysobel—“Why did you break, with Reggie?” 4 Ethyl—"He kissed me.” Ysobel—“How shocking! What wa tt ke?” 4 Ethyl—"Perfectly awful; just like a canary bird!” ra eae “How is the police protection here?” asked the stranger within the kates, who was seeking a business location. “Oh, we have the police pretty well bluffed,” replied the native. We don't need protection from them any more.” Where She Got It. Mrs, Sharpe—What’s the matter with you this morning, Bridget? Dridget—Oh, faith, ma’am, ‘tis the terrible earache O1 hov this mornin’, Mrs. Sharpe—Youn should be care- ful, Bridget. All the keyholes in this house are exceedingly draughty. One Man's Opinion. Lambert—Hello, old man! What are you-doing in Wall street? 4 Bullock—Oh, I'm merely trying to make an honest dollar. Lambert—Well, you ought to suc ceed, You won't have auy competi tors." Such a Sad Affair. “ah, those good old days in the boarding house! How I miss them!” ‘Tho star boarder who had married gazed soulfully into the misty past. “It {8 such a mental deprivation,” he sighed, “not to hear anybody say ‘Please pass the prunes!’”” 16 Ghscna Gireans, “It's a darned funny thing,” com- mented the actor who had been harsh ly criticised, “that the dramatic crit fes never seem to think that possibly they are the ones who have no ade quate conception of the part that a fellow plays.” Frultless Quest. “Worry,” said the author, “Is the plague of genius, but {t hasn’t-reached my brain yet.” “Perhaps,” suggested a listener, “tt get tired looking ‘or it.” Disappointed, # Ae. , KA ya t eid p a] ft WP & S C cers Hig each Pra i Old Rip—Confound a Mar! 1 don't eare anything for these clothes, but that gun was guaranteed to last fifty years.—Pittsburg Chronicle. pakaeilatss ! ‘tant Mae “That fellow Briefleigh,” remarked the lawyer, “is one of the greatest benefactors my profession ever had.” “What did he do? Endow a i brary?” “No, indeed, He compiled a book entitled ‘Every Man His Own Law- yer!" Ready Excuse, “What are you doing with your hand in my pockets?” demanded the man who had been gazing in the shop window. “Why, sir,” whined the crook, “der ain't no pockets in dese trousers an’ me hands are cold.” Just the One, Ernte—Ida is actually going to mar ry that young man who gambles and drinks. Evt—Yes, I heard that she wanted @ husband awfully bad. BIRTHPLACE OF POET COWPER Interest Just Now. The 172d anniversary of the birth of the poet Cowper was recently cele- brated in England. I think the ao companying illustration of the house in which he was born will be of inter- est to many, says a writer. Those of us who have visited Berkhampsted know that there ts practically nothing to remind one of Cowper in that pleas- ant town apart from his mother’s grave in the church, the rectory being a comparatively new one. This, how- ever, is an unpublished picture of the 3 f ) ‘ Blots es at URL Pee /\ ae) WW <I " if NN c-| AM AIP AN. 3 ae ie) Sa RU Es ec old rectory in which the poct was born on Nov. 15, 1731, O. 8.; Nov. 26, N.S. DESCENDANT OF KING DAVID. CPP Se Saw mere Cr esaray, we ewes werner, A lineal descendant of King David died in Philadelphia recently. ‘Mrs, Gustay Lipschuetz was _ her name. She lived with her husband and five children at 1419 Diamond street, but death came in St, Luke's hospital, where she had undergone an operation. She was 63 years of age. Through the misty reacues of sacred history this woman coud trace her Kinship to the distinguished Jewish family Abarbancl, whose relationship to King David is undoubted and whose achievements throughout Europe are matters of history. Mrs. Lipschuetz, whoso maiden name was Bertha Neumann, sprang from that branch of the family of which Don Isaac Abarbanel, prime minister of Spain in 1492, was the head, During that time, when perse- cution against the Jews began as a result of the change in the religious views of Ferdinand and Isabella, Don Isaac was obliged to flee with his less favored brethren, The family scat tered, settling {n various parts of Eu: rope. Don Igaac afterward became prime minister in Italy. ‘Tho grandfather of the dead woman Was Rudolph Hirsch Abarbanel, one of the foremost rabbis of Germany in the last century. The city Gretz, where he died, gave him a public funeral, and the government buildings were draped in mourning. Natural Ice Houses. The peasants of Pongibaud, in the mountains of Auvergne, are acquaint- ed with a singular summer formation of ice, presumably due to evaporation of underground mofsture and conse- quent fall in temperature. Of this phenomena they have for many years taken advantage to cool and harden their cheeses, which are deposited in certain caverns, where this ice is found to be present, and thus keep good dur- ing the hottest summer months. Teaching a Parrot. : 4 OE Z SYS, — fm od By means of the gramophone back- ward parrots are easily taught to pick up words and sentences, which are re- peated over and over by the machine. Eoavotian Shorthand. Shorthand writers should be inter- ested in the recent discovery of a papyrus which throws some light on the state of stenography in Egypt in the third contury, The document found 4s a contract between a shorthand school and a man who wished ono of his slaves to acquire the art, The feo was 120 drachmae, 40 down, 40 at the end of a year and the balance on “graduation.” How long the course lasted Is not stated, but evidently the art of the stenographer was not an easy one, and St was practiced chiefly by slaves. Large Connecticut Deer. Many of the deer which have been seen in Connecticut recontly are re ported to be of large size, and some observers, who are familiar with deer in Maine and other sections to the northward, claim that the Connecti- cut animals are larger for their age and in better condition, A possible ex- planation is that in the milder climate ‘of Connecticut the deer have abundant feed, excepting in the severest winter ‘weather, CM pH a Mt t el gE & ‘a Y cs An 4 Se aes | Dey “A Hare Dresser.” Husband Needs to Be Wealthy. A New Jersey woman has become the mother of five children during tne past yoar—twins and triplets. A Definition, ~~~-0 0. “Diplomacy, Lester,” salé the hem pecked man, replying to the inquiry of his small son, during, it may not be necessary to eae temporary absence of the majei wite of the one and mother of the other, “diplo macy {s what makes @ man carve @ turkey and unselfishly deal out to his family and the visitors their favorite helps, including the only portions which he himself really likes, and at the same time look like @ putty saint, Fine Feathers Prohibited. A email hotel in the Juras has the Slowing notice posted in each of the Dedrooms: “Strange gentlemen will please not to dress for dinner, as this costume flutters the hearts of the maid folk and no work ts accomplished.” Why Some Young Men Shave, Harker—"Say, why don’t you wear ® mustache?” Barker—"Can’t afford ft, old man.” Harker—Does it cost any more?” Barker—“Yos; 1 couldn't smoke my cigarets so short."—Phile delphia Record. $100 Reward. $100. Featore of Unis itil be pleased to leare that tere fe at least one dreaded disuse that selene fs boom able tecuve'tn ott tie auaees end toot ie Gata at's Calne, Cre te ly ponte eure uo Known othe medica fratcratiy” Cavares feng arconionn date neice coat Rous treeunents Hate Cees Cure is woken he surteces ‘of the ‘ysteme thereby eetroying the foundation of the Aiseare, and giving the. patient stron hy butliing up the cpastiition and agate hava ty Sing tm work Te proprietors have ruc fateh tafe earaive powers thet they ter Ginn itunred Datars for any cane Chat i fale vo cure, Sead tori ob ential Alito os vrs CHENEY & C0, Toledo, 0, Sfalhe Patty Bis are the best. English Statute Mile. The English statute mile was first: defined in the thirty-fifth year of Queen Elizabeth. Before that time it was put down at 5,000 feet Trout Caught In the Ocean, ‘Trout are believed to be exclusively fresh-water fish, it happens, however, occasionally that some are caught with the herring in the German ocean, Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say they don’t keep De- fiance Starch because they’ have @ atock fi'hand of 420m. brands, whlch “they Khow cannot be ‘said tow customer who has once used the 16 oz, pkg. Defiance Birch for same money. Mommeen and Hie Students. On his eightieth birthday Theodore Mommsen, the historian, received a visit from a great delegation of stu- dents, who marched out to his home, but he could not be induced to leave his work to greet them. “They see me every day at the university,” he said; “why do they want to disturb me now?” Gibraltar. ‘What {8 commonly called the Island of Gibraltar is rot an island at all, but & peninsula connected with the main- land of Spain by a fiat, sandy isthmus, It 18 a solid rock of limestone, stretch- {ng north and south, three miles long, three-fourths of a mile wide at its wid- est part, and the highest point is 1,396 feet bove the sea. Disperses Ants, A plague of ants lately invaded an office at Everley, Eng. Paper soaked with oil of peppermint was spread about, when the ants disappeared in half an hour, dhd although the odor of Peppermint quite evaporated in a few days, their memory was good and they never returned. Maatal Mauien One self-wrought problem will give more vigor than a thousand worked out for us. It is the constant stretch. ing of the mind over large problems, ever large models—it is Independent thought—that increases mental pow: er.— Success. Long Day. Prof, Schuman of Cornell ts reported to recommend eleven hours for study, two for meals, three for athletics, one for recreation and the remaining eight for sleep. The trouble about this program {s that it calls for a twenty- five-hour day, KNOWS NOW Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case for a Time. It's easy to understand how ordi nary people get fooled by coffee when doctors themselves sometimes forget the facts, A physician speaks of his own ex- perience: “I had used coffee for years and really did not exactly believe it was injuring me although I had palplta- tion of the heart every day. “Finally one day a severe and al- most fatal attack of heart trouble frightened me and I gave up both tea and coffee, using Postum instead, and since that time I have had abso lutely no heart palpitation except on one or two occasions when I tried s small quantity of coffee which caused severe irritation and proved to me J must let it alone. “When we began using Postum 1 seemed weak—that was because we Gia not make it according to direc tlons—but now we put a little bit of butter in the pot when boiling and al: low the Postum to boll full 15 minutes which gives it the proper rich flavor and the deep brown color. | “L have advised a great many of “my friends and patients to leave of ‘coffee and drink Postum; in fact, | daily give this advice.” Name giver | by Postum Co,, Battle Creek, Mich. | Many thousands of physicians wa Postum in place of tea and coffee tt eo ‘Own homes and prescribe it t patients, “There's @ reason.” | A remarkable little book “The Roa¢ | to Wellville” can be found im eacl package COMPLETELY RESTORED. Mrs. P. Brunsel, wife of P. Brunsdl, stock dealer, residence $111 Grand ave, Everett, Wash. says: “For a teen years | sutered with terrible pain in my back I did not know what it was to enjoy & night’® rest, and frose in the morn- ing feeling tired and unrefreshed. My suffering sometimes wae simply inde seribable. When I finished the first box of Doan’s Kidney Pills I felt like @ ‘Gi@ecess eeeat 1 ae Oe ee oe with terrible pain 7 fn my back, I did On not know what it Peas » was to enjoy a [ogra night's rest, and Pipe arose in the morn SPgvO) ing feeling tired and Boies}. unrefresbed. = My @B\As'* 3) suffering sometimes MR *\\.s' was simply inde ANS NY scribable, When I [ibe s\"stss: finiehed the first box fMmR\s sy 4 of Doan’s Kidney i oN Pills 1 felt Ike @ On) different woman. 1 oy continued until I had taken five boxes. Doan's Kidney Pills act very effeo tively, very promptly, relieve the ache ing pains and all other annoying dif culties.” } Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price 60 cents per box Bled Gantietue, Even birds have entered the bust- ness of being professionally iil, and have triumphantly scaled the heights of drugs, doctors, and sanitarluma, The bird sanitarium is a fact. Cans ties and parrots are its mainstays but besides them are many commoner im valida from wood and meadowland, There are between 600 and 700 pa tients, and, in the boarding house con- nected with the sanitarium about 4,000 guests, Virus Is Fatal to Rats. A new virus called “danysg” t made in Franco and is claimed to be harmless to domestic animals, but fatal to rats, Bread impregnated with it was scattered in docks, vee sels, railway stations and schools, in Marseilles, and over a thousand rate were destroyed in a single night. The final results of the experiments will be eagerly awaited. French Monument for Waterloo, A large bronze eagle with one wing broken and drooping is the main few ture of the French national monument which {8 to be erected on the field of Waterloo. ! 1 gee abate Seloen (Miles oea Lakefield, Minn., Jan. 4.—Mr. Wik Mam E. Gentry of this place is one of the best-known and most highly re spected men in Jackson County. For 45 years he has suffered with Kidney Trouble and now at 77 years of age he has found a complete cure and is well. His cure {s remarkable because of the length of time ho had been suffer. ing. Cases of 40 years’ standing might be considered incurable, but the rem- edy that eured Mr. Gentry seems to know no limit to its curative power, Lr. Gentry says: “I have suffered with misery in my back tor about 45 years and had all the troublesome symptoms of Kidney and Urinary disease. I tried various kinds of remedies, but all to no effect until I tried Dodd's Kidney Pills, Now I have no pain in my back, and feed quite well in every way. “I am 77 years of ago and I feeb better than I have for the last 40 years. I attributg all to Dodd's Kid- ney Pills.” eS When the chig2*¢ ff ‘inner was a hen, it {s propegays Ak © a limb, and not a leg. ¥. RECORD RUN TO KANSAS CITY. Wabash Train Makes Trip in Five Hours and Fifty Minutes. ‘Wabash train No. 9, fast mail be tween St, Louis and Kansas Gity, made a record-breaking run from St. Louls to Kansas City Sunday after noon. ‘The schedule time for starting ts 2:20 p, m., and the regular time for the run fs seven hours and ten miu utes. No. 9 started one hour late, lost twenty minutes on the way and pulled into Kansas City on time, mak- ing the run in five hours and fifty minutes, five minutes faster than any previous record. ‘There was a full equipment of » mail car, combination car, chair car and diner. At many places along the ‘route the train showed a speed of seventy miles an hour, and between Mexico and Montgomery City a mile a minute was reeled off. The dis: tance {s twenty-four miles, and it took just twenty-four minutes to make the trip. ‘The train was in charge of Con ductor J. 8. Gould. The engineer, was Charles Summerville—St. Louis Re public. An eastern astronomer says that planet Jupiter has six floors and a basement. If his telescope possesses: sufficient power, he might, by a closer Inspection, discover over the main en- ‘trance a sign reading, “No children ab lowed."—Denver Post. Doubtful Maxim, Of course, where there !s so much smoke there must be some fire, but ‘when you compare the temperature of your house with the actions of your. furnace you can't help sometimes doubting it very seriousiy.—Indianap olis News, Muzzle Velocity of Rifles. The muzzle velocity a second of the rifles of the large countries is as fol- lows: United States, Springfeld, 2, 800; French, Lebel, 2,073; English, Le Metford, 2,000; Spanish, Mauser, &- $88; Italian, Mannlicher Carcano, 3¢ 100; German, Mauser, 2,034 feet, Bights om these are now graduated thus: United States, 2,000; France, 2,187; England, 2,800; Spain, 21875 Italy, 2,100; Germany, 2,187 yarda, Rr CBee oRiw CRrw CRiw oR CBr oRrw HAY-SPRITES, ‘ ‘The stn is hot on the hayfeld, it Roars on each new-cut heap, TH, tle weary. ee ve crept underneath to sleep, wee wrestled and leaped this morne, ‘Whilst the haymakers tossed the hay! And now in their prickly caves ‘They have hidden themselves away. But soon when the elm tree shadows MES ae ene ‘And the winds of the evening pass, ‘Then the gy) creep out of the darkress Mpa Bae asp? ee And stretch their Mitte thin boates And rub their little black eyes. ‘They ride on the enery. beetles, And chase the bumble bees, ‘Till _the mists rise up in the valley ‘And the moon comes over the trees, Folie aay ite the wind that rusten aed eae he wie teat cet But it’s only the little hay-sprites ‘Come out in the dusk to play. ~y SIE oy — on SIT RS : oN tt ees Ge- of hs a A ci Re hha Se coal eH - iy Ni i tesa. mn eh er. - . CTY Wr ene an A PAPER HERO Mornin’, Mary; ‘nother letter from Fred, I 'spose—'t'as the South Africa stamp on’t,” said the postman, hand- ing a letter to the rosy-cheeked maid- en waiting for him at the gate in the break of tho hedge. Blushing, Mary took it and héstened to the rosebower in the corner of the garden where she had spent the last blissful hour with Fred before his de- parture for the front. To her it seemed a fit place to read his letters. She read and re-read this particular letter. Then with bounding step and happy heart she ran into the cottage and threw it into her mother’s lap. “Read it, mother,” she exclaimed. “What do you think? Fred’s a hero.” While her mother was reading the letter, some of Mary's girl friends came in. “The postman says you've a letter from Fred,” said one; “do tell us the mews, Mary; there's a dear.” Only too anxious, Mary took the let- ter from her mother. “I'm only going to read the news to you, girls,” she sald, excitedly; “but that’s enough, Fred’s a real hero, He's saved a whole battalion. Here's what he says: “I expect you have read about it in the papers by this time. But there, you don't know yet. Our battalion was ordered to take a strong position held by the Boers, from which they have been sneaking out and doing a lot of mischief lately, blowing up trains and cutting off transports. We started out bright and early without transportation, and with only three days’ rations. We marched until noon, when we encamped and rested until sunset. Then we resumed our march, and marched all night, in or- der to surprise the enemy at dawn. “*We had to cross a river to get to them, That river came near being the slaughter-house for the whole bat- talion—it was for quite a number. The road to the ford ran through a deep gorge which opened into a narrow val- ley, walled in by steep hills, and through which flowed the river. We cleared the gorge and our vanguard was already half-way across the riv. er, when the enemy opened fire on us from the hills on the opposite side Somehow they had ‘heard of our in tended attack. We were completely Gurprised and at thelr mercy. We were in the open and unprotected while not a head of the enemy could be seen. From every rock belched forth fire and bullets, In a moment all was confusion, Our. colonel, 2 conspicuots mark for enemies’ bul lets, kept his wits, however, and or dered the battery to play on them. But {t was no use. There was noth ing to do now but to retreat, and our colonel reluctantly gave the order. “But no sooner had we right-about. a <4 SB a <GF Tey C4 i vu ~ (Se Ce _AG; eo SOD S34 faced than we were met by a murder ‘ous fire from the hills we had just left. “Volunteers to man the guns,” ‘our colonel yelled. “Pepper the hills and cover our retreat.” “It was almost certain death to touch those guns, but I. dashed for them and a dozen fellows followed me. Nearly all were shot down before we reached the guns, but I shouted for ethers to come on. “"The bullets were striking all around me, several passed through my clothes, and one knocked off my hat, but we got the guns tnto action long enough to enable the battalion to re-enter the gorge, where we were protected by the rocks, How any of us escaped {8 8 mystery. We were compelled to leave the guns in the valley, but once under cover of the rocks, we were able to prevent them falling into the hands of the Boers, “When night came on the colonel called for volunteers to savo the guns. Again I led a fow men to the guns and brought them in. A few doses of lyddite cleared the hills of the enemy and enabled our ambu- lance corps to attend to the wounded and bury the dead. The colonel com- ‘plimented me and recommended me for promotion.’ “There, what do you think of that, girls,” cried the delighted Mary, as a vision of Fred, with her arm in his, walking along the street, floated be- fore her eyes. “Oh, do send his letter to the pa- per,” advised Sadie Hopkins. “yés, Mary, do,” entreated the oth- ers. +» “Do you think they would print it?” ‘she asked, “Think? 1 know they would,” re- | plied Sadie. “Copy the part you read to us, Mary, and send it in; it will ap- pear next Sunday.” And so it came about that one of the foremost weekly papers of London published an account of the heroism of Fred Marlow, oe eee Col, St, Quentin sat in the corru- gated fron shanty which served for his headquarters. He had just been receiving reports from the block houses scattered along the railway. He was wishing something would turn up to break the monotony of the situ: ation and dispel the ennul that had erept upon him, Just then his or- derly entered. “Hello, Pemberton,” he exclaimed. “Any news? Confound it, there Is not a Boer in the country, and I don't see the necessity for keeping us here in this blooming country now, alternately roasting and shivering. Kitchener has them about all cor railed.” “No news of Boers around here, colonel,” replied the orderly, saluting, “but I have some news from the front by way of London.” “Gau! what is it?” asked the colonel. “Anything important? Not peace, eh?” “Oh, no. It’s an account of some of our past exploits, Read that,” and the orderly took from his pocket a copy of the Weekly News, indicating with his finger tie part he desired the colonel to read. The latter read the article through, looked at the date of the paper, and then at his orderly, “That's rich, isn't tt?” he remarked, “It’s too good to keep to ourselves Pass the order around, Pemberton, to have the men parade and formed into ‘@ square.” “Good. Now for somo fun,” solilo quized the orderly, as he started te deliver his colonel's orders. When the men formed, the coldnel, standing in the center of the square, read to them an account of the won derful achievement of, one of their number. When he had finishod read ing, he addressed the battalion: “I feel that an apology is due from Ee to the brave fellow in our ranke whose gallant deed has so long been unrecognized. But the fact is, had never heard of it until today, when I fead the article in this paper. How- ever, to make amends for our past neglect, I now call upon you to give the hero three hearty cheers.” ‘The battalion responded with three mighty cheers. Fred Marlow was wishing the ground would open and swallow him, THE TAMING OF A TIGER. How Clever Showman Got the Best of Ferocious Man-Eater. “The trainers of wild beasts,” sald John Lover of the Zoo, “sometimes show @ good deal of originality in de- vising means to subdue intractable animals. For instance, there was & showman I used to know named Mel- chior, He once bought for a song & magnificent Bengal tiger, getting it so cheap because it had already killed two men. This tiger had a fe- rocious nature. Melchior at nrst would put his foot or his hand into the cage, but from the way it would leap at him he knew that to put himself en. tirely in its power would be suicide. Nothing he could do would establish ‘& friendly relation between himself and the tiger, Some originality was needed, and Melchior showed it by ‘taking some old clothes, stuffing them with rags and throwing them in the cage. The tiger in a jiffy tore the old clothes to pieces, thinking them a human being. Next day, and the next day, and the next, Melchior con tinued to throw in to the tiger stuffed figures, and the tiger continued — tc destroy them; only, as time passed the animal ceased to put heat inte its work, and in the end, to make & long story short, it gave up altogether these attacks on the scarecrows—t would just play with them or else no! notice them at all. Now was Melchior's time. He opend the cage door on¢ morning, walked in boldly anc slapped the tiger familiarly on the back. It gave him a friendly loo} ‘and purred. It took him, you see, fol another mannikin, It lived seven year: with Melchior and finally died of hear trouble, and through all those sever years it was as gentle as a kitten, A child could have handled it."—Phila delphia Record, Was He Joking? Several Philadelphia men recently went on @ gunning trip to Virginia, ‘The first evening they elected to stop at a little, out of the way hotel, Along with the other guests they had re- paired to the dining room for supper, and had been seated some little while when the proprietor appeared in the doorway and to their astonishment re- cited in stentorian tones the bill of fare, ‘One of the party inquired later why this novel method prevailed in lieu of the usual printed cards, “It's a practice I began some years ago,” replied the proprietor with # emile, “when I kept a hotel in an- other state, Most of my guests were members of the legislature, and they couldn't read.” Dancing for Children, Tt ts never @ good idea to send a child to the dancing class so distract: ingly gowned that she cannot put her mind on the instructions of her teach- er. A simple little frock, not any more “frilly” than any afternoon Pique dress she might wear, is best. And for Reginald the same notion {# the most satisfactory, says the Phila: delphia Inquirer. Do not insist on making him tog out as brother Will would when going to his first big din: ner, It seems almost a shame to Insist that children should wear high buttoned or laced boots for the dano ing class, but it 1s by far the most sensible, for until the ankles are strong and not prone to any turning the high shoes, with, however, very low heels, are the best, Spirit Photoaravhy, An Irish woman went to a photog- rapher’s and, after stating that her husband was dead, requested a ple- ture of him. On being asked for a Ukeness, she sald: “Shure, if I had wan picture of him, wat wud I come here for?” ‘The photographer, always ready for fun, replied: “If you give me $5 and a description © fyour husband, I think T can accom- modate you.” “Well,” answered the woman, “he had red hair, gray eyes, was tall an’ thin and rather narvus."" On receiving the picture, and with tears streaming from her eyes, she sald: “Oh, Donnis, how you have changed!” ‘Turtle Off Britain. A huge turtle was found off the {sland of Lewis last week. Tho fisher: men had never beheld such a “queer beast," and got {t into their boat and brought it across to Mallaig with thelr cargo of fish. They were considerably astonished when a gentleman staying at the hotel there informed them that the creature was worth more than the whole of the rest of the eatch, They sent it off to the Birmingham market along with the other fish, and were de- lighted beyond words’ when they shared tho resulting check. It ts ox- ceodingly ‘rare to find turtles off the coast of Britain, A Good Fit. Senator Matthew Stanley Quay drifted into the lobby of the Arlington in Washington tn @ spick and span new suit of clothes and a Southern member of Congress congratulated him upon his appearance, “Good fitch? sald Quay, much pleased, “Fit! Sets better'n when, Sena- tor!" was the reply.—New York Times. cet Ce em ow ES ‘ eee Paty osama. yer F3 Fcc W RRA SION os ees ae Pes BN} sty? i is a Sits ltrs gan Js UE a or Aa a a eH ee PSK ee pe EA Vo < Res ae OO + a \ be "~~ a a “ay KW Y AR Meme ik Jeet Ci ‘The underskirt jowel bag is an Eng- dsh dea, and constitutes a decided im- Provement over tho smaller affair worn with a ribbon around the neck. Cleverly constructed, this new bag fs worn underneath the dress. It is made of suede leather in some dark, useful color, and is lined with silk or leather. ‘The large pocket, which seems to be placed on the outside in the center near the top, has a strong purse-clasp. Should it ever be pos- sible that this could come unfastened. ft cannot gape open at all when being worn, on account of the two side flaps that come over the back of the pocket and keep all taut, says the Philadel phia Public Ledger. Of the strongest webbing, long straps are securely fastened at the top edge of the bag, and at the other end they meet a waistband of webbing thal buckles firmly around the waist. An other style for this traveling Jewel and money bag {s of similar materials, the large pocket having several compart ments inside, and the top of the bag coming over like a flap to fasten with patent claps. Nealicee With Stole Collar. Simple negligees are always attrac tive and fill so evident a need as to be counted among the necessities of the wardrobe. This one can be gath- ered or accordion plaited as preferred and includes the fashionable wide col- Jar with stole ends. The model is made of pale pink crepe albatross with he e 9 Cal >a! ial.) tb imer bl De Nas, PASH IAL tegs fh Mri ee 4) are bee i434) [Y CGRan a ae ke 7 con ) 4001 Nogiigeo with Stole Collar, ee the collar of white, edged with a pret- ty fancy braid, but any soft and pliable fabric is appropriate and the collar can be of the material, of contrasting color, or of silk on wool as may be liked, The negligce consists of a shallow yoke to which the fronts and back are joined, the full sleeves and the wide collar, Tho sleeves aro fuller below tho elbows and snugger above and are gathered into straight cuffs. When accordion plaiting is preferred both the fronts and back are cut of sufficient width and are finely plaited before being joined to the yoke. ‘The collar is arranged over the shoulders and seamed to the neck, its stole fin. ishing the front. ‘The quantity of material required for the medium size ts 6% yards 21 inches wide, 5% yards 27 inches wide or 8% yards 44 inches wide, when negligee {a gathered; % yard 21, 6% 27 or 3% yards 44 inches wide, when {t 1s accordion plaited, with % yard of contrasting material for collar and 3 yards of fancy braid to trim as illus trated. ‘The pattern 4601 is cut in sizes for a 82, 34, 36, 38 and 40-nch bust meas ure. Flat neck effects prevall. Lace bands, in some modish in- stances, are Inlaid Some exquisite floral brooches are used for linings. Collars are so deep as to amount to full-fledged coats. Widely flowing sleeves seem to come first in favor. Round capes seem to be preferred to pointed hood effects, Some immense balloon-lke sleeves fare caught into ornate flaring cuffs. ‘The hat that flares up at the left and away off the face 1s oftenest seen, Handembroidered robe gowns of velveteen are among the beautiful novelties. Squirrel fwr fs not seen at all fn Paris this winter and moleskin 4s promised as brief a reign. Beads, buckles, chains and straps— {t's enough to make the fashionable woman fecl as if she were in har. ness. We are still wearing cream and champagne colored loth and etamine coats trimmed with silk Incrusted lace of the same color. Ghannea In Fashion of Sleeves. Bleeves are certainly growing small er and the puff at the elbow seems doomed to extinction, The ruffled sleeve reaching to the ellow with a tight-fitting undersleeve ts at once becoming and satisfactory. A gray velvet is made with a sleeve of this description, the undersieove being tucked gray mousseling d# sie, An other velvet gown, this in épampagne color, has even wore aovreviated sleeves. They are mere shoulder caps cut in points and almost tight- fitting. The undersleeve Is of the heaviest Russian lace piped except at the wrist, wuero they are slightly fulled. This gown fs cut out at the throat to show a guimp of lace, Bodice Girdies. ‘The vogue of the deep belt, or girdle, appears to gain adherents week by week until no wardrobe ts considered complete that does not include one or more. These varying styles suit the needs of varying figures and are some full, some plain, As Stlustrated Num- ber One is made of black Liberty sat- in, Number Two of black and white taffeta, Number Three of peau de eynge and Number Four of crepe de Chine, but any of the materials used for bodices of the sort are appropriate and the color can be made to suit the demands of the special gown ‘Tho girdles consist of the founda: tion, which is shaped and fitted to the iad B mR Vee figure and {s used for all, and the full portion of each, Number one {s shaped and shirred on indicated lines, then arranged over the foundation which is boned in order to retain its shape, Number two is cut in sections which are arranged over the foundation and held by lacings, the whole being boned at back, sides and front. Number three consists of three por tions, which are laid in folds, the cen- ter parts being arranged over the cen- tre of the foundation at front and back ‘and the oliter portion shaped to give a pointed effect at the front whero It terminates and one end is passed througa an ornamental ring or buckle, Number four is similar to number one but is narrower and shows fewer shirrings, so being better adapted to the waists of larger size, The quantity of material 21 inches wide required for the medium size ts 1 yard for number one, % yards for umber two, 1% yards for number three and % yards for number four, The pattern 4603 is cut In three sizes, small or 20 inch waist measure, medium or 24 inch waist measure and large or 28 inch waist measure. i ‘hives tn Grant Vaslete, Velvet, which is being much used for visiting and reception gowns, 19 of a new and wonderful softness and comes in many Varieties, Besides the many stamped and printed designs there are some inlaid with satin spots and stripes and others of changeablo colors, which shade from brown te deep orange or from petunia to pale hellotrope. The trimming of velvet gowns is, of necessity, simple, and lace—Irish or renalssance—is much used for this purpose, ) ae Whantormeal Vere WMNICS ‘The candles will burn slowly and steadily through the evening if they are kept on tee all day. For marks made on painted wood: work by matches, try rubbing. first with a slice of lemon, then with whit. ing, and in a few moments wash with warm soapsuds, Pickle bottles and. fara that smell of onions will be quite sweet and odor: leas after being left out of doors for three or four days filled with sand or garden mold. Coffee Grounds a Disinfectant— Coffee grounds are generally thrown away, although they make a capital disinfectant and deodorizer if they are burned on a hot fire shovel and borne through the apartment Frequent washing with soap will dim the surface of a mirror, The oe- caslonal use of alcohol is. recommend ed, but for frequent. washing damp newspaper with a polishing with cha- mols skin will keep mirrors aud table glassware in good condition Tho cloths used in waxtng floors or polishing furniture should be kept in a covered crock as long as clean, ‘then, instead of letting them accumn Jate in closet or storeroom, burn them ‘Immediately, since vegetable olls are 's0 Hable to spontaneous combustion, a ey Gs. CS ea Tey i \ Sat tre wl OETA oy INI S PC 2 To make your tumblers look bright, which they are washed and rinse in Alsap) cold waier, When Making Cakes—In greasing tiny for cakes, instead of butter use lard, as the salt in the butter makes tho cake tick to the tin, A Use for Stale Bread and Butter-— Spread half the slice with jam, cover with the other half, Cut’ tate, neat squares, dip in batter and fry in boil. in fat Wf Your Feathers Get Uncurled Through being out In damp weather, shake them for a few minutes over @ fire on which you have thrown @ handful of salt. To Prevent Doors Ranging—A cork neatly covered with some gark ma terial and nailed to the floor about three inches out from the wall will prevent the door banging back and spoiling the wall, Spot Embroidery. Many of the very best French mod- els in gowns, separate waists and short coats are embroidered with wafer spots in silk or wool to mateh the fabric. The fashion is suggestive to the girl who has a plain gown she wants brightened up, for these water Spots are easily embroidered, and worked upon bodice and skirtyoke of a cloth dress will make it an altogeth+ er new garment, Powdered Borax. Powdered borax is a harmless and exceedingly useful article to keep in the house, A tablespoontul added to hard water successfully softens it, Tt is an agreeable addition to the dish water and helps to keep the hands soft instead of irritating them, as dees xoda, Shirred Waist and Three Piece Skirt. Shirred gowns of — soft’ materials: continue to hold the faney of woman- Kind and are first favorites of tho hour, This one is eminently graceful and Shows the drooping shoulder ling with shirrings below that give the desired breadth to the figure, and a graduated tounce finished with wide tucks. The model is made of almond green yoile with unlined yoke of ee) es HE Sy | y pent | @ ; \ Wi ry \ LC ' a 1 eS I A ) LP I Li)" r EIN SAE? 4892 Shirred Watet, 32 to 40 buat, 4375 Thro Peco Skint, 22 10.30 wate dotted white net and trimming of cream Venetian lace, the effect of color being most satisfactory, Dut va rious combinations ean be made, ‘To make the gown will be required, for waist 41) yards 21, 0% yards 27 oF 2% yards 44 inches wide, with lie yarda of albover lace and % yard of net; for skirt 13 yards 21, 10% yards 27 oF 6% yards 44 inches wide, A May Manton pattern of walst, No, 4592, sizes 32 to 4, or of skirt No, 4376, sizes 22 to 20, will be mailed to any addres® on recvipt of ton cents for euch, For Evening Wear. A pretty gown intended for evening for reception wear is made of white st cilienne, deeply hand teked and ef factively decorated with heavy gold cords, ‘The corsage yoke is made of tucked and shirred mating with a bortha of ehiffon, which is knotted at Intervals, ‘The entire upper portion of the skirt Is tucked to below the Knee and a shirred flounes ts applied beneath the heavy cord, ‘The sleeves are in elbow length and finished with a chiffon drapery, while the same gold cord doos duty for a girdle, ‘ont ad ca coz ake beans en A white gown may bo made very emart with a trimming of orchids, Which Ix expensive to buy, but easy to make if ono can embroider, These flowers and leaves are appliqued. ‘They look especially beautiful on gold and silver cloth, ae area amen Renders of this paper ean wreure any May Manton pattern tiiustrated above by filing out Au blak iu coupon, wut tamiling, With 1 ceuts, to. E, Harrison & Co,,09 Pismouth Place, Cale cago. Pattern will be mated promptiy. TARO rncigiarnesrorenneenee MN epee ante Bina errno Pallesa Hoi caccscnacrcouensenen, Walst Measure (tf £07 REED conesnsnone Bust Measure fF Wisat) ooonnconmnne ‘Age (if ehitid’s oF miss's pattern) num Write plainly. FNL out all blanks. Hneline 100. Mail tod: Mai risoo & Co, do Papmours Pisce, Chicago. NEWS & GSSIP Remember please— 'ts the little bits we collect here a n there That enables us to run from year to year." Little Sandy Spurrier, Jr., is quite ill at the hospital. Mrs. D. N. Crosthwaite has been quite ill but is convalescent. Mrs. Fannie Brinkly is again at her post of duty at Phillips school. A. J. Starnes spent a day in the city last week en route to St. Joe. Mrs. Wm. Rhodes, of Blue Springs, was in the city New Year's day. Miss Gertrude Myers spent a part of the holidays in Ottawa., Kan., The Lincoln Institute pupils all returned to Jefferson City Monday. Rev. and Mrs. S. M. Bacote spent a few days in Topeka this week. Mrs. Mary Blankenship will return to-day from a trip through the South. The Silver Leaf Club dance was largely attended New Year's night at the Vendome. Mr. Joseph Brice, who has been very ill, at this writing is reported a little better. Mamie Barker gave a dinner in honor of Miss Cyrene McDowell the afternoon of the 3rd. Miss Bessie Washington has returned to her school in the southern part of the state. Mrs. John Taylor gave an early breakfast to a number of friends on New Years morning. Mrs. W. Frederick Fairfax will return from Ft. Madison to-day. Her father is much improved in health. Mrs. Jones and her sister, Mrs. Williams of 1104 Charlotte street, will spend the winter at Little Rock, Ark. Mrs. Mattie Teeters, who spent the holidays heer with relations has returned to Sedalia to resume her school work. The concert given at the St. John's Temple was a grand success. Rev. Vaughn is whooping up things in the bottoms. Mrs. Juda Meyers of Ottawa, Kan., spent a few days with her daughter, Miss Gertrude Meyers, during the holidays. Mrs. L. J. Holly, who has ben visiting her parents at Washington, D. C., will return home about the 26th of the month. Miss Cyrene McDowell, who spent the holidays with Miss Cora White, returned to her home, Hannibal, Mo., Sunday night. The St. Augustine Guild hall was open at 24th and Tracy Thursday evening with impressive ceremonies by Bishop Atwell and others. The Ladies Art Club had a grand display of their work Thursday evening of last week at the residence of Mrs. Charles Jackson, 1228 Vine St. Rev. A. G. Samuels of Shreveport, La., was in the city last week and was the guest of Mrs. Homes, 610 E. 12th street. We are told that Mrs. Lewella Williams' paper deserves special mention as having been one of the best that was read at the teachers' association at St. Joe last week. Mr. H. J. Spigener of the Vine St. Baptist church, visited the Old Folks' and Orphans' Home New Year's day and put in an electric door bell. The gift is very timely and is much appreciated. The sons of Allan had a very pleasant meeting at the residence of Mr. Fairfax Wednesday evening. The club was entertained by Mr. Hines, an elegant luncheon was served and all spent a pleasant time. --- Mrs. Ewing of Warrensburg, Mo., is visiting Mrs. James Woodland, 2828 E. Seventh street. Mrs. Mary E. Tipton, mother of Mrs. James Woodland, left for Ft. Assinaboine, Mont., Tuesday, to visit her son, S. J.Tipton, of the 24th infantry. John Turner Lodge 106 will meet at Odd Fellows Hall, second Tuesday, January 12. Please be present. Notify any brethren you meet. Miss Lizzie Dale of Neosho, Mo., stopped over in Kansas City, Mo., on her way to the teachers' association, which was held in St. Joseph, Mo., last week. Credit should have been given to the St. Paul Baptist church instead of to the Second Baptist church for the Thanksgiving donation of $3.12. The Second Baptist church gave $4.22 for the Christmas dinner. Have you been to see Johnson, the Cafe man at 910 East 12th? He has the best that money will buy. Good service and upto date. Everything to made one feel like more. Come once and you come again. 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. 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 Bellefortaine avenue, where she will do office work for the present. Office hours, 10 to 12 a.m., 4 to 6 p.m. LIST OF SICK. Mr. J. Williams, 516 Gillis street. Mrs. Coleman, 17 Locust. Sallie Jordan, 1009 Dripp. Ada Lee, 1021 Pacific. Sarah Johnson, Sixtr and Holmes. Eva Birch, 1030 W. 11th street. Mrs. Adams, 1622 Cottage. Fannie Grant, 2525 Locust. Mrs. Mercer, 1115 Windel, Kansas City, Kan. Mrs. Pea, 1109 Campbell. Mattie Waters, 15th and Lydia. Johanna Moor, 6th and Holmes. Mrs. Alexander, 1517 Vine. Bettie Turely, 575 Oak. Bettie Johnson, 2225 Brooklyn Mrs. Etes, 1909 Vine. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 22, 1903. To Whom It May Concern— This certifies that I removed from Mrs. Johnson's throat Monday morning about a l. m., Dec. 21st, a piece of glass about one inch in length and over one-sixteenth o fan inch in breadth. This she claims was swallowed while eating ice cream a while before midnight Sunday evening. This certificate is furnished Mrs. Johnson on his request. DR. J. E. PERY. We visited the Phillips schools last week and found Prof. W. W. Yates, the principal, hard at work trying to renew some needle and art work which had been done some years ago by his pupils. The Professor intends to make, through his pupils, several displays of Art Needle work and fancy stitches, and some drawings which he intends to prepare for the World's Fair exhibit. The Professor has a faculty for doing things well when he starts them. If you send in a subscription to the Son, please send in the amount of the paper. Thanking you in advance money for the time you desire to take for any favor you may extend to us. PRIVATE BOARDING SCHOOL 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. WESTERN UNIVERSITY For the Moral, Intellectual and Industrial Training of our Youth. Theological, Classical, Normal, Preparatory, State Industrial. Theological, Classical, Normal, Preparatory, Carpentry and Architecture, Printing and Book-making, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Tailoring, Business Course and Stenography, Farming, Stock raising and Truck Gardening, Cooking and Laundering. Advantages. Buildings, Healthy Moral Tone, A Faculty of Industrially Trained Teachers. 10 Per Month. School Open for Illustrated Catalogue Just Out Write T. VERNON, A. M., D. D., Prest., Qu AVIABLE DENTIST Satisfaction Guaranteed--Teeth Exam Most reliable dentists in the city. We have the tie in the city. Our success is due to the unit by gentlemanly operators of middle age. See to Please. Our Reliability is Unpacked by a wealthy corporation, and is the reliable. All work is guaranteed for 15 years. School Opens Sept. 14th Catalogue Just Out Write to A. M., D. D., Prest., Quindaro, Ka E DENTISTRY Guaranteed--Teeth Examined Free Artists in the city. We have the largest and Our success is due to the uniformly high only operators of middle ages; no youths Our Reliability is Unquestioned. Healthy corporation, and is therefore thor- k is guaranteed for 15 years. Good Buildingu, Healthy Moral Tone, A Faculty of Twelve College-bred and Industrially Trained Teachers. WILLIAM T. VERNON, A. M., D. D., Prest., Quindaro, Kas. RELIABLE DENTISTRY No Delay--Satisfaction Guaranteed--Teeth Examined Free We are the most reliable dentists in the city. We have the largest and oldest practice in the city. Our success is due to the uniformly high grade work done by gentlemanly operators of middle ages; no youths This firm is backed by a wealthy corporation, and is therefore thoroughly responsible. All work is guaranteed for 15 years. Full Set of Teeth $2.00. Set S. S. White Teeth.....$4.00 Gold Crowns 22-k.....$2.65 Bridge Work, per tooth.....$2.65 Platinum fillings.....500 Cleaning.....500 Teeth whitening without pain ERK Cleaning ..... 500 We do as we advertise— Teeth extracted without pain FREE. We are here to stay. YORK DENTAL ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS, YORK DENTAL CO ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS. Second Floor. Entrance on Main Street only. Open Daily. Nigh a till 9. Sundays 10 to 4. --- THE GREATEST HAIR DRESSING Straightine Makes NELSON'S St BEST FOR HAIR It is THE Hair Straight THE MOST WONDERFUL HAIR GROWER is unlike any of the other Hair preparations on the market. It is the most powerful and durable. dandruff and other diseases of the scalp and skin. roots of the Hair, thereby causing it to grow rich, a time stopping it from splitting, breaking off or the Hair abit and piliable, making it easy to do up umed. TRAIGHTINE is unlike any of the other Hair prepara- tion market. It contains no powerful is therefore absolutely HARMLESS. It works directly to Hair, removes dandruff and other diseases of the hair, stimulates the roots of the Hair, thereby causing a growth at the same time opening it from glistening. TRAIGHTINE keeps the Hair soft and pliable, making it Delightfully perfumed. TRAIGHTINE is sold by dragglists and agents everywhere. If you cannot get it from your druggist or one of our stamps, allyer or Money Order, and we will send you a mail, securely wrapped, together we PEER. Address: S WANTED uses and Participants NELSON M'F'G CO., Richme NELSON'S STRAIGHTINE is unlike any of the other hair preparations on the chemical, and in therefore a safer alternative to the chemicals and roots of the Hair, removes dandruff and other diseases of the scalp and sails, nourishing and stimulating the roots of the Hair, thereby causing it to grow rich, stopping it from splitting, breaking off or falling out. STRAIGHTINE keeps the Hair soft and pliable, making it easy to do up in any style. Delightfully perfumed. NELSON'S STRAIGHTINE is sold by druggists and agents everywhere. PRICE, 25 AMOUNT OF A CAN. If you cannot get it from your druggist or one of our agents, SEND US 25 000 to the Mile Order, and we will need you one large can (one month's treatment) by mail, securely wrapped, together with our great GREET BRUSH OFF ADDRESS. "FOLLOW THE FLAG." Daily Trains Kansas City to St. Louis. Unsurpassed service, smooth track, fast time. All trains on the Wabash run directly through the World's Fair grounds, St. Louis, in full view of all the magnificent buildings—the Wabash is the only line that does it. Wabash Train No 8. Leaving Kansas City 6:15 p. m., arrives Niagra Falls and Buffalo next evening, aud New York and Boston second morning, saving a day's travel. Through service. Wabash is the only line that does it. 555 1029 Main St. TEETH IMMOTION Kinky, Curly It is not only the BEST DRESSING made for the Hair, but If lils 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 hell cure your ills And "PIGE" will bring around the bills. Be Sure to Patronize SMI He will deliver your goods 908 E. 12th St. SMITH The DRUGGIST. deliver your goods free of charge if you will call St. Phone 1211 Grand. He will deliver your goods free of charge if you will call 908 E. 12th St. Phone 1211 Grand. 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 John Hoppy Henry Hoppy FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR. Ovlatt Shoe Co., 520 Minn. Ave., 1105 Main, K. O. Kas. K. O. Mo rried the rest," Now get the best AT Campbell's Pharmacy. of Stationery, Toilet Articles, Candies Per- gars 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. --- --- 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 MATTHAIS BAKERY, 901-3-5-7-9-11-13 West 17th Street Phone 2755 Walnut. S. SALZBERG WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Dry Goods Ladies Furnishing Goods and Masquerade Costume For Rent or For Sale at Low Big Fur Sale Now On. 1433 Grand Ave., A. WEBER, M If you want a suit to go and save money. no rent. nut. SALZBERG. RESALE AND RETAIL My Goods Fishing Goods and Notions. Merade Costumes For For Sale at Low Prices Now On. OPEN EVENINGS New York Millinery YOU CAN DEPEND ON US. SEE US BEFORE GOING ELSEWHERE. Ave., Kansas City, Mo. BER, MERCHANT TAILOR, want a suit to order here is the place to save money. Why? Because we pay it. Come and see us. Phone 2735 Walnut. S. SALZBERG. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Dry Goods Ladies Furnishing Goods and Notions. Masquerade Costumes For Rent or For Sale at Low Prices Big Fur Sale Now On. OPEN EVENINGS New York Millinery YOU CAN DEPEND ON US. SEE US BEFORE GO- ING ELSEWHERE. 1433 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. A. WEBER, MERCHANT TAILOR. If you want a suit to order here is the place to go and save money. Why? Because we pay no rent. Come and see us. Style, Fit and Finish Up-to-Date. S. W. Blvd. Kansas City, Mo L 2304 Vine. 2825 S. W. Blvd. 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 620 Minn. Ave., K. C. Kas. AT Tol.159 East. NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1903 The year 1903 will be known as the record year of prosperity In the Unit. ed States. Some few crops have not ytelded so largely as they did in former years, but the prices récelved were so much Higher that the shortage was more than made up for. Cotton reached the highest figure at which it has been sold since the war. Beef and leather have been unprece: dentedly high. Petroleum and tts products advanced in price 25 per cent, Iron and steel were sold at bigh prices und the demand was so great that orders could not be filled within @ reasouable Ume, and seaport cities made large purchases abroad because deliveries were so much delayed. The production of precious metals will probably turn out to be nearly 7 por cent greater than last year, The rice crop of Texas, a new indus try practically, was remarkably large and fold tor high figures. Tremendous discoveries of petrote- um on the Pacific coast enabled that part of the country to substitute six million dollars’ worth of ofl for coal, which was previously mported efther from Great Britain or Australia. The total destruction of the frutt crop in Great Britain and in southern Europe made an unexpected market for American green fruits, More than To per cent of ail the fruits sold In the London markets today is American ‘The average increase in the cost of foodstuffs to the consumer in the United Staies was 15 per cent In many cases the labor unions, by force of organization, thongh ‘tre: quently not until a long and serious strike had been engaged in, were able to Increase the pay of their members, thus greatly cniuncing the purchas fng power of the piain people, which ia the basis of all prosperity tn the United States In nearly all of tho large cities throughout the country the population has increased, and the price of real estate has done more than keep pace with the general march of prosperity Under the cireumstances, the coun: try has every right to look forward to & continuance of prosperity. Our granartes are groaning with the Products of an abundant harvest, Our sayings banks overilow with the re: serves of the people. Our scale of ex: penditure 1s the highest the world has ever known, The stock market, that unfailing barometer of the fecling of the gam bling element of the country, has re cently taken a short, sharp rise, The area of land which will be plowed and seeded this winter and next spring will exceed the area tilled last year, It ts Inevitable that a prosperous harvest brings a greater seed sowing, The greatly inereased demand for cat tle and horses means more stock. Breeding pastures will be fuller next year than they were ever before, THE YEAR IN REVIEW. Momentous Events That Have Signal- ized the Past Twelve Months. The allabsorbing topic of January, 1903, was the Venezuelan imbroglio. ‘The active events of that affair be: Jong, of course, to 102, though as late as Jan. 22 the German ships’ bom barded the fort of San Carlos, but on Jan. 8 President Castro rested Ven- ezuela’s side of the case entirely in the hands of Minister Bowen, who set sail for home Jan. 11, After that the Whole matter was thrashed out tn Washington, and the Interest inthe affair remained keen to the very close, ecause many thought they saw in the Warllke action of the allies, especially Germany, a determination to attack not Venezuela so much as Unele Sam's famous Monroe doctrine. The attempt, {ft were really so intended, complete ly failed, for, though pitted against fome of the most astute diplomats of Europe, Minister Bowen persistently upheld the real rights of the weaker country and negotiated terms of set tlement favorable to Venezuela with ‘out calling the time-honored doctrine {nto question or dispute. The Great Coal Strike. Tho anthracite coal strike belongs even more to the history of 1802 than does the Venezuelan affair and the de hiberations of the arbitration commis: sion attracted even less general ine terest than their importance justifled, ‘The commission entered into the mat- ter most thoroughly and systematical. ly. ‘The last witness was not culled until Feb. 6 and the arguments of the opposing counsel consumed the fol lowing week. Presilent George F Baer represented the operators and Clarence Darrow the miners. After @ month's deliberations the commission reported. The miners won a portion of in: crease in wages and reduction of hours of work demanded before the strike were granted a better system of meas uring their work and a practical, if not & formal, recognition of their union ‘The decision was a victory for the miners especially as they would will ingly have accepted the terms allowed before they began the strike had not tho mine operators refused to concede arbitrate or negotiate, In Congress. The second session of the Fifty-sev enth congress may be briefly summar fred: Provisions were made for at fnerease in the navy similar to that o former years, a uniform militia bil ‘was passed, as was also a law creating a general staf! in command of the army. Other important {f not Interesting legislation was effected, but the “om- nibus” statehood bill was lost. Little. field's bi to regulate corporations never got to a vote in the senate, no tariff concessions were granted to im- ports to the Philippines, An act that met with untversal ap- proval was the creation of a new de- “partment and the addition of a new member to the president's cabinet— the Department of Labor and Com+ merce, AS soon as created, In Feb- ruary, the prosident’s private secre- tary, George B, Cortelyou, was appoint- ed its seeretary. At the same time, and as a part of the new department, & bureau of corporation was estab- lished, and James R. Garfield, son of the late president, became its enief, When congress adjourned, or rather expired, March 3, two questions were, unsettled Cuban reciprocity and the Panama canal, but as the treaties con- cerning them required only the action of the senate, President Roosevelt summoned the new senate Into exist- enee immediately to consider the two measures. The reciprocity treaty was ratified, but the nature of {te pro visions required action by the house, JANUARY 1—First cablegram, 12. 8. to Hawall, $—Napler Lothtan died, Boston BoSneanta died In Sain T—Moses Tenney died, Georgetown, Jobe Gov, Hastings, Penn, died, H—Duty taken off coal, U—Tiliman shot wtitor, 8. Carolina, 15—Cardinal Parocht died. Rome. 1G—Coal Investigation, Mass. ISM. de Blowite dled, vars 1s—Abram 8. Hewitt died. New York, 1s—Marconigram, Cape Cod to England, Is—Germany gent Sternberg to Us 8 2h— Julian Mtaiph died, New. York 1—Germane shelled Venwauctan fort, 22—-Canal treaty with, Columbli. Col. Lynch aullty, Landon, (Alaskan houidary theaty 7=Col Lynch's schtence: commuted, 28—Patrick Divver dled, New Yorke 0—Csrhs Cobb died, Atiston. —donn D, Long settousty i S1—Holwon resigned froin navy, J—Jusserand, now French ambassador, ; FEBRUARY J—Elsha Morgan dled, Springfeld, S—Dunlel is Lord dled, Staten 3—$160.000 fire, Middlebury, te J—Local option won, Vermont Gotenty L. Dawes died, bittafend, S—End coal strike hearings, Penn, 6-Hear Admiral Wildes died at sem 10—8tr, Madiana wrecked, Bermuda. 14—Veneatiela. blockade rilsed 16—Contelyou, Secretary, of Commerce, 16—Rear Admiral Robinson, died. Phil 16-Chas, Theo. Ruwaelt died, Camb, Is-lteefsteunt. Injunction, 18H J. Fisnn diva, Now York. 20—Vope Leos 26th anniversary. HoCuban coal station agreement. 26—Dr. KJ. Gatling died, New York, 27—Burdich murdered in Durtato, MARCH Sarr 1-Gen. W. F. Bmith died, Phila. 1— Win. Seoliing Wied. Brighton, 2—Extia weston, U. B. aenate, called, 4—Eil of | 67th congrons 5—U. 8, senate In extra seaston, 1O—-ANthur Pentel Killed, Bumtato, W—Waman suftrage deflated, Nef L:—Caur decreed Tellglous freedom. 18—Maine. atucie to. prohibition, 1i—Shamreck HL launched, Seotland 17—Canal_ treaty. ratitied by senate. 19—$:100,000 fire at Pepperell 1s—Cutan reciprocity treaty: ratifed, 1a—Senate adjourned. sine dle. 21—Cual commission reports 2e—Very Rev. EW, Farrar died, Londom 2é—License law’ In New. Hampahites HON. K. Furbanke ded. Chicago 26-—Lowsll. millw, ordurud closed, 2900. F, Swift died, Chicago, extra session in November, The Panama Canal, The Panama canal was the burning question, and at the beginning, as at the close of this year, it seemed a certainty, For years the agitation tn favor of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama had been agitated, and recent. ly with increased interest, Thousands of dollars haa been spent surveying tne possible routes, and it at last seemed assured that the United States, ia conjunction with Great Britain, would undertake the Nica- tagua route, Since the collapse of the De Les: sep's Panama scheme a new French company had possession of and had done some work on the Panama canal but until it became evident that this country was in earnest about Nicare gua the French company refused w sell out at a reasonable price. Then, when competition seemed likely, they surprised American lawmakers by of fering their holdings at less than halt their former figures, They offered tc sell their concessions and everything in sight for $40,000,000, giving until March 4 for acceptance. Congress hes: ‘itated, many fayoring the Nicaragua route, and when the time was about to expire President Roosevelt took the responsibility of accepting the propos! tion, running the risk of defeat in the senate or In Colombia. In the mean time Secretary Hay and Dr. Herran the Colombian charge daffairs, signed a treaty by which the United Stater agreed to pay Columbia a bonus of $10,000,000 and an annual rental o} $250,000 for such concessions as the French company had received. It was the ratification of this treaty that brought the question to the issue in the senate, and when congress ad: Journed without action an extra ses: sion was called. This session ratified the treaty March 17, Some Passing Sensations. Besides the affairs of general im: portance already noted, several events of opening months of the year should ‘be mentioned, On Jan. 15 J.T. Til man shot and Killed Editor «N. G. Gonzalez. Gonzalez had attacked Till- man rabidly in his paper and had de- feated hls nomination for governor, ‘The affair was widely and vehemently discussed, but In October Tillman was acquitted, partly because the fatal at- tack was not entirely unjustified, and partly because there was evidence to show that ‘Tillman thought Gonzalez was armed and about to attack him, Disastrous Floods. Little can be said here of the disas- trous floods of the year, In March the lower Mississippt rose higher than ever before, and on tho 20th of that month passed all records. Cities along the river, especially Memphis, suffered heavily, levees gave way and miles of lowlands were inundated, causing un: told damage and great suffering, es: 30—Lowell mills tate, 31--Young Corbett whipped McGovern. 1—Roosevelt on western tour, 1—Elibu B. Hayes died, Lyon. i—fear Ad. Relknap died, Key West. 9—Northern Securities merger annulled 10—Chap. W. Hf, Milburn died, California N—Reliance launched, Bristol, 1i—Shamrock UL diamasted abroad, 20—Kishinett massacre of Jews 25-W. KK, Vanderbilt married, Londom, 24—China cefused Russian demands, 2—Erving M. Scott dled, 'Fritco, 29—King Edward visited the Pope, 29—-Russia for open door in far east. 29--Stuart Hebson died, New York. 2—Paul du Chathiu died, Russia, aaa 1—King Edward welcomed tn Paris, 1--Rishop Foster died, Newton, 3—Kaiser visited the Pope, 4—Dishop Hurst died, Washington, S—Str. Saginaw sunk; 20 logt. S-Ruasia reoceupled “Niu Chwang. 9—Russla left Nin Chwang. 12K. H, Stoddard died, New York. 14—Corruption tnauiry, Beacon Hil 16—Svbil Sanderson died, Parks, 21—"Max O'Rell” died, Paris, 25—Emerson's 100th birthday. 26~-$500,000 tire In Laconia, N. H. 27-—-Machen arrested, Washington, 2$—-Shamrock II sailed for New York. 1—Lowell_ mills reopened, J--Last play at Hoston Museum, B—Foreat tires in New. England, B— Roosevelt's western trip ended, 7—Levee broke at East St, Louis, $—Raln InN. Bs been dry 50 days, W— King and queen killed. Servias 12—Gen, Alex, McCook died, Ohlo. 14—Shamrock IL arrived at New York 3G—Karageorgeviteh king of Servia. 17—Keliance lost topmast, 18—Geo, Whenton died, Washington. I’—Africander won the Suburban, 20—Cardinal Vaughan died, London. 31—Maj. J.B. Vond died, New Yori. 23—U. 8, squadron at Kiel. 85— Hooker statue unveiled, Boston. 25—Yale won boat races, New London. 26—-Cornell won boat races, Hudson. ae 6—Pope Leo seriously 6—Teachers’ convention, Roston, T—Pope Leo operated on. 7-U. 8. squadron, Portsmouth, Eng, pecially to the poor negroes of the South. The following month and in June the Missouri and its tributaries were flooded, and Topeka, Kansas City, St. Louis and East St, Louis suffered from the rush of waters, The cotton mills in the Carolinas and Georgia were also victims of the raging waters: and many other cities, notably Pater: son, N. J., were inurdated. Heppner, Ore., waa practically devastated by a cloudburst. Passing of Pope Leo. Late in June came the announce- ment of the serious iliness of Pope Leo XIII, That aged pontiff was 93 years of ago on March 2, and on March 3 celebrated the twenty-fifth an- niversary of his coronation as pope, thus putting an end to the long-hon- ored tradition that no pontiff? would “see the days of Peter"—26. years. Pope Leo's predecessor had felgned 32 years, the longest in history, and the old tradition cannot survive this sec- ond breaking of the record. On July 5 the pontiff was regarded as In a critl- cal condition, and in a few days bis life was despaired of, but though ap- parently frail in body, the long years of simple habits had given him a splen- did power of resistance to disease, and for more than two weeks he battled with the ravages of pleural pneumonia. On July 20, however, he died, and on the following day the chair of Peter was declared vacant by Cardinal Cam- erlingo Oreglia, The conclave to choose hia successor assembled on the last day of the month, and on Aug. 4, after several indecisive ballots, chose Cardinal Sarto, Patriarch of Venice, who was elected, He chose the title of Plus X. and was crowned Aug. 4. Eventful Auauet. Ratlgetabtyrin yuh hes ded | August was an eventful month, On ‘the 8th Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, long the commanding general of the army, was retired from active service. For seven days Major Gen- eral 8. B. M. Young commanded in his stead, but Aug. 15 the army staff law went into effect and General Young became chief of staff. The event of Aug. 12 was more sig- nificant, for on that day misguided Colombians browed trouble for them selves, On that day the Colombian senate rejected the Hay-Herran Pana- ma canal treaty, and this usfexpected action seemed for the time to put the canal farther away than ever. Even the chagrin that accompanied tho tura of affairs gave place to expec- tancy when Sir Thomas Lipton ar- rived with his third challenger for America’s cup—Shamrock III, The hot had been launched in March and even before the defender had taken definite shape news of its wonderful sailing capacity was flashed across the Atlantic, Not a few an- ticipated that upon this expedition the gallant frishman would be successful in carrying back the trophy. He was, however, doomed to a crushing defeat. 10—Pope Leo's second operation. 11—American riflemen won, Englang 14—Crimes act revoked, treland, 15—Mrs. J. G. Blaine died, Matne, 17—P. M. Arthur died, Winnipes. 18—J. MeN. Whistler died, London, 20—Dope Leo died, Rome. 22—Cassius M. Clay died, Kentucky, 26—Masses for Pope, Boston, 27—Rellance picked to defend eup. 20—Magazines exploded, Tewksbury. 31—Cardinals In conclave, Rome. 4—Sarto elected Pope; Plus X. 4—Schwab, steel trust, resigned, B-Stock market slump. S—Lt, Gen. Miles retired. 8-—-Lt. Gen. Young head of army, S—Britishers. lifted tennis bowl, S—Rear Admiral Melville retired. I—Pope Plus X crowned. 10—Kear Admiral Remey retired. 12—Colombia. rejected canal treaty, li—Jeffries knocked out Corbett, 4 L—irish Tand_ bill passed, ‘ 18—Trouble in Turkey. 19—Dan Patch, mile, 1:59, 20—Gen, Black head of G. A. Re 21—Sam Parks guilty, New York. 22—Humberts eullty, Paria, 22—Relinnce beat Shamrock, 7m. Se 22—Lord Salisbury died, London, 24—Lou Dillon, mile, 2m. fat, 25—Rellance bent Shamrock, im. 198 27—Reported assassination, Belrut, 28—U, 8. shipa ordered to Turkey, 28-—Joseph Haworth died, Ohio. 28—Vico consul nt Belrut allve. 29—Caleb Powers guilty, Kentucky, 29—Hamburg Belle won Futurity, Ce 1—Revolution tn Macedonia. 3—Reliance won 3d race; Kept cup. 4—U. 8. warships at Beirut. 7—Radium exhibited in United States, 7—Bishop Clark of Rhode Island died, §—Turkish massacres, Macedonia, 11—Major Delmar, mile, 2:00%. M—Euutis, Me., swept by fire, 13—J. 8. Adams, Sr., died, Adams, 14—Rear Admiral Cook retired. 16—Bir Thomas Lipton ill, Chicago, 17—Chamberlain resigned, London, 28—Prince Alort, mile 1:67. 28—Henry D. Lioyd died, Illinois. 29—President ref sed to remgve Miller. 40—Sir Michael Herbert died abroad, 20—Czar visited Vienna, [/ectoper 5—Ralfour named new cabinet. 6—W. 8. Blusell died, Buffalo. 7—Shipyard. trust disclosures. 8—Russia stayed in Manchuria, §—Chinese-American trade treaty, Even the first trial, which resulted in no race, so clearly demonstrated the superiority of the Reliance that inter- est began to wane at once, The Re- Hance won three straight races, but before the last race the public in gen eral lost all interest in the contest. Sir Thomas, it is sald, belleves the effort to be hopeless for many years to come. On Nov. 3 elections were held in thirteen states, seven of whien chose ‘governors. The following governors were re-elected: A. B. Cummings (rep.) of Iowa; J, C. W. Beckham (dem.) of Kentucky; John L, Bates /(rep.) of Massachuetts, and Le F, C. Garvin (dem.) of Rhode Island, Edwin Warfield (dem.) was chosen governor of Maryland; J. K. Vardman (rep.) of Mississippi and Myron T. Herrick (rep.) was elected governor of Ohio by a plurallty of over 100,000 over Tom 1, Jobnson. The other elections of national interest resulted in the return of Tammany to power in Greater New York. George B. McClellan (dem.) received a plurality of 60,000 over for- mer fusion Mayor Seth Low. ‘The en- tire Tammnay ticket was elected, and that organization also secures @ ma- fority of the board of aldermen, Republic of Panama, [ As in several other instances in 1908 momentous events conspired to occur on the same day, so on Nov. 8 the province of Panama declared her {n- dependence of Colombia. The follow- Ing day @ provistonal government was established, and Colombian officials and troops were sent to Cartagena, On the 6th the United States recog: nized the new republic, an@ en the 10th France followed our example. M. wunau-Varilia was hurried to Wash- ington as the minister of the new country, empowered , to negotiate new Panama canal pact. Soon after General Reyes of Colombia entered an earnest protest against tho course of the administration, insisting that Uncle 8am keep his hands off the isthmus, This, after the practical breach of faith and the vacillation of the Colombians in regard to the canal treaty, was too tardy, and Uncle Sam’s navy is preparing to protect Panama from threatened invasion. Already an American fleet 1s upon the Panama coast, and Colombia has reached a point when she confesses a fear of taking any drastic action. A new canal treaty has been signed, and once again the canal seems assured, There may, however, be some blood shed on the {sthmus before Colombia finally re linquishes her claim to Panama. Russia and Japan. For the last few months the ever lasting refrain has been of “war clouds hovering over the far east.” A dozén times it has been reported that Japan and Russia had reached a point where war was inevitable. The causes of the breach are vague and indefinite, Briefly, Russia Is and always has been 10—Amherst beat Harvard, football, 13—Boston, world baseball champion. 18—Archbishop Kane died, Baltimore. M—Francis A. Hobart dled, Braintree. 15—Tiilman acquitted, 8, Carolina, 16—Sherman statue unvetled, Wash. 16—Dowle invaded New York, 19—Cresceus, mile, 1:89%. 20—Alunkan’ boundary Axed, 20—Congress called to meet Nov. % 22—Dan’ Patch, mile, 166%. 2(—Durand, British ambassador to U. £ 24—Lou Dillon, mile, 1:58%, 20—Emma Booth: Tucker Killed, Mo. NOVEMBER 1—Fire in Vatican, Rome. 1—Prof. Mommsen died, Germany, 1—$1,500.000 fire, Coney’ Island, 2—Irish land act in operation. 3—Tammany won, New York city. 3—Panama proclaimed independent. 4—U. 8. warships ordered to Panama. €-U. 8. recognized Panama government. 7-Wm. L. Elkins died, Philadelphia, $—Kalser underwent operation, 9—A. F, of L. convention, Boston, 9—Rioiing, capital of Colombia, 9—Congress in extra session. 10—President’s message on Cubs. ¥ 10—Muy Goclet ‘married, 10—Orrin Hickok died, Cleveland, 12—Street railway strike, Chicago. 13—A. H. Green murdered, New York. 14—Dartmouth beat Harvard, football, 14—Princeton beat Yale, football, 18—Canal treaty with Panama, 18—A. F. of L. against socialism, 19—House passed Cuban bill. 19—Itallan king in London, 25—Chicago strect railway strike settled 25—Fitenimmons whipped Gardiner, 27—Roy bandits captured, Chicago. 28—Jules Levy died, Chicago, 80—Brooklyn Acad, of Music burned, 1—Recolvers for Zion City. 1—Prof. Bowne, B. U., heresy charges, Panama ratified canal treaty. 2—Dr. Cyrus Edson died, New York, 4—W. M. Springer died, Washington, J—Opening of 68th congress. —President’s message on Panama, 7—Canal ‘treaty’ sent to senate, 8—Herbert Spencer died, England, &—U. 8. consul assaulted, Turkey. S—Langford whipped Gans, Boston, S$—Langley's airship failed’ to fly. 8—Zion City receivers removed, 10—Rear Admiral Gherardi died, Conn, 12-5. R. Proctor dled, Washington. 32—Waithour-Monroe’ won 6-day race 14—Fleets in war paint, far east. 14—Dr. Hale, chaplain U. 8. senate, 14—More marines landed, Panama, 36—Cuban reciprocity bill a law. 19—Peru recognized Panama, 19—La Centennial celebrated, N, Orleans 19—John Kernell died, Detroit, 19—Attempted assassination Max Nordau Iroquois theater, Chicago, burned, 68 head. averse to relinquishing her hold on “Manchuria, Instead she desires to ex- tend it as far as the European allies will permit. Japan looks upon Korea in the same light and the interests of ‘the two countries conflict. There is ‘no doubt that a rupture between the ‘two powers has been and is dangor ously near, but it is also certain that overt hostilities, should they come, will belong to the history of 1904, It would be improper not to mention the gigantic postofilce frauds un- earthed during the present year. It ts nof possible to so much as outline the many cases brought to light, and here the curious reader 1s referred to the complete report of Mr. Bristow, made public Nov. 30. Wireless Telegraphy. Late last year the sensation of the hour was the Marconi wireless mes: sage across the Atlantic. This year nothing so spectacular has been done, but the young inventor, as well as many other sctentists, {a quietly work ing upon the problems of wireless telegraphy, and it {s certain some Progress has been made. In the realm of sclentific discoveries the mysterious metal—radium—aftord ed a mild sensation, similar to that which greeted the discovery of liquid air and the X-rays in former years, This mysterious substance, discov ered by M. and Mme, Currle of Paris emits rays of light that penetrate ‘opaque substances, and heat that month after month shows no diminu tion. Only small quantities of the substance have been secured, too Iittle for general experiment, but during the coming year some startling fesults may be shown. : The Honored Dead. No review of 1903, even done in such sketchy outline as has been neo- essary, is complete without a men- tion of the famous men and women who have passed from the busy scenes of life. Space here allows for only & list of the most celebrated: Jan, 5—Sagasta, ex-premier of Spain, Jan. 15—Cardinal Parrochi. Jan, 18—Abram 8. Hewitt, New York. Jan, 20—Julian Ralph, author. Feb, 26—R. J. Gatling, inventor of the famous gun. March 22—Dean Farrar, British dl- vine. March 27—N. K, Fairbanks, capital- fat, March 29—G, F, Swift, capitalist, April 10—W. H. Milburn, the "Blind Chaplain” of the United States senate. April 11—Brigham .Young of the Mormon church, April 29—Paul du Chatllu, explorer, April 29—Stuart Robson, actor, May 12—R. H. Stoddart, poet. May 16—Sibyl Sanderson, singer, May 24—Paul Blouet (‘Maz O'Rell”), author, June 11—The Servian assassination, June 19—Cardinal Vaughn, the Ro man Catholic primate of England, July 15—Mrs. J. G. Blaine. | July 16—P. M. Arthur, labor leader, July 17—Jas, H, McN, Whistler, artist. July 20—Pope Leo XIII. | July 22—General Cassius M. Clay. Aug. 22—Lord Salisbury, ex-premler of England. Sept. 30—Sir Michael Henry Her bert, British ambassador to the United States, Oct. 18—Archbishop J. J. Kain of 8t Louls. Oct. 28—Mrs. Emma Booth-Tucker, Salvation Army, killed in railway wreck. Nov, 1—Theodor Mommsen, German historian, Nov. 7—Wm. L. Elkins, capitalist. Nov. 18—Andrew H. Green, “Father ot Greater New York,” killed by an in- sane negro. Dec. 8—Herbert Spencer, English philosopher and author. Of Course He Might. Collector—Sir, may I present you this little bin? Owen—May you—may you? Ah, my dear sir, never ask my permission again. It is entirely superfluous, I ae sure you. Why, my dear man, if you had ever seen any one else present = bill to me and seen how little it af fected me, you would never have hesl- tated for a moment. See? I file it away with some of the most valuable Papers I possess, And—would you please do me this slight favor—would you please tell your boss that I re- ceived you with the utmost courtesy and that I beg him to send one of these every month? And—stay a mo- ment. Please tell him I said always to send you, and that no other col lector will please me half so well. Your courtesy, my dear sir, has won my heart, and I assure you that of the nineteen collectors that have been here to-day, you are the only one that has gone away in a good humor. Why, those fellows are so aggravat- ing that if they don’t quit acting so rudely I shall positively pay them to get rid of them, Good day.—Balti- more American, Curse That Was Fulfilled. A famous Gaelic curse put upon the family of Dalrymple at the time of the massacre of Glencoe, in the 18th century, 18 recalled by the death of the Earl of Stair, head of the Dal- rymple family. The first earl of the line took part {n the massacre, and Jean MacDonald, the sole survivor of a large family that perished through the earl’s cruelty, delivered a bitter curse upon him, wishing that no suc- ceeding earl should have children. A startling comment on this malediction 1s that the second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth earls of Stair all died without issue—a circumstance probably unique in the annals of the peerage. The family of the first earl became entirely extinct in 1840, and the succession passed to the descend- ants of his next brother, Sir James Dalrymple, from whom came the peer just deceased. Evidently the curse id not pass with the title, for the two earls of the present family had sons. Gienating tinder Water. ‘There has recently been put in op eration at Boston a system of signal- ing beneath the waves to vessels ap- proaching dangerous shores during foggy weather. The apparatus con sists of two receivers, located on either side of the ship below the water line, and connected by wires to the wheel house, where a telephone box ts placod. ‘The signals from shore are given by striking a submerged ball at regular intervals. 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Each puts on his scarlet vest. Caroling his best! "When the glistening snowflakes fall, When the flowers are dead. Ere the gallant Crocus dares Tale Nest." I shall come instead! Singing softly in your ear, Songs of precious things and dear- Father, but have peace. And fresh Springs of Hope!! —Christian Burke in The Leisure Hour. Quiet Hour After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray what a war was come he was there alone—Sir Matt. In every man there is lodged a threefold life—the physical, the spiritual, the mental—the life of the body, of the soul, of the mind. This law of activity and then repose applies equally in all three domains. A man may respect the law so far as it applies to his body alone. Then in his unfolding he is merely an animal. He is soulless and he is mindless. It is a vital part of our God given intelligence that we recognize this law on all three sides of our life; that we get hold of and keep the proportion of life; that we do not cultivate one side of life at the expense or to the neglect of another. The Master understood the law and he respected the same. For example, he ever preserved a sound body. It is nowhere recorded that he was ever sick. He must have been physically robust, or he could not have left behind him such a splendidly full life. Then, he was ever a deep student. From his youth he increased in wisdom. He was learned in the literature and law of his church and nation, and he was profoundly learned as a student of human nature. His teaching reflects his mind. Where is there another mind which could have given the world the Lord's Prayer and the Sermon on the Mount? There is not a student of the highest rank who does not bow before the mind of Jesus Christ. Of the spiritual side of his life who shall presume to speak and do it justice? He lived ever with God and in God. God was his life and light. His was a perfectly proportioned, well rounded life. It has become the universal pattern which finds its gratefulimitators in every age and every clime. But that life recognized and followed a great, a profound principle or law. The Master had just ended, finished an intensely interesting day. He had been surrounded by a great throng and he had healed their sick; then, lest the people should faint on their homeward way he first fed them—a company of about 5000 men, be sides women and children. It is easy to understand what the exhaustion of such a day must mean for any man, especially when it is known that he puts his whole heart and soul into his work. The Master has dismissed the multitude and taken leave of his disciples. He had gone, alone, into a mountain solitude, there to commune with God, to place his weared head on the bosom of God and to put his heart close by the heart of his Father. The evening had come and he was alone. Jesus Christ must have understood that his life and ministry were to last only a few years, and he did realize how much was to be crowded into that brief space of time. Yet he made and he took time to go apart, to be alone, to drink in the solitude of nature. In solitude, in mental repose, he found the restoration of all his powers. He understood and grasped the fact that unless a man lives in closest touch with God he is not, he cannot be a divine man, he cannot attain the purpose of his life. What a strange message to this our busy, bustling age! We are apt to think that our rank or place in life is settled by the intensity and ceaselessness of our activity. We sap the foundations of our physical life, we stunt our minds and our spiritual being lacks richness of blood. It is impossible for us to attain the full measure of the life for which we were intended, and we fail to grasp "the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." Would you attain a well rounded, useful, happy life? Then note well the lesson of the Master. Dally send your multitudes away, if only for a few minutes, then go apart for silent communion with God. When even comes, before you sleep, let it always find you alone with God, your Father, who watches over you through the hours of the night.—Rev. Henry Mottet. Lesson for the Christian A Newfoundland dog was in the habit of fighting with a mastiff when- ever they met. One day, as they were having a fierce battle on the pier, both rolled over into the sea. The cold plunge cooled their fury, and each dog began to make for land as best he could. The Newfoundland, being a splendid swimmer, was soon safely ashore at a part of the pier approached by steps. Here he stood attentively watching his enemy, the mastiff, who, being no swimmer, was struggling in the water ready to sink. As soon as the Newfoundland undertood the danger, in he dashed, took the other gently by the collar and brought him safely to shore. After this they never fought again, but became fast friends. They were always together, and when the Newfoundland was accidentally killed on the railway the other dog mourned his loss, and for a long time refused to be comforted. Do not these noble dogs set us an example, and does not the story teach us a fine lesson? In our broth er's time of trouble we should forget everything but his suffering. In our enemy's distress we should remember nothing but his need. In this way we may change him into a friend. On Regretting Our Mistakes On Regretting Our Mistakes. Probably the one thing that does the most to make men and women grow old and to wear out the springs of energy, is the habit of turning over in mind what might have been. We brood over past mistakes and see how at some turning point we made a wrong choice, and then harass ourselves unceasingly by imagining what we would have gained if we had taken the other path. Somehow we cannot get the bright alternative out of mind, and its very brightness makes the conditions in which we live abnormally dark. Sometimes we doubt whether forebodings as to what may come, or regrets for what might have been, do the more to cloud and depress sensitive spirits. But this is a case in which philosophy and faith should be permitted to have their say. Suppose you had made a better choice at that crisis, there is no certainty that you would have continued to make wise choices to the end of the chapter and subsequent mistakes might have been as rulous as the one you now deplore. Furthermore, no amount of regret is going to bring back the lost opportunity. You have to take things as they are, and the very weakening of your powers through vain regrets will certainly prevent your making the best uses of your present opportunities. Above all, it is not in man that walketh to direct steps. If there is a God, we certainly are in his hands and the final issues of life are certainly with him. Very often, even in this life, we come to see that what we deemed to be errors were working out higher purposes of good. The faith that all things, even our blinders and mistakes, work together for good to those who love God, is not to be reserved for hours of devotion, but to be taken into the interpretation of daily life. The Offending Member A young man who lives on Chappline river, Kentucky, was out setting traps one evening for coons, when, by accident, he got his finger caught in the trap. It was an ingenious trap, made by a hole bored into a large log and nails driven in so that if the animal put his paw in for the bait, he would catch on them, and the more he tried to get away the worse he would be off. The boy caught his own finger, and found it impossible to get it out. He stayed all night on the log, and to his horror found the next morning that the water was rising in the river, and that he would soon be swept out on that log, and that would mean drowning sure, so he took his knife in the other hand and cut off his finger to save his life. This is a grim story, but no more deadly serious than those words of Jesus which tell us that it is better for a man to cut off his right hand, or pluck out his right eye, than to lose his soul. Better to give up any habit, however dear it may be, than to lose eternal life—Intelligencer. God's Guiding Providence. God's Guiding Providence. What the story of Joseph was in the Old Testament, that of Paul's experiences from his last visit to Jerusalem to the end of the Acts is in the New Testament—a striking illustration of God's guiding providence over His children, and of their faith and courage and true living amid great trials and temptations. It sometimes seems that we look upon life as one might look upon a chessboard in which the pieces played the games themselves. Now it is a knight, now it is a castle, now it is a king that moves; and why they move back and forth, and what the end of it all will be, we are puzzled to determine. But these great historians of the past saw God's hand on the chessmen, saw Him moving them, and knew that at the end white would checkmate black and sweep the black off from the conquered board. The Christian Calling. The true calling of a Christian is not to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way. The most trivial tasks can be accomplished in a noble, gentle, regal spirit, which overrides and puts aside all petty, paltry feelings and which elevates all things.—Dean Stanley. GOVERNOR OF OREGON Uses Pe-ru-na in His Family For Colds and Grip. Ask Your Druggist for a free Peruna Almanac for 1904. Peruna is known from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Letters of congratulation and commendation testifying to the merits of Peruna as a catarrh remedy are pouring in from every State in the Union. Dr. Hartman is receiving hundreds of such letters lately. All classes write these letters, from the highest to the lowest. The outdoor laborer, the indoor artisan, the clerk, the editor, the statesman, the preacher—all agree that Peruna is the catarrh remedy of the age. The stage and rostrum, recognizing catarrh as their greatest enemy, are especially enthusiastic in their praise and testimony. Any man who wishes perfect health must be entirely free from catarrh. Catarrh is well nigh universal; almost omnipresent. Peruna is the only absolute safeguard known. A cold is the beginning of catarrh. To prevent colds, to cure colds, is to cheat catarrh out of its victims. Peruna not only cures catarrh, but prevents it. Every household should be supplied with this great remedy for coughs, colds and so forth. The Governor of Oregon is an ardent admirer of Perona. He keeps it continue Montana's Petrified Forest. Nearly every one has heard of the petrified forests of Arizona, but that of Montana, which Dr. Merrill, curator of geology of the National Museum at Washington, has been exploring is hardly hard, though it is believed to be at least equal in extent. The northern forests have, curiously enough, turned to opal instead of agate by the action of the elements. ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS Use Red Cross Ball Blue. It makes clothes clean and sweet as when new. All grocers. A woman's long suit is a dress en train. Millions in Oats. Salzer's New National Oats yielded in 1903 in Mich., 240 bu. in Mo., 255 bu. in N. D., 310 bu., and in 30 other states from 150 to 390 bu. per acre. Now this Oat if generally grown in 1907, will add millions of bushels to the yield, and millions of dollars to the farmer's purse. Try it for 1904. Largest Good Seed and Alfalfa Clover growers in America. Salzer's Spelt, Beardless Barley, Home Builder Corn, Macaroni Wheat, Pen Gat, Billion Dollar Grass and Earliest Canes are money makers for you, Mr. Farmer. JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10e in stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., and receive in return their big catalog and lots of farm seed samples. (W. N. U.) The scandal monger is always sure of an audience. FITS permanently no. Fits or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorers. DR. R. B. KANE, LSU. DR. R. B. KANE, LSU. DR. R. B. KANE, LSU. The coal dealer seldom makes any warm friends. Why It Is the Best. in because made by an entirely different process. Defiance Starch is unlike any other, better and one-third more for 10 cents. You can't throw mud without soiling your own hands. TRADE MARK. At The Post Up and doing, to live and help to live, the old reliable St.Jacobs Oil is an universal benefactor in the cure of Hurts, Sprains and Bruises Price, 25c. and 50c. SOUTHWEST If you are interested in this new and prosperous offering, offering so many opportunities, and rich financial benefits, you will gladly furnish you information. We will adhere to a daily what you want, what else or territory you prefer, and the amount you have to invest. We will offer you a third Tuesday of each month, afford an opportunity to visit the great southwest at a fair for full information. Address BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP cures coughs and colds. ally in the house. In a recent letter to Dr. Hartman, he says: The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.2 Dear Sirs—I have had occasion to use your Peruna medicine in my family for colds, and it prove it to be an excellent remedy. I have not had occasion to use it for other aliments. Yours very tuly, W. M. Lord. It will be noticed that the Governor says he has not had occasion to use Peruna for other aliments. The reason for this is, most other aliments begin with a cold. Using Peruna to prompt cure colds, he protects his family against other aliments. This is exactly what every other family in the United States should do. Keep Peruna in the house. Use it for coughs, colds, la gripe, and other climatic affections of winter, and there will be no other aliments in the house. Such families should provide themselves with a copy of Dr. Hartman's free book, entitled "Winter Catarrh." Address Dr. Hartman, Columbus Ohio. Put your finger on our trade mark. Tell your dealer you want the best starch your money can buy. Insist on having the best, DEFIANCE. It is 16 ounces for 10 cents. No premiums, but one pound of the very best starch made. We put all our money in the starch. It needs no cooking. It is absolutely pure. It gives satisfaction or money back. THE DEFIANCE STARCH CO. Omaha, Neb. 50,000 AMERICANS WERE WELCOMED TO 180 ACRE FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Western Canada DURING LAST YEAR. They are settled and settling on the Grain and Grazing Lands, and are prosperous and satisfied. Sir, Wilfred Laumer recently said: "A new star has risen on the horizon and it is toward it that every immigrant who leaves the land of his ancestors will be able to himself new turns his gare" Canada. There is Room for Millions. FREE Homesteads given away, Schools, Churches, Railways, Markets, Climate, everything to be desired. For a descriptive Atlas and other information, apply to President Immigration, Ottawa, Canada or authorized Canadian Government Agent—J. S. Crawford, No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Mo. A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skin. The painfully and curative qualities of this article are wonderful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve headache and scalding pain. It will counteract the counterattention known, also as an external remedy for pain in the chest and stomach and all rheumatic, neuralgic and gouty complaints. A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will be found to be worthwhile. It is the best of all your preparations. *Price 16 cents, at all dressings or other dealers, or by sending this amount to us in postage stamps we will send you a tube by mail. No article should be accepted, and no guarantee of delivery. Carries are labelled, so otherwise it is not genuine. CMEBEDROOM MFG. CO. W. N. U., KANSAS CITY, NO. 2, 1904. PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS Boat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use In time. Sold by druggete. CONSUMPTION Jena P.THmett. = ««-s»s-=is«iEatablighed 1889. ‘Wm. J. Campbelt TILLHOFF & CAMPBELL, Real Estate, Rentals and Insurance. TELEPHONE i469. 203-204 Hall: Bidg., corner om m Wainut Sts Kanses City, Me Ghe Stoeltzing Stove and Hardware Co. = @ 88 @@0808068 ee Laveeet Brook im Clty. poe teed” Prices the Lowest. —-— —! Whelssole end Real Peninsular a res Steet Ranges, Stee! Oven Cook Stoves, Bave Bur Wes Rea eee | ere, Furnaces, and all goods made by the... | H a Penineuier Stove Co. SYS Ee hath steppe terete rene ees Oak Stoves, behill Steel Ranges and’ Furuncee ri. Peel id TIN WORK e@ Specialty. PSOE RA AR teeeeeA mow line of. se+0+ Piliecerererstl| Window and Door Soreone and Refrigerators sat ae eal "Phone 1451. eae Ah esse spies Sen 1329 Grand Ave, STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS sees THR. oes CERIURY Dining Room 4923 Market Servet, ST. LOUIS, MO. MEALS AT ALL HOURS, Oysters in any Style. Services atriotly firetciass. Ladies and Gents dine up stain, Z, T. JOROAN, Masager THE GREAT SOUHERN HAIR POMADE. THE GREAT HAIR GROWER AND STRAIGHTENER. eas! | PRICE 260. | GOOD AGENTS WANTED. Fill out this blank and send it with $1.00 and you will receive by express €2.00 worth of the Pomade and jterms to agents F. J. NOTT, PARIS, MO. Enclosed please |P. 0. Money Order for $1.00, for which send meas per your offer, $2.00 worth of the Great Southern Hair Pomade and terms to agents. Street. ccsecssesee sovssvccsecsevesoece TOWH OF City...sssecseeesvesevseevens OOUREY siseucecensve.0ses> caves sevess BUAGO. 0. eeeeereeesecereseeceeseeoes Express Of\c0....6. sessseseseeeeeees Date of this order.....csceesesseereees SEND ALL ORDERS TO F. J. NOTT, Box 8!, Paris, Mo. A GOOD THING x a Bey mae PUSH IT ALONG The Train Service of the Missous! Pacific, The four flyers that leave Kansas City Union depot daily for St, Loula and all peints Eust—note the teeving time: 9:50 a, m., 1:10 p, m,, 9:15 p.m, and 10:45 p, m, No other line from Kansas City offers to the traveling puolic such train service via St. Louls, Rote the new departure of the fast nail at 1:10 p. m, arives In St, Louls at 10 p. m.; close coanections In St. Touis with the Grand Union stations with Exstern and — South-eastern trains. ‘The only 1, leaving Kansas City after the Operas, . “ge meetings and Sunday night Chure. ~ervice, at 10:45 p.m. and arriving in wt. Louis wt 7:20 a. m., ta xae for all Eastern connections, 9:55 p. m.—10:50 a, m.: Omaha é& St. Paul Express, Blegant equipment, Pullman Sleep- ora and Compartment cars; Reclining Chair cars, (all sects free), For all Information and tickets call at Unton Depot and 901 Mala 8t., City Ofte. KE, S JEWETT, Pass, & Ticket Agent. 1184 .,...... Telephone .... .. 4178 WALL’S Laundry Co., Viret-Clase Work & Prompt Deltyery. 708 E. 12th 8t,, Kansas Oity, Me, | WONDERFUL! : DISCOVERY $ © Curly Hatr Made Straight By jn Im ‘ 5 =. - Ly) q S Adak, as S seroananarron ressruner, : ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW | B icrrciesiani eerie eames § B islet tie'sraimeprevente the hair trom fall: @ Sing out or bresklng offs cutee undead ‘and q g Liar earthy itcoah waraael gant tee Bethea sari § B Hayne Ear ark’ tated gertadat ace @ bP ane Le Meare 9 | Pecans | Licatcttreesekendpuata oe dan fry svectuceat Weeessereae ad ) OZONIZED OX MARROW CO, § ) 76 Wabash Ave, Chicago, Ttinote. § 4 é ~. Quick and Pleasant )) FRISCO Cxs® Excellent Service to points in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida And the Southeast, and to Hansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Texas And the Southwest. Gen us etn sey Go a rane eenente, | Kenuas Chey Mo ore parent orniee US. aa BEFORE “AFTER “= | A Wonderful Face Bleach, ANO HAIR STRAIGHTENER, both in « box for $1, or three boxes tor $2 Gnaran- ted to do what woway and to ba the teas inte world." One box is all that is required if used as directed. 4 WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH. LIRR oo sf o9ed aitcin Wlivtare ae iene en ae ee person four of five shades lighter, and » mulatto berwon perfeetiy white. ta forty-tght hoarse shede of two will be noticeable, It does not turn the skin in spots but bleaches out white, the skin re raining beautiful wishout ecutingal ease. Will remove wrinkles, freckles. dark spots, pimples or bumpe or black heads, making the skin very soft I TUT Nea the color rou wiah, stop using the preparation. THE HAIR STRAIGHTENER. that goce in ever dollar box i bo Bae ie ated ina ett mates we hair af Sid cnet 1s ne aang of our customers say one of our dollar bores port een Oca, ret. we. sell it for one s fox. THE NOAMELL thrown in freo pon Ue ena riot ore cine Se registered letter, we will seud it through tue mail anes prepaid; or if you want it sent. O. D., silt edme by expect, a" extra, Tn any cate where Wfalsi9 do what we claim we will return the money OF eead’a tor free ol charge. Packed so that no one will Know con- feats cacept receiver. CRANE AND Co, 122 wont Broad street, RicuwoND, Va, } Be ih bh th iA AAAKAAAA AR ALAR ASARAAAAAAAAADAAARAASAALAAAARAAL Ab ALALLAASALAAIE eee ay peo ener naan ah ee LAAs YYYYYVYVYYYY YYYYYVUVUYUY VUYVVYYUYVVY UYYYYVUVYV UN YY UYUVENYVYY UVYUUYYNYYUVUNTT TVET EYE) SYNNTTOCNTS ree ‘Sie i Bi ; j i ei i= § TO the COLORED PEOPLE OF AMERICA. §& a5 ; iF; KING OF ALL HatIR TONICS FE 9 > : 6 99 is S iS i TRADE-MARK. IE i! ‘a (20, ree RO is SRE, LIAS ' F I | ee ee SFL : eK | 2 gee SN ws " iS a a Gi Se penne, ven, S | purene, A yw es SRY Miss Annie A, Wise, Onancock, Va, fe Mr. Henry Stewart of Roanoke, Va: (he: ry FR Sane did ee Rome ee | Writes: Hefore using Oxono my head va } fe AN A aero eat tecmmane 4h te evelyn was pertectly bald, Now a nice growth = noo a Cia S ty v one, It ia the floest hair growcrand |g || has appeared, Ozonoteperfectly grand, mS = im Ge th \ ‘straightener on earth, i | ee kage a N Is i every Dane N i | OS ee fe Case pars aa ks ! 3 j eee I | GR a Ke WS 3 ! v oo a SS) ‘a | : We K | eee FORE. (AFTER. : het Recognizing the fact that there are 3 ¢ , i S mey, \ \ cnera how om ihe market, and Enowing Tan cerasnG aie NTE ee eee ee ee, . K TANWN anid eitupie. we wish to’ make e atraight forwant, honest atutementvo ine colored mee P I 4 4'\ Lirodgh Ania erent paper in thegearinil ur iete pecreiaiye Nie RM Nocera y T ts | otraan arene | A forttinate cireuimalatice, acquired’ the receint for OLONO. {ewan het alate tore ee Ale my og Purchased to any extent dail td when It was putupon the markevand merwlee mente a ats Kg Mee, Mart Holman, of Valley Miley pieces, Aftera chorouh tent Oy the colored people of that time it was pronounced an Ig Teaas writen: Orono is the only Nair ofthe ontlnco of every inemberof the sored face DeeEIS HT RATES Cae gt, We G Diges, Swarthmore, Dan [hg | tonte that has ever done my hair any hair to grow long and saturn octets fine, aud ag beautiful agan April morning. Now, S58: I have used your preparations, |g SIE) fost, it bas caused my hate to grow Sheuevsr a genunr article appears upon ihe miartet Liners areaiwayaanumberoi peonis They have done more than you clalnied. je long and atraight, Hharked success, numerous Hrins Nave chtered the marketoneriap kaiterowersne hein, (oF sue. | heartly recommend them, | gtratghteners, many of which are worthieah, causing the bate to fall out and cole Reet | Gamage to the hairandscalp.and the colored people are buying these spuriouscompoundas, shih areailed with animal ats aha do the hal more Hepa had good, "To theee et uk I ound & warning—becarefal wiat you use on your Nave | Sdvertisementa and big words, ‘Bup the King of all Tair Tonics,” Cees OF MAIO (3 ne OAOono, b ! JEhich Is sold with an tron-clad guarantee to do all that ta c'almed for it, or we will forfels i Soo, ow. Wa ask you a plain uentioncwimild we absolutely agree sa forfeit Scent if wane, {isaatisfed with our preparations, if they were not true to all we claim for them? ia ueertied rth: oer the gure ata oli van frig i 15) every ane who haa ted Ozono faa been satiated in every fenpect 3 i 1in.auo people are to-day using our preparations, and every purchaser recommends ‘3 Regus ayces Mineral Hirt Tonics "oano wii positive take ihe Rinks cutee Kaen, = | N aNen Kinky, Haren, Curly, Retractory. Troublesome Halt. 1t will make shore, harsh halt long i Intrdhe. | and straight, Tt will cure your head of all iehing, worrying scalp diseases, Itch, re | Korea Hanirum ind Surf dannot live alter Oson hab iven apie, Su will stop Your ahon. aren i ; | Sir Grange ranch, Mahon, Texas, halt froin falliog out. it will estore gray halt vo te natural color, making the Natt one sss Glass HL neseieg ee lac | writes: Orono has done’ me a 8Bd80 lentley, % Xow, right here, let us make a statement, Many firms are advertising remedies to i: Ms A knotty le World of good, Everyone that uses tt gergtcnrar an anee Hot us make a « rms sre tising remedies to saya: My hair was short and knotty |b : BE) Siti see nocmer hair tonto, Frienda, do notunehot ina: they wil wuraeup ihe iteet ine nele Zea caute Vetere and inky. Now it ts Tong and fine, {hg ‘ ut: Orono atraightens without any cutelde assistance Noting REO oe ie ce Orne did tte 5 15H and the hair ataye straight forever, You can sup the ute at aug tiniee The good tects > i on the hair are geen in & day or two atter the frat aplication ig ‘| ‘The pricw of zon ta be, albottinnt hores to the werk: We make this liberal offer, i ‘I Mhtety 1s good at any time: “Catone this coupon and rend to unenclorng with At ine i sum of One Dollar, aud we will forward to sou four larce boses et Ocong aud ome IArke “d 44 tattle of Klectrical Skin Refiner, which miakes black skin tright, rough skin soltend “4 7 me can pliant, and cures all skin diseases’ ‘Alto removes all Teclal Impertestionse and setusiiy i ARSO) Say) {emoves small-pox pits. We will also include one fancy jar of our Electrical Skin Food iP Be BP May aiurstateayteautiterremoeee wrinkles: mh pach, freckle, an all fecal biome q PH =| 4 Bee Meni aieotnclude snc nine MexOUnR ONE YORETT a eh te ateolutel 5 is) PRT CHEMICALLY PURE and no weay hut aaire sont chara eco eee nee eT i iE ‘>, Ks ARS, rea RTOke our liberality, we will putin a pint package of Anti-Odor, ® positive cure “4 | RR RASS tucsore Throat or Moutin alt forms of Womb Deccan CHET Ne ear m poset cure j ROW ff also removes al! smiciig aid odors arising from tie huiban body, rich aatest. ara pita cle; \ } Oi AMT ‘The actual value of this Grand Aggrewation ism Duy we Yet you Nave, TE Lor $1 05 ie 1 Ni simply to introduce honest gonds, Yiramter toprotectthe pullie in general from imaita: PY 4 a HFS re Y, {ona of our goods, and to avoid mistakes, we have placed Upon our coupon one Trades | 1B nen, Mark. ono head showing Short Hlairand theotherhead Long linir, thet, p covernmnent “ has granted us this trade-mark, and itis registered in the Patent Office at W. ee aety vq YE) 0 stnace 2. erin, watts, BRIS enon hae inernemane cies e Naame cas Cesta aun mm E ABH tesas, wettest have used Ozon9, and ote papa av the Metronet Hank of Hiehomdevas’ we Tefen you to the Faltor ip, stark Taylor, Haverhill, Mass., [kg 4] 2) RAZR OMY recommendations erat Agty wore, OZONO Is absolutely guaranteed to straighten hair and cause a teautt. says: Your discovery te little short of |i 1] ©] have teen footed wo often it dows me {al ang luxurious growth. It sour hair in already straights pou cau uwe lt tasecure® a airecle and surpasses the ingenuity (Pg ‘Hac ] so0d to recommend honest goods, Hleety, long growth.” Send us $1'm) at once, and the goods will Ue sent the same dey We rr i ne BOSTON CHEMICAL COMPANY, f el ‘310 East Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. I al { . Bi ; BOSTON CHEMICAL CO., | ie i 310 E. BROAD ST., RICHMOND, VA. ¢ 5 | 3 { " i 4 Lenelose you $1.00, for which please send at once the following goods: 3 4 | : 4 Bores of Ozono, worth $2.00, 1 Bottle Rlectrical Skin Refiner, worth ' 1 ; tessa ottleeolrical Skin Foe, worth so. Package (1 fini) AuH- { | Odor, worth tess 1 Package Seaip Soap, worth We. Total, 4.0, | na vA Name Cee House No. i | Menry Bell, Creeds, Va writes: 1 SFOS Sly, : : Miss Louisa Logan, New Orleans, La [ig] I cannot aay too much in favor of your County > State. cecsee & saya: T aend you my photograph, 80 sends, Thiaisthe upiversal opinion i y+ yu waits lots like above, send £0, It you have a friend who has no conpon, | that you can ace what your Orono has Bh my county, Jet her write ber name on a pirce of paperand pin tocoupou when yousend yourorder. , done for me, .. |S RAMAAAAAAAA MAAAAAAAAAAE AEAAAAEADAAS TA RAAA AAAS EA LE XAEEAA TATE AEE BREVITY IN BUSINESS LETTERS. Formal Style of the Past Now Gener. aiier MibeGn The Magic Hair Straightener a) me SS Ss ee e Drier...... HE necessity of a practical coutrivance for straightening refrac- I tious or too curly hair has long been apparent, The many men and women, endowed by nature with unraly and rebellious heads of hair, have found ordinary. Somabing unproductive of resulta It is comparatively an easy matter to curl straight hair bat almost an im- possibility to straighten curly hair. The Magic Hair Straightener quickly, effectivelv and satisfactorily brings under subjection the most uncontrolable head of halror beard, It's use a few minutes daily, fol- lowing instructions, will straighten the hair where hours of combing will not It will save the loss of hair that excessive combing produces, It is positively the only device that will Reocerniigs, such results, The use of the Straightener after the shampoo, will dry the hair quickerand better than the many methods ordinarily employed, and lessen very de-, cidedly the risk of eatching cold. The Straightener consists of a steel bar with a handle of comfortabge grip. The bar is heated to an ordi- nary heat by means of gas, lamp or common stove; the comb then at- tached parallel to it, by an ingenious arrangement, and is then ready for use. The teeth of the comb can be regulated to suit the require- ments of the user, The full length of the teeth is best adapted for wom- ens’ use and straightens a heavy head of hair as fast as combed. The teeth shortened is preferable for men’s hair and beard. It will be found an indispensable article of toilet by all who take pride in their 1 25 personal appearance. It has the endorsements of physicians. price@ ls a _ HH —— apoREss | ————_—________ MAGIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER MFG. CO., 407 Century Building, AGENTS. WANTED, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN, “The stiff, formal style of business letter is passing,” sald the up-todate business man. “We are beginning to discard all stereotyped forms. We no jonger say, ‘I beg leave to advise you,’ or ‘We would gay in reply,’ but we write the letter in the simplest, briefest manner possible. We instruct our clerks to write as naturally as they would talk, and to state thelr business without any unnecessary words. Instead of ‘I beg leave to ad- vise’ that certain goods ‘have been sent,’ they start without any furbe- lows to write, ‘The goods have been sent to you as ordered.’ It stands to reason that if a man i» answering & letter, he is replying to @ previous one. The older clerks do not like this innovation. They have become rather attached to the grandiose style, but the young clerks heartily approve of less formality.” DIED, BUT HE WAS CURED. How Physician Explained Demise of Hie Patient. Carrol! D. Wright, an authority upon questions of labor, passed a good part of his boyhood in the New Hamp- shire town of Dunbarton. There used to live near Dunbarton @ physician re- markable for his pigheaded stupidity. Mr, Wright sald of him recently: “A good story about this physician used to circulate in our town. Ac- cording to it, an old woman stopped his gig one day, and pointed toward @ house with crape on the door, "Bo, doctor,’ she said, maliciously, ‘Mr, Brown 1s dead, for all you prom- {sed to cure him, eh?” “The doctor looked at her in his pompous, stupid way. “*You're mistaken,’ he said. ‘You Aldn't follow the progress of the case. It's true Mr. Brown is dead, but he died cured.’” ae DIAMOND PAINT COMPANY DEVOE Paint, Varnish, Brushes. PHONES 946, 944 GRAND. ee ka Many @ man willing to work, is kept from it by idle men who bother hit, Advance of “Wireless.” Consul General Richard Guenther reports from Frankfort, April 26, 1903: The Berlin Tageblatt pub lshes a message sent by its corre- spondent from a moving railroad train between Rangsdorf and Zossen, stating that on that day experiments im this line were made by the Asso- clation for Wireless Telegraphy, Braun-Slemens system. During the. journey a lively communication was held between the moving train and the stations of Marlenfelde and Rangsdort. The absolute reliability of the messages transmitted was Proven. Huge Scheme. A scheme of unparalleled magn tude {s about to be undertaken in California, involving the construction of two reservoirs, one of 8,000 acres area and the other, at a level of 250 feet lower, of 2,000 acres area. A canal about ten miles in length will connect the reservoirs. Provision is to be made for a vertical fall of 1,600 feet, and this, {t is calculated, will develop energy equal to 270,000 horse power, which will be applied in the generation of electric current for long-distance transmission. ‘The Habits of Files. ‘The commonest house fly, musca domesticata, breeds in manure and dooryard @lth, and is found in nearly all parts of the world. On account of the conformation of its mouth parts, the house fly can not bite, yet no im- pression is stronger in the minds of most people than this insect does not occasionally bite, This impression 1s due to the frequent occurrences in houses of another fly (stomoxys cafcti trans), which may be called the stable fly, and which, while closely resembling the house fly, differs froar {t in the important particular that tts mouth parts are formed for piercing the skin: This species takes refuge in houses when it rains and gives rise to the saying that-fies bite only when ft raine