The Rising Son

Rising Son "What is the result of the system in this country? It makes the trial a fight not for justice, but to get error into the record. (Applause.) In English courts the whole effort is to work out justice, not in the abstract, but between plaintiff and defendant. This quest for error makes the trial of cases a mere quibble. Our trials take so much longer than English trials because of the number of objections raised by lawyers. "What is the effect of this practice of the appellate court? Those who are engaged in weighing the mint and anise of lesser affairs will become incompetent to measure the weightier matters of the law. If the judge of a trial court allows his brain to be befogged by the fear lest he violate the technical rules of law, he is sure to commit error. "No more effective scourge can be placed in the hands of the strong with which to oppress and afflict the weak than the easy reversal of causes for matters that not affect the merits. It is the hope of every criminal, this hope of the commission of error. If a man has money nough to hire sufficiently able attorneys to prepare a cause with sufficient elaboration, he need have little fear of criminal punishment. And by that I do not charge corruption. I simply confess that a trial judge is human, and with the technical rules of law and evidence, in the great majority of cases, it is impossible that error shall not be found in the record. "The lack of respect for 'law' is the great danger of this republic. The passionate rash rabble that stands at the bottom of the ladder has come in almost every State of the Union to choose instead of the uncertain gallows the near expedient of a post. If you ask me what the sublime legal fact of the past century was, I would say that for the past seventy-five years in the British empire not a single human life has been snatched from the hands of the law and taken by human violence. And this protection of life and property is but a profound respect for law. A system of legal administration that can produce such results as that is worthy of our imitation. The difference is that there law is certain. There is no reversal except when justice, not error, requires a reversal." Judge Amidon suggested as a remedy that statutes be passed providing that no new trial shall be granted for error in the charge of the judge or in the admission or exclusion of evidence, unless such error resulted in a miscarriage of justice. LINCOLN INSTITUTE NOTES. Rev. J. W. Jackson, of Clinton, one of the brave soldiers through whose generous gift of funds Lincoln Institute was founded, was a welcome visitor of the past week. Rev. Jackson is a patron who knows the history and has watched the growth of the institution from its initial period, and the very excellent address which he made to the faculty and students assembled was full of hearty commendation and kindly encouragement. Mr. Jackson remained over night, and during his stay visited each department, building and teacher, and such inspiring words of good cheer from one so thoroughly versed in the workings of this and of other institutions of learning were highly appreciated by President Allen and his earnest corps of teachers, whose efforts for the benefit of the young people entrusted to their care is continuous. Professor Rogers, formerly of a college in Arkansas, is another in the list of recent visitors whose knowledge of the management of a large school, of the Negro's present necessities and of the Negro's personal attitude in the matter made his address of much value to his hearers. Another excellent number of the Record, the Institute paper, is just out and is on sale at the president's office. Send for a copy. Price, five cents. NOTICE. Two nicely furnished rooms for rent. 1232 Vine street. Mrs. Belle Williams. Rev. Stricklin preached morning and evening at the Second Bantist Church. Rev. Burkitt preached morning and evening at the Second Baptist Church. Miss Lula Taylor, of Kansas City, spent Sunday here with relatives and friends. Mrs. Estella Lawson spent Saturday in Higginsville, Mo. Mrs. Maggie Burton, who has been at Eudora, Kansas, waiting on her sick mother, returned home Tuesday night. Mr. Read Wilson returned home from Kansas City Sunday night. Mrs. W. H. Caves, of Kansas City, returned home Saturday evening to remain for a while. Mrs. Francis Brown, of Kansas City, is here visiting relatives. Mr. A. W. Walker went to Odessa Friday on business. Mrs. Emma Caves is improving. Mrs. Emilia Caves is improving. Mr. Archy More's daughter died Sunday at Mayview. She was the wife of Mr. Green. The Dempster Club gave a social gathering on the 14th and 15th at the Misses Hayden and Miss Hawkins. Mr. Bud Wilson is quite ill. Mr. Mose Green went to Mayview Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Alice Green. Mr. and Mrs. Washington, of Odessa, were the guests of Mrs. Olden Tuesday. Born to the wife of Mr. Harvey Parker, a boy, February 15. Mrs. Matilda Mathews left Sunday evening for Kansas City, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Rucker. Mrs. Hayden will serve oysters and chilltins and other refreshments at her residence Saturday night. Everybody is invited to come. Mrs. Mattie Jackson is confined to her bed. We hope she will soon be able to get out again. Mrs. Estella Lawson gave a birthday party Saturday evening in honor of her daughter, Miss Bessie Lawson. The little folks were entertained very highly. TUSKEGEE, ALA., Feb. 22, 1905.—The fourteenth annual session of the Tuskegee Negro Conference began here to-day at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Hundreds of farmers and their wives assembled in the gymnasium of the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Building at 10 o'clock. These Conferences grew out of an idea conceived some time ago to call the colored farmers of the South together in annual session for conference as to how their moral, material and civic condition might be improved. Representatives were present to-day from most of the Southern States, from as far West as Texas and from as far East as South Carolina. Principal Booker T. Washington, of the Tuskegee Institute, who presides at all these sessions, in his opening address this morning, said: "At the opening of this, the fourteenth annual session of the Tuskegee Negro Conference, we can point to many evidences of real progress as a result of these annual gatherings. "Calmness and confidence are powerful factors in the progress of a race as well as in that of an individual. The work accomplished by this organization with its numerous ramifications should convince us that the policy for the race to pursue is to continue its course of seeking quietly, patiently and courageously after the essentials of life. We should more and more accustom ourselves to be unspoiled by praise or discouraged by blame." UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Columbia, Missouri. February 18 1905, Fred Kelsey, publisher. Many Students Are Self-Supporting. Statistics just compiled at the Missouri State University show that fully 50 per cent of all its students are dependent upon their own resources, and 25 per cent are now working daily to pay their own expenses. A CARD OF THANKS I desire to thank my many friends for the benefit given my husband, February 3, 1905. Words cannot express the gratitude that fills my heart for the kindly interest shown me in this affliction. MRS. JOHN B. HILL. NOTICE.—I am agent for the celebrated Key Ring and Name Plate combined. Any design you want, from K. of P. to a saloon porter name plate. These Rings will not rust or tarnish, but will always stay bright. If you don't see me, send me a card at our office, 117 W. Sixth street. Price 25 each. Give me your order and get your design next day. CHAS. A. BELL. Rising Son Office. BREEZES FROM KANSAS CITY, KAS. Bishop A. Grant and Prof. W. T. Vernon returned from Topeka, where they made addresses Lincoln day. The discussion of the separate high school bill reached high-water mark last week. Numerous white delegations filled the capital city and urged the Legislature to pass it, and others urged Governor Hoch to sign it. With bated breath everyone awaits the ultimate outcome of it. The bill is in bad taste, and all self-respecting Negroes are opposed to class legislation, and that, among the intelligent and thinking Negroes, is what is so strenuously opposed. We cannot recall a single instance of where any Negro pupil of the high school has grossly acted in an unbecoming manner. On the contrary their deportment is as good as any in the school, and they make their grades just as do the white pupils. They ask none, and don't want any social recognition. They want free and untrammeled opportunities to acquire an education that will better fit them for citizenship. The boy who unfortunately killed Roy Martin last year was not a high school boy and was never one, although the city press says he was. We trust the matter will be amicably settled, and that there will be no interruption. The Forum, of which Mr. White is president, had a rousing meeting last Sunday and sent delegates up to enter a protest and to ask the Governor to yet it. Mrs. I. F. Bradley gave a highly enjoyable reception in honor of her niece, Miss Porter, Rev. and Mrs. Vaughan regretted that previous engagements prevented their being present. Dr. F. C. Goodwin is now enclosed in his cozy suite of rooms in the Wyandotte Building, where he is prepared to do all kinds of dental work. His apartments are most handsomely and elaborately furnished, and since his work is done by the most approved modern methods, those who have work in the line of dentistry will do well to see him. Mr. Will Weir, son of Mrs. Laura Weir, a stewardess of St. John A. M. E Church, died of typhoid malaria, at their home, 963 Bell street, Sunday afternoon. Funeral took place at St. John Church, Wednesday afternoon. The relatives have the sympathy of a host of friends. Mrs. Rev. Vaughan, who has been sick for two weeks past, was the recipient of a pleasant call from little Miss Louise Thompson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thompson, the other day. The little miss brought plenty of sunshine and cheerfulness even before Dr. Connor prognosticated fair and springlike weather. Mrs. Stevens, of Eleventh and Toromee avenue, is quite sick. With the advent of sunshine, the ring of hammer and buzz of saw can be heard in the land again. New subscribers to the Son: Dr. F. C. Goodwin, Room 25, Wyandotte Bldg.; Mrs. Dora Staples, 611 N. Sixth street; Mr. C. W. Ish, 611 State avenue; Mrs. Maggie Walker, 2039 Water street; Bessie Gunn, 2023 Water street EUGENE VAUGHAN. Dorris & Finley's musical comedy, "An African Missionary," a bonton of colored aristocracy, will be presented for the first time in this city at Turner hall Friday, March 10, and they have promised us something to please everybody. So come and go with them for an hour or so, and you will not regret the time you spend with the African missionary. A ball after the show, and one admission to all which is 35 cents. Have your seats reserved at Smith drug store, 908 E. Twelfth street, and 805 Independence avenue. Don't forget the date. Mixed Ideas of School Bove. Here are some queer answers given by school boys and Sunday school boys. One youngster was asked why David preferred to be a door-keeper in the house of the Lord. His reply—"Because if he was a door-keeper he could walk outside while the sermon was being preached"—is worthy of mention. A confused recollection of different texts and facts is shown in many queer answers, such as that of the boy who spoke of the man who went "down from Jerusalem to Jericho and as he was going thorns sprang up and choked him." Still more "mixed" must have been the mind of the child who wrote: "As Elijah went up to heaven he dropped his mantle and Queen Elizabeth walked over it." M. B. ELI HARRIS A. B. A. T. MOORE The A. T. Moore Undertaking Co. is one of the most enterprising Negro business institutions that Kansas City affords. A. T. Moore and Eli Harris comprise the firm. They established an undertaking and embalming business at 1820 East Eighteenth street about a year ago with more pluck and efficiency than anything else, and by treating their patrons right with square dealing, they have become the leading business men of Kansas City. Their object is to own their own equipment. They have recently purchased a new $1,400 funeral car, which is now in their possession. It is first class in every respect. They also have refurnished their place of business with new cabinets, cooling boards, pedestals, etc. They now carry a full line of caskets and burial outlaws. They are now prepared to offer to the public first-class goods and also first-class service in every respect. They solicit the patronage of all. THE LANGUAGE OF BEGGARS Nicknames Used by Pan-Handlers in Their Bowery Haunts. In describing their possessions and their environment, professional beggars use nicknames. Thus a cent is known as an "Indian," says a writer in Everybody's. Other coins are known as "white money." A detective is a "bull" and a policeman is a "bull in harness." A thief is a "gun" and a pickpocket is a "dip." A gold watch is a "red ketel." Stamps are known as "stickers." Money is "cush." A horse car is a "rattler." When a beggar is arrested he is said to "fall." The workhouse is known as the "bandhouse." The penitentiary is known as the "big house." A revolver is a "rod." A beggar who gives out cards on which are printed appealing bits of rhyme is known as a "throw-out." One who sits cross-legged on the walk is known as a "strong arm." So it runs on, with so many expressions covering so many figures of speech that one not familiar with their argot might listen to their talk for hours without catching the real meaning of the conversation. Rabbits Make Trouble. Rabbits burrowing beneath the road near Abthorpe, Northants, England, have caused a number of cycle accidents. Plea for an Offering. There is a difference between an offering and a collection in the mind of at least one well-known colored preacher, who is persistent when he announces that he wants money for any certain object. Not a great while ago, when it came time to announce the collection, which is deposited on the table in front of the pulpit in full view of the minister, he said: "I want a offering dis morning and not a collection. Maybe you don't know it, but dere is a difference between a collection and a offering. A offering is what you give out of your heart and a collection is anything dat is left over. When you give a offering dere is more heart in it than dere is in a collection. Remember, bredren and sistern, it is a offering dat I want dis mawning." Peat Bogs of the World. Many thousands of acres of peat are found in the north German lowlands. In Ireland estimates place the lowland bog area at 1,576,000 acres and the highland area at 1,254,000 acres. Russia is said to have 6,700 square miles of peat. Several million acres are in Norway and Sweden. France and Holland. The United States and Canada also have extensive tracts. Peat has been used by artisans for ages in the manufacture of tools. By burning peat, the old steel workers produced the finest grades of iron and steel, on account of the intensity of the heat produced and the absence of anything detrimental to the metal. The elastic and keen Damascus swords are believed to have been made by the use of peat. The Mother. the mother. She was so tired of toll, of everything, Save living those who needed all her love! Her heart was like the golden heart of spring When white clouds sail above. Autumn of life and tears were hers, and I love! She sang and loved and gladdened us the while; Nor storms, nor snow could make her once forget Young April's radiant smile. She was so weary, but we never guessed How weary, till she smiled at set of eyes. And whispered, as she drifted into reat—"My loving now is done." "Tired of all save loving." Let this be. The epitaph inscribed where now she lies. Time shall not hide the words, nor mem- The love look of her eyes. —Woman's Journal. Origin of Macaroni An interesting story is told of the origin of the word macaroni. It seems that a chef employed by one of the popes was making him a dish of it and stirred the mixture until it became of the consistency of hard tack. Having taken a drop too much the man was afraid of the papal anger and resolved to make the dish into a sort of paste, which greatly delighted the pontiff. In his joy he cried: "Mi caro!" (my favorite), and the pontiff, not cateing the words exactly, said "Macaroni?" Well in the future never serve me a meal without a dish of macaroni." Atrocity of Ancient Warfare At the siege of Xanthus, in Lydia, nets were spread in a river to prevent the escape of divers, and stakes driven deep in the ground to baffle tunneling operations; whereupon the citizens appealed to fire, piling up hillocks of combustibles, and, "not men only, but women and little children, with hideous outcries, leaped into the flames, and thus repeated the desperate deed of their ancestors, who, in the time of the Persian war, had destroyed themselves in the very same manner." (Plutarch's Life of Brutus, p. 218.) Made Wigs Fashionable Many of the fashions inaugurated by sovereigns have had most unromantic origins. Thus, when Louis IX. of France developed a bald cranium his queen promptly provided him with a wig, saying, "Our bald kings have never been lucky, and it all befalls a sovereign that he should not be better provided with flowing locks than a mendicant at the gates of Notre Dame." And forthwith every subject throughout France, whether he required it or not, donned a similar wig in loyal emulation of his king. NUMBER 44. TOPEKA, Feb. 6.—The Topeka Plaindealer, a negro paper, feels aggrieved because Alleman, Democrat, of Atchison, introduced a bill to prevent negroes and whites intermarrying. In today's issue it says: "Who is this man Allaman from Atchison who comes forward to offer laws for the black man and laws for the white man? Cannot Atchison county send a man of more brains than this sinceure has? The county and district must be hard up for material. This bill, though now dead and consigned to the grave of oblivion, is the size of his caliber. He has not offered a bill of importance since here he has been. Now he seeks motility out of the poor negro. This is the way these "cheap John" white politicians do. Why don't he emulate his lord and master, Hon. P. P. Waggener, a distinguished lawyer, statesman, scholar and gentleman? You never hear of Mr. Waggener offering such infamous measures. He is not uneasy about negroes marrying white women or white men marrying colored women. Train your boys and girls, Mr. Allaman, not to marry negroes, and perhaps they will obey you. Don't try to pass laws to prevent it. That shows weakness, and, furthermore, there is no tendency to intermarry." The bill has been reported favorably for passage in the house. Force of Christian Examples Sir Henry M. Stanley, the African explorer, told, himself, how he was converted by Dr. Livingstone. His story is as follows: "I went to Africa as prejudiced against religion as the worst infidel in London. To a reporter like myself, who had only to deal with wars, mass meetings and political gatherings, sentimental matters were quite out of my province. But there came to me a long time for reflection. I was out there away from a worldly world. I saw this solitary old man there, and I asked myself: 'Why does he stop here in such a place?' What is it that inspires him?' For months after we met I found myself listening to him, wondering at the old man carry out the words, 'Leave all and follow Me.' But little by little, seeing his piety, his gentleness, his zeal, his earnestness, and how he went quietly about his business, I was converted by him, although he had not tried in any way to do it." Profitable Inventions No one class of inventions has been so profitable to both the manufacturer and the inventor as musical instruments and appliances for same. Numerous improvements to the piano have been a source of large fortunes, and various devices are at present being continuously applied. Radically new instruments possessing real merit are the inventions needed in this line. The public is always ready to adopt almost anything new in both wind and stringed instruments.—Inventor. Remedies for Toothache Toothache, that unwelcomed guest is something to be dreaded. Until a dentist can be consulted and the exact cause of the disturbance located and professionally treated, it is an excellent thing to molisten the finger and after dipping it into some bicarbonate of soda, rub it on the gum around the sore tooth. It is also a relief to mix a teapoonful of this bicarbonate of soda in half a glass of warm water and rinse the mouth with some every little while, holding a little in the mouth for a few seconds so that it penetrates all the crevices. The soda being an alkali serves to neutralize the acids in the mouth, which are often the cause of toothache. Chinese Marriage Law. Persons bearing the same surname, although they may not be related in any way, are forbidden to marry in China. PASSING FANCIES IN THE WORLD OF WOMEN Care of Table Linen. Many choose to omit starch when folding up table linen. In that case the cloths are merely dampened and then ironed bone dry with a very hot flat iron. Equally desirable is it to starch table linen with a very thin starch, sprinkling it like all other closing on the previous nights. Always have the iron hot. When ironing a table cloth fold it the long way through the center, so that the edges exactly meet after once going over it. Then with the iron lightly rub over one side after the fold has been made. Before putting the cloth away spread it out to air a while. A good method for its final care is to wind it on a roller. Get a pasteboard mailing tube and attach a narrow ribbon to each end, so that a full yard hangs out. The tube must be just as long as a folded tablecloth is made. Roll the cloth on this, bring the ends of ribbon together and cross, then tie them around the roll. Cloths kept in this way have no unnecessary wrinkles in them and take up the smallest amount of room. Smaller pieces of table linen are ironed in the same way, embroidered initials being ironed on the back always. Soap should never be rubbed directly on embroidery, but all center pieces of this kind should be cleansed in a soap lather and squeezed with the hands, never rubbed. Where colors are used on them, each piece might be held separately on a towel. In this way, if any of the colors chance to run, there will be no danger of streaking other pieces. Drawn work can be soaped, and if it needs bleaching it should be well soaped and laid on a towel outside the window for the sun, provided the temperature is not below freezing. Taffeta. Taffeta, especially the soft "chiffon" kind, will have a vogue. The new changeable effects naturally have come into favor with the 1830 and 1860 styles, and the combination of colors are soft, as is the material; the shimmer shows a delicious melting of the shades, sometimes three, into one another. The shirt waist suits are very simple, yet have the necessary shirred effects, pretty chemisettes, stocks and sleeve garniture of lace; and the indispensable deep girdle. A frock of white taffeta sounds like an extravagance, but it is no more so than one of any other white material, as it can be cleaned many times. Black, browns, blues, etc., are useful and pretty, and can be made dressy by the wide lace collars that are now a popular accessory to correct costume. Irish lace collars are expensive, but such perfect imitations are provided at moderate cost that the pretty collar is easily within the reach of all. Parisian House Garment. The Parisienne who gives so much attention to negligences and strictly adventure to new house garments has chosen some charming effects in the light and thin Swiss eider, the softness and warmth of which make it ideal for winter wear. One garment in a delicate blue is luxuriously lined with a figured satin, showing pink and green colorings. Bands of embroidery in pink, green and blue outline house garments has chosen some charming effects in the light and thin Swiss elder, the softness and warmth of which make it ideal for winter wear. One garment in a delicate blue is luxuriously lined with a figured satin, showing pink and green colorings. Bands of embroidery in pink, green and blue outline the front closing and form the yoke and belt as well as the head of the hem of blue satin that finishes the bottom. Art of Dyeing One of the most valuable of the minor crafts which the woman who is obliged to practice economy can acquire, according to a clever dressmaker, is that of dyeing. Dress has been brought to such a degree of artistic perfection so far as color goes that to use the wrong shade of lace or braid on a gown is to run the risk of spoiling it absolutely. Often the exact shade can be bought, but sometimes not. The woman who lives in the small country town often sees failure staring her in the face because she cannot get to New York or Boston to match the dress she is making, with the aid of a fashion paper and the village seamstress, and doubts if she could match the goods anyway. For such a one, even more than the city woman, a little skill with the dye-pot is a beacon. Dyes in the seven primary colors can be bought at department stores or pharmacists, or even at some groceries, and a little experience and judgment in mixing them will produce unexpectedly satisfactory results. The dye must be two shades deeper than the shade desired. New Notions in Gown Making New Notions in Gown Making. One of these is to place half a dozen buttons the skirt in front at the waist and six more above the belt. Many of the soft cloth gowns have the waist brought down well below the waist line, and the cape collars descend almost to the deep belts, which, however, must define the waist; we must be tight and trim to be in the mode, says Dame Fashion. We cannot get away from gray. What can be prettier than gray chiffon panne, especially if the wearer has white hair? Brown is becoming too general to be modish, but there are tones of green and red which are likely to remain the fashion. No one with a paucity of gowns is wise in selecting a red one, for it is so easily remembered and attracts the eye. Pique and silk waistcoats are both worn as a supplement to lace and to a soft front. We are suffering from a plague of buttons which is not likely to yield to any witticism, though they are much assailed; they are generally in harmony with the buckle. The Value of Aluminum: Aluminum is in many ways a wonderful substance, albeit in the natural world most of it is oxidized and turned to clay. Its avidity for oxygen is one of its most salient characteristics. It is said that the metal is never seen directly, in air, but always and only through a veil of superficial oxide, which forms on its free surface with marvelous rapidity. It is stated that if a fresh surface of aluminum be prepared by scraping with a knife, the oxygen of the air runs in as the scale is peeled off, and keeps close behind the knife blade. If it were not for this superficial scale of oxide, which acts as a barrier to further action, the metal would burn up, or deflagrate, in air. The large amount of heat developed by thermit, a mixture of powdered aluminum with oxygen-glyving substances, bears witness to the activity of the oxidizing process when completed. Silks Now. Wools Passe: The very latest model in skirts is one which is entirely untrimmed and which relies for its effectiveness on the style of cut and skillful designing. The much-trimmed tailor-made gowns, with their jabots of lace and ruffles of chiffon and the like, are badly passe now, and the utmost severity is employed—which is as it should be. The coming season will be a silk one as never before. It is confidently predicted that wool fabrics will be relegated to gowns and suits for demi-dress wear, and that materials of silk will be the only favored fabrics for dressy toilettes. Even when wool is permitted to be worn it will have a silky sheen about it, if it is not partly or almost wholly silk. Although walking skirts are worn at all lengths now, from an inch above the ground to a point where it scantily meets the shoe tops, the best dressed woman wears for walking a skirt which barely escapes the ground and fares much at the bottom. Knitted Slippers For softness and comfort there is no hand-made slipper which compares with the one knitted from silk and angora wool, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A devoted mother recently knitted a pair for her little dark-haired daughter, using lavender crochet silk, alternating with silky, white angora wool for the outside of the slippers. They were lined with lavender china silk and the rolling collars were tied with fluffy lavender sating bows. All the knitted slippers this winter show two-inch turnover collars of the same shade as the V-shaped piece inset in the toes, which is usually of a contrasting color to the body of the slipper. A cosy looking wrapper* of tufted Japanese silk in, navy blue wool with scarlet collar and toe, and ties of scarlet ribbon. Narrow Velvet Neckhands One by one we are exploiting the pretty fashions of a by-gone day and that of the narrow velvet neckband is among them. In Paris it is enjoying quite a rage and is worn either above or without the high semi-transparent lace collar. Sometimes it is matched by a wristlet of velvet threaded through a jeweled slide which shows up very well on the long white or pale straw-colored gloves that are worn with elbow sleeves. To Restore Black Satin Boil three pounds of peeled potatoes in a quart of water until reduced to a pulp. Strain the water through a hairsleeve, and after spreading out the satin carefully on an old board, dip a soft brush in the water and brush the satin over, moving always in the same direction. Next fold the satin, and allow it to remain three hours before ironing on the wrong side. Orange Bavaroise. Dissolve one-fourth of a package of gelatin in one-third of a cup of cold water, then heat. Strain into a cup of orange juice and pulp, and add the juice of half a lemon and three-fourths of a cup of sugar. Set on ice. When congealing, stir in a pint of whipped cream; turn into a mold lined with blood oranges, and garnish with candied peel BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNO W THEM. THE FULL DINNER PAIL PROTECTION COMMON SENSE TARIFF REFORM FREE TRADE PHOSE WHO WANT TO LOWER THE TARIFF. People With Fixed Incomes Would Like a Lower Tariff in Order That They May Buy Things Cheaper and Get More for Their Money. It is the exceptional man who is capable of taking a broad view of things. Most of us find it very difficult to get very far away from our selfinterest. But very often we lose out by confining ourselves to a narrow circle, for oftentimes one's own best interests are best served by giving thought to the other fellow's rights, privileges and opportunities. A New York paper, friendly to the free trade idea, has been making a canvass of "representative men" and women of the United States, in order to find out their views as to tariff changes. It took them from the lists of "Who's Who?" Now, "Who's Who?" while a very useful and reliable book in its way, is largely filled up with educators, philanthropists and the like, outside such as hold official positions, which of course are numerous. A majority of them are men of fixed salaries paid by the government, state or educational institutions, and almost with one accord these men are found to be in favor of free trade. They want to buy things cheap. A reduction of wages to the American wage earner would be looked upon by them with quantitiy, for it would mean cheaper service in their homes, and that is about as far as they go in the consideration of the wage question. It is to be remembered, moreover, that this class of men know almost nothing about ordinary business matters. They never employed more than one man at a time in their lives. They are for the most part idealists, and though scholarly are really narrow minded when it comes to the practical affairs of the world. It is pointed out, moreover, that a majority of the army and navy officers are for free trade. Looking at it from BY THEIR FRUITS Y THE FULL DINNER PAIL PROTECTION COMMON SENSE a selfish standpoint solely these worthies are anxious to buy rich food and fine clothes and to obtain other luxuries in which they delight at the minimum of expenditure. They reason that free trade would enable them to do this, and in this reasoning they are correct. As to how a sysem would affect the country as a whole, they know little and probably are less. Then, there is still another class of people who want tariff reform—those who make it a practice to go abroad every year or so. About every third person replying to the inquiries sent out by the newspaper making his inquiry complained of the provision which limits the amount of wearing apparel which one can buy abroad and bring into this country free of duty to $100 of value. Some suggest that the limit be raised to $500, others to $5,000. Purely selfish of course is this desire on their part, indeed, selfishness has cropped out in almost every reply that this New York newspaper has published. There is only one rational view of the tariff; there is only one standpoint from which the tariff can be defended, and that is from a national standpoint. Any tariff framed to suit the views of a single individual would be an abomination. Any tariff framed with an eye single to the interests of a single state or a single section, would be absolutely indefensible. There is only one way in which a just and equitable protective measure can be framed, and that is with an eye single to the interests of the whole country. Protectionists believe in the first place, that we ought to develop all of our resources, and that every American interest should be favored by Americans as against foreign interests of like character. Therefore when it comes to the formulation of a protective tariff law the aim is to take care of every legitimate American industry without any special favoritism. The New England manufacturer will go before the committee and advocate taxed shoes and free --- hides. The stock raiser will probably come in the next day and want taxed hides and free shoes. But statesmen who believe in Protection are not for the one as against the other. They are in favor of protecting both industries. According to this principle, therefore, protective tariff laws are always framed, and it is for this reason that it is easy for agitators to attack the tariff in spots by appealing to special interests here and there, and promising a species of favoritism that can never find a place in a genuinely protective measure—Cedar Rapids Republican. Success of the Dingley Law Proved Success of the Dingley Law Proved. The New York Globe quotes Senator Allison as believing that "a refusal to revise now means that the Dingley tariff, with all the deficiencies that have been and may be developed, must be defended in the next campaign;" hence he thinks "the present year should not pass without a revision of the tariff." Whether or not Senator Allison is correctly reported as eager for tariff tinkering we do not know; we should hope not. Political sagacity of a high order is not to be inferred from the proposition that unless the tariff be forthwith torn up it will have to be defended in the next campaign. Of course, it will have to be defended in the next campaign. A protective tariff always has to be defended against free traders and "reformers." It would be impossible for the Republician party to frame and pass, or to amend and reconstruct, a tariff law that would not have to be defended. Such a tariff law has never been and never will be passed. The Dingley law was on trial in the Congressional campaign of 1898; again it was on trial in the presidential campaign 1900; a third it was on trial in the congressional campaign of 1902, and a fourth time it was on trial in the presidential campaign of 1904. In every instance the Dingley tariff was successfully defended. So successfully was it defended in 1904 that the country gave a plurality of more than 2,500,000 votes in favor of that tariff. To impute to Senator Allison the opinion that because the Dingley tars E SHALL KNOW THEM. TARIFF REFORM FREE TRADE Quincy Seed iff will have to be defended again in 1908, therefore that tariff should be revised without delay, is to accuse the senator of using a childish argument. Undoubtedly the Dingley tariff will have to be defended in 1908, whether it be revised now needless, or whether it be let alone. It will have to be defended so long as there are free traders to attack it and nervous Republicans to help them attack it. If the party in power should always revise a tariff merely because somebody attacked it, the country would never have any tariff more than two years at a time. Profit versus Loss The New York Commercial referring to Senator Fairbanks' allusion to our growth in foreign trade since the enactment of the Morrill tariff, says it would be illuminating if the senator would explain how it is that the foreign trade of Great Britain, a free trade country, has grown by leaps and bounds during the same period. Here again we have the free trade hunger for a vast foreign trade, regardless of its nature. Once Great Britain, like the United States to-day, enjoyed a foreign trade whose exports largely exceeded its imports. Then Great Britain was growing rich. Today, with an annual excess of imports amounting to over $1,000,000,000 in value, Great Britain is growing poorer. Our protected country has overtaken and passed the free trade United Kingdom in exports of domestic production, while, happily for us, our imports have not reached the same relative increase. Although our total foreign trade amounts to but little more than half that of Great Britain, yet the net result is as much greater as $400,000,000 credit is better than $1,000,000,000 debt. Some time we hope that even the most bigoted free trader will learn and acknowledge that production and sale, with their consequent receipts of payment in goods, gold or credit, are better than non-production and purchases, with consequent obligations and indebtedness. Anent That Tired Feeling. Should the development of the study of toxins and anti-toxins render possible the production of an anti-body capable of neutralizing the results of muscular fatigue, the consequences could hardly be predicted. Yet a German investigator seriously claims to have taken more than one step in this direction already, and publishes results that are at least surprising. An authority says he has obtained a stable anti-toxin, which when taken by the mouth in moderate doses, permits the output of an increased amount of muscular energy without fatigue, and when taken continuously causes a sense of general bleat and augments the capacity for work. He commends his preparation to clinicians as a promising analytic for convalescents, neurasthenics, etc. This fatigue antitoxin is obtained from horses by injecting them with fatigue toxin produced in the muscles of animals that have been subjected to extreme muscular exhaustion. Short, but Strong. An old woman met a well-to-do and humorous Irishman, and said: "Kind sir, could you give a penny to a poor old woman who is short of breath?" "The Irishman gave her a shilling, with the remark: "There you are, my good woman. Now, don't talk any more, for begorra, ye may be short of breath, but what ye have of it is moighty strong."—Spare moments. Storekeepers report that the extra quantity, together with the superior quality of Defiance Starch makes it next to impossible to sell any other brand. Many women sweeten their tea with gossip instead of sugar. Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used for all affections of the throat and lungs.—W.M. O. ENDBLEY, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10, 1692. A cat has no use for a king if there is a mouse in sight. Lewis' "Single Binder" straight 5c cigar. Made of ripe, mellow tobacco, so rich in quality that many who formerly smoked 10c cigars now smoke Lewis' "Single Binder." Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill. Much of to-day's worry is the result of yesterday's neglect. Wanted—Representative in every community. Money-making home business. Any one can do it. Find out what it is. Send address. M. A. Donohue or Co., Chicago. What it Costs to Grow Corn. Farm renters who pay $2 per acre for poor land on which to raise corn and come out in the hoe every year may read the following and see what it costs them to grow their crops. An old corn grower says that when a crop of sixty bushels to the acre is secured the corn costs 13 cents a bushel to produce for 50 bushels it is 15 cents, for 40 bushels it is 18 cents, for 35 bushels it is 22 cents and for 30 bushels it is 30 cents. "These figures," says the Albany Ledger, "are not far out of the way, and it is thus easy to know when you are selling corn any below the costs of production." SALT RHEUM ON AANDS. Buffered Agony and Had to Wear Bandages All the Time—Another Cure by Cuticura. Another cure by Cuticura is told of by Mrs. Caroline Cable, of Waupaca, Wls. in the following grateful letter: "My husband suffered agony salt rheum on his hands, and I had to keep them bandaged all the time. We tried everything we could get, but nothing helped him until he used Cuticura. One set of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills cured him entirely, and his hands have been as smooth as possible ever since. I do hope this letter will be the means of helping some other sufferer." A Definition. Little Clarence—Pa, what is an optimist? Mr. Callipers—An optimist, my son, is a person who doesn't care what happens if it doesn't happen to him. Puck. Real Frenzied Finance. "Why do you stand in this one place?" asked the department store attache. "I am watching these people at the bargain counter getting what change. I never before realized what frenzied finance meant."—Washington Star. "Dyspausea Tormented Me for Years, Dr. D. Bougherty, Millville, N.J., Used over 2 years, Bldg. Not Reassuring. "Did you ever long for death?" asked the soulful young man of the practical young woman. It was the fourth long call he had 'maie on her that week, and she was sleepy. "Whose death do you mean?" she asked in a dry, discouraging tone.-Cassell's. SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO SOUTH WEST. February 7 and 21, March 7 and 21, 1905, Via Kansas City Southern Railway. TO PORT ARTHUR, BEAUMONT, TEX., LAKE CHARLES, GALVESTON, HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TEX., and all other points on the K. C. S. Ry., for tickets with 21 days limit and privilege of stopping off enroute on both going and return trip. For literature describing "THE LAND OF FULFILLMENT" the country along the K. C. S. Ry., or for further information regarding these excursions write to S. G. WARNER, G. P. & T. A., K. C. S. Ry., Kansas City, Mo. BEAUTIFUL WOMEN HOW THEY MAINTAIN THE CHARMS OF THEIR SEX. The Importance that Attaches to the Care of the Blood If One Wants Bright Eyes and a Clear Complexion. Every sensible woman naturally wishes to appear attractive. She knows the value of bright eyes, delicate complexion and lively spirits. She knows also that good health is at the basis of her charms, and that good blood is the source of good health. Miss Mamie Conway has a complexion which is the admiration of all who know her. Asked if she could make any suggestions that would be helpful to others less fortunate, she said: "My complexion would not have pleased you, if you had seen it two years ago. It was then about as bad as it could be, and it gave me a great deal of dissatisfaction. If you want a good complexion you must take care of your health, especially of the condition of your blood. My health was at that time completely broken down. I was nervous, had frequent headaches, a torpid liver and a great deal of pain in that region. I suffered also from indigestion. It was clear that my blood was in bad condition, for pimples broke out all over my face." "It is hard to realize that, for there isn't the slightest trace of such blemishes now." "It was unfortunately quite otherwise then, and a long time passed before I found anything that gave me any relief. I became very weak and listless. The doctor's medicine did me no good, and I took a number of highly recommended tonics with no better result. As soon, however, as I began to use Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People my complexion cleared up, and after I had taken two boxes there was not a sign of a pimple left on my face. My cheeks became rosy, I gained flesh and had perfect health ever since." Rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes are merely signs of healthy blood. They have come not only in the case of Miss Conway, whose home is at 1241 Eighth street, Canton, Ohio, but to thousands of women for whom Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have made new blood. There is no surer way for you to obtain them, than to buy a box of these pills from any drugstrict and try them for yourself. They correct irregularities and banish weakness Wife—John, I'd like to have a short talk with you after breakfast. Husband—It's no use, Mary. I'm short myself.—Chicago News. "I have used one of your Fish Brand Blickers for five years and now want new ones. I would not be without one for twice the cost. They are just as far ahead of a common cow as a common one is ahead of a common cow. (NAME ON APPLICATION) Be sure you don't get one of the common kind - this is the mark of excellence. A. J. TOWER CO. BOSTON, U. S. A. TOWER CANADIAN CO., LIMITED TONONTO, CANADA Makers of Wet Weather Clothing and Hats GOOD SEEDS CHEAP BEST Ever Grown. None better and none so low in price. 1c per pkt and up. postpaid. Fines illustrated sent FREE. Engravings of every variety. A great 2c extra pkg of seeds, new sorts, printed free. FREE order. Some sorts onions only 500 per lb. Other seed equally low. 40 years a seed grower and dealer and can own a good seed. Send yours and neighbor's names for big illustrated free catalogue. R. H. SHUMWAY. Rockford, Ill. 160 ACHC FARMS IN TERN THE FARMERS- Free Homestead Lands 160 ACHIE FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Western Canada Carry the banner for yields of wheat and grains for 1904. 100,000 FARMERS receive $55,000,000 as a result of their Wheat Crop alone. The returns from Oats, Barley and other grains, as well as cattle and horses, add considerably to this. Secure a Free Homestead at once, or purchase a dealer while lands are selling at present low prices. Apply for information to Superintendent of Immigration, Ontario, Canada, or to authorized Canadias Government Agent—I. S. Crawford, No. 125 W Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Please say where you saw this advertisement. 11 Lowest reported yield 60 bushels, when common oats run only 20 bushels. Proven extra early and hardy from Russia by Neb. Kup. Sta. Proved extra early and hardy from Russia by Neb. Kup. Sta. Proved extra early and hardy from Russia by Neb. Kup. Sta. Heads often contain more than 100 grains. Straw doesn't rust or lodge. Stands our wings. Fully two weeks earlier. Winds fully two weeks earlier. Ganister. Write for our low price. Seeds Free Five big package standard garden seeds (worth at usual prices), our seeds are not only free, but anyone remitting 10 is stamped or silver. Catalogs only. free. Write to day. Ask for our Premium List in your seed orders. LOG RAFTS IN PACIFIC. ‘Timber Floated on the Ocean to its Destination. Contrary to general belief, the long- ¢st craft in the world floats not in Atlantic, but in Pacific waters. There ‘one may see structures which over reach the longest Atlantic liner by tome fifty feet. At first glance they appear more like whales than the work of man, or perchance like some mammoth kind of torpedo boat, which almost hides itself to escape the eyes of the enemy. Although some measure nearly four city blocks Ii length, they pr Sn ar CL sae pene keg ae ? Nv See te Fy AT RR Se SOL Ye P irypp einer weet nae SARC PIELT BD LER DNAS Pech Ya Seat Ne hae LEER DRNANERE Ey PS aL fF SAE Re {! ae eau as’ RN ak ‘ H a ai i dee “SA, Containing 8,000,000 Feet of Lumber. rarely rise above the water more than ten feet, and in a storm they are swept by the waves from one end to the other, In fact, the Pacifie “floater” is no more than a raft of logs. One of the largest “floaters” that has yet trave eled the Pacific was 750 feet long, 60 feet wide, and contained 600,000 feet of piling, which on passing through a mill would produce 8,000,000 feet of lumber, board measure. As {t Is al- most 15,840,000 feet from New York to San Francisco, the boards obtain- able from this raft, if placed end to end in a straight line, would reach more than half way across the conti rent. The chains which bound the logs of the raft together weighed 120 tons, The “floater” drew 221-2 feet of water. HE SAWED THE woop. Old Veteran Won His Bet in Spite of PoP ag Pee see et ee The other day in the blacksmith- shop occupied by Jasper Brown a crowd of men were indulging in good- natured banter. Among the number were Dudley L. Smith, a veteran of the Twelve N. H. volunteers, who lost a leg at Gettysburg, and Samuel G. Sanborn, a retired blacksmith, who is living on the old home place. The subject turned to sawing wood, and Farmer Sanborn claimed that Vet- eran Smith could not saw a cord of hardwood in three days. As Smith welghs 256 pounds, the odds were on Sanborn. If Smith sawed the wood in the re- quired time Jasper Brown was to have it as a gift. Smith commenced saw- ing at 6 o'clock in the morning and finished about 5 the same day. This is the way that Smith celebrated his 62d birthday. J. C. Farrand is think- ing of hiring Smith to take the place of his engine in the wood yard.— Penacook item in Concord Patriot. Parceled Out. Labeled with the names of four con- tinents are four small squares. Each of these is intended to represent a square quarter of a mile of the land of each continent named, and each Black dot in the square is an inhabi- foun e i Sey y ac By Ba) Bod ped be Be) LL Nn al sawn {5 fe SR ey) | Pere ie Niel A Fis a ee Ra he is] a ey erred Pe lope J ae MIE tant. So, counting the dots, there would be twenty-five “land owners” to each square quarter mile in Europe, twelve in Asia, four in Africa and only two to the square quarter mile in America. Railway's Unique Record. The Highland railway in one re- spect occupies a unique position in British railway history. Although the first portion of the system was incor: porated so long ago as 1856, not a single passenger was killed until 1894, ‘The first portion was opened in 1858, ‘so that for a period of thirty-six years not a solitary person lost his life in life in a train accident, and although over 10 years have clasped since the fatality and many millions of passen: gers have during the period traveled over the system the total of fatal train accidents to passengers yet rematns at one. Women With Beards. Two German doctors have been locking into the question of bearded ‘women, and they have discovered that ‘out of every 1,000 sane females 200 are bearded. Of these 230 have only a slight down, forty have a very visible beard, and ten are unmistakably adorned with this hirsute appendage. Out of 1000 insane women examined 481 had slight beards, while fifty-six had Deards well grown, pvatio Q<wl Selsed Becey Buck: Mr. Baumgartner of Newburyport was watching his live duck decoys, which he had set in the river, when suddenly a large white Arctic owl dropped down and tried to seize one of the decoys, Mr. Baumgartner fired twice, killing the ow! instantly. The Dird had a spread of wings of six feet. Waghees BROWN HAIR WHITE Frightful Experience of Man Followed ‘ Three Nights by Wolves. Se Lc ae The once brown locks of M. A. Ma- honey, of Tacoma, Wash., who car- ried from Fairbanks to Valdez, Alaska, the body of former Mayor Humes of Seattle, are wow white as the result of his experience with timber wolves during his trip. It wae Mahoney's custom to leave tho box containing Humes’ body on the trail while he and his dogs each night entered the nearby timber to build @ fire and sleep. As the sun was setting one evening they heard the-howls of a large pack of wolves, which gradually closed in around them. Hauling the body Into the tim- ber, Mahoney built a fire. His dogs, frightened and nervous, crept between the sled and the fire. Whenever the fire got low the wolves came closer. Mahoney's fight was largely against his own sleep!- ness. For safety, he tled a burning pine knot to his’ arm and when it burned close enough to hurt he would get up and replenish the fire. He was compelled thus to torture himself three successive nights. On the last night in particular the wolves were especially ferocious, seeming to un: derstand that by another night thefr prospective prey would be out of dan- ger. The next day Mahoney reached a roadhouse and from that time had company until Valdez was reached. Fire-back Used Centuries Ago. A very fine example of old-time fire- backs has been discovered in an old seventeenth century house at Ken. nington, near Ashford, England. The subject used for the decoration of the panel in the center is a king driving in a chariot drawn by horses over a bridge spanning a foaming _ torrent. The whole ts framed in a border of oak leaves, and an inscription was evi. hy ine Acree [fa eorepr sre NN EE (ERISS, \ Ah oes S Ye “&) ob isiaies “ec SPAT Wee ra SHU ea ‘fee Ne A a 1G nee Ne Ses GIN ees NLRs AC tas iy yas ES eS Banish. WHS ioral ats fe Fa eae Sl: ot, ie Dreier oe] wie Srp SAT fetatetetere Sats Rites Relate cacavcan iat aay» Cunt neal SS ‘Old Englyh Fire beck dently Introduced at the bottom, but this has now become illegible. The height is 2 feet 9 inches, the width only 2 feet, and the modeling and en- tire workmanship are remarkably delicate and good, showing the ad- vance that had been made from the rough, clumsy design of the early fire- back, of which expediency in the first place necessitated the production. First Jewelry Store. It may interest women to know that the first jewelry store was started in the city of Chang On about 3,000 years ago. The Celestial Vanderbilts and Astors of that period knew nothing of the fascination of diamonds, be- cause diamonds were not in vogue at that B. C. period, Pearls and jade and coral and other unpolished mineral substances had to content them, and as if to make good the glitter of rivieres and tiaras, the princessés of Chang On employed artisans to fashion them the most wonderful gold and silver ornaments, which in themselves were far more costly than diamonds. ‘Analant Bottary, Archaeologists have never satisfac- torily explained why the handiwork of some of the tribes of North and South America resembles that of the highest civilizations of Europe and Asia. Of course, the theory of migra- tion might easily explain it, but the actual connecting link which would make all things clear has not been supplied. For instance, here {sa Peruvian four-footed vessel which is very much like some from the island of Cyprus and from the excavations on the site of Troy. It was found at Ancon, Peru, and, lke its higher and analagous type, is of considerable artistic Interest. Even in Pennsylvania several examples of pottery have been unearthed which very much resemble the work of the re rete He Pe? Mh che ire Gime ae” a A ee w Ny % Greek craftsmen in construction, most striking of which is a tripod bottle shaped on the lines of a four-footed receptacle.—New York Herald, Antique Brass Scissors. Antique brass selssors are much Sought after now. The woman who knows ‘what is what” has a pair. They are quite scarce and a woman who went abroad last summer says she “hunted all over England” for the special kind she wanted. She found them and now they rank among her treasures. SECRETARY HAY NOT TOUCHY Diplomat Carefully Preserves Car toons in Which He Figures. Secretary of State Hay employs a small army of retainers to gather from the domestic and foreign press all cartoons and caricatures in which ho is depicted. There is one large room in his home which is papered from ceiling to floor al eaeee sey ei nr Ae ey Re Pe fit pen eerie. 6 , Sheen st ihe Pl wnt LEN, sf MSS with cartoons, for the most part the original pen and ink drawings, where: in Mr. Hay is depicted. Mr. Hay’s fad is known to many of the best-known cartoonists of the country, and a majority of them send him the originals of their work as soon as the reproductions are published. ‘To such artists ax do not know of the secretary's weakness, his secretary will write asking if the original of any cartoon which has attracted Mr. Hay’s attention is for sale, and, if so, to hame the price. A price is seldom charged, but Mr, Hay does not forget a favor and many of the numerous gifts he sends out cach Christmas come into the posses: sion of cartoonists in this country and abroad, Quaile Found Under Snow Crust. A. E. Manchester of Slade's Corner. Dartmouth, Mass., about ten miles from this city, who was tramping the woods near his farm, found twenty two frozen quail in the snow. They were all fat and in good con: dition, and had when found been dead perhaps a week or two, and were all huddled together and were burfed in the snow, which had become quite deep and crusted on the top, so that it was impossible for them to get ont. This is a case of hard luck—a good sized flock of birds that lived to get by the hunting season, only to We wiped out by a hard winter,—New Bedford Letter in Forest and Stream Recovered Mcney Ate by Goat. Probably one of the oddest claims ever made on a bank is recorded as having been made against the Nation al Bank of Belgium. An old peasant woman had laid on the grass a jacket containing bank notes of small de nomination for $240 in the pocket, and while she was at work her pet goat had got at the notes and eaten them ‘The animal was Killed, and the chewed paper recovered from the stomach was submitted in support of a claim for compensation, which the bank paid after verifying the facts by chemical analysis and other inquiry. Royal Marksmanship. EZ, wd, ©) = Ao)" eS King Carlos of Portugal made these hits on a running rabbit target. Caterpillar as a Weather Prophet. An aged farmer, living near Colum bus, Ohio, has for a number of years watched the color of the caterpillar and the way it changes with the weather. The colgr of that insect late in the fall, he claims, is a cor- This year the caterpillar was dark at either end, but very light in the middle, showing, according to his the ory, the fore part of the winter to be cold, the middie warm, or mild, and the latter cold. Last year, he. says. the caterpillar was dark all over, and as proof of his theory this aged farm: er points to the severity of last win. ter's weather. Invitation From the Dead. The undersigned has the honor to bring to your notice his death, which occurred on Jan, 3, 1905, His burial will take place on Friday, Jan, 6, at 10 a, m,, in the Kiel cemetery. He recommends his memory to your af feetionate remembrance. CHARLES AECKERLIN, —Antwerp Matin. Freak Fox Caught in Trap, Frank D. W. Gleason of Leomin ster, Mass., set a trap for a mink the other day and caught one of — the strangest foxes that local sports have ever seen, It is neither an albino nor a wood gray, but resembles each in many ways, Took Vow to Get Married. On New Year's day, twelve young men of Louisville, Ky., formed the league of Marry or Bust, each one pledging himself to take a wife with: in the year or suffer expulsion from the league and to pay a fine of §100, Think “Well” Thoughts, ‘Thousands of people actually think themselves to death every year by al- lowing their minds to dwell on morbid subjects, The idea that one has some in- ciplent disease in one's system, the thought of financial ruin, that one ts getting on in life without improving Drospects—any of these or a thousand similiar thoughts may carry a healthy man to a premature grave. A melan- eholy thought that fixes itself upon one’s mind needs as much doctoring &s physicial disease, It needs to be eradicated from the mind or it will have just the same result as a ne- Blected disease would have. Every melancholy thought, every no- tion and every nagging worry should be resisted to the utmost, and the pa- tient should be protected by cheerful thoughts, of which there {s a bountl ful store in every one's possession. Bright companions are cheaper than drugs and plasters. The morbid condition of mind pro- duces a morbid condition of body, and ff the disease does happen to be in the system {t receives every encourage. ment to develop. We need more men: tal therapy, Mr, Richmann—You have a hand- some young man named De Ribbon in your employ, I understand. He is en- gaged to my daughter and I'd like you to do me a favor.” Merchant—Certainly, my old friend, Want him advanced, eh? “No. I want him kept just where he fs until my daughter gets tired wait ing for him to be able to marry.” “Um—how long will that be?” “About six weeks.” Deep Diving Required, “I'm going to have that stock com- Hany investigated,” said the investor who had failed to get rich quick. “Are you going to employ a profes- sional diver to do the investigating?” asked his knowing friends, Deafness Cannot Be Cured by toca! appiteattoms, as they cannot reach the die hae tld oon. Tera iy sly wae may to Sure Veatiees aad that fey conalgutionalremedion, Dearueae ie canved by an fufnmed conditlon ut the cove ato uF he Etstachian Tube. When tule Tube fe {afated yu have a rambliog sound oF fine Perfect hearlug, afdwwuen (ets eutirely cused, Deut. Bece te the rentit-aiid wuives (be fagaremacton can be Umken out and thie tbe restored (9 ire woriia; conde Hom Nearing. will be destniyed forevery tineccases Cutt fen afo rausel by Catarrh witch ochlog But an fndatned condita ofthe miuern surtacer “We wit give ur tunieed Dollars fur any cnse of Deafnoss (eauvod iy caturrly that tannic be cured by Halts Catarri Caro. Send furcireulars. fren ¥. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0 oud hy Druglat it ‘Take Halla Fawily Bille for eonsttpatton, Trying the Fast Cure. “What became of that corpulent girl [ used to see around here? “Oh, she's taking the fast cure.” “In a sanitarium, eh?” “No, she married a poet.” Don't you know that Deflance Starch Desides being absolutely superior to any other, 1s put up 16 ounces In pack: age and sells at same price as 1% ounce packages of other kinds? Sounded Like a Breakfast Food. He (trying to be polite) Do you like “Thanatopsis""? She (thoughtfully)—Well, really, 1 don’t believe I ever ate any. Hundreds of dealers say the extra quantity. and supertor quality of De- flance Starch is fast taking place of all other brands. Others say they cane not sell any other starch, Her Farewell Tour. First Rounder—That actress says if acquitted she will leave the stage. Second Rounder—And, meanwhile, 1 suppose her manager is getting ready to stage the leave, If you don't et the biggest and beat {t's your own fault. Defiance Starch is for sale everywhere and there te positively nothing to equal it in quale ity or quantity. Many a first class kitchen mechanic has been made over Into a thirty:see ‘ond class actress, *° Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's Home in New Yorke, cure Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Tecthing Disorders, move and rezulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms, Over 10,000 testimonials, Av all Druggtsts, 250, Sample FREE, Address A.S.Olmsted, Laltoy, N.Y. Many a man and woman get mar. ried and live happily ever after get- ting a divorce, “Mittions tm Onc, Salzer’s New National Onte yielded in Mich, 40 bus im Mo. 255 bun, in N. D. B10 bu, and in a other stares from 160 to 300 bu, per ncie. Now thin Oat if. gen: ernily. grown in 1905, wall add millions of Dushele to the yield’ and mnillions of dole lara to the farmer's purse! [VDOVOGG) Homebuiller Yellow Dent Corn grows Hike-a weed and yields from 197, (0 200 bushels and niore per acre! It's the big: gest yielder on earth! | Salzer'n Spelty, Heartless Barley, Maca ron} Wheat, Pea’ Oat. Dillion Dollar Grane and Earliest Cane are mouey: makers for you, Mr. Farmer, JUST SEND THIS NoTIe AND 100 in stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co, Ta Crease, Wis, andl teseive their hig eatale aud lots of farm seal samples, [We Ne Ud Princess Victoria has been operated on for appendicitis. When her papa had the malady they called it perity: phiitis. The Effect of It. Towne—For goodness’ sake! Loot at Crabbe. He just got up and actual ly gave that old lady his seat. 1 never saw bim do that in a car before, Browne—Crabbs changed his ways. T showed him an article in the paper the other day about an eccentric old lady who left $25,000 to a young man who was polite to her tn @ street car. —Philadelphia Press. There should be a law to probfbit weak-minded people from Impersonal tng real actors on the stage. MANKIND HAS COLD BLOOD. Comparative Low Temperature to Blame for Moet Human Ailmente. “Man is the coldest blooded animal shere is, and T guess the people who profit by it most at this time of the year are the saloonkeepers, the fur- riers, the drug stores and—we doc: tors,” remarked Dr, KE. d, Neville of Albany, who came here to attend a meeting of the New York Stute Medi cal Association. The doctor, who was sitting in the hall of the Victoria, was led to make the above remark through the appearance of a man passing karbed in a heavy black bearskin overcoat, “Man's low temperature,” the doe tor went on, “is responsible for more than half his ailments. Your normal temperature is 98ty degrees Fahren heit. It ts only when you have a bad temperature that you get as warm as any of the lower animals. ‘That is to say when you are ina high fever with a temperature of 102 you are at the normal heat of the cat, the dog. the ox, the rat and soon. In the coolest of seas the porpoise is never cooler than 100 degrees. ‘The bat, the rab: Dit, the guinea pig, the hare and the elephant likewise are all cool at 100 degrees, “The hen has the highest tempera ture of all the lower creatures. and it is a xood deal warmer, too, when 4 chicken. is temperature then is. as high as 111, but age and experience cool her blood by. three dexreos aE agg coef any SMALLEST OF ALL REPUBLICS. Located on Island a Few Miles South at Shnlinic. Tavolara is said to be the smailest republic in the world, It is situated on the little island of the same name, some seven or elght miles south of Sardinia, ‘Tavolara is about one nile in diameter and inhabited at present by fifty-five people—men, women and) children, In 1836 Kari Albert, then King of Sardinia, bestowed the su promacy over this little Isle upon the Bartoleont family, and for forty siv vears “King” Paul 1 reigned in peace in bis domain. He died on May 20, 1882. and shortly before his demise called all his faithful subjects to his bedside and declared it to be his earnest Wish that none of his relatives should sueceod him as head of the government in the istand, and that he considered it for the best that the good people of Tayolara should gow em themselves, After this last wish no candidate for the vacant throne could be found amony the family of the deceased, who were used to con sider their “King’s” wish law, and the little island remained ungoverned for four years. At last, in 1888, the little island was declared a republic, ‘The constitution gives the elective fran: chise to both men and women, A president is elected to serve six years None of the officers receive any: com: pensation. Montreal Herald Made Hie Point: Anvway; “I's a curious fact” said a down town business man te a friend, “how Jong one can live ina place without Knowing as much about it as the occa sional visitor” SP don't know about mat" was the reply. “I Nave lived here some years, and Tauess Pknow little old New York Inside out.” “It does look (hat way at first.” said the sperker “Of conse, we know a preat deal about the eity, Int there are things we see every day and never Un quire about, Your office is near the Rattery, Whose statis ornaments Howling Green park” “Why, E pass there often, 1 believe that Is a statue of ener Peter Stuyvesant °'No. ih is not” replied the man who started the conversation "Well! said his friend, “whose stat tie bs 102" SIS a statue of of well, | have forgotten,” came the answer, afer a pause, "Anyway, that proves my point.” New York Sum oe | Pen Maakee Full gted om tthe ede hanged thee linet Thou answered, wheneer Eserk to tell thee How that thy coming dith veveuted to Wonder on wander: New in thee btn Phe fivmnes of Beauty « Inmner tatty Lightings tie darkiing pathway at snane hind Yet. Taam bind. os ane whe in the hehe Phat Nites the valley. thom a mountain Gazing, enthralled on some gent throntnos Dreams ithe ota dreams, —imperiatitly Winch Whowe even! that they may worship: fom The pods Nave stricken with eternal Vache My soul hath plereed the nudtant erste That veils thy sol fran all mens abt, ined gitnead As one hy sudden tight from heaven samaae, Unblindrds on the inmost mystery, And, Uiough the sabriies af all the: gods Be ged: Shall worship ever blind toll but thee, Landon Titty, News Dutch Underaraduates. For the first three weeks the life of a freshinan, or “Green.” as he Is called in Holland, is a perfect: purga. tory. From S$ o'eluek in the morning UIE 12 o'clock at might he bs absolutely at the beek and call of every meni ber of the university, and more especs ally of the second year men. They can send him on errands, compel him to amuse them, bully him and tease him to their heart's desire. A Groen Is eastly recognizabte, for he is obliged to cut bis hair shart and wear a low collar and « bluck te. Ifa boy has come to the university solely with a view te working, and without the least intention of Joining the social amusements of his fellows, he ts instantly relegated to the ranks of the “Pigs” and leads a life apart Macmillan s dlagazine, . As Bodily | j . Nourishment is one of life's necessities, so cuticle nourishment in eaeaial to the health of the outer | a JOHN H WOOD é yp o nei sone 1S 4 tee um ™ b ax wun Scatp BS ard ean, FAS f 7@ FAGIAL WOODBURY'S ‘Siar: builds up and nourishes while cleansing Its mission is curative, and lathering into a most effective shampoo, it forme a true salp tonic, 25 cents A CAKE. ‘There may be a mote detightful face balm than Woodbury's Facial Cream but try it before you decide, | INITIAL OFFER. tend us hs name and we wil nerd prepaid Toany aiidtess for blieo the fllairing (otlet| feauiallt Liebe! aca Cress 9 | rw 8 peetlceam, 1 for = Face Powder, Together with our feedabie booklet Reautys Masque, a evreful treatise om the | Hooklet free on pplication ‘THE ANDREW JERGENS CO.,, — GINOINNATI,O, The Czar's Hermitage. The czar sometimes wishes privacy In his palace at Peterhof there 1s a summer dining house, so arranged that there need not be any servants, present during the meal, A bell ts touched at the end of every course and the table and all of {ts contents descends throuzh the floor, to reap: pear Jaden with the dishes for the next course. ‘Sink: “Cinbinshd Meenas Woden, Por chtiiren tenthing, softens the gurus, reduces tm Tatamation:aliayeyats,cures wlan coltor Sc hots: Another Solution Often Adopted, Husband—t can't afford to keep a @irl, and you don't know the first thing abont housekeeping, Wife—No, and I'm not going to learn either, ‘The idea! Twant a girl, and Ti have one, too, and pay her myself. “Hum! How will you manage it?" “Lil keep boarders.” Did you ever notice how much peo ple can get out of the smart sayings of their own children? Denterm way that ax kop as a cus tomer tries Deflance Starbh tt ts tm: Poralble to ell them any other. cold | bolted. Practical Statistics. Tho progress that Dr. Wiley is mak: tng in bis discussion of adulterated and unadulterated whisky Is as if he had been sampling the one kind or (he other or both Talking machines—Vietor and Bate fon are the best; cash or payments, $1 woekly. Write today. JENKINS’ MUSIC CO., KANSAS CITY, MO. 20,000 records io etock, Mention this paper. Even the wise man who thinks he knows {it all doesn't know why the strenuous old hen lays an egg instead of standing it on end. Wax figures of gumchewlng females aes foakaies Important to Mothers. iemon cuiuly very bets of CASTORTA, Fe coe resey for tents abl care, Sa periaal Bears the Ze = sunt Gax Didi In Uso For Over SO Yours. Metin tat cava peach Gorky Has Many Friends, ‘Tho Htoraturetoving people of the world are urged to importune the evar eakye Corky Corie oust tes Goldin fine material for a novel and ought ta be allowed to write it. Milipnrenvexsmmen When the Bditor read 10,000 plants for 160, he could hardly. believe it, but upoa Hee PAC enn Balen a a comet whom there are no more rehable and exe TRAVEL ERIE nie otic kes | LEG % 7 i this offer which is made to get you to fest Balzer’s Warranted Vegetable Seeds, ‘They will send you their bg plant and fared catalog, together with enough aced to grow 1,000 fine, solid Cabbages, 2/000 rich, juicy ‘Vurmips, 2.00) blanching, out'y Celery, 2,000 rich, buttery Lertuce, 1140 splendid Onions, 1,000 Ture, Inscious Kudishes, 1,000 gloriously brilliant Flowers, ALL Fou BUT Lo rostacr, roviding you will return this notica, and Free ati ced then in’ potas sey will add to the above a pickage of fae mous Berliner Cauliflower, |W. N. U,] Suspicious Declaration. McFlub—How did Dedbrooke come to lose his sweetheart? Sleeth—By telling ber that he could not live without her. McFlub—Why, that makes a Biv with most women Bleeth—Yes; but Dedbrooke's girl was an heiress, Under the Mistletoe, Grayee—Maude asked George tq kiss her. Gladys—Well, I like her cheek, Grayce—So did George. THE RISING SON. LEWIS WOODS..... Business Manager. Published Every Week RISING SON PUBLISHING CO SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year.....81.50 Eight months.....7.70 Three months.....6.00 One month.....1.50 Sterically paid in advance Entered at the Post Office at Kansas City, as Second Class Matter. Correspondents wanted in every city and town in this state. Write us DOWN in this state. Write us. All news matter intended for publication should reach our office not later than Tuesday, of each week and must be signed by the writer not for publication, but as guarantee of authenticity. OFFICE-No. 117 West Sixth. St. Kansas City, Mo. Advertising Rates, For one inch, one insertion . . . 8.00 For one inch, each subsequent insertion . . . 8.00 For two inches, three month . . . 8.00 For two inches, six month . . . 8.00 For two inches, nine months . . . 10.00 For two inches, twelve months . . . 10.00 CLDEST NEGRO JOURNAL ... IN KANSAS CITY. The paid circulation of THE RISING SON is more than double the combined circulation of all the other Kansas City Golored weekly newspapers. The Son is with her race on all questions so long as it is right and when it is wrong we are not with it. Governor Folk has named Frank Rozzelle and A. E. Gallagher for police commissioners. They are both good men and will serve well the office. When the Cooperative Drug Co.'s solicitor, Dr. Smith, came here he was much needed and it is the duty of the public to now protect him. Tom McCampbell, another young druggist here, was born on Missouri soil and it is our duty to protect him and see that he gets a shore of the business. The new charter is something which Kansas City stands in need of. The election of the same should carry. It is favored by the leading business men of the city. Since it has become impossible to elect either of the Missouri senatorial candidates, Col. Kervens or Mr. Neidrinhaus, the Legislature can turn back to Mr. Gardiner Lathrop, whom the people of Kansas City would be proud to see elected. He would make a gallant representative. The fact that there are many Negroes who will avor any measure that is against the welfare of the race in general simply to encourage their own personal ambition and advancement does not speak well for our race. A petition has been sent Governor Folk by some of our leading colored citizens, asking that a State reformatory be established for colored girls. Since the separate school law is in operation in Missouri, We hope the governor will give the petition favorable consideration. To His Excellency, Jos. W. Folk, Governor of Missouri; "Your petitioners, the Missouri State Federation of Colored Women, representing more than a thousand women of the State of Missouri, most respectfully show to your excellency in behalf of the colored girls of the race that, "In the larger towns and cities of our State are many girls whose home surroundings and home training have not been such as to inculcate habits of honesty, industry and right living; "That in many cases the mothers of such girls have been forced, by poverty, to become wage-carners, and their families have received their training in the street or alley, or in the wine-room. In several instances they have been convicted of petty offenses, sometimes they are sent to the workhouse or to the jail, where their association with older criminals is a baleful influence; or they are returned to the miserable home or the streets from which they came, to become shrewder, more hardened in crime and later to swell the number in the annals of the police courts; "That since there is in our State a reformatory institution, or Industrial Home, "where girls removed from vicious association and evil influences may receive a careful physical, intellectual and moral training and become good domestic women, prudent in speech and conduct, cleanly, industrious and capable housekeepers"; "That since the separate school law of Missouri renders the admission of Negro girls to this Industrial Home impracticable, and since the girls of that race, with their heritage of slavery, poverty and wrong need by so much more the influence and training of such a home; and since the moral status of a people is reckoned from the standpoint of the female, to neglect the training of the incorrigible Negro girl is to send abroad those who will sow broadcast and disseminate evil, which will touch the homes of our best citizens of both races; "Therefore we do most humbly petition your excellency to recommend to the Legislature, now in session, to make an appropriation providing for the reformatory training of Negro girls in Missouri." --- THE SEPARATE HIGH SCHOOL AGITATION. The separate high school agitation which is being carried to a high pitch across the Kaw brings out a question of much importance and establishes food for thought. Ever since the emancipation of the Negro race various methods have been used to obliterate the race distinction in so far as the enjoyment of civil and political rights and educational facilities are concerned. In Kansas City, Kansas, many of the whites have petitioned Governor Hoch to sign the bill to establish a separate high school for Negro pupils. And a surprising feature of the matter is that this effort is being indorsed and favored by colored individuals. This fact the Son views with much disdain. That members of the colored race should favor separate school facilities is entirely inconsistent with what the right-thinking leaders of the race have contended for all along. The Son rightly contends that no distinct race legislation is necessary since the colored race is a part and parcel of the American people, and what is good for one is good for the other. We must necessarily assume, then, that those of the Negro race who favor this separate school legislation so favor for selfish motives, and not for the good that would accrue to the educational welfare of the Negro race. SEPARATE HOSPITAL QUESTION SEPARATE HOSPITAL QUESTION. Why should the Negroes of this city favor a separate hospital for Negroes? The question hinges upon the same argument upon which the separate school question rests. There is no way to convince the Son that a separate city hospital for Negroes would be a good thing. The movement, if successful, would increase the amount of revenue used for such purpose and the Negro patients would not receive the same care and attention as the white patients would receive. Now who is benefited in the event that such measure is carried to a successful end? Surely not the Negro patients. Again the Son would urge that race distinction in so far as public rights are concerned is not what we are looking for. If we are sick we want the same chance to get well that the white man has. Legislation for separate institutions (public) for Negroes means that we shall forever remain in the rear. SYMPTOMS OF OLD AGE. If You Have Them, You May Know You Are Declining. Here are the three deadly symptoms of old age: Selfishness — Stagnation — Intolerance. If we find them in ourselves, we may know we are growing old—even if we are on the merry side of thirty. But happily, we have three defenses, which are invulnerable; if we use them we shall die young if we live to be a hundred. They are: Sympathy—Progress—Tolerance. Sympathy—Progress—Tolerance. The first is the hardest to most of us, because our little prison of Actual is so immensely important to us. There is no denying the fact that when you have a toothache yourself, it is hard to have to consider other people's aches. But it can be done, though it generally involves physical effort, for we must bestir ourselves and act; the mere feeling of sympathy expressed by action is a poor, useless thing; but the Soul, determined not to old, can force the Body to such careful effort, though there is no denying that it is hard work.—Harper's Bazaar. BENEFIT OF FAIRY TALES. Writer Makes Strong Argument for Their Retention. It is very reasonable to argue that no creation of human fancy could last, as fair tales have lasted through no one knows how many hundreds and thousands of years unless it was very good. For that which is not good and not sound must surely die, and only that which is good and sound shall last through the grinding of the ages. So I believe that parents could fill their children's imaginations full of fair tales if they would make those imaginations strong and healthy. As for that man or woman who has not these bright and joyous things flying like golden bees through the dim recesses of his or her memory, I can only say that I think his or her parents must have been neglectful of the earlier training of their child, and that I am sorry for that poor soul who has lost so much pleasure out of its life—Howard Pyle, in The Book News. DISH FOR A GOURMAND. Welsh Rabbit That Brings No Nightmare in Its Trait A bachelor whose skill at getting up dainty supper dishes assures him plenty of company in the evenings is responsible for a substitute for the welsh rabbit that is free from nightmare. He covers lightly toasted bread with finely grated cheese, and instead of slipping it in the oven places it beneath the flame of the gas broiler until the cheese has been toasted a light brown. If a good cream cheese is used there is not the slightest suggestion of sogginness or greasiness, and even those to whom a rabbit means a night of troubled dreams may indulge in this with no fear of evil consequences. The trick lies in the granting of the cheese. Broken into bits it would melt into a pasty mass. Finely divided, each particle should be individually toasted before it has a chance to melt down, and in that state it is readily assimilated. Sample of Red Tape. There are no fewer than thirty-four volumes of regulations concerning the Indian army, amounting to 6,000 closely-printed pages. CHANGES IN WHEAT BELT. Vermont. Once the Granary of New York, Falls Far Behind. Vermont was once the granary of New York city. It now produces only one bushel of wheat to more than 200 in Minnesota, the banner state. Rochester was once known as the "flour city." Now it is called the "flower city." But New York still raises as much wheat as Wisconsin. Maryland produces more than either, Texas nearly twice as much and Pennsylvania three times as much. Only eight states surpass Pennsylvania in wheat raising. Kansas produces nearly as much wheat as both the Dakotas, which are much more often mentioned as wheat states. Only a trifle more than half of the wheat crop grows west of the Mississippi Illinois, Indiana and Ohio still produce 80,000,000 bushels, which is more than any far western state, and over one-eighth of the whole crop. Little Delaware raises more wheat than all New England, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina raise 35,000,000 bushels. New York is the second flour-milling center in the United States, though far behind Minneapolis, which can grind 82,000 barrels a day to New York's 14,000. REDEEM YOUR PAST FAILURES Never Yet Has Man Fallen to Where He Can Not Rise. You may say that you have failed too often, that there is no use in trying, that it is impossible for you to succeed, and that you have fallen too often even to attempt to get on your feet again. Nonsense! There is no failure for a man whose spirit is unconquered. No matter how late the hour, or how many and repeated his failures, success is still possible. The evolution of Scrooge, the miser, in the closing years of his life, from a hard, narrow, heartless money-grubber, whose soul was imprisoned in his shining heap of hoarded gold, to a generous, genial lover of his kind, is no mere myth of Dickens's brain. Time and again, in the history of our daily lives, chronicled in our newspapers, recorded in biographies, or exhibited before our eyes, we see men and women redeeming past failures, rising up out of the stupor of discouragement, and boldly turning face forward once more.—O. S. Marden in Success Magazine. COLLECTION OF CATS' TAILS. Gamekeepers' Effective Method of Gathering His Trophies. There is a gamekeeper at Winchester who has a wonderful collection of cats' tails, which he obtained in the following way: He surrounds the coops in which he keeps his pheasants with a network of electric wires, and when the cats come after his birds they are killed by the shock on touching the wires. In the morning the gamekeeper goes round and picks up the bodies of the marauders and cuts off their tails, of which he has 255 specimens. He is not popular with his neighbors, who suspect that they have contributed to his collection the tails of their favorite cats. Physicians Couldn't Wed. There once was a time when doctors were doomed to celibacy. It was at the conclusion of the medieval period when medicine was in the hands of the monks. In France, the British Medical Journal recalls, the habit of celibacy persisted long after the practice of medicine had passed into lay hands. For two or three centuries the doctors protested, but in vain. The matter was finally laid before the pope, and towards the end of the fifteenth century the vow was abolished. Dunce Became Brilliant. Eugene Sue, the author of the world popular "Mysteres de Paris," is one of the many instances of the schoolboy dunce who in after years becomes a shining literary light. Not only was he a failure at school but as a young man he ran through the fortune left him by his father, a fashionable doctor, in less than three years, and took to writing as the last refuge of the destitute. His most successful work first appered as a feuillleton in the Journal des Debats. THE HOME TO COME TO. Ideal Refuge From the Stress of Life Well Described. The ideal home is one in which the inmates think more of their duties than of their rights, and recognize that they are responsible for each other's happiness. To be admitted to such a hearth, warmed by the crimson flame of charity and household affection; bright with the sparkle of gayety and rarer flash of wit; illuminated by the glow of thought and clear light of sincerity; beautiful with courtesy, forbearance and refinement; its atmosphere vital and with the oxygen of moral purity and open to currents of fresh ideas; adorned by culture and social amenity, and securely built upon righteousness and faith, is moral regeneration as well as happiness and rest. Whether rich or poor, with many or few inmates or only one, any hearth may breathe this home spirit, while to come home to somebody in such a heaven is the best and most lasting of earthly joys—Maxwell Gray in Black and White. Simple Test With Litmus Paper Showed Acid. The state experiment stations are doing a great work for the farmers. The following incident shows how simple some of the tests are "when you know how," says a writer in Country Life in America. A station official was going over a farm with the owner when they came to a crawfish piece of land just back of the barn, the very weeds looked yellow and unhealthful. "I am inclined to think," remarked the agriculturist, "that this land is too acid for productivity. We can determine this in a moment." Taking a blue piece of paper from his pocket he stooped and dipped the paper in some of the soil water that was standing in a cow track. To the owner's astonishment the blue paper changed to a red color as soon as it was immersed. "There," said the agriculturist, "we have our proof. This is just a piece of litmus paper. For 5 cents you can buy a similar piece at any drug store. Its change of color shows that the land is sour. Crops cannot thrive on sour land any more than children can thrive on sour milk." FISHING LINES FROM GRUBS. It has been found that silkworm gut forms the best line for fishing purposes, partly on account of its great tenacity and partly because it is so transparent. Every year a sufficient number of Spanish silkworm grubs are selected for this purpose. After they have eaten enough mulberry leaves, and before they begin to spin, they are thrown into vinegar for several hours. Each insect is killed and the substance which the grub in the natural course would have spun into a cocoon is forcibly drawn from the dead worm into a much thicker and shorter silken thread. The threads are then placed in pure water for about four hours and afterward dipped for ten minutes in a solution of soft soap. The fine outer skin is thus loosened, so that the workman can remove it with his hands. The threads must be dried in a shady place, and are often bleached with sulphur vapor until they acquire the bright appearance of spun glass. Another Frivolous One. "I suppose," said the frivolous passenger to the gloomy captain, "that you call it the donkey engine because it hasn't much horse power." Makes HAIR GROW Makes HAIR STRAIGHT Makes HAIR SOFT Makes HAIR SILKY Stops HAIR FALLING Cures DANDRUFF KINKINE is no experiment. It was discovered by Dr. Roberts, a famous English chemist, who has made a study of the scalp of colored people for the past thirty years, and who, after much time and experience, has prepared this great Tonic especially for the colored people. The Doctor says that his experience and study has taught him that the scalp of the colored people requires a special treatment, and after laboring and testing these many years he has discovered the greatest REMEDY the WORLD has ever known for the HAIR of colored people. KINKINE will make the hair GROW from one to three inches per month if the directions and instructions are carefully followed out. We have many cases on record where the above results have been obtained, and we do not hesitate when we make these claims. KINKINE is the only safe preparation in the WORLD that is guaranteed to make the HAIR STRAIGHT and make dry hair smooth and stop it from breaking off and falling out; takes out all the kinks and knots, cures Dandruff, makes the hair soft and silky, and by nourishing the roots gives it new life and vigor, restoring it to natural color. READ WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY OF IT: Maud Wilson, Marion, Ind., writes: "Kinkine gives satisfaction. I take pleasure in recommending it." Mary G. Sommer, Alton, Ill., writes: "I have used your Kinkine with wonderful results." Fanny Meyers, Danville, Va.: "I am glad to say it has done my head more good than anything I ever used." Rose Holt, Atlanta, Ga., writes: "Send me three dozen more bottles of Kinkine at once; goes like hot cakse and works wonders on the hair." LARGE BOTTLE SENT PREPAID for 35c: SIX for $1.40, and ONE DOZEN for $2.80. FREE! To show what KINKINE will do send 10c, and we will mail a sample postpaid. AGENTS WANTED everywhere to sell KINKINE. Write today for terms. THE KINKINE COMPANY, 343 W. 14th St. NEW YORK A. G. HOWARD Ir now ready to fill your orders for coal and feed in large or small quantities. Home Phone 1695 Main. Street number 1025 Pacific. JOHN P. TILLHOF. Established 1889. WM. J. CAMPBELL. TILLHOF & CAMPBELL REAL ESTATE, RENTALS, INSURANCE: 203-204 Mall Bldg., Cor. Bth & Wainth St. KANSAS CITY, MO. BOTH PHONES 1469 MAIN. DIAMOND PAINT CO. (DEVOE.) PAINT, VARNISH, BRUSHES. C. A. CAMPBELL, Mgr. Tel. 946. 1214 GRAND AVENUE At the Vendome Dancing Academy. 1734 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. DANCING EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING ADMISSION 200. Class Every Wednesday Evening, Thursday Afternoon and Saturday Evening. ADMISSION 280. MUSIC BY IMPERIAL ORCHESTRA PROFESSOR JEFFREY BUSS, Instructor of Dancing. D. A. 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TIN WORK a Specialty. ...A new line of.... Window and Door Screens and Refrigerators 'Phone 1451. 1329 Grand Ave. Catalogue ONLY $10.00 CASH OR CREDIT Catalogue FREE. CENTURY MANUFACTURING CO. Dept. 4036 EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. ings Special." ed Train Service between Kansas City and return daily, is now provided for by "Hot Springs Long looked for improved Train S and Hot Springs, Arkansas, and return the "Hot Springs Special." Long looked for improved Train Service between Kansas City and Hot Springs, Arkansas, and return daily, is now provided for by the Hot Springs Little Rock MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Fort Smith Coffeyville Leaving Kansas City at 12:01 noon da Breakfast. This train runs via Paola, dence (Kan.), Coffeyville, Ft. Smith a Sleepers and Chair Cars (all seats free feature on this "Hot Springs Special" This train connects at Little Rock with all Southeastern Points in Arkansas, N For Excursion Tickets, Sleeping Ca call or address E. S. JEWETT, Gen'l Ag 901 Main Street. Telephone 740 Hid 001 noon daily. Arrive in Hot Springs to via Paola, Garnett, Neodesha, Indepen- t. Smith and Little Rock. Through all seats free) to Hot Springs. A special is Special" is the Elegant Dining Cars. Rock with the Iron Mountain Trains for Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Sleeping Car Berths and all information, Leaving Kansas City at 12:01 noon daily. Arrive in Hot Springs to Breakfast. This train runs via Paola, Garnett, Neodesha, Independence (Kan.), Coffeyville, Ft. Smith and Little Rock. Through Sleepers and Chair Cars (all seats free) to Hot Springs. A special feature on this "Hot Springs Special" is the Elegant Dining Cars. This train connects at Little Rock with the Iron Mountain Trains for all Southeastern Points in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. For Excursion Tickets, Sleeping Car Berths and all information, call or address E. S. JEWETT, Gen'l Agt.Passenger Dept. 901 Main Street. KANSAS CITY, MO. Call up Home Phone 8327 Mein Best Stoves Made. Largest Stock in City. Prices the Lowest. Cash, balance $5.00 a month, buys this 3-year guaranteed Buggy—$37.50 on time payments or $33.50 cash. We trust honest people located in all parts of the World. Surveys for free catalogue of Buggies, Surreys, Phaeton, Spring and Farm Ware. WE NEVER SLEEP Fort Smith Cotfeyville THE RISING SON. NEWS & GASSIP A. W. Walker, Agent, Lexington, Mo. G. H. JONES, 612 Jersey avenue. Remember please— It's the little bits we collect here and there That enables us to run from year to year." LOCALS. G. A. Clay is on the sick list. H. Compton is on the sick list this week. The wife of Rev. F. J. Peck is still very sick. Dan Lucas is able to be out after several days' illness. If the men of color had the women's pluck, we would be better off. John Long suffered a severe attack of grip last week on the road. The collector of the Son will be around next week. Please be ready to pay. We will accept Thomas K. Niedringhaus, as it was the will of the majority. Why do so many of our colored friends refuse to pay such a small bill as a paper bill? To the subscribers of the Rising Son, please be ready, for I am compelled to call on you. H. A. BELL. Mr. Chas. Bell, of 1734 Vine street, has been quite sick the past few days with the grip, but is better at this writing. Mrs. A. Bryant and daughter, Miss Ada Bryant, have returned to Lawrence, Kans., after three weeks' visit with husband and daughter. Fill Ware, the brother of Mrs. S. Griffin, 99 S. Jan., died last Sunday and was buried last Wednesday, the 22d. Leaves mother and four sisters and brother and many friends to mourn his loss. It is very grievous to us, after we have sent you our paper for one year and over, then to have to lose your friendship and money, too. Now all we ask of any colored person who takes this paper is to pay for what you get. Pay as you go, and then you won't owe. Hot creme de menthe, claret phosphate, coffee, chocolate, root beer, beef tea, Roman punch, Jamaica ginger, English Breakfast tea, clam and tomato bouillon, are some of the leaders at McCampbell & Houston's Hot Soda Fountain. Objected to Classification. A clergyman in Dublin once invited several of his colleagues to dinner, but was disappointed at not getting an answer from a very popular clergyman, whom he particularly desired to be present, so he called on his friend, fearing he might be ill. "You received my invitation, I hope?" "Yes," replied the other, "I received your very insulting communication," "insulting!" "Very. Read it for yourself." The amazed rector read it, and found that, by a truly clerical error, he had invited the clergyman to come and dine in order "to meet a few other clerical clerfs." Formation of Peat. Peat is the product which results from the partial decay of vegetable matter—mosses and other marsh plants—which grows and dies in boggy places where the water stands. It is chiefly composed of sphagnum or bog moss. This moss has peculiarly absorptive properties, owing to the cuplike arrangement of its parts, which take up and hold water like a sponge. Sphagnum continues to grow after its roots have become detached from the ground. These two qualities explain why bogs occasionally slide from their old beds. Triumph of Good Manners Before the gentler measures of international high breeding the mischievous maxim, "Our Country, Right or Wrong," must increasingly give way, says the Century. Willingness to acknowledge a fault, disinclination to meddle in the affairs of others, sympathy for the weak against the oppressor, patience and reason as against petulance, rashness and force, are as possible to a nation as to an individual. A people should be as jealous of the nationa, gentlemanliness as of the national credit. Live for One Day Only. Don't worry. It is neither manly, helpful or businesslike, and no good ever resulted from the habit. Worrying can be overcome by exercising the will power. People of sensitive minds worry over some trivial and thoughtless remark, and dwell upon it till it is magnified into a grievous and intentional insult. Past errors, and a gloomy anticipation of calamities to come are other forms of the unwholesome habit.—London Answers. The McKinley Lodge, K. of P., will meet at 553 Main street. Miss Jessie Griffin is in the grocery business at 99 James street. We wish her success. Give us more plucky girls like her. When the collector comes to you for your subscription, why not pay him? Why tell him you want to see Woods? To my colored friends, I want the Those who promised to subscribe for the Rising Son, please leave the money at Hayes' grocery store on Lexington street. Henry Compton, proprietor of the restaurant at 915 Baltimore avenue, has gone to quite an expense to fix his place so you can be served in a first class manner, and you are invited to come and see for yourself. Regular meals at the proper time, and short orders at all hours of the day or night. This is the place for good things to eat. If you desire one of the Magnetic Hair Straighteners or some Ozone we have it in stock at the Rising Son office and all other preparations from the Boston Chemical Co. Flint, Ala., June 14th, 1900. Dear Sirs: I have used your Ozonized Ox Marrow only a short while and it has improved my hair wonderfully. ROTHA FRANCIES. Dr. Smith succeeds because he knows his business and attends to it. He contributes liberally to churches, and all charitable institutions. We should always support a man of this kind. The editor wishes him continued success. AGENTS WANTED.—$75.00 per week an expenses easily made selling combination policies for a big sick and accident company. Write to-day. Address U. S. Protective Society, Salisbury, Mo. Fair of Beaucaire. An unsuccessful effort has been made in France to revive the fair of Beaucaire on a scale comparable to that of the good old times. These fairs began in the thirteenth century, and gradually rose to such proportions that in 1790, for instance, the business transacted amounted to 40,000,000 francs. Before the middle of the last century the railway changed all this, and to-day the fair is a mere shadow of its former self. Great Country for Wheat The delta of the Tigris and the Euphrates, now partially a desert and partially a swamp, contains over 5,000,000 acres of land. Perhaps no region of all the regions of the earth is more favored by nature for the production of cereals. It is claimed that wheat in its wild, uncultivated state has its home in the semi-arid regions, and that from here it has been transported to every quarter of the globe. London's "Little Italy." Reporting upon the "Little Italy" of one of London's most crowded districts, the health officer of the district says that the Italians are "generally superior" to the English persons who are their neighbors. They also take more care of their children, among whom the death rate is low, and they are sober. Impromptu With a Sting. A quaint story has been lately recalled a duchess who had entertained a famous literary man for a week and then produced the inevitable autograph album with the request for "something impromptu." In vain the author protested that the mere sight of the book paralyzed every one of his ideas, so at last, in a frenzy of despair, he seized the pen and wrote: "If I was a dook I would have a better cook." Tableau. Measures Growth of Plants The United States department of agriculture has a clever little instrument which is used to record the daily growth of a plant. The top leaf of a seedling is held in a tiny clasp which in no way harms the plant. To this clasp is attached a small lever, the point of which is furnished with an indelible pencil, which rests lightly upon a paper record. As the plants grow the pencil naturally travels upward and leaves on the paper a record of the plant's growth. This shows the exact increase in growth of plants reared by electricity to those grown normally. Benefits of Proper Treating. The habit of slow, measured, deep breathing that covers the entire hag surface is of more value and importance than you will ever believe until you have tried it, and when you have established the habit of breathing in this manner you will say some remarkable things in its favor. It will reach all points of your physical system. All the benefits that occur from a healthy condition of the blood will in a greater or less degree be yours, for the manner and completeness with which the inspired air comes in contact with the blood in the lungs is of the utmost importance to every vital process.—Christian Work and Evangelist. WHIST ONCE A CRUDE GAME. First Known as "Triumph," Whence the Word "Trumps" is Derived. Whist was first called "triumph," a name which was afterward corrupted into "trump." The eighteenth century saw whist in its primitive form, the whole object of the game being to win tricks by leading high cards or by trumping. Then came the era of Hoyle, which may be said to have lasted from 1730 to 1860, and taught players to think not only of their own hands but of the other hands also, and to take advantage of the positions of the cards in them. Hoyle also taught that trumps might be more profitably employed than in simple trumping and showed that they might be used to disarm the adversary and to obtain secondary advantage in trick-making by other suits of less apparent power. It was not until 1860 that the philosophical era can be said to have begun, and the origin of the new movement was a knot of young men of Cambridge, England, known as the Little Whist school. This body kept records of its games, but no one thought of making the data known until 1861. Coherence in the system of play was still wanting, and this was supplied in 1864 with Dr. Pole's essay on the theory of the modern scientific whist. HOW HE AWOKE ON TIME. Procured Sleep on Installment Plan With No Risk. A party of traveling men were at breakfast in the hotel cafe. "I ought to be half way to Washington by this time," remarked one, "but I've missed the early train. Forgot to leave a call and overslept." "You're easy," chipped in another, "I have a scheme for getting me up at the right time that is infallible. It's simple, too. If I've been up with the boys to 4 a. m. and must catch a train at 6 o'clock, I lie down on my cot with a shoe in each hand. When I drift into slumber I'm sure to drop one shoe and the bump wakes me. I equip myself with both shoes again and repeat the performance. In that way I really get sleep on the installment plan and am never in danger of missing connections."—Philadelphia Record. In Common Things. **Seek not afar for beauty. Lo! it glows** **In dew wet grasses all about thy feet;** **In birds, in sunshine, childish faces** **sweet.** **In stars, and mountain summits topped** **with snows.** **Go not abroad for happiness. For, see!** **It is a flower that blossoms by thy** **dove.** **Bring love and justice home; and then** **no more.** **Thou'lt wonder in what dwelling joy** **may be.** **Dream not of noble service elsewhere** **wrought.** **The simple duty that awaits thy hand.** **Is God's voice uttering a divine com- ealed;.** **Life's common deeds build all that saints** **have thought.** **In wonder workings, or some bish alfame.** **Men look for God, and fancy Him con- cealed;.** **But in earth's common things He** **has revealed.** **While grass and flowers and stars spell** **out His name.** **The paradise men seek, the city bright.** **That gleams beyond the stars for long- er days.** Is only human goodness in the skies. Earth is well done, glow into heavy light. His Blindness an Advantage The London Chronicle relates that during a fog a military man, advanced in years, lost his way completely in the nocturnal vapor. Bumping against a stranger, he explained his misfortune and gave his address. "I know it quite well," said the stranger, "and I will take you there." It was some distance, but the guide never hesitated for a moment on the whole route. "This is your door," he said at last, as a house loomed dimly before them, "Bless my soul," said the old gentleman, "so it is! But how on earth have you been able to make your way through such a fog?" "I know every stick and stone in this part of London," said the stranger, quietly, "for I am blind!" How to Straighten Paper. Who has not been annoyed by blue prints, drawings or other papers which, having been rolled for some time, refused to lie flat when in use? And yet it is a very simple matter to straighten the paper so that it will give no trouble. Hold the paper by the corners or by the ends and draw down over the sharp corner of the drawing board or table, or else lay the hand on the sheet at the table edge and draw the sheet through the other. In this way it can be easily straightened. Position in Sleep According to Dr. Fischer of Berlin, the most effective position of sleep for obtaining intellectual rest is to keep the head low and the feet slightly elevated. Failing this, the body should, at any rate, be horizontal, so as to irrigate the brain well. The habit of sleeping with head low and feet high is, according to the doctor, a remedy for brain troubles and some internal maladies. It can be adopted gradually. You'll Be Glad to Know This The lucidity of this statement, made by a medical journal, will appeal to all hurried readers: "Further evidence of the complex character of toxins was also furnished by the studies of haemolysins and bacteriolysins, which had their origin in the union of an amboceceptor and complement and were analogous to toxins, the amboceceptor representing the haptophore and the complement the toxophore group." ROOMS FOR RENT—LIGHT HOUSE KEEPING At 1816 Wedland avenue. Hent and gas furnished. Rooms $3.00 and $3.50. A desirable place for anyone wishing a room at a home-like place. Bath free. To my friends and relatives of this city: I guess you are all wondering about the separation of Mr. Allen G. Samuels and Mrs. Rosa V. Samuels. It is all about Miss E. T. Harris of this city. When he met her he told her that he was not married and he lied. He has eleven children in Shreveport. The oldest one is 24 years old and the youngest one is 11 months old. He has forsaken his home for Miss E. T. Harrison. He is 14 Kansas City with her. When he was in the city of Shreveport he claimed to be a great preacher, and he has lied to the people and he had to leave. By the help of God I will raise my children in the way that they should go, and may they not go astray. So help me God! MRS. ROSA V. SAMUELS NOTICE. Dr. Smith, the druggist, has no interest in the "Stock Drug Company," which is to be opened by some of the physicians of our city, but will continue to do business at 908 E. 12th street and 805 Independence avenue. Dr. Smith is serving up-to-date hot drinks. Give him a call. Milwaukee, Wis., June 23, 1893. Gentlemen: Please send me two bottles of the Ozonized Ox Marrow for the hair. Think it is one of the best hair pomades made. MRS. JOHN GRAF. CASH IS THE WAY. Reading notices and announcements will always be rated as advertisements, and when such is sent in to our office cash must accompany it. BOYS AND GIRLS Since Mother's Gone. Since mother's gone I miss the smile And gentle voice that used to cheer My joyish heart day after day. And to right encounters the fear Which chanced to be along my way. No more about the humble home I see her ply her daily care. Or hear her sing some sacred song. Or plead with God in pervert prayer For right to triumph over wrong. I love to hear some sacred song or ballowed hymn she used to sing, Or pray the pray'r she used to pray He was so drunny cling Who was her comfort day my day, The memory of her holy life Remains to cheer me on my way, Strengthens my soul as I press on Amid my'is toll, from day to day To that sweet place where mother's gone -Aiva N. Turner, in Washington Post. Fun with a Fly Seesaw Here is an amusing little trick that you will find lots of fun: Stick a long lead pencil in the end of a spool of thread so that it will stand upright. Now get a piece of very stiff blotting paper and from it cut a strip two inches wide and about a foot long. On each end of this put a drop of molasses or syrup. Now balance the strip of blotting paper, with the syrup side up, on the point of the pencil. You should have T See-Saw in Operation. two players, although one will do. Each player chooses an end of the paper. In a moment a fly will alight on one end, attracted by the syrup, and that end of the paper will go down a trifle. Then another fly will light on the other end, or perhaps several will come there for the sweets and things will be reversed. As more files come, alighting on the ends, the paper will lean first this way, then that, till it overbalances and falls to the tables. Then the player whose end grew so heavy as to cause the tumble wins. We would not advise you to try this in the house, but rather out of doors in the warm sunshine, where the flies will not bother any one. ```markdown ``` STRIC CENTU 19 E. Z. Barber Shop UNEEDA SHAVE AND HAIR CUT. C. A. EVANS 107 East 14th, Kansas City, Mo Lincoln I MISSOURI STATE SCHOOL F BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN In Ins E SCHOOL FOR BANKLIN ALLEN, A MISSOURI STATE SCHOOL FOR COLORED YOUTH BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN, A. M. President. 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Religious Thought Where the feathers of vanity fly there is always a good mark for the gun, but never enough birds to pay for the shot. all the best season? I think not The times are undoubtedly much A good man may stand on dangerous rocks like a lighthouse, but he must not sail amongst them, or he will be a wreck. The twilight falls, the night all, I fold my work away. And kneel to One who bends to hear The story of the day. The old old story; yet I kneel To tell it at Thy call. And caregs grow lighter as I feel That Jesus knows them all. Yes, all! The morning and the night, The joy, the grief, the loss The roughened path, the sunbeam bright, The hourly thorn and cross. Thou knowst all! I loan my head, My weyey evelids close. Content and glad awhile to tread This path, since Jesus knows! And He has loved me! All my heart With answering love is stirred. And every anguished pain and smart Finds healing in the Word. So here I lay me down to rest, As nightly shadows fall. And holding me has breast, Who knows the pities all! —From "The Shadow of the Rock." The Seasons and the Soul. "Seed time and harvest, and cold and heat and summer and winter, and day and night." Gen. vill. 22. These are the changes which mark the recurring seasons of the year, and their counterparts are to be found in the life of man. A year and a man passes through precisely the same experience; for in the history of every human being are to be found periods of heat and cold, of seed time and harvest, and of day and night. What more exquisite in their beauty, their fragrance and their mystery than the bubbling, babbling, joyous spring-times of nature and of man? We are puzzled by the processes of growth in both instances, and by the boundless exuberance of both. The springtime is full of gladness and fragrance and laughter, and a certain kind of happiness, but is it, after Then comes the summer, with its torrid heat, its fields of ripening grain, its vineyards and orchards laden with their luscious products. Nature has been at work, and the results of her toil are in evidence. The very planet must be heavier, since all the blossoms of spring have changed to fruit so generous in weight that the branches can hardly bear the strain. Abundance, abundance, everywhere. An equally curious transition has come to the boy. Childish things have been put away, and he is bearing with the strength of physical maturity the heat and burden of the day. With a god-like intellect he makes companions of the stars and forces from them secrets which stretch through the countless years of the past; he corrals, for the practical benefit of mankind, the innumerable natural laws which have never before known subjection except to the will of God. They are tamed and harnessed, and become obedient and docile as were the genius of fairy tales. Summer is the season of achievement. The man has developed capacities which excite our wonder, for he grasps the east and the west with his two hands. The earth trembles under his feet and the heavens are within easy reach. And yet the appetite for knowledge grows by what it feeds on, and he is impressed and oppressed by the consciousness that he has not reached the limit of discovery or of his own ability to discover. Is it true that he will continue to grow, or is there a boundary which he cannot pass? It has not yet been found, and, the future beckons him to still greater accomplishment. Therefore, I say, the summer of life is not its best season. Autumn comes with its chilling frosts and winter treads on autumn's heels, its arms full of snow and ice. The earth yields up its glorious harvests, then becomes drowsy, and soon falls in slumber. The sap no longer flows, the leaves wither and cover the ground, the trees in orchard and forest are demuded, and a kind of sadness hovers over the earth like a canopy of cloud. The same experience comes to man. His maturity has passed, his work is done. The heart begins to beat like a muffled drum, and the presage of approaching dissolution whispers strange possibilities in our ears. Ah! but the fields and forests are not dead; they only sleep. You may grow sad in winter, but both fields and forests will tell you that they are glad to rest awhile, for another spring will soon beckon them, and then they will begin the work of production once more. The correspondence between nature and man still continues, for the winter of life will, by and by, give way to the spring time of eternity. The man who dies has not reached the limit of his powers, but in some other world and under more favorable conditions will take up the work which death forced him to relinquish. I say, therefore, that the best season of the soul's long year is the spring time of immortality that is to come—George H. Heworth. The Joy of Living. Around the world of human life stretches the endless chain of the brotherhood of man, irrespective of race or creed, and each link of that chain is cemented by individual love. Here and there, alas, a link is found almost worn through by the rust of selfish neglect, but nevertheless the chain is there, blinding us all in one large family, and drawing us under the care of one loving, supreme and eternal Father. Life can hold no greater aim than to recognize the fact of the existence of this brotherhood, and to learn its first sweet lesson—the joy of loving our brother better than ourselves. Looking Back. "No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." We learn from this saying that it is impossible to serve Christ with a divided heart. If we are looking back to anything in this world, we are not fit to be disciples. Jesus will not share His throne with any one—no, not with our dearest relatives. He must have all our heart or none. No doubt we are to honor father and mother, and love all around us. But when love to Christ and love to relatives come in collision, Christ must have the preference. We must be ready, like Abraham, if need be, to come out from kindred and father's house for Christ's sake. We must be prepared, in case of necessity, like Moses, to turn our backs on those who have brought us up, and God calls us, and the path is plain. Such decided conduct may entail sore trials on our affections. It may wring our hearts to go contrary to the opinions of those we love. But such conduct may sometimes be positively necessary to our salvation, and without it, when it becomes necessary, we are unfit for the kingdom of God. The times are undoubtedly much changed since our Lord spoke these words. Not many are called upon to make such real sacrifices for Christ's sake as when, Christ was upon earth. But the heart of man never changes. The difficulties of salvation are still very great. The atmosphere of the world is still very unfavorable to spiritual religion. There is still a need for thorough, unfinching, whole-hearted decision if we would reach heaven. Let us aim at nothing less than this decision. Let us be willing to do anything, and suffer anything, and give up everything, for Christ's sake. It may cost us something for a few years, but great will be the reward in eternity.—Rev. J. C. Ryle. How to Sweeten Life. Open all the doors to the religion of Christ. It will make this world a paradise. It will sweeten the everyday trials of life, the little perplexities and annoyances, little sorrows and trials, little disappointments and mistakes. Nature ever helps the tiny objects. A small flower blossoms at my feet. The clouds gather swiftly in the sky to water it; infinite chemistry works at its roots to nourish it; the mighty power of gravitation and other equally unconquerable forces hold it and guard it; the sun rises and shines to paint beauty upon its check; the winds are marshalled to fan it; everything is made to contribute to the comfort of the tiny flower. The religion of Christ is suited to tired men and women and children. It is suited to the office. the cradle, the sewing machine, the headache, the heartache, the nursery, the school room, the lonely attic, the evening ramble. It should sweeten all the moments, thoughts and feelings, the voice, the conversation, the toils and afflictions of life, the temper and the heart; and all may have and enjoy it. Patience and Trust. You want to be true, and you are trying to be. Learn these two things—never to be discouraged because good things get on slowly here, and never to fail daily to do that good which lies next to your hand. Do not be in a hurry, but be diligent. Enter into that sublime patience of the Lord. Be charitable in view of it. God can afford to wait; why cannot we, since we have him to fall back upon? Let patience have her perfect work, and bring forth her celestial fruit. Trust to God to weave your thread into the great web, though the pattern shows it not yet—George McDonald Service and Pay. Little children loved Jesus for the luxury of loving him. Their love was its own reward. They loved the lovable and were happy. But are not older people prone to think that devotion to Jesus ought to be returned in the shape of temporal prosperity? Do we not half expect material payment for spiritual service?—Rev. J. H. Jowett. Faith. Faith is the essence of all religion. Unless it is present no amount of preaching will avail. How, then, can it be created and stimulated By the example of plious lives, as that example appears in the history of the past and as it is shown by those who in the living present follow the divine commands. TO LIVE LONG AND WELL How Tuberculosis and Kindred Ills May Be Avoided. Alleviated and Cured. Suppression of Consumption Suppression of Consumption Tuberculosis can be suppressed. It is not necessary for a person to die because he has consumption. Thousands of men and women have been sacrificed who might have been alive today if only the right procedure had been adopted. That which is necessary for the mastery of this disease is to return to nature—to live naturally in the fresh air, develop the lungs and eat proper food. Tuberculosis is a low-level disease. People are not subject to it until their tissues have become vitiated and their whole bodies weakened. To live a natural life is the only safeguard against tuberculosis. One climate may do as well as another if only one lives out of doors, gets plenty of coff, fresh air, bathes the body with cold water several times a day, and takes as much exercise as he can stand. Child Labor in Factories. The physician in attendance at a municipal lodging house in Chicago has within the past year been making a careful inquiry into the history of the tramps who have become the city's guests. He has found that a large proportion of the tramps give a history of having been employed in factories or in other debilitating occupations in boyhood. Our artificial modern life is making multitudes of human wrecks, one class of whom is represented by the homeless, friendless, disheartened men known as tramps. Fortunate, indeed, are the boys and girls who live in country homes and have the opportunity of growing up in contact with nature. How do You Eat? It is safe to say that modern cooking develops business for both the saloonkeeper and the undertaker. When a boy eats mustard plasters in the form of food that is almost saturated with fiery spices and irritating condiments, a thirst is created that nothing but liquor or cigarets will satisfy. Man is admonished to "eat for strength, and not for drunkenness," but in these days anything that will tickle the four square inches of taste surface is considered good food, although it may contain scarcely any of the elements that nature requires to replace broken-down tissues and to rebuild the worn-out brain. As a consequence, the vitality and physical resistance soon reach such a low ebb that the individual falls an easy prey to any microbe with which he may chance to come in contact. Tent Life Cures Consumption. A doctor in Denver some time ago made some experiments with consumptives. A tent colony was established a little way out of Denver, and the patients progressed fairly well during the first part of the winter. But by and by there was a blizzard, and the thermometer went down to 20 degrees below zero, and then they began to improve very fast. One woman did not seem to improve at all until the temperature reached this mark, and then she improved rapidly. She had had no appetite, but that 20 degrees below zero weather gave her an appetite, which was an indication that the body was beginning to work naturally, that the assimilative processes were being resumed, and from that time she kept on improving. Metal will rust if not used, and the body will become diseased if not exercised—Exchange. Condiments Create False Appetite. There is absolutely no food value in mustard, pepper, ginger, capsicum and such things, and some of them, spiced pickles, for instance, are indigestible as sawdust. But these things, people say, have a relish. Those who have a good, healthy appetite do not feel the need of anything of that sort for a relish. A condiment is something which creates a false demand for food. It enables us to eat when we really have no appetite. Appetite is an evidence of gastric juice with which to digest food. Lack of appetite is an evidence that one is not in a condition to digest food. But a condiment often produces a false impression resembling appetite, making one think that he is ready for food when he is not. It is, therefore, a deceiver, to be especially avoided by those who have no appetite. Mustard, pepper, spices of all sorts are enemies to health. --- If my next door neighbor chooses to have his drains in such a state as to create a poisonous atmosphere, which I breathe at the risk of typhus or diphtheria, he restricts my just freedom to live just as much as if he went about with a pistol threatening my life.—Prof. Huxley. Natural Cure for Tuberculosis. A Swedish doctor some fourteen or fifteen years ago succeeded, by a very crude method, in curing patients who have been given up to die. His practice was first of all to rub the patient three times a day with a towel wet in very cold water. A little later he put the patient in a tub of water at about 60 degrees, rubbing him vigorously for about a minute, and later, as the patient became better able to endure the cold water, he was plunged into a tub full of ice water. This was done three times a day. Think of those poor consumptives! Nevertheless they got well. The cold water, with the rubbing following, produced such a powerful reaction that the whole body was stimulated to increased vital activity and recovery followed. Here is another case: A young man in New York who was getting ready to go to the Klondike went into practice, to convince his friends that he would not freeze to death. Out of a large buffalo robe he made a bag, pitched a tent in the back yard and slept in the tent in the buffalo bag, all the winter, without suffering any injury from the cold. And another: A cultured lady in New Jersey who made up her mind that she needed a little hardening, slept out of doors all last winter. She had her bed put out on the second-story veranda, and an awning put up, with a net around it to keep the night hawks away. Plenty of clothing was provided, a cap worn to keep the ears from freezing, and she got along so well that she slept out of doors the entire winter. A. National Error. Our cities are growing so rapidly that only about one-half of our population are now living in the country. Dr. Gould, speaking of the wrong of shutting men and women up in houses and forcing them into sedentary occupations, says: "There is enough land and opportunity, if both were allowed and utilized, to give every human being a livelihood that will permit life of a normal length." He adds, that with proper hygienic living, especially in youth, and with right lung expansion and development, no person should have tuberculosis. Home Sanitariums. In New York city consumptives are building little huts on the tops of the houses, and are recovering. Outside New York, Boston, and other large cities, tent colonies, where consumptives can live out of doors, are being established. Every city ought to have outside it a camp where tubercular patients can live and get well. The air inside the city is not so good as it is outside; but on the tops of the houses, where the sun can shine, it is a great deal better than it is in the damp, dirty buildings in which most city people live. Some "Don'ts" About Press. Don't dress the neck too warm when going out in cold weather. A little extra protection is required for the ears, but it is not necessary to muffle up the neck with thick furs to protect the ears. Warm wrappings about the neck cause the skin of the neck to become moistened with perspiration. When the wrappings are removed indoors, the slow cooling which takes place in consequence of the evaporation chills the part, and may produce sore throat or nasal catarrh. Don't wear rubbers indoors, nor out of doors, except when it is necessary to prevent wetting the feet. Rubbers, being impervious to air, prevent evaporation, so that the perspiration is retained, and the shoes and stockings become damp from the perspiration. When the rubbers are removed, evaporation chills the feet, the same as if they had been wet by the rain or by walking on a wet pavement. On removing the rubbers after they have been worn for some time it is a good precaution to remove the shoes and stockings and put on dry ones. If this cannot be conveniently done care should be taken to keep the feet warm until the shoes are dry. The rubbers should be dried before wearing again. SOME WHOLESOME RECIPES Green Pea Soup. Press through a colander one can of green peas. Add to this two cups of water, one teaspoonful of salt and one heaping tablespoonful of cocoanut butter. Cook in a double boiler until the butter is melted. Dried peas may be used by first cooking until tender, then pressing through a colander. **Hoecake.** Drown slightly together in the oven two cupfuls of cornmeal, four tablespoonfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of sugar and two-thirds teaspoonful of salt. Heat one cupful of rich milk, add this mixture to it, beat it until cold. Add to this the beaten yolks of four eggs, lastly fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Drop by spoonfuls on a hot oiled tin and bake twenty minutes. Vegetable Salad. Wash three medium sized potatoes, and steam until tender. Peel and cut into one-fourth inch cubes. Add one cup of celery, chopped fine, one teaspoonful each of salt, celery salt, and grated onion, and the whites of three hard-bolled eggs, chopped fine. Mash the three hard-bolled yolks, add three tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and two of olive oil; beat until smooth. Pour this over the salad. Garnish with either lettuce or parsley. Mince Pie. Five cups of tart apples, chopped fine; five cups of protose, minced; one cup of prune marmalade (prunes thoroughly cooked, seeded and pressed through the cander); two cups boiled apple juice (boil the juice down until it is almost as thick as syrup); one cup of crushed nuts (walnuts or pecans); one cup of malt honey, one-half cup of sugar, one cup of raisins, butter the size of an egg. Cook all the ingredients (except the raisins) together slowly for two and one-half or three hours. Cook the raisins about half an hour. This is enough for five large ples. It may be sealed in glass cans and kept for any length of time. SET OF FARM BUILDINGS. Designed to Accommodate Animals of All Kinds. J. McP.—Please publish two plans one for a poultry, hogs and wood house, and the other for larger stock and feed. I should like the barn to hold 40 or 50 tons of hay, 10 or 12 tons of grain, 8 cows and 3 horses on the ground floor. I want to have about 12 young cattle down in the cellar, and manure in the cellar, too. I intend to build it on a hill, with driveway door on north and door for manure on the south. I would like to have a room for grains. Can you Fig. 1. Ground Floor of Stock and Feed Barn. A. granary; B. brow for hay; C. threshing floor 14 feet wide; D. cow stable; E. harness room; P. horse stable; G. trap doors for manure chute to basement. arrange the plan so that I can keep 20 sheep in the barn for winter? I intend to build a building to keep 20 hens for winter, 2 or 3 scores of chickens in spring, and 4 pigs and a room for breeding sow and a room for 5 or 8 cords of wood. Also I would like to have a room in which to boil feed. The size of the barn is 46 x 56 feet, with 18 feet posts with hip roof. It contains four bents—a twenty-two foot bent, where horses and cattle stand; a fourteen' foot driveway, and a twenty foot bent, where granary and mow are shown. There is an overlay in front of cattle, and horses and to give room for feeding and also room to take a team out if there is a load of hay or grain on the barn floor. There is a YOUNG CATTLE FEED ROOM SHEEA MANURE Fig. 2, Basement Plan. trap door behind both horse and cow stable to drop the manure through into the manure shed below. The basement contains a room for young cattle to run loose in, a feed room, and sheep pen, also a manure room under cow and horse stable. If the young cattle are to be tied up, the partition between feed room and where the cattle are can be moved back so that there are thirteen feet from the wall to front of marger; this will give plenty of room behind cattle. The sheep pen can then be made wider and shorter and leave room for two box stalls along the north end of the feed alley. The plan shown at Fig. 3, consists of two pig pens 11 feet x 8 feet 6 ins each, feed room, hen house and wood house. The pig pens have windows above the doors. The roosts in hen house are at the north end, and nest boxes along wood house partitions. The windows at south end of hen Fig. 3. Ground Floor of Building for Hogs, Poultry and Wood. A pig pen, each 11x9 ft.; B, feed alley, 3 ft wide; C, poultry pen, 6x18 ft.; D, wood house, 9x18 ft. house should not be over one foot from floor, so that the hens can get the full benefit of the sun. The Planning of a Barn. H. L.—I am building a basement barn 60x35 feet and would be glad if you could inform me through your columns, how many posts and joists would be necessary and their dimensions. The basement would be used as cow stabling, 7 feet high, and the upper part will be 20 feet. What would be the best way of framing the upper part, which would be used as a threshing floor and hay-moses? For a barn 35 x 60 feet, the posts 20 feet high, should be twelve inches square. If the bents are placed the following distances apart they make a very handy barn: First a mow eighteen feet, then a driveway of twelve feet, then another of fourteen feet, and one of sixteen feet, making in all sixty feet. In the fourteen feet space, beside the driveway, an overlay of six feet should be made; this gives a thresh floor eighteen feet wide and also room for a team to be taken out of the barr alongside of a loaded wagon. TORTURING PAIN. Half This Man's Sufferings Would Have Killed Many a Person, but Doan's Cured Him. A. C. Sprague, stock dealer, of Normal, Ill., writes: "For two whole years I was doing nothing but buying medicines to cure my kidneys. I do not think that any man ever suffered as I did and lived. The pain in my back was so bad that I could not sleep at night. I could cines to cure my kidneys. I do not think that any man ever suffered as I did and lived. The pain in my back was so bad that I could not sleep at night. I could not ride a horse A. C. SPRAGUE. not ride a horse and sometimes was unable even to ride in a car. My condition was critical when I sent for Doan's Kidney Pills. I used three boxes and they cured me. Now I can go anywhere and do as much as anybody. I sleep well and feel no discomfort at all." A TRIAL FREE.—Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cts. Not Guilty. Deacon Raisem (suspiciously)—I missed two of my finest turkeys Saturday, Uncle Ebony." Uncle Ebony (with dignity)—I didn't dine at home las' Sunday, sah. I dined wif Elder Black. DON'T FORGET A large 2 oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only 6 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. Captain Clado says he saw the torpedo boats through a night glass. Is that the same as through a glass darkly? A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Ichthyism. Blind. Breeding or Protruding Piles. Your dog could return amount of BAGO OINTMENT falls to cure you in 6 to 14 days. 800. Ambition is a pipe dream preceded by a horrible nightmare and followed by a rude awakening when the pipe goes out. Feet Comfortable Ever Since "I suffered for years with my feet. A friend recommended ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE. I used two boxes of the powder, and my feet have been entirely comfortable ever since. ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE is certainly a godsend to me. Wm. L. Swormstedt, Washington, D. C." Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Poetical Prose. When at eve the sun sinks below the horizon, even the murky clouds floating piecemeal over the deep blue are fringed over with scarlet lining. And a child may gaze on the spectacle and rejoice in the approach of what it imagines to be a glorious morning. But alas, slowly and one by one, the floating clouds put off the gorgeous trappings, and before long the evening gloom spreads itself stealthily all over the sky and nights stands on the threshold, begemmed with stars. If India still cherishes the beguiling thought that her present contact with the West that appeared, only before her, as a conqueror, will slowly lead in the normal course of time to an awakening of her people from the slumber of ages, she will be undecided when it is too late and when grim darkness will have encompassed her on all sides. The flush of crimson light that flooded her horizon as if to announce the approach of dawn since the days of Rajah Rammohan Roy, is slowly fading away; the clouds are giving up their natural transient glories, and everywhere lagers the dull uniformity of a pale yellow. But still the lingering hope nestles within our hearts that forgotten nature may at last work a miracle and usher in, amid this dulness of the approaching doom, the meridian glory of a new day and dispel the gathering gloom that is ominous of death.—New India. READS THE BOOK. "The Road to Wellville" Pointed the Wav. Down at Hot Springs, Ark., the visitors have all sorts of complaints, but it is a subject of remark that the great majority of them have some trouble with stomach and bowels. This may be partly attributed to the heavy medicines. Naturally, under the conditions, the question of food is very prominent. A young man states that he had suffered for nine years from stomach and bowel trouble, had two operations which did not cure, and was at last threatened with appendicitis. He went to Hot Springs for rheumatism and his stomach trouble got worse. One day at breakfast the waiter, knowing his condition, suggested he try Grape-Nuts and cream, which he did, and found the food agreed with him perfectly. After the second day he began to sleep peacefully at night, different than he had for years. The perfect digestion of the food quited his nervous system and made sleep possible. He says: "The next morning I was astonished to find my condition of constipation had disappeared. I could not believe it true after suffering for so many years; then I took more interest in the food, read the little book 'The Road to Wellville,' and started following the simple directions. "I have met with such results that in the last five weeks I have gained eight pounds in spite of hot baths which take away the flesh from anyone. "A friend of mine has been entirely cured of a bad case of indigestion and stomach trouble by using Grape-Nuts Food and cream alone for breakfast. "There is one thing in particular—I have noticed a great change in my mental condition. Formerly I could hardly remember anything, and now the mind seems unusually acute and retentive. I can memorize practically anything I desire." Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich. HAD CATARRH THIRTY YEARS. Congressman Meekison Gives Praise to Pe-ru-na For His Recovery. CONGRESSMAN MEEKISON PRAISES PE-RU-NA. Hon. David Meekison, Napoleon, Ohio, ex-member of Congress, Fifty-fifth District, writes: "I have used several bottles of Peruna and I feel greatly benefited thereby from my carrch of the head. I feel encouraged to believe that if I use it a short time longer I will be fully able to eradicate the disease of thirty years' standing."—David Meekison. ANOTHER SENSATIONAL CURE: Mr. Jacob L. Davis, Galena, Stone county, Mo., writes: "I have been in bad health for thirty-seven years, and after taking twelve bottles of your Peruna I am cured."—Jacob L. Davis. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. YOU'RE NEEDED The section traversed by the Missourri, Kansas & Texas Ry, is very comprehensive. From St. Louis, Hannibal or Kansas City to Galveston or San Antonio is a stretch of over one thousand miles of territory, capable of sustaining a population many times that of the United States. The opportunities for growing plants and crops, oil, gas and minerals are to be found. Peopled by eager citizens, wide awake citizens who believe in the future of the Southwest and see the virtue of encouraging enterprises of every description and of getting more and better facilities, the opportunity is apparent. The Southwest is really in need of nothing save people. More men are needed—they're needed. There are vast areas of unimproved land—land not yielding the crops of which it is capable. The same thing in a different way is true of the towns. Few lines of business are adequately represented. There are openings for mills and manufacturing plants, small stores, banks, newspapers and lumber yards. The oil and gas fields of Kansas, of which it is capable, practically new and offer wonderful opportunities for development along commercial roads. THE OPPORTUNITY IS NOW. The M. K. & T. has no lands for sale, we are simply interested in the upbuilding of the country. We believe in the Southwest, and know that with its present needs and opportunities, the prospects are brighter and the future more hopeful than in the older and more densely populated States. We want you to investigate conditions and satisfy yourself of the truthfulness of this. On February 21st and March 7th and 21st, the M. K. & T. Ry. will sell excursion tickets from St. Louis, Hannibal and Kansas City to Indian Territory, Oklahoma and Central and Eastern Texas, at You should take advantage of this opportunity to see the Southwest for yourself. We are in possession of all sorts of information valuable alike to the investor and homeseeker. If you are interested tell us what you want, how much you have to invest and we will gladly furnish the information. Write to-day for a copy of our book "Business Chances." It's free. Address GEORGE HORTON, G. P. & T. A., Nov 912-Y, St. Louis, Mo. G. W. SMITH, N. P. A., 316 Margaret Building, Chicago, Ill. H. F. BOUSSEY, D. P. A., 408 Traction Building, Chelsea, Ohio. T. B. COOKELY, D. P. A., 118 Citizen's National Bank Ridge, Dee Holmes, In. G. A. COOKELY, D. P. A., Blossom House, Kansas City, Mo. We are in possession of all sorts of information valuable alike to the investor and home seeder. If you are interested tell us what you want, how much you have to invest and we will gladly furnish the information. Write to-day for a copy of our book "Business Chances." It's free. Address GORGE MORTON, G. P. & T. A. Box 912-X, St. Louis, Mo. G. W. SMITH, N. P. A., 816 Marquette Building, Chicago, Ill. H. P. BOWSHEK, D. P. A., 408 Treston Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. T. R. COOKERLY, D. P. A., 818 Citizens' National Bank Ridge, Des Moines, Ia. G. A. MCCUTT, D. P. A., Blossom House, Kansas City, Mo. Winter Service 1904 and 1905 6 TRAINS DAILY TO ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Also the New "HOT SPRINGS" arrive in Hot Springs to Breast and Chair Cars to Ft. Smith. For Pueblo, Denver and Pacific Co. For Joplin and Way Stations To Lexington, Sedalia and Way Leavenworth, Atchison and St. Jones. For Kiowa, Wichita and Way St. For Local Coupon Tickets, Sleep UNION DEPOT OR C E. B. JEWETT, Gon'l Agent, Pa. JOHN J. SHINE, City Ticket Agent Telephone IOWA GROWN FIRE DRIED SEED O IOWA Grown Seed Corn. Why don't you do the best varieties, with seed catalogue free. Don't Make two dollars where you now make one. A J. B. ARMSTRONG & SONS, Seed. PILES NO MONEY We send FREE and post Bacton; also 100-pages lift our mild method, also pro- DRS. THORNTO If afflicted with sore eyes, use Thompson's Eye Water "HOT SPRINGS SPECIAL" leaving Hot Springs to Breakfast. Through Sleepy Hair Cars to Ft. Smith, Little Rock and Hot Springs and Pacific Coast Points at 10:40 a.m. m. lin and Way Stations 2:25, 9:45 a.m. m. and 7:00, Sedalia and Way Stations, 5:45 a.m. m. an Archison and St. Joseph, 5:45, 9:00, 10:50 a.m. Wichita and Way Stations, 12:01, noon, and Coupon Tickets, Sleeping Car Berths and call at DEPOT OR CITY TICKETS F. Gen'l Agent, Passenger Dept. S NE, City Ticket Agent Kens Telephone 740 Hikory. FIRE DRIED SEED CORN Your neighbor has a pushchair more cornhusks. Why don't you do the same? Let us write you a catalogue free. Don't lay this paper down until you see you now make one. Address. MSTRONG & SONS, Seed Corn Growers, Drawer No. NO MONEY TILL CURED. 2 We send FREE and postpaid a 323-page treatise on Piles. Bactera; also 105-pages, treatise on Diseases of Women. Our mild method, same paid a can fill cure" we turn to DRS. THORNTON & MINOR, and 100 DRS. Thompson's Eye Water KIDDER'S PASTILLE SPRINGS SPECIAL," leaving at 12:01 Noon; to go to breakfast. Through Sleepers Diners Ft. Smith, Little Rock and Hot Springs. Pacific Coast Points at 10:40 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. Yay Stations 2:25, 9:45 a. m. and 7:40 p. m. and Way Stations, 5:45 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. and St. Joseph, 5:45, 9:00, 10:50 a. m. and 6:00 p. m. and Way Stations, 12:01 noon, and 10:30 p. m. kets, Sleeping Car Berths and all information call at OR CITY TICKET OFFICE Agent, Passenger Dept. 901 Main St. Ticket Agent Kansas City, Mo. Phone 740 Hikory. SEED CORN Your neighbor has found that he can grow 20 bushels more corn per acre by planting it you do the same? Let us send you liberal samples of our corn. Don't lay this paper down until you have sent for them. make one. Address: SONS, Seed Corn Growers, Drawer No. 21, Shenandoah, Iowa. MONEY TILL CURED. 27 YEARS ESTABLISHED. FREE and postpaid a 232-page freight on Piles, Fruit, and Disease of the two 100-pages illus. treatise on Diseases of Women. Of the thousands救助 by method, none paid a cannill cure—we furnish their names on application. THORNTON & MINOR 3240 Olive Street St. Louis M., and 1030 Oak St. Kansas City, M. Eye Water KIDDER'S PASTILLES STOWELL & CO., Mrs. A Sure relief for Asthma. by mail, 85 cents. Charlestown, Mass. Also the New "HOT SPRINGS SPECIAL," leaving at 12:01 Noon; arrive in Hot Springs to Breakfast. Through Sleepers, Diners and Chair Cars to Ft. Smith, Little Rock and Hot Springs. For Local Coupon Tickets, Sleeping Car Berths and all information call at UNION DEPOT OR CITY TICKET OFFICE E. B. JEWETT, Gen'l Agent, Passenger Dept. 901 Main St. JOHN J. SHINE, City Ticket Agent Kansas City, Mo. Telephone 740 Hickory. IOWA GROWN FIRE DRIED SEED CORN Your neighbor has found that he can grow 20 bushels more corn per acre by planting Iowa Grown Seed Corn. Why don't you do the same? Let us send you liberal samples of our best varieties, which you can make. Don't t lay this paper down until you have sent for them. Make two dollars where you can make on the address. J. B. ARMSTRONG & SONS. Seed Corn Growers. Drawer No. 21. Shenandoah, Iowa. 25 LITTS PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAIR Best for all skin conditions. Use in time. Sold by drugrate. CONSUMPTION $15 For The Round Trip For Omaha and Lincoln, 9 a. m. and 10:20 p. m. For Paola, Garnett, Neodesha, Independence and Coffeyville 9:55 a. m. and 10:30 p. m. W. N. U., KANSAS CITY, NO. 8, 1905 BEGGS CHERRY COUGH SYRUP cures coughs and colds. BOUGHT SKIN OF PIRATE. Fifteen Dollars Paid for Grusome Relic of Barbarous Times. Fifteen dollars was the price a collector of curiosities paid for a piece of a Danish pirate's skin about the size of a half dollar. It was sold at auction in London. At the same sale a lock of hair (guaranteed genuine) from Edward IV's head did not find a purchaser. The royal hair was taken from the King's tomb at Windsor when it was opened in 1789. The Viking pirate, whose skin was sold, was captured and executed while pillaging Hadstock's church, in Essex, over nine hundred years ago, and his skin was nailed to the church door as a warning to other evildoers. The relic, which looks like a jagged piece of thick parchment, became lodged in the hings of the massive old door, where it was discovered in 1855. The remainder of mediaeval barbarity was an object of awe-struck interest to the buyers at the sale. Colossal Idol. Two miles from Kamakura, and about twenty from Yokohama, in Japan, on a terrace near the temple sits the most gigantic idol in the world. It is the brazen image of a diety, and it dates from the reign of the Emperor Shoumu, who died A. D. 784. The dimensions of this idol are colossal. His height, from the base of the lotus-flower upon which he sits to the top of his head, is $63\frac{1}{2}$ feet. The face is 16 feet in length and $9\frac{1}{2}$ feet wide, the eyes are 3 feet 9 inches from corner to corner, the eyebrows $5\frac{1}{2}$ feet and the ears $8\frac{1}{2}$ feet. The chest is 20 feet in depth, and the middle finger is exactly 5 feet long. The fifty-six leaves of the lotus throne are each 10 feet long and 6 feet wide. Ancient Gateway in Ireland. VIVIENDA The gateway to Glendaleau, County Wicklow, Ireland, formed the entrance to the Seven Churches, the ruins of which, although they were erected in the sixth century, still arouse the admiration and evoke the religious sentiment of travelers from all lands Lone Widow's Hundred Cats. A singular case was decided in a Montreal court yesterday. Mrs. L. Brossard, widow, resides in a rented house and her landlord moved to have the lease canceled on the ground that the woman used the house more as a menagerie than as a place of human habitation. It was set forth that about a hundred cats were kept by this lonely widow, and the plea was that they not only injured the premises but were a nuisance in the neighborhood. The woman conducted her own defense. She argued that she was a poor, lonely widow and therefore should be allowed to have as many cats as she thought necessary to solace her declining years. Judgment was rendered by Judge Taschereau, who ordered the woman to vacate the house and to pay all the rent due as well as the costs of the case—Toronto Globe Monkeys Cough to Get Wine. An epidemic of colds among the monkeys kept by the Pasteur institute in Paris, France, for experiments has a remarkable cause. "Virginile," a chimpanzee, having a bad cough, was given a glass of negus, made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg and lemon juice. She took a liking to this remedy and coughed purposely to obtain it. All her companions followed the example, and when the keeper appears near the cage the coughing is deafening. Covered Motor-Boat. The craft of which this is a model differs from former motor-boats in being decked over and in being rigged for small sail. She is entered to compete for the Mediterranean cup at the Monaco race, for automobile vessels. These were instituted last year, and at once became extremely popular with society on the Riviera. Cat Rang for Admission. Ira S. Hatch of Hartland, Me., was aroused from his slumbers about 11 o'clock the night of a big stern by the furious ringing of the doorbell. Lighting a lamp the host went down to his midnight guest, which proved to be no other personage than his wonderful coon 221 Nigger. . CANADA'S NEW RAILROAD. It Will Span the Country and Will Cost $125,000,000. The length of the main line—the new transcontinental railroad in Canada—from Moncton to Port Simpson, is estimated at three thousand, five hundred miles. It is expected to cost in the neighborhood of one hundred and twenty-five million dollars, of which sixty-five millions are for the Eastern section, to be built by the government, and sixty millions for the Western section, to be built by the railway company. In addition to the main line, there are several projected branches, some to connect with the principal towns and cities to the south of the railway, and others to open up new districts still farther north. Nothing here has been definitely decided, but it is practically certain that, in the East, branches will connect the new transcontinental railway with Montreal, Toronto, Sault Ste. Marie and Fort William; while in the West branches will be built to Regina, Calgary, Prince Albert and other important centers in the wheat and ranch districts. In British Columbia, connection will probably be made with a line running north from Vancouver, and a branch line will run north to Dawson City. A possible development of the future may be a branch from some point on the Eastern section extending northward to Hudson Bay. Railways to Hudson Bay have been projected and chartered time and again during the past ten or fifteen years, but have always fallen through because of the immense expense involved, and the uncertainty as to the forthcoming of prorits for many years after completion. With the new transcontinental road opening up so much of Northern Canada, the cost of a branch to Hudson Bay would be very materially reduced, and its commercial success correspondingly increased.—From "Success Magazine." A Minor Defect Weaver—What do you think of my verses? Bilkins has the face to say they are not pretty! Grumple—They come mighty near it, then. They at least possess two of the three leading elements of poetry. The lines begin with capitals, and end with rhymes. The only thing that is lacking is the ideas, that's all. —Boston Transcript. THE NEIGHBORS ALL USE THEM NOW. Quick Cure of Rheumatism by Dodd's Kidney Pills. How They Saved the Shop of a Kansas Blacksmith—Cure was Permanent too. Goodland, Kan., Feb. 20th.—(Special)—So quick and complete was the cure of N. E. Albertson, a local blacksmith, that it almost seems like a miracle. He had Rheumatism so bad he feared he would have to give up his shop. One box of Dodd's Kidney Pills drove away all the pains and they have never returned. Speaking of his cure Mr. Albertson says: "I had Rheumatism in my shoulders and arms for years. Part of the time it was so bad I could not sleep at night. My arm hurt so that it seemed I would have to give up my blacksmith shop. I went to the drug store and bought one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills and took them. I have not had the Rheumatism since. A great many of the neighbors are using Dodd's Kidney Pills since they saw how they cured me." New Province in China. A new province has been formed in China. China does not want other powers to divide her, but she does not mind slicing herself up a little. Now and Then Some thorough and careful physician invents, in his practice, some special medicine, that proves so universally successful whenever prescribed, that he proceeds to place it before the public to be reached through the newspapers. This is the history of Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. For years, prescribed by Dr. W. B. Caldwell for constipation, and all disorders of liver, stomach, and bowels, it was at last manufactured on a large scale, and is now the most successful medicine in the world for these diseases. A pure, scientific tonic, laxative syrup; pleasant to take and perfect in results. Try it. Sold by all druggists at 50c and $1.60. Money back if it fails. A New Point of View. For once the Russian authorities are disposed to underestimate the losses inflicted by their troops—Chicago News. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take hold of the cold. All drugs around the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Groce's signature is on each box. 25c. Solid business man are not of necessity hard characters. USE THE FAMOUS Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package 5 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. All women follow the fashions—some a long distance behind. Much valuable information free about band instruments; write for the new catalogue to day. JENKINS' MUSIC HOUSE, KANSAS CITY, MO. Miss Snowflake—"What did Jim Jackson git married for?" Miss Washubtub—"Lawd only knows—he keeps right on workin'"—Puck. Health of American Women A Subject Much Discussed at Women's Clubs- The Future of a Country Depends on the Health of Its Women. Mrs. T.C.Willadsen MissMattie Henry Lyola E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Succeeds Where Others Fall Truths that Strike Home Your grocer is honest and—if he cares to do so—can tell you that he knows very little about the bulk coffee he sells. How can he know, where it originally came from, In each package of LION COFFEE you get one full pound of Pure Coffee. Insist upon getting the genuine. (Lion head on every package.) At the New York State Assembly of Mothers, a prominent New York doctor told the 500 women present that healthy American women were so rare as to be almost extinct. This seems to be a sweeping statement of the condition of American women. Yet how many do you know who are perfectly well and do not have some trouble arising from a derangement of the female organism which manifests itself in headaches, backaches, nervousness, that bearing-down feeling, painful or irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, displacement of the uterus, ovarian trouble, indigestion or sleeplessness? There is a tried and true remedy for all these ailments. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has restored more American women to health than all other remedies in the world. It regulates strengthens and cures diseases of the female organism as nothing else can. For thirty years it has been curing the worst forms of female complaints. Such testimony as the following should be convincing. Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Manning Ia, writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham:--- "I can truly say that you have saved my life and I cannot express my gratitude to you in words. 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Every housekeeper should know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz.—one full pound—while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in % pound packages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again because Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chemicals. If your grocery tries to sell you a 12 oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which he wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large letters and figures "16 oz." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. It's a woman's fondness for change that prevents many a husband from ever having any left in his pockets. ST. 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SEED HOUSE, Box, Shenandoah, Iowa At Strike Home it and—if he cares to do so—can tell ly little about the bulk coffee he know, where it originally came from, how it was blended—or with what —or when roasted? If you buy your coffee loose by the pound, how can you expect purity and uniform quality! LION COFFEE, the LEADER OF ALL PACKAGE COFFEES, is of necessity uniform in quality, strength and flavor. For OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, LION COFFEE has been the standard coffee in millions of homes. LION COFFEE is carefully packed at our factories, and until opened in your home, has no chance of being adulterated, or of coming in contact with dust, dirt, germs, or unclean hands. LION COFFEE you get one full Insist upon getting the genuine. kage.) heads for valuable premiums.) 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You may be right and be he wrong, Yet if you do your duty And cultivate instead of hate The flowers of love and beauty, The time may come when he may feel How grandly you with others deal. Don't lay it up, nor let a thought Of "sweet revenge" possess you. When tastes untruthful reach your ears Nor chase the wrong with bated breath— A he will run itself to death. Instead, build up an honest life Upon a sure foundation. And let the human castle walls Be strong in their formation. Then may you court earth's rudest shock— A way to build up a rock. How the Frenchman Read His Book "A curious way to read a book was what I saw the other day coming up from New Orleans," said J. T. Simpson of Chicago. "It was in a Pullman sleeping car, and we had a pretty good crowd of northbound tourists. Among them was a queer looking Frenchman; at boast, I judged he was such. On his seat I noticed a dozen paper back novels. Shortly after breakfast he began reading one of these at the open window by his seat. As soon as he finished a page he tore it off neatly and threw it out the window. The books were all in French, and before we got to Atlanta he had read three and scattered the French printed pages for hundreds of miles"—Atlanta Constitution. To Stop Snezing: "There are times when to sneeze is to be embarrassed," said a society man; "at a dinner table, a social function of some sort, or in the theater, for example; but most people console themselves with the thought that it is something that can't be prevented. They are mistaken in this belief, however, for it can be prevented, and by a very simple expedient. When one feels the premonitory symptoms of a sneeze coming on, if he will just press firmly down on the tip on either side of and a little below the nostrils, the symptoms will gradually die off and the sneeze will be avoided."—London Answers. Cowboys in Laced Boots. The few cowboys left in the West are taking to laced boots. There was a time, in the heyday of the cow country, where a special grade of fine, high-heeled, thin soled boot was manufactured solely for the cowboy trade, since cowboys were always very vain about their footwear. But with decadence of their trade the cattlemen have lost their small vanties, and a full half of them ride in the more comfortable laced boots. So is the old top boot, once worn by most city men, vanquished in its last stronghold.—New York Sun. How "Negus" Originated. Negus, as much enjoyed in the army as grog is in the navy, attains its name from a jovial colonel in the days of George I. This Col. Negus was accustomed to drink the mild elixir of the ancient Roman, wine and water, and made himself so famous in the habit of avoiding imminent quarrels or cooling hot debates among his junior officers by saving in his hearty, contagious tones, "Come, boys, let's drink some of my liquor," till Negus became the sobriquet of wine diluted with water—as the cup of truce. COUPLES BROUGHT TO ALTAR Enticing Premiums Caused "Epidemic" of Marriages In certain quarters of the world enticing premiums are put upon early marriages. Some years ago the mayor of a southern town in France offered a reward of $20 to every couple under the age of 24 who sought the matrimonial altar during his term of office. The mayor expended many thousands of francs in the manner described. Many years ago, when the number of marriages in a certain Alsatian town was far below the average, the municipal authorities publicly announced that all persons who married within a certain period should be exempt from local taxes for the space of five years. An epidemic of marriages set in at once. A well-known Austrian nobleman was anxious to encourage matrimony among the peasants on his estate. He undertook to provide each bride with four pairs of gloves yearly. The offered act like a charm. Troubles of Young Folks Here are two excuses for lateness and non attendance at school: "Dear Miss: Will you be so kind as to forgive Johnny for being behind time this morning, as he was unable to discover his sox, which afterwards proved to be in the ashpit, where they had no doubt been deposited by the family dog, which we intend to get rid of at our earliest convenience." The second is even more unusual: "Samuel cannot come to school this afternoon as he has glued his head to the dresser and we have not been able to separate him yet." Invalid "Nightcaps." A cup of hot milk flavored with orange flower water, or a little beef tea, is an excellent "night cap" for an invalid, causing sleep to come more quickly and to be more restful than it would be otherwise. Beef tea, as usually prepared, is stimulating, but has little nutritive value. If the white of an egg be mixed with the beef tea and it is heated to about 160 degrees Fahrenheit its value as a food will be greatly increased. 1784 ..... Telephone ..... 4178 Arst-Class Work & Prompt Delivery. 708 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo. How About the Luxuries? We hear about the corn and wheat, The rye that takes the rize, And if the sugar crop is sweet Land of a bumper size. And that the hay — Prosperity's strong prop — But we would like to question, pray, How is the pumpkin crop? They tell us that the stores are round, The hogs a solid dump The nuttier healthy, firm and sound, The turkeys sleek and plump. It is free to hear and glowing news Of steak and flank and chen. But, really, why don't we enthuse About the pumpkin crop? Of course we need the things that make Our diet right along. And please partake of Proverder's that strong. Nor would them stir with tongue or pen Nor such good things despise. We can't help wishing and then For toothsome pumpkin crop — Illinois State Journal. What Japanese Trains Are Like. The railway traveler in Japan buys a first, second or third-class ticket; or, if he wishes to go cheaper still, he can get a ticket entitling him simply to stand on the platform! Many of the cars can be entered either from the side or the end. The principal difference between the first and second-class coaches is the color of the upholstery. None of the cars are very clean. Many of the third-class coaches could serve, without much alteration, as ordinary pigstys. This is all the more remarkable when the incomparable cleanliness of the Japanese home life, even of the humbleest, is taken into consideration.—Booklovers Magazine. Cow Made Clean Haul. Frank Dow pitched a tent in a pasture, where he employed himself in picking berries at Meredith, N. H. During his absence a cow tipped the tent over and devoured nearly the entire camping outfit. Among the things eaten was a pound of salt pork, six quarts of berries, four candles, one quart of cooked beans, the sleeves of a coat, a bundle of newspapers, half a dozen doughnuts, a peck of potatoes, a number of cookies and several other articles. Harm Done by Paris Green. Varm Done by Paris Green. Speaking of the potato an observant Maine farmer states that for several years past he has noticed no potato balls, although previously the plants were covered with them. He gives as a reason for this that the paris green, used so generously in recent years for the extermination of the bugs, killed the flowers of the plants and thus prevented them from going to seed. Cow Gives Birth to Triplets. At the Rock Cliff farm, North Smithfield, R. L. of which Hiram F. Thayer is proprietor, an Ayrshire cow has given birth to three calves, a most unusual occurrence. All of the calves appear to be healthy, although they are somewhat under size. The same cow two years ago gave birth to twin calves, both of which were of the usual size. Letter and Envelope of Bark. Ellory A. Baldwin of West Upton received a unique letter from his son, who is on a fishing trip in Maine. The envelope was stripped from a birch tree and held together with a postage stamp and the letter was written on a large piece of bark and folded twice, the same as an ordinary piece of writing paper. It Looks Good. Oh a 'possum fat, Hangs from the limb, And the world looks good I when I see him, And loes fall down, And loes nigh, And the yellow yams And the punkin pie And in open now, And lye hominy And hog; and the world Looks good to me! And mosquitoes they Don't stab no more, And no reductions ain't On the sand shore, And they ain't thing That kin mar my joy- Exceptin' now That I ain't no boy Lie and Lovers Are on the len, And the moonlit world Looks good to me. Houston Post. Rats Have Their Rights. It may be news to many that even the rat, considered as the deprudating, outlawed creature that he is, has some rights under the law of Illinois. He may be killed—he should be killed, perhaps—but in the manner of his taking off the possibility of cruelty must be considered. A fine was assessed against a man who had poured kerosene over rats in a trap, afterward setting fire to them, and in any case a rat killing contest by dogs would be stopped. Researches of Bright Pupils An Irish boy explained that the Bible declared that all the proud would be punished by being turned into animals on the faith of the text: "He that humbleth himself shall be exalted and he that exalteth himself shall be a baste!" A young pupil when asked why Moses took off his shoes in the presence of the burning bush, gave as a novel explanation: "Please, sir, to warm his feet." "Our country is governed a lot better than France and Germany comes next," said another little fellow. 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THE ODD CORNER Dream and Despair. *If I were only holder, To her I then should swear My dawn is her white shoulder, My dawn is her hair; My day, my night, My whole delight, My dream and my despair! Such beauty seems to fold her For ever fresh and fair, Between the dawn, her shoulder, And the dawn, her hair; Her soft eyes are Each one a star, My dream and my despair! So let my love be told her, And let my faith declare Dawn sparkles on her shoulder, Dark lovers in her hair, And cool lips shows For me a rose, My dream and my despair —Cassel's Saturday Journal. Ambidexterity. Gen. Baden-Powell has long been able to write and draw with either hand with equal facility. During some manoeuvers which took place when his right arm was useless owing to the bite of a dog, he wrote and illustrated his daily reports entirely with his left hand, says the "House Beautiful." Sir Walter Parratt, organist of St. George's chapel, Windsor, can accompany a full choral service with his left hand and his feet and write a letter at the same time with his right hand. Queen Victoria was ambidextrous; she could draw as well with the left hand as with the right. Prof. Morse of the Baltimore university and Sir Edwin Landezer were able to use either hand impartially; and the great artist-scientist of the Renaissance period in Italy, Leonardo de Vinci, was ambidextrous. Conjurers and jugglers must be able to depend upon the left hand as much as upon the right. All who possess ambidextral power declare it to be a most highly prized faculty. The Japanese appear to be the most ambidextrous nation in these days, though many Orientalists are able to use either hand with impartiality. The Shah of Persia signs his name with either left or right hand; artisans in the east are frequently able to work with either hand with equal skill, and they also bring both right and left foot to their aid. The Season The Season. Ah! be content to guess them, For we to express them. The hearers say: Hush! My views about the winter Would shock a seasoned printer Nay, make his devil blush. The dolefulest of creatures, I view my comely features Now turned all blue and red A flaring red and vivid. A bodily blue and livid. O woe for beauty fled! By lilies I am afflicted. In number unrestricted. Matter is healed?] I cough and sneeze and shiver With freezing lungs and liver And lower limbs congealed. I get the children's maps out. Though here I am perhaps out And let them understand; I am distinctive mark tick For regions as Naughty My own, my native in. Yet but half told my woe is— The fate I undergone is Too harsh for mortal sin; Peace flees, joie die, sin hopes—case Is likely found in Hades— They call the plumber in. Fastest Train in Europe. The fastest train on the European continent is one from Paris to Saint Queutin, which averages a little more than fifty-nine miles an hour. If you are constantly suffering with headache get your eyes examined; it may be your eyes causes it.—The Rollabie Optical Dept. Bromo Ammonia for that cold ...a cold today, pnemonia tomorrow. The Century Marvel Corn Sheller ...a sure cure or money refunded. Painful walking made easy. S. W. Corner 5th and Broadway. Phone Home 1626 Main. "" Open all night. Ticketed Time Two Centuries. The residents of Tialpam, Mex., complain that the public clock of that town is useless; repairs are made every week, but every week the clock gets out of repair and can never be kept in good condition. The Tialpam clock is probably the oldest public clock on the 'American continent. It was originally installed as a cathedral clock in the year 1657; in 1790 it was donated to the council of San Agustin de las Clevas, near Tialpam, when it was installed there and set in motion. Since that time it has never undergone repairs until a few weeks ago. The clock, however, has told the time for 247 years and it is but natural that it is tired and wants to be sent to a museum. Why Snow Bursts a Gun In a discussion at the Royal society on the effects of sudden pressures, in London recently of some experiments on the effects of sudden pressures, attention was called to a singular experience, which, it was said, people who go shooting in winter sometimes have. If the muzzle of a gun happens to get plugged up with a little snow, the gun invariably bursts when fired in that condition. Light as the plug of snow is, it requires a definite time for a finite pressure, however great, to get it under way, and during this short time the tension of the powder gases becomes so great that the barrel of the ordinary fowling-piece is unable to withstand it. A South African Hoodoo Man A colored man, Jaul Jones, has been committed for trial by the Wynberg Magistrate on a charge of practising as a doctor without a license. Paul Pulse, a laborer, said ne went to Rock's farm, where the accused lived. He found the accused and told him that he was sick. Accused took witness into his bedroom, took a tin, put something into it, 'truck a match and set fire to it. He then snapped his fingers over it and took a bull's eye glass and examined his chest and body, looked over some playing cards and told witness that there was a frog alive in his stomach—Johannesburg Star. Singed Hair of Cat and Dog. Henry Adams, a Henry county farmer, was in the city yesterday with a very naked dog and a strange tale of the odd effects of a bolt of lightning that struck his house during the severe storm of Monday afternoon. The lightning struck the kitchen, running down the pipe of the stove, shaving the fur clean from the back of a cat that was asleep beneath the stove, striking the dog as lightly as it had struck the cat, running down the animal's legs to the ground, leaving a trail of singed fur in its wake and doing no damage to either animal beyond a severe fright.—Baltimore Sun. Korean a Hard Language. Korean a Hard Language. Korean is a difficult language to learn. Trifling errors are likely to lead a foreigner into great embarrassment. It was only the smallest mistake that led an impassioned preacher to warn his congregation that unless they repented they would be relegated to "a cellar"—the Korean word for cellar and the nether world being almost identical. In like manner the story of Lazarus, who fell sick, was told to a Sunday school class with an unauthorized ending. The native form of expression is "entering a sickness," and by a trifling confusion the teacher was made to declare that Lazarus entered a bottle. 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 We do as we advertise— Teeth extracted without pain FREE. We are here to stay. NEW YORK DENTAL CO ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS. NEW YORK DENTAL ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS. In St. Second Floor. 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Belated Consideration. In the middle of a cold night last week," remarked the druggist, "my store bell rang and I got up in a hurry to open the door, but to my disgust there was no one in sight. "Early the next morning, before my usual hour for opening the store, I heard some one rattling at the door knob. I went out to investigate and there stood a man who apologetically explained that he had come for something during the night, but after he had pulled the night bell the thought struck: him how disagreeable it must be for me to get out of my warm bed, and he had gone away, as what he wanted could as well be attended to in the morning." --- --- M. BARRALDO 1029 Main St 805 Main St. TEETH WITHOUT PLAN DENTAL CO D 20 YEARS. Floor. Entrance on Main Street only. Sally. Nigh's till 9. Sundrys 10 to 4. & Houston's Drug Store. TELS. Bell 159 East. Home 2396 Main. HE RATES. Bell Pine Tar Honey, 20c Liquozone [large] 85c Liquozone [small] 45c ions 85c or Less. ons 45c or Less. 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All sugar is not sweet, or rather sweet enough to come up to the required standard of sweetness, so some kinds must be sweetened artificially. There are many establishments where this process is carried on. A cone of sugar is placed over an apparatus apex downward, many little holes in the apparatus coming in contact with the point of the cone. A thick liquid is poured on the flat end of the cone and the machinery is set in motion. The holes become the mouths of the suction tubes and the sweetening liquid is drawn through the cone, giving it the necessary quality. The