The Rising Son

Done Missing - May 5-1905 It Pays to Advertise in the Rising Son for it Reaches More Homes of Colored People than any other Paper in the State. HON. E. S. JEWETT. Hon. E. S. Jewett, the General Passenger agent of the Mo-Pacific railroad has returned after spending three months visiting the European countries of note and interest. Col. Jewett enjoyed his trip very much and is looking very well. The Colonel has a diary and sketches of many interesting things which came under his observation during his travel. M. HON. GARDNER LATHROP. Hon. Gardner Lathrop, one of Kansas City's leading citizens and her most noted lawyer, has left for Chicago, where he enters upon his duties as solicitor for the Santa Fe railroad. Kansas City regrets to lose her great public spirited citizen. Mr. Lathrop was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. The bar, the clergy, the merchants, in fact everybody was always ready to do him honor because of his great brilliancy and strong integrity. All wish him success in his new field of labor. SENATOR WARNER Senator Warner will soon return to the city and after a short stay will proceed to Washington to mingle with the national lawmakers and deal out pie. There will be a great scramble for places. The Missouri Negroes are keeping posted and will try to not get left. For nine years the Son management has sought to publish a clean upright paper. When it started the town was full of newspaper fakirs. The Son has lived to see them fall by the wayside. We mean to continue business and protect the advertisers. We do not mind having competition, but it must come right. If the advertiser wants to know facts, let them call on us and we will give them a safe tip. KANSAS CITY. KAN. The Dr. J. W. E. Bowen, teacher of Historical Theology in the Gammon Theological Seminary of Atlanta, Ga. lectured at the St. James M. E. church Thursday night, May 11. Mr. C. H. Warrick of the George R. Smith College, Sedalia, will give a recital of his own poems at St. John A. M. E. church on Friday evening, May 19. The young man has been pronounced by competent judges to be indee da second Paul Lawrence Dunbar. His productions are much on that poet's order. Let the two Kansas Cities turn out and accord this young Negro poet the honor and distinction which he merits. Good music will intersperse the program. The Son reporter in Kansas City, Kan., had occasion to visit the Orphan's Home this week and found three bright little children for adoption. There are at present eleven in all at the home. The Rev. W. E. Gladden of Colorado filled the pulpit of Rev. E. Arlington Wilson of the Metropolitan church, Sunday night, May 7. Rev. A. M. Ward of the First A. M. E. church baptized twenty-three persons Sunday morning. Rev Richardson of the Mt. Pleasant missionary Baptist church also baptized four persons in the Kaw River. Dr. J. W. E. Bowen delivered a very able address to the faculty and students of Western University Monday afternoon. We chronicle the following death list since our last communication: James Pevey, March 30. His remains were shipped to Perlarm, Ark. Walter Barber, a baby boy. He was buried in Oak Grove cemetery; Bettie Houston, age 21. She died of tuberculosis and was buried from the First A. M. E. church Saturday, May 6, by the S. M. T. lodge. Levi Flemming, he was found dead at the power house in this city. He was buried from the First Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Caruthers of Nashville, Tenn., arrived safely at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Bell Young, of 905 Freeman Ave. The parents expect to make their home with their daughter from now on. The concert which was to be given at the M. and O. Hall, Tuesday night, May 9, was probably indefinitely put off, because there was not enough attendance to permit the concert to be given which was due to the stormy looking conditions of the night. The Pleasant Hill Baptist church at Edwardsville, Kan., of which Rev. W. M. Jackson is pastor, will have a basket meeting and baptizing Sunday, May 21. The colored Mercantile, or more properly, the colored elks, held a meeting last Sunday to hear the reading of their constitution. As a mercantile club it ought to fill a long felt want, but as an Elk's, where a bar is to be maintained, and drinks of all kinds are sold, to tempt the weak young men it should die "abonin." The Kansas City agent for the Son wishes to say that all news intended for publication from the Kansas City, Kan., side, should be sent to 1811 N. First St., the new residence of Euegne Vaughan, and also of Rev. Vaughan and family. Please remember all news is thankfully received—and money to. At the forum last Sunday the High School bond question was discussed. Many declaring that they would vote against it. When election of officers was taken up, the young lawyers differed on points of parliamentary us ages, some one appealed from the decision of the chair, and the meeting was adjourned with much warmth. Everyone should attend these meetings if possible. They are held twice a month and some times on account of some very important business they're held every Sunday afternoon. The school exhibit now in the Carnegie library is said to far excel the present exhibit of the Kansas City, Mo., schools, held in their library. The Treble Clef recital given at the First Baptist church last Friday was a fine affair, the weather was unpropitious, but nevertheless, there was a good attendance. Among the many that attended the reception given at Prof. J. J. Lewis' in honor of Dr. J. W. E. Bowen, were: Mrs. R. G. Jackson, Mr. Randolph and company, Dr, and Mrs. S. H. Thompson, Mrs. Dismond of the Douglas Hospital and Dr. F. C. Goodwin. Bishop Grant is slowly improving. The Bishop expects to leave Monday for St. Louis to attend the twenty-fifth anniversary of Bishop H. M. Turner, D. D. LL. D., of Atlanta, Ga. lanta, Ga. Dr. F. C. Goodwin, the new colored dentist, is contemplating the advisability of putting in his office a new $150 fountain cuspidor. Mr. John Davis, formerly of Ft. Scott, Kan., has taken up his residence at 939 Splitlog Ave., his former home. Mr. Patterson of 1811 N. 3rd St., died early Wednesday morning. He had worked at the Peaks Gas Company for five years, until about two weeks ago when he was scalded with tar and gas and since that time he has been sick from the injuries he received. His funeral was held in the Star Marist Baptist church Thursday, May 11, at 2 o'clock. He leaves a wife and three children and a large number of friends to mourn his death. LEXINGTON NEWS Rev. Morse of Sedalia was here Friday. Rev. Gilbert was in Kansas City Tuesday. Mr. A. W. Lloyd, Grand Chancellor of K. of P.'s of St. Louis, was here Wednesday, the guest of A. W. Walker. He was looking after the interest of the K. of P.'s. Deborah's Tabernacle No. 31 will give a public installation at Uri A. M. E. church on the 18th inst. Don't forget the time and the place. They will have music and plenty to eat. Everybody is invited to come out and enjoy themselves. The annual sermon of the U. B. F.'s and S. M. T.'s will be held at the A. M. E. church on the 28th inst. at three o'clock. The Decoration of the U. B. F.'s will be on the 30th. The lodge will leave their hall at 9 o'clock. Every U. B. F. is asked to be present. The colored people of Lexington are asked to go out to the cemetery on the 29th and clean it off, and on the 30th go to decorate. The exact day for cleaning will be announced at the churches Sunday. Mrs. Rosa MaGee is here teaching the millinery trade. I think every one that can, ought to learn. Also Miss S. Williams of Kansas City. We, as a colored race, need to learn a trade of some kind when we have a chance to be taught by one of them. Patronize them. We need more race pride among us. Mr. Clayton Williams of Higginsville was here Saturday. Miss Bertha Scruggs, a student of Mason City returned home Saturday morning. Miss Olethea Saunders, who has been attending school at Sedalia, returned home Tuesday morning. Miss Britt of Higginsville was the guest of Miss Saunders Tuesday. Mrs. Spencer Morris left for Kansas City Monday evening. Born to the wife of Mr. Gus. Hearde a girl, April 12th. Mr. Archer Porter, one of our oldest citizens, died April 2, and was buried on the 4th from the A. M. E. church of which he was a member. He was born in Virginia in 1820 and has lived here over fifty years. He leaves a wife, one son, Chas. Porter, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Estella Saunders, and a host of friends to mourn his loss. AMBITION OF A PRINCESS. Woman High in Station Acknowledges Fearness for Reporting Eugene Pothoness for Reporting. Princess Charles of Denmark was recently seen at a railway terminus bidding adieu to a distinguished guest. Looking around with a bored expression, she saw a newspaper reporter scribbling away for dear life in his notebook. She, too, drew a tiny notebook from her pocket, wrote a message upon a leaf and folded it into a tiny pellet. The reporter watched every motion with glistening eye. Some important bit of news, he was sure, was about to be given him. Sure enough, the princess threw the pellet of paper directly at him, with an unusually good aim for a woman, and immediately turned the other way, absorbed in her hospitable task. The reporter straightened out the crumpled leaf. On it were these words: "I wish i were a reporter." Expert Tattooist. The master of the tattooing art in Japan is Chyo, who can produce such pictures on the human skin as are the envy of all rivals. He has photographs of all his more important works, most of the originals having been produced on the cuticle of English and American travelers. Two of the most remarkable are a huge dragon in three colors, covering an American doctor's back entirely, while another is a life-sized fly which was put on an Englishman's wrist so naturally that one would feel tempted to call his attention to the fact if one were not told that it was the work of the tattooing needle. Chyo's work is recognized by his countrymen at a glance, and is looked upon with much respect. Went Too Far. Isaacstein, the ruralist, was in search of a horse. "I've got the very thing you want," said Bill Lennox, the stable man, a thorough-going road horse. Five years old, sound as a quail, $175 cash down and he goes ten miles without stopping. Isaacstein threw his hands skywards. "Not for me," he said, "not for me, I wouldn't gif you five cents for him, I live eight miles out in de country, unt I'd haf to valk back two miles." Leisure of Japanese Generals. During the winter just past Japan's generals along the Shahoo spent their time variously. "Gen. Nodzu," according to Japanese newspapers, "studied calligraphy. Gen. Kuroki kept barnyard fowls. During the Heikutaian engagement Gen. Kodama scarcely slept at all for a whole week, but did not seem one whit the worse for his experience." Gen. Oyama was reported as being "the same robust, merry-hearted gentleman as ever." Did you ever try one of McCampbell & Houston's "Specials," Cherry Glace, Goldenade, Silverade, Egg Chocolates, Flowing Stream, Sherry and Apricot Flip. Mrs. Annie E. Floyd of 1311 Highland avenue, has moved to 1707 East 11th street, where she has two nicely furnished rooms for rent. Call and see them. Substitute for Rubber A new substitute for rubber is being made in Mexico from the guayule plant. HAD TO HAVE EXERCISE. And He Got It By Bumping Into the Fighting Editor. Thud, clatter, brump! The editor looked up from the congenial task of spoiling someone else's story. "Sometimes," he said, "I feel sorry for spring poets." He blue-penciled another half-column into silent nothingness, and paused again to hark to the sounds of strife coming from the next room. "It seems to me," he said, "that these squeals are in some wise familiar to mine ears." He telephoned a "stop" message into the fighting editor's den, and the next moment that heated and dusty functionary appeared leading a battered wreck by the ear. "This is the fourth time he's been up this week," said the man of muscle. "Can't I finish him?" The editor held up a merciful hand. Then in a kind and tender voice he spoke to the poet. "Why have you returned four times?" he asked. "Most of your brethren find once enough." "My doctor tells me I must get some violent exercise," the poet said, "and this is the only way I can afford to take it."—London Answers. Duty of a Gentleman On one occasion, having returned from playing poker at the club, my grandfather said: "When a man is hard up he should borrow; but he must devote his energies to paying back and remaining the equal of the man from whom he has borrowed. If he cannot pay back, let him be frank about it; for it is better to steal than to cheat." And again: "To ride straight and to shoot straight, to win money cheerfully and to lose it cheerfully, never to be boorishly in debt or swinishly drunk, to enjoy flowers and music, and if possible to be in love with at least one good woman, is half the duty of a gentleman." "What's the other half, grandpa?" I had asked him. "Why, to be a gentleman, of course." —Gouverneur Morris. The People's Schools The schools belong to the people and will be what the people make them. It is a mistake to suppose that school officers and teachers are the only ones that have to do with the making of the schools. The people set the pace for the teachers and school officers. If a school officer does not meet the ideals of the people he is turned out at the first election. If a teacher does not meet the ideals of the people the teacher is quickly reached through the school officers. So it gets back to the people in the end. The man that thinks the schools are not good enough should set himself about having them improved. It is astonishing how much one person can do to improve the schools when he sets himself about it.—Henry F. Thurston. A Skentic in the Pew The hymns that drone up to the rafter. While the deacons contentedly snore. They pail with the praise of Hereafter. Let us sing of the Sweet Heretofore. No glint of the walls alabater. Can we catch through the veil at the door- Portray the prenatal, O Pastor You have been in the Sweet Heretofore The foam of the ship cleans abaft her On a sea, with invisible shore The sunrise of every Heretofter The sunset of some Heretofore New York Sun. Appointment Recalls Brave Act Capt. Harry Leonard of the United States Marine Corps has been ordered by President Roosevelt to the Chinese capital as military attache of the American legation. During the Tien-Tsin campaign he risked his life by going to the rescue of a wounded comrade, carrying him to safety on his back across a fire-swept field, and lost his arm as a penalty for his achievement. NUMBER 3. the words "Against the Loan." Said proposition is submitted and this notice is given in pursuance of a resolution of the Board of Directors of said school district, adopted on the 6th day of April, 1905. JOSEPH L. NORMON, President of the Board of Directors of the School District of Kansas City, W. E. Benson, Secretary. Fancy Prices for Belics For a love letter written by Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, $50 was paid not long ago. Yet a brass collar which was worn by Boatswain, the dog to whose memory Lord Byron erected a monument at Newstead abbey, fetched 21 guineas, while the collar of Thunderer, another of Lord Byron's dogs, realized 4 guineas only. Reasoning by Logic. Ethel, aged 6, is just learning to spell and is much rejoiced over her progress. She announced with great glee to her father, the other evening, that she knew how to spell "in," and proved the assertion. A few minutes later she inquired, with a puzzled air: "Papa, does 'in' backwards spell 'out'?" Bovish Indiscretion. A Pittsburgh boy who left home to pose as a man was discovered wearing trousers much too large for him. This was easy for the police. If he had been a real man, he would have worn trousers entirely too tight for him, such as so many fashion plates foist on buyers - Buffalo Spress. Lives of Different Meaning. It is noble to be alive to the little- ness of earth, but it is robber to be come impressed with its greatness; to the animal life it is only a pasture ground; to ordinary men it is the com- mplace world; but to him who lives above it it becomes a shining moon. Mean Fling at Scotchmen A man who says he is an Englishman writes to the Westminster Gazette that he has learned that in 1667 there were only thirty-six Scots in London, and that he now knows the meaning of the expression, "the good old times." Islands Have Disappeared. The "Royal Company's Islands," supposed to be in the Pacific ocean, have been removed from the maps of the Hydrographic Institute of the British Admiralty because all efforts to find them have failed. Easy. The teacher had been talking about a hen sitting on eggs, and, with the incubator in his mind, asked if eggs could be hatched in any other way, "Yes, put 'em under a duck," was the response. Women Workers of London There are in actual practice in London five women builders, two women architects, seven women house painters and dozens of women who are employed as internal house decorators. First Artificial Teeth It has been found that false teeth were used by the people who lived in 1000 B.C. These teeth were made of ivory and fastened to an ivory plate by means of a fine gold wire. Austrian Old Age Pensions. Under the Austrian poor law every man 60 years old is entitled to a pension equal to one third the amount per day which he has earned during his working days. First Pantomime: The first regular English pantomime is said to have been "Harlieboin Executed," produced at the Lincoln's Inn Fields theater, Dec. 26, 1717. Lake Disappears. Lake Chad is gradually drying up, and recent researches tend to show that its complete disappearance is only a question of time. A knocker is a back-biter with false teeth. WHAT SMART WOMEN ARE WEARING Vienna Biscuits. These are good to eat and not difficult to make. Rub two ounces of butter finely into four ounces flour and one ounce of sugar and a pinch of salt. Put the yolk of one egg in a cup, add a little milk to it, pour them among the dry ingredients, making them into a soft, but not sticky paste. Roll out about an eighth of an inch thick, cut it out into rounds about the size of the top of a claret glass; out of half of these remove a smaller round from the center. Put these cakes on to a buttered tin and bake in a slow oven till a pale brown color. Melt two ounces of good chocolate in a pan; it must not boll. Spread some of the melted chocolate on one of the cakes and press another that has the center out quickly on the top. Proceed like this with all. Just before serving put a piece of red jelly in the center. Graceful Tea-Jacket. Sweet simplicity and graceful lightness are combined in this little coaster, stotted pet, edged with lace and fastened with bows of ribbon. A. Tied Girdle It is quite possible to have a different girdle for every gown and to have them look neatly and nice with no trouble at all by adopting the following plan: Take two yards and a half of ribbon, more or less, according to the waist measure. After skirt and waist are properly adjusted place the center of the ribbon at the center of the waist front. Run the ribbon around the waist, cross at the back and bring the ends in front again. Cross them in the middle and pin securely with a safety pin, through bodice and corset and tie the remaining ends in a smart little bow exactly over the pin, which is put in "blindly," that is, just under the edge of the ribbon; this edge is turned over and covers the fastening. The same applies to the riot in front. When properly put on and fastened this girdle bears all the earmarks of the latest thing in French belts, even to the jaundy肩 in front and no one would guess that it owed its style to one large safety pin and a piece of ribbon. Ornaments That Are New. Brooches and pins offer a plethora of choice. Three little chicks, with diamond eyes and bills of pale yellow enamel, standing on a bar of gold, make a novel design. Very attractive brooches have the maidenhair fern, the lily-of-the-valley and the snowdrop treated with great delicacy and skill. Fine enamels are employed for the leaves and drop pearls for the flowers. Endless are the devices for pendants and necklaces. The dainty chains passing through a jeweled slide of dewdroplike scroll work, with pendant pearls set tasselwise a finish gives a charming effect. The rope of pearls used as a necklace, with slide, and terminating in veritable tassels of pearls is also uncommon. Pendants in testoon effect and the matrix in gold and enamels are among the choice designs. Waist Belts Walists for the most part are apparently composed of belt and bodice drapery and on the smartest frocks—those that have a boned lining—the belt is not detached, but is part of the bodice drapery cunningly arranged. This arrangement must be well done to be a success, and when accomplished it saves the fair owner of the gown much trouble and annoyance and "missing connections" are not likely to happen. Belts have changed somewhat in their outline. They are now extremely high at the back and all the front depth is below the waist line, which is so cleverly managed that there is no droop or dip. How to Wash Table Linens. A firm of linen manufacturers gives some useful hints for washing table and other linens. They advise the best of washing soaps, to begin with. Soaps full of alkali discolor linen. It is better to wring linen by hand, or at least have the rollers of the wringer fairly loose. Be sure that the rinsing process is thorough. A great improvement in doing up linen is this stock: Dissolve one ounce of gum arable in half a pint of warm water. Add one tablespoonful of the solution Dressy Cloth Costumes M. to a quart of water and wring out the lirens in the mixture. A point in the care of towels: Admonish the masculine members of the family never to wipe a razor on a towel. The damage done often does not show at the time, but is apparent after the towel is washed. Reappearance of Black Satin Reappearance of Black satin. Black satin is one of the vogues of the season—satin of the softest quality, that drapes as easily almost as washing silk. For many seasons past the black satin dress has been out of fashion, and we have seen little of this excellent material for the composition of complete gowns, so that, for this purpose at least, it reappears almost as a novelty. One of the smartest of black satin gowns is made with a hooped and gauged skirt, and the prettiest of pelerines, opening back and front over a blouse of gurpee lace. Black satin blouse costumes and others with fashionable draped and cross over bodices, with vests of lace, are other pretty styles that are creeping into favor. Coffee Glace Icing. Sift half a pound of confectioner's sugar into a pan over a gentle heat, add slowly enough warm water and coffee essence to make it thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon. Stir it over a slow fire, but on no account let it boil. If you add too much water or essence stir in more sugar till it is the right consistency. Pour quickly over the cakes; it should flow smoothly like a thick sauce. After a few minutes it sets and gets hard. Blue Straw Hats. The millinery world is gay with colored straw. A new shade of blue is evident—a blue that savors of the ultramarine in an artist's color box—and this is met with in soft, thick straw trimmed with foliage wreaths, a favorite hat shape being the new French sailor or American sailor. Very rich in coloring is the blue straw hat of a rather deeper shade than ultramarine, with a scarf of blue glaze silk and a bunch of roses shading from old pink to purple, through gradations of crimson and magenta, placed on the crown near the left edge, more roses appearing at the back, where, according to the mandate of fashion, the brim must be very much upturned. Chip hats in Sevres blue, with bands of white chip let into the brims, are other pretty fashions of the moment. Boudoir Confidences The green bats are legion. Cogue de roche is heralded again. Some bib effects suggest ecclesiastic robes. Dolly Varden sleeves show snug, eight-inch cuffs. Opalescent effects are as good in guzes as in pallettes. a realistic dead rose appears in mest headgear clusters. The last little piece of neck fur Dressy Cloth The gown at the left is of soft cloth trimmed with applications and bands of the same cloth. These trim the bottom of the skirt, also the jacket. The latter, with basque at the back and sides, is cut off in front in bolero fashion and finished around the neck with a shawl collar of light embroidered silk. The other gown is of soft cloth or cashmere. The corsage is covered with two bretelles on each side meeting at the waist. These are bordered with cord or soutache and lace rif- lingers, but more for looks than warmth. A little more than twelve dollars buys a dainty robe gown of flowered net. Those new silk blouses cut like a man's negligee shirt are having a tremendous go. Proper Cooking of Onions. Perhaps no vegetable is more abused by the careless or ignorant cook than the homely but particularly wholesome onion. The oil and rapa flavor which are objectionable to many palates and stomachs may be dissipated by soaking an hour or so in warm water, after which rinse in cold water, wipe dry and put on to cook in boiling salted water. Salt tends to preserve the peculiar flavor which is the onion's life, and no amount of after salting can restore it. Latest Fashion in Taffetas. A An afternoon gown in light-colored taffetas, with deep-shaped belt finished with embroidered buttons. The same handsome buttons fasten down the tabs on front and sleeves. Vest and lower sleeves in lace. Skirt trimmed with tucks overlaid with tabs fixed by buttons to match. Another Novelty. The smart little capes made by the Parisian modistes to match coat and skirt costumes or princess robes of cloth are not often worn here all though the Parisians favor them They give just the needed bit of warmth at times, without spoiling the color scheme of the costume or the outlines of the figure. An Expert's Tea Rule. Use only freshly boiled water for making tea should never be boiled twice. When water is boiling hard (so that steam comes out of the nozzle of the kettle furiously), scald out the teapot, put in one generous teaspoonful of tea for each person and one for the pot. Stand the teapot in a warm place and allow the tea to draw five and a half minutes, then stir and allow it to settle, say, one-hal minute. h Costumes files and ornamented with large fancy buttons. Between them are plaited insertions, or bands, of dotted tulle. The full shirred or gathered chemisette is of tulle trimmed with little lace puffs, and the girdle is of kid. The sleeves are puffed and draped and finished at the elbows with bands of the material and frills of lace, the former trimmed, with soutache, or cord, and buttons. The skirt is plaited over the hips and trimmed in front with two bands of the material bordered with the cord of soutache. NO MORE HEADACHE GENERAL WEAKNESS AND FEVER DISAPPEAR TOO. How a Woman Was Freed from Troubles That Had Made Life Wretched for Many Years. The immediate causes of headaches vary, but most of them come from poor or poisoned blood. In anemia the blood is scanty or thin; the nerves are imperfectly nourished and pain is the way in which they express their weakness. In colds the blood absorbs poison from the mucous surfaces, and the poison irritates the nerves and produces pain. In rheumatism, malaria and the grip, the poison in the blood produces like discomfort. In indigestion the gases from the impure matter kept in the system affect the blood in the same way. The ordinary headache-cures at best give only temporary relief. They poison the pain but do not drive the poison out of the blood. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills on the contrary thoroughly renew the blood and the pain disappears permanently. Women in particular have found these pills an unfailing relief in headaches caused by anemia. Miss Stella Blocker recently said: "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills did me a great deal of good. I had headache nearly all the time. After I had taken three boxes of these pills I became entirely well." "How long had you suffered?" she was asked. "For several years. I can't tell the exact date when my illness began for it came on by slow degrees. I had been going down hill for many years." "Did you have any other aliments?" "I was very weak and sometimes I had fever. My liver and kidneys were affected as well as my head." "How did you come to take the remedy that cured you?" "I saw in a southern newspaper a statement of some person who was cured of a like trouble by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. My physician hadn't done me any good, so I bought a box of these pills. After I had taken one box I felt so much better that I kept on until I became entirely well." Miss Blocker's home is at Leander, Louisiana. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists. Besides headache they cure neuralgia, sciatica, nervous prostration, partial paralysis and rheumatism. If a druggist has no conscience he usually has something that he considers equally good. CAPT. GRAHAM'S CURE. Sores on Face and Back—Tried Many Doctors Without Success— Gives Thanks to Captain W. S. Graham, 1321 Eoff St., Wheeling, W. Va., writing under date of June 14, '04, says: "I am so grateful I want to thank God that a friend recommended Cuticura Soap and Ointment to me. I suffered for a long time with sores on my face and back. Some doctors said I had blood poison, and others that I had barbers' ifch. None of them did我 any good, but they all took my money. My friends tell me my skin now looks as clear as a baby's, and I tell them all that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment did it." Many a girl's popularity with the sterner sex is due to a rumor that she has money. Cannot Reduce a Rate. It is stated in Washington, that under the Townsend rate bill, if a rate is fixed by the Commission it cannot be lowered by a railroad. Should an emergency arise calling for a decreased rate, the railroads or shippers would have to appeal again to the Commission, there being no latitude allowed, whatever the circumstances. Hitherto a maximum rate has been the rule, but no such concession is made under the proposed legislation. THE BOY'S OPINION. A small five-year-old, after tasting a cup of milk at the supper table one evening, set it down, and said: "Mamma. I'll bet a nickel to a doughnut that our milkman has got a sour cow."—Saturday Evening Herald. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hail's Catarrh Cure. F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We the undersigned, have known F.J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him to be a valuable in air, and have trained him and financially able to carry ourinary obligations made by his firm. WALDING KUNNAN & MARYN. Hail's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonial sent free. Price 15 cents per bottle. Send to Hail's Family Plans for constipation. The smooth tongue has caused many a man to slip. With the coming of May, Hudson River navigation opens, and both the day line and the night boats—palaces of elegance and models of comfort—will be once again in active service. Travel the earth over one will find no more beautiful water trip than this journey up or down the historic river that flows majestically through a valley of peace, still bearing the footsteps and scars of battle; still echoing with the sounds of war.—From "Vest Pocket Confidences," in Four-Track News for May. Not Much Risk. Examining Physician (for insurance company)—"I'm afraid we can't take you, sir. You are too great a risk." Applicant (resignedly)—"Well, perhaps I am. The fact is, that when I get sick I never send for a doctor. I just lay around until I get well." Examining Physician—"Eh? Um—we'll take you." After a man gets to be about so old insurance agents cease to take such keen interest in the welfare of his descendencies. Mrs. Faro, wife of C. B. Pare, a prominent resident of Glasgow, Ky, says: "I was suffering from a complication of kidney troubles. Besides a bad back, I had a great deal of trouble with the secretions, which were exceedingly variable, sometimes excessive and at other times scanty. The color was high, and passages were accompanied with a scalding sensation. Doan's Kidney Pills soon regulated the kidney secretions, making their color normal and banished the inflammation which caused the scalding sensation. I can rest well, my back is strong and sound and I feel much better in every way." For sale by all dealers, price 50 cents per box. FOSTER-MILBURN CO., Buffalo, N. Y. Only a soft man finds any pleasure in spreading himself. Talking machines—Victor and Edison are the best; cash or payments, $1 weekly. Write to-day. JENKINS' MUSIC CO., KANSAS CITY, MO. 30,000 records in stock, Mention this paper. After a young man has called on a girl a dozen times she begins to imagine she can detect a faint odor of orange blossoms in the atmosphere when he is around. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Life is a constant drill for soldiers and bank burglar. 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 ¾-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 ozs." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. DECIDING TO PUT OFF DECISION. Each decision to put off decision of itself gives a triumph to the will in its perverse rebellion; and that inevitably strengthens the grip of vicious indulgence. One's conscience will never be so tender again, after he sears it with so hot an iron. There was a brief little answer once made by Alexander the Great, when they asked him how he had conquered the world; he said, "By not delaying." One hour there is for that man who is just a little anxious for his soul, in which the way is open; there is no promise of any other. And when these unusual solicitudes, these wistful regrets, these desires, so new, although perhaps so vague, arrive then "the Master is come, and calleth for thee." If you put him away, then wilfulness wins a victory and all the good in you is demoralized. Sin at once rushes in violently and this time becomes heavily intrenched b hind new barricades and grows more defiant.—Baptist Commonwealth. Oakley, Mich., May 8th.—(Special) "I could not sleep or rest in any place," says Florence Capen of this place in a recent interview, "I had a pain in my back and hips. If I sat down I could not get up out of my chair. I was in pain all the time. I got poor for I did not eat enough to keep a small child. I could not rest nights. "Then I sent for a box of Dodd's Kidney Pills and went to taking them and what do you think that very night I went to bed and I slept till morning. I got up and thanked God for the night's rest and Dodd's Kidney Pills. I know that Dodd's Kidney Pills are all that is claimed for them." This is only one of the numerous experiences that show the way to build up run down people is to cure the kidneys. Thousands of people in every state bear witness to the fact that Dodd's Kidney Pills never fail to cure the kidneys. Nearly every man you meet knows a sure remedy for a cold, but he never tries it on himself. Paper Hanger—We'll have to paper right over the old paper. We can't get this paper off without taking the plaster along with it. Owner (modern cottage)—Because the paper sticks to the plaster? Paper Hanger—No, because the plaster sticks to the paper. When people who are not acquainted end begin to gossip, they act like a boy on thin ice. OUT OF THE ORDINARY Twin Bores. The woman who plumes and purrs For hours without any end Of her baby, herself and the things that are hers. Is a horrible bore to her friend. The man who chatters to me Of his interests o'er and o'er. When I am as busy as I can be— I wish he were drowned in a bottomless sea. Some Whistling Wonders Men from time immemorial have been whistlers; and so expert in the science are the Canary Islanders that they hold whistling conversations with each other. Travelers who have remained with them for some time have learnt their whistling language; and one Lieut. Quedenfeldt, who resided there for some years, stated that the natives could, by their whistling, hold a long and complicated conversation with a neighbor a mile off. Australia can boast of whistling spiders, whistling moths and whistling snakes. The New Guinea whistling snake is a very fierce and dangerous customer to tackle, and many deaths were recently reported from its at attacks. It rushes at an intruder with a whistling sound, and its bite causes an agonizing death within a very short period. Plants, caves and wells have been recorded amongst the whistlers of the earth. A species of acacia, which grows in Nubia and the Soudan, is called by the natives the "whistling tree." Its whistling arises from the wind playing upon a hole in a bladder-like formation, the work of some insects. The United States has both whistling caves and wells; and from one of the latter—in Logan county, Kansas—the rushing wind has been utilized to give a louder note, as a warning of an approaching storm, through a brass whistle placed over it for the purpose; and the longer it blows the more intense will be the coming storm.—Montreal Herald. An Ancient Burial Urn. An urn has lately been found at the farm of Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen, Banffshire, Scotland. One day, while plowing, a farm servant discovered a fine specimen of an urn. His plow came in contact with a slab, almost circular, and measuring in circumference about seven feet. On lifting this he found an oblong cavity, lined with four slabs, measuring in depth two feet, length two feet, and width about fifteen inches, and containing a small urn, slightly ornamented. In the urn, which was about six inches in height, were found bones, part of a skull being quite discernible, along with a piece of long hair in excellent preservation. Among the shingle where the urn lay were several pieces of what was apparently charred wood. Python 27 Feet Long. Leo V. Fecaster, a wheelwright at Camp Stotsenberg, accompanied by two natives, while out hunting between the post and Bambang river, approached with ten yards of a monster python twenty-seven feet long. Fecaster emptied the contents of his carbine into it and killed it. After cutting it open there was found inside a deer about two years old with horns about four inches long, and only dead a few hours. The natives later carried the deer home for food. Fecaster skinned the snake, and with the assistance of the natives brought the skin into the post. It is now in the hands of B troop's farrier, who is tanning it.—Manila American. Beautiful Transvaal Rainbow. A correspondent in the Transvaal describes a lunar rainbow which he observed one night recently after ten o'clock. The conditions were these: After a heavy thunderstorm, traveling from west to east, a bright quarter moon shone brilliantly almost overhead. To the east the clouds were still heavy and dark, and in that direction there appeared a perfect rainbow. The arc of the bow was low. It appeared as a gray band, with a certain suggestion of color, against the dark leaden sky. Two Monster Rattlers. As a trophy of their prowess, Messrs. Wilfred and Harry Masters brought home from a hunting trip Wednesday two monster rattlesnakes, one measuring 6 feet 6 inches, and the other 6 feet 4 inches. The larger snake had twelve rattles and a button, and the other ten rattles and a button. The reptiles were killed near Hulett swamp.—St. Augustine Record. Biblical Vital Statistics Rev. Louis Schmidt, an evangelist conducting meetings at Utica, N. Y., declared in a sermon that Adam was 14 feet tall and weighed 1,400 pounds, while Eve was 12 feet tall and weighed 1,200 pounds. He also declared that every man and woman will be of similar size and height in the earth made new after the resurrection. Schmidt says he finds ground for his assertion in the Bible. Getting Cocoanuts to Market. Cocoanuts, being lighter than water, are transported along waterways in the same manner that timber is floated. Thousands of them are thrown together and the whole mass surrounded by long strands of bark fiber. One native can tow a number of such rafts and the fiber is tough enough to stand considerable rough treatment. A A Tale of Suffering. A Modern Cottage. RELIGIOUS Longing. am the mylard soul of mind That through the soul come thronging Which one was e'er so dear, so kind, So kindly to me The thing we look for, that we are For one transcendant moment. Before the present poor and bare Can make its sneering comment. Still, through our paltry stir and strife, Glows down the wished ideal. And Longing molds in clay what life Can do. To let the new Life in, we know, Desire must ope the portal; Perhaps the longing to be so Helps make the soul immortal. Longing is God's fresh heavenward will With our poor earthward striving; We quench it, that we may be still Content with merely living; But our heart's ful But, would we learn that heart's full scope Which we are hourly wronging. Our lives must climb from hope to hope And realize our longing. Ah! let us hope that to our praise Good God not only reckons The moments when we tread his ways. Knows That some slight good is also wrought Beyond self-satisfaction. When we are simply good in thought, Howe'er we feel better. -James Russell Lowell What We Hold in Trust. Many first shall be last and the last first—Matt., six, 30. A very rich young man, touched with a desire to do good, with a momentary enthusiasm for a higher and better life, came to Jesus and said to Him: "Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?" Our Lord put him to the test instantly: "If thou would be perfect go sell that thou hast and give to the poor and come follow me." What Jesus meant is clear. Observance of the negations of the old commandments—the "Thou shalt nots"—is not enough. A man must, in very truth, love those about him if he would enter the kingdom of heaven. That kingdom is composed of men and women like ourselves, of those with whom we come in contact daily, but bound together by the bond of love and service. When Peter heard his comrades murmuring in dismay, "Then who can be saved?" he came to the front, as he was so often wont to do, to put the matter right and retrieve the situation. "We have forsaken all," he said, "and followed Thee. What shall we have, therefore?" Jesus answers Peter in such a way as to reprove his heart, warns him not to misunderstand His meaning and adds the proverb, "Many first shall be last and the last first," and then expounds the proverb by the story of the household er who hired men to work in his vineyard. Peter held the common Jewish notion that the kingdom of God was for Israelites only. Israel was God's chosen people. He had called them into His vineyard and made a covenant with them to labor there, and if they labored there, if they kept His laws, their wages should be a glorious kingdom. They had been called at the outset and had borne the burden and heat of the day. To admit at the last hour Gentiles also to an equal share of the wages for which they had labored would be an injustice to them. What is true of the nations is true of individuals. God judges not altogether as man judges. He does not say to man: "Do just so and so and I will give you such and such wages." God asks after many things of which men cannot judge—the circumstances of a man's life, the temptations of his nature, the thoughts of his heart. And the world is full enough. God wot, of those who have not the tenth nor the hundredth part of our blessings, men and women born and bred in crime and shame, infected with disease, cursed with ignorance, blasted by the inheritance from evil parents of doubly fierce passions of wickedness, contaminated from infancy by corrupt and foul associations. Our faith, our knowledge, our comforts, our health, our strength, our wealth, our elevating and enlarging environments are a trust which God has given us that we may care for those that are without them. Even as Christ forgot Himself for our sakes, so He commands us to forget ourselves for their sakes. All that we have came from God, all that we are He has given us, and as He has given us many blessings so He will ask of us much labor of love. Let us not think that at the last great day we may plead that our lives have been better than those of these poor creatures, born in sin and misery, and that hence our lot hereafter should be better than theirs. Rather God will say: "I gave thee all these good things, therefore thou canst not plead them as thy merits. What has thou done for these, my ignorant, suffering children whom I intrusted to thy care?"—John P. Peters, D. D. The Influence of the Will. Think only for a few moments how much depends upon the will. Look at it, for instance, in the sphere of bodily action, and see what a difference it makes. It will is that makes many an active spirit refuse to succumb to illness, and enables it to shake off the very approach of death. It was will which enabled the lonely runner to accomplish in forty-eight hours the one hundred and fifty miles between Spaia and Athens in the hour of need. It is will that has made even boys and women hold out for faith and for virtue on the rack and in the flame. It is will that has cleared forests and tunneled mountains and traversed seas. It is will that many a time has made the soldier fight with a strength and majesty that scattered his foes like chaff before the wind. It is force, it is speed, it is inventiveness, it is persistence; it maketh the feet like hart's feet, and the arms to break even a bow of steel. Be assured that no one can yawn himself into success, or progress, or moral force. If we want our life to be anything better than grass upon the housetops, wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that gathereth the sheaves his bösom; if we want to be. I will not say mere athletes—which is quite possible for us to be by having bodies without either minds or souls—but to be wise and good, and to have the temper of heroic hearts, to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield, then we must put some fire, some force, some vividness, some pertinacity even into our efforts. The nature which is all wood and straw is of no use; if we are to do well, we must have some iron in us. But, after all, it is in the moral realm, which lies so close to the intellectual, that the greatest and most blessed trials of the will are won. It is on our will that the conduct of life depends. It is our will alone—by the help which God always gives—which can put a barrier in the path of our impulses; which can force a choice upon our actions; which can call in the aid of right habits, and thus save us from life's worst perils and secure us from its most terrible temptations. We can train, we can strengthen, we can evoke the will. The ship is not so absolutely under the guidance of a very small helm, as our whole life may be under the control of a firm will guided by an enlightened conscience. Just as the muscles are strengthened by exercise and become weak by inertness—just as the intellect is polished by attention and rusts by laziness—so the will is educated by being brought into force. By doing we learn to do; by resisting we learn to resist; by obeying the reason and the conscience we learn to obey, until we are saved from becoming either the victims of vain delusions or the slaves of passionate impulses; we build resolves on reason; our lives become a series of right acts built on true principles; we secure a calm and tranquil empire over ourselves; our souls become a holy temple, and duty and power and will and moral thoughtfulness are its pillars of jasper and adamant.—Dean Farrar. The Christian Household. If there be a paradise on earth it is the Christian home. There heart is bound to heart by those imperishable bonds which are wrought not of human affection alone, but of human affection inspired and blest, through perpetual union with that love which is eternal—the love of God, the grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit. This is Heaven below. And this is experienced wherever devout and prayerful Christian faith pervades the household. The sacred ties which bind our hearts in Christian fellowship link Heaven with earth, eternity with time. And for those who have lost some treasure from the home circle, whose memory to-day rests fondly upon the precious relicles of a companion whom we vain would have kept beside us all the way, the lonelier pilgr road is gladdened by the comforting assurance. "Them that are asleep will Christ bring with Him;" and our hearts are soothed and quieted, and our grief is turned into holy peace, while our tears fall on the empty place. O. how rich are the consolations of Divine mercy! How blew are the homes in which the vacant chair today is garlanded with a sober but confident hope, and where the irrepressible yearnings of but one touch of a vanished hand. And the sound of a voice that is still, are answered by the Savior's comforting words, "Let not your heart be troubled, in My Father's house are many mansions." "There is no death; what seems so is transition." The life to come is linked with this life here. Thanksgivings mingle with our deepest griefs, and most tender reminiscences, while we able with God. Hopes spring anew from out the chastening memories which each domestic feast awakens. And with a new and deeper meaning, born of our sorest bereavements, we may repeat the devout words of a reverent soul who sang long years ago, "All that is in Heaven and earth is Thine, O Lord; therefore, O God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy holy name."—Rev. George Shipman Payson. Secret of Courage. In the faith that, although life is a mystery, it is not a muddle, for God is in his world, bringing order out of apparent chaos; in the reverence which trusts and obeys God, mingled with the affection which clings to him and rejoices in him; in the will set to do God's will and have a little share in God's work of healing, helping, conquering love, is found the secret of a courage which no dangers can daunt, a patience which no delays can exhaust, and a confidence which no ass appointments can destroy. BLOT ON STATE'S GOOD NAME Unsanitary Condition in Prisons and Slum Districts a Crime. Since the attention of the Chicago authorities was so forcibly called to the conditions present in the penitentiary other states have been investigating. The rapid growth of tuberculosis among prisoners in the Joliet, Ill., penitentiary, attended by a marked increase in the prison death rate, has aroused the officials to action. An investigation and reform is to be instituted by the State Board of Health. The members of this board do not deny that under the present conditions all efforts to combat the disease are hopeless. Better general sanitary conditions must be established or it will be impossible to prevent the spread of tuberculosis to all the present prisoners and to all who may be so unfortunate as to be sentenced later. This is another instance of the state forcing its citizens to live under conditions which mean almost sure death. It is surprising in this day of enlightenment that the state should allow its citizens to live, voluntarily, in unsanitary homes. Yet it does. The residents of the slum and tenement districts are dying from faulty sanitation and bad hygiene. But more—the state forces some others to spend from one to ten years in a dark cell from which they so often come, stricken by the great "white plague"—wrecks of their former selves and a continual expense to the community. With the message of "prevention and cure" of consumption in every paper let the state not forget its prisoners who must silently suffer what ever fate is decreed for them. A Slaughterhouse Victim. The papers recently reported the death at Cripple Creek, Colo., of a woman who, three years ago, while visiting the slaughterhouse of the Armour Packing company in Chicago, was completely paralyzed on one side as a result of the shock produced by the sight of the terrible tragedies which are constantly being enacted in that great killing establishment. This victim of slaughterhouse horrors is only one of many thousands who meet their death through the slaughterhouses every year. It may not be said, indeed, that the death can be traced so directly and immediately to the slaughterhouse as in this case, but the multitudes of men and women who die of gouty disorders, rheumatism and other maladies resulting from uric acid poisoning might enjoy many years of life were it not for the deadly dose of uric acid and other poisons derived from the products of the slaughterhouse—meat eaters' disorders, among which must be included trichina and tapeworm, tuberculosis and possibly cancer as well as those which have been traced directly to uric acid. "Fashion" Notes Don't wear thin-soled shoes at any season of the year. One may take cold from chilling of the feet as the result of wearing thin-soled shoes in walking over a cold pavement, even when the pavement is perfectly dry. Don't adjust the clothing to suit the season of the year only, but adapt it to the weather conditions of each particular day. Don't wear high-heeled shoes, nor pointed shoes, nor narrow-soled shoes, nor tight shoes, nor low shoes. Don't wear slippers, except in the house. Shoes must have broad, reasonably thick soils, plenty of room for the toes, low heels. Rubber heels are a great comfort. Don't support the clothing by bands tight about the waist. Don't constrict the limbs by means of elastic bands to support the stockings. Support all clothing from the shoulders, not by bands, but by a properly constructed waist free from bones, on the "union" plan. A Centennial Celebration The people of Fayette, Ohio, recently showed their appreciation of the favor conferred on them in having in their community a fine old lady who has rounded cut the full measure of her hundred years. The centennial of Mrs. Amelia DuBois was celebrated by hundreds of people who met to do her honor. The public schools were closed, that the children might join in the celebration. In charge of their teachers, they marched to the home of Mr. and Mrs. DuBois and escorted them to the opera house, where an interesting program, in which many prominent people of the neighborhood took part, was carried out. One pleasing feature was the presentation by the children of a quantity of flowers the money for which had been collected among themselves. The interest shown in the occasion by the people of Fayette and surrounding towns is evidence of the high esteem in which this remarkable old lady is held. Every faculty of her mind is alert and responsive, and her brown eyes still retain their attractive sparkle. She is an accomplished needlewoman, and still spends much time in preparing dainty gifts for her friends. Mr. DuBois, to whom Mrs. DuBois was married sixty-one years ago, is no less remarkable than his wife. The unusually healthy and active old age of this fine couple is a testimony to the value of their simple, natural, peaceful life of activity. Commenting upon this, the Fayette Review says: "One's relation to the ALL, are so simple that it is not necessary for anyone to transgress. Instinct, that mysterious principle that protects and preserves all creatures, would protect us if we did not bury it under an avalanche of artificialities. Our falling away from nature is what kills. Our getting back to it will revive, and this principle of 'sticking to' nature is what one sees so distinctly in these grand old people." Changed Its Mind. As mamma was preparing her boy for breakfast she said: "How many cakes can Eugene eat for his break fast this morning?" "I can eat four. Mamma." Seated at the table, his appetite seemed to have materially diminished, for he ate only one of the cakes. "Mamma thought you were going to eat four cakes this morning. What is the matter?" "Well," said the five-year-old, "my stomach changed its mind." It occurs to us that the wise man's stomach often "changes its mind," as in this case, but too often that much abused organ is so pressed upon as to be convinced against its will, though of the same opinion still, and, yielding to the demands of an abnormal appetite, finds itself wishing the real man had been master over the lust of the flesh. To Prolong Life The British Medical Journal recently devoted eight pages to a discussion on the best means for the prolongation of life. The greater part of this space was occupied by a lecture recently delivered by Sir Herman Weber, D. D., F. R. C. P., before the Royal College of Physicians of London, and the main points of his advice were as follows: Moderation in eating, drinking and physical indulgence. Pure air out of the house and within. The keeping of every organ of the body as far as possible in constant working order. Regular exercise every day in all weathers; supplemented in many cases by breathing movements, and by walking and climbing tours. Going to bed early and rising early, restricting the time of sleep to six or seven hours. (We question the wisdom of this teaching. Most people require eight hours' sleep; some, more.) Daily baths or ablutions according to individual conditions, cold or warm, or warm followed by cold. Regular work and mental occupation. Cultivation of placidity, cheerfulness and hopefulness of mind. Employment of the great power of the mind in controlling passions and nervous fear. Strengthening the will in carrying out whatever is useful, and in checking the craving for stimulants, anodines and other injurious agencies. Hothouse Plants The following abstract from the Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic in regard to one of the worst evils of modern child life is very timely: "Refinement in matters of social life proceeds hand in hand with refinement in other lines as civilization advances. From the standpoint of the physician and of the anthropologist, it is a question whether the physical side of mankind is improving or degenerating. The method of bringing up children, especially in the families of the well-to-do, is too often a serious menace to the child's health and development. Too much indoor life, too much supervision, too little freedom of motion and will is undoubtedly the cause of the many weaklings seen in the families of the wealthy. Such children have the characteristics of hot-house plants. The remedy is, of course, to do away with the surplus care and attention bestowed on the child, to let the child do more for itself, have more freedom, more fresh air, more play with other children. Foods and medicines are only temporary helps for child weakness. Nature is its own best doctor, and in the end can take care of "housechildren" if fond parents will only give her the chance. A Wholesome Medicine. "A wholesome medicine is Cheer, And Hone a tonic strength. And keep your friends fear, And shall his days prolog. "A happy heart a cheerful lip. And health bestow. As honey bees their sweetness sip From fragrant flowers that blow. "Let cheerful thoughts prevail among The sons of men always. And sighs shall change to Love's sweet And sights shall change to Love's sweet song, song, song. And night to golden day." Rejected Candidates. It is reported that at a recent examination of candidates for admission to the Naval academy at Annapolis only eleven out of twenty-five were found sufficiently sound physically to be admitted. The whole twenty-five passed the mental examination, but fourteen of them were unable to present the necessary physical requirements. This fact is a fair index of the rate at which the physical decadence of the American people is progressing. Insanity, idiocy and epilepsy are all increasing at a very rapid rate—three hundred per cent within the past fifty years. HUMOUR of the DAY Maternal Curiosity. "Tommy," asked Mrs. Tucker, "I don't see Mrs. Carston's old cat in our back yard any more. What has become of it?" "I don't know where it is now," said Tommy. "Last time I saw that cat it was goin' towards Michigan." "Toward Michigan? On a train?" "None. 'crost the lake.'" "In a boat." "Nome. It kind o' jumped into the water." "Where?" "Off the fishin' pler." "You don't mean to say it was trying to swim in the lake?" "Nome. I guess it couldn't have swum much, anyway, cause there was a rock tied—say, it seems to me you're gettin' awful curious about that old cat, all at once!" A Game of Cards. POLLY Reginald—Say, did yer come to do card party to night? Cholly—Yes. Why? Reginald—Well, sis said if she plays her cards right she kin land yez tonight. Little of Both. He was a poor young clerk, only earning $12 per week, and when the struggling lady told him that the book was $1.25 he didn't feel that he could afford a copy. Still he didn't like to hurt her feelings, so he intimated that he'd take a copy if she could change a $10 bill. There was no trouble about that. The little black satchel she snapped open didn't contain less than $450 in small currency. The $12 clerk is still wondering if he is an easy mark or a philanthropist.—Louisville Courier Journal. She Had No Scruples. He had brought home a package of brick cheese and had rubbed a $10 bill over it just before he entered the house. But when he arose in the morning the money had been abstracted from his vest pocket. "I didn't think you'd take that bill," he said to his wife with a reproachful ful look. "And why not?" "Because it is tainted money."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Looked Like It. The man dropped a slug into the slot. The machine was one of the kind that occasionally returns the coin instead of shooting out a slab of gum—purely for advertising purposes and to gain the customer's good will—and the slug came out again. "Great Scott!" he exclaimed, turning red. "They've got a counterfeit detector in there, have they? What won't they do with these slot machines next!" No Doubt. A Jones—Do you believe that some- where your soul's affinity waits for you? Out Late—I know it; what's more, she'll ask me where I've been—New York Mail Just What Caused the Trouble. O'Rourke-Fy did yez smash O'Brien? O'Reilly—Th' spalpane asked me if f wud loke to have a drink. I said I aud. O'Rourke-Yls? O'Reilly-An' thin he said he wud oo—Loulsville Courler-Journal "IT SAVED MY LIFE" PRAISE FOR A FAMOUS MEDICINE Mrs. Willadsen Tells How She Tried Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Just In Time. Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Manning, Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham: Dear Mrs. Pinkham: "I can truly say that you have saved my life, and I cannot express my gratitude to you in words." Mrs T.C.Willadsen "Before I wrote to you, telling you how I felt, I had doctored for over two years steadily and spent lots of money on medicines besides, but it all failed to help me. My monthly payments were so low, I had to spend time with faintning spells, headache, backache and bearing-down pains, and I was so weak I could hardly keep around. As a last resort I decided to write you and try Lyda E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I am so happy with it. I will use the instructions, which you sent me free of all charge, my monthly periods started; I am regular and in perfect health. Had it not been for you I would be in my grave to day, and I must just that this letter may lead years suffering." "I sincerely trust that this letter may lead every suffering woman in the country to write you for help as I did." When women are troubled with irregular or painful menstruation, weakness, leucorrhea, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearing down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, flatulence, general debility, indigestion and nervous prostration, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lyda E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. No other female medicine in the world has received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. Refuse all substitutes. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lyun, Miss. This is what the Cream Separator has proved to be. Twenty years of experi- The Cream Separator has twenty years of experience upon the part of hundreds of thousands of users in every country of the world bear witness to the fact. No one disputes it. Sewing There never was a better time to make this all-important farm investment than the present. Butter is unprecedentedly high in price. It is most desirable that none be left to waste, and that the quality be such as to command top prices. If you have cream to separate you cannot afford to delay this investment a single day. If you haven't the ready cash the machine will earn its cost while you are paying for it. THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO. Randolph A. Canal Sts. CHICAGO 74 Cortlandt Street NEW YORK Quite a Family. R. Hinton Perry, the sculptor, if responsible for the following story of the "scrublady" who cares for his studio: "How many children have you. Mrs. O'Flairity?" he asked her one morning. "It's given I have, sir," she replied; "four he the third wife of me second husband, and three be the second wife of me furst." Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is adapted to both sexes and all ages. Careful kidding, and liver complaint, and carries the blood. It dullsges. A quiet wedding is often the prelude to a noisy divorce. Ardent lovers don't always make amiable husbands. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, always pain, cures who cough. The bottle Alas, for the ugly duckling that grows up to be a goose! Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure. J. W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1980. The Master is always with those who seek to minister. Sensible Housekeepers will have Defiance Starch, not alone because they get one third more for the same money, but also because of superior quality. Life loves best those of her children who laugh. FITS permanently cured. No fissor or nerve撕裂 after treatment. Tune in of Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restoration. Send for FREE $2.00 Gift证书 and treatise. Dr H. Kline, Ltd., 811 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA. Shortening the face always lengthens the life. Grit is a quality even more desirable than wit. He was a cynic until one day he met a little child Rests with Ourselves. There is a way of relating ourselves to the incidents of life through which we must pass, so that none of them shall work us injury. There is no power in sorrow, pain, or injustice which can hurt us, unless in some way we fail in our own duty in meeting it. It was a saying of Bernard, "Nothing can work me damage but myself. The harm I sustain I carry about with me, and I never am a real sufferer but by my own faults." LEWIS WOODS..... Business Manager. Entered at the Post Office at Kansas City, as Second Class Matter. Correspondents wanted in every city and town in this state. Write us. All news matter intended for pub- llication should reach our office not later than Tuesday, of each week and must be signed by the writer not for publication, but as guarantee of auth- enticity. IFFICEI—No. 117 West Sixth St., Kansas City, Mo. Advertising Rates, for one inch, one insertion . $ 50 For one inch, each subsequent insertion . 30 For two inches, three months . 8.00 For two inches, nine months . 10.00 For two inches, twelve months . 15.00 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. ADVANCEMENT OF OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN RETARDED BY QUESTIONABLE TEACHERS The requisites of true civilization are intelligence and integrity of character. When our Negro students acquire the former and crown it with the latter, they are most charmingly equipped to go forth in quest of fame and fortune. Can the Negro schools of Kansas City ever hope to send forth young men and women of that type while they hold in their employ teachers who are foul and corrupt? Upon various occasions the attention of the school board has been respectfully called to cases where reports of ugly and unseeming conduct on the part of certain Negro teachers have gone out to the public. The school board said, "You must present us facts" and there the matter was allowed to drop. Several years ago one of our Negro teachers was caught in a raided house and hauled to the police station in a patrol wagon. This case was carried before the board. The principal of the school, where the teacher was employed, and is yet, much to the discredit of the profession and the race, was called in. He said he had investigated and thought it was only a black mailings scheme. But, did the school board investigate the case? The school patrons received no satisfactory explanation of the conduct of this teacher and instead of making an example of this case, the matter was hushed up and a community of struggling mothers and fathers wronged. What gallant men and modest women a teacher of this callabre can turn out! Only two weeks ago a certain teacher in one of the colored schools engaged in a fight, with a man with whom it is reported, she had been living. She threw a bottle at him. Her mother was near by and made an effort to escape possible injury in the fracas. In so doing she fell and ruptured a blood vessel which finally ended her life. Such informal performances allowed to go on among those employed in the school room is something dreadful. How long must such damnable influence surround our Negro boys and girls whom it is the desire of every mother and father shall acquire integrity of character. And how long will some of our Negro principals condone this infringement upon common accuracy by their failure to give the proper recommendations in such cases? Will not our school boards remedy this unfortunate condition by giving us clean and respectable teachers and pure and manly principals? It would be far better that our school were closed than to tolerate immoral conduct on the part of our teachers. John Spillane, the police officer who killed Chas. Williams, colored, more because it suited his fancy to do so, has been rearrested and released on $10,000 bail. Spillane was a probationary patrolman. Investigation of the killing of Williams has failed to reveal any just cause for Spillane's action, other than that he placed the usual value upon a Negro's life that police officers have in the past. We hope to see the law take proper action in this case. A man who "knows it all" spends most of his time telling it. To run up a bill is human—to pay it is divine. When a girl must admit that another girl is pretty, she says that she is like a "doll." SENTIMENT HAS ITS VALUE. Point Writer Says Young Couples Sometimes Forget. Life without sentiment is as insipid as a savory without salt. Yet when people marry they usually "settle down" which means they endeavor to look at everything from the common sense point of view, and forswear all the delightful nonsense which they indulged in when they were sweet-hearts. Is it that rent, taxes, butcher, baker and candlestick maker usurp the place given to romance? Or is it that people always grow staider as they grow older? It is possible that the wife cares less for love than the sweetheart used to do? Not in her heart of hearts, I believe. But, once surrounded by it, she grows unconscious of it and imagines it no longer of supreme importance, even making the hideous mistake of fancying it can be done without. Familiarity breeds contempt, and so she lightly prizes love to her own undoing, says the New York Telegram. Stick fast to the high ideals of courting days; don't let yourself be persuaded they are foolish or old fashioned; don't, when love becomes a daily certainty, fancy sentiment can be dispensed with, or you will wake up with a start one of these fine days and find to your cost that the future which promised to be so fair is stretching blank and desolate before you, and that your husband, or your wife, as the case may be, bears no resemblance to the sweetheart of years gone by. FORESTS DUE TO THE FOGS. Peculiar Conditions Found to Exist in the Congo Valley. A peculiar climatic feature exists in the southern part of the Congo valley for 10 degrees south of the equator. The rivers and lakes are found to be bordered with a dense vegetation, which extends out from the water a distance proportioned to the extent of the water surface. Adjacent hills and mountains are often covered with dense vegetation on one side and are bare on the other. Beyond this bordering vegetation there are plains, almost treeless or with small scrub growth and thin grass. The explanation is given as follows: From May to October there is a dry season, with hot days and fairly cool nights (often 50 degrees Fahrenheit.) The evaporation of the daytime is followed by condensation into fog at night. This fog moistens the country adjacent to the water surfaces and causes a luxuriant growth of vegetation. The morning winds blow the fog against the exposed sides of hills and mountain; and up the valleys of tributary streams. Wherever the fog is not carried the country is dry. The natives reflect this characteristic of their hills by shaving off their hair from one side of their heads. Dense forests are found where the fog prevail, while out of range of this moisture there is only a sparse vegetation. The Evening and the Morning. In the beginning, at Creation's dawning When God Almighty in majestic mk t. Had made the world and saw that it was perfect, He sent forth His command, "Let there be light" And through the clouds, till then impen- trable. Piercing the darkness, burst the sun's bright ray— So after chaos came that glorious morning. After the night, the day. Can't thou not read, O burdened soul, a meaning— Can't thou not see in this His promise bright? When thou art weary and art heavy hole, Remember His command, "Let there % be light" Though thou art downcast, then, a.d filled with sorrow. Comfort thyself—thou knowest that, in His way. After the evening still shall come the morning. After the night, the day. W. H. Cline. The Senate Desks. Senator Spooner proposes to make the desks in the senate a basis for hero worship. At present it is said that none of the senate employees knows what desk Daniel Webster occupied. It is proposed to find out and label it. It is known what desks Clay and Calhoun occupied, but few ever notice them particularly. Senator Hale has the desk that James G. Blaine occupied, but seldom refers to it. The desk of Jefferson Davis is occupied by Senator Cockrell. But it will be interesting when all the desks in the senate bear the names of all who ever occupied them, though this will not bring them back. Two Mottoes. John Kendrick Bangs was invited to dine at the New York Yacht club, and of the event the Sun tells this story. The medallion and motto of the Yale club just across the street attracted Mr. Bangs' attention. "That's very nice," he said. "That gives an air to that building that attracts me. Lux et veritas. Why don't you yacht club chaps put a motto on your own door?" "Possibly because we don't happen to have one," answered the host. "Nonsense," said Mr. Bangs. "If the Yale club can use Lux et veritas, why can't you fellows use Ducks et demitasse? It's quite as appropriate." Immigration to Canada. Immigration into Canada is increasing rapidly. In 1896 the number of settlers from all parts was 16,825. Last year the number was 140,600. WESTERN UNIVERSITY NOTES. The student body attended Rev. Ward's church Sunday. They reported excellent services. Mrs. Manley and Mrs. Rone, personal friends of President Vernon, and also friends of the institution, were pleasant callers Wednesday. Both ladies were very much pleased at the progress which the institution has made during the last few years. President Vernon made a trip to Liberty, Mo., Sunday to fill an engagement for Bishop Grant who has been at home sick for the past two weeks. Miss Katie Guy and Miss Jessie Jennings, students of the university, spent Sunday at their homes—Sedalia, Missouri. Two members of the building committee were unable to be present, namely: Bishop A. Grant, who is ill, and Rev. J. R. Ransom, who was called away on urgent business. The plans and specifications produced by Mr. Stanton, favorably impressed the committee. Rev. Griffith, accompanied by Mr. William Boone of Kansas City, Kan., visited the school. Rev. Griffith is well known in this section and is always a welcome visitor. The young ladies of Western University were presented with a croquet set and a tennis set; the young men were also furnished with a croquet set and two pairs of boxing gloves. This is just a starting for the athletic department. The Kansas City High School is determined to play Western University and Western University is determined to be victorious; and hence the results are as usual 14 to 5 in favor of Western University. The team is quite willing to give them a few pointers in ball playing. At almost any time the thundering voices of different students can be heard over the campus rehearsing and preparing their productions for the commencement and also the oratorical contest which will be held in June. Come unto me, ye weary, And I will give you rest— Ye that are heavey laden, Ye that are oppressed. Take my yoke upon you, Tis lighter than your own. You cannot bear the burden Unhelped, and all alone. Thy strength is only human, My strength is power divine, Take my yoke upon you, And learn what I design. For I am meek and lowly, My burden it is light, My yoke is never heavy To those who walk aright. FLORENCE S. CRAIG. THE GREAT SEMI- UNDERN IS IN PROGRE Emery, Bin AT SEMI-ANNUAL SAL DERMUSLIN PROGRESS THIS WEE mary, Bird, Thayer v. THE GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL SALE OF UNDERMUSLINS IS IN PROGRESS THIS WEEK Emery, Bird, Thayer v. "FOLLOW THE FLAG" WABASH Summer Excelsior "The Beautiful Beginning Sunday, M. as follows: Leave Union Depot 8 and 7:00 P. M. $1.00 $1.00. Tickets Wabash Off Union Depot. THEODOR DRU Two Stores: 908 E. TWELFTH PHONES { Home 4211 Mala Bell 1211 Grand Summer Schedule TO Incelsior Spring Beautiful Health Re ing Sunday, May 7th and daily there s: Union Depot 8:30 and 10:20 A. M. P. M. $1.00 Round Trip, 30 days s Wabash Office, 903 Main Street Depot. DRUGGIST. E. TWELFTH STREET, 805 INDEX home 4211 Mala ll 1211 Grand PHONES Two Stores: 908 E. TWELFTH STREET, 805 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE. PHONES { Home 4211 Main Bell 1211 Grand PHONES { Home 5646 Main Bell 2170 Main KANSAS CITY, MO. Dealer in Drugs, Toilet article Give us an Order by Phone and Toilet articles, School Supplies by Phone and See if We are not the Dealer in Drugs, Toilet articles, School Supplies, Stationery, Etc. Give us an Order by Phone and See if We are not there with the Goods. "COME UNTO ME." A O. RHODES, PRESIDENT J. J. HAVERT, VICE PRESIDENT J. A. HUPPE, SECRETARY Phodes Fluerty & Huppe FURNITURE CO. J. A. HUPPE MGR. 611 MAIN STREET Kansas City, Mo. 190 Furniture Bargains Our entire building has been leased and everything will be sold regardless of cost. If you want to save money on furniture here is your opportunity. A dollar saved is a dollar earned We guarantee all we sell. If you are in need of anything in our line, call in and see us. Get our prices and inspect our goods. Full Size Cotton Top Mattresses, This week $1.43 and up. $10,00 Oak and Maple Beds, while they last $1.50 Each High back dining chairs at 49c each. Two-burner Gasoline stoves, regular $4.50 variety, $1.58 A notably amusing answer was given by a student in the natural philosophy class at Edinburgh university. Prof. Tait had given as one of the questions in an examination paper "Define transparent, translucent and opaque," which was dealt with by the student thus: "I cannot precisely define these terms, but I can indicate their meaning in this way—the windows in this classroom were once transparent, they are now translucent and if not cleaned very soon will be opaque." The answer gained full marks from the amused professor. ANNUAL SALE OF MUSLINS ISS THIS WEEK D. Thayer v. Schedule for Springs Health Resort" July 7th and daily thereafter 30 and 10:20 A. M.; 5:10 ground Trip, 30 days limit, ce, 903 Main Street and RE SMITH., STREET, 805 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE PHONES Home 5646 Main Bell 2170 Main B CITY, MO. Us, School Supplies, Stationery, Etc. See if We are not there with the Goods. Dorothy Dodd Oxfords $2.50 and $3.00 Patent Tan Shoes This Season's "Fad" This Coupon is good for $1.00 in trade at the New-York Dental Co. 1029 Main St. If you have only a dollar's worth of work done, this coupon will pay for it. Clip this out and take advantage of it. ON CREDIT LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S CLOAKS AND SUITS-- Men's, Boys' and Children's Suits and Overcoats direct from our factory to the wearer at factory prices cash or easy monthly payments. We trust honest people located in all parts of the world. Write for free catalogue. GENTURY MFG. GO. Dept. 4036 East St. Louis, Ill. Dorothy Gold Patent Tan Shoes Th Our great showing in these popular shoes bring the multitude to us this season. Buy early as nostock can supply the great demand. OVIATT SH 1105 M COUR NEW YORK D This Coupon is good for $1.00 in Co. 1029 Main St. If you have o done, this coupon will pay for it. vantage of it. CASH OR CREDIT Catalogue FREE. ON CR LADIES' AND CHILDREN' Men's, Boys' and Chi We have a remarkable assortment of styles in these wonderful Ladies' summer shoes. All the new styles in Tan and Patent Kid shoes, STRONG & GARFIELD CO. SHOE CO., MAIN UPON DENTAL CO. 00 in trade at the New-York Dental ave only a dollar's worth of work it. Clip this out and take ad- ONLY $10.00 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. Write for free catalogue of Buggies, Surreys, Phaetons, Spring and Farm Wagons. CENTURY MANUFACTURING CO. Dept. 4036 EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. NEWS & GOSSIP Eugene Vaugan, Agt. Kansas City, Kas. 938 Split Log. A. W. Walker, Agent, Lexington, Mo. Remember please— It's one little blits we collect here and there That enables us to run from year to year." LOCALS. This meeting will be held under the auspices of the colored Methodist Ministers' Alliance. All matters relating to the Mrs. Roosevelt Souvenir Entertainment see 1014 E. 10th St. Mrs. C. E. Cummings, Chairman. For the past year we have told you to have your news in the office by Wednesday not later or it will be held for next week. For rent—1712 Troost avenue, nicely furnished room; all modern; bath and heat. Call up Mrs. A. Harper, telephone 2963 Walnut. James Thomas of 1406 Woodland Ave. dropped dead at the Soldiers' Home in Leavenworth last Monday. He was a member of Allen Chapel, and well known in this city. Have your children save some of their change and teach them to start a bank account at the Pioneer Trust Company. He or she can start with $1.00. The company is safe and sound. The public should remember that it takes $60 a month for current expenses alone, that there is no source from which more than $1.00 a month is certain, and that food costs something these days. Announcements and local notices, such as renting rooms, buying or selling houses, or any matter exacting charges are regarded as advertising matter and when sent in must be accompanied by the cash. We now have the Hair Goods on hand again. Call at the Son office if you desire any of the following: The Ozons Hair Grower, scalp soap, Ozon face powder, electric skin food. A new supply has just arrived. Come down, prices 25c, 50c and $1.00. We are very sorry to hear of the disgraceful report that came from those who went to Lee Summit Friday night. What will become of our young people, anyway; the girls are worse than the boys. Mothers should have gone or let their girls stay at home. A mass meeting will be held at Allen Chapel at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, May 21, in the interest of the Old Folks and Orphans' Home. A few remarks will be made by the oldest inmates of the home. Old-fashioned hymns will be sung and a collection will be taken up. A "Mrs. Roosevelt Souvenir" entertainment will be given by the St. Pancras Quild of St. Augustine church on May 12, at the residence of Mrs. J. F. Cole, 1416 Lydia avenue. The contest for this "Souvenir" will be decided that evening. The contestants are Miss Victoria Overall and Mr. R. T. Coles. All are cordially invited to attend. For rent about May 10, a nine room house in fine condition, near Spring Valley Park, porcelain bath; five bed rooms upstairs, one bed room down stairs, parlor, dining room and large kitchen, latticed back porch, city and cistern water; cemetered cellar, laundry room, large yard; $30. Also barn for four horses and two buggies. See Mrs. Bowser, 2323 Lydia. ALLEN CHAPEL. Rev. Gladden of Colorado Springs preached a most excellent sermon at 11 o'clock. At 3 p. m., Evangelist Lena Mason preached the annual sermon to the Hod Carriers Union. At 8 p. m., Dr. Bowen of Gammon Theological Seminary preached to a packed house; it was a sermon that the great congregation can never forget. He is, indeed, a great preacher and one who the people of Kansas City delight to honor. The Robed Choir is indeed a help, the choir is on time, music better and they have added many to the congregation. Their anthems and solos were the best ever heard in the Historic church. Bishop Grant is better and hopes to be able to go to St. Louis next week. --- Men's Shoes MEN'S SATIN CALF SHOES Bal Style—Cap or French toe, lace or congress, a comfortable and good wearing shoe regular $2.00 quality for..... $1.50 Bal or Blucher style—Cap or French toe, every pair guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, regular $2.50 $2.00 quality for...... **MEN'S VICI, BOX CALF OR VELOUR CALF SHOES** Blucher or Bal style, genuine Goodyear welt, cap or French toe. A shoe that you'll buy again. Regular $3.00 $2.50 values for...... **MENS' VICI, BOX, VELOUR OR PATENT CALF SHOES** Genuine Goodyear welt, Bal or Blucher style, French or cap toe. Just as good a shoe as any house in Kansas City will offer you for $3.50.. $3.00 **MEN'S VICI, VELOUR OR PATENT LEATHER SHOES** Goodyear welt, Bal or Blucher style. Stylish, dressy, comfortable dress shoe and will give you as good service as any $5.00 shoe sold else where $3.50 Nebraska Clothing Co. Furnished Rooms To Rent. Meals at All Hours. At 1001 E. 18th St G. SMITH. Propr. THE LECTURE OF DR. BOWEN. Dr. J. W. E. Bowen of the Gannon Theological Seminary at Atlanta, Ga. lectured before a large audience of Negroes last Tuesday night in the Burnes M. E. church. His discourse was very interesting and attracted the attention of his audience. Dr. Bowen demonstrated to the Negro that his success (the Negro) rests with him—and not the white man. "Prior to the freedom of the Negroes," said Dr. Bowen, "the white man advised them that they should look to him and cease to worry. Then following the emancipation of the Negroes the whites placed the ballot in their hands that they might become citizens, but he did not so provide for them that they should be respected. The result is that it will take a century or even longer before the Negro will make for himself a place which will demand the respect of the American Nation. Dr. Bowen's treatice upon the Negro question was logical from every point of view. INDEPENDENCE, MO. There is a certain principal in Kansas City that spends a great deal of his time in bringing men to Independence to get the school, at the same time telling them they are sure to be elected. He has been in this business for years, but no one he recommends is elected. He is too well known here by both races and to be seen with him, is a sure sign you will be defeated. Always come to the board with an honest moral man and you will stand a chance of being elected and then it won't cost you two months' salary to pay this man, for telling you lies. Mrs. Georgie Griggs, who has been quite sick, is able to be out again. The concert given by Mrs. Winrow was a success in every particular. Mrs. Jackson, the foreign Missionary from Kentucky, lectured at the Baptist church, May 4. Mrs. Binkley, the district superintendent, visited the Sunday school at the A. M. E. church May 7. THE AUTO AND THE SAVAGE. Prof. Frederick Starr, of the University of Chicago, in his study of the different races of the world, has had many amusing experiences among primitive tribesmen. To an Indian, one day, he attempted to explain the principle of the automobile. The Indian was intelligent, and Professor Starr's explanation was a model of directness and lucidity. "Well," he said at the end. "do you think you understand all about the automobile now?" The Indian, who had listened intently, replied: "Yes, I understand all but one thing." "And what is that?" said Professor Starr, thinking to clear up in a word some trifling point that he had overlooked. "I do not understand," said the Indian. "what makes the automobile go without horses." 901-03 MALTHAEIS BAKERY 243-03 If on the best you would be fed, Then feed daily, on If on the best you would be fed. Then feed daily, on QUAKÉR MATTHAEI PHONES | Home 4117 Main | Bell 2471 Grand S. KANSAS We also make the well known brand of b BREAD. 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AFTER We Never Sleep FOR NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS AND CAFE Near Corner Eighteenth and Tracy 1807 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Mo RE RO RA DE RA BABB a es | sy Gorsen HR iN My Garden “ 8 ty oi awiet_-stace: be Pecocanencencins any ores PO mm Nin Tw Ai i 0s iN? ONE 4 M4 2 MLME ONLY CL PRE q(Coprrleht, 1405. by Dally Story Pub, Ca Colin, Sherwick and myself were Movting again aftor six years Our first acquaintance dated back to Yale days. ‘The three of us took Ont respective degrees the same year ant shortly afterward, when the war tr it—the Spanish-American war we entisted, by common consent, With Roosevelt. At the end of hostil files, Colin went home to Callfornia, Sherwiek struck a government job in Porto Rico, and 1 made an ecstatic dash for my olf quarters In New York. As Inck would have {t, we all came out withent a serateh, Colin war East on some legal bust ness, and Sherwick, having thrown up Lis position in the West Indies, had come to New York on a prospeet- ing tour. Tran across them at the postoffice and nothing would do but they must come home to luncheon with me. Co- Iin was one of those distinctly amla- We men you meet with occasionally— a fellow perfectly willing to make imself agrevable whatever the ctr chimstances, situation or company. He went into instant raptures over my house, my servants, my pletures— everything, [told him just to walt until he saw my wife, Sherwick was less demonstrative, but 1 could fee that he was Impressed. Ry the time the salad was served our conversation had somehow veered round from college days and Santiago nights, to the allpotent subject of matrimony. For some. reason, the topic seemed to affect Colin unpleas antly. Ones or twice, he opened his lips as though to speak, then closed them again —apparently reconsider jing, “Out with It" T insisted, seeing that he had something to relate, and needed just a Little encouragement, Sherwick, too, bent his forees upon him, and together we listened to his story “She was the only one in the world to me," he went on to say, waiving preliminaries, “and like a dem fool, 1 didn't have the common sense and decency to keep her love when Thad Mt. Loffended her, stupid jackass that 1 was, and would not apologize—not even when she threw the chance at my head. One thing led to another till finally there wasn’t anything lef for her to do but let me go, And she did, notwithstanding the fact tha she never loved anyone but me— and never would care for anyon again, Such was the substance 0 her last words to me. How well remember them, and her, as shi spoke them: ‘You have been th One Man,’ she sald, her sweet lp: quivering, her pearless eyes drowne in tears, ‘but you have broken m} heart, and [shall never be the sam again, Good-bye. 1 have made mi Arrangements, Next week [enter th convent.’ [did not see her again,” h finished sadly, Sherwick and I exchanged glance Ae i 3 Vg iu \ GS eee ee | \ An i i" || 2 || i 1 sp Wi Wa or al Went Into raptures over my pictures. of compassion for our unhappy friend, seeing that he was deeply and terri bly in earnest. “So that is why you are a bachelor,” 1 observed gravely. "Sherwick?" ‘I turned to him interrogatively, “It's up to you.” Sherwick cleared his throat, flushed and tried to change the subject. Colin gave him a reproachful stare. “You'll have to do It,""he said, “It’s not fair for you to back out, you know. Re: member tea compact” He made a sveret sign and we all langhed, Then Shorwick pulled his face straight and began “Atter all, there's not much to be said that’s new. It's the same old story of a poor man’s love and a rich man’s money; a weak daughter and a stern futher. We were—practical- Iv—engaged to be married, although there had not been any actual be- trothal, You know how those things are. When he found it out, he rushed her off here, to New York, and ée- spite the fact that [ wrote her at least a dozen lotters, there was never the shadow of a response, Six months later I learned of her marriage to a wealthy stock broker's son, It was her father’s doing—every bit of it. He never had any use for me, and | y og 2 \ L/h ARNE yy Te WANN ZN) [ps WE Naw SS eer knowing that his daughter had frre: vocably given her heart to me, was determined to end things between us with as little delay as possible.” Colin stretehed an involuntary hand across the table and grasped that of our friend in a sympathetic pressure. “The wonder is that you've stood ft,” he said. The waiter was clearing away the dishes, and I fancied I heard a sup- pressed groan from Sherwick, “It was hard enough on me,” he sald bit: terly, “but think of the girl's position, Good Lord, think of the girl!” We were a long time silent after that, sipping our benedictine and puff ‘ing purple towers of smoke ceiling: ward, Presently Colin pulled out his watch. “Oh, you mustn't think of leaving.” I interposed briskly, till you've met my wife. She'll be in any minute now, [want both of you to know her, I want her to know you!” T thought proudly of my peerless Dolores, won- dering inwardly what my two friends would say then! Unutterably. thank: ful that there had been no other for her—nor me; that we were, indeed, the Only Onest “We simply worship the air each other breathes," I went on fervently, “the things each other looks at——" The musical swish of trailing silk cut incon my rhapsody, and the next instant she appeared, muffled up tn furs to the aristocratic tips of her ears—priceless furs my doting old father, the Wall street veteran, had given her, She came toward us with that per: fect rhythmic grace that was a part of her, a hand outstretched to each of them as they rose to receive my introduction. On her Hps was the adorable smile born of thelr match. Jessness, And then something very funny happened. My wife commenced te laugh in a very much amused fash: fon, while Colin and Sherwick ontdte one another blushing, Dolores was the first to collect herself, “To think that we are old friends after all," she rippled, “I thought there was some \thing familiar about your name: | when Dick toll me you were here although I couldn't exactly place you! But I'm delighted you're in New York and I hope you are going to stay ¢ long time—long enough for us. t show you the best sort of a time an get better acquainted, AN Dick’ | iviends are mine,” she added, with | | quick glance in my direction, “Aren | they?” 1 nodded without speaking |hen she looks at me that way, Bhe appeared. shall always feel my heart go faster, After a little desultory conversa: ton, Colin and Sherwick took their departure, promising to eall again on the following day. When the door tad closed behind them, I caught Dolores and pulled her down on my knee. “You made a great impression, old girl,” 1 said, pinching the pink lobe of her ear. “I never saw Colin at such a loss for words in my life, and as for Sherwick—=" 1 shook my head. Dolores sealed my lps with one of her tiny, fleeting Kisses. “They are both just lovely,” she sald, “and we must do everything—fx up all sorcs of jolly larks and things; box parties then there's the horse show oo." she took me by the cheeks and looked down Into my eyes with one of her glances. My arms went suddenly about her, and in the instant of trans port that followed, how intense, how infinite was my joy that there had been no other for me—for her! Dolores went to the matinee and 1 to my club, The next morning we sent notes to Colin and Sherwick, only to learn that both of them had been called away quite unexpectedly, ‘This was a singular coincidence, and neither of us could understand It. But what seemed a still more singu: lar coincidence—at least to me—was that we received invitations to. the weddings of both within the year. REWARD NOT GREAT ENOUGH Drummer Was a Real Hero, But for @nee Gate, | “Yes, the papers referred to me as a hero,” said the drummer on cruteh. es, “and TL suppose I was and am one, but Tdén't care to go through it again. The eash reward is too small “So you were a hero for cash?” was asked “Well, T didn’t set out to be, but It came to that, Iwas loafing around a town in Tlinois when a horse ran away with two women. He was mak ing for an open sewer when T jumped in and grabbed him and was dragged over a brick pile and through the mud and had a leg broken and a shoulder dislocated. I saved the wo men, one of whom was young, rich and handsome, and who ought to have been grateful and married me, but | who visited me in the hospital and looked down upon my bed of pain to say? | “ “Poor fellow! Tf it hadn't been for you we should surely have been killed and T want you to know how thankfu! we are and how much we admire your action.” “And then what happened?” was asked, as the drummer seemed to have got through. “And then she left a 50-cent piece on the pillow and walked out and 1 con't suppose T shall ever see her again in my life!” Aifarid Bull of Gtaten Rattles, ‘Yet the business world is full of men who “stand still.” It is full of men who have given up the strnz=te for success long before it really be gan. The road ahead looked bard, se they sat down where they were, and have remained there, Others have not. “bothered” to improve themselves with a view to. self advancement ‘Their duties are easy and they make money enough to live comfortably Why should they trouble about the future? But the most unfortunate of ther all is the man who was “going to de something in a while.” He Is the most numerous, also of the men whe are ina rut, Always he is going te strike out after something better than he has; always the future holds prom ises to him. But these promises, he soon discovers, are only valid to the man who acts.—Chicago Tribune, ‘Meiemans ‘SarilDieein, A group of shining brown buds, on ao ieatlexs. trees Sway. litte brown bnds, sway, Do not heed the north “wind. nor the teasing breeze: They wilt pass with dying day. A myriad of white heads peeping from Peep. Hitle white heads, peep. A senile rain is falling-open wide you And forth from your cradles creep, The willow trees a’glisten, with dancing Pussies pny Yow little pistins—gliston, ‘The Worl hins'th Sparkie with the glow ot early, Spring ‘To the music of her voles, dears.—listen, A million ttle pussies In coats of alive ur, Vp inthe branches swinging. The! nughey! hun peeping —ah—noy yen stole a Kien And the pussy willows all are singing Agnes Lockhart Hughes, In Recreation No New-fangled Disease for Her. A certain widow who lives in New York State {s very desirous of having her Congressman use his influence in securing a pension for her. ‘The member received a letter trom this constituent several days ago again calling attention to the fact that she wants recognition. At the end of the letter there was this indignant para graph: “I want you to know that my hus band died of regular, old-fashtoned consumption, contracted in the service. ‘There is somebody writing to the Pen: sion Office trying to keep me from get: ting the pension, who says John died of tuberculosis,” Undertaker Talk. Winston Churchill, the novelist, was talking about awkward and unusual forms of expression. “In Concord, the other day," he said “[ heard an undertaker’s speech that seemed to me extremely awkward anc unusual. “It was at a funeral, a funeral in 1 private house, and the officiating cler gyman Was Just about to begin his ad dress, when the undertaker tiptoed ut to him, and said in a hoarse whisper “‘Excuse me, doctor, but the corpse's brother wishes to speak 0 you’” ey , ‘i DE ee SANE, PRUDENT HOW TO BE INDEPENDENT BUT | NOT EXCLUSIVE. So Far From Prohibiting the Inter. change of Commodities, Protection Has Added a Billion Dollars to Our | Foreign Trade Since 1890. Willfully, persistently and stupidly the Indianapolis News, in replying to a@ recent statement of the American Economist, pervertes and misstates the question when it says: “We were simply trying to show that the protective principle was not a narrow thing, but something that ought to be universally applied. If it were we should not be ‘selling a litle to foreigners,’ Nobody would be sell- ing a little to foreigners, for the for- eigners would all have tariffs so high that it would be impossible for any one to sell anything to them, And that Is the protection {deal. Each na- tion would be industrially ‘independ- ent’; each would make all that it needed, and if {t did so there would be no market for foreign wares. We should exclude Canadian products; Canada would exclude American prod- uets; each country would be sufficient to itself, And all trade between them would disappear, According to the protection theory, any introduction of foreign wares in a country displaces to that extent domestic wares. If this is so it is the manifest duty of all countries to exclude foreign wares. And when they all do it we shall cease ‘selling a little to foreigners. The fact that we are now selling any. thing simply proves that the protec: tive principle has not been fully and universally applied. To that extent assuredly it marks the triumph of the principle of free trade.” It is upon such erude misconception and gross exaggeration of the protec: tive principle that free traders rely tor material with which to discredit and destroy the system of protection. No intelligent student of history, no ace. curate observer of the facts and events of daily occurrence can reach the conclusion that protection ex eludes or seeks to exclude all foreign wares. On the contrary, protection promotes the exchange of commott: | “DINNER'S WAITING, CHILDREN.’ sane \ Ay i, . ‘f ‘ yeas . OL AU Bese SS — | BAG SRA el eK Sas Son a AREER ON. S way Je oe a UE eS: SF ae his ees | i Se” — Ee | ne | “rant. We ihe CA a Bs AS -S ald { At Ps 4 o, yy aes SV I) \\ foe Wo Nz, Seton) 9 W\\y ei At gees ye Sh ae ee ge Ee cae se a Po Ps es a al <a or a 7 tles between nations. Protection has not prevented an increase of a bil- lion dollars in our foreign trade in the past fifteen years, It has not prevented the great increase of the foreign trade of Germany and France and other protected countries, It ney- er did and never will prevent, but will always augment, the exchange of com- modities that can be advantageously exchanged, The $2,500,000,000 of foreign trade transacted annually by the United States gives the He to the assertion ‘that protection seeks to prohibit the interchange of commodities. A coun- try may be, what the United States is industrially independent, without be- ing what the United States is not com- mercially exclusive. At this stage somebody fs quite sure to bob up with the reminder that in his Buffalo speech President: McKin- ley said: “The period of exclusive- ness is past.” McKinley did not live yong enough to qualify or explain what he meant by that statement. It is, however, very certain that he did not intend to Imply that the United States had entered upon a period of exclusiveness. He could not have meant that, for at the moment he was making the speech at Buffalo we were buying of foreign countries at_ the rate of $80,000,000 a year. — Since then we have enlarged our foreign purchases to a total of over $1,000, 000,000 a year. Surely that would not be called a period of exclusiveness. ‘The only exclusiveness that protec tion seeks or accomplishes is the res ervation to our own country of the right to do its own work through the restrictions placed by the tariff upor imports which — displace domesti¢ labor and production, That the tarif does not exclude, but only succeeds ir restricting somewhat the importatior of this class of commodities is abund } antly shown In the fact that we bus each year of foreigners _probab!} $50,000,000 worth of wares that coulé | and should be made In our own coun try. This we do from cholce, no! from necessity, We are industrialls | independent of the rest of the world and consequently have grown to b the richest among the nations of th | earth. Exclusive we are not, Fai ‘| from it.—American Economist. 7 » Balfour Got Off the Square. Balfour didn't play the game on the square. In order to avold a divis ee el fon on Chamberlain's tariff issue, he got all the Tories and Unionists mem- vers of the House of Commons to run away just before the yeas and nays were called. He thus avolded one political crisis only to subject his political courage and decency to seri ous question, The British people like to see the rules of the game main- tained, He may hasten a crisis by cowardice that might have been post, poned by candor.—Lewiston Journal. TARIFF AND FOREIGN TRADE. United States Rapidly Becoming In- dustrially Indeoendent, There never will be a time when the foreign trade of the United States will be all exports and no imports. The reason is obvious. ‘The ships which take away our exports cannot be ex- rected to come back empty. If there is no more profit than what lies in a moderate charge for freight, they will bring back some supplies on. their return trip. But the trade conditions of the United States at present are very satisfactory and indicate that there is little change needed in the tariff laws. American manufactures are gradually getting full control of the home markets, not only as to the staple articles of food and clothing, but even in many of the luxuries of life, Statistics just compiled show that the importations of luxuries and other articles of voluntary use amounted to $127,000,000 in the calendar year 1904, an increase of less than $8,000,000 over the importations of 1890, Importations under the group “manufactures ready | for consumption” amounted in 1904 to $158,000,000, as against $150,000,000 In 1890, an increase of but $8,000,000, while manufacturers’ materials, includ. ing both raw and partly manufactured increased from $283,000,000 in 1890 to $478,000,000 in 1904, a growth of prac: tleally $200,000,000, Foodstuffs show no substantial change in the value of importations at the two periods named being $261,500,000 in 1890 and $262,- | 750,000 in 1904. From the above fig- | ures it will be seen that the class of | goods required by American manufac: | turers is the only group which has shown any marked increase during ihe past fifteen years. Among the articles classed as luxu- ries and in which a noticeable de. crease in imports have been recorded during the past fifteen years are many things which it heretofore was sup: posed could not be grown or manufac: tured in the United States in sufficient commercial quantities. For instance, silk manufactures form a class of lux: uries whose importations have de- creased, In 1890 the value of silks {m- ported into the United States was $41,085,990, while in the calendar year which ended last December their value was only $31,630,522. Another class of luxuries whose importations have failed to Increase are champagnes and other wines. In 1890 the imported wines were valued at $10,000,000, but in 1904, althongh the use of vinous liquors had grown considerably, the importations amounted only to $10, 224,432. These figures show that the industries of America under a wise protective tariff are becoming diversi fied, and that if the home markets are secured for American manufacturers it will not be long before we shall be commercially independent of all for: eign nations, except as to those ar. ticles which on account of natural conditions cannot be grown or manu: factured in America,—Kansas City ame ‘Penn Wattns Seaman: The attention of such revisionists ag are not revisionists because they hate or distrust the prosperity of our country is eamestly called to the marked advance in general prosper. ity and the increased demands for commodities since the conviction be. came general that the Dingley tariff would stand through at least this congress without revision, It Is just simply a case of revived commercial confidence, which “bear speculators wished impaired or de gtroyed. -| In the first eight months of the fis y | cal year ending June 30, 1890, we im- | ported $10,000,000 worth of iron and 1| steel manufactures more than we ex | ported, while in the corresponding t| months of the present year we ex- y | ported $71,000,000 worth more than | we imported. Isn't it best to let a e | tariff alone under which such @ result e| is brought about? r —--— Baseballitis. Employer—So you think your granq- mother will die soon. Is her disease n | catching? | Office Boy—Yep; an’ pitching, too 0 ten’? It Best. Baeebailitis. Baking complies with the pure food laws of all states. Food prepared with it is free from Rochelle salts, lime, alum and ammonia. Trust Baking Powters tall for 6 or W oente per oud uae tang ow love fled by this exhorbteans price. ‘hey ere e men. oe to pul bealthy os food prepared from them When a man has to marry five times to confirm his suspicion that marriage 1s a failure he ought to be locked up and have his head examined. ‘Bed Cross Hall lun. Large.20% package § cents. The Huss Company, Sousa Bead Tad ‘There is not one chance in fifty-four billion of two finger prints being alike, iesbeslan kina the ae. Very general interest has been man- ffested in the government investiga- tion now in progress into the mode of conducting business by the large pack- ers located in Chicago and elsewhere. Much has been written upon the al- leged illegal and improper modes of business procedure connected with the packing industry; but it seems that so far no definite charge of any kind has been sustained and no proof of illegal or inequitable methods has been dis. closed to the public, While a wave of severe criticism of this great, indus- trial interest is now passing over the country it might be well to remember that the packers have had as yet no opportunity to make specific denial, the many indefinite charges of wrong: doing having never been formulated so that a categorical answer could be made. | The recent report of Commissioner Garfield, which embodied the results of an official investigation undertaken by the Department of Commerce and Labor of the United States, was a vin- dication of the Western packers, but this result having been unexpected at- tempts in many quarters to discredit It were made. In view of the situation as it now stands, however, attention may proper- i" be called to a few facts that owing to popular clamor are now being ap- /parently overlooked. Fair treatment In this country has heretofore been ac- corded to all citizens whose affairs as- ‘sume prominence in the public eye and some of the facts that bear upon the relation of the packers to the com- 'merce of the country may at this time ‘be briefly alluded to. It would be ‘difficult to estimate the benefits gained by the farmers of the country result- ing from the energetic enterprise of |the packers, for whatever is of benefit ‘to the farmer 1s a gain to the entire ‘commerce of the country. And con- nected with their continuous ageres- sive work no feature perhaps has been more Important than their efforts in | seeking outlets all over the world for |the surplus products of the farmer. Our total exports of agricultural prod- | ucts have gained but little in the past twenty years, and leaving out corn, the total of all other farm products was far less in 1903 than in 1891, But fn packing house products there was | considerable gain during this period, because an organized and powerful |force has been behind them seeking new and broader markets. Besides the benefits reaped by farm- ers on account of the enterprise and energy exercised by the packers in at- taining commercial results by foreign trade, the great development in the manufacture of packing house by-prod- ucts has added enormously to the value of all live stock raised in the United States. The waste material of twenty years ago, then an expense to the packer, s now converted into ar- ticles of great value, and, as an eco- nomle fact, this must correspondingly lincrease the value to the farmer of every head of cattle marketed at the humerous stockyards of the country. | Let these facts be remembered while now {t 1s so popular to regard the | great packing industry as deserving of | condemnation. At least it must be ad- mitted that, so far, there is no ade Jquate reason for the almost unant- | mous howl that may be heard every: where in the face of the Garfleld re | port. above alluded to which practical ly exonerates the packers from the ob- scure and indefinite charges that have been for some time past made the sub- | Jeet of popular comment. — American gillpan By Adaptability of Rhyme. 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Prence, Buffalo, N.Y. + Dear, Sire ight Years ago, after the birth of our frst Baby, was left in @ weal Tun-down condition and itoemed ms nertet irene buy tnatrung Did not sufer much Dain, but bellows t miffered every thing thas hyine coud auifer wich nervguanes Lite waxaminery tore. Tdoctored with & good Piyetcan several Sears but Gitalned no re~ fot Then t took Almont all kinds of paveng medicines and. almost all the old." trash ™ aucame Rround. gat no ret, but grew qroree alle ie. “finally ‘chanced eet Hold ofonw ot ycur pamphicia and thon would write to you" Twas in fear that you Sul ite dad ore could be oe curs Ba iawerthar | eud’be cured, Mook one bot: Netot be Bence's Favorite Prescription, two Of “Golden Medical Discovers” and four vials of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Lam never Without these litle Pellets in the house. ‘Tam also cured of thore werrinte headaches [would adlae all gufferers to go 10 Doctor binrce of Buffalo, S Yer for rellet 1 dont think they Will be disappointed: Tao ‘not Know how 0 thank you enough for ail Ue food your medicine fas done for me. Mrs. T. BE Henge, €26 Windsor Avenue, Elmira, N.Y, AN women should read Dr. Pierce's ‘thousand-page illustrated book, ‘ The People's Gommon Sense Medical Ad- viser.”” It contains more clear and comprehensive advice on medical eub- jects than any other book ever pub- ished: A paper-bound copy sent free for twenty-one one-cent stamps to pay ‘the cost of mailing only. Or cloth ond toe thitkecnme etamtee Of course a man deliberately les, while @ woman merely suppresses the truth, Defiance Starch ts put up 16 ounces in @ package, 10 cents. One-third more starch for the same money. Lettuice and radish seed can go into the ground as soon as the surface can ve scratched. Do Your Clothes Look Yellow? Then use Detlance Starch, tt wil keep them white—I6 oz. for 10 cents. Circumstantial Evidence. Senator Proctor, of Vermont, accom: panied by Mrs. Proctor and a party of some fourteen persons, was making a tour of the West. A stop was made at Salt Lake City, and the party start: ed out for a walk about the city. Sen: ator Proctor and his wife headed the procession, and the ladies of the party brought up the rear, going in pairs. That very same day another party of Easterners was making the rounds of Salt Lake City, and when they encoun- tered the Proctor party in the main street they stood aside to ket them pass. “Well, well!” exclaimed one of the second party, “there's a sight! ‘Look at that old Mormon and his wives, Out for a constitutional, I sup ‘pose. I wonder,” he added, “if he has aay et Sounded Familiar to Him. ‘The Guatemalan minister attended a reception In Washington recently. As he was leaving he said to the negro who called the carriages: “Call the carriage of the Guatemalan minister —you understand: the Guatemalan minister.” “Yes, sir; uflderstand per. fectly, sir,” he replied, and then shouted at the top of his lungs: “The carriage for the watermelon minister!” Shirt Was in Limpo. His Washerwoman’s Son (re a miss: ing shirt): “Please, sir, mum sez dad's bin ‘risted fer drunk ‘n disor: derly 'n hittin’ a pleeceman, an’ if you want yer shirt you'll have to bail it out." COFFEE HEART Very Plain in Some People. A great many people go on suffer. Ing from annoying ailments for a long time before they ean get their own consent to give up the indulgence from which their trouble arises. A gentleman in Brooklyn describes his experience as follows: “I became satisfied some months ago that I owed the palpitation of the heart, from which { suffered almost daily, to the use of coffee (I had been a coffee drinker for 30 years), but | found it very hard to give up the bev. erage, “I realized that I must give up the harmful indulgence in coffee but 1 felt the necessity for a hot table drink, and as tea is not to my liking, | was at a loss for awhile what to do. “One day I ran across a very sen- sible and straightforward presenta: tion of the claims of Postum Food Coffee, and was so Impressed thereby that I concluded to give it a trial. My experience with it was unsatisfactory tl T learned how it ought to be pre: pared-—by thorough boiling for not Jess than 15 or 20 minutes. After I learned that lesson there was no trouble, Postum Food Coffee proved to be @ most palatable and satisfac- tory hot beverage, and I have used {t ever since “The effect on my health has been most salutary. It has completely cured the heart palpitation from which I used to suffer so much, particularly after breakfast, and I never have a re- turn of it except when I dine or lunck away from home and am compelled to drink the old kind of coffee because Postum 1s not served. 1 find that Pos tum Food Coffee cheers and invigor- ates while {t produces no harmful stimulation.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. ‘There's a reason. ‘Ten days’ trial proves an eye open: er to many. Read the little book, “The Road to Wellville’ in every pkz UFFECTIVE DRAPERY FOR DOOR Neat and Easily Removed When Nec ‘eesary, Much has been ssid about all kine ot interior decorations, but little ha: Leen said abcut the treatment of out side doors and transoms, These twe points are treated in many different ways. Some prefer one way and som another, but the most practical wat Is to use the “frame,” which is finish ed the same color as the inside wood work. It is the neatest and it car easily be taken off in order to clean the glass. The accompanying design shows a door and transom treatment whieh is well adapted to the colonial or bungalow style of architecture. The stained glass or leaded glass effect is 4 new material now upon the market; [ER] l eee j aa =< THF RSR\\ YE aN LEAN | | oy ey fl Door Drapery Design. it comes in the original stained glass cclorings and in the solid Arabian color, It is sold by the yard and in all sorts of art-glass patterns. When used for a door panel the material ts stretched tight across the frame an¢ overdraped with silk, as seen in the ilustration, Door panels made up witb center pieces in them are as popular as ever.—Will J. Rudesill in Los An- geles Times, The Hanaina Jars. A very neat scheme, having for its object the utilization of all the space in the kitchen closet, has been re cently placed on the market in the shape of hanging jars which are de signed to occupy the space under the shelves and in this manner making use of both sides of the shelves avail able and nearly doubling their stor age capacity. These are designed for stich materials as rice, sugar, salt, cof fee and similar commodities. The ad ditional advantage of this scheme, be sides the economy of space, is that the contents are protected from moisture dust and insects. ‘There are several sizes of these Jars and two styles of fixtures—one by one the jar is suspended from the under side of the shelf and the other by which it is hung on the wall, Tc fill them, the jars dre removed anc turned upside down which brings the mouth to the top, The metal head is then unscrewed in the same manne) as that of a preserve jar, and thus 11 is filled. The top is fitted with a valve operated by a knob, and when the jar is replaced the contents will flow therefrom by their own weight, wher the valve 1s manipulated by means o1 the handle. The work of filling onc receptacle from such as a sugar bow or saltceller is done without exposing the contents of the jar to the con taminating action of the air of the kitchen, Double-Decked Clothes-Hanger. Still another change has beer wrung on the ever-present coat hang er, adapting it, in the opinion of the inventor, to a multiplicity of use: which in actual practice are never realized, In addition to the familia hanger with shoulder pieces, there {s a second shoulder piece depending from the first. This design has the merit of permitting the utilization ot closet space to hetter advantage, as the height of the closet is rarely filled while the depth is always crowded Another feature is the wire support across the lower shoulder piece, in tended for use as a trouser “upport. Mint Jetly. Prepare the mint jnico by washing A cup of mint leaves, adding to them A cup of boiling water and. letting them steep for ene hear. Cover a bowl with cheese eloth, per. the Jeaves and water on this, then roll up the cloth tightly and press out ail the juice. The resulting dark green mis ture will give the Jelly the desired color, Make # clear apple jetly in the usual way, and 10 each cop of thc strained juice add, before adding thy Sugar, a tablespoonful of mint juice Turn into glasses, It will be a lovely green color. ‘Maaten ‘Oaks. Cream together a halfpound oo! saltless butter and a quarter-nound 0 sugar, When smooth work it with thy hands Into a pound of flour, This i a difficult task, but can be accom plished, Knead for a long time; turt Gut upon a pastry board and press into a flat sheet a halfinch thick, Cw into squares and bake until light brown and erisp. Pickled Pumpkin Rind, Peel the pumpkin, scraping out at the pulp and seeds, Cut into pleees ot uniform size, Boil the rind tn slightly salted water until tender, bu not mushy, Drain and lay on a plat: ter while you bring to a boll vinegar adding sngar to sult the taste, and whole spices. Pack the rind in jars and pour over all the spiced yInega~ Beal PUTNAM FADELESS DYES A Little Doubtful. Netghbor—1 hear your husband ts @ Suthor, and writes fer a livin’, New Arrival—Yes, “Does the noise of my children dis- turb him? “I think not. He Sasn’t said any- thing about it. “Where does he do his writing?” “At his sister's, two miles away, I don’t think he can hear them there.” Sure He Would Whistle, She (with an arm around his neck) —It makes you happy to know that I am pieased, doesn’t it, dear? He—Why, yes. “And you are happy when you whis: tle, aren't you, dear?” “Why, of course.” “Weill, love, I know you are going to whistle when you see this muliinery Vill.—Yonkers Statesman, She Knew One of 'Em. Cassell’s—"I have never met," he said, casually, “more than two really lovely women.” “Ah!” she said, in- A woman will say “there's no use talking” and keep right on. Watch for it. Tt will pay you to watch for the very first symptom of indigestion or liver trouble and to prevent the trou: ble from gaining headway, by quickly taking Dr, Caldwell’s (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. Nothing is more weakening to the system than chronic dyspepsia, and all its complications, — Nothing Will cure ft so quickly, pleasantly and surely as Syrup Pepsin, Sold by all druggists at He and $1... Money back if ito" You will never know how smal! some great men are unless you have occa sion to go to them for a favor, ‘The Best Results in Starchina Fan ce obtained only by using De- fiance Starch, besides petting to Tore for same money—no couking re: quired, Weeping over your weeds only wat: ers them, ‘Much valuable information free abord, band instruments; write for the new cata: toy re to-day. JENKINS’ MUSIC HOUSE, KANSAS CITY, MO. As the wise man knows he fs a fool, he 1s miserable; the fool imagies he is wise and is happy. f4 euaranteed interest semL-annually onal investments, in tropical plantation halt as larzeas Rhode Islaud 40 profitable products. Active managers and agents wanted. By ‘Moore, 211 Odd Fellows’ Bldg. St.Louis, Mo, Political clubs are chiefly used to Put opposing candidates out of busi- ness, When You Buy Sterch buy Defiance and get the best, 16 oz. Tor 10 cents, Once used, always uscd, It's an easy matter for a stingy man to get rich, but what good does It do him? Write to S. G, Warner, G, P. and T. A., Kansas City Southern Ry., Kansas City, Mo., for {Information concerning Free Government Homesteads, New Colony Locations, Improved farms, Mineral lands, Rice lands, and Timber lands and for copy of “Current Events” Business Opportunities, Rice book, K. C. 8. Fruit Book, Cheap round trip homeseekers tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of each month. Tho short Itne to the “Land of Fulfillment.” It keeps a married man pretty busy diving in and shelling out. For Rent or Sale, Two Ranches of 3,000 Acres Each. Located in Custer county on South Loup river; consists of 500 acres good corn land, 60 alfalfa, 820 meadow and the balance In pasture; good Improve- ments, Inquire of Victor H, Coffman, Omaha, Neb, A political ring has a beginning, but, like any other ring, it seems to have no end, Try One Packaae. Tf sDeflance Starch” does not please you, return it to your dealer, If tt Goes you get one-third more for the fame money. TC will give, you matin: faction, and will not atick to the Iron: It Is thought that Adam and Eve may have visited the tree of knowl edge far the purpose of studying the are ie idee ote dico “Hoosier School Shoes Are made of heavy Kid Box Calf or Mule used for linings, and innersoles and made of the best solid sole leather toms are sewed with heavy Irish reat GUA ROLLE the oe can if he will, These shoes have made in women’s sizes. Tappan Shoe Mfg. Co. Coldwater, Michigan A JUDGE’S WIFE “2... Even the best housekeepers cannot make a good eup of coffee without good material, Dirty, adulterated and queerly blended coffee such as unscrupulous dealers shovel over their counters won't do. But take the pure, clean, natural flavored LION COFFEE, the leader of all package coffees— the coffee that for over a quarter of a century has been daily welcomed in millions of homes—and you will make a drink fit for o king in this way: HOW TO MAKE GOOD COFFEE. Tee LION COPFEE, becmugo to get bent remlta yon thtst ave the best coffer. Gfind your LION COFFEE rather fine. Tae "4 tablonponn til to each ctpy ana one exten for the po" Pst niet witha litle cold water, enouth to take thle paste, and SH white of ko ce if eke To to be used ae a peter) then flaw anu af the following Flew int, WITH BOILING WATER. Add boiling water, and let it boll ‘TAREE MINUTES ONLY. Add a little cold Waler and eet aside five minutes to settle. Serve ym ptly. ‘2d, "WITH COLD WATER. "Add vour cold water to the paste and Dring ft to a boil. Then set aside, add a Little cold water, and in five minutes It's ready to serve. B {Pon't boll it, too tong. {Bont ee kinins than ton minutos before serving DONT (Don't use water that has bean Dolled berore, “TWO WAYS TO SETTLE COFFEE. content Fae, ,U¥e part of the whito of an exis inlsiny Htwith the ground LION id, With Cold Wailer intend of eggs. After boiling add a dash of cold water, and wet aside for eight or ton minute, then peeve throtgh A straier. Insist on getting a package of genuine LION COFFEE, EISRAzs ft Sccomding to this recipe and you will only use ON COFFEE in future. (Sci only inet 1b. sealed packages) (Lion-hiend on every package.) (Bayo these Lion-heads for Yaluable promiums.) SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio, W. L. DOUGLAS UNION fon mr $350 & $3,00 SHOES ii. WF, Mauston 94.50 enn ave sue ereateat setter tn the Toeeeuring guntieies. “aheg are fect ae wend ue thee ees fut frum ®3.00 to 81.00, Che only difference te the priers Wee Bielea Ae cnoes cnt epee ence rina tea Mikema NOehon anthemarkee tacts Woke Bungtas guar Leiter uecaehehies Ene fre th cniaiten ined, ev Ep ieteatehiee ai yranantlernreerimiart, Senate TETTER THAN OTHER MAKES AT ANY PRICE spor ha vcr warn Tame Mol het tt amd got Chie Rarevth dats Vashver Phe Capital Nanvonad Make hel ipolva, ue Boye wear WL, Douglas $2.0 aa $2.00 shove baenaan they Bt ettor, hold thoir aap, and waar longar than other makes W.L.OOUGLAS $4.00 SHES CANNOT BE EQUALLED AT ANY PRICE, PAST COLOI EYELETS WHEL NOP WHAT HH ANSY Me Gematas oe a Kiran ike RR ces Ween IS Me ete W.L:-DOUGLAS, BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS 4 i a a ln Rae” az | rhe h) NGO Chute Me ION Aca) ee See at ror These Shoes were Awarded a y Grand Prize at St. Louis World's Fair D ya : | ar SONI AE 4 sen wie rem anes een i eae AN COW EHC RHOF Te Olmos B7 PM tees tects iar ommeatecae tage eae | Ny RSS st el Bl ROBERTS JONNSON é RAND SHOK. Cb, 4s —_) (CED i, ZEEE ES ZZ zante == a ed Ss=a Mrs. Carrie King, Darlington, Mo., writes: “L have suffered for years with biliousness, and kidney and liver trouble, “It 1 caught a little cold, the pains were increased and backache and headache were of frequent occurrence. “Tlowever, Peruna cured me—twelve Bottles made me n healthy woman.” $20 to $40 biscuit: uae vied ik ew a Mivseriptions at Prices for the waning, Avrlte todas JENKINS’ MUSIC HOUSE, KANSAS CITY, HO When writing mention this pays HIGH GRADE TELEPHONES Por long distance on ox ton tater and oupriie FARMERS’ LINES A SPECIALTY. Central Telephone & Electric Co, 296 Lucas Ave, St Louie, U. 8, Ae ilar ee Bomniskhew to Des blesch and Ws Gon aaa aaa aaa Quickly Cured by a Short Course of Pe-ru-na. Mes, MINNIE BE. McALLISTER, wife of dude Me Allister, writes from 1217 West Sird street, Minneap- olis, Minn, as follows “suffered for years with a pain in the small of my back and right side. It interfered often with my domestic aad soclal duties and I never supposed that I would be cured, as the doctor's medl- cine did not seem to help me any. “Fortunately a member of our Order advisen me to try Peruna and gave it such high praise that [decided to try, it, Although T started in with little faith, L felt so much better in a week that I felt encouraged, “Ltook it faithfully for seven weeks and. am happy indeed to be able to say that Lam entirely cured. “Words fail to express my gratitude. Pertect health once more ts the best thing I could wish for, and thanks to Peruna, I enjoy that aow."" Pain in the back, or on the right side. Mow often a physician hears this complaint! Over and over we hear women say: “Thave a paid in the small of my back, Thavea pain in my right side, just be- low the ribs.” These symptoms indicate pelvic or abdominal eatarrh | They indicate that the howels are not acting properly that the liver is out of order—that the pelvie organs are congested, Velvic catarrh—that is the name for it. Peruna cures pelvic catarrh, when all of these symptoms disappear. ‘The eatarrh may be all in the abdom- inal organs, when it would be properly called abdominal eatarrh, Atany rate, it is one of those eases of internal catarrh which ean be reached only by a course of treatment with Veruna, We have on file thousands of testi- monials similar to the above, Tt is fm- possible here to give our readers more than one or two specimens of the num- ber of grateful and commendatory let- ters Dr. Hartman is constantly receiy= ing in behalf of his famous catarrh remedy, Peruna, i Pre Lae, , ee pope Pee Ip’the World. SS rah hua (Continued from first page.) being much improved. Mrs, Lener Thomas and little daugh: tor spent last Sunday in Kansas City Visiting friends, Mr, James Chinn sold his farm of 120 acres, consideration $4,500, and has Vought a hone at Independence, Mo, and will move hit family in the near future Mrs I. Brown spent a few days vis iting at Tronton last week, the gues! of Mrs, Wn, Robinson, A. Lions and Stanford Mabery wil Jeave the first of next month for Windsor, Mo. AO STRANGER. AGENTS WANTED To sell Kinkine, Reat aaoA pan net where in this paper, also what our ettston ay of it Mand W Marlon, Ind,, writes uy G8 Aion, HL, writes yee. Read: thet hea kan anything Lever Rose Holt, Adanta, Ga, writes Send me three dozen more hottles oi Wlverticoment elsewhere in this paper nt Works. Wo onthe hair” Large bottle sent prepaid for She six for $145, and one dozen for $3.14 FREE! to show whac KINKINE wil jo send te, and we will mail a sam pe postpaid. Agents wanted everywhere to. sel KINK INE, Write today for terms. THE KINK-INE COMPANY. 343 West 14th St. NEW YORK. ‘Linceih Inetiqute Geta 077.400, Lincoln Institute, the state normal schol for the colored people, located a Jefferson City, Mo, ets by ap-| propriation from the Forty-third gen: eral assembly of Missouri this year | the handsome sum of $77,400. Tt is, the highest sum ever appropriated to this sehool, and greater than any ever granted a Negro school by a legisla ture in the United States, Of this sum, $25,000 is to be used to build a new dormitory for young women pus pils; $1,000 for additional books: for the library; $1,000 for the summer school. IT'S A GOOD THING. The Knights of Pythias of Missouri have made a remarkable record during the last three months. ‘The collections received by the beneficiary board from subordinate lodges was $2,608.69, Death elaims paid to heirs last quar: fer was $2,388.00, We also notice a cash balance in the bank to the amount of $10,382.59. The Knights of Pythias must he a good thing for all the people, Shudy their growth.—Sedalia Conser- Vator Courtship ts the light of youth, and marriage Is the gas bill. Care for Berlin Paupers, As many as 1,300 persons seek ret. BRe on some days In the “warm rooms” maintained in Rerlin for pans pers. Four cobblers and a tatlor are paid by the city for mending the gar Ments of the paupers while in these rooms. “Sitting” Joke. Standing jokes are common enough, Dnt whoever heard of a sitting one, What about the young man who sat on his sweetheart’s new hat and warbled: “I'm sitting on the style, Mary?"—London Tid-Bits, To Thine Own Self Be True, Tet everything else go, if you must, but never lose your grip on yourself, This ts your priceless pearl, dearer to you than your breath, Cling to it with all your might. Give up life itself first. Success, Aucommnadatina. They were traveling peacefully home in the lumbering market wagon, When from the shadow on the side of the road there sprang two unkempt forms. Not much time was wasted in useless talking ‘The tramps in an earnest and) businesslike manner went through the pockets of the farmer and his daughter, turned them ont of the market wagon, and drove off in it themselves. “Dear, oh, dear,” waited the old man; “this is a nice fix. Horse and wagon and money, too—all gone,” But the faithful daughter was there to comfort him “Not the money, father,” she sald “1 hid the purse fn my mouth.” “In your mouth,” exclaimed the ol farmer, regretfully. “Good for you But what a pity your mother wasn’ here, We might have saved the hors and wagon.” Money Was Made Gocd. Senator Cullom groped his way into the subbasement of the treasury de- partment a few days ago, and, placing @ package on the chief clerk’s desk, said it contained money which had been found in the rafters of a building in Dixon, Ml. He said the owner thought it was worth about 1,000, Miss Brown, chief expert of the re demption division, looked at the masy of crumbling gray paper and at once sald she would give that amount for it. Some of the notes were dated as far back as 1862, the whole amounting to several thousand dollars. See Our Window Display for Elegant Easter Suitings — Ordor Early to Avoid Rush Work C Of Tailoring S Finest on Earth “Clothes That Gentlemen Wear” 1025 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. W)\ WE CARRY THE LARGEST ; i line of London Woolens of ‘} = any Tailoring establishment in the KA } world and cater especially for the | \ colored trade. iA} 4 GIVE OS A CALL ¥ - KINK-INE' ——_—_—$—$—$—————— | Saas MAKES THE HAIR GROW LONG, STRAIGHT, SOFT AND SILKY. | CURES DANDRUFF AND STOPS FALLING HAIR. KINK-INE Is no Experiment | 1s was djecovered by De, Roberts, 9 famous | pO dictate wars ua imadra study Of the att wi Mite rout Youle espectally (oF Uae | Ciple Doctor says that his experience and | eae aie the seat of the ent TO eae ite ureateat REMEDY. Ui WORLD hasever kaotn foe tue HAIR ot cl RINKUNE wi make the, hale GROW from So eeyatititen autalned: and wedo Bot hest= KiNW “INH IS the on'y site preparation in th WORDD Hat is ruariotred ty make the HAIR Sree Mant ad to nmooth and stop ie ect ege ual ne MOUREC NS READ WHAT A CUSTOMER SAYS OF IT Mre Rose Hott. Atlanta, Ga., writes MUARGE BOTTLE SENT PREPAID for 2: p Toshow what KINK-INE will FREED co send ioc. ona wo wit mont a sample postpaid. AGENTS, WANTED exereatere to sell KNIEISE. “Wate taday for rms THE KINK-INE COMPANY, 343 W. 14th St. NEW YORK PHONE 5181 GRAND 4. F BASIL, PROP South Side Pressing Co, 1407 MAIN ST. CLEANING, REPAIRING and PRESSING LADIES WORK A SPECIALTY lkansas city, Mo | First-Class Restaurant and Cafe | Meats 6.8, m. to 11 p.m, | Short Orders | MRS. ELIZA RUSSELL, Proprietor - | 910 E 12, Upstairs. Give me a cal No Delay-Satisfaction Guaranteed--Teeth Examined Free We are the mest reliable dentists in the city, We have the largest and oidest practice in the city, Our success Ix due to the unifermly high grade work done by gentlemanly operators of middle ages; no youths We Guarantee to Please. % Our Re,iability is Unquestioned. This firm is backed by @ wealthy corporation, and is therefore thor- | oughly responsible. All worl is guaranteed for 15 years. Full Set ¥ Teeth $2.00. Sevs. 8, White Teeth....$4.00 a ] Gold Crowns 22:4e..44.54...$2.68 Kridge Work, per tooth .$2.68 Platinum fillings............600 wm Cleaning ....cseesecseeees. .800 We do as we advertise— EB veeth extracted without pain FREE. We are here to stay. ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS, 1029 Main St Stem ballge” Nigks til O+ Sundye tO cok “THE TIME KEEPER OF PROGRESS” Certificates of Registration; Missouri and Kansas Board of Pharmacy We are Recognized by the State of Missouri as Having the Ability to Put Together Drugs Scientifically. McCAMPBELL & HOUSTOSN PRESCRIPTION peg STORE 23rd and Vine Streets Kansas City, Mo oe $ 900000 ; li 000000 3 incol insti . " : 09 OOO 3 MISSO! a : URI S . 3 : TATE : 3 ENJAMIN FR an ak : ; - IANKLIN Al Wig 3 LLEGE, N es a : a & COURS: ie, NORMA FREE ee : : “ ; ae ie PREP. | 3 Es —— i roi i Preparator eRe vn. @ So Ganeng Pin Sone 3 AnrAces ‘tenn, Showa ae @ Cieme ee Go0d Lo Dg, ge 3 e nate ie acerca ae 4 3 nae A fe deer — Pore = ; moral way. ing student 3 wor a $ ves : Sete mest eee JE ANKLIN a emu pretent tn =e ooo FFERS. ALLE Protea tet 3 ms ' : See jials e = UL a ‘ite to a ' YAM LLB vi L.L.D., Pre: ooo : 09000 : oo STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS eee TER. soe CEMtURY Dining Room 1923 Market Street, ST. LOUIS, MQ, MEALS AT ALL HOURS, Oyeters in any Style. Services atetocy first-class. Ladies and Gents dine up aire, ZT. JORDAN, Masager 4 © ” “Maine “AQ Anchor S. H. Finkelstein, Prop. Carries a complete line of Fyrnishing goods, Hats, Shoes and Umbrellas # wt We Also Make Suits to Your Measure OUR MOTTO: YOUR MONEY'S WORTH jeos MAIN ST. KANSAS O!TY, MO. Ghe Stoeltzing Stowe and Hardware Co. SS eS SS a Beat Stoves Made. a Largest Bock In City. fo tiremeewellomenly Prices the Laweat. ; Easy 3 alc al — Wholesale and Revell Peninsular aay eal (oy Steel Ranges, Stee! Oven Cook Stoves, Base Bur (Rear. ses pos | ners, Furnaces, and all goods made by the... Ha) ad a 1 Penineular Stove Co RSS Ser i Tettinrcensee went ees ere com 5% P Unk Stoves, Schill Steel Ranges and Farnaeces 7 Fae] \]| TIN WORK @ Speolaity el nen SA mom ins etices i — Window and Door Soreens and Refrigerators aaa caer ‘Phone 1451, eas eee eee ts 1329 Grand Ave. GEORGE ANDERSON, Buying and Selling Horses Saddle Horses a Specialty. 613 East 9t St., in rear. Kansas City, Mo. {Can Sell Your Real Estate or Business No Matter Where Located Properties and bust me ulekcts:forensh inn | - 2 Kitten?” Don't wate al ee eee eee | ieee A. P. TONE WILSON, Jr. Real Estate Speciniiet TOPEKA, KANS. HEALTH IS WEALTH.. If you would gain health and wish to retain the same remember the necessity of reliable prescription compounding, which we make a specialty of giving the most careful atten- tion. —We fill prescriptions just as the doctor writes them, Our motto is TO PLEASE; PRICES RIGHT, Save time and carfare by buying AER your Patent Medicines and drug GSS aS Necessities at attractive prices. | v | Mf you are constantly suffering with headache A Large Lino irae mule” Spee | Perfumes, Toilet ariicles, Gest | : o Bromo Ammonia for that cold Tooth brushes, Combs --a cold today, pnemonia to- and Brushes, Fountain} Morrow. Syringes and Hot water The Century Marvel Corn Sheller “a sure cure or money re- bottles at funded. Painful walking made gratifying prices.| «sy. Remember its the PH Al M. ACY $. W. Corner Sth and Broadway. Phone Home 1626 Main. uu Call in and eee us. Open all night. < WONDERFUL | Curly Hair Made Straight By | ap AP» har FORD'S ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW ois nana acre eect aa inion Heltah ie se th alt ony talline iin ate row log and Mikes tole eget Hence te tens, Martel Gpltatieas Tog ieriar Ford 'aGriglont i casimamraugnenie gate Cea edtprea te chan b ee eee nh en earning eine He eat MU tte aie Keli erice ai, hice gaat Hee is eat ae mont nea sider girta abeeneaaiooe ena, Beil Waapyallpategtand onan hare, Wate shen OX MARROW CO., Chicks Ford Bask 76 Wabean Ae Chico, iliac, “Hot Sprl Special.” ot Springs Speclai. Long looked for improved Train Service between Kansas City and Hot Springs, Arkansas, and return daily, is now provided for by the @ 5 Hi o2 2 g SSH pete 8° = Ss c gn nll 3a & Learn od ts = g = 19) @ Reo = ‘aie barge 5 o , ss: ; rr £2 Ss ose art A ss ma eB os Leaving Kansas City at 12:01 noon daily. Arrive in Hot Springs te | Breakfast. This train runs via Paola, Garnett, Neodesha, indepen dence (Kan.), Coffeyville, Ft. Smith and Little Rock. ‘Through Sleepers and Chair Cars (all seats free) to Hot Springs. A special feature on thie “Hot Springs Special” is the Elegant Dining Cars. This train connects at Little Rock with the Iron Mountain Traine 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’! Agt-Passenger Dept. 901 Main Street. KANSAS CITY. MO. Telephone 740 Hickory, ; 7