The Rising Son

Rising Son It Pays to Advertise in the Rising Son for it Reaches More Homes of Colored Peop.e than any other Paper in the State. VOLUME X. Didn't Follow Instructions. One of the modern schemes of physical development that has won favor is a systematic method of breathing. A certain inquirer who was interested in the principals of this system recently wrote pamphlet. One of the rules on the first page read as follows: "After the morning bath take a deep breath, retain it as long as possible, then slowly expire." He decided not to try the system. UP Against the Horses. Farmer Korntop — Our Hiram's writin' agin from Yarvard fur more money fur books. Mrs. Korntop—Air ye sure, Silas, the he reelly wants that money fur books? Farmer Korntop—Yaas, he says he'll take his oath every cent I send him goes to the bookmakers. Preparing for the Wedding. "I suppose," said the facetious stranger, watching a workman spread a carpet from the church door to the curb, "that's the high raod to heaven you're fixing there." "No," replied the man, "this is merely a bridal path." From Reports. MrsStubbs—John, there must be an extraordinary amount of work in the different departments in Washington. How does Uncle Sam get it straightened out? Mr. Stubbs—Well, Maria, some of it is too crooked to be straightened out. An Aid to Memory The Sword Swallower—Who tied that knot in the boa constrictor The Albino—The snake charmer. She wanted to remember something. Our idea of a prominent citizen is one who does not want to be post master. Secret of Happiness Bounder—You seem to be remarkably happy since your marriage. What's the explanation? Rounder—My wife is a firm be liever in fairy stories. The One Thing. Citiman—Didn't you suburbanites grow anything in your gardens this year? Subbubs—Well, there was one thing that we all grew, but that was early in the season. Citiman—What was that? Subbubs—Tired. Money talks, and a jack-pot speaks by the card. An Improvement Subbubs—I got a vague sort of impression that there was something new about your house as I passed it this morning. Backlotz—O! it's that new "For Sale" sign. The one I've had up for the past four years got so weather-beaten, you know. A man who does not care what you have been in the past does not care what you will be in the future. Some people manufacture crosses for the satisfaction of thinking that they are earning crowns by carrying them. The wife of a man who parts his hair in the middle is reasonably sure to be the better two-thirds of the combine. The Bright Side. "So you're a veteran of the rebellion?" said the young man, admiringly "The war clouds were thick about you when you were a youth, weren't they?" "Yes," replied the veteran, as he indorsed the pension voucher he wished to have cashed; but they all had their silver lining." Not for Him. Mrs Newliwed—It's just brutal of you to call it "this stuff." You said you'd be glad if I baked my own bread and— Mr. Newliwed—Yes, but I didn't say I wanted you to bake mine. Chicago men form a syndicate to buy second-hand warships and dispose of them to teh Russian government. A FEW HINTS TO LADIES ON THE ART OF DRESSING WELL. Mrs. Mamie Devault- Vincent has opened her school of dress making and ladies tailoring at 1228 Walnut street for the benefit of our girls and ladies and hope to have a large enrollment this year. The opportunity has never before presented itself to our people in Kansas City. Madam Vincent most cordially invite all her friends and acquaintances to visit and inspect the work being done. First class work is strictly guaranteed. g. 2,eSMOiarA2sor-A'e.. m m mm For several years past Kansas City has been rid of Negro fake newspapers. Very recently, however, one has been launched forth by several would-be journalists and placed in the hands of H. M. Harris who operated in Joplin several years ago where he had the lid put on him. He came to this city recently and is alleged solicited money from some of our white business men to go to New York to represent Kansas City at the Convention of the Negro Business League. He says that the train which he started on got wrecked and he had to return without doing the "representing" act. The Rising Son wishes to advise that in its opinion this individual does not represent the Negro. The less polish a man has the more reflections he is apt to cast. Don't give your friends indigestion by trying to poke people you like down their throats. When a thunderstorm comes up rain usually comes down. It takes a man with sense to make a dollar go a long way. Love may be blind, but unfortunately it's neither deaf nor dumb. In covering up his tracks a man often makes a lot more while doing it. Wise men admire clever women, but it is usually the silly ones they marry. One way to acquire knowledge of human nature is to lend your friends money. If wishes were automobiles beggars would be arrested for exceeding the speed limit. But few people realize the fact that experience is a good teacher until after they get too old to learn. Our idea of an ingrate is a man who refuses to laugh at the stories of another man who is paying for his dinner. A married woman's idea of a genuine hero is a man who hands his pay envelope over to his wife every week unopened. Father Gonpon Has Shaved. Father Gonpon, of St. Petersburg, is reported to be greatly changed in his appearance, his long, luxuriant chestnut hair and flowing beard having been shorn. He is now clean shaven except for a small, bristly mustache. His hair is cropped close, like a prize-fighter's; his complexion is pale and sallow, his health delicate and his eyes bright and feverish. He is reported to be studying French and watching events. Iron Nerve. "Ma," said the little boy, rushing in the kitchen, "Mrs. Prune next door wants to borrow your flatirons. Says she wants to throw them at a cat." "The nerve of it," replied his mother "But that ain't the worst of it, ma." "What else?" "It is our cat that she wants to throw them at." Doubtful Remark. Dolly—And when our auto was speeding like the wind, just to think of his proposing to me! Dorothy—I'm not surprised. They say running an automobile makes a man reckless. Cheep! Cheep! "I declare," remarked the duck, "if that little chick isn't trying to talk already but it doesn't amount to much." "No," replied the young rooster, scornfully, "all his talk is 'cheep.'" KANSAS CITY MO., FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 1905. Often the Case. "Poor Smallpay's marriage has proved an utter failure." "What's the matter?" Souldn't he support his wife in the style she had been accustomed to?" "Yes; but he couldn't support her in the style she had been accustomed to read about in trashy novels." Violent Motions. "One of those deaf mutes is trying to strike the other," said a bystander, excited. "No, he isn't," explained the policeman, "he talks with his hands, and is only using a little strong language."—Detroit Free Press. The Difference. He—Of course, there's a big difference between a botanist and a florist. She—Is there, really? He—Yes; a botanist is one who knows all about flowers and the florist is one who knows all about the prices people will pay. Has Something to Look Up To. "N. Peck is eight inches shorter than his wife." "I suppose he doesn't like it very well, does he?" "On, he doesn't mind it much. He says he prefers to take his higher criticism that way." Citiman—Did you lost much by the fire out at your house? Subbubs—Two quarts of good old Scotch whisky. Citiman—Was that all? Subbubs—Yes, you see, only about hal fof our volunteer fire company got there. Washington Star: "Have you never given any thought to what posterity will say about you?" "No," answered Senator Sorghum; "I long ago arrived at the conclusion that posterity cannot make you as much trouble as one of your next-door neighbors." A man across the river has run away from his wife because an expected infant preved to be twins. Let him keep out of Mr. Roosevelt's path while Mr. Roosevelt is wearing his repeating rifle, that's all—Brooklyn Eagle. Canaries, English sparrows and parrots are the only birds whose songs are fully satisfying, and a very little of them will give more than full satisfaction. The Strangest Flag The strangest flag under which man ever fought is that of the Macedonian insurgents. It is red on one side and black on the other. When Love takes up the harp of life the neighbors still complain because the airs are all sentimental. There are a lot of things that a man would not want half so much if he thought there was any chance of getting them. When a girl has a corn that causes her to limp she always apologizes by saying she must have twisted her ankle. A man in public life can't make people believe he is honest even by going to church every Sunday. Taxing bachelors may not boost the matrimonial game, but it is apt to encourage emigration. After reciting "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight" at school a girl imagines she is a born elocutionist. A man's bump of imagination must be well developed to enable him to write an interesting love letter. Even an old man can win a woman's love and keep it, if he isn't jealous. When the devil cannot arrive in time he sends a woman on before him. What the world needs is more workers and fewer dreamers. Even a small balance in the bank indicates a well-banaced man. A polished gentleman isn't neces sarily a smooth article. Edible Seaweed. It is not a little astonishing to find what a number of seaweeds are really edible and nourishing, says The Lancet. Perhaps the best-known example in this country is laver, which is a kind of stew made from a weed, an alga. The laver made on the Devonshire coast and to be found in some London shops is excellent. Hold Farm Since 1300. Recently the stock was sold on a farm in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, which had been held by a family named Moffat since the year 131), when King Robert Bruce made a grant of the land to the Moffats. They held it for 300 years as owners, and the rest of the time as tenants of the Dukes of Buccleuch. Commit Sport by Proxy. "Vandal," a well known writer on sports, said in a recent issue of the London Express: "The sports of this country are absolutely rotten—unsound to the core. This nation is no longer a nation of sportsmen. It is a nation of odds-taking people who commit sport by proxy." Self-Winding Alarm Clock. Joseph Blythe, a resident of Chester, Pa., has recently obtained a patient on a self-winding alarm clock, which is said to have several very novel features. The winding is done by electricity and when one set will ring every day at the same hour if desired. Kinling as Critic. Here is Rudyard Kipling's advice to an author who submitted a story for his criticism: "Tear out second chapter and scatter broadcast. Change name of hero and name of story; then get down to business and rewrite the whole thing."—Atlanta Constitution. Black Rot in Cabbage. Soaking the seed for fifteen minutes in a 1:1000 corrosive sublimate solution or in a 0.4 per cent formalin solution just before planting is suggested as a cheap and effective means of destroying the germs upon the seed. Firemen Start a Blaze. When the volunteer fire department of Tunbridge Wells, England, was on parade a spark from one of the engines set fire to a haystack, and the fire burned itself out, for the volunteers proved unable to extinguish it. Many Schools in Hong Kong For its size Hong Kong has an enormous number of schools. The population of the island is about 330,000 and there are over 100 schools, the great majority of which are under government supervision. Church in Farmyard Few more curious places for a church could be found than one at Sotuham Delabere, Eng., which stands in the middle of a farmyard. The only means of entrance is by passing through the yard. III: Timed Wit "Did he leave you anything when he died?" Iasked the fatherless girl who cried, "Oh, yes, he did!" And I questioned her. "What was it?" "He left me an orphan, sh!" —Cleveland Leader. Girls' Best Safeguard. Let us teach our daughters that life is not only tennis and parties. Let us endow them with the best of insurances—a profession at their fingers' ends.—Woman. Bills Cause Peritonitis Death from peritonitis, due to excessive taking of pills, was stated to be the cause of a woman's death at a Bristol (England) inquest. British Railroads Well Manned American railroads have six employees for every mile of track and the British roads have twenty-eight. Income of Oxford College The income of Oxford University is slightly under $350,000 a year. M. Bishop Abraham Grant of the African M. E. church, addressed the ministers of the Western conference which began its annual session last Wednesday in the First A. M. E. church, Kansas City, Kan. Bishop Grant spoke of the crusade of the church against graft and corruption and said that only under the influ KANSAS CONFERENCE The Thirtieth session of the Kansas conference of the A. M. E. church met at First A. M. E. church, Kansas City, Kan., Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. Bishop A. Grant, D. D., presiding. The opening was very impressive. Drs. assisted the Bishop in the opening. The annual sermon was delivered in a most impressive manner by Rev. B. F. Bates. Holy communion was then administered by the Bishop assisted by the general officers and presiding elders. Rev. Guy was chosen secretary and Revs. T. W. Walthall and J. J. Pleasant recorder and statistician respectively. About 100 ministers were present. Bishop Tyree of the diocese of Arkansas and Texas is with Bishop Grant. All the city churches will be supplied with ministers of the conference Sunday. The ordination services will take place at seat of conference at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. The opening day was devoted to hearing reports from various pastors. The ministers reassembled at night and listened to a most felicitous welcome by representative citizens of Kansas City, Kan. Among them Mayor W. W. Rose, Hon B. S. Smith, Robt, Mitchell and Miss Bertha Coles. Happy responses were made by members of the conference. Thursday night the Missionary meeting was held. The ladies auxiliary held an afternoon meeting of much interest. Mrs. Braxton, Mrs Ward, Mrs. Griffey, Mrs. Terrell, Mrs Brooks and many others of the ministers' wives of the conference took active part in the meeting. Mrs Vaughn and Mrs. McDonald of the Missouri conference were visitors and took part. Rev. A. M. Ward has things well in hand and is caring nicely for the conference. A great Educational meeting was held Friday night. Prof Vernon, president of Western University, the faculty and students attended in a body. The university is in a most NUMBER 22 [Image of a man with a bald head and a mustache, wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and a black tie. The background is black with no other discernible features.] ence of Christianity would the evil influences of the country be decreased and their power lessened. He paid a tribute to the four great Americans, "foremost among the reformers of Governor Folk of Missouri. Governor the present day- President Roosevelt, Hanley of Indiana and Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia." flourishing condition. Students are pouring in every day. The visitors of the conference on Wednesday were: Capt. Prine, Revs. F. J. Peck, J. F. McDonald, A., A. Gilbert, J. T. Smith, Wm. Hawkins, Milton Collins, J. D. Smith, R. M. Rivers, E. A. Wilson, D. D. Jackkson, Dr. H. B. Parks and B. F. Watson. Yours truly, EUGENE VAUGHN B. F. WATSON, D. D. It appears that within the last eighteen months, the Negroes of the Yazoo Delta District of Mississippi (the blackest section of the black belt, where there are 32,000 whites to over 200,000 Negroes) have organized three banks which are now doing business. Every dollar of the stock is owned by Negroes, and every officer—president, cashier, director—is a Negro. In January, 1903, one of these banks in a small town, numbering about 500 souls, had on deposit $125,000 in round numbers, of which amount $83,000 has been deposited by Negroes. At a recent meeting of of stockholders of another Negro bank in the Yazoo Delta, a dividend of 17 per cent was declared on the profits of last year's business.—Freeman. FOIBLES OF FASHION A Pretty Frock. An original frock seen on a young girl at the luncheon hour might easily be reproduced by any clever dressmaker. It was a white mull of heavy and firm quality laid in side plaits around the hips, these being released just below the hip line. It was of round length and was finished at the bottom with an almost knee-deep flounce of all-over English embroidery done in scallops at the lower edge as well as the top and having run through the top two lines of half-inch black velvet ribbon two inches apart, these gathered the ruffle and were tied at the left side in carolled bows. The deep girdle, which merely rounded down a little at the front, was of finest white kid and closed with a silver buckle. The short Eton coat was entirely of the openwork embroidery, unlined and worn over a blouse of mull to match the skirt. The jacket, which otherwise would have hung straight, was also gathered or drawn in below the bust by a half-inch black velvet ribbon run through the openwork embroidery, and a butterfly bow of wider black velvet ribbon finished the front, where the narrow ribbon ends met. The sleeves—large, single puffs of the embroidery—had similar velvet laceings at the elbow that gathered the scalloped edges at the bottom into 100 three inch ruffles. Both the sleeves and the jacket were cut from wide embroidered flounceings, and therefore had embroidered scallops as a finish at their edges. The Eton jacket did not extend over the shoulders, but the back and the front were held in place by two strips of half inch velvet ribbon going over each shoulder; one of these strips finished, or rather concealed, the others, some two inches from the sleeve strips, held the body of the jacket in place. In the front, revers cut from the mull, the shape of a shawl diagonally through the center, were joined to the jacket tops; these were hand embroidered and had hemstitched edges. In the back, however, the straight across top showed scallops to match the lower edge. The stock and front of the mull underblouse were embroidered to match the revers on the jacket and the elbow sleeves of mull were finished by narrow embroidered bands. A broad brimmed white hat, trimmed with black velvet ribbon and sprays of wistaria, topped the frock, one of the prettiest seen this summer in town. Here are a few pointers on coming fashions. Sleeves are to continue short. Skirts are to either trail on the ground or be very short; no more will be seen the ankle-length gowns which are so unbecoming to the average figure. Skirts that just escape the ground seem to be a woman's idea of a comfortable dress, when in reality it is an ugly and dirty length. I say dirty because it gathers up more dust than you can imagine, and of course can never be held up. Let me say a word on the subject of holding up your gown. Have you ever watched the various ways it can be done? Have you sat in any public place and seen a stream of women, fat and thin, tall and short, old and young, and after growing thoroughly discouraged at the way they walk and hold themselves begin to notice their different ways of doing things? Call to your mind the woman in a hurry to catch a train; her bonnet slightly askew, her flushed face, and that frightful shopping 'ag, with leather handles, which she holds together, to hold in the bundles which are ooing out. The bag itself is one of those flat cloth ores which pine out of ten women love. With her other hand she clutches the skirt at the side, toward the front, and holds it high in the air, showing, usually a cloth boot with clastic sides and a stout ankle. Her gown trails out in every direction and see moves like a trigate under full salt, as the wind slowly creeps under and inflates the skirt, while she, sublimely unconscious, lifts the skirt higher in just a one place, and sails on to aer moorings. Don't you remember the girl who holds her skirt tightly about her, as if lashed to the mast, bundling it all up about her any which way, and half the time her boots or shoes are not what they should be, and her pet ticoat is frayed or soiled. How many people can stand having their feet looked at? You have all made a study of a row of feet in some electric car, beginning at one end, and following right along the line, and you have noticed the rapidity with which the women haul down their shirts and the men shift and wiggle and try to sit on their feet. Perhaps one in that whole car will be enely satisfied and allow you to look and admire, and to wish the whole world would go and do like w! No woman is so beautiful and no man so good-looking that they can afford to be slip shod about anything. When shoes get down at the heel they should be repaired or disposed of. I don't care whether they are otherwise perfectly good. Get good, expensive shoes, made to fit, and of the best material. Never leave them off without at once putting them on trees, for that makes shoes keep their shape. Now, the average person doesn't tree shoes except now and then, or when they are being cleaned, and, having one pair only, this is no good. Invest in skeleton trees at least, which are $1 a pair, and keep every slipper and shoe on them, whether traveling, visiting or at home. All ways keep the shoes clean; if colored kid use cleansing fluid; if brown or white get proper materials and learn how to do it yourself, for in many houses it is not done for you, and you should go prepared. I've known many a girl to wear the same shoes for weeks without treeing or cleansing, and yet sae had good clothes and thought she looked well. Being neat and fresh is as important as taking the trouble to remember the names of every human being you meet, and always have a smile and cordial how to greet them with. It not only brings you happiness in endless ways, and helps you an untold amount in politics, business or social life, but it brighters many a sad heart and lightens the burden on many tired shoulders.—Exchange. Wool Waists. The wool waist gains in favor over heavy flirens and chevoits for cool weather. White is more desirable, but light colors are seen and plaids will be worn a great deal for informal occasions. The lingerie waists will be worn all winter, and soft sills have by no means lost popularity. Among the wool waists batiste, flannel, mohair, albatross and veiling are favorites. All of these except flannel wash perfectly, and flannel is not impossible, if the laudress be an expert. Ordinarily it is better to have flannel dry cleaned. New wool waists trimmed with eyelet embroidery are interesting novelties. They are to be had in half a dozen fabrics, the softer materials such as albatross being very pretty. Street Suit of Silk Changeable silk will be largely used for fall costumes and are wonderfully effective. Among an early showing was ore in greens and browns, the different shades harmonizing beautifully. The design has a plain, full skirt, with four applied tucks at bottom. The jacket is of the collarless bolder type with applied tucks in design. It closes in surplice fashion and has two white pieces of Persian embroidery in delicate shades as revers. The strapped pieces of silk around the neck are fastened down in front with fancy buttons. Mosquetaire gloves are worn, therefore the sleeves are quite short with a straight cuff of brown velvet. Barley Meal Scones Add a little salt to as much barley meal as you require, and mix with it sufficient hot milk to make a thick paste. Roll out thin and cut into three-cornered pieces; bake in a very culex oven. Cut open and butter while hot. Boudoir Confidences One of the most popular fashions of this season is the surplice waist. The simple coat for general wear is the short cut, tan covert cloth. in the short coat, on cover cloth. Hemstitched ruffles are very neat and are seen in the most exclusive things. The wearing of a scarf in tulle, chiffon, lace or thin silk has become a ventitable furre. All the fashionable garments for street and evening wear reveal the short-waisted tendency. Black and white pin-checked taffeta is being made up into sweet little box coats for baby's wear. A new changeable velvet in three shades, called scarabee, will be among the successful novelties. Corset covers are trimmed almost alike front and back, but the decora- tions rarely extend below a pretty yoke depth. The bright, scarlet coats, displaying green broadcloth collars, are still considered the smartest for the small man's wear. The kimono craze has extended to wraps, and now the most gorgeous evening creations fashioned along these lines are shown. Many of the early fall models in millinery have high, wide brims, high crowns and are trimmed with sweeping ostrich feathers that are shaded. One of the most notable whims this season is the mixture of materials of every varying texture, not so much as trimmings, but as a whole part of the design. Combs of all sorts and sizes are worn, and where a set of combs used to consist of a big comb and two side combs, it now comprises five combs and a barrette. Black Lace Coats are Coming. Black lace coats are to be very smart next winter, and are also worn now with black chiffon gowns. The chiffon and lace combine extremely well and often when it is desired to have a sharp contrast the fashion is to wear a white lace coat with a black skirt. A bolero of white lace on a black dress, if a woman has a good enough figure to carry it off well, is always smart and effective, but if the figure is not all that may be desired, then it is just as well to have the lace in black also, thus eliminating the sharp contrast outlining the figure. Handkerchief in the Glove The fashionable handkerchief of today must be as small as possible and the newest thing is a tiny handkerchief to be carried in the glove. It is a piece of the finest muslin a few inches square, trimmed with lace, and small enough and soft enough to be kept in the glove. On it the name or monogram is embroidered in the smallest letters and the whole thing is so useless that the owner only just escapes being without a handkerchief at all. A Chic Afternoon Hat. A dainty hat for afternoon wear is pale blue Neapolitan with Tam O'Shanter crown. The brim is faced with tiny folds of black tulle and shaded blue wings and blue velvet ribbon adorn the top. Revival of the Caster. The table caster is being revived, but it is as a wee accessory for each individual cover, and not the large stand for the center of the table. These little casters contain bottles for pepper and salt and a vinegar crucible. Other small ones have a tiny bottle at either side of the stand with a hollow dish for salt suspended between them. They are very cunning and give an altogether modern air to $ \boldsymbol{v} $ table. Short Skirts the Rule. Very short skirts are the absolute rule and it matters little what the material may be. The short skirt is here to stay for some time at least and those who contemplate making up a gown would do well to take heed and study its ways. The short skirt has many tights in its favor. It is very light in weight, for it is abbreviated to such an extent that flounces and ruffles are almost impossible. It is becoming to the feet. It is comfortable and it takes little material. More than all these, it is fashionable and the fashion has spread until it now reaches Paris and is popular in Vienna, where there was the greatest protest against it. The Paris modistes are chopping off the gowns right at the ankles. The new short skirts are much shorter than the former ones. They are now made instep high and some of them are even less. They most decidedly show the feet, and this calls for the prettiest of shoes. New Idca in Chemisettes: Chemisettes have been rushed to death, yet the prettiest of the simpler blouses show evidence that the craze isn't over by any means. Not that separate chemisettes are worn with blouses, but the yoke takes the form of an attached chemisette, the blouse folding over it, and usually being finished with scallops, embroidered by hand. IN HIS NAME RELIGIOUS NEWS AND THOUGHTS DESIGNED FOR USE IN EVERY WELL-REGULATED HOME It Is Common. So are the stars and the arching skies, So are the smiles of the child's eyes; Common the life-giving breath of the sitting; So are the songs which the wild birds sing— Blessed be God, they are common. Common the grass in its glowing green; So is the water's glistening sheen; Common the springs of love and mirth; So are the holiest gifts of earth. Common the fragrance of rosy June; So is the generous harvest moon. So are the towering mighty hills; So are the twittering, trickling rills. Common the beautiful tints of the fall; So is the autumn leaves; Common the rain with its pattering feet; So is the bread which we daily eat— Blessed be God, it is common. So is the sea in its wild unrest, Kissing forever the earth's brown breast; So is the voice of undying prayer. Evermore perching the ambient air. So unto all are the "promises" given, So unto all is the hope of heaven; Common the rest from the weary strife; So in the life which after life; Blessed be God, it is common. The Uncoveted Honor. "To you it hath been granted, in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer in His behalf." — Phil. 1.29. Paul, in writing to the church at Philippi, gives utterance to this remarkable sentiment. Mark the wording, "To you it hath been granted * * * to suffer in His behalf." The thought is that these ancient Asian Christians have been unusually and remarkably honored in being permitted to endure pain and suffering on the behalf of, or with, Christ. This, for them, is a new view of their suffering. Suffering is commonly supposed to be an evil to be avoided, if possible. Here it is spoken of as if it were a perquisite which one would covet. Yet this is not a new idea to Paul, but rather it is one he well understood, and which he would have the Philippians, and all others faithful in Christ, understand, both for their comfort and for their strengthening against the inevitable hour of trial. Note also the expression, "In the behalf of Christ." We are here reminded of that kindred expression used in his Epistle to the Romans, "If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him." Such expressions enhance to us our conceptions of the value of the honor of permitted suffering by adding to them the thought that we are sharing with Christ. His own suffering caused by the sin of the world. Have you never thought what an unspeakably precious opportunity Peter, James and John squandered when they slept in Gethsemane? They might have been with Him in that awful midnight hour, and have shared with Him His agony over the world's sin, mitigating it by their presence and sympathy in His inmeasurable loneliness of soul. Instead, they slept, while He, unattended by any who had been His friends "wrestled alone with fears," in agony and blood. No man being found worthy the honor, the angels received it, and comforted Him with their heavenly ministrations. These meditations suggest two things: First, how many of us have learned to regard suffering as a God-given honor? How many of us bearing about in our bodies the marks of the dying of the Lord Jesus, have learned to regard these marks as the insignia of the highest rank in the Kingdom of Heaven? Brother, Paul would say to you that that festering thorn in your flesh, or in your spirit, which has caused you such exquisite pain, and from which you have prayerfully sought deliverance, is a special mark of divine favor to attest your high standing at the King's Court. The second thing suggested is that every hour of suffering for Christ's sake is a Gethsemane hour, for Gethsemane stands for an age-long experience. We are accustomed to comfort ourselves by saying that in our suffering Christ suffers with us. This is true; but there is another form for this thought which is even yet more true, and also incalculably more helpful. That other form is this: When we suffer we are suffering with Him. When we learn to think of our pain as our suffering with Him, rather than His suffering with us, we more nearly realize what Gethsemane meant, and the sense of the honor conferred by permitting us to enter into that hallowed place is more keen, and consequently more for our profit and our comfort. Then, after it all, coming back to Paul, with new meaning we are enabled to repeat with him his wonderful words, "I reckon that the sufferings of this present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us!"—Rev. Newman H. Burdick. The Divine Presence Within The evidence of God's presence you will find within yourself. By many a change and sign infallible wrought in your soul and life, you will know that the Great Spirit who thought it best to create you saves you and guides you. What more glorious fact could have been brought to this world than that the God of infinite mysteries will manifest Himself to men and dwell with them? But what a sight when God manifests himself and kindles beacons of truth before blind men, before deaf and blind and plotting men that have eyes that do not see. That is the character of God. Flowers are blossoming to stones, birds are singing to trees, stars are shining upon boggy fens. Yes, it is the nature of God to give visions even to blind eyes, that if they wake, they may see Him. Sad things if we have learned philosophy, science, the classics, history, the polite arts, or fitted ourselves for the professions and never have seen God and are indifferent to His commandments. Sad, indeed, for the world and ourselves if we are furnishing our intellects however richly and leaving our spiritual natures rubbish heaps of indifferent theories, weak skepticism, and loose moral sensibilities. We must see God to get a measure of the value of all things and an inspiration that will subordinate all to manhood and righteousness. By what other light than the heavenly vision can this world be guided out of its difficulties and calamities, or get one glimpse of any other world? Who has any other sure vision?—Rev. James R. Day, D. D. Sufficient Grace Bear your cross as a treasure; it is thereby that we become worthy of God, and conformed to his dear Son. Crosses are part of our daily bread; God regulates their proportions according to our real needs, which he knows, though we do not. Let us leave it all to him. Do you let yourself be the child of Providence, and let your relations and friends talk. Do not seek to penetrate the future. The manna grew corrupt when out of over-caution, it was stored up for more than a day. Do not ask. What are we to do to-morrow? "To-morrow will take thought for the things of itself." Confine yourself to the needs of to-day; God will each day give you the requisite help for those. "They who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good." Providence would work miracles for us, but we hinder God's miracles by trying to forestall them. In our restless activity we erect ourselves into a providence as inefficient as that of God would be effectual. God knows better than we do what he has given to each man, and what to require of him. You must be considerate, forbearing, patient, hopeful and rely upon the Ruler of hearts, who is faithful to his promises. Be faithful and submissive yourself. Profit by your weakness to acquire unlimited self-mistrust, and by a childlike pliability in receiving correction. Lowliness will be your strength even amid weakness.—From "Fenclon's Letters." Cultivate Patience Be patient with your friends. They are neither omniscient nor omnipotent. They cannot see your heart and may misunderstand you. They do not know what is best for you, and may select what is worst. Their arms are short, and they may not be able to reach what you ask. What if also they lack purity of purpose or tenacity of affection; do not you also lack these graces? Patience is your refuge Endure, and in enduring conquer them, and if not, at least yourself Above all, be patient with your be loved. Love is the best thing on the earth, but it is to be handled tenderly, and impatience is a nurse that kills it. Be patient with your pains and cares. We know it is easy to say and hard to do. But, dear child, you must be patient. These things are killed by enduring them, and made strong to bite and sting by feeding them with your frets and fears. There is no pain or care that can last long. None of them shall enter the city of God. A little while and you shall leave behind you the whole troop of howling troubles and forget in your first sweet hour of rest that such things were on earth. The Lesson of His Sacrifice The Lesson of His Sacrifice. When you hear of a father sacrificing his own life for his children; when you hear of a soldier dying for his country; when you hear of a clergy man or a physician killing himself by his work while he is laboring to save the souls or the bodies of his fellow creatures, then, says Charles Kingsley you feel—there is goodness in its high est shape. To give up our lives for others is one of the most beautiful and noble and glorious things on earth. But to give up our lives, willingly joyfully, for men who misunderstand us, hate us, despise us, is, if possible a more glorious action still, and the very perfection of perfect virtue. Then, looking at Christ's cross, we see that, and even more—ay, far more than that. Death. But that God will be with me, I would rather be slain, suddenly, than he still and await the change. The growing weakness, ushered in, it may be, by long agony, the slow rending of the bonds which make this body a home, so that it turns half alien while yet some bond unsevered hold the live thing in its worm-caten cage, but God knows me and my house, and I need not speculate nor forse bode. When it comes, death will prove as natural as life. Whatever betides, He will order, and it must be well, grandly well! infinitely well! Would we, who know that we love Him and trust to see His face, have it otherwise than He wills?—George Macdonald. Our Talents. There is room enough on earth to find graves for the finest abilities and noblest powers. The ground which received one talent will receive the five also. You can easily find a spade to dig a grave for your talents and abilities, your money and your time. But understand that in burying your talent you are burying yourself; in burying aught that God has given you your are burying part of your life.—Joseph Parker. 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Agricultural and Horticultural Colonies on the Kansas City Lockesburg Colony in Sevier county, Arkansas, containing about 30,000 acres, and Lering Colony in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, containing about 24,000 acres, are now open for settlement. Lands range in price from $7.00 to $15.00 per acre and are sold on easy terms to actual settlers. Lockesburg Colony is well suited for general farming, stock raising and commercial fruit growing. Loring Colony lies in a splendid fruit, truck and tobacco region and is good for corn and cotton also. Both are situated in a beautiful country, with a healthy climate and excellent water. Write for books concerning Lockesburg and Loring Colonies and "Current Events" Magazine to, F. E. ROESLER, Immigration Agt., K. C. S. Ry., Kansas City, Mo. S. G. WARNER, G. P. & T. A. K. C. S. Ry., Kansas City Mo. Love in a cottage is all right, but don't ask love to sit in a cozy corner if you expect him to stay. 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Factories are working day and night and 2,000 machines are being turned out every twenty-four hours. With us, on the other hand, the craze for automobiles mounts higher and higher and has reached such a point that impacuous persons are mortgaging their homes in order to procure them. The fact is that the average American doesn't enjoy physical exercise for its own sake, but he would prefer to do so by the strength or steam, or some other agency, ratter than by the strength of his legs. Vigorite. New Explosive. Vigorite, the new explosive of Professor Shulz and Engineer Gehre of Switzerland, is a nitrous compound which, united with saltpeter, has given results claimed to indicate a strength about ten times greater than that of any other explosive. In the open air it burns without exploding. It has the further advantages of being insensible to friction, shock of concussion, while it is not injured by wetting or by freezing. In Other Words. "Dough!" 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Dodd's Kidney Pills make you feel like a new man or woman because they cure the Kidneys. Cured kidneys mean pure blood and pure blood means bounding health and energy in every part of the body. Estate of D. P. Morgan is robbed of $44,000 through forgeries committed by clerk of the estate at Morristown, N. J. who confesses he lost the money in playing the races. REMEDIES USED BY MILLIONS Truth About the Popular "Proprietary Medicines." The recent campaign against the use of proprietary medicines, conducted in the columns of The Ladies' Home Journal and Collier's weekly, has evoked an answer from the Committee on Legislation of the Proprietary Association. The committee says: "In considering the question raised by recent attacks upon proprietary medicines, every reasonable man will admit that there is a wide and legitimate field for the manufacture and sale of medicines already prepared for general use and easily obtainable at all times and everywhere. As a matter of fact these medicines are not patented at all, and the popular use of the word 'patent' in connection with them is a misnomer. Any pharmacist will tell you that practically the only 'patent' medicines in use to-day are those which are manufactured either by foreign or domestic pharmaceutical houses, and which are now almost exclusively dispensed by physicians or designated by them in their prescriptions. "The medicines which are now the subject of wholesale attack by Mr. Eok and Editor Hapgood are the old-fashioned family remedies properly described as 'proprietary medicines.' They are the favorite remedies among millions of people all over the country; and, notwithstanding the constant effort of some physicians to create prejudice against them, no one ever yet heard of any of the millions of users of such remedies asking for legislation or other action adverse to them." The wife of a man who parts his hair in the middle is reasonably sure to be the better two-thirds of the combine. "I see that Col. Watterson says that a first-class man cannot afford to go to Congress for $5,000 a year." "Pretty hard slap at the present Kentucky delegation, isn't it?" DISFIGURING HUMOR. Brushed Scales from Face Like Powder—Doctor Said Lady Would Be Disfigured for Life—Cuticura Works Wonders. "I suffered with eczema all over my body. My face was covered; my eyebrows came out. I had tried three doctors, but did not get any better. I then went to another doctor. He thought my face would be marked for life, but my brother-in-law told me to get Cuticura. I washed with Cuticura Soap, applied Cuticura Ointment, and took Cuticura Resolvent as directed. I could brush the scales off my face like powder. Now my face is just as clean as it ever was.-Mrs. Emma White, 641 Cherrier Place, Camden, N. J. April 25, '05." Woman Suffrage Movement Victoria is the last of the Australian states to give full suffrage to women, New Zealand leading off in 1893. The municipal vote was given to women in England in 1893 and in 1881 it was extended to Scotland, and in 1898, with practically no opposition the women of Ireland were allowed to vote for all officers except those of parliament. Wyoming was the first state in America to give full suffrage to women, and her example led other states in proximity to offer it, but the right of franchise is confined to women in this part of the country. Father John. of Cronstadtt. Father John of Cronstadt, who has such an extraordinary influence with the czar, is 86 years old. In personality he answers the description of the average Russian pessant, only in his case abstemiousness has wrought a refining effect on his features. He is short of stature, with a somewhat florid complexion, and his small, twinkling gray eyes have that furtive appearance characteristic of the Russian working class. In spite of his great age he is remarkably active and his long, brown hair is untouched with silver. Drawing the Lins. "I like to believe that all men are honest," said the moralizer. "Same here," rejoined the demor alizer; "still I always draw the line at taking the same patent medicine for liver complaint that I use for toothache no matter how the label reads." HONEST PHYSICIAN. Works with Himself First. Works with Himself First. It is a mistake to assume that physicians are always skeptical as to the curative properties of anything else than drugs. indeed, the best doctors are those who seek to heal with as little use of drugs as possible and by the use of correct food and drink. A physician writes from Calif. to tell how he made a well man of himself with Nature's remedy: "Before I came from Europe, where I was born," he says, "it was my custom to take coffee with milk (cafe au lait) with my morning meal, a small cup (cafe cake) after my dinner and two or three additional small cups at my club during the evening. "In time nervous symptoms developed, with pains in the cardiac region, and accompanied by great depression of spirits, despondency—in brief, "the blues!" I at first tried medicines, but got no relief and at last realized that all my troubles were caused by coffee. I thereupon quit its use forthwith, substituting English Breakfast Tea. "The tea seemed to help me at first, but in time the old distressing symptoms returned, and I quit it also, and tried to use milk for my table beverage. This I was compelled however to abandon speedily, for, while it relieved the nervousness somewhat, it brought on constipation. Then by a happy inspiration I was led to try the Postum Food Coffee. This was some months ago and I still use it. I am no longer nervous, nor do I suffer from the pains about the heart, while my 'blues' have left me and life is bright to me once more. I know that leaving off coffee and using Postum healed me, and I make it a rule to advise my patients to use it." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. "Here's a reason LET HER R-I-P! BULLY BOYS DON'T LET UP! STICK TO IT! LET HER R-I-P! NEED CAM DUAL TARiff PROTECTION TO AMERICAN INDUSTRIES AND THE BEST PAID LABOR IN THE WORLD. SPLIT OVER TARIFF SOME EVIDENCES OF DIVISION ON THAT QUESTION. Insignificant Speeches at the Chicago Reciprocity Conference by a Republican United States Senator and the Governor of a Republican State. Two speeches of more than ordinary significance were delivered at the Chicago reciprocity conference. Other speeches of greater or less significance were delivered there, but none we think, which so strikingly indicated the tendency to straggle and stray from sound party doctrine as the speeches of Messrs. Shelby M. Cullom and Albert R. Cummins. Here were two conspicuous republicans in attendance upon a distinctly anti-republican gathering and contributing their utmost toward the aims of that assemblage. It was a matter of course that the superannuated Kasson should bemoan the failure of his scheme to undermine protection through a batch of ill-considered trade treaties. That Harris of Kansas and Foss of Massachusetts, free trader and deputy free trader, should nail their colors to the mast was natural and to be expected. But Messrs. Cullom and Cummins are supposed to be republicans. Mr. Cullom is the senior republican senator of the republican state of Illinois, and Mr. Cummins is the governor of the republican state of Iowa. When those men align themselves with the avowed enemies of the republican party and join in a propaganda for the abandonment of the one great cardinal party principle the event takes on an aspect of some gravity. For Senator Cullom allowance should be made. He is a candidate for re-election and is nervous and apprehensive. He magnifies greatly the tariff ripping element in Illinois and wants to avoid its antagonism. Truth to tell, Mr. Cullom never was a close student of economics and never was a well-grounded protectionist. He has supported republican tariff measures and opposed democratic tariff measures, but has never borne any important part in tariff making. He imagines himself to be a protectionist. He apparently does not know that reciprocity in competitive products is a complete negation of protectionism. In the course of his speech Senator cullom said: "I believe that the Dingley rates are sufficiently high to warrant our entering into reciprocal arrangements with Central and South American countries and with European nations as well * * * I have done what I could for reciprocity, but if we cannot secure reciprocity I shall favor the enactment of an act of congress for a maximum tariff to be applicable to every nation that discriminates against our products." It will be noticed that the senator loses his bearings and goes astray in the economic jungle. If the Dingley rates are, as he declares, sufficiently high to serve as the maximum, then no other maximum tariff will be needed for purposes of retaliation. All that would be needed would be the enactment of an act of congress authorizing the lowering of the Dingley rates to a point sufficient to placate any nation that unfairly discriminates against the United States. This would smash the Dingley tariff into fragments. Under that elastic system no industrial producer could ever be certain as to what tariff rate he was going to have the benefit of next week, next month or next year. The tariff that is protective to-day may to morrow be sweep away by presidential proclamation. What this sort of tariff chaos would do to business, to production, to employment, to wage paying would be a plenty. Yet this is precisely what the senior republic can senator from Illinois pledges himself to aid in bringing about. From a democratic free trade senator such an outgiving would be considered crafty and clever; from a republican protectionist senator it is economic balder dash. The pity of it is that Senator Cullom is halfway over to the free trade camp and doesn't know it. The commendable thing about the speech of Gov. Cummins was the frank audacity with which he repudiated all party obligation and declared himself no longer bound by party declarations. He came out into the open and evidently intends to fight in the open. Heretofore he has sought to keep faith and favor with the straight-out republicanism of Iowa. Last year he declared his intention to stand in the center of the platform, "without teetering." The Iowa platform of 1904 specifically and unequivocally opposed reciprocity in competitive products. Gov. Cummins did not long tuill his promise. No sooner was the presidential election over than he began to wriggle toward the edge, and by the time the Chicago conference was ready for him he had teetered himself off the Iowa platform altogether. He is now on anti-republican ground. The protection of the Dingley tariff he regards as ultra and excessive. The protectionists whose votes determined the Iowa platform of 1904 and made him governor he denounces as obstructionists. He wants no more obstruction. He wants more than $1,120,000,000 of imports; wants twice that amount. Away with the Dingley tariff! Cut it down, cast it out! Anything that will secure free competition and a larger volume of competitive imports. Drive out fair, level, equal and impartial tariff treatment of the imports of all nations. Bring in reciprocity. Bring in the maximum and minimum tariff. That is Cummins, the republican-made governor of one of the greatest of republican states. We have no doubt that thoughtful men will read with interest the two speeches under consideration. Neither have we any doubt that in those two speeches they will discern evidences of a condition and a tendency that unless resisted with firmness and moral force will certainly work much michiel and harm. It is all very well to pooh-pooh Harri and Fess and the rest of the free trade crowd which set up the pins and manipulated the game at Chicago, but you cannot pooh-pooh Cullom and Cummins. They are facts that will have to be recognized as such and dealt with accordingly. The method of dealing with these facts is obvious. The problem is to find out how much of Cullom Cumminsim there is inside of the republican party and then what to do about it. Not Republican Reciprocity. An exchange undertakes to comment adversely upon the fact that Secotaries Wilson and Shaw are not to attend the "Reciprocity" convention at Chicago, and takes it as an omen that the Federal administration is not in sympathy with the movement. The conclusion is logical. The Democratic pow-wow at Chicago has no just claims upon Republican consideration. It is a political move under the guise of business interests into which it is hoped to lure Republicans under the pretense of trade expansion. The wonderful trade expansion achieved under Republican policies is to have no creditable recognition at the Chicago conference. On the contrary it and its cause are to have special condemnation. Under such circumstances it is not surprising that a Republican Administration, and Republicans generally, are quite shy of identifying themselves with a propaganda so obviously hostile to Republican principles. Is there any known reason why Republicans should join hands with Democrats to tear down the Republic an protective tariff policy and substitute for it reciprocal trade in competitive products? The very term is a denial of the economic value of protection. The event will go far to accentuate the real difference between Republicans and the alleged reformers who are fond of dress parade in bor rowed Republican uniforms.—Burlington Hawkeye. Would Stand Pat. The Journal is not against tariff revision, but favors it to whatever extent may be necessary to prevent the exploitation of domestic consumers by domestic combination. That is to say, it favors whatever changes may be required "to avoid affording shelter to monopoly." 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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 feures "16 oz." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. Secret of Happiness Bounder—You seem to be remarkably happy since your marriage. What's the explanation? Bounder—My wife is a firm believer in fairy stories. Don't you know that Defiance Starch besides being absolutely superior to any other, is put up 16 ounces in package and sells at same price, as 12 ounce packages of other kinds? Mrs. Martha Essenberg of Lore, Ia, was bitten by a large rattler while feeding chickens. She died in terrible agony. After a desperate fight the snake was shaken off and killed. USE THE FAMOUS IN THE FAMOUS Red Cross Ball Ball Large 20ct. package 5 cents. The Ross Company, South Bond, Ind. William Bracey, a negro waiter, is arrested under suspicion of being the murderer of Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mize in Hyde Park, Chicago, Tuesday night. Schwab St. Louis. When you buy your next Suit or Overcoat, insist on getting our label as shown above—you'll find it in the inside coat pocket. Don't let the merchant give you something just as good—there's no clothing as good as SCHWAB Clothing at prices ranging from $10 to $25. Write for our new style book—it's free. Schwab Clothing Co. Makers of Honest Clothes ST. LOUIS, MO. Not for Him Mrs Newlwed. It's just brutal of you to call it "this stuff." You said you'd be glad if I baked my own bread and — Mr. Newlwed—Yes, but I didn't say I wanted you to bake mine. Smokers find Lewis' "Single Binder" straight be clear better quality than most ice brands. Lewis Factory, Poor Hill. "Are you going to spoil the fable?" asked the friendly squirrel. "Get up and be the early bird and catch the worm." "Not for mine," vawned the lazy bird. "I don't eat worms, I'm a vegetarian." Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease A powder. I rests the foot. Cures Swollen, Sore Hot, Cakes, Aching, Swelling Foot Pain. All Dengue and Shock. Shoots, 25 cents. Accept no substitutes. Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Lafoy, N. Y. American church is little but a social organization in which money, dress and position are worshipped, declares Rev. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, an English evangelist, in New York. Storekeepers report that the extra quantity, together with the superior quality of Dehance Starch makes it too impossible to sell any other brand. Chicago men form a syndicate to buy second-hand warships and dispose of them to tech Russian government. One Year. 12 14 Two months. 12 Three months. 12 One month. 12 Specially paid in advance. Entered at the Post Office at Kansas City, as Second Class Matter. Correspondents wanted in every city and town in this state. Write no. All news matter intended for publication should reach our office not later than Tuesday, of each week and must be signed by the writer not for publication, but as guarantee of authenticity. FFIOEI—No. 117 West Sixth, St., Kansas City, Mo. Advertising Rates, For one inch, one insertion .8.00 For one inch, each subsequent insertion .20 For two inches, three months .8.00 For two inches, six months .8.00 For two inches, nine months .10.00 For two inches, twelve months .18.00 OLDEST NEGRO JOURNAL ... IN KANSAS CITY. The paid circulation of THE RISING SON is more than double the combined circulation of all the other Kansas City Golored weekly newspapers. The worst effect of race prejudice is that it keeps apart the better element in both races, and as a consequence there is lost that mutual helpfulness and understanding that would result from closer contact. Most troubles are the result of misunderstanding and this is no exception to the rule. Besides, the world needs all the good that the human family can generate. Of this we shall never have too much. Race prejudice makes our product of this commodity far below what it should be—Freeman. The Topeka Plaindealer has this to say of Gov. Hoch: "Gov. Hoch and his reform administration appears to work only one way. The white clerks, etc. are given a vacation on full pay, while the colored boys, who actually do the work, are compelled to hire a substitute and pay him for performing their duty. It is an outrage and if the colored people of Kansas will vote for such a thing in 1906, they may just as well begin to prepare for still worse treatment. There are white clerks in the state house today who have worked the year around and never dreamed of a vacation and now that the state of Kansas is paying the freight, they and loafing, at swell watering resorts, etc. Hoch's motto reads: 'All white men up and blacks down.' Will the Negroes vote for such a thing again?" Go for them Brother Plaindealer. Th eNegro is usually forgotten after election day. GOOD FACULTIES—GOOD SCHOOLS. The fact that several of the graduates of Lincoln Institute of Jefferson City, Mo., who entered the teachers' examination in Kansas City recently and failed to reach the required average, is not very encouraging to the citizens of this city. Lincoln Institute is a state institution of learning, upon which a great deal of public money has been expended. Buildings have been erected, departments established and equipped. Appropriations have been made from time to time for the betterment of this school until now it is deemed quite complete. The question then is asked, Why is it that the graduates of Lincoln Institute can not as readily pass the teachers' examination as the students from Wilburforce and other institutions of learning? The public wants to know where the loose screw is. Can it be that the faculty is faulty and incompetent? If so, why do not the proper authorities investigate? The public pays the freight, the people are interested, they want results. President Jesse of Columbia, Mo., in his opening address before the colored teachers' association at Columbia, said that he would like to see Lincoln Institute what Wilburforce is to Ohio, Hampton to Virginia and Tuskogee Institute to Oklahoma. But will his fond hope ever materialize? It is possible but improbable until the authority under which Lincoln Institute is operated uses its full power in seeing to it that the faculty of this school is on a par with the faculties of other state schools which turn out men and women who are competent to pass a teachers' examination. Leadership among Negroes is indispensable—but a leader should possess a high moral standard in order to obtain followers and accomplish good. Our teachers and preachers are regarded as leaders because their respective positions are such that ineminate therefrom. Too many of our intelligence and enlightenment should ministers of the gospel do not come up to the standard. While crime and sin run rampant they seem contented to draw their stipend. This condition cannot always remain the same. Two Negroes were lynched last Saturday at Silver City, Tenn., for beating a white farmer. This infamous outlawry is again beginning to loom up in the Southern states. For the past year but few lynchings have occurred in the United States and it was thought that those savages had become civilized. Recent reports, however, show that some are incapable of grasping the meaning of law and civilization. Governor Folk has appointed Mr. U. S. Epperson, Republican, election commissioner. The people of Kansas City seem well pleased at the Governor's selection. Mr. Epperson is a thorough Republican a good party man and one of the best known and most successful business men in the West. He is a public spirited man and has done much toward the upbuilding of Kansas City of whom he is one of her prided citizens. Negro fakirs have started out to make their rounds among the public and especially the business men of this city. The Son proposes to employ every honorable means to have them landed behind the bars. A hint to the wise is sufficient. If you want the dollar you must get it by fair means, otherwise suffer the consequences. At home a man is judged by his dress; abroad by his wit. Fellow-travelers and fellow-gamblers soon know each other well. CLIPPINGS OF RACE NOTES. Corporal Joseph C. Smith, Colored, member of the Twenty-fifth United States infantry, broke the record for marksmanship in the United States army at Fort Sheridan a few days ago. He made a score of 181 out of a possible 200 in slow-fire shooting. In rapid fire shooting he made a score of 97 out of a possible 100. At Richmond, Va., a white woman was sentenced 15 days to jail for stealing a gold ring valued at $12. She feigned insanity, was sent to the almshouse and escaped. For stealing a barrel of hams a white man was fined $1, but a Colored boy who stole a newspaper from a door, was given 90 days in jail. Samples of southern justice. A Negro in Texas charged with "attacking" a young woman was recently burned at the stake. At Monticello, Ind., on August 28th a man fifty-five years old attempted criminal assault on a girl five years. He fled, but was captured and placed in jail. He was a man of bad reputation, but there are no threats of lynching. The Negroes of Memphis have raised $5,000 to test the constitutionality of the "Jim Crow" car law. The Negro is advised meanwhile to walk. Vigoritte, New Explosive. Vigorite, the new explosive of Professor Shulz and Engineer Gehre of Switzerland, is a nitrous compound which, united with saltpeter, has given results claimed to indicate a strength about ten times greater than that of any other explosive. In the open air it burns without exploding. It has the further advantages of being insensible to friction, shock of concussion, while it is not injured by wetting or by freezing. Father John. of Cronstadtt Father John of Cronstadt, who has such an extraordinary influence with the czar, is 86 years old. In personality he answers the description of the average Russian peasant, only in his case abstemiousness has wrought a refining effect on his features. He is short of stature, with a somewhat florid complexion, and his small, twinkling gray eyes have that furtive appearance characteristic of the Russian working class. In spite of his great age he is remarkably active and his long, brown hair is untouched with silver. Woman Suffrage Movement Victoria is the last of the Australian states to give full suffrage to women, New Zealand leading off in 1893. The municipal vote was given to women in England in 1869 and in 1881 it was extended to Scotland, and in 1898, with practically no opposition the women of Ireland were allowed to vote for all officers except those of parliament. Wyoming was the first state in America to give full suffrage to women, and her example led other states in proximity to offer it, but the right of franchise is confined to women in this part of the country. OUR Forty-Second Anniversary Sale starts to-day. The biggest values, the lowest of prices and the largest variety of stocks in Kansas City should make it a sale event of great importance. Bear in mind that every article sold is up to the Emery-Bird-Thayer standard, and our guarantee is back of every sale. May we see you here? Emery, Bird, Thayer vt. KANSAS CITY. From Basement Roof Six immense floors filled from end to Organs made by the world's best artis instruments advertised by some music genuine article, in standard goods of th sold at moderate prices. "When it con From Basement to Roof Six immense floors filled from end to end with Pianos and Organs made by the world's best artisans. Not cheap, flimsy instruments advertised by some music houses, but the real, genuine article, in standard goods of the highest grade quality, sold at moderate prices. "When it comes from HOFFMAN'S it bears the stamp of public approval." We will sell you a first-class new Piano for a very small amount and let you pay out in small installments. Call and look at our $150.00 PIANOS We will sell you a first-class new Piano for a very small amount and let you pay out in small installments. Call and look at our $150.00 PIANOS The MINOR HALL For Dances, Soo Entertainments, To Respectable Colored Pe MRB. A. V. MINOR, Ngr., 404 W. 6th MRS. A. V. MINOR, Mgr., 404 W. 5th St., Kansas City, Mo. Honors for Jefferson. "Waal yes," said Mrs Bragley, of Jefferson City, "I reckon that feller that writ out the Declaration of Independence deserved the honor." "You mean the honor of being assigned to write it." "Not at all. I mean the honor o' bein' named fur our town. They called him Jefferson, you know." Furnished Rooms To Rent. BY DAY OR WEEK Meals at All Hours. Always Wanting More. It's possible for any one in this country to get enough to eat and to wear." "For any man, yes." "Yes, or for any woman." "Nonsense! No woman ever gets enough to wear." Helping Him. Stutterton — Miss Bub-Bub-Brightley, will you bub-bub-bbe m-m-m my wuwher—that is, I lul-lul-love Miss Brightley —You must give me time to consider, Mr. Stutterton. In the meantime, perhaps, you will be able to say it. Why the Subway Tavern Failed. The collapse of the so-called Subway tavern shows that the regular and profitable patrons of a saloon object to being treated as part of a public exhibition. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR AD. IN THE RISING SON FOR FIRST CLASS GROCERIES PROMPTLY DELIVERED-GOOD SERVICE. "I hope you have a clear conscience in this matter." "Well," answered the man who had been indicted for graft, "I have the next best thing." "What is that?" "A good lawyer."—Washington Star. A city ordinance of Mexico, Mo. hourlimits automobiles to three miles an hour. This is practically prohibitive. Mist automobilists would rather walk than poke along in a machine at the rate f three miles an hour.—Chillicothe Tribune. Drawing the Line. "I like to believe that all men are honest," said the moralizer. "Same here," rejoined the demoralizer; "still I always draw the line at taking the same patent medicine for liver complaint that I use for toothache no matter how the label reads." "Do thoughts that came to you in the long ago ever return?" asked the originator of silly questions. In Other Words. Dough. Uncle Jack-Didn't I send you money enough to get a complete skelton? "Not unless I inclose stamps," answered the literary party.—Chicago Daily News. Yaleton—No, sir; I'll have to have a few more bones before I can get a complete skeleton, sir. Not Once Divorced. McJigger—An amateur actress? You're wrong there; she's on the professional stage. Thingumbob—I mean that she's only been married to the man and she's still his wife. 42nd Anniversary Sale 42nd Anniversary Sale 42nd Anniversary Sale Bell Phone Main 1196 X "For any man, yes." Helping Him. 3333 PIANO FURNISHED. Furnished Rooms To Rent. BY DAY OR WEEK Meals at All Hours. At 1001 E. 18th St G. SMITH, Propr. THE E. Z. SHAVE. C. A. EVANS, BARBER SHOP For First Class Work. 107 East 14th St. Kansas City, Mo. J. M. TIDROW, 509 May Street, Kansas City, Mo Home Phone 4097 4098 The sweetest old woman we ever knew had a habit of saying when she started to repair one of the children's garments. "Patch by patch is neighborly, but patch upon patch is beggarly." _____ Some people mistake a fad for religion. WESTERN UNIVERSITY. THE GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR KANSAS AND THE WEST. DEPARTMENTS: Theological, State Industrial. COURSES: Classical, College, Presidential (Instrumental and Volunteer, Drawing (Fine Arts and Book Binding, Business Writing, Tailoring, Dressmaking, Dering, Farming and Gardening). ADVANTAGES: Slpendid Locations and Thorough Teacher Information. INFORMATION: For terms, prices to WILLIAM T. VERNER PRESIDENT QUINDARO, Phones: Office—Bell—"White" 412-722-2222 MENTS: Theological, College, Normal, Sub-Nationale Industrial. AUTHOR: Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Nationale (Instrumental and Volcal), including piano, organ, keyboard, Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpenters, Book Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Tailoring, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Farming and Gardening. AGES: Slpendid Location, Healthful Climate, Arts and Thorough Teachers. ATTENTION: For terms, prices and all inducements of the William T. Vernon, A. M., D. A. PRESIDENT, MANDARO, KANSAS Office—Bell—"White" 4302. Residence—Bell—T DEPARTMENTS: Theological, College, Normal, Sub-Normal and State Industrial. COURSES: Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Musical (Instrumental and Volcal), including piano, organ and harmony, Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Printing and Book Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Typewriting, Tailoring, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Laundering, Farming and Gardening. ADVANTAGES: Slpendid Location, Healthful Climate, Good Influences and Thorough Teachers. INFORMATION: For terms, prices and all inducements offered write to WILLIAM T. VERNON, A. M., D. D. PRESIDENT, QUINDARO, KANSAS. Phones: Office—Bell—"White" 4302. Residence—Bell—"West 15. David T. Beals, President. W. H. Seeger, Second Vice President. UNION NATION KANSAS CITY Statement as made to the C Close of Business RESOURCES. Loans and discounts...$ 6,788,846.92 U. S. bonds at par...$ 600,000.00 Municipal bonds at par...344,591.33 Cash and sight ex- change. 3,698,201.72—4,642,793.05 Total. $11,421,639.97 DIRECTORS—David T. Beals, Lovejoy, E. W. Zea, C. W. Whitehee F. P. Neal, F. L. LaForce, Edward G. D. Ford, W. H. Seeger. Statement as made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the Close of Business, August 25th, 1905. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts. $ 6,788,846.92 U. S. bonds at par. $ 600,000.00 Municipal bonds at par. $ 344,591.33 Cash and sight ex- change. 3,698,201.72— 4,642,793.05 Total. $11,421,639.97 LIABILITIES. Capital stock. $ $00,000.00 Surplus fund. 400,000.00 Undivided profits. 80,477.31 Unearned interest. 91,212.00 National bank notes out- standing. 500,000.00 Deposits. 9,479,950.66 Total. $11,421,639.97 DIRECTORS—David T. Beals, L. T. James, J. P. Merrill, G. W. Lovejoy, E. W. Zea, C. W. Whitehead, C. J. Schmelzer, G. W. Jones, F. P. Neal, F. L. LaForce, Edward George, Lee Clark, O. H. Dean, Geo, D. Ford, W. H. Seeger. Home Phones 42 W Bell Phone W. S. HARR Real Estate, In Rental OFFIC Room 31 Wyandotte Building 127 West 8th Street Home Phones 42 West, and 5478 Main Bell Phone 778 West. W. S. HARRIS & CO. Real Estate, Insurance and Rental Agents. OFFICES: 1 Wyandotte Building, Kansas City, K 27 West 8th Street, Kansas City, Mo. Room 31 Wyandotte Building, Kansas City, Kansas. 127 West 8th Street, Kansas City, Mo. CASH OR CREDIT Catalogue FREE. COURT NEW YORK This Coupon is good for $1.00 i Co. 1029 Main St. If you have done, this coupon will pay for it. vantage of it. COUPON YORK DENTAL Coupon is good for $1.00 in trade at the New York Main St. If you have only a dollar's worth of coupon will pay for it. Clip this out and ta of it. 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. W. S. HARRIS, Pres. Q. Mgr. College, Normal, Sub-Normal and Ratory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Mu- ture, including piano, organ and har- Mechanical), Carpentry, Printing course, Stenography and Typewrit- d Plain Sewing, Cooking, Laun- Healthful Climate, Good Influ- and all inducements offered write ON, A. M., D. D. NT, KANSAS. 2. Residence—Bell—"West 15. Fernado P. Neal, Vice President. Edwin W. Zea, Cashier. NATIONAL BANK CITY, MO. mptroller of the Currency at the August 25th, 1905. LIABILITIES. capital stock. $ $00,000.00 plus fund. 400,000.00 divided profits. 80,477.31 earned interest. 91,212.00 national bank notes out- standing. 500,000.00 deposits. 9,479,950.66 Total. $11,421,639.97 T. James, J. P. Merrill, G. W. C. J. Schmelzer, Geo. W. Jones, erge, Lee Clark, O. H. Dean, Geo. st, and 5478 Main 78 West. P. L. PRATT, Sec'y @ Treas- a ccc acca —THE RISING SON. _ \. a fs FO Y : SS hatin PY Stern 4 See Na (fet Wei Mi) St H/ rl ' } if ( 1) Ga a ar) een he Eugene Vaugan, Agt. Kansas City, Kas, HaN Split Log. A. W. Walker, Agent, Lexington, Mo. Remember please— 1s ae Ite Gita we collect here end there ‘Yeas cantiaa tuto ron from fear to yeae™ Honesty cannot be bought or sold; it is not a marketable commodity. Over the woman from afar the devil pours honey. Good meals and good service, and old-fashion cooking may be found at the “Little Baltimore, 125 West 7th street. FOR RENT—A good room, suitable for man working in North end part of city. , MRS. 8. C. ROGERS, 3235 Morrell avenue, ‘The following are new subscribers to the Son this week: Dr. E. B. Ramsey, Dr. T, C. Unthank and Mrs. Ida Washington. Of the many applicants, white and colored, that took the teachers’ exam: ation, Miss Ambia Keene, first assist- ant of the Lincoln school, passed with the highest average. | The popularity which comes from Jempty honors is southt after by empty heads only and it is very prevalent among the Negroes. When a white man seeks honor and popularity it is safe to assume that thete is money in it for him. __ A Negro said on the street car last Sunday evening while coming from the ball game: “Say Georgie, do you know what this car is full of?" “No Bill, 1 don't.” “Well, Tl tell you, it is full of those teasing yellows, those tantalizing browns and worrisome blacks.” Such are the expressions in public that cause criticism on the part of the whites, Mrs. Dr. Birch returned home last ‘Thursday from North Carolina where she has been for several months vis' iting her mother. She reports a de. Aghtful time. | John W. Pope of Chicago, brother f Fred Pope of this city, passed through and paid a visit to his broth @. He is enroute to Chilota, 1. ‘T. #0 visit his daughter, There is an outward sign among our People that they desire the Son to ontinue. ‘This is gratifying, but it , es co-operation and money to run paper. We would be glad to have uu subseribe and pay for the Son. It ms that it would be cheaper to bscribe for the Son at $1.50 per year d get it every week at your door an to borrow it from house to house. ; In a Man's Attic, Askew—What is that particular Apartment of the brain called that is “fet aside for the solution of prob- ‘lems? William Tell—That is problematis. “I'd a heap rather be stuck on a horse than by it,” he remarked. Don't think because a girl giggles at everything @ man says that she has a keen sense of humor. “Tis love that makes the world go round,” sang the poet, Also it makes the old world dizzy. A barefaced lie seldon lives long enough to raise a crop of whiskers, To make hens lay in winter—hit them on the head with an ax. The ratio of officeseekers to office- holders is about 1,600 to 1. _ A good place to pass away the time is at a pownbroker’s, ; Bicycle Fad in England. In England there ts a revival of the bieyele furor. Factories are working day and night and 2,000 machines are being turned out every twenty-four hours. With us, on the other hand, the craze for automobiles mounts higher and higher and has reached such a point that impecunious per. sons are mortgaging their homes in order to procure them. The fact 18 | that the average American doesn’t en- joy physical exercise for its own sake, but he would prefer to do so by the strength or steam, or some other agency, ratther than by the sirength of his legs. Hitting the Other Colonels, “I see that Col. Watterson says that a first-class man cannot afford to go to Congress for $5,000 a year.” “Pretty hard slap at the present Kentucky delegation, isn’t it?” Is your life unhappy? Think of the man whose wife makes vinegar ple for desert. A man doesn't amount to much un- Jess he is able to prove it. Fame is all well enough for those who can afford it. Professional jolliers have many fe- male friends. Information from Ottawa states that the Dominion astromical obser. vatory has been practically com: pleted. The big telescope has been mounted, Astronomer W. F. King, with his staff, has taken possession of the building, and observation work has begun. ‘The telescope is a re. fracting instrument 19 feet 6 inches long, with @ 15-inch lens and a max: imum magnifying capacity of 1,500 times. It is by far the largest in Canada and ranks after the giant tele scopes of the United States. In addi tion to the big telescope, the obser: vatory has transit spectroscopic in struments and all the equipment of « first-class institution of the kind. The building cost $92,000 and the telescope $14,000; of this the lens cost $3,600 Foolish Men. | "Isn't it strange,” said the reflective jeltizen, “that burglars and highway: men wil! take the awful chances they do, just for a few dollars?” “It does seem odd,” responded Sena. tor Sniffkins,“ when there are safe, easy, remunerative propositions like polities and life insurances to go into,” A Poor Prophet. “Count Cassini says Rassia will never consent to an ingorious peace.” “Count Cassini?” “Count Cassini?” “Oh, yes. He's the individual who calls a transfer from Washington to Madrid a promotion.” Madison, Wis. Women Voted. Few women had ever voted at the elections at Madison, Wis., until this summer, when the ladies made up their minds that there must be a new high school and that bonds must be issued for the purpose. The men voted a majority of 137 against the bonds, but the women voted a major ity of 421 in favor resulting in a total majority of 284 for the bonds. The | opposition will contest, saying that | Women may not vote for bond issues, | although they may vote for members of school boards. | alee duane te ae WIRES Miss Margaret Astor Chandler, &@ great-great-granddaughter of the first John Jacob Astor, has startéd a dairy near Tarrytown, the home of Miss Helen Gould, and will conduct it in accord with the latest ideas of the board of health. As her income is already $30,000 a year, It is evident that ft is occupation and not_money that she seeks. Possibly the Case. “They say that Snooks has been earning $100,000 @ year, and yet he ac: cepts a government job at $8,000." “Well?” “How do you account for it?” “I don't know. Perhaps the hundred thousand was mostly in stage money.” In the Beginning. Adam hung his hat on the nail, “Oh, Adam,” cried his. frightened spouse, “there was such a queer look- ing man came and insisted on kissing little Cain.” With bitter tears they realized the office-seeker was abroad in the land. On to Him. "Yes," sald the red-eyed clerk, 1'm a little late this morning, The mid: night oll, you know—" | “H'm!"" interrupted his employer, “oll, eh? Well, the next time you ‘paint the town Td advise you to use 'water colors exclusively.” The manager of the Rising Son feels ‘very grateful for the many kind fa: vors the white people have shown in the past and we will try to merit your confidence in the future as in the past. Rey, Lena Mason preached her fare: ‘well sermon at Allen Chapel Sunday hight, She has been very successful ‘throughout her stay in the elty. ‘The members of Allen wished her a hap: py return home, | This would be a better world if the men who have lived in ti had lived up to their obituaries, Many a person prepares for a rainy day by appropriating his neighbor's umbrella, Vacation. We save our coin for many a day, Collect a good-sized hoard, Then go and spend it in a way We know we can’t afford, What Rojestvensky Escaped. Pittsburg has sent Admiral Togo a box of stogies. After all, Rojestvensky may have known what he was about hen he consented to get licked. | ue Baus Maaeaine. | The only doubt that oceurs to us in regard to the new role of the Presi- dent as peacemaker, is how he is going to keep from showing his teeth, NATIONAL PRINTING COMPANY. Only Negro Printing Office in City 205 Wales Bldg. Cor, 6th & Delaware Many of us, if we get coffee like mother used to make, would raise a rough house like father used to make. There is no hope for a man who wastes his time arguing with women ‘and babies. Dwight Building 10th and Baltimore Avenue. KANSAS CITY, MO. GMPHAL 6 ce ck es oe oe 6s oe oe 08 ee ok oe oe ee oe ee oe oe ee QROTEOD GWPIEE one oh: 5) 06 50 he oe oe deve es Cees Crue ea a uk 66 BOOT | ‘Transacts a General Trust and Banking Business. Paye 2 per cent on Checking Accounts, Allows 3 per cent on Saving Deposits, Time Certificates Issued, Cares for Real Estate and Mortgage Investments. Now Is the time to beging Saving. —Dont delay, $1.00 will start an account. OFFICERS: WALTON H, HOLMES, .. 0. 0. 6. ce ce ce ce oe ve ae oe Premident, F.C. MILLER, 6. ce ce ce ce ce se ee ee ee ee ve vy Vice President, C.F, HOLMES, o.oo. ee ce ce cece ee oe ee ve vs Wice President. CHAS. 8, GLEED, o.oo. ce ee ce ee ce ee ee oe ve vs Vice President. LU tact bathdlbmincien satus MCMC MEE me Sec'y and Treas. BIRD H. McGARVEY, .. .. 6. oe ee ce be ce ce ee ce ve ve AQRt, Treas, E. L. SCARRITT, Counselor. B. P, FINLEY, Attorney, American Plan All Modern Improvements 721-723 Charlotte St., K. C., Mo. Room and Board $5.00-per week. Rooms without Board $2.50 and $2. Siugle Meals 25 cents. Hot and Cold Baths Included. i BEN McRAY, Prop. and Mgr. | =) ONGREDIT ge | GF K | Pa ie ak eel ae [>> LADIES’ AND CHILDREN'S CLOAKS AND, suITs.. (2 fete deze ioe uae taeaey oe aeetaar eae Mee aces ae ser eae cance ened ony paren SS RaMAE RS sees aasaiarea ] Ph ‘\\i| GENTURY MFG. GO. \\ BD Woot. sous East St. Louis, Ill. 4s SHE WAS NO GENTLEMAN. Some Hot Stories. 28 Rcronalen enn eieeee ailGne” She Admitted it “and They ail’ aidewank \nj front et (thoy No Last Sunday a sight-seeing party from Buchanan county, Missouri, wat returning from a trip over the Moffat road, To prove to their friends it Denver that they had been above timber line a number of the parts brought buckets and sacks of snow back with them, The usual snowball ing fun on the train was indulged in By a misdirected shot a snowbal struck a fat man from Denver squar¢ in the face, The fat man got hot despite the cold surroundings. He stood up and exclaimed: “Who ever threw that snowball is no gentleman!” “TIL admit 1am no gentleman,” re ‘plied a rosy-cheeked belle of the crowd, with a devilish twinkle in he eye, “but how did you guess it?” And just to be roguish she let fly another handful of snow at the fa man and struck the conductor in the ear, Then the jolly party sang four teen verses of “I feel like T feel like 1 feel,"—A U. Mayfield, Denver News. Brest Bilay @amiiy. ‘The great family of Silay, a city of 14,500 inhabitants in the Philippine island of Negros, is that of Ming Lee, ‘They are Chinese mestizos, partiarchal and vastly rich, the great house shel- tering the sons and their families, more than forty adults, with droves of children, ‘The eldest son has just completed his second term as governor of the island, The head of the fam- ily i the mother of his excelleney. Senora Ming Lee, who is 80 years old, 6 feet tall and probably weighs 250 pounds. She ds an inveterate gam: ‘ler and will remain for two days at the round game of Pangingi, her meals being served in a chair at her side, About the only respite she takes from her favorite game is on Sunday morning, when she drives to ‘chureh in her Manila built victoria. Detroit Free Press: “I it true that you have senatorial aspirations?" asked the reporter over the ‘phone, “Yes,” remarked the girl whose num: ber had been called by mistake, “but I'm not sure that I can land him.” Puck: Mr. Gotrox—When I was your age, sir, I didn’t have a dollar. Cholly Gotrox—Well, dad, when Tam your age I probably won't haye a dol lar! Sie Seek: Ghiskan Bron. Little Boy Blue—We got a chicken out U our house ‘at’s got three legs. Little Red Ridinghood—'At ain't nuthin’, We got a chicken from the groe'ry ‘at didn't have no liver. —Kansas City Drovers ‘Telegram. Chicago Journal: — Jimmy—What’s dat bell around dat cow's neck for? Jammy—Oh! that’s what she rings when she wants to tell the calf that dinner’s ready. No woman would ever quarrel with @ man if it wasn’t for the pleasure of making it up again. §. M. CHANDLER'S First Class Artist in Barber Shop. Poo! Table BARBER SHOP and RESTAURANT Popular Prices, Work Guaranteed Best Meal in the City for 10 and 15 cents 12-114 E. 6th Street, KANSAS CITY, MO. | Bell Phone 2315 Pink. | Miss Ida E. Foster, | | MILLINERY PARLORS (a8 Wass | Mats made to order in latest styles direct from the East. Hats re-shaped and made over. vrders promptly filled KELLEY’S) FLOUR B E ST: Kelley’s Best i | mama Beats all the Rest. IGH PATENT. Kelley Miling Co, Some Hot Stories. A crowd of fellows were sitting on the sidewalk in front of the hotel when I took the only vacant chair, All were strangers to me and to one an- other, Finally a dried up young. fel- low Who traveled for a white goods establishment said: “Well, sir, I see the mereury was up to 116 at Phoenix yesterday.” “Is that so?" replied the shoe drum- mer, “Huh! ‘tain't nothin’ to speak of. Tsee jt git so hot down in Mexico that the grease run offen the grea: ers. Here a fellow broke in who had just returned from Panama, “Aw, you fellows make mo tired. 1 heen down to Panama, keepin’ books for the eanal superintendent, — One Sunday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, when Thad four nigger girls fannin’ me with a fan hung on a tree, there was a rumble inside the earth just be neath me like somebody knocking on a door.” Did you find out what was knock: ing asked the St. Joe representative Yes” replied the Panama man as he shifted his chair to spit into. the gutter, “it was the devil knoekin’ on hear ’'—Kansas City Drovers ‘Tele: grat. Cine, Our Creat Special—— Complete BE | wore rescues omy 922 mee + |BEAUTY OUTFIT I= ql y| 66 99 A f| “Ozono \ HY | RSPEI UN OR SWE In ESP ENER Lr HARMLESS-RELIABLE-SUPREME Tle READ! READ! TO THE ot. Colored] ,4 iy People: @ra¢ oe RG caliuetcceetitic easly | Ag Rac ere eee ES eS Special — fieiiiinsr ce inert Ntt ns Wbesh it iikrd aula ERT x peers eh a n "BOSTON CHEMICAL CO. 1! Govenor St.’ RICHMOND, VA. Is it true that every year, for the past ten Years, more people have been Killed in celebrating the Fourth of July than were killed in any one bat. tle of the revolution? Never mind. Skeltons in Trenches. A curious diseovery has been made in the course of some excavations that have been in progress in St. Martin de Re, in France, ‘The excavators un- earthed trenches in which lay skele: ton: which were presumably those of the citizens who fell fighting there in defending the town against the Eng lish in 1627, Among the skeletons was found a spherical iron bomb con taining a most black powder, whieh was found to consist of about a third of pitre, a third of earbon, and a fifth of sulphur, the remainder being fron oxide derived from the rusting of the fron shell. leer up Home Phone, 5327 Main. We Never Sleep | HOTEL NEW PORT j FoR NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS AND CAFE Near Corner Eighteenth and Tracy 1807 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Mo MRS. V. L. NORTH, Prop. OPEN OAY AND NIGHT ‘The interest on the money a man spends for flowers and candy when he is engaged to a girl would keep her supplied all the years of her married life when he doesn’t do it any more. The Bear Dance. Little Bobbie=Pa, T want to see another bejar dance, like the one that cone along the street last week Papa—T don't know where to find It, som, but you run in and tell mam ma that we will go down to the comic opera tonight and see the big ballet —Kansas City Drovers Telegram. No Bomb Insurance. Baron Volken, eblef of police at War: saw, who was injured by a bomb ex. plosion recently, is suing an insurance company on an accident policy, ‘The company draws the line at attempts to assassinate with bombs, The World of Trouble O Es er ye ve 4 fe BEE A ota Oe Astral? \ ATP AUS OARTING rl BY CATHARINE CRANMER, “7 estate Agni: Gy Dali Rleey DUBS ORT “When you are a man really worth while in other ways, I don't seo why you persist in this’ impossible affair!” “L porsist, because It means every: thing to me and 1 shall persist al ways, Jane, unless you marry another man.” “Now, don't say that, Wilton, for although Tike men and get on admir ably with them as friends, I never ex: peet to love or marry any man?” “It is impossthle to beiteve that you will never love; such a woman is sure to love and love deeply. Such a life ts routited out ouly by love Hint, Wilton, my life ts full of other things: T have no place for love or marriage “Not now, perhaps, because your glote-trotting and your art studies have crowded it ont for a times but foie tite it will burst forth tute every tilre of your being, and, Ob Jane, if 1 might have the Joy of eall- ing It forth! “Really, Wilton, try to be practical fn this, ae you ate in other matters. With my wandering foot and my dise taste for home life what kind of a wife would T make? Go to some sweet and loving girl, lavish this beautiful Jove on ler and let ber make you happy “You ought to know how useless is advice like that. It ts not that 1 simply want to marry. 1 want to marry you.” “ICL felt worthy of such love Ta be Tess unhappy to hear you talk so: but here 1 ani, lacking in the qualities which are the very essentials to mar- rled happiness.” “Not lacking: simply crowded out temporarily. Since [have known you T have asked you three times. to marry me, and yor never gave me this reason before. ‘The first time you Were too young, you sald, you would Answer me two years Tater; — two years later vou wore afrald to. trust yourself to live on a salary, and your trip to the Orient could not be put ‘aside, ‘The third time your mother's health took you to Switzerland with ‘her for an indefinite time. Now, that all these things are out of the way, your career steps in.” “Phere was another reason in each case, Wilton. [did not love you well enough, Our friendship has meant fo much to me; in fact, T have few i any friends with whom 1 have s« much in common; yet have 1 eve souxht to encourage anything more than friendship on your part?" + "You certainly have not; but the master passion of a man's life does not have to be nurtured and encour fagod into growth; it grows in spite of everything.” “You sail for Europe, when?” askes Wilton. “The 1th." “And will remain how long?" “One year." “And then?” “Magazine illustrating.” “Then what?" “Why, success, T hope, what mor could F ask?” “You may not ask more; but fa a ERe AKAN nrotoanlonal sancese wil Cay ge | Ps y i nme | s~F= * ae aif 4 } Yi I i ¢ , j \if wt novr expect to love rane be necessary to make you content.” This attempt to undermine her pro- fessional air castle rather nettled Jane, and when the man had claimed his dance came, she gave him the sweetest of smiles while to poor Wil- ton she gave oniy a cool nod as she walked away, He stood and watched her as one watches the fading of a beatulful sunset, when all its xorgeous colors die into a somber gray, When she passed from his sight it seemed to him that all the color of his hopes had turned to this same gray, He left without again entering the ball room. ‘Tbe wext morning as Jane was at | breakfast, she received a box of ex: quisite sunrise roses, and a brief note, which said: "Jane: You leave Chicago to-day. ‘Leannot trust myself to say good-bye. “May your life be as full of color as these roses, but If the color ever fades ‘and you have need of a friend, re: “member that T shall be faithful at ways. WILTON.” Jane Tooked first at these lovely roses, and then at some American Beauties, sent by another man. She pushed the latt r from her. Baht You are like a common per: son, suddenly grown rich,” and bury Y Ss ing her face among the ones that Wilton sent, she added, “but you are xennine aristoeracy." Something like a dewdrop eould be seen among these roses, and a mateh for it was in either of Jane’s eyes. She had not thought that thelr parting on the veranda was to be their last for a year, She had been almost uncivil to Wilton, who was after ail her best friend. Seized by an impulse she did not stop to define, she selected one of the most beautiful roses, and enclosed it ina box with her card, on the back of which she wrote: “This rose brings my parting mes: sages Thank you many times, dear friend——and good-bye. JANE.” iy the time it reached Wilton Jane was aboard the Twentieth Century Limited, well on her way to. New York ‘Though Wilton had seldom written, he had kept ber supplied with the latest American books, and the home newspapers. OF late, however, she had year was nearly over she met some recelved fewer of these. When her Chicago friends, who poured out all the home news and gossip. “And, Oh, Jane,” one of the girls said, “your old stand-by, Wilton Ellis, has joined the Widow Oagle’s train, and they do say she means to rope him in.” Jane was conscious of being closely watched by all of the party when this was said, but no sign of such con- sciousness was visible as she asked, rather indifferently: “Who 1s this Widow Oagle, I don't think she was there when I left?" “Oh, no, she came in the winter. | Hat the men in town have been de- voted to her. Her husband was an | army ofr, kilied In the Philippines, | which, Jack Gwinn says, is proof to | him that there is luck in store for all | men, even though It be late in com. ing.” | When Jane sat down at her desk that evening, she did not seem to be | interested in the illustration she had | begun. She pushed it aside and drew | a picture of a beautiful woman, sur | rounded by admirers, while Cupid dragged away a trunk, — labeled “Widow's Weeds." Two months later, when she ar rived in Chicago, almost the first per son she saw was Mrs, Dan Shelley who said “Oh, you wandering Gypsy, hov | good to see you again! And I'm gtv | ing a dinner to-morrow evening. You can't say no: T won't listen, Am /| wear your fetehiest Paris gown, fo there is nothing new in this ol town.” .| When Jane entered Mrs, Dan’ | | drawing room there was a perceptibl || murmur of admiration, — Aroun »| her bare white throat were beautifi - | strings of amber beads—her only o1 »| naments. In harmony with all thes 1 | autumn tints, Jane's changeful haz i | eyes looked out from under their crow s | of copper colored hair. 1 | Nearly all the guests were her o) o | acquaintances, but among the stran 1 | ers, the first she met was Mrs. Oagl | who had Wilton in tow. | It seemed of late that Mrs. Oagie t | songs wore a part of every functio When the guests were about to leave, some one said: You leave us to-morrow for the east, Mrs, Ougle; you won't refuse us one song?" Graceiully rising, she went to the piano. Just a little parting message,” she said, sweetly. Somchow this recalled another part: ing messaga to Jane and Wilton. Their eyes met and were held to- gether as the rich voice sang: “The sweetest flower that blows, I give thee, as we part; To you It is a rose, ‘To me it is my heart.” Jane loked away, but looking up again, Wilton’s eyes were still on her's. as the voice ended in a burst of pas: ston “You think it but a rose, Ah, me! It ts my heart.” Something in Jane's look brought Wilton to her side, instead of to Mrs Oagle’s, where he was evidently ex: pected, and the petals of the deep red rose which had been meant for him, were gracefully seattered among the guests as the widow departed. Next morning Jane received another box of exquisite Sunrise roses, BARROOMS IN THE BIG HOTELS Are Being Driven From the Field by the Boudoir Buffet. The magnificent hotel barrooms, which were a feature of Broadway life a decade ago, are being driven from the field by the boudoir buffet, Old- time hotels Ike the St. Nicholas, the New York, the Metropolitan, the Mor- ton house, Union Square, Coleman and others that made New York bar rooms something to talk about a few years azo almost have gone out of ex: istence. Barkeepers and mixers. of special drinks that made them famous cither have gone to another sphere or into other business, and there are none to take their places, To eite the most conspieuons example the famous elliptical bar in the Hoffman house, which Edward §. Stokes made the talk of two continents, has been taken away. ‘The collection of expensive paintings, so famous that a spectal View hour each morning was appoint- ed for women, has been dispersed. What was once the most magnificent barroom in the world in now a very commonplace cafe in comparison with the more modern New York hotels, ‘There is a small barroom in another part of the hotel which bears about the same relation to the sumptuous Stokes menage as a pusheart does toa pony carriage. This Is true of all the big hotels, The waiter and small table have put the barkeeper out of business. Im many of the new boudoir bars if a customer steps up to the small bar and orders a drink he is asked to take a seat at one of the ta- bles and a waiter will carry the drink to him, “This usually involves a tip to the walter that approximates one-half the price of the drink, ‘The old-time barkeeper complains bitterly at the in- novation of the foreign walter in the barroom of cafe. Co-operation of English Farmers. The Agricultural Organization soct- ety was formed four years ago to prow mote reciprocal aid among British farmers, and statements at the an- nual meeting recently held show that its object is being suecessfully car- ried ont, The number of branch soct- etles has largely increased and is now 113, embracing 33 counties, while the membership has advanced from 4,500 in 1904 to 6,500 now. One of the im- portant aims of the society is the cheapening of freight rates, which have been excessively burdensome in England to the small shipper. This is being done with snecess by combin- ing farm products in wholesale quant: ties. General working expenses have been reduced and in some cases the prices of products have been Increased through the harmonious working of the society. It also enables members to buy in wholesale quantities from one central point instead of dribbling out small orders to a large number of producers. Farmers can buy their sup plies and implements at wholesale prices, and this is considered so im portant that prophets are found whe see in it the redemption of British ag riculture from the low estate to which it has declined. Death’s Lullaby. Ry eae en cee Tush thee to sleep, to sleep. Why shculd you long for the struggle and ‘trite, Stay here and mourn and weep, when} sn gay Sinke ining" aria ana Pitiow) Sul head-on the ears gentle meat Tuniahs, lullaby, lullaby fe, Lullaby, futlayy, lullaby: tte, Ghose! Your wearitul eyes Why anid seul ings in care and tn Under these sorrowful sktes Come. to'my. arms and “win quiet and price, tet chlYour troubles and fretfulness Lutiatis. Tullaby, tullaby tite, Lutiahy, lullaby. lullaby: tite, Witehy von spangled sun gleams, Why" shania! Sou" ave “al Ais anata sirite Chasing the phantom of dreams? Fie finn the! est of Hut! Vantin mir Come lant He down in the arms of the Laubat'y! iitaby, 1utlahy the uliaby, Muilaby, lullaby Ife, e ‘Chicago Chronicle 4 a: Aa | Sac. The crown princess of Roumanta, who is now staying with her children in the Isle of Wight, is a British prin: cess, being the eldest daughter of the late duke of Saxe-Coburg—the duke of Edinburgh of olden days. The crown princess 1s a beautiful and accom: plished woman, and one of the most attractive of King Edward's many nieces, She {8 very musical, and, like her late father, a finished — violinist She ‘tresses perfectly, and has many artistic tastes. In girlhood she wa: known in her home by the pet name of “Missy,” a name which even now fs not forgotten. HISTORIC OLD GLORY THE FLAG IN CALIFORNIA IN THE PIONEER DAYS. Earliest Instances of the Raising of the Stars and Stripes—Difference of Opinion as to ‘Time and Place of Unfurling. (Special Correspondence.) There appears to be a difference of opirion by at least three writers re- garding the time and place when “The Flag” was first raised on the soil of California, There had been vessels frequently on the coast waters hall- ing from Atlantic ports, all having the Stars and Stripes at the masthead, Lut when was It first hoisted on land? Let us see what can be found on the subject. In February, 1829, there arrived at San Diego the ship Brookline, hailing from Boston, with a miscellaneous car- Ko of goods for trade along the coast, principally hides and tallow. The mate, James P, Arthur, with a small party, was left on shore (while the ship proceeded up the ooast), to cure and care for the hides, as they were bought for barter, For thelr accom- ‘wodation a small hut of lumber was rected at the entrance to the bay, on Point Loma, Life was lonesome i A OREO. gM f as a ps MM ot ie es ‘ K oA ‘i Ps ¢ Dees a 2 or 4 Sf ; WG Pa Arroyo Seco Canon-Fremont's Trail. enough, and to attract the attention of any vessels that might be passing, Arthur, and Greene, one of his men, concluded to make and raise a flag. This was done by using Greene's calico shirt for the blue while Ar- thur’s shirt furnished the white and red. A day or two later a schooner came in sight, and up went the flag. This is stated to have been the first raising of a United States flag in California, Twice in Service. The same flag was afterward taken to Santa Barbara and used in the same manner. It was not raised for conquest or in a spirit of bravado, and no objection was made by the Mexicans, but simply to notify later arrivals that they were Americans and wanted them to call for company. In May, 1836, one Jacob P. Leese, an American, arrived in California, short- ly afterward secured a grant of Ind or lots at Yerba Buena, and proceed- ed to erect a building suitable for a house and store. This butlding, near the corner of the present Clay and Dupont streets, was the first building wholly of lumber erected in the town. Upon its completion a party, or house- warming was given July 4, 1836, to which Gen. Vallejo and other Mexican officials were present. — Invitations were given and largely accepted by the general people. ‘The event was also made a celebra tion of anniversary day (first Fourth of July in Californta.) The dinner to which all were invited was as elabor- ate as possible to have. Gen, Vallejo proposed “Tho Prest. dent of the United States.” Capt. Richardson gave the “Mexican Prest dent" A small cannon brought from A, Oe Nes IS | Pet coue Sere i ly ee oe a cee | Old Mission. the Presidio gave emphasis to the re- .| peated cheering and cries of “Que n|buenos sor los Americanos?” The yj night, until daylight next day, was e| given up to a grand ball, Sallors from ft} Capt, Richardson's ship furnished n|the orchestra. Clarlonet, fiddle, fife, 1-| bugle and drum, we can imagine the st} Yankee sailors Introducing “Money y| Musk,” “The Devil's Dream,” and e|"Old Dan Tucker” at a Mexican fan- t. | dango. iy In this same house was born, April 18/15, 1838, Rosalle Leese, the first child e| born in Yerba Buena. is Capt. Richardson of the Boston ship Don Quixote, loaned his flag, which Oe a ee was hotsted on a temporary pole aide by side with the Mexican flag. This is also said to have been the first time the United States flag was displayed on land in California. In July, 1840, Capt. W. D. Phelps, of the Boston ship Alert, then an- chored in the Bay of San Francisco, went up the Sacramento river in the ship's cutter, with six men, as far as New Helvetia (Sutter's Ranch), dis- playing the United States flag on his boat. Arriving at Sutter's, he went ashore, presumably with his flag, where he was welcomed by a salute and general good time. The Primal Unfurling. And this is sald to be the first time ‘the United States flag ever waved over the shores of Sacramento. In January, 1842, Capt. Fremont, having arrived in California upon one of his scientific explorations, called at Monterey and obtained permission of Gen. Castro, the Mexican military commander, to obtain supplies and continue his journey where he pleased. | March 3, Fremont was In camp on ‘the Salinas river, twenty-five miles ‘from Monterey. In the afternoon his camp was disturbed by the arrival o! ‘Lieut. Chavez, bearing a letter per emptory in its terms, ordering Fre | mont and his party to forthwith leave [the department, and threatenig. force ‘to be used in case he should not at once comply with the demand. Fre: mont’s reply was a direct refusal, as he said the order was an insult to his government and himself. Early next morning camp was moved a few miles on a commanding position, a small log fort built, a tall sapling prepared, and the American flag raised with cheers of his party. Here he remained three days, waiting the promised attack, but other than a small cavalry reconnais- sance, no attempt was made to drive them away; then leisurely Fremont took up his march again, Of this event one writer says: “It was that order that led to the first unfurling of the Stars and Stripes in California.” Oct, 19, 1842, Commodore Jones, U. 'S. N., arrived at Monterey, then the capital of California, Having been in- formed that war had been declared with Mexico, also that an English war. ship was on the way to take posses sion of California, to forestall such an event, Commodore Jones made a de “mand upon Gov. Alvarado to surren “der all the territory under his control, A two hours’ negotiation took place then Jones landed, with 150 sailors and | marines under Commander Stribling, and hoisted the United States flag upon the staff from which the Mex! can flag was lowered. On the 21st Jones, believing he had been misin formed, hauled down his flag, returne¢ to his vessel, and as the Mexican flag was again raised, gave it the custom ary salute. Again a writer claims this as the first Instance of the appearance of ow flag on California soil. With the story of the taking of Mon terey by Commodore Sloat, July 7 1846, and the flag-raising there, an¢ of the same on Portsmouth square San Francisco, by Capt. Montgomery July 9, we are more familiar, but it these latter instances, Old Glory” ha: | come to stay. Explained His Business Duties. One day a very plous clerical friend, who had consumed an hour of his val: uable time in small talk, sald to James Harper, the famous publisher: “Brother Harper, 1 am curious to know how you four men distribute the duties of the establishment among you.” “John,” said Mr. Harper, good: humoredly, “attends to the finances; Wesley to the correspondence; Fletcher to the general bargaining with authors and others; and, don’t you tell anybody,” he said, drawing his chair closer and lowering the tone of his voice, “I entertain the bores.”"— London Tit-Bits. Two Kinds of Courage. There are two kinds of courage. The courage of the limelight, which prompts a nice young man in white ducks to jump overboard after a girl's pocket handkerehief. There's the real courage that makes a man face the horrors of a fashionable wedding, the torture of meeting the bills of a house: keeping apartment and the agonies ‘of walking the floor all night with a baby. The two are seldom coupled : one young man. Baseball in the Bible. - Johnson—You say that you knows about the Bible? Well, what's in it 1 | about baseball, do yer knows? d Walters--Why de ain't nuffin’ in the Bible ‘bout baseball, p| Jobnson—Dey certainly am. Didn't h | Noah put the dove out on a long fly? ———————aaeeeeeae (A ) DIS A A Roman Cotn. There was oncera queer Koman boy Cthonah Cauaily ueer he would: deer teh, ‘A nice child was he, form And named Regulus omulua Remus. Hie queer and ylatculous gar Wal" Homan. from toga {0 sandals ‘And he ate for his lunch Some cold: Roman’ punch By the light ofa large Homan candle, One day he had finished his meal, ‘And ‘Went fora ‘walk in the Forum, He ‘made countermarches Benenih ne reat arch, With banners and flags Hoating o'er em When he found lying right in his path ‘A"homan comm calcd Genarias, Dated 40°B. C., He exclaimed, “Goodness me!" ‘That » the year I was born! how hilarle ous “Lm sure {t will bring me good tuck, ‘This coin, with its date, Bc, 40! ‘nd a0" he went tonimin* fong. inthe. women With nis’ Roman nose held high and Raughty. But, stay—there's a flaw tn this tale— ‘A coin of that water ts’ pecultars Taon't think yowil seo. ‘em Invany museum: 1 Just (la about it-t0 fool yer! a eenoln Wen int Now Soke Herald. Hens on Hire, A smart California farmer has made a remarkable success In a branch of poultry farming which {s not only novel, but which he claims {s doing a good deal to increase and {mprove the poultry keeping of the country. As a branch of his poultry farming he announced some time ago that he was willing to hire out good laying hens to any would-be poultry keepers: and so great was the demand that very shortly he decided to devote himself entirely to this business. He began in earnest last year, and this season he had 10,000 young hens for lending, and he hopes next year to have 50,000 hens, His method of business is to charge three cents for each dozen eggs laid by the hens loaned out. When a hen is non- produetive she is taken back and w laying hen substituted for her. Sa far as the business has gone it has been found that each hen on the aver: age lays 150 eggs a year, the money return for the hire being just sixty: five cents. All the hens are white leghorns, i la a The most hirsute man in the world is not to be found in the “greatest show on earth.” He is a Frenchman, and 4s content to live as a molder in the iron works of Montlucon, earn. ing his livellhood by labor, though often tempted by large offers to make an exhibition of himself, His name is Louis Coulon, and he 1s seventy- nine years of age, but he makes it a point of pride, after molding for sixty: seven years, to refuse a retiring pen- sion before he is eighty. He fs only a little man, but his beard 1s 14 feet 2 inches long, and 1s crowned by a mus- tache 60 inches from tip to tip, When Coulon 1s at work he rolls up his beard and tucks it under his shirt. There 1s something of heredity cbout his case. His father had a beard reaching to his knees and two of his great-uneles, sappers in the army of Jourdan, had enormous beards. Pg ee ere Miss Sadie Nicholson of Edgefield, S. C., has proved to her own satisfac: tlon that a cat has nine lives. About two weeks ago, while Miss Nichol son was packing her trunk In Egde field preparatory to her journey to California, a pet kitten suddenly dis appeared. Miss Nicholson finished her packing, closed, locked and strapped the trunk, and had it checked through to Long Beach, She came by way of Cincinnat!, Chicago and Denver, and was delayed at several points. When she arrived at Los Angeles she un- packed her trunk, and at the bottom found the kitten, much emaciated, but still alive. It had jumped into the trunk at Edgefield, hidden among Miss Nicholson's dresses, and made the trip across the continent. A little nourish ment put the kitten right again, Waemen Chalnmakere. The female chainmaker of the Black Country stands long at the forge. She has to work now and again with her child at her breast or with a sharp eye upon the little one as it crawls about the spark- sprinkled floor. Whether her hands are blistered or her body scorched with flying iron, she toils on, and, working twelve hours a day, earns from $1.25 to $2 per week, She needs no larder, for she lives from hand to mouth, and if the children can sit to fa feast of bread soaked in hot water and flavared with weak tea they be- come quite epicurean. The bellows blowers, both children and old men and women, turn the wheels or pull the bellows-beams at the princely rate of six cents per day. Long-Lived Pear Trees. ‘The pear tree will continue bearing fruit for several centuries, trees bear- ing fruit in abundance when at least 300 years old being not uncommon. ‘They are much longer lived than the ‘apple, which rarely lasts more than 100 or 150 years. The pear tree also grows much larger than the apple, and when 200 years old has often the dimensions of a forest tree, Few Filipince Understand Spanish. Only about 7 per cent of the Fill- {unos understand Spanish, therefore as Secretary Taft says, “as the ques- tion was only between teaching 93 per cenit and 100 per cent, we might as well do the Job thorougtly and teach them all Engtish” CARE OF THE BODY How to Acquire and Retain the Priceless Possession of Good Health Milk as a Source of Infection: Milk as a Source of Infection. The Anti-Tuberculosis Society of Battle Creek, Mich., gave an interesting exhibition recently at the Sanitarium in that city. The state inspector of milk, assisted by the local health officer and the superintendent of the sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich., has been investigating the condition of the dairies that supply milk to the people of the city, and the results of the investigation, as shown by stereopticon views, afforded an object lesson that must certainly be effective. Photographs were taken of the barns and stables where cows are kept, and of the barnyards, and pictures of these were thrown on the screen. The farmers around Battle Creek are certainly as enterprising as those in any other section of the country, and conditions there may be taken as a fair average; yet the dairy inspector for this district stated that there were but few dairies where the conditions were strictly sanitary and proper, while there were many which were decidedly the reverse. Views were then shown upon the screen, from photographs recently taken of dairy barns and yards, some showing extremely bad conditions—stables full of flith and barnyards where cows stood in ponds of manure water which could not fail to contaminate their drinking water supply. Dirty cows can give only dirty milk, and such milk is unfit for human food. Other pictures showed proper cooling facilities where the milk was cooled as soon as it was taken from the cow, and without contamination from stable odors, and where the cows had clean, light and well ventilated stables. Photographs were also shown of various "cultures" as affected by diseased milk, as they appeared under the microscope. First, a photograph of a "culture" from pure milk was thrown on the screen. It showed merely a blank space. Then samples of the growths in the ordinary milk were exhibited, and all manner of germ colonies were revealed—typhoid, diphtheria, tuberculosis and others. It is safe to say that any who saw the exhibition will hence forth use milk without knowing definitely the conditions under which it was produced. It was encouraging however, to know that the dairymen show a commendable alacrity to im prove conditions. No human being could live where the majority of cows are stabbed without speedily contracting fevers and consumption; and investigations have shown that cows are no less susceptible. In this one item of milk, we have the source of a vast deal of tuberculosis and typhoid, which is wholly preventible. This being the case, the continuance of such conditions is a crime. Let every community organize itself into a health society, and demand, for one thing, a pure milk supply, and the good results will speedily be manifest. Help for the Poor Consumptive The following appeal to philanthropists, in the fifth revised edition of the Illinois State Board of Health's circular on the Causes and Prevention of Tuberculosis, has attracted wide attention: "Simple as may seem the directions to the sufferer from consumption; plain as may be the course by which he may find health and may be given a new lease of life, it must be remembered that there are, among the five million people of the great state of Illinois, hundreds of sufferers who are unable to avail themselves of even these simple means of cure. Fresh air, sunlight, proper methods of living and reasonable rest are not available to the man who struggles night and day for the mere necessaries of life. The hard-worked woman with helpless children depending upon her must labor in the dark and dingy sweatshop and live in the stuffy tenement, although she may know that in such surroundings consumption is rapidly placing the mark of death upon her. The poor consumptive must live. "No better opportunity for practical charity ever existed; no greater privilege was ever offered than is held out to him who would provide the means for the poor consumptive to regain his health and face the battle for life and for existence on an equal footing with his fellows. Those who are giving fortunes for the advancement of education, of science, of art and even of religion, will do well to pause and consider if saving the life of our fellow man and restoring him to the helpless ones dependent upon him is not a nobler and a better thing than the elevation of culture to its highest plane or the carrying of learning to the natives of foreign shores." Woman's Secret Wish. Miss Frances Willard was a great lover of what she called the big, blessed, inspiring "outdoors." "We women," she said, "shall never rest until we rest once more in our paradise regained. I wonder if this is not a secret wish in every woman's soul. It astonished and amused me not a little, though there was really untold pathos in it, when a bright young friend of mine responded to my question. 'What do you think I should really enjoy most of anything on earth?' with the astonishing statement. 'Well, in spite of your demure ways and devotion to philanthropy, I really believe you'd like best of it to put on a gymnasium suit and climb a tree.' The Press of Women. The old Greeks had a proverb expressing their belief that the mother should be strong and vigorous in order that the sons might be brave and mighty in battle; accordingly, in the palmiest days of Greece, laws existed which required every woman to engage in the practise of gymnastics and to give minute attention to all the requirements of hygienic laws, not that she might be able to enter contests in the arena or to fight battles in defense of her country, but that her sons might be victorious in all the conflicts of life, in peace as well as in war. To be the mother of sons who were noted for strength, vigor and endurance was the highest honor any Greekian woman could enjoy. Do all mothers think of these things when they treat their bodies very much as they do a mass of dough in making bread, molding it into such shape as may happen to suit the fancy of the reigning queen of fashion, without considering that the artificial shape produced may be in the highest degree incompatible with the physical health and conduce to no small extent to the constitutional feebleness which their unborn sons and daughters must hereafter endure? Babies are simply buds; hence they must share the character of the parent stock. A weak-waisted mother transmits to her son or daughter a predisposition to a kindred feebleness of structure. The mother whose liver and stomach are so carried out of place that they cannot perform their functions in a proper manner, if the does not actually transmit to her sons and daughters a displacement of the stomach and liver, gives to them a predisposition to deformities of this sort. That a large responsibility rests upon women because of their neglect to care for their bodies, and because of the homage they pay to fashion, cannot be doubted. The woman who starts out in good earnest to learn to live one hundred years, and who desires that her sons and daughters shall follow her in such a laudable undertaking, will certainly give this matter the careful consideration which will lead her to take her stand with thousands of other intelligent women who have declared their emancipation from the tyrannous fetters of fashion and who believe it their inalienable right to accept what civilization has so long denied them—the God-given freedom to breathe and move without restraint. It is a great mistake to allow the mind to dwell upon the physical processes going on during digestion. If one keeps thinking about what he has eaten, or is just going to eat, and wondering whether or not it will agree with him, if he eats "with fear and trembling," so to speak, his state of mind has a depressing influence upon his stomach and that organ rebels. The stomach is bashful, one might say; the stomach, the liver and other organs are sensitive to criticism and obstruction; hence, when one sits down at the dinner table and begins to talk about his "peristaltic woes," his stomach will very likely get into a sort of stage fright so that it cannot do its work and it will have to suspend business for a time. The movements of the stomach during the process of digestion are similar to the motion of churning. When one is dressed properly, every time he takes a breath the diaphram comes down with a good hearty squeeze upon the stomach and shakes it up; the stomach is in this manner jolted back and forth, and that is a part of the digestive process. This is why breathing exercises after breakfast and dinner are valuable. Laughter is technically called cachination, and when one cachinates well, his diaphram shakes his stomach well; it is a kind of merry dance; the stomach "trips the light fantastic toe," so to speak, and the food is set into such a commotion that the digestive process is thereby hastened. A hearty laugh stimulates the vasomotor centers and the spasmodic contraction of the blood vessels causes the blood to flow quickly, sending a warm glow to the feet and limbs and enlivening the stomach into increased activity. There is no better aid to digestion than a hearty laugh. Open-Air Treatment in City Hospitals. The leading hospitals of the country are giving great attention to outdoor treatment. The nurses take their charges out in wheelchairs and on cots in great numbers whenever the weather will permit. When visiting the state insane hospital located at Rochester, Minn., recently, the writer observed that a great number of the patients were out doors. Some of the men were engaged in an animated game of baseball, which was watched by hundreds more, apparently with as much interest as is usually displayed on such occasions. In the plans for the nine-million-dollar hospital to be built in New York to take the place of the old Bellevue hospital buildings, ample provision is made for wide balconies communicating with every pavilion, and for a great roof garden, so that all the patients will have an opportunity for contact with the outdoor air. The outdoor treatment is a measure of the greatest importance, and is destined to receive increasing attention. Didn't Follow Instructions. One of the modern schemes of physical development that has won favor is a systematic method of breathing, A cerain in inquirer who was interested in the principals of this system recently wrote pamphlet. One of the rules on the first page read as follows: "After the morning bath take a deep breath, retain it as long as possible, then slowly expire." He decided not to try the system. Farmer Korntop — Our Himam's writin' agin from Yarvard fur more money fur books. Mrs. Korntop—Alr ye sure, Sillas, that he really wants that money fur books? Farmer Korntop—Yaas, he says he'll take his onth every cent I send him goes to the bookmakers. MrsStubbs—John, there must be an extraordinary amount of work in the different departments in Washington. How does Uncle Sam get it straightened out? Mr. Stubbs—Well, Maria, some of it is too crooked to be straightened out. "I suppose," said the facetious stranger, watching a workman spread a carpet from the church door to the curb, "that's the high road to heaven you're fixing there." "No," replied the man, "this is merely a bridal path." **Helping Him.** Stutterton — Miss. Bub-Bub-Brightley, will you bub-bub-bub me-mmy wuwhu-wuher—that is, I hul-lul-love— Miss Brightley—You must give me time to consider, Mr. Stutterton. In the meantime, perhaps, you will be able to say it. If you don't get the biggest and best it's your own fault. Delance Starch is for sale everywhere and there is positively nothing to equal it in quality or quantity. It's possible for any one in this country to get enough to eat and to wear." "For any man, yes." "Yes, or for any woman." "Nonsense! No woman ever gets enough to wear." Pisso's Cure is the best medicine we ever use for all affections of the throat and lungs—W.M. O. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10, 1923. After the Spanking. Mrs. Whittier Lowell—in disobeying me, Emerson, you were doing wrong, and I am punishing you to impress it upon your mind. Emerson—Aren't you mistaken, maumia, in regard to the location of my mind? Mother Gray, a nurse in New York, discovered a pleasant berry remedy for women's bills, called AUSTRALIAN LEAF. It is the only certain monthly regulator. Cures female weakenesses, Backache, Kidney and Urinary troubles. At all Drunesters or by mail labels, Samplemedicine Fiddle. Address, The Mother Gray Co., Leekey, N. 1 It is said no woman ever admired a man after seeing him asleep with his mouth open. Deaters say that as soon as a customer tries Defiance Starch it is impossible to sell them any other cold water starch. It can be used cold or boiled. History says a man's sins will find him out; but men continue to bet that they won't. DON'T FORGET A large 2 oz. package Red Cross Ball Bune, only 5 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. Did you ever talk to a fair, sensible man that you did not feel ashamed of yourself? PUTNAM I Color more goods brighter and faster colors than any other day. Ask dealer or we will send post paid at 10c a package. Write to Years From Constip new a well day—he had been constipated all his mary 21, 1903, Mrs. Thompson asked us to suggest he consulted—but he also failed to help the patient Mull's C Mrs. Thompson first and sometimes thinks it Thompson has been treated properly. Advised Tonic, because we know it and if your husband's case kinding promptly, you use until a physician cou sulted. He diagnosed the fully, but there was no pe Tonic and on September 5 "You will rem band's health. It is tipation, which he perfectly cured. He not thank you enou $12 cured him and good. It did all you Very respectful Mr. Thompson stop PUTNAM FADELESS DYES Color more goods brighter and faster colors than any other dye. One 10c package colors silk, wool and cotton equally well and is guaranteed to give perfect results. Ask dealer or we will send post paid at 10c a package. Write for free booklet - How to Dye, Bleach and Mix Colors. MONROE DRUG CO., Tulareville, Missouri Suffered 23 Years Wilbert Thompson never knew a well day—he health failed rapidly and on January 21, 1903, Mr. recommended that a specialist be consulted—but Suffered 23 Years From Constipation and Stomach Trouble Vilbert Thompson never knew a well day—he had been constipated all his life—many doctors treated him, but all failed to even help him—his health failed rapidly and on January 21, 1903, Mrs. Thompson asked us to suggest a treatment for her husband. We thought the case too serious and recommended that a specialist be consulted—but he also failed to help the patient—NOW HE IS WELL. Mull’s Grape Tonic Cured Him Mrs. Thompson first wrote us as follows: "My husband, aged 23, suffers from sharp pain in his stomach and sometimes thinks it is his heart. Let me know by return mail what causes the pain. If you can, Mr. Thompson has been treated with several doctors, but they have given him up. Mr. Thompson advised that a first class specimen be examined. We quote: 'We want to sell Mull’s Grape Tonic, because we know it will cure constipation, but 30c a bottle is no object to us when a human life is at stake, and if your husband’s case is as serious as you state, we suggest you consult a reliable specialist, not the advertising kind, promptly. At the same time knowing that Mull’s Grape Tonic could do no harm, we advised his use. A physician could be consulted. January 20th. Thompson wrote that a physician had been consulted. He diagnosed the case as being chronic constipation and dyspepsia. His treatment was followed faithfully, but there was no perceptible improvement in Mr. Thompson’s health. Then he began taking Mull’s Grape Tonic and on September 3, 1903, we received the following letter from Mrs. Thompson: "You will remember that I wrote to you last January in regard to my husband’s health. It is four months since he quit taking Mull’s Grape Tonic for constipation, which he suffered from since birth. He took just 24 bottles of it and is perfectly curred. He is much stronger and has gained considerably in flesh. I cannot thank you enough for Mull’s Grape Tonic. 'It is worth its weight in gold.' Just $12 curred him and he has spent hundreds of dollars with doctors who did him no good. It did all you claimed it would." Very respectfully yours, MRS. W. H. THOMPSON, 801 Main St., Poorla, Ill. MR. and MRS. WILBERT THOMPSON, 801 Main St., Peoria, Ill. MULL'S GRAPE TONIC CURED HIM. physic worse eight Good for alling children and nursing mothers. early three times as much as the 50 cent size. MULL'S GRAPE TONIC unless it has a c The $1.00 bottle contains nearly three times CAUTION: Do not accept MULL'S GRAPE U. S. SENATOR TOWNE Credits Doan's Kidney Pills with a Gratifying Cure. Hon. Charles A. Towne, ex-U. S. Senator from Minnesota, brilliant orator, clever business man, brainy lawyer, whose national prominence made him a formidable candidate for the presidential nomination in 1904, writes us the following: Gentlemen: I am glad to endorse Doan's Kidney Pills. The remedy was recommended to me a few months ago when I was feeling miserable; had severe pains in the back; was restless and lax. Gentlemen: I am glad to endorse Doan's Kidney Pills. The remedy was recommended to me a few months ago when I was feeling miserable; had severe pains in the back; was restless and languid; had a dull headache and neuralgic pains in the limbs and was otherwise distressed. A few boxes of the pills effectually routed my ailment and I am glad to acknowledge the benefit I derived. (Signed) CHARLES A. TOWNE. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents per box. The Bright Side. "So you're a veteran of the rebellion?" said the young man, admiringly. "The war clouds were thick about you when you were a youth, weren't they?" "Yes," replied the veteran, as he indorsed the pension voucher he wished to have cashed; but they all had their silver lining." The One Thing. Citlman—Didn't you suburbanites grow anything in your gardens this year? Subbubs—Well, there was one thing that we all grew, but that was early in the season. Citlman—What was that? Subbubs—Tired. GOOD BLOOD FOR BAD Rheumatism and Other Blood Diseases are Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. "In the lead lends my I was at work on my knees with my elbows pressed against rock walls, in dampness and extremes of cold," said Mr. J. G Meenkel, of 2055 Jackson avenue, Dabuque, Iowa, in describing his experience to a reporter, "and it is not surprising that I contracted rheumatism. For three years I had attacks affecting the joints of my ankles, knees and elbows. My ankles and knees became so swollen I could scourely walk on uneven ground and little pressure from a stone under my feet would cause me so much pain. I would nearly sink down, obliged to be in bed for so several days at a time. My friends who were similarly troubled were getting to relief from doctors and I did not feel encouraged to throw money away for nothing. Ey chance I rest the story of Robert Yates, of the Nuer Manufacturing Co., of Dabuque, who had a very, bad case of rheumatism. I decided to try Dr. Williams. Pink Pills for Pale People, the quantity he had used. In three or four weeks after beginning to use the pills, I was much better and in three months I was well. The swelling of the joints and the tenderness disappeared. I could work steadily and for eight years I have had no return of the trouble. My whole family believe in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Both my sons use them. We consider them a household remedy that we sure can about." What Dr. Williams' Pink Pills did for Mr. Menkul they are doing for hundreds of others. Every dose sends galloping through the veins, pure, strong, rich, red blood that strikes straight at the cause of all ill health. The new blood restores regularity, and braces all the organs for their special tasks. Get the genuine Dr. Williams' Pink Pills at your druggists' or direct from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.Y. Knicker—Was he an enthusiastic golfer? Bocker—Yes, he had his tombstone inscribed, "Made his last hole." CONSTIPATION Stomach Troubles, Indigestion, Dyspe- sia, Blood Poison, Skin Diseases, Sores, Sudden Bowel Trouble, Diarrhea, Cholera, Etc. No one whose bowels are healthy and active contracts these airways. Inwart- ments in the bowels make the skin of Constipation makes you worse, which means decayed. There is only one right Mull's Grape Tonic Cured Him Mull's Grape Tonic Cured Him Mrs. Thompson first wrote us as follows: "My husband, age 23, suffers from sharp pain in his stomach and sometimes thinks it is his heart. Let me know by return mail what causes the pain. If you can, Mr. Thompson has been treated by several doctors, but they have given him up. We quote: 'We want to sell Mull's Grape Tonic, because we will know it will constipation, but 306, a bottle is not to us when a human life is at stake, and if your husband's case is as serious as you state, we suggest you consult a reliable specialist, not the advertising kind, promptly. At the same time knowing that Mull's Grape Tonic could do no harm, we advised its use. We have been told that it is not to be used. We have sued. He diagnosed the case as being chronic constipation and dyspepsia. His treatment was followed faithfully, but there was no perceptible improvement in Mr. Thompson's health. Then he began taking Mull's Grape Tonic and on September 3, 1903, we received the following letter from Mrs. Thompson: "You will remember that I wrote to you last January in regard to my husband's health. It is four months since he quit taking Mull's Grape Tonic for constipation, which he suffered from since birth. He took just 24 bottles of it and is perfectly curved. He is much stronger and has gained considerably in flesh. I cannot thank you enough for Mull's Grape Tonic, 'It is worth its weight in gold.' Just $12 curved him and he has spent hundreds of dollars with doctors who did him no good. It did all you claimed it would." Very respectfully youre, MRS. W. H. THOMPSON, 801 Main St., Poorla, III, Mr Thompson stopped taking Mull's Grape Tonic in June 1963. He has been completely cured and has taken no other medicine since that date. Over two years and no return of the disease, should prove a permanent cure. UP Against the Horses. From Reports. Preparing for the Wedding. Helping Him. Always Wanting More. After the Spanking Here is Relief for Women DON'T FORGET ach and Bowel troubles because it cleanses the Blood and makes the intestines practically clean it. It feeds the cared for children, the cared for given them back to life— no case will ever. course and that is to vive and strengthen the bowels and intestines to vow that Mull's Grape Tonic cures cancer. come terrific Stom. WRITE FOR THIS FREE BOTTLE TO-DAY Tumors Conquered Without Operations Unqualified Success of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in Cases of Mrs. Fox and Miss Adams. Fannie Fox Miss Luella Adams PILES NO MONEY TILL CURED. SEND FOR FREE (1) 212-765-3200. TRAINING OR ENTRY DRS THROUNTON A MINOR. 111 W. KANSAS CITY MO. (212) 765-3200. Send this coupon to Multi Grape Tonic Co. 108 3rd Ave, Rock Island, IL 61740 for a free certificate for a free bottle of Multi Grape Tonic, Blood Tonic and Constipation Care. Write yours and your druggist's name and address plainly on a separate piece of paper and mail at once with this coupon. One of the greatest triumphs of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the conquering of woman's dread enemy, Tumor. So-called "wandering pains" may come from its early stages, or the presence of danger may be made manifest by excessive menstruation accompanied by unusual pain extending from the ovaries down the groin and thighs. If you have mysteries pains, if there are indications of inflammation ulceration or displacement, don't wait for time to condemn your fears and go through the horrors of a hospital operation; secure Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound right away and begin its use and write Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Mass., for advice. Read these strong letters from grateful women who have been cured: Dear Mrs. Pinkham: — (First Letter.) "In looking over your book I see that your medicine Tumor of the Uterus. I have been to a doctor and he tells me I have a tumor. I will be more than grateful if you can help me, as I do so dread an operation — Fannie D. Foy, 7, Creststh St., Bradford, TN. "I take the liberty to congratulate you on the success I have had with your wonderful me home. "Eighteen months ago my months stopped. Shortly after I felt so badly I submitted to a thorough examination by a physician, and was told that I had a tumor on the uterus and would have to undergo an operation. "I seen after real one of your advertisements and decided to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial. After asking five bottles as directed, the tumor is entirely gone. I have again been examined Lydia E. 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Dear Mrs. Pinkham-- "About three years ago I had intense pain in my stomach, with cramps and raging headaches. The doctor prescribed for me, but finding that I did not get any better he examined me and, to my surprise, declared I had a tumor in the uterus. The doctor told me death warrant, and was very disheartened. I spent hundreds of dollars in doctoring, but the tumor kept growing, till the doctor said that nothing but an operation would save me. Fortunately I corresponded with my maint in the New England and States, who asked me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before subcutaneous injection. I took a regular treatment, finding to my great relief that my general health began to improve, and after three months I noticed that the tumor had reduced in size. I kept on taking the Compound, and in ten months it had entirely disappeared without an operation, and using no medicine but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, I failed to express how grateful I am for the good it has done me." Miss Lydia Adams, Colonade hotel, Seattle, Wash. "Unquestionable testimony proves the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and should give confidence and hope to every sick woman." Mrs. Pinkham invites all nailing women to write to her at Lyon, Mass. DAXTINE TOILET ANTISEERING FOR WOMEN troubled with its paucity to the extent of unhappiness is maximously suc- cessful. Throughly cleanses, kills disease germs, stope discharges, heals inflammation and local pain. Fauxine is in powder form to be dissolved in pure water, and is far more effective, healing, germinal and disinfecting than any other aphids for all TOLLIT AND WOMEN'S SPECIAL UBLS for sale at dealers, 60 cents a box. Trial Box and Book of Instructions Free. THE R. P.ATON COMPANY BOSTON, MA FORTUNES IN INVENTIONS. If your invention is good it will pay better than a gold mine but you may need help in perfecting it. We can help you. We make working models not also manufacture in quan tites. Correspondence confidential. Booklet free. Write to day. STAMPING & TOOL CO., La Crosse, Wis. If afflicted with Thompson's Eye Water Foxes and Their Burrows. For the statement that foxes have holes there is not only the authority of natural history but of Gospel. The typical habitation of the fox is a hole in the ground. "Running to earth" and "digging out" are well known incidents of the English sport. The fox is a wise boast in all things, wise enough to rent the burrow of any animal, but in default of such abodes he is quite capable of digging for himself, and that with remarkable speed. Good Proof of Guilt. When William M. Evarts was a young man he defended in court a man named Edwards who was charged with forgery. The trial was an interesting one, and Mr. Evarts by brilliant work secured his client's acquittal. He had a strong belief that the man was innocent until the trial was all over. Then he changed his opinion Edwards paid Mr. Evarts his fee with a forged check. English Tavern Signs. A tavern sign seen in various parts of England is "The Dog's Head in a Pot," accompanying the painting of a dog eating out of a three-legged pot, which may seem to mean that the host is kind and his viands good. Another significant sign is "Five Miles from Anywhere, No Hurry," seen in Hampshire, a pleasant reminder that it is an agreeable place to finger. Nourishment in Skim Milk In skimming milk the cream removed lessens the fat percentage, and for older people or fat children the skin milk is equally desirable, in some cases better. In eating apples the skin, too, should be eaten. Pared apples are not so nutritious, as the ash contents of the apple skin are valuable to the human system. Reculiar Order to Trainmen. The following notice was observed posted in the engine dispatcher's office at the roundhouse in a neighboring town on one of the railroad lines running out of Albany: "Trainmen on passenger trains must not go through the coaches with overalls on, without first taking them off."-Albany Journal. Victims of Official Pleasure. The viceroy of the Two Kuang provinces, China, recently put out a proclamation that no pawnbishop was to take arms in pawn. Being later himself in need of funds, he sent his own agents with arms to pledge. Five shops accepted them; and these afterward paid fines in the amount of $7,250 each. Needless Pother. It is a reflection on our intelligence that we spend so much time on our food, and so much more time in talking about it. We must eat, of course, but what a needless bother there is about the dishes, and the cookery, and the garnish! — Illustrated London News. Poeta and Irresponsibility. Poets are wayward creatures, largely irresponsible for their actions, or at all events, provided with such curiously sensitive and inflammable organization that we feel it would be unjust to judge them by ordinary standards.—London Telegraph. Frailty Common to Mankind. All men have their frailties, and whoever looks for a friend without imperfection will never find what he seeks. We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults and we ought to love our friends fn like manner.—Cyrus. Norway Loans to Farmers Farmers can borrow money from the government in Norway at 3 per cent interest, and still the Norse rush to other lands. The reason is that the collateral on which to borrow is rather difficult to get in Norway. Returning to his house at Argenteuil, in France, Mr. Hugh Gooding was shot at by a discharged employee, the bullet flattening itself against a silver cigarette case, which he carried just over his heart. The Only Religious Test. No religious test has been devised, short of burning a man at the stake—the ultimate and only satisfactory test—which will operate as a trustworthy criterion of sincere belief.—Mr. Asquith. Don't Forget That- Self pity is one of the states that interferes most effectually with making the right use of circumstances. To pity one's self is destruction to all possible freedom—Exchange. Still Chance for Scientists Unawarded for a long time, and therefore still on the list of the Lombardy institute, is the special prize by Commeno for the discovery of hydrophobia poison. Uncle Allen. "They say worth makes the man," philosophized Uncle Allen Sparks, "but nowadays he has to be worth a million to be much of a man." The Modern Way. The ladder of fame he seemed to climb, He knew of something greater. For he was a youth of the modern time And took the elevator —Philadelphia Ledger. Lightning Rod Revival. There is a revival of interest in Lightning rods in France. 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CLEANING, REPAIRING and PRESSING LADIES WORK A SPECIALTY KANSAS CITY, MO First-Class Restaurant and Cafe Meals 6. a. m. to 11 p. m. Short Orders MRS. ELIZA RUSSELL. Proprietor 910 E 12, Upstairs. Give me a caf STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS ...IS THE... ST. LOUIS, MO. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Oysters in any Style. Services strictly first-class. Ladies and Gentle dine up stain. Z. T. JOBDAN. Manager GEORGE ANDERSON Buying and Selling Horses Saddle Horses a Specialty. 613 East 9t St., in rear. Kansas City, Mo. I Can Sell Your Real Estate or Business ```markdown ``` Properties and busi- ness of all kinds sold quickly for cash in a parts of the United States. Don't wait! Write to-day describ- ing what you have to sell and give cash price on same. A. P. TONE WILSON, Jr. Real Estate Specialist TOPEKA, KANS. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By This wonderful hair pomade is the only safe preparation in the world that makes kinky or oily hair shine. It ishes the hair from falling out or breaking off, cures dandruff and makes hair longer and thicker for 45 years, and used by thousands. Warranted hardiness and durability, preparation ever for straightening or prepping off imitations. Remember that Ford's Orignal only in fifty cent size, made only in Chicago. Charles Ford, "It's," on each package. Do not be misled by substitutes that claim getting Fords as it never fails to keep getting. Fords as it never fails to keep getting it that healthy. Like appearance so much desired. A toilet necessity for perfumed. Owing to its superior and lasting qualities it is the best and most economical. Preparation equal to it. Full directions with instructions and dealers or send us 50 cents for one bottle, postpait, or $1.40 for three bottles, express delivery. Send postal or express money order. Please write your name and address plainly to. OZONIZED OX MARROW CO., (None genuine without my signature) Charles Ford Peat 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Agents wanted everywhere. "Clothes That Gentlemen Wear" 1025 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. WE CARRY THE LARGEST line of London Woolens of any Tailoring establishment in the world and cater especially for the colored trade. oln Institute ATE SCHOOL FOR COLORED YOUTH FRANKLIN ALLEN, A. M. President. Lincoln MISSOURI STATE SCHOOL BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AVE. DEPARTMENT COLLEGE, NORMAL, DUSTRIAL ANGLE COURSES: Classical, College Pre- Model Training School, Music Drawing, (Fine Arts and Mea- cing, Blacksmithing, Machine Gardening, Printing, Type Laundering. ADVANTAGES: Good Location with Modern Improvements. Diplomas are licenses to teach state. A few deserving stud- to earn their way. All appli- of good moral character. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AVE. JEFFERSON CITY The Stoeltzing Stove Lincoln Institute MISSOURI STATE SCHOOL FOR COLORED YOUTH BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN, A. M. President. DEPARTMENTS: NORMAL, PREPARATORY, IN-STRIAL AND DOMESTIC. Physical, College Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Fine School, Music (Instrumental and Vocal), Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Woodworking, Machinery, Shoe-making, Farming and Printing, Typewriting, Sewing, Cooking and Good Location, Free Tuition, New Dormitories in Improvements, Buildings Heated by Steam, licenses to teach in any public school in the deserving students are assisted in their efforts away. All applicants must present testimonials and character. For further information write to FRANKLIN ALLEN, A.M., L.L.D., Pres. OFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI. Stove and Hardware Co. COLLEGE, NORMAL, PREPARATORY, INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC. COURSES: Classical, College Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Model Training School, Music (Instrumental and Vocal), Drawing, (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Woodworking, Blacksmithing, Machinery, Shoe-making, Farming and Gardening, Printing, Typewriting, Sewing, Cooking and Laundering. ADVANTAGES: Good Location, Free Tuition, New Dormitories with Modern Improvements, Buildings Heated by Steam, Diplomas are licenses to teach in any public school in the state. A few deserving students are assisted in their efforts to earn their way. All applicants must present testimonials of good moral character. For further information write to BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN, A.M., L.L.D., Pres. JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI. The Stoeltzing Stove and Hardware Co. TIN WORK a Specialty .....A new line of.... Window and Door Screens and Refrigerators 'Phone 1458. TH IS WEALTH.. again health and wish to retain the same necessity of reliable prescription compounding, specialty of giving the most careful atten-criptions just as the doctor writes them. to is TO PLEASE; PRICES RIGHT, ..HEALTH IS If you would gain health you remember the necessity of reliance which we make a specialty of protection.—We fill prescriptions just Our motto is TO PLE ..HEALTH IS WEALTH.. ..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 attention.—We fill prescriptions just as the doctor writes them. Our motto is TO PLEASE; PRICES RIGHT, Save time and carfare by buying your Patent Medicines and drug necessities at attractive prices. A Large Line Perfumes, Toilet articles, Tooth brushes, Combs and Brushes, Fountain Syringes and Hot water bottles at gratifying prices. Remember its ber its the BLE PRESCRIPTION MACY S. W. Corner 5th and Broadway. Phone Home 1626 Main. " and see us. Open all night. ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` GIVE US A CALL Best Steves Made. Largest Stock in City. Prices the Lowest. Wholesale and Retail Peninsular Agents For... Steel Ranges, Steel Oven Cook Stoves, Base Burners, Furnaces, and all goods made by the... Peninsular Stove Co. German Heater, Soft Coal Baseheater, Cole's Hot Blast, Air Light for Coal and Wood, Clermont Oak Stoves, Schill Steel Ranges and Furnaces 1329 Grand Ave. If you are constantly suffering with headache get your eyes examined; it may be your eyes causes it.—The Rollable Optical Dept. Bromo Ammonia for that cold ---a cold today, pnemonia tomorrow. The Century Marvel Corn Sheller ---a sure cure or money refunded. Painful walking made easy. "FOLLOW THE FLAG" WABASH Summer Schedu TO Summer Schedule TO Excelsior Springs "The Beauty" Beginning Sunday as follows: Leave Union De- and 7:00 P. M. $1.00. Tickets Wabas- Union Depot. THEODO- DR Two Stores: 908 E. TWELER PHONES {Home 4211 M Bell 1211 Gr KANS Dealer in Drugs, Toilet a Give us an Order by Phone "THE TI OF PR Certificates of Registration; We are Recog Missouri as Ha Together Drugs McCAMPB PRESCRI "The "The Beautiful Health Resor Beginning Sunday, May 7th and daily thereafter as follows: Leave Union Depot 8:30 and 10:20 A. M.; 5:10 and 7:00 P. M. $1.00 Round Trip, 30 days limit, $1.00. Tickets Wabash Office, 903 Main Street and Union Depot. THEODORE SMITH DRUGGIST. Stores: 908 E. TWELFTH STREET, 805 INDEPENDENT PHONES {Home 4211 Main Bell 1211 Grand PHONES {Home 5646 Bell 2170 KANSAS CITY, MO. Order in Drugs, Toilet articles, School Supplies, Statins us an Order by Phone and See if We are not there with THE TIME KEEP OF PROGRESS Cates of Registration; Missouri and Kansas Board We are Recognized by the State Missouri as Having the Ability to Together Drugs Scientifically. McCAMPBELL & HOUSTON PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORE "The Store of Quality" "The Beautiful Health Resort" Beginning Sunday, May 7th and daily thereafter as follows: Leave Union Depot 8:30 and 10:20 A. M.; 5:10 and 7:00 P. M. $1.00 Round Trip, 30 days limit, $1.00. Tickets Wabash Office, 903 Main Street and Union Depot. Two Stores: 908 E. TWELFTH STREET, 805 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE. PHONES {Home 4211 Main Bell 1211 Grand PHONES {Home 5646 Main Bell 2170 Main 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. 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 DRUG STORE "The Store of Quality" 23rd and Vine Streets Kansas City, M "Maine" Anchor Maine" And "Maine" Anchor S. H. Finkelstein, Prop. Carries a complete line of Furnishing goods, Hats, Shoes, and Umbrellas We Also Make Sur to Y OUR MOT YOUR MONEY Also Make Suits to Your M OUR MOTTO: YOUR MONEY'S WOR We Also Make Suits to Your Measure OUR MOTTO: YOUR MONEY'S WORTH "Hot Spr Long looked for Impro and Hot Springs, Arkansas the Hot Springs Specl Long looked for improved Train Service between Hot Springs, Arkansas, and return daily, is now prov "Hot Springs Special." Long looked for improved Train Service between Kansas City and Hot Springs, Arkansas, and return daily, is now provided for by the Hot Springs Little Rock MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Fort Smith Coffeyville Leaving Kansas City at the Breakfast. This train runs dence (Kan.), Coffeyville, Sleepers and Chair Cars feature on this "Hot Spring This train connects at Litt all Southeastern Points I For Excursion Tickets call or address E. S. JEWETT, 901 Main Street. Tele Leaving Kansas City at 12:01 noon daily. Arrive in Hot Breakfast. This train runs via Paola, Garnett, Neodeshance (Kan.), Coffeyville, Ft. Smith and Little Rock. Keepers and Chair Cars (all seats free) to Hot Springs feature on this "Hot Springs Special" is the Elegant D train connects at Little Rock with the Iron Mountain Southeastern Points in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. For Excursion Tickets, Sleeping Car Berths and all full or address E. S. JEWETT, Gen'l Agt.Passenger 01 Main Street. KANSAS Leaving Kansas City at 12:01 noon daily. Arrive in Hot Springs to Breakfast. This train runs via Paola, Garnett, Neodesha, Independence (Kan.), Coffeyville, Ft. Smith and Little Rock. Through Sleepers and Chair Cars (all seats free) to Hot Springs. A special feature on this "Hot Springs Special" is the Elegant Dining Cars. This train connects at Little Rock with the Iron Mountain Trains for all Southeastern Points in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. For Excursion Tickets, Sleeping Car Berths and all information, call or address E. S. JEWETT, Gen'l Agt.Passenger Dept. 901 Main Street. KANSAS CITY MO. Telephone 740 Hickory. Hot Springs Little Rock Telephone 740 Hickory. Resort" thereafter M.; 5:10 days limit, street and ITH. DEPENDENCE AVENUE. Home 5546 Main Bell 2170 Main s, Stationery, Etc. more with the Goods. KEPER SS" Board of Pharmacy State of y to Put USTOSN ORE Kans as City, Mo anchor p. Measure WORTH AS CITY, MO. eclal." between Kansas City now provided for by Fort Smith Coffeyville e in Hot Springs to Neodesha, Independ- Rock. Through Springs. A special Elegant Dining Cars. Mountain Trains for and Texas. and all information, Ranger Dept. KANSAS CITY MO.