The Rising Son

Riving Son - 1000 - 1907. It Pays to Advertise in the Rising Son for It Reaches More Homes of Colored People than any other Paper in the State. VOLUME X. HUMOUR of the DAY In Self-Defense. Towne—"The poetry he used to write for the magazines was very bum. I don't see any of it any more." Browne—"No, he's stopped. He made a lot of money out of it." Towne—"Nonsense!" Browne—"Fact. You see, he has a rich uncle whose name is exactly the same as his and this rich fellow got tired of being accused of writing the stuff, so he bought him off." No Cause for Jealouay Mrs. Wickwire—From the happy expression you had when Mrs. Potts was singing, one might imagine that you enjoyed that sort of thing. You don't break out into happy smiles over my singing. Mr. Wickwire—I wasn't smiling over her singing. I was just thinking how lucky I was that she belonged to Potts instead of myself.—Stray Stories. The Old Saw Adapted. Markley—He began by asking for the loan of a V or X and I was foolish enough to give it to him. Ascum—And he took advantage of you? Markley—Yes. He wrote to me for fifty-to-day. Ascum—Well, "give a man a cinch and he'll try to take an L." Maria's Topic "Yes," answered Mr. Erpok. "Marla sort of braced me up with one." "Some home-made remedy?" "Well-er-yes. That is, she told me she wanted an automobile some time this summer and advised me to get a hump on myself." A New England Sandwich. Mr. Bings—How many children has Blink? Mr. Bings-That's the first time I ever heard of a sandwich with the tongue on the outside. Mean Thing "No," said Miss Passay. "I don't like the photos Kamrer made for me. They make me look like a woman of 40." "Well," replied Miss Peppery, "you should have told him not to touch them up if you didn't want them to look so youthful." A. Deep Plot. "George wants me to give my last summer's gown to our servant girl," said Mrs. Gayman. "Is she pretty?" asked Mrs. Wise. "Yes. Why?" "Ah! I see his scheme. He wants an excuse to mistake her for you so he can kiss her." No Fun There "Yeh!" said the first office boy, disgustedly, "I had ter give up me job on account of the new typewriter girl." "Wat was the matetr with her?" asked the other. "Aw! she wuz so homely, it wuzn' no fun flirtin' wid her." Probably Jinker—They have just crossed the orange with the grape fruit tree, and they call the fruit the tangelo. I wonder what they will do next? Blinker—They will probably cross the vegetable ivory with the rubber tree and call the fruit golf balls. Really in Bad Shape. Mrs. McSosh—George, you've been drinking. Mr. McSosh—Clarinda, m' dear, I can not tell a lie—I— Mrs. McSosh—Then, George, you're even drunker than I thought. Go to bed.—Cleveland Leader. After the Honeymoon. "I didn't see much of you at the club after your wife died. Now you are here regularly." "Yes. I'm married again." A. Dissipated Romance. "When he first saw her she was a sylph in a hammock. The lightest zephyr swayed her." "And now." "And now she still dotes on the hammock. But she weighs 260." "Yes?" "And he has to swing her." A. Believed Autoist "I see that Mayor McClallen told the students of Forcham college what the besetting sin of the day is." "What is it?" "Avarice." "Oh, that's all right. I was afraid he had said it was speed mania."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Not the Printable Kind. Jenks—But did you assure the editor that your poem was original? Scribbles—Oh, yes, and hr didn't doubt it at all. Jenks—No! What did he say? SENIOR. No. What did he say? Scribbles—he said he felt quite certain that I had never seen it in print anywhere. Accommodating: Cobbs—It's strange that you fellows are going to take that cad Wiggins along on your fishing trip." Dobbs—"True. But as we can't get along without his yacht and tackle we talked it over among ourselves and finally decided to let him go."—Detroit Tribune. Matter Easily Arranged. "The lady ain't got the money now," said Bridget, "but ye kin lave the ice an' she'll pay on Saturday." "But," protested the new iceman, "s'posin' she ain't got the money then?" "Well, if she ain't ye kin take yer ice back." Pleasant Relief. Mrs. Spenders—George, I've got lots of things I want to talk to you about—" Mr. Spenders—Glad to hear it, my dear. Usually you want to talk to me about lots of things, you haven't got but must have." His Baby. Quiverful--Does your baby say any words yet? Newpop—Oh, yes—he pronounces several quite distinctly. Quiverful—What are they. Newpop—Don't know—never heard any of them before. A. Bustup Certain "Griggs and his young wife seem to be traveling at a pretty fast clip. There will be a smash-up some of these days," asserted the society man. "That's the usual result with these 'speed wars.'" Quite a Freak "I just peeped into the parlor as I passed," said Mr. Phamley, "and I saw quite a freak of nature." "Why. Bertha is there with her young man." "Yes. I saw two heads on one pair of shoulders." Deceptive Appearances. "It doesn't pay to bank on appearances," remarked the wise guy. "That's right," agreed the simple mug. "Sometimes a fellow wears a yachting cap who actually owns a yacht." Doll Like She—"That little Miss Pert is just like a doll, you think?" He—"Yes; when I squeezed her the other night she cried 'Mamma!'" Clock Made of Slate. Perhaps the most unique timepiece in existence is owned by Humphrey O. Pritchard, a slate quarryman of Delta, Pa. The varieties he used include the Peach Bottom blue slate and the red, green and purple slate of Vermont. One hundred and sixty-four separate pieces of this material were used in the construction and are held together by twenty-three dozen small metal screws. Many of the slate sheets are as thin as paper, and scores were broken before the timepiece was finished. The clock is four feet high, two feet wide and one foot deep. It has a cathedral gong and is lighted by nine incandescent bulbs. The work, which is really artistic, was done by Pritchard during idle moments at the quarry, and eight months' time was required in its completion. There has been much discussion as to the origin of the term "O. K." It seems that in the Choctaw language there is a word, "okeh," which means "It is correct," or "I agree to approve." It is often used alone to give assent or approval to a suggestion or proposal. "Okeh" was in common use among whites who had dealings with the Choctaws more than thirty years before the Van Buren campaign. It was a convenient expression where parties understood each other's language imperfectly and was used to mean "understand you and approve what you say," or "I understand your statement and vouch for its correctness." Queer Ceremony. Residents of Valle Maggio, Lombardy, go through an odd ceremony in September every year. The region is infested with vipers. The celebrants form a procession, every man, woman and child carrying a huge figure of a snake stuffed with cotton. As they pass along they weep and lament, believing that by this explanation they make themselves proof against snake bite during the grape harvest. Unique Present. Seven quarts of liquor in a glass bottle three feet high was started from New York recently on its way to Nicaragua as a gift to President Zelaya from a syndicate that has obtained mining and railroad concessions from the Nacaraguan government. The bottle contains claret, bourbon, rye and Scotch whisky and three cordials. It was shipped to Mobile whence it will finish its journey by steamer. Painful Reminder Ruffon Wratz—No. I didn't git a cent out o' the counsel. He didn't give me no chance. As soon as I'd said "Say, boss," he kicked me down the steps. Saymond Storey—Sarved ye right, ye durn fool. Ef you'n been readin' the election returns you'd a' known he aln't no boss no more.—Chicago Triune. LOW AIM IS CRIME. Greatly begin! Though thou have time Greatly begin! Though thou have time But for a line, be that sublime;— Not failure, but low alm is crime. —James Russell Lowell. Hurry & Worry attract lots of attention, but Slow & Sure do the bulk of the business. The devil knew his business when he invented the furnace. The man who makes nothing but money goes out of the world destitute. Some people put so much trust in God that they get too lazy to help themselves. Cheerupathy is a school of medicine that requires no entrance fee or examinations. Some people are always willing to tell the truth when it is disagreeable to somebody else. This is the season when the rocking chair on the veranda resigns in favor of the parlor sofa. Famous Bow Bells. There are no church bells in England more famed than Bow Bells. They set limits to the boundaries of Cockneydum. Americans regard all Londoners as cockneys. But only those born within hearing of Bow Bells can claim the distinction which is supposed to confer on its possessor peculiar privileges of speech, particularly where aspirates are concerned. Enough for a Bath. Should an American, an Englishman, a Frenchman, an Austrian, a German, an Italian and a Russian sit down to a table together and order drinks in a quantity that would show the relative consumption of these beverages by their respective peoples, some would get enough for a bath, while others would obtain only a few mouthfuls. Natural Lightning Conductors The Lombardy poplar tree, it is said, forms a splendid natural lightning conductor, its great height and lack of spreading branches enabling it to conduct a lightning stroke straight downwards. No house near which one of these trees has been reared has as yet been known to suffer from the severest storm. Michael Angelo was so filled with enthusiasm in his art, so afraid that money might taint his brush, that he refused to accept any pay whatever for his masterpieces in the Vatican and St. Peter's. Napoleon's enthusiasm banished the word "impossible" from his dictionary. Tennyson's Porter. Tennyson was a lover of porter. When a peerage was offered him didn't he put off deciding whether to accept it or not until he had debated the question with himself over a bottle of what Goldsmith called "parson's black champagne?" Odd Rents in Britain. The English delight in odd rents, but the oddest is a tenancy at Brookhouse, in Yorkshire, where the rental is one snowball in June and a red rose in December. The rose is easily arranged and the snowball is now made of shaved ice. Smoking by Women The London Truth quotes the following reasons against smoking by women: "The first is that smoking develops the mustache, and the second, that smoking produces, at any rate in women, 'weak-rimmed eyelids.'" Logic. The argumentative man—But, my dear fellow, I tell you it's impossible for the moon to be inhabited. When it is full it is all right, but when it wanes down to a little crescent, where the deuce would all the people go to? Alcohol Is Brain Poison. In their annual report, an exhaustive document, the British lunacy commissioners say, as a result of their researches into the relation of drink and insanity: "It cannot be denied that alcohol is a brain poison." Characteristics of Koreans The people of Korea are timid and peaceful, the men tall, with high foreheads, straight noses, and a graceful, indolent carriage, the women short, squat, and as ugly as their lords are handsome. One Man Rays for Canal Toulouse, France, has a canal which was built entirely at the expense of one man. Its name is the Canal du Midi; it was built in 1666-1681, and cost M. Paul Riquet 680 000 000 francs. Salt Water Is Tonic. One of the best features of a sea bath, says the "Family Doctor," is the salt water inadvertently swallowed by bathers, which is a wonderful tonic for the liver, stomach and kidneys. Some men have so much book learning that they have no room for common sence. WHEN IS A MAN WISE? At forty man is wise, 'tis sald, or never; At forty he must know the ways of men, And speak in sounding praise or toil with pen In some broad sphere of humanly endeavor, To prove himself efficient, bright or clever, Or own himself a failure. If by then Success is far, 'tis vain to try again: Halt, cease to hope, and toil no more forever. What sophistry! What bogus sage propounded So devilish a doctrine? Who is wise At forty—nay at fifty? Truth is bounded Only by the eternal verities. At sixty only is true wisdom sounded. And then by few. Old saws are mostly lies. Three-score is the age of wisdom and discretion: If then a man display a judgment keen. Nor fall in line with Folly's sad procession, He may be called discreet—"of age," I mean— But not till then. Truth forces this confusion. Four-score is nearer to it than fourteen.—St. Louis Post Dispatch. His Fair Companion—flippantly— Force of Science. Acetylthil is calcium carbine surrounded with an envelope of sugar. It is claimed to be of advantage in acetylene lighting on a small scale, as, unlike the pure carbide, it stops generating gas when the water is turned off, and begins again when more water is supplied. This avoids the generation of an excess of gas, which is wasted if no gasometer is at hand for storage. A novel means of propelling boats has been devised in Europe by A. Farcot of the Buchet factory. It consists of a framework of steel tubing, supporting a Buchet vertical motor of $ \frac{3}{4} $ horsepower, with electric ignition, the motor driving two paddle wheels with vertical blades. The paddle wheels and motor are fixed at the stern of the boat. They are mounted on a pivot, making it practicable to steer the boat in any direction, and giving facilities for getting at the machinery for oiling and repairs. She Had a "Cinch on Him. A prominent railroad man repeats with great enjoyment a story that he heard from a conductor on one of the limited expresses between New York and the West. It appears that a dapper chap in the first chair car had managed to become unusually friendly with an attractive young man in an adjoining seat. When the train pulled into Buffalo the masher, in taking leave of the fair one, remarked: "Do you know, I must thank you for an awfully, awfully pleasant time, but I'm afraid you wouldn't have been so nice to me had you known that I am a married man." "Oh, as to that," quickly and pleasantly responded the charming young woman, "you haven't the least advantage of me. I am an escaped lunatic." —New York Tribune. Advanced. A naval officer, according to the Buffalo Commercial, told of the trials of a colleague in marrying off his many daughters. In the same family was a son, an observant lad of ten years. Toward the close of the winter the officer informed his son that he was going to lose his sister Ethel who was engaged to wed a young lieutenant. "I'm sorry to hear that dad," said the youngster, "because I'm awfully fond of Ethel. Still, we'll have Alice and Eva and Maud and Susie won't we?" Then, after a moment's reflection, he added: "By the way, this arrangement will advance Alice a number, won't it?" It wouldn't be any fun at all to be lazy if there was no work to do. NUMBER 34 "I'LL PAY YOU FOR THAT." This title parable by an unknown author teaches its own lesson: A hen trod on a duck's foot. She did not mean to do it, and it did not hurt the duck much; but the duck said, "I'll pay you for that!" So the duck flew at the old hen, but as she did so her wings struck an old goose, who stood close by. "I'll pay you for that!" cried the goose, and she flew at the duck; but as she did so her foot tore the fur of a cat who was just then in the yard. "I'll pay you for that!" cried the cat, and she started for the goose; but as she did so her claw caught in the wool of a sheep. "I'll pay you for that!" cried the sheep, and she rab at the cat, but as she did so her foot hit the foot of a dog who lay in the sun. "I'll pay you for that!" cried he and jumped at the sheep; but as he did so his leg struck an old cow who stood by the gate. "I'll pay you for that!" cried she, and she ran at the dog; but as she did so her horn grazed the skin of a horse who stood by a tree. "I'll pay you for that!" cried he, and he reached at the cow. What a noise there was! The horse flew at the cow, and the cow at the dog, and the dog at the sheep, and the sheep at the cat, and the cat at the goose, and the goose at the duck, and the duck at the hen. What a fuss there was! And all because the hen accidentally stepped on the ducks' toes. "Hi! Hi! What's all this?" cried the man who had the care of them. "You may stay here," he said to the hen; but he drove the duck to the pond the goose to the field, the cat to the barn, the sheep to her fold, the dog to the house, the cow to her yard, and the horse to his stall. And so all their good times were over because the duck would not overlook a little hurt which was not intended. Famous Russian Poetess. The poets' corner" in the cemetery of the Alexander Newski cloister in St. Petersburg has been augmented by the grave of Myrrha Lochwilkaya (Yhert), one of the few Russian women who have attained eminence for their poetry. She was the daughter of a prominent lawyer in St. Petersburg, where she was born in 1869. In 1896 her first volume of poems was issued, three other volumes followed. Her verse is characterized by Oriental touches, and her favorite theme is love. Don't try to be anybody but yourself. Few British Whaters Dundee is the only port in the British isles that owns whaleships. Toward the end of the century before last nearly all the east coast ports had whalers of their own. London had thirty-four ships. The falling off of the industry* is due chiefly to the scarcity of "right" whales; but the turning point of the decay was taken when coal gas was discovered, and there was a fall in the importance of oils as illuminants. But each season Dundee sends her whaling fleet to the Arctic. So few are "right" whales within the circle now that the Dundee experts know them all, it is said. Wags over that the Dundee harpooners have names for each of them. Poor Little Babylonians. Eminet Babylonian explorers say that the multiplication table which the Babylonian child had to commit to memory extended to 30 times 30, and that he was easily conversant with two languages besides his own. The school rooms have been discovered and today it is possible to examine the school boks, the tables with the arithmetic lessons still legible upon them.—Baltimore American. A low corsage never seems so modest to a stout as to a thin woman HEARTH&BOUDOIR Skirts of "Escape Length." Skirts are without exception the "escape length." The fact that American women are more given to running about on foot than French women explains why they do not follow the latter in the matter of trained dresses, which can only be carried about safely in carriages. This, of course, applies only to the tallor dresses. The evening gowns are trained, though an occasional dance dress is short. Skirts are usually made with from nine to thirteen gores, though once in a while there are some sixteen or seventeen. This, however, is extreme. As to the pattern, the flare and circular flouences are most prominent. There is a suggestion of empire effect in the so-called princess skirt. It is fitted over the hips and around the waist, extending a few inches above the waist line. The jacket worn with this is very short, being something between an Eton and a coffee jacket. Large Muffs Fashionable. Muffs this year are of all shapes and sizes, but the most fashionable muff is very large and full. With chinchilla, especially, lace is so handsome that it is used this season to a great extent. Cream lace ruffles, either at the wrist openings or falling down from the end of the muff, are exquisite in coloring, with either chinchilla or sable. Needless to state, only the richest furs should be made up with lace and only the handsomest lace should be employed. Artificial flowers, violets and gardenias trim the muff to be carried with an elaborate reception costume, and a few clusters of the same flower may be half hidden in the fur neck piece. With a walking suit the muff is comparatively small and no matter of what fur it must not be trimmed either with lace or flowers. A White tea coat of chiffon embroider red in silver over white lace skirt. Expensive Evening Wrap. An empire coat of oyster-white broadcloth, strappings of the cloth and leaf-green velvet, with front facings of gray satin and silver-green silk applique, is an expensive mode for an evening wrap, and is one of the newest adaptations of the popular modes for coats. In the tailored effects especially the empire coat is meeting with general approval by the women of fashion. Heavy corded silk, with strappings of self-toned cloth, or velvet with straps of silk or cloth would be effective combinations. Size 36 requires six and one-quarter yards of forty-six-inch or five and one-half yards of fifty-four-inch material, with one-half yard of velvet. Touches of Gold and Silver. A touch of gold or silver is almost inevitable upon the modish frock, preference being given to silver when that is possible; and a hem or band of cloth of gold or silver set under the bottom of skirts of lace, net, etc., is a device much employed for saving the edge of the sheer stuff. This idea, however, belongs chiefly to the province of evening toilets, velvet being ordinarily used for the hem or band upon sheer frocks intended for day wear. For Evening Frocks. White tulle is a charming and modish material for the youthful evening frock, and much used, though of course sadly perishable. It lends itself self-ready, as do most of the alry, diaphaneous materials, to the flower garland, ribbon and lace trimmings, and these floral garnitures are particularly dainty and lovely this season. One may find, too, mousseline or chiffon in plain tints or in white, with a border of tiny flower festoon or garland printed in delicate colorings and these bordered stuffs are successfully used in combination with plain material to match and with fine inset lace and self trimming for accompaniment. —New York Sun. Velvet Jackets. Sharing popularity with loose effects are the separate jackets of velvet to be worn over broadcloth skirts, which are built on severely tailored lines. For a girl with a trim figure the smartest of the jackets is cut like a brother's business coat; that is, tight fitting from shoulder almost to knee THE WORLD'S FASHION joint in back and a gradual sloping away of the coat below the waistline in front. An example of this is in royal blue. Embroidered in narrow silver braid, a vest of pale blue cloth extends above and below the coat, which comes together at the waistline, and is trimmed on either edge with large silvery buttons, four to each side. The sleeve is leg o'-mutton, and a fold of velvet outlines a zouave effect just below the bustline. HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES The pure white of china may be preserved if washing blue be added occasionally to the water used for washing it. Figs that have become rather dry may be freshened by putting on a plate and keeping in a steamer until moist and plump. Never put away food in tin plates. Fully one-half the cases of poison from the use of canned goods is because the article was left in the can or put into it after using. Stewed prunes, pitted, spiced to taste with vinegar, cinnamon and cloves, sweetened and cooked to the right consistency, make a delicious spiced sauce to serve with chicken, turkey or veal. Winter Wash Gowns Numbers of women have discarded wool dresses for house wear altogether. Most houses are so well heated that a summer gown is found more comfortable. First the heavy waist was laid aside in favor of a cotton blouse. Now the cotton skirt follows and the gingham and linen shirt-waist suits the average woman wears about her household duties in winter are exactly like her summer dresses—are her summer dresses, in fact, which would be a little out of date next summer and may be worn out in this manner with no economical pangs. It is not only as cheap to have five gingham gowns as one wool one, but an additional advantage is that the former may be always clean, whereas the wool frock worn about sweeping, dusting, etc., catches dirt and carries it around all winter. So the new custom is cleanly, economical and comfortable; and the change from indoors to outdoors can be much more adequately provided for. Shirred Velveteen. A few short seasons ago the suggestion that velveteen be shirred in any way would have been greeted with scorn and derision, but the chiffon velveteens of to-day lend themselves beautifully to this effective mode of handling. A charming design is that wherein the grace of the costume lies in the way the material is handled. The corsage maintains some semblance of blouse lines, the necessary definition of the wasteline being cleverly accomplished in a strapped ceinture. The sleeve is puffed at the top and all down the arm are rows upon rows of shirring clear to the wrist. The skirt has a narrow petticoat panel in the front. Boudoir Confidences One of the new princesse gowns is of brown net, with a deep chiffon velvet flounce. The net is embroidered in odd conventional designs of chenille. Gold lace robs it of too somber a hue. Fur trimmings are admirable for street dresses and evening cloaks. They will be seen on many of the soh. Redingote costume of mixed cloth with velvet accessories. handsomest garments of the winter. But it is exceedingly bad form to wear fur on an indoor dress. A lovely rich but simple dress is of solid white Renaissance lace, having small pieces of taffeta set in, delicately embroidered—all in pure white. It is pleasing in the extreme in its simplicity and richness. The extremely long vells for automobile use are in white and pale blue, Shorter ones, to be worn on the street, are white, pink and blue dotted with black, tan with brown, navy blue with navy blue, and brown with brown. The noted new color is "mouse gray," "a tint that looks like a trail of smoke in the air." Pretty Russian Sult. Never was there a style more becoming or practical for the little ones than the Russian suits. As they can be worn with petticoats or bloomers, the same design will serve for the ```markdown ``` manlkin as well as the little malden. Many a sensible mother whose aim is the proper development of her children ignores Mrs. Grundy and dresses the little daughter in one of these frocks with bloomers and gives her the same freedom to struggle with the elements as her brothers. The least experienced can, with the aid of an accurate pattern, fashion this little garment without any trouble, the plats are applied, and there is little more to do than to close the seams. Made in brown serge, with shield, collar, cuffs, belt and the little touches of trimming in stitched white serge, this dress will be serviceable and pretty. The same idea worked out in cheviot of blue and red would also be very satisfactory. Jersey Petticoats. A petticoat experiment is the article having a closely fitting hip yoke of jersey silk. The object of this is to prevent the formation of any bulkiness over the hips, where, notwithstanding the vogue of full skirts, the shirrings and gatherings of fashion, most women still strive for the effect of slenderness and suavity. These yokes add considerably to the price of a silk skirt, an incerase of about three dollars, but one will outlive several skirts and can be fitted successively into one new petticoat after another. The yokes, up to the present, come in black, brown, navy blue and white. They can be had in the made-up skirts. Made to Order- On dressy suits French buttons with the tone of the cloth in their center, are beautiful, and in the best of favor. ... Mauve cloth with trimmings of mauve velvet applique and mauve and silver braid. STEADY GROWTH OF TRADE Phenomenal activity, reaching to every branch of trade and industry, marked the year 1905. During the summer of 1904 the nation began to recover from a prolonged season of business stagnation. As the months of that year progressed, conditions became more and more favorable. Both in speculation and in the lines of actual industry the spirit of revival was extant, and the end of the year witnessed conditions that were gratifying to business interests in the extreme. With the dawn of 1905 this state of affairs continued, and throughout the twelve months growth in all lines of commercial enterprise was maintained. There was not a month in which the financial position of the nation was not strengthened. The business of the country gained momentum as the year progressed, until in the final weeks the most remarkable state of activity ever displayed in the history of the United States was witnessed. Remarkable in many respects, the distinctive feature of 1905 in its financial and commercial aspect was its evenness. No machinery ran more easily, more smoothly than the material currents. It was a steady advance in production and consumption; a constant increasing demand for banking accommodations; an accumulation of deposits, the immediate index of expanding wealth. The latter half of the period developed a demand for supplies which taxed the capacity of factories, mills and mines to supply. This was the stimulation of an unprecedented crop of grains upon a market expanded to normal proportions. The earlier activity was the continuation of the previous year, when business revived from a year of stagnation and inactivity, from a year of liquidation and pessimism. The movement gathered force during the winter, and with the open weather the building operations of the people became general, calling every idle hand into use. The indices of material affairs pointed to a strong pressure everywhere, reflect the bounty of Dame Fortune in the ranks of the capitalist and the laborer. STRENGTH IN MONEY CENTERS. Greatest Fear of All on the Stock Exchanges. Considered from almost any and every point of view, but gauged particularly by New York stock exchange standards, 1905 has been the greatest year of all. Whereas 1903 brought the stock market deluge for the sins of excessive trust promotion, commercial over-expansion and speculative debacles of immediately previous years, and 1904 brought the moderate afterclap of the upheaval of the exchanges in moderate commercial repression, the year now closed has been tuned to one dominant note—optimistic progress. The signs are many, but a few stand out so strongly as proof of development that to cite them is conclusive. Briefly, these may be summarized as follows: Never has the farm wealth of the country equaled that of 1905. Commercial failure liabilities, in spite of exceptional banking disturbances of sporadic character, have been less actually and relatively than in any period since the panic days of 1893, with the exception of 1899. Total deposits of the national banks of the country are greatest in history, and aggregate loans of the banks likewise at the highest level indicate that money is being closely employed. Using pig iron production as one of the tests of general industry, an estimated increase of about $37\frac{1}{2}$ per cent in both production and consumption indicates unparalleled activity. Railway earnings of the roads of the country roughly exceed all previous records by $7\frac{1}{2}$ per cent. Both imports and exports of merchandise in the foreign trade of the country once more have attained new high records. Prices of leading securities, both railway and industrial, used to ascertain the mean level of stock market values, during the last month of the year have eclipsed all previous high marks. Speculation of the country, as measured by the sales of stocks on the New York stock exchange, has surpassed even the enormous totals of 1901, when trust financing was at its height. Finally, seats on the New York stock exchange have sold at the phenomenally high price of $95,000, suggesting what the Wall street forecasters think speculation "barometer of trade" will indicate from prosperity's signals in 1906. When the year opened, progress, delayed enough for a season in the year previous to show temporarily decreased railway traffic, steel and iron depression, dormant speculation and glutted money markets, had been resumed. The success of the crops of 1904, and the very plentifulness of money supplies the world over were the basis on which this resumption started. Given good harvests progress always is more or less certain, but the factor of cheap money just a year ago and the knowledge that in 1903 liquidation had cleaned out most of the weakest spots in business brought up one pertinent argument before merchant, manufacturer, banker and speculator. That was that, with ever-in- creasing money wealth to create new and abundant credit on which to build new enterprises, there was no reason why all doubts of the future should not be cast aside. During 1904 demand loans of stock market collateral in New York—usually the best test of money surplus or scarcity in the country—went as low as one-half of 1 per cent, and even in the usually tight month of December did not get above 6 per cent. Time loans in the same market had been placed as low as $1\%$ per cent and not above 5 per cent. And all the time the increased gold production in the Transvaal, Australia, Alaska and the United States proper added abundantly to the stores of money wealth of the world. In November of 1904 much stress had been laid on the fact that the total deposits of the national banks of the country had reached the pinnacle of $5,330,639,949. Each recurring report of the comptroller of the currency, however, showed this record surpassed, until that one published last month showed total national bank deposits at $5,554,845,194. Of the total deposits at the close of 1904 New York held $1,224,206,600, or a little less than one-fifth, and of the total loans of the country New York had accommodations to the extent of $1,145,989,200, or more than one-third. RAILROADS HAVE MADE MONEY. Earnings of Lines Go Over Two Billion Dollars. For the first time the steam railroads of the United States have earned more than $2,000,000,000 in one year, the high water mark being reached in 1905. Not only were the gross earnings heavier than in any previous year, but the net earnings were also larger, despite the fact that more money was spent for physical improvements, locomotives, freight and passenger cars than in any former year. The number of freight cars built in 1905 was 165,455, an increase of 3,000 over any former year, while the number of passenger cars built was 2,551, an increase of over 400. There were 5,491 locomotives built in 1905, an increase of 2,000 over the previous year and of 450 over 1903, the next largest year. There were 4,979 miles of new railroad built last year, 700 miles more than in 1904, the total mileage of the end of 1905 being 217,328 miles. The greatest activity in railway construction was in the Southwestern and Northwestern states, in these two sections more than half the year a mileage being built. The coming year will see a great amount of new road built in the Northwest, as the St. Paul, Burlington, and Gould lines are trying to rush extensions to the Pacific coast, and the Northwestern is also developing its system. FARM URICES SLIGHTLY LOWER. Inevitable When the Enormous Crops Are Considered. With enormous crops of grain over the West it is natural that farm prices should average lower, but declines as compared with the high average of 1904 were small as compared with years prior to 1904, with the exception of corn, oats, and barley, which are lower. Farm prices Dec. 1 for the past six years as reported by the Department of Agriculture compare as follows: 1905, 1904, 1903, 1902, 1901, 1900. Wheat, per bus. 78.2 72.4 69.3 63.0 62.4 61.9 Corn, per bus. 41.2 44.1 42.5 40.3 60.5 35.7 Oats, per bus. 29.1 31.3 34.1 30.7 39.9 25.8 Rye, per bus. 60.7 61.8 64.5 60.7 39.9 25.8 Legume, per bus. 40.3 42.0 45.6 45.8 45.2 40.8 Flax seed, per bus. 95.0 95.0 Buckwheat, per bus. 58.7 62.2 60.7 59.5 56.3 55.7 Potatoes, per bus. 61.7 45.3 61.4 47.1 76.7 43.1 Hay, per ton. $8.52 $8.72 $9.08 $9.06 10.01 $8.59 ENORMOUS SUMS GIVEN AWAY. More Than $65,000,000 Distributed by Generous Philanthropists. The contributions to charitable and educational institutions during the year just past have exceeded those of 1904 by a large sum. The total amount of gifts reach the immense figure of $65,104,432, or $137 a minute. The records upon which these figures are based are necessarily incomplete, as the amounts published from day to day in the papers are taken to compile the estimate, and $5,000 has been the minimum considered. It is probable that the multiplicity of small donations would raise the total by $10,000,000 at least. Individual givers, too, are here accounted for only, which fact prevents the list from enrolling the big contributions to the Russian Jews. More than one-third of the contributions has gone to educational institutions. Eighty-two colleges and schools are named in that part of the annual report, though, even so, the gifts to this cause would not have stood in such overwhelming proportion to the benefactions of the whole twelve-month had not the three largest donations of all fallen under this head. In April Mr. Carnegie set by $10,000,000 as a fund for aged educators, followed a month later by Mr. Rockefeller, with another $10,000,000 for the cause of general education, while the tragic death of Mrs. Leland Stanford threw into this same scale $4,875,000 more. The dozen most "lucky" universities rank then as follows: Leland Stanford ..... $4,875,000 Haworth ..... 1,500,000 Yale ..... 1,405,000 Chicago 1,150,000 Union Theological seminary 1,100,000 McKinney seminary 1,000,000 Milwaukee university 1,000,000 Columbia 899,000 University of Virginia 610,000 University of Virginia 550,000 Princeton 451,000 University of California 400,000 Following education the benefactions of 1905 rank as follows: To galleries, museums and societies of kindred alms went $7,024,000; to "homes," hospitals and asylums, $5,391,500, with $4,700,175 to miscellaneous charities. Church works of various sorts followed close with $4,424,757, and $1,993,000 for library buildings. Add to these totals $2,435,000 which came in gifts other than of cash, though valued "officially," and this country is found to have received in all $84,089,432—$2,015,000 was sent to do its work in foreign fields. The "roll of honor," where one may rank the givers of millions, reads: Andrew Carnegie $ John D. Rockefeller $ New York, L. Stanford. Stephen Salisbury John C. King General Isaac J. Wistar Mrs. M. Rand. Henry Philippe Margaret A. Jones Mrs. Emmons Blaine Gerald Clyton Benjamin Ferguson Cyrus McCormick James Milliken W. F. Milton MOST NOTABLE BOXING EVENTS. Two New Champions Have Fought Their Way to the Top. Perhaps the three most notable boxing events of the past year were the retirement of James J. Jeffries, the succession of Battling Nelson to the lightweight title of the world through his victory over James Edward Britt, and the final defeat of Robert Fitzsimmons by "Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien. Each of these events added to the interest in the sport, as they brought new names and new faces before the public. In a general way the bouts of the year were remarkably free from scandal, and there was no taint attached to any of the bigger ones or even to one which commanded a large sectional interest. DEATH LIST IS A LONG ONE. Many Prominent Men in All Lines Called During 1905. Among the persons of world wide reputation, leaders in their various departments of the world's activities, who died during the year 1905 are: Jan. 4, Theodore Thomas, the pioneer of orchestral music and lifelong advocate of the higher music in America; Jan. 9, Louise Michel, the French socialistic agitator; Jan. 16, Robert Loraine Gifford, one of the best of the old school American landscape painters; Jan. 18, George H. Boughton, the English landscape painter, whose works are well known in this country; Feb. 9, Adolph Wilhelm Menzel, the greatest of modern German painters; Feb. 15, Lew Wallace, the soldier and novelist; Feb. 16, Jay Cooke, the successful financier of the civil war; Feb. 17, Grand Duke Sergius of Russia; March 23, Jules Vernes, the brilliant French novelist; Feb. 25, Pietro Tacchina, the Italian astronomer; April 23, Joseph Jefferson, the beloved and popular actor; May 26, Baron Alphonse of Rothschild, governor of the bank of France; June 13, the Austrian representative of the financial house; June 13, Archduke Joseph of Austria; June 17, Maximo Gomez, the Cuban patriot; July 1, John Hay, secretary of state, whose successful diplomacy helped to make the United States a world power; July 4, Jacques Elisee Recius, the French geographer; July 23, Jean Jacques Henner, the modern Titian among artists; Aug. 20, Adolphe William Bouguereau, the well-known French figure painter; Aug. 21, Mary Mafer Dodge, the editor of St. Nicholas; Aug. 31, Francesco Tamagno, the Italian operatic singer; Sept. 18, George MacDonald, the English novelist; Sept. 22, Mme. Galli Marle, the French prima donna; Sept. 21, Dr. Thomas John Barnardo, the London philanthropist and "father of the waifs"; Oct. 12, Sir Henry Irving, the English actor; Oct. 22, Florent Willems, at the head of the Belgian landscape school; and Nov. 6, Sir George Williams, founder of the Young Men's Christian association. In politics the leading names of the dead are those of Secretary Hay, Senators Hawley and Platt of Connecticut, George S. Boutwell of Massachusetts, John H. Reagan of Texas and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Conspicuous in the religious list are the names of Bishops Merrill and Joyce of the Methodist Episcopal church, Bishop McLaren of the Protestant Episcopal church and Archbishop Chapelle of the Roman Catholic church. Deaths during December were as follows: John Bartlett, compiler of "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," at Cambridge, Mass, aged 75; United States Senator John H. Mitchell of Oregon, at Portland, aged 70; Louisa Eldredge (Aunt Louisa), well-known actress, in New York city, aged 75; Edward Atkinson, social and political economist, in Boston, aged 78; Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, noted Greek scholar, in London, aged 64; William Sharp, Scotch poet and novelist, author of novels published under the pseudonym of Miss Fiona Macleod, in Sicily, aged 50; Judge Murray F. Tuley, Nestor of the Chicago bench, well known as jurist throughout the United States. FOR VOUCG READERS. B you haye hard work to do. it now. -day the skies are clear and blue, ‘o-morrow clouds ‘may come in view, esterday ts not for you; ‘Do it now. If you have a song to sing. Bing it now. Lat. the notes of gladness ring Eicer, as song of, bird in, spring. Let every day some music bring: ‘Bing it now. If you have kind words to say. Bay them now. ‘o-morrow may not come your way. ‘@ kindness while you may, ved ones will not always stay; Bay them now. If you have a smile to show. ‘Show it now. Make hearts happy. roses, grow, t the friends around you know ‘The love you have before they go: how it now. ‘—Charles R. Skinner, in New York Sun. You have often heard, boys and girls, of animals helping each other, but perhaps you would like to know of a very kind crow who appeared at @ country house not long ago. The family was much interested in watching a little black bird make fre- quent visits to an old chicken coop, which {t entered by the door. For six days in succession the crow kept up these regular visits, to the great astonishment of the watchers, At last it was discovered that good Mr. Crow had been carrying corn all this time to a poor little hen who had been caught by the neck between the bars of the coop in such a way that it could ‘not be seen from the outside, When the hen was set free, Mr. Crow sprang at her triumphantly and conducted her to a basin of water standing near by, as if to say, “Now, quench your thirst.” Bow and Arrows. First, a stick about three feet long fs needed. Trim this down till it is smooth. Then bend it into shape HOW PUP SAVED HIS MISTRESS He was just an ordinary dog, with no pedigree. Who his parents were, ‘or where he was born, he never in- quired. As far back as he could re- member he had slept in the coal shed, from which he occasionally came forth ‘at night to bay at the moon, or an- awer the call of some other dog in the neighborhood. His name was Pup, Just plain Pup. Once a little girl called him “Puppy,” ‘and he was so surprised at her kind- ness that he licked her hand, and she ran away screaming, After that he never heard the pet name “Puppy” , again. Pup’s occupation was chasing the chickens out of the back yard, and watching for crusts of bread to be thrown out. Occasionally he got a bit of meat, or a bone from the kiteh- en, and then he was very happy, and would wag his tall as he gnawed the gristle. Several times the dog man tried to catch Pup, but Pup was a wise little dog and always got away and took refuge in the coal shed, Then he would peep through the cracks and bark and growl at the dog man. No one seemed to care whether the dog man caught Pup or not. If he bad a real friend, he did not know it. That fs, until something happened. This something changed the entire course of Pup's lite. One night, just as Pup went to the coal shed door to bay at the moon, he aw a bright light up near the roof of the house, where the lady lived who fed him crusts of bread and gave him old bones. At first Pup thought it was a star, but no, {t could not be a star. It was too big, and then, there was smoke. Suddenly Pup un- derstood. The house was on fire. “Bow-wow! Bow-wow! Bow-wow!” barked Pup, but no one answered his call. If he was heard, it was only thought he was baying at the moon. “This will never do,” sald Pup to himself. “The kind lady who gives ei LN Dey — 2 me bread crusts and old bones must be awakened, or she will be burned to death. I must do more than ‘bow- wow," Higher and higher the flames crept up the cornice. Then the shingles waught, and it was apparent to Pup that if he was to save the kind lady who had given him bread crusts and eld bones, he must act quickly. A Kind Crow. Bow and Arrows. shown fn illustration, Cut notches in the ends for the string to be tied on. ‘Take a drill or if you have not a drill a heated piece of wire will do, and three inches from each end of the stick bore a hole. Thes® are for the string to pass through. A strong string a little longer than the bow is needed. One end of this is tied to the notch on one end of the stick or bow and passed through the holes and tied on the other notch in such a man- ner that it can easily be untied again when the bow is put away. The bow is now finished. A bamboo stick on one end and a nail on the other make @ good arrow. Merely Arrangement. Add the figures 1 to 9 inclusive and make 100. It sounds impossible, but an expert “puzaler” shows that it is merely a matter of arrangement. Here is the demonstration: Easy Games of Magic. ‘Take a coin in each hand and then hold both arms out straight to left and right. Now say that you will get both coins into one hand without changing the position of your arms in the Teast. After everybody is wildly curlous to know how you are going to do it, walk to a mantelpiece, lay the coin from one outstretched hand on {t, and turn around and take it up in the other. ‘Then tell another person that you have hypnotized him so that he is un- able to take off his coat alone. He will take it off immediately, of course, to prove that you are wrong, but the moment he starts you take off your First he tried barking, and then howling, at the kitchen door. Next he barked and then howled at the windows. Still there was no re- sponse. By this time the entire root of the east wing of the house was ablaze and the flames wero eating their way to- ward the section of the big structure \ Se \ fh VEE Y hk ve \ Wi ¥ cB -~ A urd 2 ee i) Wi VW GAA | l | 1 tt A Wei =. Ss (Lae ae . . A fs Sp ete * <n | «Woh ; wall A q a. oF i ‘desk inte Gian: bread crusts and old bones, lived. Pup was in despair. All at once he thought of the front door-bell. He had seen the kind lady's friends pull the knob, when they called, and why not he? “Bing! Bang! Bing!"wer. the bell, Pup holding the knocker in his mouth the while and Ustening for the ap- proach of footsteps. It seemed an age, although {t was a very short time, tefore Pup heard the voice of the kind lady who had given him bread crusts and old bones, call down the stairs: “Who's there?” “It's me!” yelped back Pup. “Come quick! Hurry.” The kind lady who had given Pup bread crusts and old bones, recogniz- ing his voice, opened the door and looked out. “Excuse me for interrupting your sleep,” sald Pup, with a low bow, “but the whole rear of the house is on fire.” “Mercy!” screamed the kind lady who had given Pup bread crusts and old bones. Just then the firemen came, and as the flames spread, more and more, the kind lady who had given Pup bread crusts and old bones clutched from the hall rack an opera cloak, and en veloping hergelf in it, she and Pup watched the firemen as they worked, and when they had finished their la. bors, all they had saved was the ground on which the house once stood. But the kind lady, who had giver Pup bread crusts and old bones, was wealthy, and she did not care a great deal for the loss. In fact, she was a wise woman and carried heavy insurance and within a few weeks, a new house stood where the old one went down. Nor was the new house all that was built. Out in the rear yard was erect. ed one of the finest dog houses in the world. It was a model dog house throughout, and on the front door plate was engraved, on a silver bar the only name the master had eve! | known —"Pup.” coat also, and thus you prove to him that he couldn't take off his coat alone. ‘Then you announce that you will show the guests something that no human being ever saw before, and that no human eye will ever see again. ‘You crack a nut, show the kernel and say: “No human being ever saw that before.” Then you pop it into your mouth and say, “And no human being will ever see it again.” wi Mized Nots pear eae ¥ co ea ea Se) RE hae ee ees a Ae os why is that every mans pants are too short? Because his legs stick out two feet. : . Why fs {t dangerous to go ta the woods in spring? Because the bull- rush 18 out, the cowslips around, the grasses have blades, the flowers have pistils and the little twigs are shooting. ‘When were walking sticks first men- tioned in the Bible? When Eve pre- sented Adam with a Cain, . ‘What fs it that you can put up a stovepipe down, but you can't put down a stovepipe up? An umbrella, . Why {s a dog’s tail like the heart of a tree? Because it is farthest from the bark. ° What kind of a cat do we usually find in a large lbrary? A cat-alogue. Urey ices a’ srceenernecour'es Un water? For sundry reasons, | A Japanese House. A Japanese house causes a Euro- pean visiting the country for the first time unparelleled astonishment, The interlor is spotlessly clean, a dead set {s waged against dirt in every shape, and when you enter you discard your boots. To retain your boots on your feet {s an indiscretion that 1s not quickly forgiven, On looking round, you wonder where the rooms are situated,for only one is visible, and that apparently takes up the whole of the house. As a mat- ter of fact, for the moment—we will assume that you are calling during the day—the residence cannot boast of more than one chamber, But, strange- ly enough, this one compartment can be converted into several others, The transformation trick is effected by means of panels, which when run into their places divide the house Into sev- eral rooms. If you require a few feet of space to yourself, you just slide along a few panels, and behold your wants are satisfled. With the utiliza- tion of panels you actually make a room, At night the bed rooms are constructed in the same way. The floors consist of mats, and It {# on ‘these mats that you sleep. There are no beds. In the morning, when the family is up and about, the bed cham: bers disappear—the panels are put back—and you have one large apart ment. The outside walls are as fragile as those inside. They are composed o} paper panes, If you are unpardon: ably curious to ascertain what the peo ple are doing inside, you wet a finger and push it through the wall! The result is a hole through which you can look.—Montreal Herald. A Dog of Heart and Courtesy. “I saw a very pretty scene a day or two ago during one of the heavy after- noon rains,” writes a correspondent of the Jacksonville Times-Union. “A lit- tle Kitten, the pet of some children, probably, with a blue ribbon around its neck, soft gray fur and dainty white feet, had wandered out into the street, and feared to cross the gutter where a swift stream whirled and dashed along. It was mewing piteously, but no one paid any attention to it. In this busy world the moaning of a human being excites but little attention; how much less, then, the crying of a for- lorn kitten, Then there came along a great Newfoundland dog, with bright, intelligent eyes and glossy coat. At: tracted by the little kitten’s distress, he gazed at {t a moment, then glanced quietly about him. The nobler animal, man, was going by unheeding, 80 this dog walked out into the street, picked up the kitten in his mouth and carried it gently to the sidewalk. There he placed It on a dry spot, licked it kindly ‘once or twice, wagged his bushy tail and went down the street. It was a little thing, but ft struck me that that dog had something higher than intel gence.” Dogs usually reflect the manners and morals of thelr owners in some degree; how many dogs are there who. taught by brutal masters, would not rather have killed the kitten? Keeping the “Thread” of a Story. Each player holds the ends of a rib- von or string in her hand, the other end of all the ribbons or strings be- ing held by the leader, who begins to tell the story. Every one must pay close attention, for at any moment she may break off, at the same time pulling one of the ribbons. The hold: er of {t without delay must take up the story and continue {t until the leader pulls another ribbon, which transfers the task to some one else. Be Patient. @ greater power than the evil, Eve He patient! 0. be patient! Put your ear lage has had its saints, from the da Listen there how nolaciessly the germ o' | of Abel until now. Human virtue h the ‘seed has birth- grown beside human vice. In some low folsclensly"and gently It upheaver eT Ghee y | the darkest characters there ha TH It parts the scarcely broken ground: | heen gleams of light not of the ¢ and the blade stands “up ‘in ths t ‘aug, Wa EU Ia one. Amid some of the most viole cene! f human history have mov Re patient! O, be patient! The germs of | Scenes oI se Reh thou Li spirits of purity and kindness I Must Undcretonind rat wndergrowth. MUS Sisters of mercy over rough batt Rut as sure as there's a power that | flelds. And steadily mankind h nies the erase, appeal ad tbe iter Breed our aaGkch the RAHN, ADHCOE ey, the | Moved Upward into a better prese Diaue-time shall be" here. And jealously does the present chi eaten | ish the best that has come down Be patient! 0. be patient? so and wateh Pathe wheatcears. grow it out of the decay of the past So Impercentibly hat ye can mark nor! Now, it ts every man's privilege Day iter on day after day, till the | help this victory of the good over t ear is fully grown, evil, He cannot do it by passive And then ‘hgnin aay after day, ull the yp ripened eld la brown, watching the battle, Each one m Re patient! O, be pattent!—-though yet | Overcome the evil in his own life our hopes are green, ail 3 persevering resistance. But mer The harvest jrelds,, of freedom shall be | repressive measures are never a Be ripening! be ripening’ —mature your | quate. It is not enough that vice TIM the "whele broad tand is tongued | AbSeNt. Negative virtue ts never sa with ‘fire on freedoms hatyest day! | fying. The demand is for an ager Richard Chenevix Trench.” | sive goodness, for a positive virt area a The farmer is never satisfled mei Chriet Put On. e farmer is never satisfied mer Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.—Rom. ot We know how the sacred dross 1s here described in three words. The sacred titles of the Son of God are spread out at length, “Put ye on the Lord—Jesus—Christ." “Put Him on as Lord. Call Him your Master and Lord, and you will do well, Be you His ‘servant in everything. Submit every faculty, every capacity, every talent, every possession, to His gov- ernment, Submit all that you have and are to Him, and delight to own His superior right and His royal claim to you. Be Christ's man; His servant under bonds to His service for ever, finding therein life and liberty. Let the dominion of your Lord cover the Kingdom of your nature, Then put on Jesus, Jesus means a Savior; in every part be covered by Him in that blessed capacity. You, a sinner, hide yourself in Jesus, your Savior, who shall save you from your sins, He 1s your Sanctifter driving out sin, and your Preserver keeping sin from re- turning, Jesus fs your armor against sin, You overcome through His blood. In Him you are defended against every weapon of the enemy, He ts your shield keeping you from all evil. He covers you all over like a complete sult of armor, so that when arrows of temptation fly like a flery shower, they may be quenched upon heavenly mail, and you may stand unharmed amid @ shower of deaths. Put on Jesus, and then put on Christ, You know that Christ signifies “anointed.” Now, our Lord 1 anoint- ed as Prophet, Priest and King, and ae such we put Him on. What a splendid thing it 1s to put on Christ as the anointed Prophet, and to accept His teaching as our creed! I belleve {t. Why? Because He said it. This {s argument enough for me; mine not to argue, or doubt, or criticlze; the Christ has sald it, and I, putting Him on, find in His authority the end of all strife, What Christ declares, 1 believe; discussion ends where Christ begins. Put Him on also as your Priest. Notwithstanding you sins, your unworthiness, your defllement, go to the altar of the Lord by Him, who, as Priest, has taken away your sin, clothed you with His merit, and made you acceptable to God, In our great High Priest we enter within the vell. We are in Him; by faith we reallze this, and go put Him on as our Priest, and lose ourselves in His accep- ted sacrifice, Our Lord Jesus is also anointed to be King. Oh, put Him on in all His impertal majesty, by yleld- ing your every wish and thought to His sway! Set Him on the throne of your heart, As you have submitted your thought and understanding to His prophetic instruction, submit your action and your practical life to His kingly government. As you put on His priesthood, and find atonement in Him, so put on His royalty, and find holiness in Him, “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ," for He is coming, the Beloved of our souls! Over the hills we hear the trumpet sounding; the heralds are ery ing alond, “The Bridegroom cometh! The Bridegroom cometh!” Thoneht He has seemed to tarry, He has been al ways coming post haste, Today we hear His charlotwheels in the dis tance, Nearer and nearer is His Ad vent. Let us not sleep as do others: Biased are they who will be ready for the wedding when the Rritezroom cometh, What is that wediingdress }that shall make us ready? Nothing jean make us more fit to meet Christ and to be with Him tn Mie glory, than \for us to put on Christ today. Itt | wear Christ as my dress, 1 do. great Jhonor to Christ as my Bridegroom. If I take Him for my glory and my | beauty while Tam here t may he sure [thee He will be all that and more to me in eternity, If T take pleasure tn |Jesus Christ. Josus will take pleas. | ure in me when He shall meet me tn /the alr, and take me up to dwell with || Himself for ever. Put on the wedding ‘|itress, yo beloved of the Lord! Put on the — wedding —_ dress, ye brides of the Lamb, and put Jit on at once, for behold He cometh! | Haste, haste, ye slumbering virgins? Arise, and trim your lamps! Put on lvour ‘robes, and be ready to behold || His glory, and to take part init, O ye ‘Jvirgin souls, go forth to. met Him Jwith Joy and gladness go forth, wear Jing Himself as your gorgeous appar lel, fit for the daughters of a King.— | Rev. ©. H. Spurgeon, pol dS ; ik Mbkabak Maden. & greater power than the evil. Every age has had its saints, from the days of Abel until now. Human virtue has grown beside human vice, In some of the darkest characters there have been gleams of light not of the evil one, Amid some of the most violent scenes of human history have moved spirits of purity and kindness lke sisters of mercy over rough battle- fields. And steadily mankind has moved upward into a better present, And jealously does the present cher- ish the best that hus come down to it out of the decay of the past. Now, it ts every man’s privilege to help this victory of the good over the evil. He cannot do it by passively watching the battle. Each one must overcome the evil in his own life by persevering resistance. But merely repressive measures are never ade: quate. It 1s not enough that vice be absent, Negative virtue is never satis fying, The demand is for an aggres: sive goodness, for a positive virtue The farmer is never satisfied merely to have his land free from weeds; he wants it covered with grain, As the easiest and surest way to keep the weeds from a field is by giving goo grain a good start and cultivating tt so the best way to free a life and ¢ world from evil {s by finding the goo and encouraging it. By seeking anc cultivating the good will the evil b overcome, By simply making the mos of the best he discovers in himsel and in all his fellowmen, and by mak ing this a habit, a man will be render ing an incalculable service to. the cause of righteousness and truth It the world, And now {t ts for men to gain the fearless faith of Christ that the fond est hopes of their hearts are not im possible of reallzation; that the no blest ideals in their minds are not im practicable; that they should believ« in the power of good more than {t the power of evil, and lose thelr de spair and pessimism in the grandew of His faith and hope and stainlosi goodness. He Goeth Before. “Ho goeth before you."—Matthew xxvitt:? “He goeth before us!” Is it in fancy? He went before us there, tn being Himself the Babe of Bethlehem! Is It youth? He “goest before us” In the nurturing home of Nazareth, sano tifying early toil and fillal obedience, Is {t hours of weariness and faintness and poverty? He “goest before us,’ an exhausted traveler to the wells of Jacob, “weary with His journey.” Ie it temptation we have to struggle with? He “goest before us” to the wilderness of Judea, and to the awful depths of the olive groves of Geth semane, to grapple with the hour an¢ power of darkness. Is {t the loss of friends? He “goeth before us" to the grave of Bethany to weep there. Is {f death (the last enemy) we dread? He “goeth before us” wrapped In the cere ments of the tomb, descending Inte the region of hades, uncrowning the king of terrors, trampling his. diadem into dust! Is ft entrance into heaven! He “goeth before us” there. Having overcome the sharpness of death, He has opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. He shows us the path ‘of life leading Into His own blessed presence, where there is fullness. of Joy, and to His right hand, where there are pleasures for evermore.—Dr, JOR, Macdutt. | In Company With the Multitude. Is not heaven rest? says some weary one, Yes; the rest of Joyous, unimpeded service, the rest of those who serve Him day and night, the rest of those who run and are not weary, who walk and are not faint The soul which has been crowded ont of Its proper place by ruthless circumstances or angry competition, will breathe freely in that ampler atr, There will be no fostling on the streets of the elty of God. In com: pany with the great multitude which has tasted the sorrow of defeat, we shall walk about the flelds of light What here we have yearned for, there we shall enjoy, What here we have dreamed, there we shall dare and do, In endless, unconstrained servies, ad vancing from knowledge to know! edge and from glory to glory—Joho Edgar MeFayden. Ghelatiive Livan. We should seek to be Ike Christ tn His wonderful optimism. if we find ourselves turning every sight and sound of earth Into sadness, we should take onrgelves resolutely In hand We are living wastefully, sinfully, whilo we submit to such moods, and wo should set ourselves to work to ehange the miserable trend and habit into something more beautiful and whole: some. Part of the work of Christ in us Is to transform us into. songful, choerfil, rejoicing Christians. St. Paul learned during his long life, ti what: soever state he was, therein to be eon- tent. He carried the secret of content in his own heart, so that he was not dependent on this world’s weather for the temperature of his inner life, Religion Indispensable. Religion is a necessary and indispen- sable clement in any great human character, There Is no living without 4. Religion Is the tle that connects man with his ereator and him to his throne, If that tie be sundered, all broken, he floats away, a worthless aiom in the universe, Its proper at. tractions all gone, I's destiny thwarted and its whole future nothing but darke ness, desolation and death.—Noab Wehater. What We're Coming To. “Cold winter ahead,” declared Uncle Goshall Hemlock “How can you tell?” he was asked, “Didn't yo hear the wild geese honk- in* this mornin’? “Oh, that was Jeq Busby's new auto- mobile.” “Thunder! Gol darn {t all, That lest shows what the kentry’s comin’ 0” Reminds Them of Old Times. “A state of war" has been declared In Valdivostok, Just to make the peo ple there feel at home again. BOY'S TERRIBLE ECZEMA, Mouth and Eyes Covered With Crusts Hands Pinned Down—Miraculous Cure by Cuticura. Rect de hel Bok bee hh and “When my lite boy was six months old, be had eczema. The sores extend ed 60 quickly over the whole body that we at once called In the doctor, We then went to another doctor, but he could not help him, and in our despair we went to a third one. Mat- ‘ters became so bad that he had regue lar holes in his cheeks large enough to put a finger Into. The food had to be given with a spoon, for his mouth was covered with crusts as thick ae 4 Onger. and whenever be opened the mouth they began to bleed and sup- purate, as did also bis eyes. Hands, arms, chest, and back, In short the whole body was covered over and over. We bad no rest by day or night. Whenever he was lald in his bed, we had to pin his hands down; otherwise he would scratch his face and make an ‘open sore. I think his face must have {tched most fearfully. “We finally thought nothing could help, and 1 had made up my mind to send my wife with the child to Eu- rope, hoping that the sea alr might cure him, otherwise he was to be put under good medical care there. But, Lord be blessed, matters came differ. ently, and we soon saw a miracle. A friend of ours spoke about Cuticura. We made a trial with Cutioura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent, and within ten days or two weeks we noticed a decided improvement. Just as quickly jas the sickness had appeared tt also |began to disappear, and within ten [weeks the child was absolutely well, jand his skin was smooth and white as never before. F, Hohrath, Prest- dent of the C. 1. Hohrath Company, Manufacturers of Silk Ribbons, 4 to 20 Rink Alley, South Bethlehem, Pa, Juno 5, 1905." Senator Bacon's Match, Senator Augustus ©. Bacon of Georgia, who recently returned from Europe, wears on the lapel of his coat a tiny watch not bigger than a man's thumb. In spite of its extremely dell- cate mechanism, the watch keeps good me, Senator Bacon's purpose tn wearing it so conspicuously ts to cur: tall Interviewers with tedious persons, ‘The man can talk with tho senator on any unimportant subject for any great length of timo with the little watch staring him in the face and marking the passing minutes must be possessed of considerable courage or colossal nerve. Claima the Behring Cure. Dr, Carl Von Ruck, of Asheville, N. €, disputes the claim of Dr. Emil Von Behring, of Germany, to the cred- ft of discovering a new remedy for tuberculosis. Dr. Von Ruck declares he was tho first to use the treatment now employed by Dr. Von Behring, He takes tho position that he related the results of his own experiment to Dr, Bohring in 1902, at Marburg, Gers many, and sent his Mterature and re- ports on the subject, yet the German savant fails to give him any credit for this. Old Hunks —with a roar—"Well, that's no reason why you should al ways be on the wrong side!"—Chica- go Tribune, MALARIA? 7? 7 Generally That te Not the Trouble, Persons with a susceptibility to mas Jarlal influences should beware of cof- feo, which has a tendency to load up the liver with bile. ‘A lady writes from Denver that she suffered for years from chills and fever which at Inst she learned were mainly produced by the coffee sho drank, “I was also grievously amMtcted with headaches and indigestion,” she says, “which T became satisfied were Hkewise Iargely due to the coftes I drank. Six months ago 1 quit its use altogether and began to drink Postum Food Coffee, with the gratifying result that my headaches have disappeared, my digestion has been restored and T have not had a recurrence of chills und fever for more than three months. ‘Thave no doubt that it was Postum that brought me this relief, for | have used no medicine while this tinprove- ‘mont has been golng on.” (It was ‘really relief from congestion of the liver caused by coffee.) “My daughter has been as great a ‘coffee drinker as I, and for years was aMicted with terrible sick headaches, which often Insted for a week at a time. She 18 a brain worker and ex- ‘cessive application together with head- aches began to affect’ her memory most seriously. She found no help in medicines and the doctor frankly ad- vised her to quit coffee and use Post- um. “For more than four months sho has not had a headache--her mental faculties have grown more active and vigorous and her memory has been restored. “No more tea, coffee or drugs for us, 80 long as we can get Postum.” Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich, ‘There's a reason. Read the little book “The Road to Wellville” in pkgs. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year.....15 Five months.....16 Three months.....16 One month.....16 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 us. All news matter intended for pub- lication 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. IFOICE—No. 117 West Sixth St., Kansas City, Mo. Advertising Rates, For one inch, one insertion .8.00 For one inch, each subsequent insertion .30 For two inches, three month .8.00 For two inches, nine months .10.00 For two inches, twelve months .15.00 CLDEST NEGRO JOURNAL . . . IN KANSAS CITY, The paid circulation of THE RISING SON is more than double the combined circulation of all the other Kansas City Golored weekly newspapers. The Son wishes its many readers a happy and prosperous New Year and many returns. The closing of the old year furnishes a record of prosperity for Kansas city that has never been equaled. Let us have another. We can stand it. Mr. H. M. Beardsley, president of the Upper House of the Common Council, has decided to allow his name to go before the Republican convention for the mayoralty nomination. Judge McCune has rendered his decision on the natural gas question, which was recently carried into the court for settlement. It is now up to the Common Council to do its duty in passing an ordinance which will give to the people of Kansas City the cheap gas which they should have had long ago. Royalty in the Ranks. According to Le Petit Parisien, the ex-Archduke Leopold, of Austria, who married Franklin Adamovitch and became naturalized as a Swiss citizen under the name of Leopold Wolfing, is now serving as a common soldier in a Swiss regiment at Geneva, in accordance with the law which requires military service from all citizens of the confederation. The ex-archduke, we are told, has to preform all the duties of his new position, helping to scrub the floors of the barracks, and to sweep the yard, besides participating in several hour's drill each day. Through a practical joke played upon him by some comrades he lately incurred the punishment of four day's arrest, but it was not carried into effect, as suitable explanations were forthcoming. Curiously enough, this new Swiss recruit formerly held the rank of major general in the Austrian army. Keening Church Doors Open. Rev. W. S. Rainsford, of New York, holds that a church door should hardly ever be closed. "I was not always so keen for open churches," he confessed recently, "but a 4-year-old girl settled my mind on that point. I was walking with her, listening to her childish prattle, when we passed a tightly closed and locked church. 'I'spose God has a key to let Himself in,' she remarked, looking thoughtfully at the barred door, 'but the people have to go to the sexton.' I didn't have a church then,' continued the doctor, 'but I made up my mind that when I did have one the people would not have to hunt up the sexton to get in." Stakeholders Retain Money. An interesting feature of the situation in New York, pending a recount of the vote, is the refusal of stakeholders to release the money placed in their hands by bettors on the mayoralty until the question shall have been decided. Such a large sum was wagered on the result that the interest on the money thus held up would amount to quite a sum if the suspense were to continue for any considerable time. Bets that Hearst would win on the recount were recorded yesterday at odd of anywhere from 1 to 5 to even money. No man is a fool who knows enough to keep his mouth shut. A rose by any other name would have its thorn. CLIPPINGS OF RACE NOTES. The Negro bank at Muscogee, I. T. has a capital of $20,000. AN UPRISING IN SHANGHAI. Two Foreigners Killed and Many Injured in the Chinese City. Washington, Dec. 18.—The state department has news from Shanghai that a serious situation exists there. Two cablegrams received at the department over night state that trouble arose through a strike and was increased by a dispute growing out of some cases being tried before the consular courts. Two foreigners have been killed and many wounded. Navy forces, supposedly from the British squadron, which is there, are guarding the streets. Police stations have been burned. No Americans have thus far been injured, but the official statement was made that the situation is regarded as serious. Two American cruisers are now on their way to Shanghai. HEN WILSON IN TROUBLE. Scandal Disturbs Serenity of Inhabitants of Bingville e. It is rumored on reliable authority that Hen Wilson has left his wife again owing to some marital trouble between them. This is not the first time Hen and Sary Ann have had marital trouble. The last time before this Sary Ann struck him with a rolling pin above the left eye and he went out of the house and did not return for several weeks. Some says he went to the Co. seat and spent most of his time in a hospital. Finally he returned some a sadder and wiser man and him and Sary Ann made up again and started out together to try to live a different life with the dove of peace perched above their hearthstone, as you might say. But now ruction swift and terrible has broken out in their midst again. We got this straight or we wouldn't say anything about it in print. Mrs. Wilson herself told Mrs. Caroline Looper that Hen had left home folowed by all the cooking utensils in the kitchen. Mrs. Hooper told it to ten Wade's wife and Ben Wade's wife old it to Mrs. Widow Henderson who old us. Sary Ann has a quick temper and when she gets mad there seems to be nothing else to do but for Hen to dis out for a while and wait until the clouds roll by. What the trouble was his time was that Hen went right into the house like a durn fool and set his self down on a new sofa pillow which Mrs. Wilson had just finished. Mrs Wilson stated that Hen might think that sofa pillows were made to sit on but he was mistaken. Hen's where abouts is at present unknown."—Bing Jille Bugle Items" in the Boston Post World Would Still Move On. Burton Holmes tells a good story, calculated to prevent 'swelled head' on the part of persons who think that the world could not go on ifwout them." "I was sitting in the loby f a large hotel in Cincinnati," said Mr. Holmes "pust as a 'bus load of travelling salesmen arrived from the station. They busted up to the desk in their usual business-like and breezy manner and one after the other signed the register One and all shoke hands with the hotel clerk, a quint, fatherly old fellow, who had been there a good many years, and one of the knights of the road said: "Well Uncle Dave, it's a good you're not dead yet. I don't think the house could run without you." "Oh yes it would," said the old clerk, "you fellow would come in here, and if there was a strange clerk on watch, you'd say, "Where's Uncle Dave?" "Why didn't you hear about him? He died last month." "Then you say, "Well, I'll be druned! That's too bad. "Say, what time'll diner be ready?"—Washington Star. A Sad Indictment. Russia furnishes almost as good an illustration as ourselves of the inadvisability of selling firearms to any Tom, Dick or Harry who applies for them. Its 5,000 murders in a day are a sad in diction of the revolver habit.—Brooklyn Eagle. As to Belamus. Owlinswell—What kind of a fellow is Bellamus.? Kewton—He's this kind—if you offer aim his choice of two cigars he takes both—Chicago Tr.bune. A jealous woman's statement should never be taken without a bond for costs. A Mess of Peas. Peter Piper had just picked a peck of pickle peppers. "By George," said he to himself, "I guess I'd better take some of these p's in for dinner." But after reflecting that there was only one p in each pod he decided it would be three times as quick to take the three p's out of each pepper. Health food is so called because a healthy person can eat it with impunity. Those who have once loved can never be satisfied with common friendship. You can't always tell—unless you are a woman. A girl is about as modest as she can ever hope to become if she will admit there is one other girl in town as pretty as she. If a man stays by a new Five Hundred game he feels next day as if he were market down to Four Ninety-eight. The boy who is ashamed of his work is never worth giving some other job. A Smart Fall Boot Well worthy of the maker John Kelly. A "College" cut in Blucher with the big Jumbo eyelets. There's nothing in this boot to hurt the feet. There's everything in it for comfort. G. Wife, Sister No matter—she and the "Just Love It," if she The substitution so often avoided by insisting on Silver Tag Made by Matthaei Ask them; ask anybody they all say the same—good to eat." QUAKER BREAD—the Quaker tag. Observe cleanliness enforced and you will always bread. All Grocers. Matthaei's 903-5 W. 17th, K STOVE Wife, Sister or Friend No matter—she and the whole family will "Just Love It," if it's JERSEY CREAM. The substitution so often attempted may be avoided by insisting on the Bread with the Silver Tag Made by Matthaei's Bakery Ask them; ask anybody in good health they all say the same-"I am for something good to eat." QUAKER BREAD—the bread with the blue Quaker tag. Observe the rigid rules of cleanliness enforced at Matthaei's Bakery and you will always ask for Matthaei's bread. All Grocers. STOVE REPAIRS FOR ALL STOVES AND RANGES. Both Phones, 1214 Main. S. A. METZNER 304 West Sixth Street Kansas City, Mo. The above is a casual thought given expression by one of our esteemed contemporaries. It shows the trend which is fast developing among the Negro of the serveral sections. Howell—Here's just what you want in the way of a vacation place; the advertisement says: 'All the comforts of home.' Powell—Those are just what I'm trying to get away from.—New York Sun. THE E. Z. SHAVE C. A. EVANS, BARBER SHOP For First Class Work. 07 East 14th St. Kansas City, Mo Blow Too Much For Pat. While Pat Kern, a sturdy young Irishman of Philadelphia, was standing on a ladder cleaning windows a lawyer approached and called out to him that an uncle living in Ireland had died, leaving him $100,000. Pat promptly fell from the ladder at the shock. He was not hurt, however, and soon went back to his task. "When are you going to quit work?" was asked. "When I get the money," came the retort. REPARTEE AND ROMANCE. "Tell me what it is about me That for you has such a charm." I was sure she couldn't doubt me When I answered her—"My arm." Then she looked up with a wink that I interpreted meant Haste, Saying: "If that's true, I think that We have little time to waist." "Clever girl," I murmured, "this is Happiness! Do you agree?" "Yes, she answered, "and a kiss is Cupid's proper repartee." That's the way of love's beginning— Smooth and simple as a song; When a girl is worth the winning, She will help a chap along! —Felix Carmen, in N. Y. Sun. When the sun sets, trouble is hatch- Music may be the food of love, but marriage requires something more substantial. No man can be a hero to himself when he is up against the toothache. Jane Kelly Raregins The Shoe that Excels "BOSTONIAN!" No shoemaker whose hobby is a $3.50 and $4 Gents Shoe has ever been able to put the Bostonian's virtues into his and be able to sell his shoe for $3.50 and $4 at a profit. The secret is a "Bostonian" secret, but you're invited to share it! Oviatt Shoe Co. 1105 Main St. ter or Friend and the whole family will if it's JERSEY CREAM. so often attempted may be ing on the Bread with the Matthaei's Bakery anybody in good health— name—"I am for something —the bread with the blue Observe the rigid rules of ceed at Matthaei's Bakery always ask for Matthaei's ers. ei's Bakery North, Kansas City, Mo. REPAIRS THE E. Z. SHAVE. C. A. EVANS, BARBER SHOP For First Class Work. 07 East 14th St. Kansas City, Mo. It is usually the painstaking man who succeeds in avoiding pain. Te who doesn't think he could improve on the most of nature's handwork will never set the world on fire. If you find it hard to trust your feelings make them pay for what they want. WHEN TO CRITICISE. work?" When your heart is warm with love, Even for your enemies; When your words come from above, Not from where the venom is; When you see the man entire, Not alone the faults he has; Find a somewhat to admire Underneath the paltry mass— Not till then, if you are wise, Will you dare to criticise. —Amos R. Wells. Nice Old-Fashioned Folk. Nice Old-Fashioned Punk. Senator Pettus of Alabama, wears shirts made by his wife and socks which she has knitted. The old couple live in Selma when not in Washington, and new manners and customs have changed them little. Since their marriage, sixty-two years ago, she has made all his linen garments. Until about twenty years ago she adhered to the ways of her foremothers and spum the flax herself. Now she finds her eyes are falling and she buys the linen from a merchant in Mobile, but the remainder of the work is her labor of love. As she talks to her guests, whether at home or in Washington, her fingers are busy with knitting. Mrs. Pettus has a remarkable memory and tells entertaining anecdotes in a quaint, old-fashioned wrist. On every anniversary of their marriage the couple give a reception for the senate, and great is the shwer of gifts. --- WESTERN UNIVERSITY. THE GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR KANSAS AND THE WEST. . . . . . DEPARTMENTS: Theological, College, Normal, Sub-National State Industrial. COURSES: Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Special (Instrumental and Volcal), including piano, organ, mony, Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry and Book Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Engraving, Tailoring, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Coordering, Farming and Gardening. ADVANTAGES: Slpendid Location, Healthful Climate,ences and Thorough Teachers. INFORMATION: For terms, prices and all inducements o to WILLIAM T. VERNON, A. M., PRESIDENT, QUINDARO, KAN Phones: Office—Bell—"White" 4302. Residence—Bell— ege, Normal, Sub-Normal and atory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Mu- including piano, organ and har- mechanical), Carpentry, Printing verse, Stenography and Typewrit- Plain Sewing, Cooking, Laun- Healthful Climate, Good Influ- and all inducements offered write DN, A. M., D. D. NT, - - KANSAS. 2. Residence—Bell—"West 15. 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 Phones: Office—Bell—"White" 4302. Residence—Bell—"West 15. David T. Beals, President. Fernado P. Neal, Vice President. W. H. Seeger, Second Vice President. Edwin W. Zea, Cashier. Statement of the Condition of the Union National Bank on Bank Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. As made to the Comptroller of the Currency at business, Thursday, November 9th, 19 RESOURCES. Loans and dis unts ... $ 6,866,672.66 Ins. bonds at per ... $ 600, 0.00 Municipal bonds and other high-class bonds at par ... 439,069.80 Cashand sight exchee ... 3,650,825.17— 4,680,804.97 $11,556,807.63 LIABILITY Capital stock Surplus fund Undivided profits Unearned interest National bank notes outs Deposits DIRECTORS—David T. Beals, L. T. James, J. P. M. Lovejoy, E. W. Zea, C. W. Whitehead, C. J. Schmelzer, Ge F. P. Neal, F. L. LaForce, Edward George, Lee Clark, O. H. D. Ford, W. H. Seeger. Mrs. W. H. Hubbell's Millinery and Notice the Currency at the close of November 9th, 1905. LIABILITIES. capital stock..... $ 603,000.00 arplus fund..... 400,000.00 individed profits..... 73,547.51 unelected interest..... 84,062.00 national bank notes outstanding deposits..... 500,000.00 9,808,041.12 $11,556,607.63 T. James, J. P. Merrill, G. W. C. J. Schmelzer, Geo. W. Jones, erge, Lee Clark, O. H. Dean, Geo. As made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business. Thursday, November 9th, 1905. DIRECTORS-David T. Beals, L. T. James, J. P. Merrill, G. W. Lovejoy, E. W. Zea, C. W. Whitehead, C. J. Schmelzer, Geo. W. Jones, F. P. Neal, F. L. LaForce, Edward George, Lee Clark, O. H. Dean, Geo. D. Ford, W. H. Seeger. Mrs. W. H. Hubbell's Millinery and Notion Store 1906 Vine Street, Kansas City, Mo. Hats made to order. Your old ones made you can purchase anything in the mil line you may desire We also have a nice line of Ladies Hose, Neckwear, Hats. Also Boys waists, Men and Women's underwear, notions. We buy our goods at wholesale and can sell to our cheap as the downtown stores can. Save car fare a trial. We keep Ozone Face Powder, Electrical Skin Food, OZONE IS THE BEST FOR THE HAIR 1906 VINE STREET, KANSAS CITY old ones made new or thing in the millinery day desire Hose, Neckwear, Ribbons, etc. Men's underwear. All kinds ot and can sell to our patrons as m. Save car fare and give us a Electrical Skin Food, Scalp Soap. T FOR THE HAIR. KANSAS CITY, MO. Hats made to order. Your old ones made new or you can purchase anything in the millinery line you may desire We also have a nice line of Ladies Hose, Neckwear, Ribbons, etc. Also, Boys waists, Men and Women's underwear. All kinds of notions. We buy our goods at wholesale and can sell to our patrons as cheap as the downtown stores can. Save car fare and give us a trial. We keep Ozone Face Powder, Electrical Skin Food, Scalp Soap, OZONE IS THE BEST FOR THE HAIR. 1906 VINE STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO. Wants to See You at his Store 9th and Wyandotte. Come before. DROW y and Meat Market 509 MAY STREET. ed 1889. WM. J. CAMPBELL. CAMPBELL, J. M. TIDROV Up-to-Date Grocery and Mea Home Phone 4097 Main. 509 MAY JOHN P. TILLHOFF Established 1889. TILLHOFF & CAMPBEL J. M. TIDROW Up-to-Date Grocery and Meat Market Home Phone 4097 Main. 509 MAY STREET. Real Estate, Rentals and Insurance TELEPHONE 1469. 203-204 Hall Bldg. Corner 9th and Walnut Sts., Kansas City, Mo. You can Supply all your wants at DENEBEIM'S DEPARTMENT STORE 521 and 523 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Notions, Queensware, all Kinds Household Goods. STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES. N. B.—We are making a Specialty of Smoked and Salt Meats, Flour, Coffee and Teas, Tobacco, Etc. Davd T. Beals, President. W. H. Seeger, Second Vice President. Merry Xmas. $11.556,607.63 THE RISING SON. NEWS & GOSSIP 938 Split Log. A. W. Walker, Agent, Lexington, Mo. Remember please— It's the little bits we collect here and there that enables us to run from year to year." LOCALS. After the holidays the city campaign will be on in earnest. Get your Christmas candles, perfumes, cigars, etc., at McCampbell & Houston's. Get the habit of going to McCampbell & Houston's Drug Store, 2300 Vine St. All kinds of hot and cold drinks are still being served at McCampbell & Houston's. The Son wishes it many readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and many returns. Rev. Peck is hold protracted meeting at Allen chapel assisted by Rev. N. C. Collins, presiding elder. Go to McCampbell & Houston's for the purest and best in everything handled by an up-to-date drug store. Dr. Chapman, Dentist, will move to 9 W. 9th St., January 1, 1906. This is only four doors from the Junction. The Ozona Hair straightener, haltonics, face powders, scalp soaps, etc. may be found at Mrs. Hubbel's, 1906 Vine street. Mr. W. A. Doxey of Excelsior Springs was a visitor in our town during Xmas week. He was also present at the Interstate Literary. When you want the best news concerning the Negro, place your name on the subscription list of the "Son" and thus have it delivered to your door. The Son desires to sell to some good parties in town or out of town. Nothing but a strictly cash proposition will be entertained. No partnership desired. Address 117 W. 6th St. Have your prescriptions filled at McCampbell & Houston's Prescription Drung Store. Years of experience and registration certificate from Missouri and Kansas are the proofs we offer of our ability. All subscribers of the Son will please be ready to meet the demands of our collector next week as we need the money now due in order to continue business. A little now and then will aid us considerably. Mrs. Geo. W. Diggs of 4332 Penn street desires to give some young girl or elderly lady a home to help around a little. Some person who has no permanent home. Any person desiring such, please call at the above number. Mrs. S. E. Edwards in company with some other ladies, gave a banquet at the Arlington Hall on the 27th in honor of the visiting teachers. The affair was a very delightful one with an elaborate menu and program. The guests enjoyed themselves to the utmost. The State Teachers' Association met in three days' session in Jefferson City on the 26th ult. While the attendance was not so large the session was interesting and successful. Papers were read by Profs. W. W. Yates, J. W. Boldwin, Miss Jennie Guy and others. A paper was read by a lady from Denver, Colo., which created a great deal of enthusiasm. Her subject was "Domestic Science" and the title had for its purpose an appeal to the young girls to become skilled in the science of good housekeeping and the art of making home happy and cheerful. In the discussion of the paper C. G. Williams of Boonville insisted that he would rather his daughter be a skilled housekeeper than a modern school teacher. The same subject was then touched upon at length by Gov. Folk who made it clear to his audience the importance of training the young girls in the art of domestic science. Prof. A. R. Chinn was elected president of the association; Prof. Greenwood was elected president of the white teachers association. --- Prof. G. N. Grisham spent the holiday week in Richmond, Va. He reports having enjoyed a good time. Prof. W. W. Yates spent last week with his wife in Jefferson City. Among the visitors to this city during holiday week were Prof. A. R. Chinn and wife of Glasgow, and Mrs. Walker of St. Joseph. Mrs. Frances Jackson of Lincoln Institute spent a few days at home in the city. The Inter-State Literary association held an interesting and successful session in Kansas City during the holiday week. General business of importance was transacted and officers for the ensuing year were elected. Mr. I. M. Horton was elected president of the association. A New Year's resolution—Take your printing to National Ptg. Co., Kansas City's Negro printing office. Dr. T. C. Chapman, Dentist, has moved to 9 West Ninth street. This is strictly in the shopping district and only four doors from the Junction. One of the most interesting sights in connection with the rush of Christmas shopers is the big Dry Goods store of Emery, Bird, Thayer Co. The store is being furnished with an annex or addition on the north, which is nearly completed. A more attractive or complete store cannot be found west of the Mississippi. Every convenience to make shopping easy and practical has been considered and put in use by the owners of the store until now there is no comfort for the great army of buyers but what has been supplied. It is a great Santa Claus hohse for the little folks. I knocked at the gate of my lord, Success: I stormed his threshold with eager din, I love him, the prize of my soul, no less, But he barred the gate lest I step within. And after Love took my heart to mate, And we built us a home in the wilderness Crying: "Let me in! It is I, Success!" —Author Unknown. No, Cordellia, it isn't necessary to act foolish in order to live the simple life. Newspaper Enterprise People do not appreciate the earnest endeavor of the press to furnish news quickly. Some wonderful examples have been furnished in recent years of quick publication of current events, but none can excel a recent "scoop" landed by the Freeborn (Ia.) Courier. It is self-explanatory: "We came pretty near getting scooped on an item this week, but if it were not for the fact that we always have our weather eye open, we would have been left in the cold. Just as we go to press Oscar Sanborn is having three fingers cut off by a threshing machine. A doctor has been sent for. Details in next issue."—Ex. A fuzzy taste the next morning makes a fellow feel down in the mouth. Ahe fact that age commands veneration possibly explains why there are so many old reprobates. There is a skeleton in every closet, but this is no excuse for a continual rattling of the bones. The wife of lazy man thinks other people misunderstand him. CAN NOT ESCAPE. There's nothing in the world, I know, That can escape from love; For every depth it goes below, And every height above. It waits, as waits the sky Until the clouds go by, Secure when they are gone And when they stay. —Henry David Thoreau. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. "No, I don't mama; I've got tired of hearing them talk about munificent ownership." Even the fellow who boards 'round may occasionally get a square meal. Tommy—"Pop, what is a phantom?" Tommy's Pop—"A phantom, my son, is a good bit like a drunken man's promise." When David killed Goliath he demonstrated that it is better to carry a sling in your hand than your hand in a sling. Wigg—"D'Auber's work is full of striking effects." Wagg—"Yes; he used to be a walking delegate before he took up art." Work is a joy when the loved ones share the fruits. When it comes to triplets it keeps a man busy trying to hold his own. a man busy trying to hold his own. A lot of people never think of their religion until they hear the church bells ringing. Less a woman has to complain about the more she complains. It isn't what your grandfather was but what you are, that really counts. No Call For Sympathy. "I asked Jones why he didn't pay me that twenty he has owe . me so long." "What did he say?" "He seemed to have some sort of impediment in his speech." "Well, I wouldn't worry about that. The impediment in his pocketbook is a good deal more serious."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. MILLIONS GO UP IN SMOKE. The Money We Burn at the Shrine of Lady Nicotine. Tobacco Leaf reports the manufacture in this country during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905, of 7,689,337,207 cigars, an increase of 185,020,437 over the output of the preceding year. Our export trade in these goods is quite insignificant, and import trade in foreign made cigars is little more than an inconsiderable incident. Our population of males who may be regarded as of "cigar age" is probably a little less than 24,000,000. Our domestic output was sufficient to supply eac. one of these with about 320 smokes during the year. As the census returns do not include statistics of smokers and nonsmokers, it is impossible to carry the calculation beyond that point. The cigarette crop for the year was 3,368,212,740, an increase of 141,530.- 479 over 1904. We produced 21,131.- 861 pounds of snuff, an increase of 947,281 pounds. The output of smoking and chewing tobacco increased only about 2 per cent., from 328,650.- 710 pounds to 334,489,110 pounds. The total value of all this is not given, but the figures of the smaller output of that year are given by the census of 1900 as follows: Tobacco, chewing, smoking and snuff.....$101,754,362 Tobacco, cigars and cigar- ettes.....160,223,152 Total..... $263,977,514 The development of this industry is indicated by the census figures, which show the value of the product for 1880 as $116,772,631; for 1890 as $195,530,862, and for 1900 as $263,977,514. The increase for last year will certainly oring the figures to more than $300,000,000, which is a very pretty sum to spend for this form of combustibles. Compares with our domestic trade, our foreign commerce in the weed amounts to little. Our total importation last yea of tobacco in all its forms amounted to $22,145,846 and our exportation to $37,123,514. Estimating our consumption by weight, it appears that we burned at the shrine of our Lady Nicotine something like 300,000 tons of tobacco last year.—New York Sun. ARLINGTON HALL RECEPTION A very magnificent reception was given at the Arlington Hall during the holiday week in honor of Miss Victoria Overall. There were about four hundred persons present. The affair was elaborate and very swell. Interesting papers were read, choice music rendered, passing off the occasion with cheer and enjoyment. Debts of Russia and Japan. Since the beginning of the war Japan has increased her debt from about $290,000,000 to $981,000,000, but of this amount she has on hand perhaps as much as $175,000,000 unexpended. In the same time Russia's debt has increased from $3,282,000,000 to about $3,700,000,000. Japan will probably receive about $100,000,000 from Russia in payment for the maintenance of prisoners of war, and Russia must also borrow money for her immediate needs at home. Japan, therefore, seems to come out of the war in better financial conditions than Russia, in spite of the latter country's vastly greater resources. Addition is Easy. Miss Gausslp—Of course, that's only a rumor, but you can put one and one together and make two. Miss Sharpe (cautiously)—Yes, in dealing with rumors some people can put almost anything together and make anything they please. No Stoic. The waiter laid a bill of fare before him. "No," said Ardup, ignoring it, "I haven't fortitude enough to look through it. Bring me coffee and doughnuts."—Chicago Tribune. First Imp—That new shade doesn't seem to be impressed by our fireworks? Second Imp—No; where he came from they were celebrating the Fourth Have Reformed Paris. Newspaper enterprise has reached such perfection in Paris, according to the London Globe, that in the Martin and Journal, which have been making a specialty of abuses and reforms as an advertisement, have now remedied nearly every scandal in the metropolis. At their own expense they have reconstructed buildings, converted all procurable bad characters, and even entered the government offices and reorganized them until their representatives have been thrown out. Maters have now come to a serious climax—there is little left to reform. Paris is reported to be becoming the best of all possible cities. Unless another Dreyfuse case or Panama scandal can be got up the circulation of the papers will be seriously impaired. An honest constituency is the best cure for graft. Locating the Trouble. "The Fussieigns had a great time at their house yesterday. They all expected to come right down with typhoid fever. The old man sent a hurry-up call to the health office that brought out the district physician and three sanitary policemen." "Did they discover the cause of the trouble?" "Yes. It was a dead fish in the pocket of their youngest boy." A Hard Schooling. "Popley is quite an entertainer. I heard him last night at an evening party." "Yes, he developed his talent in the nursery." "Graclous! that young!" "Oh! you misunderstood me; I mean his children's nursery. He's had so many to entertain there." A Fine Position. "I got a fine job in de business college." "Gee—wot d'yer do?" "De writin' teacher hired me to shake de table when de new pupls write "This is a sample of my hand-writing before I began taking lessons." An Insinuation. Algernon—Congwatulate me, deah boy. I'm engaged to Miss Peachley. Jack—Indeed! I had no idea she was in a position to support a husband.—Philadelphia Bulletin. Good Record. Mr. Goode—In all your useless life is there anything to which you can point with pride? Homeless Homer—Yessir. I ain't never beat no poor Chinaman out of his laundry bill. Silas—I'd like tew see your picture in our family album. After 30. While she is under thirty a woman may get comfort out of the thought that she is younger than she looks. After that her only hope is to look younger than she is. This Language of Ours This language of ours. "Yes," said the slang specialist, with great earnestness, "that bum baseball team, by crooked playing, has won six straight games." -Baltimore American. Real Contentment Money doesn't bring happiness, but it makes a fellow feel mighty contented when he is ordering a first-class dinner.—Atlanta Constitution. There are nearly 23,000,000 horses in European Russia. No other country in the world has so many horses as Russia. Jap-English Dictionary. Dr. James S. Hepburn, of East Orange, N. J., compiled the first Japanese-English dictionary. Penny Changes Owners Often. A penny is estimated to change hands about 125,000 times in the course of its life. Has Lots of Leisure Now. Cupid used to be overworked until he invented the marriage ceremony.—Life. Smoking Reform. Smoking is to be reformed by its friends. A convention of pipe smokers was held in Belgium to combat the abuse of tobacco. The best way to prevent the abuse of tobacco is to smoke slowly. M. Kos, the president of the convention, informed his hearers that it took him three hours and seven minutes to get through one pipe. It is obvious that at this rate of going one could hardly smoke more than four pipes a day. A pipe, according to M. Kos, will out last three hours if filled in a particular way—loosely, that is, at the bottom, firmly in the middle, and again loosely at the top. "Further," said he, "you must give up your whole mind to the process. Patience and determination make the true smoker." M. Kos went on to affirm that the object of the convention strange as it might appear, was to combat the abuse of tobacco. Those who smoke slowly get the greatest amount of pleasure out of their tobacco, while the nicotine is absorbed in the wood and does not reach the lips. No "Sandwich" Religion. "I do not believe in sandwiching courtship with religion," said the secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in New York recently. "No man can hold a hymn book with a charming young woman and pay attention to what the ministers is saying." He advocates separate churches for the two sexes. Our Greatest White Sale Tuesday, January 2, we inaugurated our greatest January White Sale more goods, more variety and lower prices than ever before. The sale includes UNDERMUSLINS WAISTS LINENS EMBROIDERIES LACE CURTAINS LACES WHITE GOODS SHEETS PILLOW CASES There are many opportunities offered in this January White Sale which no woman can afford to pass by. Emiry, Bird Thayer KANSAS CITY. Hoffman Music GREAT MOVAL SA Cari Hoffman Music Co.'s GREAT REMOVAL SALE! Now Going on. Unheard of Bargains in PIANOS, ORGANS, MUSIC PIANO SCARFS, SHEL Here are Some 1 Starr Square, $15 1 Griffin Square, $20 1 Baeon Square, 1 Schaeffer Org EASY PAYMENTS. OGANS, MUSIC CABINETS, BENCHES, PIANO CARDS, SHEET MUSIC, MUSICAL MERCHANTS There are Some Fine Piano and Organ Bargains , $15 1 Hale Upright, $85 Square, $20 1 Bradbury Upright Con Square, $18 1 Hart Upright 1 Schaeffer Square, $40 1 Oxford Organ Bargains, $15 to $28 MENTS. Open Every Evening PIANOS, ORGANS, MUSIC CABINETS, BENCHES, PIANO STOOLS, PIANO SCARFS, SHEET MUSIC, MUSICAL MERCHANDISE, Etc. Here are Some Fine Piano and Organ Bargains: 1 Starr Square, $15 1 Hale Upright, $85 1 Griffin Square, $20 1 Bradbury Upright, $198 1 Bacon Square, $18 1 Hart Upright, $165 1 Schaeffer Square, $40 1 Oxford Upright, $185 Organ Bargains, $15 to $28 EASY PAYMENTS. Open Every Evening. Come in. arl Hoffman MUSIC COMPANY 1012-14 WALNUT ST.KANSAS CITY,MO C. C. COR. We Are No OUR CHRISTMAS 100 of children's toys. T please the little folk also be found in our last day. Why C. C. COR. Browni The first co What coul or a suit? variety of th Lounging Robes or House Bath Robes Scarfs Gloves Silk Mufflers Silk Umbrellas Fancy Vests and a COLLIN C. COLLINS. COR.18th AND FLORA We Are Now in Shape to Handle Fall Trade OUR CHRISTMAS TOY DEPARTMENT contains every variety of children's toys. They are choice and inexpensive and will please the little folks. Suitable Christmas Presents may also be found in our other departments. Don't wait until the last day. Browning, King & Co. The first consideration of course is clothes. What could be better than an overcoat or a suit? But for holidays we have a variety of things that men want. 11th and Main Street. Brown Browning King Co Fredericksburg The increasing moonlight drifts across my bed, And on the churchyard by the road, I know. It falls white and noiselessly as snow Twas such a night two weary summers fled; The stars as now, were waning overhead, Listen! Again the shrill-lipped bugles Where the swift currents of the river flow Past Frederickburg; far off the heavens are red With sudden conflagration; on von height Linstone hand, the gunners hold their breath A signal rocket pieces the dense night, Flings its spent stars upon the town beehair; Hark!—the artillery massing on the right; Hark!—the black squadrons wheeling down to death! A BOTANICAL DEDUCTION BY BELLE MANIAES (Copyright, 1905, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) Allene was not a debutante, but this was the eve of her coming-out party. After she had been graduated from the fashionable finishing school she had spent two years abroad with her aunt and cousins as traveling companions. So she had mingled but little in the society of her home city since she was a school girl. young doctor out onto the porch day as he was departing. "My father returns to-day," he abruptly, "and I am going to give self a holiday." "Where are you going?" she as "in the woods? Will you go me? You need some out-door too." During these last four years, her heart had fluttered in many ways but flown in none, and she was still heart whole, though not exactly fancy free, and she was looking forward with some curiosity as to the men she would meet to night. Among the many offerings of flowers she had received in honor of the coming event, three boxes had particularly attracted her interest. One held the conventional, glorious American beauties, longstemmed and full blossomed. The box was accompanied by the visiting card, correct in every detail, of Mr. Schuyler Elton Van Rensler, whom she had first met while at school in New York. He had joined her aunt's party once or twice in their travels, and by invitation he was to be present at her home-coming party. "The flowers and card are like him," she thought—"the very best to be had—faultlessly faultless. American beauties are, of course, beyond criticism, but dead perfection bores me—some times." The next box held her favorite flower, violets. Instead of a card, a note met her eye as she lifted the cover. She recognized the boyish scrawl with a little thrill of pleasure. Ned Holmes, four years her senior, had been her attendant back in the high school days. How proud she had been to receive letters from a student, and a junior at that. She had been to his college town to see him play football, and had in consequence been the envy of her classmates. "You see I have not forgotten your favorite flower," he wrote. "I trust that you are still loyal to your choice; also that you have not forgotten your friend of schoolday times." It gave her pleasure now to recall those days, and of course, it was flattering to have her tastes so well remembered. The third box! what a blissful day was recalled by the delicate odor of the large bunch of wake robins reposing on their bed of moss! it was like the donor, she reflected, to enclose neither note nor card—simply a message from the woods—the reminder of one perfect, never-to-beforegotten day. It had been during a brief visit home in the spring of her last year at the city school when she was but eighteen, and her head was filled with dreams of ideals. All her favorite heroes she likened unto Kenneth Allen, the son of their family physician. She had been called home on account of the illness of her mother. Dr. Allen, senior, was away from home, and his son, Kenneth, who had been THE FLOWER MARKET Three boxes. practicing with his father for the past two years, was called in. His treatment of the case and her mother's speedy recovery and shown that he was a competent and skillful doctor. Hitherto Allene had seen but little of Kenneth. He had been away at college, a year in a hospital in New York and a year in Berlin. He avoided all social functions and seemed shy with women. In her mother's sickroom, however, there had sprung up one of those swift, strong friendships and perception of each other's thoughts that so rarely comes to one. When Mrs. Withertown was quite convalescent, Allene had followed the ```markdown ``` young doctor out onto the porch one day as he was departing. "My father returns to-day," he said abruptly, "and I am going to give myself a holiday." "Where are you going?" she asked. "In the woods? Will you go with me? You need some out-door life, too." That afternoon in the beautiful woods where they had gathered huge handsful of wake robins always stood out as the threshold of her maidenhood. His eyes had spoken though his lips had been silent. "I return to school to-morrow," she J. M. had said wistfully, as they were parting. His eyes grew darker, but he had only bliden her a conventional goodbye. "I hope Kenneth isn't in love with Allene," she had overheard her mother say to her father that night. "Allene is a child," had been the reassuring reply, and Kenneth is too proud to tell a rich man's daughter of his love." Her heart had only been touched, not stirred. Many times during her prolonged absence she had thought of him, but now the flowers had smote the chord of memory sharply and she vividly recalled that summer afternoon. "Which flowers shall I carry tonight?" she debated, "the roses are really the most appropriate, but I don't want to encourage Schuyler yet. I love violets, but if I carry them it will be a rebuffu to Schuyler and—the wild flowers, well! They are out of the question. They would wilt instantly, and it would be cruel to kill their love-liness in a ballroom." When Kenneth Allen was wending his unwonted way to the party, all his thoughts were of Allene. "I almost dread to see her," he mused. "Will she be as lovely and unspoiled as she was then, and will she have remembered me? I am in a position, now where it would not be so presuming to win her love as it would have been then. I wonder whose flowers she will carry tonight?" He had been at the express office when Van Rensler had called to see if his roses had arrived, and he had also chanced in at the florist's when Ned was ordering the violets. "Anyway, she wouldn't carry those wild flowers, and I did not mean she should. I wonder if she will know who sent them?" He came into the reception room, and again the fairest face in the world was raised to his. She gave him a cordial greeting, but his jealous eyes could detect no difference in her manner of meeting others present. She carried no flowers. He saw the roses in a vase and the violets in a bowl, but no wake robins were in sight, nor did she refer to them in any way. He secured a dance with her, but not a word was spoken. Then followed a moment or two in the conservatory, but she did not allude to the flowers nor former days, and he was too proud to do anything but follow her lead. She was surrounded by a little knot of friends throughout the evening and he did not see her again until he went to bid her good night. She drew him one side. "I found a little picture in one of the studios in Paris that I know you will like," she said. "At what hour to-morrow can you come and see it?" "Any hour—the earliest you can receive me." with the conflict of hope and doubt. When he called the next moraling. ```markdown ``` Hia flowers. he found her in her own special morning room. She was fair and dainty in a white linen gown. In a blue bowl on the table were his flowers. His heart gave a wild leap. "They are not just the fashionable flowers for a ballroom," he said with a smile. "That was not the reason I did not carry them," she replied. "What was the reason?" he demanded. "I will tell you—sometime." That time came quicker than she expected. In fact, an hour later when she had promised to be his wife. "Won't you tell me why you did not carry the flowers?" he persisted. "They were too lovely to carry into a heated room, but in any event I would not have carried your flowers until I knew that the thought I had of you was merely a young girl's fancy, or a deeper feeling. As soon as I saw you come into the room last night my heart told me what I have told you—and so I was glad I had kept my flowers and their message for to-day." NO REAL REASON FOR WORRY Philosopher Was Making Deductions Without the Facts. Dancing school was out and as the flashing lights of glittering equipages blinked down one of the principal thoroughfares, homeward bound, the amateur philosopher, standing on a corner, remarked to a friend: "After all, sometimes I glad my brood is being reared in moderate circumstances. Those little ones, snuggled in those luxurious carriages behind the proud, cold, aristocratic coachmen, look very comfortable. They're expensively and beautifully dressed, but—" "If there are going to be many chapters of this I hope they'll end pleasantly," interrupted the friend. "I've just read a book in which the heroine, after page on page of poignant, restless life, took choral, and I'm nervous." "I was going to say," continued the philosopher, undisturbed, "that one night last winter I was watching this procession of varnished vehicles. It was a wild tempestuous night; the snow was caught up in gusets and hurled against defenseless pedestrians. Ahead of me was a boy, poorly clad, his hand in his father's, beating against the blast. At first the contrast between him and those sheltered children palmed me. Then I reflected that they missed much in life that he enjoyed. He could play in the dirt and sand and romp with all kinds of boys and girls, while they had to mind their manners and their governesses and could never soil their clothes." "You'd make me snuffle if you were right," again broke in the matter-of-fact friend. "Those rich children can have everything they want. If they ask for ponies and automobiles they get them; and if they cry for mud pies they get mud pies. They're as happy as larks. It's well enough to have emotions; but when you let go of them you should chart out your course properly and not drift around almessy. You've been moulting and taking on over nothing."—Providence Journal. Hia Compliment. A New York publisher has a reputation for employing the homilies stenographers and typewriters in the city. Efficiency rather than beauty is what he wants, and he knows the prettiest ones are not the most efficient. Just the same, it is said of him, that he doesn't know a pretty woman when he sees one. Still his wife is an unusually handsome woman. Not long ago she came into his office, where she appears only at rare intervals, and only when it is absolutely necessary. She was met by an office boy, a bright Irish lad, who had never seen her. She asked for Mr. Blank. "Who shall I say wants to see him, mem?" he inquired. "His wife." she replied. He looked at her in open-eyed surprise and genuine admiration. "Sure, mem, and I'll tell him," he said, starting off, "and bad cess to thim that says he has no taste in ladies. mum." To Start a Balky Horse. The account of a driver's brutality to a balking horse in a recent issue leads me to write you the following: Some years ago in Cincinnati, during the noon hour in one of the busiest streets, a horse attached to an express wagon became balky. Many remedies were tried without effect. Presently one of Cincinnati's best known horsemen came along. When he saw the trouble he smilingly asked for a stone, which was given to him. Then he asked the driver to lift up one foot of the horse and with the stone he struck the shoe a number of times. "Now," he said to the driver, "get up on your seat and drive off." This the driver did, amid cheers of the bystanders. The horseman said he had no idea why this made a balky horse go, but he had found it an unfalling remedy.—Letter in New York Times. "Mike's" Ability Questioned When "Jim" Bresnahan was boss on that section of the Boston and Malne railroad between Peabody and Salem he had in his employ his nephew "Mike," a recent arrival from the Emerald Isle. One morning on joining his men he remarked the absence of "Mike," and, after inquiry, was told that "Mike" has gone to oil the hand-car. "What-at! Gone to leth' hand-car!" exclaimed Bresnahan, in astonishment. "You goa roight afther him, an take that ile can roight away frum him! Sure what do he know about leln' machine-a-reel!" YEAR ONE OF GREAT PROSPERITY It has been a year of glistening national prosperity and its brightness is reflected into the year that is to come. Nowhere on the horizon is there visible a cloud of doubt that next year will be as generous-handed as has the year whose bell has just toiled. All records of prosperity for this and for any other country have been broken by the harvests, manufacturers and the commerce of the United States of America for the twelve months which now have slipped finally into the past. The North has had a prosperity in which the West has shared, and the South simply is fat with plenty. No principal crop in the United States has failed. For the bushel sown, the earth has returned its twenty fold. It is not necessary to give the figures in order that the great fact may be grasped. In all the staples of life the year has broken the record of yield. It is possible that in the case of cotton an exception should be made, but of the southern staple there has been a production as large as the people of the cotton-growing sections could have wished. The prices are high; everyone had some cotton and everyone has a share of the selling price. The Secretary of Agriculture has said that the well-being of the American farmer is a matter of the profoundest interest to the entire country. He might have gone farther and have said that the well-being of the entire country depends upon the well-being of the American farmer. It has been a year of unsurpassed prosperity to the agriculturists of the country. Production has been unequaled, and as the wealth and the happiness of all depend upon that which springs from the ground, we go back to the basis and the proper place for the prophecy of happiness when we stand upon the farm. By the time that the new year has run half its course it is probable that there will be a fuller and better understanding between the sister countries of North and South America. The third conference of the pan-American states is to be held in Brazil, and there the Secretary of State of the greatest of the American countries will meet with the officials of the smaller republics, and out of their conferences and discussions it is believed will come plans which, when put to the working test, will make secure upon a firm foundation the peace of two continents. It is probable that before the first session of the Fifty-ninth Congress sees the day of adjournment that a national quarantine law will be passed which will reduce to a minimum the danger of yellow fever epidemics in the South. It is probable that before the new year becomes an old year two stars will be added to the flag of the United States, Arizona and New Mexico, joined to become one state, and Oklahoma and Indian Territory, joined, to become the other. When this end is accomplished, there will be no territories left in the Union, and the year 1006 will go down in history as the gear which saw the fulfillment of the dream of the fathers. To go again into the immediate past it may be said for the last of the old years that it saw the making of a record for American commerce in both matters of exports and of imports. The year 1904 produced the first billion dollar record for imports; the year 1905, saw a material increase, and during each one of its twelve months the value of the imports amounted to practically $100,000,000 against an average of less than half that amount only a score of years ago. The exports of the United States, as an official puts it, "never touched the billion dollar mark until the year 1895, and have never in any calendar year been as much as a billion and a half dollars in value; but, this year they have considerably exceeded that figure and will approximate a value of $1,600,000,000." None of the officials who make a study of trade conditions has been able to discover anything in the future which should prevent a like marvelous growth of the commerce of the United States during the coming year. The manufactures of the country increased their share during the last year in both imports and exports of the United States. The increase in the importation of manufacturers' materials in the ten months ending Nov. 1, 1905, amounted to $81,000,000, an increase of 21 per cent over the corresponding period of last year, while the increase in all other imports amounted to but $64,000,000, an increase of 12 per cent over the corresponding months of 1904. In the matter of exports of manufactures the value of increase during ten months of 1905 was $58,000,000, an increase of 14 per cent, while the gain of all other exports was about $50,000,000, an increase of 7 per cent over the same months of last year. The Washington officials who deal in the statistics of manufacturers hold that there is every apparent indication that the prosperous showing of the last year is to be more than duplicated in the year that is to come. It is a fairly well established fact that coming unhappy events cast long shadows before. The students of the situation look not only at the matter immediately in hand, but they look at all the conditions of commercial life: the state of the country's finances, the likelihood of tariff changes, the possibilities of commercial wars, and, in fact, at all other things upon which government agents make reports. They look at all these things before they attempt anything of prophecy, and when they do consent to prophecy they do not put it in black and white because there is always a chance of the arising of something hitherto unknown; but they do consent to give an expression of their belief in the future, founded upon the best knowledge which is given to them from all available sources. It is only the crop expert who in the winter, the time of the death of vegetation, refuses to say one word as to the future, for the time of long distance weather forecasts has not yet arrived. The view of the coming year as it touches exports and imports and the manufacturers of the country is to be expressed only by the much-used and apparently well-liked word, rosy. Should there be those who look only to the purse as the standard of a people's happiness, it may be said that there is more money in circulation among the inhabitants of the United States to-day than ever there has been before. Despite bank troubles here and there the financial institutional solidity and prosperity of the country seems to have a foundation of rock which cannot readily be worn away. The light shines ahead. DISASTERS DURING THE YEAR. Earthquake In Italy the Worst Calamity Recorded in 1905. Disasters were numerous during 1905, though there was no calamity involving such great loss of life or such horrors as accompanied the burning of the Iroquois theater at Chicago in 1903, or of the steamer General Slocum at New York in 1904. Leaving out of consideration the Russo-Japanese war, the greatest disaster of the year occurred in Calabria, Italy, where 400 lives were lost through an earthquake Sept. 8. Nearly as many deaths were recorded as due to the collapse of a partially constructed reservoir near Madrid, Spain. April 8. The most serious disaster in the United States was the tornado in Texas, April 29. At Laredo 100 lives were lost. A tornado in Oklahoma, May 11, caused nearly as many deaths in the town of Sidney. A fire in a shoe factory at Brocton, Mass., resulting from an explosion, March 20, also resulted in 100 deaths. Railroad accidents probably have not caused so many deaths as in 1904, but several serious ones occurred during the past year. In a collision on the Western Maryland railroad, twenty-eight miles from Baltimore, June 1, twenty-three persons were killed. In each of three other wrecks twenty lives were lost, and two wrecks caused twelve deaths each. By an explosion in the Rush' Run and Red Ash coal mines, near Thurmond, W. Va., March 19, twenty-four lives were lost. A gas explosion in a mine at Ziegler, Ill., April 13, entombed fifty miners. July 11 more than 100 miners were killed by an explosion in the pits at Wattstown, Wales. Of disasters on the water the most serious was, the wreck of the Southampton Railway company's steamer Hilda, off St. Malo, English channel, in which 100 lives were lost. The explosion of the boiler of the United States gunboat Bennington in San Diego harbor, July 21, caused the death of sixty of the crew. LYNCH LAW LESS IN EVIDENCE. Fewer Victims of Mobs Than in Any Year Since 1885. The lynchings reported for 1905 are but 66, the smallest number since 1885. The following table showing the number of lynchings since 1885 will be of use to those studying this particular feature of criminology: 1885 184 1896 131 1896 1897 1898 1899 1887 122 1898 127 1888 142 1899 107 1889 175 1900 115 1890 1791 1904 158 1891 192 1902 96 1892 235 1903 104 1853 200 1904 87 1871 90 1905 66 1855 1711 The lynchings in the various states and territories were as follows: Alabama, 3; Arkansas, 5; Florida, 1; Georgia, 11; Kentucky, 4; Louisiana, 4; Mississippi, 17; Missouri, 1; Nevada, 1; North Carolina, 1; South Carolina, 3; Tennessee, 3; Texas, 11; Virginia, 1. Of these lynchings 65 occurred in the south and 1 in the north. Of the total number 61 were negroes and 5 whites. The crimes alleged were as follows: Murder, 34; rape, 15; murderous assault, 4; attempted rape, 4; robbery, 2; race prejudice, 1; kidnapping, 1; elopement, 1; informing, 1. Two lynchings were for unknown reasons, and one innocent victim was hanged. THOSE WINNING NOBEL PRIZES. No Americans Yet Among the Roll of Honor. The Nobel prizes, awarded each year to the foremost person in each of five departments of human endeavor, were distributed for the year 1905 on Dec. 10, the peace prize at Christiana, Norway, and the others at Stockholm, Sweden, as follows: Peace—Baroness von Suttner of Austria, for many years a worker in world peace movements and a delegate to the international peace congress at Boston a year ago. Physics—Philip Lenard, professor at Kiel University, for researches into cathode rays. Chemistry—Adolph von Boerger, professor of the University of Muenchen for researches leading to the evolution of organic chemistry and the development of the chemical industry. Medicine—Prof. Robert Koch of Berlin, for researches looking to the prevention of tuberculosis. Literature—Henry Slenkiewicz, the Polish novelist. This was the fifth distribution of Nobel prizes. No American has yet had the distinction of securing one of the awards. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS OF 1905. List of Those Attaining Pre-eminence During the Year. The following persons stand at the head in various lines of sport: Amateur Athletics—Martin J. Sheridan. Golf (Amateur)—H. Chandler Egan. Golf (Women's)—Miss Pauline Mackay. Jockey—David Nicol. Rifle Shooting—Sergt. C. E. Orr. Skat—Herman Dietz. Skating (Professional)—Norval Baptie. Skating (Amateur)—Morris Wood. Swimming—C. M. Daniels. Tennis—Beals C. Wright. Tennis (Women's)—Miss Elizabeth Moore. Trap Shooting—R. R. Barber. TRAVELERS KILLED AND HURT. Railroad Disasters Have Been Responsible for Many Deaths. The year's record of railway disasters shows a total of 3,142 killed and 15,904 injured. In addition to those killed and injured on the steam roads, 464 have been killed and 2,622 injured on the electric and elevated roads. YEAR AS SEEN BY BRADSTREET. Period of Heavily Increased Purchasing Power. The year just ending has been one of almost boundless activity, according to Bradstreet's. It was a period of rich rewards to agriculture, though not of uniformly record yields; of abundance of employment for labor and of few serious strikes; of building and constructive activity in all lines; of enormously enlarged bank clearings totals, and of striking small failure damage, considering the immense business done and the unprecedented number engaged therein. That it was, on the whole, a year of heavily increased public purchasing power seems certain, in view of the fact that commodity prices were maintained at record high levels. Continuing the report states: "The multitude of records broken shows that new guildposts have, indeed been set up. The revival which began in the last half of 1904, far from spending its force, as was predicted in the early part of 1905, grew as the year advanced. The commercial, financial and industrial movement surged forward, weather drawbacks and disclosures of financial rottenness in high places failing to stem the upward trend. Disregard of precedents was, perhaps, best illustrated in the persistent advance of securities despite high money prices, and the tendency to discount prosperity was irresistible." Speaking of conditions in the latter part of the year it is stated: "In September car shortages began to affect traffic and collections, clearings reached new high figures, while failures and liabilities for nine months were below 1904. Lifting of southern quarantines gave zest to southern trade, which was further helped by high cotton quotations when the movement was heaviest. In the last quarter open weather favored outdoor activity, which was also hampered by farmers holding grain and cotton and the car congestion, which likewise delayed collections. Stock speculation, though lacking marked public participation and displaying manipulative influences, was of large volume at record prices, despite high money, influenced by active trade and disturbed foreign markets. Iron and steel outputs advanced; ore sales, clearings and staple prices all scored high levels in December." Of the outlook for the new year the report says: "If satisfaction with the past and confidence in the future are at all reliable guides, 1906 is likely to equal, if indeed it does not surpass, the year drawing to a close. The volume of orders booked ahead exceed any previous year in the country's history, and high prices as yet seem to exercise no effect upon consumptive demand. Iron and steel of all kinds are heavily sold ahead, as are also shoes, cotton and woolen goods, lumber, hardware and a myriad of other products. Wheat enters the winter in excellent condition and with an enlarged area. Predictions as to 1906 building are even more sanguine than a year ago." CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Chat H. Flitcher. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE GENTHUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. 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Recipe of Old Dr. SANUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - All Cows - Raspberry Salad - Avocado Seed - Applesauce - Bananasauce-Bullet - Whey-Seed - Cinnamon-Sugar Watergreen Parmer. Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Charles H. Flitcher. NEW YORK. 48 months old 35 DOSIES - 35 CENTS EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Charles H. Flitcher. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE CENTURY COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. And 100 in stamps or silver to pay postage we will mail you a sample free, if you have never used Mull's Grape Tonic, and will also mail you a certificate good for one dollar toward the purchase of more Tonic from your druggist. Address MULL'S GRAPE TONIC CO., 148 Third Ave., Rock Island, Ill. the natural, strengthening harmless remedy that builds up the tissues of your digestive organs and puts your whole system in splendid condition to overcome all attacks. It is very pleasant to have $30 cent, 50 cent and $100 bottles at all drugstores. The $1.00 bottle contains about six times as much as the 85 cent bottle and about three times as much as the 50 cent bottle. There is a great saving in buying the $1.00 size. MULL'S GRAPE TONIC CO., 148 Third Ave., Rock Island, Ill. IS GUARANTEED TO CURE GRIP, BAD COLD, HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA. I won't sell Anti-Spirap to a dealer who won't Guarantee It. Call for your MONEY BACK IF IT DON'T GUERC. F. W. Diemer, M. D., Manufacturer, Springfield, Mo. 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Pliny speaks of Pompeius Secundus, at whose house he had seen autographs of Cicero, Augustus, Virgil and the Gracchi, and his own collection was valued at $15,000 of our money. Then came the inrush of barbarians, and we do not again meet with the collector until the beginning of the 16th century, when he reappears in the person of a Bohemian squire, who kept a book to record his exploits in the chase, and enriched it with the signatures of his great hunter friends. —Stray Stories. Misfortunes of Royal Johns John I. of Bohemia was blind; John I., pope, was imprisoned by Alaric, king of the Goths; and Pope John X. was driven from Rome by Guy, duke of Tuscany. John XI. pope, was supposed to have been poisoned by his brother, Alberic, who kept him a prisoner in the lateran. John XIV. also died in prison from poison or stravation. John XV. ascended the papal throne after the murder of Boniface, and was forced to flee to Tuscany, where he died of fever. Nor was John XVI. more fortunate, for he was dubbed the "anti-pope," and after a varied career, which lasted only 11 months, he was brutally tortured and then consigned to a dungeon, whence he never emerged alive. Thought Duck's Advent a Warning. The walking south through town of a wild goose that had become exhausted in flight or wounded, says the Miller correspondent St. Paul Dispatch, recalls the incident of a few years ago when a wild duck in its swift pilgrimage seat at night flew through a window in the old court house into a room where a party of card players were enjoying themselves, leaving them in the dark, as the bird struck the lamp and put out the light. One or two, of the party would not play after that, believing that the duck has been sent by the Lord as a warning against card playing. Kittens Born While on Journey. Joseph Kline, a merchant of St. Michaels, Md., while opening a box of goods packed in excelsior, from New York, discovered a handsome cat and four pretty kittens, which were not yet old enough to have their eyes open. Mr. Kline says the box had probably been packed a week, and it is also probable the kittens were born during the journey from New York. Disrespectful Looks Costly. It is not uncommon for a lawyer in this country to be fined for expressing his contempt of court verbally, but abroad barristers are held to a stricter accountability. During a recent case at Darmstadt one of the counsel was declared by the judge to have looked at him "in a manner highly disrespectful." For this offense the counsel was fined $10. Wireless Telegraphy at Night. Wireless telegraphy is one of the things that loves darkness rather than light. Messages at night go three times as far as in the day. The longest range to the credit of our navy department is 1,600 miles—from Long Island, N. Y., to Porto Rico. Operators at Newport, R. I., and St. Augustine, Fla., frequently converse at night. Successful "Lumberwoman." Miss Clara Stimson of Houlton, Mass., is called the great lumber woman of Aroostook. She runs mills, has crews in the woods, "permits" stumpage from owners of timber land and sells the finished product. The other day she put through a single deal which netted her the tidy sum of $1,500. Showing Value of Punctuation. Punctuation counts for a lot, as is shown by this sign, which used to adorn a Manchester, N. H., blacksmith shop: J. Welcome horse. Shoeing and all kinds of jobbing in. Wood and iron. It was doubtless meant to read: J. Welcome. Horse shoeing and all kinds of jobbing in wood and iron. Basa Killa "Muskle"; Dies. A party of hunters on Pelican lake, Wisconsin, found frozen in the ice a thirty-five pound muskellunge with a three and one-half pound white bass in its mouth. 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Count it as a privilege to make that offering as complete as possible, keeping nothing back; and then go out to the pleasures and duties of your life, having been truly born anew into His divinity, as He was born into our humanity on Christmas day—Phillips Brook. It is coming. Old Earth, it is coming to night. On the snowlakes which cover the sod. The feet of the Christ-Child fall gentle and white. And the voice of the Christ-Child tells out with delight. That mankind are the children of God. On the sad and the lonely, the wretched and poor. That voice of the Christ-Child shall fall. And to every blind wanderer opens the door. Of a hope that he dared not to dream of before. With a sunshine of welcome for all. The feet of the humblest may walk in the field. What the feet of the holiest have trod. This, this is the marvel to mortals revealed. When the silvery trumpets of Christmas have pealed. That mankind are the children of God. —Phillips Brooks. The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. 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