The Rising Son

Rising Son It Pays to Advertise in the Rising Son for it Reaches More Homes of Colored People than any other Paper in the State. J. M. The successful manager of Blind Boone is doing a nice business ELECTION OF SCHOOL TEACHERS Ten days more will mark the ending of the present school year. Following closely upon the closing of the school year usually comes the election of teachers for the ensuing year. The condition of the negro schools has not been satisfactory, even to the school board for many years, though recently there has been an effort made by the board to look more closely after the needs of the negro schools in general by supplying new buildings which will of course relieve the congestion which has for a long time been a painful feature. One of the most important matters to which the Son desires to call the attention of the honorable school board is that of employing men and women of higher moral worth to teach our children—men and women whose standard of reputation is the very best, both as to character and ability. This is not only essential in securing better educational results to our children, but it will assist in solving the great race question with which every citizen in the United States, both black and white has to contend. In presenting this appeal to our school board the Son is honest and sincere. No motive whatever has it except to secure the Negro children of this city an opportunity to become better and more useful adults by receiving their training at the hands of competent teachers of high character and integrity. LINCOLN INSTITUTE NOTES Commencement season opened auspiciously, Friday, June 1st, with the closing exercises of the Model School. The little folks, principally children of the citizens of Jefferson City, acquitted themselves with much credit to their instructors and their exhibit of industrial work in the form of caffir hats, sewing and other useful and ornamental articles as well as their drawing, pennmanship, etc., gave evidence that the Senior class of '06 is well prepared to go forth to teach in the schools of Missouri and other states. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered Sunday, June 17, by Bip Abram Grant of the Fifth Episcopal District. The bishop needs no words of praise. All who know of his sterling worth, or who have heard him once are anxious to hear him again and again. President Allen gave the annual address at the closing exercises of the colored public school of Mexico, Mo., Prof. I. J. Hicks, principal. The local papers gave a very interesting account of the exercises, referring in the most complimentary terms to President Allen as an educator and to his scholarly address, which they pronounced one of the best heard in Mexico. The Senior banquet to the president and faculty completed a round of entertainments that has added much to the social life of the institutions and that conducted in a practical manner is just as much a part of the legitimate work which the education a first-class school should furnish its students, as that which comes from the text-book. Students and teachers are rounding up a year of strenuous work, and final examinations will soon be on hand. Summer school students are already matriculating, hoping to gain a little on their fellows by coming early, and thus does Lincoln Institute bear out its name as a professional training school with an approximately continuous session, an institution where students have exceptional advantage to study and at the same time make all or part of their expenses. Especially is this true of the young men, who besides finding steady employment in the homes of leading white citizens, frequently find it possible to make extra money by attendance upon the various social functions that occur in the Capitol City. Mrs. Folk, wife of his excellency Governor Folk, has on several occasions employed the institute young men, and has very highly recommended them and the service rendered, as well as paying them well. The "Glee Club," or "Mate Quartet" is frequently called upon to sing, as before the G. A. R. recently in session, and is well paid. There are few higher institutions of learning so situated that the students may thus make expenses while giving attendance in the class-room. LOGAN'S MANUAL OF PRIMARY ARITHMETIC was written especially for teachers, by G. B. Logan, formerly principal of the noted Humboldt School of Kansas City, now assistant superintendent of Kansas City schools. It explains fully the "Logan Method" of teaching Primary Arithmetic, which is being introduced into many parts of the United States. It consists of model lessons with copious notes and suggestions, making the course complete and simple. The bright progressive teacher will need no other help. KANSAS CITY MO., THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1906. Many Talled Kittens. Cats with nine lives and cats without tails have always been plentiful in Wapakoneta, O., but cats with two or three tails were never seen there before. Peisler brothers are the proud possessors of three kittens with seven tails, two have two tails each, and one has only one common tail. The extra tails grow out of the kittens' backs along the backbone, are fully developed and almost as long as the natural tails.—Exchange Word Is Overworked. Doubtless the most over-worked word in the English language conversationally, is the word "proposition." Once you begin to notice it, it gets on your nerves. Some people can't talk thirty seconds without using it. A friend of ours used it twenty times in the course of two minutes' talk. It is maddening. Stop it. A little picture-esque conversation goes a great way. —Chicago News. Hubby's Precious Pipe. "Where is my new meerschaum pipe?" he bawled anxiously from the library. "Oh, here it is, dear," cried his wife, running to him with a queer dark object in her hand. "I knew how hard and unsuccessfully you had been trying to color it and so this afternoon I got out my paints and painted it in this lovely drawnwork pattern of brown and green and blue." First Shedding of Tears. It will be news to many that as a rule we do not weep until after the fourth month of life. One of the leading physicians of Europe says that he has been unable to satisfy himself that any asserted instance of weeping at an earlier age is genuine. Moans, screams, etc., go for nothing. The question has to do with shedding tears. Mexico Cave Dwellers. The cave-dwellers of Mexico can travel a distance of 170 miles at a stretch, going at a slow but steady trot. Frequently a letter has been carried a distance of over 600 miles in five days, the carrier living all the time on a simple diet of pinole, a finely ground corn, mixed with water into a thin paste. If You Invite Anybody— Don't give vague invitations; they do not seem, and probably are not, intended seriously, and no one is complimented by a courtesy of that sort. If you really want a visitor, indicate the time or times when you will be free, and leave the invited to fix the date, or ask the visitor for a definite event. Wealth in Old Hotel Structure In altering an old hotel in New York city it has been found that the beams, floor boards and woodwork are of solid mahogany. The structure would prove a perfect mine of wealth if it could be razed, but the owner refuses to allow this to be done under any circumstances. Church Trumpet. At Braybrooke church, England, is still to be seen a monster trumpet, sixty-six inches long, which was used in the early part of the last century to summon the people to church instead of church bells. It was also formerly used by the choir leader during service. An Old Puzzle Revived. Dancing men—and others—have a difficulty with the new fashions in finding their partners' waists. A century ago the Observer, in referring to a similar puzzle, exclaimed: "The heart that used to pant above the tucker now beats below the waist." Elephant Hard to Approach An elephant has so delicate a sense of smell that when in a wild state it can scent an enemy at a distance of 1,000 yards. Prussian Universities The cost to the Prussian government of its ten universities a year is nearly $4,000,000. For Gay Window Gardens. The peasants of Europe vie with one another as to which will have the gayest window gardens—a little strife that would lead to good results in this country. Put plants in every window you can, train vines over them, hang up paskets filled with plants that are easy to cultivate, such as the asparagus fern or the tradescantia.—Brooklyn Eagle. Nearly Akin. Not being able to find an appropriate likeness of his satanic majesty, an old colored parson tore a picture of a racing automobile from a newspaper and held it before his congregation. "It de same thing," he explained. "dls heh thing makes es much noise es old Nick, does es much damage an ebenhes a horn sticking out in front." Struggle for Lucky Pins According to an ancient bit of Sussex folk lore, when a bride returns home from church her single friends at once rob her of all the pins in her dress, under the impression that every maiden who is lucky enough to possess one will be married during the course of a year. Rays of Radium Are Common: it cannot be said that radium is plentiful in nature it has been discovered that the rays or influence which radium gives off are common everywhere. Very many of the most plentiful things and some of the most opposite character are known to be radioactive. When Trees Explode The shattering effects of lightning upon trees may be accounted for, in some degree, by the sudden evolution of heat and expansion of gases in the wood and the vaporizing of the water in the sap. A veritable explosion may thus be caused. Must Be on the Move Not long ago it was common, among all classes, to find a man living where his grandfather lived. Now, how many do so. It is barely respectable, it is at least dreadfully old-fashioned, to stop in one place ten years.—Exchange. Penalties of Riches Money is a mere medium of exchange until you begin to want more of it than you need. Thereafter in every increasing ratio the law of compensation exacts the payments and the penalties of riches.—John A. Howland. Human Needs "Man wants but little here below," mused the philosopher, "but if he's thorough, he wants it right. If it's a little bird, he wants it hot; and if it's a little bottle he wants it cold."—Baltimore American. Also. Elsewhere. In England it is not what you know that is of importance, but whom you know; not what you are, but who you are; not what you do for yourself, but what others will do for you.—London Truth. Musical Jewelry Musical jewelry is not unknown. A Milanese named Fassicomo is said to have given his wife a bracelet which tinkled forth three different tunes. Desecrate Italian Churches There is considerable excitement in Italy over the increasing number of thets of works of art in churches and monasteries. King is Great Linguist. The king of Greece is the greatest Hinguist among monarchs. He reads twelve languages and speaks most of them. Control of Africa. All parts of Africa, except Abysinia, Morocco and Liberia, are controlled directly or indirectly by some Eupropean power. French Africa is about equal in area to half the United States. Thank God for Gifts. The Mohammedans have the custom, when they receive a present, of thanksgiving God first, then the giver. If you do them a favor, they will say: "I thank God for your kindness to me." Some may comply rather thoughtlessly with this custom, which they have inherited from their father. But many certainly say it with ir whole heart. Chinese Amazons Women in China have the privilege of fighting in the wars. In the rebellion of 1850 women did as much fighting as the men. At Nankin, in 1833, 500,000 women, from various parts of the country were formed into brigades of 13,000 each, under female officers. Of these soldiers, 10,000 were picked women, drilled and garrisoned in the city. Astonishing! It is astonishing, though, how far a good complexion will carry a girl. I verily believe that nine out of every ten men are more attracted by a really good complexion and a healthy color than by fine eyes or pretty hair, or even a good figure—which is another valuable asset for a girl to possess.—"Ambrosia," in The World. Woman's Right to Be Attractive. To be as attractive and as pleasing as possible is a guile laudable ambition; and every woman, be she naturally plain or pretty, should make the most of such points of attractiveness as she possesses, cultivate each charm assiduously and by every legitimate means seek to enhance it.—Exchange. Uncalled-For Night of Agony. A story is told of a man who, crossing a disused coal field late at night, fell into an apparently bottomless pit, and saved himself only by grasping a projecting beam. There he clung with great difficulty all night, only to find when day dawned that his feet were only four inches from the bottom. Pigeons Mate for Life When a pair of pigeons become mated they are practically "married." In a loft of fifty husbands and fifty wives each couple attends to its own household affairs, does not worry about its neighbors, but goes on building nests, laying eggs and raising young. They are very devoted to each other and divide all labor excepting laying eggs. Well, That's Only His Fair Share. When mother puts up preserves, father puts up the sugar—Boston Home and Abroad. Scarlet Is Mourning Garb. Unmarried women in Brazil wear scarlet for mourning. A Man in the Moon Although the moon is not a rhotonsy luxuriant abode, it is anything but the lifeless orb commonly supposed. It may be desolate and cold; but it is not altogether dead—Scientific American. Where to Have a Boil. Thomas Bailey Aldrich, commenting once upon the trials of Job, remarked that the only proper place to have a boil was between "John" and "O'Reilly." Still Poisonous Snakes in Europe Still Poisonous Snakes in Europe. The Tyrolese government still pays for the extermination of poisonous snakes. It is the one European government which now does so. Sudan Ostrich Feather Trade Sudan Ostrich Feather Trade. The ostrich feather trade in the Sudan seems doomed, owing to the success of the South African ostrich arms. Ice on Telegraph Wires Ice on Telegraph Wires. Ice forming on telegraph wires sometimes increases their weight no less than 90 per cent. American Oysters for Shanghai. American oysters are sent as far as Shanghai. NUMBER 50 Henry Bergh's Name Honored. Henry Bergin's Name Honored. In 1866 the late Henry Bergin founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and on its incorporation he became its first president. He made himself the butt of much ridicule by his persistence in discovering and bringing to punishment those who offended against its humane purpose, more especially as concerned horses; but when he died, in 1888, a chain of similar societies had been established throughout the Union and in foreign countries, and he was held in honor throughout the world—New York Sun. Says She Saw Ghost of Sergius. At the exact hour of the assassination of the Russian Grand Duke Sergius his golddaughter, in the Alexis palace, declares he opened the door of her room, covered with bleeding wounds, and exclaimed: "Look, young princess!" French Soldiers Cannot Write. In order to test the quality of mind of French soldiers, a set of questions — a kind of "general paper" — was sent to sixty two soldiers at random. Of the sixty-two, seventeen could not write, and so did not answer at all. Water for Cows. Experiments show that a cow, when in full flow of milk, drinks from 1,500 to 2,000 pounds of water a month, the average quantity, determined by testing a herd, being 1,660 pounds for each cow. Man at Thirty Love's young dream being once over, man is apt to drift past one's comfortable matrimonial stage. At thirty he needs to be very skilfully uetted,—"Ambrosia." in The World. To Color Hyacinth. By putting the stem of the flower into a bottle of red ink, leaving it there for an hour, the hyacinth will assume a delicate pink color. "Real Comfort" Is Normal All we ought to expect is comfort, artistic if you choose, but complete at all events. That is quite enough for anybody. When surplus wealth comes, let the comfort grow into luxury. But to wear one's self out freeting for unattainable things, to barbier honor for them, is sheer folly. If the world could be brought to the point of seeing this there would be greater joy in living. Oldest University The oldest university in the world is at Pekin. It is called the "School for the Sons of the Empire." Its antiquity is very great, and a grand register, consisting of stone columns, g20 in number, contains the names of 60,000 graduates. Peculiarity of Buddhism. The religion of the Buddha is cited as an example of recognition given by a great religious teacher to the lower animals. Alone does the doctrine of Buddha embrace a recognition of the dignity of the lower order of animals. Transforms Vegetables. M. Mollard of Paris, not satisfied with the usual grafting adopted by floriculturists, has started to transform vegetables. It is said he has succeeded in turning a radish into a potato. Polar Region is Healthful The air is so pure in the Polar regions, so free from harmful microbes, that throat and lung diseases are unknown there. That section is also entirely free from contagious malades. Speed of Electric Current The speed of the electric current in copper wire is 463,500,000 meters a second. The fastest ocean steamer makes only 9.8 meters a second. True Friends. True friends visit us in prosperity only when invited, but in adversity they come without invitation. —Theophrasus. The Church in the Swamp BY DALLAS LORE SHARP Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles. There was a time when the little flat-bottomed cotton towels touched at almost every woody bend as they puddled down the Savannah from August. But the streams of population have changed their course since the coming of the railroad. The low-lying swamps are nearly deserted; and now, except at the few regular stations, the boats turn her shovel nose into the burk only when she smells a barrel of resin, a bale of cotton, or sights some lonely dweeler waving his hat or a pine knot from a stump in the edge of the swamp. One autumn day about ten ye rago, I was put ashore nearly 150 miles below Augusta, and struck in through the swamp to the higher levels for wild turkeys. It had been beautiful October weather, but the game was source. At the end of two days' wanderings I had not heard a gobble, and when night of the second day came down with a dreary drizzle, I was back along the river awaiting for the returning boat. Just where I was I did not know, I did not relish the prospect of another night in the swamp, not in this neighborhood, anyhow, alone. In the rain and reels, and among the snakes, malaria and other beasts lodging there about. I dared wait no longer, and, shouldering my rifle, made my way back to find a higher, dryer bed. I had not gone far when I found I was following an old path—a hog trail probably—and, with just a hope that it would lead to a clearing, I kept on. With the extra sense of a woodsman, I felt I was nearing something or somewhere, and, turning a bend over the rising ground, I saw through the trees what seemed like a number of pines blazed by the pitch gatherers. But, on approaching, the pitch pines proved to be, not pines, but gravesites. I had stumbled upon an ancient graveyard. Only a few of the names could be made out. They were all in French, and I guessed it must be an old Hugenot burrowing ground. Peering in among the cedars that had rooted out many of the stones, I caught a glimpse of a white house, and hurrying forward as though I had not done one of my 40 miles that day, wondering if it was a white-washed cabin, a turpentine still or—I suddenly stood before a meeting house, older and a thousand times more spectral than the graveyard. It was on a knoll, and had been in sight of the river below once; but now the brush and trees completely hid it, except when on it might happen to run upon it; and it looked in the gloom as if I might be the only one to have done that in half a century. The door was locked. I tried the windows. They were fastened, too; but on the river side the end window was partly torn away, leaving an opening large enough to admit me. I climbed inside and groped my way about with the last of the light. A dozen or more plain benches were drawn up parallel with the platform and close together. There was an antique swallow-nest pulpit hanging high up on the wall, with a kind of tunnel stairway leading down from it to the platform. It was a hollow, musty place, and from the odor I judged the bats must have recently assembled in large and frequent congregations here. It was spooky, too; but it was a shelter, and any kind of shelter—a house at that!—was the wildest kind of luxury in such a place. I laid my rifle on the platform and prepared my bed; whistling a tune to wake every old ghost about the place. The back bench was out of the draft of the broken window, and spreading my rubber blanket on this, with my game-bag for a pillow, I lay down to sleep. The wind freshened in the trees and the pines broke out aloud in the eternal dirge. The rain began to patter in drops against the loose panes. It was pitch dark. What a fit place to be dead in—the graveyard outside! Soughing pines, moss-hung cypresses, night and storm and everlasting solitude! Rather, how unfit! I fell asleep and dreamed I was one of a large and happy congregation listening to a good old father pleading from the pulpit overhead. Then the scene changed: the congregation vanished, the morning sunlight and the good-faced preacher disappeared, and I was alone, in the dark with Satan making ready from the pulpit to swoop down upon me. I woke with a start and shiver. For a moment the dream was so real I could still see the gleaming eyes of Satan staring down at me The wind was high outside, the rain had ceased, the clouds were broken and driving across the moon, and now and then a faint flood of yellow light fell through the curtainless windows. I was wide awake now and still gazing up at the flendish face in the pulpit. It was no longer a dream. A heavy cloud covered the moon, and two burning bails of green glared down at me. The cloud passed, and a great cat's head showed against the wall. It rose a little, then disappeared inside the pulpit. There could be no mistake about the creature. Never in my life in the woods had I seen a panther, but this could be nothing else. There was a creak on the narrow stair along the wall, and the panther's head appear. again over the balustrade. On, down it came; softly and slowly winding out on the platform, with as much liteness as a snake. For a moment I watched the brute with something of fascination. We were face to face, with hardly 15 feet between us. The platform was a little higher than the beacon on which I was lying, and as the panther crept noiselessly forward to the edge for a closer look at me, her long, powerful body was brought fall into the moonlight in all its terrible beauty." Perhaps it was more than fascination; it may have been fear from the first so numbing me that I hardly knew I was afraid. But when the wicked head began to sink between the high shoulders, when the eyes commenced to change color, and the long tail quickened and twitched as it moved from side to side, I understood my danger. A quick, sure shot would save me—but where was my rifle? I was afraid to move, too terrified to think. Then from beneath the huge paws to moon glinted on the dark steel barrel But my fingers closed about the handle of my hunting knife, and as she twitched and swayed for the spring, felt that my chances were worth the trial. Every muscle in the sinewy body suddenly grew tense. Her head dropped till it just cleared the floor. There was a quiver through the long lean frame, a scream—and then an answering scream; such a yell as that cat never heard before. I uttered it so unexpectedly, so frightfully, that the beast was startled in her leap, and went off an instant scorer than she intended, with such a twist that she rose high in the air and swerved her aim, landing across the back of the bench instead of upon me. She made a vicious grab at me in passing, but it fell short, and as she struck the back of the bench her weight and the velocity of her spring overturned it with a crash, and I came down on the floor underneath, shut in between the back and the seat, as though under an upturned trough. Her lightning swiftness had saved me. As the bench turned she sprang away, else she might have caught me as it turned and dragged me with her to the floor. Before I knew exacxus what had happened she bounded back upon the bench, growling and clawing on my wooden shell as she might have clawed a huge turtle. The solid ends of the bench prevented her getting at my feet or head; but at the same instant, it seemed, we discovered a large crack between the edge of the seat and the floor. The panther pushed her bare yellow teeth under, close to my face. I greeted her with another yell that set her back upon her haunches. Again she threw herself upon the bench, and like a flash thrust a paw beneath and buried the claws in my arm. In a moment I would have been dragged from my shell; but I was watching for that paw, and met it with my knife. I must have driven the blade nearly through it, for with a yelp of pain and fright she leaped away. Again and again she made at me, and struck at the crack, but could not bring herself to risk another paw beaten. In trying to get my wounded arm from under me I moved the bench. The panther snarled and retreated. I moved it toward her and called. At every move she backed further off, spitting and snarling, until I heard her leap past the end, run along the wall and spring. There was a crash of glass, two or three long leaps on the turf outside, then all was still. She had gone; but I did not follow and shoot her. I was content to lie there till daylight lent me more strength. When at last I crawled out I CRAWLED OUT. I found the blood stains of the wounded paw on the noor and grass outside; but the panther had vanished in the deep shadows of the swamp. On investigating the pulpit and room I discovered signs which showed the panther had made a den of the old church for a long time, and the swallow-nest pulpit up on the wall, where once the Huguenot minister had stood, now served her for a bed. The belated cotton-boat picked me up that morning, and as the captain bound up my clawed arm, he told me that more than once he had heard the wall of some beast which he supposed must be a panther, as his boat rounded the woody bluff where the old meeting-house stood. Odd Benefaction A Massachusetts woman has for years sent to a neighbor—to whom she is unknown—every time he has been running for political office in a district with a large adverse majority party a check with a note expressing a hope for his success. She declares she does it to serve the public, and she has had the satisfaction of seeing her candidate elected every time. The Reason. Little Bessie—I like you better than sister's other beau. The Beau—I'm glad to hear that. Why do you like me? Little Bessie—Cause sister never eats the cheap sweets you bring, and I get all of them—Royal Magazine. OF AID TO HOSTESS SUGGESTIONS FOR NOVEL AND PLEASING ENTERTAINMENTS. Unique Penny Social Profitable—A Clever Guessing Contest—A Luncheon for the Gir' Graduate. A. Penny Social The Junior society of a church devised this method of raising some money for a picture they wished to purchase. They advertised the affair by hand bills and posters and did considerable talking themselves, so every one was consumed with curiosity to see "what those young things could do." On the night in question "they" found it took a penny to get in as well as a penny to get out. There was pop corn for a penny a glass; it was popped on the spot by a street vender, who was glad to come for a small share in the profits, and then there was a very popular candy table, and there were refreshments which were retaliated by the penny worth. Fortunes were told for a cent, and the "present," "past," and "future" were continued to an indefinite length by the forthcoming cent. These ingenious Juniors had concocted many a scheme to invigle the little red Indian out of the pockets of the long-suffering public. You could find out your weight, your height, and buy a stick of gum for a cent each. There was a flower booth, a penny a blossom; a boot-blacking stand, with a seat reserved for ladies which was under a huge umbrella. The street fakirs peddled fruit, and there was a scissors grinder, also a hand organ man. It was conducted on the order of a street fair, and the treasurer found the result of the evening's profit to be more than enough for the picture. This fair was managed entirely by the young people, of whom the oldest was 15. A. Guessing Contest. For this contest pass cards ornamented with bees and wasps flying about, with the word "Stings." Write the questions: 1—A sting that cures fatigue? Answer: Resting. 2—A sting that cures hunger? Feasting. 3—A sting that tidies your room? Dusting? 4—A sting that cooks your meat? Roasting. 5—A sting that makes you laugh? Jesting. 6—A sting that foolish people indulge? Boasting. 7—A sting that browns your bread? Toasting. 8—A sting that spoils your tools? Rusting. 9—A sting that makes you read a book through? Interesting. 10—A sting that tries? Testing. 11—A sting that adapts? Adjusting. 12—A sting that shop keepers dislike? Trusting. **A Luncheon for the Girl Graduate.** This description of a luncheon to be given by the mother of a sweet girl graduate may be of assistance to others who wish to have similar affairs. The class colors are orange, and purple, gorgeous in the extreme, yet they combine very prettily. There are just 12 girls, and they are to sit around a polished table, with lace mats over purple. The candles are to be individual ones in brass holders, with shades of lace paper filagree over purple. Tiny dolls dressed in purple gowns with caps of orange are to hold the place cards, which are cut out in book form from purplish cardboard lettered in gold with the words: "The History of Miss Blank." The menu is to be the usual one, so I'll not give the dishes, but the salad of orange, nuts, celery and white grapes is to be served in halves of oranges made it to baskets with a bow of orange and purple on the handle. The ice is to be orange, with cake frosted with the egg yolks instead of the whites. With the after-dinner coffee paper rolls up like diplomas with the class colors will be passed bearing this pretty verse, which is most appropriate for the guests just starting out on the next period of life's journey: "A little journeying through shade and sun. A little rest where quiet waters run. A little parleying with friend and toe. A little oasis where blossoms grow. A little darkness ere the light is won." Lemon Juice for Freckles. See if this remedy for freckles will not prove successful: Thirty grains of pulverized borax, dissolved in two and one-half ounces of lemon juice, makes a lotion that is very effective in keeping freckles in abeyance where it agrees with the skin. It should be applied at night after the face has been thoroughly washed and rinsed. Summer Stuffs. Following in the wake of pompadeur silks are a thousand and one flowered stuffs, organdies and muslins and amitles, and the rest of the tribe of sheer summer stuff, some of them woven so that the threads grow closer here and there, forming effective plaids, upon which background the flower designs loom up in more picturesque style than ever. In the Spring. Why not take some old-fashioned treacle, made of sulphur and inclasses? Or you can take port wine and sulphur. PRESENTS FOR GENTLEMEN Quite a Windfall to Have at Set Six Presents Described for A's Difficult Person. The accompanying illustration give some suggestions for ladies who wish to make, with their own hands, some useful little presents for their gentlemen friends. No. 1 is an ordinary rubber tobacco pouch (one should be chosen capable of holding about two ounces of tobacco) that has been covered with wash-leather, and the initial of the recipient or giver worked in silk on the front part of it. No. 2 is a sketch of a pipe case, which may also be made out of wash-leather or kid, and buttons over to inclose the pipe. No. 3 is a case to hold two razors and some shaving-papers, and is made to fold up and fasten with two little RAZOR RAZOR SHAVING PAPERS SOME USEFUL LITTLE GIFTS. buttons. It can be made in art linen, in silk, or fine cloth, and should be about 9 inches wide and 12 inches deep. If the pockets are formed of wash leather they will help to keep the razors bright, and it is quite easy to work the lettering on the leather. No. 4, a circular flat pincushion for carrying in the waistcoat pocket, and to the right of this sketch is shown a side view of the same article. It should be about two inches in diameter. It is made from two discs of card covered with embroidered silk. They are seamed together, and pins are stuck in round the edges. No. 5 illustrates a case to hold ties, handkerchiefs, and gloves, constructed with pockets, and to fold up in the same manner as the razor and shaving-paper case, but larger, the width at least 11 inches and 18 inches deep; the pockets are stitched on the lining before that is laid over the material that forms the outside. A pretty dark-colored fine cloth, lined with white silk, are the best things to use, as the white is clean-looking. No. 6, like the pipe-case, may be made of wash-leather, or kid, and is intended for a purse for gold, and should be in size about $1\frac{3}{4}$ inches deep by $1\frac{1}{2}$ inches in width, and fasten with a small button. This also is for carrying in the waistcoat pocket, and has an initial worked in silk on the front. FOR CHAPPED HANDS. Wear Gloves as Much as Possible and Do Not Wash the Hands More Than Is Necessary. Just as there is a constitutional tendency of certain skins to become roughened and excoriated by the stimulating effect of cold winds, so is there a constitutional tendency for the hands to chap at some seasons of the year under the influence of cold water or an irritating cleansing medium. Soaps containing an excess of alkali, and water containing even small quantities of soda, are particular offenders in this direction. As is well known, washerwomen whose hands are constantly immersed in strong solutions of soda are particularly liable not only to chapped hands, but actually to eczema of the skin, and bakers who are in the habit of kneading dough which also often contains a fair proportion of carbonate of soda, very frequently suffer in the same way. The best recipe therefore that I can give you to avoid chapping of the hands is to avoid using indifferently prepared soaps and as far as possible to dispense with manual ablutions. To protect the hands from atmospheric conditions it is advisable to wear gloves, not only out of doors but as much as possible in the house also. This serves the additional purpose of obviating the necessity for frequent washing. It is possible now to procure some very thin India rubber gloves which fit the hand closely and in no way interfere with the delicate manipulations of the fingers. Surgeons are now in the habit of using these gloves in the performance of their operations, for they are in no way damaged by washing and they both protect the hands from irritating antisepties and other fluids with which they come in contact and they also protect the person operated on from any possible contamination that may be contained on the skin of the surgeon. These gloves, as I have remarked, are exceedingly useful for domestic use by people who are liable to chapped hands and in whom the condition, if it arises, amounts to something more than an inconvenience. To Improve the Arms. Immediately after washing in warm water massage the arms with the skin food and if the conditions be favorable you will see an improvement in a month. More Wholesome Complexion. Give up tea and coffee, take out-of- door exercise, a daily bath, drink plenty of water, as much as a quart a day; eat plenty of fruit. IN AND ABOUT THE METROPOLIS. New York Just at Present Ashamed of Her Hurry-The Tube Blunder- The Wonderful Big Ships. New York Just at Present Ashamed of Her Hurry-The Tube Blunder- The Wonderful Big Ships. NEW YORK.—The self-confident hurry of New York has received a hard setback in the revelations concerning the tunnel tube under the East river. In the frantic rush to get things finished, to outdo the natural processes, to defy the limitations of mechanical construction, New York makes frequent blunders and pays heavy penalties. Just as one tube of the great river tunnel is about finished comes the revelation—through a statement made by Mayor McClellan—that it has flattened so far that trains will not be able to run through it. The announcement has created a great hubbub. Tunnel engineers and outside experts do not agree as to what caused the slump, but the fact that the tube is out of gear is not to be questioned. Over the tube runs the tremendous active body of water. No tide in the world is heavier and stronger for its rolls than the tide. body of water. No. and stronger for its strait called the East river. But its volume and everyone is asking. How could such a blunder Naturally the disaster has not comforted or forward to travel in the tube. If this steel funnel not in use, what might have happened if it were running through it? The mayor says the mishap may delay the three years. Others say a year may suffice to pay whether the damage can be repaired. and stronger for its gallons than the tide in this strait called the East river. But its volume and its strength were known, and everyone is asking. How could such a blunder be made? Naturally the disaster has not comforted or assured those who looked forward to travel in the tube. If this steel funnel could partly collapse when not in use, what might have happened if it were in use, with heavy trains running through it? The mayor says the mishap may delay the completion of the tunnel for three years. Others say a year may suffice to patch it up. Still others doubt whether the damage can be repaired. MUST KEEP AWAY FROM HIGH PLACES The city of tall buildings has discovered a new comfort and a new complaint. "Elevation bright" is the new name for an old complaint, which Dr. R. Ten Eyck says is incurable. It is simply the impulse which some people—many people, it would appear—feel when at a great height to throw themselves down. Dr. Ten Eyck himself says that this feeling is almost irresistible with him. He dare not look out of a high window when it is open, nor go near the edge of a high roof, jest he yield to the curious impulse to throw himself over. The doctor has studied this impulse in himself and in others. He does not believe it can be cured. The only thing to be done by those so afflicted is to keep away from high places. All this at a time when "sky restaurants" are being widely advertised, when the highest floors, with magnificent views, are everywhere regarded as of prize value. The report of the Vienna physician, to be duplino doubt, that health chances increase the higher this physician, out of 1,000 cases of typhoid, for by persons living on first floors, 192 by persons floors, and only 23 by those living above the third as to have both advantages and disadvantages, or himself, if you climb you recede from disease, longing to go suddenly all the way down without. SCRAPER ON A KEEL. A lively appeal to the metropolitan imagination is made by the newest biggest ship which New York has had an opportunity to study this week. The Kaiserin Augusta Victoria surely is a wonder—726 feet long—figure that out on the farm or street where you live. She is called a sister ship to the Amerika, of the same line, but she is a bigger sister. This levitathan of the seas has eight decks above the water line. She is a hotel, a skyscraper on a keel. She is more like a floating city, an effect favored by the naming of one promenade as "Broadway." She has the most elaborate possible bathrooms, gymnasmums, a nursery, a flower booth, libraries, a la carte restaurants. She has suites of rooms that do not suggest shipboard in any way, suites as complete as in a fashionable hotel. Ordinary plate glass square windows displace the portholes. The city of tall buildings has discovered a new comfort and a new complaint. "Elevation rright" is the new name for an old complaint, which Dr. R. Ten Eyck says is incurable. It is simply the impulse which some people—many people, it would appear—feel when at a great height to throw themselves down. Dr. Ten Eyck himself says that this feeling is almost irresistible with him. He dare not look out of a high window when it is open, nor go near the edge of a high roof, lest he yield to the curious impulse to throw himself over. The doctor has studied this impulse in himself and in others. He does not believe it can be cured. The only thing to be done by those so afflicted is to keep away from high places. All this at a time when "sky restaurants" are being widely advertised, when the highest floors, with magnificent views, are everywhere regarded as of prize value. floors, with magnificer garded as of prize vau Place against this, too, the report of the VC cated in New York, I have no doubt, that health up you live. According to this physician, out of instance, 280 were contracted by persons living on second floors, 139 on third floors, and only 23 bld. floor. High living, then, seems to have both ad- which each must balance for himself. If you clu- but you are in danger of a longing to go sudden using the stairs or elevator. FLOATING HOTEL. SKYSCRAPER ON A K Place against this, too, the report of the Vienna physician, to be duplicated in New York, I have no doubt, that health chances increase the higher up you live. According to this physician, out of 1,000 cases of typhoid, for instance, 280 were contracted by persons living on first floors, 192 by persons on second floors, 139 on third floors, and only 23 by those living above the third floor. High living, then, seems to have both advantages and disadvantages, which each must balance for himself. If you climb you recede from disease, but you are in danger of a longing to go suddenly all the way down without using the stairs or elevator. FLOATING HOTEL, SKYSCRAPER ON A KEEL A lively appeal to the metropolitan imagination is made by the newest biggest ship which New York has had an opportunity to study this week. The Kaiserin Augusta Victoria surely is a wonder—726 feet long—figure that out on the farm or street where you live. She is called a sister ship to the Amerika, of the same line, but she is a bigger sister. This levlathan of the seas has eight decks above the water line. She is a hotel, a skyscraper on a keel. She is more like a floating city, an effect favored by the naming of one promenade as "Broadway." She has the most elaborate possible bathrooms, gymnasiums, a nursery, a flower booth, libraries, a la carte restaurants. She has suites of rooms that do not suggest shipboard in any way, suites as complete as in a fashionable hotel. Ordinary plate glass windows displace the portholes. Elevators run from one floor to another—a Elevators cut from one floor to another—a convenience necessitated by the number of "floors" and calculated to give one a curious sensation when the sinking feeling is combined with a lively roll in a high sea. The Kaiserin Augusta Victoria is said to be "shady," but the word is relative. The fact that she is 122 feet wide gives guarantee of spaciousness, and suggests a break-away from the old greyhound type. convenience necessitated by the number of "floor a curious sensation when the sinking feeling is in a high sea. The Kaiserin Augusta Victoria the word is relative. The fact that she is 122 spaciousness, and suggests a break-away from the In other words, the new ship is a show ship show experience for many Americans. We are of the exodus to Europe. Meanwhile the exodus fr different matter, and not a show experience, str rumor of a scandal the other day in the mann packed into the ocean liners. But I doubt if t in this matter. Save in exceptional cases, the st placed as is possible—in a steerage. THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD AT the number of "floors" and calculated to give one the sinking feeling is combined with a lively roll in Augusta Victoria is said to be "shady," but fact that she is 122 feet wide gives guarantee of a break-away from the old greyhound type. W ship is a show ship, and going to Europe is a americans. We are on the brink of what is called now the exodus from Europe, which is quite a show experience, steadily continues. There was a day in the manner in which emigrants were. But I doubt if there is much to complain of optional cases, the steerage people are as decently teerage. THE WORLD AT SEA. Perhaps by the time this is in print John D. Rockefeller will have sailed for Europe. The announcement is made and denied. It will be made and denied a good many times within the week. If Mr. Rockefeller does go it will be for him a very radical undertaking. The sea does not tempt the richest man in the world. He dislikes it greatly. He dislikes a great many things. Some of the things he dislikes is rich enough to avoid. But if he wishes to go to Europe to see his rich daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Strong, he must go in a boat, and if he goes in a boat he can't hope to go incognito. Everybody will know it, and on the Deutschland he must either lock himself in his suite or be seen much. This will be a new experience. Detectives, process servers, reporters, college presidents may be at his elbow any moment. There will be no way of avoiding that contact with his fellow man which has created a horror in Mr. Rockefeller's mind, predicament of this man. He can buy anything real privilege than the poorest man who envies world is for, the for he cannot enjoy the world and. To enjoy the world he must go into the world, not like to do. Perhaps he does not dare. He on a ship, but he is not safe from other dangers, by as a man without a country. AT THE GREAT MUSEUM. The Metropolitan Museum continues to grow in interest, and the day when it shall have the finest collections in all the world seems not far off. Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's gift of the biggest mastodon skeleton I have already described. Now comes the announcement that the museum has on view the finest collection of laces on earth. The lace wonders have been cataloged by Madam Stefanie Kubasek, greatest of lace experts, who says that never in history has such a collection of priceless traceries been brought together. Nothing in Europe even approaches the Metropolitan collection, which Madame Kubasek was occupied for six weeks in merely cataloging. In other words, the new ship is a show ship, and going to Europe is a show experience for many Americans. We are on the brink of what is called the exodus to Europe. Meanwhile the exodus from Europe, which is quite a different matter, and not a show experience, steadily continues. There was rumor of a scandal the other day in the manner in which emigrants were packed into the ocean liners. But I doubt if there is much to complain of in this matter. Save in exceptional cases, the steerage people are as decently placed as is possible—in a steerage. THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD AT SEA Perhaps by the time this is in print John D. Rockefeller will have sailed for Europe. The announcement is made and denied. It will be made and denied a good many times within the week. If Mr. Rockefeller does go it will be for him a very radical undertaking. The sea does not tempt the richest man in the world. He dislikes it greatly. He dislikes a great many things. Some of the things he dislikes he is rich enough to avoid. But if he wishes to go to Europe to see his rich daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Strong, he must go in a boat, and if he goes in a boat he can't hope to go incognito. Everybody will know it, and on the Deutschland he must either lock himself in his suite or be seen much. This will be a new experience. Detectives, process servers, reporters, college presidents may be at his elbow any moment. There will be no way of avoiding that contact with his fellow men which has created a horror in Mr. Rockefeller's mind. that contact with created a horror in Consider the dreadful predicament of this but peace. He has less of real privilege than him. We cannot say the world is his, for he at the same time be alone. To enjoy the world This Mr. Rockefeller does not like to do. Per is safe from being kidnaped on a ship, but he is He is pretty nearly as badly off as a man with INTERESTING CURIOS AT THE GREAT I Consider the dreadful predicament of this man! He can buy anything but peace. He has less of real privilege than the poorest man who envies him. We cannot say the world is his, for he cannot enjoy the world and at the same time be alone. To enjoy the world we must go into the world. This Mr. Rockefeller does not like to do. Perhaps he does not dare. He is safe from being kidnapped on a ship, but he is not safe from other dangers. He is pretty nearly as badly off as a man without a country. INTERESTING CURIOS AT THE GREAT MUSEUM. The Metropolitan Museum continues to grow in interest, and the day when it shall have the finest collections in all the world seems not far off. Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's gift of the biggest mastodon skeleton I have already described. Now comes the announcement that the museum has on view the finest collection of laces on earth. The lace wonders have been catalogued by Madam Stefanie Kubasek, greatest of lace experts, who says that never in history has such a collection of priceless traceries been brought together. Nothing in Europe even approaches the Metropolitan collection, which Madame Kubasek was occupied for six weeks in merely cataloguing. The value of these trophies of art is often astonishing. For example, a Venetian point cap, that once belonged to Mrs. John Jacob Astor, is easily worth $15,000. Various more antique specimens are worth vastly more. It is not possible to put a price on them. To do so would seem like sensationalism. In Madame Kubasek's opi- t itself an immensely important department of re- is, of course, grossly ignorant of these things comfort out of their ignorance. The shopgirl's as much comfort as the real thing, and she wou- nt that it looked even prettier. One thing the average person has not gut- lace pieces show astonishing pictures woven in altar piece which I have just seen is a wonder range of this curious art. hadame Kubasek's opinion the study of laces is in important department of research. The average person of these things. Maybe they can get some chance. The shopgirl's cape, costing $1.38, gives her a thing, and she would doubtless be of the opinion. The person has not guessed—that some of the old pictures woven in thread. A fifteenth century must seem is a wonderful revelation of the artistic like sensationalism. In Madame Kubasek's opinion the study of laces is in itself an immensely important department of research. The average person is, of course, grossly ignorant of these things. Maybe they can get some comfort out of their ignorance. The shopgirl's cape, costing $1.38, gives her as much comfort as the real thing, and she would doubtless be of the opinion that it looked even prettier. One thing the average person has not guessed—that some of the old lace pieces show astonishing pictures woven in thread. A fifteenth century altar piece which I have just seen is a wonderful revelation of the artistic range of this curious art. OWEN LANGDON. TROLLEY COACH THE MASTER TOWING C. M. $ OWEN LANGDON. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year.....15 One month.....16 Three months.....16 One month.....16 Safety 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 auth- enticity. FFIOER-No. 117 West Sixtt 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, six month .8.00 For two inches, nine months .10.00 For two inches, twelve months .18.00 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. "No people have as often been betrayed by their 'leaders' as have the colored people. And yet there are those who blame the race because they will not trust their leading men." The pessimistic mood of the Freeman in connection with Negro leaders asserts itself when it says: "We often hear the statement that 'our people will not follow their leaders.' Now, why is this? We will tell you why. It is because not one out of a dozen of 'our leaders' can be trusted. No people have ever been defrauded by their own leaders as have the colored people." W. C. Hueston, of the law firm of Hueston & Calloway, 117 W. 6th St. will leave for his home, Lexington, Kentucky, Monday for a visit to his mother. While there, Mr. Hueston will deliver the annual Alumni address to Chandler College, his Alma Mater, and on June 18th, he will deliver the commencement address to the Wayman Institute at Harrodsburg, Ky. The headquarters of the No. 11 Fire Co. on Independence avenue is in a deplorable condition. The roof leaks, the place is damp and dilapidated and is unfit for the boys to live in and keep healthy. If there is any place in the city government that needs looking after it is No. 11 Fire Co. We hope the proper officials will do what is right in connection with the matter. After pounding over the great injustice which is exercised toward the colored race, in courts and out of courts, the Oklahoma Safeguard says: "I believe when a man tells the truth the other people should say "amen." It is nothing else but the color of the skin which gives rise or decides whether a man must be lynched or not for his crime. I have seen a southern white man who was convicted for rape on his step-daughter, given a fair trial and sentenced to the pen, while Negroes who are merely accused, not guilty, are burned at the stake. This is a "miscarriage of justice," and the Negroes should not stand for it." The Son requests as much as do the patrons, that it has been compelled to turn over to the collector a long list of delinquents. We have tried in every way to avoid taking this action by calling or sending our ocal collector time and time again. These efforts have been met with promises. But this won't go all the time. A pay-day must finally come. BOTH MUST PUT SMOULDERS TO THE WHEEL. The white man who can do the most for the Negro, who can aid him in his toilsome march to better material and intellectual conditions, are the Southern white men, who are his neighbors. It is one of the encourgrowing up in the South a body of aging signs of the times that there is leading white men who feel that the future of the Negro race affects the future of the South, and that both self-interest and humanity require them to lend all the aid they can to this people.—Secretary Taft, at Tuskegee's Silver Anniversary. . GRAND JURY REPORT ON LYNCHING IN SPRING-FIELD. MO. Innocent Negroes Lynched Burned. The report of the grand jury to investigate the hanging and burning of three Negroes in Springfield, Mo., on the 14th of April has been effected. The jury reported that no attack had been committed by the two Negroes on Mrs. Mina Edwards as alleged; that it was impossible for the two Negroes, Duncan and Coker, to have been at the scene of the alleged attack at the time that it was committed; that Mrs. Edwards reputation was not good and that the sheriff and he police department were negligent in performing their duties. As to the number of indictments found by the grand jury it is believed that there are not more than twenty-five. Of this number four are said to be for murder in the first degree and the others for murder in the second degree, perjury and breaking jail. In opening their report to Judge Lincoln the grand jury submitted the following: Eloquent About Mob Law. We preface our conclusions with the declaration that mob law is an inexcusable crime and a shameful stain on the reputation of any intelligent community of citizens, who should enjoy and accord protection to the humblest under our ample laws, involving as it does the denial of the right to trial of the party accused. It is dangerous to the lives and property of every citizen of the community. We find that the lynching of the Negroes the night of April 14 was not only unjustifiable and unlawful, but was without reason or excuse. The lynchers consisted mainly of a crowd of irresponsible drunken men, who had no respect for law or order and no regard for the rights of others, and who took advantage of the occasion to commit acts of lawlessness that were absolutely barbarous and fiendish, and these acts were nothing more or less than the outward exhibition of their real inward criminality. Conceding that an attack was committed on the woman as told by her at the time, we have investigated the facts as to the whereabouts of two victims of the lynching, Duncan and Coker, and from the evidence taken, it is clear that those two Negroes could not have been guilty of the alleged attack. According to the testimony before us, the alleged assault could not have occurred later than 9:30 p. m. on the night of April E3 and these two men, Duncan and Coker, were at work for the Pickwick Transfer company that night and did not leave their work earlier than 10 o'clock. E. R. DURHAM. The Popular U. S. Marshal. It is not infrequent that comments are heard bearing upon the merits of the administrations of the several federal stations of the western district. From what has been said by those who have had dealings with the U. S. Marshal's office. Mr. Durham should feel that his administration is a very popular one. An official who does his duty always feels rewarded when he finds that the same has received public appreciation. Mr. Durham received his appointment under Mr. McKinley and so admirably did he conduct the affairs of his office that he was reappointed by President Roosevelt. Mr. Durham is well and favorably known throughout the state where he has fought many party battles. Prior to his appointment as U. S. Marshal he was Assistant tSate Superintendent of Public Instruction. NEGRO DISFRANCHISED JUST THE SAME. Secretary Taft in his Tuskegee speech declared that the Negro is in America to stay and that no law can be framed to deprive him of the ballot. And still the Negro isn't voting to any great extent in Mississippi and in Georgia—Boston Globe. The manner and action of J. M. Horton reminds us more of a Jack on a New York Bowery than a primary teacher. Mr. Horton's career in the school-room has not been very inspiring nor has his conduct been exemplary. These facts are too well known for Mr. Horton to assume an air of boastful defiance. If he thinks the Son is afraid of him let him take up the gauntlet and we will see who will make the first score. Invented Electri Motor. Although unknown as an inventor and almost blind and heavily weighted with his 86 years, Warcham F. Chase invented fifty years ago the first electric motor, the model of which is now in the Vermont State house. The model will run today when an electric current is applied, as it did half a century ago, in his shop in Montpelier, Vt. A Strangler's Mistake. Distinguished Stranger (in the West)—"That is a well-drilled squad of soldiers." American General—"Squad? Great Scott, man! That's an army!" There are indications that an important oil field may be developed by the application of modern methods of petroleum production in the regions in Persia and Turkey lying north and northwest of the Persian gulf. Business Man—What do you want? Applicant—I came to inquire if you were in want of an assistant. Business Man—Very sorry, I do all the work myself. Applicant—Ah! that would just suit me.—Tld Bits. One half the world is down on automobiles, and the other half is down under them. There are no return tickets issued from the frying pan into the fire. Henpecked Men In India. Henpecked husbands are found even in India. A writer says: "To live as I have done in a Hindoo house, especially when the real house mistress is a masterful and deeply religious widow, who is grandmother to the babies and mother to their parents, is no longer to wonder at the absolute terror with which men speak of the 'stri achchar.' For the men of India are—poor souls!—the most henpecked in the world." "Manufactured Wool." Manufacturers pleasantly name shoddy "manufactured wool." The term is speciously descriptive, for the material is made from the wools which have passed through the process of manufacture Soft worsted rags of any kind—old stockings, or soft cloth made from long-stapled wools—are cleaned and torn into soft fluff in a machine resembling somewhat the ordinary willow machine. Hair and Disease. Japanese scientist named Matsura has been studying the effects of diseases and the varying physical state of the body upon the growth and thickness of the hair. He finds that hair, especially in the case of persons whose hair is of coarse structure, is so sensitive to bodily condition that it contains a veritable history of the state of the individual to whom it belongs, for the period covered by its growth. Derivation of Fork The fork takes its name from the Latin furca, a yoke looking like an inverted V. From this comes the Italian forca and forchetta (little fork). The latter word gives the French their fourchette, while the English go back to the former and retain the harder sounding "fork."—From D. M. Morrell's "Forks" in St. Nicholas. Much Depends on Worker: The man who mixes the mortar, the man who lays the granite, the man who saws, digs, hews or harles—upon each of these the honesty of the world depends. • • • You may lie in your throat, and no one to be the worse of it; to lie with the hands is to add a stone to the fabric of the world's disgrace.—New York Times Honeymoons Cut Short Brevity and economy in honeymoons, the London Express says, are becoming the fashion. Even wealthy people, it says, are "showing a tendency to limit the wedding tours to three or four days in Paris." Many go straight to their new home from the church and stay there. ' Chinese Stamps Nearly all Chinese stamps bear dragons, hideous beyond description, as their central figures. Other stamps depict great pagodas and sacred towers, being supposed to guard the "luck" of a place and propitate the spirits and frighten away the evil ones. Brutal Suggestion. To obvitate the unseemingly sight of women interrupters at election meetings being forcibly ejected, the proposal has been made that at every hall a mouse should be kept, which could be let loose if necessary.—London Telegraph. Professional Tooth-Stainers The trade of tooth-stainer is peculiar to Eastern Asia. The natives prefer black teeth to the whiter kind, and the tooth-stainer, with a little box of brushes and coloring matter, calls on his customers and stains their teeth. To Restore Calf Bindings Wash lightly with a soft sponge dipped in a preparation of best glue, dissolved in a pint of hot water, to which add a teaspoonful of glycerin and a little flour paste. Rub well with chamois leather when dry. Relief from Hiccoughs. Hiccough may be relieved by sipping cold water, or holding the breath may also effectually check it. If these methods fail, a teaspoonful of bicarbate of soda in a half tumbler of water should be taken. Mr. J. C. Stubbs of the Chicago postoffice spent a week in our city visiting his old classmate, C. H. Calloway. He will visit Lawrence and Topeka before his return to Chicago. Origin of Russians. Rurik the Rodsen, or Oarsman, a daring sea rover, landed in 862 on the Russian shore of the Baltic with his brothers, Sineus and Truwer. He subjugated the country from Novgorod to the Volga, and his followers were called Rodsen or Russians, Rodsen, in the Scandinavian tongue of the period, meaning oarsmen. Rurik died in 879. The Russian warship Rurik, it will be remembered, went down off Sakhalin last summer. Steals 2.600 Pipes. One of the strangest cases of kleptomania ever brought to light was heard of in Paris. A certain woman had such a passion for smoking and for coloring meerschaum pipes that she had been for a long time stealing pipes of this description from shops. In the flat which she occupied there was found no fewer than 2,600 pipes, not one of which, it is believed, she had paid for. New Secret Order. One of the prosperous farmers of Etna, N. H., was informed by his hired man that in the town of Canaan there was a secret order which had a large membership and was very prosperous, and hearing such a glowing account he inquired the name of the order. The young man replied that he was not quite certain, but believed that it was "Knights of Paralysis." Irishman or Indian. Having been described in the Washington Post as a noble red man, lawyer Robert L. Owen has written a letter to the editor. "I hold as a self-evident truth," he says, "that a man who is ninety-nine parts Irish and one part Cherokee is to all intents and purposes an frishman, even if he is by the statutes of the United States Cherokee Indian." Theory of Heat and Motion The modern theory of heat and motion seems to have been quite clear to the mind of a Dutch professor named Van der Linden as early as 1642. In a medical treatise, written in Latin, the professor asserts his belief that the heat of the human body consists in the vibration of the most minute particles in its makeup. The Lady in the Moon. A German astronomer has discovered that the man in the moon is a woman. "Hair, eyes, mouth, nose, chin, and bust," says he, may all be distinctly observed. In fact, the only thing that makes one doubt the accuracy of his observation is that he saw not one woman but two.—London Telegraph. Oldest Architectural Ruins. The oldest architectural ruins in the world are believed to be the rock-cut temples at Ipsambol, on the left bank of the Nile, in Nubia. The largest of these ancient temples contains fourteen apartments hewn out of solid stone. The ruins are supposed to be 4,000 years old. Rare Substance. Palladium, a rare substance little used, is the active agent in automatic gas lighting devices. Flame is produced as soon as the illuminating gas strikes a pellet of asbestos covered with a mixture of palladium and finely divided platinum, known as platinum black. Railway Mileage. Europe, in comparison with America, has not one-fifth the railway mileage per capita, the figures being 4.5 miles per 10,000 of population, as against 25.9 miles in the United States. The mileage in Prussia per 10,000 of the population is about 18. Imitate Jamaica Rum. The government of Jamaica has begun, in England, a series of prosecutions of sellers of counterfeit Jamaica rum. The result of this illicit trade has been a reduction of distilleries in Jamaica from 150 to 108 in five years. Immense Southern Swamps. The two largest swamps in the south, the Everglades and the Okefinoke, cover an area of 500,000 square miles. The trees are very large and vegetation low. Both swamps teem with alligators and deadly moccasins. Language of Italy and Sicily. Among the natives of Italy and Sicily there are about 100,000 who speak French; German is spoken by 12,000; Slavic by 30,000; Albanese by 110,000; Greek by 38,000; Catalanian by 10,000. Horse Resents a Snub. Mr. Boston Hitt Saturday morning went in the stable to curry his driving horse and failed to speak to it, so the horse began to kick, kicking him right badly. -Cu'pepper (Va.) Exponent. Straw Blocks for Paving Some of the streets of Warsaw, Poland, are paved with straw pressed into blocks and made hard enough to be used for this purpose. Happiness in the Hollows. Happiness in the Hollows. Dar never wuz no lowgrounds er sorrow but a sunbeam found its way ter 'um en set some bird a-singin'.—Atlanta Constitution. Huts of Russian Peasants Huts of Russian Peasants. Nine-tenths of the peasants in Russia live in huts without floors, and too low for a tall man to stand in. WESTERN UNIVERSITY THE GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR KANSAS AND THE WEST. . . . . . . DEPARTMENTS: Theological, College, State Industrial. COURSES: Classical, College, Presidential (Instrumental and Voluntey, Drawing (Fine Arts and Book Binding, Business Engining, Tailoring, Dressmaking and Dering, Farming and Garden) ADVANTAGES: Slipendid Locations and Thorough Teachers INFORMATION: For terms, prices to WILLIAM T. VERN PRESIDENT QUINDARO, Phones: Office—Bell—"White" MENTS: Theological, College, Normal, Sub-National Industrial. S: Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-National (Instrumental and Volcal), including piano, organ, Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Book Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Tailoring, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Farming and Gardening. AGES: Sipendid Location, Healthful Climate, Studies and Thorough Teachers. ATION: For terms, prices and all inducements of WILLIAM T. VERNON, A. M., D. PRESIDENT, INDARO, KANE Office—Bell—"White" 4302. Residence—Bell— 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 QUINDARO, KANSAS. Phones: Office—Bell—"White" 4302. Residence—Bell—"West 15. David T. Beals, President. Edwin W. Zea, Cashier. Statement of the Un Nationa KANSAS As made to the Comptroller of business, A Statement of the Condition of the Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. to the Comptroller of the Currency at business, April 6, 1906. Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. As made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business, April 6, 1906. RESOURCES. Loans and dl counts. $ 7 428 872 07 U. S. Bonds at par. 600 000 00 Municipal bonds and other high class bonds at par. 528 061 80 - 1 128 061 80 Cash and sight exchange. 4 194 789 93 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock $ 600 000 00 Capital Stock $ 600 000 00 Undivided profits $ 32 944 66 Unearned interest $ 86 574 00 National bank notes outstanding $ 500 000 00 Deposits $ 11 070 156 12 Total $ 600 000 00 DESIGNATED UNITED Directors—T. W. Whitehead, Edward Geer rill, O. H. Dean, Geo. W. Jones, Lee Clark, Ge David T. Beals, Fernando P. Neai, Wm. H. S. A. Well The well know MERR after an extended trip th west, is with us again. E. Weber by the many stylis has put up. He is now at 1206½ East DESIGNATED UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY W. Whitehead, Edward George, L. T. James, C. J. Sch Geo. W. Jones, Lee Clark, Geo. D. Ford, G. W. Lovejoy, Fernando P. Neal, Wm. H. Seeger, Edwin W. Zea. A. Weber The well know MERCHANT TAILOR after an extended trip through California and the west, is with us again. Everybody remembers M. Weber by the many stylish and well-made suits has put up. He is now at 206½ East 18th St Directors—I. W. Whitehead, Edward George, L. T. James, C. J. Schmelzer, J. P. Mer Miller, J. P. Mer, Edward George, Joey, Felix T. LaForce, David T. Beals, Fernando P. Neal, Wm. H. Seeger, Wm. W. Zea The well know MERCHANT TAILOR, after an extended trip through California and the west, is with us again. Everybody remembers Mr. Weber by the many stylish and well-made suits he has put up. He is now at Where he will be glad to see his old friends and customers. --- --- THE RIVER OF YOUTH. From all the golden hills of Dream, Dew-cool and rainbow kissed, It twines and curls, a silver stream, Through valleys hung with mist. Down past enchanted woods to where Romance walks ever young, Where kings ride forth to take the air On steeds with velvet hung— Where secret stairways tempt the bold, Where pirate caves abound, And many a chest of Spanish gold May solemnly be found! Through magic years it twines and creeps Past towers of peacock blue, Where still some captured princess sleeps And dreams come always true. Then gleam by gleam the light goes out, Then darkened, grief by grief, It sighs into our Sea of Doubt And manhood's unbelief! Why He Was Cheerful. "No man," said Jerome K. Jerome, "should marry unless he is by nature a 'good provider'—unless without a twinge he can hand forth money right and left. "Some men can in a sunny, cheerful way, spend $10 or $15 on a dinner in a fashionable restaurant, while they become morose, sour and fearful for the future when they are obliged to give their wives a dollar or two for the days meat. --- college, Normal, Sub-Normal and laboratory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Mu- ), including piano, organ and har- Mechanical), Carpentry, Printing course, Stenography and Typewrit- and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Laun- g. , Healthful Climate, Good Influ- s. and all inducements offered write ION, A. M., D. D. ENT, - - KANSAS. 002. Residence—Bell—"West 15. F. P. Neal, Vice President. W. H. Seeger, Second Vice President Condition of the Nation Bank CITY, MO. At the Currency at the close of April 6, 1906. LIABILITIES. Capital Stock $ 600 000 00 Murplus 400 000 00 Individued profits 32 944 88 Unearned interest 98 574 00 National bank notes outstand 500 0 0 00 Deposits 11 070 156 12 Total $12 751 673 80 STATES DEPOSITORY. Ge. L. T. James, C. J. Schmelzer, J. P. Mer- d. Ford, G. W. Lovejoy, Felix L. LaForce, Ger, Edwin W. Zea. SHANT TAILOR. Bough California and the everybody remembers Mr. and well-made suits he 18th Street FORD'S HAIR POMADE Formerly known as "OZONIZED OX MARROW" 80 Charles Ford Street 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. Agents wanted everywhere. NEWS & GOSSIP 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. The Rising Son which has been in existence ten years in June, 1906, is going to prepare an extra anniversary number which will go before the public the latter part of June. The "Washington Colony" is very popular. Nice large unfurnished rooms for rent at 117 West 6th street. Miss Cora White of 1320 E. 14th is on the sick list this week. You can secure a supply of Ozona by calling on The Rising Son. Mr. T. Shelkirk who has been ill for several months is a little on the mend. Mr. C. G. Williaps, M. W. G. M., of Missouri and jurisdiction was in the city on a visit last week. W. T. Vernon will be banqueted at Armour Hall, June 8, by his friends of the two Kansas Citys. The St. Augustine gave a Rose social at the residence of Mrs Annis Garrett last Tuesday night. If you have any news the Son will appreciate it if you will send it in here Tuesday of each week. Meet your friends at McCampbell & Houston's Easter Sunday evening, and have a delicious cold drink with them. Rev. S. W. Bactote made some plain suggestions to his congregation last Sunday but they were much in place. Prof. G. O. Coffin was elected master of Rone Lodge No. 25. Prof. R. W. Foster was elected master of Graham Lodge. When you want the best news concerning the Negro, place your name on the subscription list of the "Son" and this have it delivered to your door. The L. Overture Club tendered Dr. Wm. T. Vernon a banquet Friday evening, June 8th at the Armory Hall. The Son will speak of this at length in its next issue. R. W. Alexander, guard at the work house spent a week at Excelsior Springs. Mr. Alexander has been indisposed for several days. Get the latest in cold drinks at McCampbell & Houston's. Sherry and Apricot flipps, cherry glace, flowing stream, Queen's favorite. Rose and Violet are some of our winners. If the Knights of Pythias in this city wish to make the proper showing in connection with the Grand Lodge, which is shortly to convene, they must be up and doing. It is time to be getting in shape. Milwaukee, Wis., June 23rd, 1893. Gentlemen: Please send me two bottles of Ford's Ozonized Ox Marrow for the hair. I think it is one of the best hair pomades made. MRS. JOHN GAF. The following officers for the Old Folks and Orphans Home for the next fiscal year: Pres. Mrs. J. W. Baldwin; Secretary Mrs. Luellen Williams; Treasurer Mrs. R. W. Foster. The new trustees Rev. Harris and Prof. Yates. Mr. A. S. VanValkingberg is making a reputation for himself and is likewise carrying honor to the office of the United States District Attorney. His able handling of the big railroad cases in which he secured a conviction, is an evidence that our district attorney is a great fighter. We have repeatedly requested our readers and friends to send in their news items to the Son Tuesday of each week. The Son is not in a position to send out a reporter for this class of matter as the expense of such is too great for the support we get. Send in your items. Subscribe and pay for the Son and it will do its part. --- H. W. Lloyd, G. C. of the K. P. spent several days in the city this week. W. C. Hueston and C. H. Calloway have formed a law partnership, and are now occupying neat and commodious offices at 117 W. 6th street. The services at Allen chapel last Sunday was unusually interesting. Chaplain Stewart preached an eloquent sermon. He was followed by the able bishop, A. Grant, who aroused much spiritual enthusiasm. Eight new converts were taken into the church. Messrs. Moore and Harris, the enterprising firm of Undertakers and Embalmers, contemplate some improvements on their establishment at 18th and Michigan. These men have proven themselves the acme of enterprise and thrift during their business career in this city. McKinley Lodge, No. 21, met in their Castle Hall, 1734 Grand avenue, transacted routine business and then proceeded to the election of officers. The following officers were elected: Lewis Woods, C. C.; Chas Johnson, V. C.; J. A. Johnson, K of R. S.; G. M. Steamer, M. of F.; Wm. Pool, M of E.; Rev. J. S. Adson, Prelate; Mathew Whitelaw, M. A.; Wm. Saunder, M. of W.; J. W. McCuin, Tutor; Dr. J. E. Pey, M. D. A woman should remember, above all else, that her greatest asset is character. No matter what her personal attractiveness, her ability or her equipment may be, the capital which is above all is character. The roots of character remain the same in all ages. The most pitiable object in all the world is a characterless woman.—Exchange. Referring to the above clipping The Son would advise that a nobler thought could not be produced nor a better utterance made. Character indeed is a priceless jewel. It is admired in men but in women the admiration is two fold. The Rising Son Pub. Co. proposes to issue a special number on the 30th of June, which date is the 19th Anniversary of its publication. No other Negro publication has been able to survive for the same length of time in this community. The arrangement of this edition will have some features which will tend to give unusual interest to our readers. We shall be very glad to secure an ad. from you for this number. Our representative will call on you shortly and give you rates. Thanking you very kindly for past favors and hoping to be able to serve you in the future we are very respectfully. THE U. B. F.'s. The U. B. F.'s and S. M. F. had their annual sermon preached Sunday, May 27th, by the Rev. S. W. Bacote of the Second Baptist church. The sermon was one of the best ever heard. There were present about six hundred of the S. M. T., about two hundred brethren and about sixty juvenile members. The program was very interesting. The district deputy, Ed Hudson, announced that May 27th is a day set apart on which 275,000 members enjoy their annual sermon. The lodge is doing good work and is in good financial condition. FRENCH SUCCEEDS VERNON. The Regents of Western University elected Prof. French of Sedalia, Mo., acting president to succeed Vernon, during Dr. Vernon's four years of absence, in Washington, as registrar of the U. S. Treasury. Mr. French's selection is a happy one, while we have no doubt, that either Caldwell, Moten, Vaughn or Gregg, would have made excellent presidents, yet we feel that the selection of French was a happy one, and we predict for the school four years of unprecedented success, durhis administration. We extend to him the best wishes of the Rising Son. FIRST PAGE W. H. HARRIS. It was with much regret that the Rising Son learned of the death of W. S. Harris, the senior member of the real estate firm of W. H. Harris & Co., with offices at Fifth and Nebraska avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. This young man, together with Paris L. Pratt, established themselves in the real estate business in Kansas City, Kan., about four years ago, and by uniting efforts succeeded in building up a lucrative business in their line, one that speaks well for themselves and the race, and in losing Mr. Harris we lose a young man who has done much for the race, by example, we trust that other young men, of our race, will gather from the life of Mr. Harris a lesson that will assist them in doing something positive and original for themselves and race. Peace to his ashes. ON July 1st we will take our semi-annual inventory, at which time every piece of goods must be measured up, every article counted, even to pins and needles. It is, therefore, very important, that we have as small a stock as possible, so we can enter upon our fall business with a comparatively new stock. There are just 26 selling days in June and every one of those 26 is going to be a Bargain Day at The Big Store. This stock must be reduced before inventory. After years of experience we know the way to reduce stocks quickly is to reduce prices. If you are in need of anything in furnishings for the home or personal apparel for any member of the family, this Emery, Bird, Chayer Before Inventory Sale offers an unusual opportunity to get it at a big saving. You know at this store we never consider purchase complete until the customer is satisfied. When you find any article bought were unsatisfactory, return it at once in saleable condition along with the duplicate check, or invoice if you buy by mail, and get your money back. Could anything be fairer? The sale starts today, June 1st, and will continue through the month. Hundreds of people will save money by buying now. If you are in need of anything in furnishings for the home or personal apparel for any member of the family, this Emery, Bird, Thayer Before Inventory Sale offers an unusual opportunity to get it at a big saving. You know at this store we never consider a purchase complete until the customer is satisfied. When you find any article bought here unsatisfactory, return it at once in saleable condition along with the duplicate check, or invoice if you buy by mail, and get your money back. Could anything be fairer? The sale starts today, June 1st, and will continue through the month. Hundreds of people will save money by buying now. Will you be one of them? Emery, Bird, Thayer Co. KANSAS CITY, MO. Rooms Furnished Complete, $89.00 100 Cash, $1.25 a We AY STERN & CO. Walnut 11th Sts. Grand Ave. Emery,Bird,ThayerCo Walnut 11th Sts. Grand Ave. KANSAS CITY, MO. 3 Rooms Furnished $8.00 Cash, $1.25 a Week 11th and Main Streets. S. W. H. Hubbell's Millinery and Notion S 1906 Vine Street, Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. W. H. Hubbell's Millinery and Notion Store 1906 Vine Street, 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. The Albany Hotel will entertain colored guests in search of health and pleasure. Centrally located, modern, electric lighted, large hall and verandas. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford W. King, Props. Home phone 10. For terms call or write. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO. The Question Before the House It is a question of where you go as to what you get in Pianos of lower price. The record of our past is your best protection. For more than a quarter of a century we have been selling in Kansas City the best Pianos in the world in each class. We have built up here the greatest Piano business in the West and have done it by fair, square dealing. We shall continue to travel that road. We shall stick to one price to all alike. We do not pay commissions to anyone for bringing or sending piano customers to us. Our price is so low we cannot do it. We sell $175 Pianos for $125. We sell $250 Pianos for $190. We sell $300 Pianos for $210 Any of our Pianos may be paid for in cash, or part cash, $10 or more down, and $6 or more a month. The price is the same whether you pay cash or buy on time. There is no increase for time payments, only interest at 6 per cent per annum for such time as you actually take—a very small item indeed. We carry over 500 Pianos in stock. Come and see. Count them your self—one, two, three, four, etc. J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co. 1013-1015 WALNUT STREET W. Agents for the Metrostyle Pianola. Best Place to B ART DEPARTMENT OF Campbell Glass & Paint 1228 Main Street, Kansas City Best Place to Buy a Piano. MENT Paint Co. as City. AIN. 1228 Main Street, Kansas City. --- A. T. Moore Undertaking Co. Funeral Directors and Embalmers. --- Swell Shoes for Summer Santino Sullivan It's a welt. Finely Stitched Best of Shoemaking. A high-class oxford, at $3.50 The Bostonians $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes Never so good, never so large an assortment to sell All leathers in high and low shoes to give your feel comfort possible for summer wear. ortment to select from. give your feet all the inner wear. Never so good, never so large an assortment to select from. All leathers in high and low shoes to give your feet all the comfort possible for summer wear. Get Your Money's Worth. Oviatt Shoe Co. 1105 Main. e Co. Oviatt Shoe Co. 1105 Main. OF TAILORING FINEST ON EARTH 1025 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. Our Spring Goods are now on exhibition and we invite you to call and inspect same and leave your order for your Easter suit. Sults to order from $20 and up Overcoats to order from $20 and up Trousers to order from $6 and up Come early and order your suit and avoid the rush. HOME PHONE 2727 MAIN. Home Phone 5225 Main. Bell Phone East 538 X. Parlors 1820 East 18th St., Swell Shoes JOHN KELLY has supplied us this spring with an unusually delightful line of oxford and ties. Every woman who has seen our new patent kid dull quarter blucker oxford says "there's nothing to equal it." ```markdown ``` Lady Attendant, KANAS CITY, MO. PECK'S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS By HON. GEORGE W. PECK Author of "Peck's Bad Boy Abroad." Etc. (Copyright by J. H. Bowles) Pa and the Bad Boy Among the Train Robbers—Pa Tries to Persuade the Head Bandit to Become a Financialer —The Bandit Prefers Train Robbery and Puts Up a Good Argument. I used to think I would like to be a train robber, and have a nice gang of boys to do my bidding. I have often pictured my gang putting a red light on the track and stopping a train laden with gold, holding a revolver to the head of the engineer, and compelling him to go and dynamite the express car. Then we would fill our pockets and haversacks with rolls of bills that would choke a hippopotamus, and ride away to our shack in the mountains, divide up the swag go on a trip to New York bathe in champagne, dress like millionaires, go to theaters morning noon and night, eat lobster until our stomachs would A (37) Pa Told Them About the Wave of Reform. form an anti lobster union, and be so gay the people would think we were young Vandergoulds. Since pa and I were captured by the Holo-in the Wall gang I have found that all is not glorious in the train robbing and capturing for ransom business, and that robbers are never happy except when a robber is safely over, and the gang gets good and drunk. The first day or two after pa and I and the traitorous cowboys were captured, we had a pretty nice time, eating canned stuff and elk meat, and pa was kept busy telling the gang of what had happened in the outside world for several months, as the gang did not read the daily papers. When they robbed a train they let the newsboy alone for fear he would get the drop on them. pany, and rob right any of the crowned man in the business. But my automobile and a poor woman who my holder, I could not bepected of me, and be fully at her mancled and sneer at her mains, and put on sill with my mask on. choke off the snorty juggernaut and get dear old soul and try consciousness, which me to be boycotted by murderers' union are marked man. "As president of a man I could not vote. Pat told them about the wave of reform that was going over the country, and how the politicians were taking the railroads and monopolists by the neck. I Say to the Engineer—"Charley 14 I Say to the Engineer—"Charley, Turn Her Off and Stop Her." and shaking them like a terrier would shake a rat, how the insurance companies that had been for years tying the policy holders hand and foot, and searching their pockets for illicit gains had been caught in the act, and how the presidents and directors were liable to have to serve time in the penitentiary. Pa told the Hole-in-the-Wall gang all the news until he got hoarse. "And how is my old friend Teddy, the rough rider?" asked one of the gang, who claimed he had gone up to San Juan hill with the president. "The president is in fine shape," said pa, "and he is making friends every day, fighting the trusts, and trying to save the people from ruin." take my boys, when our funds go and ride away to a railroad, and the choo-choo cars, and take tolls of the poor passengers. Who do? Why the railroads are runners Standard Oil, and if we take a few dollars and directors were liable to have to serve time in the penitentiary. Do is to raise the price of kerosen day or two and he comes out eve express car stuff is all owned to street, and when we take the con a safe, ten thousand or twenty the dollars, the directors of the expire pany sell stock short in Wall str make a million or to cover the bandits of the far west, and the balance. So you see we are them a favor to rob a train, and "Gee, but what a train robber Teddy would have made, if he had turned his talents in that direction, instead of wasting his strenuousness in politics," said the leader of the gang. "I would give a thousand dollars to see him draw a bead on the engineer of a fast mail, and make him get down and do the dynamite act, and then load up the saddle bags and pull out for the Hole-in-the-Wall. That man has wasted his opportunities, and instead of being at the head of a gang of robbers, with all the world at his feet, ready to hold up their hands at the slightest hint. Living a life of freedom in the mountains, there he is doing political stunts, and wearing: toiled clothes, and eating with a fork." And the bandit sighed for Teddy. "Well, he will make himself just as famous," said pa; "if he succeeds in landing the hold-up men of Wall street, and compelling them to disguise their stealthings. But say," said pa, looking the leader of the bandit gang square in the eyes, "why don't you give up this bad habit of robbing people with guns, and go back east and enter some respectable business and make your mark? You are a born financier. I can see by the way you divide up the increment when you rob a train. You would shine in the business world. Come on, go back east with me, and I will use my influence to get you in among the men who own automobiles and yachts, and drive four-in-hands. What do you say?" "No, it is too late," said the leader of the Hole-in-the-Wall gang of train robbers, with a sigh. "I should be outclassed if I went into Wall street now. I have got many of the elements in my make up of the successful financier, and the oil octopus, and if I had not become a train robber I might have been a successful insurance president, but I have always been handicapped by a conscience. I could not rob widows and orphans if I tried. It would give me a pain that medicine would not cure to know that women and children were crying for bread because I had robbed them and was living high on their money. If it wasn't for my conscience I could take the presidency of a life insurance com- 327 pany, and rob right and left, equal to any of the crowned heads who are now in the business. But if I was driving in my automobile and should run over a poor woman who might be a policy holder, I could not act as would be expected of me, and look around disdainfully at her mangled body in the road, and sneer at her rapidly-cooling remains, and put on steam and skip out with my mask on. I would want to choke off the snorting, bad smelling juggernaut and get out and pick up the dear old soul and try to restore her to consciousness, which act would cause me to be boycotted by the automobile murderers' union and I would be a marked man. "As president of a life insurance company I could not vote myself a hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year salary, and take it from fatherless children and widows and retain my self respect. Out here in the mountains I can occasionally y, Turn Her Off and Stop Her." take my boys, when our funds get low, and ride away to a railroad, and hold up the choo-choo cars, and take toll, but not of the poor passengers. Who do we rob? Why the railroads are owned by Standard Oil, and if we take a few thousand dollars, all Mr. Rockefeller has to do is raise the price of kerosene for a day or two and he comes out even. The express car stuff is all owned by Wall street, and when we take the contents of a safe, ten thousand or twenty thousand dollars, the directors of the express company sell stock short in Wall street and make a million or so to cover the loss by the bandits of the far west, and pocket the balance. So you see we are doing them a favor to rob a train, and my conscience is clear. I am always sorry when an engineer or expressman is killed, and when such a thing occurs I find out the family and send money to take care of them, but of late years we we kill anybody, because the train hands don't resist any more, for they do not care to do to save Wall street money. Now when I say to an engineer: 'Charley, turn her off and stop here in the gulch and take a dynamite stick and go wake up the express fellow by blowing off the door of his car,' the engineer wipes hfs hands on his overalls and says: 'All right, Bill . . but don't point that gun at my head, 'cause it makes me nervous.' He blows up the express car as a matter of accommodation to me, and the expressman comes to the door, rubbing his sleepy eyes open and says: 'It's a wonder you wouldn't let a man get a little rest. That dinky little safe in the corner hasn't got anything in it to speak of.' And then we blow up the little safe fire and maybe find all we want, and we hurry up, so the boys can go on about their business as quietly, as possible. It is all reduced to a system, now, like running a railroad or pipe lines, and I am contented with my lot, and there is no strain on my conscience, as there would be if I was robbing the poor instead of the rich. Of course, there are some things that I would like to have the government do, like building us a house and furnishing us steam heat, because these caves are cold and in time will make us rheumatite, but I can wait another year, when we shall send a delegate to congress from this district who will look out for our interests. The Mormons are represented in congress, and I don't see why we shouldn't be." "Well, you have got gall, all right," said pa to the bandit. "You mean to tell me you had rather pursue your course as a train robber, away out here in the mountains with no doctor within a hundred miles of you, and no way to spend your money after you get it, sleeping nights on the rocks and eating canned stuff you pack in here after robbing a grocery, than to enter the realms of high finance and be respected by the people, and be one of the people, with no price on your head, one of the great body of eighty million men who rule a country that is the pride of the earth? You must be daffy," said pa, just as disgusted as he could. "Sure, Mike," said the robber. "Everybody here respects me, and who respects the Wall street high finance and life insurance robber? Not even their valets. Me one of the people! Ye gods, but you watch these same people for a few years. You say they run the government! They and their government are run by Wall street, which owns the United States senate, body and soul. The people are pawns on a chess board, moved by the players, and they only talk, while the Wall street owners act. Let me tell you a story. I once had a dog trained so that he would lay down and roll over for a cracker, and would hold a piece of meat on his nose until his mouth would water and his eyes sparkle, but he would wait for me to snap my fingers before he would toss the meat in the air with his nose and snatch it in his mouth, and swallow it whole for fear I would get it away from him. He would stand on his hind legs and speak and beg for a bone to be thrown to him so he could catch it. Do you know, the people of this country remind me of that dog. If they do not assert themselves and take monopoly, high finance, insurance robber, grafting and millionaire and billionaire ownership of everything that pays by the throat and strangle them all, and do business themselves instead of having business done for them by the money power, they will never get notice except when they do their tricks like my old dog. When the time comes that the people wear collars and are led by chains, and they have to stand on their hind legs and speak to their rich and arrogant masters for bones, and hold meat on their noses until Wall street snaps its fingers, you will want to come out here in the mountains and live the free life of a train robber with a conscience. What do you think about it, buh?" said the robber to me. "Well," says I to him, "you talk like a socialist, or a Democrat, but you talk all right. If I am one of the people I will do as the rest do, but I'll be darned if I will get down and roll over for anybody." COURAGE VS. COWARDICE. The Opinion of a Military Man Re garding the Two Qual- "Courage," observed an old military man, "is a quality very difficult to analyze. "I have known men who, in ordinary life, were shy, sensitive fellows, display the uttmost pluck and coolness on the battlefield; just as, on the other hand, I have seen self-possessed, sturdy blades, almost panic-stricken in the same circumstances. "One thing I have learned by experience, and that is the falsity of the saying that 'bullies are always cowards.' I have known blustering fellows, who delighted in hectoring their comrades, fight like Trojans when their turn came, without any sign of fear. "It seems to me that courage is very much a question of the imagination. A dull man will plunge fearlessly into danger, because he does not realize his peril. If he had the imagination to do so, he might turn tail, or, at any rate, shrink and hesitate. "On the other hand, the intelligently brave man is added by his imagination, for while it enables him to understand his danger, it makes him keenly alive to the shame of cowardice and the glory of heroism." New and Simple Barometer Dr. Eydam, a noted German meteorologist, has discovered a new and extremely simple kind of barometer. It consists of the telegraph wire which is strung from pole to pole along the roadside. Dr. Eydam declares that by listening closely to the sound made by the wind blowing across the wires anyone can tell exactly what the weather is likely to be several days in advance, if the wires emit a deep mellow and sustained note, like that of an organ, it means that the weather will be showery, with possible gales. A sharp, high note foretells cold, stormy weather, with a winter, snow and sleet.—Electricity. BUYING PAINT. Springtime—after the weather has become well settled—is painting time. There is no dust flying, no insects are in the air at that time ready to commit suicide by suffocation in the coat of fresh paint. The atmospheric conditions are also favorable at that season for proper drying and increased life of th. paint. It should be a habit with every property owner every spring to look over his buildings, etc., and see if they need repainting; not merely to see if they "will go another year," but whether the time has not come for putting in the proverbial "stitch in time" which shall eventually "save nine." For one coat of paint applied just a little before it is actually needed will often save most of the paint on the building by preventing it from letting go and causing endless trouble and expense. Paint lets go because linseed oil, which is the "cement" that holds all good paint together, gradually decays or oxidizes, just as iron exposed to air and dampness will slowly decay or oxidize. The water and oxygen in the air are the cause of the trouble in both cases, and the only reason, outside of its beautifying effect, that we apply paint to wood or iron is because we want to keep water and air away from them. Live paint, that is paint in which the linseed oil is still oily, does this very effectually; but dead paint, that is paint in which the oil is no longer oily, is no more impervious to air and water than a single thickness of cheesecloth would be. If then we apply a fresh coat of oily paint before the old paint is dead, the oil from the new coat will penetrate the old coat, and the whole coating will once more become alive; and this method of renovation may go on indefinitely. This explains why it is better economy to repaint a little before it becomes absolutely necessary than a little after. When the paint is once dead the fresh coat will pull the whole coating off. In the days when repainting meant a general turning of things upside down, a two-weeks' "cluttering up" of the place with kegs, cans and pails, a lot of inflammable and ill-smelling materials standing around, etc, the dread of painting time was natural. So was the dread of soap-making time, of shirt-making time, of candle-moulding time and the like. But we live in an age when soap comes from the store better and cheaper than we can make it, when shirts are sold ready made for less than we can buy the materials, when we can burn coal oil or gas cheaper than we can make tallow candles, and when all we have to do when we want to repaint is to pick out our colors from the card at the store and pay the painter for putting on the paint. When it comes to picking out the paint it is not necessary that one should be a paint chemist, any more than one should be an oil chemist when buying kerosene, or a department store buyer when selecting shirts, or a soap chemist when buying soap. All that is necessary to insure a fair show is some knowledge of the character of our paint dealer and the reputation and standing of the maker of the paint offered. Nor must one expect to buy a pure linseed oil paint for the price of linseed oil alone. It can be taken for granted when anyone offers to sell dollar bills at a discount, he is baiting a hook for "suckers." So it can be taken for granted when anyone—whether mail order house, paint manufacturer or dealer—offers paint too cheap, he is bidding for the trade of "suckers," no matter what his promises. But paints sold in responsible stores under the brands of reputable manufacturers are all good products, differing from one another in the less important matter of the solid pigments contained, but practically alike in having their liquid portions composed essentially of pure linseed oil. The competition of the better class of paints has driven inferior goods practically out of the market, and no manufacturer of standing now puts out a poor paint, under his own name at least. As to guarantees on paint, they can be taken for what they are worth. Any reputable manufacturer will make good any defect actually traceable to the paint itself and not to improper use or treatment of it. The really important guarantee which the paint buyer should exact from his dealer is that the paint is made by a manufacturer that knows his business and that the paint itself has a record. If he secures this guarantee he can afford to chance the rest of it—the paint will undoubtedly give good service if properly applied according to directions. Kicker by Habit "That man began to kick the minute he entered the office," said the hotel clerk. "Yes," answered the proprietor. "Hb behaves as if he had always been used to the worst of everything."—Washington Star. Real Merit. Mrs. Skimkins—How do you like your new board house? Mr. Jobkins—Oh! the rooms are fair, the table is only tolerable, but the gossip is excellent.—Hotel Life. Ingenuity of the Lazy Genius. There is no doubt that the average loafer displays considerable genius in keeping out of a job.—Brookfield (Mo.) Gazette. It's a queer fact that the higher a man rises the less chance he has of being above suspicion.—Puck. NICE ASPARAGUS DISHES. This Delicate Vegetable May Be Used for Soup and Salad, Creamed and with Eggs. The Ladies' World has an interesting article by Mary Foster Snider giving direction on how to cook asparagus in different ways and make savory dishes. Attention is called to the fact that difficulty is often experienced in properly cooking this vegetable. It is suggested by this writer that if the stalks are cut into equal length and then stood upright in the sauce pan after being immersed in water to two-thirds of the way to the tips so that the latter is cooked by the steam only, there is less danger of over cooking the tips while the butts are not underdone. A half hour cooking is said to be enough by this method, unless the butts are unusually tough. Of course the coarse butts should always be removed. Asparagus Soup. — Wash a large bunch of asparagus, cut off the tips, cover the stalks with cold water, and boil five minutes, then drain. Then cover with three pints of soup stock and add a third of the reserved tape. Cook until the asparagus is soft enough to press through a sieve or colander, and leave only the fiber behind; then return the soup and pulp to the fire, season to taste and bring it to a boll; drop in the remainder of the tips, which have been cooked gently in another saucepan until tender. Heat one cupful of cream or rich milk in another boiler, and thicken with two level tablespoonfuls each of flour and butter rubbed smoothly together; add to the soup and let boil a few minutes longer, then serve at once with croutons. Cream of Asparagus Soup.—Cook one bunch of asparagus in one quart of water with a sprig of onions. When the asparagus is tender, rub all through a sieve, mashing and rubbing through all but the fiber. Return the pulp and soup to the fire, season with salt, white pepper and celery salt, and add one pint of milk. Let it come to a boil, thicken with one level tablespoonful each of flour and butter rubbed smoothly together, and simmer ten minutes longer. Escalloped Asparagus.—Boll asparagus until tender, then drain, and place a layer in a buttered baking dish which has been well sprinkled with bread-crumbs. Sprinkle the asparagus with chopped hard-boiled eggs, pepper, salt and grated cheese, and proceed in this way until a pan is full, having the top layer of asparagus. Pour over it a cupful of thin white sauce, sprinkle with buttered crumbs, and brown delicately in a hot oven. Asparagus in Baskets.—Make good baking powder biscuits, hollow them out, and fill with creamed asparagus. Serve very hot with cream sauce passed in a sauce boat. Asparagus with Eggs.—Boil asparagus until tender, then place in a buttered baking-dish; season delicately with salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg. Beat the yolks of four eggs until light, add two tablespoonfuls of cream, two level teaspoonfuls of butter, a little more seasoning, and the whites of the eggs beaten to a froth. Pour over the asparagus, set in a hot oven, and bake until the eggs are set. Asparagus Salad.—Ice cooked asparagus tips and mix them lightly with finely-minced young onion. Serve ice-cold in little nests of tender lettuce leaves with a little French dressing poured over. A cream mayonnaise is also a delightful accompaniment, and especially if the feed asparagus tips are mixed with an equal amount of iced green peas. Chicken Asparagus Cases.—Mash one cupful of cold cooked asparagus with one cupful of hot mashed potatoes, add one-half cupful of fine dry breadcrumbs, salt and pepper to taste, and two well-beaten eggs. Form into little boxes or baskets, brush with soft butter, sprinkle well with fine breadcrumbs, and set in a hot oven until heated through. Fill with diced creamed chicken or veal, which has been kept hot on the top of the stove, and serve at once. Careful handling is necessary with these pretty and delicious little cases.—Prairie Farmer. Rolled Sponge Cake. Beat the yolks of three eggs with one cup sugar and two tablespoons sweet milk. Beat the whites stiff and thoroughly mix with the yolks and sugar. Sift one cup flour with one heaping teaspoon baking powder and add to the other ingredients. Flavor to taste. Put in an oblong pan and bake at once in a moderate oven. Bake it light, to avoid cracking in rolling. While hot remove from the pan, lay on a towel wet in cold water and spread with currant jelly. Roll at once and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Luncheon Rolls. Make a good biscuit dough and roll it rather thinner than for biscuit. Cut into pieces about three inches square. Wet the edges with cold water and in the center of each square put a heaping tablespoonful of cooked meat, well seasoned and cropped fine. Fold the opposite corners together, pinching the edges so that they will not come apart in baking and bake for about 15 minutes in a hot oven. Children's Everyday Clothes For everyday wear, children are wearing linen dresses, and linen of the most durable nature. The material comes this season in practically a never-wear-out grade, and some of the prettiest of everyday dresses are made out of it. Embroidered bands are ever so fashionable this season and the embroidery is done in white or in colors, both being fashionable. PERMIT WAS BROAD ENOUGH War-Time Reminiscence Illustrative of the Humor of President Lincoln. Mr. Linton Park, who is now an inmate of the Soldiers' and Sailors' home at Erie, Pa., was among those who joined in the chorus, "We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more." He enlisted at Washington, and was assigned to the Second District of Columbia regiment, relates Youth's Companion. Mr. Park was then, as now, a vegetarian. While he could assimilate everything connected with his answer to the call of duty from the stand of patriotism, he could not assimilate the army pork. It was plain that if the government wished to do the square thing by Park it would have to show broad-mindedness in the matter of rations. So he took his troubles to President Lincoln, and explained that in some respects he was like the children of Israel after they set out from Egypt. He could not forget the leeks and onions with which he was wont to regale himself back in Indiana county. Lincoln smiled. "You want me to turn you out to graze like Nebuchadnezar?" he asked. "It would beat salt pork," was Mr. Park's reply. Thereupon Mr. Lincoln wrote carelessly on an ordinary sheet of paper: "The bearer, Linton Park, is herewith granted permission to browse wherever he chooses." Mr. Park saw the humor in the note, and enjoyed it quite as much as Lincoln did. He also enjoyed his privilege of "browsing." The note is still in his possession. THEN HE FELT STREAKED. Hubby Was Too Obliging When There Wasn't Any Occasion for It. A gentleman and his wife were sitting in one of the front rows in a theater. On the floor the man saw a large hat-pin with an amber head. The Chicago Daily News tells what he did with it. Looking about him, he saw that two women and their escorts had just sat down. To one of the women he presented the pin. A shake of the head indicated that he had made a mistake. Then he tried two ladies across the alley. They seemed to be interested. The pin was a curiosity, and its amber of a unique carving. They hesitated, but handed the pin back. Desperately, he began the search anew. Two ladies unattended seemed likely owners. To them also he showed the pin. They took it and enjoyed its pattern. Just then the man felt a tug on his sleeve. It was his wife, and she remarked, "Why are you showing my hat-pin to strangers?" Blushing, he went over to the ladies, who were still looking at the pin, and explained, "It's my wife's pin," he said, but in such consciously guilty accents that the women handed it back with doubting smiles. Willing to Oblige "Give me the city hall, please," said the lady to the conductor of the street car. "I should be glad to do so, madam," replied the conductor, who was a new man and had been greatly impressed by the rules of the company, which insisted upon employees being courteous and obliging. "I should, indeed, be glad to do so, but the lady over there with the green feather in her hat asked for the city hall before you got on the car. Is there any other building that would suit you just as wall?"—Detroit Free Press. KNIFED. Coffee Knifed an Old Soldier. An old soldier, released from coffee at 72, recovered his health and teils about it as follows: "I stuck to coffee for years, although it knifed me again and again. "About eight years ago (as a result of coffee drinking which congested my liver), I was taken with a very severe attack of malarial fever. "I would apparently recover and start about my usual work only to suffer a relapse. After this had been repeated several times during the year I was again taken violently ill. "The Doctor said he had carefully studied my case, and it was either 'quit coffee or die', advising me to Postum in its place. I had always thought coffee one of my dearest friends, and especially when sick, and I was very much taken back by the Doctor's decision, for I hadn't suspected the coffee I drank could possibly cause my trouble. I thou-ht it over for a few minutes, and finally told the Doctor I would make the change. Postum was procured for me the same day and made according to directions; well, I liked it and stuck to it, and since then I have been a new man. The change in health began in a few days and surprised me, and now, although I am seventy-two years of age, I do lots of hard work, and for the past month have been teaming, driving sixteen miles a day besides loading and unloading the wagon. That's what Postum in the place of coffee has done for me. I now like the Postum as well as I did coffee. "I have known people who did not care for Postum at first, but after having learned to make it properly according to directions they have come to like it as well as coffee. I never miss a chance to praise it." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look for the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. AILING WOMEN. Keep the Kidneys Well and the Kidneys Will Keep You Well. Sick, suffering, languid women are learning the true cause, of bad, backs mangled women are cause of bad backs and how to cure them. Mrs. W. G. Davis, of Groesbeck, Texas, says: "Backaches hurt me so I could hardly stand. Spells of dizziness and sick headache were frequent and the action of the kidneys was irreg- and how to cure them. Mrs. W. G. Davis, of Groesbeck, Texas, says: "Backaches hurt me so I could hardly stand. Spells of dizziness and sick headache were frequent and the action of the kidneys was irregular. Soon after I began taking Doan's Kidney Pills I passed several gravel stones. I got well and the trouble has not returned. My back is good and strong and my general health better." Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. PERHAPS IT CURED HIM. Maybe the Wife Had Been Out, May be Not, the Effect Was the Same. Capt, Mark Casto was being congratulated on his gift of $1,500 from the Carnegie here fund for bravery in the wreck of the Cherokee, relates the New York Tribune. "The gift was unexpected," said Capt, Casto with a modest smile. "It was as unexpected, though by no means as unpleasant, as the retort that a wife made to her husband when he came home at three o'clock in the morning. "The man came home very quietly. In fact, he took off his shoes on the front doorstep. Then he unlocked the door and went cautiously and slowly upstairs on his tiptoe, holding his breath. "But light was streaming through the kephole of the door of the bed room. With a sigh he paused. Then he opened the door and entered. "His wife stood by the bureau fully dressed." "I didn't expect you'd be sitting up for me, my dear,' he said. "I haven't been,' she said. 'I just came in myself.'" Only Wanted a Square Deal. "Prisoner," said the judge. "stand up. Have you anything to say why judgment of the court should not be pronounced against you? "I'd like to say, your honor," answered the prisoner, "that I hope you will not allow your mind to be prejudiced against me by the poor defense my lawyer put up for me. I'll take it as a great favor ... your honor will just give me the sentence I'd have got if I had pleaded guilty in the first place."—Chicago Tribune He Pitied Them. A little boy was on his first country excursion, relates the Brooklyn Citizen. Some birds were flying high overhead, and his hostess, a young woman, said: "Look up, Tommy. See the pretty birds flying through the air." Tommy looked up quickly, and then he said in a compassionate tone: "Poor little fellers! They ain't got no cages, have they?"—Detroit Free Press. Disappointed. "So Mrs. Nurlich was held up and robbed. How did she feel about it?" "Oh, she's fearfully mad. Only had five cents in her pocket book at the time, you know, and she's afraid people will think she hasn't any money." —Detroit Free Press. The Pessimist. "Every rose has a thorn." "But that isn't the worst of it; there are lots of thorns without any roses." —Detroit Free Press. One of the great deficiencies of modern worship is that it presents only one opportunity to walk up the aisle with the new dry goods. A milsanthropo is a man who kicks a rocky world and then asks it to pity his sore toe. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES CURES RHEUMATISM BRIGHT'S DISEASE DIABETES BACKACHE Caring discontinued the use of our products of limitations. The public may rely on our services. Sold only in denmark. all inflamed, ulcerated and catarrhal conditions of the mucous membrane such as nasalcatarrh, uterinecatarrh caused by feminine sore, sore throat, sore mouth or inflamed eyes by simply dosing the stomach. But you surely can cure these stubborn affections by local treatment with Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic which destroys the disease germs,checks discharges, stops pain, and heals the inflammation and soreness. Paxine represents the most successful local treatment for feminine illies ever produced. Thousands of women testify to this fact. 50 cents at druggists. Send for Free Trial Box THE R. PAXTON CO., Boston, Mass. TEXAS FARMS Hanches. City and unimproper homes. Incursions twice a month. F. J. O'Brien, Dauphin, Texas. STRAWBERRY COSMETICS. Fine Natural Rouge, a Face Bleach ener, and All-Round Desirabla Cosmetic. The most natural looking rouge is obtained from the juice of the strawberry. Strawberries have long formed a basis for many excellent cosmetics. Strawberry bloom is acquired by rubbing a crushed or cut strawberry lightly over the face. Just how much bloom you want must regulate the manipulation of the berry. At all events, it should not leave any of the pulp or fruit fiber on the face, and the process is to pass the berry over the cheeks as swiftly, evenly and lightly as possible, leaving a pink blush that really defies the most critical eye. The strawberry has excellent bleaching properties and will usually counteract the effect of sun or wind exposure. It was originally used for this A NATURAL BLOOM. purpose, but the bloom it left to the cheeks was found so much more natural looking than most carmine preparations, that it is now to supplant ordinary rouge in many cases. So when ordering strawberries and cream, in case you feel that you are looking pale, furtively extract one berry from the delicious heap and, when no one is looking, rub it over your cheeks. Of course for those to whom strawberries are poisonous, the preparations containing them are certainly not to be recommended. Even in beauty culture and the adherence to fads, one's common sense should not be shelved. For the average mortal who enjoys strawberries and new experiments the following methods of using those delicious berries will prove interesting and probably beneficial. To give color to the cheeks brush the berry over it. The riper the berry the redder the color. Fortunately the tint contains just enough of the yellow in it to look absolutely natural, and there is no blue tinge which so often appears when rouge powder is applied to the skin. A more complicated way of getting strawberry rouge is to place about a quart and a half of berries in a fruit jar, together with half a pint of water. Set the jar in a saucepan of water over a slow fire and ball for two hours. Strain carefully, and when cold add pure alcohol, six ounces; best Russian isinglass (dissolved) 15 grams. Keep this closely stopped and in a dark place. If the color fades, add a little pure carmine. For the woman who is annoyed by the olly excretions which exude from the pores of her face nothing is better than a slightly astringent toilet vinegar of strawberries. This is made of half a plint of crushed strawberries and the same amount of white wine vinegar. Allow this to macerate for 24 hours—then press and strain and add four ounces of rose water. FOR BEAUTY'S TOILET. The Various Articles That Should Have Place on My Lady's Bathroom Dresser. From the shelves of your bathroom dresser, all ready for the beauty bath, there should be these articles: A piece of soap kept dry in a silver soap case, covered and hinged to prevent the cover from becoming lost. A larger covered box of powdered oatmeal or bran to soften the water. A box of powdered borax. One bottle of orange flower water of the kind bought in bulk of any druggist. A two-ounce bottle of the compound tincture of benzoin. One bottle of aromatic bath vinegar. An ounce bottle of scented ammonia. A half gallon bottle of bath perfume. A bag of sea salt and a bag of pine needles and also a bag of dried herbs and another of salt. A jar of cucumber lotion, either homemade or bought at the drug store. Several jars of cold cream, which should include a wrinkle cream, a tan lotion, something for rough cuticle and a regular retiring cream. A complete set of manicure and toilet instruments, including the new sponges, rubber and mineral, the facial scrubbing brushes and the various bath conveniences. Hot Water Bag. Put a bag of hot water to your feet when you have a cold, to your back when you have a backache, or to the nape of your neck when you have a headache or cannot sleep. For Hollow Cheeks Cleanse the face each night with cleansing cream. wipe it off at once with a soft towel, massage with the massage cream for ten minutes, do this with rotary motion. Pompadour Silks. Pompadour silks grow lovelier and lovelier, and prove the prettiest sort of things for making stunning afternoon gowns of. FOR THE EEAUTY BATH. First, Take Cleansing and Rinsing Baths, Then Use Aromatic Bath for Refreshing and Perfume. When you are taking a beauty bath do not make the mistake of taking it either too cold or too hot. Individual preference is everything. If you prefer a medium bath by all means take it. People are entitled to their peculiarities and you can't mold one person's needs to those of another. You must take the kind of bath which is best suited to you. Supposing that you have decided upon the tide bath. And supposing that you have drawn the water and have softened it with borax and have made it still softer with oatmeal. You are now ready for your plunge. Perhaps it would have been well to mention among the requirements of the beauty bath a good soap shaker. The soap can be taken out of its case and put in a soap shaker. This is gelated in the water until a thick lather is formed. The water can scarcely be too soapy providing the soap is good and agreeable to the skin. The length of time of the beauty bath depends upon one's habits. The average person can take a bath in 15 minutes. Those who are very stout should be contented with less. Water, if too deep, too hot or too long continued, will make a stout person feel shaky around the heart. In the beauty bath there must be a good scrubbing, and particularly should the face be scrubbed. But one must use discretion along with the brush. If the skin be rubbed off the complexion will be ruined for many weeks to come. The face scrubbing brush should, therefore, be very soft and used gently. Scrub you must, but not with vigor. All the beauty baths should terminate with a good rinsing. The idea of washing in soap is all right if the soap be washed off. It is necessary to rinse not once or twice, but a great many times. Those who take the beauty baths of Berlin go through a rinsing which removes all the soap and dirty water from the skin. In Paris they put perfume in the final water so that the bather comes out very fragrant. If one has rheumatism, or the blues, the final bath should be fragrant with pine needles. These act directly upon the nerves. The action of the pine and the odor is very good for the spirits. Those who have a bad complexion can try the benzoinated bath. Some benzoin is put in the water—just enough to make it milky. This is one of the best known baths for the skin. For a tired person the aromatic bath is best, and for this one wants to put in a cup of the best bath vinegar. One can take a bath of this description every day during the shopping season or when one is very tired. The beauty baths of Paris are for refreshment. The tired beauty restores her looks and her nerves in this way. The baths of Berlin, on the other hand, are for the sick, and dyspeptic, the rheumatic and the convalescent. The beauty bath, however and for whatever it may be taken, is a scientific achievement and should be so viewed by those who want to indulge in it. A FEW COLLARS AND CUFFS Illustration of a Late Mode in Dress Accessories of Both Plain and Fancy Sort. Collars and cuffs play a very important part in dress, especially with bodices or blouses for morning wear. In this group we show three very pretty sets; those at the right are of embroidered cambric, the scarf being of soft white silk with lace ends, tied round twice with ribbon that is formed into bows. The center one is composed of lace medallions, which form a double row FASHIONABLE NECKWEAR. round the neck, and one down to the bust, these are threaded with ribbon velvet that is arranged in loops and ends. The cuffs or wristlets consist of one row of the medallions threaded with ribbon, tied in a bow at the side. The third set is of linen edged with narrow pleated frus of muslin. Two deep accordion pleated points fall each side front of collar from under rosettes of ribbon. Mouth Breathing The habit of mouth breathing is not only most unbecoming, but is also detrimental to health. By overcoming the trouble during waking hours you will sooner acquire the habit of sleeping with the mouth closed. Try deep breathing exercises, sending the breath out very forcibly through the nostrils, inhaling and exhaling slowly, expanding the chest to the very limit, holding the body erect and the head on a straight line with the backbone. Diluted listerine is one of the best things known for hardening the gums and giving one a sweet breath. Make it a practice to use a very firm toothbrush—the gums will soon accustom themselves to harasser treatment. A suggestion of salt may be added to the listerine wash. There is a possibility that the mouth breathing is caused by the adnoids. Better have a nose and throat specialist make an examination. LEWIS' SINGLE BINDER STRAIGHT 5¢CIGAR ALWAYS RELIABLE DISFIGURING SKIN HUMOR. impossible to Get Employment, as Face and Body Were Covered with Sores—Cured by Cuticura. "Since the year 1894 I have been troubled with a very bad case of eczema which I have spent hundreds of dollars trying to cure, and I went to the hospital, but they failed to cure me, and it was getting worse all the time. Five weeks ago my wife bought a box of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap, and I am pleased to say that I am now completely curd and well. It was impossible for me to get employment, as my face, head and body were covered with it. The eczema first appeared on the top of my head, and it had worked all the way around down the tack of my neck and around to my throat, down my body and around the hips. It itched so I would be obliged to scratch it, and the flesh was raw, I am now all well, and I will be pleased to recommend the Cuticura Remedies to all persons who wish a speedy and permanent cure of skin diseases." Thomas M. Rossiter, 290 Prospect Street, East Orange, N. J. Mar. 30, 1905. When all of the pretty little home ornaments go into the daughter's room, the son is very apt to look for his pleasant things down town. FITS, St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous Diseases permanently cured by Dr. K. Munroe Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $2.99 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. H. Kline, Ld., 193 and 193 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Don't think that a man is slouchy because he doesn't wear fine clothes. Perhaps he has a family of daughters. Just What You Want The most complete Lithographic Map (Size 32x25) of that part of the Wind River or Shoshone Indian Reservation in Wyoming to be opened for settlement. Compiled under direction of John T. Wertz, Former United States Special Allotting Agent for this Reservation—from U. S. Gov't Surveys showing Townships, Fractional Townships, Sections, Lots, Mountains, Rivers, Creeks and Streams, Allotments to Indians, Proposed Railroads, Proposed Irrigation Ditches, Wagon Roads, Trails, Fords, Ferries, Bridges, Big Horn, Hot Springs, Military Post, Agency, and principal towns near Reservation. Every Homeseeker, Prospector and Engineer should have this map, as with it he can make his own selection of land, and know just where he is at. The above maps can be secured of S. D. Childs & Company, 200 Clark Street, Chicago, Ill., at rate of $1,00 each. NOTE.—For information as to character of land apply to John T. Wertz, Lander or Shoshone, Wyoming. Almost Too Pointed She—I love all that is grand, noble, majestic and beautiful. He—Thank you very much. Miss Wilkins, but—er—really, you embarras me. Stray Stories. When a fellow is refused by a girl, and takes to drink, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether he is drowning his sorrow or celebrating. Are your clothes faded? Use Red Cross Ball Tie and make them white again. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. Opportunity only knocks once; after that our friends do it—Puck. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, always pain, cures wind colds. See a bottle. Men with ginger help to add spice to life—Indianapolis News. FAINTING SPELLS Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, the Remedy Which Actually Makes New Blood. Amenia makes the patient short of breath so that there is often a sense of suffocation, sometimes there is a cough and the sufferer seems to be going into consumption, at others there is a murmur of the heart and heart disease is feared. In the following case severe fainting spells were an alarming symptom resulting from "too little blood." Mrs. George Forrester, of 7 Curtis street, Watertown, N.Y., says: "Some time ago I took a heavy cold and it left me in a very weak condition. I became worse and worse until finally I had amnemia. I lost flesh and appetite, had no color and was subject to tainting spells. Sometimes they would attack me suddenly and I would fall to the floor with hardly any warming. ORIA Bought, and which has been has borne the signature of has been made under his per-supervision since its infancy. no one to deceive you in this. and "Just-as-good" are but and endanger the health of science against Experiment. ASTORIA Institute for Castor Oil, Pare-Syrups. It is Pleasant. It morphine nor other Narcotic guarantee. It destroys Worms cures Diarrhea and Wind Troubles, cures Constipationates the Food, regulates the healthy and natural sleep, the Mother's Friend. TORIA ALWAYS Signature of Flitcher. We Always Bought over 30 Years BINDER AYS RELIABLE Weakness Women cannot possibly be strong, while suffering from any of the diseases peculiar to their sex. Even if you do not feel weak, the weakness of your system is there, and is a constandanger. I Put strength into your frame with WINE OF CARDUI WOMAN'S RELIEF It gives you strength, where you most need it. It relieves pain. It regulates unnatural irregularities. It has been found a most successful cure for all the diseases peculiar to women. Try it. At all Druggists C15 W. N. U., Kansas City, NO. 23, 1906. Queen Victoria's Cate. Queen Victoria was a great lover of cats, and when the court moved it was accompanied by a regular caravan of cats. Persian, Munx, Angora, Malese and tabby cats, all traveled in state to Barmoral, Osborne, Windsor or Buckingham palace, as the case might be. One Persian cat, of which the queen was particularly fond, wore around her neck a collar, on which appeared in silver letters the inscription, "I belong to the queen." Black Snake a Fighter A writer has described the common black snake as the most pugnacious of all the reptile family. "He is always ready for a flight," he said, "and the man who doesn't understand his style of fighting will do well to apologize before the first blow is struck." A large number of the snakes in the Worcester farm are Florida rattlers caught by Mr. Brownell within the last three years. Table Manners Many things are not taught at school at the present day because they are declared to be obsolete, and some of us suspect that table manners are among them. If not, how are we to account for the ungrateful manipulation of knife and fork that we witness so frequently, and the misuse of table ware generally, which is at times almost barbaric?—Lady's Pictor Free Scores of Operas A German inventor has perfected an apparatus which, by easy manipulation, throws the words of an opera being sung on to the proscenium above the stage. The words appear line by line as they are sung, and there is nothing about it to disturb the spectators. The apparatus is controlled by the prompter, and is stated to be quite cheap. Influence of Music It was Roger Bacon who wrote: "Instrumental music and song brings power and vigor, stirs up nature and helps her in all her motions," and the man who takes a daily dose of music will not only live longer, but better, more satisfactorily to himself and those about him, than one who does not—Exchange. Expert Evidence. "When he goes to a Liberal meeting he is a Liberal and when he goes to a Tory meeting he is a Tory," said a voter's wife to a canvasser. "But," queried the canvasser, "what is he when he is at home?" and the lady gave the unexpected reply: "When he is at home he is a nulsance"—London Mail. Careful Merrimac Man A prominent business man of Merrimac, Mass, while attending a horse trot, was accosted by a fakir, who said: "Take a hand." To this the Merrimac man replied "No, sir; I have only two hands, and I have to keep one on my pocketbook and the other on my watch." Judicial Reserve It may be doubted whether the English bench is able to maintain the same reserve which was one of its characteristics little more than a century ago. We have even heard of learned judges being seen jumping into omnibuses in Oxford street.—Solicitors' Journal. "Pawning Agent." A woman who appeared in a London police court the other day was described as a "pawning agent." She makes her living by paying things for her neighbors, who pay her a commission because they believe she can secure larger loans than they could. Nothing More Amusing. There is hardly anything more amusing than to watch a millionaire bargaining over a penny. But the chances are that if he had not bargained he would never have become a millionaire—Neue Freie Presse, Vienna. Ancient Military Leaders Plutarch relates that when Hannibal was asked who were the greatest military leaders in the world's history, he gave the first place to Pyrrhus, the second to Scipio, his own conqueror, himself taking third place. Family Umbrella There has been discovered at Greenock, England, an old-fashioned umbrella with whalebone ribs, which must be quite 120 years old. When opened it affords shelter for a whole family. His Apology. "I'd like to take you home to dinner, old chap," said Mr. Younghusband, "but this is one of the days my wife and the hired girl go to cooking school." -Woman's Home Companion. Uncovers Famous Picture: Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in the Paris Louvre has a new frame which reveals an edge of the famous picture heretofore covered. When Male Vanity Shows Itself. After a man has been told that his hair is getting thin on top for the first time in his life he finds out how to handle a hand glass. Oysters in Ye Olden Dayes. In Dresden, 300 years ago, "eplures" used to eat Venetian oysters that had been on the way three weeks. Better Education for Girl. The greatest problem of education unsolved to-day relates to girls. Here-tofore their education has been a mere copy of that long ago established for boys. Some day a genius will come along and conceive thoughts which shall form the basis of an education which shall help girls to all their best possibilities without dissipating their strength on lines of effort established for natures in some respects entirely different—Collier's Weekly. Remedy for Influenza Onion porridge is a good old-fashioned country cure for an influenza attack. Peel a large Spartish onion, divide it into fourths and put it into a saucepan with half a saltspoonful of salt, two ounces of butter and a pint of cold water. Let it simmer gently until it is quite tender, then pour into a heated bowl, droodge a little pepper over it and eat it as hot as possible before going to bed. Followed Husband in Death. A case of a widow burning is reported from Margpur village in the Hurnal district, India. A woman who lost her husband two or three years ago recently made a funeral pyre, set fire to it and perished in the flames in the presence of a large number of persons. All efforts to dissuade her proved unavailing. The police did not arrive in time to save her life. Tricks That Do Not Pay: The only things that do not pay are nefarious lies, mean deceptions, low trickery, and cheap cunning, or superficial smartness, all of which, while undermining systems, soon wear themselves out and by exposing their weakness in ultimate failure, accentuate the abiding strength and sterling worth of sincerity.—Los Angeles Times. "Wolf Children." Most of the known instances of wolf children have occurred in northern India. In the Cawnpore and Lucknow districts wolves have frequently carried off infants, always males; and while many of them must have been eaten, others have been brought up and educated after the wolf fashion. Gallantry. The average female brain, we learn from a lecture by Dr. Hollander, is about five ounces lighter than the male brain. It is astonishing what a number of men one meets who, no doubt from motives of gallantry, lead one to believe that the matter is the other way about—London Punch. Examples Influence Boys Emerson was right when he said, "We send our boys to school that the teachers may educate them, but instead the boys whom they meet there educate them." The greatest influences over boys are the examples and sentiments of their associates.—Exchange. Why on Earth? The majority of marriages present for the consideration of the curious one or two problems. The first is, "Why on earth that woman married that man?" The second is, "Why on earth that man married that woman?" - Barry Pain in The Tatler. Improving on Tennyson. "Bills to the right of us, bills to the left of us, bills that are ruinous!" papa dear thundered. "Frightful the charge was made! Senseless the price you paid!" Then on the table laid check for six hundred.—Lowell (Mass.) Citizen. Cross Breeding of Plants It is only within a century that hybridization or the cross breeding of plants has been practiced. Yet it seems to have been in Lord Bacon's mind, as a thing to be achieved, more than 30 years before. Love's Labor Lost A canvasser who was genially entertained at a house, finally asked the man who had talked with him for his vote. "I'm not on the register," was the response. "I'm only a bailiff."—London Answers. Reversing Things. "A man's hunt for health," said the philosopher, "is not conducted on the usual rules of races, for he never starts in pursuit of it until he finds it is already run down."—Baltimore American. Don't Worry. Learn to take things as they are marked on the calendar of life. Remember that it is not to-morrow that you will live, but it is to-day that you are living. London's Lord Mayors have, during the past decade collected more than $100,000,000 for charitable and benevolent purposes. 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Buildings Heated by Steam, Diplomas are licenses to teach in any public school in the state. A few deserving students are assisted in their efforts to earn their way. All applicants must present testimonials of good moral character. For further information write to BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN, A.M., L.L.D., Pres. JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI. Wholesale and Retail Agents For... Peninsular Steel Ranges, Steel Oven Cook Stoves, Base Bunners, Furnaces, and all goods made by the.. Peninsular Stove On German Henter, Soft Coal Baseheater, Cole's Ho Blast, Air Tight for Coal and Wood, Clermont Oak Stoves, Schill Steel Ranges and Furnaces TIN WORK a Specialty ...A new line of..... Window and Door Soreens and Refrigerators 'Phone 1451. 1329 Grand Ave. YOU ever been Chicago? by convenient location of LA SALLE STREET city, however, it is of great importance that and comparatively new terminal, used jointly R. I. & P. Ry. and C. & E. I. R. R. city—closely adjoining the business section—State Street shopping center and all the prin- ing the city through La Salle Station is the connecting the main waiting-room with the Elec- the North, Northwest, West or South sides a 5-cent fare WITHOUT DESCENDING TO the dangers and delays of the great, crowded g into Chicago is elevated for more than eight Prompt arrival at Chicago terminal is thus as- en, seven miles out, affords ready access to mains stop here. Chicago on sale at all points in Kansas, Ne- 1 to September 30. or the round trip, with minimum of $20. Full Have YOU ever in Chicago? If so, you know the extremely convenient location STATION. If you are a stranger in the city, however, it is you learn about this magnificent and comparatively by Rock Island-Frisco Lines—C. R. I. & P. Ry, and it is nearest the heart of the city—closely adjoin within easy walking distance of State Street shopping cipal hotels. Another advantage of entering the city through second-story viaduct directly connecting the main vated Railroad loop—you can reach the North, North of the city by elevated trains for a 5-cent fare WIHTHE STREET. You thus avoid the dangers and danger city. The Rock Island right-of-way into Chicago is ele miles out through the suburbs. Prompt arrival at Cured , Englewood Union Station, seven miles out southern suburbs—all through trains stop here. Summer excursion tickets to Chicago on sale at braska and Colorado daily, June 1 to September 30. Rate: Fare and one-third for the round trip, with details from Have YOU ever been in Chicago? If so, you know the extremely convenient location of LA SALLE STREET STATION. If you are a stranger in the city, however, it is of great importance that you learn about this magnificent and comparatively new terminal, used jointly by Rock Island-Frisco Lines—C. R. I. & P. Ry. and C. & E. I. R. R. 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