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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. VOLUME XI. KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1906. NUMBER THE MISSOURI CONFERENCE. The 52nd annual session of the Missouri conference of the African M. E. church is being held in this city at Allen chapel, and is presided over by that remarkable leader of his race. Bishop Abram Grant, D. D., of Kansas City, Kans. It is composed of a fine body of representative men, and the addresses, and reports have been of a high order, accomplishing much for the people. The conference opened Wednesday morning, and the choir was on hand and furnished the music. "All Hall the Power of Jesus' Name" was the opening hymn, and the Rev. Mr. Collins, made the opening prayer. Bishop A. Grant, read scripture lesson and the Rev. Dr. H. Blanton Parks, former pastor of Allen chapel, but who is now serving as Missionary Secretary, being now on his third term conducted the ritual services. Dr. Parks, is now on his way to the bishopric. "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone," was the hymn used before the administration of Holy Communion by Bishop Grant, Mrs. Ophella Jackson presided at the organ. Roll was called, at the conclusion of which the following transfers were announced: Toney Perry, from the Illinois conference; F. L. Scott, from Colorado conference; J. B. Holmes, from California conference; C. L. Holly, from Kansas conference. Following this Rev. Charles Williams was elected chief secretary; L. P. Dukes, recording secretary; J. T. Smith, statistical secretary; Charles Stewart, official reporter; W. D. Cook, D. D., reporter for the Christian Recorder, Philadelphia; J. W. Wiley, to the Volce of Missions, New York; S. L. Bean, to the Southern Christian Recorder, Columbus, Ga.; L. H. Harris, W. Christian Recorder, Kansas City. The hours of meeting and closing were fixed, the conference coundary, and G. W. Pettigrew, Chas. Cummins, and F. J. Everett, were elected marshals, and advised to "let none pass or repress without permission from the presiding officer." A list of committees were appointed, and following this Bishop Grant introduced the following visitors: J. R. Ransom, D. D., J. W. Braxton, D. D., W. W. Fisher, L. W. McCormack, H. W. King, from the Kansas conference; G. W. Guy, D. W. Oakes, C. R. Runyon, J. R. Monroe, from North Missouri conference; W. T. Biggers, Lincoln, Neb., J. F. Sage, Parsons, Kans., H. Blanton Parks, New York; W. A. Lewis, D. D., Memphis, Tenn.; secretary of People's Benefit Association; W. H. Heard, D. D., of Atlanta, Ga., secretary of the Connectional Preachers' Aid Association; W. W. Allen, of the Southern Christian Recorder, Columbus, Ga.; Mrs. Ruth M. Collett, of Philadelphia, representing the A. M. E. Book Concern; Miss E. Marle Carter, of New Orleans, La., representing the A. M. E. Church Review; R. H. Hackley, Washington, Iowa. Bishop A. Grant, D. D., after giving the conference a recess of 8 minutes delivered an address. He was proud to see the ministers present at the opening, and felt sure that much good would be accomplished during the week. He said in part: "I have been very busy since August 2. I have been required to travel a few thousand miles in order to get over my district. The Puget Sound conference was indeed a success. It was one of the most beneficial sessions ever held in the history of the conference. Many souls were reported saved and the increase in dollar money was $136 over the previous year. "We thought that the California conference would fall behind but the men were there on time looking hopeful. Bethel church, San Francisco, which cost $9,000 was destroyed, but it was the first congregation to rebuild, and one session of the conference was held in the temporary building. The increase in that conference was $146.35. The Colorado conference is always up, and this year was no exception. The conference reported $1.15 for each member in it. The increase was one hundred dollars. The Kansas conference increased in membership 768, and dollar money $180. North Missouri conference which was held last week rolled up an increase in members 656 and $201 increase in dollar money. There are great possibilities out West. "Our people are making wonderful progress in the West, and they are going out there. I believe that every man owes it to himself to live in that part of the world where life and property are safe. Where he can exercise the rights given by the country unmolested. Where he can cast a ballot and KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1906. have it counted. Feel that if he should be so unfortunate as to get into trouble, justice will be met out to him. We owe it to ourselves, to our church, and to our God, to be true to each. "Any man who will stir up bad blood in either race, or who will deliver speeches which will tend to stir up bad blood will do his race untold harm. At the same time any man who advises our people to arm themselves and fight, is no friend to the race, for to attempt to fight would mean complete annihilation. What can 10,000,000 do with 60,000,000 the latter having all the guns and ammunition and the army and navy in their hands. I plead with you my brethren to preach the gospel of peace." Hold up to the people the cross of Christ." At this point the conference joined in singing "When the Mists Have Rolled Away." Bishop Grant announced the death of Bishop B. W. Arnett, and spoke of him as one of the greatest men of his race. He touchingly referred to the work of Bishop Arnett, and appointed a committee to arrange a program for memorial services which took place Thursday at noon. After singing "Shall We Meet Beyond the River?" The pastors proceeded to report the result of their years labor and to pay in their conference claims. Promptly at noon the conference took a recess for dinner. The afternoon was spent in hearing reports of pastors. A feature of the session was the arrival of Rev. J. I. Lowe, D. D., of Pine Bluff, Ark. Dr. Lowe was given an ovation, and business was suspended to introduce him to the conference. He made a few remarks. Among the prominent members of the conference who is taking an active part and who is on some of the most important committees on the conference is Rev. W. T. Vernon, D. D., register of the United States treasury. Dr. Vernon's elevation to the position which he occupies in the government did not take him away from his duty to his church. He is mingling with his brethren and assisting them as he did during his presidency of Western University. He is the same W. T. Vernon, having a friendly feeling for his fellowmen. Such a man is a leader, and is worthy of any position in the gift of church or state. The citizens of Kansas City turned out in large numbers Wednesday to extend a cordial welcome to the Bishop, general officers, and members of the Missouri conference. Bishop A. Grant presided, and seated by his side was Rev. H. Blanton Parks, who will no doubt make one of the successors to the able prelate. He is now in line of promotion. The exercises opened with music by the choir. There is much credit due Miss Marie Lucas, for the excellent music rendered by the choir. Mrs. Ophelia Jackson presided at the organ. Rev. F. Jesse Peck, D. D., the able pastor of Allen chapel had arranged to entertain his guests and he is a royal entertainer. Some day the general church will recognize his worth and ability by appointing or electing him to a higher place. Dr. W. Thompkins rendered a solo, and the Rev. J. Frank McDonald delivered an eloquent address of welcome for the ministers, and Rev. J. M. Harris, of the M. E. church, said that he would extend a welcome to the ministers of the conference as men. The conference was charmed by the address delivered by Miss Ida M. Godfrey, of the public schools. Solo by James J. Craw, and the matchless orator, Nelson C. Crews, delivered an address of welcome. The presence of Prof. W. T. Vernon, of the treasury department of the National government, and Prof. Shelton French, of Western university, was the occasion of an outbust of applause. Dr. H. Blanton Parks is an active worker in the conference and is making many friends. Be it remembered that ten years ago Dr. Parks was pastor of Allen chapel, and was elected from this church to his present position, Secretary of Missions. He has made many friends throughout the country and nation. He is a fine orator, and as editor of the Voice of Missions his ability is also shown, and the people of Missouri will hall with delight "Bishop" H. B. Parks. Rev. J. D. Barksdale, presiding elder of the St. Louis district showed that he had been faithful in the discharge of his duty. He is an able minister and a leader of men. Rev. M. Collins, D. D., and N. C. Buren, presiding elders also made a good showing. They are men of ability. A large amount of business was transacted in the morning session, (Thursday.) Bishop Grant made a short address in which he commended the work of Gov. Folk in seeing that the law was put into execution and the closing of the saloons on Sunday. The representatives of the general church departments made short addresses. Rev. J. H. Allen preached the annual sermon Thursday morning. At noon memorial services were held in respect to Bishop B. W. Arnett, D. D. Bishop Grant, who was elected at the same time. Bishop Arentt was presided. The services were sad, and while the addresses were being delivered and the music rendered by the choir many of the men and women wejt. The following program was rendered: Music by the choir; prayer, Rev. B. W. Stewart; music by the choir; "Arnett as a Bishop," H. B. Parks; "As a General Officer," Rev. N. C. Buren; music by the choir; "As a Humanitarian," Rev. M. S. Bryant; "As a Statesman," Rev. J. R. Ransom; solo, "My Jesus as Thou Wilt," Rev. J. E. Edwards; "As a Historian," Rev. W. M. Heard; remarks by Bishop Grant. The afternoon on Thursday was spent in routine business. A missionary mass meeting was held Thursday night. Rev. H, B. Parks, D. D., missionary secretary made the address. Missionary Mass Meeting. Thursday night Allen chapel was crowded from altar to door. The missionary mass meeting was presided over by Bishop Grant. The missionary committee made an able report and addresses were delivered by Rev. H. B. Parks, L. H. Harris, W. D. Cook, D. D., and J. L. Lowe, D. D., of Pine Bluff, Ark. Friday morning, promptly at 9 o'clock, Bishop Grant called the conference to order, and after impressive song and prayer service the journal was read and approved. The disciplinary questions were asked and answered. In answer to the question, "Where shall our next conference be held?" St. Paul A. M. E. church, St. Louis was selected. A number of committees reported during the morning session. At night the educational mass meeting of the conference was held, Bishop Grant presided. He said in his opening remarks, "That the biggest battle the American people had to fight was ignorance." He urged the ministers to prepare for their work and to spend their idle time in study instead of sitting around on street corners. NUMBER 12 Addresses were delivered by Rev. W. T. Vernon, D. D., of Washington, D. C., Prof. Shelton French and others. Friday afternoon the conference visited Western university, in a body, and a session was held out there. The committee on the state of the country reported at this session. The appointments will be made Monday. The people will be very much disappointed if Dr. Peck is not returned to Allen chapel. Bishop Grant refused to discuss the matter with a reporter for THE RISING SON. "I never discuss my appointments before they are made," he said, "and I am sorry that I cannot let you know in advance. All the churches of the city will receive as their pastors the best men I have, or at least some of them. We have a strong set of men in our conference now." "Have you had a good session?" "I am highly pleased with the result. The public will be invited to our closing." Bishop Grant will preach Sunday morning. He is an able speaker and the church should be crowded to hear him. Rev. A. A. Gilbert is among his friends here once more. There is no minister of the Gospel with more loyal friends and supporters than Rev. Gilbert. Twenty-four years of his life ing him as a delegate to the last general conference and he holds the cue for a successful candidacy for the next one. Rev. Gilbert has pastored the church in Lexington, Mo., 4 years, where he have been spent in the ministry in the Missouri conference, 10 of them here among us, where he successfully pastored Ebenezar Chapel, bringing her from a fourth rate charge to a first class one. His brothers ministers attested their faith and loyalty by send- has won the love and confidence of his people to such an extent that they are desirious of having him return for another year. Rev. Gilbert is a firm, true, honest, upright man and deserves all the honors his church and race can give him. greater financial and spiritual gain than in previous years. Reverned F. Jesse Peck, is nearing the close of his eighth year of successful work as pastor of Allen chapel. This noble man's work Considering all his adversities, Rev. Peck has made a remarkably tremendous stride to place Allen chapel in the front ranks. The citizens of Kansas City, including both races, are very proud of his achievements toward the uplifting of humanity, and of his great and good influence upon the young people. M. B. Particularly at this period of development, Allen chapel, the foremost power among us, can not afford to take one step backward. It seems the hue and cry of all the people, as well as the congregations plea, that Dr. Peck be returned for another year. To Vote You Must Be Registered. stands for itself in results too great to be overlooked by anyone. He rebuilt Allen chapel, which today stands among others, he has erected for his denomination, in this section. The services at Allen chapel now excel any of past years. The work has improved, in every respect and shows If you are not registered from the place you now live at you must register on next Tuesday, October 16, 1906, between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. STRANGEST COLONY on the FACE of the EARTH Tulipson ° Kabakon is the new Eden. Nassau is the new bishop. The Order of the Sun has established there the strangest colony on the face of the earth; a colony in which all go naked, all admit the sun the source of all life, and all subsist upon cocoanuts—for they say the cocoanut is the sun's representative on earth, the life-giver, the healer—the spirit of Sol. The cocoa palm is the mother of humanity; the sun is its creator. In the Palm Theater of Pure Natural Life is the seat of government of the International Colonial Empire of Fruitarianism, founded by the Order of the Sun, and there the naked hosts, Christians, who until a few months ago wore clothes, worship the sun, not as a god, but as the giver of all life and the healer of the sick. Tropical Fruit in Rich Profusion on the Island The island of Kabakon is in German New Guinea and belongs to the New Lauenburg group, which is situated in the Bismarck archipelago, between New Pommern and New Mecklenburg. It is one mile from Herbertshoehe, the seat of the government, and half a mile from Miko, where there are many large warehouses filled with many bad goods from all the world around for many big and little people who have not yet adopted the simple life and coconuts of Kabakon. Coconuts are defined by Mr. Engelhardt as the idea, the spirit of the sun constituted in plant form, and they are the Get par excellence for the members of the Order of the Sun. Kabakon yields many coconuts and many other sweets of nature. It is a big coconut, banana and papaya plantation of 7,000 trees, 165 acres in size, with extraordinary fertility, and bearing incidentally all the other famous tropical fruits, mangoes, breadstuffs, pineapples, oranges, lemons, and has a good annual crop of sweet potatoes, too, yams, taron, sugar cane, tallia nuts, gallip, and other tropical oddities. "Let us join together in the tropics," eries August Engelhardt, founder of the Order of the Sun, of the International Colonial Empire of Fruitarianism, and of the Palm Temple of Pure Natural Life, and purchaser and sole Johnson 2006 proprietor of the lovely island of Kabakon. "If we do truth we shall get true and come nearer and nearer to God, who is truth and life. To live in the cool and dark Europe, the friend of the icy winter, in caves called houses and towns, in rags called clothes, is a slow, sure empoisonment, suicide. Let us go back to the source of all life, of all mind and strength, to the sun, who is nothing else but the visibility of the most ingenious and most lovable being we can look upon with our eyes! The delivery of mankind from sickness and death is equivalent to their return to the sun in every respect. You ask how you can in all respects serve mankind best. Serve the sun, O. friend, you will then become sun to mankind." The members of the sun order consider this fair and teeming little land an Eden, a happy valley, a paradise. Herr Max Luetzow, musical director of one of the Berlin theaters, and one of the first of the Kabakon colonists, cannot conceive 'better conditions for an ideal life. There are few files, and there absolutely is no dust. Serpents and dangerous animals do not exist here, but we have peace loving natives; no cannibalism. There is a magnificent panorama on every side, mountains over 6,000 feet high, with tropical vegetation; it is more beautiful than Ceylon. Four boats offer opportunities for visiting with neighboring islands. We have friendly relations with neighboring firms. The --- total area which we can reach with our boats covers many thousand miles. Colonists Work Only When They Are So "The climate is not changeable. A large, well selected library is at our disposal. We always are naked, therefore the heat does not affect us. Besides, uncooked foods do not produce thirst, especially when one has the opportunity of sea bathing at any time. Mr. Engelhardt is most tolerant toward those who hold different opinions. Physical work is not compulsory. We work when we feel inclined. The rest of the time we superintend the operations of the natives and do mental work. Our lives are characterized by the absence of the hurry and worry of civilization. Our colony is conducted on communistic lines; each colonist becomes part proprietor." The conditions for admission to the sun order are, first, recommendations of two "respectable, credible" persons who are to be "approbated by the leader of the sun order;" secondly, a payment of about $250 for such as are able to pay, "for less wealthy people, corresponding to their property, for poor fruit eaters nothing. In the first line the sun order wants men of noble, excellent character;" thirdly, the disposition of about $150 with the imperial government at Herbertshoebe in case of their quitting the colony of having need of the money in emergency; fourth, every colonist must be fruitarian, that is, he must live on nuts and fruit; fifth, a biographical sketch and photograph are required. Hope Is to Bring Forth a Perfect Race of Men. "All fruit eaters," observes Mr. Enghardt, "can live a permanent naked life like myself, join nature in every respect. Magnificent sea and sand baths complete the continual sun and air baths in the best manner." It has been thought by some of the uninitiated public that marriage is forbidden at Kabakon; but, on the contrary, family life is encouraged, and it is the hope of the colony to furnish a nucleus to the world of sane, honorable, healthy and pure ```markdown ``` minded men. Married men with their families are hence accorded an especial welcome. The sun order derives its fair name from the fact that its members venerate the sun as the source of all life, "as the visibility of an everlasting being of love and wisdom. We do not worship the sun after the manner of the Parsees, who live in clothes and at sunrise fall prostrate on their knees on carpets and lift up their voices to heaven. We worship the sun by our daily life, by a clothesless existence in the full light and life of the tropical sun, nourished by the fruits that are enriched by the vitality of the sunshine, the sacred cocoa nuts. The sun, the cocoanut and the man simply are different manifestations of the same life." Invalid in Civilization; Has Become Strong Man The ultra-modern conclusions whereat Mr. Engelhardt has arrived regarding human modes of living, he declares, are not the result of speculation, but of experiment. He himself has been an invalid, and an invalid he remained until he foresook house and town, coat and shoe, and assumed the airy fashions of primitive mankind, and adopted the diet of the Darwinian ancestors of men, the merry monkeys, who banquet off cocanuts and banyans. Mr. Engelhardt was born in Nuremberg, Bavaria. His father was a manufacturer, and a most excellent man. His mother was a fine woman. She gave him careful training. He attended the Latin school and gymnasium --- at Nuremberg and afterward studied mathematics and science at Munich. Then he lived a number of years at Nuremberg, occupying himself as an author. About the year 1900 he became a vegetarian. From childhood up he had been weakly of constitution, and ever since 1894 he had busied himself with medicine and physicians in hopes of gaining strength. He tried all sorts of dietaries and after vegetarianism took to a pure fruit regimen, and then milk and cream. Cocoanut Declared the Proper Food for Mankind "Just as mother's milk is the one proper and natural food of the suckling babe so the coconut is the one natural and proper food for the man. The coconut palm is his mother, it is his kitchen and his cellar. In its fruits it bestows upon him a nutriment whereby alone the greatest and highest of his bodily and spiritual powers may be awakened." Mr Engelhardt made experiments with the other fruits and nuts, but from none received the satisfactory results which inspired his foundation of the coconut colony. It was in November, 1901, that the founder of the Order of the Sun left Germany in search of a tropical residence, thinking it might be Ceylon, and it was in 1902 that he landed upon the happy isle of Kabakon. A year later, on the 3d of March, 1903, he "proclaimed Kabakon an open fruit garden and sungrove. I will settle it with fruit eaters." While comparatively few persons, in Mr. Engelhardt's judgment, now may be prepared for such a life as the idealities of Kabakon offer, as these become better and better known everywhere his ideas will be popularized and more and more will desire to put them into practical execution. WITH A MIND OF HIS OWN. The Sort of Man That Mr. Stiggy Fancies Here Set Forth. "I like a man with a mind of his own," said Mr. Stiggy. "Right or wrong, I like a man who knows what he thinks, and who is not afraid to speak it. "Now, there's Jones. I say to ```markdown ``` Jones, on a lowery morning: "What do you think, Jonesy? Think I'd better take an umbrella? "And Jones says: "Take an umbrella? Why, within 22 minutes it'll be raining blue, green and purple pitchforks; and if you haven't got a boiler iron umbrella with I-beam ribs you'll be speared to death and then drowned. Sure you want an umbrella." "Or suppose it had happened to be Robinson I asked; another man who knows what he thinks, and Robinson says: "Umbrella? Foolish! In 20 minutes it'll be clear as a bell. All blue sky." "Now, of course, Jones and Robinson couldn't both be right, but I would rather lug an umbrella uselessly, following Jones, or get drenched following Robinson—be led by a man who had a mind of his own, and wasn't afraid to speak it—than to hear what I would get from Snibby if I asked him: "Better take an umbrella, hadn't it? I say to Snibbly, to hear him saying: "Yeas, I suppose it would be safer." "Snibbly doesn't know what he thinks about the weather, or about anything else; and if he does know what he thinks, he doesn't say it. 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A few doses of Doan's Kidsn Pills brought great relief, and I kept on taking them until in a short time I was cured. I think Doan's Kidsn Pills are wonderful." For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y. HAD IT ALL FIGURED OUT. Couple Not Only We're Going to Live, But Become Rich. Lord Sholto Douglas, who was arrested recently in Maine through an error, was congratulated at a Portland hotel on the courtesy he has shown in pardoning the erring Maine police. "Why shouldn't I pardon them?" said Lord Douglas, laughing. "They did their duty. Their calculations were wrong, that is all. "I admit that their calculations were absurdly wrong. They reminded me of a young lady I used to know when I lived in the west. "This young lady, whose family was well to do, announced to her father one night that she was going to marry a penniless man. "If you marry him,' her father grumbled, 'how on earth will you live?' "Oh,' said the girl, confidently, 'we have figured that all out and it is very simple. You know that black hen I bought last week?' "Well, I have consulted the best poultry circulars, and they all agree that a good hen will raise 20 chicks a year. That means that next season I shall have 21 hens. These at the season's end, each having raised her 20 young, will give me 420 in all. The next season there will be 8,400, the next 168,000, and the next 3,360,000. Just think of that! With chickens at 50 cents apiece we will then be worth $1,685,000. So you see, papa, you needn't worry about us." NO REST NIGHT OR DAY. With Irritating Skin Humor—Hain Began to Fall Out—Wonderful Result from Cuticura Remedies. "About the latter part of July my whole body began to itch. I did not take much notice of it at first, but it began to get worse all the time, and then I began to get uneasy and tried all kinds of baths and other remedies that were recommended for skin humors; but I became worse all the time. My hair began to fall out and my scalp itched all the time. Especially at night, just as soon as I would get in bed and get warm, my whole body would begin to itch and my finger nails would keep it irritated, and it was not long before I could not rest night or day. A friend asked me to try the Cuticura Remedies, and I old, and the first application helped me wonderfully. For about four weeks I would take a hot bath every night and then apply the Cuticura Ointment to my whole body; and I kept getting better, and by the time I used four boxes of Cuticura I was entirely cured, and my hair stopped falling out. D. E. Blankenship, 319 N. Del. St., Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 27, 1905." Chandler's Joke on Conkling. Chandler's Joke on Conkling. Conkoeling Conkley was a capital boxer and quite proud of his skill. One evening after considerable banter he induced Senator Chandler to "put on the gloves" with him. He played with Chandler for a few rounds, much to the discomfiture of the downeaster. The latter bided his time and some time later quietly brought a professional pugilist to dinner where Conkling was a guest. In the course of the evening "Mr. Smith" was induced to engage in a boxing bout with Mr. Conkling. The professional danced around the senator, landing when and where he wished, playing with him as he would with a punching bag. The elegant New York senator was dazed, overwhelmed, humiliated, crushed. When he surrendered and called enough, as he did at last, Senator Chandler smiled blandly and presented the pugilist in his true colors. 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A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skin. The pain-allaying and curative qualities of the article are wonderful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve Headache and Sotiatica. We recommend it as the best and safest external counter-irritant known, also as an external remedy for pains in the chest and stomach and all Rheumatic, Neuralgic and Gouty complaints. A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will be found to be invaluable in the household and for children. Once used no family will be without it. Many people say "it is the best of all your preparations." Accept no preparation of vaseline unless the same carries our label, as otherwise it is not genuine. SEND YOUR ADDRESS AND WE WILL MAIL OUR VASE-LINE PAMPHLET WHICH WILL INTEREST YOU. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. 17 STATE STREET, NEW YORK CITY Remarkable Double Wedding. A remarkable double wedding has been celebrated in a Viennese church. A manufacturer named Muller married a widow, while at the same time his son married the widow's daughter. Thus the father becomes the father-in-law of his own son, and the mother also the mother-in-law of her daughter. By following the directions, which are plainly printed on each package of Defance Starch, Men's Collars and Cuffs can be made just as stiff as desired, with either gloss or domestic finish. Try it, 16 oz. for 10c, sold by all good grocers. Ghastly Foreign Pun. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the noted American clubwoman, has been received abroad by royalty, and some of the foreign papers have the temerity to declare that she has a proverbial right to look at a king. HE WAS OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM the Vegetable Compound by the "Panic of '73" Caused public Sale in Drug Stores. restore the family fortune. They argued that the medicine which was so good for their woman friends and neighbors was equally good for the women of the whole world. The Pinkhams had no money, and little credit. Their first laboratory was the kitchen, where roots and herbs were steeped on the stove, gradually filling a gross of bottles, Then came the question of selling it, for always before they had given it away freely. They hired a job printer to run off some pamphlets setting forth the merits of the medicine, now called Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and these were distributed by the Pinkham sons in Boston, New York, and Brooklyn. The wonderful curative properties of the medicine were, to a great extent, self-advertising, for whoever used it recommended it to others, and the demand gradually increased. In 1877, by combined efforts the family had saved enough money to commence newspaper advertising and from that time the growth and success of the enterprise were assured, until today Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound have become household words everywhere, and many tons of roots and herbs are used annually in its manufacture. Lydia E. Pinkham herself did not live to see the great success of this work. She passed to her reward years ago, but not till she had provided means for continuing her work as effectively as she could have done it herself. During her long and eventful experience she was ever methodical in her work and she was always careful to preserve a record of every case that came to her attention. The case of every sick woman who applied to her for advice—and there were thousands—received careful study, and the details, including symptoms, treatment and results were recorded for future reference, and to-day these records, together with hundreds of thousands made since, are available to sick women the world over, and represent a vast collaboration of information regarding the treatment of woman's ills, which for authenticity and accuracy can hardly be equaled in any library in the world. With Lydia E. Pinkham worked her daughter-in-law, the present Mrs. Pinkham. She was carefully instructed in all her hard-won knowledge, and for years she assisted her in her vast correspondence. To her hands naturally fell the direction of the work when its originator passed away. For nearly twenty-five years she has continued it, and nothing in the work shows when the first Lydia E. Pinkham dropped her pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham, now the mother of a large family, took it up. *With women assistants, some as capable as herself, the present Mrs. Pinkham continues this great work, and probably from the office of no other person have so many women been advised how to regain health. Sick women, this advice is "Yours for Health" freely given if you only write to ask for it. Such is the history of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; made from simple roots and herbs; the one great medicine for women's ailments, and the fitting monument to the noble woman whose name it bears. PLASTERS TO BLISTER. IN EXTERNAL COUNTER-IRRITANT. 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THE TROPICAL WATER Kind of Country in Which the Freebooter Thrives A significant word from Cuba since Secretary Taft went there in effort to bring about amicable settlement of the revolution is that in many cases the insurgents are becoming restless, the discipline is bad and many are breaking up into bands for the purpose of independent movement with view to plunder. The fact of the matter is that many of the revolutionists are what might be called freebooters and cut-throats, and have welcomed the present state of disaffection in Cuba as affording them an opportunity for their lawless deeds, such as they enjoyed in the "good old days" under Spanish rule when murder and rapine were events of every day occurrence. From its earliest history there has existed in Cuba such lawless class of people. At one time a few generations ago, they infested the coast as pirates, swooping down with their little sloops or schooners upon all unarmed vessels which chanced their way, and as such they were only finally suppressed by the British, who as late as the '30s, drew a cordon around the island outside of the three-mile limit, which with little hesitation they reduced to suit their convenience when it came to the matter of pursuing a suspicious craft. These crafts Kind of Country in Whic were chased into some one of the numerous coves or bays which indent the coast of Cuba, and when their crews were captured they were taken to Jamaica for trial, where it was a short shift between there and the hangman's noose. Frequently the vessels were driven ashore by the English cruisers, and the crews of the pirate ships, making their escape, became pirates on land like the old-time buccaneers of Hispaniola, with the difference that they rarely made war upon the country people, who almost invariably stood in with them. The remnants of these pirates, or freebooters, have existed in Cuba to J. L. A Type of the Cuban Freebooter. the present day, their ranks having been recruited from time to time by the country people who, finding themselves in some difficulty with the authorities, preferred the free, careless life of the freebooter to going to prison. It can scarcely be claimed, except in rare instances, that the present day semi-lawless set in Cuba is formed of the descendants of the original pirates, although their methods and manner of living are about the same. Occasionally an individual may be found who will tell you unblushing that his father or grandfather was one of the pirates. As a rule these people are without religion, laws, or sacred traditions, and when the op --- portunity has occurred they have committed deeds of shocking ferocity, scarcely equaled by those of the savage Indians on our frontier when they were upon the warpath in their most palmy days. In some respects they are worse than our savages, for the Indians made war only upon their enemies and were always true to each other, being bound together by their own laws and traditions. But it is not so with these Cuban freebooters, and it was owing to their treacherous methods, which multiplied with each fresh outbreak of an insurrection, that inspired the Spaniards to commit many of the cruel deeds attributed to them during their struggle to maintain their grasp upon the island. The Spanishards called these outlaws "bandidos" and always pursued them with more or less relentless vigor, but their buccaneering methods were such that neither the Spanish Guardia Civil nor the Spanish infantryman was very effective against them. They, like the buccaneers of old, lived off the country, and the country supplied all their immediate necessities, whether their depredations were carried on in organized bands or by roaming individuals. As a rule the most law abiding and h the Freebooter Thrives. peaceably inclined peasants stood in with them to the extent of covering up their trails when pursued and accepting a share of their booty, while on the other hand the peaceably appearing peasant, inhabiting some thatched bohlo on the edge of a clearing with his wife and children, might possibly be the very robber whose daring exploit had recently aroused a whole town and sent the soldiers out on his trail. The Spanish soldiers never could tell. In the fertile tropical land of Cuba the life of these freeboctors is comparatively easy. As a matter of fact, after these Cuban gentry have tasted of it, it is hard for them to relinquish it. They live in a land of eternal summer, where in normal times cattle, honey and sweet potatoes abound. Why should they work when God has given them so much? The peaceful farmer of the interior, no matter how little he labors in the field, produces a great deal more than he can consume, and he is ever ready to share it with whomsoever comes along, and consequently the roving freebooter, who would be a simple tramp elsewhere, finds subsistence easy. He may be a fugitive from justice, and then he learns to look upon all those who are rich or in government service, either as civilians or soldiers, as his enemies, and he only awaits the opportune moment when a leader steps forth to organize him and others like him into a formidable band. After the insurrection was over and the brief war with Spain had been fought out the country was so completely devastated that such of these ex-freebooters as remained were obliged to come into the towns and cities, where they posed as patriots and came in for their share of loot in the way of Red Cross supplies issued to starving reconcentrados. Then there was that pay which the Americans ceded to Gomez to pay his soldiers, when as a matter of fact his so-called army had been practically exterminated before the beginning of the war with Spain. They came in for some of that. The supplies and soldiers' pay quieted the turbulent spirit of those former outlaws for a time, although during the occupation of the islands there were many examples of their capabilities. --- THE WOMAN'S CORNER Tots Wearing False Curls 6. A color Quakers like? MADAME MERRI LATEST IDEA FOR SMALL GIRL'S ADORNMENT. Natural Hair Matched with Braids Warranted to "Stay Put"—Hard to Get Shades That Exactly Correspond. The hot, moist days of summer developed a new class of victims of the false hair habit. One of these was seen the other day seated in front of a large mirror in a fashionable hair-dressing establishment, patiently watching the selection of just the right shade of hair to match her own golden locks, says the New York Times. The clerk and a fond mamma were superintending the matching process, and the owner of the little golden head looked tired and sleepy. She was not over five or six years old, which any one will admit is really a trifle too young to be vitally interested in such a grown-up question as the matching of false hair. Investigation revealed the fact that such a youthful victim is not at all an unusual sight at fashionable hair dressers. The modern mama does A pretty scheme for an October 31st party is to cover a door entrance with jet black muslin, ornamented with gilt stars of paper. In this curtain, which must be stretched, tight, cut a round hole about the size of a silver dollar. In an unopened room produce thunder by rattling strips of sheet tin, and lightning by flashing a dark lantern. Announce to the guests that the "oracle" will receive questions, and answer them by passing slips of paper through the opening. A clever person behind the curtain can make this very interesting. Picture fortune telling may be made another attractive feature. In a basket place a number of pictures cut from magazines and advertisements, let each guest draw a picture. Each picture is taken to the "fortune teller," who has a copy of what each picture is supposed to represent, for instance, a ship illustrates that the holder will marry a naval officer or take a journey to a foreign country. A small house, signifies "love in a cottage," a diamond ring means an engagement, a teapot or cat indicates single blessedness, etc. It will readily be seen how fortunes can be made to suit any entertainment. In addition to the regular Halloween of nuts, apples, popcorn, elder, etc., have individual pumpkin pies, baked in gem pans, doughnuts and coffee. A. Bird Contest. The answers to these questions are all specimens of the feathery tribe, and the programmes may be ornamented with pen-and-ink or sepia drawings of birds. QUESTIONS. 1. A jolly outdoor time? 2. What hunters sometimes do? 3. A quaint, old-fashioned name? 4. Used in decorations. 5. From whom do you buy meat? 6. A color Quakers like? 2233 A very pretty border this, worked entirely in cross-stitch. It is suitable for ornamenting various articles such as linen or canvas tablecovers, towelcovers, sideboard or dinner-wagon cloths, etc., and may be worked with mercerised cotton, flax thread, or washing-silk as preferred. not accept with folded hands and meek submission the fact that her darling's hair has a wilted appearance on a sticky day. Resignation is one of the old-time virtues. Instead of accepting the fact gracefully the modern mother looks for a remedy, with the result that the poor child is dragged to the hairdresser's end has her natural hair matched to a couple of curls warranted to stay in a distinctly spiral outline regardless of the humidity of the atmosphere. According to the testimony of those who know, many mothers are now purchasing false curls for their small children, and many a topknot bow of bright-hued ribbon conceals the dividing line 'twixt a little tot's own hair and a couple of store curls. Those experienced in the business of matching hair say that it is almost impossible to get just the right shades to correspond perfectly with the tints of childhood. They are very different from the usual shades bought in false hair, and matching a child's hair perfectly is considered the work of an expert—so say the authorities in this branch of business. THE HOSTESS. days for the Entertainment of contest--Pretty Table nation. 7. An unsteady light? 8. Material for summer trousers? 9. A stupid fellow? 10. A boy's name? 11. What friends do? 12. Never seen in summer? 13. An amusement for children? 14. What farmers need in harvest? 1. A meadow lark. 2. Kildeer. 3. Phoebe. 4. Bunting. 5. Butcher bird. 6. Dove. 7. Flickers. 8. Duck. 9. Booby. 10. Bob White. 11. Chat. 12. Snow. 13. Teeter. 14. Thrasher. A Table Decoration. A table decoration that elicited much favorable comment from the guests was the star flower in the center of the table, the place cards were star-shaped, bearing apopriate quotations, such as: "Look; how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold." "Who can count the stars of heaven. Who sing their influence on this lower world." "Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven Blossoms the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels." "Ye stars, which are the poetry of heaven." The ices and cakes were both heart-shaped, and the hostess wore a beautiful jeweled star in her hair. PROPER THING IN GLOVES. Winter Style Is Not to Be Unduly Extravagant. The woman who is fearfully anticipating the extravagance of the coming winter made necessary by the prophesied continuance of the elbow glove may take heart of grace when she remembers that there are to be two distinct styles of dress, equally fashionable. For ordinary street wear, business, shopping and all like non-social purposes the tailored coat with a long plain sleeve is to be as much worn as ever. It is only for dress occasions and social festivities that the elbow sleeve will continue through the winter. When a woman carries a muff, and possibly rides in a carriage this abbreviated style of sleeve is not sensical. But it would be a very foolish woman who adopted it for morning or business wear. One dress costume with short sleeved jacket and long gloves will see the average woman through. For the rest, she can still be adequately gowned in a long-sleeved coat and the usual and less costly short street gloves. Bronze and Marble Monument to be Erected on the Banks of Hudson Where First Steamboat Was Run. THE STAIRS Proposed Design of the Fulton Memorial Monument. Just 100 years ago next August, Robert Fulton, after many years of effort, succeeded in making his trip on the Hudson in his famous steam-driven ship, the Clermont. The story of the birth of steamboat navigation is one filled with the rivalries and jealousies of inventors who had for years been struggling with the problem of the application of steam to navigation of ships, and the controversy as to who was the original inventor of steam navigation has been thrashed over and over from that time to this. But however strong the claims of Rumsey, who tried a steam-driven vessel upon the Potomac, in 1785, or John Fitch, or Patrick Millar, or Nathan Read, or even Robert L. Stevens, who navigated a paddle-wheel steamer on the Hudson only a few days after the successful trip of Fulton, it has been practically conceded that Robert Fulton is entitled to the credit for the first practical application of steam as a propelling power for vessels. That the memory of the great inventor may be perpetuated, the Robert Fulton Monument association proposes to erect on the banks of the Hudson a marble and bronze monument to cost $600,000. The clay model of the monument has been completed and approved, and now all that remains to be done is to raise the Proposed Design of the necessary money. The design embodies the broadest ideas of the results of Fulton's invention, the idea being that all industries have been developed with more or less rapidity through the application of steam to navigation, and that through the same agency the four quarters of the earth have been brought together in commerce and intercourse. The design shows a heroic figure of Fulton contemplating a model of the Clermont, surmounting a shaft in which is supposed to be a winding stairway to the observation landing. At the base of the shaft are symbolized the various spheres of human industry, and the corners of the base are ornamented with ethnological groups depicting the four races of men, or, in other words, the four corners of the globe. The materials to Y Cornelius Vanderbilt, President of Fulton Monument Association. he used in its construction are white marble and bronze. The story of Robert Fulton's struggle with the problem of steer navigation is an interesting one, his earlier attempts proving failures, as did those of numerous other inventors at work on the same problem. As a boy Fulton was filled with the idea of boats and boat propulsion, and at the age of 13 he had constructed paddle-wheels which he applied with success to a fishing boat. He had a strong artistic bent, and several years of his young manhood were spent in painting miniature portraits, landscapes, etc., besides making mechanical and architectural drawings. At the age of 21 he went to London, where he practiced his art, and it was there that he began his experiments in mechanics under the patronage of various wealthy persons with whom --- his art work had brought him in touch. He patented a mill for sawing marble, and later made plans for the construction of cast iron aqueducts, and a great work of this kind was built across the river Dee. He also patented in England a machine for spinning flax, a dredging machine, a market or passage boat, a dispatch boat, and a trader, amphibious boat, as it was called, to be used on canals. His treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation, written about this time, received wide circulation, and a copy was sent to the president of the United States by the author. It may not be generally known that Fulton was interested in submarines, which of late years have occupied so much attention, and have achieved such marked success, but while in France, in 1801, he began experiments on the Seine with a boat for submarine navigation, and later conducted some experiments at Brest in behalf of the French government, but when he failed to blow up the British vessels that sailed along the coast, the French officials became disgusted with the novel craft. England, aroused by these efforts secured the services of the inventor, and after testing decided the submarine was impracticable, but considered his torpedo of some value. Fulton Memorial Monument. which at a test blew up a 200-ton brig. Soon after this Fulton returned to the United States and continued his experiments with torpedoes, and the government appropriated $5,000 for the testing of his torpedoes and submarine explosives. As early as 1793 Fulton had turned his attention to steam navigation, but it was not until ten years later that his efforts took any tangible shape. Then with the financial assistance of Chancellor Livingston, he launched a steamboat on the Seine, which, owing to faulty construction of the frame, immediately sank. Another boat was built, with the old machinery, and a trial trip was made, but no great speed was attained. However, encouraged by this partial success, Fulton ordered an engine to be sent to the United States, and returned to this country to continue his experiments. Early in the spring of 1807 the boat which was to navigate the Hudson, and especially the system of steam navigation, was completed at a ship yard on the East river. The engine was put in later, and on August 11, of that year, the Clermont steamed up the Hudson to Albany, the voyage occupying 32 hours. Thus was the world given the first steamboat of practical value, and the credit and honor for the great achievement are undoubtedly due to Robert Fulton. For this reason it seems fitting that the centennial of that notable achievement should be marked by the erection of a monument to the great inventor. At the Jamestown exposition next year it is planned to observe Robert Fulton day, when the navies of the world will be represented in Hampton Roads, and a naval review surpassing anything yet seen will be witnessed. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is the president of the monument association, will sail at the head of the ships of war in his yacht. The design of the Fulton monument is by Leopold Bracony, and it is proposed to raise the sum necessary to its creation in marble and bronze in small subscriptions, and to place the names of all donors of ten dollars or more upon bronze tablets with which the inner walls of the tomb, where the remains of the inventor will rest, are to be lined. Burglar In Hard Luck. Burglars who broke into a house at Chard, England, achieved the magnificent haul of a box of pills and sevenpence. They recall the burglars who, engaged on a similar mission, discovered a litter of kittens and a German sausage, which enraged them so much that they drowned the lot. Published Every Week RISING SON PUBLISHING CO SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Enforced 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 publication should reach our office not later than Tuesday, of each week and must be signed by the writer not for publication, but as guarantee of authenticity. WFIOEI-No. 117 West Sixth St. Kansas City, Mo. Advertising Rates, For one inch, one insertion . . . 8.00 For one inch, each subsequent insertion . . . 3.00 For two inches, six months . . . 8.00 For two inches, nine months . . . 10.00 For two inches, twelve months . . . 15.00 CLDEST NEGRO JOURNAL ... IN KANSAS CITY. The paid circulation of THE RISING SON is more than double the combined circulation of all the other Kansas City Golored weekly newspapers. It must be understood that the women of the race cannot improve unless they have the co-operation of the men. Give us men to preach the gospel that are living unspotted from the world. And men who stand out for the highest type of citizenship. Bishop Grant of this district stands out for clean men morally and socially to point out the way to men and women of the land of God. O! ye men of war, how are you directing your gun? Have ye the abiding faith in Christ? If so then we must have the results. God's works cannot fail. The death of Bishop B. W. Arnett was a sad blow to the African Methodist Episcopal church. The honored bishop was in the ministry for forty years, after which time he was elected secretary for the general connection, and was made financial secretary in 1888, and in the same year was elected bishop. The Son can not enumerate the many good deeds he has rendered the public. He fostered many movements in the interest of the rect, has been a wonderful power in his profession and in the promotion of the race in the political arena. His death is a great loss and will be felt by his col leagues throughout the country as well as by his beloved family. Bishop A. Grant, sympathizes with the bereaved in their sorrow, and says that he feels his death keenly, as Bishop Arnett was one of the number elected and ordained with him Bishop Tanner, Gaines. THE NEGRO AT THE BAR OF JUSTICE IN ATLANTA, GA. The alleged outrage which was perpetrated upon the white women in the South is to be regrettably deplored. It goes without saying that every law abiding citizen, black and white is ready to punish any man for such an atrocious crime upon a woman. But the Rising Son would like to ask in this case like many others where white men have simply become blood-thirsty after some negro's blood and would not take the time to hunt down the guilty one, but just like raving maniacs must go out and massacre innocent people. The act which the Negro perpetrated upon the white women, if so, is a great shame, and we say punish them to the full extent of the law. But one wrong and then another wrong never adjusts the thing. The way that the Negro was mangled and murdered upon the streets of Atlanta was not a shame, but it was a disgrace to the flag, the country and the state in which it was committed, and also to civilization. The Rising Son believes that this kind of treatment has a tendency to make some Negroes vicious in certain sections of the country instead of bringing him to a more normal state of civilization. Agitation also is another dangerous thing, as it only gives food to sentiment and urged on by the press makes mobs commit outrageous crimes. The Kansas City Star in its editorial of Monday said the one great way to get rid of the bad nigger was all to goin hands, the good Negro with the white man and help get the bad ones out of the way. While the Son admits this is true, it should be used to work both ways in order to get rid of this mob violences. It seems to us that the Negro who has given to this country his labor and his presents by force, and ordained as a citizen should now enjoy the rights of a citizen. The animals of the forest are more lenient in his wild career than some of the white people is to his brethren in black when he thinks that he has been intimate or forced his way upon some white woman. A Negro who desires a white woman need not go out into the highways and force some helpless woman to be submissive to him. We strenuously condemn all such actions upon the part of our race. It is a curse to the race as well as a disgrace. Let every negro resolve to profit thereby by doing what he can to elevate his brother in black from doing this so-called rape or assaults upon white women. Where is the civilization of this country drifting? What big and strong white man will stand conscieniously up with the power of God behind him stem this mighty mob of inhuman people marching against the Negro? A long trip through the South in a dirty, ill-ventilated, poorly-equipped "jim-crow" car will convince the most violent opponent of the late Foraker amendment to the rate bill that the defeat of that measure by the hysterical clamor of certain short-sighted individuals around Boston was a racial calamity. A law insisting upon equal accommodations for equal fares in the South would not have fastened the "jim-crow" policy upon the North, and the gang that lobbied against the well-intentioned Foraker amendment ought to have had sense enough to have known it. A Greater Power Good is a reality and a power, and a greater power than the evil. Every age has had its saints, from the days of Abel until now. Human virtue has grown beside human vice. In some of the darkest characters there have been gleams of light not of the evil one. Amid some of the most violent scenes of human history have moved spirits of purity and kindness like sisters of mercy over rough battlefields. And steadily mankind has moved upward into a better present. And jealously does the present cherish the best that has come down to it out of the decay of the past. Now, it is every man's privilege to help this victory of the good over the evil. He cannot do it by passively watching the battle. Each one must overcome the evil in his own life by persevering resistance. But merely repressive measures are nevar adequate. It is not enough that vice be absent. Negative virtue is never satisfying. The demand is for an aggressive goodness, for a positive virtue. The farmer is never satisfied merely to have his land free from weeds; he wants it covered with grain. As the easiest and surest way to keep the weeds from a field is by giving good grain a good start and cultivating it, so the best way to free a life and a world from evil is by finding the good and encouraging it. By seeking and cultivating the good will the evil be overcome. By simply making the most of the best he discovers in himself and in all his fellowmen, and by making this a habit, a man will be rendering an incalculable service to the cause of righteousness and truth in the world. And now it is for men to gain the fearless faith of Christ that the fondest hopes of their hearts are not impossible of realization; that the noblest ideals in their minds are not impracticable; that they should believe in the power of good more than in the power of evil, and lose their despair and pessimism in the grandeur of His faith and hope and grimless goodness. He Goeth Before. "He goeth before you." Matthew xxviii.7. "He goeth before us!" Is it infancy? He went before us there, in being Himself the Babe of Bethelheim! Is it youth? He "goest before us" in the nurturing home of Nazareth, sanctifying early toll and filial obedience, is it hours of weariness and faintness and poverty? He "goest before us," an exhausted traveler to the wells of Jacob, "twary with His journey." Is it temptation we have to struggle with? He "goest before us" to the wilderness of Judea, and to the awful depths of the olive groves "Gethsemane to grapple with the hour and power of darkness. Is it the loss of friends? He "goest before us" to the grave of Bethany to weep there. Is it death (the last enemy) we dread? He "goest before us" wrapped in the ceremonies of the tomb, descending into the region of hades, uncrowning the king of terror, trampling his diadem into dust! Is it entrance into heaven? He "goest before us" there. Having overcome the sharpness of death, He has opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. He shows us the path of life leading into His own blessed presence, where there is fullness of joy, and to His right hand, where there are pleasures for evermore.—Dr. J. R. Macduff. And throw a cruel sunshine on a fool — Armstrong. Union National Bank KANSAS CITY, MO. As made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of Directors—U. W. Whitehead, Edward George, L. T. James, C. J. Schmeizer, J. P. Merter, J. P. Schmeizer, F. Felix L. Leaflet, David T. Beaul, Fernando P. Neal, Wim. H. Seerger W. Wea HAD TO BE CULTIVATED. Friendship With Senator Not Likely to Be Spontaneous. Ex-Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, is known as a man of uncompromising adherence to his own ideas of right and wrong, and, like many men of his kind, has little diplomacy, carrying at times a large chip on each shoulder. These qualities made him one of the chief irritants of the upper house of congress during his membership. Senator Hoar's sweetness of temper, however, was not lost on the irascible Chandler, and no difficulties ever entered into their relations. Hoar, however, was not blind to his colleague's failing. A senator from the middle states, fresh from an encounter with Chandler, sunk into a seat beside Hoar, exclaiming: "By thunder, Hoar, I've had just about enough of that autocrat from New Hampshire. You're about the only man here who can bear him. How do you manage to endure him?" "Well," replied the Massachusetts man, with one of his familiar smiles, "I like Chandler; I really do; but, my friend," and here he lowered his voice, "I must admit that it's an acquired taste." LONG LIFE EASILY ATTAINED Prof. Metchnicoff Has Simple Scheme to Secure Longevity. It is well known that the average length of human life has been considerably prolonged in the last century owing to a better understanding and better fuddliment of private and public hygienic conditions. Few, however, attain old age, especially that of 100 years or more, and among these very few enjoy all their physical and mental powers. Prof. Metchnicoff, of the Pasteur institute of Paris, shows the causes of deprimate, of premature weakening. He demonstrates that certain cells constituting the human organism become mutinous and devour the nobler cells of the body. He points out a special danger, the intestinal germs and the poisons or toxine elaborated thereby, which penetrate the system and cause the hardening and degeneration of tissues. The professor goes further and says that man can educate and improve these intestinal germs and their toxins. The most practical and easy way is, said he to drank a beverage which contains the germs of lactic acid fermentation, whose antagonism to the bad germs he has demonstrated. Great Men Fond of Tea. Like all things in the world tea met with opposition at the first thought or knowledge of it. There were some who called it a filthy custom, while others held that it would dwarf the body and destroy personal beauty. Samuel Johnson tells us that he was "a hardened and shameless tea drinker, who for 20 years diluted his meals with only the infusion of the fascinating plant; who with tea amused the evening, with tea solaced the midnight, and with tea welcomed the morning." Thackeray, Shakespeare and Lamb were all devotees to the teacup. "Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things." Sixpences on a Tombstone. Sunday morning 21 old widows of the parish of St. Bartholomew, West Smithfield, went to the churchyard at the close of the morning service to pick up the sixpipences which are annually deposited on the tombstone of a parishioner who died several centuries ago. The origin of the custom dates back to Saxon times, and it was revived some years ago by Mr. Butterwick. The little graveyard is raised several feet above the level of the pathway, and to mount to this eminence the elderly dames are assisted up a stepladder lodged against the stone coping of the wall—London Daily Chronicle. Party service a specialty. Barber shop EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. WAITERS' CATERING ASSOCIATION 1223 BALTIMORE AVE. Bell 'Phone 4137x Grand. Kans Ci David T. Beals, President. Edwin W. Zea, Cashier. Statement of the Un National KANSAS As made to the Comptroller of business, J RESOURCES. Loans and discounts.....$7,652,646.19 U.S. bonds at par. $600,000.00 Municipal bonds and other high class bonds at par.....500,000.00 Cash and sign exchange.....3,315,568.07 Total.....$12,268,680.2 DESIGNATED UNITED Directors—U.W. Whithead, Edward G r11, O.H. Dean, Geo. W. Jones, Lee Clark, G David T. Beals, Fernando P. Neal, Wm. H. S Deformed Chicks. While the faults of incubation are responsible for many of the deformities found in the chickens, and undoubtedly weaken others in ways which are not so apparent to us, one cannot state that the chickens which come from the egg in developed condition and can eat ever die on account of weakness due to the incubation, says a report of the Rhode Island experiment station. In my experience so far the weak chickens, when properly handled, seem to have developed and grown as rapidly as the stronger. However, those which were hatched incompletely developed or with crippled members, as the legs or beak, have not been able to survive in all cases. Under the even temperature system, however, the weaklings, when separated into hovers by themselves, grow unexpectedly well, and may attain some weight. As a practical matter, however, all such weaklings and cripples should be destroyed as soon as hatched. To the poultryman who can devote but little attention to them they would prove an annoyance. No Gush in These Letters. In the 300 letters from Mrs. Jordan, the actress, to the duke of Clarence, afterward William IV. of England, her morganatic husband, which letters were sold at Lashby's, London, there were no terms of endearment. The letters all begin abruptly after the date line and end "Yours sincerely, Q. J." "H'm! Starvation, I presume..."— Judge. I Can Sell Your Real Estate or Business NO MATTER WHERE LOCATED. Properties and Business or all kinds sold quickly for cash in all parts of the United States. Don't wait. Write today describing what you have to sell and give cash price on same. If You Want to Buy any kind of Business or Real Estate anywhere, at any price, write me your requirements. I can save you time and money. DAVID P. TAFF THE LAND MAN 415 Kansas Avenue. TOPEKA, KANSAS. FORD'S HAIR POMADE Formerly known as "OZONIZED OX MARROW" 80 KINKY or CURLY HAIR that it can be put up in any style desired consists with its long-term life. Ford's Hair Pomade was formerly known as "OZONIZED OX MARROW" and is the most popular of the best-made shampoo for the use of the most-frequent shampoo. It is the most-frequent shampoo and easy to comb. These results may be used to make the shampoo's treatment: 2 to 4 months are usually sufficient to make the shampoo's use of Ford's Hair Pomade ("OZONIZED OX MARROW") has been made and sold in the United States. It was registered in the United States Patent Office, in 1874. In all that long-term life, the shampoo has been returned from the hundreds of thousands who have sold. FORP'S HAIR POMADE remains the only one that is made to keep it. Be sure to get Ford's, as its use may be the hair STRAIGHT. SOFT, and FLABILLY. Ford's Hair Pomade ("OZONIZED OX MARROW") is put up only in 50 et. s.s. and is the only one that is made to keep it. The genuine has the signature. For the part of the others, all distribution of the shampoo is only $1.5. Sold by drugists and dealers. If your drug product is from the jobber or shop, he can procure it from his jobber or shop to make a share of $1.5 cts. for one bottle, or for three piles of the top of the box for an express pack. We postage and express charges to all points in U.S. A. When ordering the shampoo, we are required to provide money on the information this paper. Write your name and address plainly to The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. (None genuine without my signature) Charlie Ford Peak 70 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. Agents wanted everywhere. and bath. Furnished Rooms to Gentlemen only. Joe Ottey, Mgr. Mr. Clem James and John Huston. are predared to give the best service City, Mo. in the Tonsorial Department. F. P. Neal, Vice President. W. H. Steger, Second Vice President The Condition of the Union All Bank CITY, MO. of the Currency at the close of June 18, 1906. LIABILITIES. Capital stock . . . $ 900,000.00 Surplus fund . . . 400,000.00 Undivided profits . . . 108,560.10 Unearned interest . . . 113,574.00 National bank notes outstanding. . . . 500,000.00 Deposits. . . . 10,548,507.11 Total. . . . $12,268,680.27 O STATES DEPOSITORY. George, L. T. James, C. J. Schmelzer, J. P. Merleo, B. Ford, G. W. Lovejoy, Felix L. LaFolett, Steeger edwin W. Zea WESTERN UNIVERSITY THE GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR KANSAS AND THE WEST. . . . . . . DEPARTMENTS: Theological, College, State Industrial. COURSES: Classical, College, Preparatory (Instrumental and Volcanic mony, Drawing (Fine Arts and Book Binding, Business Coining, Tailoring, Dressmaking, Dering, Farming and Gardenic) ADVANTAGES: Slpendid Locations and Thorough Teachers INFORMATION: For terms, prices to WILLIAM T. VERNER PRESIDENT QUINDARO, Phones: Office—Bell—"White" 4 MENTS: Theological, College, Normal, Sub-Native Industrial. B: Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Native (Instrumental and Volcal), including piano, organ, Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Book Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Tailoring, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooring, Farming and Gardening. AGES: Slpendid Location, Healthful Climate, Nurses and Thorough Teachers. ATION: For terms, prices and all inducements of WILLIAM T. VERNON, A. M., I. PRESIDENT, INDARO, KAN. 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 Volocal), 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, Cooling, 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. Houses for Rent. Roaming Houses for Sale on Easy Terms. Can give the Best of Bank References F. J. WIL Room I Can give best accommodation in room controls more rooming houses Office 911 Oak. ART DEPART Campbell Glass 1228 Main Street HOME PHONE PARBERS, Walter Harrison, John Shtpiey F. J. WEAVER, Room Locater. best accommodation in rooms. Why? Because tools more rooming houses than any one man in Ras Can give best accommodation in rooms. Why? Because he owns and controls more rooming houses than any one man in Kansas City. ART DEPARTMENT OF Campbell Glass & Paint 1228 Main Street, Kansas City HOME PHONE 2727 MAIN. Walter Harrison, John Shipley. CASHIER, ARA PORTE t, Dannie Whealer. C. W. MONTGOM Earber Shop and P Cigars and Tobacco Sh Partors for Ladies a Spec First-Class Service Laun Headquarters for Porters, Walters, Musl East Side Messenger 8th Street. Home Tel. 3851 Main Bell Tel. 3851 Grand Ka 100. TONSORIAL ARTISTS HAIR J. B. Lester. S. L. Clemons. Duke Mayes. B. LESTER'S SHAVING PAR Baths. 587 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 4 Ne s, Tobacco and Pool. Massage and Hair Dyeing a FARBERS, Walter Harrison, John Shipley. CASHIER, Araminta Benaett. PORTER t, Dannie Whealer. C. W. MONTGOMERY'S Earber Shop and Pool Hall Cigars and Tobacco Shoe Shining Parlors for Ladies a Specialty First-Class Service Laundry Agency Headquarters for Parlors, Walters, Mucilans, Etc. 1333 East 18th Street. Hom-To Bell Tel. SHAVE 100. TONSORIAL J. B. Lester. S. L. C. J. B. LESTER'S S Hot and Cold Baths. 557 Grand Ave. B Cigars, Tobacco and Pool. Mas SHAVE 100. TONSORIAL ARTISTS HAIR CUT 250 J. B. Lester. S. L. Clemons. Duke Mayes. J. B. LESTER'S SHAVING PARLOR Hot and Cold Baths. 557 Grand Ave. Kansas City, Mo. 4 New Porcelain Tubs. Cigars, Tobacco and Pool. Massage and Hair Dyeing a Specialty. G. C. MOORE. DEALER IN Cash Groceries and M Goods delivered free Bell Phone 1265 x ish Groceries and Meats, Flour, Pro Goods delivered free to any part of the city e 1265 x 1605 N. 10th Street, Karn DEALER IN Cash Groceries and Meats, Flour, Provisions, Etc. Goods delivered free to any part of the city Bell Phone 1265 x 1605 N. 10th Street, Kansas City, Kan. TEETH WITHOUT PLATES HIGH CLASS DENTISTRY 1029 EXTRA THIS Gold Filling, 60c to $2 Silver Filling, 75c $8 PLAT $5 GOLD C HIGH CLASS DENTISTRY 1029 Main St. 23 IN B EXTRA THIS WEEK EX Gold Fillings, 60e to $2 Silver Fillings, 75e Palmies Extraction, 25e $8 PLATES $3 $5 GOLD CROWNS Spec Induce For Out-of-Town SET OF TEETH... The Old Reliable 23 years before the public, our work is guaranteed to give satisfaction; all work people have free of charge. Any patient who has had work done in our Kansas City office or in Eastern Cities should come to us and have the work gramped; any necessary results will be beneficial. Sale free of charge. The hands of use is介修alisation satisfied patients. Kind and courteous treatments to all. Ask your friends about us. GOLD CROWNS, BRIDGES, $2.65 to $4.00. Specials on Bridge Rates This Week. Examination Free. Silver Filling ..... 25c White Crowns ..... 2.00 Platina Filling ..... 50c Platina Extraction ..... 40c Teeth Cleaned ..... 40c Gold Filling ..... 50c to $2 All Work Guaranteed 20 Years. Guaranteed 20 Years. 1020 Main St. ```markdown ``` College, Normal, Sub-Normal and Laboratory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Mu- tic), including piano, organ and har- mechanical), Carpentry, Printing course, Stemography and Typewrit- and Plain Sewing, Cooling, Laun- g. Healthful Climate, Good Influ- sion and all inducements offered write MON, A. M., D. D. RENT, KANSAS. 002. Residence—Bell—"West 15. List your Real Estate with Weaver. Let Him Collect for You Rent Guaranteed. CAVER, Locater, mns. Why? Because he owns and man any one man in Kansas City. Home Phone 6236 Main. DEPARTMENT Less & Paint Co. St, Kansas City. 2727 MAIN. CASHIER, Araminta Benaett. Whealer. MONTGOMERY'S Shop and Pool Hall Tobacco Shoe Shining Us for Ladies a Specialty Service Laundry Agency Potters, Walters, Muleians, Etc. The Messenger Service. 3851 Main 3851 Grand Kansas City, Mo ARTISTS HAIR CUT 280 Hemmons, Duke Mayes. HAVING PARLOR Kansas City, Wn. 4 New Porcelain Tubs. Image and Hair Dyeing a Specialty. eats, Flour, Provisions, Etc. to any part of the city 05 N. 10th Street, Kansas City, Kan. Main St. 23 YEARS IN BUSINESS WEEK EXTRA Palicee Extraction, 28e Teeth Cleaned, 58e TES $3 ROWNS $3 Special Inducement For Out-of-Town Patients SET OF TEETH.....$5.00 BEST TEETH.....8.00 GOLD CROWNS, $3 to.....5.00 CLEANING.....50 No Extra Charge for Vitalized Air When Teeth are Ordered. TEETH WITHOUT PLATES NEW YORK DENTISTS 1020 Main St. Entire and Floor. THE RISING SON. NEWS & GLOSSIP W. T. Washington.....Asst. Editor. Remember please— It's the little bits we collect here and there hat enables us to run from year to year." LOCALS. Williams and Walker, with their company appear at the Grand next week. National Printing Co., has moved from 6th and Delaware to 1311 Independence avenue. Nicely Furnished Rooms, 1228 and 1230 Baltimore. Inquire of Mrs. M. Steel, at 1228 Baltimore. Miss Josie Wickelcliffe of Hudson, Kansas, is in the city. She is stopping at 1910 Woodland avenue. Monday and Thursday night, dancing at the Arlington Hall. Class, Wednesday night. Hall, $15 per night. For piano and furniture moving and express, call Geo. Jones, Home phone, 5185 Main. Packing, Skipping and storage. WANTED.—Fifty more comedians, dancers or singers for the Great Unbleached Minstrel show. Call Home East 2610. Mrs. T. B. Carter of Jefferson City, is visiting in the city this week and will attend conference, as the guest of Mrs. Watts. Phone your news to the Rising Son, with an order for a year's subscription. Bell Phone 4713X Main; Home Phone 58 Main. WATCH, WATCH, WATCH, for bills and tickets to the Great Unbleached Minstrels at Convention hall, November 9th. It will seem quite natural to the old Kansas Cityan to see the steam boat and hear the whistles on the Missouri river once more. Use Chowley's Anti-Sweat Powder. For bad odor it has no equal. Price 25c by mail. 5113 Dearborn street, Chicago, Ill. Agents wanted. The Birch Flats are a commendable enterprise of Kansas City. When you wish a neat, modern, up-to-date flat, call out on Vine and see them. This elegantly furnished room for rent at 406 E. 6th street. Bath, gas, and telephone, 2081 Home. Newly furnished. Call and investigate. Mr. Frank Bryant of Osceola, Iowa, and Miss Zana Williams and brother Vernon Williams are the guests of Miss Sossie Peniston of 1408 Vine. When you want the best news concerning the Negro, place your name on the subscription list of the "Son" and thus have it delivered to your door. HEAR. HEAR. HEAR. Kansas City's best Negro talent in their own melodies, scintilating wit and happy humor at Convention hall, November 9th. Mr. Henry Compton has succeeded Ben McRay in the hotel venture at 721 Charlotte street. No man is better fitted to take charge of this place than Mr. Compton. The new addition to Douglas hospital has been finished, several of the room have been taken by societies and individuals, a few are left which the board managers will only be too glad to have taken. Dr. B. F. Watson, financial secretary, arrived in the city, Tuesday to attend the Missouri conference, which convenes in this city, but left the same evening to attend the funeral of Bishop Arnett, which will be held at his old home, Wilberforce, $^{\circ}$O. Jas. Harrison Crews died last Saturday night at 8:05 o'clock. He was the oldest son of Jas. Crews, a mail carrier of this city, who resides at 2426 Wabash ave. Everyone regrets the death of the young man. He was well raised, well behaved, a staunch member of Allen Chapel, and was a member of the Sophomore class of Western university. His funeral was preached at Allen Chapel. Tuesday evening and the remains carried to Chillicothe, where they were interred last Wednesday. Dr. F. J. Peck was the officiating minister. Mrs. Lucy Capps of Liberty, Mo., was visiting her friend, Mrs. Duncan Oath of 411 East 10th a few days last week. Dr. Wm. J. Thompkins, recently of the staff of physicians and surgeons of Freedman's hospital, Washington, D. C., wishes to announce his office at 704 East 12th street; residence, Compton hotel. Both phones. The death of Tom Gross last Saturday was a sad blow to his friends and associates. He was a member of the Lily Lodge No. 8, K. of P., and a member of the McRay P. T. A. He was also a member of the Elks. His remains was carried to Lawrence last Sunday, his old home, by many friends. Negroes are not the first people that have been scourged for unfaithfulness. The Israelites had a hard time of it, before they learned to cast away their idols and seek protection from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and we must make our churches something stronger and holier than mere money exchanges or meeting places to vie with each other in showy clothing and give invitations to parties and dances. We must demand more of those whom we allow to pose as leaders, and especially of those who teach our young. It is high time that our school teachers felt the responsibility of their positions enough to cause them to seek out good families in which to find homes, and so conduct themselves as not as to bring reproach upon no one. What can we expect of children who daily discuss the moral life of their teacher? LINCOLN INSTITUTE NOTES. For the first time in the history of the institute, it has become necessary to use the gallery of the auditorium to seat the students when they assemble in the morning for devotional exercises and it now looks as if this also would soon be overflowing. It will soon be time for the annual Farmers' Convention at Lincoln Institute and we hope many, who may be interested in farms and farming will be present. Every event of the present, as it affects the negro, indicates the necessity of his securing a perpetual lease upon as much of the fertile soil of America as possible, if he is to retain any rights as an American citizen. One of the most enjoyable features of the past week was the private barbecue and garden party, given by Professor J. W. Daniel, in honor of the president and faculty, at his beautiful home on Fairview Boulevard. The delicacies of the season were dispensed in abundance and all present had a most enjoyable time. Women are like men in one respect; some are good and some are not. Unsanitary Graveyard. Sanitary caution is not new, though doubtless it has grown. An eighteenth century rector was burying one of his parishioners in the churchyard, when he was interrupted by a woman who demanded immediate speech with alm. "You must wait until I have finished," said he. "No, sir. I must speak at once." "Well, then, what's the matter?" he inquired. "Why, sir," exclaimed the poor woman. "you are burying a man who died of the small-box next my poor husband, who never said it."—N. Y. Tribune. Spread of Contract System. The contract system of supply, the London Mall remarks, is being extended to every branch of the public's accessibilities. A London firm, for $100 a year, received in installations, if desired, will supply one dress suit, one lounge suit, one morning suit, one flannel suit, one frock coat suit, two overcoats, one winter, one summer. A Manchester firm supplies other clothing, hosiery, shirts, gloves, etc., for a fixed quartely sum. Sleeping Sickness Spreading Sleeping Bickness Spreading: It is estimated that from 400,000 to 500,000 natives have died in Africa of sleeping sickness in the last ten years. The disease is, moreover, spreading with alarming rapidity, yet nothing is done to check it. The weight of opinion is that no person once infected ever recovers. Despite its name, sleep is not an important symptom, as it occurs only toward the end of the disease in a small number of cases. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour?—Young. Life's a short summer—man is but a flower.—Dr. Johnson. By turns we catch the fatal breath and die.—Pope. The cradle and the tomb, alas! how nigh!—Prior. To be is better far than not to be.—Sewell. Though all man's life may seem a tragedy.—Spencer. But light cares speak when mighty griefs are dumb—Daniel. The bottom is but shallow whence they come—Sir Walter Raleigh. In Times of Perplexity. Which way is forward, is a question which is liable to occur to one under certain circumstances in life, and yet is not always easily answered. A person walking in the forest or in a dense fog, may easily mistake backward for forward, and move in the direction of the point whence he started, rather than in the opposite direction. The same difficulty often presents itself in the moral and spiritual life. There may be times when it will be exceedingly difficult to say which way is forward. But we may be helped by remembering that nearer to Christ is always forward, and that the office of the Spirit is to afford illumination in just such circumstances. Men's Suits and Overcoats, $17.50 Is it an object to you to save from $2.50 to $5.00? We are making a special feature this week of Men's Suits, Overcoats, and also Raincoats in the well and favorably known Kuppenheimer and other makes of a high order. To do this, both manufacturer and we ourselves have sacrificed enough of our legitimate profit to save purchasers from $2.50 to $5.00 on Suit, Overcoat or Raincoat. The Suits are made of fancy woolen tweeds and worsted; also navy blue sergas and black tibbettos overcoats are in black and new gray effects and in both fall and winter weights; raincoats are plain black and gray herringbone and in other effect; each garment new in this season's style; a wide range of patterned suits which to $17.50 choose; each ... Chestarfeld Suits and Overcoats Priced up to $50.00 Young Men's Suits, $15 Garments that are clever and distinctive: Scotch tweeds, pure worsted, in club checks, overplaids and striped effects; also navy serges and unfinished worsted; sizes from 14 to 20 yea. Price... $15.00 Grand Avenue Floor. Emery, Bird, Thayer Bo. Ho! Our Fashion Dorothy are by the go sent. Ho! For Cold Weather Our Fall and Winter Showing of Styles in Dorothy Dodd, the Faultless Fitting Shoe are by far the prettiest we have ever had the good fortune to present. All styles and sizes $3 and $3.50 Men! Here are to be Found Your Favorite Shoes!! and a more complete showing of proper Fall and Winter Styles in such well-known and dependable makes as BOSTONIANS and STRONG & GARFIELD'S FINE SHOES FOR MEN YOU'VE NOT SEEN. Come down and inspect them. OVIATT S 1105 Main Street ELECTRIC FACE MASSAGE FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN A SPECIALTY Henry P. BARE SHO 926 Wyando KANSAS C SHOE CO. in Street, Kansas City. Henry Patton's BARBER SHOP 5 Wyandotte Street, KANSAS CITY, MO. LADIES' SHOES POLISHED. CIGARS AND TOBACCO. Lady Cashier in attendance. ELECTRIC FACE MASSAGE FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN A SPECIALTY Henry Patton's BARBER SHOP 926 Wyandotte Street, KANSAS CITY, MO. LADIES' SHOES POLISHED. CIGARS AND TOBACCO. Lady Cashier in attendance. BUNCH, Dentist. 805 Independence Avenue. KANSAS CITY, MO Home or Bell Phones 253 West. EMPLOYME COLORED HELP MALE AND MENT OFFICE HELP A SPECIALTY AND FEMALE MMA STOVALL Kansas City, Kansas. E REPAIRS EMPLOYMENT OFFICE COLORED HELP A SPECIALTY MALE AND FEMALE OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 12 a. m., 1 to 5 p. m. MRS. EMMA STOVALI 1014 North 5th St., Kansas City, Kane STOVE REPAIRS MRS. EMMA STOVALL 1014 North 5th St., Kansas City, Kansas. STOVE REPAIRS FOR ALL STOVES AND RANGES. Beta Phone, 1214 Main. S. A. METZNER 304 W. Kane NETZNER 304 West Sixth Street, Kansas City, Mo. Bath Photos. 1214 Main. S. A. METZNER 304 West Sixth Street, Kansas City, Mo. Bell Phone 2170 Main Office Hours 8 To 12m. 1 To 5 P. M. Sunday by Appointment. The Word of Appreciation. Suppose the word of appreciation is never said to you, suppose your life of self denial is accepted merely as a duty—then what shall you do? It seems like cold comfort, but you must try and be as brave as you can and keep on doing that which is right. The knowing that one is doing the nest that one can for those who need help is, after all, a great reward. The knowledge that somebody else is a little warmer, has a little better food, or that a younger brother or sister is being trained to be helpful—this is fine, even if the word of commendation never comes in this world, and with it to feel in your heart that God approves. Copyright 1906, by The House of Kuppenhelmer And for warmly-clad and stylishly-clad feet !! STRONG & GARFIELD CO. Home Phone 5646 Main. Prompt Service. The Question Before the House It is a question of where you buy 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 yourself—one, two, three, four, etc. J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co. 1015-1015 WALNUT STREET For the Metrostyle Pianola. Best Place to The 5225 Main. East 538 X. Lady A The A. T. Moore Undertaking Co. S. W. Agents for the Metrostyle Pianola. Best Place to Buy a Piano. Home Phone 5225 Main. Bell Phone East 538 X. A. T. Moo Funeral Directore and Embalmers. D East 18 h St., KANSAS The Best Paying Business For the Least Amount of Money Invested ...is ... Parlors 1820 East 18 h St.. The Best For the Leas The Best Paying Business Having a Billiard and Pool Room No Bad Debts. Cash in the Drawer Every Night --- We can fit you out with a complete Hall for very Little money. The K. C. H MAKERS OF G The K. C. Billiard Table Mfg. Co. AKERS OF GOOD TABLES AT LOW PRICE 1321 Main Street. 5478 Main Bell 'Ph L. PRAT P.L. REAL ES P. L. PRATT. REAL ESTATE RENTAL AND INSURANCE HOUSES For Sale Easy Terms, Like 127 West 8th Street REAL ESTATE RENTAL And INSURANCE. Houses For Sale On Easy Terms, Like Rent. 127 West 8th Street KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. SAMUEL DIGGS, a member of McKinley Lodge No. 21, am engaged in the undertaking business, and wish your lodge and brethren to give me a call whenever you need anything in my line. It is my aim in this great highway as a business man of the race to give first class accommodation and quick service. Will be pleased to have each and all of the brethren to pay my place a call at any time. Yours fraternally. SAMUEL DIGGS. Undertaker, Embalmer and Funeral Director. COMPTON'S HOTEL 72' Charlotte Street, Kansas City, Mo. STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS Bell Phone 20 8 Main A.40MPTON, Mgr. ing Co. mers. KANSAS CITY, MO. business Invested Room Night Mfg. Co., DW PRICES Bell 'Phone 3136 Main ATT. RENTAL The --- Lady Attendant. Bell Phone 3136 Main IN HIGH POSITION. WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT SERV ICE AT WASHINGTON. English Newspaper Somewhat Astonished by the Confidence Placed in the Fair Sex by Authorities at the National Capital. Most people are aware that women are a great power in the United States, particularly from a social standpoint, says the Pall Mall Gazette of London. But it is by no means so generally known that at the headquarters of the American government in Washington there are a number of highly paid women who are a standing contradiction of the old gibe that women can never be a secret. At any rate, the services of these women are so highly appreciated that it is unlikely their brethren will ever must them from these highly paid offices. To us a youthful and pretty woman diplomat, recognized as such by the government, is unthinkable. Yet such a person is Miss Margaret Hanna, who is permanent assistant to the permanent secretary of state. This latter official carries on all the delicate negotiations between the United States and foreign powers and so conducts an immense correspondence. All this most secret and sacred correspondence is under the charge of Miss Hanna, who is so well versed in Uncle Sam's relations with the outside world that she could undoubtedly act as assistant secretary of state herself if the occasion arose. A still more remarkable position is that held by Miss Clara Graecen, legal adviser to the treasury department. Here again we find a young blonde not yet 25, who a few years ago came to Washington as an ordinary typewriter in the comptroller's office. At that time her work was taking down dictation relating to legal "opinions" about claims against the treasury. Miss Graecen gradually developed a taste for law so that on one occasion the comptroller asked her to prepare an "opinion" of her own on a minor case. Thereafter the clever and ambitious girl studied law with feverish energy at a night school in the diplomatic capital, and so brilliant were her talents that when the position of law slick of the treasury fell vacant she applied for it and got it, even against a number of capable lawyers. You might think that these American blue stockings were frumpish and dowdy in appearance. Vastly otherwise would be your opinion in the presence of Miss Estelle Reel, super-intendent of all the Indian schools throughout America. Miss Reel is a strikingly handsome woman of distinguished mien and not much over 30. Her headquarters is at the Indian bureau in Washington, but for the most part she spends her time in traveling throughout the states inspecting the educational methods adopted in day and boarding schools, kindergartens and other institutions kept up by the federal government for the little aborigines. In her own department Miss Reel's power is absolute and her pay is $600 a year besides her traveling expenses. Thousands of women are employed in the treasury department, for it is found that they are quicker and more accurate than men in counting money. Nor must one omit to say they are found far more honest. Out from among the ruck of these women stands Mrs. Willa Leonard, probably the fastest "teller" of money alive as well as the most astonishingly accurate. Mrs. Leonard is besides a wondrous expert in detecting counterfeit notes. One must bear in mind that practically the whole currency of America except small change is paper money. Another woman expert of the treasury at Washington is Mrs. S. F. Fitzgerald, who for nearly a quarter of a century has been mending mutilated bank bills and also identifying money that has been partially destroyed. So expert is she that often when nothing contains of the money but a scrap of paper smaller than a sixpence and that containing no name of bank, denomination or number, Mrs. Fitzgerald will fasten upon a scrap of engraved design and then pour forth a volume of information about the destroyed note which would surely give points to Sherlock Holmes. Question of Location: "In looking over a pamphlet entitled 'historic Points of Interest', prepared for use during the inaugural ceremonies," said a district official, "I noticed that Point No. 102 is marked 'William J. Bryan resided in this house.' The question arose in my mind as to whether in permanently marking historic spots in Washington, which works to be begun under an appropriation of $500 made for the purpose by the fast congress, the tablet with this inscription will be placed at the location given in the pamphlet or whether it will be reserved to be placed on the grounds of the executive mansion." Too Many Officers Absent. The "absence habit" is a menace to the United States army. This is the statement made by Brig. Gen. Bubb, commanding the department of Dakota, in his annual report. He calls attention to the great number of officers now absent from their regiments and says that the number is steadily increasing from year to year and is greatly impairing the efficiency and discipline of the various organizations of the army. Babies Taught to Swim in Samoa nearly all babies are taught to swim before they are two years old. FEW REWARDS FOR CLERKS. Government Service Is At No Time a Sinecure. The arrest of a young woman employed in the agricultural department calls attention to a fact that has been pointed out many times. This is that an ordinary government clerkship is not worth having. The young woman in question explained that the $600 a year she received would hardly pay her laundry bills, so she committed forgery. "I've been on the rocks for a couple of years," explained the prisoner, "and I needed the money to keep up my end." There will be no sympathy aroused for the prisoner, who seems to be flippant in addition to being criminal, says the Philadelphia Ledger. Many more worthy persons doing similar work for the government avoid the expenditure for laundry by washing their own linen, and evidently do not indulge in so large a number of fresh walsts. The clerk of either sex who goes to Washington under the impression that there is an end 'to be hold up' is making a serious mistake. The one who can live simply and decently on the income allowed is an excellent manager. The chances of running hopelessly into debt for the seeming necessaries of life are many and potent. Any attempt to "put on style" is ruin. The government clerk is part of a vast machine. At best no great rewards await. The positions that are open to capable men and women are such that really capable men and women with any pride or any particular hope for the future would refuse to accept. The scramble for them is due to a lack of knowledge. The young man or woman successful in securing one is to be commiserated, for the faithful performance of duty leads nowhere, and after a while the individual is fixed in a rut, lacking the courage and at last the ability to get out of it. Comparatively few clerks "go wrong." As a rule, they accept conditions as they find them and make the best of it. Of course the girl who needs $600 a year to meet her laundry bills has no business in a department. A wiser course for her would be to marry a rich man. While the positions are humble and the pay small there are many girls who would be glad to get to the salary, deeming it better than nothing toward keeping up family expenses, which is about all that can be said of it, and such girls would have no temptation to piece out their incomes by recourse to forgery. REPAIRS TO WHITE HOUSE. Months Have Been Spent in Much Needed Renovation. For a second time within as many years workmen have spent months in renovating and repairing the White House. Although a large sum was appropriated by congress for extraordinary repairs, care has been taken not to make any alterations in the external or internal appearance of the house, possibly as a result of the outcry which greeted President Roosevelt's former changes. Col. Charles S. Bromwell, U. S. A., superintendent of public buildings and grounds, who has the White House in charge, says: "It was deemed essential in treating the appointments and decorations of those rooms that are shown to the public that care should be exercised to prevent hostile criticism by visitors to the White House. Unlike any other official or private residence in this country, these rooms cannot be shut up to prevent the entrance of air and sunshine, but they must always be kept open and ready for inspection by critical housekeepers from this country and abroad. If such critics found carpets and draperies faded or worn, they would not hesitate to condemn apparent niggardiness on the part of those whose duty it is to recommend and expend appropriations. People have been accustomed to hear of the blue, green and red parlors, and they wouldn't take kindly to any changes in the fittings and furnishings of these apartments at variance with the tints which have thus far characterized the interior arrangement and decorations of the White House." In the east room, which is the great reception room of the mansion, the prevailing tint on the walls and ceiling is an ivory white. The only pictures found in the state apartments are those of former masters and mistresses of the mansion, the latest acquisition being that of President Roosevelt. Secretary Taft's Travels Secretary Taft has traveled 100,000 miles or four times the distance around the world at the equator, since May 24, 1900, when he became governor general of the Philippines. In the five and a half years since his call from the federal bench he has spent 360 days on the ocean, or almost one year. He has passed six weeks on railroad trains. Most of this has come in his three trips to the Philippines, one of them by way of Rome, and his two trips to the isthmus. These facts, which came out in a recent personal conversation, show something of the demand of a public position in this age of America as a world power. Honesty Personified. Congressman J. Adam Bede was consulting with President Roosevelt about a minor federal appointment in the Minnesota district which he represented. After making several inquiries about the man the president said abruptly: "Is he an honest man?" "An honest man?" returned Mr. Bede. "Why, see here, Mr. President, that man wouldn't rob a railway company—not if he had the chance." THE HISTORY OF POLICEMAN FLYNN BY ELLIOTT FLOWER HE STOPS AN AUTOMOBILE. "Who!?" cried Policeman Flynn. "Whoa, I tell ye! Shopt!" The man with the automobile slowed up, and finally came to a full stop. "What's the matter?" he asked. "Matthew!" ejaculated Policeman Flynn. "D'ye think this is a speedin-tra-ack? Ha-ave ye th' idee that th' people on th' cross-walks is hur-rules, an' that t' is fr you to show th' kind iv a jockey ye are? Are ye iv th' opinion that ye're doin' th' ch-arge iv th' Light Brigade all be ye-erslift? I' ha-ave no autymobils goin' out afther th' record where I'm wearin' a po-lis ba-adge." "This isn't an automobile," asserted the man who had been stopped. "I can't afford anything so aristocratic as that. This is only a horseless carriage." "May-be it is so," returned Policeman Flynn; "but 't is w-rong ye are if ye think this is a coppes boolvar; an' if ye persist in v'atin' th' la-aw, I'll r-run ye in, I will that." "I'm violating no law," replied the man, in a quiet tone. "Oho! ye think ye're smar-rt, don't ye?" exclaimed Pollecman Flynn. "Ye'd go to shplittin' hairs with a po-lisman an' thyrin' to come over him with the 'ol jaw. Iv covore ye're v'latin' no la-aw now. F'r why? F'r because I shopped ye. T is not 'th' likes iv you that can throw down Barney Flynn on that gag." M. "Whoa! I tell ye! Shtop!" "But I haven't been violating any thriny' to ma-ake a monkey if me." law." insisted the man. "Oh well, I'll do it." replied the man. "Ye ha-aven't!" cried Policeman Flynn, his breath fairly taken away by the calm assertion. "Ye ha-aven't! Oh, no, iv coarse ye ha-aven't. Ye've only been ce-reepin' along like ye was pushin' a ba-aby's go-cart. Why, ye gaseyleen injineer, ye've been makin' twinty miles an hour." "What of it?" asked the man. "There's no law against it." "Sa-ay," cautioned Policeman Flynn, with a solemn shake of his head, "a joke's a joke, an' I can ta-ake wan with th' nex' ma-an, but don't be afer pushin' me too far, or I'll ha-ave ye before th' po-lcoort, I will so." "On what charge?" demanded the man. "Fa-ast dhrivin,'" answered Policeman Flynn. "I haven't been driving fast," asserted the man. "I haven't been driving at all. The law says 'riding or driving any horse or horses or other animals,' and that doesn't affect me." Policeman Flynn scratched his head. He wasn't sure that the ordinance was correctly quoted, but neither was he prepared to deny it. It certainly sounded right. "Luk at that, now!" he said at last, "Tis like thim gazabos that makes th' la-aw fr to lave a cha-ance fr th' ma-an that vlates it to skin out iv it. Here I am thryn' to do me jyme, an' no cha-ance fr anything but th' wor-rst it, what it waven I do. Th' la-aw is made fr' th' good people, but t' is r-read be th' coorts fr' th' other wans. If they're a hole in it, th' lawyer sitticks a crow-ba-ar in, an' th' judge gives a b it iv help, an' bechune th' two they ma-ake th' opn'i big enough fr to put a locomotive injine through. If Iver I had th' ma-akin iv th' la-aw I'd ha-ave first iv in all' big book a sentence r-read' like this: 'Th' la-aws herein mane what they mane, an' not what they sa-ay.' "Tis th' only wa-ay, fr now whin a ma-an dhraws up a la-aw he knows what he afther, an' everybody like knows what he afther, but th' coort takes two fa-alls out iv it, an' he gets what he doesn't want, or lise th' la-aw is broke into sma-all bits." "Well," remarked the man with the "Keep ye-er na-ands off, I'll not l'ave ye do it. "Keep ye-er na-ands off, I'll not lave ye do it. automobile, "if you're through talking to yourself I'll move along." "Not so fa-ast," interposed Policeman Flyn. "Ye may be r-right an'ye may be wr-rong, but they're wan p'int I want settled. Dye intind to keep down to th'la-awful speed?" "There is no lawful speed for me," answered the man defiantly. "I can go as fast as I want to." "M-m-m, now," said Policeman Flynn to himself, as he drew his hand thoughtfully across his chin. "I wisht I ha-ad't good woman here f'r to tell me what to do. "Tis a mighty puzzlin' thing; but," he added, addressing the man with "the --- automobile, "if ye're goin' to ma-ake th' pre-desthrians give exhibitions iv gr-round an' lofty tumblin', I'll take iv chanset an' r-run ye in." "Come on," returned the man, making room for the officer on the seat beside him. Policeman Flynn hesitated for a moment, and then climbed up. "Go show," he cautioned, "or 'twil be th' wor-rse fr ye." "You don't suppose I'm going to take myself to the station, do you?" retorted the man. "You'll have to take me." "Iv coarse I will take ye," said Policeman Flynn. "'Tis fr that I'm here. G'wan, now." "Go on yourself," answered the man. "I'm in the hands of the law, and so is the automobile. Let the law run it." "I've heard iv th' machin'ry iv th' la-aw," commented Policeman Flyn, "but 't is th' fir-rst time I was iver up fernist it. D'ye think I'm goin' to r-run th' automobil?" "Certainly." "If I laid me ha-ands on thim handles we'd be climbin' th' tilgraft-poles an jumpin' over houses an' lots." "That's your lookout." "I'll not touch thim. I ha-ave a wife to support, an' t' wu'd be a sha-ame fr me to ta-ake me own life. An' it luks to me," went on the patrolman, beginning to show signs of anger. "like ye was thryin' to ma-ake a monkey iv me." "Oh, well, I'll do it," replied the man, conciliatorly, "but I want to caution you about one thing. You mustn't touch me or interfere with me in any way when I get my hand on the levers. If you do we're likely to go sailing through the side of a house." "I must Iave ye alone?" "Absolutely." "Thin don't ye put ye-er ha-ands on thim things, or I'll bat ye over th' head!" exclaimed Policeman Flynn. "How do I know where ye'll la-and me?" "You don't." "Ye might r-run me miles awa-ay." "I might." "Keep ye-er ha-ands off. I'll not lave ye do it." "If you won't run it and you won't let me, what are we going to do?" It was a hard problem, and Policeman Flynn looked puzzled. "I wist th' good woman was here," he sighed. "Tis a fine thing I've been doin' to mesilf, an' me an ol' man on th' fooree. M-m-m, well, I'll take ye without th' autymobil." "Somebody may run away with it." protested the man, in alarm. "I'll ta-ake th' r-risk," said Policeman Flynn. "G'wan, now! Out ye go!" "Say," returned the man, weakening, "just call it all off, and I promise to keep within the lawful rate of speed for horses." "Ye will?" "Sure." "Give me ye-er ca-ard, so's I'll know where to find ye if ye're lyn' to me." The man handed over a card, and Policeman Flynn jumped to the ground, "G'wan, now," he said, and when the man had turned a corner he drew a long breath and muttered to himself: "He had me worried, he did that. Oho! 'tis a fine picture I'd make ma-archin' him off an' lavin' th' autymobil fr th' la-ads to pla-ny with! 'Twas a gr-reat bluff I put up, but, thank Hivin! it la-anded him." (Copyright, 1966, by Joseph B. Bowles.) (Copyright, by the Century Co) A SPEED CHASTENER. A SPEED CHASTENER. Emergency brake and chauffeur chute by which an owner can reduce speed and remove chauffeur without injury to machine or guests.—N. Y. Herald. Didn't Apply. Landlady (knocking at his door)—Mr. Jobbles, it's time to get up. "He that would thrive must rise at five." Sleepy Boarder—That's all right, Mrs. Irons. "He that hath thriven may lie till seven." I've thriven. I proposed to Miss Bullion last night and was accepted. "A SMALL THING." Do you believe in progress? Do you believe that all the wonderful achievements of the nineteenth century—the railroad, the telegraph, the telephone, electric light, kerosene, sewing machine, agricultural machinery, steamships, trolley cars, etc.—have made life easier and better worth living? I do. I believe that a man who lives 40 years under modern conditions has experienced more life and better life than Methusalem, though he had lived 20 centuries of his time. The triumphs of the nineteenth century were triumphs of human service—the placing of knowledge and the fruits of knowledge within the reach of the common man. Every man's life is better, happier, more secure because of them. We live more comfortable, more sociable lives in better and more comfortable houses because of them. Even the hopeless dweller in the worst city slums is more comfortable in his physical conditions than the middle-class citizen of the days of George Washington. In little things as in great, comfort and convenience have been the legacy of the "Century of Improvement." Paint, in a certain sense, is a minor matter, yet it gives beauty, healthfulness and durability to our dwellings. Fifty years ago painting was a serious proposition, a luxury for the owners of stately mansions who could afford the expense of frequent renewals. Today ready mixed paint is so cheap, so good, and so universal that no house owner has an excuse for not keeping his property well painted. A small thing, indeed; yet several hundred large factories, employing thousands of chemists and skilled workmen, are running every day in the year to keep our houses fresh, clean and wholesome. A small thing, yet a can of good ready mixed paint, such as one may buy from any reputable dealer, embodies the study of generations of skilled chemists, the toll of a thousand workmen in mill, laboratory and factory, and the product of a long series of special machinery invented and designed just to make that can of paint and to furnish us an infinite variety of tints, colors and shades. It was a wonderful century, that nineteenth of our era, and not the least of its wonderful gifts was that same commonplace can of paint. L. P. Anecdote of Robert R. Hitt. Anecdote of Robert R. Hitt. The late Robert R. Hitt had a knowledge of stenography which was of great value to him in debate. He has been known to rise with his hand full of shorthand notes of a speech just delivered to which he was about to reply and woe to the man who accused Mr. Hitt of misquoting him. He was the patron saint of the stenographers of the house. Not long ago political influence was about to displace from the line of promotion a young expert writer of shorthand from Michigan whose work Mr. Hitt had occasion to admire. Mr. Hitt went to Speaker Cannon. "This will never do, Joe," said the shorthand authority of the house. "We can't do without this man. The house must have him." "All right, Hitt," replied Speaker Cannon. "If anybody knows the sort of stenographers this house ought to have you are the man." That settled it and the Michigan stenographer held his place. Not What He Was Used To. Ever since John D. Rockefeller became an honorary member of the American Press Humorists' association stories more or less apocryphal have been afloat regarding him. It is beginning to be suspected that some of them have been invented by his fellow humorists. One of the latest refers to an occasion last summer when he entertained a lot of slum children at his stock farm near Cleveland. Mr. Rockefeller gave each of them, among other things, some milk to drink, part of it at least being the product of a $2,000 prize cow. "How do you like it?" he asked when they had finished. "Gee, it's fine!" responded one little fellow, who added after a thoughtful pause: "I wish our milkman kep' a cow!" LOOSE TEETH Made Sound by Eating Grape-Nuts. Proper food nourishes every part of the body, because Nature selects the different materials from the food we eat, to build bone, nerve, brain, muscle, teeth, etc. All we need is to eat the right kind of food slowly, chewing it well—our digestive organs take it up into the blood and the blood carries it all through the body, to every little nook and corner. If some one would ask you, "Is Grape-Nuts good for loose teeth?" you'd probably say, "No, I don't see how it could be." But a woman in Ontario writes: "For the past two years I have used Grape-Nuts Food with most excellent results. It seems to take the place of medicine in many ways, builds up the nerves and restores the health generally. "A little Grape-Nuts taken before retiring soothes my nerves and gives sound sleep." (Because it relieve irritability of the stomach nerves, being a predigested food.) "Before I used Grape-Nuts my teeth were loose in the gums. They were so bad I was afraid they would some day all fall out. Since I have used Grape-Nuts I have not been bothered any more with loose teeth. "All desire for pastry has disappeared and I have gained in health, weight and happiness since I began to use Grape-Nuts." Name given by Postum Battle Creek, Mich. Get the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a reason." TO MAKE GOOD TEA ESSENTIALS TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BREW. Care and Attention Necessary for the Proper Preparation of the Delicious Beverage—The Ideal Way. Surely nothing is better on a cold, blustery afternoon in the winter months than a good, properly made cup of tea. Nor can anything so stimulate jaded sepses in the summer season than the same importation from the east, served in any of several ways. But there are a few essentials to the success of the brew which American women fall to understand, probably because the taste for the drink, the solace and staff of English households, is comparatively new to this country. No tea is drinkable by any one with the slightest claims to taste unless it has been freshly brewed within the last 15 minutes, for instance. The water must have just boiled for the first time, and only boiled five minutes at longest. The teapot must be hot, the tea Ceylon or some other black mixture, not the green or Oolong varieties, if the best is desired. English tea importers are said to have spent fortunes in trying to induce Americans to buy the best teas, only to be thwarted by our stubborn preference for inferior and less delicate flavors. The ideal way to have afternoon tea is to serve it on a large tray, on a low tea table holding only the cups and saucers. On the tray are the teapot, preferably of the Brown Betty variety, the kettle over a spirit lamp with the water just about to boil when it is poured in, the tea caddy, the cream jug, and sugar basin, and a plate of hot muffins or thin buttered toast. The hostess heats the teapot, pours off the water, and, measuring a teaspoonful of the tea to each person, with another "for the pot," she pours on this now briskly boiling water until the pot is nearly full. Then a cosy hides the pot from sight for five or six minutes, after which time the liquid is exactly right, and fortunate are those who can enjoy this harmless and delicous beverage fresh and hot. The quiet pause in the course of a busy afternoon soothes the senses and puts off indefinitely the wrinkles of care and haste, so often blemishing the brows of our strenuous dames of fashion. TRY THESE CREAM SCONES. Properly Made, They Are a Delicious Luncheon Dish. Beat two fresh eggs till quite light. Then mix them with rather more than a gill of single cream. Whisk well together. Reserve. Place a pound of self-raising flour in a clean, deep basin, add to it a good pinch of salt, then stir into this the beaten egg and cream and mix to a stiff dough (it may be needful to add a little more cream, as some flours require more moisture than others). Have ready a well-floured pastry board. Turn the dough out on this and roll it out to about three-quarters of an inch thick. Stamp it out into rounds with the top of a thick tumbler. Prick the top with a fork. Brush over quickly with new milk and bake for a quarter of an hour in a very hot oven. Split with a fork. Butter well and serve at once. Do not handle the paste more than is necessary and finish and, put in the oven as quickly as possible after adding the liquid. Milk may be used in place of cream if the latter is too costly. Testing Flour. There are several methods of testing flour, one of which at least should be known to every purchaser of household provisions. If flour is white with a yellowish straw-color tint it is good, while if it has a blush coat, or black specks in it, it is the opposite. Flour can also be tested by its adhesiveness—wet and knead a little of it between the fingers; if it works soft and sticky it is poor. If a little flour is thrown against a dry, smooth surface and it falls like powder you may know that it is not of the best quality. If flour squeezed in the hand retains the shape given it, when the hand is relaxed, it is a good sign. Coloring Straw. Make a solution of hot water and tannin, allow half an ounce of tannin to one gallon of water and steep the straw in this solution for several hours. Make another solution of hot water and glue, allowing an ounce of white blue to one gallon of water and pass the straw through this and dry it in the open air slowly. When dry put through a weak aniline dye several times. Straw may also be colored by passing it through any thin, pale spirit varnish while holding the desired color in the solution. Invisible Nets for the Hair. A great help in keeping the hair in perfect condition is the invisible net, which have again come into fashion. The kind most preferred are quite invisible, fastened with invisible hair pins. They are pinned firmly, but not tightly over the entire coiffure, so that the hair loses none of its soft effect. Yet the net will hold the hair in waves in place in damp or fog long after the hair would be straight without the delicate covering. To Launder White Silk Handkerchiefs. Do not put white silk handkerchiefs in the ordinary wash, as they are easily laundered at home. Make a strong lather of Ivory Soap and water, but do not rub the soap on the handkerchief or use soda. Rinse and iron while damp with a moderately hot iron. ELEANOR R. PARKER. There is an altar society in Brooklyn composed of eight policemen. The members contribute a certain amount every month which pays for lights and flowers on an altar of perpetual adoration. NERVOUS DEBILITY A Scranton Woman Tells How Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Made Her Well and Strong. Nervous debility is the common name for what the doctors term neurasthenia. It is characterized by mental depression, fits of the "blues," or melancholy, loss of energy and spirits. The patient's eyes become dull, the pink fades from the checks, the memory becomes defective so that it is difficult to recall dates and names at will. Some of these symptoms only may be present or all of them. The remedy lies in toning up the nervous system and there is no medicine better adapted for this purpose than Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Mrs. Jane J. Davies, of No. 814 Warren street, Scranton, Pa., says: "Some years ago I became greatly reduced in health and strength and my nervous system became so debilitated that I felt wretched. 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After studying in the Iola high school and Kansas State university he became a reporter, but soon abandoned the newspaper profession. Subsequently he was appointed commissioner by the agricultural department to report on Alaskan a winter in the Klondike country floated down the Then his military career began with the Cuban flora, and after camping for a winter in the Klondike country floated down the Yukon alone in a canoe. Then his military career began with the Cuban rebels. Funston, when a member of the insurgent forces in the days of Spanish rule, became acquainted with the leading spirits of the island. These men are now divided into contending forces, some supporting the government. The general's acquaintance, his knowledge of the country and his familiarity with all the by-ways renders him especially qualified to go out into the country and sound what may be termed public sentiment. His experience also eminently fits him for command, for he can place troops where they will do the most good. BRITISH PEER AS WALL STREET BROKER way Court—where he lived in baronial style. The present Virginia family home is Northampton, Prince George county, an estate of about 700 acres, being a part of the original Fairfax grant. Albert Kirby Fairfax was born there, as were his brother and three sisters. He attended the coronation of King Edward by special invitation and was extensively entertained by the peerage. He bore the title of Lord Fairfax, but drops it on returning to America. Mr. Fairfax is 36 years of age, but looks younger. He will become a member of the firm of William P. Bonbright & Co. Wall street brokers. THE POPE'S BRILLIANT DIPLOMAT Cardinal Merry Del Val, papal secretary of state, whose course in the dispute with France is said to have so displeased that republic that a rumor that he is to be removed is greeted with satisfaction in Paris, is, at 40 years of age, one of the most celebrated diplomats of the world. Born in London, the son of a Spanish diplomat, and educated in England and Belgium, he is a thorough master of all the modern languages. His perfect command of English aided him to completely win the good will of the Canadians when he came in 1897 to settle the burning question of the Manitoba schools. It was on his reccommendation on his return to Rome that a permanent apostolic delegate was appointed. He has spent 20 years in the greatest school of diplomacy in the world, the Vatican. Other sovereigns have armies to back up their emissaries but the pope must win through argument alone. Merry del Val is the first cardinal secretary of state who has been able to deal with Catholics of the Anglo-Saxon race in their own language. He is an indefatigable worker and a man of strong character. He has a temper kept well in control, which betrays itself sometimes by the appearance of an indignant flush on his face and by a flash from his dark eyes. RISE OF A NEW YORK DEMOCRAT Concerning John O'Brien's "past" his rivals say that "before he entered the more profitable field of New York, where Mayor McClellan gave him a big red automobile and a uniformed fireman to drive him to the race track every day and enabled him to lose $600 a day on a salary of $600 a month, John O'Brien was known chiefly as an unpretentious gambler in Buffalo. "For three years before he left Buffalo he had no occupation. He made dollar bets in cheap poolrooms. He patronized the bucket shops. After a run of luck his account with Demary, Helntz & Lyman, brokers, was wiped out. When he finally left town it was noised about that his pathway was strewn with unredeemed "markers." O'Brien went straight to New York. He became a worker for McClellan. In the devious ways of New York politicos he developed qualities which has rapidly forced him to the front. MAN WHO DEFEATED CHURCHILL Charles M. Floyd, farmer, clothier and manufacturer, of Manchester, N. H., made his campaign on a platform of "a business administration" as against Winston Churchill's battle cry of "down with railroad domination." He owes his victory, which was won by a margin of but 17 out of a total of 799 votes, to the combination of all the opposition to Churchill, when there were four candidates. Floyd is regarded as one of the public-spirited men of the state. He is essentially a boomer for his home town of Manchester, where he is a mighty factor in politics, being especially popular with the young men. He is 45 years of age and was born on the farm which he now owns near Drury. When he was a mere boy he was compelled to go to work to support himself and secured a position in the shoe factory owned by the father of Rosecrans W. Pillbury, the latter being one of Floyd's opponents in the contest for the nomination. Later Floyd learned the clothing business with his brother in Haverhill and then he went to Manchester, where he established a clothing business which has now become the largest in the state. Floyd's entry into politics was as a member of the Manchester school board in 1898. He was elected to the state senate in 1899. At present he is a member of the governor's council. Floyd is a firm friend of young men whom he believes to be striving to better themselves and he has put at least three of these through law schools U.S. flora, and after camping for a winter in the Yukon alone in a canoe. Then his military rebels. Funston, when a member of the insurrection rule, became acquainted with the lea- men are now divided into contending forces. The general's acquaintance, his knowledge, with all the by-ways renders him especially try and sound what may be termed public eminently fits him for command, for he can the most good. BRITISH PEER AS WALL "A. K. Fairfax, New York," was the main lot of baggage which arrived in New York steamer from Liverpool, yet the owner is a descendent of one of the most famous hoo the British peerage, being none other the Rt. Hon. Albert, Lord Fairfax, twelfth of the of Fairfax. The life history of Lord Fairfax is romantic. The house dates back to 1635, founder being the great Fairfax who was the few nobles who sided with Cromwell who held chief command at Marston Moor son was general-in-chief of the parliar forces and gained the great victory at When the king came to his own the Fair that day deemed it best to come to America about 1739 settled in Virginia, where he a tract of land comprising some 6,000,000 and erected two mansions—Brevoir and way Court—where he lived in baronial home is Northampton, Prince George coul being a part of the original Fairfax grand there, as were his brother and three sister. He attended the coronation of King was extensively entertained by the peerage fax, but drops it on returning to America. looks younger. He will become a member & Co., Wall street brokers. THE POPE'S BRILLI "A. K. Fairfax, New York," was the mark on a lot of baggage which arrived in New York by steamer from Liverpool, yet the owner is a direct descendant of one of the most famous houses of the British peerage, being none other than the Rt. Hon. Albert, Lord Fairfax, twelfth of the line of Fairfax. The life history of Lord Fairfax is most romantic. The house dates back to 1627, the founder being the great Fairfax who was one of the few nobles who sided with Cromwell, and who held chief command at Marston Moor. His son was general-in-chief of the parliamentary forces and gained the great victory at Naseby. When the king came to his own the Fairfax of that day deemed it best to come to America, and about 1739 settled in Virginia, where he bought a tract of land comprising some 6,000,000 acres, and erected two mansions—Brewoir and Green- P. alone. Merry del Val is the first cardi- able to deal with Catholics of the Anglo- He is an indefatigable worker and a man per kept well in control, which betrays its an indignant flush on his face and by a fla- RISE OF A NEW YO John H. O'Brien, fire commissioner of York city through appointment by Mayor lan, has had a most spectacular rise from leged poolroom and bucket shop gambler in to the real ruler of New York politics. A McClellan's right hand man he has been a whirlwind of criticism for the wholesa- bling and corruption that were said to h valled in the metropolis while the mayor Europe. John O'Brien first appeared as a for- rival to the old leaders last winter when McClellan gave him a banquet at Sherrry was put forward as the mayor's candidate Boss Murphy for the ruler of Tammany Tim" and "Little Tim" Sullivan, Comptroll Bird S. Coler and 50 other wiswam lea- tended and started the campaign which he reached the mud slinging stage. Concerning John O'Brien's "past" his the more profitable field of New York, w big red automobile and a uniformed fire- every day and enabled him to lose $600 John O'Brien was known chiefly as an un- "For three years before he left Buffa- dollar bets in cheap poolrooms. He pat- run of luck his account with Demary, He out. When he finally left town it was strewn with unredeemed "markers." O'Brien went straight to New York. In the devious ways of New York politic- rapidly forced him to the front. MAN WHO DEFEAT John H. O'Brien, fire commissioner of New York city through appointment by Mayor McClellan, has had a most spectacular rise from an alleged poolroom and bucket shop gambler in Buffalo to the real ruler of New York politics. As Mayor McClellan's right hand man he has been reaping a whirlwind of criticism for the wholesale gambling and corruption that were said to have prevailed in the metropolis while the mayor was in Europe. John O'Brien first appeared as a formidable rival to the old leaders last winter when Mayor McClellan gave him a banquet at Sherry's. He was put forward as the mayor's candidate against Boss Murphy for the ruler of Tammany. "Big Tim" and "Little Tim" Sullivan, Comptroller Metz, Bird S. Coler and 50 other wigwam leaders attended and started the campaign which has now reached the mud slinging stage. --- PETER H. father of Rosie one of Floyd's opponents in the contest learned the clothing business with his bro to Manchester, where he established a clo come the largest in the state. Floyd's entry into politics was as a board in 1898. He was elected to the sta a member of the governor's council. Floyd is a firm friend of young men better themselves and he has put at least J. the present Virginia family, estate of about 700 acres, at Kirby Fairfax was born by special invitation and before the title of Lord Fairfax is 36 years of age, but form of William P. Bonbright DIPLOMAT Del Val, papal secretary of the dispute with France is caused that republic that a he removed is greeted with, at 40 years of age, one diplomat of the world, of a Spanish diplomat, and Belgium, he is a the modern languages, of English aided him to good will of the Canadians to settle the burning quest schools. It was on his rec return to Rome that a permit he was appointed. years in the greatest school world, the Vatican. Other must to back up their emis must win through argumentary of state who has been place in their own language character. He has a tem ptimes by the appearance of this dark eyes. EMOCRAT BENNETH H. may that "before he entered,oyer McClellan gave him a drive him to the race track a salary of $600 a month as gambler in Buffalo. and no occupation. He made the bucket shops. 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If you cannot find it in your town, send us 30 cents in stamps and we will mail you a full size box, postage paid. Address, Nelson Manufacturing Co., Richmond, Va. WE WANT GOOD AGENTS. WRITE FOR PRICES, TERMS, ETC. "Maine" Anchor SAM H. FINKELSTEIN, Prop. All the Latest Fall Shapes in Stetson and No Name Hats. WANT GOOD AGENTS. WRITE FOR PRICES, TERMS, ETC. Maine" Ancho AM H. FINKELSTEIN, Prop. The Latest Fall Shapes in Stetson and No Name Hat WE WANT GOOD AGENTS. WRITE FOR PRICES, TERMS, ETC. SAM H. FINKELSTEIN, Prop. All the Latest Fall Shapes in Stetson and No Name Hats. Our Motto 805 Main St "Hot S Long looked for and Hot Springs, ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS • GENTS FURNISHERS SHOES Our Motto: "YOUR MONEY'S WORTH" Main Street, Kansas City "Hot Springs Special" Long looked for Improved Train Service between Kansas City Hot Springs, Arkansas, and return daily, is now provided for ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS • GENTS FURNISHERS SHOES Our Motto: "YOUR MONEY'S WORTH" 805 Main Street, Kansas City MO "Hot Springs Special" Long looked for improved Train Service between Kansas City and Hot Springs, Arkansas, and return daily, is now provided for by the Hot Springs Little Rock MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Fort Smith Coffeyville Leaving Kansas City Breakfast. This训 dence (Kan.), Coffe Sleepers and Chair feature on this "H This train connects all Southeastern P Hot Springs Nig For Excureion call or address E. S. JEW 901 Main Street. Home Telephone M. B Having Kansas City at 11:00 a. m. daily. Arrive in Hot Springs Breakfast. This train runs via Paola, Garnett, Neodesha, Independence (Kan.), Coffeyville, Ft. Smith and Little Rock. Throughapers and Chair Cars (all seats free) to Hot Springs. A specimen on this "Hot Springs Special" is the Elegant Dining Car's train connects at Little Rock with the Iron Mountain Trains for Southeastern Points in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Hot Springs Night Express 9:35 p. m. daily. For Excursion Tickets, Sleeping Car Berths and all information or address E. S. JEWETT, Gen'l Agt. Passenger Dept. Main Street. KANSAS CITY M Home Telephone 6327 Main. Bell Telephone 740 Hickory M. Brancato @ Brc. Leaving Kansas City at 11:00 a. m. daily. Arrive in Hot Springs to Breakfast. This train runs via Paola, Garnett, Neodesha, Independence (Kan.), Coffeyville, Ft. Smith and Little Rock. Through Sleepers and Chair Cars (all seats free) to Hot Springs. A special feature on this "Hot Springs Special" is the Elegant Dining Cars. This train connects at Little Rock with the Iron Mountain Trains for all Southeastern Points in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Hot Springs Night Express 9:35 p. m. daily. For Excursion Tickets, Sleeping Car Berths and all information, call or address E. S. JEWETT, Gen'l Agt. Passenger Dept. 901 Main Street. KANSAS CITY MO. Home Telenphone 6327 Main. Bell Telenphone 740 Hickory Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fresh and Salt Meats, Oysters and Game in Season Bell Phone 2415 N Home Phone 5395 Tele Phone 2415 Main Y Time Phone 5595 211 W. 6th S Up-to-Date Fall Styles Arriving Daily. No trouble to show goods. PROMOTES THE GROWTH OF THE HAIR PREVENTS IT FROM SPLITTING AND BREAKING OFF It contains no strong, can use it just as long as not affect the color of the burn, refractory hair, pre- p in any style consistent so much desired. Dressing the equal height of the growth of the hair, e ends, which is nearly for all kinds of Scalp uff, &c. d; put up in handsome where by druggists and us 30 cents in stamps ICES, TERMS, ETC. Anchor N, Prop. No Name Hats. WORTH" Kansas City M eclal" between Kansas City now provided for by be in Hot Springs to Neodesha, Independ- Rock. Through Springs. A special Elegant Dining Cars. Mountain Trains for and Texas. and all information, enger Dept. KANSAS CITY MO. Phone 740 Hickory Q Brc. W. 6th St. NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING FOR MAKING MARSH, STUBBORN HAIR SOFT, GLOSSY, LUXURIOUS. PRICE 25 CTS. T Suits, Hats, Shoes and Furnishing Goods.