The Rising Son

RISING SON It Pays to Advertise in the Rising Son for it Reaches More Homes of Colored People than any other Paper in the State. IS THE NEGRO RACE GUILTY OF THIS ONE MAIN CHARGE WHICH THE ANGLO-SAXON MAKES? VOLUME XI. They say that our race will shield its criminals and smuggle and hide their dirt. We have contended that this charge is not true about our people, and now we hope to vindicate the race. Can we do so? It is up to the Negroes of this community now to show where they stand. We feel sure that every honest, intelligent and right thinking Negro, who loves his home and the dear ones there, will take a decided stand for the best interest of the race and for the best right. But we do not feel quite so sure about the would-be leaders, the petty politicians and ward heelers, and what they will do if they see a few dollars in sight. The Rising Son, in its last issue, denounced J. W. Hurse because his case has been investigated and he is guilty of all that has been said about him, and more, too. The scandal on him is true, and what you read in the Son are facts about him. Now that the public knows the facts, is time to stop supporting and following him, and to get rid of him. We wonder if St. Stephen's Church stands for the right? If it does, it will not stand for its pastor to remain very much longer. But if the church will maintain him, then the church is not as good as the pastor, because the minister of the gospel is always supposed to be better and live above the laity. The press represents the voice of the people. The church should be more interested to expose and discharge such a dirty preacher, even when they hear of the rumors of a scandal, than the people at large, in order to show the high position it holds in the community. And, to say the least, they should take the matter in hand when the people expose it. Now we would like to hear from the Ministerial Alliance; what is this distinguished body going to do about a man who is a member and also its secretary? The Alliance represents all the preachers in the city (colored) and surely they will not uphold him or anyone else in such scandal, as they represent the different churches of the city (colored). Can you, Mr. Hurse, answer the following questions for the benefit of the waiting public? We wish to ask what about the Colman girl affair—the 16-year-old girl who attended your Sunday school some time ago. Did you promise to marry the girl? Why? What about your rooming house? What can you say about the rumors that were floating before you moved to 1610 Michigan avenue? Do you think that you can fool all the people by telling them that it is all false? If what is said about you is false and you are not guilty, then why do you not take the matter in court and seek for redress? THE PASTOR HAD HIS SUSPECTED RIVAL TURNED OUT OF THE CHURCH. on last Sunday night St. Stephen's Church and its pastor inflicted a great injustice on Mr. Archie Starks, who was a deacon in the church. Mr. Archie Starks is in the restaurant business at 803 Independence avenue, with Mr. John Reed. On last Sunday morning Mr. Reed had charge of the papers sold in his place of business. It is believed that Fannie Isom, who is housekeeper at Hurse's rooming house, 817 Independence avenue, told Mr. Moore, another deacon of the church, that Deacon Starks was selling the "Rising Son" in the restaurant. Then Deacon Moore comes and asks if he could buy some copies of the Son. Mr. Starks told him that Mr. Reed was selling the Son, so he called Mr. Reed, but Reed was busy at the time and said to Starks, "There they are; let him have the papers." Second Extra Edition. Starks handed the papers to Moore, who paid for them and left. Sunday night Starks was voted upon and turned out of the church. It is plainly to be seen that it is a put-up job on Starks. And we believe that it is due to this fact that Starks was the member of the deacon board who seemed to not be on Hurse's side in the Annie Jones affair, which the trustee board and pastor paid her $260, which money was received by J. W. Hurse from her. Mme. Jones interviewed Starks on the business matter, which the pastor heard of and did not like. So it appears that thought Starks to be a rival, and it would be a good idea to do away with him, and took the chance to do so. John Reed says he is the man that they should take their spite out on. We wish to say that the actions of the pastor and church are illegal, and that Mr. Starks has a redress in the District Association, Ministerial Alliance and the State Convention. The Baptist denomination has no such laws, rules or customs. AN OPEN LETTER TO ST. S TEPHEN'S BAPTIST CHURCH. Kansas City, Mo., June 6, 1907. The reason why your pastor didn't succeed in getting the $2,000 from me was because he told me he had bought the church in his own name and paid all the bills in his name. If they didn't pay him his back salary he said he would close the church and sell it for $10,000, which would pay him his back salary and interest on his back salary. Since you know I am not your bookkeeper or one of the trustees you know he must have told me. Of course you all know that the congregation is paying for the church, and if you don't take it out of Rev. Hurse's name you will see where you will land at in a few years. It can be done easily by the law making him turn the notes over and put them in St. Stephen's Church name. As I am a friend of the church, I am trying to put you next. Besides this, you all know he is running an all-fame house upstairs by the alley on Independence avenue, between Charlotte and Campbell, and he has a housekeeper up there by the name of Fannie. You all know he runs this place and that Fannie collects the money, and you can see your pastor any time associating with whiskey drinkers and cocaine fiends. And this is the elder of your church! I would like to say that the statements made by him that he loved his church and the people so well that he would not marry me with all my money—all this is not true, because if I would have done as he wanted me to do, I would already be married to him, because he wanted me to consent to marry him and keep it a secret for one year and a half. I would not consent to any such thing and so we could not agree. I was out on Eighteenth street Wednesday and was introduced to a member of his church, who said that every time there is a woman to join the church they all say there is another victim for him. Hoping the public will be enlightened and his church members will be come wiser. (Signed) ANNIE JONES. CONCERNING REV. HURSE. Kansas City, M Dear Editor—Allow me space to say a word concerning the Rev. Hurse. After reading the article in your paper I feel it my duty to say a word as a minister of the gospel. First, I will say that idleness is the devil's workshop. Had Mr. Hurse been employed at some daily occupation, ten hours a day, and studied his Bible at night he would not have had time to take Mme. Jones to operas and pleasure driving. If he had been a God sent man he would never have tried to preach until he got himself a wife. Let me say to the Christian families: Beware of these single ministers, especially the Baptist Church, for our doctrine speaks bitterly against them. Our Bible teaches men a higher standard than keeping company with ill characters and swindling the people out of their money. Resurrection morning will find such like preachers in hell. REV. W. J. RICHARDSON. PERSONAL The Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Richardson of 2316 Highland avenue will leave on the 21st for St. Paul, Minn., and Alberta, B. C., and other parts of Canada. The people last week were very eager to secure copies of the Rising Son. All over town streams of people came to the various places where the paper was on sale to inform themselves as to the many doings of the people in the city. The publishers put out 5,000 copies more than our regular edition. Every one of them had been disposed of in a very short time. Down on Independence Ave. people were standing in line to await their turn to get a paper. Over on 18th St., it was the same way. Thirty newsboys were carrying the papers into every hamlet of the Negroes they could reach. At our office we had to have extra forces for relief. The people are aroused. Public sentiment has been deeply touched. Everybody who read the paper knows the paper's position and stand on certain questions were imperatively sincere. The power of the press is mighty, but the power of public opinion is mightier. An aroused public conscience is a dangerous thing to trifle with. Whosoever would try to check public opinion in its onward course for better conditions, will be swept aside like a frame house in a tempest. Last week the people were stirred up. They walked blocks and blocks to secure copies of our paper. If you would conquer, you must surrender. God moves the public and the public moves existing condition. Therefore every Negro who read last week's papers have made up their minds. LINCOLN INSTITUTE. Commencement exercises at Lincoln Institute practically have begun. Announcements are out and everybody is cordially invited to attend. President Allen, faculty and students will spare no pains to add to the pleasure of all. President Allen delivered an address before a large and highly appreciative audience at the closing exercises of Summer High School of Kansas City, Kansas and he will address the Lincoln Institute Alumni or Association Chapter thereof, located in St. Louis. On Monday morning immediately after the devotional exercises the members of the junior class in the presence of the school assembled, presented their well beloved leader, Dr. Allen, with a life-size portrait of himself, painted by one of their members, Grant Tayes, from sittings given by Dr. Allen. The affair was a perfect ovation in every sense of the term. The excellent presentation speech was made by Professor Moten and to this Dr. Allen responded in an eloquent speech that showed his deep appreciation of the motives that prompted the act, and the act itself. The beautiful frame that encased the picture was the gift of members of the faculty. Tayes, a member of the art class, possesses considerable talent and leading bookstores of Jefferson City have o several occasions exhibited his paintings and crowds have gathered to discuss the merits of the pictures. A group of horses now in the principal window of "Corwin's" is attracting much attention, as also did the picture of President Allen when exhibited. REV. J. W. HURSE, PASTOR OF ST. STEPHEN'S BAPTIST CHURCH THE HIGH HAND FAKER, WHO HAS BEEN RUNNING AT LARGE SO LONG IN ALL HIS CORRUPTNESS. Rev, J. W. Hurse Was to Have Preached the K. of P. E. & W. H. Sermon at the Second Baptist Church, Tenth and Charlotte Streets, Last Sunday Afternoon. But Because He Was Exposed by a Woman Whom He Had Mistreated This Right Was Denied Him. He received notice from the pastor of the church that a man of his cali- cred could never grace his pulpit. Rev. Hurst has had the people fooled for a long time, but his dirt is no longer a secret. Most of his past history in this city has been turned up and can be substantiated anywhere and at any time. He has wafted himself in the con-idence, love and affections of Annie Jones of 251 W. 4th St., to such an extent that he could spend her money at his leisure. It is believed that she was in earnest with him, but he was playing the skinning game on her as he has done on many others. However, in one of his letters to her, he called her, "My dear, loving and intended wife." Besides he has written her many letters of affection. How much longer will the Negroes of Kansas City be hoodedwinked by Negro impostors in the pulpit and various other places? The people should condemn the actions of any man or woman, any time when the facts are shown up on them as they are in this case. If such a man as this is to lead a host of people, then tell us where he is leading them? If such kind of men are going to lead us; then we say away with the leaders. Christ says: Be ye not deceived; be sure your sins will find you out. Is Rev. Hurse the only preacher in town who is guilty of such? If a close investigation be made, can others be found and shown up? These are questions that concerned the public. It should be the desire of every good honest Negro citizen to drive out every faker of a character in the community. Lift up your flag higher in the air in this community and let your colors be seen by false preachers and teachers. The Son stands for clean men and women to preach and teach. Every body knows where the Son stands. If the Negroes of this community will support a minister of the Gospel who will tie himself up with a woman, when he knows she runs an ill-famed house, borrow her money and spend it as he desires, and now when she wants him to "come across" and keep his promise, he tries to beat her out of the money, throw her down, and get out of all his promises; if the Negroes will stand for such then they are no better than he who perpetrates such deeds. We appeal to every honest, intelligent, good thinking colored man and woman to repudiate the deed. If you are with us then join us against such Christ says. "They that are not for us are against us." A PUBLIC STATEMENT TO RISING SON WITH NAME ATTACHED. Kansas City, Mo. May 28, 1907. In regards to Elder Hurse. I thought churches were a place to redeem fallen women and men and not to make them lead a wayward life. But because the pastor of St.Stephens church is so fresh and getting stuck on all strange women that come to his church, I am a woman all alone in this world; everything I have is made TO MUZZLE THE PRESS! Crews, Unthank and others met at Rev. Hurse to devise some manner in which to curtail the liberty of the press. O! T. Tempora! ☞ Mores! From whence come their power? Who has given these gentlemen the prerogative to act. We have always known that T. C. Unthank has been unfriendly toward the press, but Etu, Crews? Water seeks its level. Well, this paper has at last reached its anchorage. We have at last succeeded in getting all the enemies of reform before us. Let the people know them. We are carrying our fight before the great body of Negroes. Let them decide the issue. Why are these men so much interested in the welfare of Hurse? Purely selfish motives, purely political motives. They have combined with him to feather their own nest. They know if he goes down it is their political knell that summons them like Macbeth to Duncan. "To heaver or to hell." Many and many a time men have risen up to suppress the over to the old folks and Orphan Home. Rev. Hurse promised me that even if it was on his dying bed he would make me his wife. I listened as he talked and I didn't talk fast enough for him and he said, "Come what have you to say about it; and being alone in the world, I finally consented and then I was to leave him my money instead of the Old Folks and Orphan Home. Because I didn't send him more money to Memphis and give him $3,000.00, which he tried to make me believe he intended to build a home on my property for us to live in, but he intended to use the money for him. Thive is many a poor, hard working girl that he has worked out of their money the same way he did me, and they have been afraid to speaal of it. Of course he had me under his influence and I put a gold chain on him worth $44,00, and he also wore my large diamond ring worth $200,00, and at one time he got $260,00 in cash from me. He pretended to the members of his church when they paid me the money that they had only borrowed it, but he talked to me different when he got it from me. I took a mortgage on his horse and buggy for $150,00, or I wouldn't have gotten any of it back, though he didn't want me to do so. I took my diamond ring and chain from him. When he would ask me for money he said I was harder than a washer-woman to get money from. All married men beware of him because he is a notorious prevaricator and scoundrel. When he would go out at night with me, he would make me send him home in a carriage; as he was afraid to go home on a car, as he thought he would be seen. To the members of his church I wish to say that they all welcome to the $75.00 I gave them for a lawyer to look after the Park Board, to keep the church from being moved. I wish to say that there is many a good member in his church, but the leader has no more right to be in the pulpit than the gambrelers on Independence avenue. The members are all blaming me, but I could not have gotten him down to my house if he had not wanted to come. I had been going to his church just a month when he began to call me up ever the phone and running down here to see me. He pretended that he was canvassing and wanted to see me; so you see your leader is only a wolf in sheep's clothing. I want to say wash erwomen, cooks and servant girls he wore of him. Although you worked and made him what he is, he wounded not marry any of you. He don't believe any of you are good enough for him. He wants to marry a woman that has plenty of money or marry a school teacher that would educate him in the ministry, which he would like to be. If he had money and education he would not marry any one at all. He has deceived so many women that he could not live with one in peace. He is nothing but a notorious prevaricator and faker and the public should know it. To the Public. (ANNIE JONES) truth. But truth, that sweet emblem of God, when suppressed will rise again. Savonarola, the great Florentine, lived in a remarkable age. He was the great father of reform. His soul was in active sympathy with every emancipating idea of political and religious freedom. He was the incarration of fervid living, and active piety and the fearless exposer of all shams, an uncompromising enemy to blended immorality, and corruption. He lived in an age of great scandalous vices. The great body of people were with him. A poor young man he began his fight against corruption and political usurpation. He began his great crusade against Lorenz de Medicl. With God as his pilot and the staunch support of the people he changed the entire political statutes of Florence. The people began to see their political degradation and they awoke to the occasion S) with the attempt to muzzle the press let the great fight of the people go on. Carry it right to the very door of the enemy. Rise up again NUKBER 39 O. strong wave of reform! Sweep the city like a hurricane. Catch who you will or may. Come on with the truth! Let the people hear. Truth that two edge dagger will reach its mark; like the sword of time, will cut everybody down who stands in the way of progress. Martin Luther, when he placed his famous edict upon the door of the Roman church, changed the time of the clock of history. He challenged the whole Roman church to refute him. All that represented corruption in the form of men were arrayed against him. Leo X, with all his papal power, backed by all the papal legates and cardinals, took up the fight. From whom did he get his strength? From God and his great army of people. So let it be with The Rising Son. We are making our fight against corruption. We are not expecting much help from those high in authority. For many have joined forces with the leaders of corruption to suppress the publication of the Negro press. But let every low and humble Negro rally around us. Let us turn this old city over from top to bottom. Let a certain amount of cleanliness reign throughout its breadth and length. This is a quiet city of God. The Negroes therein should be devoted to common fellowship with each other. The great body of common people have taken hold. Let there come a change. The voice of the people is the voice of God. God says his name shall extend throughout the entire domain of the universe. Then must such men as Crews, Unthank, Hurse and others stop an instrument of the public. Let us pray. Let our prayer be God will descend among there he light. Let the the WHITE CITY EL Mr. J. J. Heim, c of Electric Park, goes "White Cit. enough to throw ooikeeping. well behaved and raphy, quick curios as a place to go feteepare to turn v. Heim belongs to thaagh. Our catalogue was white people who be er Commercial College. gro. This place should ed by our people to so. he will not lose anything it ness toward our race. Every white man should be exalted. Editorials NATURAL GAS TO EVERY DIS TRICT INCLUDING THE HOMES OF NEGROES. Natural gas has been turned on in every district of the city. There are 35,000 Negroes in Kansas City and out of that number a great number no doubt will take advantage of the cheapness of natural gas to have their homes and houses supplied with the beneficial fluid. For full particulars watch a later edition of this paper. The Negro should make an example of some one, so let us begin now. Now is your time. Let the work go on. The sooner the people are rid of all the Negro imposters in the various public positions, the better for the race. A copy of this paper can be secured at 914 E. 12th street. Phone your order and we will send one of our news-boys to your home. If you want the best work done cheap bring all of your job printing to the Rising Son. The Son has a lady attendant who will be here to transact all business along the newspaper line. Miss Eva Washington of Kansas City, Kans., is doing nicely in her Milinery and hair dressing and man-feuring business at 919 Washington Ave. THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE By Elsie Carmichael (Copyright, by Joseph B. Powles.) It stood over the mantel in the oak-paneled dining room, a portrait by Gainsborough of a slender dark-eyed girl in a white satin gown, with a necklace of milk-white pearls about her softly rounded throat. She was pulling the petals from a red race and smiling regurgitally out of the frame. I had always been in love with her from the time I used to spend my schoolboy holidays at the manor until, as a young man I ran down to Kersey for weekends, ostensibly to see my Aunt Elizabeth, in reality to spend most of the time before the great fireplace in the dining-room, blowing rings toward the ceiling and dreaming as I watched Marianne dropping the petals of her crimson rose. "I am going to have a house party on the 25th of June," wrote my aunt, "and you must not fail me, my dear Reginald. I shall refuse to take no for an answer." This was of the nature of a summons to Windsor castle, and I dared not disobey. Besides, I did not altogether object to a house party at Keisey manor in rose time. However, at the last minute I was delayed, and it was not until the evening of the 20th that I drove up the oak-lined avenue in the soft moonlight. My aunt met me in the great hall. "They are having tableaux in the music room," she said. "Will you come there as soon as you have changed?" The light was turned low as I gently entered and stood unobserved in the back of the music room. There was a hush over the audience as the curtain was drawn to reveal a lovely picture. My cousin, Jeanne, smiled wisely out of the frame as the Countess Potocka in the famous portrait that is familiar to every one. The chipping of hands drowned the little murmur of admiration as the curtain was drawn over it. My cousin, Jeanne, evidently could not endure the ideal of keeping still to be looked at again, so the encoring died away and the low murmur of conversation was resumed. Suddenly the conversation ceased; the curtain was about to be drawn for the next picture, and I turned perfunctory toward the little stage. I gave a great start and clasped the back of the chair in front of me. I could see the sheen of her white satin gown, the long necklace of coats about her snowy throat. It was Marianne, but a living, breathing Martine. Suddenly the lights flared up, the buzz of conversation grew louder, everyone was talking at once about the tableaux. One or two old friends saw me and came to welcome me, so it was several minutes before I could make my way to my aunt. "Aunt Elizabeth," I demanded, present me, I beg, to the lady of Kerssey manor. Where did you find her? Did she step down from the frame to day? How did it all happen?" Even as I spoke Marianne came by, Mariane in her white satin gown, her shimmering pearls and the red rose still in her hand. "Marian," cried my aunt. "Stop a moment while I present your cousin, Reginald." I bowed low. I felt that I ought to have a plumed hat to sweep the door before this lady of an olden time. "Why did you not come down from your frame before?" I asked. "I have waited for you for years, centuries, recons, and I have, been so lonely, though I knew you would come at last, Marianne, lady of Kersey maor." She smiled ravishingly and looked at my aunt questioningly. "He is our court jester," the latter replied with a smile. "But I am not jesting," I cried, with mock solemnity. "She is Mari anne, Marianne of the portrait," I insisted. "Deny it if you dare." "Yes, she is Marian," my aunt ac- cknowledged. "But, Marian, the great- great-grandniece of the lady of Kers- cy manor and your distant cousin." "Not at all," I begged to differ. "She is Marianne herself, Marianne who sat to Gainsborough, Marianne who pulled a red rose and flung the metals at her feet—you are, aren't you, Marianne?" Aunt Elizabeth smiled indulgently. Then some young upstart bore off my Marianne for the cotillon. If I could not dance it with her I show- ered her with favors and danced with no one else. When she mischieviously brought me a jester's cap and bells in one figure, I put it on re- ductantly. The next morning we walked in the garden together just as we used to do in the old days, and I gathered her roses. We flung bread crumbs to the trout that rose greedily to snatch them, and we pelted the cross old peacock with flowers, and then we weaned on the sun-dial, and Marianne's taper finger traced the letters of the carved inscription just as I had dreamed of her doing. Her hair curled riotously, bewitchingly about her face that was flushed like the petals of a pink rose, as she bent over the letters. "Do you know, Marianne," I said, that this is not the first time you and I have leaned on this sun-dial. Sometimes it has been in the pale moonshine when the garden was turned to silver and the roses, dew- drenched, filled the air with their perfume, and sometimes we have been hers in the wintertime when the snow lay deep on the terraces and the quaint bay trees and hedges were all carved from purest Parian marble. Always we have been here together, and always we will lean together on this old dial watching the sunny hours go by, Marianne, lady of Kersey manor." She blushed ravishingly. "But I am not Marianne, lady of Kersey manor, stupid," she pouted. "You are indeed mad, madder than the maddest March hare." "You may say you are not, but you are going to be." I said emphatically. "You have got to be. I have been in love with Marianne, lady of Kersey manor, since I went to Rugby, a little chap in knickerbockers, and I am in love with you and two things equaling the same thing equal each other." "Ah, you are getting too mathematical for me," she said, and ran swift K. W. We Leaned on the Sun-Dial. ly away down the garden path and I after her. And then began days of uncertainty. Marianne teased me and tormented me and avoided me, choosing any little insignificant creature that was nearest her when I approached. But I was not discouraged. I had loved her too long not to feel that some day I must win out. By great luck one day I found her alone in the library and boldly walked in. "I want to speak to you about a little matter of business, if you will deign to listen," I said, stiffly to her back, as she sat at the desk writing. "Oh, business," she said, coldly, though her lips trembled a bit at the corners, as though a smile were struggling through. "Well, be quick about it. I am immensely busy." A trown puckered her delicately pencilled brows as she leaned her head on her hand to listen. "It's about the succession and the property," I said, sitting down comfortably in the low chair beside her. "Is this strictly business?" she asked suspiciously. "Strictly." I answered. "It is very important. You see I am my aunt's heir and some day Kersey manor will belong to me, and do you know it doesn't seem to me quite fair. You have always been the Lady Marianne of the manor, and you know I feel as though I were doing you out of it." "Oh, not at all," said Marianne politely, half turning back to her letter, as though she wished me to hasten. "I have no claim in any way, you know." "Well," I said, reflectively, "somehow I feel that it's not fair and I have a proposition to make. I want you to keep on being the lady of Kersey manor." "Oh, no, March hare," she said. "That would be doing you out of it. No, thanks very much, but I couldn't think of accepting such a present from you." She laughed. "What does Mme. Grundy say? 'A young lady should never accept any gift from a young man, except books, flowers and bonbons, unless—'" She stopped suddenly and blushed adorably up to the little curls on her forehead and down to the collar of her frock. "Unless what?" I demanded, but she laughed and blushed still more. "Unless?" "Oh, never mind," she said. "I know," I cried triumphantly. "Haven't I studied Mme. Grundy's rules of etiquette? Unless they are engaged or married. Isn't that it, word for word, Marianne? That's the only way out of it," I said. "Come, Marianne, sweet. I have never loved anyone else but you. I have been faithful to my dream Marianne for so long and I waited for you, oh, ages and ages. Pray keep on being the lady of Kersey." The pink stole up into her face again, her eyes were soft and win some as she held out both hands to me in sweet surrender. "Well, I suppose I shall have to March hare," she said, "since you is sit upon it." The NEW PINAFORE DRESS Pierre-Auguste Renoir The new pinafore dress is not becoming to all women, but it is exceedingly popular. The two costumes which are shown above are quite ideal. The seated damsel is decorating a gown of puce and green shot taffeta, with a broad hem bearing raised appliques of silk outlined with embroidery, the same adornment being evident in the front of the bodice, which has the broad Japanese sleeve, while the neck shows a square of lace, and the broad-brimmed hat is of puce-colored straw with variegated anemones as trimming. Biscuit colored cloth is the material chosen for dress No. 2, with thick guipure to form the center panel and the small V at the neck, the bodice being further ornamented with bold filler buttons. The hat of brown chip bears tulle and feathers as its trimming, and takes deliberately that back- ```markdown ``` A PRETTY CAPE CORSAGE. A dress in gray voile, trimmed with tuckings of the material; cape-corsage over a lace blouse.. Chip hat with ostrich feathers. ward tilt which gives the talent of the hairdresser much opportunity for expression. A marked effect of the season's frocks are their soft, clinging character. The corsetlet is making but little show in the new models; it proved too trying a style for any but perfect figures, and needed such excellent making. Nor do the promised long, tight-fitting coats seem as yet to make much headway. The prevailing style is certainly a deep swathed belt with a short, loose bolero coat overhanging it, for the softer and more dressy materials; and for the tailors' materials a little basqued coat, with the lower edge of the basque scarcely turning the hip-line, and the apparent waist several inches higher. The tendency, you see, continues to be rather towards the high-waisted style that we call the New Empire fashion (though not much like the Napoleonic outline in truth) and not in the direction of the long-waisted, close-fitting corsage, which gets itself periodically predicted, but does not arrive. Still, although the waist-line is made high by swathed belt or curved in cut of coat, the lower edge of the belt is kept well down, or the deepest line of the basque sits jauntily out at the hips, so as still to retain a rather long-waisted effect. But if the shape of the corsage an regards the waist is but little modified so far from what it was in the winter, there is a very decided new note at another point: the necessary up-to-dateness of your frock will reveal itself at the shoulder. For the dress-sleeve proper now reduces itself to practically an epaulette—a very short puff at the utmost—and the sleeve that actually covers the arm to the elbow comes out of the arm-hole as a distinct affair, making believe, as it were, to appertain to an under-blouse, even though no blouse be there. This is described as "kimono" fashion, though with not much more exactitude than the existing short-waisted style is "Empire." However, the Japanese "kimono" cut is the idea, the original model, from which these new shoulder and armhole effects have "evoluted;" that is certain. The shoulder cut all in one with the front of the bodice, thus giving a very long effect on the top of the shoulder, and the extremely wide and low cut under armhole, make a very characteristic feature in the new models, and fulfill the object of our dictators, the dress-producers, in compelling us to resteck our ward robes. As an under-sleeve, appearing out of the wide, full, and often draped epauletted sleeve, there usually comes, to reach to the elbow only, a puff of some fancy or fragile and delicate fabric, as lace, broderie Anglaise, soft satin, embroidered gauze, or pleated tulle. This undersleeve is made of the more fragile fabric, irrespective of whether that is used elsewhere on the dress, although, as a general rule, more or less of the material of the sleeve will be seen introduced some how. The effect of the "kimono" cut, with the lighter sort of undersleeve coming out of the wide armhole, is naturally much the same as it would be if there were a separate bouse being worn, to which the under-sleeves belonged; and in fact this is the case sometimes, the corsage being a bolero without any more sleeves than the "kimono" cut gives, and a bouse is worn beneath, showing down the front and as the elbow sleeves. Frequently however, the whole corsage is in one, and a yoke, or a vest down the front, or only a V at the throat, is of the same material as the sleeves, all placed on one fitted lining with the rest of the bodice. Conscientious Husband. Eugene Higgins, whose yacht Varuna lay in the harbor of Nice, was entertaining at dinner at Ciro's, in Monte Carlo, a party of Americans. The talk turning to play at the Casino, Mr. Higgins described an incident that he had witnessed the night before. "In one of the gold rooms," he said, "a gentleman in lavender gloves was playing in wonderful luck, winning nearly every stake. As a great stack of plaques—you know those beautiful, big gold pieces called plaques—was pushed to him by the crouper I heard a young lady whisper in his ear: "It's very odd, monsieur, to wear gloves at play. What do you do it for? Luck?" "The fortunate player smiled grimly. "Not at all," he replied. 'I promised my wife on her death bed never again to touch a card." LESSON TEXT.—Exodus 12:21-30. Memory verses, 26, 27. GOLDEN TEXT.—"When I see the blood, I will pass over you."—Exodus 12:18. NEW TESTAMENT REFERENCES.—New Testament references to passover: John 1:29; 6:53; 1 Cor. 5:6-8; Heb. 1:14; 11:28; 1 Peter 1:18, 19. TIME.—The plagues lasted nine or ten months, from June to the following April. The Passover, our Easter time, was the full moon of the first month of the Hebrew sacred year. Abib or Nismam, corresponds to the month of March and the first of April. The year (Ussher) was B. C. 1401; or about 1300 according to others. Professor Price makes it 1276. PLACE.—The meetings of Moses, with Pharaoh at the capital, Zoan (Tanis), or Memphis. The Passover was observed on the day of Goshen, in northeastern Egypt. THE PHARAOH was probably Menephtah, son of the powerful monarch, Ramesses II. The monuments of Egypt refer to the death of a son of Menephtah and omnious uprisings in 1275 B. C. Comment and Suggestive Thought. The Bible records fewer miracles than most men think. They are grouped in three great periods, each a critical epoch especially requiring divine .Interposition—the times of Moses, when the nation was to be delivered from bondage; the times of Elijah, when the authority of the prophetic order was to be established and the liberty of the people defended against the kings; the times of Christ, when the world was to be redeemed. We study in this lesson the first of these periods of miracles. The First Triad of Plagues.—Ex. 7:14; 8:19. The plagues group themselves in threes, gradually increasing in severity, for God gave Pharaoh every chance to repent. The first triad are plagues of loathsomeness, not inflicting actual pain or injury to life. Water into blood; frogs and lice. The Second Triad of Plagues.—Ex. 8:20; 9:12. In this group of plagues the property of the Egyptians is involved as well as their persons; the land of Goshen, where the Hebrews dwelt, is pointedly exempted from the visitations; and Moses no longer makes use of the rod, as if to show that no magic virtue resides in that piece of wood. Flies, murrain and bolls. The Third Triad of Plagues.—Ex. 9:13; 10:29. In this series of plagues "a new insect of awfulness now appears in the circumstance that the physical agency is no longer of local origination from within the land, but comes from the general system of the world; as if there now had been an invasion of Egypt on the part of the unseen universe beyond it. The rod is now resumed."—Macgregor. Hall; locusts, and darkness follow in omnious succession. The Last Plague; Death of the Firstborn—Exodus 11. Paraoh and his people had been given every opportunity to repent. Even the divine patience had ceased to endure their hard and cruel and deceitful hearts. The final and decisive plague was announced and described with accuracy; but before its actual infliction several days elapsed that the people of Israel might be prepared for the exodus. One important step was the asking (not "borrowing"—see R. V.) of jewels, the most easily carried form of wealth, from the Egyptians. It was only right that the Hebrews should have a little return for their long services, and what their masters gave them was far less than their due. The Institution of the Passover—Ex. 12:1-22, 43-50. While the Israelites, protected by the effect of the plagues were making preparations for their departure, they were also preparing for a great and beautiful ceremony, ordained by God, which should at the same time arouse their religious feeling, and bind them together more firmly as a nation. It extended from the fourteenth to the twenty-first day of the month Abib, afterwards called Nisan, corresponding nearly to the last half of March and the first half of April. Hebrew months began with the new moon, so that the Passover came always at the time best for traveling, the time of full moon. The religious year began at this time; the civil year began with the month Tisri, including the last of September and the first of October. "The Passover feast remains to this day an enduring memorial of the exodus, inexplicable except as the commemoration of a historical fact, and testifying by its name to the nature of the fact commemorated."—Rawlinson. Taken up into the Lord's Supper, it is celebrated all over the world wherever Christians as well as Jews are found. The awful stroke fell at midnight, and immediately the entire land was filled with bitter anguish and with terror. Pharaoh, whose own boy lay dead, the heir to his throne, could not wait for morning, but sent in the night, praying the Hebrews to be gone, and making no conditions. Lesson of the Passover. If the lesson of the plagues is a mighty warning, that of the Passover is an abiding comfort and confidence. God, it teaches us, is round about his people, and no harm can befall those that trust in him. 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The Age. aa Firat Boarder—It was an ensy mat fete ea ae ter to classify the stone age, th i even not told the sect ronze age, ete,; but this age witt Hare deonee Ciece oh ee” {ts many and wondrous inventions Never knowa or never guessed? what name will fit? Need T vor of you to listen, Second Boarder—Judging by thé eed T Krope ords to tell, Bince my iences have betrayed me, | CHES (and other grab) we get nows Bince you know the truth so well? days, it strikes me stor-age would be ae about right—Judge. ‘Yes, your eyes have oft betrayed you; OORABLE SPRIN All that you could tell T know; ADORABLE SPRING. t have learned your heart's doar secret, — You revealed it long ago: Gid mg sien By your sighs and by your glances INF ey SW ‘Al that you could whisper. now ty SSO I 1 have learned with glad assurance uS, VG But repeat it, anshow., NY eed Chicago Record:tierald. 2 ' e , eo NN Ba Qanama Diane Werk. a Ki Mrs. Slimpurse—It's all nonsense to talk about managing a husband by silent appeais to his good nature. It can't be done. If you want anything you've got to say go right out. You know this horrid old hat I've worn for two seasons? Mrs. Makeshift—Yes; and I sug. gested that you should quietly put it on and let him see you wearing it. Mrs. Slimpurse—That's just what 1 id—exactly what I did; and when 1 proposed to walk down the town with him he said, “I'm afraid all this finery will make my old clothes look shabby!” THERE ARE OTHERS. QS, 27) aR 13 =, O72 ey >, cone Sany, V SH io. I | “Skinnem gave me a check th other day, and 4¢°wae %eturned to m _ Nothing Doing. — ‘Thora was a may fa our town, Who was rather lw; His business kept qolag down— An advertiser? Ne Chicago Dally News an, “Dons your husband) Yove you?” we asked. | “Madiy, devotedly?” She answered. “Are you quite sure?” “Quite. How can I doubt? He has shut me up here in this little cage of a place, where he expects me to spend all my time, with nobody's company but his own. If he does not love me, why does he take so much trouble to make me miserable?” And there shone in her fine eyes the beautiful strong light of unshaken con: tidence,—Puck, The Metropolitan Habit. In an Italian mission school in New York city the teacher was.xiving a les son on the life of Liticotn. “and remember, ohikiren,” she said earnestly, “when Lineoin went to schoo! it wasn't@s easy for him as it is for you. He had to walk miles and mffes and miles.” “Why didn’t he ask for a transfer?” asked a little boy on the front seat — Judge. BETWEEN FRIENDS. Sag. ¥ Mae pa Bip Pepe | = .") 2B) iy JS ci 4 é ~ | i e SENEEER 5 — “How did I look in my new ball dress last night?” “Oh, you were simply beautiful—no- body recognized you at first.—Flie- gende Blacetter. Sure! ‘Thin world is all a clrcus show, A eseio gala, naw one mitat impersonate, You know, aSusee ‘Too Much for Pa. Visitor—Well, Tommy, I hear you have brand-new twin sisters.” Tommy (sadly)—Yessum, — that's what it is. Visitor (surprised)—What does your father say about the dear little angels’ Tommy—He doesn't call them angels, and he doesn’t say nothin’ He just goes ‘round knockin’ over chairs and kickin’ the fog and throw in’ things at the cat. Ob, he's awfu giad, } den't thik! The Ace. First Boarder—It was an easy mat- ter to classify the stone age, the bronze age, ete; but this age with its many and wondrous inventions, what name will fit? Second Boarder—Judging by tho eggs (and other grub) we get nowa- days, it strikes me stor-age would be about right—Judge. ADORABLE SPRING. ei \ WUE yt EN A a8 WO XA oo Nh x : i. 6 poy m7 feb Zoe (Ware : Ee See Ethel—Oh, yes, I adore spring. It! so like childhood, you know.” Howard—Oh, yes; very squally fo the most part—Cincinnati 4nquirer. The Bargain Hunter. From store to ator she hastens, And will think tho day_well spent If.on all the things she purchases Sho saves but halt’ a cent, —Sudge. Pav Dav Not Eternity. “Young man,” said the serlous gen- tleman, “did you ever pause and think that each tick of the clock brings you another moment nearer to the end of your existence?” “I was thinging of something of that kind this very minute,” cheerful- ly replied the youth, “only the {dea struck me that each tick brought pay- day that much nearer.” * A Frightful Rumor. Cecil—Poor Aley Daffington 18 on the verge of complete nervous prostra- tion over a criminally stupid rumor. Perey—My word! It's the first I'd heard of it. What agitated the dear ‘boy 80? Cecil—Some anonymous writer has declared that in the very near future valets will no longer be fashionable.— Puck. NOW FANCY THAT. amon tinet ot my Gas ra Gi Sse (> S ne Bs i ea beaters = \ Ae caine oa b Gwendolyn—Tell me, dear, did Chol ly kiss you very hard? Geraldine—Not exactly. He hard ly kissed me.—Chicago Daily News. ee “Ob, uncle, do give mother her pretty diamonds back again.” “What on earth do you mean, dar ling? 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Address... csecsevccvevecesensseres see ‘To conyineo any tere we Se fend her abwolutely Hen ‘hy ings ‘lad box of Parting with book of instruc. Jour oaino dud audress a's postal card. sha ea feetlons, much as nasal eatartietyet cavarih ‘and inflammition enused by fe mouth, by direct oral treatment — Its eum Srdlndiy” ane elves tanawrunter,feliet Ginuisadds of wennea aves using’ and Fe drugglstrat ty mail Remeinber,auwered, 2 Te Oars VOU NOTING SOFIE Ys Til! ie PAXTON Cos Morton, Masa. DEFIANCE STARCH factor tenors rin ens THE RISING SON , WM. T. WASHINGTON, , Editor in Chet. Office, 914 E. Tweilth St. RISING SCH PU. CO. WILSON DAWSON, iaineae. MaMeaet Bell ‘Phone 780 Grand Home "Phone 780 Main Ehtered at the Post Office at. Kansas HORACE W. BOLDEN, Society Editor For two inches! thive monthe sin Oldest Negro Journal in Kansas City TWICE ALL THE REST The paid circulation of THE RISING SON is more than double the combined circulation of all the other Kansas City Colored weekly newspapers, We thought Dr, T. ©, Unthank and the Rising Son under tts new manage men had made some kina of peace ‘This paper never uttered a word against T. C. Unthank and his politi cal aspirations to go to Washington that has been damaging. “It is rumored that Nelson C, Crews. will expend some of his energy and oratory at the Big Mass meeting at Horse's church Sunday night Dr. Du Bois gave his splendid lee. ture the other evening. ‘The trending of his thoughts gives one a compre: hensive and scopie insight into his highly sensible Intelleetuality. You who did not hear him missed a great ‘reat fanne. Before the election of Mayor Beards , Sudef ley one of the main issues In the eam DURE AN paign was the Metropolitan Street Nervor yailway proposed offer on the West e: tab ‘Traffic Way Construction, From 2 pues iD Caucasian standpoint this issue was ne one of Mr. Beardsley’s chief weapons Yi, tewin his election, as his propositions ego IK eld ont great possibilities to the peoe QU pte. ae Meardstey hecame mayor, She tay and sinee that thine conference after Tow dig conference was held to arrive at a Even, fair settlement where all concerned Maviann would get justice, A letter no Tater er ahi, than February 1 from the mayor to ose stil, President Corrigan. It remains only “Marian,for the Ma§ropolitan Street Railway ronient whiteyapy BAmprove its street ear iteginald.” Twelfth street line and 1 howed low, 1 fort) tunnet and. viaduct on © have a plumed hat te Street. Mr. Corrigan toor before this lady oft did not see through re, + @ mayor's letter insist “Why did you not e#e Metropolitan shall be your frame before? the south line of Twelfth Ssited for you *from Mulberry street to the wind ae" iutts A part of President Corrisan's ensh 1 etter to Mayor Beardsley was as fol ae ca lows Sha “In answer to yous second propost abemy ton In which you have arbitrarily He fixed the sum of $225,000 as the Me cr rey tropolitan’s share of the cost. Tt is Hit , Rot indicated in your letter as to just with me how you arrived at that amount as vhne, "ott Just proportion, You have made inted, it just $110,000 more than we estimat Yes, ed a viaduct for our own use would snowlody. cost. 1 note also that you cite tie sreat-grandniock Island's offer as justifiable of sey manor amir demand on us. T ean only sity "Not at all, when it was proposed to have the “She is Mariaropolitan pay all the cost that the who sat to Gac Island refused to contribute who pulled a re than $100,000 for the same priv etals at her f@, You evidently have been able Marianne?” — jying other pressure to bear upon Aunt Elizabo, to induce them to double their ye Thee SOM@bsieribution. Si “In conclusion, 1 will say, that at red te any time the city will give us a rea net sonable ordinance to build a tunnel po gne for our own use we will proceed to fells. fy @0.80." luctantiy, Mr. Corrigan, in answer to a ques: The ne tion as to the chances of the city and the garg. the Metropolitan coming to an agree to do 4 ment said: “If the eity will deal with cred he the Metropolitan in a way one bust crumbs ness man should deal with another, to snate > we would certainly get together, but cross el the trouble is the mayor seems to only then we have a scheme and he wants the Me- Marianne tropolitan and Rock Island to furnish potters 0 all the money, and the trouble with os T had us is that we don’t get anything out hair cu of it except the privilege of spending | pout he over a half million dollars more in ‘ie petals puilding a tunnel. In other words ver the the mayor asks us to pay $140,00 iD Ye more than a separate vinduet for ou ad ma own use would cost, and in addition ind 1 8a Joan the elty $222,000 on what we be meme eve would only be a moral obliga pomali@t tion on the part of the elty, and It toust be remembered that the lender SVAN IIA ISIS YUE / Parisian Cloak Co. “ Farisian Uloa 0. z| 108-1110 Main Strect. A v4, 4 “A 4 7 4REDUCTION 7 Lb % $15 Spring Models 7 50 4 Clearance Price ..... e B 7 2B “1s y. gs LZ 4 CREAT BARCAIN b | b Zi A notable collection conspicuous for bo 4 the style and dash of our long street b 4 and evening models---guaranteed rain Lb 4 proof---appropriate and stylish in sun- be “1 shine and storm. ye 4 4 Touring Models B 4 Automobile Styles g 7 Stunning Loose Backs bs 7 Tailored Box Plaits B 4 Prevailing russets, London tans, ie A Covert effects, Oxford grays, olive, B 4 black. Tailored with all the ele- ly ZF gance that is.incorporated in the finest Zz 7q Parisian apparel. zB a zB vj Positive $15 values b 4 A 4 for : : $7. 50 ZB 7 SSIS SSS SSS SSSI fs always more careful about the se- curity than the borrower, Can any: ting be fairer than the offer on the part of Mr, Corrigan? Should the mayor continue to. put the poople off from time to time? Does the mayor seek to postyone from time to time these propositions in order to Tet them carry over to anotiter campaign’? Does he fritend to inject this same Issue in his next campaign when it can be properly adjusted? Whar are the cirenmstances sur: ronnding: the matter? Corporation’ have rights, Mintel pal Utilities should not be always sub- sorvient to arbitrary administrations. Why not come to some agreement? There are 26.000 Negroos iy Kansan Chiy and 6,000 do mannal labor. en tietifore: In the Heainnta of the construction of the West Traffic Way ‘Hlousands of Negroes would have work to do whereby they could sup- port their depending faniiies, Every one of these Negroes are voters, “‘Thensands of them don't play polities, ‘They only vote, They vote their sen. ‘timent in so much ag they and their families can be benefited. This pro: position therefore concerns the Negro, | Tho Metropolitan has made good in its proposed offer, Let some areement be arrived at whereby the eity, the company and all the citizens, both black and white, ean be benefited This proposition has continued for too long a period. Don’t drag it into the next campaign, For it may act “asa bommerang, Let the Metropoti ‘tan and the mayor get together, Condensed Official Statement of the Condition of the National Bank KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI At the close of business, May 20th, 1907. RESOURCES. 1 LIABILITIES Loans and discounts .. L817, 920,212.84 | Capital stock... #1,000,000.00. Real Estate iz ‘WIS431.57 | Surplus and undivided profits —2.087,057.56 Hive percent radeiaption futid —50.000,00] Circulation accountss..orsss+1:000/000,00 Furniture and fixtures Due depositors, « 85,408,445 ,67 Premium on bonds... 6 ‘ Cash on night ox change sigan sma United States onds. par... 1280.00.00 | Other high-grade Pon era’ 5. o67 087.81 21,088,758.82 0,300,405 38 | 5,5 TOR Above Statement is correct. W. A. RULE. GEO. JONES Has Opened an AND SODA FOUNTAIN Including all kinds of Soft Drinks, Cigars and Tobaccos AT 900 EAST {Oth STREET. Piano and Furniture moving call up Home ‘Phone 5185 Main: Bell 3674X Main THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE. Object: To Promote the Commercial and Financial Development of the Negro. Where to go for first-class »neals at all hours. We use only the best food, which is fresh and in season. Our motto: “Full Satisfaction and Prompt Service.” Give us acall. If we please you tell others and come back again; if we do not please | you tell us. | THE RED STAR CAFE 915 Independence Avenue, MRS. R. HUSTON, Pror. IMPORTED AND DOMEST:~ CIGARS, Remember We have Neatly Furnished Rooms at 612 Charlotte OFFICERS. Looker ‘T. Washington, Tuskeges Institute, Alt, president; fra O. Guy, Topeka, Kan. first viee president; br. 8. G. Elbert, Wilmington, Del, second view president; Charles Banks, Mound Bayou, Miss, third viee-prest deat; B.D. Patterson, Greenfield, O., fourth vieopresident; Emmet J. Scott ‘Tuskeeee Institute, Ala, corresponding secretary; Gilbert ©. Harris, Boston, Mass. treasure; S. Laing Williams, Chicago, HL, compiler; PL HL Gilbert, Rrooklyn, NY. Assistant Registrar; Fred R. Moore, Brooklyn, N.Y. na tlonal organizer; Cyrus Field Adams, Washington, D. C., transportation wcont; William HH. Davis, Washington, D.C. offictal stenographer. Waiters Catering Asseciation and Employment Bureau. ate ia | Barber Shop and Baths | — | The only resort for Negro Gentlemen In the city. TONSORIAL ARTISTS; Clem James, James Bush. Abe Lyle. | | 1st STEWARD: Joe Ottery. 2nd STEWARD: Wm Baker. | Ed Hudson Mgr. = Phone ¢ 4137 x DAVID TREATS, Presiden FEPNANDO PONEAL Vice President UNION NATIONAL BANK i | Kansas City, Mo. |Condensed Statement, as Made to the Comptroller of the Currency, at the Close of Business, May 20, 1907, | Hooans and discounts # saieser 49 | Capital stock. a 600,000.00 aetna ialvacsian ae jpuelerel orien ees ee ne 1. Merril, O. HE Dean, George W. Jones, Lee Clark, George D. Ford, W. D, John: oN Ye Maks, ASSES Ba: nando’ Be wean i, sao, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, Dr. 8. B, Courtney, Boston, Mass.; J.C. Jackson, Lexington, Ky. de © Napier, Nashville, Tenn; W. L, Tay Jor, Richmond, Va.: W. 0. Emory, Macon, Gas dB. Bush, Little Roek, Ark; POA. Payton, dr, New York, N Ys T. Thomas Fortune, Red Bank, Nod chairman; ‘Theodore W. Jones, Chicago, ML; S.A. Furniss, Indiana: polis, Ind; M. M. Lewey, ePnsacola, Hac No T. Velar, Brinton, Pa Hieht annueal session to be held at ‘Topeka, Kansas, August 1, 15 and 16, 1907. BLACK DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. #) i - . exr & tes LL d rocky tp Al pinched. fee harassed feet. The quickest solution of the oad roads’ problem lies through Crossett, shoes. CROSSETT 4°S H OF529 | = = | [MAKEs LIFES WALK EASY’ TRADE MARE. They make all roads smooth and walking a pastime. Crossetts are so easy you zl forget they are with you, Sole Agents Stahol Sox $1.50 Box 6 pairs woar and stay whole 6 months or now ones mM. D. STEVENSON & CO. Outfitters to Men, 4 1003 WALNUT 105 E. 10TH ST. | : Sell Us Your Junk JOHNSON @ COOPER, Dealers in Scrap Iron and Metal. Two Yards. Main Office 1228 West 9th St. Storage Yard 8th | and Hickory. Bell ’Phone 347, Hickory. 11s INDEPENDENCE AVE. Meals at all Hours Furnished Rooms in Connection BELL PHONE 4982 MAIN MRS CLIAS REECE Denwdlatne A letter from A. Wilberfree Wil liams, president of the Blick Plamond Development Co. to the Rising Son, states the fact that all the stock in the company has been sold. ‘That they have acquired two good wells making eight good wells in all, These wells produced 22,000,000 eubie feet of dry sas. They have made an arrangement with the Kansas City Natural Gas Co., to supply Kansas City, Mo., and Kan: sas City, Kan. St. Joseph, Mo. and many other cities with gas, Dividends will be paid to the stockholders not later han Feb, 1998. ‘This. company is securing results in the 20th century with a Negro investment ( EEE pea ee ~ i ee VJ VETS To Gea . { ‘ DRESSING Sy. > is i oO) ¢@ ALY A Delightfully Perfumed Hair Pomade “¢, SR) y PREPARED ESPECIALLY FOR COLORED PEOPLE. ee This old, reliable preparation has been in constant use for over ten years, and is considered a necessary toilet article in thousands of homes, It is guaranteed free from all injurious drugs or chemicals. NELSON’S HAIR DRESSING makes harsh, stubborn, kinky, curly hair soft, pilant and glossy, enables you to comb it with ease and to do it up in any style consistent with its length. It is perfectly safe and harmless, By supplying the needed oils directly to the roots of the hair, NELSON'S: HAIR DRESSING tones up, invigorates and nourishes the scalp, stops. the hair from falling out, increases its growth, and prevents the hair from splitting and breaking off at the ends, and gives the hair new life and vigor. NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING removes Dandruff, cures Tetter, Itching and Scaling of the Scalp, etc. ‘There is nothing experimental about Nelsons Hair Dressing; it has been thoroughly tested and is endorsed by thousands of satisfied users. "Try a box and be convinced that it does all and more than what we claim for it. c WHAT THOSE WHO KNOW HAVE TO SAY: fa tia nena sh | ane Ta iwi Ma ae for colored people. There are others, but sone lik a Tels Tie Gale One teat done May: alt amet NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING i: 23 ue in 4-ounce sauage tin boxes and sold RELOUN oO HAIN URESOINYG | all drug stores for 28c. a box. If you cannot get it at your drug store, send us 30¢. in stamps and we will mail youa box. 9 We want good agents (male or female). » Write for prices, terms, etc, Address NELSON MANUFACTURING CO., Richmond, Virginia. POO OOO OO SOOO OOOO FORD’S Formerly known as » “OZONIZED OX MARROW” ; > . ‘ 'm ; E - ; , ‘ > So STRAIGHTENS KINKY or CURLY ¢ Fee R rere aaa tany ows HAE cea alec hie eth ; Ford ey ate a mad eteis tormerty wi Oe a MALONE AB SNARE ae the on safe preparation known to us that 4 Maxey ehiy bale keg ay born, harsh, Kinks" or curls hate ots Bibbs ee sat ey ome eee | Pinta acctttany wu cinge ements HS une of Ford's. Hair Fomnde removes and Braver deo ope ieethate Hees eT otter Peoaking ca Mnaboa'h gtaer el Be Barren’ SEH BERENS ANE Eeniionen and children." Rord's Hair Bas ¢ PEEP Ca OR A CE oe ANGERS Meas ied Stered Ypahe- United States Patent Office, in Ist. Be sure to get 4 Poe eae aceon hate AERA GIES SSE Sar ELUMPEE" pare of iritastone Remertier sist Wordle HiNhe omnes PRiguisas Ie, ee Pama aR signature. Charics Ford, Prost. on each pack: | MEM Eacoini shteve” Puiraieectnen aia Sein Nestle See Sing wee HER nately gue eaueyse Hee eaths tie BE, Uatahessls Sezuae ‘or send ns BO cts. for one bottle postpaid, or | HeatStaesontralar Wee bay nesineg an saprens Hideeer tral adit et Rk Wher ier ettse Retcn Se HCO ean eres Relais en The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. None genuine without my signature) | Chibe Ford Bcd 153 E. KINZIE ST., CHICAGO, ILL. . Agents wanted everywhere, 166e¢ WILSON DAWSON, Business Mgr. PERCY D. CRUMP, Solicitor. Remember please— It's the little bits we collect here and there hat enables us to run from year to year." All announcements and notices are ten cents per line. LOCALS. A few determined Negroes can remedy this evil. Second Baptist church received letas to this preacher's actions. Who will come next in this crusade to weed out all Negro fakers. If you wish to practice economy, deal with the advertisers in this paper. More letters and facts will be published in later editions of this paper. Jerry Davis, of Leavenworth, is at the point of death with incipient phthisis. Miss Genevieve Collins is fortunate in being valedictorian of her class at Leavenworth, Kansas. Miss Louise Adams is assistant embalmer with the K. C. Casket & Embalming Co., K. C. Kars. We hope everybody will attend the mass meeting in order to ascertain just what the other side of the argument will be. Nicely furnished rooms for rent to respectable parties with reference at 1114 Vine. Modern convenience. Bell Phone E. 4031. If this is the kind of paper the Negroes desire every week how us by your response to our solicitors and give them your subscriptions. Miss Bessie Whitney, sister of Mrs. Wm. James, of 1528 Lydia, has returned from Nashville, Tenn., where she has been attending college. Mr. William Davis, Jr., of Chicago, is in the city again to arrange for making suits for gentlemen. We are glad to have him with us again. The class leaders of Allen Chapel gave their concert. On the whole, it was very attractive as it gave evidence of wit and preparation. Nick Childs is in town and visited the office of the Rising Son. He says the Plaindealer is still striking out for good morals and clean men. Don't Stay away from the employment office because you have no money. They will locate you so that you will always have money. COPIES OF THE RISING SON CAN BE HAD AT MITCH'S THREE DRUG STORES. 805 INDEPENDENCE AVE., 908 E. 12th ST. AND 1307 E. 18th ST. Mrs. Jackson, of L. Kington, Mo., is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. Calloway, of 722 Charlotte St., who has been very ill since last Tuesday night. We hope she will soon recover. D. J. H. Garnett, president of Western College, Macon, Mo., was in the city last week. Dr. Garnett ranks among the foremost educators of the country, he has been at the head of several institutions and he is a safe leader. Rev. W. L. Taylor, president and grand worthy master of the U. O. T. R., was in the city last Sunday. This distinguished character is at the head of the richest and perhaps one of the greatest Negro organizations in the world, is a baptist minister. Know ye all concerned that the Rising Son has employed L. Amaaal Knex as general attorney for this paper. Any one having grievances or damage suits please call at his office, 127 West 8th St. Home Phone 478 Main. Mr. William McKnight, ex-head waiter of the Baltimore will take charge of the hotel again this month. Mr. Charles Washington, present head waiter, will take a month's vacation and then will take charge in some other capacity. Both are good men in every manner. THE GRAND EXTRAVAGANZA EVEN BY THE KANSAS CITY DISSION G. F. U. O. T. R., AT ARRINGTON HALL TUESDAY NIGHT JUNE 11, 197. CORNER 18th AND ARRISON STREETS. GOOD MUSIC ALL ARE INVITED TO ENJOY A GOOD TIME. ADMISSION 25 CTS. Main Office Branc Hotel Walters' Journal Edition. H. C. Johnson of No. 1014 N. 5th. St., Kansas City Kansas, the Negro tombstone engraver is doing great work in his line. His prices are reasonable. Call Both Phones 253 West. NEAT FURNISHED ROOMS WITH HOT AND COLD BATHS AND ALL CONVENIENCES. BELL PHONE 3636X GRAND. MRS. G. M. GRIZZARD, 2105 FOREST AVE. For prompt service in the express and baggage line go to Mr. S. M. Miller. Stand at independence and Oak. Phone Home 453 Main. Residence 1123 Belvidere St. Edward S. Lewis, grand master of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows of Missouri, left Monday on his annual official visit to the lodges in central and northeast Mo. The next state grand lodge session will be held in Booneville, Mo., Aug. 6, 7, 8, and 9. Rev. J. E. Roberts was in the city a few days this week. He will leave Saturday for Osage, Hutchinson and other points in Kansas. Rev. Wm. Baker, field secretary of National Baptist convention, was in the city Thursday and left for Kansas, he will return next week. WANTED—To adopt a girl between the age of four and seven. Address J. H. Webster, 1704 E. Tenth St. Dr. J. H. Jones, who formerly had his office at 805 Independence Ave., is now at 1307 East Eighteenth St. over Smith's Drug store. He is without doubt an excellent physician and none have shown a more thorough knowledge of the diseases of women than he. The ladies whom he has treated are walking testimonials of his success. He is steadily building up a practice among them. The merit he shows in one case brings another as well as an increasing confidence and general practice. Office 'phones, Bell, Grand 4591; Home, Main 5467. Residence, Home East 2341. Dr. Theo. Smith with his three drug stores and six 'phones to furnish you with all you need in the drug and sundry line. You are never too far to patronize him. Some of the best Negroes of the city frequent his places, and order from him over the 'phones; do you? If not, why not? His drugs are absolutely pure; his service is the best, give him an order over the 'phone, and see if he is not there with the goods. STORES: 809 E. 12th St. 805 Independence Ave. 107 E. 18th St. 'PHONES: H.—4211 Main B.—1211 Grand H.—5646 Main B.—2170 Main H.—5467 Main B.—4591 Grand A GREAT LECTURE. The Rev. W. L. Taylor, grand worthy master and president of G. U. O. T. R., delivered an able, practical and instructive address at the Second Baptist church Monday evening, June 3d. His theme was the advancement of the American Negro. This man is a typical representative of the American Negro who by perseverance, indomitable will power and energy has risen from the depths of obscurity, until today he towers above his fellows as a giant above pigmil. He is very unassuming and unostentious, plain and practical. A great leader and a man among men. We congratulate the G. F. U. O. T. R. upon having such a distinguished president. The demonstration given in his honor Monday evening amounted almost to an ovation. THIS IS TO BE A GREAT ORGANIZATION. The Kansas City Mercantile Co. was organized January 1, 1907, with a capital stock of $2,000 in shares which are selling very fast. Rev. G. T. Mossy, who is president, is a well experienced business man, and will carry the company to success. Geo Johnson secretary; G. A. Smith, treasurer. The Son knows everything that goes on in this city, so be careful and help us make our race a deserving one. Stand for something. DYEING. Thos desiring first-class work that speaks for itself, visit the Spiritorium First Class work a specialty. JOHN TRIGG, Prop.. 1203 East 18th Street. Mrs. M. D. Marshall of 1219 Vine St., attended the party at Arlington hall last Wednesday night, May 22, lost gold brooch with blue forget-me-nots and diamond center. Please return at residence and get reward. Is it a fact that trustee board of St. Stephen church and several of its members have known the condition of affairs between J. W. Hurse and Mme. Annie Jones, and have hidden or have tried to hide and smuggle his dire? H. H. N. Y. Mrs. Sallie Easley who has charge of Wood's restaurant, 125 W. 7 St. is getting up first class meals. There is no question that her dinner can't be surpassed. Every day large crowds come to the restaurant to show her their appreciation of the food. Everybody is invited to come. Our June Before-Inventory Sales In Progress July 1st, next, we take our semi-annual inventory. At this time every piece of merchandise—every yard of ribbon, every button, every book, every chair, every curtain, and so on—through this big store and the warehouse at Sixteenth and Walnut street, must be counted and the amount placed upon the invoice books. You housekeepers who sometime may have made a list of your household effects and personal wearing apparel for the storage warehouse or for the fire insurance company will appreciate what an undertaking this one of ours is. Think of counting up much over one and one-half million dollars' worth of suits and costumes, skirts, waists, millinery, men's clothing, shoes, pots, pans and kettles, crockery, cut glass, pictures, pins, needles—everything must be counted, you know, however small. You can plainly see it is to our advantage to have stocks at the minimum size by July 1st. And so throughout June we will be telling you (in addition to the regular news of new things at regular prices), about merehandise that must be cleared away before July 1st.—thousands and thousands of dollars' worth that will be sold at noteworthy savings to you who buy. Watch for Before-Inventory Sale announcements. Also remember that our liberal trade principle, which has been in force for nearly forty years, applies to all merehandise in this sale. If after you get your purchase what you thought when you were in saleable condition, along with ful refund. Could anything be f Emery, Bird RHO PRIN Home Phone Hours in Shop 10 OPEN AT THE SEYMOUR 709 Wyatt First Class Meal Open until 2 o'clock a.m. Bell Phall Railroad and Hotel men solicite have modern furnished rooms furni If after you get your purchase home it proves different you thought when you were buying it, return it at unable condition, along with the duplicate check for refund. Could anything be fairer than that? RHODEE PRINTER Home Phone 2981 East. Hours in Shop 10:30 to 5:00 P OPEN AT THE OLD STAN YMOUR'S C 709 Wyandotte St. Class Meals at all 1 2 o'clock a.m. Bell Phone 1877 Main. The and Hotel men solicited. Good music all the ern furnished rooms furnished at 402 East 6th St. If after you get your purchase home it proves different from what you thought when you were buying it, return it at once in saleb e condition, along with the duplicate check for cheerful refund. Could anything be fairer than that? Emery, Bird, Thayer Co. Hours in Shop 10:30 to 5:00 P. M. Open until 2 o'clock a.m. Bell Phone 1877 Main. The patronage of all Railroad and Hotel men solicited. Good music all the time. We have modern furnished rooms furnished at 402 East 6th St. Bell Phone Main 738 MR. A. J. SEYMO THE SKIRTITORIUM JOHN TRIGG, Prop. Ladies' Popular Cleaners and Dye MRS. M. E. J. TRICGIN ATTENDANCE 1203 E. 18th St. Kansas City E SKIRTITOR JOHN TRIGG, Prop. Popular Cleaners an MRS. M. E. J. TRIGGIN ATTENDANCE St. 1203 E. 18th St. Kansas City, Mo. A NEW ADDITION TO THE RISING SON—JOB PRINTING AND PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. The Rising Son in addition to its already valuable paper has added a Job Printing Department and Photograph Gallery. The Negroes should patronize these departments as they are among the best in town. We are turning out good work every day. We are succeeding because the great body of Negroes are with us; helping us in every way. The people are proud to see us grow, and we are making more friends every day. OUR POLICY—The management of this paper takes a decided stand for honesty as the best policy. We propose to give every one a square deal, and we only ask for the same. It shall be the constant endeavors of the new management to place this paper upon a high basis, to stand for the right, to speak out against, and expose the wrong, to commend the aggressive and successful, to encourage and defend the weak and struggling whose ideals are high and whose motives are pure, to champoll the cause for the best interest of the Nerro race. To fight for good in the name of God. The Pilgrim Baptist church received a letter as to the doings of Rev. J. W. Hurse. I can fit any nose with eye glasses. Do they slip off? I should say no! Are they easy to adjust? I should say so! I have the material and the patients. Bring me your nose. H. D. SIMMONS, Optician and Jeweler. 923 Campbell St. --- proves different from it, return it at once to indicate check for cheer in that? DES PER 81 East. to 5:00 P. M. OLD STAND S CA e St. at all H 7 Main. The patron good music all the time 402 East 6th St. MR. A. J. SEY TORIU , Prop. mers and ATTENDANCE Kansas L. Interest LATEST NEWS Interesting Facts About Our Special Offers. ```markdown ``` you can get worry. Be Bed Room Suits Odd Dressers Princess Dressers Cook Stoves Bed Room Suits $35.00 to $65.00 Ingrain Carpets per yd. 75c to $ 1.00 Odd Dressers 10.00 to 35.00 Brussel Rugs $18.00 to 25.00 Princess Dressers 18.00 to 40.00 Axminister Rugs 35.00 to 45.00 Cook Stoves 15.00 to 30.00 Mattings per yd. 25c to 35c Oil Cloth " 40c to 50c Steel Ranges 35.00 to 60.00 Linoleum " 90c to 1.00 There are times when you are really in need of courtesy and friends and don't know where can get them. If you establish a credit you need never try. Begin now by opening an account with us. DAIRY LUNCH THE ENTER ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE MRS. S. L. DAILY, Prop. Home Bakery and Ice Parlor. ICES OF AL Bell 'Phone 3578X Grand. MISSOURI HAT 917-919 WALNUT S Now is the time to get your old HATS CL We are Expert Repairers, Panamas made life 917-919 WALNUT Something New! Com W. T. GI Has Moved PENNY A and Shooting y and Ice Parlor. Catering CS OF ALL KIN 578X Grand. 132 SOURI HAT WO 917-919 WALNUT STREET. me to get your old soft and s TS CLEAN repairera, Panamas made like new 23 Y 917-919 WALNUT STREET ng New! Come One O W. T. GREE Has Moved His INY ARC d Shooting Gall Home Bakery and Ice Parlor. Catering to the Public Bell 'Phone 3578X Grand. 1320 E. 18th St. MISSOURI HAT WORKS 917-919 WALNUT STREET. Now is the time to get your old soft and stiff We are Expert Repairers, Panamas made like new 23 Years Experience. 917-919 WALNUT STREET Something New! Come One Come All W. T. GREEN Has Moved His PENNY ARC DE and Shooting Gallery To 713 MAIN STREET Don't forget the number. H gantly fitted up with every indu gentlemen. W. T. GR The New Fre IS OPEN FOR I Down Stairs at 557 Mrs. Laura Akins has the finest Ameri In the West. One main dining room and o thing of the season to be served in first-o prepare the fancy Steaks, Chops, Fish and and Soft Drinks all the time. Good Music w Open at Night, The Best Accommodati Houses at 508 and get the number. His new place up with every inducement for W. T. GREEN, New French IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS Stairs at 557 Grand Akins has the finest American and Europe- One main dining room and one private din- sion to be served in first-class style. Th ncy Steaks, Chops, Fish and Fowls of all is all the time. Good Music while you eat. At Accommodation, with houses at 508 and 512 McG Don't forget the number. His new place will be elegantly fitted up with every inducement for ladies and gentlemen. W. T. GREEN, Propr. The New French Cafe IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS Down Stairs at 557 Grand Avenue Mrs. Laura Akins has the finest American and European dining rooms in the West. One main dining room and one private dining room. Everything of the season to be served in first-class style. The best cooks will prepare the fancy Steaks, Chops, Fish and Fowls of all kinds. Ice Cream and Soft Drinks all the time. Good Music while you eat. Meals at all hours. Open at Night. The Best Accommodation, with Rooming Houses at 508 and 512 McGee St. BELL PHONE 2502 MAIN KANSAS CITY, MO. TEST NEWS ing Facts About Special Offers. All of our customers will tell advantages they received from good goods, low prices and ROUSLittle-at-a-time-paym VERYONE NEEDS There are times when you a courtesy and friends and do m. If you establish a credit now by opening an account w LIST OF PRICES $35.00 to $65.00 Ingrain Carpets 10.00 to 35.00 Brussel Rugs 18.00 to 40.00 Axminister Rugs 15.00 to 30.00 Mattings 35.00 to 60.00 Oil Cloth Linoleum ern Furniture & T NEWS acts About Offers. customers will tell you ofth ny received from us in low prices and OUR at-a-time-payment plan. NE NEEDS CRE ines when you are really friends and don't know establish a credit you need ing an account with us. PRICES: 00 Ingrain Carpets . . . per yd. 7 00 Brussel Rugs . . . 518. 00 Axminister Rugs . . . 35. 00 Mattings . . . per yd. 2 00 Oil Cloth . . . " 00 Linoleum . . . " furniture & Stove All of our customers will tell you ofthe many advantages they received from us in the way of good goods, low prices and OUR GENEROUSLittle-at-a-time-payment plan. EVERYONE NEEDS CREDIT. LIST OF PRICES: A Credit Store of Low Prices. GRAND AVE ND AVENUE watering to the Pu KINDS 1320 E. 18th WORKS STREET. ft and stiff CANE new 23 Years Experience STREET One Come A EEN is RC.D. Gallery new place will be ement for ladies KEEN, Propr nch Cafe BUSINESS Grand Avenue and European dining room private dining room. Even style. The best cooks w wis of all kinds. Ice Cree you eat. Meals at all hour , with Roomin 2 McGee St. KANSAS CITY, MO. THE CHURCH AT WORK Over $100,000 has already been sent from America to relieve the famine sufferers in China. "The paralyzing fact about this famine," says the Christian Herald, which has been so active in collecting relief funds, "is its duration and its geological extent. The worst is not yet. Five months of utter want is the lot of a third of the inhabitants of an area almost as large as the state of New York ```markdown ``` Thus far the deaths from starvation have been comparatively few—only a matter of a few thousand at the outside estimate. Most of these have been complicated by disease or cold. From the standpoint of the native, the mortality has not been great. The grim reaper's great harvest is still to come. Writing from one of the great famous camps, a correspondent of the North China Herald says that some of those who die of starvation are so smaciated that the ribs literally protrude through the skin, which is cracked, and the body is practically fleshless. Of the multitudes congregated in these camps, a very large proportion have been either compelled or persuaded to return to the villages whence they came, and there the final tragedy must be worked out. Those who remain are housed in mat huts, closely packed together. The government dole of 30 cash (two cents) per diem is distributed by of fields, who are continually passing in and through the crowds with wheel barrows laden with small copper coins. As seen as the distribution is made the people swarm out to the grain market, where the rice, millet corn and other foodstuffs supplied by the Shanghai relief committee are sold at the lowest possible figure. Every speck of grain is watched cagely with hungry, wolfish eyes lest it spill on the ground and be lost Student Recruits Movement. Every year during the Christmas holidays the Young Men's Christian associations in the universities and colleges of California unite to hold a religious conference for students at Pacific Grove. At the last holiday season the conference developed a new movement very analogous in its origin and its purpose to the student volunteer movement which came out of a like conference of eastern universities at Northfield in 1884. The students at Pacific Grove, after prayer, formed the "Student Recruits Movement." Those present subscribed a pledge form reading: "Iose st purpo if God permits, to become a moment whi any to solicit other "recruits." Begindal." I bowed low. I forcited Carl H. McPheeters of to have a plumed hat of university, Palo Alto door before this lady tary. "Why did you no' New French Bible ance before has recently been put upon for your market in France a new translation of the Bible "par LAbbe N. Campon. Edition revisee par des Peres de la Cie de Jesus." The publishers are the well-known firm, Lefebvre et Cie who are the pope's own printers in Paris. The work, revised, as will be seen, by the Jesuits, was put upon sale simultaneously in Paris, Rome and Tournay. One bookseller in Paris in the first few days disposed of 10,000 copies. The version is so thoroughly satisfactory that the French Protestants accept the volume with eagerness. Extending Railroad Work. "Not. The progressive men of the railway 'She is partiment of the Young Men's Chris-she sat n association are turning their at-who pollution to the needs of the men emo-tals at yied on electric railways. At Marianne chester, N. Y., and in several South-Aunt. In states local associations have been Then med and work begun. Every man any who is disposed to be decent, whether cou he be Jew or Gentile, and has a belief en religious things or otherwise, is no welcome to membership. Mission Day Conference At a meeting of representatives from Woman's Home Missionary societies of several denominations recently held in New York city, it was decided to institute interdenominational home mission conferences at Northfield, Mass., and probably one point in the middle West, for the first year. The committee contemplates yearly conferences at several points eventually. Dr. Withrow Honored Rev. Dr. John L. Withrow, who resigned the pastorate of Park Street church, Boston, has been unanimously elected pastor emeritus. Elected President. Mr. J. Compton Rickett, M. P., has been elected president of the Congregational Union of Great Britain. University Figures. The University of Missouri has 33 buildings, 25 at Columbia and eight at the school of Mines, at Rolla. The present general assembly has only recently appropriated $100,000 for the erection of a new agricultural hall, the building of which will soon begin. The value of grounds buildings and equipment is estimated at $2,000,000. The income of the university is about $500,000 annually. Fifteen years ago there was only two buildings on the campus at Columbia, which could be used for purposes of instruction. There were no more than 200 students enrolled who could enter under present requirements. In the present session the enrollment numbers more than 2,500 men and women. In every other way the development of the university has been equally marvelous, until, at present, it is by far the largest institution of learning in Missouri and the most rapidly growing university in the United States. Has "Shown" Them. Missouri has shown several states of the Union how to manufacture footwear. According to the census bulletin just issued on the manufacture of boots and shoes, taken in 1905, Missouri now stands as the fourth state in the Union in boot and shoe manufacturing, being outranked by Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio. Since 1900, Missouri has taken rank ahead of New Hampshire Pennsylvania and Maine. The total value of boots and shoes manufactured in 1905 was $320,107,600, an increase of 23 per cent. The miscellaneous expenses in the business advanced 80 per cent, due mostly, the bulletin declares, to the increase in advertising. Odd Fellows Papers Unite. Two of the best known Odd Fellow, publications in the state, the Triple Link of Springfield and Missouri Odd Fellow of Kansas City have been consolidated. The Triple Link has been issued by the Jewell Publishing Company of Springfield and the Odd Fellow by Miss Stewart of Kansas City. The Triple Link has taken over the subscription list of the Odd Fellow, which publication will be suspended. The Triple Link will continue to be published at Springfield as before. The name will remain the same. Old Land Patents. There were tiled for record in the recorders office at Jefferson City recently copies of tour patents to the Crandall land above the city of Jefferson. They were issued in 1839 and call for 20 acres each; the purchase price was $3.17 per acre. The land now is worth more than $50 per acre. The patents were issued to Robert W. Wells. (Caught Fish in a Car) While Mrs. Lizzie Spencer of Mexico was going to Louisiana on a visit, the train stopped to take coal at Farber. Several women were fishing beside the railroad and one of them hooked a large fish which became detached from the hook and flew through the window into the coach. The passengers scrambled for it and Mrs. Spencer landed the prize. Secretary of State Swinger collected and turned into the treasury during May $13,883.35 made up of interal commissions, $05.50; domestic corporation tax $2,525.00; foreign corporation tax, $800.00; miscellaneous fees $769.60; land department fees, $48.25; bank inspection fees, $1,869.56; railroad contract fees $236.00. Wrote $100 Prize Poem: Shelly Patterson, who is a freshmen in the academic department of the university, has been awarded the Nelson C. Field prize of $100 for the best poem written by a university student. The subject of the winning poem was "Kisnit." Mr. Patterson is one of the staff artists of the Missouri Oven and has contributed many sketches to the Savitar, the annual publication by the junior class of the university. He also recently won a prize of $25 given by the manager of a skating rink to the best fancy roller skater. The Governor's Plan. Gov. Folk has adopted a unique plan of becoming more intimately acquainted with the members of the managing boards of the different state institutions, and of familiarizing himself with the conduct and needs of those institutions. From time to time he will entertain the members of these boards for an evening at the executive mansion and discuss matters pertaining to the management of their respective institutions. Asylum Officials Clash. In a personal encounter, Dr. C. R. Woodson, superintendent of state hospital for the insane. No. 2 at St. Joseph and Frank Owens, steward, both suffered personal injuries recently. Owen is alleged to have passed the lie and Woodson seized a chair, but dropped it and grabbed Owen by the collar. The latter's knife was wrested from him by spectators. Superintendent Woodson's hands are badly bruised. Owen's face was bruised and scratched. Washington Day by Day News Gathered Here and There at the National Capital UNCLE SAM IS HUNTING FOR NAVAL SURGEONS WASHINGTON. — Notwithstanding the superior inducements which a naval career offers for a young physician over the uncertain and overworked lines of the average struggling general practitioner the medical corps of the navy has not found it possible to secure enough naval surgeons to meet the needs of the service. Admiral Rixey, surgeon general of the navy, has adopted extraordinary measures to meet the case, even going so far as to send circulars to many of the best medical colleges soliciting applications from the graduates for appointment as naval surgeons. And to make the offer more tempting the surgeon general has undertaken to give temporary appointments as "acting assistant surgeons" to the young men who will pass a satisfactory preliminary examination and come to Washington for instruction. They will receive six months' special training at the naval medical school and hospital recently established here or at the Mare island naval hospital in the case of applicants from the Pacific coast. At the end of that course the graduates will receive appointments as assistant surgeons with an annual salary of $1,750. supple COMMISSIONER BALLINGER of the general land office has recommended to Secretary Garfield a general reorganization of the force of his office. The secretary has the matter under consideration and while no official announcement has been made of his intentions it is known that he approves Mr. Ballinger's plan and it is expected that it will soon be put into effect. The first dismissals will be made in the division of the office in which land patents are proposed. There are about 75 clerks in that division, and if those about 15 or 20 will be relieved from duty. The reason for immediate action is the fact that the law provides for the typewriting of the patents and the recorded copies of them. Many of the employees are elderly persons who have been on the rolls for a long time and who can not use the typewriter. The lowest salaries paid in the division is $800 per annum, and the commissioner complains that many of the employees can not earn that amount. ROOSEVELT'S AMBITION ONCE WAS TO BE SAILOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT made his first speech when he was ten years old. At that time he would a bold sailor be. He had read all the marvelous tales of the sea and his ambition was to sail the ocean blue in command of a stanch craft that would carry him to the uttermost parts of the earth. He was permitted by his governess to spend much time about the wharves of New York and he thus became personally acquainted with many of the most famous skippers of that time. Chief among his heroes was a certain Captain Doane, commander of the clipper ship Rival. This old sea dog used to fill the mind of the future hero of San Juan with astonishing stories of storms at sea and hairbreadth escapes from a sepulcher in Davy Jones' locker. It fired the imagination of the youth and THERE is considerable breezy comment among certain women employees of Uclee Sam's two open shops—the government printing office and the bureau of engraving and printing—over what is termed by some of the fair workers the "government shape." It is said this shape was created by the civil-service commission for the women employees of the bureau where the paper money and stamps are printed, and that it is now the proper thing for women in that branch to refer to their figures as the "government shape." According to regulations of the civil service commission the measurements call for women who are "tail and slen- mented by allowances of $432 and mileage and other inducements. The dufficulty in securing applicants lies in the fear of the examination to which they must submit. Admiral Rixey insists that this fear is unfounded if the applicant has been properly grounded in the principles of medicine, while for the "collateral examination" which the candidates must take, this is nothing more than an elementary test of the candidate's general knowledge of English, arithmetic and literature, and even knowledge of foreign languages is not essential. Not even these comparatively simple requirements, however, it is stated, are met by the majority of applicants, which in the opinion of the naval medical corps is a severe commentary upon the training afforded by many medical institutions. The shortage of doctors in the navy has become really serious. To-day there are 64 vacancies in a corps that at its maximum should number only 350, and unless the deficiency can be supplied normally before the end of the calendar year congress will be asked to add to the inducements now held out to applicants by considerably increasing the pay of naval surgeons. OLD CLERKS IN LAND OFFICE TO LOSE JOBS Where possible places paying less will be provided, but there are comparatively few of those positions, and even those are all occupied, so that appointments to them will compel other removals. There is not such urgency in other divisions, but there are said to be many clerks throughout the bureau who are incapacitated by age or other infirmities and whose service can not, therefore, be retained in justice to the department. The commissioner expresses deep regret for the necessity which compels his course, but justifies it on the ground that no less radical course would insure the proficiency of the office. It is said that many of the persons who will be relieved have strong political backing and it is anticipated that the execution of the commissioner's plans will cause vigorous protests. It is understood that the president has full knowledge of the programme for reorganization. stirred his ambition. In 1868, the boy who is now president raised a fund by popular subscription for the purpose of a library for the officers and crew of the Rival, all of whom were his friends. At the head of a delegation of youngsters he visited the ship when it next came into port and with due ceremony presented the library, consisting of 45 volumes, to the skipper. The presentation speech was made by Mr. Roosevelt. When reminded a few days ago of this event by an old friend the president said he remembered it perfectly and that frequently he had wondered if any of the officers or crew of the Rival were still alive, and, if so, if they remembered his speech. "I thought it was a mighty fine speech," said he, "and so did Captain Donne." THE "GOVERNMENT SHAPE" CAUSES MUCH COMMENT der and sinuous!" height, 5 feet 8 inches; weight, 154 pounds; bust, 36 inches; waist 25 inches; hips 43 inches, and back 15½ inches. A case of the rejection of a young woman from Michigan is cited because she was not tall enough for her width to meet the requirements, although her percentage in other directions was said to have been high. It is explained that it is necessary for a woman to be tall in order that she may reach the notes while on the press. A woman of short stature could not reach the notes, while one of unusual girth would not have room to stoop between the presses in the process of printing. Taxing Express Companies Taxing Express Companies. The different express companies doing business in Kansas are making their returns for taxation purposes to State Auditor Nation These returns are made under a law enacted during the last legislature which requires a sort of excise tax on express companies; a tax of one and one half per cent of the net receipts in the State. These returns will be turned over to the new State Tax Commission by Mr. Nation, July 1, and one of the first duties of the commission will be to collect this excise tax. Heretofore the express companies have been taxed only on their physical property such as horses, wagons and office furniture. Under the new law they will be taxed on their gross earnings in Kansas less the amount they pay to the railroad companies for the transportation of their express matter. Stockman Burned to Death. M. W. Janes, the well-known stockman of Willard, about 15 miles from Topeka, was burned to death at his home in that place. Mr. Janes went to his room and began work at his desk. About eleven o'clock the family down stairs heard a commotion in his room and upon investigation found that Mr. Janes' clothes and desk were on fire. He was very severely burned and suffered from eleven till three o'clock in the morning when he died. It is supposed that the fire was caused by the explosion of the lamp on his desk. Mr. Janes was well known as an owner and raiser of fine stock, having owned a number of fast horses. Unhealthy Town for Horse Thieves. Horse thieves will do well to keep away from Whitewater, in Butler county. The farmers there have an Anti-Horse Thief Association which has never failed to get every thief i has tried to capture. Within the last few days, a team of horse; was stolen from Dean and Company and a horse and buggy from E. P. Burns. The Anti-Horse Thief Association went promptly to work and the thieves were captured with the stolen property in their possession. One was captured at Yates Center and the other at Leon, a small town thirty miles southeast of Whitewater. Both are in fall awaiting trial at the next term of district court. Colonial Dames at Lawrence. The annual meeting for 1907 of the Colonial Dames of America was held in the parliors of the Eldridge house at Lawrence. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Mrs. E. D. Kimball, Wichita; first vice president, Mrs. E. B. Purcell, Manhattan; second vice president, Mrs. John J. Ingalls, Atchison; corresponding secretary, Mrs. William Himmann, Wichita; recording secretary, Mrs. W. B. Brownell, Lawrence; treasurer, Mrs. Howard Dunlap, Emporia; registrar, Miss Edith Clark, Lawrence; historian, Miss Flora Clough, Fairmount college, Wichita. Way of Transgressor in Hard the first trial of 17 prosecutions brought against druggists in Parsons, began in the district court at Oswego, the county seat of Labetta county. One hundred and twenty-six witnesses were subpoenaed from Parsons and the morning train looked like an excursion in charge of the sheriff. John Campbell, one of the druggists whose suit resulted in a conviction lost $1,400 worth of liquor which Judge Clark ordered destroyed by the sheriff. A King's Good Luck. The English have bought some American flour made in Wiensta, and Henry Allen in the Wichita Beacon says: "It is gratifying to know that King Edward is enjoying some of our splendid advantages; to know that the King of England, after sitting all day on a hard throne, may come home at night, hang his crown on the back porch and go in to a nice batch of hot biscuits made by the queen from Wichita flour. It is gratifying to realize that the little children at Windsor castle are wearing the brand of flour sacks that our own little children are wearing here in Wichita." Elk City to Use Oil On Streets. Elk City is soon to take one more step toward making itself up-to-date. Work will commence as once on oiling Main street from the Christian church to Duck creek bridge and on Hickory street from the O. K. livery barn to the Rock Island lumber yard. The crude oil which is to be used will be purchased of the Hutchinson Kansas Salt company and will cost 50 cents a barrel. To See Silver Service Presented. In addition to the state officers and their wives who will go with the official party to present the silver service to the battleship Kansas, the following additional people will join the party: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bonebrake of Topeka, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vail and daughter of Wichita, Mrs. Clarence Hall of Lawrence, and probably several others. Mrs. Hall will go to present to the battleship the flags given by the Daughters of the American Revolution. A Utah Pioneer Tells a Remarkable Story. J. W. Browning, 1011 22d St., Ogden, Utah, a pioneer who crossed the plains in 1848, says: "Five years ago the doctors said I had diabetes. My kidneys were all out of order, I had to rise often at night, looked sallow, felt dull and listless and had lost 40 pounds. My back ached and I had plains in 1848, says: "Five years ago the doctors said I had diabetes. My kidneys were all out of order, I had to rise often at night, looked sallow, felt dull and listless and had lost 40 pounds. My back ached and I had spells of rheumatism and dizziness. Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me of these troubles and have kept me well for a year past. Though 75 years old, I am in good health." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. It is motive alone that gives character to the actions of men, and pure motive is in the deed not in the event. Be not one whose eye regardeth reward.—Kreechna. The greatest cause of worry on ironing day can be removed by using Defiance Starch, which will not stick to the iron. Sold everywhere, 16 oz. for 10c. A single day grants what a whole year denies.—Italian. 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It is pure, wholesome and delicious in flavor. Ready for Serving At Once.--Simply garnished with sauce it is an appetizing entree for luncheon or dinner. Ask your grocer for Libby's and insist upon getting Libby's. Libby, McNeill & Libby Chicago SECURITY GALL SALVE POSITIVELY HEALS SORE SHOULDERS SORE NEcks OR BACKS ON HORSES AND MULES IT. HEALS THEM ANYWAY IN HARRERS, UNDER BADGE OR IDLE IF NOT SOLD IN YOUR TOWN WE WILL SEND YOU FREE SAMPLE. If you send us your order, we will put up in $26, $80 and $1.00 Cane MONEY BACK IF IT FAILS SECURITY REMEDY CO. KINNEY BURG MINN. BARB WIRE B ALL CUTS SECURITY ANTISEPTIC HEALER Lincoln Institute SUPPORTED BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI Stores No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Both Phones 2772 Crand and 2809 Main Repairing Promptly and Neatly done. Goods called for and Delivered. Located at S. W. corner of 19th and Troost Ave. Repairing Promptly and Neatly done. Goods called for and Delivered. Located at S. W. corner of 19th and Troost Ave. W. M. WILLIAMS, Manager. The B Cafe and 912 East T Who have been noted for their undergone a remodeling, and attack It is now one of the nicest of fans. We carry the best the mark seasons are Black Bass, Catfish, C Steaks, Chops and Fowls of all k The Latonia Cafe and Restaurant 912 East Twelfth Street Who have been noted for their general satisfaction to its Patrons have undergone a remodeling, and attached a private Dining Room upstairs. It is now one of the nicest of its kind in the City, with its new electric fans. We carry the best the market can afford: Among which in their seasons are Black Bass, Catfish, Croppies, Oysters, Spring Chicken, Fancy Steaks, Chops and Fowls of all kinds. Who have been noted for their general satisfaction to its Patrons have undergone a remodeling, and attached a private Dining Room upstairs. It is now one of the nicest of its kind in the City, with its new electric fans. We carry the best the market can afford: Among which in their seasons are Black Bass, Catfish, Croppies, Oysters, Spring Chicken, Fancy Steaks, Chops and Fowls of all kinds. Neat waiters and everything served first class, with soft drinks. J. S. FIELDS and WIFE Proprietors. KELLEY'S BEST HIGH PATENT A seven weeks' Summer School is held every year, which gives teachers an opportunity to increase their scholarship, their teaching power and their grade of certificate. Free Tuition, Competent Teachers, Modern Buildings, Good Moral Tone, Healthful Surroundings, Reasonable Expenses. Diplomas from full Normal Course are Life Certificates to teach in the Public Schools of Missouri. Catalogs will be sent on application. BENJAMIN FRANKLYN ALLEN, President, Jefferson City, Mo. Home 'Phone 5478 Main Bell 'Phone 3136 Main P. L. PRATT. REAL ESTATE RENTAL And INSURANCE. Houses For Sale On Easy Terms, Like Rent 127 West 8th Street. KANSAS CITY, MISSOUR SHAVE 100. TONSORIAL ARTISTS HAIR CUT 2 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 T Cigars, Tobacco and Pool. Massage and Hair Dyeing a Specialty. F. J. McCULLOUGH, TAILOR Cleaning and Repairing Suits Made to Order All work promptly and neatly done. Work called and delivered. On Easy Terms, Like Rent. 127 West 8th Street KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. 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. All work promptly and neatly done. Work called for and delivered. LADIES, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR YOU AT Madam Mamie De Vaule Vincent's School of Dress Making and Ladies' Talloring To learn all of the latest systems in Dressmaking, Cutting, Fitting and every to make you master of the dressmaking art. Madam Vincent is a graduate four different schools with twelve years' experience in the largest store Kansas City. The price of tuition is very low—in fact, you can make it while learning. To learn all of the latest systems in Dressmaking, Cutting, Fitting and everything to make you master of the dressmaking art. Madam Vinecott is a graduate of four different schools, with twelve years' experience in the largest stores in Kansas City. The price of tuition is very low—in fact, you can make money while learning. Special Course in Sewing, 20 Days, $5.00 I cordially invite all to visit the school and investigate. Bell Phone 507 Grand. 1104 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Mo. New Location Walnut Street, SECOND FLOOR THE MUSEUM OF THE WESTERN UNION ADVANTAGES: Competent Teachers, Modern Buildings, Good Moral Tone, Heal- Reasonable Expenses. Normal Course are Life Certificates to teach in the Public Scho- will be sent on application. FRANKLYN ALLEN, President, Jex L. WEAVER, The Locator Make $10,000 in the Room- ing House Business Take long to do it. Now I am going to give a chance to do the same. Real Estate and Employment Business Tenormously until I have no time to look after houses. So here they are, full of roomers: 75; $50, down $15, mo. 1005-7 McGee, 34 rm, brick, modern, $1.500; $500, down $50, mo. I Have Made $10,000 in the Rooming House Business I Have Made $10,000 in the Rooming House Business and it didn't take long to do it. Now I am going to give someone else a chance to do the same. My Real Estate and Employment Business has grown so enormously until I have no time to look after my rooming houses. So here they are, full of roomers: 1009 McGee, 9 rm, hrick, modern, $250: $100 down $25. mo. 1017 Oak, 9 rm. modern, brick, $300; $100 down $100 down, $15 mo. $25 mo. are all good money makers. Come quick if business. or sale. Small payment down; balance like I handle your property. I will make it pay. Specialty of securing Good Houses for reliable colored Tenants. I have anything to buy or sell it will pay you to see me. and Most Reliable Colcred Real Estate These are all good money makers. Come quick if mean business. Homes for sale. Small payment down; balance like Let me handle your property. I will make it pay. I make a specialty of securing Good Houses for reliable Colored Tenants. If you have anything to buy or sell it will pay you to see me. and Most Reliable Colored Real Estate Dealer in Kansas City ter Property for Non-Residents a Specialty J. WEAVER, THE LOCATOR 18th and Paseo. Bell Phone E. 834. Home Phone 6236 Main McGee. Bell Phone Main 4821. Home Phone 2551 Main. o. Bell Phone E. 834. Bell Phone Main 4821. Main Office Branel Home 'Phone 5478 Main BELL PHONE E. 4369X Old Hats Made New Felt Hats $1.50 Panamas Home Phone 6573 Main. Kelley's Best Beats all the Rest. Kelley Milling Co. K. C., U. S. A. We wish that our Kansas City, Kansas subscribers would be more prompt in paying their subscription. Our collectors have had a very hard time in making his regular rounds. Send your subscription to the office. We have a sum of over $300 at present due this office. Don't let our collector call again. Come promptly or send it to our office 914 E. 12th St. Let the Rising Son Pub. Co., do your printing. We print all kinds of calling cards, invitations, wedding announcements or any kind of job printing. Call 780 Main or Grand, Office 914 E. 12th St. Have you been to the new Arlington Theatre? If not, why not, and when are you going? Do the Colored people of this city desire to see a newsy news paper? Will they show that they want one? The Rising Son is making a canvass for 15,000 subscribers within the next 8 or 10 months. Can they get them? If you want to make a safe investment that will bring you a nice in come see Weaver's list of rooming houses on Page 7. QUERY BOX QUESTIONS. Will the honest intelligent colored people of this city support and endors any man as their leader whose character is of such to bring morning but reproach and disgrace upon the community? I Can Sell Your Real Estate or Business NO WATT. R WHERE LOCATED. Properties and Business or all kinds sold quickly or as cash in all parts of the United States. Don't wait. Write today decribing what you have to sell, and give cash in 6 or same 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 The American Collection Agency No fee charged unless collection is made We make collections in all parts of the United States. 413 Kansas Ave. The American Collection Agency No fee charged unless collection made We make collections in all parts of the United States. 413 Kansas Ave. Topcka Kansas. IN COMMON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. Colored and White Baptists Commingle at Jamestown Exposition—President Morris Receives Distinct Ovation. Exposition Grounds, Pine Beach, Norfolk, Va. May 24—The general convention of the Baptists of North America, which has been in session here for the past two days, was one of the most remarkable religious gatherings ever held in the United States. There were 5,000 delegates present, white and colored, representing every branch of the great Baptist faith on this continent. There were delegates from the Southern Baptist church, which organization has a history dating from 1861, representatives from the Northern Baptist convention, now five years of age, envoyes from the Canadian Baptist convention, and a particularly good looking and numerically strong delegation from the National Baptist convention, the largest colored religious organization in the world. Freely these thousands of representatives of the great sect, hailing from 39 states and territories, commingled in Christian fellowship, the Northern, Southern and Negro delegates, and even Indians, greeting one another as brothers in a common cause—as friends and co-workers in a common faith. As one speaker expressed it, the feeling of sectional strife which years ago rent the church asunder, "was buried yesterday in a water grave in historic Hampton Roads." It is the first time the Baptists of the North, East, West and South have united in a national assembly since their lamentable separation more than half a century ago, on account of disagreements on the Negro and other distressing ante-bellum questions. Likewise, it is the first instance of the assembling together on Southern soil of the white and Negro Baptists of the country. As varied as the mixture was, the utmost harmony prevailed throughout, and American Christianity went to a premium. Ex Governor Edwin W. Stevens, of Missouri, presided with great dignity over the inter-national and inter-racial throng, and the speeches, discussions and legislation enacted were highly illuminating and intensely practical. The immense convention hall was filled at each session with attentive listeners, and the numerous colored visitors were seated without reference to race lines. Unquestionably, the oratorical honors of the occasion were carried off by Dr. E. C. Morris, the scholarly and magnetic president of the National Baptist Convention. He was introduced to the body in a most felicitous speech by ex-Governor Stevens, and was given a distinct ovation when he took the floor. As the duly accredited representative of a church, which includes in its membership and sphere of influence nearly one-third of the entire colored population of the American continent, he was the cynosure of all eyes. His truly brilliant address of three-fourths of an hour held the audience spellbound, and the sentiments suggestive of unity of denominational purpose and Christian cooperation, were greeted by the heartiest applause. He was frequently interrupted by demonstrations of approval, and at the close of his speech, hundreds of white delegates rushed to him and extended the warmest congratulations. Dr. Morris told in earnest tones of the great work the Negro Baptists are doing for the evangelization of the race, and showed by statistics the marvelous progress the denomination has made in the acquisition of real property, the building of stately edifices, the establishment and maintenance of schools, the development of business enterprises, and the gratifying results it has been achieving in the domain of governmental thought and morals as the militant champion of civic righteousness. Dr. Morris' address was conceded to be the very best delivered during the sitting of the convention, and his eloquent and well-tempered plea for a closer Christian brotherhood between the Baptists of both races and for a deeper spirit of sympathy for the needs, trials and painful disadvantages of the Negro in his struggle upward, made a lasting impression upon the vast assembly. There is no doubt that the entire race has been materially benefited by Dr. Morris' able presentation of its case before the unit* Baptist court of North America, and it is certainly a "feather in the cap" of the Jamestown Exposition that it furnished the opportunity for the Negro's "Brief" to be so effectively presented at a tribunal of such widespread influence. In the election of officers for the ensuing term, Dr. Morris was honored with a place on the Executive Committee. The colored delegates to the convention, as far as could be ascertained, were as follows: Drs. E, C. Morris, Helena, Ark.; R. H. Boyd and E. W. D. Isaac, Nashville, Tenn.; J. P. Robinson, Little Rock, Ark.; L. G. Jordon and C. H. Parrish, Louisville, Ky.; George W. Lee, M. W. D. Norman and A. Willbanks, Washington, D. C.; G. B. Howard, Petersburg, Va.; A. J. Stokes, Montgomery, Ala.; A. A. Cosey, Helena, Ark.; A. M. Johnson, Vicksburg, Miss.; R. H. Bowling, Norfolk, Va.; W. F. Graham, Richmond, Va.; T. J. Searcy and T. O. Fuller, Memphis, Tenn.; Robert Mitchell, Bowling Green, Ky.; F. Franklin Walker, Cincinnati, O.; and C. F. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind. While on the exposition grounds, the delegates paid a visit to the busy negro department, and, without exception, they expressed themselves as greatly pleased with the magnificent exhibit of the race's manifold resources, soon to be thrown open for public inspection. R. W. THOMPSON DR. THEO. SMITH IS TO REMAIN. DR. TUES. SMITH IS TO REMAIN. It is with pleasure that the Son can inform the people that Dr. Smith has decided to remain permanently with us. The pressure was to strong. The friends he had made were too reluctant about giving him up. It is believed that at one time the Son received as many as ten phone calls in a day inquiring as to his intention. Then again his many friends made formal visits to his three stores to induce him to give up the idea. We are glad to consult an anxious public concerning his welfare. There are some things he has done in this city which put him in the fore rank as a Negro promoter. He has always stood for the best for the Negro in the community. Clean living, regular habits and purely honest business methods have been his motto. Public approval has already began to make itself understood. Large crowds of Negroes visit his places to investigate his mode of dealing with the public. A reporter of the Son, in an interview with Dr. Smith learned the fact that he intends many other changes beneficial for our people which he does not desire to make public just yet. Since he has decided to stay among us let him go on with his good work toward helping the Negroes' status. Let him be backed by an encouraging public. Let him have their trade as regular in the future as in the past. Let every Negro support such a valuable Negro in this city. A STATEMENT FROM THE EDITOR An article appeared in the Son, entitled "The Awakening of Mayor Beardsley." In the article I referred to myself and others having been deceived by the mayor. I wish it to be distinctly understood that this article was not written for the purpose of whining after a job for I would not accept any. This article was written because I felt he had mistreated the Negro by recognizing old line politician. We wish to be entirely free in the operation of this paper. We are running this paper as the servant of the great body of Negroes. I do not owe any obligation to any politician or political boss. I owe the republican party nothing nor any other party. I am independent entirely of politics. We are standing for the uplift of the Negroes. There is no political job you can give me. I only want the Negro to get a square deal and for the white republican leaders not to always be giving the same Negroes jobs. Do you people keep the same jobs for 8, 10 or 12 years. Let there be a change. There is a class of young negroes in politics. Such men as L. Amasa Knox, John T. Moreland, C. H. Calloway, Horace Bolden, M. Jones, Theo. Smith, Lorenzo Hines, John Harris and Wm. M. Rice. These are some of the men who are going to shape Negro politics. The people are tired of Negro political bosses. They are calling for a change in the faces of men in politics. A change will do the Negroes good. New Men with new ideas. The entire white political status of this city has been changed. Will the Negroes bring about a change? It is only through that that such can be done as the white men can be easily deceived as you have seen in the last few campaigns. It is for this reason that I don't desire any job, for I would rather stand out and be independent and allow my friends and supporters to be taken care of than for them to be deceived by dishonest men and dishonest politics. RACIAL SELF-HELPFULNESS. Interest of Many Exhibitors at James town So Deep That They Decline to Be Reimbursed for Freight Charges—Frank Methods of Committee Making Friends. Norfolk, Va., May 25.—Within the past few weeks there seems to have been a complete revulsion of public feeling throughout the country with reference to the Negro Department of the Jamestown Exposition. Where the enterprise two months ago had but one friend in ten, it has now nine supporters to one opponent, and thousands of those who were luke warm and indifferent have now become enthusiastic champions of the cause and are voluntarily tendering their services toward insuring its success. This favorable change in sentiment has been brought about very largely through the open and candid methods pursued by the executive committee since it took charge in January last, and the frank and honest manner in which it has taken the people into its confidence. Each week the colored papers in every section of the land have carried comprehensive statements touching the plans and purposes of the management, and every step has been placed squarely before the public, to the end that all may know exactly the progress that is being made. It has been the invariable policy of the executive committee to treat the enterprise as a movement designed to serve the entire race—not as a private concern for their own pecuniary profit or personal aggrandizement. The people have come to know this and consequently are rallying heartily to their support. The Negro exhibit is rapidly being put in shape for inspection, and when the doors are finally opened, the display will be one of which every member of the race may justly feel proud. Referring to the cheerful state of mind existing among the 3,000 or more talented persons who are to have in the collection the best products of their brain and brawn, and calling attention to the unique fashion in which some are extending practical assistance, Chairman T. J. Calloway remarked to a press representative the other day: "The quickening public spirit of the race is being made manifest in a most gratifying way by a surprisingly large number of exhibitors who are sending in their good to the Negro department and declining to be reimbursed for the freight charges incidental to the shipment of the same. A case in point is that of Mr. H. Webster Ashe, an artist of Philadelphia, Pa., who sends on a special specimen of his work and in his letter of transmittal adds: 'Please consider yourself under no obligations whatever, to me for freightage, as I would accept no return for such a slight expense. I am glad to be able to help you with your exhibit.' "Another letter of similar tenor and effect comes from Mrs. D. E. Williams, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who also refuses to take advantage of the guarantee of the Exposition company to pay all freight charges on exhibits. Mrs. Williams' generosity is all the more noteworthy when it is considered that she is 71 years old and at that advanced age has made by her own hands, a child's dress, which is a remarkably fine piece of expert needlework. "Incidents of this kind, multiplied many times over, are encouraging evidences of deep interest in this Negro exhibit, and denote an increasing tendency toward the development of a race pride and self-helpfulness that cannot fail to leaven the whole lump of Negro citizenship." JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION NOTES Few persons outside of "the charmed circle can realize how many talented and capable Negro artists there are in this country. In nearly every city, town and hamlet, the race can boast of colored men and women who can do very creditable work in oil, pastel or on china, and the number of sculptors who are constantly designing original creations in plaster and bronze, is surprisingly large. In the Negro building will be found many choice specimens of the taste and skill of these budding artistic geniuses, and their productions will admirably supplement the paintings and sculpture of the more widely known masters of the craft, such as Miss Meta Vaux Warrick, of Philadelphia; Henry O. Tanner, of Paris, France; Miss Bertina B. Lee, of Trenton, N. J.; Isaac Hathaway, of Lexington, Ky; Mrs. Lottie V. Wilson-Moss, of Niles, Mich.; Mrs. J. E. Givens, of Louisville, Ky. and others of much promise. Visitors to the exposition of either race should not fail to give the art display in the Negro building a large share of their attention. A number of carefully selected students of Fisk University will do guard duty on the Negro reservation during the exposition term. Mrs. J. P. H. Coleman, who conducts one of the best-appointed drug stores in Newport News, Va., is planning to equip a similar establishment to serve the people on the Negro reservation, who will need drugs, medicines, toilet articles, etc. Mrs. Coleman is an honor graduate of the pharmacetical department of Howard University, Washington, D. C., and is conceded to be one of the most competent pharmacists in the land. Her model drug store on the grounds will be a great convenience. The Metropolitan Mercantile and Realty company of New York, capitalized at $1,000,000, just erected a fine building at 45th street and 8th avenue in the nation's metropolis, and is preparing to open a mammoth department store therein, is arranging to have an exhibit that will be worth while. The president of the company is P. Sheridan Ball, one of the race's truly representative men of business. As far as practicable, the exhibits will be classified by states. It thus behooves every ambitious colored citizen t olook to his home bailiwick and see that it is properly represented in the massive display. The display of work prepared by the Sheldon Kindergarten of Topeka, Kansas, will be worth seeing. Battle, Grand Master of the United Brothers of Friendship of the state of Illinois, is engaged in preparing to have his fraternal organization appropriately represented at the Jamestown exposition. The Photographic exhibits of Messrs. Battey & Warren, of New York; A. L. MacBeth, of Charleston, S. C.; Daniel Freeman and A. N. Seurlock, of Washington, D. C., and Harry Shepherd, of Chicago, Ill., will be notable features. They are all experts in their line, and do an excellent business in their respective communities. NAMES SELECTED TO SERVE AS TRUSTEES FOR THE JEANES FUND FOR THE EDUCATION OF NEGROES IN THE SOUTH. Hollis Burke Frissell .. Hampton, Va. Kooker T. Washington, Tuskogee, Ala. William H. Taft .. Washington, D. C. George F. Peabody, .. New York City Andrew Carnegie, .. New Lork City. Robert R. Moten .. Hampton, Va. James C. Napier, .. Nashville, Teenn. Abraham Grant, .. Kansas City, Kans. James H. Dillard, .. New Orleans, La. Talcott Williams, .. Philadelphia, Pa. Robert L. Smith, .. Paris, Texas. David C. Barrows, .. Athens, Ga. Robert C. Ogden, .. New York City Walter H. Page, .. New York City Belton Gilreath, .. Birmingham, Ala. Greorge McAney, .. New York City, Samuel C. Mitchell, .. Richmond, Va. PROCLAMATION. St.Louis, Mo., May 27, 1907. To all Grand Lodge Officers, Grand Representatives, Members of the Knights of Yythlas and Courts of Calanthe, of the Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri—Greeting: Owing to the fact that the Knights of Tabor, under the provisions of their laws, are required to meet on the Fourth Tuesday in July, and the further fact that they had called their convention to meet in Fayette, Mo., prior to our having acted on the place of our next session, I deemed it best for all concerned to change the date of our Grand Lodge session from the Fourth Tuesday, to the Third Tuesday in July, knowing that Fayette could not accommodate two Grand Bodies the same week. Therefore, by the power vested in me as Grand Chancelor of the Jurisdiction of Missouri, I do hereby proclaim and ordain that the 23rd Annual Session of the Grand Lodge K. of P. is hereby called to meet in the city of Fayette, Mo., as the guest of Fayette Lodge No. 35. K. of P., on the 3rd Tuesday in July 1907, the same being the 16th day, for the purpose of transacting such business as shall properly come before it. Let all whom these presents concern govern themselves in accordance with the above. 1. I call your attention to Art. XI, Sect. 2. Grand Lodge Constitution, that, "Each subordinate Lodge shall pay to the Grand Lodge with semiannual report, 25c per capita tax for each member in good standing." Said tax must be paid at once to W. A Gunnell, G. K. of R. & S., P. O. Box 803, De Soto, Mo. Any lodge failing to comply with the above requirements will not be allowed a voice or a vote upon the floor of the Grand Lodge. 2. The Endowment tax for the term ending Sept. 30, is now due and must be forwarded to W. T. Ancell, Huntsville, Mo., July 1. Lodges falling to comply therewith, will be dealt with according to law. 3. All who anticipate attending the Grand Lodge & Grand Court, will communicate with B. F. Issacs, J. H. Diggs & H. L. Williams, Fayette, Mo., in order that arrangements may be made for their board and lodging. 4. Lodges desiring changes or amendments in the laws, etc., must submit same in writing through their representatives, properly signed as per requirements of law. 5. I have extensive correspondence with the Southwestern Bureau, and the Western Passenger Ass'n in an effort to secure rates, but owing to the fact that the two cents per mile rate passed by the recent State Legislature goes into effect about June 14, 1907, they were unable to make concessions. 6. The Grand Lodge will be in session from July 16 to 19 inclusive, or until all business that shall legally come before it shall be transacted. 7. All past Chancellors desiring the Grand Lodge degree must present credentials properly signed and sealed. Charges for the same will be $2.00. 8. Each subordinate lodge in this Jurisdiction shall be entitled to one representative in this Grand Lodge for the first 50 members or less, one for each additional 50 members. Such representatives must be Past Chancellors in good standing, with credentials properly signed by their respective lodges. 9. I would recommend that no lodge send a delegate who cannot remain until the session has completed its work and the Grand Lodge has adjourned. 10. I desire herein to call the special attention of the Chancellor Commanders of subordinate lodges to the fact, the Grand Lodge in session at Kansas City July 1906, made the payment of the Pythian Temple tax obligatory upon the lodges. (See p. 93, Official Proceedings 22nd Annual Session.) You are therefore instructed to enforce the collection of the same as the lodge will be held responsible to the Grand Lodge. All lodges who have not reported Pythian Temple tax on the blanks furnished sometime ago, are liable to suspension. 11. The report of the per capita tax, must correspond with the number of the Beneficiary Board. 12. Representatives from South East Missouri, and St. Louis are expected to leave for Fayette, Monday evening, July 15th. For further information, call or write the Grand Chancel at Pythian Temple Building 3137 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. 13. Representatives from lodges who have deceased members since the last session, will bring with them a written eulogy and present same to the chairman of the Committee on Memorials. 14. The 4th quarterly meeting of the Beneficiary Board will be held in the city of Fayette, Mo., July 16, 1907. Any matters requiring the attention of the board should be forwarded to the Secretary, W. T. Ancell, at Huntsville, Mo., by July 1, y907. 15. The formal opening of the Grand Lodge will be postponed to Tuesday evening, July 16, at 8 p. m. at the Grand Opera House, and all Grand Opera offices and Representatives will assemble Tuesday a. m., July 16, to go into official session. Given under my hand and seal of the The trouble is that a few so-called big Negroes have had a certain lack of respect for Negro journals. If you do some thing to which the public call our attention to we will write you up and call your name. The Forum meets every Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock at Allen Chapel and subjects of vital importance to the race are discussed by some of the best minds. You are invited to attend the meetings. Prof. Foster, President, When Tell the truth— $3 Hats AT THE 308 East Twelfth Street Adkins' New New Soda Fountain installed. Please. New addition to our place. buy, come and visit our place. Waverly Gro MR. & MRS. C. B Bell Phone 4886 Grand LOOK! Call at my office and see th to sell in Kansas City, Mo. a vacant lots and farms. We are also able to loan me you a home. Give us a call. L. AMAS LAW 127 W. 8th St NEW CAFE and NOW C Regular Meals a Hours from 6 A General Satisfaction Guara Strictly Home Cooking. J. RUSSEL and For Neatly F Go to Mrs. Sadie Gibson's Avenue. For Rail Waiters When in doubt truth—that's what ats for AT THE L with Street. An New Grocery installed. Everything to your place. Everything u r place. My Grocery ERS. C. H. ADKIN OK! LOOK and see the great numb ity, Mo. and Kansas s. to loan money on your us a call. MASA KN LAWYER Home Phon FE and REST NOW OPENED Meals and Shops From 6 A. M. to 1 on Guaranteed ooking. Addr L and J. DOOL reatly Furnished Gibson's New Place For Railroad Porters Waiters Especially. when in doubt truth—that's what we do! Lets for $1.50 THE LID North Street. Argyle Building. New Grocery Store Installed. Everything to suit the colored peo- lar place. Everything up to date. Come and place. Grocery Store, RS. C. H. ADKINS, Props. 1607 Lydia Avenue K! LOOK! And see the great number of houses I have y, Mo. and Kansas City, Kansas; also my loan money on your property and build is a call. MASA KNOX, LAWYER Home Phone, Main 5478 TE and RESTAURANT NOW OPENED. Reals and Short Orders. From 6 A. M. to 12 P. M. Guaranteed parking. Address 2302 Vine J. and J. DOOLAN Propr's Partly Furnished Rooms Jabson's New Place at 609 E. Missouri for Railroad Porters and Hotel Waiters Especially. $3 Hats for $1.50 AT THE LID 308 East Twelfth Street. Argyle Building. New Soda Fountain installed. Everything to suit the colored people. New addition to our place. Everything up to date. Come and buy, come and visit our place. LOOK! LOOK! Call at my office and see the great number of houses I have to sell in Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kansas; also vacant lots and farms. We are also able to loan money on your property and build you a home. Give us a call. L. AMASA KNOX, NEW CAFE and RESTAURANT NOW OPENED. Regular Meals and Short Orders. Hours from 6 A.M. to 12 P.M. General Satisfaction Guaranteed Strictly Home Cooking. Address 2302 Vine. J. RUSSEL and J. DOOLAN Propr's. For Neatly Furnished Rooms Go to Mrs. Sadie Gibson's New Place at 609 E. Missouri Avenue. For Railroad Porters and Hotel Waiters Especially. When you want Ice Cream, S CANDY S. W. corner Troost Ave LEE m, Sodas ANDY OR NEWBOOST Ave. and Indep m, Sodas, Cigars ANDY OR NEWS Post Ave. and Independence. S. W. corner Troost Ave. and Independence. LEE LANGFORD, Mgr. GET BUSY The Afro-American Employment Agency Will Get You a Job. Call at Either of Our Offices and Have Your Name Enrolled for a Situation. The Best Hotels, Restaurants, Department Stores, Saloons, and private Families in the City hire their help through this Agency. AT BUSY American Employment Agency You a Job. Call at Either ofoses and Have Your Name called for a Situation. Hotels, Restaurants, Depart- Saloons, and private Familiy hire their help through The Afro-American Employment Agency Will Get You a Job. Call at Either of Our Offices and Have Your Name Enrolled for a Situation. The Best Hotels, Restaurants, Department Stores, Saloons, and private Families in the City hire their help through this Agency. Get in Line. Don't be Idle. Main Office S. E. Corner 18th and Paseo. Bell Phone 834 East. Home Phone 6236 Main. Branch Office No. 1, 1005 McGee St. Home Phone 2551 F. J. WEAVER. Bell Phone 4821 ALFRED RIVERS. Kansas City, Missouri. The men on the Rising Son don't desire any political jobs. Such being the case we shall endeavor to change this old political system of always giving the same men the same old political jobs. The white leader in the party should get wise and learn that the Negroes don't desire this same old gag rule in politics. Let this be understood by every one who reads this paper. First that this paper under its new management can back up anything that goes within its sheets. Financially, intellectually or otherwise. So don't be too confident of your power of resistance. Wise and powerful men know their weakness and limit. Weak and foolish men know neither.