Sedalia Times

MEUSCHKE'S Will next week offer a very beautiful line of Silks to all of his old, as well as new, patrons. These Silks. Embrace taffetas in all the new shades of biscuits, cham pagne, reseda, violet, lilic; rose and pink; also a beautiful selection of Satin Foulards and Corded Wash Silk. Fee, also. our New Shepard Checks in blue amd white, and black and white silks and make your choice in time for EASTER. H, W MEUSCHKE Corner Ohio and Third. Telephone 297 THE VOLUMN IX The to vote Next REPUBLICAN TICKET For Alderman First Ward— JOHN F. SCALLY, For Alderman Second Ward— A. M. PARKS, For Alderman Third Ward— S. M. HODGES For Alderman Fourth Ward— F. M FULKERSON For School Directors— A M. M'KENKIE," H B COLE, J. T MONTGMERY hairman City Committee H, W. MEUSCHKE Next Tueeday April 7th., the voters of the four wards will be called on to vote for their representative in the city council for the next term, and for men who will carry on the business for the people to the city's best interest, True there is no polit cs this year, and ticket you are ask to vote is known as the Citizen's ticket, and it is supposed to be non-partisan. It has did the city a great deal of good in the past years administration and with the thery. the good work will continue. Many of the colored voters are not satisfied with the out-lay, but if they would consider the matter as an law-abid ing citixen and taxpayers, whoes interest is to work for his city and it's interest, would join us in saying that the presenr administration is better than one or to Socialist are a party council divided within itself. Also, we are asked this year to vote for a superintendent of our county schools, for which we have two worthy and competent candidate, who are seekih your sup port, and it is quite necessary that every voter interest himself enough on next Tuesday to spare a few moments and go to your voting MEUSC Will next week offer a ve Silks to all of his old as SEDALIA MISSOURI, APRIL 4 te for t Tuesday. place and cast your vote for your choice. Below we present to you the deserving candidates. Who is a candidate for alderman of the First Ward. Mr Scally was elected to this office two years ago by a majority of vote. We can truthfully say for him that he has made an excellent and business like alderman during his first term. There has been no time nor place during his term, but what he was not at his post ready to do what he thought was right and just for best interest of his ward and the the whole people regardless of their color or politics. He has been the cause of a number of improvements being made in this ward during his term, and are now looking forth to a greater amount in his next term. He has been fair to the colored people, and in every sense of the word, can be called a well wisher to them. Whiles Mr. Scally is one of those openhearted and liberal-minded democrats in politics and this ward is largely republican, we claim that it is better to return him to city council on a citizens ticket, than to cast thier votes for a man and a party that we known not off or who do not no your needs and wishes in this ward, so don't stay at home next Tuesday, but go and cast your vote for him. The second ward candidate is that of Mr. A. M. Parks, Sr., who is another true and tried friend of the colored voters of this and other wards, who was elected to this office two years ago by a big party vote from this ward. The voters this proud ward never did have a more truer, faithful or reliabe man as their representative in the city council than our friend Mr Parks, he is reliable and can be depended upan to do his duty and to keep his word, without regard to man, color or politics. During his past term he has given such satisfaction CHKE'S J. F. Scallv A. M. PARKS. to the people, that nearly all of Sedalia wants him to remain. The colored voters of the second ward will continue to find in Mr Parks a true and honest friend, one who do his duty and fear no opposition. He should receive the full vote of his ward, for his record as a city father and a gentleman demands it. Let not a single voter be lead from him to follow ideal gods that they never knew off, for we have tried Mr Parks, and we know him to be a servant worthy of his heir. Go ye into every end and corner of thy ward, and tell men to not stay at home and not vote, but tell them to spare a few moments and go and vote for your friend Mr, A. M. Parks. SAM. M HODGES The Third Ward candidate is our old and tried friend Sam M. Hodges, who was elected two year ago from his ward by a big vote He too, has made Sedalia an excellent councilman, and one the all the people appreciates and is regarded by all as a stauch business man and of business principles. The third cannot duplicate his attendance and influence in the council, for he has been a valuable spoke in the wheels of progress in our city affairs. We ask the voter of the third to stand by him return him to this offie, and no waste their votes and time with ideal things that amounts to nothing. The republicans of Sedalia, in a delegate convention assembled. Thursday night nominated four candidates for alderman and three candidates for the school board. By an agreement with the democrats, also in convention at the same time and place, three of the candidates for aldermen and two of the candidates for the school board are members of that party. This agreement was in pursuance of a plan of dividing the officers put into effect a year ago with the object of elimination partisan strife from the local elections and insuring to the people a government economically and justly administered. That it has been a success for the first year all are agreed, and that the second year may develop no unforeseen embarrassments let us all hope. As a republican paper we deprecates anp departure from party politics, but as a part of the business life of the city it sees grest possibilities for good by keeping the affairs of the city in the hands of men who are unhampered by political ties, have no ante-election pledges to make good and are free at all times to do the best possible thing for the whole people. The "Jim Crow" bill has been knocked into the head, Missouri will never suffer the disgrace of drawing the color line as far as coaches and street cars are concerned. The fears which have arisen in the hearts of many of our race has been lulled to rest. We feel that we are immensely indebted to our able representatives of our city, who surpended all business affair to weep their way to Jefferson City, for the legislature to disapprove of the bill. Mr J. W. McClure of Medalia, who so enthusiastically defended the Negro Race in a letter to one of the members of the House, is also deserving great praise. we feel his words of cheer will be highly appreciated by all who read them. 1903 OPENS TODAY ...AT 9 O'CLOCK THE BIG SALE BEGIN8 This fine Assortment of brand New, Handsome, Well-make, Thoroughly Good, Stylish Clothing has beed secured at figures that allow us to sell them at VOTE FOR FRED A. BENZ! VOTE FOR FRED A. BENZ! FOR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. Prof. Fred A. Benz, of Lamonte, is one of the candidates that are now before you for this important office. He is a very popular and well educated young man, having spent the most of his days in the different school teaching, and having so well accomplished his profession in all of its branches, that he has been granted an excellent state certificate, as an educator He is not an old politician, nor has he ever been before the people for any office until now, and is now seeking this place because his many friends in Sedalia and Pettis county knows of his excellent ability and unquestionable qualification to fill this place with such credit that will be of much benifit to the many parents and teachers of this county. He is not making a political campaign, as politics is not in this office, but as asking your support on the grounds that he is worthy, capable and qualified and will fulfil the duties with pride and care. He ask you to vote for him, and assures you that if he is elected that he will give you a fair and unpartison administration as Superintendent of Pettis county's public schools. Don't say at home Tuesday, but made it your duty to go and cast a vote for Prof. Benz for he is a friend to the common people and he will always treat yon right in all matters. CARD OF THANKS We desire to return our sincere thank to the Faculty and students of the Geo, R Smith college for their kindness and assistance during our recent offiction, the illness and death of our son and brother Willie DeBoe. signed W. J. DeBoe M. E. DeBoe R. B. DeBoe. --- Discoveries. Obtain catalogue, the most two- world medical, discovery of the age, pores and refreshing to the taste, act sensi- b positively on kidneys, liver and bowes focusing the entire system, dispel con- ture sadache, fever, habitual constipation and b jumpsiness. Please buy and try a few of the remedies. You will be grateful. Know that it is a great remedy. PRICE $1.25 Per Year WHY DO YOU PAY Two Profits when one will do. We are selling on a one profit Basis direct from the manufactors and importers to you for CASH. No book-keepers and collectors salaries. No lost accounts to be charged up to you here, when you buy Goods here you buy them as cheap as they can be sold. There is no way to sell Goods Cheaper than We Do. CARPETS. Grenits, Ingran patterns sold at 35c, Our price 25c. Wool Carpet, 48c to 69c. Rugs Smyrna 30x60 $1.25 Smyrna 9x12 feet $11.75 Velvet Rugs 30x60 $1.69 worth double this price. LACE CURTAINS We have the larges and most varied stock of Lace Curtains in Sedalia from 38c a pair to 75c, $1.25 up to $9.00. MILLINERY Choice new street Hats, the latest styles from $2.48 to 98c. New pattern Hats copies of the latest Pans, of London and New York style Special new novelities, Shoe string belts, Howls Tops Chatlains and wust Bags. New Pearl waist sets and Belt Pins, Knit Corset covers, Lace Collars etc. ROEMER |& GOODENOW 214 Ohio Street THE BOSTON-- $4 TO $8 A day guaranteed to every person send ing their name and address to Scott's Remedy Co, P. O, 570 Louisville Ky Write now, and mention this paper TODAY BIG SALE BEGINS..... The Sedalia Times $1.25 per year. W. H. CARTER, Editor. SEDALIA. - - - MISSOURI. The trotter Red Pepper ought to win a few heats down the circuit. Wireless telegraphy we have now. Shall we ever have wireless politics? W. K. Vanderbilt's new yacht the Tarantula is said to be a regular stinger. The tailor-made woman is often more or less ashamed of her husband, the self-made man. King Edward is rapidly losing flesh, so henceforth a slender form will be good form in loyal London. The name of the new cup defender appears to have been selected from a hat by some blindfolded person. Spain would like to raise the Maine in order to ascertain the cause of the explosion. Better let sleeping dogs lie. A tax on bachelors would only even things up. The married men already have their tacks—on the bedroom floor. Even if you are not a Christian Scientist, you may find the absent treatment a pretty fair cure for lovesickness. War is threatened between Guatemala and Salvador, but the American consuls may succeed in separating the combatants. Somebody asks: "Can the universe last forever?" That's another one of the things that we propose to let posterity worry over. A revolution has broken out at three different places in Uruguay. It is understood that two men and a boy are involved at each point. This is not the first time the Turk has heard the powers talk of tying a can to him—a fact which may account for his present lofty calm. By means of an "acousticon" the deaf are now made to hear. The new age of miracles wrought by science promises to rival those of the "age of faith." That St. Louis get-rich-quick man who carelessly left $246,000 where the courts could get possession of it must have been a new hand at the business. Mr. Marconi promises to send messages across the ocean for 1 cent a word. Wireless telegraphy is going to be a big thing for the down-trodden millionaires. According to vital statistics, the baby born in 1903 has nearly three times a better chance of living than it would have had 50 years ago. Now is the time to get born. It is said that the Czarina is largely responsible for the reforms that have been started in Russia. If this is the case it is to be hoped that the lady will keep on talking to him. Mrs. Madeline Wynne's theory that a woman should forget she is a woman may be a good thing, but it is one of those good things of which it would be very easy to get too much. It is pleasant to be able to announce that by the action of Assistant Secretary Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Hagob Avidian, nee Ouchgaradashien, and Asador Avikian are once more "in our midst." The civil war in Honduras was started by a girl who was jilted by the president-elect. Yet some of the reformers think woman isn't playing a large enough part in the affairs of the nations. A singular feature of the turf syndicate investigation is that nobody seems to have made any money in the transactions. The investors lost heavily and the syndicates claim to be bankrupt. Andrew Lang complains that the world isn't reading anything but newspapers. As the world has patronized liberally Mr. Lang's prodigious output the complaint seems a little unreasonable. Patient waiters are no losers. The state of Vermont is to become name-sake of a new United States battleship bigger than any now afloat. At this rate what will Rhode Island get a few years from now? J. Pierpont Morgan, throwing confetti and serpentina from a balcony at the carnival masqueraders in Havana, makes a pleasing picture. He has not been hitherto regarded as a playful, sportive character. --- Let no tradition fill my ears With prate of evil and of good, Nor superstition cloak my sight Of beauty with a bigot's hood. Beyond the shadow of the porch I hear the wind among the trees; The river babbling in the clove, And that great sound that is the sea's. Give me the freedom of the earth, The leisure of the light and air, That this enduring soul some part Of their serenity may share! For I, my brother, so would live That I may keep the elder law Of beauty and of certitude. Of daring love and blameless awe. —Bliss Carman in the Century Her Secre Her Secret, and His The family call me Babbles, because I tell too many things and have fluffy hair. I feel that I am a blot on the family escutcheon; for I've never done anything fine or noble; while Lucy Lee, my sister, went to Smiths, and came home with her notebooks full of wonderful statements. Omar Khayyam is my Persian pussy cat. Every year on Jan. 3 we start for the City of Mexico. The main office of the Randolph Explosive company is there. Father is president of the company and goes there to look after the business. Lucy Lee goes to look after him, to put in his studs. I go to look after Lucy Lee. By Jan. 5 we reached El Paso, crossed the Rio Grande and had gotten into Mexican territory. I looked out upon vast stretches of alkaline plains decorated with cacti, until I felt like a large prickly cactus, myself, and turned to Lucy Lee for solace. Now, Lucy Lee had a grand game, which she invented for railroad journeys. She took a large sheet of paper and blocked it off into squares corresponding to the berths. Then she would look at the passengers with half-closed eyes and write things in the squares. And so she wrote until every soul in the Electra was put into one of the neat squares. Every soul but one. "Lucy Lee," I murmured. "You haven't put Lower 3 into his square." "Well, rather," I replied. "You old sneak." Then Lucy Lee let her big eyes rest studiously on Lower 3. "He looks as if he might be Marcus Aurelius about to write out his noble reflections." "Nonsense." I didn't know who Marcus Aurelius was. "I think he has done something desperate and is running away from it." He had a look M. H. Opened his valise. in his eyes that made me want to go up and say, "Never mind, it will all come out right." The train was pulling into the City of Mexico. I took a final glance into my bag. Something was missing. I called to Lucy Lee. "Your nightgown?" said Lucy Lee. "Cassius must have carried it out with the linen." Cassius was called but knew nothing. "I suspect some one has stolen it." t, and His Cassius lived on the gloomy superstition that all men are black sheep until proven white. "Cassius Pullman," I cried. "That's nonsense. It's been taken by mistake." Then father came in to get brushed and the thing was explained to him. At such times it was not necessary to look him up in Dunn's agency. The explosive business was written in the blue fire of his eye and in his blazing voice. "Cassius, you will please find Miss Randolph's wearing apparel at once." Marcus Aurelius jumped to his feet, opened his valise, tumbled his things about and produced a roll of muslin. It was mine. I seized it. "Sir," blazed my father, "what is the meaning of this." "It means," said Marcus Aurelius, "that there has been an absurd mistake. I'm not exactly in the souvenir business." Then Cassius put in, "I put Lower 3's things in your daughter's seat when I was making his berth." "And in the transfer I got more than belongs to me." The car roared loud and merrily as only a car of gentlemen rovers can. Things are free and easy south of the Rio Grande. "City of Mexico," called the conductor. Father hustled his brood into the carriage, and we spun rapidly toward the Iturbide. And so the incident was closed. But it was reopened with a startling stroke. That night, rolled up in the gown, I found $100,000. It was in the new one-thousand-dollar bills as fresh as from a bank. Into what black mystery had I been woven? The next morning I was up bright and early. As Lucy Lee and father were sluggards, I tucked Omar under my arm and we started over to the cafe at the Jardia. In the patio of the hotel I bought a great bunch of roses and a basket of strawberries. As we entered the cafe, I saw Marcus Aurelius eating his breakfast. At the same moment two men, who entered behind me, were speaking in Spanish. "The telegram said: 'Brown eyes, smooth shaven, six feet.' There's our man." With the tall of my eye I saw dark blue uniforms and buttons stamped with the emblem of the republic. The arm of the law was about to stretch forth and pluck—whom! I stepped gayly over to the table where the man with the brown eyes sat. "Marcus, dear," and I iaid my hand heavily and dug my seal ring into his knuckles. "Here are strawberries for our breakfast." I took the seat facing him. Then I said, scarcely moving my lips: "The police are behind. Don't turn." Two brown faces stared down at us, stolidly as Aztec gods. "Pardon us, Senorita, but this gentleman——" and one of them laid his hand on Marcus. "Senora, if you please—and this gentleman is my husband." If I had had a thousand husbands, I could not have been haughtier. "We're wrong, Terrazas," said the shorter man. "The telegram did say he was alone." The man opposite me sat and looked in amazement at me. "Why have you done this? Of course, you've read about me in the Morning Herald?" "No, I haven't." I replied, "and I don't want to." "But I do want to know to whom the money belongs." the money belongs." "It belongs to the First National Bank of Kansas City. I was cashier there." Then he smiled. "But it got into your bundle by mistake." "I didn't know just how to receive it, unless you meant it for alimony." "Alimony!" he stared. "Do you like my looks?" I sald. "My color scheme. I hope you do, for I'm your wife." I told him the marriage law of the hot countries and how he had been entangled. He stared. "This is startling." But I could see that he was not much frightened. "I had expected to marry another girl down here. She was to have come by Eagle Pass, but this came instead." He handed me a telegram, which read: "Decided not to come. Risk too great. Good luck to you. Adelaide." "The money was for her," he said quietly. The business energy of my father descended in an enormous mantle upon my shoulders. "You must get out of the city at once. The train for Vera Cruz starts in half an hour. We'll go to the ticket office at once. At Vera Cruz you can get your steamer for Central America." When I went back to the cafe father and Lucy Lee were eating breakfast. Father was devouring his Herald. "Another poor fellow gone astray; and the First National Bank of Kansas City is out $100,000. The paper says he's here in Mexico." "Oh, Babbles," cried Lucy Lee, "it must have been that bad-looking man that got off at Chihuahua." I said nothing; and still it is a family legend, that I can't keep a thing over thirty seconds. That afternoon the Wells-Fargo Express company forwarded to the Milton "The police are behind. Don't turn." First National Bank of Kansas City a package. It contained $100,000.—H. Morris, in Los Angeles Times. Here's Hopin'! Year ain't been the very best— Purty hard by trouble pressed; But the rough way leads to rest— Here's hopin'! Maybe craps wuz short; the rills Couldn't turn the silent mills; Here's hopin'! Where we planted roses sweet Thorns come up an' pricked the feet; But this old world's hard to beat— Here's hopin'! P'r'aps the buildin' that we planned 'Gainst the cyclone couldn't stand; But, thank God, we've got the land— Here's hopin'! Maybe flowers we hoped to save Have been scattered on a grave; But the heart's still beatin' brave— Here's hopin'! That we'll see the mornin' light; That the very darkest night Can't hide Heaven from our sight— An Authority. Peter McArthur was once talking with a friend, when he quoted another man as financial authority. His friend disputed the right of the person quoted to be considered an expert. Mr. McArthur insisted that the man had a right to speak like an oracle. "What is your definition of an authority?" asked his friend. "My idea of an authority," retorted Mr. McArthur, "is a person who bluffs beyond my limit."—New York Times. A Man of Business The angry father kicks the young man from the front steps. "Sir," says the young man, picking himself up. "I would like to call your attention to the goods handled by my house. We make the best line of soft rubber soles and heels that you can find anywhere." Father goes back to the house, rubbing his chin and wondering whether after all, he has not make a mistake in refusing to welcome so great a business genius into his family. Key to the Situation. Miss Flypp (at the concert)—You ought to see me manipulate the keys. Mr. Toots. Mr. Toots—Plano or typewriter? Origin of Ox Tail Soup. Ox tail soup, now regarded as a national English dish, was first made by the very poor Huguenot refugees from France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes, because ox tails then had no market value. Claims He Can Burn Water A Washington inventor claims to have perfected a device by which water can be burned and made to yield as intense a heat as is desired in stoves and furnaces. Fire-water, so to speak. It has always been believed that the one thing in life free, and sure to remain free, was the air, and yet, we now bear of the wireless telegraph companies quarrelling with each other. 1 Reclaimed from the Sea. Six hundred and eighty thousand acres, or more than 1,000 square miles, of land have been reclaimed from the sea in Lincolnshire, England; and at the mouth of the Humber about 290 square miles. First Electric Railway in Russia. Russia opened her first electric railway last year. It covers a distance of thirteen and one-half miles between Lodz in Russia Poland and the neighboring towns of Qzler and Pablances. Escurial an Immense Palace. The distance through all the rooms in the Spanish palace of the Escurial may be estimated at 120 English miles. To walk through all these would take four days. The Wonders of Radium. The wonderful newly discovered substance, radium, from which a constant invisible emanation takes place, is capable of sending its rays through from eight to ten inches of solid iron, Electric Lamps on Horses. Electric lamps on the bridles of carriage horses are now quite common in Berlin. The current is supplied by a storage battery under the carriage seat. Much Consumption in Switzerland. Twelve per cent of all deaths in Switzerland, which is supposed to be a paradise for people afflicted with consumption, are caused by that disease. A noted doctor states that 85 per cent of crippled children could be, at least, able to work if their diseases were treated in time. Snow Will Stop Rifle Bullet A Martini rifle bullet fired at a distance of fifty yards will not pass through a wall of snow four feet thick. Poisonous Atmosphere. One cannot survive in an atmosphere containing more than one part of carbonic acid gas to 233 of air. Not So Here. A Japanese newspaper asserts that if it were not for educational works Japanese publishers would be virtually without occupation. In One Acre of Ground In digging an acre of ground a man turns 112,000 spadefuls of earth, and the soil moved during the work weighs 850 tons. Fakirs Have Easy Thing. The natives of India never allow a fakir—of whom there are 3,000,000 who live by begging—to starve. MONEY TO COOKS. $7,500.00 Donated, to Be Divided Among Family Cooks. The sum of $7,500.00 will be distributed between now and midsummer among family cooks, in 735 prizes rang- ing from $200.00 to $5.00 This is done to stimulate better cooking in the family kitchen. The contest is open to paid cooks, (drop the name "hired girl" call them cooks if they deserve it) or to the mistress of the household if she does the cooking. The rules for contest are plain and simple. Each of the 735 winners of money prizes will also receive an engraved certificate of merit or diploma as a cook. The diplomas bear the big gilt seal and signature of the most famous food company in the world, The Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., of Battle Creek, Mich., the well known makers of Postum Coffee and Grape-Nuts. Write them and address Cookery Dept. No 349 for full postage. This remarkable contest among cooks to win the money prizes and diplomas will give thousands of families better and more delicious meals as well as cleaner kitchens and a general improvement in the culinary department, for the cooks must show marked skill and betterment in service to win. Great sums of money devoted to such enterprises always result in putting humanity further along on the road to civilization, health, comfort and happiness. VANITY FAIR Rattan Window Seats. Low rattan seats, without backs, are very pretty for the own private room of a young girl. These are placed in front of the window, and when filled with gay colored pillows form a very pretty and comfortable window seat. These seats come in all lengths, so that in choosing one it is easy to fit it to the window, and they may be had in the natural color or stained to harmonize with the woodwork of the room. A loose cushion, just the size of the seat, adds very much to the comfort of it, and when the pillows are piled high every girl friend will be envious of her chum's window seat. An Eastertide Dream. Chin Supporters Once More. To get the little brown mark left by five years of stiff linen collars and high stocks from the neck has been the problem with the girls during the past months of crushed and low-neck effects. But just as the blenish begins to "give" word comes from the seat of fashion that chin supporters will again be in vogue. Stiff linen collars and high ones at that, are the prediction for summer. With them, say the wiseacres, ribbons will once more be tied in the back in smart bows. These new collars will have turnovers. In fact one kind has turnovers at both top and bottom. Between the two is a crisp band of black satin, finished with a knot in the back. Another caprice is to have for the shirt waist an adjustable collar of the same material, which is to be worn over a linen collar deeper than it. This allows for the touch of white so indispensable to the up-to-date costume. The linen collar under the blouse collar will, it is said, be a feature of next summer's toilets. Much Red in Millinery. Red will be prominent this season in many ways, and particularly so in millinery, from the amount of scarlet straw, flowers, ribbons and velvets to be seen for this purpose. A very pretty hat, composed of scarlet geraniums, has the frame covered in tuille of equally as vivid a hue. This is one of the upturned models, and the facing is also made of the closely massed red flowers, with sufficient introductions of the green geranium leaves to break the color effectively. Without appearing noticeably elevated, there is a raised trimming of the clustered flowers on the left side mixed with loops and ends of a narrow width of geranium-colored velvet ribbons. Simple Wedding Gowns. Simplicity is noticeable in all the smartest wedding gowns just now being ordered. The materials vary from crepe de chine to silk, satin, chiffon, cloth of silver and velvet, but the cut and style must be simple. Much preference is given to the princess, the front being draped, which makes it more adaptable to all figures. BOUDOIR CHAT Long chains of pretty turquoise blue beads are on sale for the small sum of a quarter each. Among the prevailing flat models seen in the millinery displays are many turbans of chip and fancy straws. One can purchase splendid link and mail mesh bags these days for less than $3. They come in many different styles and designs. Some delightful little cups and saucers are hand-painted, showing Holland scenes and windmills and cost from $2 to $3 apiece. Hosiery is wonderfully and fearfully elaborated and the dainty open worked or lace inset stockings are shown in nearly all the colors as well as in black and white. A flat hat of the stylish pancake variety is of rough brown straw and is faced with brown tulle and trimmed with puff rosettes of the tulle and small yellow field flowers. A fern dish of Dresden china is accompanied by a pair of candle-sticks. Blue is the predominating color in the three pieces and the small silken candle shades of blue are made to match. Bizarre Basketry. For library and bed chamber the more bizarre the waste paper basket the greater the pleasure of the owner, especially if she be a very youthful housekeeper. Decidedly odd is the one in the form of an automobile. It is made of green and white, and is as perfect a little model as the most enthusiastic motorist could desire. Singular, even in this unique line, is the basket fashioned of straw to represent a man's top hat. It rests on the crown, is of dark brown, and a wide scarf of yellow silk is tied in a big bow to make it unusually handsome. Another pretty one is in the shape of a large, wide urn and is a deep rose in color. Hints to the Beauty Seeker Here are a few things that it would be well for the beauty seeker to bear in mind: That rich living will make her bilious and give her skin a yellow tint. That too much indulgence in the "cup that cheers," tea, will give her indigestion and eventually ruin her complexion. That a glass of hot water the last thing at night and the first thing in the morning is good for both health and beauty. That she should drink plenty of pure cold water daily. Tailor-made gown of gray cloth. The skirt is made with stitched plaits. The jacket, the large shoulder collar and the sleeves are trimmed with straps of white cloth, which pass through slits cut in the material. A similar strap forms the girdle, which appears in front only.—Wiener Chic. The Return of the Brooch. For many years the brooch has been out of fashion. This year it reappears in many quaint and lovely shapes. The Egyptian and new art seem to be the most popular designs. All sorts of insects are imitated. There are beetles and scarabs and dragon-flies, and even the humble bee takes his place among his more gaudy brethren. All these brooches are enameled in lovely shades of blue, crimson, green and gold. Sometimes entire sets, consisting of brooch, waist buckle and bracelets are seen. Necklaces of this style are also seen. The design in the necklaces is smaller, forming squares linked together by tiny chains. New Yoke Inexpensive. The collarless gown will be much in vogue for the coming summer. Many of the new models in batiste, organdle and dimities show the blouse without any collar. The new woke or rather cane collar can be made at home for a very moderate sum, but if purchased in the shops will be found quite expensive, the cheapest being probably $9 or $10. For a quarter of this sum an average clever girl should be able to make a most elaborate one, trimmed with bands of linen or taffeta, joined with herringbone or faggoting stitching, and medallions of lace, either applique or inserted. The yokes of collars come well down on the shoulders, producing the long drooping shoulder effect. Some are made on a foundation of mousse line or chiffon and some have no foundation at all. A Favorite in Paris. Some Simple Glove Rules. Few women know how to care for gloves. When putting on a pair for the first time they hurry the fingers into place, and the result is badly strained and distorted seams. Before it is donned the inside of a glove should be sprinkled with powder and inflated by the breath. Then, one by one, with the greatest care, the fingers should be worked into place. When put away they should look much as they did when they left the shop. Never roll them up. Smooth them carefully and lay them away between sheets of tissue paper. Gloves that have been wet should be allowed to dry in a cool room. When they are dry the pliability may be restored by massaging them. All Sorts of Dolls. Dolls are quite as varied as the human family itself. There is a golf doll all togged out in smart golfing finery, with a real golf club, and ready for any hazard her little mistress may put her to. Then there is the black mummy, with a tiny baby in long, white clothes in her arms. There is the debutante, the maid of all work, the trained nurse—in fact, any occupation you want is represented. Season for Braiding. This is the season for braiding. Braid is seen everywhere, in the most severely simple and in the most elaborately ornamented styles. Often a narrow contrasting braid is used to outline the edges of the wider braids, and a pretty braid effect is given to the new cloth in braids of cloth cut and stitched to form any design used in braiding. Enameled Watches. Enameled watches are lovely enough to warrant the exorbitant prices asked for them. They are suspended from a clasp that matches the back of the watch in design. A very beautiful one is of green enamel with an emerald heart surrounded by diamonds. The pin is a large emerald surrounded by diamonds. All vegetables go into boiling water for cooking, with one teaspoon of salt to one quart of boiling water. A temporary relief for a squeaky door is to rub lard or butter on the parts that come in close contact with each other. Onions should be kept in a cool, dry place, but they should never be placed in the ice box. They will keep well if put in paper bags and hung up. Try kerosene on a gas range and see how fast it will eat away the dirt and grease. It is also good to clean the coal range, but in both cases one must be very careful that there is no heat in the stove. CHEAP EXCURSIONS EAST. During the coming summer months many conventions and meetings will be held in the Eastern territory, for which very low rates of fare will be made, with long limit of tickets, affording the general public an opportunity to visit Eastern cities and pleasure resorts. Among the most prominent meetings are: German Baptists, Bellefontaine, Ohio, in May. Ancient Nobles, Mystic Shrine, Saratoga, N. Y., in June. Woodmen of America, Indianapolis, Ind., in June. National Educational Association, Boston, Mass., in July. Epworth League, Detroit, Mich., in July. B. P. O. E. Baltimore. In August. B. P. L. B. Baltimore, in August. Fraternal Order of Eagles, New York City, in September. The Wabash Line, with its own rails from Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicag to Buffalo, via Detroit and Niagara Falls, offers unequalled facili- ties. Write for rates to L. S. McClellan, W. P. A., 903 Main street, Kansas City, Mo. Yale Benefactor In Need. By giving to Yale's library an exceptional collection of Russian and Slavic literature and more recently a small library on music, the late J. Sumner Smith of New Haven, Conn. (Yale, 1853), so far impoverished his fortunes that Yale graduates have taken steps to raise a fund for the aid of his widow. Recent losses have made inroads upon her own modest fortune. Lillian Russell's Daughter. Lillian Russell's 16-year-old daughter, Lillian Russell Solomon, is now in Paris preparing for a stage career. Lillian II is said to be even prettier than her mother at the same age. She is possessed of a fine soprano voice and dramatic talent of a high order. She may be seen on the professional stage next season. Statesman a Centenarian. David Wark, in his hundredth year, expects to go next month from his home in Frederickton, N. B., to Ottawa, where in the senate of Canada he will take the seat he has continuously held since that body was first called together in the making of the Dominion, in 1867. No Jones in the Senate The two Joneses in the senate—John P. of Nevada and James K. of Arkansas—went out on March 4 and left that body without a representative bearing the honored name of Jones for the first time since 1872. There is no Smith in the senate now. Galusha Grow Welcomed Home. Ex-Representative Grow, who was first elected to congress more than fifty years ago and was speaker in 1861, was welcomed home at Montrose, Pa., in great shape. At 80 Mr. Grow walks erectly with an active, springy step. MORE THAN HALF. Suffer From Coffee Drinking. Coffee does not set up disease with all people using it, on the other hand it absolutely does create disease in thousands and thousands of cases perfectly well authenticated and traceable directly to coffee and nothing else. This statement may hurt the feelings of some coffee drinkers but the facts are exactly what they are. Make inquiry of some of your coffee drinking friends, and you may be certain of one thing, one half of them, yes more than half, suffer from some sort of incipient or chronic disease. If you want to prove it's the coffee, or would prefer to prove it is not the coffee in these cases, take coffee away from those persons for ten days to a month, don't change the food in any other way but give them Postum Food Coffee, and the proof of whether coffee has been the trouble or not will be placed before you in unmistakable terms. A young lady in the St. Mary's Academy, Winnipeg, Can., says, "One of our teachers suffered a long while from indigestion. She was a coffee drinker. She became worse steadily and finally was reduced to a point where the stomach did not retain any food, then electricity was tried but without avail. She, of course, grew weak very fast and the doctor said the case was practically incurable. "About that time I was attracted to a statement in one of the papers regarding the poisonous effect of coffee and the value of Postum Food Coffee. The statement was not extravagant but couched in terms that won my confidence and aroused me to the belief that it was true. I persuaded our teacher to leave off the morning cup of coffee altogether and use Postum Food Coffee. "A change took place. She began to get better. She has now regained her strength and is able to eat almost every kind of food and has taken her position as teacher again." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek Mich. Parkhurst's Plain Speech Rev. Dr. C. H. Parkhurst is widely noted for the plain way he has of stating facts. In a recent discourse he referred to those who are in the habit of dropping a nickel in the plate after listening to the eloquence and logic of some particularly distinguished divine as "showing five cents' worth of evangelical responsiveness." Followed Her Loved Husband. A pathetic instance of death from grief occurred in the village of Burgh Castle, near Yarmouth, Norfolk, recently. A teamster named Saunders was seized with a sudden illness and died. His young wife, prostrated with sorrow, lay all night beside the corpse, and on the following day was found dead. World's Largest Locomotive. What is probably the biggest locomotive in the world has just been completed at Schenectady for hauling freight over the Rocky mountains. It measures seventy feet, and on a level track can haul a train of cars a mile and a half long. One Answer for All. Lancaster, N. Y., March 30th.—Postmaster Remers is still in receipt of many letters asking if his cure has held good. It will be remembered that some time ago the particulars of Mr. Remers' case were published in these columns. He had been very low with Diabetes. Physicians could do nothing to save him and he grew worse and worse till someone recommended Dodd's Kidney Pills. A treatment of this remedy was begun and when eight boxes had been taken Mr. Remers began to see an improvement, which continued as the treatment proceeded till he was completely restored. He has since enjoyed perfect health and is as robust and able a man as any in Lancaster. Interviewed the other day he said: "Many people wrote to me when the story of my case was first printed and some write to me yet asking if the cure was only temporary and if the diabetes has returned. I have only one answer to everybody. Three years ago I was very low with diabetes. The best physicians failed to help me and Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me. I am well and strong and have not had the slightest return of the old trouble." And the Rhino—Where Was He? In Europe and in America the locomotive has gone tooting along in the pride of a strength sufficient to knock over anything that got in its way, but in Africa the haughty machine has met tougher foes. Recently a rhinoceros charged a freight engine that disturbed his peace, and after the shock was over the locomotive had to be taken back to the nearest station to repair damages. No Baptism. Owing to the great drought at Ballarat, Australia, the Dawson Street Baptist church has given up baptismal ceremonies. The requisite amount of water for bodily immersion is not available. The organ at St. Patrick's cathedral in the same town has been silent for several weeks as the water supply has been cut off and there is no other motive power. Now He Stays Home. It is told on a Waco man that his wife desired to break him of the habit of staying out late at night. He came home about midnight one night and knocked on the door. His wife whispered through the keyhole: "Is that you, Willie?" His name happened to be John, though, and 'tis said that since then he sleeps with one eye open and a six shooter under his pillow, waiting for Willie. Train in New Role. George Francis Train was congratulated upon the hot-cake-like selling properties of his recently published autobiographical book. "Yes," said he, "but lots of people want free copies." "Indeed!" "Yes; there must be an impression abroad that I am an accommodation Train."—New York Times. Corkwood Casks the Best. Casks of corkwood weight only 30 pounds and a similar cask of hardwood weighs 80 pounds. These casks, which were recently invented by a resident of Algeria, are non-conductors of heat and cold, and the staves do not warp. Will Meat Be High? John F. Hobbs, editor of the National Provisioner of New York, is of the opinion that meat will be at a high mark for some time. The colonel bases his idea on the fact of a shortage of meat-producing animals as compared with the rapidly increasing population. Charcoal Eph's Daily Thought. "Hit am er mouty good thing," said Charcoal Eph, in one of his philosophic hypnoses, "as Horace Greeley said, t' take unto yo'se' a wife, but be mouty keerful whose wife yokes, Mistab Jackson."—Baltimore News. CARTER, Editor and Man'ger Mrs W. H CARTER, Editoress Dr C S Walken Representive Send all Money's by Post-Office, Orders, Express Order to W. H. Carter, Published Evary Saturday Evening The Times office 120 E. Main st. Rules for this Yeor 1st All advertisements in the City is pay able first of every month, unless other- wise agreed. All foreign advertisements must pay dart in advance with contrat, copy or electro plate. 2nd All Subscription out of this city must be paid strictly in advance. Communication received after Thurseay will not appear until the next week. Always notify us when you want your paper changed All articles for publication must be written plan, and on one side of the shee News items of all kinds FREE FOR SCHOOL SUPERENTENENT We are authorized to announce the name of Prof. G, L. Coleman as a candidate for re-election to the office of Schock Superentendent Election April 7, 1903. We are authorized to announce the name of Mr Fred A. Benz, of Lamont, as an Independent candidate for Superintendent of Schools, subject to April election. Dont fail to vote Tuesday. next Sunday, how are you for new hats and suits. Wm. Drake who is now serving out the unexpired term of Joseph Johnson, is doing very well, his friends are hoping that he will be retained We have a number of friends who are after appoint as colored policeman, and hope they will be successful, but sorry to say that only one can get the "60" When you vote for Benz you vote for a worthy man. We are not especially in favor of the free text books for our public schools, but the argument of paternalism which most of its enemies use against it, will apply with equal force to free schools, and in an early day, before the school system becams firmly established, was used in opposition to them—If it is unwise paternalism to give the children free school books how about expending large sums of the public money for the University where only children of the wealthy or well-to-do can attend, and mhere branches of study are taugh that are in no sense of the word, a necessity to the average citizen. Fred Benz of Lamonte, who is a candidate for Superintendent of School is a deserving young man, and ask your support for this place The funeral of Mr Frank Williams, who died at his home last Thursday week, was held at the A, M. E Church last Saturday, under the auspices of the Hawkin's Masonic Lodge, of which he has been a faithful member for thirty years. He was one of our oldest colored citizens and was well thought off, have been employed at the Third National Bank as janitor and running a baggage and transfer wagon for part seven years and more made him well known. He leaves three sons, one daughter, a good lodge and a host friends to follow him. A, J. Williams, alias "Turkey" who is now in Nashville Tenn. has signed out with a company known as the "Prince from Hayti" which will be engaged at the World's Fair. Williams is making reputation as a dramatic, and has added another star to Sedalia's Negro talent. Mrs Lena Mason the Evangelist has been durring on a great meeting at the A. M. E Church for the past two weeks The King's Daughter gave a supper last Thursday night The Women's Home Missionary Society held its first meeting at Taylor chapel last Sunday evening The Ladies Court will have the Annual sermon preached at Taylor chapel'Suncay night St Clair McClain will open up a nice Ice Cream Parlor on the corner of Pettis and Lamine streets next week Get this paper only 15c a month PERSONALS. Mrs W H Carter has been very sick this week Mrs Amanda Travis returned to her home last Saturday after a week's visit with her daughter Mrs Walker, who now has a fine son. Yellow can now be called uncle. Rev W. J. DeBoe and family has removed his family to their new home 308 west Morgan s. Rev Dorsey, wife and daughters has removed to our city. Rev Richard Davis has been out of the city all week, but will be in his pulpit tomorrow. Rev Gibson of Clinton was in the city Thursday. Vote For Prof. G, L. Coleman for Re-election of SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Prof. G. L. Coleman, is also a caneidate for re-election to the office of School Superintendent of Pettis county. He was appointed three years ago fill out the unexpired term of Prof. Driskel, and so well did he proform his duty that he was then elected to succeed him self, and so well did he proform his duty during the past term. his many friends will see to it that the second term is given him next Tuesday. Prof Coleman has made a clean and faithful officer, and in every instance discharged his duty as a competent superintendent, by so doing he has made a number among both black and white and in all parties. He ask your support on next Tuesday, as a man, of whom this office seek, and that he will continue doing his whole duty, with regards to male or female, color, wealth or politics. His record as School Superintendent during his time demands his re-election to this office. So we urge the colored voters to go and cast a vote for him next Tuesday. EOUALITY. If education, wealth and character don't bring political and social equality. of what use are they, and why do m n strive for their attainment? It is idle for our friends in the south and elsewhere to prate about giving us the former and withholding their natural and necessary results. It is entirely inconsistent and misleading. The Negro of correct training and possessing but a modicum of personal pride will not court the society of anyone white or black without first assuring himself that it will be agreeable to both. In this fact lies his and other men's social equality. It is not that he wants to force himself into the par'ors of his white nnighbor, or what neighbors or to marry their white --- neighbor's daughter, but that he may fee and know that his parlor and his socia circles are proof against instusion from any whose cympanionship he does not seek nor covet. His equality lies in the right h has to decline the association of ihose who do not measure up to the standard, be that fanciful or otherwise. The Negro's greatest grievance in this matter in some sections is that attempts are made by those not has equal, morally at peast, to force themselves upon him but in a way dfscreditable to both' Intelligent, money and character will help him to repel these advances, or to see that they are honorable in their design His fight is not so much to raise himself to some fanciful level of Caucasion worth as to keep from being dragged by his social superiors to a depth of moral degradation characteristic of some other land where these lords of creation have stalked abroad. We have; we are told, opportunities for acquiring education and making money, but we must not attempt the impossible, the attainment of political and social equality. Perhaps not, but we shall see. Vote for Coleman for School Superintendent nezt Tuesday Cast a vote for Prof Coleman on next Tuesday? Conference of the Central Missouri Methodist closed Monday The conference of the Central Missouri district, Methodrst Episcopal church' which has been in session here for five days closed Monday. The meeting next year will be held in Kansas City. The following are the appointments for the sneing yeaa. —SEDALIA DISTRICT— William H Smith' presiding elder Sedalia Mo. Blackburn Circuit—Drusins Payton California--Aaron M Summerville Clinton—Henry G Gibson Dresden—Samual Hawkins Georgetown—Richard Rush Holden—Dock J Kenoly Knoqoster—Wm A, Bohannon Lexingtoh—Robert H Young Malta Bend—Christopher Tays Marshal—Austin H Higgs Odessa Circuit—Monroe Denny Osceola Circuit—William Wheeler Sedalia, Taylor chapel—Richard Davis Sedalia Circuit—Geogre H. Ball Smithton—Robert G Smith Springfield Mission—B F Bateman Pitts Chapel—Ben F. Abbott Sweet spring curcuit—William Divers Warrensburg—Frank S Bowles Wellington—Green Enyard Windsor—John P. Bishop Versailles—Sillas P. Johnson Calvin M. Keeton, presiding elder St. Louis Mo, Ashley Circuit; Fredertok C Washington Bowling Green: William R. Rivere derick D, Avaunt Curryville: Alexander Hubbard DeSoto; William H. H. Brown Elsburg; John A Guyten Farmington; LaRoy Woolrich Foristell; George Grady Frankfort; Jerome Herrington Fredericktown; Allen R. Allen Hannible, Thomas H. Lockwood Ironton; J M Smelley Lebannen; Anthony Coleman Jonesburg Circuit; Lewis Mallory Louisiada; Robert H Smith Montgomery; Johu H Nolan Rolla, Lon A Tolson St Charles; Fredrick H, Small East St Louis; Bodeman—Jno E. Tice Bridgton: St Louis A S Palmer Union Memorial, St Louis; R E Gillum St James st Louis; E. P Gugus Springfield Ill. William E, Witson Troy; Henry A, Henley Warrenron, Berion M. Cain Wellsville and Danville; John Boone Williamsburg and Reedville; W Clark ST, JOSEPH DISTRICT J. 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Oskaloosa, Ia, James L Smith Richmond; Edmund Diggs St Joseph, B D Dixon Sebree and Charity Hall R B Williams Slater; W J DeBoe Sturgeon and New Franklin, Wm Lee See to it that "Coleman" is on your ticket next Tuesday BUY THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE Do not be received by those who advertise a $60.00 sewing Machine for $20.00. This kind of a machine be bought from us or any The Feed determines the strength or weakness of Sewing Machines. The Double Feed combined with other strong points makes the New Home the best Sewing Machine to buy. Write for CIRCULARS showing the different styles of Sewing Machines we about to purchase. 22 Union Sq. N, Y., Chicago, Ill., Atlanta, Ga., St. Louis, Mo., Dallas, Tex., San Francisco, Cal. FOR SALE BY CASTORIA. The two sisters in the worship Cast H. Hatcher. is an group worship. The Editor ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` Phone 258 HUMPHREYS WITCH HAZEL OIL O C U R E S Pile or Heumrholds Fisheries & Fiscales. Buries & Spalls. Wounds & Brustes. 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CENTURY MF’C CO. err Fast St, Louis, 1B ; Sir - Reader, cut out. this ad- a | as wertisement and send to fsa iz FREE-: with your name and {Pha J: gdaress, and we will send youn Free J — fe ee eet of Sean slo) Vy a) . ® good Agents ine munty. You can SINAN rl faake from $18.00 to $50.00 every week. aN . OZONO, King of all Hair Tonies, prevents Sq yh ‘3 the tendency of the Hair to.drays up, con CN Z nels, and curl, thus makin GR | AW OF TS fo dress the air in any desired style, ant 77g i k Tends to the Hair length, lustre. life; and Jo” CF WL beauty. Write to-day; delay may lose you A” RE, ‘this position. Address /AFTER. BOSTON CHEMICAL CO., 310 EB. Broad Street, Richmond, Va. « People are hungry for knowledge. It is am tnquattve age! thinks a little, The advertising of the futt Advertisements are read more now than te readable. ‘The advertisements of many store: intensely entertaining as any other column in the papers. Advertising is becoming more and more honest every day. It pays better every day. When people really understand that adver- toing is a necessary and legitimate part of every business, that it is merely a store hulletin, it will pay still better. It is facts that people want. I have heard a merchant say: “Oh, it don’t pay to advertise, because people don't believe the ads. Mr. So-and-So always lies in his ads and people measure us by his standard.” He was wrong, of course. People soon find out the truth-telling place, and trade «cavitates that way with absolute certainty, ‘Yell something—tell it true, and in the best papers—and it will pay every time, Coprricht, Charles Austin Bates: Now Vari, why? Ifa quality is ex- cellent—why? If better nutmegs come from Con- necticut than Indiana— why? Give a reason for everything. ‘The small boy of to day opens his drum to see where the noise comes from and what makes it. He dissects his watch to find the “tick.” Men are only boys grown up. It is easy enough tc make an advertisement Meee Be BES ke SS] Lr ei = a= Sen as = = \ hae Ye, in NS iH q 2 ey) y = = A “en ave only boys grown wp? A ss The Coming Country, No section of the country is coming to the frons as rapidly as the Indian ‘Verri- tory, From the Land of the Indian it is slowly but surely being transformed in- to the White Man's Paradise, You know what Oklahema has done—the Indian Ter ritory is bound to outstrip Oklahoma Write for particulars JAMES BARKER, Gen'l Pass, Agent, M. K. & M. Ry., 201 Wainwright Bldg. St Louis WANTED! ° To buy Household goods of all kinds. Call aad see bargains in new and second- hand goods, My prices will save you money, THE IG ‘S48 118 west Main street. August [eifert, proprietor G J GROSS : Nee The Old Reliable Beeler Sa al ae us 7 re ml Renae Be” ge’ 7 a ce it yey Vike ax A colt A | aR (emeoul oF : D2» | San ‘een | Md He I) i i CPA aa ||! 1) RE) ss | SE Ra? CED WeNconm,|) ath Wil pe! pemealttitcer cas ie a q «= oe ‘ ne Good fresh supply of Groceries alway on hand and he is selling them et bottor prices at 108 East Main street. THEBARGAIN STORE e with a new fuli and complete line of ye 5 and 10 cents govds will been opened for business this morn ing. A cordial and earnest invitation is extended to all to call and examine our stock. Everything is new and up-t date, fresh and unmarred. ann is tosold at the lowest price , Clitip re ee Siugy Sens PE: se Moy erates fa ee tS ee ee eee ia pee ye dome free oe bi Ay TG sitar oaahrowomee st eneaen Our Monthly Publication will keep you posted on our work and methods. Mailed Free to the f) ADVERTISING MAN | of any responsible house. asi) fasted (as) da er 3 eng a4 1d) MRAP Vat de ENGRAVING’ CO. = DENVER, COLO.ARS.A: SF SPRING IS HEAR AGAIN se ye * T ALY ity 4s And it is time to drink good. fresh Beer When youdrink, drink only MOESCHALL’S —¥AMOU- — Sedalia Made BEER. It’s the best. It’galways fresh Its delicious —_‘Tt’s_pure and clean It’s made in Sedalia and is alright tay-Remember when you bay Mysshell’s Beer, you are patronizing Home Industry, Always call forit at the leidiaz bir; of ous City rl MKT | - { YEE NSP i THROUGH TRAINS “DALY & SUNDAYS TOO” nu “THE KATY WAY BETWEEN PRINCIPAL POWTS IN Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Texas & Mexico. PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS AND HECLINING CHAIR CARS ON ALL THROUGH TRAINS, Fron FAST TIME Take “THE KATY FLYER” BEST AND QUICKEST SERVICE. @o RU PHREVYS: Berti nen ae SUE TERTMARY SPEQHIES S.A. F“VEnS Consestions, b: tno FSS Ons, Las Move Mak Bese IN oan Wan eam Cache +O? aE, Sab! RAB SOMES Esse iz, eu0t; Btavle Case, Ten Speuton Hook, ara cath ne aeons Bee ae NERVOUS DEBILITY, VITAL WES ZNESS and Prostratic: tvom Over work or other v2.52. Mo Bethe ce over Soy sars Saou @ueceest) remedy. “Sa pervialor special ovcsa.> vith rime. 4 AMBRE ADs Le, Coe, WHF OME LO The X-Ray Can Be Relied On wit. Absolute Certainty in Making the Test. |. Indetecting a false gem from a gen- ‘nine, the X-ray, says an article on X-ray photography, in Leslie's ‘Monihly, can be relied on with abso- ute certainty. Diamonds, as is well known, are pure carbon; and carbon, ‘which is opaque to ordinary light, is ‘transparent to the Roentgen light, while glass, which is transparent to ordinary light, is opaque to the Roent- gen ray. On an X-ray photograph of a real diamond nothing will show but the shadow of the gold setting. An interesting experiment was made recently in watching with the aid of an \K-ray machine and a fluoroseope, mo- tions carried on inside of an opaque body. A goose was fed with food mixed with subnitrate of bismuth salt, which absorbs the X-ray. The pas- sage of the food down the long neck of the goose could be plainly traced by the moving shadow cast on the fluoroscope screen. ee Gen. Kitchener recently declined to be interviewed by a soldier who has since his return from South Africa turned journalist. “Always pleased to see and do anything for anyone who has served under me, but you know I never—” Then he smiled and shook his head. An Exacting Task. * ‘A woman has written 4,070 worus va one side of a postal cord. No word is of less than three letters, and a mi- sroscope was used to complete the task. waian elite Meck, A boat instead of a wagon is used by the rural free delivery mail carirer at New Suffolk, L. I. The route ites along the shores of a small protected bay. INT CIGAR, aler Brands Said te Years. Beare. “The average life of the nickel cigar is five years,” said a prominent tobacco man to a writer for the New Orleans ‘Times-Democrat, “and it is curious to note the differences which have enablei cigar men to ar- tive at this general average of the five-cent cigar’s life. Many cigars of this class run through along series of years. There are some brands now that have been running for more than a quarter of a century under the same name, and they are really! the same cigars, made in the same way, having the same flavor and all that sort of thing. In this connection Ihave been impressed by the remark which we often hear about certain brands of cigars changing in quality, I heard a man say the other day that he had been smoking a certain brand of cigars for two years or longer, but that the cigar was getting so bad that he had concluded to quit buying it at all. ‘It is nothing like the same cigar,’ he said; ‘the taste has changed, and it tastes like a mixture of cabbage leaves. Now he was altogether wrong about that. I know the cigar, know how it is made and all about it, and 1 know that no sort of change has been made in the process of manufac- ture. The trouble is that man’s taste changes. He may get up feeling bad- ly, his stomach may be in bad'shape, und of course the cigar will not taste as it did when his system was in bet- ter condition. ‘The cigar is blamed, and he simply dashes the thing into the strect, and quits buying it. In- stances of this surt are very common, Mind you I do not mean to say that some of the brands do not change, There are tricks in the cigar business, just as there are tricks in other trades. But in nine cases out of ten the trouble is with the smoker. But recurring to the age of cigars, the ave erage to which I have referred has been settled upon by tobacco men and is accepted throughout the coun try. It is reached by taking the two extremes, the good and the bad five cent cigar, and nguring back to the middle. Some five cent cigars close with the first lot made. They are failures, having nothing in them to recommend them io the public. The material out of which they are made would not make decent ‘three-fors,” the kind that are sold to the negroes on the river. The higher grades of five cent cigars are made as careful- ly, and with as much skill asthe cigars | that are sold at a higher price, and I} do not mindsayingthatmany ofthem| are really far superior in materi-| al, flavor and method of manufac- ture. So many of them, however, are| of the cheap kind that the average is lowered to five years, while the aver- age life of the higher priced cigars will run to a much higher ficure.” TWO MOONS OF SALT. Some Interesting Statements Concerning Amount of Salt in the Sea. Roughly speaking, says the Cin- cinnati Commercial Tribune, if you take the salt out of the sea water, you deprive it of a thirtieth of its weight. On that basis one-thirtieth of the entire weight of all the sea water in the world is salt, and, as salt and water bulk about the same, we may estimate, also, that, by bulk, one-thirtieth of the huge mass of the ocean is-pure salt. What docs this bringusto? —_~+ MRS. SPYCHALSKI and her QUADRUP.FTS President Roosevelt ought to approve of Mr. and Mrs. Stanislaus Spychalski. Mrs. Spychalski is twenty-two years old and the mother of ten children. On the night of Jan. 4 she gave birth to quadruplets, two boys and two girls and all four are thriving; indeed, have grown stout and lusty, despite the fact that doctors said one at least of the "quad" would not survive, she was so very tiny and frail. The Spychalski family lives at No. 1556 Campbell street, Toledo, O. They came to America from Poland. They were married seven years ago, the bride being fifteen years old. In less than a year after the marriage the Duke of Veragua's Wonderful Signa- ture Seed by Telegraph. Among a late crop of stories told at the expense of Chicago is this one, set afloat by an Italian paper: When the duke of Veragua, the descendant of Christopher Columbus, visited Chicago he inquired at a telegraph office the charge for a telegram to the city of Columbus of ten words. "Fifteen cents," answered the official, not including the signature, which is wired free." Whereupon the duke wired: "Mayor, Columbus: Shall visit your city next Monday or Tuesday." And he signed it: "Cristobal Colon de Toledo y Larreategui de la Cerda Ramirez de Baquedancy Gante Almirante y Adelantado Mayor de las Judias, Marques de Jamaica, Duque de Veragua y de la Vega, Grande de Espana, Sentor del Reine, Caballero de la insigne orden del Tolson d'Oro, Gran Cruz de la Conception de Villaviciosa, Gentil Hombre de Camarra del Rey de Espana." FORSTER'S WORK IN OFFICE. New Assistant Secretary Promoted from Important Clerkship. Rudolph Forster of Virginia, who has been appointed assistant secretary to the president, was born in Washington in October, 1872. He was educated in the public schools of that city, is a graduate of Columbia university law school, was appointed from Virginia as a clerk in the United States commission of fish and fisheries in 1894 and in March, 1897, was M. 'RUDOLPH FOSTER detailed for duty at the white house. He was appointed to a clerkship in the white house in May, 1897, and promoted to executive clerk in 1900. Bride gave birth to twins. Two years later triplets were born to her, and nine months previous to the arrival of the quadruplets a boy was born. He is Reno, the only single child. The quadruplets are Theodore Roosevelt, Sam Jones, christened for Toledo's "Golden Rule" mayor, Helen and Dorothy. Mrs. Spychalski has an aunt living in Poland who gave birth to five living boys at one time, all of the quintuplets being alive and in excellent health. Mrs. Spychalski is considered a marvel by medical men, and her interesting family has received a great deal of attention from them and from others. Mayor of Baltimore Makes Definite Ante-Election Promise. Mayor Hayes of Baltimore, who is 59 years old and a bachelor, hopes to secure re-election on a promise that MAYOR THOMAS G HAYES he will marry if given another term in office. He made the promise in a banquet speech and said he had been told by a woman to whom he had made the same promise that if he meant what he said he would have the support of every woman in Baltimore. It is believed the unnamed woman with whom he had talked will be mayorex if Mr. Hayes is re-elected. He is the son of a clergyman and is an ex-confederate. He is a lawyer and was United States district attorney during Cleveland's first administration. He has been mayor of Baltimore since 1899. President's Ancestor "Smooth." President Roosevelt's ancestor, Nicholas, was the first of the family to figure in American politics. He was born in New York city, where he was elected alderman in 1700. He seems to have shown some indications of being rather a smooth politician, for when he campaigned for another term next year some objection was raised because of his record in 1700. Lord Minto May Resign. The rumor is revived that Lord Minto will shortly resign the lieutenant governorship of the Dominion of Canada. He confesses that he has been a social failure at Ottawa through his inability to comprehend the lines of social demarkation that obtain among the elite of Ottawa. WOMAN'S GENTLE NATURE CALLS FOR GENTLE TREATMENT Delicately formed and gently reared, women will find, in all the seasons of their lives, as maidens, wives, or mothers, that the one simple, wholesome remedy which acts gently and pleasantly and naturally, and which may be used with truly beneficial effects, under any conditions, when the system needs a laxative, is—Syrup of Figs. It is well known to be a simple combination of the laxative and carminative principles of plants with pleasant, aromatic liquids, which are agreeable and refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system when its gentle cleansing is desired. Many of the ills from which women suffer are of a transient nature and do not come from any organic trouble and it is pleasant to know that they yield so promptly to the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs, but when anything more than a laxative is needed it is best to consult the family physician and to avoid the old-time cathartics and loudly advertised nostrums of the present day. When one needs only to remove the strain, the torpor, the congestion, or similar ills, which attend upon a constipated condition of the system, use the true and gentle remedy—Syrup of Figs—and enjoy freedom from the depression, the aches and pains, colds and headaches, which are due to inactivity of the bowels. Only those who buy the genuine Syrup of Figs can hope to get its beneficial effects and as a guarantee of the excellence of the remedy the full name of the company—California Fig Syrup Co.—is printed on the front of every package and without it any preparation offered as Syrup of Figs is fraudulent and should be declined. To those who know the quality of this excellent laxative, the offer of any substitute, when Syrup of Figs is called for, is always resented by a transfer of patronage to some first-class drug establishment, where they do not recommend, nor sell false brands, nor imitation remedies. The genuine article may be bought of all reliable druggists everywhere at 50 cents per bottle. CALIFORNIA FIGSYRVP CO. $100 REWARD $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarh. Hall's Catarh Cure is the only disease that can be built up by Catarh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarh Cure is taken internally, directly acting upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength to fight the constitution and feature in doing its work. The proprietors so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. A man can't be expected to accomplish much when even his liver won't work. Eleventh Hour Resolutions are bad—investigate the chances in the Great Southwest at once. Write for our entertaining books and a copy of "Farming in the Southwest," free. Low rate excursions on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Ask about the rates. Address "KATY," 305 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. All men are open to conviction—except the ones who really ought to be in jail. Attention is called to the advertisement of the Lincoln Importing Horse company. They have a large number of imported black Percherons, English Shires and German Coach stallions which they are offering a special inducement to buyers in the way of a discount of 20 per cent. This company has been in business in Lincoln for sixteen years with the largest and most convenient barns in the United States; one barn costing over $10,000. They own their own plant and their guarantees and statements are well fortified both financially and morally. This is a rare chance to buy a first-class stallion at a low price. Visit their barns or write them at once. Lots of men who are wedded to their art depend upon their relatives for support. Delicately formed and in all the seasons of their rears, that the one simple, gently and pleasantly and used with truly beneficial when the system needs a is well known to be a simple and carminative principle matic liquids, which are a taste and acceptable to cleansing is desired. Many of the ills from wsiient nature and do not and it is pleasant to know the beneficial effects of S more than a laxative is a family physician and to a loudly advertised nostrure one needs only to remove gestion, or similar ills, w condition of the system, u Syrup of Figs—and enjoy the aches and pains, color to inactivity of the bowels. Only those who buy the to get its beneficial effect ceilence of the remedy the California Fig Syrup Co. package and without it a of Figs is fraudulent and who know the quality of offer of any substitute, for, is always resented some first-class drug not recommend, nor so remedies. The genuine reliable druggists everywhere. Taking a tumble and taking a drop are not synonymous, but one often leads to the other. FITS Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatin. De. R. H. KLIN, Ldn. 321 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. It is all well enough to begin at the beginning—unless you want to go up a river. When Your Grocer Says he does not have Defiance Starch, you may be sure he is afraid to keep it until his stock of 12 oz. packages are sold. Defiance Starch is not only better than any other Cold Water Starch, but contains 16 oz. to the package and sells for same money as 12 oz. brands. The poker player need not be particularly intelligent to know how to deal. --- OKLAHOMA excells in Corn, Cotton and Wheat. Ideal place to live. 200 FARMS FOR BAILLOR. Beautiful property. bringing large rents. Your money loaned at 6% on gil- ledge real estate. No Safer Place to Invest. The first railway in England was begun in 1825; in Austria and France in 1828; the United States, 1829; Belgium and Germany, 1835; Russia, 1838; and Italy in 1839. Blushes may be prettier than freckles, but sometimes they are just put on. Those Who Have Tried It will use no other. Defiance Cold Water Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quality—16 oz. for 10 cents. Other brands contain only 12 oz. The loudest prayers don't always carry the farthest. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color more goods, per package, than others. It is better to be fast asleep than slow when awake. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch because they have a stock in hand of 12 g. brands, which they know cannot be sold to a customer who has once used the 16 oz. pkg. Defiance Starch for same money. Some people run into debt and then complain that they were pushed in. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure. J. W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. A surprise party is seldom an unexpected occurrence. ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS Use Red Cross Ball Blue. It makes clothes clean and sweet as when new. All grocers. Some women are not as bad as they paint themselves. More Flexible and Lasting, won't shake out or blow out; by using Defiance Sterch you obtain better results than possible with any other brand and one-third more for same money. There are times when four aces constitute a helping hand. GENTLE NAILS FOR GENTLE TREATMENT gently reared, women will find, nives, as maidens, wives, or moth- wholesome remedy which acts naturally, and which may be effected, under any conditions, laxative, is—Syrup of Figs. It simple combination of the laxative of plants with pleasant, aro- agreeable and refreshing to the system when its gentle which women suffer are of a tran- come from any organic trouble that they yield so promptly to Syrup of Figs, but when anything needed it is best to consult the void the old-time cathartics and ass of the present day. When at the strain, the torpor, the con- which attend upon a constipated use the true and gentle remedy— by freedom from the depression, ass and headaches, which are due genuine Syrup of Figs can hope and as a guarantee of the ex- ne full name of the company— is printed on the front of every preparation offered as Syrup should be declined. To those of this excellent laxative, the when Syrup of Figs is called by a transfer of patronage to establishment, where they do all false brands, nor imitation article may be bought of all here at 50 cents per bottle. NIA FIGS SYRV START A STEAM LAUN Write us. Paradox Machinery Co. OKLAHOMA excels in 200 FA bringing edge real THE WESTERN INVESTMENT C MAKE MONEY A business opening. County Agent for Family Medicines, Extracts, Spices, Stock Food and Animal Remedies. Permit sale required business. Team and wagon only investmcct required. We furnish the goods, you sell them. Our profit is a small part of the retail price. You get the rest. For full particulare, address J. OLIVER CO., 53 Bates St., Detroit, Mich. DROPSY NEW DISCOVERY: gives quick relief and cures worst cases. Book of testimonials and 10DAY's treatment FREE. Dr. H. H. GREEN'S SONS. Soc. B., Atlanta, Ga. $20 PER THOUSAND copy short letters; enclose stamp for instructions, copy of letter, etc. Add. EAGER WHOLESALE CO., Dept. 2, Chicago, Ill. P Mrs. Laura L. Barnes, Washington, D.C., Ladies Auxiliary to Burnside Post, No. 4, G. A. R., recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "In diseases that come to women only, as a rule, the doctor is called in, sometimes several doctors, but still matters go from bad to worse; but I have never known of a case of female weakness which was not helped when Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was used faithfully. For young women who are subject to headaches, backache, irregular or painful periods, and nervous attacks due to the severe strain on the system by some organic trouble, and for women of advanced years in the most trying time of life, it serves to correct every trouble and restore a healthy action of all organs of the body. "Lydia E.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is a household reliance in my home, and I would not be without it. In all my experience with this medicine, which covers years, I have found nothing to equal it and always recommend it."—MRS. LAURA L. BARNES, 607 Second St., N. E., Washington, D. C. —$5000 forfeit if original of above letter propping genuineness cannot be produced. Such testimony should be accepted by all women as convincing evidence that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound stands without a peer as a remedy for all the distressing ills of women. ATURE TMENT INDRY in your town. Small capital required and big returns on the investment assured. We make all kinds of Laundry Machinery. 181 E. Division St., Chicago. Corn, Cotton and Wheat. Ideal place to live. ARMS FOR SALE. Repaid in city property, large rents. Your money loaned 16% on giltd estate. No Safer Place to Invest. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. O., EL RENO, OKLAHOMA TER. THE LINCOLN IMPORTING HORSE COMPANY LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Black Percherons, Shires, and German Coachers 20 Per Cent Off for the Next Thirty Days A saving of $200 to $300 on each Stallion. These are cold-blooded facts. We pay buyer's railroad fare to Lincoln and return. Come and see us at once and get a winner- Barns and Office, 33d and Holdrege Streets. Long Dis. Tel, 575. A. L. SULLIVAN, * OUR ZACHARY BACKS DONKS KIDDY PILLIST ck- ie or of *Murray* Nothing will *"lay you up,"* *"play you out,"* *"put you to bed"* quicker than a kidney cold. the kidneys; backache, rheumatic pains, urinary disorders, retention of the urine, infrequent and too frequent urinary discharges tell of kidneys out of order. Doan's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney Ills from common backache to dangerous diabetes. A. T. Ritenour, owner of the wood yard at 125 East Cork street, Winchester, Va, says: "Ever since I had la gripe I have been a sufferer from kidney troubles, which made themselves apparent in racking pains through the region of the kidneys and across the small of my back. The pains were always severe, and sometimes so sharp and biting that they compelled me to take to my bed. The kidney secretions furnished further evidence of disorders. They were off color, irregular, and painful of passage. Added to this there was an annoying weakness. "The newspaper advertisements of Doan's Kidney Pills attracted my attention, and I procured a box of that remedy at Franck Baker & Sons' drug store. The relief I experienced was magical. The pills lifted me from my bed of sickness, placed me on my feet, and made me a well man. I can work as well as ever. Doan's Kidney Pills, I believe, saved my life. They are a great remedy to stop kidney troubles resulting from colds." A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured Mr. Ritenour will be mailed on application to any part of the United States. Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists; price, 50 cents per box. Wants Medals for Soldiers. Secretary Root proposes to ask congress for an appropriation of $100,000 for the purchase of service medals to be conferred upon officers and men who have participated in the war with Spain and the suppression of the "boxer" uprising in China. The department wishes to distribute 446,882 medals. Wyoming Woman Undertaker. Mrs. Annie Rosenberg of Laramie, Wyo., is the only woman undertaker in the Rocky mountain region. She holds a certificate of competency from the Colorado board of health, having first engaged in this business in that state. Hard on the Doctor The Pope's physician is getting on as well as could be expected, considering the fact that his advice to his distinguished patient to keep abed doesn't go. His holiness has outlived six of his physicians up to date. Poets Band to Keep Up Prices. Seventy poets of Germany have agreed with one another to sell no poems for less than 12 cents a line. They might adopt a union label. ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR What SHE thinks of Dr.Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin A If she says it is the best remedy she evertried for you invest 50c or $1.00 and try it yourself. If you want to know what others think of it write for our book of testimonials. Mrs. R. H. Fritzler, No. 3923 Cook Ave., St. Louis, Mo., under date of Oct. 15, 1901, writes: "Thawe been constipated for the past two years and your Syrup Pepsin is the only remedy I have tried so far that has any decided results. My son and I have been troubled with our hearts all summer and have taken treatment from one of the best physicians here, but the Stomach Trouble was no better. We will certainly do all we can to place your goods among our friends, as we know the merits of Syrup Pepsin." Your Money Back If It Don't Benefit You PEPSIN SYRUP CO., Monticello.!!! HUMOR OF THE DAY A Lesson on Ethics. "My darling," said a mother, taking leave of her newly-married daughter, "in wedded life there is much to bear and forbear; but remember this—never hit your husband with the paste-roller or potato-masher. The presence of hair on your pastry or mashed potatoes would lower you in the esteem of your friends. If occasion arises the poker is quite as effective and more ladylike." Exacting. "So you had to close the show?" "Yes," answered the manager with the plaid vest. "What was the trouble?" "To much craze for realism. There was a counterfeiting scene, and the actors said they couldn't go through with it 'unless they could see what money looked like once in a while." A The Village Parson (preaching)—I tell you, brethren, fast horses are ruining our young men. Deacon (just waking up)—No, it ain't. It's their slow ones. "And who," whispered a member of the legislative committee, "is to get the hot end of this deal?" "The people," wildly exclaimed the irate member who was floating with the reformers. "Oh, well, then, go ahead," said the first member, in a relieved tone. "I didn't know but what it was to be one of us for a change." The Cheerful Idiot "What is the difference," asked the Cheerful Idiot, "between the sultan of Turkey and a travel-tired continental tourist?" The victim didn't even bat an eye. "Because," resumed the uninterruptible, "one is the 'sick man of Europe' and the other is the man sick of Europe. He-he-he!" The Same Way. "I see that the skull of a monkey a million years old has been found in Wyoming." "Now our professors can treat the Indians' ancestors as they have treated ours." "How's that?" "Make monkeys of 'em." Was Worth More. Count (to his fiancee's father, who is a rich banker)—You will only give $100,000 to your daughter as a dowry! I would have you remember, sir, that four-and-twenty ancestors will turn in their graves when I marry a commoner. Jealousy. Mazie—He told me that he'd never seen me looking so well as I do now. Daisy—Why, the rude thing!—New York Sun. Accepted the Second Time. Jim—Why under the sun did you propose to a widow? Joe—to win. You see, my maiden effort wasn't a success. DAN GROSVENOR SAYS: "Pe-ru-na is an Excellent Spring Catarrh Remedy—I am as Well as Ever." D. M. H. HON. DAN A. GROSVENOR, OF THE FAMOUS OHIO FAMILY. Hon. Dan A. Grosvenor, Deputy Auditor for the War Department, in a letter written from Washington, D. C., says:— "Allow me to express my gratitude to you for the benefit derived from one bottle of Peruna. One week has brought wonderful changes and I am now as well as ever. Besides being one of the very best spring tonics it is an excellent catarrh remedy." "I consider Peruna really more meritorious than I did when I wrote you last. I receive numerous letters from acquaintances all over the country asking me if my certificate is genuine. I invariably answer yes."—Dan A. Grosvenor. In a recent letter he says:— "I consider Peruna really more lily you last. I receive numerous letters country asking me if my certifican yes."—Dan A. Grosvenor. A County Commissioner's Letter. Hon. John Williams, County Commissioner, of 517 West Second street, Duluth, Minn., says the following in regard to Peruna: "As a remedy for catarrh I can cheerfully recommend Peruna. I know what it is to suffer from that terrible disease and I feel that it is my duty to speak a WE WANT YOUR TRADE You can buy of us at wholesale prices and save money. Our 1,000-page catalogue tells the story. We will send it upon receipt of 15 cents. Your neighbors trade with us—why not you? Montgomery Ward Co. CHICAGO The house that tells the truth. Orthodoxy on one side of the fence is heresy on the other side. RED CROSS BALL BLUE RED GROSS Should be in every home. Ask your grocer for it. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. Even the devil has little use for a hypocrite. Why It Is the Best is because made by an entirely different process. Defiance Starch is unlike any other, better and one-tier more for 10 cents. THE K. C. S. ALMANAC FOR 1903. The Kansas City Southern Railway's Almanac for 1903 is now ready for distribution. Farmers, stock-raisers, fruit-growers, truck gardeners, manufacturers, merchants and others seeking a new field of action or a new home at the very lowest prices, can obtain reliable information concerning Southwestern Missouri, the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations in the Indian Territory, Western Arkansas, Eastern Texas, Northwestern Louisiana and the Coast country, and or the business opportunities offered therein. Write for a copy of the K. C. S. Almanac and address, S. G. Warner, G. P. A., K. C. S. Ry., Kansas City, Mo. A terrible example is the first one a school boy encounters in his book. ALTON RESUMES FAST ST. LOUIS TRAIN SERVICE. Passengers destined to St. Louis and points east should go via the Kansas City gateway, thereby securing the advantage of the Chicago & Alton's fast night train, leaving Kansas City at 9 p. m., arriving in St. Louis at 7:08 a. m. Chair cars free of extra charge. Compartment sleeping cars. The Alton keeps their light a shining just ahead of the rest. Write to L. D. Cooper, Traveling Passenger Agent, Chicago & Alton Railway, Kansas City, Mo., for lowest rates. Only a brute will take a kiss from a girl without pretending he had to steal it. DAN A. GROSVENOR. meritorious than I did when I wrote s from acquaintances all over the e is genuine. I invariably answer good word for the tonic that brought me immediate relief. Peruna cured me of a bad case of catarrh and I know it will cure any other sufferer from that disease."—John Williams. A Congressman's Letter. Hon. H. W. Ogden, Congressman from Louisiana, in a letter written at Washington, D. C., says the following of Peruna, the national catarrh remedy: $3.00 W.L. DOUGLAS SHOES $3.50 UNION MADE W. L. Dougherman and sells more men's Goodyear Welt (Hand-Sewed Process) shoes than any other manufacturer in the world. who hat las er and a on in and $25,000 REWARD will be paid to anyone who can disprove this statement. can improve this statement. Because W. L. Douglas is the largest manufacturer he can buy cheaper and produce his shoes at a lower cost than other companies which enables him to sell shoes for $3.50 and $3.00 equal in every way to the same use, whee s for $4 and $5.00. The Douglas press process of tanning the bottom soles produces absolutely pure leather; more flexible and will wear longer than any other tannage in the world. Four years, which proves its superiority, Why not give W. L. Douglas shoes a trial and save money. Notice Increase 1899 Sales $2,203,883.21 In Business 1892 Sales $1,800,800.40 W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00 OILT EDGE LINE, Worth $8.00 Compare with Other Makes. The best imported and American leather, Heuy's Patent Calf, Enamel, Box Calf, Calf, Vid Kid, Corona Coli, and National Kangaroo. Fast Color Eyellets. Caution: The genuine have W. L. DOUGLAS Shoes, &c. extra. Illus. Catalog free. W. L. DOUGLAS, BROCKTON.MASS. WEATHERWISE IS THE MAN WHO WEARS TOWER'S FISH BRAND SLICKERS A reputation extending over sixty-six years and our guarantee are back of every garment bearing the SIGN OF THE FISH. There are many imitations. Be sure of the name TOWER on the buttons. ON SALE EVERYWHERE. A. J. TOWER CO. BOSTON, MASS. U. S.A. TOWER CANADIAN CO. Limited. TORONTO, CAN. POTATOES $2.50 Bbl. Lawpost growers of Seed Potatoes in America. The "Hural New Yorker" gives Salzer's Karly Wisconsin a yield of 748 bu. per a.m. Prices daily, it was Manneth and book and a sample of Toaststate, Speltz, Macaroni Wheat, 68 bu. per a., Giant Clover, etc. upon receipt of 100 postage. JOHN A SALZER SEED CO. La Crosse, WI. LEWIS'SINGLE BINDER THE BEST QUALITY STRAIGHT 5+CIGAR ALWAYS RELIABLE "I can consciously recommend your Peruna as a fine tonic and all around good medicine to those who are in need of a catarrh remedy. It has been commended to me by people who have used it, as a remedy particularly effective in the cure of catarrh. For those who need a good catarrh medicine I know of nothing better."—H. W. Ogden. W. E. Griffith, Concan, Texas. writes: "I suffered with chronic catarrh for many years. I took Peruna and it completely cured me. I think Peruna is the best medicine in the world for catarrh. My general health is much improved by its use, as I am much stronger than I have been for years."—W. E. Griffith. A Congressman's Letter. Congressman H. Bowen, Ruskin, Tazewell county, Va., writes: "I can cheerfully recommend your valuable remedy, Peruna, to any one who is suffering with catarrh, and who is in need of a permanent and effective cure."—H. Bowen. Mr. Fred D. Scott, Laure, Ohio, Right Guard of Hiram Foot Ball Team, writes: "As a specific for lung trouble I place Peruna at the head. I have used it myself for colds and catarrh of the bowels and it is a splendid remedy. It restores vitality, increases bodily strength and makes a sick person well in a short time. I give Peruna my hearty indorsement."—Fred D. Scott. Gen. Ira C. Abbott, 906 M street N. W., Washington, D. C., writes: — "I am fully convinced that your remedy is an excellent tonic. Many of my friends have used it with the most beneficial results for coughs, colds and catarrh trouble."—Ira C. Abbott. Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reservoir Council No. 168, Northwestern Legion of Honor, of Minneapolis, Minn., writes from 2535 Polk street, N.E. "I have been troubled all my life with catarrh in my head. I took Peruna for about three months, and now think I am permanently cured. I believe that for catarrh in all its forms Peruna is the medicine of the age. I cures "I have been troubled all my life with catarrh in my head. I took Peruna for about three months, and now think I am permanently cured. I believe that for catarrh in all its forms Peruna is the medicine of the age. It cures when all other remedies fail. I can heartily recommend Peruna as a catarrh remedy."—Mrs. Elmer Fleming. Treat Catarrh in Spring. The spring is the time to treat catarrh. Cold, wet winter weather often retards a cure of catarrh. If a course of Peruna is taken during the early spring months the cure will be prompt and permanent. There can be no failures if Peruna is taken intelligently during the favorable weather of spring. As a systemic catarrh remedy Peruna eradicates catarrh from the system wherever it may be located. It cures catarrh of the stomach or bowels with the same certainty as catarrh of the head. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Colonist Rates to California. Colonist Rates to California. 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Pale, Weak, Run-down, Overworked Mothers with Pretty Children, half sick, nervous, tired out with household and maternal care, headaches, constipated, fever torpid, with blotched, muddy, sallow complexions, blood thin and impure, need building up and a thorough renovation of their systems. This is the time you need such a great nerve and stomach builder as LAXAKOLA FOR THE COMPLEXION Blotched, sallow, unwholesome and muddy skin, with its consequent mortification, often leading to morbid seclusion and aversion to society and friends, shows that your blood is bad. The only way to clear the complexion and restore it to its normal health, velvety condition is to clean out the entire system, purify the blood and remove the resin and laccalis. Be For Sale by It it Worth 25c. To Be Cured of Constipation People who suffer from habitual constipation with all its attendant ills, clogged stomach and bowels, sluggish liver, heartburn, indigestion and thin and inquire blood, are too apt to believe that the only remedy is violent purgatives. Such cathartics are irritating and gripping, leave the stomach inflamed and enfeebled, the constipated condition recurs with greater difficulty of cure and the sufferer constantly growing worse. There is a laxative that moves the bowels without pain or griping, cleanses the stomach, sharpens the appetite, stimulates the liver, strengthens the nerves, and purifies the blood, while its marvelous tonic properties tone up the entire system and keep it healthy. Laxakola Does It Its remarkable tonic properties reach every organ—the liver, kidneys and stomach, nerve, heart and brain—and removes the cause of debilitated condition. It is the only remedy that does its work gently and painlessly and at the same time acts as a general tonic. This is the only way to secure an absolute and permanent cure. In order that all may test this great curative, a free sample will be mailed to all. --- From Infancy To Age MOTHER AND CHILD Laxakola for Babies. - It is the best and most effective seizure for children BEST because it is pure and save being made entirely of harmless ingredients. BEST because it is non-irritating and never gries or causes pain or irritation. BEST because it is sure and never falls. BEST because "Children like it and ask for it." BEST because its tonic properties are so good and so strengthening that it keeps the little ones in fine, hearty condition. It is a dangerous thing to give little babies violent catharsis that rack and rend their little bodies. DON'T DO IT—give them LAXAKOLA. For constipation, coated tongue, simple colds, restlessness, loss of sleep and levers it is invulrable. A few drops can be given with safety to very young babies, and it will often relieve colic by expelling the wind and gas that cause it. It will aid digestion, relieve restlessness, assist nature and induce sleep. Great relief is experienced when administered to young children suffering from diarrhea, accompanied with white or green evacuations, as LAXAKOLA neutralizes the acidity of the bowels and carries out the cause of the fermentation. "My baby is 4 months old and is teething. He was sick and I tried a good many things, but nothing seemed to relieve him. I had a doctor, who said it was inflammation of the bowels, and that I would never pull him through perhiscine if he were in his car. When I gave him it was getting worse, I stopped giving him his medicine, and he could keep nothing out of his ears with colony relief, and it was so screamless that I knew what it was to close my eyes day or night. I gave him a few drops of LAXAKOLA and it relieved him. I gave it to him a few times, and it worked like a charm, and he no longer screamed all night. He is a great deal better looking baby since I gave him LAXAKOLA, and I think if it another person how need it was, they would also to their sick babies." Laxakola for Young Girls on the threshold of womanhood, has been found invaluable. When they become pale and languid, face bloodless, eyes dull, head aching, feet and hands cold, appetite gone or abnormal, and their systems generally run down, they need building up, and their blood needs cleansing. Give them LAXAKOLA; its gentle bowel action to cleanse, and its tonic properties to build up the system, will show immediate and most beneficial results. It acts promptly, surely but gently on the bowels, and while stimulating the liver to increased activity, its tonic properties strengthen the nerves, renew vitality and restore color to the face and life and animation to the whole system. It is the only tonic laxative that strengthens and tones them up. Laxakola for Mothers.—It is particularly valuable and useful to women, especially mothers, as it is a gentle and safe remedy to use during all conditions of health whenever their peculiar and delicate constitutions require a mild and efficient laxative and tonic; while to nursing mothers, worn out with the care of infants and whose systems therefore are particularly susceptible to disease, LAXAKOLA directly appeals. It clears the complexion, brightens the eye, sharpens the appetite, removes muddy and blotched condition of the skin and cures sick headache to a certainty by removing the cause. To women suffering from chronic constipation, head-aches, biliousness, dizziness, sallowness of the skin and dyspepsia, LAXAKOLA will invariably bring relief and a positive and permanent cure. What Mr. Ekwu, Pugh, E. Palatinez, O. Brow, 125, says about LAXAKOLA. "March 11, 1901. Received your free sample, it has done so much good, sent me a 45c. bottle." March 28. "Bottle came, did me a lot of good, druggist here don't keep it, so enclosed it 25c. please send me quickly another bottle. The last bottle did me so much good I want another at once." April 18. "Enclosed it 50c. for one more bottle LAXAKOLA. It has done me much good." Laxakola for Old Folks.-In the Autumn and Winter of Life, when the various organs through long years of action have become more or less sluggish, it becomes necessary to stimulate them by some remedy best adapted to that purpose. So long as the stomach and bowels are doing their work properly and the liver and kidneys are active and strong, your food is assimilated properly, your blood is kept pure and rich, and your nerves are strong. The feeling of nervousness, general weakness and debility means that the whole system is run down and needs a general toning up. That LAXAKOLA DOES IT, has been proved beyond all question. Its gentle warming, soothing action on the bowels, liver and kidneys, stimulates them to increased activity, cleanses the blood, quickens the circulation, and puts the whole system in a condition of health and enables it to ward off disease, while its tonic properties tone up the system and keep it healthy. Laxakola Does It. Blotched, sallow, unwholesome and muddy skin, with its consequent mortification, often leading to morbid seclusion and aversion to society and friends, to the loss of self-confidence and to clear the complexion and restore it to its normal healthy, velvety condition is to clean out the entire system, purify the blood and remove the toxins. LAXAKOLA FOR WOMEN. Pale, Weak, Run-down, Overworked Mothers with Fretty Children, half sick, nervous, tired out with household and school supplies, liver torpid with blotched, muddy, sallow complexions, blood thin and impure, need building up and a thorough renovation of their systems. They serve serve and stomach build as LAX MOLA, the great tonic laxative. It well as acting directly on the pores and assisting the perspiratory glands in throwing off impurities. It purifies the blood as no other medicine can, and your skin will not only be well but you will be well. gently moves the bowels and thus removes the cause, acts directly upon the liver and kidneys, keeping them active and strong, while its marvellous tonic properties clear the complexion, stimulate the liver, quicken the circulation, increase the flesh and brighten the eye; the nervousness speedily disappears and the entire system recuperates and tones up to a condition of perfect and permanent health. It is also the condition of health of the gentler sex whenever their peculiar and delicate constitutions require a mild and efficient laxative and tonic, and is invaluable in assisting to relieve obstructions which otherwise would lead to more or less severe pain or illness. LAXAKOLA acts as a tonic to the whole female system, strengthening the organs and purifying the blood. It will cure the most confirmed case of constipation. With your bowels and skin healthy, you will feel soft, rich, backaches, headaches, weak nerves, blotchy, muddy, sallow complexions will vanish, and you will feel and look strong, healthy and vigorous. and reaches every part of the body with strengthening, cleansing and healing influences. It is a most excellent Spring medicine or blood purifier. Because of its purity, pleasant taste and gentle, yet effective action, infants and the most delicate invalids can take it without disagreeable or harmful after effects. It is the most wonderful and valuable kidney remedy of the century. gentle, painless and harmless liquid laxative. It is a wonder- through medicine. It is a general builder of health and strength. It is general remedy for all troubles arising from the bowels, liver or kidneys. 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