Sedalia Weekly Conservator

Sedalia Weekly Conservator. VOL. 1. The Life Beyond This Life There is a life beyond this life. Where friends do not betray. Where friendship's sacred as His word There is a life beyond this life. Where hearts can never break. Unselfish love there reigns supreme, There is a life beyond this life. Where idols ne'er are broken. Where venomed serpents are not hid Within the offer of token There is a life beyond this life, That life of lives sublime, When every life is like that life. Of all lives most sublime. Anon. NEGRO'S OPORTUNITY IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD. Not since the Negro's arrival from "Darkest Africa," 1619 has his opportunity been so large, inviting and promising as it is to-day. Indeed, this is his inviting field and unlimited opportunity. For the intelligent, progressive, down to date Negro, the Commercial World opens wide her doors and bids him welcome. The growing and perpetually expanding government under whose flag he lives and toils gives him great hope and reason to hope. Our constant acquisition of new territory gives him great and additional opportunity. To equip the negro for this important increasing opportunity, educational facilities are not wanting. To achieve permanent and perpetual success he like all successful men and nations must have both, training and experience to cope with other nations; his superior, only, by virtue of centuries of general and special, theoretical and practical education. If with all these plus a technical, professional, business and industrial education, other races can only succeed, how can the Negro hope to succeed with less effort, yes with the odds against him? Laws which make and govern these conditions must be studied, to be understood, to be mastered, to be properly applied. Along with common sense one of the Negro's greatest needs today is to properly economize. If you would train a nation you must train the individual, to properly train the individual you must begin with the infant. To-day The Negro Commercial World is sadly in need of more energetic well trained competent accountants. The demand and increase of efficient helpers grows with the years. The Magic-the wonderful growth, the weekly increase of mercantile business in the Negro-business world calls for an increased number of capable young men and young women who possess a sufficient and usable amount of business training. Young men, young women seize the passing golden opportunity. Think-feel-act. Act now. H. L. Billups. SEDALIA, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, December 25 1903. CHRISTMAS. The Day We Celebrate. Christmas Day has been celebrated more or less every since the Birth of Christ, but at that time most of the people were in heathen-dome and only a few would have any celebration. Yet as time rolled on and people became more christianized and civilized this day has been held by more people The first Xmas that has any great bearing in history was held by the Franks in the year 496 and the Day was set for the great baptismal ceremony when the king and the nation was to become, at last, christian. The King of of the Franks Clouis, was at first a heathen, but by this ceremony on Xmas, he and all his people took Christ for their Master and a christain nation was set up in Middle Europe as a bulwark against the wild heathen of the Northern land. In the year of 800 Xmas Day was long remembered throughout Europe because of the Coration of Charlemagne and historians have said of him that no soveign, no human being perhaps rendered greater service to civilization of the world and the great day, the Coration-day, in the life of this hero of mediaeval chivalry, is a date easy to be remembered. Every school-boy should be grateful for so simple a "date of anchorage," Christmas of the year 800. Also another Xmas that dawned upon the land of Europe was the Coration of William the Conqueror in the year 1066 on Xmas Day. These all are great happenings that occurred on Xmas Day in remembrance of the coming of Christ; yet most people were still in ignorance and did not observe the Day but the tide of affairs has changed and the happening of this Day, the Birth of Christ, has caused it. The celebration is no longer to only a few people while others are still living in ignorance, but it has paved the way so that all nations can glorify and magnify the Holy name, and all may praise what the angel said on that morning "I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people; for there is born to you this day in the city to David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord " and all may join with the Angelic host and sing "Glory of God in the highest and on earth peace among men" From the dawn to the present time man has made great progress. He has come out of the heathen stage until now he is working and prospering in every avenue of life. The Birth of Christ also laid the foundation of Education, which has been the main factor in bringing man from the state of heathendom and taking the celebration from a national and making it a Universal Celebration. From that time man has been working and hunting the ideal that was set by Christ, for before man had nothing that was perfect and only had to model after that which seemed real in the sight of himself, but since then in all degrees of civilization this tendency toward the ideal is found. Our greatest philosophers and scientists—Newton and Franklin—have been only able to "think God's thought after him." What vision of unnumbered stars in space must have filled the brain of Kepler before he gave to the world the great laws of planetary motion! Could the fingers of Raphael or Angelo have wrought their wonderful creations upon canvass, without their souls being first expanded into contemplation of the beauties of nature and the inspiration drawn from her inexhaustible store house. Why should we trust to the senses alone in the pursuit of wisdom, and happiness and neglect to use the purer fountain of the soul truly. "Man does not live by bread alone." Since the way for man has been made then the aim of true living should be to make the ideal real; to actualize in every day affairs this spiritual essence which permits all things to create for yourself the condition of our happiness, for all truly great and happy lives have been those of service. "He that loseth his life shall find it," in the service of others. It is an unchangeable law that we get from life what we put into it the; out going sympathies and helpful acts come back to us increased a hundred folds. Then the most truly happy and successful life must be the one founded upon these great principles that all are with the Universal Life; that the infinite source of wisdom is one from which to draw inspiration and joy, that the outgiving of this joy in service for others is pre-eminently the life of progress upward and Godward, the life that dignifies manhood and womanhood by lifting them into the higher divine law of being, the life that will be one of lasting peace, satisfaction and power. We all may join with the poet and say: Hail the Holy child, hail our Lord and King, Wise men and shepherds mild, Eager tribute bring. Sing all the earth and Heaven, This is Christmas morn, Joy to the world is given, Christ the Lord is born. J. W. Cooper. "Night" Anderson Accidentally Kills Himself. "Night" Anderson. employed on the Ralph Down farm near Georgetown, was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun Tuesday. Anderson went out in a wagon to do some work, and had carried the gun with him. As there was no one with him, the accident can never be described. From his position, and that of the gun, it is supposed that he had left the wagon and in getting back in the wagon dropped the gun. Evidently he had the gun full cocked for both barrels were emptied into his stomach, literally blowing him inside out. The shot entered about the navel and tore a hole in his back thru which the intestines were carried. Anderson was not dead when found, but lived from noon until 7:30 in the evening. FATAL FIRE. Ladles Dormitory Burned. STUDENTS LEAP FROM THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS IN NIGHT DRESS. Four persons dead, 18 believed fatally injured and probably ten or twelve more or less hurt is the result of a fire which almost totally destroyed Rust Hall, a womans dormitory of Walden University, at Nashville, Tenn., last Friday night. The direct origin of the terrible conflagration which was attended with such terrible results is not known. It is supposed to have started in the laboratory of the university which was located in the destroyed building. What added horror of the situation was the fact that most of those killed or hurt sustained the injuries by jumping from the windows of the burning building. While some of them were burned to a more or less extent, death or fatal injury came as the result of jumping from the dormitory. The neck of Nannie Johnson was broken by the fall; and besides broken limbs sustained by the others, many of them were internally injured. The destroyed dormitory was one of the oldest of Walden University, being sometimes known as the Administration Building. The building had no fire escapes, and was so far removed from any other structure that egress by means of other roofs was impossible. It was a four-story brick building, and from the windows of the third and fourth stories the inmates jumped or fell to the ground. Awakened by the cries of those who had discovered the fire, the other inmates of the building had rushed from their rooms panic-striken. Althoughsome of them rushed down stairs through the smoke and heat, it was but a few moment this means of exit had been cut off, so rapid was the progress of the conflagration. It was then to the windows that they rushed as offering the only means of escape. There was no time to secure clothing or anything else and the sixty of those who occupied the dormitory who did reach the windows were clad only in their night dresses. Those occupying rooms on the second floor did not hesitate when they reached the windows, but leaped out into the open. Some of them were hurt, but not fatally, and a number were able to limp or crawl away from the scorching heat and out of harm's way. It was a more terrible predicament for those on the third and fourth floors. The frenzied and screaming inmates crowded the windows, hesitating on the brink. The blind glare of the flames, then almost enveloping the doomed structure, and lighting the grounds and the neighborhood, showed them the distance they must leap. It was between 40 and 50 feet that yawmed between those in (To Fourth page.) ```markdown ``` NO.34 LOCAL MENTION Read our Pythian "Ad" on second page. A hero is a man who died long time ago. A man will never rise in the the world by waiting for the flying machine. Mrs. Katie Violet, is one of the sick this week. She has been confined to her bed now for two weeks. Miss La Berta $mith is taking a short absence from our city for the benefit of her health. Miss Lillian Martin, Smithtons wide-awake and up-to-date school mistress spent Sunday with her parents on E. Jackson, St. Mrs. Mildred Sullivan left for St. Louis for the holidays, she will be the guest of Miss Lizzie Fields on La Salle St. G. O. Brown, who is employed by Crouch & son, importers of blooded French, German and Belgian draught and speed horses, hands in his name to be enrolled on our list of new readers. Mr. A. W. Loyd, Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Missouri and Mr. Wm. Brashear of Sedalia, organized a K. of P. Lodge at Warrensburg, last Tuesday night with 25 of the leading citizens. The citizens of Sedalia, expect soon to organize a K. of P. Lodge. Rev. P. M. Mack, Dr. J. M. Harris, Jerry Brown, Wm. Brashear, W. H. Hunter, W.H. Huston and others are laboring to that end. Misses Pauline Terril and Leola Scott, two of Geo. R.'s most fascinating young ladies left for K. C. Thursday morning where they will spend the holidays with friends. Miss Pearl Myers, who has been confined to her bed for several days, is able to be out again. Her many friends and classmates are happy to see her face again. A young gentlemen was over heard the other day to murmur these words, "what kind of candy do you want for Christmas darling? In response she answered; 'the same kind you bought some time ago." We may and we may not be surprised what the C. Congress may have on docket along the line of origination of rules and regulations, to go into effect on New Years Day-(1904) after their old years adjournment. We acknowledge the receipt of Programs of the 19th, Annual Session of the Missouri Teachers' Association, which convenes at the A. M. E. Church St. Joseph, Mo. The session begins at at 1:30 P.M. Dec. 29th., and continues in session for three days. Prof. J. H. Kenner, Marshall, Mo. President. Topics of special interest to the educational and moral welfare of the race, will be ably discussed by men and women ofripe experience and rounded culture. SEDALIA WELKLY CONSERVATOR Published Every Friday. Office. 104 E. Main St., Up Mairs. Entered June 16, '08 at Sedalia, Mo., as second class matter under det of Congress of March 3, '79. THE recent calamity that has befallen Walden University merits the sympathy of all christian and patriotic citizens. We are pleased to note the financial strength as well as the numerical power of the K. of P. organization within the Missouri jurisdiction, under the able leadership of Grand Chancellor, A. W. Lloyd St. Louis, Mo. The Treasurer Dr. W. P. Curtis, of St. Louis, Mo. holds a cash balance of $6911. in the St. Louis banks in favor of the Beneficiary Fund. Commendable, we should all say. THAT some Negro Secret Societies mean business is evidenced by the erection of a $60,000 building in Washington, D. C., plans being formulated by the Masonic Fraternity to build a $60,000 temple in St. Louis, Mo. and the National Conclave of Knights of Pythis, at its recent annual meeting in St. Louis adopted plans to erect and equipt a $75,000 sanitarium at Hot Springs, Ark. That's business in a "nut-shell." Let local organizatsons do something. Just think of it Sweet Spings. Lodge is constructing a commodious hall. What are we Sedalians doing? The opportunity is before us. Shall we continue to hesitate? A MERRY CHRISTMAS. THE CONSERVATOR wishes all its readers a most merry and happy Christmas. Believing that God, thru his infinite mercy, has smiled upon all, there should only in the souls of all Christendom. This has been a year of plenty, devoids of droughts, pestilential diseases and great calamities. Indeed this has been a 12 months of unparalleled progress made by the American people. We, being an element of the American people, must necessarily have progressed, also. Our schools are filled with our brightest youth, our churches are acquiring the true spirit of practical Christianity and our lodges are beginning the cultivation of common sense and systematic business. All these conditions are premises upon which we may base our arguments that the future is luminous with hope. This should be a happy Christmas to us, because here are coming toth daily men who are contending manfully and courageously for the rights of men (the Black.) Therefore, let us shout for joy (inwardly) that we may be impelled hereafter by a bouyant hope in our ability to do thrice as well in the future as we have done in the past. With such a bouyant hope, we may consciently anticipate a successful future activity. Sedalia Weekly Conservator. EDITOR MANAGER THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS MENACED. From recent decision of Supt. Carrisgton of the Missouri Public Schools one would very readily conclude that Missouri is to have a two standards of patriotism. A Miss Evans, a teacher in a Wellston school, refused to meet in an Institute there held for the mutual instruction and welfare of the teachers of the Welston jurisdiction, because a Negro teacher sat in the same room to receive the same benefits. Now, the question is, was not the Negro teacher laboring for the same laudable cause as Miss Evans—namely, the implanting into the minds of young American citizens the seeks of noble manhood and womanhood? If such was the aim of both teachers or it may be said, the Board their employer certainly must have thought them to be of this mind, else they would not have been employed. How could the State Supt. avow that one teacher could so willfully step beyond the mandates of the local Board of Education and at the same time force them to pay her for her disobedience? And too, this spirit of disobedience was prompted by a most un-American and non-patriotic motive—a motive prompted by the bitter prejudice of the early forties. Then, to, the good Supt. and Educator says to serve as a precedent to sustain his actions, "when I became a member of the Board of Regents of Lincoln Institute I took the position that there should be no white teachers there. This, was, as I believe in the interest of Negro Education and against social intermingling of the races." Well any race man would rather that men of his particular race should predominate over these school etc. yet no patriot will say that no other race should be permitted to assist, if they having the thoreness of equipment to do the work. For, he who is no broader than his creed is a bigot; he who is no broader than his party, is a partisan; he, who is no broader than his race, is non-patriotic, hence we conclude that Miss Evans and the State Superintendent both are non-patriotic because they both draw the line on a true american doctrines—the offering of the best educational advantages to our youth. Poor Missouri! What next will befall her unhappy fate? Is she unable to wrest herself from the grapple of partisan prejudiced bigots? A MAN WANTED. Have we a Negro member of the Republican state committee of Missouri? If so, tell us who he is, where he is, and what he has accomplished?—American Eagle If there is a Negro on the board, he is as a needle in a hay stack—hard to find. We can't just say who he is, nor where he lives, but we can say that he has done nothing—not even rising to a "pint." Will you name a good man for this place. CARRINGTON APPROVES MISS EVANS COURSE—DRAWS EDUCATIONALLINE The refusal of Miss Evans a teacher at Wellston, to attend a teacher's meeting at which a colored teacher was present, is exciting considerable interest, says the Globe-Democrat. The local board endeavored to force Miss Evans to attend this meeting, and when she persisted in her refusal, called upon superintendent Andrae to revoke her certificate. Mr. Carrington has also written Miss Evans, telling her that the board could not legally withhold her salary because she had refused to attend this meeting. Mr. Carrington, discussing the matter, said: "This is a trivial matter to many, no doubt. In 1891 I took the initiative that drew the color line on attendance at the state teachers' training school, for which I was roundly abused in some quarters. When I became a member of the Lincoln Institute board of regents I took the position that there should be no white teachers there. This, I believe, in the interest of Negro education and against social intermingling of the races." COLORED MASONIC TEMPLE. One Costing $60,000 Will Be Erected Soon In St. Louis. The colored Scottish Rite Masons of the United States and Canada have decided upon the erection of a Masonic temple in St. Louis to cost $60,000. The step has been in contemplation for several years. The decision to build was arrived at by a commission appointed by Milton F. Fields, the official head of the order in America and a resident of this city. It is composed as follows: G. H. Green, Lexington, Mo.; J. A. Henry, Chatanooga, Tenn.; W. S. Thompson, Nashville, Tenn.; O. A. Harris and J. H. Like, Leavenworth Kan.; Pryor Williams, Oklahoma; Z. M Tevell, St. Paul, Minn.; J. M. Miles, Milwaukee, Wis.; J. H. Cole and J. M. Wells, Detroit, Mich.; A. M. Clemens, and C. A. Cattrill, Toledo, Ohio; H. C. Clay, Cincinnati, Ohio; J. H. Wilson, Hamilton, Ontario; S. M. Raines and S. W. Young, Fort Wayne, Ind.; M. F. Smith, Terre Haute, Ind.; R. E. Moore and T. W. Jones, Chicago, Ill.; G. C. Hinton, Springfield, Ill.; F. F. Scott and W. H. Pleasant, St. Louis; W. H. Jones, and Wm. Harris, St. Joseph, Mo.; Agustus Goss and J. S. Custus, New York; A. D. Black and A. J. Lee, Louisville, Kentucky, and G. W. Vaughan, Denver, Colo. The commission is to meet here during the Christmas holidays to consider the purchase of a suitable site and perfect arrangements for the erection of the building. The plans adopted provide for a four-story brick structure, with all modern conveniences. There will be four lodge-rooms, one each for the Scottish Rite, Knight Templar chapter and woman's departments. Chas. Brashear, wife, son and brother William went to visit his sister Mrs. Rebecca Johnson, of Sweet Springs, Mo. Sunday. If Not, Why Not? Do you not know that the is the strongest and most the age? The four departments of the SUBORDINATE In this the members are protect each other in health and distress. UNIFORM RANK In this department our y ing a military education no other way, thus make more useful citizens. Do you not know that the Knights of Pythias is the strongest and most proggressive order of the age? The four departments of the order are as follows: SUBORDINATE LODGE In this the members are united to care for and protect each other in health as well as in sickness and distress. UNIFORM RANK In this department our young men are receiving a military education which they can get in no other way, thus making them better and more useful citizens. LADIES COURT In this the wives, mother and sisters of Knights are mon purpose of life. In this the wives, mothers, widows, daughters and sisters of Knights are united for the common purpose of life. ENDOWMENT. In this department we are thousands of dollars to the deceased Knights. In this department we are paying out annually thousands of dollars to the widows and heirs of deceased Knights. If you have no Lodge in your locality, confer with the District Deputy Grand Chancellor of your District, or write A. W. Lloyd, 2629 Lucas Ave., St. Louis, Mo., for terms upon which to organize a Knights of Pythias Lodge. THE BLUE FRONT GROCERY GRYCERIES 18 lbs Granulated sugar ... $1.00 Pure Leaf Lard ... 15c lb "Q" Brand Sorghum ... qt. can 10c "Q" Brand Syrup ... qt. can 10c X-ray Soap ... 6 bars for 25c Old Country Soap ... 6 bars 25c Best Vinegar ... gal. 2 c Good Cream Cheese ... lb 18c Smoked Bacon ... lb 15c NOTIONS Shoe strings ... pair 2c Boys Suspedners ... pair 5c Mens Suspenders ... pair 12c Men's half hose ... pair 9c Lady's hose ... per pair 9c Handerchiefs ... each 5c Fine Hard Rubber Combs ... each 5c Safety Pins ... perdoz 5c Elastic Rubber ... per yd. 4c Men's Supporters ... per pair 10c These, and many other bargains, to numerous to mention, are to be had at our store This Month—Nothing old—Everything New and Fresh— We make no charges for showing our goods—Call in and see them. J. F. KUHN & CO., Cor., Lamine & Pettis. MMR Ror Udo. Kansas City, Lee, 2.—Cattie~Recelpts, Baw; carves, aw dive duaine Was steady $0 4s CeALD Wigder, Lopremen Kuve mien Dina ek vance + are ete. Ro WEL Fivewe Wie. Price oan Feb WTO ae Bo ah fa ree Be Bh ae a 8a Waa Bb iuis BO BA a tH a HK Me ew | 8, mee) BaiRe es BE ty | Bik at SOUTHWEST SY Kei. Bi MI Decco A BD COMMA Bi iS VSAM ons BH | ata 10 8G UBNAS ANU INDIAN STHERB. ‘, (gebraniine Livin eeceeee AME GO) (LNB, OO 8. udieade cows Toc MRM EL wo 2.90 Mice MELT | a vis 176 WESTERN COWS PAB. cee M2 | 4... Le a tae |g a is <i 1m |e ay 76 Naive: Het basis Bi Me 400 as. 9 30 2 mM iw |e. wt 30 Ben Mb Be |e wo ON NATIVE Cows Bie HW ato | at a a5 Bic 33 ML net 205 + He kw | 2 iy 8.00 NATIVE HEEL BE MEL) | vis 30 Wo MEA |’ ae occ SMD Ro | 22 30 NATIVE STOUR EKS, Bei MO RB | 2, 8 Bore ME BM OL Berec eee MO 216 | BB ed SPOCK CoWs ANT iiKiirERS. Beales B86 | Bees OEE BNO Dies LN | 4, eG 2.00 Hoge-Tteoeipts, 5,00, ‘ihe market wa b 1010. Gente higher. Mopiresentattv ules No. Wt. PrleeiNo. Wi. Price No Wt. Prie AH | B02 Dy, 389487 NT 4B LM sk dtg! or Ta BNW AW 1461090 69) 10 6 4b 1.9 86 LU 4G | S280 Sheep—Recelpts, 1,000. The market wa steady, lambs range fron BLA E ieee? og) more renee | ire CBwage Live Sten. Chicano, Dec. 23.—Cattio—Receints, 1k ew. Good to prime steers, $5,006.76: scockerk and feeders, $1.54) 160, Hogs-Faceipts, 00 Mixed and Dutchers. $4564.70; wood to choloe heavy, S1NGG4.07145 light, $4.1504.%5; Luk of sales, HASH Sheep Receipts, 10.00 Gvod to chotee wether, iOU4; fuir to cholen mixed, ELTMIAIO: Western sheep, $41 1; Nae tive lamba 34.00U5.70; weaters lambs, 8.76 436.66. At Lonte Live stoou. Bt. Louls, Deo. 22.--Catiie-Receipts, 2- BO, Beet steers, $1.7006.0, stockers and feeders, $2105.00; cows and heifers, $2.3 GAW, Texas steers, $2.900400, cows and hofters, $0062.75 Hoge—Recelpts, 300, Pigs und lights, SHEA, butchers and best heavy, HAG 4 Sheep Racelptr, 700. Nutives, §4.2604.00; lambs, $4,240.00. Omane Live moon Omaha, Deo, B-Cattle-Keoripts, be 3. Native steers, $0006.10; cowm and heifers, BAGLO; Western aioern, $2.78 5; Teaag rivers, $2000.00; range cows God heifers, 82.20.25; wtockors and feed 8 $2259835, stockors und fecders, $2,809 5.50, Culven, $3.0006.25 Hoge—-Recelpts, 00. Heavy, H.4H@ 4.0; mixed, HAWG: Might, $4.04. Bulk of walon, $4 AMAT Bheep-Recciots, 0, Weatern yoar- Lips, $1064.20; Werhers, $1.5003.00; ewer, 42 Tait; conmon and stockers, | $2256 AA. tamboe, 4 Tob 78, ks tide acatn Kineas City, Dec. B—Wheat—No. 8 hard, WyGile, No, 3 GOB, No. 4 OM Hie: No. 2 red, £28; No. 5, Teste, Corn No. J mined, WGSEKC; No. 2 white, s4@ ie. Nu. % Save. Oats--No 2 white, 4 ce: No, 2 mixed, Way. Ryde. Hie Chole timothy, #00090; cholee prilite, S247 76. Onicame Caan Grain, Chivago, Dec, 2.—Wheat—No, 2 red, ie, No. % SMfisie; No. 2 hard, T1Gs00; No. %, 648: No V northern spring, M2 fe, No. 2, i#Me, No 4, TGi8e. Corn— No 2. 4uyfetic; No. & dhe, Oatw-No, & Be: No. 3 W4e. Fuvures: Wheat—Decomber, Sige; 04, Ble: Mav, She; Aly, Te. Carn—Deceme bes tod: January, Me, May, He; July, Aguciioye: Keptember, Hiytddye, Oate— Deve, ver, Be; January, de; May, 27905 July, aie. St, Lowls Cosh Grata. St tale, Dee, B—Wheat—No, 2 red, scash, vlevator, nominal; track, @0te} No. f haed, OMe. Corn-No. 2 cash, 4\u) tek Me. Oats—No, 2 cue, S60; track. ctor No 2 white, 9¢ cencas City Presuee. Kangss City, Dec, 3-Egee—Presh, Be yor wor Burter-Creamery, extra, gle: dairy, fancy, 2; yaeking stock, Wac; cheese, Horthern full cream, U4 Poult Springs, Tyfise per Ib; hens, Te per yound; ducks, Be per pound: Konae, War per Jb: turkey hens, 20¥e Wb.s Younk avduicrs, Wie; pigeons, Te por doz: Squads, | $1,000). doa, Cholce wealded. ureened poultry te above these priors Game-per dozen—Rabbits, Tee; snipe, ‘mousi®. duck#, mallard and redheads, ory) mixed, 1,7, squirrels, @e. Potatoes Ver bushel, adgssc Frui avilet, 4.000400 per barrel; oranges, 10022 per box; lemons, $3.8 per bos; xraper, Me per banket; ‘eran- Herries, f 7 VOX, 2.1002.28. Vege © Cabbage, $1600.00 per ewts onions, Urviee per bushel; turnips, 200 Yo per buslel; tomatoes, per crate, $225 a2. : ow share War on Gambliog, Omaba, Neb., Dec, 23.~-Judge Estelle, in the district court, has iasued a writ of man tunis directed to Mayor Moores and Chiet of Police Donahue, com- manding them to enforce the laws fxainat gambling in the city of ‘Omaha. Deuth af Indian Warrior, Guthrie. Oh. Dee. 23,-—-No Knite, chief of the Ponca Indians, and thetr leader in many battles against the Bloux, died at his, home on the Boise Bare, 0 the Petes reservation. Sedalia Weekly Conservator, He was occupying one-half of @ seat on one of the suburban trains, Disei- pauion and genius seemed to be Ftrug- ling for the mastery in hir wan face. Just then he was poring over the comic pages of @ dozen Sunday papers. So deeply engrossed was he that he hardly noticed & portly, well-dressed man who enteted the car and took the other baif of the seat he was occupying, relates ‘the New York Times. Presently, however, he looked up and uoticed (hat his neighbor wae reading also. Anything in the reading line in- terested him, £0 he looked to see what the than next to him was so busily en- gaged with, It was m copy ofa magazine, serious, dignified, and with no illustra- tions, and the article was apparently a deep and learned one, ‘The other man glanced supercilioucly | acrous at the younger man’s colored pa- vers, Evidently they annoyed him, His very Apparent annoyauce amused the irtvolous young man, but be continued ble reading. Presently the portly individual, with pompous didacticism, undertook tocritt- cise his neighbor, “Young man,” said he, in the volce of a reformer, "why de you Want to waste your time on stuf like that? If you must read to a desul. tory fashion read some dignified maga: zines, such as this one for example. Now this is a splendid article I have kero uy to date, live, dignified and serious. Thi sentiments are splendid and the Eng lish Js beautiful. The man that *rot that article, sir, is a genius. In fact it Is one of the clearest, most logics | amd excellently conceived things I hav read for a long time. That's the kind 0 man 1 admire, Really, 1 am pretty hin! ip in the world, but I'd rather hay written that article than be where | an today, Take my advice, young man and throw away that stuff you hav there, Qultivate habits of govd, serion reading. You are young yet, with lif before you. With cultivation of goo reading habits you might some da write an article like that yourself.” “My dear sir,” responded the youn man, while an amused smile playe around the corners of his mouth, “you | reasoning 16 clear, concise and cogent What you say Is perfectly true De sultory reading is baneful and nobod || appreciates the fact more than I, You words make me sad, very sad.” “Ab! Excellent! Contrition 4s th first step to improvement. You bay |} taken my words to heart.” || “No, not exactly that. Didn't you sa | you would give a good deal to hay | written that article you were reading! | “Ldid, and T meant it." “Well, that's what makes me sad. | }| literary genius was communicable I'd t | glad to transfer to you what little abilit | T have for, say, $50,000, I'm the autho | of that article.” SKEE JUMPING. Hedantions Sole ine: wamese (eats Lanvesinelslaciniaae’ sone Hack aiaas: ‘The great event of the skeeing clubs of the western states is the jumping contest. Only a skee runner knows the vensation, says Country Life in Amert- a. Below, the endless hill seems to siretch on forever into the expanse of the valley, the steepness of the incline Jost in {ts whiteness, A long breath and you start. Faster and faster you go, Ull suddenly a flash of green in front and the jump off is coming! Crouching until your knees aimost touch your skees, with muscles strain- ed, out into the air you sail! A strange lightness and feebleness ‘take possession of your limbs, and your spirit shares the intoxication of soar- Ing Into space, After long seconds you are called back to earth, first for halt a second softly, but then hard as fron that seems to give you an electric shock, You wabble helplessly from right to left, each foot seems glued to the ground and still in the air, but you have kept your balance and are shoot- ing forward, At last you catch your breath like a hiccough, then a longer one, You are master of the field, with a jump of a hundred feet or more, and finish the victorious course in a neatly rounded curve. If the present enthustasm for skeeing in America continues, the great winter carnivals of Canada may some day be¢ rivalled by @ great American sken race similar to the famous one held every winter outside the Norwegian capital Didn't Like the New Peer. London, Dec. 24,-—-The late Lord Abinger, who died in Paris December 12, left everything possible to hi mother, the new peer, with whom the deceased was not particularly friendly only getting the strictly entailed prop: erty, about 26,000 acres in England Consumptive Died ov the Train. Bloomington, Ill,, Dec. 23.—-The body of Ross Anderson Fast, a consumptive ‘passed through here on route to Ce lina, O. He had been In Denver, tak: ing treatment for consumption and ex: pired while sitting in a seat In a Bur ‘ington train nearing Peoria. ¥LAYED THE WRONG PERSON. Small Trick of ‘ Large Business Com cern That Falled tn tte vetenis "The biggest commercial houses are not above doing small things—that is, some of them are not,” sald a Gris- wold street banker, to a Detroit Free Press man. “1 was in New York the other day, aud just before leaving ‘stepped into one of the most famous ‘stores in that wonderfi city to buy a trinket for the little girl at home who always expects something on my return from a visit to the metropolis. “My purchase wae a light one, only a dollar, for whieh I tendered a five dollar | bill. ‘The change came to me in two two-dollar Bilis, and my practiced eye told me, as soon as T saw them, that one was a counterfelt, “Suspecting a trick, I stepped over to another counter and made another pur- chase, amounting to # dollar, and ten- dered the bogus bill in payment. Sure enongh, it came back from the cashier's office refused with the statement that it was counterfeit, 1 told the clerk to send it back to the cashler with the statement that it had been received from his office not ten minutes before, but word soon came that such a thing was impossible, preposterous, the house did not do sueb things, ete. “Then 1 was mad, [asked if] might see the cashier, and after considerable ado I was admitted into the presence of that august Individual, Well, he made great show of indignation, said It was ap | noult to their establishment to insin- ‘ate that they would be so low as to try to palm off a pitiful two-dollar counter: ‘it BIL on a customer. “But Twas not to be bluffed. knew the business pretty well, and feeling con: fident that there had been a deliberate attempt to swindle me I coolly told hin that if he did not at once give me a gen J uine bill In place of the bogus one | would immediately ake complain against his house on the charge of pass ing counterfelt money, adding quiet that a friend was with me to support m3 claim, | “Did that bring him? “Well, I shoul | think it did. He sputtered some, 0 course, but T could sce that he realize | he ad tried to Impose on the wrom | person, and after a feeble protest | took the bad bill and gave me a good on | tn exchange for it. | "You wouldn't think that a hous , | boasting that it is one of the biggest con | cerns in the world would play so littl | wold you? But It dd, and got caught. ANTI-IMMIGRATION COLONIES. Dinadvantages Attending Fxctuston ef Newenmers in Australian Canim uniiies: The population statistics of New South Wales for the last quarter should supply an object lesson to some other British colonies, especialy in South Africa, as to the advantage attending anti-immigration movement, says the London Globe, During the three months, the excess of arrivals over de- partures in the premier Australian col- ony was less than 1,000 and the annual increase of population through Imml- gration consequently falls short of 4,000, At that rate, it will take New South Wales 25 years to obtain 100,000 new settlers fram the outside world, althous:) there are vant tracts of coun try which might be brought under eul- tivation were reasonably cheap Iabor available But that is precisely what the trade unions and their paritamen- tary delegates strive to prevent. The result of this pad citizenship is that in- tending; Rritish emigrants look askance At Australia, and turn their faces to- ward other parts of the empire, where ‘their services will be more highly ap- prectated, although leas urgently need- ed. But the evil does not stop there; public works, often of doubtful repro- ductive value, have to be undertaken to buttress (he labor market; and to pre- vent the wage rate from falling; and the raising of the required capital nec- essarily involves increased pressure of taxation, The trades unions then dis- cover that, owing to the cost of living having Increased, Iapor is entitled to a highor scale of remuneration, and that even more rigid regulations fre needed to exclude immigrants. tuconsctous Hamor, Unconscious humor among girls is not so marked as among boys, but ac- cording 10 the Milwaukee Sentinel, the gir! who received as prize in ap English school a book entitled “Our Feathered Friends,” showed the nature ‘and scope of her reading when she re- marked to the teacher that she was not quite certain whether our feath- ered friends were Indians or angels, In the same school, in the domestic economy clas#, a girl gave the fol- lowing directions for sweeping a room “Gover the furniture with dust sheets, scatter Wamp fea leavee over tne car- pet, then carvtully sweep the room into a dust pan, and throw ft out of the window.” The opinion. Miss Coopah—Do yo’ Cink tub am blind? Mistah Sinclair—Wal, I t'ink it am putty near-sighted. 1 know it gits lots of feliers so dey can't eee puffin’ but d¢ meares’ gai.-Puck . Wen ih QUINN’S BAR 104 E. MAIN STREET-- Choicé Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Bootled Beer Everything Genuine. Remember the Place. Q. C. Ohone 188. STATT CYA AT AT UIT A tal YOU CAN ALWAYS) GET WHAT YOU WANT } IN THE GROCERY LINE : : At—— | Sweringen&Co., 523 N. Osage. : Sed cuuabeenstal ecm ce mero erititceeme | §__Fruiteon band—Giveus your ordsrs-Quiok Dritery | PLLA ALAS © Sana | , i ‘ -Geischen & Viebrock- i SENER/ P * : GENERAL Sporting Goods, @ , HARDWARE, STOVES, SI %, SFRIGE My 3 : } i jand REFRIGERATORS. || Guns,Shells & ' ‘ 116 S, OSAGE St. § , Check given with each pnrchase Ammunition. 5 % Return $15 in checks and get aa i % soci trade. * "LESTER OS EVI T EA SOLEL BLS OV IVE LE SID POO LE. The ‘eekly Conservator’s Special Offer. ‘The management of The Sedalia Weekly ConskRvAToR, wishing to reach a thonsand homes by the first of December, and believing our patrons will aid us in accomplishing this result, have agreed to send this, the most progressive and up ‘to the standard colored newspaper in Central Missonri to any one for one dollar the year. This special offer will last for 30 ‘days, so get in line and keep abreast of thetimes, Solicitors are wanted inevery town. Address, C, . Enciisu, Mana- ler, The Conservator, 104 E. ain street, Sedalia, Missotizi. THE LATEST. The ljatest, catchiest, and swellest styles of walk-over shoes, Stetson hats, neckties etc, in the city are to be found elabor- ately divplayed at the St. Louis Clothing Company's establish- ment, corner Second and Ohio, . ; cea ao | Yes indeed, Sweringen & Co., ‘know their business when it comes to first class groceries and ei delicacies, Remember you can read the SEDALIA WEEKLY CONSERVATOR for S2weeks orone year for only one dollar. Subscribe with James Wilson or W. H. Huston,else you may send to C, M. English, man- ager, 104 East Main St., Sedalia, Mo. BOSTUN CAFE. Furnishes Al! Grocers with DELICIOUS, FRESH, HOME-MADE BREAD. Dont forget to ask for Walch's Bread. We also lead in the production 0 Ice Cream, J. M. Harris, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. 116 W, Mait. St., Sedalia, Me OFFICE HOURS- 10:00 to 12:00 a. m. 4:30 to 6:30 p m. Residence 236 W. Morgan St. Young man, your fal! and win- ter purchases will be incomplete, until you see the Crofton Belt coat handled by those down to date furnishers — The st. Louis Clothing Co College students, and others, should give Kuhn & Co.,acal. Corner Lamine and Pettis sts. The nobbiest, neatest, and flashiest suits of the season are of the Alfred Benjamin make, at the gents’emporium, St. Louis, Siebiieg Company, Corner Sec- ond and Ohio, Our Correspondence PLEASANT GROVE Christmas is at your door. Miss Jossie Fletcher who has been on the sick list is up again, Mr. James Koontz went to Concordia yesterday (Sun.) to have some of his teeth extracted. BORN-to Mr. and Mrs. O. Clarke Dec. 15th. a girl. Mother and babe are doing well. Miss Mary Cooper who lives near Muddy is going to make her home with her Uncle, Mr. James C oper. Mr. Frank Gordon of Jacksonville. Mo., was the guest of his brother-in-law, Mr. Benjamin Koontz last week. How do you propose to spend the holidays? Do not dishonor yourself and bring a reproach upon the church of Christ by taking even a drop of strong drink in any form during the Christmas holidays. Mr. John Perry of Higginsville, Mo., and Miss Mary Johnson, formerly of this place, were united in holy wedlock Dec. 23 Independence, Mo. The bride is a lady of rare ability and a graduate of Lincoln Institute (Jefferson City, Mo.) They will spend the holidays with his brother, Prof. Geo. Perry, principal of the school, at Carthage Mo. After the holidays they will return to their future home, Higginsville, Mo. Rev. Allen officiated. Best bargains for everybody, all the time at the St. Louis Cloth ing Co. Sweet Springs, Mo. Wondson Porter who has been attending on Senator Vest in St. Louis, is home for a short stay. Mr. Halleck Johnson, who has been confined to his home for the past 3 weeks is able to be about again. Mrs. Vina King of Argentine Kans, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Caroline Hanners, has returned home. Miss Alice Warren, who has charmed our society circles for the past 18 months, has changed her residence to Lexington, Mo. Poor F. D. J. Great success has attended the Revival Services here conducted by our good Pastor, the Rev. Wm. Divers. Six conversions already and many seekers on the way. We have had three deaths recently in our vicinity. Father James Harvey Grimes, an old and very highly esteemed citizen. Fred Porter, a young man of exceptional ability, promising a life of usefullness and progress. And little Albert Charles Bell, son of Blanche Bell, one of our progressive farmers. The families of each of the bereaved have the sympathy of the CONSERVATOR. Viebrock & Gieschen handle the stoves that will make "eney body" warm. Try them, primes to suit. If you dane, come with me to the Xmas Ball at Liberty Park Hall Xmas night. Otterville Items Mrs. Jennie Dunn, of K. C. came to visit her mother, Mrs. Geo. Dobbins. Mrs. Lee Stinson and Miss Minnie Richardson Sundayed in Smithton. Udcle Dick Hogan and wife are on the sick list. Messrs. Jas. Beatty and Sam Williams have the namo of mammoth Duck hunters. Mr. Newton Robinson, of Bonner Springs, Kas., is visiting relatives here this week. Owing to bad weather, the A. M. E. quarterly conference was not a success. Rev. Wm. Smith, P. E., held quarterly services here Sunday. He and Rev. R. G. Smith spent a pleasant stay in the country and enjoyed a hunt and on their return proved to be good marksmen. DIED—On the eve of Dec. 27th. the death angel visited the home of Mr. Thos. Hamptoa and took from our midst our dear friend and sister, Mrs. Eveline Hampton. No better woman or church worker was ever known than this sweet christian character. She was loved by all and will be missed by all. God saw it fit to take his jewel and transplant it in His kingdom. May we so live as to rise up and call her blessed. We extend sympathy to the bereaved family. Don't forget the Banquet at Liberty Park Hall Xmas night. Rev. Edmund Burns held three excellent sermons at the Free Baptist Church Sunday. The young men have prepared an excellent treat for you at Liberty Park Hall, on Xmas night. Mrs. Orris Abbott, of West Morgan St, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Anna Epps of Lexington, Mo. You will get your money's worth at Liberty Park Hall Xmas night. Faank Gayhart and wife departed for Des Moines, Iowa Sunday afternoon, where they expect to make a home. An up-to-date dance and downtc-date supper, at Liberty Park Hall on Xmas night, and then your happiness will be complete. WANTED—Two young ladies or men above the age of 16, to learn the typo trade. Call at the conservator office 104 E. Main, upstairs. Sedalians preferred. Mrs. Marguerite Franklin is very ill of dropsy; at her home in North Sedalia. Mr. Geo, Garrett, in the employe of the N. Y. Egg and Poultry Co., is suffering a severe bone felon. Lincoln Hightower is still confined to his room at 110 E. Main. Wm. Brashears returned from Warrensburg Wednesday morning, where he assisted Grand Chancellor, A.W. Lloyd to set up a K. P. Lodge. He says they had an all nights job of it and an excellent time. OUR HONORED GUEST. A. W. Lloyd, Grand Chancellor of the K. of P. Lodge of Missouri, was the guest of the CONSERVATOR Saturday evening and Sunday. He is of the kind of young men we like to entertain - full of push, energy, grit and manhood. His whole being is permeating with the ambition to be somebody and to do something toward the elevation our race, and he is, especially a friend to those of our youth who have any tendencies at all to aspire for great things. The young men who met him at our office can truthfully say he breathed into their souls a new determination. Just such men as Mr, Lloyd are destined to become the pillars of the unanimous development of our people. We are unable to express our appreciation of his visit, but we can say and that is: he is at any time a very welcome visitor. He visited the beautiful home of Dr. J. M. Harris, also called on the Rev. Dr. J. Will Jackson and at both places were royally received. SCHOOLS ARE RUN SEPRATE LY, BUT TEACHERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME OARD Miss Anne Shannon Evans resigned as primary teacher in the Wellston public school yesterday because a rule of the board and superintendent required her to attend meetings of the teachers, one of whom is colored. Miss Evans does not doubt that her resignation will be accepted. For five years Miss Evans, who lives at 5959 Cote Brillante Ave., has presided over the primary department of the Wellston school. All was serene until at the beginning of the present term, when Mrs. Susan B. Leon, the principal, passed a rule requiring all the teachers to attend semimonthly meetings, in order to keep the work running smoothly in the different departments. A school for colored children is maintained by the Wellston district apart from the school for white children, as is required by law, and is under the supervision of the board of directors, exactly in the same way. Miss Beatrice Hudlin is the teacher. As a member of the regular corps of teachers, she was required to be present at these meetings. For the first three meetings she failed to attend, believing that she was not wanted at the gathering of white instructors, but at the end of that time she received her instruction as to the desires of the board and principal. Miss Evans was present at the next meeting. "I was there when she came in," she said last night, giving the impression that she was not there at the close of the gathering. At the next meeting of the teachers Miss Evans was absent. She was questioned as to the reason, and frankly stated that she would not attend with a colored teacher. Then Mrs. Leon informed her that if she did not attend her salary would stop. Miss Evans consulted an attorney, and was told that she should either or resign, as she could not hold the board to her contract unless she abided by the rules. Acting on the advice of her counsel, she resigned. Miss Evans called on the county superintendent at Clayton yesterday and discussed the situation, but her resignation is all considered final. EMANCIPATION DAY. At George R. Smith College. Emancipation Day, Jan. 1, will be celebrated by a special pro- gram in the afternoon at 3 o'clock Hymn.....America. Prayer Reading of Proclamation..... Ada Boyd. Ladies Quartette Oration.....Jessie M. Sackson. Ladies. Quartette Ladies Quartette Address, The Race Problem..... Rev. J, Will Jackson, D. D. Dermatology and Benediction Doxology and Benediction. In the evening a special musical recital and entertainment will be given under the direction of Prof. Wiltsee, for which a small admission fee, 10c., will be charged. St. LouisNegro Capitalists Organize Company, Buy Property. The old medical college, corner Lawton and Beaumont, has been purchased by a company of enterprising Colored capitalists, and will be converted into a first-class hotel and ball. The officers of the company are: Dr. O. T. Fields, pres; Chas. Pitman, sec; A. Russell, treas. (From First page.) the third and fourth story windows and the ground. At this moment the entire neighborhood was turning out and hurrying to the scene. The women were crowded into the windows and behind them were many others, screaming fright or from pain caused by the scorching fire. Some were literally crowded out of the higher windows, to fall to the ground, their shrieks ending with their audible contact with the hard earth. Others looked down, hesitated as they screamed for help, then leaped into space. It was only a little while until the ground on one side of the building was literally strewn with bodies. Some were dead, others were dying and still others were so badly injured as to be unable to make their way unassisted out of danger. The firemen, the police and neighbors all responded as quickly as human beings could, and in instant had gone to work to aid the injured and remove them from the glare of the fire. In among the moaning or lifeless bodies they made their way, giving no thought to possible danger to themselves. A ladder was run up to the windows of the third story, thru which the firemen rushed and made as thoro search as possible in the heat and smoke. No one was found by them and they made their way back down the ladder. Those injured were picked up and taken to the surrounding homes, which had the appearance of hospitals. The scene at the home of Dr. J. Benson Hamilton, President of the college, was one of greif and desolation. The floor of every room in the house was the resting place of the injure I, and in one room there were two corpses. Mattie Lee Moore, of Huntsville, and Nannie Johnson, of Mississippi, were the dead. The bodies snowed no evidence of external injury and they were killed by internal injuries, death coming to them in a few minutes after they were found. Miss Elenor Moore, the preceptress of the dormitory and one of the instructors has her back broken and is severely burned. Dr. Hamilton said that it was about eleven o'clock when he heard the shrieks and screams of the students, who were leaping building At that time the entire roof of the house seemed in flames. Miss Eleanor Moore, preceptress of the dormitory, was the only white person to fall a victim to the fire. She was one of those who jumped from one of the upper windows and it is understood is fatally hurt, her injuries being internally. Miss Moore came to Walden University from Chicago a graduate of the Chicago Training School. She was a missionary of the Methodist Church and was to have gone soon as a missionary to India. Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday Morning Sunday School.....9.20 Song Service.....10.45 Preaching.....11.65 Afternoon Class Meeting.....2.90 Epworth League.....6.00 Song Service.....1.45 Preaching.....8.08 Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening Rev. R. Davis, Pastor. African Methodist E. Church. Sunday Morning Preaching ..... 11.00 Afternoons Sunday School. ..... 2.00 Class meeting ..... 8.00 Endeavor ..... 7.00 Preaching ..... 8.00 Rev. Alexander, Pastor. Morgan St. Baptist Church. Morgan St. Baptist Church. Preaching.....11.00 Sunday.....2.00 P.M. Preaching.....7.00 P.M. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening Rev. P. M. Mack, Pastor. Simpson's Chapel. Sunday School ..... 900 A. M. Preaching ..... 11.00 A. M. General Class ..... 8.00 P. M. Preaching ..... 7.80 P. M. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening G. W. Ball, Pastor. C. M. H. Church Preaching every Sunday morning at 11.00 and evening at 7.30 Sunday School.....2.00 P.M. Class meeting.....2.00 P.M. Prayer meeting every Friday evening. T. H. Warfield, Pastor, Free-will Baptist Church. Preaching and Rally every 8rd Sunday at 11:00 A, M. and 7:00 P. M. Sunday School.....2:00 P. M Covenant meeting.....3:00 P. M Prayer meeting every Tuesday evening and Covenant meeting every Friday evening. Rev. E, D. Barns, Factor. Lodge Directory X Q.C. Commandery, K. T., Meet for regular business the first and third Fridays in each month. J. T. Ferril, E. C. C. H. Lewis, R. S S T K S H T W S T R. A. M. No. 5. Sedalia Chapter No. 5 Moate inicular session and fourth Wednesday evenings in each month. Visiting brothers always welcome. Wm. Ruby. H. P. C. M. Lewis, Sec. A. F. A, M. Centennial Lodge, No. 59 meets in regular season the second and fourth Mon- days in each month. J. P. Moffitt, W. M J. T. Ferril, Sec. Centennial Court, No. 37. 1st. & 3rd. Thus., of each month Sallie Moffit, Matron, Julia Hayden, Sec. Hawkin's Lodge, No. 44. 1st. & 13d. Mondays in each month. C. O. Brown, W. M. C. W. Holliday, Sec. G. U.O. of O. F. Meets in regular session the first and third Tues- days in each month. Mall 129 E. Mein St. L. Cowan, N. G. D. Y. Steele P. S. Sons & Daughters of Charity Lodge No. 1. Meets 1st. and 3d. Tuesdays each month. D. L. White Pres W. W. Manderson Sea. ```markdown ```