Sedalia Weekly Conservator

Sedalia Weekly Conservator. EXTRACTS FROM the MISSOURI STATE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. EXTRACTS FROM the MISSOURI STATE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. Citations of Resolutions Adopted at St. Joseph Convention. We, the republicans of Missouri, in state convention assembled, heartily indorse the administration of President Roosevelt, who has made the name of an American citizen respected in the remotest portions of the earth, and who has "taken care that the laws be faithfully executed," and thus demonstrated that there is bat one law for both rich and poor alike. We cordially indorse the platform of the republican party adopted in Chicago as a true record of a glorious past and the hope of a great and honorable future, and pledge our hearty support to the nominees of that convention, Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks. We declare ourselves against bribe-givers and bribe takers alike. Both are criminals, and we demand the punishment of each without regard to station in life or political affiliations. We neither solicit nor desire their support. We do not recognize fine-spun theories, distinguishing between boodlers, whether principals or accessories, whether in state or municipal government and upon these principles, we have consistently stood since our organization. We pledge that if we are intrusted by them with the government of the state to give a clean, honest and business-like administration; that no special favors shall be extended to any man or class of men or corporations; that all men shall be treated alike under the law, and receive alike the protection of the law. We condemn the system of control of the police, and election of officers through boards appointed by the governor of the state; a system which has laid its grip on the throats of the people and throttled their will. And, we favor no rule whereby the people of each locality shall select their own officers, and the enactment of such laws as will bring this to pass. The sanctity of the ballot is a means of perpetuating a republican form of government. Whenever the right of a citizen to cast his ballot and have it counted, or when the right to judicially investigate fraud in election is abridged, obstructed or interfered with, the fundamental principles of our government are shaken. We demand that the sanctity of the ballot shall be preserved; that votes shall be counted as cast; that fraud in elections shall be judicially investigated and corrected, and the perpetrators punished. And we pledge ourselves to the enactment and enforcement of laws to this end. VOL. 11. EXTRACTS FROM STATE REPUBLIC Citations of Resolutions Adopted We, the republicans of Missouri, heartily indorse the administration made the name of an American citizens of the earth, and who has "fully executed," and thus demonize for both rich and poor alike We cordially indorse the platform in Chicago as a true record of a great and honorable future, and nominees of that convention. The Fairbanks. We declare ourselves against bribe. Both are criminals, and we demand regard to station in life or political. We neither solicit nor desire to nize fine-spun theories, distinguish principals or accessories, whether meant and upon these principles, our organization. We pledge that if we are intrust of the state to give a clean, honest that no special favors shall be extended or corporations; that all men shall and receive alike the protection of the system of officers through boards appointed system which has laid its grip on throttled their will. And, we favor no rule whereby select their own officers, and they bring this to pass. The sanctity of the ballot is a rare form of government. Whenever his ballot and have it counted, or vengeate fraud in election is abridged the fundamental principles of ours. We demand that the sanctity of that votes shall be counted as casually investigated and corrected. And we pledge ourselves to the laws to this end. WHAT THEY SAY OF SCOTT JOrLIN. The "Rag-time" Music Writer The Metropolitan Press of this and foreign countries, thru their musical critics, have this to say of Mr. Joplin and his compositions: The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says; "Scott Joplin is the King of rag-time music writers." The Chicago-American says: "Only experienced musicians can play Joplin's wonderful syncopes." The New York World says: "Scott Joplin is the most gifted composer of his race and stands in a class by himself as a composer and writer of the American syncopated music known as rag-time." POLITICAL RECORD BROKEN Negro Delegate—First in History of County. Hilldale, Mo.—For the first time in the history of Howard County, a Negro has been sent as a delegate to the Republican Convention at St. Joseph, Mo. The man is Rev. J. M. Endicott, pastor of the A. M. E. church here. Among other things, he has convinced the people, of his color, in this section, that they must stand together on all propositions, if they would be recognized. Again It Happens Recently at Eutawville, S. C., a drunken Negro. Kett Bookard, became involved in a quarrel with some young white men. He was arrested and fined five dollars, and being unable to pay the fine, was put in jail to serve fifteen days. That night these young white men took Bookard from the jail and carried him to the river bank, bound hand and foot, where they mutilated his body beyond recognition, then tied a stone to his neck and threw him into the river. Southern manhood asserting it's self! --- BLACKBURN. Mrs. White, from Marshall, is here visiting Mrs. Ada Finley. Mr. Adams from Marshall was here visiting friends recently. Mrs. Adaline Valentine, from Mt. Leaard, attended meeting here Sunday. Mr. J. H. Finley makes a business trip to Mt. Leanrad every Sunday. Mrs. Annie Frazier and Mrs. May Wilson were in Mt. Leanard last Tuesday. Mr. Sam Williams from Kansas City was called to Pleasant Grove to be at the funeral of his cousin, Thomas Williams. Mrs. Malinda Brockman was here last week on business. Mrs. Sarah Thompson had an entertainment at her home Saturday night. Every body seemed to have an enjoyable time. Mrs. Maggie Howard and her sister Eliza Miles from Alma were the guest of our town friends Sunday. Mrs. Alice Parker was in Pleasant Grove last Sunday to attend the wedding of Mr. Johnson. A number of people from Waverly were here Sunday to the basket dinner, at the M. E. Church, quite a number of people were present. Rev. Tayes, of Malta Bend preached. Mr. Charley Taylor and his mother were in Pleasant Grove to attend the funeral of his cousin Thomas. Mrs. Mary Brown from Kansas City made a short visit, in our town, last week. Mrs. Guthrie and her daughter Mary Guthrie spent the day in town Friday. Churches are not dignified, nor pure, nor can it be that they be considered Holy places, so long as their doors are open to "any old" meeting. SEDALIA, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 1904. George R. Smith College. A High-Grade Christian School. Thorough Instruction, Expenses Low. Opening Dedication of The A. M. E. CHURCH at HIGGINSVILLE, MO. PROGRAM SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1904 1st—10 to 11 o'clock, Congregational Singing. 2nd—11 o'clock, Sermon delivered by Rev A. A. Gilbert, Lexington, Mo. 3rd—3 o'clock, Sermon will be delivered by Rev. F. J. Peck, Kansas City, Mo. 4th—8 o'clock, Sermon will be delivered by Rev. Wm. Alexander, Sedalia, Mo. Rev. J. D. Barksdale, P. E., Rev. L. L. Bean, of Marshall, Mo., and J. H. Alien of Independence, Mo., will assist in the services. Fare from Kansas City Round Trip will be Reduced to $1.50 One Fare from Slater and Marshall EXCURSION FROM SEDALIA. Committees will serve Breakfast, Dinner and Supper on the ground. Everbody will be invited to Higginsville that day. We hope everybody will bring us liberal donations as we desire to raise the last dollar on that day. We shall endeavor to make it pleasant for all. TRUSTEES: Jake Greenwood, Fred Barton, John Smith, Perry Davis, Al Frank Barton, John Smith, Perry Davis, Al Frank Barton, John Smith, Perry Davis, Al Frank 9:20-10:00 a. m. Band Concert, corner Third and Ohio Streets. 10:30-11.00 Band Concert, corner Main and Ohio Streets. 11:30-12 M. Band Concert at Liberty Park. 12 M. DINNER. AFTERNOON PROGRAM. 1:00-2:00 Firing Salutes, Sargeant "Buck Shelby." 2:00 Band escorts Speakers to Park. Display by Automobile Club. 2:30-4:30 SPEAKING. Pres. B. F. Allen, Pres. I. E. Page and Ex-congressman, George H. White. Rev. J. Will Jackson, D. D., Master of ceremonies. 4:30 Base Ball Rocheport Elks vs. Sedalia Blues. Fourth of August Musicale. 8:30 P. M. Scott Joplin, assisted by others, will make this program one of the most interesting features of the celebration. (see program in city dailies) 10 o'clock, p. m. Grand March, led by Profs. Nathaniel Diggs and John Williams A High-Grade Church Thorough Instruction Opening Day of the A. M. E. CHURCH at the PROG SUNDAY, AUGUST 1st—10 to 11 o'clock, Congregations 2nd—11 o'clock, Sermon delivery Rev A. A. 3rd—3 o'clock, Sermon will be Rev F. F. 4th—8 o'clock, Sermon will be Rev W. W. Rev J. D. Barksdale, P. L. Marshall, Mo., and J. H. H. Mo., will assist in the service Fare from Kansas will be Reduced One Fare from Slack EXCURSION FEE Committees will serve Breakers the ground. Everbody will be day. We hope everybody will as we desire to raise the lion shall endeavor to make it please. TRUSTEES: Jake Greenwood; Fred Barksdale; Arthur Groves and George Lindsky. Official Bulletin Greatest Founder (Greater Than All) Amusements and Liberty Park, H. G. Phillips and W. MORNING 9:20—10:00 a. m. Band Concert 10:30—11:00 Band Concert 11:30—12 M. Band Concert 12 M. DINNER AFTERNOON 1:00—2:00 Firing Salutes, Salute 2:00 Band escorts Speak Display by Automatic 2:30—4:30 SPEAKING, Press Ex-congressman, Rev J. J. Will Jackson 4:30 Base Ball Roch Fourth of Au 8:30 P. M. Scott Joplin, assist gram one of the most interesting (see program) 10 o'clock, p. m. Grand March, John Williams "Please Put This in Your Next Issue" My brother, it would give us great pleasure to do that very thing. The editorial department of the SOUTHWESTERN has great pleasure in receiving news items from the brethren on the field these men deserve every consideration; but we are too, able to comply with all requests made. The sixteen pages of our paper will hold just so much and no more, and there are twenty Conferences, with nearly 1,800 preachers who must have a hearing. Just this week we had twenty-eight columns of matter set up that could not get in the paper. It would be better for all --- -Departments-- College, Academic, Normal, Commercial. Art. Music, Elocution @ Industrial. CATALOGS FREE. Fall term opens Sept. 20. L. Lowe, D. D. Ph. D., Pres. Sedalia, Mo. Medication the HIGGINSVILLE, MO. GRAM AUGUST 7, 1904. National Singing. Performed by A. Gilbert, Lexington, Mo. delivered by J. Peck, Kansas City, Mo. delivered by M. Alexander, Sedalia, Mo. E. Rev. L. L. Bean, of Allen of Independence, services. City Round Trip ded to $1.50 Enter and Marshall FROM SEDALIA. Fast, Dinner and Supper on invited to Higginsville that will bring us liberal donations just dollar on that day. We sant for all. Johnson, John Smith, Perry Davis, Al Frank REV. J. F. SAGE, Pastor. Metin of The th of August ents Predecessors.) Attractions At Sedalia, Mo. H. Huston, Managers. PROGRAM corner Third and Ohio Streets. corner Main and Ohio Streets. art at Liberty Park. ER. N PROGRAM. argeant "Buck Shelby." kers to Park. mobile Club. B. F. Allen, Pres. I. E. Page and George H. White. in, D. D., Master of ceremonies. port Elks vs. Sedalia Blues. August Musicale. ated by others, will make this pro- features of the celebration. in city dailies) ed by Profs. Nathaniel Diggs and concerned if your articles could be published at least the week after their arrival in the office. They could be, if you would boil them down, and in so doing you would mention the principal things that occur. We have on hand articles concerning the work of the brethren in their charges that are two months old and we are doing the best we can to publish them. If we don't succeed in getting them out as soon as you hope for be patient with us. Southwestern Christian Advo. Little men stoop to base deeds. Watch the end of their career. Mrs. Bell Johnson is spending a few days in Kansas City. Rev. J. M. Harris, of Kansas City, was in the city Wednesday. Miss Fuel will leave Sunday for Kansas City to visit her mother. Mr. Berry, after a long absence in St. Louis, arrived home recently. Robert Fuel, who died in Kansas City Sunday morning, was well known here. The Milk-Maids held their convention at the Warren Street M E. Church, Saturday night. Miss Lucie Miller and sister left for Kansas City Saturday, where they will spend a few days with their mother. Mr. White, wife and daughter who have been visiting relatives here will depart for home Tuesday. They live in Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. J. M. Harris, of Kansas City, who has been visiting relatives and friends here and in St. Louis, will return home Tuesday. W. H. Huston, Editor of the Conservator, lunched with Miss. Maria Herndon, Friday last. After a ride to Pertle Springs, he returned on the night train. OTTERVILLE. Mrs. Sally Finley is visiting in Boonville this week. Mrs. Minnie Finley, of Sedalia, spent a few days with friends here last week. Mrs. Bertha Nero, of K. C., is visiting her mother here. Mr. Thos. Cooper, is visiting home folks here this week. Misses Maude and Jennie Hogan entertained company at home Sunday. Those on our streets from near by towns were: Messrs Daniel Johnson, of Mt Moriah; F. Golden and brother, of Byberry; Miss Cora Simpson and brother; Jno. Black. Dyed--July 28. Mrs. Emily Hogan, age eighty-two years. She had been a devoted christon for thirty years. She rests in peace. Mrs. Outland, of Springfield, Ill., her grand-daughter, was to the funeral. The bereaved ones have our sympathy. A Married Man's Musings It is not good for man to be alone, but it is much less expensive. Of all his wife's relatives a man generally prefers her mother-in-law. A "perfect dream" of a bonnet is invariably followed by a nightmare of a bill. After that, whenever the dressmaker's bill came, Adam probably had some heated remarks to make about snakes that couldn't mind their own business. About the only time a fellow can get his wife's absorbed, undivided attention is when he talks in his sleep. The first year a husband is kept busy learning to hold his tongue and the second year learning to hold the baby. After a fellow has walked about fourteen miles every night for two weeks with the baby it pains him to be told by the doctor: you look all run down. Evidently you are not getting enough exercise." The girl who has dreamt ten long years of a Sir Galahad Montmorency, who shall bear her away to his moated castle on a coal-black charger, generally winds up by marrying a fellow name Jones.—Saturday Evening Post. Kansas Cl+v—$1.50. Round trip Sunday, Aug. 7th. Special Train leaves Sedalia 8:30 A. M. Returning, leaves Kansas City 10 p.M. Mo. Pac. NO.14. Dont fail to go to Higginsville Sunday to see Rev. Sage's New Church. Miss. Nellie Johnson of Sweet Springs, will spend the week with her many young friends here. As programed, the Masons went to liberty Park for their joint installation Friday evening. Miss Nellie Glass, of Parsons, Kas., is enjoying a pleasant visit with Mrs. Nellie Reynolds, of East Morgan Street. Mrs. J. H. Newbill was called to be at the bed side of a very sick mother. She departed Monday afternoon on the Mo. Pacific. Miss Victoria Johnson, who has been out in Colorado, returned home Tuesday, to spend the Fourth with her friends and relative. Mesdames Lula Holiday and Emma Jones accompanied by Miss Blanch, and masters Byron and Tenyson spent the Sabbath in Kansas city. All report an excellent time. Miss Effie Bruce, of Aspon. Colo., is here for a two weeks visit with her Aunt, Mrs. Salina Myers on North Ohio St. Miss Bruce arrived last Friday. Isam Burress is busily engaged in erecting a commodeous dwelling on his lot on west Morgan street. He is one of Sedalia's most industrious christian gentmen. Ferguson brothers, Fred and Richard, will give a swell State Fair entertainment at Liberty Park Hall, during State Fair week. Watch for posters and Newspaper "nads." Reverends William H. Howard of Lexington, and Harrison Green of Marshall visited us in our New "Sanctum" recently. We were pleased to chat with those distinguished churchmen. Miss Fannie Jamison of Georgetown has been assisting Henry Pettis, the caterer, recently to care for his large Sunday trade. Miss Jaminson is one of Georgetown's most promising young damsel. Mrs. Henry Husher, who has been in the city for several weeks under the treatment of Dr. J. M. Harris departed for home Tuesday. While here she abode at the residence of Mr. J. H. Newbill, on West Morgan. Madame Sadie Pollard, of Chicago Ill., who has been visiting her brother August Jackman and sisrer, Mrs. Isam Burress, departed Monday morning for Columbia to visit her sister, Mrs. Aughes at that place. Mrs. Pollard was accompanied by Mrs. Burress. Mr. E. P. Richardson, of Kansas City, visited at the residences of the Messrs. A. J. Adams and Thomas Grear, last week. Mr. Richardson is an experienced Embalmer and Funeral director, under the employ of the Counter Brothers, Undertakers. He will spend the week of the Fourth in our midst. Albert Jones and brother Glem have been awarded the contract of putting in the Stone foundation for Geo. R.Smith College's New Industrial plant. These gentlemen say, they mean to do their very best work, on this job. Geo. R. means to take her stand alongside the other great educational institutions of this Western Country. Mesdames Princess Curtis, and J. R. Porter, wife of Dr.J. R. Porter of Atlanta, Ga, arrived Sunday morning and are now the guests of Mrs. J. M. Harris, Mrs. Curtis, daughter. The ladies had as their escort Master Guy Curtis, of St. Louis, an exceptionally bright little gentieman. He with Master Mayo, will make the welkin ring at the Harris home for several days. HUSTON & ENGLISH, Publishers. SEDALIA, MISSOUR. THE EVICTION OF MONSIEUR. By J. C. PLUMMER (Copyright, 1944, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) "OUT on the street he goes, bag and baggage." said Mrs. Raggett, "unless he pays me what he owes me. And to-morrow morning, too." "I think Musseer Grande means all right," remonstrated Capt. Gaggett, somewhat feebly. "You are a nice judge of people, you are," retorted his wife, scornfully, "there's not a rum-sucking old sailor about the wharves who hasn't borrowed money from you, and they all mean well. You'd think the Old Boy meant well, I suppose, if he stuck you on his fork." Capt. Raggett, guiltily conscious of having loaned Capt. Simon Bond a dollar, that very morning, held his peace. "For a whole month that old Frenchnan has been promising me my money," continued Mrs. Raggett, "says he's a letter coming from France with a lot of money in it. Where's the letter, I'd like to know? I won't be made a fool of no more." "Wait until to-morrow night," pleaded Capt. Raggett, "the letter may come to tomorrow." "Letter from the moon," sniffed his wife, "there's no letter, you ninny; he's only playing off on me for time." "If you please," said a gentle voice from the staircase, "is it that the post has come not yet?" "Yes, he's come, gone and forgot it," replied Mrs. Raggett, roughly. "And no letter," cried Monsieur Grande, with a gesture of despair. "I am desolated, Madame Raggett. Again I cannot fulfill my promise. But patience, Madame, it must come, it must come." "There may have been gales at sea," put in Capt. Raggett. "Yes, yes," exclaimed the Monsieur, "and held the ships ahead, no aback; patience, Madame, patience." The old man ascended the stairs to his room, supperless, for Mrs. Raggett had made no hospitable sign. Monsieur Grande was the sole boarder at the Raggett mansion. The tall, thin, old Frenchman, with the oval of his face accentuated by the grey imperial at his chin, with his gentle manners and perpetual struggle with the idioms of the English language, had made many friends in the neighborhood, but he had never made a favorable impression on Mrs. Raggett. That strenuous lady denounced his gentleness as weakness, and his mistakes in language, stupidity. At first the Monsieur made a meagre living, writing for some Franch newspaper, but, latterly, his contributions seemed unwelcome, and he became back in his board. Then a letter came from France, and the Monsieur came to Mrs. Raggett, his face as radiant as a sunny day in June. In his excited manner he read that a legal matter had been settled in France, and that a remittance of 3,000 francs would be made the monsieur by the next mall. Monsieur trod on the air. He invited both the captain and his wife to a dinner at a French restaurant, and to the theatre afterwards. He promised treats, galore, to the neighbors, and presents to the dirty children, who loved to play tricks on the old Frenchman. But day succeeded day, and the letter came not. Day by day the trony of Mrs. Raggett changed to insulting mockery, and the gentle old man was overwhelmed with shame. Wistfully he watched for the postman each day, and sadly he bowed his head, as he passed the house, without leaving the expected missive. Capt. Raggett, entering his room, stealthily, found the old man sitting with his face on his hands. "Ahoy, musseer," said the captain, softly, "here's a bit of bread and 'am I hooked from the safe. Eat it." "I am desolated," groaned the monsieur, "will the letter neaire come?" "Musser," said the captain, suffering from a throat obstruction, "you'd better get ready to weigh anchor to-morrow." "Comment?" asked the monsieur. "The missus 'll ask you to get out tomorrow," explained the captain, still suffering with impeded utterance. "I want to give you the word." "I must leave; is it that I must leave?" "That's what she says," said the captain, "and you come straight down to the schooner Nautilus. I give you a berth." "But, my letter, captain. It will come here, and I must be here to get it." Capt. Raggett shook his head, sadly. He did not believe in the letter, but not for the world would he have had the monsieur suspect his doubts. Mrs. Raggett arose the next morning, in a first rate humor for an eviction. THIS TIME LAST YEAR. She had slept poorly, and had discovered that her husband had loaned a dollar to Capt. Bond. She ate breakfast with a ferocious gleam in her eyes, which chilled the blood of the captain, and directly the meal was finished she prepared for action. "Mister Grande," she said, sharply, entering the room of the old Frenchman, "I've come for the money due me." "Mais the letter, it has not come," exclaimed the old man. "When it comes I will pay you." "Mister Grande," said Mrs. Raggett, "you will do me the favor of leaving this house and board." Monsieur Grande made no move to leave. He sat, as if stunned, in his room. Mrs. Raggett was a woman of prompt action. She summoned a ragged, slattern of a man, called Pete, who did old jobs for enough to buy a drink, and ordered him to carry the monsieur's scanty furniture out on the sidewalk. The neighbors gathered, as the small pile of effects were placed alongside the gutter, and commented in undertones. When the last piece of furniture was out of the room, Pete grasped the arm of the old man, as he leaned against the wall, and began to drag him out. Then something happened. Pete lay down, suddenly, on the floor, his head striking the boards, with a thump, and Capt. Raggett, his face as red as a lobster, escorted the old man carefully down stairs. Pathetically, the old man perched himself on the pile of his household goods, and concealed his face with his hands. The neighbors looked on, silently. Many of them had undergone the same misfortune in their time, and their sympathy was not the less, because they were silent. They were not wont to be expressive of their emotions. Suddenly, the old Frenchman's head arose, a hopeful, wistful expression came THE MUSEUM "IT MEANS THAT I AM RICH." into his eyes, for away up the street he saw the grey uniform of the postman. He came briskly down the street, stopping at one house after another, until he reached the Raggett house. Monsieur gazed at him, eagerly. "Nothing," said the postman, shaking his head. "Rien," groaned the old man, his head cropping on his breast. Mrs. Raggett laughed scornfully, and Capt. Raggett, who was leaning against the mantel-piece in the lowest possible spirits, was so depressed at the non-delivery of the letter that he knocked a nickel clock off the mantel and with it a mass of papers tucked behind the clock. "Ockard idjut," exclaimed Mrs. Raggett. The captain solemnly picked up the clock and replaced it. Then he gathered up the papers. There was one bulky envelope from some installment house, which had come unsealed and contained advertising matter. As the captain picked this up another letter dropped from out of the advertisements. "What's this?" exclaimed he, "a letter for M. M. Francis Grande. Where did this come from?" Mrs. Raggett colored. "I suppose it got tucked into that there other letter and nobody noticed it," she said. "Let me see it." "It belongs to Musseer Grande," said the captain, and he bore it to him. With eyes gleaming, with gaelic utterances pouring from his lips, the old man opened the letter. There was the draft for 3,000 francs, and, more, a promise of a like sum in two months. The old Frenchman waved the draft, triumphantly. "I was sure, captain," he exclaimed, "It it is that I am riche. It is that we have a dinner at the restaurant, that the friends have presents and the children have bon-bons." Mrs. Raggett was harsh, but she had some feeling. She declines the invitation to the dinner. "It'd have choked me," she exclaimed. Monsieur still boards at the Raggett house. His articles sell again, and in two months' time another draft and another dinner, more presents, more bon-bons for the children. And huge bowlers lie all tumbled Carelessly as they can be. Like a mighty world had crumbled Leaving only them and me. Oh, the sloping hills and meadows, Wide, wide meadows daisy spread, Darkened with the flitting shadows Of the cloud-ships overhead; And the humming in the clover Of the bees, and shrill and clear Sounds of this thing the last year. Ways I waked this the last year. -J M. Lewis, in Houston Post. Another Record Broken. The Chicago Record-Herald says that an American duchess has secured a divorce and resumed her maiden name. Doesn't this break a record? The mileage of the railway system of Mexico now aggregates 19,078 miles. THE FARMING WORLD Norway Maple Is Beautiful and Should Have More Recognition in the West. Norway maple (Acer platanoides) has been for many years a favorite for embellishing parks, boulevards and avenues in this country and in Europe. It is found from Norway to Italy, and in central and southern Russia. It was introduced into Britain in 1683, and later imported into the United States, and has been widely distributed in states north of Maryland. It thrives in almost any soil, from sandy to rocky and clay, where the location is satisfactory for any tree, even in the paved streets of smoky cities, though its spreading habit of growth makes it undesirable for narrow city streets. The whole beauty of the tree LEAVES OF NORWAY MAPLE is developed where it can spread naturally—horizontally in all directions; it will grow 40 to 70 feet high, and spread to a circumference greater than the height. The foliage appears early in the spring, and is dense and rich in green. The trees cast a shadow in the first week of hot weather, and appear in full leaf when the elm's leaves are not half grown. At this time the blossoms borne in racemes of yellow, attract the attention. The Norway maple, while one of the first to appear in full leaf, is one of the last to part with its foliage in the fall, and the shade cast by their yellowish-green leaves is refreshing under a hot October sun. There are three varieties of the Norway maple, of strong habit, that make very beautiful, large-sized lawn trees. Good effect is produced by permitting them to branch very low, so the branches may touch the ground. The three varieties referred to are: Acre platanoides, var. Schwedleri—A purple-leaved variety, with dark-red branches and scarlet twigs and leaves on the young spring growth; leaves very large and very dark-brown after mid-summer. A. p. var. Reitenbachi—Similar to the preceding, with less reddish-purple in the spring, but brighter and dark blood-red in summer. A. p. var. laciniata—This variety has the habit of growth of its species, except that the twigs are longer and more willow-like; color lighter or yellowish green; leaves deeply cut and attractive. The accompanying cut is botanically correct. If a leaf stalk is cut off during the growing season, a milk-white sap will exude, and this may be regarded as one way of identifying the Acer platanoides from other species of maple—George G. Atvied, in Country Gentleman. GIVE THE BIRDS A SHOW. After All Is Said and Done They Are About the Best Friend of the Fruit Grower. The birds are frequently a great nuisance to the man that grows a little fruit. With the man that grows a great deal of fruit there is nothing to complain of. The towns and cities in some of our states have encouraged the birds till it is impossible for the man who has two or three raspberry currant or blackberry bushes to get any fruit at all. The writer had a small plantation of raspberries, but finally dug it out, as the birds every year took all the fruit. He has other small fruit in larger quantities, and keeps this because he has enough so that the birds can take some and there will still be a gold margin left for the cultivator. We have heard men rage against the birds. One man says that if there is any one bird that should be shot it is the robin, and he practices shooting robine on his farm because they attack his fruit. Now, we believe in the birds. We cannot expect to have something for nothing, and the benefits the birds bring have to be paid for by a salary of fruit. The way for a man to escape their ravages largely is to grow enough of one kind of fruit to have enough left for himself after having lost some by the ravages of the birds. Taking all in all, the fruit grower has the best of it. He is mistaken in thinking that he is the loser. He sees the fruit the birds have taken, but he is not able to find out the number of the predatory insects that have been consumed by the birds. If a man has a small lot of fruit, the only way to save it will be to cover it; and in that case the work will not be laborious. If his plantation is large he will never discover the loss.—Farmers' Review. Irish cooperative dairies were first organized about 17 years ago. The statistics for the year 1902 show that there were then 322 cooperative dairy societies there, with a membership of 41,299, and that these societies in 1902 did a business amounting to $8,200,000. NOTES ON NEEDLEWORK. Pretty Trifles for Summer Use That May Be Fashioned at Home. Take a square of brown deim or soft tan canvas and sketch a graceful spray of hops thereon and outline in gold wash silk. Line it with denim and finish with brown and gold, then fill the cushion with dried hops. A dainty gift for the girl who embroiders is the "floss book," a long, narrow book bound in small-figured cretonne and tied with bows of ribbon. The pages are of stiff cardboard, covered with plain linen, with straps for holding skeins of silk, linen or mercerized cotton floss. Make at least one raffia pillow just to see what comfortable rests they are for plaza or summer cottage. Get several colors (the reliable colors) and weave the pillow in blocks of color just as you used to weave colored papers when you were a kindergartner and leave fringe at the edges or turn the ends of the raffia, in making it plain. Stuff the pillow with curled hair and you have a nice, cool pillow, and a pretty one. For summer kimono Japanese cotton crepe is an excellent fabric. It washes like the traditional iron and no matter how delicate the coloring may be there is seldom a piece that fades with tubing. This material can be procured in an infinite variety of tints and designs. Stripes are effective and a plain crepe to match the colored stripe makes a pretty border for the collar, front and loose sleeves. There is one distinctly Japanese pattern that has taken remarkably well. It represents Japanese letters of the alphabet stamped in white on the dark blue, China blue or any color that one happens to fancy. A pretty little work basket is made of stiff cardboard cut out in four sections, each one about four inches high and five broad at the top, slanting to a width of three and a half inches at the base. Ribbons at the top and bottom of each section fasten them together in form something like a tall strawberry box. These sections are covered with acru crash and on the outside of one is attached a needle pad covered with a flap of canvas. Another side of this little basket carries a tomato pincushion made of silk. A third is decorated with two little emeries in the form of strawberries, and the last section has a pocket in which to keep buttons, spool cotton, braid, etc. One of the newest finishing touches for fancy work is ribbon rose work. When a picture frame has been made and pass-separtout, paste over the edges a strip of pink ribbon and then make a lot of rosettes of narrow ribbon in two shades of pink, filling the tiny centers with knots of yellow and green. Sew these rosettes to the frame, alternating the lighter with the darker pink rose, then the many ribbon bowls of the narrowest width of green ribbon and fasten a bow between each rose. The effect is that of small green, leaves between miniature roses. An oval frame is finished with a pink bow at the top. Trays for the dressing table are made in the same manner by lining a shallow basket with the color of silk or satin that trims the table and covering the edges with tiny roses of the same color. DANGER IN SODA SIPHONS: Warning for Housekeepers Who Make Use of Them in Summer Time. Do you know that the siphon bottle ordinarily used for soda water and other effervescent drinks is usually charged with a pressure of from 120 to 160 pounds to the square inch? The danger likely to result from an explosion of one of these little household articles is by no means inconsiderable, and yet the average person handles a siphon as though it were the most harmless thing in the world, says the Washington Times. There are two or three things to remember in handling siphons. Never keep your siphons near the range, for the unusual heat is more likely than anything else to cause an explosion. Don't subject the bottle to any sudden change of temperature whatever. For instance, if you keep your siphon in the icebox—and that is the best and safest place for them—don't grasp the glass part of the bottle with your warm hand, for the sudden change of temperature is apt to cause an explosion. The best way to carry a siphon at all times is by the metal top at the head of the bottle. It is needless to say the greatest care should be taken not to drop a siphon, for an explosion is the inevitable result. When empty, the siphon is, of course, quite harmless. That these bottles are considered a great source of danger is evidenced by the fact that the courts inevitably hold the bottlers strictly reliable for all damages resulting from the explosion of one of them if even the slightest defect in the manufacture of the bottle can be shown. Fruit Beverage. Mash one quart of ripe berries with half a pound of sugar. Peel the yellow rind of 12 lemons very thin, squeeze the juice over the peel and allow it to stand for 12 hours. Chop a ripe pineapple very fine and mix with a half pound of sugar. Let it stand several hours, then strain the lemon juice and mash the raspberries through a coarse sieve, then the pineapple. Mix together, adding three quarts of water. Stir until the sugar is dissolved, then strain and chill. Serva in shelbet glasses, with a slice of pineapple, lemon and a few raspberries. Washington Star. Potted Ox-Tongue Boll a fresh tongue; skin, clean and remove the bones; when cold, mince very fine, and add four ounces of butter to each pound of tongue, some mace, nutmeg, cloves, paprika, salt, and a little black pepper; mix well; place in jars and pour melted butter over.—People's Home Journal EEL THAT DINES ON DUCK. Whole Family of Mallards Devoured at Philadelphia Zoo to Appease Fish's Appetite. An epicurean eel has succeeded in wiping out an entire happy family at the Philadelphia zoo and in reducing the population of the gardens by five within as many days in order to appease his appetite. Five mallard ducklings were hatched out on the little island in the center of the lake at the zoo the other week. All five took to the water without delay, but when they came ashore at night there were only four. The next day the number had dwindled to three. The keepers ascribed the disappearance to the rats which make their home on the island. When only one duckling was left the mystery was solved by a keeper. Hearing sounds of a struggle he hurried to the water's edge and saw the sole survivor of the mallard family disappearing into the maw of a big eel, while the mother duck stood on the shore quacking loudly. WILL NOT SELL HIS SECRET Ohio Counterfeiter Refuses to Tell How He Gave a Base Metal the True Ring of Gold. A secret for which chemists would gladly give a fortune will be lost forever when death comes to the relief of old Bob Mason, now wasting away in the penitentiary hospital at Columbus, O. He is serving his fourth term for counterfeiting and once was caught turning out spurious dimes inside the prison walls. On his deathbed three years ago, Miles Ogle, king of the counterfetters, confided to Mason the secret of a substance which turns silver and base metal to the color of gold. When the assayers at Washington melted up several bogus double eagles, the handwork of Mason, they were baffled by the presence of a mysterious reddish substance, giving the coin its true ring and weight. He declares he will never reveal the secret. Mason was a confederate soldier, but has followed counterfeiting for 40 years and has made and lost fortunes A Deduction A Chicago woman declares that a man does not love his wife unless he is willing to eat anything she cooks. And there is no doubt in the world, says the New York Mail, that if a man really loves a woman he ought to be willing to die for her. 900 DRORS CASTORIA A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS & CHILDREN Promotes Digestion Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. 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Paxitine is in powder form to dissolve in water, not present in and far superior to liquid antiseptics containing antiseptics containing allantoin, vitrifies and inflamed surfaces and have no cleaning properties. The contents of some antiseptics more Antiseptic Solution - lasts longer - goes further - has more opened in the skin does more good than antiseptic preparation you can buy. The formula of a noted Boston physician, and used with great success as a Vaginal Wash, for Leucorrhoea, Pelvic Catarrh, Nasal Catarrh, Sore Throat, Sore Eyes, Cuts, and all soreness of mucus membrane. In local treatment of female lilia Paxitine is invaluable. Used as a Vaginal Wash we challenge the world to cease its equal for thoroughness. It is a revelation in cleansing and healing power; it kills all germs which cause inflammation and discharges. **BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER** CURBS catarrh of the stomach. **Alligators keep Paxine; price, 500.** a box; if you do not send to us for it. Use a take substitute = the things like Paxine. Write for the Free Box of Paxine to-day. R. PAXTON 60., 4 Pope Bldg., Boston, Mass. THE CIPHER WAS TOO MUCH Telegraph Operator Thought the Message Was Too Much Twisted While Secretary Hay was in the country one summer, an important piece of official business was pending, and he arranged with Washington that any news that might arrive about the matter should be telegraphed to him. Day after day he waited, says the New York Tribune, but no telegram came. One morning, happening to go to the lonely little telegraph office, he said to the operator, "I suppose you have received no dispatch for me?" "Why, yes, sir," the operator replied, "there was a dispatch for you the other day, but it was all twisted and confused." "Didn't make head or tail of it," I didn't think it was any use to send it up to you." Arriving at a Verdict. Kushequa, Pa., Aug. 1.—(Special) In this section of Pennsylvania there is a growing belief that for such Kidney Diseases as Rheumatism and Lame Back there is only one sure cure, and that is Dodd's Kidney Pills. This belief grows from such a place. She tells the story, herself as follows: "I have suffered from Rheumatism for thirty years and find that Dodd's Kidney Pills have done me more good than any medicine I have ever taken. I was also told by a friend that I say that my back hasn't bothered me since I took Dodd's Kidney Pills." Considering that Mrs. Davison only took two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the result would be considered wonderful if it were not that others are reporting similar results. I say a verdict that "Dodd's Kidney Pills are the one sure cure for Rheumatism." Check! He—Why does a woman always think she ought to wear a smaller shoe than she can? She—Why does a man always think he ought to wear a larger hat than he can? Yonkers Stateman All Aboard for Boston G. A. R. National Encampment. Aug. 15-20th with the Nickel Plate Road, Tickets on sale Aug. 15th, 18th and 14th, 94. Liberal return limit. Stop off at Niagara Falls and Chautauqua Lake. A special G. A. R. train will leave Chicago 8:00 a.m. m. Aug. 18th. For local agent or inquired, Y. E. etc. call on local agent or address of Y. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago, ill. Some authority in fashion ought to also come to the aid of the fat man with a dip front. —Atchison Globe. Fits stopped free and permanently cured. No its after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great New Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle & treatise. Dr. Kline, 931 Arch st., Phila., Pa. Faint heart in time may save a breach of promise suit. —Woman's Journal. 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. CHIEF OF POLICE SAVED. Newberry, S. C.-W. H. Harris, chief of police of Newberry, says: "I suffered for a number of years with kidney complaint. There was a dull aching across the small of my back that was worse at night and made me feel miserable all the time. The kidney secretions were dark and full of sediment, and lack of control compelled me to rise a number of times during the night. Between this annoyance and the backache it was impossible for me to get much sleep and my health was being undermined. I tried a number of remedies, but nothing helped me until I got Doan's Kidney Fills. The use of this remedy according to directions promptly brought about a change for the better. After using two boxes the backache all left me, the kidney secretions cleared up and the action of the kidneys became normal." A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured Chief Harris will be mailed to any part of the United States. Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by all dealers. Price 50 cents per box. STRANGE STORY OF A BILL Reasons Given by Kentucky Judge for Keeping Twenty-Dollar Greenback for Over Twenty Years. County Judge W. H. Prewitt, of Danville, Ky., has in his possession a $20 bill which has connected with it a pathetic story of our civil war. While gathering together and arranging his personal effects, in company with several friends the other day, he pulled from an old box a $20 bill, yellow with age, and remarked: "This must not be spent during my lifetime." He then related the following story: "Just after the battle of Perryville I found two young confederate soldiers—two boys, about 17 or 18 years of age, lying wounded upon the field. I took them to my home, then in the neighborhood of the battlefield, and took care of them for several weeks until they had almost recovered from their wounds. One morning a company of federal soldiers surrounded my house and took us prisoners to Danville, where they kept us for several days before taking the boys to prison. When the lads were about to be taken away they gave me this $20 for taking care of them. I refused at first, but they insisted that I take the money, for it would be taken away from them anyway, and I would just as soon have it as anybody. I finally consented. They gave me the bill and bade me good-by as they went to prison. This was "2 years ago," and the judge, "and I have neither heard nor seen anything of the young soldiers since, but have kept this money. Many times I have been broke and in need of a dollar, but I never had a desire to spend the bill. Here it is, it belongs to them." Humor of a London 'Burman: While a Salvation Army procession was passing the Stock Exchange today, and a fine audience of members were gathered to watch it, a "busman with a load of Salvations behind him leaned over and shouted this invitation: "Any more for 'Eaven?' He was unanswered.—London Globe. BUNCH TOGETHER. Coffee Has a Curious Way of Finally Attacking Some Organ. Alls that come from coffee are cumulative, that is, unless the coffee is taken away new troubles are continually appearing and the old ones get worse. "To begin with," says a Kansan, "I was a slave to coffee just as thousands of others to-day; thought I could not live without drinking strong coffee every morning for breakfast and I had sick headaches that kept me in bed several days every month. Could hardly keep my food on my stomach, but would vomit as long as I could throw anything up and when I could let hot coffee to stay on my stomach I thought I was better. "Well, two years ago this spring I was that sick with rheumatism I could not use my right arm to do anything, had heart trouble, was nervous. My nerves were all unstrung and my finger nails and tips were blue as if I had a chill all the time, and my face and hands yellow as a pumpkin. My doctor said it was heart disease and rheumatism and my neighbors said I had Bright's Disease and was going to die. "Well, I did not know what on earth was the matter and every morning would drag myself out of bed and go to breakfast, not to eat anything, but to force down some more coffee. Then in a little while I would be so nervous, my heart would beat like everything." "Finally one morning I told my husband I believed coffee was the cause of this trouble and that I thought I would try Postum, which I had seen advertised. He said 'All right,' so we put Postum, and although I did not like it at first I got right down to business and made it according to directions, then it was fine and the whole family got to using it, and I tell you it has worked wonders for me. Thanks to Postum in place of the poison, coffee I now enjoy good health, have not been in bed with sick headache for two years, although I had it for 30 years before I began Postum and my nerves are now strong and I have no trouble from my heart or from the rheumatism. "I consider Postum a necessary article of food on my table. My friends who come here and taste my Postum say it is delicious." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Get the book, "The Road to Well ville," in each pkg. Happenings in Missouri. Her Life Heavily Inured. John J. Stutter, a wealthy citizen of Palmyra, is investigating the death of his daughter, Mrs. Jones Watson. The body was exhumed and a chemist is examining the stomach. The evening of July 5, Dr. Jones Watson was discovered, presumably unconscious, on a bridge crossing Salt river in a lonely spot near New London, and his wife was found dead under the bridge. Their horse and buggy were found a short distance away uninjured. Watson was unable to give any account of the accident except to say that a piece of paper had fluttered in front of the horse and frightened it. The Watsons lived in Denver and they were in Missouri on a visit. Shortly before leaving Missouri Dr. Watson had insured his wife in accident and life insurance companies for $30,000 in his favor. Two days after the funeral Dr. Watson went to St. Louis and is there said to have met a woman he had known in Colorado. He attended the fair and his actions there were such as to cause much adverse criticism. Rumored "Katy" Branch Line. It is rumored that the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway company is preparing to build a few miles of branch railroad from Mokane through Fulton and Columbia to Boonville, where the proposed branch will rejoin the present main line. It is said that the branch will be constructed so as to gain access to the coal fields of Callaway and Boone counties and that several recent surveys of the route were authorized by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas. The fact that the coal chutes at Mokane are being rebuilt and enlarged, gives color to the rumor. For a number of years that part of the "Katy" tracks in Boone and Callaway counties have been made impassable for several weeks each year by high water and encroachments of the river have made expensive improvements necessary. It is thought that it will be cheaper to build through Fulton and Columbia than to construct revetment and embankments along the river. Robbed at the Union Depot. Mrs. T. J. Cratford, of Joplin, reported at the union depot in Kansas City that she had been robbed of $30 and her ticket, which were taken from a chatealaine bag. The woman said she left the bag for about ten minutes lying on a bench in the depot. When she turned to pick up the bag, another woman was looking at it. The woman apologized and returned the bag, but the money and ticket were gone. The woman detected looking at the bag was taken to the depot matron's room and searched, but the property was not found in her possession and she was released. Wanted for Various Offenses Sheriff H. H. Murphy, arrived at Farmington from Las Vegas, N. M., with Bill Dooley in charge. Dooley is wanted for participating in the famous Dooley-Harris battle at the Doe Run picnic on August 4, 1900. In which one of the Harrises and one of the Dooleys were killed and two Harrises and one Dooley wounded, the latter mortally. He is also wanted for the alleged murder, on a train at Rock Spring on July 2, 1902, of Bill Harris. Dooley, it is said, admits killing Bill Harris. Celebrities Invited to Speak. The Lone Jack picnic August 16 of this year promises to be even a bigger event than usual. According to time honored custom leading speakers on both sides of political questions will be invited. This year Senator F. M. Cockrell and Joseph W. Folk have been invited to represent the democratic side and Cyrus P. Walbridge and Herbert S. Hadley will speak for the republicans. Perished in a Cave. Alfred Hall, son of G. G. Hall, of near Almon, who had been missing for about four weeks, was found dead by George and Edward Hall, brothers of the missing man, while searching a cave a quarter of a mile north of Almon. It is probable that he intended to explore the cave and became lost. Then Everybody Laughed. D. T. Rogers, of Rich Hill, shipped 280 bullfrogs to the Kansas City market the other day. "There," said the expressman who received them for shipment, "the Kansas City people can now eat frogs till they croak." It was considered an excellent joke in Rich Hill. Three New Banks. S. B. Cook, secretary of state for Missouri, chartered the following banks: The Bank of Eugene, in Eugene, Cole county, capital stock, $10,000; the Mutual bank of Greencastle, capital stock, $20,000; the Real Estate bank of Maryville, Capital stock, $30,000. Jumped to Her Death. Mrs. W. J. Graves, of Joplin, was filled in jumping from her buggy when the team started to run away. The home of Rome Ryan, who was put in jail at Nevada to serve a sentence of 15 days for neglecting his family, was burned to the ground. Mrs. Ryan and the children were sent to the county farm. Two Appointments. Gov. Dockery made the following appointments: Thomas J. Davis, coal inspector for Tarkio; W. R. Witkerson, member of the Missouri state board of agriculture for the Twelfth congressional district. Registers Missouri Bonds. Registera Missouri Bonds. State Auditor Allen recently registered bonds as follows: Kansas City waterworks, 600 of $1,000 denomination each, bearing four per cent. interest, and the following school bonds: Jasper county, 45 of the denomination of $200, bearing five per cent. interest, and 20 at $500 each, bearing four per cent. interest; Osage county, three bonds aggregating $1,750, at five per cent; Boilingen county, six at $100 six per cent; Wayne county, one at $163, six per cent; Lincoln county, one at $100, six per cent; Madison county, four at $75 each, six per cent; Harrison county, three aggregating $700, six per cent; Laclede county, three aggregating $400, six per cent; Livingston county, four at $200 each, six per cent; Polk county, seven at $500 each and one at $300, six per cent; Boone county, five at $160 each, four per cent; St. Louis county, 50 at $500 each, four per cent; Dallas county, one at $175, eight per cent; Phelps county, ten at $30 each, seven per cent. King of Missouri Farmers. It was easy enough to get rich in Missouri any time the last 20 years if a man had sense enough to buy land and hang to it. David Rankin has 23,000 acres near Tarkio. He bought most of it for $6 to $15 per acre. All of it is now worth from 75 to $100 per acre. Mr. Rankin fed 8,000 cattle and 8,000 hogs last year. Many stock feeders lost money. Mr. Rankin cleared $90,000. Most of the farmer king's land is planted in corn, and a great deal of it yields as much as 75 bushels per acre. His crop last year was 500,000 bushels. Presided at Hoodle Trial Judge H. C. Timmonds, of Lamar, nominated for judge of the Kansas City court of appeals by the democrats, presided at the trial of Senator W. P. Sullivan when that member of the Missouri senate combine was convicted of soliciting a bribe. Judge Timmond's rulings at that trial, and particularly his written interpretation of the common law offense of soliciting bribe money and its application to conditions in Missouri, earned for him a wide reputation. Chance to Earn Rewards. Gov. Dockery issued proclamations offering rewards as follows: Two hundred dollars each for the arrest and conviction of the unknown murderers of William Call, who was killed in Lawrenceburg, in Lawrence county, June 25; $200 each for the arrest and conviction of the unknown persons who attempted to rob the Bank of Augusta in St. Charles county the night of July 21. Sick Pardous Granted. Gov. Dockery issued sick pardons to the following: Thomas L. Harris, who game to the penitentiary from St. Louis in June, 1903, for two years for grand larceny; Emma Lewis, negro, who was serving a seven-year sentence from Jackson county for robbery from June 30, 1904; Carrie Banks, negro, who came to the penitentiary from Pemiscot county in January, 1903, for three years for grand larceny. In the Infant Class. The Times boasted that the combined weight of two citizens of Leeton, Lee Bruckkart and J. W. Marshall, was $469\frac{1}{2}$ pounds. "Only small men, sir," restored the Knob Noster Gem. "In Knob Noster they would belong to the infant class. Just picking at random over here, there are Hill Hunter, 287, and Oscar Allison, 275, or a total of 582. Postmaster Hnd Fled: U. J. Dougherty, deputy United States marshal, returned from Dean's lake, Chariton county, where he had gone with a warrant for the arrest of Postmaster William H. Crews, who is charged with embezzling $639.63 from the government. He found a new postmaster and learned that the old one had gone to some place in Oklahoma. Drake Goes to Iown. The board of managers of the Missouri training school for boys accepted the resignation of Col. S. D. Drake, who has been in charge of the school since it was established, 16 years ago. He goes to Iowa to take charge of the industrial school of that state. Col George Macomber was elected superintendent of the Missouri school. $4,500 for Husband's Death In the circuit court at Jefferson City a jury gave Minnie B. Sullins a judgment for $4,500 against the Missouri Pacific railway for the death of her husband, Charles Sullins. Sullins was killed while performing his duties as brakeman for the company by being struck by a semiphore pole in the St. Louis yards. Old Enough for Pioneer. Mrs. Mary Hutchinson, aged 96, the oldest resident in Livingston county, had a birthday party last week at her home near Chillicothe. Six of her children were present, the oldest being 76 and the youngest 51. Crow After Stone's Job? One of the most interesting stories which has found its way into political circles in a long time is that Attorney General Edward C. Crow has senatorial aspirations, and will seek to succeed United States Senator William Joel Stone. To Better the Negro. The Missouri State Negro Improvement association will meet in Carthage August 7-14. The object of the association, as implied by its name, is the butterment of the colored race. THE COULDN'T "RECOVER." His Wife Thought He Was a Goner and Accordingly Disposed of His Clothing. Big Rooms—Big Meals—Small Cost. Notwithstanding malicious reports to the contrary, the Inside Inn, at the World's Fair, St. Louis, has thoroughly sustained the high reputation of M. E. M. Statier, its Manager, for giving first-class accommodations at reasonable rates. thanks to its enormous size and wonderful facilities, enabled to properly care for the enormous crowds which have sought its hospitality, without overcrowding or discomfort. Standing, as it does, upon an eminence, and surrounded by a beautiful natural forest, it has enjoyed the popular verdict of being the coolest and most delightful spot in all St. Louis. The extraordinary convenience of being right inside the Grounds and thereby saving all tiresome street-courneys has been appreciated by every guest, and the management have won high praise for their successful efforts in catering to the comfort, safety and enjoyment of each and every visitor. The rates, which are very reasonable, range from $1.50 to $5.50 per day European, and from $3.00 to $7.00 American Plan. A special addressed to the Inside Inn World's Fair Grounds, St. Louis, will bring interesting details regarding reservation, etc. Good Enough Scotchman Andrew Carnegie told this story lately: A Scotchman and an Englishman went to see "Douglas," and after Norval's great speech the Scotchman asked his companion: "What do ye think of your Willie Shakespeare noo?" "Well," was the answer, "you have claimed Chaucer, Milton, Spencer, Wordsworth, Byron and most of the others; I suppose, you'll be claiming Shakespeare as Scotch." "Well," said the seal, "you'll allow there's a prima facie case for that; you'll allow he had intellect enough!"—Philadelphia Public Ledger. G. A. R. National Encampment, Boston. August 15-20, 1904 Very low rates via the Nickel Plate Road. A splendid opportunity to visit Boston and its many historical points of interest. Elegant Dining and Sleeping Cars affording every accommodation. Meals served on the Individual Club Plan, also a la carte service. Coffee and sandwiches without extra expense. Stop off at Chautauqua Lake and Niagara Falls will be allowed on return trip. Thoughtful Indeed "Why, he has arranged an automatic atomizer on his auto which sprinkles perfume along the street and overcomes the odor of the gasoline."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Very Low Rates to Boston and Return wiie Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rv. Less than one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale August 13, 13 and 14. Return limit may be extended to Sept. 30. Tickets will be sold via New York if desired. Full-time A. P. F. A., 18d Clark St., Chicago, or C. F. Daly, Chief A. G. P. A., Chicago. On Him at Last. The story is related of a gentleman of economical tendency who was always willing to accept the hospitality of others, but never offered any himself. When he died he gave his grave a monument upon his grave with this description: "This is or me."-N. Y. Times. It Cures While You Walk. Allen's Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot, sweating, callus, and swollen, aching feet. Sold by all Druggists, Price 25c. Don't accepty substitute. Trial package FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. That red and they are importing for the cotton fields appears to serve the double 'unction of killing the boll weevil and keeping the cotton pickers lively—Milwaukee sentinel. THE GENERAL MARKETS. B Women who work, whether in the house, store, office or factory, very rarely have the ability to stand the strain. The case of Miss Frankie Orser, of Boston, Mass., is interesting to all women, and adds further proof that woman's great friend in need is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "DEAR MIS. PINKHAM:—I suffered misery for several years. My back ached and I had bearing down pains, and frequent headaches. I would often wake from a restful sleep in such pain and misery that it would be hours before I could close my eyes again. I dreaded the long nights and weary days. 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BENTON & MINOR. 299 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. and 100 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo. $5000 FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of above testimonials, which will provide the presumptions. Lydia E. Pinker, Co., Lynn, Mass. Millions Use CASCARETS. Surprising, isn't it, the sales are over TEN MILLION boxes a Cascarets do good for so many others just a 10c box. Don't put it off! Do CANDY CAT Cascarets WORK WHILE YOU When you ask for Cascarets, don't let thing else. There is nothing else as g are not pleased we pay your money bists. Sample and booklet free. A Chicago or New York. Best for the PILES NO MONEY TILL We need FREE and postpaid a 25s Receipt; also 108-pagetition, trailing up our mild method, none paid a cant fill DRS. THORNTON & MIN CASCARETS. Surprising, isn't it, that within three years our sales are over TEN MILLION boxes a year? That proves merit. Cascarets do good for so many others, that we urge you to try just a 10c box. Don't put it off! Do it to-day. CANDY CATHARTIC Cascarets WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP When you ask for Cascarets, don't let the dealer substitute something else. There is nothing else as good as Cascarets, and if you are not pleased we pay your money back. 10c, 25c, 50c, all drug-gists. Sample and booklet free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. NO MONEY TILL CURED. 27 YEARS ESTABLISHED. We send FREE and postpaid a 252-page treatise on Piles, Fistula and Diseases of the Rectum; also 108-pageillus. treatise on Diseases of Women. Of the thousands cured by our mild method, none paid a cent till cured—we furnish their names on application. DRS. THORNTON & MINOR. Good Openings Await its Graduates. Write for new 25 page illustrated catalogue, free. D. L. MUSSELMAN, Prest. Gern City Business College, Quincy, Illinois. PILES ANAKESIS gives in- gesting and training classes in the arts. LIFE CARE PILES For free sample address ANAKESIS Trib- une building, New York. A Gem City Business College affords its students every advantage and adopts the modern, practical ideas in giving A BUSINESS EDUCATION. Attendance last year is 1,000 students. 16 teachers, a 8100 000 school building. Through courses in Shortterm and Typewriting book-keeping, Actual Business Profession and Banking. ```markdown ``` LIVE STOCK AND MISCELLANEOUS ELECTROTYPES IN GREAT VARIETY for sale at the lowest prices by A.N. Kellogg Newspaper Co. 401 Wyandotte St., Kansas City. PATENTS 48 page book FREE, highest references. FITZGERALD & CO. Box K, Washington, D.C. A. N. K.-D 2083 WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISEER please state that you saw the ad- vertisement in this paper. PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL CASE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Theater Good. Use in time. Sold by druglists. CONSUMPTION Bodalia Weekly Conservator- W. H. Hawson . Editor C. M. English . Manager Published every Friday morning and entered at Bodalia Post Office as second class motion. Per Year (in advance) . $1.00 Six months (in advance) . .60 Single Copy . .05 REPUB I CAN TICKET. National. For President, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. —Vice President, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS. State Ticket Governor- Cyrus P. Walbridge. Lieut. Gov- John C. McKinley. See'v of State- John Swanger. Auditor- Henry Wooler. Treasurer- Jacob Gmelich. Atty. General-Herbert S. Hadley. Railroad and ware house Commissioner- Frank Wightman. County Ticket. For Circuit Judge— LOUIS HOFFMAN. For Representative— E. J. STEVENSON. For Prosecuting Attornev— C. C. KELLY. For Collector— W. S. SCOTT. For Treasurer— T. T. VIETS. For Sheriff— BEN JENKINS. For Coroner— GUY TITSWORTE For Assessor— C. D. BROWN. For Surveyor— H. O. MOSS. For Public Administrator— W. E. CONNER. For Justice, Sedalia— DAVID KINSEY. For Constable, Sedalia— T. J. ROBB. THEODORE ROOSEvelt, in accepting the candidacy for the presidency, at the hands of the Republican Party, has the following to say of his personal service: "We who have been intrusted with power as public servants during the past seven years of administration and legislation now come before the people content to be judged by our record of achievement. In the years that have gone by we have made the deed square with the word; and if we are continued in power we shall unswervingly follow out the lines of public policy to which the Republican party has already laid down; a public policy to which we are giving and shall give, a united, and therefore an efficient, support." Editor Logan, of the Professional World, an a ble paper published at Columbia, Mo., speaks of his policy as follows:— "The Professional. World is politically independent, under no obligations to any party and stands for the upbuilding of the Negro race, morally and intellectually. Naturally we are for Ooosevelt and the entire republican platform. In state and local affairs we are for the best men in office at all times, without any regard to party. We believe that principle should always be considered above party, and the best interest of the people should be considered above any one individual. Where are all men equal? In only two places—the Courts of Justice and before God in heaven. Men may speak of the equality of man, his Inalienable Rights, and other pleasing sentiments concerning man's brotherhood and equality but there is no equilibrium of rights, universally speaking, existing between men. Men of talent are superior to the untalented. The same is true of men of gerius, wealth, power and eminence. The Greatest Fourth of August! Celebration—Greater than all its Predecessors! Why greater? Because greater efforts have been put forth by the management to bring about a truly cultured elevating entertainment; because men of the highest standard of Negro manhood in America have been secured to speak and utter the progressive sentiments of the occasion; because, all efforts, put forth by the management, have been prompted by a lofty and ennobling motive, to benefit the public. Don't let any Negro, of Sedalia, who claims to be intelligent, fail to hear Presidents Allen and Page and Ex-Congressman Geo. White at Liberty Park, Thursday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. No better opportunity, will the Sedalia Negro have, during the year, to hear the great questions of the day discussed intelligently by conservative men. By a careful perusal of the Republican State Platform, any citizen may be convinced of the sanity of the positions taken by the Grand Old Party, upon all great questions, Emphatically, not evasively, have the Republicans thru-out the country taken their stand for progressively good government. DOESN'T it seem funny that a small gang or clique of little fellows, who call themselves men, are constantly endeavoring to hinder progress? They will learn some day soon, that intelligence and character controls the affairs of Sedalia as else-where. Sedallans Should Appreciate Qualified Talent. That the Sedalia public should show greater appreciation for qualified talent should be emphasized too often has it been the case that, when cultured entertainments are prepared for the intelligent Negro, he remains at home. How are we to acquire those higher elements of culture, if we stubbornly dodge the opportunity coming directly in touch with it? Several month ago, a troupe of high classed Negro celebrities appeared at Wood's Opra house. Their talent had been recognized by the musical critics of the principal Metropolitan Journals, where they had appeared. Yet when they appeared here only a very few Negroes attended. The same conditions of affairs obtain in the recent concert given by Scott Joppin, recognized by the greatest musical critics of all nations, as the greatest of all "Rag Time" composers. He stands alone, without an equal. Still, Sedalians of color fail to accord to him that encouragement and patronage that his efforts merit. Surely the musical critics of the St. Louis Globe Democrat, Chicago American, the New York World, and other Journals, know talent, when they come in contact with it. Let the Sedalia people hereafter see to it that established ability be not passed unhonored. SEDALIA DISTRICT. Central Missouri Conference will convene at Versailles, Mo., August 24-28. The pastors of the various charges are requested to be present and to urge upon each member of the district conference in your charge to also be present with written reports. Each charge and circuit is very urgently requested send one or two delegates to represent the Epworth League work. We want to revive the League work in Sedalia district. W. H. Smith. P.E. This paper $1 the year THE VATICAN CITY Missouri State School For Colored Youth. College, Normal, Industrial, Domestic. COURSES— Classical, College, Preparatory, Non-Model Training School, Music, (Instruct Drawing, (Fine Arts and Mechanical), working, Blacksmithing, Machinery, Shoe and Gardening, Printing, Typewriting, Se Laundering. ADVANTAGES— Good Location, Free Tuition, New Modern Improvements, Buildings Heated are licenses to teach in any public school in TERM begins on Monday, Sept. 5th. reasonable. A few deserving students see they can earn their way. For Catalogues write to BENJAMIN FRANK PRESIDENT. Jefferson City, Mo. Laboratory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Music, (Instrumental, Vocal), Mechanical), Carpentry, Wood-chnery, Shoe-making, Farming, Newwriting, Sewing, Cooking and nition, New Dormitories with dogs Heated by Steam, Diplomas public school in the state. Sept.; 5th. BOARD very students secure work by which JAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN, A. M., y, Mo. Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Model Training School, Music. (Instrumental, Vocal), Drawing, (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Woodworking, Blacksmithing, Machinery, Shoe-making, Farming and Gardening, Printing, Typewriting, Sewing, Cooking and Laundering. ADVANTAGES— Good Location, Free Tuition, New Dormitories with Modern Improvements, Buildings Heated by Steam, Diplomas are licenses to teach in any public school in the state. TERM begins on Monday, Sept. 5th. BOARD very reasonable. A few deserving students secure work by which they can earn their way. For Catalogues write to BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN, A. M., PRESIDENT. Jefferson City, Mo. Wanted-A girl between the ages 12-14 yrs; one who desires a good home. Apply by mail to Mrs. Maggie Brown(col). Mrs. Richard Sanders For first class hair work Braids, Bangs, Pompadours, and etc. Shampooing, Dying, Bleaching the Hair a specialty. Facial and Bust Massage. Hair Tonics. Massage Cream. Work guaranteed or money refunded. Write for particulars 412 N. Lamine St. Bell Phone --- 734. H. Pettis. 509 North Lamine Street THE MKT AND MISSOUHIKANSAS&TEXAS NAILWAY. On August 9th. and 23rd. and September 13th. and 27th. the M K & TR'y', will sell excursion tickets from St. Louis, Hannibal, Kansas City, Junction City and intermediate points in Missouri and Kansas to points in Indian Territory, Oklahoma and Texas at the extremely low rate of $15.00 for the round trip. Tickets good 21 days from date of sale with Liberal stop-over privileges. You have friends in the Old States, you want them to visit you, or you want them to come and see what the Southwest is and what it offers. Why not write them and acquaint them with the low rate excursions? If you want literature to send them it will be cheerfully furnished by addressing; "KATY" --- --- DEPARTMENTS— NEGROES WANT EQUALITY. Afro-American Realty Company is Organized in New York to Combat Race Prejudice. New York, July 27.—To combat race prejudice against negro tenants in white districts, the Afro-American Realty company has started an aggressive campaign. Negro real estate operators and investors organized the company recently with a capital stock of $500,000. They have subscribed for $1000,000. The remaining $400,000 is offered to negro capitalist for $10 a share. The company owns four five-story flats, valued at $125,000 and holds ten other flat houses under five years leases. Its prospectus says; "Income properly in this city when property managed, will pay from 15 to 52 per cent on the equity, so with $500,000 in this manner invested, even if we never re-sold any of our holdings at a profit—which, of course, from the nature of real estate in this city is bound to happen—taken from a renting standpoint alone, would earn from $72,000 to $100,000 a year." The Afro-American Realty company was fo med after the struggle a year ago to oust negro tenants of up-town flats.—Sedalia Sentinel. Snake in the House Caused Commotion. Warrensbug, Mo. July 29, While Mrs. Heradon was preparing supper for herself and others, she saw a snake moving upon the table on which she was about to knead the bread. Screaming with fear, she ran out the door and after a diligent search his satanic majesty was located in the lime barrel and dispatched by Mr. Amos Adams, a near by neighbor. Alfred Nelson Passed into Eternity. After an illness of nearly 10 years, Alfred Nelson succumbed to death Monday Aug.1th. 6:10 P. M. at the home of his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Nelson, on North Broadway. He was the eldest son of this good mother, being in his 45th year. The funeral services was held from Taylor Chapel, Rev. Richard Davis officiating. The deceased leaves three brothers and two sisters as well as a good christian mother to grieve at his taking away. Kansas City—$1.50. Round trip Sunday, Aug. 7th. Special Train leaves Sedalia 8:30 A.M. Returning, leaves Kansas City 10 p.M. Mo. Pac. . Higginsville, Mo. Caterer and Confectioner Soda Fountain now in. Cold Drinks, all Flavors, Own make Ice Cream. Best in the city..... I Serve Parties Upon Short Notice. Try Me, A SUGGESTION St. Louis. Moerschel Brewing Co. BREWERS AND BOTTLERS. Cor. Main and Missouri, Avenue. Phone 214. Private Orders Given Special Attention. When You Buy MOER SCHEL'S Beer, You will Be Patronizing a HOME INDUSTRY. : : : : : NORTH SIDE MEAT MARKET. Ray & Holt Props. Dry Salt Jawls 3 lbs. 25c Smoked Jawls a lb 10c Breakfast Bacon a lb 15c Dry Salt Bacon a lb 11c Smoked Hams a lb 15c Picnic Hams a lb 11c Fresh Fish Every Friday—Buffalo and Cat. Saturday Special Sale Day 4 lbs. Boiling meat 25c. Phones Bell 419 Cor, Lamine & Pettis sts. Prompt Delivery. Q. C. 10 THE MKT WHEN YOU TRAVEL SELECT A RAILWAY AS YOU DO YOUR CLOTHES. KATY SERVICE (MISSOURI, KANEAS & TEXAS RAILWAY.) Suggests Comfortable and Convenient Trains. THE "KATY FLYER" AND KATY DINING STATIONS. Meals, Moderate In Price. Unsurpassed in Quality and Service. ONE PRICE 50c We are authorized to announce Thos. J. Robb as a candidate for the office of constable of Sedalia township, subject to the action of the republican party, We are authorized to announce Clemens Honkompt, as a candidate for the office of Treasurer of Pettis County, subject to the will of the voters of said County We are authorized to announce Chas. D. Brown as a candidate for the office of assessor of Pettis county, subject to the action of the republican party. We are authorized to announce T. T. Viets as a candidate for the nomination for county treasurer subject to the action of the republican party. Money to loan; small sums; no commission. H. tj. Phillips MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY See the Daily Papers for Our Magnificent World's Fair Service 8 Daily Passenger Trains Each Way. Round Trip to St. Louis sold Daily Good for 60 days. Round Trips to St. Louis sold daily good to Dec. 15th. '04 for return. — Subscribe for the Conservator and read good news. — Money to loan: small sums; no commission; H. G. Phillips. MRS. NELLIE DAVIS. Full line of bangs, wigs, braids, pompadours, and the best brand of hair-oil, face bleach, whitening 104 E. Cooper, St. Moerschel BREWERS AND Cor. Main and Missouri Private Orders Given Special At J. M. Harris. M. D Physician and Surgeon. 116 W. Main. St., Sedalia, Mc OFFICE HOURS 10:00 to 12:00 a. m. 4:30 to 8:30 p. m. Residence 236 W. Morgan St. H. G. PHILLIPS. LAWYER. 116 W. Main street Coates & Wilhite. Leave orders John's Lumber Yard. Phone 11. Plastering, Bricklaying, Concreting and General Repairing. All work given prompt attention. ICE CREAM & Groceries. Polite Service Best Bargains Strict attention given all orders. Your Money's Worth Always. WM. DIGGS 413 N. LAMINE St FORTUNE TELLER. The only reliable Phrenologist in the city who can tell your Past, Present and Future. Prof. Jack Duncan, 135 E. Cooper St. Sedalia, Mo. GROWTHER & SON. LIVERY MEN. The latest style rigs, and the Best groomed horses—The most courteous treatment accorded to all—Come and see us. Sweet Springs. Mo. Clover Leaf Club Meets every first and third Wednesday of each month in regular session. Jessie Lucas, President Sanford Fields, Secret'y. TONSORIAL ARTISTS. Hair Cuts Shampoos Clean Shaves D. Y. STEELE 120 E. MAIN ST. Brewing Co. AND BOTTLERS. ri. Avenue. Phone 214. ention. When You Buy Moer