Sedalia Weekly Conservator

Sedalia Weekly Conservator. Sedalia Weekly Conservators Published every Friday morning and entered at Sedalia Post Office as see and class matter. it all, and be deceived that trust and that de- t one heart, that, if b d one's life with trust smocking world, too f ing fiend ofertakes ou deated to the last, the blessed hope of ——Techn Better trust all, and be deceived, And weep that trust and that deceiving, Than doubt one heart, that, if believed, Had blessed one's life with true believing. Oh, in this mocking world, too fast The doubting friend o'ertakes our youth! Better be cheated to the last, Than loose the blessed hope of truth, Technical World. resolutions you made observe them with MAINTAIN those resolutions you made on January first. A were made in good faith, observe them with perfect care. a contribute to the pro- tect devote the entire are not as they shoot rough to lay hold of the too much-energy is wi- we could remedy, if we will. How much will you contribute to the progress of your community during 1905. Don't devote the entire year to complaining about things and conditions are not as they should be, but be brave and manly or womanly enough to lay hold of these bad conditions, and make them better. Too much energy is wasted in condemnation of circumstances that we could remedy, if we would but take hold of them with a determined will. 一 十 十 that Lincoln Institute is should foster, is the From the farms on the farms say our resitatingly commend our farmers. ONE good thought that Lincoln Institute is fostering, that all Western Negro schools should foster, is the getting in close touch with the Negro farmer. From the farms will come our strongest representatives, and upon the farms lay our greatest strength. So the CONSERVATOR unhesitatingly commends any school or faculty that joins hands with our farmers. arris of Rocheport and commissioned by Grand Lodge K, of P. organization and for socially Central Missing worth, progressing that, thru them, energy. Professors N. A. Harris of Rocheport and J.W. Cooper of Warrensburg, have been commissioned by Grand Chancellor A. W. Loyd, of the Missouri Grand Lodge K. of P. as Deputy Grand Chancellors to look to the organization and further ance of Pythianism thru out Missouri—especially Central Missouri. Both gentlemen are young men of sterling worth, progressive ideas and industrious tendencies and, it is hoped that, thru them, Sedalians will soon be quickened to Pythian energy. politics is as sensible a good should ever be mutual gain. CONSERVATISM in politics is as sensible as moderation in business affairs. The public good should ever be held paramount to partisan success or individual gain. inment as janitor or notion of the negro gentlemen of manly intent not also demons and Party that it is to ion, sharing in its vie Joseph Guy's appointment as janitor of the Court House will meet the hearty approbation of the negro republicans of Pettis County, because he is a gentlemen of manly address and Christian deportment. This appointment also demonstrates to the negro contingent of the Grand Old Party that it is to be considered as a part of the county organization, sharing in its victories as do all others. I have self confidence with the idea that truly great because th EVERY body should have self confidence but not to such an extent as to impress others with the idea that you capital "I" know it all. Great minds are truly great because they take in little things. and industrial develop- ment of our educators. Our and much consider- and circumstances admitted that our mo- training because a gree- selves to this line of equisition of material industries than else we be considered for all women would devote k y of the classics, to industry or trade, to Problems of Life." and a trade is better pre- pared the ancient classi- GRAND MANUAL training and industrial development should command the constant attention of our educators. Ours is a race in its embryo stage of development and much consideration should be given to the study of conditions and circumstances that will generate racial energy. It must be admitted that our most available strength, at present, lies in Manual training because a greater per cent of us is capable of adopting ourselves to this line of work. More over the opportunity for the acquisition of material wealth is open to more of us in the world of industries than elsewhere. Business and industrial training must be considered for all that they are worth. If our young men and women would devote half the energy used toward the half mastery of the classics, to the acquirement of skill and dexterity in some industry or trade, they would be far better prepared to meet the "Problems of Life." To us, any individual who has mastered half a trade is better prepared for life than the one who has half mastered the ancient classics. K. OF P. its policies carried visit LYD, GRAND C becas Avenue, St. Lo Collection $1,281.13 Disbursements 5,552.44 Face value of policies carried 595.600 Cash on deposit $10,892.34 A. W. LLOYD, GRAND CHANCELOR. 2629 Lucas Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. VOL. 11. Faith. + + + † † † + + + + + + --- + + + + + SEDALIA, MISSOURI. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 100 Improved and strengthened by the addition of many new features: Enlarged farm department-forestry and flori culture-care of the horse-Boys' and Girls' page-International Sunday School Lesson-Home Health Club-Mme Michaud's health and beauty hints-new household ideas-practical cookery-latest styles for all ages-best fiction-full crop and market reports. The Inter Ocean is the only Western paper receiving, in addition to the Associated Press reports, the entire telegraph service of the Central News and special cable of the New York World, besides daily reports from over two thousand special correspondents. ALL THIS FOR ONLY 5 CENTS EXTRA WEEKLY CONSERVATOR.....$1.00 WEEK Y INTER OCEAN.....$1.00 BOTH FOR ONE YEAR.....$1.05 This Offer Open Only A Few Weeks PERSONAL. Burrel Diggs of Columbia greeted his sister Mrs. Nellie Davis on the New Year. C. O. Brown and the "Fair One" worshipped at Taylor's Chapel, Monday morning. Flavius Walker, the Tonsorialist, departed for Butler, Mo., his home, for a week's visit with friends and relatives. Miss Sadie Curtis, after spending a week with her aunt Mrs. J. M. Harris r uned to St. Louis, Monday. William Morgan and the Johnson brothers of near Dresder, worshipped in our city Sunday last. Misses Emogenee and Jennie Hogan, of Otterville, Mo., were New Year caller's on Mrs. C. W. White. William Alexander sr., janitor of the Franklin School who has been suffering from a paralytic stroke, is now convalescent. Mrs. Anna Wright, jr., and Miss Edna Schweish, of Columbia, Mo., were guests of Mrs. rattie Dixon of E. Cooper street last week. Mrs. D. Y. Steele entertained a watch party of friends Saturday night. Whist was the interesting game of the evening and at the dawn of the New Year, a delicious repast was served. Wheeler & Chambers, the barbers, and Warfield & Williams, the lunch men, have moved into new quarters, on North Lamine, in the Scally building. Mr. Richard went hunting Saturday and reports good luck. However, a lame shoulder is his proof that he brought home something. Mr. Ed. A. Strong, the architect sends out a very neat announcement card of the future of Sicilia's progress. We trust his most sanguine anticipations may be realized. Mish and Mount Commodore, who were formerly residents of Georgetown, came down from Kansas City to spend the holiday with their old friends. Principal B. H. Bull of the central Alalama Academy is recovering from a severe attack of typhoid Malaria. This intelligence will please his many Mo friends. Mrs Anna Wright, Sr; returned from a visit with her daughter. Mrs. Birdie Williams, of Des Moines, N. Saturday morning. She reports her daughter a being in most excellent circumstances. Can a man go gunning, near Sedalia, and get so much game, that to carry it makes his shoulders sore? Now really, was it the weight of the game or the weight of the (Bluderbus) gun? Isam Burress celebrated the New Year by moving into his new home on West Morgan Street. Mr. Burress has a very room and handsomely constructed welling, an feet-safe that is better nine-tenths loes him better than ever before. In last weeks issue we referred to Mr. R. Q. Wright a being greatly disappointed: This was merely a schoolboy joke on our good friend, and we make this insertion to remove from the minds of all, all suspicious ideas. Mr Jao. Johnson, of Franklin, Mo., in a visit to his daughter, Mrs Janie Gravett, during the holiday, greatly surprised her by also bringing with him a new wife. Mrs Gravett entertained a few of her friends in honor of their marriage on Friday evening of Christmas. Miss Lucile Wright entertained a large number of her girl friends monday afternoon in honor of Miss Edina Schweisch of Columbia Md. The young Misses enjoyed themselves with Music and Filch. After partaking of a most tasteful repast they all departed for home feeling happy. Editor W. H. Carter, of the Times, conducted an in-eventing program at Taylors Chapel Monday evening. The services were held in commeration of the emancipation of '63. Sensible addresses were made by several gentlemen, and a discussion of the relative influence of Lincoln and Jeffers n on Negro Emancipation were attentively listened to. Several choice musical selections were rendered. And a most excellent repast was served by the King's Daughters. 'Posom and "taters" were in evidence. Mrs. M. C. Moor has been busy for several months repairing her property on W. Morgan street. The house has had additional rooms attached. It is so beautifully put together and out The out yard has been prede by the filling of the well in the front and the digging of another SWERINGEN AND CO'S GROCERY. Choice of all staple goods constantly in stock. Leave us your daily orders to the rear of the house. A neat fence encloses the premises. This with the trees properly pruned has added greatly to the value and beauty of this conveniently located home. Mack Scott the blacksmith, is the present occupant of this comfortable home. Prof. N. A. Harris, teacher of the Rochport school stand in our midst Saturday, while e route to is field of lab from his home. Prof. Harris's deputy G. C. of the K. of P. in this state, and with Prof. J. W. Cooper, of Warrensburg, hold commissions under Grand Chancellor, A. W. Lloyd, of St. Louis. These gentlemen will look after the Pythian club that is being organized here. Both are young men of character intelligence and moral worth, and the CONSERVATOR cheerfully commends them to the public. Miss Moton Cones To Dr. J. M. Harris. Prof, J. S. Moten, head of Mathematics department, Lincoln Institute, brought his sister Miss Effie G. Moten, from Warrensburg Wednesday afternoon to this city to pace her under the treatment of our distinguished townsman Dr. J. M. Harris. Both parties departed for their respective fields of labo. Wednesday night Pyrian Election and Banquet at Warrensburg. At a recent election, the foll wing officers of Warrensburg Pyttian Lodge No. 46 were elected Chancellor Commander, Ed. W. Hen tricks; Vice Chancellor, Perry Aden; Prelate, H. F. Thompson; Keeper of Record and Seal. J. W. Cooper; Master of Exchequer, Lewis Little; Master-at-Arms George Davis; Grand Representative, J. W. Cooper; Alternate, Amas Adams. December 22nd was the Anniversary of the Lodge and was celebrated by holding a big banquet on night. Her every brother seemed to be at his best. All had a glorious time. The Order is moving along nicely with several applicants for membership under consideration. Success is crowning the Petrels offer is everywhere. Long may they live. Pythianism. [ N A HARRIS ROCHPORT, MO. ] Members of the Pythian club, of Sedalia, I wish to congratulate you upon your noble act and desire of uniting yourselves with organization When the world was groping in darkness, Christ came to seek and save the lost; so has pythianism come to save the young men, of Sedalia as well as elsewhere. I wish to ask all the young and old men of Sedalia to to weigh the question and ask themselves "Can I afford to be without its protection?" Now is your time to join. Read and know what pythianism is do- ing for the intelligent men of the state. We are world wide and beaven bound. in F. C. B. R v. G: W. B. Spent the holi- days with his mother. Mrs. Mo- berly at O'Fallon M. I returned delighted with his trip. LEXINGTON. Mr. Walter Henderson and Al Douglas are spending their vacation at home. These young gentlemen are attending school at Lincoln Institute. Mrs. Anna Wright accompanied by her daughter Ms. Arthur Colman are spending the Holidays in Des Moines, Iowa Mr. Geo. Webb, went to K. C. Sunday morning to be treated at S. Margarets Hospital. The Twilight Club entertained Misses Edna Caves of K, C and Lutie Jackson of Independence Mo., guests of Miss Glover Hawkins.—Sunday afternoon. The A. M. E S. S. gave a reception for the scholars and parents Saturday afternoon. Ice Cream, cake, fruit, candies and nut-swereboundfully served to all. The M. E. church and Baptist church gave the little ones a Xmas tree Saturday night. The U. B. F's and S. M. T's entertainment was well attended. The drill by the U. of K. uniform rank was a very pleasant feature of the evenings entertainment. Miss Rosa Carter has for her guest during the holidays Miss Thomas of K.C. Mo. Among the visitors we notice Miss Minnie Robinson of Leaven worth Kas. Mr. Noble Green of St. Louis Miss Lille Parker of Dover Mo. and Mr. Hunter, father of our popular caterer and grocerman Mr. Wm. Hunter and Miss. Daisy Groelwin. Mr. Walter Jacobs of Richmond Mo. is visiting Miss Carrie Wolfe. Mr. H. H. Walker expects to visit St. Louis, Jeff. City, and Moberley, Mo. within the next few days to be gone two or more weeks. The young ladies are preparing a Tambourine drill and muscale to be given at the A. M. E. church Monday evening Jan. 2nd. Mrs. Tom Williams has been ill with a very sore throat for the past week. Miss Roundtree, teacher at Hills Chipel has gone to her home in Independence to spend the holidays. BLACKBURN Mr. John Almstead from'K. C. is visiting in our town. Miss Tishie Miles who has been in Mars all for several Months returned home Monday. Mrs. Williams from Naptonvill was here on business. Mrs. and Mr. White from Mt. Lenord were here Saturday visiting Rev. E. D. Burns, returned from Sedall Sunday. The entertainment at the M. E. Church Wednesday proved out successful. Mr. Mace Guthrie who has been in Fort Smith Arkansas came home and spent the Christ-Miss Mildred, L. Jackson returned to Sedalia to school Sunday Mrs. Annie Williams went to Kansas City Sunday. Mr. Hub Guthrie entertained a number of his friends Thursday night. All report an enjoyable time. Misses Jenn e M and Eliza Miles entertained their friends at a pound pary the 31st. The PRIMROSE PATH NAN PATTERSON HAS FOLLOWED IT TO THE PRISON BARS. Whether Innocent or Guilty of Murder She Is Paying the Penalty of a Life of So-Called Pleasure. Attracted by the Glare of the Footlights She Forsakes Family and Friends for the Tinsel of the Stage----A Moral in Her Tragedy. M. New York.—"From the Glare of the footlights to the Gloom of a Cell in the Tombs" would be a fitting title to a story of the life of Nan Patterson, the former show girl, charged with the murder of Caesar Young, the well-known horseman and bookmaker. Only a short step and a few brief moments from the stage with the plaudits of hundreds still ringing in her ears as she gaily danced in the famous "Floradora" sextette in the glare of the calcium, to the dismal depths of the prison, to be branded as a murderer by thousands and to hear the bitter and cutting words of the stern prosecutor as he laid bare the secrets of her past life. Such, in brief, has been the experience of Nan Patterson, and it has turned her from a beautiful and care free girl to a prematurely aged woman. There are those who declare her innocent of the crime charged to her; say she is only an unfortunate victim of cir- A cumstances, who is reaping the reward of a life generally and generously known as "fast." Whether she is guilty or innocent of the murder of Young will probably never be positively known to any but her and her Maker. She has been brought before the earthly bar of Justice, where crafty and skillful lawyers have tried to fasten the crime on her while others have tried to free her, and the 12 men have been unable to agree. Adopts Life of Stage. Nan Randolph Patterson was quite well known along Broadway among the aristical people for several years before she so suddenly took the center of the stage. Among the profession though it was simply Nan Randolph. She was born in Washington, D. C., the daughter of a minister, and was raised amid the religious surroundings of a Christian home. Always of a wild and wilful disposition, the simple life did not appeal to her. DEATH OF CAESAR YOUNG Adopts Life of Stage MAN PATTERSON. She was an uncommonly beautiful child, and the praise called forth by her good looks, as she grew older, turned her thoughts in directions wholly opposed to that intended for her by her parents, and before she was many years in her teens she went to New York and obtained a place in the chorus. Stage life caused her to forget the religious training she had received. The glitter of the spangles and the gay life of the actor folk appealed to her, and she decided to become a great actress. Surely there was nothing harmful behind the footlights, she thought. Fine clothes and a "good time" were to her liking. She was handsome in face and form, and it was not long before young sclons of wealthy families and elderly men of means who haunt the "bald head" row began to haunt the stage door and make her acquaintance. The flowers and champagne suppers they furnished were also not amiss. Jewels and gems were showered on her and more than one, smitten with her beauty, laid their hearts at her feet and begged her hand in marriage. But she refused them all, and finally married a young man in the profession named Martin. Her Meeting with Young The confining bonds of matrimony were evidently not to her liking, and when "Floradora,' a musical comedy which had gained great popularity in London mainly through the famous sextette, was imported, she applied for and obtained a position in the front row. The company was organized to tour the country, and was to extend to the Pacific coast. This gave her an opportunity to visit California, something she had always longed for. It was on this trip that she met Young, whose tragic death has caused her so much misery and sorrow. Young was a prominent and successful horseman and bookmaker. He had horses running on nearly all of the prominent tracks of the country, and was reputed to be worth half a million dollars. Although a married man, he immediately fell a victim to the charms of the beautiful and vivacious show girl. On their arrival in San Francisco he installed her in a handsome flat in Oakland, across the bay, and for some months led a dual existence. Anything she wished for was at her command. During the trial it was shown that during their acquaintance he had given her thousands of dollars. Leaves Stage for Young. While on the coast she sued for a divorce from her husband at his suggestion, and also deserted the stage. With all his faults, Young maintained an outward show of respectability, living in a pretentious home in an exclusive section of San Francisco. He had a certain respect for his wife, and when she discovered the double existence he had been leading, he was driven almost crazy by the exposure. With the recklessness of a man insane, he entered upon a long dehauch, and lost a fortune on the block before he recovered himself. According to his racing partner, he repeatedly tried to sever his unholy relations with the chorus girl, but his infatu ation was too strong or his will power too weak, for he never succeeded, and she was his friend and companion to the day of his death. Young began his career on the Pacific coast as a foot racer, and was said to have been one of the fastest runners that the world has ever known. From the cinder path he drifted to the race track, and his luck from the beginning was phenominal. Her Fatal Beauty. Nan Patterson's beauty has been the cause of other troubles in which lives have been forfeited. An actor in another who had proposed to her became insane over her refusal and committed suicide in her presence. Another admirer of hers killed himself on the coast. Nan Patterson remained in the west with Young until last spring. They visited the tracks at Los Angeles, Oakland and other prominent racing centers on the coast, and returned cast in March for the first time since their meeting. Young returned to the coast the following month, and it was but a few days before she was speeding westward in response to a telegram from him. All this was brought out in the testimony at the celebrated trial. Seldom were they separated by a very great distance, and then only when it was unavoidable. During all this time he tried to hide his relations with the Patterson girl from his wife. His friends and relatives pleaded with him to give up the show girl, and finally induced him to agree to take a trip to Europe, where they hoped she could or would not follow, and where he might forget her. The Fatal Shooting. It was on the morning that he was about to leave, on Saturday, June 4, that the tragedy occurred. He had seen her the evening previous, told her of his proposed trip and, according to her story, had asked her to follow and meet him in London. She had given him an indefinite answer, but had agreed to meet him the next morning and see him off. STAGE DOOR FOLLOWING THE PRIMROSE PATH They had sent a night of carousal and drinking, and Young was considerably under the influence of the liquor when he finally left her at her sister's home and returned to his. It was early next morning when they met again. After Young had several more drinks they entered a cab and started for the pier, where Young's wife was awaiting him. It was at an hour when the streets were not very crowded. There was a pistol shot, and Young fell case has served to ers that the snare innocent maiden are many, and no to stand the partaken of the faint To the uninitiative means a life of piracy, galeety, strewn w Nan Patterson the removed, and it a life blood of Caesar. FINDS HER HUSBAND'S BODY A COLLEGE DISSECTING FINDS HER HUSBAND'S BODY ON A COLLEGE DISSECTING TABLE. Had Been Lying in Yale Medical Cold Storage Room for Two Months. New Haven, Conn.—Mrs. George Klea, of New York, took her husband's body back to that city, after rescuing it from the cold storage room of the Yale medical school. Mrs. Klea made a sorrowful tour of the undertaking shops of the town, looking for the body of her husband, whose death two months ago she had only learned of. On learning that the body had been sent to the medical school, she hurried thence, to find the body embalmed ready for dissection. She secured a permit to remove it to New York. Klea was a shoemaker here, and, being ill last June, was taken to the Springside home, where he stayed until his death early in October. The officials there for the first time learned of his wife, whose address was found in his pocket. Efforts were made to locate her by letter and telegram, but, receiving no reply, the officials finally turned the body over to the medical school, according to the law of this state. In speaking of the matter Prof. Ferris, of the anatomical department of the medical school, said: i forward, his head in the girl's lap. He was dead, and a bullet had fulfilled its mission. For some days an absolute silence prevailed. Then a flood of alleged eyewitnesses turned up. Their stories, however, could not stand investigation, and one after another they were cast aside as sensation seekers. But there was one exception; an old man, Martin Hazleton, of Oneonta, N. Y. He saw the man and woman, their hands clasped and held face high, then a flash, a puff of smoke and the report of a revolver broke the stillness of the morning. Hazleton was the most important witness placed on the stand by the defense, and the efforts of the prosecutor to shake his brief but vital testimony ended in failure. Then the defendant herself went to the witness chair and told the whole story of her relations with Young. It was a trying ordeal—before the curious crowd in the courtroom—as she repeated the history of her life from the day she met the man who was to turn her life in tragedy's path to the fatal moment in the cab. Finally the trial was completed, and the jury, after deliberating for 24 hours, declared they were unable to agree as to her guilt or innocence. Story with a Moral. This, in brief, is the story of the life of Nan Patterson, or that part of it that had an ultimate bearing on the death of Caesar Young, and the trial that has been a three times nine days' talk in New York and probably throughout the country. Little did she suspect when she embarked upon her theatrical career and her life of pleasure and gaiety of the tragic ending and the accompanying sorrow and pain in store for her, or she would have undoubtedly reconsidered the matter. Although one young and wayward girl has dearly paid the price of her folly, the STAGE DOOR case has served to point a moral to others that the snakes and pitfalls of the innocent maiden behind the footlights are many, and more than one, unable to stand the temptations offered, has partaken of the fatal apple. To the uninitiated, the Primrose Path means a life of pleasure, of ease and safety, strewn with roses red, but to Nan Patterson the glamour has been removed, and it is streaked with the life blood of Caesar Young. ND'S BODY ON DISSECTING TABLE. "When the bodies are turned over to us we are instructed to hold them awhile to see if relatives or claimants appear. In this instance we held the body about two months." Suffers Excess of Mother-in-Law. Detroit — "Too much mother-in-law" is Alfred J. Ashton's claim in answering the second bill for divorce filed by Julia B. Ashton. He denies"his wife's assertion that September she deserted her, but explains he left the house for a few days to prevent Julia Pfannenschmidt, his mother-in-law, from "inflicting great bodily injury" on him, "as she did on and before that day." On another occasion when his mother-in-law "was abusing him" with a broomstick, Ashton says his wife "upheld her mother and declared she would get a divorce." Truly Wild and Woolly Portland, Ore.—Visitors to the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland next year will not "take in the Midway" nor "go down the pike." They will "hit the trail." For a Bible. $8,250 London.—Robert Burns' family Bible, containing interesting family entries, was sold at auction here for $8,250. The purchaser was a London dealer. YARNS WITH A LAUGH. Mark Twain tells a story that while traveling in Germany a man sitting next to him at a dinner in a hotel ordered a bottle of Johannesburg wine. When it was brought he saw on the bottle a label of Moselle, and called to it the attention of the manager, who exclaimed: "Ach! what a stupid donkey; I distinctly told him to put on the Johannesburg label." A blushing and pretty Swedish girl just arrived from the old country attended evening service at a Duluth church. The minister, seeing she was a stranger, shook hands with her at the close of the meeting and said he would find pleasure in calling upon her soon. Whereupon the girl hung her head and bashfully murmured: "Tank you, but ay have a fella!" Mr. Campbell, the Irish solicitor-general, speaking the other day upon delusions, told a story of a north of Ireland Protestant who was perfectly sane save on one point. This stanch Protestant harbored the deulsion that one of his legs belonged to a Roman Catholic and therefore when he went to bed every night he used to leave the Catholic leg outside the blanket by way of punishment. There had been a railway collision near a Scottish country town, and an astute local attorney had hurried to the scene of disaster. Noticing an old man with a badly damaged head lying on the ground, he approached him with notebook in hand. "How about damages, my man?" he began. The injured man waved him off with the remark: "Na, na; you'll get nae damages fme. It wasna me that hit yer bloomin' auld train." Many years of hard work on the farm had made the old man round-shouldered and his coat fitted badly. His son in the city sent him a coat stretcher on which to hang the coat at night. On his next visit to the farm the young man asked how the coat stretcher worked. His father looked a little embarrassed and then confessed: "I can't stand it on." said he. "It was real good of you to send it. Your mother fastened it to my coat with tape, but I wasn't comfortable in it and I had to take it off." ODD BITS OF INTEREST It is supposed that the average depth of the sand in the deserts of Africa is from 30 to 40 feet. A statistician states that there are fewer Free Masons to be found among lawyers than in any other profession. A postal curiosity is the fact that one of the smallest countries in the world, San Salvador, has issued the enormous number of 405 different postage stamps. Wheat Beals, of Vermont, built the first railroad known in the United States—the wooden track affair four miles long at the Quincy granite quarries in Massachusetts. There are 300 Porto Ricans in San Francisco who want to be educated at the public expense, and the board of education is providing a separate evening school for them. After circling around vaguely for some time a huge whale charged upon and rammed the Spanish schooner Anna in the North Atlantic and so crushed the vessel that the crew had to abandon it and take to their boats. The whale received two huge gashes in its head. John Jordison, postmaster of Coalville, Ia., has written out his resignation time without number in the last six years, but without avail. No one else will have the office and the incumbent, under the law, is compelled to remain until a new postmaster may be found. The Clare family of Abbottstown, Adams county, probably holds the record in Pennsylvania for the largest number of elgymen in one family. As the annual meeting of the West Pennsylvania Lutheran synod Martin L. Clare was licensed to preach, making the fourth member of that family to enter the ministry, the others being Rev. L. C. Lare, pastor of the Lutheran Congregational as, East Berlin and Abbottstown; Rev. Harry Clare, of Philadelphia, and Rev. Robert Clare, of York. THE GENERAL MARKETS. A lively-looking porter stood on the rear platform of a sleeping car in the Pennsylvania station, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer, when a tussy and choleric old man clambered up the steps. He stopped at the door, puffed for a moment then turned to the young man in uniform. "Porter," he said, "I'm going to St. Louis, to the fair, I want to be well taken care of. I pay for it. Do you understand?" "You but—" "Never mind any 'buts', you listen to what I say. Keep the train boys away from me. Dust me off whenever I want you to. Give me an extra blanket, and if there is anyone in the berth over me, slide him into another. I want you to—" "But, say, boss, when I have instructions I prefer to do the talking myself. You do as I say. Here is a two-dollar bill. I want to get the good of it. Not a word, sir." The train was starting. The porter pocketed the bill with a grin and swung it over. "All right, boss!" he shouted. "You can do the talking if you want to. You powerful sorry you wouldn't let me tell you—but I am not going on that train." Dyspepsia Was Thriving. Now and then Marshall P. Wilber will have a touch of indignation; but the trouble in nowise dampens his spirits. One day when the humourist was suffering in a mild degree a friend, meeting him for second time in the afternoon, asked: "Well, Marshall, how's the dyspepsia now? Very nicely, thank you," was the reply: "but I am not so well myself."—Sunday Magazine. Relief on Court's Protection The Louisiana (Mo.) Press-Journal tells of a negro bootlethack who was being "joshed" in a barber shop the other day, "If the grand jury had got at you," said a man, "it would have made you tell all about your crap shooting." "No dey wouldn't," replied the bootlethack, "cause de court done held dat a man doan" hab to tell nothin' dat cremates himself."—Kanans City Journal. Shouting Their Praises Kirkland, Ill., Jan. 2nd.—(Special)—Cured of the terrible Rheumatic pains that made him a cripple for years, Mr. Richard R. Greenhon, an old and respected resident of this place, is shouting the praises of the remedy that cured him, and is asking for the two of two canes." Mr. Greenhon says. "I had the rheumatism in my left limb so that I could not walk over ten to fifteen rods at a time, and that by the use of two canes." Mr. Greenhon says. "I would have to sit or lie down on the ground when I was out trying to walk, and the sweat would run down my face, with so much pain. I could not sleep at night, but about five or six weeks I tried to find a doctor's machines, but they all no good. Then I sent for Dodd's Kidney Pills and almost from the first they brought relief. By the time I had taken fourteen boxes of them my rheumatism was all gone and I can truly say I feel better than I have in the last twenty five years." A man thinks it awfully stupid for a woman to lose her pocketbook, but he forwards often she has to help him find his coloration, and remembers for him just where he put his hat.—Baltimore American. ULCERS FOR THIRTY YEARS. Painful Eruptions from Knee to Feet Seemed Innocrable Until He Used Cuticleu. Another of those remarkable cures by Cuticura, after doctors and all she had inked, is testified to by Mr. M. C. Moss, of Gamesville, Texas, in the following letter: "For over thirty years I suffered from painful ulcers and an eruption from the feet, and could not neither doctors nor nurses to help me, until I used Cuticura Soap, Gentlement, and Pills, which cured me in six months. They helped me the very first time I used them, and I am glad to write this so that others suffering as I did may be saved from misery." Like our experience with other pretty girls, we sometimes find that when we think Fornie is smiling on us, she really has her eye on the tall man behind us.-Puck. New York & Philadelphia. cannot be more pleasantly or conveniently reached than by the Grand Trunk Le- high Valley Route. Solid through trains, magnificent scenery, all trams run via Niagara Falls. Descriptive literature sent free on application to Advertising Department, Grand Trunk Railway System, 135 Adams St., Chicago, Ill., Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P. & T. A. A Michigan editor has had a streak of bad luck. He was just about to step into his new $10,000 automobile the other night when three bed rails gave way and he awoke. Auto Ern. The well earned reputation and increasing popularity of the Lewis' "Single Binder" straight six cigar is due to the maintained high quality and appreciation of the smoker. Lewis' Factory, Poorna, Ill. The world could worry along with a good deal less smartness in stock if only it might carry a heavier line of sympathy and a simple neighborhood. Chicago Tribune. Pneumonia and Consumption can be prevented and cured in their early stages by Wakefields Cough Syrup. This is a sure remedy for Coughs, Colds, Croup, etc. It should be in every home. Chicago is to have a daily paper for women, about women, by women. Look out for scoops—also toques, Games-boughes and turbans—Indianapolis News. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Rohing, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your drugstreet will refund money if FAFO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. 500. When a man in his pajamas bumps his shin on a rocking chair it is surprising what a weak, washy thing his vocabulary seems to him—N. Y. Press. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago—Mrs. Taoa. Robbins, Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1900. The school of experience is open 303 days in a year, and has no living graduates. —Detroit News. To Cure a Cold in One Day "Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All dengues refund the money if it fails to cure B. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 330 The etiquette of horsewipping has been fixed. When a woman attacks, run--Des Moines News. THREE YEARS AFTER. Eugene E. Lario, of 751 avenue, ticket seller in the tion, Denver, Col., says: liberty to repeat what I first stated through our Denver papers about Doan's Kidney Pills in the summer of 1899, for I have had no reason in the interim to change my opinion of the remedy. I was subject to severe attacks of backache, always aggravated if I sat long at a desk. Doan's Kidney Pills absolutely stopped my backache. I have never had a pain or a twinge since." liberty to repeat what I first stated through our Denver papers about Donn's Kidney Pills in the summer of 1899, for I have had no reason in the interim to change my opinion of the remedy. I was subject to severe attacks of backache, always aggravated if I sat long at a desk. Donn's Kidney Pills absolutely stopped my backache. I have never had a pain or a twinge since." Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists. Price 50 cents per box. DO YOU COUGH DON'T DELAY TAKE KEMP'S BALSAM BEST COUGH CURE It Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Croup, Influenza. Wiping cough, Bronchitis and Asthma. A certain cure for Consumption in first stages, and a sure relief in advanced stages. Use at once. You will see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large bottles. Bottles and Drives. Ramee Free. Address KEMP'S BALSAM, LE BOY, N. Y. ALWAYS CALL FOR A CIGAR BY ITS NAME "CREMO" MEANS MORE THAN ANY OTHER NAME BROWN BANDS GOOD FOR PRESENTS "Largest Seller in the World." THE FIELD OF LETTERS M. Hoepli, the well-known Milanese publisher, has undertaken the important work of reproducing all of the manuscripts in the vatican library and in the Ambrosiana of Milan. Maurten Maartens, the Dutch novelist, does not believe that London is an ugly place. "It is," he once remarked, "too grand to be ugly. I am never weary of the majestic splendor of London." The famous Australian novelist, Mime, Mary von Ebner-Eschenbach, possesses one of the finest collections of watches. A number of these timepieces are over 200 years old, and many of them are set in diamonds. The collection is said to be worth over $50,000. Men who succeed in writing things worth reading seldom "sit down and dash them off." One of the newer successful American dramatists said the other day, in discussing his work: "Before I attempted to write a play I must have read at least 200 or 300 old English comedies, trying to discover from them what the formula of successful play writing was." Even while Kipling was a working journalist in India he was engaged on a novel which has not yet seen the light, although it has been often spoken of by himself and others and is mentioned in his story, "To Be Filed for Reference." Eighteen years ago he described it as "the novel which is always being written and never gets no furrarder." This "stickit" novel, this book which refuses to be finished, this "magnificent torso of 350 capo scalp images of closely-written manuscript," as it has been called, is entitled "Mother Maturin." Rats climb the orange trees in southern Italy and suck the blood-oranges. HABIT'S CHAIN. Sertain Habits Unconsciously Formed and Hard to Break. An ingenious philosopher estimates that the amount of will power necessary to break a life-long habit would, if it could be transformed, lift a weight of many tons. It sometimes requires a higher degree of heroism to break the chains of a pernicious habit than to lead a forlorn hope in a bloody battle. A lady writes from an Indiana town: "From my earliest childhood I was a lover of coffee. Before I was out of my teens I was a miserable dyspeptic, suffering terribly at times with my stomach. "I was convinced that it was coffee that was causing the trouble and yet I could not deny myself a cup for breakfast. At the age of 36 I was in very poor health, indeed. My Sister told me I was in danger of becoming a coffee drunkard. "But I never could give up drinking coffee for breakfast although it kept me constantly ill, until I tried Postum. I learned to make it properly according to directions, and now we can hardly do without Postum for breakfast, and care nothing at all for coffee. "I am no longer troubled with dyspepsia, do not have spells of suffering with my stomach that used to trouble me so when I drank coffee." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look in each pkg. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." The Best Missouri News Teachers Want Reforms. The Missouri Teachers' association adopted resolutions along the lines of reform which had been argued during the session. The resolutions favored: 1. County supervision of schools in all the counties of the state, according to the law enacted therefor. 2. A liberal measure of compulsory education, leaving a choice of parents and student in the selection of schools. 3. Consolidation of rural schools in order to make county high schools possible, recommending in connection with this state aid to high schools, that consolidation could be furthered. 4. Commending the establishment of the teachers' college at Columbia in connection with the Missouri university and urging the support of the same and the maintenance of well-equipped normal schools. 5. Some measure granting the privilege to towns to buy and furnish free text-books to pupils, though not directly favoring a universal free text-book system. 6. Legislation favoring the placing of the state university and normal schools on a basis of permanent income that they may not find it necessary to beg for maintenance from each session of the legislature. 7. The repeal of all existing text-book laws and the establishment of a permanent non-partisan text-book commission. 8. The creation of the office of a state architect of schools. The following officers of the association were elected to serve during the next year: President, C. E. Miller, St. Joseph; first vice president, C. A. Phillips, Lexington; second vice president, W. D. Groves, Webster Groves; third vice president, Miss Mary Jean White, superintendent of Cass county schools; secretary, J. N. Tankersley, De Soto; treasurer, V. L. Holcombe, Carrollton. It was decided to hold the next association at Jefferson City, provided suitable local arrangements could be made, and if not the association would go to Joplin. Favor Review of Statutes. The Missouri circuit Judges, who have been attending the annual Christmas conference in St. Louis, decided to recommend to the legislature that the Missouri statutes be revised by a special commission to be appointed by the legislature and that the commission be given at least two years in which to perform the task. The advisability of calling a constitutional convention to revise the constitution was also discussed. Heretofore the statutes have been revised every ten years, the last revision having been made in 1899 by a committee from the legislature, but it was pointed out by the judges that such revisions had not always met with the approval of the bar. Right to Drain His Lake. The St. Louis court of appeals reversed a decision of the circuit court of Pemiscot county which awarded Alexander Applegate a judgment of $2,500 against J. E. Franklin, who had drained a lake comprising about 2,500 acres, formed, it is said, during the New Madrid earthquake of 1811-12, a portion of which lake was on Applegate's land. Franklin contended that he drained the lake to reclaim hsi land. Applegate maintained that he had reaped a large revenue from the sale of fish caught in the lake and from fees from fishing parties. The court of appeal judges hold that Franklin had a right to redeem his property. Fees for n Year. Figures completed in the office of the secretary of state show that fees amounting to $777,299.19 have been collected by that department in the past four years under Secretary Cook, which have been turned into the state treasury. The collections for the four years are: Notarial commissions, $35,565; corporation tax, $649,455; miscellaneous fees, $31,095.25; land department fees, $2,164.68; recording railroad contracts, $4,778.15; bank inspection fees, $56,235.92. Missouri's Financial Condition. State Treasurer Williams report of the financial condition of the state treasury for the year just closed as filed is as follows: Balance, December 31, 1903, $1,833,785.53; receipts, including transfers, $6,942,006.67; disbursements, including transfers, $6,659,-228.58; balance on hand December 31, $2,116,563.64. Transfers were $1,729,-476.21. Orr to Talk on Poultry. T. E. Orr, secretary of the American Poultry association and superintendent of poultry at the world's fair, will have charge of the course in poultry farming to open at Missouri state university January 16. To Change After 40 Years. Directors of the American exchange bank, of St. Louis, 40 years old, have made application to have that institution changed from a state to a national bank. $10 a Word for Composition. Mrs. C. S. Tisdale, of Gainesville, received a draft for $250 from a publishing concern in Boston for writing the best composition of 25 words on Manila. She wrote: "Basking in a tropical sun, renowned for its sugar, tobacco and flax; peopled by all nations; protected by our glorious government. Ah! this is Manila." Two Loads. A Jefferson City negro who was stealing wood the other night got two loads, but they were of No. 6 shot. Educators at Columbia. The forty-third annual session of the Missouri State Teachers' association convened at Columbia. About 400 teachers were present at the opening session. Prof. Biewett, of St. Louis, president of the association, urged the members to take a definite stand upon two questions which he said were of superlative importance, namely, the preparation of teachers and the improvement of the rural schools. He also advocated the establishment of a teachers' employment bureau in or attached to the office of the state superintendent of schools, which would furnish information, free of cost, to teachers and boards of education. This plan, he said, had been successfully followed in other states. Following Prof. Biewett's address a paper was read by Dr. A. Rosa Hill, dean of the Missouri teachers' college, which is a department of the university, on "The Preparation and Certification of Teachers," which caused a lively discussion because of fundamental changes suggested in the public school system. Dr. Hill advocated the abolition of a large part of the academic work in state normal schools and teachers' college; the reorganization of these schools so as to enable them to work almost exclusively along practical and theoretical pedagogical lines; state aid to high schools and removing entirely from the counties the power to grant teachers' certificates. Further discussion was led by teachers of the association. The claim that the state needed more normal schools for the training of teachers was urged by Superintendent J. U. White, of Brookfield. He said there was an army of 16,000 teachers in the state and statistics show that a very large per cent, of these had never received any professional training. The state was in need of more normal schools in order to properly train teachers for their profession. Two more normal schools were necessary, one in the southwest and one in the northwest, and, according to Mr. White's views, the sentiment of teachers all over the state was practically unanimous in favor of the proposition, and he hoped that this association would see to it that this matter came before the next legislature and that the legislature be urged to act. Carrington Has a Plan. State School - Superintendent Carrington called an informal meeting of school men who were in Columbia to attend the state teachers' association and discussed proposed legislation. The principles proposed by Mr. Carrington were: (1) A state council of education, with a membership from all schools and school systems, whose functions it shall be to regulate libraries, text-books, school buildings and research work; (2) the establishment of three state high schools to give normal training and courses of agriculture and farm industries; (3) the repeal of the present text-book law and the creation of a permanent text-book commission; bi-partisan, and composed of educational experts; (1) change in county supervision with high and special qualifications for the county superintendent, the State to pay $300 of his salary and county to pay in accordance to attendance. Forgot the License. Rev. David A. Wilson, of Milan, the oldest minister in the Hannibal presbytery, and Mrs. Julia E. Meredith, 45 years old, were married at Macon by Rev. M. H. Bradley. Although Mr. Wilson had married hundreds of couples in his long career as minister, when he stood up for the ceremony he found that he did not have the marriage license and a hurry call was sent for the recorded to come down town. After a few hours' delay the document was obtained and the marriage performed. The venerable groom is one of the best known ministers of the Presbyterian church in Missouri. Swanger's Office Force. The secretary of state-elect, John E. Swanger, gave out his list of appointments. The list is: Bank examiners, W. L. Buechle, St. Joseph; W. M. Wade, Ozark; Samuel Niclochs, De Soto; Charles W. Watson, Kahoka; bank clerk, R. M. Cook, Trenton. Office clerks, W. B. Planck, Bethany; George Bartholomeus, Warrenton; John M. Miller, Kansas City; George N. Stille, Unionville; J. J. Richeson, Springfield. For the present Capt. A. J. Waller, corporation clerk, will be retained, as will be W. J. Chandless, printing clerk. To Collect Inheritance Tax F. M. Brown, of Callaway county, has been appointed attorney for the Missouri state university to collect the collateral inheritance tax at an annual salary of $1,800. Hynit Boys Accused. The coroner's jury inquiring into the murder of Hubert Martin at Columbus held Hiram Hyatt responsible for the killing and his brother, Paul Hyatt, as an accessory. Negro Educators Meet. The Negro State Teachers' association met in Columbia last week. There were a number of prominent negro educators present and the papers read were of a high character. Great stress was put upon the work of uplifting the race. Engaged to an Actress? The friends of Allan Cockrell, son of Senator Cockrell, are interested in a report that he and Miss Charlotte Palmer, an actress, were engaged to be married. The report is denied. CASTORIA For Infants and Children Bears The Signature Of In Use For Over Thirty Years The Kind You Have Always Bought RECENTLY RELATED They were on a golf course not far from Glasgow. "A splendid stroke! Caddie, did you follow that ball?" said the player who had just driven. "Naw, sir," replied the caddie, "but I think that gentleman wi' the red coat can tell you where it struck. I see him feelin' his head." It is told that while John Sharp Williams was speaking in Mississippi a man in the audience cried: "I've been robbed by pickpockets!" "I did not suspect there were any republicans present," said Mr. Williams, amid great laughter. "There ain't, cried the victim. 'I'm the only one!' Lord Erskine, when chief justice of England, presided once at the Cheiksma-ford assizes, when a case of breach of promise of marriage was tried before him in which a Miss Tickell was plaintiff. The counsel was a pompous young man named Stanton, who opened the case with solemn emphasis thus: "Tickell, the plaintiff, mylord." Erskine dryly interrupted him with: "Oh, tickle her yourself, Mr. Stanton. It would be unbecoming to my position." Senator Stockbridge, of Michigan, often told a story of a very rich lumberman who came to congress from the lake region and rented the furnished house which belonged to a senator whose term had recently expired. The house was a palace and was completely furnished, all except the library, for the senator had taken his books with him. True to the instincts of a lifetime of carefulness, the lumberman-congressman surveyed the library, then accurately measured the empty shelves and telegraphed a prominent house in Chicago: "Sond me at once 216 running feet of books." That was his idea of furnishing a library. TRADE AND INDUSTRY. The Paris municipal council has unanimously called on the French legislature to make it a penal offense to cause employees of either sex to work more than six days a week. The Goldfields Labor Council, of West Australia, has passed a resolution in favor of a six-hour working day, and as a labor ministry is in power the idea is likely to be realized. Glass houses may soon be made stone-proof. Sliesian glassmakers are turning out glass bricks for all sorts of building purposes, and hope that the proverb will soon have no significance. Fifteen million bunches of bananas were brought to the United States last year by one fruit company, which runs 83 steamers. They came chiefly from Cuba, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Honduras. The American smelters of the smelter town of Murray, Utah, have organized to ask the employers to discharge all Greek and Austrian employees and to employ only Americans in future, because the foreigners are accused of many recent crimes. The restriction that salmon may not be taken from the waters of southeastern Alaska until after July 1 of each year has been removed, and, in view of that, it is expected that the catch will be very much larger this year than previously. The Journal of Education says: "Taking the country as a whole, one child in five between the ages of 5 and 15 is at work as a wage earner. In Alabama it is one in four, while in Massachusetts it is but one in 200! Massachusetts leads all other states—is far in the lead—in this particular. Her record is 40 times as good as that of the United States as a whole." ANIMALS GO ON STRIKE Even the rabbit is a hardened striker. In rabbit colonies the stronger rabbits do most of the burrowing and as often as perhaps once in two years these become discontented and refuse to work. A species of black ants have little yellow ants which do most of their work for them. Occasionally the yellow species will go on a strike. Their food supply is cut off, but if that does not avail the strikers are attacked or another lot of yellow ants are secured. Both birds and beasts occasionally go on strike, according to observers. A herd of horses will bunch together, neglect their food, become restive, neigh and rub noses when in a field. The outcome is that the herd will not allow themselves to be saddled or harnessed and will chase and attempt to block the attendants. Female birds take tantrums and refuse to do the housework. They desert their nests and leave their eggs to become cold and barren. The male naturally becomes greatly concerned, but with the bird and beast creation the male will never attack the female, so there is no remedy. Warbirds and starlings are given greatly to these strikes. Because. "What are you running for?" the colonel asked the frightened soldier. "Because I have no wings to fly with," he painted—Cassell's. SISTERS OF CHARITY Saint Margaret of the Cross The following letter is from Congressman Meckison, of Napoleon, Ohio: The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O. 2 Content, "U" David Meekison. fully eradicate a disease of thirty years' standing."—David Meekison. Dr. Hartman, one of the best known physicians and surgeons in the United States, was the first man to formulate Peruna. 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The result of the treatment was most satisfactory. She found great relief, and after further use of the medicine we hope to be able to say she is entirely cured." — Sisters of Charity. The young girl was under the care of the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna for catarrh of the throat with good results as the above letter testifies. Send to The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio, for a free book written by Dr. Hartman. FORTE THE MOST WONDERFUL SADDLE OFFER NEVER HEAR OP, an offer by which anyone can have the nicest saddle in his neighborhood. cut this ad out and send it to us and you will receive our New, Big and Beautiful Special Saddle Catalogue. PILES THE FARMERS ON THE FREE HOMESTEAD LANDS of WESTERN CANADA carry the banner for yields of Wheat and other grains for 1904. FARMERS WESTERN CANADA FREE of WESTERN CANADA the banner for yields of Wheat and other grains for 1006. 100,000 Farmers receive $55,000,000 as a result of their Wheat Crop alone. 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Everth and wife of Napton, spent the Xmas, here visiting the latter's parents. Mrs. Alice Cheek is quite sick, treating with pneumonia. Tuesday the 27th of the last month is a longtoberemembered day, like bread cast upon the water. Mrs Nannie Mills is on the sick list with slight improvement. A. M. VanBuren and wife were the guests of Rev. C. R. Smith and wife in Arrow Rock Friday. Mrs Sarah White is no better and has been confined to her bed for the past three week. Who said our Xmas, tree was not a success? It eclipsed all former efforts and the presents were costly and numerous. A. M. VanBuren got a leaf bread from the tree, the old fashioned kind. Adieu! Nineteen hundred four Adieu! Nineteen hundred five finds us one year nearer that celestial city than ever before. Let us lay aside every weight of sin that so easily besets us, and run this race with patience. We sat at watch meeting and praised God that we we witnessed the going out of the old and the incoming of the new year. Rev. C. R. Smith, of Arrow Rock, Mo., preached for us Sunday, an eloquent sermon. SMITHTON. Rev. Reed and wife are both ill at this writing. Mrs. Angeline Crefl left last Friday to visit her daughter who resides in the state of Kansas. The people of Smithton had their Christmas Tree on Thursday evening, many valuable presents were received. On the same evening a Holiday program was rendered under the auspices of the teacher, Miss Holmes. Rev. E. G. Smith was called to Otterville last week to conduct the funerel services of Mr. Julius Hopkins. Little Lottie Byrd is dangerously ill at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Isom Smith of Sedalia were present at the christ mas tree last Thursday eve. Mrs. Emma Backner is much improved. On last Friday the children of Smithton held a drawing contest which they made very interesting and entertaining. RICHMOND Mr Clande McGee, of St Joe, is visiting his aunt, Mrs Sallie Jacobs. Mr Henry Smith, of St Joe, is visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs. Green Smith. Mrs Victoria Braden and son Earl is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Abe Freelo. Mrs Sue King of Kansas City is visiting her dau, hter Mrs. Bessie Good. Mr and Mrs Ed Lyles, of Kansas City, is visiting their brother Mr Olive Lyles. Chester Kimbrough, Edna Tesvault, Rosa Holmes, Hester Pugh and Artie Jacobs are spending Xmas with their parents from Lincoln Institute. Mr Ollie Lvies and Mollie Owens were united in marriage on Christmas day. Only a few of their friends witnessed the ceremony. Miss Leona Chew is the guest of the Misses Garner. Miss Savia Whiby is the guest of Carrie Smith. Miss Lora Jacobs is visiting Ida Elloit of Carrollton. Mr. Isdore Price of Des Moines is visiting his father, All n Price. Master Meege Kimbrough afspending a moath with his grandma has returned home. Mrs. John Jacobs was called to the bed side of her sister inlaw, Mrs. Willie Jacobs. The primary Teacher, Miss a Miller, entertained her little people, Dec. 23rd, with X-mas tree, which was beautiful deorated. The little people enjoyed themselves and received many presents. Mr Claud Clay entertained a few of his freinds at a six o'clock dinner Christmas day. The decoration were American Beauties. Those present were Edna Tucker, Maud and Mabel Garner, Leona Chew, Annie Cary and the Misses Hill. All voted the host a good entetainer and expressed a hope to again enjoy his hospitality soon. Golden Rule Chapter, number 37, held their annual services at the second Baptist church, Dec-18, by Rev. Botts of Carrotton Mo. He quoted many beautiful passages of the Bible. Sunday after noon at 7:30 o'clock Rev. A. D. Wilson preached Xmas sermon. In this was manifested the love of God toward us. It was elegantly and logically quoted. The Masonic fraternity had their son preached at the second Baptist church, Dec. 25, and was elegantly addressed, by Rev Botts of Carrotton. HIGGINSVILLE Ma. Jiles Green of Stockton Kansas visited relatives here recently. The Masquarade entertainment given by the sewing circle of the A. M. E. Church, Mon. Dec.26, was excellent, and I by request of those present the same was repeated to a crowded house Friday, Dec. 30, and all present seemed to be well pleased, may success attend the Ladies Sewing Circle. Mr. and Mrs.Joe P. Johnson visited in Mayview, Mo. Mr. Anderson Hawkins who formally lived here, but now of Lee's Summit, visited friends here last week. Miss Anne M.Britt who teaches in the Public Schools at Lamar, Mo. spent the holidays here with relatives. Mr Sam Henderson; of Kansas City, Sundayed here. The Entertainment given by the Ladies Aid Society was quiet a success. Miss Aurora I. Perry one of Marshall's popular "school warm" spent several days her visiting friends and relatives. Born to the wife of James Perry, on December 24th, a bouncing baby boy. Mother and baby are in good health, and James is wearing a broad smile. Mr and Mrs J W Perry spent several days in Kansas City. Mr W M Brooks, jr. is visiting relatives is Leavensworth, Kas. Miss Aurora Jones who was reported as improving, is still quite ill; but hope is yet entertained for her recovery. F. B. Brown, who was recently elected delegate to the National Convention of the United Mine Workers of America at Indianapolis, I.D., will leave for that city on the 14th inst. Mr. Brown has has been elected local statistician of Union No. 377 of this city. The position was recently created and yields an annual income of $129 Mrs Susan Brown, who took ill very suddenly Sunday, is reported as being convalescent at this writing. Key C W Jackson, pastor of the A M E church at Wellington, Mo., spent the holidays in this city with his parents. The B Y P U gave a grand concert at the Second-Baptist church Monday evening. Quite a large crowd witnessed the performance, which were highly commended by all present. Mr Anderson Hawkins formerly of this city, but now a resident of Richmond, spent the holidays here with his old friends. Read the Conservator and be kept informed of the progressive doings of the Central Missouri Negro. Only One Dollar the year. See Leonard E. Britt or C. B. Brown and they will lead you into the light. The entertainment given by the K. T. Thursday Dec. 29 was quite a success. The Blue Front G R O C E Y Is the place to buy your X-mas Candies, Nuts, Fruits, Vegetables, Groceries and all manner of pure fresh eatables. All Are Wished a Merry Christmas and a Happy New W YEAR J. F. Kuhn, Prop. 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- J. W. SCOTT Shoe repairing the best in the city Work is always firstclass No side work don' there. :0: Special rates to College Students. :0: GIVE HIM A TRIAL. 112 W Main Street Sedalia Steam Laundry Geo. W. Longan, PROF See Him To Be Treated Right 216 and 218 LAMINE STREET J. B. HOLDNER, The Grocer. 116 W. Main Street. Call and see me for Good Groceries. at the possible LOWEST PRICE. Also Feed and Flour of the Best Grades. Phones, Bell 790, Q. C. 399. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS & C. Anyone sending a statute or description may quickly assert our opinion free whether an authority probably patentable. Communities strictly confidential. Mining patentes sent free, oldest agency for securing patentes laws taken by Branch Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific journal. Terms. $3 a year, four months. H. Sold by all new dealers. MUNN & Co. 361 Broadway, New York Branch Office, 25 F St., Washington, D.C. FOR SALE—A $300 Styvestan Upright Concert Piano; will sell for $125; $25 down, rest in terms to suit, must sell at once; call at or write the Conservator's office, 116 West Main street. JOHN QUINN'S BAR State of Missouri, county of Pettis, ss. In the Circuit Court of Pettis county, State of Missouri, December 12, 1904, December Term, 1904. William Sutherland, philadelphia. Mary Suthington, defendant. Now, at this day, comes the plain if herein, by his attorney, H. C. Phillips, and files petition and afidavit, alleging among other things, that defendant, Mary Suthington, is not a resident of or the Stat. of Misrourri: WHEREUPON it is ordered by the court that said defendant be notified by publication that plaintiff has commenced suit against her in this court the object and general nature of which is to procure an absolute divorce from the defendant on the ground of general indignities, and unless the said Mary Guthington be and appear at this court, at the next February term thereof, to begin and holden at the court house, in the city of Sedalia, in said county, on the first Monday of February next, and on or before the first day of said term, answer or plead to the petition in said cause, the same will be taken as confessed, and judgement will be rendered accordingly. And be it further ordered, that a copy thereof be published, according to law, in the SEDALIA WEEKLY CONSERVATOR, a newspaper printed and published in Pettis county, Missouri—for four weeks successively, the last insertion whereof shall be dealt thirty days before the commencement of the said February term of this court. Attest: C. W. DAUGHERTY, (SEAL) Circuit Clerk. A true copy from the record By N. W. Kennedy, D. C. H. G. Phillips, Plaintiff's Attor. ney. ORDER OF PUBLICATION State of Missouri, County of Pettis, ss In the Circuit Court of Pettis county, State of Missouri, December, 14, 1904, December Term, 1904 Winnie Carr, Defendant. Now, at this day comes the Plaintiff in, by his Attorney, H. J. Phillips, and files his Petition and Affidavit, alleging among other things, that Defendant, Winnie Carr, is not a resident of the State of Missouri: WHEREUPON it is ordered by the Court that said Defenda it be notified by Publication that Paintiff has commenced a su tag against her in this Court the object and general nature of which is to secure an absolute divorce from the Defendant the ground of general indignities, and unless the said Winnie Carr, be and appear at this Court, at the next February Term thereof, to be begun and holden at the Court House, in theCity of Sedalia, in said County, on the first Monday of February next, and on or before the First day of said Term, answer or plead to to the Petition in said cause, the same will be taken as contessed, and judgment will be rendered accordingly. And it is further ordered, that a copy thereof be published, according to law, in the Sedalia Weeky Conservator, a newspaper printed and published in Petis County, Missouri—for four weeks successively, the last insertion whereof shall be at least thirty days before the commencement of the said February Term of this Court. A true copy from the record Attestre W. Daugherty SEAL (SEAL) Circuit Clerk By N. W. Kennedy, D. C. H. G. Phillips, Plaintiff's At torney. Clover Leaf Club Meets every first and third Wednesday of each month in regular session. Jessie Lucas, President. Sanford Fields, Secret'y. Sweet Springs, Mo. THE MKT WHEN YOU TRAVEL SELECT A RAILWAY AS YOU DO YOUR CLOTHES. KATY SERVICE (MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILWAY.) Suggests Comfortable and Convenient Trains, THE "KATY FLYER" AND KATY DINING STATIONS. Meals, Moderate In Price. Unsurpassed in Quality and Service. 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