St. Louis Palladium

STLOUIS PALLADIUM ROOSEVELT PAIRBANKS OUR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, WHO WILL BE INAUGURATED SATURDAY, MARCH 4. Vol. XXI. No. 12. ROOSEVELT OUR PRESIDENT AND V BE INAUGURATED SATU CITY NEWS. Notes and News Concerning Our People--Weekly Record of Social Events, Deaths, Marriages and Births--Written Especially for St. Louis Palladium. Mrs. M. Hood, of 2825 Adams street, has been quite sick for the past week. Mrs. L. Freeman, of 520 South Ewing avenue, in rear, is very sick. One room for rent at 2617 Lawton avenue; perhaps four soon. Inquire of I. N. Wheeler. Mrs. Mary A. Lawrence, who has been visiting relatives at Edwardsville, Ill., returned to the city Friday, the 3d. Miss L. E. Patterson, teacher of art needle work, is at the Douglass hotel, 2645 Lawton avenue. Any one wishing to learn the work call and see her. Mr. Charles Turner is out day and night working for the success of the republican party. Let every man come to the front, and that will add to the success of the party. What has become of Detective Gordon? From Twentient street to Jefferson avenue the dudes are standing on the corners to meet the girls. If it is not stopped we will call the gentleman. Cards of invitation are out for the celebration of the thirty-sixth anniversary of Onward Lodge No. 17, A. F. & A. M., at the Masonic temple, No. 18 South Tenth street, Monday night, March 6, 1905. The next meeting of the Ladies' Noonday Social club will be held with Mrs. Mattie Robinson, at 3961 Fairfax avenue, Thursday, March 9, at 2 p.m. All members are requested to be present. العربية Mrs. R. B. Stovall, of 2223 Market street, will leave to-morrow, Sunday, to meet her husband in Oakland, Cal., where she will make her future home. She has the best wishes of the Palladium. But she said: "You must still send the Palladium to me." On last Monday evening, at Odd Fellows' hall, Twenty-Seventh and Franklin avenue, George E. Temple assembled the Odd Fellows to arrange for their annual sermon. Mr. W. C. Gordon was made chairman, and Miss Myrtle Voorhies secretary. Prof. J. McHenry Jones, of West Virginia, will be the guest of the order Thanksgiving day. Mrs. L. A. Poinsette, dressmaker. She is from South Carolina. Her husband is a baker by trade. He followed that business for 20 years. They came to St. Louis over a year ago with the best recommendations, but he could not get work in any bakery establishment on account of his color. Let the Negroes look this matter square in the face, and they will see that all these labor organizations are against the Negro man and woman. Men who have large establishments would willingly employ a competent Colored man, but the number of white employees will not work with him, simply because he is Colored. This can not exist always. The ladies' auxiliary to the Hotel Waiters' association was entertained at No. 3914 Fairfax avenue by Mrs. M. L. Robinson, February 22. The president, Mrs. A. E. Hall, opened the meeting, and after transacting some important business adjourned this part of the meeting to proceed with the literary exercises. Mrs. M. L. Robinson's paper, titled "The Future Negro Race," was applauded. Mrs. Josie Wilson's essay, titled "The Wall Must Wear Weather Stains Before It Wears Ivy," was excellent. Mrs. H. H. L. Porter sang "You're As Welcome As the Flowers in May." Mrs. M. A. Lawrence was then introduced, as was also Mrs. Geo. Frice. The ladies were then asked by the president to address the body, and Mrs. Lawrence spoke encouragingly to the body, assuring them that she was enjoying herself and was highly pleased to be with them. Then luncheon was served, which did credit to the hostess. A. B. First Baptist Church Notes. There will be Baptizing next Sunday evening shortly after the morning service at the First Church. A large crowd is anticipated. Don't forget the Young People's Choral Singing society, which is going on every Thursday night at 7:30 at the First Baptist church. Go there and learn how to sing by notes. It costs you nothing. Prof. J. Arthur Freeman is conductor and instructor. He cordially invites you to come, both young and old. The different clubs, namely, Pleasant Workers, Ruth, Carnation and the pastors', all met last Sunday, directly after the morning service, in their regular weekly meting. After taking up their collection, they agreed to give an entertainment to raise money for the church. The members of each club pledged themselves to do all they can to raise the $500 to pay off the next note, which is already due. The Pleasant Workers club gave a grand parior social last Monday night at the home of Miss Anna B. Thomas, 1314 Clark avenue. The Misses Thomases spared no pains in arranging everything so nicely preparatory for their guests, and gave special attention to the wants and comfort of all present, and when the merriment was over at 1 o'clock a good many said they wished it was only 9 o'clock. The entertainment netted the club a nice little sum. Mrs. Sada Byrd is president; Miss Anna B. Thomas, secretary. The Ruth club will serve dinner next Sunday evening at the First Baptist church. The public is invited to visit the church and take dinner with the club. They will give you as good a dinner as you will get any where. They have polite waiters who give good service at all times, hence every one who patronizes them will be cared for. All the money that is raised from the dinner, as well as the socials, will be given to the church. Mrs. Leatha Newcomb, president; Mrs. Hunter, secretary. The B. Y. P. U. at the First Baptist church elected new officers last Sunday, and they will be installed next Sunday. The union made a wise selection, which is generally necessary at all times, from the very fact that no one is capable of leading unless they are intelligent, honest and upright. The retiring officers from the president (Mr. Chas. Bolinger) down are upright Christian ladies and gentlemen, and we hope that the new officers will do as well as the old did. The Meeting of the Hamilton Club Tuesday Night at 2721 Pine Street Quite an interesting meeting was held by the Hamilton club. Hon. Thomas J. Akins spoke at son length. The most logical and pointed speech was that of Hon. Chas. Nagel. It was applauded vigorously on the man points that he made. It is with doubt that his words of instruction catches the masses, and from expressions on all sides it is admitted that he is the coming leader of the public party in St. Louis. His The first and second Sundays of March are financial rally days at the First Baptist church, and it is hoped that all the members and friends of said church will turn out and give liberally in the collection, because Dr. Cole wants to raise $500 to pay off the next note, which is now due, hence he makes this earnest appeal to the general public. Therefore, come one, come all and help us to raise this money, and the good Lord will bless you. After preaching a wonderful sermon last Sunday at 11 a.m., Dr. E. C. Cole opened the doors of the church for the reception of members, and to the delight of all present Madame J. M. M. Stokes, the noted and influential wife of our worthy townman and mail carrier, J. M. M. Stokes, of 2612 Morgan street, came forward and joined the First Baptist church. When the doctor said those who are willing to receive her let it be known by holding up your right hand, hands gladly went up all over the church, from the very fact Madame Stokes is well known at the First Baptist church, and has a host of friends there, all of whom were very glad, indeed, to have her in their midst, because she is one of the most intelligent women as well as the best church worker in our city. We hope that the First Baptist church will continue to get such women as Madame Stokes, for they are greatly needed in churches, homes, societies and in business all over the land. The funeral of Mrs, Harriet Taylor, formerly Mrs. Diggs, who died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Etta Bracken, 1930 Iowa avenue, took place at the First Baptist Church last Tuesday evening at 2 o. clock. Mrs. Taylor was a good and faithful member of the above church for many years, and took a leading part in church work, and was ever ready and willing to do what she could for the church, the sick, helpless and dying. She was a member of the Sons and Daughters of Faith and several other secret societies, the first of which turned out in a large number to pay their last respects to their dead. This woman was known far and near as an upright, honest, loving Christian lady, hence it can be said with some degree of safety that she is now resting in the arms of our blessed Redeemer, there to ever live with Him to die no more, for salvation to her He did give while she was here below. A. W. W. REPORTER. Prominent Guests of St. Louis. Several gentlemen called upon Mr. John H. Clark, general manager of the Bar at 2135 Market street, namely, W. H. White, editor of the Cimetar, and attorney-at-law, Muskogee, I.T. Hon. A. S. McRea, attorney-at-law, and also Mr. George Davidson, assistant cashier of Creek Citizens' Reality Bank & Trust Co., Muskogee, I. T They left for Washington, D. C., in a private car last Wednesday. M. B. Dr. W. D. Crum, collector of customs at Charleston, S. C., says the sentiment toward President Roosevelt in the south is changing. Dr. Crum makes a speech. We see he stands up for his race. Commutation tickets, $2.15 for $2.00, at Lyon's Cafe, 23 North Jefferson avenue. Pickett's Headache Powders give instant relief. 2601 Lawton avenue. The Meeting of the Hamilton Club Tuesday Night at 2721 Pine Street. Quite an interesting meeting was held by the Hamilton club. Hon. Thomas J. Akins spoke at some length. The most logical and pointed speech was that of Hon. Chas. Nagel. He was applauded vigorously on the many points that he made. It is without doubt that his words of instruction catches the masses, and from expressions on all sides it is admitted that he is the coming leader of the republican party in St. Louis. His referring to Mr. Hitchcock, of Missouri, stating that he was the most seasoned piece of timber in the cabinet. In knowing Mr. Nagel as we do, we venture to say that he is a man that holds the same idea that our president holds toward the whole people of this country, and that is all men up and no men down, regardless of color, creed or nationality. The Negro Noonday Restaurant Has Closed Its Doors. Some months ago we stated that a few Negroes who wanted to be white met on Ninth street in a restaurant to discuss the character of men and women. They were the offcast of the Negro race. Some wanted to be white, some were so-called Negro Democrats, some broken-down editors, some were janitors who wanted to be leaders; now they are glad to get their eatings anywhere. It is said that the old man who conducted the den did some fine work, as he done them all. Then a white woman came along with a wagon and did him by moving all of the dingue out of the place. Marriage Licenses. James W. Hutt .....Labadie ave Ida P. Alexander .....Labadie ave William Bell .....2813 Franklin ave Charlotte O. Jones .....2640 Lucas ave William Glover .....2218 Papin st Minnie Wood .....2114 Gratiot st Richard Edwards .....5315 McKissock ave Mrs. Emma Polk ..5313 McKissock ave Henry McLenton .....2027 Walnut st Irene White .....2027 Walnut st Matt Luper .....420 Adelalde Av Mrs. Minnie John W. Smith .....217 E. Prairie av. Mattie Williams .....217 E. Prairie av. Richard Harris .....810 Benton st. Louveinia Adams .....2606 Parnell st. Bird Jones .....2335 Market st. Gertrude Townsen .....2335 Market st. Isaac Phiper .....200 Center st Carrie McKuver .....1523 Clark av. DEATHS. [From February 23 to March 2.] Spencer Webb, City Hospital.....R. Annie Ross, Female Hospital.....R. Florence Malone, Female Hospital..G. Alexander Taylor, 1935 St. Charles—G. Francis B. Burlee, 2318 Morgan..G. Cora Burk, 6622 S. Broadway..W. Alexander Brown, 4309 Garfield..G. Wilson Pankins, 802 N. 13th..G. Annie Davis, 1119 Wash..G. Sarah Devan, 716 Clark..R. Sam'l Miles, V. Hosp. 6143 Meramec..G. Kern Griffin.....W. Wm. Bone, City Hospital..R. Unknown Male Floater..W. Harriett Taylor, 1732 Iowa..G. Annie Myers, 2700 Baldwin..G. Malinda Allen, 1944 N. 10th..G. Ed Thomas Parchell, 2341 Chestnut..R. Francis Campbell, City Hos. H. & M. P. Gray, Poorhouse..W. The Violin Recital. St. Louis society availed itself or a rare opportunity and turned out en masse to hear W. Lee Jackson in his violin recital at True Reformers' hall, Monday evening. The verdict of his audience was that the Lyceum Sketch club had made no mistake in claiming for him the title of premier violinist of America. A complete master of the bow, he held his hearers spell-bound by his magic music. His equal has never appeared before a St. Louis audience. The other numbers on the programme were in capable hands, especially the one presenting little Lone Harris, the baby violinist. Her singing is marvelous. A large number of those present remained to dance till early morning. Please Settle Up With Us. Some of our subscriber think that as we are a good collector that we don't need money. We will say we don't need much, but the printer needs more. Please pay us so we can pay our printer. About 400 of our subscribers are—are—well you know. Pay us, and we will settle all we owe. The Newport Cafe. The cafe at 2321 Market street has changed hands. Mr. Ralph Turner, with a partner, has bought Mr. Lawyer out, and they will conduct the cafe in first-class style. Mr. Turner is one of our St. Louis men, and we bespeak for him success. $2.00 Per Annum, Single Copy 5 cents. M. B. A 1 One of our leading ladies, who makes her mark, as did all of mother's children. We only want a chance. The wife of our late lamented William McKinley. He was inducted into the office of president of the United Masquerade Ball. The Young Laidies Aid No. 1 of Provident hospital will give a grand masquerade ball Tuesday evening, March 7, at True Reformers' hall. Prizes will be given to the wearers of the most beautiful costumes, the funniest costume and the costume considered the most original in design. Come out and help the hospital. Notice. Last week, or for two weeks, our printing devil has been on a bum. We hope to do better. If not we will be compelled to discharge the printing devil. Notice. John W. Wheeler, Jr., is again an active worker for the Palladium. All contracts made by him are O. K. So help this young man and you help yourself. Richard J. Reynolds, a multi-millionaire tobacco manufacturer of Winston-Salem, N. C., aged 56, has just married Miss Mary Katherine Smith, aged 24, who had been his stenographer. Senator Kearns, of Utah, in a farewell speech in the senate, declared that, under existing conditions, no man could be a senator from Utah and retain his self-respect. The first day's sales of seats for the Parsifal season in St. Louis amounted to over $10,000. --- States for the second time. Today he is with the blessed, and his wife is among the living on earth. Warning When you go to the drug store to buy a bottle of Ozonized Ox Marrow be sure that you get the "Ozonized." See that "Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., Chicago, U. S. A." is printed on the package. Remember that the "Ozonized" it put up only in fifty-cent size and is made only in Chicago and by us. We have no branch offices. Refuse all substitutes. The Ozonized Ox Marrow never fails to straighten kinky hair. For further particulars, see advertisement, "Wonderful Discovery," in this paper. IS ON THE BUM. That Old Castle, No. 2629 Lawton Avenue, the Negro Democratic Headquarters. A few days ago Mr. W. T. Curtis sent an officer of the law up to the castle and replevined a cash register We are informed they will have to vacate, as Mr. Hawes or Mr. Wells will have to pay $83 back rent. Trouble in the camp. Blessed Are the Increase. We are informed that a few days ago Mr. Ralph Turner's wife presented her husband with a fine girl. Mother and babe are doing well at 11 South High street. In an address before the Franklin Harvest club at Greenfield, Mass., Lieut.-Gov. Curtis Guild, Jr., attributed state and national evils to "the lawlessness of respectable people." THE CONFERENCE. The conference that was held in Poplar Bluff, Mo., October 5. Below are the appointments made by our beloved Bishop A. Grant: St. Louis district, Rev. J. D. Barkesdale, presiding elder. St. Paul, Rev. W. D. Cook; Lexington, Rev. A. A. Gilbert; Higginsville, Rev. W. B. Brooks; Boonville, Rev. W. H. Spurlo; Sedalia, Rev. Wm. Alexander; Jefferson City, Rev. L. P. Duke; Washington, Rev. S. L. Bean; Marshall, Rev. A. O. D. Steele; Holden, Rev. M. McFerrin; Union, Rev. J. H. Randells; Pacific, Rev. W. F. Hamilton; Osage, Rev. H. McTassell; Chamois, L. S. Salon; Miami, Rev. P. W. Weaver; Pleasant Green, Rev. E. Thomas, Speed, Rev. J. E. S. Reed; Allen Mission, Rev. O. W. Harris; Black Water Mission, Rev. Chas. O. Jackson; evangelist, Mrs. Sarah V. Bean. Kansas City district, Rev. F. G. Snelson, presiding elder. Allen Chapel, Rev. F. Jesse Peck; Ebenezar, Rev. J. F. McDonald; St. John, Rev. Edw. R. Vaughan; Independence, Rev. J. H. Allen; Westport, Rev. J. T. Smith; Pleasant Hill, Rev. B. W. Stewart; Springfield, Rev. M. Collins; Wellington zad Dover, Rev. J. Y. Meadows; Odessa, Rev. H. H. Triplett; Butler, Rev. J. E. Christopher; Carthage and Neoho, Rev. W. B. Long; Lebanon, Rev. Henry Green; Waverly, Rev. P. W. Chester; Rev. S. S. Pitcher; Ash Grove, Rev. Henry Mitchell; Nevada, Rev. D. J. Malta Bend, Rev. J. B. Wallace; Joplin, Gordon; Ward Mission, Kansas City, Rev. Wm. Hawkins. Evangelist, Mrs. Rosetta Binkley. Cape Girardeau district, Rev. N. C. Buren, presiding elder. Cape Girardeau, Rev. J. L. Williams; Poplar Bluff, Rev. C. N. Douglass; St. James, Rev. W. C. Williams; Jackson and Alenville, Rev. R. L. Phillips; Charleston, Rev. J. A. Chandler; St. Peters, Rev. T. L. Watson; Bonne Terre and Valley Mines, Rev. J. W. Wiley; Kirkwood, Rev. P. S. Cheatham; Festus and Herculaneum, Rev. F. E. Clark; Belmont, Rev. P. Thurmon; Commerce, Rev. F. L. Scott; Fredericktown, Rev. J. R. Hopkins; Oakridge, Rev. W. P. McAlister; Quinn Chapel, Rev. C. A. Williams; De Soto and Caledonia, Rev. L. H. Harris; La Forge, Rev. Chas. Cummings; Tyler and Cottonwood, Rev. J. D. Rice; Farmington and New Tennessee, Rev. J. E. Edwards; Carruthersville, Rev. B. G. Dawson; St. John and St. Luke Mission, Rev. J. W. Wheeler. Evangelists, Mrs. Lulu E. Cheatham, Katie P. Yates, Dora Russell, Georgeann Hyde, Jane Johnson, Edw. R. Vaughan, secretary Missouri annual conference. EPISCOPAL ADDRESSES RT.REV. B. W. ARNETT, D. D. Wilberforce, O RT. REV. WESLEY J. GAINES, D. D. Atlanta, Ga. RT. REV. WM. B. DERRICK, D. D. Flushing, Greater New York, N. Y. RT. REV. C. T. SHAFFER, D. D. M. D., Chicago, Ill. RT. REV. ABRAHAM GRANT, D. D. 3349 Pennsylvania avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. RT. REV. H. M. TURNER, D. D. LL. D. 30 Young, Atlanta, Ga. RT. REV. L. J. COPPIN, 738 South Twelfth street, Philadelphia, Pa. RT. REV. MOSES B. SALTER, D. D. 30 Vanderhorst street, Charleston, S. C. RT. REV. B. F. LEE, D. D. Wilberforce, O RT. REV. EVANS TYREE, D. D. 13 North Hill street, Nashville, Tenn. RT. REV. B. T. TANNER, D. D. 2908 Diamond street, Philadelphia, Pa. RT. REV. C. S. SMITH, D. D., M. D. 39 East Columbia street, Detroit, Mich. RT. REV. JAMES A. HANDY, D. D. 1341 North Carey street, Baltimore, Md. BETHEL INSTITUTE, 110 Hanover street, Cape Town, South Africa. ORDER OF SERVICES For Lane's Tabernacle C. M. B. church, 3966 Fairfax avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Sunday Services— 9:30, Sunday School; 11 a. m., preaching; 8 p. m. preaching. First and Third Sunday—At 6:00 p. m., Epworth League. Second and fourth Sunday—At 6:00 p. m., woman missionary meeting. Weekly Services— Monday night, board meeting; Wednesday, 8 p. m., prayer meeting; Thursday evening, sewing circle; Friday night, class meeting. BEN WINTERS, Pastor. NOTICE TO ALL—In sending matter for publication, please send something with it, as the printer must be paid. We can not publish a paper on wind. J. W. WHEELER. Happenings in Missouri. Across State by Trolley. Congressmain Southard, of Ohio, introduced a bill in the national house of representatives recently to authorize the Missouri Central railroad company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Missouri river near the city of Glasgow, connecting the counties of Howard and Saline. He also introduced a bill to authorize the same company to build a bridge near St. Charles, Mo., both to be used for highway and railroad purposes. Representative Southard, when asked why he had introduced the bill for a Missouri corporation, said he had done for his old friend, Col. W. H. Chase, of Toledo, who is making his temporary headquarters at Fulton, but who is now in New York city. He said the company had been at work for about two years making surveys for an electric railroad from St. Louis to Kansas City, and had secured a large portion of the right of way. "The project is the largest electric railway enterprise ever launched in the world," he said. "The Missouri Central railroad company is incorporated under the laws of Missouri, but the construction company was incorporated in Delaware. The capitalization is $12,000,000, and I understand it is largely uped. p. Col. Chase is at the head of the project as the promoter. The line will be about 300 miles long between the two cities, shortening the distance about 20 miles. I believe, over the railroads now in operation between these points. A branch is to run from Fulton to Columbia, I think. Col. Chase is anxious to get the bill through at this session of congress so that he can take the matter of two bridges up with the secretary of war, to whom all the plans and maps must be submitted for approval. Trout for Ozark Streams The St. Joseph fish hatchery received 100,000 speckled brook trout eggs from the government hatchery at Leadville, Col. Supt. O'Brien says the eggs are in fine condition and he thinks fully 95 per cent, of them will hatch. The young trout will be ready for distribution April 1. This is the largest consignment of these eggs ever sent to Missouri. These fish will be placed in the spring-fed streams in the Ozark mountains. They cannot live in water which reaches a higher temperature than 58 degrees. New State Prison Hospital. The first step toward a new hospital building at the penitentiary was taken when the appropriations committee voted the appropriation of $50,000 for that purpose. The money is to come out of the general fund and not to be taken from the earnings of the prison. The need of this new hospital allowing infectious cases to be separated from other sick has been mentioned several times. Hns Penalty for Fraudulent Entry. Moss, of Kansas City, introduced in the house a bill providing that fraudulent entry of a horse in a contest for speed to compete for any purse, prize or premium offered or given by any agricultural or other society or association is unlawful and is to be punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than three years. Train Backed on Boy. A Rock Island engine standing on the side track at Hickory, backed upon Harry Bernard, the 12-year-old son of C. W. Bernard, and crushed his head to a pulp. The boy was standing on a siding watching a through freight which was passing on the main track and it is presumed that he could not hear the engine on account of the other noise. Stricken at Ninety-Four Awakening on a recent morning happy with the knowledge that many of her 75 descendants would be in Mexico during the day to assist in the celebration of her ninety-fourth anniversary, Mrs. S. Mary Turner, was stricken with paralysis a few hours later and is not expected to recover. The celebration was turned to mourning. Fled from Prague. J. D. Staunver died suddenly at Warrensburg, aged 74. He was born in the city of Prague, and when a youth took part in the revolution of 1848. After the defeat of the revolutionists he had to flee to America, where he had resided ever since. Will Try It Again; The Missouri University Glee club returned to Columbia last week after a concert tour of several weeks. More than $100 was cleared by the tour. The club will try again for a short season beginning March 6. His Body (2) a Well. The body of Knight Bell was found in a well at his father's home near Liberty. He was a cripple and his cane was lying near the well. The young man was deputy recorder of Clay county. andd Got Home to Celebrate. After an absence of ten months, during which time he had been mourned as dead, Judd Cunningham, a bricklayer of Hannibal returned to his wife and five children to take part in the celebration of his twentieth wedding anniversary. Lamar Titles Clouded. The Kansas City court of appeals rendered a decision which clouds the titles on the townsite of Lamar. J. C. Parry, in 1856, had deeded 50 acres for the Missouri townsite but the deed was burned and all witnesses are dead. Dangerous Convict Dying. The most dangerous man in the Missouri penitentiary was recently taken out of solitary confinement to end his days in the prison hospital. James Thornton was considered to be the most daring convict in the penitentiary, but solitary confinement has broken the spirit of the man, who, ten months ago attempted to dynamite his way to liberty. Last June a guard discovered Thornton as he was unlocking his cell with a skeleton key. In Thornton's cell were found a lot of dynamite, fuses and two revolvers. Thornto said to the guard: "You just came in time, for as soon as I was out of this cell I was going to blow the northern wall into the Missouri river." Since then every means has been tried by the officials to get Thornton to tell how he got the dynamite into the prison, but with death only a few hours off he still refuses to tell how he got it or from whom. Every day during the ten months he has been in solitary confinement a guard has called on him with hope of getting the much-coveted information and each time Thornton's answer has been: "I'll rot in hell before I tell." Thornton is 38 years of age and he could have prolonged his life by "peaching" on his friends, as he was comparatively a healthy man when he was placed in the dungeon. Fair Report Is In. The final report of the world's fair commission was filed with Gov. Folk by M. T. Davis, president of the committee. The report consists of 500 typewritten pages. It contains 100,000 words and figures. It would require an expert accountant a month to make an intelligent recapitulation of the report. Mr. Davis said that he believed that the Missouri building had been run economically. He stated that it had cost the commission $25,000 for entertainments. This included the purchase of hundreds of American Beauty roses with which to adorn the wives of the commissioners, music and other things which go to make up social functions. Mr. Davis said that whisky, beer and other intoxicants for the bar or, rather, "buffet," were not charged to the state, although cigars, apollinaris water, ginger ale and other soft drinks were paid for by the state. This expense of $25,000 for entertainment is considered cheap by Mr. Davis. Oldest Woman in Missouri. Although she is 142 years old. Mrs. Indiana Hogan of Sparta, Christian county, had her first railroad ride this week. Mrs. Hogan, accompanied by her youngest son, Levi, who is 64, made the journey from Clarence to Sparta, her present home. Although of extreme age, Mrs. Hogan is remarkably nimble and is as spry in her actions as most women of 60. Her hearing and sight are good and she wears glasses only when reading. Mrs. Hogan is a native of Indiana, and came west when traveling was done in covered wagons. Mrs. Hogan is probably the oldest woman in Missouri. "And Deliver." The house committee on private corporations agreed to report favorably the telegraph and telephone bill introduced by Mr. Barry. It provides for one important change at any rate, by the insertion of the words "and deliver." The supreme court in a recent case held that the words "transmit" did not include the delivery of a message, and the words "and deliver" are, therefore, to be incorporated into the law if this bill passes. Nevada May Get Terminals At a meetning of the Commercial club of Nevada Thomas P. McDonough of Chicago, president of the Kansas City, Nevada & Springfield, submitted a proposition for right of way through Vernon county, with terminals at Nevada, which met the approval of those present and efforts will be made to secure right of way required by legal process, the requisite terminals being guaranteed by business men. Without Apparent Cause. With apparently no cause whatever., Arch Maclin, a negro, drove a miner's pick into the brain of Frank Emmons, an aged white man, in the shadow of Joplin's police station. Emmons died during the night at the hospital. The murderer has been captured and taken to Carthage for safe keeping. Ask Branch to Resign. Members of the Lafayette county republican committee passed a resolution asking Representative Glover Branch to resign because of his persistent voting against Thomas K. Niedringhaus, senator. Killed Father-in-Law Over a Cow. A bloody fight occurred at Middle Grove between Thomas Thompson and his son-in-law, James Riley, over the ownership of a cow, in which Thompson lost his life. Rich Woman Landowner. Mrs. William Lane, who died recently near Galt, owned 3,000 acres of land in Sullivan county. To Furnish Memorial Room. An effort is being made by Missouri chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution to collect $1,500 to be used in completing a memorial room in Continental hall, the national home of the organization, now nearing completion in Washington. Hogs Die From Hydrophobia. Kirtley Selby, a farmer living 11 miles west of Fulton, has had 11 head of hogs die from hydrophobia in the past few days. A mad dog was killed a few days ago in another section of the county. 43D GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Notes of the Legislative Proceedings at the Capitol of the Commonwealth. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 28—After a lengthy debate the committee substitute for Senator McDavid's text book bill was sent to engrossment by the senate. Senator Dickinson's bill to extend the time prosecutors must be invited from three to five years was passed by the house and now goes to the governor. Oliver's jury measure, providing no person who has served may be instituted for any person to sit in a civil case within 15 months was passed; also the bill by Whittaker, to make it the express duty of each and every whitaker in the case, to make good faith from time to time for each and all druggists, drama shopkeepers and all other persons who may injure liquors. The house adopted a joint and concurrent resolution by Sosey, of Marion, which would so change the constitution as to enable counties other sub districts to incur indirect indemnity for the construction of permanent reads on a vote of two-thirds of those voting on the proposition. In May, to require the use of the block system on all railroads operate in the state was passed with only one vote against it. Among the bills sent to engrossment were the district into 16 congressional districts; by Kelly, of Barry, to remove screens and painted windows from sash windows; to prohibit pool-selling and bookmaking. The house adopted a resolution to have 500 copies of the joint rules of the house and senate printed in booklet form, the booklet to contain, in addition to the rules, the names of the members and also of the clerks and representatives of the press. Harrington, of Adair, introduced a bill in the house to provide for local insolvency of less than 100,000 inhabitants. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 28.-Senator Dickinson's bill repealing the special jury law outside of St. Louis and Kansas was passed with only one dissenting vote by the senate. Among other bills passed were: For a new annuity table in the settlement of life insurance in Kansas City; providing that cases may be docked in the state supreme court, even though the fees be not paid; Warning that the prompt delivery of freight; the bill providing for an increase in the force of the circuit attorney's office in St. Louis, and amending the misdemeanor law so that the court may make a decision. By a vote of 116 to 9 the bill to prohibit pool selling in Missouri was passed in the house. The stock yards bill, in the shape of a committee substitute for two house bills, which had been introduced on the subject, was passed. Also the bill to prohibit the sale of stock yards in the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the several states of the United States, and one providing that the supreme court should not speedy hearing on their respective dockets causes involving matters or questions of public interest. The house, in committee appropriations for eleemosynary and penalties, and the various amounts were decided upon. The bill making appropriations for the state university and other institutions, but its consideration was not concluded. Jefferson City, Mo., March 1—To-day broke the record for fast work in the city, "The senate was in session just four hours and a half and acted upon 35 bills. About two-thirds of these were passed in the session, and one required the senate to go into committee of the whole in order to act upon the appropriations for the civil list. The senate will have been acted upon by to-morow night. Next week, the senate will devote chiefly to house bills. Among the bills passed was the killing of quail for five years. The civil list appropriation bill was passed. The house suspended the rules, and the senate approved the port of the elemenary and penal institutions of the state for the next two years was read for a third time and the emergency clause, by a vote of 90 answers to 1 no. Every effort made by members of the house to lower the appropriations for the civil list was featured, although lengthy arguments were indulged in by those legislators who insisted that the assembly was passing the budget, the economy and bordering or gross extravagance. The stock yards bill, which was passed by the house Tuesday, was reconsidered, as it was discovered that it had not been paid. The bill was engrossed and then passed, 33 to 22. The proceedings of the day were enlivened by a heated argument between the bill and the bill's cotton, and it was feared at one time that there would be a personal encounter. Jefferson City, Mo., March 2—Senator Vories' anti-trust bill was passed by the senate and passed by 22 senators voting for it. The emergency clause was passed. The clause that no corporation can hold, directly or indirectly, any stock in another corporation. Senator Clarke called up his bill providing for a state library commission again, upon reconsideration, and it was passed by a small majority. The senator also consented to have the police bill, which was brought over from the house shortly after dinner, read for the first time. The bill was read by title and now goes to secretary of state. The police bill. There are good prospects for this police bill passing the senate. Among the bills passed by the senate were: By Dickinson: To provide for jointure of defenders in damage suits against common carriers. By McDavid: To empower cities of 30,000 to regulate prices of heating plants. Among them are defeated in the senate war following. Among the bills read a third time and passed by the house were the following: to allow trustees named in deeds of trust to join in partial deeds of release. By Connor, of Buchanan: To divide Buchanan county into road and school districts and to elect school elections, by Silver, of Cole: To prohibit anyone not a licensed attorney from advertising or holding himself out as such, and from providing information to the school district. Mr. Ossenfott's bill to create a county school text-book board to provide county uniformity of school text-books and to permit the administration of county in the state and to authorize boards of school directors and boards of education to purchase the same and lend them to pupils free of cost passed the house. The emergency clause was adopted. The bill making common law marriages illegal was also passed. Gov. Folk vetoed the bill concerning chain mortgages introduced in the house in almost identical language, introduced by Senator Walker, of Boone. He said he liked good laws, but one of a kind was sufficient. Gov. Folk has signed the interest bill, designed to clip the wings of the money shannon was introduced by Mr. Biggs, of St. Louis. Dr. Tubbs, the author of the anti-tipping bill, has been doing some missionary work among the members, with the result that the bill has been pressed with the merits of his pet measure. The doctor says the real object of his bill is to compel restaurant proprietors to pay their waiters living wages. While the constitutional limit of the legislative session will have been reached on March 14, it is more than likely that the bill will be extended till March 25. This would put the members on $1 a day for 11 days. Gov. Folk thinks that no better use could be made of the unexpended balance of the World's fair appropriation, amounting to $195,744.43, to provide its use in the creation of a new supreme court, of which there is such warrant need. W. T. Curtis' Newport Buffet, 2323 MARKET STREET. Wines, Liquor RESTAURANT Meals can be Ordered by Also the Famous Anheuser Be "MEET ME AT THE Wright of NEW DRU 2333 MAR Unless We Fill Your Presc Candies Fresh Tw Hot and Cold Dr The White 1501 Grat Choice WINE AND C SAMUEL H. LEONAR The Douglass Buff A First-Class RESTA Fine Wines, Lite and the best of 2645 Law WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By Liquors, Liquors and C RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION ails can be Ordered by Telephone, Klnloch O s Anheuser Beer. 232 AT ME AT THE FOUR Wright & Bolen W DRUG ST 1333 MARKET STREET Fill Your Prescription We Both is Fresh Twice a Week. and Cold Drinks all the Y White Lillies 101 Gratiot Street WINES, LIQ AND CIGARS. H. LEONARD, - - - glass Buffet and P RESTAURANT Wines, Liquors and and the best of service offered 645 Lawton Avan Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Also the Famous Anheuser Beer. 2323 Market St "MEET ME AT THE FOUNTAIN." Wright & Bolen's NEW DRUG STORE, 2333 MARKET STREET. Unless We Fill Your Prescription We Both Loose Money. Candies Fresh Twice a Week. Hot and Cold Drinks all the Year 'Round. SAMUEL H. LEONARD, - - - Proprietor. The Douglass Buffet and Pool Room A First-Class RESTAURANT in Connection Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars and the best of service offered. 2645 Lawton Avenue TAKEN FROM LIFE This wonderful hair pomade is the only safe preparation in the world that makes kinky or oily hair shine. It shines the scalp, prevents the hair from falling out or breaking off, cures dandruff and makes hair soft and shiny. It is sold for 45 years, and used by thousands Warranted for straightening kinky hair. Beware of imitations. Remember that Ford's Original fifty cent size, made only in Chicago and by us. See that "Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., Chicago. It is misled by substitutes that claim to be just as good—but always upon getting the hair straight, soft and beautiful, giving it a healthy, flexible appearance much more natural. Gentlemen and children. Elegantly qualities it is the best and most economical. It is not possible for anybody to produce a bottle every bottle. Only 50 cents. Sold by druggists and dealers, or send us 50 cents for one bottle. Paid. We pay all postage and express charges. Send postal or express money order. Please write your name and address plainly to OZONIZED XO MARROW CO., Charlie Ford Press 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Agents wanted everywhere. "Follow the Flag." Banner Route True Refo MADAM Hair Dress To the Great Gateways Kansas City. Chicago, Omaha, Toledo & Buffalo. Through sleepers to New York and the East. Magnificent Equipment and Train Service. Ticket Office, Eigth and Olive streets ODD FELLOWS' HALL ASSOCIATION 27th and Franklin Avenue VACANT NIGHTS FOR RENT For all Secret and Benevolent Societies Apply to W. L. COX, 1426 Morgan Streets 8 MIDASH and Cigars. CONNECTION Telephone, Kinloch C 1199 er. 2323 Market St THE FOUNTAIN." & Bolen's BUG STORE, MARKET STREET. Description We Both Loose Money. Once a Week. Kills all the Year 'Round. Lillie Bar, Iot Street, ES, LIQUORS BIGARS. D, - - - Proprietor. Fet and Pool Room URANT in Connection Liquors and Cigars, service offered. Avenue THE IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE IS THE MOST DIRECT LINE FROM ST. LOUIS -TO- HOT SPRINGS, ARK. TEXAS, MEXICO and CALIFORNIA. Elegant Through Service. OVER 19 HOURS SAVED TO MEXICO. DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE. DINING CARS, "Meals a la Carte." H. C. TOWNSEND, G. P. and T. Agent, ST. LOUIS, MO. James L. Mays, Proprietor BARBERS Joseph Lee - - L. J. Jenkins. THE Equal Rights Barber Shop. JUST NEWLY FITTED UP. READY FOR BUSINESS. Massage: First-Class Work. Coal Orders Promptly Attended To. 1331 Poplar St. (Near 14th St.) ST. LOUIS, MO True Reformers' Hall MADAM IRVING'S Hair Dressing Parlor Shampooing, Straightening, Scalp Massaging a Specialty Braids and Bangs to Match in Color and Quality CALL AND SEE HER WORK Telephone—Kinloch C-397. THEO. H. TEMPEL, Dealer in Staple and Fancy GROCERIES, 2601 Market Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. THE PALLADIUM GIVES ITS REA- DERS MORE NEWS THAN ALL THE OTHER RACE PAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE CITY AND STATE. THE PALLADIUM IS FIRST--THE OTHERS FOLLOW. Sam the Tailor Is the Place to Get Your Easter Suits 204 N.14th St. No Better Place in Great St. Louis St. Louis Palladium. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY Entered at the postoffice at St. Louis, Mo., as second-class matter. Published Weekly by J. W. WHEELER, Manager and Proprietor. 261; Lawton Avenue. MISS KATE JOHNSON.....Editor. Miss Isabella Morgan....Asst Editor. C. H. Tandy.....General Reporter. C. H. Wheeler, collector and solicitor. John W. Wheeler, Jr., solicitor. Business matters pertaining to the paper should be addressed to The Palladium Office. Communications for publication must reach us not later than Wed- nesday. ADVERTISING RATES. For one inch, one insertion.....$ 50 For one inch each subsequent insertion.....25 For two inches, three months.....6 00 For two inches, six months.....10 00 For two inches, nine months.....14 00 For two inches, twelve months.....30 00 Standing and transient notices per line.....10 RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. Per year.....$2.00 Six months.....1.00 Three months.....60 Single copy.....0.05 No Excuse for Non-Payment From the present time on, all who live south of 20c t avenue, will please settle their St. Louis Palladium bills with Miss Kate Johnson, 2627 Papin street. Mrs. M. A. Lawrence, of 3944 St. Ferdinand avenue, is the Reporter and General Solicitor for the St. Louis Palladium. The St. Louis Palladium is sold at the allowing places: 2617 Lawton avenue. 2614 Stoddard avenue. SEVEN POINTERS FOR THE READING AND ADVERTISING PUBLIC. (1) THE ST. LOUIS PALLADIUM IS in its 20th year of regular publication. (2) Never has missed an issue. (3) No fake subscription list to "catch" honest advertisers. (4) Morebona fine subscribers than any other Negro paper in St. Louis or State. (5) The ONLY Negro newspaper published in St. Louis as the organ of the Republican party. (6) Because it is the official organ of Wright Cuney Political Club. (7) Because it is fearless in denouncing crime regardless of consequences. 69 Now that we are in the campaign to win, the columns of the Palladium will have only party lootries. We believe in fighting inside of our party, but as the time is now to train our guns on our enemy, let us do so and forget that we have had any differences in our party but come together to consult and do our work faithful as true republicans. Our aim shall be to lay seige to the democratic party from now till the 4th of April, and use every honorable means to reclaim a few misguided Negroes who say that they are democrats. Will the Negro do his duty by working and voting for our republican party? WE HOPE THERE WILL BE NO CONTENTION. Let the Presiding Elders Keep Their Places and Not Try to Infrigate Up on the Districts of Others. Last August the St. John's Mission was added to the Third District, with Rev. N. C. Buren as presiding elder. Our good bishop appointed J. W. Wheeler to the St. Luke and St. John Missions. We have been working up there as best we could, and did intend to do the best we could under the circumstances. We are in charge of North St. Louis, and we hope that no other presiding elder will attempt to enterfer with us, or we will know the reason why. We are thankful for any work that can be done by any mission in our field. All of that will be added to the St. John's Mission. But to attempt to organize another mission! We will withdraw or make a fight under our rights. THE PALLADIUM REACHES MORE HOMES THAN ALL OTHER RACE PAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE WEST AND IS UP TO DATE ON ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST. Sam the ' T. H. THEODORE ROOSEVELT "The Man" of the hour. Is now open under the management of Dr. C. F. Crews and his brother, at 26.45 Lawton avenue. Dr. Crews has been in our city for a number of years, and by his gentlemanly bearing, and being a skillful surgeon, he has made many friends, who will stand by him in this undertaking. His brother, who has been with the Taylor drug store since it was opened, will be in business with him. He has proved himself a first-class druggist, and has made many friends that will be lasting. Really this will be the most complete drug store in the city—fresh drugs daily. This, together with courteous treatment, will make this store the center of attraction. We bespeak for them a successful business. A. B. LETTIE RICHARDSON, The loving daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, of 3116 Rutger St. Mr. Daniel Prince Has Entered Into Rest. Monday Mr. Daniel Prince, one of the oldest citizens of St. Louis, was found dead at his home, 1559 Singleton street, by his beloved daughter, Miss Ida Prince. In 1879 Mr. Daniel Prince, together with Mr. Charles W. Prentice and the late Rev. Moses Dickinson, formed what was then known as the committee on transportation, when the great exodus was taken from the south, and arrived in St. Louis. This committee, under the control of a general committee, transported from St. Louis into Kansas, Iowa and southwest Missouri over 2,500. The death of D. Prince closes the work of that committee. They have all passed into eternity. We deeply sympathize with his daughter. Some months ago a story had been published about snakes in cabbage. We paid no attention to the story, although we often spoke to people of it until Wednesday, we went to collect from Mrs. Lucas, 40 cents. She did not have the change so she sent a young man out to change some money, and then she returned to her work. She was just in the act of putting the cabbage on to cook when I said, are you not afraid to eat cabbage for fear you might be poisoned? She says I always stop and carefully look at my cabbage. First then she stopped and picked leaf for leaf when she picked the first leaf she found a snake three inches long and about as thick as a white cord. At this we were dumfounded and I advised Mrs. Lucas to take it to some doctor or a drug store. This I have seen with my own eyes in the presence of Mrs. Lucas, of 110 South Leonard avenue, and a young man. Save us from cabbage hereafter, for there is certainly snakes in cabbage. A New Drug Store Snake In a Cabbage. Why Manufacturers Should Consider Negro Publications. Manufacturers are spending annually a large amount of money creating a demand for their goods through advertising agents, who never entertain a Negro publication. Firstly, There are eleven millions of Negroes who are consumers; more than any other one race of people in America. Of this population we can safely say there are two million Negroes who read Negro Journals. This must be done from the fact, white Journals do not print the Negro side of race questions, and Negro papers are to the Negro what the German, the Italian, Polish, the Swedish, Hebrew and other papers are to the respective nationalities. To the point, to those who know there is no class of people who are actuated or convinced of the superiority of a product by the publicity given the same than the Afro-American, for instance the manufacturer of liquors, etc., can visit colored hotels and find the best goods on the market dispensed, and demanded, they are familiar with the best brands of goods. Secondly. They pay the price for the best advertised goods. If this is doubted by making inquiries of the Anglo-Saxon retail stores. Advertising agents overlook the Negro when placing advertisements, because he does not do the selling and the jobbing, but this is unfair because it is the consumer that forces business. We see no reason why legitimate colored publications should not receive some consideration from advertising agents, as there are many deserving ones. The manufacturer who considers the Negro publications in advance will find this a profitable and inexpensive field to campaign in. The Negro is a consumer in every field, and it would do no harm and much good to look in this field. We do not desire to arrogate to ourselves the knowledge of showing men who have succeeded in placing their goods before the public, thereby creating a wholesome demand for the same. But desire to show that the above people should be considered from a practical business point of Mr. C. H. Wheeler, the brother of J. W. Wheeler, will collect from any of our subscribers. Please pay him, and he will give you credit for the same. We keep on hand several wonderful remedies. Call and see—the best in the market to remove smallpox pits if applied as directed. Pits that have been standing for years can be removed. 2617 Lawton avenue. The house of Mr. and Mrs. B. Spurlock, of Madison, Ill., was completely destroyed by fire last Monday. Mrs. Spurlock is a dear friend of Mrs. A. Long. Mrs. Fannie Brown and Mrs. C. Sanders, of Vicksburg, Miss., sisters of Mrs. Long, are quite ill at their home. We trust they will recover soon. When Miss Ida Blackmore, of Sparta, Ill., went to St. Louis to recover the effects of her brother, Caleb Blackmore, who died from asphyxiation, she was tendered a "phony" diamond ring in place of a genuine one he had worn. Mr. A. W., of 4214 Maffitt avenue, is doing a good business handling coal. He will sell you coal by the basket or ton. Give him a call. The aged mother of Mrs. Long stays in better health than her six children. Stop that cough. Pickett's Cough Syrup. NOTICE For Sale. JOHN H. HARRIS HENRY BROWN, Neatly Furnished Rooms 703 and 711 NORTH 14th. Street. Branches 1433 and 1519 Lucas Avenue, ST. LOUIS, MO. KENRY BROWN, Manager. DELIA BROWN, Proprietress. 1 MRS. V. BURNS, General Seamstressing. Shirts a Specialty. 2320 Wash Street. Antioch Church Notes. Antioch Baptist church has closed its revival meeting, and will have baptized Sunday, March 5. Wednesday, March 8, at 7:30 p. m., the missionary circle will hold their regular prayer and praise meeting. All members are requested to attend. Dr. J. W. McDowell, of 2724 Hickory street, left a few days ago to attend the greatest inauguration that was ever held in Washington, D. C. He will return next Tuesday. 2809 MANCHESTER AVE. The ad. of D. C. Jackson has been left out for several weeks. We did not know it until we called to collect. We could have been bought for 15 cents. NEWSY NOTES. Since Chief of Police Kiely was reappointed in St. Louis the robbers have been getting bolder. Fred H. Ingalls, one of the "time payment" pioneers of St. Louis, died of cirrhosis of the liver. Yale is to make a general appeal to its alumni to raise $1,000,000 for the erection of five dormitories. The schooner Jesse Matzen was lost off Tomales bay, on the Pacific coast, and 12 men were drowned. One of two men accused of robbing the railway station at Hazen, Nev., was caught and hanged by a mob. Harry Morris, the well-known German comedian and burlesque actor, died suddenly in New York. Chicago automobilists are combining to fight the ordinance requiring them to affix big number tags to their machines. Mrs. Maggie Young, of Macon, Ga., has been indicted for conspiracy to defraud life insurance companies by impersonating other women. Swan Asp, the "Sage of Maiden Lane," St. Louis, is dead, after having lived in the same house for 50 years. He was married six times. A bill is before the Illinois legislature providing that school text books be printed by convict labor, and be supplied free to school children. A large delegation of Indians has left the Pine Ridge reservation, decked out in barbaric splendor, to take part in the inaugural pageant in Washington. Washington was treated to a blinding snow storm Thursday, and by noon the city was covered with a white blanket. 204 N. 14 NEWSPAPER LAW. NEWSPAPER LAW. Let some of our subscribers read and wonder. We hope this will get you to see clear: 1. Subscribers who do not give express notice to the contrary are considered as wishing to continue subscriptions. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their periodicals, the publisher may continue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their periodicals from post office to which they are directed, they are responsible until they have settled their bills and ordered them discontinued. 4. If the subscriber moves to another place without informing the publisher, and the papers are sent to the former directions they are held responsible 5. The courts have decided that the refusing to take periodicals from post office, or removing and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of intentional fraud. 6. If subscribers pay in advance they are bound to give notice to the publishers, at the end of their time, if they do not wish to continue it, otherwise the publisher is authorized to send it, the subscriber will be responsible until an express notice with payment of arrearage is sent to the publisher. 7. The latest postal laws are such that newspaper publishers can arrest anyone for fraud who takes a paper and refuses to pay for it. Under this law the man who allows his subscription to run along for some time, unpaid, and then orders the postmaster to mark it "refused," and has a card sent notifying the publishers, lays himself liable to arrest and fine, the same as for theft, etc. For sale at the office of the St. Louis Palladium, all the goods that are manufactured by the Boston Chemical Co., at Richmond, Va. 2611 Wash Street, Manufacturer McLENDON BROS., LINAMENT, St. Louis, Mo. S. J. Lane, orchestra leader, will furnish music for all occasions. Teacher of music. Local 44 A. F. M. 1323 Wash street. Telephones: Kinloch, D 680; Bell, Main 2213. Workingmen Newly fitted BOWLING First-Class for Ladies and G POOL AND BILLIARD FIRST-CLASS IN E Three Days in a MONDAY, WEDNESDAY Every accommodation for ladies. M pressing forward as the foremost man in the first man of our race who has ev separate from a buffet or a saloon. Workingmen's Club Newly fitted up with BOWLING ALLEY First-Class for Ladies and Gentlemen on the First Floor POOL AND BILLIARD PARLOR on 2d floor, 2326 Market St. A. A. Brooks, President 1 Every accommodation for ladies. Mr. Brooks, president of the club, still leads, pressing forward as the foremost man in billiard and bowling alley business. He is the first man of our race who has ever set up a billiard hall and bowling alley separate from a buffet or a saloon. A. A. BROOKS, President. 2326 MARKET STREET th St. No Better Place in Great St. Louis McLENDON BROS. A. B. H. C. CURTIS THE STAR FURNISHED ROOM MAN Rooms like Home, Sweet, Sweet Home 705-707-709 North Fourteenth Street Branches: 1406-1408-1128-1430 Linden Street H. C. CURTIS, Prop. Monroe Motley, Mgr. Alfred Hale, Night Clerk NO. 707 N. 14th STREET. The best of music and the latest Coon Songs furnished for entertainments, and balls at the shortest notice at reasonable rates. Harry Howard..... (1st Mandolin. 1st Tenor. Willie Diggs..... (2nd Mandolin. 2nd Tenor. Willie Skidmore..... (1st Guitar. 1st Basso. John Young..... (2nd Guitar. 2nd Basso. C. CURTIS, Manager. A. B. C. Young Men's Social, Musical and Literary Club 1308 Chestnut Street, St. Louis Emanuel Brown, President Geo. Vashon, Vice-Pres. Wm. H. Fields, Secy' Ed. Carlton, Ass't Secy' Sina Temple, No. 124, of S. M. T. meets the third Tuesday in each month at 8 p. m., at K. of P. hall. Mrs. Mary Beivans, W. P.; Mrs. Rosa Cummings. W. Sec. 1118 N. Twenty-second street. men's Club ed up with G ALLEY gentlemen on the First Floor PARLOR on 2d floor, 2326 Market St. A. A. Brooks, President EVERY PARTICULAR Week for Ladies DAY AND THURSDAY Brooks, president of the club, still leads, billiard and bowling alley business. He is or set up a billiard hall and bowling alley A. A. BROOKS, President. Better Place Great St. Louis .JOTTINGS. Mother Guthrie is still on the sick list, yet she is improving slowly. Lyon's Cafe, 23 North Jefferson avenue. Open night and day. Fresh fish and oysters received daily at Lyon's Cafe, 23 North Jefferson avenue. Mrs. Sylvia Gibbs, who fell on the ice and hurt herself, is able to be out again. You must go to the Lyons Cafe, 23 North Jefferson avenue; the best services in the city. Sam The Tailor, of 204 North Fourteenth street, is now ready to supply you with an Easter suit. Call at once and get your order filled. Miss Ella Williams, as Chairman of the sick and visiting committee of Antioch Mission Circle, has made a good start. May she be successful. Mrs. A. Williams, Vice President of Antioch Missionary, was out Monday, the 20th, visiting the sick. We hope other members of the Circle will fall in line. When girls change from the drug store telephone to the grocer store to call these supposed gentlemen and dudes to their house in absence of their parent, beware! Something is wrong. Don't forget the Hiawatha Boys Tuesday evening at True Reformers' Hall. You'll miss the good old times if you don't go. So don't forget it Tuesday evening. Mr. Lucas was here several months ago and lectured at the Y. M. C.A. hall. He is coming at again to bring the truth with him. So be ready to listen to him. Watch for his arrival. Miss Callie Martin and Miss Lulu Foster are at the Lyons Cafe. They are kind, obliging ladies. When you get the inner man filled you can get your eyes filled with these fair dames. Mr. Wm. Daver, of 3924 Sophia avenue, has out a very beautiful calendar for the year of 1905. Mr. Daver is an up-to-date man and he holds a high hand with the ladies and gentlemen. He is O. K. See his ad in another column of the Palladium. Wm. Cross is now managing the Missouri Negro Republican League club, 2349 Chestnut street, assisted by Walter Trice. J. M. Arnold, who has managed the affairs of the club since its organization, has turned the club house over to Messrs. Cross and Trice. These would-be certain society ladies ought to keep away from this press club supposed to be dudes, for they speak very small of certain society ladies. People can pass these corners and hear dudes call you names in such a manner it is terrible. We know who they are speaking about. The Palladium hears everything. Oh! Say did you dine at the Douglass last Sunday, and if you did, did you observe that queenly waitress? They say that the cafe will give you all that will supply the inner man but—Oh! the eyes need something for them to gaze on afterwards. Like the person of Miss M. H. T. you will then be willing to call again. An important event in the social world will be the annual bal masque of the Young Ladies' Aid of Provident Hospital and Training school, for the benefit of the institution, at True Reformers' hall, Tuesday night, March 7, 1905. Miss Mabel A. Wheeler is president of the organization and Miss Beatrice Hudlin, secretary. Admission, 25 cents. Little Rowna Nebbitt, the lovely child of Mrs. and Mr. Nebbit, died last Sunday, after a few days' illness at her house, 624 South Garrison avenue. The mother and father are much downcast. She was a most entertaining child that we have seen for months. We deeply sympathize with the mother and father whom we have known since they were quite small. J. C. Watkins and mother have gone to New Orleans, to the Mardi Gras. They will be well entertained there. Mrs. Watkin will return to the Douglass cafe after the Mardi Gras, but Oh! that kin will return to the Douglass cafe Lou can not return until he visits Mobile, Ala. What is the attraction? Ask the Palladium man. It is rumored that he will visit the city clerk's office. They say in small towns they get license there. We wish them a good time in the near future. The manager of the Providence hospital should use the money that is begged from the generous people of St. Louis to the purpose for which it was begged, and not attempt to publish a pocket paper for the purpose of giving a few men a chance to blow off their bazoos through the columns of said paper, and not pay one cent. Men who have no other means to get before the public except through poor charity ought to be pitied. Nowadays, when men have got anything to say that is worth hearing ought to step to a newspaper that has some means to get it before the public, rather than depend upon poor charity at expense of patients in the hospital and the generous public. Step that cough. Go and get Pickett's Cough Drops. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. SALOON PROPRIETORS. G. W. Holts.....1925 Market st H. B. White.....1911 Market st Bill Dye.....2801 Manchester ave Chas. Harris.....33 S. 22d st Tom Turpin.....2222 Market st J. P. Watkins.....Douglas Hotel E. L. Arnett.....23d and Morgan sts Jones & Saxton.....22d and Morgan sts G. Kinsey.....413 Levee Will Lee.....409 Levee G. Williams.....715 N. 12th st Smith Bros.....12th and Morgan sts R. Kent.....1305 Morgan st Wm. Randall.....102 S. 14th st H. F. Harris.....2236 Wash st Leonard & Key.....1501 Gratiot st Harry Jones.....1608 Morgan st Bob Brown.....209 S. Levee W. M. Curtis.....2323 Market st William Dover, 3924 Saphire ave. BARBER SHOP PROPRIETORS CLUB MANAGERS Douglas ..... Miles & Narcise Elite ..... Chas, Harris Bachelors ..... Ed Lewis Americus ..... C. C. Brandon Elks ... Young Men's Social and Literary T. J. Dollar Bill ..... R. Kent Missouri ..... H. Arnold Falstaff ..... E. L. Arnett World's Fair Waiters' Club, J. G. Stevenson, 3948 Fairfax avenue. --- RESTAURANT PROPRIETORS. Mrs. M. Taylor.....2711 Laclede ave Z. T. Jordan.....1923 Market st Lowery & Mason.....2321 Market st WOOD AND COAL DEALERS. E. L. Walker.....Billiot and Wash Hasting Bros.....13th and Market sts Paton James.....11 Johnson st Chas. Higgins.....2520 Baldwin st E. M. Hill.....2752 Wash st NOTELS AND ROOMING HOUSES H. C. Curtis, 707 North 14th st. Mrs. Vincent.....915 N. 11th st Mrs. M. Robinson.....1304 Chestnut st PROFESSIONS AND TRADES. BARTENDERS. J. Collins & G. Bradshaw. J. P. Watkins, proprietor. H. Cross. H. Carrick. W. Short. P. Blumenthal. C. Slaughter. D. Gaines. W. Rice, A. Farrell, Holt's. H. Cross, H. Carrick, W. Long, White's. W. Gray, J. Thompson, Bruner's. D. Watts, C. Moss, Dye's. T. Pinkney, L. Hartsfield, Hartsfield. R. Saunders, C. Harris, Harris'. H. H. Raven, A. Tutt, 22d & Market D. Young, T. Hole, Turpin's D. Young, T. Hale, Turpin's. G. Franklin, Ed Arnett, Arnett's Place. P. Hickman, G.Washington, R. Kent, 1305 Morgan st. "Chinna," F. Watts, Bog O'Brien, Billy McClain's. F. Boyd C. Casey Curtis'. F. Boyd, C. Casey, Curtis. Capritine Grocery, 4134 Pinin st. TONSORIAL ARTISTS. F. C. Heart, 4136 Pinin st. Joseph Steele, 2315 Pinin st. Clark, G. Cromwell, E. Brown, C. Warner, A. Jackson, N. J. Clark, L. Logan, W. Barnes, W. Shields, Will Edmond's. Phone Kin. C 1481. S. L. Donaldson, R. Henderson, C. Mason, J. Evans, W. Smith, B. J. Smith, A. Johnson, Findley's. H. C. Clark, R. Williams, G. Bell, Imperial Barber Shop, 1503 Chestnut. Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, is bitterly opposed to the yellow journal habit of induling in slipshod English. Just before his staff started for the St. Louis convention, he gave them these pithy directions: "Get the news, boys, and all the news, and write it in the English language. I want you all to improve your style." "And how can we improve it?" asked one of the reporters. "Read, read, study good books." "What books?" was asked. "Well, there's Thackeray, for instance. Read 'Pendennis' as a starter." The first night the young men were in St. Louis, there was some delay about sending their report, and Col. Watterson wired them: "What on earth are you boys doing?" This was the reply: "Reading 'Pendennis,' and the colonel laughed as loudly as anybody who saw it. BOOM FOR RENT Nice room in good family. Call upstairs at 2626 Mills street. Mrs. J. A. Gillispie. FOR RENT—Front room at 4143 Papin street. Mrs. K. Robinson. Three unfurnished rooms and bath for rent at 713 North Jefferson avenue. Furnished room, $1.25 a week, 713 North Jefferson. WANTED—A housekeeper. Will furnish her with a room. Call at The Palladium office. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE LATEST-READ THE PALLADIUM. --- NEGRO NEWSPAPERS OF THE UNITED STATES. We have tried hard to get the exact number of papers that are published by the Negroes of the United States, and their standing, from the best of and most reliable authority outside of what we have at our command. There are about 171 Negro news- papers published in the United States, and as near as we can count them, they are as follows: Alabama and Georgia, 15 each..... 30 Illinois and North Carolin, 12 each. 24 Mississippi..... 14 Pennsylvania and Kentucky, 10 each 20 Texas..... 12 Missouri..... 9 Massachusetts, South Carolina and Florida, 6 each..... Washington, D. C..... Virginia and Tennessee, 4 each..... California, Ohio, New Jersey and New York each have 3 ..... Kansas, Nebraska, Maryland and Colorado, each 3..... 12 Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Indian Territory have one each ..... 7 Territory have on each..... 7 Published in the south..... 101 Published in the west..... 44 Published in the east..... 26 Total ..... 171 And yet there are what are called political and pocket newspapers. We have about 20 of them that last sometimes a year. The whites are flooded down with them. Out of the 171 there are about 80 that stand side by side with weekly white papers of this country. Our people have not as yet arrived to that point where they carefully appreciate a paper published by Negro men and women. We see German, Irish, French, Hebrew and Italian papers printed, and supported by that particular class of people, and yet the Negro can not fully understand why a Negro paper is published. We take it for a fact that the majority of Negro ladies and gentlemen read the white daily papers to get the news of the world, so when we read a paper published by French, German, Irish, Bohemian, Italian or Negro we get the news of that particular people, and they ought to be patronized. White people recognize their newspapers, magazines and other periodicals as the pivot on which their information is dispensed among the people. Newspapers mold sentiment for good or evil. Then the Negro inhabitants of this country should look to our people and the Negro papers to dispense news and information. Yet some of our best writers and publishers have had to give up, and go into other business, and the reason is because they were not supported. Thomas Fortune and Cooper are leaders in the journalistic world, and brilliant and first-class men have had to almost attempt to give up. OUR ADVERTISERS. Mr. H. Russell, 2120 Market St. Mr. Jeff Smith, 1201 Morgan St. Mr. Jim Day, 2135 Market St. Mr. W. A. Overton, 1124 N. Sarah St. Mr. C. W. Williams, 1300 Morgan St. Mr. Wm. P. Dye, 2801 Manchester Av. Mrs. A. Wheeler, 3004 Lawton Av. Mrs. Hattie Ramsey, 12 S. Fifteenth St. A. A. Brook, 2326 Market St. Wm. Dener, 3924 Saphin Av. Rev. T. T. Thompson, 2336 Wash St. Electa Temple, No. 31 of the S. M. T. Ruth Temple, No. 163 of the S. M. T. Missouri Pacific R. R. office, Seventh and Market Sts. Wabash Railroad, Seventh and Chestnut Sts. Williams, Twenty-second and Market st. Mr. Edward O'Neil, 3729 Rutger St. Mr. Tom Surpain, 2220 Market St. Mrs. Mary White, 2810 S. Fourteenth St. Mrs. Jennie Irvin, 2600 Pine St. Maurer Bray, 1402 Market; 8 S. Jefferson Av. Mr. S. W. Lowery & Mason, 2321 Market St. Mr. G. W. Holt, 1925 Market St. Mr. Theo. H. Temple, 2601 Market St. Mr. Hugh B. White, 1901 Market St. Mr. G. W. Robinson, 4025 Easton Av. Mr. Sanford Warfield, 2310 Morgan St. Mr. Barny Belker, 1119 Morgan St. Dr. S. B. Bell, 2601 Pine St. Sexton & Mitchell, 2605 Lawton Av. Mr. Sam Weisman, 204 N. Fourteenth St. Ozonized Ox Morrow Company, 76 Wabash Av., Chicago. Crane & Co., 122 W. Broad St., Rich- mond, Va. Mr. J. H. M. Dorsey, 2629 Morgan St. THE DOUGLASS PHARMACY Beaumont and Lawton Avenue FRESH DRUGS and TOILET ART Prescriptions Carefully and Accurately Compound Ice Cream Soda a Specialty CREWS @ BARRETT, Drugg SAM SCHNEIDER, The SAM SCHNEIDER. The Tailor SAM SCHNEIDER. The Tailor 2628 Olive Street Suits and Pants Made to THE FINEST OF SPRING GOODS Twenty Years' Experience My Suits and Pants Made to Order at Popular Prices THE FINEST OF TAILORING Mr. E. L. Arnett, 2301 Morgan St. Mr. S. L. Picket, 2601 Lawton Av. Harrison & McKoin, 2743 Wash St. Mr. Ingram, 1507 Chestnut St. Cathrell & Hyatt, 3595A Finney Av. Mr. Louis Deppe, Market and Jefferson Av. Sexton & Maxwell, 1407 Market St. Mr. George W. Bullock, 3320 Franklin Av. Mrs. Fannie Lee, 456 North Sarah St. Mr. Chas. Harris, 33 South Twentieth St. Mr. B. Munchweiler, 1407 Market St. Mr. S. P. Perkins, 1326 Morgan St. Mr. L. W. Vineger, 806 North Fourteenth St. Mr. J. L. Mays, 1331 Poplar St. Mr. J. L. Mays, 1351 Poplar St. Mrs. Sarah Sprague, 1424 Morgan St. Mr. Walter S. Farrington & Wright, 307 Channing Av. Mr. L. A. Gorman, 1222 Pine St. Miss Estelle Hamilton, 2645 Lincoln avenue. Douglas Hall, 2645 Linton. J. G. Gardiner, 1317 Clark avenue. Newport Hotel, 2321 Market St. H. C. Curtis, 707 N. Fourteenth St. W. T. Curtis, 2323 Market St. A. J. Smith, 1315 Clark Ave. Boston Chemical Co., Richmond, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, 27 South Twentieth St. E. H. Hofer, 3004 Manchester Ave. C. Young, 4017 Easton Ave. H. C. Sydner, 3957 Finney Ave. Mrs. Georgia Smith, 3221 Rutger St. W. Davis, 806 North Fourteenth St. Thatchett & Hyatt, 3957 Finney Ave. Mrs. W. E. Moek, 26 South Fourteenth St. Arthur E. Jones, 2339 Market St. Lynn & Nunn, 2337 Market St. Douglas Social Club, 2106 Walnut St. Scott Remedy Co., Louisville, Ky Frank Scott. W. H. Berzey. Ralph Meyers. W. H. Dorsey. W. C. Gordon. J. G. Pettiford. J. M. M. Stokes. Geo. B. Vashon. George Richardson. Mrs. A. Wheeler. Robert Portwright. Mrs. E. Reynolds. Dr. P. D. Roberts. Rev. W. C. Williams. Daniel Prince, Broker. J. A. Harris, musician. John H. Johnson. David Gordon, principal. Peter A. Clark, educator. Edward G. Hopson, clerk. Henry Williams, musician. Russell, livery and undertaking. James W. Grant, general manager and promoter. IF YOU WANT TO RENT A HOUSE, SELL A DOG, BUY A HORSE, PURCHASE FURNITURE YOU CAN GET THE BEST SERVICE THROUGH THE PALLADIUM. Henry H. Robinson died of hydrophobia in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, as the result of a cat bite. SHAVING PARLOR, First-Glass Barber Shop and First-Glass Work Guaranteed. ED. JOHNSON EXPRESS ED. JOHNSON EXPRESS AND ASH HAULING Yard Cleaning and All Kinds of Hauling Done Coal Haulied by the Load Residence 810 N. 8th Street Also orders taken at 4442 Easton Ave. TOILET ARTICLES and Acurately Compounded Bala a Specialty RETT, Druggists ER, The Tailor No Order at Popular Prices OF TAILORING IS NOW READY Reputation Gained by Honest Dealing 3 Chinese Restaurant in Connection. Duck Nudles and Chop Suey AT ALL HOURS. The JEFFERSON BAR..... Choice Wines and Whiskies of the Best Brand. 715 North Twelfth Street GEORGE WILLIAMS, Prop. The "Owl" Saloon 33 South 20th Street GEORGE WILLIAMS, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Bottled Beer WILLIAM JAMES and MR. R. SAUNDERS, Managers CHARLEY HARRIS, Proprietor Choice Wines an Choice Wines and Liquors Choice Wines and Liquors 2135 MARKET STREET PLEASE GIVE US A CALL JOHN H. CLARK, Gen'l Mgr. THE ROSEBU THE ROSEBUD BAR, M. J. ```markdown ``` TALLEMEN This is the state building where thesenator from this state to represent republicans are in charge, and beforethe people and not a party. long they will send a republican PETER H. BURTON Phone: Kinloch B 1817. DICK KENT, Prop. A. B. C. TOM TURPIN, Proprietor. DAVE YOUNG, Night Mixer. Headquarters For Colored Professionals Pool in Connection. Distributors of Applegate's Old Rosebud Whiskey. Also a First-Class Cafe in rear. Open all night and day. All Prices. Private Dining- Room. 2220-22 Market St., ST. LOUIS, MO. Phone: Kinloch D 855. All the world's a stage, but the sab thing about it is that the majority of men and women are merely supers.-Baltimore American. A Winter Chauautaul in the Pines. Commencing March 2nd, 1905, the greatest Chauautaul ever held in the South will assemble at Citronelle, Alabama. Low railroad rates have been arranged. For tutoring and copy of programme and other literature, apply to your home agent, or Jno. M. Joo, G. P. A., M. & O. R. R., St. Louis, Mo. A sunny temper gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud.-Guthrie. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Dizziness from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A perfect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They CARTER'S 1 ITTLE IVER PILLS. CARTERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature Brewerood REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. SOUTHERN CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES. In no part of the United States has there been such wonderful Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural development as along the lines of the Illinois Central and the Yazoo & Mississippi Railroads in the states of Tennessee, Mississippi and years. Cities and towns have doubled their population. Splendid business blocks have been erected. Farm lands have more than doubled in value. Hundreds of industries have been added. The result there is an unprecedented demand for Day Laborers, Skilled Workmen, and especially Farm Tenants. Parties with small capital, seeking an opportunity to purchase a farm home; farmers who would prefer to rent for a couple of years before purchasing; and day laborers in fields or factories should address a postal card to Mr. J. F. Iowa, who will promptly mail printed matter concerning the territory above described, and give specific replies to all inquiries. of WESTERN CANADA carry the banner for yields of Wheat and other grains zor 1904. OF WESTERN CANADA the banner for yields of Wheat and other grains zor 1904. 100,000 Farmers receive $55,000,000 as a result of their Wheat Crop alone. The returns from Oats, Barley and other grains, as well as cattle and horses, add considerably to this. Secure a Free Homestead at once, or purchase from some reliable dealer while sales are selling at present low prices. Apply for information to SUPREINTENDENT OF IMMIGRATION, Ottawa, Canada, or to J. S. CRAWDOWN, 125 West 9th St, Kansas City, Mo. C. J. BROUGHTON, 430 Quincy Bldg, Chicago, IL. Authorized Canadian Government Agents. 100,000 FARMERS FARMER'S CANADA FREE VERY FEW, IF ANY, CIGARS SOLD AT 5 CENTS, COST AS MUCH TO MANUFACTURE, OR COST THE DEALER AS MUCH AS IF THE DEALER TRIES TO SELL YOU SOME OTHER ASK YOURSELF WHY? WHY GET SOAKED WHEN 148 TOWER'S FISH BRAND OILED CLOTHING BLACK OR YELLOW WILL KEEP YOU DRY IN THE MARDEST STORM! LOOK FOR ABOVE TRADE MARK DEARW OF IMITATIONS SHOWING FULL LINE OF GARMENTS AND HATS. A. J. TOWER CO., BOSTON, MASS., U.S.A. TOWER CANADIAN CO., LTD., TORONTO, CANADA. FUNK'S WAY of breeding and growing better CORN and OATS and more of it, is described in NEW BOOK on CORN It is free, drop a postal card. The Largest Plant Breeding Farm in America. FUNK BROS. SEED CO. 476 North East Street, Bloomington, Ill. GREAT EVENTS WITHIN TWO WEEKS Significant Sentence In a Private Dispatch to St. Petersburg KUROPATKIN IS NOT EXPLICIT The Interior Siberian Towns Are Running Short of Supplies, and the Railroad Will Be Further Taxed. London, March 3.—A dispatch from Pokio to the Daily Telegraph states that the Japanese are endevouring to force a decisive battle in Manchuria, but that it is feared Gen. Kuropatkin will retreat, fighting a rear guard action. Reports from the Shakke river indicate, says the same correspondent, that the Russian morale is seriously impaired and that there are numerous voluntary surrenders not only of Poles and Jews, but of recently arrived European troops. They relate that rumors are current in the army that Gen. Kuropatkin has been recalled, and knowledge of the internal troubles in Russia causes a deep depression in the army. St. Petersburg, March 3.—In a long dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin, which was received here Thursday, the commander-in-chief of the army in Manchuria gives details of various attacks by the Japanese the last few days, and the press correspondent at Mukden, in a dispatch received at midnight, indicates a continuation of the artillery duel; but neither report throws any light upon the rumored intention of Gen. Kuropatkin to withdraw northward, which has been the gossip of St. Petersburg for the last two days. A private dispatch, received Thursday night, concludes with this significant sentence: "Within two weeks you may expect great events." The Siberian railroad, which is being worked to its full capacity by purely military traffic, is about to have a further burden imposed upon it, namely that of feeding the resident non-combatant population. The stocks of provisions in Irkutsk and other towns in Siberia were not as large as usual at the beginning of the winter, and are now running low. The government has been informed that provisions must be imported by the railroad, or that the towns will be face to face with famine within a fortnight. This will necessitate some delay in the forwarding of military supplies, which are sorely needed at the present moment. THE THUNDER OF CANNON. It Reverberates All Along the Line in Manchuria. Mukden, March 3.—The thunder of cannon is heard from all positions. Putiloff and Novgorod hills are hidden by the smoke from the guns. The bombardments were resumed after the repulse of an infantry attack by the Japanese. A heavy bombardment is also in progress in the neighborhood of the Shakhe bridge, apparently in preparation for an attack on that quarter. The weather continues fine and warm. The Chinese are preparing to sow their grain. STOESSEL AT TSARSKOE SELO. Czar's Welcome More Cordial Than That of Press or Military. St. Petersburg, March 3.—Gen. Stoessel, who was given an audience of the emperor, Thursday, was received by his majesty with a warmth which went far to atone for the cool reception which he was given by several of the newspapers and military factions. Gen. Stoessel is being fed by society. A large dinner was given in his honor last night after his return from Tsarskoe Selo. AGAINST THE RAILROADS. Three Railroad Companies Mucted for Violation of the Safety Appliance Law. Springfield, Ill., March 3.—A decision against railroad companies was rendered, Thursday, in the United States district court in all cases in which Judge Humphrey has heard evidence as to violation of the safety appliance act of the interstate commerce law. The Southern railway was fines $900 and costs on nine counts, the Illinois Central railroad $300 and costs on three counts, and the Wabash road $100 and costs on one count. There are cases pending against a number of other railroads. Another Move Against Standard Oil. Topeka, Kas., March 3.—Attorney-General Coleman of the state of Kansas has filed suit in the supreme court asking that a receiver be appointed for the Prairie Oil & Gas Co., the Kansas branch of the Standard Oil Co., on account of alleged violation of the state laws. Sullivan Knocks Out McCormick. Grand Rapids, Mich., March 3.—John L. Sullivan knocked out Jack McCormick, of Galveston, Tex., in the second round here, in a boxing contest. Said Sullivan: "I do not think Jeffries, Cornett or Fitzsimmons can stop me in eight or ten rounds." Declared Insane. Sioux City, Ia., March 3.—Wm. Vandorewilt, a prominent Sioux county farmer, who murdered his wife, Tuesday, has been declared insane and sent to Cherokee hospital for the insane. ONE BY ONE THEY PASS AWAY Muj. Henry A. Peed, Who Lived Busy and Useful Life, Dies in Missouri. Warrensburg, Mo., March 3.—Maj. Henry A. Peed, who fought on the Union side during the civil war, and was pension commissioner during the Cleveland administration, is dead. He raised a company in this county to serve during the Spanish-American war, and was elected captain of Company L, Fourth Missouri volunteers. After peace was declared he was made treasurer of one of the Philippine islands, and was serving in that capacity when his health failed, and he came home on a sick leave. Maj. Peed, during his life as a private citizen, was editor of several papers, the last one being the Journal-Demoorat, of Warrensburg. His wife, who has charge of one of the government schools in the Philippine islands, arrived home about ten days ago. He leaves no children. BANK WRECKER SENTENCED. Arnold Beuthien, Cashier of the Wrecked New Liberty (Ia.) Bank Gets Four Years. Davenport, Ia., March 2.—Arnold Beuthien, the young cashier of the wrecked New Liberty savings bank, was sentenced to a term of four years in the Fort Madison peitentiary. It had been supposed that young Beuthien would be released on the same grounds as was his father, the president of the wrecked bank, who was indicted under a statute which provided no punishment for the offenses. One of the indictments against the younger Beuthien, however, was found to be based on another statute. Beuthien pleaded guilty to this indictment and was sentenced. REQUISITES FOR MARRIAGE. Mensure Proposed Making it Unlawful to Issue Marriage License to Those Unfit. Springfield, Ill., March 3.—Mr. Sheen, of Peoria, introduced a bill making it unlawful to issue a marriage license to any person who is afflicted with or subject to any defect of mind or body likely to be transmitted by heredity to the offspring. The act also applies to any person who has been convicted of a felony more than once, and provides a penalty of from $100 to $1,000 for each and every offense. FARMER STRIKES A BONANZA. A Missouriian Finds Silver, Magnetic Steel, Paint and Roof Tile, Etc., in Same Hole. Bland, Mo., March 3.—Silver has been found at a depth of only three feet on the Hemme farm, six miles southeast of here. J. G. Hemme, who is a prospector, took samples of the ore to Rolla and St. Louis to be assayed, and was startled at the result. The assay showed: In silver, $5.26 per ton; magnetic steel, $1.50, and composition paint and roof tiling about $7 per ton; also other minerals of value. Hemme claims the ledge is 40 feet wide. HE HAD A LOADED REVOLVER Inspect Arrested in the Vicinity of Tsarskoe Selo Who Claimed Kin- ship With Gen. Fock. St. Petersburg, March 3.—The police at Tsarskoe Selo, who, since the assassination of Grand Duke Sergius, have redoubled the ordinary precautions for the protection of the imperial family, have arrested a suspect, who claimed that he is a nephew of Gen. Fock, but whose papers are irregular, and who was found to be armed with a loaded revolver. An investigation is on foot. YELLOW JACK IN CANAL ZONE There Have Been But Seven Cases and Three Deaths Among Americans Since May, 1904. Washington, March 3.—The following cablegram, dated March 1, was received by the Panama canal commission Thursday from Gen. Davis, governor of the canal zone: "One death during past month, T. S. Clark. W. B. Ledyard died to-day. Among employees and families from United States of America seven cases yellow fever, three deaths since May, 1904." SHE WAS THE REAL ARTICLE. Mrs. Eliza Sprader, Whose Father Fought in the Revolution, Dies in Iowa. Iowa City, Ia., March 3.—Mrs. Eliza Sprader, one of three real Daughters of the American Revolution in Iowa, died here, aged 97. Her father served under Washington, and was captured and imprisoned for three years in the tower of London. She leaves one son, Dr. John C. Sprader, of Iowa City, one of the founders of the college of medicine at the University of Iowa. Mrs. Margaret Moberly. Trenton, Mo., March 3.—Mrs. Margaret Moberly, widow of George W. Moberly, former postmaster of Trenton, president of the old Union bank and donon of the public park in this city which bears his name, died here, aged 82. Jefferson City, Mo., March 3.—The senatorial ballot resulted as usual—no election. The vote was as follows: Cockrell, 74; Niedringhaus, 65; Kerens, 15; McKinley, 4; Schuddig, 1; Drer, 1. LESSON TEXT -J jhn 7:37-46 Memory Verse. 37. Read entire chapter. GOLDEN TEXT-"Never man spake like this man."-John 7:46. TIME.—October, A. D. 29, at the Feast of Tabernaes. About six months after last Sunday's lesson. It was towards the close of Jesus' third year of ministry and about six months before His crucifixion. PLACE.—Jerusalem, in the court of the temple. NOTE.—Peyton, in his Memorabilia of Jesus, calls this chapter "A Drama, a Tragedy in Seven Acts, in which seven characters play their parts." Prof. Dods entitled it "Jesus Discussed in Jerusalem." (also in seven parts). This was the first serious development of opposition recorded by John. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES.—Water of Life. Psa. 23:2 42:1-3 46:4; Isa. 12:3 25:1-7 4:17, 18; 44:3 55:1-3 10-18; Ezek. 26:25 47:12 Matt. 5:6; John 4:10, 14; Rev. 22.1 2. The Holy Spirit, symbolized by water: Prov. 4:23; Ezek. 36:26 27; Joel 2:28, 29; Zech. 14:8; Luke 11:13; John 4:14 7:37-39; 14:16, 17:16; Acts 2:1-4, 16:18; 10:44, 45. Helps on the Golden Text: Isa. 11:2 61:1-3; Matt. 7:29; 13:54; Luke 2:47; Heb. 4:12. Comment and Suggestive Thought. The Feast of Tabernacles. This one of the three annual religious festivals of the Jews was celebrated for a week in the month of Tisri, which corresponds with our September or October. It was to commemorate the dwelling of the Israelites in tents during the wilderness wandering, and booths made of branches of trees were erected everywhere in Jerusalem—on the house-tops, in open courts and public squares. In these all the people, save those who were ill or very aged, lived during the festival season, enjoying all the merriment of a prolonged picnic. It was a harvest home and thanksgiving celebration combined. Many sacrifices were offered. On each of the seven days the priests, accompanied by a choir of Levites with trumpets and cymbals, went in the morning to draw water in a golden pitcher from the Pool of Siloam. Amid the blast of trumpets and the shouts and singing of the multitude, this was carried to the temple and poured out before the altar into a silver basin. This commemorated the water flowing from the rock (Ex. 17: 6), and typified the promised outpouring of the Holy Spirit. On the eighth day the booths were broken up and the people prepared to return home. This was, however, reckoned as a part of the feast, and special sacrifices were offered. V. 37. "Jesus stood." Probably in Solomon's porch, overlooking the temple courts, whence he witnessed the great procession of pilgrims in holiday attire, coming to the sacrificial service. "And cried." At a pause in the services his clear voice rang out in the hearing of the great multitude. V. 38. "He that believeth." He then goes on to explain what "Come unto me" means. To come to Jesus is to believe on Him; not merely to believe what one has read or heard about Him, but to entrust one's heart and life to Him; to accept His love and give Him our love, thus coming into sympathy with Him, and participating in His life, which is eternal life. "As the Scripture hath said," etc. No direct quotation from Old Testament writings is given, but such passages as Isa. 58: 11; Joel 3: 18; Zech. 14: 8 are alluded to. "Out of his belly." Better in Rev. Ver., "from within him," that is, from his heart and through his life. "Rivers of living water." Jesus alone is the source of living (life-giving) waters; His disciples are channels through which this flows to others. V. 39. "This spake He," etc. John now explains what Jesus meant. John lived, and wrote, after the "age of the Holy Spirit" had begun; had himself been one of those who, upon that notable Day of Pentacost, of which we read in Acts 2, had received the Holy Spirit in abundant measure. V. 40. "This saying." This gracious invitation which Jesus had given. "This is the Prophet." The one promised in Deut. 18: 15, 18. V. 41. "This is the Christ." Arguing, doubtless, as before (v. 31), that none could do more beneficial works, or speak more gracious words, or show more clearly that he was a representative of God, than did this Jesus of Nazareth. V. 44. "Would have taken Him." Wished to have Jesus arrested. As on a previous occasion and later, Jesus passed through the midst of crowds who wanted to stone or otherwise injure Him, yet none lifted hand against Him (Luke 4: 29, 30; John 8: 59), so now no one touched Him. V. 46. "Never man spake like this man." They could explain their strange inability to seize Jesus only by referring to His words, whose peculiar force they felt. All through His life it had been noted of Jesus' words that they were authoritative, and thus differed from those of the recognized teachers of the day; that they were winning, gracious; evidently were the words of God, and just such words as human hearts were hungry for. V. 38. God blesses us not for ourselves alone, but to make us blessings to others. "I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing."—Gen. 12: 2. V. 44. Not without the Heavenly Father's permission can hostile hands be laid upon any child of God "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper."—Isa. 54: 17. V. 46. Let the peculiar purity and grace of our conversation convince all hearers that we are Christians. "Only let your conversation be as it becometh the Gospel of Christ."—Phil. 1: 27. W. L. DOUGLAS UNION MADE. $3.50 & $3.00 SHOES FOR MEN. W. L. Douglass uses Corona Collink in his $3.50 shirt. Corona Collink is considered to be the finest patent leather producer. 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It isn't often, though, that the victim of an accident is as alert and resourceful as a man in a court of other courts. "A man and his wife were riding in a car that was derailed. Crash, bang, it went, and then bung, bang, bump, down a steep hill. The man howled with terror, but the car soon came to a stop. He examined himself all over carefully, and found that he was quite unharmed. Then he thought in the same breath of damages and of his wife. "Are you hurt at all, old girl?" he asked. "No, thank Heaven!" the woman answered. "Then, said the man, 'I tell you what. Let me black your eye, and won't we soak the company hard for damages! It won't hurt you much. I'll just give you one good punch.'" Cured Her Diabetes Halo, Ind., Feb. 27th. —(Special)—If what will cure Diabetes will cure any form of Kidney Disease, as so many physicians say, then Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure any form of Kidney Disease. For Mrs. L. C. 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As he came to the surface, blew the water out of his nuse, wiped his eyes and got a better grip on the log, he said: “Well, that was so sudden it is ridiculous.” In the great Boston public library there stands on a pedestal in a corner ot Bates hall, the main reading room, a bust in very dark bronze of Oliver Wen- dell Holmes, the patron saint of Boston. ‘The other day, two old ladies were wan- cering about the building. Both the good dames critically examined the likeness, “Why, I never knew,” re- marked one to the other, drawing back a little, “that Dr. Holmes was a negro.” In the days when Mark Twain was an écitor out west Le was not'so well off as of late years, One morning the mail brought a bill from his tailor, not an unusual occurrence. The boy who went through the mail called the future hu- morist’s attention to it. “And,” added the boy, “he has written on the back that he wants a settlement at once.” "You should know what to do with such copy without asking,” sald Mr, Twain. “Inclose it with the regular printed slip stating that all manuscript written on voth sides of the paper is unavaila- ble.” “ During a recent shooting expedition Grover Cleveland spent the greater part ‘of the day with the guide without any substantial results, In the end he gave up the chase for the time being and sought the nearest railroad station. Be- fore leaving the scene of his adventure, £0 the story goes, Mr. Cleveland chatted pleasantly with his guide, good natured- jy bemoaning his hard luck. The guide waited for an opportunity and then re- marked gravely: “Anyway, sir, the cucks to-day may have made fun of your aim, and there may be some who think you wasted cartridges, but nobody can suy anything about your liberality.” ‘The tip he received is said to have com- pletely covered the case. BEYOND OUR BORDERS. In Scotland there are 46 parishes without paupers, poor rates or public houses, ‘The movement In England for re- storing the use of knee breeches is mak- ing considerable progress. An unusual number of marriages were recorded on the coast of Scotland last year; cause, a very profitable fishing season, The Limerick corporation recently adopted a resolution that during its year of office the mayor and city high sheriff should not accept British honors. A German periodical, the Garten- laube, offers three prizes for the best answers to the question, which is be- coming more and more serious to moth- ers: “How can I marry off my daugh- ters?” Strenuous efforts are being made in Paris to simplify the orthography of the French language, but some of the au- thorities, notably Francois Coppee, are bitterly oppcsed to all changes sug- gested, It Depended. “I maintain,” she declared, “that women are better speakers than ren. “But sometimes quastity is mis- taren for quality,” he pointed out— Cassell’s, IT 18 WN THE BLOOD Neither Liniments nor Ointments Will Reach Rheumatism—How Mr. Stephenson Was Cured. People with inflamed and aching foints, or painful muscles ; people wha shuftie about with the aid of a cane or a crutch and ery, Oh! at every slight jar, ero constantly asking,“"What is the best thing for rheumatism ?” ‘To attempt to cure rheumatisnr by ex- ternal applications is a foolish waste of time, ‘The seat of the disease is in the blood,and while the suffereris rabbing lotions and grease on the skin the poison in the circulation is increasing. Delaysin adoptingasensible treatment are dangerous because rheumatism may fut any momentreach the heart and prove fatal. The only safe course forrheumatio sufferers is to get the best possible blooa remedy at once. ‘Mr. Stephenson's experience with this obstinate and distressing affliction is that of hundreds. He says: “About a year ago I was attacked by severo rheumatic pains in my left shoulder. ‘The pains werd worse in wet weather, and at these periods caused me the greatest suffering. I tried a number of treatments and ointments, but they failed to alleviate the pains.” ‘Then he realized that the canse must be de-per and the pain only a surface in- dication, He adds: “Tad heard Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People recommended as a cure for rheumatism, and when I found that Iwas getting uo relief from applications, Timade up my mind that I would try them, Before the first box was gone I noticed that the pains were becoming less frequent, and that they were not 80 severo as before. After the second box had been used up I was entirely free from discomfort, and Ihave had no traces of rheumatism since.” ‘Tie change in treatment proved by almost immediate results that Mr. ‘Phonias Stephenson, who lives at No.115 Greenwood street, Springfield, Mass., had fyand the trae means for the purifi- cation and enrichment of his blood. Dr Williams’ Pink Pills are without oubt the best of all blood remedies. ‘They effect genuine and lasting cures in rheuniatism. ‘They do not merely deaden fhe ache Lat they expel the poison from the blood. | ‘These pills are sold by all slruggists. L Wa M Ss alle J ae He. ECR Aas it SA 5 e KESUND W/o Lee fell eve (Ty q AAR END di Con SEA ee eee FACE TO FACE. toe Buena ose derail ore tle ec ae ue Ca ca epoca De ere Bee aes See ean ie) ae os ee seers a ee ee ere a oe We shall behold Him “face to face!” Oban aanieaaE Tee ioe aces seis eee, eel aoe iaeesince tal hcuaentT ete ee ate LR eS oe. ee ree Bre aN ee oeor ae ee A CHRISTIAN COMPACT. Quaint Contract Drawn Up Between Two Neighbors Which Is Worthy of Emulation, More than 80 years ago two young men, cousins who had grown up to- gether almost like brothers, and stud: fed at the same academy, came to set tle in the same town, one as lawyer, the other as doctor. At about the same time they became members of one of the leading churches, they bought houses directly opposite each ether on the principal street of the village and there brought their brides in the latter part of 1820. On October 8 of that year they drew up and signed this document. Its legal formality is doubtless due to the pro- fession of one of the parties con- cerned. We, the subscribers, expecting to pass @ patt or all of our jives in the same vil- lage, and heing sensible of our continued liability to do wrong through neglect and inattention and by reason of being blinded by seif-iove and self-Interest, do promise and engage to adopt the following rules £8 far as we are capable in our conduct towards each other: 1. We promise in ali things to do unto each other as we would wish to be done by, and we pray God to asslst us in the performance of this great command con- tained in the second table of His Divine Law. 2, We will not interfere with any bargain or business the other may have engaged in or in any way knowingiy thwart his wishes or expectations, but In all cases, where our interest may prompt us the same way, we will first ascertain whether by pursuihg our object we may not dis- appoint some plans and anticipations previously formed by the other. 8. We will endeavor to return all loans, and not subject each other to vexatlon and trouble. by obliging them to come or send for what we should carry to them. 4. We will speak no ill of each other bee fore the world or give currency to any ill report, but make ail complaints first ina friendly manner to each other and give tnformation of al! sianderous reports that may come to our knowledge. 8. We will not indulge ourselves in ridi- cule and satire at the expense of each other's feelings, but will on all occasions and particularly in’ company — praetice towards each other a gentlemanly and re- spectfu; attention. &, We will always remember that it is nof only magnanimous but truly Christian io acknowledge our faults when we are conscious of them, and witl strive to adopt this course towards each other. 7, And should any misunderstandings or disputes, which may Heaven avert, ever arise between us, we will not enter into lawsuits or quarrels, but select one ér more in whom we put confidence to decide all our difficulties, whose determination afier a full and impartial hearing shail be Conclusive and binding upor us. (Signed) J, 8. BO RE Little comment is needed on this compact, says a writer in the Congre- AIMED AT THE HEART. Passion grows fat by fostering. ‘There is no hearthfire half so dear as our own. To face life with a smile is the surest way to win it. Loftiness of pretension is an indica- tion of mediocrity. Sleep is necessary, but to spend life in sleep is to lose it. God has given us strength, but it was mot given to be wasted. All pleasure is a bore to the man who fs too morose to laugh, The first duty before us is the one that God has put nearest to us, ‘An easy cure for misanthropy is a free exercise of the laughing muscles. As the bee loses its life in its sting so revenge reacts upon him who is guilty 02 it, ‘The love of gain is the rock upon which many a noble life has been wreckes. The love of money is the root of all evil, but the mercenary spirit is a good partner. To hold the torch for another when (he way is dark and uncertain is an am- bition that angels might covet.—Unitea Presbyterian. Stovess Mesa Convectine. One almost amusing and yet deep- ly suggestive feature of the Welsh re- vival is this: Horses in the mines that have kuown nothing but profanity and obscenity as language of com. mand, now know not what to do since their masters are converted men. The latter cannot swear as they dred, and *he horses are too thoroughly disci- plined to the o.w expletives to take up instantly with a more moral and pious serminolog7 of command Execution of Trust. In 1891 Castienne Garcolon died iv Dakland, Cal., leaving $750,000 for the es tablishment there of a hospital for in curables. The law's dely intervened an¢ the trustees have only just received per mission to proceed with the executior ‘of the trust. The buildings are to cos* $250,000, and $500,000 is, according tc the will, to be kept as a fund for the main: tenance of the hospital. Affecting Piece. At @ concert in Strasburg the tenth bar of Chopin’s “Funeral March” hac been reached when the pianist founc himself playing alone. The other mem bers of the orchestra, overcome by emo- tion, had ceased playing. The pianis! rose in tears and left the room, and the programme abruptly closed. Whethe: the people who had paid for seats alsc wept is not stated. ‘The Ghost of Poland. The bitterness with which the people of Lodz, Warsaw and other Polish cit- fes have fought against the Russian troops long after the workmen of St Petersburg were “pacified” is but an other instance to prove that the natiun which undertakes the extinction of the liberties of a brave people is preparing for itself an almost endless task.—N. Y. World. Italy’s Exports. The principal exports of Italy are raw silk and silk goods, wines, olive oll, fruit and vegetables, butter and cheese, poultry and eggs, and other agricultural produce. It has a large export trade in marble, about 30 per cent. thereof going to the United States, to which it also sends about 4.500 tons of sumac an- qually. Shrewd. “They say that men of genius wrote most illegibly.” “Yes,” answered the old-time print- er. “That is where they were shrewd They owe some of the brightest things to the ingenuity and originality of the compositor.”—Washington Star. Queer Decision. In a lawsuit in Aberdeen, Wash., over a horse, the death of which in a flood the owner attributed to the carelessness of a man who had hired it, the court decided that the animal, which had suffered from melancholia for some time, committed suicide. Tflea far Old Coal Mines. It appears that there is always a brisk demand for used-up coal mines iz Eng- land. Some are utilized by shotmakers, who find them cheaper than towers. Many of the shallower pits are used for growing rhubarb, mushrooms and sim- flar vegetables. From Dodging Autos. First Doctor—No; this isn’t a case of St. Vitus’ dance. Assistant—Then what's the matter with this man? “He has whizz-wagon twitch from dodging autos."—Detroit Free Press. Windy Lot. Thomas Carlyle once told Dr, Joachim, the well-known violinist: “1 don’t care generally for musicians; they're an empty, wind-baggy sort of people.” Don’t Work Both Ways. ‘The people who are most eager to share their troubles are usually those who are most stingy with their good luck.- Philadelphia Record. Cold Weather. Switzerland has been having the cold- est snap in 23 years. All the registering instruments froze and the thermometer registered 34 below zero. Definition. Courage is, not infrequently, merely a more or less commendable form of inidiscretion.—Puck, She Knows Him. It is easier for a man to bluf_ his sreditors tnan his wife—Chicago Daily News. THE MARKETS, New York, March 3. 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Could any amount of mere talk have persuaded millions of housekeepers to use Lion Coffee, the leader of all package coffees for over a quarter of a century, if they had not found it superior to all other brands in Purity, Strength, Flavor and Uniformity ? ‘This popular success of LION COFFEE « can be due only to inherent merit. There is no stronger proof of merit than con- ‘tinued and increasing popularity. tra er S If the verdict/ot MILLIONS OF Lig HOUSEKEEPERS does not convince er Vi) you of the merits of LION COFFEE, peat NS) it costs you but a trifle to buy a Hs NY package. It is the eastest way to ; foe A Convince yourself, and to make | Q/@Menuy iy Ay you a PERMANENT PURCHASER. 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One set, of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills cured Inm entirely, and his hands have been as ‘smooth as possible ever since. 1 do hope this letter will be the means of helping some other sufferer.” ‘A cynic remarked the other day: “An old acquaintance of mine died recently at the age of 95. In all that time the poor, dear fellow hadn't lived more than minuheal Peck Citronelle Chautauqua, March 2-20, 1905, in the Pines of Alabama. | ‘The very best Chauatuqua talent has been engaged for this assembly; an audi- torium seating over 2,000 has been erect- ed; there will be a golf tournament for the Fulford Cups offered by C. E. Ful- ford, of Leeds, England, and other out- door sports of minor importance will be indulged in. The climate of Citronelle, particularly during March, is ideal, and this is an’ gpportunity for people, resid- ing in the Northern States to get away from the disagreeable March weather and attend the frentest Chautauqua ever held in the South. Low railroad rates have been authorized.” Vor particulars, apply fo your home Agent or write Jno. M. Beall, G. P. A., M & O. R. R., St. Louis, Mo.,’for a “Chautauqua booklet and brochure on Citronelle. ©The life of an insurance agent,” sighed Premyums, “is full of wormwood and tall.” “I hadn't noticed the wormwood,” growled the victim.—Cleveland Leader. $20.00 per M. Lewis! “Single, Binder® straight 5¢ cigar costs the dealer some more than other Se cigars, but the high- er price enables this factory to use anes er grade tobacco. Lewis” Factory, Pe- oria, I. A man has no business with religion who has no religion in his business —Chi- cago Tribune. Don’t Get Footsore! Get Foot-Ease, A wonderful powder that cues tired, hot, aching feet and makes new or tight shoes tasy. Ask to-day’ for_Allen's Foot-Ease, Accept no substitute. ‘Trial package FREE Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. ¥. A Chicago man calls his dog Weiner because it fs the worst dog in the block Chicago Chronicle. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo QuinineTablets, All magne refund the money if it fails tocure, E, W. Grove's signatureisoneach box. 25e. You can’t preserve the peace in alcohol, —Judge. I am sure Piso’s Cure for Soosump tion faved my hfe three years ago.—Mrs, Thos, Robbine, Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1900. It is easy to preach contentment whem you have ali the eake.—Chicago Tribune. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your druggist will refund money if Pazo Orvruext fails to cure in 6 te 14 days. 00. Lots of men are bulls in the stock mar ket and bears at home.—N. Y. Times. j l@ For Infants and Children. [en Sonne And CAUCren, Pa aur * CASTE iaThe Kind You Have se Always Bought isting et antes | ting eStomachs and Bonclsoe ; Bears the PINE NE eee SOAS | . » ; ——.—— | Signature || Promotes Digestion Cheerful- |}J || Ness andRest.Contains neither |}) of i ee nor Mineral. ti || Nor NARCOTIC. | Reape of Ot Dr SAUCUELPTCHER } |) gee i , In , = i | ee \ e U se | essretiea | Col ms,Feverish- |/9 | ness and Loss OF SLEEP. | For Over FacSimile Signature of l é | aeem |i Thirty Years ff AtOwnonths old li pies eked L | EXACT COPYOF WRAPPER. jf } - — “THE CANTAUR Company, HEW YORE orry. Political forms touch the life of the people intimately. Thus, under a mon- irehy or a theocracy or an oligarchy, a man with long hair passes for a poet, abereas under a republic he is thought yw be paying an elecuon bet, merely.— Puck. ADEE Sew Billion Dollar Grass, When the John A. Salzer Seed Co., of La Crosse, Wis., introduced this remark- ‘able grass three years ago, little did they dream it would be the most talked of grass in America, the biggest, quick, hay pro- ducer on earth, but this has come to pass, Gi {BILLIONS GRASS Agricultural Editors wrote about it, Agr. College Professors lectured about it, Age; Instituie Orators talked about, it, while in the farm home by the quiet. fire: side, in the corner grocery, in the village post-office, at the creamery, at the depot, in fact wherever farmers gathered, Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass, that marvelous grass, food for 5 to 14 tons hay per acre and lots of pasture besides, is always a theme worthy of the farmer’s voice. Then comes Bromus Inermis, then which there is no better grass or better perma- nent hay producer on earth, “Grows wher. ever soil is found. ‘Then the farmer talks about Salzer’s Teosinte, which produces 100 stocks from one kernel of seed, 11 ft. high, in 100 days, rich in nutrition and greedily eaten by cattle, hogs, ete., and is good for 80 tons of green food per acre. Victoria Rape, the luxuriant food for hogs and abeeD,, which can be grown at 25¢ a ton, and Speltz at 20c a tn .. both great food for sheep, hogs and cattle, also come in for their share in the discussion. JUST SEND 100 IN STAMPS and this notice to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., for their bg catalog and many farm seed’ samples. [K. L.] ‘The social millennium will not have ar- rived until every man is richer than his neighbors.—National Magazine. COULDN'T LIFT TEN POUNDS. Doan’s Kidney Pills Brought Strength and Health to the Sufferer, Making Him Feel Twenty-Five Years Younger. J. B. Corton, abs farmer and lum- as derman, of Dep. f me) pe, N. C., says: th Ch ? “TI suffered for (a eee years with thy he om «al \, back. Ttwas so Ni 4 SX bad that Feonta he kaa NSS Bot walle any te BY) istance nor NANA “ise in an easy SNE vee. Tdonos ‘i believe I could ea eee eee ie ?. B. Corton, bps, farmer andlum- A oes erman, of Dep. Be) ope, N.C, says: Ne 5 “I suffered for eos S years with my i oo «al \, back. It was so oN y NN. baa that 1 could | Ae kami eNSS ot wall any : <a BY) distance nor AAA) “ice in an casy INI wngey. Tdonos wr FZ believe I could J. B. CORTON. have raised ten pounds of weight from the ground, the pain wassosevere. This was my con dition when I began using Doan's Kid- ney Pills. They quickly relieved me and now I am never troubled as I was. My back is strong and I can walk or ride a long distance and feel just as ‘strong as I did twenty-five years ago, I think so much of Doan’s Kidney Pills that I have given a supply of the remedy to some of my neighbors, and they have also found good results. If you can sift anything from this ramb+ ling note that will be of any service to you, or toany one suffering from kid- ney trouble you are at liberty todo so.” A TRIAL FREE—Address Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by alldealers. Price 80 cents. ANAKESIS sir% 2 Vet and POSTIVE Ly CUnES PILES. For free sample address “ANARESIS. Tribe une Buliding, Now Yor. NADAS LINIMENT “Ha a - PAIN 9 OAT Vda Lob nay So AMILY USE | : WAN awe MEDICINE | oh rere | MOTHER GRAY’S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN, ‘A Certain Cure for Fevertehness, Semvtipation: Houdaches Someta! Prvauies,Tectnag G case, {Wormne They Bical wp Colds Kopel hours. Avalt Droggists. 2 cu furs 1 Cm dample walled BRER Aadress. Wow Yoru city:SA. 8. OLMSTED, Le Roy, N-Ve PMA anor ie 9) Pal CURES TERE ALL PASE FAILS. Pad Ged Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Goos’ Use Pl Pe ia he. "Bota by rowenta. % CONSUMPTION | & ANK—B 2063 manhput uni tlicot an experionce of ores iy rooked Peet, Spinal Detormities, Fatnatile, = Deformed Limbe and Joints Ste. it tale Tipped Sanfrartum in this country devoted yxcloe ieee conditions aud how thay may bo cured without sention character oftheaMiciion and special liters INITAR UM, 3102 Pine St., St. Lapis a RE RL ET ee ae es Palace Bath House MASQUERADE BALL P Palace Ba J. E. H. Ninth Annual HARRY DENNY. Tickets 25c a Person Colored Enterprise The Porters' Tailoring Co. thanks you for past favors, and asks for your patronage this coming season. Quick sales and small profits. Following are our tallies from September 1, 1904, to January 1, 1905: New Cloth Made by Us— Suits ..... 61 Pants ..... 83 Cash account ..... $1,672 55 Expenses ..... 1,395 62 Balance ..... $ 276 93 You can see that this is a small profit out of our business. We will move to 2315½ Market street, where we will be better prepared to serve you. Keep your eyes on us and also our spring goods, which are now ready. Call and see us. CHAS. Q. CLARK, Proprietor. 2315½ Market Street. A GOOD CHANCE To Know That Which You Should Know at 4251 Sacramento Avenue. Mrs. Clark is now going to teach the hair-dressing trade and everything connected with it—scalp massage, face massage, manicuring, singing, dyeing, weaving, making braids, short and long stem pompadour. The entire cost of the whole course is $10. Any person who succeeds in forming a class of ten will be given an especial reduction of $5. "Fine feathers make fine birds" is quite an old adage. Have your face and hair in order and your appearance is attractive in general. If you want Aunt Hagar's children to know that you are doing business, advertise in The Palladium. It speaks for itself. ROOMS FOR RENT—Furnished or unfurnished, for ladies or gentlemen; quiet neighborhood. Call or write Mrs. C. W. Brown, 4110 Turner avenue. S. L. Pickett. Drugs fresh daily. Don't pass his door—2601 Lawton avenue. ORTER'S TAILORING CO.. ORTER'S TAILORING CO.. Makers of all Garments for Ladies and Gents. Ladies' Work a Specialty. We Make Suits to Fit and Guarantee Satisfaction. Suits from - - $18.00 to $50.00 Pants from - - $4.00 to $15.00 Artistic Cutters and Fitters to the Trade CHAS. O. CLARK, - - Proprietor. 2315 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Market Street. Hot and Cold BATHS 25c. Also SHINING PARLOR For Ladies and Gentlemen. Cigars and Tobaccos AND LAUNDRY BRANCH. The Best Service in the City. Frank E. Lewis AND Charles Tonsall, Proprietors. 2234 Market St SQUERADE B GIVEN BY THE Twentieth Century Social Club Better Known as the T. C's AT MASONIC TEMPLE Tenth. Bet. Market and Walnut Sts. MARDI GRAS NIGHT TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1905 Three Grand Prizes Will Be Awarded This Box Party has been introduced by the "400" Club of New York son Musi Helping Hand Society. Organized in May, 1903, this organization has been of much success to the members of that order, also others that were found in need. Mrs. Ethel Kimble, 2739 Lacede avenue, president; Mrs. Kate Johnson, 4262 Sacramento avenue; vice-president, Mr. F. Arbuckle 2623 Papin street, secretary; Mr. Charles H. Athle, 3527 Scott avenue, treasurer. Anyone of good health and good character can be a member for 50 cents, at 2739 Lacede avenue. Meetings every first Tuesday in the month. For Rent—Lodge Rooms at the Doug lass Building. We have the largest and best ventilated lodge rooms in the city, heated with steam and lighted with electricity. Rates reasonable. Call and see them. The Douglass hall rents for $25 for any night in the week. Douglass hotel is a success and will continue. Rooms with steam heat and electric lights for $2.50 per week. Sam, the Tailor, 204-206 North Fourteenth street, has enlarged his place. He is the leading tailor in S' Louls. Next week we will give full particulars of his store. ON ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST. START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT—HAVE THE PALLADIUM SENT TO YOUR HOME AND BE UP-TO-DATE 2601 Lawton Avenue When you read the Palladium don't forget to look for the Pickets' ad. They are all over the Palladium, 2601 Lawton avenue. All Shines Five Cents. Go to Jefferson and Market, to get a shine. Harry's place First-class shine. W. A. Smith Lodge U. B. F. meets the third Tuesday in each month. For Ladies and Gentlemen [Picture of a man in a suit and bow tie]. BALL and Box Party [Name] Music by Harmony Band "In Sumertime Down by the Sea." This is the title of a new and magnificent song and chorus written by Alfred J. Doyle, with a remarkable pretty waltz chorus. This song will surely be admired by everybody. CHORUS In summer time, down by the sea, The only real place, boys, for me; Take a ride on a trolley, get there before look. Take your sweetheart to Dreamland or to Luna park. In summer time, down by the sea, The place where we all like to be; Where the breeze softly blows, And the air is crisp. In summer time, Down by the Sea. Price, 50 cents per copy. By sending 19 cents in postage stamps to the Theatrical Music Supply Co. No. 44 West Twenty-eighth street, New York, a copy will be sent post paid. True Reformers' Barber Sho And baths is the neatest, warmest baths and shop in the city. Clean towels used in every case, for the coal man as well as the clerk in the office. Four barbers who can shave any person with ease and satisfaction. Try them. JOHN W. ALPHRAN, Mgr. NOTICE The Sons and Daughters of Rebecca No. 3 meet the second Wednesday in each month at Eleventh and Franklin avenue, at 8 p. m. Mrs. Saidie Harris, president, 1529 Gratiot street; May Wilson, vice-president. 1431 Morgan street, Mrs. Annie Henry, 2614 Mills street, secretary; Lizzie Robinson, assistant secretary. Reported for the Palladium We have time and again urged upon them to write plainly and use the simplest words. Long words do not lead us to believe that you are educated. Explain what you want in a few words. If you do this we will be thankful. Don't use words that you don't know the meaning of, nor I, nor any living person, and we will be thankful. Agents Wanted Agents Wanted Both sexes, to sell our Scott's Magic Hair Straightener and Grower, and Scott's Face Bleach and Beautifier. Beats anything of their kind. Sells for 30 cents each. Every woman and man will buy when shown a package. Over 100 per cent profit for agents. You can easily make clear $5 a day. We also furnish and beautify your homes without any cost to you. Write to-day for particulars. Address, Scott Remedy Co. Box 570, Louisville, Ky. The above famous remedies are for sale in St. Louis at Mrs. Mattie B. Robinson, 2318 Papin street. SAN ANTONIO & ARKANSAS PASS RAILWAY COMPANY One of the Best Lines South. We are confident that many of our people are looking for permanent homes, and we would suggest that they look to the great state of Texas, in order to make a personal investigation of the wonderful possibilities of the Lone Star state. Texas, particularly the territory traversed by the San Antonio & Aransas Pass railway, which owns and operates 723 miles of road, as follows: Main Line—San Antonio to Houston. Waco Division—Waco to Yoakum. Lockhart Division—Lockhart to Shiner. Kerrville Branch—San Antonio to Kerrville. Corpus Christi Branch—Corpus Christi to Kenedy. Rockport Branch—Rockport to Gregory. Alice and Falfurrias Branch—Skidmore to Alice and Falfurrias. By reference to the map you will see that they run through the finest and earliest truck-producing section in the southwest. The climate is so that the farmers raise and sell something every month in the year; in fact, it is known as the "open winter" farming country of the southwest, where a man can work out in the open air every day, and does not have to spend all he makes in the summer to keep him through the winter. It is understood that the low rate Homeseekers' tickets will continue to be on sale during November and December to all San Antonio & Arkansas Pass points, of which the following are the most prominent local stations: Falfurrias, Corpus Christi, Alice, Bceville, Skidmore, Runge, Cuero, Yorktown, Hallettsville, Rock Island, Yoakum, Giddings, Cameron, Luling, Rockport, Kennedy, Karnes City, Flrcresville, Rockdale, Gonzales. You can pack up Sallie and the babies and go south, and they will show you all of these fertilized fields, where you can enjoy life. It is a sad mistake when our people crowd into a large city. You can do better by taking up your home in Texas. We will continue this appeal for the benefit and welfare of the Negroes. Go on SAN ANTONIO & ARANSAS PASS RAILWAY. If you wish to spend a pleasant winter, GO TO TEXAS. If you have money to invest in land, GO TO TEXAS. If you wish to be benefited by the finest of artesian well water, GO TO TEXAS. If there are another number of other things you wish to do, just take ad-just think! Only $15 a round trip to Texas. vantage of the never-before-heard-of offer of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway and go to Texas. Quite often one makes his home in a place where the best of advantages are not offered him. The only way to remedy this inconvenience is to take advantage of whatever opportunities afford themselves. Texas is a state that contains acre upon acre of production farm land. It is not only productive during the summer, but what is most unusual also during the winter. A man doesn't have to "lay by" for the long winter months. The climate is such that one can farm all the year around. Some may hesitate because of the supposed difficulty in disposing of crops because of lack of railroads. Such a claim held good long years ago. At the present time, the San Antonio railroad has access to every available point, and makes this special offer of $15 a round trip for the express benefit of those whose funds may be low, and who might wish to purchase land in Texas, and could not afford the regular fare. Don't hesitate longer. Buy your ticket and go at once. Mr. George J. Lyons. Mr. George J. Lyons has opened a first class cafe for the accommodation of the public. Mr. Lyons is one of our old citizens and well known. He thoroughly understands the business, and it is our duty to patronize him. There is no need now to visit the cheap places white men keep for the accommodation of the Negro. It is hoped that he will be successful in this business at 23 North Jefferson avenue. CALL, SEE, TRY AND BE CONVINCED. DID YOU EVER COMPARE THE PALLADIUM WITH THE OTHER RACE PAPERS PUBLISHED IN YOUR CITY. GREETING. To Ali Concerned: Although we have been open for business only about three months, we take this opportunity to thank our many friends for the support they have given us so far and to state that we also owe the constantly increasing volume of our business to two facts: We deal with absolute and unswerving fairness with every patron; we handle only goods that will sustain the unrestricted guarantee of their manufacturers and ourselves, so that our customers can have no reason to become dissatisfied. The stock of each department is large and complete, and receives daily additions, so that we always have what you want in drugs, toilet-articles, cigars, candies, stationary and soda, Hot and cold. Wishing all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year, and hoping to "Meet you at the Fountain." We are respectfully WRIGHT & BOLEN, Druggists. 2333 Market Street. ROOMS FOR RENT. ROOMS FOR RENT—716 N. Jefferson avenue. Mrs. Emma Murphy. Nicely furnished rooms at 204 South Sixteenth street; Mrs. Bettie Olys. Nicely furnished room for rent at 2724 Mills street. FOR RENT—One nicely-furnished room for two gentlemen, or man and wife. 19 South Leonard avenue. FURNISHED ROOMS. For rent, day, night, or week, at 1237 Linden street. Samuel Woods, Proprietor. B. B. HALL, Tennessee Shaving Parlor Everything Neat, Clean and Up-to-date. ST. LOUIS, MO. [Name] Sexton & Mitchell's Art School, 2605 Lawton avenue. We also have for sale fine oil paintings. Portraits enlarged in crayon, pastel or oil. Now open for pupils. Terms reasonable. Nicely furnished rooms. REGISTERED IN PATENT OFFICE U.S. BEFORE AFTER AND HAIR STRAIGHTENER both in a box for $1, or three boxes for $2. Guaranteed to do what we say and to be the "best in the best. One box is all that is required if used as directed. A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH A PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained ifused as directed. Will turn the skin of a black or brown person four or five shades lighter, and a mutatto person perfectly white. In forty-eight hours a shade of brown skin will turn the skin of a brown skin in spots but bleaches out without continual use. Will remove wrinkles, freckles, dark spots, pimples or bumps or black heads, making the skin very soft and smooth. Small pox pits, tan, liver spots remain. Color will remain. Color you wish, stop using the preparation. THE HAIR STRAIGHTENER that goes in every one dollar box is enough to make anyone's hair grow long and straight, and keeps it from falling out. Highly perfumed and makes the hair soft and easy to comb. Many of our customers say one of our dollar boxes is worth ten dollars, yet we sell it for one dollar a box. THE NO-SMELL thrown in free. Any person sending us one dollar in a letter or Post Office money order expressmoney order or registered letter, we will send it through the mail postage prepaid; or if you want it sent C. O. D., it will come by express, 256 extra. In any case where it fails to do what we claim, we will return the money or send a box free of charge. Packed so that no one will know contents except receiver. GRANE AND CO., 122 west Broad Street. Richmond, Va. WILLIAMS Pink Coat Bar. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. POOL ROOM. S. E. Cor. 22d and Market Streets, ST. LOUIS, MO. Marshall Field, the multi-millionaire Chicago merchant, is laid up with a broken leg, the result of a fall on an icy sidewalk. Daniel McCarthy, a prominent resident of Plainfield, N. J., died, Thursday, aged 100 years. He had never had a day's sickness in his life. Coal, Kindling, Wood. HAULING AND EXPRESS WAGONS. TRUNKS CONVEYED FROM OR TO UNION STATION. Office: 4017 Easton Avenue. LYONS' CAFE My Motto: Cleanliness and Promptness. OPEN Good Coffee, DAY Steaks and Chops A SPECIALTY. AND NIGHT GEO. J. LYONS, Prop. 23 N. Jefferson Avenue. ST. LOUIS, MO. The "Leader" Barber Shop, No. 11 N. 14th. St. Hot, Culd, Sea-Salt, and Shower Baths, 25c. Shaving, 10c. Mustache Dyed, 25c. Buff Hair Cut, 25c. Children's Hair Cutting, 150 All Shines, 5c. J. H. KENT, Rroprietor, Yours in F. C. and B. ST. LOUIS, MO. A. F. and A. M. T. A. FORD of 1315 CLARK AVE. Is the most successful man in the city. FIRST-CLASS GROCERY and a Department that will Invigorate the inner man. DON'T FAIL TO PATRONIZE HIM COAL AND EXPRESS Trunks Checked to Union Station and all parts of the city R. S. WILLIS Office, 12 N. Channing Avenue H. E. HOFER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 2008 Walnut St. Special attention given to both Civil and Criminal Cases.