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ST LOUIS PALLADIUM Lvons' Short Order Restaurant Always Open 2337 Market St. BE JUST TO THE NEGRO. Archbishop John Ireland's Speech of Feb. 22, at Kansas City, Mo., to an Audience of Ten Thousand. M. Bishop Grant's Letter to the archbishop and his reply. COME UP AND SEE THE BOYS 2353 MARKET STREET. WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN. DAY AND NIGHT. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. BEST MEALS AND QUICKEST SERVICE IN THE CITY. If You Are Pleased Tell Your Friends Vol. XXII. No. 13. BE JUST TO Archbishop John Ireland, Kansas City, Mo. of Ten In Archbishop John Ireland's speech of February 22, at Kansas City, Mo., to an audience of ten thousand, among other things, he said: "BE JUST TO THE NEGRO. "The Negro we have and must keep. Let it not be forgotten that the Negro did not come hither of his own accord. Our forefathers constrained him to emigrate from his African haunts to be their servant, their slave. Let it not be forgotten that the long servitude to which they had subjected him prevented him from growing in civilization, and aimed rather at reducing him to the low stages of animal life than uplifting him to the higher regions of spiritual thought and activity. Whatever difficulties there are in the Negro problem, we must say in all humility that they are of our own making. This is sufficient reason why we should bring to the solution of the problem good will and patience. The progress made by the Negro race since their emancipation forty years ago is the happiest of omens, and indicates that years will prove them to be fully worthy of confidence and esteem. Let Bishop Bishop Grant's Letter to the archbishop February 23, 1906. Most Reverend John Ireland, D. D., Archbishop, St. Paul, Minn.: My Dear Sir—It was my pleasure to listen to that magnificent address delivered by you in Convention hall February 22, at Kansas City, Mo., and I can not refrain from expressing to you my gratitude for the same. It seemed to me that the address covered every phase of American life, truly patriotic, a plea for justice, honesty, civic righteousness and the liberty to which all peoples under the American flag are entitled. When such men as Rev. Thomas Dixon, Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi, Gov. Davis of Arkansas, and Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, are making strenuous efforts to convince the world of the unworthiness of the Negro and his inability to accept and appreciate a higher civilization, your plea to an audience of ten thousand for justice and fair treatment to him came to my ear as a cooling spring to a thirsty soul. We have been waiting patiently for some time for one of the great men of our country, with national influence, COME UP AND AT BOOKER T. W 2353 MARK WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN. DAY AND N BEST MEALS AND QUICKER us be just to the Negro, according to him willingly the rights which the law guarantees to him, opening to him the avenues of industry and thrift, affording him all due facilities of education and self-uplifting; let the Negro on his part make allowances for the conditions of the present, unavoidable legacies of the past, and trust in the future, meanwhile so upbuilding himself in self-control, in culture of mind and heart, in social independence that his fellow-citizens must hold him in esteem—and the problem will have lost the asperities now seemingly in the way of a final solution. "Human society, under every form of government, is entering upon a period of unrest in its search of solutions for those economic problems which are called forth by the spread of education and the material and industrial progress of modern times. The liberty of discussion which our institutions allow, and the fact that the populations of the world are parts of our own, warn us that the agitation of these problems will be especially acute in the United States. Grant. and his reply. to rise in the majesty of his manhood in the defense of a helpless people, and simply state the facts with reference to this contingent of Americans, give counsel and advice, and throw a new lustre upon the star of hope held out by President Roosevelt. Eternity alone will make known the good you are doing along the lines above indicated, and, on behalf of a grateful people, I thank you. Yours in Christian faith. ABRAHAM GRANT. St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 26, 1906. Right Rev. Dear Sir—I am glad that you were pleased with my lecture in Kansas City, and I thank you for your kind expressions of approval. In what I said of the Negro problem I simply spoke what my sense of justice demands and what my heart certainly desires. I believe that the solution of the Negro problem lies along the lines indicated by me-charity and patience both on the part of the white man and on the part of the black man. Men in influential positions, such as SEE THE BOYS THE.... WASHINGTON KET STREET. NIGHT. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. SERVICE IN THE CITY. ST. LOUIS, MO., SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1906. you, can do very much towards the solution by upbuilding the Negro race and calming the prejudices of the white race. Yours sincerely, JOHN IRELAND. Right Rev. Abraham Grant: CITY NEWS Notes and News Concern Our People--Weekly Reco The Progressive Chapter No. 26 of Eastern Star. Last Monday the above chapter was out in full at True Reformers' Hall. The entertainment was in charge of Mrs. Harriet Fugh. R. M., and Mrs. J. L. Haley, chairman. Mr. Marshall, the letter carrier, was doorkeeper, and when the Palladium man appeared, said: "The press is always admissible; come this way." The Palladium man looked in and seeing the elite of the city, thanked Mr. Marshall and said: "Too fine for me, but I wish to see Mrs. J. L. Haley." Turning around we met the lady, and she said "Mr. Palladium Man, you are just the man I wanted to see. I believe I owe you something." She paid her bill. The Palladium man withdrew, expecting to call later. We returned at 12, but the entertainment was closed. The line was strictly drawn around the better class. None but the best were admitted. The Great Western Band furnished music for the occasion. The committee deserves much credit. LINCOLN INSTITUTE NOTES The third and last term of the regular scholastic year is rapidly approaching, and we wish to reiterate and emphasize the fact that the present month is an excellent time for teachers and students to enter Lincoln Institute who may desire to attend the summer school, or otherwise; but who find the seven weeks' course of the summer entirely too short a time in which to do the amount of work they have in mind and desire to accomplish. Several teachers with short terms have already availed themselves of this opportunity and are working on the required number of points for graduation. The new system of grading by points rather than by classes here, introduced by Prof. Allen and already adopted by leading schools and colleges throughout the country, is proving entirely satisfactory in Lincoln Institute, and is especially valuable perhaps to the student who, for whatever reason, finds it impossible to remain in school for the year. Address President B. F. Allen for information relative to Summer School. ANTIOCH CHURCH NOTES. Sunday, March 11, covenant service will begin at 10:30 a. m. At 12 the rites of baptism will be administered. Among those to be baptized is Miss Madeline McKinney, daughter of the late Rev. F. McKinney. At 3 p. m. the Lord's Supper will be solemnized. A glorious time is expected. Everyone is welcome to come. Revival is yet being held at Antioch Church. Splendid meetings are held every night. Friends, you miss quite a deal if you do not attend these meetings. Sunday, the 18th, at 3 p. m., the B. Y. P. U. will meet with Antioch Union at Antioch Church, 4225 Kennely avenue. Come one, Come all. STANLEY HENDRICK Assistant Treasurer, Who Holds a Prominent Position in Washington, D. C. We will again call the attention of our readers to some of the tailors. Sam, the Tailor, your friend, who is undoubtedly one of the best in St. Louis. All the people go to him to have him make their summer suits. 204 North Fourteenth street. Mr. C. H. Wheeler, the brother of W. Wheeler, will collect from any of our subscribers. Please pay him, and he will give you credit for the same. Stop that Cough Pickett's Cough Syrup. CITY NEWS. Notes and News Concerning Our People--Weekly Record of Social Events, Deaths, Marriages and Births--Written Especially for St. Louis Palladium. Furnished room for rent at 2917 Olive street. Mrs. Ella B. Johnson. Mrs. A. Oliver, of 3921 Fairfax avenue, has removed to 3103 Lawton avenue. Miss Mary Clay, formerly of the Newport cafe, is a very attractive and amiable young lady. Mrs. Silvia Harris, of 2239 Walnut street, is still confined to her room. We hope she will soon recover. Home cooked meals at all hours. The best of service. Mrs. Susan Stewart, 2601A Lucas avenue. Upstairs. Mrs.' A. N. Olive has removed from 3221 Finney to 3103 Lawton, her mother, Mrs. Mitchell, is with her. The Masonic Order, on account of the fire at the old hall, have temporarily located at 310 North Eleventh street. Dr. Stanley Sullivan, of Selma, Ala., is visiting friends in our city. He has a large practice in Selma and is doing well. Dr. T.A.Curtis Is One of the Best Dentists Our City Affords. Mrs. Maggie Jordan, of 2633 Market street, left for Hot Springs, Ark., a few days ago, to visit friends. We wish her a pleasant trip. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Allen, of 741 Holland street, Webster Groves, entertained Mr and Mrs. J. W. Birch, of Kansas City, Mo., this week. Mrs. Birch is a niece of Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Alice Goff, of 2337 Wash street, has been confined to her bed for several weeks. Now is the time for the many orders and societies of which she is a member to show their love for her. Good Samaritan Council No. 400, met last Wednesday night. They had a splendid time. Many of the St. Joseph council were present of the A. U. D. of A. Mrs. S. A Collins, M E. I., presided. Mrs. Mattie Vaughn, of 709 North Sixteenth street, left Thursday morning, to visit friends in Moscow, Mo. She is in search of health. We hope she will return much improved. Mr. Hugh B. White, of St. Louis, has opened a skating rink in Kansas City. Mo. We hear he is doing well. We wish him a grand success. He will find the people of Kansas City very respectable. Miss Eva Jackson, of Collinsville, Ill., who buried her mother a few days ago, has come to St. Louis to reside. She will make her home with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Floyd, of 2527 Belleglade ave. Mr. H. T. Meadows, of 807 North Jefferson avenue, was quietly married last Tuesday to Miss Ollie Craven, of Grand Tower, Ill. By the marriage southern Illinois loses one of its best and successful young school teachers. Mrs. Susan Standfield, of 4931 Berlin avenue, is very ill at this writing. The best of care is being taken of her. We are very glad that our people find time and tried friends in their hour of need among the white people. May God in His infinite wisdom bless these good people who give aid to those of our race found worthy. Use Pickett's Laxative Viburnum for Female Trouble. $2.00 Per Annum, Single Copy 5 cents. J. H. Always Open .... 37 Market St. THE LATE REV. MOSES DIXON. When he died he left his copyright to his daughter, Mamie Robinson. We learn that the Chief Grand Mentor of Mr. Wesley Hudson, of 2740 Lucas avenue, died in San Antonio, Fax., February 27, and was brought to St. Louis and buried from Central Baptist church. He was a member of Damon Lodge No. 6 of K. of P. May he rest in peace. Mrs. Chas. L. Howe, of Boston, Mass., is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. A. More, of 2823 Lacelde avenue. Mrs. Howe was entertained at the Newport cafe, by Mrs. Moore and the hostess of the Newport, Mrs. Mary Bynard. They had a pleasant time. Little Webster Owsley celebrated his twelfth birthday at his aunt's, Mrs. B. Whitfield, 3 South Twenty-first street. Luncheon was served in Japanese style. The party was well attended and the little fellow's heart was made glad with many beautiful presents. Mrs. O. C. Williams, of 3218 Lawton avenue, will leave St. Louis in about two weeks to visit her mother in St. Augustine, Fla. She will also visit another relative, Rev. J. B. L. Williams, of Chattanooga, Tenn. She will make that city her home. We wish her a pleasant journey. The laughable drama, "Josiah's Courtship," will be produced by the Lyceum of Union Memorial church at True Reformers' hall, Monday evening, March 12, at 8:15 p. m., for the benefit of Y. M. C. A. Admission 15 cents. Come and enjoy a good laugh. The social missionary meeting held with Mrs. Mary Thornton, of 315 South Twenty-second street, Wednesday, March 7, was quite a success and was well attended. Among those present were: Edwards, Davis, Smith and Armstead, of Kinloch Park, Mo., Mrs. Alice James and Mrs. H. J. Williams were visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, of 2737 Lucas avenue, have been in St. Louis a number of years. They have two children who have finished their education in the public schools of this city. Mr. Johnson taught school a number of years in the Smith's academy. He is also an ordained Baptist minister, and his heart is set upon the education of his son who is very apt. We shall watch carefully his course, and trust that he may be accorded every available opportunity. At Rest. Mrs. Ada Woodson, the wife of Mr. Wilson Woodson, died February 27, 1906, at the Provident Hospital, after a short illness. She was operated on on Saturday, February 24, and her sudden death came as a shock to her friends. She was a member of St. Paul's Chapel. Sister Woodson was also a member of the Elizabeth Temple, No. 12, S. M. T., and the Good Samaritan Tabernacle and was loved by all. Rev. Cook officiated at the funeral services and spoke most eloquently of her patient and Christian life. She is survived by a husband, father, two sisters and five brothers. She leaves a host of friends who mourn her loss. FOR RENT. Neatly furnished rooms for rent at 2117 Walnut street. Mrs. J. Johnson. Wanted—Colored girls to pick nuts. Apply 518 North Commercial street. a certain state was given charge of a certain sum of money to be paid Mrs. Robinson, and she had not yet received it. We will investigate. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The lantern exhibition last Wednesday evening by International Secretary J. E. Moorland on "Association Work" was highly appreciated by the men. An effort will be made to have him repeat it at one of the churches some time in the future. The baseball committee held an important meeting last week. Several names have been handed in for places on the team. Any man who can play ball will please see A. Hedgemon or T. A. Marshall. Two teams are to be organized. All will be given a fair trial. Practice will begin just as soon as the weather will permit. Get a girl and come and see "Josiah's Courtship" at True Reformers' hall, Monday night, March 12. Admission 15 cents. At a special meeting last Tuesday night the resignation of General Secretary E. E. Thompson was accepted. Mr. Thompson has been with us nearly two years. He will go to Buxton, Ia., about the first of April, to have charge of the physical and boys' departments in the association there. The Buxton association has a membership of 384, and a well-equipped gymnasium. Clarence Cameron recital May 7—keep the date. "MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRAEVALEBIT." PETER B. BROWN WM. BLUE, MUSICAL DIRECTOR. Citizens' Farewell Testimonial to Blue's concert band of 30 pieces, at Douglass Hall, Tuesday evening, March 27. Dancing at 10 sharp. General admission, 35 cents. First reserved section, 15 cents. AGENT Mrs. W. M. Dickerson, of 2714 Lucas avenue, is agent for a book entitled, "Easy Steps For Little Feet." It treats upon the Bible from Genesis to Revelations. She is also agent for a number of other good books. Give her a call, 2714 Lucas avenue. Mrs. John Tumalty attempted suicide with carbolic acid at her home in Bowling Green, Mo. Electa Temple, No. 31, S. M. T. Meets Second Thursday of each month at 8:00 p. m., Knights of Pythias Hall, Lucas and Jefferson Aves. Mrs. Annie D. Hyatt, M. W. P. Lulu O. Dell. See'y. U. B. F. & S. M. T. St. Louis Royal House Meets the first Friday night in each month at the U. B F. Hall. MRS. A. D. HYATT, M. E. J. MRS. J. M. MTLLER, M. E. L. ELIZABETH TEMPLE NO. 12 OP THE S. M. T. Meets the Second Monday in the afternoon at 2:30 p. m., and the Fourth Friday night at 8:00 p. m., in each month, U. B. F. Hall, Lucas and Jefferson avenues. MRS. HATTIE WILLIAMS, W. P. 3813 West Bell Boulevard. MRS. LULA BRUNER, Secretary. 236 Easton Avenue Queen Esther Temple OF THE S. M. T. Meets the first and third Wednesday in each month at 4 p. at U. B. F. Hall. MRS. CARRIE STEVENSON, W. P. MRS. MAHALIA MACKLIN, Secretary. St. Louis Temple No. 184 OF THE S. M. T.'S Meets the 3d Wednesday in each month at 4 p. m. at U. B. F. Hall. All visiting sisters and brothers are welcome. MRS. SADIE HARRIS, W. P. 1529 Gratiot Street. MRS. ANNIE HENRY, Sec., 2614 Mills Street. ST. ARENA TEMPLE NO. 48, S. M. T. Meet the Second Monday night in each month at Pythian Hall, Lucas and Jefferson Ave. MARY E. WILSON, W. P. 1431 MORGAN ST. JULIA A TYLER Secretary, 1004 Morgan Street. Ruth Temple, No. 163 OF THE S. M. T. Meets the Fourth Friday in each month at U. B. F. Hall, Jefferson and Lucas Ave. MISS JESSIE MILLER, N. P., 4350 Cottage Ave. IDA DORDEN, Secretary, 2943 Atlanta Street. S. M. T. Adah Temple No. 32, Meets Second Friday in each month at PYTHIAN HALL, LUCAS and JEFFERSON AVE., at 2 p. m. All sisters and brothers are invited. Sina Temple 124 MRS. KATIE BOSWELL, W.P., 4222 Maffitt Avenue. MISS ALLIE BALLINGER, Sec. Eureka Temple No. 137 S. M. T. Meets first Friday in each month in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. A. U. K. & D. of A. meets at Geary's Hall, 126 North Main street, East St. Louis, Ill., every 2d Wednesday and 4th Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Visiting Knights and Daughters welcomed. JOSEPHINE JONES, M. E. Q. WM. TAYLOR, Secretary. A.U.K.and D.of A. St. Joseph Council meets the third Wednesday at 8 p.m. at DOUGLASS HALL. Visiting Knights and Daughters are Welcome. MRS. JELIA GIBBS, M. E. L. MRS. BUCKNER, M. W. R. Good Samaritan Council No. 400 meets first Wednesday night in each month at 6 o'clock at Douglass hall. S. A. COLLINS, M. E. Q., 3220 Hickory Street. M. L. BOYD, W. R., 1706 Newstead Avenue. A. K. & D. of A. The D. L. Martin Juvenile No. 1 meets the third Saturday in each month at 2 d. m. at Douglass hall. S. A. COLLINS, M. J. 3229 Hickory Street. BAINE PITT, P. P. 3229 Rutger Street. MAMIE WILSON, W. R. Olive Drill Co. No.1 Meets every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at 2725 FRANKLIN AVENUE, Odd Fellows' Hall. MRS. MARY MONROE, Captain. MRS. LULA BRUNNER, Sec. of prominence, but he is also engaged in PAINTING, WHITENING AND KALSOMINING..... Give him a call. 2229 PINE STREET. THE POPULAR Barber Shop 1331 POPLAR ST. First-Class Work and Up-to-Date Barbers. G. W. HOOD, Proprietor. Wm. KNIGHTS Jewelry Store at 211 N, Jefferson Av. is the place to go. Ten years experience. Mrs. Mary White ROOMING HOUSE The Best in the City for the Money 2351 Chestnut St., St. Louis, Mo. G. W. ROBINSON, Second-Hand Furniture BOUGHT AND SOLD. Moving and Expressing, General Jobbing and Repairing of Ranges, Stoves, Etc. a Specialty. 4025 Easton Avenue ST. LOUIS, MO. MR. H. YOUNG. Coal, Kindling, Wood. HAULING AND EXPRESS WAGONS. TRUNKS CONVEYED FROM OB TO UNION STATION. Office: 4017 Easton Avenue. B. BELKER, —Dealarin— Groceries, Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco. Meat and Vegetable Market. 119 and 1121 Morgan Street. St. Louis, Mo Mrs. Susan Gross, 2609 Pine Street. Millinery. Up-to-date Hats. Trimmings and all material in that line. Telephone—Kinloch C-397. THEO. H. TEMPEL, Dealer in GROCERIES, 2601 Market Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. California Canned Goods a Specialty. WILLIAM T. DAVIS. SHAVING PARLOR, First-Glass Barber Shop and First-Glass Work Guaranteed. Mrs. W. E. Mack, NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS. St. Louis, Mo. Sexton & Maxwell, First-class Photographers 1407 Market St. CHARGED WITH COWARDICE Victoria, B. C.—The Japanese steamer Kanagawa, from Japan, brought news that Lieutenant Commander Mizoguchi and other officers of the transport Kinshiu, sank by the Russian Vladivostok squadron at the beginning of the war, are being court-martialed for alleged cowardice. On the occasion of the disaster the war department at Tokio issued a bulletin that none of the soldiers on board were taken prisoners; that with the exception of the survivors who returned, all had been killed or had committed suicide Extended accounts were given in Japanese newspapers of how Lieutenant Commander Mizoguchi and other officers committed harl-kari, but with the return of these officers among the prisoners from Russia, Japanese newspapers say they regret their sympathy. Lieutenant Commander Mizoguchi said he and other officers went on board the Russian vessels when called to surrender, but the men refused to surrender, many committing suicide on the deck after firing with rifles at the enemy, which torpeded and sank the ship. Among the prisoners were the crews of the sailing, schoolers Hokusei and Koie, which were seized by Russian cruisers. There was an American named Thompson among them. PLOT NIPPED IN THE BUD Nine Men Arrested in Atlanta, Ga., Alleged to Have Been Preparing to Release Federal Convicts. Atlanta, Ga.—Wednesday the police of Atlanta have arrested, in a cheap hotel near the federal prison, nine men, who, it is alleged by the police, were preparing to carry out a plot to dynamite the penitentiary in an effort to release certain criminals undergoing long sentences. The men all gave fictitious names. One of them has been identified by the warden of the penitentiary as a desperate western outlaw, who has a "pal" in the prison doing time for train robbery. Warden Moyer says he had information some days ago that there was a plot to attack the prison, and since then the guard has been increased. Warden Moyer says the men under arrest are nearly all from Oklahoma and Indian territory. A woman has appeared in the case, said to be the wife of one of the convicts. She visited the prison as a stranger and learned how the place was arranged. She has not so far been located by the police. The nine suspects are in the county jail. When arrested they had a large outfit of dynamite, nitroglycerin and fuse. They were all heavily armed. A FRENCH CABINET CRISIS The Rouvier Ministry Defeated and Has Hesigned—The Resignation Accepted. Paris, France.—Like a bolt from a clear sky the Rouvier ministry was defeated in the chamber of deputies Wednesday night and immediately resigned. The cabinet crisis comes at a most dramatic moment, when the Franco-German contest has reached a decisiv stage, and may exert an important adverse influence on the Algeciz conference and on European affairs. The defeat of the government came on a comparatively minor debate over the church disorders. The government succeeded in holding only 234 votes, while the various elements in opposition—clericals, socialists and nationalists—united and polled 267 votes, thus placing the ministry in a minority of 33. VOLUNTARY REDUCTIONS Western Railroads Snid to Have Decided to Make Voluntary Reductions in Freights. Chicago.—All of the western railroads, according to the Herald, have decided to make voluntary reductions in transportation charges amounting in the aggregate to many million dollars annually. The proposed reductions are to be made in all the rates of the six classes into which freight is divided and will be effective in the entire territory between the Atlantic seaboard and Missouri river. In general the reduction will amount to approximately 15 per cent. TO OUT-EIFEL THE EIFEL The Jamestown Exposition May Have a Tower That Will Beat That of Paris. Norfolk, Va—It is officially announced by the management of the Jamestown Exposition Co. that a tower, exceeding in altitude the celebrated Eifel tower at Paris, will in all probability be erected on the exposition grounds. A cablegram has been sent to London for plans and specifications. The tower would carry upwards of 10,000 incandescent lights and could be seen for miles at sea at night. Initiative and Referendum. Columbus, O.—The state senate, by a vote of 23 to 13, adopted a resolution providing for the submission to the people of a constitutional amendment permitting the people to initiate and to vote on legislation. The resolution goes to the house. Bystander Killed In Women's Duel. Middlesboro, Ky.—Two women, Mrs. Alice Moore and Mrs. Lucy Tucker met on the street and began shooting. A bullet from Mrs. Tucker's pistol struck Frank Warden in the forehead and killed him. MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE VERDICT AGAINST VAUGHAN, RYAN AND RAYMOND. The Three Missouri Convicts Who Committed Murder In an Attempt to Escape To Hang. Jefferson City, Mo.—The three convicts Vaughan, Ryan and Raymond were declared guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in the Cole county circuit court, which returned its verdict Thursday. Sentence of death will be passed on all by Judge Martin. All were convicted of the murder of John Clay, penitentiary guard, killed in the dash which they and Convict Blake made from the prison in November last. The men were taken to the sheriff's office shortly before nine o'clock, and promptly at that hour were taken into the courtroom. In anticipation of the verdict, they were guarded by seven men. As they entered the courtroom a guard held the arm of each convict. Other guards were before and behind each man. The prisoners were not shackled or handcuffed. They were seated in a row, with guards between and one at each end of the row. The men stood up as the clerk read the verdict. The expression of their faces did not change as the clerk read the words which meant death for them all. When the verdict was read they sat down without saying a word or locking to the right or the left. There was a slight mistake in the wording of the verdict, and the jury retired to correct it. While this was being done the men remained in the courtroom, sitting between the seven guards. It is understood that the verdict was reached on the first ballot. WHITE SLAVERY IN CHICAGO One Of Them, Who Tried to Hang Herself, Declares There Are Three Thousand In the City. Chicago.—According to the story of Alice Wilson, aged 24, who tried to hang herself in a cell at the Harrison Street station, Thursday, there are more than three thousand white slaves in Chicago, and almost every saloon, where women congregate, is a slave den. The woman, who was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct, claims the saloon men pursue their slaves to the death if the women try to break away and lead better lives. Improvising a rope out of strips torn from a shirt waist, Miss Wilson, who was once the wife of a merchant, broken-hearted over her arrest on a charge of disorderly conduct, tried to commit suicide by hanging. Mrs. Harrison, the matron, discovered her and cut her down. “There is no justice for us,” declared the young woman after she had been revived. “I am a white slave.” Then she told the pitiful story of the white slaves and declared there was an organized band of slave traders in the city, who pay from $100 to $500 for each woman who can be induced to loiter in the saloons. The Event, at Atlanta, Go., Promises To Bring a Great Outpouring of Veterans Together. CELESTIAL EMPEROR ILL Orders All Viceroys to Send Best Physicians In Empire to Pekin. Pekin, China. — The emperor of China, Tsai-Tien, is ill. Telegrams have been dispatched to all viceroys asking them to send their best physicians to Pekin. The physicians at the palace say the emperor's illness is serious, but not alarming. Charged With Embezzlement. Casper, Wyoming. — William A. Brothers, government disbursing agent for the Pathfinder reservoir project, with headquarters at Casper, was arrested, Thursday, on a charge of embezzling government funds to the amount of $5,000. Springfield, Ill. — The governor, Charles S. Deneen has issued a proclamation designating Friday, April 22, as arbor and bird day throughout Illinois, and asking that appropriate exercises be held on that day. 2601 LAWTON AVENUE, N. W. Cor. Jefferson and Lawton Aves. Open Day and Night. Both Telephones. Attorney - at - Law, 1111 Clark Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Meat and Vegetable Market Friedman Loan and Mercantile Co. PAWNBKOKERS, 1324 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. Money to Loan on All Articles of Value At the Lowest Rate of Interest. Dealers in Gold and Silver Watches, Chains, Diamonds, Fine Jewelry, Guns, Pistols, Musical Instruments, Clothing of Every Description. Especially Low Interest on Large Loans. Business Confidential. Unredeemed Piedges for Sale. Tel. Kin. C-468. We are the only thoroughly experienced and the only prac- tically competent Colored Undertakers in the city. We have our own conveyances and do all our o Carriages furnished for all occasions. 2322 CHESTNUT STREET., St. Louis, Mo. W. T. Curtis' Newport we have our own conveyances and do all our own wo Carriages furnished for all occasions. NUT STREET., St. Louis, Mo. Curtis' Newport B We have our own conveyances and do all our own work. Carriages furnished for all occasions. 2322 CHESTNUT STREET., St. Louis, Mo. Phone C----390. W. T. Curtis' Newport Buffet, 2323 MARKET STREET. Wines, Liquors and C nes, Liquors and Ciga Wines, Liquors and Cigars. RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION Meals can be Ordered by Telephone, Kinloch C 1199 Also the Famous Anheuser Beers. FURNISHED ROOMS FOR MEN ONLY BILT EVERYTHING STRICT The Brunswil G. W. HOLT, 1925 Market St Fine Wines. Liquors. Cigars and Tob TELEPHONE: KIN JAMES H. HARRISON, Phar. D. HARRISON & Rous Anheuser Beer. 2323 M ROOMS FOR MEN ONLY. BILLIARD ROOMS IN CO EVERYTHING STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS. Brunswick Sal G. W. HOLT, Proprietor. 5 Market Street, (Near Union Liquors, Cigars and Tobaccos. TELEPHONE: KINLOCH A. 1275. HARRISON, Phar. D. GEO. V. HARRISON & McKOIN FUFNISHED ROOMS FOR MEN ONLY. BILLIARD ROOMS IN CONNECTION. EVERYTHING STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS. The Brunswick Saloon, 1925 Market Street, (Near Union Station). Fine Wines. Liquors. Cigars and Tobaccos. ST. LOUIS. Funeral Directors AND EMBALMERS, 2743 Wash Street, ST. LOUIS, NO. All Work First Class. Successful Embalm Calls Answered Prom THE JOCKE First Class. Terms Most F Successful Embalming Guaranteed. answered Promptly, Day or JOCKEY SALO All Work First.Class. Terms Most Reasonable. Successful Embalming Guaranteed. Calls Answered Promptly, Day or Night. THE JOCKEY SALOON. 3924 SOPHIE AVENUE CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND One Block West of Fair Grounds. WILLIAM DOVER, Prop WM. H. WHITE'S BAR Choice Wines, Liquors and IAM DOVER, Prop WM. H. WHITE'S BAR Wines, Liquors and WILLIAM DOVER, Proprietor WM. H. WHITE'S BAR. 622 HOLLY AVENUE. and do all our own work. or all occasions. Louis, Mo. Phone C-390. wport Buffet, STREET. and Cigars. 2323 Market St. HARD ROOMS IN CONNECTION. BY FIRST-CLASS. Rick Saloon, Proprietor. Street, (Near Union Station), Cocos. ST. LOUIS. OCH A. 1275. GEO. W. McKOIN. Rick McKOIN, Terms Most Reasonable. ing Guaranteed. notly, Day or Night. Y SALOON, ORS AND CIGARS, Fair Grounds. ER, Proprietor TE'S BAR. ```markdown ``` SAMUEL H. LEONARD, - - - Proprietor. A First-Class RESTAURANT in Connection Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars and the best of service offered. 2645 Lawton Avanue THE DOUGLASS PHARMACY CREWS @ BARRETT, Druggists PUNCTURE-PROOF TIRES $4.75 PER PAIR Send for Catalogue "T." showing all kinds and makes of tires at $2.00 per pair and up—also Coaster-Brakes, Built-up Wheels and Bicycles—Sundries at Half the usual prices. Notice the thick rubber tread "A" and puncture strips "B" and puncture outlays on the rubber soft. Elastic and Easy Riding. We will ship C. O. D. ON APPROVAL AND EXAMINATION. 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 newspapers 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 Centersylvania and Kentucky, 10 each 20 Pexas . . . 12 Missouri . . . 9 Massachusetts, South Carolina and Florida, 6 each . . . 18 Washington, D. C. . . . 4 Virginia and Tennessee, 4 each . . . 4 California, Ohio, New Jersey and New York each have 3 . . . 12 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 ..... 96 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 THE LEA The White L 1501 Gratiot Choice WINES, AND CIGAR SAMUEL H. LEONARD, The Douglass Buffet a First-Class RESTAURANT Fine Wines, Liquor and the best of service 2645 Lawton A THE DOUGLASS Beaumont and Lawton FRESH DRUGS and TOP Prescriptions Carefully and Accurately Ice Cream Soda a Spare CREWS @ BARRETT ESTABLISHED 12 YEARS DO NOT equipment, sundry big free Sundry Co PUNCTURE-PROOF Regular price $8.50 per pair. To Introduce $ we will Sell You a Sample Pair for Only 4.75 NAILS, TACKS OR GLASS WON'T OUT THE AIR NO MORE TROUBLE from PUNCTURES Result of 15 years experience in tire making. No danger from THORNS, OAOTUS, PINS, NAILS, TACKS or GLASS. Serious punctures, like intentional knife cuts, can be vulcanized like any other tire. Send for Catalogue "T." showing all kinds and make also Coaster-Brakes, Built-up Wheels and Bicycles—Suit outlaw any other make a Soho, Elavate and Easy Riding AND EXAMINATION without a ccm deposit. We will allow a cash discount of 5% (thereby make full cash with order). Tires to be returned at examination. MEAD CYCLE CO., Dept. "J." 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. WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW The St. Louis Palladium has more subscribers than any other two Negro papers in the state of Missouri. We have more business men and women that advertise in The Palladium than any four Negro papers in the west. EADER POOL ROOM AT 8 & 10 S. 14th St. This is a new building that was erected for that purpose also a large room for rent over pool room. I. H. KENT Mgr. Lillie Bar, Iot Street, ES, LIQUORS CIGARS. D, - - - Proprietor. Fet and Pool Room URANT in Connection Liquors and Cigars, service offered. On Avanue SS PHARMACY Lawton Avenue TOILET ARTICLES and Acurately Compounded Dla a Specialty RETT, Druggists AGENTS WANTED Money Required receive and approve of your bicycle. Ten Days Free Trial guaranteed models $10 to $24 or Brakes and Punctureless Tires. 04 Models $7 to $12 e or model you want at one-third usual price of any standard tires and best in all our bicycles. Strongest guarantee. P ON APPROVAL C. O. D. to any a cent deposit and allow 10 DAYS TRIAL before purchase is binding. Bond Hand Wheels by our Chicago retail stores, $3 to $8 models, good as new..... We until you have written for our FACTORY S AND FREE TRIAL OFFER. Liquors, code of all kinds, at half regular price, in our world of useful information. Write for it. OF TIRES $4.75 PER PAIR making EASY RIDING, STRONG, DURABLE, SELF HEALING FULLY COVERED by PATENTS BEWARE OF IMITATIONS and makes of tires at $2.00 per pair and up- cycles—Sundries "it is found that the proper structure strips "B" and "D." This tire will may Riding. We will ship C. O. D. ON APPROVAL erely making the price $4.50 per pair if you returned at our expense if not satisfactory or it. "J.L." CHICAGO, ILL. Happenings in Missouri. Fined for Attempted Bribery. In the Johnson county criminal court J. F. Corbin, charged with an attempt to bribe a juror and with perjury, was fined $500. W. C. Hyatt, father of the Hyatt boys, who were found guilty of the murder of young Martin, charged with attempt to bribe a jury, was fined $500. W. K. Mullins, against whom were four counts for attempted bribery and conspiracy, was fined $1,600. C. D. Wallace, a member of the jury and the man who first gave evidence, was fined $500 on a charge of conspiracy. Dr. Fulkerson, against whom there is an indictment pending, charging him with attempted bribery, is out of the state and can not be located. The alleged bribery charges were in connection with the Hyatt murder trial. Child Killed While at Play. Edmond McGuire, the 7-year-old son of Mrs. Frank Tarrant, was almost instantly killed at Duenweg He was one of a group of children who were enjoying a romp during recess in the roadway just opposite the public school, and attempted to climb on a passing wagon heavily loaded with wood. His foot slipped and one of the hind wheels passed over his head. He was dead within a few minutes. The driver of the wagon did not know what had happened until an hour and a half afterwards, when he returned over the same road, the noise of the children at play having drowned the shout of horror which followed the accident to their playmate. Got Money After Twenty Years. The tenacity with which the government holds on to money belonging to someone else is illustrated by the case of Joseph Pickens of Neosho. -Twenty years ago Pickens mailed about $300 in a registered letter. It never reached its destination. Officials of the post-office department conducted an investigation, but obtained no trace of either money or letter. It compelled the mail carrier to make good the loss. The money was turned into the treasury and it has remained there ever since, although Pickens has made repeated efforts to get it. Recently the house passed a bill reimbursing him. Zinc Ore Tariff Helps. The recent ruling of the treasury department whereby a duty is placed upon zinc ores from Mexico, has had a splendid effect upon the lead and zinc mining industry of Missouri. Never before has there been so much activity in mining circles in southwest Missouri as at the present time. Ore prices continue high and the prices paid for labor are higher than ever known before. Men who shovel dirt into tubs in the mines are earning as high as $5 a day, with a corresponding high wage rate for all other work about the mines. Rich Fill to Have a Fair. At a meeting of the directors of the Rich Hill Fair Association, it was decided to hold an agricultural fair in September and to devote every energy toward making it an old fashioned farmers' fair. A race meeting will also be held in connection. It is a noticeable fact that towns all over Missouri are returning to the agricultural fair this year, as in most places where this feature has been dropped during the past two or three years the race meeting has been a failure. Bread for Lincoln County. Capitalists offer to gravel about sixty miles of road in Lincoln county, provided the county court will grant the use of the roads and bridges. About $200,000 is back of the enterprise. The road will likely be built from Elsberg to Eolia by way of Foley, Old Monroe, Moscow Mills, Troy and Auburn. All the towns are in Lincoln county except Eolia, which is in Pike. An M. S. U. Curator Dead. Prof. Daniel A. McMillan, 58 years old, for 24 years superintendent of the public schools at Mexico, and a member of the board of curators of the Missouri state university, is dead at his home there. Prof. McMillan was a 32d degree Mason, a Shiner, Odd Fellow and a member of the B. P. O. Elks and of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Served 52 Years Without Vacation. John H. Raymond, who in point of years of service was the oldest employee of the city of St. Louis, is dead. He was connected with the Industrial home for ten years, having been an instructor and for the past 42 years a bookkeeper. During the 52 years of service he never took a vacation, Hemorrhage caused his death. Unknown Man Killed by a Train. An unknown white man about 35 years old was killed by a Missouri Pacific train about two miles east of Berger. An Offer for a Warrenburg Pastor. The Rev. J. H. Cleaves, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church (south) of Warrenburg, has been tendered the presidency of the Methodist college in Morrisville, Polk county. This is the college of the southwest conference. Webb City Sentinel Sold. H. M. Wise and James E. Stickney of Carthage have become owners of the Webb City Daily Sentencing. Mr. Wise is known in St. Louis and Philadelphia newspaper circles and of late has been with the Joplin Globe. Advertising Farm Lands. To advertise properly the attractions of rural and undeveloped Missouri is the object of the Missouri Immigration association, which held its first meeting in St. Louis. From all over Missouri prominent men attended the meeting. The sentiment of the "boomers" was that there are too many clean places on the map of Missouri, and the object is to properly present the attractions of the state's agricultural and mining possibilities so that prospective home-seekers will settle here instead of going further and doing worse. To Spend $80,000 for Water Plant. The proposition to procure $80,000 for a municipal water plant, submitted at a popular election at Trenton was carried by a vote of 639 to 167. Trenton has had a water works for 20 years, btu the charter of the old company expired in January, and the city and the company have been unable to agree on the rates of further fire service or on a purchase price for the old plant. The people leave the matter to the old administration as to whether the old plant shall be purchased and improved or an entirely new one constructed. Union Men Violated Injunction. Six officers and men of the Carpenters' and Joiners' union of America were declared, in an opinion handed down at St. Louis by Judge Trieber in the United States district court, to have committed contempt of court, violating the injunction issued April 28, 1904, by Judge Thayer, restraining them from interfering with the purchase by any firm, corporation or individual of material from the Huttig Sash and Door company. Homestead Land Being Taken. During the month of February 8,490 acres of government land were homesteaded, 3,604 cash entries made and 4,636 proved up. Since January I there have been 17,867 acres homesteaded, 5,745 cash entries and 9,440 upon which final proofs have been made, making a grand total of 33,052 acres disposed of in less than 60 days. There are less than 100,000 acres of public land remaining in the state. Freight Depot Burns. The Frisco freight depot at Carthage has been nearly destroyed by fire, the damage being about $500 to the building and several thousand dollars to the freight. Four transfer van loads of furniture and merchandise of N. Leopold were put into the freight depot the evening before, to be loaded and sent to Birmingham, where Mr. Leopold is going to engage in the dry goods business. Mill Man Killed by Machinery. S. G. Prater, manager of the R. C. Stone Milling company at Republic, was accidentally killed in the machinery. He was in the engine room when his coat caught around the shaft and he was thrown into the machinery. Both feet were torn off and he was so badly injured that death resulted in a few minutes. To Test Eight-Hour Law on Mines. The constitutionality of the eight-hour mining law, as it applies to workingmen employed on top of the ground at the mines, will be contested in a case brought in the circuit court at Carthage. S. Duffield Mitchell, of Carthage, is defendant, and it is understood he is backed by the zinc mine operators' association. Cause of Suicide Explained. After an expert accountant's examination of the books of Allan C. Bates, secretary of the Mississippi Elevator and Grain company, who committed suicide by shooting February 14, it was made known that a shortage of $15,000 had been revealed. Bates was under surety bond in the sum of $25,000. Price of Binder Twine The board of penitentiary inspectors has fixed the price of binder twine manufactured at the prison at 84 cents a pound. The output is sold only to Missouri farmers, and not to dealers. It is expected that the output will be much larger this year than last. Folk Hends Equalization Board. When the state board of equalization met for the purpose of organization, Governor Folk was elected president. Treasurer Gmelich, vice president and Auditor Wilder Secretary. The other members of the board are Secretary of State Swanger and Attorney General Hadley. Vernon County Old Settlers Wed. J. A. McGuire and Mrs. Mary Hoppenbrock, old settlers of Vernon county, were married at Nevada by the Rev. Bonner. The groom was 71 and the bride 69 years old. Missing in a Santa Fe Wreck. Freight train 42 on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, was wrecked at Ellison, a block station between Ethel and Biddle, and fifteen refrigerator cars went into the ditch. Three boys who were riding the derailed cars were injured. Folk Names Weaver Judge. Gov. Folk has announced the appointment of J. Hez Weaver, of Monteer, to be probate judge of Shannon county, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Arnot A. Carter. A. F. and A. M Of Missouri and Its Jurisdiction. GRAND LODGE. GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Officers. C. G. Williams, Grand Master, Boonville, Mo. S. W. Vaughn, Deputy Grand Master, Weston. T. A. Jordan, Grand Senior Warden, St. Louis. Louis Rout, Grand Junior Warden, Huntsville. R. T. Coles, Grand Treasurer, Kansas City. J. H. Pelham, Grand Secretary, Hannibal, Mo. W. W. Fields, Secretary of Masonic Relief, Cameron, Mo. J. D. Stevens, D. D. G. M., 3948 Fair-fax avenue. Prince Hall Lodge No. 1, St. Louis, Mo., meets first Monday in each month. Masons in good standing are invited. John Merriwether, W. M.; Harry Lawless, Secretary. Lone Star Lodge No. 2, St. Louis, Mo., meets second Monday in each month. All Masons in good standing are invited. Eugene Wiley Roper, W. M.; Joseph A. Smith, Secretary. McGhee Lodge, A. F. and A. M., St. Louis, Mo., meets fourth Monday in each month. George W. Lofton, W. M.; E. S. Brown, Secretary. Onward Lodge No. 17, St. Louis, Mo., meets the third Monday in each month. L. Lee, W. M.; J. W. Grant, Secretary. J. Q. Johnson Lodge No. 30 meets the first Thursday in each month. Charles Scott, W. M.; J. G. Stevens, Secretary. Widow's Son Lodge No. 105 meets Second Tuesday in each month. Visiting brothers are invited. ? ? ? ? ? ? Thompson, W. M.; E. Densmore, Secretary. True Blue Lodge No. 107 meets the first Tuesday in each month. Ishum Hughes, W. M.; J. T. Anderson, Secretary. GRAND ROYAL HOUSE OFFICERS. Grand E. Queen, A. D. Hyatt. Grand Noble King, C H Tandy Grand Father Hager, J W Wheeler Grand First Maid of Honor, Lula A. Bruner. Grand Second Maid of Honor, Laura Cliff, Kansas City, Mo. Grand E. Scribe, L. D. Caston, Fulton, Mo. Grand Assistant Scribe, L. Buckner, Hannibal, Mo. Grand S. K. of F., M. Harris, Hannibal, Mo. Grand H. P., G. P. Laws. Grand H., R. A. Morton, Jefferson City, Mo. Grand First K. G., W. Moore, Jefferson City, Mo. Grand Second K. G., M. E. Capelton, Jefferson City, Mo. Grand First C., M. Douglas, Fulton, Mo. Grand Second C., M. E. Wilson. Grand First A., L. White. Grand Second A., M. Robinson. P. S.—Royal House meets the first Friday in each month. EPISCOPAL ADDRESSES. Bishops of the A. M. E. Church and Post Office 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. "Say, where did you get that suit made. It looks fine and fits well." "I had Sam, the Tailor, 204 North Fourteenth street, to make it." OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF U. B. F. AND S. M. T. S. T. Pettigrew, Huntsville, Mo, Grand Master. J. B. Coleman, Columbia, Mo., Deputy Grand Master. C. C. Hubbard, Paris, Mo., Grand Secretary. Rev. P. T. Reed, Bunceton, Mo. Grand Chaplain. Board of Managers—B. K. Bruce, Dr. J. T. Caston, C. H. Tandy, C. H. Blanton. C. P. Agee, Grand Right Supporter. James Branch, Left Supporter. Joseph Oliver, Inner Sentinel, Huntsville. G. W. Montgomery, Outer Sentinel, Franklin. E. A. Minor, Sword Bearer, Fulton. Dr. J. A. Taylor, Grand Medical Director, Columbia. Sons and Daughters of Rebecca No. $ meets at U. E. F. hall, Jefferson and Lucas avenues, on the second Wednesday in each month at 8:30 p. m. Mrs. Sadie Harris.....President 1529 Gratiot Street. Mrs. Lula Wallace.....Vice-President 315 Kirk Street. Mrs. Annie Henry.....Secretary 2014 Mills Street' Miss Sallie Hackney..Ass't. Secretary 209 South Fifteenth Street. S. W. WILLIAMS. DEALER IN Gents'FurnishingGoods AND A Gents'Furnishing Goods AND A FINE LINE SHOES A SPECIALTY. 502 BUCHANAN AVE., TEXARKANA, TEX. OLD PHONE 405. 1409 Market Street B. MUNCHWEILER Dealer in LADIES' and GENTS' SHOES DON'T FORGET THE NUMBER We Give "EAGLE Trading Stamps." IF YOU BUY FURNITURE. AT Thuner's ITS GOOD. 2122-24-26 South Broadway MRS. A. I. COLE OF 3527 LAWTON AVE., IS IN Real Estate Business. KINLOCH A1423. ```markdown ``` NEW SEMI-WEEKLY SOLID, VESTIBULED SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN St. Louis and City of Mexico VIA IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE Texas & Pacific, International & Great Northern and the National Lines of Mexico LEAVE ST. LOUIS, 9.00 A. M. TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS ARRIVE MEXICO CITY, 8.30 P. M. THURSDAYS AND SUNDAYS INVESTATION SLEEPING CAR COMPARTMENT SLEEPING CAR DRAWING ROOM SLEEPING CARS AND DINING CAR H. C. TOWNSEND GEN'L PASSENGER AND TICKET AGENT SAINT LOUIS A WEEEKLY VISITOR Calling on 170,000 Colored People in the City of St. Louis, and the State of Missouri..... "THE PALLADIUM" An Afro-American Newspaper, Published For The Good Of The Race..... ...$200 A YEAR... St. Louis Palladium. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. Entered at the postoffice at St. Louis, file., as second-class matter. Published Weekly by J. W. WHEELER, Manager and Proprietor. 2611 Lawton Avenue. MISS OLIVIA RICHARDSON Secretary. C. H. Tandy ..... General Reporter C. H. Wheeler, collector and solicitor. Mrs. M. A. THORNTON, of 315 S. 22nd. St. is the Reporter and general solicitor for the St. Louis, Paladium. John W. Wheeler, Jr., solicitor. Business matters pertaining to the paper should be addressed to The Paladium Office. Communications for publication must reach us not later than Wednesday. 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..... 20 00 Handing and transient notices per line..... 10 RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. Per year..... $2.00 Six months..... 1.00 Three months..... .60 Single copy..... .05 The St. Louis Palladium is sold at the following places: 2617 Lawton Ave. 2614 Stoddard Ave. 211 North Jefferson avenue. # In the description of the final Bal Masque of Orpheus Academy last week the name of Mrs. S. G. Hobson was inadvertently omitted from the list of grand prize winners. As "Aunt Jemima," this lady was one of the most attractive maskers and called for much admiration on account of the completeness of her makeup. The church or the chairman of a committee must pay the butcher bill. Some months ago a conference was held here and they got their meats from a butcher on Franklin avenue in the 2700 block, about $40 worth. It has not been paid. The Palladium man knows the chairman and the circumstances. You must pay or on the mule you will go. Since Attorney E. H. Hofer clashed in Judge Moore's court with a lady who refused to answer his questions, he has been the recipient of several threatening letters, sent anonymously, because he entered suit for $4,000 damages for false imprisonment, in behalf of his client, who was charged with stealing table cloths and napkins. His life has been threatened through these letters, which are now in the hands of the Federal authorities. Some of us are always ready to look upon the dark side of the picture and become despondent. We must take on new life and consider that if it wasn't for the good white people of this country our race would be blotted out of existence. If we know that bad Negroes are among us we ought, as a people, assist the authorities in getting them apprehended. If our white brethren see that we are not harboring the guilty, a better feeling will exist toward us. We must separate the bad from the good and then a helping hand will be extended to us. The Palladium has always upheld the good Negro and condemned the bad. E. B. Alien, Collector of Internal Revenue. E. B. Allen, collector of internal revenue, has reappointed Charles A. Pitman one of his office deputies, which is a just recognition for efficiency and faithfulness to duty. Such an appointment means more than mere election day sentiment. It means that we are reaching the point where we are measured by the only true standard—fitness. Mr. Pitman's endorsements were the best, covering every walk of life. Mr. Allen has made a good start. A. CHAS. RANDALL. Who Holds a Prominent Government Position. PERSONAL. LOST A BOOK. The Palladium man lost a Standard diary book. Lost Monday. Will pay for it when returned to 2617 Lawton avenue. We did announce a ball for a certain lady—she did not pay. Mrs. S. Mix, of 1108 Morgan street, has been sick for several days. She is yet very sick. Mrs. G. W. O'Hara, of 2718 Lucas avenue, has been sick for three weeks. She is yet unable to leave her room. Gov. Deneen of Illinois has appointed John Fitzsimmons and Miss Evelyn Marvin Atchley, of Chicago, deputy factory inspectors. Justice Coggerich, in New York, dismissed the complaint of Sarah Maddern, actress, against Peter Duryea, the millionaire horseman, for breach of promise. John S. Withers, one of Texas' biggest cotton planters, was smothered to death under an avalanche of cotton seed in a warehouse at Lockport. The sewing circle of St. James church, 2509 Pendleton avenue, meets every Thursday at 2:30 p. m., and is doing much good for the church. Mrs. L. Wilson, president. Mrs. Stone, secretary. Mrs. S. W. Williams, of Texarkana, will soon come to St. Louis to buy a stock of gents' furnishing goods. She seldom buys less than $2,500 worth at the beginning of the spring season. Would to God that we had more such business women. See her ad. in the Palladium. A "surprise party" is one to which the undesirable neighbors are not invited. "MAGNUM OPUS-- NAGNUM BONUM." Mr. Jas. W. Grant presents Prof. Blue's Concert Band, at Douglass hall, every Sunday afternoon at 3:30 sharp. JAMES W. GRANT. THIS SUNDAY SPECIALS—Hon. M. G. Reynolds, Judge Circuit Court, Mr. Wm. B. Williams and Miss Ella E. Sevier. NEXT SUNDAY SPECIALS—Rabbi Leon Harrison, Misses Perle Alexander-Hutt, and J. O. W. Alexander. A good borrower is a cheerful spender. NO. 107 A. F. AND A. M. The first annual entertainment of the Future Great Lodge, No. 157, at Douglass Hall last Monday night was a grand success. Mr. J. W. Taylor and Chairman Page exhausted their energy to make the entertainment a long-remembered one. It is needless to say they succeeded. Prof. Walter Coleman were exerting himself to satisfy the queen's taste. Over half a dozen women were hanging after him. "Doctor" Strickland found dancing a free doing. He was "dead in it." Rev. Ogden and W. Taylor were conspicuous in doing their part. Mrs. Parks, of 2846 Lawton, and her friend took things in a Christian way. Mrs. Mary White and Mrs. Carrie Allen, of 2351 Chestnut, seemed to be enjoying themselves. Mrs. Trice, of 3961 Fairfax, the dashing young widow of two years, is just laying aside mourning. She looked on from the gallery. Mrs. J. W. Russell, of 2632 Lawton, and Mrs. Smith, of 2639 Lawton, enjoyed themselves immensely. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire, of 813 South Tenth street, seemed to enjoy the entertainment. Mr. McGuire is quite a politician in the Sixth ward. Mrs. Chatman and her lovely daughter, Miss Carrie Bell, of 1513 Pine street, were quite attractive. Mrs. Grace Mulligan, of 1417 Pine, and Mr. Winn had a good time, but they heard the Palladium man was on hand and left. Prof. Luckey was on hand to render his assistance in making the evening pleasant. THE PALLADIUM GIVES ITS READERS MORE NEWS THAN ALL THE OTHER RACE PAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE CITY AND STATE. Half a loaf is better than loafing all the time. Use Pickett's Laxative Viburnum for Female Trouble. RIP SAW COLUMN OF THE ST. LOUIS PALLADIUM OF THE We are in receipt of a letter from the manager of "The Southern Sentiment," of Memphis, complimenting the Palladium for its exposure of the Negro preacher from Memphis. We are confident that our stand for right will always receive the support of all honorable men. When a person wants to put one or two lines in the Palladium he must first put up 5 cents for each line, or nothing goes. If the ministers of the A. M. E. church are championing the cause of W. T. Vernon, they could be engaged in better business. For sale at the office of the St. Louis Palladium, all the goods that are manufactured by the Boston Chemical Co. at Richmond, Va. SCISSORS ARE GREATER THAN THE BRAIN. This week we present to our contemporary, a pair of scissors. Where the brain and mind has become inactive on account of close confinement, we thought the scissors would aid the old man in cutting from the Globe Democrat and the St. Louis Mirror. When Negro's cannot say anything about their own men, they had better continue to clip. The Helping Hand Society. *Meets the first Tuesday in each month. Admission fee, $1. Mrs. Ethel Kimble, 2739 Lacede, president; Chas. H. Athle, 3527 Scott, avenue, treasurer; Mrs. Katie Johnson, 4262 Sacramento avenue, vice-president; Mr. F. Arbuckle, 2623 Papin street, secretary. P. REV. MACK. One of the Most Able Baptist Ministers in the West. CELEBRATED FIFTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Shiver celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary on February 28 at their residence, 2508 North Leffingwell avenue. The house was well lighted with electric lights and most beautifully decorated with carnations, cut flowers and the national colors. Mr. Shiver was raised in North Carolina, and came to this city in the early spring of 1896, and it was here that he met, wooed and won the heart of Miss Carroll, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., who has proven a most faithful helpmeet, and to this happy union was born three children—two boys and a girl. Master Frank, aged 4 years; little Miss Mary, aged 2 years, and Abraham, Jr., who died at 8 days old. The dining room was arranged consistent to the occasion, being lighted by an electric candelabrium, which sat on the table. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy, Mr. and Mrs. H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. H. Prentice, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. H. Johnson, Mrs. Ware and Mrs. Banks. Mr. J. White, Mr. H. Foster, Mr. R. Thomas, Mr. J. Swayne, Mr. M. Henderson, Mr. G. Baker, Mr. J. Louis, and Prof. E. Williams and Mr. J. B. Allen. Musis was furnished by Prof. Furness' band. $500 Reward! $500 Reward! The above amount will be paid to anyone if it can be proven that the White Cross Medical Service, which gives to the entire family the services of a competent physiolan for one dollar per year, is not the largest service in the world, comprising, as it does, all the latest electrical, surgical and mechanical appliances. The largest X-ray coil in the world, capable of giving patients a thorough examination, and makes a photograph of the internal organs in five seconds. It is also used to cure obstinate cancers and tumors. The large Finsen light, famous in Copenhagen, Denmark, for its cure of consumption and all lung diseases. The electrical department is replete with all the latest Static Electrical Machines, which perform such wonderful cures in Rheumatism, Asthma, Lumbago, Sciatica, and all joint diseases, and instantly stops all pain. It cures in a short time all cases of paralysis and nervous diseases of men and women. A special department for the treatment of all female diseases, curing many patients pronounced incurable by other physicians. Department of men's diseases is specially constructed as to privacy. All chronic, nervous and special diseases are cured by our painless method. Private diseases of men given special attention. These are but a few of the many advantages of the White Cross Medical Service. Piles, fistula and all diseases of the rectum are cured by a painless method. No. knife, no cautery, no time lost from work—in fact, a thoroughly painless cure of these most dreaded diseases. In conclusion, we ask all the readers of this grand paper to come and inspect this up-to-date medical service at a cost of only one dollar per year for medical services to the whole family, at your home, in case of sickness or accident. Join the service to-day. Sickness comes to every family. Drop a postal to our representative, J. H. Mayes, the U. S. Ins. Man, 1309 Merchant street, who will call and explain fully. Remember, you get a doctor to your home in case of any disease or accident for one dollar the whole year for the whole family. Telephone, Main 1886. WHITE CROSS MEDICAL SERVICE, 922 North High Street. THE POLICE AND NEGRO ROUNDERS For the past two months the Negro loafers, rounders and scoundrels have been plying their hellish work of decoying the unsophisticated school-girls in their net. Since Detective Gordon was dismissed these chaps have become bold, and they stand on the streets like wawatching for their chance. We trust that Chief Desmond will put someone to watch and in due time to take them to the four courts. The only way that this can be ended is to take the girl and the man, or boy. We will give the names of the parties, and where they live. After school hours the sights can be seen from Fifteenth street to Jefferson avenue, and north of Jefferson avenue. All along the line the telephones are engaged by these upstart girls telephoning. We shall give the names of the different places. We ask the police force, for the good of our people, to give us some protection from these hoodlums, girls, boys, men and confidence women. Put some detection on the force who will rid our race of these evils. J. W. W. Last week a number of rounders, confidence men, lewd girls and women, who have not done a day's work for years, complained to one of our advertisers and said they did not think that he should advertise in the Palladium. This man told us of the incident, and said he would have to withdraw his "ad." The Palladium will redouble its efforts to point out this class of men and women. They have thrown down the challenge. All such men shall be reported to the Chief of Police. Mrs. McKinney, of 4328 Cottage avenue, has opened a restaurant at 4300 Cottage avenue, where she wishes her many friends and the public to patronize her. Don't forget the number, 4300 Cottage avenue. FOR SALE AT ALL DRUG STORES SEN. BY MAIL BY ORDER FEE Taylor's Hair Grower and Dandruff Cure WONDERFUL INDEEDI JUST TRY IT! Dandruff eradicated, hair invigorated, falling hair stopped, many diseased scalps cured quickly and permanently thus insuring, rich, long, glossy and luxurious growth. One application convincing. Cinnamonated and harmless. A delightfully perfumed pomade, a superb dress- JUST ITY I T Dandruff eradicated. hair invigorated, fall- ing. Many damsacked scars cured quickly and thinsuring it. injury, glossy and luxuriant growth. One appli- cation. Guaranteed safe and harmless. A delightful pomade, a superb dress- ing for the Hair. MARVELOUS INDEED! TRY IT! It removes Plumeria, Ten, Sunflower, Ringing flowers, blackheads, thereby soften, Soft, Clay Velvet, Complexen. A perfect skin food and beautifier Safe and harmless. Price 25c by mat AGENTS WANTED Write at once for particulars. A Steady income $2-5 to $5 a day Address all orders and mail to TAYLOR REMEDY CO., Louisville, Ky. [WHEN WRITING MENTION NAME OF THIS PAPER] SAM .The Tailor. 204 N Fourteenth St Is Now Ready To "Easter Suit" Make Your..... TEL. KIN D. 000 The thermometer at 20 below. But you need have no worry as I can fit you up in a hurry, with a pair of trousers, suit or overcoat. I have them in all shades and grades, and over 2,000 patterns to select from. Prices to suit your means. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Courtesy shown to all. THE ORIGINAL SAM THE TAILOR. SAM WEISMAN, Prop. J. WEISMAN, Manager. INDUSTRIAL COAL CO., Coal, Wood and Ice. Expressing and Moving. LIGHT AND HEAVY HAULING 2629 MORGAN ST., ST. LOUIS, MO. FRESH MEATS OF ALL KINDS. FAMILY GROCERY. All Kinds of Hauling Done. EXPRESS AND BAGGAGE. 810 S. SEVENTEENTH STREET ST. LOUIS, MO. Ladies' Barber AND TONSORIALIST 3320 Franklin Avenue, St. Louis. DEAD BEATS. COFFIN James Pafon, 11 Johnson St. Miss Brown, 1421 Montrose Av. Mr. Howse, of Belleville, Ill.—$2. This man claims to be a Knights Templar. Mr. R, Reese, 3116 La Salle street, Chicago, Ill. $2.40. Mr. H. Steele, 4609 St. Louis avenue, a dude; $2.60. Richard Williams, beter known as Little Breeches, who the school girls are all crazy about, and who goes to the Newport and drinks champagne, owes the Palladium $2.40. During the time he was taking the paper he was in a dozen rooming houses.. We wonder does he owe any of them room rent.. He is now riding the mule. L. Fair—1328 North Eighth street—$1.40. We have called twenty times, and always a frivolous excuse. Thos. Herden, 3942 Lucky street..$1.40 W. S. Walton, 4280 North Market street .....$1.75 Mrs. Mary Moore, 8305 Polk street, .....$1.20 Rev. S. W. Williams, 913 Biddle street .....$1.20 George Speller, 2843 Belt avenue.$1.20 See Friedman's "ad." He is our friend Anything in life will a man give for money, and Mr. Friedman has the dough. Call and see him—1324 Market street. M. J. B. HENRY BROWN. Neatly Furnished Rooms 703 and 711 NORTH 14th: Street. KENNY BROWN, Manager. DELIA BROWN, Proprietress. ROB The HAIR CUTTER HAS JUST OPENED THE Douglass Hotel Barber Shop Everything first-class. Recommended by the fashion of the city. HOT, COLD AND SEA SALT BATHS. Give us a call. DOUGLASS HOTEL, Cor. Beaumont and Lawton Ave. J. R. DEHONEY, Prop. Six Baths for $1.00. The Newport is now in charge of Mr. W. Curtis and his sister, Mrs. Mary Bernard, who has just returned from the East. She will be glad to see their many friends. Everything in first-class style. DON'T FORGET THE NUMBER. 2321 Market Street MUSIC FURNISHED for Receptions, Balls and Parties. JOHN L. FIELDS, teacher of the Harp, piano and guitar; now with the Great Western Band and Orchestra. 1018 North Eighth Street. Musical Combinations to be hired for small parties and entertainments. Violin, Cornet, Harp. 1- VIOLIN AND HARP. 2- VIOLINS, VIOLA BASS. Bell Phones. NOTICE! Louis Reed, born in Shreveport, La., May 20, 1866; in Company I, Eighty-eighth Infantry, Colored. His father was a soldier in that company; last heard of in Baton Rouge, La., with the steamer Bounier. Any person knowing of him will please make it known through this paper. Stop that cough. Go and get Pickstt's Cough Dropa. Don't forget Sam, the Tailor. He is all O. K 204 North Fourteenth street. Furnished rooms for rent at 3024 Clark avenue, gor one or two gentlemen. Nicely furnished rooms for rent at 2023 Walnut street. Call and see Mrs. Nannie Young. You will never be fully dressed and warm until you see Sam, the Tailor, 204 North Fourteenth street. One neatly furnished front room for rent, for one or two gentlemen. Mrs. W. S. Peck, 2736 Caroline street. JOHN H. BURKE FOR SALE—6-room brick cottage, $1,850; 10-room stone front, $1,200. Hutchins Inge, Douglass hotel building. The Kentucky rooming house, nicely furnished on the Old Kentucky style, at 2023 Walnut street. Mrs. Nannie Young. FOR RENT—Three (3) pool tables in good condition. Reasonable rates to right party. Call or address C. H. Turpin, 2633 Market street. Hutchins Inge, lawyer and notary public, real estate, insurance and loans. Douglass hotel building, Beaumont and Lawton. Sam, the Tailor, is the man that patronizes Negro business men, and our people ought to patronize him. 204 North Fourteenth street. 39 National Grand Master of U. B. F. Mr. Ferguson, the little Chicago man, has opened a restaurant at 113 North Fifteenth street. We anticipate home eating there. Call upon him. Dr. J. W. McClellan, 2331 Market street, St. Louis, Mo. Hours—8 to 10 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m. 6 to 8 p. m. Bell, Bomont 983. Kin. D. 605. The Southern Railway is the shortest line from St. Louis to Louisville and Lexington, Ky. C. C. McCullough, city passenger and ticket agent, 719 Olive street. Slien's New York shoe repair shop is one of the best in the city. Lowest prices. Mail orders receive prompt attention. Joe Slien, proprietor. 2351 Market street. Pickett's Number Nine (No. 9) for the bowels and liver. Safe and speedy purgative. Gives quick relief, does not gripe. Relieves billiousness • headache, caused from overeating or drinking. Removes uric acid and rheumatism from the system. Aids digestion. Price, 10 cents. Go to 113 North Fifteenth street, "The Cozy," to take your meals. We were surprised to see a half bushel of mashed potatoes, turnips, sweet potatoes, fruits of all kinds by the bushel, cooked and ready for use. Meats, such as roast pork, beef, turkey, chicken and all the pies you can mention, ready to make a hungry man happy. All these things are prepared in a small apartment by the little Chicago man, who says: "When you eat at my place, it is just like eating at home." If you want the people to know that you are in business send your ad to the Pallidum. THE MEETING AT THE FIFTH BAPTIST CHURCH St. Louis, Feb 26 1906 At the Church Aid club of Fifth Baptist church a paper was read, February 4; by Miss Belle Brown. Subject: "That It Is Right to Play a Variety of Musical Instruments for Church Service." The subject caused much discussion pro and con by Reverends H. Irvin, L. C. Collins and others. W. L. Smith sustained the affirmative. In part, he said; "That mental darkness prevailed over this world from the sixth to the fourteenth century, which was perhaps due from the crucifixion of our Saviour. However, the world is just emerging from its dark gloom of despondency into the marvelous light of knowledge, civilization and Christianity; therefore, the negative conviction upon this question can not be based upon other than weak judgment, ignorance and superstition, from the fact that it is in harmony with Scripture, natural laws and human reason. The principal words in this subject are right, music and variety, which lead us as follows: Right, added to the term truth, constitutes that light which has been the guiding star in the old world to all that has been redeemed. "And if we could look into the future, on and on, until the end of time, in the channels of equity and justice, this light would still be shining, that all generations may see to enter Heaven and escape hell. And this light, linked to love and wisdom, constitutes the true character and nature of God Almighty, and with His quickening of spirit, as witnessed in our souls in addition to our knowledge of His great power as operative in variety, through the symbols in all nature, pictures to our mind that happy state of communistic love and organic unity. "And the second is the word music, which has for its origin the howling of the wind, and no man has ever known other in music than the greater the variety the sweeter the music. "And as to variety, and person with the least conception of moral judgment ought to know that our greatest happiness is due to the harmony of the greatest variety. For instance, God made the atom, the molecule, luminae and luminous either. He made levity, gravity, magnetism and electricity, heat, cold, light and darkness, all as essential varieties in the physical world that the air may be fit for man to breathe. He made 12 manners of fruit, 900 different species of foul, 1,700 varieties of animals and 3,700 different species of fishes in the sea—so reads the Scriptures. And in this connection of mind and matter, we read through the nervous system that with their amplications He required 100,000,000 different Straus. And so various has He made the human mind that no man can tell what another man thinks. Therefore, as God has made for His own good and glory, variety as the domineering principle, it must be right for us to worship God with a variety of musical instruments, and to do it with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength." A. C. CUMMINGS. The paper for March 4 is: "Whether the lost sheep referred to in Scripture is a Christian or a sinner." Churchyard Novelty. In the churchyard of the little Middlesex village of Pinner, there stands a monument quite distinct from all those which surround it. It consists of a tall, square pyramid, overgrown with ivy, through the middle of which projects a coffin made of stone. This monument was raised by a son to his parents, William and Agnes Loudon, as the inscriptions tell. They do not, however, tell why he chose to have his parents' remains poised in midair in the stone shell, instead of being buried in the usual manner. This curious act is accounted for in a strange manner. It appears that his parents came into some money which was to be theirs "so long as their bodies were above the ground." When they died, therefore, in order that the money should not pass into other hands, their son "buried" them in this curious manner, and, despite the apparent injustice, his object was attained—London Tid-Bits. ® Mrs. Caroline Nelson, the great spiritualistic clairvoyant and medium who has the peculiar gift of revealing to you the past, present and future, being in direct communication with the spirit world. In regards to love affairs, business transactions, and your future in life, she is inestimable. Terms reasonable. Main office, 2305 Market street. WILL ROOSEVELT HEAR HER. Will the president hear Emma Brown in the case of W. T. Vernon? Is it possible that the entire nation will turn a deaf ear to the pleadings of a reputable Negro woman? There is a tendency among the members of the Negro press and race to suppress such facts as will reflect upon such members of the race as may aspire for public honor or advancement. The Palladium man will not become a party to such methods. Big or little, we accord all men fair play, nothing more and nothing less. The woman in the case is known to be of respectable family and honest parentage, and despite what the big fellows have to say, she is entitled at least to the consideration of being heard. If a black man can put on the garb of a minister and attack with impunity the character of defenseless women then the Negro ministry had better hide itself away to the tall uncut timbers of forgetfulness. In 1899 the Palladium made its first reference to the W. T. Vernon-Emma Brown affair, and it was at this time that W. T. Vernon wrote his famous plea to John W. Wheeler for mercy. John W. Wheeler still holds that important letter and will reproduce it at the proper time. After all man's reputation counts for little for it is often only a mask behind which rest his true self in the character which constitutes the man proper. One Negro journal goes so far as to charge that the lady and her parents have tried to blackmail Prof. Vernon and obtain money from him. This is all bosh and the paper man who made the statement knows as much. If such were the case Prof. Vernon would have long since resorted to legal measures and thereby vended himself. On the 11th day of October, 1899, Jno. W. Wheeler received a letter from W. T. Vernon, after having referred to the Emma Brown affair in the Palladium, of October 7, 1899, in which letter Mr. Vernon said, "For God's sake Wheeler do not ruin me, ete." Now if any man doubts these things let him ask W. T. Vernon, and it's the Palladium's life to a ginger snap that he will not deny these words. Right is right since God is God and right the day will win. We have no candidate for the registration. Any clean, honorable Negro will suit the Palladium. It is to be sincerely hoped that in the future when Negro journals enter into the defense of a man that they will know what they are talking about. W. T. CURTIS, One of Our Business Men/ IS W. T. VERNON THE MAN FOR JUDSON LYON'S MANTLE? The editor of the Palladium has never yet stooped to attack a man from a point of malice or personal grievance, and poor as the editor is he will pay fifty dollars to anyone who is able to prove that he has ever made an assertion which has was unable to substantiate with unrefutable evidence. We have no choice for Judson Lyons' mantle, but we believe that Prof. Vernon is not the man for the position. Prof. Vernon has acquired considerable reputation in the state of Kansas, and doubtless stands well with a number of politicians. The men who indented Prof. Vernon have based their indorsement on his reputation and ability as a politician. If these elements are the sole requisites for such an exiled position, then Prof. Vernon should be confirmed; but if on the other hand the president intends to adhere to his often-professed policy of appointing to office only Negroes of higher qualifications, then Prof. Vernon should not have been chosen. John W. Wheeler and the Palladium have no personal feeling against Prof. Vernon or favorism for Judson Lyons, nor have we any candidate for the registership, but we do not propose to sit quietly by and see the president depart from his own established custom of selecting only men possessing all the needed qualifications. Years ago the editor of the Palladium asserted that President Cleveland had made a serious mistake in the appointment of C. H. J. Taylor as recorder for the District of Columbia. Mr. Taylor's record is too well known to be discussed. We also ventured the prophecy that Dr. Crossland was entirely too small for a United States minister. The truth of our assertion dawned upon the American public when the late John Hay, then secretary of state, was compelled to recall Dr. Crossland from Liberia. We live in Missouri, and have known Prof. Vernon for a good many years. We assert in fearless and unprejudiced words that W. T. Vernon is not the man for Lyons' mantle. The Palladium has the goods; we are from Missouri, and can show you if you wish to see. H. E. HOFER, Attorney and Counselor-at-law. Of- FACTS FROM THE PALLADIUM SCRAP BOOK. Mrs. Cora Wheeler, wife of C. H. Wheeler, died March 9th, at 6:40 o'clock, and was buried March 11th, at Greenwood cemetery, block D, grave 18. Rev. Cottman officiated at the funeral services. March 16th, 1893, Bishop Brown died at Washington, D. C. He was 75 years of age. In 1894. J. W. Wheeler, western editor of the Palladium, with offices at 2612 Baldwin street. 1891—Charlton Tandy appointed land agent under Hon. John W. Noble. 1892—Prof. John B. Vashon was the first subscriber for The Western Palladium. 1893—Charles Turner elected sergeant-at-arms of city council. August 3, 1893—J. W. Wheeler took charge of St. Paul's chapel for six weeks, the pastor having gone south for his health. 1895-W. M. Farmer, C. K. Robinson and W. C. Henderson organized the American Eagle. 1895-P. H. Murray issued The Advance. 1896—The Eagle, controlled by C. H. Dodge and W. C. Henderson, headquarters at 1421 Morgan. December, 1896—Sandy Mix died. March 30, 1896—American Eagle published by R. A. Hudlin, 208 North Sixth street. December 13, 1897—American Eagle published with C. H. Dodge editor and James Daniel Miller manager. 1897—Eagle also had on its staff S. J. Wilkinson, editor-in-chief, and J. Daniel Miller, political editor. 1888-James Daniel Miller controls the stock of the Eagle. 1888—The St. Louis Sun appeared, in charge of Aaron Jones. 1888—The Sun and Eagle appeared as independent or democratic. October 20, 1898—Dr. D. W. Scott nominated against Maj. Pearce for congress. Maj. Pearce was on the regular republican ticket. Scott independent. Nov. 8, 1898—Hon. Dr. D. W. Scott received over six hundred votes, against Pearce (rep.), 15,197; Kern (dem.), 12,-86; Joy (rep.), 21,125; against Noonan (dem.), 18,512; Bartholdt, 11,899, against Gill (dem.), 8,019, in the Twelfth, Eleventh and Tenth congressional districts, respectively. Dr. Scott has never recovered from this fall. ROOMS FOR RENT Furnished rooms for rent at 2914 Lawton avenue. Mrs. Woodruff. Rooms to rent at 2623 and 2641 Pine street. Nearly furnished rooms to rent from $1.25 per week upward. Mrs. L. W. Johnson. Upon opening a bale of straw at Hartford City, Ind., D. R. McCann and Frank Lex, packers at a factory, found a portion of the left leg of a man in an old pair of trousers, in the pockets of which were five $10 bills. Miss Laura G. Otten has opened one of the finest hairdressing and manicuring parlors in the city, and is doing a large business. We wish her much success—620 North Vandeventer avenue, Phone, Lindell 3112. Will you please come up to our office, 2617 Lawton avenue. Ask your friends if they read The Palladium. They miss the news and doings if they don't. Pickett's Headache Powders give instant relief. 2601 Lawton avenue fice 2008 Walnut street, St. Louis | courts. Damage suits a specialty Practise in both criminal and civil Phone, Kinn., A 1911. THE DUMAS ROLLER SKATING RINK Knights of Pythias Hall, 3137 Pine Street. A. E. A. A. BROOKS, Prop. Prices. AFTERNOON. Gents.....25c Ladies.....25c Children.....25c EVENINGS. Gents.....35 Ladies.....25c SUNDAYS. Gents.....35c Ladies.....25c Children.....25c These Prices include ad- mission, skates, check- ing wraps. A. A. BROOKS, Proprietor W. E. OFFICER, Manager PHONES: KINLOCH, RINK 1478C. OFFICE, OFFICE, 1605B. Hainesworth Sisters HAIR GROWERS. Special Attention Given to Cleaning the Scalp and Shampooing the Hair. Hair Grown on Bald Heads. 2131 MARKET ST. (Up Stairs) Lucile E. Herriford Meets the 2nd Tuesday night in each month at 8 p. m. at Taborian Hall, 11th and Franklin avenue. GRACE E. MULLIGAN, H. P. LULA LEE CHATMAN, C. R. J. RUSSELL. S. SEXTON LOCAL 44, A. F. M. West End Music Store 2129 MARKET ST. Instruments Bought and Sold. SHEET MUSIC A SPECIALTY. All Kinds of Repairing Done. ST. LOUIS. Use Pickett's Laxative Viburnum tor Female Trouble. --- Open for Children and Ladies and all new beginners in afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30. Evening for Ladies and Gents Only from 7:30 to 11 o'clock. No small boys allowed in at night. Strict order at all times. Open on Sundays from 2:30 to 5:30; nights, 8 o'clock to 11 o'clock. Lessons in afternoon by the following instructors: Mr. Wm. Woodward, Chas. Turpin, Albert Hall, Eugene Smith, Erie Penrose, James White and Cliff Clark. J. B. H. W. E. OFFICER, Manager. MRS. ROSIE WILSON, 1211 WASH STREET, St. Louis. LACE CURTAINS CLEANED. 25c Per Pair. MAURER MEAT and PROVISION CO. CASH MARKETS. 3 and 10 South Jefferson Avenue. Bomont 269M. Kin. D-725 No. 5 South Fourteenth Street. Main 2103A. Kin. D-25. 1402 Market St. 2606 Franklin Ave. 2830 Easton Ave. Kin. C-720. Pork House, 3858 Garfield Avenue. Rising Sun Council of East St. Louis, Ill., meets the second Wednesday in each month. MRS. JOSEPHINE JONES, M. E. - WM. TAYLOR, M. W. R. All are invited. --- IMPRESSED WITH WESTERN CANADA. Says Our Prairies Will Be Called Up in Ten Years. L. A. Stockwell, of Indianapolis, a United States land man who made an extensive tour of inspection in the west, wrote the following article, under date of Jan. 8, for an Indiana publication: "States." In this letter I propose to show by extracts from my note book that thousands who have come up here from the "States" have succeeded far beyond their most sanguine expectations. Mr. N. E. Beaumunk, of Brazil, Indiana, was earning $100.00 per month with a coal company. At about the age of 40 he had saved about $3,000. Four years ago he landed near Hanley, Sask. He now owns 480 acres of land Last fall (1905) he threshed 4,700 bushels of wheat and, 3,100 bushels of oats His wheat alone brought him over $4,000, which would have paid for the acres that it grew on. He is to-day worth $15,000. This Is Making Money Fast. In Feb., 1902, J. G. Smith & Bro. were weavers in a big cotton mill in Lancashire, England. Coming here, they arrived in Wapella, Sask., with only $750.00 between them. They were so "green" and inexperienced that all they could earn the first summer was $6.00 per month, and the first winter they had to work for their board. The next year, 1903, they took homesteads, and by working for neighbors they got a few acres broken out, upon which the next year they raised a few hundred bushels of wheat and oats. They also bought a team and broke out about sixty acres more. In 1905, they threshed 17,000 bushels of wheat from it, and 13,000 bushels of oats. Their success being then assured, they borrowed some money, built a good house, barn and implement shed, and bought a cream separator, etc. They now have a dozen cows, some full blooded pigs and chickens, good teams and implements to match, and are on the high road to prosperity. Here are three cases selected from my note book from among a score of others. One, a mine boss, one a farmer, and one a factory operator. With each of them I took tea and listened to their story. "I hoped to better my condition," said one. "I thought in time I might make a home," said another. "I had high expectations," said the other, and all said that "I never dreamed it possible to succeed as I have." Like Arabian Nights. Everywhere, on the trains, at the hotels and in family I have been told successes that reminded me more of the stories in the Arabian Nights than of this matter-of-act workaday world. Yields of wheat from 35 to 53 bushels per acre, and of oats of from 60 to 100 bushels, are numerous in every locality and well authenticated. At Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Brandon, Hanley and many intermediate places I saw cattle and young horses fat as our grain-fed animals of the "States" that had never tasted grain, and whose cost to their owners was almost nothing. At Moosomin I saw a trainload of 1,400 steers en route to England, that were shaky fat, raised as above stated. If the older generation of farmers in Indiana, who have spent their lives in a contest with logs and stumps as did their fathers before them, could see these broad prairies dotted with comfortable homes, large red barns, and straw piles innumerable, and the thriving towns with their towering elevator jammed to the roof with "No.1 hard," and then remember that our or five years ago these plains were tenantless but for the badger and coyote, they would marvel at the transformation. Then if they followed the crowds as they emerged from the trains and hurried to the land offices, standing in line until their respective turns to be waited on came, and saw with what rapidity these lands are being taken, they would certainly catch the "disease" and want some of it, too. If these lands are beautiful in midwinter, with their long stretches of yellow stubble standing high above the snow, what must they be in summer time, when covered with growing or ripening grains? Speaking of winter, reminds me that our Hoosler friends shrug their shoulders when they read in the Chicago and Minneapolis dalles of the temperature up here. For that very reason I am here this winter. The Canadian literature with its pictures, half-tones and statistics, gives a good idea of her resources, but thirty or forty degrees below zero sounds dangerous to a Hoosier, who nearly freezes in a temperature of five above, especially when accompanied by a wind, as it often is, but the fact is, when it is very cold here it is still and the air being dry, the cold is not felt as it is in our lower latitudes, where there is more humidity in the atmosphere. I am 56, and I never saw a finer winter than the one I am spending up here. I arrived in Winnipeg Nov. 9, and have not had the bottoms of my overshoes wet since I entered Canada. Under a cloudless sky I have ridden in sleights nearly a thousand miles, averaging a drive every other day. Stone masons have not lost a week's time so far this winter. Building of all kinds goes right ahead in every city and hamlet, as though winter were never heard of. Information concerning homestead lands in Western Canada can be had from any authorized Canadian Government Agent, whose advertisement appears elsewhere in this paper. FASHIONABLE SLEEVES. This Part of the Gown Is Most Important in Giving the Right Mark of Style. We show a pretty sleeve for an afternoon dress suitable for cashmere, crepoline, or any fine material. The upper part of material is arranged in three folds that are fixed to the tight-fitting lining. Just below the elbow the trimming consists of a strap of THE SLEEVE MAKES THE DRESS. silk, beneath which are three frills of lace. Another is cut with a strap across the top, to which the fullness of upper part is gathered, the strap giving breadth across the shoulders. The fullness below the elbow is arranged in pleats, beneath which the lower edge stands out in a frill above the tight-fitting under part. Material required for a pair of each sleeve: Seven-eighths yard 46 inches wide. FASHION FANCIES. It is a fad this winter to match a fur wrap in a hat. In some fur this is decidedly expensive, but in sealskin and lynx the fashion is not so extravagant. Sealskin, however, is never effective apart from some color or richer fur. That this is a season of extremes is exemplified in furs. Side by side one sees the tiniest gauze fans a few inches long and great exquisite fans of ostrich feathers. Fine black stockings have embroideries of tiny blue and pink silk flowers. Hand-embroidered chemisettes of sheerest blue or pink linen are lovely. Diamonds and pearls are the only jewels allowed in mourning. Fancy hose supporters are covered with Dresden ribbon shirred on the rubber and have pretty rosettes at each of the clasps. The newest afternoon reception gowns of velvet are worn with bolesros or Etons of sealskin. The two combine effectively. Stylish and serviceable are the new belts of leather made of two narrow pieces of leather stitched together through the center and fastened with a stout buckle. Shirtwaist sets consist of a buckle and three pins in the same design. White fox is very beautiful, fashionable and expensive. The furriers insist that the pelts come from Greenland, which adds to the cost. Erine is of greater value than last season. If there is a rift between the short coat sleeve and the long glove, put on the glove before donning the coat. That will settle the difficulty. A JOLLY BONNET PARTY. Contest in Which the Gentlemen Trim Hats for Their Fair Partners and Receive Rewards. For real, genuine fun, give a "Bonnet Party." Send out invitations to about 15 or 20 congenial people, and request each lady to bring an old untrimmed hat, with all sorts of material for trimming. When all have arrived, put the hats on one table, the trimming on another, and have a supply of stout thread, needles and thimbles. Pair the company by matching rosettes of baby ribbon, and then each man is to select a hat with the trimming, and proceed to concoct a creation worthy of his fair partner. Provide mirrors, so the effect may be tried while the hat is in process of construction. Allow an hour for the trimming, then call time, when the hats are to be judged by a committee. Award a prize for the best and poorest work. Candy boxes come in the form of hats, thimbles and spools of thread, and make appropriate prizes. They could also be used for supper favors filled with bonbons or nuts.—Madame Merrl. Bathing. While the great majority of women have neither the facilities nor the time to take a full bath every day, nearly all can take a sponge bath, which is all that is necessary for cleanliness. A basin, a sponge, and a cork mat, comprise the essentials, and five minutes' application a day will keep the pores of the skin open and the body in a healthy condition. Some people require more bathing than others. Brunettes, as a class, and fat people in particular, are apt to need more baths and lotions to dispel the secretions and perspiration that defile the skin. In order to live up to the ideal, a woman should be exquisitely and habitually clean, and rather overstep than fall short of the so-called hygienic standard. It is advisable to be suspicious of neatness, if necessary, in order to perfect it. TO DO FOR COLD FEET. Change Even Oftener in Winter and It Is Well to Stimulate Circulation by Bathing. Stockings are usually changed more frequently in summer than winter, but people having / poor circulation should pay even more careful attention to this in winter than in summer, and should change the stockings every morning, or turn them and dry well at night, as both cotton and woolen stockings retain the dampness, writes Margaret Hubbard Ayre, in the New York World. A good habit to cultivate is to change the stockings as one comes in at night, before putting on slippers or house shoes. It is just as important to change the stockings as the shoes where the feet are always cold, and the size of the stockings is quite as important as the size of the shoes, for a stocking too short or too long and too narrow will affect the feet and is quite as likely to hinder the circulation as a tight shoe. People have advised putting the feet in cold water to stimulate circulation, but it is a treatment hard to recommend at this time of the year, and for anemic people it is often too great a shock to the system. A hot bath for the feet of two or three minutes' duration, then a cold sponge, a quick rub with a crash towel and a massaging with a little alcohol is good for stimulating the circulation when the feet are cold, but a steam bath is even better. If you can get a basin or pail of boiling water, place over it a few sticks or slats which will fit over the pali nicely and make a rest for the feet. Place the feet on these slats and let them steam in this way, covering them with a blanket to keep in as much heat as possible. Aenemic and nervous people are always addicted to the unpleasant sensation of cold feet. People whose lives are sedentary for instance-typewriters, clerks, cashiers, etc., should pay especial attention to the care of the feet in the advice given above, and when possible they should exercise their feet while at their desks going through the movements of bending them forward at the toes and swinging them in a rotary movement from the ankle. A NOVEL CUSHION COVER. Almost All Fancy Pillows Need Such a Protection as the One Here Suggested. Cushion covers are in constant need of being replenished in these days when the protecting, if hideous, antimacassar is seldom or ever used. The daily wear and tear causes them, unless of very durable material, quickly to become shabby. Our sketch gives a novel and pretty idea. The cushion is first covered with silk or some soft artistic woolen material. It is then edged with silk cord, and embroidered C M L D ATTRACTIVE PILLOW. at each corner of the upper side in silks or gold thread. Upon this undercover is next placed in diamond fashion a square of muslin, which possesses one great advantage, it may be taken off and washed. It also protects that part of the cushion which is most likely to become greasy and worn. It has a tiny frill, and may be embroidered or embellished in the center with a motif of lace. If this were in cream upon an under-cover of grape-blue or green, with gold embroideries, a very artistic result would be obtained. PRETTY PINK BAL POUDRE. Ladies Wear Powdered Hair and Are Gowned in Pink—The Gentlemen Sport Pink Neckties. For a formal dancing party nothing is prettier than a Pink Bal Poudre. The ladies all wear powdered hair, beauty patches and pink gowns, and the men wear pink neckties and a pink ribbon across the shirt front. The decorations are pink, and the refreshments consist of pink ices and creams, with pink frosted cakes and bonbons. If it is a "cotillon," the flavors are all pink, with pink candles and shades. For a few hours, at least, the world is viewed through rose-colored glasses. Pink is such a becoming color that everyone can wear it, especially with powdered hair; the men may don white wigs, with the peruke tied with a huge pink bow—Madame Merri. Chinese Embroideries. The signs of the times are that Chinese embroideries have gone to play a large part in the spring clothes. Several shops have brought out quantities of these embroideries in strips and squares which are sold at remarkable low prices. They are not always intended for gowns, as I have said before, but this is only a joy and not an obstacle to a clever woman. Circular Skirts Circular skirts will remain in very high favor and they will be gored as often as not. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON. LESSON TEXT—Matt, 5:33-48. Memory verses, 41, 45. GOLDEN TEXT.—"Keep the door of my ips."—Ps. 141.3. TIME.—Summer of A, D. 28. TIME.—A hill not far from the Sea of Galilee. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT—Our lesson is from the Sermon on the Mount. Concerning the time, place and occasion of its delivery, see Lession 9. Our Lesson Text embraces the concluding verses of the section which immediately follows the Sunday. The second section tells how the occasion of Christ's kingship—love fulfills the old Jewish law. It may be analyzed thus: The old law to be fulfilled—Vs. 17-19. To be surpassed by the new. V. 20. In the Sixth Commandment. 21-26. In the Seventh Commandment. 27-32. In the Third Commandment. 33-57. As regards committing to injuries. 38-43. As the all-inclusive present. 44-47. The all-inclusive present. 48. Comment and Suggestive Thought. V. 33. "Thou shalt not forswear." To forswear is to take an oath to what is false. A probable allusion to the third commandment, also to performing vows or oaths. "Perform unto the Lord." Having taken an oath in the name of God, regard it as a debt to Him to faithfully perform what you have thus promised. V. 34. "I say." Place emphasis on f. Jesus was Himself authority for what He said. "Swear not at all." That this does not prohibit taking oath at a court of justice seems evident from the example of Jesus Himself, also of Paul (Matt. 26:63, 64; 2 Cor. 11:31); but it forbids careless utterance of oaths in conversation. Va. 35, 36. "Nor by the earth," etc. Various forms of swearing in common use by people of that day are now alluded to. V. 37.—"Communication." Speech. Yea, yea; nay, nay." "Yes" and "No." Your simple affirmation or denial should be sufficient for you and for your hearers. If one always tells the truth, people are willing to take his simple word. "Cometh of evil," or "of the evil one." It is the spirit of evil that suggests the device of swearing. V. 38. "An eye for an eye." See Ex. 20:24, 25; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21. It is true that the laws of Moses included such terms. V. 39. "Resist not evil." Do not retaliate. "Turn to him the other also." It is better to be struck twice than to strike another once. V. 40. "If any sue thee." If another enters a law process against you, it were better to suffer yourself to be defrauded than to resent it in an unChristian spirit. "Coat." The long tunic or undergarment, "Cloke." The outer-robe, commonly of wool. V. 41. "Compel thee to go a mile." The original here has a Persian word which tells that an old-time practice is alluded to. Often a man in traveling would be seized at a post-station and forced to carry a royal message to some point far away from the place to which he was journeying. Jesus bids His followers render such service willingly and without resentment. V. 42. "Cive . . . asketh of thee." It is the spirit, rather than the letter, of this direction that we are to follow. We should cultivate a giving spirit—a readiness to do all the good we can to all. V. 42. "Love thy neighbor, hate thine enemy." The first phrase, not the second, is found in Moscs' law. (See marginal reference.) V. 44. The portion of this verse which our Revisers omit, since lacking in best MSS., is found in Luke 6:27, 28. Four steps in the ladder of love are here pointed out—1. Cultivate friendly feeling toward those not of your own race or class (here termed enemies). 2. Return kind words for cross ones. 3. Prove your friendliness by doing kindnesses to those who act unkindly. 4. Pray for those who are so hateful you cannot approach them. "Despitefully." Acting out of spite. V. 45. "That ye may be." Such a spirit, manifested in the ways above mentioned, will show to all that you are sons of God, not merely because created by Him, but as having His disposition. "His sun." We should recognize that God possesses and controls what we style the forces of nature. V. 46. "Love them which love you." Even the most hardened people commonly do this, but the Christian should not thus limit his love. V. 47. "Salute." Exchange the customary greeting when you meet. Such salutations usually included a form of prayer for divine blessing, "Your brethren." Those who are specially near or pleasing to you. V. 48. "Perfect." Complete, or sinse, better interprets the thought than perfect, as we understand it. (Eph. 4:13.) Practical Points V. 33. By swearing one injures none save himself. V. 34. We should be most careful to fulfill all promises.—Eccles. 5:4, 5. V. 37. An oath on the lips betrays sin in the heart. V. 40. Better to suffer two wrongs than do one. V. 42. Love quickly transforms an enemy into a friend.—Rom. 12:20, 21. V. 44. The Christian; for curses, returns prayers. V. 45. Many people get their only idea of God from the lives of His followers. How careful, then, should each one be! Service for Mothers and Babes. A minister in Aberdeen, Scotland, recently announced Sunday afternoon services "for mothers with children in arms." DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES CURES RHEUMATISM BRIGHT'S DISEASE BACKACHE DIABETES BACKACHE discontinued! He use our information. The public may rely on information of initiatives. Sold only in burest When a woman allows her husband to have his own way look out for a coming back with a request for cash.—Philadelphia Bulletin. Cures Rheumatism and Catarrh— Medicine. Sent. Free. Send no money—simply write and try Botanic Blood Balm at our expense. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. 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If politics is an unclean game it is because unclean men have been permitted to run it so long. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorized to refund money if Pazo OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. 500 Who are the only wise people on earth? Why, those who agree with us, of course. —N. Y. Press. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar—made of rich, mellow tobacco. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. MISTAKE ABOUT FATHER. Boys Thought He Was to Be Pitied, But Found They Were Mistaken. At the Waldorf they are telling this story of a Pittsburgh millionaire who is over 70, and the way he heoled his son and nephew on a recent visit to the city of the Great White Way. The two young men dined with "father" every evening, and then watched him take the elevator to his quarters, relates the New York Tribune. "Too bad father has to go to bed at nine every evening," said the son. "He doesn't have much fun, does he?" returned the nephew. "He goes to sleep right away, or if he'd like us to stay and talk to him" from the son. "Let's go up and see," said the nephew, feeling the full grip of compassion. They found his shoes outside the door waiting for the coming of the bootblack, and there was no light in the transom. "Poor old man, he doesn't have a very good time over here," they chorused. He was sitting in a cab, and toward midnight turned into one of the glided lobed lobster places. When they were finally seated about a table and had given the waiter his order, they looked about the room. The first individual to meet their astonished gaze was "father," in full evening dress, pouring champagne into a glass which was held by an actress. "How do the shoes in front of your door?" they asked him afterward. "It's a pity a man of my age and money can't have two pairs of shoes, my children," he said, with a wink. "Those were my old shoes." "Success," answered the eynic, "consists in making enough stir about your achievements to cause your failures to be overlooked."-Washington Star. A NEGESSARY EVIL. Experience of a Minister Who Tried to Think That of Coffee. "A descendant of the Danes, a nation of coffee drinkers, I used coffee freely till I was 20 years old," writes a clergyman from Iowa. "At that time I was a student at a Biblical Institute, and suddenly became aware of the fact that my nerves had become demoralized, my brain dull and sluggish and that insomnia was fastening its hold upon me. "I was loath to believe that these things came from the coffee I was drinking, but at last was forced to that conclusion, and quit it." "I was so accustomed to a hot table beverage and felt the need of it so much, that after abstaining from coffee for a time and recovering my health, I went back to it. I did this several times, but always with disastrous results. I had about made up my mind that coffee was a necessary evil. "About this time a friend told me that I would find Postum Food Coffee very fine and in many respects away ahead of coffee. So I bought some and, making it very carefully according to the directions, we were delighted to find that he had not exaggerated in the least. From that day to this we have liked it better than the old kind of coffee or anything else in the way of a table drink. "It's use gave me, in a very short time, an increase in strength, clearness of brain and steadiness of nerves; and sleep, restful and restoring, came back to me." "I am thankful that we heard of Postum, and shall be glad to testify at any time to the good it has done me." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. W.L. DOUGLAS SHOEB ALL PRICES BEST IN THE WORLD THE WORLD'S GREATEST SHOEMALES SOLE AGENTS FOR W.L. DOUGLAS SHOES ESTABLISHED JULY 6, 1878. CAPITAL $2,500,000 W. L. 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WHEAT RAISING RANCHING three great pursuits have against them wonderful activities on the 160 ACRES IN FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE WHEAT RAISING RANCHING three great pursuits have again shown wonderful results on the FREE Homestead Lands of WESTERN CANADA Magnificent Climate—Farmers plowing in their shirt sleeves in the middle of November. "All are bound to be more than pleased with the final results of the past season's Harvests."— Extract. Coat, wood, water, hay in abundance—schools, churches, markets convenient. This is the erase of 1,100 wheat. Apply for information to SUPERINTENDENT OF IMMIGRATION, Ottawa, Canada, or to authorized Canadian Government agents: J. C. BROUGHTON, 215 West 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. J. BROUGHTON, 41 Quincy Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Mention the paper. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Dizziness from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Heavy Eating. 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A.Wyatt, of No. 1189 Seventh street, Dos Moines, Iowa, seemed hopeless. Her physicians utterly failed to reach the seat of the difficulty and death must have resulted if she had not pursued an independent course suggested by her sister's experience. Mrs. Wyatt says: "I had pain in the region of the heart, palpitation and shortness of breath so that I could not walk very fast. My head ached very badly and I was seized with vomiting spells whenever I took any food. A doctor was called who pronounced the trouble gastritis, but he gave me no relief. Then I tried a second doctor without benefit. By this time I had become very weak. I could not keep the most delicate broth on my stomach, and at the end of a month I was scarcely more than skin and bone and was really starving to death. "Then I recalled how much benefit my sister had got from Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and decided to take them in place of the doctor's medicine. It proved a wise decision for they helped me as nothing else had done. Soon I could take weak tea and crackers and steadily more nourishment. In two weeks I was able to leave my bed. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were the only thing that checked the vomiting and as soon as that was stopped my other difficulties left me. I have a vigorous appetite now and am able to attend to all the duties of my home. I praise Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People to all my friends because I am thoroughly convinced of their merit." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists and by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.Y. TALES OF THE TOTS. "Dear! Dear! Willie, can't you be good for a quarter of an hour?" "I can for a quarter of a dollar, ma. Fred (at the concert)—That man must have a taste for music, papa. Papa—Which man, Freddie?" "Why, the one who is trying to swallow the trombone." Mamma—Oh, dear! Margie, I don't believe you know what it is to be good. Little Margie—Yes, I do, mamma. It's not doing the things you want to do. Mamma—Why, Johnny, you have eaten more than your share of the berries! Johnny—That's all right, mamma. Minnie ate most of the cake we stole yesterday. "Why do you want a light left in your room when you go to bed, dear?" asked Elsie's mother. "Are you afraid?" "No mamma," replied Elsie; "I want it so I can see to go to sleep." Pearl Fisheries Reopened. By a decree issued by the government of Costa Rica, the government's pearl fisheries on the Pacific coast are again open for exploitation by divers, but the use of machinery is strictly prohibited. These fisheries have been closed for some time. A PERFECT HAND. The story of how probably the most perfect feminine hand in America became known to the people is rather interesting. As the story goes the possessor of the hand was with some friends in a photographer's one day and while talking, held up a piece of candy. The pose of the hand with its perfect contour and faultless shape attracted the attention of the artist, who proposed to photograph it. The result was a beautiful picture kept in the family until one day, after reading a letter from someone inquiring as to who wrote the Postum and Grape-Nuts advertisements, Mr. Post said to his wife: "We receive so many inquiries of this kind, that it is evident some people are curious to know, suppose we let the advertising department have that picture of your hand to print and name it 'A Helping Hand,'" (Mrs. Post has assisted him in preparation of some of the most famous advertisements.) There was a natural shrinking from the publicity, but with an agreement that no name would accompany the picture, its use was granted. The case was presented in the light of extending a welcoming hand to the friends of Postum and Grape-Nuts, so the picture appeared on the back covers of many of the January and February magazines and became known to millions of people. Many artists have commented upon it as probably the most perfect hand in the world. The advertising dept. of the Postum Co. did not seem able to resist the temptation to enlist the curiosity of the public, by refraining from giving the name of the owner when the picture appeared, but stated that the name would be given later in one of the newspaper announcements, thus seeking to induce the readers to look for and read the forthcoming advertisements to learn the name of the owner. This combination of art and commerce and the multitude of inquiries furnishes an excellent illustration of the interest the public takes in the personal and family life of large manufacturers whose names become household words through extensive and continuous announcements in newspapers and periodicals. ECHOES FROM RELIGIOUS FIELDS One Million Dollars to Be Raised for Missions by the American Board. The great campaign of the American Board in the 50 leading cities of the country in the interest of foreign missions, which has been begun is inspired by the centennial of the modern missionary movement, which is to be celebrated in Williamstown, Mass, next October. This year, 1906, is the centennial of a prayer meeting which the five young men who had a share in it never could have dreamed would be celebrated by a monument and by a world-wide observance. But the marble monument has been standing at Williamstown for nearly half a cen 祝 安 平 安 平 THE HAYSTACK MONUMENT. (Commemorating Origin of Modern Missionary Movement which Led to Organization of American Board in 1870.) tury, and the present year will be known in missionary circles and especially in the councils of the American Board, as the Haystack centennial. Little is known about that prayer meeting held under the haystack to which the five young men resorted for shelter from the thunderstorm that overtook them. Even the date has not been given, save that it was on a summer afternoon in 1806. But the place is known and the consecration which they there made of themselves to engage personally in the mission to the heathen has resulted, it is said, in the greatest movement which Christian America has seen within a century. When the campaign is ended, it is believed that 10,000 men will have agreed to stand behind the American board with a special gift this year of the haystack centennial, and that the board will come to its annual meeting in Williamstown and North Adams next October reporting a round million of dollars as its income for the centennial year. A REVIVAL NEEDED. Cause of Missions Would Be Advanced If Christians in This Country Were Revived. Rev. W. J. Dawson, well known in this country, through the missions he has conducted in various centers, says: We are all praying to-day for a great revival, but assuredly no cause has so much to gain from a great revival as the missionary cause. Missionary fervor has always followed in the wake of revivals. The rise of the Jesuits, the birth of the Franciscan order, the work of Wesley, the success of the Salvation Army, each is followed in turn by the organization of immense enterprises for the conversion of the heathen. And it is what with that lesson in mind that I say that the true crux of the missionary problem to-day is the condition of life and thought in our churches. It is in the inquiry rooms of Boston and Chicago and San Francisco that India and China will be won for Christ. The greatest of all missionaries to the heathen may prove to be the evangelist who never leaves his native land. A converted America means nothing less than a converted world. BAPTIST IN CABINET. David Lloyd-George, Who Made Address Before Baptist World Congress, Honored. One of the members of the newly formed liberal cabinet is David Lloyd-George, the young member of parliament from Wales, who made a memorable address before the Baptist World Congress in London last summer, says Service. Mr. Lloyd-George's portfolio is that of president of the board of trade. In this position he will be able to render valuable assistance to the non-conformists who are battling so heroically against the iniquitous education act. His elevation to the office seems to be a reward for bold and persistent championship of the right. The press of England gives large place to the discussion of his personality and the probable outcome of his appointment. The Bible and the Pulpit. Dr. James M. Buckley says it has come to be, "not only a question how to get the Bible back in the public schools, but how to keep the Bible in the pulpit." To Cuba, Every Friday, the Havana Limited. A swell Pullman train of dining car, club car with smoking room, barber shop and bath room, with barber and valet in attendance; stateroom, drawing room and observation sleeping cars, leaves St. Louis at 9:45 P. M. via the Mobile and Ohio R. R., and arrives at the steamship decks at Mobile at 3:00 P. M. at Saturday. On arrival of the Havana Limited, the palatial nineteen-knee, twin-screw S. S. "Prince George" sails, and passes into the harbor of Havana at sunrise Mondays. Returning, the S. S. "Prince George" sails from Havana at 5:00 P. M. 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I WANT one responsible and influential Agent every town on sell Nevada KENT, 323-941 Flood Bure, San Francisco, Cal. o!" W No matter women who be den of PAIN, not. Periodica for help. To s WINE OF "I suffered Short of Florence female troubles am still taking it go visiting. I "Help!" Cry Your Nerves "Help!" Cry Your Nerves and frankly, in strictest confidence, telling all your troubles, and stating your age. We will send you FREE ADVICE, in plain sealed envelope, and a valuable book on "Home Treatment for Women." Address: Ladies' Advisory Department, The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. G 62 Department, The Yoga, Tenn. G 62 Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Saves Many From this Sad and Coetly Experience. It is a sad but certain fact that every year brings an increase in the number of operations performed upon women in our hospitals. More than three-fourths of the patients lying on those snow It is a sad but certain fact that every year brings an increase in the number of operations performed upon women in our hospitals. More than three-fourths of the patients lying on those snow white beds are women and girls who are awaiting or recovering from operations made necessary by neglect. Every one of these patients had plenty of warning in that bearing down feeling, pain at the left or right of the abdomen, nervous exhaustion, pain in the small of the back, pelvic catarrh, dizziness, flatulency, displacements or irregularities. All of these symptoms are indications of an unhealthy condition of the female organs, and if not heeded the trouble may make headway until the penalty has to be paid by a dangerous operation, and a lifetime of impaired usefulness at best, while in many cases the results are fatal. 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On Monday Night, March 5, 1906, at True Reformers’ Hall, 2600 Pine Street, xe eat WERT Bahay Wt” GSH mie Daud THe EVENING Supper and Refreshments of al! kinds. ADMISSION, 25c. MRS. Seon FEUGH, R. M. MRS. J L HALEY, Chair Entertainment Com, By. She JEFFERSON {a> _ BAR... Go: q] “Choice Wines and Whiskies of the Best Brand. Nas 715 North Twelfth Street Cee eo Th ee eee ‘Telephone Bell, Beaumont 1236. DK DOLLAR BILL BAR | CHOICE WINES & LIQUORS.| CIGARS AND TOBACCOS Pool Room in Connection OPEN DAY AND NiGHT 2135 MARKET STREET | PLEASE GIVE US A CALL JOHN H. CLARK, Gen’l Mgr. RESTAURANT IN CON! ea. e ie ae ma oe i ee eee ae Gee 1 fe) Sree oes get “THE OLD RELIABLE” seas cee eacsmesaeel Is still in business at SARAH AND FINNEY AVENUES, 1017 N. Vandeventer ave. and Pendleton & Kennerly aves. Where he will cater to your wants in the Beer, Wine, Liquor and Tobacco traffic. Telephone connection in all places-. 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BILL OF FARE. SOUP--CHICKEN AND RICE. ROASTS. Prime Rib of Beef, Brown Gravy. "Young Pig, Apple Sauce. Goose with Jelly. Chicken and Dumplings. Boiled Mutton, Cappie Sauce. Lettuce Salad. Celery. Potatoes. Corn. Cold Slaw. Pie, Rice Custard. Black Coffee. SOUTHERN RAILWAY Shortest Line - ST. LOUIS to LOUISVILLE LEXINGTON, KY. Trains Leave Union Station ae Mexican MUSTANG LINIMENT : IS THE BEST FOR Cuts, Old Sores, and All Open Wounds PAPER ON WORLDLY PLEASURE Read Before the Interdenominational Ministers’ Alliance, February 12, 1906=-Rev.-W. D. Venable,P. H.D., Preacher, Orator and Pastor of «Compton Hill’”’ Baptist Church. Brother president, worthy members of this alliance of Interdenominational Christian ambassadors, and friends— The subject assigned me is one of more than passing moment, it is, de- facto, as closely allied to the perpetui- ty of the church of God, and her spirit- ual development as the throbbing of the heart to life. Do you ask what is the subject? “I answer worldly pleas- ures and the result of their practice by “Professed Christians.” If the heart cease it pulsations the body will soon present the ghastly picture of death. So when the heart of the blessed Naz- arene is heard to beat no more in the militant church, the spiritual blood be- comes stagn&nt and the result is inert, and death immediately follows. In the heart of worldly pleasures are the issues of death, but life, and life eternal emanates from the heart of Jesus Christ. So that the heart of worldly pleasue, and the heart of Jesus Christ can not live simultaneously ia the body of the church. Christ can not live simultaneously in the body of the church. ‘The one or the other must cease to beat. Hence the very grave impor- tance of the question at issue. Worldly pleasure is not only inimical tothe best interests of mankind in general, in that it impoverishes their condition, but it is also opposed to a “growth in grace and in the knowledge and truth as it is in Christ Jesus.” I believe the state- ment of the wise man in Proy. 21-17 to the effect, “He that loveth pleasure shall be poor,” is in keeping with the best and commonest logic of the age in which we live. He recognized the fact that those who chase after world- ly pleasure must subscribe to a condi- tion no less than poverty. The deplor- able result ef chasing after worldly pleasure, when applied to our people is enough to make the “Angels weep.” ‘The reason we are so often sued for non-payment of rent, the reason we ‘can not own our own homes, the rea- ‘son we can not sufficiently clad our children for secular and Sunday school, the reason we can not meet honest obligation, the reason we can not pay for our churches, the reason we can not erect and maintain mors schools, the reason our commercial standing fs so limited we continue day after day to repudiate common sense and civilization by | seeking worldly pleasure. , The reason we do not build rail- roads, steam vessels and contribute to the operation of great telegraphic sys- tems, the reason we do not own more banks and shares in other great en- terprises we run after all the “Horn- tooters” and fiddlers that come to town, and die with each other in at- tending balls, theaters, card and wine ‘parties, beer gardens, wine rooms, ex- cursions and so-called “Sacred con- certs,” the term “Sacred” used as a subterfuge to desecrate the Lord's day, and delude young men and women of Christian type. It is said of our an- ceétors in this country that the Dutch traders had only to show them pieces of “Red” flannel, and that through this simple means they were induced to “hop” on the ship. I ask is not the same simple flannel only in other col- ors leading us from the home of Chris- tian life in to places of degradation and shame? And if so, how will the “Twentieth Century” historian differ- entiate between our civilization and that of our ancestry? In God’s name I make this appeal to your reason. ‘Whither are we tending and what shall be the end? Watchman what of the hour? If we continue to pursue this course retrogression and ultimate de- generacy is inevitable. Yes, I appeal, in the name of God, to reason. Ah, did T say regson? Yes, reason, the mighty cannon trea on the field of scientific battle, reason by which the mysteries of ages are divulged to the world. Reason earth's brightest hope and Heaven's perfect jewel. Hear me! Oh my people, hear me! Our position in this country is’ distinctly — trans- verse. The crisis is on. Ciyil- ization demands of the Ameri- can Negro a better life, a jife devoted to his own best interests and that of the government under which he lives. Watchman, what of the hour? As ambassadors of God, and leaders of our people, we are forced to confess with signal shame the fact that certain men and women of self-constituted leadership; certain men and women among us and yet not with us, persist in the moral support of pleasure and vices that they know full well are damning our people and impeding the progress of both the church and the race. But what do they care? Their sole aim is “high life” and) personal aggrandizement. As “ecclesiastical” ambassadors, with God-given plenipo- tentiary power in these things, we must call a halt. We must sound an alarm. ‘We must cease to cry peace, peace, battle, or lose the fight. Our lips with shame confess the sins of the professed Christians and church members who are “‘choked to death with the pleasures of this Iife" (Luke 8:14), and who fail to remember that “he who lives in pleasure is dead while he lveth.” I. ‘Tim. 5:6. They have not considered James (5:5), who says: “Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter;” neither do they consider II. Timothy, third chapter, where we are informed that “in the last days periolous times shall come, for men shall be lovers of therwselves and pleasure, more than lovers 0 God; having a form of Godliness, but deny- tng the power thereof: from such turn away.” And surely they do not con- sider the thirty-third Psalm and twelfth verse: Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” Never since the day when four and a half millicn shackles were struck from our people have we been discussed as we are to-day. In almost every civilized home the world over the Negro is the topic of discus- sion, and they are wont to discuss his bad acts rather than the good. What shall the final verdict of these dis- cussions bring to us? Watchman, what of the hour? I said judgmert. must begin at the house of God. Think of a Christian indulgirg, and taking part in, that which he knows is a curse to both his church and his race.* The heart-of pleasure and the heart of Jesus Christ can not exist in tHe body of the church at the same time—the one or the other must die. Which shalt it be, which shall ft be? Why, if we do not get Into the thick of the fight, soon we shail hear no Christ pulse beat to enliven the assembly of God. Who shall be blamed for such @ deplorable condition should it come? Consult Ezekiel, 23:6, and hear the voice of Goa: “But if the watchman see the swore come, and blow not the trumpet, ‘and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take away any: per- son frdm among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will T require at the watchman's hand.” The world. which is at total enmity with God, has crept into the church and is hindering every department of the church work We must begin a war of exterminat‘on, or see through bitter tears the church and the race sink into oblivion. We should proceed to call a general mazs meeting of all the people, and set before them, the great damage the church ana the race sustains as the result of the young and the old alike contributing to the support of the world by pleasure. Yours in His name, W. D, VENABLE. ee 2s. DR. S. P. STAFFORD, DR. W. D. DESHAY Dr. W. D. Deshay’s great South African Equator Electric Oil, that cures every pain of neuralgia and rheu- matism, headache, backache, skinache, la grippe, mumps; it heals up old run- ning sores and in fresh cuts; it stops the waste of blood al once—in fact, it cures more than T have room to ex- plain. Every bottle guaranteed to cure or money refunded. Price, 25¢ and 50¢ per bottle. If your work is hard and you are un- able to do it, you can earn from $2 to $3 a day curing disabled people and selling this oil. Directions: Shake well and apply to affected parts freely with the hand. Agents wanted. Address Dr. W. D. Deshay, Douglass Builaing Drug Store, care Drug Store, Beaumont and Lawton. THE GRAND LODGE OF, U. B. F. & Ss. M. T. AND PETTICOAT LO- GAN OF COLUMBIA, MO. Since last August a case has been pending in the courts, and the result is made known through the Palladium, and not the Professional World—this little Petticoat man, who has been boasting and blatting about the result of the case. Now this little chap has come to grief and the cost in court will haye to be paid by him. It is now in order for the grand temple to be called to meet on account of the disaster to the little Pet*icéat Logan, of Columbia, Mo. We hope that others can now see. E. W. Zimmerman keeps the eye- closer and the eye-opener. If you don’t believe it, go to Sarah and Finney, 1017 North Vandeventer and Pendleton and Kennerly avenues. Use Pickett’s Laxative Viburnum for Fenets Tronkia, “SAM” The Tail The Tailor. We beheld that famous ané needed friend, “Sam the Tailor.” He was mak- ing others happy. Mr. Sam Wiseman, better known as “Sam the Tailor,” of 204 North Fourteenth street, is indeed one of God’s noblemen. Wherever you see him he is trying to make someone else happy. At his store many a poor, ill-clothed man has been caused to add days to his life by getting “Sam the Tailor” to make a house for his body that the cold, chilly winds of January, February ané March may not cause him to leave this world. He has a very fine horse and wagon to deliver his goods, and im seeing that wagon you say: There is my friend’s wagon—Sam the Tailor.’ Will you have him to dress you up anew? If so, come with me, or go and be renewed by getting your Easter suit from him at 204 North Fourteenth ae A SPLENDID PLACE TO GET THE INNER MAN RENEWED—1319 MARKET STREET. Mr. Gordon & Co. have moved from 210 Center street, where the best of eatables in the city can be had. Meals, 10 cents, up to 25 cents. Mr. Gordon is the best caterer in the city. They have everything that the market affords, and to put the lid on. They have chickens chitterlings, big and small, all the day long. Don’t for- get to give him a cai. E. James and V, Gordon, Managers. Read Carefully the Advertisements ‘in this paper. * START THE NEW YPAR RIGHT— HAVE THE PALLADIUM SEN3 TO YOUR HOME AND BE UP-TO-DATE ON ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST. tiny, not Duy your norte feed at ‘7704 Ivory street? Oats, corn, wheat, ‘anything to feed the, animal with. ‘Yes, you can get flour for yourself. Chag A. Scott,Pres.—Geo. Turner V. P. THE GREELEY ACRAT CZ NEGRO DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF ST. LOUIS. : Inc, Membership Card. —_ 1899. Is entitled to membership for period shown on reverse side, Stave. A. Suits, Treasurer Cuas. Hatt, Secretary. George! Turner, Manager. PHONE: Kinloch, 1228 Louis Deppe, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC Wines, Whiskies, Brandies, Market Se & Jecieson Aw. St. L008, Mo ; Sug Loo Wee oe Sees ST ae ha os SO eg cd bons ‘gummi oy. PR Bes. yg ee ae "lee Sle “s ihe Young ‘Men's Social, Musicaland Literary Club, - (308 CHESTNUT ST., ST. LOUIS. EMANUEL BROWN, President. Geo. Vashon, Vice-Pres. Wm. H. Fields, Sec’y Ed. Carlton, Ass’t Sec’y. Madam Easton’s SCHOOL IN. HAIRDRESSING Shampooing, Pressing, Manicuring and Massage is now open. 2611 PINE STREET. Give Her Call, Wace Gream cas $4! 4 tor Natn Pe \ aa I: ; ed BE | : sr: | sy H. C. CURTIS Ghe LINDELL Hates UBC Stes opeun Sree itree 705-707-709 North Fourteenth Street 1406-1408-14249f 80 Paden Street Po courm cae ene ea wns ctecn - ee =e ae. Fe - = Rei -_". ke a ro ee a) : Nero We SEs BN. tet Se 6 coe te The “Leader” Barber Shop, No. 11 N. 14th. St. Hot, Culd, Sea-Sati, and Shower Baths, 250. Shaving. 100. Mustache Dyed, 2c. DUPRE CS, ag, Cul Hinir Cutting. 180 ‘hut Shines, bc. : J. H. KENT, Rroprietor. ‘Yours in F.C and B. ‘ST. LOUIS, MQ "AF end M ; 1 a ia eae Se Po : & ee yes Mah. a ad 40 a ae tet “Bik ieee eee” S. J. Lane, orchestra leader, will furnish music for all occasions. Teach- er of musi¢. Local 44 A. F. 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