State Ledger

INTER-STATE Journal Kans., and Missouri. TON COUNTY CANDIDATE I am a candidate for the office Probate Judge subject to the publican convention, June 28, E. N. Evans. I am a candidate for the office sheriff, subject to the republican convention held June 28 '02, Dennis O'Connor. I am a candidate for the office Sheriff subject to the decision the republican convention held ne 28. Millard Wilhite I am a candidate for the office of county treasurer, subject the republican convention June NDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF. ANNOUNCEMENT I am a candidate for Sheiff of Shaw county on the Independent ticket in the fall election. I have lived in is county for many years and have a acquaintance. If I am elected shall do all in my power to carry at the duties of the office. EDITORIAL president Roosevelt of course will no and for reelection but will hunt ear. Some men seat themselves to drop few lines to a friend and before they are finished they will drop a whole age of ink. The poorest man in the world is the clored editor usually, and yet some flows will holler if he picks up a few dry dollars. In recent years we have had t w o markable president. Cleveland was ted for ducks and Roosevelt is con- dually loaded for bear. The people who does the least in the publican party to our knowledgeieve the most, If the republicans expect success is fall and all time to come in counsate and National politics they may rest assured its time to act, don't fooling the people all the time on lines of Civil Service. Now that the republican ticket is dominated will the chairman of the state Central Committee treat us according to our shape and size and not carding to our color?, The chances are that prejudice is owing in some of our cities and towns own at Arkansas City, Wichita, insfield, Wellington and many oth. little "dinky burgs" you cannot be lived at a restaurant, hotel nor lunchunter, for instance down at Ottawa home of Henry Allen, a man whose inn is dark will either have to take hand out or be embarrassed with the cord refused. Ain t this a jolly good rate of affair(? News comes over from Washington D.C. that National Committeeman D.W. Mulvane has been successful in securing an appointment for our "estiable" friend and townsmen, James Aage, one of Topeka's former school teachers. This is very satisfactory news to the "State Ledger" and we humbly thank few more of the "czars" pass the hash all down the line as there is always more to follow. Promes count for nothing good. Do something. There are one hundred more successors holding down positions of the manner in Kansas for the nation an meritorious colored men like Aage. --- It is to the credit of the schools of Topeka wherein they retained the female married teachers as long as they did. Topeka is the only city now that still clings to the employment of this class of teachers. The deposed teachers should not complainere long their long and daughters will teach in their steada. The dastardily outrage perpetrated on citizens of Carbondale, Ill., is being kept up that no colored person can remain in that unable domain is only a nuceus of what a good President we will have beginning with March, 1904. The State Ledger. DO RIGHT--KNOW THAT YOU ARE RIGHT; FEAR NOMAN; BUT RENDER: JUSTICE TO ALL. The readers of this paper will take notice that Mr. A. W Harris, who for many months has been connected with the TOPBKA PLAIN-DEALER at this point has severed his connection as state representative and will be found in future on this paper. Mr. Harris is duly authorized to attend to all matters financial and otherwise pertaining to this paper. He will here after be known as the Associate Editor. Mr. Harris' experience ranks far above the average newspaper man of the state, and in fairness to him he is second to none in the west. Parties desiring to confer with him, on business can safely depend upon him as a reliable and painstaking newspaperman. Grateful for past courtesies and for a continuance. I am yours sincerely, Fred L. Jeltz, Editor in chief. WICHITA NOTES There was news in abundance here in Wichita, one among the largest cities of our state. Suffice to say there are a good many Negro hating white men in business. One of the bestest is the business operated by Jake Eckert et al where a colored gentlemen's dollar does not count for as much in the hands of his class. Not long ago the writer and others went in Jake Eckert's place and asked for a meal and we were told that we would have to pay twice as much for anything we purchased. As our "dirty lilly white" brother, Jake Eckhert is a well known salcon man in this city and has as much back-bone as a lizard, in fact he and his force are great big cowards if they were not they would charge the innocent for what the guilty dees. He has now virtually refused to even to sell a customer in "dark skin" a drink why because he hates a Negro so and we are informed on good authority that he has discharged the bulk of his colored help and made room for tramps, loafers and pluggers to carry on his business in his illegitimate style. This white man, Eckert, who made most of his money from violating the Kansas statutes by sell'ing whiskey to colored people and as soon as he gets on his feet rebuke them as he and his d-m allies has makes a poor American citizens or like the rumseller who made his victims drunk and when it will place him in jail for disturbing the peace. Is this justice? No and nowhere on earth will you find justice on only with vigor, strength and power. The white and colored people are highly incensed over the actions of Eckert and his "alexy henchman" and it is only a question of time but that "dear Jake," who has massed a fortune off his brothers he now opposes. He may be called to account for his damnable act that he calls "a policy, a precedent." Mr. Eckert will find as he struggles down to hell through life's rugged hill that all the colored people whom he saw and never heard are not the worst men in the world. Selling to colored people at an exorbitant price comes clear to the mind of every voter, congressman, lawmaker or dictator that it is a direct violation of the 14th and 15th amendments to the constitution of this country. Mr. Eckert is standing on dangerous ground when he sells chicken stew to a white man for 25c and charge a colored man alongside of him for 50 cents, he goes not in the name of refusing these colored people but simply increase the price of every article simply because he doesn't admire a Negro or his trade. Now as Mr. Eckert and his hatetui crowd have become bitter to our race, and when they landed here from "Dutchland" they did not have a d-m cent. It would be exceedingly right for these "scape goats" to quietly return to their fatherland for fear of complications beyond their control. COMMUNICATED Historical Society WHAT WE WANT. We want President Roosevelt and our National committeman from Kan and our Congressmen and United States Senators to continue to give the small jobs for Negroes who never did anything for the party. To them such favors from this class of representatives will effect great good as it is certain that the fellow who does the work gets nothing but the cursing and the damning, and the yellow who plays in the deceitful roll as leader gets the jobs. This is not news to us. but just such treat at the hands of these leaders caused: John M. Brown and other important colored leaders to cast their loft with the opposite and independent parties. Where a president appoints Democrats elected or appointed by republicans, he should dire opposition when the time comes at the hands of all patriotic republicans. We don't mean to change any fool loving friend of the President but we will not support, talk or favor Mr. Roosevelt's renomination under the present existing circumstances, he should look only to democrats for his support. The statement made in Washington by a Post reporter purported to be coming from D. W. Mulvane about every one was for Roosevelt is erroneous and rotten to the core. Thousands of sensible people will oppose him next year. Hence they cannot be classed as chronic kickers. MR. KELLY'S TRIUMPH. MR. KELLY'S TRIUMPH. In securing the Republican nomination for State Treasurer, Mr. Thomas T Kelly won a personal victory that for greatness has never been equaled in the history of Kansas politics. For, personal it was more than political. Such furious fight was never waged against any man within his own party. Indeed, no such fight was ever leveled against a man in this State by those within or without his party. It was meant for his destruction it was started solely for political gain. The part the spirit took in it on Mr Kelly's behalf was simply that of an independent Democratic newspaper that always stands for fair play and a square fight—if fight is inevitable. Both the Republican newspapers of this county, subsidized by party paper and dominated by a little clique of patronage hucksters, began on Kelly by striking soul blows, and the under fellow had no medium to speak through to the people only a Deomocratic newspaper that has no boss but its patrons. It spoke to him boldly and above board. But the fight is over. Kelly triumphed, receiving 535 votes out of 1,025 on the first ballot in the State Convention, distancing both his competitors in the race. This pader will not support Mr. Kelly because Democrats will have a candidate of their own for State Treasurer, but in opposing him it will say openly that he is the peer of the most honest, clean and brave associates with him on the republican state ticket. Believing implicitly in his integrity and loyalty as man, we would glady trust him to administer on all our belongings, with the interest of heirs down to the gradson, without any limitations, without any bond. Mothers, if you value your young, and tender girl whose ages ranges from ten to thirteen years, keep them off the inspection grounds (Union depot) every Sunday, where the town masher may scrutinize them as to their fitness to be taken. —Dallas Word. The Negro race is treer from color prejudice than any other race. For the whitest Negro—ninety-nine parts white—will marry the blackest Negro—one hundred parts black—and nothing said or done to the contrary, on either side.—Baptist Vanguard. Much preaching is done by some preachers about a home made with out a hammer or nails. Many people Brother, preach a sermon once in a while on the home built by the use of hammer and nails. Many people who will have a chance to go to the hard ware store for nails, will never have much trouble about that hammerless home.—Southern Baptist. Young Negroes who hold ten dollars per month jobs can't afford to "sport three-dollar buggies Sunday eveings simply to look swell. Have sense.—Texas guide. Don't mind being called a crank," Every man who has had the courage to be persistent in rectifying abuses, battling for truth and right, or in breaking the ice so tradition, has been dubbed a "crank" by his generation. Men ahead of of the times travel a rocky road. --Colored American- PERSONAL Rev. A. M. Ward had Rev. J. C. C. Owens in his pulpit last Sunday. The Western Press Association meets here Aug. 3 and 4th, every man of the race should prepare to meet them. Many a man refused to pay an honest debt in politics. The Sunday past was Children's Day and a very complimentary programe was rendered by the young "folks." Mrs. Bettie Hule mother of Dr. William E. Jackson is in the city from Memphis Tenn., visiting her son and Mr, and Mrs. Edward Graves at 404 Kansas avenue. M. A. Gorrill the new nominee for county attorney of Douglas county trained with the right crowd got their "Eli." Mr. T. C. Turner county attorney of Greenwood county is for re-election he is a school mate of Galen Nichols of this city. Mr. John Redmon clerk of the district court at Eureka is out for re-election this fall to succeed himself. John is the right kind of a gentleman for the place. Senator: Wulfkhler of Leaven, worth city is the youngest state senator in Kans. He made himself felt in the last Kans. senate and will return next winter. George Bussey has had thirty years experience as stone cutter. He learned his trade at early boy he has worked cut and dressed stone for nearly every fine edifice in the city other parts of the state he resides at 117 South Van Buren st. There is always some big most monkey saying small things of us as they don't like any one who has staminia or backbone in fact when you buy meat it is necessary to buy some bone any way those who do not are just behind the times. John Nelson the wealthiest man in Ottawa in proportion to his chance who came there in early days a poor man has the largest furniture business in southern Kas He made his wealth by selling "junk." Mr. Jas. Mckeever of Ottawa proprietor of the Occidental Hotel speaks very high for the "colored" people. He has in his employ the Misses Bell and their mother Mrs Brown who looks after the hetel work in general, Mr. Mckeever says he would not be with out his colored help and cannot praise them "too high." Ex-county commissioner Geo W Warner of Wamego is a candidate for sheriff on the republican ticket Mr. Warner is a prosperous farmer of the county and stands high in the estimation of the people and it is believed even by his enemies that he will be successful in capturing the nomination. Mr. R. M. Chillicott the gallant editor of the "WAMEGO TIMES" is coming to the front in a general business way he founded his paper whice was formerly in the hands of others, today he has an excellent office, competent force and he is making money. Mr. L. C. Jennings who is a candidate for county clerk of Pottowatomie county is a young man well qualified for the position and it is rumored and generally conceded that he will be nominated with out doubt. Mr. Jennings is the son of Dr. Jennings one among the eldest physicians in the county. TONGANOXIE KANSAS Parties desiring homes farms and city property will do well to see or address the National Real Estate Association. Tonganoxie, Kansas. It takes two pair of drunkards to make one pair of tights, Most people feel they are generous when they only do their duty to others, The rooster is a tidy bird, He always carries a comb. No respectable cat will look at a king when there is a mouse in sight. The man who hesitates may be lost but the man who never hesitates is hard to find. Phillip McDonald, an old soldier living near Bluff City never took a 'bluff' in his life so he says. The city of Topeka should not be liabe every time a man gets "too full" and bumps his foot he sues the city for damages, if this goes on the city will not be able to buy a sandwich out of the sinking fund. The rendition of the Henrietta Vinton Davis concert drama and musical on the part of Mr. Young was all that was required. Miss Davis is an elocutionist and tragedian, as Shakespeareans would play to a small, and unappreciative audience, in fact she was a surprise, any 16 year old young lady could have defeated her at impression. Much to our surprise. Wichita already has sold out its hotel room for the Democratic and Republican state convention. "Honest Ed." Enright is the way hiscircular reads, and the papers are having fun with him. George Donghterty, of Atchison has been crowned The Graphophone King by the local papers. Phil Campbell stock in the Third district has naa gone up a few notches since the county convention. The Plainville Dramatic company is laboring with "Arthur Eustace, or A mother's Love," a temperance play. The Democratic State convention will adopt a party emblem for the official ballot. Whats the matter with a bottle? The Rooks County Record printed an educaitonal number last week under the direction of County Superintendent R. R, Richmond. Ed Howe and Vic Murdock are in a fine discussion about Paderewski, As neither knows anything about music, the debate likely will be prolonged indefinitely. An Atchison woman has had her husband arrested for embezzling $250 of her money. This is not surprising when one considers that she got him through a matrimonial agency. The Kansas bankers will hold thirty minute sessions in Kansas City, K and then repair to Missouri for refresment. There is no hotel in Kansas City Kansas a place of 60,000. 10m Morgan calls attention to the fact that the Burlingt2n Independent, which is quoted as an influential "Democratic paper," hasn't supported a Democratic ticket since 1894, and that its editor, John Watrous, is holding an office by appointment of Senator Burton, Ex. It is enough to give one a severe gain in the side to know how foolish and ignorant the majority of the colored people are who live in the northern and Eastern States, where their children can get an education for a song. They claim that it is no use to educate their children, because if they do the white boys and girls come out of school and take all the good positions. The white man makes positions for his children to hold, and our black brothers will have to learn to do the same thing. When they get sense enough to do that they can sing a "different song."—Ex Life is getting to be easy owing to the cushions that civilization is putting about us all. The actual amount of manual work it to live has been reduced wonderfully in every field. The farmer has machinery to help so has the doctor, the lawyer, the merchant chief and plumbers have lessened kitchen work one half in fifty years. yet every one growls. There is reason for it; only habit. It's abad hacit and should stop. We growl about the weather here in Kasas. You've hdard a great deal of the glorious climate of California. Well, strange as it may seem they complain a bout the weather there as much as we do in Kansas. In February they were grubbing because of the light rains in February. It's the same everywhere. We all kick too much about nothing. What's the use? Pierce City Mo., can boast of her wholesale delivery of every colored person from her gates less than a year, and now Carbondale Ill. wants Missouri to understand she isn't slow. We admit the lines of justice in politics and before, the bar a are strictly drawn against a colored man and money of course is the reason, hence he must be up and doing ease the band wagon will be sure to leave him in the lurch. We don't complain at any times an individual, but for the race we represent as far as we are concerned we can get along very nicely on "flowery beds of ease." PERRY KANSAS For Sale—my entire stock of groceries and fixtures at a reasonable price; my reason I want to go on a arm. M.K. Getty, Perry, Kansas. LOCALS --- Union Bakery' Busch Bros. prep Fine fresh bread, cakes and pies East Douglas st, Wichita, Kansas The Arlington Hotel and "Cafe McPherou Kans. Leads all others in point of service and Style Charles Baumbough. Prop. Remember Mr. Sheedy's place for refreshments while in Wichita 309 N Main. EMERY & CONKLIN Dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries—314 Neoshoe St, Lawrence Remember the Rocky Mountain Tea for Constipation, Dyspepsia and billiousness. Fos sale by all druggists. C. M. Yates dealer in grocries flour and confectionery and a finer tine of anned goods fresh bread a specialtiv 15 west 4th st. GEORGE C. BEACH. Dealer in groceries, feed and salt meats, flour, feed, hay, fish, oysters fresh fruit in their season. Terms cash 218 West sixth Street telephone 233] BURNETTS RESTAURANT is the place to take your meals and lunch, Ice cream and all kinds of mild drinks. Oskaloosa, Kans Ladie's and gentlemen's suits repaired, cleaned, pressed and dyed, Hats cleaned and blocked. All work guaranteed, 117 N. Law, rence Avenue, Wichita, Kansas WILEY & GALLEMORE Dealers in New and Second hand goods, bought sold and exchanged. Give them a call 408 N. Main street, Wichita, Kans. Elias White, cleaning, dyeing pressing and repairing. Give him a call 110 West 5th Street. FAIRCHILD'S RESTAURANT A neat restaurant is now in operation by Mr. Hubert Fairchild where meals, lunch and refresherments are served give him a trial Oskaloosa Kans. BAUGHMAN BRO'S. The Heading Ice Cream dealers Of the city. the best in the market Fact0ry 23d and Lincoln, Tel 253 MORE HEADBROS. Restaurant and meals short order a specialty boar by the day or week including lodging $4 call and see them. 204 N. Maiu St. Ottawa Kans. OLDEST And best they all say. Estalished 1892. VOL. 10 NO. 2 EAGLE'S SMOKER Single Binder 5c Cigar, all dealers handle them. The best restaurant in Norton is run be Mr. Shymeal, strange to say. If you want a good cool drink stop in at W. H. Batman's, 821 Kansas Avenue. 317 Kansas Avenue. Dealers in all kinds of confectioneries and refreshments. Headquarters for 4th of July Fire works. F. W. WHITTIER Upholstering, Recaning, Repairing Refinishing - 710 Jackson St. M. R. MITCHELL, M. D 931 North Van Buren St, Topeka Kansas Phone 246 J. S. GRICE Groceries, Flour and Feed, 903 W 6th Street. S. E. KLENTZ MILLINERY Human Hair Goods, Etc. 153 N MainSt. Wichita, Kan FARM LOANS and REAL ESTATE Farm and City Property. J.W. Kenner and Son, Eureks, Ks. J.P.P ARROTT & SONS 215 N. Main Street Wal paper, window shades, Glass, paints and oils, Wichita, Kansas. The Broadway Pharmacy Northeast Cor. Broadway and Shawnee Ave. Leavenworth, Kansas. J, K Allen MERCHANT TAILOR 420 Com'l St. Atchison, Kansas S. M. KCHRING Boot and Shoe Repairing, 5251-2 Kansas Avenue, Shoe Shining Parlor Shine Or Polish 5 Cnts. Parlor will be open until Sunday 1 p. m. Rubber heels put on white you wait. B. D. ZIMMERMAN, Direct Importer and Jobber of China, Glass and Queensware, Lamps and Burners. 614 Com'l St. Atchison, Kans. LEUNBERGER & SON 931 Kansas Ave. Dealers in fresh and salt meats Fish and game in all season. Staple and fancy groceries. Milk depot Home made bread, cakes and pies Give them a call. 200 Monroe St, MRS. F. J. BERT Bakery and canned goods. Cigars and Tobacco. 222 E 2nd St. J.C. ELLIOTT Bicycle supplies. Guns, Ammunition and Sporting Goods, Topeka 728 Kansas Avenue. tNEW HOMESEWING MACHINE New Home Machines $35 to $75, New Ideal Machines $20 to 35 Climax 25 to 45, Wabush 164 22 Oil and Machines Supplies Old Machine repaired and guaranteed W. B. Bolinger Mgr. JAMES MANUOS Dealer in fine Confectionery. Ice Cream, Cigars and Tobaccos, 808 and 831 Kansas avenue. J. H. SCHLEGEL—for meats, 907 West 6th Street. Tel. 84, MILLER & CO. New and Second Hand Store Goods bought sold and exchanged Next to Carey Hotel. Wichita, Kansas, CONNELLY'S Confectionery, Ice Cream parlor, Cigars and Tobacco. Give them your trade, 427 Kansas avenue, The Monarch, Clothing House A COHEN...410 Kansas Ave A. T. WAGGONZR. DRUGS AND MEDICINES Your trad/ soliced. 731 Kan Ave THE STATE LEDGER By F. L JELTZ President Palma is trying to induce Gen. Prosperity to locate in Cuba. It's a poor place that can't get up a volcano or an earthquake scare now. The one time in a man's life when he is satisfied to take a back seat is when he goes to church. Gen. Joe Wheeler is going to Europe. He must think there is going to be fighting over there. It is keeping Hayti busy these days looking to see whether she has her president on straight or not. That Franco-Russian alliance has to be kept pumped full of mutual compliments to make it run smoothly. The news that babies are being sold in St. Paul, Minn. naturally leads the public to expect a equally market. The caved-in hat is copied from the feminine hat. Next year it may be carrying feathers or birds or flowers. A Massachusetts man has just died from the severe mental exertion of chess playing. Score another for ping pong. We of the profession are getting curious to see the first issues of Mr. Carnegie's syndicate of perfect newspapers. Science is completely nailed by the St. Pierre horror. The best the scientists can do is to describe it as a mysterious force. Martinique might be a sufficiently rowdy island to keep the world's anarchists amused if they were to be colonized there. The man who braves the ascent of Mount Pelee these days is hardly more daring than the man who follows him with a kodak. Visiting Frenchman will notice that we have grown since their ancestors helped us turn that little trick at the time of the revolution. It must be heavenly to be a baby and be privileged to screw up your face and howl whenever people whom you don't like speak to you. Simon Sam is going to rest awhile in Paris. That town must be full of landladies who are willing to take in exponentates as star boarders. Partial asphyxiation of a young dentist is said to have resulted in his marriage. It isn't often called this, but it nearly always acts in the same way. Cecil Rhodes was the happy possessor of a small library composed of typewritten books. The average author can boast a similar unique collection. Uncle Sam is responsible for the present sanitary condition of Havana. The Spaniards who blew up the Maine will not know the place should they ever return there. A glittering prize has been hung up for a coming entertainment in a Colorado mountain camp. A four-pound sirloin is to be contested for in a grand steakwalk. Henry C. Frick owns the biggest building in Pittsburgh and the fastest automobile, but some of his timid neighbors object to giving him both sides of the street for a race course. While willing to cultivate peace, the kaiser never forgets the possibility of war. Hence he gladly accepts the invitation to send expert officers to inspect our military college at West Point. A jealous husband has recently been chasing old King Leopold of Belgium. It might be well for Leopold to remember, too, that jealous husbands are sometimes even more dangerous than anarchists. It has been found that there is a warm strata of air six miles above the earth. The coal trust will probably make arrangements to control it as soon as New Jersey will grant the incorporation papers. The use of American agricultural machinery is increasing in France. Crops all over the world are planted and harvested with American machines nowadays, thanks to the inventive genius of the Yankees. A Wisconsin hypnotist thought he could subdue a bull by looking into the animal's fiery eyes. If the hypnotist gets well he may be able to explain what happened on the theory that the bull must have winked. That was a mean joke to play on the spoony couple who were taking a drive. Some one tied a "contagious disease" placard on the back of the carriage and in blissful ignorance they continued the even tenor of their way. Scientists are telling us that the volcanic dust from Mont Pelee will not get up here and redden the sunsets in the United States until the last of the month. That is the way we like volcanoes—exceedingly diluted and, at long range. Only one person who was in St. Pierre at the time of the destruction of that city survived. He was a criminal who had been confined in an underground dungeon for trying to assault his keepers. There is no likelihood that he will be used as a proof that virtue is its own reward. The Boston Transcript notes the fact that a woman recently went to a strangle town to marry a man whom she had never seen, and says this is not so strange as that so many women marry the men they have seen. DARING ESCAPE TWO OREGON CONVICTS KILL THREE PRISON GUARDS. THEY WILL PROBABLY BE SHOT It Is Not Expected That They Can be Taken Alive—Someone Threw Rifles and Revolvers Over the Stockade for Prisoners—Life Convict Who Tried to Assist the Guards is Wounded. SALEM, ORE.—(Special.) Two desperate prisoners, Harry Tracy, sentenced to twenty years, and David Merrell, a thirteen-year man, both serving sentences for assault and robbery from Multonomah county, escaped from the penitentiary Tuesday morning after killing three guards, Frank Farrell, shop guard; S. R. Jones and Ben Tiffany, fencemen, and badly wounding a life prisoner named Ingram, who tried to assist the guards. Prisoners employed in the foundry were marched to work at 7 o'clock and had entered the molding room with Shop Guard Ferrell inside and Guard Stapleton in an adjoining room. Suddenly, without warning, Tracy and Merrell appeared with rifles. Tracy aimed at Ferrell, when Ingram, a life prisoner, attempted to reach and disarm Tracy. Instantly Merrill shot ingram and Tracy shot Ferrell, the latter dying almost instantly. Tracy and Merrell scaled the wall near the northeast corner of the stockade by means of a ladder. When outside the wall, Guard Jones was shot twice and killed. Tiffany was also shot and he dropped off the fence, engaging the fugitives in a fight. His gun was soon empty and he was taken by the convicts and used as a shield while they made for the timber. When out of range of the prison, they stopped and deliberately killed Tiffany, escaping into the timber immediately. They had taken Tiffany's gun, but finding it was empty, threw it away. Duncan Ross, a new guard, was on the fence near Tiffany, having been ordered to relieve the latter at his post. Ross was unarmed and the convicts shot at him, one bullet striking him in the forehead, inflicting a slight scalp wound. A large force of men is now out searching for the fugitives, who are known to be in the timber between the prison and the reform school, and, as they are desperate, a battle is expected before they are secured. The prison authorities offer $1,000 reward for the capture of the prisoners. The three guards killed have families. Great excitement prevails in this city and scores of men are leaving for the woods, armed and determined to run the murderers down. A farmer has just reported that he saw the fugitives in the woods near the reform school, four miles west of the city. The prisoners are armed with two rifles and two revolvers. The arms are believed to have been thrown over the stockade by friends among the excursionists who came from Portland. Ingram, the wounded prisoner, was sentenced from Linn county for killing his brother in 1891. PORTLAND, ORE.—(Special.) Harry Tracy was arrested in Portland on February 6, 1899, after an exciting battle with Detective David Welner. Tracy, who was wanted for burglary, was walking along the street when the detective met him. Tracy fired two shots at the detective and then jumped into the engine of a south bound Northern Pacific train with his revolver to the head of the engineer. He ordered the engineer Io go ahead at full speed. The conductor stopped the train, however, and, seeing that his plan had been frustrated, Tracy jumped from the engine and started to run. Half a dozen shots were fired at the fugitive, one of which took effect behind his ear. He was captured and lodged in jail. A month afterward, while being taken from jail to the court room, he exchanged several shots with the jailer, but was overpowered. Dave Merrell was arrested on Sunday, February 5, 1899, in a house where he had a large quantity of plunder. Merrell, who had committed numerous robberies with Tracy, gave information which led to the location of the latter. Nine GirlS Burned to Death. LONDON.—(Special.) Nine girls perished and about fifteen others were injured in a fire which occurred Tuesday in the upper portion of a five story building adjoining the Mansion house station, in the busiest portion of London. The first extension ladders to arrive at the scene could not be elevated to the height of the fourth story, and inmates of the upper floors were compelled to jump down into a tapau-lin which had been hastily commandeered by the firemen from a passing fruit vault. Several of those who jumped were badly injured and others who refused to take the risk disappeared within the smoking windows. Militia Stopped a Mob HATTIESBURG. MISS.—(Special). An attempt was made by a mob Monday night to attack a county jail here in which was confined Walter Blankhead, a negro charged with having attempted to assault Mrs. Garner, a white woman living near Hattiesburg. A company of militia ordered out by Governor Longino, however, repulsed the mob, which afterward dispersed. Further trouble is feared and additional troops have been dispatched to relieve the military on duty. Cattleman Kills a Sheepman. SUNNYSIDE. U.—(Special.) Tom Dilly, a cattleman, shot and instantly killed Steve Chipman, a prominent sheepman, and shot Chipman's Mexican herder through the left hip, eight miles north of Sunnyside, Saturday afternoon. The herdee bleeding profusely, managed to ride his horse to town and notify the authorities. It is reported that the men quarreled over range rights. The golf player should be lynx-eyed. TO ESCAPE RATTLESNAKES. Residents of Seneca, Wis., Driven From Home by Hundreds of Rentless PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WIS—(Special.) Terrified and discouraged by the presence of rattlesnakes, Muns Helgerson, who lived with his family in the town of Seneca, tore down his residence, built two years ago, and moved back into his old home, half a mile away. The rattlesnakes were so numerous the household was terrified. One evening as the family were retiring for the night, the mother found a large snake lying on the bed. Another time, in midday, while rocking the baby to sleep, the house cat gave an alarm, and a rattler, coiled and ready to strike, lay under the woman's chair. A rattlesnake den was found this spring in a small cave close by, and although hundreds of the reptiles had been killed around the dooryard they seemed to be just as numerous as ever and Mr. Helgerson decided to tear down the building. TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Heavy Wind and Thunder Storm Does Much Damage at Columbus, Ga. COLUMBUS, GA. — (Special). A heavy wind and thunder storm which passed over this city Sunday afternoon caused the death of two people, perhaps fatally injured a third and did considerable damage to property. The dead: J. J. Willis, a carpenter. Louis M'Lain Louis M Lain The injured: The injured: M. C. Cochran. Willis was killed by lightning while standing near a large oak tree on upper First avenue. He was conversing with Cochran, who was also struck at the same time. Louis McLain was standing in his back yard in Phoenix City, just across the river from where Willis was killed. The lightning struck a clothes wire he was holding. Cochran's condition is reported as serious. Several dwellings in the residence portion of the city were struck by lightning and unroofed by the storm. 2 Beagmont Sawmill Burned. BEAUMONT. TEX. — (Special.) The Beaumont Lumber Company's mill, the oldest in this section, burned Wednesday, resulting in a loss of $250,000, well insured. In addition to the mill a large amount of lumber and several freight cars were destroyed. The fire started in the shavings and sawdust under the saw and spread rapidly, burning over five acres of yards and buildings in a remarkably short time. The mill was the property of the Kirby Lumber Company. Can't Mak Both Ends Meet LONDON. — (Special.) A parli- mentary paper issued Wednesday pres- ents the revised financial statement for 1902.3. It is estimated that the expenditure will total $80,795,000, and that the revenue will amount to $762,175,000. The deficit will be met out of the proceeds of a consuls loan of $149,600,000, leaving $29,980,000 available for contingencies and the redemption of part of the national debt. In Interest of Pawhuska. GUTHRIE, OKLA.—(Special.) At a meeting of both the white and Indian citizens of the Osage nation, a petition to the secretary of the Interior was drawn and signed, asking that the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad company be not granted a franchise to build through the reservation unless the company constructs the road through the Osage capital city of Pawhuska. The survey of the Katy misses Pawhuska six miles. --- ARKANSAS MART CONFESSES MURDER. PINE BLUFF—(Special). D. F. Newton, a prominent merchant of Montrose, has been arrested and has confessed to the killing of a journeyman painter. Persons near Montrose discovered a newly made grave in the woods and an investigation showed that the remains of the painter were buried within. Officers took the case up and arrested Newton, who claims he killed the man in self-defense. Woman's Body Horribly Mutilated LONDON.—(Special.) The remains of a young woman, sawed and chopped up into a dozen pieces, have been found in an alley in the Lambeth district. The body had apparently been baked and boiled. The scalp had been torn off and the hands, feet and intestines were missing. It has been impossible to identify the remains, as the woman's face was practically destroyed. Runaway Victim Dies. DENVER, COLO.—(Special.) Malzie Mumphrey, who was injured in the runaway accident at Morrison Sunday night, died without recovering consciousness. Her skull was fractured and her jaw broken in two places. All the other injured are doing well except Claude Hannum, who was injured internally, as well as being badly bruised. He may die. WATERLOO, IOWA. — (Special.) What entitles an auctioneer to the prefix "Colonel," before his name was the principal question of discussion in the convention of the State Auctioneer's Association here Thursday. There has been much looseness in the application of the title of late, and the association decided to place a definite limit on colonels. The motion that an auctioneer must cry 1,000 sales before he is entitled to be called colonel was at once adopted. This, it was argued, would restrict the title to the better class of auctioneers. CAPE TOWN.—(Special). An extraordinary issue of the Official Gazette published Thursday fixes July 10 as the limit in which the Boers or rebels who surrender will receive the benefit of the peace terms. All rebels surrendering before that date will be merely disfranchised for life and will not be subject to trial or punishment. Exceptor is made in the case of field coronets and justices of the peace, who may be tried and fined or imprisoned, but they will not be executed. Rebels who hold out after July 10 will be subject to the extreme penalty for high treason. MASSAGRE 200 MEXICAN TROOPS KILL MANY YAQUI INDIANS. WERE MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN frapped Them in Canyon and Slew With out Mercy—Ol Guard of Yaqul Bucks Not One Survived—Mexican Government Seems Bent on the Complete Extermination of the Tribe. TUCSON, A. T.—(Special.) Colonel William Christy, president of the Valley Bank of Phoenix arrived here Thursday from Prietas, Sonora, with details of a massacre of Yaqul Indians, men, women and children, Wednesday in the Santa Rosa canon, thirty-five miles from the Minas Prietas mines, by a detachment of General Torres' troops It appears that the Yaqui forces that were operating in that section had moved further into the mountains, leaving their women and children in the Santa Rosa canyon under a guard of eighty men. The Mexican troops came upon this camp, and, without any warning, opened a terrible fire, sparing neither women nor children. After the first volley, the troops charged upon their panic stricken victims and massacred all within their reach. Of the guard of eighty Yaquis, not a single one survived, and over a hundred women and children fell victims to the Mexican bullets and bayonets. The bodies of the dead were left in the canyon, and the remaining women and children were driven to Minas Prietas by the soldiers, and from that point will be taken to Hermosillo. The Mexican soldiers and rurales have explicit orders to take no Yaqui men prisoners, but to kill in all cases. This order was illustrated Wednesday when a friendly Yaqui miner came down to Prietas for supplies and was killed by the rurales on the outskirts of the town. Colonel Christy says the massacre occurred at daybreak. The troops were of Torres' command, but not under him personally, and numbered 600. The Yaquis, including men, women and children, were over 200. The canyon in which the Yaquis were camped was a long and narrow one, known as the Santa Rosa canyon. Word was brought to Torres at Minas Prietas that the main body of the Yaquis had left the Santa Rosa canyon and gone further into the mountains, leaving their women and children in the canyon with a small guard of men. Torres dispatched 609 troops to block the mouth of the canyon and surround the Yaquis. His instructions were to kill all men and boys capable of bearing arms. The Mexicans secreted themselves along the sides of the canyon, having blockaded the entrance. At daylight they poured a terrible and deadly fire on the unsuspecting Yaquis, killing men, women and children indiscriminately. Many of the killed were mere infants. The slaughter, Christy says, was fearful. The Mexican troops only stopped their fearful work of shooting and bayoneting their victims when exhausted from their labors. The Yaquis say they do not care to fight, that they are peaceably inclined, but are driven to desperation by the Mexicans, and, as a last resort, have taken up arms to protect their rights. The Mexican government appears to be bent on exterminating the Yaqui people, Christy says, and all men and boys falling into their hands are shot. TORNADO UP NORTH. Fifteen Lives Reported Lost in Northern Minnesota. ST. PAUL, MINN.—(Special.) A tornado of marked severity prevailed Tuesday evening over sections of Clay and Becker counties and across the southern portions of the White Earth Indian reservation. It is reported that fifteen lives were lost, many people injured and great damage done to the farm property, many dwellings, barns and outbuildings being destroyed. The region throughout which the storm prevailed is comparatively sparsely settled and remote from telegraphic communication and details of the storm are, therefore, meager. The list of dead includes the following: Mrs. O. A. Berg, wife of a farmer living near Voss, killed by falling timbers. Four children of Andrew Hoin, living north of Ulen, killed by collapse of their home. The storm seems to have first struck northwest of the town of Ulen, in Clay county, whence it traveled southeasterly across the northern part of Becker county, striking the towns of Foss, Atlanta and Walworth, along the lower edge of the White Earth reservation. At Atlanta, a large Norwegian Lutheran church was completely demolished and a number of other buildings practically wrecked. The path of the storm was about a mile and a half wide and from thirty to fifty miles in length. NEW HAVEN, CONN.—(Special.) Three members of the graduating class of the Sheffield Scientific school of Yale University, C. L. Watson and his brother, G. A. Watson, both of Indianapolis, and H. H. Bartlett, of Worcester. Mass. have been missing since last Sunday, when they chartered a small sloop and sailed down the harbor. Owing to the high winds that have prevailed, anxiety is felt concerning them and classmates have instituted inquiries, thus far without a result, along the coast of Long Island sound. DENVER, COLO.—(Special.) Considerable anxiety is felt by federal and state land officials over the danger of forest fires in the mountains. At present there are three fires raging in Colorado, and should the dry weather continue, it is feared a vast amount of damage will be done. For four days a fierce fire has been devastating the heavy woods near Red Cliff, in Eagle county. Near Rendl fifty miles west, of Leadville, another fire is raging, while the third is reported southwest of Morrison. It is declared that the fires were all maliciously started. IN A FIRE TRAP. Ten Persons Perish and Thirty Others Are Injured CHICAGO.—(Special.) Nine men and one woman were killed and about thirty persons were injured in a fire Tuesday which destroyed the sanitarium conducted by the St. Luke's Society, at Wabash avenue and Twenty-first street. The society occupied the building which was long known as the Hotel Woodruff, and for a brief period as the Hotel Lancaster. By far the greater portion of the patients received in the institution were those seeking cure from the drink habit and those who were addicted to the use of drugs. When the fire broke out there were on the fifth floor a number of patients suffering from delirium tremens and some who were deranged by drugs. Several of these were strapped to their beds and it was found impossible to save them, so rapidly did the fire spread through the building. The fire originated in the basement of the building and spread rapidly to the upper stories through the elevator shaft. The blaze was discovered by James Newell, a grocer, who was driving through the alley in the rear of the building. He noticed smoke coming from one of the basement windows and ran into the engine rooms to discover its cause. Behind the boilers, in the center of the cellar, and within a few feet of the elevator shaft, he saw a small flame. The next instant the flames were caught by the draught in the elevator shafts and carried up with a roar. Newell shouted to several men in the alley to give the alarm and to alarm the inmates of the building. Several hurried to do this, but by the time they reached the first floor of the building the flames had been carried to the roof, had eaten through it, and were leaping high in the air. IT COST A DOZEN LIVES. The Worst Storm in the History of Central Illinois. BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — (Special). Sweeping over a stretch of country 100 miles in width and devastating territory fully 200 miles long, extending from Livingston county on the north and McCoupin county on the south, and leaving its mark clear across the face of Central Illinois, a tornado Wednesday night inflicted property loss which will aggregate $1,000,000 and cost a dozen lives. The brunt of the storm fell upon McLean and adjoining counties. Lightning was incessant for two hours, but was marked by an absence of thunder claps. The wind reached a velocity of 100 miles an hour, and the visitation was the worst ever recorded in the history of Central Illinois. Almost complete idleness of telegraph and telephone lines makes it impossible to secure the full details of the disaster. It is now known that, while the fatalities in McLean county were but three in number, scores of persons were seriously injured, and hundreds of narrow escapes from death were reported. Not a village or city of McLean county escaped, and from every district comes the same report of destroyed buildings, injury to growing crops, and razed fruit and shade trees. Three lives were lost in McLean county, at Merna. The aggregate property loss in the country, not including thousands upon thousands of fruit and shade trees that were leveled, will be between $300,000 and $400,000 by rough estimates. GARDNER IS GUILTY. Has Been Convicted of Accepting Pay for Police Protection. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—(Special.) Irwin A. Gardner was found guilty Wednesday of having accepted a bribe as special officer to procure police protection for shark gambling establishments. The specific charge was that Gardner had accepted $25 from "Billy" Edwards, who has since been convicted of swindling. Gardner, however, is lost sight of in the scandal that his conviction unfolds. He was the amanuensis of Mayor Ames, and the prosecution sought to show that such bribes as he accepted were taken with at least the connivance of executive members of the city administration. Police Chief Ames, brother of the mayor, is now under indictment and will be placed on trial within a few days. Criminals Break Jail ARDMORE, I. T.—(Special.) Government officers were notified Thursday that five desperate criminals broke jail at Chickasha Tuesday evening. Two of the men were captured. The method of escape was daring. When Jailer Simpson brought supper to the prisoners they made a concerted attack on him, bound and gagged him and locked him in jail, then threw the key into the yard. It was some time oefore the escape was discovered and the fugitives had a long start of the officers, who are now on their trail. All three of those who made their final escape are known as tough characters. Dr. Miller Held for Manslaughter. CHICAGO—(Special.) O. E. Miller, president of St. Luke Society hospital, in the burning of which ten lives were lost, was held for manslaughter by a magistrate. Judge Chetlan refused him a writ of habeas corpus, but he was allowed his freedom under bond. Miller's assistants were held for disorderly conduct. Whenever a man gets hurt, "con- suling" friends gather to relate how at one time they were hurt worse than he. BRIEFBITS OF NEWS. President Palma has signed the bill fixing the salaries of members of the Cuban senate and house of representatives at $3,000 a year. The German Atlantic Cable Company has decided to lay another cable from Germany to the United States. The French battleship Gaulois, with some of the members of the French mission which came to the United States to attend the unveiling in Washington of the statute of the count de Rochambeau, has arrived at Libon. FRANCE HONORS BRAVE WOMAN. Miss Sickels of Chicago Rewarded for Exceptional Courage. The French Society Le Sevateur has just conferred its medal—for a display of exceptional courage—upon Miss Emma Sickels of Chicago. When the outbreak among the Sioux Indians came during the winter of 1859-90 Miss Sickels was principal of a school near the Pine Ridge agency. At the critical moment, however, she happened to be absent on a visit in an eastern state. At the urgent request of the war department, whose desire was voiced by a personal letter of the secretary, Miss Sickels brought her visit to a close and came home. After a consultation she went at once to the camp of two of the leading chiefs of the hostiles determined to see for herself what the exact situation was. It was an undertaking which required the highest courage, but Miss Sickels was successful. She explained to the Indians the mistake which had led up to the Wounded Knee fight. Within an hour the chiefs were coming into the post to declare their peaceable intentions and the great danger was over. MISS ETHEL SIGSBEE WEDS. Ceremony a Notable Event of Washington Social Season. Miss Ethel Sigsebe, niece of Capt. Charles Dwight Sigsebe, was married to Robert Toomis Small recently in the Church of the New Jerusalem at Washington, and the ceremony was one of the notable events of the social season. The bride is noted for her beauty, and is the granddaughter of Gen. H. H. Lockwood, a graduate of West Point, who was appointed the first superintendent of the Annapolis Naval Academy, with rank of Commodore. The young woman has a fine voice and at one time contemplated an operatic career. Mr. Small, to whom she has been engaged for a year, is the son of A Evangelist Small, and is engaged in newspaper work in the capital. Evangelist Small, and is engaged in newspaper work in the capital. Citizens of Creek Nation. Of the 14,000 citizens of the Creek Nation who are entitled to a quota of the tribal lands, 5,000 are negroes. The Creeks, like the other civilized tribes, owned negro slaves. After the war they admitted their ex-slaves to all the rights of citizenship. There has also been a considerable mingling of the races, and people of half-Indian and half-negro blood are numerous. Civilizing Negroes in Africa Civilizing Negroes in Africa. Great changes have been made among the negroes of German east Africa. They now use plates, cups, glasses, saucers, looking-glasses, spoons, knives, umbrellas and occasionally clocks; they call for soap and for kerosene. In their market places they are seen drinking tea with sugar at table. The women have adopted European clothes and make use of sewing machines, even in the interior districts. The Home of the Chofera. The marshy ground of the Ganges delta, with its vast masses of vegetation decaying under a tropical sun, is the native home of the cholera. In that pestilential region the cholera and the plague are found every year and all the year round. New President of Brazil Dr. Francisco Do Paula Rodriguez Alves, recently elected president of Brazil, is a lawyer and has occupied a leading place at the bar. He will be inaugurated Nov. 15, the anniversary of the proclamation of Brazil's independence. TWO RECENT DEATH ACCIDENT ENDS LONG L Dr. Palmer, Well-Known Presby- minister. Dies at New Orleans. Rev. Dr. Benjamin Morgan. P one of the oldest and most known Presbyterian ministers country, died at his home in N A. H. leans last week. Paralysis, making upon an accident in which aged preacher was struck by a car, was the immediate cause. Dr. Palmer's injuries were not serious in themselves, were in their destructive effects by extreme age. He was unarm strong despite his years, and physicians say that but for his plorable accident he might have tinueed in life for a long time to He was 84 years old on Jan. 21. No British Banners Wave in Bay Some people may not know that colors are not now taken into an Before a corps proceeds on sea they are placed in safe custody suits such honorable insignia, "when Johnny comes matching again" they will be all the fresher not being carried through dusty h and trying rivers. The men wi duty it would have been to carry and stand by them to the last are adays employed in less sentiment more useful duties. LIEUTENANT O. H. RASK DE Officer of Marine Corps Succuents Cholera in Philippines. Secretary Moody has received cable message from Rear Adm Wildes at Cavite saying that La Olaf H. Rask of the marine corps at Bacoor of cholera on the 29th in and was buried at that place. Lieut. Hask was a native of Minnesota and entered the marine corp October, 1899. He had been on an Asiatic station only since last December. Got Rid of Loaded Shell. A week or so ago a farmer who farm is near Stevensville, Va., piled up an old shell. His discernance made him nervous. He piled a bag of combustibles around and over, scratched and applied a match to then made off with his mules to a distance. The explosion was rabble slow in coming, but a local newspaper man reports that when it came it was heard for five miles around. Queen's Valuable Opera Glasses. One of the most costly pair of opera glasses in the world is owned by Queen Alexandra, for whom they are specially made in Vienna. The reis are of platinum and set with doms, sapphires and rubles. Various estimates have been made as to probable worth. An expert in suit matters fixes the value of the last nette at $25,000. Spiritualism Barred. The authorities at Prague, Austria have condemned a man to pay a fine in addition to undefending a week's prisonment, for practical spiritualism. The Governor-General has issued a order that in future persons taking part in spiritualistic seances will be sent to prison without the option of fine. Dranguel. A net fastened to two boats called a dranguel is used by fishmen off the coast of Brittany. After a strenuous and masculine sade to evolve the hatless woman, authority comes just at its triumph, close to attack the woman who was no hat in public. It is thought by best informed, however, that the hear less arraignment of the object hatless woman will be simply a frail less blast. At the Grave of Bret Hartle. Two large laurel wreaths placed the grave of the late Bret Hartle Frimley hear the inscriptions, Loving Remembrance. From a Bohemian Club, San Francisco." and "In Remembrances From Sir Hugh Irving." Three Ages of Man: The first age of man is when he thinks about all the wicked things which he is going to do. This is called Innocence." The second age is when he does all the wicked things he has thought of in childhood. This is called The Prime of Life." The third age is when he repents all the wicked things he has done. This is called "Dotage." Women In Business. The last census report gives the number of women wage earners in the United States as 4,000,000, the number having more than doubled in ten years. Bookkeepers, stenographers, cashiers and telephone operators made up a large proportion, while the women engaged in trade increased from 20,000 to 228,000. Made Wealthy by Speculation The celebrated M. Arton, who was one of the central figures in the great Panama scandal, and who, it will be remembered, was arrested in London and extradited at the request of the French government, is now a rich man. Last year he made between $200,000 and $250,000 by speculating on the bourse. Riches Take Wings A department official in Washington says that a few days ago he gave a job paying $2 a day to an old man who was a millionaire, but a few years ago. The old gentleman attended the national Republican convention at Minneapolis in his special car. Senators who were his guests on that trip secured the humble place for him. After Twenty Years Lusks Springs, Ind., June 9th.—It would be hard to find a happier man than Mr. William Catterson of this place has been for the last few weeks. For twenty years his wife has been an invalid with a complication of diseases. Neuralgia, Rheumatism and generally broken down constitution. Mr. Catterson had done everything that loving care could suggest, but in vain—his wife only grew worse. Recently, however, he heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills and determined to give them a trial, and was overjoyed at the splendid result. 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Miss Lozenby of third floor, back, had been recounting the story of her little seance the evening before when happening upon him alone by the firelight. She took the ottoman by his side, explained she wanted to go over, confidentially, with him, some curious facts which had been noted in connection with Burney's recent correspondence, pointing out the number of envelopes addressed to her in a certain fine, vertical handwriting which had been observed on the hall stand, and recalling the stranger of the afternoon Maude Hughes went away. From behind the palm tree between the two front windows Miss Lozenby spied a tall, graceful, blonde walking at Burney's side as she returned from her farewell to Maude. And he had prattled on like a schoolboy until the early autumn nightfall. With the next morning the daily letters began to appear, one by the early eight o'clock mall, another every evening, although once she had seen a note when coming up from luncheon, which must have been an extra third, since Burney always took the morning arrival with her, as she left the house after breakfast. "I told him to be a man," cried Miss Lozenby with martial spirit, "and quoted that from Othello about rather loving as a toad in a dungeon than keeping a corner of the thing one loves for others' use. He ought not let a gidy young woman that's ready to work upon any creature in trousers play with his man's affections—all for another fickle flirtation." As the lady went on a pair of lovely eyes representing third floor hall, front, agitated her audience by flashing the dispatch that the characters of her narrative were present realities. In unobservant ignorance Burney, with Lefaire, ran the gossipers' gauntlet, but the little hall-boy, always prying into affairs on the other side of the portieres, found his countenance all too narrow for his smiles, as the pair stepped out of the vestibule for their twilight stroll. "Why, Peter, Peter," exclaimed the girl, softly laying hold of the large arm by her side, "how amusing that all of a sudden you should care to know all about my respondents! Aren't you getting too inquisitive?" Burney was gently and very seductively sportive. "You don't want to become effeminate, do you? Do you think it's your style, dear, a burly thing like you? Oh, well, an Amazon, perhaps you could do that. Only personally, I would find you quite charming, I believe, if in your native role of wise-ace bachelor you would go on with that very enlivening dissertation of a few moments ago on the Nature and Destiny of Flirting; a Plea for Eternal Affinities. That is what you were talking about, isn't it?" "Do you know, Peter, it convinced me that you're a born orator—on that topic, I mean, of course; a most worthy cause to champion! I fairly thrilled at your exordium on the high calling of adorable woman. One's whole body feels different (as, of course, you understand) when one is thrilled by an orator's impassioned use of the queen's English. The blood runs rancily and travels such unbeaten tracks of one's anatomy. Well, that's the way I felt, Peter, when you were descanting upon 'Nature's angels of loveliness'—"glorious eyes"—cheeks like pearls and rubies—'hearts and sympathies divine, etcetera, etcetera." "And you said the attraction between people was like the chemical affinities of atom to atom, didn't you? Which was an exceedingly apt figure. Some of us, for instance, are so like nitrogen, aren't we? We can combine with so many different atoms and can break away from them again so lightly. Now, do go on, Peter, and tell me J. W. Burney was gently and very seductively sportive. all about it. You would not have considered that an exhaustive treatment of the subject." But unhappy Lefaire was silent. In the light of Miss Lozeny's words Burney's jocularity looked ominous. He sighed at the scattered leaves along the avenue as at his own radiant hopes fading at his feet. This little pet of his had been child, girl and woman, bud and blossom, all in one fair miracle of winning femininity. In his holy of holies he had ensconced her, regaling his dry old hermits' mental palate with the artful expressions of her busy young mind, and feeding a fathomless yearning upon the warm girl affections which had seemed too blithe and simple to be experienced with lovers. Such satisfied trust had been his that no past or present of the precious sweetheart had ever been arraigned for a trial. Burneys face and ways seemed to tell him all he needed to know of her family or outside inter- ests, while the only incident out of his own troublish chronicles which had been given her was the chapter on the fascinating lady who had turned him away, but was always still remembered. Everything else had been sublimely personal and immediate. They had disdained practical things. Yet, rash the wooing certainly appeared. Several tripping weeks with a tiny stranger girl and his marriage day was already set. What if she were, after all, a gay little deceiver and he everybody's laughing stock, her Simple Simon and both? Those letters for these many weeks without a word to her true love nor any whisper of the elegant blonde beau. Maybe her charms were the finished flowers of much practice—on others—his predecessors—or, contemporaries? Probably he was the innocent and not she. It was folly, anyway, to expect a queer old $ "His rival and a veritable Apollo, his original like himself to engage the heart of such a darling siren as Burney. Ah, but she must not make a toy of him. He must show himself a person of mettle—a man, as Miss Lozeny by had advised. Burney's chatter parler on, now and then arresting his frolicsome flow just long enough to invite a remark from her companion as her eyes glanced upward in quest of a reason for his tac-turnity. Finally she exclaimed: "Peter, you are so unsociable!" He was too sad and distressed to be able to explain himself, so evaded her with badnage very unusual for his open simplicity, and, born of the moments' exigencies. "I see an elf in each of your eyes, Cherie," he remarked. "Perhaps he is an imp. And on the corner of your mouth is perched a microscopic clown." Burney looked amused. They were rounding a corner and homeward bound and discerned some one at the house ringing the bell. "Oh, Peter!" cried the girl, only instantly to dart away. "That's a man, I know." Drawing nearer, Lefaire recognized in the refined, stately figure which she was effusively hailing, the hero of Miss Lozenby's doorstep episode; his rival, and a veritable Apollo. Ha! Every suspicion became incarnate before him. The denouement, bubbles bursted, treachery laid bare. The dalying displeasure which had been unsettling his placid calm of mind now rose in tempests. Wilder and wilder within, he slowly stepped along, reaching the battlefield at the door in a beetling passion, determined to measure swords. Cheerily graceful, Burney turned to acknowledge his presence. "Mr. Merrill, this is my friend, Mr. Lefaire," she began. "Maude Hughes 'fiance', Peter. And think of it, he says she's coming back to night. Maude left town, you know, the very day Mr. Merrill came, but neither can stand it, so she's to be here again. And a good joke it is, too. You see, it has been kept a secret from me. Two letters a day from her, imagine, and not a hint of it. But now it will be tit for tat, as Mr. Merrill wishes us to go down to the station with him to meet her. So come, Peter, only ten minutes until train time." The result of Lefaire's first appearance as Othello did not warrant a second engagement. Just Plain Flower Pot. They were making copies of inventory lists when a doubt arose as to the accuracy of the spearing of the word jardiniere in the original copy. "Miss Brown," called the typewriter, "please spell 'jardiniere.'" "Certainly" returned Miss Brown, blithely, "J-a-r-d-a-n-i-e-r-e." "Oh, I don't think that second syllable is spelled 'd-a-n. Mr. Wyeth, will you spell jardiniere?" "J-a-r-d-i-n-e-r-e" returned Mr. Wyeth. The typewriter blushed. Mr. Wyeth was a partner, and it's hard to tell a partner he can't spell. "I don't think that's quite right," she fainted. "Let's look in the dictionary." The dictionary was an old edition and didn't contain the word. Suddenly hope loomed large in the person of the senior partner's son. He was fresh from Harvard and the entire office appealed to him through Mr. Wyeth's "Say, Ransome, spell jardiniere." "Search me," replied Ransome. "Put the thing down as a flower pot." Which they did.—New York Evening Sun. Two Afflictions: A worthy man, who was very sensitive and retiring, having lost his wife, privately requested that he might be remembered in the minister's morning prayer from the pulpit, but asked that his name might not be mentioned. On Sunday morning the good minister prayed most eloquently for "our aged brother upon whom the heavy hand of sore affliction has so lately fallen." At this point an elderly man, whom the minister had married to a very young wife during the week, rose with a bounce, and stamped down the alsele, muttering loud enough to be heard all over the chapel: "It may be an affliction, but I'm blest if I want to be prayed for in that fashion." Marriages are written in heaven. ISTOBESETTLED GERMANY SENDS WARSHIPS TO VEN- ERUELA TO COLLECT HER CLAIM. MAY SEE FIT TO BLOCKADE SOME PORTS The Trouble Has Been Hanging Fire for Months—Euited States Will not In- WASHINGTON.—(Special.) In the absence of any official advices on the subject, the officials here are in the dark as to the reasons for the hurried departure of German warships for Venezuela as reported in a St. Thomas dispatch. Germany has a big claim against Venezuela—that of the Berlin company of discount for the non-performance of engagements which the Venezuelan government has undertaken in connection with the great Venezuelan railroad built by the government. The claim approximates 6,000,000 bolivars. One inference, and it is merely that, as there is no official information upon which to base the statement, is that Germany has sent her vessels to La Guaira to enforce the payment of the claim, as Venezuela has not attempted to meet the obligation. The diplomatic correspondence of the state department shows that Germany has considered the question of coercion in connection with the payment of the claim. A communication from the German embassy on December 20, last, has this to say on the subject: "In case the German government should be obliged to use coercion against Venezuela in connection with the pending claims it will have to be considered what kind of measures should be adopted. The most important measure of coercion—that is, the blockade of Venezuelan harbors—would have to be carried through without a declaration of war preceding it. A blockade, therefore, would be a peace blockade. Such a blockade would touch likewise the ships of neutral powers, inasmuch as such ships, although a confiscation of them would not have to be considered, would have to be turned away and prohibited until the blockade should be raised. In the same manner, European states have proceeded on such occasions, especially England and France." It is not believed that the United States government would raise any objection should Germany undertake the blockade of Venezuelan ports to collect the claim of the Berlin company, as the president in his last message to congress made the following observation in connection with the attitude of the American government on the Monroe doctrine: "We do not guarantee any state against punishment if it misconducts itself, provided that punishment does not take the form of the acquisition of territory by any non-American power." SENATE PASSES NAVAL BILL. House Building Programme Approved Except in One Particular. WASHINGTON. — (Special Another of the big supply bills of the government was disposed of by the senate Wednesday, the naval bill, carrying more than $78,000,000, being two first class battleships, two first class armored cruisers and two gunboats, but strikes out the provision that one of each shall be built at government yards. When consideration was resumed of the isthmian canal question, Mr. Turner delivered an extended argument in support of the Nicaragua route. He maintained that the new Panama company could not pass a clear title to the Panama Canal Company's rights, franchises and property to the United States, and that, if this government purchased it, it would be with all its incumbrances. Five Persons Lose Life in a Fire. SARATOGA—(Special.) Fire Tuesday destroyed the Arcade and the Citizens' National Bank block and the Shackleford building, and caused the loss of five lives. The dead are: Mrs. Elizabeth M. Mabe, suffocated; Mrs. Sarah Owens, burned to death; David Howland, burned to death; Mrs. David Howland, burned to death; Miss Farrington, burned to death, body still in ruins. Chief Engineer E. J. Shadwick was seriously injured while rescuing people from the building, and his condition is critical. The property loss is estimated at $300,000. Arkansas Wants Him for Murder. GUTHRIE, OKLA. — (Special.) Sheriff Ford, of Marion, Ark., was in the city Wednesday to take possession of Gilbert Duncan, colored, wanted there for the murder of a white man several years ago. Duncan has been at large since the alleged committal of the crime and a big reward has been offered for his capture. Tallyho Struck by a Train. NASHVILE, TENN.—(Special.) A picnic party returning to the city in a tallyho Sunday night was struck by a troly car and four persons were seriously injured while the other members of the party were bruised and shaken up. Those seriously hurt were; Miss Henlin, injured in chest and back and possibly internally. Miss Lillian Rosenswig and Goldie Ingendrich, collarbones broken and otherwise bruised. Sidney Jones, collarbones broken. DENVER. COLO.—(Special.) The American (formerly Western) Labor union convention being held in Denver, has made an important move in the war which is to be waged against the American Federation of Labor by the adoption of a resolution inviting the National Brewery Workers' Association to join the American Labor Union. Efforts will be made to organize the farmers and farm hands of the West and to have them co-operate with the American Labor Union in political contests. Kansas Notes The idea of the Bachelor' girls' club of Sterling, it is explained, is to reduce the membership as much as possible. They begin early in Burlington. A youth thereabouts who saw so particular chance to become rich by the usual processes has been arrested for counterfeiting. The Concordia Kansan expresses sympathy and sorrow for a young man in that town who shows very plainly his regret that his father is not as smart as he is. Citizens in Fort Scott are being arrested for the non-payment of the poll tax. When the high water first became pronounced around Emporia The Star told of a woman who tied a cork to each chicken to keep it from floating away. Now, it is alleged, the temperance workers in Emporia have started an investigation to find out where all the corks come from. An Olathe family became possessed of religion and the habit of regular attendance at prayer meeting. One evening it rained and the children could not go, so they remained at home with their mamma and held a meeting of their own. The first girl prayed, "God, please make John good and make him make nice to us." The youngest sister uttered the same prayer. John, a lad of 8, was then called upon. He said, "O Lord, give these girls some sense and me a steam engine." The town of Doniphan, which, in the early days, was an important trading post on the Missouri river, is now three miles from the river, and this year the thousands of acres of bott:m land is sown in wheat. A man who has attained the venerable age of 71 generally has something to "boast" about. Such a patriarch in Pratt boasts that he has never owned a dog, cow or a horse. The Arkansas river, the "Kansas Nile," now looks like a meadow brook in comparison with the Neosho river, the "Amazon of Kansas." A girl in Abilene wrote to a paper there for advice. She said: "I am desperately in love with a young man whose only fault is his love for red soda pop. Do you advise me to marry him?" The editor answered: "No, tender maiden, you would not be happy with a pop fiend. A man who has no more strength of character than to drink pop, will not be able to make a living for you. If he drank beer or straight rye you would have the fun of reforming him. But a pop fiend would starve you. The oatmeal box would grow ache with void and the bacon board become a greasy memory. Never marry a man with a weak vice. The worst husband I ever had was a deacon who smoked cubes to keep from smoking tobacco. The happiest wife I've ever been was when living with a husband who drank a bottle of beer before each meal and ate seven meals a day. My most devolved husband was a fierce flirt before we were married. No, dear, be sure to marry a man with character enough to be the real thing when he does take a flyer. He will love you better." In boring for gas at Abilene the drill went through a slate formation at a depth of 850 feet. Paul Morton is expected to give orders immediately for a fleet of three-masted barkentines, several schooners and a seagawl whaleback for use on the Santa Fe "cut off." There are 160 "milch" cows in Kingman county, and the creameries last year produced 245,145 pounds of butter and 1,020 pounds of cheese. It will be seen at a glance that the cows did not yield their milch and creamh' in vain. A man bought two good farms of 640 acres each in Labette county last week, but it took $46,000 in gold, silver, greenbacks, national bank notes and fractional currency in hand to persuade the former owner to let go. Although a dozen or more prophets have said Kansas would be afflicted this year with the plague of seventeen year locusts, the locusts are still so scarce they are entitled to the protection of the game laws. There is one organization in Southeastern Kansas which has all the other secret societies and insurance orders distanced in the number and length of flattering newspaper notices. It is the A. H. T. A., which being interpreted, means the "Anti-Horse Thief Association." Salina takes considerable pride in one concern that spends $50,000 a year in advertising, even if the Salin apapers do get only a small share of it. A man in Marquette has been sued for $600, the value placed on sheep alleged to have been killed by his dog. The dog is described as having an appetite like a tape worm. Lightning struck the railroad track near Assaria last week and knocked down a Swede who was walking along the ties. He got up and shook himself, and with the prudence of his race walked the rest of the way in the wagon road. A man in Great Bend, according to a paper there, has contracted to "pull up five wells" for the Missouri Pacific. The transplanting of wells is something ne win railroading. Anna Carlson of Lindsborg tells of a woman of her acquaintance who tried for years to have her stories accepted by the leading magazines. She never succeeded until once she went to England. While crossing the ocean she became a liberal contributor to the Atlantic. Too much sympathy does more harm than good. Miami county doesn't owe the state treasury a cent and has no bonded indebtedness. A change has come over the real estate men of Central Kansas. Instead of advertising choice bottom lands for sale they are describing desirable farms that are "high and dry." Robinson Crusoe's Island. Robinson Crusoe's island, Juan Fernandez, lying 600 miles west of Valparaiso, is to be given a civil government by Chile, on account of its lobster-canning industry. A JUDGE'S WIFE M. MRS JUDGE McALLISTER We would caution all people against accepting substitutes for Peruna. Insist upon having Peruna. There is no other internal remedy for catarrh that will take the place of Peruna. Allow no one to persuade you to the contrary. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Patience is a woman's long suit when her children are annoying the neighbors. ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP—Via Grand Trunk System, Chicago to Boston, Mass. Selling dates, June 12, 13, 14. Chicago to Portland, Me, selling dates, July 5 to 9, inclusive. ONE FARE PLUS ONE DOLLAR FOR ROUND TRIP—Via Grand Trunk System, Chicago to Providence, R. I., selling dates, July 7, 8, 9. For limits, time tables and further information apply to Geo. W. Vaux, A. G, P. & T. A., 135 Adams St., Chicago, III. A smile may hide a man's thoughts, just as paint may hide a woman's complexion. "UNDER THE TUBOUOISE SKY" This most fascinating, clearest and interesting description of Colorado will be the best of the great Great Rock Island Route, Chicago. Also "Camping in Colorado" free, if you want with full details of camping in the Rockies, with full details for the land prepared, Information about Colorado Hotels and houses glazed furnished, will be worth your time to see the details of the cheap rates to Colorado the details of the postal card will secure as much of this information and literature as you wish. The fellow who runs out of the theater between the acts seldom comes breathless. If Dr. W. B. Caldwell of Monticello, Ill., and the directors of the company which manufactures his wonderful remedy did not stand so high in the community in which they live, their statements as to the merit of that remedy were not as strong as they now receive. Their statements, however, are backed by hundreds of voluntary testimonials which prove that Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a most satisfactory cure for Constipation, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Liver and Stomach troubles. Druggists sell it. "Our sins," says a society woman, "are like undesirable callers. They always find us out." INSIST ON GETTING IT Some grocers say they don't keep Deistance Starch. This is because they have a stock of other brands containing it, 12 oz. in it, and they won't be able to sell first, because Deistance contains 16 oz. for the same money, but they don't have it for same money? Then buy Deistance Starch. Requires no cooking. It can scarecely be said of people who wear squeaky shoes that they have music in their soles. A woman jumps at a conclusion and wins, a man hesitates and loses. $20 A WEEK AND EXPENSES to men with rig to introduce our Poultry goods. Send stp. Jakeville Mg Co., Dept.D, Parsons, Kan. It doesn't take dynamite to blast hopes. DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW? Then use Defiance Starch. It will keep them white—16 oz. for 10 cents. People who are invited to a poker party must expect pot luck. FITS Permanently Curved. Works or no problems at party. Send for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatie. Dr. R. H. K. Huse, LEG., 921 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. The hardest work in connection with a political job is getting it. ARE YOUR CLOTHES FADED? Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them white again. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. Some fellows don't have to be loaded to shoot off their mouths. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. Ec's bottle. When you go visiting, don't stay too long. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c. Domesticity is largely made possible by a slim pocketbook. TRY ONE PACKAGE If "Defiance Starch" does not please you, return to your dealer. If it does, you get one-third more for the same money. It will give you satisfaction and will not stick to the iron. One thing a prudent bride is sure of is her marriage certificate. I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption has an equal for coughs and colds—JOHN F. BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15, 1900. Some women aren't as sway-back as they are laced. No chromos or cheap premiums, but a better quality and one-third more of Defiance Starch for the same price of other starches. First you down the drinks and then the drinks down you. She Suffered for Years and Felt Her Case Was Hope- less—Cured by Peruna. Mrs. Judge McAllister writes from 1217 West 33rd St., Minneapolis, Minn., as follows: "I suffered for years with a pain in the small of my back and right side. It interfered often with my domestic support that I would be cured, as the doctor's medicine did not seem to help me any. "Fortunately a member of our Orden advised me to try Peruna and gave it such high praise that I decided to try it. Although I started in with little faith, I felt so much better in a week that I felt encouraged. "I took it faithfully for seven weeks and am happy indeed to be able to say that I am entirely cured. Words fail to express my gratitude. Perfect health once more is the best thing I could wish for, and thanks to Peruna I enjoy that now,"—Minnie E. McAllister. The great popularity of Peruna as a catarrh remedy has tempted many people to imitate Peruna. A great many so-called catarrh remedies and catarrh tonics are to be found in many drugstores. These remedies can be procured by the druggist much cheaper than Peruna. Peruna can only be obtained at uniform price, and no druggist can get it a cent cheaper. Thus it is that druggists are tempted to substitute the cheap imitations of Peruna for Peruna. It is done every day without a doubt. FACE HUMOURS BROWN BYTES USING OUTKURIA SOAP. Pimples, Blackheads, Red, Rough, Oily Skin Prevented by MILLIONS OF PROFESSOR USE CUTICURA SOAP SOAP, assisted by CUTICURA OINTMENT, for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and soothing red, rough, and sore hands, for baby rashes, itchings, and chafings, and for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. Millions of Women use Curticura Soap in the form of baths for annoying irritations, inflammations, and corpulations, or too free or offensive perspiration, in the form of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sanative purposes. Complete Treatment for Humours. $1. Consisting of CUTICURA SOAP (25c),洁净 the skin of crusts and scales, and soften the thickness 4 cuticles (CUTICURA OVENMENT (60), to instantly allay itching, inanimation, and irritation, and soothe and heal; and CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS (32c), to cool and洁净 the blood, and INFUSIBLE EXT is often sufficient to cure the soverest case. CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS (Chocolate Coated) are a new, latest,colourless, economical substitute for the celebrated liquid CUTICURA RESOLVENT, 60 doses, price, 25c. Said throughout the world, British Depot, 25c, CUTICURA SOAP, London, French Depot, 25c in Pails, Paris, FORTER DUG AND CLEM, COX, Bois Prop., Boston, U.S.A. THE LADY WHO IRONS knows how important it is to use a good starch. Defiance Starch is the best starch made. It doesn't stick to the iron. It gives a beautiful soft glossy stiffness to the clothes. It will not blister or crack the goods. It sells for less, goes farther, does more. Ask the lady who irons. Defiance Starch at all grocers. 16 oz. for 10 cents. Magnetic Starch Mfg. Co. OMAHA . . . NEB. A LAWN SETTEE MADE ENTIRELY OF HARDWOOD... and Painted Two Coats. Very Durable. Delivered at your rail- road station for ...$1.00... THOUSANDS IN USE. CULVER LUMBER & MFG. CO. KANSAS CITY, U. S. A. state Ledger A;W. HARRIS Associate TERMS $2 oo per year “ 6 mo's $1.00 “ 3 mo's 50 THE BLISS JEWELRY Co Carries a full line of cut glass. Fine Jewelry—Call and see them. 504 Com'l Street Atchisen, Kansas Sawin & Douglass UNDERTAKERS And EMBALMERS 308 Com'l street, Atchisen, a ABEL'S DRUG STQRE Have the best cough medicine made. Try it! Cor 3d and Cherokee Sits. Leavenor K. OLD RELIABLE RESTAURANT 10031 Kansas Avenue Best service and meals for 15c in the city, good clean beds from 25c up Call and you will call again C. V. Jacobs BAKER and CONFECTIONERS ce Cream and Cake, Meals and Lunch. Tel:438 320 Com Atchison, Kansas. PINE BROS Desalers In Staple and Fancy Groceries 187 Bridge St. Tel No 201 LAWRENCE, KANS. J. KANE & CO The Family Drug Store Your Trade Solicited! TopekaDrug Co, PRBSCIPTION DRUGGUST, 732 Kansas Avenue. E D. TAYLOR. Real Estate, Ins. and Fire Insurance Farm, Joans made, Special attention given leasing lands; Kinley, Kansas. KING HOTEL MRS. L. T. WOODY, Prop 31 Vermont; Street, Lawrence, Kansas Meats 15c, Lodging 25c, Newly fixed np in every particular, 16 fine rooms, WM. KLINCH TAIL OIR. Variating at reasonable prices. Art and Workmanship guaranteed, Cleaning and Repairing neatly don 512½ Kansas Avenue. Topeka FRANK LOUD. 906 E. 4th S. Dealer in Fresh and Salt Meati Fish Cane Fultry. ZERCHER & POOL WOOKS, STATIONERY, OFFICE SUIT PLIER. 527 Kansas A venue We solicit a share of your patronage TOPEKA, KAN. THE TOPEKA ICE & COLD STORAGE CO. Cold Storage for eggs, butter, apples, poultry and all perishable goods. Cor Curtis & Tyler st Trackage to all Railroads. Correspondence listed. N. Topeka. Phone 647 G. L. BAUGHMAN M. I. Office 525 Kax. Ave. Hours 9 to 11:40 to 5 Diseases of Women a specialty. Residence 1332 Lincoln st H. F. Williams, Presd. Wm. L. Dick. Secy & Treas PINKSTON PROS. Flour Feed and Grain Reliable Dealers. Headquarters tor anything you want in their line. Call and see them—517 N Main MISS MARY E. KIETH, Hair dressing and a all kinds of hair work done in the best styles and grades. Your trade solicited 47 Main St. Wichita, Kans LEWIS G. FERRRELI, ATTORNEY AT LAW. And Real Estate special attention paid to president claims. Olathe Kans. WILMAN eweler—717 Mass St. wood work Guaranteed with per- ect satisfaction. Lawrence Ks Scott & Hughes, Dealers In Staple and Fancy Grecceries, Flour Feed, also Coal and Wood. 153 Bridge St, Nort Lawrence Ks II. L. TROMP Manufacturer of HIGH GRADE CIGARS 804 Kans. Ave. Topeka Kans. J. E. RODMAN. FLORIR/ST Plants for windows and bedding. Society emblems in flowers a speciality. Green houses 12th and Monroe Sts. Store 5 Wn 8th S. See that our Lawrence reade assist our advertisers. When you want a general lin. of school supplies call on Mr, T M. James, jr., Post-office, North Topeka, book store. MICKLE'S GROCERY 300 Kansas Ave Carre. a rull line of Staple and Fancy groceries and country pro- GEO, E. MACN RETAIL, GROCERS, Flour, Feed, Queensware, Etc. Garden City Kansas MISSCELLANEOUS ADS GOINGS & ALLYAN 1133 Kansas Ave. Feed and all kinds of flour and grain. Price reasonable. Give them a call. BUSINESS COLLEGE. Prot M A Pond has changed his Business College to 521 Kansas avenue. Parties desiring to take a business course should call or ad address him there. NEW IDEA BAKERY & CANDY FACTORY 310 South Main Street, Ottawa. Kan W-H. WORK Mg. Phone 33 P. M. LIGHTNZE New and Second-hand goods bought and sold. Abilene, Kan. T0peka Jewelers 1. Lumber, L me. Master, Cement. Brick, Coal and Builder's Ware. Let us figure your bill A. O. BEACH, Mgr. 710 E. 4th street. C F RODIGER Dye and Cleaning Works 820 Kans, Ave. Topeka Kansas. (Phone,957) WE MAKE CLOTHES: Thaqt! N. H Wolff Tailor 429 Kansas Ave. S. H. DOW N'S 306 Kans Avenue For Garden and flower seeds, and awn grass, and Hardy roses and, Holant. 206 Kansas avenue. MRS. E. MOSTEIK Gives meals for 10 and 15 cents 720 Douglas St. Wichita Kans. Also carries ull line of clairs, tobbaccor and temperance rinks. W. M. BLAKENE Jeweler and Graduated Optician Jewelry. Silverware. Watches Clock. Keparing neatly ccn. 420 Kansas Ave. Topeka 523 Quincy Street thus far the member ship inn this Institution 'increases every y' If you want a go to oustees education cal or address H Strickter Topenka Kans boot and shoe manufacturer does all kinds of repairing at reasonable prices. Men's half shoes 50r ladies 40c, children's 30 cents. Stand 400 Kans. 515 East Fifth St. Opposite Santa Fe Depot, C, A, RAHRER, Prop. All kinds of repairs for your wheel of Tapeke Cycle Co. 4112 W 8th S Financial Agents to: Local and Eastern Investors REAL ESTATE FIRE INS EONVNQMORTAGES wrd Building. Telephone 444. 501 jackson St. Tepeka, Kans 108 and 110 East Third Street Topeka Kas and 124 S. 2nd street St. Joseph, Mo. Nas. Wolf lacking Co. Topeka, Nell Bank of St. Joe, Bank of Topeka A WIND MILL JAMES. DEALER Mides, Tallow, 108 and 110 East Thi and 124 S. 2nd st REFERENCE: Chas. Wolf lacking Co. Topek J. W. WILSON's Dealer in Candies, Fruits, Ice Cream, Cold drinks and all kinds of refreshments, Cigars and To caccos. 102 East 6th Street FRANK SACHS & SON. FLORIST. Floral designs and cut flowers a special y. Office: 119 W. 6th Street. Phone 64, Green House W. 10th BLUE FRONT C. .. THOMPSON Prop. ;1002 N. Kauas Ave. Phone 283. Full line of everything kept in a first class Grocery. Cash paid for butter, eggs and poultry. We pay the the highest price in the city. THE MEXICAN Cheile & Short Order House. Genuine Mexican Cheile..How Tomates..Cakes. Pies.. Lunch, Ci- gland, Tobacco. 118 Kansas Ave, TRUJILLO & COMACHO props W. K. TEDRICK Wl ole sale dealer in Doss Patent Flour' and mill feed. 320 N. Main street, Hutchinson KALS WILLIAN REED Finest reception in the city. At S.antaFe Hotel. 401 Maidson st. TOPEKA CREMATORY CO. L. Z. HOWE Manager. 214 East Fifth Street, phone 817 Creamatory Topeka Kans. JONE SRESTAURANT 529 kans avenue. North Topeka SERVES MEALS and short order. Everything thing the ma- t afords. Give him a call. Dead Bros. DEALERS IN... All of the leading GRANITES and MARBLE BLE MEN. Our Designs are modern and up-to-date. Cleaning up old monuments ancutting inscriptions a speciality. S BAU m 1064 Union Ave. (opposite depot Clothing Boots and Shoes, tur- ing Goods, Jewelry of al- kinds. Kansas C H. C. BOWMAN, Fire Insurance and Real Ea ste Room 42 H. GENTH Bakery and Oak 118 East Fourth Street FUMPS WIND-MILLS. And PLUMBING GOODS General Supplies. Onlysanitr'y Place in the city. McPherson Ka dasas SMITH ER IN Furs and Pelts, BirdStreet Topeka Kas, Street St. Joseph, Mo., ka, Nell Bank of St. Joe, Bank of Topeka HERE And THERE Smoketh e GROWLER Hand made 5 CENT Frank Klingman, Mfr. frank Kingman, Mfr. CARTER, STONE & CO. (Successors to Carter and Gause.) Desers in HAKDWARE & FAKM; MACHINERY; Gashoae Engines, Pumps and Windmills. In fact every thing in a first class Hardware Store. GARDEN CITY KANS. PARK HOTEL South of City Hill, Jro. Madden Bay $1,00 per day, Beds only 25 & 50 Dodge City KANSAS PURNITURP, CARPETS UNDEKTAK ING, PIANOS and ORGANS. Garden City KANSAS H. HOLTWICK high grade Cigars AND ALL KINDS of SMOKING AR TICLES H.A. KLAUER Carries All the LATEST brands of cigars and also a FULL LINE of Tobacco and 'smoking articles. His cigars are made in Topeka. 426 Kans ave LANDIS HOME BAKERY Many years experience. French home Bakery 316 E. 41st St SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STATE LEDGER A Seven Column Paper filled with news from every where. $1.50 PER ANNUUM THOSE WHO OWE HOULD HURRY TO 411 KANSAS AV. --- DR F. H. SCHOLLE Phy ictian and Surgeon 515 Kansas Avenue Topeka Kans. Tel 592. DR, O, A. TAYLOR. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office Hours, 9 to 11 a.m. From 2 to 5 p.m. OFFICE 222% KAS, AVE. Over Kohl's Drug Store.) H. B. HOGBOOM PHYSICIAN and SURGEON 833 Kans Ave All calls promptly attended. Tel. 14 Tel. 895 I. A. SHIELDS M. D PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Office and Residence 1331 VanBuren St calls promptly attended S. A. BOAM M. D. Physician & Surgeon, 421 Kane. Ave. Tel. 573 Residence 1407 W. Tenth St. S. G. STEWART, M. D. OFICE 621 KANSAS AVE Telephone 544. Residence 112 East 7th St. DR. J. C. ISERMAN. Office 112 East 6th street Calls Promptly Attended To. Special Attention. Given, to Disease. Stomach and Lungs and Female Troubles. Office Hours: - 17-22 to 10-7 to 9. GEORGE DICK, M. D Homoeopaths, E. Residence 626 Fillmore. Telephone 866. Office 807 Kansas Avenue. W. m. B. Swan, M. D. 725 Kansas Avenue. Peuka, Office hours: 1:00 to 12 m., 2:00 to 4:30 pm Residence 024 Buchanan St. Bell Telephone, 0003. C. F. MENNINGER, M. P Office 727 Kan as Ave. Telephone 112. 11-12 A. K. 2- P. P. Keside ce 125 Topeka Ave Telephone 85. J. M JAMISON, M, D., Office 506 East 4th Street Office Journs: From 8 to 10 A. M. V. M. to 10 P. M. P. M. to 9 P. M. Wm. E. JACKSON, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SUKGEON. OFFICE HOURS; 9 TO 11 A.M. 2 TO 5, and 7 TO 9 P.M. Sunday Hours, I to 3 P.M. OFFICE 404 Kas Ave. Tele. 6357 Over Wallace Drug Store. KEITH & HAZEN. DRUG CISTERS & DEALERS in all kind of Drugs and Patent medicines, Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Toilet articles and Perfumery. 422 Kans. Ave. Yourtrade is kindly solicited. GIBRALTAR DRUG CO: 833 KANSAS AVENUE Topeka, Kansk HOMEPATHIC REMED RT MA* TERIALS. Full line of Drugs and Toilet ar- ticles and Medicines. Give him a call. Miller's pharma- 11 6th & 10PEKA AVB Drug & Medicines, Pr scripti s Carefully Compounded. Give Us a Trial. C. W. WILITS, FRANK CONWELL WILLITS & CONWELL, UNDERTAKERS ..and Licensed Embalmers... A FULL LINE OF COFFIN, CASKETS AND ROEES AT REASONABLE PRICES, 106 K, Kansas Averu WHITTELSEY MER CO. Cor 2nd & Madison Street Phone 732 City Give then. a call. over 75 Different styles Of new and Handsome Vehicle Cheap carriages are expensive at any price. Not how cheap, but how good, we could sell you for little money was the object we in view when we made our selections. Just Arrived less and two seated carriages of a more ex- tender than we have dated to carry before profits and quick sales" is applied to these, and the following makes first class in every part: BBCOCK, W atertw, N. Y. CARRIAGE CO., Chicago, Ill. TON CARRIAGE CO., Waterton, N. Y. S VEHICLE CO., Columbus, Ohio. EROS., CARRIAGE CO., St Louis, Mo. T CARRIAGE CO., La Port, Ind. MVICAR CARRIAGE CO., Macon Mo. ILEY, Amesbury, Mass. By your carriage look well to quality and carick Carriage Our great success of last year has encouraged us to branch our further and in the two car-loads of STYLISH VEHICLES just recieved. have some surries and two seated carriages of a more expensive elaborate character than we have dared to carry before. But rule of "small profits and quick sales" is applied to these goods al- H. H. BABCOCK, Watert w. N. Y. STAVER CARRIAGE CO., Chicago, Ill., WATERTON CARRIAGE CO., Waterton, N. Y., PARSONS VEHICLE CO., Columbus, Ohio. MOON BROS., CARRIAGE CO., St Louis, Mo., LA PORT CARRIAGE CO., La Port, Ind. BLESS-M'VICAR CARRIAGE CO., Macon Mo., S. R. BAILEY, Amesbury, Mass. In selecting your carriage look well to quality as well. 812 Kansas avenue. COUGHLIN-MARTIN HARDWAR PENN SULCAR 11441 PENINSULAR STOVE CO. PENINSULAR LABOR EXCHANGE HEADQUARTERS For All KINDS of GROCERIES, FRUIT & VEGTABLES 2000 Bbl Apples in Storage, Price ranging from 10c to 40c per p FAMOUS PEARL FLOUR speciality, Guaritaeed any Fow made, $1.05 per Sk. Big "C" Hight Patent 95c per Sk. BellPhone 787 Independent. 116. Pure Tea and Spices etc 109 E. Sixth Street.7 THE IMPERIAL BILLARD Hall and Pool-room O. A. ANDERSON 111. Give in recall. 222 Kans. Ave. J. E. PEARS RESTAURANT and CONFECTIONERY Cigars, Dillions and mite Drinks. Lunches and Lodges Call and see me and I will serve you right. John Pears, Prop. 210 North Kansas Ave.