State Ledger

INTER-STATE Journal Kans., and Mus souri. HAPPY ALL NEW YEAR FOR CITY CLERK I here announce myself as a candidate for the office of Clerk of the Court of Topeka, subject to the Republican primaries Ed. L. Good I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of clerk of the city court of Topeka, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election, soon to be held. Fred M. Stonestreet is a candidate for Marshal of the City Court subject to the voters of all the wards of city of Topeka and the Primary soon to be held. For JUDGE of CITY COURT Arthur J McCabe present judge is a candidate for re-election to the office of judge city court subject to the decision of the republican primary election soon to be held. Fred, C. Slater is a candidate for Judge of city court subject to the republican primaries soon to be held. au. a candidate for the office of Jud $ _{b} $ of the Court of Topeka subject the the republican primaries soon to be held D. T. Gregg FOR COUNCILMAN I am a candidate the Councilman of 5th ward, City of Topeka at the coming spring election subject to the republican primaries, J. C, Schimer, I am a candidate for the office of Councilman from the 6th ward subject to the republican primary election soon to be held S. A. Swendson. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election as a member of the City Council of the City of Topeka 5th ward subject to the republican primaries. EDITORIAL The only man who is not howling just now is the coal and ice man Senator McLaurgn of Miss. and the Hon. Patrick Henry are among the common people of that state People who are sent to preach should do so not 'but in"in fact o'their peoples business. We shall stand by those friends who has stood by us from time to time that we'll make your friends appreciate at a good thing. The Ledger knows no one by the color of their skin this is a fight with man and man hence every tub m u t stand on its on bottom. We intend to stand by our convictions, in fact we are convinced that the longest pole will knock " down the persimmons" The flight of Mrs. Minnie Cox down in Miss. shows while she and her husband might have lied about southern hospitalities it can be seen at a glance they did remain, if the south bern people was not going to harm her why did she take her flight(4) if she knew they was not going to harm her why did she "skip" she knew she and her husband did not tell the truth when they say that no indignity es were thrust upon them- Peter Heil who is spoken of for Councilman be is an old resident of this city he came here in 1859 he engaged in farming for many years now he is operating an extensive feed business at 210 West 6th st this Mr Heil will be acceptable to the vote's of the 3rd, ward. Historical Society The State Ledger. DO RIGHT--KNOW THAT YOU ARE RIGHT; E AR NOMAN; BUT RENDER: JUSTICE TO ALL. Some of the policeman should be placed on the back streets of our bung, not look after the joints. When you find a fellow always "boosting" you can find most any kind of character. The people have decided not to place any one in the Mayor's office who will hot help Topeka. The average American citizen is willing to die for his country in office. It isn't the girl who fires up quickest who makes the best match. The republican party is preparing for another primary election. Now the colored contingent needs to get on the side of their friends and all will be well. The State Leader is a factor in this fight. If you don't believe it just suub it and you will not be long in finding it out in the coming campaign. Now that we and our friends have frequently been turned down it would be well to know who the man is that you elect the coming spring. There are no "boss" papers bear this mind, they all have their friends, su porters and influence, please don't forget this in making up your "jewels." We have many friends in the present campaign, but shall take pleasure in looking them over and we shall soon decide who we shall. The jury in the of trial Jno C. Lowe found him guilty of murder in the second degree and his punishment will be arranged from ten to 100 years. There is a little nonsense in a few men's brains. They think they can kill any one, or commit any other heinous crimes and get off on the plea of insanity. Dr. McFarland's pulpit editorials are not the kind of stuff to bring sentiment in his favor. We have very little interest in a clergyman who talks politics all the week and on Sunday put on the "sanitified garb" for better things There are a number of good men before us, they are the mouth piece of the republican party. If you desire to turn them down for preference you can do so, but be sure you make no mistake—an injury cannot always be repaired The "Ledger" sincerely regrets the loss of the late Rev. w. L.Grant whose memory shall not be forgotten but shall be cherished in your memory for years to come; song may a good man's memory live in the minds of the members of the race. If there are any enemies in this tight who expect to give us the "cloven hoof" all good and well we will meet them at the "cross road "Work while you work" is always the motto of honest people but some people never work and they have more to say about good useful men then all the others combined. The sluggard has come to think that its a good time for him to remember to be wise. There are many deceitful persons in this world who "will laugh at your calamity and mock you when your fears comes. Giving on one hand and receiving on the other is just what we honorably expect. Don't get worried over us expecting business from you, we all have our enemies and our frie ds and if you don't know it, you will before the spring election: For sale two houses located on the Cor. of Jackson&Railroad streets Separate or together call and see me Mrs.P Durkin cor.Jackson&Railroad sts. N. Topeka. WE MOURN THE LOSS OF A GOOD MAN. In the death of Rev. W.L. Grant, or Kansas City Kans last Sunday, the Baptist Church has lost one of its foremost and best minsters of the present age the race one its foremost and most staunch advocates,the general public one of it's most etoquent politicians and orators. He was a preacher, politician,orator race advocate, t he a c holar and a gentleman. Rev. Grant was well known in these parts and well liked. He has visited this city quite often and on the 22nd of l a s ept. at the Emancipation celebration he was the principal speaker. Rev Grant was born in the state of Kentucky, thirty-six years ago, and therefore comparatively young-m an just entering into the prime of life. He entered into the ministry fifteen years ago. His first charge was at Lawrence Kan. He was general missionary of the Baptist Home Missionary Society for six years. His second charge was or the Shiloh Baptist Church at Topeka' Kans.His third charge was a t the First Baptist Church at Kansas City, Kans which charge he held with credit to himself, church and race until his sickness and death ended his career. Many of the federal appointments were due to the efforts of Rev. Grant He was never known to do any small or contemptible tricks and was void of gang and rule—Exchange President Roosevelts interest in the case of Mrs Cox of Indianola Miss, is very remakable Mrs. Cox one is of those Miss, colored girls who is entitled to all recognition that her standing and nature demands her husband has been in the employ of Uncle Sam for fourteen years and it looks like the president is right in not trying to "fire" an innocent lady because God saw fit to make her "colored" We are from the old and stinking rotten state Miss, but when we were their things were different in fact this is an awful cold world. This paper is open to recieve your announcements from this issue on and if you mean business, call and see us or send us your card, for same Business is business, now get "funny," we are not going to be humbuged, so you might as well make up your minds to that effect. Few can but say that Fred. M. Stone-street doesn't need re-election along with the other members of court Mr. Stonestreet is entitled to just Recogn- [Name] FRED M; STONSTREET Candidate for re-election as Marshal of the COurt of Topeka iton and the State Ledger endorses his candidacy as being a carful painstaking official we believe he will be Remembered at our coming Pr mary. JUDGE McCABE FOR— To the Republican Voters of Topeka; I am a candidate for renomination for judge of the Court of Tepeka, at the approaching city primary election. I feel the during that during the time I have occupied the position, the duties of the office have been discharge in a manner which has been satisfactory. Inasmuch as it is impossible for me to see personally more than a small proportion of the voters, I take this means of announcing to them that I am a candidate for the position, and of conveying to them my request for their support. ARTHUR J. McCABE One of the most competent Colored policemen ever patrolled a beat in this city is Mr. Chas. Bradshaw from the 4th ward who has a host of friends and has made friends since he been on the force MR. CHAS. BRADSHAW The 4th Ward Patrolman. he is an appointee of Councilman Weber and stands for him for the next Mavor of Topeka. Mr. Bradshaw and family reside in one of the most commodions flats in Topeka 215 West 5th st tity city. EX-COUNCILMAN JNO. ELLIOTT Excouncilman Jno. Elliott is being strongly urged to accept the nomination for Councilman again from his ward Mr. Elliot made a good official before and represented his ward with satisfaction for many years he will do the people greatgood. KAS. CITY KAS. (Add.) May flower headquarters J Kirkpatrick's place, 521 Minnesota ave. FIFTH STREET HOTEL 1015 & 1017 N. FIFTH STREET Fuanished rooms Billiard and sample room in Connection. Geo. Gruble, sr. proprietor. JAMES C. SHIMER, Coal Feed and Flour--1815 Kas Topeka, 'Phone 71 Miller & Schmelzer, Refreshmets, Cigars and Tobacco 439 Minn ave., Kansas City, Kas Geo. A. Patterson.. Furniture Farm Implements Buggies and Wagons. Oskaloosa, Kansas. VALLEY FALLS KS. Hauck Bros. Elevator Co. DEALERS IN All kinds of Grain, seeds, and Hay Corn meal and all kinds of feed THE CASH CLOTHIG CO. C. L. Overholser, Prop. Over-coats from $5.00 to $18 THE SUNFLOWER RESTAURANT. Meals and short order. The best place in the city to be served right J: F: Newman Prop Valley Falls Kansas EAGLES SMOKER Single Binder 5c Cigar, all dealers handle them. Real Estate, Farm Loans and Insurance—Exchanges a specialty. If you want to Buy, Sell or Trade Farm or City Property, or Borrow Money at the lowest rate. Come and see me at 206 S Main street Geo. W. Lawrence Notary public. W. H, WHARTON...Real Estate and Loans... Notary public, insurance, money to loan collections a specialty, pays taxes ad rents properties for non-residents Dutch Bulbs Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus Crocus, unsorted, direct from Hol- and. Also Hardy roses and clim- bing vines for Fall planting, flower pots, jardiniers, hanging baskets, gold fish, and aquarium supplies. Topeka Seed House 306 Kas Ave Mrs. Goshorn UP- TO- DATE- MILLINERY Only millinery South of Countants Hdw Store—205 S Wash. tola Kans LAWRENCE, KAS - ACV. Lawrence Pantatorum, w. C. BROWN, Props. Phone 330:44, 12 West Warren street We make clothes hat. Pants making a speciality. We do all kinds of cleaning. Pressing and Repeating; Altering new promptly done: We call for clothes and deliver them: Prompt service, Terms $1.5 per month-Agencies; Welton Taitingco co; E. Straus and co; W. Brown, Maer ag W M G PIERATT ..... Blacksmith and Wagon Shop General Repairs South Massachusetts street W M LINDLEY ..... Lumber, Building Material, Doors and Dash, A full line of coal South Massachusetts street Telephone No 27 Fred C Slater who is a candidate for Juppe of the City court is one of Topeka promiend young lawyers if he is nominated and elected he will do his duty. James C Shimer. Jas.C. Shimer the new candidate from the 5th ward has been in business on 18th sts, for over fifteen years during which time he has made a host of friends he pays large tax interest and is regarded as one of the most substantial business men in his ward he wants to be the next member of the City Council from his ward. Hon. S. A. Swendson. The present member of the Council Hon S. A. Swendson from the 6th ward, was reared in Kauss, he has made a valuable member of that body and comes up in this issue of the "Ledger" for re-election the good people his ward, can readily tell of his good work in the City Council and as he has no opposition at this writing it goes with out say that he will be easily re-elected. Capt. Theo F. Orner Capt. Theo. F. Orner whose anno- unceme it appears in this issue of the Ledger is a veteran of the Civil War, he is well qualified having served in the secretary of states office and during the last two years he has been deputy to Judge Fagian the probaties office of this city he would make a good clerk for the court of Topeka. H. S Nichols The present member of the city council Mr.Nichols who is well known to us wants to be re-elected having served only one term it is the desire of his friends to give him another term, it has been generally that Mr.Nichols was one of the active members that body talking a special interest in all questions partaking to his ward as a councilman. Ed L. Good. In this issue of the Ledder, you will find the announcement of Eb. L Good for re-election to the office of clerk of the city court "Ed" is one of those young men who takes pleasure in making first class official he is in everwy thoroughly competent and his books shows plainly, that he is the man well fitted to discharge the duties as clerk, all who know Ed. L Good speaks kindly of him and his record as clerk is of the best. David T. Gregg David T. Gregg candidate for Judge of city court is one of Topeka's brightest young lawyers, he has made his way up in politics and today he stands without a peer as a prominent young lawyer Mr. Gregg, if nominated and elected will serve the people faithfully Charles Burieigh the great opponent of the slave trade, was once in the middle of one of his eloquent denunciations of slavery when a well aimed and rotten egg struck him full in the face. "Thus he said calmly, as he produced his handkerchief and wiped his face, "is a striking evidence of what I have always maintained—that pro slavery arguments are unsound. Ex. WHEN IN Jopeka STOP AT WILSON'S TURF CAFE UP to DATE in EVERY THING Fine line of Cigars & Tobacco's OPEN DAY and NIGHT. FRANK R WILSON N. B. ($2.50 accommodation Mesh Ticket for $2.50) OLDEST And best they all say established 1892. VOL. 10 NO. 21 Fitzgerald & Lanan..... STAPLE and FANCY FROCERIES Prov ions, Fress and cured Meats. Oyster and Game. 410 — 412 East 4th street. J. A. SWANSON'S Novelty Works Bicycles, Door bells, Locks, Keys, and Guns repaired and fitted. All kits is saw and edge tools filed and and ground, Lathe work done, all work guarranteed! Prices Low! Give me a call, 212 East 5th St. MUELLER BROS..... Dealers in ..... Groceries, Dry Goods and Notions 134 Quincy street. Telenphone 868. Topeka, Kas MRS. S. MILLER Confectioneries, Cigars and Tobacco. First Class Restaurant. 401 East First street. Topeka, Kas WM. H. LUCAS Photographer 123 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kas Dr. J. C. ISERMAN Physician and Surgeon. 110 West 10th street. .. Topeka All calls attended. THE EXCHANGE GROCERY Company. Dealers in...Groceries, Meats and Tinware. 122 East 6th street - Phone 310 N. N. HARRIES..... Dealer in Fruits, Confectionery Cigars, Tobacco & Oysters. Give him a call- He will serve you right. 427 Kansas avenue. Compare With what you are paying to have your Laundry done: Plain shirts 8c. Cuffs (per pair) 4c. Colars 2cH Work guarantee. CAPITAL HAND LAUNDRY 109—I11 East Third street. Tel. 790. G. D. OLDEN, Manager. SWIFT & HOLLIDAY Drug Company Have your prescriptions filled by us. Anything you want. Chili-Concarney, Chili-Colorow, Vegetable Soupe, Hot Weiners, Boiled eggs—Hamburg Sandey's. Stop in at ..... Dad's.... place 118 East Fourth street Beat Meal in the city—only 100 THE PEOPLES Market Horsfield & Stump, Props Fresh and Salt Meats. Fish, Oysters and Poultry. Pickles, Jellies and Preserves 203 Kansas Avenue Fresh Kaw River Catfish daily. We close at 10 on Sunday Telephone 542. J. A. LORTIE, Horseshoer. All Ailments of the Feet and Gait Skilfully Treated. Residence: 516 Chandler street. Shop: 223 Kansas avenue TOPEKA, Kansas C. Vogelquist Restaurant and Meas Short Order The Best 15c Meals in city. Rooms to let! ....Old Reliable.... (400½ Kansas avenue) W D CARPENTER 320 East Fourth Street, Deaers in Staple and Fancy Gro- ceries. Fruits and Vegetables in Season. Goods Delivered promptly— Telephone 873 Go to — ULAMPRL'S DEPT. STORE...408-410 E. 4th Street Bell Phone 871 PHYSICIAN and SURGEON HOURS: 10 to 12; 2' to 5 P. X-Ray Work and Electrical Treatment M. Henry's the "Ol reliable" headquarters for fine Canies Nuts and cheap at the cneabest' 402 Kan Ave. A. T. WAGGONER DRUGS AND MEDICINES Your trade selected THE STATE LEDGER Everything comes to those who wait long enough—even death. At all events the President succeeded in getting Smedes on the map. Admiral Schley cannot be held responsible for all the acts of all his cousins. A Montana train robber has been killed by a train—which seems, after all, a just retribution. The Venezuelan government sees a way out of its financial troubles, by forming a debt trust. Andrew Carnegie's illness was just serious enough to remind him that he is still disgraceful rich. Of course the Alabama is expected to show such wonderful speed only when it is going toward the enemy. Pope Leo's health is not so precarious after all. He is making engagements to be filled three years hence. The steel trust is still running along without Mr. Schwab, although it is sending him a small check every payday. Two eligibles have refused the crown of Roumania, and the present owner is puzzled to know what to do with it. Mr. Ogden Armour is said to have handsomely recouped himself for Dr. Lorenz's fee by cleaning up $350,000 on wheat. There are those who think that the only proper way to break into society is to first break some selected commandments. Minister Wu's successor has sailed for this country with a retinue of sixty persons. Is he trying to beat our exclusion laws? A New York judge has decided that women may smoke if they want to. The decision is all right, but why should they want to? Complaint is made that the hard coal newly mined ladders and finish. The lessons of adversity are wholly lost on some people. It was clearly wrong in the Yale glee club to greet Mrs. Nation with such a ballad as "Tell Me, Pretty Malden, Are There Any More Like You?" Every time an American goes abroad to sell goods now it is referred to as an invasion. What a lot of nervous persons there must be in the world. Much is Uncle Sam would like to have Venezuela agree to square up with her honest creditors, he may draw the line at going on her note for that purpose. In the case of a hypnotist who gives exhibitions, a Kansas judge has decided that a man has a right to bury his own wife alive, but no man ought to want to do it. Prince Mirko, who may lose the Servian throne through writing letters to an actress, is the latest fool to learn that love and politics cannot be mixed successfully. A maniac in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., was restored to his right mind by hearing a Boston orchestra. It seems to work both ways. Some orchestras drive people insane. The Sultan of Turkey is taking a peculiar way just now to convince the world that he meant what he said about Christians being as much to him as Mohammedans. Russian evacuation of Manchuria seems to be taking the form of concentrating the troops in those parts of the "evacuated" province where they are likely to be needed—by Russia. Rockland, Mass., has shipped a pair of shoes 15 inches long to be worn by a negro down in Arkansas. It he reports that they are not big enough he will be respectfully advised to try on the box. A judge in Buffalo fined a man $100 for not appearing to serve on a jury, and it was then discovered that the man had been dead for two years. Evidently they have queer jury methods in Buffalo. The news that J. P. Morgan has cleared up $42,000,000 in the past year will be welcome to the friends of the financier, who feared that he would have difficulty in keeping the wolf from the door. Why waste time hunting bears, ducks and rabbits when the railroads out West are offering $1,000 each for defunct train robbers? That would seem to be the most exciting game. A Chicago justice has ruled that the face belonging to a young woman who lives in that city is not her fortune. The age of chivalry is past, 'tis dead. The proper way for Prof. Clark or Chicago to prove his proposition that a man can live well and save money on $300 a year is to try it himself. The president of Alma college, Michigan, says the football team of that institution always precedes a contest with prayer. This is the orthodox way of preparing for death. The Madrid newspapers are busy now seeing trouble ahead for Cuba. Naturally such an outlook will cause the Spaniards the deepest regret. Efforts to stamp out the foot and mouth disease should be extended to the man who never opens the one without putting the other in it. The Original Santa Claus Was there ever such a charming teasing as Santa Claus, and if so, why does he load the little men and women of the world with presents on Christmas day? The small folk believe in him, and many of the big ones have a lurking suspicion that he is not altogether a myth. The story is Oriental, and the events related in it happened centuries ago, but it is always new, and all the more interesting because it gives the origin of the custom which causes the hearts of home cherubs to beat with rapture, as they spring from their warm beds when they hear the early Christmas bells, and explore the contents of their ridiculously small stockings for horses and dogs. "Go. and remember!" wagons and chariots, and bushels of candy which a beneficent Santa Claus filled "when all was still in the house." There are big hearts, too, that throb with hope and expectation on the eve of the anniversary of the Christ child, and exult with joy in unison with the merry chimes, when they find somewhere, in the morning, a choice gift, upon which the dew of a loving friendship still lingers. Moreover, the hero of the tale is the original Santa Claus, the true, the simon pure. His sled and graceful reindeer are another matter for where he lived and practiced his kind and loving deeds, there was neither crisp, crackling snow, nor stinging frost. The air was always balmy and the winter time was the summer, so there were no warm furs, nor yawning chimneys down which to drive his team, but, nevertheless, good Santa Claus lived and breathed; warm blood flowed in his veins, and he made the hearts of the young people glad and jubilant. The Lord of Lucan was a proud and haughty noble—he was a captain in the King's Guards, a post of honor but not of profit—and he was all the prouder and haughtier because his wealth was not commensurate with his rank. To add to the lord's embarrassment, he was the father of three beautiful and accomplished daughters, Margarita the Pearl; Roxana, the Dawn of Day, and Claudia, the Lame. That he loved them and regarded them each as the apple of his eye, was evident, from their affection for him, and his personal economies to fit them for attendance at a gorgeous court, where, alas! they were compelled to go by the King's command, their father being one of his chief officers. Many a silent tear he shed; many a time his heart was wrung and torn because of the scornful, envious, jealous glances of the haughty dames and demoiselle, who looked down upon the three poor girls whose father could not deck them with flashing jewels and silken garments, or hang ropes of pearls and diamonds around their lovely necks. They were upstarts, most of them, but they fared well in this world's goods, though they had little beauty and few accomplishments. Fain would the nobleman have lived in peaceful, happy retirement with his daughters, but a glady luxurious king said "No," and that was a law unto them all. "Faith, my Lord Lucan, thou hast surpassingly lovely daughters," said the King one day; "tis time they should wed." Whereat the lord bowed, "Aye, your Highness, well I know it, but the dowty that must go with every lawful wedded wife, that have I not." "There are many of my noble lords who would be proud to mate with them," continued the King, "honor them I say, with an alliance." "What, your Highness, wed them without a dowry?" The noble lord was surprised, for he knew the law and the custom that required a damsel to bring her husband, not broad lands, but good, hard gold, or else remain unwed. "I said not 'wed,' my Lord of Lucan; I said 'alliance.' Canst thou not understand?" And his Majesty trowned. The Lord of Lucan knew too well, but he knew not what to say, and stood in deep, painful thought. Mayhap he breathed a prayer to Heaven. The King broke roughly in upon his cogitations. "I am accustomed to be obeyed, as thou well knowest, my Lord of Lucan, wherefore be advised. Within a month, the fair Margarita, thy Pearl, shall find a dowled mate, or yield to such alliance as I may select. Within another month, thy Dawn of Day, the lovely Rozaan, shall likewise mate in lawful wedlock or submit to my alternative. So also, in still another month thy Claudia, the lame one, must find her dowry, or, mark you, my noble lord, her alliance shall be sought below stairs among the scullions of my kitchen. "Tis thus I shall stop the clamors of my court, and ease my conscience by granting the time for reflection. Go, and remember." The unfortunate father left the presence of his King with the bitterness of despair in his heart. His soul revolted, but his arm was powerless against the mighty monarch. He was impotent to obey the royal command, and the alternative meant death to him, and worse than death to his innocent flock. But home he went, and clasping his beloved daughters to his breast, he imparted the orders of their King. "Father, we can die," said the courageous Margarita. But the Dawn of Day loved life, and said: "No, let us wait and see, perhaps we can melt the heart of the King and turn him from his fell purpose." But Claudia, the lame girl, clasping her hands and looking up to Heaven, said: "Let us kneel and ask guidance from the Lord on High. On him alone can we rely for help and wisdom." Forthwith they knelt and prayed for succor. In their prayer they bemaoned their fate and besought the aid of Heaven to save them from it in some way, though an angel from Heaven should be sent to ward off this awful degradation. It so happened that Nicholas, the beloved priest, the one whose name may be found in every church calendar as the Bishop, the Saint of Lycia—it so happened, I say, that Nicholas was passing by, and he heard their supplications and prayerful lamentations, so he resolved to be the instrument of their salvation. A few nights afterward, the father was aroused by a heavy object falling upon the floor of his chamber, cast through an open window. He arose and found a packet upon which was inscribed: "For Margarita, the Pearl; to him whom her heart shall select in lawful wedlock." Opening it he found, in gold, the dowry required by the law and custom. Truly they were happy. None but an angel could have done this thing, and deep in the hearts of Roxana and Claudia there was a trustful faith that they, also, would be saved in like manner. And so it happened, for after Margarita was lawfully and happily espoused, and the second month had almost halved, the father was again awakened at night by the falling of some heavy object upon his chamber floor. This time the packet bore the words: "Let the lovely Roxana find in her lawful spouse a new Dawn of Day." It was mysterious to the Lord of Lucan, though he suspected human intervention; perhaps the king had relented; but to the daughters it was an angelic interposition. Then began the third month, the A heavy object fell upon the floor of his chamber. period of probation for Claudia, the Lame. This time, the Lord of Lucan kept a close watch from dusk to dawn and was rewarded one midnight in the second week, by the stealthy approach of a man. He caught him in his arms while in the act of casting a third packet through his chamber window, for Claudia, the Lame. Quickly tearing off a disguising hood, there stood Nicholas, smiling. Down upon his knees fell the Lord of Lucan, pressing the Bishop's hand with love and veneration, his words choked back by his emotions. "My son," said Nicholas, "guard my secret as thou wouldst thy life. The money was for pious uses, and I have saved thy daughters from worse than death. Was it not well bestowed? But when death shall have sealed my eyeselts, then thou mayst, if thou shalt so incline, make known the deed, that others may profit by the example." The saint did not long survive. His custom of venturing abroad at all hours, disgusted, to find objects of compassion, and in need of help and solace, brought on a malady which resisted the most tender care and nursing. At last he died, and over his bier, and to the assembled nobles, with the King at their head, the lord of Lucan told the story of his daughters' dowries. The effect was immediate; the vicious law and custom was repealed, so that virtuous maids without the requirements of a dowry could find happiness in lawful wedlock. The deed of the good Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, as he became familiarly known, survived him, and ever after gifts have been passed in secret between tender, loving and friendly hearts, and the day selected for that purpose was fixed on that period of all others the most meet, the day when the world rejoices that the Savior was born; the day when the bells ring our "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will." It was and is the lovely Christmas day, when little ones expect gifts, and when their elders find emblems of love and friendship mysteriously conveyed to them. All this, remember, is in commeration of what St. Nicholas, or the original Santa Claus, gave secretly to save the honor and virtue of Margarita, the Pearl; Roxana, the Dawn of Day and of Claudia, the little lame girl, centuries ago—on the 300th Christmas. AN UNBELIEVERS' CONVERSION. Toodles was an unbeliever Toodles was an unbeliever. She posed as one. She went about professing her unbelief in the existence of Santa Claus. Her creed consisted of the one word, "Rats." Her argument was simple enough and to the point. She had never seen any evidence of a Santa Claus in all the years of her life, therefore why believe in him? There had been a time when she was foolish and confiding, and had believed, but disappointment had soured her. But she knew Christmas was a time when there were all sorts of beautiful toys in the shop windows. In particular she knew where there was one doll, in Toodles' eyes the most perfect doll ever made, and her little, hungry heart yearned for it. It was a case of love at first sight, for when Toodles passed the big store and stopped wistfully before its toy window, she suddenly knew that she had seen her affinity. And through this doll she was converted from skeptism into enthusiastic belief. The Doll was reaching out to her. Its little arms were extended in an appealing way, its lips were parted as if it might be calling. On the day before Christmas Toodles' nose was pressed against the pane of the window which held her divinity until it was flat and cold. Her grubby little hands were pressed against the pane, too, making spotty marks on the glass. She was deaf, dumb, blind to all save The Doll. And just then Lady Bountiful descended from a carriage and saw Toodles. The pathetic little figure attracted her attention, and she was feeling in a particularly good mood that day, so she said: "Is there something in the window you like?" Toodles couldn't see what possible reason there was for telling Lady Bountiful and it was only by persistent questioning that the story of the affinity was drawn out. Then Lady Bountiful said good-by and went into the shop. Toodles stood gazing, her nose growing colder and colder, and she unconscious of the world. All of a sudden Toodles saw a long black arm reaching into the window from the shop and lifting out The Doll and she turned away with a choke. "S'pose some kid with money's got her," she grunted. Once, as she wended her way sorrowfully homeward, she caught a glimpse of the carriage of Lady Bountiful following close behind her. And that night her dreams were full of The Doll, and bitterness, for there was no Santa Claus. Christmas morning she was awakened by exclamations of surprise, and scrambled out of bed at the sound of her name. "What is it you've got?" she shouted. "It's for you." called her brother. A parcel addressed to her had been left at the door. When she opened it and the beautiful glassy eyes of the Doll looked forth at her did not say anything. She could not find words then. But later in the day she addressed those of the faith once more. "Youse wuz right and I wuz wrong," she said with a gulp. "There is a Santa Claus." She held up The Doll in proof. JOKE WAS ON CHOATE. Compliment to His Abilities Not Entirely Relished. When Rufus H. Choate was in the heyday of his career as a practitioner, he undertook the defense of two men accused of burglary. The prosecution's chief witness contributed some damaging testimony, and among other things swore that the defendant tried to induce him to join with them in the burglary, offering rare inducements. Choate leaped to his feet, reminded the witness that he was under oath and then menacingly asked: "Now, tell the jury just how my client tried to persuade you to join in a crime!" The witness hesitated; and Choate repeated the question. The bench upheld him in saying the witness must answer. "Well," faltered the witness, perspiration starting from every pore as he encountered the lawyer's angry gaze, "they said no harm could come to us, for there was a lawyer here in Boston named Choate who could get us off even if we were caught with the money in our boots." HAD TO DRAW THE LINE. Confidential Clerk Not as Smart as He Thought He was. A story is being told of a certain confidential clerk who formed the wicked habit of running out from his business each morning at 11 o'clock to partake of a glass of rum. Not being very proud of this, his daily habit, he asked invariably for a few caraway seeds that he might chew them and under it bushel hide his alcoholic light. For years and years this habit went on, and he apparently escaped detection. On one occasion he found that at his favorite hostelry there were no caraway seeds, so he was compelled to put up with a beautiful spring onion by way of bushel. Presently he returned to his desk and went on with his work, his employer sitting at the desk opposite. Soon the employer noticed something. At first it was faintly perceptible, but presently it became less agreeable. "Look here," he said, "I've stood rum and caraway for twenty-two years, but I draw the line at rum and onions." Vanderbilt as Santa Claus Vanderbilt as Santa Claus. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., will give each of the public schools of Little Neck, L. 1., a fine Christmas tree, and will act as Santa Claus at one celebration. A Chicago minister is preaching against dudes. Is this genus not yet extinct? READY TO QUIT CITIZENS OF CARACAS FAVOR A SPEEDY SETTLEMENT. THEY PETITION CASTRO TO THAT END Urge That Full Powers Be Given to Minister Bowen—Venezuela Likely to Yield—Meeting to Deviate Ways and Means of Raising Money—To Liquidate. CARACAS.—(Special.) It has been decided that the Venezuelan difficulty shall be arbitrated and the discussion of terms of settlement is now going on. United States Minister Bowen undoubtedly will be one of the arbitrators. The government fears that coercive measures will follow the establishment of the blockade. CARACAS.—(Special.) Indications here are that Venezuela will yield to the demands of the allies. The leading citizens of Caracas have addressed a joint note to President Castro, asking him to give full powers to United States Minister Bowen to effect a termination of the present difficulty. This note was transmitted to President Castro at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon. It is signed by all the leading merchants, bankers and agriculturists of Caracas. It reflects truly the concensus of current opinion among the business element of this city. The men who signed the note will meet again to discuss ways and means of obtaining money with which Venezuela can meet her obligations, as well as the guarantees which it will be possible to offer to her creditors. The note is as follows: "To the President of the United States of Venezuela: Sir—The undersigned having met the purpose of offering their aid to the government of Venezuela in the present conflicting situation, which has been created by the aggressive attitude of Germany and Great Britain and upon your request to give our opinions in writing we address you in the following terms: "In view of the acts of violence already committed and of the absolute impotence of Venezuela to meet with force in response to the allied action of Germany and Great Britain, in view of the fact that Venezuela has exhausted all the means required by civilization and diplomacy to put an end to the present situation, and the government and people of Venezuela having complied honorably and worthy to the demands of national honor, we consider, with all due respect, that the moment to yield to force has arrived. "We, therefore, respectfully recommend that full powers be given to the minister of the United States of North America, authorizing him to carry out proper measures to terminate the present conflict in the manner least prejudicial to the interests of Venezuela. "We subscribe ourselves, your obedient servants." In addition to the names given, the note is signed by about 200 other prominent citizens of Caracas. 500 Quail Seized. FREMONT, NEB.—(Special.) State Game Warden George L. Carter Saturday intercepted a consignment of 500 quail which was being shipped from Verdigree, Neb., to Chicago. The capture is one of the most important made during the year. The game warden is in possession of the name of the consigner, and has taken steps to have the offender arrested. The law provides a fine of $5 for each bird illegally killed. The birds were packed in barrels, at the top of which was a layer of dressed chickens. War on Roll Weevil DALLAS. TEX.—(Special.) The convention which was called by the Dallas Commercial Club for the discussion of means of ridding the South of the boll weevil pest was convened here Thursday. Professor W. D. Hunter, United States entomologist, and others spoke. It is expected that a strong appeal will be issued for state and federal aid. Three Children Burned to Death DETROIT, MICH.—(Special.) A dispatch from Pellston, Emmett county, says Alfred Durkee's two children and a child belonging to his brother, Charles Durkee, were burned to death here Saturday night in Alfred Durkee's home. The house caught fire while the parents had gone to the store. Not Exempt From Taxation. SPRINGFIELD III.1. — (Special). The supreme court, in an opinion handed down Thursday, holds that a building used for Sunday school purposes alone, is not exempt from taxation. The decision, written by Justice Boggs, holds that there is a vast difference between "public worship" and "educational instructions in the Scriptures," and that only property used exclusively for public worship is exempt from taxation. The case was appealed from a decision rendered at Joliet. Big Eirs in Leadville LEADVILLE, COLO.—(Special.) A fire starting in Mrs. Dyer's lodging house at 5 o'clock Monday morning spread to adjoining buildings and destroyed property to the extent of $150,000 before being brought under control. Among the buildings destroyed was the "Pap" Wyman house, one of the famous landmarks of the city. All of the twenty lodgers in the Dyer house, who escaped in their night clothing, experienced great suffering from the exposure, the weather being extremely cold. BOXERS MAKE TROUBLE. Two Threatened Cities of China Declared in State of Siege. VICTORIA, B. C.—(Special.) Mail advices received from Chang King in the Szechuan province of China report that both the cities of Melehou and Kintingfu have had their gates closed and a state of siege has been declared owing to the numerous bodies of armed Boxers in their vicinity, it being feared by the officials that the insurgents may take the cities by surprise. Troops were sent to raise the siege of the two cities, but failed. It is reported from Peking that Yung Lu, first grand secretary of China, who since Li Hung Chang died, is the most powerful man in China, is anxious to resign. The empress dowerag proposes to abdicate next year and Yang Lu wishes to anticipate the event by placing himself beyond the range of consequent complications. BIG SEIZURE OF DIAMONDS. Special Treasury Agent Gathers In $23,000 Worth of SI Pace $24,000 Worth at El Paso. WASHINGTON—(Special). Special Agent J. F. Evans, stationed at El Paso, Tex., has reported to the secretary of the treasury the seizure at El Paso, of diamonds said to be worth $24,000 and which it is claimed were smuggled from England via New York. The jewels have been placed in the custody of the collector of customs at El Paso, pending a hearing of the case. One of the pieces of jewelry was a diamond necklace containing 192 gems, mostly small; another was a brooch containing about 600 small diamonds. It is understood that a wealthy lady of El Paso and a young man, a professional palistin, claiming to be from India, are connected with the case, or at least know the history of the gems. HIS WIFE TOLD THE STORY. Mrs. Charles Barret Implicates Husband in Member of John Hancock Band in Murder of John Hennessy. SOUTH MCALESTER, I. T.—(Special.) Mrs. Charles Barret, wife of the man who was bound over last week on a charge of the murder of John Hennessy, an old miser, who worked on the section at Calvin, has made a written confession stating that her husband murdered the old man for his money and that he gave her $75, and buried in her presence two $600 government bonds which he was afraid to attempt to dispose of. When confronted with the confession, Barret admitted that he killed the old man for his money and that he gave his wife the money, but denied burying the bonds. Hennessy was found dead on a log where he had been smoking, while his clothes were drying on a limb, where he had hung them after his Sunday wash. EARTHQUAKE DESTROY'S CITY. Andijan, Russian Turkestan, a Town of 30,000, in Ruins. ASHKABAD, RUSSIAN TURKESTAN—(Special.) The town of Andijan, Ferghana government, was totally destroyed by an earthquake Thursday. The number of fatalities is not yet ascertained. The population is threatened with starvation. Shocks were felt in New Marghelan and surrounding villages, and a railway at Andijan was destroyed for a considerable distance. Food and clothing are being sent to Andijan. Andijan is a town of Russian Central Asia, seventy-three miles from Khokand. It had a population of about 30,000 souls. Strychnine in Tacks. METROPOLIS, ILL. — (Special.) A mouthful of tacks, in which some one had put strychnine, Thursday came near killing Miss Birdie Woodward, an employee in a local basket factory. Miss Woodward had been in the habit of keeping her mouth full of the tacks with which she fastened the ends of the basket bands. These tacks were in a dish on a bench and it is thought that some one put strychnine in the dish Wednesday after the employees had gone home. Thursday, after using a few mouthfuls of tacks, Miss Woodward became violently ill. A doctor was called in time to save her life. No cause for the deed is ascribed and no clue to the guilty one has been found. Four Vessels in Distress DETROIT.—(Special.) The steamer H. K. Martin, of Marine City, and her tow, the schooners Charles Spadman, of Marine City, and Belle Hanscomb, of Detroit, are Thursday reported in a dangerous position about eight miles below the mouth of the Detroit river in Lake Erie. About seven miles east of the tow and about two miles off Colchester. Ont., a three-masted schooner is reported flying signals of distress. A strong wind is piling ice upon the vessels, and there is danger of the ice cutting the hulls below the water line. Tugs have gone to the relief of the distressed vessels. Shut Down for Lack of Coal. WILMINGTON, DEL. — (Special.) The works of the Diamond Star Steel Company, in this city, were shut down Tuesday on account of inability to obtain coal. Water Shortage in Detroit DETROIT, MICH.—(Special.) Anchor ice clogged the in-take pipes of the local water works system in Lake St. Clair during Friday night and the city suffered from a water shortage until Saturday noon. It was so serious during the early hours of the morning that a number of factories were compelled to suspend for the day because of lack of water. It is estimated that 3,000 or 4,000 men were compelled to be idle and lose one day's pay on account of the water famine. At the Auditorium "The Game-Keeper," an Irish drama is announced as the attraction at the Auditorium for Christmas week. Kansas City always takes well to plays of this sort, and as "The Game-Keeper" is one of the best of its kind, it will undoubtedly meet with popular favor. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The steamer Nagata Maru, of Yokohama, was wrecked during a storm forty miles from Taku, in Shangtung province, on November 20. The 700 Chinese passengers and crew were landed in safety. PLAGUE IS HERE THREE CASES BROUGHT TO NEW YORK BY STEAMER Elaborate Precautions Taken to Prevent Spread—Crew and Passengers to Be Kept in Quarantine for Ten Days and Vessel to Be Thoroughly Disinfected—No Alarm Is Felt. NEW YORK. — (Special). Three cases of bubonic plague are under treatment in the Swineburne island hospital at quarantine. The sufferers are the first and second cooks and the second steward of the Prince Line steamer Saxon Prince, which arrived from Durban last week. On inspection of the crew, three were found to be ill. The examination of the patients convinced Health Officer Doty that they had all the symptoms of the plague and they were taken to Swineburne island, where cultures were made. The result of the examination, made known Wednesday, confirmed the diagnosis made at the inspection. The first man taken ill, according to the report of Captain Jamison, was the second cook. He first complained to the captain when the ship was out two weeks. As the steamer left Durban on November 9, this places the reported illness on November 23. The other two cases appeared about two weeks ago. The story of the cases makes a complete chain of infection from the time of the exposure of the first man at Durban to the time of arrival. The crew went ashore at Durban and it was undoubtedly there that the disease was contracted. The first patient is convalescent, but the other two are still under treatment. All three men slept together in a small compartment. The total number of the crew is thirty-one. There are five passengers on board, a woman and four children. The steamer will be sent to sea to discharge the water and sand ballast taken on board at Durban. She will then return to quarantine and the passengers and crew will be transferred to Hoffman island, where they will be held for ten days for observation. The effects of all will be thoroughly disinfected, and the steamer will be washed and disinfected in every part before being released. Dr. Doty says there is no danger of a spread of the plague, as the whole matter is well in hand. "We have been at work for a long time," said Dr. Doty, "in anticipation of the possible appearance of bubonic plague from South African ports. All steamers from these ports, since the reported presence of the plague there, have been detained at quarantine. The crews have been taken on board the disinfecting steamer, striped, bathed and examined for symptoms of the plague, and their clothes and sleeping wraps have been disinfected. This course has been strictly pursued and has at last resulted in the detection of cases of the disease." NEW USE FOR X-RAY MACHINES Japanese Government Turns them on Mint Employees Who Swallow Coins. PHILADELPHIA, PA.—(Special.) A Philadelphia firm has received an order from the Japanese government for several X-ray machines which are to be used in the government mints in some time ago sold to a representative of the mikado an X-ray machine, which, the Japanese explained, was to be used in the government mints in Japan for the detection of dishonest employees who stole gold coins by swallowing them. The machine was used to examine suspects as they left the mint daily, and it revealed the presence of any coins "in their midst." The test was so satisfactory that the mikado ordered several more machines, hoping to prevent the form of theft referred to. MURDERERS TO HANG Will Pay ePnalty for Killing Captain Poole at Hominy Foost, I. T. PAWNEE, O. T.—(Special.) George Barclay and James Brummet, convicted of the murder of Captain J. L. Poole, were sentenced by Judge Baryaf T. Hainer, in the district court here Wednesday morning to be hanged at Pawney, February 12, 1903. The Oklahoma supreme court affirmed the sentence of the lower court, which was originally passed on May 3, 1901, and only the intervention of President Roosevelt can prevent this double execution. The murder of Poole was committed July 7, 1900, near Hominy Post, in the Osage reservation. Poole with a posse of officers, attempted to arrest Brummet and Barclay for horse stealing, when a fight ensued in which Poole was killed. Ohio Postoffice Robbery NEWARK, O.—(Special.) The postoffice safe at Granville was dynamitedearly Wednesday by two or moremen who escaped in a stolen rig. Postmaster Austin declines to say howmuch the men secured but it isbelieved to be a large amount. Two Trainmen Killed WASHINGTON. — (Special). The eastbound express on the Chessapeake & Ohio railway was derailed Sunday night at Whitcomb, Va., by a slide of rock caused by the long and continued rains during the past two or three days. The engine, postal car and baggage car were derailed and the engineer and fireman killed. The baggage master was hurt slightly, but the postal clerks were uninjured. No passengers on the train were hurt. The track was cleared early Monday morning and the train proceeded eastward. Confesses to Murder and Robbery. BATTLE CREEK.—(Special) John Bartlinger, or M. H. Ulitzer, as his name proves to be, confessed Wednesday that he murdered Mrs. Robert Garison, who was found dead in his room in Bedford township Tuesday, and that he violated the body of his victim after shooting her. He told where he had disposed of the gold watch, which was the only property he took after he had killed Mrs. Garison. The prisoner was taken to Hastings in the afternoon. America Use Pe-ru-na For All Catarrhal Diseases. MRS. HENRIETTA A. S. MARSH. Woman's Benevolent Association of Chicago. Mrs. Henrietta A. S. Marsh, President Mrs. Benevolent Association, of 327 Union Park Terrace, Woodland, Chicago. last year: I suffered with the la gripe for seven nights and nothing helped me until I tried perma. I felt at once that I had at last reached the right medicine and kept steadily moving. Within three weeks I was fully sweated. — Henrietta A. S. Marsh Independent Order of Good Templars, of Washington. M. T. W. Collins, Treasurer I. O. G. of Wetton, Wash., has used the great meral tonic, Peruna, for an aggravated use of dyspepsia. She writes: "After having a severe attack of la gripe, also suffered with dyspepsia. After taker Peruna I could eat my regular meals withish, my system was built up, my mouth returned, and I have remained in an坚强 and vigor now for over a year.—Mrs. T. W. Collins. If you do not provide prompt and satis- fiable treatment from the use of Peruna, attention to Dr. Hartman, giving a full comment of your case and he will be used to give you his valuable advice Address Dr. Hartman, President of Theerman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. World's Largest Bean Field. The present average yield of lima beans in Southern California is 22,000,000 pounds, which is about three-quarters of the total production of the world. One ranch in the bean country covers 1,500 acres. This is the largest bean field in the world, and it requires forty tons of seed beans to plant. Genuine "Flying Wedge." Who has not seen the V-shaped dress of gesea go honking along over- sea? They fly in V-shaped because the arrangement permits each bird to flow with the least resistance. When progose in the lead becomes fatigued takes his place in the rear, each in its turn leading the flock. Kent Family Records Two New Jersey people celebrated her golden wedding recently, and her family record reads: "Cross words spoken by either husband or none; number of times the kitchen fire has had to be built, 18,263; number of times Mr. Dixon has built 18,263." But are family records trays to be depended on? Fifty Dollars to Sit Down. Carmel, Ind., Dec. 15th.—Mr. Joseph L. Duffy relates an experience that aroused considerable interest in this locality. It is best given in his own words: "When I was working in the kids," says Mr. Duffy, "I would be ready to quit, but I could not get to the house I was so weak. It was worth fifty dollars to get to sit down. "I had no strength and a person without strength is not much use. "But bless the Lord I took four nurses of Dodd's Kidney Pills and they gave me health, strength and appetite. "I might say I am cured, but I will sleep on taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. Yes, I'll get it if they take the last thing on the farm." Dodd's Kidney Pills have effected quite a number of other cures here and it seems safe to say they are an effective and permanent cure for all diseases arising from the Kidneys. Don't be so aggressively charitable to make beneficiaries uncomfortable TRADE MARK. Happiness is the absence of pain, and milieu have been made happy through being cared for. ACCESS TO LOCATION, HEAD ACHIEvement, TOUCH, LACHE, HEAD ACHIEvement, SCALDS, BURNS, BURNS, BRUISES and all pains for which an external cure is not possible. I have little to cure. Thousands who have been deceased incapable at baths and in hospitals have threw away their crutches, being cured after using Sr. Awen's. Direction in eleven languages accompany every bottle. CONQUERS PAIN CALIFORNIA HOMES FOR SALE Write at once for full particulars and free printed matter to be sent to about California. GREEN WEST REAL RENTAL CO. DEPT. E. VISALIA, CALIFORNIA. DROPSY NEW DISCOVERY: gives quick relief and cures worst pain. Book of testimonials. DRYAFT treatment. R.E.H. GREEN B'ONS. Box E. Atlanta, Ga. N.W. U., KANSAS CITY, NO. 51, 1902 PISO'S CURE FOR CURSES WHERE ALL USES. Best Cough Byrun. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by drugs. CONSUMPTION ANDREW CARNEGIE AT HOME GOSSIP AS TO FUTURE GIFTS TO THE PEOPLE Andrew Carnegie, with Mrs. Carnegie and their daughter Margaret, arrived at New York last week on the Oceanic, after a six months' stay abroad. They drove from the pier to Mr. Carnegie's Manhattan palace-like structure, surrounded by gardens and arbors, at Fifth avenue and Ninetieth street. Mr. Carnegie admitted that this mansion is his Christmas gift to his Andrew Carnegie. daughter Margaret. It was his desire that she should be the first person to enter the house after the builders had got through. That program was carried out. The little girl skipped ahead of the rest of the family after they had left the carriage, and when within the great bronze doors turned and welcomed her father and mother to the new home with a hug and a kiss for each. One of her first tribes was to CARNEGIE'S NEW CARNEGIE'S NEW YORK RESIDENCE the Bronx to see the lion that she gave to the New York Zoological park and which arrived several weeks ago. Mr. Carnegie seemed delighted to get home. He declared that he was thoroughly well in spite of his recent illness. The first question was as to Mr. Carnegie's health. "Why," he said, with a laugh, "I'm as fit as a brand new piston rod and as solid as a rock. The doctors in London told me that I ought to postpone my trip home on account of my illness—my recent illness, I mean—but I knew better. I knew that a sea voyage would do me more good than anything else. But I was pretty sick." Mr. Carnegie said the only cloud to mar the pleasure of his homecoming was the news of ex-Speaker Reed's death. "I cannot tell you," he said, "how bad I felt when we learned aboard the ship that Tom Reed was dead. I knew him a great many years, and I loved and admired the man." The return of Mr. Carnegie to the land which in reality is his home, though he may own Skibo castle in Scotland and give generously of his millions to the institutions of the land of his birth, has naturally started gossip as to what form his future benefactions will take. That his original belief—"a man who dies rich, dies disgraced"—is unchanged, is certain, and he is willing as ever to found libraries, endow educational institutions, or aid with his purse and brain any project tending to the betterment of the conditions of mankind. Not a Philanthropist. Mr. Carnegie has a peculiar antipathy to being referred to as a "philanthropist." Though his gifts to all forms of worthy institutions are unprecedented in the history of the world, he insists that he gives only to make others give. Thus he offers to found libraries in cities and towns willing to accept them, but insists that the taxpayers shall shoulder the expense of their maintenance and provide the things necessary otherwise Washington Out of Date Washington Out of Date. At a sale of books in Washington the other evening the auctioneer put up a set of Theodore Roosevelt's works and after a sharp contest among bidders it was knocked down st a figure slightly in excess of the regular store price. Then the auctioneer picked out a life of George Washington and held that up with the usual preface of choice comment. Silence followed the conclusion of his panegyric. Not a solitary bid was heard. Again the auctioneer tried the value of advertising, but not an offer was made. Tossing the book back on a shelf, he said in a tone of mingled contempt and disgust: "Go back to the shelf, George! You're not wanted; you're a back number. The times are too strenuous for you, George." The Air We Breathe. Prof. Jurisch, a German scientist, is to deliver a course of lectures at Berlin this winter on Luftrecht—"The Right to Air." He will discuss smoke, gases, dust, disease germs and other impurities that poison the air we breathe. to make the gift complete. In this way Mr. Carnegie believes he inculcates the idea that the fortunate and the wealthy have duties to perform in the community other than their work in the business world. His Benefactions Enormous. John D. Rockefeller and Dr. D. K. Pearsones are the two most liberal givers to all forms of good work in America, after Mr. Carnegie, for list of the libraries which the latter has endowed throughout the country is not available at this moment, its total enormously exceeds even the enormous amounts which Mr. Rockefeller has given to the various educational institutions in which he is interested, and the latter's gifts to the University of Chicago alone exceed $7,000,000. Fortune Still Growing. Despite the gigantic efforts which Mr. Carnegie is making to dissipate in a useful way the millions which his genius has enabled him to gather, his fortune, it is said by men competent to know, is still growing, and the world may well look for benefactions which, to paraphrase, will "stagger humanity." Mr. Carnegie's wealth today is estimated at $275,000,000. In this connection it may be stated that the total of all his gifts to libraries throughout the country, the Carnegie institute, beneficiary fund for workmen, Scotch universities, and every other public utility which he has aided, scarcely amounts to three years' income, supplemented by the premium on his investments. His New York Mansion. The home which Mr. Carnegie has returned to occupy, in New York, is a mansion in keeping with the wealth of its owner. He has playfully referred to it as a Christmas gift to his little daughter, whom he idolizes, and as it is one of the most stately abodes in the city it will probably be the YORK RESIDENCE largest Christmas gift made in all the world in this year 1802. Is in Good Health. All will be glad to learn that the recent attack of illness which Mr. Carnegie suffered has been conquered, and that he may look forward to many years of useful life, for the world could ill spare so generous, public-spirited and honorable a character. MRS. U. S. GRANT IS DEAD. Widow of Famous American Soldier Passes Away at Washington Passes Away at Washington. Mrs. U. S. Grant died at Washington shortly after 11 o'clock Sunday night, Dec. 14. The end came not unexpectedly, for the attending physicians could hold out no hope to the MARIA DE MAYORAL members of her family at her bedside. When she passed away Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, Miss Rosemary Sartoris, Dr. Bishop and two trained nurses were present. Mrs. Grant's two sisters, Mrs. Emma Casey and Mrs. Sharpe, wife of Commander Sharpe of the navy, who reside in Washington, arrived at the Q street residence a few minutes afterward. Mrs. Grant was conscious up to within a few minutes of the end. She passed away without apparent suffering. Ardult Can Saw Lulgi Ardult, whose "I Bacio" is of perennial popularity, has just completed a new vocal waltz for Sousa and may even conduct it when the famous composer of marches next reaches London. The waltz is called "Fellicita," and King Edward has accepted dedication. Signor Luigi, now 80 years old, lives in Brighton, on the south coast of England, sixty miles from London. Jerry Simpson Sends Gift. A reminder of Jerry Simpson's prosperity has reached the United States Senate cloakroom from New Mexico. It is in the form of a large box of beautiful apples grown on Jerry's ranch in the Pecos valley. The former Kansan is a strong advocate of statehood for New Mexico and possibly the apples did not hurt the cause he has at heart. Belgium Wins Over Manchester, Cheap soft goods made in Belgium and Switzerland are rapidly ousting Manchester (England) fabrics from the Mozambique market. 9999 A man in Osborn county has succeeded in tracing his ancestry back to the year 908 A. D., or nearly a thousand years. A strange thing happened in Lyon county this week. A ranch of 1,700 acres was sold which had never been involved in the Cross bank litigation, feud did not figure. A citizen of Jewell City, whose patience was finally exhausted, advertised as follows in last week's Republican: "Will the man who borrowed my brace and bit please make me a Christmas present of it, and not wait until Christmas, either?" A Downs stone dresser was asked by a smooth looking stranger if he might have the large pile of stone dust that had accumulated under the saw and file. The workman told him to help himself and the chap boxed it up with many thanks. When the stone dresser got home to dinner he found that his wife had paid twenty-five cents for a few ounces of the stuff, which had been highly recommended to her as a silver polish. It is told as a true story that an old man in the Douglas county poorhouse was taken into the probate court and declared insane by a jury. His hallucination was that his body was overrun with lice. He was taken to the asylum in Topeka. At the end of two days the superintendent of the asylum wrote to the probate judge that the patient was being returned to Douglas county. "We found," wrote the superintendent, "that the only evidence of insanity about him was his constant complaint that his body was covered with lice. We examined him and discovered that his body was covered with lice." Chancellor Strong and others from Lawrence are demanding an increased appropriation for the State university, which it very much needs. Correspondents in all parts of the state are unanimous that this week's five inches of snow is the best thing that could have happened for the winter wheat, and live stock has not been injured in the least. It means that an otherwise merry Christmas in Kansas will be merrier. Sheriff Sparks of Cherokee county was "playfully" kicked by a friend recently and his pistol was discharged in his back pocket. The bullet went upward and lodged in his shoulder. The only extenuating circumstance for the "friend" is that no sheriff has any business to tote his pistol with the muzzle up. According to the Pleasantman Herald, a traveling man was saved from lynching at the hands of a mob at Linton, a little town of Linn county, the other day, by the ravings of a girl in delirium. Miss Edith Foster, an 18-year-old girl was found by the roadside in the dark unconscious from an assault, and standing by her was the traveling man. He said that he had just come up and found the girl. The mob thought he had committed the assault upon her. But while some one was in search of a rope the girl commenced to shout in her delirium: "There he goes! Oh, catch him. That man in a white coat and hat, and smooth face and heavy set—catch him, catch him!" The traveling man did not at all fill this description and presently he was liberated. Eureka has laid the corner stone of a scheme to build a new $10,000 opera house because the present one is "inadecent." The Rock Island has begun burning gumbo for ballast in the Smoky Hill bottoms. Besides being durable and dustless, gumbo has the advantage of being proof against the cinder beetles. Scoffers occasionally demand to know what women's clubs are good for. Out in Abilene the club women have raised $1,000 in cash and a large collection of books, and will open a public library January 1. Notwithstanding all the affection which their name implies, Mr. and Mrs. Lovelady have been given a divorce by the district court of Butter county. The Brown County Fair association which has given a fair each year in Hiawata since 1865, has decided to go out of existence. The old time county fair with its cattle and pumpkins and home made "preserves" was a great institution in its day, but bigger and better attractions in larger towns have brought about the change. Colonel Miner of Fort Leavenworth may issue an order prohibiting officers and privates from going into Leavenworth unless the city gives them better protection from gamblers and disorderly characters. A Fort Scott lad, penitent after a riotous spree, shed tears in court. He will also shed his coat and do time on the rock pile. A 4-year-old girl in Atchison county saved two younger children from death and the house from burning last week. A lamp was overturned while the parents were spending the evening away. The little girl is a real heroine. Wyandotte, the richest and most populous county in Kansas, is to be sued by the state to recover delinquent taxes dating back to 1898. The souvenirs of this year's corn carnival were distributed this week. They contain photographs of the imposing features of the carnival, Mrs. William Allen's account of it, and a few introductory sentences by E. W. Howe all artistically bound in illuminated covers. The Atchison corn carnival is the best thing of its kind on earth and the souvenir, which is one of its gratuities, is admirably in keeping. It is all up with the gamblers in Leavenworth. The mayor has issued an order prohibiting ground floor gambling houses, and they are all seeking second or third stories. A new $30,000 building at the state asylum for the blind was dedicated last week in Kansas City, Kan. A discussion of the relations between the railroads and the farmer will be a feature of the meeting of the state board of agriculture in Topeka January 15. Each one has more respect for the other than existed a few years ago. RECORD OF THE PAST. The best guarantee of the future is the record of the past, and over fifty thousand people have publicly testified that Doan's Kidney Pills have cured them of numerous kidney lills, from common backache to dangerous diabetes, and all the attendant annoyances and sufferings from urinary disorders. They have been cured to stay cured. Here is one case: Samuel J. Taylor, retired carpenter, residing at 312 South Third St., Goshen, Ind., says: "On the 25th day of August, 1897, I made an affidavit before Jacob C. Mann, notary public, stating my experience with Doan's Kidney Pills. I had suffered for thirty years, and was compelled at times to walk by the aid of crutches, frequently passed gravel and suffered excruciatingly. I took every medicine on the market that I heard about and some gave me temporary relief. I began taking Doan's Kidney Pills and the results I gave to the public in the statement above referred to. At this time, on the 19th day of July, 1902, I make this further statement that during the five years which have elapsed I have had no occasion to use either Doan's Kidney Pills or any other medicine for my kidneys. The cure effect was a permanent one." A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured Mr. Taylor, will be mailed on application, to any part of the United States. Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists. Price 50 cents per box. Salvationists Building Citadel The Salvation Army is building a large citadel in Cleveland, Ohio, for institutional work. Total cost will be about $90,000. Already $30,000 has been paid on the building and site. An appeal to John D. Rockefeller for assistance has brought forth the response that if by May 1, 1903, $80,000 has been paid on the entire cost he will make the final payment of $10,000. Musical While Asleep. Harvey Joyce of Tingley, Pa., occupies a sleeping room with John Richler. The latter is a violinist, but the former never plays when awake. The other night, while in a somnambulistic state, Joyce took possession of Richler's violin, and played two tunes with musical skill. His roommate was aroused by the music and stared at him in wonder. Chancellor Opposes Football Chancellor Day of Syracuse university gives notice that unless the present dangers to life and limb are reformed out of football his conscience will force him to declare war upon the game and to ask the executive board to restrain the young Syracusans from engaging in it. Many of us might be happy if we did not suffer from disorders of the liver. Then we ought to use Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg Drops, which cure the disorders and bring the whole system to a healthy condition. Perfection. "Can you tell me anything about Mr. Blank, Mr. Richard Blank?" asked a visitor of a resident in Tidewater, Va. "I mean, of course, about his standing and financial responsibility." "Mr. Blank, suh, is a perfect gentleman, suh, a perfect gentleman, suh," and here he paused, until he gently whispered, "but short o' cash." Her Position. A young lady applicant for a school out west, says a St. Louis humorist, was asked the question: "What is your position upon whipping children?" and her reply was: "My usual position is on a chair, with the child held firmly across my knees, face downward." She got the school. Cultivation of Tea. More than 524,000 acres of land in the Indian possessions of Great Britain are devoted to the cultivation of tea, nine tenths of the area being in Assam and Bengal. Production is officially estimated at 191,250,000 pounds. UP TO DATE HOUSEKEEPERS use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because it is better and 4 oz. more of it for same money. Sometimes a woman's hair is golden—and occasionally it is only plaited. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's Home in New York. Cures Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowel and Woman. Over 39,000 testimonials. At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. It's a wise policeman who can point out the next corner on 'change.' THE ST. PAUL CALENDAR FOR 1903 six sheets 10x15 inches, of beautiful reproductions, in colors, of pastel drawings by Bryson, is now ready for distribution and will be mailed on receipt of twenty-five (25) cents—coin or stamps. Address F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. But a few men are able to see a sea serpent unless they are half-ses over. Storekeepers report that the extra quantity, together with the superior quality, of Defiance Starch makes it next to impossible to sell any other brand. A woman always agrees with a man when he lets her have her own way. ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS Use Red Cross Ball Blue. It makes clothes clean and sweet as when new. All grocers. Mayor David S. Rose of Milwaukee is one of a party of northwestern capitalists who have just bought 30,000 acres of timber land in Tennessee, estimated to contain 1,000,000,000 feet of good pine lumber. Remarkable Coincidence. Queen Victoria was baptized, married and crowned by Archbishop Howley. It is remarkable that George III was also baptized, married and crowned by one man—Archbishop Secker. ation Makes ed Blood. TONIC CURES CONSTIPATION rotting and decaying of undigested food. Disease germs arise from this festering mass, which find their way into the blood. The blood becomes impure and shortly the entire system gives way to the unhealthy condition. Constipation is the rotting and decaying of undigested food in the alimentary canal. Disease germs arise from this festering mass, which find their way into the blood. The blood becomes impure and early the more system gives way to the unhealthy condition. You cannot cure a case like this by taking pills or other common cathartics. A laxative will not do. A blood medicine is ineffective. Mull's Grape Tonic is a gentle and mild laxative in addition to being a blood-making and strengthening tonic which immediately builds up the wasted body and makes rich, red blood that carries its health-giving strength to every tissue at every heart beat. Mull's Grape Tonic is made of pure crushed fruit juices and is sold under a positive guarantee. All druggists sell it at 50 cents a bottle. Rock, Island, IL, to cover postage on large sample bottle. FOR BAD WEATHER, to ripen a crop of Old Aches and MICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT It ought to be in easy reach in every home. DONEY TILL CURED, 25 YEARS ESTABLISHED, and postpaid a 200 page treatise on Piles, Flushta and Diseases of the 50 page illus. treatise on Diseases of Women. Of the thousands cured method, none paid a cent till cured—we furnish their names on application. HORNTON & MINOR, 1030 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo. StRENGTH & HEALTH If you happen to be. Man min- dering a medical vizors and sicals. A printed to object. he is the ney & Co. o. Canyon m will pay LARS for cures aches and injuries. It ought to be in easy reach in every home. PILES NO MONEY TILL CURED. 25 YEARS ESTABLISHED. We see FREE and postpaid a 200 page treatise on Piles, Painless and Diseases of the Rectum; also page treatise on Mastitis. We also the thorax by embalming page once and a cent till cured; we furnish their own application. DRS, THORNTON & MINOR. 10,30 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo. It's Your Stomach To regain your Strength and Health, take Dr. Caldwell's (Laxative) Syrup Pepsin IS WHAT YOU CAN SAVE We make all kinds of scales. Also B.B. Pumps and Windmills. BECKMAN BROS., DES MOINES, IOWA. TO WOMEN To prove the healing and cleansing power of $25 ON 5 TON Experience elegant prem- Louis, Mo FREE In Winter Use 'Alien's Foot-Ease. A powder, your feet feel uncomfortable, nervous and often cold and damp. If you have sweating, sore feet or tight shoes, try 'Alien's Foot-Ease. 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WHEN YOU BUY STARCH The manager of an opera company is justified in putting on airs. Dealers say that as soon as a customer tries Defiance Starch it is impossible to sell them any other cold water starch. It can be used cold or boiled. Reform isn't what it is lectured up to be. Constipation Bad I MULL'S GRAPE TONIC Constipation is the rotting of in the alimentary canal. Disease ing mass blood. shortly the unh. You are taking it A laxative cine is a gen to being giving it up the blood strength beat. Mull's crushed positive Doctors prescribe it. Send 10c to Lightning Medicine Co., Rock, Islan GET READY FOR Cold weather is sure to rip Pains. MEXICAN MUSC L cures aches and injuries. It ought PILES NO MONEY TO We send FREE and postpaid Rectums also 300 mg daily. By our valid method, once pa- DR8, THORNT New Idea in Russia. It is reported that the Russian minister of the interior is considering a project for nationalizing the medical profession, so that all doctors and chemists would be state officials. A commission has been appointed to collect information on the subject. STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, LUCAS COUNTY. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the sole partner of the City of F. J. Cheney & Co. doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of $18,000 BURied-Dollars for every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of the medicine. FRANK J. CHENEY. S sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, 1886 (SEAL) W. GLEASON, W. WLEASON, Hall's Catarrh Care is all safe and safety on the blood and mucous surfaces of the body. Send for testimonials free. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggers. Hall's Family Plains are the best. The world seems all the brighter to some lovers when they turn down the gas. 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I continued its use, and soon found that my menstrual periods were free from pain and natural; everyone is surprised at the change in me, and I am well, and cannot be too grateful for what you have done for me." - Miss JANET PAINE, 530 West 125th St., New York City. - $500 forfeit if original of above letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. Take no substitute, for it is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound that cares. one of these poor un- fortunates — all run down, worn out,巾 and emaciated — who is the one who everything except the right thing, ten to one All we ask is that you send your name and address on a postal and we'll send you a free sample bottle and an interesting book on stomach troubles. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepain is the guaranteed cure for all stomach, liver and kidney ailments; 50c and $1.00 bottles. PEPSIN SYRUP CO., Monticello, Ills. Paxine T toilet Antiseptic we will mail large trial treatment with book of instructions absolutely free. 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