Wichita Searchlight

SUPPLEMENT TO THE SEARCHLIGHT. Wichita, Kansas, Saturday, Jan. 17, 03 KANSAS COMMENT. A GOOD RECORD.—Allen county during 1902 recorded 45 divorces and 260 marriages. CHOSEN IN CAUCUS.—Representative Pringle, of Burlingame, was the choice for speaker in caucus of the Republican members. FELL DOWN A SHAFT.—Frank Baker, a farmer living near Independence fell down an elevator shaft in an implement store and died from his injuries. SIXTY MILES AN HOUSE.—The record kept by Dr. Snow at K. U. shows that the wind during the night of Jan. 6-7, had a velocity of 50 to 60 miles an hour. BIG FARMER BOYS.—Two of them made trouble in a Nemaha county school. The teacher had them arrested and they were sentenced to 60 days in jail. An appeal was taken to the supreme court. RURAL MAIL CARRIERS.—There are now 675 of them employed on the rural mail delivery routes in Kansas, their salaries aggregating more than $33,000. They are all paid by Postmaster Guthrie of Topeka. HAS THREE HOSPITALS.—This may be said of Winfield. Drs. Holcomb and Boyle and Miss L. A. Wells have bought the Jaquins home on College Hill and will convert it into a hospital and Sanitarium at once. CLAY BALLAST CONTRACTED.—The Rock Island has let a contract for 600,000 yards of clay to be used on the tracks northwest of Herington. The contracting company will burn 30,000 cubic yards per month. PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR STOCKMEN.—The year 1902 was an exceedingly prosperous year for the stockmen, and the thirteenth annual meeting of the Kansas Improved Stock Breeders' association, to be held at Topeka on January 12, 13 and 14, has every promise of being a record breaker in attendance. Secretary H. A. Heath, of Topeka, is the busiest man at the state capital. A LAW ABIDING TOWN.—The Newton Kansan says that the county jail in Newton was without prisoners on January 5 for the first time in many years. The Kansan adds: "Newton is indeed a quiet and law abiding town and is located in a peaceful county. The police court of our city is seldom disturbed by business and our district court has for its consideration hardly a sufficient number of criminal cases to hold a jury for one day. KANSAS WANTS ESTELLE.—Warden E. B. Jewett has asked the Illinois authorities to turn Estelle, the noted outlaw, over to Kansas. Estelle, while serving a life sentence here for murder escaped. Later, he held up a train in Illinois and was captured a few days ago at Memphis. "There is no excuse for Illinois to go to the expense of giving him a trial," said Jewett. "We can hold him for life in Kansas and that ought to satisfy Illinois." STATE SHORT OF COAL.—Warden E. B. Jewett is having considerable trouble in keeping the various state institutions supplied with coal. None of them have large reserve supplies and should there be a break down at the mine, purchases would have to be made on the open market. Inability to secure cars when needed, the increased consumption of the state institutions, greater difficulty in getting coal out of the penitentiary mine and the lack of any means of storing a reserve supply of coal are the causes of the trouble. A LADY FARMER.—After plowing the ground on her farm near Wellsville, planting and tending the crop and watching it mature, Miss Lida McCarroll finished the work of shucking and cribbing 2,500 bushels of corn. Besides running the farm Miss McCarroll did all the housework and took care of her invalid father. Her only assistance was that given by a 14-year-old niece. FIRE AT GOODLAND.—One business block is destroyed. The loss of $25,000 was only partially insured. KANSAS BANKS THIRFTY.—E. E. Ames, national bank examiner, said at Abilene: "The banks of Kansas have closed the most prosperous year in their history. The demand for money was strong, rates high and security good. The indications are for a more prosperous year to come, as the business of the state is in excellent condition. TAX ON TRANSIENTS — The city council of Concordia adopted a license tax on transient merchants and street salesman of $300 a year. DEATH OF MRS. DR. HEWITT.—Mrs. Lulu S. Hewitt died at Topeka on January 7. She was a daughter of the Rev. Dr. McCabe, so long a Topeka pastor, and her husband was president of the Presbyterian college of Emporia, of which Mrs. Hewitt was a member of the faculty. Her sister Martha is now a member of the faculty. ANOTHER STATE BOARD.—The auctioneers of Kansas met at Topeka and ask the legislature to create a state board for examination and registration and to give certificates. SALE OF FEEDERS.—Richard Holton, of Haven, sold to L. W. Robinson, of Towanda, 500 feeders coming four years old. Mr. Robinson had been buying feeders at the Union stockyards in Wichita and when the cattle came too slow to suit Mr. Robinson some of the commission men put him on the track of Mr. Holton's herd. The feeders were sold for $4 per hundred and the parties to the trade think that when the cattle are delivered Mr. Robinson will have to write his check for something like $24,000. LOOKING FOR ROCK ISLAND—People of Dickinson county are encouraged by the reports from Lincoln, Neb., concerning the appropriation for additional Rock Island construction and think it means the immediate building of the cut-off from Fairbury, Neb., to Herington by way of Abilene. It will make a direct north and south line and add materially to the butiness of that section. HOG CHOLERA—L. B. Tunnell, who lives six miles south of McPherson, lost a lot of hogs by cholera. He says he lost about 80, all of them being in fine condition. A short time ago he bought a fine hog at Kansas City and brought it home. It had the cholera and from it the disease spread to the rest of his hogs. WINFIELD Y. M. C. A.—Their new building is finished at a cost of $6,000. It is a handsome one and a half story building with all conveniences for amusement and religious rites. The money to build it was raised by popular subscription. The dedication services will be held February 1. NEW SANTA FE SURVEY.—It is reported from Dodge City that a Santa Fe surveying gang is working southwest from that place. It was talked that it was for a cut-off from Dodge City to Trinidad, before it was reported that the surveyors were at work in Beaver county, Oklahoma. THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.—Judge Hazen, of the district court of Topeka, decides that the mere oral repetition of the Lord's Prayer and the Twenty-third psalm does not constitute a form of religions worship and therefore is no violation of the bill of rights, as was claimed by Billard. OLD SOLDIERS NOT THERE.—Ed Ellet of El Dorado, who has attended every inauguration in Kansas for 30 years, says, "the old soldiers are out of it." He sat in the Copeland for two hours the other day and in all that time saw only two G. A. R. buttons. THE GRAND OLD MAN—Ex-Chief Justice Samuel A. Kingman, who resigned office twenty years because he thought himself to be in politics, had a front seat at Governor Bailey's inauguration. FIRE AT KINGMAN.—The Laclede hotel and half a block of other buildings in the heart of the city are destroyed by the fire. The total loss will amount to $50,000, with less than $3,200 insurance. A CHURCH AT AUCTION.—The building belonged to the Methodist Protestant church of Fort Scott and was sold by the sheriff and bid in by the mortgages for $500. RELIEF DOES NOT COME.—Topeka and many other places are still out of coal. The railroads have sent large numbers of cars to the coal districts. INCREASE PRICE.—The coal mining companies of Leavenworth have increased the price of coal 50 cents per ton within the last month. LOST WATCH AND CHANGE.—Senator Smith, of Kinsley lost them from his clothes in his room at the Copelnd while he slept. ICE CONTRACTS.—A Hutchinson firm has contracted to furnish the Rock Island with 7,000 tons of ice. WIND RAN OFF WITH IT.—Blue Rapids, in common with many other Kansas towns, has been experiencing great difficulty in getting a sufficient supply of coal. The high wind blew a partially unloaded car from the siding onto the main track and carried it clear to Irving, five or six miles to the east. ARRIVED ON DATE.—The Orient railway was finished through Harper county in time to secure the $42,500 of bonds voted which were conditioned upon getting across the county with their completed railway by January 1. ELKS WILL BUILD.—The Elks of Winfield have decided to erect a building of their own and have bought a lot on Main street in the center of the city. A three story building will be erected at once. The Elks, organized a year ago, now have a membership of 150 and still growing. GIVES A BULL CALF.—Frank Rockefeller, the owner of a large cattle ranch in Kiowa county, has presented to the Kansas Agricultural college a fine bull calf. Mr. Rockefeller paid $5,050 for the sire of the calf. CANNOT DEPEND ON WINDS.—The Union Pacific is preparing to install a gasoline engine at every tank station in the state where the water is pumped by windmills, in order to be certain of a water supply when the wind power fails. The company has found that it cannot afford to risk placing its dependence on the winds. FREIGHT Tied Up.—The Santa Fe is said to have 5,000 cars of freight on the sidings between Hutchinson and Raton which is tied up on account of the rush. KANSAS LEGISLATURE. The senate chose its officers in a caucus of Republican members. The principal officers are: President of the senate, Senator Fitzpatrick, Ceautauqia; secretary, Chas M. Sheldon, Wyndotte; assistant secretary, F. Wesman, Office of Chief counsel, J. E. Nesbitt, chief counsel, Jos. Lewis, Crawford; telephone girl, Nelle Legate, Leavenworth; postmaster, Fred Lewis, Marion; reading clerk, J. E. Ramsey, Shawnee; chapain, L. T. Parker Republic; bookkeeper, H. J. Huckett; Washington: docker clerk, I. E. Kirkup; journal clerk, C. A. Henrion-Potawatomi. The legislature convened at noon and the opening ceremonies in both houses were witted by large crowds. Just at the stroke of 12 the secretary of state called the house to order and the roll call commenced at once. Without any delay the members were sworn in by Chief Justice Johnston. The election of People as speaker was by a vote of 68 to 37. The State Tax Revision commission submitted a report which includes three bills. FOR SCHOOL CONSIDULATION.—Sentiment in favor of the wholesale consolidation of rural schools is spreading rapidly. It was the chief topic discussed by the Kansas teachers. It was shown that in Ellsworth county, where the system has been adopted, the efficiency of the schools has been improved greatly. One of the strongest points in favor of it is that the per cent of attendants is larger than in the district school. CONTRACT FOR GAS WELL.—The Arkansas City council has let a contract to S. J. Gilbert to furnish that city with a gas well or series of wells which will produce 1,500,000 cubic feet of gas per day. The work will be done by a company composed of local capitalists and will be commenced within twenty days. This is only the preliminary to a systematic hunt for gas and when it is found it will require several times this amount to supply the city. CORN YIELD IN DONIPHAN.—M. S. Peck, of Highland, has finished gathering a 150-acre field which yielded an average of 75 bushels to the acre. J. E. McConly got the same average for 100 acres. A great many farmers in that section have fields that yield from fifty to eighty bushels to the acre and the average is about the best ever known there. From 30 to 32 cents per bushel is being offered. STOCKMEN AND FEEDERS.—An association of these two important factors of Kansas' business interests has been organized at Junction City. John Cameron was elected president and Robert M. Hay secretary. They are both of Geary county. The association is formed to further the interests of Central Kansas stock raisers and feeders. PIPING GAS TO CITY.—This work is progressing at Pleasanton. There are too good wells which about 15 pounds pressure. The gs are being plumbed and within a few weeks the stores and many residences will be lighted with natural gas. PAST THE CENTURY MARK.—Dr. John P. Wood, of Coffeyville, celebrated his 101st birthday on January 4. He has practiced his profession until a few years ago; never used glasses and reads the papers. NEW COURT HOUSE.—The commissioners of Douglas county have approved architects' plans for the $80,000 court house to be built in Lawrence. Bids will be opened February 10. VETERAN AND MASON—Captain J. W. Beller, a civil war veteran and a well known writer on Masonic subjects, died at his home in Perth, Sumner county, on January 10. ?DIED IN CORNFIELD.—Andrew Ross, a well-to-do farmer of Dickinson county, fell dead while working in his cornfield. He was aged 90 years, and was highly respected. OCCUPATION TAX.—Winfield has an occupation tax which produces revenue to the amount of about $1,500 annually. Each railroad entering the city puts up $30 a year. TOWN OF HAMILIN BURNED.—The entire business portion of Hamlin, Brown county, on the St. Joe & Grand railway has been destroyed by fire. The postoffice, Euger Bros.' drug store and L. B. Burdick's hotel are among the heaviest losers. Loss, $20,000. LARGE CORN CROP.—A. J. Taylor, one of the men who farm on a large scale in Geary county, has just finished shucking 10,019 bushels of corn, all of excellent quality, and has over 800 bushels in shuck to shuck. He is holding his crop in cribs at his farm. LARGE DOUBLE BARRACK.—The large double artillery barrack which has just been completed at Fort Riley is now occupied by the Twentieth battery of field artillery, which moved into its new quarters the other day. This battery has been occupying tents the past two years with the exception of last winter when it was taken to Fort Robinson during the cold weather. ALL WANT INTER-URNAX.—Lindsborg is asking for an extension of the trolley line being built from Wichita to McPherson. CLOUD COUNTY MINERS.—All the miners employed at the several coal mines at Minersville, in the north part of Cloud county, have united in a demand for an increase in pay from $1.60 a ton to $2. There are about five mines employing about eighty men. The employers have denied the demand. REHEARING FOR ORIENT.—The Kansas supreme court has granted a rehearing in the case against the Orient to prevent that road from crossing the Santa Fe yards at Emporia. MARKETS CORRECTED DAILY Kansas City. NATIVE STEERS. $ 5 25 @ $ 5 25 HOGS-Choice to heavy. 6 35 @ $ 6 50 WHEAT-No. 2 hard. 67 @ $ 6 9 CORN-No. 3 mixed. 39 @ $ 39 OATS-No. 3 mixed. — @ $ 39 HAY-Choice Timothy. — @ $ 13 09 Choice Prairie. — @ $ 9 01 SUTTER. 25 @ $ 27 EGGS. — @ $ 22 Chicago Live Stock. GOOD TO PRIME. $ 5 25 @ $ 6 25 STOCKERS & FEEDERS. 2 55 @ $ 4 50 TEXAS FED STEERS. 3 75 @ $ 4 75 HOGS. 6 25 @ $ 6 45 Chicago Grain. WHEAT-No. 2 Hard. $ 72 @ $ 73 CORN-No. 3. 47½ @ $ 49 OATS-No. 2. — @ $ 8½ St. Louis Live Stock. BEEVES. $ 4 65 @ $ 5 70 STOCKERS & FEEDERS. 2 75 @ $ 3 65 TEXAS STEERS. 2 80 @ $ 4 30 Cotton. Middlings LIVERPOOL. 4.70d NEW YORK. 8.8¾ @ $ 9.10$ GALVESTON. — @ $ 8 11-6¾ Wichita Grain. WHEAT Jan....... Open High Low Close Today Close Day May....... 76% 77 76% 76% 72% July....... 73% 78% 73% 73% 72% OEN-1....... 44% 41% 44% 44% 44% July....... 43% 45% 43% 43% 43% OATS-....... 43% 45% 43% 43% 43% July....... 34% 35% 35% 35% 34% Wichita Live Stock. HOGS....... $ 6 00 @ $ 6 90 CATTLE-COWS.... 2 23 @ 9 15 HEIFERS.... @ 3 40 STOCKERS.... LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF. A South Bend, Ind., dipatch says that some people there are using beans for fuel. Employees of the United States Steel company have taken 19,000 shares of stock in its profit sharing plan. A delegation from New Mexico, headed by Governor Otero, are in Washington to consult with Delegate Rodey in forming plans to secure statehood. Local coal dealers of Columbus, Ohio, have distributed 250 tons of coal to the Salvation Army and the latter organization will distribute it to those who apply for it. Mitchell and Huron, South Dakota, are strong candidates before the legislature for selection as state capital, as it is expected that the capital will be removed from St. Pierre. The Spanish finance minister is preparing for presentation to the chamber a financial scheme providing for the free coinage of gold and the absolute prohibition of the coinage of silver. Judge Thompson, of the U. S. court at Columbus, Ohio, decides that the bonds of insurance companies deposited in the State treasury are taxable in the county where they are deposited. State's Attorney Deneen is called upon by the Illinois Manufacturers' association to empanel a special grand jury to act upon illegal methods of coal dealers to raise the price of coal. Assassination, wrecking of homes with dynamite assisted by mobs, and a general reign of terror followed the victorious war of the anti-saloon league against the saloons of Winslow, Indiana. Fire in the warehouse of Franklin MacVeagh & Co., wholesale grocers, at Sixteenth street and Newberry avenue, Chicago, caused a loss of $100,000 which the insurance companies must stand for. The Edwards building at Fargo, N. D., is destroyed by fire. The building cost $53,000 two years ago. It was occupied by numerous firms and the total loss $200,000, with about $135,000 insurance. Fire in a manufacturing plant at London, Ont., did $300,000 damage. Five hundred men, women and boys were in the building when the fire broke out and all escaped without serious injury. Under a bill that seems likely to pass Canada and Nova Scotia coal will come into this country duty free, while coal from the Alleghenies and westward will go into Canada free. It will be fifty years on February 22 since the "City of Kansas," now Kansas City, was formally incorporated by a special act of the Missouri legislature. Wm. H. Lewis, a colored man, has been appointed assistant U. S. attorney for Boston, at the suggestion of the president. It is announced that Emperor William of Germany will reach Rome April 25 on a visit to the Italian court. The Czar of Russia will visit the court May 11. J. C. Eggleston, chief train dispatcher of the Katy, died of pneumonia at his home in Parsons on January 9. He was 40 years old and had been in the service for 20 years. Bids for the construction of a permanent barracks at Fort Worden, Wash., have been opened. The work will cost $150,000. Andrew Carnegie offers the District of Columbia another $350,000 for the erection of branch libraries in the city of Washington on the same conditions as the original gift. Bids for building $2,000,000 worth of warships were opened at the navy department in the presence of representatives of all concerns interested. The Santa Fe is to adopt the plan of the Union Pacific and will establish a gasoline engine at such of their water tanks as are now depending upon windmills to pump water. Don't Die of Consumption. A Positive Cure Found by a Celebrated Michigan Physician—He Sends a Large Trial Package Free by Mail to All Who Write. At last a cure has been found. Increditable as it may seem, after the centuries of failure, a DR. D. P. YONKERMAN, The Discoverer of Tuberculosis - Endorsed by State Officials and Greatest Medical Men of the World as the Only Cure for Consumption. positive and certain cure for the deadly consumption has it all been discovered. It remained for a great physician of Michigan to find the only known cure for consumption, after almost a life's work spent in experimenting and study. 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The grand weight was just 1,989 pounds, an average for the ten of a fraction less than 200 pounds each. Their Real Object. Negro citizens of Memphis are going to start a bank—the first of its kind in the country—to lend money to their own people. They say that they are taking this action because the rates charged by curbstone brokers are ruinous, but in all probability their chief object is the same as that of other bankers—to increase their own prosperity. Bull in a Football Game. While a football game was in progress in Hanley England, a bull invaded the field. Some of the players being dressed in a bright red, the bull determined to have a little game himself, and the manner in which he bucked the center and made the footballers scatter in all directions showed that he had nothing to learn from them in the gentle game of football. Jim Keene's Specialty. 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Mrs. Pinkham never violates her, and although she publishes women who have been benefite never in all her experience has sh the full consent, and often by sp $5000 FORFEIT if we cannot forthw above testimonials, which will pr Lydi WEAK CONSTIPATION START CURE IT AND YOUR AFF Mull's Grape Tonic "FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN." Women would save time and much sickness if they would write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice as soon as any distressing symptoms appear. It is free, and has put thousands of women on the right road to recovery. Mrs. Pinkham never violates the confidence thus entrusted to her, and although she publishes thousands of testimonials from women who have been benefited by her advice and medicine, never in all her experience has she published such a letter without the full consent, and often by special request of the writer. $5000 FORFEIT If we cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of above testimonials, which will prove their absolute genuineness. 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Mull's Grape Tonic will positively cure. Large sample bottle will be sent free to any address on receipt of 10 cents to cover postage, by the Lightning Medicine Co., Rock Island, Ill. Send name of your druggist. All druggists sell Mull's Grape Tonic at 50 cents a bottle. when the undigested food remains in empties highly diseased germs into malaria, Mull's Grape Tonic will p will be sent free to any address on by the Lightning Medicine Co., Root druggist. All druggists sell Mull's You and Your Horse Need a good Liniment at times You can always depend upon ood remains in the bowels where it putrefies and g germs into the blood, such as typhoid and Tonic will positively cure. Large sample bottle address on receipt of 10 cents to cover postage, mine Co., Rock Island, Ill. Send name of your sell Mull's Grape Tonic at 50 cents a bottle. Need a good Liniment at times—one that penetrates and heals. You can always depend upon THE OLD RELIABLE PAXTINE TOILET ANTISEPTIC To prove the healing and cleanliness of toilet Antiseptice we will mail a large trial package with book of instructions absolutely free. This is not a tiny sample, but a large package, enough to convince anyone of its value. We know the country is praising Paxtine for what it has done in local treatment of female lilies, cure all inflammation and discharge of vaginal douche, for sore throat, nasal catarrh, as a mouth wash and to remove tartar and whiten the teeth. Send today; a postal card will do. Sold by druggists or sent postpaid by us, 50 cents, large box. Satisfaction guaranteed. THE R. PAXTON CO., Boston, Mass. 214 Columbus Ave. --- trou and down fain not medi Lydia three Sana enjoy Grapes Don't hesitate - get it at once. FREE TO WO PAXTINE TOILET To prove the cleansing power Toilet Antise Tmal with book of absolutely free a tiny sample, since anyone Women all over are praising Pa has done in become For Lameness, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Bruises. MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT. If afflicted with { Thompson's Eye Water sore eyes, use DROPSY NEW DISCOVERY: gives quick relief and curse worst cases. Book of testimonials and I DAYS' treatment FREE. Dr. N. H. GREEN'S SONS, Sox E., Atlanta, Ga. W. N. U.—WICHITA—NO. 3—1903 25 CUTS PISO'S CURE FOR CURBES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Beat Blemish by Using Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists CONSUMPTION The Funny Side of Life. To a Fair Lady. You bade me hope: you did not say That you would ere be mine. And yet you did not turn away Nor make one hopeless sign. I know that you may come to me Some day. And yet, intense With fear I murmur inwardly— Tis hard to bear suspense. You bade me hope. You did not smile, Yet earnest was your look. I hope the best I can; meanwhile Decidedly. "So many diseases end in 'itis.'" "Well, the patient is lucky when there isn't any worse termination."—Puck. A Numerical Change. "I see you have given up your old quarters." "Why, yes. I've found a better half." —New York Times. Daughter—"I don't want to marry just yet. I'd rather stay at school." Mother—"You must remember, dear, men do not wish clever wives." Daughter—"But all men are not like aana."—Chicago News. A Sure Cure. "It was a good thing for Stutterton that he married Miss Gassaway. She's curing him of his stammering habit." "You don't say?" "Yes; she doesn't give him a chance to talk at all now."—Philadelphia Press. Objection Sustained Judge—"The witness told all that happened on the second floor; now, why do you object to his telling what happened on the third floor?" Counsel—"Because, if it please your Honor, that is another story."—New York Times. JUST IN TIME. Buster—"See here, young feller, I've got a bone to pick with you." Fido—"Good! I'm almost starved." —New York Sun. How It May Be Done. She was inclined to be sentimental. He was nothing if not practical. That was the remedy tried in this case.—New York Times. Unsulted to Publication. The beautiful young girl read and, reading, glowed. "A sweet love-letter!" she exclaimed, at last. "But it is quite evident he doesn't expect ever to become great and famous. Else why does he write on both sides of the paper?" And a shadow darkened her glorious face.—Puck. Still • Chance For Him: "You may as well give up trying to be a lawyer," said the old legal practitioner. "It isn't in you. You might study for fifty years and you'd never learn the first principles of law." "I believe you're right," moodily replied the young man. "I'll have to be a justice of the peace, I reckon."—Chicago Tribune. To Reform Him Minister—"You say you are going to marry a man to reform him. That is noble. May I ask who it is?" Miss Beauti—"It's young Mr. Bond-chiper." Minister—"Indeed! I did not know he had any bad habits." Miss Beauti—"Yes, his friends say that he is becoming quite miserly."—New York Weekly. Hoodoo! Who Do? "Some people I know," he began in an insinuating tone, "act very much like a hoodoo." "Who do? asked his indignant and suspicious friend. "Yes, that's what I said, hoodoo!" "Well, answer my question—who do?" "You stupendous ass, that's what I say—hoodoo! Hoodoo! Hoodoo!" "You hopeless gibbering idol., that's what I'm asking you—Who do? Who do? Who do?" At last their friends found them locked in a deadly embrace, chewing each other's ears, and long before the attempt at explanation was completed each had been placed tenderly in a heavily padded apartment. Los Angeles Herald. HEALTHY WOMEN Praise Pe-ru-na as a Cure for Colds and a Preventive of Catarrh. MISS. ELIZABETH UBER MISS. SYBYL A. HADLEY ```markdown ``` A Serious Mistake Which Thousands Are Making. The first stage of catarrh is what is commonly known as "catching cold." It may be in the head, nose, throat or lungs. Its beginning is sometimes so severe as to cause a chill and considerable fever, or it may be so slight as to not hinder a person from his usual business. In perhaps a majority of cases little or no attention is paid to the first stage of catarrh, and hence it is that nearly one-half of the people have chronic catarrh in some form. To neglect a cold is to invite chronic catarrh. As soon as any one discovers Long Imprisonment. A short time ago a Sicilian advocate was found guilty of sixty-three different acts of fraud. For his industry and enthusiasm in the cause of dishonesty he was sentenced to 189 years' imprisonment. Vigilance of Austrian Law. Twenty-three years ago a fraudulent bankrupt fled from Buda Pesth to America, where he amassed a small fortune. Becoming homestick he returned recently to Austria, where he was recognized and promptly arrested. Tunnel Under the Thames. A tunnel under the Thames for the accommodation of pedestrians has been recently completed and opened to the public. It is a tube 11 feet in diameter, 1,217 feet long, with the top 13 feet below the river bed. It is accessible electric elevators and a spiral iron railway at either end. United States Mountains. The three highest mountains in the United States, not including Alaska, are Mt. Whitney, California, 14,598 feet; Blanca Peak, Colorado, 14,464 feet, and Cerro Blanco, New Mexico, 14,269 feet. It is claimed that Mt. Rainer, Washington, is 14,500 feet high. Reassuring. "I don't take any interest in these investigations as to whether monkeys talk," remarked Willie Washington. "I don't see why you should," answered Miss Cayenne. "I don't believe a monkey would be able to tell you anything that you couldn't have thought of for yourself." STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEB, LUCAS COUNTY. ss. Frank K. Cheney, the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co. doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State of Ohio, and that said firm will pay each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before the Supreme Court in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1858. A. W. GLEASON. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Digesters, See Hall's Family Pills are the best. Don't despise good intentions just because hell is paved with them. If you don't get the biggest and best it's your own fault. Defiance Starch is for sale everywhere and there is positively nothing to equal it in quality or quantity. The dull season is when the scissors grinder does his best business. IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars Paid for a Fancy Lot of Tobacco. The biggest purchase of high grade to bacoe ever made in the West by a cigar manufacturer was made last Wednesday by Frank P. Lewis, Lewis, Ill., for his celebrated Single Binder cigar. A written guarantee was given that the entire amount was to be fancy selected tobacco. This, no doubt, makes the Lewis factory the largest holder in the United States of tobacco of so high a grading. The higher a man climbs up the ladder of success the more people he has to look down upon. NO MONEY TILL CURED. 25 YEARS ESTABLISHED. WEESE FREE and postpaid a 200 page treatise on Piles, Fistula and Diseases of the Rectum; also 100 page lilies. treatise on Diseases of the Fistula, the thousand cases by the thousand, for further use in the treatment of DRS. THORNTON & MINOR. 1030 Oak St. Kauai City. Mo. the first symptoms of catching cold he should at once begin the use of Peruna according to directions on the bottle, and the cold is sure to pass away without leaving any bad effects. Unless this is done the cold is almost sure to end in the second stage of catarrh, which is making so many lives miserable. If Peruna was taken every time one has a cold or cough, chronic catarrh would be practically an unknown disease. --- Miss Elizabeth Uber, No. 57 Bassett street, Albany, N. Y., writes: "I have always dreaded unsettled weather because of my extreme liability to and cold weather. I am not able to develop through my entire system, which it would take weeks to drive away. I am thankful to say have any reason to dread this any more. If I have been at all exposed to the damp, wet or cold weather, I take a dose or two of PERUNA and it throws out any hint of sickness from my system."—Miss Elizabeth Uber, M. M. J. Brink, No. 80 Michigan avenue, St. Joseph, Mich., writes: "This past winter during the wet and cold weather I caught a sudden and severe cold, which developed a catatonic condition through my entire body and so affected my health that I was completely broken down, and became nervous and hysterical and up to supervise my home, and obtain prescribed medicine, but somehow my medicine and so affected my health that I decided to try it. After I had taken but three bottles I found myself in fine health."—M. M. J. Brink. Sibyl A. Hadley, 26 Main street, Huntington, Ind., writes: "Last winter after getting my feet wet I began to cough, which gradually grew worse until my throat was sore and raw. Ordinary remedies did not help and cough remedies nauseated me. Reading an advertisement of what PERUNA could do I decided to try a bottle, and you can imagine Misery loves company but the company doesn't always reciprocate. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, alleviates pain, cures wind cold. So a bottle. Allegomania may not be a contagious disease, but it is taking. Clear white clothes are a sign that the keeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. With some 5-cent cigars you get at six scents. Old Sofas, Backs of Chairs, etc., can be dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Justin McCarthy Still Busy. Justin McCarthy has just passed his seventy-second birthday. He has apparently abandoned novel writing and is devoting himself exclusively to history. Clever Street Signs Some of the artistic street signs now on exhibition in Paris are clever. One of them is by Gerome, who exhibits a sign for an optician's shop. It represents a Yorkshire terrier standing on his hind legs and wearing eyeglasses. It bears the label "O pti cien," which is a good French pun for "Oh, little dog." In Winter Use Allen'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 Allen's Foot-Ease. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents. Sample rent free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. An early crop—the small boy's first hair-cut. Don't you know that Defiance Starch besides being absolutely superior to any other, is put up 16 ounces in package and sells for same price as 12-ounce packages of other kinds? Any small boy in his first pair of trousers feels sorry for his mother. Sometimes it is his lie-abilities that increase a man's assets. Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used for all affections of the throat and lungs.—W. O. ENDSLEY, Vanburen, Ind. Feb. 10, 1900. A man may be known by the company he doesn't keep. To Cure a Cold in One day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. The smallest ideas are often expressed in the biggest words. It won't make your house any warmer to give it a coat of paint. Sufferers From Consumption Sufferers From Consumption should write Derk P. Yonkerman & Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., who have a wonderful remedy for this dread disease. Nothing is so contagious as crankiness. MISS. SARA McGAHANS how glad I felt when it began to relieve me in a very short time. In less than two weeks I was completely cured."—Sibyl A. Hadley. Miss Sarah McGahan, No. 197 Third street Albany, N. Y., writes: "A few months ago I suffered with a severe attack of influenza, which nothing seemed to relieve. My hearing became bad, my eyes became irritated and foward. Nothing seemed right and nothing I ate tasted good. I took PERUNA and within two weeks I was perfectly well."—Sarah McGahan. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be glad to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. TILL CURED. 25 YEARS ESTABLISHED. said a 200 page treatise on Piles, Fistula and Diseases of the treatise on Diseases of Women. Of the thousands cured paid a cent tiltcured—we furnish their names on application. TON & MINOR. 1030 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo. It's funny how even cold cash can burn a hole in a man's pocket. Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces in a package, 10 cents. One-third more starch for same money. Much of the charity that begins at home is too feeble to get next door. DEFIANCE STARCH should be in every household, none so good, besides 4 oz more for 10 cents than any other brand of cold water starch. The eight day clock is a hard worker and a chronic striker. A RE YOU SATISFIED? Are you entirely satisfied with the goods you buy and with the prices that you pay? Over 2,000,000 people are trading with us and getting their goods at wholesale prices. Our 1,000-page catalogue will be sent on receipt of 15 cents. It tells the story. Montgomery Ward Co. 1 CHICAGO The house that tells the truth. Gained 35 Pounds GENTLEMEN—After suffering unbold misery from all kinds of medicine and spending months at the market trying all our leading doctors (even using the Witchcraft) I was induced to try Syrup Pepsin and must say that it has been the most ever found, restoring me to perfect health. I suspect it has been when I began taking it, now weighs 15 pounds, now well as I ever did in my life, I can eat anything I want. unhesitatingly recommended it to all sufferers from indigestion or stomach troubles. Respectfully, MRS. K. Brown, LANAY, Mo. You really ought to try Dr. Caldwell's (LAXATIVE) Syrup Depsin If you have constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, liver or kidney trouble. If has cured thousands. It will cure you. We guarantee it. Ask Your Druggist If he doesn't supply you, write us and we will send you a sample bottle free, and the name of a druggist who will. PEPSIN SYRUP CO., Monticello, Ill. --- WICH, a YY. De v. , ave \\| Zak gq 5 oe eee SS -— = eA a: aie ‘ — oo an ee ee 6 eS ine a ee ry 4 5 . i .tnaad Ss & BS se Ee ‘y \ a Lea : a = & ae a 2 B 1 @ “Bt ath YRAR ee WICHETA. KANS&S JAN 171903. ee No 3 FOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER HOLMES & JONES | OUR COUNTY OFficins a ae te ee a Se ees LS no Bargain Sale in Men’s Suits. ‘on can buy a good strong wearing it for’$2.50; For $4.00 you can ny a very nice looking suit and a londid ‘wearer; and for 85, ard $6 u will buy suits (hat are about as od as $8. and $10. Suits. You will ve a Jot of money if you get there time to got one of these suits. esure and come and see them 211. Douglas Ave. Wichita, Kan, S. E, PATTON Sandy Everett Patton, appointed iler by Sheriff Schad, is one o! ichita’s very prominent colored en. He is a Tennessean by birth aving been born in Williamsor Sandy E, Patton, Jailor unty, Tenn, Dee. 24th, 1865. He ved in his native clime till 17 yrs. age when he migrated to Kansas \d located at Oolumbus and in 885 he came to Wichita, where he jas since resided. Mr, Patton has lways been a strong and ardent re. ublican worker and has neve1 eld any political office before thi: le is a member of the Masonic fra. smityZand a member tof Palastine ommandry No. 12, He! will make VS «i jailer. ae Sor me eg ° ° : ‘puaailse h is ‘ 120 B. Douglas Avenue, , FOOTWEAR * Is Up-to-the-Minute ¢ SOLSSOSCOOOCOOE \EMEMBERED WASHINGTON Mrs. Caroline Hume, whose age 8 at 110 to 125 years, died in Cass unty, Mo. last Monday. She was porn in Culpepper, Va. a number pt years before Geo. Washington lied. She said that she remezabered very distinctly the Gen. and his big white horse. Shefhad erossed the ‘@n seaeral times. Her faculties emained unimpaired. Socialism in Europe. Mulhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, has a jocialist town council, which has de- fided to pay two shillings a day to all unemployed workmen in the town. OUR COUNTY OFFICERS The men who will have custody of the County Affairs for two years, Neyer before in the history of pol si | J i ities of this county,has such a feel- ere RN ing of amity existed between a set 5 bose ne or out going and in coming officials Po Se ™ as that manifested at the court honse a ee | f Bee ‘ of Sedgwick county Monday. Nev 3 ee Bee H al er before in the history of our coun ow | a ” nee a | ote aa 3 Sor a VELL ilgind eae SR a Seis” RO or, GEO. Ay CLARK Clerk of the District Court ty have the conquerors in @ great political battle, such ue was waged in this county in November, shown - marked friendship to the con quered, as that shown at the court house Monday. The history of our county has never before recorded such a friendly e-lation between two great political parties wherein one party wholly succeeds the other in | the political government of a county |as that witneesed Monday at the Court house, the day on which the republican officers encceeded the | democratic officials. Ib see me ¢ more like a family reunion or love foast than the surrender of ove party the political reigns to another, Pol iticians of every imaginable creed end color mingled, jostled, jokedjand smoked, one withe the other, All the morning was spent by the jolly politicians in visiting first one office and then the other; in every office excoptthat of County Clerk, County ‘Treasurer, Probate Judge and Corc ner, the officers avd the assistant were busy gathering together thei: private effecta, preparing to tnrr Ree ees nS gee ee 9, AR pe i. See ates Be UP feet AOS eo County Olerk, Jno, M, Chain Pe Sees aN een ms Fo ae Fee ia es re Se f . : ot as ee ee ee ee a a 1 aie Pov, Se he oe ee, ie : Ki Chas. H, Luling State Insnrance Commissioner office over to theitfsuecessor at noon As the hour of noon came cloeer and closer, the crowd imereaced at’ the Court house, Promptly at 12 oclock the respective new officers and held overs were sworn iny Shortly after, all gathered inthe office of Probate Tudge Thos. C. Wilson, Judge Wilson acted as spokesman and called the impromptu meeting to order, and in the characteristic pleasant and jovial manner of Judge [Wileon, explained the cocssion of the /meeting, At the exd of his intro. iis Reece te ae foe 0H Sa as aa Rene ot ae baer ere 6 ee eo ener 2 (ae hs po K vo: Mi se a W.-R. Kessler, Survayor duetory remarke, he asked if Judge D. M. Dale, of the Distaiot Court, was present. Judge Daleresponded, came forward and was asked to pre- sent the present chosen by the in- coming and hold-over officers, for ex sheriff Chas. W. Simn.ons, Judge Dale, in a few very appropri- ateromarks, presented Mr. Simmons with a solid gold Masonic s‘gnet ring. ais 0.G. Eck-tein, the new count; attorncy, wes called forward an¢ made a nice presentation speech in presenting a silver mounted uoibrel la to Jas. F. Con'y, whom jhe sue coedad. Fred F. Williams, the retiring clerk of the Distr ct Court, was pre- sented a silver mounted umbrelle Q des soe i ee Oe ope: 2 ieee a i ‘ CRP a ee oh ee SU Oe oo en Hee cae” ee ee — >. “ ee Ree o ein hokey Fe Ser eR Ee ce ed oe! ati vy ERR a ey * Be eT a FEN Geers Pek ee Famed hans oe MEAD oe ae aN Rn ae ¥ . Re ea th ae ee Cao Bets tee oe Fae A : vase ae ey Probate Judge WILSON by Geo. A. Clark, his successor. W. D. Appling, the new regi-ter cf deeds, prosented J. M. Kerr an oak rocking chair. Prof. Sence, the out-going Sept of Public Instruction, was present: d with a fine clock. Robt. Ballantine, the out going county commissioner, was presented with a pair of cuff buttons by Coun- ty Clerk Chain, who made the prc- sentation speech, For R, H. Brown, the retiring county surveyor, a fine clock was chosen. Owing to Mr, Brown's a)- senee from the city, the clock will be given him at some future time. For Mrs. C. W. Simmons, a fine sideboard had been chosen, and it was on exhibition. The last [presentation was, no donbt, the mest costly. It wasa fine WS i eee | Sa ee erro ae al 7 ee SU eee ore | Serger eee | Ror os | ; ; | i M, M. MeColli-ter, Coro-er diamond set star made of ,the best heavy 14k. gold, The present was given at the suggestion and by the solicitation ‘of Douglass Donnelly, who runs the cigar store in the ccur! house. This star is the finest ever worn by a Kansas officer. After short speeches of acceptance the present giving features were over and all went home to dinner. At 2 c’clock the new boird of county commissioners met and or- ganized by electing Mr. J. C. Red- field chairman; The Commissioners then made the following appoint- ments for the ensuing two yeure:— Custodian, J. H. Rutter. . ne | ie aes d aa ; PES oe] eae hs ae eo f aS cA | o aa oe i al WA A.D. Taylor, County Supt.” Night Watsb, W. J. Miller. Poor Commissioner, 0. R. Hicklin. Supt. Poor Farm, G. w. Noyes. County Phyician, Dr. J. D. Clark Janitor, E, Phillips Assizunts, W. N. Miler, Jno. Frazier and R. Van Zandt. The list of county officera and tncir assistants aro as follows. Probate Judge, Thos. C. Wilson; deputy, E. E. Enoch. County Clerk, Jno. M. Chain; deputies, Bert Kellar, Frank J. Ford Sheriff, Henry Schad; depu Thos. Voss; undersheriff, Ben H. Downing; jailor, Sandy Patton (col- ored); court bailiff, James Derr, ry bailiff, D. V. Donnelly. A Rogister of Deeds, W. L. Appling deputy, H. D, Hieserman; copyist Miss Sallie Rawles (colored): Clerk Disteict Court, Geo. A Clark; deputy, iN. S. Bridgeman; file clerk, J. L. Gilebr ist. County Attorney, O. G. Bekstein; asstant Ed Dill. County Surveyor, W. R. Kesaler; office man, J. Li, Littel, County ‘Treasurer, Dan E Boone: jerputs, J. A, Wilson; clerks, 0. W. Jones, Bort Dorfmyor. | County Paper, Wednesday Bagle. County Commi-sionors, J. C. Red- ficld, chairman, John Bashenbark, —— Bradberry. Appointees:— Custodian, J. H. Rutter; Night wateb, W. J. Miller; Poov Comm,/.0. R, Hicklin; Supt. Poor Farm, Geo W. Noyes; County |Phreician, Dr. J. D. Olark; Janitor, E Phillips assistants, W. N. Miller ‘|(colored), John Frazier (colored), R. Van Zandt. ,| ‘The appointees begin their dutics :|on Feb. Ist. ‘ The colored people of Sedgwick county have reasons ts be proud of ‘ the recognition which they have re- ‘Jesived at the hands of the repabli- ‘joan party which is now in power. '| For the first time in the history of the county they have a clerk in the court house, Besides they have a | jailor, saying nothing about the two [ess as assistant at tho. building | Ib readily shows that the repabli- can party is willing to sbare with Ps the spoils of the political of- ficos of the county. Now they have | five persons on the county pay rol), wherein pefore they ouly bad one— Nee eeoroar die congratu- jm the party and its leaders in thus | siving such a pronounced recogni. | tion tothe loyal colored voters of | our county and we say to-them that | we are still with them. Notice. =f Ottice of City Clerk, Wichita, Kans. Jan. 7, 1903. The registaation books of the city of Wichita, are now open for the registritiva of voters. Call today and have your name enrolled, J, L, LELAND, City Clerk. a Their Real Object. Negro citizens of Memphis are go- ing to start a°bank—the first of its | kind in the country—to lend money to | their own people. They say that they | are taking this. action because the rates charged by curbstone brokers are ruinous, but in all probability their chief object is the same as that of other bankers—to increase thelr own prosperity. ri THE SEARCHLIGHT, ———— ‘WICHITA, e = KANS. eee W. N. MILLER, Editor. ee ee ae Eaterod at the Post Office at Wiebita, Kansas, as Second - Class Mai) Matter. Pablished Every Saturday at No. 110 Norra Marx Sr. “RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION- @® STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. One Year [ by mail ] ...... $1.00 Siz months [ by mail ]...... Te Three months [ by mail ] ... 50c ONE MONTH ccc. 180, Advertising Rates Made Known On Appli cation, NOTICE! — All matters addressed to Tue Srarcuuicur for publicg tion must be signed by the part or parties writing. All matters for publication must reach this office not later than TUESDAY to reach publication in the current issue, RULES OF THIt OFFICE. Ast. All Subscriptions must be paid ir advance strictly, Agents take notice ad. Communications received after Wed- ‘nesday noon will appear in that week, Brd. In asking to change your paper from ‘ene office or one address to another always give both, the old and new. 4th Send Us all thenews from your sec tion of the City, County, State or Country, ‘We publith it FREE OF CHARGE. Write it piain and on one side of the paper only. 5th No Name will be placed on our books without the money, So agents will send the money with subscriber's name, 6th Address ail communications to “ The Wichita Searchlight ” Wichita, Kansas. 7th Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any per on which may appear in this paper, will be gladly corrected if brought to the Editor, “To Live and Let Live,” is OUR Motto. ——_—____— MISS RAWLES WINS. In the friendly contest for the po- sition of copyist in the oftice of the register of deeds, by several of our colored ladies, the contest came to « toa close Monday when Mr. Ap- pling announced the} selection o Mis Sallie Rawler. The appoint. ment of Miss Sallie Rawles is ¢ good one and meets the general ap. proval of ail the eclored people, Mies! Rawles is a very accomplishec and competent young lady and is ¢ graduate from the Wichita High School in the class ot 1902. Although there were several aspirants for the honor, at no time did the contes pass the friendly and meritorious contest line—and since Miss Rawle das won all join hands and all are pleased and will stand by Mr, Ap pling his selection. {In the appoint ment of Miss Sallie Rawles, Mr Apoling has kept his promise tc place a colored person in {his office, and it is the dutyl of the colered people tostand by hrm at all ha zards. The race needs more mex of Mr. Appling’s type. We congrat- alate Mr, Appling upon his select. ing so competent a young lady a Mics Sellie Rawles ee The ladies’ G.L A. cub met at the residence of Mrs Ed Landrum last Tuesday afternoon. Aiter spend ing an hour in fancy needie work the clvb pas served to a dainty Iuneb afterwhich the club adjourn ed to meet next Tueeday at tho reei dence of Mrs SE Patton, 712 N. Main street. {> -vunnel Under the Thames. ‘A tunnel under the Thames for the gccommodation of pedestrians has heen recently completed and opened to the public. It is a tube 11 feet in ciameter, 1,217 feet long, with the top 33 feet below the river bed. It is ac cessible electric elevators and a spiral dron railway at either end. Notice. Office of City Clerk, Wichita, Kan., Jan. 7, 1903. The registration books of the city of Wichita, are now open for the registration of voters. Call to-day and have your name eg rolled. J. LELAND, City Clerk. ——————— B. E. Downing Benjamin H. Downing, the under- sheriff to Sheriff Schad, is a Penn- eyivanian. He was born in Chester Co., Pa., Oct. 17th, 2841. He lived in Pennsylvania till 1876 when he bist ead i eer : Peo Me a Zn IO 5 ee : Pras Bastar ; i c E : P. . ® > B. H. DOWNING, Undersheriff eee to Kansas, first locating in Burton county and in 1881 he came ‘to Weibita, Mr, Downing is an old soldier and served 4 yearsin tbe Union cause as a member of the 49th Pa, He wasat all the important en- gagements of the Civil War He is a republican of undoubted and tried faith, As {undersheriff he will fill the office with credit William H. Lewis, a colored man, was appointed assistant United States District Attorney for Boston, last Monday Janaary 12th. The ap pointment was made by Henry P Monlton, United StatesDistrist At torney for the Boston District, bu it is eaid that the selection wat suggested by President Roosevelt. Mr. Lewis isa graduate from An herst college and while there he was held in high esteem by the stt dents and faculty, He took a high ravk in his studies and was a popt lar member of the foot ball squad He isa lawyer of exeellert attaic ments. UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. ” EDUCATION FOR THE “POOR WHITES.” ‘The Southern. Negro’s need of ed- ucation bas become pretty genezal- ly reeogmzed and nomerous oxgani- zations,and thousands of individual are devoting their money and their enegics to bringing it about. Tha, many thousands of bis white neigh" bors equally want instruction is] a fact which is not eo widely known ie co strongly felt, Dz. Chas. Dab- ney, president of the University of Tennessee, forcibly called attention to this circumstance in an address in New York. He deplored the lack of schcols in the rural distriots of the South, and the extreme poverty of their white inbabitante, {which causes them to put their children to work almost as:oon as they have got out of their infancy. He showed by the reports of the last census that ts illiterocy of whites over 21 yrs. old varies in the Southsrn states Locals and Personals Pe oe ee i ee ae i 19 per cent in North Carolina. “d- ueation is the need of the South,” said Mr, Dabney, bat we must edu- cate the white man first’ We need need not neglect the black, but the only way to [permanently improve is to teach tne white man so that he may, in his tura, teach the Negro.” Viewing the matter in its histori- cal aspeet, it is not at all surprising or unaccountable that ignorance should so widely prevail among the lower classes of the white people of the sSouth. The condition is di- rectly traceable to the now happily extinct of slavery. When, a8 was the case before the war, the bulk of the labor of the South was performed by black slaves, it was disgraceful fer a white man to be industrious. Unless he was a slaveholder, or waa engaged in professional or mer. cantile pursuit iaa city, an ante~ bellum Southern white man was praotically an outcast from secicty. ‘He was the cheapest aristocrat that ever lived in the world, He toiled not neither did be spin; he had hard- ly avy visible means uf eupport; and consequently he raised his chil- dren in utter ignorance and abject misery. In every respect except in the possession of a white skin, he and his family were es bad off as the Negroes, whom, however, they looked down upon with infinite con- tempt. The illiterate whites of to- day are the offspring of the poor whites of yesterdey. And they sti.) have most of the ;peculiar|ties that differoutiated their progenitors from every other class in this country. Ignorant, lazy, shiftiess and obron— ically impecunioue, they present as strong a coutrast as conld be imag- ined to the e<Ifreliant, steadfast, in” dustrious, prosperous end intolligent laborers of the North, who are the products of a quite opposite form of soeial organization. Whether or not Dr. Dabney’s gon- tention that the poor whites rather than the Negroes should first receive the attention of education in the South, it is quite certain that they equally need it. But it is very questionable if they need exactly the kind of educational opporiuni- ie with which he could have them ey ‘Their most crying want, like that of their neighbor, the Ne- gto, isan incentive and a keowledge of how towork. The superiortiy of ‘the laboring and agricultural classes of the North over the poon white class of the South does not ‘consist so much in their more extensive knowledge of the contents of books asin their greater skill in the man- ual and agricultural arte, and their greater industry in practicing them. C. P. Johnson see them for you at Stock yards. Rev" A, V. Plummer, the able pas- tor of the 2adjBaptist ehurch, made a visit to the Searchlight office Taesday, Rev. Plvmmer expressed bimself as having been highly pleas- ed with his two weeke vacatien spent with his family in Kansas City, Ks. He says he has returned to take up his work with renewed energy and vigor to liftthe people through the medium of the 2nd Baptist church. He reports that he is preparing for the revivaling of his members spirit- ually. In his efforts to do good “he asks and solictts the aid of ail, and invites all to come ont on next Sun- dey. When our collector’ calls to seo you please do not say you will “soe the editor”; the collecting ‘is sulely in the hands of our collector, Mr. Joseph-Walker, and his receipt is sufficient, ‘The editor kindly aske all to pay him and not to wait to ‘goo the editor” as the editor bas nothingsto do with the collecting. The B.T. W. club met at Mrs. | Masvey's on Water st. The club is doing some!finteresting} work. A general discussion on Tenperance will be one of the interesting foa— tures of the next meeting which will be held at the home of Mrs. Anderson, 727 N. Wichita, According to the dispatches from Topeka, the following sedgwick count; colered men have landed legislative jobs there: Jas. Oldham, James Jacksoe, Syl Anderson and Wm. Southard, These gents will hold fast for a few days in the Cap. ital City. Politicians are beginning to move around stirring up for the Mayoral. ty election i. the spring. Mr. E. Davis was a pleasant cal- ler at the Seorchlightoftice this weck. Come again Mr. Davis, Tho revival at the A, M.. chusch is still in progress. Rev. P. D. Yochum, pastor of the A. M. EB. church, ie quite ill at tke patsonage. Sandy Patton began his duties as jailor Monday at noon. Miss Sallie Rawles began her du-| ties as capyist in the office of Beg. ist-s Appling at 2:30 Monday. | Send your news to us. The Merchants who ap- preciate the trade of the col ored people ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER, — IZE THEM. | Watehfor our eollector and have Biomtl tee | Buy Your Coal From ‘The Ross Coal Co, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF Hard and Soft COAL. YARDS 215 & 308 W. Douglas. ee Office 303 w. Douglas Beth Phenes 215 Tie Sey ( ) Ty We must “close o.tvour Fall & ( mae CH Winter Stock and we will make to NS ‘ your orde: any of our $25.00 to et $35.00 snits while they last at $19.50. Y Sy Za Workmanship fit and style guar— F \\ anteed of the best, a | is NZ The Poorless Tailor, €— is ay N08 E, Douglas Ave. 35772 t 7 Be ¢ ¢)) 7 (( ~ | Republican | AMERICA’S B : Paper, | Editorially Fearless. Consistently Republican Always. News from all parts of the world. Well writien, original stories. An- ' ‘swers to queries cn all subjects, Articles on Health, the Home, New | Books, and on Work about the Farm and Garden. The Weekly Inter-Ocean | ‘The INTER-OCEAN is a member of the Associated Press and also | receives the entire telegraphic news service of the New York Sun | and Special Cable of the New York World, besides daily reports from | ‘over 2000 special correspondents thrrughout the evuntry. : : — Subseribe for Tue Wicnrra Seanonu our and Tue Wreazy ; _Txren-Ocean one year, both papers for $1.50 : Ta" Call At Our Office 110 N. Main; or send order by Muil. eet ta nin a ae ten enna ean REPEL eed beh = e 2 \ ¢ Secono To None i GooD ee eee —— It Is White As Snow. —— z TRYIT x OTTO WEIFS, Agent. BEATA TAT LATTA TE TEI EE Gus A. Miller Art Co | oes Wau Fares, Winpew Saves ano | MOULDINGS. Sign and Banner Artistic | Work a Specialty Pieture Moulding 352 Noreh Main St., Wichita, Kansas we — CALL AT — The ELITE Restaurant When You Want AGOODMEAL Always The Best, and Cooked Well — MEALS licts — C. L. KINER, Prop. 408 N. Main St. Wichita, Kas: HOUCK Hardware Store Building Hsrdware, Garland and Quick Meal Steel Ranges Garland Cock Stoves at the very low est prices. 116 East Douglas Ave. PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY Best Laundry In The City Cor. Ist. & Market, Phone 232 SELOVER & SONS, Props. When in 1s? of Groceries ‘to not forget that you can always get the Best at the Lowest prices it KERNAN‘S 1102 E.Dor-larr Ave. ‘Phone 357 Hardware Store 823 N. Main St. Cheapest Hardware and Stove house in Wichita; because we’ pay no rent and have light expenses ——— SEE!! + CUSTOM GRINDING + destisse-, A Specialty .....0+. ALL KINDS OF COAL & FEED 622 N. Main St. Phone 530 O. Kk. F Dye Works Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired. ER Ladies’ Work A Specialty. New and Second end Clothing Bought and Sold. Satisfaction Gurranteed. 315 N. Main St. ieee ee Dr. E. Harrison, Stee oo & SURGEON, Diseases Of Women and Children A Specialty. Office 233 N. Moin St. Phone 582 On all SUITS, OVERCOATS, Boys and Chil dren Suits and Underwear Call and See and be convinced. Wichita s New One Price Clothing Store 114 North Ma n Street. FOR YOUR WALL and WINTER COAL the old reliable headquarters for every in the COAL LINE. We handle all the lead grades — not the substitutes. We also can with all kinds of Lime, Cement, Brick and St JACKSON - WALKER COAL and MATERIAL CO. The Wichita "Coaling Station" So. Market St. Phone SE IMBODEN'S IMPERIA OUR WINTER L headquarters for every- We handle all the leading institutes. We also can sup- dement, Brick and Stone. WALKER MATERIAL CO. Building Station" Phone 10. S MATERIAL FOR YOUR FALL and WINTER Go to the old reliable headquarters for everything in the COAL LINE. We handle all the leading and best grades — not the substitutes. We also can supply you with all kinds of Lime, Cement, Brick and Stone. USE FLOUR AND BREAKFAST FOOD and you will Love good eating.— IMBODEN MILLING C good eating.—— IMBODEN MILLING CO. Bell Phone 757 New Phone 1265 & FeeCd o, S IN tic and Steam And all Kinds of FEED our Patronage Solicited Near Cor. Main and 11th Sts. Wichita, Kansas. STEARN'S PAINT THE PAINT THAT HOLDS OG East Douglas Ave., Wichita, Kan. Women's Fine Dress Shoes, in welts Women's Warm Slippers, one lot of urs and McKays, made of glaze several styles, sizes very broken, ud, vici kid, Hyel's patent calf and sold from 50c to $1.39 per pair. ox calf; our $2.50, $3, $3.50 and Choice at this Sale 25c 4. shoes. You may not find your Misses and Children's Felt and Quilt size in all the above styles, but you'll ted Satin Slipper 50c and it in some of them- To clean Boy's Good Solid School Shoes, 2½ o, choice $1.95 io 5½; also youth's 12 to 2; $1.25 Women's Kid Shoes, button or lace, and $1.50 kind; choice 95o medium heavy extension edge solos Men's Fice Dress Shoes, also good, or regular $1.50 styles, now 98o solid work shoes, in calf, kid and Women's Shoes, made of kid glove oil tan leather. former prices $1.75 sin or pebble grain in common to $2.50 pair; Choice $1.45 use or opesa styles. We get $1.25 bid $1.35 a pair for them, but of is broken line at 79o Baby Shoes of soft kid and turn Women's Warm House Slippers, in e popular "Juliat" trimmed, or Kid Mocesins for the babies, all col- e new Colonial, in velvets, satins, ors. January Clearance Sale 9c its, in all the popular colors; $1.25 Men's Leggings, of browd canvas ud $1.50 slipyers. January Sale 95c cloth, buckle style, this sale 35e Boston Store 103.105.107 109 E. DOUGLAS AVE. WALLENSTEIN & COIN. WICHITA. ATOTHIS DN.KAN. LAWRENCE KAN. OTTOMAN KAN. EMERSON KAN. MASSONS, KAN. Sister Mealie Knox, after a long spell of sickness, departed this life Jan. 3, 1903, at the age of 26 years. She died as she lived a true chistian. Mr. H. C. Dixon came down from Iola to attend his aunt's funeral. The Baptists met last Friday and organized a church chir. Char. Floyd left for Parsons last week. Mr. Jno. Young, took a lay off last Monday. Special Sale Of For the next thirty days we will sell all our Fine Suits ranging in price from $25. to $40. made up in the latest styles, best lining and workmanship, a perfect fit guaranteed, For $20.00 Sale will continue for thirty days only. H. FRANK, THE TAILOR 307 East Douglas Avenue Braitschis 120 E. Douglas Avenue. FOOTWEAR Is Always Reliable WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By BAKEN FROM LINE: This wonderful hair pomade is the only safe preparation in the world that makes kinky or curly hair shine and prevents the hair from falling out or breaking on. cures dandruff and prevents itching the scalp and prevents the hair from forty years and used by thousands. Warranted hair care by a professional. The first preparation ever sold for straightening kinky hair. Beware of imitation. Marrow as the genuine never fails to keep the hair straight, soft and beautiful. A toilet cleaner. Elegantly perfumed. The great advantage of this wonderful pomade is that by its use you can hold your hair in place to its superior and lasting qualities it is the perfect hair product for anybody to produce a preparation equal to it. Full directions with every bottle. Only 60 cents for one bottle or 1.40 for three bottles. We pay all express charges. Send your name and address plainly to OZONIZED XO MARROW CO. 76 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. rant Southern white. His class is already beginning to be absorbed in the growing class of intelligent working people of the South, and will doubtless gradually disappear. And os the Southern whites come oftener and more directly in contact with intelligent workers, and as they become more industrious them selves, they will doubtless begin to feel the want and perceive the advantages of a better school system, and will themselves begin to make some efforts to establish it. Emperor William has taken a particular liking to buckwheat cakes, but wait until brother Henry tells him about baked beans, codfish, Mulligan staw, tarrapin and escalloped oysters SM5 and 10 The SM5 and 10Cen Skirts That Satisfy Wool Walking and Dress Skirts in a number of new styles are shown in our Ready - to- wear Department. The prices and quality will satisfy you. $1.98, $2.49, $5., $6.50, $7.50 and this coupon if cut out at The S. & M. store in the holder to two bars in or Diamond C Laun Mary Bargains in the 5 and 100 5c Stove Polishing 18 for 5c Enameline Stov each 5c Shampoo Tar S 5c 9 Cup Muffin 1 5c Wire Potato Fr 5c 3-Quart Cover 5c Retined Hand bottle 5c Retined Har bar 5c 1-Quart Mil soap, bar 5c Acme Lamp p, bar 5c Large and ech 5c Copper W , eash 5c Enamelin , eash 5c Bread Pa 5c And this coupon if cut ousented at The S. & M. Store in entitle the holder to two bars Russian or Diamond C Laun Towel Rings, each ..... 5c Fancy Paper Napkins, 18 for ..... 5c Good Scrub Brushes, each ..... 5c Paring Knives, each ..... 5c Egg Whips, two for ..... 5c Teaspoons, dozen ..... 5c Can Openers, each ..... 5c S. & M. Machine Oil, bottle ..... 5c Shandon Bells Soap, bar ..... 5c Thatchet's Glycerine Soap, bar ..... 5c William's Shaving Soap, bar ..... 5c Dover Egg Beaters, each ..... 5c Leather Razor Strops, each ..... 5c Stove Lifters, each ..... 5c Iron Handles, each ..... 5c Cat Baskets, each ..... 5c Stove Polishing Enameline Stov Shampoo Tar Se 9 Cup Muffin Wire Potato Fr 3-Quart Cover Retined Hand Retined Har 1-Quart Mil Acme Lamp Large and Copper W Enamelin Bread Pa THE SCHMITT AND MART 5 AND 10 CENT STO 207-209 E. DOUGLAS AVE WICHITA At the Churches The following is the order of services at the A. M. E. CHURCH. SUNDAY, JAN. 18TH, '03. 11 a. m.: Regular service. 3 p. m.: Sunday School 7 p. m.: Song Services 8 p. m.: Preaching. WEEK MEETINGS. Wednesday night, Prayer Meeting Thursday night, Senior Choir practice Friday night, 7 p. m., Junior Choir; 8 p. m., Class Meeting. P. D. YOCHUM, pastor. 2ND BAPTIT CHURCH. H. V. Plummer, pastor. NE N HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH Preaching 11 a. m. Sunday School 1 p. m. Y. P. U. M. 6 p. m. Preaching 7:30 p. m Wednesday night, Gospel Mission Circle Meeting. H. F. Frazier, pastor. C, P. Johnson, W. B. Johnson Pres. Sec. & Treas. C, P. Johnson & Co., Live Stock Commission Merchants Money Always On Hand To Loan To Responsible Parties Your Business Sollected Wichita Stock Yards Phone 466 B.F. McLean, Lumber Dealer Wichita, Kansas. Yards at Wichita, Kas., Clearweter, Kaa., Pech Kas., Chency, Kaa. NEED OF THE SOUTH. IT IS EDUCATION, SAY SOUTHERN COLSEGE PRESIDENTS. "EBUDATE THE WHITE MAN FIRST" DR. CHAS. DABNEY WOULD MAKE THE NEGRO WAIT HIS TURN. : President Ajderman, of Tulane Uni- versity, Says Negro Must Stop Depending on White Man and Learn To Do Something for Himself. At a recent meeting held in Carnegie hall, New York City, Saturday night, Jan. 10th, in the interest of education in the South, under the auspices of the Armstrong Association. Morris J. Kessup, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presided. Governor Montague, of Virginia, was among those on the platform. Dr.Charles Dabney, president of the University of Tennessee, was the first speaker. He deplored the lack of schools in the rural districts of the South and the poverty of the inhaeitants of those districts which compelled a majority of the children to seek work as soon as they were able to work. He quoted from the census reports to show that in 1900 the percentage of illiterates among males over 21 years of age, native whites, was, in Virginia, 12.5, in N. Carolina, 19, in S. Carolina, 12.6, in Georgia, 12.1 in Alabama, 14.2, in Tennessee, 14.5, and in Kentucky, 15.5. Those conditions were due, he said to the poverty of the people who are doing, proportionately to their meaus, as much as the people of other states. "Education is the need of the unders M5 and 10Cen Piece Good Bought S This Jan 12¢c Red Seelj Doub in the new 1903 January. Sale per 7¢c Three quarter shirt waist stripes 12¢c and 10¢ Outing colors. This sale, White S if cut ou I. Store in wo bars C Laun 5 and 100 South," said Dr. Dabney, "but must educate the white man. We need not neglect the black, the only way to permanently prove is to teach the white man that he may, in his turn, teach Negro. Racial prejudice is in us, as in all human beings. is not peculiar to the white p of the South. The Creator has ed in the hearts of the plain as a means of keeping their pure, and it is going to peris until reason and culture take place as guardians of race in The only way, therefore, unreasonable race feeling i cate the Negro. So lon white man sees any dang: children or grandchildren Negro, just so long will h and do all he can to apart. Make him also a dent, self-respecting educate the white man President Charles the North Carolina for Women, told of made in recent year and said he was h time would soon co tion would be with every youth in the day in the North President Ed of Tulane unive said: 'This Soult ed, is wrong the other. backward North would little less for their emoti ical heart understar Did you ask the merchant with whom you trade, whether he "ads" in our paper? If not, why not? Insist upon it that he "ads" with us. 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SUBSCRIBETO-DAY Call On Me For the Best Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines, Bicycles, Mandolins, Guitars, or anything you want — As cheap as anywhere in the United States. Thes. Shaw, Wichita, Kansas. Want UR INTING Print HING DS DS ENTS HEADS ND BILLS POSTERS MINUTES CIRCULARS TRY US. B ROOM. Now Prepared To Do All Of Fancy, Up to Date We Invite A Trial. atee To Please You, Both EVERYTHING GOES AT 12 Price for Men, Boys and Chid Hats, Shoes and Fu Now Sacrifice THE FULTON ST Clothing for Men, Boys and Children Hats, shoes and Furnishing Goods --- WEST-BOUND Kansas City and Colorado Mail and Exp. Leaves St. Louis 8:35 pm Leaves Memphis 8:25 pm Arrives Wichita 8:10 pm Meteor Leaves St. Louis 2:30 pm Leaves Memphis 9:15 am Arrives Wichita 8:25 am Through Parlor Coaches and Reclining Chair Cars, also Pullman Pallace Sleepers between Wichita and St. Louis without change. For reliable information as to rates, outes, time, etc. apply to any Frisco agent or the undersigned. It is a pleasure for us to answer questions. B. F. DUNN, District Passenger Agent, WICHITA. A. Hilton, Bryan Snyder, Ghn'l Pass, Agt. Pass, Traffic Mgr. ST. LOUIS, MO. KANS M. B. Newt Bridgman Deputy Clerk of District Court Harley McCall, fereman at No 3 house house was married at 5 pm Wednesday AGENTS WANTED We allow agents a big commission for their work. Write to-day for terms. Agents wanted in every town and city in the U. S. Send 2c stamp for Sample Copy. January RockIsland System Kansas City and Return $8.15 January 12th and 13th January 18th, 19th, 20th. January 25th and 26th Topeka and Return $6 16 January 10th to 17th Topeka and Return $4.62 January 19th, 23rd, 28th C. E. Bascome, C. P, A OPEN DAY AND NIGHT A. G. MUELLER UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER OFFICE PHONE 925 RES. PHONE 925 213 N. MAIN ST. WICHITA KANS nStore G GOES AT ICE and Children and Furnishing Goods rifised N STORE Douglas Ave. 208, 210, 212 East Douglas Ave. THE SCENIC ROUTE It reaches the rich farming fields of Kansas and Oklahoma, the mineral fields of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas, the cotton fields of the South and Southwest, the oil fields of Kansas and the Indian Territory, and hundreds of other industrial places of interest and profit to the home-seeker and investor. And last, but not least, it will carry you to the famed health resorts of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs AND Monte Ne' TIME OF TRAINS AT WICHITA H. D. Hieserman Deputy Register of De EAST-BOUND St. Louis Mail and Express Leaves Wichita 1:30 pm Arrives St. Louis 7:20 am Arrives at Memphis 8:00 am St. Louis and Fort Smith Express Leaves Wichita 8:15 pm Arrives St. Louis 7:00 pm Arrives Fort Smith 2:30 pm Justin McCarthy Still Busy. Justin McCarthy has just passed his seventy-second birthday. He has apparently abandoned novel writing and is devoting himself exclusively to history. --- FRISCO SYSTEM Its rails penetrate the fertile States of MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, INDIAN TERRITORY, TEXAS and the SOUTHWEST, TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA and the SOUTHEAST ES AT ldren rnishing Goods sed TORE H. D. HIESRMAN Henry D. Heiserman, deputy register of deeds, is a republican war horse. He is a Pennsylvanian, having been born in Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 28th, 1847, lived there till he J. B. H. H. D. Hieserman Deputy Register of Deeds joined the Union forces as a member of the 77th Pa., where he served faithfully 4 years. From 1881 to 1884 he was register of deeds of this county and filled the office with credit. He has been a republican all his life. As deputy register of deeds he will be found faithful and painstaking. Red Front Racket The People's Economy Store. We have just received a large invoice of Men's Work Shoes, Men's Dress Shoes, Ladies and Misses Fine Dress Shoes, Oxford and Slippers, all styles and all kinds AT WHOLESALE PRICES You'll find an excellent line of "Colonials" the proper thing andatest fad, in our regular stock, at $2 TAPP BROTHERS & HANSHAW Phone 257. 255-257 N. Main Ambitious youths should not jump hastily to the conclusion that the quickest and surest way to get rich is to become a burglar or train robber. Occasionally one of these fellows is nabbed. --- The Missouri Pacific R Shortest Line To Colorado Point MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Most Direct Line To KANSAS CITY Reclining Chair Cars on all trails SEATS FREE. Call at our New Passenger static cor. Douglas ave. and Wichita for reliable information relative Routes and Rates. I. R. Sherwin, P. & T. A. The Southern white man wants forget the Negro in the past and think of him only as an economic human problem that must be considered in the future. The Negro must get to know that it is no longer a question of what the white man is going to do for him; but what is going to do for himself." Dr. Alderman spoke in strong commendation of Hampton and Tuskegee and declared them experimental stations for the instruction of the whole civilized world. Searchlight $1.0