Wichita Searchlight

THE SEARCHLIGHT. Wichita, Kansas, Saturday, Feb. 28, '03 After all, royal scandals are rare enough to set everybody talking. The durbar shindy at Delhi is over. It is a great relief to the assembled elephants. At last accounts Mr. Rockefeller was worrying along with the same poor old stomach. "Bob" Burdette says humorists haven't degenerated. No, indeed; it is their output that has. If Mrs. Astor's figures are trustworthy New York's 400 has increased to 500. Natural increase? There appear to be still a few institutions in the country willing to take Mr. Rockefeller's dollars at par. Some parents who violently object to football permit their boys to skate on thin ice and never worry a bit. The newspapers, the public and the stage folk are all waiting patiently to get a lick at Alfred Austin's new play. President Castro may not be a good fighter, but he has demonstrated to the powers that he is no slouch at waltzing. A New Jersey woman with a garden hose put her neighbors to rout. She is not the first woman to own flighty hose. A Kansas veteran wants his name taken off the pension rolls because he thinks they are overfull already. Good Lord! More men were killed by the explosion on the Massachusetts than the navy lost in action in the whole Spanish war. Cresceus will never be raced again for profit, says his owner. But then George Ketcham never claimed to be a prophet. Paris society has pronounced the cake walk shocking and immoral. The French always were finicky about these things. Apostle Smoot refuses to say whether he believes in polygamy or not. If he didn't he probably wouldn't be afraid to say so. The Sultan of Jolo is dead, but the Sultan of Bacolod is still looking through the mothole and daring Uncle Sam to "come on." Rudyard Kipling has gone to South Africa again, to see how the white man's burden is progressing under English domination. Mr. Jeffries' howl about being robbed in his bout with Prof. Jack Munroe is loud and prolonged. He must have had several bets on himself. The man whose wife takes him shopping can's sympathize with the employee of a Chicago department store who was driven crazy by customer's questions. Word comes from France that Henri Fournier has broken the automobile record. Until the peasants are heard from it will not be known what else he broke. Our enterprising contemporary, the Manila Cablenews, may wake up some fine morning to find that the wireless system has knocked its name out from under it. The college professor who has explained to a Boston audience why met with "jags" see double got his knowledge, of course, by observation, not by personal experience. As long as Speck von Sternberg has charge of Germany's interests at Washington peaceful relations with the United States may be expected, as his American wife will keep him in order. Having already seen her literary primacy pass to Indiana, Boston will be further chagrined to learn that it was a Chicago woman who patented the new army ration of condensed baked beans. The mayor of Worcester, Mass., has vetoed an ordinance increasing his salary from $2,500 to $4,000 a year. Politicians all over the country are wondering how a crazy man like that ever got into office. The army of the sultan of Morocco is armed with flintlocks and muzzle loaders, and his people believe that the devil invented the cannon. How can civilization be expected to flourish in such a pitiful country as that? The debate as to the meanest man is still on. Out in Kansas there are two real mean ones, one of whom said about the other: "I'll tell you how it is. Where he's well known, I am popular, and where I'm well known, he's popular." The Illinois State Journal notes the interesting discovery that "an Egyptian mummy 2,000 years old died of appendicitis." This disease, which spares neither youth nor extreme age, must have found that mummy, however, a pretty tough customer. PROSPERITY IN CANADA. The Farmer in Western Canada Achieves Wonderful Success. One of the first things that the man who wishes to change his residence endeavors to find out is where he can go and succeed. It need be a matter of little doubt or indecision now. During the past four or five years the development of Western Canada has been so rapid, and the conditions of life there so widely known, that upwards of 100,000 Americans have taken up their homes there, and the experience of these people is that they are thoroughly satisfied with their choice of home. The methods of farming there are similar to those adopted in the United States, but the operations are simpler, the yield of grain greater and the profits more satisfactory. Ranching is carried on with lots of success. Mixed farming is always profitable, while the results in grain-raising are as certain as splendid soil, excellent climate and lots of sunlight can give. The yields of——, but nothing is as satisfactory as the experience of the farmer himself, and extracts are selected from one. A good, intelligent farmer named Mears, John Mears to be exact, left Cavailier county, North Dakota, two years ago and followed the thousands who had already gone to Canada. He had twenty-five years' experience in Minnesota, in buying grain, including flax, but in all his experience he never saw a district so well suited to the growth of flax as Western Canada. The financial results of Mr. Mears' operations in a single season are as follows: Wheat, 3,000 bushels, 1 hard at $71\frac{1}{2}c,$1,785; 2,680 bushels 1 Northern, at 54c,$1,457.20; Cats, 1,750 bushels, at 35c,$612.50; Spelt, 154 bushels, at 75c,$115.50; Flax, 224 bushels, at $2,$628. Total, $4,598.20, a return of more than $4,500 from a little over 250 acres, an average of $18 per acre, is surely testimony sufficiently strong to satisfy the most incredulous as to the money to be made out of the soil of the Canadian West. It is to facts like these—arguments expressible and demonstrable in dollars and cents—that the steady northward movement of American farmers is due. Mr. Mears is settled near Arcola, Assa. A number of Americans who have chosen Western Canada as a home had the idea that a man enjoyed less freedom in Canada, but they soon found their mistake, and say the laws of Canada are the most liberal in the world, and such as prevent the litigation which breeds so much bad feeling between people in the United States and costs them so dear in lawyers' fees. The government has established agencies at St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City, Mo.; Chicago, Ill.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Wausau, Wis.; Detroit, Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette, Mich.; Toledo, Ohio; Watertown, S. Dakota; Grand Forks, N. Dakota, and Great Falls, Mont., and the suggestion is made that by addressing any of these, who are authorized agents of the government, it will be to the advantage of the reader, who will be given the fullest and most authentic information regarding the results of mixed farming, dairying, ranching and grainraising, and also supply information as to freight and passenger rates, etc. Truth is sometimes naked but more often it is merely in decollette attire. No muss or failures made withPUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Wet boots and expected pleasures are hard to pull off. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, ailys pain, cures wind colic. Eca bottle. The weigh of the transgressor is short. Lewis' "Single Binder" straight 50 cigar. The highest price 50 cigar to the dealer and the highest quality for the smoker. Always reliable. The chronic kicker never has time to do anything else. ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS Use Red Cross Ball Blue. It makes clothes clean and sweet as when new. All grocers. Having a good time is the most strenuous undertaking a man can attempt. Double Your Income. by securing agency in your city for the Northwestern and Life Savings Co., of Des Moines, Iowa. It is a strong company. Write them to-day. Remarks may be blunt and still be pointed. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.-J. W. O'Brien. 322 Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. One trouble with some men who pay as they go is that they are slow goers. To Cure a Cold in One day, Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 250. Go to the anatomist for inside information. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. 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Hall's Family Pills are the best. Lucky is the consum r who gets milk of the first water. HUMOR OF THE DAY Crusoe's Comment. "What! Is this Mr. Crusoe?" inquired the newly arrived shade. "Well, I declare, but I am glad to see you!" "Thank you," smiled the shade of Crusoe. "Perhaps you could give me some news of the world you have left. You know I once acquired the habit of wondering what was going on, and never have got over it." "Oh, there's nothing particularly new," answered the newcomer, "except that a ship captain reports that your old island is overrun with lobsters." "Ah! muttered Crusoe. "And so they have begun running excursions to my old familiar haunts at last."—Judge. Positive Proof. Emma—Do you know how old Hilda is? Ella—No; but I do know that she orders her photographs from an old proof. He Asked A-Miss "What's the trouble, my boy?" queried the minister of a young member of my flock. "You look sad." "And I feel sad," replied the young man. "I asked Miss Silverton to be my wife and she declined the honor." "That's too bad," said the parson. "But it's in accord with the Scriptures which say, 'Ye asked and received not, because ye asked amiss.'" "Well, what would you advise me to do?" queried the youth. "Next time ask a widow," replied the good man with a suspicious twinkle in his eye. No Need of Shouting: "Shut the door," bellowed the irate merchant. "Where were you brought up, sir—in a sawmill?" "Well, I'm not sure as to that," replied the young drummer in honeyed accents, pressing both hands to his ears, "but of one thing I can assure you, my dear sir, and that is that I was not brought up in a boiler factory." Fair Warning. The voice at the telephone was a rear. "Hello, central!" "Hello!" replied the soft voice. "Give me Main 99,999. And, say, central, he's the agent of this flat I'm living in. I'm going to ask him what's the reason we don't get any steam heat. Please take your ear away from the 'phone while I am talking to him.'" Spoiled, but Not by Her. He (chuckling over a job of tea-kettle mending)—Marla, I believe there was a good mechanic spoiled when I went into the shipping business. His wife—I don't know about that, but you spoiled a good bachelor when you got married.—Stray Stories. He Knew Her. Mrs. Powers—Thomas, if you were to live your life all over again, and if it came to the matter of choosing a wife, do you think you would choose me?" Mr. Powers (submissively)—There's no doubt about it, Maria, provided you wanted me. All in Stock. "I want to see some Brussels," be gan the prospective customer. "Carpets, sprouts or point lace?" asked the universal provider, briskly. Why Delay? Gerald—I'm going to kiss you when the clock strikes nine. Geraldine—Wouldn't that be foolish; the clock sometimes runs down. Provided For. Mike—Yis. Oi lift everything to the doctor that saves me loife. Peculiarity of Redwood Trees. A curious characteristic peculiar to the California redwood tree is that if the head is cut off by lightning a new one will gradually grow out in its place as shapely as the first. The Longest Railway Trip. From Halifax to Vancouver, by the Canadian Pacific railway is 3,662 miles, and the journey is the longest railway trip without a change in the world. Lang to Visit America Andrew Lang, the English author will visit the United States this year. He will also visit Samoa, Stevenson's axle home. Lang having been very intimate with the novelist. Some Years Behind Time. Payment of an account rendered twenty-eight years ago was recently made to a Ryde (Eng.) tradesman seventeen years after his retirement from business. Schley to Tour the West. Admiral Schley, accompanied by Col. and Mrs. A. K. McClure of Philadelphia, is to make an extended tour of the west, going as far west as southern California, where the early spring will be spent. Much Railroad Property Condemned. Local inspectors of the Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad have condemned 2,500 box cars, flats, etc., as lightweight or light capacity. The condemned cars will be burned and the iron sold as scrap. President Not Wealthy. An intimate friend of the President received a letter from Mr. Roosevelt recently in which the writer says: "I am not a rich man, hardly a well-to-do man, and besides I have a large family of small children." Fortune's Penalties. Uncle Russ Sage and his good wife complain bitterly at the attention which they receive from the newspapers. Still, a man should not expect to grab off $100,000,000 during one lifetime and get away without attracting more than passing attention. Genius and Common Sense. A French lady has written a most interesting account of a visit to Count Tolstol. She found him under the loving domain of his devoted wife, who made him eat and drink for his bodily good without the slightest regard for his theories of diet. "Men of genius," she remarked to the visitor, "need people of common sense to contradict them occasionally." Novel Road-Making. A new road for transport by automobile is being constructed in the Congo Free State, and at present it extends 450 kilometres. The method pursued is simple enough. All that is done is to drive a herd of forty elephants three or four times over the track marked out by surveyors. They level down obstructions as efficiently as a steam roller. Just in Time. Broadland, So. Dak., Feb. 23d.—Berdle county has never been so worked up as during the last few weeks. Every one is talking of the wonderful case of G. W. Gray of Broadland, the particulars of which are best told in the following statement which Mr. Gray has just published: "I was dying. I had given up all hope. I was prostrate and as helpless as a little babe. I had been ailing with Kidney Trouble for many years, and it finally turned to Bright's Disease. All medicine had failed and I was in despair. "I ordered one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills and this first box helped me out of bed. I continued the treatment till now I am a strong, well man. I praise God for the day when I decided to use Dodd's Kidney Pills." Everybody expected that Mr. Gray would die and his remarkable recovery is regarded as little short of a miracle by all who know how very low he was. Dodd's Kidney Pills are certainly a wonderful remedy. No, Maude, dear; the rubber in a Turkish bath doesn't always talk rubbish. Had Famous Ancestor Frank Miller, direct descendant of John Quincy Ada as, and the first male dressmaker in the United States, died in New York the other day. Took Part in Famous Building. Robert Poole, who died lately near Baltimore, had charge of the erection of the great dome of the national capitol. Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy specialists in the world. Read their advertisement in another column of this paper. Japanese Going Ahead. At Tokio the Japanese postal authorities are considering the advisability of purchasing motor cars for the conveyance of mails. Benefit of Going Barefoot. People who go barefooted and those who wear sandals, instead of shoes, rarely have colds in the head or any form of influenza. Names of London Streets. London has over thirty King streets and the same number of Queen streets or roads. American Enterprise in Canada. More than thirty great manufacturing companies of the United States are establishing factories in Canada. The new railroad through Canada to the Pacific coast will pass through vast regions never heretofore explored. Many cheap chocolate sweetmeats contain paraffin wax, which has a tendency when eaten to bring on appendicitis, states the chief inspector of foods and drugs for the county of Durham, England. With the old sure St. Jacobs to cure Lumbago and So There is no such word as fail. Pr Sick, Nerve AND Neura Heada QUICKLY BROMO-SELTZER 10 CENTS. CURES ALL HEADACHES. 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I had a number of skin tumours—small ones—on my arms which had never given me serious trouble; but about two years ago one came on my throat. At first it was only about as large as a pinhead, but, as it was in a position where my collar, if not just right, would irritate it, it soon became very sensitive and began to grow rapidly. Last spring it was as large, if not larger than a bean tended down into my chest was all gone, and my neck now seems to be perfectly well. "About five or six years ago my sister had a similar experience. She had two large lumps come under her right arm, the result of a sprain. They grew rapidly, and our physician wanted to cut them out. I would not listen to it, and the tried the Cuticura Remedies (as I did a few months ago) with magical effect. In six weeks' time the lumps had entirely disappeared, and have never returned. 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Woodruff, at the Lincoln club, Brooklyn, was asked by a quizzing fellow-member if he knew the reason why the inhabitants of their borough were called Brooklynites. "To be sure I do," promptly replied the genial "Tim," with his most expansive smile. "Because—barring election day—night is the only time they are ever there!"—New York Times. "I wish to give my testimony to the efficiency of the Cuticura Remedies in what seems to me two somewhat remarkable cases. I had a number of skin tumours—small ones—on my arms which had never given me serious trouble; but about two years ago one came on my throat. At first it was only about as large as a pinhead, but, as it was in a position where my collar, if not just right, would irritate it, it soon became very sensitive and began to grow rapidly. Last spring it was as large, if not larger, than a bean. A little unusual irritation of my collar started it to swelling, and in a day or two it it was as large as half an orange. I was very much alarmed, and was at a loss to determine whether it was a carbuncle or a malignant tumor. "My friends tried to persuade me to consult my physician; but dredging that he would insist on using the knife, I would not consent to go. Instead I got a small bottle of Cuticura Resolvent and a box of Cuticura Ointment. I took the former according to directions, and spread a thick layer of the Ointment on a linen cloth and placed it on the swelling. On renewing it I would bathe my neck in very warm water and Cuticura Soap. In a few days the Cuticura Ointment had drawn the swelling to a head, when it broke. Every morning it was opened with a large sterilized needle, squeezed and bathed, and fresh Ointment put on. Pus and blood, and a yellow, cheesy, tumorous matter came out. In about three or four weeks' time this treatment completely eliminated boil and tumor. The soreness that had ex- Canada's New Pacific Road. Adulteration in Candy constantly advising others to use them. 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Congressman Tawney of Minnesota, solemnly declares that he recently received from a constituent a letter in which the writer begged him to forward "a bushel of marconi seed." Fighting Grasshopper Pest. Tubes of gelatine containing germs of a disease warranted to kill locusts and grasshoppers are to be distributed to American farmers. Several insects will be inoculated and then released in order to spread the disease. Pretty Necklace Effect. The Bayadere necklaces, which consist of ropes of colored or jet beads finished in front with coquettish little tassels, are quite the "thing" for evening gowns. As a finish for an otherwise plain evening gown they are unequaled. Origin of Monroe Doctoring Monroe had just paid his physician $500 for curing a cold. Thereupon he laid in a supply of quinine, blankets and whiskey, thus founding the great system of Monroe doctoring which has made America so healthy that the other powers tremble. RED CROSS BALL BLUE Precaution Against Burial Alive. In some of the Parisian cemeteries there are open vaults connected with electrical appliances to prevent the burial of persons who may be only in a trance. Power of Birds. What tremendous power an eagle exerts when carrying away a lamb that weighs, say, sixty pounds or over! If you take the weight of the bird altogether, 76 pounds, then it appears that an eagle can develop more than two horse-power, and must put a strain of over 1,100 pounds on the muscles of the wings. PROVE DOAN'S FREE HELP. Those who doubt, who think because other Kidney Remedies do them no good, who feel discouraged, they profit most by the Free Trial of Doan's Kidney Pills. The wondrous results stamp Doan merit. Punctuality a Thief of Time. Mr. Max Hecht writes: "On Thursday of last week, at 3:20, the hour for the rehearsal of Trial by Jury," I meet Mr. Gilbert at the stage door of the Lyric, and congratulated him on his punctuality. 'Don't,' he replied, I have lost more time through being punctual than through anything else."—London "M. A. P." In Greater Gotham These professional gambling house keepers are bringing suit against officers of the law for trying to break up their nefarious business. Ye gods! What is this world coming to? Next thing you know a common thief, caught in the act of thieving, will sue the policeman for arresting him. There are lawyers here who will scramble for the honor of defending him—New York Press. Cold English Homes An American woman in London writes: "I have said that I am at a loss to know whether the lack of heat in English homes and business buildings is caused by hardiness or stinginess. I used to think it the latter till I found numerous delightful English friends objected to my own heated home. Actually some of them 'cut' me every winter so far as calling on me is concerned, because they say my rooms are too 'stuffy and hot.'" Advice of Old Statesman. George S. Boutwell, the oldest ex-governor of Massachusetts, has been celebrating his eighty-fifth birthday at his home in Groton. Mr. Boutwell was only 32 years old when elected governor of the old bay state, and was the youngest man ever called to the office. In an interview on his birthday he gave this advice to young men: "Find out what you have a right to do and do it." Should Women Work? Prcf. Zimmer of Berlin, has been investigating the cause of insanity among women, and has come to the conclusion that if women are admitted into competition with men the inevitable result will be a tremendous increase of insanity among the women. He finds that the percent age of women teachers who become insane is almost double that of the men teachers Saved His Pennies. For several years J. F. Zalusky, the Chicago baseball player, has been depositing all the pennies he received in change for his various purchases, in a strong wooden box he had constructed for the purpose. 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McCABE DON THOMAS On Negro Rac SAYS THERE WILL BE NO GRE Negroes Are Not Bad Exec Why Stir Up Race B Negro's Property Bishop C. C. McCabe, of the M. E. Buch, takes issue decidedly with the Rev. Thos. Dixon Jr., of Newark, author of "The Leopard'sots" on the question of danger from the Negro race. He thinks at the preacher-author is wild in statements; unnecessarily radi and unduly apprehensive for the infare of the whites. Bishop McCabe was in Kansas City last Monday on church work and lecturing. Bishop McCabe ought to know hereof he speaks, if travel can locate a man, for he has gone over 120,000 miles in the last thirty-two years, and has collected more money for church work than any on alive. He went through the civ war as chap'ain of the One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio volunteers, and spent four months inoby prison, out of which he was changed. His lecture on life inere is well received everywhere and was delivered in Kansas City, st Monday night. On the race question, he said: "There will be no race war between the whites and the Negroes" said the bishop, "There may and I dare there will be bloody riots before is question is settled, but there will be no general war. Not because the Negroes are not brave; they are brave as any men alive. But they are also among the most loyal to the government; you never heard of a agro who was a traitor or an anarist. They are as brave as any menive, and they can fight. But they will not have to fight; the mattes will be settled without a war; the country cannot afford to go to war over it. "The fact is that the Negro trouble comes through the whites. The Negro is not seeking social equality, Mr. Dixon says, and the assertion that the future of this country, unless the races are segregated, will be mulatto is not true. The mulatties comes from the whites; you new hear of a pure Negro who wants to marry a white; it is only these fixed bloods, sons or daughters of white men and Negro women who inspire to that. The real Negro seeks a mate in his own race, the half good will try to get into the ranks of the white, but can you blame him when his father was a white man? I tell you the races will not malgamate; look at the Indians, we have lived in the west among them or generations and the Indians are not malgamated whites yet, nor are the men and women of the west half red and half white. It doesn't allow, as Dixon says, that two races cannot exist in a republic without fixing. They did before tae war they can now. "Let the Negro alone, he will ork out his own salva ion. It is not the educated Negro whom you must fear, it is the ignorant black. The M. E. schools have turned out 7,000 educated Negroes in the south and I will give $10 to Mr. Dixon if he will point out to me one single heinous crime among that 7,000. I can't be done. You can't find such a case. The Negroes are seeking education and when they get it they will be better than many white men. You don't find Negroes in your poor house; you don't find negro tramps, you don't find Negro anarchists—they are all whites. "And the Negroes are educating themselves. You hear much of Booker Washington's school, but there are others just as good all through the south. The only reason you do not hear of them is that some great men took his up and made it well known. The property of the Negro in the south has increased $1,000 a day every day since emancipation—mark that $1,000 a day since emancipation, 40 years ago. That makes $14,000,000 and we are safely within the line, for it really has increased about $17,000,000. That speaks well for a race that was held in slavery forty years ago. These educated Negroes do not desire social equality with the whites, nor to associate with them. What they want is to be allowed to work out their in their own way; to have their own society, along side of the whites without interference. Why you talk of a race war; do you suppose there could be any war unless the negroes drilled and armed themselves and prepared for it? Then do you suppose the Negroes are brave enough—why let me tell you something; while I was chapain in the war I rode 42 miles along Grant's line, preaching from my saddle to the men. This was at Ft. Harmson. At one point in the line I came to a place in the line which seemed to be only Negro troops. I wondered at this and I asked one of the them: "How do you come to be holding this important post all alone? What if the enemy should break through at this point? How does Grant permit this?" "Because we took" it was their proud reply. "And I found that it was true. They had captured the place they hold, and had turned the guns on their enemies, and Grant permitted them to hold the position and guns they had attained. The bishop was asked about the Negro dominance in the south, especially in the voting line. "There is no question," said he "that the whites have framed laws there to take the voting out of the Negroes on one pretext or another. WICHITA. KANSAS. FEB 28 1903. The process of education, home buying, money saving, moral and industrial training, will do more to solve the race problem than volumes of oratory or hundreds of politicians. EDITOR --- It is hard to say, in case of a state where the Negroes are more numerous than the whites. Still I believe that if they were let alone, and were not led by bad whites, they would learn to vote properly and would cease to be the menace people say they are. The people of the south will not let them go. I remember when it was talked of taking 50,000 of them to the Phillippines, it raised an awful roar in the south. They are there, they are going to school, and are acquiring property. While I fear that some bloody riots will yet ensue, I do not think there will be any great war, or that the United States will become mu'atto in the end." Bishop, better known as Chaplain McCabe, was secretary of the church extension society for sixteen years, and was twelve years missionary secretary. He has been a bishop seven years. He dedicated Oakley church Sunday; he has dedicated so many that he has left count of them. He is a fine looking man with white side whiskers and hair, and rotund face, rather red with seeming exposure, but kindly and gentle. His voice is often low, and soft, and yet his eyebrows belie any womanliness in him, for they are white, fierce and stern. He says he left Libby in health, but he has regained it since, for he has been a prodigious in the church, and has loomed up as one of its central figures for many years. The process home buying, moral and ind will do more to problem than v tory or hundred WHITE MAN CONVICTED. The first white man ever consocted by a jury in Dallas county, Alabama, for killing a Negro was sentenced to a term of four years in the state penitentiary, whan a jury after being out fifteen hours returned a verdict against Thomas Nichols of manslaughter in the first degree. William Dockery, an old Negro, while crossing a bridge over Valley creek at the Eastern cotton mills in the western part of the city, was stopped about a year ago by three young men—Thomas Nichols, Ephriam Firth and Thomas Cawthorn who after shooting at the old Negro several times picked him up and threw him off the bridge to the bank of the crook some thirty feet below. The fall to the bed of the --- creek injured Dockery internally as well as breaking his arms and legs, and two days after receiving these injuries he died. The case against Frith wlo will be tried for the same offense as Nichols, is in progress and as the evidence in his case will be the same as that in the case against Nichols he will very probably receive a term in the penitentiary. The charge against Cawthorne charged with the same offense has been continued until the next term of court. A MISTAKE. We regret very much that by some means our type-setter over looked the name of our friend Mr. Geo. E Harris in giving the list of candidates in the last issue of our paper. It was by no means intentional as there is no man on the ticket whom we will do more to help elect than this gentleman. Mr. Geo. E. Harris. He is a colored man's friend and always has been. He is all right. ss of education, money saving, industrial training, solve the race volumes of ora- s of politicians. EDITOR The Voice in Our Hearts. A sailing-boat was lost in a heavy fog, off the coast of Maine. A rowing-boat was towing it, but its oarsman had become confused. At last the advice was given: "Listen for the beating of the waves on the shore; that never stops." They followed the advice and soon reached land. There is something that will guide us as well as the sound of the breakers, and that is the voice of God in our hearts. That also never stops. Always it is calling, to us, and we have only to stop and listen. Talent for Religion. The religious impulse is bedded in man's constitution. It is not something that man makes, but it is something which helps make man. When you consider what a factor religion has been and prophets it is as idle to deny that the religious impulse is a basic part of our nature as it would be to deny that the art impulse is such a part.—Rev. Dr. Parkhurst, Presbyterian, New York. You cannot be crooked with men and square with God. Ambitious youths should not jump hastily to the conclusion that the quickest and surest way to get rich 's to become a burglar or train robber. Occasionally one of these fellows is nabbed. Negroes Should Keep Away From the City. A COLORED STUDENT OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS WRITES SOME ADVICE TO HIS RACE. H. W. Washington, a colored man of intelligence and some understanding of social conditions, suggests a plan for the improvement of the conditions of the cotored race. It is to be found in the following: I would suggest a planby which I believe the intimidation and outrages perpetrated against my people may be stopped. First, I would have the preachers of the country take head of the matter, because it is supposed that some of the better class of people attend the churches and the preachers can wield more influence than any other class of men. Let them set aside a special Sunday or Sundays in each month for the express purpose of preaching to their congregation about lawlessness, such as lynching, murdering, intimidation and gambling. They should make it their duty to preach to their people, both white and colored, to stop these things. If this were taken up by all the preachers in this broad land, lynching and all other heinous crimes would cease because Christians would become aroused; then the officers of the law, and they would impress the law breakers and that, too, with such force that they would flee where no one pursued them. Secondly, I would urge people not to leave the farms and settle in the towns throughout the country, in the north especially. It is a nistake you will find to your sorrow a few years from now. In the first place there are but few negroes who are able to buy a home in the city, and those who cannot have to rent. If you come down here and try it you will find out what I am telling you is true. If you want to rent a house you will find it necessary to call on some of the real estate men, who will kindly inform you that they cannot rent you a house as cheap as they can a white person, and perhaps will not try to give you a gooop reason for it. If you have but little money and perhaps no trade by which you can demand a good salary, you are likely to become a beggar on the street, NO 40 unless you have fsiends or relatives and these kind of friends don't go in droves in the north. You can readily see that when the negroes leave the south and settle in the north, east and west, they are forced to live in idleness, immorality and vice, especially when they fail to procure work. I am sorry to say that there are thousands of idle men and women throughout this country living in the slums of the cities today that would not do an honest day's work if they could get it. This is a shame, worse, too when I note the fact that some of will stoop to anything to get a dollar. My heart's desire is that my people stay in the south as much as possible, and try to cultivate a friendly relation with the white people there. Live uprightly, come together and stand up for principle and for God; and you may all rest assured that a better day will come to you in the future. The winters don't last as long in the south, and another thing which is of some importance, the negroes are more able to help one another down south than they are here. Hence, I repeat, stay down there, buy homes, build up schoolhouses, churches, stores, factories, farms, mills, etc. Also put honest Christian men in your pulpits, honest men a women in your school rooms. See that they are of good moral character, for a dishonest or immoral man or woman is worse than the devil. See that all the leaders of your societies re upright men and women. Don't let any low characters live among because they are likely to commit some crime for which the whole neighborhood will suffer. Organization Essential. Organization is one of the essential qualities necessary to success in any department of human activity. It is the essential quality that makes a successful nation, government, society, business enterprise, or any body of men associated together to carry out a specific purpose. Just as strong reasons as exist for a social or a business organization exists for an organization of workingmen, and the stronger and more harmonious the organization in all cases the greater the success attained. Capital has competed and still competes, but the tendency is always toward combination—namely, organization; capitalists have always been united in their opposition to workingmen. On the other hand, workingmen have usually competed and lacked organization, and their wages have gone down as their productive power increased. The best organized workmen get the largest wages, just as the strongest organized capitalists get the greatest profits on their investments. And just as much as it is the interest of capitalists to create a monopoly of capital—the means of production and distribution—so it is the interest of the laborers to create a monopoly of labor; for capitalists combine to rob the laborers of the greatest possible amount of their products, and the laborers must combine for the same purpose—to secure the greatest possible amount of their product. Is it not just as true of the small capitalists who most compete—that they get the smallest profits and are oftener driven to the wall—as it is of the unorganized laborers who get the smallest wages— THE SEARCHLIGHT. W. N. MILLER, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Wiehita, Kansas, as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published Every Saturday at No. 110 NORTH MAIN St. One Year [ by mail ] ..... $1.00 Six months [ by mail ] ..... 75c Three months [ by mail ] ..... 50c ONE M. ONTH ..... 150. Advertising Rates Made Known On Appl cation. 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So agents will send the money with subscriber's name. 6th Address all communications to "The Wichita Searchlight" Wichita, Kansas. 7th Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any per son which may appear in this paper, will be gladly corrected if brought to the Editor. "To Live and Let Live," is OUR Motte. Republican City Ticket Electrica Tuesday, April 7th 1903 For Mayor..... B. F. McLean For City Attorney..... Earl Blake For City Clerk..... Jesse L. Leland City Treasurer..... Geo. E. Harris For Police Judge..... Glaude G. Stanley Judge City Court..... Geo. H. Alexander Marshal City Court..... S. Thes. Voss Clerk City Court..... S. L. Barrett Councilmen First Ward..... S. B. Kernan Second Ward ..... W. F. Schell Third Ward— Long Term ..... W. S. Pierce Short Term ..... H. Freeman Fourth Ward ..... W. H. Isley Fifth Ward ..... W. H. McKee Sixth Ward ..... J. G. Miltner MEMBERS SCHOOL BOARD First Ward..... Levi Hornor Second Ward ..... Fred Cossitt Third ward ..... J. C Jones Fourth Ward ..... B. E. Rowlee Fifth Ward ..... Fred Bell Sixth Ward..... John M. Martin A HIDDEN MYSTERY. It is a mystery to us how some colored men with boys and girls growing up will fight and to do all of evil against Negre enterprises. Ask any of these people, and their greatest desire and expectation is that his boy or girl shall attain a high station in life. It is their fondest hope that his youth of todays hall stand in the fore ranks of the business and professional men of the race to morrow. But how shall his boy or girl do so? Must he or she not get their first step from the members of his or her own race—the negro race? But suppose when his boy or his girl enter the business or professional avenues of life among his race they should meet with persons like their parents who will do anything, no matter how low or how dirty to retard his boy's or his girl's progress in business? How sad it would make his heart, how disappointed would he el at the race, yet today he is treating some other man's son thus. Yet he is today doing all manner of evil against some man's son or daughter who is trying to make life by an honest business or professional all pursuit among the race. We wonder sometimes when we see a colored man with a family and who goes out of his way to do or say little mean things against some race enterprise, we wonder, we say, how about his boy or girl? Would he like for some member of the race to do them as they are thus doing those of their day. Hear these men in their prayers ask the Diety to help them make a great man or woman out of his boy or girl; hear him around the family alter how he fondly speaks of the greatness which he would like to see his boy or girl attain. Can you read his mind as he seems to see in the future a great crown to be placed on the head of his boy or his girl. But, oh, 'the grim monster justice is seated afar and looks scornfully on this parent and his boy or a girl is certainly doomed to meet with the misery and pain of disappointment on account of the present mean acts of the father. It is a lesson which should go to the heart of every parent. Do not expect better at the hands of other people for your boy or your girl in life than that which you are today meeting out to some one else's boy or girl. Remember the same ties bind the heart strings of the s s or daughters of other men, [which bind the heart strings of your son or daughter. This must be uppermost in the minds of all parents before the future race shall reach the highest pinnacle. It seems that Hon. Victor Murdock is the one who will receive the nomination for congressman to fill the place made vacant by the promotion of Chester I. Long to the U. S. senate. Remember us when paying your bills, This applies to those in arrears. A joke is told on a certain young man in Wichita who is very bashful. He went to see his best girl one night and it began to rain, and it rained and rained and rained. She told him it would be a pity for him to go home in the rain, and asked him to stay all night. He hated to refuse, and so he said "all right," and she told him she would go and prepare his bed. It required some little time, and when she came back, imagine her surprise at finding him dripping with rain. She asked him where he had been, and he told her he went home to get his nightshirt. In the beginning God created the heaven and earth, then the editor, then the liberal advertiser—which was all good. The next day it snowed and he created the man who does not believe in advertising another who does not take the home paper—the he rested. And then the devil got that the molding room and created the man who takes the paper for several years and fails to pay for it. After he had completed that sorry job, a having a few lumps left, he created the excuse of a man who settles his subscription by informing the pos master to mark his paper "refused." Here's to the kicker, the faint-hearted kicker, the kicker so helples and blue, who always is crying and never is trying some good for his town to do. No use to correct him nor need we expect him to get to the front like a man, for while [etners rnstle, he'll sit down and hustle objections to raise each plan. ' UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. The Merchants who appreciate the trade of the colored people ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. PATRON IZE TUEM. FIFTEENTH BIRTHDAY. One of the very pleasant social functions of the year was the party tendered Miss Beatrice Miller at the home of her parents, 519 N. Water. The party was given by her parents and sister and marked her 15th birthday. The house was crowded with young people. Music was furnished by Mr. Joseph Walker. Those present were: Misses—S. Miller, E. Thompson, L. Paul, A. Smith, L. Whitted, M. Williams, S. Valley, L. Thompson, B. Miller. Messrs—L. Furguson, A. Furguson, H. Massey, E. Waters, T. Mi ohell, W. Morris. QUITE POPULAR. Sandy E. Patton, junior under Sheriff Schad is quite popular with the unfortunate who are confined in the county prison. Recently a young man by the name of Seelig was confined there for highway robbery and Sandy treated him so nice that the young man wrote to his brother in Norfolk, Va., and Sandy received a very nice letter and a pair of solid gold cuff buttons from the Norfolk, Va., brother in recognition of the kindness shown to his brother by Sandy. As predicted by us, Sandy is making a most acceptable jailor and is giving perfect satisfaction to Sheriff Schad and all concerned. Get Presents From US OUR COFFEES and TEAS are the best you can buy. Get one of those LOVELY presents with our BAKING POWDERS JONES TEA and COFFEE CO., Phone 708 115 N. Main Mrs. Martha Phelps arrived in the city Sunday from her home in Columbus to see her sick daughter Miss Nancy Phelps and eo visit her other children. She likes Wichita and her hospitable people. VOSS APPOINTED. Thomas Voss, Republican candidate for city mazshall, received his papers of appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Mr. Henry Sohad as sheriff. Mr. V has appointed W. S. Hawk as his deputy. We are very sorry to learn that the family of our friend Jno W. Hall are quarantined on account of the measles. Clifford Phelps left Tuesday eve for his home in Columbus after spending several days in the city visiting relatives. Rev. J. R. Richardson made a splendid address at the 2nd Baptist church Sunday afternoon, Officer Jeff Thompson has resumed his duties after an illness of ten days. Rev. J. H. Vanlue is in the city this week. Notice. Office of City Clerk, Wichita, Kan. Jan. 767., '08. The registration books of the city of Wichita, are now open for the registration of voters. Call to day and have your name er rolled. Miss Ida Hill left Sunday night for Kansas City where she will remain a few days visiting friends. Clifford Phelps who has been visiting relatives and friends in the city left Tuesday for his home in Columbus, Kas. Rev. P D. Yochum is conducting revival services at the A. M. E. church this week. Dr. J. E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon Disseases of Women and children a Specialty. Office 703 N. Main St. Tel. 936. J. W. Thompson is kept very busy keeping the street car track in good repair. He is one of our coming young men. Little Pansy Beasley who has been quite ill is able to be out again. There will be a prayer meeting Sunday afternoon at Mother Miller's The ladies of Q L. A. club met at the residence of Mrs. J. L. Harper last Tuesday afternoon. After an hour in fancy needle work the club adjourned to meet at the residence of Mrs. Lee Anderson 924 St. Francis next Tuesday afternoon. The prayer meeting at the home of Mrs. Thompson 541 N. W. ter was a success. Mrs. W. N. Miller was the guest of Miss Mattie Andrews at supper Wednesday eve. Rev. I. H. Wilson of Tepeka, arrived in the city Wednesday via Santa Fe and will assist Rev. Yochum in his revival services at the A. M. E. church. He preached a wonderful sermon at the church Wednesday night. Mrs. C. R. Stewart is thinking of going to Kingman to spend a few days with Ms. a Mrs. Robert Davis. Last Monday evening H. Neeley, one of the colored firemen at No. 3 hose house, 13th and Lawrence, was assaulted with an iron poke about five feet long by Wm. Brown the white engineer at the house. The shoulder and" wrist of Mr. Neeley was broken and he was otherwise injured. He appeared before County Attorney; Eckstein and had a warrant sorn out for assailant. 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The Weekly Inter-Ocean The INTER-OCEAN is a member of the Associated Press and also receives the entire tele-apical news service of the New York Sun and Special Cable New York World, besides daily reports from over 200 special correspondents throughout the country. Subscribe for THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT and THE WEEKLY INTER-OCEAN one year, both papers for $1.50 Pleases All GOOD BREAD MAKERS It Is White As Snow. CALL AT The ELITE Restaurant When You Want AGOOD MEAL Always The Best, and Cooked Well MEALS 15cts C. L. KINER, Prop. 408 N. Main St. Wichita, Kas. --- HOUCK Hardware Store Building Hsrdware, Garland and Quick Meal Steel Ranges Garland Cook Stoves at the very low est prices. 116 East Douglas Ave. Best Laundry In The City Cor. 1st. & Market, Phone 232 SELOVER & SONS, Props. Jeff Thompson tells a story of two gents who "happened" to be out in the wee hours of the morning, it was very very dark. The men were well acquainted—but owing to the darkness could not distinguish each other. Each man heard the footsteps of the other coming, and each began to think of "robber," "highwayman," "watchman" and everything except policeman. As the steps grew closer one fellow made a sudden jump, the other fellow thought him after him and the second may gave the jumper an upper cut which—well——the gent was laid up a day or so. Say, don't ask Jeff anything about it. 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. PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY We have just received a large assortment of Spring and Summer Woolens of the latest novelties. Our prices will be lower than any Tailoring establishment in this city for the coming Season. An early inspection will be a sav- ing to you. The Peerless Tailor, 508 E. Douglas Ave. . Well written, original stories. An- ticles on Health, the Home, New about the Farm and Garden. My Inter-Ocean Member of the Associated Press and also news service of the New York Sun World, besides daily reports from students throughout the country. A SEARCHLIGHT and THE WEEKLY papers for $1.50 F. Main; or send order by Mail. OTTO WEIFS, Agent. ROWLEE Hardware Store 823 N. Main St. Cheapest Hardware and Stove house in Wichita; because we pay no rent and have light expenses SEE! Banner Mills + CUSTOM GRINDING + ..... A Specialty ..... ALL KINDS OF COAL & FEED PHOENISCH BROS, PROPS. 622 N. Main St. Phone 530 O. K. Dye Works Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired. Ladies' Work A Specialty. New and Second Hand Clothing Bought and Sold. Satisfaction Guranteed. 315 N. Main St. An old farmer sent his son to an academy to study Latin. Not being satisfied with the course of the young hopeful, he recalled him from school and placing him by the side of a cart one day, thus addressing him: "Now Joseph, here is a lork and there is a heap of manure and a cart; what do you call them in Latin?" "Forkibus, cartibus et manuribus," said Joseph. "Well, now," said the old man, "if you don't take that forkibus and pitch that manuribus into that cartibus I'll break your lazy backibus." He went to work. Novel Penalty for Killing. For every finch they kill the members of a newly formed sparrow club at Warnham, Sussex, England, are to be fined four sparrows' heads. In Memory of Livingstone. A steamer has been launched on the upper Zambesi river, above the Victoria falls. It is called the Living 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 Main Street. FOR W FALL and COAL Go to the old reliable h thing in the COAL LINE and best grades — not the s ply you with all kinds of Lim THE JACKSON COAL and MAY The Wichita "C 112 So. Market St. USE FOR YOUR TALL and WINTER COAL the old reliable headquarters for every- the COAL LINE. We handle all the leading at grades — not the substitutes. We also can sup- with all kinds of Lime, Cement, Brick and Stone. JACKSON - WALKER COAL and MATERIAL CO. The Wichita "Coaling Station" So. Market St. Phone 10. --- 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 BODEN'S IMPERIAL BREAKFAST FOOD and you will Love good eating. --- standard Coat DEALER The Best Dome CO And all Kind ur Patronage Solicited --- Hard Coal & Feed Co., DEALERS IN Best Domestic and Steam COALS And all Kinds of FEED ge Solicited Near Cor. Main and 11th Sts. Wichita, Kansas. The Best Domestic and Steam COALS And all Kinds of FEED Near Cor. Main and 11th Sts. Near Patronage Solicited Wichita, Kansas. M. Call On Me or the Best Pianos, Organs, sewing Machines, Bicycles, andolins, Guitars, — or any- ing you want — As cheap as anywhere in the United States. . Shaw, Wichita, Kansas at people know what you ave sell and how much they may be by trading at your store, and only way to inform the greavr number of people of this fact is through the columns of their paper. advertisement in this paper 'at cost much, and it pays— Gus A. Mills DEAL ALL PAPER. WIP MOULD Sign and Banner Work a Specialty Noreh Main St., A. Miller Art Co DEALER IN PAPER. WINDOW SHADES AND MOULDINGS. and Banner a Specialty Artistic Picture Moulding n St., Wichita, Kansas AT YOUR GROCER It Always Pays FLOUR AND IMBODEN MILLING CO. Bell Phone 757 New Phone 1265 Lodge Directory HERGULEAN LODGE NO. 20, K. Of P. E. Thaddeus Summytt, Chan, Com. A. A, Fox, K. of R. & S. Meets 1st and 3 Friday night each month. Meets 1st. and 3rd. Tuesday each month. All Master Masons in good standing are Cordially Invited. HOME OF THE WEST LODGE No. 2906. G. U. O. O. F. Jas. L. Harper. N. G. Get a Searchlight, if you want the news. The election of a Negro, James H. Wolff, as junior vice department commander of the Massachusetts department G. A. R., closes for the time being, a lively fight in that organization, but threats were openly made after the close of the encampment here t-day that the end is not yet. Wolff is a lawyer in Boston, and has been prominent in G. A. R. affairs. He has served as judge advocate of the department The candidates against him two two white men, W. W. Castle and W. H. McFarline. Castle is a member of the samr post as Wolff, and both he and McFarline are prominent in the order. Wolff's candidacy began some time ago, while the others could declare themselves until late. In the natural sequence of G. A. B. events Wolff will be in line for department commander two years from now, but those who are opposed to him say that he will not be allowed to fill the chair. It is said a scheme is on foot to allow him to be elected senior vice commander next year, and that it is all fixed as that he will decline election as department commander in 1905. Wolff's enemies say the G. A. B. of that state having thus far honored a Negro, must take its medicine to the fullest extent and extend him all the honors accorded anyone else who occupies a chair in line of promotion. Commission Merchants Money Always On Hand To Loan To Responsible Parties Your Business Sollected Wichita Stock Yards Phone 466 CITIZENS' CONVENTION. The Citizen convention composed of republicans, democrats and populist met at Garfield hall Wednesday morning at 10 a. m. W. R. Tucker was elected chairman, and O. D. Barnes, Seoy. The regular committees were appointed and then adjourned till 2 p. m. At 2 p. m. the convention met and nominated the following ticket: Mayor—Finlay Ross. City Treasurer—W. R. Tucker. City Attorney—Vermilion Harris City Clerk—Ray Carnes. Police Judge—D. M. McCanle-s. Judge City C'rt—W. K. Walker. Clerk City C'rt—R. S. Bell. Marshal City Crt—H. B. Bronscn. The worst kickers on what this paper publishes are some individuals who do not take the paper nor advertise in it. We should like to know how in the world they manage to find out what we say, or what business it is of theirs when we say it. If they don't like this paper they should not steal the news from A Shrewd Advertiser. When Dr. Lorenz was in Philadelphia a roofing firm in that city put the following advertisement in street cars: "Dr. Lorenz holds the same place in his profession that our friends say we hold in ours. Clinics daily. Blank & Blank, Roof Surgeons." When in need of Groceries to not forget that you can always get the Best at the Lowest prices at KERNAN'S (102 E. Douglas Ave. 'Phone 857 ABILENE, KAS. Rev. Thomas pastor of the St. John Baptist church of Salina, was here Sunday and delivered an excellent sermon at the Mt. Zion Baptist church last Sunday morning and also witness the baptising. Mr. H Wharton purchase a house and lot on 815 m. Elm st. recently. Rev. Alexandira pastor of the A. M. E. church of Ellswerth, was in this city Monday. Rev. Wm Hampton has bought a large fine Poland China sow. Mr. M F, King was a caller in the city Saturday and Sunday. The C. L. S. made ab interesting discussion on the subject. "Which is the most useful to a farmer, a cow or a chicken,"Tuesday evening. CHERRYVALE NEWS. Rev. G. A. Griffen preached at the A. M E. church Tuesday night and left on the morning traia for Kansas City. Mrs. Josie Johnson and Mary Wheaton returned home from Iola. Mrs. Johnson will remain here. E. K. Knox left Monday for Neodesha, Kansas, on busines. There was a birlh-day party given on E. K. Knox last Thursday night Quite an enjoyable time was had. The choir of the 2nd Bapt. chuch is doing well under the leadership af E. K. Knox, chorister. I wonder why it is that Mr. Jno. Young has such a pleasant smile on his face? Why does he meet the boys ard give them "seegars" ? Has he bought a pig? No. Has he visitors from afar? No. Well what is the trouble? On the quiet, the fact of the matter is, a $ \frac{8}{2} $ pound baby girl made its appearance at the Young Saturday night: Mother and daughter are both doing well. The SEARCHLIGHT is very widely read by the people of Cherryvalle. It is as regular as clock work and is always a welcome visitor. Rev. Henderson will preach at the 2nd Baptist church nebt Sunday March 1st. NOTION Parties having news items for publication must have them in our office not later than Thursday morning. No news will reach publication in the current issue which gets to our office later than Thursday of each week. EDITOR. The revival at the Second Baptist church is being well attended. Miss Nancy Phelps is able to sit up again. Little Herbert Cox has been promoted in his class at school. Good for Herbert. Warden E. B. Jewett is visiting the city. He is evidently looking after the interests of the Republican ticket in this county. The S&M 5 & 10c store Honest Honorable Treatmsnt to every one at all times under every condition means much here. This coupled with the excellent values which you always find at the S. & M. should induce you to shop here. S.M. THE SCHMITT AND MARTIN'S MERC @ S.M. S. AND 10 CENT STORE 807-202-E DONGLAS AVE. VICENTA, MAS. Notice. Office of City Clerk. Wichita, Kans., 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 enrolled. J. L. LELAND, City Clerk REPUBLIC IS LITTLE KNOWN. Smallest in the World Located in the Pyrenees. Very few people have heard of the existence of the republic of Goust, which is situated on the flat top of a mountain in the Basses Pyrenees, south of France. It has but an area of $1 \frac{1}{4}$ square miles and a population of 140, so that, as regards size, it can fairly claim to be the smallest republic in the world. It is an older republic than the United States, having been in existence since 1648, and enjoys the distinction of being recognized by both Spain and France. The president is elected from an elder college, consisting of twelve peasants, who are less than twelve years by the people. The president is also tax collector, assurer and judge. If, however, his decisions are displeasing to the people they appeal to the bishop of Laurus, in the Spanish parish down the mountain side, and what the bishop says is law. Goust is certainly a unique place, for it has no church or clergyman, the people worshiping in churches beyond the limits of their country. Neither have they any burial ground, and when death occurs among them the body is slid down to a cemetery in the valley below. In this valley, too, all the baptisms and marriages take place. Bushmen and Apes. The Bushmen or low grade Hottentots on the plains of South Africa have a language which has been declared by Prof. Garner to be a close approximation to that of the higher apes. It consists of hissing, clicking and grunting sounds. Fortnightly Fair for Paris. Fortnightly Fair for Paris. On the initiative of the toy-makers' organization a fortnightly fair on the model of those held at Leipsic and Nijni Novgorod will be held in the spring at Paris. All industries will be admitted. No retail trade will be done. Clever Street Signs Some of the artistic street signs now on exhibitor 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." SM The S&M 5 Honest Honorable Treat under every condition means m excellent values which you alwa induce you to shop here. West Balcony Bargains in 5c and 10c Goods Potato Mashers..... each 5c Brass Toasters..... “ 5c Pot Cleaners..... “ 5c Sure catch mouse trap 2 5c Round, oval, oblong star heart and such patty pan 1c, 6 for..... 5c Beaded edge pot covers..... 5c Threaded basters..... 5c All iron lifters..... 2 for Alaska lifters each..... 5c Sad iron stands..... each Pot stands..... " 5c Vegetable skimmers..... " 5c Wood butter ladles..... " 5c Wood butter spades..... " 5c 13 inch wooden spoon..... " 5c 15 inch wooden spoon..... " 5c Can openers..... " 5c 1qt enameled puding pan 10c Enameled sauce pans..... 10c Enameled pie plates..... 10c Enameled milk pans..... 10c Enameled basters..... 10c Enameled deep ladles..... 10c Enameled soup ladles..... 10c Rolling pins..... 10c Steak mauls..... 10c Vegetable cutters..... 10c 13 inch wood bowls..... 10c Kapid potato mashers..... 10c Re-tinned dairy pans..... 10c Sensible potato mashers..... 10c Sure catch rat traps..... 10c Standard dampers..... 10c Gem flue stops..... 10c Large Champion sieves..... 10c Vegetables bollers..... 10c Flour sifters..... 10c Acme frying pans..... 10c 2qt coffee pots..... 10c 3qt coffee pots..... 10c 2qt covered buckets..... 10c 6qt flaring pails..... 10c SM THE SCHMITT AND 5 AND 10 CENT 207-207-8004 DOUGLAS Mrs. Amanda Clark will leave for Georgia Tueeday. Mrs. Mary Bass is quite ill. Miss Jennie Harper is still on the sick list. Sunday was quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. church, several children were baptised. Mr. Charley Murphy is in the city. Miss Esther and Maggie Garnett are quite sick. Rev. Garnett prescheed in Ponca City Sunday. HON·GEO. E. HARRIS M. B. OUR CITY TREASUER Wichita's present very competent City Treasurer Mr. Harris was renominated by the republican city convention to succeed himself. He will sure be re-elected on April 7th. Satire Credited to Thackayay. Some inquiries as to the meaning of the term "half and half" as applied to a drink recalls an anecdote of Thackayay. On hearing of the death of a bibulous friend the satirist observed: "He was a man; take him for half and half, I shall not look upon his like again." & 1oc store tment to every one at all times much here. This coupled with the ways find at the S. & M. should DRESS FABRIOS,25c & 50c In this sale of dress goods you will find cloths of the most desirable Spring fabrics, bought before the recent advance in prices which has taken place on woolen goods. WOOL SUITINGS. 40-inch all wool Coverts, bink, tan and mixtures, yd 50c 38-inch all wool Oxfords, brown gray and fancy mixtures, yd 50c 40-inch all wool silk finish Heurtias black and colors, yd 50c 38-inch all wool Snowflakes in black brown and navy, yd 50c You will also find a good assortment of linings of all colors and kinds, yard 5c to 25c DRESS SILKS And trimming silks, in all colors, ranging in price yi. 19c up to $1.00 SPRING WASH GOODS. We want you to see our line, truely there were never prettier creations gotten up than will be found in our 1903 assortment. Mercefized Oxford Vestings yd 25 35c WHITE WAISTINGS. Mercerized figured Damasks 25c Scotch Oxfords and Piques 15c to 25c Mercerized Similie Soie yd 16 COLORED WAISTINGS and SUITINGS, Scotch Oxford Stripes and Mixtures, yd 10c to 25c Mercerized Panama Soies 25c to 45c Silk Tissues and Tuscan Silks, yard 25c to 45c Cocoquet figured Jacquard Swiss yard, 25c Moniton Lace Stripe Novelties yard 39c Pereales and Pique Royal 12c to 15c India Linens, 6½ up to 25c MARTIN'S MERC S M YOUR JOB PRINTING FINE WORK OUR J If Your Work Is DONE BY US We Do It RIGHT We Are King Job Work We Guar In Work Us At T Bri The PRINTER Our Prices ARE OUR Work ARE A Subscr SEARG IF NOT, IT IS $1.0 SUBSCRIB OUR JOB ROOM We Are Now Prepared To Kinds Of Fancy, Up to Job Work. We Invite A Trick We Guarantee To Please You In Work And Price. You Will Us At The Old Reliable Sta- 110 North Main St Bring Us Your Next Job WE INVITE YOU TO PRINTERS who Can PRINT Prices ARE AS LOW AS THE LOWEST UR Work IS AS GOOD AS THE BEST ARE YOU? Subscriber to ARCHLIGHT NOT, WHY NOW? It Is Only $1.00. FOR WHOLE Delivery SCHRIBETO • DA OUR JOB ROOM. If Your Work Is DONE BY US We Do It RIGHT We Are Now Prepared To Do All Kinds Of Fancy, Up to Date Job Work. We Invite A Trial. We Guarantee To Please You, Both In Work And Price. You Will Find Us At The Old Reliable Stand At 110 North Main St. Bring Us Your Next Job. WE INVITE YOU TO CALL The PRINTERS who Can PRINT Our Prices ARE AS LOW AS THE LOWEST OUR Work IS AS GOOD AS THE BEST ARE YOU? A Subscriber to the SEARCHLIGHT? IF NOT, WHY NOT? In the course of a speech in the House one day recently a congressman had a good deal to say about purity of motives, honesty, etc. Col. "Ike" Hill, democratic whip of the house, heard the speech and later fell into philosophic mood while discussing the oration. Here are some gems of wisdom which fell from the colonel's lips in the course of a brief monologue: "When a man makes a parade in the daytime of how honest he is I always suspect that he does second-story work on dark nights. The difference between a man who takes a $10 bribe and the man who takes a $100,000 bribe is that the $10 man gets his. When a free and untrammeled American citizen has a vote to sell he generally stands in the market place. There never was a politician who dast be honest with himself." Searchlight $1.00 --- OB ROOM. We Now Prepared To Do All Us Of Fancy, Up to Date k. We Invite A Trial. Guarantee To Please You, Both And Price. You Will Find The Old Reliable Stand At North Main St. g Us Your Next Job. INVITE YOU TO CALL S who Can PRINT AS LOW AS THE LOWEST IS AS GOOD AS THE BEST YOU? iber to the HLIGHT? WHY NOT? ONLY FOR A WHOLE YEAR Delivered. BETO·DAY 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. Royalties in Motor Car. The number of reigning monarchs who have been passengers in the king's new motor car was increased when the king of Portugal paid his week-end visit to Sandringham. The car, which is the fourth constructed for his majesty, has already carried the shah, and more recently the German emperor. Fresh air contains about three parts of carbonic acid in 10,000, respired air about 441 parts, and about five parts will cause the air of a room to become "close." HAD FOUND HIS MATCH. He Was Not Afraid of Man or Beast, But He Found a Boss. They told me at Beebe's Corners of a man who, they said, had killed dozers of bears and I wildcats, and who was the most courageous man in all Tennessee. That afternoon I reached his cabin as I journeyed along, and finding him sitting on a log at the gate, I stopped for a chat. I casually mentioned that I had heard of his deeds of prowess and tried to draw him out, but he shook his head and replied: "Stranger, I jest took a third wife to my busum about six weeks ago." "Well?" "Weal, I allus reckoned I had a powerful lot c' courage, but I've lately diskivered it was all a mistake." "But what can have happened to make you think so?" For answer he pointed toward the cabin, where he could see his wife standing in the door, and I was about to say something when she lifted up her voice and shouted: "You' thar, Hank?" "Y-yes, Nancy," he answered as he stood up. "Waal, now, yo' jest hump yo'rself out to the woodpile and split 'bout a cord o' wood, or I'll tarn in and throw yo' clean over the side of this ole mounting!" When the old hunter who had killed scores of bears and rattlesnakes and wildcats and looked upon pistols and knives without losing his nerve, slunk for the woodpile without as much as a backward glance, I knew why he doubted his courage. He had found his boss at last. WOMAN LEADS FIRE FIGHTERS Brave Postmistress Sets an Example to the Firemen of San Rafael. Had it not been for the promptness and heroism of Miss Melrose Tuttle, assistant postmistress of San Rafael, Cal., fire would have destroyed the Alta stables and much adjoining property the other evening. The fire broke out early in the evening, and as the alarm was sounded, men and boys rushed into the stables and loosened some thirty maddened and suffocating horses. It looked as though the blaze would be communicated to the adjoining buildings, chief of which is the postoffice, which had been closed for the night. Miss Melrose Tuttle, the assistant postmistress, was one of the first on the scene, and through a shower of sparks and dense smoke made her way to the rear of the postoffice. She had to break and climb through a window, as the keys were in possession of the postmaster. With great effort she reached and turned a hydrant, which flooded the threatened portions of the structure. Almost as quickly the volunteer fire department reached the stables and were able to save all the vehicles and harness and to extinguish the flames, after about $2,000 damage had been done to the building. The Wise Toad of Worcester Among the favorite stories of Senator Hoar is a tale of a remarkable toad, possessed of an intuitive knowledge of antidotes. "I was out in my garden one day," said the senior senator from Massachusetts, "and noticed a load hopping along toward the veranda. At the edge on the low flooring was a spider's web straight across his path. Mr. Toad did not observe it, and plump he landed surely in it. This unceremonious and burglarious entrance naturally provoked the resident spider, who was strongly of the opinion that his home was his castle. Accordingly he proceeded to give the toad a most vicious bite. Instantly the toad hopped back on the lawn, found a bit of plantain leaf and chewed it. Then back he hopped and hit the same obstruction, with the result that he got another bite. Seven times he repeated the attempt, each time going back to the plantain for an antidote for his wounds. At last he succeeded in demolishing the spider's web and hopped on his way rejoicing." —New York Tribune. David B. Hill's Repartee. Ex-Senator David B. Hill is well known among his friends for his quick and brilliant repartee. Generally his flashes of wit come when most unexpected. Not long ago, while dining with Gen. and Mrs. Ferdinand P. Earle at Normandie-by-the-Sea, Mrs. Earle noticed that the table water was slightly discolored by the iron rust in the pipes, and, turning to the senator, laughingly remarked that the water that night seemed "unusually clear." Mr. Hill looked up quickly from his plate. "That is irony, Mrs. Earle!" he remarked sententiously, his face as serious looking as ever; then he resumed eating his soup. Southern Statesman Impresse Southern Statesman Impressed. Ex-Gov. "Bob" Taylor of Tennessee has returned home after a lecture tour of two months, during which he visited twenty-two states, west, northwest, east and in New England. Mr. Taylor came north with some little sectional prejudice, but it has been wiped out by his visit. He was especially impressed with the fact that on one great railroad line he traveled 150 miles without getting out of sight of freight cars.—Exchange. A. Hard-Working King King Christian of Denmark is a hard-working monarch. He begins his daily labors before 8 o'clock every morning and works all day. Dr. Herman V. Hilprecht, the Babylonian explorer, has been awarded the Lucy Wharton Drexel medal, established at the University of Pennsylvania a short time ago. CUPOLA SKETCHES By BYPON WILLIAMS Stars studded the canopy of hazy eventide, and the moon, shedding a soft and subtle silver, sent shafts of light to glint upon the bosom of the Cedar. The waning day hovered about the skirts of night and pleaded for another interim of life ere yet it died. And two young lovers, Algernon Edward Knottington and Constance Clementine Atherton, mindful also of the hastening shadows, wandered near the village upon the river shore. They paused beneath the grandeur of the stars to be enraptured by the reflection of a great handiwork upon the waters. Then in a voice impassioned, yet low and gentle in its earnestness, the lover-youth spoke his affection. The maiden, trembling, listened to the burning words that filled her heart with yearning, but her tongue spoke not. She was stilled by a strange fear that mocked her happiness. "What! Are you afraid, frightened like a timid child?" the lover cried, wrapping his extra length arm around her automobile coat. "No! No!" she cried. In startled tones. "Not that! Not that! but tomorrow we separate, our lives diverge, our paths lie wide apart for months—and who shall say—" With kisses he smothered the words that fell and murmured softly, "Fear not, Constance—dear, dear Constance! The world is wide, but I shall ne'er forget thee, the ripple of that voice, the liquid purity of those great, brown eyes, the nectar of those lips, the raven black of this dark hair or the thousand perfumes of thy presence." The telltale flush leaped to the girl's cheek, and she buried her face in his ulster as he continued: "No, Constance; our hearts are beating in rhythmic alchemy of love which neither time nor absence can efface. Here, Constance, is the ribbon we found yesterday. See, I have cut the silk in twain and on the ends have scratched words our hearts can understand. You keep that end and I will cherish this, and when we meet again it will be to join the two forever." "And if either learns to love another, then he or she is to send the ribbon to the one who yet loves, that each may know," said the girl sadly. "Why speak of impossibilities, darling. Not yet shall the flowers fade in autumn, the winter come and go and the apple blossoms hang beautiful like this," pointing in the moonlight, "than I, my sweet, my own, shall come to wed my flower, my nightingale, my love," clasping her in his arms and pressing her warm face to his. "You will be far away and eyes more beautiful, lips more voluptuous, faces more fair will teach you to forget me. I shall not hope too much, my dear one," cried the girl-woman weeping. Stooping, he tenderly turned her wet face to his, and gazing eagerly into her sad eyes, into the face that spoke of constancy and love, he cried passionately: "Constance, loved one, I bid thee hope! Hope ever! Believe! Believe ever! for I shall not forget thee!" Looking trustingly into his eyes through her tears, she whispered, "I will hope—and believe." Long they stood thus, wrapped in their affection, while the stars glistened on the water, the zephyr blew softly and the wild apple blooms shed perfume and petals at their feet. * * * * * * * * * A year had passed and a woman stood alone upon the bank. The moon hid his face and the waters lay a dark and pulseless mass before her. Her white face she turned upward in agony and clasped her thin hands in prayer. The breezes soughed through the apple trees, and the blossoms fell unheeded at her feet. With a loud moan of anguish her body swayed, then limply down she sank into the fallen petals sobbing: "What shall I do? What shall I do? Algernon Edward Knottington returns to-morrow to knot the ribbons, and—and-I cannot stop—him—even for Harry's sake!" (sob, sob, sob)—"be—be—cause that pesky dog of mine—has eaten my end of the ribbon! Oh! Oh! Oh! !!" 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