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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" Humours of the Blood Them." 64 Pages, 300 Diseases, with illustrations, Testimonials, and D Japanese and Chinese. British Depot, 27-28 Charterhouse Sq., London Palx, Paris. Australian Depot, R. Towns & Co., Sydney. Portres D Bole Proprietors, Boston, U. S. A. The Brooklynite. Ex-Leunt. Gov. 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. Recently I recommended them to an office boy for his father, who was disabled with salt rheum. The man's feet were swollen to an enormous size, and he had not worked for six weeks. Two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment worked a perfect cure. You never saw a more grateful man in your life. "I am very much interested in another case where I have recommended Cutieca just now. My housemald mother has a gotto which had reached a very dangerous point, and she said her that nothing could be done; that she could live only two or three weeks, and that she would die of strangulation. 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Oriain of Monroe Docterina, Monroe had just paid his physician $500 for curing a cold. Thereupon he laid in a supply of quinine, blankets and whisky, thus founding the great system of Monroe doctoring which has made America so healthy that the other powers tremble, RED CROSS BALL BLUE Bhould be i home. Ask your grocer for it, Large oz, package only 8 cents, 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 ® trance. Power of Birds. What tremendous power an eagle exerts when carrying away a lamb that weighs, say, sixty pounds or over! It you take the weight of the bird a- together, 76 pounds, then {t appears that an eagle can develop more than two horsepower, 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. a Thief of Time. ar Siax Hecht writes: “On Thars- éay of last week, at 2:20, the hour for the rehearsal of “Trial by Jury,’ I met Mr. Gilbert at the stage door of the Lyric, and congratulated him on his punetuality. ‘Don't,’ he replied, ‘I have lost more time through being punctual @an through anything else’”—Lon- don “M.A. P.” In Greater Gotham. ‘These professional cambling house keepers are bringing suit against oft- cers 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 build- ings is caused by hardiness or sting! ness. I used to think it the latter till I found numerous delightful English friends objected to my cwn heated home. Actually some of them ‘cut’ me every winter so far as calling on me is concerned, because they say my Gtune atk tae Sateee aan Seca Advice of Old Statesman. George S. Boutwell, the oldest ex governor of Massachusetts, has been celebrating his eighty-ffth birthday at bis bome in Groton. Mr. Boutwell was only 32 years old when elected gnvernor 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? Pref. Zimmer of Berlin, bas been In- vestigating the cause of insanity among women, and bas come to the conclusion that if women are ad- mitted into competition with men the inevitable result will be a tre mendous 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 Mie Pennies. for several years J. F. Zalusky, the Chicago baseball player, has been de positing all the pennies he received fn change for his various purchases, in a strong wooden box h» had con- structed for the purpose. The other cay he turned his safe and {ts con- tents over to a Minneapolis piano dealer as the first payment on an in- strument he desired to purchase. When the coppers were counted they were found to number over 2,500. Philanthropist’s Peculiar Will. A Bruges, Belgium, philanthropist has just made an original will. He has left the town $20,000, which is to be divided in the following manner: The sum is to be divided into seven parts, that being the number of parishes in Bruges. Each of these portions must be again subdivided into sums of $200, for which the poor on the books of the charitable society are to draw lots. The amount is to be spent in setting the winners up in a small business or trade. Uelnn leon ae & Modictas: Tron is a strengthening medicine when given in an assimilated form. But many stomachs refuse it, however it may be manipulated by the drug- gist or mingled in the mineral spring by the hand of nature, A new means has been found for rendering it gener- ally assimilable, namely, by mixing citrate of fron in the food of hens. After this has Leen done for about 2 month the yolk of the eggs becomes rich in iron, and the most delicate stomach can ‘digest it. Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and Join pains overcome. 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ALL DEALERS KEEP THEM He ammicted with 0 ‘cre esesvesot Thompson’s Eye Water eye The Triangular Non-Dilution fteee? CREAM SEPARATOR SERN seccuers Sos more cram tan clap PAE Seen No ice chemicals, crocks, pune, EURO Sorspulstar'inccuines) or pose "Ost BRO 9 ouereien raion, acrates at vias Ree ee ce Beta mer of ie blcher priced separators S| En Sigal taltasee, ‘aie ot Deemed pinay! mers reriowe oe? te snd writs syNDIOATE, aes ‘Dept. F, ‘Kansas City, Mo DROPSY. NEW DISCOVERY: gives eats tree Pe oe aoiecee si Brkcicoee ae eae W. N. U.—WICHITA—NO. 9, 1903. Whea Answering Aévortisemeots Misdly Mention Thio Paper. “ BN. CURE-FOR? 13 Bay Somes wikae AN Eiot ays BB Pe nae erat om SRO SIE eo ae THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT HITS DIXON HARD BISHOP C. C. McCABE DOESN'T AGREE WITH REV. THOMAS DIXON SAYS THERE WILL BE NO GREAT WAR BETWEEN RACES. Negroes Are Not Bad Except As Whites Make Them Why Stir Up Race Hatred? — Increase In Negro's Property Since The War. 4TH YEAR. YOU CAN HITS DIXON BISHOP C. C. 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, ——___ WioHITa, - - - KANS. ————— W. N. MILLER, Editor. See a ee Entered at the Post Office at Wichita, ‘Kansas, as Second - Class Mail Matter. Pablished Every Saturday at No. 110 Norra Mary St. RATES OF SUBSGRIPTIDN- @® STRICTLY IN ADVANCE, One Year [ by mail ] ...... $1.06 Six months [ by mail ]...... de Three months [ by mail ] ... 50¢ ONE MONTH «oc... 180. 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Write itplain and on one side of the paper only. 5th No Name will be placed on our books without the money, So agents will send the money with subscriber's name. 6th Address all communications to “ The Wichita Searchlight ” Wichita, Kansas. ‘Tth Any erroneous reflection upon the eharacter, standing or reputation of any per son which may appear in this paper, will be gladly corrected if brought to the Editor, “ To Live and Let Live, ” fs OUR Motte. ——$—$—_—______ Republican City Ticket Electiea Tuesday. April 7th 1902 For Mayor. cune-B, Fe MoLean For City Attorney...........-Earl Blake For City Clerk ........ dasse L. Loland City Treasurer. ........-Ge0- Harris For Police Judge....... Blaude 6. Stanley Judge City Court......Ge0. H. Alexander Marshal City Court............ Thos. Voss Clerk City Court ......... $ L. Barratt Councilmen First Ward.............. 8: B. Kernan Second Ward ........... W. F. Schell Third Ward— Long Term.. ...W. 8. Pierce Short Term ..... H. Freeman Fourth Ward ....... ........W. H. Isley Fifth Ward ........... W. H, MoKeo Bixth Ward..............J. G. Miltner MEMBERS SCHOOL BOARD First Ward............... Levi Hornor Second Waid ............ Fred Cossitté Third “ard ...............35.C Jones Fourth Ward............B. E. Rowlee Fifth Ward................. Fred Bell Sixth Ward........... John M. Martin A HIDDEN MYSTERY. Itis a mystery to us how some colored men with boys and girls growing up will fight and try to-do all of evil against Negro evterprises. ‘Ask any of these people, and their greatest desire and expectation is, that his by or girl shall attain a high etation in life. It is their fondest hope that his youth of to- dags hall stand sm the fore ranks of the business and professional men of the race to-morrew. But how sball his boy or gitl do so? Must he or she not got theiv 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 avennes of ife among his race they should meet with personstike their parents who will do anything, no matter how low on how dirty to retara his boy’s or his giel’s progress in busi- ness? How sad it would make his heart, how disappoiated would he el at the race, yet today he is treating seme other man’s son thus. Yet he is today doing ail manner o, evil against some. man’s son or daughter who is trying to make Alife by an honest business or profession- all pursuit among the race. We wonder rometimes when we ee acloied man with a family and wie goes out of his way to de or say dittle 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 tho Diety to help them muke a great man orwoman 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 girlattain, Can you read his mind as he seems to seo in the future a great crown to be placd on the head of his boy or his gizl. But, ob,'the grim monstep justice is seated afar and looks scornfully on this parent and his boy or 8 girl is ce rteinly doomed to meet with the misery and pain of disap- pointment on aceount of the pres— ent mean acts of the father. Is isa lesson which should go to the heart of every parent, Do nob expeot better at the hands of other people for your boy or your girl in life than that whioh yon are today met- ing out to some ene else’s boy or git!, Remember the same ties bind the heart strings of the s 6 or daughters of other men, ‘which bind the heart strings of your son or daughter. This must be upper~ mest in the minds ef all parents be- fore the future race shall cach the highest pinnacle. Is seems that Hon. Victer Mup. dock is the one who will receive the nomination for congressman to fill the place made vacant by the pro- motion of Chester I. Long to the U. S. senate. Remember us when paying your bills, This applies to those im ar- roars. A joke is teld on a certain young man in Wichita who is very bash- fal. He went to see his best girl one aight and it began to rain, and itrained 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, aud su hesaid “all tight,” and she told bim she would go and prepare his bed. It required some little time, and when she came back, imagine her surprise .at find- ing him dripping with rain. She asked him where he had been, and he told her he went hometo get his nightshirt, In the beginning God created the heaven @nd earth, then the editor, then the liberal advertiser—which was ail!gocd. The next day it snowed and he ereated the. man who does not believe in advertising another who dos not take the home paper—thew he rested. And then the devil got i jab the molding room and created the man who takes the paper for several years and fails to pay for it, After he hadcempleted that sorry job, a having a few lumps left, he created the excuse of a man who setths his sa>soription by in- forming the pos maaater to mark his p per “tefused.” Here's to the lneker, tke faint- hearted kicker, the kicker so helples and blue, who always is orying and never is trying some gocd for bis town todo. No use to corsect him nor need we expect him to get to the front like a man, for while /etn- ors rnstle, he’ll sit down and hustle objections to raise each plan. * UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL, ” Locals and Personals The Merchants who ap- preciate the trade of the col ored people ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. PATRON IZE TLE. FIFTEENTH BIRTHDAY. One of the very pleasant social functions of the yeat was the party tendezed 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 erowded with young people. Music was farnished by Mr. Joseph Walker. Those present wero: Mieses—S. Miller, E. Thompson, L. Paul, A. Smith, L. Whitted, M. Williams, S. Valley, L. ‘Thompson, B. Miller. Mesers—L, Furguson, A. Fusgu- son, H. Massey, E. Waters, T. Mi o- hell, W. Mortis. QUITE POPULAR. Sandy E, Patton, jailor under Sheriff Schad is quite popular’ with the unfortucates who are c.nfined inthe county prison, Recently a young man by the name of Selig was confined there for highway rob- bery and Snndy treated bim #0 niee 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 recog ition of the kindness shown to his brother by Sandy. As predicted by us, Sandy is making a most acoept- able jailor aud is giving perfect sat- isf ction toSheriff Schad and oll 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 708 415 WN. Main Mrs. Martha Phelps arrived i the city Sunday;from her heme in Columbus to see her rick daughter Miss Nancy Phelps and eo visit het other children. Sane likes Wichita and her hospitable people. VOSS APPOINTED, ‘Thomas Voss, Republican oandi- date for city masshall, received his papers of appointment to fill the va- cancy caused by the election of Mr. Houry Schad os sheriff. Mr. V has appointed W. 8. Hawk as his deputy. We are very sorry to iearn that the family of our friend Jno W, Ball are quarantined on acsount of the measles. Clifford Phelps left Tuesday eve for his home in Columbus after speriding several days in the oity visiting relatives. “Rev. J. BR. Richardson made eplendid address at the 2ad Baptist ebureh Sunday afternoon, Officer Jef Thompson hasresum- ed his duties after-an illness of tep days. Rev. J. H. Vanlue is in the oits thie week, Notice. Office of City. Clerk, Wichita, Kan. Jan, 767., '08. The ~egisiration books of the city of Wichita, are now open for the registration of voters. Call to day and have your name er rolled. J. L LELAND, City Clerk. Miss Ida Hill left Sunday night for Kansas City where che will re- main a few days visiting friende, Clifford Phelps who has been vis. iting relatives and friends in the eity left Tuesday for his home in Colum us, Kas. Rey. P D. Yochum is condueting revival services at the A. M. E., church this week. Dr. J. E. Farmer Physician aad Surgeon Diseeses of Women and hildren a Specialty. — Office 708 N. Main St. ‘Tel. 936. J. W. Thompson is kept very busy keeping the street cae track io good repair. He is one of cur coming young men, Little Pansy Beasley whe has been quite ill és able to be ont again. ‘Phere will be a proyor meeting Sanday afternoon a Mother Mil- ler The ladies of @ L, A. club met a0 the residence of Mira. J. L. Har- per last Tuesday afternoon. After an hour in fancy needle work the clab adjourned to moob ab the resi- dence of Mrs, Lee Anderson 924 St, Franois next Tuesday afternoon. The prayer meeting at the home of Mre. Thompson 54, N. W ter was 8 success. Mrs. W.N. Miller was the guest of Miss Mattie Androws at supper Wednesday eve. Rev, 1. H. Wilson of Topeka, ar- rived in the city Wodnosday via Santa Fo and will assisv Rev. Yo- om im his revival services at the |A.M. E, church, He preached eens sermon at the church Wednesday aight. = Mrs. C. R, Stowart is thinking’ of going to Kingman 10 spend a fow days with My.a Mrs, Robert Davis, eS __ Last Monday evening H. Neoley, one of the eolored firemen at No 8 hore house, 18tb and Lawrence, was assaulted with an iron poke “about five tect long ‘by Wm. Brown’ the white erigiteer aiftho’ bouse: ‘The shoulder and’ wrist of Mr. Nocley was broken and he was otherwise injaeed, He appeared before Coun- ty Attorney ;Eeketein end bad a warrant sorn out fer assailant, Thursday witnessed a slow drizz- ly vain neasly all day. FT. 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Main St. Wichita, Kas: HOUCK Hardware Store Building Hsrdware, Garland and Quick Meal St-ol Ranges Garland Cook Stoves at the very low est pricss. 116 East Douglas Avo. PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY Best Laundry In The City Cor. Ist. & Market, Phone 232 SELOVER & SONS, Props. Jeff Bhompson tells a story of two gents who “happened” te be out in the wee hours of the mern- ing, it was very very dark. The men were well acquainted—but ow- ing to the darkness could nob cis- tiaguish each other. Each man heard the footsteps of the othes coming, and each began to think of “gobber,” “highwayman,” “wateb- man” and everything except police- man. As the steps grew closer one fellow made a sudden jump, the other fellow thought him after him and the second may gave the jump- er an upper out which—well——— the gent was laid upa day or 20 Say, don’t ask Jeff anything abou’ it, Did you ask the merchant with whom you trade, whether he “ads” inour paper? If rot, why not?. In sist upon it that he “ads” with us. ROWLEE Hardware Store 823 N. Main St. Cheapest Hardware and Stove house in Wichita; because wo" pay no rent and have light expenses ——— SEE! + CUSTOM GRINDING + sesseeee A Specialty ......-+ ALL KINDS OF COAL & FEED 622 N. Main St. fs Phone 530 Clothes Cleaned, Pressad 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 hopefal, he recalled him from school and placing him by the side of e cart oneday, thus eddressing him: “Now Joseph, here ie @ fork and there is heap ef manure aud a eart; what do you cell them in Latin?” “Forkibus, osrtibus ¢ manuribus,” said Joseph. “Well, now,” said the old man, “if you don’t take that forkibus and pitch that manuribus into that cartibus Til break your lazy backibus.” He went to work, Novel Panalty for Killing. For every finch they kill the mem bers of a newly formed sparrow club ‘st Warnham, Sussex, England, are (0 bis fined: four sparrows’ heads. In Memory of Livingstone. A steamer has been launched o the upper Zambesi river, above the ‘Victoria falls. It is called the Liviss oe we Prebbikh tiki eieibtiitit> Gaear REpveTION SALE At the “ HUB” onal SUITS, OVERCOATS, Boysand Chil. dren Suitsand Underwear Calland See and ‘be convinced. AT THE = ‘ "aU: i Wichita s New One Price Clothiag Store f 114 North Me n Street.2 Fa faafia Fo fone Fosfor Ror orfeetege Fe Poffo fosFo fof FesfieefoPoeheg SEES ES ES SSS SSS ESTE EE See Se ee 4 FOR YOUR ' Fait and WINTER ‘ ’ GOAL ’ Go to the old reliable headquarters for every- : thing in thy COAL LINE. We handle all the leading ' and best grades — not the substitutes. We also can sup- d ply you with all kinds of Lime, Cement, Brick and Stone. THE JACKSON - WALKER coALand MATERIAL CO. 4 The Wichita “* Coaling Station ” 2 So, Market St. Phone 10, : en A ee ee de Qenbee Pe forlondferdeolen fs ePeoforfenBefeoGon er oefonfonorfefordecGoofeofong USE |v BODEN'S | IMPERIAL : FILOUR » ) BREAKFAST FOOD , —and you will Love good eating.—— AT YOUR @Rooga' IMBODEN MILLING CO. EEECEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE EE EEE PER is Bell Phone 757 New Phone 1265 andard Coal & Feed Co, ‘a DLELALERS IN he Best Domestic and Steam COALS And all Kinds ef FEED —_" ur Patronage Solicited Near Cor. Main and 11th Sts. Wichita, Kansas. us A. Miller Art Co it Parcs. Winpew Suapes ano «.. MOULDINGS. = 5 soe Piers Mosling Noreh Main St., & Ee Wichits, Kanecs | ne fi ANT ap. ae an ee ae CallOn Me the Best Pianos, Organs, wing Muehinee, Bicycles, jsadolins, Guitars, — or ang- . jing you want — Ascheap as yWwhere in the United States. . Shaw, Wichita, Kensas. It Always Pays t people know what ‘you ave ll end how much tiey may by trading at your store, and ly way to inform the greavr ber of people of this fact is igh the columns of theit paper. advertisement in this paper ‘at cost much, and it paya— Dodge DHircctory HERGULEAN LODGE NO. 20, K OfP. } E, Thaddeus Summytt, Chan, Com. A, A, Fox, K. of R.& 5, Meets ist and 8 Friday night each month, ARRIA COURT No.7. Order of Calanthe, Mrs, Lucy Anderson, W. C. Miss Blanch Alexander, R.of D. Mrs. Lee Anderson, W. R, of D. Meets ist. and 8rd, Monday each month Masonic Lodges. |ARKANSAS VALLEY Lodge No.21. AF & A.M, Jobn T. Chinneth, W M. W.11_A.Clark, Secretary. Meets Ist.and 3rd.Tuesday each month All Master Masons in good sanding are Cordially Invited, . Hous Or Tae Wzst Lovor No, 2006. G. U. 0. 0. Fy Jas. L. Harper, N. G. Willis Bartlett, V. G. Chas, H Gerdon, P, C, Meets ist, 2nd and 8rd Tuesday night, Get a Searchlight, if you want the news, NEGRO ELSBCTED. Tho eleciion of a Negro, James H, Wolff, as junior vies depatt- ment commander of the Massachn- setts department G. A. R., closes for the time being, alively fight in that organization, but threats were openly made after the close of the encampment here teday that the end is not yet. Wolff is @ lawyer in Boston, and has been prominent in G. A. R. affairs. He has served ax judge advooate of the department The candidates against him two two white men, W. W. Castle and W. H. McFarline. Castle is a moms ber of the samr post as Wolff, and both he and McFarline are promi- nent in the order. Wolff's eandidecy began some time ago, while the others «x t declare themselves until late. In the natural sequence of G. A. B. events Woiff will be ia liue for de- partment commander two years from now, but those who are op- pesed to him eay that he will not be allowed to fili the chair. It is said a rcheme is on foot to allow him to be elected senior vieo com- mander next year, and that it is all fixed ss that ho will decline eleotion as department eommander in 1905, Wolff’s enemies say the G. A. R. of that state haviog thus fas honored a Negro, must take ite medicine to the fullest extent and extend him all the bonors zecorded anyone else who oceupies a chaia in line of pro- iin C, P. Johnsou, 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 Solicted Wichita Stock Yards Phone 466 CITIZBNS’ CONVENTION. ‘The Citizen convention composed of republicans, democrats and pop’ alist met at Garfield hall Wednes day morning at 10 a. m, W. R. Tucker was elected chairman, and 0.D. Barnes, Seoy. The regula committees wewe appointed and then adjourned till 2 p. x, — At2p. am the convention met ‘and nominated the following ticket : - Mayor—-Finlay Ross, City ‘Treasurer—W. R. Tucker. City Attorney—Vermilion Harris City Olerk—Rey Carnes. Police Judge—D, M. McOanle-e Judge City C’rt—W. K. Walker. Clerk City O’rt—R, 9. Bell. Mar-bal City Ort—H. B. Bron: ach, The worst kickers on what this paper publishes are some individ uals who de not take the paper nor advertise in it. We should like to know bow in the world they manage to find out what we say, o» what business it is of theirs when wo say it. Ifthey don’t like this paper hey should not steal the news from ; A Shrewd Advertiser, ‘When Dr, Lorenz was in Philadel phia 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 nu." of Groceries to not forget that you can always get the Best at the Lowest prices t KERNAN‘E 1102 E.Dor~le-- Ave. "Phone 857 ABILENE, KAS. _ Rey. Thomas pastor of the St.John Baptist church of Salina, was bere Sunday and delivered an excellent sermon at the Mt. Zion Baptist cburch last Sunday morning and also witness the baptising. Mr. H. Wharton purchase « house and lot en 815 m. Eim of, recently. Rev. Alexendira 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. $.made ab interesting digcugsion on the subject «‘Which is the most useful to a farmer, a cow or a chicken,” Tuesday evening. CHERRYVALE NEWS. Rey, G. A, Griffen preached at the A. M E, church Tuesday night and left on the morning traia for Kansas City. Mrs. Josie Jobnson and Mary Wheaton seturned home from Iole. Mrs, Jobason will remain here, E. K. Knox left Monday for Ne. odesba, Kansas, on busines. There was a birlh-day party given on EB. K, Knox last Thureday night Quite an enjoyable time was had. The choir of the 2nd ~Bapt. chuch is doing welh under the leadership af E. K, Knox, chorieter. I wonder why itis that Mr. Jno. Young has such a pleasant smile on his face? Why does he meet the boys ard give them “ seegaes ” ? Has he bought a pig? No. Has he visitors fsom afar? No. Well what fs the trouble? On the quiet, the fact of the matter is, a 8} pound baby girl made its appearance at the Young Saturday night, Mother and daugh: ter are both doing well, Tho Sranonticur is very widely read by the people of Chorryvalle, It is as rogular as clo.k work and is always a weloome visitor. Rey. Henderson will preach at the 2nd Baptist church nebt Sun- day March Ist. NOTION Parties having news items for pub- Leabion must have them in our of: fice not Iater than Thursday mosn- ‘ing. No news will each pub!ioa- ‘tion in the current issue which gets ‘to our cffice later than Thursday of oak week. Eprroz. The zevival at the Second Baptist chureb és being well attended. Miss Nancy Phelpsis able to sit up again. Little Herbert Cox has been pro- moted in his class at cohr0b. Good for Herbert. Warden E, B. Jowett is visiting the city. He is evidently lookisg after the interests of the Republican ticket in this county. : ( Honest Honorable Treatment 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 linduce you to shop here. ee a eee eG West Balcony Bar-|press raprtos,2e & 500 aes In this sale of ou wil gains in "end cot at me mee cepeble pring fabrics, bought before the | 5c and loc Goods ae advanee in prices which has en place on woslen goods, | Potato Mashers........ each 5c! | |] Brass Toasters, ft ~ Bo| WOOL SUITINGS. Pot Cleaners...“ Bel ‘ Ss. Sure catch mouse trap 2 5c! eee ‘sels binek, ee Round, oval, oblong star 38-inch all wool Oxfords, brown, z= heart and sbell patty pan_ gray and fancy mixtures, yd 0c g 6 s+-:D[40eineh all woo! silk fini : Bat ge ol cinars "Sa tek andor yo GR i y Be} 38-inch all wool Snowflake black hneaded asters. Go| chal zal aerate ek Ron eee 4 You will also find a good assortment aS of hit fall eok id kinds, Sad iron stand... ach Bo] Sf innh fa cl and an Vegetable skimmers.. “ 5c Wood butter ladlos.... “ Go|, , , DRESS SILKS des. Bo]And trimming silks, in all colors, Weed mutter spac ce a Bel TMRing in prise yo 19 up t08 1.00 wooden is 15 Teh wooden agen “ Be|SPRING WASH pene OTE. cseeczsons's<+ Bo] We want you'to’dee ‘our tise, “Wenely. vo caculel puding pan 10c}there were never prettier creations Enameled sauce pans...... 10c} gotten up than will be found in our Enameled pie plates. . .....10c} 1908 assortment, Enameled milk pans.... . 10c|Mercefized Oxford Vestings vd 95 35¢ Enameled _basters............ 10e Enameled deep ladles .....10c] WHITE WAISTINGS. Enameled soup ladles......10c} mereerized figured Damasks bc Rolling pins. ......... ...-- 106} geotch Oxfords and Piques 18¢ to 9c Steak mauls........... . ..-- 10¢} mercerized Similie Soie yd 18 Vegetable eutters...-10e 13 inch pl sro dosod Kapid pias mashers.......10e] COLORED WAISTINGS Re-tinned dairy pans......10c} and SUITINGS, Sensible potato mashers...10c] 2, Ortnie super sca Sure catch rat traps......- 100} ye ares, ya ‘Be to 250 Roa ea dy ecu Mercerized Panama Soies 26¢ to 45¢ Large Onampion sieves.» 10e|S0% Tact snd Tush Sky, Vegetables boilers... 100} 74 ase ! Blour sifters...........-+0» 10e Se es i Se eas erates is Moniton Lace Stripe Neveltles Bqt coffee Pots on ...--+--100] 5 Te a Pique Royal 12cto 15¢ buck 10c a See pile O18-+ «79g | India Linens, 644 up to 20 be CHM. 'C uff SM See EO We 2 207-2008 DOUGLAS Me DE Notice. Ottice*of City Clerk, Wichita, Kans., Jan. 7, 1903 The registaation books of the city of Wichita, are now open for the registrstion of voters Call -t>. 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 {s situated on the flat top of 2 mountain in the Basses Pyrenees, south of France. It has but an area of 1% square miles and a population ot 140, so that, as regards slze, it can fairly claim to be the smallest republic jn the world. It is an older republic than the United States, having beer in existencs since 1648, and enjoys the distinction of being recognized by both Spain and France. ‘The president is elected from ax elder college, consisting of twelve peasants, Who an. Aesen ave -y twelve years by the people. The prestient 1s also tox collector, assemor ant judge. If, however, his decisions ar displeasing to the people they appeal to the bishop of Laurus, in the Span ish parish down the mountain side and what®tue bishop says {s law Goust is certainly a unique place, fo it has no church or clergyman, the people worshiping in churches beyon¢ the limits of their country. Neithe: have they any burial ground, an¢ when death occurs among them thé body is slid down to a cemetery in the valley below. In this valley, too, al the baptisms and marriages take ee Bushmen and Apes. The Bushmen or low grade Hotten- tots on the plains of Sou:h Africa have a language which has been de clared 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. 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 exhibitior in Paris are clever, One of them is by Gerome, who ex hibits a sign for an optician’s shop. It represents a Yorkshire terrier standing on his hind legs and wearing ovegiasses. It bears the label “O pti cien,” which 1s a good French pun for “Oh, little dog.” ARKANSAS OITY. Mrs. Amanda,Clark will leave for Georgia Tuesday. ; Mrs. Mi ry Bass is quite ill, _ Miss Jonnie Harper 1s still on the sick tat, | Sunday was quarterly meeting at the A.M. E. church, several chil dren were baptised. Mr, Charley Murphy is in the city. Miss Kether and Magg'e Garnett are quite sick. Rey. Garnett presehed in Ponca City Sunday, HON: GEO. E, HARRIS i, an jee ne bY cee y OUR CITY TREASUER Wiebite’s present very competent City ‘Treasurer Mr. Horris was re- nominated by the republican city convention to succeed himeelf. He | will sure be re-elected on April 7th, Satire Credited to Thackeray. ee aE ea Sea we toe st ree * Some inquiries as to the meaning of the term “half and halt” as applied to a drink recalls an anecdote of ‘Thackeray. On hearing of the death of a bibulous friend the satirist ob- served: ‘He was a man; take him for half and half, I shall not look upon his like again.” CE SP OT ES a YOUR JOB PRINTING We Print AN ¥ THIEN LETTER HEADS NOTE HEADS ENVELOPES i BUSINESS CARDS. CALLING CARDS STATEMENTS : BILL HEADS | ; HAND BILLS é POSTERS MINUTES CIRCULARS TRY US. OUR JOB ROOM. ie Eee Oe We Ate Now Prepared To Do All Your Kinds Of Eancy, Up toD ate Work|| Job Work. We Invite A Trial. - We Guarantee To Please You, Both * || In Work And Price. You Wili Find DONE)! Us At The Old Reliable Stand At BY US NO North Main St. waned Bring Us Your Next Job. RigHT || '7 WE INVITE YOU TO CALL aa ee The PRINTERS who Can PRINT ‘ ARE AS LOW Our Prices AS THE LOWEST IS AS GOOD OUR Work AS THE BEST ARE YOU? A Subscriber to the SEARCHLIGHT? IF NOT, WHY NoT? It ds ONLY ad FORA Perce $1.00. WHOLE YEAR ———— Delivered. SUBSEHISBETO-DAY ' The Ethics of Honesty. Im the course of a speech in the House one day recently a congress- man had a good deal to say about pu- rity of motives, honesty, ete. Col. “Ike” Hill, democratic whip of the house, heard the speech and later fell into philosophic mood while diseuss- ing the oration. Here are some gems of wisdom which fell from the colonei’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 be generally stands in the market place. There never was a politician ‘who dast be honest with himself.” Searehlight $1.0C AGENTS WANTED We allow agents a big commis. sion 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 Ger man emperor. Fresh air contains about three parts ‘of carbonic acid in 10,000, respired air about 441 parts, and about five parts ‘win 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. berast byte den —aeccpchglbess or z ‘They told me at Beebe's Corners of @ man who, they said, had killed doz ers of bears an1 wildcats, and who was the mest 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 achat. 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?” “Waal, I allus reckoned I had a powerful lot c’ courage, but I've late ly diskivered it was all a mistake.” “But what can have happened to make you think so?” For answer ke pointed toward the cabin, where he could see his wife standing in the door, and I was about to say sometning when she lifted up ker voice and shouted: ~ “You' thar, Hank?” “Y-yes, Nancy,” he answered as he stood up. “Waal, now, yo’ jest bump 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 end wildcats and lookeé 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 prop- erty the other evening. The fire broke out early in the evening, and as the alarm was sounded, men and boys Tushed into the stables and loosened some thirty maddened and suffcating horses. It looked as though the blaze would be communicated to the ad- Joining buildings, chief of which is the postofiice, 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 post- office. 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 Sena- tor Hoar {s a tale of a remarkable toad, possessed of an intuitive kncwl- edge of antidotes. “I was out in my garden one day,” said the senior senator from Massa- chusetts, “and noticed a ioad hopping along toward the veranda, At the edge 0: the low flooring was a spider’s web straight across his path. Mr. Toad did not observe it, and plump he land- ed suarely 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 proceed- ed 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 re- sult 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. Hil"’e Renartee. 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 unex- pected. Not long ago, while dining with Gen. and Mrs. Ferdinand P. Earle at Normandie-by-the-Sea, Mrs. Earle no- ticed 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 re marked sententiously, his face as seri- ous looking as ever; then he resumed eating his soup. Southern Statesman Impressed. ExGov. “Bob” Taylor of Tennessee has returned home after a lecture tour of two months, during which he visit- ed twenty-two states, west, northwest, east and in New England. Mr. Tay- lor came north with some little sec- tional 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. & Mand Viorkina Kina. 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 YV. Hilprecht, the Babylonian explorer, has been awgrd- ed the Lucy Wharton Drexel medal, established at the University of Penn- sylvania a short time ago. “aCe at Sit CHES: Ye eee AN [tient 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 Knotington 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 reflec- tion 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, Tha 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 to- morrow we separate, our lives diverge, ovr 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 ra- yen 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 continuea: | “No, Constance; our hearts are beat- ing 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 | seratched words our hearts can under- stand. You keep that end and I will | cherish this, and when we meet again it will be to join the two forever.” | “Ana if elther learns to love am other, 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, dar- ling, 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 ma. |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 engorly j 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 zephyrs blew softly and the wild apple blooms shed perfume and petals at their feet. Paes gern ‘A year had passed and a woman stood alone upon the bank. The movn 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 ap- ple trees, and the blossoms fell un- heeded 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 Knotington re- turns 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 rib bon! Oh! Oh! Oh!!!” Life is not all sunshine and apple Dlossoms. on Dr. George F. Hall of Chicago, dep- recates gum chewing. He says if he had the gum money of the city of Chicago for one year, he could build and dedicate free, a magnificent audi- torium with a seating capacity of 10,000. ‘This reminds us: If we had the “mazuma” spent an- nually in Chicago for face powder, we could buy fireworks for all the news. boys next Fourth of July and have | money enough left to endow a fuand- ling society. If we had the “tin” spent annually fm Chicego for playing cards, we ‘could take all the worn out women Red Front Racket The People’s Economy Store. 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