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den never know as much about any eg as women know about dress. ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS Red Cross Ball Blue. It makes clothes n and sweet as when new. All grocers. ll women may be jewels but a great depends upon the setting. INSIST ON GETTING IT. ome grocers say they don't keep Dee See Starch because they have a stock hand of 12 oz. brands, which they cannot be sold to a customer has once used the 16 oz. pkg. Dee See Starch for same money. PER THOUSAND copying short letters; enclose stamp; or instructions, copy of letter, etc. Add. LE WHOLESALE CO., Dept. 2, Chicago, Ill. POTATOES $2.50 a Bbl. largest growers of Seed Potatoes in America. Hawaii New York gives hailing service. Wichita a yield of 749 bu. per a. Price. Wichita a yield of 749 bu. per a. Price. Wichita a yield of 749 bu. per a. Price. Saltz, Macaroni Wheat, 68 bu. per. Giant Clover, etc. upon receipt of 10c postage. JOHN A. ALZER SEDD CO. La Crossie, Wis. DROUGHT DEFIER CKER AND PULVERIZER Equal to One Inch of Rain. A durable and guaranteed. You cannot fall if you use our packer Send for circula. PEKA FOUNDRY, Topeka, Kan. the Granary of the World." "The Land of Sun- terry. The Natural Feeding Grounds for Stock- ers under crop in 1902. 1,987,300 acres. 1902. 117,800 bushels. ABUNDANCE of Water; Abundance of Material Plentiful; Building Material Cheap; Good Grass for pasture and hay; a fertile soil; a sullivant and a climate giving an assured a adequate season of growth. EASTEAD LANDS OF 160 ACRES FREE, charge for which is $10 for making entry, to churches, schools etc. in railway taps all penetrated in the continent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada. D.S. Crawford, 21 W. Mith St., Kansas City, Mo. authorized Canadian Government Agent, who gives certificates giving you reduced rates, etc. LEWIS' SINGLE BINDER STRAIGHT 5¢ CIGAR You Pay 10c. for Cigars Not so Good. F.P.LEWIS Peoria, Ill. You can buy of us at whole- sale prices and save money. Our 1,000-page catalogue tells the story. We will send it upon receipt of 15 cents. Your neighbors trade with us—why not you? Montgomery Ward Co. CHICAGO The house that tells the truth. WEATHERWISE THE MAN WHO WEARS POWER'S SH BRAND SLICKERS A reputation extending over sixty-six years and our guarantee are back of every garment bearing the SIGN OF THE FISH. There are many imitations. Be sure of the name TOWER on the buttons. ON SALE EVERYWHERE. J. TOWER CO. BOSTON, MAASS. U. S. A. TOWER CANADIAN CO. Limited. TORONTO, CAN. ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR What SHE thinks of r.Caldwell's yrup Pepsin A she says it is best remedy evertried for in invest 50c $1.00 and try yourself. If you want to know what ers think of it write for our ask of testimonials. R. H. Fitzler, No. 3028 Cook Ave, St. Mo. under Oct of 16, 1901, writes: we been constituted for past two years our Syrup Pepsin is the only remedy I tried so far that has any decided results. on and I have been troubled with our a still summer and have taken treatment of the best physicians here, but the much trouble was no better. We will cer- ly do we can to place your goods our friends, as we know the merits of Pepsin. Your Money Back If It Don't Benefit You SIN SYRUP CO., Monticello, Ill. In Saxony, of 604,600 school children, 137,831, or 23 per cent, are employed in trade. More than half these children are employed in the textile industry. Much Consumption in Switzerland. Much Consumption in Switzerland. Twelve per cent of all deaths in Switzerland, which is supposed to be paradise for people afflicted with consumption, are caused by that disease. Claims He Can Burn Water. A Washington inventor claims to have perfected a device by which water can be burned and made to yield as intense a heat as is desired in stoves and furnaces. Fire-water, so to speak. Religious Condition of England. While the Church of England is insisting upon thousands of schools maintained from public funds being converted into preserves for the inculcation of its particular dogmas, all churches are losing their hold over the masses, and the national religion is becoming a vague agnosticism. People may regret this, but regret does not alter fact, and nothing is gained by blinking it.—London Truth. One Answer for All. Lancaster, N. Y., March 30th.—Postmaster Remers is still in receipt of many letters asking if his cure has held good. It will be remembered that some time ago the particulars of Mr. Remers' case were published in these columns. He had been very low with Diabetes. Physicians could do nothing to save him and he grew worse and worse till someone recommended Dodd's Kidney Pills. A treatment of this remedy was begun and when eight boxes had been taken Mr. Remers began to see an improvement, which continued as the treatment proceeded till he was completely restored. He has since enjoyed perfect health and is as robust and able a man as any in Lancaster. Interviewed the other day he said: "Many people wrote to me when the story of my case was first printed and some write to me yet asking if the cure was only temporary and if the diabetes has returned. I have only one answer to everybody. Three years ago I was very low with diabetes. The best physicians failed to help me and Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me. I am well and strong and have not had the slightest return of the old trouble." We don't realize the greatness of some men until we read their obituaries. Drink Dr. Pepper. It is good for the craving that comes with spring. It is delightfully refreshing, healthful and invigorating. At soda fountains 56 per glass. Giving the devil his due proves that there is always the devil to pay. $100 REWARD $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that seems has been able to cure in all its stages, and that its cure is the blood and the positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only directive directly against the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and resisting it against the blood. The priors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Akalyn J. Carringley EY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 75 Hall's Family Pills are the best. No. Maude, dear; there is no reason why a blind man should not go to sea. THOSE WHO HAVE TRIED IT will use no other. Defiance Cold Water Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quality—16 oz. for 10 cents. Other brands contain only 12 oz. Prejudice roosts on a perch from which facts are barred. Piso's Cure cannot be highly spoken of as a cough cure. J. W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. You can't convince a brunette that all is fair in love. WHY IT IS THE BEST is because made by an entirely different process. Defiance Starch is unlike any other, better and one-third more for 10 cents. Chances for Crippled Children A noted doctor states that 85 per cent of crippled children could be, at least, able to work if their diseases were treated in time. In One Acre of Ground. In digging an acre of ground a man turns 112,000 spadefuls of earth, and the soil moved during the work weighs 850 tons. Electric Lamps on Horses. Electric lamps on the bridles of carriage horses are now quite common in Berlin. The current is supplied by a storage battery under the carriage seat. Origin of Ox Tail Soup. Ox tail soup, now regarded as a national English dish, was first made by the very poor Huguenot refugees from France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes, because ox tails then had no market value. A Strange Bequest. By the will of William Lysaght of Monroe, Wis., Frank Mackey, a farm hand, receives a bequest of a farm worth $25,000 on condition that he shall keep testator's widow's carriage clean and supply her with fresh milk during the remainder of her life. Promise to Read Bible Daily. Promise to the The Rev. E. W. Bishop, minister of South church, Concord, Mass., is conducting a daily Bible class of 139, who have enrolled and promised to read daily. The present course on the history of Israel will cover eight months. WOMAN'S GENTLE NATURE CALLS FOR GENTLE TREATMENT Delicately formed and gently reared, women will find, in all the seasons of their lives, as maidens, wives, or mothers, that the one simple, wholesome remedy which acts gently and pleasantly and naturally, and which may be used with truly beneficial effects, under any conditions, when the system needs a laxative, is -Syrup of Figs. It is well known to be a simple combination of the laxative and carminative principles of plants with pleasant, aromatic liquids, which are agreeable and refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system when its gentle cleansing is desired. Many of the ills from which women suffer are of a transient nature and do not come from any organic trouble and it is pleasant to know that they yield so promptly to the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs, but when anything more than a laxative is needed it is best to consult the family physician and to avoid the old-time cathartics and loudly advertised nostrums of the present day. When one needs only to remove the strain, the torpor, the congestion, or similar ills, which attend upon a constipated condition of the system, use the true and gentle remedy—Syrup of Figs—and enjoy freedom from the depression, the aches and pains, colds and headaches, which are due to inactivity of the bowels. Only those who buy the genuine Syrup of Figs can hope to get its beneficial effects and as a guarantee of the excellence of the remedy the full name of the company—California Fig Syrup Co.—is printed on the front of every package and without it any preparation offered as Syrup of Figs is fraudulent and should be declined. To those who know the quality of this excellent laxative, the offer of any substitute, when Syrup of Figs is called for, is always resented by a transfer of patronage to some first-class drug establishment, where they do not recommend, nor sell false brands, nor imitation remedies. The genuine article may be bought of all reliable druggists everywhere at 50 cents per bottle. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRVPO Raleighous Atmosphere Pollutant Atmosphere One cannot survive in an atmosphere containing more than one part of carbonic acid gas to 233 of air. Air. No. Longer. Free. It has always been believed that the one thing in life free, and sure to remain free, was the air, and yet, we now hear of the wireless telegraph companies quarreling with each other. Original of "Little Dorritt." Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper, the original of Dickens' Little Dorritt, is still living at the age of 90 years. Mrs. Cooper's home is in Southgate, near London. Her family lived in Johnson street, the Dickens family, and she and Charles were acquainted from early youth. Made His Fortune. A man has built up a big business at Puget Sound, near Vancouver, as the result of a holiday excursion. Instead of loafing aimlessly, he used his eyes, and, noticing a little fish, which he took to be a sardine, had some tinned, with the ultimate result that his establishment has this year sent out 175,000 cases. The Pearl Fishing Industry. The pearl fishing season has just commenced in East Indian waters, and statistics show the enormous number of oysters already handled in search for the gems. Experts estimate that the Indian banks along the coast line of Ceylon and Southern India hold 71,000,000 pearl-bearing oysters. Lady Beauchamp's Fan. Seventy ladies of New South Wales have sent a fan to Lady Beauchamp. The fan is made of white ostrich feathers from the six-year-old Barraclough ostrich farm at South Head. The tortoiseshell sticks are ornamented with a monogram in Australian silver, while the handle pivot and mountings are of Australian gold. Getting Ready. A Sydney (N. S. W.) firm has ordered $4,000 worth of American flags and 2,000 gross of fourth of July buttons. Looks as if they intended to have a good time down there this year. All they will need is a few copies of the declaration of independence, a supply of fireworks, and some serious accident to make a real holiday.-Indianapolis News. In Temporary Hard Luck. In Paris statistics are published with respect to the professions of the men admitted to the municipal night shelters. During the twelve months ending February 15 the seekers after shelter included ninety-five actors sixty-four lyric artists, fifty-one musicians, twelve pianists, eleven chemists, six authors, two lawyers and a captain in the merchant service. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color more goods, per package, than others. Don't waste your time. You will need it all before you die. FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness after first day's use of NRFE. Great Nerve Restore. Dr. R. H. KENE, Lol. Sid Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. An intellectual feast depends largely upon the mental digestion. Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative Breo o Quinine Tablets. Price 25c. Were there knight schools in the Dark Ages? DAN GROSVENOR SAYS: "Pe-ru-na is an Excellent Spring Catarrh Remedy-I am as Well as Ever." A. M. HON. DAN A. GROSVENOR, OF THE FAMOUS OHIO FAMILY. Hon. Dan A. Grosvenor, Deputy Auditor for the War Department, in a letter written from Washington, D. C., says:— "Allow me to express my gratitude to you for the benefit derived from one bottle of Peruna. One week has brought wonderful changes and I am now as well as ever. Besides being one of the very best spring tonics it is an excellent catarrh remedy."— "I consider Peruna really more meritorious than I did when I wrote you last. I receive numerous letters from acquaintances all over the country asking me if my certificate is genuine. I invariably answer yes."—Dan A. Grosvenor. In a recent letter he says:— "Iconsider Peruna really more you last. I receive numerous letter country asking me if my certifica yes."—Dan A. Grosvenor. A County Commissioner's Letter. Hon. John Williams, County Commissioner, of 517 West Second street, Duluth, Minn., says the following in regard to Peruna: "As a remedy for catarrh I can cheerfully recommend Peruna. I know what it is to suffer from that terrible disease and I feel that it is my duty to speak a Women forget a lot of things they never would forgive if they remembered. RED CROSS EALL BLUE Should be in every home. Ask your grocer for it. Large 9 oz. package only 5 cents. A girl isn't ashamed of her old shoes if she has small feet. WHEN YOUR GROCER SAYS he does not have Defiance Starch, you may be sure he is afraid to keep it until his stock of 12 oz packages are sold. Defiance Starch is not only better than any other Cold Water Starch, but contains 16 oz. to the package and sells for same money as 12 oz. brands. START A STEAM LAUNDRY In your town. Small capital required and big returns on the investment assured. To make all kinds of Laundry Machinery Write us. Paradox Machinery Co., 181 E. Division St., Chicago. DAN A. GROSVENOR. meritorious than I did when I wrote s from acquaintances all over the e is genuine. I invariably answer good word for the tonic that brought me immediate relief. Peruna cured me of a bad case of caarath and I know it will cure any other sufferer from that disease."—John Williams. A Congressman's Letter. Hon. H. W. Ogden, Congressman from Louisiana, in a letter written at Wash- ington, D. C., says the following of Peruna, the national catarrh remedy: DROPSY NEW DISCOVERY: gives quick relief and cures worst cases. Book of testimonials and JOURNAL treatment FREE. Dr. H. R. GREEN'S SONS, Box F, Atlanta, Ga. PATENTS SECURED OR FEE RETURNED. FREE opinion as to patentability. Send for Guide Book and What to Invent. Guest publications issued for free distribution. Patents secured by an advertisement free in The Patent Office. SAMPLE COUNT FREE. EVANS, WILKENS & CO. 200 F Street, Washington, D. C. "I can consciously recommend your Peruna as a fine tonic and all around good medicine to those who are in need of a catarrh remedy. It has been commended to me by people who have used it, as a remedy particularly effective in the cure of catarrh. For those who need a good catarrh medicine I know of nothing better."—H. W. Ogden. W. E. Griffith, Concan, Texas, writes: "I suffered with chronic catarrh for many years. I took Peruna and it completely cured me. I think Peruna is the best medicine in the world for catarrh. My general health is much improved by its use, as I am much stronger than I have been for years."—W. E. Griffith. A Congressman's Letter. Congressman H. Bowen, Ruskin, Tazewell county, Va., writes: "I can cheerfully recommend your valuable remedy, Peruna, to any one who is suffering with catarrh, and who is in need of a permanent and effective cure."—H. Bowen. Mr. Fred D. Scott, Laure, Ohio, Right Guard of Hiram Foot Ball Team, writes: "As a specific for lung trouble I place Peruna at the head. I have used it myself for colds and catarrh of the bowels and it is a splendid remedy. It restores vitality, increases body strength and makes a sick person well in a short time. I give Peruna my hearty indorsement." —Fred D. Scott. Gen. Ira C. Abbott, 906 M street N. W., Washington, D. C., writes: "I am fully convinced that your remedy is an excellent tonic. Many of my friends have used it with the most beneficial results for coughs, colds and catarrh trouble." —Ira C. Abbott. Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reservoir Council No. 168, Northwestert Legion of Honor, of Minneapolis, Minn., writes from 2535 Polk street, N.E. "I have been troubled all my life with catarrh in my head. I took Peruna for a bout three months, and now think I am permanently cured. I believe that for catarrh in all its forms Peruna is the medicine of the age. I cures when all other remedies fail. I can heartily reco "I have been troubled all my life with catarrh in my head. I took Peruna for about three months, and now think I am permanently cured. I believe that for catarrh in all its forms Peruna is the medicine of the age. It cures when all other remedies fail. I can heartily recommend Peruna as a catarrh remedy."—Mrs. Elmer Fleming. Treat Catarrh in Spring. The spring is the time to treat catarrh. Cold, wet winter weather often retards a cure of catarrh. If a course of Peruna is taken during the early spring months the cure will be prompt and permanent. There can be no failures if Peruna is taken intelligently during the favorable weather of spring. As a systemic catarrh remedy Peruna eradicates catarrh from the system wherever it may be located. It cures catarrh of the stomach or bowels with the same certainty as catarrh of the head. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. CLAIMANTS FOR PENSION write to NATHAN HOTEL WALK, Washington, D. C. they will receive quick replies. B. 5th N. H. Vota Staff 20th Corps Prosecuting Claims since 1879 Littly's "What Luck!" LIBRY LUNCHBOES made ready in a few moments. The Wafer Sieved Smoked Beef, Pork and Beans, Vocal Leaf, Patted Chicken, and lots of good things to eat. Keep in the house for emergencies—for any time when you want something good to it quick. You simply turn a key and an appetizing lunch is in an instant. $3.00 W·DOUGLAS SHOES $3.50 UNION MADE 11 W.L. Douglas makes and sells more men's Goodyear Welt (Hand-Sewed Process) shoes than any other manufacturer in the world. O. S. R. D. R. D. $25,000 REWARD will be paid to anyone who causes B. W. L. Douglas Because W. L. Douglas is the largest manufacturer he can buy cheaper and produce his shoes at a lower cost than other concerns, which enables him to sell shoes for $3.50 and $3.00 equal in every way to those sold elsewhere for $4 and $5.00. The sales have more than doubled the past four years, which proves its superiority. Why not continue? The sales have more than doubled Notice Increase (1992 Sales: 82,203,882,821 in Business: 1092 Sales: 85,024,340,000 A gain of $82,850, 429.60 in Four Years. W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00 CILT EDGE LINE, Worth $6.00 Compared with Other Malas. Sports and American leather. Heig's Calf, Calf, and National Kangaroo. Calf, and National Kangaroo. Fact Color Eyellets. Caution: The genuine have W. L. DOUGLAS mall price and price stamped on bottom. Shoe mall price. extra. Illus. Catalog free. W. L. DOUGLAS When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. PISO'S CURE FOR CORES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup, Tastes Good. Use In time. Sold by druglate. CONSUMPTION SUPPLEMENT TO THE SEARCHLIGHT. Wichita, Kansas, Saturday, April 4, '03 The late Baron Humbug left $15,000. And it wasn't stage money, either. The wife of Bishop Potter is a plumber. The Potters have a large fortune. Massachusetts is trying to save the lobster. Meantime the inland lobster is thriving. A Missouri man has invented a trap to catch fleas. But he will have to show the dogs. Marconi's first wireless newspaper, printed at sea, was not a success. It had no funny column. For the nine millionth time a report that Mrs. Maybrick is to be released has been officially denied. An Ithaca, N. Y., man has swallowed a physician's thermometer, and now his temperature has gone down. France needs more money, according to a Paris correspondent. Most of us can sympathize with France. Shamrock III is pronounced the "most promising" one yet. Another breach of promise in prospect, probably. There are cynics who declare that the good woman is even as the evil, but such people are only fit to be sorry for. Turkey's Grand Vizier, Said Pasha, says in effect that Turkey is trying to be good. She evidently finds it hard work. "Eat a lemon" is the advice now be- ing freely given. If you are despondent, it will give you something else to think about. If the packers put in wireless telegraph connections with their branches will we still be compelled to eat priceless meat? A Chicago minister contends that the devil is out of date. His theory is, no doubt, that Chicago has distanced all competition. An authority on words says that "manywhere" is correct. Just drop it in anywhere to show that your conversation is up to date. There is no use growing excited when a man calls you a liar. If you are one, you knew it before he told you; and if you are not, you know he is. Emperor William has concluded to be independent of the beef combine by purchasing a controlling interest in a private packing concern at Hamburg. China is smuggling arms to her troops in violation of the treaty with the powers. A little thing like a protocol doesn't bother the dowager empress. It is remarked that men and crustaceans both turn red when they get into hot water. Perhaps that is why so many men are considered to be "jobsters." Now a Chicago university professor has declared in favor of stock watering. President Harper should squeeze some of the water out of his professorial outfit. Dr. Lapponi says that the pope needs is rest—which is true of a good many people who call in medical advice, although the doctors don't always say so. Because her husband wanted her to live in Pittsburg, a New York woman asked for a divorce. Yet house-cleaning is said to be a favorite pastime of women. Dr. George Sauerwein, a German philologist, writes poetry in thirty-eight different languages. Dr. Sauerwein may as well be given up. His is evidently an incurable case. Rubino gets a life sentence for missing the King of Belgium three times. We shudder to contemplate what might have been his deserts had he fired a few more shots in the same place. Of course, they're all love matches, but somehow or other the foreign nobleman has a way of controlling his affections to the point of not falling in love with an American girl who is poor. The Russian army is said to be ready for whatever happens in the Balkans. And the Russian peasant continues to go stoop-shouldered under the burden which this constant readiness imposes. A young malden of fifty down near Raleigh did not know she was violating the law by making wine and selling it to children. Of course, the fact the young tipplers got drunk on her beverage had nothing to do with law. J. Pierpont Morgan is reported to have lost heavily in a Havana gambling establishment. This only emphasizes the fact that it is useless to try to beat a gambling-house at its own game. If Morgan can't do it what hope is there for a dry goods clerk? DON'T BLOW OUT THE GAS! UNCLE SAM, PROPRIETOR U.S. HOTEL PROTECTION RECIPROCITY SOME NEW QUESTIONS Southern Democrats are Beginning to Taste the Fruits of the Policy Which Develops Natural Resources and Builds Up Some Industries. The wonderful transition that has taken place in the Southern states in the past twenty-five years, from a purely agricultural to a manufacturing section is brought into view by Senator McLaurin of South Carolina, in an article in the New York Commercial Advertiser of Feb. 25. In a generation, says Senator McLaurin, South Carolina has become a competitor of Massachusetts for first place in cotton manufacture, and Birmingham has become a formidable rival of Pittsburg in iron and steel production. And yet the South has only begun to cultivate the edge of the vast field of her industrial possibilities. One-half of all the timber that stands in the United States is south of the Mason and Dixon line. Alabama, only one among a number of Southern states possessing great coal deposits, has more bituminous coal than Pennsylvania, much more iron ore than Pennsylvania, and ten times more timber than Pennsylvania. In view of the enormous industrial development that has already taken place in the South, and the still more enormous industrial possibilities, Senator McLaurin says: "Consideration of these facts has led to a great change in the views of many of our leading men on the tariff question. When the Dingley bill was being framed I was a member of the Ways and Means committee of the House of Representatives, and I took ADVICE TO "PROGRESSI DON'T BLOW OUT THE GAS! UNCLE SAM, PROPRIETOR U.S. HOTEL PROTECTION the position that in framing a bill with the avowed object of protecting American industries South Carolina was entitled to just as much of the benefits to accrue from protective tariff as was the state of Massachusetts. I really think that the Dingley bill was the only tariff bill ever framed wherein the slightest attempt was made to protect southern industries. It is not a question of whether one was for or against the principle of protection. If we were going to raise our revenues by means of the tariff it necessarily meant that there was more or less protection under it, and that in adjusting duties we should consider the various sections and industries. I may say that I have never found a Southern industry that could be benefited by the tariffs where there was not just as much clamor for it as there was for any industry in any other section of the country. If anybody will take the pains to investigate what a reasonable and proper adjustment of the schedule on rice and lumber has done for the various Southern states he cannot fail to be convinced of the wisdom of this course. Since the passage of the Dingley bill there has been no further tariff legislation, and its operations have been so satisfactory that, for my part, I hope there will not now be any tariff agitation. We are going along very well on this line, and it is wise to let well enough alone." It is a curious anomaly in political conditions and tendencies that just at a time when a considerable element in the Republican party, is turning toward free trade through direct or indirect tariff revision—revision through legislation or by the roundabout and checkered route of reciprocity in competitive products—at this identical time the Democratic party in the Southern states is veering squately around, away from free trade and toward protection. To find in a Democratic senator from South Carolina a better protectionist than you can find in one of Iowa's Republican senators is indeed a political paradox. The explanation would seem to be that Democrats in the South are just beginning to taste the full fruitage of protection prosperity, and they like it and want more of it, while certain Republicans in the North are afraid of too much prosperity and are planning how to have less of it. A singular state of things, truly! A Preposterous Political Anomaly. The reference in the House on Wednesday to "the hysteria of tariff reform" was timely. It will serve to remind the people that there was a manifestation of the same kind a little over ten years ago, which finally became epidemic and resulted in disaster to the industries of the country. No one but Americans commit the absurdity of protesting against a grievance when none exists. No other people on the globe but Americans would make themselves ridiculous by pretending that they are suffering from economic evils in the midst of an abounding prosperity. If the British should rise up and denounce free trade as a calamitous policy we might regard the movement as a reasonable one, for workingmen are parading the streets of the chief city of the kingdom and leading publicists say there are 7,000,000 inhabitants of Great Britain living on the border land of starvation; but for Americans to condemn protection while every one is employed and all are making money is a preposterous political anomaly due to the existence of an undue number of citizens with wheels in their heads—San Francisco Chronicle. THE FARMER'S VIEW. He Objects to the Unrestricted Competition of Canada's Cheap Agricultural Products. Writing to the Michigan Farmer, Dr. E. R. Ellis displays good sense, good economics and good Americanism when he says, regarding the plan of entering into a reciprocity dicker with Canada: "With their cheap land and cheap labor and a free open market here, Canadians could so flood all the border states with their products that the blight would be felt by every large and small producer in our Northern states. We had an experience of that forty years ago, when our markets were crowded with poultry, eggs, lambs and all manner of garden truck from across the river, to the great detriment of all such producers on this side. It will be most unwise to try that again. Canada now sends us much of her best product in her surplus young men and women. These are assimilated here with advantage to us now, but would it be so with free trade? Most assuredly not. They would stay at home, earn and spend VE" EXPERIMENTALISTS. RECIPROCTY their money there and enrich their own country at our expense or by profits made out of our open markets." This is the American farmer's view of Canadian reciprocity. He does not think he should be exposed to competition with the cheaper labor and the lower-priced farm lands across the border, and he will naturally and rightly resent the adoption of a policy which deprives him of Dingley tariff protection for the benefit of the manufacturing interests. In Case of a Surplus When supply overtakes demand in the steel industry, so that the American product is equal to it or in excess of the demands of this market, should there be a reduction of tariff duties in response to the demands of tariff reformers, it would encourage the dumping of European surplus stocks upon the American market at a price lower than the domestic manufacturer could meet. Every ton of this surplus, so disposed of here, would take the place of an equal amount of the American product and thus operate to reduce the American output and limit the opportunities for employment of American workmen. When supply overtakes demand, American manufacturers should not be criticised, but rather encouraged, to dump their surplus supplies, if any they have, upon any market which can absorb them, even at a price much below that paid at home, and even at a loss, rather than that such a surplus should remain in the market, depressing prices below the margin of fair profit, and thus soon or late forcing a cessation or a reduction in production. Such reduction in production would mean the loss of employment to many; the reduction of consumption in other departments of trade, through a reduction in the consumptive capacity of those engaged in the iron and steel industry, and a general disturbance to trade, which would proceed with a cumulative effect through every avenue of industry.—Seattle Post-Intelligencer. What Can He Add? The country is enjoying just the prosperity which Gov. Dingley and the ways and means committee promised. The Republican party has delivered the goods. Every factory is running on full time. Money is steady and in good demand. Our exports are large. Wages are high and becoming higher. What can Dollier add to these conditions by any kind of reciprocity that surrenders a part of our own market? Des Moines Capital. Which Is Which? Have the Iowa Democrats swallowed the "Iowa idea," or has the "iowa idea" swallowed the Democrats? It is hard to tell which is Jonah and which is the whale.—Moravian Falls (N. C.) Yellow Jacket. CUREAHTING BACKS BOAKS KOEY PILLS ckic or of "Kidney Colds" Nothing will "lay you up." "play you out." "put you to bed" quicker than a kidney cold. Thousands feel the first effect of colds in the kidneys; back- ache, rheumatic pains, urinary disor- ders, retention of the urine, infrequent and too frequent urinary discharges tell of kidneys out of order. Doan's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney Ills from common backache to danger- ous diabetes. A. T. Ritenour, owner of the wood yard at 125 East Cork street, Winchester, Va., says: "Ever since I had la gripe I have been a sufferer from kidney troubles, which made themselves apparent in racking pains through the region of the kidneys and across the small of my back. The palms were always severe, and sometimes so sharp and biting that they compelled me to take to my bed. The kidney secretions furnished further evidence of disorders. They were of color, irregular, and painful of passage. Added to this there was an annoying weakness. "The newspaper advertisements of Doan's Kidney Pills attracted my attention, and I procured a box of that remedy at Franck Baker & Sons' drug store. The relief I experienced was magical. The pills lifted me from my bed of sickness, placed me on my feet, and made me a well man. I can work as well as ever. Doan's Kidney Pills, I believe, saved my life. They are a great remedy to stop kidney troubles resulting from colds." A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured Mr. Ritenour will be mailed on application to any part of the United States. Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y. For sale by all druggists; price, 50 cents per box. Reclaimed From the Sea. Six hundred and eighty thousand acres, or more than 1,000 square miles, of land have been reclaimed from the sea in Lincolnshire, England; and at the mouth of the Humber about 290 square miles. Croker Has Fine Racing Stable Speaking of the racing stable of a distinguished American the London World says: "Mr. Croker has got together a very useful stud, and it will be surprising if his colors—Yale blue jacket and cap with gold tassel—are not frequently seen to the front during the next two or three years." Absolute Rest. "Gaines," said Speaker Henderson to John Wesley Gaines, the Tennessee representative, "what are you going to do this summer?" "I shall take three or four months of absolute rest," Gaines replied. "Ah," said the speaker sweetly, "going to resume the practice of law?" May Elevate Bishop Potter: Deep interest is manifested by the clergy of the Episcopal diocese of New York in the suggestion made by Rev. Dr. C. F. Canedy of Trinity church, New Rochelle, that New York state, comprising five dioceses, be created into a province and that Bishop Potter be made an archbishop and placed in charge. MORE THAN HALF. Suffer From Coffee Drinking. Coffee does not set up disease with all people using it, on the other hand it absolutely does create disease in thousands and thousands of cases perfectly well authenticated and traceable directly to coffee and nothing else. This statement may hurt the feelings of some coffee drinkers but the facts are exactly what they are. Make inquiry of some of your coffee drinking friends, and you may be certain of one thing, one half of them, yes more than half, suffer from some sort of incipient or chronic disease. If you want to prove it's the coffee, or would prefer to prove it is not the coffee in these cases, take coffee away from those persons for from ten days to a month, don't change the food in any other way but give them Postum Food Coffee, and the proof of whether coffee has been the trouble or not will be placed before you in unmistakable terms. A young lady in the St. Mary's Academy, Winnipeg, Can., says, "One of our teachers suffered a long while from indigestion. She was a coffee drinker. She became worse steadily and finally was reduced to a point where the stomach did not retain any food, then electricity was tried but without avail. She, of course, grew weak very fast and the doctor said the case was practically incurable. "About that time I was attracted to a statement in one of the papers regarding the poisonous effect of coffee and the value of Postum Food Coffee. The statement was not extravagant but couched in terms that won my confidence and aroused me to the belief that it was true. I persuaded our teacher to leave off the morning cup of coffee altogether and use Postum Food Coffee. "A change took place. She began to get better. She has now regained her strength and is able to eat almost every kind of food and has taken her position as teacher again." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. The Santa Fe, which gets out a lot of creditable folders on a wide range of subjects, has a new one: "Don't Be a Fossil Town." Maps of the wheat belt disclose an effort to gerrymander Jewell, Republic and Washington counties into the unproductive area. Topeka is still taking testimony to prove that $1.65 is an excessive gas rate. It already has enough light on the subject to approximate 1,400 candle power. A man in Peabody has a scheme to have the battleship Kansas christened with buttermilk by one of the buxom damsels in the senior class of the State Agricultural college. Both Senator Lang and Senator Burton will accompany President Roosevelt on his Kansas trip. The father of twins in Chanute has arrived at the conclusion, a local paper says, that the reason a doctor is called a "stork" at certain times is on account of the size of his bill. Secretary Coburn's crop bulletin, issued Saturday, estimated the condition of wheat to be 100 per cent better than a year ago. And Sunday night there came along a wet snow that was "of great value to the wheat." An Abilene woman who had been given a judgment for $6,500 for breach of promise has married the defendant. It will take her a long time to collect the judgment at the rate most husbands dole out pin money to their wives. A Leavenworth paper has declared war against the man who unwreps a yard of bandage in order to show his friends his smashed thumb. A favorite joke in the Kansas papers is to advertise for setting hens for use at the state fish hatchery, which is to be established in Pratt It is noted by a Republic county paper that John Konovalski and Mollie Levandofski have committed matri-manyski in a neighboring villageski. 4 County Attorney Nodd of Nemaha county was not caught napping by the liquor sellers. He has closed a series of prosecutions that put practically all of them out of business. John Trzeciakvwski took out his first naturalization papers in Leavenworth last week. Leavenworth ought to take a man with such a name into full fledged citizenship without further red tape. Notice is served by Ewing Herbert that those High school graduates who and Kansas City. One was the bill vote to buy their graduating programmes away from home must expect to get their flattering newspaper notices at the same place. The district court in Emporia decided the library site litigation Saturday in favor of the Plumb site, and the West side faction announces it will appeal to the supreme court. In Neodesha the bill posters are so persistent that they even tack their bills on the front doors of the citizens. A new soap factory has been established in Armourdale, by some capitalists who are not altogether philanthropic. Foreign life insurance companies took $2,465,184 in profits out of Kansas last year, which is one of the penalties of being robust Ottawa is greatly agitated by the problem of how to pronounce Sorrentino's name. Several real estate men want to put the accent on the "rent." A Weir City drug store has been robbed three times since the first of the year. The fragrance of Kansas liquor sometimes acts as a powerful magnet. Students at the State Agricultural college are being taught to serve as Horse show judges. An Iola man was severely stabbed in the left cheek the other day, yet he declines to give the police his assailant's name. "At about 7 p. m. last Friday a small but energetic cyclone passed west of town," says the Independence Populist. "At W. Orwig's place, two miles west, his 2-story house of nine rooms was moved about fifteen feet until stopped by a tree and one end torn out. The house was pretty badly wrecked. His barn was also blown to pieces. At the Cain farm two miles west, occupied by Will Kingsley, the barn was torn to pieces and the house unroofed. In both of these barns there were horses but they received no injury worth mentioning. No person was hurt but the damage done was great. Several other pieces of property were damaged along the line of the cyclone." Still, it must be said for the boy in Scandia, who playfully pointed a gun and said, "I'll shoot you," just for fun, that he attended the funeral and seemed really quite broken up. An Abilene man who manufactures merry-go-rounds has received an order from China. He can make it, right, but he does not know quite how to construct the apparatus so that it will play Chinese music. A farmer near Westmoreland, G. A. Whitehurst, sold his farm recently for what he thought was a big price and spent several weeks looking for another good place. Finally he returned and gave the purchaser $450 bonus to sell back. The eBloit Call received a piece of sheet music composed by a man who left there and came to Kansas City, "We think it is very pretty," says the Call, "but we would appreciate more a remittance of $16.25, which he shows no disposition to pay, and which account has been standing on our books against him for a long time." Gen. Garibaldi a Fighter. Gen. Ricciotti Garibaldi, who organizing an independent Italian to help the Macedonians, was a years old when his famous fathe fended Rome against the French Charcoal Eph's Daily Tough "Hit am er mouty good thing." Charcoal Eph, in one of his sophic hypnoses, "as Horace Gr said, t' take unto yose' a wife, be mouty keerful whose wife takes, Mistah Jackson."-Balti News. Vigorous at Eighty-seven. The venerable Parke Godwin been celebrating his eighty-se birthday and he appears to be sufficiently vigorous and healthy of mind and body to enable he enjoy the festivities and to approach the congratulations. Corkwood Casks the Best. Casks of corkwood weight only pounds and a similar cask of l wood weighs 80 pounds. These casks which were recently invented a resident of Algeria, are non-con- ors of heat and cold, and the s do not warp. Proposal to Honor Smithson. A project is on foot in Wash- ing to erect a monument to James S- son, founder of the Smithsonian sit- tution, in recognition of his s tional and philanthropic work. grass will be asked to make a able appropriation for the purpose One Way to Make Trouble Job E. Hedges says he has can the conclusion that no man can patriot to-day "unless he is stren gets married and raises children." man who gets married and raises dren these days need not trouble self as to his strenuous qualifica They will be taken for granted. MONEY TO COOKS Among Family Cooks. The sum of $7,500.00 will be tributed between now and midsum among family cooks, in 735 prizes ing from $200.00 to $5.00. This is done to stimulate cooking in the family kitchen. contest is open to paid cooks, (o the name "hired girl" call them o if they deserve it) or to the mist of the household if she does the ing. The rules for contest are p and simple. Each of the 735 win of money prizes will also receive engraved certificate of merit or ploma as a cook. The diplomas the big gilt seal and signature of most famous food company in world, The Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. Battle Creek, Mich., the well kn makers of Postum Coffee and Nuts. Write them and address C ery Dept. No. 349, for full partic This remarkable contest and cooks to win the money prizes and plomas will give thousands of family better and more delicious meals well as cleaner kitchens and a great improvement in the culinary department, for the cooks must show skill and betterment in service to Great sums of money devoted to so enterprises always result in put humanity further along on the road civilization, health, comfort and piness. White lies are often to be found tombstones. MORE FLEXIBLE AND LASTING won't shake out or blow out; by us Defiance Starch you obtain better suits than possible with any of brand and one-third more for money. Cold facts often make a man under the collar. M. Mrs. Laura L. Barnes, Washington, D. C., Ladies Auxiliary Burnside Post, No. 4, G. A. R recommends Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound. "In diseases that come to women only as a rule, the doctor is called in, sometimes several doctors, but still must go from bad to worse; but I have never known of a case of female weakness which was not helped by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was used faithfully. Young women who are subject to headaches, backache, irregular or painful periods, and nervous attacks due to the severe strain on the system some organic trouble, and for women of advanced years in the most time of life, it serves to correct even trouble and restore a healthy action all organs of the body. "Lydia E.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is a household reliance in my home, and I would not be with out it. In all my experience with the medicine, which covers years, I have found nothing to equal it and as ways recommend it."—Mrs. LARA E. BARNES, 607 Second St. N. E. W. Washington, D. C. —$5000 forfeit if original about letter proving genuineness cannot be proven. Such testimony should be accepted by all women as convincing evidence that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound stands without a peer as a remedy for all the distressing illis of women. THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT On April 7th. 1903, The People will Prove that they Have confidence in Ben McLean as their Mayor. TH YEAR. this time as we near the close present political campaign, is not much of importance left said or done. The issues have joined, the evidence he ard in sides, the arguments made, instructions read and this case try to be submitted to the care greatest jury ever drawn—by ration. It is for this jury—the of Wichita—to go to their jum—the election booth—on Tuesday, April 7th, and there their ballot for the choice of tickets now before them. In arguments which have been put in this breif campaign, it en our greatest object to tell alone. We have, we believe, so the side this question as the interests of the colored peo d the laboring man, that none make a mistake. What colored for what laboring man is it who not know that all which we have true. The issues are plain, are so very plain that none be misled. It has been plair- truthfully shown that Mr. Ross, the candidate on the man's ticket, who was twice hon- the republican party as their see and who was twice elected the republican ticket as mayor of Wichita. After having twice honored with the high vice within the gift of the gsod of this city at the hands of publican party, see him now turns his back on the party men who stood by him in fact. Not on y that, but the par- which he has now allied him- quisite For Success boker T. Washington in his made recently in New York, stated that the racial situation grave, but not at all hopeless. said that the path to indepen- was that of hard work, honest purpose, clean living, and He insists that bank accounts and the employment of Neelong their lines of attain- and professional capacities is a eloquent argument than the finely woven line of logic and tric. Cool judgment should rule than a reign of rope and Mr. Washington may albe depended upon to say the thing at the right time. The able effort to cry him down by of his own race is a shameful of business. While it does not act from him, yet it helps to fix character which is by no enviable. self is the same party that said at the close of Mr. Ross' first term four years ago and the close of his second term two years ago, that "the administrations of Finlay Ross had been the rottenness in the history of Wichita." Yet they now take Mr. Ross in and place him at the head of their ticket. Why was this? Who is it that is being put forward in order to pull the 'tatoes' out of the red hot fire for someone else to eat? We have most elaborately gone into the trats of the two men whice will prove most convincingly that Mr. Finlay Ross is uo friend to the colored people and no friend to the laboring man. In Ben McLean is found a broad minded, big-hearted, good-natured and liberal man. A man who is of the common people. He believes in progressive Wichita. He has done as much as any ether one man to make Wichita a good place to live in. The colored voter has a deep interest in the present campaign. The election of Ben M'Lean will mean that the colored people will retain the representation they now have; while the election of Mr. Finlay Ross will mean the opposite. The Record of Our Lives. We are not writing in the sand. The tide does not wash it out. We are not painting our pictures on the canvas and with a brush, so that we can erase the error of yesterday, or overlay it with another color to-day. We are writing our lives with a chisel on the marble, and every time we strike a blow we leave a mark that is indelible. 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. PATRIOTIC WORDS. "The republic is what she is because she has vitally remained what Washington intended her to be, what Lincoln bade her to be—a government of the people, by the people for the people. This is what she must remain, if she is still to live and to reign. Every man under the flag must be equal before the law in civil and political rights it matters not what his place of birth, what his religious creed, what the color of his face; if he is an American citizen the laws of the land must shield him the favoas of the land must flow upon him. "To announce, for instance, that the citizens who is black must not aspire to a political office, must not approach the ballot box, is to war against American institutions. To hold populations in perpetual tutelage, whether on our immediate continent or in islands beyond the seas is to set aside Lincoln's pen.—Arcbishop Ireian". WICHITA KANSAS. APRIL 1903. If the colored people wish to retain their present representations and if the laboring men wish to continue to receive an honest day's pay for an honest day's work, both will do wise to cast their vote for Ben M'Lean and prosperity. M'Lean has proven his friendship to both the colored people and to the laboring man. The records of May 10th 1897 proves that Mr. Finlay Ross is neither a friend to the colored people or to the laboring man. See Record. At the republican congressional HON. VICTOR MURDOCK M. Nominated For Congressman From The Big Seventh District. His Nominator Means His Election His Nemination Means His Election. convention of the 7th district held at Great Bend, Kansas, last Thursday, April 2nd, Hon. Victor Murdock, of Wichita, was unanimously nominated for congressman to succeed Hon. Chester I. Long who was last January elevated to the United State Seuate. The first ballot was an informal one and was a complimentary vote to each of the other 19 caneidates in the race. On the uext ballot Mr. Murdock was the unanimous choice of the convention. The air was filled with shouts and yells when it became known that Sedgwild's favorite son had won the day The joy of the faithful Sedgwild k conuty delegation knew no bounds. The convention at Great Bend has nade no mistake. They have selec ed a splendid gentleman astheir standard bearer. Victor Murdock will never let the republicae banner or the interests of the Seventh district trail in the dust. Why Sue Was Worried. Hortense—"Sadie, I don't know whether to be mad or glad. I wonder if it was a compliment or an insult." Sadie—"For mercy's sake, what are you talking about?" Hortense—"O, I haven't told you, have I? Well, I got onto a car and every seat was taken. A gentleman offered me his seat." Sadie—"And you took it, of course." Hortense—"Yes; but that isn't the thing. I wonder if he gave me his seat because he thought I was pretty, or because he thought I was an old woman."—"Doston Transcript. Shrewd Domestic Mistress—Did you tell the lady I was out? Domestic—Yes, ma'am. Mistress—What did she say? Domestic—She said she would call again to-morrow morning, ma'am. Mistress—What did you say? Domestic—I told her it wouldn't be any use because you would be out for sure then. Not a Gent' Answer. "Is he a vegetarian?" "Why, no." "Thought maybe he was I hres him ask his wife if dinner wasn't almost ready, and she answered: 'Go to grass!'" Hiller—They tell me that Snyder is active in every good work. Burt—I guess that's so; but his activity, unfortunately, is always misdirected. 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." 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- AN INTERVIEW capt, J, B, Fishback Interview ed=His views We had an interview with Capt. J. B. Fishback on the race question recently and at that time asked the Captain if he would furnish us an article for publication coving his views on this subject. Many will remember the masterful address delivered at Riverside Park by Capt. Fishback two years ago. The following are his views: Capt. J. B. Fishback Capt. J. B. Fishback "Pe raps there exists no race under the sun who have elicited more varied comments and criticism than the Negro, and we may add that but few people understand or appreciate the noble natural characteristics of the race. Born in slavery and cradled in ignorance, and reared under the lash of slavedom yet, with patience and submission they plodded along in the shadow of the dark ages of slavery, hoping and praying that the time would come when the shack'es would be broken and they could be free to tread the quiet walks of life possessing their souls in peace. As slaves there was but one course for them to pursue, to obey and to work. It is true, however, that the absence of responsibilities was the only sunshine in their lives. In fact the writer used to think when a boy to get out to the cabins and them sing and see them dance, that surely thy were the happiest people on earth, but later on in life, the aluring mist was shadowed by the thought, how can it be that men created in the image of Gd with souls to sav, could be so happy under the bond of slavery, but God moves in mys erious wa s his wonders to perform, and their time came at last. As a southerner, and being raised among them it may not be out of place to mention from personal contact a few of the Negro's inborn traits of character and capabilities of advancing themselves both under slavery and freedom. No more loyal people to a friend ever existed than they. This particular trait was given a wide scope to develop during the civil war. I could mention many instances of self-sacrifice and danger they underwent. They were loyal to the greatest flag ever unfurled over any country or people, and when the smoke of war had cleared away they were ready to receive their freedom and get upon the higher plane opened up to them. In spite of the demegogy of many politicians—n their efforts to work upon their credulity for votes only—they struck a pace in lines of education and progress and are today evidences of the most marked ability and aptness. A contrast between their conditions as slaves and the opportunities as freemen—and what use they have made of the later—should forever set at naught the falsity as tld by some would be critics of their in ability to advance. Lets see for a minute — some of the conditions as slaves. I remember well the log cabin distributed about the master's mansion and how the auger was brought to bear in boring the holes in the logs of the cabin and sticks placed in them-for head and foot, cross pieces for sup poots and a straw tick and an old fashion co'ored blanket for their covering and but little or no attention given for the cultivation of their minds—nothing to inspire them to hope or even care. There they were crudely eking out an existence—but God raised up a man, Abraham Lincoln, who by one stroke of the pen broke the schackles from four million souls and set them on the way to a higher and better life. From the old straw bed and crude sticks in the wall, they launched out into the sunshine of freedom and where is, or ever was, a class of people—who have made the progress the Negro has? In less than 30 years they have climbed from ignorance (for lack of education) into to places of trust, honor and responsibility. The old "nigger cabin" as the Southerners used to call them, is no more and in their places have been reared palacial mansions, adorned with laces and tapestry, with paintings to decorate the walls, the work of their own hands. And in their houses is found the Sienway, the Estic and the young lady of the house to disperse music—not as in the log cabin—but classic and refined. I cannot close this incomplete sketch of the colored people without emphasizing the fact, that what ever else may be said, they never grow anarchists, but are always in line for old glory—which was shown in the civil war and on San Juan hill, where the two companies of colored soldiers faced death and saved the day. In closing I want to say to the colored people—stand by each other, patronize one with the other, if one of your race is in business, patronize him, cultivate civility and politeness toward each other and to your white neighbor. Get up higher and higher in the place of good cit zenship, by thus doing you will not only deserve, but command that respect commensurate with your every day walk and deportment. "My friend," exclaimed the elusive minister, "were the average man to turn and look himself square in the eyes, and ask himself what be really needed most, what would be the first reply suggested to his mind?" "A rubber neck!" shouted the precious urchin in the rear of the room. McGinnis, (sadly)—Tim, me and my wife hov parted feriver. Tim—Thy devil ye say! McGinnis—Yis; she tuk almony! Tim—Poor crature, did she not say?—Denver Times. THE SEARCHLIGHT W. N. MILLER, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Wichita Kausas, as Second - Class Mail Matter. Published Every Saturday, at No. 110 NORTH MAIN ST. -RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION- STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. One Year [ by mail ] ..... $1.0C Six months [ by mail ] ..... 75c Three months [ by mail ] ..... 50c ONE MONTH ..... 15c Advertising Rates Made Known On Appli cation. 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"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 Motto. 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 ..... Thos. Voss Clerk City Court ..... S. L. B. rett ouncilmen First Wa. ..... S. B. Kernan Second W. ..... W. F. Schell Third Ward— Long Term ..... W. S. Pierce Short Term ..... H. Freeman Fourth Ward ..... W. H. Isley Fifth Ward ..... W. H. M. ee Sixth Ward ..... J. G. atner MEMBERS SCHOOL JARD 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 Victor Murdock Won Words are inadequate for us to appropriately give an expression of our joy on learning that our fellow-townm n and friend Victor Murdock received the unanimous nomination at Great Bend for congressman. It was tender d him as it should—on first real ballet—and unanimous. Victor Murdock is a great man. As the brilliancy of great personal and intellectual character becomes better and more gidely known, the people, not alone of the Seventh d striet, but of entire state of Kansas, will learn, that Victor Murdock is one of the greatest m n of this age. Victor Murdock will be elected by one of the largest majorities ever received by any man for that office. A vote for Ben McLean is a vote for a colored man's friend. He has proven that to us, now let us prove our loyalty to him by voting as a unit for him. Prof. W. H. Isley has made a clean, clear record as Councilman from the 4th ward. Every citizen in the 4th ward, regaadless to nationality should vote for Councilman Isley. H. is a right. INQUIRY. I desire to learn the whereabouts of my half brother, Charles S. Anderson or Charles Anderson. He is from Bedford county, Virginia, and when last heard from was in the Indian Territory. Anyone who may know his pres ent whereabouts will kindly write me. And Oblidge, W. M. Dent, 1053 N. Main St. Wichita, Kan. THOMAS VOSS Do you know Tom Voss? You do. Well, I thought you did. You know then that Tom is a fine fellow. And say, there is a fellow who has more good. warm friends than you can shake a stick at. Tom is so jolly and so good natured that he easily make friends. Tom is a candidate for the office of Marshall of the Ciey Court on the republican ticket. He is the right man for that place. His long experience in the office of constable and as a deputy to former Marshall, now Sheriff Sebad, makes him very competent to fill the place. Tom is a sure winner. He is a good man vote for him. S. L. BARRETT We here present to readers the name of S. L. Barrett, republican nominee for Clark of the City Court Mr. Barrett ii much deserving of the place for which has been nominated. He is a good republican and is an old soldier. Mr. Barrett is not a rich man, but is a man of moderate means. He is highly competent to fill the place. He will be elected by a handsome maj rity. Vote for him. GEO. H. ALEXANDER We call the attention of our readers again to the candidate of G. O. H. Alexander, republican candidate for the office of Judge of the City Court. George is a fine young man and was reared in this city. He has the legal abilities and will make a fine Judge. Vote for George. JESSE L. LELAND Since being elected to the office of City Clerk, two years ago, Jesse Leland has made one of the best officer ever elected as City Clerk. He is a credit to the party which nominated him and to his constituents. A vote for Jesse Leland is vote for the right man. J. Tipp, .....0....0....0.... PROP. Tipp's Hand Laundry Best Hand Laundry In the City First-Class Work Guaranteed, 609 East Douglas Ave.....Wichita, Ks. Dr. J. E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon Diseases of Women and Children a Specialty. Office 703 N. Main St. Tel. 936. Vote for S. L. Barrett for Clerk of the City Court. United States Mountains. The three highest mountains in the United States, not including Alaska are Mt. Whitney, California, 14,898 feet; Blanca Peak, Colorado, 14,464 feet, and Cerro Blanco, New Mexico, 14,269 feet. It is claimed that Mt. Rainer, Washington, is 14,500 feet high. Eail Blake is a man of high legal standing and will make a most acceptable City Attorney. Vote for him Locals and Personals A GRAND OPENING The Jackson House is nhw undergoing a thorough remodeling and renovation. On Sunday, April 5th, the house will go into the management of Mrs. Ada Barton, of Topeka and Mr. James Jackson of this city. The new managers will have a Grand Opening on Monday night, April 6th; at which time they very cordially invite you to come down and partake of their hosidality. The house will be opened as a first-class hotel. Regular meals. Go out to the opening Monday night. The high wind and rain interfered with the entertainment gieen by the Tabernacle ladies Thursday night. WANFED:— Good printer. Good wages to right party. Male or female. Stedy work. Give salary, experience and wages wanted. Write, Wichita Searchl.ght, 110 N. Main st., Wichita, Kan. Vote the straight republican ticket One of the best meetings that we have ever attended was the meeting at New Hope Sunday night. Rev. Green preached an ab'e sermon. B. E. Rowlee is the republican nominee for the School Board from the 4th ward. He is the right kind of man to have on the School board from the 4th ward. Vote for him. The Second Baptist Church The Rev. Warden Smith, of Boon ville, Mo., is preaching at the 2nd Baptist church this week. On next Lord's Day Special Services at 11 a.m.; at 8 p.m. Fellowship of the converts and communion. A Special Rally at morning and evening. All are cordially invited to these services. On Tuesday night, April 7th, Miss H. Vinton Davis will give one of her best entertainments assisted by Mr. Albert Young. H. V. Plummer, pastor. McLean is the man Mrs. J. L. Harper who has been on the sick list for the past two weeks is able to be out again. Remember to vote for Geo. E. Harris for City Troasurer. Rev. Green who so ably assisted Rev. Frazier during the week, left Thursday for his home in K. C. W. F. Schell is the proper man to support for Councilman from the 2nd ward. Mr. Schell is a friend to the colored people. He is alright, so vot for him for Councilman. County Attorney Otto G. Eokstien is slowly improving at the hospital. He will soon be able to be among his many friends. We hope for his early recovery. The Merchants who appreciate the trade of the coloured people ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. PATRON IZE THEM. The Tuxedo Club meet at Mrs. Geo. Weyms last Thursday after spending an hour in needle work a dainty lunch was served, the club will meet with Miss Winfred Ray 917 N. Water St. Geo. H. Alexander is the man to support for Judge of the City Court --- Mr. Augustus Stubbs of Pittsburgh Pa. who is with the Westing House Air Brake Co., has been in the city for the past week has left for a tour over the Mo. Pacific System. Rcmember W. S. Pierce couacilman from the 3rd ward. Mr. Pierce has made a splendid record in the conncil and will be re elected by a handsome majority. He's alright. When in need of Groceries do not forget that you can always get the Best at the Lowest prices at KERNAN'S 1102 E. Donnelly Ave. 'Phone 857 Do not forget the name of Claud C. Stanley for Police Judge. He has always been a friend to our people and is a foilend to them still. You know that Judge Stanley is alright se voto for him Miss Dolly North of Winfield was in the city Sunday. Tom Voss is the man for City Marshall. Vote for Thomas. T. T. had a smile all over his face but she left Sunday night. McLean is a laboring man's friend. He believes in an honest day's pay for an honest day's work. Mr. Clarence Whiteside is on the sick list. S. B. Kernan is a winner in the 1st ward. He is alright. Ambitious youths should not jump hastily to the conclusion that the quickest and surest way to get rich is to become a burglar or train robber. Occasionally one of these fellows is nabbed. Vote for Fred Cossitt as a member of the Scheol Board from the 2nd ward. C, P. Johnson, W. R. Johnson Pres. Sec. & Treas. C. P. Johnson Co., Live Stock Money Always On Hand To Loan To Responsible Parties Your Business Solicited Wichita Stock Yards Phone 466 Vote for Jesse Leland. THE SPICE OF LIFE A FEW GOOD THINGS, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. Deacon Knew Well What the Trouble With the Young Men Was— Why Count Was Dissatisfied With Bride's Dowry. A Lesson on Ethics. "My darling," said a mother, taking leave of her newly-married daughter, "in wedded life there is much to bear and forbear; but remember this—never hit your husband with the paste roller or potato-masher. The presence of hair on your pastry or mashed potatoes would lower you in the esteem of your friends. If occasion arises the poker is quite as effective and more ladylike." How Washington "Side-Stepped." "George Washington had a very peaceful and happy married life," remarked the man who likes biographies. "Had he?" responded the coarse and ill-informed person. "I'm glad to hear that. I always suspected that it might be different, owing to Washington's utter, incapacity for telling anything but the truth." Value of Antitoxin- Recent experiences at Colenester, England, have once more demonstrated the value of antitoxin as a remedy for diphtheria. In a total of 286 patients only 5.6 per cent of the antitoxin cases died, while of those treated by other methods 28.9 per cent succumbed. 1 AMERICA'S BE Editorial Consistently I News from all parts of the world swers to queries on all subjects. Books, and on Work a The Weekly The INTER-OCEAN is a member receives the entire tele- nomic n and Special Cable over 20° national correspond Subscribe for THE WICHITA INTER-OCEAN one year, both Call At Our Office 110 N SECOND ICA'S BEST Republican Paper. Editorially Fearless. Consistently Republican Always. From all parts of the world. Well written, original stories. An- queries on all subjects. Articles on Health, the Home, New Books, and on Work about the Farm and Garden. The Weekly Inter-Ocean ER-OCEAN is a member of the Associated Press and also the entire tele- atomic news service of the New York Sun- tial Cable. New York World, besides daily reports from 200 correspondents throughout the country. Use for THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT and THE WEEKLY OCEAN one year, both papers for $1.50 At Our Office 110 N. Main; or send order by Mail. SECOND TO NONE News from all parts of the world. Well written, original stories. Answers to queries on all subjects. Articles on Health, the Home, New Books, and on Work about the Farm and Garden. The Weekly Inter-Ocean THE INTER-OCEAN is a member of the Associated Press and also receives the entire tele-static news service of the New York Sun and Special Cable over 20° national correspondents throughout the country. Subscribe for THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT AND THE WEEBLY INTER-OCEAN one year, both papers for $1.50 SECOND TO NONE PLEASE All GOOD BREAD MAKERS It Is White As Snow. TRY IT OTTO WEISS ALL AT ROWLEE ITE --- 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. 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. USE IMBODEN IMP BREAKFA IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL FLOUR AND BREAKFAST FOOD and you will Love good eating.— DEB3 IMBODEN MILLING CO. USE IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL FLOUR AND BREAKFAST FOOD —and you will Love good eating.— AT YOUR GROCER3 IMBODEN MILLING CO. Hard Coal & Feed Co. DEALERS IN West Domestic and Steam GOALS And all Kinds of FEED Sol cited Near Cor. Main and 11th Sts. Wichita, Kansas. Standard Coal & Feed Co, The Best Domestic and Steam GOALS And all Kinds of FEED Your Patronage Sol cited Near Cor. Main and 11th St. Wichita, Kansas. HOUCK PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY April 12th is Easter Day. Easter comes on April 12, and you should take a look a look at our new spring and summer styles for the coming holiday in Suitings and Trousers of the latest novelties. Our styles, workmanship, fit and prices can't be beat by any merchandise in the city. Call on us before you order The Peerless Tailor, 508 E. Douglas Ave. OTTO WEIIS, 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 & FEE PHOENISCH BROS, PROPS. 622 N. Main St. Phone 530 Dye Works Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired. Ladies' Work A Specialty. New and Second Hand Clothin Bought and Sold. Satisfaction Gurraeeed. 315 N. Main St. Bell Phone 757 New Phone 1265 We Want LETTER HEADS NOTE HEADS ENVELOPES BUSINESS CARDS CALLING CARDS STATEMENTS BILL HEADS HAND BILLS POSTERS MINUTES CIRCULARS TRY US. FINE WORK 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 Our Prices ARE AS LOW AS THE LOWEST OUR Work IS AS GOOD AS THE BEST IF NOT, WHY NOT? Advice of "Old Gorgon Graham" The Value of Education, as It Seems to the "Self-Made Merchant"—The Really Important Part of a College Training to a Young Man. GRAND Easter Display Of Suits and Furnishings For Man and Boy We invite you to come and see the largest line of Easter and Confirmation Suits Ever Shown in Wichita Our Easter Offer We place on sale 100 Plain color fine Serge Suits—not the stiff, viry kind commonly sold, but pure worsted—handsomely made and trimmed—and would be cheap at $10.00. We offer them at— 6.50 Finer grades in unfinished worsted, Thibets and Venetians—representing the world's best productions, both in fabric and tailoring—at prices ranging from $8.50 to $25.00 Boys' Easter and Confirmation Suits in Serge—Clays and unfinished Worsteds. Elegantly tailored and best of trimmings, from $4.50 to $12.00 in 3 piece long trouser suits and from $1.50 to $7.00 in 2 piece suits Men's Suits Pressed and Repaired FREE for 1 year The Fulton Wichita's Creates Clothing Store—Money back if Wanted Dear Pierrepont: Your Ma got back safe this morning and she wants me to be sure and tell you not to over-study, and I want to tell you to be sure not to understudy. What we're really sending you to Harvard for is to get a little of the education that's so good and plenty there. When it's passed around you don't want to be bashful, but reach right out and take a big helping every time, for I want you to get your share. You'll find that education's about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and that it's about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he's willing to haul away. Everything else is screwed down tight and the screw-driver is lost. I'm anxious that you should be a good scholar, but I'm more anxious that you should be a good clean man. And if you graduate with a sound conscience, I shan't care so much if there are a few holes in your Latin. There are two parts of a college education—the part that you get in the schoolroom from the professors, and the part that you get outside of it from the boys. That's the really important part. For the first can only make you a scholar, while the second can make you a man. Education is a good deal like eating—a fellow can't always tell which, particular thing did him good, but he can usually tell which one did him harm. After a square meal of roast beef and vegetables, and mince pie and watermelon, you can't say just which ingredient is going into muscle, but you don't have to be very bright to figure out which one started the demand for painkiller in your insides, or to guess, next morning, which one made you believe in a personal devil the night before. And so, while a fellow can't figure out to an ounce whether it's Latin or algebra or history or what among the solids that is building him up in this place or that, he can go right along feeding them in and betting that they're not the things that turn his tongue fuzzy. It's down among the sweets, among his amusements and recreations, that he's going to find his stomach-ache, and it's there that he wants to go slow and to pick and choose, and to be thinking. Does a College education pay? Does it pay to feed in pork trimmings at five cents a pound at the hopper and draw out nice, cunning, little "country" sausages at twenty-five cents a pound at the other end? Does it pay to take a steer that's been running loose on the range and living on cactus and petrified wood till he's just a bunch of barbed wire and sole-leather, and feed him corn till he's just a solid hunk of porterhouse steak and oleo oil? You bet it pays. Anything extra that trains a boy to think and to think quick pays; anything that teaches a boy to get the answer before the other fellow gets through biting the pencil, pays. College doesn't make fools; it develops them. It doesn't make bright men; it develops them. A fool will turn out a fool whether he goes to college or not, though he'll probably turn out a different sort of a fool. From "Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son," by George Horace Lorimer. By permission of Small, Maynard & Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass. A Inspect our fine line Boys. They cannot be at HU Inspect our fine line of PANTS for Men Boys. They cannot be equalled in price and fit Wichita's New One Price Clothing Store 114 North Main Street. THE RACE QUESTION. All conservative thinking men of whatever party or race they are identified will accord the Negro the credit of at least having made himself an American citizen. Recently the party feeling with respect to the Negro has became so prevalent until it is being discussed by almost every person of high or low qirth. It does seem strange to us that men who can view every other question of importance with an optimistic view will look with an eye of an pessimist when it comes to viewing then Negro's situation. Our southera white brother who is daily brought in contact with the Negro, knows only too well of his advancement. It is true however, than many of the southern whites never come in contact with the more cultivated Negro, but see only those who are under their immediate employment. Such cannot judge correctly but they will pass judgement on the whole. If a foreigner coming to this country would go only among the poor and low class of the whites, what would be his estimate of the American white man? Senator Hear of Massachusetts in his speech on Washington's birthday, spoke words of truth and S&M The S&M 5 EASTER N Hen and Goose Size East The S&M 5 & 10c store. EASTER NOVELTIES Hen and Goose Size Easter Egg. Handsomely decorated with flowers and sprays in bright colors and word "Easter" in gold each egg on easel ... 5 and 10c White Rabbit and Basket Made of white composition, with a moss covered basket in fore paws as receptacle for candy ... 5c Paper Mache Bird Covered with wax in colors, true to natuae, mounted on stump at foot of which is nest containing two eggs; a surprise to little ones ... 5c EASTER NOVELTY Consisting of a large owl made of papier mache, covered with wax in colors, true to life, seated on rustic stump removable head, body as receptacle for candy. ... 10c FANCY EASTER Rabbit Made of papier mache, colored true to life, 5¼ inches high, in sitting position, with fancy basket strapped on back, which can be filled with candy ... 10c EASTER OFFERINGS We are receiving a big line of Spring Clothing for Men and Boys. We have tho celebrated Hart, Schaffner, Marx Clothing. The finest and best ever made. SATURDAY is positively the last day of our Great Shirt Sale. line of PANTS for Men be equalled in price and fit IN THE UB " --- righteousness of the Negro. He at least gave them credit for what they have done and are doing. Bishop Gailor tried to show reasons for the feeling of the southern white men in respect to she Negro's social and political standing by sawing the Negro had an unusual ambition to rule and get the upper hand in politics, and that if the southern white man wished to curb this spirit in the Negro teach him him self-reliance and industrial pursuits. The Negro wants only fair play and justice. He like other races wants liberty. Again he says only those of mixed blood have come to any prominence, we might give many instances to refute this, but even taking this for granted, how can the Bishop tell which of this blood produced the most intellect? Since the black child of pure African blood has been known to conceive an idea as quickly as the white child and put along side of him, and given the same advantage has developed with the same degree of rapidty. AGENTS WANTED 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. COLONISTS TICKETS Will be on sale at Santa Fe ticket office daily to June 15, at the rate of $25.00. These tickets will be honored on fast trains carrying free chair cars and Pullman tourist sleepers. Liberal stopover privileges in California accorded. The same favorable rates will be made to many intermediate points in Arizona If you contemplate locating in California, this is your opportunity to go there comfortably and economically. Irrigated farms, orange and lemon groves and other branches of agriculture have yielded competencies to other persons. Why shouldn't you be as successful? I have illustrated descriptive literature about California, as well as of the country intervening Other books describe the equipment of our California trains. If interested come and get copies, or write me and I will mail them to you. A FALSE RUMOR. The Street Rumor That Mayor Ben McLean Voted For the Closing of Hose House No.3 While in the Council is False TRUE COPY OF THE COUNCIL MEETING DISPROVES IT. READ RECORD FOR YOURSELF. The street gossipers who are advocating Finlay Ross' cause being unable to answer the statements made in the SEARCHLIGHT concerning Mr. Finlay Ross and the colored voters of Wichita, have admitted that all we have said is true, but hopes to find an excuse, by saying: "Ben McLean voted for the abolishing at Hose House No. 3 on the recommendation of A. G. Walden, Fire Marshal." When this rumor came to our knowledge we did not believe it so we went to work to hunt the matter up and found the record at the meeting at which Hose House No. 3 was ordered closed. For the benefit of all our readers we reproduce a true copy of the record as on file in the city clerk's office: (See record.) Proceedings of City Council, May 10th, 1897.—Mayor Ross in the Chair. All councilmen present except Daniels, McLean, Miller and Sutton. Chairman Handley of the Fire and Water Committee, submitted a report in which the committee recommended that Hose House No. 3 be discontinued, also that the force be reduced one man at each house and that the wages of firemen be reduced $5.00 per month. Chairman Handley moved the adoption of the report. Councilman Minnich moved to amend and include No. 4 in the report. The amendment was lost by the following vote: Yeas: Minnich and Schell. Nays: Allen, Gribi, Handley, Reese, Smith and Young. The vote on the original motion, to close No. 4 Hose House, to reduce the force one man at each house, and to reduce the firemen's salaries $5.00 per month, was as follows: Yeas:—Allen, Grihj, Handley, Reese, Smith and Young—Councilmen Shell and Minnich voting against it. By reading the above proceedings it is seen that this was one at the very few nights which Councilman Ben McLean, now Mayor McLean, was absent. Thus it is seen on its face that the rumor that Ben McLean voted to close Hose House No. 3 has no foundation as he was not present at that meeting. Councilman Schell voted against closing the House as he believed then as he does now, that the colored men should be retained. One thing which is quite noticeable is the fact that MR. GEORGE YOUNG, then in the Council from the Second Ward, VOTED TO CLOSE HOSE HOSE NO. 3 AND TO REDUCE THE FIREMEN ONE MAN AT EACH HOUSE AND REDUCE THEIR PAY $5.00 PER MONTH; yet Mr. Young would have the colored people admire him as a great friend (?) to the race. Thus it is seen that this false accusation of Ben McLean has no foundation whatever and it is still with Mr. Finlay Ross to explain the closing of L. R. DELANEY, Ticket Agent. Hose House No. 3. It is the true facts that we will give our readers. No matter whom it may injure. ELECTION PROCLAMATION. I, B. F. McLean, mayor of the city of Wichita, by virtue of authority vested in me by law, do hereby make proclamation to the qualified electors of said city of Wichita that there will be held on Tuesday, the 7th day of April, A. D. 1903, an election for the purpose of electing the following named officers, to-wit: One mayor, to succeed B. F. McLean, to serve for a period of two years. One city attorney, to succeed A. E. Helm, to serve for a period of two years. One city clerk to succeed J. L. Leland (term expires May 25), to serve for a term of two years. One city treasurer, to succeed Geo. E. Harris (term expires May 15), to serve for a period of two years. One police judge, to succeed C. C. Stanley, to serve for a period of two years. One judge of the city court to succeed E. E. Harvey, to serve for a period of two years. One clerk of the city court, to succeed R. S. Bell, to serve for a term of two years. One marshal of the city court, to succeed Tom Voss, to serve for a term of two years. One member of the city council from each ward, to serve for a term of two years. One member of the city council for short term in the Third ward. One member of the board of education from each ward, to serve for a term of two years. Three justices of the peace. Three constables. Done at Wichita, Kansas, this 17th day of March, 1903. B. F. McLEAN, Mayor. Attest: J. L. LELAND, City Clerk. Election Proclamation. Mayor's Office. Wichita, Kansas, March 17, 1903. Whereas, on the 3rd day of March, 1903, amended the 17th day of March, 1903, there was presented to me a resolution adopted by the board of education of the city of Wichita on the 2nd day of March, 1903, and amended on the 17th day of March, 1903, together with a certificate thereto; a copy of which resolution as amended as aforesaid and certificate is as follows: "Resolved, That the educational interests of the city of Wichita and school district number one, require and render it necessary to issue and sell the bonds of the board of education of the city of Wichita in the sum One Hundred and Twenty-five one hundred Dollars ($125,000), for the purpose of purchasing a suitable site and erecting, furnishing and equipping a high school building thereon. Be it further "Resolved. That said bon is shall be issued in denominations of five Hundred ($500) each, payable in not less than five years nor more than twenty years from date, with option of redemption of all or any portion of said bonds, at any interest payment thereof, after ten years from date; and said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of not exceeding four and one-half per cent per annum, evidenced by interest coupons payable semi-annually, and both principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable at the fiscalency of the state of Kansas, in the WICHITA, KANSAS. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($185,000), for the purpose of purchasing a suitable site and erecting, furnishing and equipping a high school building thereon. Said bonds to be in denominations of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) each, payable in not less than five years nor more than twenty years from date, with option of redemption of all or any portion of said bonds at any interest payment thereof, after ten years from date, and bear interest at the rate of not exceeding four and one-half per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and both principal and interest to be made payable at the fiscal agency of the state of Kansas, in the city of New York." The ballots used at said election shall have printed on them the following: "For the High School Bonds." [] "Against the High School Bonds." [] Said election shall be held under and pursuant to the laws of the state of Kansas; the opening and closing of the polls and the selection of persons to serve as judges and clerks at said election, in each election precinct of said city, shall be carried on and done at the time and in the manner as by law provided. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of March, 1903. (Seal) B. F. McLEAN, Mayor of the City of Wichita. Attest: J. L. LELAND, City Clerk. W. S. HENRION DRUGGIST 501 N. Main St. Wichita, Kans. GO TO ISRAEL BROS. For Real Estate. F. I. D. Israel, 127 N. Market Wichita. trees NOW IS THE TIME foreign agents that are the country—come very this spring, make s and save money. trees are the Best Plant Trees Early NOW IS THE TIME Don't patronize foreign agents that are now traveling over the country—come direct to the Nursery this spring, make your own selections and save money. Home-Grown Trees are the Best You know it. Call on or address ICHITA NURSERY WICHITA NURSERY Cor. Lawrence and 21st St. Car direct to grounds. WICHITA, KAN. New Phone 1100. Take Stock Yards Car direct to grounds. WICHITA, KAN. Bell Phone 489, New Phone 1100. city of New York. Be it further "Resolved, That the following proposition for issuing and selling said bonds be submitted to the electors of the city of Wichita and school district No. 1, at the ensuing regular city election, to be held on the 7th day of April, 1903, and that the mayor be requested to submit it." I. C. E. Caldwell, secretary of the board of education of the city of Wichita, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of resolution, as amended, as it appears spread upon the record of said board, and that the same was duly adopted at a regular meeting of said board on the 2nd day of March, 1903, and amended at a special meeting on the 17th day of March, 1903, and that the same were adopted by a recorded yea and nay vote, there being nine yeas and one nay, as appears by the minutes and records of said board. C. S. CALDWELL. Secretary of the Board of Education of the City of Wichita. Attest: LEVI HORNER. President of the Board of Education of the City of Wichita. And whereas, the action of the board of education as above set forth shows a necessity for the purchasing of a site and erecting, furnishing and equipping a high school building thereon; Now, therefore in conformity with the above-resolution and pursuant to the authority in me vested, I, B. F. McLean, mayor of the city of Wichita, do proclaim and make known that an election will be held in the city of Wichita, Kansas, on the 7th day of April, 1903, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the city of Wichita the proposition to issue school bonds to the amount and for the purpose as fully set forth in the above and foregoing resolution of said board of education. The proposition hereby submitted to be voted on is: "Shall the board of education of the city of Wichita, and of school district No. 1, issue and sell bonds of said district to the amount of One Hundred ```markdown ``` Red Front Racket The People's Economy Store. 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Leaves Dail El Dorado, Eureka, Yates Center, Kansas City and St. Louis 9.25 am Conway Springs and Coffeyville 11.30 am For St. Louis 3.00 pm For Kans, City and St. Louis 9.50 pm Hutchinson, Lyons and Geneseo 7.35 am Geneseo, Salina, Puablo, Denver 5.00 pm For Anthony and Kiowa, 6.10 pm For Anthony and Kiowa, 7.40 am Arrives Daily Kiowa, Anthony, Conway Springs, and Clearwater 9.20 am Little Rock, Conway Springs, Coffeyville 4.50 pm From St. Louis 2.35 pm From Kan, City and St. Louis 7.05 am From Denver, Pneblo, Salina, and Geneseo 11.25 am From Hutchinson 4.00 pm From Hutchinson and Geneseo 9.25 pm From Anthony, Conway Springs 4.40 pm Kansas City, St. Louis, Yates Center and El Dorado 5.50 pm From Kiowa, Anthony and Conway Springs 9.05 pm WICHITA and WESTERN No. 472, Pratt and Kingman Pas No. 474, Pratt and Kingman ac- commodation, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 1.20 am No. 471, Kingman and Pratt Pass- senger, except Sunday 5.15 pm No. 473, Kingman and Pratt ac- commodation, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.15 am CHICAGO, ROCK - ISLAND & PACIFIC R. R. WEST BOUND Leave Daily No. 1 Texas Vestibule Ex. 7.00 am No. 3, Texas Fast Express 6.35 am No. 35, Daily, Except Sunday, 3.10 pm EAST BOUND No. 2, Chicago Vestibule Ex. 9.45 am No. 4, K. C. and Eastern Ex. 9.05 pm No. 36, Daily, Except Sunday 1.35 pm FRISCO SYSTEM EAST BOUND Leaves Daily St. Louis Mail and South-west- ern Limited 1.50 pm St. Louis and Ft. Smith Ex. 8.15 pm WEST BOUND Kansas and Colorado Mail Ex. 8.10 pm Meteor 8.25 am ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE R. R. Leaves Daily Kansas City, Chicago Express 11.20 am K. C., Colorado, California Ex. 2.55 pm Wellington Accommodation 5.15 pm Arrives Daily Panhandle Express 10.00 am Englewood Branch, Except Sun. 3.00 pm Leaves Daily Panhandle Express 6.25 pm Oklahoma and Texas Express 6.35 pm Oklahoma Daily Express 8.30 pm Wellington Accommodation 8.45 am Caldwell Acc. Except Sun. 8.45 am Texas Express 5.10 pm Englewood Branch, Ex. Sun. 7.45 am J. B. 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THE SCENIC ROUTE FRISCO SYSTEM Its rails penetrate the fertile States of MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, INDIAN TERRITORY, TEXAS and the SOUTHWEST, TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA and the SOUTH ST It reaches the rich farming lands of Kansas and Oklahoma, the mineral fields of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas, the cotton fields of the South and Southwest, the oil fields of Kansas and the Indian Territory, and hundreds of other industrial places of interest and profit to the home-seeker and investor. And last, but not least, it will carry you to the famed health resorts of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs AND Monte Ne' TIME OF TRAINS AT WICHITA EAST-BOUND St. Louis Mail and Express — Leaves Wichita 1:30 pm Arrives St. Louis 7:20 am Arrives at Memphis 8:00 am St. Louis and Fort Smith Express — Leaves Wichita 8:15 pm Arrives St. Louis 7:00 pm Arrives Fort Smith 2:30 pm WEST-BOUND Kansas City and Colorado Mail and Exp. 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