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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT WILL BE HAD AT Hartman Hallursd'y night, Oct. 1st. ARVEST CARNIVAL. This will be a grand affair. ADMISSION 25cts. the immortal father who founded our institutions. It is at war with our best aspirations. It is at war with the home, the church and the state. It breaks upon our peace with cyclonic fury, and when it has spent its frenzy, it leaves wreck, auin and dishonor in its wake. "The mob which is the expression of race hatred is the most perilous." Frisco Restaurant MEALS AT ALL HOURS—15c H. E. Baker, Proprietor. 903 East Douglas. Geo. Weyms was on the sick list last week, but is able to be out again We have just received word that Rev. J. W. Gordon, pastor of 2nd Baptist church, Newton, Ks., and Rev. J. H. Rainey, pastor 2nd Baptist church, Hutchinson, Ks., will be in the installation services of Rev. S. M. Hall at the 2nd Baptist church, Sunday Sept. 27, also Mr. J. B. Robins, Mrs. Robins and Mrs. Hamilton of Yale, Kane. Everybody in Wichita must attend the service as this will be one of the grandest in the history of the church. The Rev. G. W. Cassidy of the 1st Baptist church will preach the installation sermon at 3 p.m. Please be on time and bring good donations. Oct. 1st at Hartman hall: In 1902 the world consumed 72,799, 800 pounds of silk. The largest consumer was China, with over 14,000,000 pounds, followed next by America, with 10,780,000 pounds. England has over 1,500 Roman Catholic churches and chapels, and a population claimed by that church numbering upward of 1,400,000. German Cigarmakers. According to a recent report issued by the German government, 175,000 persons are employed in making cigars in the empire. Nashville Ahead of Berlin. The medical schools of Nashville, Teann., graduated mere doctors than those of Berlin, Germany. Millions Ignere Church. Two millions of London's inhabitants never go to church. HYEAR. d Music universal peace convention at tung session at Mystic, Conn., at week, adopted a series of nines and convictions. thing is declared to be a ous peace breaker, and race and prejudice pronounced a to peace. fure be uncontrollable passions be depraved intended victim of egg," the resolutions say, is a remedy which medical may well be called to heal, as in any other diseased condition for the increase of sensuality affinity present moral-future generation forces the reason that this remedy, administered with wisdom and the best ability, would be a protec- society and a kindness and to the offender." 501 N. Main St. Wichita, Kans. ator Fairbanks On Lynching. ator Fairbanks, of Indiana, overed the principal address at opening ceremonies of the president's State Fair at St. Paul the week. the senator discussed a wide range of pits of national interest, using them mob law, saying: "Supraadic cases of lynching and using in many quarters have and deeply the just indignation the country. Be it said to the suit of the great Northwest that has been singularly from revolt-offenses which have oceure elsewhere. bunch law is an indetible crime in a disgrace. It not only mur- mur the heless victim, but it assassi- sies the good name of the commu- nity in which it usurps authority. un beyond the pale of the law is a forum of savagery. The mob which disregards all lawful restraint the rule of anarchy. It rests up- prise animal instinct and 'brute use. It is samples under foot the nob- and most cherished traditions which have come down to us from Program NOTICE. WICHITA. KANSAS. SEPT 26 1903. --- At the Packing House Meat Meat Market. Remember the place--Market at the Gate of the Dold Packing House. 117 Years Old. Atlanta, Ga.-At the age of 117 years "Uncle Andy" Montgomery, the oldest man in Georgia, if not in the United States, died last week at the 'Old Folk's Colored Home', an institution founded some years ago Uncle Andy was well known through out the country, giving lectures for the benefit of the "Old Folk's Colored Home" and Big Bethel church of which he was the founder. Big Bethel has the largest membership of any Negro church in the world. Andy Montgomery was 20 ye a r s eld when the war of 1812 came on, and was a body servant of James C. Montgomery, of Walhalla, S. C., who won a colonel's place in that conflict. Fulton county, of which Atlanta is located, was full of Indians when Andy and his master came. Some 15 years ago newspaper men from all over the country came here to Atlanta, and Uncle Andy was the chief object of interest to them. They spent hours listening to the old man's stories of the days of long ago. In 1890 the old man visited Washington and was introduced to President McKinley by Gen. Jrmes G Longstreet as the "father of all the Negroes in the South." This pleased the old man mightily. Uncle Andy was so old that he was anxious to die. "I want the chariot with the white horses to come after me; I'm ready to go," he told his friends. Andy Montgomery, Jr., aged 76, was with his father when the end came. Uncle Andy's brother bore the distinction of being the only slave owned by the state of Georgia. 115 N. Main Phones 708 We want your business. See our presents at 115 North Main st. Jones-Weigand Tea and Coffee Go. To Repeal Fifteenth Amendment Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 21.—Edward W. Carmack, the junior representatives of Tennessee in the upper branch of the National Congress, it is announced, will introduce a bill into the Senate for the repeal of the Fifteenth amendmnt to the Federal Constitution, the intent of which is that there shall be no discrimination against a citizen of the United States because of color, religion of previous condition of servitude. Senator Carmack proposes to contribute toward the permanent solu- HAMS tion of the vexing Negro question, as it is presented to the Southern states, by eliminating the enfranchised Negroes as a political factor. This effort of Senator Carmack's will be supported by every Southern representative in Congress, ann not a few members from those sections of the Union where the colored man is treated more as an incident than a problem, to be dealt with as legislative thought would deal with a serious and menacing complication. Emaneipation Day Program The Emancipation picnic given by Mr. Miles Parker on Tuesday, Sept. 22 was a grand affair in every detail. Mr. Parker and the gentlemen of the committee who gave the splendid celebration in honor of the signing of the proclamation by Abraham Lincoln deserve much commendation for their good work Emancipation day was an ideal HOUCK Hardware Store The place to buy Good Cook Stoves and Heating Stoves at the Lowest Cash Prices. 16 East Douglas Ave. one and all that heart could wish. The day opened with a calm, pleasing breeze and plenty of sunshine. At 10:30 Sanford's band began to parade the streets and about 11:30 they marched to the park. At 2:00 the exercises at the park began. Rev. R. N. Countee, of Kansas City, arrived in the city Tuesday morning and took charge of the program as Master of Ceremonies. Under his directorship the program at the park was most splendidly carried out. The exercises were begun with an address of welcome by Hon. B. F. McLean, Mayor of Wichita. Mayor McLean was followed by Judge Edward E. Harvey, who made a splendid address. Judge Harvey was followed by Hon. A. Nice Furnished -ROOMS- By the night or week Transient a Specialty Mrs. R. Heck, Prop. 244 North Water St. 7cper pound Clark, of Nalley Center. The program having been completed the large crowd made merry in the many amusements provided. The exercises were continued in the evening at Garfield hall where a large crowd gathered and packed the hall to its full seating capacity, Rev. R. N. Countee was the Master of Ceremonies and after a short invocation the program was begun. The first number on the program was "America" sung by the chorus led by the Brakford sisters. Next was an address by Capt. J. B. Fishback, followed by a chorus "My Country 'tis of Mhee". Judge Perkins of Gustrie, Okla., was then introduced and made a telling address. The next number was a solo by that matchless songster, Mr. Stewart Waters. Mr. Waters was enchored and called to the faont again. His singing was fine and well taken. Following this number was an address by Judge C. C. Stanley which was followed by a song by the chorus. Then W.'N. Miller, president of the "Lincoln Day Club" of Wichita was introducted and made a short address. Mr. A. Clark's address concluded the program for the eve. Everyone agreed that the celebration was a grand success in every detail. We would not close without saying a word concerning the manner in which Capt. Alonzo Miller conducted the part assigned him as Marshall of the Day. The following from the Atlantic Constitution hits the nail on the head: The president is a very versatile man, as we all know. He is a prize package of unexpected things. When he is not going off full-cockat at some scam he is banging away half-cocked with some pet theory, conceived in his own peculiarly personal and ominiscent way. But he made no mistake in the matter and spirit of his Sunday address to the Society of the Holy Name. His plea for a decent and strong manhood in this country deserves to have the weight his high authority gives it. There is a great need in the nation for mouth sanitation. The growth of looseness and blasphemy of daily speech is noticeable among boys and men everywhere. The name of the Diety coupled with vile epithet is heard so often and frequently from all sides that one who yet retains reverence for the holy name is ashame for his kind. Men swear and blaspheme the name of God and Christ without the slightest provocation. They drag on the sad filthy epithets into the simple conversations. They cannot carry out a transaction of any kind without such vile interjections, or discuss business propositions without employing sacrilegious epithets enough to give Satan himself a disgust for the animal called man. The prevalent American habit of filthiness: of speech is not sectional and is not confined to classes. It is an immoral malaria giving the hot tongue sulphurous odor to the speech of millions who have every grateful reason for honoring God who has laid their lines in so good y NO 18 and free a country. The swearing habit is a national sin and a national disgrace. Some men plead that they can not avoid habit, but it is to add a he to the filthy record. Every man who swears knows who to curse and when it is safer to speak easy than to turn loose his sewer gas.' In nine cases out of ten a common swearer is a common coward. President Roosevelt is right in manding clean mouthed Americans even if he does leave a charitable small hole for "slips". He has need of that defense himself on some rare occasions. Most presidents need a little license to use "big, big dam" in special instance. Andrew Jackson used to do it, but never withol apologizing that he used the word not for its prefamity, but simply for emphasis. We can sincerely applaud the appeal of the president for a standard stalwart American character in which decency of speech and action will be shoulder-knot of strength and reverence. COURAGEOUS STAND. While the days of the darkness are seen covering the horizon, under which lives the black man, who is just trying to crawl up in the direction of his white fellow man, he is cold to go back, sit down and be cowarded down. Such has been occurrong so often here. of late that until the South, its press and a part of her citizenship has had a very bad light thrown on them. The thing against the poor colored people has been going on so far until men like Bishop Chandier and ex-Gov. Northern, of Georgia could not be satisfied by sitting still so long and allow the press to have its way on the race question and mob violence, etc. Former Gov. Northern of Georgia very recently said in an interview. Let's stop the continued abuse of the Negro and rather help him to be useful to himself and to the community. He says some other good things concerning the condition of the colored people which are plain, honest and straightforward. We will say that it is indeed encouraging to note the position taken by such a Southern statesman, a man who has no stones in the fire, but who has faith, hope in right and justice of all people. The road, no doubt, looks rough to many of us, but let us remember that our advancement will not reach a high or an appreciative position unless we earn it by honest efforts, holding our head up and go walking right up to where it all is and seek our share as a race of people and let us keep some part of our share on hand always for cases of emergency and protection, and we will be in a position to protect our interests in the South and at at the same time demand better treatment. "We must come together." Harry Lehr should be careful oz he will sprain his wrist. Milwaukee has taken to golf. What is the matter with penchus? W. N. MILLER, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Wiehite, Kansas, as Second - Class Mail Matter. Published Every Saturday at No. 110 NORTH MAIN Sr. One Year [ by mail ] ..... $1.00 Six months [ by mail ] ..... 75c Three months [ by mail ] ..... 50c ONE M. MONTH ..... 15c. Advertising Rates Made Known On Applica- tion. NOTICE!! - All matters addressed TO THE SEARCHLIGHT for publica- tion must be signed by the par- t or parties writing. All matters for publication must reach this office not later than TUESDAY to reach publication in the current issue. RULES OF THIS OFFICE. 8rd. In asking to change your paper from one office or one address to another always give both, the old and new. 4th Send Us all the news from your section of the City, County, State or Country. We publish it FREE OF CHARGE. Write it plain and on one side of the paper only. 5th No Name will be placed on our books without the money. So agents will send the money with subscriber's name. 6th Address all communications to "The Wichita Searchlight" Wichita, Kansas. 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. Our Prediction Comes True Three years ago we said the colored people should come together, put their little mite in one pile and build a hall in this city for their lodges and to hold their public gatherings. We said then that the time would come when halls would be hard for the colored people to rent. At that time the colored people had access to almost any hall in the city. The leaders laughed at our assertion and instead of taking hold and pushing the assertion into execution, they pushed against the idea put forth by us. They "knocked" and "knocked" hard. But since that time we have witnessed the doors of the halls in Wichita, one by one, shut in the face of our people and them informed that "no mere colored people can rent this hall". This is exactly what we said would be done. They took up to "fight" each other instead of preparing for the time which now confronts them. The latest hall to be taken away from them is the one located at 338 N. Main, where most of the ed lodges have been meeting since we came to this city. For time memorial the Odd Fellows have had charge of this hall, and we are informed that they have been there ever since the hall was built, but now they must give it up Since we came to this city and since we started the movement to try to induce the colored people to build a hall of their own the various lodges here have paid out enough money for rents to have bought the ground and erected a fine frame two story building. Now those "leaders (?)" who have hooted at our articles three years ago can see and feel the force of the truth of our assertions. Just as our prediction on this score has proven true so will other predictions which we have made prove true. We are sincere when we say that there is nothing in this "fighting" among colored people and trying to down one another. What have they to fight about? What have they to scrap over? How many of them Jews mor than a home? Indeed, we say, they have nothing over which to he best that even the most prosperous of them can hope for is a m re living—nothing more. Truly, we say now, as we have oftimes said, that if the colored leaders of Wichita would not have their minds centered so much on politics, and would put forth the same energy—no more—to induce our people here to enter into legitimate commercial business more, and into less "political" combinations which can only result as a benefit to one or two, we say, that more beneficial results will follow. Then, what does the colored man get out politics? What can he hope for in politics? Can the leaders by their political combinations nominate and elect any colored man to a good city, county or state office? If so, we say, Amen! But, nay, that time—sorry to say—has passed. True enough some man may get some appointment but if the leaders would bend their efforts to induce the colored people to buy homes, and if they do so themselves, and induce them to reach the high-the highest and most noble heights of manhood and womanhood, such appointments would follow at any rate. We believe that as American citizens every colored man and every colored woman, and, in fact, every colored citizen should take some part in saying who should be guardian of the public affairs; but why devote the whole time or exclusively so? Just as our prediction about the halls of Wichita have proven true, watch our other predictions. There is no sn se in colored men "fighting" and "scrapping" as they do. They have nothing over which to "fight" and "scrap". If you put all the cash money which the leading "fighters" on both sides have together you would not be able to raise $1000 or enough to buy any 50 ft. of ground on Main or Douglas. Then what in the world do they hope to gain? The fighter neither the ones being fought have anything. The one has nothing to gain and the other has nothing to lose. It is folly and shows that there is a "brain leak" somewhere. Installation. READ Installation Sunday. Sept. 27th, 1903, Rev. S, M. Hall, the pastor, elect of the Second Baptist church, Wichita, will be installed as pastor proper of said church. We are making arrangements to make this a grand service. Everybody is invited. Come you are welcome. PROGRAM. 1. 2:30 Devotional Exercises. 2 3 p. m. Installation sermon by Rev. G. W. Cassidy, pastor 1st Baptist church. 3. Music.....Song by Choir 4. Charge to the pastor by Rev. A. H. Mayo pastor Tabernacle Baptist church. 5. Charge to the church, Rev. H. F. Frazier pastor New Hope. 6. Welcome in behalf of other churches by J.-E. Lewis 7. Welcome in behalf of the church ..... J. L. Harper 8. Welcome behalf A. M. E. church by pastor. 9. Welcome in behalf of choir by Miss Blanch Alexander. 10. Welcome in behalf of S. S. by H. W. James. 11. Welcome in behalf B. Y P. U. by .....Miss Susie Kyle 12. Welcome in behalf of W. M. & S. S. by Mrs.Richard Watson 13. Welcome in behalf of professional men and business men by J. E. Farmer M. D. 15. Pastors and congregations will have charge of these services and everybody come,prepared to attend these services, and give donations. Preaching at 11 a.m. 3 p.m, 8 p.m Professional and business men's collection separate. S. M. HALL, pastor elect. T. H. VANCY, Clerk. W. N. Miller, editor of the Searchlight, has accepted an invitation to deliver an address to the Old Soldiers during their Re-union at South Riverside park. He has a wide acquaintance and many good friends among the Old Soldiers of Sedgwick County. Rev. J. W. Wilson was re-appointed to his charge in Ft. Scott. Locals and Personals One of the grandest times of the season will be held at Hartman's hall Thursday night Oct. 1st. Every one invited to be in attendance. Admission 25ets. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Young left Wednesday morning for Chicago where they will make their home for some months to come. Mr. and Mrs. Young have purchased the Columbian Cafe, 3033 Dearborn st. The Columbian Cafe is one of Chicago's most aristocratical cafes and has the best trade of any like businesses in tee Windy city. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Young will regret very much to learn that they will be absent from our city but wish them success. Mr. W. H. Hubble of Kansas City, Mo., will take a party of Wichita bankers to the Bankers' Association which meets in San Francisco, Cal. id Oct. The cars which Mr. Hubble will have charge of will be the Cleopatra and the Olympia which were used by the late President Wm. McKinley on his last tour of the United States. These cars are said to be two of the fluest ever built. Mr. Hubble will bring these cars to Wichita on Friday Oct. 9th and any one who may wish to see the late president's private cars may do so by calling on Mr. Hubble Friday morning. --- W. M. Dunson Painter All Kinds of Fine TheOnly Colored Painter the City Work Guaranteed—Price Reasonable Office 703 N, Main Phone 986 A GOOD JOB. L. C. Hilbert, better known as "Lank" Hilbert, has accepted a position on the General Manager's car on the Santa Fe with headquarters in Topeka. Mr. Hilbert will assume his duties about Jan. 1st'04. He will move his fan ily to Topeka and make his home in that city after that date. We are proud to know of Mr. Hilbert's good luck. Underwear, Shirts, Hose, Neck- ties, Collars, Cuffs, Men and Boys' Suits are among our specialties. Best at a low price. The Hub, 114 N. Main. Mr. J. W. Pratt, a mail clerk of Ft. Worth, Tex., spent Emancipa- tioo day in our city and was one of the very pleasant visitors in our city this week. He made our sanct- tum a welcomed visit. Rev. A. O. Terrill was given the charge in Atchison for this year. Rev. Terrill did good work in Lawrence in the past year. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones have about completed the addition to their home 522 N. Water st. By this addition they add a cosy dining room and kitchen on the south wing. Mrs. W. M. Dent will leave this week for Augusta and Timberwood, Okla., where she will conduct a series of meetings at both places. For A FIRE During Fair Hartman Hall, OCT Our friend Ed D. Miller will leave Sunday for Lyons, Ks., where he will assume the foremanship of the section at that place. Mr. Miller has the distinction of being one of only two colored men who have been so promoted in thu West. He will be located on the Mo. Pac. Ry. at that place. Word from Kansas City announces that Miss Edmonia Hubble left Kansas City this week to re-enter Fisk University at Nashville, Tenn. Miss Hubble is quite a musical scholar and stands with high honors in the music fraternity in Nashville and Kansas City. Mrs. W. E. Whitted, Hair Goods, Braids, Switches, etc., etc All Orders Promptly Delivered. 509 North Water St. Mrs. W. W. Miller returned Wednesday morning from Topeka where she attended the A. M. E. Conference and likewise visited among friends. While in Topeka she was the guest of Hon. J. H. Gay and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Piumb. She had the pleasure of attending the great banquet spread by the Lincoln Day club of Topeka on Sept. 22. She had a royal time and came away with the highest of Topekans as entertainers and with renewed faith in the Lincoln Day club as banqueters. C. E, Floyd and sons, George and Robert, of Kingman, were in the city Tuesday and spent the day among the celebrators. George and Robert will remain in the city. Clifford Bell will leave in a few dass for Colorado Springs, Colo., where he will spend a few months among the icy cliffs of the mountains. One of the grondest times of the Season at Hartman hall, Thursday night, Oct. 1st, 1903. Probate Judge Thomas C. Wilson was appointed by Gov. W. J. Bailey as Judge of the District Court to succeed Judge D. M. Dale, whose term of office will expire Jan. 1st, 1904. Judge Wilson has made an ideal officer in the office which he now holds and will beyond all question most gracefully and competently fill the D strict Judgeship. Mrs. Lawson Fines, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Eliza J. Douglass, returned to the city Wednesdays from Sherman Tex. Mrs. Douglass will make her future home in this city. Rev. S. S. Washington returned from Topeka Tuesday eve, where he attended the A. M. E. Conference. He reports a fine time there. Mrs. L. C. Hilbert is on the sick list this week. She is somewhat better at this writing. Mrs. J. I. Chinneth retuanced from Kingman Tuesday where she spent several weeks visiting Mrs. M. E. Wood. ne TIME Week Go To Thursday Night. 1ST. ```markdown ``` The largest stock of Fall and Winter Clothing for men, boys and children. The largest stock of Hats, Shoes, and Furnishing Goods in the State with lowest prices. ONE PRICE TO ALL THE FULTON Wichita's Greatest Clothing Store Your Dollar's Worth or Your Money Back Francis & paper, Paints and learns Paint The J. L. Frank Wallpaper, P Stearns I 403 EastDouglas Ave CHILDREN CR Don't let them cry, give the ICE CREAM. Its pure and dont cost any more than the Special Prices to Picnic DREN CRY FOR IT them cry, give them all they want AM. Its pure and wholesome—ju any more than the ordinary kind. prices to Picnics and Socials. CHILDREN CRY FOR IT Don't let them cry, give them all they want of BON-TON ICE CREAM. Its pure and wholesome—just right—and don't cost any more than the ordinary kind. Special Prices to Picnics and Socials. 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Bleitz, Under 235 North Main St Everybody Must Die By OUR co-operative plan we are enabled to render assistance that will lighten the burden of many a family and that will afford to each member a respectable burial without working a hardship on any one, and without imposing on friends for assistance. Membership. Fee Only. 16cats Mrs. Eliza Douglas, sister of Mrs. W. H. Jones, is a very prominent member of Household Rush and the Eastern Star at her home in Sherman, Tex. She has been a member of Household Ruth for more than 20 years. Mrs. Douglass will make her home in this city in the future. We are authorized to announce that one of the grandest affairs ever --- J. L. FRANCIS Phone 152 J. H. BUD ncis & Co. Paints and Oils, RY FOR IT them all they want of BON-TON and wholesome—just right—and the ordinary kind. ics and Socials. N'S PERIAL FLOUR AND AST FOOD Love good eating.—— IMBODEN MILLING CO. --- MAKE YOUR SELECTION NOW Select your Fall and Winter Suit Overcoats and Trousers at the Peerless Tailor. Our stock is comprised of the latest novelties in Foreign and Domestie Woolens. See me before placing your order. The Peerless Tailor 208 E. Douglas Ave. y Must Die y not Join e Burial Association? we are enabled to render assistance ny a family and that will afford to without working a hardship on any fends for assistance. Fee Only 16cts. 1c, Children 6c tz, Undertaker Main St W. M. DUNSON. AGENT witnessed in Wichita will be given at Hartman Hall, Thanksgiving night. It will pay you to keep your eye on these columns. The number will be a new feature to those who attend. Rev, R. N. Counttee left Thursday eve, for Kansas City. John Rawles is on the sick list this week. J. H. BU The Paint that Holds. Wichia, Kana 146 N. Main Wichita, Kansas, Saturday Sept. 26, '03 KANSAS COMMENT. A GUM SHIPMENT.—One thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds of chewing gum were received in Wichita one day last week. SHIPPING APPLES.—Eight to ten carloads of apples were shipped from Winfield in a week. Eastern states are paying good prices. NEODESHA ADVANCES.—By proclamation issued by Governor Bailey that great gas and oil center is now a city of the second class. WELLINGTON MAKES CLAIM.—It claims that the city has more miles of cement walk than any other town of its size in the country. BOIL. WATER FOR SCHOOLS.—Superintendent Davidson of the Topeka schools has arranged to supply the schools with boiled water. CONFISCATING COAL.—This practice is now going on. All the railroads of Kansas are said to be filling their bins with coal shipped to dealers. PRATT COUNTY GIVES SITE.—The commissioners of Pratt county have purchased 12 acres and presented them to the state for a fish hatchery site. WICHTA HIGH SCHOOL.—Its enrollment on Thursday of the first week of the term was 466, which is 49 more than the school had at the close of the first month last year. MORE RURAL ROUTES.—Sedgwick county gets three more F. R. D. routes. Colwich, Goddard and Maize each get one; Colwich and Maize each with one carrier and Goddard with two carriers. GOES TO TEACH.-Miss Grace Saxe, of Bourbon county, has started for Liverpool to engage in Bible class work. Her fare from Fort Scott to Liverpool was $32.50 for railroad fare and $47.50 for steamer passage. THE TRUANCY LAW.-Attorney General Coleman holds that the law requires attendance at school until pupils are 16 years old. Some truant officers think that a child is exempt on the 15th birthday, but this opinion says that a pupil is not exempt from the operation until he or she is 16 years old. SERVED 26 YEARS.—Miss Jennie V. Bartlett, for 26 years teacher of the Salina public school primary class, has resigned. Among her former pupils are well known business men and professional men of Salina, men who are now professors in Yale and Cornell universities and others who have attained considerable prominence. During her school work here, she has taught two generations. TAKES TWO TO BARGAIN.—Under the law a school district can vote to hold law or to pay the tuition of its pupils in another district. A case from Ford county was referred to the attorney general. There the district to which another district had voted to send their pupils, had not room for them in its school house and refused to take them in. The attorney general holds that the arrangement is a contract which both districts must agree to. GRAIN INSPECTION RECEIPTS.—The August receipts of the grain inspection department were the largest on record. Not counting the money which was taken in at five fee stations, a total of $5,881.50 was collected by J. W. Radford, state grain inspector. The department paid out $3,554.50 in salaries and $190 for expenses, leaving a balance of $2,137. Mr. Radford says the receipts would have been $10,000 if the railroads could have handled the grain. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS.—There have been many disastrous wind storms during the past five years and not a single one in Kansas. They have visited Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Mississippi, but Kansas has been free from them. NEW CATTLE DISEASE.—James Steen, of Valley Falls, reports that a new disease has broken out among cattle in that vicinity among feeders brought from the Kansas City stock yards. The cattle were from Nebraska. Some of them have died. A SUBSTANTIAL ROAD.—The new road being built between the state penitentiary and Leavenworth by Warden Jewett by the aid of convict labor is of the most substantial character. Scientific methods of drainage have been employed and retaining walls are being put in wherever needed. It is believed the success attending the construction of this road will lead to the legislature authorizing the construction of other state roads by convict labor. The cost of building the road, it is stated, is not excessive. WOULD NOT FEED HIM.—A negro employee of a Chanute hotel stopped at Yates Center when going home to see his father. He tried to get something to eat at every eating house he could could find, but was refused service and had to leave hungry although he offered double prices. This is the negro's story. TOO WET FOR CORN.—Reports from northeastern Kansas are that the winter wave of last week damaged no growing crops save that it has been too wet DECATUR'S Crops.—Decatur county's crop this year amounts to over $400 per capita. That county has about 9,000 population. This year it raised $1,272,076 worth of wheat, $1,378,288 worth of corn, $409,000 worth of live stock and $544,400 worth of other crops, making a total of $3,606,355. This would be $400 to the person or about $2,000 to each family. ESCAPE OF A TRUSTY.—Harry Glasspool, an Oklahoma convict and a trusty at the Kansas penitentiary, has escaped. Glasspool was a soldier in the Spanish-American war and was wounded. He draws a pension. The prison officials believe that he will come back because he will be unable to continue to draw his pension while an escaped prisoner. HOSTILE TO RANCHERS.—Ever since the killing of the Berrys by the Deweys in Cheyenne county last May there has been much more bad feeling shown against the Deweys than formerly. The settlers are now decidedly hostile to the ranchmen. Detectives are at work to find what caused the loss by fire of the three houses on the Dewey ranch. TRAINING COMPANY. B.—Captain Charles P. Drew, of Company B, K. N. G., at Burlingame, has been giving his company some experience in camp life before they depart for the Fort Riley maneuvers next month. He took the company out on Dragonoon Creek for three or four days to teach them the art of keeping camp and to drill the men. REWARD OFFERED.—Governor Bailey has offered a reward of $300 for the arrest and conviction of Thomas Madison, the Smith county farm laborer who murdered three women. The reward is to stand for a period of ninety days. The governor believes that if Madison is captured it will be within that length of time. WOOD IS CHEAPER.—The Shawnee county commissioners are considering the proposition to furnish wood to the poor this winter because of the high price of coal. The wood would be cheaper than the coal and the wood yard would furnish employment to some of the poor. ASK FOR GRAND JURY.—Clay county has been "wet" for about a year. There is now a petition being circulated asking for a grand jury at the November term of court, in an effort to close the joints. Four hundred names are required to secure a grand jury. A ROCK ISLAND CHANGE.—Thomas Rooke has been appointed assistant superintendent of machinery of the Rock Island system with headquarters at Topeka. His jurisdiction extends to all lines of the system west of the Missouri river. WAITING FOR FROST.—The Hessian fly never deposits any eggs after frost and the farmers generally sow their wheat after the first freeze, although a number of Saline county growers have already begun sowing. FOUR STRONG POINTS.—At the opening of the university at Lawrence, Chancellor Strong, in outlining the policy for the year, summed it up thus: "Clean Life, Strong Personality, High Ideas, Sound Scholarship." SMOKING IN LODGE ROOM.—N. T. Stine, of Ottawa, has started a crusade against smoking in the lodge room. He has issued a circular calling uponlodge people throughout the country to abolish the practice. FROST IN CHICAGO PRESS.—The Hutchinson News puts it this way: "Fortunately the Kansas corn crop was no injury by frost except in the Chicago newspapers." DOCTOR SOLD WHISKY.—Dr. S. B. Wilson, one of the oldest physicians of Olathe, was arrested on 13 charges of selling whisky. ANOTHER GIFT.—The Kansas Wesleyan university of Salina has received another gift of $25,000, this time from Mrs. Mary Johnson, of Barton county. It is a valuable farm in Barton county, which will come into possession of the school at her death. Mrs. Johnson owns fire quarter sections, 100 acres of which had already been deeded to the college. NEW COAL MINE.—A coal find is reported near Roxbury, McPherson county. The town is off a railroad line. BALL GAME STOPPED.—A Sunday excursion had been run from Kansas City to Topekia for a ball game at the fair grounds there between Kansas City and Topekia teams. A large crowd was present when suddenly the police swooped down and took the players in charge. Later they were released under promise to abandon the game. DEPOSITS AT LAWRENCE.—Published statements of the condition of four banks at Lawrence, three of them national banks, show a total of deposits of $1,595,925.22. DISCHARGING BOYS.—The Topeka city railway is discharging all boys under 21 years of age. There are about 50 boys left. The theory is that the boys will be required to go school. These boys were taken on when the demand for harvest men made it impossible to keep up the force by employing men only. FOR GOOD ROADS.—The Good Roads commission of Fort Scott has contracted for building six miles of road for $3,208.48 a mile, which was the lowest bid made by Grant Hornady. PERMANENT CAMP SITE.—The war department has decided to make Pawnee flats the permanent camp site for the annual military maneuvers at Port Riley. The line of water pipes that is being extended to the camp from the post is being put in to stay. The ten miles of pipes is being buried in trenches about four feet deep. The union Pacific railroad, the only line entering the reservation, is at work building four large tracks at the camp, and will maintain a permanent yard there. Once the territorial capital was located on the Pawnee flats. DEWEY'S RANCH HOUSES BURNED.—Three ranch houses on the Cheyenne county ranch of C. P. Dewey, have been destroyed by fire. The houses are from two to five miles apart. The settlers in that section claim they were all struck by lightning and destroyed. The Deweys hesitate to believe the story. "If only one house had burned the lightning theory might be accepted," said one of Dewey's foremen. WILD COLLEGE BOYS.—The Lawrence Gazette gives an account of "a hundred or so of the university students" who went to the grounds of the old soldiers' reunion and raised a disturbance—"acting," says the Gazette, "in a rude, disorderly and vicious way." Which suggests that perhaps the university needs a department of good behavior more than a department of journalism. SWEET POTATOES.—Chris Snyder shipped the first car of the season of sweet potatoes from Wanego. They bring one dollar per bushel and are running 150 bushels to the acre. This is about $110 per acre clear profit. WASHBURN OPENING.—Washburn college opened with the largest attendance of any year in its history. The addition of the law school and the enlargement of the school of arts helped, of course, in causing the increase. WANT BETTER MAIL SERVICE.—The railroad commissioners have been asked to compel the Missouri Pacific to put a passenger train on that road between Larned and Conway Springs. Better mail service is wanted. ALFALFA SEED CROP.—Near South Haven J. W. Johnson has threshed forty-four bushels of seed from seven acres. He sold it at $5.50 a bushel, or at the rate of $33 an acres an acre. HIGHLAND UNIVERSITY.—Schools are in progress with increased attendance of students. Especially is this true of Highland university, which has about doubled its usual number. DRUGGISTS GIVE BONDS.—The Parsons druggists have signed an ironclad bond to permit no one to drink in their cellars, back rooms, or elsewhere in their stores. PLANTED THEM IN BUSINESS.—Ed. W. Howe, of the Atchison Globe, has established his three children at Emmet Idaho, as the owners of a weekly newspaper. LIGHTNING BURNS GRASS.—Lightning caused 25,000 acres of buffalo grass to burn near Hazelton, Barber county. The owners were saving it for winter pasture. STATE CONVENTION.—The state convention of the Universalist church will be held in Junction City from Thursday, October 1, to Monday, October 5. HIGH PRICED HOTEL.—W. V. Lippincott, of Kansas City, has purchased the Hamilton hotel at Wichita for a consideration of $87,000. LONG GRAIN TRAIN.—Forty-three grain cars were pulled out of Conway Springs the other day by one engine. SHEEP AND DOGS.—According to the assessors' returns there are 190,553 sheep in Kansas, and 120,955 dogs. SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL.—The enrollment of the high school of Sumner county has reached 248. INDIAN STUDENT INSANE—Joseph French, a 16-year-old half breed Indian who came to Manhattan to attend the state agricultural college, has been adjudged insane. At times young French prays and praecies and he says that his work is directed by the voice of the Lord. He is a son of G. French, of Tahlequh, I. T., and was a bright student. He will be taken to a private sanitarium. REAL GREEK DETTER—Ottawa university now has a real Greek letter fraternity. DEPOSITS IN CLAY COUNTY.—The statements of all the banks of Clay county at the close of business on September 9, show $777,319.34 on deposit in the county, of which $601,501.61 is in the banks of Clay Center. Those are the largest figures ever recorded there. CITY OWNS LIGHT AND HEAT.—The city of Chanute owns the municipal gas light and heating system and cleans up about $10,000 a year profit out of it. It is getting ready to spend the profits it makes off its gas plant to run the electric plant. RAISED SINCE THE FLOOD.—One of the interesting features of the state fair at Topela is the display of corn, beets, cabbages, potatoes and other crops planted and raised on the Kaw bottoms since the flood. Many of these exhibits would attract attention at a world's fair for size and quality. IT IS SECRETARY DEXTER—W. L. Dexter, pastor of the M. E. church at Caldwell, has been elected secretary of the state temperance union. He will remove to Topela, temperance head- FREE TRADE FREE SOUP JAMES DANUTT THEY ALWAYS GO TOGETHER. NOT ALL THE TRUTH NOT ALL THE TRUTH WHAT PRESIDENT M'KINLEY DID NOT SAY. Improbable Story by a British Free Trader That the Late President Had Reached the Conclusion That Tariff Must Be Reduced. Americans familiar with the tariff legislation of this country will read with surprise the statement made by F. O. Schuster, the governor of the Union Bank of London, that in an interview which he had with the late President McKinley two years ago the latter said: "My tariff bill has done its work. We have been able to build up many great industries in a short time and now gradually, but inevitably, our tariff must be reduced." It hardly seems the proper thing to call into question the statement of so distinguished a person as the governor of an important London bank, but we are forced to observe that Mr. Schuster's assertion is in the highest degree improbable. It is inconceivable that the late Mr. McKinley should have used the expression, "My tariff bill has done its work," at the time mentioned, for in 1901 the McKinley bill was a memory of the past, and the good it had accomplished more than a decade earlier had been in a measure counteracted by the retroactive Gorman-Wilson bill. When Mr. Schuster had the honor of talking to the late President McKinley the Dingley act was in force, and he would not have committed the unpardonable act of assuming that its accomplishments reflected credit upon himself. As a matter of fact Mr. McKinley always expressed himself with great modesty in discussing his own work, and was never guilty of bragging. But the main thing in Mr. Schuster's statement is the opinion he attributes to the late president that our tariff must be reduced. That we shall also take the liberty of discrediting, because it is at variance with Mr. McKinley's repeatedly expressed view that so long as the tariff performed the work it was cut out for—that is, of promoting domestic production—it conferred a national benefit. No protectionist was more firmly convinced than Mr. McKinley that the chief function of the policy was to preserve the home market for the domestic producer. He was strongly opposed to any relaxation of the tariff laws which would permit foreigners to successfully compete in American markets. In short, he planted himself squarely on the proposition that the world would be better off if external trade was limited to an exchange of non-competing products. He believed that there would be room for a great development of foreign commerce along these lines, but he took no stock in the free-trade idea that a people can be benefited by giving a chance to foreigners to undersell them in their home market.—San Francisco Chronicle. How Not to Mend Matters Being greatly moved to compassion for the unfortunate millionaire packers whose products are required to pay increased duties on entering the French market, the Chicago Tribune says: "This would not have happened if the reciprocity treaty with France, negotiated a few years ago, had been ratified by the American senate. Many domestic producers would have secured tariff rates lower than those then in force, and would have been protected against an increase during the life of the treaty. The senate would not ratify it, and American trade suffers as a consequence. "There is one way to mend matters. It has been hinted at by French officials. If the United States will make concessions on some French goods in a reciprocity treaty the French government will be quite pleased to make concessions on its side." That is characteristic "reciprocity" doctrine. In order to swell the profits of the meat barons the Tribune would assassinate any number of other industries. But is there not another and a better way to mend matters? How would it do to clap double duties on all importations from France until such time as the French government could see its way to treat American products as fairly as it treats the products of any or all other countries? We have a tariff that is the same for everybody. Why not compel other nations to be equally fair to us, or suffer the consequences? Why not? That wouldn't be "reciprocity," to be sure, but it would be fair play and common sense. WANT IT FOR THEMSELVES. Canadians in No Hurry to Lose Control of Their Own Market. The movement headed by Chamberlain in England to-day may be described as a movement for reciprocity with the colonies. At the same time a strong movement for reciprocity with Canada is being carried on in the United States. We published yesterday a circular issued by the Minnesota branch of the National Reciprocity League. Its officers are some of the most "solid men" of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth. The circular says that reciprocity with Canada will be more valuable than with any other country, and that there is a large market here for farm machinery and other articles used by a farming community. But unless a reciprocity treaty is soon arranged, Canadian tariffs will be raised, especially on American manufacturers. American manufacturers are, therefore, urged to prepare for the international Joint High Commission. The work is to be done "quietly and without parading its efforts before the public." Unnecessary publicity is to be avoided. A fund of $100,000 ought to be raised. The members of the commission "must be impressed with the conviction that the commission must make a treaty," then members of Congress must be pressed to support it. "A great market is growing up north of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence, and we should go after it." We do not blame our American friends for "going after" our market, but that is all the more reason why we should strive to retain it for ourselves. Our tariff is much lower than that of the United States all along the line, and we buy from them twice as much as they from us. If they really want reciprocity, they can get a very large measure of it by simply reducing their own tariff, and this is the course suggested by the New York Sun. There is no doubt that the opening of the Canadian west creates a new situation in regard to trade. Although we have been accustomed to say that the international boundary is an imaginary line, the Great Lakes have been a real barrier to trade and communication. In the West we shall for the first time have to deal with an imaginary line of great length, with a large population on both sides.—Toronto World. True But Not Strange It is discouraging to New England reciprocators to find that among Canadians there is a growing coolness on the subject of preferential trade arrangements with this country. Not long ago Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in the course of a speech in the house of commons, said that the best way for Canada to remain friendly with the United States was to be absolutely independent of it. Obviously he meant to convey the deduction that the surest way to get into hot water would be to enter into a reciprocity scheme. Evidences are increasing daily that Canada does not yearn for reciprocity. She wants to make more, not less, of the manufactured goods required for home consumption. And she is right. Sad as it may be for those who want to "control the Canadian market" from the south side of the boundary, it seems to be true that Canada prefers to control her own market. Invariable Results The Democrats are getting into a useless sweat over the tariff. When it needs reforming the people will let the Republicans have control of the job. The Democrats have been tried—with free soup, Coxey armies and such like results.—Valley Mills (Tex.) Protectionist. How to Pay the Debt If we owe any further debt or duty to Cuba it should be paid out of the national treasury and not taken from our sugar and tobacco growers. Ammonia for Shoes If the insides of shoes or boots are sponged once a week with liquid ammonia to which an equal amount of cold water has been added, and then allowed to thoroughly air, it will add greatly to the comfort of the feet. Joke on Railway Company. JOKE on Railway Company. In an advertisement by a railway company of some uncalled for goods the letter "I" had dropped from the word "lawful" and it read: "People to whom the packages are directed are requested to come forward and pay the awful charges on the same." Lucky Steeplejack Fred Worrell was painting the belfry of St. Luke's church at Chester, Vt., recently, and slipped and fell sixty feet. No bones were broken, and his skin was not even scratched. He was taken home, and a slight lameness for a few days was the only bad result of the fall. Points No Moral. Many a man believes that he is pretty decent because love for a good, pure human lives in the heart of him. But that is foolish faith. A diamond may lie in oozy mud for years and years without turning that mud into quartz, much less crystal—New Orleans Times-Democrat. Fewer Children. The best calculation that can be made shows that the average number of children to the white native family a century ago in the United States was more than six; in 1830 it had fallen to less than five; in 1860 to less than four; in 1872 to less than three; in 1900, among the "upper classes" in Boston, to less than two. What can't be cured must be endured, even the cigarette habit. RED CROSS BALL BLUE Should be in every home. Ask your grocer for it. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. Chief among the successful man's virtues is audacity. 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. A man talks to amuse others and a woman talks to amuse herself. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, bleeding, or protruding Piles positively cured or money refunded. ALLEN'S DISCOVERY for PILES, a new discovery that absolutely cures all kinds of Piles. Prepared for Piles only. All Drug Stores, 50c. Sent by mail on receipt of price. Address Lock Box 852, Le Roy, N.Y. Reindeer Meat No less than 174 tons of fresh and smoked reindeer meat were sent last year to the interior of northern Russia. The reindeer skins go chiefly to St. Petersburg, where they are treated in the local tanneries. An Illustrated Lesson. "Archibald," exclaimed the stern mother, "if you went to Sabbath school, how is it I find sand in your hair?" "Why, ma," responded the boy who had been in swimming, "they had a lesson on the great Sahara desert and sprinkled sand around to give you an idea." An Insuperable Obligation. Mark Twain tells of a man who, when he came home drunk, explained to his wife that his condition was due to the fact that he had mixed his drinks. "John," his wife advised, "when you have drunk all the whisky you want you ought to ask for sarsaparilla." "Yes," retorted her husband, "but when I have drunk all the whisky I want I can't say sarsaparilla." American Medical Students. The number of medical students in the United States for the last college year was 27,615. Of this number 24,930 were at the regular schools; 1,498 at the homeopathic, 848 at the electric, and 339 at the physiomedical and nondescript schools. Germany with more than two-thirds the population of the United States, has less than a third as many students of medicine. CUBS' FOOD. They Thrive on Grape-Nuts. Healthy babies don't cry and the well nourished baby that is fed on Grape-Nuts is never a crying baby. Many babies who cannot take any other food relish the perfect food Grape-Nuts and get well. "My little baby was given up by three doctors who said that the condensed milk on which I had fed it had ruined the child's stomach. One of the doctors told me that the only thing to do would be to try Grape-Nuts, so I got some and prepared it as follows: I soaked 1½ tablespoonfuls in one pint of cold water for half an hour then I strained off the liquid and mixed 12 teaspoonfuls of this strained Grape-Nuts juice with six teaspoonfuls of rich milk, put in a pinch of salt and a little sugar, warmed it and gave it to baby every two hours. "In this simple, easy way I saved baby's life and have built her up to a strong healthy child rosy and laughing. The food must certainly be perfect to have such a wonderful effect as this. I can truthfully say I think it is the best food in the world to raise delicate babies on and is also a delicious healthful food for grown-ups as we have discovered in our family." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Grape-Nuts is equally valuable to the strong, healthy man or woman. Grape-Nuts food stands for the true theory of health. Look in each package for a copy of the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." INSIST ON GETTING IT. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch because they have a stock in hand of 12 oz. brands, which they know cannot be sold to a customer who has once used the 16 oz. plkg. Defiance Starch for same money. FOR YOUR WEDDING Dainty, Fashionable Invitations, Announcements, Cards, Etc. Party Invitations. Agents wanted in every town. Send for Samples. 100 Latest Style Calling Cards, 75c, by mail postpaid. Claude O. Funk Printing Co. Society Printers, WICHITA, KANSAS. CENTRAL Business College. Of Denver, Col., offers strong courses in Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Telegraphy. An old, large and progressive Business College. Many students from Kansas and Nebraska. A journal free, enter now. L. A. ARNOLD, Pres. NORTH-SOUTH-EAST-WEST YOU WILL FIND TOWER'S FISH BRAND WATERPROOF OILED CLOTHING EVERYWHERE. The best materials skilled workers and safety personnel in the TOWERS. 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MAY TAKE UP NICARAGUA Washington, Sept. 24.—When the state department closed for the day, it was agreed that the Panama canal treaty was dead, although eight hours yet remained within which the Colombian congress might take affirmative action upon it. Nothing, however, had been received during the day, either from Minister Beaupre at Bogota, or from Mr. Herran, the Colombian charge here, which gave the slightest hope of a favorable issue. A report is current here that the Colombian congress in secret session has clothed President Morroquin with full power to negotiate a treaty. If this report should turn out to be true, President Morroquin, who is counted a friend of the treaty, could proceed untrammeled by the fear of future reckoning with his congress. In any event, President Roosevelt must now take the next step. He can elect to proceed under the Spooner act and take up the Nicaragua route, or he can allow matters to drift for the present, in the hope that a way may yet be found to straighten out the present difficulty in the path of the Panama route. Explosives In Cabins Cripple Creek, Colo., Sept. 21.—Three hundred men brought from Michigan iron mines to take the places of striking miners here came through Denver. Sufficient powder to dislodge 1,000 tons of rock and three five gallons cans of oil have been found in unoccupied cabins, and in consequence the militia authorities are causing a strict guard to be maintained at all points on the railroads in the district where it is thought damage could be done with explosives or fire. To Assist Judge Hook Topeka, Sept. 23.—Judge John A. Riner of the supreme court in Cheyenne, Wyo., has been assigned to this district to assist Judge W. C. Hook during the remainder of this year. Judge Riner will begin work about October 1. Judge Hook will be busy during the remainder of the year in finishing up the business of the two courts over which he presides, and with the business of the circuit court of appeals to which he has just been appointed. Whitney Sells His Buffalo Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 21.—The herd of buffalo, bred in captivity by William C. Whitney, have been sold to Hagenbeck, of Hamburg, Germany. The bull buffalo brought $500 each and the cows from $200 to $300 each. Mr. Whitney has demonstrated that the big wild game of the West can be reared in Berkshire county. He will restock the preserve with deer and mountain sheep from Idaho and Wyoming. A Sailing Recelving Ship. Vallejo, Cali., Sept. 22.—The ways for the steel training ship Interpid, one of the new ships provided for by congress, are now being put up at the navy yard, preparatory to laying the keel. She will be sail-power only and will be bark rigged on advanced plans of modern naval architecture in vessels. The Intrepid will carry a formidable battery for her size. Her cost is not to exceed $370,000. For Long Voyage. Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 23. — The steamship Texan has sailed for Delaware Breakwater direct, which is the longest steamship voyage ever attempted without stops. The distance is 13,000 miles and Captain Morrison hopes to make it in fifty days. Claims For Damages Washington, Sept. 21.—The Chinese government will make a claim against the government of the United States on account of injuries inflicted by residents of Tonapah, Nevada, upon the Chinese residents of that place last week. Christain Refugees. Beirut, Syria, Sept 19.—Some form of outrage against Christians occurs daily. The Christian refugees in the Lebanon mountains are returning very slowly and in small numbers. Destroyed Cantaloupes Rocky Ford, Colo., Sept. 21. -A killing frost has destroyed the cantaloupe crop in the vicinity of Rocky Ford. The loss may reach a quarter of a million dollars. On Coast Of Malne. Damarisotta, Me., Sept. 21. - Fifteen men lost their lives in the violent gale which raged off the coast during the night. A Brigade Commander Topelka, Sept. 19.—Brigadier General J. W. F. Hughes of the Kansas National Guard has been assigned by the War department as one of the brigade commanders at the Fort Riley maneuvers. Has Double Liability. Topcka, Sept. 19.—The Santa Pe railway makes it a rule to employ no boys under 21 for its operating department. The railroad has a double liability for minors, to the minor himself and to the parents. Plantation Chill Cure is Guaranteed Even a policeman can't preserve order in alcohol. **Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup** For children teething, softens the gums, reduces infamation, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottle. The man who has the floor is supposed to stand to reason. When a burglar leaves a clean sweep he leaves little to be desired. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure. J. W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. A woman's most pleasant reflections come from her mirror. Money refunded for each package of PUTNAM FADELESS DYES if unsatisfactory. Bad habits are the warts that grow on a man's soul. MORE FLEXIBLE AND LASTING, won't shake out or blow out; by using Defiance Starch you obtain better res- ults than possible with any other brand and one-third more for saem money. Men with polished pates ought to shine in society. COLD FEET IN SUMMER TIME. Many women and also some few men suffer from cold feet in the very hottest weather, have to use from 1 to 3 comforts to keep them warm. This is caused by improper, poor and sluggish circulation. "Crippin's Compound" equalizes the circulation and will warm the feet in 3 to 5 days. At your druggist or by mail postage prepaid 1 bottle $1.00-6 bottles $5.00. THE CRIPPEN MEDICINE CO. 204-208 N. Main St., Wichita, Kansas Wilhelmi's Father. August Wilhelmj, father of the famous violinist of the same name, recently celebrated his ninetieth birthday, and still plays his violin every day. He was an intimate friend of Wagner, Liszt, Raff, Bulow, Rubinstein and other great composers. By profession he is a procurator and lawyer. Written With a Bore Looking On. It may not make you tired sympathetically to stand and watch a man work hard, but it is awfully wearlsome to the man you are watching. The average man will kick like a steer at the interruptions of other people while he is busy, but as soon as his task is finished he will go immediately to visit some one else who is up to his eyes in work. Forests in Germany In the official count of 1800 the area covered by forests in Germany aggregated 34,989,672 acres, of which 17,443,188 acres belonged to the states and municipalities. These, as also the woodlands of private individuals, are kept in a high state of scientific cultivation, as the preservation of forests is considered to be a matter of great importance for economic and hygienic reasons. Texas Finds a Remedy. Fate, Tex., Sept. 21st—Texas has seldom, if ever, had such a profound sensation, as that caused by the introduction recently of a new remedy for Kidney diseases. This remedy has already been tried in thousands of cases, and in almost every case the results have been wonderful. Henry Vaughan, of Rural Route, No. 3, Fate, says of it: "I suffered with Kidney Trouble for over 18 months. I was very bad and could get nothing to help me till I heard of the new remedy, Dodd's Kidney Pills. I began to use these pills, and very soon found myself improving. I kept on and now I can say I am absolutely cured and free from any symptom of my old trouble. "I am very glad I heard of this wonderful remedy and I would strongly advise anyone suffering with Kidney trouble to try it, for I know it will cure." It is possible to work yourself up in the world by treading on other people's toes. To Cure a Cold in One day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. When a toper drinks water he makes a wry face. ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS Use Red Cross Ball Blue. It makes clothes clean and sweet as when new. All grocers. An actress doesn't always fare well on her farewell tour. 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. It costs a merchant lots of money not to advertise. Allen's Foot-Ease, Wonderful Remedy. "Have tried ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE, and find it to be a certain cure, and gives comfort to one suffering with sore, tender and swollen feet. I will recommend ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE to my friends, as it is certainly a wonderful remedy.—Mrs. N. H. Guilford. New Orleans, La." The education of some people is more ornamental than useful. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case Cure. P. J. CHENEY & CO. @ FROPS, Tolocado, O. Cure. We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case the last 18 years, and believe he perfectly honorable able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. WEBT & TRUAX, Wholesale Drugs, Toledo, O WEBT & MARTIN, Wholesale Drugs, Toledo, O Hall's Catarach Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the skin, and is free. Price 750 per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The greatest bet ever made was the alphabet. Hetty Green Is Shrewd. Mrs. Hetty Green never lives long at the same address. This is chiefly because she fears to be annoyed by "cranks" who want her to invest in hare-brained scheme. When she moves she keeps her new hiding place secret from even her closest friends. Tuberculosis in Fish. That fishes and frogs may have tuberculosis has been demonstrated in the Pasteur institute in Paris. This is no cause for alarm, however, for they are found only in the intestinal organs, would be killed in cooking anyway, and bacilli reared in a cold-blooded animal could not thrive if transferred to man. A small boy was summoned one day to see a balloon ascend, and stood gazing upward with great interest as the great ball grew smaller and smaller in the heavens. Then he clutched his mother excitedly by the arm and asked, "Does God expect these gentlemen to-day?"—New York Daily Tribune. Second City in United States Second City in United States. By the census of 1900 Chicago was shown to rank second as a manufacturing center among United States cities (New York being first) in number of establishments, 19,203; amount of capital, $334,000,000; average number of wage earners 261,621; wages in the census year, $131,065,337, and gross value of products, $888,945,311. "No," said the fair proprietor of the refrigerator heart, "I cannot be your wife, but I'll be a sister to you." "Thanks, awfully," rejoined the youth who was left at the post. "If there is one thing I need more than another it is an elderly sister to look after me and prevent me from making a fool of myself—Chicago News. FALL KIDNEY CHILLS. With the chilling air of fall comes an extra tax on weak kidneys.—It's the time Doan's Kidney Pills are needed—now recognized the world over as the chief Kidney and Bladder remedy. Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and join pains overcome. 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Winchester Rifles are made in calibers suitable for shooting any game, from rabbits to grizzly bears, and in many styles and weights. Whichever model you select, you can count on its being well made and finished, reliable in action and a strong, accurate shooter. N 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. on Chill C Tuberculosis in Fish. The Boy's View. Just What He Needed. DEERFIELD, IND. — "It was called rheumatism. I could go to the doctors. I began to improve on taking Donn's sample and got two boxes at our drug store of age. I am almost a new man. I was troubled a good deal with my water — had to do it all night. That trouble is over with and once more I can rest the night through. My doctor said thank you ever so much for the wonderful medicine, Donn's Kidsn Pills." JNO. H. HUBER, President, Ridgeville. COMMODORE NICHOLSON OF OUR NAVY Commodore Somerville Nicholson, of the United States Navy, in a letter from 1837 R Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., says: "Your Peruna has been and is now used by so many of my friends and acquainances as a sure cure for catarrh that I am convinced of its curative qualities and I unhesitatingly recommend it to all persons suffering from that complaint."—S. Nicholson. United States Minister to Guatemala Endorses Pe-ru-na. Dr. W. Godfrey Hunter, U. S. Minister to Guatemala, ex-member of Congress from Kentucky, in a letter from Washington, D. C., writes: "I am fully satisfied that your Peruna is an efficacious remedy for catarrh, as I and many of my friends have been benefitted by its use."—W. G. Hunter, M. D. Member of Congress From Virginia Writes. Hon. G. R. Brown, Martinville, Va., ex-member of Congress Fifth District, 50th Congress, writes: "I cheerfully give my endorsement to your Peruna as a cure for catarrh. Its beneficial results have been so fully demonstrated that its use is essential to all persons suffering from that disease." —Hon. G. R. Brown. The day was when men of prominence hesitated to give their testimonials to proprietary medicines for publication. This remains true to-day of most proprietary medicines. But Peruna has become so justly famous, its merits are known to so many people of high and low stations, that no one hesitates to see his name in print recommending Peruna. The highest men in our nation have given Peruna a strong endorsement. Men representing all classes and stations are equally represented. limbs and dropy signs vanish. They correct urine with brick dust sediment, high colored, pain in passing, dribbling, frequency, bed wetting. Doan's Kidney Pills remove calcitil and gravel. Relieve heart palpitation, sleeplessness, headache, nervousness, dizziness. NEY TILL CURED. 25 YEARS ESTABLISHED. And patrolled a 200 page treatise on Pics, Fitsis and Diseases of the page illus. treatise on Diseases of Women. Of the Dougard cure method, none paid a cent till cured—we furnish their names on application. HORNTON & MINOR, 1030 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo. RUCHESTER RATING RIFLES preferences are about a rifle, different Winchester models. Rifles are made in calibers suitagame, from rabbits to grizzly bears, and weights. Whichever model you on its being well made and finished, a strong, accurate shooter. Our 160-page illustrated catalogue. RATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN, CONN. ERVOUS WOMEN Nine out of ten women are nervous—suffer in silence. Sick headache is one of the first symptoms—things go on from bad to worse until utter collapse. Don't delay—if you have frequent headaches that is a sure indication your stomach is wrong. Indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, liver and kidney troubles soon follow. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin (A Laxative) will quickly seek out and correct stomach complications—headaches disappear, your appetite is good, refreshing sleep is induced. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is very pleasant to take, and is sold by all drug-gists—50c and $1 bottles. SENT FREE. Trial bottle and valuable book on stomach troubles. PEPSIN SYRUP COMPANY, Monticello, Ills. If afflicted with sore eyes, use Thompson's Eye Water SMOKERS FIND LEWIS' SINGLE BINDER 5¢ Cigar better Quality than most 10¢ Cigars Your Jobber or direct from Factory, Pooris, Ill. Cure is Gua BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS — "I received the free sample of Doan's Kidney Pills, which I had taken much pain in my back, which physicians said arose from my kidneys. Four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills have entered my life. I think I owe my life to these pills, and I want others to know it." SADIE DAVIS, Baxter Springs, KANS. FALMOUTH, VA. — "I suffered over twelve months with the pain, back. Medicines and plasters gave only temporary relief. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me." E.B. BROWN COMMODORE Nicholson 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. EMERSON'S BROMO-Seltzer 10 CENTS. CURES ALL HEADACHES. WHEN PAIN AND ANGUISH WRING THE BROW, A MINSTERING ANGEL THOU: BROMO- SELTZER 10¢ SOLD EVERYWHERE. W. L. DOUGLAS $3.50 & $3 SHOES You can save from $3 to $5 yearly by wearing W. L. Douglas $3.50 or $3 shoes. They equal those that have been costing $0.00 to $3.00. The im- mense sale of W. L. Douglas shoes proves their superiority over all other makes. Sold by retail shoe dealers everywhere. Look for men's and price on bottom. That Douglas uses Corona Coit proves there is walking Douglas shoes. Corona is the highest grade Pat. Leather made. Used sets. Our $4 Gift Card may not be equalled at any price. Shoes by mail, 25 cents extra. Illustrated PAXTINE TOILET To prove the healing and cleansing power of Paxtine Toilet antiseptic with book of instructions absolutely free. This is not a tiny sample, but a large package of vino anyone of its value. Women all over the country are praising Paxtine for what it has done in making life auring all inflammation and discharges, wonderful as a cleansing vaginal douche, for sore throat, nasal catarrh, as a mouth wash and to remove stains when the teeth. Send today, a postal card will do. Sold by druggists or sent postpaid by us, 36 cents, large box. Satisfaction guaranteed. THE H. PAXTON CO., Boston, Mass. 914 Columbus Ave. W.N.U. - WICHITA - NO. 39, 1908 PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY SELOVER & SONS, Props. 245-247 North Market St Banner Mills + CUSTOM GRINDING + ..... A Specialty ..... ALL KINDS OF COAL & FEED PHOENISCH BROS, PROPS. 622 N. Main St. Phone 539 When in need of Groceries do not forget that you can always get the Best at the Lowest prices at KERNAN'S 1108 E. Douglass Ave. 'Phone 857 ROWLEE Hardware Store 823 N. Main St. Cheapest Hardware and Stove house in Wichita; because we pay no rent and have light expenses SEE!! H. H. Hess & Co Bicycles, Guns, Ammunition, Fishing Tackle and General Sporting Goods. 209 N. Main Phone 444 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. Notice to The Public GENTLEMEN: When you are Tired and Worried and want a good night's sleep call at 113 Tremont Street. First door south of Carey Hotel. For Gentlemen Only. W. M. Hallum, Prop. ISRAEL BROS. For Real Estate. F. I.D., Israel, 121 N. Market Wichita. Dr. J. E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon Disesse of Women and Children a Specialty. Office 703 N. Main St. Tel. 936. Braitsch's 120 E. Douglas Avenue. FOOTWEAR Is Always Reliable At Hartman hall Thursday eve, Oct. 1st, will be given the Big Harvest Carniyal. Every one is invited to attend. THE TRAVELER'S FAVORITE FRISCO SYSTEM THROUGH SERVICE Between St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, Birmingham, Paris, Fort Wortif, Fort Smith, Wichita, Oklahoma City. And Points in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territories, Indiana and Illinois. Information as to train service and rates, also illustrated descriptive matter, promptly furnished upon application to B.F. DUNN DIV. PARIS, AGENT Wichita, KS. B. F. McLEAN. MBER = DEAL AT Ph Water, Peck, Y, Kansas. 408 W. AS. A. SCHWENDIGE al Estate, Rental, Lo insurance Agent, NOTARY PUBLIC = DEALER Phone 134 408 W. Douglas HWENDIGER, Rental, Loans Agent, PUBLIC LUMBER = DEALER YARDS AT Phone 134 Wichita, Clearwater, Peck, and Cheney, Kansas. 408 W. Douglas CHAS. A. SCHWENDIGER Real Estate, Rental, Loans and Insurance Agent, Over 117 N. Market—Phone 773. ne Visitor's Excursions to Indiana and Ohio 's Excursions and Ohio Home Visitor's Excursions to Indiana and Ohio MISSOURI DACIFIC RAILWAY Sale Sept. 1st, 7th, 8th, 15th and One and One Third the Round Trip Tickets will be sold to points id the states of I n west of line drawn through Sandusky, Co ington, Cincinnati, Ohio, and to Louisville, Its. The tickets will be limited to return in for further information call on the undersign LEY, T. P. A. I R. Sherwin. HYRON A. DEAN Veries, Fruits, Vegeta and Feed. 315 N. MAIN ST 10th, 8th, 15th and Oct. 12th One Third Fare and Trip points id the states of Indiana and through Sandusky, Columbus, W. Ohio, and to Louisville, Ky., and be limited to return in 30 days f. on call on the undersigned, or write I R. Sherwin, P. and T. A. DEAN, its, Vegetables Feed. MAIN ST Tickets On Sale Sept. 1st, 7th, 8th, 15th and Oct. 12th. Rate, One and One Third Fare For the Round Trip These tickets will be sold to points id the states of Indiana and Ohio, located on west of line drawn through Sandusky, Columbus, Wash ington, Wilmington, Cincinnati, Ohio, and to Louisville, Ky., and intermediate points. The tickets will be limited to return in 30 days from date of sale. For further information call on the undersigned, or write E. E. BLECKLEY, T. P. A. I R. Sherwin, P. and T. A. Groceries, Fruits, Vegetables and Feed. 815 N-MAIN ST 101 - Both Phones - 101 SECOND TO NONE SECOND TO NONE Pleases All GOOD BREAD MAKERS —— It Is White As Snow.—— TRY IT OTTO WEISS, Agent. de Ranches, Farms, City Property and Me F. Bellew & Co Estate & Imigration City Property and Merchandise ew & Co., Imigration Agts We trade Ranches, Farms, City Property and Merchandise J. F. Bellew & Co., Real Estate & Imigration Agts Homes Sold On Installment Plan. Easy Terms. Western Lands and Ranges A Specialty. Dealers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado Farms and Ranch Lands. -Patronage Solicited- M. B. I GIVE My whole attention to Pianos, Organe, Sewing Machines, Music Boxes, Gramaphones, Piano players supplies, etc., etc. I can make better prices than ordinary dealers on anything. THOS. SHAW, 132 North Main Street Remember the Big Time at Hartman Hall Thursday night, Oct. 1st, 1903. Every one invited. Rev. P. D. Yoshum has been reappointed to the charge of St. Paul A. M. E. church of this city. Jas. W. Pratt left Thursday for Caldwell where he will assume his run. Dick Dodds, former jailor under Sheriff C. W. Simmons is now a proud farmer South west of town. Dick rather likes the farm. For Furnishing Goods, Hats and Clothing, call on the Hub, 114 N. Main st. UNIQUE Dry Cleaning WORKS The Place That Made Wichita Famous For Ladies' Fine Work Gent's suits Chemically Cleaned and Pressed. We Shrink the Bag of the Knee N. Topeka Ave., Phone 1103 132 N. Topeka Ave., Phone 1103 WILL HELP THEM GET HOMES. We have always advocated that the colored people of this city should get homes. No man can feel fully independent unless he has a home for himself and family. With the growing tendency of the times to refuse to rent colored people houses only those that are delapidated or in most undesirable locations, is plain evidence that in order to get good houses for himself the colored man in Wichita must buy. The time is fast coming when the truth of our assertion will be more plainly seen. In order to carry out this statement and help our people get homes, the editor of this paper has made arrangements with Mr. J. F. Bellew, 110 N. Main, whereby colored people who may wish to get homes may do so on the small installment plan. We mean to help our people, that is, those who desire it. Call and see us. El Prado Cafe Royal Meals 15 cents Ice Cream Saturdays and Sundays WM. S. MILLER, Prop 339 North Main Our line of Gents' furrizhing goods are unsurpassed in Wichita. The Hub, 114 N. Main. Stylish Shoes Good Shes Cheap Shoes There is none better for the price. We make a specialty of $2, and $2.50 Shoes for men and women. SHOES ONE PRICE STRICKLY CASH COOMBS MOORE&CO 110 N. MAIN STREET MICHITA KANSAS W. G. McKee, ( Successor to A. N. West ) Pumps, Pipe, Hose, Windmills When you need a new Pump, or your old one need re- pairing, don't forget to give me a call 118 South Main St. Phone 643 Now filled with the newest, best and brightest of Autumn and Winter goods of every kind. Scarcely a line but what you will find it well represented in one of our Twenty-six Departments, each a store in itself. While you are welcome at all times; we especially invite the readers of this paper to make this store their headquarters during Carnival Week. "Lest you forget," we say it vet. " "THERE'S LOWER PRICES AT THE BOSTON STORE" Boston Store 103.105.107.109 E. DOUCLAS AVE. WALLENSTEIN & COMM. You May Search The old world and the new but you will not be able to find a bicycle superior to The Rambler Their finish, construction, and equipment mark their quality. Their worst fault is that they don't wear out. Schollenberger Bros. Good Bicycles Only The Old Soldiers' Re-Union will open Tuesday at S. Riverside. CHURCH DIRECTORY St. Paul A. M. E. 521 N. Water St. 11 am preaching. 4 pm Sunday school. 7 pm Song Service, 8 pm Preaching. Rev. P. D. Yochn, Pastor, Residence 521 N. Water. New Hope Baptist, North Mead ave. 11 am Preaching. 1 pm Sunday School. 8 pm Preaching. Rev H. F. Frazier, Pastor 239 New York ave. Second Baptist, 521 N. Wichita. 11 am Preaching, 8 pm Sunday School, 8 pm Preaching. Rev. S. M. Hall, Pastor Tabernacle Baptist. 834 N. Water. 11 am Preaching, 1 pm Sunday School. 8 pm Preaching. Rev. A. H. Mayo, Pastor. "UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL." Remember to go to Hartman hall Thursday night. Good Time. Phone 545 The party given in honor of Mr. Frank Highsmith and Mr. Arthur Oliver by Misses Minnie Jackson and Jennifer Olliver, Thursday eve. at the home of Miss Jackson, 809 Cherry st., was quite a grand affair. Games were indulged in by the merry young people until a late hour, when refreshments were served by the charming hostesses. Those present, were:— Misses Dunson. E. Biggers, A. and L. Thompson, M. Whitted, D. and C. Bradford, S. Kyle, W. Ray, J. Oliver and M. Jackson. Messrs F. Highsmith, A. Oliver, C. Bell, S. Walker, Lee, C. Marshall, Fox, B. Pemberton, O. Jackson, J. Bell and A. Neeley. The following colored men have been selected by the mayor and City Council so serve at the special bond election to be held Thursday Oct. 1st: Jno. T. Chineth, clerk, second precinct, second ward; Henry Braden, judge and W. N. Miller, clerk, third precinct, second ward. Rev. J. E. Fletcher returned Thursday from the Annual Conference held in Topeka last week. He was duly and regularly admitted to that body. 230 N. Main st POULTRY Experience With Broilers From the Farmers' Review: To be candid, I wish to say my experience along this line is somewhat limited. However, I will give what little I know and trust it may be of benefit to some brother poultryman. In the first place, we must have the right kind of breeding stock. Now it is not what variety we like the best, but the variety that finds the most favor in the market. We must raise what the consumer likes the best. I believe the White Plymouth Rocks or White Wyandottes make the best broilers; for the reason that their pin feathers do not show as badly as do those of their darker-colored cousins, and therefore present a nicer appearance when dressed. Now, after having nothing but good healthy birds in our flock, we begin saving eggs for hatching about the first of February, and, as soon as we get enough to fill the incubator, we start it going. We have been reasonably successful with the incubator and much prefer it to the hen. The next thing in order is to see that the brooder is in good shape. We have an old house with a stove in it, so we can fire up in severe weather. There is where we put the brooder, cover the floor of the brooder with sand, and, about 12 hours before taking the chicks out of the incubator, light the lamp and heat the brooder chamber up to about 95 degrees. After the chicks are two weeks old the temperature need not be over 85 degrees. We have found that it is best not to feed anything for at least 36 hours, then give a light feed of rolled oats and a little sweet skimmilk. For feeding the milk we use a tin can with a hole punched about half an inch from the top. Fill with milk and invert it in a sancer. This makes an ideal drinking fountain. It is best, in my opinion, to feed rather sparingly the first week. Then feed five or six times a day till they go to market. Rolled oats, wheat and cracked corn are my main feeds, always feeding corn the last thing before they go to roost. I throw chaff from the barn floor onto the floor of the room and scatter wheat, and, once in a while, a little millet seed into it. This will give the chicks exercise, which they must have to be healthy and strong. We have heard it said "Don't let the chicks have all the water they will drink." My experience leads me to believe that they should have water constantly before them. A little pounded charcoal and grit is also very essential. In eight or ten weeks we should have 2 or $2\frac{1}{4}$ pound broilers, and they should be marketed at once. There is good money in the business, but to run it on a large scale requires considerable capital. This we do not all possess; but we can all raise a few nice juicy broilers for our own table and maybe a few besides—Charles E. Niewold, Logan County, Illinois. Housing Geese From the Farmers' Review: There is probably no fowl or animal on the farm that requires as little shelter as geese after they reach maturity. Give them straw or something of the kind to sit on and they appear to be comfortable even in the coldest weather. An open shed of almost any description, that will keep out the snow, is an ideal place for the breeding of geese. They should never be confined in a close building. For the young goslings a different place is needed. Mine are nearly all hatched with hens. As fast as they get out of the shell I take them in a covered basket and place them near the kitchen stove. They are such large, soft, clumsy things that they are often crushed in the nest, if not removed at once. When they are all out and well dried off, I place them in an ordinary coop with the old hen. If it is early in the spring and the weather is cold, it is generally best to leave the hen with them until they are two or three weeks old, but later in the season, as the weather becomes milder, I discard the old hen entirely after the goslings are three or four days old. They are then kept in a dry place and shut up at night in a coop that is rain-proof. I use the ordinary A-shaped coops. They shed the rain well and are easily made. Goslings should be well sheltered from rains until their backs are well feathered out. After that your troubles are practically over with them. Turn them out where they can get plenty of grass and water with a feed of meal once a day, and you can almost see them grow. My experience is confined to the Toulouse variety, and I have found them very hardy and easily raised. They are a profitable fowl for the farmer and should be more extensively raised.—Harvey H. Huggett, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Simple Living. Some women have achieved the simplicity of living, while other women talked about it. They have reduced their servants to one, ridded their homes of encumbering trifles, declined to change their furniture with the changes of fashion, and then, in a simple but artistic home, have entertained their friends simply, giving their friends more of themselves instead of the achievements of a chef. It is almost impossible to whip cream unless it is thoroughly chilled and at least twenty-four hours old. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON XIII, SEPT. 27—REVIEW OF QUARTER'S LESSONS. The Lessons Have Centered Around Four Great Characters—How Best to Interest Scholars in the Subjects Mentioned. Several forms of review are suggested, that the teacher may select the one that seems best adapted to the class. I. The Review of Four Heroes—The lessons of the quarter center around four great characters: Samuel, Saul, David and Jonathan. Write these names upon slips of paper; add your scholars draw the slips at random. There will be two slips marked "Samuel"—one "Samuel 1" and the other "Samuel 2"; and so for the remaining names. The scholars that have drawn the slips marked I will now, in turn, catechize the class on their respective subjects. For instance, the one that holds "Saul I" will ask the class all the questions about Saul he can think of. When he is through, invite the class to ask him other questions, if he has omitted any; the teacher may do the same. Over the first set of slips have thus been sent up to those marked 2. Each holder of these must submit to be questioned by the class on his subject "David 2," for instance, must answer all questions put to him about David. The questions should come from the class, but the teacher may add what the class omits. In this way the review will be conducted twice, and briskly each time. II. Chronological Review.—Provide a board, or a large sheet of pasteboard, furnished with forty or fifty little hooks, at equal distances. Provide also little squares of cardboard, perforated for hanging on the hooks. First get the class to name as many events the quarter as they can think of, as they can write them in a writer among the scholars write them in brief form upon the cardboard squares. The next problem is to place the squares on the hooks in chronological order. Let each scholar hold his share of the squares. The scholar that has in his hands event number one—or thinks he has—will put it in position; and so with the other events. Close by distributing the events among the scholars, each to question the class position. The class that describes their characters. Saul was modest, trustworthy, brave. He became jealous, suspicious, disobedient, moody, violent, murderous. Thus discuss Samuel, David, Goliath, Jonathan, Abner, Joab, Ishbosheth, Ellab, etc. As each character is reviewed, write the descriptive adjectives upon the class blackboard, or, if you have no blackboard, upon a large sheet of paper in view of the class. When the list is completed, review it a second time in reverse order. First cover it, and ask the class what person of the quarter's lessons was notable for intercessory prayer; for musical power; for fits of religious frenzy, and the like. Then restore the list, and following the adjectives in order, ask the class to give inquiries in telling each; as, "When did David show him courage?" "When did Jonathan prove his courage?" "What was the beginning of Saul's disobedience?" In this way you will cover the ground twice, and also gain a conception of the characters as a whole. IV. A Review by Chart—It will aid the class to gain a clear conception of the progress of history if together you construct a chart of the quarter's events. Good Advice of Great Man. It is interesting to see what sort of equipment Charles Dickens provided for his children. Writing in 1868 to one son who was about to start his undergraduate life at Cambridge, after giving excellent advice about the management of money, candor, debt, and reminding the son of the father's own hard work, Charles Dickens adds: "As your brothers have gone away one by one, I have written to each of them what I am now going to write to you. You know that you have never been hampered with religious forms of restraint, and that with mere unmeaning forms I have no sympathy. But I most strongly and affectionately impress upon you the priceless value of the New Testament, and the study of that book as the one unfalling guide in life. Deeply respecting it, and bowing down before the character of our Savior, as separated from the vain constructions and inventions of men, you cannot go very wrong, and will always preserve at heart a true spirit of veneration and humility. Similarly I impress upon you the habit of saying a Christian prayer every night and morning. These things have stood by me all through my life, and remember that I tried to render the New Testament intelligible to you and lovable by you when you were a mere baby." Value of Praver Meeting. Value of Prayer Meeting. There is a current idea, says Dr. Theoredor Cuyler, that the best way to start a revival is to preach to the Christians in a church. I do not accept that idea. If you want to raise up a lazy crew on board ship, set them to hauling in that man who has fallen overboard, don't talk too much about "revival! revival! revival!" Don't predict a revival. I never in my life knew a predicted revival that came to pass. In my own ministerial experience the spiritual operations known as "revivals" generally began in a prayer meeting. I learnt more theology in those experiences than I ever could have learned in a theological school. A cold prayer meeting inevitable makes a frigid church. Hang your thermometer up in the prayer meeting. Watch the first indication of the Spirit. God's Will. God's will is not so much a thing to which we must submit as a thing in which we should glory. It is not a rod beneath which we must bow, but a flag which we may follow. It is the one hopeful, glad, and glorious thing in this world. We are too apt to think of the petition, "Thy will be done," as one only to be placed on tombstones and mingled with sobs, when it is rather our battle-cry of freedom, our cheer for hope and progress. There is no glad, good thing in all the world, but is the will of God. FINE WORK OUR JOB ROOM We Are Now Prepared To Kinds Of Fancy, Up to Job Work. 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