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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT Well Delivered Sermon by Rev. J. E. Fletcher, A. M. E. Church wichita, Sunday Night, Feb. 24. USE IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL FLOUR AND BREAKFAST FOOD and you will Love good eating.— AT YOUR GROOEBY IMBODEN MILLING CO. 5TH YEAR EDEEM THE FOR THE Well Delivered J. E. Fl A. M. E. Chu Sunday Nig Bedeem the time, for the day sinful) evil." Ec. 1-2 Use every moment of your life in preparation to live in unity. "For our days are and sinful (evil)" Gen. VII-9. Cor. IV-5' Walk in dawn toward them that are about, redeeming the time. What can be said of our past? Have just passed through a of invention; we have step from the sled drawn by oxen the fast automobile which consists within itself the acceloratower of velocity. We have passed through an of history making; our successful battles and our financial will has startled the world and no equal anywhere. Our professional men stand on the macle of fame pointing others us to higher attainments and the noble deeds. Thousands of sight stars fill the galaxy of curiosities and have passed through a successful perion of life service, and their bodies resting in the halls of death peaceful rest waiting only for roomrades of fame to be deigned there. the messenger of death has the angel of the gospel as he be haste to preach the blessed ed. With a summons from upper Bethel he has been away to rest. Yet in the nures feed young men and ing women in preparation for great work. It has and al- will be the sentiment of the ciated body of christians to care meu and women for the ter's work; and by their reus attractions swell the num- and strengthen our strong- sis against sin. THE PRESENT. this is a period of social and serious improvement, intellect advancement which contains in itself the power of prog- The propelling force of all association—more especially church. USE IV BODEN IMP We as a people have passed through one of the most cruel and critical periods of history. We have been thirty years preparing for this day. Now we should claim at the hands of our government social recognition, equal opportunities, and full suffrage rights. We should demand political equality in proportion to our voting strength. We need men and women who are broad, thorough practical and honest. Men wh can master the sitvation. Is you fail to master the situation, you will fail to win the prize. We have in our midst young man with whom at one time in this city it seemed that all was against him, but he has won, because he was master of the situation, now he is well, doing well, and is respected by all—he mastered. We have men who are capable of holding any elective or appointive office within the gift of the people; we have men who could grace the mayors throne with credit, among them might be named J. T. Chinneth, T. Glover, W. N. Miller, H. W. Harding and others. We have a man whom I long to see some advocate the interests as her county attorney in the office of Attorney W. N. Miller. We have men who can fill the councilman's chair and the board of education with credit Brothers, we elect these men to any of these offices if we would. We need a larger number to draw from who can count 100 without 100 sticks or 100 grains of corn. Much credit belongs to the church of color. For 88 years she has followed Jesus as a recognized body. Through his leadership she has been led from the abuses of the past to the glowing light of christian intelligence. now we worship God under our own vine and fig tree—let us be happy. ' UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. ' WICHITA, KANSAS, FEB. 2,7 1904. FOR SEATS IN CONGRESS Three Negroes are contesting for seats in congress, claiming illegal suppression of votes. A D. Dantzler of the Seventh Congressional district of South Carolina, is the first of the three to have his contest examined. The Dantzler-Lever case is now up before election committee No.1. It is alleged that the votes of 12,000 Dantzler men were refused. This first case is being watched with great interest, for it is almost a certainty that the decision in regard to it will be a precedent in deciding the other two. BEST SERVICE to Omaha, Lincoln, Fairbury, Salina, Ft: Worth, Dallas, Houston, Rock Island, Kansas City and Chicago. Through cars to all above points, direct connection at El Reno for Little Rock and Hot Springs. Three Routes to California. Send for new book about Texas. Rock Island System C. E. BASCOME, C. P. A. Statistics show that woman lives longer than man. And still men will continue to stay out till early in the morning. Mme. Nordica doesn't get any allmony, but her case isn't so bad. She won't have to support the gentleman any more. The successful men of to-day worked hard for what they have got. The men of to-morrow will have to work harder to get it away. The book agent who sold Speaker Cannon sixty books he didn't want would be an invaluable adjunct to the lobby.—St. Louis Republic. "He who would live long," says a dondon doctor, "must eat heartily." Another reason why all young women should learn to be good cocks. It is reported that a Russian grand duke recently broke the bank of Monte Carlo. Probably the duke will be walking home when he is next heard from. King Edward in his speech from the throne said he was worried about the scarcity of cotton. Still, the queen gets enough of it to darn his socks. It is asserted that smallpox is spread by fish. The wise housewife will refrain from buying a fish that does not have a well-defined vaccination mark. At Columbia, Mo., they have discovered a new method of raising mushrooms. Perhaps each mushroom furnishes identification papers that it is a mushroom. W. K. Vanderbilt's success in running his automobile a mile in thirty-nine seconds shows that it does not necessarily handicap a man to have a good start in life. When a girl is determined to marry the fellow that you don't like let her go ahead. She will be sorry long after you ceased to care a rap whether she is married or not. A Village of Good People No Whiskey or Swearing Allowed at Gallilee. Gallilee is a little fishing village on the New Jersey coast, two miles south of Sea Bright. It has rules of its own which are scrupulously kept. There can be no liquor selling, no profane swearing, relates the Tenafly Record. No wagon carrying liquor can pass through the village. The cottagers have encroached upon the ancient boundaries of the fisherman, and desire to be rid of them altogether. The villagers incorporated themselves and created ordinance to their liking. It appears that from tee founding of Gallilee no one has been lost at sea. This favor was reckoned to be due more to the kindness of Providence than good seamanship More than that, most of the fishermen were hearty Methodists. They said that drinking leads to recklessness, and recklessness drownes fishermen. Swearing awakens passion and a cool head is needed to wrest without danger our daily bread from the sea. There are six companies in the village, composed of twenty-six men, all united in enforcing these rules. Every new employee must agree to live up to them. When two members of one of the companies let a barrel of fish fall on their toes the other day not an oath was uttered. If any hand tires of the rules they tell him he can get his pay and go. It is quite evident that Galilee is not in the state of Kansas. Insanity Insanity in the human subject is supposed by some to have no analogue in the lower animals. Yet many causes, according to Dr Sne'ison, will lead to the permanent loss of self control, declares a writer in the London Globe. Cattle driven from the country through a crowded town will often work themselves into a frenzy. Horses have gone mad on the battlefield. At Balaclava an Arabian hoseturned on its attendant, threw him down, and dneeling upon him, attacked him like an infuriated dog. An instance is related of a docile horse suddenly going mad on a hot day. Everything that came in its way it seized in its teeth and shook as a terrier does a rat. A scientist of authority even goes so far as to prove, by what appears to be incontestable evidence, that cats, dogs and monkeys have been observed to have delusions very similar to insane people. HAMS 7c Per Pound Buy your Fresh Meat at the Facking House Meat Market and Save Money. Remember the place--Market at the Gate of Dold's Packing House. REV. WEBB SAYS HE WAS AND GIVES BIBLE FACTS The Learned Divine Also Says Moses Married a Colored Woman, and that Solomon Was Black. The Savior's Hair Will Be Like Wool. Jesus Christ was a black man, says the pastor of a church at Seattle, Wash. It was only a few days ago when Elder J. M. Webb of the Church of God, quoted chapter and verse from the bible in a recent sermon to prove that Jesus Christ was a black man and that his features and form were not pretty. Elder Webb is a Negro, and he seems convinced that the Savior belonged to the same race os himself. The elder said that Solomon was a black man and that wise men told the daughters of Jerusalem not to look upon him because he was black. Elder Webb starts in by saying that Christ was born out of the tribe of Judah, and to trace his genealogy he goes back to Abraham's time, and says after the death of Sarah, Abraham married an Ethiopian wife named Keturah, who bore him six sons. It is from this stock the elder claims that Jesus Christ sprung. In his sermon Elder Webb traced the journey of Jacob and his sons down into Egypt and said that two of the sons had Canaanite wives. He said that the Canaanites and Egyptians are all descended from Ham, who is the father of the Ethiopian race. The Israelites remained in Egypt several hundred years and married and intermarried with Ethiopian blood. Moses, too, married an Ethiopian womaa, and Aaron land his wife did not like her because her skin was black. Aaron's wife was stricken with leprosy later on so she ceased to talk against her black sister-in-law. The elder claims that just before Moses died the great proph- NO 40 et and lawyer said that God would raise up a prophet who would come out of Israel from the line of the black generation that Abraham, Simon, Judah and Moses had brought into Israel by intermarrying with Ethiopian women. Coming down to David time, Elder Webb says that the psalmist married the wife Uriah who was a Hittite, all of whom were descendants of Ham, and that it was from his mother that Solomon got his black skin. From David the elder traced the family right down to the birth of Jesus Christ, nearly two thousand years ago, and quoted Isaiah that when the Savior should come to judge the world "His hair will be like wool and not straight."—Ex. Pensioners Are Passing Away Fast. There were 999,545 pensioners on the rolls on June 30, 1903, and the Pension Bureau estimates that there are 200,000 survivors of the civil war who have not applied for pensions, observes the New York Sun. This number includes some not entitled to pensions under the present law and some who are too proud to accept aid. The death rate of this "unknown army" is estimated at four per cent, for this year, and about 14,000 of its members will apply for pensions. The bureau estimates that in ten years the unknown army will cease to be a factor in the transactions of the nation. A Chicago girl with an absolutely perfect figure has been discovered, but as she calls herself Mayme, it is evident that her beauty is wholly physical and does not extend to her mind. It will be observed that the championship in women's golf is still in the possession of the young unmarried ladies. Place aux demoiselles! Mother, daughter and granddaughter, each presenting twins to proud papas simultaneously, established another new world's record. Inventor Edison says his stomach has been ruined by radium. The Washington Post thinks that any man who eats stuff worth $3,000,000 a pound ought to pay the penalty. The American wife of the late British ambassador to the United States has the sympathy of the American people in her bereavement. It is reported that a New York man who smoked from sixty to eighty cigarettes a day has gone crazy. Didn't have far to go, evidently. Entered at the Post Office at Wiehita, Kansas, as Second - Class Mail Matter. 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Write it plain and on one side of the paper only. 6th Address all communications to "The Wichita Searchlight" Wichita, Kansas. Wendy Searchlight Wendia, 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. NEWTON ITEMS The N. U. G. club met at the home of the president Mrs. A. Coleman, Feb. 15th to celebrate its 2nd Anniversary. A nice program had. Mrs J. Underwood entertained the ladies of the N U. G. club on Feb. 22nd complimentary to Mrs. Maria Reevley of Carrolton, Mo., who is visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs H Reevley. The two weeks old baby of Mr. and M. G. J. is thriving and doing well. The home of Alex ' H on N. Washington was domp etely destroyed by fire Wednesday night. The fire i said to have originated from sparks from an engine. In servia the people seem divided into one class who back the king-killers and another class who want the king-killers killed. King Peter is earning his salary in being uneasy If Dr. Fielder's estimate of the germ carrying capacity of paper money be correct, the calling of bank clerks should be added to the list of extra hazardous occupations. The London lawyer who left $60,000 in bank notes in an unlocked portmanteau in a hotel room while he went to get shaved seems to have needed the lesson he got. An editor states that "we use over a hundred million boxes of toothpicks annually." Judging from the nature of the gentleman's calling his statement seems incredible. The Minnesota man who shipped his wife as baggage to save car fare was probably mean enough to pay storage on the trunk at the other end of the line to escape hotel bills. The trial of Hamlet for the murder of Polonius before the Yale law school has resulted in a hung jury. What is needed is a hanging jury for a few of those who insist on murdering Hamlet. Another titled foreigner announces that he is coming over the seas for a bride. Moreover, he says she must be tall. It is also safe to assume that the aforesaid titled foreigner is "short." Dr. Bevan of Chicago may declare that the drug treatment is useless in cases of pneumonia, but most of us when we perceive the symptoms will hasten to call in the family physician. just the same. --- The Negro Question FROM THE PEN OF R. F. DADE, One of Wichita's Prominent Colored Men. The Newest The newest thing in southwestern Kansas is a settlement of 25 Negro cattlemen. That is solving the race problem and solving it right. A Solution. Let the American Negro get to work, accumulate, save every penny value every minute, select some good neighborhood in which to live, make an effort to have the most modern home, and his white neighbor will strive to keep ahead of him. Thus a solution can be found. The Mississippi Problem. Let every colored man and woman who now live in Kansas interest some friend in Mississippi to immigrate to Kansas. There is room for thousands of them yet; bid them come. Good Work IS BEING DONE BY GRAND CHANCELLOR JOHN E. LEWIS. Grand Chancellor John, E. Lewis of the Sunflower lodge is doing some good work in the state. He has recently organized a new lodge at Pittsburg, Kas., with 16 ent rely new members. The new lodge is "Sunflower No. 40," also a new lodge at Cherokee with 16 members, "Pride of the West" 25, and will set up a new lodge at Mineral on March 17. He also has several other clubs organized. Since the Grand Lodge he has paid off claims amounting to $600 and has only $233 outstanding with enough money on hand to pay this off. The session to be held in Topeka will be grand. He speaks in glowing terms of the work now being done by the Topeka Knights getting ready for the forthcoming session. ARKANSAS CITY NEWS. Mr. Nathan Cooper will give a grand entertainment at the Masonic hall Friday night. Mr. Dan Williams is very sick with pneumonia. Mrs. Mitchell is on the sick list. Rev. Garnett is on the sick list. The W. T. V. club met with the Misses Jones on last Wednesday afternoon, a grand program was rendered after which an elegant lunch was served. Mrs. James Johnson has returned from the blind school at Kansas City. Miss Ella McAdoo is visiting her father and brother in the city. The Sunflower band gave a grand concert last Monday night. All report that the band is rapidly improving. Mrs. Porter of Newkirk was in the city over Sunday. Miss Fannie Andrews was up from Ponca over Sunday. The young ladies of the city are preparing for a very swell affair in near future. W. S. HENRION DRUGGIST 501 N. Main St. Wichita, Kans. W. M. Dunson Painter All Kinds of Fine ARTISTIC PAINTING The Only Colored Painter the City. Work Guaranteed—Price Reasonable Office 703 N, Main Phone 936 There will be a Sacret Concertat the A. M. E. church, March 7th. Locals and Personals Mr. C. Evans, of Kansas City, Kansas, is on the Wichita run again. Mr. Evans married Miss Bessie Jones, one Wichita's prominent young ladies about two years ago. They live in Kansas City, Kas. The Merchants who appreciate the trade of the colored people ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. PATRONIZE THEM. Mies Sallie gawles went to Emporia Saturday and spent Saturday Sunday and Monday in that city returning Tuesday morning and resumed her duties in the register's office. Henry L. Thompson has been confined to his home, 735 N. Main, suff ring from a hard touch of grip. Henry looks bad but hopes to be out soon. Our friend Miles Parker and wife have been much indioposed at their home 922 N. Wichita st. for the past few weeks, however, both are able to be out. Jas. J. Oldham has rented the building at 615 N. Main and will open a drug store at that place on or before March 7th. Jim says he will make it a go. He has our best wish for success. Mrs. V. J. Foster and daughter Cannie went to Springfield, Mo. Saturday and returned Sunday morning. Mrs. Foster went to have her toe treated and owing to the unsettled weather postponed the treatment. They had a fine time. Mrs. W. M. Dent left Thursday for Muskogee, I. T., where she goes to conduct a series of meetings during the next four or five weeks. Do you want a home? If you do, call and see Bellew & Co. 110 N Main st. They are prepare d$^2$ to supply your wants on easy terms. A PROUD FATHER It is now Past Master Jno. T. Chinneth's time to treat. A fine young Miss C. Chinneth made her arrival at the Chinneth home Monday morning bright and early. The young Miss is in the best of health and has charge of affairs there. Both mother and daughter are doing nicely. WANTED Special Representative in this county and anjoining territories, to represent and aduertise to old established business house of solid financial standing. Salary $21 weekly, with Expenses paid each Monday by check direct from headquarters. Expenses advanced; position permanent. We furnish everything. Address The Celumba, 630 Mono Bldg, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Errand K. Knox has been much indisposed for the past few days, but is now able to be out. Talk about climate, none can beat Kansas—all four seasons in a day. Frank Wilkins received the sad news of the death of his mother in Kansas City, Kas. His mother died Monday eve about 6 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins left Tuesday for Kansas City. The finishing touches are being placed on the city hall and it now presents a new and strictly first-class appearance. S. W. Lea has taken charge of the newly remodeled office building corner First and Market. Mis. Lee Anderson will leave Sunday for Los Angeles. She will be gone about x weeks. The county convention will be held to-day (Saturday) at Garfield hall'. Now that the convention is about over things will take a rest in political circles for a few weeks at least. The Manhattan boys will give a big dance at Garfield hall, Tuesday night, Morch 1st. The city council met last Monday night. Mrs. Nora Severe has began taking music lessons from Prof. Geo. Mdwarde. Mrs J. B. H. Fray and Mrs G. A. Fray are both somewhat indisposed this week. M. G. Starnes is on the sick list this week, suffering with neuralgia of the jaw. Mrs. Estella Patton left Sunday for Los Angeles, Cal., where she was summoned on account of the serious illness of her aunt. J. E. ALLEN, Successor to A. M. Richards, MONEY TO LOAN ON CHATTELS 151 N. MAIN WICHITA J. W. Turner was in the city from Newton last week, he was enroute to his home in Junction City. W.n. and Thos. Mays brothers of Meedames Sam Anderson and Wm. Clark were in the city Tuesday with the Nashville Students Concert Co. Mrs. Ellen Thompson was surprised in a very pleasant way Tuesday by being presented with a neat sum of money and other donations. Mrs. Louisa Gibbs was the promoter of the affair, and many thanks are extended to the friends for their kindly remembrance of her. The senior choir of the A. M. E. church are making extensive preparations for a grand Easter program. Miss Winnie Ray is still on the sick list. The Searchlight has two on Mr. W. M. Dent. At the Ball to be given by the Manhattan Club at Garfield hall, Tuesday night, March 1st, a carnation will be given each lady. Don't miss it. Admission 25c. W. M. Phillips, President The Literary Society met at the Tabernacle Baptist church on the 24th. Quite a good crowd was present. The subject for discussion resulted in a tie. 1 Song 2 Solo Mrs Ribbons, 3 Dialogue Mrs Gardner and Miss Ella Lamberth 4 Oration B M' Crawford 5 Song, 6 Recitation Mrs. R. Love, 7 Bass Sole Chas Price, 8 Recitation Miss J Dandridge. Subject to be discussed " Resolved, that the Negro has received worse treatment at the hand of the white man than the Red man " Affirmative J Lewis, C Price, and C Hill. Negative H Allen, J Fleming, J Oldham, H W Marshall. The B. T. W. club was royally entertained by Mrs. S. C. Collins at her residence, 811 N. Wichita st. on Wednesday afternoon. The paper on "Club Women" read by Mrs. Lucy Anderson was full of may benificial thoughts. The club adjourned to meet next Wednesday with Mrs. B. Morris 1112 N. Wichita One hundred tons of cats' tails were recently sold in London in one lot. They are intended as ornamentation for ladies' wearing apparel. Each tail weighed an average of two ounces, and this means that, about 1,792,000 cats were slaughtered to complete the consignment. ST. LOUIS. MO. 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But when we do get a crop, oh, my, how we do enjoy them! How we do long to fill up our jars, cans and crocks with the luscious fruit, to be used in the years to come. Crawford peaches do not do well with us, as they are shy bearers. However, the trees generally bear a few each year. Some of them are large and fine, but the rest are medium to small and are one-sided. The Elberta is also a shy bearer here, but forty miles away is said to bear well. The tree seems more hardy than any other kind, and the fruit needs no thinning. The fruit, when fully developed, is beautiful, being long and yellow. But ours were of a different yellow than those shipped from the south, and we purchased our stock from three different nurserymen, showing that climate makes the difference in color. Possibly if we had got our stock from the same locality in the south where light colored Elbertas are being grown, the trees would bear light and bright-colored yellow peaches here. Our Triumph peaches did well and the people that bought them said they were good enough for them, but the trees have fruited for only two years. I see that some people say they do no. do equally well every year, but are sometimes very disappointing. The years that our trees bore, the fruit was very large and fine and bright reddish yellow in color. The young trees were just as full as they need be and the fruit had to be thinned. They do not not easily after being picked. They may also be left hanging on the trees for several days after being ripe and still will hold their texture. When fully ripe people like them very much for canning, as they do not adhere to the pit. Alexander peaches do well with us, but they rot easily and must be picked as soon as ripe. As they are clings, they are not so good to can as are the restones, though the clings are ahead of almost any other kind, as to quality. In canning, the Alexanders seem to lose some of their richness in cooking. But they are very rich and choice and are best eaten out of hand. When ripe we think they are even ahead of the beautiful Greensboro, which ripens at about the same time. The latter will delight anyone that is an enthusiast over peaches. But the birds like the Greensboro peaches so much that they have to be picked as soon as ripe, or the birds will mutilate them. After a bird has picked a peach, the bees get at it and make a large hole in a short time. The Champion is our ideal for a white peach, as it is very rich and luscious. It is perhaps not so attractive to the eye as some, because not so highly colored. But our Champion peaches are not all alike. On some of the trees the peaches will all be large, with red cheeks, while on other trees the peaches are only of medium size. On the old trees the Champion peaches are the smallest of all. Our Champion trees come from different nurserymen, which, I think, is the cause of their not being alike. Budding from the best is what we are now doing, since our first orchard was destroyed. We think every orchardist should learn how to bud his own trees, if he wants the best. We mark our best while they are in fruiting, and when budding time comes, take our buds from them. The Champion is a very fine peach for canning. The juice is very thick and rich, and the peach does not fall to pieces as much as some others. The Crosby is a fine peach when handled aright, but it needs much thinning or it will be small. But it bears when any other tree bears, and on that account is a tree that should be largely planted. The Crosbys are not all alike and differ very much in the quality of their fruit. Birds never work on Crosby peaches because they are so woolly, and also because the fruit is late, ripening about the middle of September. As peaches often fall, we should try to grow only the ones that generally succeed in our locality, and this takes a good many years to find out. In our first orchard only about one-half of the 1,600 trees bore enough to pay. Some of the peaches were little and scattering; others were large but few on a tree. Others ripened up all at once and could hardly be gotten from the tree before half rotten; others fell from the tree almost as soon as ripe. These would usually rot so quickly that they could hardly be marketed before being rotten, especially in a rainy time. To make peaches pay, we find it quite essential to make a study of them, and also of their culture. Our first orchard was very much bothered with borers, but since the hard freeze that killed so many trees we have seen nothing of the borers, and are wondering if the freeze did not kill the borers, too. We find the best way to deal with borers is to mound up the trees in spring, and also once or twice each spring and fall go to each tree and look for borers, which may quickly be found by the lumps of wax at the bases of the trees. These are filled with little dark snots the size of the head of a pl. or smaller. Dig them out with a sharp-pointed pocket knife. Most of the borers are found at the collar of the tree just below the ground. Generally they eat their way under the bark and go to one side or down the tree, which trench we must dig open to find the borer. The forks and sides of the tree need also to be looked over, and the borers dug out if much wax is exuding, as a borer in the forks will destroy the bark and cause the tree to split down. The wounds made by the borers and by digging them out should be healed over by a wax made or rosin and old beeswax. Warren Co., Ill. Mrs. L. C. Axtell. The Spraying of Plants. Less than forty years ago the spraying of plants with insecticides or fungicides was unknown, and, if even thought of, were not seriously contemplated as being a part of good husbandry, says Professor F. M. Webster. A spraying machine in those days would have excited almost as much curiosity as would a telephone or a modern typewriter. There was, indeed, less need for such a machine west of the Allegheny Mountains at least. The need of insecticides and fungicides, and the machinery necessary for their application, has come to us with the advance of civilization and followed the destruction of the forests, the prairie flora, the wild animals and the dusky aborigine. They are the outcome, either direct or indirect, of our more intense civilization and must not only be adopted by the successful fruit grower or farmer, as a part of his business, but he must improve upon them, precisely as he improves upon the varieties of his fruits and the breeds of his domestic animals, and for the same reasons. He must produce, continually more perfect fruit, more desirable vegetables, more tender and juicy beef, and better horses, else he cannot dispose of them profitably to his fellow man, who needs them and is able to pay for whatever he needs. The Composition of Wood. Wood is made up chiefly of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. When perfectly dry, about half its weight is carbon, and half oxygen and hydrogen, in almost the same proportion as in water. It contains also about I part in 100, by weight, of earthy constituents, and nitrogen to the same amount. When wood is burned, all these materials disappear into the air except the earthy constituents. Now, the nitrogen and water taken up by the roots were originally in the air before they reached the ground. It is true, therefore, that when wood is burned those parts of it which came from the air go back into it in the form of gas, while those which came from the soil remain behind in the form of ashes.—Gifford Pinchot. The Sijo Profitable. Last week one of the subscribers of the Farmers' Review, Mr. C. I. Casey of Lake county, Illinois, brought into the office a sample of excellent silage. It was neither too acidy nor too dry, and showed that it had been cut at just the right time. This shows the difference between the silo now and fifteen years ago. Then, the man that built a silo knew so little about the time when the silage oorn should be cut that he generally made a mistake the first time and cut too early or two late. His too-early cut corn made a very sour silage, and his corn cut too late resulted in the silage that heated. It generally took him some years to learn just when to cut his corn to get good silage. Before learning how, by experience, a good many men got discouraged and gave up the silo. But that condition exists no longer. The agricultural world is now full of knowledge of how to build silos and fill them. The Beginner can thoroughly inform himself as to time when the corn should be cut, and make no mistake. He need not therefore experiment for years before being able to get a good quality of silage. The silo referred to above was built this last fall and was completed just in time to save the corn crop, which had been caught by the frost. The silo is of the stave variety, 16 feet in diameter, 22 feet high and will hold about 100 tons of silage. Mr. Casey tells us that his silo is set 15 inches in the ground and has a cement foundation and floor. The cost was about as follows: lumber, $80; hoops, $24.50; cement, $5; labor, $10; total, $119.50.—Farmers' Review. Cattle Feeding in Tennessee. Prof. Andrew M. Soule, director of the Tennessee Experiment Station, says: The feeding of cattle has not been engaged in as extensively in the middle south as the natural conditions would warrant owing to the frequent though ill-founded belief that the winter feeding of cattle could not be made a profitable industry because of the limited supply of corn available for feeding purposes. There is no reason why much more corn should not be grown without increasing the present area by improving the culture now given the land, though if the present corn crop were properly supplemented by the judicious use of cotton seed meal, it would already suffice to feed many thousand head of cattle that are now shipped out as store cattle. The soil and climate of the state are peculiarly well adapted to the production of winter cereals, such as barley, oats, wheat and rye. Nests should be made so that they can be taken out and cleansed in any way. The litter in them should be frequently renewed. The business of poultry raising is a very large one, and the annual aggregate production of eggs and poultry meat is enormous. We trade Ranches, Farms, City Property and Merchandise Western Lands and Ranges A Specialty. Dealers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado Farms and Ranch Largis. Patronage Solicited- Office 110 N. Main, wichita, Kansas. SHOES NICE Patent Leather For Men and Women Only $2.50 See Our Ladies' Slippers. Edwin Clapp Shoes for men$5.00 Boys Shoes $1, $1.50, and $2. Coombs-Moore 110 North Main Street "TURN --- COAL Coal grades of good coal—insure pro- J. H. TU 535 -- 537 W. Hot Springs Leaving Wichita at 11:30 a.m. passengers for Hot Springs can make Hot Springs on the following mornin- This service was established Jan- over at Ft. Smith, Ark., which was a Rate from Wichita to Hot Springs good for 30 days, $25 90 The Missouri Pacific with this m direct route to this famous health re For descriptive book, and Hot S E. E. BLECKLEY, T. P. A. grades of good coal—insure prompt service—and full weight. H. TURNS 537 W. Doug Springs Springs can make through following morning a 9:45 is established Jan. 11th, a park, which was the case be- tit to Hot Springs, one w 5 90 specific with this new service famous health resort. book, and Hot Springs lit- kley, T. P. A. Wichita, Ks. J. H. TURNER, 535--537 W. Douglas Ave., Leaving Wichita at 11:30 a.m. on Missouri Pacific train No. 49 passengers for Hot Springs can make through connections, arriving at Hot Springs on the following morning a 9:45 a.m. This service was established Jan. 11th, and does away with the lay over at Ft. Smith, Ark., which was the case before this date. Rate from Wichita to Hot Springs, one way, $15.30, and round trip good for 30 days, $25.90 The Missouri Pacific with this new service, is the shortest and most direct route to this famous health resort. For descriptive book, and Hot Springs literature, call on ar write-- E. E. BLECKLEY, T. P. A. Wichita, Ks. P. and T. A. 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. Yochnm, Pastor, Residence 521 N. Water. New Hope Baptist, North Mead ave. 11 am Preaching. 1 pm Sunday School. 8 pm Preaching. Tabernacle Baptist. 834 N. Water. 11 am Preaching, 1 pm Sunday School. 8 pm Preaching. Rev. A. H. Mayo, Pastor. --- Second Baptist, 521 N. Wichita. 11 am Preaching, 3 pm Sunday School, 8 pm Preaching, "TURNER THE COAL MAN" It Isn't Safe To buy coal from unknown sources—better consider carefully what you want and when you are ready to use coal—or when the supply is getting low—phone 496. We carry all kinds and all prompt service—and full weight. BURNER, W. Douglas Ave., ings, Ark. m. on Missouri Pacific train No. 49 take through connections, arriving at mining a 9:45 a.m. Jan. 11th, and does away with the lay is the case before this date. Springs, one way, $15.30, and round trip new service, is the shortest and most resort. Springs literature, call on ar write-- I. R. SHERWIN. Wichita, Ks. P. and T. A. When Mr. Schwab's 9,993 $1,000-bonds were exhibited to the court, the participants in the trial sat about a long green table. How very appropriate! Let us hesitate before we rashly go against such a formidable military array as Generals Ortiz, Uribe-Uribe, Bustamente—especially this fellow—and Novo. The number of horses eaten by Parisians has grown from 10,000 in 1500 to more than 30,000 a year. The passing of the horse in Paris is by way of the abattoir. When a woman finally thinks of a place to put her money where nobody would ever think of looking for it, it is very trying indeed for her to forget where it is herself. It appears that the late Henry D. Lloyd left an estate of $250,000. And yet there have been few men who cared less for wealth, for wealth's sake, than Mr. Lloyd. So many children were named for Ruth Cleveland that it is interesting to know that she herself was named for Ruth Tappan, a classmate of Mrs Cleveland at Wells college. HEARTH&BOUDOIR Nightcown. No matter what the demand for fancy nightgowns may be every woman wants a few of the comfortable sort that can be worn when occasion demands. This one is modeled on simple lines, but is tasteful at the same time and includes wide sleeves that are both comfortable and fashionable, and are finished with deep becoming frills. The model is made from cambric with trimming of embroidery, but all material in use for 4649 Night-Gown, 32 to 45 bust. that are both comfortable and fashable, and are finished with deep becoming frills. The model is made from cambric with trimming of embroidery, but all material in use for underwear, cottons, flannel, wash flannel and the like are appropriate. The gown is made with full length fronts and a back which is gathered and attached to the yoke. At the neck is a simple roll over collar and the right hem laps over the left to form the closing. The sleeves are fuller below the elbows than above and are gathered into narrow bands to the lower edge of which the frills are attached. The quantity of material required for the medium size is $8 \frac{1}{4}$ yards 27 inches wide or 6 yards 36 inches wide, with $3 \frac{1}{2}$ yards of embroidery to trim as illustrated. The pattern 4649 is cut in sizes for a 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inch bust measure. "Buster Brown" suit. "Buster Brown" has become far too familiar a figure to need introduction. His admirers are many and it is safe to assume that interest in his costume is as general as is amusement over his doings. The model shown will be recognized at a glance and is made of dark blue serge stitched with corticellal silk and vorn with linen collar and cuffs and silk tie, but as all the materials used for boys' suits of the sort are appropriate there is ample range of choice. The blouse drawn on over the head, which makes 1910 "Roger Brown" Suit 4646 "Buster Brown" Suit, 2 to 6 years. the essential characteristic, is eminently becoming to small boys as well as simple to make and the trousers are full and baggy at the knees. The suit consists of blouse and trousers. The blouse is shaped by means of shoulder and under-arm seams and includes full sleeves with roll-over cuffs and a belt that is passed under straps attached at the under-arm seams. At the front is cut a short opening that is concealed by the tie. The trousers are in knickerbocker style, drawn up under the knees and allowed to droop. The quantity of material required for the medium size (4 years) is $3\frac{1}{2}$ yards 27 inches wide, $3\frac{1}{2}$ yards 32 inches wide or $2\frac{1}{2}$ yards 44 inches wide. The pattern 4646 is cut in sizes for boys of 2, 4 and 6 years of age. Jeweled Hose. Smart women are always looking for something new, and their latest fancy is jeweled stockings. Turquoisse sewn on bronze-colored silk hose, with bronze kid shoes to match, are the favorites. Pink and green stones on any colored grounds, with shoes of the same shade, and iridescent lizards, beetles and reptiles embroidered on black are worn with blast: satin shoes. The daintiest of all are the white silk stockings worn in England. They are netted all over with lace or trelised with embroidery, and fit for a fairy princess. Raffia Baskets Are the Fashion. Some of the prettiest baskets shown in the stores this season are made of raffia. Among the most useful ones are the hanging baskets made of reeds, interwoven with raffia of the most beautiful colors. Japanese ginger jars and pottery of all sorts also make effective receptacles for plants. Readers of this paper can secure any May Montan pattern illustrated above by filling out all blanks in coupon, and mailing, with 10 cents, to E. E. Harrison & Co. 65 Plymouth Place, Chicago. Pattern will be mailed promptly. Name ... Town ... State ... Pattern No. ... Waist Measure (if for skirt) ... Bust Measure (if for waist) ... Age (if child's or miss's pattern) ... Write plainly. Fill out all blanks. Enclose 10c. Mail to E. E. Harrison & Co., 15 Plymouth Place, Chicago. S Blouse coats with shoulder capes are the smartest of all smart things and suit young girls exceedingly well. This one is made of tan colored broadcloth and is trimmed with fancy braid, but all suiting and cloaking materials are equally appropriate. When desired the capes can be omitted, but they add largely to the effect and are much to be desired. Both blouse and skirt are tucked at front Pearls Produced to Order. In his scientific pearl farming Prof. Dubois has transplanted a colony of pearl oysters from the coast of Tunis to a point near Toulon. Of these oysters one in 1,200 yielded a pearl. Acting on the theory that the pearl disease of the shell is due to the accretion of mother of pearl under the action of a parasite, the experimenter has tried to transmit the disease to other oysters and has succeeded in producing one or more pearls from every ten oysters. Walking Skirt With Kilt. Since walking skirts have become established facts smart women are ever on the outlook for novel effects. The skirt illustrated is quite new and is in every way admirable, as it provides the smooth fit over the hips, that means perfect outline, combined with generous flare below the knees. The model is made of mixed gray cheviot stitched with corticelli silk, but all suiting and skirt materials are 4648 Walking Skirt, 22 to 30 waist. vides the shoulf fit over the hips, that means perfect outline, combined with generous flare below the knees. The model is made of mixed gray cheviot stitched with corticelli silk, but all suiting and skirt materials are appropriate. The skirt is made with circular front and sides, full length back gore and flounce. The back gore and the flounce are laid in deep kilt plaits and are joined to the upper portion, which is made circular and fitted by means of short hip darts. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 8 yards 27 inches wide, 5½ yards 44 inches wide 4½ yards 52 inches wide. The pattern 4648 is cut in sizes for a 22,24,26,28 and 30 inch waist measure. Corsage Sachet. The heart-shaped corsage sachet of white satin is to wear around the neck beneath the lingerie. The ribbon edge and bow make a pretty finish and it is suspended by a ribbon. Another corsage sachet on this order consists of two pads about two inches square, with a small bow in the center of each. They are fastened to the ends of a strip of baby ribbon. The most popular sachet odors at present are sandal wood, orris and the Japanese perfumes. The Walking Skirt. The short skirt can be quite becoming and smart, provided it is full. Heavy winter skirts this year are being made without linings, and are worn with a very smart silk petticoat of sufficient substance to keep them well out at the feet. and back and are joined at the waist line beneath the belt. The sleeves are large and ample with shaped cuffs that are eminently stylish. To make the coat for a girl of 14 years of age will be required 6 yards of material 27.3% yards 44 or 2% yards 52 inches wide. A May Manton pattern, No. 4634, sizes 12 to 16 years, will be mailed to any address on receipt of ten cents. All broad shoulder effects are in vogue and, as a consequence, burthas of all sorts are worn. This smart and effective waist combines pine green Corean crepe with chiffon velvet in a deeper shade and cream colored lace, and exemplifies a bertha of the newest sort together with sleeves that can be full or elbow length as desired. The lace yoke over the under one of vevet is singularly handsome as well as novel and the use of both heavy and fine lace on the same waist is a feature of the latest designs. 4647 Fancy Waist, 32 to 40 bust. The wrist is made 4647 Fancy Waist, over a fitted lining which is faced to form the yoke and on which the full front and backs and the circular folds, which give a bertha effect, are arranged. The sleeves are made plain above the folds but full and soft below, forming full puffs, which are finished with frills when elbow length is used, and below which deep cuffs are added to give full length. At the waist is a shaped bodice that is softly draped. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 5 yards 21 inches wide, 4 yards 27 inches wide, or $2\%$ yards 44 inches wide, with 1 yard of all-over lace, $1\%$ yards of velvet and 3 yards of lace for frills to make as illustrated. The pattern 4647 is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure. The Kitchen An old steel pen if kept in your inkpot to absorb the acid, will make the pens in daily use wear better. Carron oil, which should always be kept ready to use in cases of burns, is made of equal parts of linseed oil and lime water. White fur can be cleaned by rubbing with sawdust moistened with benzoline; but the benzoline must not be used near a light or fire. When cleaning plate mix the whiting occasionally with a little gin or whisky and water, and you will get a far better polish than if water alone is used. Hot water cans should always be turned upside down after use. It is the tiny drop of water left standing in the bottom that causes rust, and holes soon follow. Clean white corsets by scrubbing with a lather of soap, ammonia and warm water, afterwards thoroughly rinsing. Steel should be removed first or iron molds will result. HOUCK Hardware Store The place to buy Good Cook Stoves and Heat ing Stoves at the Lowest Cash Prices 116 East Douglas Ave. PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY Best Laundry In The City Phone 232 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 530 When in need of Groceries do not forget that you can always get the Best at the lowest prices at KERNAN'S 102 E. Doyle Ave. 'Phone 357 ROWLEE Hardware Store 823 N. Main St. Cheapest Hardware and Stove house in Wichita; because we pay no rent and have light expenses SEE!! CALL AT The ELITE Restaurant When You Want A GOOD MEAL Always The Best, and Cooked Well — MEALS 15cts — C. L. KINER, Prop. 408 N. Main St. Wichita, Kas. Dr. J. E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon Diseases of Women and Children a Specialty. Office 703 N. Main St. Tel. 936. GO TO ISRAEL BROS. For Real Estate. F.W. Israel. 127 N. 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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 JOB WORK IS OUR HOBBY. ms SSS eee Oe if = === ae Oe a ; : = 5 TLE oe —— = oF = “2 aie ae SS Oo - i Se Sees = cae ==> rh sas ae ee 2 ra | AOD ed ope en Ss et ES i ee ee so oe BetyOrs 3 ae os Se a cos 0S Ce ea ees ag ” 5 ge by eer ae re nya Oe eae | eee, ee — Ss, gees ar ater a op an ig ase RSS be See ee ea ei <e eee co = Pate OBJECT TO THE PRINCIPLE, Hague Tribunal Decides Powers Who Did Not Use Force Be Paid Laat, Washington, Feb. 24.—A prominent oficial of the state department when shown the dispatch relative to the de- cison in the Venezuelan arbitration sated that. while the department re- greitel cxeedingly the precedent which The Hague tribunal had made in this case, there was nothing for the Ynited States to do but accept the wesult, philosophically, as binding in international law. ‘The mere question of time when the United States shall revive from Venezuela the amount of theawards in our favor was the small- cst consideration, What the govern- nent disliked was to admit the prinei- ple that by a mere show of naval foree vereditor nation ean secure precedence inthe payment of debt over another nation which does not exereise such fone. It is regarded as a premium on violence and as tending to discourage vations which are disposed to settle their claims by the peaceful methods of diplomacy. The Venezuelan government, while he principal party, nominally, to the procedure before The Hague tribunal, ws really rather indifferent as to which power should be paid first, noognizing the fact that they must be paid (n wome orders The Hinck Sea Fleet. New York, Feb. 24.—A dispateh to the Hersid from St. Petersburg hazards the forecast that some morning the Russian Black sea fleet may be unex- pectedly found in the Mediterranean, Turkey being assured that this is onee an accomplished faet, none of the pow- ers would have a word to say in objec- tion. Diplomatic negotiations toward thisend are alleged to be progressing. Such egress from the Black sea would release the eleven big armoured ships and about 25 torpedo boats. Free Pass—No Damages. Washington, Feb, 25,—Tae question asto whether a passenger on a railroad tmin riding ona free pass who loses his life on account of an accident on acount of carelessness of the railroad enployes, standson the same footing as 4 passenger who pays his fare, was eeided by the supreme court of the (ited States against the free passen- tr. Se Nsshington, Feb. 25.—The report of fries J. Bonaparte, who was ap- fvinted to investigate affairs in Indian Teritory, has been received at the in- ‘rior department, It will be read by Sewtory Hiteheoek and then for- Yonled to the president, No intima- Nin of its findings has been given out, Under One Management. Chicavo, Feb, 25.—Paul Morton, sec- vnd vice president of the Santa Fe milway system, in an article just pub- ‘shed here makes the prophecy that all ‘allways finally will be under one management and that the people will then demand government ownership. The pooling of interests, he says, is the ‘lution of present railway troubles.. Yevision On Freedmen's Rights. Washington, Fev. 25.—The supreme ‘ut has confirmed a decision of the Snrt of claims, holding the Chickasaw ‘xelnen in Indian ‘Territory had no “ght to lands and a fund of $300,000 Which the United States paid to the “hoctaws and Chickasaw tribes. To Rellove Marines Washington, Feb, 25,—The war de- fertiuent has issued orders for the en- “fe third regiment of infantry to Pecced tothe isthmus of Panama to Tlieve the marines gbattanedl bkaeae Miners Suspend Work. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb, 23,—Fitteen Yousand miners suspended work’ at ‘con in respect of the memory of Sena- tor Hanna, / Git To War Fand. Tokio, Feb, 24.—Kehachiro Okaura, Snitlionaire of Tokio, offers his pri- RS museum for sate in America and Eogland tor $1,000,000. He proposes to jenate the money to the Japanese war fe Senun ee Ju lvines: Feb. 24,—Represetatives ot Japan have just placed oe with a Packing company in this city {tr 2.000 varrels of ‘mess pork. The ti £0 be shipped as rapidly as poe a _ 1. Six hundred Japanese soldiers landed and 410 were killed by Cossacks. 2. Twelve thousand Japanese reported to have landed and to be ready to Join other troops and march on Dalny and Port Arthur. 8. Pigeon Bay, where attempts have ben made to land thousands of troops under cover of warships. At least one such landing party was driven back by Russians, 4. Kin Chow. bay, where, also, the Japanese hope to land troops. 5. Bridge on Manchoorian railway, which Japanese are reported to have vlown up, as well as several miles of the road. 6. Thousands of Russian cavalry are massing along the coast and on the Yalu river, waiting for the Japanese to advance from Korea or to attempt landing. THE FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, suid many-amandinents ware olced tt r focted. Whe Sight ‘over the. proposed Grea —— come ae Panama Canal Treaty Ratifled by the | cc 'cmmisico on military aatuirs on 4 bi Senate Without Amendment, | Shapiina’ x "Miietingtisken services Geert Senator Spooner cecupied tho most of the session of the senate in discussing many phases of tie Panama oanal treaty, sustaining thon: tire course of the president in what. finally re- sulted in creation of the republic of Panama Ho ‘was interrupted, frequently by. Senator ‘Morgan. Senator Tiliman moved to reconsider ‘the voto by which the bill to. grant $1500)! to the former queen of Hawaii was defeated, but hig motion was fost. ‘The house post roads committee has reported favorably on raising the silaries of rural mail carriers toa maximam of 721 por ‘annum, and to doprive the carriors of thelt present expres: and new agency privileges. ‘The house passed the fortification appropria- ton bill, Which carries 7,(1,195, whiei 1s. lose than thé Inst one. An item in the bill provided fortifications in the insular possessions. ‘There were speeches made in opposition to the ex- ension of this provision to the Philippines on the ground that the ‘United States should not hold thoseislands permanently. “Mr. Littseur (X. ¥.) said that when tho system of const for- tifieations now under way. is completed at a cost of $140,080") an annual charge of $18.00) ©} year to maintain and man the defense will be required, ‘Mr. Dick (Ohio) introduced a bill approprin- ting $5.00 for transportation and pay of mem: bers of the state mili attending practice en campment. | Samp Dar. ‘The house passed a bill amending the tand laws so that in a county which lies ta two land Aistricts proof may be made at the county seat of.guch guanty for either district. ‘The bill authorizing the censfraction of pipe- lines for alld gaa theongl Indian Tersitory was passed after having been amended 89 as £0 limit the period of grants under the bill to twenty Fears an a suigestion ‘that the terri tory was on the eve of acquiring statchood; also the bill to authorize the shortening ot the Graw beidue span and the lowering ofa bridge ear St Foseph Mo. ‘The house then went into committee of the whole with Mr. Hepburn (lowa) in the ehatr, and entered avon aigeussion of the naval ap: rgpriation bil ‘The minority announced that they wanted tive hours’ time for general debate and. ten hours were agreed ton to be divided equally. fn Day.” Tho Panama canal question held the exclu: sive attention of the senate in executivo ses fs the date fixed for voting upon it drew near. ‘The doors of the senate wero closed the great er partof the day. It is stated that there will be only 18 or 17 votes or pairs against the rat!- fication of the treaty. After this treaty is out of the way the appropriation bills will be In Several Dill i ‘Several pension bills are now on the senate calendar for the increase of soldiers’ amd. salt ors" pensions in cases of serious disability. Senator Burrows proposed an increase to $15 f month for the loss of both legs or deafness in both wars." Senator Hoar propiwed an inerease to $100 a month for total blindness and Senator Gallinger proposed an inerease to $2) 8 month for all survivors of the Mexican war. ‘The bill introduced by Mr. Litjle (Ark.) pro hibiting persons from holding ‘stook in /any commercal concerns which have to do_with the leasing or buying of Indian lands, 1s. quite ‘ifixe naval appropriation bilt a e naval appt ion bill was under con- sideration in the house and the discussion took in ‘various topics, much of them political. ‘There is 4 provision in the bill for the uppoint- ment by the president of a purchasing agont for the postoffics department, which would concuntrate all four” supoly. ‘divisions now maintained. ‘The bill is of the nature of 8 measure of reform. ‘Mr. Williams, the minority Teader, sought to scenry an adjournment that, propér respect iight be paid to the wemory of Grorge Wash: ington. “ite. Peyne (N.Y) ‘thought If would he more patriotic to celebrate, the anniversary day building up the navy and the house agreed with him. Sonat DAY. Senator Hepburn introduced ar amendment to the army a iation ‘bill nppropriating SSs00 tor: the purchase of land in Spokane eounty, Wash., and Kootenal county, Idaho, for the establishment “of a perman dat eamp ground for the regular army and nation militia. Tn the Panama discussion Mr. Hoar quoted the president's “denial of complicity, on. the part «f the United States and asked: “Isthere ny man, friend or foe. who will doubt that Statement? Will the campaign orators from Portland tofan Franciaea/have among ther ‘one who Will aconse that brave and honest tap with dishonesty when he gave utterance fo that statement"? Senator Hoar said. that the independence of Panama is an accomplished fact and all tho senate has to do is to deal with, the treaty on ite merits. ‘The house by a vote of 8 to 85 refused to ad- journ on account of the anniversary of Wash. Ington’s birthday, ‘The house then resumed ‘consideration of the naval appropriation bill, whieh mer opposition from ‘Republican mem: Bie. Lovering (Mass) introduced a Dill ro. vising the drawback law in the interest, of western millers by permitting the payment of & drawback on. grain shipped from Canada bleh afterwards is reshipped out of this coun- try after being ground into flour. ‘SOTH DAY. ‘The sengte ratified without amendment the Pantmacanal treaty.” Alllepublican senators were counted at roting forthe treaty together With sixteen Democrats. ‘The agricultural appropriation bill followed tho treiy. A debate sceurred onan amend- ent for experiments in stock feeding. which wns adopted... The senate committes's amend nent appropriating s0,00 for experiment in Bnimal feeding ih non-corm-growing sates Swas ruled out ona point of order. Senator Kittridge introduced a ill to. pro vide n temporary government of the Pantma Ennal territory and the protection of the canal works. Mr. Curtis’ bill, which is intended for a final settlement of affairs tu Indian ‘Territory and wind-up of matters relative to the five civilized bes, wae prepared im, the interior depart ent and later changed in importmnt points by Washington, Feb. 20.—The president has issued an executive order revoking those of President McKinley, allowing gifts from officers of the army and navy and the civic establishment in Porta Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, ete., to be admitted into the United States free of duty. Beneath An Tach OF Ice. Huntington, W. Va, Feb. 22.—The entire southern portion of West Vir ginia is beneath a’shect of ice an inch thick. the result of 20 hours’ sleet. said pany amandinen vane olrod ont te Tikes naval training station was began, ‘A favorable report was authorized by the fdving the press of Smeioe” to Aiteen army Shapldinw £6r “distinguished services?” 7 PREPARING FOR WAR, England Is Strengthening Her Fortl- fications. Halifax, Feb. 22.—During the past six months every steamer belonging to the Furness line arriving at this port has landed explosives and big guns. ‘They are distributed among the har- bor fortifications, The staff of work- men employed until recently was the largest in the history of the garrison and numbered 1,800. ‘These men, un- der direction of engineers from Eng- land, working in night and day shifts, made great changes in the forts and assisted in mounting the new guns, all of which are of the latest patterns, with disappearing mounts. The old guns were dismounted, General Parson, commander in chief of the imperial foreesin Canada, acting under orders from the war office, has ordered a days’ mobilization of the royal artillery. ‘The order ealls for the manning of every fortification by every available man, All guns will be thor- oughly tested and discharged and searchlights will play every night. ti Mikeat Ss Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 25.—Word has been received here that several places north of this city that have been try- ing to work up ajine for the Midland Valley railroad have given up their plans, ‘The offiéials of the road have given them definite answer that the line will be built nearly on a direct line from Fort Smith to Wichita, taking in Pawhuska in the Osage res- ervation. An Immense Snow Silde. Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 25.—The Har- bor City branch of the Denver & Rio Grande is reported completely block- aded bya mammoth snow slide below the Bridal Veil Falls. So terrifie was the slide that rocks and timbers were carried across the canyon and the river was dammed for some distance. For a distance of 100 feet the track was 70 to to 90 feet under snow. = ie a eal Washington, Feb. 25.—The supreme court of the United States has affirmed the opinion of the court of claims in the ease of the Delaware Indians vs. Cherokee Indians, taking the position that the Delewares were only'entitled to 160 aeres of land each in the Chero- kee lands, and an equal division with Cherokees in residence lands and funds. Bellet Of Russian Officials. St. Petersburg, Feb. 25.—“The war will end in August or September, in the complete defeat of the Japanese,” said to the Associated press a high authority in intimate touch with the Russian war plans, whose opinion can be taken faithfully to reflect the belief in the highest official quarters, In State Of Seige. London, Feb. 25.—A Sofia corre- spondent telegraphs that the Bulgarian government has declared a state of siege over a zone 19 miles wide, ex- tending along the frontier from Knatendil to the Black Sea with a view of preventing incursions of armed bands, : ‘Wannabes thcekue: Paris, Feb. 25.—The suppression of instruction in France by the religious orders will be very expensive as this step will entail the erection of new schools costing $12,800,000 and an an nual expense for teachers of $1,300,000. Another Chicago Theater. Chicago, Feb, 24.—Fire has partially destroyed the building occupied by the Alhambra theater, hotel and apart- ments. The structure was three stories high. ‘The loss is estimated at $15,000. Boying Warshipa. New York, Feb. 23.—Both England and France are trying to buy four or five Chilean warships. The England bid is the better one. It is also ru- mored that England has made a, posal to buy all the Chilean saauadron aeeeetine titan iuben uae THE TREATY RATIFIED Everything Is fakin a Speedy Ex- | change Of Ratifications. A TWO-THIRD VOTE REQUIRED. ‘the Canal Project To Be Preaved By All Proper Methods, When Commolasion In Organized The Next Step Will Be reaciaten ate> Washington, Feb. 25.—The United States senate ratified without amend- ment the treaty with Panama for a canal across the isthmus of that name by avote of 64to14. The result was a foregone conclusion, the interest in the matter being only in the division of the vote on the democratic side which was not known definitely until the roll was called, all the republicans being for ratification. Fourteen demo- erats voted for ratification and 14 against. ‘Two democrats, Clark of Montana and Stone of Missouri, were paired in favor of the treaty, and three democrats, Overman, McLaurin and Martin, were paired against it, so in the vote 16 democrats were for the treaty and 17 against it, The vote was taken much earlier than was antici- pated at first, when its opponents were vigorously trying to secure enough votes to prevent ratification. ‘The pairs were two to one asa two third vote is necessary to ratify a treaty. Everything is ready for the speedy consummation of the Panama canal treaty, and both the war and state de- partments have made preparations for the next step, the former dispatch of troops to the isthmus and the latter by the completion of arrangements for the exchange of ratifications of the treaty which must take place in Washington. There is no reason why this ceremony should not occur within the next 48 hours. ‘The administration intends to press the canal project by all proper meth- ods, As acabinet official expressed it the next step after the appointment of the commission will be to “scratch dirt” and already such members of the commission as are assured of their places, like Admiral Waller and Major General Davis have been giving some attention to the provisions for the clerical force and the engagement of engineering talent to conduct actual wit of canal digging. Final Clash In Palestine. London, Feb. 24.—The expansion of European countries is drifting toward Palestine, and it is here that the final clash of interests will oceur. Such at least is the opinion of Dr. M. Gaster, who read a paper on “The Political Aspect of the Future of Pales: tine” to a gathering of the Central Asiatic Society. Austria, he said, was gradually creep- ing down the Novi-Bazar, and was building railways to connect with Sa- lonica; while Russia would never give up her dream of occupying Constanti nople as a stepping-stone to India, Dr, Gaster foresaw a possible solution of the difficulty in the Zionist. move- ment. If the Jews colonized Palestine they would make of it a strong buffer nation, and would. show favor to none. Bucinvacht tusk Mevleain: Bakersfield, Cal., Feb. 24.--The engine attached to the west-bound Santa Fe limited took fire while stopping at the ‘Techapi station. It was an oil engine, and the oil caught fire between the tank and the engine, and an explosion followed, destroying the engine and setting fire toa composite coach, which was burned, The flames spread to the depot and it was burned. There was a large amount of powder in the station, which exploded. The loss is estimated at $50,000. Dynamite Explosion. Salt Lake, Utah, Feb, 2%.—Two cars of dynamite attached to a work train ‘onthe Ogden-Lucin eutoff of the Soutlt ern Pacifie railroad exploded with ter- rifie foree, at Jackson Statioa, 88 miles west of Ogden, killing at least 23 per sons, injuring as many more and destroying a large amount of company property. Five locomotives were re duced to scrap iron and the big steam shovel at Jackson was completely de- molished. gl ae ae ree eae _ Washington, Feb. 24.—The torpedo boat flotilla consisting of the torpedo Doat destroyers Decatur, Chauncey, Barry, Bainbridge and Dale, und con- voy of the eruiser Buffalo, have left Malta for Port Said. Cont Cara Called For. Topeka, Feb. 23.—All Santa Fe yard- masters on this division on the Santa Fe have received instructions from Fy ©. Fox, superintendent, to liberate all of that system’s coal cars.as rapidly as possible in order to keep the southern Kansas coal mines in operation by fur- nishing transportation for the heavy shipments of the product, Largest Boot Factory. Berlin, Ontario, Feb. 23.—The fac- tory of the Berlin Boot company, the largest of the kind in Canada, is de- stroyed by fire. Loss $150,000. CHARMS OF ABOUKIR PICTURESQUE SPOT ON THE BANKS OF THF NILE (Special Correspondence.) To the members of the Coast-guard | Knowing hc service Aboukir is a rather important | an, desires | station commanding one of the chief | herself fror islands where the smuggler makes | the pain of “caches” of the drug that he hopes to | Pasha let t descend int run to the mainland some moonless | nich they night, and where the government cut- | tiof that the ter makes sudden and sometimes for-|1 was myse tunate descents. To the Europeans | there was a of Alexandria it is a pleasant place in | go naive w: spring for picnics, and in summer for | errand, and fife under canvas or a mat roof for ful enjoym BES, MF Ee ry Was > f Geese es se Pa 7 i> ey Pak Oe a Cok) ir 3 ee er Te ae pet ek i ers | bet A eh as eye ae foe ea 5 ee those who prefer a sea breeze blow- ing nightly from open water to the clammy and adulterated whiffs that come in from: the two harbors of the great port. To the world that knows a little history it s the scene of Nel- son’s triumph, and, deceived by the glorious words, “of the Nile,” we vaguely picture a great river mouth and turbid waters. But it is a far cry from Aboukir to the Rashid Light- house that crowns the long sandy spit bordering the Nile’s western estuary. Sea and sun alone do not give its charm; memories of ancient battles seem idle in the presence of the peacefulness of to-day, but the sand hills and palm groves, the straggling little village, and the ruined forts all lend their own beauty to the picture of the bay. All along the shore fragments of ancient masonry, rocks smoothed into flat tables or hollowed into square basins, used no doubt by the ancient bathers, and stone steps testify to the numbers of visitors who must have come down for amusement and devo- tion, for the two went hand in hand in the ancient world. Inland the low hills near the coast are full of ruined cisterns and the half-filled shafts of tombs and ancient cellars covered with slippery ice-plant, and dangerous at night, Away on the eastern side of the village a great dune, crowned with a moldering fort and sloping slowly toward Mahadia, is said to cover the ruins of the ancient city, and the anti- quarians debate hotly over the site of the Temple of Canopus. But we do not yet know where the old Canopic mouth of the Nile is to be found, and for the layman it is enough that the whole neighborhood of Aboukir was ‘once covered with houses, and that everywhere coins, lamps, {ars and statuettes are’found by Bedawins seraping the ground for the spring barley crop. Strange beliefs linger around the tombs. A French Pasha who has built a house at Aboukir above a Greek - rr—SC=*® 3 <a e ; ee io ee | Ce ae . . : ic eS eT ae | Oe Ec a gue a NN tia ‘ee ee 105 ee PT poe ey ae Pe ae ae i Med c ee | A agi | inet 4 So ES AES > He ae eS i a Ze are pee et ote ea i ee a eed Hee Ne Le Med «Ment Tom 4 tomb was amazed one morning to find a dozen young Bedawin women, some of whom had come from fifty miles away, sitting before his door. The Pasha, whose knowledge of Arable, {s as great as his kindness, asked them their errand; they replied that two years ago two women of their clan had descended into the old tonjb; whith had just been opened, had forth- with been cured of barrenness, Knowing how much a Bedawin wom: an, desires to bear children and savo herself from the risk of divorce on the pain of seeing a rival wife, the Pasha let them enter his house and descend into the vaults below, from which they returned with the full be- lief that their prayers would be heard. I was myself a witness to this scene; there was an element of comedy in it, 80 naive was their statement of "their errand, and so girlish, fheir half-fear- ful enjoyment of going down into a Snake Charmers. dark place where perhaps an “afreet” (devil) lurked, while one could not, but admire the faith that had brought ‘a newly-wedded Walad All girl from the Hammam district, some forty miles west of Alexanaria. ‘There are two classes of Moslems at Aboukir—the Bedawin and the villag- ers, mostly fishermen, though a few cultivate tomatoes and melons or own fruit trees—chiefly figs and dates, which grow splendidly in the sand. Everywhere within some hundred yards of the shore sweet water can be reached with a little digging, and the ground is seamed with deep trenches and hollows, where every leaf is fresh and green, though out- side them the grassland is burned yellow and the flowers have disap- peared. In spring the grass is long and rich, and for two or three months Aboukir is gay with flowers, but by May. all is over. ‘There is a strain of northern blood among these fisher people; many are light-haired, and blue or gray eyes are common among them, while their skins are occasionally almost Scandi- navian in their fairness. Some ascribe these traits to a Turkish admixture, certain antiquarlans speak of “Aega- ean” invaders or of the Greeks of Ptolmaic days, but the natives them- selves, with deplorable lack of imag- nation, bluntly state that these fair people date from the beginning of the century, when Napoleon's army gar- risoned Aboukir among other places. At the other end of the color scale are the gypsy-like Bedawins, who feed their sheep.and camels and grow spring barley behind the sandhill. Like their brethren at Marlout and near Ramieh they enjoy no good repu- tation among the law-abiding and, all cases of theft or destruction of property are laid to their charge. Yet the villagers of Aboukir, like all the fellaheen of Egypt, are capable ‘of Jawlessness enough, and it is only in the past few years that the energy of the coast-guard officers has checked Water Carriers. to find ; the traffic In ‘hasheésh, in which some n, Some | 30 per cent of the Aboukir men have y miles | at one time or another taken part. A’ The| present all is peaceful—the cont” abic, is | band tradé is more and more dares d them | gus~and, but for gceasionsls ana be at two | es with the neighh-~!r ir clan | Kharaba and wiWSPAPER UNION, | tonjb; | fishermen ofCHITA, KANSAS. d forth- | would be pe tanem: | nowtiah Bes CHERRY COUGH “Wl © 8 eures coughs and colds.. SUPPLEMENT TO THE SEARCHLIGHT. Wichita, Kansas, Saturday Feb. 27, '04 PAYING 80 CENTS.—The farmers of northwest Kansas are getting 80 cents a bushel for wheat. YOUNG WOMAN WILL RUN.—Miss Elsie Sechler, of Fort Scott, is a candidate for county clerk. IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE.—Salina's Improvement League added $8,000 to its bank account the past year. This organization is governed by women. FAST MAIL CONTINUED.—The house post roads committee has left in the appropriation bill the $25,000 fast mail subsidy between Kansas City and Newton. HAS CRAZY MOTHER.—A Rice county boy whose mother has been sent to the asylum six times has been adjudged insane and sent to an institution for the feeble minded. MILL AND DEPOT BURN.—The new flour mill of Edward Guldner and the Frisco depot at Frederick are destroyed by fire. The loss is $1,400; the insurance, $1,000. KILLED BY A FALL.—O. Johnson, one of the first settlers of Kansas and for thirty-four years a resident of Miami county, was killed by a fall from a hay loft on his farm near Paola. WHERE IS ALLEN.—The Wichita police are trying to find John Martin Allen to tell him that he has inherited property in Moundsville, W. Va. It is believed in Moundsville that Allen lives in Wichita. SAFFORDVILLE GROWING.—The Orient depot is to be in the center of the town near the Santa Fe. Twelve residences costing from $1,000 to $3,000 have been built this winter and seven more are to be built in the spring. AFTER WIFE BEATERS.—Clad Hamilton, police judge, and Mr. McCullom, chief of police, adopted a new policy which they believe will have a tendency to stop wife beating there. They have decided to inflict on men convicted of beating their wives the heaviest penalty possible and to shackle them with ball and chain and put them to work on the streets. SNOON ON Ash WEDNESDAY.—In the early hours of Ash Wednesday a storm of sleetty snow swept over Topeka and that region covering the ground to a depth of two inches. An east wind prevailed with an announced temperature of 20 degrees at the government weather bureau. Experts say there is enough snow to form a blanket for the wheat, giving it moisture and excluding the cold. PENSION PAYMENTS.—The Topeka pension office issued between February 4 and 13 pension vouchers to the amount of $3,536,441.28 to 105,273 pensioners. Since February 13 3,500 vouchers were issued to inmates of the Soldiers' home for $110,519.33; making a total amount paid to $3,646,900.61. The district paid from Topeka includes Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Indian Territory. MARRIED IN PRISON.—John Sherman, a convict in the federal prison at Fort Leaenworth, was married to his common law wife, Mary J. Peugh. Sherman is from Indian Territory and is dying from consumption. He has some property and wishes his wife to inherit it and for this reason he chose to be legally married to her fearing that the common law marriage under which they lived might not hold in case of his death. BRICK AT LANSING.—When spring opens prisoners of the penitentiary will be at work making paving brick. The Lansing road to Leaenworth will require a month of favorable weather for its completion. By that time the brick will be ready and the laving of walks will begin. SEVEN ARRESTED.—The sensation in the trial at Norton of the Dewey ranchmen for the murder of the Berrys was the arrest of seven men who were with the defendants on the day of the tragedy at Alpheus Berry's ranch. USED KNIFE ON TEACHER.—When Ray Lowrey, a teacher in a country school east of Wichita, tried to force Simon Freese, a pupil larger than himself, to obey a command, the latter drew a knife and cut him in the back, making two or three serious wounds. KANSAS TEMPERANCE UNION.—F. D. Coburn is re-elected president of the Kansas State Temperance Union. Rev. J. T. McFarland, of Topeka, is vice president; W. L. Dexter is secretary, and William Macferran, treasurer. FORT RILEY GARRISON.—There are 66 officers and 1,420 enlisted men now on duty. Troops A, B, C and D, of the 11th cavalry, are now on their way to Fort Riley from the Philippines, which will bring the garrison up to about Write plainly. Fill out 100. Mail to E. E. Harrison Place, Chicago. MAJOR MINICK DEAD.—Major J. M. Minick, one of the founders of the city of El Reno, O. T., died in Wichita, where he has practiced medicine since 1888. Dr. Minick was a member of the state board of health and last year was its president. At the time the strip was opened he was president of the old soldiers' colony, which made the run into Oklahoma. He was prominent in Masonic circles. General debility was the cause of his death. CHANGE ARBOR DAY.—Governor Bailey probably will change the date of Arbor day from the middle of March to the middle of April. Heretofore Arbor day has not been generally observed. The governor says March is too early for tree planting and he is figuring on another date. He thinks the middle of April will suit everybody. PRAIRIE DOG BULLETIN.—A new prairie dog bulletin has been issued by the experimental department of the state agricultural college. The bulletin discusses the experiments which have been made in destroying the dogs and declares that nearly 700,000 acres of Kansas land formerly infested with the pests have been entirely reclaimed. A PROMINENT CITIZEN.—John S. Wilkin, a prominent old soldier and Republican politician, died at his home in Maple City, Cowley county, of pneumonia. He was 60 years of age and had lived in Cowley county for twenty years. He was county treasurer for three terms, had a large ranch and raised race horses. HOLDS THE RECORD.—Asher McCowen, a mail carrier in Hiawatha, finished seven years of continuous service February 4. He has never missed a day of being on duty from 6 o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock at night in that time. McCowen holds the record in Kansas. OPERA HOUSE FIRE.—Fire was discovered in the opera house at Stockton. The fire department was prompt in action but found that the water pipes were frozen. This caused delay and the use of so much water that it ruined a $10,000 stock in the rooms below. HEAVY COAL TRAINS.—The Frisco has been running some record-breaking coal trains out of Pittsburg with the big "hog" engines, but one of the longest was taken out the other day. A "drag" of 70 loads was brought to Fort Scott. MILLS FURNISH POWER.—Ness City is putting in a system of electric lights. Quite a number of small Kansas towns are now figuring on the same proposition. The power in all the cases is to be furnished by local flouring mills. SPECIALS FROM INDIA.—The El Dorado Republic is said to be one of the three only papers in this country which receive special correspondence from India. THE UNDERFLOW.—Congressman Murdock is sanguine over the prospect for getting the government to investigate the underflow. BANQUET TO DAUGHTERS.—At Topeka the sons of the American Revolution held a banquet for the Daughters of the Revolution. IMMIGRATION AGENTS.—The immigration agents of the Missouri Pacific will hold a meeting in Wichita on February 26. WOMEN WORKERS.—An Ottawa woman's Saturday Afternoon club has raised $450 for the Y. M. C. A. fund. DOMESTIC SCIENCE.—Agitation for a domestic science department in the Augusta schools has been started. PRATT'S GAS PLANT.—A proposition to build a gas plant is the talk just now of the people of Pratt. SHIPPING MULES.—Three carloads of mules were sent from Frankfort to the south last week. SLEET IN GEARY.--Sleet fell nearly all day in Geary county with a cold east wind. The wheat growing farmers are greatly concerned about the continued lack of moisture. There has been practically no moisture on the fields since November. Wheat will be badly damaged unless there is a fall of rain or snow soon. HOTEL MAN DEAD.—C. C. Coltrane, proprietor of the Windsor hotel at Garden City, is dead after a brief illness. Grief caused by the recent death of a daughter hastened his death. JOINT LINE PROPOSED.—There is a persistent runner in railroad circles that the Chicago Great Western and the Missouri Pacific will build a joint line from St. Joseph to Atchison on the Kansas side of the river. Both lines will use the track, and the Great Western will use the Missouri Pacific line from Atchison to Kansas City. GIRL ORATORS.—The girls of Washburn college completed their organization of an oratorical association and will put some orators in the field for the spring contests. MUTUAL TELEPHONES.—Mutual telephone companies are increasing over Central Kansas. Three such companies have already been formed in Dickinson county, each with 40 or 50 members. The farmers do all the work of building the line and some country storekeeper usually conducts the switch board free in order to get the farmers' trade. FALSE FIRE ALARM.—An Argentine girl of about 18 years turned in a false fire alarm and was fined $25 in police court. PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.—Among the 12 private pension bills passed by the house within a few days are: For Henry Frazier, Abilene, 81 years, a raise from $12 to $40 a month; and the same for Marion Arnold, Manhattan, who is $1 years old; and a raise from $17 to $30 a month for John T. Collins, Caswell P. Ford, aged 76, was voted $30 a month; another for Benjamin George, 72 years old and blind, of $30; Wm. C. McCormick, McPherson, was given $30; Benj. Putnam served in the Mexican war and was raised from $12 to $39; Dr. Will C. Folsom, also in the Mexican war, was raised from $12 to $20; Levi Remick, Iola, will get $50 a month; James Dewgherty, Plainville, was allowed $20; Mrs. Swird, Winfield, will receive $20 a month. All of these are Kansas veterans. K. U. STANDARD HIGHER—At the annual spring election of seniors to the honorary fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, nineteen members of the class of 1904 received honors. This is a large number of honor graduates, and indicates that the standard of scholarship at K. U. is higher than formerly. The constitution does not allow more than one fourth of the graduating class to be elected to Phi Beta Kappa. WAS IN KANSAS 20TH—The Army and Navy record announces the approaching marriage of Captain Edward L. Glasgow, of Kansas, to Miss Anna F. Starr, of Salem, N. J. Captain Glasgow is now in command of an artillery company near Philadelphia. He was formerly a member of the Twentieth Kansas as first lieutenant of company M. WOULD REFORM BOYS.—The Caldwell Advance says: From evidences shown on the streets of Caldwell the past week or two, Kansas could well follow Iowa's lead in the enactment of the inebriate asylum law. Young men and old have tried to out-Herod each other in hilarity, and complaints come daily of young boys' drunken orgies." ONE OF THE MOB.—The Atchison Globe notes the death, at Wallace, Wash., of Thomas Rhea. Rhea was the pioneer blacksmith of Atchison county. He was a hot-headed proslavery man, and the Globe notes that he was a member of the committee, or mob, which set the Rev. Pardee Butler afloat on the bosom of the Missouri. KANSAS BUTTER.—The Kansas commission for the world's fair has engaged an eight foot space in the glass refrigerated show case at St. Louis, and the work of making a display of Kansas butter is in the hands of A. E. Jones, who was recently appointed superintendent of the dairy exhibits for Kansas. JUSTICE WARPED.—At Louisberg two men were tried on the charge of blowing open a safe. They did the work together and were captured together. One of them was acquitted and the other was convicted by different juries. The same man defended both cases and the same evidence was used in each case. IN FEDERAL COURY.—Heirs of the Frenchman who made the De Boissiere Odd Fellows home property have brought suit in the federal court asking that the property be sold, and to recover the property claimed by Troutman and Stone as a part of the property, and that the proceeds, after payment of the Odd Fellows' claim, be turned over to the heirs. A CLOSE SHAVE.—State Treasurer Kelly says the state will have a close shave next fall to keep from stamping more warrants "not paid for want of funds." It took $664,570 of the 1904 tax money to pay off 1903 bills. PEABODY TALKING.—The town is agitating the matter of securing a canning factory. DEMAND FOR CARS.—The demand for freight cars at present in view of the business of the next few months, is becoming a serious problem with the Santa Fe. The demand for all classes of freight cars is enormous, and the company is making strenuous efforts to get all cars in line for service. CAME IN 1856.—James Griffith, one of the wealthiest farmers of Jefferson county, and a few years ago county commissioner, died at his home near Ozawkie. He had been a resident of Kansas since 1856. WAS A KANSAS MAN.—W. E. Cochran, chief inspector of the postoffice department, and who is said to be the man who was instrumental in securing Senator Burton's indictment, is a Troy, Kansas, man. For two terms he was principal of the Troy school in the very early '80s. KANSAS BANKERS.—The meeting of the Kansas Bankers' association at Wichita, May 17-19, is expected to be the largest meeting of bankers and financiers that has ever been held in the state. BUSINESS SUSPENDED.—Almost every business house in McPherson was closed during the time the body of Dr. Carl Swenson was in the city between trains. The postoffice and the court house were closed and the flag on the courthouse hung at half mast. NEW GRAND MASTER.—At the meeting of the Masonic grand lodge in Topeka, Thomas G. Fitch, of Wichita, was elected grand master to succeed Bester G. Brown. Perry G. Hoisington, of Newton, was chosen grand high priest. IN A PRAIRIE LAND. [Editorial Correspondence.] Moose Jaw, Assinibola. Farmers' Review, Chicago, July 22, 1903. Most of the prairies in the United States have ceased to exist. Man has broken them up with orchards, forests and farm buildings. But in Western Canada the prairies still stretch grandly from horizon to horizon as yet unmarried by the hand of man, save where the iron road has been laid. To a city man there is something deliciously restful about the vast grassy solitudes. Numerous clumps of trees mark the course of the Assinibone river, which keeps in sight of the railroad for some distance. "Grass is one of the notable things about all the landscape of Western Canada. It is a remarkable fact that the entire length of the Canadian Pacific railway from its eastern terminus to the Rocky Mountains is over plains where grass grows. The sage brush appears at some points, but never to the exclusion of grass. There is thus not a mile of this country that cannot be used for some agricultural purpose—either for tilling or ranching. "Moose Jaw is a town of over 2,000 inhabitants, and one of the most important places in Assiniboia, being the center of a very good farming country and a great grain and stock shipping point. "Near Moose Jaw agriculture and ranching go hand in hand; for near the town was seen a herd of beef cattle several hundred in number. On another side was seen a good sized herd of dairy cows, the property of the citizens in the town. "In riding over the prairies we saw many good fields of alfalfa. The great need of the country is timber, which grows readily where planted, as was demonstrated by the shelter belts on some of the farms, and the trees on the residence lots in the town. "Stories were told the writer of men who last year cleared from their wheat crop more than the land on which it was grown originally cost them. This is easy to believe, in view of the large crop and high price for wheat last year."—Henry F. Thurston. By sending your address to any agent of the Canadian Government you will have mailed to you a copy of an atlas, railway rates, etc., giving fullest information regarding Western Canada. It's all right to plan for the future provided you don't overlook the present. Many School Children Are Sickly. Mother Gray's Sweet powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Home, New York, break up Colds in 24 hours, cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At all druggists', 25c. Sample mailed free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N.Y. Funeral of Sacred Elephants. Curious ceremonies are witnessed in Slam when one of the sacred white elephants dies. It is given a funeral gran'er than that accorded to princes of royal blood. Buddhist priests officiate, and thousands of devout Slahese men and women follow the deceased animal to the grave. Jewels and offerings representing some thousands of pounds are buried with the elephant. Robbie Identified Nero The other day a teacher asked her pupils if any of them knew who Nero was. The only response came from a little fellow, who held up his hand. "Well, Robbie," said the teacher, "do you know who Nero was?" "Yes, ma'am," he answered, proudly; "he's the one we sing about in Sunday school." The teacher could not recall any particular religious music devoted to Nero. "What is the song, Robbie?" she asked. "Nero, My God to Thee." Dserved Rebuke. A certain Mrs. Beaumont of Bretton, England, who lived in the time of Pitt, and whom the possession of lead mines made wealthy and purseproud, one day thought to impress Pitt, who was staying at Bretton, with her riches. She had the most splendid service of plate at dinner, and, waving her hand, she said: "There, Mr. Pitt, that's all from the mines." "Indeed," answered Pitt, "if you had not told me, Mrs. Beaumont, I should have thought it was silver." TIMELY CALLING. How the Pastor Saved a Life. A man near Fort Gay, W. Va., made an entire failure in getting strength from the kind of food he ate and not knowing that the trouble was with the food kept on losing health until the doctors gave him up to die. It was supposed to be consumption because he was wasting away steadily and slowly dying. His minister called from time to time and one day brought along a package of GrapeNuts, thinking from what he knew of the famous food that perhaps it might help him. The sick man took to it at once and from that day began to get well. In writing he says: "I walked to town to-day 3 miles. Have gained over 40 pounds in about 2 months and my neighbors don't know what to say. I frequently am told it was as if I am raised from the dead. Everybody here knows of my case, you can tell people to write to the Postmaster or Rev. L. D. Bryan. I will make a sworn statement that Grape-Nuts saved my life." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. This is another illustration that where all other food fails one can be brought back to health and strength on Grape-Nuts. "There's a reason." Look in each pkg. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." MARKETS CORRECTED DAILY. Kansas City. NATIVE STEERES ... $ 3 75 @ $ 5 15 WHEAT ... No. 2 hard ... $ 5 40 WHEAT ... No. 2 hard ... $ 95 CORN ... No. 2 White ... $ 1 06 OATS ... No. 2 White ... $ 42 HAY- Choice Timothy ... $ 9 50 @ $ 10 00 Prairie ... $ 7 25 @ $ 7 50 FURTHER ... $ 21 @ $ 2 8 EGGS ... @ $ 18 Chicago Live Stock. GOOD TO PRIME STEERES $ 4 90 @ $ 5 75 STOCKERS & FEEDERS ... $ 2 50 @ $ 4 10 HEIFERS ... $ 2 05 @ $ 4 50 HOGS ... $ 5 25 @ $ 5 50 Chicago Grain. WHEAT-No. 2 Hard ... $ 1 05 @ $ 1 10 WHEAT-No. 2 Hard ... $ 97 CORN-No. 2 ... $ 43 @ $ 44 OATS-No. 2 ... @ $ 41 St. Louis Live Stock. BEEF STEERES ... $ 3 70 @ $ 5 26 COWS & HEIFERS ... $ 2 25 @ $ 5 00 TEXAS STEERES ... $ 2 75 @ $ 4 75 WHEAT Open High Low Close Close Yday May- 1 05 1 0% 14% 1 0% 1 04 July- 95 97 91% 91% 97 94% CORN- May 59% 57% 55% 57% 55% 55% July 53% 53% 55% 55% 55% 55% OATS- May 45% 46 44% 46 44% 44% July 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% Wichita Live Stock. HOGS. $ 5 00 @ $ 5 15 CATTLE STOCKERS. 3 00 @ 3 25 COWS. 3 00 @ 3 25 HEIFERS. 2 25 @ 3 00 STEERS. — @ 2 50 LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF. In India 118 different languages are spoken. There are thirty thousand deserted wives in London. The safety of missionaries in Korea is now considered as secure. Feb. 16 was the coldest day in northern Ohio since Feb. 10, 1899. "Russia can afford to wait," is a common expression at St. Petersburg. On Feb. 17 there were 300 cases of typhoid fever reported in Watertown, New York. The chemical laboratory at the Ohio state university is totally destroyed by fire; loss, $100,000. A crazy crank was arrested at the White House with revolver on him. He was from Chicago. The Russian embassy is being flooded with offers of assistance from Americans in various walks of life. Fire at Minneapolis, Minn., gutted the Printers' Exchange building, a six-story brick. Loss, $120,000. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt each planted a tree on Washington's birthday, in the White House grounds. President Roosevelt has signed an act authorizing the sale of a part of the Red Lake Indian reservation in Minnesota. On and after July 1 the government will not allow the use of private postal cards on which is printed United States of America. The people of the United States eat up $150,000,000 worth of candy in a year, and there are nearly 5,000 factories making it, with a capital of $38,000,000. Representatives from ninety-two percent of the steel shafting manufacturers of the United States have raffirmed the scale of prices promulgated one year ago. Wallace King, son of creamery trust magnate, who had been lost since before Christmas, was found frozen still in an unused refrigerator room near Norfolk, Nebraska. The union of the Presbyterian and the Cumberland Presbyterian churches of the United States was effected at the conference at St. Louis; after which a banquet was tendered the members of the two committees by the Presbyterian Social Union of St. Louis. The report that the Japanese have concentrated about 60,000 troops at Wonson on the east coast of Korea with the object of entering Manchuria is confirmed. So many of military and medical assistance have come to the Russian embassy from Americans all over the country that the Russian ambassador has cabled to Russia for instructions in the matter. The mercury went down to 4.4 below zero on February 17, which is a new record for New York city. The large paint shop of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western car shop plant, at Scranton, Pa., is destroyed by fire. Loss $150,000. By the approval of the president 2,000 printing artisans of Baltimore have been given temporary employment in the government printing office. The request of President Mitchell that all miners should quit work during the afternoon of the day of Senator Hanna's funeral was quite generally observed. Seneca lake in New York, was frozen from shore to shore from Starkey to North Hector on February 17, for the first time since 1857. An insurance publication of Baltimore fixes the total loss in the Baltimore fire at $32,864,800, of which local companies carried $600,000. The estimated total salvage is $1,769,700. A ship was towed into port at New York which had been ten months coming from Manila, with the crew completely exhausted. They had been in continuous storm in both oceans. Machine-made poetry is not always the product of the typewriter. In Winter Use Allen's Foot-Feet A powder. Your feet feel uncomfortable, nervous and often cold and damp. If you have sweating, sore feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease. Soil by all drugstuffs and shoe stores, 25 cents. Sample sent free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. The girl with freckles may have perfect eyes and yet she wears specks. S. K. B. Mrs. Elizabeth H. 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We send FREE and postpaid a 200 page treatise on Piles, Fistula and Diseases of the Rectum; also 100 page lilies, treatise of Diseases of the thousand canes, and 100 page lilies, treatise of Diseases of the thousand canes, to furnish their furniture for their use. DRS. THORNTON & MINOR. 1030 Oak St. Kiley, City Mo. "HEALTH IS WEALTH" Is truly an expression of wisdom, for without the former the latter is an impossibility. Would not many of our multi-millionaires give all their wealth for perfect health? If you wish to enjoy the blessings of health, live a regular life, get plenty of sunshine, outdoor air, healthy diet, vigorous exercise and avoid depression, ill nature and excitement—keep the bowels regular. Many of the advertised breakfast foods have a tendency to constipation. DR. PRICE'S WHEAT FLAKE CELERY FOOD Peruna for coughs and colds in children. SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH Use Pe-ru-na for La Grippe and Winter Catarrh. EVERY country of the civilized world the Sisters of Charity are known. Not only do they minister to the spiritual and intellectual needs of the charges committed to their care, but they also minister to their bodily needs. Whenever coughs or colds, la gripe or pneumonia make their appearance amping the children these Sisters are not discerted, but know exactly the remedies to apply. With so many children to take care of and to protect from climate and disease these wise and prudent Sisters have found Peruna a never-failing safeguard. Sisters of St. Joseph, of the Deaf M. Mo., writes: "We appreciate Peruna very much catarrh and also with colds and la grip have inspired many others with the sa it has certainly kept us from being ve winter for our little ones. Thanking y a afflicted ones, we remain, yours graze Dr. Hartman receives many letters from Dr. Catholic Sisters from all over the United States. A recommend recently received from a Catholic institution in Detroit, Mich., reads as follows: Dr S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio, Dear Sir—"The young girl who used the Peruna was suffering from laryngitis and loss of voice. The result of the treatment was most satisfactory. She found great relief, and after farther use of the medicine we hope to be able to say she is entirely cured."—Sisters of Charity. This young girl was under the care of the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna for catarh of the throat, with good results as the above letter testifies. From a Catholic institution in Central Ohio comes the following recommend from the Sister Superior: "Some years ago a friend of our institution recommended to us Dr. Hartman's Peruna as an excellent remedy for the influenza of which we then had several which threatened to be of a serious character. 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PATENTS PAT 310 PILES NO MONEY We send FREE and soft Rectum to 100 pages by our mild method, non DRS. THORR "HEALT Is truly an expression of wisdom many of our multi-millionaires give blessings of health, live a regular exercise and avoid depression, if advertised b SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH." Peruna has become our favorite medicine for influenza, catarrh, cold, cough and bronchitis. Another recommend from a Catholic institution of one of the Central States written by the Sister Superior reads as follows: "A number of years ago our attention was called to Dr. Hartman's Peruna, and since then we have used it with wonderful results for grip, coughs, colds and catarrhal diseases of the head and sternum." "For grip and winter catarrh especially it has been of great service to the inmates of this institution." SISTERS OF CHARITY All Over the United States Use Pe-ru-na for Catarrh. A recommend recently received from a Catholic institution in the Southwest reads as follows: A Prominent Mother Superior Says: "I can testify from experience to the efficiency of Perruna as one of the very best If afflicted with Thompson's Eye Water sore eyes, use NEW PENSION LAWS SENT FREE Apply to NATHIAN BICKFORD, 914 F St., Washington, D. C. MEXICAN Mustang Liniment cures Sprains and Strains. FARMERS and STOCKMEN We can save you midmaner's profit by having our own warehouse, offering the highest possible prices for your grain and stock. Send for our FREE "Booklet." Farmers' Grain and Live Stock Commission Co. Old Salem Building. FREDERICK G. FISCHER PATENT LAWYER & SOLICITOR of U.S. & FOREIGN PATENTS FREE BOOK ON PATENTS, TRADE-MARKS, ETC. 314 to 317 Junction Bld., Kansas City, Mo. KEY TILL CURED, 25 YEARS ESTABLISHED. postpaid a 200 page facsimile or Piles, Flirtin and Discusses of the films, treatise on Diseases of Women. Of the thousands cured none paid a cent till cured—we furnish their names on application. RNTON & MINOR, 1030 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo. THEY HAVE WHAT TO DO THEY ARE SWAGGER IN THE CREATOR OF THE CREATOR A TYPE OF CHICHEZ ROADS HERE is pending in Congress a bill called the Brownlow bill, introduced by Hon. Walter P. Brownlow, of Tennessee, which appropriates $24,000,000 as National aid for the building of wagon roads. This sum is to be available at the rate of $8,000,000 a year, is to be divided according to the population of the different States, but no State is to receive less than $250,000. Every State receiving National aid must appropriate and spend a like amount. The asserted growth of sentiment in favor of the measure has been chiefly due to the institution and extension of the rural free mail delivery system, which has brought the disadvantages of poor roads home to the farmers and other country dwellers. Applications for the extension of the free delivery system are being refused by the post-office authorities on account of the roads, and the disappointed communities demand their improvement. Their demands are so in excess of the ability of the local boards to respond that for a year past Highway Commissions all over the country have been putting themselves into record in favor of National aid. It is claimed on behalf of the bill that the plan of distribution is more equitable than the distribution of some $32,500,000 a year under the rivers and harbors bill, which goes principally to the seaboard States and to the Mississippi delta. In support of the Brownlow bill as a general measure attention is called to the fact that France has 23,603 miles of wagon road, which are built and maintained by the nation, and Italy about 5000 miles, while many of the States of the Union spend hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in highway improvement. The rarmer should be particularly interested in having good roads, first, because he is usually taxed to maintain them, as real estate cannot escape taxation. Secondly, for the reason that he has occasion to use them to a great extent in the prosecution of his business. And the last may often outweigh the first in dollars and cents, when taken into consideration the moving of heavy loads for a considerable distance over poor roads. Here is a view of the case that should not be lost sight of. It is not alone those who drive for pleasure or business over our highways that should ask for or demand their improved condition. This is for their interest and convenience, it is true, and rightly too, and the farmer who has to move his produce to market or place of shipment or in the daily prosecution of his work needs to use the roads, gains or loses in this direction in accordance with their good or bad condition. Good roads in such cases mean the saving of time, the greater durability of vehicle and the wear of teams. Now, the farmer, to say nothing of the others, can afford to pay a fair liberal road tax, provided he is as assured that it will be so expended as to result in a corresponding improved condition of the roads. Nothing will go so far toward recouciling farmers or others to paying what may be termed a large tax as to find that it is being faithfully expended, and, above all, that a certain amount is annually devoted to improvements of a permanent character. This is evidence that cannot be overlooked or refuted, but is an ever present fact, a monument to the skill and faithfulness of the intelligent roadmaker. We want just all of this kind of work that can practically be devoted to the purpose.—Boston Cultivator. There is a bill now before Congress introduced by Hon. Walter P. Brownlow, of Tennessee, and Hon. Jacob H. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, appropriating $24,000,000 as national aid for building wagon roads in every State of the Union. This appropriation is to be distributed according to the population, except that no State is to receive less than $250,000. This sum is available at the rate of $8,000,000 a year for thre years, and every State receiving this rational aid must add a like amount, so that $48,000,000 will in three years be spent in building splendid State and national roads in every State of the Union. This bill will cause to be built from 100 to 500 miles of road in every State, or, say, 6000 to 7000 miles in all. While this number of miles will be of great benefit to the farmer, yet its greatest benefit will be as an object lesson. Where a community has good roads they always want more of them. With the finest country roads in the world, England and France are facing a serious problem in the effect of motor traffic upon the ordinary broken flint and gravel highways. It has been found that the large rubber tires of cars moving at a high rate of speed dislodge the fine covering on the surface of the road, leaving only the larger and sharper pieces of rock, thus rapidly destroying the highway. Efforts are now being made to discover some method whereby a smooth and hard surface can be obtained which will stand the wear and tear of the heavy motor traffic common to those countries. medicines, and it gives me pleasure to add my praise to that of thousands who have used it. For years I suffered with dental problems of the stomach, and I remedies proving valueless for relief. Last spring I went to Colorado, hoping to be benefited by a change of climate and while there a friend advised me to try Peruna. After using two bottles I found myself very much improved. The remains of my disease being now so slight, I consider myself pleased, yet for a while I intend to continue the use of Peruna. I am now treating another patient with your medicine. She has been sick with malaria and troubled with leuconorthaea. I have no doubt that a cure will be speedily effected." These are samples of letters received by Dr. Hartman from the various orders of Catholic Sisters throughout the United States. The names and addresses to these letters have been withheld from respect to the Sisters, but will be furnished on request. One-half of the diseases which afflict mankind are due to some catarral derangement of the retina, a condition limiting organ or passage of the body. A remedy that would act immediately upon the congested mucous membrane restoring it to its normal state, would consequently cure all these diseases. Catarrh is catarrh wherever located, whether it be in the head, throat, lungs, stomach, kidneys or pelvic organs. A full statement will cure it in all locations. Peruna cures catarrh wherever located. 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 we will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Adress Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Many a man gets the best of a fight because he hasn't the nerve to run away. No man fully realizes how much noise he makes when he comes home about 2 a. m. GOOD HOUSEKEEPERS Use the best. That's why they buy Red Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, 5 cents. No, Cordelia, a fisherwoman isn't necessarily a mermaid. 10,000 Plants for 16c. This is a remarkable offer the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. makes. They will send you their big plant and seed catalog, together with enough seed to grow 1.000 fine, solid Cabbages. 2.000 delicious Carrots. 2.000 blanching, nutty Celery. 2.000 rich, buttery Lettuce. 1.000 splendid Onions. 1,000 splendid Onions. 1,000 rare, luscious Radishes. 1,000 gloriously brilliant Flowers. This great offer is made in order to induce you to try their warranted seeds—for when you once plant them you will grow no others, and ALL FOR BUT 16c POSTAGE, providing you will return this notice, and if you will send them 20c in postage, they will add to the above a package of the famous Berliner Cauliflower. (W. N. U.) Consistency is a jewel, but some women regard jewelry as vulgar. HERE is pending In Congress a bill called the Brownlow bill, introduced by Hon. Walter P. Brownlow, of Tennessee, which Suggestions. Aid For Building Wagon Roads. Motor Cars Damage Roads. THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW IT JAMES T. H. HARRISON. 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CONSUMPTION your water frequently night and day smarting or irritation in passing, brick-dust or sediment in the urine, headache, backache, lame back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervousness, heart disturbance due to bad kidney trouble, skin eruptions from bad blood, neuralgia, rheumatism, diabetes, bloating, irritability, wout feeling, lack of ambition, loss of flesh, sallow complexion, or Bright's disease. If your water, when allowed to remain undisturbed in a glass or bottle for twenty-four hours, forms a sediment or settling or has a cloudy appearance, it is evidence that your kidneys and bladder need immediate attention. Swamp-Root is 'the great discovery of Dr. Kilmer, the eminent kidney and bladder specialist. Hospitals use it with wonderful success in both slight and severe cases. Doctors recommend it to their patients and use it in their own families, because they recognize in Swamp-Root the greatest and most successful remedy. 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LOUIS EXPOSITION WILL BE — _ GREATEST EVER HELD ON EARTH Estimated Cost, Exclusive of the Value of the _ Exhibits, Is from Forty to Fifty Million Dollars—Miles of Wonderful Displays in More Than Twenty Buildings. ee co marae les ct Se pee Re aes B bese goat Bt te a ee. ee ee ae Ne | te Ra ee ae i | ah, ite: ED ; wee 2 ee bf ah ee. eee ee tie 1 a ae a : Mies eathe Ae ees te ae ene: | eee sc wee oe een Lea a Fe ey eee becomieepeenemy ee Bee co ee cho -5 ee = Cae es ee ee Oe Se tie ge Ss eS ere ne eet ee ae) View looking east from the Plaza St. Anthony. Palace of Varied Industries on the left. Palace of Electricity on the right. Palace of Manufactures in the distance. It is now a little more than two months before the gates will open upon the World’s Fair at St. Louis and the public will be invited to see the Greatest exposition that has ever been ereated. The vast exhibit palaces are complete and many of them have been finished for several months. Within the next two months all of them are to be brightened with new coats of paint so that, on the opening day, the magnificent array of palaces will ap- pear as fresh as a newly blossomed fose. No one, no matter how vivid his im- agination, can picture to himself the scene that will be presented when the Exposition is complete. The more one wees this great collection of exhibit palaces and countless other buildings, the more deeply impressed he be- @omes with the grandeur of the under- taking. As the days grow longer and the air becomes balmy with the breezes of spring, the Exposition will take on far greater activity than it has seen durirg the boisterous days of winter. In spite of the severe ‘weather, work has not ceased upon the onstruction of the World’s Fair for more than a day or two at a time and there fs every expectation and prom- fse that it will be complete on the opening day. The builcings and grounds, magnifi- vent though they be, are but the set- ting for a far more interesting display. In all the buildings the best products that the world can offer will be arrang- ed in the most attractive order and will convey to the mind a better idea of what the wide world is doing than would years of study and inquiry. Fifty-one nations of the world and all of the states of the American Union will be represented in this extensive portrayal of the world’s present-day effort. Those who are familiar with the Columbian Exposition at Chicago have often asked if ‘he Louisiana Pu:- ehase Exposition would equal in ex- tent or grandeur the celebrated Ex- position of 1893. When told that it would be twice as large in extent of grounds and 50 per cent larger in exhibit space in buildings, they have Ae MARKETING FOR THE SEA Cow. It Is Necessary Now to Cut Through Ice to Get at the Eel Grass. The man who does the marketing for the Aquarium’s sea cow has had to do some lively hustling this winter to keep that big animal supplied with food. The sea cow is eight foot long, wefghs 800 pounds, and has a healthy appetite. In the first eighteen weeks after its arrival here from Florida, on Sept. 8 last, it ate ninety bushels of eel grass, six bushels of fennel-leafed pond weed and two bushels of ulva, ‘or sea lettuce, making ninety-elght bushels of aquatic plants in all in eighteen weeks, or an average of about five and onehalf bushels a week, which is about its present rate of consumption. ‘The eel grass and other things for the sea cow's table are gathered in Gravesend Bay or the waters there- with connectcd. Baymen say that the present bas been the hardest winter hereabouts on the water in twenty-five years. On many days it has been neo- ‘essary to cut through the {ce to get mee Swiee Industrial Schools. There are industrial schools for clock and watch making in Geneva, Locle, Chaux-de-Fonds, etc.; there are fart and industrial working schools in Zurich and other cities for women, ‘and there are industrial schools for the hand trades in most of the cittes end towns of the country. The sub- fects taught in these schools are draw- ing, arithmetic, geography, bookkeep- ing, German, French and practical in- struction in the trade chosen by the pupil. been loth to believe such a statement. But such is the tact. The exhibit pal- aces of the Louisiana Purchase Ex- position average miuch larger than those of Chicago and are greater in number. About 130 acres of floor space are provided in the various pal- aces of the present World’s Fair and more than twenty buildings will be used for exhibit purposes. The larg: est of these is the Palace of Agricul- ture, which covers twenty acres. The next in size is the Palace of Transpor- tation, covering fifteen acres and con- taining four mile: of railway tracks for th. exhibit of locomotives and cars. At the Chicago Exposition there were practically no outdoor ex. hibits. At this World's Feir about 100 acres are given up to outdoor displays, supplementing in a most “pleasing manner the hundreds of thousands of indoor exhibits. At the Chicago Ex. position one building was used for no less than three important depart- ments. At the World's Fair in St. Louis four buildings, covering forty- five acres, are given up to the same four departments. The total cost of the World's Fair is estimated at from forty to fifty million dollars, exclusive of the value of the exhibits. The Palace of Ma- chinery alone will contain exhibits to the value of eight million dollars. AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, ST. Louis To mention the big things of the ‘World’s Fair of 1904 would be to give @ catalogue of the greatest achieve- ments of man in many lines of em deayor. For example: We shall see the largest locomotive ever built, weighing ninety-flye tons and having twelve driving wheels. We shall hear the largest organ in the world in the ‘most beautiful festival hall ever built. We shall see some of the greatest sea- coast defense guns manufactured for the United States government. In the Government Building, which is the largest exhibit building ever erected by federal authority at an Exposition, there will be a model of a half of a battleship for the Navy display. The United States Government has also erected a bird cage so large that tall trees grow within the inclosure, in which will be held captive during the at the eel grass required for the sea cow's food, sometimes through ice ten inches in thickness and often through ice of five or six inches. Sometimes when the ice had moved out with a shift of the wind, leaving ‘open spaces, access to the eel grass would be easy, but frequently the ice would have close¢ in, and then it would be necessary to cut holes in it to get at the eel grass below. So the work of supplying the sea cow's table has been so far this win- ter attended by more or less difficulty, but there has never been a day on which the sea cow has had to go hun. gry.—New York Sun. Brain Growth. Brain development is found by Prof. ‘Seggel of Munich to have two periods of acceleration—from 10 to 11 and from 17 to 18 in girls, and from 12 to 18 and 19 to 20 in boys. At the period of most rapid increase in height—from 12 to 14 years—the growth of the brain is less than one-hundredth that of the body, but at 17 to 19 it grows onethirtieth as fast, and at 20 reaches one-seventh of the body growth. RAR Wholesale Marriage, No fewer than forty-two couples were married simultaneously at Plow- gastel (Lower Brittany) one morning recently. Work in the village and i all the surrounding hamlet was en- tirely suspended for the day, for the excellent reason that there was scarce- ly a living soul in the neighborhood not related to one or other of the brides or bridegrooms, for the good people of Plougastel never marry out- side their own commune.—London ‘Mail, Exposition season, thousands of birds representing many species and climes. ‘The largest hotel ever built, contain- ing 2,300 rooms, is within the World’s Fcir grounds. The largest statue ever cast will stand in the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy as the exhibit of the Iron Industries of Birmingham, Ala, ‘Twelve acres are devoted to a mining gulch containing ail manner of mining machinery and exhibits. A floral clock, 112 feet in diameter, the hands of which weigh more than a ton each; will tell the time of day upon the slope north of the Palace of Agriculture. A map of the United States, six acres in extent, planted with cereals and other plants common to the various states, 1s an interesting display by the United States Bureau of Plant Industry. Forty acres are devoted to the Phil ‘Ippine exhibit and thirty acres are de- voted to the Indian display. Six acres are devoted to the garden of roses. ‘Twenty acres are set apart for the ac- commodation of airships, which will participate in the contests for p?i/>> amounting to $200,000. The Quadre:- nial Olympic games will be held -dur- ing the World’s Fair upon the athletic ‘field of the Exposition Grounds. An intramural railway, having fourteen miles of track will convey the visitors to any part of the Exposition. Some forty restaurants will feed the multt tude, and an amusement street a mile long, containing the most novel and wonderful entertainments, will furnish diversion to the guests of the Expost- tion. All St. Louis is preparing for the World’s Fair, which will open on April 30 next and continue for seven months. Hundreds of buildings have been remodeled into hotels, and thou- sands of homes have been listed, upon invitation of the World’s Fair manage- ment, to help care for the visitors. Every preparation has been made for a period of unusual festivity, and St. Louis expects to give her visitors a delightful season of sight-seeing and entertainment. Thirty-five miles of roadway have been constructed within the World’s Fair grounds. HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND. | Amusing Error of Frenchman That Cost Him $5. A French visitor to New York, an enthusiastic automobilist, has learned a lesson as to how things are done in America. On several occasions when speeding a machine through Central park he has seen policemen ‘hold up a hand. The result was an increase of speed and a wave of the hand in return. ‘The police have been in the hopes of catching him, and ‘finally one of them did so by placing his horse in the auto's track, compell- ‘ing It to come to a standstill. In court ‘the Frenchman was amazed at the cause of his arrest. He took the sig- nals of the officers as commendations and congratulations ind turned on ‘more power to show them what he | could do. The lesson cost him $5. French Taxes Increase. | Returns of the revenue from indi- ‘rect taxes in France in 1903 show that receipts amounted to $5¢8,380,380, an increase of $26,557,580 over the estl- mates, and $30,175,860 over 1902. WR : How the Staifich Feeds. A starfish can neither see nor héar. Neither has it the sense of smell. In spite of those seeming impediments, nevertheless, it seeks and devours its prey as neatly as an ordinary fish. The starfish lies upon its prey and folds its “arms” or rays completely about it. Then it pushes its stomach out through its mouth and will wrap even a large oyster and shell within the folds of the stomach. The mouth of the starfish is in the center vs its rays. Discuss Alcohol Problem. ‘The meeting of the French National Congress to discuss the alcohol prob- lem, which was recently held in Paris, is chiefly remarkable from the fact the speakers carefully abstained from advocating anything like teetotalism. Shah Knits Stockings. ‘The shah of Persia is one of the most expert knitters in the world and. when last in England, presented the prince of Wales with a beautifully- knitted silk pair of stockings, which the royal giver had worked himseif. Divorces in Japan. Among the seven deadly sins which render a Japanese husband justified in divorcing his wife are “talkative- ness to the extent of setting her rela- tives at variance,” jealousy and steal- ing. Perfect Propositions. A perfectly proportioned man should weigh twenty-eight pounds for every foor of his height. If he is five feet ten inches in height his weight should be one hundred and sixty-three pounds; if six feet in height, he should weigh one hundred and sixty-eight Pounds. Vindicates Red-Headed People. Prof. Karl Pearson, the English an- thropologist, is trying to relieve red- headed people from the stigma which he says has attached to them from the remotest antiquity. To this end he is compiling a census, asking schoolmasters, for instance, for the records of their red-headed pupils. He believes that Aristotle drew on his imagination when he wrote: “He that has red hair is proud, envious and deceitful.” Git the minke icine: Gainesville, Texas, Feb. 22nd.—Mrs. L. E. Burton of 507 Glad street, this city, writes the following letter: “I have been awfully troubled with my Kidneys; I was in a bad fix and had been doctoring with the Doctors, but was getting no better. I tried a remedy called Dodd’s Kidney Pills and I found they did me lots or good. I had a slight return of my trouble and I went to the Drug Store and call- ed for Dodd's Kidney Pills. They said there was no such pills. I told them there was. They said they had the best pills that were made and per- suaded me to try a box of another kind, not Dodd’s. As I needed some medicine, I bought a box, but they did me no good so I went elsewhere and got the real Dodd’s Kidney Pills and very soon was completely cured. I took a box up to the Drug Store and showed them that there was such pills and asked them to order some, but as I haven't needed any more I haven't called to see whether or not they got them.” Sirat Plavare of Aiat. “Skat,” a German variety of whist, originated in Altenburg among the Wendish peasantry, and has been played from time immemorial. On the top of the monument recently erected in that city in honor of the game is carved a group of peasant players in ancient costumes. From the mouths of two pigs, signifying luck, come streams of water. am sure Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved my life threo years ago.—Mrs. Taos. ROBBINS, Maple Street, Norwich, N. ¥., Feb. 17, 190. The seandal monger is always sure of an audience. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syray ponents eat ree th Bice Aanmnavion,allays pels, cures wind cole," Ssom ote. Love is a fire that is dreaded by those who have been burned. Lewis’ “Single Binder” straight Se cigar. Price to dealers $36.00 per M. ‘They ot some more than other brands, but no more than a good Se cigar should ‘east, “Lewis Factory, Peoria, Wise people respect the man; fools respect his good clothes. To Cure a Cold in One day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if itfailstocure. 25c, ‘The dreamer is often carried away by @ train of thought. Confession of a Doctor. A London physician, at the risk of siving away the secrets of his profes- sion, writes to a paper that in the course of thirteen visits to a victim of the-grip he could do but two things of positive value. The first was to open a window and the second was to pull off three of the six blankets un- der which the patient was sweltering. Street Runs Through Church. One of the best-known instances of churches with streets through them is that of St. John the Baptist’s chufeh in Bristol. The chureh is situ ated right over the ancient gateway into the city on the Avon, and the towering spire, standing high above the neighboring houses and streets, is a remarkable sight, as one surveys it from the roadway below. z: To Improve Orchards. The government of New Brunswick, through the Department of Agricul- ture, is preparing to operate a num- ber of orchards or direct the operators ‘beginning next spring, with the ob- Ject of encouraging and bettering the fruit industry in that province. Ar- rangements have been made with the owners of several farms and the idea is ultimately to have cne orchard in ome county. ‘caine. Tisses tk BIN A very parsimonious old man was stricken with illness some time ago. His chances of recovery were not many, and to his knowledge of this was added a dire anticipation of the cost of the numerous visits of the doc tor. Suddenly the old man died, and his little granddaughter, who seemed to share the latter. sentiment, called t© the doctor as she saw him ap- proach: “It’s all over, doctor; you ‘needn't come in.” ARMED INTERVENTION Grave Emergencies Might Arise Ant Require Military Demonstrations. WAR VESSELS BEING EQUIPPED. If China Should Strike At Russia Three-Cornered Fight Might Result Which Might Force the United States to tatervene, Washington, Feb. 24.—This govern- ment is preparing for grave emergen- cies in the Orient which might require armed military demonstrations. Tele- graphic orders have been sent to the Union iron works at San Francisco to hurry repairs on the erniser Tacoma. ‘This warship will be ready for sea in abont two weeks and it will be held for service on the Asiatic squadron instead of being sent to Panama, where it was ordered two weeks ago. There are in San Francisco several transports which were ordered to be ready to take troops to Panama seyeral weeks ago. All prospect of serious trouble in Panama has disappeared but the work of preparing those ships for extended sea duty continues to be rushed. Orders were telegraphed to “San Francisco to have 600 marines “ready to go aboard these transports for service at Manila. ‘There isno trouble in the Philippines which requires the presence of this large number of ma- tines. At Manila and Cavite there is a con- iderable force of American warships, under the command of Admiral Evans of the Pacific squadron, The battle- ships Oregon, Kentucky and Wisconsin are now there, also the monitors Mon- terey and Monadnock and several gun- Boats suitable for river service. Ad- miral Evans was ordered to hold these to be prepared for service along the Chinese coast. It is reported to Washington that Chinese troops are being hurried to the Chinese frontier for the purpose of maintaining China’s neutrality propo- sitions. It is feared here that the real | intention is to attempt to regain the Manchurian territory being taken by Russia, If China should strike at Russia a three-cornered fight would result, which might force armed intervention by this country. Secretary Hay’s di- plomacy has had for its chief purpose the keeping of China out of the strug- gle, but it is recognized here that the Chinese government has but slight con- trol over its armies, and what its mili- tary forces will doin Manchuria can only be conjectured. Earthquakes In New Mexico. Albuquerque, N. M., Feb. 25.—The people living in the vieinity of Socorro, south of here, are becoming alarmed at the frequent recurrence of earthquake shocks there. The third shock in the past two weeks was felt and the great lava beds east of San Marcel known as the Malpais or Bad Lands, have been disturbed by the shocks, the great waves appearing here and there on the surface. Froshet On Long Island. New York, Feb. 25.—A freshet caused by heavy rains suddenly melting great quantities of snow has deluged Hemp- stead, L, I, the home town of Seere- tary Cortelyou. The mansions of many New York millionaires are isolated throngh the destruction of roads and bridges, while the homes of many per- sons of smaller means were invaded by the rush of water and residents were compelled to leave in rowboats. Piisbhen ee el Washington, Feb, 25.—Officials here are apprehensive that friction may fol- low the efforts of the belligerants in Asia to define contraband of war in a manner injurious to American trade. A vast quantity of American food stuffs is now afloat destined for both Russia and Japan and it is probable that the question will be very speedily raised as to whether or not these supplies are contraband of war. Nearly 132 Years O1d. Plainfield, N. J., Feb. 25.— Noah Raby, who is critically il at the Pis- catawny poor farm, is probably the oldest man in the world. If he lives until April he will celebrate his 132d birthday. Senator Hanva’s WIL Cleveland, Feb. 25—By the will of the late Senator Mareus Alonzo Hanna, an estate valued at abont $3,000,000 is left to the family. There are no public Dequests. Nothing is left to charity. Pdnums dash Damien: Washington, Feb. 23.—Three of the ‘seven men chosen to be members of the Panama canal commission, have signi- fied their acceptance. They are: Rear Admiral John W. Walker, Gen. George W. Davis and Colonel Frank G. Hecker, of Detroit. The names of the four others will be announced when they have accepted their appointment. Woolen Mille Bara, Portland, Ore., Feb. 22.—The Port- lend woolen mills are destroyed by fire. Loss $150,000; insurance $100,000. eee ANE, BUTTER Congg | makes top of the market butter’ Friends on an airship voya, | never fall out. voyage shou pow? SPOIL your cron Yee Red Cross Hall Bue and Loria ‘white as mow. All grocers, ova pei Some people remember the Sa teenie wholly for themsclven WigglesStick tavxony pipe | Won't spill, breaks, freeze nor spot ett Costs 10 cas and equals 2 ec ty any other bluing. If your grocer io Keep it send 10¢ for sainple to Tha Lake Blue Co., 14 Michigan Street, Chicagy Affection is the lining that is lag from a breach of promise suit"? fos on maxx 3° 4 ostn Ht beg moe rar ote. Cues Bacinces‘ta the Clty, of Toledo, Couny cS eae ae te role OREUNDEED DOLLARS fir faa ged OiSbor Gatunai tbat eanaot be cused by ioe sicis Gitta Cones tors anc ATE 2, HE wom to before subsored ae ont, or December Die head "AriW: GLEARoy, j seact Notanr Pema ifs Catarem Cure ta taken totera Gna aie wd ane annonces Siricu! Seater ssuhonaie sree re ie Hd CHENEY & CO, Tg Fake Mite Fasaly Bile tor constipation, ‘The coal man is sometimes Iyingiy weight for customers. Fi TE For years the editor has been urgiy farmers to sow Alfalfa Clover, a glad he is that thousands of ‘wi awake farmers scattered all over Atie fea, are doing this now, to thelr gra benefit and satisfaction. A. Walford, Westlore Farms, my. writes: "“I have 60 acres in Salzer's falfa Clover, It is immense. Ta three crops this season and have hy of pasture besides.” Hon, H. F, Hunter, 8. D., says, “Sy ‘aer's Northorn Grown’ Alfaita ‘clo cannot be beat, I have solved th question of stock raising here. Salzers Alfalfa 1s good for J rousing cron hay, Salzer's Speltz for 6 bu. of gna and’ 3 tons of hay, Salzer’s Macaru ‘Wheat for 65 bu, ‘best hog fattening wheat, and Salzer’s Hanna Barley, fe arid, Gry land, is good for 70 bu px acre. . These are all great hog, she and ‘cattle fatteners, and last but 1 least, Salzer’s Victoria Rape for sheep and Salzer’s Teosinte, good for 8) ton of green food for cattle, and Salzer Billion Dollar Grass Bromus Inemis for lots and lots of good hay. They things make it possible for me to gror live stock by the thousands. Have you heard of Earltest can! Gives six mowings a year, and Te sinte, the 80 ton per acre fodder wonder fost SEND THIS NoTICE AND 10) STAMPS to the John A. Salzer Seed Co, ls Crosse, Wis., and receive thelr big et: alog and lots of farm seed samp free. (W. N. U.) Most bachelors’ idea of misery is be ing alone with a noisy baby. a LNs Uae OL nT] The human body is constantly pr ducing poisons, which are carri¢ off through the kidneys and bo els. When those organs becom] clogged, then look out, Constlpr tion, Sick Headache, Stomach Tro. bie, Fevers and Biliousness result Dr. Caldwell’s (LAXATIVE) Syrup Pepsi acte gently on the liver, kidn and bowels. Cures Indigestion a Gonstipation permanently. 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