Wichita Searchlight

THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT to take a Service contract with the Red Cross Medical Association You pay 70c. per month and in case you become Sick or receive an injury the Association pays your Doctor, Drug and Hospital Bills. An Association organized by Wichita Doctors and Druggists Insures anyone from 3 years to 70 years of age Sec. office Room 19, Turner Bldg. J. B. Woolard, Sec. Corner First and Market Buy your Fresh and salt Meats at the cacking House Market and save money Remember the place-Market at the gate of DOLD' Packing House. 6TH YEAR. Don't Fail to take a Service Red Cross Med You pay 70c. per month to receive an injury the Association and Hospital Bills. An Association organized Dr. Insures anyone from 3 y Sec. office Room 19, Turner Bldg. Corner First and Market Many misprint in the Boston Trans- pair—Kind Edward" for the king of England. The assertion that Joseph Cham- plain is enjoying poor health is cer- mally untrue. After all, are we really ready to pat patiently with the "is it hot much for you?" bore? Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., has sold his racing automobiles. Did the insurance folks protest? Lines are to be increased in Eng- land so that the royal family may have to discharge any of its help. The sword is mightier than the pea of far East. At least, the corre- cents are not able to get to the York teachers find they are at to marry. Nothing further is beyond the desire and the me. The Russian ambassador will go to Harbor this summer, the Jap- a minister will probably go some- one else. Any one who had taken the troubl- er up a good navy for a rainy day address could sell it to Russia at an increased price. A man a seed catalogue and a man a fashion chart, and they will be the problem of what to do with the surplus cash. General Ma has been very quiet until the past week or two. Per- haps she has succeeded in finding a under the bed. W. S. HENRION DRUGGIST 501 N. Main St. Wichita, Kans. Fresh Pork 2c Per Buy your Meats at the The Episcopal Committee of the General A. M. E. Conference reported the following assignments for the Bishops for the ensuing quadrennial at the Friday morning session: First District--Bishop Arnett Second District--Bishop Gains Third District--Biihop Derrick Fourth District--Bishop Shaffer. Fifth District--Bishop Grant. Sixth District--Bishop Turner Seventh District--Bishop Toppin. Eighth District--Bishop Salter. Tenth District—Bishop Tyree. Eleventh District—Bishop Tanner. Twelfth District—Bishop Harry. Thirteenth District—Bishop Smith. Jersey applejack is said to prevent hydrophobia and cause "snakes." The economic and moral status of the fluid is thus open to debate. There are said to be forty ways of telling a woman you love her, and there are thirty-nine ways in which she may pretend to misunderstand you. Georgia expects to produce 6,000 carloads of peaches this season. Georgforts she puts forth to make herselfgia really deserves credit for the efuseful' Get a Searchlight, if you want the new Trimmings WICHITA, KANS AS.MAY 28,1904. SLAVERY Still in the south The Hardships of the Race in the South Plainly Told. --- The following is clipped from a Chicago daily paper as the report of Prof. Sinelair's talk. "Unless public opinion is aroused the condition of the Negro in the south will soon be worse than it was in the darkest days of slavery. In some of the great states of the South the slavery that was overthrown at the close of the war has been practically re-established This statement by W. A. Sinclair, a Negro professor in Howard University, was made to the co-operative class which met at the Evanston Congregational church. At the close of the address Prof Sinclair, accompanied Rev. J. F. Loba, pastor of the First Congregational church, one of the most fashionable congregations in Evanston, to his home and was the guest of the white preacher at dinner. Prof. Sinclair was introduced to the cooperative class by Prof. J. Scott Clark of Northwestern University. "Our race in the South," said Prof. Sirclair, "is undergoing trials of which the people of the North do not dream. Neves since the civil war has the condition been so acute as now. In the days of slavery the master gave the Negro protection. The black man was safe from injury at the hands of outside. Possibly the master looked on the slave as you look on your horse, but today we have no protector. The organized sentiment of the South is making our lot hard to bear Congressman Crumppacker of Indiana has recently warned the country that a slavery more dreadful than the old is now impending. The agricultural laws of South Carolina put the great mass of the colored population at the mercy of the planter. The black man cannot leave the plantation without permission from the owner and he cannot labor for any other white man without subjecting both himself and his new employer to arrest. The same condition obtains in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. Recently a South Carolina plantation was sold and with it the black laborers. "Under the laws of South Carolint the Negro agricultural la —TRY THE— BLUE SEAL CIGAR SOLD EVERYWHERE 'UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.' borer is compelled to contract out for a year within ten days from the first of January. He cannot contract to a new master at the end of the year, for the old employer makes sure that the Negro is in debt to him for a trivial amount. "I cannot understand how any one can say that the Negro has a better opportunity in the south than in the north. In the north he is handicapped at the start, for he has neither. There may be inequalities in the northern labor unions, but in the labor day parades the Negroes are represented in every craft. Prof. Sinclair then reiterated his statement that the leaders of southern sentiment were responsible for the change that had come about in the last few years and read what purported to be extracts from speeches made at the recent constitutional conventions in Southern states. He quoted a speaker at the Virginia convention as saying: "It is not the idle and criminal Negro that gives us concern, but the educated and respectable. The nearer the Negro approaches the white man in civilization the more prejudice there is against him. Complete, absolute subjugation must be the fate of the Negro. This of course would be a form of slavory, but that what we are aiming at." Prof. Sinclair quoted a speaker at the South Carolina convention as saying that if that state were free it would have slavery and be not in the union but in a southern confederacy. When asked if segregation would solve the race problem, the Negro professor replied: "Segregation last, because the whites would crowd in" When Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch suggested that it would be well to punish the South by reducing its representation in Congress. Prof. Sinclair agreed that such legislation would bring about a change for the better. He predicted that public opinion in the north would force the reduction of southern representation.—Ex. W. M. Dunson Painter W. M. Dunson Painter All Kinds of Fine ARTISTIC PAINTING The Only Colored Painter the City Work Guaranteed—Price Reasonable Office 703 N. Maiu Phone 936 It is often said by leaders of the Negro race that the colored people are so badly divided that they can never organize for self-protection and self-preservation. Whether that is true or not, it is certain that no race of people that we know of would suffer the hardships,odium and constant abridgements of its rights in this country that the Negro race suffers, without a concerted movement for the things due it. There is no other people that would not freely give its life for the liberty due it if the conditions demanded it. One-seventh of the population of this country are Negroes, in the popular sense of the word, and in no section of the country are their political and civil rights equal to those of the latest natur alized foreigner, and outside of wordy protests and resolutions, etc., they do nothing to demand that they be treated as other citizens are treated. They don't seem able to get together and make a concerted demand on any thing or anybody. They seem to have no confidence in themselves or one another, and are coming to take their ill treatment as a matter of course, and put in much of their time cursing each other and lamenting because they are black. The one reason why the Negro cannot get together with self-confidence for self-preservation is that they accept as true the white man's declaration that the Negro is naturally inferior to the white man regardless of the white man's hundreds of years advantage of the Negro. This is the most fatal and lamentable feature of the American Negro's make-up, and while it is so the Negro will never have confidence in one another to marshal their forces for self protection. Down in some of the Southern states where there are four to five Negroes to the white man's one, the Negroes tamely submits to all sorts of outrageous treatment at the hands of the whites and stand idly by and see themselves robbed of their citizen rights without doing more than mildly protesting. Right or wrong, discreet or not, no other people would submit to it, and the Negro would not if he had not accepted the white man's idea that he was inferior. If it were not for this feeling of inferiority the Negroes in this country would have, as they should have, a great national organization whose object and purposes would be the protection and preservation of race rights against the devilish invasion of other races. They would have signs, pass-words and sigals of distress which none but members themselves could understand, and which, when given, would mean a movement all along the line. Then there would be no "whi' folk's niggers" to slip out of the meeting and give 'the thing away" and cause trouble in the camps. Let us go to work to instill in the young Negro that he and his race are as good as any other people, and that merit and demerit are individual factors affecting no race especially. NO1 A world's fair ode is so called because it is paid for. Consider also the grass—how every spire of it that grows has to hustle for a living. Naples has seen Pres. Loubet, and Pres. Loubet has seen Naples and is in no haste to die. The president of a Chicago woman's club says "the cradle must go!" All right, but save the baby. A discouraging feature of the baseball outlook is that half of the teams of each league lose every day. Two checkbooks with but a single bank account may be the death of love, as Nordica's case shows. It may be true that money stupefies the conscience, but disappointed greed for office sours the disposition. Panama wants to disband its army. As it is not going to have any revolutions it does not see the need of troops. Mrs. Russell Sage says that Mr. Sage will not give up his residence in New York city, taxes or no taxes. That settles it. Andrew Lang doesn't find George Ade funny. But what of that? Perhaps George Ade doesn't find Andrew Lang funny, either. People who are disposed to discourage the practice of hitting a thing after it is down should not overlook the case of poor old steel. It might be well for the Japs to have a detachment of Russians constantly on hand to be placed in front when they pursue the enemy. A Salt Lake girl received $4,000,000 the other day when she became 73 years old. Her friends are now anxiously waiting for her to pick out her duke. A Chicago woman secured a divorce the other day thirty-six minutes after filing her bill. This may justly be regarded as rapid transit to single blessedness. Probably a shortening of our political campaigns is one of the earthly impossibilities, but it would be a good thing if they were materially condensed. In proof of Prof. Coe's assertion that baseball is a part of the religious life of a boy, it is only necessary to point to the career of the Rev. William Sunday. Lieut. Rutropoff was seriously wounded on the pontoon near Khusan the other day. It is said that he Khussed frightly when the Japs amputated the pontoon. The president of the University of Michigan says the college graduates are to be the captains of industry of the future. Pass the pick and shovel to the self-made man. Bass and trout fishing in early morning is now declared to be a mistake, as game fish do not rise before 8 o'clock. This will certainly increase the popularity of the sport. The theory that boys are descended from monkeys has received an ugly setback. A Philadelphia gentleman possesses a monkey who washes himself with soap and water. A Norwegian chemist has discovered a new and cheap process for making alcohol from sawdust. After this it may be easier to induce tramps to operate on the wood piles. It is officially announced that "the last obstacle" in the way of the canal project has been removed. Evidently several thousand cubic yards of earth and stone do not count as "an obstacle." Pennsylvania is considering a proposal to equip herself with voting machines at a cost of $2,823,500. The people are used to expensive political machines over there and aren't a bit staggered. A man may feel like 30 cents, and be told by his wife that he's worth less than a penny, but if he gets hurt in a railroad accident he never sues for anything less than $5,000. THE SEARCHLIGHT, W. N. MILLER, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Wiehita, Kansas, as Second - Class Mail Matter. Published Every Saturday at No. 110 NORTH MAIN St. One Year [ by mail ] ..... $1.00 Six months [ by mail ] ..... 75c Three months [ by mail ] ..... 50c ONE M. ONTH ..... 150. Advertising Rates Made Known On Applica tion. NOTICE!! - All matters addressed to THE SEARCHLIGHT for public tion must be signed by the part or parties writing. All matters for publication must reach this office not later than TUESDAY to reach publication in the current issue. RULES OF THIS OFFICE. 2st. 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If Candidate Roosevelt is as aggressive and consistent in his political friendship for the Negro as he pretends to be, he will have one of Dr. Crum's race placed on the ticket with hm at Chicago. —Atlanta Constitution. Suppose the colored race should insist upon such representation, then such papers as the Constitution would have it going the round that the Negroes are preparing to take the white man's government and the country. The colored peo-want peace and happiness and they want their share due them as American citizens. We will leave off the national ticket for the present, but would not mind getting representation in the cabinet. WISE WRDS. There is no breadth of knowledge without depth. Circumstances do not make the only conditions in life. You can be altogether childlike and not at all childish. No man is independent until he has learned to despise money. Curry your conscience in your eye and you will keep your heart. The spiritual is the substance of which the material is the shadow. Look for your own faults, but don't worry about other people's unlss they look for you. Don't be teo anxious to show off. Your friends will have no difficulty in discovering your virtues if you have any. Live your life as you think right and best, but be very slow to condemn those who think and live differently from you. EBERHARDT & HAYS GENERAL MUSIC DEALERS Pianos and. Organs Watch our windows for the latest Sheet Music Tuning and Repairing a Specially Phone 981 S. W. Cor. Douglas & Emporia Glauberg the milliner at 407 E. Douglas continues his closing out sale of fine ladies skirts. These are bergams. E PLURIBUS UNUM. Editor Searchlight: Dear Sir—I regret exceedingly my inability to celebrate with you the Fifth Anuiversary of your paper. I am somewhat acquainted with the perplexities that attend the pathway of the man who essays to run a Negro paper. A university days should mean much for us, and you are to be congratulated for the courage you have exhibited in keeping the Searchlight continuously before the people. The waters at times have been turbulent, financial embarrassment have been yours to enjoy; friends have not always been true but yet some have been loyal, and their loyalty has spurred you on to accomplish the end you have attained. I trust you shall be able to keep the Searchlight sweeping the horizon of public opinion, criticising and admonising the race whose interest it is endeavring to champion. I should like very much to have been with you in your meeting. I have the program of the occasion before me as I write and I am sure Iuld enjoy listening to every address enumerated, especially would I enjoy "My Views" by the mayor of Wichita, whom I have not as yet had the honor to meet. I almost know that Judge Stanley's address will be the address of the occasion, and I should like ever so much to hear him as he will discuss "The Future of the Colored Race." I am in full sympathy with your effort and I trust it will be a success in every way, especially so financially. All of the subjects appearing on your program are practical, and give as a race are being called upon more and more to lay hold of practical things of the age in which we live, in order that our claim to citizenship shall be met and honored. Again Mr. Editor, you will allow me is congratulate you for having kept your paper, under adverse circumstance constantly before the public for five years without having missed an issued, and I can only promise you my aid as far as practical and possible in keeping the Searchlight before the people. Yours, Rey. R. N. Countee. D. D. --- The richest woman of our race, and one whose millions can better estimated when she is referred to as second only to Hetty Green in wealth, is a little dusky Miss in the person of Lena S. Waldon, of Nome Alaska. She was born in Philadelphia, Penn, and came to the Pacific coast in the early eighties. At one time she was a servant girl in Portland, Oregon, and a milliner and dressmaker in Seattle, Wash. She went to Nome in the first days of her gold discoveries in search of riches, and with health and perseverance has obtained her present financial standing. The writer met with Miss Leena S. Waldon about a year and a half age when she was involved in a law suit to recover the title to the Ophir gold mines No. 19 in Alaska, which is the richest one on that river. She was defeated in the courts of Nome and carried the case to San Francisco, where the decision of the lower court was sustained. She thereupon took her case to the United States Supreme Court on appeal and at present is in Washington, D. C., where the case is in progress. If she wins out she will be from $500 000 to $1,000,000 richer. The man who essays to speak the truth generally makes enemies, but enemies made under such conditions would never make a trusted friend. Mr. Joseph Whitted arrived in the city Tuesday on a visit from Chicago. Mrs. Robt. Davis of King man spent the week in the city as the welcomed guest of Mrs. W. N. Miller, The residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Coles on N. Mead was completely destroyed by fire Monday night. Mrs. Thos. G. Banks came up from Arkansas City Thursday to attend the Fifth Anniversary Exercises of The Searchlight. We are informed of the marriage of Mr. Geo. W. Orr sr. More detail next week. Remember our prize offer for May June and July. Mrs. W. A. Bettis arrived in the city Wednesday morning from El Paso, Texas. Quite a large number of Wichitans will attend the big rally at the recently organized A. M. E. church in Newton next Sniday (May 29h) Don't fail to go up and help. Dr. R C Wright of Pueblo, Col. is in the city for a few days. Dr. Wright is a graduate pharmacist of Howard University. D OUR :: DO Sale - SATURDAY - UGLAS ATTEND O $3.00 Trimmed Hat Sale - Kaulberg's 407 EAST DOUGLAS A SWELL AFFAIR. One of the swellest affairs of the season was the morriage of Mr. Joe Bell and Miss Carrie Bradford on Tuesday eve, May 24th. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. S. M. Hall at the 2nd Baptist church proptly at 8 o'clock. The bride was beautifully dressed in a white silk bridal gown with a long trail and wore an elaborate cream color bridal veil; the groom wore a well fitting suit of black. After the ceremonies the party repaired to the home of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Bradford 908 N. Weter, where one of the finest wedding receptions ever witnessed took place. The presents which wore given the contracting parties were numerous and useful. The Searchlight joins with their many friends and wish Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bell a long and happy fried life. Lieut. W. A. Bettis has opened a first-class barber shop at 340 N. Main street. The room was newly papered Tuesday and he has a very fine and presentable place of business where he invjte all his friends to call and have their work done. On to Newton! The big rally of the newly organized A. M. E. church in Newton will take place to-morrow (Sunday) May 29th. Rev. Washington has secured rates over the Santa Fe and would be pleased to see a good number of Wichitans present in Newton on Sunday. Go up and help Rev. Washington. David Howard of Perry, Okla. arrived in the city Saturday and will spend a few days in Wichita. Mrs. F. W. Phelps of Kansas City is in the city for a few days. She came down to attend the wedding of her sister Miss Carrie Bradford. --- --- Keep your eye on the next issue of the Searchlight. Miss Gertrude North of Winfield spent Saturday in our city. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brewers have moved into their new home 1935 N. Emporia. The ladies sewing circle met Thursday afterhoon with Mrs. Syb Anderson. Mrs. Fannie Stewart of Leadville Co., is in the city visiting her mother Mrs. Millie Hodges. Arkansas Valley lodge met Wednesday night. Mrs. Amy Holmes and Mr. W. M Hateher, both of Pueblo, Colo., and Mr. Henry Simp on of Coffeyville, Kansas were the guests of Mrs. Maggie Smith last week. Mr. Hatcher was on his way to Excelsior Springs for his health. --- AN OPPORTUNITY The Red Cross Medical Association through its Secretary James B. Weolard have thrown the doors of the Association open to calo ed membership. The sewing circle of the Second Baptist church spent a very plas-ant and profitable evening with Mrs. Jas, O den last Moday. The ladies had fine time ad adjourned to meet next Monday with Mrs. Wm, Browers 1735 N. Emporia. Mrs. C. H. Sanford of Carrolton, Mo., is in the city attending at the bedside of her sick mother Mrs. Jane Mayes who is quite ill at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Wm Clark, 430 N. Wichita st. The road race which Schollenberger Bros, were getting up for Decoration Day from Wichita to Tollerville has been declared off until 4th of July on account of the constant rains which make the roads too heavy for the race. All the prizes stand and others will be added. The senior choir and orchestra of the A. M. E. church will go to Newton Sunday to furnish music for the grand rallp held by Rev. S. S. Washington, The Searchlight Fifth Anniv- ary Exercises Thursday n ght was a grand success. Full detai s given in our next issue. Southwestern Distributing Agent for Cribben & Sexton Co. Any style of stove at wholesale prices. hoff & M. Clees WHITE FRONT HARDWARE. Warnhoff WHITE L. S. NAFTSGER, President W. R. TUCKER, Vice President J. M. MOORE, Cashier. Warnhoff & M.Clees WHITE FRONT HARDWARE. The ourth National Bank, Capital $200,000.00 Surplus $50,000.00 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY DIRECTORS: W. R. Tucker, J. M. Moore, S. B. Amidon, R. L. Holmes, W. E. Jett, L. S. Naftsger, O. Z. Smith, E. H. Middlekauff B. F. McLean. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Wichita Kansas. C. P. Wshington, M. D. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By Physician and Surgeon Your wants need careful attention and our store is the place to get it. We handle the best of Fancy and Staple Groceries and our prices are right. Orders given prompt attention. We advise you to trade with C. C. HOYT —DEALER IN— GENERAL MERCHANDISE Cor. 13th and Santa Fe Phone 1114 Read the great S The Race's WINTER TO THE SUNNY Tickets on sale daily until April Resorts of Mississippi, Georgia, Carolina, Louisiana and Texas. 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Heck, Prop. 244 North Water St. HELL ELL EEL L KEE SS Dr. J. E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon Diseeses of Women and Children a Specialty. —<_——— Office 703 N. Main St. Tel. 936. Banner Mills + CUSTOM GRINDING + veseeese. A Specialty ....++-+ ALL KINDS OF COAL & FEED PHOENISOH ‘BROS, ‘PROPS. (629.N. MainSt. Phone 580. Ask for eash slaps. ee ©00000000000000000OOO 00000 BIG IME EXPECTED. 0000000000000000000 0000000 ‘A big time is expected at the ra.- ly of the new A. M. E. church which Rev. 8. S. Washington or- ganized in Newten some weeks ago. Many Wichitan’s are gotng up to telp Rev. Was.ington and his church Sunday. ‘The senlor choir ond the fall or- chestra of the church are going up and will awake the whole people of that city. By seeing Rev. Wash- ington partics wishing to go can secure reduced rates, Let all_who can go up and help Rev. Washing- ton in bis work. HE EE PUEBLO IT8MS. aia oes Mys, Butler entertained a few friends at ber home 1632 Poutt ave Sunday afternoon. Those invited were Misses Beulah Phillips, Nel- lie Baker, Bertha Baker, Ruby Jor- doo Mrs. Scott, Aner Sun.mers, Messrs. J. W. Luttrell, O. W. Bak- er, Wm. Smith, Wm. White, J. Lyttle, R. Butler, Mr Butler. Mrs Looper is on the sick list. Mrs, J. P. Watson filled the pul- pit at St, John’s A. M. E. chureh last Sunday eve. Dr. B. Scott of Lou'siana has been elected missionary bishop to Africa from general Methodist con- ference 'aet week at Los Angeles, Cal. Miss Hooker from the east is in the city visiling her sister Mrs, Aadereon, Mrs. Scott entertained Mr J, W, and Auer Summers at dinner Sun- day. The Athenian literary club mat at the residence of Mrs. Grigsby 945 Vanburen. The subject fer die- eussion was “Tne Negro in Busi- ness, * | Elder © W. Neims of the M. E. church filled the pulpit at 8th St. | Sunday morning taking his sub- jeotwhy what evil has done he done. Mrs, F. A. Jobnson is visiting her home in Missouri. Mr. R. T. Banks went te Chan- dler Sunday. It is said to cost but 13 cents to make a gallon of whisky. But don’t attempt to test this until you have consulted the internal revenue au- thorities. After advertising Jor a husband a Baltimore woman killed herself. Perhaps she had begun to realize the sort of husband that could be pro- cured in this way. A Philadelphia judge has decided that a wife does not own her hus- band’s pay envelope. That may be the law, but she will regard it as an obsolete technicality. A San Francisco man has invented an airship that sails. It is propelled by a fifty horse power engine and may be depended upon to smash some- thing the first time it falls. ‘The latest marvel in the surgical line is the heart massage. This new treatment will probably save the lives of many baseball enthusiasts when the season is fully under way. At this distance, the glory of Jap- an’s victory on the Yalu completely obscures the sorrow for the hundreds of the dead and the untold suffering of the thousands who were wounded’ C, P. Johnsou, W, R. Johnson Pres. Sec. & Treas. C P. Johnson Co., Live Stock Commission Merchants Money Always On Hand To Loan ‘To Responsible Parties . Your Business Solicted Wichita Stock Yards Phone 466 Panace ar) ay 73 BY Nig BYRON WILLIAMS EZ Utopia. Far in the Northuand country fe abit of Paradise Dreaming, ft ies enchanted By the" south winds. Tullabyes! mititoltnataplet waters Rnd’ tne buttden plate san, Borne on the fragrant sepiers Brom°the pine trees spare and tal! Days, that are domea with azure, And the yreted stark by night Seater, teliier ‘quivers Ae Tho stifle, “soll” wegenuight! There iet_me_aream enraptured By is south Winds halghees. Jrad inthe Noveniene etter fn ‘A ‘sun-klesed. "pusadise? The origin of this, which is going eastern newspaper rounds, is un- known: “I am not much of a mathe- matician,” said the cigarette, “but I can add to a man’s nervous troubles; I can subtract from his physical en- ergy, I can multiply his aches and pains, I can divide his mental powers, I take interest from his work, and discount his chances for success.” | The Stockholm court has pronounc- ed the arctic explorer, Andree, to be dead in law, the legal term of disap- pearance having just expired. An- dree left Spitzbergen on July 11, 1897 with two companions in a balloon with the object of reaching the north pole. The supposition is that he is either dead or has found a more ideal place of residenee—or both. A country editor who claimed to be an authority on la grippe told his readers that as long as they kept their feet dry they would not have the dis- ease. The next day he got a com- munication from a subscriber, claim- ing that he had two wooden legs and yet had suffered from the grip for five successive years. An Iowa editor is real indignant over the delinquency of some people in settling up their advertising ac- counts and refers with bitterness to the practice people have of forgetting to settle for death notices. He says: “No true gentleman would come to us and ask us to print his obituary notice for nothing.” An old lady who had never ridden on a railway car recently visited a station and was shown into the wait- ing room. She took a chair and pre- pared to enjoy herself. After sitting quietly for a half hour, she reached over and touching a stranger on the arm, remarked: “It rides real easy, don’t it?” According to information from the agricultural department at Washing. ton, twenty-seven well-known weeds that grow in back yards, are used as medicine. For that tired feeling ac- quired while spading in the garden, take a weed. You can tell which cne by trying the others. Get emo 6 reAo JE8? ail sg eS Ss ou reat bs gy B tH ah 8 ) a GAL \ Geese (M2, RY (AES os ORS* G2 ES, THE REAL* SHING. Living in the city is not entirely devoid of palliating circumstances— we saw a real count last night. He looked almost human, too. f Jobnnle Jones has seven dogs ‘And every dog 1s white; And fourteen eats come chasing round, Each one as black as night: And each two cats have elghteen lives Less three destroxed by rats, How many lives must three dogs take Before they kill elght cats? pica ane: There are 10,000 men in New York city who pay alimony and the number is being increased at the rate of 40 to 50 per week by the divorce courts. This goes to prove that no matter whether marriage is or is not a fail- ure, alimony certainly isn’t. ‘There is a coldness between 2 Kan- sas girl and her “steady.” A very Hi tle thing estranged them. She said that she had seen twenty summers and he innocently asked her how many years she had been blind. Big sleeves have returned but the bulge is lower down. Where onc» they were crushed in the street cars, they escape now, but jimmince! how they do suffer from trailing in the gravy. If spring continues to repeat the performance she has given us in 1904, she must bring along an affidavit of character This lingering so long in the lap of winter is apt to cause talk. A woman who says she was once cook for President Hayes and others is still alive and kicking. Those who ate her dishes have long since passed to their reward. Many a man who has been made what he is by his wife, wishes the raw material had been bettar. See OPCS SSO SEE COSC SESE URES TEESE EU SETTTT SHOES sce Patent Leather For Menand Women Only B2.50 wll Sven Edwin Clapp Shoes for men$5,00 Boys Shoes $1, $1.50, and $2,. ; Coombs-Moore : 110 North Main Street a a a A a a det lh ha ties SS ner Lots of Men Are in \ See The Same Position [S55 ve Pe te Use a little more forethought, brother, 7/7 Se Ree and keep out of the rut of “penny wise and (/ “2 ~\\ NGS SaaS pound feolish.”” Just alittle more of an al- fyevga\ Ay Nea Towance fr good reliable pases, cement, [2 2") Se brick, paint, rcofing, etc., would insure the Boiss rf SD Re very vest and save tedious, expensiee, going URRoy~ JY Eine -down-in- the- pocket expenditures to! Pa a SO repairs that could have beeu avoided, Buy ki Ro} \ea7Z\ von wa at Turner's and it’s right. i \ i Estimates cheerfully furn!shed, Deas LE BOTH PHONES 497 dL TUN ED 535 - - 537 W. Douzlas Ave. OOO Ea Fs ONS We ts Ae ea ca aa . FIN 9 6c rs | QOLBEN’S PRUE STORE : ) ‘ , sae . . % | Prescriptions Filled with Care ‘ sesesesee—Drugs of all kinds, Cigars and Tobacco. ....... : Your patronage solicited, Once a customer, always a customer Our store is Headquartersfor the Colored people. ‘ % 615 North Main St. : ; * Bicsh sh thn dre tn ee el RAE aa oe eR en me hk W. H. DAVIS, Harnessmaker, Does ail kinds of Harness work All Work Guaranteed. Turf Work A Specialty. Prices Reasonable s, 108 South Lawrence Ave. Wichita Our IceCreamStery gemar G : Ourice cream tells it’s own ss ts - PO, story of purity and perfection— (SOW OB. 49 the most important points about Se A good cream. Once tasted you'll - 2 need no other inducement to Say LA make you buy. Always fresh and Py ais WW ready for delivery, in any quan- }j AW Lg y tities. No party or reception is iN SUT : complete without it. cuts W2e Og — Biwsgns 306 East Douglas Ave. ee eae —Both Phones 98— s@- —OALL AT — The ELITE Restaurant When You Want AGOODMEAL Always The Best, and Cooked Well ~- MEALS licts — ©. L. KINER, Prop. 408 N. Main St. Wichita, Kas. ROWLEE Hardware Store B23 N. Main St. Cheapest Hardware ‘snd Stove house in Wichita; because we | pay no rent and have | light expenses ——— SEE}! The Merchants who ap- preciate the trade of ‘he col ored people ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER PATRON §IZETYVZ. Stop At The CENTROPOLIS HoTe.L 605 N. Main Wichita, Kansas. Room and Board $3.50 Per week Newly refurnished and now Under the Management of C.K, SmirH —First-Class Meals— and Lodging. C. K. Smith, Prop. When ir no of Groceries lo not forget that you can always get the Best at the Lowest prices t KERNAN‘S 1108 E.Don-le-r Ave. 'Phone 867. With the largest stock of Men and Boys clothing in the state. Be on hand and get in with the first erowd. Nos. 208-210-212. EAST DOUGLAS AVE. On account of one of the part short a time as possible. Therex High Grade, Hand Tailored CLOSE Men's Ready to Wear Apparel. In Boys and Children's Apparel are represented the best known Underwear—Ypsilanti, Mun Knox, Young and many other wear throughout America as leading This Mammoth sale You cannot afford to overlook we Cannot name all the bargains YOUR CHOICE 2.000 Men's All Wool suits in blue gray, black or fancy cheviots Elegant trimmings and findings All this season's make. Were made to sell at $8, $10 and $12 Dissolution sale price... $6.00 YOUR CHOICE 250 Men's Rain coats made of tan coverts and Oxfords. Were made to sell at $10. Dissolution sale price ... $6.00 at of one of the partners wishing to retire is possible. Therefore we inaugurate Hand Tailored CLOTHING, such as Hats to Wear Apparel. And Children’s Apparel this store is know- ed the best known manufacturers in Aer- wear—Ypsilanti, Munsing, Wilson Bros., S and many other well known brands. S America as leading qualities. This entire ammoth stock must be not afford to overlook this grand buying game all the bargains this sale offers be OUR CHOICE All Wool suits in blue or fancy cheviots, famings and findings. Son’s make. Were at $8, $10 and $12. sale price... $6.00 OUR CHOICE Rain coats made of and Oxfords. Were at $10. Dissolution $6.00 YOUR CHOICE Of more than 3,000, in plain or worsted, viots; in different p padded shoulders, lars, sewed with silk at $12.50 and 15.00. Dissolution Sale Per Your Che 1,000 pairs Single w wool cassimeres, com- made; best of tri general wear. Wor $2.50, Dissolution s On account of one of the partners wishing to retire from business, we must convert every dollars worth into cash within as short a time as possible. Therefore we inaugurate this great slashing sale. This immense stock comprises standard makes of High Grade, Hand Tailored CLOTHING, such as Hart Schaffner& Marx and Brokaw Bros., and many other leading brands in Men's Ready to Wear Apparel. In Boys and Children's Apparel this store is known to carry the largest and best lines in the State. In our furnishing goods are represented the best known manufacturers in America, such as Manhattan, Lyon Brand, Emperor and New Era shirts. Underwear—Ypsilanti, Munsing, Wilson Bros., Scrivens and many others. Our Hat Department is represented by Stetson, Knox, Young and many other well known brands. Shoe Department—Such makes as Florsheim, Walkover and Arnolds, known throughout America as leading qualities. This entire stock is new and made especially for this spring and summer selling. This Mammoth stock must be turned into cash in less than 60 days YOUR CHOICE Cravenette coats, fully 18 style to select from. Can be worn rai or shine. Made in plain and faicy cheviots and vicvnas. Big an loose, with or without belts. Were made to sell at from $18 $25 Dissolution sale price...$2 Rubber coats, Mackintoshe and Oil Clothing at greatly reduced prices during dissolution sale. 208, 210, 212 East Do Are of Sco coats, fully 18 styles can. Can be worn rain made in plain and fan- and vievnas. Big and or without belts. to sell at from $18 to dissolution sale price...$15 coats, Mackintoshes shing at greatly re- s during dissolution 2,500 pair stricly a flannels or cassimers with belt straps. A of trousers, worth $5 Dissolution sale pr Your Che 1,000 pairs tailor m 40 different pattern pay $4 and $5 for. sale price..... ...... 10, 212 East Douglas Ave. T re of Scotch Desce --- Are of Scotch Descent The prevalence of Scotch names with the Creek and Cherokee Indians has at various times been the source of some comment. Although other nations and in fact, nearly every nation is represented by the names borne by these people, the Scotch names are far more numerous and have suffered less change than those acquired from any other nation. The names of some of these Scotch Indians are closely allied with the history of these two nations for the last 100 years, and for several generations such names as McIntosh, McKellup, McCombs, Adir, McQueen and McGillivary are registered on nearly all the treaties and official papers of moment in either nation. Men bearing these names to-day are among the foremost of the progressive Indians. The News of Okumulgee gives this account of the origin of these Scotch names: "As was stated, the origin of these Scotch rames dates back over 100 years. At that time the Creek and Chorokee Indians, more especially, bent their efforts toward building up a ration of physically perfect men. The women were encouraged to mate Only Way to Learn In your travels through life many men you have seen Who seemed to be upright and just. Who lives on the surface looked decent and clean. Whom anyone, almost, would trust; Who in dealing with others act right on the square. Treating everyone fairly and well. But when they go home, do they act that way there You've got to live with them to tell. There's one who's good tempered and jovial and gay— People say to themselves "he's just right" He acts like a gentleman all through the day. Is a prince of good fellows at night. You would call him transparent and always handsome and chances are big, you'd be slow To ask "How's his heart 'neath the coat of veneer?" You've got to live with him to know. Dear girls, when to courting a man turns his mind the time. ```markdown ``` THEFULTON $100,000 Stock of Seasonable Goods to be thrown on the market to be closed out regardless of cost or vrue. only with the strong, robust men of the tribe, and if a weak man withstood the taunts and jibes of his fellows and remained there was little chance of his securing a wife. In that way the life of these people was almost Spartan. "While this sentiment was at its height and the tribes were living in Georgia, some time before the revolution, a regiment of Scotch highlanders was quartered in the vicinity of one of the principal villages of the nations. The Indian maidens looked with favor on the burly men of the north of Scotland and a number of marriages was the result. When the regiment was ordered back to England or to some other quarter of the globe there were some of these Scotchmen who stayed behind and their names have thus been fixed in the annals of the Creek nation. It is through the Creeks that the Cherokees acquired their Scotch names. Descendants of these highlanders have been enrolled in the armies of the United States since that time and President Roosevelt had several of them in his Rough Riders."—Kansas City Journal. What a change will come over his life! He will be courteous and tender and kind But you've got to live with him to learn. There are lots of this pattern abroad in the land. And they trade, more or less, on the fact That they've got of their fellows the uppermost hand. By having some shrewdness and tact. But how shall we learn what is really their worth. If they've just what we think them to be? There's only one way we can prove it on earth. We've got to live with them to see. —Brooklyn Eagle. As We Rode Together The Demand for Wheat For many, many days together the wind blew steady from the east; For many days hot grew the weather, About the time of our Lady's feast. For many days we rode together, Yet met we neither friend nor foe; Hotter and clearer grew the weather, Steadily did the east wind blow. We saw the trees in the hot, bright snowy day, Clear-cut, with shadows very black. As freely we rode on together with helms unlaced and bridles slack. And often as we rode together, We, looking down the green-banked stream. Saw flowers in the sunny weather, And saw the bubble-making beam. And in the night lay down together, And hung above our heads the roof, Or stuck night-long in the dewy weather The while the moon did watch the wood. Our spears stood bright and thick together. Straight out the banners streamed behind As we galloped on in the sunny weather, With faces turned toward the wind. Down sank our three-score spears together, As thick we saw the pagans ride: Hill froze in the clear fresh weather Shore out, the wind blew. As we galloped on in the sunny weather, With faces turned toward the wind. Down sank our three-score spears together, As thick we saw the pagans ride: Hill froze in the clear fresh weather Shore out, the wind blew. A strong point made by the flour mill magnates of the west is that when any considerable number of the millions of China shall call for flour the entire wheat-growing area of the world will not be sufficient to supply the demand. "Even if all Japan should become a flour-eating people," he said, "the whole available supply of the Pacific coast would provide this commodity for only 20 per cent of the population of that kingdom." There is likelihood, too, that a greater portion of the inhabitants of Japan will acquire the habit of using flour. It was represented to the mikado by his ablest advisers that, in modeling the Japanese army on the latest military standard of the modern powers, the important matter of diet had been overlooked. Not only had all modern nations a standing army, but the food It will pay you to come 100 Miles Saturday Morning May 28th dollars worth into cash within as stock comprises standard, makes of many other leading brands in the State. In our furnishing goods emperor and New Era shirts,iment is represented by Stetson, m. Walkover and Arnolds, known spring and summer selling. less than 60 days. and the goods. Your Choice 1,000 Men's Suits, The very sweltest of the season, made by the best known ready-to-wear tailors, such as Brokaw Bros, and Hart Shaffner & Marx. Come in single or double-breasted, hand made lappels, collars, etc., carefully lined with best quality hair cloth and guaranteed to hold their shape as long as worn. Very best trimming throughout. 40 different patterns to select from. Made to sell at $25 to $27.50 Dissolution Sale price $20.00 Your Choice 150 Men's Full Dress suits, all sizes 34 to 44. Made of very best finished and unfinished worsted. Made to sell at 35 to $40. Dissolution Sale Price $20.00 Your Choice Of a full line of Tuxedos, worth from $30 to $40. Brokaw Bros. make, Dissolution Sale Price $22 Wichita's Greatest Clothing Store Rode Together Up the sweep of the bridge we dashed together There, as we rolled and writed to gear, I chose my arms above my head. For close by my side in the lovely weather, I walked and fell back dead. Gapingly mazed at my maddened face. Mady I fought as we fought together; in vain; the little Christian band The pagans drowned, as in stormy weather. The river drowns low-lying land. They bound my blood-stained hands to gather. They bound his corpse to nod by my side; Then on we rode, in the bright March weather. With clash of cymbals did we ride. We ride no more, no more together; My prison bars are thick and strong. I take no heed of any weather, the sweet Saints grant I live not long. -William Morris. of these formidable hosts consisted in great measure of wheat products. Rice-eating regimens, is was feared, might not be able to contend with a foe whose sinnes were built of wheat. Japan, to be up to date, must maintain not only a big, well-equipped and well-drilled military force, but its soldiers, like the men of arms of other lands, must eat flour. So an imperial edict went forth recently, and now every soldier in the armies of Japan gets a daily ration of Oregon, Washington or California flour. This ukase of the emperor will mark the beginning of a very important chapter in commercial history, for this mandate on the part of the mikado has already greatly stimulated the demand in the kingdom for wheat products, the people being alert to keep abreast of whatever is decided to be progress along modern lines.—Booklover's Magazine. --- We Want LETTER HEADS NOTE HEADS ENVELOPES BUSINESS CARDS CALLING CARDS STATEMENTS BILL HEADS HAND BILLS POSTERS MINUTES CIRCULARS TRY US FINE WORK OUR JO If Your Work Is DONE BY US We Do It RIGHT We Are Kind Job Work We Guard In Work Us At The 110 Bring The PRINTERS Our Prices ARE A OUR Work ARE A Subscri SEARCH IF NOT, V IT IS $1.0 SUBSCRIBE OUR JOB ROOM We Are Now Prepared To Kinds Of Fancy, Up to Job Work. We Invite A Tril We Guarantee To Please You In Work And Price. 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If you would reach perfection follow the advice you give to others. Wiggle-Stick LAUNDRY BLUE Won't spill, break, freeze nor spot clothes. Cost 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth of any other bluing. If your grocer does not keep it send 10c for sample to The Laundry Blue Co., 14 Michigan Street, Chicago. A good many prize fighters seem to be interested in paper mills. Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch because they have a stock in hand of 12 oz. brands, which they know cannot be sold to a customer who has once usel the 16 oz. pkg. Defiance Starch for same money. Be sure you're right, then be sure you're sure. Important to Mothers. Important to workers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Colors will run even when the washing is done in stationary tubs. Schoolboy's Composition. Here is a schoolboy's composition: "Winter is the coldest season of the year, because it comes mostly in the winter. In some countries winter comes in the summer, then it isn't so worse. I wish winter came in summer here, then we could go skating barefoot and make snow balls without fingers froze. When it snows in summer they call it rain." Wrong End of the Bargain. "It is always well to know which end of a bargain you have," said an Irishman when he first made the acquaintance of a bee. Another case that proves the point was that of the man who bought half of his son's-in-law cow. The following morning he went over to get his share of the milk. "Not on your life," responded the son-in-law; "I sold you the front end of that cow." British Commons' "Egg Boller." In the British house of commons, as soon as the question to be decided is put from the chair, a clerk at the table sets in motion a huge sand glass, familiarly known to members as the "egg boiler," probably because it takes three minutes to run out. As the last sand runs through the glass the sergeant-at-arms instantly locks the massive oak doors of the chamber, and only those members who have succeeded in getting through the doorway can vote. WHAT THE KING EATS. What's Fit for Him. A Mass, lady who has been through the mill with the trials of the usual housekeeper and mother relates an interesting incident that occurred not long ago. She says: "I can with all truthfulness say that Grape-Nuts is the most beneficial of all cereal foods in my family, young as well as old. It is food and medicine both to us. A few mornings ago at breakfast my little boy said: "Mamma, does the King eat Grape-Nuts every morning? "I smiled and told him I did not know, but that I thought Grape-Nuts certainly made a delicious dish, fit for a King." (It's a fact that the King of England and the German Emperor both eat Grape-Nuts.) "I find that by the constant use of Grape-Nuts not only as a morning cereal but also in puddings, salads, etc., made after the delicious recipes found in the little book in each package it is proving to be a great nerve food for me besides, having completely cured a long standing case of indigestion." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There is no doubt Grape-Nuts is the most scientific food in the world. Ten days' trial of this proper food in place of improper food will show in steady, stronger nerves, sharper brain and the power to "go" longer and further and accomplish more. There's a reason. Look in each pkg. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." SUPPLEMENT TO THE SEARCHLIGHT. Wichita, Kansas, Saturday May 28, '04 Loss is sometimes gain—as when Adam lost that rib. A strong point in Kuropatkin's favor is that his name doesn't sound like a sneeze. The prospect of the czar dictating peace in Tokio seems to have been jarred out of plumb. An eminent physician says that there is no such thing as brain fag. What does he call it? It appears that Patti's backer said farewell to about $40,000 when she said farewell to America. A man never feels so flattered as when a woman tells him he is the only man who ever could understand her. Approximately speaking, how long do you think it will take John L. Sullivan to run through with that $4,000? A real count has become a real monk in Bohemia. More often they make monks of two syllables of themselves. Possibly those good people who are moving to make wars less terrible are unintentionally moving to make wars more frequent. Heave a sigh for the late Old Mose, the biggest grizzly of the Rockles. He was a whole beef trust in himself, but he never denied it. A Boston paper refers to the present spring as "a climatical cataclysm." Is it any wonder that Boston is sometimes astonished at itself? There is a great deal in this theory that music may arouse even the feeble to manifestations of intense activity. Take "Bedelia," for instance. The New Jersey justice of the peace who married six persons in 33 minutes Tuesday has almost equaled the record of South Dakota for divorce. An article in one of the monthly magazines says that some dining room papers cause indigestion to sensitive people. It took a bright mind to think of that. If it is a fear of Peru that causes the Chileans to hesitate in annexing another slice of territory to their domain it must be a fear of recent growth. That Albany centenarian who is growing a new set of teeth and new hair should sell the exclusive rights to himself to some patent medicine company. A Russian cartoon represents a big Cossack spanking a little Jap. Doubtless the Cossack is saying: "I hate to do this, for it hurts me more than it does you." Prof. Sparks of Chicago university says the American people no longer possess originality, but very likely he has in mind the Chicago university brand of originality. The Japanese have invented an inextinguishable combustible for use in their business, and the Russians are now casting about for an incombustible extinguisher. Again the price of diamonds has been advanced, and another increase is not impossible. This should show the young man who is planning to get engaged the peril of delay. It's a question whether the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, which has just secured a copy of "Poor Richard's Almanac" for $565, hasn't paid too dear for its whistle. The sultan is very much pleased with his new cruiser. He has had occasion from time to time to inspect so many visiting war ships that he ought to know a good one when he sees it. A man found praying for Russell Sage in front of Russell's house in New York has been adjudged insane, but, of course, this doesn't indicate that Uncle Russell is regarded as past praying for. An Albany, N. Y., man who fought in the war of 1812 is cutting new teeth and getting a new crop of hair on top of his head. He has not gone so far, however, as to put on a Peter Tomkins waist. Now that a rich New Yorker has placed an order with M. Santos Dumont for an elaborate flying machine for his personal use, it looks as if another of Edward Bellamy's dreams were coming true. A St. Louis judge has decided that the young woman's father has a right to go downstairs after 11 o'clock and interrupt the proceedings, either by force or otherwise. He evidently thinks he can be re-elected without the boy vote. The "Thumbnail edition" of the Bible, which is so small that it cannot be read without the aid of a microscope, is in great demand in England. It has not been discovered, however, that there has been any increase in the sale of microscopes. S. MAGON Helen Miller Gould, through whose influence the sending of race track dispatches by the Western Union Telegraph Company has been stopped, is distinguished for her benevolent work. She is a daughter of the late Jay Gould and was born in New York June 20. 1868. At the beginning of the war PLACE OF HISTORICAL MEMORY. Fraunce's Tavern in New York a National Institution. Both because of its antiquity and because of the many historical memories that are associated with it, Fraunce's Tavern in New York well deserves to be taken over by the city and maintained as public property forever. Short of that, however, it is not unfitting that it should now become the headquarters of the New York State Society of the Sons of the Revolution, which has now purchased it. The tavern stands at the southeast corner of Broad and Pearl streets, and originally was the mansion of the Dellancey family. Having later been turned into a tavern, it became as early as 1768 assured of historical memory, for in that year it witnessed the organization of the New York Chamber of Commerce. The event which gave it its widest fame, however, was Washington's farewell meeting with his officers at the close of the revolutionary war. Washington chose it for his headquarters when he entered the city after the evacuation by the British. He remained in New York but nine days, and then at noon on Thursday, Dec. 4, 1783, he summoned the chiefs of his army to meet him in the great room of the tavern. It was one of the few occasions in Washington's life when he gave way to emotion. With the men before him he had shared the perils and hardships of the long years of the war. His words to them were: "With a heart full of love and gratitude I now take leave of you, and most devoutly wish your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable." He drank their health, and after a pause said: "I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged if you will each come and shake me by the hand." Gen. Knox came forward first and then the other officers silently in turn. Afterwards, as before, the tavern was long the gathering place of the men of wealth and fashion of New York. Many a political movement in the early days of the republic had its headquarters there, and the meetings of the Clinton men, who called themselves "Federal Republicans," are especially remembered. Few American buildings have had an "active life"—if that term may be used—which stretched over so long a period as had Fraunce's Tavern. DEPEW'S STAND FOR MORALITY. New York Senator Indignant at Thought of Anything Shady Thought of Anything Shady. Chauceyn Depew heads the list as a director of companies, being a member of no less than seventy-four. His fees for attending the meetings of such bodies would make a right comfortable income. New Yorkers are enjoying a laugh at the senator just now. The police are making it uncomfortable for keepers of poolrooms, and allege that the Western Union Telegraph company is giving aid to the gamblers. Mr. Depew is virtuously indignant at the idea that a corporation of which he is a director would deliberately assist in violating the law. "I will not stand," he says, "anything which is even tainted with illegality. If I find that the police allegations are true I shall resign from the board." On reading which the average New Yorker winks the other eye. —Chicago Chronicle. with Spain she gave the government $100,000, and for the care of sick and convalescent soldiers at Camp Wikoff she furnished $50,000. Miss Gould is a sister of George Jay Gould and of Howard Gould, both of whom are distinguished men in the financial operations of the country. New York Millionaires Fence In the Public Domain Most of the very rich New Yorkers now own their own private hunting grounds in the Adirondacks, in Maine or in the Carolinas. A great many are members of clubs which own such territory. The Vanderbilts, the Rockefellers, the Morgans and the Drexels all have preserves. In spite of the democratic idea that unused land belongs to all, they fence off a few hundred square miles wherever nature has been particularly bountiful, erect "Do Not Trespass!" signs, emply wardens and guards in livery with loaded guns in their hands to keep off the public and make of the most beautiful and luxuriant spots in America private hunting grounds that are as carefully preserved as ever the royal forests were in the early days of Norman kings. Only Wanted to Talk. They are still telling stories in Washington about the convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution. On several occasions half of the women were talking at the same time, and Mrs. Fairbanks, the president, had to make almost constant use of the gavel. At one time a New Jersey delegate insisted upon talking when the motion before the house was not debatable. She was informed of this situation, but calmly replied: "Madam. President, I do not wish to debate the question; I only want to talk about it. Now, if this convention—" The gavel fell with a roa-tat and the New Jersey delegate indignantly refused to continue her remarks. Pays Taxes Under Protest Mis Mary Anthony has paid her taxes again under protest. She writes to the city treasurer of Rochester, N. Y.: "Once more all women, politically classed with minors, criminals, lunatics and idiots, are compelled to contribute to the support of a government which denies them any voice in the control of affairs, and once more I pay my taxes under protest. Please so record it." Miss Mary Anthony and her distinguished sister, Susan B. Anthony, never pay taxes without a protest of this kind. Kosciusko's Statue In Capital The secretary of war and congressional committee appointed for the purpose expect soon to take up the matter of erecting the statue of Kosciuszko, which is to adorn one of the corners of Lafayette square, opposite the White house. Just before its close congress pased a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a statue, to be erected at the expense of the Polish-American citizens of the United States. Theodore M. Helinski is president of the central committee of Polish organizations. Primrose League to Celebrate The Primrose league in England is already making preparations to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Disraeli's birth on Dec. 21. It was he who culminated his striking and somewhat theatrical career by making Victoria empress of India. It was perhaps natural that the late queen preferred him to Gladstone, who was a poor hand at flattery. "Mr. Gladstone," Victoria is credited with saying, "harangues me as though I were a public meeting. Mr. Disraeli talks to me as a woman." When Your Grocer Says he does not have Defiance Starch, you may be sure he is afraid to keep it until his stock of 12 oz. packages are sold. Defiance Starch is not only better than any other Cold Water Starch, but contains 15 oz. to the package and sells for same money as 12 oz. brands. Profit in City Ownership. Street railways owned by English municipalities make handsome profits, which materially reduce local taxes. During the current year, it is estimated, Nottingham will clear $80,000 from this source, Liverpool $123,000, Leeds $300,000 and Manchester $250,000. Emulating Her Father: At a recent children's party, given on the Hill, the little people were discussing, during refreshment time, what they intended "to be" when they grew up. One little girl announced that she "expected to marry a handsome man," whereupon her partner straightened up and remarked, "And I shall follow my father's example and be a bachelor."—Brooklyn Life. School Teachers Poorly Paid. School Teachers Poorly Paid. Austria pays less to teachers than is paid in France, and the Parliament has refused to consider the needs of the teachers. The highest salaries in the empire are paid in Bohemia, where, by placing an extra tax on beer, the government raised enough money to increase the salary of its teachers. The lowest are paid in the districts which once were under the Turkish government. Good News from Texas. New Braunfels, Texas, May 23rd.—A remedy has been found which cures every form of Kidney Trouble from Bright's Disease down, including Rheumatism or Heart Trouble. Mr. C. C. Schumann, R. F. D., No. 4, from Braunfels has used it in his family and says of the result: "My wife had a heap of trouble with Kidney and Heart Disease. She was very bad and nothing seemed to help her, till we tried Dodd's Kidney Pills and the first box of this medicine did her more good than all the other pills and medicine she had used. We are very thankful to Dodd's Kidney Pills for what they have done for her." Many other cases are being reported, in which this remedy has done wonderful work in the relief and cure of Rheumatism, Diabetes and Kidney troubles of all kinds. This will be good news to many who are suffering as Mrs. Schumann was before Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her. Lawyers have their tribulations but they make money out of other people's trials. DIAMONDS ARE GOING UP Latest advices dated April 28th and received by the Jaccard Jewelry Co. the well-known Kansas City jewelers show a rise of 5 per cent in the cost of diamonds. They are particularly fortunate in that they have a large stock of diamonds purchased before the rise and have therefore decided to give their customers the benefit of their foresight. They have just published a new booklet, "How to Buy Diamonds," containing many illustrations of the latest styles in diamond jewelry. We would advise our readers to send for it. The old maid with a cat is always a woman with a purr puss. Why It Is the Best in because made by an entirely different process. Defiance Starch is unlike any other, better and one-third more for 10 cents. The train announcer is a man of many callings. **FITS** permanently cured. No other newcomer after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Restorer. Send for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. H. KLINE, Ltd., 331 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Putting up awnings isn't necessarily shady transaction. Beware of Ointments for Catarrk that Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such derangement can be caused by infections from reputable technicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly be given. You can cure, manufacture or by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. 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Spring fever is simply "that tired feeling," a lassitude caused by a sluggish condition of the blood. The liver and bowel need a cleaning out in the spring and nothing is so effective and at the same time so pleasant to take as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Too many people make the skin do the work that the bowels and kidneys should do. A bilious, constipated condition means a yellow skin, lusterless eyes, breath and a general worn out feeling. All this can be remedied by the use of Dr. Caldwell's (Laxative) Syrup Pepsin, which is sold by all druggists and dealers in medicine. Longevity Which Was Longevity. Adam lived to be 930 years old, Setil 912, Enos 905, Cannan 910, Mahalaled 895, Jared 962, Methuselah 969, La mech 777, Noah 950, and Enoch, who was cut off in his youth, 365. Free to Twenty-Five Ladies. The Defiance Starch Co. will give 25 ladies a round trip ticket to the St. Louis Exposition, to five ladies in each of the following states: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri who will send in the largest number of trade marks cut from a ten cent, 16-ounce package of Defiance cold water laundry starch. This means from your own home, anywhere in the above named states. These trade marks must be mailed to and received by the Defiance Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before September 1st, 1904. October and November will be the best months to visit the Exposition. Remember that Defiance is the only starch put up in 16 oz (a full third) more starch for the same money than of any other kind, and Defiance never sticks to the iron. The tickets to the Exposition will be sent by registered mail September 5th. Starch for sale by all dealers. Some of the so-called baseball diamonds are rank imitations. Some men are never happy unless they are in a position to make others miserable. TRADE MARK Straighten Up The main muscular supports of body weaken and let go under Backache or Lumbago. To restore; strengthen and straighten up, use St. Jacobs Oil Price 25c, and 50c. TRUSSES Elastic Stockings, Etc. Flavell, 1001 Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pa. Looking for a Home? Then why not keep in view the fact that the farming lands of 160 ACRE FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Western Canada are sufficient to support a population of 50,000,000 the immigration for the past six years has beenphased out FREE Homestead Lands easily accessible, while other lands may be purchased from Railway and Land Companies. The grain and grazing lands of Western Canada are the best on the continent, producing the best grain, and the most valuable markets. Schools, Railways and all other conditions make Western Canada an enviable spot for the settler. Write to Superintendent Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, for a deserved Canadian government agent—I. S. Crawford, N. 125 W. Ninth Street, City, Mo. 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The words sounded like a knell to me, I felt that my sun had set; but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound came to me as an elixir of life; it restored the lost forces and built me up until my good health returned to me. For four months I took the medicine daily and each dose added health and strength. I am so thankful for the help I obtained through its use."—MRS. FLORENCE DANFORTH, 1007 Miles Ave., St. Joseph, Mich. A medicine that has restored so many women to health and can produce proof of the fact must be regarded with respect. This is the record of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which cannot be equalled by any other medicine the world has ever produced. Here is another case:— "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:—For years I was troubled with falling of the womb, irregular and painful menstruation, leucorrhea, bearing-down pains, backache, headache, dizzy and fainting spells, and stomach trouble. "I doctored for about five years but did not seem to improve. I began the use of your medicine, and have taken seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, three of Blood Purifier, and also used the Sanative Wash and Liver Pills, and am now enjoying good health, and have gained in flesh. I thank you very much for what you have done for me, and heartily recommend your medicine to all suffering women."—Miss Emma Snyder, 218 East Center St., Marion, Ohio MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN." We time and much sickness if they would for advice as soon as any distressing symp- and has put thousands of women on the her violates the confidence thus entrusted to publishes thousands of testimonials from an benefited by her advice and medicine,ence has she published such a letter without often by special request of the writer. cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of which will prove their absolute genuineness. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. BEHIND THE GUN "I doctored for about five years but did not seem to improve. I began the use of your medicine, and have taken seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, three of Blood Purifier, and also used the Sanative Wash and Liver Pills, and am now enjoying good health, and have gained in flesh. I thank you very much for what you have done for me, and heartily recommend your medicine to all suffering women."—Miss Emma Snyder, 218 East Center St. Marion, Ohio. "FREE MEDICAL A Women would save time and write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice toms appear. It is free, and has right road to recovery. Mrs. Pinkham never violates her, and although she publishes women who have been benefite never in all her experience has sh the full consent, and often by spe $5000 FORFEIT if we cannot forthw above testimonial, which will pro Lydia THE MAN BEI Women would save time and much sickness if they would write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice as soon as any distressing symptoms appear. It is free, and has put thousands of women on the right road to recovery. 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Why not save the grain ordinarily put into the straw stack? Why not save the time which the ordinary threshing outfit wastes for you? This can be done by employing the RED RIVER SPECIAL. It runs right along, saving your grain and saving time, regardless of conditions. NICHOLS & S Builders of Threshers and Engines. 60 YEARS IN BUSINESS. BRAN S & SHEPARD CO. Engines. Battle Creek, Mich. BRANCH HOUSES AND AGENTS EVERYWHERE. Libby's Luncheons Libby's Natural Flavor Foods are U. S. Government inspected, perfectly packed canned foods, and are ready to serve at a moment's notice. Veal Loaf, Vienna Sausage, Ham Loaf, Boneless Chicken, Ox Tongues Are Among the Many Tempting Luncheon Meats. Ask Your Grocer For Them. Send for our booklet "How to Make Good Things to Eat." Libby, McNeill & Libby, Chicago When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER CURES catarrh of the stomach. trot and dow fail not mee Lyre thre San enj Cent As the modern self-binder is ahead of the old reaper of forty years ago, so is the Big Cylinder and Man Behind the Gun ahead of the small cylinder old-style thresher. The old-style thresher with its small cylinder and limited separating capacity, has stood for years without much improvement. The RED RIVER SPECIAL is the crowning improvement in threshing machinery. It is built for modern, up-to-date work; to thresh well; to thresh fast; to save time and grain and money for the thresherman and farmer. It does it. There are reasons why. Send for our new book on threshing, it gives them and it is free. The RED RIVER SPECIAL is the only machine that has the Man Behind the Gun, and it will save enough extra grain and time to pay your thresh bill. Beetles Destroy Trees in Germany. In 1873, in Germany, 1,500,000 trees are said to have been destroyed in the Hartz forest alone by two small species of beetles. The larvae burrow beneath the bark and thus cause the injury to the growing trees. Be Not Rash in Criticism. Beware of rash criticisms; the rough and stringent fruits you condemn may be an autumn or winter pear and that which you picked up beneath the same bough in August may have been only its worm-eaten windfalls—Holmes. Lofty Postoffices. Among the Alps there are several postoffices at a height of 6,000 feet, or 7,000 feet. A letter box on the very summit of the Laugaud, from which the postman makes four collections daily, is nearly 10,000 feet above the sea level. The Home of the Tiger At a recent meeting of the Zoological Society in London Maj. Steward expressed the opinion that tigers are not indigenous to India, but came there from more northern regions. The old Sanskrit language has a name for the lion, but none for the tiger. Slight Sounds Carried Far. In the Abbey church at St. Albans is a curious echo. The tick of a watch may be heard from one end of the church to the other. In Gloucester cathedral a gallery of octagonal form carries a whisper seventy-five feet across the nave. Children Have No Footwear. Italian children of the poorer classes can neither hang up their stockings at Christmas nor put their shoes out the window at Twelfth night for the wise men to fill. For when the weather is too cold for them to go barefoot they wear rags bound around their feet for coverings. Cocaine in India. The natives of India are becoming so much addicted to the use of cocaine that the British authorities are taking measures to restrict the distribution of the drug. The Hindoos chew it in a leaf, mixed with areca nuts and various aromatics. Within a few weeks $33,000 worth of cocaine was shipped from London to Calcutta. Butterfly Farm. Yorkshire possesses a farm for the rearing of moths and butterflies. Half an acre of land has been planted with trees and shrubs for the purpose. In their season the stock of caterpillars is 20,000. From 30,000 to 40,000 preserved insects are kept in reserve, so that butterflies and moths can be supplied irrespective of the time of year. The Arab Pony. The Arab is virtually a pony, standing 14.2 hands, oftener under than over. He is not fast, even at the gallop; indeed, he is slow. He is a very poor trotter, both as regards speed and action; a bad hack, and cannot walk without continually sticking his toe in the ground. He is totally un fitted for harness and is uncomfort able to ride except at the gallop; this is his natural gait, and in it his movement is free, smooth, delightful and easy. Sporting News. A World Wide Reputation. Wherever men are there will be illness and wherever people are ill, Dodds Kidney Pills will be found a blessing. Soley on their merits have they pushed their way into almost every part of the civilized world. Their reputation as an honest medicine that can always be relied on has been built up by the grateful praise of those who have been cured. The two following letters indicate just how the reputation of this remedy knows no geographical bounds. The sick and suffering all over the world are asking for Dodds Kidney Pills: Dear Sirs: I have been suffering from some months from a kidney complaint. The doctor who attended me has recommended Kidney Pills. After two boxes I got some relief. But unfortunately I have not been able to go on with the treatment, being unable to find any Pills in the medicine. I have asked Pills for two boxes has informed me that he had sent an order for some, and has been keeping me waiting for more than one month. This is the reason why I am not able to treat my Pills. The goodness to send me by return of post six boxes for which I will pay as soon as I receive them from the post. Kindly let me know at the same time when I will receive my Expay to be found. Thanking you in an appreciation Mohamed Rached, "Immeubles Libres de l'Etat," Office of the Minister of Finance, Cairo, EGYPT. Dear Sirs: I want to purchase six boxes for my Expay to be found exactly where to apply at Buffalo or London. I suppose they can be sent by express or registered mail from either place. Please advise me of how to proceed. I will be very happy to delay. Yours truly, J. P. Simonson, Viborg, V. Mark, DENMARK. Charity may cover a multitude of sins but there are a number of multi-tudes still uncovered. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children, teething, softening the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 20c a bottle. A cinder in the hand is worth two in the eye. Piso's Soothing cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure. J. W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. Honesty is the best policy provided you keep your premiums paid up. IF YOU USE BALL BLUE, Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. All things come to those who wait—except the things they are waiting for Those Who Have Tried It will use no other. Defiance Cold Water Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quality—15 oz. for 10 cents. Other brands contain only 12 oz. Total Output of Books. A Brussets expert, M. Paul Otlet, estimates that from the invention of printing, in the middle of the fifteenth century, to January, 1900, 12,163,000 different books have been issued. He also estimates that about 200,000 books are now annually issued. Hypnotism Stops Circulation According to recent investigations it appears probable that hypnotism can stop the action of a person's heart and thus cause death. A. Journet, a Frenchman, reports that he has increased and diminished the number of pulse beats at will, and as far as he could venture with safety. It is said to be also proved that circulation is seriously affected, even if it is not quite certain that the heart can be silenced. Dangerous Complexion Improver. Two young girls of Berlin found their eye sight failing and their parents sent them to a doctor, where they had to undergo a cure lasting for some weeks. Questioned by their parents as to what they had been doing to bring their eyes to such a condition the girls confessed that they had washed their faces in water mixed with frogs' eggs in order to secure a delicate complexion. Japanese Cats. Cat fanciers all agree that Japan indeed is the country of curious felines, and surely no example of the freak in the cat family is more singular that the tailless variety which abounds in the Land of the Rising Sun. For the most part the cats of Japan are minus a brush, although they sometimes have a tailbone undeveloped and a small tuft of hair. Sir Edwin and a Poem. The late Sir Edwin Arnold had one very painful experience as a poet, writes a correspondent. He wrote a poem and sold the copyright to a stranger, whom he too hastily assumed to be the editor of an American magazine. When he next saw his work it was being used as the advertisement of a proprietary medicament.—Pall Mall Gazette. To Cure the Habit. It is said that every bachelor in Korea, no matter what his age, is regarded as a child, dressed as a child, and treated as a child. Even if he be 70, he may not knot up his hair in many fashion or assume the garb of a man. Here is a suggestion for the solution of the great bachelor problem in this country. It is better than taxing. Russian Women Students. A Parisian journal says in regard to the numerous Russian female students in the French metropolis that they are for the most part very plain and without any feminine charms. Most of them are very poor, live in garrets and starve their bodies while they study hard. Most of them are Nihillists. Human Relationship: For the benefit of those who may feel "exclusive" or who prate about blue blood, etc., it will be well to remember that if we go back but twenty generations or 700 years, each one of us has 1,084,576 ancestors, and is related more or less closely to at least 270,000,000 of our fellows. Effect of Intoxication. Intoxicants affect men in various ways. When a Frenchman has drunk too much he wants to dance, a German to sing, a Spaniard to gamble, an Englishman to eat, an Italian to boast, an Irishman to fight and an American to make a speech. Politeness Never Wrong. Politeness is never wrong. Its practice goes nearly all the way towards the goal of the right thing in the right place. We hear of polite insolence, but insolence is never polite; and it is never, under any circumstances, polite to be insolent. "Woods Buffalo." The woods of northern British America are still infested by hundreds of a queer species of bison, known as the "woods buffalo." It is much larger than the bison of the plains, which formerly abounded in such numbers. Knew What Pronoun Was A teacher, explaining to her class that a pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, asked for an example. A small boy instantly asked to be heard, when he explained: "ill is a pronoun. It is used instead of sick." Cost of English Navy. The cost of maintaining the English navy row amounts to $22 a year for every family in Great Britain, or more than two weeks' wages for the great body of the working people. Salt in the Ocean. If the ocean were dried up, all the water passing away as vapour, the amount of salt remaining would be enough to cover 5,000,000 square miles with a layer one mile thick. Highest Inhabited Place The highest inhabited place in the world is the Buddhist monastery of Ilaine, in Tibet, which is situated about 17,000 feet above sea level. Women in Russian Army Service. Women serve as medical officers in the Russian army. In no other country of Europe is such employment given to the sex. Wages in Scotland. The rate of wages a week in Scotland may be roughly stated at $5 for laborers and $10 for artisans. A Russian is not of age until he is twenty-six SOCIETY WRECKED HER LIFE. Mrs. Finn. In Society. A woman in society is obliged to keep late hours. She must attend receptions and balls. She seldom allows herself a quiet evening at home. Her whole time is taken up in keeping engagements or entertaining in her own home. Her system becomes completely run down as a consequence. She soon finds herself in a condition known as systemic catarrh. This has also been called catarrh nervousness. 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The formula of a noted Boston physician, and used with great success as a Vaginal Wash, for Leucorrhoea, Pelvic Catarrh, Nasal Catarrrh, Sore Throat, Sore Eyes, Cuts, and all soreness of mucus membrane. In local treatment of female ills Paxline is invaluable. Used as a Vaginal Wash we challenge the world to produce its equal for thoroughness. It is a revelation in cleansing and healing power, the remedies which cause inflammation and discharges. All leading drugsrists keep Paxine; price, $0.04 a box; if yours does not, send to us for it. Don't miss the free box. Write for the Free Box of Paxine to day. R. PAXTON CO. 5 Pope Island, Boston, Mass. Tired, Nervous, Aching, Trembling, Sleepless, Bloodless. Pe-ru-na Renovates, Regulates, Restores. A Pretty New York Woman's Recovery the Talk of Her Numerous Friends. Mrs. J. E. Finn, 83 East High street, Buffalo, N. Y., writes: Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. Gentlemen:—"A few years ago I had to give up social life entirely, as my health was completely broken down. The doctor advised a complete rest for a year. As this was out of the question for a time, I began to look for some other means of restoring my health. "I had often heard of Peruna as an excellent tonic, so I bought a bottle to see what it would do for me, and it certainly took hold of my system and rejuvenated me, and in less than two months I was in perfect health, and now when I feel worn out or tired a dose or two of Peruna is all that I need."—Mrs. J. E. Finn. Mrs. J. W. Reynolds, Elkton, Ohio, writes: "I owe my health and life to Peruna. We rarely call in a physician, in fact it has been years since I have taken any other medicine than yours. I am afraid of drugs, and although I have been sick many times I have taken only my medicines. They are wonderful indeed. We have a very large house and entertain a great deal and I do all my own work, thanks to Peruna."—Mrs. J. W. Reynolds. Free Treatment for Women. Any woman wishing to be placed on the list of Dr. Hartman's patients for free home treatment and advice should immediately send name and symptoms, duration of disease and treatment already tried. Directions for the first month's treatment will be promptly mailed free of charge. No free medicine will be supplied by the doctor, but all necessary directions will be furnished. Read what the above ladies have to say of Peruna as a cure for these cases. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. AT THE FIRST SIGN Of Torturing, Disfiguring Humors Use CUTICURA Every child born into the world with an inherited or early developed tendency to torturing, disfiguring humors of the Skin and Scalp, becomes an object of the most tender solicitude, not only because of its suffering, but because of the dreadful fear that the disfiguration is to be lifelong and mar its future happiness and prosperity. Hence it becomes the duty of mothers of such afflicted children to acquaint themselves with the best, the purest, and most effective treatment available, viz.: the CUTICURA Treatment, consisting of warm baths with CUTICURA Soap, and gentle anointings with CUTICURA Ointment, the great Skin Cure. Cures made in childhood are speedy, permanent and economical. Sold throughout the world. Cultures Soap. Bc. Ephemer, mpt. 86, Recruitment. 30c. (in form of Chocolate Biscuit. Pharmacy. 45c. Charitable House. 5q. Paris. 3 Rue de la Pairt. Boston. 190 Censum Ava. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sale Properties. Humors from Infancy to Age. Care Torturing. Disguring Humors from Infancy to Age. W. N. U.—WICHITA.—NO. 22, 1904 When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper.