Wichita Searchlight

THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT STHE FRIEND OF THE NEGRO mination of Roosevelt Seconded in Eloquent speeches by Bradley and Cummings. angled applause gretted the action of Harry S. Cumma colored delegate from and. Mr. Cannon introim an American citizen people were brought every forty years ago, we made more progress generation than any race male. Mr. Cummings made with his hearers in his remark that he had been used to be brief and in obey that advice. He Chairman, Fellow Deleife the Republican Nationalation Ladies and Gentle- the distinguished honer unding the nomination of and type of the American Theodore Roosevelt, I foundly grateful. Fortu- teed is it for this govern- ment it has had during the years just passed, a politi- nization such as ours to to face with undaunt- rage and determination my perplexing questions are arisen during that Whether the question our internal or external they have been boldly wisely solved. We have so the Phillipino, the can and Cuban the torch and intelligence, relieved from the burdens and op- of despotic rule, estab- lil government among and are teaching them the of independence. The Canal, "The Key to the e," has under the prompt action of this gov- taken from the realm of and dreamland, and action in the near future me a certain and fixed wise leadership of our kept so well adjusted and currency legislat- prosperity abounds in labor is plentiful, the well paid and content- multiplies and seeks outlets for new invest- terprises. word we have given a complete of the stewardship during the past a. It has become the convention to name a who we hope and believe the great Republican victory in the coming man who will in every sure up to the responsible high office of the of this country. Theoerelt brings to his parenation at the close of distraction the precious three years of able and service. He is above all true, honest, earnest patriotic American citizen. He is a leader of unflinching courage—a man of action. He is open and frank, free from intrigue or concealment. In his life and walk and conduct he stands unapproached and unapproachable. Ae is a broad man, broad in intellect, broad in sympathies, broad in soul, he lends a listening ear to the cry of the downtrodden and oppressed and with strong and ready arm encircling the weak and helpless he bids them rise and hope and live, Criticism—bitter, severe unreasonable—has only served to make him the more devoted to his country's welfare. He believes that corruption and dishonesty in private life and in public office should be unearthed, exposed and punished no matter who the guilty party may be or how high in official life he may stand. He believes that respect for and obedience to law are the foundation upon which this government must rest, and that the violation of the oath of office is little less than treason LABOR INTERESTS DEMAND HIM, He believes that the constitution of the United States and every amendment thereof should be rigidly enforced. He is, for these good and sufficient reasons the man whom the people of every section and in every walk of life want for this high office. The powerful christian and moral sentiment of the nation demands his nomination, and every Christian and moral agency will be exercised for his election. The laboring interest demands him. The farmer as with happy heart he gathers in his bountiful harvest stands ready to da battle sor his return. The miner who in contentment dig away into the bowels of the earth sees in him his salvation from oppression and encroachment. The business man, the capitalist to who this administration has brought abundant success eagerly await his nomination. So surely as he is nominated so surely will he be elected by the people in November. "With his nomination and election what an inspiring prospect opens up before the party and the nation? With it will come new efforts to promote a greater prosperity, and a larger measure of happiness to all who dwell within our borders. And with it will come an advance step towards the fulfillment of the great mission of the Republican party. And that mission will not be performed until every section of our constitution and every amendment thereof shall be respected and made effective. Cod grant that our party's strug- WICHITA, KANSAS, JULY 2, 1904. gle to reach that time, it may ever have a man to place before the American people for their suffrage who has the ability, courage, honesty and aggressiveness of Theodore Roosevelt." The South is Victorious Disfranchisement of Negro a a Triumph Over the North In this strife the disfranchisement of the Negro by the south is a distinct victory for the Southern idea for the Southern rival, over the Northern idea. the Northern rival. The Southern ieea has taken on new life, is resowing itself, striking powerful roots into Southern soil. And while it is steadily strengthening its ascendency over those states its poillen dust is slowly spreading in many devious ways blown by winds of destiny beyond the limits of those states, attacking with subtle and far reaching and deep-reaching influences the democratic idea of the rest of the nation, giving aid and form to all those feelings, thoughts, purposes, hidden or open, but active in the republic hostile to popular government, to the democratic principle of equality and universal suffrage The South has thrown down its gauge of battle for the aristocratic idea for the labor system which grows out of that idea. This gauge of battle is the disfranchisement of the Negro, and the consequent degradation of the Negro because he is a Negro and the consequent degredation of him as a laborer. Will the North accept the challenge of its old rival, will it pick up the gauge of battle thus thrown down?—Archibald E. Grinks in the Atlantic. THE NEGRO IN POLITICS. What place shall the Negro take in politics? This query is as old as the emancipation proclamation, for it was discussed before the illustrious Chas. Sumner presented his 13, 14 and 15 amendments to the constitution of these U. S. in the congressional halls of this nation, and it is yet being discussed and will without doubt be a question of considerable import in the very same legislative halls if some changes are not made in the matter of representation in those sections of the country where law is openly disregarded so far as it relates to the Negro in politics. It is not. Is the Negro fit to exercise the functions involved in the casting of a ballot? but shall he under the law be allowed to exercise lawfully the right vouchsafed to him? The authority or law, giving the Negro the right to have a say so by ballot has not as yet been abrogated and so long as the law remains guaranteeing to the Negro these political right he should be protected in them. It is to be regretted that a few of our men are inclined to use their political privileges in a way that is not at all credited to the principles of manhood. They bob up in every campaign, whether it be national or municipal. and an interested in selfish aggrandizement, tha assume to be leaders and lay in wait for some one out of whom tha may fleece a few paltry dollars and for some reason their game is easily caught, as a result the entire Negro family is besmirched by the narrow-minded who declare that the entire Negro vote can be bought for a song, and for that reason the entire Negro population should be disfranchised If these allegations are true as tha relate to the Negro tha are equally true of the hords of foreigners who infest our large cities such as New York, Chicago Cincinnati, St. Louis, Philadelphia and Boston, and yet we hear no one talk of disfranchising this vast foreign element, who to a great extent to-day control the municipal interest of these cities and will eventually control the nation, without have a passing idea of our American government. The place of the Negro in politics is the same as that of any other man, and we believe the ballot should be guarded by an educational standard and all men should be brot up to it. In national matters we believe the government should take absolute control, and then and not till then will every man north and south be allowed to cast a free and untrammeled vote. In national matters the dogma of stgte sovereignty should be sat upon and there would be no corruption at the polls, no buying of votes and no campaign run with a barrel. In this matter of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," the Negro is becoming as truly alive as is the Anglo-Saxon brother and he is awakening to the issues of the hour and the demands of the day. He asks nothing more of any man or government than the law iets forth as belonging to him. If he is to be a soldier in time of war he must be a citizen in time of peace, and his rights as a citizen ought to be protected by the country of which he is a citizen, and if not his citizenship is a farce and the government untrue. Our quarennial election is at our door. The Republican party has chosen its standard bearers and the Negro will be sought to vote on both sides. Let him play the man and not be used as a tool in this campaign, to enhance the interest of any party that is not a friend to the entire race. Vote for principle and not men alone and in time a change will come that will help us in all the avenues of life. Rev. R. N. Counise D. D 501 N. Main St. Wichita, Kans. Fresh Pork Trimmings 2c Per Pound 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. ARE WE BLIND? This question is pertinently and forcefully thrust upon the intelligent and thoughtful mind, when asked and answered in connection with the utterances of the public press throughout the South and in some of the states north of us as well. Not a day passes that something is not said of the Negro race calculated to put them at a disadvantage and bring them into contempt with the other races of the earth. And yet the Negro, though a thinking responsible human being, seems not to comprehend—to understand these utterances, but is being blindly led by a few against the best interests of the many. The white man has drawn the line between himself and his colored brother, and is gradually closing up the avenues which load to wealth and prosperity against him; and yet few dollars earned by the Negroes but pass to the white man's coffers. This is all wrong. The Negro should help the Negro if he would become an important and respected factor in the business marts of the communities where it is his lot to live. We have here and there Negroes in many branches of business—some perhaps, the dry goods, struggling to build up a paying and prosperous basis, but in many instances failing through the indifference and non-patronage of their own race and people. An unification of means and interest, and a well directed effort in the right direction would do away with failure and enable us not only to maintain and further develop those enterprises already started, but be the means of starting into existence many ethers needed for the development of our people as a race. The Negro should see to it that wherever he sees one of his race—man or woman—striving to build himself or herself up, to go to their rescue and be encouragement and patronage see to it that they do not fail. Help means success and success means enlargement in enterprises that will employ hundred of thousands of our young men and women as clerks and bookkeeper to say nothing of the importance and respectability and dignity it will add to the Negro and his people. We talk more than we act. Let us reverse the order of things and act more than we talk! This will mean progress and progress will mean the building up of our race to a standard of worthy manhood and womanhood, and exact from all men that consideration which all independent and worth people re- ceives at the hands of mukkind generally. This is the way, the only way, to command respect and close the mouth of seandal and vituperation.—Herald, chmond. Never borrow trouble. Hit your friend for the cash and let him keep the trouble. Some people are so economical when it comes to truth as to be positively parsimonious. A Kentuckian died recently from a rattlesnake bite. The only known remedy has failed at last. Charlie Schwab has sailed for Europe and the fur of the Monte Carlo tiger is again standing on end. You dreamed last night that President Baer had recommended a reduction in the price of coal, did you? Huh! A Pennsylvania man claims to have found the ideal woman. Let him remain single and preserve his pleasant delusion. The fashion news about the startling new styles in bathing suits inspires in many a worthy man a longing for old ocean. No matter how jovial a bachelor may seem, a woman always believes in her secret heart that his alleged happiness is hollow. Any one who could be so irreverent as to eat goobers at an Ibsen play probably deserves the severest rebuke that could be administered. King Edward and Waldorf Astor have become reconciled. Waldorf held out until he realized that the further humiliation of the king would be useless. A London firm has decided to make war on the Standard Dii company. One needn't be much of a prophet to predict what will happen to the London firm. Physicians are again advising against drinking water while eating. Many men carry the advice to the extreme of refusing to drink water while drinking. When you don't get quick attention in a place, just make a noise like a piece of money. Jingle a coin on the counter and see how quick the boss will come to you. Rev. Dr. Hillis declares his belief that in the next generation it will be vulgar to be rich, vulgar to spend money lavishly. Rev. Dr. Hillis must be very cautious. It is reported that immigration inspectors "ave detained an Italian damsel for "writing on the voyage." Let her pass, gentlemen, let her pass, and give others a chance!! No doubt it may be true that if a man loves his wife he will eat her cooking, but the wise wife will strive to arrange it so that he will love both her and the cooking. A famous dealer in sporting goods says fishermen are invariably honest. So after this you must accept the whole story about the number, weight and fighting qualities of the catch. Trimmings Pound 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. -RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION STRICTLY IN ADVANCE One Year [ by mail ] ..... $1.00 Six months [ by mail ] ..... 75c Three months [ by mail ] ... 50c ONE M. OTHH ..... 150. Advertising Rates Made Known On Applica cation. 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. All Subscriptions must be paid in advance strictly. Agents take notice. 2nd. Communications received after Wednesday noon will appear in that week. 3rd. In asking to change your paper from one office or one address to another always give both, the old and new. 4th Send Us all the news from your section of the City, County, State or County. We publish it FREE OF CHARGE. Write kplain and on one side of the paper only. 5th No Name will be placed on our books without the money. So agents will send the money with subscriber's name. 6th Address all communications to "The Wichita Searchlight" Wichita, Kansas. 7th Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any per son which may appear in this paper, will be gladly corrected if brought to the Editor. "To Live and Let Live." Is OUR Motte. SECRET SOCITIES AND POLITICS. It is an undisputed and oft proven fact that the American republic is so constructed that it is impossible for politics to find a harmonious and indeed, any place in secret societies. Since the first origin of this country many efforts have been made to blend politics and secret societies, and in every case the attempt has proven in vain. This attitude of the American 'people does not bespeak their dislike to secret societies, but, it does bespeak their unswerving desire for a government "for and by the people" and their abhorance of any ael or organization which tends to place secrecy thereon. From the multiplicity and prosperous condition of the secret societies of this country it can be plainly seen that the American people rather encourages rather than discourages secret societies, but never a secret political society or a secret society in politics. The birth and sudden death of the "Know N things," the "Ku-klux," the "Klans," the "A. P. A." and numerous similar secret political societies proves the entire impracticability of politics in secret societies. There is not a case on record where a secret society has permitted politics to enter within its walls that discord, confusion and finally disbandment was not the result. What has been proven true in this regard is still true today. Politics has no place in secret societies. The fundamental object of secret societies is to care for the sick, bury the dead, relieve the widow and orphan, help the distressed of its members and to do these things among its members that will raise them to a higher standard, teach the lessons of brotherly love and to discuss one with the other the ties of affection. In polltics it is not so. Under the American rule of politics every man is vouchsafed his opinion and political choice and any attempt to curb these results in discord. The Merchants who appreciate the trade of the colored people ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER; PATRONIZE THEM. No doubt but the reception given June 24, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Anderson 724 N. St. Francis, was the finest of the season, which was arranged by the ladies of the T. O. S. C. club, at which the choiceest referrhments were served in honor of Mr. Joseph Whitter, who for the past 4 or 5 years has made his temporary home in Chicago, but at present is visiting his parents in this city. All the members were present and several visitors and everyone had an enjoyable time. The knights and ladies of the club were decorated in ribbon by three club colors and were carefully noticed by every visitor. Cards were played and music was made and everything was pleasant for those present. At 10:30 the feast began and everybody having their eyes on Mr. Whitted who was the honored guest, and who looked very choice. After luncheon the guest prepared to go to their homes as Miss Sallie Rawles played the good night piece. Mr. Joe Whitted announcing that the ladies of the T. O. S. C. were up to date entertainers, not saying anything about the knights. F. S. Streat THE SUFFRAGE PLANK Adopted by the Republican National Convention in Chicago. In the platform adopted by the Republican National Convention in Chicago on June 21d, they inserted a plank which shows at last that party in conveneion has taken cognizance of the disfranchising acts of the south against the right of the Negro to vote. The following is the plank adapted: "We favor such congressional action as shall determine whether by special discriminations the elective franchise in any state has been unconstitutionally limited, and, if such is the case, we demand that representation in congress and in the electoral colleges shall be proportionally reduced as directed by the constitution of the United States." This plank deals with the 14th amendment. It outlines a specific positive policy and a practical and active course of action for the enforcement of that amendment. In fact, while it does not use the name of our race or class, it is as plainly meant for the discrimination against us for it uses the words "unconstitutionally limited." The 14th amendment does not speak of unconstitutional reduction, but any reduction. This plank then aimed at the South. The papers speak of this plank as a victory for Congressman Elgas Crumpacker of Indiana. The applause with which the plank was received indicates that party sentiment is behind it. LONG WINDED. We wonder if the Red Cross Medical Association is as long about paying their claims as it secretary Mr. Jas. B. Woolard is about paying the association's bill to the Searchlight? We hope not howeyer. Elite Cafe' 408 North Main St Best Short Order House In the City. OPEN ALL NIGHT Short Orders At All Hours Meals 20cts Cigars and Tobacco Chas. L. Kiner, Prop. The GEM Barber Shop, W. A. BETTIS, Prop, A Sanitary Shop, High Class Workmen Cleanliness and First-Class Work Our Motto 332 N. Main St. GIVE US A TRIAL Plenty of Clean Towels always on hand. Locals and Personals THE First Annual Pic-Nic AND Emanipation Celebration ÷+ OF THE÷÷ Odd Fellows AND K. OF Ps AT South Riverside Park THURSDAY, AUG. 4TH.'04 :: AT NIGHT :: Grand Jubilee Concert At Garfield Hall Under the Auspices of The Household Ruth and the Court of Calanthe Committee of Arrangements THOS. GLOVER, Chairman; JAS. L. HARPER, Secretary A. T. GLOVER, Treasurer. Mrs. Mary Clark left Tuesday for Garden Plain on a visit. Mrs. J. T. Sanford is still suffering from a badly sprained ankle. The G. L. A. club met Wednesday afaernoon with Mrs. S. W. Jones. Mrs. Virginia Maethews after an absence of several months is in the city again. Judge Thos. C. Wilson has appointed Rev. N. M. Harmon as county auditor. Remember "people who live in glass houses should never throw a stone. Miss Ida Pitts left Thursday to spend a week visiting Mrs. Robt. Davis in Kingman. Mr. and Mrs. Browers have a neat modern cottage at 1735 N Emporia which they recently built. Talk about painters, well Will Duuson is a painter from paintersville and his work shows up good. Suppose the full force of the "Searchlight" was turned on some dark spots—gee whizz what squaaling there'd be. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Massey are having their house painted at 507 N. Water. It certainly looks fine. Good for them. Alonzo Miller has again bought Wichita properly. Alonzo may think he is fooling some but we are on to him—he is getting in shape to make some lady happy. Now smile will go! C. L. Kiner has changed the service of his restaurant at 408 North Main, in the future he will run as a short order house. Mrs. Maggie Smith has re-opened the People's Restaurant at 346 N. Main and invites all to come and make themselves at home. The funeral of Alex Carter took place at the 2nd Baptist church last Tuesday afternoon. The sermon was preached by Rev. S. M. Hail and the ceremonies were held with Masonic rites. The Republicans are to be congratulated upon the selection of so able a man as Mr. D. E. Boone as secretary of the county committee Mr. Boone will make the campaign a success ably assisted by his capable secretary Mr. J. A. Conley and the committee treasurer Mr. C. L. Davidson. Samuel Warner Duke, of Manhattan, Kas., arrived in the city Thursday morning to spend the summer as the guest of his brother, Edward Duke. Samuel is a student in the State Agricultural college of Manhattan. First Annu Emanipatio ÷+OF Odd Fellows Mrs. Mary Smith has returned from Lawrence where she spent several weeks as the guest of Miss Bessie Fetchugh. She reports a royal time. Mrs. E. Hathmon returned home Friday from Kansas City where she has been the past week with her sick sister Mrs. Bessie Evans. The concert and entertainment that was to have been given Tueskay evening at Otto Fellow's hall has been pastponed. Rev P. D. Yochum left Tuesday for Topeka to attend the district conference of the A. M. E. church held there. Any kind of Second Hand Goods bought, sold exchanged or sold on commission. W. C. Neely, 406 N. Main St., 4w We are glad to note the action taken by the Republic a National convention in Chicago pointing to the denial of the Negro's right to vote by the Southern states. It is not special laws or special privileges that the Negro of America asks—but simply the enforcement of the present laws and an opportunity to exercise only those rights and privileges guaranteed to every American citizen. GOOD SELECTIONS. The Republican county central committee met at the Baltimore hotel Saturday afternoon and elected the following officers to conduct the campaign this fall: D. E. Boone, Chairman. J. A. Conly, Secretary. C. L. Davidson, Treasurer. Executive Committee—W. E. Stantev, B. F. McLean, Finlay Ross, E. T. Allen, A. M. Denny, L. S. Naftsger, Thos. Glover, O. P. Taylor, J. F. Kirker, Ceo. W. Adams, L. J. Btggs, Owea Yazell O. A. Sarles, W. H. Dwight, Clark Means, J. D. Emerick, Paul Brown. PAPERS LOST. Alonzo Mill r took his vest off last Tuesday forenoon at the city building and hung it up and had occasion to go up stairs and when he returned his vest was gone and with it a deed to some property which he had recently bought and some other papers which was in the pocket of the vest. He offers a reward of $2.00 or the returnof the papers. Mrs. W. M. Dent has gone to Eureka Spings, Ark., where she will conduct a series of meetings for the naxt sixty days. Mrs. W. A. Wright leaves Saturday for Winfield where she expects to speed several weeks visiting among relatives and friends. Warnhoff WHITE L. S. NAFTSGER, W. R. TUCKER, President Vice President J. M. MOORE, Cashier. Warnhoff & M.Clees WHITE FRONT HARDWARE The Fourth 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. Washington, M. D. 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. Kernan & Co., 1102 E. Douglas 'Pone 357 We advise you to trade with DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE Cor. 13th and Santa Fe Phone 1114 Read the great S The Race's Special Ra Fourth Read the great Searchlight. The Race's Standard Beard Special Rates Account Fourth of JULY MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Account of the Fourth of July, tween all points on the lines of this and connecting lines in Arkansas, Tickets on sale July 2. 3, and 4 July 5th 1904. One Fare Plus 50c for tha third is less, Minimum Selling Ra Account of the Fourth of July, round trip tickets will be sold to tween all points on the lines of this system, also to all points on and connecting lines in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Ind. Territory Tickets on sale July 2, 3, and 4, good to return up to and include July 5th 1904. One Fare Plus 50c for the Pound Trip, except where Fare a third is less, Minimum Selling Rate 50c I. R. Sherwin, P, & T. A. E. E. Bleckley, T. P. A. Green flowers are very rare in nature. The ixia, of which many varieties are common in our gardens, is one of the very few plants which has a natural green variety. Schomberg was its discoverer in South Africa, the home of all the ixias. A young lady, visiting for the time in the country, was alarmed the approach of a cow. She was frightened to run, and, shaking parasol at the animal, she said, very stern tone: "Lie down, sir; lie down." Favored by Empress Eugenie. Favored by Empress Eugenie. The blonde beauty, Empress Eugenie, first brought into favor engraved cards, though many people of quality used cards printed from copper plate long before this famous favorite of the emperor became fashion's dictator. ```markdown ``` 615 N. Main St. In The Grocery I.ine Southwestern Distributing Agent for Cribben & Sexton Co. Any style of stove at wholesale price s. Red Front Racket The People's Economy Store Sample Shoes We have just received a large voice of Men's Work Shoes, Men's Dress Shoes, Ladies and Misses Fashion Dress Shoes, Oxfords and Slippers all styles and all kinds AT WHOLESALE PRICES You'll find an excellent line "Colonials" the proper thing at latest fad, in our regular stock, at TAPP BROTHERS & HANSHA Phone 257. 255-257 N.M TAKEN FROM LIFE This wonderful hair pomade is the only preparation in the world that makes kinky hair shine the scalp, prevents the hair from out or breaking off, cures dandruff and makes the hair grow long and silky. Warm and harmless. It was the first preparation sold or straightened by the Original Osmone or Oxford Marnier as the original never fade. It is that healthy, life-like appearance much desired. A toilet necessity for gentlemen and children. Elegantly perfumed and the best and most economical. It is possible for anybody to use it without a bottle. Only 50 cents. Sold by dragon brand or $1.40 for three bottles. We pre-express charges. Send postal or money order. Please mention name and address plainly to OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois E. E. Bleckley, T. P. A. A young lady, visiting for the time in the country, was alarmed the approach of a cow. She was frightened to run, and, shaking parasol at the animal, she said, very stern tone: "Lie down, sir; lie down." Increased Use of Asphalt. Asphalt was first used for stu pavements in Paris in 1838, and si then the demand for this purpose warranted an annual product throughout the world of 450,000 to 000 metric tons of asphalt and the minous rock. --- B. F. McLEAN. LUMBER YARDS AT Wichita, Clearwater, Peck, and Cheney, Kansas. We trade Ranches, Farms, J. F. Belle Real Estate & I Homes So Installment Pla Western Lands and Ranges A Oklahoma and Colorado Patronage Office 110 N. Ma MYRON A Groceries, Fru and I 815 N- EVERY THING Prescriptions F NUMBER = DEALER OS AT Clearwater, Peck, Money, Kansas. Phone 134 408 W. Douglas Trade Ranches, Farms, City Property and Merchandise F. Bellew & Co., Estate & Imigration Agts Homes Sold On Installment Plan. Easy Terms. Lands and Ranges A Specialty. Dealers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado Farms and Ranch Lands. Patronage Solicited- Office 110 N. Main, wichita, Kansas. MYRON A. DEAN Voceries, Fruits, Vegetables and Feed. 815 N. MAIN ST 101-Both Phones - 101 ERY THING IN DRUGS Prescriptions Filled With Care LUMBER = DEALER YARDS AT Phone 134 Wichita, Clearwater, Peck, and Cheney, Kansas. 408 W. Douglas Real Estate & Imigration Agts Homes Sold On Installment Plan Easy Terms Western Lands and RangesA Specialty. Dealers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado Farms and Ranch Lands. Patronage Solicited Office 110 N. Main, wichita, Kansas. Groceries, Fruits, Vegetables and Feed. Call and see us. Once a customer always A CUSTOMER Salman Drug Co. 228 North Main Street Salman Drug Co. 28 North Main Street. Salman Drug Co. 228 North Main Street. Best Laundry In The City Phone 232 SELOVER & SOMS, Props. 245-247 North Market St ROOMS By the night or week Transient a Specialty SELOVER & SONS, Props. 245-247 North Market St HOUCK Hardware Store Insurance Gasolin e Stoves Lawn Mowers Rubber Hose, etc. Richard Walker is making a success in the government weather buil- nment in Topeka where he is now employed. Good for Richard. Mrs. Lee Anderson and Mrs. W. W. Biller are making great preparations to attend the Grand Sessieh of the Knights and Daughters of Labor in Eb. Scott, July 12, 13, 14. They dream at night about their forth-coming trip. Mrs. Josie Grayson came up from Hutchinson Sunday to spend a few days in our city visiting among set-tives and friends. PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY OTTO WEISS, Agent. Translate a Specialty Mrs. R. Hock, Prop. 244 North Water St. Dr. J. E. Farmer, Diseases of Women and Children a Specialty. Office 703 N. Main St. Tel. 936. Banner Mills + CUSTOM GRINDING + ..... A Specialty ..... ALL KINDS OF COAL & FEED PHOENISCH BROS, PROPS. 622 N. Main St. Phone 530 Ask for cash ships. e ment People's Restaurant, 346 N. Main St. First Class Meals÷Quick Service Short Orders. a specialty Ice Cream Every Day Mrs. Maggie Smith, Prop. SHORT STOPS. As we understand it hop tea bears about the same relation to beer that Peruna bears to whisky, We observe that the kidney cure has moved into the place recently occupied by the grippe remedy. People boast a good deal about their intelligence and good taste, but the Smart Set magazine is making money. Judge Brady of Kansas City fined a man and a woman two dollars a piece for kissing in public because it disturbed the peace of the neighborhood. Any man who would torment another human being that way ought not to be only fined but landed in jail. Mr. Bryan thinks what democracy needs is men who will die for it. What democracy needs more than men to die for it is men to vote for it. ARKANSAS CITY, KAS. Mr. Preston Brown fell through a window and cut his arm badly. Mrs. Banks. Mrs. Smothers and Miss Smothers attended the grand session of the Eastern Star in Newton last week. Mrs. R. A. Simpson of California Miss Mayme Sims of Ottawa, and Miss Eva Smothers were entertained at 6 o'clock dinner by the Misses Jones at their home on south 3rd Monday evening. Mrs. Hattie Pettit and Mrs. Rosa Work spent Sunday in Arkansas City. Miss Addie Jones has returned from a visit in the territory. John E. Lewis visited in the city Tuesday. GOOD SEASON William Duason, the co o l o r e d painter, has had a good searon this year He hcs done almost all the work in the painting line which the co o r e d people have had to have done. His first job of the season was painting the cottage of Mr. and Mrs W. N. Miller and then he painted for the following: Mr. and Mrs, Frank S. Wilkins, 815 North Wichita, cottage. Mr and Mrs Ike Miskle, 639 N Wichita, cottage. Miss Sallie Rawles, 539 North Wichita street, cottage Mr and Mrs Lee Anderron, 724 St. Francis, interior work. Mr and Mrs Wesley Barker, 601 N. Wichita street, cottage. Mrs Johnson, 1210, 1212, 1314 N Main street, three cottages Mr and Mrs Henry Massey, 507 N Water street, cottage. BIG TIME JULY 4th. Wiehita Tabernacle No. 34 will give a big entertainment at Odd Fellows Hall Monday night July 4th, and has arranged the following program for that occasion: 1. Opening. 2. Rec.....Mrs. S. C. Collins 3. Bart Solo.....Jno. Edgerton 4. Duett.....Prof. & Mrs Mason 5. Soil.....Miss Mary Alexander 6. Solo.....Stewart Waters 7. Vocal Solo.....Mrs. E. W. Fine 8. Selected.....Miss Emma Bethel 9. Pantomime—Last Rose of Summer. 10. Statuary Pose—Mrs. Lee Anderson, Miss Lizzie Fhelps. Get a Searchlight, if you want the new \ TICKLE GRASS BY BYRON WILLIAMS The Lost Charm. My mind reverts with tingling joy To when, a dirty lad. I wore a patch upon my seat And had a stone-bruise bad! Upon the bridge with pole and line I angled for the fish. Deep down within the pick'r'1 hole, I hooked 'em with a swish! Great suckers and the red-horse long I ceefly did ensnare! Oh! what in this more modern day Can eke with that compare? Ah, yes! I know I've lost the grip I had beside the brook! For now upon the business street No fish will bite my hook! The Ignis Fatuus of Fame. Somehow it seemed to James Gordon Benedick that he could write thus forever! How nimbly the fitting phrases tumbled from his typewriter keys. How pat they were! How subtle! How musical! In a vague sort of a way he realized that he was writing the most beautiful pictures of modern times, that he was inscribing the greatest thoughts since Shakespeare! Ah! how the magazine editors crowded about him applauding, snatching up each leaf as it fell from his touch! And how they quarreled over the "great stuff" like a pack of hungry coyotes over a chicken wing. "Ha!" He laughed exultantly. This! This was fame! How the critics fawned at his feet! How the papers printed his name in black display key lines. And the nosegays, the scented billet doux, the messages from rosebud lips that came to him unasked! Was this not worth all the struggle, the denial, the hunger of past years? And now he was great! Great! GREAT! He felt of himself. Yes, it was himself. No bigger than before for all his greatness, but— Somebody was extending a million dollars toward him on a bediamoned platter! He reached forth his hand greedily! It came in contact with the wall. He awoke with a start! He looked about him, startled and confused! Yes, there was the soap box, the oil stove, the burlap rug, the—Oh, cruel fate, the rejected poem of yesterday! Then he got up sadly, cooked his bit of dog-meat, donned his celluloid collar and placing the poem tenderly in his breast pocket, went out once more into the cold and cruel mart to hawk his literary wares! "Ah, if that dream would only come true," he muttered, sadly, "but I'll write just that kind of stuff some day! See if I don't!" Moral—We all have 'em. THE TRUSTS 'RE TER BLAME FEAT THE FULL DERRED BUSINESS! I MIGHT NOT BEER, PRESIDENT BUY FOR THE TRUSTS! CHECK ON NEVER THOT O'THAT APORE SAVING THE COUNTRY. He was afraid of doing too much for his wages. Now he cannot do enough for them—and rides a dry goods box haranguing the populace against the trusts. By the Lake. They were sitting on the pier beside the lapping lake. "Look!" she cried pointing. "Er, what is it, Miss Silversmith?" "A fishing smack," she answered softly. "Ah, yes, to be sure," disinterestedly. "See how it hugs the shore," coloring. "The waves are pretty to-night," he suggested blindly. "Indeed they are! See that one there! Look how it rolls toward us here! Ah, it comes proudly, caressingly—and—kisses the shore!" He started. "Yes," she lisped, "the scene is beautiful. How affectionately the tide enfolds the strand! Hew—" But her musing was cut short by a mustache. The young man was slow but presumptuous. Too Figurative. Jones—Bings has only one window to his soul now! Wings—You don't say—er, what did you say? Jones—I said Bings has only one window to his soul now! Wings—Ho, ho! Yes! Ha, ha! Been drunk again, has he? Strange he can't— Jones—No, no! He lost— Wings—Well, why don't he hustle around and have another glass put in. Glass is— Jones—Don't you understand? He was playing pop-gun with the baby and she shot one of his eyes out. Wings—Well, gee whiz, why didn't you say so? I thought you was talkin' about that new automobile of his!n! Dissoving Partnership and must reduce the stock. Patent Leathes Shoes and OXFORDS. FOR MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN ---AND THEY ARE CHEAP--- Ladies' Slippers ..... $1.00 Men' Canvas Shoes.....$1.00 Boy's Canvas Shoes..... .80 Lots of Men Are in The Same Position Use a little more forethought, brother, and keep out of the rut of "penny wise and poud foolish." Just a little more of an allowance for good, reliable plaster, cement, brick, paint, roofing, etc., would insure the very best and save tedious, expenses, going down in - in - the pocket expenditures for repairs that could have been avoided. Buy at Turner's and it's right. Estimates cheerfully furnished. BOTH PHONES J. H. TU 535 -- 537 W. D. OLDEN'S DR Prescriptions Fil .....—Drugs of all kinds, C Your patronage solicited. Once a Our store is Headquarters f J. H. TURNER 535--537 w. Douglas Ave. .....—Drugs of all kinds, Cigars and Tobacco..... Your patronage solicited. Once a customer, always a customer. Our store is Headquarters, for the Colored people. 615 North Main St. Our Ice Cream Story Our ice cream tells it's own story of purity and perfection—the most important points about good cream. Once tasted you'll need no other inducement to make you buy. Always fresh and ready for delivery, in any quantities. No party or reception is complete without it. Bissant WICHITA-KANSAS A BIG DI We will for the next 30 days A BIG DISCOUNT We will for the next 30 days sell all our Spring and Summer Suitings and Trousers at a discount of 20 per cent less than the regular price. Call and see our line before ordering your clothes. The PEERLESS TAILOR [508 East Douglas Ave KANSAS STATE BUILDING WORLD'S FAIR ST. LOUIS. "THIS IS THE WAY OF THE WISE." FRISCO SYSTEM TO SAINT LOUIS. OF COURSE YOU ARE GOING! Let us furnish you with literature relative to the buildings, hotels, low rates, train service, etc. Ask your local agent or address C. W. STRAIN, DIVISION PASSENGER AGENT, WICHITA, KAN. A man cutting a board with a saw. BURNER, Douglas Ave. DRUG STORE Milled with Care Cigars and Tobacco..... a customer, always a customer for the Colored people. 306 East Douglas Ave —Both Phones 98— ISCOUNT sell all our Spring and ers at a discount of 20 per The Athenian club gave a grand entertainment concert at Concordia hall, Monday eve, June 27. An excellent program was rendered. Subject "Aas woman shown greater heroism than man," was well represented by both the affirmative and negative, the decision being in favor of the negative. Elder W. W. Stewart who has been in the city for the past month went to Denver last Thursday morning. Miss Nellie Baker has returned to the city after spending a few days in Colorado Springs visiting friends. Mr. Smith stopped in Pueblo Sunday enroute to California. Mr. aud Jones and Mr. J. W. Luttrell went to Rosemont Sunday doer the snow line and report a pleasant time and the scenery as being beautiful. Mr. Percy Lawrence has returned frsm a pleasant trip to Denver on a visit to his sister Mrs. T. S Clinkseale. Mrs. Harkless of Denver is in the city for an indefinite period. Mr. Veto Curte has returned from a pleasant trip to Denver. Mr. and Mrs Wm. Lytton have returned from Great Bend, Kan., where they were marrled last week. Mr. and Mrs. Canada of Indiana are in the city stopping at the residence of Mrs. John Jordon, cor 5th and Greenwood. The K. Ps gave their grand installation at Bessmer city hall. The Violet Art club met at the residence of Mrs. C. w. Maloney 107 nice street entertained by Mr. Joo Lyttle. There will be a picnic at St. Charles one also at Fairmount. All are requested to go and enjoy themselves. TOPEKA ITEMS. Mrs. W. W. Evans and son W. Y. Morgan Evans will return to Topeka July 4 after a three months stay in Hutchinson. Mr. Ned O. Banam, janitor at the state house, will likely get married in a few weeks, at least that is the talk and he don't seem to deny it. And just now it is hard to tell whether Ned works at the state house or at the Plaindealer. E. S. Lee the druggist has moved into his new store 921 Kansas. Ghas. C. Lytle the proprietor of a fine barber shop on west 5th st is planning a trip to Colorado for a fortnight. Hon. A. M. Thomas, one of Topeka's would be "fishermen" has sworn off from fishing and will devote the balance of his natural life to his splendid law practice. Ask Thomas about his luck when out on his last fishing spree. Hon. James H Guy is the proud possessor of a fine 2-year-old roadster. He cost Mr. Guy $75.00 cash, and is a beauty and worth every whit of that sum and more. Attorney and Mrs. J. H. Guy had a family re-anion dinner at their cosy residence on Topeka ave. last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Plumb are erecting a neat six-room cottage. At present Mrs Plumb is visiting relatives in the country bwt will be at home July 4th. The Capital Pharmacy at 929 Kansas ave. is doing good business. The Wichita Searchlight has many readers in Topeka. Braitsch's 120 E. Douglas Avenue. FOOTWEAR Is Up-to-the-Minute = No Let up until Sold = The bulk of the mammouth FULTON STOCK of Clothing ( the largest clothing store in Wichita ) must be greatly reduced in the next few weeks. Thousands of Dollars Sacrifice during the great Dissolution Sale Wichita's Greatest Clothing Store THE FULTON 208-212 E. Doug COLORADO TOURIST The Santa Fe will sell round-trip tickets to Pueblo Colorado Springs, and Denver for $17.50, daily June 1st to September 30, 1904, inclusive. Limit October 31st, 1904. Stop-overs in Colorado will be allowed as heretofore. THREE TRAINS DAILY "The Colorado Flyer", ( in service June 19, ) connecting with through sleeper leaves Wichita 10:20 p m. "The Colorado Express" connecting train leaves Wichita 2:55 p. m. and No. 7, connecting train leaves 5:15 p. m. provide the means of reaching the resorts quickly and comfortably. Low Rates to World's Fair St. Louis, Mo. WORLD'S FAIR ROUTE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY S.T.LOUIS 1904 SEASON EXCURSION TICKETS Dates of Sale—Daily from April Final limit—December 15, 19 Sixty-Day Excursion Tickets—Dates of Sale—April 25 to Nov. to be good to leave St. Louis Fifteen Day Excursion Tickets—Date of Sale—Daily from April Limit—Tickets to be good to days from date of sale, but no THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAIL daily for St. Louis, and is the sh the World's Fair. Through Pallu ing chair cars; are operated from change. For full information call E. E. BLECKLEY T. P. A. Missouri Pacific Station Cor. D JOB WORK IS VERSION TICKETS—$21.45 Round Daily from April 15 to Nov. 15, in December 15, 1904 Version Tickets—$17.90 Round Trip April 25 to Nov. 20, 1904 Final l leave St. Louis within sixty days of version Tickets—$16.00 Round Trip Daily from April 27 to Nov. 30, in it to be good to leave St. Louis of sale, but not later than December I PACIFIC RAILWAY now ha iss, and is the shortest and most d Through Pullman sleepers and are operated from Wichita to St. L. information call on or address the Y I. R. SHER P. A. Station Cer. Douglas ave and W WORK IS OUR HOME SEASON EXCURSION TICKETS—$21.45 Round Trip Dates of Sale—Daily from April 15 to Nov. 15, inclusive Final limit—December 15, 1904 Sixty-Day Excursion Tickets—$17.90 Round Trip Dates of Sale—April 25 to Nov. 20, 1904 Final limit—Tickets to be good to leave St. Louis within sixty days from sale date Fifteen Day Excursion Tickets—$16.00 Round Trip. Date of Sale—Daily from April 27 to Nov. 30, inclusive. Final Limit—Tickets to be good to leave St. Louis within fifteen days from date of sale, but not later than December 5th, 1904. THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY now has three trains daily for St. Louis, and is the shortest and most direct route to the World's Fair. Through Pullman sleepers and elegant reclin- ing chair cars; are operated from Wichita to St. Louis without change. For full information call on or address the undersigned E. E. BLECKLEY I. R. SHERWIN, Missouri Pacific Station Cor. Douglas ave and Widbita street. JOB WORK IS OUR HOBBY. Took Man With House. The man who stole a red hot stove has been outdone. News comes from a little town in South Dakota that a man named Elrud went to bed the other night only to awake later with his home ten miles from his land, thieves having six horses hitched to the building and moving it west. The owner stepped out with two guns and ordered the volunteer house movers to return his house to its original foundation, which they did, apologizing by saying that they didn't know it was his home. One hundred and sixty dollars was paid recently for the pen used by the emperors of Prussia, Austria and Russia in signing the holy alliance treaty. Land Can Support Millions. Australia is capable of supporting at least 100,000,000 inhabitants. $160 for a Pen. ITS—$21.45 Round Trip Jul 15 to Nov. 15, inclusive 104 $17.90 Round Trip v. 20, 1904 Final limit—Tickets within sixty days from sale date -$16.00 Round Trip. April 27 to Nov. 30, inclusive. Final leave St. Louis within fifteen it later than December 5th, 1904. ILWAY now has three trains shortest and most direct route to man sleepers and elegant reclin Wichita to St. Louis without on or address the undersigned I. R. SHERWIN, P. & T. A. Douglas ave and Wichita street. OUR HOBBY. Mounds in Tennessee. At the foot of the high bluffs of the Mississippi river bottoms, seven miles west of Lauderdale, Tenn., are several mounds which the old residents have always called graves of the Indians who inhabited this section many years ago. These mounds have always been the source of much speculation and wonder. It is believed that the mounds hold bodies of the prehistoric race known as the Mound Builders, which tradition says inhabited this country centuries ago. The Boers resent an attempt to take a Transvaal census. They consider it an intrusion into their private affairs. Profit on a Whale. Last year some fishermen on the Azores caught a whale from which $3,475 worth of ambergis was taken. $15.00 LTON 208-212 E. Doug Hardware Store 823 N. Main St. Cheapest Hardware and Stove house in Wichita; because we pay no rent and have light expenses ---- SEE!! (First Publication June 18th 1904) LEGAL NOTICE. State of Kansas, Seedgwick coun.y ss. In the District court 18th Judicial District Wm. Tude.s, Plaintiff Ellen J. Rank, Deskholder, Ellen J. Rank, and her unknown heirs, as defendants, are hereby notified that they have been sued in the District court in and for the 18th Judicini district of the state of Kansas, by the above named plaintiff to quiet the title in said plaintiff to the follow- ing described land to wit: Lois fifty eight (58) and Sixty (60) on Walnut street in Nei- derlander's addition to West Wichita now City of Wichita in the county of Sedgwick and state of Kansas. And that said defendants must be and ap pear in said court on or before the 30th day of July 1900 and then and there plead, an answer or demur to plaintiff's petition therein tiled or a decree pro confesso will be entered against said defendants and each of them forever barring and perpetually enjoining them, and each of them, from setting up or attempting to set up any claim, right in or title to said premises or any part thereof, and quieting the title and possession to said premises in the plaintiff forever. J. C. Milton, Atty for Pliff attest Geo. A. Clark Clerk of District Court (seal) CHERRYVALE, KAS. Almost Equal To A Trip Around The World will be a visit to the ST. LOUIS FAIR It's all there but Russia A good line to use is the Rock Island their new line runs along the entire length of the exposition ground and all trains stop at main entrance station before reaching Union Depot. C.E.BASCOM, C.P.A W. M. 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WE INVITE YOU TO CALL Our Prices ARE AS LOW AS THE LOWEST OUR Work IS AS GOOD AS THE BEST ARE YOU? IF NOT, WHY NOT? IT IS ONLY $1.00. FOR A WHOLE YEAR Delivered. SUBSCRIBETO·DAY Buy your Fresh Meat at the Packing House Meat Market and Save Money. Remember the place--Market at the Gate of Dold's Packing House. SUPPLEMENT TO THE SEARCHLIGHT. Wichita, Kansas, Saturday July 2, '04 Beef, it is said, "commands fabulous prices at Port Arthur." Same here. Never borrow trouble. Hit your friend for the cash and let him keep the trouble. Some people are so economical when it comes to truth as to be positively parsimonious. A Kentuckian died recently from a rattlesnake bite. The only known remedy has failed at last. Charlie Schwab has sailed for Europe and the fur of the Monte Carlo pier is again standing on end. You dreamed last night that President Baer had recommended a reduction in the price of coal, did you? Huh! A Pennsylvania man claims to have found the ideal woman. Let him remain single and preserve his pleasant delusion. The fashion news about the startling new styles in bathing suits inspires in many a worthy man a longing for old ocean. No matter how jovial a bachelor may seem, a woman always believes in her secret heart that his alleged happiness is hollow. Any one who could be so irreverent as to eat goobers at an Ibsen play probably deserves the severest rebuke that could be administered. King Edward and Waldorf Astor have become reconciled. Waldorf held out until he realized that the further humiliation of the king would be useless. A London firm has decided to make war on the Standard Oil company. One needn't be much of a prophet to predict what will happen to the London firm. Physicians are again advising against drinking water while eating. Many men carry the advice to the extreme of refusing to drink water while drinking. When you don't get quick attention in a place, just make a noise like a piece of money. Jingle a coin on the counter and see how quick the boss will come to you. Rev. Dr. Hill's declares his belief that in the next generation it will be vulgar to be rich, vulgar to spend money lavishly. Rev. Dr. Hillis must be very credulous. It is reported that immigration inspectors have detained an Italian damsel for "flirting on the voyage." Let her pass, gentlemen, let her pass, and give others a chance!! No doubt it may be true that if a man loves his wife he will eat her cooking, but the wise wife will strive to arrange it so that he will love both her and the cooking. A famous dealer in sporting goods says fishermen are invariably honest. So after this you must accept the whole story about the number, weight and fighting qualities of the catch. Great Britain is trying to digest the pleasant information that the cost of the expedition into Tibet will henceforth be $1,500,000 a month. The British taxpayer, of course, is good for it. A church in Pennsylvania is almost disrupted because the women of the congregation proposed serving deviled eggs and angel cake at a sociable. There's something, after all, in a name. Now that Golfer Travis has taken the championship away from England it will be harder than ever to convince the average Briton that the American invasion is not a terrible reality. This new doctrine that children ought to be taught to bawl in unison will meet with stiff opposition from unsentimental persons who have listened to cats howling in unison on the back yard fence. Evidently Mrs. Ballington Booth unaccountably omitted to take her tact with her when she went to Sing Sing. Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked the prisoners to sing "Sweet Land of Liberty." The Wight brothers announce gleefully that they made their flying machine go thirty feet the other day before something broke. As flying-machine inventors look at things, this is Encouraging Success. A New York society woman announces that she is going to Europe "on a business trip." The nature of the business may be inferred from the fact that she is going to take her 18-year-old daughter and $1,000,000 along with her. Just what he is going to do with the Chillian cruisers, Esmeralda and Chacabuco, the purchase price of which he has deposited in Paris, Mr. Charles R. Flint declines to say. In the meantime he is probably the most heavily armed American citizen. HOW JACK LONDON "ARRIVED." Popular Author Struggled Hard for High Position He Holds. Jack London, the fascinating short-story writer and brilliant war correspondent, now at the front, is, but twenty-eight years old. Three years ago he was unheard of by the reading world. To-day he is read everywhere, is sought by publishers, and the pages of the magazines, from The Century down, are open to him. SUN MOON STAR The story of how he "arrived," how he first set foot upon the stepping-stone to success, he tells in The Editor, the New York magazine for literary workers, incidentally giving the latter class some excellent advice. Here are a few of his tense, pregnant sentences: Work! Don't wait for some good Samaritan to tell you, but dig it out yourself. Fiction pays best of all. Don't write too much. Don't dash off a 6000-word story before breakfast. Avoid the unhappy ending, the harsh, the brutal, the tragic, the horrible—if you care to see in print the things you write. Keep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up into your brain. "As soon as a fellow sells two or three things to the magazines," says Jack London, "his friends all ask him how he managed to do it," and then he goes on, in his own racy way, to tell how it happened to him. He had many liabilities and no assets, no income and several mouths to feed. He lived in California, far from the great publishing centers, and did not know what an editor looked like. But he sat down and wrote. Day by day his pile of manuscripts mounted up. He had vague ideas, obtained from a Sunday supplement, that a minimum rate of $10 a thousand words was paid, and figured on earning $600 a month, without overstocking the market. One morning the postman brought him, instead of the usual long, thick manuscript envelope, a short, thin one. He couldn't open it right away. It seemed a sacred thing. It contained the written words of an editor of a big magazine. When, modest as ever, he had figured in his mind what the offer for this 4000-word story would be at the minimum rate $40, of course—he opened the letter. Five dollars! Not having died right then and there, Mr. London is convinced that he may yet qualify as an oldest inhabitant. Five dollars! When? The editor did not state. But, by and by, in the course of its wanderings, one of his stories reached an editor who could see the genius of Jack London, and had the patience to penetrate beneath the husk of wordy introduction and discover the golden grain. Here is the incident that proved the turning point in Jack London's literary career, as he so graphically tells it: "Nothing remained but to get out and shovel coal. I had done it before, and earned more money at it. I resolved to do it again, and I certainly should have done it, had it not been for The Black Cat. "Yes, The Black Cat. The postman brought me an offer from it for a 4000-word story which was more lengthy than strengthly, if I would grant permission to cut it down half. Grant permission? I told them they could cut it down two halves if they'd only send the money along, which they did, by return mail. As for the $5 previously mentioned, I finally received it, after publication and a great deal of embarrassment and trouble." And the rate he received for his first Black Cat story was nearly 20 times what the five-dollar editor paid! Nor is Jack London the only writer who has been lifted from obscurity to prominence by the lucky Black Cat, which, as the New York Press has truly said, has done more for short-story writers and short-story readers than any other publication. Each of its famous prize competitions has brought new writers to the front. In its most recent, the $2,100 prize was won by a young Texan who had never before written a story, and the second, $1,300, went to a lawyer's wife in an obscure Missouri town. It has just inaugurated another contest in which $10,600 will be paid to writers in sums of from $100 to $1,500. This will, no doubt, add many new names to the list of those who have "arrived" through its recognition. The conditions are announced in the current issue of The Black Cat, and will also be mailed free to any one by the Shortstory Publishing Company, Boston, Mass. Even those who cannot write a winning story themselves may earn $10 by giving a timely tip to some friend who can. But all should bear in mind that it will be entirely useless for any one to send a story to The Black Cat without first reading and complying with all the published conditions. Here is a chance for the reader to dig dollars out of his brain, for what life does not at least contain one tale worth telling? A barefaced lie is often old enough to have whiskers. BIG DROP IN BINDER TWINE. We are selling the highest grade standard binder twine made, shipping it to any address in any quantity you can purchase in buy in carousel lots. For our special inside price, our guarantee and money refund offer, for our insurance, for our lowest price, for our most expensive price, the most liberal binder twine offer that will be made this season, our guarantee will help you hear from us by return mail. Address: SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Chicago, Ill. Lives There a Man? If a man would like to make dinner calls with his wife she would consider him the nearest possible thing to the ideal husband.—New York Press. The Day Experience has taught you in advance that picnics are a delusion and a snare; so you know what to expect. If elections were held on July 5 the party that would promise to raise the tariff on firecrackers 100 per cent would get all the votes except those of the wholesalers and retailers of noise. It is generally admitted that the Chinese might have been in better business than they were when inventing the firecracker. Tell the little children about how you had only 5 cents to spend on the Fourth of July when you were a boy. They have never heard about it before. Cheer up. The almanac-makers declare that it comes only once a year. Save some of the thumbs; there will be another Fourth next July. Some foxy gentlemen go up in balloons on the Fourth to escape the noise. To see some old men holding their ears and to listen to the rumblings of their grouch, one would think they never were boys. Almost any reasoning being if he had his choice would rather be an automobile than a horse on the Fourth of July. Still, is it worth such a fuss over a little thing like licking the British? When the law bumps up against the firecracker the law usually retires from the scene with a few burned fingers and a bum eye. Yes. Doras, you are a good guesser. This is the Fourth of July—Modest, shy, Timid, shrinking, quiet, unassuming, etc. July 4th, The day we celebrate Early and late And in the middle; also around the edges. With hammers, tongs and sledges. Anvils, steam whistles, boiler factories and A grand Collision between a ton of noise And a wagonload of sound. The boys Sit around the house all day And play With their thumbs, oh, yes! I guess That's a poor joke. Great smoke! It's really funny. You can't get them near the houses except for money. They start in bright And early a week before and keep it up until midnight. Next day The doctor holds sway. The old men set the pace when they were boys. And you can't stop the hubbub With a club Or a standing army. What's the use Of a glorious Fourth if you can't turn noise loose? If it's to be A quilting match or a pink tea That they must shoot No cracker, toot No horn— And they will not go to the trouble of being born. The doctor is a busy man. His harvest time is here; And he will make enough this week To last him for a year. American. D. Mother of a mighty race. Yet lovely in the youthful grace! The old deer will peer Admire and hate the blooming years; With words of shame And taint of scorn they join thy name For on thy cheeks the glow is spread That tints the morning hills with red; Thy step—the wild deer's rustling feet Within the woods will move more fleet; Thy hopeful eye Is bright as thine own sunny sky. Ay, let them rail, those haughty ones, While safe thou dwellest with their sons They do not know how loved thou art. How many hearts fearless heart Could blush so thick in you. Its life between the tree and the foe. They know not in their hate and pride. What virtues with their children bide- How true, how good, thy graceful malds Make bright, like flowers, the valley shades; What generous men Spring, like taine oaks, by nill and gten. What cordial welcomes greet the guest By thy lone rivers of the west; Hill, like a river, revered. And man is loved, and God is feared, in woodland homes Power, at thy bounds Stops, and calls back his baffled hounds. O. fair young Mother! on thy brow Shall sit a nobler grace than now. Deep in his briskness of thy skies. The thronging years in glory rise, And, as they fleet, Drop strength and riches at thy feet. Thine eye with every coming hour. Shall brighten, and the form shall tower; And when thy sisters, elder born. Would brand thy name with words of scorn. Before thine eye Upon their lips the taunt shall die. —William Cullen Bryant. AMERICA'S RED-LETTER DAY FOURTH OF JULY IN THE ANALS OF OUR HISTORY We all know the history of that pivotal Fourth of July from which all others have become conspicuous. We know how conflicting interests and emotions had contended. How Hancock and Samuel Adams, who had burned the bridges behind them, and been proclaimed traitors by Great Britain, urged on their cautious brethren. How sagacious Franklin, longheaded John Adams and fiery-hearted Richard Henry Lee, together worked and planned, coaxing, persuading and arguing with their conservative colleagues, day after day, until they partook of their dare-all, endure-all spirit. How that patriotic Congress eventually put aside every interest, every consideration, save that of liberty and love of the right. How, with bold John Hancock in the chair, the undying fifty-six, on July 4, 1776, signed the Declaration of Independence. We know that the deadly seven years' struggle that followed, that carried that Declaration at the sword's point, and made the world accept it as true. The liberty of America was born on that July day at the state house in Philadelphia. That date shines soft a blazing star against a darkened firmament. Let the small boy shout, whistles blow, bells ring, and cannon roar! Never too loudly can the good story be told. At Saratoga and Stony Point, Yorktown and Valley Forge, our fathers won the right for their children's children to the last generation to burn powder and make upoaricious din upon this national day of days. John Adams, the second president, first prophesied that the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence would become a festal day. Boston has the honor of holding the first real Fourth of July celebration. The war was over. The United States were free and independent and Boston proposed in 1783 to celebrate the event in great style. So there were marchings and parades and futtering of flags, and shooting of muskets and cannon. The Declaration of Independence was read aloud, and Dr. John Warren, Professor of Anatomy in Harvard college, made a strongly patriotic speech. The custom, so beautiful and appropriate, was adopted everywhere throughout the land, and the plan of these celebrations has always been closely modeled after the pattern first set. Exactly ten years after, July 4, 1793, John Quincy Adams was the orator of the day at Boston. He had not yet reached his twenty-sixth year, but his father was Massachusetts' most prominent son, and his son was counted as in a sense his representative. That day John Quincy Adams showed that he was something more than merely the son of his father. His address is yet considered a masterpiece, and from that day he was a power in the land, and eventually became president. The morning of the Jubilee Fourth, July, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, found four of the signers yet alive. The sunset found but two. On that day there passed away the immortal spirits of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, each of whom had been president of the nation he had helped to make. The morning of July 4, 1826, found both the old comrades sick unto death. Jefferson sank first, with the words: "I resign my soul to God, and my daughter to my country." Meanwhile in his mansion, John Adams lay gasping his life away. Ninety-one years had not dimmed his intellect or weakened his courageous spirit. He heard the noise of the day's celebration, and asked what day it was. After he had been told, he lay for a while lost in thought, his mind reverting to those stirring times fifty years before in the state house in Philadelphia. The touch of death was on him then, and he realized it. "Jefferson yet lives!" he ejaculated, and then a little later, a sentiment suggested by the day crossed his lips. "Independence forever!" he said, and never spoke again. Exactly five years after the deaths of Adams and Jefferson, James Monroe died, the third president to die upon Independence Day. He was one of the most American of American presidents. His death, on July the 4th, emphasized anew the fatality that has pursued so many of our chief magistrates upon this day. In 1795 Washington selected a plot of ground within the city of Washington as a suitable spot whereupon to erect a monument to the American Revolution. This was never acted upon, but thirty-four years after his death, it was decided instead to erect there a monument to Washington himself. Slowly funds were collected, and on July 4th, 1848, the cornerstone was laid with imposing civic, military and Masonic honors. The monument was built so slowly, however, that not until December, 1884, was the last stone fitted into place, and the beautiful Washington obelisk, the tallest structure in the New World, completed. Two years after the cornerstone was laid, the unfinished shaft had reached the height of more than 150 feet. Zachary Taylor, the beloved old "Rough and Ready" of the Mexican war, had been president sixteen months. On the national holiday, July 4, 1850, he visited the uncompleted monument, in which he took great interest. Once on the grounds, he laid aside the dignity of his high office and stretched himself under the grateful shade of the partly completed shaft. A peculiar lassitude seemed to come over him, and he lay there a long time. Suddenly paroxysms of internal pain came on. He had been struck with death on Independence day, and that within the shadow of the first president's monument. Again the old fatality to a president upon the Fourth of July. He was carried back to the White House, where he lingered five days and died. The civil war that devastated our land, 1861-5, had progressed none too favorably for the Union cause up to the middle of 1863. Grant was doggedly besieging Vicksburg, which controlled all the lower Mississippi. As stubbornly the Confederates resisted. Lee had determined to carry the war into the North, and had invaded Pennsylvania with a great army. The fate of the nation swung in the balance. North and South, the people tremblingly awaited the issues of each day. July 17 found Vicksburg still holding out, after six weeks of terrific cannonading. The same first day of the same month brought the clash between the invading army of Lee, and the defending expulsive army of the Federals at Gettysburg, Pa. It was American against American and July 17 passed into July 2nd, and that into the third of July, and yet the dreadful battle raged. Sixty thousand men on those three days were taken prisoners, wounded or killed. Lee was forced back. In the turning battle of the war fortune had favored the Union forces. The dawn of the Fourth found the heart of our people torn with contending emotions. The mother mourned like Rachel over her son, stark upon the field of Gettysburg; the father rejoiced over a crucial battle won; the South sank, appalled at the blow to her pride, her hope, her ambition; the North was buoyant and elated. Then over the wires at night flashed the news that Vicksburg had surrendered that day, and the Mississippi was open to our gunboats. Great and wild, long and loud, was the rejoicing of the one part of the nation. Sorrowful and filled with despair was the rest of the nation. God grant that never again may Independence Day find one portion of our people rejoicing over the discomfiture of another portion, "for we be brethren." The "sad Fourth" was in July, 1881. Two days before President Garfield had been shot by Guiteau, the assassin, and for the fifth time in our history the shadow of death hung over an American President upon Independence Bay. The country Fourth-of-July picnics were abandoned, the celebrations in the great cities were suspended. Here and there a flag waved mournfully, as though anticipating its early hanging at half-mast. It was a quiet Fourth, a sad Fourth, a hard Fourth. All hearts were touched. From that awful day, July 2, until the dread day in September, when the last summons came to the poor, worn, suffering President, there was never a waking hour but that the thoughts of our people were with their stricken chief, fighting heroically for life. The Spanish-American war was on hand in 1898. On the third of that July the Spanish admiral, Corvera, made a desperate attempt to escape from Santiago harbor. It quickly ended in a victory for the Americans. A victory so complete that it annihilated the entire fleet, and the whole body of Spaniards became prisoners of war. Virtually the war was ended then and there. It took a few hours for the news to get where it could be cabled, but all over the Union July 4th, 1898, the wires sang busily. The Spaniards were not our flesh and blood, as were the southern soldiers that day thirty-five years before, when the Fourth-of-July wires fashed the news of victory. There was no bitter to the joy, no pang to the victory. What the future has in store for this red-letter day of time we know not. But come what will, by great deeds done, by battles won, by days of national joy and national sorrow shared together. Fourth of July will ever be a sacred day to all true Americans. A REASON FOR SICKNESS. 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The fellow who plays the bass drum is not the only one who beats his way through life. Plois's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.—J. W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. A girl's idea of an industrious young man is one who is too busy to propose. All Up-to-Date Housekeepers use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because it is better, and 4 oz. more of it for same money. In after years the girl with auburn tresses becomes a red hairred wife. This Will Interest Mothers: Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Home, New York, Cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the bowels and destroy Worms, Sold by all Drugrists, 25c, Sample FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y. Cherish no ideals if you would not be disappointed. Is It Not Worth While if you travel, on business or pleasure, to get the best service for the lowest rates? Ask the Frie Railroad Company, 555 Railway Exchange, Chicago, for full information. Booklets free describing Summer Tours and the Beautiful Chautauqua Lake Region; also Cambridge Springs. Nearly every time a fool makes a kick some wise man gets the benefit of it. Slavery's Emblem It is lawful to go without a vest; it is permissible, when off city pavements, to carry your coat on your arm—just to show that you have one; you may carry your hat in our hand—same reason; but you must wear your collar, no matter how hot and uncomfortable it makes you. No wonder the collar is an emblem of slavery. Starch from Sweet Potatoes. "The day will, I believe, come when the sweet potato will furnish the starch of the world." So said Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry in the Agricultural Department, in reply to the appeal of Congressman Brantley of Georgia, that the government, having developed the possibilities of the sugar cane syrup industry, should make a somewhat similar study of the sweet potato. Canadian Wheat Territory. The possibilities of wheat raising are much greater in the Canadian provinces and territories than in the United States. The area suitable for wheat culture is much larger and the yield to the acre is twenty-five bushels, while in the United States it is only fourteen and one-half bushels. In Athabasca and Mackenzie spring wheat matures in 101 to 108 days, owing to the length of the summer day in that latitude. FOOD FACTS What an M. D. Learned. A prominent physician of Rome, Georgia, went through a food experience which he makes public: "It was my own experience that first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts food and I also know from having prescribed it to convalescents and other weak patients that the food is a wonderful rebuilder and restorer of nerve and brain tissue, as well as muscle. It improves the digestion and sick patients always gain just as I did in strength and weight very rapidly. "I was in such a low state that I had to give up my work entirely and go to the mountains of this state, but two months there did not improve me; in fact I was not quite as well as when I left home. My food absolutely refused to sustain me and it became plain that I must change, then I began to use Grape-Nuts food and in two weeks I could walk a mile without the least fatigue and in five weeks returned to my home and practice, taking up hard work again. Since that time I have felt as well and strong as I ever did in my life. As a physician who seeks to help all sufferers I consider it a duty to make these facts public." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts when the regular food does not seem to sustain the body will work miracles. Look in each pkg. for the famous little book. "The Road to Wallville." 900 DROPS CASTORIA A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS & CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. Recipe of Old Dr. Samuel Pitcher Pumpkin Seed Alk Sour Basil Seller Anise Seed Peppermint Litchi Balm Mint Seed Cinnamon Sugar Mintgreen Flavor Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and Loss of Sleep. Fac Simile Signature of Cha H. Hitchner. NEW YORK. AN GROUND FOR 35 Doses = 35 CINES EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. 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Three fast trains daily from Chicago and St. Louis through to New York, Boston, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and other eastern points. Stop-over without charge at Niagara Falls, Cambridge Springs and Beautiful Chautauqua Lake. A blockhead is a man who is unable to fit his opinions to your channel. It is generally the sure thing on which a man goes broke. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound A Woman's Remedy For Woman's Ills. Wiggle Stick Wiggle-Stick LAUNDRY BLUE Won't apil, break, freeze nor spot clothes. Costs 10c, and equals 20c. worth of other hints LEWIS'SINGLE BINDER STRAIGHT 5¢ CIGAR ANNUAL SALE OVER 5,600,000 Your jobber or direct from Factory, Reece HI Ripan Tables are the best dye- pens and medicine ever made. A bundle of wool in the United States have a single cotton cord in a burn, slick headache, dizziness, bad breath, sore throat, and every eti- mity. Ripans Tables are the best dyspepsia medicine ever made. A hundred millions of them have been sold in the United States in a single year. Consipation, heartburn, stick headache, dizziness, bad breath, throat, and every illness arising from a diseased stomach are relieved or cured by Ripans Tables. One will generally wear it within twenty minutes. The brevest package is enough for ordinary occasions. All drugstores sell them. THE NORTH-WESTERN LINE NEW HOMES IN THE WEST Almost a half million acres of the fertile and well-watered lands of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, in South Dakota, will be thrown open to settlement by the Government in July. These lands are best reached by the Chicago & North-Western Railway's direct through lines from Chicago to Bonnesteel, S. D. All agents sell tickets via this line. Special low rates. HOW TO GET A HOME Bend for a copy of pamphlet giving full information as to dates of opening and how to secure 100 acres off and at nominal cost, with full description of the soil, climate, timber and mineral resources, towns, schools and churches, opportunities for business openings, railway rates, etc., free on application. W. B. KNISKERN, Passenger Traffic Manager, CHICAGO, IL. 900 DROPS EASTORIA Libelous Story From New Yerk. Over in Boston little 8-year-old Jimmy Spry surprised his school teacher with this outburst of confidence: "Teacher, my mother is away; been away for two weeks; I was out to dinner last night; goin' out to dinner tonight—goin' where I please on Sunday; hain't had a bat for two weeks." —Life. Horses' Only Obligation. A story that comes from a country region not far from New York concern a native who was seen stolidly plowing a field with a team of weary and dejected horses. As they approached, the observer of rural life remarked, sympathetically, that the horses "didn't seem to like the work." "Um," commented the farmer, briefly, "they don't have to like it; they only have to do it."-Harper's Weekly. Foreigners in Russian Navy. Foreigners in Russian Navy. From the days of Peter the Great down to the present day the percentage of foreigners in the Russian navy has been enormous. The sailors are in very few cases genuine Russians, but are for the most part made up of Swedes, Courlanders, Finns, Greeks and Odessa Italians. In fact, it might be said that the foreigners have not only made but are still maintaining the Russian navy. The reason for this is because the Russians are not a maritime people. The Preacher's Evidence. Roland, Ill., June 27.—Diabetes has so long been looked upon as an incurable form of kidney disease that a sure cure for it must rank as one of the most valuable medical discoveries of the age. And every day brings forth fresh evidence that Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure diabetes. Important evidence in their favor is given by Rev. Thos. P. Norman, the well-known Baptist minister here. Mr. Norman says: "I had all the symptoms of a bad case of diabetes and received so much benefit from the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills that I cheerfully recommend them to anyone suffering from that dread disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure the worst form of diabetes." Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure diabetes, one of the final stages of kidney disease. All the earlier stages from backache to rheumatism are naturally much more easily cured by the same remedy. The only thing that slanderers hate worse than the truth is the adage that every story has two sides. Important Announcement to Rectal Sufferers For 27 years Drs. Thornton & Minor, the well known Kansas City rectal specialists, have been treating Piles, Fistulis and Diseases of the rectum on a regular basis. They have money till cured and we are pleased to announce that this famous institution has now opened a branch office at 3693 Olive St. St. Louis, Mo. The St. Louis office is located in the beautiful wonderfully successful Thornton & Minor system of treatment, and one of the members of the firm with two assistants will be stationed at St. Louis permanently. Drs. Thornton & Minor have not investigated the Thornton & Minor system of treatment should write at once for their 222 page illustrated treatise on diseases of the rectum, which they have cured and flicted. They also mail a 108 page book for ladies, and as these books contain the names of thousands of men and women prominent throughout this section of county, they have been cured by Drs. Thornton & Minor it pay any one suffering to get these books, and thoroughly investigate by writing to some of the many people who have been cured by Drs. Thornton & Minor it pay any one suffering to get these books. Address Drs. Thornton & Minor, 3693 Olive St. St. Louis, Mo. In the race for happiness, marriage naturally results in a tie. When a man with ideas complains that he is disregarded, as a crank, he has probably failed to discover that the habits of the world are largely assumed as the result of experience. It is enough to give utterance to new ideas in order that they may become effective when they grow old. Only once in a thousand times does a man hit upon the psychological moment for a revolution. The world cannot be forced but at the right time it enthusiastically follows an able leader. Spirit Had Poor Memory. Kinglake, the historian of the Crimean war, was approached by a spiritualist one day, who told him that the speaker had had a command from the recently deceased Mrs. Kinglake to convert "William Alexander Kinglake" to his doctrines. "Well," said Kinglake, "even in heaven one has a right to expect accuracy. My name is Alexander William Kinglake." The commissioner left at once. Owed Promotion to Pun Canon Melville, who died in England recently, in his 92d year, owed his earliest promotion to a pun. When the late earl of Dudley, who knew Mr. Melville sufficiently to remember that his Christian name was "David," had a living at his disposal, he received a letter containing only the words, "Lord, remember David." The earl's reply was no less tense and scriptural: "Thou art the man!" Effect of III Temper. If you should ever happen to think an ill temper is good for anything—good for anything good, you might consult an analytical chemist. The chemist can furnish proof of the disastrous effect of violent emotions on the body by analysis of the ordinary perspiration which exudes from the millions of ducts of the skin every minute. Turbines and Superheated Steam Turbines and Superheated Steam. It is thought that the turbine will prove especially efficient with the use of superheated steam. Superheated steam in the reciprocating engine is objectionable, owing to the difficulty presented by internal friction and the great wear caused to cylinders and the valve liners. With the turbine these difficulties are entirely eliminated. Key to Persia. The city of Trebizond is one of the most important cities and ports in the Black sea. It is about 480 miles from Constantinople and 100 miles from Bataoum. It is the port of entry as well as the distributing point for the interior, viz., Erzerum, Bitlis and Van, and for the caravan route to and from Persia. Won Renown Early. Landseer exhibited his first painting at the Royal Academy when he was 13 years of age. Millais was but four years older when his "Pizzaro Seizing the Inca of Peru" startled London and now all Paris is agog over the work both in painting and sculpture of a Polish boy, Thaddeus Styka. Scientists Study Religion. "One of the most significant signs of the tendency of modern thought," says the New York Christian Work and Evangelist (Presbyterian), "is supplied by the increasing attention which men of science are devoting to religious subjects." Adulterated Cod Liver Oil As the codfish keep away all other species from the Norwegian banks while they are there the cod liver oil made there is pure; but afterwards much of it is mixed with fish oil from haddock, cusk, coalfish, ling and other adulterants. Good Advice. Sincere and happy conversation doubles our powers. No man ever stated his griefs as lightly as he might. Don't worry about your work. Do what you can, let the rest go, and smile all the time.-Emerson. The Fate of Empires. Empires totter and fall, and statesmen wonder why they don't totter and fall when speeches are made saying that the ultimate is reached. Thus empires show wisdom, and the statesmen the other thing. Beware of tight collars. An authority on the subject says that many cases of defective eye-sight are caused by wearing them, as they interfere with the circulation of blood to the head. Clairvoyance Is Illegal. The Paris courts have decided that a doctor who makes use of clairvoyance to diagnose and prescribe for the maladies of his patients is guilty of illegal practice. Uses Cattle Bones for Fuel. In the South American regions where cattle are killed by the tens of thousands for the export of meat and hides the bones are used as fuel. Plague of Adders. Several Silesian villages have been visited by a plague of adders. In Freudenthal alone 452 snakes have been killed. For an extra fee of from 3 to 6 cents registered letters in Canada can now be insured up to a limit of $25. Beware of Sweet Breakfast Foods Many of the breakfast foods upon the market are sweetened with gluside, a drug substitute for sugar. The direct interference with the gastric digestion and the assimilation of food caused the French Government to prohibit its use as a dietetic substitute for sugar. Children love it because it is sweet, hence the danger. In selecting foods for daily use is the one that will be found free from all injurious substances—safe for the children—for all, sick or well. Prepared by a physician and chemist whose name on any article is a positive guarantee of its purity and healthfulness. Reflections of Wise Thought. The true strength of every human soul is to be dependent on as many nobler as it can discern and to be depended on by as many inferior as it can reach—Ruskin. Shirt Stud Watch. An English watchmaker has just finished making a tiny watch in the form of a shirt stud. Its dial is two-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, and it is to be worn with two other studs. By turning the upper stud the watch is wound, while by turning the lower one the hands are adjusted. Spain's Repudiated Fabb. Spain, at one time by far the most powerful of European nations, was the earliest power to contract a national debt, which, in 1556, only amounted to the modest sum of one million pounds. By 1610 it had grown to £40,000,000, under Philip III, after whose death the whole of it was repudiated. Enormous Feeders The Eskimo have enormous appetites. An Arctic explorer relates that he saw a boy eat ten pounds of solid food and drink a gallon and a half of liquid with much gusto. The same explorer observed an adult eat ten pounds of meat and two candles at a meal. Sir P. Phillips tells how a lad of seventeen years ate twenty-four pounds of beef in twenty-four hours. A Dinner of Souls. The latest fad in Paris is dinners of the souls. Each guest impersonates some celebrity not only in costume, but by speech and manner, by accent and by repeating celebrated quotations, provided they fit the occasion. This sort of entertainment can only be appreciated by people of intellectual pretensions. It requires some study and a general knowledge to make it a success. Income Tax History. The income tax was introduced into England by William Pitt in 1799 under the stress of the French war. It ceased in 1816, but was revived by Sir Robert Peel in 1842, and extended by Gladstone in 1853. From being a temporary war tax it has now become a permanent part of the British financial system, and is resorted to by every chancellor who finds himself in difficulties. Moral suasion is all right if it has the proper backing. Why It Is the Best is because made by an entirely different process. Defiance Starch is unlike any other, better and one-third more for 10 cents. Its hard to be popular and economical at the same time. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We the undersigned, have known F. J. 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In three months I had entirely recovered my health and strength." -Mary Burns. Most Powerful Port Light Giving a flash of 150,000 candlepower, the most powerful port light in England, beams from Roker pier, Sunderland. Defiance Starch should be in every household, none so good, besides 4 oz. more for 10 cents than any other brand of cold water starch. Dentists might be properly classed as root doctors. Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch. This is because they have a stock on hand of other brands containing only 12 oz in a package, which they won't be able to sell first, because Defiance contains 16 oz, for the same money. Do you want 16 oz, instead of 12 oz, for same money? Then buy Defiance Starch. Requires no cooking. Suggestions by Dr. Hartman.—How to combat the Nervous Depression Incident to Warm Weather. Nervousness is very common among women. This condition is due to anamic nerve centers. The nerve centers are the reservoir for nerve vitality. These centers become bloodless for the want of proper nutrition. This condition is especially noticeable during the warm season. Every summer an army of invalids are produced as a direct result of weak nervous systems. This could easily be overcome by the use of Peruna. Peruna strikes at the root of the trouble by correcting the digestion. Perfect digestion furnishes increased nutrition for the nerve centers. Perfectly digested food gives these reservoirs of life a vitality which creates strong, steady nerves, and in this manner fortifies and nourishes life. Miss Blanche Grey, a prominent young society woman of Memphis, Tenn., in a recent letter from 174 Alabama street, writes: "To a society woman whose nervous force is often taxed to the utmost from lack of rest and irregular meals, I know of what is of it so much benefit as Peruna. I took it a few months ago when I felt my strength giving way, and it soon made itself manifest in giving me new strength and health."—Miss Blanche Grey Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics One reason why Peruna has found permanent use in so many homes is that it contains no narcotic of any kind. Peruna is perfectly harmless. It can be used any length of time without acquiring a drug habit. Peruna does not produce temporary results. It is permanent in its effect. It has no bad effect upon the system, and gradually eliminates catarrh by removing the cause of catarrh. There are a multitude of homes where Peruna has been used off and on for twenty years. Such a thing could not be possible if Peruna contained any drugs of a narcotic nature. At this season of the year we are peculiarly liable to inflammations of the stomach and bowels. It is the part of wisdom to learn how to cut them short and in the easiest and quickest manner. 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