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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT DISFRANCHISEMENT Till Never Settle Negro Problem isfranchisement of Negro Claimed Not a Solution of Negro Problem =HENCE IT IS BAD= Neither Negro, North or South SATISFIED R.A. H. Grimke in ATLANTIC MONTHLY, Says Thrown Down Battle Gage and the North Will Up.—14th Amendment will be Enforced South Enraged Will Arouse Ire of Nor A. H. Grimke in ATLANTIC MONTHLY, Says South Has Thrown Down Battle Gage and the North Will Pick It Up. - 14th Amendment will be Enforced South Enraged Will Arouse Ire of North The grand source of wealth of any community is its labor. The airfare which nation wages insist nation today is not military, but industrial. It is now all understood that the most intelligent labor is the most probable labor. Ignorant labor is mainly no match in the world exists for inleligent labor. It to match in home markets ei- bit to get the best and the out of labor, it must not on one intelligent, it must also be free to rise or sink in the real scale. It must have a use in making the laws under which it lives. Otherwise those laws will operate to hinder, not help it to make the best fight which it is capable for possession of home and foreign market without this voice the laws become more unequal and oppressive. A labor class deprived of freedom, of a voice in government, cannot maintain the advantage which mere intelligence of skill may have gained for it the struggle for existence. As uses freedom, a voice in government, it will lose ultimately skill, its intelligence as an industrial factor. For it will be in effect, subject to, if it exactly ths slave of, the captain and labor classes which free which make the laws, and these classes will invariably on the assumption that the more ignorant such a labor class the less trouble it will cause, instead of estabtishing schools the education of a labor class revived of the right to vote, the class which possesses the right will not establish new ones and then to do away with them entirely. And so the Negro labor is south, deprived of the right vote, will see its schools diminish in numbers and quality, get in one state then in another fewer schools and shorter until they reach the vanishing point where in large portions of the south Negro schools --- North or South Is SFIED C MONTHLY, Says South Has and the North Will Pick It nt will be Enforced Arouse Ire of North will disappear altogether. Ignorant Negro abor must weight the South down heavily, therefore, in that industrial struggle in which it is now engaged, not alone with the rest of the nation but with the world. And this means for southern labor industrial inferiority to the labor of the rest of the nation and of the world. It means for the southern states ultimate industrial feebleness and subordination to the rest of the nation, and a low order of civilization. Then it will be found that disfranchisement, which was intended to make the Negro a serf to degrade him as a man, to extinguish his ambition, to extinguish his intelligence, to fix him in the state, in society, a place of permanent inferiority and subordination to the white race has degraded the south industrially at the same time, and fixed for her likewise a place of permanent economic inferiority and subordination to the rest of the nation. It is hard to believe that that section is knowingly deliberately invoking such a fate, merely for the sake of gratifying its race prejudice against the Negro. But whether or knowingly invites such consequences or not, its action invites them. Is the south ready to pay such a ruinous price for disfranchisement of the Negro for the sake of keeping him forever the servitor of the white race? Perhaps she is. It looks so; yet time alone can tell whether that section on this question is at bottom wise or foolish, sane or insane. If it shall turn out that it is really foolish, incurably mad on the Negro question, then there is no hope for it within itself. It will persist upon running straight on to its destruction. For, alas, "Whom the gods would destroy they must first make mad." It has been shown that disfranchisement of the Negro is bad for the Negro and for the south. It remains to consider why it is WICHITA, KANSAS, JULY 23, 1904. bad for the north, and for the rest of the nation. But if it had been demonstrated that diffranchisement is bad for the Negro and for the south, it will follow as a logical conclusion that it is bad for the rest of the nation. For whatever injures a part injures the whole. The Negro is a part of the south, the south a part of the nation, in as real, as vital a sense as feet and hands are parts of the human body Whatever, therefore, renders it impossible for the Negro of the south to make the most and the best of himself injures that section, and this injury to the south hurts, in turn, the whole country. Our country is seeking to retain old markets and find new ones for the products of its labor both home and abrosd. That is why it has erected about that labor high tariff walls, to give to it a monopoly of the home market. That is why it is reaching out all over the world for markets for its rurplus products. A superior laborer will produce better work and more of it than an inferior one How comes it that American labor, outside of the south, holds today the front rank among the labor of the world, and has held this foremost place for eighty years? because it is the freest and most intelligent labor in the world. The freest and most intelligent labor is the most productive, the most profitable labor. To the superiority of American labor two things have contributed more than any other: the free common school and the educative and stimulating function exercised on the minds of laboring men by the right to vote, by the part taken periodically by them in government, in the choice of of rulers, and in the consideration of public questions. The wits of the children are developed, trained in the public schools; the wits of the adults are educated sharpened at the polls. Herein lies the superiority of the labor of our industrial democracy at the present time with that one exception—southern labor. If this country is to hold what it has gained in world markets, and to add to the same in the future, can it afford longer to neglect that part of its lsbor which is south of Mason and Dixon's line? Can it afford much longer to look indifferently on measures which are intended to degrade and enslave any portion of our American labor, while its commercial rivals in world markets are devoting special attention to raising by educational and other means the whole body of theirs? Does not the republic need above all things, in her industrial struggle for existence with powerful rivals, to raise not alone the labor of the east. nor that of the north, nor that of the west, but that of the south as well, to raise its whole vast labor citizenry to the highest state of economic efficiency of which the labor citizenry may be capable? The answer to such question, God knows is ebvious enough. THINCS NECESSARY TO INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY. The meant which have raised the labor will raise it in due time if utilized by that section, to a state of economic value and industrial efficiency. The things which have made the labor of north superior will not do less for Negro laborars in the south—freedom, education, equality. Freedom to make the most and the best of themselves as men, as Americans; freedom to fall or rise in the social scale according to merit, not color; education as children in the common schools; education as citizens at the polls; and equality of rights and opportunities with other labor classes, with other groups of Americans regardless of race. It is needless to add that the north and the rest of the nation, would gain enormously in wealth, in the volume of its southern trade from the same causes. It is then wisdom to look carefully after every hen whether white or black, in our national barnyard, after every hen which lays for the republic golden eggs, as well as to look out for the acquisition of new markets abroad for the sale of those eggs. The national hen is of more value than her eggs. American labor than its products. In conclusion there is another of the subject in which the rest of the nation is vitally interested and that is its politico-sectional side. No discussion of the question of the disfranchisement of the Negro by the south is complete which ignores this aspect of it. For it is an aspect which promises eventually to come very much into notice in the north MEETING CHANGED GRAND MASTER S, G. WATKINS HAS CHANGED THE PLACE OF MEETING OF PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE FROM WICHITA TO TOPEKA DATE AUGUST 24, 25, and 26. TOPEKA, KAN., JULY 18, 1904. W. N MILLER, Editor SEARCHLIGHT. Kindly grant me space in your paper to announce to all the Masonic Lodge of Kansas Jurisdiction that, because of the great flood which came down on Wichita recently, the 29th Annual Communication of Prince Hall Grand Lodge, A. F, & A. M.. will be held in the city of Topeka, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 24, 25, and 26 1904 Yours Fraternally, SOLOMON G. WATKINS, GRAND MASTER Ktck a dog and he will holler—per him and he will fondle all over you. Rev. J. R. Ransom, of Topeka, presiding elder of the Ft. Scott district preached at the A. M. E. church Wednesday night. On account of the high water the quarterly meeting was postponed from last Sunday to the fifth Sunday in July. Fresh Pork Trimmings 2c Per Pound Buy your Fresh and salt Meats at the cacking Hous Market and save money Remember the place-Market at the gate of DOLD acking House. The Tabor Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of Knights and Daughters of Tabor which was held in Ft. Scott, Kas., last week was by far the grandest ever held by that order. The increased attendance, the increase in finances and the added interest of the session shows plainly that this order is growing rapidly and is securing a firmer hold upon its members each year. The grand session was loud and enthusiastic in the at the work done by Chief Grand Mentor Sir Frank Wilson, of Kansas City, Kas, and Chief High Preceptress Mrs. Emma Gaines, who as chief officers of this jurisdiction have done so much and so well in building up the order. They deserved every worp of praise which language, expression and act can portray. One of the phenomenal features of the session was the report of the respective officers: The report of Dt. Sarah Williams secretary of endowment, showed the following good condition of that department: Receipts 2,827,97 Expenses 36.32 Endowment paid during the year $1,500 Sir Wm Core, grand treasurer made his 12th annual report. Paid out during the year $1,684-50. Balance in the bank belonging to the International Order of Twelve of Kansas anp Nebraska juristion—$1,457.58. Dt, Eliza Scott made her fifth annual report: Expenses $146.20. Bal in Bank 463.84 Maids 411, pages 264, Reath 1. Making a total of money on hand in all the departments of the order as follows: Endowment ..... $2791.65 Treasurer ..... 1457.58 Tent ..... 463.08 Total ..... $4712.31 This is a most remarkable showing and is enough to make the members feel proud of their order and their officers. After a grand session, indeed, the session adjourned to meet next year in Kansas City, Kas. All Equal Under the Law Mr. Editor:— In the last issue of your paper I noticed an argument on the Negro Problem by Hon, Jas. H. Guy and in his argument he asks the question "Is it not time to pass up the Negro Question?" Negro does himself more harm than any one else by always trying to solve the "Negro Problem" The supreme glory of this Republic is its constitutional government. For more than a century a constantly increasing and mighty people have created their own constitutions, and governed themselves by their own laws. The fact stands unchallenged that liberty and law morality and all other great forces of right have prevailed in the conflicts of this Republic and have been embodied ultimately in the fundamental laws of the land. Let this be our consolidation for the past and our inspiration for the future. Never before in the history of the world, has there existed such perfect organic laws as our present state and national constitution. Never have human institutions made liberty more sacred or human rights more secure. If anywhere in this Repnblic an American citizen is denied his right it is not by reason of our constitution, but in defiadce of them. I maintain their sovereign efficiency. They are omnipotent to protect every right of every citizen in our bodies politic. The tariff and trust, railroads, inter state commerce and vital civic problems. They afford millions of citizens and billions of dollars of property yet no one suggests that they be solved otherwise than according to state and national constitutions Why not apply the same rule to the Negro? Why contemplate or tolerate any peculiar consideration of his rights or duties? So I plead for a constitutional solution the Negro problem. I plead for the same law for the Negro as for the white man. "There must be some stage" said the supreme court when the Negro takes the rank of a mere citizen and ceases to be a special favorite of the laws; and when his rights as a citizen or as a man, are to be protect d in the ordinary modes by whi other men's rights are protected. That stage is now reached, and for the constitutional rights of the eight million Southern Negroes. As mere citizens, I plead for their rights. As their powers are not exclusive and can and should be sup plimented by the Nation, I pled also for a non-sectional, non-partisan, national solution; northern or southern, not republican or democratic, but a solution that shall embrace the whole American people. New England voted to incorporate slavery in the constitution; the Middle States maintained it when colonists; and the South fought four long years to defend it. Slavery was the crime of the Nation, its curse was over the land, and by the eternal laws of justice the whole Nation must a- (Contidred en 2nd page) 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 Ono Year [ by mail ] ..... $1.00 Six months [ by mail ] ..... 75c Three months [ by mail ] ..... 50c ONE M. ONTH ..... 150. Advertising Rates Made Known On Appl cation. 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Thy any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any person which may appear in this paper, will be gladly corrected if brought to the Editor. "To Livo and Let Live," is OUR Motto. A LOW BUSINESS. We think very little, and so does every man black or white, of any white man who would fail so low as to go out among colored people and try and to stir them up to anger against any colored enterprise. If this was done by a colored man this same white man would be one of the first to say "The niggers won't stick together." The "niggers won't support their race enterprises." Yet this same white man is going among these people an trying to poison their minds against a race enterprise. Such a man is a dangerous man to have anything to do with, and we warn all the colored people to keep an eye open and if they hear of such a white man fight shy of him. The colored people at best have a hard enough time one among the other and when and when a white man of this stock tries to gain "points" among them by an effort to array one against the other it is a dirty stinking shame. Let the white man stay in his place and give the colored man the same chance. As a general rule when a white man will thus talk to a colored man he has something he wishes to sell the colored man or some scheme to offer by which he wants to get hold on some of the colored man's money and he takes this means and thinks that by touching on this line he can prove his "great friendship" for the colored man and thus get his money, and arter he has got his money he is one of the first who will turn and cuss the "damn niggers" as he says. This may have been the proper way to do business among colored people during slavery days when the colored people were taught daily to have each other, but in this 20th century where the colored people are educated and refined this wont work. For the present we will not call any name but will do so in the new futures. It's a good lesson for every man to learn early in life to "tend to his own business and let your neighbor do the same." Learn this while you are young and when you et old you will not depart therefrom. Continued from age tone for it. How to expiate that crime is the "Negro Problem" And the atonement will not be by one generation or two, nor even by us of the third and fourth, but a long line of posterity, generation upon generation, will continue to equiate the crime of our forefathers Perpetrated in a lann of liberty and in the home of constitutional government. What more patriote or sublime task for this University Convacation than to blaxe out a broad, constitutional and educational path along which the teeming generations of the future may continue to evolve the true solutich of the "Negro Problem"" If the Negro would buy homes and farms and stop trying to live in towns on Main street, renting large houses in order to be called a "big Negro" the 'Problem' would soonvr be solved- Walter W. Evans, Topeka, Kas. Sacred : Concert A very interesting Sacred Concert has been arranged for to-morrow, Sunday. at the A. M. E. church. The following is the program. Soto, Miss Lula Parks; Address. Mr. Thos. Glover; Bass Solo. Mr. John Edgerton; Paper, Mrs. Pauline S. Johnson; Soto, Mr. Stewart Waters Recitation, Mrs. Edward Hathman, Solo, Miss Zella Ratley; Recitation, Mrs. S. C. Collins; Solo, Mr. Robt. Floyd; Solo, Mrs. T. Fine; Solo, Dr. Washington; So o, Miss Lula Covington. The program will be in charge of the pastor. KNIGHTS of PYTHIAS The Sunflower Grand Lodge K. of P., of Kansas, will convene in Topeka, Kas. next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday—July 26, 27, 28 in Pythian hall in that city. Great preparations have been made by the members of Excelsior lodge No. 3 for the reception of the Grand Session and a great time is expected. The following lodges will be represented: Western Star 1, Lawrence. Excelsior 3, Topeka Prince Albert 4, Arkansas City Weir 5, Weir City Friendly Aid 7, Parsons Toas 10, Wichita Stringer 14, Kansas City Wesly 17, Fleming Mor ing Star 18, Yale Working B e 23, Wellington. Sunflower 24, Pittsburg Pride of the West 25, Cherokee Mineral Pride 26, Mineral Enterprise 27, Kunsas City Syracuse 28, Galena. Grand Raily July 31st Rev. P. D. Yocum is preparing for the grand rally at the A. M. E. church on the fifth Sunday in July (July 31st ) The church has been divided in to thrr companies—each having a First and Second Captain. The following are the Clubs and Captains: Club "A" 1st Capt. Thos Glover 1st Capt. Thos Glover 2nd Capt. J. C. Coffee Club "B" 1st Capt J C Dancey 2nd Capt Ed Landrum Club "C" 1st Capt F S Wilkins 2nd Capt J T Chinneth It is the desire of Rev. Yocum that all the members and friends take an active interest in making this rally a success. Cards have been printed and are now in the hands of solicitors. Rev. George of Cleveland, Tex. preached at the A. M. E. church morning and evening. On Aug. 4th the big event will take place in Wichita. Mis Lula Parks arrived in the city Monday from Ft. Scott. She will spend several weeks here visiting relatives and friends. Locals and Personals ```markdown ``` 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 THOS. GLOVER, Chairman JAS. L. HARPER, Secretary A.·T. GLOVER, Treasurer. Call at our office any time. Might is not mightier than right. The will of the majority is the fundamental law. Mothers should know where their daughters go. Mrs. Ida B, Clark has been quite i.disposed for several days. Eddie Williams is in the city and is working at the Manhattan hotel. Mrs. Mollie Thompson left this week for Wisconsin to spend the summer, W. F. Troul passed through the city Wednesday. This was his first stop here for 25 years. B diligent, thoughtful, prudent honest, thrifty and economic—is the road to success and fame. Rev. J. R. Ransom passed thru the city this week and preached at A. M. E. church Wednesday night. Success does not come with a single bound—but climbs the ladder of progress round by round. Dale Robinson, son of fireman G. W. Robinson was quite sick last week but is recovering fast at this time. The neat cottage being erected on the property of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Simpson on N. Mosely is almost completed. It is better to be a door-keeper in the tent of right-than to be King and live in splendor in the tent of wrong. Rev, W. H. Tillman, pastor of New Hope Baptist church left Sunday for Chattanooga, Tenn. He is expected to return next week bringing his family with him. A baby buggy was accidently upset on Market street Monday and spilled the baby out—without any injury to either. Of course the mother was rightly frightened. Messers Frank and Fred Spears and their friend Mr. W. M. Hender on are in the city for a short time. Their first visit was at the Manhattan to make a call on the headwaiter, Mr. Frank Buford. HEADQUARTERS Chairman Dan E. Boone, of the Republican County Central Committee has engaged rooms in the Reed bldg, cor. Ist. and Market ste for the republican headquarters this fall. Mr. Boone will warm things up this year. First Annu Emanipation ÷+OF Do not forget our collector, Keep a little money for him. Remember the Searchlight collector. Save some money out for him when he calls. Mrs. J. W. Hall and two daughters Betty May and Verna, returned from Ft. Scott Monday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Martin is sejourning in the western part of the state on a visit to relatives for a few weeks. Mrs. Thos. Glover and Mrs. A. T. Glover left last week to attend the world's fair in St. Louis, Mo, and likewise to visit relatives and friends there. The Masonie Grand Lodge which was to have met in Wichita in August wit now meet in Topeka, on August 24, 25, 26, 27, 1904. The change was made on account of the recent flood. Rev. R. N. Countee, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church, was called to East Saginaw, Mich., this week on account of the death of his only brother who died in that city. Rev. Countee left Tuesday and will be gone about ten days. Mrs. W. N. Miller returned Monday afternoon from Ft, Scott where she attended the Grand 'Session of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor as delegate from Wichita Tabernacle 34. She reports a royal time and pronounced the Ft Scott session grandest ever. Mr. Sam Abernathy, Sr., will leave Saturday night for Pueblo, Colo., to join his wife who has been in Colorado for several months. Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy will then make a trip to Colorado Springs and thence to the Pacific coast returning about Sept. 1st. All wish them a happy trip. The building under the control of the Odd Fellows and K. of Pr. at 517 N. Main was thrown open for the use of of the flood sufferers during the recent high water and many families found refuge there. All join in turning an everlasting praise to these gentlemen for their act. The Merchants who appreciate the trade of the coloured people ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. PATRONIZE THEM. Mrs. W. N. Miller will occupy the Editor's Chair at the Search-light sanctum next week during the absence of ye editor in Topeka on very important business. 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NEWS The International Order of Twelve GRAND The Grand Temple and Taberna cle of the Knights end Daughter Tabor of the Kansas—Nebraska ju. risdiction held their thirtieth annu al session in this city, July 12 tc 16, with St. Peters Temple No. 8 jand Western Queen Tabernacle Ne 20, The session was held inthe A M. E. church, It was said t> have been the most important and inter- esting ever held by the order. It brought together many of the | most prominent men and women of the order ia the west. Fort Scott o- pened her arms and weloomed the visitors with a welcome unmistake- able, Dt. Florence Hayes of this ci- t- delivered the welcome adress which was responded to by Sir C. AM. Johnson of Omaha, Neb The session both public and pri vate was said to have been very pleasing to those who attended. | On Friday there was a grand pa- [rade given in which all the officers and delegates turnen out in car- “inc preceded by Knights on foot, | ‘They paraded the principal sts. |headed by Sir G. W. Taylor, C. G. |D. M. assistod by Sir Ed Hender- |son, G. G. D, M. and led by the Ex celsior band, of Ceffeyvile, the pre- cession moved till it reached Bride- ‘veil Park where the day was +pent in anmusements. Inthe evening the installation took: place at Convention hall. After which the P, G of Parson and $.li- oa engaged in a contest in which Parsons won, Saturday morning be- ing the last day of the session was by no meaas the least important; it was an inspection meeting and was well enjoyed by all, Saturday even- oe almost all the delegates. started for their respletive homes all plexs- led with the reception tendered to ine by Ft. Scott’sthospitable peo- ple. aaaaannnananaaanaaaaaaaana A BIG TIME PROMISED. VRRRRVPRUR PEER RLERR RED, ‘The two orders, Odd Fellows an? K, of Ns, are making cxtensive ar- rangements for a giand demonstra tion in Wichita on Aug, 4th. They are leaving no stone un- turned to make this one of the most elaborate times ever witnessed among our people in this city. The occasion will be of a double attrac— tion as there will bo a grand time at South Riverside pork in the af- ‘teanoon at which speuking, base- ‘ball games, football aud other am~ usements will be a feature and at night the feast will close with a most excelleut entertaiment by the |Householl Ruth and Ladies’ Court [of Calantha. | The proceeds of this day will be | used to aid the two lodges in their ans to erecting a ball in this city for ehe use of the co ored people, eae SAALAAAS WORTHY OF SUPPORT, SRK KKK KKK ELS ‘The effort seing put forth by two of the colored lod: es ia Wichita to raise means with which to erect a hall here for the colored people ‘should meet with the approval of every colored pers .n in om county, ‘This is amove in the right dirce- tion To assist them in raising the ‘necessary fands they have planned abig celebration on Ang, 4th at Soujh Riverside park and at Gar- field hall, ‘There is nothing need- ed more in this city thaa a ball owned and controlled by cvlored men end this active move on the ‘part of these two lodges certainly meets the approval ef this paper as ‘well as that of ev. ry colored person, ‘Every on» of them should make it ‘a point to be present at both tha , perk and the ball. ee | Get a Searchlight, if you want ‘the nev \ WINFIELD ITEMS. 'T, E. Works, of Perry, Okla. wae called to the kadside of his sick moth er—she is reported better. J.C, Fowler came in from EI Reno last week and is now night porter at the Brettum. Mrs. Aaron Dixson and son came over from Oxford Saturday, Messers J W Jackson, S S Bandy and Tuok Paden attended quarter- ly meeting in Arkan. City Sunday G. W: Ambler“and son, who have harvesting near Oxford returned Suturday. Mr Ambler sold his fine span of hors. Mrs, Irving. of Chicago, who rep. ‘restnts a Chicago book firm spent several days in our city and left Saturday for Ark. City; while here she was 4 guest at Hotel de Woo s Miss Maud Petit came over from Oxford Saturday ty visit relatives. Frank Montgomery wao has been clerk at the asylum for the pa:t year has resigned to accept @ position with the Santa Fe ut an advanced salary. Sally Grissum of Gurtbri is in town th’s week. Chas. Franklin was down fiom Newkirk Sunday. Misscs M.yme Franklin and Em- ma D xson left Sunday for Gurshvi+ Al Lowe came in last week, Miss Mammie Ward came in last week from Oklahoma, ; KINGMAN NEWS John Floye who has been in Ex- celsior Springs for the past three ‘months for his health has returned to this city in better hoalth. | Geo, Wilbur came down from ‘Hutehinson this. week. Eli Martin has returned from Pratt county. Mr. Robt. Davis has a two years old eolt which is pronounce by all to be the finest in this section of the state, She’s a record breaker, Mrs, M. M. Clark and grand- dauguter Erma, of Wichita spent several days in our e'ty visiting her sister, Mrs. Matthews, Ne's n Martin has returned from Pratt and will porter at {he Roval. Geo. Floyd who bas been cookin; at the Biggtrs Hotcl in Pratt has returned home. PEEKS KKK LEE ES TOPEKA NEWS. ee gee Bshop Grant preached two of his able sermons at St. Jobn A.M, E, church Sunday. Bishop Grant is full of the Holy Ghost. Monday eve the Bishop ketured to a laage audience at St. John chareh, Bishop Isaac Lane of Jackson Tenn,, is in the city, Rey, W' E. Stewart. partor ai Cherokee. Kes,, is in tho city visit- ing his sister Mrs. Millis Lee. The xembers of Lane Chapel C 'M, E. church had 6 good timo w Pax‘co, Kans,, last week at thei astit convention, | The K. ef P. lodge io making al necessary arrangemin's to enter. tain their Grand Lodge which con venes here July 26, 27, 28. The national Liberty nominee for president is in jai', What wil the party do? S me have enid tha th Hon, P. C, Themas wbo ts ¢ member of that party and at presen secretary of the Knights and Ladi Protective Ins, would be acanddat for 1 cmineti pr oviding the pres ent nominaee is not ont of jail it time to make a campaign, Mr. Ned O. Baiman will leav July 31 for Washington, D.C, t be gone a month. John C. McNaghten Has Bought The eines MOORE SHOES ON. Main st : Cut Price Sale AT THE Wichita Co-Operation Store On accountof the flood and rainy weather—we are » _ over-stocked on Summer goods—We cut price—not on a few items—but on the entire stock—to get rid of all Summer goods for Fall... ....-.++++ —We Quote A Few Prices To Sh w You The Savings— 25c and-35c Summee Girdle Corsets, White, Blue, Pink, Cut price 150 5c All Silk Midget String Ties, Cut price... cummene.... 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We will send for your trunks for repair oa en Ae eee ag & : et FY 2 4- “ * | FOR a i , % . - - | CELEBRATED ‘ % : ICE CREAM ‘ : Call up New Phone 1893 ‘ ; Old Phone No.3 ~ : » Factory located first block on South Rock Island ave. 4 : BISSANTZ ICE CREAM CO., er a a ee EK KKK SS AL ——— ENN WZ SEES ) <<a SNonN’NG Sumy yn al ors ist PAS Rog ese he WARY | ee ne N\A VA, Ah cel 4, ANY JV.) 0S. ee a\\ \ Ai aee cont EORlGl|s WRC! ANN Yi a Ane Ie ines 5 eee i ie Ott ho ee a Ole e \\ 4 SS S — Ete =i JN \ g “THIS IS THE WAY OF THE wise.” NY ro 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 Passtncen Accet, psi daiceeas Mr, Will Moore of Des Moines, Iowa ar ‘The peek-a-boo waists this year are simply peek-a-beauties. People at Port Arthur have almost forgotten what a quiet summer even- ing is like. There are better ways of taking a vacation than getting sunstruck. Try some of the other ways. The queen of Holland is said to be an enthusiastic farmer. Luckily she can afford it. fx a Wigs, SD) i, aA ; x | iy" Ay ih A war TICKLE GRASS BY BYRON WILLIAMS Jog Along. Be Merry. Pure merriment, that which leaves no regret, is the most cheering of all nectars. It gives lightness to the heart, health to the cheeks and good cheer to all mankind. The gentleman that can make others merry has a passport into any company. A merry heart goes blithely on its way, while a heavy one is aweary ere the journey is begun. We may not all be like Old King Cole—"the merry old soul"—but we can at least keep our faces from souring the cream, if we try. SLIDE, KELDON IDE! ON, MOMMER, WHAT DYE TINK O'DAT! AT GRANDMA'S FUNERAL Our office boy is a descendant of King Solomon. Another grandmother dies every time there's a ball game! Poor Man. Oh woe! is the poor suburbanite! He waketh up early in the night! To catcheth the train that speeds town; And misses a trade ere he gets down! He cometh again by sad moonlight Too late for dinner—an awful sight! He lie to sleep in downy bed. He wore the thim clocks hurt instead! Oh wore is the poor suburbanian! We wouldn't be him by a dog-gone sight! Odostoh in The Journalist—What exactly is a "society" girl? She often figures in the news items. For instance, a young woman masquerades as a man in Philadelphia, is run in by the police and discharged when it is known that she is a "society" girl from the West. Or again, a pretty "society" girl of Cambridge enters the gallery of the Memorial Hall while the Harvard students are at dinner. She places her foot on the rail of the gallery, takes off one of her garters and throws it to the cheering boys. What meaning exactly has "society" in these connections? Foul Ball. Upon the Podunk field the Red Birds smite the ball. And strive to drive the sphere out where the weeds are tall! And now the bags are filled, with Skimmy Jones at bat! Loud blares admonish Skin to "hit 'er in th' slat"! He strikes! Once! Twice!-while groans rise out from the throng Again he strikes! Hurrah! To third he drives it strong! "What's that? " A "fowl" "Oh! Ow!" The crowd with rage is horrible! A rush! The umpire yells: "Play ball!" and scorns their force! Mid jeers and wild complaint Jones takes his place once more! "Three strikes! And out!" the umpire calls! A bas the score! Then madly runs the crowd to tell the outraged press That fights it 'er again! Oh! awful baseball mess! Earlville (Ill.) Leader—Many a woman goes out shopping dressed in silk and enveloped in perfume, whose hard working husband wasn't had a new suit of clothes or a decent meal in five years. Yes, and many a loafer stands on the street with a stinking pipe in his face; his tank full of booze and his mouth full of profanity, whose hard working wife hasn't had a new dress or a kind word since she was married. Well, we tried it again! Got up at 4 o'clock a.m. and spent four wind-buffeted hours on the bosom of Lake Michigan without getting a bite! A small boy on the pier caught twenty-seven, but his pole wasn't crooked and he didn't have a stone-bruise on his heel! All the signs seem to be failing this summer! P. S.—Yes, we did. Spat on 'er every time, but it didn't seem to do any good. Do you suppose we've forgot how? We read in one of the city papers that 'Miss Eilabelle Mae Swanks, the well-known poet, has again favored the Hickey Harpoon with a contribution. It is called 'Lonesomeness.' Well, I swan! PUEBLO ITEMS. J. J. Bates was in city last week. Rev. D. A. Jefferson, Rev. Stewart, Mesdames Jefferson, Wilson, and Messers Bates and Bayne were the guests of Mrs. J. A. Jones at 1 o'clock dinner Tuesday. Prof. Scruggs went to Colorado Springs Friday. Mrs. Chandler is again in the city after a few days visit with her daughter Mrs. Wm. King. Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Hardy were very pleasantly surprised by large number of friends Thursday night at their home. Miss Nellie Baker returned home Sunday night from Colo. Springs. Rev. Brooks filled the pulpit at the M. E. church Sunday. J. W. Luttrell went to Brokkside Sunday to visit his cousin. A chicken and fish fry was given at the A. M. E. church Monday. Mrs. M. Bright is very sick. Mr. Bell is able to be out again after quite a spell of sickness. R. T. Banks went to Colo. Spgs. Sunday. Mrs. I. T. Milton has moved to her new home on Court street. Miss Josephine Hanley is in the city again after a year's abscence. She is the guest of Mrs. A. Harrison, 814 west 17th street. Mrs. L. Cassidy has moved to 312 Pumb street. Miss Willa Quillian is feeling very much better. Up-to-Date Bricks. Bricks are now being made of clean rand and ground quicklime that are laid to be as substantial as granite. They cost $2.50 a thousand. The mixed ingredients are forced into a strong steel cylinder mold by means of a screw. After the air has been sucked from the cylinder, hot water is admitted, the rock being formed by the resulting pressure and heat. Country Life in America. Hardy, Japanese Soldiers According to M. Pichon, the Japanese soldier has muscles like whippercord, is a sure shot, has an eye for landmarks and a memory for locality. He can do with three hours' sleep out of the twenty-four, is cleanly, attends to sanitary instructions and is ardently patriotic. He costs the State about nine cents a day and thinks himself well off. Imitation Furs. The skin of the muskrat or musquash makes a much more durable and richer looking fur, and from it imitation Alaska sable coats frequently are made. Rabbit skins also are used after a complicated treatment in the manufacture of imitation chinchilla. No wonder there is such a difference in the chinchilla furs. Leprosy Among Fish Eaters. Statistics are quoted showing that while in India the average occurrence of leprosy is three or four cases per 10,000 of population, in the island of Minlcoy, in the Indian ocean, whose inhabitants are devoted to fishing, it rises to 150, and at Kalgoan, a fish-curing center, it amounts to 500.—Harper's Weekly. Horsemen's Kindergarten. "The men who are training the horses must be strict, and, at the same time, kind to them, and under no circumstances must they be played with. It is also not advisable to encourage the horses with sugar, carrots, etc." is an order issued to the Loudon Metropolitan Fire Brigade. J. E. ALLEN, Successor to A. M. Richards, MONEY TO LOAN ON CHATTELS 151 N. MAIN WICHITA Latest Wallpaper Fad. Wallpapers made of imitation silk and satin are the latest in the "smart set." COLORADO TOURIS 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 5:1 p.m. provide the means of reaching the resorts quickly and comfortably. Illustrated Literature of route FREE Low Rates to World's Fair St. Louis, Mo. WORLD'S FAIR ROUTE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY ST.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 No to be good to leave St. Louis FifteenDay 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 si the World's Fair. Through Pull- ing chair cars: are operated from change For full information call BLECKLEY T. P. A. Missouri Pacific Station Cor. SEASON EXCURSION TICKETS—$21,45 Round Trip Dates of Sale—Daily from April 15 to Nov. 15, inclusive Final limit—December 15, 1904 Missouri Pacific Station Cor. Douglas ave and Wichita street. JOB WORK IS OUR HOBBY. Almost Equal To A Trip Around The World will be a visit to the ST. LOUIS FAIR 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 Our Cuts Talk THE WILLIAMSON HAFFNER ENGRAVING CO. 1823 39 ARAPAHDE 51. DENVER Hardware Store 823 N. Main St. Cheapest Hardware and Stove house in Wichita; because we pay no rent and have light expenses SEE!! " UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. " Tibet Sparsely Populated. Tibet is larger than France, Germany, and Spain combined, but has only a population of 6,000,000. Little Use for Wings. The penguin's wings are useful only under water. Rock Island System It's all there but Russia ROWLEE ETS—$21,45 Round Trip April 15 to Nov. 15, inclusive 1904 $17,90 Round Trip v. 20, 1904 Final limit—Tickets within sixty days from sale date $16,00 Reun! Trip. il 27 to Nov. 30, inclusive. Final leave St. Louis within fifteen not later than December 5th 1904. AILWAY now has three trains shortest and most direct route to man sleepers and elegant reclin in Wichita to St Louis without on or address the undersigned I. R. SHERWIN, P. & T. A. Douglas ave and Wichita street. OUR HOBBY. When in need of Groceries to not forget that you can always get the Best at the Lowest prices at KERNAN'S (102 E Douglas Ave. 'Phone 857 Correspondent Emerson, who was shot as a spy by the Russians, sends a vivid account of the event to the American press. Clearly, the report was a slight exaggeration. There is nothing novel in the announcement that a man has cured himself of insanity by shooting himself in the head. The novelty is found in the fact that he is still alive. English newspapers are calling the marquis of Anglesey a fool because he ran into debt to the tune of $3,000,000 in six years. In this country he would be classed as a Napoleon of finance. It may somewhat dampen the beginner's enthusiasm to be told that there are over two million five hundred thousand different hands in poker, and but one sure winner in the whole lot. Eastern chemists have sent an expedition to Texas to collect 50,000 bee-stings to be made into a rheumatism cure. Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier for every rheumatic person to keep a bee? A man at Athens, Ohio, is credited with having entertained 1,000 friends at a dinner. The occasion was remarkable, as he is thought to be the only Ohio man with 1,000 friends who is not holding or seeking a political office. When a man is so spectacularly honest that his neighbors familiarly refer to him as "Honest John" or "Honest Bill," or whatever his first name may be, it is unfair to tempt him with a position of private or public trust. A "feast of the sun" has been held at the top of Elfelf tower, the presiding officer being Camille Flammarion, the celebrated astronomer, who advanced the theory that the sun is the abode of departed spirits. Most folks, now, would rather take their chances with the good old belief. -VIA- We Want YOUR JOB PRINTING We Print ANYTHING LETTER HEADS NOTE HEADS ENVELOPES BUSINESS CARDS CALLING CARDS STATEMENTS BILL HEADS HAND BILLS POSTERS MINUTES CIRCULARS TRY US FINE WORK OUR JOB ROOM. If Your Work Is DONE BY US We Do It RIGHT We Are Now Prepared To Do All Kinds Of Fancy, Up to Date Job Work. We Invite A Trial. We Guarantee To Please You, Both In Work And Price. You Will Find Us At The Old Reliable Stand At 110 North Main St. Bring Us Your Next Job. WE INVITE YOU TO CALL Our Prices ARE AS LOW AS THE LOWEST OUR Work IS AS GOOD AS THE BEST IF NOT. WHY NOT? IT IS ONLY $1.00. FOR A WHOLE YEAR Delivered. SUBSCRIBE TO - DAY HAMS 7c Per pound 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 23, '04 The peek-a-boo walts this year are simply peek-a-beauties. People at Port Arthur have almost forgotten what a quiet summer evening is like. There are better ways of taking a vacation than getting sunstruck. Try some of the other ways. Is it solstitial enough for you? That's the way they ask the inevitable question down in Boston. An Aurora bank cashier lost $90,000 speculating in steel. And it doesn't seem to have helped steel a bit. It has been discovered that whisky has a peculiar effect on brunettes. It certainly makes them light-headed. The Japanese are taking to baseball. The result of this will be an unlimited output of grand stand fans. It has been discovered that a new counterfeit $10 United States note is in circulation. Don't take any political bribes. Hawaii is a rapid assimilator. A legislator has just been sent to jail there for conspiracy to defraud the territory. In Australia grafter means a doer of hard and faithful work. Now we understand why they call that country the antipodes. The prince of Monaco is coming ever. He will be welcomed with conflicting emotions. He has got a lot of Yankee money. "Who are the truly great?" asks Dr. Newell Dwight Hills. We refuse to guess until the batting averages have been figured up. Mr. Rockefeller has found a preparation that is making his hair grow, and it is whispered that it is nothing but common kerosene. As the theatrical season does not open until September, we can hardly expect a dramatization of the Perdicaris affair before that time. There is a restaurant at the St. Louis exposition where forty-eight languages are spoken. But money does the talking that is listened to. Whatever may be said of the morals of the Princess Chimay, it does seem a little rough on her to support all her previous husbands, as she calls them. A federal judge has held that the press has a right to criticise a judge. Now doth ye editor proceed to dip his pen in vitriol and say a few things. Oxford university has conferred the degree of doctor of civil law upon Mr. Howells. America's most famous man of letters may now add a few more to his name. A contemporary congratulates St. Louis on having pulled off its first big world's fair fire "without loss of life." No loss of life? What about those thirty black cats? It is alleged that a good deal of the ice cream of commerce contains glue. Well, that wouldn't be so bad if we could have the assurance that the glue was not adulterated. Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan is reported enjoying himself in London, and congratulating himself on escaping the vigilance of the English newspaper men. That's dead easy. Correspondent Emerson, who was shot as a spy by the Russians, sends a vivid account of the event to the American press. Clearly, the report was a slight exaggeration. There is nothing novel in the announcement that a man has cured himself of insanity by shooting himself in the head. The novelty is found in the fact that he is still alive. English newspapers are calling the marquis of Anglesea a fool because he ran into debt to the tune of $3,000,000 in six years. In this country he would be classed as a Napoleon of finance. It may somewhat dampen the beginner's enthusiasm to be told that there are over two million five hundred thousand different hands in poker, and but one sure winner in the whole lot. Eastern chemists have sent an expedition to Texas to collect 50,000 bee-stings to be made into a rheumatism cure. Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier for every rheumatic person to keep a bee? A man at Athens, Ohio, is credited with having entertained 1,000 friends at a dinner. The occasion was remarkable, as he is thought to be the only Ohio man with 1,000 friends who is not holding or seeking a political office. When a man is so spectacularly honest that his neighbors familiarly refer to him as "Honest John" or "Honest Bill," or whatever his first name may be, it is unfair to tempt him with a position of private or public trust IS SOUND AND TRUE ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS THE PLATFORM THEY STAND ON. All Views Harmonized in Tariff and Rebiprocity Declarations That Adhere to the Doctrine of Protection to Every Form of American Labor and Industry. The cause of protection to the labor and industries of the United States has gained triumph victory in the national convention of the Republican party. The platform of the party and the nomination of Roosevelt and Fairbanks carry a pledge to the labor and industries of the United States that, so far as the Republican party is able to control results, they shall be exempt from ruinous attack which so much endangers the harmony of successful commercial development and the wage-earning capacity of our people. The Republican national platform of this year will stand the careful scrutiny of students of political economy as well as of the Republican party leaders, whose devotion to the principles of protection has contributed so much to the development of American industry and commerce and to the well being of labor during the past forty years. The one striking feature of this excellent platform cannot fail to attract the attention of Republicans everywhere and that is the pledge against unnecessary tariff tinkering and the pledge that no schemes for reciprocity in trade with foreign nations shall be permitted to injure any industry in the United States. The fact will not be lost sight of that had the principles enunciated in this platform governed the Republican national administration during the past two years there would have been no such thing as reciprocal trade agreements with any foreign nation, no matter how great the incentive nor how charitable the spirit which prompted such negotiations, when the AMERICA U PROGRESS AMERICAN INDUSTRIES PROTECTION PROGRESS PROSPERITY fact was clearly demonstrable that more than one industry in the United States was certain to be injuriously affected thereby. Sturdy devotion to the principles of protection and pledges that all American labor and industry shall be safe-guarded were made the keynote of the Republican party declaration. The Republican national platform of this year makes this emphatic declaration, which is in harmony with the doctrine upon which the party is based." natural products were they could not believe be large exporters of products. These opps set forth in public actions, but were the s a discussion in private were sincere. It was tion of what would not what the political claim to advance his interests or the inter ticular party with wi lied. Since then, he "Protection which guards and develops our industries is a cardinal policy of the Republican party. The measure of protection should always at least equal the difference in the cost of production at home and abroad. We insist upon the maintenance of the principles of protection, and therefore the rates of duty should be readjusted only when conditions have so changed that the public interests demand their alteration, but this work cannot safely be committed to any other hands than those of the Republican party." Two vital points are embodied in this clause of the Republican platform: First, that the measure of protection shall be the difference in the cost of production in this country and in foreign countries. This is a guaranty that every essential element in the cost of production, whether it be the rates of wages paid to workingmen, the value of capital investments, or the cost of plants and whether the production so measured relates to commodities of the factory, the mine or the farm, shall always be at least embodied in the laws governing the importation of competing products admitted to the ports of the United States. Second, and what is a vital principle in this platform declaration, is that the Republican party shall determine when conditions have so changed as to make readjustments of tariff schedules necessary or desirable in the public interests. Certainly it is a proposition to which all sensible men will agree, that no such readjustment should be made, at any time, when the good results expected to be obtained thereby would be more than outweighed by the attending injurious effects to industry and labor certain to attend such readjustment of the tariff. The closing clauses in the tariff plank of the platform constitute an arraignment of the Democratic party's position on the tariff, which must go home to the hearts and minds of people everywhere in this country. It points out how the Democratic party has declared the protective tariff to be unconstitutional. A party with such beliefs could not, in justice to itself, do otherwise than promptly destroy every vestige of protection immediately upon being given power to accomplish that result. Another point which will not soon be forgotten is that "a Democratic tariff has always been followed by business adversity; a Republican tariff by business prosperity." The fact was not lost sight of also that free trade England is now engaged in active agitation to return to the principle of protection in her international trade arrangements. The platform declaration on the subject of our foreign trade, with special bearing upon the question of reciprocity, while not so emphatic as it might have been, when examined closely, will-be found to meet the requirements of the time. The reciprocity section guarantees that international trade arrangements shall, when put into effect, be "consistent with the principles of protection and without injury to American agriculture, American labor or any American industry." Reciprocity in non-competing products is the reciprocity of McKinley and of the Republican party. Trade agreements with foreign countries, which safeguard American agriculture and American labor and every American industry, are trade agreements consistent with the principles of protection, and will not be harmful to the industries and the labor of the United States. Another Objection Disposed of. Another Discipline of A few years ago men who were inclined to consider the tariff question from the standpoint of actual good to the country were inclined to believe that we should continue to be a great exporting nation so far as agricul- INDUSTRIES TECTION S PROSPERITY tural products were concerned, but they could not believe that we should be large exporters of manufactured products. These opinions were not set forth in public as political opinions, but were the subjects of many a discussion in private. The men were sincere. It was simply a question of what would actually occur, not what the politician needed to proclaim to advance his own political interests or the interests of the particular party with which he was allied. Since then, however, many of these men have had reason to change these opinions, for the steady increase in the export of manufactured products has been a mathematical demonstration that they were mistaken. The statistics now indicate that the fiscal year ending a month from now will show a great increase in the exports of manufactured products above any years in the history of the country. In other words, the facts as they have actually occurred have taken the pith out of the theory, and thus another theoretical objection to a protective tariff has been disposed of—Muncie (Ind.) Times. An Ill-Advised Step The National Association of Manufacturers has stirred up a hornet's nest by its recommendation to Congress that a tariff and reciprocity commission be appointed. Opposition to this recommendation comes from manufacturing and general business circles. Certainly it does seem to have been an ill-advised step to take in a presidential campaign year, for it develops an agitation that may form a new complication in tariff discussion, and neither of the two great political parties appears disposed to rush into the tariff arena. The Ohio Valley Manufacturer. "The Mother of Measles." The Democracy claims that the tariff is the mother of trusts. By the same token the women are the mothers of measles. The mothers of the land have children and the children have the measles. Kill all the industries of the land and you will surely kill all the trusts, and abolish all the mothers of the land and you will just as surely abolish all the measles. Gov. John N. Irwin, at Iowa Republican State Convention.—Burlington Hawk-Eye. BEFORE THE PUBLIC EYE MEXICO AGAIN HONORS DIAZ. Veteran Statesman Re-elected President Without Opposition Porfirio Diaz was, on July 1, formally elected President of the republic of Mexico. The formal election of Ramon Corral as vice president of the republic was also announced by the electors. The election took place two weeks ago, and it remained simply to announce that the returns as to the two candidates were unopposed. The day following the election the President announced in a proclamation POPETRIO DIAZ FORFTRIO DIAZ that inasmuch as there was no opposition to himself or Mr. Corral they were elected by the people, subject to the board of electors. The electors announced to the republic and to the world that for six years Porfrio Diaz would be President and Ramon Corral vice president. The election was received with general satisfaction throughout the country. The election is taken to mean that Corral will, in the near future, be the real President, for President Diaz is aging rapidly and is feeling the strain of office, and he is going to retire in reality, though he will nominally be the President. In doing this he will be relieved of the arduous duties of office and will at the same time satisfy the people, who love and honor him. It is believed that Gov. Miguel A. Ahumada of the state of Jalisco will be selected as Mr. Corral's successor as minister of the interior. RICHER THAN HETTY GREEN. Mary G. Pinkney, Spinster, of New York, Has Much Money. The richest spinster in New York city is Mary G. Pinkney. She is said to have more money than Hetty Green and certainly more than Helen Gould. The reason that her name has never been connected with matrimonial gossip is that she is 87 years old. Miss Pinkney lives in New York in the winter time, having fine apartments in the Hotel Buckingham, and in the summer she goes to her farm up in the Bronx. This farm is worth about $2,000,000. She raises garden truck and flowers, and is said to be an excellent farmer. She does not go in much for charity, but she is not eccentric, nor parsimonious. Nearly all her relatives of the younger generation are socially prominent, Like Russell Sage, she finds her chief pleasure in work. F. H. PLATT CRITICALLY ILL. Little Hope Is Held Out for Son of New York Senator. Frank H. Platt, son of Senator Platt, is still very sick of typhoid fever in his apartments in the An- J. FRANK H. PLATT sonia, New York. It is feared that he cannot recover. He has been ill for eleven days and his condition is such that the two physicians in attendance fear he cannot be brought through the crisis. Sultan Is Too Progressive. The sultan of Morocco, though only 24 years old, is already quite portly. Notwithstanding the opposition of his subjects, he persists in his quasi-Japanese preference for everything that is foreign and ultramodern. He has formed a band of over 100 musicians and has a piano, which had to be transported from Larrash to Fez on the back of a camel. He even prefers, it is said, the members of his harem imported from Constantinople to the native beauties. His attempts to persuade his wives to wear corsets and Parisian gowns have, however, so far failed. MORE LAND FOR SETTLEMENT. Thousands of Acres in South Dakota to Be Made Productive Three hundred and eighty-two thousand acres of the choiceest of Uncle Sam's unafflicted lands are thrown open for settlement of American citizens on the 28th of July. This vast acreage comprises a very large part of the Rosebud Indian reservation in southeastern South Dakota. The land has been apportioned in 160 acre tracts, practically 2,400 quarter sections in all. Each successful drawer will have one of these tracts turned over to him, to be his without condition at the expiration of five years, if he meets all of the national government's requirements. To be more accurate in the matter of location, the Rosebud reservation lies in Gregory county, between the Missouri and Niobrara rivers. It ad- SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMBERLAIN ROSEBUD MOTION RESERVATION TO BE SETTLED VANIKTON SIOUCK CITY OMAHA joins lands already highly cultivated for corn raising. The adjoining farm land is selling now at prices ranging from $15 to $35 an acre. In many instances recently as high as $40 an acre has been offered for land touching the reservation lines. The government disposes of the public lands at a nominal cost, in easy payments—$1 per acre in cash, 75 cents per acre at the end of two years, 75 cents more per acre at the end of the third and fourth years, and within six months after the expiration of the fifth year a total of $4 per acre. Any citizen of the United States, 21 years of age or over, male or female, and heads of families under 21 years of age, are entitled to enter a homestead of 160 acres or less, while every soldier of the civil war or the Spanish-American war secures the special advantage of having his time of public service deducted from the five years of residence required on the reservation land. IN CHARGE OF LIFE WORK. Rev. Bjork Re-elected President of Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant. Rev. Dr. C. A. Bjork, who has been re-elected president of the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America, at its twentieth annual convention at Paxton, Ill., is a noted churchman and missionary worker. He organized the Covenant in 1885, with a few hundred members; now it is 20,000 members and 180 churches. DR. C. A. WORK DR. C.A. BJORK with missions in Alaska and China, besides the North Park College and the Covenant Hospital. Indian Court of Justice. A full-blooded Indian court of three justices sits every Saturday at White Eagle, I. T., to hear misdemeanor cases and punish offending members of the Ponca and Otoe tribes. The court is authorized by the Indian department. Little Soldier is chief justice and he is assisted by Justice Big Goose and Justice Rough Face. They never speak English while on the bench and they have a high idea of the dignity which belongs to their position. Each is paid $10 a month. It is their unvarying practice to punish offenders by the heaviest admissible fines. Count Castellane Growing Fat. Count Castellane Growing Fat Anna Gould's husband, Count Boni De Castellane, has come into the limelight again, and this time for most embarrassing cause. For a good while foreign correspondents resident in Paris have let him alone, having been too busy with other and perhaps more important lights to notice the little man, but now he suddenly bobs into view again. The count has grown quite stout. Indeed, he is fat, and his tail is in despair. The deplorable fact is coming in for gleeful comment among Parisian writers. Perfect in quality. Moderate in price. Many a smart man loses out when he bumps up against an ordinary mortal. Defiance Starch is guaranteed biggest and best or money refunded. 16 ounces, 10 cents. Try it now. The average love match soon flickers out unless there is some money to burn. Do You Want the Lowest Rates either one-way or round-trip excursion, to any point east of Chicago or St. Louis? 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It welched 10% ounces, was 4% inche in length, and 8% inches in circumference. The whole of the contents filled a half-inch measure. A Thought For the Week. The human race is divided into two classes—those who go ahead and do something and those who sit still and inquire, "Why wasn't it done the other way?"- Holmes. Will Marry Sweetheart's Mother: The sweetheart of a man at Colmar, Prussia, died some time ago. He was accepted subsequently by her sister, who died, however, two days before the wedding day. In a few weeks he will wed the mother of his two former sweethearts. Of Wide Interest Breed, Wis., July 18—Special—Charles Y. Peterson, Justice of the Peace for Ocunto Co., has delivered a judgment that is of interest to the whole United States. Put briefly, that judgment is, "Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best Kidney medicine on the market to-day." And Mr. Peterson gives his reason for this judgment. He says: "Last winter I had an aching pain in my back which troubled me very much. If the morning I could hardly straighten my back, I did not know what it was but an advertisement led me to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. After taking one box I can only say they have done more for me than expected as I feel as well now as ever I did before." Pain in the back is one of the first symptoms of Kidney disease. If not cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills it may develop into Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Rheumatism or some of the other deadly forms of Kidney Disease. Gray Hairs Hereditary Gray hairs at an early age are hereditary in certain families. It is thought to be a result of men with dark hair marrying women with dark hair through several generations. AmerIcans Lack Grace. A foreign observer, after a trip in this country, wrote a magazine article in which he declared that Americans are totally without grace, and asks: "How could we expect to find grace in a country where the men chew tobacco and the women smum?" Stevenson on Love. Love is not blind. * * * The nearer the intimacy, the more cuttily do we feel the unworthiness of those we love. If you want a person's faults, go to those who love him. They will not tell you, but they know, and herein lies the magnanimous courage of love, that it enures this knowledge without change. -R. L. Stevenson. Origin of Spats. Where did spats come from? Highland soldiers wore them first. Because of the bravery of highlanders at Lueknow and elsewhere in India during the Indian mutiny the people of England looked about for some way to show their admiration. Scrutiny of the highland dress disclosed that spats were the most suitable for adoption, so they were adopted and have been commonly worn ever since. BACK LICK Settled the Case With Her. 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"So for three months we had Postum in place of coffee without ever having one of my old spells but was always healthy and vigorous. "Husband kept saying he was convinced it was coffee that caused those spells, but even then I wouldn't believe it until one day we got out of Postum and as we lived two miles from town I thought to use the coffee we had in the house. "The result of a week's use of coffee again was that I had another terrible spell of agony and distress, proving that it was the coffee and nothing else. That settled it and I said good bye to Coffee forever and since then Postum alone has been our hot mealtime drink. "My friends all say I am looking worlds better and my complexion is much improved. All the other members of our family have been benefited, too, by Postum in place of the old drink, coffee." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Ten days trial of Postum in place of coffee or tea is the wise thing for every coffee drinker. Such a trial tells the exact truth often where coffee is not suspected. Look in each pkg. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." Costume Like a Rainbow. When Disraeli was a young man he once went on a vacation trip to Corfu in this extraordinary costume: "A blood-red shirt with silver buttons as big as shillings, an immense scarf for girdle, full of pistols and 'daggers, red cap, red slippers, broad blue-striped jacket and trousers. His servant, engaged for the occasion, wore a Mameluke dress of crimson and gold, with a white turban thirty yards long, and a saber glittering like a rainbow." Where Snakes Are Feared. In Val di Rosa, Italy, the serpent is a traditional terror, and the place is celebrated for a curious religious custom known as the rite of the snake. On Ascension day the priest solemnly immerses a harmless water snake in a huge antique basin, dug up on Monte Bruno. The mountaineers believe that by reason of this ceremony all the other snakes that infest the country will perish. A. Prosy Poem. A rustic youth, with laughing eye, sat on a rail fence munching pie. A lop-eared mule, with a paint-brush tail, near by on clover did regale. A bumble bee came buzzing along, and paused to sing the mule a song; but the mule for music had no ear, so his heels flew up in the atmosphere—and over the top of a cherry tree the boy soared on to eternity. Worth Remembering. Every one of us knows how painful it is to be called malicious names, to have his character undermined by false insinuations. Every one knows also, the pleasure of receiving a kind look, a warm greeting. By that pain and by that pleasure let us judge what we should do to others.—Dean Stanley. Fewer Hours at Same Pay. Four years ago the working day in all French factories was one of twelve hours, a year later it was eleven hours, and then it came down to ten and a half; but since April 1 it has been one of ten hours. The same wages are paid for ten hours as were paid when twelve hours were worked. Africa to Be Cotton Field Africa, owing to her climate, soil and population, is better fitted for cotton production than any other of the continents of the globe, and will become the greatest supply field of that staple after civilized methods of government and economies have become dominant there. Uses for Fire Engines. In some of the country mansions of England fire engines are kept, which can be driven by the ordinary electric-lighting current when desired at a critical moment, or the fire engine will wash the outside of the windows without endangering the lives of servants. Scientist Gathers Specimens. Dr. Gottfried Merzbacher, who has been engaged for two years on a scientific expedition in the Thianshan mountains, in Central Asia, has returned to Munich with many objects of geological paleontological, zoological and botanical interest. Cherokee Chiefs' Portraits Arranged upon the walls in the executive offices in the capital building in Tahlequah, are the portraits of nearly all the Cherokee chiefs who have ruled since the time of John Ross, who was principal chief for forty consecutive years. America's New Rich. In the 30 years from 1870 to 1890 the population of the country doubled, while its wealth more than trebled, the increase being more than $64,000.000,000, or enough to create nearly 100,000,000 new newlaires. Water in Grass. The amount of water given off by an acre of grass is estimated at thirty hogsheads a day. About 300 parts, by weight, of water pass through a plant to one part fixed and assimilated in its tissues. Holland Canalers. The owners of the canal boats in Holland practically spend their whole lives on them. The father of the family is usually the captain, the sons and daughters the sailors. "Quick as Thought." "Quick as thought" is not very quick. While a light wave would travel around the equator in a second a nerve wave makes but about 100 feet a second. Glass Houses Are Materializing. Glass houses of a very substantial kind can now be built. Silesian glass-makers are turning out glass bricks for all sorts of building purposes. Christian Name for Presidents. James has been the favorite Christian name for presidents. We have had five—Madison, Monroe, Polk, Buchanan and Garfield. Magnetic Sand in Java. Magnetic iron sand has recently been discovered on the south coast of Java, and it is reported to be very valuable. Few Stars Give Shadow. Except the sun and the moon, only Venus, Jupiter and some of the brightest fixed stars give a sensible shadow. Have Hard Task. Two men are attempting to cross Australia on bicycles. To cure, or money refunded by your merchant, so why not try it? Price 50c. A NEW KIND OF MISTAKE. Contributor to Funds of Church Fur nished a Surprise "Possibly most men who handle church collections have had experience with the man who has mistaken a five-dollar gold piece for a penny," said the assistant treurer of a Broadway church. "I have met the gentleman frequently myself. Sometimes he has given me trouble mixed with surprise, but the last time I had dealings with him he simply furnished the surprise minus the trouble. He came to see me early on Monday morning. "I attended service yesterday,' he said. "I made a mistake when you took up the collection. I had a penny and a five-dollar gold piece in my pocket. I think——" "The old gentleman stopped to take breath. Before he could go on I cut in impatiently. I had heard the same complaint before and thought it just as well to shut down on him before he had a chance to commit himself." "I think you are mistaken," I said. 'We had no five-dollar gold pieces in Sunday's collection.' "That is just what I am trying to get at," said the old gentleman. 'You should have had one. I meant to put mine in the basket, but I made a mistake and dropped in the penny instead. I came back this morning on purpose to give you the five.' ON LOOKOUT FOR AUTOGRAPH Clever Woman Had Purpose in Not Resenting Mark. 'Adolf Von Menzel, the Grand Old Man of Germany, world famous as both scholar and artist, loves music and hates women—"dislikes" may be a more accurate word. Every year he goes to Kissingen for the "cure" and to enjoy the music, and as both of these bring the old gentleman rather more closely into touch with feminine society than is to his own pleasing there are many good stories told of what he has said and done "under provocation." One afternoon he was seated with a friend in the Kur Garten, listening to a favorite march, when a couple of ladies seated themselves at the next table and at once started conversing in an extra loud tone. Menzel stood it for less than a minute. "I wish those geese would stop cackling!" he exclaimed to his vis-awis. But one of the geese, evidently knew him at least by sight, for rising and crossing to the great man she said, in tones that showed she was not in the least offended: "May I ask you to give me that in writing?"—New York Times. We Now Have Radiumitis Not since the early eighties, when the word "electric" leaped into fame with the arc light, the telephone and the trolley car, has a newly discovered term been so popular as radium and its derivatives. Already we live radio cigars, radite soap, radiumite tooth paste, and so on, just as there used to be electric soap, electric polish, electric tooth powder, electric cleaning material and even electric silk. The properties of the mysterious radium, of course, no more enter into the articles which bear that name, or names allied to it, than soap or silk, polish or powder was electrified. Yet the new term, aprilled even to old and well-known articles, appeals to many people who don't bother to think what it may or may not mean. Under the Sun. The men who have gone before us Have sung the songs we sing; The words of our clamorous chorus, They were heard of the ancient king. The chords of the lyrue that thrill us, They were struck in the years gone by, And the arrows of death that kill us Are found where our fathers lie. The vanity sung of the Preacher Is beauty—died—died. The moan of the stricken creature Has run in the woods alway. But the songs are worth resinging. With the change of no single note. And the spoken words are ringing. As they rang in the years remote. There is no new road to follow. Love! Nor need there ever be. For the old, with its hill and hollow, Love. Is enough for you and me. —Charles Roswell Bacon, in the Century. Rhodes' Scholarship Scheme Rhodes Scholarship Scheme. The only Rhodes scholars at Oxford so far are the colonials and Germans. The Americans will go there next year. The colonials are said to be a bit rough, without the Eton polish, but a year has done wonders with them. But the great successes among the Rhodes scholars are Germans. "I believe," said an observant don, "that the most capable man in the college is a German who came here with a Rhodes scholarship. He is also. I should say, the most popular man in the college," continued the observant don. "I think England and Germany will understand one another better if we get a few more like him." Pretty Bouquet of Pansies A beautiful bridal bouquet carried recently to church was composed entirely of white pansies, instead of the conventional roses or lilies of the valley. You never hear any one complain about "Defiance Struggle." There is none to equal it in quality and quantity, 16 ounces, 10 cents. Try it now and save your money. If a man is tongue-tied he can never hope to become a pugilist. Why Is This True? Why is this true? We see the player on the plot catch every whizzing ball, high ball, low ball, grounder hot, he catches one and all. But it is strange, we do declare, this selfsame catching star will chase himself for half a square, yet fail to catch his car. -Cincinnati Enquirer. Valuable Art Collection. Charles L. Pendleton of Providence, has given to the Rhode Island school of Design the art collection which he has gathered through a great many years of collecting. His collection comprises eighteenth century English and colonial furniture, pictures, antique Chinese porcelains, Chinese china of the eighteenth century, early eighteenth century English pottery, antique rugs and sixteenth century textiles. Auk's Egg Brings £200. A great auk's egg was sold in London recently for 200 guineas. It is regarded as one of the best marked of the sixty or seventy specimens in existence. The history of the egg is interesting. In 1842 it was sold for £2. Ten years later the price was increased to £64, for which sum it was purchased by Lord Garvage. Then it disappeared, and was reported to have been broken by a careless servant. Cotterh Cannot Be Cured Catarrin Cannot Be Cured for LAB APPLICATIONS, as they cannot teach each animal to swim. They must be placed in internal disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrin Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucus in the animal's body, and is placed medicinally. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best ten known, combined with the best two other medicines, mucus surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in animals. 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He who loves and runs away can figure in a breach of promise suit some day. A Trip to Colorado, Utah or California is not complete unless it embraces the most beautiful resorts and greatest scenery in Colorado, which are found on the Colorado Midland Railway, the highest standard gauge line in the world. Exceptionally low summer round trip trips to Colorado interior state points, Utah, California and the Northwest are offered by this line. For information address Mr. C. H. Speers, General Passenger Agent, Denver, Colo. The less a man knows about women the more he suspects they know about him. FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE LADIES FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE LADIES. The Defiance Starch Co. will give 25 ladies a round trip ticket to the St. Louis Exposition, to five ladies in each of the following states: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri who will send in the largest number of trade marks cut from a ten-cent, 16-ounce package of Defiance cold water laundry starch. This means from your own home, anywhere in the above named states. These trade marks must be mailed to and received by the Defiance Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before September 1st, 1904. October and November will be the best months to visit the Exposition. Remember that Defiance is the only starch put up 16 oz. (a full pound) to the package. You get one-third more starch for the same money than of any other kind, and Defiance never sticks to the iron. The tickets to the Exposition will be sent by registered mail September 5th. Starch for sale by all dealers. An Atchison man who imagines he has a fierce expression, only succeeds in looking spunky. 9,000 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. Parte of Old Dr. SANUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed Alc. 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HOW TO GET A HOME Send for a copy of pamphlet giving full information as to dates of opening and how to secure 160 acres off land 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, ILL. NW206 W. N. U.—WICHITA—No. 30, 1904. When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. CASTORIA