Wichita Searchlight

THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT 6TH YEAR. a political campaign is about open, and many of us must put it, as it brings to public notice a class of men who are in the way, it is supposed, service to the party managers, but dare by no means represente of the people for whom assume to speak. Our enies have not gotten away in the practice of judging all as by the few specimens with which they come in contact, and suffer just so much for it have a crop of "leaders" who never be seen unless some has first seen them, or unthere ie a prospect that they to be "seen." A political offers them an opportunity they never hesitate about acting it. doesn't matter that they no visible means of support they dont own a dollar unnumbered, that they are verevagrants, they are 'lead' who must be consulted and the consultation. Why the party managers, candidates and others interested in the outcome of elections cannot will not see that these men have no power or influence with their people, and that money them is so much money used, is a matter we could understand. We have no interest in saving money for those who think they must spend with the "boys" during a campaign, nor do we wish to rob "leaders' of an opportunity make what it is so clearly evident they need, but we feel it to our duty to say both to those to give and those who take, at the money, if given to insecure Negro voters might as be saved, and that those are responsible for the temporary prominence of these affaid prominent "leaders" are making friends of the greatuses of our men who are sated to work for their living vote at the proper time from course of patriotic duty. They have not to be paid for this vce, and there cannot be any in paying somebody else to that they rendered it. the day of the professional utor and politicians among is about gone, and few of us hope for it return. Those so are supposed to lag on the stage or enter the "profession" indulge a thought or two are going further. One of use thoughts which we would do impress upon them is that use among us who are cem- cled to work are not disposed agree to take advice from those to find it convenient to get again without work - Ex. ET THEY SAY READ AND BE WISE In the whole United States there are 3,000,000 Negro males for five years of age. In the 12 months 38 Negroes committed the crime of assault, for which 30 were lynched and 8 were execut d. So that the ratio less than one to every 100,000 of the colored males of the whole country. In Chicago alone, the same crime was committed in the same 12 months, by 63 white men, or at a ratio of one assault to each 12,000 white males in that city over five years of age. Now, figure up the whole country at the same ratio and see how many assaults are committed by white men each year. HISTORICAL POINT Ontario's model Negro colony a relic of the turbulent scenes in cident to the flight of fugitive slaves via the "underground railway" from the Southern states, is preparing to celebrate the half century anniversary of its existence. It is a curious part in the great tragedy surrounding the emancipation of the black man this village in a foreign state has played. NEGRO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. --- Not long ago a recruiting officer was relieved of his duty at New Orleans because he refused to enlist Negro sailors. It is a wide open secret that the Negro is not wanted in the navy. We have often wondered why the Negro is kept out of the artillery service of the government. And then again, we have wondered why Negro men are so anxious to endure the hardships of the sailor and soldier, with absolutely no hope of promotion in the navy, and with but little hope, if any, in the army. And when we think of the fact that every Negro millitia company in the south, save in Georgia (and the authorities are arranging to get rid of them) has been disbanded. we again wonder why doesn't the Negro recognize the fact that the government, both state and federal, wants only white troops and act accordingly. But it takes no prophetic eye to see and no prophetic tongue to proclaim that the day will come, and come sooner than many expect, when the government will be hunting for Negros to man her gun boats, and Negroes to carry her rifles. And when it does can we hope that the Negro will recognize that this is a white man's country and not accordingly.—Ex. FIRST-CLASS Boarding House 409 N. Main St. Mrs. Kiner, Prop. Those Who Pay for Strikes. The meat strikes, like the coal strikes will have to be provided by the consumers. The packers and labor unions will not pay for it. It is high time that the great mass of the people should compel the enactment of legislation that will control the relations of capital and labor in such a way WICHITA, KANSAS, AUG 6, 1904. Why Don't you ride Your Bicycle? that they will not be allowed to rob the consuming public at will by an arbitrary shifting of prices of commodities and labor, and by causing at the same time untold inconvenience, discomfort and even intense suffering, as in the case of the coal strike. It is a seurival of barbarous and semi-civilized conditiones that public utilizes, and the industrial force necessary to operate them, should be left unhampered to wr among themselves at the expense of the great public by whose right and toleration they are permitted to exist at all. In the primitive stages of society such a condition of affairs could be unstood, but the revolution in all the relations of capital and labor due to natural growth and to modern inventions, has been so modern and far-reaching as to make existing conditions explicable only P. T. Barnum's theory the "public like to be fooled." The American public will sometime reach the conclusion that the relations of capital and labor must be rigidly defined and controlled by legislatian because the public has the right, and will ultimately assert it, to protect itself from the machinations, extortions and tyrannies of forces which are a part of its life and necessary to its existence. Why Don't you EVERY TOWN HAS A liar. A sponger. A smart Alec. A political feud. A gir who giggles. A weather prophet. A woman who flirts. A woman who fattles. A man who knows it all. A "thing" that stares at women. A widow who is too Say for her age. A preacher who thinks he ought to run the town. A young man who laughs every time he says anything. A girl who goes to the postoffice every time the mail comes in. Scores of men with the rear end of their trousers worn as smooth as glass. Now we have several of each kind here, and if you want any of them forwarded to your address, just send us your address and they will be forwarded at once. The man who thinks he knows it all has been able to prove it yet. Latest Wallpaper Fad. Wallpapers made of imitation silk and satin are the latest in the "smart set." Kansas Masons Meet In Wichita. Now that it has been definitely settled that Prince Hall Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. will meet in Wichita Aug. 54, 25, 26, 27. All Wichita are up in arms making great and grand preparations for the reception of the visiting Masons who come to attend this grand session. Wichita will then demonstrate to all that as entertainers she is indeed the Peerless Princess. The members of the local lodge, Arkansas Valley No. 21, are all a stir and regardless to everything else every member is making himself a committee of one to prepare for the oncoming of their brethren. When the Masonic session shall have adjourned rll will be willing to give the blue ribbon to Wichita and her hospitable people. The Masons all over Kansas have heard so much talk about the great Peerless Princess that to a man they want to come to Wichita and now that they are coming in large numbers, too; Wichita will put her best foot foremost to royally and highly entertain. No stone will be left unturned, no pains spared to please all those who come, and not only please ou ride our Bicycle? them, but to accommodate and care for them as no other city in Kansas can do. Wichita welcomes the coming of the Masons and Wichita will amply and royally care for them. The Grand Commandery, the Grand Chapter and Royal Arch Masons will hold their sessions Aug. 22, 23, and the Grand Lodge proper will convene on 24th. So Wichitans will take notice. OVED THE EARTH IS ROUND. Simple Demonstration Showed Truth of. Ancient Belief. Although it was demonstrated more than 2,000 years ago that the earth is globular in form, there are certain persons who maintain that it is flat. About thirty years ago a controversy on the subject waxed so hot that it was determined to put the matter to direct experiment in order to settle the question once for all. The place chosen was near Bedford, England, where there is a straight six-mile stretch of water. At both ends and in the middle of this water posts were erected, each of the same definite height above the water level. Upon looking with a telescope along the tops of these three posts it was clearly seen that the center one overtopped the others by about six feet, owing to the curvature of the surface of the earth. These experiments were recently repeated in a more scientific manner by H. Yule Oldham, who read a paper on the subject before the Glasgow meeting of the British Association. The same results were obtained, with the important difference that by the employment of a tele-photographic lens and camera the six foot prominence of the middle post was recorded in an unmistakable manner.—Philadelphia Record. Fresh Pork Trimmings M2c Per Pound Buy your Fresh and salt eats at the cacking House Market and save money Remember the place-Market at the gate of DOLD Packing House. "Wild Cat" Papers. Just about the beginning of every political campaign there is a certain class of Negro "leg-pullers" who "start" a Negro paper. With a pint of wisky in one hand a "sheet" in the other and their head tanked with "white mule"—(alcohol)—these great "race benefactors" (!) begin their nifarious game of "grafting," "leg-pulling" and wholesale political debauchery. They have their plans well in hand for they have quietly planned them during their months of idleness. During the rest of the year these great political "idols" are habitues of saloons and are "alley rats" and live by begging a "toe" (50) from some passive acquaintance who pitties him. But as soon as soon as the conventions are on and have named the men for the respective national, state and county offices, have selected their headquarters and begin the campaign work then it is that these public pests become "all and ever present" with great "flocence" and ability to "handle" the colored vote. The truth of the matter is they are too infernal lazy to handle themselves, and the thing which is a mystery to all fair thinking men is what the white politician, the man running for office, can find in these pirates upon the decent colored people that is of any note or value. The colored voter, the man who works for his living 365 days in a year, cannot and will not be "led" or 'handled' by such fellows who loaf and live in idleness over 300 days out of each year, and the sooner this is understood the better. We deny that the colored vote is a purchasable article, the trouble is, that these "grafters" and political "eyesores" do the selling and it is charged to the honest, hard working and loyal colored men. We say, away with them. The colored people, as a people do not take any stock in or place any credence in these one or two month's campaign sheets, in this regard they are no different from other people, then why does the white politician give ont money to "keep up so-and-so on his feet?" The politicians will yet find out that a paper published by a Negro cannot gain prominence, confidence or stability in a city we or month, any more than a paper published by a white man, and they will in the future find that the colored people will frown upon such sheets being further encouraged to rob and deceive them. They will continue for it longer NO 11 And it is high time that the party leaders were turning their attention to those N gro papers that are pub lished every week and are read every week regardless to campaign. Let them join in with the colored people and help make those Negro papers who bear the burden in the heat of the day a grander success. Mish thing of "doing this to get votes" ought to have been sufficiently tried to demonstrate that there is nothing good in them. Then again, suppose those Negro papers that sponsor the cause of the party in season and out of season would retaliate on the party then the party leaders would be wilting to cuss it out of space, but could they be blamed? This thing of "wild cats" jumpup up each campaign year—and then dying—has gone far enough and some end must be found. They do not do the race any good, they do not represent any part of the race, they do not do the politicians any good, then where is the cause for their existence? As was said by a prominent colored voter recently: "It seems that these fellows take all the colored people for tools who can be bought with the beer an whisky another man drinks. Work and Praver. Praying for things and working for them brings results. Work brings results which are at least satisfactory, for prayer may be answered in a way that is unexpected. School for Theatrical Critics. A school of theatrical critics is to be opened in Paris. The students are to attend dress rehearsals and write them up for practice. Record for Railway Crowding. Twenty-five people recently traveled in a single carriage in the London, Tilbury and South end railway. The London Spectator is denounced by a friend of the animals for persistently refusing to use the personal pronoun when referring to animals and using which instead. Just as if the ape was not our common ancestor! Secretary Hay may also urge that "Americans" is what they always call us abroad. They talk about "Canadians," "Mexicans," Brazilians," and so on. But when they say "Americans," they mean Uncle Sam's people. We are recognized as "It" in this hemisphere. The man who has just bought an automobile has an idea that he may go to the St. Louis fair in it later in the season. The man who has paid repair bills on one for a year is free from "uplusions." Grasp the Opportunity. In 1865, Durham was a village of a dozen houses. When the soldiers plundered the place, they got a quantity of smoking tobacco. They liked it so well that they hardly got home before they began to write to Durham to get more. There were in the town men of enough enterprise to see the opportunity which this situation offered them. It was not long before Durham salesmen were selling Durham tobacco in every part of the world—The World's Work. THE SEARCHLIGHT. W. N. MILLER, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Wichita 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 MONTH ..... 150. Advertising Rates Made Known On Appl cation. NOTICE!! - All matters addressed to THE SEARCHLIGHT for public tion must be signed by the part or parties writing. 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First Publication July 30th 1904 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 20 Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Kansas, Relating to the Election of STATE PRINTER Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Kansas, two—third of the members elected to each house concurring therein: SECTION 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection. Section 4, article 15, of the constitution to be amended so as to read as follows; "All public printing to be done by the state printer who shall be elected by the people at the election held for state officers in November, 1906, and every two years thereafter, at the election held for state of officers, and shall hold his office for two years and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Sec. 2. This proposition shall be submit—ted to the electors of the state at the general election of representatives to the Legislature in the year A. D. 1904, for their approval or rejection. The amendment hereby proposed shall be designated on the official ballot: "An amendment relating to the election of a state printer." And shall be voted for or against, as provided by law under state statutes. Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute—book. Pessed the Senate February 12, 1903. Passed the House February 19, 1903. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of original Senate concurrent resolution No. 20, now on file in my office. J. R. BURROW, secretary of state. WANT PLACE IN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE The colored people of this county feel, and justly so, that they are entitled to a place in the county clerk's office in the event of the election of the republican county ticket this fall. They are very anxious to know what the gentleman who aspires for that office has to say on this line. There is no question in the mind of any one that the colored people are entitled to a place in this office and still less question that they ought to have it. In every county in Kansas where there is a first class city this recognition is granted, except in Sedgwick and they could have had it in this county had they have gone about the matter right. Now is the time, so let the colored voters go after this place to win. They are very nicely represented in the Sheriff's office and also the register of Good's office and why not in the unty clerk's office. FIREMAN ROBINSON IS PROMOTED Fireman G. Walter Robinson, of No. 3, Hose company has been promoted to the position of Assistant Foreman of that company. This is a worthy appointment and as Mr. Robinson is one of the oldest and well experi need men on the depart mentwe predict perfect satisfaction with him in his newer and more responsible position. A PLEASANT VISITOR Mrs. B, O. Miller-Moore of Kansas City, Kas. arrived in the city to v sit her brother W. N. Miller and wife 835 W. 15th. The last time Mr. Miller's sister was in Wichita about tw years ago she was a Mise Miller, this time, however, she visits and is Mr. Moore, she having married Mr. Alex Moore of that city July 19 h. We wish them a happy life. She will return home about Tuesday. Notice Daughter:— Owing to the picnic Thursday, Aug. 4th, the meeting of the Tabernacle was postponed till Aug. 11. Member will be governed in accord The Daughters of Wichita Tabernacle No. 34: will give a swell Lawn Social at the residence of Mrs. W. N. Miller, 335 west 15th st on Friday night, Aug. 12th. Every one is invited. Take a ride in the fresh air. Plenty of refreshment on hand. PIC NIC WAS GRAND The picnic given by the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias at Sooth Riverside park Thursday was a grand success. The evening wapeent in music, speeches, and other forms of amusement Speeches were delivered by Hon. Paul Jones, of Topka; Lient W. A. Bettis; Judge Jas. A. Conly and Judge C. C. Stanly—all were well received. The ball game betweed the two societies was interesting. The clubs lined up as follows: Odd Fellows — K. of P. B. Furgerson c L. Fines G. Wallace p J. Bell C. Hickerson s. s J. Lyde J. L. Harper 1st b. W. Wright W. Grimes 2nd b S. Collins M. Vernon 3rd b A Henderson S. Griggs r f T. Anderson A Webster t f H Sherrils J Edgetton c f A M Morris Frank Buford, Umpire Score: Odd Feltows 14—K. of P. 5 At night the festivities were continued were a large crowd greeted them. D. W FOX DEAD-- A. A. Fox received the sad news Saturday of the death of his brother-er Daniel W. Fox in Pratt county. The deceased died Saturday morning and immediately upon receipt of the sad news the brother here left for Pratt county and had the body brought to Pratt where it was buried. Mr. Fox, of this city also found his father seriously and so much so that the father was unable to leave his bed to attend the funeral of his son. Dan W. Fox resided in this city several months recently with his brother A. A. Fox and is remembered by many Wichitans. Mr. Fox returned to Wionits Wednesday. The bereaved brother and relatives have the full sympathy of The Searchlight and friends. Mr. J. B, H. Fray will give a big BALL at Odd Fellow's Hall on Thursday night Aug. 18th, Good music. Admission 25ets NOTICE Rev. S. S. Washington has recured a rate of 85ets for the round trip for an excursion from Wichita to Newton for Sunday Aug, 14th. The occasion is The Feast of the Wilderness Rally at the A M E church of that city. Willie Allen, a former Wichitan, was in the city this week from Hutchinson te visit Mr. Watt M Morris. It had been seven years since Mr. Allen had been in Wichita and many of his former friends hardly knew him. The Merchants who appreciate the trade of the colored people ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. PATRONIZE THEM. Locals and Personals ```markdown ``` Get Ready FOR THE GREAT DAY, This Excursion is under the management of Rev. S. S. WASHINGTON, Pastor Remember our collector. Mrs. Joe Bowman is confined to her bed. Mr. G. M. Smith of Pueblo, is in the city for a few days. Joseph Bowman is reported quite ill as we go to press. Thos. G. Banks came up from Arkansas City Thursday. Mrs. Mary Carr has returned from a pleasant trip to Kansas City. Miss Ethel Barton is in the city the guest of Miss M. Morris. Ben Pembleton and wife have moved to 526 N, Wichita st. Mrs. Tutt of Salino is in the city visiting her son Geo. Weymes. Councilman John Reynolds is spending his vacation in Penn. C. E. Floyd and two sons Chas, and Geo. Floyd came up from King man Thursday. Mrs. Kittie Scott of Great Bend, Ks., was a visitor in the city this week. Mrs. Mary Parks and grandson, Maylon Hall left for Ft. Scott last Wednesday evening. Mrs Thes. G. Banks has leased th Elite Restaurant, 408 F. Maih. She took possession Aug. 1st. Mrs. M. Barton and daughter of Millertown are in the city this week and will remain till Saturday. Miss Mary Woldridge, of Topeka and Miss Azena Kelly, of Arkansas City, were Wichita visitors Thurs. Mrs. J. W Anderson and daughter Callie, of Newton are visitors in the city this week. Mr Early of Des Moines, Io., is in the city the guest of Mrs. J. Morriss this week. Mrs. S. W. Fleming returned on Thursday morning from Columbus where she spent several days visiting with her mother in that city. Mesdames Hackleford and M. Bell who have been visiting in the city for the past few days returned to their homes Wednesday. Prof. Bledseaux of Minneapolis, Minn., is in the city arranging to give a grand musical recital. Rev. Yocum will hold a big rally at the A. M. B. church on Sunday, Aug. 14'h. He will be assisted by all the other pastors of the city and by Rev. J. P. Howard of Emporia. The church has been divided into three clubs with Captains as named in our issue two weeks ago. Big Exc Newton Mrs. Ada Barton proprietress of the Jackson House, has returned from Topeka where she spent several days visiting friends and relatives Miss Mary North and friend of Hutchinson spent two days in the city this week the guest of Mrs. S. E Patton, 712 N. Main street. When a Negro toils in season and out of season to establish a reputable and decent party paper he then ought receive the party consideration. Mrs. Freeman left Tuesday for St. Louis to visit and to see the Fair. She will remain there the remainder of the summer. Mrs. Chas. Anderson has returned from St. Louis where she spent two weeks visiting the Fair. Misses Anna and Lea a Harrison and Effle Holmes of Hutchinson are the guests of Mrs. H. W. Harding this week. The Cheir of St Paul A. M. E. church will give a Sacred Concert at the church Sunday night. All are asked to attend. Will be grand. Mrs. Emma Nichols and daughter, of Winfield, have returned to their home after spending a pleasant week visiting with her friend Mrs. W. A. Wright, 609 N. Main. Mr. J. B, H. Fray was one of the excursionists to Kansas City last Saturday night and while there he made a short survey of the two cities. He is well pleased with the advantages which the colored people seem to have in the wap of work. He says that the colored people are fast forging to the front in the various lines of business among the business houses which he visited was the grocery store of Mr. A. D. Hightower, 1708 n 8th. This gentleman has a large stock and does an immense business; aside from his store has two houses, one he rents and the other he occupies. Mr. Fray also visited the property of Mr. S. J Hightower. ÷ A PLBASANT PARTY+ Quite a number of young people formed a pleasant party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. B. Morris, 1112 N. Wichita at. in honor of Miss Ethel Barton who is visiting Miss Minnie Morris a few days. Those present were:= Misses Irma Clark, Callie Anderson, Eula James, Zella Ratliff, Corine Betis, Ethel Williams, Ethel Barton, P. Paul Hackley, Ethel Patton, Leenoara Yochum, Irene Betis, Mary Yochum, Betty May Hall. Luneb was served after which the party disspurred for their respective homes all pleased with the time. ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` rnhoff & M. Clees WHITE-FRONT HARDWARE ERY THING IN DRUGS Prescriptions Filled With Care Warnhoff & M. Clees WHITE-FRONT HARDWARE. Warnhoff WHIT EVERY THIN Prescriptions Call and see us. 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In The 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 W. S. HENRION DRUGGIST 801 N. Main St. Wichita, Kans. W. M. Dunson, Painter All Kinds of Fine ARTISTIC PAINTING The Only Colored Painter the City- Work Guaranteed—Price Reasonable Office 703 N. Maia Phone 936 FOR SALE—A first-class Singer Sewing Machine, all in good order. Call at 1102 N. Santa Fe ave. 2t Any kind of Second Hand Goods bought, sold exchanged or sold on commission. W. C. Neely, 406 N. Main St., 4w The Same Position Use a little more forethought, brother, and keep out of the rut of "penny wise and proud Noilish." Just a little more of an al- lance for good, reliable plaster, cement brick, paint, roofing, etc., would insure the very best and save tedious, expensie, going down in the pocket expenditures to again that could have been avoided. Buy Turner's and it's right. Estimates cheerfully furnished. BOTH PHONE J. H. TU 535 -- 537 W. I OLDEN'S D BOTH PHONES 497 J. H. TURNER 5 -- 537 w. Douglas A OLDEN'S DRUG STO J. H. TURNER, 535--537 w. Douglas Ave. Prescriptions Filled with Care Drugs of all kinds Your patronage solicited. Once Our store is Headquarters ...Drugs of all kinds, Cigars and Tobacco.uronage solicited. Once a customer, always a store is Headquarters for the Colored people 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. B. F. McLEAN, YARDS AT Wishita, Clearwater, Peck, and Cheney, Kansas. MYRON A Groceries, Fruits and F 815 N. M MYRON A. DEAN vegetables, Fruits, Vegetable and Feed. 815 N. MAIN ST 101-Both Phones Groceries, Fruits, Vegetables and Feed. HOUCK Insurance Gasoline Stoves Lawn Mowers Rubber Hose, etc. 116 East Douglas Ave. EERLESS TEAM LAUNDRY Best Laundry In The City Phone 232 SELOVER & SONS, Props. 345-247 North Market St ice Furnished -ROOMS- by the night or week Transient a Specialty Mrs. R. Heck, Prop. 244 Korth Water St. Dr. J. E. Farmer, Applicant and Surgeon Mass of Women and Children a Specialty. Office 703 N. Main St. Tel. 936. anner Mills CUSTOM GRINDING + ..... A Specialty ..... KINDS OF COAL & FEED PROHISCH BROS, PROFS. N. Main St. Phone 590 A ES 497 JRNER, Douglas Ave. RUG STORE Cigars and Tobacco..... a customer, always a customer is for the Colored people DEALER Phone 134 408 W. Douglas A. DEAN Fats, Vegetables Feed. MAIN ST 101-Both Phones - 101 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. Red Front Racket The People's Economy Store. Sample Shoes We have just received a large in voice of Men's Work Shoes, Men's Dress Shoes, Ladies and Misses Fine Dress Shoes, Oxford and Slippers, all styles and all kinds AT WHOLESALE PRICES You'll find an excellent line of "Colonials" the proper thing and latest fad, in our regular stock, at $2 TAPP BROTHERS & HANSHAW Phone 257. 255-257 N. Main Mr. and Mrs. Sam C Collins have taken charge of the Country Club. We congratulate the Club in securing the services of so competent a couple as Mr. and Mrs. Collins. Get a Searchlight, if you want the new \ People's Restaurant, 346 N. Main St. First Class Meals ÷ Quick Service Short Orders. a specialty Ice Cream Every Day Mrs. Maggie Smith, Prop. Things are taking on a lively appearance in Mason's circles to get ready for the big Masonic gathering in this city Aug. 22ad. Mrs I. J. Portes and children, Mrs. Robt. Smalley, Misses Viola Ruth and Tessie Edmonson, Mrs. Bertha Moore and Ois Ruth went to Kansas City Saturday night on the excursion They had a nice time The enterprise which'adds to the happiness of a single Negro is worth y the patronyge of all. The fellow who has never had a dhilar of his own is a poor man to supervise the investment of the earnings of others. PARSONS, KAS. The telephone system which was considerably knocked out by lightning on Sunday night has been repaired. Within a few moments after the strike in this city yesterday in which ten telegraph operaters left their instruments, The Katy officials state they will have no trouble in filling the places of the strikers. It is said that Justice of Peace Hendriks of Oswego will be a candidate for nomination. Factions in this county in the Republican party seems to be divided into additional factions, before it was among different bosses and now animosities between the different candidates are cropping out. Fred Perkins, the candidate for state senator, is out in a confidential letter to the various Republican workers in the county telling them of the bad faith of Elmer Clark. The Queen City Cornice works will occupy the Schmetzer bldg on west Johnson ave which has been purchased by John Fitzsimmons. A. G. Schenck put three binders and a threshing machine at work in his field last Friday morning and by Saturday night had nearly all his wheat. Rev. James Thompson pessed through our cita last Saturday and gave us just a glance. At the Babbist church to-morrow morning the pastor will presch. In the evening the first union services will be held and the sircon will be preached by Rev. W. S, Davis pastor of the Presbyterian church. All are welcome. ARKANSAS CITY, KAS. Mr. Will Bass has returned from Topeka where he attended the K. P. grand lodge. Miss Birdie Jones attended the grand session in Topeka. Rev. Garnett, S. P. Miller, W. E. Jones and Mrs. Miller attended the convention at Wichita last week, Rev. Branigan preached an able sermon Sunday at the Baptist ch. Mr. Thompson is home from Getda Springs. Rev Johnson preached in Winfield Sunday. Mrs. Roxie Work and daughter, Miss Addie, Mrs. Eiza Delane, Mrs. Legan and a few others spent a few days visiting K. C. About thirty small boys and girls spent a day picnicing at the Andrews farm west of the city. Rev. Abner spent a few days in the city and presented the W. T. V. club with a book of quotations. W. W. Keller is able to be out after a sever illness. Willie Wilson was in the city on Friday. PUEBLO ITEMS. Mr. Bert Cunningham ahd Mr. Lee Payne contemplate taking their yearly trip to Pikes Peak soon. Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Violes and others went fishing last week. Mr. and Mrs. Brinton, Mrs. Wilkerson and son and quite a number of others were down from Canoon City Monday. Ringling Bros. circus was in town Monday. Mr. Holmes of Chicago was in the city Monday. Miss Weir of Colorado Springs and Mr. Stewart was in Pueblo a few days last week the guests of Mrs. W. H. Bright. Miss Weir and Mo. Stewart rendered a couple of excellent selos at St. Johns A. M. E. church last Thursday night for Elder Short was a decided success. The Athenian club met at the residence of Mrs. Norman last Tuesday evening, they adjourned to meet the 29th of August. Mr. Jones the tailor who was located on Northean ave, has moved to 119 W. C. st, and desires your patronage Mr. Bert Cunningham styles him telf as a professional bone rattler. Mrs. Butler of 1632 Routt ave is a new subscriber to the Searchlight, Elder Jefferson contemplate a trip to Texas. Mrs. Reeves has returned from a visit to her home in Kansas. Mr. Will Wadsworth is again in the city. Mrs. W. R. Hardy went to Walsenburg, Colo., to take, Miss Hattie Lawrence. Mr. Bob Wilson of Currie ave died last Thursday and was buried Friday. FORT SCOTT NEWS. Mrs. W. C. Curtis and little grand daughter left for Michigan to spend a while visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Harry Martain went to Vinita, I. T., to visit his father. Prof. E Watson left for St. Louis Saturday to attend the fair. Miss Lizzie Simpson went to Pittsburgh to visit her sister Mrs. Elia Scott. Mr. Tom Smith who has been visiting friends has returned to his home in Kaness City. Miss Emma Bryant of Kansas City, Mo., who for the past has been visitifl relatives in this city, met with a serious accident while fishing one day last week with several friends. One of the girls present thought she would have some fun with Miss Emma by telling her thatta snake was close by, but the results were not funny after all. On hearing this sue sprang quickly from where she was sitting and sprained her back. The ambulance was called and took her home. She is recovering slowly. The Ladies Art Club served a lunch at Bridal Veil Park, Friday from 4 until 7. An enjoyable evening was spent by those present. The Sunday school of C. M. F. church gave a picnic on Friday of last week and a nice little crowd present and a good time spent. To make room for our large stock of FALL GOODS we hae begun our Giantio Clearance Sale of Low Top and Sun BRAITSC FOR CELEBRATE ICE CR Call up New Factory located first block BISSANTZ ICE KANSAS STATE BUILDING "THIS IS THE WA FRIS SYS TO SAINT OF COURSE YOU Let us furnish you with literature rates, train service, etc. Ask C. W. STRAIN, DIVISION WICHITA Why don't you r for pleasure as w GRAND =Odd Fell 517 North Thursday night Admission 2 J. B. H. Knew What Top and Summer Shoes BRAITSCH'S 120 E. Douglas. OR Bissant WICHTA KANSAS CELEBRATED ICE CREAM Call up New Phone 1893 Old Phone No. 3 located first block on South Rock Island ave. BISSANTZ ICE CREAM CO., STATE UNING WORLD'S FAIR ST. LOUIS. "THIS IS THE WAY OF THE WISE." FRISCO SYSTEM SAINT LOUIS. OF COURSE YOU ARE GOING! wish you with literature relative to the buildings, hotels, low train service, etc. Ask your local agent or address C. W. STRAIN, DIVISION PASSENGER AGENT, WICHITA, KAN. don't you ride your Bicycle measure as well as business? BAND BALL, Old Fellow Hall- 17 North Main street tuesday night Aug. 18, limission 25c. J. B. H. Fray, Manager new What Husband Was CELEBRATED ICE CREAM Call up New Phone 1893 Old Phone No.3 Factory located first block on South Rock Island ave. BISSANTZ ICE CREAM CO., 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. Why don't you ride your Bicycle for pleasure as well as business? GRAND BALL. =Odd Fellow Hall- 517 North Main street Thursday night Aug.18 Admission 25c. J. B. H. Fray, Manager Knew What Husband Was The gentleman from Walnut street is fond of children. Little girls he especially favors, and they respond to his kindly advances with confiding affection. Since the spring days have attracted the boys and girls of the neighborhood to the playground of Rittenhouse Square the pet of the gentleman's household, a charming damsel of eight years or thereabouts, has been a constant attendant of the juvenile assemblies held there. Returning home one evening this week, she met her friend on the steps. She eagerly informed him that she had just left the nicest little boy over in the square that ever was in the world. "The world," said the gentleman, "is a very big place, my dear, and I trust you will see many nice little boys before you finally select the one you are to find the very nicest of them all." "You mean my husband?" replied Tract Awarded.—After two days of deliberation and consideration of the bids on the construction of the proposed $100,000 court house for Oklahoma county, the county commissioners awarded the big contract to the Gross Construction company of Oklahoma City on its bid of $100,000. 6 Jealousy the Cause—Henry Swane, a Seminole freedman, shot and, instantly killed his wife and two men at a dance at Wewoka. The cause of the tragedy was jealousy. Only three shots were fired. A New York state man recently dropped dead while pushing a lawn mower. It's not always safe, after all, to get in the push. Judging by the way the Japanese are carrying on the war, we should say without hesitation that they are called to play baseball. the demure maid. "Well, I think Charlie would do. I'm sure he would make me a very good husband, indeed." "Upon my word, miss, you are quick to catch on, that's certain. Husband, is it? Why, don't you know you have not the slightest idea what a husband is?" "Oh, yes, I have, Uncle Will. I know about grown-up girls being married and having a husband." "You do? Well, now, suppose you try to enlighten your uncle on that interesting subject. Just tell us what you think a husband is like." "You'll laugh." "No, indeed. This marrying is serious business. I promise to entertain your views with respectful consideration." "Well, then, a husband is a gentleman that belongs to a lady for her most intimate friend."—Philadelphia Telegraph. Jail Delivery Averted.—Officers at Lawton found a hole sawed in the bottom of one of the jail cells fourteen by twenty inches in dimensions. Further search exhibited saws and files among the prisoners and had they not been discovered in time a part of the prisoners of the county jail would have gained their liberty. The officers will reveal no more of the particulars of the attempted escape at this time. 100 Per Cent Standing.—The Sweet potato crop in Pottawatomie county is of the hundred per cent standing. Public opinion in England demands that women shall put pockets in their dresses. What good would it do—nobody could ever find them? During a bargain counter rush in Brooklyn a riot call was sent for the police. Yet we continue to refer to women as the weaker sex! LIFE IN BRAZIL SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE THE FOUNTAIN OF THE ROMAN RIDER One great difference between the North American and the South American is, the former does much work and takes a little pleasure, while the latter takes much pleasure and does a little work. Any business transaction, no matter how trivial, generally resolves itself into a sort of serial affair stretching across many days. Take, for example, the experience of the man who went to get a dog tax. He called during the morning of one day to see about getting the necessary license. The dog-tax man was not in. When would he be in? The next day at the same hour. That made two trips necessary to preserve the canine's life. The following day the dog-tax man was at his desk. He took the money ```markdown ``` Entrance Botannical Gardens. (Rio Janeiro.) and told the gentleman his receipt would be ready the next morning. But without the certificate the dog was liable any hour to be shot! No matter, it could not be helped. The dog-tax office should not be expected to take in money and give receipts for it the same day. So the man went away. Three trips were now necessary, and all over $2 worth of dog insurance. Again the paper was not ready at the appointed time, because the employees of the dog-tax department were having their coffee. Would that afternoon do? If the gentleman did not care to come back again that day the license would surely be ready the next morning. That afternoon his dog was shot, and the worst of the whole affair was that the officials in that procrastinating old dog-tax office would not give back the $2. One hears much about the corruption of the courts. It is openly stated that a decision in any case depends upon which side sees the judge first. I heard one man referring to the palace of justice as "the house of injustice." A dealer had a written agreement with a contractor who was doing some work for the government to furnish a lot of supplies. The amount of the bill ran well up into Statue Dom Ped (Rio Janeiro.) the thousands of dollars. The goods arrived and the dealer asked the contractor where to deliver them. The latter said he had changed his mind; that he did not want the stuff at all. Of course, the dealer protested and took the matter into the courts, where he exhibited his signed papers. But the contractor had "seen" the judge, and the wise man said the agreement was not binding; that the contractor was released from all responsibility in the matter. The dealer protested and insisted upon knowing what interpretation of the law could invalidate his contract. The judge replied that his word settled the matter, and stated that if the dealer became disrespectful in his remarks he would be sent to jail for contempt of court. The man had invested so much money in filling the big order that when the goods came back on his hands he failed. Such occurrences as this seem to lend some color to the remark about "the house of injustice." And there are others. A well-to-do planter died, and short- ly after the funeral a will was produced which left his entire estate to a couple of men to whom he was not related, cutting off his wife without a cent. Under the law the widow could not be left penniless in this manner, so the will was set aside. After the document was declared null the two men produced notes signed by the deceased for the full amount of the estate. No one knew that the planter owed a cent, and the circumstances being as they were, the claimants having kept silent about the notes until after the decision was rendered against them, caused the whole affair to look suspicious, and the matter again went to the courts. A committee of experts pronounced the papers to be forgeries. Still the matter did not rest. A lawyer who was related to the governor of the province was retained by the parties claiming the widow's money, and another committee was appointed to take up the case. Its members listened to all the testimony of the note holders, but did not give the attorneys for the natural heir a chance to introduce evidence. The second decision was in favor of the pretenders, and a higher court, without going into the case at all, approved the finding, so that the widow was left without a cent. In Brazil it pays to have your legal affairs attended to by those close to the high authorities. Another incident may be cited as a sample of the high-handed manner in which the "ins" of the government run things. The greater portion of the public fund is spent through the Department of Interior. Before the last Congress adjourned the budget for the forthcoming year being discussed, when a member of the "outs" contingent got up and said that before going into the discussion he had a few remarks to make, and requested the chairman to furnish him a report for the last year. A messenger was dispatched for the document. He returned shortly and said that the report was not out. The speaker said that as far as his purposes were concerned, a report of the preceding year would do just as well. The messenger was dispatched second time, and again he returned with the statement that there was no report. The speaker said the year before would do, but there was none for that period either. Having thus skillfully exposed the fact that no accounting was being made by the men who were handling the major portion of the government's money the representative of the "outs" pitched into the party in power and gave them a good tongue lashing. The only result of his exposure was his defeat at the next election. He said the cards had been stacked against him, and they doubtless were, but he is now looking around for another job. These things occurred just as they have been related. What can be expected of a country with systems like this? What does the future hold for it? Nothing but decline and eventual collapse. Pedro I. Breaking It to Him Gently. Breaking it to Him Genly. He is only five feet five and his, more fortunate friends have a way of referring to him as "Little" Tompkins, but Nature has made up to him in wit what he lacks in stature. As he descended some steps to the sidewalk one day, his hand outstretched to greet a tall acquaintance, his foot slipped and in a flash his foot was where a moment before his hand had been. Of course, his friend laughed, as friends will at such misfortunes. But "Little" Tompkins rose to the occasion. "That's the new salute, you know!" he remarked with composure. "By Jove! You don't lose your head, anyway," said the big one patronizingly. "Now, if I should lose my footing——" "All, all would be lost," finished Tompkins blandly. The Australian commonwealth government proposes to class consumptives among prohibited immigrants. 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 5:10 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 15, 1915 Final limit—December 15, 1915 Sixty-Day Excursion Tickets— Dates of Sale—April 25 to November 15, 1915 Fifteen Day Excursion Tickets— Date of Sale—Daily from April 15, 1915 Limit—Tickets to be good to days from date of sale, but not more than one day. THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY daily for St. Louis, and is the sole of the World's Fair. Through Public chair cars: are operated from change. For full information call E. E. BLECKLEY T. P. A. Missouri Pacific Station Cer. 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 Missouri Pacific Station Cor. Douglas ave and Wiohita 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 HAFFVEP ENGRAVING CO. 1623 39 ARAPAHDE ST. DENVER ROWLEE 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 WIA— ETS—$21.45 Round Trip April 15 to Nov. 15, inclusive 1904 $17.90 Round Trip Nov. 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 not later than December 5th, 1904. AILWAY now has three trains shortest and most direct route to human 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 do not forget that you can always get the Best at the Lowest prices at KERNAN'S (102 E. Douglas Ave. 'Phone 257 Wants His Diamond Ring. Leon Stanford of Keene, N. H., has brought an action in traver against Daisy Wells, an actress of Athol, Mass., to recover a diamond ring which was given him by his uncle. The uncle before his death loaned the ring to Miss Wells to wear at a theatrical performance and it was never returned. The defense is that two of the stones were lost and that the remaining seven were afterward made up into three rings that were afterward stolen through no fault of hers. When Gas Was Sold in Bladders. The death occurred yesterday at Blackburn of Mr. John Lund, the oldest magistrate, an ex-mayor of the borough and for over fifty years a leading member of the Conservative party. The deceased gentleman, who was eighty years of age, claimed that his father was the first cotton manufacturer in Lancashire to illuminate his mills with coal gas, which was brought in large bladders from Manchester years before the local gas works was established in 1819.—London Telegraph. Walking Stick. Residents of the North Side of Chicago can have walking sticks for the picking up. The woods are full of these strange insects that look exactly like jointed twigs. Beef, it is said, "commands fabulous prices at Port Arthur." Fame here. Even at savings bank interest or per cent, compounded semi-annually, money grows rapidly. Ten dollars a month deposited in the bank will amount to $647.70 in five years. Start a bank account today. 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? --- Wichita, Kansas, Saturday Aug. 6, '04 What a busy shopper the Marquis of Anglesey must have been! "He was a follower of the golden rule," should be a soul-satisfying epitaph for any man. "Oom Paul" is dead. Nobody will be likely to deny now that he was a pretty grand old man. Some people rock boats, some become innocent bystanders and others ride on excursion trains. "The hand that rocks the cradle" is not in it at this jocund season with the man who rocks the boat. When Japan has secured those 20,000 bronchos from our western states, her real hoss-tillies can begin. Senator Clark's children evidently think a sweet young mamma is much better than being cut off in the will. There are people who believe even now that some of the Russians may eat their Christmas dinners in Port Arthur. A Chicago couple lost $450 to a Boston couple playing bridge. Is there still a conviction in the middle West that Boston is slow? The British government is now trying to decide how many of the blessings of civilization it will be wise to shoot into the Thibetans. That woman with five husbands ought not to have much trouble in freeing herself from the charge of bigamy. She's a quinquilgamist. When it is announced that a new golf club is going into business, everybody knows that the people of that community are thirsty on Sunday. President Schurman says "no man has a right to lead a single life." Dr. Jekylls who have been doing Hyde stunts on the sly may therefore cheer up. Every cloud has a silver lining. No hard-hearted, tight-fisted trust has yet been inhuman enough to raise the price of rice at this season of the year. The girl who got engaged at college considers the correspondence course methods a good deal better than nothing during the summer vacation. A Boston paper publishes a story entitled "The Naked Soul." It is, however, taking the precaution to do it when most of the Boston ladies are out of town. Bandit Raisuli has decided to get married. There may be trouble in the Raisuli family the next time he brings a strange man home to dinner without notice. Charles G. Stillman, a New York multimillionaire, is working as a baggage smasher in San Francisco. Probably needs the exercise, but wants to be paid for taking it. Mark Twain's former school teacher is dead. But he did not die until he had lived a hundred years. Here is our sincere hope that he taught Mark Twain the trick. The St. Paul railroad traffic department has issued orders for the extermination of the festive English sparrow all along the line. Which reminds us that it's very easy to give orders. An astronomer at the Lick Observatory has found 100 double stars. But there are many other gentlemen, not astronomers, who are prepared to prove that this isn't the record by several. A clublady has discovered that woman has a keener sense of humor than man—and goes on to establish the great fundamental truth that nearly all man's failings are due to his natural conceit. George Ade may mean well enough in writing a farce about the college widow, but isn't it a little cruel to arouse certain painful memories that a man's accumulating gray hairs had almost enabled him to forget? By a series of careful experiments and observations, the Department of Agriculture has learned that as insect destroyers and weed-seed eaters, quail are worth thousands of dollars a year to the farmer. Still, when he is a little shy of pocket money he does not hesitate to take the old double-barrel and cash in a few of them at a much lower rate. Carrie Nation is going abroad. And she may as well understand now that if anything happens there will be no hustling round for ransom money or "Mrs. Nation alive or Raisuli dead" business in her case—Milwaukee Seatlin. A burglar sneaked into the room occupied by Mr. Wong Kai Kah, China's commissioner to the world's fair, and stole $2,000 worth of diamonds. It is understood that Mr. Kah is more unalterably opposed than ever to the open door. 1904 ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS "WE VIEW WITH ALARM." DEMOCRACY. "WE POINT WITH PRIDE." REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS DONE VERY WELL IS NOT THIS TRUE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY? Has the Democratic Party Ever Done as Well? Never in All Its History. Can It Do as Well? There is No Reason to Believe It Can or Will. An admirable beginning of the campaign which is to terminate in the election of Roosevelt and Fairbanks was made at the great ratification meeting held under the auspices of the Republican club of the City of New York in the large hall of the Cooper Union on the evening of June 30. Among the speakers was Hon. John M. Thurston, former United States senator from Nebraska. The Republican club did well to bring from his retirement this famous orator and stalwart champion of sound Republicanism. Mr. Thurston never fails to say something worth hearing and worth remembering, but he has seldom struck a finer vein of useful thought than when he took for his principal theme the proposition that— "The Republican party has done tolerably well." With master strokes he rapidly sketched the splendid achievements in recent years of the party of progress and prosperity. Especially impressive was his statement of what the Republican party has done toward enhancing the moral and material welfare of the people of the United States. Said Mr. Thurston: "As we look over the history of the last several years, the fruitful history of Republican administration, it seems to me that the American people must say that the Republican party has done tolerably well. We find that our farmers and our planters have raised crops such as they never had before. They have fed our own people—they have fed the millions of the outside world. Home consumption and the ability to buy and foreign demand have given them the best prices they ever received. We look abroad throughout the land and we find that in these seven years our manufactures have increased to a wonderful degree. We find that our people are busy—that they are at work; that there is no idleness, and general prosperity abides in the land. A POINT A 19 ROOSEVELT "WE VIEW WITH ALARM." DEMOCRACY. "The Republican party has done tolerably well. It has put armies of labor seekers that traveled hopelessly the highways of the land in the roaring factories, where the wheels are turning, the anvils ringing, the forge fire blazing and the spindles singing. "It has taken our beggars from the streets and placed them in entirely comfortable homes by quiet firesides, where they sit and look into the faces of their happy wives and listen to the laughter and the song of their contented children. "The Republican party has done tolerably well. It has furnished a place of labor for every willing American man. It has put the factory next to the American farm, and made the operative in the factory the best purchaser from the farmer. "The Republican party has done tolerably well. It has turned the great army of Cleveland beggars into the great army of McKinley kings. "We have been doing tolerably well in continuing and carrying out the great protective principles of Hamilton and Clay and Lincoln and Blaine and McKinley. We have seen to it that the yellow labor of the Orient and the pauper labor of Europe shall not come into competition with American men on equal terms, either on this side of the sea or on the other. The Democratic party agrees with us that we should shut out from entry into our land the cheap Chinaman and the contract laborer from Europe, for they say—and in that we agree with them—that every day's job taken by the cheaper man robs some good American of a chance to do that day's work. And yet that same party which agrees with us on that proposition insists that the product of the labor of that same cheap man in his own country shall come in here free to take the place of the manufacture of the American man and rob him of the same day's work every time a day's work is sold here! "We will stand for the protective tariff which has made this land resound with the happy music of the turning wheels. Every time I go out into the great valleys of the Ohio and the Mississippi, and think of the condition that existed in these valleys and on these hillsides only eight years ago, as I went through the same country, it seems to me that I can hear in the music of every wheel as it turns, in the music of every spindle as it sings, one great grand refrain for the modern leader of the protective theory, as it cries out to the wide, wide world, William McKinley—for he was the man. "We have been doing tolerably well with the finances of the United States. We have developed our industries so fast, we have produced so rapidly, that we have changed the great trade balances that seemed about to pauperize us under the Democratic administration, and year by year the increasing wealth of all the world rushed into the American treasury. "Year by year Europe pours her tribute, the tribute to the policy and the administration of the Republican party. We are accumulating wealth so fast that, give us but one more decade of the same kind, and we will not only be the creditor nation of the world, but we will have so much of the money of all the earth that no nation will dare go to war with another nation without asking America's consent. "We are doing tolerably well." Upon the truth or falsity of these statements the election of 1904 will largely turn. Is it true or not true that the Republican party has done tolerably well? The answer must be, cannot fail to be, in the affirmative. Has the Democratic party ever done as well? Never in-all its history. Can the Democratic party do as well? There is no reason to believe it. Ex-Senator Thurston has sounded the real keynote of the campaign. The Tariff and 1904. Some of the Democratic leaders say they will attempt to make the tariff the leading issue in 1904. It is safe to say that the Republicans will be glad to assist them in this endeavor. If there is anything that the Republicans would be grateful to the Democrats for in 1904, it is for bring- AND A VIEW. 04 FAIRBANKS "WE POINT WITH PRIDE" REPUBLICAN PARTY ing the tariff question to the front, if they do this. Two or three Democrats in Congress have been making antitariff addresses recently, with the intention of using them as campaign documents. The Republicans will be glad to assist the Democrats in disseminating all of that sort of literature that they will want to send out. The tariff is a pretty old issue. It has been talked about in many canvasses. In several campaigns it has turned the scale. For a great many years the Republican party has stood out sturdily for a tariff which will give adequate protection to American interests. For many of those interests the Republicans have been able to secure considerable protection. All the interests that deserve aid of this sort at the custom house the Republican party will defend. Let the Democrats be under no illusions on that point. The Republican party would be very glad to see the issue of protection brought to the front by the Democrats. The wiser members of the Democracy know there is peril for their party in assailing the tariff, but perhaps some of the tenderfoot leaders of 1904 may be deluded into making an assault on this system. Several excuses were made for Hancock's defeat in 1880, but the tariff was the real cause of his overthrow. It was the Mills bill, which never passed, that laid out Cleveland in 1888. The Republicans do not need the tariff as an aid in 1904, but they will accept it if the Democrats are obliging enough to furnish it. Under the Republican tariff of 1897 the country has had a prosperity almost without example in its annals. If the Democrats want to assail this act the Republicans would very cheer fully meet them on that line. If the Democrats make an attack on the tariff this year they will be conferring a very great favor on every Republican candidate, from President Roosevelt downward—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. PRESIDENT TOLD OF NOMINATION Ceremony Takes Place at His Home at Sagamore Hill—Issues of the Campaign Reviewed in Reply President Roosevelt on July 27 was notified formally of his nomination for the presidency by the national republican convention. The ceremony took place at his country home at Sagamore Hill, three miles from Oyster Bay, L. I. The formal notification of the action of the convention was made, on behalf of a committee representing every state and territory in the United States, by Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the house of representatives. In his reply the President said in part: "Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Notification Committee: I am deeply sensible of the high honor conferred upon me by the representatives of the Republican party assembled in convention and I accept the nomination for the Presidency with solemn realization of the obligations I assume. I heartily approve the declaration of principles which the Republican national convention has adopted and at some future day I shall communicate to you, Mr. Chairman, more at length and in detail a formal written acceptance of the nomination. "Three years ago I became President because of the death of my lamented predecessor. I then stated that it was my purpose to carry out his principles and policies for the honor and the interest of the country. To the best of my ability I have kept the promise thus made. If next November my countrymen confirm at the polls the action of the convention you represent I shall, under Providence, continue to work with an eye to the welfare of all our people. "A party is of worth only in so far as it promotes the national interest, and every official, high or low, can serve his party best by rendering to the people the best service of which he is capable. We who have been entrusted with power as public servants during the past seven years of administration and legislation now come before the people content to be judged by our record of achievement. In the years that have gone by we have made the deed square with the word; and if we are continued in power we shall unswervingly follow out the great lines of public policy which the Republican party has already laid down; a public policy to which we are giving, and shall give, a united, and therefore an efficient support. "In all of this we are more fortunate than our opponents, who now appeal for confidence on the ground, which some express and some seek to have confidentially understood, that if triumphant they may be trusted to prove false to every principle which in the last eight years they have laid down as vital, and to leave undisturbed those very acts of the administration because of which they ask that the administration itself be driven from power. We make our appeal in a wholly different spirit. There is nothing experimental about the government we ask the people to continue in power, for our performance in the past, our proved governmental efficiency, is a guarantee as to our promises for the future. "In dealing with the great organizations known as trusts we do not have to explain why the laws were not enforced, but to point out that they actually have been enforced and that legislation has been enacted to increase the effectiveness of their enforcement. We have shown in every deed that whenever, by diligent investigation, a public official can be found who has betrayed his trust he will be punished to the full extent of the law without regard to whether he was appointed under a Republican or Democratic administration. Moreover, the betrayals of trust in the last seven years have been insignificant in number when compared with the extent of the public service. Never has the administration of the government been on a cleaner and higher level; never has the public work of the nation been done more honestly and efficiently. "Under the financial legislation which we have enacted there is now simple circulation for every business need, and every dollar of this circulation is worth a dollar in gold. We have reduced the interest-bearing debt and in still larger measure the interest on that debt. In the fiscal year that has just closed the excess of income over the ordinary expenditures was $9,000,000. This does not take account of the $50,000,000 expended out of the accumulated surplus for the purchase of the isthmian canal. It is an extraordinary proof of the sound financial condition of the nation that instead of following the usual course in such matters and throwing the burden upon posterity by an issue of bonds, we were able to make the payment outright and yet after it to have in the treasury a surplus of $161,000,000. World's Wheat Crop. A summary of a review of the world's wheat crop for the present year is as follows: United States, no probable increase in acreage or improvement in condition; Canada, increased area; Russia, small sowing; France, smaller area, but better average crops; Austria-Hungary, favorable prospects; Germany, appreciable improvement; Italy, not so favorable; United Kingdom, smallest area on record; Australasia, double surplus of last year; Argentina, very large crop. "We have enacted a tariff law under which during the last few years the country has attained a height of material well-being never before reached. That whenever the need arises there should be a readjustment of the tariff schedules is undoubted; but such changes can with safety be made only by those whose devotion to the principle of a protective tariff is beyond question; for otherwise the changes would amount not to readjustment but to repeal. The readjustment when made must maintain and not destroy the protective principle. To the farmer, the merchant, the manufacturer this is vital: but perhaps no other man is so much interested as the wage-worker in the maintenance of our present economic system, both as regards the finances and the tariff. The standard of living of our wage-workers is higher than that of any other country, and it cannot so remain unless we have a protective tariff which shall always keep as a minimum a rate of duty sufficient to cover the difference between the labor cost here and abroad. "We believe in reciprocity with foreign nations on the terms outlined in President McKinley's last speech, which urged the extension of our foreign markets by reciprocal agreements wnenever they could be made without injury to American industry and labor. "We recognize the organization of capital and the organization of labor as natural outcomes of our industrial system. Each kind of organization is to be favored so long as it acts in a spirit of justice and of regard for the rights of others. Each is to be granted the full protection of the law, and each in turn is to be held to a strict obedience to the law; for no man is above it and no man below it. "In inaugurating the great work of irrigation in the west the administration has been enabled by congress to take one of the longest strides ever taken under our government toward utilizing our vast national domain for the settler, the actual homemaker. "Ever since this continent was discovered the need of an isthmian canal to connect the Pacific and the Atlantic has been recognized; and ever since the birth of our nation such a canal has been planned. The isthmian canal is now being built by the government of the United States. We conducted the negotiation for its construction with the nicest and most scrupulous honor, and in a spirit of the largest generosity toward those through whose territory it was to run. "Our foreign policy has been so conducted that, while not one of our just claims has been sacrificed, our relations with all foreign nations are now of the most peaceful kind; there is not a cloud on the horizon. The last cause of irritation between us and any other nation was removed by the settlement of the Alaskan boundary. "In the Caribbean sea we have made good our promises of independence to Cuba and have proved our assertion that our mission in the island was one of justice and not of self-grandizement; and thereby no less than by our action in Venezuela and Panama we have shown that the Monroe doctrine is a living reality, designed for the hurt of no nation, but for the protection of civilization on the western continent and for the peace of the world. Our steady growth in power has gone hand in hand with a strengthening disposition to use this power with strict regard for the rights of others and for the cause of international justice and good will. "Our footheld in the Philippines greatly strengthens our position in the competition for the trade of the east; but we are governing the Philippines in the interest of the Philippine people themselves. We have already given them a large share in their government, and our purpose is to increase this share as rapidly as they give evidence of increasing fitness for the task. To have gone faster than we have already gone in giving the islanders a constantly increasing measure of self-government would have been disastrous. We have established in the islands a government by Americans assisted by Filipinos. We are steadily striving to transform this self-government by the Filipinos assisted by Americans. "During the seven years that have just passed there is no duty, domestic or foreign, which we have shirked; no necessary task which we have feared to undertake, or which we have not performed with reasonable efficiency. We face the future with our past and our present as guarantors of our promises, and we are content to stand or to fall by the record which we have made and are making." Amateur's Violin Well Made. Samuel F. Wing of Hale, Me., has a violin which he has just made. The tone is fine, and the mechanical workmanship is excellent for a man whose age is over 70 years. The violin case is inlaid with purfling. Gold Medal for Woman Novelist. The Royal Swedish Academy has presented a gold medal for literary excellence to Selma Lagerlof, the novelist. The first woman so honored was Frederick Bremer. CALUMET BAKING POWDER NOT MADE BY THE TRUST The Wonderful Growth of Calumet Baking Powder Is due to its Perfect Quality and Moderate Price Used in Millions of Homes Birds nest freely in the rafters of the ancient parish church at Ivychurch, Kent, England. During the services the birds flit to and fro from pew to pew, and are often fed by breadcrumbs brought in the pockets of worshipers. Complete Nerve Skeleton. One of the most interesting possessions of the museum at the Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia is a complete nerve skeleton made by Dr. Rufus B. Weaver, the famous neurologist. It is said to be the only specimen of the kind in the world. Hard for Both Sides "It's hard for us short people," said one little woman to another little woman in a Boston crowd, "when we're in a crowd where the tall people get all the air and we're smothered." "It's hard for us tall people to have all you small people filling up the floor so that we haven't room to walk," retorted the tall girl standing next to her. Oyster Bay Settled in 1653. In 1642 a party of English adventurers direct from New England attempted to settle at Oyster Bay, and actually purchased the land from the Indians, but the Dutch drove them out. Eventually a compromise was made and the Dutch and English divided Long Island between them. The first permanent settlement on the site of the present village of Oyster Bay was then made in 1653. BUNCH TOGETHER Coffee Has a Curious Way of Finally Attacking Some Organ. Alls that come from coffee are cumulative, that is, unless the coffee is taken away new troubles are continually appearing and the old ones get worse. "To begin with," says a Kansan, "I was a slave to coffee just as thousands of others to-day; thought I could not live without drinking strong coffee every morning for breakfast and I had sick headaches that kept me in bed several days every month. Could hardly keep my food on my stomach but would vomit as long as I could throw anything up and when I could get hot coffee to stay on my stomach I thought I was better. "Well, two years ago this spring I was that sick with rheumatism I could not use my right arm to do anything, had heart trouble, was nervous. My nerves were all unstrung and my finger nails and tips were blue as if I had a chill all the time and my face and hands yellow as a pumpkin. My doctor said it was heart disease and rheumatism and my neighbors said I had Bright's disease and was going to die. "Well, I did not know what on earth was the matter and every morning would drag myself out of bed and go to breakfast, not to eat anything, but to force down some more coffee. Then in a little while I would be so nervous, my heart would beat like everything. "Finally one morning I told my husband I believed coffee was the cause of this trouble and that I thought I would try Postum which I had seen advertised. He said 'All right' so we got Postum and although 'did not like it at first I got right down to business, and made it according to directions, then it was fine and the whole family got to using it and I tell you it has worked wonders for me. Thanks to Postum in place of the poison, coffee, I now enjoy good health, have not been in bed with sick headache for two years although I had it for 30 years before I began Postum and my nerves are now strong and I have no trouble from my heart or from the rheumatism. "I consider Postum a necessary article of food on my table. My friends who come here and taste my Postum say it is delicious." Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich. Get the book, "The Road to Well- ville" in each pkg. More Flexible and Lasting, won't shake out or blow out; by using Defiance Starch you obtain better results than possible with any other brand and one-third more for same money. Quilca House Sold Quilca House, County Caven, where Dean Swift wrote part of his "Gulliver's Travels," has been sold in the Irish Land Judge's Court, together with the demesne. Spying on Prisoners Condemned. To listen to the conversation of two suspected housebreakers, the Llandudno (Wales) police placed an officer under the bed in the cell where the men were confined—a proceeding which Mr. Judge Willis condemned at the trial of the men. Have Bareheaded Graze There is a craze for going bareheaded in parts of England. This advertisement over an English hat store is a sign of the times: "No hat cruse—a few good hats for sale; cheap; hardly been worn; owners no further use for them; best quality; latest styles." Killing Rare Birds. Commenting on the craze for killing rare birds wherever they may be found, a writer in London Truth says: "I should not have thought that the fact that a bird is rare would be a reason for not killing it. I suppose the idea is that, however rare a bird is, something may still be done to make him rarer." Sign of Fine Weather In early summer, when the weather is showery, you may perhaps notice through breaks in the rain clouds an appearance of densish white cloudlets in small, irregular tufts brightly irradiated by sunshine. The children call it mackerel sky. Its real name is Cirro-cumulus, and it is a sure sign of heat, and probably fine weather. Where Allspice grows. Practically all of the allscape or pimento, that enters into the commerce of the world is grown on the island of Jamaica. The exports of this product from Jamaica in 1902 amounted to 8,072,960 pounds against 11,261,264 pounds in 1901 and 13,884,864 pounds in 1900. Stone Dust Brings Death. The mortality from lung disease among miners living in Cornwall, including gold miners, is eight or ten times that of colliers and ironstone miners. The damage is done by the stone dust resulting from drill work, which cuts the lung tissues and enables the tubercle bacillus to gain a footing. Arriving at a Verdict. Kushequa, Pa., Aug. 1.—(Special)—In this section of Pennsylvania there is a growing belief that for such kidney Diseases as Rheumatism and Lame Back there is only one sure cure and that is Dodd's Kidney Pills. This belief grows from such cases as that of Mrs. M. L. Davison of this place. She tells the story herself as follows: "I have suffered from Rheumatism for thirty years and find that Dodd's Kidney Pills have done me more good than any medicine I have ever taken. I was also bothered with Lame Back and I can only say that my back hasn't bothered me since I took Dodd's Kidney Pills." Considering that Mrs. Davison only took two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the result would be considered wonderful if it were not that others are reporting similar results daily. Kushequa is fast arriving at a verdict that "Dodd's Kidney Pills are the one sure cure for kreumatism." Shipment of Frozen Meat. During the last 24 years 58,651,473 frozen meat carcasses have been imported to London, and of this huge total New Zealand has been responsible for 41,154,020 and Australia 12,769,850. No chromos or cheap premiums, but a better quality and one-third more of Defiance Starch for the same price of other starches. Mice Dislike Peppermint. Mice have a great antipathy to the smell of peppermint, and a little oil of peppermint placed around their haunts and holes will successfully keep them away. USE THE BEST FAULTLESS STARCH FOR SHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS AND HAIRS. EX-SOLDIERS The Devil's Lake Reservation Lands, North Dakota, soon open under homestead law. Right of entry determined by drawing, conducted by U.S. officials. Ex-soldiers may register and file by agent. One person can act as agent for but one soldier only. To meet the demand of soldiers for agents I have arranged with a number of citizens in North Dakota, near these lands, to act as agent for soldiers. To pay the agent and myself for trouble and expense, there will be a charge of $10.00 for registration. Should the soldier draw a number entitling him to tract of land, the same agent will file for him. I locate and select his land for a fee of $25.00. If the soldier prefers he may, instead of paying this $25.00, go and select his own land. Soldiers not required to pay $1.50 an acre on their land until six months after their filing. ACT PROMPTLY Registration begins Aug. 9. No time for delay. Send all and your discharge. or certified copy thereof, and I will send you proper legal papers for your execution. I will foot the documents that will be registered the money will be pimply returned. Local agents wanted to whom I will pay reasonable commission for services. Address: ROST, F. BIRKETT, Devil's Lake, N.D. BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER CURES catarrh of the stomach. PISO'S CURE FOR CORNER WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION Although the flood in Wichita subsided two weeks ago, the papers are still able to find rumors afloat. Hiawatha has been given fair warning by the World that a force of crayon portrait "artists" is headed that way. Beloit takes pride in having sent a delegate to the convention of the National Bill Posters' association in St. Louis last week. A clergyman in the corn belt whose identity has been lost, sent this church notice to the editor: "The service on Sunday morning is at 11 a. m. The supposition that it is ten minutes later is a mistake. Men are not excluded from the week night service. The seats in the front portion of the church have been carefully examined. They are quite sound and may be trusted not to give way. It is quite legitimate to join in the singing. The object of the choir is to encourage, not discourage, the congregation." Judge Adam P. Gristlebone, the noted cinder beetle expert, admits that the town of Bonestee, S. D., is named in his honor. When the town was first established a large quantity of steel rails was destroyed by some insect. Gristlebone was sent for and he at once pronounced the destruction the work of cinder beetles, and explained how they might be exterminated. In appreciation of this service the town was first called Gristlebone-steel. The name has since been found too cumbersone and was shortened to Bonestee. John S. Gilmore, going back over the files of the Fredonia Citizen of twenty-two years ago, found this anecdote: When General Sheridan was in Kansas not long ago he treated the landlord of a hotel to a drink from a bottle of extra choice Bourbon whisky which he carried for use in case of sickness. Said the landlord, ignorant of the other's identity: "That's bully whisky, stranger. Say, what might your name be?" "Sheridan," was the reply. "Any relation to General Sheridan: 'Well, I don't mind telling you that I am General Sheridan.' "You be hanged," cried the incredulous landlord; "a little duck like you? I've got General Sheridan's picture hanging in my sitting room, and he's over six feet high." Taylor: To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance. Prisoners are still "arranged" in the police court in Parsons. Eureka voted $25,000 bonds for a high school building a few days ago, but the proposition carried by a narrow majority of nine. The Fender cattle ranch near Goodland was sold last week to another cow catcher. The excursion steamboat Western Call, which was sunk at Junction City during the last flood, is again able to make itself heard. Four of the nominees on the Republican ticket in Sumner county are Mr. Lingenfelter, Mr. Stafferbach, Mr. Lichtenberger and Mr. Srowalter. An Atchison man went swimming and folded his clothes neatly in an empty box car. As this was several days ago they must be out almost to Lenora. The Kinsley Mermury has a halfpage advertisement of a "Great stock reducing sale" by a merchant who neglects to state what business he is!. Brown county, which prides itself on its enforcement of the law, has some hedges forty feet tall, which is thirty-five feet higher than the statutes allow. A Lindsborg man lighted a belated cannon cracker, and then became so engrossed in reading the "Caution" on the wrapper that he neglected to throw it away. Since the last flood Olathe has concluded that it simply can't get along without another Baptist church. The Sedgwick Pantagraph has decided to reduce expenses by unsuising its Esopus, N. Y., correspondent. 3 "Oh, well, Job was not sq many," sighs Edgar Watson Howe, whose patience resulted in the Atchison coal shaft. "The Bible doesn't relate that he ever tried to dig a coal mine." The Dodge City Globe-Republican tells how, during the last flood, a cowboy accomplished a remarkable roping feat. He approached the bridge over Kiowa creek and noticed that the bridge was gradually raising and that it would soon float away. The young man had a long cow rope attached to his saddle horn. He hooked onto the bridge and with the other end of the rope fastened to the saddle horn awaited developments. The bridge soon gave way and started down the stream, but the cow pony and rider were trained for the work and settling back the tug of war began. The bridge was gradually towed to the bank, where it was made fast, and where, as soon as the flood receded, it was high and dry. Abilene has decided to have a city park if it can find a suitable site about 100 feet above low water mark. "Snitching" is almost an unknown industry up in Gaylord, where only two lawsuits have been brought in two years. Topeka has a row over the city printing that threatens to become as fierce as the kind they have in Hiawatha and Concordia. A "serious trouble" has been found by the Conway Springs Star among the fry-size chickens of that neighborhood. Their heads are coming off. Plantation Chill Cure is Guaranteed COSTUME FOR FAR NORTH. Casper Whitney Soon Found What Was Most Valuable. Casper Whitney writes in regard to his hunting expedition in the far north of Canada: "One of the first lessons I learned was to keep my face free from covering, and also as clean shaven as was possible under such circumstances. It makes me smile now to remember the elaborate hood arrangement which was knitted for me in Canada, and which then seemed to me one of the most important articles of my equipment. It covered the entire head, ears and neck, with openings only for eyes and mouth, and in town I had viewed it as a great find; but I threw it away before I got within 1,000 miles of the barren grounds. The reason is obvious: My breath turned the front-of the hood into a sheet of ice before I had run three miles, and as there was no fire in the barren grounds to thaw it, of course it was an impossible thing to wear in that region and a poor thing in any region of low temperature. After other experiments, I found the simplest and most comfortable headgear to be my own long hair, which hung even with my jaw, bound about just above the ears by a handkerchief, and the open hood of my caribou-skin capote drawn forward over all." The Stupidest Nation. The wanderer leaves Corea with a feeling of having seen how the stupidest nation of created men can also be the happiest; or, could, were conditions only a trifle more propitious. By the evil star of the Coreans it has been arranged that their land is to be the Switzerland of the far east—a territory to be fought over forever, but one that no nation can either itself possess or allow any other to hold. Corea is the victim of her own geographical advantages. And the impressionist carries away with him the picture of a people indomitably patient, dumb with the callousness of despair, that yet has the secret of happiness in its power to extract joy from the most unsatisfactory material; a nation stunned by the oppression of the ages out of all moral and mental vigor—yet still stout, and capable, perhaps, of both—a nation of sturdy, apathetic sheep whose silent indifference beneath the driving lash of the world may some day be found unexpectedly to have its limits or its possibilities.—The Living Age. Labor at Panama. Recent figures from the census bureau say that there are now more than nine millions of people of the colored race in the United States. Gen. Peter C. Halns, who has had extensive experience in public works on a large scale and has been a member of the Nicaragua canal commission and later of the Isthmian canal commission, is earnestly in favor of the employment of thousands of the black men of the Southern states in digging the waterway at Panama. He believes they can endure the climate and will be exceedingly useful in that enterprise, and he holds that more of the money paid for toll on that channel between the Atlantic and the Pacific will come back to the advantage of this country in one way and another if they are employed than if gangs of coolies or West Indian laborers were sent to the isthmus. His arguments will find many friends and supporters.—New York Tribune. What It Meant. Samuel J. Elder's Yale stories are always in demand at the reunions of the Yale alumni in Boston, and one which slipped by at a quiet everyday lunch recently is particularly good. "A classmate of mine," remarked Mr. Elder, "has a particularly bright lad now in the university, in whose progress I have been a little interested. His father and I lunch together quite frequently, and the father, before sending the son his quarterly allowance, always has the boy send in an estimate of the coming three months, the expenses of which are closely figured. "A short time ago, while going over the items, the father read one which surprised him: 'Charity, $45.' "What do you think of the rascal, Sam? What does he mean by that item?" "Oh, that's the charity that covereth the multitude of sins,' I had to reply." Ancient Specimens of Glass. The oldest specimens of glass, says an authority on curious information, are traced back from 1,500 to 2,300 years before Christ. These are of Egyptian origin. Transparent glass is believed to have been first used about 750 years before the Christian era. It was introduced into Rome in the time of Cicero and reached a remarkable degree of perfection among the Romans, who produced some of the most admirable specimens of glass ever manufactured; an instance is the famous Portland vase in the British Museum. Glass was not used for windows until about A. D. 300.—Harper's Weekly. No Italian Small Coins in France. Italian small coin no longer circulates in France, having all been returned to Italy some years back, since when it has been demonetized in France. CHIEF OF POLICE SAVED. Newberry, S. C.-W. H. Harris, Chief of Police, of Newberry, says: "I suffered for a number of years with kidney complaint. There was a dull aching across the small of my back that was worse at night and made me feel miserable all the time. The kidney secretions were dark and full of sediment, and lack of control compelled me to rise a number of times during the night. Between this annoyance and the backache it was impossible for me to get much sleep and my health was being undermined. I tried a number of remedies, but nothing helped me until I got Doan's Kidney Pills. The use of this remedy according to directions promptly brought about a change for the better. After using two boxes the backache all left me, the kidney secretions cleared up and the action of the kidneys became normal." A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured Chief Harris will be mailed to any part of the United States. Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by all d-alers; price fifty cents per box. There Is a Way Out. Many men say we know what to do if we were at liberty. When one gets cornered the one thing not to allow is discouragement. It is useless, harmful and unnecessary. It is purely physical, and thoughtfulness with will power prevents it. Melancholy is death to good work. 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Starch for sale by all dealers. Enormous Cakes The most remarkable cakes ever made were among the gifts at the Victoria jubilee celebration. The finest of these stood thirteen feet high, weighed a quarter of a ton and cost $1,500. Another figured at the wedding of the Arctic explorer, Admiral Markham. On the top was a sugar model of H. M. S. Alert, wedged in the center of an iceberg. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Damage Done By Beetles. In 1873 in Germany 1,500,000 trees are said to have been destroyed in the Hartz forest alone by two small species of beetles. The larvae burrow beneath the bark and thus cause the injury to the growing trees. FITS permanently curved. No fits or nerveness after first use. Send for FREE $2.00 90 total bottles and treaties, or call 1-800-222-2222. Death Result of Greediness. A perch weighing 1 1/4 pounds has been captured at Birmingham, England, having tightly jammed in its throat the body of a half-pound roach. The head of the latter was too big for the perch's throat, and the result was that both fish were suffocated. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cools wind cold. 20cc a bottle. To Make Palms Thrive. A few pieces of hoof-parings, which horseshoes pare off the hoof before shoeing horses, will make palms thrive luxuriantly. Simply poke the parings well down in the soil at any time of the year. Horseshoes give away the parings for the asking. Those Who Have Tried It will use no other. Defiance Cold Water Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quality—16 oz. for 10 cents. Other brands contain only 12 oz. Suicides Find the Way. Vienna has a new prison so arranged that suicide or escape by its prisoners was considered impossible. 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The special paper and the Winchester patent corrugated head used in making "New Rival" shells give them strength to withstand reloading. BE SURE TO GET WINCHESTER MAKE OF SHELLS. GET A GRASP ON OUR TRADE MARK GET TO KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT AND THEN NEVER BUY STARCH WITHOUT IT. DEFIANCE STARCH IS WITHOUT EQUAL. IT IS GOOD. IT IS BETTER. IT IS THE BEST AND MORE OF IT FOR TEN CENTS THAN ANY OTHER STARCH. IT WILL NOT ROT THE CLOTHES. YOUR GROCER HAS IT OR WILL GET IT IF YOU ASK FOR IT. SATISFACTION OR MONEY BACK. MANUFACTURED BY The DEFIANCE STARCH CO., OMAHA, NEB. Descendants of Welsh Kings. Destinants of Wichita County. The Cadwaladers, of Philadelphia, claim descent from the family of the same name who were once kings of the Wales. 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