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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. construction No Curse ge Terrell Shows It Was a Blessing to the Race. THYEAR. are Robert H. Terrell of Rington, D. C., a graduate ward, appointed to the post Judge of one of the magcourts of the District of by President Roosevelt, used several hundred leaded residents of this city rights of the Negro at a age of the Boston Literary Historical Society at the Institute. speaker was aplauded minutes when he spoke well loved Garrison and and at the close of his re was given an enthusiastic on by his audience. Terrell, speaking on the subject of "Reconstruc said in part: popular to-day to declare construction was a curse than a blessing to the Ne that it was the chief of the hostile attitude of northern white man toward rekinned neighbor. This consonance with the his-times; for the back very embodiment of and persecution—were in before any of the so-called state governments were es-sed. Then again there are so say that the ballot was in the Negro too socn, or have been better off if not been given to him at what premises have inclusions been deduced? of government rests on lot, and we have learned for fathers that 'freedom school in which freemen sit, and the ballot box is actor.' In all countries all communities in which plays a part in the po- of the people it is val- highly than all other of manhood. most ignorant immigrant is upon our shores is the doctrine ,first of all, the United States of America a man must have local rights in order to his natural rights. And day never come when an American shall hold Village in higher esteem. or shall regard any right more sacred, than the right to vote. The day on which the Negro, by word or act, gives the world the impression that he is willing, for any consideration whatever, to place his right in abeyance for never so brief a space of time, will be the day of his undoing in this country, in which all government rests in the people. "Some one prophesied that the enfranchisement of the Negro meant for him a broken head at polls in the contest with a stronger race, and that to make him eligible for office would simply be to 'crown with flowers the victim for the sacrifice.' It is true that this prophecy has been brutally fulfilled time and time again; it is true that every page of the history of the Negro voter is marked by some wrong and marred by some outrage perpetrated against him; yet the only escape of the Negro race in America from the degradation of being for all time regarped as the despised element of our population is the exercise of its political rights." Judge Terrell reviewed at length the history of reconstruction, especially in South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana under their "erroneously called black govetnments," declaring that they were, in fact, controlled by Northern white adventurers who had a large contingent of Negro voters, but that there never was a time when colored men had a majority in either branch of the Legislature of Mississippi. He said: "No one will ever pretend to sap that the civil reconstuction governments were all that they should have been. In the nature of things they could not be. But did the Southern white men throw themselves in the breach and try to make them better? So the time came when the reconstruction governments fell. From first to last they had lived through a period or nearly 10 years. In the narrow sense they were failures, but in the broader sense they served their purpose as far as the Negro is concerned. They gave him an opportunity to show to the world that the intelligent Negro and the ignorant Negro were quite the same in matters political as the intelligent white man and the ignorant white man. Beginning in 1869 and ending in 1901, there have been 22 colored members of Congress, including two Senators; and one Senator-elect, who, after a stubborn fight of three years, was not seated. There is nothing in the career of the better class of colored men, developed by the opportunities of reconstruction, of which the colored people may feel ashamed. Praise for Folk. New York and Chicago City on the Missouri Lyne. NEW YORK, May 17.--York World said editoria. In announcing that he will owe law against the men who lynch in Mississippi County, Missouri. Folk is doing what the governors ought to do and what the government of the criminal law will. It treats lynchers as commuters and saw that they were born for their crimes, lynchings would. Chicago, May 17.--The Record-Herald sees in the crusade of Governor effort that promises "TThe power which the South lost in the 'Lost Cause' was regained by the overthrow of reconstruction as planned by Congress. And this power lawlessly and brutally obtained has been mercilessly used against an unoffending and peace loving people. It has substituted Negro peonage for the black codes, and upon the black men it has heaped every insult that will kumiliate and degrade him. It has inflict upon him every form of persecution that will tend to break his courage and destroy his manhood; and it has accomplished his political obliteration in the section of the country where he is most numerous. "This power will not be tamely released, and there is only one way by which those who are affected by it to their disadvantage can successfully oppose it, and that is by presenting against it a United front. In such a crisis as this nothing less than union of plans and purposes, concert of action among colored men, can stem the awful tide that has set against them." A Challenge. The Colored Base Ball Team of Wichita hereby challenges any colored base ball team in Winfield for a match game of base ball to be played in Winfield during the Chatauqua week in Winfield. For details and acceptance of this challenge write. FANCY, neat up-to-date JOB PRINTING is what we are new prepared to do. Patronize your race print shop—the SEARCHLIGHT Job Printry—new faces of type—and good workmanship. Give us a show at your work. Praise for Folk. New York and Chicago Comment on the Missouri Lynching. NEW YORK, May 17.--The New York World said editorialy. In announcing that he will enforce the law against the men who lynched a Negro in Mississippi County, Missouri; Governor Folk is doing what the governors of all states ought to do and what the governors of few states do. Denunciation of moh law will never stop lynching, but the enforcement of the criminal law will. If executives treated lynchers as common murderers and saw that they were brought to trial for their crimes, lynchings would stop. Chicago, May 17.--The Chicago Record-Herald sees in the latest crusade of Governor Folk an effort that promises to rid Missouri of the crime of lynching. Under the heading "Folk on Lynching," the Chicago Record-Herald said editorially: Governor Folk of Missouri has no more spympathy for lynching than he has for boud, ltng. Both kinds of crime strike against the very heart of government. The punishment of the lynchers will provide the necessary cure. If Governor Folk pushes the cases with the vigor that is to be expected from him he may possibly see his state free from any repetition of the crime for the entire period of his governorship. Class No 7 of the Second Baptist Church and friends had a splendid surprise party on Miss Ida Bowman at the home of Miss Minnie Jackson, 809 N Cherry Street Thursday evening May 11th. A fine time is reported and the evening was spent in games and innocent amusements. At a reasonable hour refreshments were served. At a reasonable hour freshments were served. Those present:— Misses. Anna Dunson, Blanche Alexander, Carrie Matthews, Ada Oliver. Gertrude Pryor, Etta Floyd, Mammie Williams, Amelia Thompson. Lula Thompson, Louise Wilson, Alice Thompson, Minnie Jackson, Lula Wells, Mrs. Covington. G L Scott, C H Floyd, Ora Taylor, Earnest Moore, Portel Perry, C R Price, Arthur Oliver, Budd Lee, Wm Furgerson, M G Brown, Wm Frazier. M. G. Brown, was toastmaster and Wm Frazier entertainer. Mrs C E Floyd made a trip to Wichita Sunday on the excursion from Kingman and returned Sunday evening. The Tabernaile Baptist Church enjoyed a very pleasant series of meetings Sunday. At 11 o'clock Rev. H. M. Underwood, their pastor, fill the pulpit, and at 1 o'clock the Sunday School convened with their Supt Mrs. J. A. Martin, and Mrs. A. McBride, Assistant Supt Miss Frances Williams, Secretary, The B. Y. P. U. mel at 7 p. m. with their officers, Miss Blanche Gravis, President, Miss Hattie Love, Vice President and Mrs. Josephine Miller Secretary. Rev. Underwood filled the pulpit again at 8 p. m. The church and all its auxialaries are doing nicely. NEW PHASE OF OLD GAME. Ingenious Flim-Flam Worked on Man Who Thought He Was Wise. "I want to tell you now I was filim-flammed on my way to Milwaukee," said George C. Harding, of Peoria, to the Milwaukee Sentinel. "My experience may be of value to the men on the road. As the train was about to pull out of Chicago, a big, prosperous looking fellow came into the smoking compartment where I was sitting. He was bareheaded and had a roll of bills in his hand. He counted them carefully and I noticed that there was $40 in fives. "He slipped them into an envelope, which he sealed and held in his hand. As the train was pulling out he engaged me in conversation and asked where he would have a chance to mail the money to his wife. I told him, and after apparently thinking the matter over he said he did not think it would be wise to mail the bills unless they were registered, and decided to wait until he reached Milwaukee. As he was about to slip the envelope in his pocket he asked me whether I had the amount in larger bills that would be less bulky. I found two twenties in my pocket and gave them to him in exchange for the sealed package. "Then he said he believed he would go and get his hat. The train was just stopping for an instant at Clybourn Junction as he started from the coach, and I have never seen him since, needless to say, for upon opening the envelope I found some neatly folded pieces of paper. The next man that gets any of my money, however, will have to use a gun or a piece of lead pipe." OWES MUCH TO CHEFS. Reason Ascribed for Lord Cromer's Diplomatic Success. Lord Cromer owes no little of the marvelous success which he has achieved in Egypt to the skill of the succession of splendid chefs whom he has had in his employ at Cairo. Fortunately he is a rich man and able to pay to the presiding deity of the agency kitchens nearly a third of the sum which he himself receives as salary from the British government for administering, not only the Land of the Nile but also the Sad Soudan. His chefs, far more than his secretaries, have assisted him to overcome difficulties, especially those of an international order. For the foreign envoys found it difficult to maintain an attitude of unfriendly opposition toward a colleague who is famous not only for his gracious and cordial hospitality but likewise for keeping the only table in the Egyptian capital on Ion mange vriment bien (where one dines really well.)—Pittsburg Dispatch. Died of Improvements. A good, poor German of Saxonville recently sent his sick wife to the Framingham hospital. For many days he wended his weary way there to find out how she was getting along. He was told each day that she was improving. Though he called daily for three weeks he regularly got the same answer—"improving." At last a telephone message informed him that she was dead. He was seen going along with head bent with grief, and when one of his neighbors asked what his wife died of he answered: "Died of improvements." True Greatness. How sad that all great things are sad— That greatness knows not to be glad. The boundless, spousesless, fearful sea Fearless, spousesless, fearful sea And Caesar, childless lives and dies. The thunder torn Sequoia tree In solemn isolation crie Sequoia, the homeless wind Above the clouds, above his kind. Above his bustioned peak, above A sign, seaseless sea, above How mateless, desolate and drear His lorn, long seven thousand year! My comrades, lovers, dare; His lorn, long seven thousand year; Who hewed three hundred towns apart, Yet never truly touched one heart, The yearly, complaining sea The moonless sea, dare; Then changes, as a saber drawn; The great Sequoia lords as lone Sequoia, the moonless sea, dare; No, no! True greatness, glory, fame, Is his who claims nor place apr name, But loves and lives content, complete, With baby flowers at his heart. Joquim Miller. Skeleton of Dipodocus The South Kensington Museum, London, is rejoicing in the arrival of a skeleton of a diplodocus, a present from Andrew Carnegie to King Edward. It came from Pittsburg in thirty-six cases, having been found in Wyoming. It is the first diplodocus to visit Europe, and it is an interesting combination, in its structure, of reptile and bird. NO 3 TURFMAN WAS LIKED "VIRGINIA" CARROLL POPULAR AMONG ASSOCIATES. Horseman, Recently Dead, Had Many Idiosyncrasies, but Few Faults—Shafts of Humor Always at His Command. "It is a strange thing that Virginia Carroll should die from cancer of the tongue," said a horseman, speaking of the death of the bookmaker "On the western turf he was probably known to every man who ever elbowed his way into a betting ring in Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis or New Orleans. He was known from coast to coast. When the odds were posted in the ring Carroll's disposition changed entirely. Odds on horses affected him as raw meat does a hungry tiger. He was always quarrelling with his patrons, and more than once vicious fights have been narrowly averted. No one can ever remember when Virginia Carroll won a fight. When it reached the fighting point he invariably wigged out. He was a natural-born comedian and scores of stories are told of him." "I remember one incident at Memphis when Carroll was booking some years ago," said an old-timer. "A well-dressed man walked up to Carroll's book and with an umbrella pointed up to a horse's name on Carroll's blackboard. "I want to bet on that one,' said the well-dressed man. "Quick as a cat Carroll grabbed the umbrella, threw it in the betting booth and turning to his sheet writer cried out: "Two dollars against an umbrella on So and So.' The horse lost and Carroll kept the umbrella. Another story is told of Carroll which occurred at St. Louis. A big, raw-boned iceman walked up to Carroll's book one day at the Fair grounds and handed the bookmaker a dollar bill. Only $2 wagers were taken and Carroll abused the iceman dreadfully. Finally the husky Irishman reached in his pocket and drew forth an immense knife. Carroll saw it as soon as the iceman got it out of his pocket. Snatching the dollar bill from the iceman's hand, Carroll laid the iceman three points better than the odds posted on his slate, and as he handed the ticket to the man Carroll said: "Say, old pal, you can always bet anything with me from a shoestring to a cake of ice. If you have any pants buttons in your pocket now you can bet me those." This so amused the iceman that he put his knife in his pocket and laughed with Carroll and everybody else within the hearing of their voices. At another time on one of the southern tracks Carroll insulted a well-known turfman. This horse owner had a habit of walking through the betting ring shuffling silver dollars. He invariably carried a dozen or more in his hand. When Carroll angered him he drew back to throw the twelve silver dollars at the big bookmaker. Suddenly he stopped to think it was money he was throwing. Thereupon he took a $60 pair of field glasses from his pocket and threw them at Carroll. They missed the bookmaker and struck an iron support to the grand stand and were shattered. He saved $12 and wasted $60. "You lose another bet," cried Carroll, as he saw the glasses smashed. Carroll was well educated and off the race track was gentlemanly, quiet and made scores of friends. He was always liberal to the poor and seldom passed a cripple or a beggar without throwing him a coin. Sisters of Charity never passed him without receiving a handsome contribution. Carroll had a great habit of chewing chalk or cigarettes, and doctors say this may have caused the cancer on his tongue, which it is said at that organ away and was fast eating out his throat when he died. Wealthy Man Is Punctual. Wealthy Man is Policeman. One of the traditions at the Standard Oil building at 26 Broadway, New York, is that Henry H. Rogers, vice president of the Standard Oil Company, arrives and departs exactly at 10:30 in the morning and 3:30 in the afternoon. One morning recently the veteran watchman, who stands at the Broadway entrance to the building, was seen to take out his watch when Mr. Rogers hurried in, look at it and confidently set it forward ten minutes. W. N. MILLER, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Wishita, Kansas, as Second - Class Mail Matter. 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So agents will send the money with subscriber's name. 6th Address all communications to "The Wichita Searchlight" Wichita, Kansas. 7th Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any person which may appear in this paper, will be gladly corrected if bought to the Editor. "To Live and Let Live," is OUR Motto. SOUTH SIDE CLUB. The South Side Club of the 2nd. Baptist Church will give a grand entertainment at the church Friday night May 26th. Several valuable presents will be given and all are invited. Admission 10 cents. SMART SET DINES. The ladies of the Smart Set Club royally entertained Mrs Roscoe Fields, of Chicago, Ill., at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Phillips, Menday evening, May 15th at 6 o'clock dinner as the guest of Mrs Edward Grayson. The ladies had a fine time and Mrs Fields felt highly pleased. Fine Production. The production of the drama "Forty years of Fre dom" which was given by the Booker f. Washington Club under the management of Mrs Thos. W. Fine, Thursday night at Garfield Hall was some thing indeed fine. The curtains raised to a large audience and firm start to finish every one present pronounced the play excellent. RODE THE GOAT; W. N. Miller was initiated into the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Tuesday night as a member of Home of the West Lodge No. 2906 of this city. On account of having a touch of spring the fat goat of the Odd Fellows was a little bit ram-bun-cious and took his part out of the lone candidate. The Annual Sermon of the Odd Fellows was preached at the A M E Church Sunday afternoon under the auspices of Home of the West Lodge No 2906 and Household of Ruth. The Odd Fellows made a very eruditable showing and the weather was ideal. The sermon was preached by Rev H W King pastor of that church who delivered an eloquent and masterly sermon to the members of the Order and their auxiliaries. The above named defenchant is hereby notified that she has been sued in the District Court, 18th Judicial District in the state of Kansas by the hbove named Plaintiff, and that unless she shall be and apacar in said Court on or before the 24th day of June 1905 and then and there pleud, answer demur to the plaintiff's petition therein filed a decree for divorce confessio will be entered against her according to the prayer of said petition. J. C. Milton, Atty for Plaintiff DELMONICO Restaurant DELMONICO Restaurant MEALS 15c Lunch at All Hours Cold Drinks Good : Meals : Prompt : Service 346 North Main St. Mrs. Chas. L. Kner Prop, Will You Help? Editor Searchlight, Wichita, Kansas. Dear Sir:—Will you permit me to make a short state- ment through your paper TO THE MASONS OF KANSAP:— At the last session of Prince Hall Grand Court which met in Atchison, Kansas in 1904, it was found that we were in need of a home for decrept members of the Order that come to our knowledge every year for Charity, and as the court was not able to push such a big work alone it was decided to ask every M. Mason in Kansas Jurisdiction to come to our relief. We trust that every lodge will respond. Send all donations to Mrs. Mollie illiars. Rev R. N. Counte will be in the city and preach at the Tabernacle Baptist Church the first Sunday in June. He will be joined here by Mrs Counte who is now in Hutch inson attending at the bed side of sick relatives. Mrs. Lee Anderson and Mrs. M. Matley, G. W. C. left Tuesday afternoon to visit the Courts of Calanthe at Wellington, Arkansas City, Gherryvale, Coffeeville, Columbus, and Weir City. Mrs. Matley is on her annual tour and Mrs. Anderson, her deputy accompanies her. Jas A len has opened a first class pool and billiard room at 408 N Main Street where he invites all the boys to call and spend a pleas ant hour playing billiard and pool. J. H. Snowden is conducting the Denver Hotel and Cafe at 636 N Water Street where he is prepared to serve parties and banquets etc. He has three private dining rooms in connection. Give him a call at 636 N Water. The literary society at the Tabernacle Baptist Church every Wednesday night is becoming very interesting and popular. You will appreciate being present at their meetings. Each meeting subjects of much importance are discussed and other literary work done. Spend a few moments with them next Wednesday evening. You'll not regret NOTICE: We call attention of those who may have news items for the SEARCHLIGHT to have the copy in our office not later than Thursday evening in order to reach publication in our current issue. This applies only to Wichita items other items must be in our office not later than Weynesday evening. Please take notice. ```markdown ``` —Pay for the Searchlight. UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. Paris City Cleaning Works Kid Gloves and Fine Fabries Cleaned and Repaired. —All Work Guaranteed— 332 North Main st. J. A. Jackson, Prop. Pay your honest debts remember you will want credit again. Don't cheat or take advantage of your negro newspaper man. Frank Galoway of Paola is in the city. Mrs. G. W. Robinson is reported sick. Mrs B Morris is not very much improved and is still very sick. Remember Old Fellow Hall Monday night May 22nd. Go out. Mrs P Clemmons who has been visiting in Winfield has returned home. Wm. Brown and Irwin Bundy of Arkansas City spent Sunday in our City. The Literary Society meets every Wednesday night at the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Mrs Emma Price and daughter v who have been on the sick list are much improved. Mr and Mrs Best McClellan are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy. Miss Silvan Fray is quite ill at the home of her Uacle J B H Fray, 518 N Wichita. Robt. B. Micklebury is emplov ed at the Arcade Barber Shop 339 N Main Street. The ball given by the Eureka Club Monday night was well attended and a success. TG Banks visited relatives in the city during the week. He returned to Arkansas City Wednesday. Pete Brown and lady and Miss Rena Fleming of Winfield were in Wichita Sunday among friends. Rev. George, pastor of the A. M. E. Church in Lazgsten, Oklahoma, spent a few days in our city this week. Grand Chief Menter Frank Wil of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor will spend four or five days in Wichita next week. Mrs. Nanie B. Smith of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is in the city in the interest of the Children's Home of that city. NOTICE: Any one desiring hair dressing done can find me at 427 N. Water. Mrs. Lee Anderson. Grand Chancelor Jno E Lewis, and Dr J E Farmer were in Cherry vale Saturday night on official business. Miss Minnie Madison who has been in Perryville, Kansas, for the past three or four weeks returned to Wichita Monday. Cecil Waddell was adjudged insane by a jury in the Probate Court and has been taken to the asylum by Sheriff Schad. Mrs Nanie E Smith lectured on Tuesday evening at the A M E Church in the interest of the Children Home at Oklahoma City. The Song Services continue to be interesting and very pleasant to attend at the A. M. E. Church. Go out and enjoy them next Sunday. Mrs. M. Matley was royally intretained by Mrs. A. Paul, of 538 N. Water, while in our city Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Paul is an excellent hostess. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson were out looking at their newly purchased home on West 15th Street Sunday and expect to move into it in the near future. JOB PRINTING of all kinds is done by the Searchlight—Come up and let us show you our new samples of freney goods in the print line. H. W. Mershall of this cityhighly enjoyed a visit from his son inlaw, Robt. Davis, of Arkansas City who was in Wich ta Sunday on the excursion. Mrs. Jake Williams, Matt Delano, Ben Delano, and Miss Virgie Williams were Arkansas Citians who came to Wichita on Sunday's excursion. All had a fine time. W. L. Hermon, who is working in Kiowa, Kansas with a contractor was in Wichita Saturday and Monday to visit with his family. He left Monday night for Kiowa. A big ball will be given in Arkansas City on May 24—25 and J B H Fray is making an effort to secure a party of twenty to go down on one of those pates. Rev. Duval preached at the Tabernacle Baptist Church Tuesday night. Rev, J. B. Van Lue, Rev. Jne. R. Richardson and Rey. S. M. Hall were visitors at the services. Do not forget to patronize the ladies of Wichita Tabernacle No. 24 at Odd Fellow Hall Monday night May 22nd. A fine program will be rendered. Remember the big program of the Daughters of Wichita Tabernacle No. 34 at Odd Fellow Hall Monday night, May 22nd. Go out and aid them. Rev. H. W. King preached a learned sermon at the A. M. E. Churen at both morning and evening services. His congregation a growing in numbers every Sunday. He is making a marked success. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grayson have moved back to Wichita from Mutchinson where they have been for the past few months. They say there is no place like home, sweet home, and they are right. D. J. Micklebury, of McAtchitoches Ala., and family are in the city and will make Wichita their future home. Mr. Micklebury is a brother to Mrs. Virginia, Patton 731 N. Wichita Street. WESTERN UNIVERSITY The Great Educational Institution for Kansas and the West..... DEPARTMENTS: Theoiological, and State Industrial. 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COURSES: Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub- Normal, Musical, [ Instrumental and Vocal ], including piano, oagan and harmony, Drawing [ Fine Arts and Mechanical], Carpentry, Printing snd Book-Binding Business Course, Stenography and Typewriting, Tail- ing, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Laund- ing, Farming and Gardening. ADVANTAGES: Splendid Location, Healthful Cllmate, Goo Influences and Thorough Teachers. INFORMATION: For terms, prices and all inducements ob- fered, write to William T. Vernon, A. M. D PRESIDENT QUINDAPO, Phones Office Resid USE IMBODE IMPE FLOUR BREAKFA and you will L AT YOUR GROCFRS Gardner DEAL HARD CO Feed and Bu Office and Yards Old Phone 146 Spring and S =Footw -To Suit the POOR o BRAIT 120 East INDAPO, . . . KA ones } Office—Bell " White " Residence—Bell " West IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL COLOUR AND BREAKFAST FOOD and you will Love good eating GROCERS IMBODEN MIL Gardner Coal Co DEALERS IN..... COAL SOL and Building Ma- tee and Yards 1201 to 1245 N. Ma- ne 146 New Pho ring and Summe -Footwear= to Suit the Purchas- POOR or RICH RAITSCH' 120 East Douglas and you will Love good eating AT YOUR GROCFRS IMBODEN MILLING CO Gardner Coal Co., DEALERS IN HARD COAL SOFT Feed and Building Material Office and Yards 1201 to 1245 N. Main St. Old Phone 146 New Phone 1804 New Sleeping Car Line On Mo. Pac. Ry Commencing May 1st., the Mo. Pac. will put in operation a new sleeping car line between Denver, Colo., and Little Rock, Ark. The Through car for Denver will leave Wichita every day at 8:15 p. m., arriving at 12:00 Noon, next day. The car for Little Rock will leave Wichita at 11 25 a. m., and arrive at Little Rock at 6.15 a. m., next day. The last mentioned car will connect at Little Rock, immediately, with train at Hot Springs, arriving there at 8 00 a. m. This is the best sleeping car service, operated through Wichita, to Denver and Little Rock, making the most comfortable connection for Hot Springs. It will especially accommodate invalids and convalesents who desire to go either to Colorado or Arkansas college, Normal, Sub-Normal Preparatory, Normal, Sub- mental and Vocal ], including Drawing [ Fine Arts and printing snd Book-Binding hy and Typewriting, Tailor Sewing, Cooking, Laund g. on, Healthful Cllmate, Goo achers. tes and all inducements of KANS. Bell "White" 4302 ence-Bell "West' 15 N'S RIAL AND AST FOOD love good eating IMBODEN MILLING CO. Coal Co., ERS IN.... AL SOFT Building Material 001 to 1245 N. Main St. New Phone 1804 Summer wear= Purchaser- RICH SCH'S Douglas HOUCK Hardware Sto First Class Goods at Lowest Prices 116 East Douglas Avenue W. M. Dunso Painter and Paper Hanger Work Guarantee Prices Reasona Office 517 N. Main St Phone 936 PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY Best Laundry In The City Phone RELOVER & SONS, Props. $25.00 California VIA March ist (o May 15th will bo a period of low ticket prices to California, It is June there when it’s eeld, raw March and April here—th t’s areason for going, Anuther reason Is that Rock Jel land Tonrist Sleeping Car service is such an agreeable, comfort able and economical way to go that fally half vhepleasure of your California visi’ is derived frem the journey thither Many of your neighbors and frends have made the trip— why not take your turn this spring? You surely want to go sometime and 1t might as well be NOW. California book. Tourist folder and full information. C. E Bascam, C. P. A. Leama rina 3 ANP OS e NOTICE To The Public ' Having purchased the stock of Second-HandCloth- | ing and the 0, K. DYE WORKS from D: D. Duncan | come time ago I have concluded to cut down his prices | on all Second-Hand Clothing about One- Third, and | have marked down the goods accordingly. Andall goods”. pought by myself will be sold at first cost, adding only | the regular price for Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing | My motto is ‘ Live and Let Live ” If your Clothes needs Dyeing, Cleaning or Pressing pring them to the O. K. Dye Works and get good werk, ) Special Attention Given To Ladies’ Work Proprietor and CG Hanson, ae 330 North Main Street tet ORE KER Orr re ee waceneses seeded draped bedebededeind es ] * Secono To Nene Pleases All GooD BREAD MAKERS —— It Is White As Snow. ——— TRYIT OTTO WEISS. Agent. ne OO BB BBF Be Ke MecBecke Beederd-edonor Pooks 2. KaMecKeclle PEVSETTTTTTTTTTTTTSTETITT Nice Furnished By the night or week —— Transleat a Specialty Me A. Heck, Prop. 242 North Water St. CHK K KEK KEE KEE EE In The Grocery J.ine Your wants need careful at- tention 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 FSH FALLS ALSARAA PE LAREE AIRES AES % Myron A. DEAN: +} * Groceries, Fruits, Vegetables { and Feed. ’ 616 N- MAIN ST : 10(-Both Phones - (01 ‘ ereveecovenemedacetececeeserncess Ne ee ae ee ee ge eT eens ee ere See @.cen’s Dave Stee Prescriptions Filled with Care | +.» Drugs of all kinds, Cigarg and Tobacco... Your patronage solicited. + Once a customer, always a 2 custemer. Our store is Headquaaters for Colored people. | 615 North Main st. | ecannduandnasecdavabetseasesssasesdess eens 1m? 9 | o Hot Springs { Hot Springs Speciai Pacengers from Wichita,tleay ing on 11. 30 A. M. taain, connec at Yates Center with the Hot Springs Special at 2.55 P. M. VHE HOT SPRINGS SPECIAL IS A SOLID VESTIBULE, ELECSRIC LIGHTED TRAIN CARRIES DINING CAR AND ELEGANT NEW PULMAN SLEEPERT TO HOT SPRINGSWISH OUT CHANGE. This new servieo is the quickets and most convenient tbat has yet been’ offered to the greatest health resort in America. Titstroted bocks describing Hot Springs, mey be had frcm the tidersignedion application B. B, Bleckly, I. {Sherwin, TP. A. oP. & T.A. Wichita, Kans. A FOOL and bis mouey are soon parted. The mau who pays out his good money for inferior building _ma- terial is foolish. Buy the BEST. We sell it. Have you seen the lat- est building material? It is our Cement Building Stone. The long- er it wears, the harder it gets. J. H. TURNER, 5387—547 West Douglas Ave. Aa Wa system \ evry FROM HERETO THERE, And there’s pure air, pure wat- er and sun shine on the hill. Just the plac? fora rest after the long Winter. Its the Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs, Ark. OPERATED BY THE FRISCO SYSTEM Round-trip tickets to Eureka Springs on sale euesy day in the year. C. W. STRAIN, D P. A. Ask © "Wichits, Xan. Rsubhins =) a ommattets Stebbins & Rafferty JOB WORK 3 I'S OUR HOBBY Let us try your next order W. S. HENRION 01 N. Main st. Wichita, Kans. ———_—_——______— In spite-of that astrologer’s horrity- ing prediction about a coming earth quake that is going to destroy New York, we doubt if the Astor real es- tate will be advertised for sale at ganic prices. Denver Hotel and CAFE Private Dining Rooms Down Stairs and Up Stairs Our Special Service Banquets and Parties On Short Notice. *. Nice Furnished Rooms J. H. SNowDEN, Manager Wichita — es Kansas ee WANTED: Every one to know that the SEARCHLIGHT has s uew installment of type and is now ready to do all kinds uf fancy wp- to-date job work, Give usa cal}, The ladies ofthe Y L A C.ub mot at the residence of Mra S W Jones, Tuesday tho 16th, quite a number aneweres to tho roll call, the ladies woking earuestly te make theie display ef work credit- ble to their elnb and Wichita te the Federation at To eke Kansas next month, the hostess served 8 dainty lunch after which tre club adjourned to mest with Mrs A Glover at the residence of Mre-d 'T. Chrimeth, owing to the remedel- ing of Mrs Glovers home it was im aoe for her to entertain the clab ae her home, Weknesday evening May 17th Mrs T H Cox entertained the ladies of the ¥ L A Club to quite a swell reeption in honor of Mrs James Cox of Kansas City, Kanses who has been her guest for the past two weeks. Tho table was beautifully decorated, the affair being a rose re ception and the sclor of the beanti- fal summer roses was carried out through the entire menue, ‘he Ia dies responded to their aames and quite a niee pregram was rendered. ‘The ladies bade Mre Cex cf Karsus City good-by wishing her many pleasant visits to our city. Mrs T H Cor, as hostes:, ie an ideal one and the ladies departed to their verions homes. ‘Ihe ladies of the elab attended ‘the play of the B TW Club at Garfield Hall Thus day night in a b.dy. KEW HOPE ITEMS. The New Hope Baptist Church enjoyed a splendid meeting Sun- day, Rev. Perkins of Ardmore fill- ed the stand beth morning and ‘evening and preached twe noble sermons te a crowded house, It being aday set apart for » Grand Rally. The ladies sewing cirele bad in treasure during the three montis time $30 61 and they raised for their collection Sunday $50.00 mak ag their total cvllestion $80,61. Ths Chureh raised $2085 making the total collection forthe day 101,46, Much eredit is dee to the members and friends of New Hepe and especially tho ladies of the seiwng cirele, Miss Pinkie Dunn whobas been confined to her bed, with Phenman- ia is reperted to be getting along nicely. Mrs. Hattie Alexander entertain- the ladies of the Sewing Cirele Thursday, all enjoyed a very pleas ant afternoon. 333 : 777 Wichita Tabernacle 34: 34: - - Order of Twelve - - Will Give A Grand Musicale } Odd Fellow Hall | , : : Monday Night, May 22nd. | In honor of the Grand Chief Mentor of the Kansas-Nebraska Jurisdiction of 3 the Knights and Daughters of Tabor.. ; You Are Invited | PROGRAM “* My Country "Tis Of Thee ” Chorus of Children Opening Address sersnersseseeeeeelRew H W King Recitation sents sup sees sesveeeees «Amelia Thompson “* Make A Fuss Over Me” ++++++ Chorus of Girls ” Address Sadesb eatin a BGaid cs oonte eres t 0:0. eies en Piano Solo Be hare atic sues +++Pearl Hackley Vocal Solo AM sdhaak Spa ceases <i .....Stella Heck Reeitation - ire iaiacsttaiin tp .. Beatrice Miller Voeal Solo caslertiess: eéasecsseeees «sos Mary Alexamier Speaker of Evening Rev Frank Wilson GCM Recitation Flosa Madison Piano Solo <y eer, Vocal Solo Serene Swues +s Myrtle Fleming Japanese Drill ieee .-By Twenty Girls ry Under the Management of Mrs Thoc W Fine and Mas Henry Hale Mrs Mattie Miiler, Mistress of Program bs = Adults 15¢ Admission - Children 10e pabbb sb stb a a bp ba bhp bbb bbbbbp pobpbbpoooohboubbooee' ig es ee kOe ae : i 3 Smith's : 6 ; Non-Explosive Compound } Should Be In Every House Where Gasoline and Coal Oil Is 3 Used—It Renders Them Harmless—Byt, Destroying Their : ; Explosive Qualities. It also dds power to the heat of § ; Gascline and prohibits Evaporation. Persons whouse Smith’s : } Non-Explosive can with safety, free their minds from the § } care and worry that has hitherto prevailed among users of § + these two explosives. Gasoline becomes perfectly harmless a ; and non-explosive 30 minutes after it has been treated with : 3 Smith's Non-Explosive Compound. It Costs but a trifle. : > : ; Only 25 Cents Per Bottle ; ; Manufactured Ry : > aries : Wesley Smith 8 1955 orth Topeka Ave - = — Wichita, Kansas Wichita Trunk Factory Manufacturers Of— All Kinds of Trunks, Valises and Traveling Bags Repair Work A Specialty 507 East Douglas Ave. See ee ee eee eam The Ladies Sewing Cirele will give an entertainment Thursday May 25th, at New Hope Baptist Church. Ail are cordially invited. Sure Cure For Rupture or No Pay By using Smith & Cumbach’s Sure Rupture Cure, without knife or pain. Call on or write © Wesley Smith, 1569 N Topeka Ave — Wichita —_— WINFIELD NOTES. Geo. McDonaid of Wichiia came on Friday morning to cook at the Jewel Restaurant. A. R, Simpson was up from Ar- kansvs City Monday on business. Wm, Gossett'resigned his posi- tion as @hef at the Bon Ton Hotel. ‘Mr, ond Mrs, W. A. Wright have purchased ceme lots on South Men. or St , and will ereet a neat cottage in the near future, Will Harris eazse down from Ime dependence Kansas Thursday. Mesers Wm. and J, C, Fowles were ealled io Bi Reno Oklahoma last week in response to 8 meeage that their younger brother Henry was not expected te live. They ve- turned Monday, Their orcther died and wae buried last Friday, J, W iJackson tp-nt Sunday fa Wiebits. Rev Jobe Richardson, of Kan- sas City, Kansas dedieated the See- ond Baptist Church last Sunday. Rev, Richardson preached three good sermons, the services ‘were lat tended, 4 Mrs, A, R. Simpscnof Ackansas City, left Sunduy for Riverside Cal, where they will reside severa months. W. A, Wright is getting upa K P. Lodg: here he is expecting to put on the work Saturday the 20th- J. E, LewisGrand ©. of Wichita and others ere expected down: As they never swear up in Maine, the legislature of that state has im- posed penalties on anyone “who vexes, harasses or annoys another over a. telephone.” Certainly those two French doctors never had any reason to dream that they would ever have an opportunity to perform an autopsy on the body of John Paul Jones. Our ungallant probate court has ad- judged a woman insane just because she says she is growing younger as hor successive birthdays roll around.— Ohio State Journal. King Victor Emmanuel and Mr. J. ‘Pierpont Morgan had a very pleasant chat. The American money king is decidedly persona grata to the other kine since the Ascoli cope affair. : gt Meat and Eoo Production. 4. A writer on poultry says that we have but to produce summer cond! tions in the hen house all the time ito get cegs all the time. He assumes ithat the production of eggs is a mat- Her relating to a plentiful supply of heat, just as wo do not get veects- stion except by the joint work of heat Jand moisture, We doubt however if ‘the two are at all similar. We feel quite sure that ‘large quantities of ‘eggs cannot be obtained in the winter by merely having the heating of the poe right, nor would it be possible ito get eggs all the time if the con (Altions for egg laying were perfect. ‘ ‘The fact is that eg production is seonnected so closely with the mater nal instincts of the fowl that we have ‘more to hope for by obtaining early maturity ¢f fowls than by producing emer condiuons in the midst of ‘winter. If i: were a matter of summer none fous, we would expect to get imore eggs in October than in Febru: jary, yet, as we all know, October is @ tmonth of very small egg production. 1, We have had hens lay well during ithe very coldest weather in the month ‘of February and we have had hens do \aimost nothing in the finest days of iAugust. It is true that heat does jhave some effect on egg production 3 the spring. The spring heat forces ‘the rapidly developing vegetation, and the fowls that are permitted to run ‘in the fields and orchards get a great jvariety of both animal and vegeta- {ble feed. This variety of fecd with “exercise helps to stimulate the gener- vative processes, and the more the igenerative processes are stimulated ithe larger is the number of eggs pro- lduced. Underaround Poultry Houses. + Underground poultry houses are not jpopular in the United States. One reason for this is the current belief that underground houses are not fit labiding places for cither man or ‘east. They can be made sanitary but they usiilly are not, It is far easter to kee} them in an unsanitary ‘condition then it is a poultry house above the <round. Most poultry fhouses are neglected, and a neglected ‘underground poultry house soon be- jcomes widely known as a failure and brings disgrace on the whole list of {poultry houses constructed wholly or partly underground, Yet it is certain that the man who is careful and scientifically _inclin- ‘ed can construct a poultry house part- ‘ty underground and make great profit 'from it, ‘The temperature of the earth acts as his ally to warm the house ‘in winter and cool it in summer, pro- vided it is made as much as possible lot materials not readily permitting ithe passage of heat. i | We do not recommend the con- |struction of such houses on the farm junless cement is to be largely used jin construction and unless the land is {to be so perfectly drained that under jno condition can the walls and floor become damp. Dampuess must be lavoided for poultry as well as for farm animals in general. Under damp conditions the writer has seen chicks |so badly affected with rheumatism {that they could not move. 1 The Red Mite. " We cannot warn our readers often enough against the little red mite, hwhich is a destroyer of no mean mag nitude, Some years ago the Farmers Roview sent queries to poultrymen as to the cause of their greatest losses. 'Phe overwhelming consensus of re- |plies was that the largest losses were jcaused by mites and lice. People ‘going into poultry raising can hardly ‘believe that a little mite will destroy la large hen, but such is the case. The iwriter has had hens killed by these little vampires before he had learned ‘that there was a single one of the in- ‘sects in his poultry house. By all ‘means look after them carly and oft ‘en,—Farmers’ Review. ] ELS i ‘thie er- Gummer Fone. { We hear much about getting win- ss eggs, and yet many people make more money out of summer leges than out of winter eggs. We visited a large poultry establishment fin tne latter part of the winter and found the hens not laying at all. The sowner said that he was so feeding them that they would not lay till spring. He sold his eggs at several {dollars per dozen to people that want- jed fancy fowls and such people gen- ‘erally used the old hen to do their fincubating. The old hen doesn’t get jto work until spring, and that is the ‘time the producer of fancy eggs finds ‘the greatest demand on him, | Keep Clean and Disinfect. ‘ The poultry house and poultry yard ishould be kept clean and the ipoultry house should be disinfected jnow and then. There are numerous ‘things that may be used as disinfect- jants, among which we might mention iearbolic acid, lime, kerosene and the commercial articles: There is no doubt that many of these contain ‘germicldeal properties that are use- ‘ful in the presence of disease. A good ‘application of whitewash frequently will take the place of many other ‘precautions, but no precautions should therefore be neglected. | There ‘s no one best variety of ‘apples. “The apple that is best for one ‘thing is uot best for another. Hunting Bad Flavors. The farmer that sells his butter to the corner grocer has little trouble with what are known as “flavors.” If his butter has all kings of flavors he is likely never to hear from it, because the butter goes into the same lot with other butter and loses its identity. Not so the farmer that delivers his butter to select customers, who gener- ally pay him something above the rut: ing price for it. If his butter develops flavors not desired by the consumers, the maker is sure to hear from it. In such a case it is of Httle use te attempt to reason with the consumer whether or not they are mistaken. The best way is to assume that the customers have grounds for their complaints and begin looking fer the source of the bad odors. A careful in- spection should be made of the part of the’farmhouse in which the cream is kept and the butter churned. If they are found to be in the proper condition next inspect the cans, pans and milk vessels in which the milk is kept. . Some of Gur enterprising farmer: have learned how to make a curd test This is the setting of milk in a glast tube or bottle, allowing it to fermen: and then applying the nose as a tester If the milk is bad the nose will dis cover it quickly. The test of the curé to the eye also tells something. I! the curd is full of holes it shows the presence of undesirable ferments ir the milk. If the milk curd is from clean milk it will be smooth and quite ‘eompact. Pla Weanina Points. When pigs are some three weeks old they should be given a blood warm slop made with skim milk and mid dlings, Adding a little blood meal will show good results. This must be fed in a small trough to which the mother has no access. The little fellows will not eat much at three weeks of age yet we generally begin to feed them then and think it desirable to do so. After six weeks the pigs will eat fairly well and many then wean them. ‘This is really too soon. They should stay with their mothers till they are at least eight weeks old. It is very seldom that some are not weaker than others, and it is a good plan to remove the strong ones and let the weaker ones suck a few weeks longer. This will make the whole lot more even, and they will sell better in the fall. When weaning the pigs do not pen them, but give them all the freedom possible, For several years we have let our pigs run with their mothers until the old sows undertook the weaning them selves. Pigs treated in this way will make a remarkable growth. Of course when a fall litter is to be raised such a practice can not be followed. We are able to feed our sows cheaply with skim milk and pasture, otherwise it might be cheaper to separate the pigs from the sows after eight weeks and fatten and sell them as soon as pos sible—T. A. Strohschein, Winnebagc Co., Wis., in Farmers’ Review. Develop Frames. It is desirable to develop the frames of the young pigs, and for this reason they should not be fed on too much corn. Those that have begun to awake to the danger of feeding too much corn to breeding pigs, that is, pigs intended to be de- veloped into breeders later, yet make the mistake of beginning the too early feeding of a corn ration to the pigs intended for pork. The latter must have good strong bones or they may “go down behind” long before they have reached the end of the fattening period. We have seen hogs that had been fed on corn alone for months so weak in the bones that long before the slaughtering day came they could not stand on their hind legs. Develop the frame and a strong one and finish off on corn, Hellobora, This is one of our best insecticides for use in checking currant worm and asparagus beetle. It has the ad- vantages of not being highly poison- ous, though it is poisonous te some extent and should be kept away from children and animals. It can be scattered on the wet bush: es or may be dissolved in water for sprinkling on dry bushes. This latter is probably the best way to use it and the way in which there will be least waste. It is so effective that it is a wonder that anyone will try to keep down the worms by hand-picking. The Steer on Feed. To make good gains, steers should ve kept in absolute quiet. Anything which tends to rouse them or make them nervous interferes very serious- ly with their gain in weight. It should also be noted that they are free from lice, as a lousy steer will not make the best use of his food. Cleanliness with regard to managers is extremely important, and the animals.should be fed only what they will eat up clean before leaving the manger. The Successful Feeder. Tt is not necessarily the mar who geis the animal to eat the largest quantity of food who will get the largest gains, but it is the man whose whole interest is centered in the animal's, who watch: es everything in connection with them, and who is willing to sacrifice his own comfort and convenience to that of the animals under his charge. CLEARWATER NEWS C, RB, Wilfley was out last week looking up new subscribers at \Well- ington and Qsford Kansas. Mrs. Geo. Barton is doing some good chicken raising she has abunt 250 young ones, this is a good place for fries, 7 Mr, Geo, Barton haz a fine crop ef wheat and oats and also his corn ercp is lovkiag fine. Little Loyd Newlia a nephew of Mr, and Mrs, Barton is getting to be quite a farmer he can hitch up a team for his Uacle, Mr, 0, H, White was at Clear- water Saturday to visit his family. ©.R. Wilfley and fumily were eat for apleasadt drive Sunday after- noon, : KINGMAN ITEMS Mrs, C. E, Floyd and children visited in Wichita Sunday, Miss Nellie and Florenee Banks were in the city Friday and Satar- day. Saturday night Mr. Ed. Sanders (white) entertained the colored boys from eight until twelve o'clock, those present were J. J, Maloney, FR. B. Porter, Manson Martin, R. Z, Biggs, Cute Mill, and George Floyd all redort an enj yable time, Cute Mill spent a few days in our city last week, Mr, and Mrs, Robt, Davis inter: tained Fridey evening in honop of the Misses Banks of Pretty Prairie all report a fine time, Sunday night while Geo. Floyd was coming home from Wistita he fell usleep aud was taken te Pratt and was brought back Monday morning. Mr, Rabt Davis was on the sick list a few days hast week. WEFLINGTON NEWS. | The O. W. M. will meet with Misses Monrees en Wednesday af- teraoon, Master Franeis Reberts, Weli- ington’s finest lad returned Monday morning from a few days visit with Wichita frieads. Mr, Jobn Monroe is on the sick list this week. The ‘members off the Baptist Chvreh will give a sociai Friday night for the pastor Rev, Ji fferson, who is very ill at his home in Wieh- ita Kansas. Mrs. J, R. Oldham, recently re- turn-d from a visit in Arkansas City, and Oxford Kansas. Mrs, Charlie Robins n retarned Thursday night from Parsons Kansas where she went to attend the faneral ef her brother who died at bis home in Parsons a fow days days ago. Mr. C, R, Wilfrey, was in Well- ington attending business for The Searchlight, while here he appoint. a new reporter for this city, At the graduation exercises Fri- day night, Miss Ida May Hall one of our finest young ladies graduated from the pablie school, she may enter the Western University in Quinado Kansas next September:n foe Grand Worthy Counselor visited the Othsllo Court No. 9. Monday night, While here she visited with Mrs. J. R. Oldham, She left over the Santa Fe for Ar. kansas City where she will visit the the court. Mra. ‘Millie Hall left Tacsday morning for the Indiin Territory on important business, The wind is still blowing hard ‘Same Old Kansas.” Our fishermen ara having fine success thes? daye, The young peope are planning a pienie for Thursday or Friday of this week Presiding Elder Rey, J, R, Ran- om will bold quarterly eonferenee fin tho, M. B, Chureb Wednesday evensg. Ba le ‘ oe : ac F 3; E ound | ¢ Buy your Fresh Meat at the -Packing House Meat Market! tand Save Money. + Retrember the place--Market at tle Gate Zot Dold’s Packing House, Fol loefebelebedetefols blood flab beke thi tba Dr. J.E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon —Diseases of — Women and Children A Specialty New Phone 936 . Office 517 N. Main St ——<——<<_$$__—____—_- [. 5. NAFIZGER, W. R. TUCKER, President Vice President J. M. MOORE) Cashier é Fourth National Bank United States Depository Capital $200,000.00 Surplus £50,000.00 Directors—W, R. Tucker, W. E. Jett, K. L, Holmes, S. B. Amidon, BL F, MeLean, J. M. Moore, L. S. Nafti- ges, E. HW Middlekauff, 0, Z. Smith, A Gencral Banking Business Transacted WICHITA, KANSAS: We Want Red Front Racket The People’s Economy Store Sample Shoes We have just roceiveda large invoice of Men’s Work Shoes, Men’s Dress Shoes, Ladies’ and Misses Fine Dress Shoes, Oxford and Slippers, all styles and kinds AT WHOLESALE PRICES Tapp Bros. & Hanshaw Phone 257 255-257 N Main SEER OS PRS ay ES a OSE SSE ry a (| JOB PRINTING We Print AN YE HIN G LETTER HEADS NOTE HEADS ENVELOPES BUSINESS CARDS aa BILL HEADS HAND BILLS POSTERS MINUTES CIRCULARS TRY Us. WIGHIT! TABERNACLE No. 34, Order of Twelve ‘Meets First and Third Thursday Of Each Month All Daughters In Good Standing Invited Mrs, Mattie Miller, H. P. Hall 517 North Main Suet RECESS TSTTT TEST TTT T TEES ES =SMOKE= (BueveGeae =CIGARS= SOLD EVERYWHERE anner Mill Banner Mills + CUSTOM GKINDING + saseseee A Specialty ssccooee ALL KINDS OF COAL & FEED cio sic a 622.N. MainSt. Phone 680 .OUR JOB ROOM. * een. «. Are Now Prepared To Do All Your ‘Whiinds Of Fancy, Up to Date Work|} Job Work. We Invite A ‘Trial. ta. || We Guarantee To Please Yon, Both In Work And Price. You Will Find DONE)! Us At The Old Reliable Stand At | BY US HO North Main St ea Bring Us Your Next Job. niu || SS WE INVITE YOU TO CALL ee eee eee |§ ——————————| The PRINTERS who Can PRINT ! WwW a as 'S COVE r ly Hair May = | : de Straigh 7 j t By § > = : AFD, “ ; : coettee a : is a - ZED OX MARR : pes ae / Batman eae = oe ee eeeere| a ae Eeoeeees , fos ae Sah ay ; Eat S oe = : ; See celal = Sree ee ica ee = ; eee gana eae ae 2 ete . hleago, Iilinois. Our Prices “**4is‘tus rowssr OUR Work © 4° S?Rs pest ARE YOU? A Subscriber to. the SEARCHLIGHT? IF NOT, WHY NOT? Ip is:-ONLY SaacrEarS FOR A Nereus $1.00, WHOLE YEAR <== ee Delivered. : SUBSCHISETC-DAY 7 The April fool story printed in Ber- lin about the looting of Uncle Sam's treasury was taken seriously. The Scotch apparently are not the only people who need trepanning to get a joke into the brain cells. It is announced that the Ameriean national game has made great prog- ress in the land of the mikado. See- ing how the Japanese have been fight- ing all through the war, we thought that they could play baseball. Mrs, Oliver Harriman, one of the most fashionable. young women in New York, has decided not to go te Europe this year Yecause she thinks she ought to stay at home with her baby. What is hizh sociefy coming to? It may Be predicied with confidence that the new: hoop skirt will be some- thing different from the kind in vogue forty or fifty years ago. No oppor- tunity will be given by the, fashion makers for utilizing the contents of ‘the attics. Truths that Strike Home Your grocer is honest and—if he cares to do so—can tell you that he knows very little about the bulk coffee he sells you. How can he know, where it originally came from, how it was blended—or with what—or when roasted? If you buy your coffee loose by the pound, how can you expect purity and uniform quality? LION COFFEE, the LEADER OF ALL PACKAGE COFFEES, is of necessity uniform in quality, strength and flavor. For OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, LION COFFEE has been the standard coffee in millions of homes. LION COFFEE is carefully packed at our factories, and until opened in your home, has no chance of being adulterated, or of coming in contact with dust, dirt, germs, or unclean hands. In each package of LION COFFEE you get one full pound of Pure Coffee. Insist upon getting the genuine. (Lion head on every package.) (Save the Lion-heads for valuable premiums.) SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. NO MONEY TILL CURED. 28 YEARS ESTABLISHED. We send FREE and paid a 200-page postage and mailing address and Diseases of the Rectum; also 108-page illus. treatises on Diseases of Women. Of the thousands cured by our mild method, none paid a cent till cured—we furnish their names on application. DR. THORNTON & MINOR, 3869 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS MO. and 1080 Oak St. KANSAS CITY, MO. PETER H. HARRIS IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS PE-RU-NA CURED HIM. Cold Affected Head and Throat Attack Was Severe. Chas. W. Bowman, 1st Lieut. and Adjit. m. M. S. M. Cav. Vols., writes from Lanham, Md., as follows: "Though somewhat averse to patient medicines, and still more averse to becoming a professional aidvafit man, it seems only a plain duty in the present instance to add my experience to the columns already written concerning the curative powers of Peruna. "I have been particularly benefited by its use for colds in the head and throat. I have been able to fully cure myself of a most severe attack in eight hours by its use according to directions. I use it as a preventive never threatened with an attack." "Members of my family also use it like aiments. We are recommenderit to our friends."—C. W. Bowman. Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics. One reason why Peruna has found permanent use in so many homes is that it contains no narcotic of any kind. It can be used any length of time without acquiring a drug habit. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio, for free medical advice. All correspondence held strictly confidential. DANCE NATURE'S ESSENCE. Extracted From Forest Plants Nature's laws are perfect if we obey nature's sense of the order of the world, attentive to nature for the cure, to the best; there are mysteries here that we a fathom for you. Take the bark of wild-cherry tree, the root of manure, stone root, queen's root, bloodroot the extract of them with just the right proportions and you have Doctor Moore's Golden Medical Discovery. It took Dr. Pierce, with the assistance two learned chemists, eight years of work experimenting to make this valuable and alternative of the greatest efficiency. TWO SECRETS WELL KEPT. Tricks of Trade Guarded by Chinese and Syrians. "There are two trade secrets," said an artist, "that the outside world, it seems, will never learn. One is a Chinese secret—the making of bright and beautiful color called vermillion, or Chinese red. The color is a Turkish secret—the inlaying of the hardest steel with gold and silver. "Among the Chinese and among the Syrians these two secrets are guarded well. Apprentices, before they are taken for either trade, must swear a strong oath to reveal nothing of what passes in the workshop. These apprentices, furthermore, must belong to families of standing, must pay a large sum by way of premium and must furnish certificates of good character and honesty. "You have seen damascened steel, of course, and you have seen vermilion, or Chinese red. Remember the next time you look at these two things that their secrets have been guarded inviolably, have been handed down faithfully from one generation to another for thousands of years." THE ENEMIES OF SUCCESS. Endeavor First to Ascertain and Then Overcome Them. Bright, cheerful, hopeful thoughts and a strong belief in one's own ability to accomplish the thing undertaken are friends that will insure success. The ambitious person should learn as early in life as possible to pick out the friends and enemies of success and in many cases it will be found that the greatest enemy resides within himself. Morbid thoughts for example are infinitely greater hindrances to success than opposition from outside, and no health, no beauty, no harmony, no real success can exist in the atmosphere of abnormal melancholy or morbid ideas. Overcome the enemies to success within yourself and you will have done much toward reaching the goal of your ambition.—London Answers. Care For Prisoners' Teeth. Toothbrushes and tooth powder are to be supplied to all the inmates of the Austrian prisons. lated during the winter. Doctor R. V. Pierce, the founder of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, and a physician of large experience and practice, was the first to make up an alternative extract of roots, herbs and barks, wrirown a potion of coconut or caraway, which purifies tones up the stomach and the entire system in Nature's own way. The "Golden Medical Discovery" is just the tissue builder and tonic you require when recovering from a hard cold, grip, or pneumonia. No matter how strong the constitution the stomach is apt to be "out of killer" after a long, disordered period, the medical disordered, for the stomach is the laboratory for the constant manufacture of blood. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery strengthens the stomach—puts it in shape to make pure, rich blood—helps the liver and kidneys to expel the poisons from the body. If you take this NATURAL BLOOD PURIFIER AND TONIC you will assist your system in manufacture of blood, that is stimulating to the brain nerves. The weak, nervous, run-down, debilitated condition which so many people experience at this time of the year is usually the effect of poisons in the blood; it is often indicated by pimples or boils appearing on the skin, the face becomes thin—you feel blue. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical discovery is as blood humors as well as being a tonic that makes one vigorous, strong and forceful. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery STANDS ALONE as the one medicine for stomach, liver and blood disorders that has the ingredients printed upon the wrapper of every bottle leaving which eures in nature's own way; not only does it STAND ALONE in respect to its ingredients but also as the only spring tonic and reconstructive which absolutely contains no alcohol. "I was taken with a severe cough, weakness in my back, a "glimmer" over the eyes, a bruise on my forehead, a "order" writes H. Gaddis, of NZS South Tanna Avenue, Tacoma, Wash. "I felt sluggish, did not care for anything, had no life, it was too cold," she said. "I read Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser and went rightaway and purchased Golden Medical Discovery, and before I had left, I felt better. If any doubt the truth of this testimonial they may write to me." Dr. Pierce's Pellets Cure Constipation. ALL MAY GO OUT NOW ALL MAY GO OUT NOW More Riotous Scenes Expected in Chicago This Week. STRIKE BREAKERS ARRIVING Employers' Association Active in all Parts of the Country—Strikebreaker Curry in Kansas City Securing Men For Chicago. In the expectation that all of the union teamsters will go out in Chicago this week the Employers' Association of that city has sent telegrams to the various Employers' Associations in the leading cities of the country asking them to send strike-breakers to Chicago as fast as they can be secured. Already Kansas City has shipped over 300 strikebreakers to Chicago, and efforts will be made by the local employers' association to send as many more today and tomorrow. The fight is on in deadly earnest in Chicago, and the employers say they will break the backbone of the Teamsters' union. In their efforts they will have the support of associations of business men throughout the United States. Advertisements were inserted in Kansas City newspapers last night for teamsters who are willing to go to Chicago to take the places of union men. Transportation is furnished the men and they are paid $3.50 a day and board. Permanent positions are promised the men, but those who desire to return home after the strike is broken will be furnished transportation. Members of the Kansas City Employers' Association look for a repetition of the riotous scenes that characterized the early stages of the teamsters' strike in Chicago. The fact that practically all of the teamsters are to be called out, thus more than doubling the number of men now idle, will give the present strikers a new army of recruits and swell the forces of the discontented to a degree that may more than tax the powers of the police and sheriff's office in Chicago to subdue. While it is not admitted there seems little doubt that soldiers have been promised the Chicago business men in the event the local authorities are unable to properly protect wagons and drivers. 'Strike Breaker Curry will arrive in Kansas City, Mo., from St. Louis, where he has been in consultation with the Employers' Association. It is said St. Louis has contributed a large number of strike breakers and that there will be more go from that place to Chicago. The wages offered are most tempting and it is said little difficulty has been experienced in getting men to go from Kansas City or St. Louis. Sell Warships to Japan St. Petersburg, May 18. — The Russky Slovo declares that Russia, having failed to complete the negotiations for the purchase of the Argentine warships, an intermediary has now arrived in Paris and is negotiating their sale to Japan. PRESENTS TO SULTAN. Kaiser Sends Grand Cross of The Red Eagle. Berlin, May 18.—A dispatch from Tangier to the Lokal Thnzeiger says: "During the audience with the Sultan of Morocco at Fez, Count on Tattenbach-Ashold (the head of the German mission to Fez) read an address expressing Emperor Williams' thanks for the warm reception given him at Tangier through the Sultan's relatives. The count further referred to the emperor's visit as proof of the strong permanent friendship of the emperor for the sultan. "The emperor," continued he, "wishes to maintain the relations with Morocco guaranteed by solemn treaties and develop them in the interest of both countries." The count then handed to the sultan on behalf of the emperor, the grand cross of the Red Eagle order, with chain and diamonds, expressing the hope for a long and independent reign by the sultan over the state. The sultan was visibly delighted and expressed warmly his thanks for the extraordinary mission, to which he gave a hearty welcome to Fez. The audience occurred in the outer hall of the palace, where the sultan sat surrounded by all the foreign ministers and other dignitaries. The French and English military mission greeted Count Von Tattanbach-Ashold in the first court of the palace as he entered. General in British Army. London, May 18.—It is officially announced that King Edward has appointed King Alfonso of Spain a general in the British army. The appointment dates from May 17, the birthday of the Spanish king. Confiscated by Prize Court. Nagasaki, May 18. — The Dutch steamer Wilhelmina, captured by a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer while on her way to Vladivostok with Cardiff coal, has been declared confiscated by the prize court at Sasebo CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Cha. H. Flitchur. in Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE GENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. NEW PENSION LAWS SENT FREE Apply to NATHAN BICKFORD, 914 F St. Washington, D. C. Comfort--Economy A Cool Kitchen No knifings to chop--no dirt--and a kitchen as comfortable as the sitting room--that's Quick. You won't do the work, while a match and you have instantly a red hot fire—and in no time breakfast is ready. And it code timed for fun of 6 a day. It's as simple and as safe as an ordinary kerosene lamp. It is built according to the inimitable people's ideas--they have tested the QUICK MEAL (Evaporator) GASOLINE STOVE In every possible way to their full satisfaction. The Quick Meal saves land and doesn't need every morning and ever so much time during a day. You can roll it in your Dining Room if you want wherever you use the Quick Meal, your room remains clean, cool and comfortable. You should have a Quick Meal in Your kitchen. If your dealer doesn't carry it, tell us, and we'll sell you. Would You Like a Present? We will send you something wonderful--something wild, like if it is simply told by your center's name and say whether or not he carries a piece of your name plausibly so the present will be sure to reach you safely. Bingen Stove Co., Div. Makers N. 6th St., St. Louis, Mo. "The Wonder City" ELDORADO SPRINGS Hidden away in the foothills of the Northern Ozark slopes, in the midst of green forests, lies Eldorado Springs, Mo., an ideal health and pleasure resort. His discovery of its now famous Springs, thousands have received benefits from the healing waters, and have gone away eloquent testimonials of their curative properties. During the summer season, excursion tickets are sold to Eldorado Springs at GREATLY REDUCED RATES To those seeking a quiet, ideal place in which to spend a summer vacation at a minimum expense, Eldorado Springs offers many attractions. Booklets and fell particulars as to train service, rates, etc., must be under any Katy Agent, or by邮送. MEN'S PATRIOT $3.50 SHOE WOMEN'S MAYFLOWER $2.50 SHOE These Shoes were Awarded Grand Prize at St. Louis World's Fair The PATRIOT SHOE for Men is made from all leathers, over stylish yet comfortable lasts, to fit any foot. They are Goodyear waltles, which means flexible soles, with no wax or tacks to irritate the skin. The MAYFLOWER SHOE is made in weltes and hand turna. It is stylish, durable and comfortable. Ask your dealer for them. If he does not handle these shoes, write on direct. They will please you and you will save from 50 cents to 150 per pair in prices usually charged for shoes of this character. STAR BRAND SHOES ARE BETTER ROBERTS JOHNSON & RAND SHOE CO. ST. LOUIS U.S.A. W. N. U.—Wichita—No. 20—1905 When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. RED CROSS BALL BLUE used every washday will make your clothes white as snow and as beautiful as when new. The most competent housekeeper in the country, use Red Cross Ball Blue and no other. Just try it once and you will see the difference. All grocers sell it. Large packages &c. PARROT KNOWS THE SERVICES. Pet of English Clergyman Has Remarkable Sagacity. The rector of a Hampshire (Eng.) parish possesses a most wonderful parrot. Though the rector lives two miles from the church, the bird invariably accompanies him to the sacred building. While the service is proceeding the bird recognizes his master's voice, and when he reads a lesson or preaches one can hear the bid outside chattering away. The parrot also joins in in the "Amens" and is evidently quite conversant with all church service routine. The service over, the parrot screams with delight, circles about its master's head, perches on his shoulder and finally accompanies him home. The attachment of the master to the bird is only equaled by the parrot's evident pride in and affection for its master. Sale of New Jersey. On April 16, 1681, the province of New Jersey was offered for sale at about $25,000. An original letter is still in existence from the Earl of Bath to Lord Norbury, since sold by auction as a curious manuscript, containing a proposal for the sale in which it is represented as "a country almost as large as England, belonging to the late George Carter." Novel Written in Verse. A London publisher received the manuscript of a novel written, from beginning to end, in verse. Curious, he read it and found it not at all a badly story; so good, indeed, that he is willing to print it if the author will translate it into English prose. Mrs. Winstow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 29c's bottle. Goodness and selfishness cannot exist at the same time in the same nature. USE THE FAMOUS Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 3-oz. package 5 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. When we are lifted on a higher plane mentally we should strive to hold our footing. Many Children Are Slickly. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Home, New York, Cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, Break up Colds and Destroy Worms. Atall Druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Many people are not half so bad as the influence from their nature appears. MOTHERHOOD Actual Sterility in Women Is Very Rare—Healthy Mothers and Children Make Happy Homes. MRS. MAE P. WHARRY MRS. L. C. GLOVER Many women long for a child to bless their homes, but because of some debility or displacement of the female organs they are barren. Preparation for healthy maternity is accomplished by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound more successfully than by any other medicine, because it gives tone and strength to the entire female organism, curing all displacements, ulceration and inflammation. A woman who is in good physical condition so her children the blessings of a good constitution. Is not that an incentive to prepare for a healthy maternity? If expectant mothers would fortify themselves with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which for thirty years has sustained thousands of women in this condition, there would be a great decrease in miscarriages, in suffering, and in disappointments at birth. The following letters to Mrs. Pinkham demonstrate the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in such cases. Mrs. L. C. Glover, Vice-President of Milwaukee Business Woman's Association, of 614 Grove Street, Milwaukee, Wis., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— "I was married for several years and no children blessed our home. The doctor said I had a complication of female troubles and I could not have any children unless I could be cured. For months I took his medicines, trying in vain for a cure, but at last my husband became disgusted and suggested that I Many Women Have Been Benefited by try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; this I did, and I improved steadily in health, and in less than two years a beautiful come to bless our home. Now we have some knowledge for, and all the credit due to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." Mrs Mae P. Wharry, Secretary of the North Shore Oratorical Society, The Norman, Milwaukee, Wis., writes. Dear Mrs. Pinkham;— "I was married for five years and gave birth to two premature children. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was recommended to me, and I am so glad I took it, for the health of my children. I am to a strong, happy and healthy one within seven months. Within two years a lovely little girl was born, which is the pride and joy of our household. Every day I bless E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for the health, health and happiness it brought to our home." If any woman thinks she is sterile, or has doubts about her ability to carry a child to a mature birth let her write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., whose advice is free to all expectant or would-be mothers. She has helped thousands of women through this anxious period. Women suffering with irregular or painful menstruation, leucorrhoea, displacement, ulceration or inflammation of the womb, that bearing down feeling or ovarian trouble, backache, bloating or nervous prostration, should remember that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound holds the record for the greatest number of actual cures of woman's ill, and accept no substitute. Mrs. Pinkham's Advice and Medicine. SUPPLEMENT TO THE SEARCHLIGHT Wichita, Kansas. Saturday May 20, 05 One thing is certain. If hoops are coming into style, feminine golf is going out. The proposed coffin trust is a very grave matter, that should at once receive the attention of the trust busters. Unlike President Roosevelt, Mr Gates now feels that going out after bears is both dangerous and unprofitable. Two coachmen have married rich women. They have demonstrated their ability to drive in double harness. As a mild retort it would be just like Mr. Carnegie to set aside a small fund for the maintenance of decayed dukes. There are some persons who never will believe that they cannot buy up all the wheat in the world until they have tried. It has been discovered that women wore corsets as far back as 1600 B. C. Nevertheless the sex has managed to survive till now. The St. Louis man who killed himself in order that his wife may be happy has not set an example that will be generally followed. Forbes Robertson declares that Hamlet was not mad. Hamlet never saw himself portrayed on the stage by an amateur actor. At the present rate of progress the chauffeur of the future will have to be a graduated physician, with a knowledge of embalming. The son of a Pittsburgh millionaire has secretly married a kitchen girl, but, if anybody, perhaps she may be the one to be commiserated. Gabriele d'Annunzio is said to be writing a tragedy based on the life of Nero. The fire scene, with the emperor violinning, will be great. How will the New York multimillionaire who was fined $25 for breaking the automobile ordinances ever be able to bear up under the blow? Sarah Bernhardt says crinolines are "infamous," but as she also objurgates trousers and silk hats, we conclude she's only half right after all. A New York landlord announces that he will not make trouble for people who have babies in his flats. Some men would risk almost anything for notoriety. As they never swear up in Maine, the legislature of that state has imposed penalties on anyone "who vexes, harasses or annoys another over a telephone." Certainly those two French doctors never had any reason to dream that they would ever have an opportunity to perform an autopsy on the body of John Paul Jones. Our ungaillant probate court has adjudged a woman insane just because she says she is growing younger as her successive birthdays roll around.—Ohio State Journal. King Victor Emmanuel and Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan had a very pleasant chat. The American money king is decidedly persona grata to the other king since the Ascoli cope affair. Harvard students have shown that there are fifty methods of working one's way through college, but the chances are that none of them is so satisfactory as working dad's checkbook. A dispatch from Cleveland says Mrs. Chadwick is not receiving visitors. It isn't necessary, however, for the doorkeeper to tell any fibs for the purpose of making callers think the lady is out. In spite of that astrologer's horrifying prediction about a coming earthquake that is going to destroy New York, we doubt if the Astor real estate will be advertised for sale at panic prices. The April fool story printed in Berlin about the looting of Uncle Sam's treasury was taken seriously. The Scotch apparently are not the only people who need trepanning to get a joke into the brain cells. It is announced that the American national game has made great progress in the land of the mikado. Seeing how the Japanese have been fighting all through the war, we thought that they could play baseball. Mrs. Oliver Harriman, one of the most fashionable young women in New York, has decided not to go to Europe this year because she thinks she ought to stay at home with her baby. What is high society coming to? It may be predicted with confidence that the new hoop skirt will be something different from the kind in vogue forty or fifty years ago. No opportunity will be given by the fashion makers for utilizing the contents of the attics. A Philadelphia girl has just been awarded a tract of land in western Florida embracing 1,200,000 acres. When Your Grocer Says he does not have Defiance Starch, you may be sure he is afraid to keep it until his stock of 12 oz. packages are sold. Defiance Starch is not only better than but contains 16 oz. to the package and sells for same money as 12 oz. brands. Harmless Printer's Ink. The German daily General Auzegier publishes an editorial announcement that in future two of its daily editions will be printed in ink which will not injure any meat or butter which housewives may wrap in that paper. In a Pinch. Use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE Physicians Not Writers. It is a curious fact that great writers, speaking generally, have been no lovers of the medical profession. This is doubtless the reason why doctors for the most part cut so sorry a figure in literature. Scribes of all sorts take a special pleasure in girding at them. British Medical Journal. Cleaned Out. When a deep cellar becomes filled with heavy, poisonous air, it is never safe to go into it until it has been cleaned out. When your body has been poisoned with the foul residues of undigested food, it is just as necessary to clean it out. To do this pleasantly and safely take Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. It is a pure, scientific preparation which has no equal in the cure of constipation, headache, billiousness and stomach trouble. Sold by all drugstores at 50c and $1.00. Money back if it fails. Harsh Treatment for Child. This piece of news appears in a paper published in Port Louis, Mauritius: "For having stolen 9 cents worth of charcoal a child aged 15 years has been sentenced by the district magistrate of Flacq to undergo nine months' imprisonment." Private Car Lines. The railroads seem very willing to have the private car lines brought under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission. A railroad president is authority for the statement that lines are paid mileage, without discrimination, and the question of excessive charges is a matter for the shipper to settle with the car lines, so long as there is no law to govern their rates. Car mileage paying has been decided to be as legal as the payment of rental for property. Walled Cities of China. The "walled cities" of China are well named, for the majority are surrounded by walls thirty to forty feet in height, and from sixteen to thirty feet in breadth. The city of Hsianfu is surrounded by a wall sixteen miles in circumference. Opening of the Uintah Indian Reservation. The Uintah Indian Reservation in Utah, containing 2,425,000 acres of arable land, to be opened up for settlement on September 1, 1905, is described in a pamphlet just issued by the passenger department of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad company. A valuable map, showing the country to be opened up and the various routes by which it can be reached, is published for the first time in this pamphlet, which may be obtained by addressing General Passenger Agent S. K. Hooper at Denver. Wives of the King of Assam. The King of Assam has 200 wives, who are divided into nine grades. When one of them dies her body is lowered from the roof of the palace to be buried; the law in Assam prohibits the carrying of a corpse through the doors. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect ear ag, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases have been treated with One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. It is treated by Hail's Catarrh Cure. Send for clarifiers. free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Sold by Drugstores, Inc. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. The Origin of Woman Haters. A jealous and nagging mother will do more to make her son a woman hater than anything else in the world. ITCHING SCALP HUMOR. Lady Suffered Tortures Until Cured by Cuticura—Scratched Day and Night. "My scalp was covered with little pimples and I suffered tortures from the itching. I was scratching all day and night, and I could get no rest. I washed my head with hot water and Cuticura Soap and then applied the Cuticura Ointment as a dressing. One box of the Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap cured me. Now my head is entirely clear and my hair is growing splendidly. I have used Cuticura Soap ever since, and shall never be without it. (Signed) Ada C. Smith, 309 Grand St., Jersey City, N.J." Largest Producers of Petroleum. Roumania is now the fourth largest petroleum-producing country in the world. The list is headed by the United States; then comes Russia, while the third place is held by Austria-Hungary. MARLOW STORM A SEVERE WIND STORM VISITS SEVERAL INDIAN TERRITORY TOWNS NO FATALTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED Terrific Storm, Almost Cyclonic in Proportions, Occurred at Marlow—Amount of Damage May Reach $15,000—Other Towns Visited MARLOW: A furious rain, hall and wind storm struck this city Friday morning doing much damage to buildings, crops and stock of goods. Only one family was seriously injured. The storm struck with terrible fury and many of the smaller residences were moved from their foundations, others were unroofed, and many glass fronds in the business districts were blown in. One family was seriously injured by their home falling in upon them. The absence of fatalities is due largely to the fact that when the storm appeared people sought shelter in storm caves. Rain fell in torrents, and hall-stones large enough to smash window glass added to the confusion and to the damage. Rush Springs Struck RUSH SPRINGS: An exceptionally sereve rain, hall and wind storm visited this town Friday morning, blowing down a few small houses and destroying hundreds of dollars worth of window glass. There were no fatalities. The hall did much damage to property, breaking window glass and allowing the rain to pour into buildings. It is feared that growing crops are It is feared that growing crops are badly damaged. CHICKASHA: A heavy storm came up from the southwest striking this city about nine o'clock Friday morning. The damage was not great, but owing to the recent awful disaster at Snyder the fright of the people was terrible. One house was struck by lightning. Large hail accompanied the storm and did considerable damage to windows. The rain fell in torrents. Bain and Hail at Wynnewood Rain and Hail at Wynnewood WYNNEWOOD: This section was visited Friday morning by a terrific storm, which did great damage. The rain came down in torrents, and the streets were rushing floods within a few minutes. Hail fell thickly and completely covered the ground. Many building roofs were punctured by the stones, and the damage to stocks of goods from water will amount to considerable. Gardens were pounded to the ground, and it is supposed cotton and corn suffered from the hail, and the wash, which was inevitable. Wind Storm at Davis DAVIS: This town was visited by a terrific wind storm on Friday. Rain and hail accompanied the storm. It is estimated that within twenty minutes three inches of water fell. The storm came from the northwest, and the wind blew at the rate of fifty miles an hour. Great damage was done by the rain and hail. A cloud which appeared just before the breaking of the storm caused many to run for caves, and the public schools were dismissed. ESTATES GO TO:HEIRS Lands Cannot be Given by Will Until After Five Years MUSKOGEE: Judge Raymond has filed an opinion in the case of Leader vs. Smith, in which he holds that a Creek citizen cannot dispose of his allotment by will until five years have expired from the ratification of the supplemental agreement made with that tribe in 1901. In 1900 Annie C. Byrd selected her allotment in the Creek nation, and received a certificate therefor from the Dawes commission. She then made a will in July, 1901, leaving all the land to her friends, Hattie Smith and T. E. Blackwell. Mrs. Byrd died in August, 1801, leaving no children, no father, no brothers or sisters. John Leader was found to be a full brother of Mary Byrd, mother of Annie Byrd, and Albert Carr was found to be a halfbrother of Mary Byrd, and these two citizens were found to be the only heirs at law of Annie Byrd. Under the construction placed upon the law by Judge Raymond the devisees under the will cannot receive anything, and the estate goes to the heirs of Annie Byrd. The decision is of importance at this time, as it is the first instance wherein the question has been decided in the Creek nation, and many law suits are now pending in which the same question is involved. Granted a Charter TOPEKA: The state charter board has granted a charter to the Midland Valley Railroad company of Fort Smith, Arkansas. It has a capital of $1,865,000, and is building a line of railroad from Fort Smith to connect with the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf in Indian Territory. EL RENO: H. C. Thomas, a traveling saxman of Baltimore, Md., committed suicide here by taking morphine. MARVELOUS GIFT OF BIRDS. Homing Pigeons Able to Make Their Roosts in Pitchy Darkness. Although birds are not placed near the summit line of evolution, their ability to fly gives them advantage over nearly all the mammalia. Their mysterious power of changing their pality or weight in order to dive in water or fly has been often discussed and the almost incredible velocity of their motion when migrating, sometimes amounting to four miles a minute for vast distances, has no parallel among other animals. A series of careful trials with carrier pigeons reported from France shows apparently without doubt their possession of a highly developed sense of direction. It was supposed that homing pigeons depended upon sight to find their way, but these experiments have been conducted between Ceremes and Roann in the darkness of night. In twenty minutes the first bird, dispatched at 10 p. m. reached its roost, a distance of seventeen miles being traversed. Half of the number arrived before midnight and the remainder followed in a few hours. Were Good for Both. Paulding, Miss. May 15th. (Special)—In this neighborhood men and women alike are telling of the great benefit they have received from the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills and it frequently happens they are the means of curing members of both sexes in the same family. Take the case of Mr. and Mrs. F. Erby. The latter voices the sentiment of both when she says: "My lips cannot express too much praise for Dodd's Kidney Pills. I suffered with Backache and Female weakness for four or five years and I feel that I have been wonderfully helped by Dodd's Kidney Pills. My husband, too, was a sufferer for five years from a weak bladder and they also cured him." Dodd's Kidney Pills make healthy kidneys. Healthy kidneys mean pure blood and good health all over the body. No woman with healthy kidneys ever had female weakness. Many burdens are being carried through darkness that would disappear in the light. To the housewife who has not yet become acquainted with the new things of everyday use in the market and who is reasonably satisfied with the old, we would suggest that a trial of Defiance Cold Water Starch be made at once. Not alone because it is guaranteed by the manufacturers to be superior to any other brand, but because each 16 oz package contains 16 oz, we will use the three packs contained but 12 ozs. It is safe to say that the lady who once uses Defiance Starch will use no other. Quality and quantity must win. The First Writing. The first writing was picture writing, in which the meaning was indicated by a drawing, as a serpent or bird to represent those creatures. The Phoenicians invented characters to indicate signs which are substantially the same as our present letters. Brunettes Have Advantage. It is claimed that the faculties and senses of brunettes, as well as of dark and full-colord animals, is much more acute than that of blondes and white animals, thus enabling them to avoid dangers which their less fortunate brethren would not notice. PAINFUL SCIATICA EVERY SUFFERER WANTS THE VERY QUICKEST CURE. Mr. Donovan Thinks the Remedy Used by Him with Such Remarkable Success the Best—Cured by Five Boxes. "Men who have to do difficult and dangerous work on electric lines at any hour of day or night, can't afford to have anything the matter with their health," said Mr. Donovan. You can imagine, therefore, how much I was alarmed one winter's day in 1902, when I was seized by a pain just behind my right hip that made it difficult for me to walk home. It was so bad by the time I reached the house that I was obliged to go straight to bed." "Did that relieve you?" "No, the pain grew more severe and kept extending downward along my leg. I sent for a physician, and he soon decided that I had sciatica. In a few days the whole nerve was affected, and the least movement brought on terrible agony." "Did your condition improve under the doctor's treatment?" "Quite the contrary. At the end of two months I wasn't a bit better, and at times I feared that I would never be able to leave my bed." "How did you get out again?" "How did you get out again? "When I was lying in bed, unable to move and wasting away in flesh, a friend visited me and told me about the wonderful cures brought about by a great blood and nerve remedy, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. He strongly urged me to try them, and I lackily had sense enough to take his advice." "Did von mend quickly?" "Yes, that was the astonishing thing. I noticed a slight improvement before I had quite finished the first box of the pills, I could get out of bed while I was on the third box, and I was entirely cured by the time I had taken five boxes." Mr. Joseph A. Donovan is living at Plaistow, New Hampshire, and is line inspector for the Haverhill, Newton and Plaistow Electric Street Railway. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are the remedy to use when the blood is thin, as in anemia; or impure, as in rheumatism; or when the nerves are weak, as in neuralgia; or lifeless, as in partial paralysis; or when the body as a whole is ill-nourished, as in general debility. They are sold by all drugstores. LATE MARKET REPORT. Rancho City. NATIVE STEERS. $ 4 50 $ 6 30 HOGS—IEEE. $ 3 25 $ 6 35 WHEAT—No. 2 hard. $ 1 00 $ 1 05 WHEAT—No. 2 hard. $ 1 00 $ 1 05 CORN—No. 2 mixed. $ 490 OATS—No. 2 mixed. $ 310 HAY—Choose Timothy. $ 9 50 $ 10 00 Prairie. $ 7 75 $ 8 75 BUTTER. $ 18 $ 11 EGGS. $ - $ 10 Chicago Live Stock. GOOD TOPRIME STEERS. $ 5 75 $ 6 75 STOCKERS & FEEDERS. $ 2 80 $ 5 10 HEEFERS. $ 3 00 $ 5 65 HOGS. $ 5 43 $ 5 22 Chicago Cash Grain. WHEAT—No. 2 Rel. $ 1 10 $ 1 01 No. 2 Hard. $ 930 $ 930 CORN—No. 2. $ 530 $ 540 OATS—No. 2. $ 330 $ 310 St. Louis Live Stock. BEEF STEERS. $ 4 50 $ 6 30 COWS & HEEFERS. $ 3 50 $ 5 50 TEXAS STEERS. $ 3 50 $ 5 50 Cotton. LIVERPOOL. $ 4,351 NEW YORK. $ 8,256 $ 8,452 GALVESTON. $ 8,452 Chicago Futures. WHEAT- May. 94% 94% 91% 94% 95 July. 87% 87% 83% 84% 87% Sep. 80% 81% 8% 8% 8% DOWN- May. 51 54 54% 52% 53% 53 July. 41% 48% 48% 48% 48% Sept. 47% 48 48 47% 47% 48% WHEATS- May. 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% July. 22% 23% 29% 29% 29% Wichita Live Stock. HOGS. $ 5.05) $ 5.10) COWS. 2.8) $ 3.25) COWHERS. — — $ 2.51) HEIFERS. — — $ 2.51) STEERS. 3.0) $ 3.85) CALVES. 3.75 $ 4.00) LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF. At Sukhumkale, Russia, many shops and stores have been closed and barricaded. A panicky feeling prewails. Twenty-two miners were killed by a premature explosion during blastings operations in the Almasy coal mine at Resiza in Hungary. President Roosevelt has approved the recommendation of Secretary Morton that the body of John Paul Jones be buried at Annapolis, Md. The census bureau prudently refuses to admit that Chicago has 2,000,000 inhabitants. The strike statistics haven't been compiled yet. At Moscow many persons of the wealthier classes who feared trouble went abroad during the last fortnight. All trains to the frontier are crowded. Former President Grover Cleveland has returned from a cruise in Southern waters, which began two weeks ago on K. C. Benedict's steam yacht, Oneida. The Pope, has appointed Cardinal Satoll, formerly papal delegate in the United States, to be protector of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word at San Antonio, Texas. Digo Mendoza, the newly appointed minister of Colombia to this country, is a prominent lawyer, a noted student of international law and political enonomy and a member of congress. The semi-official North German Gazette says it is authorized to deny the words attributed to Emperor William in his remarks to the higher officers at Strassberg as published in the home and foreign newspapers. The Order of railway Conductors, in convention in Portland, Ore., adopted resolutions disapproving President Roosevelt's stand in the matter of railroad rate legislation, and opposing the regulation of rates by a government commission. Sam White, of Riverside, on the Klamath river, in California, has a boy which was born February 29, and in addition has one which was born on Washington's birthday, one on inauguration day, two on All Fools' day—April 1, one on Thanksgiving day and one on February 2—ground hog day. Also three more boys born on other dates. Nothing has been heard of the movements of Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet since May 9, when the Russians left Vanfong bay. The French naval training ship Dugay Troin, which was reported to have struck a rock in Saint ean de Luz bay, was refloated. At Chicago twelve new witnesses were subpoenaed to appear before the federal grand jury investigating the beef industries. All of the persons for whom writs are issued are commission firm employees at the stock yards here. It is believed that an attempt is to be made to learn the relations existing between commission men and packers. Baptists from all over the United States will gather in St. Louis this week for the purpose of discussing the organization of a general convention to be known as the Baptists of North Amrica. The divisions of the Baptist church-North and South—were made by the civil war. The new plan will include Canada. E. W. Stevens, of Columbia, Mo., will pre side. It is reported from his home in Iowa that Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who is a widower, is to be married again. His daughter, Miss Wilson, has done the honors of his household in Washington. Secretary Wilson, by the way, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1835, and came to this country in 1852, settling first in Connecticut. 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