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YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. he Negro The Lab A FORCEFU he Negro And The Labor Problem FORCEFUL LETTER By Mr. H. W. Marshall, Of Wichita Who Makes A Strong Argument s Are Clearly And Unquestionably Are Clearly And Unquestionably Pressed 4. W. Marshall one of our very best literary readers has the folio to say under the head of "The and Labor." These few lines of Marshall are of more than interest when it is known that Marshall is a unionist of long and is a man of much thought and reading on all matters of events. He speaks as follows; strike in Chicago calls our at-o-organized labor, its relation negro and whether we should present organizations or not. greater majority of the colored laborers from conditions, would be, and I believe are, in all matters pertaining to labor problems. In the present attitude of Amer-icism as my basis, I think to stand aloof from unions advantage of the opportun-ing present themselves to us present laborers. I am for thinking as I do about by watching the life of the Knights of Labor, the the Federation of Labor and the national organizations of Labor. I am me that they allow the col- to join them for the sole of handicapping the colored as it were, to use the fin- the colored men to pull the out of the hot embers. refer you to several incidents past to prove my premises. Begin with the Knights of Labor early eighties opened their doors colored man in many places; we to them and then it was that male work began although the men were union men the fore-the works always had "all the wanted" when a colored man for work—and a white union followed him and was given a further back in 1871 to 1877 in Industry and Rolling mills the organizations were so exclusive was not safe for a colored man to close to a city on pay days. In the special shooting target for the brother. The union coal miners, rolling mill and other white union men would think of working with them. Now a demonstrated fact that men are laborers and other laborers compete with them either for indirectly. the white union men would with colored union men and THYEAR. the operators had to move their iron ore to Birmingham, Ala., where they could get colored labor to work the ore and colored miners to mine the coal. They did not stop there but they saw that this paid and in 1875 more than 250 colored coal miners were brought to Springfield, Ill., and put to work in the coal mines there in the north shaft of the mine, these colored men opened the way and went through even death during the tough times around Springfield but they stayed and are there today. The colored men were not union men and did not cause the strike and after their arrival on the scene were not the aggressors in the many scenes which followed but in the skirmishes for their right to earn an honest dollar by honest toil the colored men "got theirs" in full. In Missouri the same conditions existed about 1883. Colored men were put in the mines in Beaver, Mo., which of course caused a state of trouble, but the colored men held on and today they draw more than $5,000 per month from No. 6 shaft alone. In the early eighties Pittsburg, Kas., even used to be more severe on colored people than that hell-hole, Blackwell, Okla., is said to be now, but the operators got tired of being ruled, ruined and dictated to by a few non-interested and selfish union miners, so they brought in the colored miners and scenes of excitement, riot and disturbances created by the union miners is still fresh in the minds of the people. The white union man only seems to be willing to use the colored men when they wish to carry a point, but they must learn that the labor interests of the white laborer is the interest of the black laborer and the two laborers must learn to work side by side in all trades if union labor would be what it is intended and I think the colored men should stand to themselves and outside of unions until all agree to allow union men, regardless of color the same chance. The white labor unions are trying to solve two problems at one and the same time—that is, the labor problem and the race problem; but they will are long learn that one of these at a time is gracious plenty for any organization to tackle. Another instance which shows the uneven working of organized laborers as to the black man is shown by the action of the International Brick Layers' union in Kansas City a few years ago when they demanded that all men who did brick work for the city be a union man and the council passed such an ordinance and it was generally supposed that a competent colored bricklayer who had worked for the city for over seven years on some of the most particular work done there would be permitted to join the union and continue his work, but it was not so. This colored bricklayer was refused membership and lost his job on which he depended to support himself and family. So we learn that the union, as such, is for the white mechanic, the laborer, the white printer, the white man in all other lines and is only for the black man on emergency calls. Right in our own town of Wichita I have seen the Plasters' union turn down a qualified plaster who held his card from the Topeka union and was a first-class workman. Boys, stand off and look on until the unions get right. Don't let the word "scab" intimidate you, because you are not a "scab" until you join a union and fail to live up to the rules. While I believe that a union is all right, when it is a union indeed, and in act, I do not believe in the present system of unions that are for the benefit of part and against the other part. As Lincoln said about our great republic, it could not stand "half slave and half free," so I say about the cause of union—it cannot prosper and flourish by dragging and fighting against one of the necessary and component parts of its very existence—the black laborer—its most formidable ingredient. All labor must, of necessity, compete with the black laborers. EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE COLORED PEOPLE. The uninterrupted growth of Fitzgerald. Ga., and the faith of investors in its future is well demonstrated by the opening of several suburban tracts, the latest move in this direction being the christening of Fairview, a track lying east of the original plot of the city. This new division is owned and controlled by W. R. Bowen and J. M. McDonald and contains 30 acres. It is divided into 190 lots and will be settled exclusively by colored people. Race Envy Must Stop The Baltimore Afro-American has a very pertinent editorial in its columns this week pointing out the fact that the Negroes who were jealous of the political success of one of their number, deliberately turned in and helped defeat him, electing a white man. Brutus, after giving the many reasons why he loved Caesar, concludes by saying, "but as he was ambitious I slew him."—Detroit Informer. Among our folks, it is a crime to be ambitious, and if you are ambitious, or if you are at the head of an ambitious organization, trying to feed and clothe and house Negro men and women—if you are ambitious to do something for racial uplift, you must expect to pay the penalty. Never were words more applicable to the Negro uttered—"but as he was ambitious I slew him."—Richmond, Va., Herald. The Difference The Jews, rich or poor, always build fine churches. The Jews are the most successful financiers and commercial agents in the world. Is there any relationship between the two facts just stated? We commend them to certain of our contemporaries.—Star of Zion. The Jews may build the finest of churches and doubtless ought to do so, as they are financially able. The Jew is clannish in the extreme. The Jew has been the trader ever since God covered the earth with the carpet of green, and sent the first babbling brook singing on to the sea. The Jew literally owns the world and has been from the dawn of creation acquiring the same. The Jew has a religion which he lives and practices every day of his life. The Jew has a religion of blood and race which says, always says, "Jew first." The Jew has a religion which sends every Jew to a Jew store—a religion which supports the Jew lawyer, doctor, merchant and believes the only people which God made and for whom God really does care is the Jew.—Herald, Richmond, Va. The cup of wormwood and gall which we force another to drink, will sooner or later be brought to our lips, and deep and long will be the draught. The law of retribution is inexorable—slow but certain and sure. You are going to get back the devilment you do another.—Ex. Perhaps the court which decided that milliners are not "artists" never had occasion to inspect the thoroughly artistic work some of them can do with pen and ink on a plain, ordinary billhead. It must have been picturesque to see Gen. Linevitch going down the lines of his headquarters troops and saluting each soldier with an Easter kiss. Gen. Grant never did anything like that. A man in Sedalia, Mo., wants a divorce from his wife on the ground that she chews tobacco. It must be a terrible thing for a wife to have to choose between a husband and a plug of tobacco. The season of the year is now here when the average school boy forgets all his other studies in trying to solve the mathematical problem of how to steal third base without ripping the seams in his pants. It is a great shock to the census taker to have a woman come to the front door and tell him calmly that her age is the same as it was when he called on a similar errand of inquiry five years ago. The daughter of a wealthy English man has married her father's chauffeur. If a decent coachman is a better man than a worthless duke, a good chauffeur ought to stack up pretty well in comparison with a chumpish prince. "I never took anything which would affect people who were not able to stand the loss," pleads Defaulter Smith of San Francisco. A similar plea helped Robin Hood with the populace, but would hardly have touched sheriff or judge. White and Black Jobs Atlanta, Ga., May 29.—Perhaps it might be well to tell here what is meant in the South by a "Negro's job." The definition can best be given by an illustration. Last year two candidates in the city of Atlanta were running for a municipal office. Among other things charged against one by the other was the fact that the former had aided in keeping a colored man in a job over the application of a white man for the place. The candidate who had to bear the brunt of this charge retorted that it was true that he had favored the black man over the white man but explained his apparent turning down of his own kind by saying that the position was one that had been known for years as a "Negro's job," or rather as not a "white man's job," the inference being that there were certain characteristics about it that amde it the exclusive property of a black man. In a word it was a position hat a white man should think himself above holding. The job was that of a porter-janitor in one of the municipal buildings, and the man who filled it would necessarily have to do some bowing and scraping to officials, big and little, in order to draw his pay check. This, it was contended, was not what a white man should do, and so the job is held even until now, and from appearances will be held for years to come, by a colored man. It was not so long ago that it was considered worse than disgraceful for a white man to be a barber, and the few who had the temerity to stand behind the chair and call out "you next, sir," while strapping the blade preparatory to doing peculiar stunts to over-hirsuted faces, were looked upon with disgust, contempt and a feeling that they were less than men, certainly less than white men. With the flight of time their tribe has not been very appreciably increased and the delectable job of talking male humanity to death while separatin it from its hair is left to the almost exclusive care and keeping of the citizen of color. The men who drive the sanitary and the grocers' delivery wagon are almost uniformly colored, for, be it remembered, those occupation sare not in the catagory of what are styled "white men's johss." In truth, rather than engage in it the proud Anglo-Saxon would any day prefer to preside from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. in the close confines of a dusty cotton factory. So far as digging sewers or other excavations is concerned it is some places worth a man's life to ask a white man to do that kind of work, so great is the aversion to it. One runs a great risk when he inquires among a crowd of white men for one who will be the presiding genius in a private stable and whirl the family through the streets while holding the reins over the thoroughbreds. You are just going to find one white coachman out of a thousand knights of the reins and the proportion does not increase with the increasing population and equipages. Maybe Italians, Polaks and others of their lik and odor, may, in the days to come, supplant the colored jehu, but NO 5 just now no such prospect is in sight and it will be a far cry from this day to that unless all signs fall. This relinquishment of certain jobs to colored men is one of the peculiar sequences of slavery and flourishes today, in most instances, because white men themselves do not prefer to employ others of their own race to do certain kinds of work and because it has been a hard matter for the sons of men who once owned slaves to do any sort of work that was generally done by slaves or the sons of slaves. Slavery itself fostered the idea of indolence to a great extent in the young white man and nothing but years of contact with bustling, pushing humanity, coupled with necessity, will eradicate it. Before emancipation the young white man's duty and the old one's, too, for that matter, was mainly to oversee and take care of what the slave had produced. Their physical exertions were reduced to the minimum and consequently they were, after freedom and even now, disinclined to many forms of manual labor. The children of the tenth generation will not see totally obliterated all the objections Southern white men have to seeing men of their own kind doing certain species of work. The disposition to regard particular classes of manual labor as being "Negro jobs" redounds to the colored man's advantage. It causes him to accumulate property and to acquire a bank account. Knowing that he is not likely to be soon removed from a job of the kind mentioned he starts in with the intention of doing the best he can and of making himself a master of his work in reward for wages paid him. Not infrequently it happens that he makes inroads on places held by white men, places that were not, therefore, considered "Negro jobs." When once he has succeeded in getting a foothold in them they speedily become recognized and characterized as the colored man's work and will not in a long time, if ever, be filled by white men. Every now and then sme statesman out of a job or seeking one arises to remark that the Southern colored man should be made to pay for the common school training given his children just as if he was not already doing that very thing. It gives one that tired feeling to have forever to drink down that draught that the Negro is being educated off the taxes that the white man pays. Neither this state por any other southern state gives to its black children their just deserts from the money gathered into the treasury by the tax collectors. Certainly no advantage is gained over the white tax-payer by the colored school boy or girl. In most of the states the poll or per capita tax paid by colored men, with that paid on personal property, is sufficient to pay all of the expenses incurred in teaching the colored youth of the state, leaving the considerable sum paid as taxes on real property to be used as the sweet will and pleasure of the politicians and office-holders might direct. It is a falacy out of the whole fabric, this spreading from the house tops that the white man's neck is burdened by the galling yoke of Negro schooling. If every dollar paid in by colored men for all tax purposes whatsoever was applied to the education of their sons and daughters, the Southern states would have the most efficient teachers and the best equipped schools for colored youth in the country. Aside from this consideration is the continued on page three W. N. MILLER, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Wiehita, Kansas, as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published Every Saturday at No. 110 NORTH MAIN ST. -RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION -STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. One Year [ by mail ] ..... $1.00 Six months [ by mail ] ..... 75c Three months [ by mail ] ..... 50c ONE MONTH ..... 150. Advertising Rates Made Known On Appl cation. NOTICE!! - All matters addressed TO THE SEARCHLIGHT for publici tion must be signed by the part or parties writing. 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Mr Swan is having one of his houses at tenth and Mosely moved on a lot 100 ft South He contemplates the erection of another house in the near future Mr Swan is a substantial property owner in our city and is coming to the front Do not forget the Ball Monday night at Odd Fellow hall. W C. Neely has moved his 2nd hand store to 428 N. N Main st Mr and Mrs Thos Glover are remodoling their house at Elm ane Market and when completed they will have an ideal mansion. Rev J J Jefferson is slowly im proving. James Maurice has been on the sick list for the past few days Remember Monday night at Odd Fellow hall Wichita now needs a good colored grocery store If someone should open a grocery store for heavens sake let one be all-- one is enough Shysters do not find Wichita as easy for theirgraft as once up on a time The Shyster is a pestilence and a nuisance HOUCK Hardware Store First Class Goods at Lowest Prices 116 East Douglas Avenue FOR RENT—Two rooms for young gentlemen. Apply, Mrs. W. H. Jones, 522 N. Water. --- 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 que Chatauqna week in Winfield. For details and acceptance of this challenge write. W. N. Miller, 110 N. Main St. DELMONICO Restaurant MEALS 15c Lunch at All Hours Cold Drinks Good : Meals : Prompt : Service 346 North Main St. Mrs. Chas, L... Kiner Prop. Cleaning Works Kid Gloves and Fine Fabrics Cleaned and Repaired. —All Work Guaranteed— 332 North Main st. J. A. Jackson, Prop. 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 Wednesday evening. Please take notice. LEGAL NOTICE First Published in The Wichita Seavlight Saturday, May. 12th. 1995. Hymeneus Weygandt, Plftt, J. vs Notice Ella J. Weygandt, Dft. The above named defenhant 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 then pleud, answer demur to the plaintiff's petition wherein filed a decree for divorce proconfesse will be entered against her according to the prayer of said petition. J. C. Milton, Atty for Plaintiff Editor Searchlight Wichita, Kansas. Dear Sir:—Will you permit me to make a short statement through your paper TO THE MASONS OF KANSAS: At the last session of Prince Mall Grand Court which met in Atchison, Kansas in 1904, it was found that we were in need of a home for decept members of the Order that came 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 Williams, 547 Lydia, Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Rev. Duval of Topeka was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Vance last week. FURNISHED ROOMS Torent at a reasonable price Mrs Sherrils -311 W Murdock Dr. B. A. Wright has accepted a position in James J. Oldham's Drug Store 615 N Main st as pharmacist. Dr Wright fills the place form erly held by Mrs. Pauline Johnson and will be glad to meet his friends. Two Annual Sermons are to be preachedjat the A.M.E. church on Sunday June 13th. The Masons at 3 p.m. in the afternoon and the Knights and Danghters of Tabor at 7 o'clock in the evening. MASKED BALL Odd Fellow Hall 517 North Main Street Fun! Fun!! Fun!!! Fun!!! Monday Night, June 5th Given by the Pan-Han-Dle Club See Hand Bills —Pay for the Searchlight. ' UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. ' Pay your honest debts remember you will want credit again. Don't cheat or take advantage of your negro newspaper man. Albert Starns the five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W Starns 1149 Piatt has been very ill for several days is much improved at this writing. Mr. and Mrs Otto Weiss left Sunday for and extendep trip to Germany. The will be absent about four months. Mr. Henry Braden made a trip Sunday with the excursionsts to Kansas City. Mrs. W. A. Bettis has returned home from a visit to her parents in El Paso Texas. Mrs. P. Newlin of Maize was in the city on business during the week. The Ladies Home Mission and Supplement club met Monday after noon with Mrs. J. L. Harper. Masked Ball Odd Fellow ball Monday night June 5th. Come out early. Mrs. Marguerite Watson gave a royal dinner in honor of Rev. F. Wilson C. G. M. at her home last Tuesday eve. MASKED Odd Fellow Hall Monday Night Given by the Pan See Hand Admission Only GOOD RECORDS The following colored pupils of the Park School made a perfect record during the school year '04—'05. Fifth gradr Ada Clark 4th grade Albon Fester, Ethel Topp 2ad Frank Wilkins jr. Mesdames Luella Robinson and W. N. Miller were the guest of Mrs. Geu. A. Wallace for supper Thursday eve. Mrs. B Morris is aported slowly on the mend. Mrs. Morris is having quite a seige of sickness. The Annual sermon of Arkansas Valley lodge No 21 will be preached at the A. M. E. church Sunday June 18th at 3 p.m. Rev. H. W. King officiating. G. H. Young has moved a house on his lot at Main and Elm sts and will soon have another house to rent. Wichita Tabernacle No 34 and Taborian Temple No held a joint session in their hall Thursday night. It was one of the most aggreeable meetings ever witnessed in secret society meetings FANCY, neat up-to-date JOB PRINTING is what we are now prepared to do. Patronize your race print shop—the SEARCHLIGHT Job Printry—nw faces of type—and good workmanship. Give us a show at your work. The following young colored gent went to Joplin on Decoration Day on the big excursion which went from Wichita to that city;-- Frank Street, Ben Rogs, Clate and Earnest Robinson, R. Henderson, A. Webster, Miss Hazel Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Thomas. All report a fine time. Mrs. M. E. Banks of Arkansas City arrived in the city Sunday in response to a telegram stating the sickness of her grandson Albert Starnes. She will remain in the city for several days and contemplate removing to our city in the near future. The Lawn social given by Golden Red Tent at Mrs. Sherrile was a grand success. Mrs. M. W. Madison entertained Rev Frank Wilson Chief Grand Mentor of the Knights and Daught ers of Tabor at her home Wednes day afternoon. Mrs. B Watson royally entertained Rev. Frank Wilson while he was in our city last week. When you want a bargain in furniture call on the Meyer Furniture Co. 322 N. Main street. They carry a full line of nhw and 2nd hand goods. Give them a call. A good many colored people went to Kansas City on the excursion Saturday. D BALL Call 517 North Main Street Fun! Fun!! Fun!!! Fun!!! nt, June 5th n-Han-Dle Club Bills 25c 25c PASTORS RALLY A big rallà will be held at the A. M. E. church June 25th (the 4th Sunday in June) to help raise money on the pastors salary. Kev. H. W. King is pastor at the A M. E. church and has a host of warm friends who will come forward on June 11th and in a most substantial way aid in this good cause for a good man. WILL PRESENT DRAMA Mr. G. M. Smith is preparing to present a drama "Ruined by Drink for the benifit of the Quindare fund of the A. M. E. church. This is one of the most strongly cast drimas that has ever been presented to the people of the thn community. The date of presentation has not yet been set. The Annual Sermon of Wichita Tabernacle No. 34 and Taborian Temple No 11 Knights and Daugters of Tabor will be preached at the A. M. E. church at 8 o'clock on Sunday night June 18th. The Annual Sermon will be preached by Rev. H W King pastor of that church. Mr Abe Alexander is reported seriously ill at his home 215 So. Washington ave He should receive the attention of all, WESTERN UNIVERSITY The Great Educational Institution for Kansas and the West..... DEPARTMENTS: Theoiogical, College and State Industrial. COURSES: Classical, College, Normal, Musical, [ Instrumental piano, oagan and harmony, Mechanical], Carpentry, Business Course, Stenography, Dressmaking and Plain ing, Farming and Gardening. ADVANTAGES: Splendid Location Influences and Thorough Teach INFORMATION: For terms, prices, fered, write to William T. Vern PRESIDENT QUINDARO, Phones Office-Reside USE IMBODEN IMPER FLOUR MENTIONS: Theoiological, College, Normal, Sub-Normal State Industrial. 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And all goods; jought by myself will be sold at first cost, adding only ihe regular price for Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing | Iyy motto is ‘* Live and Let Live ” : If your Clothes needs Dyeing, Cleaning or Pressing, tring them to the O. K. Dye Works and get good werk, Special Attention Given To Ladies’ Work — ~ Proprietor and- | CoG Hanson; Stee 330 North Main Street s | nat a a RACE A ae a Sa ae aC at eae er eae eneenenes webbed herd deedebebdedtebedebee a \" J Seconp To Nene —— It Js White As Snow. -—— TRYIT OTTO WEISS. Agent L LLAMA A Bo fofosfecfe bdo bole deol fealeofoaferlel PBF S SH EH (belles csp beecca shy ‘ Myron A. DEAN | : Groceries, Fruits, Vegetables | and Feed. i C16 N- MAIN ST | WO1-Both Phones - {04 CE Ee ee eevecesennececens eee E EEE EEL FESS SESE ESET ENE TE TE ETEEI OQ.ecws Dave Stowe Prescriptions Filled with Care «.. Drugs of all kinds, Cigars and Tobacco... Your patronage solicited. + Once a customer, always a ‘ custemer. Our store is Headquaaters for Colored people. ‘ 615 North Main st. teks deciatiiedi sense Stebbins W. O. Rafferty Vehicles, Farm Implements Light Harness, Robes, Etec. +-213-West Douglas Wichita New Phone 1787 Kan, te Furnished the night or week —_— Transient a Specialty Mire. Heck, Prop. 242 North Water St. Meese eres ee eee The ocery J.ine Your wants need careful at- ‘ention and our store is the ace to get it. We handle the best of Faney and Staple oeeries and our prices are reht. Orders given prompt tention, €rnan & Co., E Douglas Pone 357 RUGGIST Verite, Rane Yih A ay UG ig £9) LB j vi : TAR Shs a a\ i? iN Ly Wal SG CoD J itl 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 jong- er it wears, the harder it gets. J. H, TURNER, 537—547 West Douglas Ave. | JOB PRINTING of all kinds is done by the Searehlight—Come up ‘and let uss show you our new sam- ples of fency goods in the print line. NOTICE: Any one desiring hair dressing done can find me at 427 N. Water. Mrs, Lee Anderson, 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 saie euezy day in the year. Ask C. W. STRAIN, D P. A. S. Wichita, Kar. Wichita Trunk Factory All Kinds of Trunks, Valises and Traveling Bags Repair Work A Specialty 507 East Douglas Ave. 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 = — = Kansas ease ET RD WANTED: Every one to know that the SEARCHLIGHT bas a uew installment of type and is now ready to do all kinds of faney up- to-date job work, Give us a call, eoncluded from tront page ‘observation that the colored man not only does not get in school what he should from the amount of taxes paid by him, but that he is a very small sharer in the hundreds of thousands of dollars given. by the general govern- ment to the states to be by them used for educational purposes without re- gard to race or color, It is a notorious fact that the colored schools receive a most insignificant part of these ap- [propriations. It will be remembered, jn thia connection, that some evar gic the legislature of the state of Georgia took away an appropriation of eight thousand a year from Atlanta University because a few of the chil- Gren of the white teachers were being taught in the school with the colored pupils. ‘The money was a small part of the fund given the state by the fed- eral government. By way of atoning for this act and because they were compelled to make some sort of show of doing something for colored educa- tion out of this fund it was decided t¢ give possibly four thousand dollars out of them any thousand received to the colored agricultural schoo) at Savan- nah, It is safe to say that were it not for the good dollars so generously gtv- en by northern philanthropy the cause of Negro education in the South would be in a most deplorable way. It will soon be time for our Souther schools and colleges to close, and that is another way of saying that the sweet girl graduate and the bold boy orator will in a short time be in our midst. With their coming will naturally arise the question as to what they are going to do now that their school days are over, For them and for us this is a serious question, made so because al- most without execption each young nan snd soung woman must ent upon the battle of life with nothing but their own strong wills and force of character to pilot them to success. With little of family prestige and less of worldly goods, they must hew a pathway through a forest of oppres- sion and darkness, It must be sald and with probable pride that many of their predecessors, in truth very nearly all of them, who started their life work under simflar disadvantages have forged to the front and have made of themselves men and women of whom the race is an dthe entire country should be, proud. a Jas. J. Olden, the druggist, has a fine soda fountain in his place and fs prepared to serve you to any flavor of ‘the best soda water you may wish, Indian - Cowboy Exhibition and Buffalo Chase AT BLISS, Okla, ‘ ° J h Sunday, June rith. seseessece WIAs oe S \ r SANTA FE ROUTE A HISTORY - MAKING EVENT Designed to mark the passing of the Cowboy and commem- orative of the dissolution of the tribal relations among the Ponca and Otoe Tribes of Indians 2500 Indian Dances and Sports 250 COWBOYS—BRONCO BUSTING and PASTIMES eS BE ee ee ROUND UP OF 5000 CATTLE—ROPING CONTEST SRE ee eae Among those who will participate: Miss Lucile Mulhall. The interpid horsewoman and winnerof the champion medal for roping and tying. ——————— Old Time Buffalo Chase—Largest herd in existence. An Easy Trip to Make—Special Train Leaves at 7:50 a m Arrives at BLISS at 11:10am. Returning leaves Bliss at 5 pm. Reaches Wichita at 9:15 pm All Particulars at the Depot L. R. Delaney, Agent F ; . ee ? “To The Coast ‘This phrase has come to mean a very common, every- , day performance—people travel to and fro between the ; east and California as unconcerUedly as you please- Rock Island transcontinental Tourist Sleepers (so com- fortable, economical and gratifying to the traveler) lerve the East ‘and West on their interessing trips several times — ,aday. In fact, they are operated over two routes and on the Rock Island rails via both routes for a good share of the , distance. ; Via El Paso, through New Mexico=the Southern route: yin Colorado and Salt Lake City—The Seenje route. Each way has its points of advantage: a good plan to go one way - and return the other. ‘Special excursion rates in effect om numerons datos during snmmer months. Excursion fickets to Portland on sale every Gay. ; "Oar folder “Across the Continent in a Tourist Sleeper,”* with fall informa: ; tion about rates, Sent promptly upon request ©. E, BASCOM, ©. P, A. WICHI1A, KANSAS. ASU J. A. STEWART, GEN'L AGENT. KANSAS CITY. ina ee as a oe ee eRe eeeee® PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY. Best Laundry In The City ” can Phone 233 SELOVER & SOUS, Props. W. M. Dunson, Painter and Paper Hanger Work Guaranteed Prices Reasonable Office 517 N. Main St Phone 936 New Sleeping Car Liae On Mo. Pac, Ry Commencing May Ist., the Mo. Pac. will put in operation a new sleepiog oar line between Denver, Golo., and Little Rock, Ark. The Throughear for Denver willleave Wichita every day at 8:15 p. m., arriving at 12:00 Noon, next day. The car for Little Rock will leave Wiebita at 1125 a. m.,and arrive at Little Rock at 6.15 a. m., next day, The last. mentioned car will connect at Little Rock, immed- iately, with train at Hot Springs, arriving there at 800 a, m. , Yhis is the best sleeping car service, eperated through Wich- ita, to Denver and Little Rock, making the most comfortable con- nection for Hot Springs. It will especially accommodate invalids and convalesencts who desire to go tither to Colorado or Arkansag Is IN CHARGE Rev. Henry Uaderwood has been hesen by the members of the mem- bers.of the New Hope Baptist chureb aa their leader in raising the funds to purchase their new chureb, Since astuming charge Rev Underwood hus succeeded in rais- ing $200.00 and has made a first payment on the church. The church is purchasing the church building of St. Paui M, E, church at. 13th &Lawrence and hope to move it on their lots on Rock Island ave. between 3rd and Central. To aid in earning the balance of the money Rev, Underwood and the members of that church will hold a big rally on the3rd Sunday in July, Every one help them. Sunday and Sunday ‘night were very distagreeable looking, It look- ed every minute as thovgh there would come a wight storm— but Inekily the storm did not come. Rev § S Boston of Dover Okla, preached atthe A. M. E. chureh Sunday night, ATTENTION TENTS Golden Rod Tent wiil hold s meeting at the heme of Mrs. Bich. ard Heck 855 N. Market on Satur- dey afterroon June 3rd. at 2 p.m All the obildren are requested to be presont. Mrs, Thos, W. Fine Queew Mother, NOTES OF WESTERN UNIVERSITY. Rev, Ford pastor of the leading Baptist Church of Denver aecompain ed by Rev, E- Arlington Wilson, pastor of the Metrepolitan Baptist Chureh of Kansas Gity, visited the university, Rev. Ford was very much delighted over his trip and predicted a grand future for the institution, Prof. C. W. Rogers a preminent teacher of Atkansas while in this svction of the countiy made it a point to call and see what we are doing. In his remarks he referred back to his school days to the ineompet- ent teachers, the disadventagesetc., which do not cenfront the student of today, “There isno reasom why you stydents should not sreceed with the exellent opportunities you have, your distinguished president, supported by an able faculty.” After visiting the grounds and building Pref, Rogers left for the South, Miss Lena Hultz of Lawrence Ks aud Miss Marie Clymore of Argen- tine Kansas, former students of the universi‘y, were pleasant eallers on Friday. Miss Clymore has just finished a successful year of teach ing in Argentine. Dr, P, M. Edwards of gt.Joseph sfent a few hours with us last week Mr. Nel Obannon, a solist cf Topeka, is expected to be with us during our exzreises and will rend er some very fine selections, Everybody is cordially invited to attend any or all the exercises, dur ing the Commencement week, Con veyances will met the visitors at the Quindaro Biv’d cas line, Come and hear the distin guished men of the race, and see what they are déing, hear what they have to ay about other sections of the coun try. Mre. 8, Newman of Co orade Springs acesmpained by her son is visiting her daughter Beatriee wao has been attending the univer sity this year, CLEARWATER NEWS | Miss Ethel Barton and cousin were in Clearwater Sunday in theis mew bagey. | O-H, White wasin town last week ea the aevount of the rain to visit his family. Earnest White was in Clear~ water last week shopping and buy ing repairs for his binder, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Biggers and little Willie Dixon were in @learwates \Saturday and moved their hovee hold goods to Wichita, C: R, Wilfley will soon have come new irish potatoes large enough te eat and alse a nice garden, Clearwater is getting a lage stone building, Mr. and Mrs- Newland of Bdynes- ville are in the eity visiting Mr, and Mrs Earnest White. Geo, Barton was in our city om busine s last week. C. R. Willey was at Wichits Saturday on business concerving his fatherinlaw Leonard Biggers and nis fatm in Biaine Ce Okla. Clearwater was visited by 3 large rain Wedne day, ThsB T. W. clnb met at the esidence of Mre, Thos. Glover Wednesdao afternoon, Quite 5 num ber of ladies were presert and an interesting meeting was held, Daizty refreshments were served afterwhich the club adjourred to meet with Mrs Eddie Bowers 1735 . Emporia Wednesday June 7th 1905. All membors are requested to be | present, THE FULTON CONFIRMATION SUITS FOR BOYS We have an elegant line of neat, dressy Co Suits in black and dark blue; newest patterns, lat $3.00 to $6.00 With shirt waists, vests, and ties to mat Watch Free We give free with every fit costing $5. or more a g Straw Hats Are the thing to wear now, split straw hats are very f Prices from 50c to $5.00 have an elegant line of neat, dressy Co- ck and dark blue; newest patterns, latte $3.00 to $6.00 with shirt waists, vests, and ties to mat Free We give free with every fit costing $5. or more a g Hats Are the thing to wear now, split straw hats are very f Prices from 50c to $5.00 We have an elegant line of neat, dressy Confirmation Suits in black and dark blue; newest patterns, latest styles With shirt waists, vests, and ties to match Watch Free We give free with every boys' outfit costing $5. or more a good watch Straw Hats Are the thing to wear now, Millans or split straw hats are very fashionable Prices from 50c to $5.00 SHOES We are absolutely going o shoe in the store must be sold than cost. You can't afford to Don't Worry | F. S. HUN absolutely going out of the shoe business store must be sold now. We are selling You can't afford to miss this. F. S. HUNT, Mgr. | W We are absolutely going out of the shoe business. Every shoe in the store must be sold now. We are selling at less than cost. You can't afford to miss this. JOB WORK 180U Let us try you Phonog Columbia, V S OUR HOME us try your next orc honograph lumbia, Victor Edi Let us try your next order Phonographs Columbia, Victor Edison PUPPY Columbia X P Records 25c Songs, Band, Orch Almost Anything You Won Sold On East Eberhard -Corner Douglas an What We're HIS MASTER'S VOICE I P Records 25c Edison Gold Songs, Band, Orchestra, Talking. Anything You Would Care To Listen Old On Easy Payment Eberhardt & Hay Corner Douglas and Emporia Avenues We're Here Columbia X P Records 25c Edison Gold Mold 35c Songs, Band, Orchestra, Talking. Almost Anything You Would Care To Listen To— Sold On Easy Payments Eberhardt & Hays -Corner Douglas and Emporia Avenues- Dreaming of home. Of home and of you. All through the morning And afternoon, too; Leaving you mornings, Alas, and alack! Nontime and night-time hurrying back. That's what I'm here for, That's why I do. All that I doe, Darling for you. Bringing home things You think good to eat. Pockets of goodies For you when we meet; It's hard to be the morning, And afternoon, too. To do what I ought Just for thinking of you; I think of your morning To meet me, you tyke. And I long to drop everything Baby, and hike! Keen Criticis Criticism by I Keen Criticism by Indian The author of "Canadian Savage Folk" has much to tell of Indian life and character before the savage had come in contact with civilization. This information is of the greater interest because so few of the tribes are left who have not come under the influence of white teaching and example. Anxious to learn all I could about the marriage customs of the people, says the author, I asked one of my friends, "How many wives have you?" "Three," said he. "How did you get them?" "Well, I gave a horse for the first one. She was not very good looking, so I got her for one horse. The second one was good looking and a good cook, so I paid two horses for her. The third was a beauty. She was a good cook and she had a fine disposition; I gave three horses and a gun, and a saddle for her. She was a beauty!" --- ```markdown ``` of neat, dressy Confirmation newest patterns, latest styles to $6.00 tests, and ties to match give free with every boys' out- posting $5. or more a good watch e thing to wear now, Millans or draw hats are very fashionable to 50c to $5.00 SHOES out of the shoe business. Every now. We are selling at less miss this. R HOBBY ur next order graphs Victor Edison EDISON GOLD MOLD 35c Hestra, Talking. Would Care To Listen To— Easy Payments Adt & Hays and Emporia Avenues— e Here For Mike back to you, baby, And lift you and hold You close to your daddy, And smooth back, the gold That hides your white forehead And kiss your warm brow, Dear baby, I'm longing To do it right now! To it right now, It's hard, dear, to wait And knew you are watching For me at the gate. I know you are watching, I see your blue eyes; Or out in the yard You are making mud pies To show to your daddy We can have again, And you'll run to meet him And love him, and then Your laugh will ring loud And he will laugh, too. There's naught like the love Of your daddy for you! -J. M. Lewis, in Houston Post. After narrating this to me in a businesslike fashion he turned to me and said, "Apawakas, how many horses did you pay for her?" "Apawakas" is the Indian name of my wife. It means White Antelope. I was rather taken aback to have the tables turned upon me so quickly, but determined to make the best of the situation, so I proceeded to tell the Indian the white man's method of obtaining a wife. Afterward the explanation was given of setting up housekeeping, and I told him that the mother-in-law provided pillows, blankets and many of the necessary things for the house. When this point was reached the red men could not restrain their laughter any longer. They shook with amusement at the strange customs of the white men. After they were able to control themselves, one of them said, "They paid you for taking her!"—Youth's Companion. Watch Us Grow KINGMAN ITEMS Missea Florence and Nellie Banks of Pretty Prairie attended the commencement exercises in the city Friday night, George Chester and Harrd Floyd went fishing Saturday afternoon and caught abegt forty large fish. The ladies of Kingman have or ganized an S. S. O. K. club. All wish them succes. Mr. Davis is the owner of a fine colt which made its appearance Sat. right. Mr Robt Davis while out doing his evening chores Tuesday eve, Bessie his thorough bred mare kicked him. We all hope that his injvryr will not prove fatal! Andrew Hall the very popular and capable potter at the Mo. Pac. Railway depot has recieved his household goods and fine horse from Ft. Scott and is now prepared to be a full fledged Wichitan. Mr Hall will buy a brand new buggy and with his fine horse and and new buggy he will cut a wide capper in Wichita society. He is a fine young man and will hold his NEWLON NEWS On May 15th a surprise party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Colman the occasion being his 39th birthday. These present were:— Rev. and Mrs. Denton Mr. and Mrs. Ford Mr. and Mrs. J. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Petree Mr. and Mrs. Roach Mr. and Mrs. J. Roach Mr. and Mrs. A Coleman Mr. and Mrs. S Dickinson Mesdames Childs, Anderson, Broils, Warfidld, Brockway. Messers Neely and Malone. A very pleasant time was reported and many beautiful presents were received. The evening was spent in conversation, reading and a guessing contest of which the evening past away very quiet. The party met at the home of Mrs. J. Anderson and came in a body singing "Nearer My God to Thee. A delicious luneheon was served consisting of ice cream cake and different varieties fruit. Miss. S Dickinson who has been very ill for some time is slowly improving. On May 15th a number of boys and girls met at the home of Misses Bunice and Cornelia Coleman to spend the evening of which they all report a fine time. A number of young people from Hutchinson Sundayed in Newton. Tony Bettis Of Wichita was a visitor in the city last week. Misses Eunice and Cornelia Caleman gave a party last Friday evc. A nice crowd was present and all returned home reporting them ideal entertainers. Miss Callie Anderson made a flying trip to Valley Center to attend the party given by Mr. Alex Clark, She reports a fine time. Mrs. Henry Reevely who has been ill for sometime is able to be up again. Mr. Isaiah who has been in Hutchinson was a visitor in the city last week. Wichita Tabernacle No. 34 will have a call meeting at 2 p.m Thursday afternoon June 8th. All daughters are requested to be present. All ladies who wish to petition to Wichita Tabernacle for admission have only two weeks more. Dr. J.E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon —Diseases of— Women and Children A Specialty New Phone 936 Office 517 N. Main St L. S. NAFTZGER, W. R. TUCKER, President Vice President J. M. MOORE) Cashier 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, B. F. McLean, J. M. Moore, L. S. Naftzger, E. H. Middlekauff, O. Z. Smith, A General Banking Business Transacted WICHITA, KANSAS Red Font Racket The People's Economy Store Sample Shoes We have just received a 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 Tpp Bros. & Hanshaw Phone 257 255-257 N Main WICHITA 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. Beatrice Miller. Sec. Hall 517 North Main Soet =SMOKE= BLUE SEAL =CIGARS= SOLD EVERYWHERE Banner Mills CUSTOM GRINDING A Specialty ALL KINDS OF COAL & FEED FROENBROH BROS, PROPS. 022 N. Main St. Phone 580 WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By TAKEN FROM LIFE BREEDS THE NEW WEEKEND FORD'S ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW (Copyrighted) This wonderful product is the only safe preparation in the world that makes kinky or early hair straight as shown above. If non-standard hair is basked and then combed out or breaking off, cures dandruff and makes the hair grow long and silky. Sold over the counter in baskets and then can be made harmless. It was the first preparation ever sold for strands. Remember that Ford's Original Ozonized Ox Marrow is put up in all markets. See that, "Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., Chicago, U.S.A. is printed on the package. Do not be misled by substitutes that claim to be just as good—but always upon getting the hair straight, soft and beautiful, giving it that healthy, life-like appearance. Ladies, gentlemen and children. Elegantly perfumed. Ozonized Ox Marrow is the superior economical. It is not possible for anybody to produce a bottle of it every bottle. Only 50 cents. Sold by druglists and dealers, or send us 50 cents for one bottle. Ozonized Ox Marrow is paid. We pay all postage and express charges. Send postal or express money order. Case of non-compliance, order ordering. Write your name and address plainly to OZONIZED OX MARROW CO., Charlie Ford Press 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Agents wanted everywhere. Lightning struck a baseball game in Troy the other day, but as usual, the umpire escaped. "We demand suffrage," says the zemstvos. "Well, suffer and be blanked," say the autocrats. The king of the Belgians is hunting for a wife. Here is a chance for an American heiress to buy a queenship. A Pennsylvania club has admitted a horse to membership. That's nothing; there are asses in almost every club. The Philadelphia sheep that butted its benefactor is supposed to have escaped from Wall street after the shearing. The boys wouldn't protest if the first step toward realizing the ideal of "a noiseless Fourth" were to cut out the orations. Buy your Fresh Meat at the Packing House Meat Market and Save Money. Remember the place--Market at the Gate of Dold's Packing House. We Want FINE WORK OUR JOB ROOM. If Your Work Is DONE BY US We Do It We Are Now Prepared To Do All Kinds Of Fancy, Up to Date Job Work. We Invite A Trial. We Guarantee To Please You, Both In Work And Price. You Will Find Us At The Old Reliable Stand At 110 North Main St. Bring Us Your Next Job. RIGHT WE INVITE YOU TO GALL The PRINTERS who Can PRINT Prices ARE AS LOW AS THE LOWEST OUR Work IS AS GOOD AS THE BEST ARE YOU? A Subscriber to the SEARCHLIGHT? IF NOT, WHY NOT? IT IS ONLY $1.00. FOR A WHOLE YEAR Delivered. SUBSCRIBETO·DAY ARE YOU? MEN'S PATRIOT $3.20 SHOE MEN'S MAYFLOWER $2.30 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 too stylish yet comfortable to wear alone, and are ideal to irritate the foot. The MAYFLOWER SHOE for Women is made in weltas and hand turnas. Is stylish, durable and comfortable. Ask your dealer for them. If he does not handle these shoes, write directly. They will please you and you will save from 50 cents to $1.50 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. This Pretty Matron Had Headache and Backache and Her Condition Was Serious. MRS. M. BRICKNER. A short time ago I found my condition very serious. I had headaches, pain in the back, and frequent dizzy pains which grew worse every month. tried two remedies before Peruna, and was discouraged when I took the first dose, but my courage soon returned. In less than two months my health was restored."—Mrs. M. Brickner. The reason of so many failures to see similar to the above is the FEMALE TROUBLE NOT RECognIZED AS CATARRH. The fact that diseases peculiar to the female sex are not commonized as being caused by catarrh. March of one organ is exactly the as catarrh of any other organ. It will cure catarrh of the head will cure catarrh of the pelvic organs. I am sure these cases simply because Iars the catarrh. If you have cataract write at once to a Hartman, giving a full statement your case, and he will be pleased to address it. If you have cataract, Hartman, President of Address Dr. Hartman, President of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. LEAVES NO SCAR Cures Cuts, Sprains, Bruises, Rheumatism, And All Hurts of Man or Beast DEAN'S KING CACTUS OIL The World's Greatest Healer OLNEY & McDAID, Mfrs., Clinton, Ia. Drruggists in 50c, $1, $3 and $5 Sizes Sent prepaid if your druggist cannot furnish. WELL DRILLING MACHINERY. PORTABLE and drill any depth by steam or horse power. 42 DIFFERENT STYLES. We challenge competition. Send for Free Illustrated Catalogue No. 4. KELLY & TANEYHILL CO. 4 Chestnut St., Waterloo, Iowa. Jo You Feel Chilly, Then Iverish and Ache all Over? If Worn-out, Blue and Tired? Have You a Fresh Cold, With Frequent Hacking Cough? Sensation of Soreness in the Chest or Back? 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It tones its functions, furnishing to the very one of its necessary constituent species of which it is in need. this preparation is of pleasant taste, is perfectly with rebellious and sensual aromas, and is extremely effective in toning tone and vigor to the system. It is used in the stomach and at the same time the oil-vessels are given a stimulation MEN'S PATRIOT $3.29 SHOE These Shoes we Grand Prize at St. L. The PATRIOT SHOE for over ankle wear is comfortable. Goodear wets, which means flex to irritate the foot. The MAY is made in wets and hand turns. Is toak your doubles for them. Write us direct. They will please cents to $1.60 per pair in prices this character. STAR BRAND SHOE ROBERTS JOHNSON ST. LOUIS BIGGEST CODFISH ON RECORD. Gloucester Fishermen Recently Land ed a Monster. It will interest Maine fishermen to know that the grandfather of all cod fish, the biggest one ever brought into Boston within the memory of the oldest fishermen, was lately landed at T wharf by the fishing schooner E. A. Hooper of Gloucester. The fish weighed eighty-five pounds after being dressed, and must have weighed about 100 pounds when captured. It was almost six feet in length. The fish was taken near Halfway Rock, off Marblehead. One of the dorymen got a terrific yank on one of his lines when the big fellow took hold, and after vainly struggling with the monster to get him up from the depths the man hailed a mate to come to his aid. The two fishermen each took a long pull and then both pulled together, and this hove the cod to the surface, and he was successfully gaffed into the dory.—Bangor (Me.) Commercial. Hint For Travelers. Travelers should always put a few necessary articles that will be wanted immediately on arrival in a small bag, so that they can be laid hands on at once, and the large trunks left for a convenient opportunity or in case the larger luggage should go wrong on the journey. Raising Foxes for Pelts. Sealskins to the number of 3,128 were shipped from Alaska last season. An industry pursued incidentally with that of sealing on the Pribilof islands is that of raising the blue fox for his pelt. These animals, under the system in use, are fed and cared for as if domesticated. Novel of 106 Volumes. The longest novel which has ever been published is the "Story of the Eight Dogs." It is written in Japanese and is published in 106 volumes. The novel contains several hundred characters (not counting the dogs), and they are all dead by the time the last chapter is reached. Every housekeeper should know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz. one full pound—while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in $ \frac{3}{4} $ pound packages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again because Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chemicals. If your grocery tries to sell you a 12 oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which he wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large letters and figures "16 ozs." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. Scotland is connected with Iceland by a submerged bank at a depth of 500 fathoms USE THE FAMOUS USE THE FAMOUS Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package 5 cents. The Russ Company. South Bend, Ind. 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By the time the first bottle was gone, I felt some relief from my severe suffering so continued until I had gone to the Golden Medical Discovery. By the time the first bottle was gone, I felt some relief from my severe suffering so continued until I had gone to the Golden Medical Discovery. I am truly thankful for the great benefit which I have received from your medicine and can cordially recommend it." It Stands Alone not only in respect to its in- also as the only medicine for stomach, liver and blood disorders, which absolutely contain NO ALCOHOL. It Stands Alone as the best alternative medicine, the makers of which take their patients fully into their confidence and tell them exactly what they are taking. This Dr. Pierce can afford to do, because his "GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY" is made of such ingredients and after working for him this hundred of its medicines to its credit, placing its merits above criticism. cases because the earth supplies the ingredients, which are as follows: Golden Seal (Hydrastis Canadensis). Queen's root (Stillingia Syriacana). Stone root (Collinsonia Canadensis). Cherrybark (Prunus Virgintana). Bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), Mandrake (Podophyllum Peltatum). Constipation although a little ill, begets big ones if neglected. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cures constipation. EXCITEMENT PREVAILS EXCITEMENT PREVAILS Russians Are Almost Wild by Report of Naval Victory. NEWSBOYS ARE KEPT HUSTLING. At Warsaw Jewish Disturbances Continue—Eight Persons Have Already Been Killed and 100 Wounded—Nineteen Seriously. St. Petersburg, May 27.—An admiral of high rank said to the Associated Press this afternoon: "We have known for some time that Rojestvensky would not attempt to pass through the straits of Formosa, where the waters are shallow and could easily be mined ahead of his ships. Rojestvensky will undoubtedly keep far out to sea in order to avoid torpedo attacks. A wide tour will also make it harder for the Japanese scouts to communicate with Togo. I expect news of a battle within ten days." The evening papers have got out extras to the report of Rojestvensky's victory and the newsboys are crying the fildings on the Neyski Prospect and were almost mobbed by the people in their eagerness to learn the details. Warsaw, — The disturbances continued all day and were still in progress late tonight. Eight persons have already been killed and 100 wounded, 19 seriously. The damage to property has been considerable. There has been no pillage, but the destruction of the furniture in the various houses has been absolute. The mob, armed with axes, smashed the doors and windows and brought the furniture out on the streets, where they broke it into small pieces. The owners of the furniture, in attempting to defend their belongings, were attacked, beaten, and even killed. Knives and revolvers were used freely and many persons were terribly injured. The authorities took no steps to prevent the riots until tonight, when the Cossacks fired on the crowds at two different places, wounding four persons. The correspondent of the Associated Press spent several hours in the disturbed district, but did not see a single active policeman. During the day patrols occasionally appeared, but they witnessed the proceedings merely as spectators. The character of the disturbances is unprecedented. The whole affair is a conflict between the respectable Jewish socialist classes and the disreputable Jewish element. There are conflicting stories as to the origin of the trouble. One report is to the effect that the respectable Jews, tiring of the members of their race called keepers of disorderly houses, thieves and usurers and other opprobious names, resolved, as the police were receiving bribes for protecting disreputable houses and persons, to take the matter into their own hands. Another report has it that Jewish roughs in the guise of members of the Bund, were levying blackmail upon shop keepers, thus enraging the socialists. In any case the socialists seemingly determined on a crusade against the undesirable persons of their own race, with the result that crowds of men and boys are now systematically ruining the disreputable houses. AGGRESSIVE MOVE MADE. Chicago Seeking to Recover Franchises Alleged to be Forfeited. Chicago, May 29.—What is regarded as an aggressive move in the efforts of Chicago's municipal vote to obtain a legal decision as to the holdings of the street companies was made today when quo warranto proceedings seeking to learn by what authority the Chicago City Railway and the Traction Company continue in their use of the streets were begun in the superior court in the name of the state's attorney. The petition for the judicial inquiry alleged that the companies have exceeded their franchise rights by a substitution of electricity for horsepower as originally granted, and have thereby forfeited their claim to the use of the streets. The petition was presented to Judge Chytraus, and he ruled the defendants to answer June 5. Eruption of Mount Vesuvus. Naples, May 31.—The eruption of Mount Vesuvius continues, the volcano showing four new openings through which lava flows, while the immediate surrounding country is covered with ashes. The railroad has been compelled to cease running. Flood Loss $500,000. El Paso, Tex., May 31.—A half million dollars is a conservative estimate of the damage done by the overflow of the Rio Grande river north of El Paso in the Mexilia valley. Steamer Ran Down Launch. San rancisco, May 31.—The steamer Arctic ran down a small gasoline launch in the bay and Robert Howell, engineer of the launch, and Alexander Miller were drowned. Three other occupants of the launch were saved Save the Babies. INFANT MORTALITY is something frightful. We can hardly realize that of all the children born in civilized countries, twentytwo per cent., or nearly one-quarter, die before they reach one year; thirtyseven per cent., or more than one-third, before they are five, and one-half before they are fifteen! We do not hesitate to say that a timely use of Castoria would save a majority of these precious lives. Neither do we hesitate to say that many of these infantile deaths are occasioned by the use of narcotic preparations. Drops, tinctures and soothing syrups sold for children's complaints contain more or less opium, or morphine. They are, in considerable quantities, deadly poisons. In any quantity they stupefy, retard circulation and lead to congestions, sickness, death. Castoria operates exactly the reverse, but you must see that it bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher. Castoria causes the blood to circulate properly, opens the pores of the skin and allays fever. Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomach and Bowels of Promotes Digestion. Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. Recipe of Old Dr. SAMUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - Alice Jenne - Rockelle Salt - Anise Seed - Peppermint - Rumkendahl Mullein - Warm Seed - Quercid Sugar - Wintergreen Flavor Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Charles H. Fletcher NEW YORK. is a sure and reliable household remedy for in Dr. H. F. Merrill, and most remarkable ever has saved thousands from this locality as to Dr. Norman M. Gee I have frequently recommend kind, being safe in the disorders, which the ease is a great advantage. Dr. F. H. Kyle, of name to the long list of fact of the ingredients wrapper is one good and I know of its good quality GENUINE Alb months old 35 Doses - 35 CENTS EXACT COPY OF WRAPEBB. Say Plainly to That you want LION being a square man, wit thing else. You may r What About the Uni of housekeepers who b for over a quarter Is there any stronger Plainly to Your Great what you want LION COFFEE always, and doing a square man, will not try to sell you anything else. You may not care for our opinion, but what About the United Judgment of Mine? housekeepers who have used LION COFFEE over a quarter of a century? Is there any stronger proof of merit, than the Say Plainly to Your Grocer That you want LION COFFEE always, and he, being a square man, will not try to sell you anything else. You may not care for our opinion, but What About the United Judgment of Millions of housekeepers who have used LION COFFEE for over a quarter of a century? Is there any stronger proof of merit, than the Confidence of the People and ever increasing popularity LION COFFEE is carefully lected at the plantation, shipped direct to our various factories where it is skillfully roasted a carefully packed in scaled packages—unlike loose coffee, which is exposed to germs, dust, seets, etc. LION COFFEE reaches you as pure and clean as when it left the factory. Sold only 1lb. packages. Lion-head or Save these Lion-head SOLD BY GROCK A CHILD Can Use with perfect safety—it's proof against forge- companies have been built full size Meal simplicity itself—no wearing order—nothing to burnout. It is made and will last almost a lifetime—and it will it did the first. Kitchen work is a routine you never have to wait; even a minute, but your kitchen is cool, for the where it ought to be. And there are no no-ware—just clean, clean, clean. ches done and the kitchen cleaned up Quick Meal is a city convenient Would YOU LIKE A PRESENT—We will no eat anything but clean, clean, clean. Ringen Stove Co. Di., Makers, CLOTHES WH as beautiful as when new will Lion-head on every package. Save these Lion-heads for valuable premiums. OLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., To WILD Can Use the QUICK MEAL safety—it's proof against forgetfulness, ignorance, bired girls, and simplicity itself—no wearing parts—noting to clog or get it going to burnout. It is made from heavy steel stel and brains almost a lifetime—and it will do as good work the last first. Kitchen work is a delight when you have a MEAL (Evaporator) GASOLINE RANGE have to wait; even a minute, for your fire—it's always your kitchen is cool, for the heat is under the kettles, to be. And there are no kindlings—no ashes—no glitter, no wettweeds, no sprays, and safety, and the kitchen cleaned up before you know it. The Kick Meal is a city convenience you can have and ought to live. If your dealer doesn't carry it—ask us—we'll sell you. WILD YOU LIKE A PRESENT? We will send you something great—some will look like it. You may call us your name, and we will deliver quick Meal. Sign your name plainly so it will reach you safely. ANGEN Stove Co. Div., Makers, N. Nib Street. St. Louis, Mo. THESES WHITE AS SILK Jul as when new will always result if you use Lion-head on every package. Save these Lion-heads for valuable premiums. SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. A CHILD Can Use the QUICK MEAL with perfect safety—it's proof against forgetfulness, ignorance, hired girls—the insurance companies have tested it to help us wear protective clothing. Of the order—nothing to burnout. It is made from heavy steel sheet and brass, and will last almost a lifetime—and it will do as good work the last year as it did the first. Kitchen work is a delight when you have a QUICK MEAL (Evaporator) GASOLINE RANGE CLOTHES WHITE AS SNOW and as beautiful as when new will always result if you use the genuine RED CROSS BALL BLUE Rashday. No other blueing is grown purest ingredients and will not harm ours sell it. Large package 5c. Fine Red Cross Ball Blue. PILES NO MONEY We send FREE and post Rectum; also 122-page III our mild method, none by Drs. Thornton No other blueing is growing so fast in popular fa- gredients and will not injure the most delicate fa- gredients. Large package 5c. Don't be misled. Insist Cross Ball Blue. ES NO MONEY TILL CURED. 28 YEAR We send FREE and postpaid a 382-page treatise on Piles, Fistula, Rectum; also 122-page Illus. treatise on Diseases of Women. Of the our mild method, none paid a cent till cured - we marsh their Drs. Thornton & Minor, 3089 Ols. Street, and 1080 Oak St., KA on washday. No other blueing is growing so fast in popular favor. It is made of the purest ingredients and will not injure the most delicate fabrics. All good grocers sell it. Large package 5c. Don't be misled. Insist on getting the genuine Red Cross Ball Blue. NO MONEY TILL CURED 28 YEARS ESTABLISHED We send FREE and postpaid a 354-page treasury on Piles. Free and Discounts of the Receipt; please sign and display of Worth of the Offer! It stands cared by our mild method, none paid a ceil tilt cured—we furnish their names on application. Drs. Thornton & Minor, 8669 Olive, Street. ST. LOUIS, MO. Pumpkin Seed - Pumpkin Seed - Ribbonelle Salad - Ribbonelle Salad - Anise Seed - Anise Seed - Carrot Cardamom Salad - Warm Seed - Warm Seed - Winter Pearl Winter Pearl Dr. A. F. Peeler, of St. Louis, Mo., says: "I have prescribed your Castoria in many cases and have always found it an efficient and speedy remedy." Dr. E. Down, of Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I have prescribed your Castoria in my practice for many years with great satisfaction to myself and benefit to my practice." Dr. J. E. Waggoner, of Chicago, Ill., says: "I can most heartily recommend your Castoria to the public as a remedy for children's complaints. I have tried it and found it of great value." Dr. Edward Parrish, of Brooklyn, N. Y., says: "I have used your Castoria in my own household with good results, and have advised several patients to use it for its mild inactive effect and freedom from harm." Dr. E. Down, of Philadelphia, says: "I have survived during the past six years prescribed your Castoria for infantile stomach disorders, I most heartily command its use. The formula contains nothing deleterious to the most delicate of children." Dr. C. G. Sprague, of Omaha, Neb. says: "Your Castoria is an ideal medicine for children, and I frequently prescribe it. While I do not advocate the indiscriminate use of proprietary medicines, yet Castoria is an exception for conditions which arise in the care of children." Dr. D. H. Merrill, of Augusta, Me., says: "Your Castoria holds the esteem of the medical profession in a manner held by no other proprietary preparation. It is a sure and reliable medicine for infants and children. In fact, it is the universal household remedy for infantile ailments." Dr. H. F. Merrill, of Augusta, Me., says: "Castoria is one of the very finest and most valuable medicines for infants and children. In my opinion your Castoria has saved thousands from the risk of can furnish hundreds of testimonials from this locality as to its efficiency and merits." Dr. Norman M. Geer, of Cleveland, Ohio, says: "During the last twelve years I have frequently recommended your Castoria as one of the best preparations of the kind, being safe in the hands of parents and very effective in relieving children's discomfort, ease with which such a pleasant preparation can be administered is a great advantage." Dr. F. H. Kyle, of St. Paul, Minn., says: "It affords me pleasure to add my name to the long list of those who have used and now endorse your Castoria. The fact of the ingestion of Castoria is the formula of the formula the manufacturer good and sufficient reason for the recommendation of any physician. I know of its good qualities and recommend it cheerfully." Chas H. Hitchens . to Your Grocer LION COFFEE always, and he, will not try to sell you any- y not care for our opinion, but United Judgment of Millions to have used LION COFFEE er of a century? over proof of merit, than the Confidence of the People and ever increasing popularity? LION COFFEE is carefully selected at the plantation, shipped direct to our various factories, where it is skidfully roasted and carefully packed in scaled packages—unlike loose coffee, which is exposed to germs, dust, insects, etc. LION COFFEEreaches you as pure and clean as when it left the factory. Sold only in 1lb. packages. on every package. needs for valuable premiums. CERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. use the QUICK MEAL gettiness, ignorance, bored girls—the Insurance parts—nothing to clog or get out made from heavy steel steel and brass, will do as good work the last year a delight when you have a GASOLINE RANGE ate, for your fire—it's always the heat is under the kettles, no kindlings—no ashes—no compromise and aces, and your up before you know it. The genre you can have and ought to carry it—ask us—we'll sell you. we will send you something useful—something your father or nurse said, whether plainly so it will reach you safely. N. 6th Street. St. Louis, Mo. WHITE AS SNOW will always result if you use the gen growing so fast in popular favor. It is not injure the most delicate fabrics. All c. Don't be misinspired. Insist on getting Y TILL CURED. 28 YEARS ESTABLISH postpaid a 32-page treatise on Piles, Fistinum and Diseases of the肌, treatise on Diseases of Women. Of the 32 curcums we paid a cent till cured—we furnish their names on apples and Minor. 6008 Giv. Street, ST. LOUIS and 18008 KSt. KANESA City. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 MURRAY ST, NEW YORK CITY. Grocer s, and he, you any- union, but of Millions COFFEE ? an the the People DON'T HE! If you contemplated a journey, save the money and trouble by using. THE MK PROSTOR KANSAS & T you use the genuine LUE pular favor. It is made icate fabrics. All good NEW PENSION Apply to NATHAN BUC Washington W. N. U.—Wichita --- DON'T HESITATE! If you contemplate a journey, save time, money and trouble by using. THE MKT AND MISSUERL KANSAS & TEXAS HAULWAY. THE KATY HAS ALL THE ESSENTIALS FOR CONFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT TRAVEL TRACKS, TRAINS AND TIME AND ITS OWN DINING STATIONS FOR FAST TIME TAKE "THE KATY FLYER" DAISY FIX HOUSE some. Clean, neat, will not coin or in- charge anything. Try them one. you will never be willing to them. K not kept by dealers, sont prepaid for 2¢. Rared Somers, 140 Brickl Ave, Brooklyn, N. I. Drink Deacock 5¢ IT MAKES YOU PROUD! ALL SODA FOUNTAINS Wichita Business College 1910 SHORTHAND INSTITUTE. Write F. A. HIGHBARGER for catalog 114-116 N. Market St.. Wichita, Kans. NEW PENSION LAWS SENT FREE Apply to NATHAN BICKFORD, 014 F St. Washington, D. C. W. N. U.—Wichita—No. 22—1905 When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best for all ages. Use in in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION --- WORTH KNOWING. The average consumer of baking powder does not know that a reaction occurs in the process of baking. Food prepared with a cream of tartar baking powder does not contain any cream of tartar. A loaf of bread made from a quart of flour leavened with cream of tartar baking powder contains forty-five grains more of Rochelle Salts than is contained in one Seidlitz powder. Some eminent Boston physicians testified against the healthfulness of Rochelle Salts. Therefore, why should the consumer pay forty-five or fifty cents per pound for the cream of tartar or Trust baking powders when the best baking powder in the world can be made to retail at twenty-five cents per pound (the price asked for Calumet Baking Powder) and leave a fair manufacturer's profit? The manufacturers of Calumet Baking Powder have for years made a standing offer of One Thousand Dollars for any substance injurious to health found in food prepared from it. Bread made from Calumet Baking Powder is entirely free from Rochelle Salts, alum, lime or ammonia. Typographical Error. Some typographical errors compel a correction. A Tennessee paper that announced the introduction of a bill to put a tax of $500 on dealers in furniture hastens to explain that it meant dealers in futures. ULCERS FOR 30 YEARS. Painful Eruptions From Knees to Feet Seemed Incurable—Cuticura Ends Misery. Another of those remarkable cures by Cuticura, after doctors and all else had failed, is testified to by Mr. M. C. Moss of Gainesville, Texas, in the following letter: "For over thirty years I suffered from painful ulcers and an eruption from my knees to feet, and could find neither doctors nor medicine to help me, until I used Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills, which cured me in six months. They helped me the very first time I used them, and I am glad to write this so that others suffering as I did may be saved from misery." For every ill-spoken word a dart is sent through conscience. Mother's Devotion Mother's Devotion To her children is one of the most beautiful things in life. When they are sick, the wise mother, who has taken the pains to study their best interests, promptly gives them Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. It quickly relieves pain and fever, and can never do anything but good. Try it. Her First Falling in Love. It takes several rehearsals to make a girl letter perfect in the little game of matrimony. The first time a girl falls in love all she knows about a man is that he is a good waltzer and wears proper collars, that his hair curls at the edges, and that he doesn't tread on her frocks.-Helen Rowland's "Digressions of Polly." Meaning of F. O. B. The letters F. O. B. are an abbreviation for a commercial term "free on board," and signify that in the case of goods bought for shipment they are to be placed aboard train or ship or other conveyance for transhipment to destination, without expense to the buyer. ATAXIA IS CURABLE REPORTED CURE STANDS TEST OF FULL INVESTIGATION. A Former Victim of Locomotor Ataxia Now Free from Suffering and Actively at Work. "Yes," said Mr. Wakkins to a reporter, "It is true that I have been cured of ataxia by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." "Are you sure you had locomotor ataxia?" "The doctors themselves told me so Besides I recognized the symptoms." "What were they?" "Well, the first indications were a stiffness about the knee joints that came on about four years ago. A few months after that appeared, my walk got to be uncertain, shaky-like. I lost confidence in my power to control the movements of my legs. Once, when I was in the cellar, I started to pick up two scuttles of coal, and my legs gave way suddenly, and I tumbled all in a heap in a basket. I couldn't close my eyes and keep my balance to save my life. Then I had fearful pains over my whole body and I lost control over my kidneys and my bowels." "How about your general health?" "Sometimes I was so weak that I had to keep my bed and my weight fell off twenty pounds. Things looked pretty bad for me until I ran across a young man who had been cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and who advised me to try them." "Did these pills help you right away?" "I didn't see much improvement until I had used six boxes. The first benefit I noticed was a better circulation and a picking up in strength and weight. I gradually got confidence in my ability to direct the movements of my legs, and in the course of seven or eight months all the troubles had disappeared." "Do you regard yourself as entirely well now?" "I do the work of a well man at any rate. I can close my eyes and stand up all right and move about the same as other men. The pains are all gone except an occasional twitch in the calves of my legs." Mr. James H. Watkins resides at No. 72 Westerlo street, Albany, N.Y. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can be obtained at any drug store. They should be used as soon as the first signs of locomotor ataxia appear in a peculiar numbness of the feet. Wichita, Kansas, Saturday June 3, 05 That machine that stretches a short man offers nothing to the man who is "short." A Tennessee woman ate a $50 bill. That was a good way to keep from spending it. Lightning struck a baseball game in Troy the other day, but as usual, the umpire escaped. "We demand suffrage," says the zemstvos. "Well, suffer and be blanked," say the autocrats. The king of the Belgians is hunting for a wife. Here is a chance for an American heiress to buy a queenship. A Pennsylvania club has admitted a horse to membership. That's nothing; there are asses in almost every club. The Philadelphia sheep that butted its benefactor is supposed to have escaped from Wall street after the shearing. The boys wouldn't protest if the first step toward realizing the ideal of "a noiseless Fourth" were to cut out the orations. When Pat Crowe finally settles with the law he should take up advertising as a profession. He understands the business to perfection. The mind, like the body, needs exercise. When a woman says a few things to her husband she is merely doing mental callisthenics. "Every man," says John Burroughs, "has his favorite bird." Which may, in a large measure, explain the general popularity of swallows. It is well enough to be sure you are right, but you will be a whole lot more comfortable if you don't insist on convincing other people of it.—Puck. That New York doctor who thinks women are less graceful than men has probably been confining his observations to women who wear French heels. All the gambling resorts in Butte, Mont., have been closed, and some hopeful people believe that in time the camp may become as moral as New York. According to Angela Morgan a woman's kiss is worth fifty of a man's. And how wasteful of this wealth the dear creatures are when they meet each other! Fanny Rice, the actress, has secured a divorce. It may be ungallant to mention such a thing, but isn't Fanny Rice getting rather well along in years to risk it? That Portland (Me.) automobile which ran alone and jumped over a precipice to destruction must have had an awful record of casualties upon its conscience. The name that has been given to the new orchid which has just won a prize in London is the "brassocattleyadigbyanochroderaetankerville." It looks like a college yell. A Chicago alleged lemon pie, bakery made, was found to consist of starch paste and "various coal tar products." The Chicago mince pie must be fearfully and wonderfully made. Perhaps the court which decided that milliners are not "artists" never had occasion to inspect the thoroughly artistic work some of them can do with pen and ink on a plain, ordinary billhead. It must have been picturesque to see Gen. Linevitch going down the lines of his headquarters troops and saluting each soldier with an Easter kiss. Gen. Grant never did anything like that. A man in Sedalia, Mo., wants a divorce from his wife on the ground that she chews tobacco. It must be a terrible thing for a wife to have to choose between a husband and a plug of tobacco. The season of the year is now here when the average school boy forgets all his other studies in trying to solve the mathematical problem of how to steal third base without ripping the seams in his pants. It is a great shock to the census taker to have a woman come to the front door and tell him calmly that her age is the same as it was when he called on a similar errand of inquiry five years ago. The daughter of a wealthy English man has married her father's chauffeur. If a decent coachman is a better man than a worthless duke, a good chauffeur ought to stack up pretty well in comparison with a chumpish prince. "I never took anything which would affect people who were not able to stand the loss," pleads Defauter Smith of San Francisco. A similar plea helped Robin Hood with the populace, but would hardly have touched sheriff or judge. EVERY WALK IN LIFE. A. A. Boyce, a farmer, living three and A. A. Boye and a half miles from Trenton, Mo., says: "A severe cold settled in my kid- neys and devel- oped so quickly that I was obliged to lay off work on account of the aching in my miles from Trenton, Mo., says: "A severe cold settled in my kidneys and developed so quickly that I was obliged to lay off work on account of the aching in my back and sides. For a time I was unable to walk at all, and every makeshift I tried and all the medicine I took had not the slightest effect. My back continued to grow weaker until I began taking Doan's Kidney Pills, and I must say I was more than surprised and gratified to notice the backache disappearing gradually until it finally stopped." Doan's Kidney Pills is sold by all dealers or by mail on receipt of price, 50 cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Inns Eurnish Tooth Brushes. Japanese inns furnish fresh toots brushes every morning free to every guest. The brush is of wood, shaped like a pencil, and frayed to a tuffy brush of fiber at the large end. Many Children Are Sickly 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. At all Drugstigs, 25c. Sample sampled FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Many selfish thoughts are spoken through an unknown influence. Defiance Starch should be in every household, none so good, besides 4 oz. more for 10 cents than any other brand of cold water starch. TAKE PAGES IN DIRECTORIES. Some of the Most Popular of European Names. Numerous as are the members of the Smith family, they do not occupy as prominent a place in European directories as they do in those of England or at home, though they take up much room in the Berlin directory, five thousand Schmidtts being registered. They have to give room, however, to the Schultzes and Mullers. In Brussels the Jansen family is the most numerously represented, while the greater space in the Paris directory is given over to the Martinets. Morelli and Vitelli are the names most numerous in Naples, and here the Smiths sink into significance, but, like the word 'hello,' the name of Smith is heard around the world and is represented in practically every directory published, more than may be said of any other surname, whatever its nationality. Got His Money's Worth. A gunner's mate on one of the vessels in the United States navy received a good dollar's worth a short time ago when he wrote to a fortune teller of New York asking for his horoscope. The 'professor' wrote back 'You will be an admiral at 32; will marry a rich widow and win money in a lottery.' BOOK OF BOOKS. Over 30,000,000 Published. An Oakland lady who has a taste for good literature, tells what a happy time she had on "The Road to Wellville." She says: "I drank coffee freely for eight years before I began to perceive any evil effects from it. Then I noticed that I was becoming very nervous, and that my stomach was gradually losing the power to properly assimilate my food. In time I got so weak that I dreaded to leave the house—for no reason whatever but because of the miserable condition of my nerves and stomach. I attributed the trouble to anything in the world but coffee, of course. I dosed myself with medicines, which in the end would leave me in a worse condition than at first. I was most wretched and discouraged—not 30 years old and feeling that life was a failure! "I had given up all hope of ever enjoying myself like other people, till one day I read the little book "The Road to Wellville." It opened my eyes, and taught me a lesson I shall never forget and cannot value too highly. I immediately quit the use of the old kind of coffee and began to drink Postum Food Coffee. I noticed the beginning of an improvement in the whole tone of my system, after only two days' use of the new drink, and in a very short time realized that I could go about like other people without the least return of the nervous dread that formerly gave me so much trouble. In fact my nervousness disappeared entirely and has never returned, although it is now a year that I have been drinking Postum Food Coffee. And my stomach is now like iron—nothing can upset it! "Last week, during the big Conclave in San Francisco, I was on the go day and night without the slightest fatigue; and as I stood in the immense crowd watching the great parade that lasted for hours, I thought to myself, 'This strength is what Postum Food Coffee has given me!'" Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. The little book "The Road to Welb ville" may be found in every pkg. DEATH CLAIMS FAMOUS WOMAN Eventful Career of Mrs. Mary Livermore Is Ended. Mrs. Mary Ashton Llyvermore, famous as an abolitionist, a temperance reformer and an advocate of woman suffrage, died May 23 at her home in Melrose. Mass. Bronchitis, complicated with an affection of the heart, caused her demise. The body will be cremated and the ashes placed in the family tomb in Wyoming cemetery at Boston. Mrs. Livermore's maiden name was Rice. She was born in Boston, Dec. 19, 1821. She was graduated from the public schools, and subsequently from a female seminary at Charlestown, where for a time she was a teacher of Latin, Greek and French. She was but a mere girl when she went South to take charge of a school in Virginia, and it was there she became familiar with the barbarities of slavery. After three years she returned to Boston, and began on abolitionist propaganda. In 1845 she was married to Prof. Daniel P. Livermore, a Unitarian clergyman, and in 1857 the couple moved to R. B. B. Mrs. M. A. Livermore. Chicago, where Mr. Livermore became editor of the New Covenant, a Unitarian publication. Mrs. Livermore became conspicuous in Chicago in working for the poor and suffering, and also she distinguished herself in connection with the sanitary commission to procure supplies for the Union army. Mrs. Livermore next identified herself with the suffrage movement, and was the first president of the Illinois Woman Suffrage association. She established the Agitator, which she edited, and later moved to Boston to assume charge of the Woman's Journal. For years she had been famous as a lecturer and writer. She had been a widow since July 5, 1899. AGAINST LAWS OF NATURE. One Generation Not Sufficient to Civilize Savage A newspaper man who owns a Negrito boy for whom he paid $14 announces that he intends to educate the lad as a test of American methods on Philippine unicivilized tribes. This reformer will fail. The boy can be taught the multiplication table, but that won't civilize him. He can learn spelling and astronomy, but these will not educate him. It takes hundreds of years to civilize a savage. American methods may be applied profitably to Japanese who have the heritage of centuries of civilization, but one generation of contact with books and association with the best Teutonic ideals will not change the moral structure of a Negrito any more than it will an Indian. There are some laws of nature that you can't amend nor nullify.—Portland Oregonian. WOMAN IS A SPECIALIST. Household Secretary of Pierpont Morgan Drawe Big Salary. Miss Rhett is J. Pierpont Morgan's household secretary, looking after everything in the management of his MISS FLORENCE PHETT MISS FLORENCE RHETT New York, London and country houses, relieving him and Mrs. Morgan of that work. For this he pays $10,000 a year. Miss Rhett is said to be a relative of Mrs. Morgan. Admiral Schley Fond of Work. Admiral Schief Fond of Work. Admiral Winfield Scott Schiey, 65 years old, and still young, straight as the barrel of a rifle, shows the color of splendid health and the general aspect of unimpaired muscular condition. He refuses to sit still and draw his retired pay, but keeps busy working on his forthcoming book, "Maryland in the Navy." Contentment is pictured in his ruddy countenance, his kindly eye showing no hint that three score and ten is approaching. "I want to wear out," he says, "not to rust out." Backache, "The Blues' Both Symptoms of Organic Derangement Women-Thousands of Sufferers Find Relief Mrs. J. G. Holmes Emma Cotrely Ask Mrs. Pinkham's Advice—A Woman Best Understands a Woman's II How often do we hear women say: "It seems as though my back would break," or "Don't speak to me, I am all out of sorts?" These significant remarks prove that the system requires attention. Backache and the "blues" are direct symptoms of an inward trouble which will sooner or later declare itself. It may be caused by diseased kidneys or some uterine derangement. Nature requires assistance and at once, and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound instantly asserts its curative powers in all those peculiar ailments of women. It has been the standby of intelligent American women for twenty years, and the ablest specialists agree that it is the most universally successful remedy for woman's ills known to medicine. The following letters from Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Cotrelly are among the many thousands which Mrs. Pinkham has received this year from those whom she has relieved. Surely such testimony is convincing. Mrs. J.G. Holmes, of Larimore, North Dakota, writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— "I have suffered everything with backache and womb trouble - I let the trouble run on until my system was in such a condition that I was unable to be about, and then it was I commenced to use Lydia. If I had only known how much suffering I would have saved, I should have taken it months sooner—for a few weeks' treatment made me well and strong. My backaches and headaches are all gone and I have been relieved of pain whereas before I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I suffered intense pain." Mrs. Emma Cotrelly, 109 East 12th Street, New York City, writes: Starched Towels. If you are of a stoical nature, and like to take your massage vigorously, the use of a slightly starched towel after your cold bath will promote the circulation and make you feel fit and fine for your morning walk. Are the Packers Receiving Fair Play? When the Garfield report on the business methods of the packers appeared, after eight months' investigation, it was severely criticised and roundly denounced. After three months of publicity it is significant that those who attempted to discredit it have failed to controvert the figures contained in that exhaustive document. The public is beginning to notice this omission, and the feeling is rapidly growing that the sensational charges out of which the "Beef Investigation" arose were without foundation. If the official statements of the report are susceptible of contradiction, a good many people are now asking why the facts and figures are not furnished to contradict them. The truth seems to be that most of the charges contain unfounded sensational assertions. A flagrant example of this appeared in a recent article in an Eastern magazine, to the effect that "forty Iowa banks were forced to close their doors in 1903-4 by the Beef Trust's manipulation of cattle prices." Chief Clerk Cox, of the banking department of the Iowa State Auditor's office, has tabulated the list of banks given in the magazine article and has publicly denounced the statement as utterly untrue. He gives separately the reasons for each failure mentioned and officially states that they have been caused by unwise speculations and by reckless banking methods. It may be well to suspend judgment upon the packers until the charges against them are proved. Sheffield Heavy Coal Consumer. In proportion to its size Sheffield cons-u-mers ab-outmfw mfwmfwm consumes about eight times as much coal as London. FIXING RAILROAD RATES. Making railroad rates is like playing a game of checkers or chess. Communities to be benefitted, producers, manufacturers or shippers to be aided represent the pieces used. Every possible move is studied for its effect on the general result by skilled traffic managers. A false move in the making of freight rates may mean the ruin of a city, of a great manufacturing interest, of an agricultural community. Railroads strive to build up all these so that each may have an equal chance in the sharp competition of business. So sensitive to this rivalry are the railroads that in order to build up business along their lines they frequently allow the shipper to practically dictate rates. Rate making has been a matter of development; of mutual concessions for mutual benefit. That is why the railroads of the United States have voluntarily made freight rates so much lower in this country than they are on the government-owned and operated railways of Europe and Australia that they are now the lowest transportation rates in the world. Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— "I feel it my duty to tell all suffering women of the relief I have found in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. When I am convinced taking the Compound I suffer everything with backaches, headaches, menstrual and ovarian troubles. I am completely cured and enjoy the best of health, and owe it all to you." 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Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass. his advice is free and cheerfully given every ailing woman who asks for Her advice and medicine have restored to health more than one hundred the sand women. If afflicted with sore eyes, use Thompson's Eye Water LEWIS'SINGLE BINDER STRAIGHT 5 CIGAR ANNUAL $4,000 Your jobber, or direct from factory, Peoria, I Lessons that should be learned from observation are generally felt by experience. All Up-to-Date Housekeepers use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because it is better, and 4 oz. more of it for same money. Realization is lessons that are well learned. Sometimes influential friends can use you for that purpose. Mrs. Winlow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces fumination, allays pain, cures wind colic, etc. Every time you lose your temper your self-control goes with it. The friends that can be trusted are not the ones that tell you so. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saves my life three years ago.—Mrs. Tros, Romania, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1900. Hope will lift many burdens if properly administered. Be master enough in yourself to a low nothing to effect you. DETECTIVE WORK—Established 15 years. Secret Service Men—more being added every day. Send as your case. Advice by mail free. Added American Detective Association, Indianapolis, IA. The people that talk much generally work little. Character counts for little where there is an absence of frankness. In a Pinch, Use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE In A Pinch, Use ALLEN'S FOOTBALL A powder. It cures painful, smarting, narcissus feet and ingrowing nails. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by all drugstores. 200 Trial package FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Many self-taught lessons are not glected through lack of confidence. 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