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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT e Negro As A Business Man Lively Article On This Live subject In Litery Digest TH YEAR. the Negro A A B Lively Article subject In I EGRO AS A BUSINESS MAN. allowing appeared in the "Litigest" for August, 1905. In the members of the National Business League, which was order in its sixth annual sessor Booker T. Washington, on Auction New York City, there were, going to newspaper accounts, pros-bankers, real estate and insurancers, editors, publishers, man-of steam laundries manufactur-establishments, and an operand and owners and operators of a railway and electric light and plants. Hence the New York (Dem.) is prompted to say that business negro has earned his a respectable attention." This is strikingly at variance with elements continually made by Watson and endorsed by Rev. Dixon, to the effect that the will forever remain a "hewer of a drawer of water," and that amount of education of any kind, classical or religious, can negro a white man or bridge man of centuries which separates from the white man in the heart of human civilization." New York Evening Post (Ind.) using the league's meeting as mission for a sociological study on a gro problem, seems to be surreptitious, the intellectual capacity of Intelignet members and in reports that, in the disfict of the difficult subjects treated of the sessions, they displayed excess and organization of an ability to generalize—that was strongly with the merely critical tone which cropped out discussion of some of the simplicies." There are, indeed, league's membership shows, individual instances of developed success among Afro-Ameri-itch seem to dispute the con- reached by statisticians who that the negroes must event-occumb as a race before the war powers of the white men. These instances are recounted recently published volume of William A. Sinclair, called "The Path of Slavery," which Mr. Ed-dkinson, in The North Ameri-iew, declares to "be the most white book ever written by a man, unless we except the of Dumas." From this book we and condense the following ac- of the achievements of the man negroes: the time the shackles were off the slaves, the negroes of united States have had to their two Senators and seventeen men, besides scores of reprehes in the diplomatic service of official life, municipal, state national. Negroes have wonorships as pedestrians, bicycle and prizefighters. As evidence of the intellectual endeavor and capacity of the race there are today 1,200,000 black children in the public schools, 30,000 in the higher institutions of learning, and 200 in Northern and European colleges and universities. Over 2,000 have been graduated from colleges and the professions show 30,000 school teachers and professors, 2,000 lawyers, 1,500 doctors, dentists, and pharmacists, and over 23,000 ministers of the gospel. In addition to all this, the negroes have taken out 500 patents, have published 400 books, composed numerous songs and now own and edit 12 magazines and 300 newspapers. In a material way the negroes have also made noticeable progress. Besides many industrial establishments, they own and manage 26 banks, own $1/2 per cent of the total valuation of the farm property, produce six per cent of the total farm products of the United States, and own $900,000,000 worth of real and personal property. In spite of these illustrations of advance and prosperity, the literature of the day impresses the reader with the belief that the negro, in all except the lowest walks of life, is being replaced by the white man, and that he is doomed to extinction as an important factor in the business and social life. Thus, T. Thomas Fortune, in discussing the outlook for his people, admits "that there has been a steady loss of control and numbers of laborers in the skilled trades." The Houston Post (Dem.) reports that there is a "growing use of the labor of Italian emigrants by mills and plantations" in the South; while Prof. Walter F. Wilcox, dean of Cornell University, in an article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, figures out that instead of the 200,000,000 negroes estimated by Professor Gilliam of Harvard, or the 80,-000,000 estimated by Mr. Thomas Nelson Page, there will not be many more than 24,000,000 negroes in this country in the year 2000. If the future for the negro under present conditions is as dismal as some writers would make it appear, would his prospects improve with more and better education? Rev. Mr. Dixon believes that education "will only intensify the problem's dangerous features, complicate and make more difficult its ultimate settlement," and thinks it is the educated negro shrdluetaoinhrdu the duced, ambitious negro and the white man who will bring about the inevitable "tragedy of the irreconcilable conflict" between the races. There is no way, of course, at present to determine the correctness of the prophecies of Rev. Mr. Dixon, but in order to learn that they express the sentiments of many people in the South, one need but read such papers as the Atlanta News (Dem.). John Temple Graves, editorof that lively sheet, as shown by his frequent editorial comments, seems to hate and fear the reined and educated Booker T. Washington much more than a black "mam- WICHITA, KANSAS SEPT 2 1905 my" or an ignorant, whimsical old colored "uncle." Inspite of the anitpathy of Southerners to ambitious negroes Mr. Washington believes that the destiny of his people lies in the South, and advises them to remain there. GRAND INSTALLATION RALLY New Hope Baptist Chuch Will Install Their New Pastor In Grand Style SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th The New Hope Baptist church is making great preparations for the installation of their new pastor, Rev. W. H. Burill, on Sunday, Sept. 17th. They anticipate a grand time. Rev. W. H. Jonigans, D. D. of Oklahoma City, will preach the installation sermon. The church and pastor extends a very cordial invitation to the pastors and members of the other churches of the city to be with them on this date. Come, and make yourself at home. Rev. W. H. Burill, pastor Miss Lizzie Underwood, sec. "Lily Whites Take Another Route Old Fight In Kentucky G. A. R. Over Color Live Revived "Lilly Whites" Cuts No Ice Now LOUISVILLE, KY; Aug. 29.- The old fight between the members of the Walter C. Whitaker Post, G.A.R; who call themselves the "Lily Whites," and the members of ThomasPost No. 6, and the three coloreb post, in the city who term themselvei regulars," has again been renewed on the eve of the depar ure of the Kentucky delegation to the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, which will be held in Denver, Colo., next month Last year the "Lilly Whites" refused to travel to Boston on the same train which carried the colored delegates. After the encampment was over the "regulars" boasted that if any of the "Lily Whites" were there at the encampment they did not show them selves. Circulars have been sent broad cast by Past Commanders John W. Hammond and John Blaes, as a committee appointed by Whittaker post, calling attention to the fact that arrangements had been made for the trip to Denver with the Pennsylvania and the Burlington Route. John Blaes said that 30 from his post expected to go. Blaes said: "We always 'try' to go to he encampments, the only thing about it is we don't like to travel with niggers. We are proud of distinction of being called "Lilly Whites" and we are going to be true to our colors. " Bernard Matthews, department Commander of Kentuck, who will head the regular Kentucky delegation at the national encampment, said that the Thom as Post and the three colored Posts in the city would probably send 150 delegates, and that 150 from out in the state would join them. They will go over tha Henderson Route and the Missouri Pacific. Commandor Matthews declares that Whittaker post kicked out of the traces two years ago when they found out that they could not run the state organization and elect the man they wanted for department Commander. "They are simply a pack of sore-heads" said he. "As for the members of Whittaker post calling themselves "Lily Whites" we have no objection. They can cut no figure in the state organization and will not be noticed in the national encampment, and their pretended fight on us on account of what they are pleased to term "Negro equality" is mere bosh of the thinnest tissue." (With apologiesto Macon Journal—iss.) If you want to know the news, Read the Searchlight. If you have no time to loose, Read the Searchlight. If you are getting far behind, And you want to keep in line, Pay up and then don't whine, But read the Searchlight. White Woman's Color Changes Turns To Copper Hue And Features Take On Indian Appearance Trenton, N. J., Aug. 27-Physicians at St. Francis hospital, as well as prominent practitioners of this city, are deeply puzzled by a case which has just been admitted to the institution in the person of Mrs. Martha Lewis, a white woman, whose home is between Skillman and Harlingen. The woman became unconscious and her skin changed to a deep copper color and her features transformed into a strong resem- ance of those of an Indian. Her eyes also changed their appearance. She seems to be unconscious of everything which goes on about her, but writhes in pain if anything is placed on her body Her breathing is also difficult. The doctors are keeping her in a secluded part of the hospital, fearing that the strange malady may be contagious. They are powerless to render the woman any aid, and hold out no hopes for her recovery. --- JOB PRINTING Why take your JOB PRINTING to others when a member of your own race can do the work as cheap and as good? Bring your job work to the Searchlight office, Second and Main streets, and we will do the work right. "Promptness and Quality" is our motto. --- SEARCHLIGHT only $1.00 Per Year. Are You A Subscriber. A GOLDEN CHANCE. The opportunity afofrded those who wish to see Colorado to take advantage of the extreme low rates on all the roads on September 4th (next Monday) is a chance that none should permit to pass. The four railroads, the Missouri Pacific, the Santa Fe, the Rock Island and the Frisco all offer a rate of $10.45 to Denver, Colorado, and return. This rate is cheaper than the regular round trip rate to Kansas City for more than three times the distance. The special train on all the roads will leave Wichita Monday, September 4th. Get ready and go out. JORDAN RECEPTION (Special to Searchlight.) Topeka, Kas., Aug. 28, 1905.—Mrs. Ida M. Jackson tendered a grand reception at her home, 903 Western ave. North Topeka, in honor of Mrs. J. C. Jordan, of Isla, Kas., and Mrs. Lucy Clay, of Louisville, Ky. Those invited were: Will Inns and wife; Rev. G. W. Harts and wife; Andrew Weatherley and wife; John Bird and wife; Rev. W. H. Morris. Mesdames E. B. Napue, Hester Cornish, Eliza Lyman, Bettie V. Chatman, Rosa Williams, Lizzie Wiggins, Cora Douglas, Laura Reyndas, Martha McDonald, Lorrie Wimms, Misses Leland Cornell, A. White Messrs, Fred Lewis, J. J. Holman, J. F. Jordan, Robt. Jordan. Macedonia Tabernacle No. 93. is progressing nicely. Pride of Topeka Tent No. 63 is doing well. Mrs. Ida M. Jordan has returned from her trip to Mississippi. REV. JEFFERSON DEAD. Rev. John J. Jefferson died at his late home at 1124 N. 5th street Tuesday morning. He had been sick for the past 18 months and his death was not unexpected. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from New Hope Baptist church under the auspices of Home of the West lodge No. 2906 G. U. O. O. F. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. W. H. Tillman, assisted by Rev. W. H. Burrill, pastor of New Hope. A large attendance was present. He leaves a wife, one brother and many warm friends. ```markdown ``` NO 18 Mason's Session The Session of Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free, Accepted Masons, which convened in Leavenworth July 25th, was one of the grandest and most noteworthy sessions ever held by this august body of Masons. The session was called to order and presided over by Grand Master Solomon G. Watkins, of Topeka, and everyone agreed that the progress of the work—as shown by the report of the officers—was one of which the order may well feel proud. Wichita was well represented at the Session by Worshipful Master W. H. A. Clark, Past Masters Dudly Johnson, Jeff S. Fauver, and John T. Chinneth; and when the time came for the distribution of the offices Wichita was given the office of Grand Junior Warden by the election of Past Master Dudley Johnson, by acclamation. The other officers selected were: Prof. Arch M. Wilson, Grand Master. Leavenworth; A. F. Green, Deputy Grand Master, Parsons; Wm. Gamble, Grand Senior Warden, Kansas City; Dudly Johnson, Grand Junior Warden, Wichita; J. Hume Childers, Grand Secretary, Topeka; I. F. Bradly, Grand Treasurer, Kansas City. COMMANDERY. The Grand Commandery, which met in the same city, elected the following officers: Jno. T. Chinneth, Grand Commander, Wichita; C. C. James, Deputy Grand Commander, Lawrence; R. C. Clark, Grand Captain General, Kansas City; F. M. Stonestreet, Grand Generalissimo, Topeka; Thos. W. Brown, Grand Recorder, Atchison; R. J. Smith, Grand Treasurer, Leavenworth; Jeff S. Fauver, Grand Warden, Wichita. Grand Chapter officers: C. E. Lett, Grand High Priest, Atchison; W. B. Carter, Grand Secretary, Leavenworth; F. M. Stonestreet, Grand Treasurer, Topeka. Judge Thomas C. Wilson who has been in California and Colorado spending vacation is expected home Sunday. Geo. A. Clark, district clerk, is basking in the cool breezes of Colorado. Rev. W. H. Burill expects his wife to be in the city in a few days. Los Angeles firmly believes it has a man who can produce rain at will. It knows, at any rate, that when he takes a look at the sky, and decides it is time to go and shoot off his cannon a few times, the rain comes. THE SEARCHLIGHT. W. N. MILLER, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Wichita, Kansas, as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published Every Saturday at No. 110 NORTH MAIN ST. -RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. One Year [ by mail ] ..... $1.00 Six months [ by mail ] ..... 75c Three months [ by mail ] ..... 50c ONE MONTH ..... 15c. Advertising Rates Made Known On Appli cation. NOTICE!! - All matters addressed TO THE SEARCHLIGHT for public tion must be signed by the part r parties writing. All matters for publication must reach this office not later than TUESDAY to reach publication in the current issue. RULES OF THIS OFFICE. 5t. All Subscriptions must be paid in advance strictly. Agents take notice. 5d. 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A lady of the following description and habits may answer this notice, if she desires to marry: Description of Woman Wanted; She must be from a coffee color to light mulatto, from 30 to 48 years old, if a widow, with not more than one child; must not use tobacco in any form; must be a good cook and a neat housekeeper, of a mild temper and be willing to help care for the stock, chickens, etc. at home. Any lady who desires to marry and can supply this description may write and send photo to W. N. MILLER. Editor The Wichita Searchlight. Wichita, Kansas. tf. Messrs. J. B. H. Fray and Ned Starnes will give a swell ball at Garfield hall, Monday night, Sept. 4. —Pay for the Searchlight. BISHOP ARNETT RESIGNS. He Quits Because of Row in Negro Churches in New York. New York, Aug. 30.—As the result of serious illness, brought about on account of worry in the treatment accorded him by the officials of a colored church in this city and two churches in Brooklyn, Bishop Benjamin W. Arnett, one of the best known colored men in the East, has resigned as bishop of the New York diocese of the African Methodist Episcopal church. The bishop's council of the church yesterday relieved him of all work in connection with the Philadelphia, New Jersey and New England conferences, which, with the New York conference, comprise the First Epis- Mrs. Mary Barton, of Millerton, was in the city during the week. The Ladies' Mission Circle of the Second Baptist church met at the home of Mrs. M. Carr Monday afternoon. Mrs. Addie Adams is expected to leave Monday for Denver and other points on an extended visit. Pay your honest debts remember you will want credit again. Don't cheat or take advantage of your negro newspaper man. Taborian Charts Fully Illustrated, Beautifully and Artfully Designed. With the Picture of the founder of the Order of Twelve, Father Moses Dickson and wife the center, surrounded by all his co-workers REV. FRANK WILSON, Grand Chief Mentor 43 Everett Ave, Kan City, Kas Dr.J.E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon —Diseases of— Women and Children A Specialty New Phone 936 Office 517 N. Main St Hardware Store First Class Goods at Lowest Prices 116 East Douglas Avenue Restaurant Lunch at All Hours Cold Drinks Good : Meals : Prompt : Service 346 North Main St. Mrs. Chas. L. Kiner Prop New Sleeping Car Line On Mo. Pac, Ry Commencing May 1st., the MoPac will put in operation a new sleeping car line between Denver, Colo., and Little Rock, Ark. The Throughcar for Denver will leave Wichita every day at 8:15 p. m., arriving at 12:00 Noon, next day. The car for Little Rock will leave Wichita at 11 25 a. m., and arrive at Little Rock at 6.15 a. m., next day. The last mentioned car will connect at Little Rock, immediately, with train at Hot Springs, arriving there at 8 00 a. m. This is the best sleeping car service, operated through Wichita, to Denver and Little Rock, making the most comfortable connection for Hot Springs. It will especially accommodate invalids and convalesences who desire to go either to Colorado or Arkansas PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY Best Laundry In The City Phone 282 SELOVER & SONS, Props. WIGHITA TABERNAGLE No. 34, Order of Twinkle 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 Mrs. Howard, of Omaha, traveling evangelist, preached at the A. M. E. church, Sunday and Friday. MOSES DICKSON TENT. The children of Moses Dickson Tent, No. 5, will meet at Odd Fellow Hall, Thursday, Sept. 14th, at 4:30 p. m. All requested to be present. The grand opening of New Odd Fellow Hall, Thursday night was quite a success. Owing to managers of the hall not having the stage prepared the Zulu concert could not be given but will be put on at some future date. Mrs. Richard Heck left Saturday for Leavenworth. Locals and Personals Al Covington has opened a billiard and pool hall at 318 North Main street. He has had the place repapered and has his own lights, electric fans and three pool tables and one billiard table. His grand opening will take place Saturday. LITERARY SOCIETY. Will Render a Programme at Garfield Hall Thursday Night, Sept 7. The Toussant La Overture Literary Society will render a splendidly selected program at Garfield hall on Thursday night. Sept. 7th. This society ha If you are sick and want to 1 cured get the LOPEZ REMEDY, 313 E. Douglas. (Barnes Block.) UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL Jas, J. Olden, the colored drug-gist at 615 N. Main has made an addition to his store by adding more chairs and tables in the ice cream department for the accommodation of his many customers. Mrs. W. M. Dent left Friday morn ing Via the Santa Fe for McPherson, Ks on her way to Nebraska where she will hold a series of meeting at Palco of that state. She will absent about three weeks. W. M. Dent will be home from Stewartville, Va. in about ten days. He is reported to behaving a fine time. Porter Perry and Ora Taylor spent Saturday y and Sunday in Grutrie Oklahoma. Mr Scales of Oklahoma also was here attending his brother's funeral. Mrs. F. Richardson, of Chicago is a pleasant visitor at the home of her sister Mrs H. F. Frazier 1713 Wabash. Bring us your job work. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Neely are remodeling their home at 1447 Sc. River st. In making preparation for labor day. the Union has selected the following prominent colored men on committees. These gentleman are each very prominent in union circles. LANDS GOOD PLACE Capt. A. J. Weaver Now holding the position of Quartermaster at Ft. Dodge, Kansas. This is a position which pays $1,000. per year and was filled by appointment by the governor. Capt Weaver has many friends who are proud to see him succeed. Mrs. Richard Heek has gone to Leavenworth to spend a few weeks visiting with relatives. Job work; Job work; That is What We Do. MISTAKEN IDENTITY A man by the name of WM. Schell was reported injured in the north end of town Sunday night and all monday the rumor was floating that it was the council man from the 2nd Ward, Hon. W. F. Schell, who was injured but the Mistake was soon corrected as Mrs. WM. Schell was not the injured. WAS FINE The reproduction of the drama "Ruined by Drink" was presented to a very appreciative audience at Garfield hall Tuesday night. Again each member of the company acquitted themselves in a most creditable manner. Everyone was highly pleased with the play. LITERARY SOCIETY. Will Render a Programme at Garfield Hall Thursday Night, Sept 7. The Toussant La Overture Literary Society will render a splendidly selected program at Garfield hall on Thursday night, Sept. 7th. This society has been, and is doing a great work in the literary field and by constant efforts have continued till they have won for themselves a place in the hearts of the people of this community. Among its members are some of our most earnest literary bent people whose mind is in the work. From the personnel of the program which they offer for Thursday night it is evident that all will highly enjoy it. Proofessor Wilson, Master of Program. 1.—Chorus. 2.—Paper.....Hon. Thomas H. Yancy "Christianity." 3.—Oration.....Hon. B. M. Crawford 4.—Inst. Solo.....Miss Pansy Cox 5.—Paper.....Hon. Samuel Walker "Literary Work." 6.—Solo.....Hon. Chas. Price 7.—Paper.....Mrs. R. Love 8.—Inst. Solo.....Miss B. Alexander 9.—Talk.....Hon. Jas. J. Olden "Commercial Interests." 10.—Inst. Duet..... ...Miss Carrie Foster, Master Al- hen Dusty bon Foster. 11.—Oration.....Miss Ida Bowman "A Word to the 20 th Century Negro." 12.—Address.....Dr. D. L. Stewart "Sanitary Condition of the Negro." 13.—Solo.....Miss Minnie Madison 14.—Quartet. Committee.—Mesdames A. McBride, Gardner. L. Love, Miss Blanche Alex- and re, Messrs. B. M. Crawford, High- tower. H. W. Marshal, Chairman. MRS. J. A. MARTIN, Sec'y. ON TO DENVER. The following ladies of Wichita are preparing to leave Monday for Denver, Colo., to attendshrdlushrdclmfwver, Colo., Monday to attend the session of the Grand Chapter: Mrs. Stella Patton, Mrs. Emma Paxter, Mrs. Martha Phelps, Mrs. Henry Massey, Mrs. Addie Adams, Miss Grace Baker, Mrs. W. N. Miller, Mrs. Miller will visit in Pueblo and Colorado Springs during her stay. MRS. ADAMS PLEASED. Hrs. Addie Adams who has lived with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Harding, 724 N. Main street, for the past 15 months, is preparing for a trip. Mrs. Adams speaks highly of Mr. and Mrs. Harding and says she feels highly benefited by having lived with such a Christian family. The Children of Moses Dickson Tent No. 5 had a very enjoyable time at the picnic tendered by them by Mrs. W. N. Miller at her residence, 353 West 15th street, last Thursday afternoon. They were served to refreshments and had a gleeful time. For the next date of meeting watch the columns of the Searchlight. Mrs. Cora Ferguson has sued her husband, Dan Ferguson, for a divorce. Attend the "Labor Day" ball at Garfield hall Monday night. Let us try your next job of printing. DR. D. L. STEWART Dr. D. L. Stewart is a young medical practitioner who has located in this city with offices at 703 N. Main street. Dr. Stewart comes to Wichita highly recommended and stands high in his profession. Dr. Stewart is a native of the state of Ohio and was reared in Columbus where he was schooled and attended the Ohio Medical University and graduated with high honors. 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The mau who pays out his good money for inferior building ma- terial is foolish. Buy the BEST. We sell it.. Have you seen the lat- est building material? _It is our Cement Building Stone. The long- er it wears, the harder it gets. J. H. TURNER, 537—547 West Douglas Ave. ee Ai In The Grocery J.ine Your wants need careful at- tention and our store isthe place to, get it. We handle the best of Fancy and Staple Groceries and our prices are right. Orders given prompt attention. Kernan & Co., 1102 E. Douglas Pone 85f =e a FROM HERE TOTHERE, And there’s pure air, pure wat- er and sun shine on the hill. Just the plac? fora rest after the long Winter. Its the Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs, Ark. OPERATED BY THE FRISCO SYSTEM | Round-trip tickets to | Eureka Springs on sale ; eueay day in the year. | C. W. STRAIN, D P. A. Ask Wichita, Kan. | Le ' Wichita Trunk Factory Manufacturers Of— All Kinds of Trunks, Valises and Traveling Bags | Repair Work A Specialty 507 East Douglas Ave. — W. M. Dunson, Painter and Paper Hanger Work Guaranteed Prices Reasonable Office 517 N. Main St Phone 936 Thos. Glover, Pres. S. E. Patton, Sec. Edward Landrum, Treas. Jas. L. Harper, Mangr. | WeGan Saas Feed You se Court House Grocery 517 North Main Street We have a full line of fresh and wholesome Fan- cy and Staple Groeerie, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Sugar, Flour, Meal, Vegetables, Canned Goods, Brooms, Butter, Eggs, Coal Oil, Gasoline, Sta~ tionary, and, in fact, anything and everything you may want in the Grocery Line. FREE DELIVERY TO ANY PART OF THE CITY Your Patronage Solicited Court House Grocery Store 5i7 North Main Street G. A. E, —————————— —————————— Y aN y aA ‘ {Santa Fe} \ 8A , NF Thetime is now at hand—Sept. 4—7-*Plan'to go. There’s one way that will satisfy yon, "Tis Santa Fe way. Very low rate for thrs oceaesion—only $10.45. Write me for Colorado literature and fer further paaticulare. Remember the Santa Fe is the line with block signale, rock-ballastel track and very best equipment. Passengers via this route obtain excellent oxe-hundred-mile view of Rockies: Wichita, Kansas L. R. Delaney, Agt W. 5S. HENRION or X. Main st. Wichita, Kans. KINGMAN, KANSAS. Miss Ira Baxter and Ernest Porter will leave soon for Misouri to spend the winter. = Mr. Mitchell, porter at the Balti- more hotel has been sick but is bet- ter. Ernest Porter will resign his place as cook at the Baltimore hotel soon, Chas. Floyd will leave Saturday for Pratt. Robt. Buggs will go to Topeka to attend the Fair. Mrs, C. BE, Floyd and two daugh- ters are visiting in Wichita this week. ©. Koous is a guest In Kingman this weex. . S ? 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 youplease- . Rock Island transcontinental Tourist Sleepers (so com- fortable, economical and gratifying to the traveler) lerve the East and West on theirinteressing 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: : fae Via El Paso, through New Mexico=the Southern route; via Colorado and Salt Lake City—The Scenic route. Each way hasits points of advantage: a good plan to “go one way and return the other. A iai cxcarBomaier iieueyOn adm one dase dudiig sarsececser oe Excursion fickets to Portland on sale every day. Our folder ‘Across the Continent in a Tourist Sleeper,"’ with fall informa tion about rates, sent promptly uponfrequeat. ©. E, BASCOM, ©. P, A. Rock Island WICHITA, KANSAS. Ad J, A. STEWART,:; GEN’L AGENT, KANSAS ‘CIT Y. Red Front Racket The People’s Economy Store Sample Shoes We have just roceiveda large invoice of Men’s Work Shoes, Men’s Dress Shoes, Ladies’ and Misses Fine Dress Shoes, Oxford andSlippers, all styles and kinds AT WHOLESALE PRICES Tapp Bros. & Hanshaw Phone 257 255-257 N Main Rev. B. Morris retsrned Wednesday from Oklahoma’ where he spent two Rehearsals are being held fo rtLe Old time concert to be given in the near future. PEABODY, KAN. Miss Seattle Bush entertained Ma- bel Hall at her home with a threp- course dinner, Sunday. ‘Mrs. George Dell was over from Burns Sunday visiting home folks. Willard Bush met with the misfor- tune of getting snake-bitten last week Seattle Bush has returned from an extended visit with her aunt, Mrs Mallory, in ‘Topeka. Miss Mabel Hall enjoyed a very pleasant visit from Seattle Bush and Carrie Rathbone, Saturday. ‘Miss Julia Adams, who went to Kansas City for treatment a short time ago and is reported very ill. KANSAS CITY KANSAS NEWS The Masons gave quite a nice excursion to Leavenwosth at t elose of Grand Lodge. A. nice time . wus reported. Mre, F. Tillery and Miss Hannah Jef th's week for Louisiana, Mo, to make thir permanent bome there Mr. Frank Soiles was buried from the First Baptiet Church Sunday- afterno n. He was a wember of the Hose Hil Bap. church for 15 years but owing to the small area of his church, the last cad rites were per- formed at the First Baptist, Ho was a member of O d Wellows and that body had charge of the remains, ‘The funeral was largeiy attended and quite a number of flowers were recieved. He leaves a wife a father two brothers and three cisters ind many relatives and friends who is mourn his loss, Rev Mitchell has been recteating in the East und South for past week. Mrs Ned Jones stil on the siek list. Miss Stella Wilson has errieve ‘from Colorado Springs. Miss Turner is reported sick. Miss Bertha has retarned fro: Chicago, Mesdames L. Stooall, Alice Brown and i, Green are to the Grand Chapt er Denver 8: pt. 5h. 1905. Mics Bettie Slaughter of Liberty has besa visikingh r brother in our city for two or three weeke, Mrs Matlock Topekx cxme over to Mr, Scales fuueral. Mrs Williams of Oklahoma City came to attend the funeral of Mz. Scales, her r.ther, WINFIELD, KAN. + J. W. Jackson has returned from the sessions of Prince Hall Grand Lodge. ‘Mrs. Hall and her daughter enter~ tained a few friends in honor of Mrs. A. E. Harris and Mrs. M. D. Jones of Georgetown, Tex. Rey. Harris preached in Wellingoton Sunday. L, Lewis and Henry Evans of Ar- kansas City, were in the city Sunday. Wm. Taylor is visiting his two children. Jas. Nichols has returned from Colo~ rado. Mrs. Henry Bird has returned to her home in Wellington, Kan. Misses Mattie and Picket Lutcher left for their homes in Wellington. Henry Chafer has returned from Colorado. Mrs, Thos, Campbell and” daughter, Nora, have returned from their camp ing trip. (First Publication in the Wichita Searchlight, August 19, 1905.) State of Kansas, Sedgwick County, ss.: In the District Court, 18th Judicial District, Frank Cline, Plaintiff. vs. & Pearl Cline, Defendant. - NOTICE. ‘The above named defendant is here- by notified that she has been sued for ‘a divorce by the said plaintift in the District Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas, and unless the said defendant shall be and appear in said court on or before the 30th day of September, A. D. 1905 and then and there plead an- swer or demur to plaintiff's petition therein filed a decree will be entered Fro confesso, according to the prayer in afd" petition, J. C. MILTON. Attorney for Plaintits: MB i NUTR! Seo Mota ha a le ae nM ey anges PERE 3s go Te % % : : * Dr.Jas. ALLEN, +: % 5 : VETERINARY : % Ruptured Horses can be successfully castrated by the right * : method. CONSTANT PRACTICE helps very much in any busi- § 4, Hess, therefore I do.safe and cheaper work than anyone who * x, does only an occassional job. Iuseno clamps or medicines, : %, having a $25.00 instrument and draw but little blood. $ % T have never known harm to come from working a Ridg- ¢ % ling every day after castration with the ecraseur. < : SURGICAL OPERATIONS PERFORMED : 3 DENTISTRY a specialty. Treatment{of Lump Jaw * 3, Pollovil and Fistela. : . : * : Dr. Jas. Allen, ‘“Wehits, Wins § % : seer arene ce rere cere res rere r rrr ee FE ee a ae ere! JOB WORK e (| 4] 1S OUR HOBBY. Let us try your next order me en wie acs ee cae Re ae iE ea Rt La First’ Publication in the Wich’ta Searchlight, August 19th, 1905.) State of Kansas, Sedgwick County, sx. In the District Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Ada Weston, Plaintiff. ve. Charles Weston, Defendant. ‘You, the defendant Charles Weston are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above entitled Coart in the/above entitled action, By Ada Wes- ton ‘plaintiff in said action, and that saa plaintiff has filed her petition in the District Court of the County of Sedgwick in the State of Kensas against you for a divorce and uptess you answer sald petition on or before the 39th day of September, 1905, said petition will be taken as true, and following nature, to-wit: for an abso- Iute divorce from said defendant. Dates and first publication, this 18th day of August, 1906. | J. C. MILTON, Attorney for Plaintiff. Curly Hair Made Straight By pe ir, (ahs oe | lim EA BALERS ao NA FORD'S ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW, e (Copyrighted) € Mv rondrtt waa ithe onze Barly hair straight as shown above.’ Le nour: Gaver hreaving Sf cures dandrai ana fakes the “hate grow long and milky.” Sold over Setters tedinis Woes fait eteeg tah ee Nae Mara Faia sete Mth tay eal unite, Wiermese Lae seat Pireuerd Ora aten Metaraath Ay aa isan senna bathe Brae Seated Oe Maree Bea bg misied br substitutes that claim to be Uhe' Genuine,” ar ie never’ falls keep TS ita git tad peat fade meshes «ale pen Fan, Punhou karte amaataaE Wisosiparsi or ehiciete teend ate ghase Renee BELA faceted epnar cate > lend postal or express mondy ore ; Welte yourmame and address plainly to OzONTuRD OX MARROW CO, Charbis Ford Bask 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Iilinois, forenierstes PPEOREEROSSE: ” on] PHARY’S LATE START DELAY MAY SERIOUSLY INTER: FERS WITH HIS PLANS. Urable Now to Reach Open Water Be- fore End of Summer and This Is Expected to Result ina Whole Year of Inaction—His Hard Luck. P. T. McGrath of St. John’s, N. F., who is an authority on northern voy- ages, writes to The Daily News as fol- lows: “The delay in dispatching Peary’s steamer Roosevelt threatens to interfere seriously with his plans for getting to the far north this sum- mer. His original intention was to havt her leave New York on July 4 and get away from the Newfoundland coast about a week later, declaring himself in several interviews that any detention after July 10 would seriously handicap him in his endeavor to at- tain an extreme northing before the polar channels freeze up again, so that he might, if possible, get into the open polar sea and establish himself there before the brief summer months end. However, he only left Sydney, N. S., on July 27, where he had been coaling. He is, therefore, about three weeks behind the date which he fixed as his latest, and, although his ship is much faster than previous exploring boats, it must be evident that he has no time to spare if he is to reach any faraway point within the frozen zone this year. His hope was that he could ge as far up as the Polaris and Thetis ‘went in 1871 and 1882, which ships got right into the Polar sea in the one season, being favored by a brief spell of open water, and this would be a great advantage to him, as he would have his advanced base within about 500 miles of the pole itself or 300 ‘miles nearer than he could otherwise reach. He would, therefore, be able to make his dash across the paleo: erystic ice to the pole next spring and have a second year in which to repeat the effort if he failed the first time. “But if he is unable to reach a very northerly point now he may be doomed to a whole year of inaction and per haps to the frustration of his best hopes. He had hard luck this spring in that he lacked the money to equip his vessel after he had her built and the time lost in this way it is difficult for him to make up now. The ex: plorer who would secure the best op portunities for advance through its ice-cnmbered waters should be on the Greenland coast about the middle of July. In the case of the relief of the Greely expedition they were there early in June, and the whole expedi- tion, with the few survivors of Greely's ill-fated party were back in St. John’s ‘on July 17, or nearly a fortnight before Peary will now be able to leave. “Consequently, Peary has grievous disadvantages to contend with, and, though he may still succeed, it will be in spite of obstacles which he will surmount or because of exceptionally favorable ice conditions in the north, whereas he should be in a position to avail of normal circumstances and gain his northing by utilizing them. None the less, with his own expert- ence, his splendid ship and his capa- ble crew of hardy Newfoundlanders, nothing will Be left undone to carry ‘Yhe stars and stripes beyond the flags ‘of all countries, if not, indeed, to the pole itself.” 7 ‘The Dreamers. We plot an’ plan great deeds to do— ‘Waste me In dream an’ doubt;. ‘Yeu ere we know, comes winter's snow— SSirhe fire's out? ‘We reach the mountain top, where eam Fame's star—where thunders shout; A ey comes thelline throus - our Greaims: “Phe“fire's out!” ‘T99, Inte to change. the course—too late “Po “turn the ship about; ‘on bleak shore that glooms’ before, “athe fire's out!” nd yet, when this strange life is An} Souid"golve fail manga doupe, ‘Cupid’ we but heart that ery at last: "Phe fires out! . “atlanta Constitution. But few mca are able to hear the ‘whispered call of duty. Her Skin Turning Black Strange Malady That Makes A White Woman’s Skin To Turn Black — And a Makes Her Now A Colored Woman All The Physicians Are Puzzled Trenton, N. J.. Aug. 29 — A case has recently comé to light of a white woman whose skin has been gradually turning black nn- til now she has not the very least resemblance cf a white woman, but has the full resemblance of a dark African woman. She comes of a well to-do white family and all the skill known to the medi- cal profession has been resorted to to check the change, but all to no avail; anda once fair and pretty white woman is to-day a very dark, pretty colored woman. The doctors are more than puz- zled, while the family looks at the strange member of their fold in mystified wonderment. ATuARwWatTuR Niwa _ Clearwater has a meat narket tuat has been cold go cften it is a hard thing to keep tract of who is its o~ner—it hos been sold again. It has not snowed yet—but ©. R. Wilfry has been sleigh riding. Mrs. . R. Wilfrey is visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs § Wilfrey of Ox ford, Kansas - John Smitb, of Birmingham,]Ala was working here last week | Gco Barton w.e shopping here last week, OH White has ben tued for a divorce by his wife A C Whiic. Jobn Banks is working on a farm we-t of Clearwater. C R Wilfrey and son, Noble, were vuut to a watermeion feast Saturday. They heda fine time and brought somo fine melons home, OHEEYVALE KANSAS EK Knex lett for the west Men dey night. Mrs Maggie Rbineon loft for Den ver, Colo, Monday night. E D Diaeon is visiting his mother Mrs Marie Dixson in Chauute. Mra Hattie Parker ison s'cd list, Mise Joyce Powell camo in from Kansas City Sunney. Helping Hand Tuberaacle No. 4 meets Ist and 3rd Thursday Mre Dalsy Jones was baptised by Rev Teal Sunday FREDONIA NEWS $ Fredonia has nine colored farni- lies beside fous young pe: ple w o represent the colored population oi this city. Four of the nine colored families own their own home, Miss Estella Nero of Oswego was married to Wm Holt of Indepen- dence on Aug, 26th All the colored people of Fredonia wilt soon be paid up subscr:bers to ‘The Searcbligt. It’s alright... KANSAS CITY, KAN., NEWS. Prof, J 8, P tterson and Prof, Per. ter have been elected texchers for the colored High Sebool. Prof. Bowen of Macon @y. preached ‘at the Metropolitan church. The Mission circle of the A. M, E cburch had @ pleasant meeting with Mrs Brown, racently. ‘The Sons aud Daugters of Serus- al m are holding a Grand S-ssien at kb: M. and O, ha'l tlés webs ‘Mrs Galaway Walker is expecting to poss through here Sept 4tb on her way to the National G. A. Re She want’s her sister Mrs M. Y. Matthews to accompany her. The psssion play by Ernest Qoott was very good, Ha had quitea crowd at the Metropolitan chureb, Mrs Matthews was ask to ba the Worshipfut Master in the Lady Ma- son’s burt-sque in Atchison, Ethel Wi des and Earl Surveyor visited in Independar:ce Sanday The Concert given at the Method ist church Saturday night wae fine, ‘Mrs Mary Jobnsvn will 1¢ av Saturday for Arkansas LEAVENWORTH, KAN. Death again visited Victoria Taber- nacle No. 30 and took one of our old- est and faithful members. Dt. Pris- cilla Harris departed this life August 20, 1905, at her home on Delaware street. She leaves to mourn her loss 4 husband, mother and one sister and a host of friends. Victoria Tabernacle meets Ist and 3rd Fridays in each month, LAURA BRIGHT, H. P. ‘Areanion meets 4th Monday night in each month. SIR S. L. CRAIG, C. R. Golden Leaf ‘Tent meets 4th Satur- day in each month. DT. LILLIAN HARDIN, @. M. Chrystal Tent meets 3rd Saturday in each month. DT. ELLA McKINNIS, Q. M. ALLIANCE. NEB. | Mra. Elen Balten and daughter, of eee, Ky., are visiting her sister, Mrs. L, J. Cabb. Mrs, A. P. Carter, son and daughter, are visiting with Mrs. Geo. Carter. Mrs, N. B, Hanson has returned nome after @ month's visit in Missouri ‘The wedding of Miss Hanson and Mr. Corneal took place at the home of the bride's parents, N. B. Hanson, Monday night. Rev. C. W. Ray, of the A. M. E, church ofifelated. A grand reception was tendered them at the home of Mr. nd Mrs. W. N. Cor- neal. Many out-of-town guests were present. Among them were: Rev. Frank Wilson, of Kansas City, Kan. Mrs. Bolton and daughter, of Lexing- ton; Mrs, A. P, Carter, of Lineoin: A. Green, of St. Joe, Mo. Miss Mabel | Smith, of Crawford, Neb. and many others, On Friday they took the train for their future home in Sheridan, wyo. Mrs, Geo, Carter entertained Tues- day in honor of Mrs. A. P. Carter HUNTING PARTY. ‘Thursday @ hunting party consisting of P. J. and Stephen Corneal, Carter, Adams, A. P. Carter, Geo. Carter went into the sand hills about 15 miles and returned with rabbits snakes, owls, hawks and different kinds of birds, which helped much for Friday ain- ner. Mrs. P. Comeal had a big dinner Friday in honor of Mrs, A. P. Carter. Mrs. L. J. Cabb entertained the lad- jes of Alliance in honor of her sister, Mrs. Ellen Bolton from § to 8 p. m. Mrs. C. H, Murphy gave a dinner in honor of Mrs. 8. P. Carter. Mrs, Bd Johnson has been on the sick st. Mrs, B, Adkins is improved. Little Charles Cabb was taken sud- aenly ill Wednesday as Mrs. Cabb and Mrs, Bolton were ready to go to the party. Rev. Frank Wilson, C. G. M., of the Knights of Tabor, was in Alliance last week and paid a pleasant visit to Star of the West Tabernacle No. 33. The daughters were very much pleased with his visit and feel highly eneour- aged to press forward. Mrs, Scott, of Butte, Mont, was a visitor with Mrs, Corneal. The Mothers’ and Babys’ meeting at the M. E. church proved a great bles- sing. Mr. and Mrs, Jackson had.their ttle son baptized: Mr. and Mrs. Lane had their three children administered to, ‘The meeting has for tts motto— the Bibliean command “Train a child in the way it should go while it is young and when it grows old it will not depart therefrom. Star of the West Tabernacle meets the first and third Friday of each week. P. CORNEAL, H. P. J. BETTS, C. R. We wish to thank Miss Julia Dar- nell and Miss Beulah Corneal for thelr faithful work in raising $12 for the church. We also thank those who aided them. P. CORNEAL. ‘M. AHEMS. “D. CARTER, A. DARNELL, All Alliance, Nebraska, people should subscribe and pay for the Wichita Searchlight. Send money to the NOTICE. Knights and Daughters, if you have changed High Priestess or. Chief Men- tors since this list was published kindly notify me at once, that I may make the correction. ‘W. N. MILLER, Editor. KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF TABOR. ‘Tabernacles. Number. 1 Mrs, Eliza Nichols, 938° Everett St, Kansas City, Kan. 2 Mrs, Sarah Crisp, 615 South Chestnut St., Iola, Kansas. 2 Mrs. Flora Thompson, 36 North Main, Council Bluffs, Towa. 5 Mrs. Sarah Skinner, 725 Park St. Atchison, Kan. 6 Mrs. Mary Curry, 804 Cherry St. Ottawa, Kan. 7 Mrs. N. E. Wigely, 506 N, sth, Sa- lina, Kan. 8 Mrs, Anna Fallings, Cherryvale, Kan. 9 Mrs, Sarah H. Harrison, 1421 Yan Buren St, Topeka, Kan. 10 Mrs, Maggle Fishback, 1795 Mass, Lawrence, Kans. 11 Mrs, Perlina Woodfork, $28 Sher- man Ave., Kansas City, Kan. 12 Miss Cora Sango, 2058 North Front St, Kansas City, Kans. 13 Mrs. Nanmie Dunlap, Junction City, Kans. 15 Mrs, S, 8. Furlough, Box 315, Wier City, Kans. 16 Mrs. Perlor ‘T, Ballinger, Parsons. Kan. 17 Mrs, A. Masie, 615 Barbee, Ft. Scott, Kans. | 20 Mrs..Emma Maxie, 411 Ransom, Ft. Scott, Kans. 24 Mrs, C. E. Kirby, Bx. 332, Coffey ville, Kan. (28 Mrs, Susie Willis, 21 St, 7. Parsons, Kans, 29° Mrs. Henrietta Davis, 4071 Kicka- poo, Leavenworth, Kan. 30 Mrs. Laura Bright, 203 Ohio, ‘Leavenworth, Kans. 32. Mrs. Ida B. Willis, 1036 Towa Ave., ; Butte, Mont. 33 Mrs. Phannfle Corneal, Box 384, Alliance, Neb. 34 Mrs, Mattie Miller, 335 West 15th, Wichita, Kans. 35 Mrs, Rachel Dudly, 521 N. 21st South Omaha, Neb. 37. Mrs, Mary Robinson, 528 Main, Atchison, Kan, 38 Mrs, Laura Lee, Weir City, Kan. 52 Mrs, Cora Yeager, Lawrence; Kan. 63 Mrs, Lizzie Stone, 1042 Everett, ‘Kansas City, Kan. 77 Mrs, A. Pickens, 250 B. 15th, To- peka, Kans. 85 Mrs. Ella Cornish, N, ‘Topeka, Kans. 89 Mrs. Marie Boyd, 1204 Dodge St, Omaha, Neb. 91 Mrs. Ella Goldem 310 N. 12th, Omaha, Neb. 92 Mrs, J. G. Gillum, 1209 Vine, Lin- coln, Neb. 93° Mrs, Ida M. Jordan, 903 Western Ave., N. Topeka, Kans. 559 Mrs. Christena Bell, 294 N. Wil- lam St., Deadwood, S. Dakota. 8 Mrs. Laura Smith, 308 11th St. Coffeyville, Kans. 777 C. W'S ADDRESSES 333. Number. 1 William M. Watkins, Box 184, Wier City, Kans. 2 J, Jefferson, 308 B. 11th, Coffey- ville, Kan, 3 William H. Barnes, 101 Kearney St, Atchison, Kan. 4 Andrew Herroid, Sherman Flats, Omaha, Neb. 5 J. T. Howard, 120 Kansas Ave. Topeka. 6 M. E, Bird, 3014 Hewett, Everett, Washington. 8 R. M. Bingham, 1727 B. Oak St, Ft. Scott, Kans. ; 10 Richard Walker, Leavenworth, Kans. | 11 W. N. Miller, 258 N. Main St, Searchlight office, Wichita, Kan. 13 A. H. Morton, Parsons. 15 Henry Jordan, Salina, Kan. 16 Richard Clark, 420 N. 25th St., 8. Omaha, Neb. 17 Allen Garner, 704 E. 12th St., Cof- feyville, Kans. 18 James Thomas, 385 Lake St., Salt Lake City. 19 ©. Parris, 918 Penn, St, Law- rence, Kans. 25 Edward Henderson, 1917 N. 3rd St, Kansas City, Kans. 59S. W. Pasker, 1156 Buchanan, To- peka, Kan. 60 James Scott, 1404 Van Buren, To- peka, Kan. TL J. W.. Bedell, 2127 So, 10th St, Lincoln, Neb. 72 John L. Wright, Lincoln, Neb. 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SE ee Deliveret a elapse Uae eater aa SUSSCHIBETO-DAY ieteataateeraneitateate cr ELL EL Words That Are Obsol ‘The number of obsolete words that are to be found in Webster's Diction- ary is considerably larger than people have any idea of. The following let- ter, written by an alleged poet to an editor who had treated his poetry with derision, furnishes some idea of them: “ir—You have behaved like an im- petiginous scrogic’ Like those who, envious of any. moral celsitude, carry their ungiclty to the height of creat- ing. symposically ‘the fecund words which my pollymathic genius uses with uberty to abligate the tongues of the weetless! Sir, you have crassly parodied my own pet 01s as though they were trangram. {will not ¢0a- acervate reproach | wat uduce @ yell over the’: =, tgratitnde which kas char.” ; my indis- cerptible hea! » * cat on the focillztion Wu... omdjuvamcy must have given you W"™ to become your fantor and I will not speak of the linr oblepsy, you have shows # bating me, ome whose & should have gpproached wit! @iscalceatfon” So I tel! 5%, supervacancous words. 10! render ignoscible your condut I warn you that I would velit nose if I thought that Lad diarthrosis thereby could De ¥ ed—it I thought I should a plgnorate my reputation. graphle scrogle, band with £07 Inquinate fantors; dra objet from the thought, if you ing synchronically lost tb a ae the greatest, poet Sy ton.” Ane yet all these wordt) be found in the @ictionat- Tit-Bits. Many who formerly smoked 10¢Cigars now smoke LEWIS'SINGLE BINDER STRAIGHT 5¢ CIGAR Dealers supplied by their tabber or direct from Frank P. Lewis' Factory, Poorla, Ill. Mary Ann CLEMENTINA GONZALES, OF CENTRAL AMERICA, RESTORED TO HEALTH. PE-RU-NA THE REMEDY Miss Clementina Gonzales, Hotel Provincia, Guatemala, C. A., in a recent letter from 247 Cleveland Ave., Chicago, Ill., writes: "I took Peruna for a worn-out condition. I was so run down that I could not sleep at night, had no appetite and felt tired in the morning. "I tried many tonics, but Peruna was the only thing which helped me in the least. After I had taken but a balt bottle I felt much better. I continued its use for three weeks and I was completely restored to health, and was able to take up my studies which I had been forced to drop. There is nothing better • than Peruna to build up the system."—Clementina Gonzales. Address The Peruna Medicine Co., of Columbus, Ohio, for instructive free literature on catarrh. TEA DRUNKARDS. In London an Investigation Has Been Made of Tea Inebriety. The public analyst of one of the London boroughs has recently been investigating tea inebriety. He states that, judging from the annual tea bill, each individual in England consumes six pounds of tea every twelve months. This means that the average person swallows 3.6 grains of caffeine and 9.7 grains of tannin per diem. This is about half as much of the former and nearly as much of tannin as the pharmacocopeia allows as an occasional dose. When to these amounts are added the caffeine and tannin consumed in coffee and other beverages, it is obvious that the present generation of Englishmen are saturating themselves with these two poisons. The symptoms of this form of self-poisoning are seen frequently enough by physicians, but their cause is often overlooked. Many of the patients who suffer from palpitation of the heart, chronic dyspepsia, sleeplessness, emaciation and anaemia are simply tea or coffee drunkards. THIS IS THE SHOE that has built up our reputation for good reliable foot- wear throughout the central states. it is called the "HOOSIER SCHOOL SHOE" and was made by us at first for children only. So popular did it become however that dealers all over insisted on our making the same shoe in women's sizes. The results have been phenomenal. We have made and sold over 3,000,000 pairs of "Hoosier School Shoes" and the demand is constantly increasing. It is made of the best material by expert workmen. It looks well, wears well and fits the foot. Ask your dealer for "Hoosier School Shoes." TAPPAN SHOE MFG. CO. COLDWATER, MICH. Many who formerly smok LEWIS'SIN STRAIGHT Dealers supplied by their jobber or direct DENSION JOHN W. MORRIS, Washington, D.C. Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Last Principal Engineer U.S. Penicillin Bureau 373 in city, war. Is adjudicating claims, ats since When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. PISO'S CURE FOR CURSES WHERE ALL USE FAILED Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION SO MIKADO LIVES. Oftimes Too Engrossed in Work to Take His Meals When reporting the victories of their armies and fleets, it is very much the fashion of Japanese generals and admirals to attribute their triumphs to the "glorious virtue" of the emperor. That this is not a mere figure of speech was shown by the account given by a Japanese concerning the Mikado's daily life and work. The emperor rises at 6:30 every morning, and, after a simple breakfast, proceeds to the apartments in which he transacts the affairs of government. Here he works strenuously all day, examining all the memorials and official documents received, and giving audiences to his ministers, officers starting for the front, and others. Often he becomes so engrossed in his work that he hardly finds time to take his meals. Even at the close of the day's business he will attend to urgent affairs, and does not complain if these keep him from his bed. During the whole period of the war it is said he has almost abandoned exercise and recreation. He takes an anxious interest in the welfare of his soldiers and sailors, and has been known to forego the comfort of a stove in the cold weather, using instead the tiny "hibachi," or Japanese fire box, so that there should not be too sharp a contrast between his own surroundings and those of his troops in the cold and snow of Manchuria. Animals at Their Toilets. Of all animals, cats make the most careful toilet. The lion and the tiger wash themselves in exactly the same manner as the cat, wetting the dark India rubber-like ball of the forefoot, and passing it over the face and behind the ears. The foot is thus at the same time a face sponge and brush, while the rough tongue combs the rest of the body. Jungle Fowls' Home. The Australian jungle fowl, instead of a nest, builds a huge earth mound, often fifteen feet in height, with a circumference of 10 feet. These mounds are under cover, and are so enveloped in foliage that in spite of their size, they can scarcely be discovered. FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restoration. DR. R. H. KLINE, LLL, 831 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA Gorky Lost His Voice. As a youth Maxim Gorky, the Russian author, possessed a tenor voice of much charm and he had wellgrounded hopes of making a name and fortune on the operatic stage. But one night the house in which he slept was struck by a cyclone and Gorky was caught up by it and thrown some distance. When he recovered form his injuries he found that his singing voice had disappeared. Eugenie's Souvenirs. The ex-Empress Eugenie's house at Farnborough is filled with souvenirs of the late emperor and the prince imperial. An interesting curiosity is the dress she wore on a visit to the Eugenie hospital, founded by her in Paris. Upon her return it was discovered that several shreds had been surreptitiously cut or torn off the skirt, doubtless to be preserved by the patients and nurses as souvenirs. 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 ¼-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 oz." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. Forecast From Shells. The inhabitants of Southern Chile are said to foretell the weather by means of a strange barometer. It consists of the cast-off shell of a crab. The dead shell is white in fair, dry weather; but, indicating the approach of a moist atmosphere by the appearance of small red spots, as the moisture in the air increases it becomes entirely red, and remains so throughout the rainy season. Every time some men think, they ought to be allowed another guess. Sensible Housekeepers will have Defiance Starch, not alone because they get one-third more for the same money, but also because of superior quality. Interest to Stamp Collectors. Stamp collectors will profit by the separation of Norway from Sweden. All the stamps that bear the portrait of King Oscar ceased to be valid on July 30. Those angels men marry soon shed their wings. Plantation Chill Cure is Guaranteed To cure, or money refunded by your merchant, so why not try it? Price 50c. FRANCE HAS COLD-GIRL TOWN. St. Etienne, Where Hands That Do Delicate Work Must Not Perspire. St. Etienne is France's "cold girl town," a name it has carried through two or three centuries in which it also has held international supremacy in ribbons, says the Indianapolis News. To-day 30,000 "cold" girls operating 35,000 looms in St. Etienne annually make ribbon enough to tie the earth up in silken bands and throw off streamers to the planets. For two or three centuries the ribbon making industry has been supreme here. It became a commercial advantage to have loom operators who did not have "nerves" and who did not perspire. This advantage developed to a necessity, and a peculiar species of girls was developed. They are girls who have no "nerves," girls who do not worry or hurry; girls whose hands do not perspire. A perspiring hand now means spoiled ribbons, and so carefully have the feminine hands here been cooled to meet this need that it seems that ice instead of blood runs through the veins of the 60,000 operatives that to-day in St. Etienne make ribbons for the world. At the neighboring lacemaking town of Le Puy it is said that four-year-old girls make lace and that in St. Etienne they are set to work at that age cooling off their hands and controlling their nerves. So remarkably has the training succeeded that though many of the cooped-up ribbon weaving rooms are insufferably hot in summer, the girls at the looms do not sweat, and in the entire year's run of millions of miles of ribbon, valued at the looms at $18,000,000 annually, not $100 worth or ribbon comes out damaged by perspiration. STAIRCASE A HIGH ONE. B₂: 20,000 Steps Cut in the Rock, Mt. Omi Is Climbed. For the ascent of Mt. Omi, on the borderland between western China and the Tibetan plateau, there is an artificial staircase consisting of 20,000 steps, cut in slippery limestone. Who made these steps is largely a matter of surmise, but they were probably formed by religious enthusiasts, to provide a means of access from the hot plains, out of which the mountain mass rises abruptly to the heights, 5,000 to 11,000 feet above, amongst which the Buddhist abbey of Omi embodies some of the holiest traditions of the religion professed by its inmates. Anyhow, the staircase is there, and by it many pilgrims attain the shrine.—Stray Stories. Ventilating the Bedroom. Keep your bed and bedroom warm and dry during the day. An open window and a cold room will make the bed damp and cold and will give its unfortunate occupant a severe cold at least, if not worse, says the Living Church. A damp bed is a veritable brooding place of bacteria. Many housekeepers, having heard of the necessity of fresh air, leave the bedroom window open during the day, filling it with cold air when none is needed, and then close the window for the night when the room is occupied and the fresh air is needed in abundance. Any one can see how contrary to common sense such procedure is. To Harness the Stars A man who is fond of working out statistics and astronomical calculations, figures that the cotton factories of Lancashire, England, at present spin about 155,000,000 miles of thread a day, so that in six seconds they make enough to go around the earth. In one month they spin enough to reach from here to the moon. The product of eighteen days would reach from the sun to Neptune. Counting 310 working days in the year, it would take them, at this rate, 500 years to spin enough thread to reach the nearest star. Finances of Great Britain. Some curious facts are disclosed in a blue book dealing with the revenue of Great Britain during the year 1904-5. Fines for slave-dealing brought in about $200, while "conscience money" came to over $5,000. The revenue on playing cards amounted to over $1,000,000. The sweepings of the gold and silver rooms in the mint realized $5,890, while some of the properties left over from the coronation of King Edward were sold for $25. Nearly a dozen pensions on the civil lists of George IV. and William IV. are still being paid. Had Poor Opinion of Lawyer. One of the quaint characters well known to old-timers of Portland, Cre., was Robert E. Bybee, familiarly known as "Bob" Bybee. He was a justice of the peace in Portland for many years. On one occasion, when a jury was being impaneled, one of the jurors, a well known attorney, asked to be excused because he was a lawyer. "Well," said Bybee. "I guess that all the law you know isn't going to disqualify you from serving." Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces in a package. 10 cents. One-third more starch for the same money. Flatterers are clever mind-readers. They tell vain women exactly what they think. Jans in San Francisco. Statistics gathered in San Francisco in regard to the Japanese engaged in business show that they have entered into lively competition with Americans in a large number of occupations which the Chinese do not invade. There are eighty-five Japanese hotels in San Francisco, sixty restaurants, sixteen intelligence offices, nine shooting galleries, eleven billiard rooms and seventy-five house cleaning offices. These are all licensed and there is a large number of unlicensed cobblers, butchers, janitors, porters and domestic servants. Try One Package. If "Defiance Starch" does not please you, return it to your dealer. If it does you get one-third more for the same money. It will give you satisfaction, and will not stick to the iron. Possibly the popularity of air casties is due to the fact that they are not taxable. Railway Notes. Mr. I. P. Spining, who for several years past has occupied the position of Northwestern passenger agent of the C. & O., has been appointed General Northern Agent of the Big Four Railway, with headquarters at 238 Clark street, Chicago. Do high ideals always begin at the bottom of the ladder? DONT FORGET A large 2 oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only 5 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. A hobo gains ground every time he doesn't wash himself. CUTICURA GROWS HAIR. Scalp Cleared of Dandruff and Hal Restored by One Box of Cuticura and One Cake of Cuticura Soap. A. W. Taft of Independence, Va. writing under date of Sept. 15, 1904. says: "I have had falling hair and dandruff for twelve years and could get nothing to help me. Finally I bought one box of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap, and they cleared my scalp of the dandruff and stopped the hair falling. Now my hair is growing as well as ever. I am highly pleased with Cuticura Soap as a toilet soap. (Signed) A. W. Taft, Independence, Va." Most of the flattery in the world is expended on women and tombstones. The Best Results in Starching can be obtained only by using De- fiance Starch, besides getting 4 oz. more for same money—no cooking required. When a girl trades her money for a title marriage becomes a trade union. STOP. WOMAN! experi- men's great freely it is date ou- AND CONSIDER THE ALL- IMPORTANT FACT That in addressing Mink- ham you are con- fiding your private ills to a woman— a woman whose experi- ence with women's diseases covers a great many years. You can talk freely to a woman when it is revolting to relate your private troubles to a man— besides a woman does not understand because he is a man Mink, women suffer in silence and drift along from bad to worse, knowing full well that they ought to have immediate assistance, but a natural modesty impels them to shrink from exposing themselves to the questions and probably examinations of even their family physician. It is unnecessary. Without money or price you can consult a woman whose knowledge from actual experience is great. Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation. Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. All letters are received, opened, read and answered by women only. A woman can freely talk of her private illness to a woman; thus has been established the eternal confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and the women of America which has never been broken, the last name of experience which she has to draw from, it is more than possible that she has gained the very knowledge that will help your case. She asks nothing in return except your good-will, and her advice has relieved thousands. Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if she does not take advantage of this generous offer of assistance. If you are ill, don't hesitate to get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., for special advice. When a medicine has been successful in restoring to health so many women, you cannot well say, without trying it, "I do not believe it will help me." This Frog Flies A species of frog found in Borneo has very long toes, webbed to the tip. 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SUPPLEMENT TO THE SEARCHLIGHT Wichita, Kansas, Saturday Sept. 2. 05 KANSAS COMMENT Will Take Honor.—Garden City has recently organized a commandery of the Knight Templar Masons, and will now take from Dodge City the honor of being the Masonic center of western Kansas. New Bank at Goodland.—The Farmers' National Bank, of Goodland, Kan., has been authorized to begin business; capital, $25,000; Joseph H. Hutchinson, president; H. S. Brown vice-president; B. F. Brown, cashier. Death Locates Defaulter. — Frank Kingsland, former license inspector of Topeka, died at Niagara Falls, N. Y. He was buried in a pauper's grave. While license inspector at Topeka he became a defaulter and left between two days. Nothing was ever heard of him until a letter reached Topeka from Niagara Falls, telling of his death and burial. Bridegroom's Suicide. — Just after being married against his will to Mattle Dennis, 17-year-old Jorn H. McDaniel, 35 years old, a railroad employee, committed suicide by drinking laudanum. The girl's father had insisted upon the marriage. McDaniel came to Iola only a few days ago from Fort Scott, where he worked in a round house. Death of Pastor Erlich.—The Rev. Jacob Erlich, pastor of the German church at Marion, is dead. He was one of the pioneers among the thousands of Mennonites who have come to Marion county in the past thirty-four years. The Rev. Mr. Erlich came to America from Russia in 1867. He was 58 years old and is survived by fourteen children. To Mandamus Rock Island. — The railroad commissioners have instructed Attorney Taylor to bring mandamus proceedings in the supreme court against the Rock Island railroad to compel it to obey their order to build a depot at Medora, Kan. The board made the order last month and gave the road thirty days in which to begin the erection of the depot. So far the road has made no move in that direction. Ten Pelicans Mounted.—A flock of pelicans' numbering forty birds alighted in a field belonging to Mr. Tinker, near Gypsum, for the object of feeding. Mr. Tinker killed ten of them. They were sent to Dr. J. W. Boyles, the taxidermist of Salina, for mounting. The largest one was nine feet from tip to tip of wings. The whole lot were six feet tall. It is quite a curiosity to see a whole flock together mounted. Want Coal Rates Reduced.—Leavenworth manufacturers have filed complaint with the railroad board against the railroads for discrimination in coal rates. They claim that Kansas City, Kan., has a rate of 55 cents on nut coal from the Cherokee district as against a 90 cent rate at Leavenworth. They want the Leavenworth rate fixed at 65 cents a ton. They say this will be about right compared to the 55 cent rate for Kansas City, Kan. The New Way. — At Winfield the Baden Produce Company is now feeding 14,000 chickens which is an ordinary number for this season of the year. These chickens are being fed by a scientific process installed in the Baden produce house, the largest poultry house in the entire West. The daily receipts of chickens average about 20,000 pounds while about 2,000 chickens are removed from the fattening stalls and an additional 2,000 placed in every day. Neosho River Does Damage—As a result of the storm at Chetopa and the heavy rainfall the Neosho river left its banks Saturday night and has been rising rapidly ever since, overflowing the wide bottoms for five or six miles; doing considerable damage to corn and ruining the bottom hay that is uncut or in stack. The rain has ceased falling and it is hoped the river may fall shortly, although it is rapidly approaching the high water mark now. Receives Delayed Letter. — Mrs. Clemence Maignan, a French woman of Coffeyville, has received a letter forwarded from Bristol, England, which was picked up by an Irish fisherman off the Irish coast in July. The letter had been written to her by friends returning from the World's Fair on the steamship La Savoie. It was dated December 31 and wished her a happy New Year. It had been placed in a bottle and sealed and thrown overboard. It was written by a party of Frenchmen, who exhibited an airship at the World's Fair. Mrs. Maignan was an interpreter for the French exhibit during the fair. Deputy Grain Inspector. — C. E. Crosen, of Argonia, has been appointed deputy state grain inspector, with headquarters at Wellington. The appointment was made by the governor upon the indorsement of the state grain inspector. They Come High.—The first prosecution for violation of the game law in Osage county this season resulted in the conviction of Enoch Johnson, a young man living near Osage City. He killed two prairie chickens and paid the court $18.35 for them Lebanon's Waterworks.—The people of Lebanon held an election for the purpose of voting bonds for a system of waterworks. Notwithstanding a score or more of kickers and knockers, the bonds carried by a majority of 34. Raiding Coffeyville Joints.—Sheriff Pruitt and Under Sheriff Paxson went to Coffeyville carrying with them documents which meant more trouble for the jointists in that town who seem to think they are superior to the law of the state. Soldiers' Monument.—At Fort Scott the committee from the G. A. R. post that has been seeking financial aid for the purpose of erecting the monument in the court house yard, is meeting with success. So far $1,400 have been raised and this is sufficient to start the work in a couple of months.' Drowned at Ness City. — Torra Ohama, a Japanese boy with Campbell Bros. show, was drowned in Sunset lake just west of Ness City. He with some companions and his brother went to the lake to take a bath and after being in the water but a few minutes he took cramps and went under. Drouth in Dickinson County.—Over three weeks no rain has fallen in this county and it is believed by farmers that the upland corn has been damaged 50 per cent. The bottom land corn is more nearly "made" and will be a fair crop. The county will raise only a little more corn than last year. Many Jails Empty. — The jail of Brown county is empty. That is not the only jail in Kansas that is empty. There are seven county jails in the Seventh congressional district alone that are without an occupant. Kansans are not going to jail this year—they are going to Europe and the Portland fair. Leavenworth Has a Shock. — An earthquake was felt here and quite distinctly on the Fort Leavenworth reservation. It greatly alarmed the prisoners in the United States penitentiary. Some of the negro prisoners jumped from their bunks and went to praying and the Indians started yelling. Continue to Raid Joints. — Sheriff Pratt and an under Sheriff arrived at Caney from Independence and found one joint open. They arrested James Campbell, A. Toner and C. Huffman, bartenders for G. W. Connellly, a proprietor, who is now in bond. Connellly is now under bond not to sell liquor for two years. For Tuberculosis Patients. — Secretary S. J. Crumbine, of the state board of health, says the physicians of the state will use their influence to have the next legislature establish a hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis. He says one is badly needed and that it should be located in Western Kansas, where the air is light. Wreck at Peabody—The Santa Fe freight No. 1119 was wrecked at Horner, three miles east of here. The train just started in on the switch when the engine turned over on the main line. The cause of the accident is not known. No one was injured. East bound passengers No. 2 and No. 6 and a couple of freights were tied up here until a track was built around the wreck. Case Is Settled. — The litigation growing out of the Dewey-Berry tragedy, which occurred in Cheyenne county about two years ago, was terminated last week in court at Goodland, by compromise judgments for $4,500 each in favor of the widows of Daniels and Alpheus Berry, and for $1,000 in favor of Roy Berry, who had a jaw broken. It is estimated that this noted fight between the Deweys and Berrys has cost the Deweys $100,000. Died at Age of 80—Christian Harrander, one of the best known and wealthiest farmers of this vicinity, died at Arkansas City, aged 80 years. He came here from Missouri twenty-three years ago and operated the Dunkard mills for many years, later confining his operations to farming and stock raising. At this he was very successful, owning nearly 1,000 acres of fine farming land in the Walnut valley. Among other bequests he left $10,000 to the Missionary society of the Dunkard church. Grasshoppers Eat Corn.—Grasshoppers are the cause of an immense destruction to the corn in Leavenworth county this year. Ordinarily the native grasshopper is not considered a pest, but this year they are more numerous than usual and consequently the damage is more apparent than before. Farmers say that the destruction will be greater next year unless the winter is severe enough to destroy the eggs. Their favorite diet appears to be corn leaves and husks, but in some instances they devour entire patches of weeds also. 12-Year-Old Boy Missing.—Although a 12-year-old boy of Formosa has been missing for a week and ponds and swimming holes have been dragged in hopes of finding his body. It appears that no one has ever thought of looking in the corn fields for him. Quit Union or Road.—According to J. D. Buckalew, fourth vice-president of the International Order of Machinists, on September 1 the Santa Fe blacksmiths must quit the Santa Fe shows or the Federation of Labor. Draws Color Line.—The Union Pacific has drawn the color line and discharged all colored cooks in its dining service. Orphans Bound Out. — Anna and Loney Henry, two little girls at Elwood, were bound out last week until they are 21 years old. 1,200 Feet Desp. — The Wetmore "prospect hole" has reached a depth of 1,200 feet and the drillers have orders to continue until they found something worth while. Champion Chicken Pickers. — Jim Miller and Sam Martin, who work at the cold storage plant at Solomon Kan., claim to be the champion chicken pickers in the United States. Build Larger Cribs. — A few more years like the present one and farmers in Kansas will have either to build their ever-growing corn cribs in neighboring states or cut down their corn acreage. Catholic Sisters to Teach. — Five sisters arrived from Concordia to teach the Catholic school in Salina the coming year. Four of these, Sisters Georgia, Loyola, Visitation and Bernard, taught last term. Helen Gould Gift. — Someone has called the attention of Helen Gould to the condition of things at Leavenworth and she is going to do what missionary work she can by donating a $45,000. Y. M. C. A. building. A Buggy Bridal—J. C. Fadler ano Vera Blover, an Independence young couple, wanted to do something out of the ordinary, so they got married while sitting in a buggy and then drove to the depot and took a train to Yates Center on a bridal tour. State Board Meets. — The state board of treasury examiners will meet August 29 to award state money to Kansas banks under the new depositary law. Ten bids have already been received and from fifteen to twenty more are expected before the meeting opens. Successful Evangelist.—On account of some doctrinal differences Evangelist Gates was denied further use of the Methodist church at Alton. So he started an open air meeting and the second night even the Methodist preacher left his own church to attend the Gates revival. New Invention. — Frank Furgeson, of Republic county, has perfected a threshing machine operated by a gasoline engine stationed on the separator, which promises to eclipse anything before invented for simplicity and labor saving. It requires only one man to run the entire machine. Increase in Value. — Land values continue to jump in western Kansas. There is an increase in price everywhere. In some counties values have doubled in eighteen months. Good crops and the activity of real estate agents in advertising the crop statistics to the world are responsible. Melons for Convicts. — Six wagon loads of water melons, 700 in all, has been taken to the Kansas penitentiary for the prisoners' Sunday dinner. Each prisoner will be given half of a large melon and if this is insufficient another quarter of a melon will be given him. The melons were shipped from the south and cost nine cents each. Under a Freight Train. — A young man about 25 years old was run over by a Santa Fe freight train last evening at Hampston station, five miles south of Florence. When found the body was literally ground to pieces and almost beyond recognition, but it is thought to be that of John Sturkes, of Violet Springs, O. T. He had been working with the graders south of town. Export Flour Trade.—There is considerable doing in Arkansas City at present in export circles. The flouring mills are doing a large business in that line. The export business in flour depends on the price of wheat in the foreign countries to a large extent. When wheat is higher in foreign countries the export business is always good. This is the case at present. The Arkansas City Milling Company is enjoying a large export trade at present. Last month they exported over a million pounds and this month they will probably exceed that amount. Assaulted by Negro.—A, N, Pitsenberger, sheriff of Morris county, was assaulted upon the main street of Council Grove by a negro named Jake Kibble. The sheriff was attempting to quiet a small disturbance when he was attacked by the negro, who was accompanied by a number of companions. The negro fired on the sheriff, but his aim was faulty and he escaped in the throng which filled the street attending the carnival which is in progress. The sheriff was unable to again locate the negro and he is still at large in spite of the fact that a reward is offered for his capture. She Had Faith.—An Atchison little girl whose mother is a Christian Scientist was making preparations to attend a picnic when the sky became overcast with threatening clouds. The little girl thought a moment and then cried: "Treat it, mother, treat it!" Sermons in Three Languages.—The Seventh Day Adventists opened their ten-day state camp meeting at Hutchinson. Three meetings will be held daily, and addresses will be made in three different tongues—English, German and Scandinavian. BLOODY WAR CLOSES Japs Yield Every Point Remaining In Dispute. NOT ONE CENT OF INDEMNITY Russia to Get Half of Sakhalin Without Paying For It--Great Russian Triumph. Portsmouth, Aug. 31.—The following statement was issued by Mr. Saton on behalf of the Japanese plenipotentiaries: "The questions of the final disposition of the island of Sakhalia and the reimbursement to Japan of her expenses have from the first been issues on which absolute divergence of views existed. The difference of opinion upon these points — not one but both—have frequently threatened the existence of the conference. But his majesty, the emperor of Japan, responding to the dictates of humanity and civilization has, in a spirit of perfect counciliation and in the interest of peace, authorized his plenipotentiaries to wave the question of reimbursement of war expenses and has consented to a division of Sakhalin upon terms which are mutually acceptable, thus making it possible to bring the important work of the conference to a successful issue." Portsmouth.—The long and bloody war between Japan and Russia is ended. The terms of peace were agreed upon by Mr. Witte and Baron Komura at the session of the conference and preliminary arrangement for an armistice were concluded and the actual work of framing the "Treaty of Portsmouth" was by mutual consent turned over to Mr. De Marten's Russia's greatest international lawyer, and Mr. Dennison, who for twenty-five years has acted as the legal adviser of the Japan foreign office. The treaty is expected to be completed by the end of the week. This happy conclusion of the conference, which a week ago would have been shipwrecked had it not been for the heroic intercession of President Roosevelt, was sudden and dramatic. For the sake of peace, Japan, with the magnanimity of a victor, at the last moment yielded everything still in issue. Russia refused to budge from the ultimatum Emperor Nicholas had given to President Roosevelt through Ambassador Meyer. The new treaty, therefore, will be a wonderfully friendly document of a character almost to raise the suspicion that the two countries have not negotiated peace, but have concluded the basis of a future alliance. There is, however, no evidence, as rumored, that any secret clauses are to be appended to the present treaty. Before leaving the conference building felicitations were exchanged with the president at Oyster Bay. Both Baron Komura and Mr. Witte telegraphed the president. The former confined himself to apprising Mr. Roosevelt of the conditions upon which peace had been conducted. Mr. Witte frankly laid his tribute to the president's feet. Japs Yielded Everything. For the sake of peace, Japan, with the magnanimity of a victor, at the last moment yielded everything still in issue. Russia refused to budge from the ultimatum Emperor Nicholas had given to President Roosevelt through Ambassador Meyer. No indemnity, under any guise, but an agreement to divide Sakahalin and reimburse Japan for the maintenance of the Russian prisoners were his last words. They had been repeatedly reiterated in M. Witte's instructions and, in the form of a written reply to the Japanese compromise proposal of last Wednesday, they were delivered to Baron Komura this morning. M. Witte went to the conference declaring he was powerless to change the dot of an "i" or the cross of a "i" in his instructions. Emperor Nicholas' word had been given, not only to him but to President Roosevelt, the head of a foreign state. Last Jap Offer Rejected. When Baron Komura, therefore, first offered the new basis of compromise outlined in the Associated Press dispatches last night (the complete renunciation of indemnity, coupled with a proposition for the redemption of Saikhalin at a price to be fixed by a mixed tribunal consisting of representatives to the neutral powers; in fact, if not in words, the solution of Legacy to Nancy Creel. Brocton, Mass., Aug. 30.—The will of the late Wilmon Blackmir, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, provides for a legacy of $3,000 to Nancy T. Creel, of Louisville, Ky., whose mother served as nurse to Mr. Blackmir. New Steamer Launched. Stettin, Prussia, Aug. 31.—The new Hamburg-American line steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, was launched—the German empress breaking a bottle of champagne on her bow. ferred by the president), M. Witte again returned a non possurus. He expected a rupture and, as he expressed it afterwards, he was stunned by what happened. Baron Komura gave way on all the disputed points. With the prescience that has enabled the Japanese to gauge the mental processes of their adversaries on the field of battle and upon the sea, they had realized in advance that peace could be obtained in no other way. The Terms of Peace. 1. Russia recognizes Japan's "preponderating influence" in Korea. 2. Both belligerents to evacuate Manchuria. 3. Manchuria to be restored to China. 4. Integrity of China guaranteed by both belligerents. 5. Japan to have south half of Sakhalin island and Russia to have north half, neither nation to fortify the island and Japan not to fortify the strait separating it from Japan. 6. Russia's lease of the Liaotung peninsula, including Port Arthur and Dalay, to be ceded to Japan. 7. Russia to cede to China the portion of the Chinese Eastern railway now actually in Japanese possession, China to pay Japan the value of the railway. 8. Russia to retain all the balance of the railway, including the line from Harbin to Vladivostok and the Harbin-Dalyn line as far south as Chanfu. 9. Russia to pay Japan for care of prisoners, but not to pay a cent of indemnity. 10. Russia not to give up interned warships. 11. Russian naval power in the Far East not to be limited. 12. Russia to grant Japanese fishing rights in Siberian waters. Results of the War. Japan gets Korea, half of Sakhalin, Liao Tung peninsula, pay for Manchurian railway, pay for keeping prisoners, fishing rights in Russian waters. Russia loses Manchuria, part of Manchurian railway, Liao Tung peninsula, half of Sakhalin. China gets Manchuria, guaranty of her own integrity. TARIFF WILL BE REDUCED. Manila, Aug. 30. — Secretary Taft, Miss Roosevelt and the Misses Boardman and MacMillan, during the rest of their stay at Manila will be the guests of Commissioner Lagardo, where their entertainment will be in accordance with old native customs. Mr. Legardo give a farewell reception party, and the same night Bourke Cockran lectured for the benefit of the medical dispensaries and St. Paul's hospital, his subject being "The Sole Unfailling Fountain of Prosperity." A consensus of opinion of the majority of the party upon their return from a visit to the southern provinces is to the effect that at least 25 per cent reduction will be made in the Dingley tariff, if absolute free trade is not granted on the products of the islands which do not interfere with the same products of the United States. The leaders of the party will also recommend during the next session of congress the establishment of a postal bank by the government, and also an agricultural bank, safeguarded by the government. The building of railroads will, it is believed, solve the Philippine question Convention Is Postponed. St. Louis, Aug. 29.—National Secretary Anthony Matre announced that owing to the prevalence of yellow fever in New Orleans the fifth national convention of the American Federation of Catholic societies which was to convene in the latter city, had to be indefinitely postponed. A Bomb Explodes. Odessa, Aug. 31.—A bomb exploded in the French boulevard. Two revolutionaries were injured and were taken to the military hospital, where they died. Yellow Fever Symptoms. Pensacola, Fla., Aug. 31.—Dr. J. Y. Porter, state health officer, has issued a card to the public in which he says that three Greeks with symptoms of yellow fever have been found in Pensacola. To Dine With Emperor. Berlin, Aug. 31.—Congressman William Alden Smith of Michigan, one of the American group of delegates to the Inter-parliamentary congress at Brussels, received an invitation from Emperor William to dine with him. 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The other day the Crown Prince and Princess of Germany, while lying in a motor car, came sudden upon an equestrian, whose horse reed and became unmanageable. The prince leaped out, seized the horse and quieted it, while the princess with rare presence of mind, snapped the incident with her camera.