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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. washington's Views washington's Views IGHTH YEAR. WASHINGTON'S VIEWS. less people and a landless placed at a disadvantage be useful to a community who own their own homes ..... Keep out in the coun- set the fresh air. Be home and till the soil. Raise your tables and your own chick- stay away from the cities.' characteristic sentences does Washington preach the gos- sal salvation to the negroes City. Truly a homeless and people are placed at a dis- in the competition of living, not all. From the state's they are not as good citi- nose who own property. discontent caused by phan- in our social order does deep root among people of and people who have homes for their attention. men as a theoretical cure for political hypochondria, ap- the man who not the energy ability to acquire a home. It is from all reports of socialists' and socialists' movements class of men who are inter-earing down our institutions again something for themsel- general dissolution without or it. Any man with a home- y is out of place among having nothing themselves, to take from the thrifty and us. Therefore encouragement the property is a movement of man and sound judgment, not the standpoint of the indiv- also from the standpoint of washington's advice to the man of his race to go out in the city worthy of earnest thought struggling negro in the city are thousands of industrious Kansas City working as in hard occupations who no would be happier, live better my life more if they would go country. The argument that a cro or a poor white man can a foothold in the country be the high price of land is not in the great agricultural terri- rounding this city there are as of farmers who are beggar help. The pay is good, men are working on farms free from the temptations to money foolishly. They can save without the effort required in the city and in a few years they may have enough money to go further West and buy farms of their own. For centuries the negro has been a creature of the out of doors, and whether in the thatched cottage of Africa or as a tiller of planations in the south he has always found his chief joy and usefulness amid the surroundings of nature. City life is not only unnatural for the negro, but it subjects him to the contamination of vices for which he has not inherited powers of resistance. Negroes crowd together in unhealthful surroundings to the prejudice of their physical and moral well being. Mr. Washington said: "In too many communities the idea prevails that our people mingle together whether they be proper or improper persons." It is useless to deny that such is the case to a lamentable extent. These two important features of Mr. Washington's speech—property owning as a cure for socialism and country life as a means of redemption for the negro—are worthy of careful consideration.—Kansas City Journal. And what is true in regard to the negroes of Kansas City is also true in regards to the negroes in every city in America. BEN FRANKLIN AN ABOLITIONIST The bi-centennial of the birth of Benjamin Franklin is of much significance to colored people, because he associated with Benjamin Lay, was among the first to publicly avow his abhorrence tothe slave system, and not only that to put in practice his position by organizing and becoming the first president of the initial organization for the freedom of the blacks. Franklin was potential in everything, and his attitude did more to quicken conscience as tothe wrong of chattel slavery, than anything else. This was prior to the first war in 1774. WHO MAKES A MAN'S PLACE IN THE SOCIAL ECONOMY. The Atlanta Independent says: "The individual fixes or makes whatever place he may have in the social order but that place will not be any more valuable to him or the community than the estimate placed upon it by those who appraise it. There is no getting away from this proposition." WICHITA, KANSAS, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1906. Very well. The world has appraised the value of Toussaint l'Overture to be that one of the most remarkable military geniuses of his age, which was fruitful in such, with Bonaparte and Wellington at the head of them; and Hayti has always been respected since then because the the transcendant abilities of this man. Frederick Douglas was appraised by the world as one of the most brilliant orators of his times, and gave his race respect and dignity because of the splendid abilities which compelled the world to respect him. Today Booker T. Washington commands the respect of the thoughtfulpeople in Europe and America because he is a man of genius who by his talents, and his work has compelled mankind to respect him and to appreciate his work. These great and good men made for themselves the place they occupied in the estimation of mankind. They created their own value, made their place among the elect of the world. As it has been and is with the individual so it is and will be with a race or a nation. It must make its own place, fix the estimate upon its work, and mankind will accept it. Puschskin, the Russian, and Dumas, the Frenchman, were not handicapped because they were part African in making for themselves a place in the literature of the world which will always be a high and commanding one. The world today has a higher estimate of the Japanese people than it had before the war with Russia was begun, because in that war the Japanese made a place for themselves which the other nations are compelled to recognize, because the Japanese are prepared to defend it with an effective army and navy. So it goes. We are the makers of the place we shall occupy in the estimation of our fellows, and the world concedes to men the place they have made. --- LYNCHING MUST BE STOPPED Congress Is Not Blameles sin the Matter. The recent horrible crime committed against three members of the negro race again arouses the deepest indignation in the heart of every Negro man, woman and child, and of their many sympathizers. That such a crime should be committed in a Christian country and one which is supposed to be the most highly civilized in the world, is almost beyond belief. When the Jews were being massacred in Russia the generous hearted American people could scarcely be restrained, and were urging the president to place the country in jeopardy owwar by interfering. At that time the Russian newspaper cartoonist published a parallel picture—on one side a Jew being hamstrung in Russia; on the other a negro chained to the stake and writhing in agony while being burned to death, and asked the quest 'Which is the worse?' We are sorry to say it, but "pity 'tis 'tis true" that our government cannot be held blameless in the matter. When the president and congress can control the octopus of the hitherto almighty trusts, and call a halt on the avarice and aggrandizement of the several railway corporations, surely they could do something to grant protection to a race which has ever proved loyal to heir country, and the members of which have freely sacrificed their lives for its preservation and for the upholding of its honor. We urge upon our brethren throughout the north to make their slogan during the coming political campaign: "Justice to our brothers in the south. Lynch law must be stopped." Uncle Sam was strong enough to call a halt upon the Spaniards in regard to Cuba but seems too weak to control a minority of the inhabitants of the United States. Governor Folk has acted nobly in this affair, and has shown that he is a man of the right stamp, but he has only done his duty. It is in our opinion time that the federal government should step in and say as McKinley did in regard to the Cuban atrocities: "THIS MUST BE STOPPED." The government is all powerful and could if it would. FACTS AND FIGURES. At the joint session of Wichita Tabrenacle No. 34 and Taborian Temple No. 11 Wednesday night, Rev. Frank Wilson, chief grand mentor, made a most pleasing address to those present. Among the many good things which Rev. Wilson said was the following: "Sir Knights and Daughters of Wichita, I am, indeed, pleased to be with you tonight, and I congratulate you upon the splendid progress which you are making in behalf of humanity and our noble order. I bring greetings to you from the north, east, south and west part of our jurisdiction and inform you that our order is doing nicely. The Lord is blessing our work and the order is on its onward mrach. During the time since our last grand session the grim Master, Death, has visited usoften and sickness has been on every hand, but we have met every obligation and paid every claim and today my heart beats happily on account of the Order of Twelve. Since July, 15, 1905, when our last grand session closed, we have paid: Total ..... $37,976.35 These noble deeds wrought by our order inspires us to more noble work. The grand session this year will be held in your city and now all eyes are on Wichita and her noble Knights and Daughters and I believe that you will acquit yourself in splendid syle." Dr. B. A. Wright has gone to Pueblo, Colo., on account of the serious illness of his brother. PRETTY PRAIRIE (KAS.) ITEMS. Wheat is loking fine in this vicinity. The Misses Nellie and Florence Banks spent a few days in Hutchinson last week. Mr. and Mrs. Smith spent Sunday at Mrs. Joe Banks'. Lewis Banks and wife spent Friday and Saturday at Pretty Prairie last week. Fred and Pearl Banks went to Kingman for a few days last week. There is to be a big party given at Partridge soon so look out. Ronald Smith has purchased two driving horses. Some of Hutchinson's young ladies and gents spent Sunday in Pretty Prairie. P. Logan is the unpretentious name of a colored man at Okalona, Miss., who has a hobby for real estate. He owns several buildings, eighteen or twenty residences, a large plantation, containing a section and a half and lives in the home owned at one time by his former master.—Austin Watch- DODGE CITY (KAS.) NEWS. Mrs George Walker, wife of one of our distinguished citizens, died May 1st. She had been a resident of Dodge City for some time. She leaves a faithful and loving husband, sisters, brothers and a host of loyal friends who mourn her loss. "She is not dead but sleepepth." Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Caro, of Larned, Kas., arrived in the city last week. Mrs. Peace Harding and sister left Tuesday for their home in Winfield. EVANS-SCOTT NUPTIALS. Mr. Jesse Evans, of Topeka, Kas., and Miss Beatrice Lillian Scott, of Dodge City, were united in marriage Thursday, May 3rd. The bride, Miss Scott, is one of our most accomplished young ladies and has been a resident of our city for several years. While Mr. Evans comes to us well recommended. All wish them unbounded success in their married life. There future home will be in Topeka, Kansas. For several years past two or three colored men have been especially interested in finding employment for some of the colored girls of Xenia, Ohio, as they have been practically shut out from all industries and employment outside of domestic circles. A few months ago these men succeeded in interesting a shoe manufacturing company in opening up a branch factory for the employment of colored girls, who are now unemployed and anxious to work. The project was considerably, and as a result the factory is now in operation. The room is nice and clean, well lighted, and will accommodate 600 hundred girls when in full capacity. DR. STEWART PASSED. Dr. D. L. Stewart, one of Wichita's young physicians, passed the Kansas Medical Board examination in Topeka last week. Doc proved his qualifications to practice medicine by making one of the best grades made by any of the 110 applicants who took the examination. All of Wichita is proud that Dr. Stewart passed the board examination and is now a legal as well as a practical physician. Good for Doc. Colonel a Spanish Title. The title "colonel" is derived from the Spanish. The name is "coronel," which may account for the English pronunciation. Highest Point of Gravity. The highest point to which a human being can ascend without involving injury to health is 16,500 feet. Children Plant Trees. Swedish school children, under the guidance of their teachers, annually plant about 600,000 trees. Farming implements have not been improved in China for over two thousand years. --- NO.8 POPULARITY OF LAMPS. May Be Ornament to a Room Day and Evening If the Shade Is Artistic. The steady popularity of lamps as a means of lighting the drawing-rooms and sitting-rooms shows that we can on occasion place beauty above convenience in spite of our national reputation. Lamps are expensive to buy, a trouble to take care of, an anxiety to those who dread fire, and—most trying of all—a frequent source of odors not alluring. But the warm, subdued tones of their shade lights keep them far ahead of all rivals, which, though they may require of one merely the pressing of a button and the payment of a bill, they are reserved for the halls and bedrooms and places of general utility. Some compromise with convenience so far as to run a wire up the standard of the lamp and conceal an electric globe underneath its close shade. But most people resign themselves to the extra trouble and fill with old-fashioned kerosene. A lamp may be, even in daytime, one of the most ornamental items in a room's furnishings. Just how conspicuous it small be depends upon the shade, which takes on every year a new aspect, having fashions as distinct as those which regulate sleeves and collars. Some of the newest and prettiest are far from intricate and may be easily made at home by anyone with good taste and neat fingers. One of the neatest lampshades is made with quaint old engravings set into a shade of white paper such as water color artists use. This style of shade originated in Paris and has just come into vogue in this country. It is formed of a single piece of paper joined in one place, and, top and bottom, it has a band of gold, either gilt paper padded on or gold paint put on with a brush. The engravings are set into openings cut out of the paper and around the edge is a border of gilt for a finish. The engravings must be old, for age softens the paper colors and tones in the background to a beautiful shade, making a rich contrast to the pure white paper in which they are set. Two large and two smaller engravings are generally used for a shade, a large one on each side and a small one in between. The shade is lined with asbestos cloth. The engraving may be cut from old magazines published in the early 30's or from any old books.—Chicago Inter Ocean. Anarchists Swarming Here. According to official information received in Washington, Italian anarchists are arriving in the United States in great numbers at both Pacific and Atlantic seaports. The diplomatic representatives of the Italian government have positive information to this effect, and have brought the matter to the attention of the United States. Baltimore, it is stated, is rapidly becoming an anarchistic center. The Italian consuls are engaged in assisting the immigration officials with a view to locating these men and arresting them. Seeking Their Own. Japanese agents are said to be in London rummaging dealers' shops for specimens of old pottery art treasurers, of which collectors have taken from Japan immense numbers in the last 20 years. They have recovered a large number, but the discovery of their mission has sent up the prices of Japanese ware. Glycerin and Indigestion If you suffer from indigestion, try the effect of a teaspoonful of pure glycerin taken after each meal. This will often cure an obstinate case of indigestion of long standing in about a fortnight. Mix the glycerin with half a wineglassful of water. Need Water. Jean d'Orsay, discussing in the Paris Matin a proposition that swimming should be taught to Parisian school children, quotes a statistical return showing that the average number of baths taken a year by each person in France is four. Ammonia for Cleaning The use of ammonia at cleaning time is a great saving of labor. When scrubbing floors and tables a little ammonia in the water will whiten them in a short time. ```markdown ``` THE SEARCHLIGHT. W. N. MILLER, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Wichita, Kansas, as Second - Class Mail Matter. 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So agents will send the money with subscriber's name. 6th Address all communications to "The Whitney Searchlight" Wichita, Kansas. 7th Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any person which may appear in this paper, will be gladly corrected if bought to the Editor. "To Live and Let Live." is OUR Motte. PROBLEMICAL. It is indeed, problematical what the certain class of whites expect the black people to do. They are always howling about "the worthless, shiftless, lazy negro," and at the same time they bar or try to bar the negro from every avenue through which the negro might earn an honest living. They won't let the negro work and at the same time howl because he doesn't work. Now comes the disgraceful statement from one of the backwoods villages of Oklahoma by the name of Hobart, Okla., as follows: CITIZENS DEMAND NEGROES TO LEAVE TOWN. HOBART, O. T., May 5.—There is much indignation because of the retaining of an immense force of negroes employed by A. Wooten, manager of the oil mill. Mass meeting were held for the purpose of ridding the town of the negroes. A committee appointed to wait on Wooten eported that he said the mill could not be run without negroes. A petition was circulated demanding that the negroes be discharged from the oil mill. Simply because they are negroes. The force of negroes with Mr. Wooten are all peaceful men and no rowdyism has appeared among the m, and the sole objection to them is that they are black. Such cussedness in a "land of the free and the home of the brave" should not be longer tolerated. We say this—so long as these colored men are attending to their own business and trying to earn an honest dollar—they should defy—with blood if necessary—any attempt of the hudium element of this speck' on the map called Hobart and continue their work. These isolated congestions—known as towns—that set themselves up to say who shall and shall not live therein must be licked up and there is no better time than now. Work in peace if possible—but if peaceable work is impossible—work anyway—if you must work in blood. This is our motto. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON A WESTERN UNIVERSITY. Many distinguished visitors have come to Weestern University in its past but never before was it honored as last Friday afternoon, when Booker T. Washington, of Tusegee, the greatest living Negro in the world, visited the institution, inspected the dents, grounds and buildings, and lectured to the students for one half hour in the new Auditorium of our trades building. At the local postoffice the Univer- sity Band met the line of carriages which contained the distinguished visitor, Bishop Abram Grant, the trustees and many local notables. Heading the procession, the band playing "Hall to the Chief," Dr. Washington, Bishop Grant and party entered the campus and were immediately shown about the buildings. In his lecture to the students he urged them to be proud of their race, to be not discouraged at small beginnings, at poverty that may surround them, at prejudice but use these apparent hindrances as aidsd to climb higher. He urged them to leave the destructive cit life, buy homes in the country, raise poultry, hogs, fruit and produce for the market, as well as to rear healthy, intelligent, industrious families for the uplift of the race. He said he did not decry higher education, but rather encouraged the Negro to learn every profession, every art, every industry, all college and unisery training that any other race had learned and even to excel them in it. But for the great bulk of the ten millions of negros in America, he believed as every other race in the same condition has had to do, that the negro must lay the foundation for the race in agriculture, and the mechanical arts and industries, then the upper tenth, the professional classes of the race will have a field upon which to grow and prosper. He said the prejudice would disappear as the negroes acquired homes, bank accounts and business enterprises. Finally he urged the students to become masters of some occupation so as to do it better than anyone else in their home communities. Bishop Abraham Grant, President of the Board of Trustees, who was the great power behind the visit of Dr. Washington to the west, also spoke relative to his great work at Tusegee. After the lecture, President Vernon and wife, at their beautiful residence which commands an excellent view and overlooks the Missouri river and the shores of both Kansas and Missouri, entertained Dr. Washington at a special dinner given in his honor, at which were present, besides the distinguished world educator: Bishop Abram Grant, Hon. J. G. Groves, of Edwardsville, Trustee-Judge L. W. Keplinger, Hons. Corvin Patterson and Rev. J. R. Ransom, Hon. George W. Hones of Hill City, Dr. J. E. Edwards of Topeka and Pfof. L. N. Spurlock, director of industries, a graduate of Tusegee. As the party left the grounds they were escorted back as far as the post-office by the University Band and a number of visitors and admirers. Wee feel encouraged along the line of efforts made here exemplifying the aims and objects of the Tusegee idea, as promulgated by the original author, Dr. Washington himself, who is changethe sentiment of the world and bringit to his way of thinking as regards the education of the races of mankind. Thus honored in the highest degree, this occasion is significant and marks an epoch in the life and future of this growing institution. RACE ENTERPRISES. The fact that Negro printing houses, Negro newspapers and Negro enterprises of every kind are a real necessity, if the race is every to amount to anything, should inspire our ministers leaders and business men to do all in their power to help them to succeed, at least to patronize them, thereby setting the example and teaching their followers to do likewise. Much of the said neglect and disregard on the part of a certain class of our leaders and business men is due to a failure on their part to duly consider the condition, the needs and best interest of the race. Just think of a colored man who is now in good circumstances, doing a prosperous business and was enabled to reach this point through the friendship and patronage of his own race, still he gives all of his patronage to the opposite race, takes the money that he gets almost entirely from his own people and spend, it to build up and strengthen another race. How unmindful he appears to be of the brotherhood, love and charity that he should entertain toward his own people, especially when it is very clear to his vision that they are shrugging under severe oppression, their burdens are heavy and that they are striving under many disadvantages for existence and livelihood. No white man with Christian attainments will object to, or condemn these sentiments, les he show a deal of inconsistency. He would not dare to teach you contrary to his own way of thinking and acting. If there is anything in which the nguoshrdlu anything in which the Anglo-Saxon have set us an unmistakeable example it is how to tighten the ties that bind races together. We copy their other examples, why not copy this one. The True Reformer. Remember the Barrel Social at the A. M. E. church Monday night. THE WICH TASEARCHLIGHT THE RESUME OF THIS WEEK Send your news notes and local happenings to 428 North Main Street. JOINT SESSION. There will be a joint session of Taborian Temple No. 11 and Wichita Tabernacle No. 34 held at Odd Fellows' hall Thursday night, May 17. Important matters. DENNIS BROCKWAY DEAD. Dennis Brockway, who has been a resident of Wichita for the last fifteen years died at his late residence 710 Cleveland avenue Sunday night. Mr Brockway was an old soldier and a man of high standing. The deceased was 68 years, 9 months and 24 days old at the time of his death. e leaves a wife, two sons and a host of friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Second Baptist church. WANTED—Gentleman or lady with good reference, to travel by rail or with a rig, for a firm of $250,000.00 capital, Salary $1,072.00 per year and expenses; salary paid weekly and expenses advanced. Address, with stamp Jos. A. Alexander, Wichita, Kansas. 4-14-06 MRS. BRADFORD DEAD. Mrs. Mellie Bradford, wife of Mr. Amsted Bradford, died at the family residence, 908 North Water, Tuesday night. Mrs. Bradford was a pioneer settler in Wichita. She had been sick for more than a year. She leaves ahsband, daughters and other relatives and many friends. Rev. J. H. VanLeu left Saturday for his mission work. C. A. Brown has returned to his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado after spending several weeks here visiting his relatives and friends. Mrs. H. I. Frazier is doing much good work in the interest of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mission Board. STEWARDS RALLY. The stewards of the A. M. E. church will have a big rally on the second Sunday in May for the purpose of raising means to pay off obligations. On Monday night, May 14, will be given an entertainment by the Stewards and Stewardess Boards. Those having barrels soliciting will please be ready to report by the 15th. Drop in at the Court House grocery 517 N. Main and buy your goods when in need of groceries. Olden's Drug Store, 615 N. Main, is still at the old stand where you can get fresh juicy soda. Try one of "Olden's Favorites." READY NOW. The new Young building will be ready for the colored lodges on May 15th. All the colored lodges in Wichita have signed for nights in the hall which is a palace for the convenience of the colored lodges. Mrs. G. H. Young is somewhat alling at this writing. Ben J. Tapp is having a new porch on his house 929 N. Wichita st. Rev. Frank Wilson, of Kansas City, Kansas, chief Grand Master of the Kansas-Nebraska jurisdiction, arrived in Wichita Wednesday afternoon over the Santa Fe and preached at a special joint session of Wichita Tabernacle, No. 34 and Tabernacle Temple No.11 At this joint session plans were perfected for the session of the Grand Temple which will convene in Wichita July 10, 1906. The Knights and Daughters of Wichita are very enthusiastic in their endeavors to make the session to be held in Wichita a success. --- SEARCHLIGHT only $. Per Year, Are You A Subscriber? Rev. Wilson was highly pleased with the joint session and made an instructive lecture to the Knights and Daughters which they all highly appreciated. The Wichita Knights and Daughters are making great preparations for this session which promises to be a notable one. Don't fail to attend the money barrel concert Monday evenig, May 15th ad maypole contest at the A. M. E. church. Rev. John E. Ford, pastor of Zion Baptist Church, Denver, Colorado, who delivered an eloquent lecture to a very crowded house at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Tuesday evening, was entertained at dinner on Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geoge W. White, 1141 Ohio street. After a most enjoyable two hours of pleasant rememiscences of early school days with the family a splendid menu was served. Other guests present were Rev. Tillman, Mrs. James L. Harper, Mrs. Thomas Cox, Miss Sadie Hollingsworth. ANNUAL SERMON. The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows will hold their annual thanksgiving services at New Hope Baptist Church next Sunday, May 13, under the auspices of Home of the West Lodge No. 2906 and Household Ruth 12. The following is the program to be rendered: PROGRAM 1. Introductory Remarks by Master of Ceremonies. Jas. L. Harper. 2. Singing—By Choir. 3. Song—"What a Gathering That Will Be." 4. Scripture Lesson by Chaplain. Matt. 5:1-20.—A. L. Case, chaplain. 5. Prayer—By Rev. W. H. Tellman. 6. Responsive Reading—Order. 7. Singing—"Savior Lead Me Lest I Stray." 8. Address in Behalf of the Household of Ruth.—Mrs. S. C. Collins. 9. 103 Psalm—By a little girl. 10. Singing—"Loving Kindness." 11. Address in Behalf of the Order—Thos. Gleason. 12. Address in Behalf or the Juveniles.—Mrs. M. E. Carr. 13. Singing—"Looking This Way." —Quartet: Mesdames L. Anderson, J. L. Harper; Messrs. C. C. Hickerson, Jno. Edgerton. 14. Thanksgiving Sermon—By Rev. Joseph Wilson, Jr. 15. Singin—Selection by Choir. 16. Collection. 17. Closing Hymn. Master of Ceremonies—Jas. L. Harper. Marshal of Day—A. Webster. Arcade 339 North Main Street Meals -- Short Order — Lunch Good Meals — Quick Service A D. Turner, Prop. 'KENTUCKY HOME COMING I am organizing a Kansas-Kentucky Club with the object of getting a special train to carry all visitors to the "Old Kentuky Home" in June. All Ex-Kentuckians and othtrs interested in the trip are invited to join the club. Please signify your wishes by call or a letter. Dr. C. L. Brown 213 East Douglas, Wichita, Kan. BARRELL CONCERT. Monday Night, May 14th, at The A. M. E. Church. Monday night, May 14th, is the time and the A. M. E. church is the place at which the big Barrell Concert will be held. This promises to be one of the most novel as well as pleasing entertainments ever witnessed in that church and everyone—young, old, saint, sinner, regardless of creed or denomination are most welcomely invited. One thing sure—if you are there, you will be glad that you are there, so be there, and bring others there Where? At the A. M. E. church, Monday night, May 14th. Among the featureable features will be the "Italian Tent Party," The May Pole Contest" between male and female, "The Grand Barrell Prize." Something for almost nothing—as the admission is only a small ten cent piece. MEET ME at the A. M. E. WESTERN UNIVERS The Great Educational Institution for Kansas and the West..... DEPARTMENTS: Theoiological, C and State Industrial. COURSES: Classical, College, Normal, Musical, [ Instrum piano, oagan and harmony, Mechanical], Carpentry, Business Course, Stenograp ing, Dressmaking and Plain ing, Farming and Gardenin ADVANTAGES: Splendid Location Influences and Thorough Te INFORMATION: For terms, pricered, write to William T. Ver ARTS: Theoiogical, College, Normal, South Industrial. 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PRESIDENT QUINDAFO, Phones Office Resid Bud Hickerson, Proprietor. The Little RESTAURA Open Day a INDAPO, KA ones } Office—Bell " White " Residence—Bell " West on, Proprietor. the Little Annex RESTAURANT & C Open Day and Night QUINDARO, KANS. Phones Office—Bell "White" 4302 Residence—Bell "West" 15 Short Order In Season 347 North Main Street USE IMBODEN IMPE FLOUR BREAKFA and you will L AT YOUR GROCERS "Second to PLEASES GOOD BREA It Is White As S IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL COLOUR AND BREAKFAST FOOD and you will Love good eating GROCERS IMBODEN MILK cond to No PLEASES ALL GOOD BREAD MAKER : It Is White As SNOW—TRY IT— OTTO WEISS, A PLEASES ALL GOOD BREAD MAKERS It Is White As SNOW-TRY IT- Otto Weiss, Agent J. Look at the Good new Organs Goon 2nd hand organs Good new Sewing Machine Square Pianos 2nd hand Pianos New Pianos $167.00 Come and see them look at these prices O Organs $40.00 to Hand organs $10.00 to Sewing Machines $12.00 to Dianos $15.00 to Pianos $100.00 to Dianos $167.00, $178.00, $185.00, and see them Look at these prices Good new Organs $40.00 to $60.00 Goon 2nd hand organs $10.00 to $25.00 Good new Sewing Machines $12.00 to $25.00 Square Pianos $15.00 to $25.00 2nd hand Pianos $100.00 to $150.00 New Pianos $167.00, $178.00, $185.00, $198.00 Come and see them THOS. SHAW 132 North Main Street FORT SCOTT TABORS. son. A very pleasant time Fort Scott, Kans., May 7, 1906. A joint entertainment was given by St. Peter's Temple No. 8 and Western Queen Tabernacle No. 17 Thursday evening May 10th, for the purpose of paying off the endowment of Mr. Hartley Miller, and Mrs. aMrtha Richer- --- College, Normal, Sub-Norma Preparatory, Normal, S ental and Vocal ], including Drawing [ Fine Arts and Printing and Book-Binding hy and Typewriting, Tail Sewing, Cooking, laund g. n, Healthful Cllmate, G achers. es and all inducement non, A. M. D KANS. —Bell "White" 4302 ence—Bell "West' 15 Annex NT & CAF nd Night N'S MIRIAL BAND FEST FOOD live good eating IMBODEN MILLING so None ALL D MAKERS NOW—TRY IT— Otto Weiss, Agent ese prices $40.00 to $60.00 $10.00 to $25.00 $12.00 to $25.00 $15.00 to $25.00 $100.00 to $150.00 $178.00, $185.00, $198.00 A very pleasant time R. M. BINGHAM, AMANDA MASIR The "Underground Cafe, Main, is the place—Bud knows what you want to eat and see. Hot Chil Wichita, Kans wobita, Kansas, Saturday May 12,06 No Permanently Rich. It is quite unnecessary in this country, says Dr. Charles W. Eliot, of Harvard, in World's Work, to feel alarm about the rise of a permanent class of very rich people. To transmit great states is hard. They get divided or dispersed. The heirs are often unable to keep their inherited treasures, or if by the help of lawyers and other hired agents, they manage to keep them, they cease to accumulate, and only spend. This is one of the natural effects on his children of the very rich man's mode of life. With rarest exception the very rich men of to-day are not the sons of the very rich men of 20 years ago, but are new men. It will be the same 30 years hence. The wise father will try to put his sons into those beneficent professions and occupations which have strong intellectual and moral interest, and in which pecuniary independence is a distinct advantage. Such are the public service in elective or appointive offices, the ministry, scientific reasearch, social service, and the management of charities and of serviceable endowed institutions. Inherited wealth enables young men to devote themselves early to these fine employments, which are not pecuniarily remunerative, but yet possess the highest sort of interest and offer all the rewards of beneficent influence among men. Health of School Children Proper attention to the health of children is an excellent civic investment. A great part of the diseases which develop as chronic in after life could be oblated by closer medical supervision of children's health. Especially defects in hearing, eyesight or teeth can be checked in early life, while in later years they become too confirmed to yield to treatment. The investigation of the board of education have shown that a majority of the school children have either defective eyesight or a tendency to bad vision. It is now proposed to examine the school children's teeth also. This experiment has been tried in Germany, where attention to the teeth has improved the eyesight and the hearing by improving the digestion of the children treated. It is as necessary for a child to have sound senses and good bodily health as mental development. In the majority of the occupations at which the present school children of the present will in future years earn their livelihood, good health and a good physique will leave more value than education frills. There are signs, says a Washington report, that Alice Longworth is bringing up her husband properly. In fact, the idea is affloat in Washington that he is fairly well tamed already. He has gone shopping with his wife more than once. "To be sure," says an official in one of the departments, "he went shopping with her before she was his wife, but that doesn't count. It's the shopping he has done since then that makes or breaks the record. The antenuptial shopping was expected. The postnuptial—well, until it is done the taming has not been accomplished. The Washington rule for judging whether the husband has been tamed is to invite him to go shopping in one of the department stores before lunch. If he does, he has been broken to double harness." We are spending at a fearful rate, and much of the expenditure has, for the noun, no offset except paper profits. The land is full of nouveaux riches who, as the slang goes, think they have "money to burn" and their womenfolk are bettering the instruction. The cost of building and living has thus been raised to a level on which it cannot rest for very long. As the old adage hath it: "Put a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil." From the present outlook the record will be broken by the lockeys who are now in the saddle. After awhile the season of repose, repentance and economy will come It is related that Col. Charles W. Larned, professor of drawing at West Point, stood in the sunshine under an elm. "The spring is rather backward, sir," said a cadet. "Oh, no," said Col. Larned. "The daffodils, the crocuses and violets are backward, sir," the cadet insisted, respectfully. "Nevertheless," said Col. Larned, "there is no doubt that spring is really here at last." "Why, sir, do you think so?" the cadet asked. "Because all the comic artists," said Col. Larned, "have now begun to put vegetation in their backgrounds." Reform has already progressed so far in Russia that a man there can now think anything he pleases, provided he exercises due care not to mention his thoughts to anybody, or to act in accordance with them if they are at all progressive. The prominent lawyer who asserts that women are responsible for 80 per cent. of the divorces is too conservative. Make it 100 per cent. If women did not accept proposals of marriage there would be no divorces. Latest Kansas Events. Martindale Sues Battey and Hood. William Martindale, of Emporia, has filed suit in the district court against R. F. Battey, Calvin Hood et al. for $88,180 and interest from January 9, 1900, which he claims he lost on account of a conspiracy of the two men named. Martindale says that he was indebted to the defendants in the sum of $170,000 and that after the appointment of Battey as receiver for the First National bank of Emporia he conveyed all of his property except his exemptions, to Battey to be used in settling up the claims of his (Martindale's) creditors. The property thus conveyed consisted of 9,300 acres of land and $7,000 in securities, the total valuation being $144,000. The petition then states that Battey employed as his attorney Isaac Lambert and that he paid him an extravagant salary of $3,000 per year. He also charges that the receiver was extravagant in other ways and used money that should have been paid to the creditors. Will Made in 1860 Discovered. Attorneys representing an Iola man and four other relatives of his, have brought proceedings in a Michigan court for the settlement of a will made in 1860, which they knew nothing about until three weeks ago. The will was that of a man, whose name is withheld by request, who went from Iola in 1860 and bought 160 acres of land in northern Michigan. He died in 1870, leaving this to five relatives. Only one of them knew of it. He sold his part to a manufacturing company and they have built on and are occupying all the land. As they have no legal right to this land on which they have spent thousands of dollars, and have occupied it since 1875, they will probably have to pay a stiff price for it now. Flying Special Strikes Carriage. While running, 60 miles an hour in an effort to make up lost time, a special Missouri Pacific train carrying 125 bankers and capitalist of Iowa, when a mile south of Greeley ran into a carriage containing Rev. Father Tump and Mrs. Carrie Katzer, both of whom were instantly killed. Rev. Father E. Fisher and Miss Bertha Katzer, a daughter of the dead woman, were in the carriage but escaped by jumping. According to Engineer King and Fireman Landis, the carriage was driven upon the track directly in front of the train, which was less than 200 yards away when the party was first seen around a sharp curve. Backed Out at The Altar. After a license had been issued, with relatives and friends gathered for the wedding, with two ministers present to perform the ceremony, the bride, attired in her wedding gown and even as the wedding march was begun Miss Ada Mae Ballard, a well known young woman of Wichita, declared that she would not become the wife of the man she had promised to wed. Relatives and the embarrassed groom, George R. Brown, a prosperous farmer, gathered around the defiant bride and pleaded with her in vain. The girl refused to go on with the ceremony and also refused to say why she wouldn't. A Funston for President Club. A Funston for President Club. A "Funston For President Club" has been organized at Iola. A mass meeting for the purpose was called and at an overflow meeting a permanent organization was perfected with C. H. Declute, a retired capitalist, for president; L. E. Coffield, assistant postmaster, who was a member of Funston's regiment in the Philippines, secretary, and Frank Woods, cashier of the Iola Commercial club, treasurer. An executive committee of five was appointed to assist the officers in carrying out the purpose of the club. Kansas State Bank Deposits. John Q. Royce, state bank commissioner, has compiled the reports from the state banks, showing the amount of money on deposit April 6. It is found that the state banks have on deposit more than they had three months ago by at least $1,500,000. If this ratio is maintained by the national banks the increase in deposits will bring the total amount of money on deposit in Kansas banks up to about $133,000,000. There was nearly $130,000 when the last report was made. Fruit Was Injured. From reports by members of the Arkansas Valley Fruit Growers' association, in session at Wichita, the fruit crop will be far from a full one this year. Only one variety will make anything like a full crop and that is the plum. Practically all of the apricots have been destroyed. Hail Destroyed Crops. A severe hailstorm visited a strip of county about two miles wide across Southwestern Linn and Northwestern Bourbon counties. All growing crops including fruit, were destroyed. New Kansas Insurance Co. A handsome document trimmed up in gilt paper, with the seal of the state of Kansas upon it, has been received to show that the Franklin County Mutual Farm Insurance company, has been chartered by the state, and is officially ready to do business. Government Buys Kansas Cement Independence will furnish the government with 6,200 barrels of Portland cement for use in connection with the construction of the Carlsbad irrigation project in New Mexico. Odd Fellows' Home Opened. Odd Fellows' Home Opened. The state Odd Follows' home at Eureka Lake has been dedicated. More than 5,000 members from over the state attended. Special trains were run over the railroads. The dedicatory address was made by Past Grand Master G. W. Altman. Short speeches were laso made by A. M. Bain, J. W. Haughey, Gomer Davies, W. L. Brown and J. I. Saunders. The Women's Relief corps of Manhattan presented the home with a handsome flag. Music was furnished by bands from the state agricultural college, Clyde, Morganville and Bronson. The Odd Fellows' home consists of the hotel and grounds formerly owned by the late C. P. Dewey. It was purchased last December by the grand lodge. The hotel contains 85 rooms. The home is open to all old and dependent Odd Fellows' and Rebekahs or their orphans. Negro Girl Stands First. What promises to become a lively row has started in the high school at Leavenworth over the fact that a colored girl is entitled to the honors of valedictorian, standing at the head of a class of 44. The graduates have attempted to elect a valedictorian and salutatorian, not wanting a colored girl to lead in the graduating exercises. The colored girl is Emma Bruce, a daughter of B. K. Bruce, principal of the South Leavenworth colored school, and an exceedingly bright girl. Most of the citizens feel that Miss Bruce should have the honors she has earned, but it is feared the matter will develop into a first-class row before it is settled. There has been some talk of separating the two races in the high school. Miner's Haye Grlevance. The local miners and labor unions generally are greatly incensed over the fact that the state of Kansas has been supplying coal from its mine at the Lansing state prison to the National Military home near Leavenworth. The miners have been watching the matter closely, and have the numbers of the cars that were shipped. The state is supposed to use this coal exclusively for state institutions, and considerable indignation is felt by the miners. They claim that they are getting matters in shape to make trouble over the affair, but refuse to state 'just what steps have been taken. They claim that shipments of prison mined coal commenced at the time the strike was declared. Pardon Asked for Marcell. J. E. Marcell, the Highland banket who is serving in indeterminate sentence in the penitentiary for forgery, has applied to Governor Hoch for a pardon. Marcell pleaded guilty in the Doniphan county district court more than two years ago to forgery on five counts. The court gave him in indeterminate sentence. The minimum sentence for each count is five years, and the prisoner has served half of the time which would elapse before his case would be considered by the prison board. The attorneys say that haste is necessary, as Marcell is becoming a physical and mental wreck. Teachers Meet in October. During the high school convention the superintendents of the schools of cities of the first and second classes of the state formed a permanent organization with C. S. Whiteman, of Topeka, president and L. A. Lowther, of Emporia, secretary and treasurer. A committee was appointed to arrange a course of study for the grade schools of the state which will be submitted to the association next October. The object of this is to try and make a uniform course of studies of the grade schools throughout the state. The association will meet in Emporia next October. Double Smelter Capacity. It has been stated from the first that the big oxide smelter northwest of Coffeville was to be doubled up, or rather another smelter built in duplicate of the first one as soon as the plant had been tested and found to deliver the zinc oxide in quantity and quality expected of it. A decision has been made to begin work on the duplicate plant as soon as possible. The material has been ordered. The actual work of building the new smelter will begin in June. The Deylin Mines Paid. James E. Hurley, Cyrus Leland and Walter Reeves, trustees of the bankrupt Devilin companies, have issued a statement concerning the report made by them a short time ago. At that time it was said the report showed that the different companies had not been operated at a profit. Mr. Leland and his associates say, however, that this impression is incorrect and that the different companies have all been prosperous. Winfield May Get Gas The Kansas Natural Gas company will pipe gas through the town of Wellington, and it is likely a deal will be made will a local company to supply natural gas to Winfield. The same pipe line which serves Winfield will serve Wichita also. Winfield Jointist Hard Hit. Oscar Schmidt, an alleged jointist, at Winfield has been fined $500 and sentenced to serve six months in jail by Judge Swartz in the district court for violating an inunction. THE WHITE PAINT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. The White House at Washington, which has been the "Kings Palace" of the American People since it was first occupied by President Madison in 1809, has recently undergone a thorough course of remodelling, renovation and repair. Every American citizen is owner of an undivided eighty or eighty-five millionth part of the White House, as well as of the other Public Buildings and Monuments in the Capitol City. An item in the renovation of the remodelled White House was repainting. Every visitor to Washington knows why the White House is so called—because it is literally a "white house". The exterior paint must therefore be white. Now while the pure white surfaces and simple lines of the White House, set in the midst of green lawns and beautiful trees, produce a very satisfying effect of dignified simplicity, white paint from a practical point of view, is about the most unsatisfactory kind of paint that could have been selected by the original designers. First, because any white paint is easily discolored by smoke and dust, and second, because ordinary white paint itself gradually turns gray or brownish yellow from exposure. But white the White House is and white it must remain or it would no longer be the "White House". So the renovators, making the best of a discouraging situation, sought for the best kind of white paint procurable. The average citizen if asked to guess what kind of paint they finally decided on would probably answer—"white lead and oil," but he would guess wrongly. The paint selected as the best obtainable was a ready mixed paint, such as can be bought in any well furnished village store, such as is used by more than half of the eighty or eighty-five million owners of the White House on their own homes. That one brand of mixed paint was used instead of another is a mere accidental detail—there are fifty or a hundred brands on the market that might have been selected in other circumstances, and in fact, a different brand was used in painting the Capitol. Every property owner, therefore, who paints his house with a high grade ready-mixed paint is following the example set by the Government Authorities at Washington, who used ready-mixed paint, because they could find nothing else as good. MISQUOTED PHRASES. Do you know that the word "dude" comes from the English word "duds," which means clothes? Hence, a dude is one very fond of clothes. Do you know to the expression "Sure as eggs is eggs," was never meant to be as ungrammatical as it sounds? The original was sure as X is X. Do you know why foolscap paper is so called? When Charles I was king of England, only certain people were allowed to manufacture paper, and it all had to bear the royal arms. Parliament made sport of the law, and ordered a fool's cap and bells to be used instead. Do you know the origin of the phrase "Up Salt River"? Before steam, navigation along the Ohio was carried on by flatboats, which were rowed up stream. This was particularly hard work, especially up Salt river, a dangerous, crooked branch of the Ohio river in Kentucky. When slaves were to be punished, this was a common method employed by their owners. Hence, at election times, people refer to sending the defeated candidates "Up Salt River" as a penalty. FREAKS OF FORTUNE. Ulysses Grant would not have been a military man had it not been that his rival for a West Point cadetship had been found to have six toes on each foot instead of five. Oliver Cromwell was once on board a ship bound for America, but he was taken back by a constable, and the result was that he became one of the greatest men England ever knew. Abraham Lincoln, after being a member of congress, desired to secure a clerkship in Washington, but he was defeated by Justin Butterfield. He was disappointed, but had he not been defeated he would have spent his life in obscurity instead of becoming president of the United States. REPAIRING BRAIN A Certain Way by Food. Every minister, lawyer, journalist, physician, author or business man is forced under pressure of modern conditions to the active and sometimes overactive use of the brain. Analysis of the excreta thrown out by the pores shows that brain work breaks down the phosphate of potash, separating it from its heavier companion, albumen, and plain common sense teaches that this elemental principle must be introduced into the body anew each day, if we would replace the loss and rebuild the brain tissue. We know that the phosphate of potash, as presented in certain field grains, has an affinity for albumen and that is the only way gray matter in the brain can be built. It will not answer to take the crude phosphate of potash of the drug shop, for nature rejects it. The elemental mineral must be presented through food directly from nature's laboratory. These facts have been made use of in the manufacture of Grape-Nuts, and any brain worker can prove the value of the proper selection of food by making free use of Grape-Nuts for ten days or two weeks. Sold by grocers everywhere (and in immense quantities). Manufactured by the Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. NATIVE STEERS $ 4 25 @ $ 6 00 HOGS-Heavy $ 6 25 @ $ 6 32% WHEAT-No. 2 Red $ 84 @ $ 6 40 No. 2 Red $ 84 @ $ 6 40 CORN No. 2 Mixed $ 47 @ $ 47% OATS No. 2 Mixed $ 32 @ $ 33 HAY-Goose, Smoothe $ 13 @ $ 10% PRAIRIE $ 10 @ $ 110 BUTTER $ 13 @ $ 19 EGGS — @ $ 14 Chicago Live Stock GOOD TO PRIME STEERS $ 3 30 @ $ 6 30 GOOD TO & FEEDERS $ 1 75 @ $ 5 15 HEIFERS $ 1 75 @ $ 5 15 HOGS $ 6 42% @ $ 6 47% Chicago Cash Grain WHEAT-No. 2 Red $ 84 @ $ 90 No. 2 Hard $ 81 @ $ 84 CORN No. 2 $ 94 @ $ 31% OATS No. 2 $ 31% @ $ 31% St. Louis Live Stock BEEF STEERS $ 4 20 @ $ 6 00 COWS & HEIFERS $ 2 00 @ $ 5 00 TEXAS STEERS $ 2 90 @ $ 4 65 | WHEAT- | Open | High | Low | Open | Td'y | Close | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | May | 81% % | 82% % | 81% % | 81% % | 81% % | 81% % | | July | 77% % | 78% % | 79% % | 79% % | 79% % | 79% % | | September | 78% % | 78% % | 77% % | 78 % | 77% % | 77% % | | CORN- | | | | | | | | May | 47% % 47% | 47% % | 47% % | 47% % | 47% % | 47% % | | Jun y | 41% % 41% | 45% % | 45% % | 45% % | 45% % | 45% % | | Sep y | 41% % 41% | 40% % | 45% % | 46% % | 45% % | 45% % | | OATS- | | | | | | | | May | 39% % | 32% % | 32% % | 32% % | 32% % | 32% % | | Jun y | 31 % | 31 % % | 30 % % | 30 % % 30 % % | 32 % % | 32 % % | LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF. Since April 1 the Missouri, Kansas & Texas has handled over the Fort Worth division over 140,000 head of cattle. It will be several days before Secretary Bonaparte can resume his official duties. He is suffering from ptomaine poison. Two hundred men calling themselves socialists, attempted to march through the streets of Chicago under the red flag and were prevented by the police. Representative Curtis has asked the committee on appropriations for $50,000 to construct a military road from the city of Leavenworth to Fort Leavenworth. The isthmian canal commission has decided to ask for an appropriation of $26,348,281 to continue the construction of the canal during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907. King Edward has arrived in Paris on a three days' visit and is stopping at the British embassy. He will dine with President Fallieries at the Elysee palace before leaving Paris. Gov. Pennypacker issued a proclamation in reference to the industrial disturbances in Pennsylvania in which he calls upon all citizens to assist in the maintenance of the law and declares that violence will not be tolerated. Simultaneous raids in New York Philadelphia, Wilmington and Gloucester on the headquarters of the Honduras lottery, formerly the Louisiana lottery, implicate prominent men throughout the country and struck a hard blow at the lottery concern that may eventually put it out of business. Hundreds of arrests will follow. The cutting off of provisions from able-bodied men has forced 2,500 to accept employment at clearing the streets for which they receive two dollars a day in San Francisco. Five thousand are at work on the ruins. The state labor commissioner organized a labor bureau which is expected to furnish employment to 20,000. There is considerable fear in San Francisco business circles that valuable Oriental trade will be lost by the removal of the Chinese population to Seattle and other coast cities. The Chinese are indignant over the way in which they are forced from camp to camp by the military. Unless permitted to occupy old Chinatown, they threaten to move their entire colony. The house completed the agricultural appropriation bill and passed the military academy bill. The agricultural appropriation bill as it passed the house carried $7,481,440. The military academy bill carries $1,663,115. The action of Mayor Mott of Oakland in authorizing the opening of all saloons which have remained closed in that city since the fire, does not meet with the approval of Chief of Police Dinan, who deplores the proclamation issued by Oakland's chief executive on behalf of the thirsty and fears that it will complicate the work of the civil and military authorities in this section. The Iroquois Theater Company, of Chicago, was placed in the hands of a receiver at Jersey City, N. J. The company confessed to no assets and liabilities of $2,000,000 in damage suits, filed by scores of people after the burning of the theater in Chicago, in December, 1903. The merchandise creditors of the theater company have been paid out of the proceeds of the sale of the theater to the Metropolitan Theater Company. The president sent to the senate the following names: To be postmasters — Indian Territory, John McAll, Jr., at Ramona; Kansas, Alonzo H. Williams, at Holton, and Frank E. Shoemaker, at Neodesha; Missouri, J. H. May, at Holden. The Erie, Champlain and Cayuga and Seneca canals were opened to navigation and it is reported from various points that a great many barges started on their way immediately after the opening. The Black River canal will not be opened until later in the season. Spread Rapidly Over Body—Limbs and Arms Had to Be Bandaged—Marvelous Cure by Cicura. "My son, who is now twenty-two years of age, when he was four months old began to have eczema on his face, spreading quite rapidly until he was nearly covered. We had all the doctors around us, and some larger places, but no one helped him a particle. The eczema was some terrible, and the doctors said it was the worst case they ever saw. At times his whole body and face were covered, all but his feet. I had to bandage his limbs and arms; his scalp was just dreadful. A friend teased me to cut Cicura, and I began to use all three of the Cicura Remedies. He was better in two Mrs. R. L. Risley, Piermont, N. H., Oct. 24, 1905." ALL IN THE PRONUNCIATION Capt. William Ellinger, the noted oyster grower of Chesapeake bay, said recently: "The oyster business is in a bad way. Oysters are getting scarse. They are not planted in the right manner, and they are not gathered in the right manner. The government must soon step in and give us a change, or eventually there will be no oysters left. Things are all wrong as they are—as wrong as the English with the letter 'e'. "Once in Bannbury, I dined with an English farmer. We had ham for dinner, a very delicious ham, baked. The farmer's son soon finished his portion and passed his plate again. "More 'am, father,' he said. The farmer frowned. "Don't say 'am, son,' he said, 'say 'am.' "I did say 'am,' the lad protested, in an injured tone. "Y" said am', eried the father, fiercely, 'Am's what is should be. 'Am, not 'am'. "In the midst of the squabble the farmer's wife turned to me with a little deprecatory laugh and said: " They both think they're saying 'am.' " The Effect. "I think that my speech on this question will have some effect." tion will have some effect." "It has already had an effect," answered Senator Sorghum. "You have used two of them, but I don't think was but one before."—Washington Star. Nautical Knowledge. 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KIDNEY TROUBLES Increasing Among Women, But Sufferers Need Not Despair Of all the diseases known, with which the female organism is afflicted, kidney disease is the most fatal, and statistics show that this disease is on the increase among women. Mrs. Emma Sawyer Unless early and correct treatment is applied the patient seldom survives when once the disease is fastened upon her. We believe Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the most efficient treatment for a child with mild women, and is the only medicine especially prepared for this purpose. When a woman is troubled with pain or weight in loins, backache, frequent, painful or scalding urination, swelling of limbs or feet, swelling under the eyes, an uneasy, tired feeling in the region of the kidneys or notices a sediment in the urine, she should lose no time in commencing treatment with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as it may be the means of saving her life. For proof, read what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did for Mrs. Sawyer. "I cannot express the terrible suffering I had to endure. A derangement of the female organs developed nervous prostration and a serious kidney trouble. The doctor attended me for a year, but I kept getting worse, until I was unable to do anything, and I made up my mind I could not live. I finally decided to yelda E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a last resort, and I am to-day a well woman. I cannot praise it too highly, and I tell every suffering woman about my case." —Mrs. Emma Sawyer, Conyers, Ga. Mrs. Pinkham gives free advice to women; address in confidence, Lynn, Mass. W.L.DOUGLAS SHOES ALL PRICES BEST IN THE WORLD THE WORLD'S GREATEST SHOEMAKER SOLE AGENTS FOR W.L.DOUGLAS SHOES ESTABLISHED JULY 6 1876. CAPITAL * 2,500,000 W.L.DOUGLAS MAKES & SELLS MORE MEN'S $8,50 SHOES THAT ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD. $10,000 REWARD to anyone who can It could take you into my three large factories in Boston, and show you the infinite possibilities. You would realize why W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes cost more to make, why they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of greater quality. W. L. Douglas shoes make shoes for W. L. Douglas shoes. Man, $2.50, $2.00, Boys' School & Dress Shoes, $2.50, $2.50, $1.75, $1.50 las shoes. Take no substitute. None genuine without his name and price stamped on bottom. Fast Color Furlets need it; they will not wear brazzy. Write on back. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Dizziness from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Heavy Eating. A perfect remedy to Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Purely Vegetable. CARTER'S LITTLE IVER PILLS. CARTERS LITTLE IVER PILLS. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature Brewerood REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. gives absolutely FREE to every settler FORE and SIXTY Acres of land in WESTERN Canada. FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Land adjoining this can be purchased from railway and land companies at from $6 to $10 per acre. On this land this year has been produced upwards of twenty-five bushels of wheat to the acre. It is also the best of grazing land for mixed farming it has no superior on the continent. Splendid climate, low taxes, railways convenient, schools and churches close at hand, Twentieth Century Canada " and low railway rates to SUPERINTENDENT OF IMGRATION, or to authorized CANADIAN AGENTS: J. S. CRAWORD.125 West 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. Mention this paper. PATENTS Send for "Inventor's Primer" and "Bible of Pensions." Established 1851. MILO B SIEVENS & CO. PENSIONS Francis at Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit. ASKS $500,000 MORE ROOSEVELT RECOMMENDS ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT AID. $2,500,000 IS NEARLY GONE General Greely Says That Much More Money Will Be Needed for the Purchase of Supplies, So An Additional Appropriation Is Asked. Washington, May 10. — The president transmitted to congress a letter from Secretary Taft recommending the appropriation of an additional $500,000 to meet conditions at San Francisco. The president's letter of transmittal to the senate and house follows: "I herewith transmit a letter from the secretary of war in respect to the situation as to the army supplies at San Francisco. This letter contains appendices showing the supplies appendicts showing the supplies which have been transmitted to San Francisco and their cost and sets forth the necessity for an additional $500,000, which I recommend be made at once. "THEQODORE ROOSEVELT." Secretary Taft's letter shows that of the $2,500,000 appropriated for the relief of San Francisco $2,405,333 has been expended, or contracts have been made which will consume this sum. The expenditures are divided among various departments as follows: Quartermaster's department, $1,741,664; subsistence department, $329,435; medical department, $304,539; signal corps, $15,000; mileage, $14,695. Estimates were given of the cost of returning troops from San Francisco to the stations where they are on duty and the letter also gives transportation charges on all supplies and estimates for replacing supplies from army posts for use in California. Secretary Taft's letter concludes with the following recommendations: General Greely has requested that $300,000 in the hands of the chief quartermaster and chief commissary at San Francisco be expended for the purchase of supplies. I have authorized this expenditure on the statement by General Greely that of the quartermaster's supplies already sent to San Francisco more than $300,000 will not be used, but may be returned to the general stores of the army. It is quite probable, however, from General Greely's statements that a larger sum will be needed in San Francisco for the purpose of continuing the purchase of supplies, and I therefore recommend that congress be applied to make an additional appropriation for the same purpose as already expressed in the previous resolutions, of $500,000. "I am advised that under General Funston and General Greely money has been expended for the employment of labor necessary in the distribution or supplies and in putting the tents and other shelter into condition for use in sanitation of the concentrated camps of the sufferers. I therefore ask that the resolution shall authorize payment for these services." Why a Freshman Was Hazed. Madison, Wis., May 10.—Three students of the University of Wisconsin were suspended for cutting a freshman's hair and painting his face with iodine because he had said that Madison son students lacked culture. KICK ON RATES. Kansas Cattlemen Get Railroad Hear ing July 25. Topeka, May 10.—The case brought against the Kansas railroads by the cattlemen asking "or a reduction in the freight rates on cattle will come before the board of railroad commissioners for hearing July 25. The case has not been set for hearing before, because some of the cattlemen were not ready to present their evidence It is charged by the cattlemen that the freight rates on cattle are much too high. Carr W. Taylor, attorney for the board of commissioners, asked that the hearing be held in Ashland, the county seat of Clark county. There was objection to this place, and the board decided to have the hearing in Topeka. Twenty-four Earthquakes. San Jose, Cal., May 10.—According to advices received from the Lick Observatory, there have been twenty-four earthquake shocks recorded on the seismograph at that institution since the morning of April 18. Panama, May 8. — The Panama Canal Company had 27,000 employees on its rolls during the month of April. Five thousand of these were paid in gold and 22,000 in silver. The number of men at work exceeded by 9,000 the greatest number the French company ever had in its employ. Another Warship Sails. Port Said, May 9. The British cruiser Minerva proceeded to Piraeus, Greece, where the British cruisers Carnavon, Barham, Suffolk and Venus and the special transport boat Vulcan with destroyers are also bound. You Look Prematurely Old Because of those ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Use "LA CREOLE" HAIR RESTORER. Price, $1.00, retail. UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA PRAISES PE-RU-NA Ex-Senator M C. Butler. Dyspepsia Is Often Caused By Catarrh of the Stomach-Peruna Relieves Catarrh of the Stomach and Is Therefore a Remedy For Dyspepsia. Hon. M. C Butler, Ex-U. S. Sensor from South Carolina for two terms, in a letter from Washington. D. C., writes to the Peruna Medicine Co., as follows: "I can recommend 'Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. I have been using your medicine for a short period and I feel very much relieved. It is indeed a wonderful medicine, besides a good tonic." sia. In order to cure catarrh of the stomach the catarrh must be eradicated. Only an internal catarrh remedy, such as Peruna, is available. Peruna exactly meets the indications. Revised Formula. "For a number of years requests have come to me from a multitude of grateful friends, urging that Peruna be given a slight laxative quality. I have been experimenting with a laxative addition for quite a length of time, and now feel gratified to announce to the friends of Peruna that I have incorporated such a quality in the medicine which, in my opinion, can only enhance its well-known beneficial character. "S. B. HARTMAN, M. D." Many Smokers Prefer Them to 10c Cigars. Annual Sales Eight Million (8,000,000.) The popularity of Lewis' Single Binder straight bc cigar is largely due to the fact that this factory always uses thoroughly ripe and perfectly cured tobacco, thus giving the smoker a rich, mellow tasting cigar. The tobacco is from crops showing the best quality and is graded fancy selected. Smokers have found that they can always depend on the same high standard of quality in the Lewis' Single Binder. The Lewis' Single Binder Factory is one of the largest holders of fancy graded tobacco in the United States. Lewis' Single Binder cigar gives the smoker what he wants and at the right price. ORACULAR OBSERVATIONS Some potters live by means of their urnings. The small boy with his first watch is having the time of his life. Every dog has his day, but the fleas are on him both day and night. It is a persevering undertaker who accomplishes all he undertakes. Love seems to resemble a bottomless pit when some people fall in. An Interesting Letter. Mary Bagguile, of 117 Peach St., Syracuse, N. Y., writes to tell of the terrible suffering of her sister, who, for the past 24 years, had been corrupted with side ache from female trouble, keeping her weak and ailing. "She took Wine of Cardui and is now well. Cardui has been a Godsend to us both," she writes. For all women's troubles, Cardui is a safe, efficient, reliable remedy. At drummers; $1.00. "Love," says Dr. Emil Reich, of London, "is the offspring of godlike abundance." Which may have a tendency to make a young man feel, when he is settling up for flowers and bonbons, etc., that perhaps he was mistaken, after all—Indianapolis News. FITS, St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous Diseases permanently cured by Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $2.00 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. H. Kline, Ld., $91 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. There is little difference in robbing your employer of time he pays for and sticking your hand down in his pocket when he isn't looking. Clear white clothes are a sign that the housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. packages, 5 cents Steady pulling is what moves the load, while spasmodic effort generally merely breaks the harness. Try Garfield Tea! It purifies the blood, cleanses the system, brings good health. The future has little in store for those who neglect the present. AN EVERY-DAY STRUGGLE. Men and Women of Every Occupation Suffer Miseries from Kidney Complaint. J. C. Lightner, 708 South Cedar St., Abilene, Kansas, is one of the thousands who suffer from kidney troubles brought on by daily work. "I first noticed it eight or ten years ago," said Mr. Lightner," the dull pain in the back fairly made me sick. It was hard to get up or down, hard to straighten, hard to do any work that brought who suffer from kiney troubles brought on by daily work. "I first noticed it eight or ten years ago," said Mr. Lightner," the dull pain in the back fairly made me sick. It was hard to get up or down, hard to straighten, hard to do any work that brought a strain on the back. I had frequent attacks of gravel and the urine was passed too often and with pain. When I used Doan's Kidney Pills, however, all traces of the trouble disappeared and have not returned. I am certainly grateful." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. WHAT GIRLS SHOULDN'T DO. Place reliance in the drawing quality of a graceful pose. Talk about the extent of their wardrobe in public places. Regard it pretty to pout when a man fails to notice compliments. Carry their jealousy so conspicuously as to be generally noticed. Use the forcible expressions which so easily can be misconstrued. Show a desire for an extravagant display at a social assemblage. Attempt to force a man into heavy expenditure every time they are taken out. Give away the pretty little trinkets presented to them as evidence of good feeling. A Strange Story Mrs. Isaac W. Austill, of Chestnut Ridge, N. C., tells a strange story of great suffering. "I was in bad condition for months, but got no relief. My periods had stopped, all but the pain. After taking part of a bottle of Wine of Cardul, nature worked properly and without pain. I advise all suffering women to use Cardul." A pure specific remedy for women's ills. $1.00, at drugrists. CONCERNING CITIES. In five years Krupp's town of Essen has increased 93 per cent. Cologne, with its 426,000 people, has had an astonishing growth. Any city of more than 100,000 inhabitants is considered a great city. Of these Germany has more than any other country, namely, 41. Great Britain and the United States have 39 each. Then there is a break till we reach Russia with 16, France with 15, Italy with 12, Japan and Austria-Hungary with eight each. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is not the same as the one in which it is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Cataract being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Cataract Curve is taken the term, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assistance. It is not a long-term process. The very first has so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials, A.C.P.S.P.F.S.I.C.I.H.C.P.S.F.C.O., Toledo, O.J. Miss Nora Stanton Blatch has been elected to membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers, the first woman so distinguished. She is a granddaughter of the famous Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the first woman to win the degree of civil engineer in Cornell university. Miss Blatch has under consideration an offer from the Chinese government to undertake some important work in the interior of the eastern empire. Struck by Lightning Mrs. Nancy Cleary, of Brewers, N.C., suffered as if struck by lightning. She says: "I was almost paralyzed from my waist down, and my back hurt me constantly, from female troubles. I had headache, seemed always tired, and felt as if I was dying. I took Wine of Cardul, which cured me, and now I feel like a new person." Cardul relieves periodical pain, and makes sick women well. $1.10 at drug stores. Well. Able to Stand It. stand another operation! "Oh, yes he can; I looked him up in Bradstreet's."—Houston Post. Don't Get Footsore! Get Foot-Ease. A wonderful powder that cures tired, hot, aching feet and makes new or tight shoes easy. Ask to day for Allen's Foot-Ease. Accept no substitute. Trial package FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. "De man dat never thinks about money," said Uncle Eben, "an' de man dat don't think about nothin' else is two persons dat's gwmter hab' a big share o' trouble in his world."—Washington Star. The improvident man is often up in the clouds, looking for some of those silver linings. Send to Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., for free package of Garfield Tea, the herb cure for constipation and liver trouble. When you have honey from the rock you will not want glucose from flaters. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces in- fammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. April showers also bring forth borrowed unbrellas.-Indianapolis News. 900 DROPS CASTORIA A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS* CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. Pleasure of Old Dr. SANCUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - Mucinine - Ribbette Salte - Anise Seed - Peppermint - Dill Cinnamon Salte - Harry Seed - Clarified Sugar Wintergreen Parrot Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Charles H. Hitchner NEW YORK. Abbott months old 35 DOSES - 35 CENTS EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Charles H. Hitchner. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE GENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. PILES: NO MONEY TILL CURED. SEND FOR FREE LIBRAL TREATMENT AT 212-755-2222, DRS TROPHOR & MINOR - 1030 OAK ST. KANESA CITY, MO. (SEND FOR FREE OF FEE AT 212-755-2222) TELEPHONE TIDINGS. Liverpool has tried and abandoned a penny-in-the-slot telephone service. London, with three times as big a population as New York, has only two-thirds the number of telephones—namely, 80,000. The first long-distance telephone cable in this country was that between Liverpool and Manchester. It was opened in 1880. Wireless telephony has been invented by Mr. Thomas Gladwell, of Newport (Mont.), who claims to have had successful results up to a distance of ten miles. The longest telephone circuit in the world is that between New York and Chicago. It is 950 miles long. The longest in Europe connects London with Marseilles, these places being 650 miles apart. It is now possible to "ring up" the nearest railway station from a moving train, and to telephone, via the station, to any subscriber. An experiment was conducted successfully on the Highland railway. Torture of Women It was a terrible torture that Mrs. Gertie McFarland, of King's Mountain, N. C., describes, as follows: "I suffered dreadful periodical pain, and became so weak I was given up to die, when my husband got me Wine of Cardul. The first dose gave relief, and with 3 bottles I am up doing my work. I cannot say enough in praise of Cardul." A wonderful remedy for women's ills. At druggists; $1.00. Speaking of untried experiences. There is that for some people of discovering that an enjoyable evening may be spent without saying a word against anybody. Do your clothes look yellow? If so, use Red Cross Ball blue. It will make them white as snow, 2 oz. package, 5 cents. The day that a woman puts away her first dollar toward buying a piano, she decided in what corner of the parlor she intends to put it.—Atchison Globe. A country gentleman is an ordinary farmer who has, however, a sufficient income to send his son to a large university. —Cornell Widow. What a quiet world this would be if every person thought before speaking. Garfield Tea cures sick-headache, bilious attacks, liver trouble and constipation. Some people seem to take dismal delight in always being on the wrong side. The trouble with the dead beat is that he is so very much alive. 900 DROPS CASTORIA A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS & CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Optum, Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. Recipe of Old Dr. SANUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - Alice Soma - Rockelle Salts - Anna Seed - Papaverine - Dr Carbombate Salts - Worm Seed - Plastic Wrap - Wintergreen Pursen Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Charles H. Fletcher NEW YORK Alb months old 35 DOSES - 35 CENTS EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. ```markdown ``` PILES NO MONEY TILL DRS. THORNTON & MINOR mature A CREOLE" HAIR RESTORER. Price Are You Tired, Nervous and Sleepless? Nervousness and sleeplessness are usually due to the fact that the nerves are not fed on properly nourishing blood; they are starved nerves. Dr. Pierce makes pure, rich blood, and thereby makes pure, properly nourished and all the organs the body are run as smoothly as machinery which runs in oil. In this way you feel clean, strong and strenuous—you are toned up and invigorated, and you are good for a whole lot of physical or mental activity. This increase in vitality and health are doubling. The trouble with most tonics and medicines which have a large, booming sale for a short time, is that they are largely composed of alcohol holding the drugs in solution. This alcohol shrinks up the red blood cells, and your body runs greatly injures the system. One answer is exhalated and better for the time being yet in the end weakened and with vitality decreased. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery contains no alcohol. Every bottle of it bears upon its wrapper The Badge of Merit for its ingredients. For the drummers offer you something his claims is "just as good" is to insult your intelligence. Every ingredient entering into the world-famed "Golden Medical Discovery" has the unanimous approval and endorsement of the leading schools of practice all of the medical schools of practice other medicine sold through druggists for like purposes has any such endorsement. The "Golden Medical Discovery" not only produces all the good effects to be obtained from the use of Golden Seal root, in all stomach, liver and bowel as well as kidney and intestine, ulceration of stomach and bowels and kindred ailments, but the Golden Seal root used in its compounding is greatly enhanced in its curative action by other ingredients such as Stone root, Black Cherrybark, Bloodroot, Mandrake root and chemically pure triphenylurea. "The Common Sense Medical Advisor" is sent free in paper covers on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing only. For 31 stamps the cloth-bound volume will be sent. Address Dr. R. V. Pleione, Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets care constination, bilianness and headache. ELY'S CREAM BALM CATARPH ROSE COLD HAY FEVER ELY BROS. NEW JERSEY HAY FEVER It cleanses, soothes heals and protects the diseased membrane. It cures Catarrh and drives away a Cold in the Head quickly. Restores the Senses of the body. Taste and Smell. Full size 50 cets, at Drug gists or by mail! Trial Size 10 cets, by mail Ely Brothers, 55 Warren Street, New York W. N. W. U. WICHITA. NO. 19, 1900. We have a full line of fresh and wholesome Fancy and Staple Groerie, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Sugar, Flour, Meal, Vegetables, Canned Goods, Brooms, Butter, Eggs, Coal Oil, Gasoline, Stationary, and, in fact, anything and everything you may want in the Grocery Line. Court House Grocery Store 517 North Main Street ... Drugs of all kinds, Cigars and Tobacco . . . Your patronage solicited. + Once a customer, always a customer. Our store is Headquaaters for Colored people. 615 North Main st. Excellence Court THE "U-KNE FLO It excels in every respect, bread per barrel. Watson WICHITA Excellence Counts..... It excels in every respect,color, flavor, and pounds of bread per barrel. MADE BY Watson Mill Co. FORD'S HAIR POMADE Formerly known as "OZONIZED OX MARROW" so Ford's hair, Pomade was formerly known as "OZONIZED OX MARROW" and is the only one preparation known to us that takes a kinky, "whiskey" and "whiskey" which is shown above. Its use makes the most stubborn harsh, kinky or curly hair soft, pliable. It is not a very long-term, unfeasible form, but obtained, from one treatment: it has been found for one time for a long time. The "Ford's Hair Pomade" is OZONIZED OX MARROW, removes and prevents dan-lops the following, invigorates the scalp, helps the fur of the skin, and is a good one to grow and, by nourishing the roots, is a new life and vigor. Being elegantly歲年，of the best quality, theнірів, theюросій for indies, gentlemen and children, Ford's Hair Pomade ("OZONIZED OX MARROW") was registered in the United States since about 1888, and label "OZONIZED OX MARROW" was registered in the United States in 1900. The period of time there has never been a bottle of slashed from the hundreds of thousands we have found in the US. A 50-MM female head was and effective, no matter how low is on the head. It is not a large size, as is used in the FLADE, Beware of limitations. Remember the Ford's Hair Pomade ("OZONIZED OX MARROW") is only one of the best use of the fashable. The name has been only in Chicago and has been. The name has the signature, Charles Ford. Pre-actions with a stage. Refuse all others. The fashable is very well known as the "Ford's Hair" by drugists and dealers. If your drug is not the right one, you can supply your four-hour service. It is from his jobber and wholesale dealer and use 50 cts. for one bottle postpaid, or at the cost of 50 cts. for one for a three-hour service paid. We pay postage and express charges to all points in U.S.A. When order, the postal or express money order, and the other. Write your name and address plainly. (None genuine without my signature) Charles Ford Post 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. Agents wanted everywhere. -SMOKE- BLUE SEAL CIGARS SOLD EVERYWHERE LEAVENWORTH TABORS. Leavenworth, Kas, M. 1906. Dear Brother in U. K. T.: Please and space in the Official Organ for some few remarks. On April 30th Mt. Horeb Temple met for the purpose of giving a Sir Knights a good time on the goat. We had a large attendance so had a few visitors of Washington so we had a nice lunch after all as over. On May the 4th int., Horeb temple get for monthly business and elec- on of officers with about 75 mem- ers present. Officers elected for the raising year were as follows: ```markdown ``` nts.... IN USE.... READ-IT" DUR —color, flavor, and pounds of E BY Mill Co. KANSAS Dr.J.E. Farmer Physician and Surgeon —Diseases of— Women and Children A Specialty New Phone 936 Office 517 N. Main St PEERLESS STEAM LAUNDRY Best Laundry In The Grey Phone 282 E FLOVER & SONS, Propa L.S. NAFTGER, W.R. TUCKER President Vice President L.M. MOORE Cashier Fourth National Bank Directors—W. R. Tucker, W. E. Jett, R. L. Humes, S. B. Amidon, B. F. Me Lean, J. M. Moore, L. S. Naftzger, E H. Middlekauff, O. Z. Smith. A. General Banking Business Tranacted CHITA. KANSAS HOUCK Hardware store First Class Goods at Lowest Prices 116 East Douglas Avenue WICHITA TABERNAGLE No. 34, Order of Twelve Meets First and Third Thursday Of Each Month All Daughters In Good Standing Invited Mrs. Mattie Miller, H. P. Sir Richard Walker, chief mentor; Sir Frank Smith, vice mentor; Sir Richard D. Nichols, chief scribe; Sir Duglas Hunt, assistant chief scribe; Sir Geo. W. Johnson, chief orator; Sir Clarence Pairr, chief drill master; Sir Frederick Harris, chief banner bearer; Sir James Heayworth, chief treasurer; Sir Edward Richardson, chief guard; Sir Amos Alexander, chief guard; Sir W. A. Brown, chief guard Sir Geo. Alexan;der, chief sentinel. Subscribe and pay for the Searchlight. She is wide-awake. # 801 M. Main St. Wichita, Kans. Red Front 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 Miss' Fine Shoes, Oxfords and Slippers all styles and kinds. AT WHOLESALE PRICES Tapp & Hanshaw Phone 257 255-257 N. Main Your Old Friends Back East Ought to move Southwe. Send us the names and addresses of any person you think would be interested in the Southwest, and we will mail them interesting land booklets and a copy of our immigration journal, 'The Earth' You send the list and we will send the descriptive matter. Santa Fe Address General Colonization Agent, A. T. & S. F. Ry Railway Ezchange, Chicago, IL R A FOOL and his money are soon paated. The man who pays out his good money for in'erior building material is foolish. Buy the BEST. We sell it. Have you seen the latest building material? It is our Cement Building Stone. The longer it wears, the harder it gets BOTH PHONE: 496-749 J.H. TURNER WICHITA, KANS. 533 TO 547 WEST DOUGLAS In The Grocery Line Your wants need careful attention and our store is the place to get it. We handle the best of Fancy and Staple Groceries and our prices are right. Orders given prompt attention. Kernan & Co., 102 E. Douglas Pone 35' J. W. Owens, WORK DONE WHILE YOU WAIT 2nds Shoes Bought and Sold 332 N. Main Street Wichita, Kan. IS NOW READY. NOTICE TABORS.—The new Taborian Constitution is now ready. It is fine and every Knight and every Daughter should have a copy. Every Temple and Tabernacle should have two copies. Send your order to REV. SIR FRANK WILSON, C. G. M., 943 Everett, Kansas City, Kan. To the modern day colored man, Ingalls' phrase, "politics is an irredescentdream," fits smoothly and completely. The big Negro politician (?) is numbered with past history and has no place today. --- FRISCO SYSTEM Will sell daily until May 31st. Round trip tickets to the above point at greatly reduced rates. Tickets limited to except tickets sold during May to be limited to 30 days. For full particulars see Frisco Agent or write M. H. RUDOLPH, Agent F. E. CLARK, D. P. DEAM ABS IN NORTH-WEST COURT I Bonded A SEND IN NOW. Taborial Temple No. 11, Knights of Tabor and Wichita Tabernacle No. 34, Daughters of the Tabernacle, have received their spring dispensation and for a limited time will receive members at reduced rates. If you desire to join this grand order send your petition in at once. For dispensation rate speak to some Knight or Daughter. Latest Waltz Out 10c Only 100 Copies Left 10c Cheaper Than at Music Store. Stella Vann, Sole Agent NEW LODGE ROOM WILL SOON BE READY. The new lodge room in the new Young building, corner Main and Elm street, will now soon be ready. All of the colored lodges in Wichita, with few exceptions, have engaged meet- ing nights. Mr. G. H. Young, who is arbing the building erected, promises to furnish the colored lodges one of the most cozy and up-to-date lodge rooms in the state. It will be an ideal palace of comport in every way. --- You Should Visit Your "OLD KENTUCKY HOME " on the occasion of "The Kentucky Home Coming" Louisville, Ky. June 13th to 17te 1906 FRISCO SYSTEM Will operate through cars from many points. Tickets will be sold June 11th, 12th 13th at very low rates. Final return limit June 23rd, but upon payment of 50 cents extra limit will be extended to 30 days from date sold. OPEN TO EVERYBODY For rates, routes, maps and other information apply to nearest Frisca Agent, or F. E. C'ark, Div. Passenger Agent Wichita, Kansas SERVICES AT THE TABERNACLE Church MONDAY NIGHT. 1 P. M. SUNDAY SCHOOL. The greatest interest is being manifested in the work of the Sunday School. We have a model school. The adult classes are taught inductively. A corps of efficient teachers in the persons of Bro. Henry James, Mrs. Love, McBride, Gardner, and Marten, are forcing the simple truth to heart of the children. Last Sunday collection was $1.56. Total attendance 75. You are invited to attend this service and help us to infuse new life We should read well our Bible and conform our lives thereto. MRS. BLANCHE GIVINS, Pres. MISS SUSIE PRICE, Sec. Doxology. Invocation. F. E. CLARK, D. P. A. STRACT CO. CORNER OF THE HOUSE abstractors I. X. L. GROCERY Butter - Eggs Bring them to us— we pay the highest prices. We have an entire now stock of everything in groceries. Dean's old stand— 815 N. Main R. L. Collins Music by Choir. Scripture Lesson, 91 Psalms—Mrs. Hattie Love. Singing by Choir. 11:30 a. m.—Pastor Tillman will preach. Subject: "Saved from the Burning Furnace." Context:: Dan. III, 10:27. I. Righteous Convictions. II. Firmness an element of Christianity. III. Conscientious, rightness triumphs. IV. Firmness, amidst persecutions, elevates us. V. God delivers the righteous. Convocation. Music, offering, benediction. If you are visiting our city come spend just one hour with us. If you have no church home in the city come worship with us. Corner of 8th and Water street. MRS. CELIA McBRIDE. Clerk. TABERNACLE FLASHES. - Dr. Jno. Ford, of Denver, Colo., lectured to a large and appreciative audience on last Tuesday night. The subject was "The Upward Climb of the Race." He discussed seven essential means as component factors, the harmonious blending of which will serve as a key for the solution of race problems, to-wit.: Freedom, The Ballot, Education, Wealth, Christianity, Industrial Training, Business. Pastor Tillman describes the lecturer as a compendium of art, science, logic, pathos and satire. The professional as well as church men will be glad to have him come again. Dr. Ford was assigned a home at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Obert Martin, 837 North Water. Dr. Ford, Pastor Tillman, Mrs. James Harper and Mrs. Thos. Cox were guests of Mr. George White Wednesday night. At 6 p. m. dinner was served by Mrs. Kyle in honor of Dr. Jno. Ford at 324 South Market. He was accompanied to the New Hope church where he preached an excellent sermon. Subject, "Honest Religion." OFFICERS INSTALLED. The officers elect of Tabornan Temple, No. 11, Knights of Tabor, were installed by Rev. Frank Wilson chief grand mentor, at Redman hall Thursday night. There wasa large crowd present. Those installed were: W. N. Miller—Chief Mentor. C. W. Giles—Vice Mentor. W. J. Johnson—Chief Scribe. Bud Lee—Assistant Scribe. M. J. Dancy—Chief Treasurer. W. M. Frazier—Drill Master. G. A. Tracy—Chief Guard. W. L. Herman—Chief Guard. Geo. Wilbur—Chief Guard. W. Glbbs—Chief Sentinel. H. C. Coles—Chief Orator. Wm. Battes—Board Attendant. A. Groves—Board Attendant. Chas. Neely—Board Attendant. C. Swan—Board Judges. --- Mr. and Mrs. James Gardner gave a swell party at their residence, 1457 North Moseley Tuesday evening in honor of Mr. Gardner's brother, William Gardner and his friend Robt. Curtis, Mrs. Gardner was assisted by Mrs. Bird Anderson. Those present were: Misses Sallie Rawles, Grace Perry, Lula Fauver, Irene Chataneau, Anna Dunson, Anna Butler, Aline Thompson, Lilia Jones, Gtrtrude Pryor, Mabel King, Lois Wilson, Dora Hyder. Messrs. L. C. Hilbert, Chas, Price, Robt. Floyd, Robt. Curtis, William Gardner, Porter Perry, John Calloway, Fred Madison, Neely Gardner Music, games and amusements were the features of the evening. After a reasonable time the guests were served to a splendid lunch, and all agreed trat Mr. and Mrs. Gardner were excellent entertainers. Mr. Gardner and Mr. Curtis rendered several of their favorite musical selections. Mrs. Mary Blackburn still continues very loy at her home, 720 North Main street. Rev, Frank Wilson left Friday morning for his home in Kansas City, Kas. He is well pleased with his Wichita trip. The W. T. Vernon club met with Mrs. L. H. White Monday afternoon. May 7. The club opened by scripture reading by Mrs. Richard Love, prayer by the chaplain. The roll was then caled and each member responded with a quotation. A spend program was rendered. Mrs. G. A. Tray delivered an address, followed by a few remarks by Rev. W. H. Tillman on "The Club's Progress." He expressed himself as very much pleased with the work. The next was a short talk by Rev. Joseph Wilson, subject "The W. T. Vernon club." Rev. W. H. Bunnell then followed with a few remarks on "Benefits of Clubs," Rev. A. H. Mayo then addressed the club. String music was furnished by Messrs. Gardner and Curtis. At a reasonable hour all went to the dining room where a most wholesome lunch was served. The table was decorated with beautiful flowers and sixty people were served. The club adjourned to meet with Mrs. Jeff Denman, 13th and Santa Fe, next Monday afternoon, May 14th. A bit of jack frost visited Wichita Tuesday night of this week, but did no damage to growing gardens. Archie Curtis, of Enkil, O. T., is visiting in the city. M. F. Fowler is visiting in Arkansas City. The Alsbic club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. G. Galnes. The B. G. W. Club met with Mrs. T. W. Fine Thursday afternoon. There was a good attendance. The club was opened with scripture reading by Mrs. Geo. Daniels. The club adjourned to meet next Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Thos. Glover, 704 North Market. Mrs. Thos. W. Fine is undertreatment of Dr. Caswell for her throat trouble, and on this account we are compelled to give up her place in the choir and also her club of girls. She hopes, however, to be all right in the near future. The Presiding Elder committee of the A. M. E. church will have an entertainment at the church in the near future. Watch the Searchlight for date and program. Mrs. Major Davis left Wednesday for Denver, Colo., where she will spend the summer for her health. Her many friends wish for her early recovery. Mis Eva Smith, who spent several days here as the guest of Miss Bessie Duval, 429 Wichita street, left Sunday for her home in Strong City, Kas. Miss Smith will soon leave. Strong City for Kansas City, where she will make her future home. John Jenkins, of Newton, Kas., was a pleasant visitor in our city this week. W. J. Wade, who was the guest of friends and relatives for the past few days, left for Denver, Colo. Rev. J. E. Ladd accompanied by Rev. W. H. Tillman, was a pleasing visitor at our sanctum Wednesday during his sojourn in our city. --- Picturesque Career of Maxim Gorky Recently there has come to this country a Russian author whose life has been as picturesque as any character by his vivid pen portrayal. Gorky, "The Bitter One," has himsef dwelt in the "cellar of life," the message he brings from the underworld—and the underworld in Russia is very deep down indeed—cries from the heart of things, from the soul. Maxim Gorky, whose real name is Alexei Maximovitch Pyeshkoff, journeys to this country in the interests of the Russian revolutionary movement. He arrives in ill health, result of last year's imprisonment, suffered because of political offences. When the Russian government arrested Gorky this last time, laid hands of violence on the man whose genius was becoming recognized in many lands, a united protest was raised in Europe. In this country Gorky as vet is not well known, but those famliar with his work are most enthusiastic in their homage. On the supposition that generally American readers are unaquaintal with this most modern member of the body of great Russian novelists, let us present a list of his published works. MAXIM A. V. A. M. T. MAXIM GORKY. In 1892 appeared the story "Makau Chudra;" and then followed in rapid succession "Emelyan Pilyal," "Chelkash," "Konovalau," "The Orlov Couple," "The Steppe," "Malva," "Comrades," and "Twenty-six and One." "Story now succeeded story, yet each stark and brutal in its setting, yet each an apotheosis of pity and of poverty." With "Foma Gordyef" Gorky came to international fame. "Foma Gordyef" was followed by "The Trio," and his suppressed work "The Peasants." In the field of drama, too, Maxim Gorky has triumphed, produced "The Bourgeois," "The Night Refuge," "At the Bottom." Benjamin De Casseres writing in the Critic declares Gorky is "more than Telstoy, more than Turgeneft, the soul of the Russian people," and adds: "The philosophy of non-resistance to him is the philosophy of cowards. In his stories he has chanted the glories of strength—because he has seen the evils of weakness. 'Red Sunday' in St. Petersburg made of Gorky a world-figure. In times that try men's souls, the 'safe and sane' fly to cover; and—thank heaven—Gorky is neither safe nor sane. He typifies the spirit of revolt—has become the Byron of Russia." Gorky's childhood and early manhood were spent in bitterest poverty. He was born at Nijnl Novgorod in 1868, son of a poor upholsterer. Early left an orphan and at the tender mercies of a bigoted old grandfather, misery was his constant attendant. Five months of schooling was all that was allowed, and at the age of nine the boy was apprenticed to a cobbler. His duties evidently were not wholly confined to the shop, for we are told that one day he was set to making the cabbage soup for the family, and that, not very deft, the youthful cook got part of the contents of the kettle on himself, was very badly scalded. In anger the cobbler sent him forth, this poor little Russian Oliver Twist put out to struggle as he might. His next employment was with a mechanical draftsman, and later he worked with a painter of ikons (sacred pictures); then one day he ran away. Next we hear of him as cook's boy on a Volga steamer. The cook, a friendly fellow, gave his helper books to read and encouraged him to form the reading habit, started Gorky to pore over any and every bit of writing he could lay his hands on. "Treatises on Freemasonry. Lives of the Saints, Gogol, Dumas, etc., were thus indiscriminately devoured while plying the river between busy gold- domed towns. "The boy now dreamed the wild dream of entering as student at the University of Kazan, but when he made the attempt was but laughed at. Bitterly disappointed, forced to work, he settled down to toil in a stifling bakery. But the misery experienced there, coupled with an innate restlessness, drove him forth again; he peeled apples, worked as a gardener, a railway watchman and porter, and for a time was clerk in the office of an attorney. Restless, unhappy, he finally took to the road, became a tramp. He wandered far and wide, here and there in southern Russia, into Little Russia and Bessarabia, through the Crimea and the Kuban district of the Caucasus. At Tiflis, where he worked for a season as a navy, he published his first story. Christian Brinton, writing in the World's Work, says: "It is impossible not to feel that the bitter privations of this forlorn and shabby Odyssey, the ceaseless heartache and bodily anguish, were precisely those factors which contributed to Gorky's development. The young man who blundered into the office of the Tiflis "Kavsky" in soiled smock and mud GORKY. stained boots knew little of literature, but a great deal of life. During all those years of hopeless, baffled effort, when he tramped over the sunscorched or snow-driven expanse of Russia he had been studying human nature at first hand. It was not merely observation but experience, for he himself knew the blackest misery and despair. On one occasion he even tried suicide, but was unwillingly nursed back to life on a crude hospital cot in Kazan. The bits of color and of character which caught his eye or burned themselves into his brain formed the raw material of each story, each sketch that now flowed so freely from his pen. In its outward traits Gorky's work is reflex, a record of the life he lived. Within it is a passionate protest against the conditions, social and economic, of his native land." Shortly after the public began to read Gorky's tales, he became a popular idol. Each of the three leading political parties, the Nationalists, Marxists and Conservatives, claimed him and made use of his works the one party against the other. Everybody read his stories and articles, his picture was seen everywhere. In appearance Gorky is tall and raw boned, with a face of marked strength. A reddish mustache droops over his large, firm mouth, his eye are a keen gray, his low brows are set in a continual frown. Perhaps the fancy is not an idle one that he looks his part-"The Bitter One," one that had drunk deep of the gall in life's cup. Of himself and his co-workers in the revolutionary movement he has this to say: "We are not anarchists—the people interested in this movement of which I am a small part. We are seeking reforms that must and will come. The Russian government of to-day is nothing less than anarchy and its members anarchists. There is no law, no order; it is anarchy pure and simple under the guise of organized government, in which those who are not absolutely debased are kept in entire ignorance of the true condition of affairs in our distressed country." In 1901 Gorky was arrested for participating in the student troubles, but on account of broken health was released and permitted to go to the Crimea to recuperate. In 1902 the government rescinded his election to the Imprial academy. His recent trial and imprisonment are well known, he is to-day a world-figure. Scoundrelly Sexton Nearly Victim of Indignant Citizens. In my boyhood an aged doctor told me many grewsome stories of the days when as much as £20 was sometimes given by lecturers on anatomy for a single stolen corpse. In his life of the great surgeon, Sir Astley Cooper, Mr. Bransby Cooper says that two resurrectionists, by bribing the grave digger of a private burial ground near Holywell Mount, secured six bodies a night until two rival body snatchers threatened to expose this sexton unless he admitted them also to a share in the spoils. The sexton denounced them as body snatchers to some laborers in a neighboring public house, who rushed after the resurrectionists to tear them in pieces. They, however, gained the refuge of the police office, and there in turn denounced the sexton as having sold every body which had recently been interred in Holywell Mount graveyard. The laborers, thus diverted, rushed to the burial ground, broke open the gates, dug up the recent graves, and, finding all the coffins empty, they seized the sexton and proceeded to bury him alive. He was rescued with difficulty by the police, but his house was wrecked and his wife and children were dragged through the streets and soured and nearly drowned in a cesspool.—T. P. O'Connor in M. A. P. "Ed" Bickford's Fire Alarm. Ed Bickford of North Gray, Vermont, is quite a wag. One hot summer day, several years ago, he was driving by a farmhouse in Jay, when he noticed the roof was ablaze. He gesticulated and called out to the farmer's wife, who stood in the doorway: "Your house is afire!" "What did you say?" she called. "Your house is afire," he cried louder. "What did you say? Im a little deaf." A man in a cowboy hat is riding a horse and pointing at a house with smoke rising from the roof. A woman is standing in the doorway of the house. She Was a Little Deaf. "Your house is afire, still louder. "Is that all? "It is all I can think of now. "Talisman" Did Not Work. A curious tragedy, arising out of a grim superstition, occurred a few days ago in Faubourg du Temple, Paris, where a police-sergeant discovered that a clerk named Durenne had hanged himself in his room. The news spread from the house, and the neighbors hurried in to cut off pieces from the fatal rope. These pieces are considered to ensure good luck to their owners. A vagabond hamed Guisset, hearing of the suicide, and wishing to obtain a talisman, stole into the house, ran upstairs to the dead mans room, and cut off a piece of rope. Hearing a noise in the next room, he fled down stairs in such haste that he fell and fractured hfs skull. He was picked up dying, with the "talisman" still, clutched in his hand. School House Built of Petrified Logs. New England, N. D., possesses what is probably the most remarkable school house in the country. The structure is twenty-four feet square, one story in height and built entirely of petrified wood except the roof, which is shingled. The wood of the ancient forests which covered the prairies of Hettinger county has become agatized and in the absence of other building material the people of this place determined to erect their primitive educational institution of this beautiful petrification. Great care has been exercised in the construction of the school house, so that the material shows off to the best advantage, and when the sun shines the building glistens like crystal—St. Paul Pioneer Press. Chicken Guillotine. The chicken beheader is the newest and most humane instrument for killing poultry. Where Brides Travel Free. Matrimonial tickets are supplied by the Canadian Pacific railway to those settlers in the Northwest Territory who wish to make a journey in order to get married; and, on presenting the return coupon and a marriage certificate, a man is entitled to free transport for his bride. Mean Trick Played by Wag on Good Samaritans. In the town of Newbury, Mass., there lived a man named Nathan Hobbs, who sometimes drank more than was good for him. One cold moonlight night two deacons we walking home from prayer meeting. Hobbs was just ahead, and heard them coming. In a minute he was down at the roadside, where he lay like a log. The deacons rolled and shook him, but he didn't move. "Well," said Deacon Smith, "what A are we going to do. We can't let him lay here and freeze, and we can't carry him home; that wouldn't do." "I'll tell ye," said Deacon Moare, "we'll take him up to Mr. Flint's barn." So one took his feet and the other his shoulders, and they began their up-hill walk, wheezing and puffing away. Twice they laid him down and nearly concluded to let him lie there, but finally they reached the barn. They tugged him up into the haymow, and let him down. "There," said Moare, "I believe we have done our duty. Certainly he won't freeze, an" I dunnno but it's going to take a week to sober him up." And the deacons started for home again. "Hold on, gentlemen," shouted a voice. They turned, and there in the moonlight they saw Mr. Hobbs walking with rapid strides toward them. "I want to thank you gentlemen for your kindness," he said, "and if you don't mind I'll walk along with you. The deacons became suddenly mute, and the silence seemed to be getting so painful that Mr. Hobbs decided to take a short cut for home across the fields. Cold Has No Terrors for Him Cold Has No Terrors for Him. Seth S. Patten of Alexandria, N. H., is one of the remarkable men in that vicinity. He works in his sawmill and about the farm clad in the same clothes as in August, trousers made of blue drilling, a cotton shirt and drilling vest, with no underclothes at all. On the coldest day this winter, when the thermometer registered 10 degrees below zero, he was reshlingl ing his barn attired in this same fashion. Drawn by a King. This sketch was drawn by King Carlos of Portugal for the Paris newspaper Figaro. Bear Has Two Teeth Pulled. A performing bear traveling with a vaudeville company playing here this week was the patient in a case of dental surgery to-day. The bear has been out of humor for some time on account of toothache and the two troublesome teeth were removed by a local veterinary. The animal was strapped on his back to the floor and the trainer and veterinary set to work. The tusks were so firm that the job took an hour and a half. The animal performed as usual that evening. There is no similar case on the records of dental surgery.—Pottstown correspondence Pittsburg Press. Strangest Street in the World. The city of Canton possesses the strangest street in the world. It is roofed in with glazed paper fastened on bamboo, and contains more signboards to the square foot than any street in any other country. It contains no other shops but those of apothecaries and dentists. Appropriely enough, it is called Physic street. Circumstantial Evidence that Surely Was. Most Conclusive. An extraordinary story is told concerning a Leicester lady's recent adventure with a supposed burglar and its surprising sequel. Two married couples, occupying adjoining houses, were on very friendly terms, and one lady informed the other that she and her husband were to spend the evening at the opera house. The lady delayed her departure to meet her husband, and put the poker in the fire to make it burn brighter. Just as she withdrew it, red-hot, she heard someone trying to open the front door. Going down noiselessly she saw a man's hand through the letterbox aperture, with an ingeniously-contrived piece of wire, with which the person was trying to pull back the spring catch of the lock. In an instant she applied the red-hot poker to the man's hand, rubbing it all over. The hand was withdrawn with an agonizing cry of pain. The lady greatly frightened by the incident, rushed into her friend's house next door for assistance. Then she was more astonished than ever to find her friend announcing the terribly burned hand of her husband—London Mall. MRS. MULQUEEN GOT A BARGAIN. And the Grocer's Comments Can Not Be Printed. At Thanksgiving time Lucius Hill, a leading grocer of Augusta, Me., found himself somewhat overstocked with turkeys. On the evening before Thanksgiving, as he was going home to supper, he pointed to a particular bird that was somewhat below the others in size and appearance, and said to one of his clerks, Fred K.: "You may sell that one for 15 cents," meaning, of course, 15 cents a pound. When Mr. Hill returned from supper he saw that the turkey referred to was missing, and he inquired who had bought it. Fred informed him that he had sold it to Mrs. Mulqueen, MARKET and she was much pleased to get even so poor a turkey for 15 cents. He had sold the whole turkey for 15 cents. Work That Kills. A visitor from South Africa described what is doubtless at once the most deadly and most highly paid kind of work in the world. "In the gold mines of Johannesburg, he said, "the miners suffer terribly from the dust produced by drilling into the earth. Getting into the lungs of the men employed in the work, it produces consumption, which often proves fatal in a comparatively short time. "This is so well understood that the miners in charge of the work are very highly paid; a foreman, in fact, may receive as much as £1,500 a year. But even enormously high wages will not always tempt men to shorten their lives in this way, and this is one of the chief causes of the labor difficulty on the Rand. Wooden Flower of Guatemala. Wooden Flower of Guatemala. One of the most remarkable botanical curiosities in the world is the wooden flower which is found in the crater of the Volcan del Fuego, or fire volcano, of Guatemala. It resembles a half-blown rose, with four distinct petals, curving gracefully from the point of junction with the stem. The Guatemalan Indians regard the plant with superstitious reverence, and believe that it is indestructible. They have a tradition that when one side of the Volcan del Aqua, or water volcano, burst out in 1841 and let loose a raging flood of angry waters. a shrub of this plant was the only thing that escaped destruction. The Indians believe that the flower can cause or prevent an eruption of the volcano. Making Maps. Four colors at most are needed to distinguish the surfaces of separate districts on any plane map, so that no two with a common boundary are tinted alike. On this diagram A, B, and C are adjoining districts, on a plane surface, and X borders, in one way or another, upon each. It is clearly impossible to introduce a fifth area which shall so adjoin these four districts as to need another tint. Knights and Daughters, if you changed High Priestess or Clerks since this list was kindly notify me at once, then make the correction. Number. 1. Mrs. Eliza Nichols, 928 St., Kansas City, Kan. 2. Mrs. Sarah Crisp, 616 Chestnut St., Iola, Kan. 3. Mrs. Flora Thompson, 7th St., Council Bluffs 4. Mrs. Madaline Ward, 6th, Cherryvale, Kan. 5. Mrs. Sarah Skinner, 7th, Atchison, Kan. 6. Mrs. Mary Curry, 894 St., Ottawa, Kan. 7. Mrs. N. E. Wigely, 506 Salina, Kan. 8. Mrs. Laura Smith, 368 Coffeyville, Kan. 9. Mrs. Sarah H. Harris Van Buren St., Topeka 10. Mrs. Maggie Fishback Lawrence, Kan. 11. Mrs. Perlina Woodson Freeman St., Kansas City 12. Miss Cora Sango, 265 Front St., Kansas City 13. Mrs. S. S. Furlough, B Weir City, Kan. 14. Mrs. Perlor T. Ballinger, 20th St., Parsons, Kan. 15. Mrs. A. Masie, 615 Bar Scott, Kan. 20. Mrs. Emma Maxie, 411 Ft. Scott, Kan. 24. Mrs. C. E. Kirby, Box feyville, Kan. 28. Mrs. Bell Wright, 114 ridge Ave., Parson N. 20. Mrs. S. Montaque, 403 St., Leavenworth, Kan. 20. Mrs. Laura Bright, 20 Leavenworth, Kan. 22. Mrs. Ida B. Willis, Mont. 23. Mrs. Phannie Corneal, B Alliance, Neb. 24. Mrs. Mattie Miller, 32 15th, Wichita, Kan. 25. Mrs. Rachel Dudly, 521 South Omaha, Neb. 27. Mrs. Mary Robinson, 52 Atchison, Kan. 28. Mrs. Laura Lee, Weir C. 27. Mrs. A. Pickens, 250 Topeka, Kan. 85. Mrs. Ella Cornish, 828 T. N. Topeka, Kan. 89. Mrs. Marie Boyd, 1200 Omaha, Neb. 91. Mrs. Ella Golden, 316 St., Omaha, Neb. 92. Mrs. J. G. Gillum, 129 Lincoln, Neo. 93. Mrs. Ida M. Jordan, 946ern Ave., N Topeka, Kan. 777 C. M'S ADDRESSES 1 William M. Watkins, B Weir City, Kan. 3 Mr. William H. Barner St. Atchison, Kan. 4 Andrew Herrold, Sherma Omaha, Neb. 6 M. E. Bird, 3014 Hew Kansas City, Kan. 8 R. M. Bingham, 1727 E Ft. Scott, Kan. 10 Richard Walker, cor. Delaware St., Lea 11 W. N. Miller, 258 N. M. Searchlight office. 13 A. H. Morton, Parsons. 13 Henry Jordan, Salina. 16 Richard Clark, 420 N. S. Omaha, Neo. 17 Allen Jarner, Box 322 ville, kan. 19 C. Parris, 918 Penn. Sr rence, Kan. 25 Edward Henderson, 191 St. Kansas City, Kan. 59 S. W. Pasker, 1556 B Topeka, Kan. 60 James Scott, 1404 Vau Topeka, Kan. 71 J. W. Bedell, 2127 So. L Lincoln, Neb. 536 Albert Graves, 90 Ch Deadhead, South Dai Banner Mi + CUSTOM GRINDING ..... A Specialty ..... ALL KINDS OF COAL & PORNIBOH BROS, PROF. 403 N. Main St. Phx PHONE 1944 D. L. STEWART, M. PHYSICIAN and SURGE 703 North Main St All calls attended promptly, Day Office Hours - 9 to 12 a. 2 to 5 p. 6 to 8 8 p. Deaf-Mute Conversation A deaf-mute who is fairly a finger language can speak about three words a minute. In the space of time a person in part of his speech will probably say words. Bird Builds Biggest Feet The mound bird, found in A builds the biggest nest in the it makes mounds sometimes as as 150 feet in circumference. It it buries its eggs five feet deep. A New Exclamation. A new exclamation is likely into vogue, according to Mr. Platt, Jr., in "Notes and Queries" word is "hooshtah," and it is portation from Australia. ```markdown ```