Wichita Searchlight

THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER South and The Negro A Southerner Gives His Views NINETH YEAR. THE SOUTH AND THE NEGRO. The following strikingly broad- sided and able address on Negro edu- cation from a southern standpoint was delivered by Mr. Leroy Percy in Greenville, Miss., at a dinner of the State Bar Association last May. Mr. Percy is one of the foremost citizens of the state. The address was pub- lished in the Vicksburg Herald and a copy of this paper was sent to the outlook by President Roosevelt, with recommendation that it be published. After the introductory remarks Mr. Percy said: The statement is daily heard that education ruins the Negro as a laborer and that we should not be burdened with educating him. I want to enter my protest against both assertions. I deny that educations impairs the usefulness of the Negro; I deny the assertion that we should not educate him. It is idle to talk about stopping the education of the Negro; it is "kicking against the pricks." There is no voluntary rerogression in civilization. You might as well try to stop the rising side of the ocean, or to turn back the hands of time. It we should cease to furnish the means for his education, in the theory that it is better to keep him in ignorance, a theme would be furnished by which millions would be obtained from other sections of this country for his education. This money could come from remote sections of the country, and the instruction would be given by those hostile and alien to our wants, our needs and our problems, and a part of that education would be hostility to and hatred of us. No, this education must be given by the southern people, and through the instrumentalities which they provide. We taught him what he knew in slavery; we must teach him what he should know in freedom. If we could stop his education, we should not do so. I deny as an academic question that the Negro's usefulness is impaired by education. I deny that any man is undered worse by having his intelligence quickened, his mental horizon widened. I deny from observation and actual experience that a rudimentary education makes a Negro a more inefficient farmer. I own a place in Washington county entirely tenanted by Negroes. I do not believe that a more desirable set of Negro tenants can be found upon any property in the South, and more than 80 per cent of them can read and write. The most desirable class of Negro farmers in the Yazoo Delta are those who are able, as it is expressed, to "furnish themselves," that is, those who can procure from factors, or commission merchants, supplies for the year, instead of the planter being forced himself to supply them. They are the Negroes who either own small tracts of land, or, if they are renters, who have accumulated stock, farming implements, and other personal property. In a small way they can be called the pecuniary successes of their race. More than 90 per cent of this class of Negroes read and write. But, be this as it may, you cannot send these men out to fight the battle of life helplessly ignorant. In slavery, he was the slave of one, and around him was thrown the protecting care of the master. In freedom you cannot, through the helplessness of ignorance, make him the slave of every white man with no master's protection to shield him. The Negro must be educated to the extent necessary to enable him to know whether he is being rightfully or wrongfully treated. Any other idea is monstrous and intolerable, because of its harshness and cruelty. But not as a matter of justice to him alone is his education necessary, but because the industrial development of the South demands it. One of the common results of education is that the Negro wishes to separate himself from hte ignorant mass of his own race, and to go where he can be judged as a man on his individual merits; and when he goes, he takes just that much of the race problem with him and leaves the problem for us just that infinitely small step nearer solution. But, brethren of the bar, there is a reason which demands that the Negro should be educated sufficiently to know whether he is being honestly or dishonestly dealt with. It is not a reason that flatters our self-esteem; it is a reason that might be discussed by one hampered with political aspirations—certainly not by a politician wont to tickle the ready vanity of the people by the laudation of their many ivrtues; but no abuse can be corrected, no danger avoided unless its existence is first recognized. I assert that the education of the Negro, to the extent indicated, is necessary for the preservation of the character and moral integrity of the white men of the south daily, in recognition of the weakness of human nature, the prayer goes up from millions to a higher Power. "Deliver us from temptation—temptation which I cannot face and overcome, I pray Thee to deliver me from." There is no greater temptation known to man than the hourly, daily, yearly dealing with an ignorant, trusting people. There has been no race known to history that could long withstand this deadly, insidious attack. It has sapped and undermined, it is sapping and undermining, and it will sap, undermine and destroy your integrity, my integrity, the integrity of your children and the integrity of my children. The quarrel had been brief but hot. Both had said bitter things they were going to regret, but neither would have acknowledged it just then—and neither would have conceded an inch to the other had they hung for their obstinacy. But it was not until Warren had flung himself out of the house and banged the gate behind him that Belinda allowed her face to declare the consternation and disappointment she felt; and it was not till he had left the little green cottage in the distance that young Templeton began to be conscious of the void in his heart that ached like a physical hurt. They had been married exactly 18 months, and with $10,000 to start with, Warren Templeton had done sage that thing equates any more succeed in ruins. Belinda was the letter fingers to ment, she banister world wore jerked hats to stairs to her broth answered "That "Yes—throat to do a dull A GOOD BUSINESS CHANCE. A GOOD BUSINESS CHANGE. I will sell at a bargain the Centropolis Hotel, 605 N. Main St., Wichita, Kansas, which does a business of over two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month and also a one (½) interest in a chill parlor at 601 N. Main, Wichita, Kan., which does a business of at least one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month. My reason for selling is that I have other business in the Territory which will soon claim all my attention. This is a good bargain for someone. Call or write, SNEED & CO., 605 N. Main St., Wichita, Kan. ASK FOR ACCOUNTING. Creek Indians Infer That Their Money Has Been Squandered. Okmulgee, O. T.-The Creek council, in session has passed a resolution asking the secretary of the interior for an itemized statement of the money that had been disbursed by the government from the Creek funds. The resolution carries the inference that the Creek funds. The resolution carries the inference that the Creeks believe their money has been squandered and they want to know what has become of it. They ask that the statement cover the period since the office of Creek treasurer was abolished. NO OPPONENT FOR GANS. Will Negro Be Compelled to Give Title Away? Take a hair, split it down the center take half of that and split it in the same manner, repeat this operation for about ten times and then you will have a fiber that will show about how slim a chance any lightweight prizefighter, now before the American public, has of defeating Joe Gans for the title. To stare the whole game square in the face it looks as though there is not a white boy in the country who has a real bona fide license to claim the right to fight for the high honor. As Jeffries is to the heavyweight class, Joe Gans is to the lightweight division, and it seems that the Negro will have to follow Jeffries' example and donate the belt to someone in order to get rid of it and keep the game going and the fans guessing again as to who is the real champion. There is no question but what Jeffries is in a class by himself and Gans's showing for the past two years indicates that he, too, has taken a position too high to be reached by any other lightweight fighter. Every month and, in fact, every week, some fighter comes out, in the columns of some newspaper with a claim that he has a right to fight Gans. Most of these challenges are simply jokes in the eyes of the followers of the game and some of them might be considered for just a minutes, but that would be plenty long enough. DO NOT SELL your household goods, etc., etc., store them with us. (Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) The quarrel had been brief but hot. Both had said bitter things they were going to regret, but neither would have acknowledged it just then—and neither would have conceded an inch to the other had they hung for their obstinacy. But it was not until Warren had flung himself out of the house and banged the gate behind him that Belinda allowed her face to declare the consternation and disappointment she felt; and it was not till he had left the little green cottage in the distance that young Templeton began to be conscious of the void in his heart that ached like a physical hurt. They had been married exactly 18 months, and with $10,000 to start with, Warren Templeton had done nothing more than collect the regular six per cent. Interest, quarterly, and plod through the office work six days out of the week at $25! And Belinda was beginning to resent her husband's easy-going stupidity, as she phrased it. Why, there was Billy Creighton, her sister's husband, who had taken half the sum and trebled it in cotton in his time! It was in vain that Templeton assured her of his inexperience in such matters; she would not listen to his theory of safe, moderate investment and returns. He must work his way into the great financial centers and become a power there, like other men! And so the battle had come about inevitably; she, from her unreasoning standpoint, he because of his wounded pride and affection. When a full hour had elapsed and there was no sign of her husband's returning to "make it up," Belinda sat down by the window and gave herself up to tears. It was the first time in their wedded life he had ever ignored her this way, and it caused her far keener pangs than the cruel words he had spoken. But after a little, she dried her eyes with a swift resolution. She would pack her things and go home that very day to her parents in Boston, and let Warren smart a bit for all the vexation he was causing her. When he came home to luncheon at one he should realise that there was an equal amount of spunk on both sides. The prospect of the separation, however brief, filled Belinda with wretchedness, but pride rallied quickly to her assistance and she put every thought out of her head except that it was going to be a lesson to Warren Templeton that would last him a lifetime! Of course he would either be coming after her in a week, or imploring her to return to him. But he could not treat her this way, and the sooner he came to his senses, the better it would be for him. It required less than 30 minutes to make her arrangements and order a cab to take her to the depot. She had dressed herself hurriedly in a simple dark traveling suit, with a little brown turban resting on her gold curs. A thick veil was designed to effectually conceal her features. As she took up her grip and parasol and started down the stair steps, the maid, coming up with a note, intercepted her. Belinda recognized her brother-in-law's handwriting at a glance and tore open the envelope with suddenly unsteady hands. "Dear Belinda:—Warren is down here doing his level best to sink every red cent he's got in some tricky steel jump. I've done all I could to get him to quit and go home, but he acts just like a crazy man. Unless he turns loose pretty soon, he's gone to smash. If you could manage to get him a mes- A Kansas farmer who came to Denver on an excursion the other week surprised a ticket broker on Seventeenth street very much by entering his office and saying: "Gimme a copy of 'Cheyenne' and one of 'San Antonio.'" "A copy," replied the puzzled broker. "What do you mean?" "A copy of the music of each," said the farmer. "My daughter at home has a new piano and I want to get her sage that you are very ill, or something equally urgent, before he makes any more plunges. I think we might succeed in saving something from the ruins. Yours in haste. BILLY." Belinda gasped and turned pale. She was the cause of all this—she! The letter fluttered from her nerveless fingers to the floor. For a dazed moment, she stood clinging to the banister rail for support while the world went round. Then abruptly she jerked herself together and ran downstairs to the telephone and rang up her brother-in-law at his broker's. He answered the summons himself. "That Billy?" "Yes—Belinda?" He cleared his throat. "I'm afraid it's too late now to do anything. He's staked every dollar on the thing, and if it doesn't take a marvelous rise, he's swamped." "That means—" "Just so; steel was rushing up like fury; Warren got wild—he bought and bought and bought till he'd put every cent he owned in the stock. He couldn't be induced to sell and the thing's been literally crashing down in the past half-hour. If it goes another half-point lower—!" "Yes, yes. But Billy!" "Well?" "That $2,000 you are holding, in trust for me, until I'm 21. If you might—is there any way—" "I'll do what I can. Goodby." He hung up the receiver sharply and Bellinda stood pale and panting with her hand on the back of a chair. What if they should, as Billy hinted, lose everything they had! She'd have only herself to blame, and her life would be one long period of sacrifice and repentance. Why had she not trusted her husband's sounder judgment? Why had she stung him to desperation in this unpardonable way? She felt all at once as though he should never do anything but despise her—and that she deserved it! While she was still anathemising herself, the 'phone rang shrilly at her elbow. She jerked up the receiver and applied it to her ear. "That you, Bellinda?" "Me—yes. Is there anything—tell me quick!" The colloquy which ensued caused Bellinda to pale and redden with alternating fear and excitement, as she finally got at the truth of the matter by repeated questions and explanations from Billy. The first thing she did was to hurry upstairs and exchange her gown for something light and pretty. It was long after train time; besides, there was no need of going now: the lesson had been learned in a much severer school—and not alone by him. Promptly at one o'clock, the gate-latch clicked. Belinda ran down stairs to the front door and slid back the bolt. "Warren!" Young Templeton's face was as ashen, his eyes were red and his hair, as he pulled off his hat and tossed it on the rack, showed damp and dishevelled. Belinda tried to put her arms about his neck in the old way, but he thrust her aside. "Don't touch me," he said hoarsely. "I'm not fit to be in your presence." He flung himself dejectedly into a chair and dropped his face in his shaking hands. "Why—why, Warren—what is it?" "We're ruined," he said dully. "I've been dealing in stocks." Belinda leaned over his chair and with her own little warm fingers, drew his hands from his eyes. It was every bit her fault, yet he was valiantly shouldering the blame—not one word of reproach for herself! The broker was still puzzled. "I haven't any songs for sale," he said. "What are you advertisin' 'em fer then?" asked the Kansan. "I'm not advertising songs." "You ain't huh?" came from the farmer. "Well, there's a sign in yinder readin' 'Cheyenne' an' another readin' 'San Antonio.' What's that if it ain't advertisin'? Then the broker understood. There is a song called 'Cheyenne' and one called 'San Antonio.' The farmer NO.33 have each other—and we shall manage." "But, little girl," he protested in drab voice, "surely you don't comprehend. Not even a roof over our heads. I—I not only sunk the whole ten thousand, but borrowed $1,500 besides—" "There's that little sum Billy Creighton is holding in trust for me," she interposed tentatively. "A small amount like that won't do much good here, Belinda. Besides, I want it to remain in trust for you. I couldn't touch it." "Warren!" Something in her voice made young Templeton look quickly into his wife's flushed, smiling face. Her eyes sparkled with a queer, joyous light. "I—I've been dealing in stocks myself," she said nervously. "I—I've been dealing in stocks myself," she said demurely. "You!" "Exactly. In—in steel, you know." "In steel! Good heavens, Belinda!" He sat up with a start, then collapsed limply in the depths of his chair. "Yes," said she, perching herself like a little white butterfly on his knee; "the fact is, I—I sold. I made $5,000." Photograph of Words. The French are photographing the voice. The words are perforated in strips of paper by an instrument something like a typewriting machine. The paper is passed through a special transmitter and the perforations determine the intervals between the currents. These intervals are recorded in the receiver by a small mirror which oscillates in accordance with the perforations and the intervals between the currents. These oscillations are noted by an instrument which photographs on a strip of paper the deflections of a ray of light which the mirror reflects from a lamp placed in front of it. The invention allows a singing teacher to tell how a pupil progresses by making photographs of his voice. The invention is the suggestion of Professor Morage, of the Sorbonne. The apparatus is to receive some such name as the photophone and be offered for sale in the shops. It is well known to musical students that appliances long have been contrived to register by flames of greater or less intensity the number of vibrations composing a certain musical note. Upon the foundation thus furnished Mr. Pollak and Mr. Verag had resolved to perfect a system of rapid telegraphy enabling the transmission of 40,000 words an hour. The original Morse invention could cope with only 400 words. The latest, the Bandot, could do 4,000. And when these gentlemen had obtained their 40,000 they might have ceased it not for the suggestion of the celebrated Prof. Morage. Our Mask of Life. Our daily familiar life is but a hiding of ourselves from each other behind a screen of trivial words and deeds, and those who sit with us at the same hearth are often the farthest off from the deep human soul within us, full of unspoken evil and unacted good. Big Money in Popcorn. A woman in a Kansas town thrown suddenly upon her own resources invested $200 in a popcorn outfit. Her sales in eight weeks amounted to $445.85, giving her a net profit of about $297, thus paying for her equipment and leaving her an overplus of $97. Not Purse Proud. "They accuse us or being purse proud," said Mr. Cumrox. "How very unjust," replied his wife. "Anybody knows that the amount which could be put into a purse, or even into a suit case, would cut no figure with us whatever." Envelopes were first used in 1839. Before that time one simply folded one's letter together and fixed it with sealing wax. had mistaken the ticket signs in the window for song advertisements. An explanation followed and the farmer went out to hunt up a music store.—Denver Post. Most Beautiful Thing in Life. The only really solid thing in this universe is love. This makes our life really life. This makes us immortal while we are here. This makes us sure that death is no end, but only a beginning, to us and to all we love.—J. F. Clarke. -_ er YR SEARCHLIGHT, —$<—— ee ee . Kane 6t, 0 Fe a arene REET WON, MILLER. ee ss Balto Untored at the Post Office at Wichita, Kansas, as Second Class Mall Matter. Pupiimned Every Saturday at 601 North Main Street. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION Strictly in Advance. One Year (By Mall)..........4-..$1.00 @ix Months (By Mall)..........0. 6 ‘Three Months (By Mall).......... 50 Advertising Rates “fade Known on svotteation, “ “An ma ters addressed to oho Seurcnugh, tor publication must ve signe. ey the purty or parties writing. <i mattere for publication musi RULES OF THIS OFFICE. Ast. All subscriptions must be paid fm advance. Agents take notice. 4nd. Communications received after Weaaesday noon will not be published fm the current issue. ard. In asking to change your paper from one address or postoffice to an- ether give both the ned and the old. 4th. No new name will be placed on eur books unless the money accompa- mies the name. Write plain. Sth. Address all matter for publica- ffon to The Wichita Searchlight, 601 M Main Street, Wichita, Kansas. 6th. Any erroneous reflection on the eharacter, standing or reputation of amy person which may appear in thio Peper will be gladly corrected if brought to the attention of the editor. “Te Live and Let Live” Is Our Motto. SPECIAL ELECTION. Mayor J. H. Graham has issued his proclamation calling a special election for Tuesday, Décember 3rd, 1907, for the purpose of giving the voters fo Wichita an opportunity to vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the adoption of the “Commission Plan” of City Govern- ment. The minds of the people are very much In variance as to whether or not to adopt this new system of con- ducting municipal affairs and it seems now probable that a very heated cam- palgn is to be waged “pro” and “con.’ ‘There are good features in both the new and the present plan, while, of course, there are weak points in both. For the present, at least, the people are waiting with Mstening ears before making up theiy minds which of the two are better, As to the colored peo- ple of this baliwick, we are of the opinion that it will pay us best to ease along 4 little slow before betting too ‘anxious either way. There 1s plenty of time yet, let us be sute of our foot- ing before we step. Let us not per- mit ourselves to be rushed pell-mell into/this proposition one way or the other until we “‘can see our way clear.” It 1s an evident fact, known to all, that the colored people will be the de- clsive vote in this matter—so let us think well and weigh every point on both sides. In the past few years the colored people of Wichita have had some bitter experiences in grabbing hold of “the ‘other fellow's" game. ‘Their past experience should be a se- vere lesson now. Let us take our time —be sure we are right, then go ahead. It this “government by commission” plan proves as disastrous to the col- ‘ored people of Wichita as has the elec- tlon of Graham as, mayor, it seems to be a pretty good thing to let alone. Both possibly are evils—the question now is: Which is the greater of the two? ‘There fs no necessity for alarm over the financial situation, The country was never in better financial condi- tion than now. Everything is alright. TROUBLES OF OUR OWN. ‘With irmness the Searchlight re- fuses to enter Into these “other folks” fights. We can only say, “Fight! Fight! Fight!!! Ye terriers, Fight!!! Ye are no kin, We take twelve hours each day looking after our own affairs, and the other twelve we take up in letting the “other fellow” mind his own af- fairs, So that's it. The Searchlight will fight its own battles and stop, Please don't worry us with your fights as we have “troubles of our own.” Ex- ense:.us. UNGRATEFUL MAN. What do you think of a man drawing 360.00 per month from the public crib and then refusing to pay for his Ne- gro paper. We'll be plainer: next time. Think-over this. Johnstons Restaurant, 339 N. Main, Is the place to get good meals. Ice «ream and soda water always on hand “What shall the harvest be?” Just wait til certan elements of the colored population gets through scrapping each other—then you'll see. It’s fun to see @ scrap when you are not in It—so funny you know! We told you so! A LAW NEEDED. ‘There ought to be a law which for- bids the employment in the public service of any man or woman who will not pay their honest debts, Such per- sons are unfit to hold public positions. OUR COLLECTOR WILL CALL— WICHITA READERS—READ! The collector for The Searchlight will begin his collections in Wichita on Saturday, October 12th, and will collect from day to day until he nas collected from everyone who may owe ‘The Searchlight anything. Now, friends, permit us to ask you not to put our collector off. but pay him something when he calls. He has a large terrl- tory to cover in Wichita, and he wish- es to do so as quickly as possible. "It has been some time since we had our collector out in Wichita, and our readers should favor us, as we have them by paying what they owe. Encourage our young folks and race enterprises by paying your little bill to our collector. Any favors shown our collector in paying your bill will be highly appreciated by the manage- ee A Good Chance For All Those That Would Like To Be Helped Miss Mamie Richardson, of Kansas Citv, Kan, has locat- | ed in our city as a MUSIC TEACHER. She comes well | recommended from some of the best instructors in the west Had several years ex- perience in teaching. She solicits your patronage and willbe glad to meet you at 630 NORTY WATER ST., Phohe 1041 RAE TA NEW BARBER SHOP, Messrs. Wm. Coulter and Dan Fur- geson huve opened up a new barber shop at 349 N. Main street with the well-known artists, Dan Ferguson and George P. Silvers at the chairs. They are open for business and In- vite their friends to call. EUREKA FLatT 634 North Water St WICHITA, KAN. Now Open to the Public. Nice and Clean FURNISHED ROOMS. FOR MEN. New and elegantly furnished. Newly palited and gapered. Located’ tn the residence portion of the city one block from Main street car line and in easy access to restaurants and business por- Uion of the city. Furnished and Fitted for comfortable sleeping. When in Wiehita come to the comfortable Eu- reka Flats, 634 N. Water street. for rest. Rooms by the Night, Week, or Month. Open Day and Night. Rates Reasonable. ereeemannaeemanes ALL THINGS ARE WELL, Shak ondeeclt os ey sour miveatly: Monto the: Séarchllaht and. aot a -gand lntbe/aleant See those beautiful designs in Tap- estry or Axminster Rugs at D. F. Mar- shall’s, 236 N. Main. D. F. Marshall. 236 N. Main, sells new and second-hand Furniture and Stoves on easy payments at cash prices, It will pay you to figure with him. ‘The Searchlight acknowledges 75 new subscribers this week. Send in your name and join this growing number of readers of the Seareblight. Send today. IN NEW QUARTERS. - Packing House Meat Market Moves to New Building. ‘The Packing House Meat Market 1s now located in thelr new quarters at 21st and Lawrence ayenue. Mr. John S. Dawson, the proprietor, is pre- pared to serve his many customers with wholesale meats, lard and other eat- ables in that line at nearly wholesale prices and will thereby save his cus- tomers much money. It is to your ad- vantage to go to the New Packing House Meat Market, at the corner of 21st and Lawrence, and buy your meats ri VHE WICHITA STZARCHLIGMH,e nT ———————— LOCALS Bu ~THE RESUME OF THIS WEEK— L U M 1- Sens your news notes and local em aT happenings to 601 Morth Main Strest. a F IT EVER HAPPENED M E I YOU'LL FIND IT IN THE SEARCHLIGHT. Corner WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE? Of 3rd & Everything ia the Housefurnishing Dr. E. H: Ine can be had at D. F. Marshall's, Physician & 236 N. Main. ee -SURGERY A SPI SEASSON’S MUSICAL EVENT. Office Hours: ‘The coming musical number of the season will be the splendid musical event to be offered by Miss Mamie Richardson, the very accomplished music teacher of our city, Miss Richardson's presentation at Red- man hall on Thursday night, Nov. 7th, ‘will be in the nature of a recital in which the more advanced membeys of her large class In music will take part, thus demonstrating Miss Richardson's superb ability in her chosen line— teacher of music. This musical event of Thursday night, Nov. 7, will be the social musical event of the season, opening the high class musical circles In Wichita. ‘Those who delight in first class up-to-date musical events should avail themselves of this great event on Thursday night, Nov. 7. ‘Mrs, Geo. McDonald wishes to an- nounces that she now has a new and fresh supply of Mme. Walker's Hatr Grower, on hand, and in the future will kee pa supply. Largest size boxes 5Ce. MRS. GEO. McDONALD, 720 N, Washington Ave. Rev. M. Wooten, presiding elder of this district, was In the clty Monday enroute to his home in Ft. Scott. Mr. John Crouch of Bates county, Mo,. @ brother of Mr. Jesse Crouch, who has been visiting in the city, re- turned to his home Saturday. ‘The ladies of the G. L. A, Club met ‘Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs, A. T. Glover. A nice luncheon was, served. The adjournment to meet Tues- day afternoon of next week with Mrs. M. Carr, 439 N. Wichita St. ST. PAUL’S A. M. E. CHURCH NEWS. Sunday morning, general class. Sunday school at 3 p. m. Christian Endeavor meeting at 6:30. The following special program will be rendered in the evening: Opening hymn, Prayer. Quartette, “Softly Now the Light of Day.” Organ solo. Miss Carrie Foster. Pssay, “Ambition,” Mrs, Ida Gordon. Semi-Chorus, “In the Hour of Trial,” choir. Guitar solo, J.T. Chinneth. ‘Vocal solo, Miss Mayfield. Quartette, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul.” Offering. Anthem, “God Be Merciful,” chotr, Closing hymn. Doxology. Benediction, Geo. W. White, Choir Master. You are cordially invited to be pres- ent. J. F.C. TAYLOR, Pastor. Mr. and Mrs, C. W. Giles ana family have moved to Independence, Kan., where they will make their future home. ‘Their many friends in Wichita regret their departure and wish them unbounded success in thelr new home. TRY A COLD sopA. At the Olden Drug Store, 615 North Main. | Packing House | Meat Market will occupy their new building | 2st & Lawrence on Monday Oct. 21st. Great Bargains in all kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats | We Can Save You Money. Come and a“ : JOHN S. DAWSON, PROP. | BUY LUMBER Saar METZS Gomer 3rd & Main : : Dr. E. Harrison Physician & Surgeon | “SURGERY A SPECIALTY- Office Hours: 9tolla m Residence z2u5p m 703 N. Main St 7108p.m. OFFICE 601 N. MAIN ST a Wm. Coulter - Dan Furgerson Coulter & Furgerson’s Barber Shop 349 N. Main Everything First-Class Shave 10e. Hair Cut25c. Your Patronage Solieited ’ Johnston’s Restaurant 339 N. Main St, Meals 20c and 25¢ Cigars, Tobacco, Lunch lish Game and Oysters in Season Your Trade Wanted SEE SN OLD FOLKS’ HOME. John E. Lewis left Wednesday for Lawrence, Kan., where he will meet the executive board of the Kensas Baptist Old Folks’ home. ‘The board met Thursday and consummated the purchase of a fine ten-acre tract of land with a nine-room stone house and a four-room frame ‘house, three good wells and many shade and fruit trees on the place. The purchase price is $3,500, and the board made the first payment this week, The board is composed of Rev. Geo. Mc- Neal, Kansas City, Kan, chairman.; Rey. E. A. Wilson, Kansas City, Kan.; Rev. C. G. Fishback, Topeka; Rev. Matt S. Jones, Fort Scott and J. E. Lewis, Wichita, This is a movement on the part of the Baptists of Kan- sas which deserves high commenda- tion and is well worthy the full sup- port of everyone. Success to them. SHAME ON You!!! Why don’t you pay that little ac- count which you owe the Searchlight? Be manly! You pay for the white man's paper—why not pay for the black man’s paper? Are you just really too men to pay—we think not. You have done all right in the past— keep it up and help maintain a good, live, race paper by paying what you owe. Do a0 today. FINE FURNISHED ROOMS. ‘The young men are fast engaging the elegantly frnished room at the Ereka Flat, 684 N. Water, Each room fs a cosy corner of comfort and the gents who see them are not slow in taking them at the reasonable prices for which they are being rented. For a nice, clean, cosy room, call at the Eureka Flat, 634 N. Water street, CHITTLING SUPPER. Mrs, B. Davis will give another of her now famous and palatable chit- tling suppers at Young’s hall, 601 N. Main street, on Saturday night, Nov. 2d. One of the extra features will be musie by the Denfson Mandolin club. You have a special invitation to be present. Keep the date, Saturday night, Noy. 24, In mind, % SETEBVETTETTTT TESTE SEO E TES Pe MESSERVES FAMOUS AND CELEBRATED PIC et A EAM , WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ; ¥or Parties, Picnics, Soclals and Churches, : Orders delivered to any part of the city. ON-TON ANDY ‘ Bokerr & Kitinn ' E, B. MESSERVE, Prop. ‘ - 146 North Main St. Phene 152 | PARALALPLELLSSRPOPSHLASELS treeneenesenceererne re PARALAREAGAORELAELLAEAALELETTTTIITTTTIT TTI III, | | Otvcws Dave Srone Prescriptions Filled with Care | e+» Drugs of all kinds, Cigars and Tobacco .,, } Your patronage solicited. + Once a customer, always, , } eustemer. Our store is Headquaaters for Colored people, ! _ 615 North Main st. | SE SE FER VETTS TTT T SETH TETS VETTE TTS SETS TTTT TTT, “ Second to None” econd to None | tS) = Pura‘. Good Bread Makers It 1s White As Snow—TRY IT The Otto Weiss Alfalfa Stock and Poultry Food are all guaranteed under the United States Law, | Serial No. 13415 and under the Kansas State Law - | Register No. 1. It Is The Gheapast and BEST FOOD on the Mavkal. § , ‘ OOOO OOOSOSSOORee eehOeeeeneeeeeseneaoceeeenettnec Goods Stored Household Goods, Trunks, Boxes, Packages, and any kind « goods SAFELY STORED for you. Reasonable Rates. ' Miller Storage Co., W. N. Miller, Manager 634 N. water st, Wichita, Kai Howes —Peerless: | Hardware store qc, First Class Goods at Stea m Lowest Prices U6 Fast Douglar Avenue P| Dr.J. E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeov —Diseases of — Women and Children A Specialty New Phone 936 Office 517 N. Main St —————— YOUR GOODS SAFE if you store Anse with ux Adiiler Biqragel Coy, t4 N. Water. Centropolis Hotel 605 North Main st. First-Class In Every way Clean Beds, Wholesume Meals, Cigars, Tee Cream and ‘Cake at ‘all times..... Terms Reasonable | Mrs. S. Sneed, Prop. Do You Want Long Hair? IF SO, SEE Mrs. Geo. McDonald, Sole Agent For MME. C.J WALKER’S Wonderful Hair Grower Mrs. McDonald is the Sole Agent and uses the same process which Mme. Wal- ker uses in making the hair grow. Office at 634 North Wabash Ave., For Full Particulars SPE SK TE W. S. HENRION 5 201 X. Main 20. Wichita, Kans. Peerless Steam Laundry Wichita’s Ol4est, Most liable and Best Law BEST LAUNDRY WORK IN THE. GH All Work Guaranteed SELOVER f ONS, Pres. : Phone 232 245%. Mari Delmonico Restaurant 518 N. Main St. First Class Meals ' Lunch at Ail Hout Everything neat andclean. You! patronage solicited. Fish, Gam and Oysters in season. Frazier & Frazier, Props. ed Watch for the Searchlight coll om Be prepared to pay wha you owe ® Office, 601 N. Main St. Regd Front ReAtC IeET The People’s Economy Stott Sample Shoes We have just received a laf invoice of Men’s, Work Sho Men’a Dresa Shoes, Ladies’ Miss’ Fine Shoes, Oxfords «14 Slippers all styles and kinds. AT! WHOLESALE PRICES Tapp & Hanshaw Phone 257 256-257 N. Mal TRY US For a Good Job of Lead and it SUTTON PAINT CO- WICHITA, KANSAS. Baseball as a Business. The development of baseball as a business has been so complete that it has attained a prominence second to no other American industry in extensiveness and importance. The business of baseball flourishes wherever there is a stretch of level ground and enough lumber to make a bat, and as more people are interested in it than in any other single industry in the country, surely it is the most important. In Chicago, where the livestock trade has acquired somewhat of a repitation, it is extremely probable that most of the inhabitants, if confronted with the alternative of giving up either their meat or their baseball, would choose to become vegetarians, says Charles A. Comiskey in American Business Man. The statistical extent of baseball is difficult to estimate and not likely to be overestimated. Approximately 300 professional teams are listed under the national agreement, and to the players of these clubs over $2,577,000 was paid out last year in salaries. To maintain the grounds of these clubs and for incidental salaries there was an additional expenditure of $2,500,000. For railroad fares the club owners parted with close on to $1,000,000, and for hotel bills for the traveling clubs the amount paid out approximated $150,000. For spring training expenses the magnates parted with $125,000, part of which they made back, of course, in the ante-season exhibition games. For all additional expenses rolled up by the clubs playing under the national agreement there was an outlay of at least $1,000,000. Comets are not now regarded as signs that "forerun the death or fall of kings," but this superstition was still current in the time of Queen Elizabeth, though, to the amazement of her courtiers, the queen calmly scorned it. The curious thing was that it was also thought that if the sovereign would refrain from looking at the malignant celestial passer-by no harm would come to her. On one occasion Elizabeth's attendants shut and curtained her windows, but her majesty, as might have been expected, with "a courage answerable to the greatness of her estate," caused them to be opened, crying as she looked up, "Jacta est alea—the die is cast." Then, like Cnut on the seashore, she read her people a homily, asserting that her "steadfast hope and confidence was too firmly planted in the providence of God to be blasted or affrighteed with those beams which either had a ground in nature whereupon to rise, or at least no warrant in scripture to portend the mishaps of princes." No more green consuls are to be sent abroad to represent America if the plans of the state department which have just been put into practice realize expectations. Ever since the establishment of the consular service, it has been customary to allow a newly appointed consul 30 days with pay before leaving America for his post. A room in the department has been equipped as a complete working American consulate, suitable to transact the business of an American consul in any part of the world, civilized or uncivilized. Appointees are no longer permitted to spend that 30 days' period in their own way, but are required to report every day at the state department for duty, and to spend a certain number of hours in this model consular office, receiving instructions and acquainting themselves with every practical detail of a consul's daily work. The best of instruction is provided. Coincident with the centennial anniversary of the launching of Fulton's steamboat Clermont is revived the legend that the boiler of the boat was made from copper cents. The early copper coins of the country were, as are the gold coins of the present, worth their face value as metal. It frequently happened that the easiest way, and not a costly way to get copper for use in the arts, was to collect the coins and melt them. There is no record, so far as known, of where Fulton did get the copper for the boiler, but when a coin collector attempted to secure a cent dated 1799 he discovered that cents of that date were rare, and that it was not much easier to find a cent of 1804, yet more than 750,000 cents were coined in 1804 and nearly a million in 1799. Ten cents a word for wireless messages across the broad Atlantic, says Marconi. How the world does mbe. Perhaps in the sweet by and by we may be going to England on a five-cent fare, with free transfers all over Europe thrown in. One of the old salesmen of one of New York's largest jewelry houses says there are 22 men in the city who wear link cuff buttons worth $5,000 a pair. ADVICE TO VICTIMS TELLS READERS HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM AT HOME. Directions to Mix a Simple Preparation and the Dose to Take—Overcomes Kidney and Bladder Trouble Promptly. There is so much Rheumatism everywhere that the following advice by an eminent authority, who writes for readers of a large Eastern daily paper, will be highly appreciated by those who suffer: Get from any good pharmacy one-half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion, one ounce Compound Kargon, three ounces of Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Shake these well in a bottle and take in teaspoonful doses after each meal and at bedtime; also drink plenty of good water. It is claimed that there are few victims of this dread and torturous disease who will fail to find ready relief in this simple home-made mixture, and in most cases a permanent cure is the result. This simple recipe is said to strengthen and cleanse the eliminative tissues of the kidneys so that they can filter and strain from the blood and system the poisons, acids and waste matter, which cause not only Rheumatism, but numerous other diseases. Every man or woman here who feels that their kidneys are not healthy and active, or who suffers from any urinary trouble whatever, should not hesitate to make this mixture, as it is certain to do much good, and may save you from much misery and suffering after while. BIRDS TRAVEL ALONG ROUTES. All Have Not Same Range—Swallows Great Distance. The routes by which birds pass to and from one country to another in spring and autumn are regularly followed. One great thoroughfare, of course, is in the spring from south to north, and conversely in the autumn from north to south; another is southeast to northwest; a third southwest to northeast, with the return into the same starting points, says the Scotman. The great southern wintering region is south of the north of Africa and extends to far beyond the equator, and from it, under the breeding instinct in spring, birds hurry away to disperse themselves over the wide spreading palaearctic or northern lands, which extend as far, in the case of some species, as a long way within the arctic circle. South of the equator during the northern winter the migrants fly toward the south pole to breed. The seasonal range limit of some of the northern breeding birds is enormous—several extending from Patagonia to Greenland. All migratory birds have not the same range; some fly longer, some shorter, distances. The best known of all the birds of passage, the swallow has one of the longest ranges—from 7,000 to 10,000 miles. In this extended range are also included such birds as the gray plover, the knot, the pectoral and curlew sandpipers and the Asiatic golden plover. The longer range—from 6,000 to 7,000 miles—includes such well-known birds as the cuckoo, the corncrake, the sedge warbler, the greenshank; the moderate range—from 2,000 to 5,000 miles—embraces the turtle dove, the crane, lapwing, mallard and jack snipe; the third range—from 1,000 to 2,000 miles—such birds as the wood chat shrike, the stone curlew, the woodcock and black tern and in what is called the restricted area—with a mileage of 1,000 miles downward—there are the waxwings, several gulls and the eider duck. Blondes Live Longer. Statistics show that, though fair-haired people are as a rule less strong than those who have dark hair, yet the former live longer than the latter. TAKE THEM OUT Or Feed Them Food They Can Study On. When a student begins to break down from lack of the right kind of food, there are only two things to do; either take him out of school or feed him properly on food that will rebuild the brain and nerve cells. That food is Grape-Nuts. A boy writes from Jamestown, N.Y., saying: "A short time ago I got into a bad condition from overstudy, but Mother having heard about Grape-Nuts food began to feed me on it. It satisfied my hunger better than any other food, and the results were marvelous. I got fleshy like a good fellow. My usual morning headaches disappeared, and I found I could study for a long period without feeling the effects of it. "My face was pale and thin, but is now round and has considerable color. After I had been using Grape-Nuts for about two months I felt like a new boy altogether. I have gained greatly in strength as well as flesh, and it is a pleasure to study now that I am not bothered with my head. I passed all of my examinations with a reasonably good percentage, extra good in some of them, and it is Grape-Nuts that has saved me from a year's delay in entering college. "Father and mother have both been improved by the use of Grape-Nuts. Mother was troubled with sleepless nights and got very thin, and looked care worn. She has gained her normal strength and looks, and sleeps well nights" "There's a Reason." Read "The Road to Wellville" in pkgs. TIGHT! GUESS ILL HAVE TO GET 'THAT BOY SOME MORE ELASTIC CLOTHING! COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY CURRENCY CURRENCY STEWART'S REPUBLIC Kessler Secretary Metcalf's Estimates Likely to Startle Congress by Their Size. MORE BATTLESHIPS ALSO The Canal Must be Mad: Wider and More Blue Jackets Enlisted All of Which Takes Cash. Washington, Oct. 27.—Naval matters occupied the attention of the cabinet during a considerable part of Friday's meeting. Secretary Metcalf has just completed the compilation of the estimates for the maintenance of the naval establishment and as these show a great increase as compared with the current fiscal year, thereby promising to cause much debate in congress at the approaching session, the president and the secretary of the navy are giving their most earnest attention to them. The secretary advanced a proposition to increase by $5,000,000 the standing appropriation for the payment of enlisted men in the navy. According to his estimate this increase would admit of the recruitment of about 5,000 bluejackets in addition to the present force. The proposition was received with favor and will be included in the estimates to be submitted to congress. Another matter not entirely naval in character deemed worthy of report by Secretary Metcal, because of its influence upon the character on naval vessels to be constructed in the future was the recommendation of the Isthmian Canal commission brought to Washington a few days ago by Civil Engineer Rosseau, looking to the widening of the locks of the Panama canal and this subject was discussed at some length. Some naval officers whose views were reflected by Secretary Metcalf held that a width of 100 feet in the locks would be quite sufficient to meet all naval needs within the next half century, but it appeared that another element believes that the locks would prove too narrow in the course of ten years. The president decided to await a detailed report from the canal commission upon this important subject and so the subject was laid aside for the present. Secretary Metcalf also has before him the report of the naval general board headed by Admiral Dewey upon the new construction required to meet the plans of the board and these were touched upon incident to the construction of the width of the canal flocks. Not only the naval general board but the naval board on construction headed by Admiral Converse, the chief naval constructor and the secretary of the navy himself must impress their views in formal reports upon this matter of new construction before the president will have in hand all of the material upon which to base his own recommendation to congress. It is pointed out that by reason of the fact that he last year expressed the opinion that one new ship would be all that should necessarily be authorized by this congress, the president has somewhat embarrassed himself, but as several of the battleships which were last year supposed to be perfectly serviceable, have since rather unexpectedly been shown to be of obsolete type, it is not apprehended that the president will have any difficulty in recommending to congress, for it is now quite certain that no less than two and probably three battleships of the first order will be recommended in the estimates. Another Balloon Trophy. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 27.—In a letter addressed to G. H. Walker, representing the Aero club of St. Louis, Adolphus Busch announced Friday that he will offer a cup valued at $1,000 as the trophy for a balloon race to be held here next year, and repeated in successive years. The cup, to be known as the "Busch cup" is to be raced for annually by balloonists, starting in St. Louis and any contestant winning it three times will be entitled to retain it. WILL BE NEW STATE THEN WILL BE NEW STATE THEN Proclamation Admitting Oklahoma to Be Issued November 16. President Roosevelt Considers the Constitution As Within the Terms of the Enabling Act. Washington, Oct. 29. — President* Roosevelt will issue the proclamation admitting the new state of Oklahoma on Saturday Nov. 16 next. The constitution was formally placed in his hands by Gov. Frantz and a large delegation from Oklahoma at 11 o'clock Monday morning. The constitution is typewritten on parchment and does not contain the election ordinances. While not enthusiastic over its terms, President Roosevelt regards it as within the terms of the enabling act and holds that he has no further discretion and will sign the constitution. Those accompanying Governor Frantz included Judge J. H. Clayton, State Delegate P. S. Cunningham, Silas Reid, candidate for attorney general of the new state, and C. E. Hunter, chairman of the republican state central committee. The issuance of the proclamation on Saturday, November 16, will start the machinery of Oklahoma as a state. The function of presenting a certified copy of the constitution was carried out in conformity with the terms of the enabling act, which provides that the copy shall be presented by the governor of the territory of Oklahoma and the federal judge, senior in service, in the Indian territory. Governor Frantz of Oklahoma and Judge Clayton of Indian territory constituted the official committee of presentation. The constitution was enclosed in a red leather case. This was unclasped and Governor Frantz stated as he laid it before the president that he formally presented a certified copy of the constitution of Oklahoma together with a statement of the election returns. In response the president indicated his expectation to sign the constitution, but added that this approval was not to be taken as an indorsement of all its provisions. Governor Frantz requested that the people of the state be given 10 or 15 days' notice before the proclamation should issue. This, after some discussion, determined the president to fix the date at once and November 16 was decided upon. Price of Meat Reduced Omaha, Neb., Oct. 29. — Omaha packing houses Monday reduced the prices of all kinds of meat ten per cent and expect a still further reduction. Edward A. Cudahy of the Cudahy Packing company expressed the belief that the prices of all commodities would be materially reduced, and that the present financial furry would result in a general reduction in values, although he does not consider conditions serious. The President's Birthday. Washington, Oct. 29.—Sunday was Presidio at Roosevelt's birthday. No celebration marked the event. He did not part from his customary Sunday program of worship, work and recreation. The day was spent at the White House fireside in a quiet family rejoicing. Congratulations in large numbers by mail, telegraph and telephone were received at the White House during the day. A Tulsa Man's Crazy Deed. Tulsa, I. T., Oct. 30—B. H. Stockwell, of this city, Tuesday night shot and instantly killed W. E. Campbell, a prominent oil man and capitalist, formerly of Winfield, Kan., and then murdered his own son, aged 13, and then committed suicide. Insane jealousy is given as the cause. The heads of all there were blown off. Thanksgiving November 28. Washington, Oct. 29.—President Roosevelt Saturday issued his Thanksgiving proclamation, through the secretary of state, naming the last Thursday in November, the 28. ```markdown ``` The proceeds of this field of wheat, grown in western Canada, were sufficient to pay out of the one crop the price of every acre of land upon which it was grown. THE CANADIAN CROPS THREE-QUARTERS OF THE AVERY YAGE YIELD IS REPORTED. THE FARMERS DO NOT LCSE Increased Prices for Grain More Than Compensates Them for the Decrease in Quantity—Reports from Crop Experts. Most of the states of the union felt the unusually severe winter of 1906-7, and the effects of the succeeding late spring were everywhere apparent. Corn was planted two and sometimes three times, the winter wheat suffered and generally there was a nervous feeling as the retarded growth was in evidence. From the Dakotas to Texas the feeling of dread existed, and the fears were entertained that the crop of corn, wheat, oats and barley would be a distinct failure. How far this was the case is best left to those who passed through the experience. Naturally the same conditions were prevalent throughout the province of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, in western Canada, and with from 250,000 to 300,000 farmers there from the United States a large degree of interest was manifest in almost every state of the union, for every state has some The proceeds of this field of wh sufficient to pay out of the one crop the which it was grown. representative there. This interest was a nervous one and caused considerable indecision on the part of friends and others intending to follow. Those interested in injuring the country circulated stories of ruin and disaster, but the effect was lost, as it had been long enough in the limelight to prove its high standing amongst the agricultural sections of the continent. The heavy strain placed upon it was not too great; it has shown that the faith placed in it has been warranted, and it is this year producing undoubted evidence that in agricultural possibilities and resources it stands among the first of food producers. A late spring delayed seeding from the usual early April period until late in May, and in many cases well on into June. And with what result? It is a little early to tell the result, but that there will be a three-quarter crop is almost absolutely certain. The yield of wheat in 1906 was 95,000,000 bushels; 1907 it will be between 70,000,000 and 80,000. The above is the reproduction of a photograph of the home of a recent settler from Germany, who has been settled in Saskatchewan, western Canada, for two years. 000. It could not be expected that June-sown grain would mature and ripen in any country. The May sown ripened, and this is the feature that has proved western Canada's superiority as a grain-growing country. It demonstrates that the length of sunshine is so great that the growing and ripening season, although shorter in number of days than in parts farther south, in hours is as great or greater. A correspondent of the Toronto Globe, a most careful purveyor of news, writing from Winnepeg, Manitoba, says "Excellent progress in the process of converting the crop into marketable commodity has been made. The days have been fairly warm considering the season of the year and while the amount of sunshine per day is less than in an ordinary harvest the grain has matured well. The reports from far and near show that the aggregate yield for the whole grain-growing country is likely to be large, and there are those who assert that the quantity will be equal to about 75 per cent. of that secured last season. The quality will be the important consideration especially in view of the steadily rising markets. Cash wheat in Winnipeg ```markdown ``` closed yesterday at $1,115 per bushel, Fort William delivery. The cost of freight and handling for wheat strikes an average of 16 per bushel for the whole west. This means that the average price to the farmer for contract wheat all over the prairie country is exactly $1 per bushel. The farmers have been looking for the larger oval wheat would be it rather than wheat is still coming forward from the elevators and a little of last year's crop remains in the hands of the farmers. This nearly all grades up to the contract, and it means a great gain for those who held it. The new wheat is still grading very high, when one considers the conditions under which it was produced. Out of 328 in two rows of wheat which would answer for delivery on contracts. In other words over $300,000 bushels of wheat which would bring the farmers an average of about $1 per bushel, reached Winnipeg in two days. The significance of $300,000 worth of wheat being passed by the inspectors in two days at the close of an admittedly unfavorable season of wheat would be a sight at a time when returns from agricultural activity in the west are being anxiously awaited. These figures do not take account of the lower grades, of which there were 131 cars. More than one-third of these contained milling wheat, at the rate of $3c per bushel on the basis of the average wheat consisted of low grade stuff which would vary greatly in quality and would show great "spreads" in prices. "The approximate value of the two days' receipts of wheat, however, would be more than $400,000 calculating the capacity of a car at 1,000 bushels and eliminating the cost of freight and handling, by more than $100,000 more than 1,000 bushels and as the freight rate to Fort William is less than lisc per cwt, on most of the wheat which is now coming forward, the estimate of $400,000 is low. The circulation of $200,000 is low. The freight will continue for the whole year, of course, but that figure is likely to be exceeded heat, grown in western Canada, were the price of every acre of land upon before the present rush of wheat to the market abates. The conversion of the crop into money may be said to be proceeding in a most satisfactory way and there is no doubt that millions of dollars have come into the pockets of the farmers by the lakes closes. Even then only a small proportion of the wheat will have come out. Experience has shown that the railways do not carry very much of the wheat to the Lake Superior ports before the freight passes, and the proportion will probably be smaller than usual this year on account of the lateness of the thrashing season. "On the whole the prospect is a most cheerful one, the likelihood being that the satisfactory returns for the past few days will be greatly exceeded in the coming six or seven weeks. The fact that wheat of any kind is bound to bring a recursive price this season is the community's interest, and there is no occasion for concern over theibility of the general quality of the grain being below that of previous years. The high standard of the wheat raised in the west in 1905-1906 was undoubtedly for the country and it would have been well if a ceilent record could have been continued, but it is not reasonable to expect that 90 per cent. of the wheat will be of contract grade every year as it was in the years mentioned. If 75 per cent, or even 50 per cent. of this season's yield be up to the contract standard there will be a large return on its investment, a large return on its investment of money, time and labor this year as it did in any preceding season, and by so doing it will have done its whole duty to those who have placed faith in its fertility and resourcefulness. The breathing spell if it comes will enable the transporthood of the trade of the country to catch up with some of their obligations and the improvements effected by that means will more than offset any inconvenience which will result from a smaller production. The general commercial outlook is that the represening for people are due to the position of communities widely separated in which there is a small return from the crop. "It is true the season has not been so favorable as other seasons but this condition is widespread. The corn crop in the states of the union, where it is the premier crop of the farmers is subject to frost. Frost has undoubtedly materially reduced the total yield in places this year, but after every allowance has been made for frost and rain, the fact remains that the total grain in Alberta will be the largest in history, while in the other provinces the yield will not fall far short of other years. "The following extract from the Edmonton Bulletin fairly describes the situation in Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan: "Cutting is practically completed, stacking is in progress in some places, threshing will commence at once. A few late fields which were sown for green feed are being cut this week. The grain is all in stock and everywhere the glow of autumn mingles with the glow of harvest. A great number of the oat fields show the typical yellow of well ripened grain. The majority, however, are yellow in the full development and feet ripening. Some late oats will be fed in the straw which is held by good cattle feeders to be the best way to feed oats. In no year in the history of the spring wheat industry has there been a better growth and production of plant and if the crop of 1967 had been favored with more propitious condition during September all previous records of wheat production in this country would have been echeaped. On the farm known as the Maco-Colony, 46, miles north of the city on the Fort Saskatchewan trail, samples of Red Fyfe were taken that were uniformly plump and hard and of excellent color. This field should run 25 bushels to the acre. ```markdown ``` THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS. Recent Attempts to Tabulate the Beasts That Perish. Every now and then some naturalist endeavors to make an approximate numerical count of known animal species. This kind of attempt is surely not without interest, but it must be acknowledged that its results are very uncertain. We are far from knowing all species, and there is yet a delightful prospect ahead for those who love systematic zoology and for zoologists who bestow mutual honors by giving each other's names to some animal hitherto unknown. As Nurmann remarked to a recent meeting of naturalists at the museum, to which he presented his "Catalogues Mammallum," the species of rodents known in 1880 were only 970 in number; now they are 1,900. The number has thus, at least, doubled in 27 years. The number of living species of this creature now known is about 1,500, divided among 160 genera. This family is the most numerous of the class of mammalia—Wissen fur Alle. BABY IN TERRIBLE STATE. Awful Humor Eating Away Face—Body a Mass of Sores—Cuticura Cures in Two Weeks. "My little daughter broke out all over her body with a humor, and we used everything recommended, but without results. I called in three doctors, but she continued to grow worse. Her body was a mass of sores, and her little face was being eaten away. Her ears looked as if they would drop off. Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and before I had used half of the cake of Soap and box of Ointment the sores had all healed, and my little one's face and body were as clear as a new-born babe's. I would not be without it again if it cost five dollars, instead of seventy-five cents. Mrs. George J. Steese, 701 Coburn St., Akron, O., Aug. 30, 1905." Their Natural Place. "Don't you believe balloon inventors are visionary people?" "Well, I must say, that as a rule, they are usually up in the air." DODDS KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES FOR RHEUMATISM BRIGHTS DISEASE DIABETES, BACKUFT 3375 "Guarantee" Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Dissress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Heavy Eating. A perfect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Bad Tastein the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. CARTERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature Brentwood REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. New and Liberal Homestead Regulations in WESTERN CANADA New Districts Now Opened for Settlement SACRECHE FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Some of the choicest lands in the grain grow- ing industry in Wan and Alberta have recently been opened for homestead the Revised Homeestead Regulations of Canada. Thousands of home- esteads in Canada. 180 ACRE FARMERS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE lands in the grain growing belts of Saskatchewan and Alberta have recently been opened for the Revised Homestead Regulations of Canada. Two ways of homeward are now available. The new regulations make it possible for entry to be made by poxy, the opportunity waiting for. Any member of a family may make entry for any other member of the family, who may be entitled to make entry for himself or herself. Entry may now be made by the Agent or Student of the District by a provider (by the father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister of intending homeestered. Any even numbered seaside of Dominion Land, West-West Provinces, excepting 8 and 26, not reserved, may be home-educated by person the sole head of a family, a parent, a grandparent, one-quarter section, of 100 acres, more or less. The fee in each case will be $50. Churches, schools and markets convenient, healthy climate, estate raising principal industries. For further particulars as to rates, routes, best time to go and where to locate, apply to J. S. CRAWFORD Me. 125 W. Ninth Street Kansas City, Missouri $3.00 Per Day—cash, not promises—(8 hours' work) is the salary I pay my representatives. The work is not hard—you can do it. Or tell your best friend, if you have not the time. I give exclusive territory. For details write ATKINSON, Race St., Philadelphia. KEEP THEIR CASH Banks of Kansas City Operate Under the Limited Payment Plan. A TRUST COMPANY FAILS Legitimate Demands of Business Supplied But Other Calls for Currency Are Refused Until Conditions Change. Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 29.—The decision of the banks not to pay cash in large amounts over their counters caused very little embarrassment Monday. Business went on very much as usual, and the closing of the doors of the Bankers' Trust company was only an incident that did not disturb business anywhere. So far as the Bankers' Trust company was concerned it was already liquidating as fast as it could, and when the bankers met Sunday to decide on their policy to hold the money that belongs here in Kansas City the other bankers decided not to include the Bankers' Trust company in their list. This settled its fate, and when the banks opened for business Monday morning every bank in the city knew the Bankers' Trust company would not last through the morning. The secretary of state, who is state bank commissioner, also knew what would happen, and his assistant, W. C. Irwin, was waiting in the bank to take charge. Outside of this failure there was no real trouble at any of the banks. Monday is always a busy day and there was the usual number of persons on hand to deposit or draw money. At the First National bank, for example, there were just five persons waiting to transact business with the tellers when the bank opened. Two of them were messengers from other banks to adjust clearing house balances. All the bankers said they would furnish money for payrolls and cash payroll checks. They are furnishing money to people who are preparing to go on journeys and taking care generally of all reasonable demands for cash, but turning down demands for large amounts of money by giving certified checks. There are a good many millions of dollars locked up in the banks in Kansas City and the bankers say they will see that enough stays here to handle the business of this city until matters are in better shape in the East. Oklahoma City, Oct. 29.—On demand of the banks of the territory, Acting Gov. Filson has issued a proclamation closing the banks of the territory for a week. The action was taken because the banks of Kansas City and St. Louis refused to forward cash to the banks of the southwest. It is said that a consultation of the bankers of Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Arkansas and Northern Texas, by means of telephone, took place during the early hours Monday morning, and all have taken a similar action. There had been no uneasiness in this city and the bankers say the deposits last week were greater than at any previous week in the month. Ozark Fruit Growers' Report Springfield, Mo., Oct. 29.—W. N. Hoover secretary of the Ozark Fruit Growers' association, is preparing a report to be submitted soon to the interstate commerce commission with a view to securing lower railroad rates for the shipment of fruit from southwestern Missouri and Arkansas points. The report will show the cost of shipping strawberries from Pierce City, Monet and other important shipping points to St. Louis in comparison to the rates to the same point from the Pacific coast and southern states. Small "Called Off" the Strike New York, Oct. 30.—S. J. Small, recently deposed as president of the Commercial Telegraphers' union, arrived in New York from the West Tuesday and was refused permission to address the local branch of the union at a meeting in the afternoon. Tuesday night sent out a statement to the public "calling off" the telegraphers' strike. Weston Forgets His Age. Portland, Me, Oct. 20.—Planning to duplicate his feat of 40 years ago of walking to Chicago, a distance of 1,230 miles in 26 days, Edward Payson Weston, started at 5 o'clock Tuesday night from Portland amid the cheers and good wishes of a thousand persons who had gathered to see him start. He is 69 years of age. Death in a Runaway Accident Oklahoma City, Ok., Cet. 30.—Mrs. N. W. Bowers, wife of a prominent wholesale lumber dealer who recently moved to Oklahoma City from Kansas City, Mo., is dead as the result of injuries received in a runaway accident here Monday afternoon. No Successor to Mrs. Eddy. Boston, Oct. 27.-Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy is to have no successor as head of the Christian Science church, according to a statement issued Saturday -y Alfred Farlow, the spokesman for the church. ' $300 Reward For Harrison. Wictita, Kan., Oct. 27.—A reward of $300 has been offered by local bankers for the apprehension of Sylvester Harrison, who disappeared after cashing a check for $10,000 and withdrawing his own money from the banks. Get Rich in South Texas Truck and Fruit Farms of From 10 Acres to 640 Acres and Two Town Lots, for $210. Payable $10 per Month Without Interest. Read What a Disinterested Expert Says of Dr. Chas. F. Simmons 95,000 Acre Ranch Now on the Market. Dear Sir-Yours at hand. I would like to have called at the office when I came back, but it was Sunday and I took the train for home. I was on your 95,000-acre ranch three days. I found it much better than I expected. I am satisfied in my own mind that with proper wind breaks, as we have in this country, oranges, lemons, apricots, figs, olives and almonds can be successfully grown there. I am sure that south of San Antonio is the natural home of the English walnut. The soil on your land is much better for fruit raising than it is in this country, because you have a good red clay subsoil, while in Southern California we have gravel and rock that does not hold moisture. We have to irrigate here at least ten times a year and continually work the orchards, but I don't think this would be necessary on your land in South Texas, at least not so much of it, because the red clay will hold moisture and will give the fruit a better flavor. Orange orchards in this country are worth from $500 to $1,000, and walnuts from $200 to $500 per acre. This island, Antioch to the Gulf is a better country than from Los Angeles Cal., to San Diego Cal., because the soil is better, there is more water, and the climate is just as good so far as I could see and hear by talking to old settlers, and the land is so cheap that every workingman should have a home. I am sure that in the near future South Texas will be a prosperous fruit growing country and will be as valuable as Southern California, and the man who will lose money in South Texas is the man that does not get in on this cheap land of yours before it is all gone. A man that has lived in Southern California as long as I have can see the future of South Texas. Respectfully A. J. WILSON Never before has there been such an opportunity to secure a home in a delightful location for so little money and on such easy terms. For literature and name of nearest Agent, write You Look Prematurely Old BACK GAVE OUT. A Typical Case of Kidney Trouble and a Typical Cure. Mrs. Chloe Page of 510 S. Pitt Street, Alexandria, Va., says: "My back hurt me terribly, I had sharp, shooting pains, changing to a dull, dragging ache. I could not stand for any length of time and my back hurt me when I sat down. My feet and ankles were badly swollen every evening, and my stomach was out back hurt me terribly, I had sharp, shooting pains, changing to a dull, dragging ache. I could not stand for any length of time and my back hurt me when I sat down. My feet and ankles were badly swollen every evening, and my stomach was out of order. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me of these troubles in 1902, and for five years I have had no return." All dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. A Wonderful Thing. Mr. Brown had just had a telephone connection between his office and house and was very much pleased with it, says the Home Magazine. "I tell you, Smith," he was saying, "this telephone business is a wonderful thing. I want you to dine with me this evening, and I will notify Mrs. Brown to expect you." Brown (speaking through the telephone)—My friend Smith will dine with us this evening. "Now listen and hear how plain her reply comes back." Mrs. Brown's reply came back with startling distinctness: "Ask your friend Smith if he thinks we keep a hotel." Catarrh Cannot Be Cured WITHLOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or contaminate internal remedy. It must take internal remedies, Halls' Catarrh Curse, terminally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous membranes. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best fonts known, combined with mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the mucous surfaces is suited in curing catarrh, sensory mucositis, frost. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Queer Books. The British Museum contains books written on oyster shells, bricks, tiles, bones, ivory, lead, iron, sheepskin and palm leaves. YELLOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLY. Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocers sell large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. If a man sleeps in church he doesn't necessarily dream of heaven. Lewis' Single Binder Cigar has a rich taste. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. Precipitate counsel, perilous deed.— Danish. Get Rich in So Truck and Fruit Farms of Fru Acres and Two Town Lots able $10 per Month Wit Read What a Disinterested Expert Says of Acre Ranch Now on the Dr C F Simmons San Antonio Texas: Dear Sir-X yours at hand. I would like when I came back, but it was Sunday and I was on your 95,000-acre ranch three days. I expected. I am satisfied in my own mind that we have in this country, oranges, lemons, aprican be successfully grown there. I am sure that south of San Antonio is the walley. The soil on your land is much better for this country, because you have a good red clay or-formia we have gravel and rock that does not hive. We have to irrigate here at least ten times the orchards, but I don't think this would be no Texas, at least not so much of it, because the rive will have the frie a better dairy. Orange orchards in this country are worth nuts from $200 to $500 per acre. I think south of San Antonio to the Gulf Los Angeles, Cal., to San Diego, Cal., because the water, and the climate is just as good so far as to old settlers, and the land is so cheap to have home. I am that in the near future South fruit growing country and will be as valuable the man who will lose money in South Texas in on this cheap land of yours before it is all in Southern California as long as I have can see. Never before has there been such an opportunity lightful location for so little money and on suic and name of nearest Agent, write DR. CHAS. F. SIM 215 Alamo Plaza An Ambition. "So you want to become an ambassador," exclaimed the man of power. "Yes," replied the opulent person. "I thought you were devoted to your automobile. When did you become interested in diplomacy?" "I'm not especially interested in diplomacy. What I want is to get some position where I'll have government protection against arrest for violating the speed regulation." That an article may be good as well as cheap, and give entire satisfaction, is proven by the extraordinary sale of Defiance Starch, each package containing one-third more Starch than can be had of any other brand for the same money. When a married man doesn't find fault with his breakfast it's a sign that his wife is away from home. You Lo Because of those ugly Color more putth through lighter and lighter colors than any other dye. One 10c package colors all fibers. They dye in cold water better than any other dye. You can wear a garment without ripping apart. Write for free booklet - How to Dye, Bleach and Mix Colors. MONROE DRUG CO., Quincy, Minneapolis Louis L. Kramer came all the way from Yuma, Cal., to marry a girl he had never seen. The bride was Miss Flora Weise, a pretty young woman of Tazewell county. The groom wrote to his aunt here. Mrs. Patterson, to put him in communication with a girl who would make him a good wife, as he was lonely on his ranch in Colorado. Mrs. Patterson recommended Miss Weise, a neighbor's daughter, and correspondence was begun. The girl was taken with the romance of the affair and when photographs were exchanged and proved satisfactory a proposal quickly followed. An acceptance was written and then Kramer came east to claim his bride. The marriage was celebrated the day after his arrival and the couple departed immediately afterward for Yuma—Denver News. 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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., 871 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Many a man would rather lie when asked for information than say: "I don't know." FUPS SEND US COON, Mink, Possum and other trees, blades, roots, etc. We charge eye examination We stand express charges on bounties of fur bounties of 800 mre. Write for tags, price lists. ST. LOUIS FU CO. $40 K N. Main St, St. Louis. If afflicted with | sore eyes, use Thompson's Eye Water South Texas of From 10 Acres to 640 Lots, for $210. Pay- n Without Interest. Days of Dr. Chas. F. Simmons 95,000 pay on the Market. Orange, Cal., March 1, 1907. could like to have called at the office day and I took the train for home. I days. I found it much better than I mind that with proper wind beaks, as sons, apricots, figs, olives and almondsonio is the natural home of the English better for fruit raising than it is in red clay subsoil, while in Southern Cali-oes not hold moisture. Ten times a year and continually work could be necessary on your land in South use the red clay will hold moisture and are worth from $500 to $1,000, and wal- the Gulf is a better country than from because the soil is better, there is more so far as I could see and hear by talk- cheap that every workingman should there South Texas will be a prosperous valuable as Southern California, and Texas is the man that does not get it is all gone. A man that has lived we can see the future of South Texas. Respectfully A. J. WILSON opportunity to secure a home in a de- on such easy terms. For literature T. SIMMONS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. PUTNAM Color more goods brighter and faster colors than any any garment without ripping apart. 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Send your order to-da: 329 East Center SALINA, KANSAS Co. Ice Tabors-777 NOTICE. Mothers of Tents send in number of Maids and M. and receive Tent certificate blanks at 25 y endowment for Maids necessary the certifi- hands of parents or which will avoid trou- off the claims in the owes us to be prompt York City placed the stamp of appro- val on this beautiful story of the Sunny South but the other large cities have joined together in bestowing much praise and favorable comment on the play and the excellence of the organiz- zation. Mr. Alston, who has in the past given us "Friends," "Tennessee's Pardner," "Pretty Peggy," and other first class attractions, has outdone himself in this his best effort. The success of the play has really been remarkable. The cast which contains many well known people is one of uniform excellence. "In Old Kentucky" will be presented here again shortly, this time with Miss May Stockton, a young and charming actress in the role of "Madge Brierly," the brave mountain lass, and an excellent company, including Chas. K. French as "Uncle Neb," Bert G. Clark as "The Colonel," (both of these actors were in the original cast when "In Old Kentucky" was first produced fifteen years ago), Joseph Sullivan as the Moonshiner, A. H. Wilson as the hero, Margaret Lee as Aunt Alathea, Calvin Tibbets as the villain and Miss Katherine Raye as Barbara Holton. The pickaninnes will be with the organization, as usual, and they are a whole entertainment in themselves. LAWRENCE (KAN.) NEWS. St.M arie Tabernacle No. 10 is doing nicely and trying every way for a success to make a large payment on the building next month. And we also have one member on the sick list but is able to be out again, and Viola Tent No. 11 is also doing nicely and have enrolled three new members at our meeting Saturday, and our C. P. was very sorry she was unable to attend the grand reception on our G. C. M. in K. C., as she was ill at that time, and also Prest Maggie Fishback regrets that she could not attend the reception given. Dtr. Eva Brown has returned home again from a visit in Grand Junction, Colo. Club No. 2 of St. Marie Tabernacle, gave an entertainment at their hall Saturday evening and quite a success was had. FT. SCOTT ITEMS. Rev. M. Wooten, who has been pastor of the First A. M. E. church for the past two years, left last week, to take up the work of presiding elder of the Wichita District to which position, he was recently appointed by the annual conference at Parsons. Probably no other pastor preceding him was as generally beloved as was Rev. Wooten. He leaves, taking with him the best wishes of all the people, as he is a true Christian gentleman, a man, honest in his convictions, devoted to his work, and an excellent expounder of the gospel. His report at the annual conference was one of the best made in a number of years. This, of itself, bears splendid testimony of the esteem in which he was held by the good people of Ft. Scott. Mrs. Wooten will retain her residence here for a while, and we are glad of the fact as it will give us an occasional glimpse of our former pastor. We wish him Goospeed in his new field of work. KANSAS CITY. KAN. The Knights and Daughters of Tabor, Maids and Pages, gave a grand reception Oct. 16 in honor of C. G. M. Sir Knight Frank Wilson and wife. The evening was spent in an enjoyable way. Sir Knight Jonh Armstrong wasthe master of ceremonies. The guests: Sir Rev. W. A. Boren, Kansas City, Kan.; Sir Rev. G. C. Fishback, C. G. Q., Topeka, Kan.; Sir Dr. Moates, of Leavenworth, Kan.; Sir J. E. Herford, C. G. M., of Missouri; Dtr. Emma Galns, C. G. P. An excellent programme was rendered. Invocation, Sir Rev. W. A. Bowren. Welcome address, Sir Dr. R. C. Hayden. Response, Sir Dr. G. E. Horsey. The Need of Organization, Dtr. Emma Galns, C. G. P. The Life and Taborian Work of Sir Rev. Frank Wilson, Sir Rev. G. C. Fishback. Progress of Our Order, Sir Dr. C. M. Moates. Life and Works of Sir Rev. Father Dickson, Sir Rev. Frank Wilson. C. G. M. Refreshments of the season were served. C. G. M. and wife expressed their many thanks to the Knights and Daughters for so kindly remembering them in such a way. Many useful presents were received. Knights and Daughters of Leavenworth, Kan., gave a three-piece silver chocolate set. Dtr. Emma Gaines, C. G. P., and husband of Topeka gave three pieces of silver consisting of a sugar shell, old meat fork and butter knife. The Macedonia Tabernacle of Topeka gave a hand-painted salad dish. The Knights and Daughters, Maids and Pages of Kansas City, Kan., a five-piece tea set. The Knights and Daughters wish the C. G. M. and wife many happy re- 333-Notice Tabors-777 All Queen Mothers of Tents send in at once the number of Maids and Pages to C. G. M. and receive Tent Endowment Certificate blanks at 25 cents per dozen. As we now pay endowment for Maids and Pages, it is necessary the certificates be in the hands of parents or guardians now, which will avoid trouble in the paying off the claims in the future. It behooves us to be prompt in this affair as we are the first to pay endowment for children. This places the International Order of Twelve in the lead of all orders in the Jurisdiction in the care of its children and all members should feel encouraged at this advanced move and do all in their power to push the order to the front. All departments of the order should pay their endowments the first of each month which will enable the C. G. Tr. to pay the endowment as promised. Since our last Grand Session eight members have passed away and we are pleased to state we are able to pay all claims. All Temples and Tabernacles are hereby notified to send in their reports the first week in December to C. G. M., also Queen Mothers send reports to G. Q. M. All C. M.'s H. P.'s should see that some news of importance of the order be sent each month to the Searchlight, the official organ. All D. G. M.'s and D. G. P.'s should push forward the great work by organizing new numbers. Arcanums and Palatiums should be organized if possible in each city where the order exists. Yours for Tabor's success. FRANK WILSON, C. G. M. 1715 Clark Ave., Parsons, Kan. AT THE CRAWFORD THEATER. The Searchlight has added the theater column to its pages, and will endeavor each week to give its readers the news of coming good attractions at the Wichita opera houses. EDITOR. After a surfeit of comic opera, musical comedy and extravaganza, Ralph Stuart in his excellent comedy-drama, "Strongheart," will prove a most agreeable change, and probably meet with much favor by the theatregoers of this city. Mr. Stuart, who is starring under the direction of Henry B. Harris, will present "Strongheart" at the Crawford, Friday, November Ist. College scenes and football atmosphere figure very largely in the play, and should attract the college eelment in large numbers. It is safe to say that the play has been one of the most pronounced successes of the past two seasons. It ran in New York for four months and for an equal period of time at the Park Theatre, Boston, having played in the latter house to the largest business in the history of the theatre. Two Merry Tramps will be the attraction at the Crawford, matinee and night, Saturday, November 2nd. The company is larger this season than ever and is giving most general satisfaction. Special prices are made for the matinee. Children will be admitted for 10s and adults 25c. A COMEDY OF 100 LAUGHS. "BEFORE AND AFTER." "Before and After" appears at the Crawford, November 5th, next Tuesday evening. "Oh, come and have a 'Sunny Jim' powder." That has come to be one of the popular salutations along Broadway, because fashions in popular salutations grow rapidly on the Broad White Way, and the source of this amusing greeting is "Before and After," the laughter play from the pen of Leo Ditrichstein, the distinguished actor-dramatist, who after producing 25 plays in thirteen years, on Broadway, has scored the greatest hit of his career in this bright farce. New York applauded it for three hundred performances, Berlin for 500 performances and London for 250 nights. Managers Wagenhals & Kemper have sent it on tour with Mr. Ditrichstein at the head of the cast from the Aster Theatre, and with the scenic effects that distinguished the production in New York. In this farce the brilliant author of "Are You a Mason?" "Vivian's Papas," "All on Account of Eliza," and other offerings of similar fame, has its hilarity producing motion in the administration of the "Sunny Jim" Powder, in the fiction of the play, a marvelous discovery in therapeutics, which instantly converts gloom into joy, creates the most bewildering complications and establishes situations which simply sweep the audience away in a whirlwind of laughter. One of the season's best offerings will be "At the Old Cross Roads," which will be presented by Arthur C Alston's company at the Crawford soon That this is decidedly one of the greatest favorites on tour is proven from the fact that this is the seventh annual tour of the play and the season bids fair to eclipse even the phenomenal business done by the piece in the preceding six years. Not only has New . EMERSON SAID "If a man write a book, preach a better sermon or make a better mouse-trap than his neighbor, though he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door." turns of the occasion and a happy and progressive life. After the reception all departed for their respective homes and a feeling that they had been delightfully entertained. The Rebecca Tabernacle is working in peace and harmony. Our sick list has entirely disappeared. We have had no sickness for nearly four weeks, and are praying very earnestly that the health of each and every member to keep as good as they are at present. Monday past was the last meeting for the month of October, and it was a very pleasant one. Notice of Application for Permit to Sell Intoxicating Liquors. Sedgswick County, ss. Before O. D. Kirk, Probate Judge of said County and State: In the matter of the application of A. K. Lawrence for a Druggist's Permit to sell Intoxicating Liquors. Notice is hereby given that on the 25th day of October, 1907, I filed with the Probate Judge of said County and State a petition for a Druggist's Permit to sell Intoxicating Liquors for Medical, Scientific and Mechanical purposes at No. 615 North Main street in the City of Wichita, in the County of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, and that said petition will be heard by the Probate Judge of said County and State on the 27th day of November, 1907, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. at the Probate Courtroom in the City of Wichita in the said County of Sedgwick and State of Kansas. Signed this 25th day of October, 1907. A. K. LAWRENCE, Applicant. IOLA (KAN.) NEWS. Golden Tabernacle No. 2 met Saturday, October 26th. The Tabernacle is doing nicely and the members all seem to be in very good health. The Tabernacle is in a prosperous condition and all are in peace and harmony. Rev. H. Shepard, pastor of the A. M. E. church, preached a soul-stirring sermon Sunday at 11 a. m., which everyone highly enjoyed. The members of the A. M. E. church are looking forward to a grand rally in December. Miss Jessie Saunders departed this life October 29th and leaves a mother and sisters, other relatives and a host of friends. Master Willie Ward has returned to fola, his former home, very sick. NORTH TOPEKA NEWS. The Twelve Star Club will meet with Mrs. Ellen McClellan on E. Jefferson street next Monday evening, November 4th. All are cordially invited to attend. The Twelve Star Club was delighted to entertain at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Oden, 1157 N. Jefferson, Monlay, October 28th. MRS. IDA M. JORDAN, Pres. MRS. R. J. WILLIAMS, Sec. THE DEAD ARE SOON FORGOTTEN. People weep and cry at a funeral and express great love and sympathy as though they were ready to go even to the grave and into the grave with their loved ones and the same persons will not even cut the grass off of the grave of their sainted dead. Nor will they pay a cent to have it done. Their great love is a pretention, its a fake, there is nothing to it; besides they could put a small tombstone at the grave of their loved ones, to mark their last resting place and at least keep the grass off of the grave, but there are hundreds of people in this city, who never think of cleaning off the graves of their loved ones. The sunshine Friday makes everything look cheerful after the rainy spell. The earth compares with the sun as a pint compares with 3,500 barrels. Streamers of frame 80,000 miles long continually shott up from the sun, and a solar wind blows at the rate of 360,000 miles an hour. Yet there are stars many, many times bigger than the sun. The telescope reveals in space 50,000,00 of such vast stars. There must be many billions more in those remote black interstellar spaces that no telescope is powerful enough to pierce. FORCE OF CYCLONE. Careful estimate of force of a cyclone and the energy required to keep a hurricane in active operation reveals the presence of a power that makes the mightiest efforts of a man appear as nothing in comparison. A force equal to more than 40,000,000-horsepower was estimated as developed in a West Indian cyclone. This greatly exceeds the power that could be developed by all the means within the range of man's capabilities. Were steam, water, windmills and the strength of all men and animals combined they could not even approach the tremendous force of this mighty power. The W. T. Vernon Club met last Thursday with Mrs. L. H. White. After spending the afternoon in transacting business meeting adourned to meet with Mrs. Richard Love, 1017 North Wichita. Every member is requested to be present and take an active part. The B. T. W. Club held a very pleasant meeting on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. S. L. Anderson. On next Thursday, the club will meet with Mrs. E. J. Alexander, 623 North Water. All members are requested to be present, for election of officers for the year and also the delegate to the Interstate Literary Society. REMODELED PARSONAGE. The trustees of the A. M. E. church have had the parsonage thoroughly remodeled inside and outside, repainted and a sidewalk laid around the house and new furniture installed, and it now presents a first-class appearance. Rev. J. F. C. Taylor looks for his family to arrive in Wichita from Colorado Springs about the middle of next week. REV. WILSON RESIGNS. We are informed that Rev. Joseph Wilson Jr., has resigned as pastor of New Hope Baptist church. For the present Rev. W. H. Tillman is filling the pulpit at New Hope. Mrs. M. A. Hodge has returned from Colorado, where she has been visiting with her daughter. Miss Ida Hill is canvassing "Life and Works of Our Greatest Writers," among which are the works of the late Paul Lawrence Dunbar. We wish her much success in her canvassing. A STORAGE PLACE. W. N. Miller is having the rear room at 634 N. Water St. fitted up for the purpose of storing goods of any and every kind for people who wish to leave the city or for any other reason wish to store anything. The room is being specially fitted for storage of Furniture, Trunks, Boxes, Household Goods, etc., and special attention is being given to ventilation and safety. Our storage charges will be reasonable and all goods left with us will be guaranteed to be kept dry and in good shape. If you have any goods to store call at our storage room, 634 N. Water street. ```markdown ``` Mandy's Emancipation Mandy did not resemble either of her parents. So far as appearances were concerned, one might trace a sort of composite likeness. There was the Osborn nose, but the prominent hump of that feature was modified, in her case, to an aristocratic little curve, and the straight, red mouth would have been the Alger mouth but for the dimples at the corners. As 'Mandy grew up the same antagonistic spirit grew with her parents. She was very pretty, and her childish ways clung to her. At 19 she was slight and undeveloped, with her soft blue eyes wide open and innocent as a baby's under their curling brown lashes, her cheeks round and pink. Frank Day and 'Mandy had been like brother and sister since Frank had appeared at the Jersey farmhouse, a poor, forlorn orphan boy from the wood, then exchange men had sprung vehicles and date in opposition. Mr. and Mrs. scene from the felt that the felt action. At noon 'Mandy side of the fire respectively see All the bright girl's face. "Mandy," be emily, "Mr. Geman were here ble drunken son in the face ever come here. Gleason brot torted Nathan, tense. He d Nathan Alger gave him a chance on the farm, and he proved such a quiet, trusty, active worker that he kept him, allowing him to go to the village school with 'Mandy during the winter and treating him as one of his household. He was only two years older than 'Mandy, and he said pa and ma just as she did, and considered himself lucky that he escaped parental disputation. "Bout time 'Mandy was thinkin' of gottin' married, ain't it?" said Nathan, one evening. "Married! That child!" replied the wife. "Are you in such a great hurry to get rid of her?" "Rid of her? Lor' no. I'll keep her right here all her life." "An' let her be a lonely, spiteful old maid! Nice future for a pretty young girl!" "Mandy is pretty," he said. "An' I guess others see it, mother. Crell Newman can't keep his eyes off her at meetin'." "Crell Newman!" repeated Mrs. Alger contemptuously. "He needn't make eyes at my daughter." "What's the matter with him?" "I don't like his family." "They're rich," said Nathan, who was inclined to place a high estimate upon an extensive tract of fertile land. "Him. I don't like the Newmans, an' Crell's wild." Mrs. Phebe had her plans for 'Mandy, but it was useless to broach them then. She had not been visiting the Manasquan store for nothing, when she could buy goods cheaper in Asbury Park. She knew why she always took 'Mandy with her, and why a deep delight possessed her soul when the proprietor's son, a pale, slender, light-haired young man, who sat at the desk, peered out between the wires that surrounded him and forgot to attend to his accounts until after mother and daughter had left the store. Arthur Gleason was dignified and intellectual, and his natty attire and debonair air had made a deep impression upon Manasquan belles. Corell was really very food of the slender, golden-haired girl, and the Newmans had always been known to be "very sot in their ways." Young Gleason from New York was a captive to 'Mandy's fresh charms also, and despite his langual effeminacy, he was not without a will of his own. He had been a spoiled child at home and used to having his way in all matters. Now he was determined that no Jersey farmer should triumph over him. Frank came out of the barn one day. He saw a blue skirt whisking into the summer kitchen, which was used only for storage purposes then. Walking up to the little square window, he peered in. To his surprise he saw 'Mandy sitting in the little rush-bottomed chair near the table, with her face buried in her apron. In an instant he was beside her. "What's the matter, sis?" he asked, gently. 'Mandy raised her tear-stained face. "Oh. Frank, I'm so wretched," she said. "Pa and ma at it again?" "It's nothing new," replied the girl hopelessly. "You see what they're trying to do. They think I haven't got any feelings." "Which one do you like best?" asked Frank, as he had done once before. "I don't know, I don't know!" wailed 'Mandy. "They're both nice, and they both want to marry me; but if I marry one, pa'll disown me, and if I marry the other, ma'll never speak to me again: Oh, I wish I was dead!" She covered her face with her apron again. "There, sis, don't worry," said Frank, stroking her rippling hair and trying to comfort her, just as he used to do in the old school days. "I wish I could help you. Come, let's talk it over." The next day, during 'Mandy's temporary absence from home, her affairs approached a crisis. Arthur Gleason and Corell Newman had driven up to the Alger gate at the same time and alighted together. Unpleasant words were exchanged, and Corell, who had been indulging the Newman thirst, struck the storekeeper's son, whereupon young Gleason had drawn his whip from its socket, and his opponent, whose whip was not at hand but snatched a billet of wood 4 Nathan smiled covertly from the woodpile. Then, after a further exchange of hostilities, the young men had sprung into their respective vehicles and driven away at a furious rate in opposite directions. Mr. and Mrs. Alger, witnessing the scene from the sitting room windows, felt that the time had come for decisive action. At five o'clock that afternoon 'Mandy returned. On either side of the fireplace her parents were respectively seated, grim and hostile. All the brightness died out of the girl's face. "Mandy," began her mother, solemnly, "Mr. Gleason an' Crell Newman were here to day, an' that mis-rible drunken wretch struck Mr. Gleason in the face. I don't b'lieve he will ever come here again." "Gleason brought it on hisself," retorted Nathan, with the Alger mouth tense. "He drew him to it. I don't blame 'Crell a bit." "Mandy," pursued her mother, "you must write a note to Mr. Glenson Wilson To His Surprise He Saw Mandy. an 'tell him how sorry you are. Tell him that C'rell Newman will never darken your door again." "Tell him you're goin' to marry C'rell Newman!" shouted her father, feeling that strategy was no longer available. "Do as I tell you," said Phebe, her voice rising and her eyes snapping. "I've promised you to Mr. Gleason." "An' I've promised you to C'rell," thundered Nathan, bringing his fist down upon the oaken table. "Mandy stood in the center of the room with her head bent, her lashes touching her cheeks, her arms hanging before her with interlaced fingers. Her lips moved once as if to speak, and closed again. Then her slender shoulders seemed to square themselves, and her fingers gripped each other closer. "Pa, ma, you can't promise me—you can't dispose of me, either of you." she said in low, faltering, but clear tones. "I'm married!" An awful silence followed. Phebe Alger said afterward that she felt as though 'Mandy had slapped her in the face. Undoubtedly that action would not have left the mother without an idea of a punishment fitting the crime, but now she sat forward in her chair, dazed and speeckless. Nathan looked helplessly from mother to daughter. "It ain't true, 'Mandy?' he asked at last. "Yes, pa," came in the girl's soft tones, and beneath the drooping lashes a tear crept, leaving a shining trail across one flushed cheek. "I was married to day." Mrs. Alger's eyes began to sparkle again. Which one of the belligerent suitors had sought 'Mandy that day and persuaded her into hasty wedlock? "Are we lookin' at Mrs. Gleason or Mrs. Crell Newman?" she asked sarcastically. "I'd like to know, seein' as I'm interested, if I wasn't asked to the weddin'." "Mandy looked up then, straight into her mother's eyes, and for the first time in her life the Osborn nose and the Alger mouth seemed to form an aggressive combination. "I'm married to Frank," she said, steadily. "I didn't want either of those other two. I liked Frank better than anyone I knew. You both wanted me to get married, but I couldn't marry two men. Frank wanted to tell you, but I said no, we'd married first. I knew how 'twould be if we told you. P'r'aps you'll both be mad. I can't help it. All my life I've tried to please you, but I-I couldn't marry t-tw-o-o-o-" Then she broke down and, as the door opened, she turned and ran toward it and laid her face against her young husband's broad shoulder. And Frank put his arm around her and stood there with uplifted head, calmly facing the stupened parents. It was six months before Mrs. Phebe Alger spoke to either of them; but Nathan was so rejoiced over his wife's defeat that he forgot his own, and gave the young couple a tract of land, upon which young Day had a small, neat cottage speedily erected. WICHITA SEAR HLIGHT The first costume displayed above coated variety. The pattern is a soft woven with faint flecks of color. The further adorned with buttons of the green velvet collar, and a waistcoat wrought in scrolls, being further decorated no means be forgotten. On the skirt stripes are arranged in contrasting for finished off with one of those effective. The other costume represents an face cloth, the coat, silk lined and the being of considerable elaboration, the blines of silken braid, whose graceful spread on the little basque have especially well in nut-brown cloth with bright green velvet on the collar which gold, and then with the broad blackfulness of the sleeves below the elbow. decorative waistcoat repeats the note braiding, while as to the skirt, its pane device, the whole arrangement being SMART FALL GOWNS THE FASHION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The first costume displayed above is one of the new striped and long-coated variety. The pattern is a soft green against a dark grey ground interwoven with faint flecks of color. The coat is all bound with braid, and further adorned with buttons of the striped tweed centered with braid; a green velvet collar, and a waistcoat of green cloth, where fine braiding is wrought in scrolls, being further decorative details, while the silk lining must by no means be forgotten. On the skirt graduated bands of cloth, where the stripes are arranged in contrasting form, are edged with stitching, and each finished off with one of those effective buttons so popular now. The other costume represents an equally leading mode. It is made of fine face cloth, the coat, silk lined and the braiding which forms its chief trimming of considerable elaboration, the back, too, being entirely covered by the lines of silken braid, whose graceful inward curve at the waist and outward spread on the little basque have such a good effect on the figure. It looks especially well in nut-brown cloth with braidings in black, and a contrast of bright green velvet on the collar which is edged first with a fine white and gold, and then with the broad black braid, cuffs to match holding in thefulness of the sleeves below the elbow. Then the almost inevitable and very decorative waistcoat repeats the note of green and the pretty scheme of braiding, while as to the skirt, its panel pleatings are connected by a braided device, the whole arrangement being entirely novel and vastly smart. HAT CHAT RACEFUL indeed to some faces are the new shapes of the cloche hats, which show a variation from the ubiquitous allaround shape. They are turned up slightly at the left side, close to the front, and as a result lose their quaint "mushroom" look and gain in smartness. Satin and taffetas hats will be all the rage this winter, especially sat- in for occasions of ceremony. In all cases the material will be drawn tightly over the shape and the best milliners use some mysterious paste to make the material stick close. Amateurs may be pleased to know that the stuff used by the maker of waterproof repairs is an excellent thing for making thick satin cling to a hat shape, but, of course, sufficient time must be given for the distinctly disagreeable odor to wear off. Another new hat which is making a strong bid for favor, is that with the brim much broader at the sides than at front or back; in fact, the front and back of these new hats are quite short, and the sides jut out in a most imposing manner. These hats are not every woman's wear; they demand a special style of hairdressing. The hair must be carried back over large frizettes at the sides and dressed very loosely. The whole effect is rather quaint, as the trimmings on these hats follow the outline of the shape, with the result that at the front and back the hat looks very large and en profile it seems as small as a toque! And yet another novelty—this time in the world of veils. The newest veil is a length, measuring a yard and a half, of silk net covered with large chenil spots and worn in bird-cage style, without any edge or border: Personally, I think these veils exceedingly unfinished and not too becoming, but they are all the rage and adopted by the best-dressed women. This veil in the new shade of prune is in great favor, and worn with a black hat it is not without charm; dark green is also much worn, and, of course, taupe. The taupe fillet veils—bordered with tucks of chiffon are still in favor, but there is no doubt about the newest thing being the simple length of silk net, covered with very large chenil spots. We are slowly, but surely, saying au revoir to the ultar-long veil, except for motoring. It has enjoyed a long and successful day and, notwithstanding its fine qualities, it could not remain in favor for ever. Hats are very much more expensive this autumn than before. Even G is one of the new striped and long-green against a dark grey ground interne coat is all bound with braid, and striped tweed centered with braid; a of green cloth, where fine braiding is native details, while the silk lining must be graduated bands of cloth, where the arm, are edged with stitching, and each buttons so popular now. Equally leading mode. It is made of fine braiding which forms its chief trimming back, too, being entirely covered by the forward curve at the waist and outward a good effect on the figure. It looks in braidings in black, and a contrast of which is edged first with a fine white and braid, cuffs to match holding in the Then the almost inevitable and very of green and the pretty scheme of all pleatings are connected by a braided entirely novel and vastly smart. the simplest of felt outing hats has gone up a peg. It is the most fatal of all economies to invest in a cheap hat. The price need not be high, but the velvet or felt should be of the best, for then a wetting will not injure it, dust may be readily brushed from it, it retains its color and is always satisfactory. Better have an expensive foundation and little trimming than good trimming and poor felt or velvet. In felts the soft French ones are the only first-class felts. In outing hats where a stiff felt is required, one often has to A NEW AUTJMN MODE. Round Toque of White Felt Covered With a White Cog de Roche. take it, and while the best stiff felt is not as good as the average soft felt, there are different grades in it, and the best should always be purchased. Trimmings should, of course, also be of good quality, and if one cannot afford really fine ostrich plumes that will outlast several hats, it is better to get wings or quills and use fine velvets. Quill-trimmed hats cannot be worn with formal and elaborate costumes, so that of necessity some sort of plumes or rare wings are necessary. Living Up to Regulations. A number of small North Delaware street girls had opened a lemonade stand at the edge of the curb. The drink was in a large glass pitcher, with sliced lemons floating appetizingly at the top. One small girl, with a red crayon, had lettered the word "artificial" and leaned it against the pitcher. "What's that for?" inquired a passes by. "Pure food law," said the girls in chorus. "But why should you label it? Are not the water, the lemons, and the sugar pure?" "Yes." "Well, what's artificial about it?" "The ice."—Indianaapolis News. Harvard Leads Harvard leads all American colleges in point of number of students. City and Country Air. City air contains 14 times as many microbes as that of the country. Knights & Daughters OF TABOR KANSAS—NEBRASKA JURIS KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF TABOR. REV. FRANK WILSON, C. G. M. 1715 Clark Ave.. Parsons, Kan. 16 Richard Omaha 17 Rev. Al Coffey 18 Joe The KANSAS—NEBRASKA JURISDICTION MRS. EMMA GAINES, C. G. P. 1170 Filmore avenue, Topeka, Kas. Miss Jennie Alexander, G. Q. M. 918 Penn. St., Lawrence, Kansas TOPEKA, Kas. ER, G. Q. M. ENCE, Kansas TENTS. Queen Mothers. 1 Lillie Harden, 900 Fifth St. Lea enworth, Kan., 4 Sat. (A) 2 Susan Daniels, 216 W. Wall, P. Scott, Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) TABERNACLES. Explanation—"A" means meets in afternoon—all other meeting at night. Chief Preceptresses. Number. 1 Mrs. Lottie Williams, 1309 N. 10th, Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Wed. (A) 2 Mrs. Sarah Crisp, 615 So. Chestnut, Iola, Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 3 Mrs. Mary Goss, Station 1, Wichita, Kan., 1-3 Fri. (A) 4 Mrs. Anna Fallings, 325 E. 6th, Cherryvale, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 5 Mrs. Carrie Brown, 922 N. 10th, Atchison, Kan., 2-4 Fri. (A) 6 Mrs. Eva Clayborne, 118 So. Mulberry, Ottawa, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 7 Mrs. Lillie Shobe, 320 N. Santa Fe, Salina, Kan., 1-3 Fri. (A) 8 Mrs. Laura Smith, 308 E. 11th, Coffeyville, Kan., 1-3 Tues. (A) 9 Mrs. Julia Martin, 815 E. 11th, Topeka, Kansas. 10 Mrs. Ida Wallace, 446 Ark., Law- rence, Kan., 2-4 Wed. (A) 11 Mrs. Pauline Woodfork, 823 Free- man, Kansas City, Kansas, 1-3 Mon. (A) 12 Mrs. Betty Johnson, 211 Stewart, Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 14 Mrs. Martha James, 313 W. 11th, Pittsburg, Kan., 2-4 Thur. (A) 15 Mrs. S. S. Furlough, Box 405, Weir City, Kan. 16 Mrs. Mae Wilson, 1715 Clark Parsons, Kan., 1-3 Wed. (A) Wed. (A) Kan., 1-3 Sat. (A) So. Barber, 30 Hester Cornish, 911 Western, N Sat. (A) Topeka, Kan., 1-3 Sat. (A) 208 N. 30th, 37 Jannie McAdoo, 1318 N. Madison ur. (A) Topeka, Kan., 1-3 Sat. (A) Horton, Ft. 45 Cynthia Henderson, 312 Washin 18 Mrs. Jennie Sellers, 2208 N. 30th, Omaha, Neb., 1-3 Thur. (A) 20 Mrs. Bessie Hall, 406 Horton, Ft. Scott, Kan. 20 Mrs. S. Montague, 403 Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kan. 24 Mrs. Angie Garner, 704 E. 12th, Coffeyville, Kan., 1-3 Wed. (A) 28 Mrs. Anna Ray, 1412 Clark, Parsons, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 29 Mrs. Lula Wood, 613 N. 4th Leavenworth, Kan. 30 Mrs. Eliza Scott, 3rd and South, Leavenworth, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 32 Mrs. Salma Ester, 334 Rear Dakota St., Butte, Mont. 33 Mrs. J. L. Cobb, Bx. 384, Alliance, Neb. 34 Mrs. Mattle Miller, 335 W. 15th, Wichita, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 35 Mrs. Adah Lewis, 1603 Archer Av., South Omaha, Nebraska. 37 Mrs. Matilda Waters, 1300 N. 6th, Atchison, Kan., 1-3 Fri. (A) 38 Mrs. Ella Young, Box 1173, Weir City, Kan. 39 Mrs. Hulda Patterson, 8th and Elm, Abilene, Kan. 52 Mrs. Ada King, 808 Vermont, Lawrence, Kan., 2-4 Thur. (A) 85 Mrs. Francis Hardaman, 1801 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kan. 89 Mrs. B. E. Alton, 2215 Pacific, Omaha, Neb. 1-3 Wed. (A) 92 Mrs. A. Grant, 401 So. 8th, Lincoln, Neb., 2-4 Fri. (A) 93 Mrs. Ida M. Jordan, 903 N. Western, N. Topeka, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 1 Fred M. Harris, Box 1178, Weir City, Kan., 1-3 Fri. Kernan & Co., 102 E. Douglas Pone 90 erman Flats. 4 A. M. Herrold, Sherman Flats, Omaha, Neb., 2-4 Mon. 5 Robt. M. Jordan, 903 N. Western, N. Topeka, Kan., 1-3 Thur. 7 J. C. Coffee, 1455 N. Mosley, Wichita, Kan., Fridays. 8 A. J. Beam, 409 Osborne, Ft. Scott, Kan., 1-3 Tue. 13 Lee Holiday, 723 So. 20th, Parsons, Kan., 1-3 Thur. 15 Ed Finch, 514 N. 4th, Salina, Kan., 1-3 Tue. Banner Mills 19 W. M. Hughes, 1023 N. J., Lawrence, Kan., 2-4 Thur. 25 J. H. Downs, 422 Haskell, Kansas City, Kansas, Fridays. 59 U. A. Graham, 1160 West, Topeka, Kansas, 1-3 Thur. 60 W. Osteen, 1214 Lane, Topeka, Kansas, 1-3 Mon. 72 J. W. Bedell, 2127 So. 10th, Lincoln, Nebr. --- TEMPLES. Chief Mentors. 16 Richard Clark, 420 N. 25th, South Omaha, Nebr. 17 Rev. Allen Garner, 704 M. 12th Coffeyville, Kansas. 18 Jas. Thomas, 218 W. 1st, Salt Lake City, Utah. TENTS. 3 Lizzle Weaver, 1122 Saratoga, Lac coln, Neb., 2 Fri. (A) 4 Laura Washington, 914 Walker Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Sat. Morr 5 Ada Gilbert, 405 N. Santa Fe, Cof- feyville, Kan., 2-4 Wed. (A) 5 Lottie Hill, 517 N. Main, Wicita Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 8 Ida Stovall, 706 So. Walnut, Ida Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 9 Flora Patterson, 311 W. 27th, Omaa ha, Neb., 1-3 Sat. (A) 10 Maggie Robinson, 911 Everett Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Sat. (A) 11 Mary Brown, 325 Miss., Lawrens Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 1 Sadie Tyler, 125 E. Riley, Atchis Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 1 Arle Stone, 823 Main, Atchis Kan., 1-3 Sat. (A) 18 A. O. Murrell, 451 So. 4th, Satta Kan. 1-3 Sat (A) 20 Susie Willis, 2103 Grand, Parison Kan., 1-3 Sat. (A) 21 Charlott Dalton, 1228 Barnett, Kan. sas City, Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 21 Ella McKinnins, 217 Sherman Leavenworth, Kan., 8 Sat. 23 Louise Verder, 813 N. J., Lawrence (A) ton, Kansas City, Kan. 1-2 NEXT PLACE OF MEETING. The Grand Temple and Tabernal will next meet in Atchison, Kansas, the 2nd Tuesday in July, 1908. NOTICE TABORS. If your Tabernacle, Temple or Tabernal is not in this Directory, or if you any error, please notify me at W. N. MILLER, Editor. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Dstrict Grand Lodge, No. 17, Kansas G. H. O. F. 704 N. Market St., Wichita, K Chas. A. Finney, Deputy Grand Ma- ter Cherokee, Kan. P. H. Bassett, District Grand Soe- tary, Chetopa, Kan. W. W. Shobe, District Grand Treas- 336 N. Santa Fe, Salina, Kan. H. Kindell, District Grand Director, Scott, Kan. NEXT PLACE OF MEETING. District Grand Lodge No. 17 meet in Kansas City, Kansas, in J 1908. 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 Stap Groceries and our prices are right. Orders given prompt attention. Johnston's Restaurant 339 North Main Street Meals 15c to 25cts. Hot or Cold Lunch —At All Hours— ICE CREAM SODA POP always on i SUNDAY DINNERS 20c end 25c CUSTOM GKINDING ..... A Specialty ..... ALL KINDS OF COAL & FREED STROBESBORO BROOK, PROPS. M. Main St. Photo 22