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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. An Immense Crowd TENTH YEAR Prof. Wm. T. Vernon, registrar of the United States treasury, spoke to a large and appreciative audience which filled Garfield hall on Monday night, August 3d. He was listened to with rapt attention from beginning to end of his address. He spoke from the subject "The Future of the Negro." He gave the history of the Negro from his first introduction on American soil and followed the history of the race from the seventy Negroes first brought to America to the close of the civil war. Taking up the history of the race from the reconstruction period in a vivid, forceful, and eloquent manner, in striking words, he pictured the rise and progress of the race till the present day. He paid a glowing tribute to the men—both black and white—by whose life, deeds, acts, and death made it possible to have the splendid Negro race of today. Speaking of the benefactors of the race he paid a fitting tribute to the grand old republican party, the steadfast friend of the Negro—the party of progress, protection, and equal rights—the party of Lincoln, Grant, McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft. In a manner distinctly characteristic of the eloquence of Vernon he pointed out the great deeds of the republican party in aiding the Negro in obtaining a man's chance. He held his audience spell-bound as he narrated the good deeds accomplished by the splendid administration of President Theodore Roosevelt for the American people and for the Negro. Touching on this line he spoke as follows: All fair minded men will admit that the progress of the American Negro during the last forty years has been most remarkable and justifies the efforts of his friends to secure to him the fullest opportunity and an unreconstructed citizenship. In the history of those people and commonwealths which have stood for the rights of the American Negro, and have given an impetus to the cause of liberty and freedom throughout the South Kansas, and the people of Kansas have held rank with the first and last. from out that troubled time when the issue was squarely drawn as to whether the dominant note of our american citizenship should be freedom for slavery, came the Kansas pioneer who emigrated here and on these plains most cities and States, and dedicated some to human liberty and freedom. All honor to the Kansas pioneer. He rests in peace. The sod house and dugout have given way to the mansion and the splendid country home. The wilderness and dry plain have become the cultivated broad aches that fructify to the full in season. The railroad, the school house and the Church are here today to give Kansas place in the vanguard of our country's progress. The Negro citizenship of Kansas appreciating the splendid opportunities here—opportunities unsurpassed by those in any other State of the Union for mental and moral development, as well as for material acquisition have demonstrated their value by becoming an important factor in the development of the State. Our past development and present status should prove an impetus to still further effort—to be equal to every task and worthy of every opportunity guaranteed to us. Youth must abstain from idleness which leads to crime. They must appreciate that industry, thrift and true worth will lend competency and standing in the community and that color will be no bar to the real success of the worthy and deserving. On this day which we celebrate, our thoughts turn to the struggle necessary for our freedom and the sacrifices of those who made the same possible. The Declaration of Independence meant nothing, so long as America remained half slave and half free. The agitation begun for the elimination of slavery by the founders of the Republic gained momentum and during the earlier half of the last century made its impress more and more upon the public mind. The culmination of the efforts of abolitionists led to the work of the Birneys, Lovejoys, Garrisons, Summers, and others of their kind. These set in motion currents which would not cease until Abraham Lincoln the saviour of his country, and the emancipator of a race, by his proclamation made this country wholly free. His party called into existence in 1854, seven years later had placed him in the White House, and eight years from that date the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued which was the precursor of the downfall of slavery on this continent. With the emancipation of the Negro a most radical change was made in the social order. Four millions of people became a part of the body politic, expected to participate in the affairs of government, and entitled to the protection of the laws of the land. Those who had held them in subjugation did not cease their efforts, and the "vagrancy laws" of the southland were enacted which virtually reenslaved the Negro. The Republican party to secure the protection necessary to his well being enacted the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Federal Constitution. This legislation and all other legislation in his behalf has been enacted by the Republican party. It is not necessary to add that disfranchisement, denial of rights and all efforts to humiliate and subjugate the Negro have been enacted by the Democratic party. In the work of degrading the Negro, the Democracy of the South has taken the lead, and because of the preponderance of the solid South in Democratic national conventions, and at the polls, this policy has become a fixture as far as the Democratic party is concerned. We shall invite disaster if we should afford opportunities to those antagonistic to our racial development to control in affairs of State and Nation, and thereby fasten upon us the ills from which our unfortunate brother of the southland now suffers. Gearhart was busily engaged in calculating the stresses for a new steel bridge he was designing when Rack-straw unceremoniously burst into his office. Jim Gearhart hates to be disturbed when wrapped up in complicated computations like that, so he scowled viciously as he jerked up his head to see what all kinds of idiot had dared to do it, but one look at the other's face checked the angry words upon his lips. "Why, old man, what's shaken your nerve like this?" he asked. "Oh, I'm having a terrible time out where I live, a terrible time." replied A contention for the principles of the Republican party and an insistence upon the carrying out of these principles and an effort to do our whole duty as American citizens will bring us to prosperity and give to us an assured footing for all time. The Republican party is to be congratulated upon having as its standard bearer in the present campaign a man of resplendent achievement, whose father, the Hon. Alonzo Taft, was the Attorney General under General Grant, and who when reports reached him that black men were being intimidated at the polls of the South and driven therefrom by Southern ruffians, issued his famous POSSE COMITATUS order which for a time put an end to the bulldozing methods employed by the South to eliminate Republican majorities by driving black men from the polls. This famous order evoked very general criticism and anathemas were hurled at the redoubtable Attorney General who had dared use the power of his great office to protect black men in the enjoyment of their constitutional right to vote. William H. Taft, the distinguished son of this illustrious sire early imbibed these principles of friendship and justice for the colored man. His record for dealing with all the darker races has been one of even handed justice, of sympathy and helpfulness, whether in the Philippines, in Cuba or in America. There is nothing in his record to indicate that he is other than a friend to the dark races. Knowing him as I do, I can assure you that the rights of the American Negro are safe in his hands and that he is too great to be other than the President of all the people, and that with him in the White House the guarantee of the Republican platform and its reiteration in his speech of acceptance as relates to the Negro will become accomplished facts. Delicious Salad. Boil one cup red kidney beans in salted water until soft. Drain, add one cup English walnuts or peanuts, slightly broken, one cup chopped celery, and about six olives cut fine. Mix all together and serve on bed of lettuce with mayonnaise dressing. Remove Grease from Carpet. Sprinkle the grease spot thickly with corn starch and cover with a newspaper. Leave for a day or two then sweep it off and the spot will be clean. Just Like a Man. Mrs. Stubb—John, how about the new shades? Mr. Stubb (pettishly)—Oh, hang the shades! Mrs. Stubb (sweetly)—Why, John, that is just what I have been trying to get you to do for a week.—Chicago Daily News. Blind women are now employed as operators of private telephone switchboards and for taking dictation on shorthand typewriters.—Popular Mechanics. A Little Transaction in Real Estate BY ALEXANDER RICKETTS (Copyright, by Shortstory Pub. Co.) Gearhart was busily engaged in calculating the stresses for a new steel bridge he was designing when Rackstraw unceremoniously burst into his office. Jim Gearhart hates to be disturbed when wrapped up in complicated computations like that, so he scowled viciously as he jerked up his head to see what all kinds of idiot had dared to do it, but one look at the other's face checked the angry words upon his lips. "Why, old man, what's shaken your nerve like this?" he asked. "Oh, I'm having a terrible time out where I live, a terrible time," replied Rackstraw, wiping the clammy sweat from his forehead with fingers that trembled so he could hardly hold his handkerchief. "All suburbanites do, according to the papers," laughed Gearhart. tion for the other's extraordinarily story, and keenly curious to invest it for himself as well as for his friend's peace of mind. As they drove up to the house he carefully noted it and its surrounding. It stood some little distance from the rest of the village, on a somewhat un frequented road, from which all but the roof was hidden by a clump of trees. The house itself was a small suburban villa such as are frequently built by speculators for sale, perfect square in shape, though this was coealed to some extent by the box windows and porches with which was adorned. What struck Gearhart at once as singular about it was the instead of being placed in or near the center of the grounds it had been built far over at one side, standing only some ten or a dozen feet from the "But this is really awful, awful," insisted Rackstraw. "I can't keep a servant on the place, my wife's on the verge of hysterics, the children scream at the slightest sound, thinking it's an ogre coming to devour them, and you can see for yourself what a nervous wreck I am. So I've come to you as a last hope, Jim. For God's sake, don't disappoint me. If you can't furnish some rational explanation of the strangest, most mysterious affliction that ever happened to a man, I'll go raving crazy—I and all my family." "What is it?" asked Gearhart, curiously. "My house won't stand still. It turns and twists around to all points of the compass like a weather-vane," replied Rackstraw, solemnly. "Elither that, or else the whole landscape slides and slithers around it, irresponsibly." "What?" ejaculated Gearhart, eyeing the carefully. "Oh, I knew you wouldn't believe it. Last week I wouldn't have believed such a thing possible myself. I can hardly believe it's so now sitting here quietly telling about it. But as I am a living man it is true," asserted Rackstraw, vehemently. "It began Sunday night. We went to bed as usual that night, nothing disturbed us, but in the morning we found that, instead of facing the road as it always had, the house had swung clear around and was facing directly away from it. We couldn't believe our eyes, but it was so. The next morning it faced up the road, the next down the road, and this morning it again faces the road. And there's no violence or noise about it; there's just a slight lifting sensation, and then the house swings around and sinks down again, leaving you sick and dizzy and bewildered. The servants all left at once, claiming it is bewitched, my wife and children are scared almost out of their wits, and you have no idea what a dreadful feeling of insecurity it gives you. Nothing seems firm and stable any more. Why, every time I put my foot down I half expect this old earth of ours to bring up with a jolt and begin whirling around the other way." "See here, Rackstraw, are you sure you haven't got 'em'" demanded Gearhart, with an incredulous smile. "Would all my family have 'em, would the servants have 'em?" cried Rackstraw, hotly. "Why, I made the last payment on the seventy-five hundred I gave for the place only last week, but I'll sell it now for the five hundred. I'll give it away or abandon it if you can't discover what agency, human or superhuman, is spinning it around with the ease I would a top. Come on out there with me now, old chap, and see for yourself, won't you?" "I will," said Gearhart, convinced at last that there must be some founda A FAMILY DISCUSSION "Frank," said his wife at the summer resort, "when I married you I swore to love, honor and obey, didn't I?" "Indeed you did," said Frank, "with the accent on the obey." "Yes, that's right," she replied. "I remember that very well. Do you remember the words of that ceremony now?" "Distinctly, my dear." "All of it?" "Yes, all of it." "Distinctly, my dear." tion for the other's extraordinary story, and keenly curious to investigate it for himself as well as for his friend's peace of mind. As they drove up to the house he carefully noted it and its surroundings. It stood some little distance from the rest of the village, on a somewhat unfrequented road, from which all but the roof was hidden by a clump of trees. The house itself was a small suburban villa such as are frequently built by speculators for sale, perfectly square in shape, though this was concealed to some extent by the bow-windows and porches with which it was adorned. What struck Gearhart at once as singular about it was that instead of being placed in or near the center of the grounds it had been built far over at one side, standing only some ten or a dozen feet from the line fence. He also noted that close up to the fence on its other side stood a long story-and-a-half building that looked as though it might be a stable. No other building was in sight. "Oh, no," explained Rackstraw, replying to his questions: "that's a sort of a carpenter and machine shop belonging to Mr. Ryder. He's the man I bought of, you know, and dabbles around a little as an amateur mechanic." It was easy for Gearhart to see for himself under what a terrible strain the whole family was living. Their faces were pinched and drawn and their eyes watchful and they shivered and shrank timorously at the slightest noise. It was a most dismal meal, and Gearhart was glad to escape from it on the plea of examining the house. This he did thoroughly, as thoroughly as possible by lamplight, from cellar to attic, but nothing unusual rewarded his efforts. It was simply the ordinary country cottage, four rooms and butler's pantry on the first floor, four bedrooms and bathroom on the second, and servants' rooms and cistern in the attic. There was just one point in the construction of the house that struck Gearhart as a trifle unusual. In the cellar, instead of partitions or rows of piers, the structure was supported by a single large brick pier, exactly under the center of it; and this determined him where he would spend the night. Carefully closing every opening from which a ray of light might escape, he began his watch. It was not until the early hours of the morning, however, that his vigilance proved fruitful. Then the whole house noiselessly rose some three or four inches from the foundations and slowly began to swing around. Breathlessly Gearhart examined that central pier for perhaps five seconds; then, extinguishing his lamp, he let himself out and rapidly but noiselessly slipped across to the fence, vaulted it, and crept to the front of the building on the other side. When he started he had no other thought than to investigate an idea which had suddenly flashed upon him, and if it proved the solution of the mystery, to return the next night with due precaution; but when he felt the door of the building yield under his hand, he threw caution to the winds, and snatching his revolver from his pocket, stepped boldly inside. A rapid glance around the room dimly illuminated by a lantern assured him that he was alone with a short, stocky man, who was just pulling on his coat. "Ah, good morning, Mr. Ryder," said Gearhart pleasantly. The other man faced about with a convulsive jerk, turned a beautiful mottled green, and paused with his hands stuck half way in the sleeves of his coat. "Then perhaps you'll enlighten me. There wasn't anything in it that said I should clean fish during July and August, was there?" "Hm—m—'obey' covers that." "You'll have to guess again," said the wise little woman. "It wasn't in the ceremony and if you want those fish cleaned you'll have to clean them yourself." Realizing that he had been trapped he hurried out to the woodshed and "Sorry to disturb you," continued Gearhart, playing carelessly but ostentatiously with his revolver, "but I wish you'd just step over to Rackstraw's with me and explain what a tremendous lifting power one man can exert with an hydraulic jack." At that instant that gentleman himself bolted in through the open door, a shotgun in one hand and an ice-pick, held daggerwise, in the other. "Saw you go this way—thought I'd come help," he panted to Gearhart. "Why, Ryder, that you? What the deuce!" "Yes," said Gearhart, "it's your neighbor Ryder, and also the human agency that has caused all your suffering." With a dreadful cry of hate and horror Rackstraw sprang toward Ryder, and it was only by his utmost exertions that Gearhart prevented him from then and there venting his wrath upon the shrinking rascal. Now thoroughly cowed, Ryder explained the workings of his machinery to them. The house was in reality a steel frame, supported entirely by the first floor, which was also the platform of an hydraulic jack, the piston running down through, and being concealed by the central plier in the cellar which had excited Gearhart's suspicions. The other cylinder of the jack, with the lever by which it was operated, was concealed in the workshop, where, by an ingenious system of weights, he could at any time raise the house clear of its foundations. Then by a system of multiplying gearing, the mechanism of which ran under the cellar floor, he could swing the whole house around into any position desired. "Exactly," said Gearhart, as he finished his explanation. "But what was your object in going to all the expense the construction of this thing cost you just to harass Rackstraw" "Oh, it wasn't him particularly. The—the one secret of wealth is to sell dear and buy cheap," said Ryder, with a sickly grin. "You mean that you planned this arrangement solely for the purpose of selling this place for a fair market figure and then deliberately frightening your victims into selling it back to you for a little or nothing?" queried Gearhart, slowly. "And you were sure they would never tell simply because the story was so wild and improbable they knew no one would believe it?" Ryder nodded a sullen assent. "And how often have you been successful?" "Only four times so far." "And how much have you made each time?" "I—I can't say exactly." "On the average?" "Well, maybe four or five thousand," replied Ryder, reluctantly. "Four fives is twenty," said Gearhart quietly, "and the original purchase money makes it twenty-seven, five hundred. Mr. Ryder, you are going to buy it back once more, but not at your own figure. Kindly draw a check for $27,500 to J. C. Rackstraw's order." For perhaps two minutes the trio gazed into each other's eyes, Ryder imploringly, Gearhart inflexibly, and Rackstraw inanely. Then, with a sigh that came from his soul, Ryder reluctantly drew a fountain pen from his pocket. Wheat Fields Follow Civilization. From the Atlantic coast the progress of grain production has advanced westward with settlement, until it now has reached the banks of the North Saskatchewan river and the foothills of the Rocky mountains. In the days of our fathers, the Richelieu valley was the great wheat field. It bore 40 crops in succession. An Explanation. A Boston woman seeking divorces says her husband drinks 60 gallons of whisky a month. Her estimate is probably an exaggeration. If not, it explains why the average per capita consumption of liquor is so high among this sober people.—Rochester Herald. began scraping the perch with a currycomb—Detroit Free Press. One of the witnesses at the famous Dalaklava investigation, when asked how Lord Cardigan led the charge of the Six Hundred, answered: "Quietly, like a gentleman." The English idea of efficiency was expressed in this characterization of Lord Cardigan's leadership. Noisy, long continued preparation or noisy execution is to them an indication of inefficient management. E SEARCHLIGHT, KANG MILLER.....Editor Entered at the Post Office at Wichita, Kansas, as Second Class Mail Matter. Published Every Saturday at 601 North Main Street. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION Strictly in Advance. One Year (By Mail).....$1.00 Six Months (By Mail).....71 Three Months (By Mail).....50 Advertising Rates Made Known on application. All matters addressed to searchlight for publication must be assigned by the party or parties writing matters for publication must reach this office not later than Wed- nesday to reach publication in the cur- rent issue. ROLES OF THIS OFFICE. 1st. All subscriptions must be paid in advance. 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We had our preferences in the recent contest, as we had a right to have, and as every other had a right to have, but we are not one of those who so far forgets themselves as to sulk in our sanctum because all our choices may not have been the choice of the majority of our party—we are for the whole republican ticket as named by a majority of our party at Tuesday's election. In taking a retrospective view of our issues and our line-ups we have said nothing of which we are ashamed nor do we retreat from one word which we published—and in accepting the party ticket as named from top to bottom we do so because we are republican—and believe that the majority of our party voters are better able to say—than we are—who shall be the party nominees. With this shortness we are now ready to do all within our power for the success of the republican ticket from Wm. H. Taft to the last man on the list. A STUNNER. If the Honorable Mister James M. Dorsey, Esq., of Topeka, Kans., U. S. A., if you please, had been in Wichita Monday night, Aug. 3rd, and witnessed the large and appreciative audience which filled spacious Garfield hall and listened attentively to the address of Prof. W. T. Vernon, the said Hon. Mr. Jas. M. Dorsey, Esq., of Topeka, Kans., would come to the conclusion that the people of Wichita had "a leetle" judgment—and uses it too—as to whom they want to speak to them and teh said Hon. Mr. Jas. M. Dorsey, Esq., would further conclude that the people of the city of Wichita did not thank said Hon. Mr. Jas. M. Dorsey, Esq., for any of his advice on that matter—as the people of Wichita, perchance, have concluded that its none of the Hon. Mr. Jas. M. Dorsey, Esq.'s business who speaks to the people in Wichita. This much has really been demonstrated as a fact. --- LOCALS Send your news notes and local happenings to 601 North Main Street. IF IT EVER HAPPENED YOU'LL FIND IT IN THE SEARCHLIGHT. WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE? For home cooking go to Whitted's Restaurant, 513 N. Main street. Rev. R. N. Countee is in the city shaking hands with friends and will remain in the city for several weeks in charge of the Tabernacle Baptist church. Rev. Countee is looking fine and is in fair good health. ROOMS TO RENT—Elegantly unfurnished rooms to rent; over 350 N. Main. Enquire at Retreat Pool hall, 350 N. Main. Mrs. Wm. Frazier is visiting relatives in her former home in Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bynum have moved to 618 Riverview Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Patton purchased a fine rubber tired two-seated surry Saturday, Aug. 1st. It's a fine vehicle and is a credit to any family. B. J. Topp is having a fine four room cottage built on the rear of his property at 9th and Wichita St. He is building this house for rent. Mr. Topp is netled to credit for his push and progress. Mrs. Jas. Hill and children of Kansas City, Mo., is in the city visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bartlet, 22nd and Armstrong, served a five course dinner Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. J. W. Voohies of Kansas City, Kans. The table was beautifully decorated and was filled with the choicest eatables which the market afforded Those present were: Mrs. J. W. Voohies, of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bartlett. Rev. H. I. Jones preached his farewell sermon at the Tabernacle Baptist church last Sunday which brought to a close his pastorate of that church. Mrs. Willa Kennedy left Sunday for Cripple Creek, Colo., where she will join Mr. Kennedy, and make it their future home. She was accompanied by Miss Pearl Hackley who will visit this summer with relatives in Colorado Springs. Miss Stella Tandy of Newton, who is visiting Miss Isis Brooks, was tendered a most pleasant surprise party on Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Brooks. A merry time was spent in games and other amusements, after which a nice luncheon was served. Among those present were: Misses Hazel Crouch, Irene Bettis, Susie Wilkins, Esther Hearst, Stella Tandy, Arthur Giles, F. Ratley, John D. and Maurice Jones, Bernard Brooks. New Hope Baptist church gave a picnic at Linwood Park Friday. Mrs. M. McClean and Mrs. Nancy Thompson of Guthrie, Okla., spent a week in teh city the guests of Mr. and Mr. andMrs. L. R. Goodseal. Mrs. J. W. Voorhies returned to her home in Kansas City, Kans., Thursday night after spending three weeks in Wichita as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Miller. She enjoyed her visit to this city immensely and had many complimentary words for the hospitality of the people of this city. All regretted to see her depart and hope she will return again soon. Mrs. H. G. Hale and children have returned from Chanute, Kans, where they spent three weeks visiting relatives and friends. Rev. J. H. Van Leu left Thursday night for Manhattan, Kans., to attend his mission work. While in Wichita Prof. W. T. Vernon and Prof. W. W. Fisher were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones, at the palatial Jones residence, 522 N. Water for dinner and was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Glover, 704 N. Market for supper. In the afternoon they were the guest of Mr. Al. Covington who took them for a splendid dade over the city in the fine rubber tired buggy of Mr. Covington. The people of this city both black and white bestowed fitting honor on both Prof. Vernon and Prof. Fisher. WOMEN'S CLUB A concise statement among the colored w THE BOOKER WAS WICHITA Hour of meeting 2:30 Engaged in needle, erary work. Speck typewriting. Meets afternoon. Mrs. Tho dent; Miss Sallie Ra Mrs. C. W. Giles, 712 Waco, served a fine six o'clock tea in honor of Mrs. J. W. Voohies, of Kansas City. The guests were Mrs. J. W. Voohies and Mrs. W. N. Miller. Everything was in grand style. MRS. INGHAM DEAD Mrs. Eliza Ingham died at her late home 17th and Payne' avenue on Monday night, August 3rd, of old age, and complicated diseases. The exact age of the deceased is not known but as near as could be learned she was past 90 years. She was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist church. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Tabernacle Baptist church. She leaves two grand-daughters vs. Lizzie Henderson and Mrs. Abbie Anderson and one great-granddaughter, Mrs. Eliza Vernon. FINE PICNIC PARTY Quite an enjoyable picnic fishing party was given by Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Miller on Wednesday at Sullivan's dam in honor of Mrs. J. W. Voohies of Kansas City, Kans. The party ate dinner and supper on the river bank and the spread was sumptuously prepared topped of with ice cream and cake. Every one had a splendid time and expressed themselves as highly pleased with the days outing. Mrs. Luella Goodseal has returned from Chanute where she visited her grand parents. Mrs. Geo. Orr. Sr., royally entertained at her splendid home, 808 East 13th last week in honor of Miss Hazel B. Bulance, of Glenwood., Okla., who was in the city visiting. The house was beautifully decorated in green and yellow effects. One feature of the evening was the prizes—the first prize was won by Miss Sallie Bartlett and the second prize was won by Mr. Ernest Perry. At a reasonable hour refreshments were served. Those present were: Miss Hazel B. Balance, Glenwood, Iowa; Miss Anna Butler, Sallie Bartlett, Pansy Cox, Gertfude Pryor, Ethel Patton, Ella Roach, Luna Fauver, Grace Price, Luella Mickleberry, Mamie Lewis, Hazel Alstock, Jesse Mickleberry, Deborah Mickleberry, Mrs. A. Robinson of Hitchcock, Okla., Gents: Jess Wall, Whitney, Harris, Elmer White, Tom Anderson, Ernest Perry, Ben Butler, Roy Price, Sam Henry, Chas, Patton, Malcolm Saunders. All departed for their homes well pleased with the evening spent. A. L. Case is enjoying a week's vacation. STEWARDS ANNUAL RALLY. At St. Paul A. M. E. Church Sunday, Aug. 9th. YOU ARE INVITED, COME. The steward board of St. Paul's A. M. E. church will hold their annual rally at the church Sunday, Aug. 9th. This promises to bevery interesting in every detail and all the sister churches members and the general public is very cordially invited to come out and take part in this rally. Services will be held at 11 a. m.. 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Come out to one, two or all of them. St. Paul's A. M. Church Stewards Annual Rally Aug. 9th: 11 a. m.——Sermon by the pastor. Probationers to be received into full membership. 3 p. m.——Special music by the choir Address—J. E. Lewis. 8 p. m.—Special program of music and addresses. All members are requested to be present. Our friends are invited to come out and help us. THOS. GLOVER, W. N. MILLER, A. PAUL, W. THOMPSON, T. W. FINES, E. LANDRUM, M. E. PRICE. J. Ed. Allen, at 426 N. Main, will clean and repair your harness by hand—the old way. WOMEN'S CLUB DIRE7CTORY. A concise statement of the Clubs among the colored women of Wichita. THE BOOKER WASHINGTON CLUB WICHITA, KS. Hour of meeting 2:30 to 4:30 p. m. Engaged in needle, charity and literary work. Special 1908 course in typewriting. Meets every Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Thos. Glover, president; Miss Sallie Rawles, Sec. THE HOME COOKING CLUB WICHITA, KAN. Engaged in the culinary art. Progressive ideas in fancy and home cooking. Meets 2nd and 4th Friday afternoons of each month. Mrs. Will H Jones, President; Miss Jennie Wheeler Secretary. THE W. T. VERNON CLUB, WICHITA, KAN. Hour of meeting 2:30 p. m. Engaged in needle, charity and literary work. Meets every Thursday afternoon. Mrs. B. Hockett, president, Mrs. S. Griggs, secretary. MAKING HIS MARK Prof. W. W. Fisher, fiscal agent of Western University, Quindaro, accompanied Prof. Vernon to Wichita last Monday. In the afternoon Prof. Fisher spoke at Riverside park to quite a nice crowd. We feel it not amiss to say concerning Prof. Fisher that since he has had charge of the financial affairs of Western University, he has by injecting business methods into the methods of that school has brought the school to a high degree of efficiency. Prof. Fisher is one of the big men of the west, an educator and a practical man of affairs. Western University and the people of Kansas are fortunate in having so able a man as Prof. Fisher as one of the faculty of this school. Affiable, of pleasing disposition Prof. Fisher makes friends easily and has the ability to hold them. Wichita is always proud to have Prof. Fisher as her guest and welcomes him again. Vote for S. B. Kernan for County Commissioner from the First, Second and Third wards. STUBBS AND BRISTOW. According to the returns W. D. Stubbs has been nominated as the Republican candidate for governor of Kansas and Jos. L. Bristow has been named for U. S. Senator. We will say more later. WORD FROM MR. KERNAN Mr. S. B. Kernan authorizes The Searchlight to express his most sincere thanks to the people of the Second commissioner's district for the support they gave him at the primaries, and the confidence they expressed in the integrity of his record in the office during the past three years. If re-elected he will give the people his best efforts as he has tried conscientiously to do in the past. BRISTOW FOR SENATOR. It seems to be admitted by the friends of Senator Long that Joseph L. Bristow has been chosen In the Kansas primaries as the Republican candidate for United States senator. There appears to be no intelligent explanation of this result except that Kansas is given to doing strange and unaccountable things in politics. Chester I. Long has been in the senate just long enough to become really useful to his state and the country. He has passed the apprentice stage and is equipped to do things that can only be done by an experienced statesman. Now he is to set aside and a new man broken in and trained for service. If Mr. Bristow is elected, he will have little influence or potency for several terms, if ever. From a purely business standpoint, therefore, the retirement of Mr. Long is a blunder. President Rosevelt is highly popular among Kansas Republicans. So is Mr. Taft. In the esteem and councils of both these men Senator Long stands high. Mr. Bristow does not. President Roosevelt, at least, has made this fact as plain as day. But the Roosevelt and Taft preference seems to have had no weight with the Kansas Republicans. Under a Taft administration Mr. Long would have been very close to the White House and consequently in position to accomplish much more for Kansas than any other man the state could send to the senate. But for some absurd reason the Kansas Republican voters have chosen to forego these advantages and set aside a man who has served the state faithfully and efficiently and put into his place one who, so far as his own record and letters indicate, has little fitness for it. True, Mr. Bristow might in time develop into a fairly capable and satisfactory senator, but that is a mere gamble. ... Drugs of all kinds, Cigars and Tobacco ... Your patronage solicited. + Once a customer, always a customer. Our store is Headquaters for Colored people. 615 North Main st. "Second to None 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 Cheapest and BEST FOOD on the Market. HOUCK Hardware store First Class Goods at Lowest Prices 116 East Douglas Avenue Dr.J.E.Farmer, Physician and Surgeon Diseases of Women and Children A Specialty Office 703 N. 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In any event, the choice of Bristow over Long cannot be intelligently regarded otherwise than as a party mistake. ALL THINGS ARE WELL That ends well—so pay your subscription to the Searchlight and get good night's sleep. Peerless Steam Laundry Wlehita's Oldest, Most Reliable and Best Laundry BEST LAUNDRY WORK IN THE CITY All Work Guaranteed SELOVER & MONS, Prep. Phone 232 245 N. Market ABWEBBER Druggist Free Delivery. We will call for and Deliver Your Prescriptions 811 N. Main St. New Phone 620 STORAGE We have a nice, dry, san itary Storage Room..... Goods stored with us is safe. Rates the lowest MILLER STORAGE COMPANY 634 North Water St. Dr. E. Harrison Physician & Surgeon -SURGERY A SPECIALTY- Office Hours 9 to 11 a.m. Residence 2 to 5 p.m. 703 N. Main St 7 to 8 p.m. OFFICE 601 N. MAIN ST Phone 860 green LUMBER AT METZ'S Corner Of 3rd & Main Red Front RACKET The People's Economy Store Sample Shoes We have just received a large invoice of Men's; Work Shoes, Men's Dress Shoes, Ladies' and Miss' Fine Shoes, Oxford and Slippers all styles and kinds. AT: WHOLESALE PRICES Tapp & Hanshaw Phone 257 255-257 N. Malo BOOST FOR WECHITA ENTERPRISES. WICHITA, : : : : KANS. The Abuse of Servants. The Abuse of Servants. Bridget and Dinah and Katrina continue to receive the censure, not to say abuse, of the public press and private individuals for their alleged unsatisfactory performances of their duties in the kitchen, in the laundry, in the dining room—in short, "up-stairs, down-stairs, and in their ladies' chambers." The abuse is sometimes extravagant and the censure undeserved. Bridget and Dinah and Katrina often do much better than the newspapers and the mistresses would have us believe. But, conceding that, upon the whole, household servants are not as efficient as they might be, is it surprising? If you found a man who had never driven a plane or handled a saw, and set him to work at the frame of a house, and presently began to berate him because he was a poor carpenter, you would make yourself more ridiculous than you would make him. If you wanted a coachman or a groom, you would hardly engage one who had never seen a horse. If you did, and your stock were badly cared for and yourself run away with, you would be laughed at if you blamed your incompetent retainers. Yet this is just what is done by housekeepers in regard to servants, says the New York Weekly. It is as unreasonable to expect women to cook or do other housework before learning how, as to expect a man to build a house or manage horses without any instruction or experience. What is needed is a school for servants, or a system of apprenticeship, or some other means of training them in household work before they are called upon to fill household positions. When Dr. Billy James Clark, a young physician of Moreau, Saratoga county, New York, organized a temperance society in the village, in 1808, the drinking habit was much more prevalent than it is to-day. The one hundredth anniversary of Dr. Clark's society was celebrated last last month in Saratoga by an international temperance convention, with delegates present representing 25 states as well as half a dozen foreign countries. Dr. Clark's society is frequently described as the first American temperance organization. The Sober society of Allentown, N. J., however, antecedent it by three years. Organized temperance work on a large scale did not begin here till 1826, when the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance was formed in the Park street church in Boston. Excessive drinking is so uncommon nowadays that if the early temperance advocates could come to life and see the change they would be astounded at the progress made. Men have learned by experience and observation that if they would get on in the world they must keep sober, and the restraint upon them has been a powerful agent in the promotion of temperance. In front of the mining building of the University of Nevada, at Reno, stands a bronze statue of John W. Mackay in miner's costume, with a pick in his hand. This figure was set up recently in accordance with a resolution of the state legislature that a monument typical of the state's greatest industry should be placed before the school of mines. It was decided thus to honor Mr. Mackay on account of his connection with the development of the Comstock lode; and he was dressed as a miner, in flannel shirt and cowhide boots, because it is the practical prospector and miner who does the great work on the field. The descendants of Mr. Mackay are to be congratulated on their respect for their father's early occupation, in that the statue is erected with their consent and assistance. Now that a man in New York ask- for an amusement license has said publicly that he makes about $300 a week from his Ferris wheels at North beach, Coney island and Fort George, and about $1,200 from his merry-go- rounds, and that his scenic railway at Fort George brought in $40,000 last year, isn't there danger everyone will go into the amusement business? John Henniker Heaton has been raised in England because of the suc- cess of his long campaign for the re- duction of the rates of ocean postage between Great Britain and the United States, but the Englishmen do not forget the efforts of Elihu Burritt, the Connecticut blacksmith, on behalf of cheap ocean postage. A burglar insurance company has been organized in New York. The police department there has long been in the business of insuring against burglary, but there is still room for additional enterprise in this branch of insurance. A little town in Kentucky is trying to attract attention with a donkey which chews tobacco. This is a very weak bid for fame, however, as every community has a number of donkey who indulge in the same habit. PROF. F. W. WOLL Of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Wisconsin, in official bulletin No. 151, says of Stock Foods: "First—They are no benefit to healthy animals when fed as directed, either as to increasing the digestibility of the feed eaten, or rendering it more effective for the production of meat, milk, wool, etc. "Second—They are no benefit as cure-all for diseases of the various classes of live stock, neither do they possess any particular merit in case of specific diseases, or for animals out of condition, of feed, etc., since only a small proportion of ingredients having medicinal value is found therein, the bulk of the foods consisting of a filler which possess no medicinal properties whate.er. "Third — Exhorbitant prices are charged for these foods. * * * "Fourth—If a farmer believes it necessary to feed stock food at times, he can purchase the ingredients * * and make his own stock foods at a fraction of the cost charged for them by the manufacturers. He will then have the additional satisfaction of knowing what he is feeding and of feeding a concentrated food instead of one largely diluted with non-medicinal ingredients." Don't spend $3.50 when 50c will do the work. Make your own stock foods by using Skidoo Horse and Cattle Tablets. Crush and mix in feed or salt. Proper dose in tablets. Make your stock look like ton price. For Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Fowls. They are made from the condensed essence of the drug. They don't contain Sawdust, Ashes, Chop Feed or Bran. Are just as good when 10 year old as when 10 days old. They comply with all pure drug laws. Ask for and try once Skidoo Condition Tablets, or Skidoo Worm, Kidney, Chicken Cholera, Blister, Cathartic, Heave, Fever, Hog Cholera, Distemper, Pink Eye, Colic Tablets or Louse Powder, Spavin Cure or Barb Wire Liniment. Distributed by The Blue Bell Medicine Co., incorporated. Capital stock, $300,000.00; Watertown, South Dakota, U. S. A. Put up in 50c and one dollar packages. Reval an Ancient City. Reval, where Russian czar and British king met not long ago, is described as a curious putpost of the Russian empire. It is the capital of Estonia and stands at the entrance of the Gulf of Finland, about 230 miles from St. Petersburg. The town is mainly German, like all other towns in Russia's Baltic provinces, and is of great antiquity. In 1284 it acquired all the privileges of a Hanseatic city. According to an old saying, "Estonia was an elyrium for the nobility, a heaven for the clergy, a mine of gold for the stranger, but a hell for the peasant." Among the strangers who settled there and got themselves included in the Estonian nobility were military adventurers whose descendants still exist under the name of Douglas, O'Rourke and Lewis. In 1710 Reval surrendered to Peter the Great, who provided it with a military harbor, and it is now one of the chief stations of the Russian navy. Marshmallow Salad. Use one large grape fruit, one pint of strawberries, one-half pound box of marshmallows, three large tablespoons of mayonnaise. Cut the grape fruit and berries into small pieces and drain. Cut the marshmallows with scissors and add. Mix with the mayonnaise and serve cold on head lettuce leaves. Garnish with whole berries. This amount will serve eight. Lemon Butter. When children become tired of jellies and fruit butters a most delicious and healthful spread can be made from the following: Two cups granulated sugar, three eggs, one teaspoonful butter, two lemons, grated rind and juice, one cup of hot water. Cook in double boiler until thick. Profound Sagacity of Rats. The average rat possesses extraordinary sagacity. On a sailing ship bound to Calcutta from Cape Town some time ago it was decided to try to reduce the number of rats which had boarded the vessel at the latter port. The end of an ordinary cask was planed perfectly smooth, coated with grease, and a meat bait tacked to the center. The end was fixed on with two nails, balanced so that should anything touch it off the center it would go down. The cask was partly filled with water and buried in the ballast to within a few inches of the top. The first night over 200 rats were caught, the second night few, the third none was caught. It was found by the marks of rats' feet in the grease and the missing bait that they had discovered the exact center, and took the bait as they liked. Half an inch on either side of the center meant death. Anything to Get Away. Richard Carle, the brilliant actor playwright, discussed polar expeditions, at a dinner party in New York, with a charming young matron—Mrs. Asterisk. Taxicab a Chinese Invention Few persons imagine that the taxicab is an ancient Chinese invention. A far eastern journal, 'Ostasiatische Lloyd, proves by drawings taken from a famous collection, the "Tsanthu-hae," that vehicles kindred to the taxicab existed in China 800 years ago. The "giligulicha" was fitted with an instrument which sounded on a drum every mile passed. Moreover, the Chinese taximeter was provided with a compass, a desirable adjunct when traveling in a country where routes are not indicated. DEATH OF ALLISON AGED IOWA SENATOR DIES UN- EXPECTEDLY AT HIS HOME IN DUBUQUE. IN UNITED STATES SENATE 25 YEARS Senator Allison Was Prominent in Iowa Politics for Half a Century—Was 79 Years of Age—Death Caused by Heart Failure—A Tribute from William H. Taft. Dubuque, Ia., Aug. 6.—Senator William Boyd Allison died in his Locust street home at 1:33 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. With him at dissolution were members of his household and a physician. In a bulletin announcing his death Doctors Hancock and Lewis gave heart failure as the cause. The announcement of the senator's death came as a shock to his neighbors as few were aware of his illness. Though for the last two years Senator Allison was in declining health and though he suffered the loss of much vitality during the present summer no news had emanated from his home indicating the seriousness of his condition. At an early hour Tuesday morning Senator Allison became worse. A physician was immediately called who pronounced his condition critical. About noon the veteran statesman lapsed into an unconscious condition at 1:33 passed away. At his bedside were, when the summons came, Mrs. Brayton, for years in charge COPYRIGHT 1900 1902 SENATOR WILLIAM B. ALLISON. of the management of his household; his close personal friend John McDonald of this city and Dr. John T. Hancock, his attending physician. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until Wednesday. The funeral will possibly be held Friday. Senator Allison was born at Perry, O., March 2, 1829, the son of John and Mary Allison. His boyhood days he spent on the farm, which was his birth place. Reaching young manhood, he secured his education in Allegheny college in Pennsylvania and in the Western Reserve college of Ohio, in both of which schools he distinguished himself. He was admitted to the bar in 1850. He was married to Miss Ann Carter of Wooster, O., at Ashland, O., in February, 1854. From 1850 until 1857 he practiced law in Ohio. In 1857 he removed to Dubuque, where he took up the practice of law. Senator Allison was a delegate to the Republican convention in 1859, and to the national Republican convention in Chicago, 1860. He was a member of the governor's staff during the Civil war. In 1863 he was elected to congress and served continuously until 1871. In 1873 he was elected United States senator from Iowa and represented his state in this capacity until the time of his death. Mr. Taft's Tribute. Hot Springs, Va., Aug. 5.—Judge Taft Tuesday night sent the following telegram regarding the death of Senator Allison to the senator's home: "In the death of Senator Allison the country has lost a great public servant and great statesman. He was a most wise councillor and legislator. No one can overestimate the benefit that he by his long service in the house and senate rendered his country. The burden he has had to carry for many years as the head of the appropriations committee of the senate did not attract the attention that the public gives to more interesting but less important legislative action. I am greatly shocked to hear of his death. I loved him as every one did who came within the influence of his sweet nature and strong character. He was a warm friend of my father and mother. I consulted him as one would a father. It is a great privilege to have known him." Bubonic Plague Spreading Fayal, Azores Island, Aug. 6. The bubonic plague is spreading to Terceira Island. There have been 12 deaths since July 27. THE SITUATION IN FERNIE. Rough Estimate of Losses in Big Conflagration. Fernie, B. C., Aug. 6.—The Canadian Pacific railroad estimates its losses here as a result of the fire at fully $500,000. The Great Northern loss is close to $700,000. The Crows Nest Coal company estimates its loss at $150,000. There are no lights at night except forest fires. No liquor is here and no disorder has arisen. Many of the foreign element spend their time in the bush in an unsuccessful search for whisky. Several safes and vaults have been opened and their contents found intact. The banks vaults are still too hot to open A vast quantity of supplies has been received and more are coming into the stricken region by every train. Tents, blankets and clothing are most needed. Considerable petty thievery has been attempted but a corps of special and British Columba police is doing effective work and malefactors are punished as soon as captured. There is no jail and so the officers chastise the culprits. The camp containing 60 men and two women in the devastated region is still silent, and it is feared all have perished. Up to a late hour Tuesday night 18 bodies had been recovered from the ruins. Rough estimates of the big financial losses follow: Crows Nest Pass Coal company and Trites Wood company, $150,000 each; Elk Lumber company, $185,000; Crows Nest Trading company, $100,000; Fort Streele Brewing company, $75,000; Fernie Lumber company and the MacDougall Lumber company, $50,000 each. The situation at Michel and at Hosmer is still unchanged. The fate of both towns hangs in the balance. Should the wind start, the new town of Michel is certain to go. The old town is safe as the fire cannot now reach it. Many blankets and provisions are being received. JACKSON THE NOMINEE AGAIN Williams Was Swamped in the Kansas Attorney General Race. Topeka, Aug. 6. It is generally conceded that Fred S. Jackson has swamped A. F. Williams for attorney general. Henry F. Mason, A. W. Benson and Clark A. Smith, candidates for justice of the supreme court, are probably nominated, as West did not seem to get very far. W. C. Austin and Thomas McNeal are having a hot race for state printer, with the advantage with Austin. The state printer list came far down on the ballot, and Austin's name was the first name on the ticket, and it appears to have helped him a great deal. Calderhead, Miller and Reeder, the congressmen Rees gave Calderhead a hard fight, but Tucker seems to have carried only two counties in the Fourth district. Four of One Family Drown Galena, ill., Aug. 6.—Four members of a Chicago family were drowned here Tuesday afternoon. The victims were Mr. and Mrs. Archibald McMaster and Mr. and Mrs. Albert McMaster. A fifth member of the party,iss Laura Huehner, a sister of Mrs. Albert McMaster, had a narrow escape from suffering the fate of the others when she attempted to swim to their rescue. She and Archibald McMaster were the only members of the party who could swim. A. Kansas Candidate Injured. Olathe, Kan., Aug. 6.—Jefferson Keys, the Democratic candidate for sheriff of Johnson county, was severely injured Tuesday morning when a motor car occupied by two Kansas City men struck his buggy in Santa Fe avenue, throwing Keys to the pavement. Keys fell on his head and suffered a severe scalp wound and possibly dangerous injuries to his spine. Suicide in a Bank. New York, Aug. 6.—Charles W. Westerfeld, 22 years old, an assistant bookkeeper of the Produce Exchange bank, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head in the book room of the bank Tuesday afternoon just as two checks bearing his signature were presented at the paying teller's window. Westerfeld had no deposit at the bank. He Stopped the Civil War. Paterson, N. J., Aug. 6.—Another living relic of the struggle between the north and south, General Elias J. Marsh, "the man who stopped the Civil war," died Tuesday. Dr. Marsh won his sobriquet by carrying Gen. Grant's order, "cease firing," to the Union army when the northern leader and Gen. Lee were in conference at Appomattox. Walked Into the River. Keokul, 1a., Aug. 6.—William O'Blenness, assistant engineer on the Keokul and Hamilton bridge, walked through the door of the engine room into the river early Tuesday morning and drowned. Employees had left the bridge open after a boat had passed through for the purpose of cleaning the engines after the work was done. Parker to Speak in California. Parker to Speak in California. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 6.—Judge Alton B. Parker, Democratic candidate for president in 1904, will deliver his first speech for the Democratic ticket in the present campaign before a Los Angeles audience Wednesday night at the Auditorium. SAVED AT THE CRISIS. Delay Meant Death from Kidney Troubles. Mrs. Herman Smith, 901 Boad Street, Athens, Ga. says: "Kidney Smith, 901 Boada Ga, says: "Kidney disease started with slight irregularity and weakness and developed into dangerous drops. I became weak and languid, and could do no housework. My back ached terribly. I had bearing down pains and my limbs disease started with slight irregularity and weakness and developed into dangerous drops. I became weak and languid, and could do no housework. My back ached terribly. I had bearing down pains and my limbs bloated to twice their normal size. Doctors did not help, and I was fast drifting into the hopeless stages. I used Doan's Kidney Pills at the critical moment and they really saved my life." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. WAS TOO MUCH FOR PAPA. Childish Questions Were Becoming Entirely Too Personal. There is a member of the faculty of George Washington university, who, to use the words of a colleague, "is as rotund physically as he is profound metaphysically," says the Philadelphia Ledger. One day the professor chanced to come upon his children, of which he has a number, all of whom were, to his astonishment, engaged in an earnest discussion of the meaning of the word "absolute." "Dad," queried one of the youngsters, "can a man be absolutely good?" "No." "Dad," put in another youngster, "can a man be absolutely bad?" "No." "Papa," ventured the third child, a girl, "can a man be absolutely fat?" Whereupon the father fled in continently. The Sort of Thing He Liked. In an early day in Stone county, Missouri, a farmer's boy rushed into the office of Dr. T. J. McCord of Galena and urged the doctor to come quickly to see his father, who seemed to be dying. Said the doctor. "What ails him, and what has he eaten?" The boy said: "Oh, nothing much but 14 roastin' ears for supper." "Well," said the doctor, "just go back and throw him a couple of bundles of oats and tell him I will be up there in about 30 minutes."—From Judge's Library. Critical Eye for Babies. The five-year-old daughter of a Brooklyn man has had such a large experience of dolls that she feels herself to be something of a connoisseur in children. Recently there came a real live baby into the house. When it was put into her arms the five-year-old surveyed it with a critical eye. "In't it a nice baby?" asked the nurse. "Yes, it's nice," answered the youngster, hesitatingly. "It's nice, but its head's loose."—Lippincott's. Socialistic. The Patient—Doc, I can't bay you no money while I ain't gone none, a'ready. Vill you dake it oud in degrade? The Dentist—Well, I might consider that. What's your business? The Patient—I lead a leedle Chotman band. Ve'll come aroundt und serenade you effry night for a mont', vet! Her Face. Miss Hoamley—He seemed to think he knew me. I noticed him studying my face. Miss Knox—Yes, I noticed that, too. He's from New England and he probably thought— Miss Hoamley—Yes, he asked you if I was born down that way, didn't he? Miss Knox—No; he simply asked if you were "born that way." WONDERED WHY Found the Answer Was "Coffee." Many pale, sickly persons wonder for years why they have to suffer so, and eventually discover that the drug —caffeine—in coffee is the main cause of the trouble. "I was always very fond of coffee and drank it every day. I never had much flesh and often wondered why I was always so pale, thin and weak. "About five years ago my health completely broke down and I was confined to my bed. My stomach was in such condition that I could hardly take sufficient nourishment to sustain life. "During this time I was drinking coffee, didn't think I could do without it. "After awhile I came to the conclusion that coffee was hurting me, and decided to give it up and try Postum. I didn't like the taste of it at first, but when it was made right—boiled until dark and rich—I soon became very fond of it. "In one week I began to feel better. I could eat more and sleep better. My sick headaches were less frequent, and within five months I looked and felt like a new being, headache spells entirely gone. "My health continued to improve and today I am well and strong, weigh 148 lbs. I attribute my present health to the life-giving qualities of Postum." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Wellville," in okgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. IN TOYDOM. Billy Block—A Teddy bear! And here I've went and shot me last stone at a canary bird! Drat the luck! The Leisure Class. "Does youah leisure clawss in this country follow the hounds at all, Miss Pepprey?" asked the visiting British nobleman. "No," replied Miss Peppery, "the hounds usually follow the leisure class here. We always try to keep the hoboes on the move." Conviction of ignorance is the door-step to the temple of wisdom.—Spurgeon. O This woman says she was saved from an operation by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Lena V. Henry, of Norristown, Ga., writes to Mrs. Pinkham: "I suffered untold misery from female troubles. My doctor said an operation was the only chance I had, and I dreaded it almost as much as death. "One day I read how other women had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I decided to try it. Before I had taken the first bottle I was better, and now I am entirely cured. "Every woman suffering with any female trouble should take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indigestion, dizziness or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it? Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. FOR SUN Cuticura SOAP As well as for the preservation and purification of the skin no other skin soap so pure, so sweet, so speedily effective as Cuticura. For eczemas, rashes, inflammations, chafings, sunburn, wind irritations, bites and stings of insects, lameness and soreness incidental to outdoor sports, for the care of the hair and scalp, for sanative, antiseptic cleansing, as well as for all the purposes of the toilet, bath and nursery, Cuticura Soap and Cuticura are unrivaled. Guaranteed absolutely pure, and may be used from the hour of birth. Sold throughout the world. Deposit: London, 27. Charterhouse Sq.; Paris, 6. Rue de Paris, Australia. R. Howson & O. Souyde, Sydney, B. K. Paul, Australia. R. Howson & O. Souyde, Marseille, Maruya, Lid., Toko; Russia, Ferreln, Moscow. So. Africa, Lennon, Lid. Cape Town, etc. U.S.A. Post Free, Cucurbit Booklet on the skin. Miss Della Strobe, who had Completely Lost Her Health, Found Relief from Pe-runa at Once. Read What She Says: MISS DELLA STROEBE, 710 Richmond St., Appleton, Wis., writes: "For several years I was in a rundown condition, and I could find no relief from doctors and medicines. I could not enjoy my meals, and could not sleep at night. I had heavy, dark circles about the eyes. "My friends were much alarmed. I was advised to give Peruna a trial, and to my joy I began to improve with the first bottle. After taking six bottles I felt completely cured. I cannot say too much for Peruna as a medicine for women in a run-down condition." Pe-ru-na Did Wonders Mrs. Judge J. F. Boyer, 1421 Sherman Ave, Evanston, Ill., says that she became run down, could neither eat nor sleep well, and lost flesh and spirit. Peruadid wonders for her, and she thanks Peruna for new life and strength. Sam's Idea. During one of the big political conventions a train load of delegates were stalled at a water tank. As the day was sultry the windows were raised and the delegates leaned out. Every head that appeared was bald. "Boss," said an old colored man who was selling sandwiches, "what train do you call dat dar?" "Why, Sam, that is the 'cannon-ball express,'" responded the conductor. The old man watched the bald heads protruding from the windows for long while and then said, seriously: "Cannon-ball express?" Lands, boss, looks to me more like de billiard-ball press." The extraordinary popularity of fine white goods this summer makes the choice of Starch a matter of great importance. Defiance Starch, being free from all injurious chemicals, is the only one which is safe to use on fine fabrics. Its great strength as a stiffener makes half the usual quantity of Starch necessary, with the result of perfect finish, equal to that when the goods were new. The next best thing to knowing how to get a thing is knowing how to get along without it. IF YOU USE BALL BLUE, Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. A man isn't necessarily a wood sawyer because he says nothing. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES FOR RHEUMATISM BRIGHT'S DISEASE DIABETES. BACKACHE HL375 "Guaranteed" Libbys Food Products Libby's Sweet Mixed Pickles That firm, crisp quality and delicious flavor is what you get when you insist on Libby's Mixed Pickles at your dealers. They are always the finest and never disappoint. It's the same with Libby's Sweet Gherkins and Sweet Midgets. Ask for them. Libby's Olives The cultivation of centuries marks the olive groves of Spain as the world's best. Libby's Olives are imported from the oldest and most famous of these groves. The result is a rare product, delightfully appetizing. Try one bottle and you'll buy more and never be without them. Libhy's Preserves Pure, ripe fruit and pure sugar in equal parts, cooked just right and timed to the second, in Libby's Great White Kitchen, is the secret of the extreme superiority of Libby's Preserves. There's none as good at any price. Grocers and delicatessen stores carry all of Libby's Food Products. They are warranted the best to both you and the dealer Lilac Smoothies Write for free booklet. How to Make Good Things to Eat. Insist on Libby's at your dealer's. Libby, McNeill & Libby. Chicago. Is afflicted with { Thompson's Eye Water gore eyes, use } ECHOES FROM PRIMARY ELECTION Topeka, Kan., Aug. 6.—W. R. Stubbs swept the state by from fifteen to twenty thousand majority. Complete returns from sixty-four counties give Stubbs a majority of 13,657. The total vote in these sixty-four counties is 17,370 for Stubbs and 4,250 for Leland. Nipe other counties are known to have given Stubbs majorities of from 50 to 200, but the returns are so incomplete that these counties are not included in the totals. The returns from other counties indicate that there will be an increase in the Stubbs majority enough to make it over 5,000. J. L. Bristow swept the state, carrying eighty-nine legislative districts, while Long carried sixty-nine, leaving one senatorial district and six representative districts yet to be heard from. In four of these the fight is so close that the official count will be necessary to determine the result. Bristow's popular vote is about 10,000 majority over Long. The following shows the counties carried by Bristow, with the number of representative districts in each: Brown, 1; Butler, 2; Chase, 1; Cheyenne, 1; Clay, 1; Cloud, 1; Coffey, 1; Cowley, 2; Dickinson, 1; Doniphan, 2; Edwards, 1; Elk, 1; Ellsworth, 1; Finney, 1; Franklin, 2; Gove, 1; Greenwood, 1; Harvey, 1; Jackson, 1; Jefferson, 1; Jewell, 1; Johnson, 1; Kiowa, 1; Lane, 1; Lincoln, 1; Linn, 1; Logan, 1; Lyon, 2; Marion, 1; McPherson, 1; Mitchell, 1; Morris 1; Ness, 1; Osage, 2; Osborne, 1; Ottawa, 1; Rawlins, 1; Reno, 1; Republican, 1; Rice, 1; Riley, 1; Rooks 1; Rush, 1; Russell, 1; Saline, 1; Scott, 1; Sedgwick, 3; Shawnee, 3; Sheridan, 1; Sherman, 1; Summer, 2; Wabaunsee, 1; Wallace, 1; Woodson, 1. Total, 66. Senatorial Districts. The following shows the senatorial districts carried by the Salina man: Brown, Doniphan, Douglas, Jefferson, Linn, Anderson, Franklin, Coffee, Osage, Shawnee, Riley, Geary, Wabaunsee, Dickinson, Clay, Marion, Chase Morris, Lyon, Greenwood, Butler, Elk Chautauqua, Cowley, Summer, Sedgwick, Harvey, McPherson, Saline, Ottawa, Cloud, Republican, Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Lincoln, Russell, Ellsworth, Barton, Rice, Staff; Thirty-eighth district, comprising eighteen counties in the southwest part of the state; Thirty-ninth district, comprising thirteen counties in the northwest corner of the state. Long's Counties. The following shows the counties carried by Long and the number of representative districts in each: Allen, 1; Anderson, 1; Atchison, 2; Barber, 1; Barton, 2; Brown, 1; Cherokee, 2; Clark, 1; Comanche, 1; Crawford, 2; Decatur, 1; Ellis, 1; Ford, 1; Geary, 1; Graham, 1; Grant, 1; Greeley, 1; Hamilton, 1; Hodgeman, 1; Jefferson, 1; Kearney, 1; Kingman, 1; Labette, 2; Leavenworth, 3; Marshall, 2; Meade, 1; Miami, 1; Montgomery, 2; Morton, 1; Nemaha, 1; Neosho, 1; Norton, 1; Pawnee, 1; Phillips, 1; Pratt, 1; Reno, 1; Smith, 1; Washington, 1; Wichita, 1; Wilson, 1; Wyandotte, 3. Total, 53. The following shows the senatorial districts carried by Long: Jackson, Atchison, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Miami, Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee, Labette, Montgomery, Neoshe, Wilson, Woodsosn, Allen, Marshall, Washington, Reno, Kingman, Pratt, Harper, Barber, Kiowa, Comanche, Clark, Meade, Ford, Gray, Norton, Smith, Phillips. Total, 16. Fred S. Jacksosn defeated A. F. Williams who wanted the nomination for attorney general. The few reports received indicate that Jackson will have as large, if not a larger majority than Stubbs. Botkin Nominated. No one in Topeka has any definite returns on the democratic ticket. Very few democratic votes were cast to start with. None of the democratic candidates received any returns or made arrangements for them. The few reports received, covering less than one-third of the state, indicate that J. D. Botkin has a small plurality over Ryan and Harrison, and that he probably will receive the nomination. Nothing is known definitely about the other contested places on the ticket. The Republican Ticket Topeka, Kan., Aug. 6.—In the race for the nomination of state officers on the republican ticket there were only three contests of interest, these being for the offices of governor, state printer and members of the supreme court. It now appears that Leland for governor, Austin and Reid for state printer and West for the supreme court, were the losers. Returns are slow, but indications are the republicans have nominated the following: ticket: Governor—W. R. Stubbs. Lieutenant-Governor — W. J. Fitzgerald. Lyman Salads. Select long, green peppers, cut in halves lengthwise, remove the seeds, and fill with grape fruit pulp, celery, and apple finely cut, pecan meats broken in pieces, using half as much each of celery and apple as of grape fruit. Allow three nut meats to each case. Arrange on lettuce leaves, and garnish with mayonnaise dressing. The Worst of All Uss The Worst of All this. I expect to suffer a thousand ills, but none so great as to act unjustly—Socrates. J. L. BRISTOW, Nominated by Republicans for Senator Attorney-General—F. S. Jacksson. Secretary of State—C. E. Denton. Treasurer—Mark Tully. Auditor—J. M. Nation. Superintendent of Public Instruction—E. T. Fairchild. Superintendent of Insurance—C. W. Barnes. State Printer—A. T. McNeal. Railroad Commissioners — G. W. Kanavel, Frank Ryan and Charles A. Ryker. Justices of the Supreme Court—Henry F. Mason, Clark A. Smith and A. W. Benson. Presidential Electors—Case Broderick, A. E. Moll, G. H. Lamb, C. L. Tipton, E. R. Thorpe, A. H. Skidmore, R. M. Roe, H. J. Monroe, J. W. Graybill, J. B. Dykes. The returns also indicate the nomination of the following congressional candidates by the democrats: First District—F. M. Pearl, Hiawatha. Second District—B. J. Sheridan, Paola. Third District—F. J. Hudson, Fredonia. Fourth District — T. H. Grisham, Cottonwood Falls. Fifth District — R. A. Lovett, Salina. Sixth District—W. S. Fleming, Oberlin. Seventh District—W. P. Harrison, Sterling. Eighth District—F. B. Lawrence, El Dorado. OKLAHOMA NOMINEES. Returns Coming in Slowly but Result Not in Doubt Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 6.—While positive figures are not yet available, late returns from the primary election in Oklahoma indicate that the following are the successful nominees: Corporation Commission — E. M. Mitschner, republican; A. P. Watson, democrat. United States Senator — Dennis T Flynn, republican; Thomas P. Gore, democrat. Congress—First district, B. S. McGuire, republican; Henry S. Johnsosn, democrat. Second district, Richard Morgan, republican; Elmer L. Fulton, democrat. Third district, C. E. Creagear, republican; James Davenport, democrat. Fourth district, B. T. Hackley, republican; Charles Carter, democrat. Fifth district, no republican candidate; Scott Ferriss, democrat. SOME WARM-WEATHER SALADS. Appropriate for Luncheon or Supper During the Hot Days. "One of the prettiest of the luncheon or supper salads is made by cutting the top from a green pepper, removing the seeds with a knife or stick—they burn the skin if touched with the fingers—and filling the basket thus made with chicken or lobster salad," says Christine Terhune Herrick in the Woman's Home Companion. "Each pepper may be placed on a lettuce leaf and crowned with a spoonful of mayonnaise. Another salad is prepared by hollowing a tomato and filling it with dice of cucumber, or peeling a cucumber, cutting it in half lengthwise, scooping out the inside, and replacing this with dice of tomatoes. Serve either tomato or cucumber on a lettuce leaf, and garnish with cucumber ribbons. These are made by shaving the peel from the outside of a cucumber and then slicing this. Take a slice—it should be rather thick—and with a sharp knife cut this in a spiral, as you would pare an apple. The shaving must be very thin, as it is not long before the seedy center is reached, and only the flesh of the cucumber will serve for the ribbons. Cucumber boats filled with shrimps are a satisfactory dish for a cold supper. Mayonnaise is served with this, or a good boiled dressing. The cucumbers halved and filled with other sliced or diced cucumber, served on lettuce, garnished with cucumber ribbons and with strips of the scarlet sweet pepper cut very thin, make a good dish." To Ery Tenderloin To Fry Tenderloin. Cut across the grain of the loin, beat an egg, place the meat on the chopping board endwise; mash it, then dip in the beaten egg that has been salted, have ready cracker crumbs, and dip alternately; fry in hot butter. Word from Br'er Williams. "De black crow not only don't know des how black he is, but he live an' die in de belief dat no mockin' bird kin beat him singing."—Atlanta Constitution. The Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL, TONIC, drives out Malaria and builds up the system. You know what you are taking. The formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing it is simply Quinine and Iron in a tasteless, and the most effectual form. For adults and children. 50c. WHY HE WAS WORRIED. Fly In the Ointment That Was Handed to Good Man. "Why," asked the good man's wife, are you so thoughtful? You look as if something disagreeable had happened. "Perhaps," he replied, "I am foolish to feel as I do about it. My congregation has raised a purse for the purpose of sending me to Europe." "And are you sorry it isn't large enough to enable you to take me with you? Don't let that cause you to feel depressed. It will be very lonely here without you, but I know you need the rest, and I shall be very sensible. I can spend the summer at some quiet, inexpensive place, cheered by the thought that you will return refreshed in mind and body." "It is very good of you to look at it in that way, my dear. I appreciate your feeling. But the gentleman who made the presentation speech said he was sorry the amount that had been raised was not larger so that I might be able to remain away longer, and somehow it seemed to me that applause was more hearty at that point than anywhere else in the course of his remarks."—Chicago Record-Herald. IT SEEMED INCURABLE Body Raw with Eczema—Discharged from Hospitals as Hopeless—Cuticura Remedies Cured Him. "From the age of three months until fifteen years old, my son Owen's life was made intolerable by eczema in its worst form. In spite of treatments the disease gradually spread until nearly every part of his body was quite raw. He used to tear himself dreadfully in his sleep and the agony he went through is quite beyond words. The regimental doctor pronounced the case hopeless. We had him in hospitals four times and he was pronounced one of the worst cases ever admitted. From each he was discharged as incurable. We kept trying remedy after remedy, but had gotten almost past hoping for a cure. Six months ago we purchased a set of Cuticura Remedies. The result was truly marvelous and to-day he is perfectly cured. Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green, England, Jan. 12, 1907." PROOF. She—How do you know he's a book-keeper? He—Well, I loaned him a book about five years ago and he never returned it. Laundry work at home would be much more satisfactory if the right Starch were used. In order to get the desired stiffness, it is usually necessary to use so much starch that the beauty and fineness of the fabric is hidden behind a paste of varying thickness, which not only destroys the appearance, but also affects the wearing quality of the goods. This trouble can be entirely overcome by using Defiance Starch, as it can be applied much more thinly because of its greater strength than other makes. Training of Royal Children. Most of the royal children of Europe are brought up much more simply than American children of the wealthier classes because they have none of the party engagements and school affiliations that take up so much of the time of American children. The Russian children are brought up according to the English customs, living much of the time in the open air, and are said to be a strong, jolly lot of youngsters, the small boy who is the crown prince imperial being an especially precocious youngster. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it The Kind You Have Always Bought. Cause and Effect. "Young Fallow follows Miss Belle about with dogged devotion." "That's quite natural; you know, his is a case of puppy love."—Baltimore American. YELLOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLY. Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocers sell large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. Children come into the world heavily handicapped because they are not permitted to select their own parents. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar made of mellow tobacco. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. It isn't a secret if a woman hesitates in the telling of it. Nothing pleases the eye so much as a well made, dainty Shirt Waist Suit if properly laundered. To get the best results it is necessary to use the best laundry starch. Defiance Starch gives that finish to the clothes that all ladies desire and should obtain. It is the delight of the experienced laundress. Once tried they will use no other. It is pure and is guaranteed not to injure the most delicate fabric. It is sold by the best grocers at roc a package. Each package contains 16 ounces. Other starches, not nearly so good, sell at the same price per package, but they contain only 12 ounces of starch. Consult your own interests. Ask for DEFIANCE STARCH, get it, and we know you will never use any other. Defiance Starch Company, Omaha, Neb. ria Makes Pale Blood TASTELESS CHILL, TONIC, drives out Malaria and builds up the e taking. The formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing it tasteless, and the most effectual form. For adults and children. Soc. OLE MIS' MOON WITH THEM. No Chance of the Visitors Being Homesick in the City. Mme. Fairfax was wont to stand on the porch of her old Virginia home and rejoice on moonlight nights in the beauty, says the Youth's Companion. "There's my moon," she would say, as it rose from behind the eastern hills. "Look, Dahlia, see how beautiful it is," and her tiny colored maid, who was ever at hand with shawl or fan for her beloved mistress, would answer, enthusiastically: "Your moon certainly do look pow'ful handsome to-night." When Mme. Fairfax journeyed to the city to visit her son, Dahlia, looking out on the first evening of her life away from home, exclaimed, in a voice of mingled astonishment and relief: "Well, I declare' to goodness, if ole Mis' Moon ain't done come along to Washington wif me an ole mis! We can't be homesick nohow, wif ole Mis' Moon shining on us." Thrift In the Family. A little girl was playing with a girl friend of her own age on the porch of her home in West Philadelphia. An elderly gentleman, her mother's father, and an elderly lady, her father's mother, were sitting on the porch talking pleasantly with each other. The little girl had often wished her grandparents were of the same name, like other children's grandparents. Presently the little guest remarked: "What a nice grandmother and grandfather you have." "Oh, yes," she said, with a sigh, "but they don't match." 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. Biblical. Speaking of cherry pies we are reminded of that Biblical saying, which goes something like this: "It is hard 'o bite against the stones." A beautiful illustrated catalogue will be sent free to those interested in a business education. For a copy address Lawrence Business College, 724 Mass. St., Lawrence, Kan. Many a man is lonesome because other men are particular about their associates. TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM. Take the Ouija board and play CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking. The formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing it is simply Quinine and from in austere form, and most effectual form. For grown people and children, 50c. Be careful not to stumble over your own bluff. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. Zec a bottle. A coat of arms doesn't always hide the family skeleton. If Your Feet Ache or Burn get a 25c package of Allen's Foot-Ease. It gives quick relief. Two million packages sold yearly. You can't flatter an honest man by telling him that he is honest. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar is good quality all the time. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. Even a drunken man doesn't care to be held up by a footpad. ] "You look worried, old man!" "Yes. Had three proposals last night and I don't know which one ought to accept!" No Offense. Miss Passay—Old Dr. Gruff was remarking to-day that the weather this spring was just like that of 1876 and he asked me if I did not remember. Miss Knox—Yes? Miss Passay—Yes. Positively insulting, wasn't it? Miss Knox—Oh, surely not intentionally so. He probably doesn't know what a wretched memory you have—Philadelphia Press. Good Intentions "What makes people insist on swimming beyond the breakers?" "I suppose they are philanthropists in their way and want to help along the distribution of hero medals." One of the Essentials One of the Essentials of the happy homes of to-day is a vast fund of information as to the best methods of promoting health and happiness and right living and knowledge of the world's best products. Products of actual excellence and reasonable claims truthfully presented and which have attained to world-wide acceptance through the approval of the Well-Informed of the World; not of individuals only, but of the many who have the happy faculty of selecting and obtaining the best the world affords. One of the products of that class, of known component parts, an Ethical remedy, approved by physicians and commended by the Well-Informed of the World as a valuable and wholesome family laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial effects always buy the genuine, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale by all leading druggists. SICK HEADACHE Positively cureby these Little Pills. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. They also relieve Dizziness from Dyspepsia, digestion and TooHearty Eating. A perfect remedy for Dizziness. Sweet Snack. Baked Taste in the Mouth. Cured Tongue. Pain in the Side. TORPID LIVER. They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. WIDOWS under NEW LAW obtained PENSIONS by MORRIS, Washington, D. C. W. N. U., WICHITA, NO. 32, 1908. Excellence Counts..... FLOUR It excels in every respect, -color. flavor, and pounds of bread per barrel. MADE BY Watson Mill Co. DEAM ABSTRACT IN NORTH-WEST CORNER OF THE COURT HOUSE Bonded Abstractors IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL FLOUR GRAHAM — CORN MEAL — BREAKFAST FOOD With thirty-five years milling experience in Wichita our products are the best that can be produced. Made froffi best selected grain only and put up in Special Packages, Ask Your Grocer See that you get IMPERIAL THE IMBODEN MILLING Co. WICHITA. KANSAS MAY, FEED, GRAIN and COAL CUSTOM GRINDING A SPECIALTY We sell Corn Chops, Bran, Hay, Oats, Alfalfa, Sceen ed Wheat, Kaffir Corn, Stock Foods, Meal and Flour ORDERS TAKEN FOR COAL. We solicit your trade C. O. VARNER, Proprietor KINER'S European Hotel Newly Furnished. Nice, Clean Rooms $1.50 and 352 North a RESTA 346 North Home Cooking, Prompt S Newly Furnished. Nice, Clean Beds 25c and 50c per night Rooms $1.50 and2.50 per week 346 North Main Street Home Cooking, Prompt Service — Meals — Short Orders Chas. L. Kiner, Proprietor HAT W. R. STUBBS DID. AT W. R. STUBBS DID. iminating W. R. Stubbs of Law- the office of governor the peo- kansas have proven that repub- kase not always ungrateful. That had reason to feelgrateful, at certain things, no one can Stubbs began his political running for the legislature of going that session, of course, do little but get acquainted in how. But when it came to to of 1905 Mr. Stubbs was in middle politically and in two he had learned much. He was worker, and the house was his. He was prepared. He had brought the work of improving the a workman-like way. Long the session began he had hired horses to draw bills for him. He had two or three air experienced to attend the entire session, him to study, to advise and obligy. are some of the good things accomplished at that and the session; are the state printer had been set profitsof, perhaps, $30,000 The state printership was a prize, constantly held up to editors in line. This $30,000 are reduced to a thee thousand salary. are some of the state treasured being making money out of the funds—maybe not in actual law, but they had been done was stopped. charitable institutions had been managed by a kind of honorary board. There had stands, and whether the scan-true or not, there had been Mr. Stubbs began his business boarding large gangs of railmen. He knew pretty well the numbers of people could be economically supported. He put charitable institutions on a basis. The system was not a good railroads. It was a sys-standing for which the on Beds 25c and 50c per night 12.50 per week Main Street and URANT Main Street service — Meals — Short Orders Chas. L. Kiner, Proprietor statesmen were more responsible than the railways. It was not an easy thing to overthrow. The legislators had come to depend on it to piece out their absurdly inadequate pay. Every- body had taken passes. But the pass system was abolished. Of course, the whole credit for these things was not due to Mr. Stubbs, but it is exactly true to say that there never was a beneficent law passed which the state so nearly owed to one man as it owed these measures to Mr. Stubbs.—K. C. Journal. OMAHA. NEB. Golden Sheaf Tabernacle has sustained a loss in the death of Daughter Hattie Welch, who died Saturday, July 25th. She was a faithful member, a kind mother, and a loving wife. Her place can never be filled. She leaves five children. May God bless and guide them. We extend to her loving husband and bereaved children our dearest sympathies. WEALTHY KANSAS. Kansas Taxable Property Valued at Over Two Billion. According to the certified report of the Kansas State Tax Commission made to the State Auditor Aug. 1, 1908, the valuation of taxable property in Kansas is $2,451,766,715. The valuation last year on the per cent plan was $425,000,000. FOUR LYNCHED. Because Virgil, Tom and Robt. Jones and Joe Riley, four Negroes expressed that they were pleased because the Negroes won in race war in their locality in which one white man was killed they were arrested at Russellville, Ky., and placed in jail last Friday and that night a mob took them out and hanged them. Kiner's European Hotel and Restaurant, 352 N. Main, serves everything in first class style. A Smoke Talk At Home With green wood in the stove or fire place isn't what its cracked up to be We have lots of nice dry Wood cut in 16 inch and 2-foot lengths. Also-plenty of GOOD COAL always on hand.. NORTHE PHONE 496 J H TURNER WICHITA, KANS. 533 to 547 WEST DOUGLAS Please Your Wife If you want to please your wife you must buy "Wichita's Best" Flour Ask Your Grocer For It Have No Other PEONISCH BROS, Agents 622 N. Main St., Phone 530 We also handle Feed and Coal It Is Right To Economize, Even In Small Matters. If You Trade At The Econcmy Grocery Store you can always get fresh goods at reasonable prices. To trade with uswill convince you. "Once our customer, always our customer " We are at the corner of Pine and Water st Call to see us D. K. Mickleberry, Proprietor Johnston's Restaurant 339 N. Main St. ELECTRIC FANS ELECTRIC LIGHTS Meals 20c and 25c Cigars, Tobacco, Lunch Fish Game and Oysters in Season Your Trade Wanted Whitted's Restaurant Ice Cream Parlor and Rooming House 513 North Main St. Everything New and First-Class Mrs. W. E. Whitted, Prop. COFFIN WEIGHED 1200 LBS. Required Twelve Men To Put Dead Woman In Casket. The funeral of Mrs. Anna E. Lynch of McKeesport, Pa., last Friday was out of the usual. The woman died of elephontiasis and at the time of her death weighed 500 pounds. The casket weighed 350 pounds, and with the iron supports and the body the total weight was 1200. It required twelve men and three hourswork to get the body in the casket, and twenty-six men handled the ropes and straps in lowering the casket in the grave. Fifteen pall bearers carried the casket which had to be put through a large window and was conveyed to the cemetery in a wagon as there was no hearse large enough for that purpose. WHITE PASTOR IS GUILTY Sends Improper Letters to Negro Servant Girl. Charlotte, N. C., Tuesday.—The jury in the Superior court which has been sitting in the case of C. M. Billings, a preacher, against the Charlotte (N. C.) Observer, rendered a verdict to the effect that the charges of immorality preferred against the preacher by the newspaper while he a was resident of Blackville, S. C., were true and the suit for damages would not lie. The action for libel was based on a story printed by the Observer under a Blackville date line, in which is was set forth that the preacher had written endearing epistles to a mulatto servant girl formerly employed in his household, the matter causing a sensational scandal in Blackville. The original letters were produced at the trial and proved upon the plaintiff, the evidence all through being sensational in the extreme. We are NOW PREPARED to give your JOB WORK prompt attention. Westrn U The leading ed stitute for Negro A faculty of eighteen thor from the leading Inst MAGNIFICENT Steam Heated and Westrn University The leading educational institute for Negroes in the west MCCOY A faculty of eighteen thoroughly equipped teachers from the leading Institutes in America. MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS Steam Heated and Electric Lighted DEPARTMENTS Theological, Classical, Nor- cal, State Industrial, embras- ture, Carpentry, Mechan- Book-binding, Tailorlng, I making, Millinery, Cooking, Thorough discipline, careful supervision Fine Military Bank For full particulars written Prof. Shelto Of Western QUINDA Residence Phone No. 15 MESSE FAMOUS AND ICE C WHOLESALE For Parties, Picnics, Orders delivered to BON-ION & BAKERY E. B. MESS 146 N. Main St. PROCLAMATION FROM of M. W. PRINCE HAL A. F. & A. M. To the Master Wardens and Breths Pursuant to a resolution ado- First Annual Grand Communicat- Prince Hall Grand Lodge, held the Thirty-second Annual Grand Masonic Temple in the city of To- in August, 1908, being the 26th such business as may come before The Grand Session will be contin- Each Lodge is required to f forward one copy to the Grand S be carefully filled and show the standing up to June 24th, 1908, a to that date. We enclose you blank form charity must be made. This is officers of Subordinate Lodges are investigate all claims made be- MIND that all claims must be u properly signed. Look carefully charity. Remember, the Pension session. Delegates are requested to be do work. Amount delinquent Gr The Grand Lodge will open p Proclamation must be read in open Done by order of PRINCE H C. H. M. C FRED M. S Classical, Normal, Snail Material, embracing co- tery, Mechanical Drill Tailorlng, Business, Cooking, Laundering, discipline, Christian supervision Military Band and regulars write to Shelton Hall ACTING Of Western University GUNDARO, No. 15 MESSERVE JOUS AND CELEBR THE CRE MESALE AND Pics, Picnics, Socials delivered to any par- tition IN-TON & K. BAKERY A. B. MESSERVE, ATION FROM THE C of the PRINCE HALL GRAND A. F. & A. M., KANSA ens and Brethren A. F. resolution adopted from the Communication of the Lodge, held in the city annual Grand Commu- city of Topeka, on the 26th day thereafter, may come before it for will be continued on the required to fill out the the Grand Secretary, and show the names of 24th, 1908, and a repeal blank forms upon to ride. This is a very i nate Lodges are earnest mans made before certi- ms must be under the book carefully at the the Pension Law was requested to be on hand milquent Grand Reve- will open promptly and read in open Lodge. PRINCE HALL GRAND C. H. M. COLLINS, FRED M. STONE, C. Theological, Classical, Normal, Snb-Normal, Musical, State Industrial, embracing courses in Architecture, Carpentry, Mechanical Drawing, Printing, Book-binding, Tailorling, Business Courses, Dress making, Millinery, Cooking, Laundering and Farming. Thorough discipline, Christian influence careful supervision Fine Military Band and Orchestra Of Western University QUINDARO, KS Residence Phone No. 15 Office Phone 1423 MESSERVE'S FAMOUS AND CELEBRATED ICE CREAM WHOLESALE AND RETAIL For Parties, Picnics, Socials and Churches Orders delivered to any part of the city BON-ION & KANDY BAKERY E. B. MESSERVE, Prop. 146 N. Main St. Phone 152 To the Master Wardens and Brethren A. F. & A. M., Greeting— Pursuant to a resolution adopted at the close of the Thirty-First Annual Grand Communication of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, held in the city of Parsons, Kansas, the Thirty-second Annual Grand Communication will convene in Masonic Temple in the city of Topeka, on the Fourth Wednesday in August, 1908, being the 26th day thereof, for the transaction of such business as may come before it for the good of the Craft. The Grand Session will be continued on the 27th and 28th. Each Lodge is required to fill out the enclosed returns and forward one copy to the Grand Secretary. These returns should be carefully filled and show the names of all members in good standing up to June 24th, 1908, and a report of all work done up to that date. We enclose you blank forms upon which ALL claims for charity must be made. This is a very important item and the officers of Subordinate Lodges are earnestly requested to carefully investigate all claims made before certifying, and BEAR IN MIND that all claims must be under the Seal of the Lodge and properly signed. Look carefully at the New Laws governing charity. Remember, the Pension Law was repealed at the last session. Delegates are requested to be on hand promptly, profiled to do work. Amount delinquent Grand Revenue...... The Grand Lodge will open promptly at 10 o'clock a.m. This Proclamation must be read in open Lodge. Herec. will not. Done by order of PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE. PRESIDENT, Grand Maker, PRED M. STONE, Grand Secretary. COLORED ELKS ENJOINED. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., July 19.—Supreme Court Justice Morschauser tonight enjoined a Negro organization of New York from using the name, o ces, emblem, or signs of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, as they have heretofore done. Precedence of the white organization is the basis of the decision in the case, which was brought by the Yonkers lodge. This is the first time this question has been adjudicated in New York state. THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF KANSAS The Republicans of Kansas have nominated Mr. Walter Roscoe Stubbs to be their candidate for governor. Mr. Stubbs is practically a new man in Kansas politics. Most of his business life has been devoted to contract work in connection with railroad building and the procurement and care of railroad labor. He has accumulated a handsome fortune and is financially in- SEARCHLIGHT dependent. He came into the public life by way of liberal donations to public committees, etc., and after a while was sent to the legislature. His private life is unimpeachable in every way, he has a charming family, he is always good natured, he is not in any sense a feudist and does not harbor grouches or seek revenge. He was a great admirer of President Roosevelt, and outdid Mr. Roosevelt in his enthusiasm for so-called reforms in connections with railroads and other business enterprises. In taking this position he unquestionably took the ground on which he could not maintain himself, and many people who were naturally frinedly to him lost interest in him on that account. He is an indeaftigable worker, however, and declined to admit the possibility of being sidetracked in his political ambitions, and the Republicans have now rewarded his persistence and his good citizenship and his pleasing personality by giving him the nomination he desired. His campaign will be carried on with his usual vigor and enthusiasm and he will be elected overwhelmingly. ```markdown ``` Straighten Your Hair DEAR SIRS:—I have used only one bottle of your pencil and now I would not be without it for it makes my hair soft and straight and easy to comb and also starts a new growth. HARLIMAN, Tenn. 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If you do not know how much you owe, come to our office or write us and we will gladly tell you. W. N. MILLER, Editor. “GLAD TO KNOW YOU”---BIRDS “m4 FRIENDLY TERMS EASILY ESTAB. LISHED WHEN CONVINCED NO HARM IS MEANT. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THEM Purple Martins War on Mosquitoes ‘and Flies—Wrens’ Surplus House Building as It 1s Looked Upon by the Naturalist. BY EDWARD B. CLARK. (Associate Member American Ornithol- autater: Calon.) (Copyright, Joseph B. Bowles.) Scraping acquaintance with the birds is not the difficult matter it is thought to be by persons whose men- tal impressions of feathered life arc those left by the sight of a startled bird scurrying away before the sound of approaching footsteps. As a matter of fact there are many of these, “our little brothers of the ES =. x . * A . Brown Thrasher with Food. air,” as St. Francis called them, whe are willing to become brotherly indee¢ if they be met in the spirit of kin ship. Some years ago there was a dispute Between one veteran American orni thologist on the one side and twe younger but equally well-known orni thologists on the other as to the cause of the birds’ fear of man. One said the fear is instinctive and conseque st ly always existed. The other said it is the result partly of the teaching ‘of the young by the parent birds, and partly of inherited timidity—inherited only through those generations of the feathered race which have been in contact with man and have learned that he is to be dreaded, ‘There is no intention here of taking part in the discussion, but it may be said that pioneers entering a country where no man before has set foot have found that some of the birds paid no ‘more attention to the human intruders than they did to the deer of the forest. Let a bird, no matter how wild its na- dure,learn by actual experience that you mean it no harm and you may get upon as friendly a footing with it as you are with the family cat. 1 There is no one, be he urbanite or suburbanite, who cannot have his bird friends about him if he so will. A man living on one of the crowded business thoroughfares of a great city, with elattering cars passing his door every two minutes of the day, has a colony ef purple martins dwelling in little ox houses upon the roof of his build. Ing. Six years they have lived there, never failing to return at the waning of winter. The purple martin (Progne subis) Joves the companionship of man. It has a musical, twittering note that ts one of the softest sounds in nature. It fs one of the dreaded foes of the insect Hordes and it repays man for a little proffered kindness by doing its best to make mosquito bars and fly-traps a useless luxury. The purple martin in fts movements from place to place is much of a mystery. It will be abun- dant in one section of the country for years and then will disappear as com. a y eee Ra PNG ie 6, 4 uy a . d TAS. Sy pletely as though its race had been annihilated. Apparently it has been seized simply with a moving mania like unto that which attacks many human families in the May month. Residents of a part of the country where martins were unknown sud- dénly wake up to find that they have new and welcome bird neighbors. The martin has come for a change of air and scese, but with an unchanged ap- petite for the same insect tidbits. In recent years the purple martin has deen diminishing rapidly in numbers to New England. Ia New York state it hns left some of the villages to which It was attached for years, and has appeared in other places where before it was practically unknown. In the great city of Chicago there are more purple martins than were ever known to have dwelt under the pall of the town’s smoke. Put a common box, divided into compartments with circular entrances thereto, upon the roof tree and the chances are that this bird in its raiment of royal purple will honor you with its presence through the suminer. The house wren is ubiquitous. Give it a tin can or a box in the rear yard of your city residence or the same lodging accommodations on the lawn of your country home and the wren will come, will look over the premises, and if it finds those things which to a wren amount to modern conveniences it will lease the apartment for the season. The house wren is a singer, how- ever, and to those who object to hav- ing their morning naps disturbed the wren becomes something of a nuis- ance. If you wish the wren’s company nail its little house to the side of a building or place it upon a pole in the yard, Make the circular entrance ex actly the size of a silver quarter and cut it midway between the top and bot tom of the box. The English sparrow is the wren’s arch enemy, but the lit tle fellow can take care of itself if the sparrow be unable to get into the home and destroy the eggs. Luckily the wren can slip into a hole which is barely large enough for the entrance ‘of the sparrow's head. Should a house wren condescend to bear you company for the summer its music is not the only amusement that it will offer. There is a fund of fun to be had in watching Mr. Wren build mock nests after his mate is snug on her eggs in the first completed home. With tireless industry, stopping only to sing between straws, the male vird will carry building material into every crook and cranny in the vicinity of his real nest. At this writing one wren husband is spending his time while A FF esse ee > a . : pep UN eee epee | Ee a uh If Ni mi Gr eo a “Oe oN! AS a! 1 Hi Laat | oe. me Poe ‘ oe hawnbthrastiors Resding ite Captive “Noung: his wife cares for the eggs in build- ing a make-believe nest in a fold of an awning. He gets 20 or 30 straws in position and then the wind destroys the result of his work, but at it he goes again and cares not a whit that apparently his labor is to be as unend- ing ag the stone rolling of Sisiphus. In the marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) this home-building mania is carried to an extreme, and both the male and the female birds are affected by it. ‘They will construct four or five perfect nests before they make up their minds in which one to rear their young. The marsh wrens build in col- onies, and it ts not unusual to find 50 completed nests in a swamp where only a round dozen pairs of the birds have an abiding place. Scfentists have tried for years to solve the problem, ‘the answer to which will be the rea- ‘son for this superfluity of wren homes, and science is still confronted by a question mark. ‘The brown thrasher is not a bird of | the cities, but it will visit the gardens ‘of the suburbs and there make its ‘home if man has been sparing in the use of the pruning knife and has left “a thicket retreat in some secluded cor- ‘ner. The song of the brown thrasher ‘is inferior in its varied sweetness only ‘to the song of the mocking bird, and “there are persons who find little to choose between the performances of these rival songsters. The notes of the thrasher are clear and ringing, and can be heard upon a calm morning for the distance of a third of a mile. ‘The thrasher takes to a tree top and here, lifting his head heavenward, he sings uninterruptedly, seeming to lose himself in the very passion of his mnsic. One morning in late April I heard a thrasher singing from the top of an osage orange tree. I lay down on the |grass within the shadow of his tree | perch, and listened to his song. The | bird looked down upon me and sang and sang again, Almost uninterrupted /ly for ten minutes he continued his | exquisite solo. I flattered myself that the bird was singing to me, but after a [tittle there was a movement in the heart of the tree just below the soloist I looked and there sat Mme. Thrasher drinking in the love notes of her lord and certainly no lover's plea ever fell more musically and more acceptably | upon a lady’s ear. The brown thrasher is apt to be timid, save when the love of its off- “spring conquers its fear and makes it willing to dare any danger that threat- ens. Prof. Dearborn of the Field Co- lumbian museum caged a fledgeleg brown thrasher in order to save tt from marauding cats. The cage was hung where the mother thrasher could see its baby behind the prison bars. The old bird flew instantly to the little one with food, and fed it daily be- tween the cage wires until its charge was strong enough to fly and to sing defiance to Tom and Tabby. It is perhaps needless to say that the young one was released to joi its parents the instant that its wing power was developed. In recent years the barn swallow (chelidon erythrogaster), one of the commonest birds of the country dis- tricts, has been invading the cities. The invading host is not large, but there is probably no great town in the northern United States which docs not have “hawking” about its streets a few pairs of these birds, which for merly were seldom absent from the farm. As Bradford Torrey, the New England nature writer, puts it, many a business man has stopped suddenly in the crowded streets at the sight of a scurrying bird, which he recognized as a friend of his youthful days before ‘he had left the countryside to turn his “steps cityward. | It was a barn swallow which made ‘a bird lover of at least one present day tramper of the fields. Let him be nameless, but he was led into the ways of considering the birds by a barn swallow which as an unthinking ‘boy he had shot at and wounded. The Up of the bird's wing was struck. The swallow was not injured severely enough to cripple it, but the feather at the wing's tip turned and drooped, leaving the bird so marked that its identity would be unmistakable until the feather was shed with the next molting. The swallow felt the sting of the shot and instantly turned and circled about the head of the boy, who fondly thought he was a sportsman. The bird turned and twittered within a few feet of the lad’s head and then flew away. A week later the swallows had flocked preparatory to migrating. ‘The sky overhead was black with them. The boy, still with gun in hand, walked down the country road. From out of the cloud of swallows one darted down and flew round and round the boy, chirping angrily. The swallow had hanging from its wing tip a broken feather. ‘That inefdent left its im: press. The shotgun was replaced by the opera glass, which, on the whole. makes a much more satisfactory field companion. : EDWARD B. CLARK. WAS GRIST TO HIS MILL. Proof That It's an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good. A prominent Chicago lawyer tells of an amusing incident which he wit nessed subsequent to a certain breach of promise suit in which he had acted as the defendant's attorney. ‘The two were standing talking when they were joined by a third man, a friend of the client and an acquaintance of the law. yer. The third man had been out of town for some little time. “Hello, old man, what are you look ing 50 blue about?” the newcomer de manded, as they shook hands, “Oh, I've had a little hard luck— Tve got to pay Miss Blank $5,000 on account of a breach ¢f promise judg. ment,” was the disconsolate reply, “Say, I'm glad to hear that, old fel low!” the friend exclaimg! fervently, seizing the dejected one’s hand and shaking it vigorously, “Glad to hear it!” I've got to pay that money, I tell you! What do you mean?” the other demanded in asion ‘ishment. “Just that, my boy. It will be just ‘about enough for us to set up house keeping on—Miss Blank and I are tc " married next month, you know." ceo nantina ear Meuoke: A correspondent writes to the Lon- don Times to suggest that the con- siderable number of artists whose works are accepted for the Roval academy but not hung through lack of space, might have their names printed on the backs of the catalocue as some slight mitigation ef their hard fate. it 3833 S DLT Official Directory Knights & Daughters OF TABOR KANSAS—NEBRASKA JURISDICTION . { VES IWEACH TOWN S = angaietrients f P\ gs srle Latest Model “Ranger” heyee fershed by ts-euragensrenuhee et CF RD Bie rer ene itil ful strong ind pets ofor anes Sages ae < NO ONES REQUIRE anil you teccve and aptieteol sour cycle Weshin r HAW ‘9 givens, anvenere in the U.S. eithont a cont deposit tn advance, repay /reiphe, ad PUNY stiow Hien SAS eases "eHRLAL durin which time you mayride he bcgek and \ Gurl any tet fou wi Ht pou te don or Soe oe ese s \ | ( Nor the bicscie ship it back to deat our expense anc yx eid ot be oud one ent \ A PALog FACTORY PRICES osc sit aves lt cot "Vas ve RS EBERLE to $25 middlemen’s profts by buying direct of us and have the manufacturer's guat- B STM NNIR ioes os pen bo Row Us steer a ee ae PRM frie 28k comrade ce firs we ridcr agement Sbesrd ot Jaco N\EY UIA YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED "i 222 crve ow Qesunte catalogue ana BM. fev Precrnccannakeyou svar. Pesul Uihishen rae Satie es / Be tei DEAL EHS, vou can el ur bites uae! ee te nda Ip e-Reaot Wake ACE HE Er terrors mee ge on Uff soils Tove a sumer on hand eng wad by out Chute Waal tee’ ted BOSS Sat py a wc reg om #9 wo Br Ub. Dettette iat ile mca eat COASTER-BRAKES, equipment of al kinds at hai/ the usual read prices. Poon” Patt Fepairs and SELF-HEALING TIRES 4. x4nrcte ate | TO INTRODUCE, ONLY | oon ee eee ar Fa eT TR NO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES feces TT Pe NAILS, Tacks or Glass will not let the (aaa hs cee LAIR) air out. ‘sixty thousand pairs sold last year. 1) Ae iy || Over two hundred thousand pairs now in use. = = SSN DESORIPTION: saccincilszes lisively QE a) | ree rerebieena actiastiow i ices : ‘pei qulliyof rubber, wnctrnever becomes al | Mir theairtoescape, We have hundreds of letters from satie- [ LF otice the thick robber tread ficdcustomers stating that their reshavconlybeen pumped (ag “A” and puncture strips “BB” ccpcee pt tens neato season. They weigh nomore than: A ae ak ee ee a by several layers of tim, specially prepared fapricee the Gp Ee will ‘outlast any’ other tread, The regular price of these tires is$S.so per pair,but for J ™2ke-SOFT, ELASTIC and advertising purposes weare aba aet aes eee EASY RIDING. . | Sve ides Olen Sot Day cent antl gou mare exassiecd dad fanaa ee eae oct Pp ete g caab discount of goer com (inereer matieg the es BAe | seme Punt, Casit WITH ONDER ad enclose thle advertacaeh Swe oaeer eet You Se una Graes hand pein rarest ue fotcieed ot OUI erie it ee cease Se Sor era pa c- cuve Gre! you. aad inet dey Wal hae alice ee Tse wear better, last longer and !.k finer than aay tire you have ever used or seen at aa ve Enow that you will be sa well picased that when you want a bicycle you will giveue eur oraee IF YOU NEED TIRES scien banctare ied Geeton tyes fore mt of describes and quote all makes and Kinds of res at about a te Canal prea, weet ft wrte usa postal waiay, DO NOT TINE OF fa DO NOT WAIT 22. sere aey, BO NOT THINK OF BUYING a bicycle | erewe ering. Wosiy ates posal leans ching. Wren MOREY oN | J. L. MEAD CYCLE COMPANY, CHICAGO ILL, ’ a e Eb e KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS °F TABOR. REV. FRANK WILSON, C. @. M. 1718 Clark Ave., Parsons, Kan, MRS. EMMA GAINES, C. @. P. 1170 Filmore avenue, Topeka, Kas. MRS. BESSIE HALL, G. @ M., 460 Horton, FU Seott, Kans A. W. HOPKINS, C. G. S. f 421 Dakota, Leavenworth, Kans MRS SARAH FORBES, C. G. R. 717 “C” St, Lincoln, Neb. WM. CORE, ©. G. T. 1210 Lane, Topeka, Kans. REV. M. WOOTEN, C. G. 0. 416 EB. rd, Ft. Scott, Kans OFFICIAL ORGAN—The Wichita Searchlight, W. N. Miller, Editor, 634 N. Water St, Wichita, Kan NEXT PLACE MEETING —The Grand Temple and Tabernacle Kansas- Nebraska Jurisdiction, will hold its next Session (the. 18th annual) in Topeka, Kans, on the 2nd Tuesday in July, 1909, TABERNACLES. Chief Preceptresses. Number, 1 Mrs. Lottle Williams, 1809 N. 10th, Kansas City, Kan, 1-8 Wed. (A) 2 Mrs, Addie Williams, 906 S. Walnut Tola, Kan,, 2-4 Sat, (A) 3 irs, Mary Goss, Station 1, Wichita, Kan, 1-3 Fri, (A) 4 Mrs. H. Tyler, 520 E 9th Cherryvale, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 5 Mrs Carrie Brown, 924 N. 10th, Atohison, Kan. 9-4 Fri, (A) @ Mrs, Eva Clayborne, 118 So, Mut- perry, Ottawa, Kan, 1-3 Thur. w 7 Mrs. Allee Perry, 344 N. 5th, Salina, Kan, 1-8 Fri. (A) % Mrs, Laura Smith, 308 BL 11th, Coffeyville, Kan,, 1-8 Tues. (A) 9 Mrs, Katie Thomas, 117 E Laurett, 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, 1-8 Mon. (A) 12 Mrs. Betty Johnson, 211 Stewart, Kansas City, Kan, 1-8 Thur. (A) 14 Mrs, Hattie Warden, 124 N. Wash- ington, Pittsburg, Kan, 2-4 Thur, (A) 15. Mrs. Ellen Lee, Box 25 Weir City, Kan. 16 Mrs, Lizie Morton, 1208 Washing- ton, Barsons, Kan., 1-3 Wed. (A) 17 Mrs, A. Master, 618 So, Barber, Ft. Scott, Kan, 1-3 Sat, (A) 18 Mrs. Jennie Sellers, 2202 So. 9th Omaha, Neb. 1-8 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, 12¢h, Coffeyville, Kan., 1-3 Wed. (A) 28 Mrs, Della Dorsey, 714 So. 14th Par- sons Kan.. 1-8 Thur. (A) 29 Mrs. Lulu Woods, 1027 Pottawat- omie, Leavenworth, Kans. 1-3 ‘Thurs, 20 Mrs, Laura Bright, 203 Ohio Leavenworth, Kan, 3 Sat 34 Mrs, Joana Jones, 1135 N. Wash- ‘Thurs. (A) ington, Wichita, Kan, 1-2 S LT Directory Daughte rs SROR 3KA JURISDICTION 2 _ 36 Mrs. Adah Lewis, 1608 Archer Av.. South Omaha, Nebraska. fe Mrs, Mary Robinson, 108 N_ 3rd Atchison, Kan., 1-8 Fri. (A) 88 Mrs, Ella Young, Box 1173, Weir City, Kan. ¢s Mrs. Hulda Patterson, 8th and Elm, Abilene, Kan. 52. Mrs. Ada King, 722, N. ¥ Lawrence Kan., 2-4 Thur. (A) ‘ 68 Mrs. Lille Robinett, 1236 Barnett, Kansas City, Kan, 1-8 Fri. (A) 77 Mrs, Sarah Weddington, 684 Spruce Topeka, Kan., 1-8 Wed, (A) tta, Kan, Fridays, 85 Mrs, Francis Hardaman, 1801 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kan. 89 Mrs, B, E. Alton, 2215 Pacific, Omaha, Neb., 1-3 Wed. (A) $1 Mrs, Lulu Robinson, 1125 N_ 19th Omaha, Neb., 1-8 Thur. (A) 92 Mrs. A. Grant, 401 So. 8th, Lin- coin, Neb., 2-4 Fri, (A) 98 Mrs. Ida M. Jordan, 903 N. Weat- ern, N. Topeka, Kan., 1-3 Thur. “w TEMPLES, Chief Mentors. Ee er eee 1 Fred M. Harris, Box 1178, Wel 2 Rev. Jos. Smith, 308 E. 11th, Cof. feyville, Kans, 1-3 Tues Cty, Kan, 1-3 Fri. 3 J. G. Burdett, 819 N. Ist, Atchison Kan, 1-3 Fri. 4A. M, Herroll, Sherman Flats Omaha, Neb, 2-4 Mon, 3 Robt. M. Jordan, 908 N. Western N. Topeka, Kan., 1-8 Thur. 7 Dr. G. G Brown, 317 N. Main Wichita, Kans., 1-8 Tues. 3 A.J. Beam, 409 Osborne, Ft. Bcott Kan, 1-3 Tue. 10 Geo. L, Craig, 906 Cherokee Leavenworth, Kan,, Mondays. 11 C. W. Giles, 617 N. Water St. Wichita, Kans, 1-3-4 Thurs. i Lee Holiday, 728 So. 20th, Parsons Xan, 1-8 Thur. 48 Ed Finch, 614 N. 4th, Salina, Kan. 1-8 Tue, 16 Richard Clark, 420 N. 26th, Sout Omaha, Nebr. 17 Rev. Allen Garner, 70¢ . 19th Cofteyville, Kansas, 18 Jas, Thomas, 218 W. ist, Salt Lake City, Utah. 19 W. M. Hughes, 1023 N. J., Law: rence, Kan,, 2-4 Thur. 22 B.C. Baster, Box 156, Oswex Kans., 2-4 Tues 24 FW. Waren, 218 B. 7th, Cherry: vale, Kans., 1-3 Tues 26 J. H. Downs, 422 Haskell, Kansas City, Kansas, Fridays, 59 U, A. Graham, 1160 West, Topeka, Kansas, 1-8 Thur. 60 B. C. Saires, 1813 Jefferson, To- peka, Kans, 1-8, Mon, 72 J. M, Wright, 1125 Saratoga, Lin- coin, Neb. Queen Mothers. 1 Lillie Harden, 900 Fifth St, Leav: enworth, Kan., 4 Sat. (A) 2 Susan Danicls, 216 W. Wail, FX Scott, Kan. 2-4 St, (A) 3 Lizzie Weaver, 1122 Saratoga, Lin. coln, Neb. 2 Frit. (A) IWEACH TOWN and district to eycleforished by ws.” Ouragents everywhere art pall pariicalars and setae a nee yank you receive an spoons ol your Uecle® We ship elie acon peed in advanee, Prepay igh ERIAT. during wisch ime you mayide the bese aed You are then not pertecdy euitied or do not mah moh the highest gerade bycles Wis posible te make ‘small profit above actual factory cost, You save #1s toying direct ot us and have the manufacurers eure 3 NOT BUY a bicycle ors pir of tres from anon ye our catalogues and learn our unheard of Jectors firs ier genth SHED sincy Sar super, omodts St the temeanals ae ase, wht fae ase Sone cer tee can sell gur bicycles Under your own name plate at ¢ do not regularly handle second hand bicycles, but (lau Washington, yy Kansas City, Kan 1. 6 Ada Gibert 400. say fervie, Kan, 2 Wat # a Stovat, 708 50, mya Kan, 2-4 Sat, (4) 9 Flora Patterson, 311 my ha, Neb. 1-3 sat (4) 10 Maggte Robinson, §4 Kansas City, Kon, 14 ge 1. Mary Brown, 325 xia, Kan, 2-4 Sat. (a) 2 Sadte Tyler, 125 ©. Rip, jy Kan, 2-4 Sat, (4) 14 Arlo Stone, £25 stein, jy Kan, 1-3 Sat. car 18 A. O. Murrell, 451 86, ¢, Kan,, 1-8 Sat. (4) (9 Lizzle Herrold, Shermay Omaha, Neb.. 2-4 Sat cay 20 Suste Wills, 2103 Grana, Kan. 1-3 Sat, (4) 25 Gertrude Tay 2 Parsons, Kans. 2-5 s, 28 WA. Tiss, 2214 Morcan, pl Kans,, 1-3 Sai £2 Charlott Dalton, 1228 Bama sas Clty, Kan, 2-4 sat 21 Ella MoKinnis, 17g Leavenworth, Kan, 1.4 Te 28 Louise Verder, $13 N. 3, ta Kan, 1-3 Sat. (A) Qu Hester Cornish, $11 Werte, Topeke, Kan, 1-3 Set. (4) 87 Jannle McAdoo, 1818 ¥, ¥, Topeka, Kan, 1-3 Set, (4) 45 Cynthia Henderson, s12 ton, Kansas City, Kan, 14 NOTICE TABoRs, If your Tabernacle, Temrle op ig not in this Directory, oF if. &ny error, please notify me at W.N. MILLER, Be Fernie, B. C., Aug. 6—The Cana Pacifle railroad estimates its i here as a result of the fire at} $500,000. The Great Northern | is close to $700,000, ‘The Crows) Coal company estimates its ios $150,000. There are no lights at night ex ‘forest ures. No liquor is hev j ‘no disorder has arisen. Many of foreign element spend their tix the bush in an unsuccessful scar whisky. Several safes and have been opened and their om found intact. The banks vaulls still too hot to open, ‘A vast quantity of supplies been received and more are co into the stricken region by « train. Tents, blankets and co! are most needed. Considerable thievery has been attempted corps of special and Tritish (i bia police is doing effective work malefactors are punished as som captured. ‘There is no jail and sj officers chastise the culprits camp containing 60 men ad women in the devastated resia still silent, and ft is feared all perished. Up to a late hour Tuesiay nisl ‘bodies had been recovered frm ‘ruins, Rough estimates of the financial losses follow Crows Nest Pass Coal comp Trites Wood company, $151\""'4 Elk Tamber company. $18 Crows Nest Trading company. 4 000; Fort Steele Brewing cout $75,000; Fernie Lumber comps the MacDougall Lumber cot $50,000 each. ‘The situation at Michel 904 Hosmer is still unchanged. Tb of both towns hangs in the Mt Should the wind siart, the ve J of Michel is certain to xo. 7 town is safe as the fire canto! reach it, Many blankets aid ions are being received. JACKSON THE NOMINEE AG Williams Was Swamped in the Attorney General Rast Topeka, Aug. 6.—It is generally ceded that Fred S. Jari swamped A. F, Williams for a" general, Henry F. Mason, 4 | son and Clark A. Smith, cali for justice of the supreme cot probably nominated, as West seem to get very far. WC 4 and Thomas MeNeal are javine’ race for state printer, with M vantage with Austin. ‘The stl er list came far down on th and Austin’s name was the fs on the ticket, and it appears helped him a great des (al Miller and Reeder, the cost Rees gave Calderbead & li" but Tucker seems a only two counties I ould trict. ot a ee Family Drowe Galena, Il, Aug. §— PO" of a Chicago famil an here Tuesday afternoon. 1! were Mr. and Mrs. Arr tilwil ¥ ter and Mr. and M ies ter. A. fifth mew be J iss Laura Huebwr : Albert. McMaster. : cape from suffers a others when she # dt 3 their rescue. Sh arcaibil Master were the 0 nbers @ party who could rss Olathe, Kan. Keys, the Demor sheriff of Jot verely injured 7 ; a motor car occu? 5 City men struck Ws Fe avenue, throw! we ment. Keys fell on bis Mi og fered a severe scali) WON, gibly dangerous injuries @