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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT VERNON IN OKLAHOMA Registrar Vernon Tours The New State In a Private Car TENTH YEAR The colored citizens of Okla. because of the restrictive measure and discriminatory Legislation have been making an organized effort to protect themselves from the encroachment of that element in the State who are apparently opposed to progress, of the Negro citizens. An organization headed by Honorable E. T. Barbour of El Reno and others secured the services of Register Vernon who was met by the company of the most distinguished citizens of Okla. at Caldwell, Kans, in private car, secured for the accommodation of the entire party. This a used the interest of all Okla. I from the beginning of the journey across the state and back again, the Register and party were given an ovation. It was necessary at Hennessy, Okla. for Mr. Vernon to respond to the call for a rear - end spreech, and the train pulled out amid the applause of the multitude gathered there. Finally they reached El Reno, a large crowd of citizens, white and colored met them at the train The school chilcren sang, as they marched through the streets the procession inspired by the music made their way to the place of meeting. That night the Opera, House was filled was filled with people of both races. Representative citizens, an headed by the Mayor of El Reno occupied prominent seats id the audience. Register Vernon was entertained in the home of Lawyer Barbour. A delightful collation was served to the party, including the Register, President Inman page of Langston University, W. H. Jernigan and others. Next day found this party, on the road to King Fisher where after a cordial reception, all repaired to the Court House where Frederal Office holders and other leading citizens were eager to hear Mr. Vernon. Honorable E. O. Tyler, the disninguished attorney of this place, was presiding genius on this occasion. Here Mr. Vernon, delivered a speech to the business men and farming element, is so largely represented among our people. From there they proceed ed to Guthrie, the State Capital and were met by thougoands at the station, proceeded by Langston University Band, marched through the streets of Guthsie to where a public reception was held. That night the leading opera house was filled from pit to dome with the citizens of the capital. Here the Register dwelt upon the necessity of giving equal rights to all citizens regard less to race or color, making an appeal for fair play for his people. After the speaking the special car proceeded to Coyle; from there the party was transferred to Langston Universitp where the evening was spent. Next morning the students were assembled and were addressed by the Registrar and others. The car was transferred to the Santa Fe tracks. By invitation the Registrar and party called on Gov. HaskelI of the New State and to discuss with him matters affecting the races. They then journeyed on to Oklahoma City the metropolis of the State, that night thousands were present to here Mr. Vernon who specially encouraged the people of the new state to remain in Oklahoma, despite discouragement at present time. The great meeting in Convention Hall was followed by a banquet given to the Register and party. The Register and partA were given a trolley ride over the City by the Chamber of Commerce including the Mayor, City Officers and others. The private car then transferred to the Katy tracks, they proceeded to Muskogee, thd haven for Negroes in the New State, Here they were met by Hon. A. G. W. Sango, Judge W. H. Twine and others a committee of prominent citizens who conducted the party to the place of meeting. A large audience filled Sango Opera House that evening where it was said by those present' that Mr. Vernon there passed all his previous efforts. Banker Johnson entertained Register Vernon and party at dinner. The gentlemen, in the party accompanied Mr. Vernon to Parsons Kans. returning to there homes in the State while hs leJt to visit his Institu WICHITA, KANSAS, SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 1909. tion at Quindaro, and to be present at the Lincoln Day Exercies in the Capital of this State. The entie trip was made without a hitch, Mr Edward's McDaniels of South McAlester, a progressive, Negro Railroad Conducter, have in charge the transportation facilities was with the Register on a intire trip. Mr. Vernon's trip has been a source of inspiration, to the people of new state, and has served to bring about better relationship between the races. It is felt that white people of prom inence the colored people of the State will be enabled to reach a better understanding as a result of counsel of the Registea. Okla. is a state of wondrous possibilities and Negroes of progressive spirit have gathered here. It is a unanimous agree, that the great ovation given Mr. Vernon throughout the State is but keeping with the things for which he stands to gather with this accomplishment eloquence and recognized ability and OkIahoma, is indebt to him for his service among its people. While in Muskogee Register Vernon was the guest of Honorable A. G. W. Sango and among the special were I. E. Page, A. Henderson C. A. Buch, H. W. Conrad John W. Capers, C. T. Talhaferro, J. E. Kirsh, M. C. Claibron, Fred McNeal, J. A. Rouce, G. W. Stewart, T. M. Hayes, Williams Harrison, E. E. McDaniels, T Traylor, R. Dungee and E. G. T J. O. Crouse, Judge W. H. T. Twin and others. Church Conference, at St Paul A. M. E. church, Wed. eve. was well attested. The Pastor read the law government such bodies and gave explanation of same. And stated the real object of the remarkable relative to the financial condition of the church were made by Bros. T. Glover Treas. J. T. Chinneth Sect. which gave satisfaction in every way to the conference. Seveaal of the members made remarks concerning the future success, of the courch. Some well regulated plans, were anopted to further intrese of our belhved zion. Dont forget the celebration of 149th birthday of Richard Allen the illustrious founder of the A. M. E. church, Sunday evening. John A. Lankford, a young Negro Architec of St. Louis, Mour. was offered a position as a Structural Mechanical Engineer, on the Panama Canal. After thorough consideration, he decided not to accept, as he does not wish to at this time to leave this country. St. Louis Palladum. THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR STYER BORN 1809----DIED 1865. nton's Tribute Stanton's Tribute The World Has Come to Accept the Great Secretary's Opinion of Abraham Lincoln as the Most Perfect Ruler That Ever Lived. and he was not proud of the job. He was ambitious—and frankly admitted it. He was so modest, so honest, and so "easy" that not a few thought he must be simple-minded. Traits like these are not evidences of genius in the mind of the common people, who prefer that their idols shall pose. Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln's lifelong and successful rival until the final test came, posed effectively; therefore they knew he was great and dubbed him the "Little Giant." Lincoln never posed, therefore it never occurred to them that he could be great. To be sure, there were some who came to appreciate Lincoln before his death. There were a comparative few who learned by experience that he was "easy" only when it didn't matter, and that, instead of being simple-minded, he was literally and absolutely a master of men. Douglas, to whom he put the question at Freeport that saved the United States, came to know him as his master—and held his hat for him while he took the oath of office as president. Fremont, the "soldier statesman," whom he made—and unmade—learned the same lesson. So did McClellan, the "Young Napoleon." So did Seward, who went into the cabinet prepared and expecting to take the reins of government. So did Chase, the "indispensable man," who resigned once too often—and, thanks to Lincoln's magnanimity, administered to him the second oath of office. Even Stanton, that saturnine Titan of the cabinet, who was in the habit of referring to Lincoln as the "original gorilla," who openly prophesied that Jeff Davis would be in the White and afterward I could not speak for four days, while some of the officers lost their voices for a week. We fired from behind a heap of dead bodies, and I told the bugler to blow his very loudest while we cheered, and so the enemy thought we had plenty of men in the rear." It was during the Crimean that Lord Wolseley lost the sight of his right eye, although it was in Burma, when quite a boy, that he received his first wound. A young brother subaltern who had lent a shirt to Wolseley just before the fight saw HIS is the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. It is 44 years since the death of Lincoln. The men of his day and generation have large HIS is the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. It is 44 years since the death of Lincoln. The men of his day and generation have largely passed away. The civil war has been over a long time. This is a new century of other manners and new activities. Yet there is nothing remote about the name and fame of Lincoln. He is close to us, and growing closer. Here, as everywhere, the observation of the day increases year by year. The explanation of this extraordinary fact is at once simple and satisfactory. It is that the American people never appreciated Lincoln while he was alive. When he was taken away from us we began to see him as he was. We are now beginning to appreciate him. Many loved Lincoln devotedly while he was alive. Others saw that he was a thoroughly good man. But in general even those who loved him and those who trusted him utterly failed to realize that he was as great as he was good. The failure of Lincoln to win the appreciation of those who had every chance to judge him seems incredible to us now. Nevertheless, one may hazard a guess as to the belittling power of intimacy in his case. Never in the history of the world was there a great man so entirely and consistently his natural self. He was homely and ungainly and poorly dressed—and he knew it, and joked about it. He was entirely self-made— Battles Won by Shouting. Battles Won by Shouting. Lord Wolsley, whose health is causing his family and friends grave anxiety, was an engineer officer at the time of Sebastopol, and has made the interesting confession that they won some of their engagements during the Crimean war simply through shouting. He had charge of the advance sap, close to the redoubts. "I don't believe," Lord Wolsley has said, "that we had 25 fellows the last time we attacked. We were shouting, shouting, shouting, House within six months, who believe himself called into the cabinet for the express purpose of holding up the hands of an impotent president—ever Stanton learned his lesson. It took him a long time, but he learned it well When Lincoln drew his last breast Stanton said: "There lies the most perfect ruler of Men the world haver seen." But it was not until the homely face and ungainly figure of Lincoln were gone from the sight, and his pointer jest was no longer heard, that the American people began to see Lincoln as he was, not as we had assumed him to be. And year by year we are coming to know him better. We know now, among other things that this self-made man from the loc cabin was truly an educated man: that this backwoods circuit rider was no only an honest lawyer, but a great lawyer; that this past master of the art of story-telling used his art with a purpose; that this cross-roads debater and political stump speaker was an orso to whom it was given to speak word that are immortal—words that are a much a part of the national heritage as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We know now—not some of us, but all of us—that this man who saved the union by force of arms and brough peace out of the hell of civil war die these great things in an even greater spirit; that he wrought "with malice toward none, with charity for all." And we know now that this man who was so human that he did no seem to be great, was yet a lonely soul set apart for a great work and aware of his mission. The time may come when we shall forget in part his "in finite jest," but never the infinite sadness of his deep-lined face. Providence raised up Abraham Lincoln. And we are just beginning to understand. Abraham Lincoln It may be that some other in his place Might have accomplished all he did or more: Some other might with all his strength and grace Have borne the mighty cares he brave- ly bore. Perhaps if chance had doomed him to re- main In deep obscurity through all his days Some other might have had the heart to gain A nation's gratitude, a people's praise It may be that some wiser man than he Was left uncalled while Lincoln rose to lead, Some other may have had the wish to be The glorious doer of the splendid deed. But Lincoln faced the danger, bore the care, Nor was it chance that raised him to his height; Because his heart was dauntless he was there And ready, when the moment came, to smite. - S. E. Kiser. Lincoln a Dictator Abraham Lincoln, master of men wielded more power than any Anglo-Saxon since Oliver Cromwell. He called out troops, increased the size of the army, declared a blockade of southern ports, suspended the writ of habeas corpus, imprisoned American citizens without trial, suppressed newspapers, and freed the slaves—all because he was the head of the nation when it was engaged in a sanguinary struggle for its very life. Lincoln was a dictator, but it was his rule to act only after consultation with his advisers. He was ever open to argument, and in the Trent affair was led to adopt the unpopular side by Seward's logic. Yet the secretary of state and Chase, Stanton, Fremont and McClellan were, in turn, overwhelmed by Lincoln. On the other hand, of his own choice, he gave Grant a free hand in military affairs, until the general, in his sphere, was almost as much a dictate as the president in his—Henry Beach Needham, in Munsey's. him fall, and exclaimed involuntarily: "There goes my one change of linen!" Fortunately both shirt and wearer were only slightly damaged. "I wish my nose was of a different shape," said Mr. Suddyn-Klymer. "I presume you know," suggested Mrs. Upmore. "that it is quite possible nowadays to have the shape of one's nose corrected?" "Oh, yes, indeed; it looks all right in my oil portrait's." -Chicago Tribune ee a Ye ne Oa - TR SEARCHLIGHT hhh ® ie ee ame, + ARB, (6 Uniram onc | N. MILLER................Editor Residence Phone Bell 1641. at the Post Oftice at Wichita, ‘Kansas, as Second Class Mail Matter. ed Every Saturday at 60i North Main Street. 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Any erroneous reflection on the ter, standing or reputation of person which may appear In this wil be gladly corrected if wretught to the attention of the editor. Fe Live and Let Live” Is Our Motto. WILL HAVEA RALLY The Stewards and Stewardess 4 St. Paul A. M, E, church will five a RALLY at the church all lay on thesecond Sunday in Feb ary [ Sunday, February 14th] ‘or the purpose of raising money ith which to pay the indebted. 2ss of that department. All the mbers are asked to give not less than 50c and the friends as uch as they will, Come out on sunday, February 14th and lend ‘our assistance in a worthy and eedful cause, Let every mem- er respond to his duty. Hurt In Colorado Wreck Miss Lillian Huff who was re- ning to Wichita from Salt L. ‘ity where she had spent the sum- ler met with quite a painful ac- ident, in a wreck which resulted in her sustaining a crushed foot, d other injuries. Miss Hyff was turning; t o meet her brother, roy R. Huff, who bas recently returned from Chicago; where he ad an operation performed; on is neck. Leroy does not know, e full nature of his sister’s in- ies; but heisinformed that she is doing nicely in the hospital, in nver, Colorado. Attend the exercises, at the A. 'M, E, church Sunday, Feb. 14th ommemorating the 149th Anni- ry; of the birth o f Richard, Hen founder of the great A. M. : church, DUTY OF THE HOUR ) Wichita has adopted the “ Com- émission Form”. of government, yand asitissomething newall are estanding t 0 one side to see how jit will work. Those whoso stren- uous advocate t he adoption of ithis new form of government is ymade some flattering claims tor tit — claims which if they mater ialize — would prove beneficial to os eommunity. These claims, however are only theoritial, and it yet remains to be seen what Ithis new system will produce in factual practice. It matters not inow who favored or who did not {favor the change, the change has been adopted and must now, be iput in force. In the selection of a “mayor and commission, every of citizen should take an activ pait and no oneclass ofcitizens should be more concerned in the select— ion, of the men to put this new system in operation more than the colored citizens 0 f our city. Under the new system the mayor and all the commissions arcelect- ed by the city aj large and under such rules and regulations, as to entierly bonish, ward or section al lines. Therefore, the only hope of the.colored man is to assist in the selection of fair minded, im- partia! men, for these offices and leave their cases in their hands. With proger men as Commission ers and the right man for Mayor the colored men will have no re- ason tocomplain- is our opinion. LOCALS —THE RESUME OF THIS WEEX— f3™ Sond your‘news notes and loce happenings to 601 Morth Mal Strest. iF 1T EVER HAPPENED YOU'LL FIND IT IN THE SEARCHLIGHT. WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE? Send your news in earlier. Rev. E, T. Fishback, pastor of New Hope, Rev. Jas. T. Smith, pastor St. Paul A. M. E. church, Rey. M. L. Copeland, pastor the Tabernacle Baptist, Rev. W.S. Malone, pastor Asburry M. E. church, are each doing a great work in their churches. They are each making a lasting place, in the hearts o f the people, o f this City. W. N. Miller and wife this week purchased fourteen 114} lotsad- jouring theirsuburnban home on 58rd, st. They will establish, a poultry yard onan extensive scale and raise chickens, ducks, a nd geese for the market. For Sale:— For [ 4] fine young Plymouth Rock roosters, Mrs. W, N. Miller, Bell Phone 1641 Wichita was again visited by a high wind and cold wave, Mon- day Tuesday, and Wednesday. A Successful Operation Leroy R. Huff, one of Wichita’s prominent, young colored men has returned from Chicago wnere Dr. Pratt a specialist performed : operation, removing several warts from young Huff's neck. The warts had been v source of much annoyance and pain, to young Huff, and he spent much time and money, in an effort, to have them cured up. It is believ— ed that thé recent operation will prove successful. Rev. W. S. Malone, pastor of the M E. churchis arousing very much interest in his church Work in this city. His services are held at the usual hours on Saturday, at 636 N. Water. Everyone has a cordial invitation to attend them. Mxs, Thomas Fines returned last week from Little Rock Arkansas and Pine Bluff, where she spent two weeks visiting among rela- tives a n d friends. While there, she sang at one of the churches, in each city, and startled the peo- ple of those communitive with a marvelness of her singing.'S h e was the recipient of many flatter ing praises, by both, the colored and white passes there. Rev. Jas. T. Smith pastor, the. A. M. E. church, and Rev. W. S. Malone, pastoroftheM. E. church went to Newton Thurs. evening to assist Rev. S. S. Wash ington, in the revival at A, M. EB. church in Newton. Sp EN ts eis aa THE WICHITA SSANCRLION: lS POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT] Onice Hours 9 a m to Sundays by Appoints Schocl Board Second Ward a 1am a candidate for re- election asa Dr. H, aT : member of the Second Board from the Second Ward subject to the Republican D EN 7 primiary Mareh 2dd 1909. aero E. B. Messerve. ALL Work Gu We wish to thank Arkansas, Valley lodge 21, Dr. E. Harrison S. Molone, Rev. Jas. Smith and Mrs. Frank Wilkins, for their job work given the Searchlight this week. We appreciate your trade, come again. Send your news in earlier , Allens Day Program. Opening chorus by the choir Prayer, Anthem by the choir an Ariireses Richard Allen and Mr. T. Glover, Solo Edward Landrum Pager, our church, Miss Ida Hill Song by choir, Church is moving address, Our Sunday School J. T. Chinneth. Song, Our Fathers church. Young Ladies Quarteet, Junior Choir, Papor, Our young People- Miss Wilson. Solo, Miss. T. W. Fine. The furneral of Mrs. Evelyne Walker who died in Enid Okla, last week was conducted at th e 5nd Baptist church Tuesday after noon. The deceased, was a sister to W. Sturnesand H. Starnes, and wasa former resident of this city. Mrs. Frankie Austin has return- ed from an extended visit to Top- eka and Perry Kansas. Mrs. Ella Kyle is very ill. The Stewardes Board will give a very exceledt program, Thurs evening Feb. 18, all are invited. Chas. B. PATTON Merchant Tailor 889 North Main Street First-Class Making of Men’s Garments Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing A Specialty Prompt Service Courteous Attention Your Trade Solicitec Enamel - ware - Cheap fits Here Is Your Chance eA . ——— Wes } Youcan buy enamel ware ate Qo as shown in the accompan- Se EN ea ing “cut ” at 25c each and Sue gee many larger pieces at the Nei 6oe eee same price. Smaller piecies, eee ice /) _ prices in propotion, NEE aoe ey We can also save you money ira in buying New and 2n Hand ear y Furniture. See our stock FE). D. SQUIRE Bell Phone 1837 Jnd. Phone 1837, Green 245 - 247 North Main St., Wichita, Kansas i RESOLUTION { On Tuesday afternoon a Club Wichita, Kans Feb. 9, 09 Wheras it has pleas God in his alwise and mysterious provi- dence to remove from our midst Nellie Ann Brown the mother of our bvloved President, Sister Ida B. Frazier. Beit Resolve, that we the Philis Wheatly Mission Cir- cle of New Hope Baptist church do hereby express to her our deep est sympathy in this hour of be-- revement, and that we commend to her the faith of her sainted mother, also the patience which she obtained the promise of God. Be it futher Resojqed, that acopy of these resolutions be spared up on our records sent to the fami-- ly and also to the Search-light. Respectfully, The Women’s Home and Foreign Mission Circle, Mrs Gorge and Mr. Johuson of Newton visited in the city Snn— day, the guest of Mr and Mrs. Frank Childs. und ers ba 7 Soke oe ssid Office Hours 9a mto6 pm Sundays by Appointment Dr. H. T. Bolden DENTIST ALL Work GuAranteeD Bell Phone 2467 601N. Main St Wichita, Kan LAS REE EE Satisfaction — IN EVERY POUND or -_ i i LZ ” “Wichita’s Best” Flour POENISCH BROS,, Agents 622 N. Main Street We also carry a complete stock of Hay, Grain, Feed-and Coal. _ 530 — Both Phones — 530 sca Sciese SNES RY See Send your news in earlier a Stingley & Ayers Underakers} Embalmers: SEDGWICK BLOCK Either Phone 1619 Wichita Kansas (RPI IE Send your news n earlier St Paul Literary Society rend- ered a program Tuesday evening which inevery way retlected a great credit and our Young péo- ple‘of wichita particular the ren- cetion of the female, Quartet the Debate of Womon sufierage was declared in favor of the firmaitiv Bame and spend a splendid and pleasant hour with them next Tuesday evening. N Richard Albert, who has been in Enid, Okla, tor several months returned home Saturday, On Tuesday afternoon a Club was organized, to be known, as the D. W. Club. The Club wil] meet on Friday ofeach week and will devote their time, t o music and art. The members are: Mrs. Porter Perry, Mrs Frank Childs, Mrs Fred Martin, Mrs Truman Bolden, Mrs Ora Taylor, Misses Sallye Rawles, Louis Wilson and Ida Hill. Mrs Lou Wilson and daughter Ida, entertasned Rev. and Mrs. B. T. Fishback. And a enjoyable time was had. The New Hope Lfterary Socie- ty is doing fine. An interesting program was rendered Monday, night. On next Monday night, Feb. 15, a “* Box Social” will be given by the young ladies, of the church. Anybody can bring a box The boxes will be auctioned off, and the gentleman bnying these boxes may eat with the lady who name is on the box. Refreshments will also be served. come out. es | Orocws Paco Sresc ; Prescriptions Filled with Care ~ ».. Brugs of all Rinds, Cigars and Tobacco... | ; Your patronage solicited. + Once a customer, always eastomer. 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Anyone sending a sketch and description may only be authorized by a patentable, communic- ations strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents saved by the patenting securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir- culation of any scientific journal. Terms, $4 a year, four months, $1. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co. 361 Broadway, New York Branch Office, 625 F St., Washington, D. G. WOMEN'S CLUB DIRECTORY. 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. 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. ALL THINGS ARE WELL. That ends well—so pay your subscription to the Searchlight and get good Garden City News Rev. B. T. Berry, the evangelist of Weir City Kans, is in Garpen City, is conducting a revival meeting for the saving of souls. We are glad to have Rev. Berry with us and he is putting forth, every effort, as to gain souls for Christ. We hope his efforts, will be carried with a success. We feel that with the aid of our pastor, the members of our church and their prayers, that a great deal of good can, and will; be accomplished in this meeting. The meeting is being largely attended. Oh for a real good stirring revival in Garden City. We need, men and women, converted in our town, our church is progressing spiritually, under the leadership of our Worthy pastor' Rev. Denton. The little daughter of Mr & Mrs Grant Barry died last Friday, at Dodge City Kansas. The funeral was held at our church Sunday, Jan. 31st at 2 oclock pm conducted by our pastor. Mrs. A. B. Washington. Register of Treasury, Wm. T. Vernon spoke at Western University, on Friday afternoon. Clearwater News Mr. and Mrs. John Mc Grue, was the guests of C. R. Wilfley, last week. Geo. Barton is thinking of buying some property, in Clearwater a wise thought for Mr. Barton. Roy and Ethel White, was visiting Mrs C. R. Willley, and also Mrs Geo. Barton, near Wellington Kans. over Snnday. Mrs A. White has beeu on the sick list' but is better at this writing. Ethel Barton' was on the sick list a few days, but I think it was home sick. Mrs C. R. Wiltley and Mr and Mrs John Mc Grue was out visiting Mrs Geo. Barton, last Sunday, and had a fine time. Clean and Fresh Thess two words mean a great deal when they apply to drugs. " Careful selection of stock and fresh material " is my motto: Your prescription is safe with me. To gain and hold your confidence is my aim. - - - - Oscar R. Bissantz INDEPENDENT PHONE 620 811 N. Main St. Wichita, Kan Western University The Y. M. C. A. gave an entertainment, in Ward Hall; on last Wednesday night. Light refreshments were served, and a delightful time was spent. Miss Grace Saunders, of Kans. City has entered the business department of Westeru University, and is taking a course in stenography. There was a grand violin recital given in the chaple, yesterday afternoon, by a distinguished violinist of Kansas City. Miss Minnie Johnson is reported on the sick list. Rev. E. R. Ross was a visitor, at Western U. Tuesday, the guest of his niece' Miss Espanolia Ross. The wind storm which occurred last Friday, damaged the fences, building etc; to the amount of $200 00. Miss Beulah Childs, left for her home in Boley, Oklahoma last Saturday. Prof. Albert Ross sang a beautiful solo in chapel, Friday afternoon, which was highly appreciated, by all. Mr. James Coleman has returned from his home at Beggs Okla. Miss Jeanette Woodson, is on the sick list. On account of the sever weather last Friday the James A. Handy literary society, meeting was postponed. There will be a play given, by the Atheletic Association in chapel, on Fridry evening entitled, "For Her Sake." Mark Foreman has entered the Western University, and will pursue studies in the Belemtary. Genevieve Welch Reporter. To The Churches Throughout the Board Domain of Kansas. Dear Brethren:— I am coming to you today with sunshine of love in my heart, the glory of God before my eyes and the praise of Him upon my lips, because Hehas done so much for the Baptist family of Kans. We prayed for missionary pastors, the Lord gave them to us. We've prayed for a strong ernest missionary; He gave him to us. We prayed 10r great convention' the Lord gave that to us. We prayed for strong intellectual leaders, and He gave them to us, and last but not least, we prayed for a "Home for the aged and infirm" and he has seen the alms of the saints and hes heard their prayers and has given to us the Sunflower "Home, Lawrence, Kans for the decrid and worn out members of o u r race, that they might not be neglected, i n their old age but nurished and sustain --- ed by the strong arm of the saints of God. For this cause I am appealing to you today for at least one dollar, to be sent to our special meeting at Ft. Scott, Kansas by Feb. 16, 09. If you can give kindly do so. We now have Supt. Rev. R. January and wife and to inmates at the home with many more applications under consideration. We are short of finance, and need to keep things going Our superintendent, is working industriously to keep things together with a little help from the great army of Baptist and friends in Kansas, there, so no reason why the other applicants; should not at once, be atmitted in the home I shall except to hear from you, not later than Feb. 16, 09. Send money to Matt S. Jonss, of Fort Scott, Kans. Do not fail. The cause of the aged is before you. Do your duty. Done by order, of Sante Ex. Board. Rev. G. McNeal, Pres. Home Board. Rev. E. A. Wilson, D. E. Pres. State Con. Matt S. Jones, Sec. Home Bd Ft. Scott Kans. The New Hope Sunday School is progressing nicely. The attendance for Sunday, Feb. 7; was 41 There was one new scollar enrolled. Total enrollment of school is 53. Collection last Sunday $6 The St. Paul Literary Society, met at the A. M. E. church Tues. evening with a good attendance. A novel feature in connection, of the program to be rendered, will be a spelling match. Every one is invited to come out. Miss Corrine Bettis, will leave Saturday for Kansas City on an extended visit. Mrs Anderson Brown has been very ill at her home, 25th & Sheldon ave, but is much impeoved, at this writing. After a very pleasant, and enjoyable visit in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs J. A. Martin returned to our City last Monday. She reports a very nice visit. There was a surprise party given at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. D. K. Mickleberry, 1033 N. Santa Fe, in honor of Ed. Triplet and Anderson Triplet. Those present were Ed. Triplet A. Triplet, Miss Jessie Smith, and Myrtle Smith, of Wellington, Satie Sanders, S. Griggs and wife, Geace Madison E. Perry, M. J. Walden, George Smith, Chas. Miskel, and Eugene Smith. A dainty lunch was served. All had a pleasant time. Mrs. J. A. Martin returned to Wichita Monday from St. Louis where she spent two week in a very pleasant visit among friends She reports having had a splendid trfp. St. Paul A. M. E. Church Services Sunday were well attended a large number attended general class, and all services to enjoy the holy spirit. Sunday School at 3 p.m attendance was good and continued to increase. A. C. E. L. at 6:30 and a very enthusiastic meeting was held the enrollment has reached, the 100 mark. The qastor paeached a very strong sermon at 7:30 p.m subject "The Gospel invitation." Crispu. Beat three eggs with a pinch of salt and a tablespoonful of sugar. Work into it as much flour until stiff. Knead like bread until it becomes stiff and finely grained like noodle dough. Roll out into a thin sheet and cut into either squares or fancy shapes. Fry in hot lard until a delicate brown and sprinkle with powdered sugar. If prefereed they may be cut with a cookie cutter, two being pressed together lightly in the center and fried. Then in the center of each add a teaspoonful of jelly. Painting of two women carrying large bundles of woven material, likely used for construction or crafting, in a rural setting. Before the Bogale girl of Bechuanaland is recognized as eligible for marriage she has to go through much hardship and privation for a period varying between six weeks and three months. It is particularly dangerous for a man to go near the schools during this period, and the schools themselves are prohibited in some parts of Africa. The face, arms, and legs of the girl are painted white, and she wears the extraordinary costume that is shown in the above photograph. The wicker bodice is worn next to the skin, and is wound round and round the person. CHAIR IS OLD RELIC WOMAN WHO ONCE USED IT ACC CUSED OF WITCHCRAFT. Her Husband Also Accused—Friends Aided Them to Escape and Later Salem Neighbors Held a Thanksgiving Dinner. Salem, Mass.—Mary English's chair has been added to the collections of the Essex institute in Salem. It is a plain, square, high back wooden chair. On it is this strange inscription: "It shall be told of her. Mary English, April 22, 1692." An examination of the institute records reveals a remarkable story which explains the meaning of the phrase: "It shall be told of her." In the diary of Dr. Bentley is this entry: "Ordered the chair received from the English family in memory of 1692 in be painted green, and on the back 1692,' upper slat; middle slat, 'Mary English,' lower slat, 'April 22,' the time of her mitimus; on the front upper slat, 'It shall be told of her.' In a chapter of his diary Dr. Bentley tells the story of Mary English. She was the daughter of Richard Hollingsworth, a famous colonel merchant. She was exceptionally well educated for a woman of her time. She could write. She married Philip English. He came here a small boy from the Isle of Jersey. By industry he became the largest ship owner of New England. Soon after he married Mary Hollingsworth he built a mansion, which was known for many years as "the English Great Howse." At 11 o'clock at night, April 22, 1692 (the date on the chair), sheeriffs of Salem entered the English house and placed Mrs. English under arrest for witchcraft. The Englishhes had not the slightest warning of the terrible charge. English paced the floor all night. Mrs. English refused to rise. The sheeriffs remained on guard in the bedroom all night. In the morning Mrs. English insisted on putting her house in order and in directing her servants what to do until her return. She had 20 servants. The sheeriffs took Mrs. English to the Cat and Wheel, a tavern, which the authorities used for a prison and court room, because the town jail was crowded with witchcraft suspects. Mrs. English was confined here for six weeks. In her room she could hear the examinations of witchcraft suspects going on below. She took notes on them. She gave them to her husband, who visited her daily. English himself was arrested for witchcraft. He and his wife were taken to Boston because the Salem jails were crowded. They were released on parole in Boston. The Sunday before they were to return to Salem for trial they attended church in Boston. The Rev. Willard Moody preached. His text was: "If they persecute ye in one city flee to another." After church friends visited the Englishes in jail in Boston and urged them to fly. They refused, declaring they were innocent and God would protect them. Finally they consented to escappe. At night they left the Boston jail, entered a carriage and were driven to Addition to National Forest New York. English had in his pocket letters from magistrates of Boston. Gov. Fletcher of New York cordially received him. Whiles the Englishes were in New York a famine set in in Salem. The witchcraft delusion had stagnated industry. People were starving. English sent a vessel loaded with provisions to his suffering fellow townsmen. After the witchcraft manla had passed the Englishes returned to Salem. A public thanksgiving was declared in their honor. A dinner was given. Even the magistrates and the prosecuting officers attended. Mrs. English died in 1694. English died in 1734. The chair in the institute is one of the few memorials to them, or to witchcraft victims in Salem. HILLSIDE SINKS INTO EARTH. Fifty Years of Internal Mine Fire Creates a Vacuum. Tamaqua, Pa.—Summit Hill has been visited by the largest cave-in in the history of anthracite coal mining, when an entire mountain side for a distance of 500 feet sank to a depth of over fifty feet into the coal workings devastated for the past 50 years by the celebrated burning mine fire. The presumption is that at the point where the fall occurred the fire had eaten out all the coal. Aroused by the noise, people rushed from their homes, fearing an earthquake, only to be driven to shelter again by the sulphur fumes. The fall occurred within a stone's throw of the residential section, and thousands of people are visiting the scene. These underground workings are owned by the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, and the cave-in will prevent the work of extinguishing the fire at this point from being carried on for some time, as all the bore holes are now filled with debris. New Proclamation Sets Over 600,000 Acres in Nevada Aside. Washington.—The president has just signed a proclamation adding 600,135 acres to the Humboldt National forest in the northern part of Elko county, Nevada, bordering on the Idaho line. This area contains a large amount of pine, fir and aspen timber, estimated at 64,000,000 linear feet. This timber, although not all available at present, is practically all accessible and can be handled by employing modern methods of logging. This addition gives the forest a total area of 1,158,818 acres. This recent addition to the Humboldt National forest covers a region of vital importance from a watershed standpoint, since many important streams upon which extensive irrigation projects are dependent have their source in the forest. Mining is also an important industry of the region, and promises great development in the future. Already a number of stamp mills have been established. These mills are also dependent upon the streams of the region, and the future welfare of the industry is almost entirely dependent upon a cheap and Bradley of Kentucky to March in Inaugural Parade. Louisville, Ky.—John Burns of Gettysburg and his old white hat have long been famous in Pennsylvania, and the friends of United States Senator-elect W. O. Bradley of Kentucky declare that national fame will also come to the hat which Mr. Bradley has made famous in Kentucky through many years of political campaigning. When the senator goes to Washington in March he will be accompanied by 200 Kentuckians, all wearing the "Bradley hat." The Kentucky delegation will march in the inaugural parade, crowned with the hat, which they declare will become a classic in the national capital. Mr. Bradley was the first Republican ever elected governor of Kentucky. He was elected to the United States senate by a Democratic delegation after a spectacular contest. In many ways he is one of the most picturesque personalities Kentucky has ever given to public life. His hat—and his admirers declare that he wears the same one to-day—was bought in 1860 when there were not a thousand Republicans in Kentucky, and, like a veritable helmet of Navarre, it has led through every campaign in Kentucky since that day. ROOSEVELT TO REFUSE $10,000. Declines to Accept Legacy Left by Benjamin Hadley. Boston.—President Theodore Roosevelt has refused the legacy of $10,000 to "The President of the United States" mentioned in the so-called English will of the latest date alleged to have been executed by Benjamin Hadley, an East Somerville recluse, who died December 16, 1907, at the age of 90 years, leaving an estate of half a million. In a letter to Warner, Warner & Stackpole, Boston attorneys for the administrator of the document, President Roosevelt declares that under no consideration will he accept a legacy or present from a private individual. Mrs. Elizabeth Moore Ruckley of Wiltshire found the will on her back doorstep. The document purports to be the "last will and testament of Benjamin Hadley of East Somerville, Boston, Mass., America." The will case comes up in East Cambridge probate court on February 15. Roger S. Warner will appear for the English will and if he succeeds in having his document admitted for probate the $10,000 legacy will be payable to President Roosevelt whether he wants it or not. CHANGES CINDERELLA TALE. College Professor Says She Wore Fur, Not Glass, Slipper. Ann Arbor, Mich.—Once upon a time there was a beautiful maid, with the daintiest feet in all the world. She went to a party and danced with the prince, and when she would leave the palace she went so hurriedly that her slipper was lost. The prince in pursuing her found the glass—but the members of the Philological society of the University of Michigan take up the thread of the narrative here and dispute that she lost a glass slipper. They insist that the slipper she lost was fur-lined. "As the story of the French bards was handed down from generation to generation," they say, "the word 'vair' was corrupted to 'verre.' Thus it is that we wrongly believe the slipper to be glass, instead of fur." And this rude awakening is due to a meeting of the Philological society. Prof. Bonner's paper on the same slipper and its discussion shattering a favorite childhood tradition. 14,235,451 Catholics in United States. Milwaukee.—There are 14,235,451 Roman Catholics in the United States, according to the 1909 Wiltzius Official Catholic Directory, published in this city. The statistics are furnished by the archbishops and bishops of the United States after the taking of a census in all dioceses. Adding the number of Roman Catholics in the Philippines, Porto Rico and Hawaiian islands brings the total of Catholics under the United States flag to 22,474,440, as compared with 12,053,000 Catholic subjects under the British flag. near-by supply of timber for fuel and mine props. Stock raising is another important industry which can be greatly developed in this region by assigning certain districts to the various stockowners, and thus avoiding unnecessary trampling out of the grass. The recent addition to the Humboldt forest has had the hearty support of practically all the local residents who have submitted various petitions and letters requesting that the additions be created. Gives Cost of Ship's Armor. Washington. — Anticipating favorable action by congress on the proposition for a 26,000-ton battleship, the bureau of ordnance has finished a rough draft estimate for the armor and armament. Tentatively the plans call for 12 12-inch guns, with three spare guns, and 22 five-inch guns, with three spare guns of that caliber. The smaller guns, torpedo outfit, etc., are the same as in the case of the Florida and the Utah. Items of armor and armament. for a 26,000-ton battleship, providing for 6,650 tons of armor, amount to 55,281,224. OF TABOR KANSAS—NEBRASKA JURISDICTION KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF TABOR. REV. FRANK WILSON, C. G. M. Taborian Home, R. F. D. No. 8, Topeka, Kansas. MRS. EMMA GAINES, C. G. P. 1170 Filmore avenue, Topeka, Kas. A. W. HOPKINS, C. G. S. 321 Dakota, Leavenworth, Kans. MRS SARAH FORBES, C. G. R. 717 "C" St., Lincoln, Neb. WM. CORE, C. G. T. 1210 Lane, Topeka, Kans. MRS. BESSIE HALL, G. Q. M., 460 Horton, Ft. Scott, Kans. C. M. JONHSON, G. P. P., 1832 N 23rd, Omaha, Neb. MRS. PAULINE WOODFORD, C. G. PR. 823 Freeman, K. C., Kan. REV. M. WOOTEN, C. G. O. 416 E. 3rd, Ft. Scott, Kans. OFFICIAL ORGAN—The Wichita Searchlight, W. N. Miller, Editor, 634 N. Water St., Wichita, Kan. 34 Mrs. Joana Jones, I ington, Wichita Thurs. (A.) 35 Mrs. Adah Lewis, 15 South Omaha, Neb. 37 Mrs. Mary Robinson Atchison, Kan., 1-8 38 Mrs. Ella Young, B City, Kan. 39 Mrs. Hulda Patters Elm, Abilene, Kan. 52 Mrs. Ada King, 722, I Kan., 2-4 Thur. (A) 68 Mrs. Lille Robinett, Kansas City, Kan. 77 Mrs. Sarah Weddingt Topeka, Kan., 1-8 Ita, Kan., Fridays. 85 Mrs. Francis Har Kansas Ave., Top 89 Mrs. B. E. Alton, Omaha, Neb., 1-8 91 Mrs. Lulu Rountree, Omaha, Neb., 1-8 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. Lottie Williams, 1309 N. 10th, Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Wed. (A) 2 Mrs. Addie Williams, 906 S. Walnut Iola, Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 3 Mrs. 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, 922 N. 10th, Atchison, Kan., 2-4 Fri. (A) 6 Mrs. Eva Clayborne, 118 So. Mulberry, Ottawa, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 7 Mrs. Alice Ferry, 344 N. 5th, Salina, Kan., 1-3 Fri. (A) 8 Mrs. Laura Smith, 208 E. 11th, Coffeyville, Kan., 1-3 Tues. (A) 2 Rev fe C 2 J. C K 4 F. I N 3 Rob N 7 Dr. W 3 A. J K 10 Geo L 11 C 12 Lee 10 Mrs. Ida Wallace, 446 Ark, Lawrence, Kan., 2-4 Wed. (A) 11 Mrs. Pauline Woodfork, 822 Freeman, Kansas City, Kansas, 1-8 Mon. (A) 12 Mrs. Betty Johnson, 211 Stewart, Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 14 Mrs. Hattie Warden, 124 N. Washington, Pittsburg, Kan., 2-4 Thur. (A) 15 Mrs. Ellen Lee, Box 25 Weir City, Kan. 16 Mrs. Lizie Morton, 1308 Washington, Parsons, Kan., 1-3 Wed. (A) 18 Mrs. Jennie Sellers, 2202 So. 9th, Omaha, Neb., 1-8 Thur. (A) 20 Mrs. Bessie Hall, 406 Horton, Ft. Scott, Kan. 24 Mrs. Angle Garner, 704 E. 12th, Coffeyville, Kan., 1-8 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. 30 Mrs. Laura Bright, 203 Ohio Leavenworth, Kan., 2 WANTED--A RIDE sample Latest Model "Ranger" bicycle for making money fast. Write for full partici- pate. O MONEY REQUIRED until you are allowed to TEN DAYS' FREE TRIAL dupe put it to any test you wish. If you are put it to any test you wish, we will keep the bicycle ship it back to us at our ex- port. FACTORY PRICES at one small profit to $25 middlemen's profits by buying di- rection and shind your bicycle. NO LESS $13 any price until you receive our cat- prises and remarkable special offers to o- ne YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED when you low prices we can make you this year. We than any other factory. We are satis- tied with NICOLE you can sell our prices. Orders filled the second SECOND HAND BICYCLES. We do not re- usually have a number on hand taken in trade by our prompt at price negotiations. O NO LESS single wheels, imported roller equipment of all kinds at half the usual $8 50 HEDGETHORN PUNCT SELF-HEALING TIRES The regular retail price of these tires is $3.50 per pair, but to introduce we will making money fast. Write for full particulars and special offer at once. NO MONEY REQUIRED until you receive and approve of your bicycle. We shine your bike on a ten-day cent deposit in advance, prepay freight, and allow TEN DAYS FREE TRIAL to put it to any test you wish. If you are then not perfectly satisfied or do not wish to keep the bicycle ship it back to us at our expense and you will not be out one cent. FACTORY PRICES The highest grade bicycle it is possible to make to $5 middelmen's profits by buying direct of us and the manufacturer's guarantee behind your bicycle. DO NOT BUY a bicycle or a pair of tires from anyone else. Our catalogues and learn our unheard of factory prices and remarkable special offers. YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED when you receive our beautiful catalogue and YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED when you receive our beautiful catalogue and wonderful low prices we can make you this year. We sell the highest grade bicycles in than any other factory. We are satisfied with $1.00 profit above factory cost, our prices. Orders filled the day before you can sell our bicycles under your own name plate at double our prices. Orders filled the day before you can sell our bicycles under your own name plate at SECOND HAND BICYCLES. We do not regularly handle second hand bicycles, but usually have a number on hand taken in trade by our Chicago retail stores. These we clear out promptly at prices ranging from $3 to $8 or $10. Descriptive bargain lists mailed free. single wheels, imported roller chains and pedals, repairs and COASTER-BRAKES $ 50 HEDGETHORN PUNCTURE-PROOF $ SELF-HEALING TIRES A SAMPLE PAIR TO INTRODUCE, ONLY REDC TPDRN RECORD MAINTENANCE PROP SELF HEALING TIMES CO. MONTANA U.S.A. sell you a sample pair for $20, cash or order $4.50. NO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES NAILS, Tacks or Glass will not let the air out. Sixty thousand pairs sold last year. Over two hundred thousand pairs now in use. DESCRIPTION: Made in all sizes. It is lively and colorful. It is made of a special quality of rubber, which never becomes porous and which closes up small punctures without allowing the air to escape. We have hundreds of letters from satisfiers and customers who pump up once or twice in a whole season. They weigh no more than an ordinary tire, the puncture resisting qualities being given by several layers of thin, specially prepared fabric on the tread. The regular price of these tires is $5.00 per pair, but for larger sizes, the price is $10.00 per pair. All orders shipped same day the rider of only kgs. 30 per pair. All owners shipped same day letter is received. We ship C. O. D. on request and are represented. We will allow a cash discount of 5 per cent (thereby making the price $4.58 per pair). We send FULL CASH WITH ORDER and enclose this advertisement. We will also send one nickel plated brass hand pump. Tires to be returned at OUR expense if for any reason they are not satisfactory on examination. We are perfectly reliable and money sent to us is as safe as in a car. We will ride us easier, run faster, wear better, last longer and look finer than any tire you have ever seen or any price. 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L: MEAD CYCLE COMPANY IF YOU NEED TIRES don't buy any kind at any price until you send for a pair of Hedgethorn Puncture-Proof tires on approval and trial at the special introductory price quoted above; or write for our big Tire and Sundry Catalogue which describes and quotes all makes and kinds of tires at about the usual prices. DO NOT WAIT or a pair of tires from anyone until you know the new and wonderful offers we are making. It only costs a postal to learn everything. Write it NOW. 34 Mrs. Joana Jones, 1135 N. Washington, Wichita, Kan., 1-3 Thurs. (A.) 35 Mrs. Adah Lewis, 1503 Archer Av., South Omaha, Nebraska. 38 Mrs. Ella Young, Box 1178, Weir City, Kan. 39 Mrs. Hula Patterson, 8th and Elm, Abelline, Kan. 85 Mrs. Francis Hardaman, 1801 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kan. 92 Mrs. A. Grant, 401 So. 8th, Lincoln, Neb., 2-4 Fri. (A) 98 Mrs. Ida M. Jordan, 903 N. Western, N. Topeka, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) TEMPLES. Chief Mentors. 1 Fred M. Harris, Box 1173, Wels 2 Rev. Jos. Smith, 308 E. 11th, Coffeyville, Kans., 1-3 Tues. City, Kans., 1-2 Fri. 10 Geo. L. Craig, 906 Cherokee Leavenworth, Kan., Mondays. 19 W. M. Hughes, 1023 N. J., Lawrence, Kan., 2-4 Thur. 22 B. C. Easter, Box 156, Oswego Kans., 2-4 Tues. 24 J. W. Warren, 218 E. 7th, Cherryvale, Kans., 1-3 Tues. 25 J. H. Downs, 422 Haskell, Kansas City, Kansas, Fridays. 59 U. A. Graham, 1160 West, Topeka, Kansas, 1-3 Thur. 60 E. C. Sqires, 1813 Jefferson, Topeka, Kans., 1-3. Mon. 72 J. M. Wright, 1125 Saratoga, Lincoln, Neb. TENTS. 2 Susan Daniels, 216 W. Wail, FT Scott, Kan, 2-4 Sat. (A) MOTORCYCLE Notice the thick rubber treads "A" and puncture strips "B" and "D," also rim strip "H" to prevent rim cutting. This makes any other make—NOFT, ELASTIC and EASY RIDING. 3 Lizzie Weaver, 1122 Saratoga, Lincoln, Neb., 2 Fri. (A) 4 Laura Washington, 214 Walker Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Sat. Mosa 5 Ada Gilbert, 405 N. Santa Fe, Coffeyville, Kan., 2-1 Wed. (A) 8 Ida Stovall, 706 S. Walnut, Iola Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 9 Flora Patterson, 311 W. 27th, Omaha, Neb., 1-3 Sat. (A) 11 Ethel Penn, 718 "Q" St. Atchison, Ks., 2-4 Sat. (A) 14 Arle Stone, 823 Main, Atchison, Kan., 1-8 Sat. (A) 17 H. H. Adkins, Weir City, Ks., 2-4 Wed. (A) 19 Lizzie Herrold, Sherman Flata Omaha, Neb., 2-4 Sat. (A) 20 Susie Wills, 1203 Grand, Parsona Kan., 1-23 Sat. (A) 28 E. A. Tiggs, 2314 Morgan, Parsons, Kans., 1-3 Sat. 22 Charlott Dalton, 1228 Barnett, Kansas City, Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 21 Ella McKinnis, 917 Sherman, Leavenworth, Kan., 1-8 Thur. (A) 28 Louise Verder, 813 N. J., Lawrence, Kan., 1-8 Sat. (A) 36 Hester Cornish, 911 Western, N. Topeka, Kan., 1-8 Sat. (A) 37 Jannie McAdoo, 1818 N. Madison, Topeka, Kan., 1-8 Sat. (A) 45 Cynthia Henderson, 812 Washington, Kansas City, Kan., 1-8 Sat. NOTICE TABORS. If your Tabernacle, Temple or Tent is not in this Directory, or if there is any error, please notify me at once. W. N. MILLER. Editor. OMELET WITH COLD HAM. Makes One of the Daintiest of All Breakfast Dishes. An omelet, made with finely chopped ham and chopped parsley, forms a dainty breakfast dish. Chop finely some pieces of cold ham and add a teaspoonful of chopped parsley and a seasoning of salt and pepper. Well whisk the whites and yolks of two eggs separately, add the beaten yolks to the chopped ham and just before cooking the omelet, quickly stir in the whites previously beaten to a stiff broth. Put a good sized piece of butter into the omelet pan and when the butter has melted, pour in the omelet. Stir the omelet with a spoon or fork one way till it begins to thicken and when the under part is nicely browned, turn the omelet over in oval-shaped and serve immediately. BREAKFAST OR LUNCH DISH. Stuffed Kidneys a Welcome Addition to the Menu. Four or six small kidneys, two tablespoonfuls of butter, two ounces of bread crumbs, one teaspoonful chopped parsley, pepper and salt and a little lemon juice. Skin the kidneys and split them lengthwise, but not quite through. Leave enough to act as a sort of hinge. Rub them inside with melted butter, and broil them over a clear fire for ten minutes. Have ready the stuffing of crum. s, parsley and butter, well seasoned with salt and pepper. Heat in a small saucepan and add the lemon juice. Dish the kidneys and put some of this mixture inside each. Fold them over, sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve very hot. Brown Bread Pudding. Take about half a loaf of bread and cut into slices, or use left-over pieces; spread each piece with butter and lay in a pan. Pour over this enough cold water to cover well and soak about five minutes. In the meantime break one egg into your pudding pan and beat it well; add one-half cup brown sugar, one-half corn sirup, one-third teaspoon each of cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg, powdered; then lightly squeeze out the water from the bread by handfuls, crumbling it into the other mixture. Be careful to get all the butter that may come off into the water. Mix well and bake one hour. Sauce: One quart water, butter size of a walnut, half cup vinegar, three-fourths cup sugar; let boll a few minutes and thicken with two tablespoons flour rubbed smooth in a little cold water. Take from stove and add one teaspoonful vanilla. To Clean Sponges. Soiled sponges can be quickly freshened by rubbing the juice of a lemon well into them then rinsing several times, first in hot water and then in cold. Too much care cannot be taken to keep a sponge absolutely fresh, as microbes are apt to congregate otherwise. An occasional sunbath is excellent and a thorough washing with ammonia water every few weeks should not be omitted. In using a sponge for a young child, or indeed for anyone, no matter how carefully it is supposed to be washed, it should be run through very hot water before using. Ham Fritters. Heat to boiling point one cupful of stock. Thicken with a tablespoonful each of flour and butter cooked together, and add to it one cupful of cold cooked chopped ham, one egg well beaten, and dry mustard and Worces tershire sauce to season. WICHITA, : : : : KANS. The Unmarried Archbishop. "Take the advice of an old woman, and marry," said the late Queen Victoria to Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang; but the young clergyman, who was then successfully directing a dozen assistants, smilingly objected. "If I have a curate who does not suit, I can get rid of him," he answered. "I could not do the same with a wife." At the age of 44, which makes him the youngest man of modern times who has filled this high post, Dr. Lang, the bishop of Stepney, has been appointed archbishop of York. He is still unmarried. Possibly the good queen's suggestion would have been more effective if she had based it on different grounds. "I find you actually keep 12 curates," she is reported to have said. "You should take to your self a wife. I believe you would then be able to do with two curates less." For an accomplished matchmaker, which her majesty is alleged to have been, this seems singularly maladroit, says the Youth's Companion. It is conceivable that Dr. Lang shrank from the thought that a wife must share not only his own toils, but other people's troubles. Then the idea that she could do the work of two curates would repel him, rather than attract him, since it would present the lady in the light of unpaid burden-bearer, not as a free companion. Nor was this the full extent of the blow that the queen struck at the ideal which all men cherish. Her intimation that a woman is equivalent to two men only might frighten any man from matrimony; for everyone likes to believe that his wife, when he shall find her, will be worth all the rest of the world. The taxicabs did well during the storm, but whether the drivers reaped the rich harvest suggested by a correspondent is another matter. He advances the interesting theory that on greasy or slippery roads the back wheel of the cab slips. "Only to-day," he adds, "I noticed the wheels of many 'taxis,' when 'picking up speed,' revolving at a terrific rate, with the natural result that the meter must have registered at least five times the road distance actually traveled."—London Telegraph. Few people will have had the courage to sit down 13 at a table for the greetings of a new year. But five and fifty years ago Lord Roberts was one of 13 who sat down to dinner on New Year's day at Peshawar. Eleven years later—though most of them had been through the Indian mutiny and a half of them had been wounded—they were all alive. And Lord Roberts is still very much alive. The scientists are now going to advance against the mosquito and the housefly. But this is February. In June things will be more than evened up when the mosquito and the housefly advance against the scientists and others, for to the mosquito and the housefly all humans, scientific and otherwise, look alike. Now a scientific expert is afraid that the deadly fly which causes the sleeping sickness will bite the president when he goes to Africa. If it does, however, the probabilities are that the fly will get an inoculator itself of the real brand of American strenuosity. Having eradicated the foot and mouth disease the new activity of the agricultural department is devoted to hunting for the brown-tailed moth at nurseries which recently imported seedlings from France. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty from pests. A newly elected governor is reported as dreading the more than two hundred formal dinners which he must officially attend during the year. It takes a courageous statesman to refuse so many means, but it is understood that he is determined to do so. A movement has been started in the scientific world favoring the adoption of the word Kelvin to designate the commercial unit of electrical energy at present known as the kilowatt-hour, as a recognition of the services of the late Lord Kelvin to electrical science. Edna, a sleek cow, belonging to a New Yorker, drank beer, then disappeared. The police are now looking for her, but there are no clews. Maybe, considering her condition, she duplicated the performance of her ancestor in the "Mother Goose Rhymes." A woman in New York, suing her husband for separation, declares that one way in which he annoyed her was by throwing money at her feet. The majority of wives would not think of complaining of having money thrown at them. They would only be too glad to get it any old way. The president rides like a young man, enjoys it like a boy and makes certain sleek army officers look like 30 cents, by contrast with his vision horsemanship. THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS WORK OF FINAL SESSION IS IN FULL SWING. Happenings of Interest in Both the Senate and House During the Past Week. May Lose Their Jobs. Washington, D. C.—Acting upon charges made against three officers of the organizations of postal employees, Postmaster General Meyer Tuesday served notice that he would allow them ten days in which to defend themselves of the allegations of lobbying before congress in the interest of legislation affecting postal employees. The complaints were made against Frank T. Rogers of Chicago, president of the United Association of Postal Clerks; William E. Kelley of Brooklyn, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, and E. H. Roberts of this city, representing the railway postal clerks. In the case of Kelley and Rogers, the postmaster general has cancelled their leaves of absence and ordered them to return "immediately" to their work. The postmaster general's action was taken after several conferences with President Roosevelt. The former has caused a letter to be written to each of the three men. For More Rigid Temperance Laws. Washington, D. C.—Representative James M. Miller of Kansas, who has been chosen as the house leader and spokesman for the Anti-Saloon League of America, introduced Monday for the Anti-Saloon league the amendments to the excise laws of the District of Columbia, drafted by the corporation council, approved by the commissioners of the district and previously introduced in the senate by Senator Gallinger, chairman of the senate district committee. For Security of Life at Sea. Washington, D. C.—President Roosevelt Monday sent to the senate the report of a commission appointed by him to make an examination of the laws enacted for the better security of life at sea, with a view to their better adaptation to present needs. The report recommends a systematic rearrangement and codification of existing laws, together with such changes as experience and present day conditions seem to require. Senator Dolliver on Lincoln. Washington. D. C.—Lincoln memorial services were held Tuesday at Howard university. The orator was Senator Dolliver of Iowa, who declared that Lincoln "once despised, derided, misunderstood, maligned, has been lifted up into the light of universal history where all men and all generations of men may see him" and make out, if possible, what manner of man he was." A Protest From Panama. Washington D. C.—C. C. Aroseman, the Panama minister, Monday called at the state department and filed a protest from his government against the speech made in the house of representatives recently by Representative Rainey of Illinois in which President Obaldia of Panama was attacked. The minister acted in pursuance of instructions cabled by his government. May Pension Ex-Presidents. Washington, D. C.-African hunts and magazine writing will not be necessary as the occupation of ex-presidents of the United States if a bill introduced by Representative Volstead of Minnesota is enacted. This measure provides a pension of $12,000 annually for every president after he leaves the White House. Automobiles for Taft. Washington, D. C.—In the house of representatives the conference report on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill was agreed to without debate Monday. The report finally disposed of the item of $12,000 for motor cars for the White House by authorizing the necessary appropriation. To Enlarge Commerce Commission. Washington, D. C.—The membership of the Interstate Commerce commission will be increased from seven to nine if a bill upon which the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce agreed to report favorably to the house Tuesday becomes a law. To Command the Georgia. Washington, D. C.-Capt. T. M. Potts, on duty at the Washington navy yard, has been selected to command the battleship Georgia succeeding Capt. Edward F. Qualtrough, who was suspended from duty following trial by court martial. Another Bill Vetoed. Washington—President Roosevelt Monday sent another veto message to the house. With it he returned without approval a bill which would advance in rank Lieutenant Commander Kenneth McAlpin of the navy. Rattleships Homeward Bound. Battles St. Vincent, Portugal.—The American battleship fleet, under command of Rear Admiral Sperry, homeward bound, from Gibraltar, passed this point at ten o'clock Sunday morning. The flagship signalled "All well." An Editor's Wife Dead. Denver, Col—Mrs. I. N. Stevens, aged 52 years, wife of I. N. Stevens, owner and editor of the Puiblo Chleftain, died in this city at eleven o'clock Sunday morning. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES JAPAN OSBORN MILWAUKEE SENTINEL IS INDICTED FOR GRAFTING EX-SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SCHOOL UNDER FIRE. S. M. McCowan Formerly of Chilooco But Now of Kansas Must Face Serious Charges. Guthrie, Oklahoma.—In the United States district court here Monday Samuel M. McCowan of Degraff, Kan., superintendent of the Chilooco Indian school from 1901 to 1908, was indicted on nine counts for embezzlement and on five counts for making false vouchers and claims while in office. His bond was fixed at $5,000 on each form of indictment, the court permitting him to give bond in one instance and releasing him on his own recognizance in the other. McCowan gave bond. He declined to make any statement to the newspapers. McCowan has been under investigation for months by inspectors of the Indian department. Until his retirement in 1908 he had been many years in the Indian service and because of his knowledge of Indian affairs and Indian school work was made superintendent of the United States Indian exhibits at the St. Louis World's fair. He lives now on his stock ranch at Degraff, Kan. The indictments set forth that McCowan converted to his own use money, live stock and grain belonging to the Chilocco school and that through fraudulent manipulation he drew money from federal appropriations deposited in the subtreasury at St. Louis. In one instance he is accused of being short $1,500 in his accounts, again with converting $1,700 in cash to his own use and with taking 339 hogs belonging to the Chilocco school. The government charges other shortages on his official bond which do not appear in the indictments. The indictment for making false vouchers and claims charges McCowan with having paid government money in wages to persons ostensibly employed at Chilocco, but who really were working for him on his Kansas ranch. Balloon Race for Indianapolis New York, N. Y.—The first grand prize race of the Aero Club of America will be held at Indianapolis June 5, according to an announcement by the club officials Monday. The race will be open to pilots registered with the Aero club, the prize to be a gold cup of a value not exceeding $1,000, with an entry fee of $25 to be refunded to actual starters. The entries will close at noon on May 1. New Record for Mauretania. Queenstown.—The Cunard line steamer Mauretania passed Dauntus Rock lightship at 5:10 p. m. Monday, thus establishing a record for the long route. The liner covered the distance, 2,934 miles, at an average speed of 25.20 knots. The days' run were 491, 605, 594, 657, 582 and 95 miles to Dauntus Rock. The passage was made in 4 days, 20 hours and 27 minutes. Eight to Hang in One Day. Baton Rouge, La.-Friday, March 5, will be hangsman's day in Louisiana. Eight men, the largest number hanged in one day in the state for many years, will be put to death at that time unless their sentences are stayed. Bristow's Credentiais Presented Bristows Credentials Presented. Washington, D. C.-Senator Curtis presented the credentials of Joseph L. Bristow, senator-elect from Kansas. Tuesday. Senator Long is out of the city. English Rulers in Berlin. Berlin, Germany.—King Edward, of England, accompanied by Queen Alexandra, arrived in Berlin Tuesday morning from London and was given a warm welcome by Emperor William and the German authorities. A Typewriter Inventor Dead: A Typewriter Inventor Dead. Chicago.-Thomas Oliver, inventor of the Oliver typewriter, died suddenly Tuesday of heart disease. Mr. Oliver, with his wife, was at a railway station ready to start for Pine Bluff, Ark., when he collapsed. THE PACKERS' INQUIRY. Grand Jury Investigation at Chicago to Be Extended. Chicago, Ill.—Following District Attorney Sims' return, to Chicago from Washington where he was in conference with Attorney General Bonaparte, it was reported that the grand jury investigation of the beef packing industry begun some weeks ago by the summoning of employees of Morris & Co., is to be extended so as to include most of the big packers in the stock yards. It is said the Interstate Commerce commission is to take a hand in the investigation and that action is to be swift and summary. The rebate question is the basis of the proceedings. The testimony in the Morris case likely will be completed within a week, and then the alleged practices of other firms will be taken up. Mr. Sims declined to discuss details. "The attorney general was informed of all that had been done in the inquiry so far," he said. "I have come back with several suggestions, and particularly in regard to the Standard Oil case." SWINDLED A MISSOURI BANKER. John R. Dobbins Held in New York As a Fugitive. New York.—John R. Dobbins, arrested Saturday on charges that he was a fugitive from justice and was wanted in Princeton, Mo., in connection with the alleged larceny of $3,000 in cash and jewels, was held in $5,000 ball Sunday for further hearing Tuesday. Dobbins' wife and a man named James Lampkins, who were arrested with Dobbins, was discharged, the Missouri authorities wiring that there was no charge against them. The detectives said they had learned the prisoner is alleged to have swindled T. W. Ballew, a Princeton banker by inducing him to bet on a horse race. To Establish an Orphanage. Rome, Italy.—It is officially announced that the American National Red Cross, through Ambassador Griscom, has put $250,000 at the disposal of the committee organized by Queen Helena, which has undertaken the establishment of an orphanage, to be devoted to the care of children left homeless and without parents by the earthquake disaster. The institution will be called the American Red Cross orphanage, and it is intended to bring up the children as agriculturists. That Standard Proposal Jefferson City, Mo.—Attorney General Major in a lengthy statement issued Sunday night relative to the motion for modification of judgment of ouster filed by the Standard Oil company said he does not deem it necessary to file any additional replies to the supreme court with the suggestions of the Standard Oil attorneys. The motion of the oil attorneys he said simply asks for clemency in the modification of the decree. The Harriman Case Cincinnati, Ohio—The taking of testimony in the case of the government to dissolve the so-called merger of the Harriman lines began here Tuesday. About 35 witnesses have been summoned, including prominent railroad men and shippers. Special Examiner Sylvester G. Williams will hear the testimony. Timber Thieves Indicted. Muskogee, Ok.-Indictments against 26 representatives of big corporations, charging them with stealing valuable timber from segregated lands in Oklahoma, were returned by the federal grand jury here Tuesday. Robbed a Sportsman. Reno, Nev.-G. O. Shields, president of the League of American Sportsmen, editor of Shields' Magazine, formerly Recreation, and a contributor to national magazines, was robbed in the Reno station Sunday night of his suitcase containing all his valuable lantern slides of wild animals. Earthquake in Mexico. Mexico City, Mex.—A serious earthquake lasting 35 seconds was felt near the volcano Colima Sunday. The eruption of the volcano continued. COUNTRY LIFE REPORT. Result of Commission's Investigations Sent to Congress. Washington, D. C.-The president Tuesday sent to congress a message transmitting the report of the Country Life commission. After the document had been read in the senate, Mr. Hepburn moved that it be printed and lie on the table, and this order was accordingly made. The report of the commission describes with some fulness the existing conditions of farm life and points out the causes that may have led to its present lack of organization. It suggests methods for the redirection of rural society, for arresting the drift to the city, for maintaining the natural rights of the farmer and for the development of an organized rural life that will promote the prosperity of the whole nation. There has never been a time when the American farmer was as well off as he is to-day, when not only his earning power but the comforts and advantages he may secure are considered. There has been a complete and fundamental change in our whole economic system within the past century. Yet it is true, notwithstanding all this progress as measured by historical standards, that agriculture is not commercially as profitable as it is entitled to be for the labor and energy that the farmer expends and the risks that he assumes, and that the social conditions in the open country are far short of their possibilities. The suggestions of the commission only outline a general plan whereby the strong resident forces in the open country may themselves build up a new and better rural social structure. To accomplish this, the entire people must be aroused. The time for this is at hand. Train Robbers Captured. Chicago.—By placing a red danger signal on the tracks of the Chicago & Western Indiana railroad, four robbers Tuesday night held up a freight train on the Monon road and while the crew were trying to ascertain the trouble, stole $2,000 worth of property. The theft was not discovered until the train reached Hammond, Ind. Police who were sent to the scene traced the robbers to a barricaded house, where after an exchange of shots the men were arrested. A Memorial to a Dead Senator. Des Moines, Iowa—Gen, Granville M. Dodge of New York, arrived in the city Tuesday for the purpose of appearing before the senate committee on appropriations of the Iowa legislature to advocate the expenditure of $100,000 for the construction of an Allison memorial in the state of Iowa. The form of the memorial has not been decided upon, but it is understood that a monument is the one most favored. Fire Followed Collision: Muskgoe, Ok.-One man is dead, two seriously injured and property is damaged to the extent of $30,000 as a result of a fire following the collision of a switch engine with a freight train in the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad yards here Tuesday evening. The collision set fire to a number of cars of oil that were in the train and the flames spread to an elevator and an oil refinery. The refinery is a total loss. Smallpox Scare at Liberty Mo Shamrock Scare at Liberty, Mo. Liberty, Missouri—Nearly every one of the 600 men students at William Jewell college has been vaccinated in the last 24 hours, as the result of the discovery of two cases of smallpox, one in the school dormitory and one just outside the campus. In addition, the top floor of the three-story dormitory is under quarantine and a large number of students is imprisoned there. The other two floors are being used. 8ays He Was "Shanghaied" Tucson, Ariz.—A telegram from T. A. Cox to his wife Sunday states that he reached Tacoma Sunday after having been shanghaied 48 days ago. Cox is the Arizona mining man who disappeared in San Francisco December 22 while on his way to Pittsburg. He says that he left the Pittsburg says that he left the vessel at Puget Sound Thursday and that he is injured and very ill. A Captain is Suspended. Gibraltar.-Capt. Edward F. Qualtrough of the battleship Georgia, having been found guilty by courtmartial of being intoxicated while on duty and of conduct prejudicial to the good of the navy, has been suspended from duty for six months, with an additional punishment of the loss of ten numbers in rank. To Build Six Dreadnaughts. London.—It is understood that the cabinet ministers have come to an agreement on the question of naval policy and that the new ship building program will include six Dreadnaughts. Three Cars Down Embankment. Louisiana, Mo.—Train No. 11 (the Nightingale), westbound on the Chicago & Alton railroad, was wrecked five miles west of here Saturday morning by a broken rail. The express car, the combination car and the chair car left the track and went over a tenfoot embankment. The engine, mail car and Pullman remained on the tracks, but the mail car caught fire from a lamp which exploded and was burned. The track was torn up for a distance of 600 feet. No one was killed or badly injured. ALL UP ONE KIND. "Have your poems been read by many people?" "Certainly—about twenty publishers that I know of." Prof. Munyon has generously placed his Cold Cure with druggists through out the United States and has authorized them to sell it for the small sum of 25 cts. a bottle. He says these pellets contain no opium, morphine, cocaine or other harmful drugs, and he guarantees that they will relieve the head, throat and lungs almost immediately. He gives this guarantee with each bottle of his medicine: "If you buy my Cold Cure and it does not give perfect satisfaction, I will refund your money." Prof. Munyon has just issued a Magazine-Almanac, which will be sent free to any person who addresses The Munyon Company, Philadelphia. Not Afraid of a Ghost. In a village in England, a month or so ago, a man came running into an inn at nine o'clock at night and cried out that there was a ghost in his back yard. There were, 14 men in the inn, and not one of them dared to go home with the man and investigate. There was a person who dared, however, and that was the landlord's daughter, a girl of 14. Some of the men followed her at a distance, and she went into the yard and up to the ghost flapping its arms about, and discovered—what? That it was no more nor less than a man's white shirt flapping on the clothes line in a strong breeze. That's about the way all ghosts turn out. The Tactful Suitor A youth in Trenton, whose devotion to the young woman of his choice has encountered many obstacles during his long courtship, recently sought her out with this apparently encouraging statement: "I think it's all right now, Alice. I managed to get access to your father the other day, and while he wouldn't exactly give his consent I rather imagine I've made some headway. He borrowed $40 of me. Surely he can't stand me off much longer after that!" The young woman sighed. "Yes, I've heard about it," she said, "and I think you've made an awful mess of it. Father mentioned the $40 and remarked that I'd better give you up—you were too easy."—Harper's Weekly, ONLY GOT BACK HIS OWN. Umbrella Had Long Been Absent from Its Proper Hall Tree. "Stories about umbrellas," said a New York physician, when that useful article was the subject of discussion, "are as numerous as fish stories, and often test just as severely the credulity of those who listen to them. This is a true one: A patient telephoned an hour after he had been at my office one morning that he had left his umbrella on the hall rack; would I see that it was kept for him? My servant found it, and that evening while we were at dinner he called, got the umbrella had came in to thank me. There he told a long story as to how he valued the umbrella because he had carried it a long time, and it was just the right weight and showed a dent in the silver handle which had been made by his little boy when he used it as a hockey stick. I saw my wife smile while the story was being told. She understood my wink, however, and we said nothing. But when the man had gone away with the umbrella under his arm we laughed, for we had recognized the umbrella which I had carried out and never brought back more than three years ago." NO MEDICINE But a Change of Focd Gave Relief. Many persons are learning that drugs are not the thing to rebuild worn out nerves, but proper food is required. There is a certain element in the cereals, wheat, barley, etc., which is grown there by nature for food to brain and nerve tissue. This is the phosphate of potash, of which Grape-Nuts food contains a large proportion. In making this food all the food elements in the two cereals, wheat and barley, are retained. That is why so many heretofore nervous and run down people find in Grape-Nuts a true nerve and brain food. "I can say that Grape-Nuts food has done much for me as a nerve renewer," writes a Wis. bride. "A few years ago, before my marriage, I was a bookkeeper in a large firm. I became so nervous toward the end of each week that it seemed I must give up my position, which I could not afford to do. "Mother purchased some Grape-Nuts and we found it not only delicious but I noticed from day to day that I was improving until I finally realized I was not nervous any more. "I have recommended it to friends as a brain and nerve food, never having found its equal. I owe much to Grape-Nuts as it saved me from a nervous collapse, and enabled me to retain my position." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human