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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER CHAS. L. DAVIDSON CHAS. L. DAVIDSON The Man of the Hour for Mayor of Wichita==Vote for Him. When you vote for Chas. L. Davidson for Mayor you vote for a man whose record of more than thirty years, as a citizen, a man of business, a heavy taxpayer and as a public official is clean, above suspicion and will bear the inspection of the most technical critics either in public or private. When you vote for Chas. L. Davidson you vote for the man whom the people will elect for Mayor of Wichita at the election Tuesday, April 6th. --- Brown's Herb Tablets AN EXCELLENT LAXATIVE ORDWAYS PLASTERS CREAM OF FRESH LEMONS I have the Exclusive Agency for the above remedies. All are excellent preparations Oscar R. Bissantz PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST 811 N. Main St Wichita, Kansas TENTH YEAR M. B. H. DR. W. W. MINICK for Commissioner I take this opportunity to thank my many friends for their earnest support at the polls on last Monday and am exceedingly gratified at the splendid vote which I received. It has always been my aim to stand by my friends and the vote shows that my interest in their behalf in the past as well as their belief in the future as to my ability and integrity insures my election next Tuesday. There is no man in Wichita that has the welfare of this city more at heart than myself and as this has been best expressed by my past actions there need be no farther comment. I have lived in your midst now for twenty-one years and during that time there has never been one person whose enmity I have incurred and at all times have been fair towards all its bor interests as well as toward the business interests in general. It is true that I have been called a politician and still it has been my lot to have only filled oen position and that was as a member of the city council for one term and my record there stands without a flaw and not one vote that I made during the entire two years do I regret nor would I change now even if I had the power to do so. When you go to the polls on next Tuesday vote for the best interest of our entire city regardless of past political affiliations and for the man that you think will best serve the wishes of the people and I will have no fear of the result but will accept the verdict, win or loose, as that of the people in the spirit of one who a Wichita man through and through. Respectfully, DR. W. W. MINICK. RUFUS CONE. Everybody knows Rufus Cone. He has lived in Wichita for more than thirty years. He came here without a dollar, went to work in an elevator for one dollar per day, since then he has succeeded in business and is now one of the substantial business men of Wichita but he is the same "Rufe" Cone. He is everybody's friend, and a friend and pusher for Wichita. We know that he will do all he can to build up a Greater Wichita and in doing that he helps every working man and property holder here. Now let us all get to work and roll up a vote for him next Tuesday that will prove to him that the old Second Ward and the colored people of Wichita are still his friends. FINLAY ROSS. The colored and white people of Wichita will make no mistake by casting their vote next Tuesday for ex-Mayor Finlay Ross as one of the City Commissioners. Especially does Mr. Ross' name appeal to the laboring men, the colored people and the middle class citizen, for it has been in their niterest and as the champion of their causes that Mr. Ross has done most of his public service. When times were hard in Wichita it was this same Finlay Ross who came forward at a great personal sacrifice and made it possible for the laboring man to find employment. It was Finlay Ross who gave the colored people the most substantial and first real political recognition in Wichita by appointing a member of our race as desk clerk at the police station. Finlay Ross has always been identified with every movement for the betterment of Wichita and his wide experience as having been mayor will make him a valued member of the Commission. Vote for Finlay Ross for Commissioner on Tuesday, April 6th. Tabernacle Elects. Wichita Tabernacle No. 34 held their election of officecrs Thursday afternoon. The following officers were elected: Dtr. Josua Jones, H. P.; Dtr. Mattle Miller, V. P.; Dtr. Anna Martin, C. R.; Dtr. Maggie Coffee, C. T.; Dtr. Wm. Martin, abesine; Dtr. L. Johnson, lybenus. The Tabernacle is doing nicely. TO THE VOTERS OF WICHITA. J. M. Knapp has been a resident of Wichita 22 years. He has been manager of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. for Kansas and Oklahoma 22 years. He has been a trustee and chairman of executive board of Fairmount college for 12 years. He also has been a trustee of the Southwest Methodist college at Winfield for the last 6 years. He was the chairman of the committee that organized the Chamber of Commerce. He was chairman of the committee that located the Kansas sanitarium on the west side of the river and raised for them over $5,000. He was president of the Young Men's Christian Association several years and the last year under his administration the association bought the lot where the new building now stands and raised the money to pay for it. In the last fifteen years he has given to Christian colleges and to churches about $8,000. He was a member of the city council from April, 1905, to 1907, and chairman of the finance committee. He will continue to work for a Greater Wichita, whether he is elected one of the Commissioners or not. He will stand for the enforcement of all laws and he will do everything in his power to give Wichita a first class business administration. GRAHAM AND COLORED PEOPLE. Mayor Graham Has In Two Years proved His Position Against Colored Folks. Does the colored people of Wichita remember how disgracefully Mayor Graham publicly discharged one of the colored policemen, Officer William L. Herman, on the court house yard about a year ago in the presence of more than 200 people because the colored officer was arresting a drunken white man? Do you remember how it was quoted at that time Mayor Graham had said how unfit Officer Herman was because he (Herman) dared arrest a white man? Do you remember how Mayor Graham appointed Jas. L. Harper on the police force and then getting tired of Harper as a policeman discharged Wm. Battes as janitor without any cause in order to reduce Jim Harper from policeman to janitor. Do you remember that in order to hold his job as janitor Mr. Harper of necessity must be for the man who reduced him from policeman to his present position? Do you remember how Mayor Graham appointed that splendid citizen Mr. W. H. Jones, as turnkey and later in order to pay a political debt reduced Mr. Jones to patrolman? And do you further remember that when Mr. Jones got tired of that "shifting business" how Mr. Jones turned in his star and club and quit the force? Do you remember how Mayor Graham caused L. R. Goodseal to be appointed as foreman of the white wings and then discharged Mr. Goodseal because as was then said "a nigger don't make a good foreman"? Do you also remember that Mayor Graham has proven his belief that "a nigger" don't make a good foreman, because he has not appointed any other colored man as foreman? Do you remember that after Policeman Herman was discharged and Policeman Harper was reduced there was but one colored policeman appointed by the mayor and he was the only colored policeman in Wichita until a few weeks ago for political purposes of this campaign Mr. Henry Buford was appointed policeman? These are a few of the little liftings which will do for the colored people to remember when they try to tell them how "great a friend" Mayor Graham has been to the colored people. It's all hogwash. J. W. Thompson has been on the sick list for the past few days. At this writing we are glad to say he is much improved Ten Reasons Why R. N. DORR Should be Reason No. 1—He has had four years of the best training possible for the office of commissioner, by serving the city in the position of city clerk, which position is equal to the mayor's in importance. Reason No. 2—He possesses a knowledge of the affairs of the city to a degree greater than any other one person, brought about by a search of the records from day to day for the four years last past, in systematizing the duties of the clerical force of the city. Reason No. 3—He has received a finished education as to the needs of a Greater Wichita, and has learned the science of finance, for a municipal corporation, a knowledge of which is invaluable in protecting the interests of our city. Reason No. 4—In his official position as secretary of the council and clerk of the city, he has always advocated public improvements, paved streets, civic honesty and everything which goes to make a cleaner and greater Wichita. Reason No. 5—He has always stood in his private capacity as a citizen of the community, and his public position as an official of the city, for honesty and integrity, and like treatment to all. Reason No. 6—At present in the service of the city, he has no other employment or business which would prevent his entire time being given to the duties of a commissioner. Reason No. 7—Being a taxpayer, he realizes the right of property holders in protecting their interests before the legislative body of the city in all matters pertaining to special taxation. Reason No. 8.—In the important office of commissioner we need men who we know will devote their entire time to the interests of the city. We need men who can and will appreciate the rights of all classes, and who will treat all those classes alike. Such a man we know Mr. Dorr to be. Reason No. 9. Because he has proven by his service in the past that he not only is efficient, but that he has the desire to do whatever is best for the city, as he would if he were employed by a private individual, for the interest of his employer. Reason No. 10. Because he has— 1—Four years' training. 2—A knowledge of detail. 3—An education in finance. 4—Civic honesty and pride. 6—His entire time to give to the city. 7—A realization of the rights of the people. 8—Taxes of his own to pay. 9—Always shown that it is his desire to give city. 10—With all his qualifications, the making of and would be of invaluable service to the Your Support Appreciat JOE STEV MEAT MAK own that it is his desire to give his best his qualifications, the making of an efficient be of invaluable service to the rest of th ur Support will Appreciated. E STEWAR EAT . MARK 9-Always shown that it is his desire to give his best service to the city. 10-With all his qualifications, the making of an efficient commissioner and would be of invaluable service to the rest of the board JOE STEWART MEAT MARKET F. T. CULP, PROPRIETOR For the best Meats, Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veens and Sealship, Oysters, also Fresh Hom Cattish, and Halibut for your Lunch. 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COMPTROLLER SEES OBJECTION Stubbs, Dolley, Jackson and Senators on Behalf of State of Kansas. Washington. — Attorney General Wickersham yesterday gave a hearing to the governor and other officials of Kansas on the question of the right of national banks to participate in the benefits and assessments of the bank guarantee fund, created by a recent act of that state, upon the same terms and conditions as apply to state banks. There were present on behalf of the state, Governor Stubbs, Attorney General Jackson, Bank Commissioner Dolley and Senators Bristow and Curtis. Comptroller of the Currency Murray and Judge Oldham, of his office, also present. The Kansas bank deposit guarantee, it is said, contains certain provisions limiting liability, etc., which do not exist in the Oklahoma law, the terms of which Attorney General Bonaparte decided could not be legally accepted by national banks. On behalf of the state it was contended that the inhibition of the national bank act against national banks guaranteeing the obligations of an other bank did not apply to the case in question. What the Kansas law really did, said the state's advocates, was to allow national and state banking institutions to enter into an arrangement by which each bank, in effect, secured its own depositors against loss. It was to all intents and purposes, they argued, a mutual insurance agreement and if national banks are under the statutes prevented from insuring their own depositors by such a mutual arrangement, they should also be prevented from insuring their bank buildings or other property in a mutual insurance company. As to the apparent conflict between the national bank act and the Kansas law, regarding receiverships, it was contended on behalf of the state that the state requirement that the state bank commissioner should close up the affairs of failed banks was wholly administrative and that it was within the discretion of the state bank commissioner to permit the comptroller of the currency to assume charge of failed national banks and wind up their affairs. Comptroller Murray takes a directly opposite view of the whole question. He insists that the statutes and the decisions of the courts for the last forty years clearly prohibit national banks from in any way guaranteeing the obligations of another bank or a third party; either by contract or by special appropriation of a part of its property. In reply to the statement that an adverse ruling on the question involved would compel the national banks of Kansas to surrender their charters and go into the state system, Comptroller Murray states that the facts as to the operation of the Oklahoma law prove the contrary. In that state, he asserts, the national banks are in a prosperous condition and their deposits show gratifying increases. Kansas Federal Prison Burns. Leavenworth, Kan.—A fire broke out about ten o'clock last night in the tailor department of the military prison at Fort Leavenworth. Owing to the low water pressure the fire department of the fort was almost useless. The fire was fought by the soldiers of the fort, who were all ordered out of their quarters, and those who were on leave in the city were at once called back to the post. The fire was not brought under control until the main building of the prison was destroyed. The prisoners were removed from the cell house and put in a stockade. At one o'clock this morning the fire was under control but still burning. Two casualties occurred, but no serious injuries were sustained. Estimated loss about $200,000 Cairo, Ill.—The town of Birds Point, Mo., which was nearly destroyed by the cutting of the Mississippi river bank a few months ago, was wiped out by fire yesterday. The hotel, several store buildings and a number of residences were destroyed. He Has Made Overtures to Officials Regarding Surrendering. Henryetta, Okla.—The report that Crazy Snake had been captured, or surrendered, is not confirmed. Colonel Hoffman telephoned from Pierce yesterday that the rumor was groundless. The Associated Press obtained similar reports over the long distance telephone from Checotan, Muskogee and Thompson. ecial Master E. V. McKeever filed | Kansas' Contention. Murray Opposed. Birds Point Burned MONEY IN TWO CENT F/RES ILLINOIS REPORT SHOWS RAIL- ROADS PROSPEROUS. Passenger Earnings Were $3,000,000 Greater Than the Year Before Under Three-Cent Law. Springfield, Illinois.—In view of the fact that the railroads of the state are threatening to test the two-cent passenger rate law passed by the preceding assembly the forthcoming report of the railroad and warehouse commission is of additional interest in that it gives the basis of the defense which the state will make if the act be attacked. It shows that the roads have been making more money with a two-cent rate than they made with the old three-cent rate. Their revenue from the sale of passenger tickets, according to this report, was nearly $2,000,000 more in 1908 under the two-cent law than it was in 1907 under the three-cent rate. The earnings credited to the passenger service were more than $3,000,000 greater, this including mails, express, charges for excess baggage and miscellaneous items not listed. JAMES H. CANFIELD GONE The Distinguished Educator Dies After Short Illness. New York, N. Y.—Dr. James H. Canfield, librarian of Columbia University and distinquished as an educato, died Monday night in St. Luke's hospital, after a short illness from apoplexy. Dr. Canfield was born in Delaware, O., in 1847, and had been librarian of Columbia for ten years. Before being elected to this position, he was president of Ohio State University for four years. He was a graduate of Williams. A chair of history was created for him in the University of Kansas, and he afterwards became president of the University of Nebraska. Before entering upon educational work he was admitted to the bar and practiced for six years in Michigan. He was also interested in railroad construction and devoted four years of his life to work of this character in Iowa and Minnesota. An Explosion Kills Eight: Chillicothe, O.-Eight men were killed and eight injured Tuesday by an explosion of several hundred pounds of dynamite at Indian Creek near here, where the Norfolk & Western railroad is double-tracking. A crew of men was unloading a car of dynamite when it exploded. Some of the bodies were blown a distance of 300 yards. Would Test Fourteenth Amendment. Would Test Fourteenth Amendment. Washington, D. C.—Senator Money of Mississippi would have the validity of the 14th amendment to the constitution tested. He Monday introduced a resolution directing the attorney general to submit to the supreme court all the information available relative to the method of adopting the amendment so that the court may determine whether the amendment is valid and binding. New Kansas Railroad Topeka, Kan—The Kansas Northwestern Railway company was incorporated by the Kansas charter board Saturday. It plans to build a railroad about 300 miles long from Wichita through the following counties: Sedgwick, Reno, Stafford, Barton, Rice, Rush, Ellis, Rooks, Trego, Graham, Sheridan, Norton, Decatur, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, Summer, Cowley. In a Race Against Time Chicago, Illinois.—In a race against time to reach the bequease of his dying mother, Frank L. Vanderlip, president of the National City Bank of New York, Sunday covered the distance from New York to Chicago in 15 hours and 58 minutes. This, according to railroad officials, broke all railroad records for the trip. Mr. Vanderlip arrived 28 minutes after his mother died. Found the Leprosy Bacillus. Manila, P. I—Dr. Moses Clegg, bacteriologist of the Bureau of Science at Manila has succeeded in cultivating the leprosy bacillus. The Bureau of Science has prepared a leprosy vaccine and proposes to carry forward a series of experiments for the purpose of establishing a specific treatment for leprosy. Kansans to Washington Topeka, Kansas.—Gov. Stubbs, Freed S. Jackson, attorney general, and J. N. Dolley, state bank commissioner, who will appear before George W. Wickersham, attorney general, next Tuesday and present the cause of the Kansas national banks in regard to the bank deposit guaranty law, left Saturday afternoon for Washington. Business Men's Tickets Won. Leavenworth, Kan.—A large vote was polled in the city primaries here and the Greater Leavenworth, or Business Men's ticket, headed by Omar Abernathy, defeated Stance Myers, the candidate of the politicians' ticket, by 1,292 votes. Pension for an Old Santa Fe Man, Newton, Kan.—W. H. Earl, engineer of the Central grand division of the Santa Fe railway, retired Wednesday and was placed upon the pension list of he company. I think I see him, Mute B I'll saw off the Booger AIGHT WHEN THE SHIP PASSES OVER, ILL BORR A HOLE IN HER, AND YOU SHOW IN A STICK OF DYNAMITE THAT HE BLOWS THAT PENDO IN IS BUT WHEN HE BORR UP THE HOLE IN HER, I WILL SHOW IN A STICK OF DYNAMITE NOT YET BUT THE ANAMIAS CLUB WAITING FOR ROOSEVELT EDITED JOHN WILKINS CRAZY SNAKE IS CAPTURED WHITE MAN'S MOST PERSISTANT FOE GIVEN UP He Is Reported Badly Wounded— Other Prisoners Taken to Guthrie, Ok.—A dispatch to the state capitol from Checotah at midnight says that Crazy Snake has been captured and is under heavy guard at Thompson's farm 18 miles west of there. He is badly wounded in the thigh. This was reported by a rider who came into Checotah from the west Tuesday night. Nine prisoners were taken to Muskogee Tuesday night and placed in jail there and seven to Checotah. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.—Daybreak Sunday morning saw a renewal in the vicinity of Hickory Ground of Saturday evening's fight with the followers of Crazy Snake, or Chitto Harjo, the Creek chief, when two deputy sheffiffs were killed, another wounded and several Indians are believed to have been shot. The day opened desultory firing between 200 special officers and nearly as many Indians. Several Indians are reported wounded. State militia and armed officers and citizens moved all day Sunday toward the scene. Five companies of Oklahoma militia marched Sunday night against Crazy Snake's band of Creek Indians, half breeds and negroes, entrenched in the Hickory Hills, seven miles from Henryetta. Chief Crazy Snake and his followers retreated before five companies of Oklahoma militia late Sunday night, thus deferring an expected battle until Monday. Indians Scatter. Oklahoma City, Ok.-State militia are invading the hilly and wooded districts of the Creek nation searching for the scattered Snakes who until Sunday offered an organized resistance to state authority and impressed resistance by killing two officers who sought Thursday evening to serve a warrant on Chitti Harjo, their counselor and leader, charging him with conspiracy against the government. Only one engagement took place Monday. This was at one p. m. near the home of Harjo and was participated by a posse in charge of Deputy Sheriff Frank Jones. Attack Priests in Des Moines Des Molines, Ia.—Following closely on an attempted attack upon three priests at St. Ambrose Catholic church here Monday morning during Lenten services, Father Romanell, pastor of St. Anthony's church, Tuesday notified the police he had been attacked in his study by an anarchist. Police declare there is a conspiracy to harm local priests and close watch is being kept on suspects. Scratch From Old Coffin Fatal. Kansas City, Mo—Blood poisoning, resulting from a scratch received two years ago while handling coffins, in which bodies were being transferred from various army posts to the national cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, caused the death at St. Joseph hospital of Max Retter, for 12 years superintendent of the cemetery. Out of The Whirl. Washington, D. C.—Weary of the gay whirl of society and face to face as she believes with years of physical sueering, Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, Jr., aged 49, wife of the tobacco magnate, committed suicide by asphyxiation at her home near the fashionable Dupont Circle in this city, Thursday. Missouri Won Track Meet. Kansas City, Mo.—In the annual dual track meet here, Missouri won from Kansas, piling up 621-3 points against 222-3, scored by the latter team. Clark of Kansas was first in the mile run, the only event in which that state led. Abilene's Largest Registration Abilene's Largest Registration. Abilene, Kansas—The largest registration for a city election in the city's history was recorded here. The total was 1,825. More than 600 were women. BIG PENSION FIGURES Many Special Bills Passed by Last Congress. Washington.—In the Sixtieth congress 8,597 special pension acts were passed by congress, according to a statement just compiled by Senator McCumber, chairman of the senate committee on pensions. While many of these acts were to increase pensions already received by veterans the result of the legislation has been to increase the payments by about $1,000,000. In the first session of congress, 3,579 such acts were passed and in the second session just concluded there were special acts in 3,018 cases. Since the close of the Civil war in 1865 there has been paid in pensions $3,654,653,365, and the cost of maintaining pension agencies and administration of the pension bureau has been $112,852,477. SANTA FE ROAD IS SPLIT. Beginning Wednesday, the System Will Operate in Two Sections. Topeka, Kan—The Santa Fe road has found it necessary to divide its system into two operating sections, and the new arrangement went into effect Wednesday. The eastern lines, of which J. E. Hurley has been made general manager, have their headquarters at Topeka, and include the Illinois, Missouri, Kansas City, eastern, middle, Oklahoma and southern Kansas divisions. C. W. Kouns, with headquarters at Amarillo, Tex., is general manager of the western lines, which include the Western, Arkansas River, Colorado, New Mexico, Rio Grande and Panhandle divisions. Lodge Men in Trouble Kansas City—County Attorney Joseph A. Taggart issued warrants for the arrest of George W. Cosper, local agent for the Mutual Protective League, and for Dr. J. C. Leyser of Kansas City, Kan., in connection with alleged irregularities in the transaction of matters pertaining to the insurance order. The warrants were issued at the request of T. L. Parish, who was sent to Kansas City, Kan., to investigate the matter. He claims that 50 persons have become members of the organization without undergoing medical examination. Captured Two Robbers. Trenton, Missouri.—Ever road within a radius of 15 miles of this city was watched Monday night in an effort to capture the last of the trio of robbers who early Monday looted a number of stores in Spickard, 12 miles north of here, and later seriously wounded Marshal George Caraway in a fight at Jamesport. 1 two of the men have been captured and are now in the Gallatin jail. One of them is wounded and may not recover. Their identity has not been learned. Seattle, Washington—Mrs. GunJiro Aoki, by the marriage to the Japanese last Saturday, renounced all rights as a native born American woman. The law of the United States provides that when an American marries a foreigner she comes a subject of the governing power to which her husband owes allegiance. In this case Helen Aoki becomes a subject of the Emperor of Japan. Arbor Day in Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo.-Plant trees, shrubs and flowers April 5 is the appeal made by Gov. Hadley in his Arbor day proclamation issued last week. Notices have been sent out by the Missouri Valley Horticultural society to its members and other associations in the state asking them to properly observe Arbor day by panting trees. School children are preparing to observe the day. Laguna Dam is Completed. Yuma, Arizona. — After nearly four years of work, the great Laguna dam was completed formally Monday, and Yuma and all the surrounding country is celebrating the momentous event. A Preacher Killed in a Runaway A Preacher Killed in a Runaway. Alva, Ok.—The Rev. E. W. Johnson 70 years old, an ordained minister of the United Brethren church, was almost instantly killed here in a runaway accident and his daughter was dangerously injured. NO DICTATION FROM TAFT. President Intends to Leave Congressional Matters to Congress. Washington, D. C.—President Taft it is stated, intends to leave all congressional matters to congress and does not intend to dictate to that body what is shall do. At the same time he takes advantage of the calls by senators and representatives to state in response to their request for suggestions his own position and the policy to which he believes the Republican party is committed. It is too early in the fight, it is said, for the president to feel called upon to present specific views to the various schedules. The broad general polity of reducing the tariff on the necessities of life, the imports that go to help feed and clothe the great masses of the people—is the one that appeals to the president and the one which he is said to feel hopeful that Congress will adopt. She Married The Jan. Seattle, Washington. — With the Rev. H. H. Cowan as the officiating clergyman, assisted by the Rev. A. Patterson, Gnajiro Aoki, a Japanese, and Miss Helen Gladys Emery, the daughter of Archdeacon John Emory of the Epicopal diocese of California, were married at Trinity church Saturday. The two had traveled for more than 1,000 miles to become legally united as man and wife, as the laws of California, where the girl was born and reared, prevent the union of white persons with those of an alien race. Judges Not Patronage Washington.—President Taft, again said to callers Tuesday that he did not consider the appointment of judges to be a part of the patronage of United States senators. The president believes that judicial appointments should be free from political influences. The president has several federal judgeships to fill in the near future and has received many calls from senators and representatives from the districts where the vacancies exist. Dr. Eliot As British Ambassador. Washington.—Senator Root of New York, speaking at a dinner tendered to President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard University Tuesday night, at which President Taft was also a guest indicated the choice of Dr. Eliot as new American ambassador to Great Britain. Mr. Root declared that before whatever monarch he (Eliot) shall stand we will know our great republic in all its good qualities is represented by a true American gentleman. Snow For Kansas Wheat Snow for Kansas Wheat. Hutchinson, Kan.—Snow began falling here at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning and continued until noon. The temperature was forty degrees above zero and the snow melted as fast as it fell to the earth. In the western part of the state the fall is heavy enough to be of great benefit to the wheat. Local elevator and milling companies with receiving stations throughout the wheat belt report the prospects for wheat in Central and Western Kansas better this spring than ever. Tariff Has Right-of-Way. Washington, D. C. — The activities of congress during the present week will be confined almost exclusively to the consideration of the tariff. The house will proceed with the consideration of the Payne bill in general debate and the hours of the daily sittings will be extended the sessions beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning and ending at night at 11:30 with an intermission for dinner between 6 and 8 o'clock. Dislike the Bonus System. San Antonio, Tex.—War on the bonus systems in use on coast lines of the Santa Fe railroad and the hidden threat of a strike unless the practice is abolished, was declared in a resolution adopted Tuesday by the national reunion Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Drouth Spreads in Indiana. Indianapolis.-Three Indiana counties—Bartholomew, Vermillion and Jennings—voted "dry" in county option elections Tuesday, making the total of counties from which the saloons have been ousted under the option law 41. Fuel Company Guilty. Salt Lake City, Utah.—The Utah Fuel company plead guilty in the United States court Monday to the fraudulent acquisition of 1,440 acres of coal land and paid a fine of $8,000, also $192,000 for the coal extracted and relinquished the land. He Assisted Prot. Morse. Bridgeport, Conn.-David Pell Secor, aged 85, died Tuesday night, Mr. Secor was an assistant to Prof. Morse in the invention of telegraph, one of the manufacturers of the earliest sewing machines and an art designer of note. Colombia Holds Up Treaty Washington, D. C.—On the recommendations of President Reics, the Colombian assembly has referred the question of the ratification of the Colombian-American treaty to the new assembly to be elected May 30. Would Name a State Lincoln. Washington, D. C.—Representative Kinkaid of New Jersey one of the Democratic members of the house proposed in a bill he introduced Monday that the next state admitted to the Union shall be named Lincoln. A CONSTIPATION REMEDY FREE There is no action of your daily life of greater importance than to see that your bowels move. They should move at least once a day naturally, and by that is meant without any help. If they do not move at least once a day you can consider yourself constipated and it is time you did something about it. You will be glad to know there is a way out of the difficulty, Lemuel Landerdale, an old soldier at Quincy, Ill, Elmer McMillan, of Speed, Mo., Mrs. Monahan, of Stonewall, Miss., and many others were as you are now. But one day they awoke to the fact that Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin was curing their friends, so they bought it too and cured them. To-day, they are loud in praise of it. What Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Peskin did for them it should do for you. Surely your constipation is no worse than theirs, one of whom had it since '61. It only remains that they are of temporary good, and what you are is a permanent cure; that purgative tablets, cathartic pills and such violent things make a great show of doing something, but do nothing that is lasting. Dr. Caldwell recommends a preparation, a laxative-tonic, a mild syrup liquid that contains ingredients that not only cure the constipation, but tone the intestinal muscles so that they learn again to work without help. A bottle can contain the price of 50 cents, and there is a dollar size for families who have already found out its wonderful value in stomach, liver and bowel troubles, in old or young. Send your name and address to the doctor and a free trial bottle will be sent you so that you can test it before buying. JOHN H. BURKE If there is anything about your aliment that you don't understand, or if you want any medical advice, write for the doctor, and he will answer you fully. There is no charge for this service. The address is Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 201 Caldwell bldg., Monticello, Ill. BUSINESS FIRST. "Here is a little present for you—a superb $5,000 necklace—" "Oh! How nice of you!" "—that I will let you have for $1,000." Fate of the Dutchman Patrick arrived home much the worse for wear. One eye was closed, his nose was broken and his face looked as though it had been stung by bees. "Glory be!" exclaimed his wife. "Tot Dutchman Schwartzhelmier—'twas him," explained Patrick. "Shame on you!" exploded his wife without sympathy. "A big shpalpeen the lokes of you to get bate up by a little omadhom of a Dootchman the size of him! Why—" "Whist, Nora," said Patrick, "don't spake disrespectfully of the dead!" 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. A Sure Proof "That old fellow hasn't the slightest suspicion his young wife dislikes him." "How do you know that he hasn't?" "Because I have seen him eat her mince pies." Kentucky May Grow Turkish Tobacco. Turkish cigarette manufacturers want Kentucky to grow Turkish tobacco, imports of which have grown from $25,000 to $4,000,000 in only 12 years. A good singer can always make women cry by singing "Home, Sweet Home." So many people long for a home, and so few have one. ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE." That a LAKER BROOM QUININE. Look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. Ec. If duty would use a megaphone more of us might hear the call. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES FOR RHEUMATISM BRIGHTS DISEASE DIABETES. BACKUPS 3375 "Guarantee" THE, AMERICAN ar. HOME Spe WPAR fen ae a pe . 2 & : S = > a es EN Tia ae oO Mr. Willam A. Radford will answer quesuons and give advice FREE OF (Get on, all subjeets pertaining to the biect of building for the readers of this (pes On account of his wide expe- fice a8 Editor, Author and Manufac- vr, he is, without doubt, the highest thority on all these subjects. Address | inquires to William A. Raatord, No, ju vith Ave. Chieago, Til, and only Envjose two-cent stamp for reply. A style of house that Is becoming quite common in suburban towns Is hown in this plan, It fs designed after the bungalow style with the addition ¢ dormer windows in the roof, 3 tairway and bedrooms on the second rhe plan of the first floor is a little sual, from the fact that there are rooms. It is difficult to get six coms in a bungalow. Ordinarily re are five in a large bungalow an¢ trom two to four rooms in a smaller jzalow. The one floor with a low oof is the original bungalow, but the fnventive genfus of the Americans is never content to stop if there is any possible room for improvement and {t docs seem a waste of material to put a big, wide roof over a one-story house, because the same foundation wall and the same roof will cover two floors. To get rooms i bove it is only necessary to raise the eaves a foot or two higher and to make the roof a lit- tle bit steeper, neither of which costs very much at the time of building and the room gained in this way is consid: erable. This story-and-e-half house is not a small affair by any means. It is 36 feet wide by 45 feet in length and contains six rooms downstairs with a = os = on EB= = If mane iawn ] T Pea gaa, || a (ie — Floor Plan. ance to finish up two or three sooms in the attic and in that way wike asten-room house. The plan is sood one for a summer cottage be- ‘use of the accommodation it offers or a large house party. It is also a vood plan for any location where und is plentiful, because there ts a vod deal to it. The cellar may be made a very yortant part of the house. A sub- sn home should have plenty of storage room for fruit and vegetables, ciuse supplies are not so easily ob- ‘ined on short notice as they are in wns and cities. ‘The cellar under this house should be divided: into two main compartments by a stone or con- rete wall, A eross wall under the par- ‘ition which divides the library from he dining room would do the busi- vess. The furnace pipes or hot water eating pipes can then be carried to the brary without passing through the fruit cellar. It is impossible to Have a satisfactory fruit cellar unless you can keep it cold. it is usually much more satisfactory © have the laundry also partitioned ott from the furnace room. Make it as “arefully as you may, there will be con- siderable dust and it is just as well to Seep it out of the laundry if you can. ‘hese partitions cost but little more ‘isn to support the floor by piers. The “alls are permanent, solid and satis- factory, while piers or posts of any ‘ind are almost sure to settle more or less and require attention in a year or ‘wo. Right here is a point to consider when building. A sreat many houses settle in the “enter so that every door sticks.elther *t the top o at the bottom. You notice ‘his especially in cheap houses where W dollars have been skinned. out he Job here and there, and in such “ws the floor supports are sure to be nt in some way. It is especially “shoving to have doors that won't shut or open properly. It is an indica- tion at once that the house has been cheaply built in at least one particular. When doors fail to work properly a carpenter is employed to refit them. By next year they are just as bad. Then it is given up as a bad job and the family keeps on year after year Putting up with little annoyances that should have been corrected in the first place. In building a house as wide as this considerable attention should be given to the floor supports, and I know of no better way than to put in division walls in the cellar, and to make these walls right give them sufficient foot- ing to prevent any settling; then ar- range the joists carefully so as to properly distribute the load and place the doors and upper partitions where they have the right kind of foundation support. Then if the door frames are properly shored there will be no trou: ble from settling or badly fitting doors 80 long as the house ts properly cared for. Doors are made of kiln-dried stuff. They are intended to be properly pro- tected from unreasonable dampness or change in temperature. Such lumber will not remain rigid and unchange- able if a house is shut up and allowed to freeze in the winter time. A good door is a great comfort, but must be well cared for to keep it in good con- dition. Besides being a very comfortable and roomy house, this plan looks well. There {s something homelike about a bungalow design when it is nicely finished up outside and the front veran- da partially screened in with vines. ‘Then if you have a few flowers grow- ing along one side of the house the appearance is especially attractive. I think it is easier to give an air of re- finement to a house of this build than almost any other style. Of course we all recognize the fact that a house is not a home until intelligent, thoughtful people take it in hand and add the right kind of finish. The window shades and curtains show at a glance whether the people living in the house are educated and refined or whether they are careless and indifferent. The way the grass is kept on the lawn Is almost a sure indication of the charac- ter of the family, but a good deal de- pends on the house itself, Some houses -are easily fixed up, while others are al- “most hopeless. In Pittsbura Society. If you want to hold a Sunday wed. ding you mustn’t hire a band and you mustn't provide over two kegs of beer Otherwise the police are liable tc pinch the wedding party and put a stop to the festivities before the par. son is through with the tying up process. This latest precedent was set by “the officers of the First police district the other day when a delegation of residents of Lawrenceville appeared to ask for a permit for a wedding and the celebration incident thereto nex! Sunday. “How many kegs of beer?” asked Inspector Bartley. “About ten, I guess,” was the reply “And dancing?” “Yes—a band,” sald the bridegroom. to-be proudly. “No permit,” said Bartley. hastily. “Not with that quantity of beer and 3 full band—well, hardly.” Superintendent McQuaid was ap pealed to, but without avail. “You might have one or two instruments for the music and about two-elghths of beer—but nothing doing with that amount of beer and a full band on Sunday.”—Pittsburg Dispatch. Mexicans ‘fond of G@weets, The diet of the common people of Mexico is considerably relieved by sweets, which are plentiful and cheap and which they crave. Bananas are eaten raw or dried in the sun or fried in ofl, and are relished by all classes. It is stated that 250 varieties of the banana are grown in Mexico, and when we consider that banana flour contains 90.7 per cent. nutriment, it is clear that of all natural foods this fruit is ideal as.a strength. producer, especially in the tropies, where there is little need of meat—National Food Magazine, BETTER THAN THE GROUNDHOG. Old Farmer Had Own Weather Sign That Never Went Wrong. “Do I believe in the groundhog?” re- plied the old farmer with a smile, as the question was put to him. “Wall, I can't say as Ido. Mebbe there's some as do and mebbe they find him all right, but I reckon it’s mostly folks in the cities. I've noticed that they git all sorts o’ notions into thelr heads.” “But there is a groundhog, isn't there?” “Mebbe, but no farmer can swear to it.” “But tradition telis us that the groundhog comes out of his burrow on the second day of February.” “Like enough he does, but I never heard of any farmer fool ‘nuff to watch for him.” “Then you can’t believe that if he sees his shadow he will go back in his burrow and stay for six weeks?” was asked. “What's his shader got to do with ite” “T can’t say.” “No more can I. “He's a fool of a groundhog if he don't make his bur Tow in the woods, and how’s he goin to see his shadder there? Would it make any difference if a calf saw his |shadder on that day?” | “Then I can take it that you don’t | believe in the old saying?” | “I hain’t sayin’ yes or no to the groundhog biznes,” replied the old | man, “but I'm tellin’ you that I've go! | a better thing. When I git up on the |mornin’ of February 2 I take a goot |long look at the old woman's face. 1 I see a scowl between her eyes anc hear her teeth grittin’ I git ready fo six weeks of snow and hail and jaw in’ and faultfindin’ and callin’ me names. If there's a smile on her face instead, and she makes extra goo& slapjacks for breakfast I just turn t and begin to grease the plow and hun up the seed corn and look for blue birds and robins within ten days The rest of the folks can have the groundhog if they want to, but as fo me, gimme the old woman ever; time.” Nests That Weigh Tons. 5 In Australia are to be: found the largest, heaviest, and most peculiar nests in the world. ‘These are the nests of the jungle fowl, so-called, and are built in the form of great mounds, the average measurement in height being 15 feet and the circum: ference 150 feet. The nests are erect. ed in secluded, sheltered spots; and, as in the case of the small nests of birds, they are skilfully interwoven with leaves, grass and twigs, and such other suitable material as the fowl may be able to procure. A similar system in the construe tion of nests is followed by the bush turkey, whose home is, however, more comprehensive in design. Its shape is pyramidal. It has been asserted by Australian naturalists that the nests of the bush turkeys, which live in col onies, are so large that to move them requires the services of six or seven men, The material of a single nest has been found to weigh upward of five tons—Sunday Magazine. Indian Rune Down Wolves. Charley Taylor, a halfbreed Indian living at Colon Springs, a small town near Superior, is in ‘ho wolf hunt- ing business for the bounty there is in it and catches the wolves by running them down. He hit the hot trail of one of the timber beasts February 19 and overtook the exhausted animal on February 22. He killed it with a stout club, which he carries when “hunt- ing.” ‘Taylor says that there is nothing remarkable about hunting wolves in this manner. With snowshoes a man can run down a wolf, whose pace is slower in snow, in from one and a half to two days, but Taylor was with- out snowshoes. All one needs is en- durance, patience and the ability to follow the trail of the wolf after dark. The Indians usually hunt in pairs.— Superior correspondence, St. Paul Pioneer Press. tapteelt Piawsed Wansar. Sir Hubert von Herkomer, the ‘cele- brated English. artist, recently de- seribed in an address’ his experience in painting the portrait of Richard Wagner without a sitting. Wagner in 1877 was introducing his music to English audiences, and he permitted the young artist to be with him at his house, see him day by day, and watch him. Wh¢n Wagner was asked when he intended to sit, he replied, “He sees me all the time.” ‘That went on for a month. Then the artist started one Friday on the portrait, worked at ft all day at white heat, slept badly all night, and worked again all day Saturday. By the evening it was fin- ished, and the next day he took the portrait, glazed and framed, to Wag- ner. Then came a change over the great musician, He was delighted. Rude of Him. Stubb—Where are you off to in such a hurry? Penn—Man hunt, Can't spare a minute. Stubb—Man hunt? Great Scott? Has some criminal escaped? Penn.—Oh, no, only the Girls Bach- elors’ club is going to have a gentle- men’s night, that’s all. | me Lik Hewett—Gruet is a pretty mean fel- low. Jewett—What's the matter now? Hewitt—He knows I need the sun- light for my garden stuff and so he keeps his old airship anchored right over my property. A Third Sex By LADY VIOLET GREVILLE, Prominent English Woman Writer. ACH sex has its own distinguishing quality. Man has strength and virility; woman, sweetness and virtue. It has been re- served for the twentieth century to create a third sex, the man- woman, The quality of femininty, das ewig weibliche, seems to be dying out, and a new race of women, who contemn it and imitate the worst kind of man in their love of brutality and violence, is rising up amongst us, Sympathizers with this new third sex, man-haters and marriage-despisers, “Amazons who feed on flesh and know not men,” are in the habit of declaring TB at a RE ee at re tg Se aga a gr ree arene cation and the spread of learning, totally oblivious of the fact that, as far back as mediaeval times, women were learned, with a solidity of knowledge which is rare now. Why have we evolved this curious phenomenon, the third sex—girls who are determined to be and remain bachelors, forgetting that men tire of solitude and take to themselves mates for comfort and consolation? We have arrived, no doubt, at an era of transition; the struggle and com- petition of life is fiercer than ever before; but, granting this, a spirit roams abroad which has nothing to do with competition. It is the mocking spirit, the spirit of doubt’ and cynicism, the spirit of Mephistopheles. Hitherto women were the peacemakers, the blessed creatures to whom men weary with toil and disappointment turned for love and refreshment. ‘The ideal of home was rest and comfort. Now, on the contrary, it is the woman who has grown restless, who must ever be gadding, whether intent on work or amusement, who denies, scoffs, sneers, and asserts herself, The question to be faced is, will the feminine element in woman disappear in the future? Fierce competition, reckless rivalry, public work, platform- speaking, incessant strain and excitement must inevitably change and harden a woman’s nature. . While, as man will still remain the stronger, a taint of bitterness and disappointment must warp and destroy the sweet serenity of the sex. : If life is to become a mere scramble for money and liberty, women arrayed against men, bitter rivals, keen antagonists, one fears that woman, handicapped by physical disabilities, will inevitably go to the wall. law must have the sanction of the free will. Where America surpasses Europe is in its personal liberty, which is the heritage of a race of heroes. But this is doomed to be extinguished by Stas Wertalatarmeis 8k tein adeoans seca The greatest indictment against any country is the presence of capital punishment—whieh exists in such form as if Christ had never been born, The judge who sentences a criminal to death is ten times more guilty himself, Oh that ideas of humanity could end this tyranny, this black hyprocisy of legal procedure under which so many crimes are committed against humanity! Yet the root of all the evils of civilization lies in the perverted teachings miscalled Christianity.- The modern church is the greatest foe of man, and the churchgoer a blind dupe. par Curiosity | ™ aa Has trib I ts cael Limitations] °°: — By REV, FREDERICKE. HOPKINS, D. its Chicago. find ae inight do a sum in arithmetic. 1] not understand that we walk by fa God. And the happiest people we believing in God's goodness adjou the-things that are not very clear though we were in a Russian pri scious of an all-seeing eye watching to become a nervous wreck or a fai with the departed as the spiritual long-distance telephone interview an aggravation than a solace. Fig might do a sum in arithmetic. ither some people cannot or they will not understand that we walk by faith and not by sight when we walk with God. And the happiest people we have ever known are those who humbly believing in God’s goodness adjourn to the brighter light of a better day the-things that are not very clear this morning. Living in this world as though we were in a Russian prison where day and night we are con- scious of an all-seeing eye watching every little thing we do, is just the way to become a nervous wreck or a fanatic, which is the same thing. Talking with the departed as the spiritualists pretend to hold converse is like a long-distance telephone interview with your best friend and is more of an aggravation than a solace. Figuring out the very day when Jesus will come the second time results in worry whefher your calculation is correct, and when you find it is not then you worry the rest. of your life because you made yourself so ridiculous. And 0 all through the list. There is no surer way of tormenting one’s self than to become a victim of the habit of being curious most of the time about those things God has seen fit to keep to himself, FOUR ESSENTIALS TO HEALTH OF SCHOLARS. By George E. Johnson, Supt. Playground Assn., Pittsburg. Of the four essentials to the health of the school boy or girl—food, air, sunshine and exercise—the last three are furnished by the public play ground, and only by the playground. The world has not yet ceased to marvel at the results of the Greek Jearning, that learning which sprang up in a city which, when it had enough money to build either a school or a. playground, chose the latter. The education nearest to the Greck to-day is that supplied by the public. playground. eee American Liberty Is Doomed By COUNT LEO TOLSTOI. The Man-Woman a Creation of the Twentieth Century It is true that America does not exile one to Siberia or hang one on the gallows for protesting against the government. But nevertheless it has its lynchings and, what is far worse, its judicial murders. It has its great railroad casualties by which thou- sands are killed by the criminal careless- ness of the great corporations, and besides all this it has the exploitation of the poor by the rich. All this proves that government can not imiprove the moral nature of man, and that brute force always defeats its object. ‘There can be no coercion of the soul. Every the free will. ; Europe is in its personal liberty, which is s. But this is doomed to be extinguished by ing generation. agpuiuatcany countty a5) Curiosity like ambition is a necessary part of the equipment of every progressive human being. Curiosity discovers the source of rivers, introduces us to unfamiliar tribes, produces a seedless orange and edible cactus, invents the telephone and a thou- sand modern conveniences that contribute to our comfort and happiness. And curios- ity is always busy trying to find new things or a better way to use old things, but it has its limitations. And we shall very soon find this to be true if we undertake to ex- press religious ideas in the terms of science or work out the problems of faith as one c. Hither some people cannot or they will y faith and not by sight when we walk with » we have ever known are those who humbly \journ to the brighter light of a better day lear this morning. Living in this world as | prison where day and night we are con- hing every little thing we do, is just the way a fanatic, which is the same thing. Talking itualists pretend to hold converse is like a iew with your best friend and is more of Figuring out the very day when Jesus will n worry whether your calculation is correct, hen you worry the rest.of your life because | pes om A a WITH MOTHER A CLOSE SECOND, e P “Hi, you, Willie! Wat's de matter?” “Nuthin’, I'm trainin’ for a Mare thon!” A Repeated Process. A filthy fellow applied for a position as a porter with a large concern where help was badly needed. The manager looked him over doubtfully. Finally he handed him a halt dollar, “Go upstairs and take a bath,” he told him. “Then come back, and may be I'll be able to take you on.” The fellow started for the door. “And, ob, by the way,” the manager called after him, “if there's any change left take another bath."—Everybody’s Magazine, r How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for cum of catarrh that cannot bo cured’ by’ Hal® Gstarns Cure aw-F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O ‘We. the undersigned: Gave known FJ. Cheney for the ase Is yearn aid believe him perfectly owe Sravie’ foal’ Gonnces transactions asd Gnanclally ‘ie fo carry out any obligations made by tis orm. ‘Watoina, Kissa f Manvie, ‘wholeasie Drugsista Toledo, O, Rar catara curt ako tts. ating Syrtens "Festunoniie sent tea: Price 1 cons bot Dottie.” Bold by all Druggist, ‘Take Halls Family Pils for constipation, Playing 'Possum. “How do yoah’ ‘possum taste, suhT™ asked the solicitous waiter. “Well,” responded the patron whe had ordered the article, “it tastes pree ty good, but it isn’t ‘possum.” “No, euh,” rejoined the walter; “am dat’s a sign it’s genuine. De genuine "possum is a great pretender, suh; yas, suh.”—Philadelphia Ledger. Btarch, like everything else, is be {mg constantly improved, the patent Starches put on the market 25 years ago are very different and inferior te those of the present day. 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Communications received after Wednesday noon will not be published in the current issue. 3rd. In asking to change your paper from one address or postoffice to another give both the ned and the old. 4th. No new name will be placed on our books unless the money accompanies the name. Write plains. 5th. Address all matter for publication to The Wichita Searchlight, 601 N Main Street, Wichita, Kansas. 6th. Any erroneous reflection on the character, standing or reputation of my person which may appear in this paper will be gladly corrected if brought to the attention of the editor. Send your news in earlier TICKET Election Tuesday, April 6th. OR MAYOR CHAS. L. DAVIDSON For Commissioners R. N. Dorr Finlay Ross Dr. W. W. Minick Rufus Cone J M. Knapp L. F. Means Frank Nighsworger S. F. Stewart NOTE—Vote for only four names for Commissioner and one name, Chas. L. Davidson, for Mayor. AN OPEN SHAME. It is really a shame to the whole negro race of Wichita how some of the said-to-be "big negroes" of this town who were for Mr. Robb have put themselves on the market to both the Graham and Davidson forces bidding for the highest dollar, claiming to carry so many negro votes in their vest pocket like a man carries matches to be delivered at will. It seems to us if these great manipulators of the negro vote of Wichita were unable to deliver the negro vote to Mr. Robb who paid them, no doubt, handsomely they will be equally unable to deliver the vote to either Mayor Graham or Mr. Davidson. The present day negroes are rational, thinking men and women and are capable of making their own choice for all offices. The day has happily passed among the negro as among other people when a few designing men can sell the race out, put the money in their own pocket and "whip" the negro into line. For our own inforamtion we have had men posted at both the Graham and Davidson headquarters to take the names of these "double dealing" so-called negro leaders—and we are frank to say that our investigation reveals a most deplorable state of "let's get the coin." Just think of some of our supposed leaders who were for Mr. Robb accepting money from Mayor Graham's committee to work and deliver the negro vote to the mayor and in the self-same day go to the Davidson committee and offer to do the same thing. It's no use of bucking, gentlemen, we have your names and know the amount you demanded from both sides. The negro must sooner or later rise up and frown down on such proceeding or the race will be the one injured. These same men laid claims to their ability to do great wonders for Mr. Robb and, we presume, even Mr. Robb has awakened to the true situation that the negro voters of Wichita cannot be bought up and sold like so many hogs or cattle. It is this same tactic practiced by supposed-to-be "powerful negroes" that keeps the negro of Wichita from receiving his just recognition. We trust that the negro will wake up and see a few things before it is too late. With an undaunted and strong courage of success we bkgin the work of our eleventh year. As has always been our custom in stepping from one journalistic year to another—we have no flattering, elaborate or exaggerating promises to make for the future. We enter our eleventh year with an eye singled to do right as we see it and to use our best endeavor or to give our readers a newspaper befitting our possibilities one which shall at all times be clean and holesome, we shall endeavor to publish the Searchlight regularly each week as we have done in the past ten years and in our endeavors we solicit the patronage and co-operation of all. Realizing the imposibility to publish a newspaper which will meet the full approval of all—we have long since abonded this idea—and shall only use our best endeavors to publish such a newspaper as will approved by rational, well thinking people. We've never taken kindly to wild, and untenable positions in order to please passing passions—but we shall seek for right and on that basis make our stand. We soficit your aid. SAM F. STEWART. The friends of Mr. Sam F. Stewart are still pushing his candidacy for one of the Commissioners next Tuesday. They lay great claims for Mr. Stewart on his record as Street Commissioner during the past two years and claim he will make a good Commissioner to have charge of the public improvements department. They also point otu that Mr. Stewart is a hustler and his past experience in city affairs fits him most admirably to be one of the Commissioners. Mr. Stewart's friends will appreciate the vote of all those who believe Mr. Stewart the right man for Commissioner. LOCAI.S THE RESUME OF THIS WEEK 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? Send your news in earlier. The Searchlight $1. per year Services at the A, M. E, church were well attended Sunday. The collections were good. The officers and mnmbers are determined to do more and better work this quaater than ever before. The Junior and Senior choirs are preparing an excellent program for Easter, The Literary Society is doing a great work among the young people. The debate for the next Tuesday is "Resolved, that Dr W. T. Vernon is a greater race man than Dr Booker T. Washington." Come out Tuesday night and hear these young intellectual giants discuss these two great race leaders. The funeral of Samuel Ray Keen Price was held at the A. M. E. church Monday afternoon, Rev. Jas-T. Smith pastor, officiated, Obituary Samuel Ray Keen Price was born Dec. 22, 1893, in Anderson County, Garnett Kans; and departed this lite Marsh 27, 09, at twenty five minutes of ten at the age of 15yrs. 3months and 5dys He was a member of the A. M. E Sunday School of this city, was also a member of The Clinging Rose Tent No. 23, of The International Order of Twelve of Lawrence Kans. He leaves a father a mother, four brothers, four sisters, a host of relatives an many friends to mourn his loss. He asked the ladies that were at his beside to pray for him and said that he was praying. He bore his misery with great patience. His favorite songs were, "I Need Thee Every Hour;" "Near The Cross," and "O Calvery" Low Prices We are making very low prices on Trunks before we move to our new location at 119-21 S. Lawrence Wichita Trunk Factory 319 East Douglas Ave. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our many friends for their kindness during the illness of our daughter Beattrice Jackson and for the many beautiful tloral offerings. We also wish to thank the daughters of Wichita Tabernacle No. 34, for their tender sympateies. Mr. and Mrs Jones, Mr and Mrs M. Davis Mr aud Mrs W. Martin Eliza Maily The Home Cooking Club met at the residence of Mrs W. H Jones 906 N. Water, March 26, with Mrs Jones as hostress. A number of ladies were present and a elegant four course lunch was served. Dinner course Miss Jennie Wheeler Salad Mrs W. H Jones, Desert Mrs Will H. Jones. Dinner Course—Sweetbread; green peppers stuffed with tomatoes mashed potatoes with cream gravy. Hot Biscuits. Fruit Salad; Desert; Ice Cream with Black Berry Sauce Fig Cake Hot Coffee. The ladies then ajourned to meet at the residence of Mrs Sam Collins April 9th, with Mrs Ed Miller as Hostress all ladies are requested to be present, business meeting. Miss Carrie and Album Foster entertained their friends with a Tacky party at their home on North Water St. The guests all came dressed tacky indeed the tackiest couple being Miss Bettie Hall and Will Mitchell; games were played during the evening and prizes were won by Miss L. Wilson and Dr. Bolden. A tacky menu was served in tacky style, consisting of bacon and cabbage chili beans with onions, Hot corn bread & butter. Ice cream & Jelly cake. Water. After having spent a very pleasant evening the guests departed, those present were; Misses Lois Wilson, Lulu ParksJennie Wheeler, Sallye Rowles, Laura Rowles Fannie Rowles, Bessie Whitted, Bettie Mae Hall, Lucille Thomas Mr. Chas. Price, Shakespeare Franklin, Homer Perry, Eugene Perry, Milton Perry John Jones, Will Mitchell, Wesley Rowles. Ulna Johnson is in the city from Hutchinson visiting this week. E. E. Bates has opened a grocery store and meat market at 452 N. Main (corner Central) where he has a full line of fresh groceries and choice meats. He invites you to call and make yourself at home at 452 N. Main. Office Hours 9 a.m to 6 p.m Sundays by Appointment Dr. H. T. Bolden DENTIST ALL WORK GUARANTEED Bell Phone 2467 601 N. Main St Wichita, Kan Satisfaction IN EVERY POUND OF "Wichita's Best"F POENISCH BROS., Agents 622 N. Main Street We also carry a complete stock of Hay, Grain, Feed and Coal. 530 - Both Phones - 530 Send your news in earlier Stingley & Ayers Underakers AND Embalmers SEDGWICK BLOCK Either Phone 1619 Wichita Kansas Send your news in earlier W. N. Miller Attorney-at-Law NOTARY PUBLIC. Office 634 North Water Street Practices in all the Courts Of Kansas and Missouri Residence Phone - Bell 1641 Dr. E. Harrison Physician & Surgeon 9 to 11 a. m. Residence 2 to 9 p. m. 513 N. Main St 7 to 8 p. m. OFFICE 513 N. MAIN ST Phone 860 green BUY LUMBER AT METZ'S Corner Of 3rd & Main HOUCK Hardware store First Class Goods at Lowest Price. 116 East Douglas Avenue Use Use Murray's Reliable Nerve Balm Murray's Reliable Antiseptic Salv Murray's Reliable Extracts Murray's Reliable Perfumes Murray's Reliable Pure Spices These Goods Have No Epual They are pleasing hundreds of people and will please you. J. H. MURRAY, Sole Prop. 803 South Hydraulic Avenue New Phone 985 Wichita - - - Kansas Job Printing We have installed a new line of JOB TYPE FACES and we would be pleased to use them on a job for you. Good Work--Low Prices to all 634 North Water St. Second to None PLEASES ALL Good Bread Makers It Is White As Snow—TRY IT The Otto Weiss Alfalfa Stock and Poultry Food are all guaranteed under the United States Law, Serial No. 13415 and under the Kansas State Law Register No. 1. It Is The Cheapest and BEST FOOD on the Market. Red Tag Sale TABLE E. D. SQUIRE Bell Phone 1837 245 - 247 North Main St., Chas. B Merchant 339 North First-Class Making Cleaning, Pressing and Prompt Service Courteous Chas. B. PATTON Merchant Tailor 339 North Main Street First-Class Making of Men's Garments Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing A Specialty Prompt Service Courteous Attention Your Trade Solicited RO The Peoples Clean 131 North La Ind. Phone 178 The Biggest and B CHOICE We carry a line of choice m Fish, Game and Oysters FAVORITE M W. H. KELCH 406 East Douglas Ave The Peoples Cleaning and Dye Works CHOICE MEATS We carry a line of choice meats at prices that are right Fish, Game and Oysters in Season. Free Delivery Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless Steam Laundry Wlehita's Oldest, Most Reliable and Best Laundry BEST LAUNDRY WORK IN THE CITY All Work Guaranteed SELOVER & JONS, Prep. Phone 232 245 N. Market Dr. J. E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon —Diseases of— Women and Children A Specialty Office 703 N. Main St. W. S. HENRION DRUGGIST 801 N. Main St. Wichita, Kans. TRY US For a Good Job of Lead and Oil. SUTTON PAINT CO. At prices from 2c to 65c. Every piece of Enameled Ware is marked in plain figures. Here is your chance to get some High-Grade First Quality Onyx Enameled Ware at Tinware prices. We are factory agents on this line of Granite Ware and have put on sale a complete line at prices named. Ind. Phone 1837, Green Wiehita, Kansas B. PATTON Cent Tailor Main Street Selling of Men's Garments and Repairing A Specialty Attention Your Trade Solicited There Is No Need Of letting your clothes look ragged or soiled, when you can have them dry cleaned, preressed and repaired to look like new at reasanable prices at ing and Dye Works lawrence Avenue Best in the Southwest MEATS meats at prices that are right s in Season. Free Delivery MEAT MARKET INER. Proprietor Groceries, Meats GENERAL MERCHANDISE We carry a full, fresh line of Staple and Fancy Groceries and Choicest Fresh and Salt Meats Our Stock of Dry Goods Men, Women and Children's Shoes cannot be excelled in quality or in price. Free Delivery. Tapp & Hanshaw 255-257 N. Main St Phone 257 L. S. Naftsger, President, W. R. Tucker, Vice-President, J. M. Moore, Vice President, C. W. Brown, Vice President, V. H. Branch, Cashier. Fourth National Bank Dirctors: W. R. Tucker, W. E. Jett, R. L. Holmes, S. B. Amidon, J. M. Moore, L. S. Nattsger, H. W. Darling, A. G. Houston, E. C. Sheldon, C. W. Brown, J. W. Metz, E. T. Battin, Henry Lassen. V. H. Branah. Its the man who "sticks-to-it" who wins. YOUR GOODS SAFE if you store them with us.—Miller Storage Co., 624 N. Water. OF ENAMEL WARE CHEAP Bell Phone 175 Phone 294 The leading educational institute for Negroes in the west MIDDLEBURG MUSEUM A faculty of eighteen thoroughly equipped teachers from the leading Institutes in America. MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS Steam Heated and Electric Lighted Theological, Classical, Normal, Snb-Normal, Musical, State Industrial, embracing courses in Architecture, Carpentry, Mechanical Drawing, Printing, Book-binding, Tailorlng, Business Courses, Dress making, Millinery, Cooking, Laundering and Farming. Thorough discipline, Christian influence careful supervision Fine Military Band and Orchestra For full particulars write to Prof. Shelton French, ACTING PRESIDI Of Western University QUINDARO, KS Residence Phone No. 15 Office Phone 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-FON & KANDY BAKERY & KITCHEN E. B. MESSERVE, Prop. N. Main St. Excellence Counts.... THEN USE "U·KNEAD·IT" FLOUR excels in every respect,—color, flavor, and po- ser barrel. MADE BY Watson Mill Co. WICHITA, KANSAS IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL FLOUR BRAHAM — CORN MEAL — BREAKFAST With thirty-five years milling experience in Wichita products are the best that can be produced. Made best selected grain only and put up in Special Pack Ask Your Grocer See that you get IMPERIAL THE IMBODEN MILLING WICHITA, KANSAS Johnston's Hotel WICHITA 507 N. Main St. K Everything first class. Electric Lighti, Electric Transient Trade — Restaurant in Connecticut R. Johnston, Proprietor AM ABSTRACT Prof. Shelton French, ACTING PRESIDENT Of Western University QUINDARO, KS Residence Phone No. 15 Office Phone 1423 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL For Parties, Picnics, Socials and Churches Orders delivered to any part of the city BON-ION & KANDY KITCHEN AKERY E.B.MESSERVE.Prop. It excels in every respect,—color, flavor, and pounds of bread per barrel. MADE BY Watson Mill Co. GRAHAM — CORN MEAL — BREAKFAST FOOD With thirty-five years milling experience in Wichita our products are the best that can be produced. Made from best selected grain only and putup in Special Packages, Ask Your Groce See that you get IMPERIAL THE IMBODEN MILLING Co. WICHITA. KANSAS Johnston's Hotel WICHITA 507 N. Main St. KANSAS Everything first class. Electric Lighti, Electric Fans Transient Trade - Restaurant in Connection R. Johnston, Proprietor NORTH-WEST CORNER OF THE COURT HOUSE Bonded Abstractors ```markdown ``` Straighten Your Hair DRA SIRA: I have used only one bottle of your pomade and now I would not be without it for it makes my hair straight and easy to comb and also starts a new growth. MRS. W. F. WALKER. Sta. I. Harmani, Tenn. Ford's Hair Pomade Formerly known as Ozonized Ox Marrow. Fifty years of success has proved its merit. Its use makes the hair straight, glossy, soft and pliable, as commonly used. It is in any appliance with comfort with its length. Removes and prevents dandruff, invigorates the scalp, stops the hair from falling out or breaking off and gives it new life and vigor. Absolutely harmless—used with spiendid reusable wipes—the largest collection. Delicately perfumed, its use is a pleasure, as ladies of refinement everywhere declare. Ford's Hair Pomade has imitators. Don't buy it until you see it as good. If you want the best results, buy the best Pomade—it will pay you. Look for this name If your druggist will not supply you with the genuine send us, express or postal money order for coins for regular sale or for coins for small size bottle and give us your druggist's name and address. We will forward bottle prepaid to any point in U. S.A. by return mail on receipt of price. Address: The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 133 East Konzle St. Chicago, Ill. FORD'S HAIR POMADE is made only in Chicago by the above item. Agent is Wanted Everywhere. For Everything in Building Material SEE SEE PHONE 496 J.H. TURNER WICHITA, KANS. 533 TO 547 WEST DOUGLAS GODS Sir D. L. Taylor Designer and Builder of Tent houses, Tabernacle houses and Temple houses. Prices in reach of all. Send your order to-day 829 East Center BALINA, KANSAS Use Herman's Cement Stone Made from the best ma terial. Lasts longer, wears better and more durable than any other Cement Stone on the market. Prices Reason- able. PRICES 11c each laid in wall 8c each delivered 7c each in the yard Rock Face 8c each Plain Face 7c each Manufactured By W. L. HERMAN, 527. Ohio Ave., New Phone 1127 W. L. Herman CONTRACTING: PLASTERER 856 Eagle St., Wichita, Kan. Heroic Fight Mr J. C. Robb deserves credit for the gallant fight which made for the Mayoralty. A stranger in our city with no newspaper backing or orfianized effort Mr. Robb did fine. He demonstated his ability as a seasoned scrapper. We have just opened a Cash Grocery and meat market at 452 N. Main (corner Central Ave.) and we wish to announce to the public that we shall not only keep a sanitary, modern and up-to-date establishedment, but shall make it our earnest endeavor to carry in stock everything the market affords in its proper season, and anything you want that we haven't on hand we'll cheerfully order for you. All we ask is to give us one fair trial and if we dont please you we shall not ask you to call again. E. E. Bates Seeds Seed Corn Cow Peas Square Deal Fence Bee Supplies Come to Our Store a ROSS BROTHER Come to Our Store and Inspect Our Stock. 309 E. Douglas Ave. A Prescription Is the written order a physician for a remedy or for certain drugs to be used by the patient. To fill this prescription, one must be accurate and competent, first of all one must USE PURE DRUGS and use no substitute. My drugs are the purest I can buy and every prescription you leave here will be filled exactly as thh physician prescribes In "family receipt" work the same rule is followed. Bring Your Prescriptions Here O. R. Bissa tz INDEPENDENT PHONE 620 811 N. Main St. Wichita, Kan Adams Johnson Nuptials A pretty and quiet wedding occured Sunday at 5:30 p. m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mose Johnson, when Mr. Ed Adams of this city was united in marriage to Miss Anna Bell Johnson. Mr. Adams is one of our most promising young man while Miss Johnson is a most accomplished young lady. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Wm Turner pastor of the 2nd-Baptist church. A wedding lunch was served to the following guests: George A. Williams, Fred Cole, Ed James jr Henry Alexander, Sam James and wife, H. A. Graves, MrsJ. Smith Rev. Wm Turner and wife, Misses Jessie Williams, Narah Whitman, E. Horton. Chas. Johnson was the best man and Miss Leona Williams smiled sweetly on the bride. Services were well attended at the second Baptist church both morning and evening services on Sunday. We are preparing to have a grand easter programe and all are cordially invited. PRATT NEWS It is now time to plant Peas, Beans, Salsify, Carrots, Parsnips, Radishes, Lettuce, Turnips and Irish Potatoes. Red River Valley of Minnesota Potatoes produce the most satisfactory crops. We are selling "Acron Brand" Seed Corn at $1.75 per bushel shelled—sacks extra—this corn is well worth the price, because it was grown and handled especially for seed. Should be grown on every farm to increase the fertility of the soil. Also as a forage crop. At reasonable prices. It is rightly named and will prove satisfactory to you. Higginsville Hives and a complete line of supplies always in stock. and Inspect Our Stock. RS SEED HOUSE, WICHITA, KANSAS. C. R. Wilfley was in Wichita attending business with Mr O. H. Bentley, Saturday. Mrs Barton was in Clearwater last week. There will be preaching by Rev C. G. Cole Sunday, April 3rd all ars invited to attend, preaching commence at 2:30 p. m. Okla. lost is in Clearwater gain two colored family moved from Eind Okla to Clearwater to work on M. O. P. R. R. C. Reed was down to Clearwater last week to look after his track of land near Clearwater and plant some garden, he's well pleased with his track of land he will soon commence farming. Mr and Mrs Geo. Barton are visiting Mrs A. White near Baynesville Saturday and Sunday. John McGrue has started to planting garden. To the Searchlight. Obituary of Mr. John D. wood who departed this life March 23, age 29 yrs 1 month and 15 days He was born in Tenn. A son of Deacon S. W. Wood. He and his brother Robt. were farmers they own two large farms three miles west of Strong City. Their only sister Miss Inez Wood is teacher in Kans. City Kans. Mr John D. Wood taken sick three weeks before his death. This is one man who made good high standing by his honest pluck and perseverance in doing business. The evidence of his high esteem held by both white and colored; on last Thursday the Auditorian it was crowded by a special request, this provision was made to accommodate those wanted to come and pay their last respect to the worthy young man. Rev Wm E. Harrison pastor the 2nd Baptist 452 North Main St. Strong City News church preached the sermon on this occasion Text Act 3:2. Sub. Death. Both colored and white are speaking so highly of the ser mon. Rev. Harrison is a preacher of the day about 20 vehackles were in the dead march to cotton wood Fall Kans. Symetry; three miles away where John D. Woods remains was laid at the feet of his mother who died when he was quite a child. He leaves in grief a father, aunties, uncles relatives and many friends. From a friend Negro Office Holders Diplomatic—Henry W. Furniss Envoy Extraordiary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Port au Price, Hayti, $10,000. Ernest Lyon, Minister Resident and Consul General at Monrovia Liberia, $5,000. Geo. W. Ellis, Secretary of Legation, Monrovia. $2,000. Consular — William J. Yerby Consul, Sierra Leone, West Africa $2,000. James G. Carter, Consul Tam- ative, Madagascar, $2,000. Christopher H. Payne, Consul, Cognac, France, $2,500. Lemuel W. Livingstone, Consul Cape Haiten, Haiti, $2,000. William H. Hunt, Donsul St. Etinue, France, 5,000. James W. Johnson, Consul Cor- inta, Nicaragua, $2,000. Dr. Herbert R. Wright, Puerto Cabella, Venezuela, $2,000. Only principal consular officers are named in this list. New York Age. Primary Over The spring primary are over and the results have been anounced. While the Searchlight chose to support Mr. Chas. L. Davidson for Mayor, yet we have no unkind word and no criticism to offer against any of our race who may not have viewed the candidates as we did. Every man and woman who came up to the legal requirements had as much to their right individual choice as the Searchlight did and we are not the ones to consure them for doing so. This is a free country, with free speech, free Aallot and free chosing, and the Searchlight has only the kindest words to say of those who may not have been on our side of the fence. We are brothers and sisters of our family—let us be friends. Salina Kansas Star of West Tent No. 18 lost Emma Armour from their number. This the fourth death in the tent for twelve years. Other members are in a healthy condition. This Maid died with appendicitis. Our Tabernacle and Temple are in a healthy condition. Whit Helm who has a very severe case of pneumonia is past the "orisis" and will make a speedily recover, if no complications arise. Bud Walker and Pearl Banks attend a show in Kingman Sat. night also visited over Sunday, returning home Sunday evening. HUNTING OF HERRES SANCTIMONIOUS COUNTENANCE, "CHET-BLACK-MUSTANCHE" AND A WISE SLEUTH R. J. K. HERRES, JR., of the town of Elmira, county of Waterloo, Canada, was a dapper young man of sanctimonious countenance, and the possessor of a long silken, black mustache with drooping ends of which he was excessively proud. By profession he was a school teacher, and his father kept a country store and was reputed to be well-to-do. When the younger Herres was not engaged in imparting knowledge in juveniles, or singing German songs, he was fond of flitting about the country in search of amorous adventures, being what is generally known as a "ladies" man. He was by no means a favorite with the male contingent, for his effeminate, lackadaisical manners were not calculated to endear him to the average man. Indeed he was so much of a fop in appearance that one would never imagine him to be marked for the central figure in a stirring event where a whole town turned out to rescue him, while his captor, with drawn guns, backed against a wall with Herres at his feet, stood prepared to sell his life as dearly as possible. His father did not sympathize with his son's manner of enjoying himself, and the paternal purse-strings were not loosened to any great extent in order to provide the black-haired Lotharlo with funds. Yet the pleasures to which Mr. Herres, Jr., was devoted called for a constant supply of the root of all evil, and an annoying tightness in the money market at a certain stage of his love affairs was the stumbling block over which his fe. were destined to trip. "Den you will know them by the place they used to be," said Klippert. "And remember—the are chet black." He went to Little Falls, a place of about 1,000 inhabitants, and made a house to house canvass in search of his quarry, but found no trace of Herres. He was about to return to White Cloud when the school-teaching side of Herres came again to his mind and he proceeded to visit the schools. The result was unsatisfactory; Herres was not engaged in educating the younger generation of Little Falls. But there were several country schools, and Murray paid a visit to a storekeeper who was one of the school trustees. This man informed him that there had been some new teachers recently hired for country schools and suggested that the detective should interview the clerk of the school board, who lived close by. The latter official proved accommodating, and enquired the names of the teachers whom the stranger sought. Murray said that he did not know their names. The clerk stated that two new teachers had been appointed to little rural schools about 40 miles out in the country, both of whom were new arrivals in that section of the state, but neither was named Herres. Murray decided to visit the two new teachers, and also determined to obtain a companion who knew the country round about in order that there might be as little delay as possible in making the trip. There was a big fellow named Richardson in the town, who held a sort of commission as town policeman or constable, and the detective, without disclosing the real object of his journey, asked him to accompany him on a hunt for prairie chickens of which there was a plentiful supply in the woodlands. Richardson was delighted social Master E. V. McKeever filed | M On a fine summer's day in 1887 young Mr. Herres sauntered into the office of John Cavers, manager of the Imperial Bank of Galt, Ontario, and presented two notes to be discounted. One was signed by Peter Leweller, a neighbor of the Herres family, and the other by Herres' father. They totalled $900, and Mr. Cavers discounted them. Herres vanished with the money and shortly afterwards old man Herres and Peter Leweller pronounced their signatures to be forgeries. No trace could be found of the fascinating J. K. Herres, who had presumably sought fresh fields and pastures now as soon as he had secured the necessary cash. The officials of the Imperial bank immediately took steps to hunt down the fugitive, and Detective John Wilson Murray was sent for and the case placed in his hands. After an interview with Manager Cavers, Murray proceeded to Berlin, the county seat of Waterloo, and prepared extradition papers, for from inquiries he had made he felt certain that Herres had sought asylum in the United States. He also held counsel with John Klippert, the chief constable of Waterloo, a shrewd old German who was considered one of the best police officers in the Dominion. Klippert knew the missing man well by sight and was able to give the detective a good description of him. "Shon," said Klippert impressively, "you will know him two ways; one by his chet black hair and one by his ding-dong mustaches. He has some of the loftiest mustaches you efer see. They flow down like Niagara Falls, and they too are chet black." "But it's altogether likely that he has shaved them off," remarked Murray. By Geo. T. Pardy with the notion and asserted that Murray could not have picked out a better guide as he had been born there and knew the surrounding country like a book. Murray hired a splendid team from a liveryman, consisting of a light cracky wagon and a pair of spirited horses. He also procured a shotgun, cartridge belt and two valuable dogs, the better to carry out the idea of the supposed shooting trip. On Wednesday, October 5, the two men started and drove about 20 miles on the first stage of the journey, halting to breakfast at a crossroad store. Here Murray saw fit to inform his companion of the real object of their journey, and the latter protested vigorously. He did not relish the idea of substituting serious business for pleasure, and changed from a jolly hunter of fowl to a solemn faced and much disgusted policeman. Still, with considerable reluctance, he consented to go on and they proceeded to the first school to which Murray had been directed. The teacher was a little Frenchman, who could not speak German and did not answer to the description of Herres in any particular, but he waxed eloquent in dilating on the physical attractions of the teacher in the next district school. "Zat man," said the volatile Gaul, "the haf ze long mustache. Very fine, oh, very fine! Ze long curling moostache—and I haf no moostache at all." He clasped his hands and sighed mourfully at the conclusion of his speech, and Murray, having thanked him, climbed back into the wagon followed by the still sullen Richardson, and drove off. It began to look as though the long trail was drawing to a close, for judging from the little Frenchman's description there was every indication that the other teacher was the much sought for Herres. When they came in sight of the school Murray unhitched the horses, tied them, and the two men started across toward the building on foot. "If this is the man I want," said Murray to his companion, "I will nod to you and you arrest him." "I'll do nothing of the kind," said Richardson sulkily. "In the first place, I have no authority, and I won't arrest a man without it." Murray swore savagely under his breath, but maintained an air of unruffled coolness. He saw that Richardson, who had been drawn into the affair against his will, meant what he said, and would probably persist in his refusal to assist him. It would never do to have his mission fail just at the moment when it looked as though success was about to crown his efforts. There was nothing for it but to try the effects of a gigantic bluff and coerce this unwilling policeman into seconding him. He halted abruptly and surveyed Richardson with a cold and menacing air. "See here, Richardson," he said sternly, "I've had enough of this interference with me in the execution of my duty. I want you to understand that I'm an United States marshal, and that what I say goes. Now let's have done with this nonsense. I hereby declare you my deputy and under my orders. You must obey the law and serve." "Not without being sworn in," returned Richardson doggedly. For all his companion's show of bluster Murray's quick eye detected signs of yielding. He drew a bundle of imposing looking documents from his pocket, glanced over them and selected one with seeming care. "Kneel down," he commanded Richardson, with a burlesque air of authority. "I'll swear you in right now—and then disobey me at your peril." Richardson hesitated a moment and then knelt down among the briers. Holding the official looking raper over his head Murrey slowly mumbled the form of an awe-inspiring oath. "Do you swear?" he asked solemnly at the conclusion of the adjuration. "I do," responded Richardson. "Then get up and come with me," ordered Murray, and Richardson, arising walked humbly beside his new ap pointed chief to the schoolhouse. They pushed open the door and entered. There stood the teacher, dapper and with drooping mustaches, but instead of being "chet-black" his hair and mustache were brown. In every other particular he answered the description of the missing man. He was a bleached Herres. Murray scanned him closely, and just then the suspect raised his hand and twirled his mustache nervously. That one action clinched the identification in the officer's mind. It was surely Herres. There were about 30 children, mostly girls, in the room and they eyed the strangers curiously. "Teacher, how long have you been here?" asked Murray. "For some time, ever since school opened," he replied in a sing-song voice. "What is your name?" "John Walker." "When did you leave Canada?" inquired the detective. "I have never been in Canada in my life." Murray examined some of the school books which lay on the teacher's desk. All of them were marked John Walker. "Are you a German?" asked Murray. "Yes, I am German," was the reply. "John Walker is not a German name," commented Murray. The teacher only smiled. Murray turned upon him with a menacing frown. "You are from Canada," he said sternly. The teacher raised his hands in indignant protest. "I am not," he exclaimed, and turning to the children addressed them rapidly in German. "Run quickly and bring your fathers here at once," said he. "Tell them there are robbers here and to fetch along their guns." Unfortunately for the successful carrying out of these instructions Murray understood German perfectly, and executed a counter stroke. "Stand by that door and don't let anyone out," he said to "Deputy Marshal Richardson," who took up his station as ordered. The frightened children began to cry aloud. "That's right," shrieked their teacher, "scream as loud as you can. Keep on shouting for help." The scholars obeyed promptly. They howled aloud in united chorus and the sound of their voices drifted far away on the air. Murray stepped over to the teacher. "You come with me," he ordered calmly. "I will not," responded the man savagely, tearing off his coat and throwing himself into an attitude of defense. The next instant Murray was upon him with a tiger-like spring and caught his shoulders in a grip of iron. Despite his apparently slight build Herres proved to be wonderfully active and strong. He writhed and wriggled with cat-like agility, struggling desperately and coiling his legs around the detective. As Murray's sinewy hands forced him relentlessly backward, his knees gave way suddenly and he went down with his assailant on top. Even on the floor he continued to resist, and it was not until Murray compressed his ribs in a girdle that threatened to break them, that he relaxed his efforts to free himself. "Keep the children in," said Murray to Richardson, as he hauled his protestive captive to the door, "and don't move until I fire a shot, then run as fast as you can to the wagon." Outside the schoolhouse Herres, having recovered his breath to some extent, again began to resist furiously, but by this time Murray's blood was up and he handled his troublesome captive with such tremendous energy that Herres collapsed and submitted to be handcuffed without showing any more fight. Murray dragged him to the wagon and tied him securely to a wheel while he hitched up the horses. That done, he lifted his prisoner into the wagon and fired the warning shot as a signal to Richardson to leave his post. Never was a signal more promptly obeyed. Richardson was only too glad to be relieved from his duties and came bounding across the space intervening with the speed of a race horse. Out of the schoolhouse rushed the crowd of excited children, screaming for help and running in all directions. Half way to his goal Richardson tripped over a briar bush and fell, but was up in an instant and reached the wagon panting. "You have had a fine run for your money, deputy," laughed Murray. "But we haven't any time to lose. Whip up those horses and drive like the devil to the nearest railway station. Those German farmers will be swarming around here like bees presently and I don't want any argument with them." Richardson grasped the retins, his whip-lash hissed through the air and the horses plunged forward on the road to Royalton, 30 miles away. It was none too soon. Looking back Murray saw the figures of armed men dotting the horizon here and there. They were the parents of the scholars, summoned from their farms by the children to aid the kidnapped teacher. But pursuit was out of the question just then for none of the farmers were mounted and the team of horses which Murray had selected was in splendid condition and covered the ground at top speed. The cries of the children were dying away in the distance and the detective heaved a sigh of relief and turned to his prisoner. "I am afraid those friends of your's will be disappointed by your leaving them so suddenly," he said cheerfully. Herres scowled vindictively. "I'll make you pay for dragging an innocent man about like this," was his response. Murray only smiled, although in his heart he realized that he had greatly exceeded his official powers. He had not much doubt as to the identity of his captive, but chance resemblances play strange tricks sometimes and if Herres turned out to have a double, a very pretty legal tangle was tolerably certain to ensue. But having bluffed through matters at the start, there was nothing better to do than go straight ahead. Taking more or less desperate chances had come to be accepted by the philosophical Murray as all in the day's work. It was late in the afternoon when they drove into Royalton, a German THE WHOLE TOWN TURNED OUT TO RESCUE HIM. settlement of about fifteen hundred population, and crossing the town, went directly to the railway station. It chanced that the telegraph operator was a German and Herres no sooner became aware of this fact than he made the most of it. He appealed to the man at the wire, speaking in the language of the Fatherland, to send a message stating that he had been kidnapped by robbers. The operator looked as though he believed him, and his sympathetic attitude encouraged Herres to yell aloud for aid, in German, hoping to attract an audience who might be disposed to side with him. "Save me, save me!" he shrieked piercingly, "I am being kidnapped. I will be murdered by these ruffans. Help, good people, help!" His frantic howls had due effect and roused the entire settlement. Sturdy Germans gathered from all sides and the crowd grew rapidly. Herres continued to yell with all the power of his voice and lungs, and an angry, responsive murmur arose from the crowd. Matters were beginning to look serious, and Murray moved back against the side of the station, keeping the school-teacher beside him. "Get busy, Richardson, and keep that crowd back," ordered the detective, but the "deputy" was plainly scared and would have nothing further to do with the proceedings. "I'm through with this business and resign as deputy marshal," he said positively, and Murray saw that he could expect no more aid from his unwilling follower. The crowd drew in closer. Also there were fresh arrivals, mounted men with red, angry faces who came galloping into town, and it was evident that these latter were farmers who had followed the wagon trail in response to their children's tale of the struggle in the school-house. They dismounted and addressed the assembled crowd, relating the story told by the children. The effect was alarming, for the crowd surged forward with threatening cries. Murray had the shotgun and a revolver, with another revolver in his pocket. He discarded the shotgun and drew a second revolver. All the while the school-teacher kept haranguing the crowd, begging them to rescue him and lynch his captor. The angry mob pressed yet closer and surrounded the station, but hesitated before the deadly pointing muzzles of the revolvers, backed by the glittering menace of Murray's resolute eyes. "Give up that man, you infernal kidnapper," demanded one of the leaders. "The first man of you who puts a hand on him or me dies in his tracks," was Murray's response. "Help, help, do not allow an innocent man to be taken away and murdered!" shrieked the school-teacher. The crowd surged forward in response to his appeal, and it was evident that this time they meant business. Murray drew a deep breath and set his teeth. There was no thought of yielding in his mind, although death was staring him in the face. On one thing he decided; if he went down under the trampling feet of the mob his captive would be lying on the ground also, with a bullet in his brain. "Get back, you hounds," he shouted, as he stood at bay, flourishing his guns, one man against a whole town. As he leveled the gleaming tubes and took careful aim in anticipation of the rush of his antagonists, there was a sudden commotion in the midst of the crowd, and a big, athletic fellow burst through the opposing line. "What's up?" he asked in stentorian tones, as his eyes took in the scene—the braying school-teacher, lying hand-cuffed at his captor's feet, the surging crowd, and the undaunted Murray, standing erect against the station wall. with a revolver in each hand. The new-comer's hands flew to his hip pockets. Out flipped two guns as he sprang over beside the detective and backed up against the wall. "A thousand to one," he roared. "By God, but you're a game man!" He looked out of two fearless blue eyes at the angry faces of the crowd. "Come on, you cowardly villains," he shouted. "Come on. Who wants to be the first man to die?" It was a superb climax; the man was a veritable whirlwind in his way. "I'm Quinn, sheriff of the next county," he said rapidly to the detective. "What's it all about?" "I am an officer from St. Paul, and these people are after my prisoner," replied Murray. "Are they, indeed," quoted Sheriff Quinn, truculently. "Well, they don't get him." He turned fiercely on the crowd. "Get back. Back up there," he shouted. "Back up or I'll back you up. One—two—" he counted, waving his guns. The crowd began to give, and the space in front of the officers grew rapidly as Quinn counted, until nothing remained of the great mob saving a few curious individuals who stayed at a respectful distance. Murray shook hands with his rescuer, and turning to the telegraph operator told him to take a dispatch as he dictated it, and send it at once. As they stood, revolvers in hand, backed up against the station beside the telegraph office, a telegram went to Marshall Campbell of St. Paul, stating that Murray and his prisoner would arrive in that city by the next train, which Quinn said was due to reach there at one o'clock in the morning. "Ex-Deputy" Richardson then came up and Murray gave him the shotgun and money to pay the liveryman from whom the rig had been hired, and the unwilling assistant drove away, congratulating himself on being through with a most distasteful experience. Sheriff Quinn stood by his new-found comrade until the train arrived, when he boarded it and rode with Murray to the third station beyond, where he left the detective with a hearty handshake and a laugh in response to the latter's thanks. The school-teacher had subsided into sulky silence, perhaps realizing how close he had been to death on that station platform. Marshal Campbell met captor and captured at the train at one o'clock in the morning at St. Paul. "This is Herres," said Murray to the marshal. The school-teacher protested at once. "My name is not Herres; my name is John Walker," he said angrily. "You'll find somebody will have to pay for this." The prisoner's assertion, made in such positive tones, made Campbell a trifle uneasy. He drew Murray on one side. "Are you certain that he is really Herres?" inquired the marshal. "I am not quite certain, but fairly sure," replied Murray. "His hair is lighter, but will be responsible." Campbell locked up the schoolteacher. The so-called John Walker immediately sent for Col. Kerr of St. Paul to defend him. He also engaged a fighting lawyer named Ryan, who wanted to get a change of venue for his client. Murray had United States District Attorney George N. Baxter as his counsel. In making out the affidavit on the application for a change of venue his lawyer swore the schoolteacher to it. When he signed it Campbell and Murray eagerly glanced at the paper. The signature, on which so much depended, was J. K. Herres, and, glad that their judgment was vindicated, the marshal and detective shook hands and went out for a drink. It was a tremendous load off of Murray's mind. The court denied the change of venue, sought on the unjust allegation that Commissioner Spencer was a friend of Canada officers. Then began the battle for extradition, which was destined to be fought to a finish. Herres was committed for extradition and his cousin in White Cloud joined forces with Col. Kerr and Mr. Ryan. His counsel applied for a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Nelson. It seemed that when Judge Nelson's father was judge of the supreme court a man named Kane had killed some one in Ireland and escaped to Minnesota. The British government sought to extradite him and the case was carried to the supreme court, which held that it was necessary to have the president issue an executive mandate to give the commissioner power to try the case. The counsel for Herres claimed that the proceeding in the Herres case was irregular, and Judge Nelson discharged Herres. Murray's counsel appealed from the decision of Judge Nelson and carried it to the circuit court before Judge Brewer, later of the supreme court of the United States. Judge Brewer wrote a long opinion reversing Judge Nelson's judgment and ordering the prisoner back into Murray's custody. The case is an authority in extradition cases, and is recorded in Federal Reports of the United States, number 33, page 265. The matter was fought out through the courts in November and December, 1887. At last the warrant of surrender arrived, and on January 17, 1888, Murray departed from St. Paul with "Chet-black" Herres, and handed him over to the authorities of Berlin, Ontario, on Thursday, January 19. Herres pleaded not guilty to forgery at the spring assizes, but was convicted and sentenced on March 20 to seven years in Kingston penitentiary, where his long flowing mustache vanished before the razor of the prison barber. He had bleached his "chet-black" hair with butternut dye, which gave it a nasty tinge of yellow. An action he started against the sheriff in St. Paul failed. Instead of reaping damages through suing the Minnesota officer, J. K. Herres found himself reaping the fruits of his knavery within the gloomy walls of the penitentiary. And not the least of his sorrows was the cruel loss of that "chet-black mustache." (Copyright, 1909, by W. G. Chapman.) (Copyright in Great Britain.) The Impresario of To-Day. An impresario is a manager, agent or conductor of a troupe of operatic or concert singers; also, rarely, a teacher or trainer of such singers. The EASTER LADY BY J.F. HENDERSON ALDEAN brought his automobile to a sudden stop in front of the village church, and listened with bated breath. Rising high above the mel- able to find out who you were or when you lived, but your voice has haunted me for a whole year. In my thoughts in my dreams, you have been known to me only as the Easter lady; but now—at last—" He checked himself, and deliberate ALDEAN brought his automobile to a sudden stop in front of the village church, and listened with bated breath. Rising high above the melow growl of the organ a voice floated out to his enraptured ears—a clear, thrilling, triumphant voice, singing Handel's stirring aria, "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth." "Her voice, by all that is wonderful!" he muttered, with an eager light in his eyes. "Surely I can't be mistaken. It must be the Easter lady!" He sat there with a rapt expression on his face until the portals of the church swing open and the congregation spilled out into the April sunshine, bringing color and animation to the scene. He scanned the crowd with searching glances as it slowly melted away. The last to leave the church was the gray-haired rector, and walking by his side as he came down the walk was a beautiful young woman. Valdean's heart gave a bound as he looked at the girl. She was a dainty, wilowy creature, her face lit up with bewitching smiles, her dark eyes sparkling vivaciously under her white-plumed hat. "It is she," whispered the man in the automobile. "I never saw her in my life before, but I know it is she!" The rector and his companion came nearer. They were about to pass the car when the girl suddenly glanced up and stopped. "Why, this is my car, I believe," she said blitely to the rector. "Tm to dine with Mrs. Camperdown, you know. Good-by, Mr. Roden, and tell Mrs. Roden I shall see her soon." The rector lifted his hat with a profound bow and walked on up the village street, while the girl turned to Valdean with pretty assurance. "This is the Camperdown car, is it not?" In an instant Valdean was standing on the curb beside her, hat in hand. "Of course," he said glibly. "It is anything you wish. That is—er—Let me assist you, madam. Take this forward seat, please, beside the driver." The girl was on the step when she hesitated, looked the car over doubtfully and turned a half-frightened face toward Valdean. Her cheeks were flaming. "Am I making a mistake?" she faltered. "Not at all, I assure you," he stoutly protested. "I am Miss Drummond, you know?" "Certainly, madam." "Mrs. Camperdine wrote me that she would have her automobile waiting in front of the church, but—I think—I know she said it would be a limousine." "The limousine is out of order this morning," lied Valdean cheerfully, as he gently pushed the girl into a seat and hastily occupied the one beside her. "So it had to be this or nothing. You will find it just as comfortable, I think, and anyway the weather is fine, and the bracing air will give you an appetite for dinner. He put the car in motion, and it glided down the street with a soft, purrring sound. "Now," he added, after a pause, "if you will kindly tell me which way I am to go—" "Which way?" exclaimed the girl. "Why, direct to the Camperdown farm, of course." "Yes, of course, but—but I haven't the slightest idea where that is, you see." The girl stared at him as if she doubted his sanity. "Perhaps you will be kind enough to tell me who you are?" she demanded, coldly. "Richard Valdean, at your service. My father is a well-known banker in the city—Sylvester Valdean, by name. Possibly you have heard of him. I was out for a spin in my machine, and happened to be in front of the church, and—and there was no other vehicle in sight, and—and you couldn't walk, you know—I could not let you walk—" He choked in his eagerness, and paused abruptly. "I suppose I ought to be terribly indignant," she said, suppressing her merriment, "but really I cannot be otherwise than grateful to you for this kindness. You are very obligeing, I am sure. Besides, the mistake was mine in the beginning. Mrs. Camperdown lives two miles out in the country, and you are going in the right direction, Mr. Valdean." She hesitated a moment, and then asked: "Were you waiting for anybody at the church?" "Yes. I was waiting for you," he replied, simply. "For me!" she exclaimed "I heard your voice, you know—heard you singing that beautiful aria, and I stopped to listen. I knew it was the voice of the Easter lady, and I was waiting there to see you come out." "The Easter lady?" "You are not wholly unknown to me. Miss Drummond, although I confess I never saw you until to-day," said Valdean, slowly. "Last Easter I chanced to be at St. Mark's church in the city, and there I heard you sing for the first time. I know it was you, for I could not be mistaken in the voice. I did not see you, you was I able to find out who you were or where you lived, but your voice has haunted me for a whole year. In my thoughts, in my dreams, you have been known to me only as the Easter lady; but now—at last—" He checked himself, and deliberately began to turn the vehicle into a cross-road leading at right angles from the one they were following. The girl quickly laid a small gloved hand on his arm. "No, no!" she cried; "not that way. "Keep straight on. Mrs. Camperdown lives—" "Mrs. Camperdown can wait," said Valdean firmly as the car shot into the new road at an increased rate of speed. "I am not ready to take you to Mrs. Camperdown yet. I have waited a whole year for this opportunity; do you think I am going to turn you over to Mrs. Camperdown so soon?" Miss Drummond sank helplessly back in her seat. He knew she was staring fixedly at him, and he half-expected an outburst of expostulation, but he did not turn his head. "Am I being kidnaped?" she asked at last; and the humorous note in her voice assured him that his bold move was being condoned. Valdean's face brightened with a quick gleam of excited pleasure. "Then you will let me drive you to town?" "Indeed it will be a great favor to me. I hope it is not asking too much of you." "Oh, I shall be delighted. And we can dine at the Red Eagle inn, which is directly on the way, and still get home before nightfall." The ice was broken; it was astonishing how quickly these young people arrived at a mutual and cordial understanding. By the time the Red Eagle fim loomed up before them they were chatting as gaily and unreservedly as if they had known each other for THE SAILOR "Surely I Can't Be Mistaken." years. They dined cozily and happily at the inn, consuming much more time than was necessary in the performance, and then taking their places in the car once more, they resumed their journey toward the city. "I was sure something portentous would happen to-day," said Valdean, enthusiastically, as they bowled along the highway. "And has anything portentous happened?" asked Miss Drummond, curiously. "Surely. Nothing could be more significant than this chance meeting between you and me." "But—does it portend anything?" But—does it portend anything? "To me it does. It holds a beautiful promise. It is the fate of the Valdeans. Listen, Miss Drummond," and the young man became very serious "Easter is strangely mixed up with the destinies of the Valdeans. My father met my mother for the first time on Easter day. My grandfather and grandmother first knew of each other's existence on an Easter morning and they were married the same evening. It was the tricky spirit of that festival that brought my great grandparents together nearly a hundred years ago. As far back as the record goes the members of my family have all met their affinities at Easter time. Will you contend, Miss Drummond—Margaret—that our meeting-to-day has no meaning for the future?" She gave him a quick, frightened look. 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Oil—bad stuff—never cure, only makes bowels move because it irritates and sweats them, like poking finger in your eye. The best Bowel Medicine is Cascarets. Every Salts and Castor Oil user should get a box of CASCARETS and try them just once. You'll see. 884 Cascarets—100 box—work's treatment. All druggists. Biggest seller in the world—million boxes a month. DEFIANCE Gold Water Starch makes laundry work a pleasure. 16 oz. pkg. 400. 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL-3 PER CENT A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS & CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium. Morphine nor Mineral NOT NARCOTIC Recipe of Old Dr. SAMUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - Aloe Sensation Robinia Sella Avin Seed - Poppermint - DiCubrinate Soda Worm Seed Cardinal Sugar Wintergreen Flavor Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP Fac Simile Signature of Garth Hatcher. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK. At 6 months old 35 Doses - 35 Cents Guaranteed under the Food and Exact Copy of Wrapper. SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pills. CARTER'S LITTLE IVER PILLS. LITTLE IVER PILLS. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Heavy Eating. A perfect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. CARTERS LITTLE IVER PILLS. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature Brew Good REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. Hooper'sDon'tScratch sold and guaranteed by druggists to be a satisfactory treatment for Dandruff and all ScaP Troubles, Tetter, Eczema, Iuch, Ringworm, Chapped, Sunburned Face and Hands, Pimples, Itching Piles, Sore, Sweaty, Blistered Feet, Cuts, and all Irritations of the Skin. Does not stain, grease or blister. Two Sizes, 50c and $1 bottles. Trial Size 10c. Either mailed direct on receipt of price. druggists to be a salis factory treatment for Dandruff and all Scap Troubles, Tetter, Eczema, Itch, Ringworm, Chapped, Sunburned Face and Hands, Pimples, Itching Piles, Sore Sweaty, Blistered Feet Cuts, and all Irritations of the Skin. Does not stain, grease or blister Two Sizes, 50c and $1 bottles. Trial Size 10c Either mailed direct or receipt of price. HOOPER MEDICINE CO., Dallas, Texas and Jersey City, N. J. in the purchase of paint materials. It is an absolute guarantee of purity and quality. For your own protection, see that it is on the side of every keg of white lead you buy. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY 1802 Trinity Building, New York Per Salzer's catalog page 129. Largest growers of onion and vegetable seeds in the state. Sip catalogs; or send 160 in stamps and catalogs; or 1000 kernels on all onions, carrots, celery, radishes, 1500 each lettuce, rutabaga, turnips, 100 parsley, 100 tomatoes, 100 melons, 100 thuringian flower seeds in all kernels, easily worth $1.00 of any man's money. Or, send 200 and we will add one pkg of Earliest Peep O'Day Sweet Corn. SALZER SEED CO., Bov. W, La Crosse, Wia. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Clemsons and beautifies the hair. Mover Falls to Restore Gray Hair to its Youthful Color. Cornbeltly to Tallking. 80, and 91.00 at Drugs. W. N. U., WICHITA, NO. 14, 1909. Pink Eye, Epizootic Shipping Fever Much less would be satisfactory. The general average is shown twenty bushels. "All are loud in their praises of the great man." "All are dreadful country." "Erz Dr. Brown reports a new boy at the home of James Morris 927 N. Wichita. Ben Walker and H. M. Underwood has bought them a new disc machine for farm work. Pretty Prairie Kas. News Wheat in this country has begin to spread, by easter it will hide a rabbitt. We learn that C. E Floyd has moved back to Kingman. Bud Walker is going right into business here; he is rejoicing over the arrival of a fine baby mule, which is about seven days old. We learn that the wedding bells are ringing in Pratt Co. Bill Peoples of Meade Co has bought 160 acres of land near Pretty Prairie and has built a fine residence on it. H. M. Underwood has begun his spring work, has sewed oats; planted potatoes, and going right into farming. Mrs James visited with Mrs J. Banks Saturday. Mr. Mason (colored) lectured for the white people here on last Thursday. Florence and Nellie Banks were shopping in Kingman Saturday also viiting there Sunday with Mr and Mrs Lewis Banks. The colored people should now unite their forces and assist in electing Chas. L. Davidson for Mayor by an overwhelming Majority. We are safe in saying that Mr Davidson as Mayor will come up to the expectations of all. Salina Kansas Stars of the West Tent will pay the endowment of Maid Ermar Owens on April 3, The promptness of the endowment department has gained for a good increase for our Tent. Several new members and old ones are taking new interest in the order. Resolution The following resolution was introduced. Whereas our divine Father has seen fit to remove from our midts little Ermar Ownes who we all dearly loved and cherished, still we know that our lost is Heavengin and we feel that little Ermar she has escaped much sin an woe and is now a little treasure laid up in a better world and the gate through which she has passed to peace and joy everlasting is left open so that we all in due time may follow Resolve that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Searchand a copy placed on record on the tent book. When blooming youth is snatched away by death's resisless hand our hearts the mournful tribute which pity must demand. A. O. Murrell Q. M. Birtha Sayls C. R. K. Ft. Scott News Mrs Hortense Street of Topal a is the guests of Mrs Lou Brown, during her visit in our city. Robt. Morgan will leave soon for his former home. The funeral of Mrs M. Brown mother of P. Johnson was held at Shiloh Baptist church Sunday Miss Adna Belnigton has returned to her home after a p'easant visit with her aunt. .SUBSCRIBE FOR.. THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT PR $1.00 YEAR One of the Oldest and Best Negro Newspapers In the West ESTABLISHED IN 1898 Published Every Week Fresh, Reliable Race News Conservative in policy Firm in defense of our race Our policy of "The Higher Grade of News" has built for the Searchlight the reputation of being distinctly a "Family Newspaper". No slang, trashy or questionable items are found in the columns of the Searchlight. We make no "grand-stand plays" but maintain one even, sane, reliable and solid course in our work of "race up-lift" in dealing with those vital race issues. IF YOU are in any-wise interested in the Negro race and in aiding in help solving the great questions which to-day confront the American Negro—we solicit your subscription, your patronage, to the Searchlight in our effort for the highest intellectual, christian, moral, financial and physical standard for our race. Your patronage solicited. TO-DAY is the day TO SUBSCRIBE. Our next issue may contain some information or news item of Vital Interest to you. Our subscription rate-one dollar per year-is within the reach of all. You will never have reasons to regret it. AGENTS WANTED We want active, wide-awake hustling men, women, boys and girls as Agents for the Searchlight in every city, town village and community. GOOD MONEY can be realized by the right pers Agents and Correspondents of the Searchlight. MONEY can be realized by the right pers and Correspondents of the Searchlight. GOOD MONEY can be realized by the right persons as Agents and Correspondents of the Searchlight. JOB PRINTING In this Department a specialty of Hi Commercial Job Mail Orders We give all Orders Job Printing. No Job Too Small Good Work Guaranteed—First This Department we m specialty of High - Gr commercial Job Printing all Orders We give prompt attent all Orders sent us by m printing. No Job Too Small—No Job Too Work Guaranteed—First-Class Workm In this Department we make a specialty of High - Grade Commercial Job Printing.. Mail Orders We give prompt attention to all Orders sent us by mail for Job Printing. No Job Too Small—No Job Too Large. Good Work Guaranteed—First-Class Workmen Address all communications to THE WICHITA SEARCHL THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT W. N. MILLEER, Editor 634 N. Water St., Wichita, Kansas OF TABOR KANSAS—NEBRA KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS 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, C. G. 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. 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 Perry, 344 N. 5th, Sallina, Kan., 1-3 Fri. (A) 8 Mrs. Laura Smith, 308 E. 11th, Coffeyville, Kan., 1-3 Tues. (A) 9 Mrs. Katie Thomas, 117 E Laurett, Topeka, Kansas. 10 Mrs. Ida Wallace, 446 Ark, Lawrence, Kan., 2-4 Wed. (A) 11 Mrs. Pauline Woodfork, 823 Freeman, Kansas City, Kansas, 1-3 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) 17 Mrs. A. Masler, 615 So. Barber, Ft. Scott, Kan., 1-2 Sat. (A) 18 Mrs. Jennie Sellers, 2202 So. 9th Omaha, Neb., 1-3 Thur. (A) 20 Mrs. Bessie Hall, 406 Horton, Ft. Scott, Kan. 24 Mrs. Angie Garner, 704 E. 12th, Coffeyville, Kan., 1-3 Wed. (A) 28 Mrs. Della Dorsey, 714 So. 14th Parsons, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) 29 Mrs. Lulu Woods, 1027 Pottawatomie, Leavenworth, Kans., 1-3 Thurs. 30 Mrs. Laura Bright, 203 Ohio Leavenworth, Kan., 3 Sat. THE HUB. 114 NORTH MAIN ST. Your Eas April eleventh is Easter Sun every man likes to don a new en the matter any thought? week and have it ready to p show all the Smart Creations and styles for Spring Clothes kind. We not only guarant money besides. April eleventh is Easter Sunday, the day of all days when every man likes to don a new spring suit. Have you given the matter any thought? Why not get your suit this week and have it ready to put on Easter Sunday. We show all the Smart Creations in mens wear, new fabrics and styles for Spring Clothes of high quality are the Hub kind. We not only guarantee satisfaction but save you money besides. Suits from $10.00 $10.00 to $30.00 34 Mrs. Joana Jones, 1135 N. Washington, Wichita, Kan., 1-3 Thurs. (A.) 35 Mrs. Adah Lewis, 1403 Archer Av., South Omaha, Nebraska. 37 Mrs. Mary Robinson, 108 N 3rd Atchison, Kan., 1-2 Fri. (A) 38 Mrs. Ella Young, Box 1173, Weir City, Kan. 49 Mrs. Hulda Patterson, 8th and Elm, Abilene, Kan. 52 Mrs. Ada King, 722, N. Y Lawrence Kan., 2-4 Thur. (A) 63 Mrs. Lille Robnett, 1236 Barnett, Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Fri. (A) 77 Mrs. Sarah Weddington, 634 Spruce Topeka, Kan., 1-3 Wed. (A) ita, Kan., Fridays. 85 Mrs. Francis Hardaman, 1801 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kan. 89 Mrs. B. E. Alton, 2215 Pacific, Omaha, Neb., 1-3 Wed. (A) 91 Mrs. Lulu Rountree, 1125 N. 19th Omaha, Neb., 1-3 Thur. (A) 92 Mrs. A. Grant, 401 So. 8th, Lincoln, Neb., 2-4 Fri. (A) 93 Mrs. Ida M. Jordan, 903 N. Western, N. Topeka, Kan., 1-3 Thur. (A) TEMPLES. Chief Mentors 1 Fred M. Harris, Box 1173, Weir 2 Rev. Jos. Smith, 308 E. 11th, Coffeyville, Kans., 1-3 Tues. City, Kan., 1-8 Fri. 3 J. G. Purdett, 819 N. 1st, Atchison, Kan., 1-3 Fri. 4 F. D. Early, Sherman Flats, Omaha Neb., 2-4 Mon. 5 Robt. M. Jordan, 903 N. Western, N. Topeka, Kan., 1-3 Thur. 7 Dr. G. G. Brown, 517 N. Main, Wichita, Kans., 1-3 Tues. 3 A. J. Beam, 409 Osborne, Ft. Scott, Kan., 1-8 Tue. 10 Geo. L. Craig, 906 Cherokee, Leavenworth, Kan., Mondays. 11 C. W. Giles, 617 N. Water St., Wichita, Kans., 1-3-4 Thurs. 12 Lee Holiday, 723 So. 20th, Parsons, Kan., 1-3 Thur. 15 Ed Finch, 514 N. 4th, Salina, Kan., 1-3 Tue. 16 Richard Clark, 420 N. 28th, South Omaha, Nebr. 17 Rev. Allen Garner, 704 M. 13th Coffeyville, Kansas. 18 Jas. Thomas, 218 W. 1st, Salt Lake City, Utah. 19 W. M. Hughes, 1028 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. 1 Lillie Harden, 900 Fifth St., Leav enworth, Kan., 4 Sat. (A) 2 Susan Daniels, 216 W. Wall, Fu Scott, Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) CHAS. YOUNGHEIM, Proprietor. KANSAS. ster Suit ay, the day of all days when spring suit. Have you giv- Why not get your suit this it on Easter Sunday. We in mens wear, new fabrics of high quality are the Hub e satisfaction but save you $30.00 TENTS. 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. Just Received--a Carload of Inspected Shade Trees Call, Write or 'Phone Wichita Nursery 21st and Lawrence Ave. Both'Phones. Miss Tennie Fleming has returned to Kansas City after a pleasant visit in our city. Sam Jones, Albert Green, D. Banks and wife are improving. Everybody should subscribe for the Wichita Searchlight. Its full of interesting news. Barton Oliver and wife, have moved to Pittsburg. Colored Girl Wins Honor. Young Typewriter Champion for Speedand Accuracy in Class. Miss Ruby K. Booker' a young colored woman of Brooklyn N. Y recently entered into a typewriting contest given by the commercial department of the Y. M. C A. of Brooklyn. The contest was to decide the championship speed and accuracy, and scores of girls were entered. Among them being threc colored girls, one of which was Miss Booker. Although she was not the speediest, yet when the papers were examined and corrected the nextday Miss Booker's time was not far from the foremost and her accuracy was beyond them all. She is an ardent church and Sunday school worker, and has a host of friends.