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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. RACE PROBLEM SOLVING ITSELF So Says President Taft In Speech ELEVENTH YEAR RACE PROBLEM SOLVED So Says President Washington—" The feeling be tween the white race and the col ored race in the south is grow ing better each year " declares President Taft before handing out the sheepskins to nearly 200 graduates of the two local color ed high schools and normal. "I do not care if there are "extremist" who differ from me" "They do not represnt the real white feeling in the south. As Nehiro labor becomes more efficient, so does the industrial progress move on" The President declared he had been in no city in the south where oe had not visited the colored schools and churches, and where he had not "talked" with the white man abour his colored neighbor, and with the colored man about his white neighbor. "In the endeauor, self-restraint and industry of the race itself, lies its hope of success. I do not minimize your burdens; but those of the future are as nothing compared with those you have already overcome" He told the graduate that the great problem of the colored race was the great uneducated part of the race in the south, and that each Negro carries in himself the power to make the race respected by the whites. TO ASK PASSES TO AFRICA Sapula Ok. June 29,—What is believed will develop into more than a local question perhaps its import may be extended to other parts of the United States is involved in a movement on part of some Oklahoma negroes. A meeting will be held in this city October 1 circulars for which are now being sent out. The primary purpose of the meeting will be to select a delegation to send to Washington next winter to support the petition introduced in the senate by Senator Gore of Oklahoma for the government to provide free transportation for all the negroes who wish to emigrate to Africa. This is compatible with the purpose of an organization recently started by Captain Easton of this city and in the opinion of many is believed ```markdown ``` to be a step in the direction of settling the race question. The negro question has sprung up in Okla. in various ways during the last threeyears. The first attempt at during a line between the two races was the snactment of the Jim Crow law which has not of been satisfactory. The negroes in the southern and eastern parts of the state have expressed their desire to go to Africa Recently an organization was perfected in Sapula and other cities among the negroes for no other purpos than their ultimate transportation to Africa where they could form a government of their own. Negro's Poems May Win His Pardon CONTENT. This much I know; that God or Fate Has marked the day of days; It comes too scon so let me hate The folk along the ways. So march I ou with heart elate, Nor heed the soils who frown: Aor care a bit if God or Fate Des Moines, Io., June 29 - A poem may open the door of the JoWa Penitentiary and give free dom to one who Was once condemned to die and is now held for life tmprisonment. The writer is the one beheld the iron bers- the one condemed. He is known as John Null and is a mulatto. He was convicted of helping shoot three white men who pursued him and two other men after they'd robbed the Greenville Bank in Clay County. Mystery surrounds Null Some after his term began in 1907 he attracted attention of the prison authorities by his poem He declines to disclose his parentage or tell anything of himself Soon it was discovered he speaks five languages. One day a woman with a little girl called to him. They were admitted. But they an prisoner refused to devulge what their associations had been. The woman and child have come many times to see Nnll. Her residence cannot be learned. Null admits he is not an Iowa man. Admircs Ask His Frecdom. His sole entertainment is to write the peotry that is daily spreading his reputation and already many requests have been made to the pardon official to open the doors and set the singer free. Listen to this song, entitled "His wife," and printed by the prisnor recently with several others of his poems. Because he had discovered a method of tempering copper in small quantities and believed he could make it practical in large a man convicted of murder named Dawson was pardoned by Leslie M. Shaw while he was Governor of Iowa. That much for the genius os invention. Now comes in the same prison of a man convicted of a similar crime. That Null, as he lowls himself to be known, is newhaa of a yhilosopher as well as a poet is demonstrated in the following sonnet. GARFIELD HALL MONDAY NIGHT The Knights of Taborian Temple No.11, Knights of Tabor will give their annual reception at Garfield hall on Monday night, July 5th. They invite everyone to come out and spend the evening with them. As this is a legal holiday is hoped that the hall will be crowded. The committee are using every means within their power to make to night one of comfort and enjoyment. Remember at Garfield hall Monday at night July 5th. A fine time is promised to all. Teachers For Negro School Guthrie, Ok., June 29, The board of the school for the blind, deaf, and orphan negro children, established at Taft by the last legislature met here today and elected Monroe Ingham now in charge of the negro section of the state school for the deaf at Sulphar as teacher of the Tuskegee Ala. was selected as domestic science teacher Mrs Nellie Green now in charge of the negro department of the Catholic hospital at McAlester, as matron and trained nurse S. H. Russell as engeneer and industrial teacher. The board will draw a warrant for $6,000 to take over the property of Halloochee institute which the school is to occupy within a few days, and will spend $3,500 for an additional building together with heating plant, electric lights and repairs. Negro Boy Risk Life Saves Baby Bowling Green Ky, Joe Grahm a negro boy, jumped into water and rescued the 2-year old baby of Capt. Teb Howell of the steamer Kenois at the risk of losing his life. After a struggle he was able to keep the child above the water until help came. Champion Marrying Parson Bristol, Tenn, Parson Alfred Harrison Burroughs has married more than 3900 couples and expect soon to reach 4000. The world'f championship as a marrying parson is claimed for him. White Troops To Ft. Brown. Government's First Move to Replace Negroes Discharged Texas Brownsville Tex. June 28, - It was announced here today that he federal authorise will send two companies of white troop to occupy Fort Erown formerly held by negroe soldiers of the 28 regiment, who were discharged from the service followid the raid. This is the first move on the part of the government to fill places of the discharged soldiers. Washington, June 29, — Five of bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal church who complained to the interstate commerce commission that they were discriminated against by Southern railroads and by the Pullman company in transportrtion, dining car and sleeping car facilities have been informed by the commission that their complaint was not warranted. The bishop were Wesley J. Gaines, H. M. Turner, Evens Tyree, C. S. Smith and E. W. Lampton. Their complaint was directed against the Seabord Air Line, the Richmodd Fredrick burg & Potomac, the Southern railway the Central of Georgia, and the Pullman company. It was alleged that the day coaches furnished for negro passangers in the southeastern states were not equal to those provided for the white people; that negroes were denied sleeping car accommodations and that they were refused food in the dining cars so.ely on account of their color. At the hearing of the case the complaint as so the day coaches was abandoned in view of the weight of testimony to the contrary; and with respect to dining GRAND RECEPTOIN Garfield Hall Monday Night 5th. July 5th. - REFRESHMENTS- Everyone Invited Come Out! This will be Grandest Event of the season Committee: J. H. Jones, chairman, M. J. Dancy, Wm. Batts. Admission car facilities the allegations were modified by concession. Most of the complainants and their witnesses testified that they actualy did ride on sleeping cars. It is held by the commission in its decision that undue discrimination or prejudice was not yet shown and the complaint therefore was dismissed. EIGHT DAYS MEETING New Hope Baptist church will hold an eight days meeting beginning with Sunday July 4th to celebrate the first anneversary of the pastorate of Rev. E.T. Fish bacd with tbat church. The meeting will be held every night, except Saturday night. The following is their. PROGRAM Suhday, July 4th., 11 a.m. The pastor will preach Sunday. July 4th 3 p. m. Rev. G. W. Smith of Secoud Baptist Church Sunday July 4th 3 p. m. Rev. W. H. Tillman, Ex.Pasthr of New Hope, Monday July 5th 8 p. m. Rev. M L. Copeland Pastor Tabernacle Baptist Church Tuesday July 6, 8. p. m. Rev G. T. Wooten Pastor Methodist Episcopalchurch Wednesday July 7th 8 p. m. Rev J. C Rogers of Hutchinson Kansas, Thursday July 8th 8 p. m. Rev. W. H. Tillman, Friday July 9th, 9 p. m. Rev. J. H. Van Lue Sunday July 11th 11 a. m. Rev C. G. Fishback B. D. of Topeka Kans. Sunday July 11th 3 p. m. Rev. J. T. Smith Pastor of St Paul A. M E. Church Sunday July 11th 8 p. NO.14 25c m. Rev. C. G. Fishback B. D. Monday, July 12th at 8 p. m. A grand Literary Entertainment Reading by Mrs. Ida M. Becks, of Kansas City-Star Elocutionist of the West, recently from Dayton, Ohio, and associated with the late Paul Laurance Dunbar. Do not miss these great meeting. Come One! Come All! And Enjpy These Eight Days of Refreshing Services. E. T. Fishback, Pastor Cabbage Weighs 16 Pounds. Hutchinson Tenn. Frank E. John son truck grower, has been displaying a cabbage head weighing 16 pounds. Prisoners 'Kaugarooed' Him George Blackman wants $5,000 damages from Wichita. Because prisoners in the city jail "kangarooed" him, George Blackman has bought suit against Wichita for $5,000 damages. Blackman alleges that he applied to a policeman for assistance and protection and that he was put in the jail without any cause: that the inmates assulted him with a strap and his back was so injured that he has been unable to work since. Oklahoma has an average of twenty murders per month. At this rate Oklahoma will retain her old time reputation as "blody land". THE AMERICAN HOME W. A. RADFORD EDITOR THE HOME OF THE MAYOR Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago, Ill., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. No other house design looks so well as a square one. No other shape works up so well from an economical standpoint. To get the greatest possible amount of comfort and convenience in any house design it is necessary to do a lot of hard thinking and careful planning. You cannot have every good thing in one house, and unfortunately not many families are rich enough to have two houses. But a sensible, square design of fair size makes it possible to incorporate more of the better features at a reasonable outlay than any other shape or style. The size of this house is 31 feet in width by 34 feet 6 inches in length, which is a good size to work up into eight rooms. Commencing at the front, which is the most in evidence in any house, we have rather an unusual arrangement but one that will appeal to a good many persons who are not just ready to adopt the new style of an extra large living room. Many of the new houses have living rooms that extend all the way across the front, the idea being to use the front of the house to the best possible advantage instead of giving it over to a hallway and stairway that is not used except to walk through. A good many new houses have a front entrance that opens right into this large room. In this plan the new, large living room idea is worked out, giving a room about 14 by 28 feet in size. This, however, is modified by THE HOME OF THE MAYOR the rolling doors across the center which inclose a parlor 12 feet 6 inches by 14 feet. This cuts the room in two in the middle, but by leaving the large doors open it is practically one room and a room that looks very nice and attractive, especially at night with a cheerful fire in the fireplace. A fireplace works better in one end of the long room, especially when the house is partially heated by some other heating apparatus. You can get far enough away from the fire and still enjoy its brightness. This arrangement for the front of the house will bear very close study. It makes a showy front and one that PORCH PANTRY 13 01 10 KITCHEN 14 01 10 DINING RM 13 01 10 PARLOR 14 01 10 REC HALL 14 01 10 VEET 14 01 10 PORCH First Floor Plan may be dressed up and given a very stylish appearance, but it requires more than ordinary ability on the part of the housekeeper to do it. Especial house features require especial treatment, and in order to make them look right a person must purchase and make furnishings not only to match but to fit in every way; then it gives a style of your own. The two small fancy windows of leaded glass placed high up on the side of the parlor are calculated to work into the general plan of furnishing and decorating this splendid room. Wall pieces of some kind will be required to set under them. The one large window on the veranda side is supposed to be sufficient for light in that part of the room. The reception hall and --- open stairway are well supplied with windows. In building this house, or any other, it is well to give careful attention to these details and have them in mind before the house is started. A great many stairways in the new houses are placed well back. Stairways have always been a nuisance, because they spoil what would otherwise be splendid rooms. By building the stair in this way with the landings built into a recess, the stair ROOF BATH ROOM 14'0" x 12'0" DED ROOM 11'0" x 11'0" DED ROOM 12'0" x 12'0" HALL FLOOR FLOOR FLOOR DED ROOM 10'0" x 11'0" DED ROOM 11'0" x 11'0" ROOF Second Floor Plan takez up less room in the house proper, and by placing it so far back in the house it leaves space upstairs for a good bedroom instead of the old fashioned alcove or front upper hall, either of which were little better than so much waste room. Another feature about the plan that is worthy of special attention is the pantry. In the newer houses the ten- THE TRAIN HOUSE dency seems to be to do away with pantries, perhaps not altogether, but to reduce the in size, and some have nothing to the way of pantries except built-in lapboards, sideboards, etc. But this house is very different. A space 6 feet by 13 feet is given over to pantry purposes. A built-in dining room china closet comes out of the space, but that is part of the plan. The two outside windows admit plenty of light and air. Both windows are supposed to be completely covered with very fine wire fly screens, screens fine enough to keep out most of the dust. In fact, fly screen is a dust arrester, but of course the finer the screen the more effective it is. In a house of this size you can have a good attic with a good stairway to reach it, something that is very difficult to provide for in some designs. You may have the space under the roof but you spoil a room to get it. This is another advantage in building a square house as big as this. Other features, such as a good-sized kitchen with diagonally opposite windows for light and ventilation, the rear porch and the convenient stairway to the cellar, are all working features of the plan that are right. Altogether the house is one of those sensible designs that will be just as valuable in 20 years as when the house is new. Florida Key Dwellers. The people living on the Florida keys are known as "Conchs" and are interesting in their way. They know their own country, but are lost if attempting to act as guides out of it. The clear water about the keys makes the use of the water glass common and they are very expert with it. This water glass is simply a strong bucket, the bottom of which is made of glass. Sinking the bottom of this bucket a few inches under water, Conch will see fish and "Florida lobsters" or cray fish at a considerable depth and spear them. They also show skill with the casting net and understand diving for turtles. Near some of the keys are good sponge grounds, and with these and all kinds of fish, helped out with an occasional job of wrecking when some foolish vessel comes ashore, the Conch makes an easy living. --- The KITCHEN CABINET A VISITOR. LETTER from Aunt Jan to-day. She's coming on a visit. Now please don't look s downcast dear. That's not such bad news, is it?" I said this to my wife or day. She answered with pout: "Of course it's bad news all the house We'll 'have to change about. "We cannot have a bit of style. LETTER from Aunt Jane to-day. She's coming on a visit. Now please don't look so downcast dear. That's not such bad news, is it?" I said this to my wife one day. She answered with a pout: "Of course it's bad news; all the house We'll 'have to change abou. Her photograph, and Uncle Bob's We'll get down from the garret; And that alpaca dress she sent, (You know I gave, wear it). know, When Aunt Jane comes to town." "Durum Wheat." "What is durum wheat?" Most people know that it is the wheat preferred in the manufacture of macaroni, but this is only one of its many uses; one of the many reasons why it is liked by many cooks, especially in France where it is extensively used, in the making of bread. It is strong in gluten, the muscle-maker, and for that reason should be made into a common diet if possible. The big flouring mills do not take kindly to it yet because it is too hard for their rollers, but there is no doubt that they will adapt their machinery to it as the demand increases. Most of it is raised in northern Minnesota and Dakota, and in the semi-arid regions farther west. So far it is chiefly exported. It is said that bread made from durum wheat contains from eighteen to twenty ounces of gluten in 100 ounces of bread, whereas the ratio in bread made from ordinary wheat is as seven of gluten in one hundred. When Eggs Are High. Try this recipe for drop cakes. They are excellent for the children's lunch basket, or with sauce for dessert: Cream together a cup each of brown sugar and one (scant) of butter. Dissolve a half teaspoon soda in two-thirds cup sour milk, and add this with half a grated nutmeg, one half cup each raisins and currants and two and one-half cups flour with a sifted teaspoon baking powder. Bake in gem pans. Half of this recipe will fill an ordinary gem pan. THE EGOTIST. INS and needles, needles and pins. D When a man's married his trouble begins." But take an old bachelor's witness, my friend. When a man's married, a few troubles end. The welcome at evening (the care of our clothes), The love and affection (the darning of hose). These facts are estab- lished, dispute them none dare. But I like best to have some one notice my hair. Mysterious halo on rare curls of brown: Alas, no halo 'round that naughty boy. Of his old straw hat long since he lost the crown. And that old derby—it is plainly seen. Taller than the bushes is our brother; And those red flowers that bob along so close— Belong to neighbor's Jenny and no other. And uncle's "haystack" and that funny poke That mother wore last year, all trimmed with cherries— By all the hats a-moving back and forth, I know exactly who is picking berries. As a bachelor, I'd spend an hour or two. Get a shave and a hair-cut, perhaps a shampoo. And no one would notice; nobody would stop. And admire me, fresh from Tonsorial Shop. But now; what a difference; "Henry, my dear, You're just had a shave; I can see it from here. from And your hair-cut is perfect." Ah, what companion. can compare With the joy in a wife who admires your Pastinello. This is a new style of decorative art which bids fair to find favor with those who depend upon their amateur exertions for home beautifying. The process consists of the Pastinello paste being applied to the material (silk, velvet, straw—any stuff which is used in accessories of dress or ornament), applied by means of small paper bags similar to those used by confectioners in icing cakes, etc. Before the paste dries, tinting and shading is done with oil colors, and lastly, the Pastinells powder is strewn over the surface while still wet, to impart the silky luster which is the chief charm of this method. The only necessary outfit is a collection of oil colors, and while there are those specially prepared for use with the paste, ordinary artist's colors will do. These, with tubes of paste and palette and knife are all that are needed. Little training and talent are required as the work is bold and broad in effect, used chiefly for baskets, cushion tops, etc. The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies With the dying sun. The Tribulations of Don By MINNA THOMAS ANTRIM (Copyright, by J. B. Lippincott Co.) Fleet-footed Joy had been Don's constant companion up to his fifth year, when Knowledge came, and, as usual, added Sorrow. Chidings, hushings and the uplifted-finger he knew pot. His laughter was echoed; his questionings were answered. When his Well-Beloved realized her responsive limitations, always there was Keith, Don's ever-ready hearer, to acquaint him with data concerning those things that began increasingly to interest and perplex him. To set forth in its rich entirety Don's joyous life would be impossible; this chronicle deals merely with sundry episodes in the love-sheltered existence of a courter of five. In each eye Don thrust a chubby knuckle. He slipped slowly down the stairs, tiptoping lest his enemy, that white-aproned, thin-lipped "kwospatch lady," who guarded his mamma's door, should not. know he had been standing without, meditating another prayer for admittance. His pride rose up in arms. He would neer ask to go in, neber! He was not wanted. With a gesture of despair he looked upward toward his mother's door; then, as if pursued by a legion of imps, ran across the wide hall, out on the front plaza, then down the steps and away toward the woods. He was going away, that's what he was going to do—he was going to go far off where nobody wouldn't never see him no more. A big sob of self-pity half choked him, but manfully he swallowed it and ran on. His itinerary he planned as he went. He would never stop until he reached those distant hills, way far kwosd de ribber; 'cept his feet wasn't so little, and he was only "five," he could run faster, he told himself breathlessly; but never mind! it was only "dis mornin'," the day was long, and—suddenly, as if galvanized, Don stopped. A curious shudder ran through him. Night—dark night! What would he do 'way off among the hills—alone, 'thou no one there? A ghastly pallor spread over his chubby face. With a whimper of terror he threw himself face down, among the falling leaves. He was afraid, for away over there, where he had been going, the Bogie man lived. Ellen, his nurse, had told him so; "only the Bogie Man lives there," Ellen had assured Don, one day when he begged to go there, and he "eats up bad little boys." To be eaten up! With a gasp of horror the child rose, and with winged feet ran back again to the house of safety. For hours Don would sit beside the bassinet watching the tiny morsel of his adoation. To sit or stand and wait was sufficient bliss for him, for upon the second day of baby's advent, Don had not only been admitted, but carried in upon Keith's shoulder. Since Keith, his chum, erstwhile neighbor, and hero, had married his beautiful mamma, Don's life had been one continuous festival of good times. Hence the shock of not being admitted to his mother's presence when a strange "sister" was, worked like madness upon his brain. As usual, it was Keith who turned his woe into gladness, and it was his beloved step-father-chum who gathered the forlorn little chap into his loving arms that night, and hushed him to sleep with the promise of an entree to his mother's domains the following day. The event transpired. When Don's eyes first rested upon the tiny creature beside his mother, his first awed query was: "Is 'at my baby sister'?" His fat forefinger pointed to a bundle. Being assured, he looked long and earnestly at his new relative, then, without a word, disposed his small self, cross legged, upon the floor beside the crib, his fascinating gaze never wavering. Suddenly the baby made a wholly unexpected yet vigorous gaze. Thereupon up sprang Don, his small face a picture of terror. Being told that the little one could not hurt him, he resumed his humble seat, and day after day came back to offer up mute adoration. "It don't hurt, mamma, 'cept when you touch it," said Don, winking very hard. His mother lifted him up on her lap. His infinitesimal kilt was mud-stained and torn, his left eye blackened, and a bloody scratch measured the full length of one of his cheeks. Ellen had just fetched him from the kindergarten, where she had arrived in time to see her charge and his enemy conducting a battle royal. In answer to maternal inquiries, Don explained. This, however, after his mother had silently bathed his bruises and plastered his wounds. "He said that his—baby—sister was as nice as—our's an—" "You struck him," said his mother, reproachfully. "No, not then, I didn't; not 'til he said 'at baby wasn't my really truly sister, an' 'at Keith wasn't my really sand eyes, one; hole life dies F. W. Bourdillon. tions of Don DOMAS ANTRIM B. Lippincott Co.) truly farver," sobbed Don, his sore heart swelling within him all over again recalling the unbearable taunts of his foe. "Then," repeated his mother, "Don struck him?" "And then," interrupted Mrs. Kennedy, "he hurt my poor little son?" "He knocked poor Mr. Don down, mum, and thumped his pretty head against the floor." exclaimed Ellen, who was the boy's genuine adorer. "But." continued she, vindictively, "I gave the creature a cuff that made his dirty ears burn. I'll warrant. Wait till I ketch him again." The battered warrior lay quietly against his mother's breast, his smarting eyes closed. Finally, assured that the belligerent Ellen had departed, he opened them suddenly. "Mamma," questioned he, a world of anxiety in his tone, "baby is my really, truly sister, isn't she?" "Yes, darling," said his mother, comfortingly. "And Keith," continued Don; "isn't Keith my really truly—" Mrs. Kennedy kissed the sensitive mouth pityingly before it could finish the question. "Don and sister are Keith's really, truly treasures," she said, tenderly. Whereupon, over the bruised little face came a smile of perfect content. "Don's so glad," he said, nestling closer. "If Keith and baby wasn't—" "Wasn't what, Midget?" asked Keith cheerily, the while flashing his wife a glance of inquiry. "Keith's going out in the car, Kiddy; run get your cap," he said. While the boy obeyed, his mother explained Don's Waterloo. "Dear little chap!" said Keith, feelingly. "Dear lovely little Don, would to God I was 'really, truly' father." Did the beautiful face that looked into his own echo his wish, he wondered. One day about a month before he was six, a shadow of vast proportions darkened Don's face. He knew the worst. He was to be sent away to college when he grew big. Keith said so. To go to college meant to leave his baby sister, to depart from whom presaged woe unspeakable. He had overheard his doom. Well, he would do his best not to grow. No more crusts would he eat, lest he flourish physically. "Eat your crusts," the thrifty Ellen had ever admonished, "and you will grow big." Daily he stood under the lead-pencil mark that Keith had once made upon the wall to mark his inches. A-tremble always lest he find his head overtapping the line. To be big! how eagerly he had looked forward to reaching even Keith's shoulder. Now—if he could have stunted his growth, for love of his baby sitser, he would have done so, even at the cost of suffering. The day upon which Don was six, he arose early. Down to the garage he ran. Old John he knew would be there. He was, and whistling as usual. Don, being of an observing mind, had noticed that most "big people" like Keith were married. Since he must grow big, he had determined like the Fairy Prince to marry and be happy ever afterward—in fact, his bride had long since been decided upon. He would go to college, since Keith wished it, but the very day he came home he would marry. This he had risen early especially to confide to his old ally John. "And who, Mr. Don, would ye be marryin'?" asked the old fellow, with fitting solemnity. "My sister, of course," replied Don, loftily. (How stupid of John not to know!) Whereupon, long and loudly laughed the chauffeur, to Don's infinite annoyance. "Don't ye know, Mr. Don, that a young gentleman can't be after marrying his own sister?" asked he. With the immense courage of loving conviction, Don fought long and valiantly against such an absurd prejudice, but finally beaten at every point by his argumentative opponent, disgruntled and crestfallen he entered the breakfast-room. Then She Got Fired "I suppose she understands her business?" "Yes, she's a graduate, and she'll take good care of baby; she says no one shall kiss the baby while she is around." "I guess she's right; I wouldn't want to kiss the baby, while she was around." For Relief of Insomnia In case of insomnia try walking or a shower bath before retiring. Some people have conquered sleeplessness by fixing one brilliant object or listening to the beating of a clock. WABASH TRAINS IN HEAD-ON COLLISION ONE KILLED AND TEN INJURED NEAR MISSOURI CITY. Aged Woman Who Flagged Excelsior Springs Passenger Probably Saved Many Lives—Man Killed. Had Dreamed of Wreck. Kansas City.—But for the presence of mind of Mrs. Jennie Lewellyn, an aged woman living nearby in a tent, who ran into the tracks flagging the west bound Excelsior Springs train on the Wabash railroad near Missouri City, Mo., the head-on collision of a freight and passenger train at that point last night probably would have resulted in many fatalities. As it was, one man was killed, one woman badly injured and ten slightly injured. The passenger engineer was enabled to lessen the speed of his train to prevent a more serious collision. Both engines were demolished and a baggage car and coach on the passenger train were telescoped. The Dead man is David G. Parrish, Excelsior Springs, engineer of Wabash train; crushed between two beams; body taken to Excelsior Springs. Those Injured. Mrs. J. H. White, Elsmere hotel; bruised about the shoulders; not dangerously injured; taken to Excelsior Springs. Mrs. D. O. Rector, residence not known; left hip bruised; not serious; taken to Excelsior Springs. Mrs. Theresa Lakin, 1017 Washington street, Kansas City; contusion of the chest and probable internal injuries; taken to Excelsior Springs. Harry Allen, 2501 Terrace street; left leg cut; brought to Kansas City on relief train. Mrs. J. O. Bloom, Moberly, Mo; bruised on back, possible internal injuries; brought to Kansas City on relief train. Ollie Hudson, Excelsior Springs; right leg injured by jumping from train; taken to his home. Mrs. O. C. Copple, 1622 Washington street, Kansas City; cut on left leg by glass, not dangerous; brought to Kansas City on relief train. Mrs. L. Westover, 1622 Washington street; cut on right foot, not dangerous; brought to Kansas City on relief train. P. F. Fox, 600 Main street, Kansas City; right arm broken; brought to Kansas City on relief train. Mrs. C. W. Bishop, 541 Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kan.; right ankle sprained; brought to Kansas City on relief train. JAP ADMIRAL REFUSES Honolulu.—The training squadron of Admiral Ijichi is scheduled to sail for Japan and the cruiser St. Louis will leave for Samoa. The admiral gave a farewell dinner aboard his flagship to Consul Uyeno and prominent members of the Japanese colony. The neutral attitude of the Japanese naval commander in regard to the striking plantation laborers and their grievances, has been a disappointment to the leaders of the thousands of Japanese who quit work. Makino and Negoro, two of the men indicted on charges of conspiracy, called on the admiral, but he refused to receive them. Taking of testimony has been commenced in the trials of Makino, Negoro and others on conspiracy indictments. TO FACE KIDNAPPING CHARGE St. Louis.—Detective Richard Joyce departed for New York to bring back Broughton Brandenburg, acquitted there on the charge of obtaining money by forging Grover Cleveland's name, to stand trial here. The technical charge here against Brandenburg is that of fraudulently enticing James Sheperd Cabanne III from his parent. The hearing on the requisition papers will be held Friday, according to advices from New York. ASK FOR CHANGE OF VENUE. San Francisco.—Judge Lawlor overruled a motion to set aside the second indictment against Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads, whose trial on a charge of offering a bribe to a supervisor resulted in a disagreement. Attorneys for Calhoun then made a motion for a change of venue, alleging that Judge Lawlor was prejudiced and unable to try the case fairly. The hearing on this motion was set for July 8. Big Engine Rolls Over. Kansas City.—A local passenger train of four coaches was wrecked on the Missouri Pacific railroad near Dodson, five miles east of here. Engineer G. P. Reed was killed, and O. C. Smith, the fireman, severely injured, but none of the passengers suffered more than slight bruises. A broken flange on one of the drivers allowed the engine to leave the rails. It rolled over on its side, all of the coaches remaining upright. D OIL CRACKERS in lieu of cannon crackers; ginger snaps in place of toy cannons; tallow candles as substitutes for Roman candles; dad's dark lantern swathed in mother's discarded red-flanell skirt instead of the red-fire display; sister's powder puff instead of puffs of real smoke from the nozzle of a juvenile 13-inch gun, and positively no shooting stars. With precautions being handed him from every side, the above is the small boy's vision of the glorious Fourth of July, nineteen hundred and nine. From Washington, from the state capital, and from the county and city government seats, the word went out weeks ago that the current Independence-day celebration was booked as "sane." In other words, the ban was placed on all sorts of dangerous methods of paying tribute to the men who SIGNING THE ONE KIND OF PYROTECHNI In many parts of these United States this same ban has done service for a decade, and has always returned with each Independence day in the attempt to accomplish a sane Fourth of July. But the American small boy is born with noise as his second nature—the healthier the noisier—and the Fourth of July and Christmas morning are the most notable occasions of the year to him. Each year officials in the big cities of the country scratch from the fireworks dealers' lists certain dangerous explosives, and thus the casualty list is being cut down from year to year, despite the additions of new inventions in cannon crackers and what are known as "night fireworks." still to be considered, or the form of announcing the fact of the adopted resolution to the world. Discussion on the draft continued all through the 3d of July, and it was only on the 4th that it was agreed upon, and the old bell in Independence hall had the honor of proclaiming liberty to the world. The exact hour of the adoption is not determinable from any record, and the important point of a unanimous declaration still hung in the balance. The adoption of July 2, though carried by a good majority, was by no means that heart-whole affair which was desirable to carry conviction to all the 13 colonies. All of New England—that is, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire—with New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, voted for the resolution, but Pennsylvania, in the metropolis of which the delegates were gathered, and South Carolina voted against it. One of Delaware's delegates, Col. McKean, voted for it, and the other, George Reed, voted against it. Rutledge of South Carolina requested the determination might be put off to the next day, as he believed his colleagues, though they disapproved of the resolution, would join in it for the sake of unanimity. The ultimate question, whether the house would agree to the resolution of the committee, was accordingly postponed to the next day, when it was moved, and South Carolina concurred in voting for it. During the day of postponement the patriotism of Col. McKean rescued the fame of Delaware. He managed to get word to Caesar Rodney, who, by riding 80 miles on horseback, arrived in time for the two of them to carry their state for the resolution on the next ballot. In Pennsylvania popular sentiment was decidedly for independence, and organized efforts were brought to bear upon the delegates. Conditions changed suddenly. Franklin, Morton and Wilson voted for, and Willing and Humphreys against the resolution. The other two delegates, Morris and Dickinson, absented themselves, and thus refrained from voting. All this time the New York delegates declined to vote at all, as not having been instructed. When the final vote was taken on the 4th, New York still not voting, only three delegates voted against the resolution. These were Willing and Humphreys of Pennsylvania and Reed of Delaware. Nine out of the 13 Many communities have shown o July occasion for a public fete at the parks and gathering places, where, as a result of public contributions, fireworks exhibitions are given, much to the enjoyment of the adult members of the place, but less to their offspring, which see fun only in skyrockets, Roman candles, flower-pots, and the like, which are sent heavenward by the touch of a match in their own hands. But for the small boy, the bore of a sane celebration is the morning and afternoon, when only the smallest firecrackers are permitted. The noiseless variety of tribute to the signers of America's "Magna Charta" consists of oratorical pyrotechnics in the parks, public halls and town meeting-places. In these celebrations the men who have made their marks in the world by word of mouth are the chief participants. From the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, July 4, 1776, until July 4, 1909, not a year has passed 'without some one contributing life to the business of celebrating freedom. On July 4, 1776, the first casualty was recorded, when the old bell-ringer of Independence hall, Philadelphia, fell dead from heart disease while ringing out the joyous news to willing ears of the colonial patriots. Independence day! When is it? The question might very properly be asked of the millions of firecracker-exploding boys and girls who have grown to manhood and womanhood in the past and are now developing into American citizenship, whose faith is complete that independence was first thought of, discussed, declared and won on the Fourth of July. But it would be more correct to speak of Independence week or month, or even year, than to settle the whole of the glory upon the Fourth itself. The surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown was October 19, 1781. At least one of the signers of the Declaration, with no thought, however, to be on the safe side, signed the document late in the same year. Col. McKean of Delaware is himself the authority for the statement that he did not sign till 1781. His name does not appear in the first broadside of the Declaration along with 55 other signers. Jefferson himself, the author of the immortal document, in a paper on the manner of proceeding of the continental congress, with respect to independence, writes evening of the last closed. The Declaration was reported by the committee, agreed to by the house, and signed by every member present, except Mr. Dickinson." The journal, however, shows that only John Hancock, the president of the congress, signed, attested by Charles Thompson, secretary. But beyond the fact that the Declaration was not signed on the Fourth, it is also true that after the long month of acrimonious discussion, beginning early in June, the resolution for independence itself was adopted July 2. The Virginia delegates, led by Richard Henry Lee, who for more than a year had openly advocated independence, instructed by the Virginia convention of May 17, 1776, to vote for absolute freedom, brought forward the resolution on June 7. Mr. Lee's resolution read "That these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." John Adams seconded the resolution. It was the north and the south joining hands. Puritan and cavalier shoulder to shoulder for liberty. The debate was on, and Adams became the colossus in its defense. Direct consideration of the question of independence was entered upon, according to the record, on the morning of the 1st of July by the congress voting to resolve itself into a committee of the whole to take into consideration the resolution introduced by Richard Henry Lee, and to refer the draft of the declaration to this committee. Benjamin Harrison of Virginia was called to the chair, and the whole day the prolonged discussion raged about the question, but at the end the resolution was adopted. The committee of the whole then rose, Hancock resumed the chair, and Harrison reported that the committee had adopted the resolution. It was late, the members were tired and anxious, and the house voted to postpone action on the resolution until the next day, July 2. Then, after a night's rest, the resolution was adopted. Real Independence day is therefore July 2. But there was the matter of the draft of the Declaration, quite a different matter from the mere resolution. have met that ignominious death. In the assembly was Doctor Zubly, a delegate from Georgia. He was the Benedict Arnold of the congress. It began to be whispered that Zubly was giving away the secrets of executive sessions. Chase of Maryland accused him of his perfidy on the floor. Zubly made an impassioned denial and demanded proof. It was forthcoming, and the guilty delegate fled to Georgia with the intention of apprising the crown governor of his state with what was going on behind the closed doors of congress. Directed to follow the traitor by congress, Mr. Houston, a patriot delegate from the same state, set out to circumvent him. By the time they reached Georgia the crown governor had already been deposed and had taken refuge in an armed British vessel lying in Savannah harbor. Zubly's treachery came to nothing, but it deprived Houston of a chance to immortalize himself by signing, and Georgia was cut down to three signers, Gevinnett, Walton and Hall. Carrollton, who—by six years—survived all the signers. He had been the man who advised the owner of the Peggy Stewart, a tea ship at Annapolis, to burn the vessel. Carrollton, who—by six years—survived all the signers. He had been which was done without disguise in broad daylight, and he lived to see his country victorious in the second war with Great Britain, dying in 1832. The present solicitude for the preservation of the Declaration of Independence with all possible care dates from a period somewhat prior to the World's Columbian exposition, in Chicago, in 1893. It was proposed to transfer the Declaration to Chicago for exhibition, and a steel safe, or "packing case," as it was then termed, was specially constructed to serve as a repository for the document en route and during the period of the fair. While these preparations were in progress the officials of the state department turned the matter over in their minds, and eventually came to the conclusion that it was risky business to have the nation's most honored relic carted about the country, even if the moving was done with all possible care. The president took this view of the matter also, and so it was decided not to allow the Declaration to be transferred to Chicago. About the opening of the year 1902 John Hay, who was then acting as secretary of state, asked the National Academy of Sciences to carefully investigate the condition of the document and to make suggestions as to ways and means for its preservation. Accordingly, President Agassiz of the National Academy appointed a special committee, consisting of John S. Billings, Ira Remsen and Charles F. Chandler, to confer with Secretary Hay on the subject. Eventually this special committee was given an opportunity to make a careful examination of the precious instrument, with the assistance of Mr. A. H. Allen, then serving as the chief of the bureau of rolls and library of the state department, and also with the aid of Dr. Wilbur M. Gray of the Army Medical Museum. It was found that the document had suffered very seriously from the very harsh treatment to which it was exposed during the earlier years of the republic. Folding and rolling have creased and broken the parchment. The wet press-copying operation to which it was subjected about 1820, for the purpose of producing a facsimile copy, removed a large portion of the ink. Subsequent exposure to the action of light for more than 30 years while the instrument was placed on exhibition, has resulted in the fading of the ink, particularly in signatures. --- colonies had voted unanimously July 2. Twelve voted for it on the 4th. On the 9th the New York members, having been instructed by their state to vote in favor of the resolution, did so, thus making the vote unanimous so far as the states were concerned. Congress, on the 19th of July, ordered the Declaration passed on the 4th, fairly engrossed on parchment with the title and style of "The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, and that the same. when engrossed, be signed by every member of congress." It was a sultry day in August, the 2d, when the order was carried out. Jefferson, when in a genial, reminiscent mood, was accustomed to say that the signing was hastened by swarms of flies that came into the hall through the open windows of the State house from a livery stable nearby. The day's business had been arduous, it was hot and sticky, and the flies assaulted the silk-stocking legs of the honorable members with vigor and real Tory vindictiveness. With handkerchiefs and all available papers, the fathers of liberty lashed the flies, but with no avail. The onslaught became unendurable, and the members, capitulating, made haste to sign and bring the momentous business to a close. Of the 56 signatures not all were attached, even at this date. Richard Henry Lee, after proposing his resolution, had been called home by the illness of his wife, and it was that circumstance which gave Jefferson the chance to frame the Declaration. Lee was still absent when the signing occurred, and he had no opportunity to affix his name until the following September. Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts and Oliver Wolcott of Connecticut also signed in September. Samuel Chase of Maryland, home on important business, wrote to John Adams, under date of July 5, inquiring: "How shall I transmit to posterity that I have given my assent?" Adams replied on the 9th, explaining that: "As soon as an American seal is prepared, I conjecture the Declaration will be subscribed by all the members, which will give you the opportunity you wish for." Chase was one of the 50 who signed on the 2d of August amid the files. Elbridge Gerry was also very anxious about his signature, and wrote to both John and Samuel Adams from Kingsbridge, N. Y., under date of July 21, desiring to know if they could not sign his name as his proxy, but he did so himself later. George Wythe of Virginia signed August 27. Matthew Thornton of New Hampshire was appointed a delegate in congress September 15, 1776, and took his seat in November, four months after the adoption of the Declaration. He immediately declared himself in favor of it, and was allowed to sign, despite the late date. Four other signers who had not even been chosen delegates at the time of the ratification of July 4 were Benjamin Rush, James Wilson, George Ross, George Clymer and George Taylor. Five of the Pennsylvania delegates had refused to vote for the resolution favoring independence. The provincial assembly of the state revoked the instructions of June and elected new delegates favorable to independence, and these were among the signers of August 2. There was much facetiousness among the members that August day while the flies bit. Charles Carroll of Maryland was warned that he was jeopardizing his immense property, and some one else said: "Oh, King George will never hang Carroll; there are too many of them. His majesty won't be able to identify him." "True," said Carroll, and promptly wrote after his name "of Carrollton." And it might easily have occurred that Carroll and all the others should a sturdy and interesting group of men who had the temerity to throw off King George, and representative of all kinds of vocations. One was a minister of the Gospel, 24 were lawyers—it was Burke who had said, "You can't subdue a nation of lawyers"—14 were farmers, 4 physicians, 1 manufacturer, 9 merchants, and three others, who prepared to preach, chose other avocations. Their hardihood is shown not less in their longevity. Poor Thomas Lynch of South Carolina was drowned at 30. His health failed after the trying congressional work, and, sailing in 1779 for St. Eustatius, West Indies, hoping there to find a neutral vessel to carry him to France, he was never again heard from. But three of the signers lived to be over 90 years of age, ten over 80, eleven over 70, fourteen over 60, eleven over 50 and six over 44. It was Charles Carroll of THE SEARCHLIGHT WICHITA, : : : : KANS. W. N. 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Tipps left Saturday to fill his regulhr engagement as pastor of the 2nd Baptist church in Ellsworth, Kansas. Rev. Tips is doing a great work in Ellsworth and Russell Kansas and is kept quite buisy in the two of charges. He goes to Ellsworth every second, third and forth Sunday and to Russell on the first fifth Sunday. Rev. Tipps is one of Wichita's substantial citizens and we are all proud of the success with which he is meeting. The ladies of St. Paul A. M. E church met at the residence of Mrs Will H. Jones for the purpose of organizing a sewing circle and making arrangements for church fair to be held some time this fall, it was moved and seconed to elect Mrs Will H. Jones pres Mrs Caney Barkee vice president Mrs M. Smith tresure. Mrs Grant Ewing sec't Mrs Amanda Dickerson ass't sec't. A great Literary and Religious Congress will be held at the Tabernacle Baptist church beginning June 12th. 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HERMAN, 527 Ohio Ave., New Phone 1127 W. L. Herman CONTRACTING : PLASTERER 856 Eagle St., Wichita, Kan 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. Use Murray's Reliable Nerve Balm Murray's Reliable Antiseptic Salv Murray's Reliable Extracts Murray's Reliable Perfumes Murray's Reliable Pure Spices Goods Have No Epual They are pleasing hundreds of people and will please you. J. H. MURRAY, Sole Prop. 808 South Hydraulic Avenue New Phone 985 Wichita - - - Kansas Real Estate 5 room house and 50 x 500 ft on Sher- wood $600.00 2 vacant lots on Sherwood $200.00 6 vacant lots on Ohio Ave $1500.00 8 lots on Burns Ave $680.00 8 room two story house 2 lots $1500.00 5 vacant lots ($100.00) each $500.00 9 lots on Wabash ($125.00) each $112500 The Wichita Land and Investment Co. James J. Olden Pres. $121 1/2 N. Main St. Wichita Kans. New York - Backed by the millions of the Sage foundation, to which Mrs Russell Sage has already turned over $40,000,000 for alleviating the economic conditions of the poor trustees of the funds are edgaged in an investigation which may result in an extensive plan for providing life insurance at or below cost to those who recognize the benefiency of such provision against a destitution, but who may not be able to afford the luxury of life insurance at the rates charged by the big companies. WEIR CITY KANSAS To Editor Searchlight: We wish to let the readers of the Searchlight know what the Sir Knights and Danghters Weir City are doing. Our annual sermon on June 21st was a grand success and the procession was a witnessed by hundreds of people both white and black. The Sir Knights and Daughters marched sp'endidly under the command of Sir Mitchell Goodwin who was guided by the command of our Chief Mentor Sir Burns. The children under command of Dtr. Hannah Adkins Q. M. made a splendid showing. Our services were held at St John's Baptist church Rev. Moore officiated He delivered a masterly sermon. We are progressing nicely, the Tabernacles are both in harmony the Temple is doing well. All are interested in raising money that we may build a hall on the ground which we have already purchased I must say a few words in regard to our Chief Grand Mentor Sir Frank Wilson in purchasing the Taborian Home in Topeka Kas. tor aged Knights Daughters and Orphans. We hope that Grand Temple and Tabernacle will give him their full support that he may continue and do still great work tor Tabor. Wishes the Searchlight continued success I remain Fraternally J. H. Croft 'The government is going to lay molases road in Massachusetts. That is, it will prepare a binder for ma cadam roads the basis of which will be the resi'ya of sugar-cane manufacture the resi'ya of sugar-cane manufacture a by-product for which there is a present no known use. But isn't there some danger that the small boys and girls will carry on the road for all-day suckers or some other terrible things? MID SUMMER MEETING Mid Summer Rally of the M. E. church will take place Sunday July 25th, at there of worship on the corner of Murdock and Santafe. We purpose to raise $400.00 to purchase a sight on which to erect a church. The pastors of the city and there congregation are invited. In the afternoon at 2:30 p. m. short addresses will be made by each the pastors and visiting layman. G. T. Wooten Pastor. Mrs. M. Cox is' very ill at her home 824 N. Water St. Mr. J. Robert Whitted leaves Sunday for New York where he will spend the rest of the summer, we wish him much pleasure. N. TOPEKA KANS, Macedonia Tabernacle No. 93 is progressing nicely under the leadership of Mrs Ida M. Jordon Peace and harmony prevail and are in a healthful condition. The Rally at B st. church Sunday June 27. The Willing Workers Club raised $48.74 Mrs. M. Blackwell Captain. The Headlight Club $58.85 Mrs R. Turner Captain. The Mission Circle $16 Mrs F. Sails Captain. Mrs. De. Moss Club raised $17.00. Mrs Chainy Williams Club raised $60 And the twelve Star Club raised $88.10. Paid as following Mrs. Rosa Williams $1.50 Mrs Ida M Jordon$5 10 Miss. F Smith $1. Miss Sadie Barker $10,35 M. Stoner $1.00 Mr. Jake Barker $500 Lucy Saunders $1.00 Joe Curfee $5.0 Mary Hopkins $1.30 Wash Smith $4.50 Sarah Manson 25c Mr. B. Moore 2.50 Ida Aterbrigde $1.00 Jno. Dorsey Ed 200 Sallie Fort 1 00 Mrs Martha Barker 1.50 Rev. C. Mendenha 125c Rebecca Buford $2.00 R.v. W. H. Housely $1.00 Eliza Vaughns 2.00 C. G. Carnish 50c Ella Harrold 2.00 D. B. Byrant 65c Miss B. Pinington 2.00 C. T Birdwhistle 50c Mr. Lyman $1. Robert Jordon 1.00 Eliza Lyman 50c Rosa Lewis 25c Anna Bell 25c Rev. Chisem 25c. Mrs Ida M. Jordon the successful money raiser and a devoted christian captain of the Twelve Star Club. Total raised at the Rally $325 Rev. C. H. Mendenhall Pastor. The Twelve Star club will meet with Mrs Elizo Vaughn of 1049 Pine St. Thursday evehing July 1st an invitation is extended to all. Mrs Ida. M. Jordon Pres. Mrs R. J. Williams Sec PRETTY PRAIRIE NEWS People here are very buisy har vesting their wheat. Mannie Walker and Guss Underwood arrived home after visiting a short time in Wichita. Lewis Banks is spending this week at his Brother Joe Banks& family. Bud Walker will soon have a pair of work mules as they are growing very rapidly. Mr. and Mrs John Stokes are Pretty Prairie this week, while Mr. Stokes is helping Mr Banks harvest and visiting the Misses Banks. Will Roberts is helping J. Baker harvest. Joe Banks and Sons are proud over another baby colt just two weeks old. Mrs. H. M. Underwood is improving in health and is feeling much better. Ben Walker is stacking wheat for Smart. Quite a crowd of young folks gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Joe Banks last evening, an enjoyable time was spent. One thing certain is that the Emmanuel movement cannot stop the pervading disposition of man to put up an argument. A new kind of flea has been discovered in California. It has six teeth and is a high jumper. Maybe it is designed to pounce on airships. An exchange tells us that the kaiser's favorite maxim is "Forget it. All right. Von Buelow isn't going to be the one to jog his memory. Senator Elkins has long had an eye to the best investments. Since the country thought that he was figuring on a duke, he has bought a bank. Whiting's chief of police was held up and robbed of his star, revolvers, money and billy. We hope the high-waymen left him with at least a clew. A Colorado man gave his grandson, aged one month, $1,000,000 as a Christmas present. Think of the toys that youngster can buy with all that money. The telephone girls at Rockford, Ill., struck because they were not permitted to talk. As well tell the birds not to sing and the flowers not to throw off their fragrance. A Pittsburg artist succeeded in getting a flashlight photograph of a member of the city council in the act of receiving a bribe. It may properly be referred to as a moving picture. Specializing in farming will be carried too far if scientific farmers produce cochliss corn. Several thousand acres then would have to be devoted to raising a variety that grew only cob pipes. Both Paris and London are discussing the commercial future of the flying machine. It is a safe prophecy that the sporting fraternity will get into aeroplaning some time in advance of commerce. Castro of Venezuela, who "revoluted" himself into the presidency and has held on like grim death ever since, must have hearty contempt for one who is so "easy" as the late President Alexis of Hayti. A New York judge has decided that a man whose salary is not more than six dollars a week need not pay almony. This may cause some men to quit exaggerating when they refer to the salaries they draw. Since this country set up in business as an independent nation its gold mines have yielded more than three billion dollars. It takes the American hen about six years to furnish eggs and chickens worth that much. Going barefoot seems to be growing less popular in the West Indies than it used to be. During the last fiscal year the United States exported more than two and a half million pairs of shoes to these islands, one-third as many as the exports to the whole world. Early in the new year another battleship will be added to the navy. It will be called the Delaware in honor of Maryland's little neighbor on the east. No doubt it will be a fine ship, and will add more strength to abreast the strongest naval fighting force in the whole world. BOY ROSE TO THE SITUATION, Quick Wit and Intelligence Displayed by Youngster. His parents are convinced that Clarence will be a great man; the only doubt is whether it will be as a statesman or scientist. He is only four years old, and their confidence is based largely on one incident. The boy never told of it, and it would have been lost to history if a neighbor had not been a chance witness. Clarence lives in the suburbs, and has a cat and kittens. One day he went into the yard next door with one of the little ones to play. There was a big pile of brushwood here, and he shoved his pet into a hole in this. She crawled so far back that all his efforts to get her out were vain. Had he been a man he would have pulled the pile of brush apart, but lacking strength for this he resorted to cunning. Running home, he soon returned with the mother cat. He shoved her into the hole after her offspring, and she soon came out with the little one between her teeth. Clarence bore them both home in triumph. WIND STORMS IN BUNCHES TELEPHONE LINES ARE DOWN AND DETAILS ARE MEAGER. Half a Dozen Tornadoes Visit Norton County and Southern Nebraska. Norton, Kansas. — Northwestern Norton County and Southern Nebraska were storm swept by a half dozen tornadoes, all plainly seen by citizens here. They followed a very sultry day, rain accompanied by a heavy hail storm in this city, half hour later. All rural telephone lines are down and reports are meager. Rural mail carriers out of here report each cyclone destructive. Forty head of cattle on the Brunswick ranch, 13 miles northwest, were killed, a number being carried several miles and the carcasses dumped in pastures and wheat fields. A two-year-old child of Frank Gentry was blown from its mother's arms and has not been found. Residences and outhouses were blown away. Frank Cave's home and barn were swept away. Austin Ough's barn was destroyed and his residence unroofed. Lew Searles' house was blown down and the barn carried a half mile. S. W. Myers lost his house and barn. NEARLY WASHED TOWN AWAY A Cloud Bust at Vall, Ia., Swept a Livery Barn Down Main Street—Damage Was Heavy. Des Molnes, Iowa.—A cloud burst swept a half dozen residences from their foundations, flooded cellars and reached a depth of eight inches on the floors of dwellings and tore up a half mile of Chicago &. Northwestern tracks at Vall. Tom Mergen, Peter Jennings and a little baby were rescued from the flood after being almost drowned. A large livery barn was swept 200 feet down the main street and left standing across the thoroughfare. All sidewalks were swept away and the damage will reach thousands of dollars. In places the water was two and three feet deep in the middle of the principal street of town. WENT TO SLEEP ON THE TRACKS Bodies of Two Young Men Found Beside M., K. & T. Railroad in Missouri. Nevada, Missouri.—The bodies of two dead men were found lying beside the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway track at a point two miles west of Deerfield. The men were put off a train at Deerfield and started to walk west. It is the helf that they went to sleep on the track and were struck by the train and killed. The coroner's jury returned a verdict to that effect. Papers found on the bodies indicate that one of the men was Charles Brown of Wichita, Kan., and the other Allen Wilson of Chicago. The heads of both were crushed. It is known that they were about 21 years old. The Railroads Cannot Appeal. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. — The corporation commission of Oklahoma has refused to grant an appeal bond or writ of supercedees to the 17 railroads operating in the state, who are seeking an injunction in the supreme court to prevent the corporation commission from enforcing the "uniform accounting" order which goes into effect at once. The order requires the submission of all reports, ratings and accounts to the commission, that more perfect control may be obtained over the public carriers in this state. In making its ruling the corporation commission takes the stand that the "uniform accounting" order, cannot be appealed. Body Found in Box Car. Parsons, Kansas.-The body of a man in an advanced stage of decomposition was found in a box car of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad and a bottle containing a small amount of carbolic acid was found in one of the man's shoes. A scrap of paper was found in a coat pocket on which was written "Mack Nelson," with the address of the dead man's brother, "Mr. Hugh Nelson, Zanesville, Ohio." The date of the paper was Wednesday, June 23. Railroad Advanced Rates. Philadelphia, Pa.—Following decisions by the supreme and common pleas courts that the two-cent a mile rate law passed by the Pennsylvania legislature was unconstitutional the Philadelphia and Reading Railway company announced an increase in passenger rates from two to $2\frac{1}{2}$ cents a mile on all one-way tickets to take effect July 3. Cubans Come Under the Yoke. Havana, Cuba—In accordance with the program of the Liberal majority, the house of representatives passed the budget of $33,800.00 as received from the president, abandoning all attempts to effect retrenchments. Captured After 16 Years. Columbus, Ohio—Harry Brennan, who escaped from the Ohio' penitentiary 16 years ago, after serving one year of a five year sentence for burglary, has been captured at Monroe, Mich. Special Master N. V. Mckeever Iiled V. Mckeever Iiled the surgeon MR. TAYLOR WOOLL MAYOR MAGEE SETTLED STRIKE PITTSBURG 3,500 STREET CARS TIED UP TWO DAYS. Demands of the Men for Shorter Hours and Better Treatment Conceded by the Company. Pittsburg, Pa.—The street railway strike, which has cost the city of Pittsburg over $200,000 in two days, was officially declared to be at an end. In the private offices of Mayor William A. Magee articles were signed by officials of the Pittsburg Railway company and an executive committee from the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees which will for years to come prevent another tie-up of the four hundred miles of street railway tracks in and about greater Pittsburg and Allegheny county. The strike, it developed, was the outcome of but two points of difference between the car company and the motormen and conductors, one being the alleged neglect upon the part of the car company to shorten 'swing runs' and the other of the refusal of these railway officials to reinstate discharged men without proper hearing. The company has practically conceded to the demands of the men and all of the 3,500 cars of greater Pittsburg are running as usual. WOMEN STORM PARLIMENT Determined to See Priemier Asquith They Persisted Until 112 Had Been Arrested. London, England.—The thirteenth vain attempt of the militant suffragettes to obtain access to Premier Asquith by deputation resulted in exciting scenes in Parliament Square and the arrest of more than 100 women. The plan of campaign followed the lines previously employed by the suffragettes. The "Woman's Parliament" assembled in Caxton Hall at eight o'clock in the evening and sent a deputation, headed by Mrs. Pankhurst, to endeavor to see prime minister who had previously decided not to receive the deputation. For two hours, the whole district was in a state of uproar, the police dispersing the crowds and arresting women by the wholesale. The windows of many of the government buildings were smashed with stones wrapped in paper. Altogether 112 women were arrested. Yale Defeated Harvard. New Haven, Connecticut.—Joy is unrestrained at Yale over the victory of the 'Varsity base ball nine over its old rival Harvard. The final score was Yale 4, Harvard 0. The event came as the crowning feature of a day full of excitement and merry-making for the thousands of Yale men back for commencent and class reunions. In point of attendance the crowd was the largest that ever saw a base ball game here. "Boss" Tweed's Captor Dead. New York, New York.—Martin J. Keese, who was custodian of the New York City Hall 28 years, died recently in a hospital. He was 72 years old. "Marty" Keese achieved note in many ways, not the least of which was in the sensational capture and arrest of "Boss" Tweed. He had been a cripple since the battle of Bull Run, in which he was wounded, but he considered himself too much a patriot to ever ask a pension. Black Hand Preliminary Hearing. Toledo, Ohio.—At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing Salvatore and Sebastian Lima and Salvatore Rizzo all of Marion, three members of the alleged black hand band recently arrested, were bound over to the federal grand jury. Friedrichshafen, Germany.—The balloon "Zippellin No. 1" started at a late hour for Metz, where it will be permanently stationed for military purposes. A STATUE OF STEPHENSON Grand Army of the Republic Will Unveil it in Washington With Imposing Ceremonies. Washington, D. C.—One of the greatest events in the history of the Grand Army of the Republic will occur when the statue of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, founder of the organization will be unveiled in this city. There will be a parade of all available United States military and naval forces and the district militia. President Taft will deliver an address, followed by Representative J. Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania who will be the orator of the day. The trangular shaft is of granite about 40 feet high. On each side is a group in bronze, the three representing the cardinal principles of the G. A. R.—fraternity, charity and loyalty. On the western side is a bronze idealized medallion of Dr. Stephenson in the uniform of an officer of the Civil war. While the shaft will be a memorial to Dr. Stephenson it also is intended to be a memorial to the G. A. R. itself. It has been erected at a cost of $40,000 the G. A. R. contributing $30,000 and the national government $10,000. At the unveiling United States Senator William H. Warner of Missouri, past commander-in-chief, will preside. MORE WOE FOR BRANDENBURG Jury Found Him Not Guilty of Larceny in the Sale of the Cleveland Article. New York, New York.—Although Broughton Brandenburg was acquitted here of the charge of grand larceny in connection with sale of an alleged spurious letter of Grover Cleveland to the New York Times, he had only a few minutes of freedom. Before leaving the court room he was rearrested and will be taken to St Louis next week for trial on a charge fraudulently enticing from the child's parents his stepson, James Shepard Cabanne III. The penalty of this offense in Missouri is from six months in jail to 20 years in the penitentiary. The author was taken back to the Tombs in default of $5,000 bail to await the arrival of the Missouri officers. A Wagon Hauled Ten Million Dollars San Francisco, California.—Early Monday a dray loaded with $10,000,000 in gold coin was driven down Market street in this city from the temporary quarters of the city treasury in the California Safe Deposit and Trust company building to the vaults in the old city hall. Fourteen of the finest truck horses that could be secured drew the valuable load and 25 mounted policemen guarded the caravan. John E. McDougal, city treasurer, occupied the seat beside the driver. A Log Train Fell 80 Feet Eureka, California.—A logging train of the Metropolitan Lumber company ran away on a steep grade and off a bridge 80 feet high. The entire train crew of four men was buried under a mass of hugh redwood logs and wrecked cars and all were instantly killed. A Court Martial for Lieut. Nettles. Washington, D. C.—The president has ordered a court martial to meet at Denver, Colorado, July 6 for the trial of First Lieut. Clarence S. Nettles, U. S. A. on charges of financial irregularities preferred by Gen. Thomas. Commanding the department of Colorado. Ford No. 2 Gets the Prize. Seattle, Wash.—The protest of the Shawmut car against the award of the first prize in the New York to Seattle automobile race to Ford car No. 2 was disallowed by Robert Guggenheim, the referee. A Call for Treasury Cash A Call for Treasury Cash. Washington, D. C.—A call on National Depositary banks for a return to the treasury of government funds aggregating approximately $25, 000,000 was made by Secretary of the Treasury MacVeazh. RUSSIAN PRISONERS ESCAPE Political Exiles -Revolt—Kill the Guards and Start on 2,000 Mile Trip to Alaska. Seattle, Wash.—A cable dispatch from Nome, Alaska, describes a bloody outbreak of Russian political prisoners in Yakutsk district, Siberia, and the flight of the mutineers across the wilderness toward Bering strait in an effort to reach Alaska. The dispatch says: Advices from Vladimir station of the Northeast Siberia company, across Bering Strait, are to the effect that a band of prisoners in the Yakutsk district revolted, killed the guards and started on a retreat eastward 2,000 miles, in an attempt to reach East Cape. The plan of the prisoners was to take small boats at East Cape and make the mainland of Alaska 26 miles away. Capt. Kallmnikoff, the acting governor of the district ordered Cossacks to pursue and take the prisoners. The tugitives in ambush killed four of the Cossacks and wounded 12 others, forcing them to retreat. VERDICT FOR STOCK COMPANY Traders Exchange at Kansas City Must Pay $58,000 for a Kansas City, Mo.-The Co-operative Live Stock Commission company, formerly an independent concern at the stock yards, which is backed by some big growers of live stock in the west and southwest, and was boycotted by the other commission dealers because it cut prices, had an inning in Judge Seehorn's division of the circuit court here. A jury returned a verdict for $19,000 against 13 dealers, members of the Traders' Live Stock exchange, in favor of the co-operative concern. The suit was brought under the anti-trust act naming a penalty for organizing pools or combinations. The law says the trial judge must triple the verdict of the jury and make the product the judgment against the defendants. For that reason the judgment is for $58,500, or three times the amount in the jury's verdict. It is the first in Jackson county under that law. INDIANS WILL PLAY HIAWATHA Pupils From Haskell Institute Will Entertain Delegates at Denver Convention. Denver, Col. — Forty-five Indians from Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kan., will come to Denver to present the play "Hiawatha" before delegates to the National Educational association which will begin its annual convention here July 5. The play will be given in connection with the National Indian congress which also will begin July 5. Two free performances will be given in the big Denver auditorium for delegates to both conventions. A feature of the Indian congress will be a tuberculosis exhibit showing actual conditions in Indian homes and others showing sanitary conditions. More than 50 per cent of deaths among Indians are due to the disease. RECEIVER FOR KANSAS RAILROAD Failure to Run Trains Caused Attorney General Jackson to Bring Action. Topeka, Kansas. — The Kansas, Southern and Gulf railroad was placed in the hands of a receiver by the supreme court and C. F. Morris of Potowatomie county appointed receiver. The road is only eight miles long, the shortest in Kansas. Attorney General Jackson brought action under the new corporation law to discharge the officers from active management for failing to run trains. The construction of the road to Manhattan may be carried out as planned by the officers, under the receivership, if it is considered wise. Bonds have been issued for this for $750,000. Finished Tariff Schedule. Washington, D. C.-After 70 days of almost continuous debate, the senate has concluded its discussion of the schedule of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. Five minutes afterward the senate adjourned for the day to permit the slight preparation in so short a time for the debate on the corporation and income tax question. Primary Election Law Valid. San Francisco, Cal.-The direct primary law enacted at the last session of the legislature was held to be constitutional in an opinion rendered by the state supreme court. The suit in which the decision was made was brought by the Socialist party against the election board. A Railroad Compromise. Little Rrock, Ark.—The Rock Island the Frisco and the Midland Valley railroads have agreed to the proposed adjustment of the rate litigation by which all suits pending will be dismissed for a period of one year, the new court to order tariff and $2\frac{1}{2}$ cents passenger rates put into effect and that separate accounts be kept in the interstate and interstate traffic, with the proviso that said account's shall be open to inspection of the state railroad commission at stated intervals. Happy People Americans Are Laugh-Making Race By WILLIAM COLLIER Just what an American will do, under a given situation, is always sure to be something of a surprise—it is his habitual custom to do the unexpected. Did you ever know any one, but George Washington perhaps, to do any serious crisis with what might be called solemn self-importance? Humor is the American's weapon, a concealed weapon, which his friends never fear, and his enemies can never locate. I suppose if I had been born in England the best I could do would be to write jokes for Punch, which, good as they are sometimes, are never quite young enough to dodge the American retorts. I suppose that is the triumph of American humor, that you can't outwit it, and yet there is never a sting or a wound in the sharpest rap of Yankee humor. There is a good deal in building a situation that is funny, but there is a good deal more in being able to meet it with a quick spirit of serio-comic understanding. The unsmiling American, with his dry contradictions of what might be expected of him, is a natural feature of his temperament—it needs no strenuous labor to contrive a humorous effect, for he is actually funny in the presence of his most important responsibility. The American who makes the most laughs for his countrymen rarely laughs outwardly himself. He enjoys the fun of being funny as naturally as he eats his dinner or sleeps, when he has time. Making laughs is part of his daily occupation; it makes trade brisker for him, it discovers the real metal of life and betrays the counterfeit. There is no age in a country that makes a common exchange of laughter the ordinary course of business. How can a man grow old in a country where all are "boys" together, who can't help themselves. Wit is not exactly the word that best makes the American laugh, so much as the boost there is in the laugh that is made in it. The Americans laugh with each other, not at each other; that is only the comic germ in this country, and is the busiest microbe we have. It carries our serious, our financial burdens, our family troubles, our failures and our ambitions for us. We are proud of our comic germ, because it does such a heap of work for us that we could never do in any other way. The laughmakers are the entire American race, on and off the stage. digs them up every other day to see how they are getting on. Naturally, the flowers never come out, and not infrequently what might develop into a genuine love in a man's heart is killed by the great interest in his intentions shown by the woman. A girl has every right to make herself attractive and agreeable to a man whom she thinks she would be willing to marry. Which, by the way, does not mean to make herself cheap. And there is one thing she may be sure of. The fact that a man spends his time with her is the best indication of his interest. A big city like Chicago provides many legitimate diversions for young men, and whenever a man calls as often as you will let him, there can be no better evidence of his admiration. Do not make the mistake of letting one man monopolize you, however, no matter how much you like him. Jealousy is the spur of love, and a man wants the girl that he thinks another fellow is seeking, just as you want the hat you and your chum see in a milliner's window, and she thinks would be becoming to her. Be sweet, be natural; don't copy any woman, no matter how much you may admire her; keep in touch with what is going on by reading the papers, and if a man calls on you and enjoys himself well enough to come back again and again, be sure that he is in a fair way to fall in love with you. But he doesn't need any help. steads in the Canadian northwest. Moreover, 100,000 Americans have gone north as investors, speculators, miners, lumbermen. A railroad traffic manager and a customs officer both told me the same thing; very few of the American homesteaders came in with less than $1,000 cash; many came in with capital ranging from $3,000 to $10,000. The capital brought in by the investing classes varies from the $10,000,000 placed by the Morgan banking house in the Canadian Northern railway to the $200,000 and $300,000 capital placed in actual cash by the land and lumber and fish companies. Average the American newcomer's capital at $2,000, and the American's invasion of Canada in the last six years represents in hard cash an investment of a billion dollars. From what I saw in a leisurely four months' tour of Canada—first by canoe, 1,500 miles among the settlers of the frontier beyond the railroad, then by rail twice across the continent—I have no hesitation in saying that a billion-dollar average is too small by half. T never fear, and I suppose if I had been be to write jokes for Punch quite young enough to dodge triumph of American hum never a sting or a wound in a good deal in building a sit more in being able to meet standing. The unsmiling A might be expected of him, needs no strenuous labor to funny in the presence of his who makes the most laughs himself. He enjoys the fun dinner or sleeps, when he has Making laughs is part for him, it discovers the re There is no age in a country the ordinary course of business where all are "boys" together exactly the word that best boost there is in the laugh to each other, not at each other and is the busiest microbe burdens, our family troubles are proud of our comic germ that we could never do in an The laughmakers are When is Man Really in Love By BETTY VINCENT digs them up every other day the flowers never come out, a genuine love in a man's intentions shown by the woman. A girl has every right to man whom she thinks she does not mean to make herself sure of. The fact that a man spends of his interest. A big city sessions for young men, and with him, there can be no better chance. Do not make the mistake ever, no matter how much you a man wants the girl that he want the hat you and your thinks would be becoming to be sweet, be natural; or you may admire her; keep in papers, and if a man calls or back again and again, be sure you. But he doesn't need an The Migration Into Canada By AGNES C. LAUT steads in the Canadian nor gone north as investors, speciA railroad traffic manag thing; very few of the Am $1,000 cash; many came in The capital brought in by the placed by the Morgan bankin the $200,000 and $300,000 a lumber and fish companies. Average the American can's invasion of Canada in investment of a billion dol How can I tell if a young man loves me? This is the burden of many letters which I receive daily from young girls. Now, there can be but one answer to the question. If a young man loves you he will tell and save the trouble. Not perhaps in a day or a week, but a genuine love cannot be concealed for any great length of time. The girls who wants to know at the first sign of interest a young man displays in her whether he is going to propose, is like the child who plants flower seeds and to see how they are getting on. Naturally, and not infrequently what might develop into heart is killed by the great interest in his man. To make herself attractive and agreeable to a child be willing to marry. Which, by the way, of cheap. And there is one thing she may be fonds his time with her is the best indication like Chicago provides many legitimate divernever a man calls as often as you will let evidence of his admiration. Of letting one man monopolize you, how- like him. Jealousy is the spur of love, and thinks another fellow is seeking, just as you chum see in a milliner's window, and she her. Don't copy any woman, no matter how much touch with what is going on by reading the you and enjoys himself well enough to come that he is in a fair way to fall in love with help. If half a million American settlers should suddenly pull up roots and migrate in a body to some foreign land, the event would be heralded as one of the most epic movements of the century. Yet this is virtually what has happened, with little notice and less comment, in the last six years, says Agnes C. Laut in the Century. In less than six years 388,000 American farmers have pulled up stakes in their native states and moved from Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotaas, Nebraska, Arkansas and Oregon, across the invisible line of the international boundary to free home in the International boundary to free homestead. Moreover, 100,000 Americans haveators, miners, lumbermen. and a customs officer both told me the same american homesteaders came in with less than with capital ranging from $3,000 to $10,000. investing classes varies from the $10,000,000 house in the Canadian Northern railway to 1 A Railroad Experience By CY WARMAN (Copyright, by J. B. Lippincott Co.) Dick Haynes introduced me to Farley. "Jack," said he, "this is my friend. be good to him, and God will be good to you." Farley turned a kindly, sunny face upon me, and made me welcome to the town. Haynes had a main line passenger run. Farley was running freight over the hill where a road had just been opened. Farley was fairly drunk. In those days the company had to do the best it could to get freight over the road. Presently the caller came into the hotel and Jack signed the call-book, where he was put down for second 21, which was to leave at 6:20. It was then 5:30. "Will he be sober in 50 minutes?" I asked, when Jack had steamed into the dining room to have supper. "No," said Dick; "he won't be plum sober in 50 years, but he'll go out and come in on time." "Can he run a train with a load like that?" "Well, he can take the train orders to the engineer. Scott's ahead of him an' Scoville's behind him—they'll check, and register him at the junction points, and the engineers will get over the division." After supper my friend and I stood watching the men make up the trains. The first section had pulled out, and the second section stood waiting orders at the station. Presently Farley came from the telegraph office with the orders, handed two copies to the head brakeman to take over to the two engineers in front, passed a copy to the driver of the pusher, to which the caboose was coupled, and said cheerly, "All right; let 'er go!" Turning, he saw me, and asked impulsively if I would like to take a ride over the mountain. I thought the man was joking, but as the train moved off Haynes pushed me towards the caboose, saying, "Sure, get on," and before I could realize what it all meant I was standing on the rear platform of the way car. When Farley had fooled with his way-bills for a few moments (it was all through freight) he called me into the cupola. When the big engine began to climb the hill I began to realize that this was to be an interesting trip. There were three sections of 21 that night, with three engines each. It was a glorious summer night, star-lit and still, and now the engineers began playing tunes with their whistles, a thing that the driver of a passenger engine would not think of doing. As we rounded the countless curves the head-light of the following section shone full upon the flushed, florid face of Farley as he lounged, bare-headed, in the open window, as happy and apparently guileless as a town boy on a load of hay. Presently Farley began to talk, and as we climbed the hill he told me the wildest, strangest stories of runaways, wrecks and ghost trains that I had ever heard. Subsequently I learned from Haynes that these were only romances of the rail, for Jack Farley, in addition to being a great drunkard, was one of the most resourceful, cheerful and entertaining liars that it has been my good fortune to fall in with At the top of the hill, while the conductors were getting orders, the firemen putting out their signal lights, and the engineers oiling round, I came from the little caboose to have a look about. Now the flare of the torches of the enginemen and air inspectors, the green and white lights, and the glare of the head-lights, the smoke in the snow-shed, the burr of running injectors, the blowers and "pops," and the clanging of bells as the pushers were switched round to the front so bewildered me that I lost my place. I asked an engineer where Farley's caboose was, and he pointed into the darkness and yelled — something. Presently I saw Jack standing in the blaze of a head-light wearing a little chip of a straw hat, no coat, and perspiring like a prize-fighter, while I stood shivering in a fall overcoat. A few moments later we had tipped over the crest of the continent and were failing down the hill. We were nine sections now—six light engines and three with trains—and to see these black, wild horses of the hills plunge with a shriek into a dark shed, only to burst out at the other end as a projectile leaps from the mouth of a cannon, was an event in the life of a novice. There were six engines running light, the driver of each being his own conductor now, looking out for himself; then came the three engines with trains, each man holding 15 loads down the mountain with a little lever about as big and not much longer than a man's finger. At intervals along the tops of the three trains sat 12 brakemen bunched like owls, ready to grab the brake-wheels if the air should give out, and in each of the cupolas sat the captain of the crew overlooking all. Only in my caboose I sat alone. As we tipped over the hill Farley threw himself upon a locker and fell asleep. Presently he sat up, took off his boots, and lay down again. The engines, going down the hill, made very little noise. I heard a creaking, squealing sound occasionally, as the wheels of the loaded cars ground on the curves, the loud breathing of the air-pump on the engine over ahead, and Farley snoring on the locker below. Suddenly Jack leaped from his couch and yelled: "Look out there! look out!" I looked out, both sides, forward and back, but saw nothing wrong. Then I heard a scuffle below, looked down, and in the dim light of the bracket-lamp saw Farley fighting his way towards the rear door. As I climbed from the cupola he opened the door, closed it again, turned and glared about. The eyes that had been laughing constantly now flashed fire, while the sunny, childlike face grew dark and terrible. Before I had succeeded in pulling myself together he lay down and became quiet again. Now, thought I, if he will only stay there until we get to the bottom of this apparently bottomless hill I'm all right, for I guessed that the man had Jim-jams. I had heard of the disorder, but had never seen a man with the fit on. Inside of five minutes he was at it again. He woke with a scream that was unearthly—wild and awful—and as suddenly grew quiet again. Now he began to talk in a natural tone of voice. "Look at the little tin soldiers," said he, "one on each bedpost. That duck with his cady cross the track must be Napoleon," he went on; "watch me swat 'im." Then he reached cautiously for one of his boots and fired it at the soldier, and fell asleep again, only to wake a moment later and leap from the locker. "Who did that?" he shouted. "Who put that snake in my bed? Dick Haynes told you to do that, the white-livered Missourian." It began to dawn upon me now that he was talking at me, and in order to justify myself and to try and quiet the unfortunate conductor I climbed down the steps and stood before him. The walls of the way-car were papered with pictures of prize-fighters and play-actresses in scanty apparel, and just over the little desk hung a rusty old saber. "Jack," said I. Instantly he took his eyes from the front door, where they seemed to be held by some strange spell, and glared at me. "Why, damn you!" said he deliberately. "I thought I put you off at Shawana." That was what he had been doing, in his mind, at the back door. Now he came towards me, lowering his head like a bull going to war. He came by short, shuffling steps, and as he advanced I retreated towards the front door, hoping to make my escape in that way to the top of the train. When Farley had reached the middle of the car he made a lunge for the old saber, and I, divining his move, turned and seized the handle of the door, only to find that it was fastened by a spring lock, the mechanism of which I could not make out at once. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw the mad conductor swing the saber and advance. I was never much of a fighter, and somehow I dreaded and pitied this man more than I feared him, or had feared him up to that time. I regarded him with something of that vague horror with which an able Indian looks upon another who has been scaled. But now I had my choice to fight or fly, and I flew. Ducking under his uplifted arm, I passed by him and ran up the steep steps to the cupola, the wild conductor hacking at me as I climbed. As I passed Farley in the car I gave a yell that echoed in the hills, and that yell was my salvation. The rear brakeman heard it and came leaping over the tops of the cavorting cars just as I reached the roof of the waxy car, with the wild conductor at my heels. Now I could no more make time over the top of that train than I could fly to the summit of the highest mountain range, and I knew it. I could not walk, under ordinary circumstances, on the top of a moving train, but what was I to do? Farley was after me. I leaped to the top of the last load and ill all right, but at that moment we hit a curve, and to save myself I dropped to the roof and grabbed the foot-path that runs along the tops of freight cars. Just here the conductor and the rear brakeman met, and seeing Farley flourishing the saber the brakeman engaged him, much to my relief. All over the top of that car and back to the *cupola of the waxy car they fought like fiends, while I lay hugging the toe-path referred to above. Presently I could see Farley, with superhuman strength, working the brakeman towards the edge of the car roof. Clearly it was my duty to go to the assistance of the brakeman, but as I got to my feet we found another curve and I was slammed down dangerously near the margin of my car. I tried again and again to get to my feet, but in vain. Now the two men were struggling at the very edge of the way-car, and if they went down they would fall, the Lord knows how far, before they would find the bottom of the gorge. Putting forth his utmost strength, the big brakeman succeeded in freeing himself from the conductor. Farley lifted the saber, which he still held, but before he could strike the brakeman's big fist was between his eyes and the conductor lay at full length on the top of the car. When the brakeman had lowered him to the floor of the caboose he came over and picked me from my perch and helped me back. 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She did not ask a queenly wage— Six dollars and her keep was all. We taught her how to bake and brew. She asked eight dollars in the fall. By spring she knew the way to work Upon a table fairly well. And she could do a dozen things. That daily to her lot befall. Twan then she asked four evening out And thought a dollar more would do. The next thing was her Sundays off As soon as morning work was through! And when the summer time was near, A fellow came to call one day. The visit caused us much alarm— She struck at once for higher pay! We granted this and helped her learn Until we knew we had a gem— And now, confound it, I must go And buy a wedding gift for the n! By the Way. A telephone girl will accept a ring from any old man. Being honest pays a man's mother more than 100 per cent. Thirst drives some men to drink but hunger will drive a poet to ink. It is not a sign of good luck to find the horseshoe on your own dead horse. When two swelled heads get together, each is sure that the other belongs to a fox. It is almost time for the great daily papers to begin calling negligent Christmas shoppers tight wads. When Little Willie gives his pickle to his sister, it is not always a sign of great heartedness. Willie may have the mumps. The average business man who has kept the present business pace for 20 or 30 years, doesn't look upon death with any great amount of fear and tremoling. If a politician would kick up as much noise on a campaign tour as one small boy can raise with a new drum, he would stand some show of being elected. A Texas newspaper is responsible for the statement that a farmer of his county when asked how much corn he raised this year, replied he had raised a powerful lot, sold a heap and had a right smart left yet. The question is, "How much did he raise?" When it comes to real humor, you find it in the country. A resident of a certain town being in the chicken and egg business, the local paper says: "Bill Imei is still doing business at the old stand. Bring in your ancient settin' bens and patriarchs' roosters." "No, the man is not dead!" "Whas ist? bid the man hit an auto-bubble-bubble-bubble?" "No, the man did not hit an auto-bubble-bubble-bubble; he is an editor and he has his eye out for men he owes, ain't it?" "Did a prizefighter find the editor?" "No, a man came in and paid his subscription for ten years in advance and the editor withered!" "Then he is not dead?" "No!" "Nor sleeping?" "No!" "Whas ist?" "Only paralyzed!" "Poor man! Why do people always do things to editors?" "Curly Locks, I cannot say, only it must be nice for an editor to be paralyzed!" Early one morning a terribly seasick passenger, pale and lallow eyed, came out of his stateroom, and ran into a lady, who was coming along the passageway, clad in the scantiest raiment She screamed and started to run "Don't be alarmed, madam; I shall never live to toll it—Girard (III.) Alchor. Special Master B. V. McKeever men "Is the man dead?" "Nor sleeping?" "No!" "Whas ist?" "Only paralyzed!" ..SUBSCRIBE FOR.. One of the Oldest and Best Negro Newspapers In the west Fresh, Reliable Race News Conservative in policy Firm in defense of our race Our policy of "The Higher Grade of News" has built or 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. 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NO MONEY REQUIRED to anyone, anywhere in the U. allow TEN DAYS' FREE put on the bike, keep the bicycle ship it back to FACTORY PRICES We are to $5 middlemen's profit k annee behind your bicycle. as any price unfit you ree priced and remainable you WILL BE ASTON low prices we can make you th than any other factory. BICYCLE DEALERS, you double BICYCLE DEALERS, you SECOND HAND BICYCLE 333 TABERNACLES. Chief Precoptresses. 34 Mrs. Joana Jones, 1135 N. Washington, Wichita, Kan., 1-3 Thurs. (A.) 35 Mrs. Adah Lewis, 1608 Archer Av., South Omaha, Nebraska. 37 Mrs. Mary Robinson, 108 N 3rd Atchison, Kan., 1-8 Fri. (A) 38 Mrs. Ella Young, Box 1173, Weir City, Kan. 69 Mrs. Hulda Patterson, 8th and Elm, Abilene, Kan. 52 Mrs. Ada King, 722, N. Y Lawrence Kan., 2-4 Thur. (A) 68 Mrs. Lille Robbett, 1236 Barnett, Kansas City, Kan., 1-8 Fri. (A) 85 Mrs. Francis Hardaman, 1801 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kan. 91 Mrs. Lulu Rountree, 1125 N. 19th Omaha, Neb., 1-3 Thur. (A) 92 Mrs. A. 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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., Leavenworth, Kan., 4 Sat. (A) 2 Susan Daniels, 216 W. Wall, F. Scott, Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) BRIDER AGENT IN EACH TOWN and district to ride and exhibit a bicycle furnished by us. Our agency everywhere are full particulars and special offer at once. Until you receive and approve of your bicycle. We ship bicycles sent designed in advance by proper TRIAL during which time you may ride the bicycle and you are then not perfectly satisfied or do not wish to purchase a bicycle. We must rush the highest grade bicycles it is possible to make a small profit above actual factory cost. You save $400 if you do NOT BUY a bicycle or a pair of tires anyway give our catalogues and learn our unheard of factory offers. When you receive our beautiful catalogue and SHED when you receive our beautiful catalogue and super models at the wonderfully as year. We sell the highest grade bicycles for less money you can sell our bicycles with $0 profit above factory cost at any received. 777 Directory TEMPLES. TENTS. Queen Mothers. 8 Lizzie Weaver, 1123 Saratoga, Lincoln, Neb., 2 Fri. (A) 9 Laura Washington, 914 Walken, Kansas City, Kan., 1-8 Sat. Morn. 10 Ada Gilbert, 405 N. Santa Fe, Coffeyville, Kan., 2-1 Wed. (A) 11 Ida Stovall, 706 So. Walnut, Jola Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 12 Flora Patterson, 811 W. 27th, Omaha, Neb., 1-8 Sat. (A) 13 Maggie Robinson, 911 Everett, Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Sat. (A) 14 Mery Brown, 325 Miss, Lawrence Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 15 Ethel Penn, 718 “Q” St. Atchison, Ks., 2-4 Sat. (A) 16 Arle Stone, 823 Main, Atchison, Kan., 1-3 Sat. (A) 18 A. O. Murrell, 451 So. 4th, Saffna, Kan., 1-2 Sat. (A) 19 Lizzie Herrod, Sherman Flata, Omaha, Neb., 2-4 Sat. (A) 20 Susie Willis, 2108 Grand, Parsona Kan., 1-2 Sat. (A) 25 Gertrude Taylor, 1310 E. Clark, Parsons, Kans., 2-4 Sat. 28 E. A. Tiggs, 2314 Morgan, Parsona, Kans., 1-3 Sat. 22 Charlott Dalton, 1228 Barnett, Kansas City, Kan., 2-4 Sat. (A) 22 Ella McKinnis, 217 Sherman, Leavenworth, Kan., 1-2 Thur. (A) 28 Louise Verler, 818 N. J., Lawrence Kan., 1-2 Sat. (A) 36 Hester Cornish, 911 Western, N. Topeka, Kan., 1-2 Sat. (A) 45 Cynthia Henderson, 312 Washington, ton, Kansas City, Kan., 1-3 Sat. NOTICE TABORS. If your Tabernacle, Temple or Teat is not in this Directory, or if there is any error, please notify me at once W. N. MILLER, Editor. It is noticeable that the German papers have made no outcry over the fact that King Edward has personally written to Andrew Carnegie. There is a bank crerk in Elyria, O., who never has any difficulty in striking a balance. His father was a slack-rope walker, and his mother was a trick bicycle rider. Were the Mrs. Gilman brand of sociology to come into vogue there would soon be no society for sociology to operate upon and the exuders of guff would be among the unemployed. Miss Ross Becker has been appointed a claim agent and United States pension attorney at Missouri. She has been known for years as one of the most successful women in St. Louis, being a notary public and an insurance agent. Massachusetts has a law to prevent recklessness and speeding in automobiles, which law may be rendered ridiculous by its wrong punctuation, as it forbids driving over roads "laid out under the authority of the law recklessly or while under the influence of liquor." Boston, in consequence, is in rhetorical spasms. The secretary of the Colorado state bureau of child protection believes that a bad child gets its start from an ill-ordered home or from parents who possess evil traits of character, and wants a law passed making parents responsible for the misdolings of their minor children. But as bad traits of character are often inherited, what would the secretary do in case of an adopted child? In a fire panic in a New York cheap theater, a so-called exit was found to be a veritable trap, barring in the fleeing crowd instead of letting them find a way to safety. One would naturally suppose that the holocaust in Chicago would have prevented this dangerous practice for all time; but the lessons of catastrophes are quickly lost, especially when they are followed by no retributory measures. There will naturally be much feminine sympathy for the New Jersey woman who has appeared in court to complain about her husband's cruel treatment, relates the Washington Star, and who says: "I am a graduate of a cooking school. I make biscuits, pies, cake and all sorts of dainties to please him, and he calls it all 'indigestion fodder!'" The judge advised the woman to cook corned beef and cabbage occasionally, and she said she would. A Minneapolis woman is suing the Western Union Telegraph Company for damages because when she telegraphed to her brother that "Pat," her husband, was drinking, and "to come at once," the message was made to read "Pat is dying," and a horde of relatives, notified by her brother, came from far and near to attend the wake, and she had the expenses to pay. If Pat had had anything to say in the matter he would probably have permitted them to pay their own expenses. Said an anxious mother to the family doctor: "What shall I do with my daughter Mary? She is simply candy crazy and, of course, eating nothing substantial makes her pale, if not downright yellow." Said the wise physician to the anxious mother: "Put Mary into a sweet shop, and she'll soon abhor the stuff! It is herois treatment, but it will cure her appetite for candy." Poor Mary! says the Indianapolis Star, how much pleasure she is going to lose for lack of a little self-denial.