Wichita Searchlight

YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. IS IT OR NOT WORTH WHILE? ELEVENTH YEAR IS IT OR N WORTH Since our last issue in which the Searchlight plainly set forth the apparent ingratitude of the present state administration toward the Negro voters of Kansas as the editor of the Searchlight has been asked "Is It Worth the While For The Negroes of Kans, to make a persistent and determined stand that they be given some consideration & fair treatment at the Republican party of this state? In other words, "Has the Negroes of Kansas something to gain or lose in such a position?" In answer to such proper injuries we say—granting that the race may not gain anything there is one thing sure and certain—the race has nothing to lose. The present Republican regime controlling the party affairs of Kansas have well seen to it, that the Negroes of Kansas will not grow fatigued with any political offices in this state. The way we look at the subject is that the Negroes of this state now have nothing—and therefore to lose Each man of the race owes it to himself to stand flat-footed on the subject and insist on some substantial recognition of the race by the Republican party of this state. There is very little satisfaction to the Negroes of Kansas in being one of the very important voting contingsnts of the Republican party of this state and never be permitted to have any part in the spoils of party victory from year to year-while the white Republicans whose vote cant for no more nor whose party loyalty is no more pronounced is made thr exclusive and sole office holding and compeusation receiving element of that party. To be plain spoken—we do not see any advantage accuring to the Negro of Kansas in exchange for their past undisputed loyalty to the Republican party of this state. The republican party of today do not grant the Negroes of this state any more recognition in their party councils any more consideration in the distribution of party patronage nor any more political protection than other political parties would offer. One open fact is no political party could give the Negroes of Kansas less. There is no man in Kansas white or black who is a more sincere and profound believer in the cardinal principals of the real Republican party than is the editor of this paper. It is that deepying, and well grounded belief in those principals which has been an estoppel to us and caused us to hold our peace till now but seeing the interest of our race becoming less and less considered by the political party of our choice we feel that we owe it to ourselves, our race and our party to set forth our views. If the leaders of the Republican party in Kansas have decided that from a point of "political polity" they cannot extend to the Negroe his just political recognition—and that the Negro voters of this state must be content to vote and keep the Republican party in power in this state then what incentive is there for the Negroes of Kansas to vote with Republican party any more than in voting with any other party? Our contention is for justice and fair play ty our race no more—no less. We are aware—as has been suggested to us—that any Negro who will have the manhood and backbone to set forth the shortcoming of the present day Republicans of Kansas in their program to shut death. We accept our task with these conditions apparent. If taking a just and rightful stand in the interest of fair play and a square deal for our loyal race means our doom politically—the sooner it comes the better—we shall then die happy—cognizant that we died in a just cause. There is many a white man today to our personal knowledge who holds a tatsalried office at the hands of the Republicans of this state who was in the ranks of the opposition during recent campaigns—while Negro men who were at all AUGUST 28 1909. times loyal to the Republican party and who are fully capable are refused eveu a consideration so far as official appointment is concerned. Is this fair play and a square deal to the Negro for his party loyalty? We understand that it has already been said—and possibly it is true—that our present Governor has a "lead-pipe cinch" on a second term. Be that as it may—that question is too far off for us to give space to it now. It is not that matter, but it is for the purpose of setting forth a lack of recognition of our race that we now speak. At this time we are speaking of political party recognition. In the eleven years which the Searchlight has been published in Kansas we have never yet been given to political spasmodic outburst and have at all times tried to be conservative moderate and reasonable. In speaking to and for our race it has always been our aim to set the same and sound side form it aud in this instance we make no exception. If the Negro voters of Kansas will stop and consider they will easily see that their political status is even worse than we shall ever be able to present it in type and if the present conditions continue for a short time longer the Negro voters of this state will awake to find themselves confronted by a most deployable and chaotic circumstance. If no political party in this state is willing to further sponsor the just cause of the Negro and he must paddle his own canoe he should cut loose from every political impediment in order that he may strive to the best advantage of the race. The many friends of Mr. Morris Mayo and Mrs. Susan Williams will be pleased to learn of their marriage on Tuesday, Aug 17th. 1909. So quietly was the marriage consumated that even the Searchlight missed it on last week. It was among the unexpected events. Rev. W. H. Tillman officiated. We join the host of friends of the contracting parties in wishing them a happy and prosperous married life. Dont Forget the Motorcycle Races on next Monday Sept. 6 at the new Fair grounds. Mavo Williams Marriage Defends The Governor Below we publish in full a letter from our friend Salomon G. Watkins of Topeka in which Mr. Watkins makes an effort to defend to utter failure of Governor Stulbs and the present republican officials to properly recognize the loyal Negro voters of this state. It is quite strange that the appointment of which our friend speaks has been kept so quiet—and so far as the "good things" which are in store for the Negroes are concerned—that is the great trouble now—these good things are "kept in storage"—what the Negro wants is for these good things to be handed out so the race may see them and reap the benefit therefrom. Without futher comment we publish the letter from our friend Watkins in full and let it speak for itself and leave our readers to draw their own conclusions. Topeka Ks. Aug.23,1909 Mr.W.N.Miller Editor, Searchlight Dear Sir: I have just finished reading your criticism of Gov. Stubbs. While demanding fair play, we ourselves should be perfectly fair. It has from the first, been the desire of Gov. Stubbs to give the colored voters some good, substantial recognition but he has been handicapped in two ways. In the first peace, the majority of of the executive council is opposed to him and has hampered him where ever they could. Secondly, certain colored men who proclaim from the hous top their great love of the race and their ungovernable desire to see the race recognize, yet have securely opposed the appointment of any respectable colored man, hoping thereby to be able to discredit and defeat Mr. Stubbs and the Square Dealers because they are opposed to groft and double dealing in politics. All we have to do is to stand up like men contend for a principle, pbt forword good, clean, capable men, and we will receive the recognition we desire. Now, Mr. Editor I am more than pleased to be able to inform you and your readers all that Mr. A. G. Bell a farmer and fruit raiser, of Wathena Kansas, has been appointed as a clerk in Mr. Dolley, the Bank Commissioner's office. This is the best position ever given to a colored man in the State House. Mr. Bell is a educated, cultured, refined capable competent, clean man- just the kind that will bring our race to the front and enable us to regain lost ground. I am also reliable informed that other good things are to come. Let us shove our gratters and boodless adise and push our good men to the front. We have plenty of good, noble and true men and women. These have been kept in the back groupp. Our race can only rise as other races has risen, namely by producing men of merit, of sterling worth, of good character whose word is their bond and whose actions are limited, controlled and guided by the truth. Sencerely Yours S. G. Watkins NEGRO LOO YEARS OLD Montgomery City, Mo. David Henderson, a negro of this city celebrated his 100th birthday anniversary Aug. 12. He was the slave of John Windsor, late of Montgomery country. Alfred Windsor, the father of John Windsor, gave David Henderson to his own son when the latter was 21 years old. At an early day John Windsor, with the aid of David, opened up a large tract of land on Prairie Fork bottom, now opened by Richard Tate and others, and upon which Johnnie Windsor, resided up co the time of his death. David remained on this farm with his master until he was set free by the Civil war. Henderson enlisted in the Federal army and served throughout the war, and now gets a pension of $20 per month. A Grand Time Miss. Ethel Stephens of Great Bend Kans. was royally entertained Friday evening, by Mr. Alfred Mathes at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bowers. Carnations Pinks were used as souvenirs. An enjoyable evening was spent. The Invited Guests were, Misses Mable Reynolds, Myrtle Fleming, Ethel Patton, Francis Jackson, Bessie Whitted, Eva Harris, Edith Thomas, Messrs. F. Fossett, R. Letcher, N. Copeland, E. Perry, I. Spear, J. Johnson, W. Matkes, A. Reynolds, H. Stephens, Mrs. Bessie Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. R. Watson. NO.22 A BIRD BATTLES WITH MEN Gigantic Crane Quits Terrific Fight Only When Neck Is Broken. Burlington, N.J. Aug. 26, In a terrific battle with an immense crane, three men came off victorious this afternoon, but not until the big bird had with its powerful wings and vigious beak of thrice driven off the trio. But for the fact that a heavy steel trap into which he had stepped while seeking a dinner in the ponds of the Koandak Goldfish: Hatchery near this city, hampered its movements, injuries far more serious than torn clothes and scratches would have been meted out to its captors. The men were Charles Parker, Bryan O'Donnell and James O'-Donnell. They thought to capture the giant blue heron alive when they saw it ensnared in the trap but quickly changed their minds when the bird accepted their chal lenge. Able even with the dangling trap to a spring several feet in the air on its great beak stroks that split the sticks with which the men warded it off, the crane put up a spectacular battle until Parker arming himself with a ten foot pole got near enough to land a fatal blow which broke the birds long neck. Brought to this city, the crane was found to have measured six feet two inches from tip to tip of its wings and is said to be the largest specimen ever seen hereabouts. When killed it had eaten several big Japanese goldfish and owners say it satisfied its hunger at a cost of $100 a day. COFFEYVILLE KANS Our dedication ceremonies and celebration on Aug. 12th. was a grand success and a great help to the Order of Twelve, the only draw-back being the inabilito of Sir Knight W. N. Miller of Wichita to be with us on account of his ill health. Rev. W. H. Davidson, P. E. of the C. M. E. church and Rev. A. H. Brooks of this city spoke ably for us. Hayle's Military Band furnished splendid music. The hall was crowded with Knights, Daughters Maids and pages and their friends. The Order realized $21.30. The prospects for the Order in this city are bright and ull look forward to a great work for the Order this year. THE ONLOOKER W. BUR D. NESBIT. THE WORLD OF MAKE-BELIEVE Here come the children at their play; One stumbles in a trailing gown But smiles on in a queenly way With some cheap tinsel for a crown; One is a king, who struts in pride And lives forth his stern commands, A broomstick dangling at his side Becomes a scepter in his hands. And so they play till dusky eve Blots out their land of make-believe. They play at soldier, sailor, too; As rich man, poor man, beggar, thief, Or some may be the scowling crew While one rules as the pirate chief; And all the world they make is real, The brass they clink is shining gold. They hear the trumpet's ringing peal, And they hear the trumpet's ringing peal, Ah, childish fancies, these they weave Within their land of make-believe! And we, we older ones, we smile The long, long moments of the day Half-pittying we look on Than these gay deeds that they achieve There in their land of make-believe. And yet sometimes the fancy comes That we are children one and all, With tinsel crowns and rolling drums And bubbled fame and trumpet call; That somewhere some one sits and smiles At the poor trappings of our state. And sees the feeble, childish wiles With which we seek to conquer fate. We old folk, too, as children, weave Dreams in our land of make-believe. Little Henry's Memoranda. Unkel Bill says a jollier is a man that bunkoes you by giving you your own green goods. Pa gave me a savings bank to teech me habbits of thrift, but he won't give me any money to save. My sisters beau brings her a dollar box of candy twice a week and sends her a dollar bunch of roses every Sunday. Ma says that much money would buy groceries for a week for two, but sister says she wonders ma ever got married with so little sentiment. Unkel Bill says Juliet wasent romantic; that she made Romeo come in COME RIGHT IN HOME OR YOU'LL GET THE CRIP off the rope ladder so he wouldnt catch his deth of cold. When there is a snow storm on the stage the starvin heroine freeze to death in front of a hotel while she has her fingers covered with dimunds. It doesn't take people long to get their breath when you tell them something and ask them not to breethe a word of it. Pa says he had a cousin that wore a ear off listenin to hard luck stories. The Anonymous Letter. An anonymous letter is one that contains no signature, but is long on facts. It usually contains an unnecessary warning or discloses something that nobody is supposed to know. Anonymous letters are described as the weapons of a coward, and maybe they are, but the funny part about them is that the man who gets one always says: "I never pay any attention to anonymous letters." Then he casts all the unanonymous ones into the waste basket and hires a handwriting expert. Explaining the Landslide "How do you account for your deeat?" asks the student of politics of the defeated candidate. "Well, it's just this way," replies the man who was on the wrong ticket. "If I had got all the votes I was entitled to I would have been unanimously elected; if I had got all that were promised me I would have whipped the other fellow two to one; if I had got all I expected, I would have been elected handsomely—but as it was, I got merely the votes that were cast for me." Special Master E. V. Mckeever filed WHILE THE FAMILY IS AWAY WILLIAMS I WIED MY THROAT WOULD COME HERE MENU C. B. C. TANJU LANGED INCUBATOR BABY KIDNAPED MR8. BARCLAY TOOK CHILD FROM HOME OF ITS MOTHER. Arrested in Kansas City—Gov. Stubbs Issues Requisition for Their Return to Kansas. Topeka, Kansas.—Sheriff J. D. Norton and Deputy County Attorney Arthur Bollinger went to Jefferson City with a requisition on Gov. Hadley of Missouri for Mrs. Stella Barclay and John Gentry, charged with kidnapping Marlan Bleakley here Saturday. Chief of Police R. W. Eaton has warrants and is ready to leave in case it is necessary to bring the kidnapers back here. This action follows the kidnapping here Saturday of Marrian Bleakley the famous St. Louis World's Fair incubator baby who has been the cause of litigation extending over several years. The child was at the home of Mrs. Bleakley in the care of a boy, a relative of Mrs. Bleakley when a man and woman drove to the house, when the man attempted to seize the child the boy interfered and was knocked down. The child was carried to the buggy and thence a few blocks to where an automobile was in waiting when a hurried race for the Missouri line commenced. The parties were arrested in Kansas City. The warrants charge Mrs. Barclay and Gentry with an assault with attempt to kill and in case the requisition on the kidnapping charge is refused, Gov. Hadley will be asked to honor the one based on the assault charges. Mrs. Bleakley mother of the little girl, and Mrs. Ora Thompson, grandmother, left for Kansas City. The attack on Clarence Belknap at the Bleakley home is the basis for the assault charge. An Old Trick of the Standard. Washington, D. C.—The interior department does not intend to permit the Standard Oil company to reduce the price which the Indian oil producers in Oklahoma have been receiving for their crude petroleum, if Acting Secretary Pierce can devise any plan to prevent it. It is reported the Standard Oil company contemplates a reduction of the price from forty-one to thirty-five cents a barrel. Cost of the Extra Eession. Washington, D. C. — The extraordinary session of congress which completed its revision of the tariff law cost the American people, it has been estimated by some of the statisticians around the capital, about $500,000. Many different items entered into this grand total, the chief of which is mileage. The house expense on this account aggregates $154,000 and that of the senate $47,000. No Army Reduction for Him. Leavenworth, Kansas.—Col. R. H. R. Loughborough, commandant of Fort Leavenworth, received a communication from the war department asking for his recommendations in regard to a proposed reduction of the strength of the garrison by ten per cent. Col. Loughborough in his reply stoutly opposed the idea. A Difficult Task Confronts Spain. London, England—A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Melilla, dated August 21, via Gibraltar, declares that the censorship is very severe and prevents the truth of the situation becoming known through any Spanish route. The position of the Spanish forces, says the Telegraph's correspondent, is extremely difficulty and gave at the present moment. One Thousand Families Homeless. Krementchug, Russia.—A thousand families in this district have been rendered homeless by a fire that started in a local lumber mill and raged throughout the night. A large section of the dwellings of Krementchug were destroyed. A $97,000 Fire In Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City, Mo.—The plant of the Western Wheelbarrow & Manufacturing company at Adams and Wyoming streets, Kansas City, Kan., was totally destroyed by fire. HOME OF ROOSEVELT TROPHIES Finest Exposition Structure in the United States—Preparing the Skins for Mounting. Washington, D. C.-The largest and most ornate exposition building in the United States has been completed just in time to receive the unique trophies of the hunt gathered by ex-President Roosevelt in Africa and now about to be unpacked in this city. This building of granite with floor space of approximately nine and one-half acres and costing $3,500,000 has been erected by congress for the National Museum and is being put in order for the proper exhibition of various objects that have been collected chief among which are the Roosevelt trophies. WELLMAN'S FLIGHT A FAILURE He Only Got 32 Miles on His Way to North Pole When Craft Was Wrecked. Camp Wellman, Spitzberger, by way of Hammerfest—Walter Wellman's second attempt to sail over the North Pole in a balloon has resulted in failure. The giant dirigible balloon, America, in which Mr. Wellman and his party of three set out upon their perilous flight, met with a mishap after it had proceeded about 32 miles from the starting point. Welman and his party succeeded in making a safe landing and returned to this point on board the steamer Fram, which also towed in the disabled balloon. GREATEST CATCH OF MULLETS Fishermen at Beaufort, N. C., Secured 500,00 Pounds in One Morning— Loaded Every Vessel. Beaufort, N. C.—A catch of mullets aggregating 500,000 pounds said to be the largest ever known along the Atlantic Coast was made off this port by deep sea fishermen. The fishermen went to sea early in search of menhaden but their boats ran into schools of mullets miles long and each vessel was loaded to the gunwhales with them. The catch was brought to market here and the entire working force available here were engaged all night in preparing the fish for shipment. Want State Troops Removed. Pittsburg, Pa.-The McKees Rocks city council at a special meeting called for the purpose, appointed a committee to go at once to Harrisburg and ask Gov. Stuart to call the state constabulary from the plant of the Pressed Steel Car company whose 3,500 employees are on strike. Neither the car company nor the strikers were criticised at the council meeting, the purpose being simply to protect the citizens of McKees Rocks and Schoenville. Killed in Motor Car Races Indianapolis, Indiana.—Three more lives were sacrificed in the speed carnival which has marked the opening of the new Indianapolis Motor Speedway. One mechanician and two spectators were killed when a National car, driven by Charles Merz, in the 300-mile race, lost a tire and crashed through a fence into a group of spectators. Six Aeroplanes in Flight. Rhelms, France.—The spectacle o. six aerosplanes simultaneously winging their flight in huge circles over the plain at Bethany, was a rebarkable feat of the opening day of Aviation Week. At the finish of the flight there was a great burst of cheers over this wonderful and impressive exhibition. Fire Loss in Monterey $1,500,000. Mexico City, Mexico—Fire destroyed property in the business center of Monterey to the value of about $1,500.000. The whole business section of the city was threatened but escaped destruction largely because there was no wind. An American Consul III # American Consul in Washington, D. C.-Oscar Malmros, American consul at Rouen, France, is dangerously ill, according to a dispatch received at the state department. President Emery of Pure Food Convention and Sec. Wilson Disagree Over Benzoate of Soda. Denver, Colorado.—That the adulteration of food will soon cease altogether in this country and that the Rehsen referee board, appointed at the instance of President Roosevelt to investigate the use of benzoate of soda as a preservative, would be sustained by his department, were assertions of Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson at the opening of the annual convention of the Association of State and National Food and Dairy Departments. Secretary Wilson's remarks followed a bitter attack by J. O. Emery, of Madison, Wis., president of the association. Pointing his finger at the secretary, Mr. Emery disputed the report of the referee board that benzota had been found to be not harmful, and then accused the secretary of having urged President Roosevelt to block a reinvestigation of the subject. Mr. Emery contends that the drug, as it comes to the consumer through soda water syrups, canned vegetables and other foods certainly was not harmless. ENJOIN MISSOURI RIVER RATES Federal Court at Chicago Says Interstate Commerce Commission Exceeded its Authority. Chicago, Illinois.—The permanent injunction sought by western railways against the Interstate Commerce Commission in the famous Missouri river rate case was granted here by the United States circuit court. The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. In concluding the opinion in this decision, Judge Grosscup said: "It must be understood that these orders of the commission are enjoined solely because, in our judgment, they lay upon the commerce and manufacturing of the localities affected an artificial hand that congress never intended should be put forth and therefore are outside the power conferred upon the commission by congress; for with the question of a reduction in rate, or a readjustment of rates from which such artificial results have been eliminated we are not now dealing." Will Fly at Hudson Celebration New York, New York.—James M Beck, chairman of the Aeronautics committee of the Hudson-Fulton celebration commission has announced that he has received the contract signed by Wilbur Wright to give a series of flights with his aeroplane during the celebration. A complete circuit of New York by the Hudson river, New York Bay East river and the Harlem river is within the possibilities of the flights which Wright and also Glenn H. Curtiss are expected to make, Mr. Beck said. Sultan Tortures Prisoners Tangler—By the sultan's special order, according to advices from Fez, the prisoners captured at the defeat of El Roghi have been barbarously torured. The sultan first personally questioned them and then had them taken in procession to the gate of Babelhamis where every prisoner had his right hand served and the stump plunged into boiling pitch. The women had their teeth drawn and some of the leaders of the rebels had their right foot amputated also. The British consul has entered a protest Negro Shoots 29 Men. Monroe, La.—Angered, it is believed, because two of his friends had recently been shot by police in this city, William S. Wade, a negro appeared in the principal business street of Monroe and with a double-barreled gun he shot first at every white man he saw and then at every object before him. The fire was returned and the negro finally fell dead with a bullet through his heart, but not before 29 men, three of them ne groes, had been wounded. Will Sell Oil Company's Property. Will Sell Oil Company's Property. Austin Texas.-Robert J. Eckhart, receiver for the Waters-Pierce Oil company, filed an inventory of the corporation's Texas property with the clerk of the district court, here. Judge Wilcox will now order the sale of the property to the highest bidder. The Waters-Pierce holdings in this state are valued at $2,000,000, which is the amount of the fine recently imposed for alleged violations of the Texas ant-trust statutes. Championship Meet Opens Seattle, Wash.-Before an enthusiastic crowd the first day's events in the annual championship meet of the Amateur Athletic union were run off in the Alaska-1ukon-Pacific stadium. Will Refund Honduras' Debt. Teguciqalpa, Honduras.-It is announced that the foreign debt of Honduras will be refunded by the negotiation of a loan with J. P. Morgan and company of New York. Kidnapers Back to Kansas. Jefferson City, Missouri. — Acting Gov. Gmelich honored the requisition of Gov. Stubbs of Kansas for the surrender of the kidnappers of the "incubator baby" to the authorities of that state. The warrant was delivered to Sheriff J. D. Norton of Shawnee county, Kansas. One Million Philippine C One Million Philippine Cigars. Washington, D. C.—Nearly 1,000,000 Philippine cagars have been admitted to this country under the free provisions of the Payne tariff law. EFFORT TO STOP RATE CUTTING WESTERN RAILROADS HOLD CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO. Attempting to Put an End to Special Rates for Excursions and Conventions. Chicago, Illinois—The officers of the leading western railroads are making another effort to stop the cutting of passenger rates for excursions and conventions and to establish two cents a mile as the minimum rate throughout the western states that have laws reducing fares. A meeting of the executive officials of the Chicago roads was held in the offices of President E. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe railroad to consider the subject and discuss ways and means of bringing about the desired object. A similar meeting was held Friday in the offices of President B. L. Winchell of the Rock Island system. It was officially stated that no definite decision had been reached, as all of the roads have not been represented, but the intention is to secure an agreement so that reduced fares below the regular rate will be discontinued after the first of the year. SOME MORE SPELLING REFORM The Board Gives Out a New List of 3,261 Words in Need of Revision. New York, N. Y.—The simplified board, which began its reforms three years ago with an unassuming list of 300 words, now publishes an index of 3,261 words in need of revision. Some of the new comers are: Hed for head and similarly, spred, heth, etc.; word ending in "ice" and pronounced "iss" as justis, copis, cornis; delv for delve, carv for carve, and many others. The board says that it now has 25,000 followers, 7,000 of whom are school teachers. Two hundred and fifty-nine periodicals have adopted its reforms. GLENN H, CURTISS WINS HONORS American Aviator Made Thrilling flight at Rheims, France, Lowering Record for the Course. Rheims, France.—Glenn H. Curtiss the American aviator, and M. Paulham, representing France, divided the honors of the second day of aviation week, the former with a thrilling flight just before dusk in which he lowered the speed record for the course, which measures 6 1-5 miles, to 8 minutes 35 2-5 seconds; the latter making two impressive high altitude flights of 49½ and 56 kilometers respectively in the endurance test for the Prx de la Champagne. NO TRAFFIC IN INDIAN GIRLS Officials At Haskell Institute Declare There is No Reason to Suspect Anything Wrong. Washington, D. C.—The disciplinarian at the Indian school at Haskell institute, Kansas, discredits the report of immoral traffic in Indian girls at that school. In a telegram to the commissioner of Indian affairs he he says that four girls left the school without his permission recently but he adds they were found at the depot at Lawrence and returned on the same day. "We have no evidence," he says "that any one helped them to escape. There is not the slightest ground to suspect that there exists a traffic in Indian girls. I gave out no interview whatever to any one concerning the attempt of the girls to escape." Places for Deaf Mutes. Washington, D. C.-Belleving that deaf and dumb mutes would make good operators for the puncturing and tabulating machines to be used in making up the returns of the next census Secretary Nagel, of the department of commerce and labor, is inclined to appoint them to such positions if capable ones apply for the places. This work requires great care in its performance, for the reason that there is no way to obtain a check on the result, and he sees no reason why the deaf and dumb should not be especially efficient. Cheap Rates From Kansas Kansas City, Missouri—Independent action by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad may result in cheap rates from Kansas for the fall festivities. The passenger agents met in Chicago and turned down a proposal to grant reduced fares from Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska. But the Rock Island took independent action and has announced a rate of $1\frac{1}{2}$ fare for the round trip from points in Kansas within 200 miles of Kansas City. The other lines probably will meet this rate. Son of Senator Lodge Dead. Tuckernuck Island, Mass.—George Cabot Lodge, son of United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and private secretary to his father, died suddenly from heart failure, superinduced by an acute attack of indigestion. Turkey and Greece Trouble Ended. St. Petersburg, Russia.—The foreign office is in receipt of advices from Constantinople to the effect that the dangerous period in the recent difficulty between Greece and Turkey over Crete is at an end. PAINT BEAUTY. Assured of durability, the next thought in painting is beauty—the complete aim being durable beauty, or beautiful durability. National Lead Company here again offer you the co-operation of their paint experts—this time in the line of color schemes, artistic, harmonious and appropriate. You have only to write National Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Building, New York City, for "Houseowners' Painting Outfit No. 49," and you will promptly receive what is really a complete guide to painting, including a book of color schemes for either exterior or interior painting (as you may request), a book of specifications, and also an instrument for detecting adulteration in paint materials. This outfit is sent free, and, to say the least, is well worth writing for. UNFORTUNATE SURVIVAL Hiram—So ole Hank Hardapple had a hand-to-hand fight with a grizzly b'ar an' lived t' tell th' tale? Silas (disconsolately)—Yas, by gum, an' thet seems t' be all he lived far! The Difference. Edward, having been refused another baked potato on the simple but convincing ground that there were no more, according to the New York Sun, made some uncomplimentary remark about the insufficiency of his dinner. "This isn't dinner," corrected the aunt whom he was visiting. "This is luncheon. You don't eat dinner in the middle of the day. You eat that at night." The next day the aunt, being anxious to know if Edward had assimilated his lesson of the day before, said: "Edward, can you tell me now the difference between dinner and luncheon?" "You bet I can," said Edward, very prompt. "Lunch is the meal where you don't get enough to eat." People Becoming Interested. Evidence of the popular interest in the anti-consumption crusade is given in a statement made by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, to the effect that during the year ending August 31, nearly 3,000,000 people have attended tuberculosis exhibitions in various parts of the country. Besides the three traveling tuberculosis exhibitions of the national association, there are 28 exhibits of this kind throughout the United States. Four years ago there were only three such displays in the entire country. A Contest of Wits. An eminent lawyer was once cross-examining a very clever woman, mother of the plaintiff in a breach-of-promise action, and was completely worsted in the encounter of wits. At the close, however, he turned to the jury and exclaimed: "You saw, gentlemen, that even I was but a child in her hands. What may my client have been?" By this adroit stroke of advocacy he turned his failure into a success. Plain, Horrid Man. She—So many men nowadays marry for money. You wouldn't marry me for money, would you, dearest? He (absently)—No, darling, I wouldn't marry you for all the money in the world. She—Oh, you horrid, horrid wretch! Often the Case. "Why are you making those horrible faces?" "I'm amusing the baby!" "I am amusing the baby." "But the child is screeching." "Yes; some people can't realize that they are being amused." THREE REASONS Each with Two Legs and Ten Fingers. A Boston woman who is a fond mother writes an amusing article about her experience feeding her boys. Among other things she says: "Three chubby, rosy-cheeked boys, Rob, Jack and Dick, aged 6, 4 and 2 years respectively, are three of our reasons for using and recommending the food, Grape-Nuts, for these youngsters have been fed on Grape-Nuts since infancy, and often between meals when other children would have been given candy. "I gave a package of Grape-Nuts to a neighbor whose 3 year old child was a weazened little thing, ill half the time. The little tot ate the Grape-Nuts and cream greedily and the mother continued the good work, and it was not long before a truly wonderful change manifested itself in the child's face and body. The results were remarkable, even for Grape-Nuts. "Both husband and I use Grape-Nuts every day and keep strong and well and have three of the finest, healthiest boys you can find in a day's march." Many mothers instead of destroying the children's stomachs with candy and cake give the youngsters a handful of Grape-Nuts when they are begging for something in the way of sweets. The result is soon shown in greatly increased health, strength and mental activity. "There's a Reason." Look in pkgs. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." Ever read the above letter! A new one appears from time to time. They are minute, true, and full of human interest. Deal in Ivory and Gold One of the Masterpieces in the Business of Garnering the Gold (a 3; Sq peak of Mount Wilson re- --~ cggd ‘lected beck the parting 4C4q rays that played upon and Vy Bq kissed its crust of ice which shone rainbow hued and éazziing. Down fm the valley an automobile carrying ture passengers ang the chauffeur rolled easily along a/white macadam road until, at the direction of the man who occupied the front seat with the driver, (he machine came to a stop at the crest of a little knoll, ict out, boys, and let's steal a little fit. [ haven't robbed an orchard since Twas @ kid,” spoke Doe Floyd to Col. Bill Powley and Jack Cleland, who were with him on a pleasure ride 4 {ow miles ont of Los Angeles. Having satisfied thelr playful spirit of larceny the ttle party stepped back into the waiting auto and hur- ried ou back towards the city, There has been some fellow here looking for you two or three times this afternoon,” the hotel clerk. in- formed Floyd when he called for his key when he was once more back in the city. “He didn’t leave any card. Sail he'd be back this evening.” I've been thinking I'd like to take a run up through the mining towns,” announced Cleland, who was known as the pessimist of the party owing to the fact that he never became enthus- lastie over any question. Well, it’s worth considering, at any rate, Jack,.and I'l just sleep over it tonight. I can't see that there ts any necessity for passing up any tricks. By the way, [ wonder who it was that was looking for me while we were out?” As if in answer to Floyd’s query, She house telephone bell rang and he was informed by the operator that a Mr. Jackson wished to see him, “All right, 'l see him here. Have him come right up to my room,” he reylied. “It must be the fellow who was looking for me this afternoon,” he continued to Cleland when he had hung up the receiver of the ‘phone. “I don't know who Jackson is, though. ‘The only Jackson I recall is our friend Howard Jackson, who died in New York three years ago.” At the sound of approaching steps in the hall, Floyd turned and opened his door without waiting for a knock. “Why, it's Howard's kid brother,” he announced, as he grasped the hand of his caller in friendly greeting. “I was just wondering who it could be,” he explained. “This is Jack Cleland, ‘Tommy. He knew your brother Howard almost as well as I did. We were all shocked to hear of his death when that sudden spell of fever took him eft. You were with him at the time, weren't you?" “Yes, I was there. It was pretty tough, He was only sick a week and there were only the two of us left.” “And what are you doing way out here on the other side of the world? Did you bring his racing stable out here?” °No, he only had one good horse in his stable. ‘They were all sold at auc: tion and didn’t bring much more than enough to square up his debts. I was never on the race track much, you know. I went to work in a railroad office as soon as I got through high school. I came out here two years ago to take a place in the office of a western road.” “I hope you Uke the railroad bust- ness and are prospering at it,” was the kindly intended remark of Floyd, although his discerning eye told him that all was not well with his caller. ‘Well, that wasn’t what I came to see you about,” sald young Jackson, hesitatingly. “I wanted to see you be- cause you are the only old friend of my brother I have seen since I came West. Iwas in the hotel on business this uiorning and claneed to see your name on the register. I wanted to ask yon about a debt George Stewart, who was one time a partner of my brother, owed him when he died. It wos a thousand dollars and I know he owes it because I have a letter he Wiote Howard while he was ill in the hospital saying that he was sorry hot to be able to square the debt then but was broke himself. He }romised to pay up just as soon as he Fot_on bis feet. I've since learned that he has made a lot of money and have written him twice and never fol an answer. ‘The last letter I *ro'e was returned by the hotel where T sent it, marked: ‘Present address unknown?” Well, my boy, it's no wonder you haven't had an answer. Stewart has been tn South America for nearly a yeu I heard from him a few weeks “50. He's almost in the millionaire Class through a railroad deal that Sone rich friend put him fnto down tere, He'll make good, and just to show you that I have faith in him. Pm By JOHN IRVING DAY will, now that you have given me a piece of good news, ‘To tell you the truth, I'm up against it hard. It's a tough thing to say but I haven't had anything but hard luck since I got married, a year ago this spring.” “And you are married, are you?” I'm glad to hear that. It’s a good thing for you, but I'm sorry if you're hav- ing a run of tough luck. But I want you to tell me about what happened in the deal you were going to make your fortune in.” “Well, that won't take long to tell,” replied the young man. “I was the easy mark for cld Maj. Skinner, one of the slickest mining promoters that ever got money for pieces of paper. Everybody around this town had the gold fever here a year or so ago and when I got married my wife and I took a trip up to the wild country just for a change. I had a month's vacation coming to me and was crazy to see the town of Goldfield that I'd heard so much about. We went up there and that was where we first met Maj. Skinner. The major was a man of affairs and pretended to take a great interest in us as a young mar- ried couple. “[ don’t know how it ever happened, but the major talked me into his net just as easy as catching trout in the Truckee. We had $5,000, most of which was my wife's money. The major had the Shawineck mining claim which he had capitalized at a million dollars, with a million shares with a par value of $1 each, He pro- fessed to be a little short of ready money to either promote the stock or go ahead with the development on the property. My $5,000 looked good to him and he hypnotized me so that his proposition looked like a quick way of getting hold of a fortune to me. The strike came and then the financial panic. The Shawineck was given up as a bad proposition and I was broke. Maj. Skinner still had my $5,000, and when the panic came he picked up another piece of property in the new camp of Rawhide that is making him one of the richest men in the state of Nevada. I had given up my job to make a fortune in Goldfield and when I was cleaned out and came back here and tried to get back in the railroad office I was informed that they didn’t care to have a man who had been mixed up in a wildcat min- ing proposition. You see some of the people had bought stock in the Shawl- neck on my recommendation and I couldn't blame them for being sore when it petered out. And that’s about all, I guess.” “And you say Maj. Skinner has struck it rich?" inquired Floyd when young Jackson had finished his story. “Wouldn't he put your stock back or give you a chance in his new propo- sition?” “No, when I wrote him about the position I was in here, he simply re- plied that while he was sorry to learn of my temporary hard luck, business was business and a trade was a trade. He reminded me that the Shawineck property was still there to be worked and that I might go and try to get some one to buy more of the develop- ment stock and put up the money for digging deeper.” “Well, you've been properly stung, Tommy,” continued Floyd, “but maybe we can get even. Cleland and I had just been talking about a little trip through the Nevada camps. Your story has decided me. I'm going up to get acquainted with your friend, Maj. Skinner. He’s a man well worth knowing, especially as he has got lots of money. Bring me in the 25,000 shares of stock you hold in the Shawl- neck. It will give me an excuse for getting acquainted with Maj. Skinner. I'll see that you get your stock back, but I've an idea that I will own what: ever portion of the Shawineck prop- erty that Maj. Skinner now has, before I leave this part of the country. And by the way, I will let you have $500 on account of that debt of George Stewart's and you can write him to that effect and ask him to send along the thousand he owes, He'll do it all right. Tell your wife that there is a good chance of her getting back that $5,000 she said good-by to in the near future and maybe we'll open up the Shawineck again.” Tommy Jackson hurried away to carry the good news of his meeting with Floyd to his young wife and when he had taken his departure actually smiled in contemplation of the game he saw ahead for Floyd and himself to play. Col. Powley was informed of the change in plans of his companions that night and anounced that he would return alone to Chicago. The town of Rawhide was flaunting feself upon the mining map of Nevada and being boomed in the outside world ns Ss ta Naan rh gi NE pigs ge ‘The town of Rawhide was flaunting itself upon the mining map of Nevada and being boomed in the outside world as one of the richest discoveries of a decade. Though but a yearling in age, it boasted an alleged first-class hotel, a bank, several offices of mining com- panies with high sounding titles and the usual number of saloons with the customary attachments of gambling houses. Doe Floyd and Jack Cleland arrived in the camp with enough money in their pockets and traveling belts to buy up a few mining clalms, but after one look at the bank they concluded = were few changes of raiment in Jack Cleland’s traveling trunk, but there were other things more useful to him in the way of gambling paraphernalia. Floyd demanded three rooms in the hotel and by paying an exorbitant price was able to get one large enough to fit up as a gambling room in addi- tion to the living rooms required for the two partners. ‘The morning after the arrival of these two modern Jasons in the new gold fields Maj. Skinner was sitting in his up-to-date office next door to the State bank building. He had just finished digesting the statement ot his financial condition which his one clerk had prepared for him and was full of proud satisfaction. Things were indeed coming his way. Every- thing his Midian fingers touched had seemed to turn to gold within the past six months. Wherefore the major wore a pleased expression when Doc Floyd, new arrival from the east in search of mining investments, was ushered into his presence by his sec- retary and man of all work. The neatly engraved card which Floyd presented gave no inkling of his business to the man of affairs in Rawhide, but the presence of its bearer was.at once commanding and engaging. The major at once put him down as one well able to take care of his end of any deal into which he might enter. He was flattered when Floyd told him that he had sought him out in quest of advice. “I am indeed, pleased to be at your service, sir,” the mining man an- nounced, at the same time producing a box of the best cigars that could be had in San Francisco and inviting his caller to smoke. “What can I do for you?” “T understand that you own the controlling interest in a little piece 01 property down in Goldfield, called the ShawIneck,” said Floyd. “I don't think ‘much of the propert.. which I looked over a few days ago, even if it does seem to be well located. How- ever, I've seen some of the stock cer- tificates and they are a work of art. I'd buy a wagon load of them or so if the price was right.” The major noted the smile on the face of his caller and wondered what game he was up against. He was keen enough to know that here was a man [we would not buy a gold brick, yet here he was speaking of purchasing worthless stock. He decided that there was no use in claiming any value for the Shawineck mine. Be- ing in a good humor, however, he an- nounced: “Well, if you want to buy me out, T reckon we won't have much trouble in making a trade. Why, I'd almost play you a game of seven up for the whole layout!” “Ha, ha,” laughed Floyd. “So you're game for a little sporting proposition, are you? I always did like to see a man who would take a chance. I've been taking them all my life.” “Well, I've about quit taking chances,” returned the Pecksniffian Maj. Skinner. “You see I don't have to take many chances any more. I've got a mine here that fs going to yleld me a million if I get a cent out of it. I'm al- ready more than a hundred thousand to the good now and only have one partner to cut up the profits with. It's the first mining venture I was ever interested in where I wouldn't sell my last share of stock if I could find a buyer. I take it that you want to get hold of the Shawineck property Just as a promoting proposition. Be- fore we talk about that, however, I want to show you a real mine in the Hetty Granger.” “I should be pleased to see it,” as- sented Floyd as he followed the min- ing man to an automobile which stood in front of the office. It was indeed a paying mine that Floyd was shown and when he hinted that he would like to buy an interest in the property, at the same time dis- playing some thousands of dollars in a bantering spirit, although the avari- cious eyes of the major gazed greedily at the money he asserted that he did not wish to sell any part of the mine. He declared that they were taking out on an average of $700 worth of ore a day and expected to strike a richer vein at any time. “All right, then,” laughed Floyd. “It you won't sell me any of the real goods I suppose I'll have to do busi- ness with you on the Goldfield prop- erty. If you will take me back to my hotel I should be pleased to have you join me at lunch and we can talk it over.” With the third bottle of wine, Maj. Skinner began to warm towards his host, and it was not until they had lit their cigars that Floyd reverted to the topic of the Shawineck deal. Oca cae ae eee iaa ae a ee aa = aS Y Ys \ ! se a) Di My) ae. yp GAs. Wi GOAN Ee po ANBeer SN Mois Sp. WS See 3 NES Oy ip Mh ORY | OO May a Yip POURS ¥ W LAHAT ce AN \ WE i | WA) ‘ CT Vy] If SAW isd es Lay) — : I 2) = \\_| LERSN) y va | é , Saaz SS aT) aa / i —— —— A ig \' \ L343 ie i Th h { @ (7, Tee Yo (a iM yy, | i) ‘il A Fe | | zal ged Wi i ee \ oo ee Al Mi HOO", AN y. Gy iM WN, yee ot | ee || *. i “7 NES 4 A od tree ] WW zo fy eee a | i Silat pp tee \ arA\ pe iH id Yi) BY M/S ae ie ; / aT eee BAN 4 ee —__ ° Be 50 cents a share as you did, I'll put it down to five or ten cents a share and make a clean-up. Now you are on to my game, what will you take for the whole works.” “Well, I've spent about $5,000 in pro- moting the thing and sinking the shaft to where it is and I'd be willing to sell out for that amount,” an- nounced the major. “Yes, and all the money you spent was what somebody sent in for stock, There was not a cent of your own money in it,” answered Floyd. “But I still hold control and am not pinched for ready money,” returned the major, with a grim smile. “You seem to want {t more than I want to sell.” “I believe you sald something about playing a game of seven up for the whole business,” suddenly announced Floyd after a studied pause. “It's pos- sible that you don't need the money, but we like to pick up a good thing when it comes our way. I noticed that that auto of yours 1s not nearly good enough for a man of your standing. I’m not much of a hand at the game of seven up but I'll play you one stack of chips freeze-out at poker to decide whether I pay you $5,000 for the Shawineck property.” “['m game,” announced the major, mellowed with wine. “I've yet to find a the man that could bluff me in a game of cards.” “Good,” laughed Floyd. “I like to meet a game man. Go over to your office and get the mining stock and the books. I have the $5,000 here in my pocket.” ‘The mining man’s office, but a block away, was reached in 2 moment and he returned at once with a huge stock book and the necessary papers to transfer the Shawineck Mining Com- pany. “And where will we play this little game?” he asked when he had re- turned. “Oh, I forgot to mention it to you, but I'm backing a faro bank right here in the hotel,” replied Floyd. “As I told you before, I'm always ready to take a chance and there seemed to be enough play around here to open up a game for. It is more private than the open gambling houses and should appeal to gentlemen like your- self who do not like to be seen in the public places. Besides, there's no limit to what a man can bet. If you ever feel like taking a flyer at the tiger they will accommodate you up- stairs. I don't go in the place myself, but there is a man in charge that I trust with the bank roll.” : Jack Cleland, cool and imperturb- able, acknowledged an introduction to Maj. Skinner and never turned a hair when Floyd asked him to send two stacks of chips, a deck of cards and $5,000 over to the poker table. He counted out the money as if to him it was a sum to be played for at any time of the day. The two stray play- ers who were betting white chips at the bank, however, pricked up their ears when they heard there was a game of freeze-out on for $5,000 a side. Each man put up one chip in the center of the table. These precious chips had a value of $250 each. Floyd won in the cut for deal. The game was to be all jack pots and he opened on the first deal and took the money in the center, as the mining man did not stay in the pot to draw cards. On the major’s deal, neither could open D TO HESITATE A MOM ENT, AND THEN FOLLOWED SUIT. | put | the pot and again each placed another | this much, but the lo hare} chip in the center. This time the|there was somethin; eon| major opened and smiled as Floyd| didn't change in that rthe| stayed out and he raked down the| put Floyd wise. All pot. Again the chins viled to the|do is to play the firs | pro-| center and Floyd won and he was but} Watch the first three the | a couple of checks ahead of the major | out of the box on th ling | when the next pot was started. The| the order in which th an-| deal passed until there was $2,000 in| three will be the ls the jack pot, Floyd had dealt and|second deal. You ca spent | Maj. Skinner shoved the remainder| ing card, play the w tock.| of his stack to the center. Floyd| saw the turn. You : own| seemed to hesitate for a moment and| turn, which pays fo followed suit. The major smiled as| clean out the bank rc 1 not | he announced that he did pot care to| play.” "You He nT t to catch something | 4 nim to Bet er “Well, I've got to catch som " nt to| then,” announced Floyd as he laid | unity. male Mal down two pair, face upward, on the | Victim et pout beard. seemingly honest anc the} “If you fill you have me beaten,”| land. It was arrang nced| said the major as he showed down| Should be made that pos-| five diamonds. Bon oeneeocneed ee oney,| “I'm afratd to touch that top cara,”| {rom the Denk and, hing | laughed Floyd, who had not yet picked | PHsed the few, Day’ nat Steet se ‘You pull it off for me,| «tacks of chips at $2, ding.| ‘The fingers of the mining man trem- | fovewed the Innirue same | bled as he reached across the table! out of the box on thi tack | and pulled from the top of the deck | Ving eight, seven. *elde| the card that made a full hand for| ¢are’and caution throt his opponent. din Adeek with otto Two days after Maj. Skinner had lost control of the Shawineck Mining Company in a brief game of cards, he was surprised to see Jack Cleland walk into his office. While chiding himself at being beaten in a game at which he prided himself to be an ex- pert, he laid his loss to bad luck and took it in fairly good part. He was therefore surprised when Cleland an- nounced to him that Floyd had cheated him in the poker game. “I'm not sure that he did,” ex- plained Cleland, “but I de know that he could if he wanted to. Outside of myself he Is one of the slickest men with a deck of cards in the country.” “and why are you telling me this?” inquired the surprised mining man. “For the simple reason that I owe him a grudge myself. He double crossed me in a deal some time ago and doesn’t think I know about it. He’s left town now and gone over to Goldfield to take charge of that claim he got away from you. He's going to put a man in charge there and then g0 back east. to promote the company. He's left a bank roll of $30,000 with me and if you will go in with me, we can get it without his knowing there was anything crooked about. You can win the bank roll and split it up with me.” “I'm from Missouri. You've got: to show me how it's done,” replied the major. “That's easy enough,” replied Gle- land as he produced from his coat pocket a silver dealing box such as 18 used at a faro bank, and a deck of regu- lation cards. He then proceeded to show the astonished mining man some wonderful feats in the way of shuffling bp hands and seemed to be able to get any card he wanted from any part of the deck at hand. The major had played some card games in his time but admitted that he had never seen anything like this before. “All you've got to do,” explained Cleland, “is to go to your bank and get $10,000 in cash. The rule of the game {s that. any..one-who plays that much against the game can have the limit taken off. You wouldn't need this much, but the lookout would see there was something wrong if you didn't change in that much and would put Floyd wise. All you will have to do is to play the first deal carefully. Watch the first three cards that come out of the box on the first deal and the order in which they come. These three will be the last three in the second deal. You can copper the los- ing card, play the winner and whip- saw the turn. You also can call the turn, which pays four for one, and clean out the bank roll with a $10,000 play.” A wish to get even, coupled with cupidity, made Maj. Skinner an easy vietim to the Juring proposition of the seemingly honest and persuasive Cle- land, It was arranged that the play should be made that afternoon. The major procured the necessary money from the bank and once more sur- prised the few players at the bank when he entered and called for five stacks of chips at $2,000 a stack. He followed the instructions of Cleland to the letter. The first three cards out of the box on the first deal were king, eight, seven, He played with care and caution through that deal and the next with about even luck. When it came time to make the final coup he remembered that he was to copper the seven, play the elght to win and call the turn seyen-eight, according to Cleland's instruction. So far he was $1,000 winner and without a mo- ment’s hesitation he placed $3,000 on the seven coppered to lose. A like amount was placed upon the eight to win, The odds against the call was four to one and he called the turn for $5,000, confident that he was about to win a small fortune. ‘There was a moment of breathless silence. The other players had for- gotten their own bets in watching the high play of the mining man. Then ‘Cleland dealt—not seven-eight, as the arrangement called for, but elght- ‘seven, as Cleland had intended it [should be. ‘Maj. Skinner was almost fainting as he saw his money fade away and noted a saturnine smile pass across ‘the features of the dealer. Then he ‘awoke to the realization that he had played the old sucker game of “taking ‘the best of it” in a card game. He could do nothing. Any attempt he ‘might make at redress through the law would show him up as having ‘conspired with the dealer to win the ‘backer’s money. He arose, wiped his perspiring brow and stalked from the ‘room without bidding the others good- day. - Floyd and Cleland were back in the hotel at Los Angeles, from whence they had started. on. their trip to the mining camps. ; Floyd had sent for Tommy Jackson and explained to him that he was to go, to Goldfield and re- open the offices. of the, Shawineck Mining Company and prepare to, again start workin the.shaft.. ,, ‘ “We aro going back east to-night,” he said, when be had finisbed his im structions. ‘There js a little present here from Maj. Skinner to Mrs. Jack-, son. There is $5,000 in the envelope. Give it to her and tell her that my advice is to keep it in’ the bank and let the other fellow buy mintiiig stock with his money. “9 ° "” ‘Copyright, 1909, by W. G, Chapman) — , (Copyright in Great Britain.) 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Morris is spending a few weeks with her folks in Pratt Mrs. Wm. Frazier is visiting friends and relatives in Malta Bend Mo. Ike Patton was off from work Tuesday on account of illness. The ladies of the Eastern Star had quite a success in their entertainment. Rev. J. T. Smith, pastor of the A. M. E. church preached a won derful sermon in his pulpit Sund'y Mrs. Amanda Dixon went to Lawrence this week where she several days visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. Sam W. Jones and Mrs. Al Glover were the guests of Mrs Elmer Johnson 1650 S. Topeka for a lunch. Mrs. Lulu Coleman left Sunday for Oxford Kansas to spend a few days with Mrs. M. Works. Miss. Ethel Patton went to Hutchinson Tuesday as a delegate, to represent the 2nd. Baptist Sunday School. Wm. Frazier went to Hutchinson to spend a few days with friends and relatives. Miss. Minnie Jackson who has been in our city, the guest of Miss. Helen Price went to her home in Kansas City Saturday. The wedding bells are ringing who is who? This S Makin Eye 517 N. Ma Watch This Space Makin Eye Drug Co. 517 N. Main Street Mrs. Walter Jackson left for Saliaa to work a week for the Western Art and Novelty Company of Wichita Kansas. The long, hot, dry spell in Ks, this year reminds one of the old time days of draughts. The intense hot weather during the past few weeks has played sad havoc with the crops & gardens. Everyone should attend the big basket meeting at the A. M. E. church next Sunday all day. The Sons and Daughters of Allen will give a Lawn Social on the church lawn Thnrsday night Sept. 2nd for the benefit of their able pastor. All are invited to be on hand. Mrs Maria Lockride of K. City arrived in the city Wednesday and will spend some time visiting with her daughter Mr. J. Jones 631 N. Wichita. Go to Garffeld hall on Monday night September 6th. and attend the big Labor Day exercise given by the Lone-Tree Cnb. Miss. McDummett of Tenn. is in the city the city visiting with Miss. Morris at 1214 N. Main St Harry Motin of Topeka Kans. is in the city this week visiting among old friends of his. Jamees Harrison of Kans. City came to the city Thursday to attend the funeral of his father Dr. E. Harrison. Isiaac Miskel, one of our prom inent colored men died at his late residence 625 N Water on Mouday. Funerai Thursday afternoon from 2nd Bapt. church. W. N. Miller was appointed Thursday as administrotor of the estate of the late Dr. E. Harrison. The Annual Basket Meeting and Pentecostal Services will be held at St. Paul A. M. E. church on the fifth Sunday, Aug. 29th. The pastors of the city and all their congregations are invited. The ministers will come prepared to take some part on the programe in the afternoon. J. T. Smith pastor W. C. Neely Secy. atch space OFFICIAL Motorcycle Races Labor Day Monday, Sept. 6th.—2 p. m. New Fair Gronnds 1 to 25 miles Ketzler Hardware Co., 354 North Main Street —DEALERS IN— Hardware, Hot Air Furnaces, Tin Work, Roofing, Guttering, Copper and Galvanized Iron Work. Repairing and Painting Tin Roofs A Specialty. North Main Street Bargain Store Dry Goods, Shoes, Men and Ladies Furnishings, Groceries. GOOD GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES Best Print at 5c per yard BARGAIN STORE 741 N. Main Send your news in earlier W. N. Miller Attorney-at-Law NOTARY PUBLIC. Office 684 North Water Street Practices in all the Courts Of Kansas and Missouri Residence Phone · Bell 1041 Dr. E. Harrison Physician & Surgeon -SURGERY A SPECIALTY- Office Hours 9 to 11 a.m. Residence 2 to 5 p.m. 613 N. Main St 7 to 8 p.m. 9 to 11 a. m. Residence 2 to 3 p. m. 513 N. Main St 7 to 8 p. m. OFFICE 513 N. MAIN ST Phone 860 green BUY LUMBER AT METZ'S Corner Of 3rd & Main HOUCK BUY Hardware store First Class Goods at Lowest Price. 116 East Douglas Avenue Dr.J.E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon Diseases of Women and Children A Specialty Office 703 N. Main St. Groceries, Meats GENERAL MERCHANDISE We carry a full, fresh line of Staple and Fancy Groceries and Choicest Fresh and Salt Meats Our Stock of Dry Goods Men, Women and Chil- dren's Shoes cannot be excelled in quality or in price. Free Delivery. Tapp & Hanshaw 255-257 N. Main St Phone 257 J. Ed Allen HARNESS MAKER 426 North Main St. New and 2nd Hand Harness Harness bought, sold, repaired and exchanged KO Of letting your clothes look ragged or soiled, when you can have them dry cleaned, preressed and repaired to look like new at reasanable prices at ing and Dye Works Lawrence Avenue Bell Phone Best in the Southwest Special Attention Given to Canine Practice Answered—Day or Night Wildes, Musician & Surgeon Red Hospital In the City Office and Hospital N. Market St., Wichita, Ks. to None ' Bread Makers Snow—TRY IT Stock and Poultry Food for the United States Law, Under the Kansas State Law cheapest and BEST FOOD on the Market EWART MARKET The Peoples Cleaning and 131 North Lawrence A nd. Phone 178 The Biggest and Best in the High Class Surgery a Specialty All Calls Promptly Answered— Dr. C. R. W. Veterinary Physician & The Finest Equipped Hospital Both Phones 1730 Office a 236 N. Market "Second to PLEASES ALL Good Bread It Is White As Snow— The Otto Welss Alfalfa Stock a are all guaranteed under the Un Serial No. 13415 and under the K Register No. 1. It Is The Cheapest and JOE STEW MEAT MARK Peoples Cleaning and Dye W 131 North Lawrence Avenue 178 B The Biggest and Best in the Southwest Mass Surgery Special Attention G Specialty Canine Practice Calls Promptly Answered—Day or Night R. C. R. Wilde Deterinary Physician & Surgeon The Finest Equipped Hospital In the City Jones Office and Hospit D 236 N. Market St., Wich Second to None SES ALL Good Bread Make It Is White As Snow—TRY IT Welss Alfalfa Stock and Poultry guaranteed under the United States No. 13415 and under the Kansas State er No. 1. It Is The Cheapest and BEST FOOD on E STEWAR MEAT MARKET The Peoples Cleaning and Dye Works 151 North Lawrence Avenue Ind. Phone 178 Bell Phone 175 The Biggest and Best in the Southwest High Class Surgery Special Attention Given to a Specialty Canine Practice All Calls Promptly Answered-Day or Night The Finest Equipped Hospital In the City Both Phones Office and Hospital 1730 236 N. Market St., Wichita, Ks. "Second to None" PLEASES ALL Good Bread Makers It Is White As Snow—TRY IT The Otto Welss Alfalfa Stock and Poultry Food are all guaranteed under the United States Law, Serial No. 13415 and under the Kansas State Law Register No. 1. It Is The Cheapest and BEST FOOD on the Market. JOE STEWART MEAT MARKET F. T. CULP, PROPRIETOR For the best Meats, Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veens and Sealship, Oysters, also Fresh Hon Cattish, and Halibut for your Lunch. Hein Sweet, Sour, Sweet Mixed or Dill, Baked Cooked Meats. Lobster Meats, Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veal, Sealship, Oysters, also Fresh Home Meats and Halibut for your Lunch. Heinz Sour, Sweet Mixed or Dill, Baked Bean Meats. in Street. Wichita HILL - ENGSTRO Mber Dealer Successors to B. F. McLean 18 west Douglas Ave. GEN'S IMPERIAL FL HAM — CORN MEAL — BREAKFAST A thirty-five years milling experience in Wichita. Products are the best that can be produced. Made selected grain only and put up in Special Pack. Ask Your Groce See that you get IMPERIAL IMBODEN MILLING WICHITA, KANSAS ULTER'S CA Pork, Lamb, Veal, Chick. also Fresh Home Grown your Lunch. Heinz Pickles, or Dill, Baked Beans, and For the best Meats, Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veal, Chickens and Sealship, Oysters, also Fresh Home Grown Cattish, and Halibut for your Lunch. Heinz Pickles, Sweet, Sour, Sweet Mixed or Dill, Baked Beans, and Cooked Meats. 241 N. Main Street. Wichita, Kansas NGSTROM Dealers O. B. F. McLean Douglas Ave MERIAL FLOUR DEAL — BREAKFAST FOOD ing experience in Wichita our can be produced. Made from and put up in Special Packages, our Groce at IMPERIAL N MILLING Co. A, KANSAS R'S CAFE H ILL - ENGS Lumber De Successors to B. F. M. 318 west Dougl IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL GRAHAM — CORN MEAL — BR With thirty-five years milling experience products are the best that can be pro- best selected grain only and put up in Ask Your Grocer See that you get I M P H THE IMBODEN MIL WICHITA, KAN COULTER'S HILL-ENGSTROM Successors to B.F. McLean 318 west Douglas Ave IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL FLOUR GRAHAM — CORN MEAL — BREAKFAST FOOD With thirty-five years milling experience in Wichita our products are the best that can be produced. Made from best selected grain only and put up in Special Packages, Ask Your Groce See that you get IMPERIAL THE IMBODEN MILLING Co. WICHITA, KANSAS COULTER'S CAFE 354 North Main St. THE FINEST AND BEST IN THE ST Short Orders — Meals — Fish and Gam A much needed business in Wichita. Now that you have a place that is a credit to us let all join in and help push to succes Soft Drinks— Ice Cream— Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Coulter, Proprietor NINEST AND BEST IN THE STATE Meals Fish and Gam much needed business in Wichita. Now that you have a place that is a credit to let all join in and help push to success Ice Cream Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Coulter, Proprietor BEST IN THE STATE Isls — Fish and Game in Sea business in Wichita. Now face that is a credit to and help push to success Cream— Melons or Coulter, Proprietors THE FINEST AND BEST IN THE STATE Short Orders — Meals — Fish and Game in Season A much needed business in Wichita. Now that you have a place that is a credit to us let all join in and help push to success Soft Drinks— —Ice Cream— Melons on Ice Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Coulter, Proprietors JOB PRINTING Is Our Special 634 NORTH WA Is Our Specialty - 634 NORTH WATER Specialty - Try U TH WATER Is Our Specialty - Try Us 634 NORTH WATER There Is NO Need Wichita, Kansas i a ae a na eT a a ae out . . i) OCSTE $ f Westrn University 3 ; a7 : . . ? The leading educational in- 3 Serna - istitute for Negroes in the west } ? . Lod pe ZZ Ze LSS, Setar Tcl &rnc ~ 2 na Ase or te he mT fs NS A Se Ree OH HE=@ Re &) Coal Fall =f i 4 Ml a Wh : = ae QETre TEL] Beery aes Wea || be ee ee : A faculty of eighteen thoroughly equipped teachers : from the leading Institutes in America. : MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS , Steam Heated and Electric Lighted ; ——DEPARTMENTS—— * é Theological, Classical, Normal, Snb- Normal, Musi- cal, State Industrial, embracing courses in Archi- : tecture, Carpentry, Mechanical Drawing, Printing, Book-binding, Tailorlng, Business Courses, Dress ; making, Millinery, Cooking, Laundering and Farming. Thorough discipline, Christian influence 3 careful supervision Fine Military Band and Orehkestra For full particulars write to 2 : Prof. Shelton French, ACTING PRESIDENT Of Western University QUINDARO, KS ; Residence Phone No. 15 Office Phone 1423 ~ ci Counts... re : a re USE. a : | <U2KNEAD-IT" | | Pio UR : | Rese kiocemacroracl ie flavor, and pounds ef | Watson Mill Co. secsatiasssneg ee MMS FHL LSLSLLHLLAS BHALALHALMA SK See ae ‘ ? MESSERVES : : FAMOUS AND CELEBRATED : : ‘ | TEE CRE : WHOLESALE AND RUTAIL * ; For Parties, Picnics, Socials and Churches ® : Orders delivered to any part of the city : ON-TON ANDY ‘ i Baxery & Kircaky § . E. B. MESSERVE, Prop, . § 146 N. Main St. Phone 152 Ce rreseereecerecerscereerees ee DEAM ABSTRACT Co. UA NORTH-WEST OORNER OF THB COURT HOUSE Bonded Abstractors € Johnston's Hotel CHITA 507 N. Main St. KANSAS Everything first-class. Electric Lighti, Electric Fans Transient Trade — Restaurant in Connection R. Johnston, Proprietor; —_————————— |S Nafteger, President, W.R. Tuck| Its the man who “‘sticks-to-it’ ‘r, \ ce-President, J. M. Moore, Vice | who wins. “resent, Q. W. Brown. Vice Presi- dent, \H. Branch, Gashier. ee i . S. MENRION Fourth National Bank e WICHITA, KANSAS DRUGGIST ie ta oom States Depository patiaopiaia des a! $200, Dine ee oe Wichita, Kans. et fn WS = eee Aid et re ~ holmes, 8. B. midon, . Moore, L$. Nat 1 Sometime More. AG itoustoa, i Be Beeld Pee “1 see that a’New York professor re Brown, J. W. Metz, K.T. Battin, Hen f0fms bad boys with plano music.” “1 tLauen, Vif Rec : Rope he beczs in mind that some Wont, YH Braneh, pianos need geforming quite as much ral Banking Business Transacted pe dad boys Ge.” Its the man who “‘sticks-to-it” who wins. —————————— @W. S$. HENRION oor M. Atain oe. Wichita, Kana. Sometime More. “| see that a’New York professor re forms bad boys with piano music.” “I Rope he bees in mind that some pianos need geforming quite as much po dad boys Ge.” Str i ht Y Hai pomedecad acu k ouetl met Sevontoes ees pening san ey mae ek ERS ibe ada ‘Mas. W. F, Wager. Sta. 1~Harriman, Tenn. Ford’s Hair SISO enna Tormeriy kaon oe Orland Ox Marrow, ity ours oraorn a rived emer ‘snd pliable, so you can comb it and arrange it in Sta eee ee Boe ough connate pp gieserugieet fe, pet trae fell ou aaa of oa eee ese la chores actos ed it eT ania as fees escaguines roe nuclon aioe etammemtorergemere cece pe vercaeraceates res ener, Dea ee ee epee erate eee Chl. Ferd Baad 1 sou, sepent SHTEEET Jon itn se Brconte tor regular size or 36 cents. tor small size WERIneten Gomera aresacrta B.A by return mail on receipt of price. Addzess. hs Oxaaeedl Ox Marrow Cox piamore oe eee i euios naan ae ORT NA ow aerate, For Everything in Building Material SEE Peierls aeem e- Samh e tray ies ae oe Ra is. ee Ge Baer e ! ors Vege oc > ae a | pane a fe [oem eee I. ae Lae: os e : 4 aoe eS Sir D. L. Taylor Designer and Builder of Tent houses, Tabernacle houses and Temple houses. Prices in reach af all. Send your order to-day 829 East Center SALINA, KANSAS Use Herman’s Cement Stone Made from the best ma- terial. Lastslonger, wears betier and more durable than any other Cemenc Stone on the market. Prices Reason- able. PRICES Me each laid in wall 8c each delivered Te each in the yard Rock Face 8¢ each Plain Fuce 7c each Manufactured By, W. L. HERMAN, 527 Ohio Ave., New Phone 1127 TT W. L. Herman CONTRACTING : PLASTERER 856 Eagle St., Wichita, Kan. Job Printing We have instalied anew line of Jon TyPz Faces and:we would be pleas- ed to use them ona job for you. Good Work—-Low Prices to all 684 North Water St. Use Wurray’s Reliable Nerve Balm Murray’s Reliable Antiseptic Salv Murray's Reliable Extracts Murray’s Reliable Perfumes Murray’s Reliable Pure Spices These Goods Have No Epual They are pleasing hundreds of veople and will please you. J. H. MURRAY, Sole Prop. 08 South Hydraulic Avenue New Phone 985 Wichita ~- — — Kansa: 5 roum house and 50 x 500 ft on Sher ood $600.00 2 vacantrlots on Sherwood — $700.00 6 vacant lots on Ohio Ave $1500.00 8 lots on Burns Ave 3680 00 8 room two story house 2 lots $1500 U0 5 vacant lots (8100.00) each $500.00 9lotsou Wabash ($125.00) each $112500 The Wichita Land and Invest- ment Co. James J Olden Pres. 3124 N. Main St. Wichita Kans. Send your news in earlier GOOD PASTURE Can Peterson bas a splendid good pasture, seven[7] miles due West on ‘Thirteenth [13] St. for horses aud cat- tle, Prices reasonable, 10 - HYMN POST CARDS- 10c Something new, A beautiful reminder for your friends. Set of ten different subjects: beautifully illustrated “Rock of Ages” “Lead Kindly Light,” ‘Just aslam,” “Nearer my God to Thee,” ete. etc. 3 sets for 25¢ Lawrence Uo. Dept. 205, Chicago IN. B. S. Lf you order 3 sets for 25¢ at once we will Send you absolutely FRFE a heautiful Post Card entitled “Auld Lang Syne.” = : Satisfaction — IN EVERY POUND OF — ‘Wichita’ 2] Wichita’s Best ”Four POENISCH BROS., Agents 622 N. Main Street We also carry a complete stuck of Hay, Grain, Feed and Coal. ,530 — Both Phones — 530 TRY US ‘ For a Good Job of Lead and Oil. SUTTON PAINT CO. Hi. 0. Harrison JEWELER & OPTICIAN 437 N. Main St. Watches, Clocks and Jewelery Repairing Work Guaranteed Pecullar African Race. There is a peculiar sort of people living in northwest Rhodesia, These natives are small of stature, with large horns on their heads. The horn springs from the scalp. consists of the oative’s hair mixed with fat and filth, and is sometimes as much as 18 inches long. For the most part these Kaffirs live on the great ypen flats to be found on both sides of the Kafue river. They build their huts on the great ant heaps which appear like hills scattered over the flats. When the Kafue is in flood and the flats are changed into great lakes ‘these. people are safe in their huts on the ant heaps. Their cattle also take refuge on the ant heaps on which corn and mealies are likewise grown. Bank commisioner J, N. Dolly is proving himself a man of through business ability by the excellent manner in which he is conducting the affairs of Bank Commissioner's office. Gov. Stubs made no mistake when he ap. pointed J. N. Dolly as Bank Com misioner, Hemage to Brawn. The triumphs of the scholar the pub We regards as individual; the prowess of the athlete is popularly held to es tablish the name and fame of his col- lege. Of course, this is unreasonable, for the reputation of a university. as an institution of learning should de pend upon the liberal education she Bives to those withm her gates. But it is quite true that, despite the excel- lent reasons why it should not do so, the public continues to pay homage to brawn rather than bain, in so far as the undergraduate i: concerned Dur in M CLC: Co., NORTH MAIN TRADE CENTER 724 — 26 — 28 North Main St. 19 Its Granulated Sugar $1.00 Corn Meal. sack, 2ve 2 ibs Whole Rice Be 4 Ibs for 25¢ Hour, smal! sack. 75e: Large sack $1.50. 2 lbs good soda crack ers 1c Good Rio Coffee, per pound le Dry Goods and Shoe Depart ment: Calico, Mill Remnants 3c yd. White Ta- ble Linen, worth 5tc yd.—we have them in 24 yd lengths at 35c¢ yd. Men's Fancy colored hose, worth 15e—all you want at 10e per pair Hardware Department: See us for a complete line of shelf hardware. Fish ing goods, Builder's hardware, andeverything which could be feund In a First Class Hardware store. go feenme emer eae) oer yee et ATTON CHAS. B. Pattor Merchant Tailor 456 North Main Street First-Class Making of Men’s Garments Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing A Specialty Pronipt Service Courteous Attention Yonr Trade Solicted Guaranteed Deposits All deposits in this bank are fully guaranteed. Anaccount may be opened in any amount from one dollar up. 4% Interest paid upon Savings Accounts, compounded every January Ist and July Ist. Certificates uf Deposits issued PAYABLE ON DEMAN D, bear. ing 4 percent interest per annum for each full month from date of issue. Commercial checking accounts do not draw interest: Open Saturday nights from 7 to 9 to receive deposits Gold State Savings Bank FIRST AND MARKET H.W. Lewis, President v. K Lewis, Cashier Paid Up Capital $25,000.00 Uncle Tom Was Sold There Historic Court House In Kentucky Is Destroyed by Fire. Lexington, Ky. The court house at Washington, Mason country, in which “Uncle Tom” of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ fame was sold, was struck by light- ning and destroyed today. The building was erected in 1794. It was the sale ot the aged negro at the place that gave Harriet Beecher Stowe the basis for her story, OMAHA NEBRASKA The Temple and Tabernacles gave a picnic and trolly ride on the 12th of August which was a pienic success. Golden Rule Tab- ernacle had a very successful uld fashion supper on Thursday the 19th. Miss Carter the National President of Womens Club gave two lectures while here which were very good and of great ben efit to the yonng people. The K. of P. taken a Excursion to the Encampment at Kansas City on Saturday evening with a large number of court and their friends May Flower tent No. 6 will give a Trolly ride on the 10, of Sept. Mrs. D.C. Taylor ride is home again after Spending a month in Oklahoma with friends. Mrs, Luzetta Holloway. Worthy Sup. enion of the Dt,ot Bethel was in the city on business of Atchison Kansas. Golden Sheaf Tabernacle met and oad’ splendid meeting. Dt. J. Harris will spend the month in Colo. Springs, Mrs, L. C. Collier is visiting in Denver. Mrs. Triplet was called home on account ofsickness she left at once toi Colo. Springs. Humphrey Temple No. 6 meets the 2, and4th Monday night W. F, Jackson C. Mentor. Labor Day Exercise The Lone-Tree Club, of which N.J. Starnes is manager, will give a grand Labor/Day Pro- gram on Monday night, Sept. 6th. at the Garfield hall which every thing will be in veadiness that all may havea splendid and good time. Remember the day date and place. ARKANSAS CITY NEWS G. W. Smothers has returned from an extensive trip through Ilinois, He says he found our people in a prosperous condition especially in Chicago, he says he found the Negro in all lines ot business, He states it is marvel— ous as he notes the changes of our people tor the bettering last 20 years. Let the good work go on. The Stwerds rally at St. James A.M. B. church wasa success both spirltually and financially. Rev. Lee of Winfield preached a soul stiring sermonin the morn ing. Rey. Woods delivered a fine sermon in the afternoon. A large number of Winfield peo ple were down to attend the ral- ly. Mrs. W. M. Hooker has return ed from her visit in Missouri. Miss. Ester Jones ot Roekytord Colo. is here visiting her sister Mrs. Florence Jones, Mrs. Young af Lawrence Kans is visiting her relatives & iriends Mrs. George Works and famiiy of Ashton Kazs. were en the city Sunday. Mrs. Dora Blackwell left Sun- day for her home at Vinta Okl. Mrs, Chas. Brown is uisiting relitives in Oklahoma, | Miss, Susie Downs and Miss. Bernice Perkins expect to leave ets for Langston Okla. to | attend the University. Took Precautions. “You ran into this man at 30 miles an hour and knocked him 40 feet,” said the court. " “That, or a little better, I suppose,” answered the chauffeur. “Why didn’t you slow down?” “Mere precaution, your honor. Once | I shut off speed and hit a man so gent ly that he was able to climb into the machine and give mes Mesing.” The KITCHEN CABINET THE OLD FLOWER-BED. A girl watering a flower. T HEY talk of the millennium, a most ideal hour Where lambs and lions friendly lie and serpents lose their power. But while the Bible prophesies are wonderful, I know I'd much prefer a state where none would say: "I told you so." They picture a Utopia where every one is kind But will they say: "I told you so," when that good time we find? When the ideal social state our good descendants reach I woman, will "I will to you" be stricken from their speech? Is filled with ghosts of flowers dead. "Married is born to trouble," yea, as upward fly the sparks, Aspic Jelly with Eggs: This is another good substitute for meat, and can be prepared on Saturday. Make an aspic jelly by using any rich stock, well seasoned while boiling. To every two quarts of stock add a box of gelatine. Add lemon juice and pour half of the jelly—while soft in a pan. Add some eggs—counting noses as to number—poached in boiling water which is rapidly stirred before the eggs are dropped in. This will preserve the shape of the egg. And I ideal state is when none say: "I tolb you so." Cooking on Sunday. As the Irishman says: "Sunday cookies should be done on Saturday." And this is true, for everybody's sake. Sunday is the day for extra good meals, to be sure, but in summer they need not be heavy meals and they should be of a nature which can be prepared on Saturday as nearly as possible. After the first layer of aspic is stiff, add the eggs and then pour over the rest of the jelly which has been kept warm and liquid. The potatoes can be boiled the day before, and creamed for dinner; even vegetables are—many kinds—good if warmed over. The layers should be each an inch thick with the eggs in the middle. Serve in squares with an egg in the center of each. On lettuce leaves, with a garnish of pickle this is a delicious and a filling dish. For the leading meat dish, and for the dessert, there are many satisfactory cold dishes. Boiled salmon is excellent; prepare the day before and serve with mayonnaise. Scotch Woodcock Salad. This is a combination of walnut meats (one cup), one-half cup celery, (cut fine), and six large olives. Cut all up with sharp knife, and add one-half teaspoonful of extract of beef: serve with the following dressing: One large tablespoon butter, one of flour, one cup hot milk, a cup of chopped cheese, one-half teaspoon parsley (chopped), and salt and paprika to taste. Mix the butter and flour to a paste, add hot milk, paprika and parsley. Then the cheese, beef extract and salt. Pour over the nuts, olives and celery, and serve on lettuce with a garnish of radish rosettes. "The Moon-Kissed Lotus." There is a society in Japan with this flowery name. It is built on the lines of American sororities, but having for its especial object the advancement of the home interests, and the culinary art in particular. Much attention is paid to domestic science in the seminary at Tokyo where this society originated. Te Preserve Green Corn. Put the corn after husking into a kettle of boiling water. Remove and cut the corn from the cob, spread in shallow pans and dry either in the sun or in a slow oven. Put away in paper bags. Before using soak it over night. Do not omit boiling the corn about three minutes as this sets the milk in the cob. Teaching Boys to Cook. In most of the Norwegian schools they are teaching the boys how to cook and prepare meals. They seem to think it is quite as necessary for them to learn the art as for the girls, and indeed, many an occasion might arise in a man's life when he would be glad of such a knowledge. MY DYING VINE. I PLUCKED a dying vine from off the wall. It came reluctant, and Wherefore "I said This living to all life half one with death? Thou'lt live again in these green shoots below." ON THE LINE. A CALLED out to a neighbor Hanging clothes upon the line, Her mouth was full of clothes pins, when My neighbor answered me And so it is with most of us Our trouble; petty strife, And all the small anxie- The essence, if this glorious form is doubt? A Word on Codfish. They hide the joys of life. The early discoverer, Goswold, in 1607, declares in a letter written to a friend back in England: "Here in this new World our ships are pestered with God." We stand too close to sorrows, What though the Heavens shine? We cannot see: all blinded by The clothes upon the line. And then, and since, the waters of New England teen with a wealth greater than gold; greater than furs; a wealth ever ready for the poorest, ever ready for use and sale—codfish. Old Time Utensils. A porringer, as we now understand it, is a small, shallow basin. The old English term signified a deep cup, two-handled, and with a cover. They were in many sizes and usually of metal, pewter or silver. Children usually ate from them. Wordsworth, in his "We Are Seven," says: "And often, after sunset Slr, When it is light and fair, I take my little porringer and eat my supper there." In the west, there is a sort of prejudice against codfish. It is rarely served fresh, and we do not appreciate the value of the salted cod. It can be cooked in a variety of ways, preferably shredded into a cream sauce. Use shredded cod, adding equal parts of diced (cooked) potatoes. Mix this with any good brown sauce, and chopped parsley and serve. The Warming Pan.—This sounds as if it were a kitchen utensil, but our forefathers used it to warm the ice-cold beds of the poorly heated houses of a century ago. Ball into oval or ball-shapes and mix with egg yolks and mashed potato. Dip in cracker-crumbs and fry in dresser. The warming pan was of circular metal, about a foot in diameter and three or four inches deep. It had a long, wooden handle, and a perforated brass or copper cover. It was kept hanging by the fireplace, and at bedtime filled with hot coals. Then thrust back and forth within the bed, rapidly, to prevent scorching the sheets. The salted fish should always be smoked in cold water. Trek with the Clock Set the alarm-clock, and don't worry any more as to whether or not the beans will burn, the cake will be under done, or the roast baked too long. Set the alarm for the time when the cake should be done; this will remind you to take it out of the oven. If you have beans on the stove, and fear you will forget to replenish the water, set the alarm for a time near when you think they will require attention. Thus will you be saved the strain of having the cooking on your mind. A bread-peel was a long-handled shovel on which bread was placed; it was then thrust on the coal. The bread-peel was—to our ploneers—a symbol of domestic peace and plenty, and was always conspicuously placed as an emblem of good-luck. Tomatoes for Salad. To insure cold potatoes for salad, scald them some time before they are wanted, but do not peel. Put them back on the ice and when needed they will peel easily and still be thoroughly chilled. Two. Clothes-Bars. This is a good suggestion; one may be used for the clothes which are in perfect order; the other for those which need mending, buttons on, etc. This will save unnecessary sorting and handling. Olivia Barton Christie Special Master E. V. Mckeever died of an accident in the carriage THE AMERICAN HOME W·A.RADFORD EDITOR THE HOME OF J. W. BURKE 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 man in the field of all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago, Ill., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. Cement plaster houses are popular in many small towns and in the suburbs of large cities. The houses are built in the manner usual with frame structures, with the exception that instead of sliding being used tar paper is nailed onto the studding, furring strips are then put on and the exterior surface is either lathed with wooden lath or expanded metal is used. Expanded metal is always preferable, although lath, if not too well seasoned, is proving itself satisfactory. A coat of cement mortar is first applied and the surface of this is scratched to make a bond for the finishing coat, which is put on in a number of different styles. Often a finish of cement mortar is applied THE HOME OF THE MAYOR PORCH KITCHEN 11'3"X9'6" GINKG PARTITION 3X2F LIVING RM. 13'0"X22'0" DINING RM. 15'3"X12'0" PORCH 20'6"X9'0" First Floor Plan and on the surface of this while it is still plastic small pebbles are thrown, imbedding themselves in the mortar, as most often is done, may be trowelled smooth, when the amount of water in the mortar is equal in all parts of the mix the color is uniform. Variations in the amount of Enormous Spectacles Approved by Oculists And Are Found of Value in Many Cases. "It was a good many years since I had bought a pair of new spectacles," said the nearsighted man, "and the old ones that I had been wearing all this time were of the old-fashioned sort with small frames and small glasses. Oculists nowadays, you know, prescribe big glasses, and I had seen plenty such worn by people in the street; but when having resolved to get a pair of new spectacles I came at the optician's to look over the stock of frames I was amazed at the actual size of them. "Aren't these enormous? I asked. "Oh, no,' said the optical man, 'these are of the average size that we customarily sell. Here are some big ones.' And he brought out frames so much bigger that by comparison with them the other frames that had looked to me so large seemed now of quite reasonable dimensions. "Do people buy these biggest ones?' I asked. "Yes,' said the optician, 'we sell them to hunters, who want a glass that they can't look over when they look up, and to billiard players who want a glass that they can't look under when they look down, and we sell them to golf players.' "So now those medium sized frames looked better to me, and I bought a pair, and when in due time I went in for the finished glasses they looked all right. We tried them on and the opician adjusted the bows, and as he stood back and looked at them, resting easily on my nose and with eyes perfectly centered, he regarded them with professional approval. 'Now,' he said, 'you have got a pair of modern spectacles.'" Made the Editor Laugh. Made the Editor Laugh. "That country editor thinks I'm a humorist." "Why?" "I tried to sell him a cash register."—Louisville Courier-Journal. water cause variations in the color, or a mottled effect. Artistic effects may be produced also by leaving wooden ornaments in relief above the mortar. Such houses do not cost any more than frame at the present time and are much more economical, as they require no painting and no repairs. The house here displayed is one of BATH 7'0"X6'6" HALL BED RM. 11'6"X11'3" CL. CL. BED RM. 11'0"X11'6" BED ROOM 17'6"X10'0" Second Floor Plan Second Floor Plan that style. It has a wide porch. The width of the house is 34 feet and the length over all is 23 feet. What will attract all home lovers is the living room with its large bay window and window seats. It is homelike and comfortable. Invitingly near to this room is the dining-room, which is 15 feet three inches by 12 feet in size. The living room, by the way, is 13 feet by 22 feet, and with the wide doors the two may be made practically one. The kitchen back of the dining-room is 11 feet three inches by nine feet six inches in size. There is also a kitchen pantry conveniently situated. On the second floor, reached by a stairway from the living room, are three bedrooms. One is 11 feet by 11 feet six inches, another is 17 feet six inches by ten feet, and the third is 11 feet six inches by 11 feet three inches. All of these bedrooms open into a central hall, off which also is the bathroom, seven feet by six feet six inches. Desperate Men, Seeking Escape from Russian Prison, Responsible for Many Deaths. An attempt at escape was made recently by a number of convicts in the Russian government prison at Vilma was a desperate affair. A warder entered a cell, when four prisoners rushed at him, and killed him with a knife. They took his keys and revolver, and released four other convicts. The prisoners then dashed along the main corridor, and killed two warders who attempted to stop them, taking their revolvers. On reaching the courtyard they shot down a warder stationed there, and climbed the prison wall. The sentinel at the gate opened fire on them, killing one and severely wounding another. The survivors got clear of the prison and ran out into the streets. Two of them attacked with daggers the first policeman they met, and inflicted mortal wounds. A short distance further on a second policeman was encountered. A furious fight ensued and the policeman cut down two of the convicts. Both convicts were killed, the first falling at the policemen feet and the second expiring in the courtyard of a neighboring house to which he just managed to stagger. The remaining four refugees, pursued by a strong force of warders, police and soldiers, sped along a river bank. One of them became exhausted, but was discovered and shot. The three others continued their flight, making a brief halt in some brushwood and endeavoring to hold the pursuers at bay with their revolver fire. They wounded a warder, but one of their own number was killed by the hot fire which was poured into the bushes. The last two convicts fled still further into the woods which were accordingly surrounded by a cordon of troops. Firing was renewed, and one of the convicts was badly wounded. Realizing that he had no chance of escape, he cut his throat and died. His companion succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the cordow and escaped. --- JIMMY EMMENCE MATCH-MAKER of CIRCLE N. By C. CUNNINGHAM (Copyright, by J. B. Lippincott Co.) Yes, sir, I seen trouble on the trail when that young woman commenced sort o' makin' up to Tod. Who? Him! Why, that feller's jest natcher'll so 'customed to females throwin' their-selves at him that it don't jar him. Naw! Mebbe I am a little bit proud of Tod. Yes, I reckon that's right. Orta be, considerin' that I raised him from a yearlin'—in experience, I mean, 'cause he was about twenty when I corralled him. To hear him tell it, I'm the whole Circle N; and mebbe I have helped him right smart bossin' these yeller-skinned punchers. But Jimmy E. knows his place, and never till he got his gauntlets tangled up in a man's maternial affairs did he ever get the downright hee-haw. This here Vesper Lovatt—vesper! Kind 'b' bells, hain't they? That girl must 'a' been a beauty out east, where candy clothes and pretty girls grow on every currant bush. But out here, where you don't see calico fer years at a stretch—only them no-good kind that hang out at the saloon shanties at Benton's Chance—well, when you see a girl—a lady girl, mind you—you just want to eat that bunch o' honeysuckle at one bite. But I knew it wouldn't do no good her for her to try to brand Tod. He was too old a maverick. Wise boy, Tod! Vesper's paw was a "lunger." He came out here for his health, and Vesper and him boarded with Mrs. Frenchy Reniger, over at the P. & O. And me, bein' far-sighted and more up to the wiles o' women, could see that she liked the looks o' Tod ever so-so. One day, after the kid had been out a-ridin' with her on one of them long trips they used to take, I led him aside and perceived to open up. "Toddy," I says, slow and deliberate, some like hangin's a Greaser, "do you know that you're in danger?" He sort o' thrown his head up and slipped his ca'tridge belt a little looser onto his hip, and says he, some lively, "What do you mean, Jimmy?" I see he was int'rested, all right. "Why, boy, Miss Vesper is spoony on you!" That's jest the way I sprung it. Say, he straightened up and blushed like a girl, and the glimlets got into his eyes. "Jimmy, I can't allow you to speak this way," he spits out. Then he continues, a bit calmer: "Why, Jimmy, old pard, you're 'way off. She wouldn't have me. Why do you think she might?" "Cause I'm an old bird, young goslin," I says, pretty pert. "I knows their ways. I was 'most married myself once. Now," I says, "I ain't a man to show a feller bein' a bear trap and then not sight him to a way to git around it." Says I, "Sonny, your only salvation is turnin' her eyes to Hampden." "Who?" he kind o' hollers. "That lunger?" "Sure," I says; "he probably wants to git hitched—sickly people are always achin' to marry—gives 'em something new to worry over, I reckon, and she kind o' takes to him. Not like she does to you, though," I says, right hasty, wantin' to impress his danger on him thorough. "But we could encourage her. You ask to her about what a fine feller be is, and I'll kind o' jog his memory about what a bunch o' candied cherries she is. That'll do the business. Hundreds of love affairs start from no more than this." "You speak as one havin' authority," smiles Mr. Smarty, and I see he took it some as a joke. "I do," I answers, dignified, but with a creepin' shudder, "and if you'd been as near married as I was once, you'd look at it the same. I know what the danger is. The question is right here: do you want to be saved? And kin I depend on you to do your part?" "You bet yer life, Jimmy. Thank you for puttin' me next the facts;" and he grabbed my hand and shook it till his gratitood was plumb painful. Well, Tod he went over to the P. & O. right often after that, and I seen him and her ridin' out and talkin' earnest. The next day I meets this Hampden. Ee boarded at the P. & O.—it was quite a hang-out for lungers. We pulled up and passed the word o' greetin', like two western gents, and he opens up: "I was hopin' to run across Mis Lovatt out here somewhere. She's gone riding, and I have missed her." "Well, I ain't seen nothin' of her," I replies, easy and genteel, "but if I do I rope her in and lead her over to you if you'll leave your address." "Oh, don't trouble," he says; "I suppose I'll meet her on the trail." "No trouble at all, jest plain duty," I answers, careless-like, loosenin my felt off my brow. "She's certainly a fine lump of a female; if ever a bunch o' calco held a armful o' good looks, reckon her'n does!" I don't know where I got them Eastern manners o' mine—never was past the Arizon' line in my life—but they jest seem to come natcheral to me. Fact! Well, he brightened up a powerful sight, and says: "Indeed, indeed, you are right, Mr. Emmence," he says; "she reminds me of—" and his eyes got kind o' dreamy and his voice trailed off to nothing. You could see he was thinkin' o' her and jest dead gone on her. I reckon I kept meetin' him accidental that way fer a month, lots o' times him and the girl ridin' together. Tod was over there 'most every day to the P. & O., puttin' in flowery language for Hempden's cause. And every time I met the lunger, accidental that way, I fed fresh green talk into him about the soothing' hand o' females, him seemin' to like it powerful well. And yet things didn't seem to be comin' to a show-down. I seen I had to shove that Hempden along. Hed 'be gettin' well, first thing I'd know, and goin' back east without her. So one day I sauntered into his room at the P. & O., and surprised him kissin' a photographt. "That looks better," I thinks; "he's got her picher, but dog-take a man that'll kiss a picher when the 'original is in the same state. He ain's got the spunk of a covote." Well, he chats along, and chats along, easy, and finally he says, real animated-like: "Mr. Emmence, do you see that pile o' lumber out there in the yard?" I had noticed a pile o' logs and boards as I come in. I s'posed the P. & O. was goin' to build an addition to the ranch house. It was some small for them, considerin' Mrs. Frenchy was always boardin' lungers. He continued: "I'm a-goin' to throw a little shack together, Mr. Emmence. It will be small, but I shall endeavor to make it comfortable. I am a very happy man. I suppose you know what that means," he says, snilln' away. He looked as tickled as a pup with an old gum-boot. But I'm here to state that he wasn't no joyfuller than I was. "Good!" I says. "I'm glad to hear the glad tidin's. I be wantin' for some whiles to ask you when you was goin' to tie up." "Tie up?" he says, puzzled like. "Get married!" he puzzles. "Get married," I explains. "Married?" he repeats, kind o' excited and surprised. "What do you mean?" "Why, ain't you figgerin' on marryin' Miss Vesper Lovatt, late of Pennsylvania?" I questioned, irritated, him actin' like a blasted dummy that way. "I'm certainly not," he snaps. Say. I was floored. "You hain't, huh?" I jerks out, pretty powerful mad, too, if you want to know. "I'd like to bet you $10,000 you are." I gently pulled out my good old Colt's and laid it handy across my knee. "Young man," I says, "do you think I've been a-boostin' this here match along for two months, wasin't eloquence on you about that girl's fine points, to have you back out at the show-down? You're goin' to be a blissful bridegroom, if it's necessary to fill you full of holes to make you see things that way." I meant it, too. Well, you should have seen him. He was mad. "You 18 kinds of a blasted idiot!" he hollers, grabin' up that photograph and shovin' it into my line of vision. "That's a picher of my wife and two children," he shouts, "that's a-comin' out here next month. Does that filter through your boiler-iron-plated brain-pan? What do you think I am—a Mormon?" I will pass over the scene rapid-like. Even yet the memory of his unchaste language sort o' jolts me. I orta picked off his eyebrows with my six-shooter, but I didn't. Some way, I hadn't the feelin' of joyousness and freedom from care that a man ort rightly to feel when he gits playful that way. I hid that gun away and sneaked out of the ranch house with hangin' head. I leave it to anybody, now, if this wasn't a howdy-do. I climbed up over the hill layin' south of the P. & O., and reckoned I'd find a seclooded nook where I could sort o' pull myself together. I jest dragged along, no heart in me, lookin' like a motherless calf, and gazin' aimless-like around. All of a sudden I came around a bend in the trail, and, say! what was in my range jest natcher lly froze my blood. There they sat—her and Tod. They was readin' out of a book. She had her cap offen her head, and her cheek laid up against his'n. You couldn't 'a' slipped a straw between 'em. He had his arm around her shoulders, and was snuggled up against her hair as if he liked it! I guess I must have made some horrible kind of a sound. Any way, they broke loose. Her face reddened like the sky above a prairie fire, and she looked kind of ketched-up and helpless. But that nervy Tod jest sa'nered up to me, smilin' and handsome and easy. "Well, Jimmy, old pardner," he says, "I didn't intend to spring this so sudden, but you might as well know it now. Vesper has promised to marry me." "No apologies is necessary," I says, backin' off and wavin' my hand kind of careless and grand. "Lovely day! Well, I guess I'll be movin'." I's pose he seen I was plumb floored. My knees was tremblin' under me. I was some riled, too, and don't you forget it! Jest as I turned away, that girl gave a little sufferin' cry. First thing I knew, she was snugglin' a little, warm hand into my big paw and leanin' her head right on my shoulder. "Oh, Jimmy," she cries, "you're not angry with us, are you? Am I to come between my love and his best friend? Jimmy, you're all the father Tod has known; won't you—won't you wish me joy?" She had my hand up to her soft, rud mouth, and a big tear fell right on my wrist. The wind switched a long, loose curl of her shining hair across my eyes. Say, ever been a fool? A big, amitigated, soft-hearted, tremble-leg-rap yap? Well, put my name down there! Tod says I cried, too, and kissed her. I know I didn't. But many's the time since that day that I've kissed little Jimmy—their oldest. Yes, sir, her dolin's—named after me! 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Try Defiance Starch and you will be pleasantly surprised at the improved appearance of your work. Latest from Atchison. This is the latest story in Atkinson: A young visiting man was declaring that the theory is all nonsense about kissing being dangerous on account of germs conveyed from one mouth to another. "I've kissed hundreds of girls," he declared, "and I'm not dead yet." Promptly one of the listeners inquired: "But what about the girls?"—Kansas City Journal. Unfortunately Coupled. Alison tells how during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign no sooner were the Mamelukes observed at a distance than the word was given: "Form square; artillery to the angles; asses and savans to the center." The command afforded no little merriment to the soldiers even at such an exciting moment, and made them call the asses demi-savans. YBLLOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLY. Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocers sell large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. Instead of making a fool of a man a woman furnishes the opportunity—and lets him do the rest. Tell the Dealer you want a Lewis' Single Binder cigar for its rich, mellow quality. The smile that is honest is the one that won't come off. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES FOR RHEUMATISM BRIGHTS DISEASE DIABETES.BACKAKE EFR 375 "Guaranteed Readers of this paper desiring to buy anything advertised in its columns should insist upon having what they ask for, refusing all substitutes or imitations. A WORLD'S RECORD MADE BY PAULHAM WILBUR WRIGHT'S RECORD WAS BEATEN. As Paulham Broke Time and Distance Records, Jubilation Was Beyond Description—Curtiss Lowers His Record. Bethany Aviation Field, Rheims.—Another sensational exploit was added to the marvels of aviation week when Paulham, the plucky French aviator, broke the world's record in a wonderful flight of two hours fifty-three minutes and twenty-four seconds. During twenty minutes of the time Paulham had a heavy rain and wind storm to contend against. The previous official record for time in the air was made by Wilbur Wright at Lemans, December 31, two hours twenty minutes twenty-three and one-fifth seconds. The unofficial record was two hours twenty-seven minutes and fifteen seconds made by Sommer at Marmelons. Paulham's new record for distance was about 134 kilometers, or 83 miles. He made thirteen circuits of the course and the wind squall passed as he was coming down the stretch for the last time. Simultaneously the dirigible Colonel Renard appeared to the westward, plowing its way majestically through the smoke of the city of Rheims. When Paulham finally came down it was because the essence in his tank was exhausted. He said immediately after he landed that both the machine and the self cooling gnome motor had stood up perfectly and that he could have continued indefinitely if the tank had been replenished. Shortly, Paulham descended near the back turn and it was announced that the committee had granted him permission to replenish his tank on the field to permit his return with his own power. Everybody decided to await his appearance, and it is doubtful if one hundred persons left the tribune, despite the lateness of the hour. Glenn Curtiss Flies While they waited, Glenn H. Curtiss, the American aviator, got out his machine for an effort to beat Blerlot's time of yesterday, and he made a fast round, lowering his own time for the 61-5 miles to 8 minutes 11.3-5 seconds, only 71-5 seconds behind that of Blerlot. It was dark when a great cheer rose as Paulham appeared out of the blackness of the night, and descended gracefully in front of the tribunes. The fence was torn down in the rush to reach him, and he was borne on the shoulders of the enthusiastic spectators, the crowd escorting him to the box of the Marquis De Polignac, president of the committee on aviation, to receive congratulations and have his health drunk in champagne. In the midst of the mad enthusiasm Paulham's eyes rested on a face in the crowd below. Instantly he stretched out his arms and, turning, broke his way through the throng in the tribune, a moment later throwing himself into the arms of his wife. His mother and father also were there to embrace him and weep, and finally to carry him off in triumph. Paulham is not an inventor, but simply an operator, who now has taken rank as the world's greatest professional. The belief is unanimous that he won the Prix De Champagne, although the managers of the Wright machine intimate that they will have a try for it. RAILROAD KING IN SECLUSION. Isolated In Mountain Home, Edward H. Harriman Has Disappeared From Public Eye. New York.-Two thousand feet above the sea level at his country estate near Arden, N. Y., Edward H. Harriman is resting in seclusion. Shielded from business cares, barred from visitors, practically isolated in his mountain home, he disappeared from the public eye in a manner no less dramatic than his display of grit upon his arrival from Europe Tuesday. A brief announcement was made at the Union Pacific office that he was resting quietly and by telephone to Arden it was learned that there was no change in his condition. All reports concerning Mr. Harriman's health, his associates made known, are to come from his office in this city. There is to be no telephoning to Arden, and no vigil of reporters there. Mr. Harriman has retired in the truest sense of the word for his "after cura," and nothing is to disturb him. LABOR SITUATION IN CHICAGO UNSETTLED Chicago, Ill.—Negotiations between the street railway company officials and the representatives of the employed, continues in spite of the failure to reach an agreement in the prolonged conferences previously. Both sides are looking hopefully to a pacific adjustment of the differences, although their views regarding the basis on which a settlement should be made are now far apart. Because of those ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Use "LA CREOLE" HAIR RESTORER. PRICE. $1.00. retail. PROVED BY TIME. No Fear of Any Further Trouble. David Price, Corydon, Ia., says: "I was in the last stage of kidney trouble —lame, weak, run down to a mere skeleton. My back was so bad I could hardly walk and the kidney secretions much disordered. A week after I began using Doan's Kidney Pills I could walk with out a cane and as I continued my lame, weak, run down to a mere skeleton. My back was so bad I could hardly walk and the kidney secretions much disordered. 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It only hurts your stomach. Such pain comes usually from local inflammation. A little rubbing with Hamlins Wizard Oil will stop it immediately. What Was? Miss Orange—Do you know Poe's "Raven?" Mr. Black—Why, no; what's the matter with him?—Harvard Lampoon. WHY TAKE ANY CHANCES with some untreated medicine diarrhea, cramps, dysentery, when for 70 years Painkiller (Perry Davis) has been relieving millions of cases. A man seldom has as big a bank balance as he wants acquaintances to believe he has. During her courtship no girl is in favor of disarmament. TOASTED CORN FLAKES He Was Well Equipped. A Methodist bishop was recently a guest at the home of a friend who had two charming daughters. One morning the bishop, accompanied by the two young ladies, went out in the hope of catching some trout. An old fisherman, out for the same purpose, wishing to appear friendly, called out: "Ketchin' many, pard?" The bishop, straightening himself to his full height, replied: "Brother, I am a fisher of men." "You've got the right kind o' bait, all right," was the fisherman's rejoinder—Success Magazine. Tapering Off. Whereas, I, Kitty Cameron, have far too many beaux. (They say that I encourage them. It really is not so!) Whereas, To make life simple is what I most desire, for which just concentration is all that I require; Resolved, That I, instanter, before it is too late, agree hereby without reserve strictly to concentrate—to give up splitting waltzes and such alluring tricks, cut down my field of labor and concentrate on six.—New York Sun. Starch, like everything else, is being constantly improved, the patent Starches put on the market 25 years ago are very different and inferior to those of the present day. In the latest discovery—Defiance Starches—all injurious chemicals are omitted, while the addition of another ingredient, invented by us, gives to the Starch a strength and smoothness never approached by other brands. A Poser. The wife addressed her husband plaintively—John William! You are taking salmon again, and you know that you must never take anything which does not agree with you. John William smiled sadly—I wish I never had, my dear; but where would you have have been?—Stray Stories. Measuring Brains. The cephalic index of old Athenians was a wee, wee bit better than ours. Cephalic index means volume of brain. It is found by filling a skull with peas and then measuring them. Ancient Athenians have a few peas on us. The Greeks never lusted bloodshed like the Romans and some of us moderns.—New York Post. Mother-in-Law Again. Husband—Why do you hate to see me come home smiling? Wife—Because I know it means something has happened to poor mother.—Illustrated Bits. A Feminine Chronometer. Knicker—How long does your wife plan to be away? Bocker—Two trunks. IF YOU USE BALL BLUE, Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. Some of the biggest things upon which angels look are not mentioned in the newspapers. Mrs. Winstow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, curts wind colloid. 25c a bottle. Don't forget that a divorce suit costs more than a wedding suit. Smokers like Lewis' Single Binder cigar for its rich, mellow quality. A man who is good only on the surface is no good. Cleanliness Would you rather sleep in a room with paper stuck to the walls with dirty paste, or would you prefer the sweet cleanliness and soft beauty of Alabastine The Sanitary Wall Coating Alabastine is a powder made of Alabaster rock sold in packages. Simply mixed with didy milk and applied it is far better than kalsomine. More beautiful, more healthful and more economical. Try it. 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DEFIANCE Cold Water Starch makes laundry work a pleasure. 16 oz. pkg. 12 lb. E, $1.00, retail. VISITS WITH UNCLE BY J. H. She came to work for un one day, To wash and cook and things like the She could not speak our tongue at all, But she could iron linen flat. 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 visit Upon a table fairly well, And she could do a dozen things That daily to her lot befall. Twose then she asked four evens 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 them! By the Way. A telephone girl will accept a ring from any old man. Being honest pays a man's mother more than 160 per cent. Thirst drives some men to drink but hunger will drive a poet to ink. When two swolled heads get together, each is sure that the other belongs to a fool. 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 trembling. 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 Imet is still doing business the old stand. Bring in your ancient settin' hens and patriarchs roosters." --- "Whas ist? Did the man hit an auto-mo-bubble-bubble-bubble?" "No, the man did not hit an auto-mo-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 w! Why do people always do things to editors?" "Curly Locks, I cannot say, only it must be nice for an editor to be parazed!" No Danger Early one morning a terrily seasick passenger, pale and Lallow eyed, came out of his stateroom, and ran into a lady, who was coming along the pass pageway, clad in the scantiest raiment She screamed and started to run "Don't be alarmed, madam; I shi never live to tell it."-Glirard (III.) As chor. Special Master E. V. McKeever fued ..SUBSCRIBE FOR.. - THE WICHITA - SEARCHLIGHT PER $1.00 YEAR One of the Oldest and Best Negro Newspapers In the west ESTABLISHED IN 1898 Published Every Week Fresh, Reliable Race News Conservative in policy Firm in defense of our race Our policy of "The Higher Grade of News" has built 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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JOB PRINTING In this Department a specialty of Hi Commercial Job Mail Orders We give all Order Job Printing. No Job Too Small Good Work Guaranteed—Firs Address all communications to this Department we m specialty of High - Gr commercial Job Printing All Orders We give prompt attem all Orders sent us by r printing. No Job Too Small—No Job Too Good Work Guaranteed—First-Class Work ss all communications to In this Department we make a specialty of High - Grade Commercial Job Printing... Mail Orders We give prompt attention to all Orders sent us by mail for Job Printing. No Job Too Small—No Job Too Large. Good Work Guaranteed—First-Class Workmen THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT W. N. MILLEER, Editor 634 N. Water St., Wichita, Kau W. N. MILLEER,Editor 4 N. Water St., Wichita, Kan W. N. MILLEER,Editor 634 N. Water St., Wichita, Kansas JUMPED AT NATURE'S BIDDING. Would-Be Suicide Not Completely Nerved for Final Parting. With a groan of despair he made up his mind to die. Rulined financially, and with not a particle of hope for getting on his feet again, he realized that the only chance for his family escaping pauperism and its attendant miseries was to obtain immediate use of his heavy life insurance. Furthermore, if he lingered on he would be unable to pay the premiums on his policies, which unfortunately were not old enough to carry themselves, so that they would forthwith lapse. Death, therefore, was the only solution to the problem. It was a decision the bitterness of which can only be understood by those forced by circumstances to confront it. He put on his hat and overcoat and went out of the house, lest the expression on his telltale countenance should betray to his loved ones his fell intention. While he was traversing the crowded streets he would consider the best and least suspicious modes of consummating his purpose. If he could encompass it so that the thing looked to the world like an accident, so much the better. There would then be no scandal. As he stepped from the curb to cross the street an automobile, driven by a reckless joy-riding chauffeur, came tearing around the corner at terrifying speed. And the energetic leap which the would-be suicide made back to the sidewalk out of harm's way was a caution. HIGH IN CIVILIZATION'S SCALE. Jnknown Peoples of America Who Have Perished Utterly. Between the region occupied of old by the Aztecs and the realm far to the south over which the Incas ruled lies an immense stretch of territory, a thousand miles long and 800 wide, where the remains of unknown and wonderful civilizations are being discovered, says a writer in Van Norfen's Magazine. This region extends from the northern boundaries of Peru to the southern limits of Costa Rica. In one section alone along the coast of Ecuador six entirely unknown civilizations were recently brought to light by Prof. Marshall H. Saville, and a vast collection of relics has been brought to New York. This collection is to be the nucleus of a great American museum, which will represent the history of ancient peoples who attained an extraordinarily high degree of civilization, yet whose very existence has been hitherto lost in antiquity. The famed marble chairs of Rome at its zenith were not more symmetrical or beautifully carved than those of one of these unknown civilizations. No pottery of any other ancient race was more delicately patterned than that found in vast quantities, as numerous almost as pebbles, on the sites where these extinct peoples dwelt. Their cloth was of truly marvelous weave; in beauty of design, richness of color and fineness of texture no fabric of to-day surpasses it. MUST PLEDGE GOOD BEHAVIOR Terms on Which Strangers May Enter British House of Commons. One of the most important alterations which members of the British house of commons will notice when they reassemble will be a strangers' bureau. Its construction, which is now in progress, is the sequel to the scenes created by the suffragettes in the house during last session. In the last month of the autumn session as the result of their conduct no stranger was seen within the house of commons. A committee was appointed to draw up new rules for admission of strangers. The members recommended the passing of an act making it a criminal offense for strangers to brawl within the chamber, and they also recommended that strangers should be made responsible for their own good behavior and should sign a paper accepting that responsibility. That being done the committee saw no reason why women, as well as men, should not be admitted to the strangers' gallery. It is in preparation for the change that the new bureau is being made. As heretofore, tickets for the gallery will be balloted for by members in advance. Whistling Sign of Contempt. A Moroccan shows his contempt of anything by whistling. A conflict between tribesmen and a battalion of French troops was recently precipitated by the whistling of a locomotive on a railway being constructed near Casablanca. "The giaours are laughing at us," said a chieftain, when the construction engine gave a toot to warn the natives at work on the line to look out. The Arabs went wild, mounted their horses, and rode on the whistling enemy. They had to be calmed with the whistling of rifle balls. Getting Ahead of One's Self. "If I have anything to do that I particularly dislike, I start to work on it the first thing after breakfast, subordinating all routine work to that task," said a successful housekeeper recently. "One can expend enough nervous energy thinking about and worrying over an unpleasant duty to accomplish it. When it is finished and off one's mind early in the day, one gets ahead of one's self, so to speak." Official Knights & OF T Knights & Daughters KANSAS—NEBRASKA JURISDICTION KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF TABOR. REV. FRANK WILSON. C. G. M. Taborian Home, R. F. D. No. 8, Topeka, Kansas. MRS. EMMA GAINES, C. G. P. 1170 Filmore avenue, Topeka, Kae A. W. HOPKINS, C. G. S. 321 Dakota, Leavenworth, Kans. MRS SARAH FORBES, C. G. R. 717 "C" St., Lincoln, Neb. WM. CORE, C. G. T. 1210 Lane, Topeka, Kans. MRS. BESSIE HALL, G. Q. M., 460 Horton. Ft. Scott, Kans C. M. JONHSON, G. P. P., 1832 N 23rd. Omaha, Neb. MRS. PAULINE WOODFORD, C. G. PR. 823 Freeman, K. C., Kan. REV. M. WOOTEN, C. G. O. 416 E. 3rd. Ft. Scott, Kans. OFFICIAL ORGAN—The Wichita Searchlight, W. N. Miller, Editor, 634 N. Water St., Wichita, Kan. NOTICE TABORS If your Tabernacle, Temple or Tent is not in this Directory, or if there is any error, please notify me at once. W. N. MILLER, Editor. TABERNACLES. Chief Preceptresses. Number. 1 Queen of the West, K. C., Kan. Mrs. M. Wilson, 945 Everett. 2 Golden, Iola, Kan., Mrs. S. Crisp, 615 So. Walnut. 3 Mt. Hope, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. C. Tillman, 802 E. 18th. 7 Sunbeam, Salina, Kan., Mrs. R. Parker, 502 N. 6th. 8 Rebecca, May, Coffeyville, Kan., Mrs. L. Smith, 308 E. 11th. 10 St. Maria, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. I. Wallace, R. R. No. 5. 11 Saba Meroe, K. C., Kan., P. Woodford, 823 Freeman. 2 Golden Rule, K. C., Kan., Mrs. B. Johnson, 211 Stewart. 4 Candace, Pittsburg, Kan., Mrs. M. Beasley, 109 W. Washington. 5 America Davis, Weir, Kan., Mrs. E. Lee, Box 25. 16 Silver Leaf, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. L. Morton, 1208 Washington. 17 Western Queen, Ft. Scott, Kan., Mrs. A. Masir, 1817 Wall. 18 St. Maria, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. C. Wade, 22 N. 16th. 20 Maria, Ft. Scott, Kan., Mrs. P. Johnson, 501 Hyman. 24 Charity Rose, Coffeyville, Kan., Mrs. A. Garner, 704 E. 12th. 25 Modern, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. A. Ray, 1412 E. Clark. 29 Crystal, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. L. Woods, 935 Cherokee. 30 Victoria, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. L. Bright, 714 Fifth. 32 Emma Gaines, Butte, Mont., Mrs. Saline Easter, 334 Dakota St. (rear). 32 Wichita, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. J. Jones, 1127 N. Washington. 35 Golden Rule, S. Omaha, Neb., Mrs. S. Jones, 819 N. 27th. 37 Eutevator, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. M. Gosby, 108 N. 3rd. 38 Covenant, Weir, Kan., Mrs. L. F. Taylor, Box 1174. 39 Deborah, Abeline, Kan., Mrs. A. Gibson, 411 S. 1st. 63 Fair West, K. C., Kan., Mrs. R. Saunders, 734 N. J. 77 Pearly Rose, Topea, Kan., Mrs. S. O'Brien, 1180 Buchanan. 85 Magadalene, Topea, Kan., Mrs. F. 92 St. Annis, Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Hardiman, 1801 Kansas. 89 Queen Lizzie, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. B. E. Alton, 2215 Pacific. 91 Golden Sheaf, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. L. Rountree, 1125 N. 19th. 92 Macedonia, N. Topea, Kan., Mrs. I. M. Jordan, 903 Western TEMPLES. Chief Mentors 1 A. H. Richardson, Weir, Kan., J. M. Burns, Box 31. 2 R. H. Cane, Atchison, Kan., Wm. Cook, 215 E. Kearney. 4 Evening Star, Omaha, Neb., S. R. Jackson, care Frye Shoe Store. 5 St. Luke, N. Topeka, Kan., J. Walker, 1220 W. Norris. 7 M. Nebo, Wichita, Kan., Rev. S. J. Washington, 1524 N. Washington. 8 St. Peters, Ft. Scott, Kan., A. J. Beam, 409 Osborn. 0 Mt. Horeb, Leavenworth, Kan., J. H. McKinnis, 217 Sherman. 333 11 Taborian, Wichita, Kan., Wm. Frazier, 708 N. Water. 12 Moses Dickson, Parsons, Kan. Wm. Shakespeare, 1112 Main. 13 Silver Leaf, Salina, Kan., J. C. Brown, 246 S. Phillips. 17 Golden Gate, Coffeyville, Kan., Rev. A. Garner, 704 E. 12th. 19 Mt. Tabor, Lawrence, Kan., J. E. Hughes, 1220 N. J. 22 Barak, Oswego, Kan., L. R. Wilson. 24 Jas. Bedford, Cherry vale, Kan., Rev. J. W. Warren, 218 E. 7th. 25 Washington, K. C. Kan., J. H. Downs, 422 Haskell. 59 Sunny, Side, Topeka, Kan., U. A. Graham, 1160 West. 60 Jeffersonian, Topeka, Kan., U. S. Grant, 1813 W. 6th. TENTS. Queen Mothers. # Number 1 Golden Leaf, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. L. Hardin, 900 Fifth. 2 Frank Wilson, Ft. Scott, Kan., Mrs. F. Goodall, 610 Barbee. 3 Mary E. Dickson, Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. L. Weaver, 1125 Saratoga. 5 Moses Dickson, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. B. Davis, 1135 Washington. 7 Lone Star, Yale, Kan., Mrs. C. Lewis. 9 J. Bruce, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. M. Scott, 1516 Jones. 11 Golden, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. E. Penn, 718 Q. 11 Viola, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. M. E. Brown, 325 Miss. 14 Busy Bee, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. A. Stone, 823 Main. 15 Louisa May, Cherryvale, Kan., Mrs. M. E. Holt, 517 W. Main. 16 Pearl, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. A. Jones, 631 N. Wichita. 17 Castle Rock, Weir, Kan., Mrs. H. Adkins. 17 Star of West, Salina, Kan., Mrs. A. O. Murrell, 451 So. 4th. 20 John Wilson, K. C., Kan., Mrs. C. D. Dalton, 1228 Barnett. 21 Crystal, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. E. McKinnis, 217 Sherman. 23 Clinging Rose, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. A. King, 722 N. Y. 25 Silver Star, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. I. Porter, 2017 Morton. 28 20th Century, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. E. A. Tiggs, 2314 Morgan. 45 Orange Rose, K. C., Kan., Mrs. C. Henderson, 312 Washington. 46 Mayflower, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. L. Herrold, Sherman Flats. NEXT PLACE OF METTING—The Grand Temple and Tabernacle Kansas Nebraska Jurisdiction, will hold its next Session (the 19th annual in Omaha, Neb., on the 2nd Tuesday in July, 1910. BAD NOTES EASILY DETECTED Almost Impossible to Impose Upon Handlers of Money. Incidentally it is interesting to note that the skill which enables one to detect a counterfeit comes not from a study of counterfeits, but from a thorough and unconscious familiarity with the genuine. If a man were pointed out to you and you were told that some day another who much resembled him would try to impose upon you, you would be pretty apt to fix his features in your mind; you would not spend any time looking at other people who looked something like him, would you? And the moment the impostor appeared you would note that in this, that or the other particular he failed to meet the details of the other man's face and figure. Just so it is in the detection of counterfeits. A skillful teller in a bank, counting money rapidly, will involuntarily throw out a note which in the slightest degree departs from the well-known pattern which is so strongly impressed on his mental vision. That involuntary act will nearly always prove to have been justified, for the bill in 19 cases out of 20 will prove to be a counterfeit. It is because of this fact that when a request is received from one to loan him a collection of counterfeits for the instruction of his cashiers, he is advised to have the young men study the genuine carefully, and there will be no trouble in detecting the bad notes.-National Magazine. A Monster Loaf Bakers in Germany are fond of making odd experiments, the following being reported from Duisburg, in Westphalia. At a children's party recently held in that town there was exhibited, and afterwards cut up and distributed among the youngsters present, a bread twist which for size at least has surely rarely been equaled. Weighing no less than 180 pounds, it had a breadth of six feet and a length of ten feet, and was this found sufficient to supply a satisfactory afternoon coilation to as many as 500 boys and girls. 777