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The Census of 1910 And the Negro People In Response to the Request of the Colored People, Special Consideration be Given to the Census Of The Negro SE YOU CAN ELEVENTH YEAR The Census And the Ne In Response to the Colored People eration be Give of The No people should be more interested in the success of the U. S. Census to be taken April 15th. 1910 than the colored people. What is wanted is the truth about the condition and progress of the Negro people. Nine person out of ten in speaking and writing about the Negroes draw on their im. ginations or their prejudices. The 1900 Census is probably the best source of information in the world concerning the Negro race in the United States. Let us see to it that the next census gives us more knowledge and more accurate information than ever before. How is this to be done? Uncle Sam spends millions of dollors and years of labor on the work. It is up to the colored people to see that every man, woman and child is counted; that every dollar's worth of the property is recorded, no more or no less; that every child that is or out of school shall be enumerated. Uncle Sam is the teacher trying to find out how his children are getting along. If you do not report accurately, you cannot expect the teacher to praise you for your merits or to correct you when you are not doing as well as it possible for you to do- Director Durand of the census Bureau requests the active co-operation of the colored ministers, teachers, journalist and other leaders of the race in the important work of instructipg the colored people in the methods of the ennmeration to be taken beginning April 15, 1910. In response to the request of colored people and their friends that special consideration be given to the census of the Negro people, the Director has secured the services of Dr. Thomas Jessie Jones of Hampton Institute, Virginia for the work. Dr. Jones has for a number of years been studying Southern problems. He is re- --- recognized by the colored people as a sympathetic student of their problems. His educational equipment was obtained in the Universities of the South and of the North. In 1900 he won the prize fellowship of $650 in sociology at Columbia University and later obtained his Ph. D. degree at the same institution. Since that time Dr. Jones has been engaged in research work among the colored people of the South. The accuracy of the Census depends upon the interest and intelligence of the supervisors, and enumerators who are to ask the questions and also upon the intelligent co-operation of those who are to reply. Dr. Jones will endeavor to use both of these elements. The first task, is to awaken en the interest of the Negro people in the census. The second is to neqaint them with the difficulties of the inqniries and prepare them to give correct answers. In this work, the Pres. the Church and school are the most effective dgencies. From time to time useful information will be issued to the public. It is hoped that the Census Bureau will recieve the hearty co-operation of all colored people that the next census may be a true picture of the colored people of the United States. NEWTON KANSAS One of the notable events of the season in this city were the annual instilation of officers of Fidility Lodge No.57 Free and accepted Ancient York Masons which took place at their hall December 18-1909. The following officers were installed by the Grand Master J. B. Anderson, J. W. Anderson W. M. J. S. Walker Sr. W. L. Rickman Jr. W. K. C. Rossiter Sect. J. Jackson Treas. Ed Walker Tyler, M. Roaeh Sr. D. N. Anderson Jr. D. W. P. Turner Sr. Steward, U. S. Rickman ANUARY 1st 1910. Jr. W. H. Garrett Chaplain. At the conclusion of the instlation both Lodges in a body retired to the home of Mrs. J. P. Rick man's where an elegant banquet for thirty was in waiting.; This Chapter the Climax of one of the most delightful social gathering that Newton has had in a long time. The 30th. anniversary of Fidelity Lodge No. 57 was observed Sunday Dec. 19th at 2:30 at the Second Baptist church. A very able sermon was preached by Rev. J. B. Anderson of Kansas City Kans. —From Haggai 2 chapter 9 verse. A joyous Christmas observed at all the churches Friday night Dec. 24th At the Second Baptist church a very elaborate program was rendered by the Sunday School, Mrs John McClain conductor of the exercises is to be congratulated for the go and effort. The choir appeared in dark robes with Miss. Lotha Under wood as organist and rendered the sweet chords with telling effort. Gifts were hans2me and quite numerous. The C. M: E. Sunday School also rendered a very appropriate program and caused many hearts to rejoice. A fitting service were also held at the A. M. E. church which brought great joy to the hearts oi the young and old. Rev. Wooten Presiding Elder of A. M. E. church held quarterly meeting last Sunday afternoon the attendance were good and the service impressive. Christmas At Tabernacle Church The Sunday School had an excellent program and Christmas Eve. night. At the invitation of Mrs. R. H. Love Supertendent, Mrs. M. L. Copeland assistant Sup't and Mrs. H. Gardder organist, Santa Clause brought an abundance of Christmas cheer for the children and the members of the Sunday School. Sunday Rev. Copeland preached two excellent sermons Wednesday night Dec. 29, the Sunday School rendered an excellent program under the management of Mrs R. H. Love and Mrs H. Oarduer. The choir rendered excellent music. The school presented the pastor Rev. M. L. Cope'and a silver offering and the Mission Circle in connection with the Sunday School present ea a Silver offering. The Sunday School presentation speech was delivered by M. Parker. Mrs M. Lane made the presentation speech for the Sewing Circle. The pastor and his wife responded in a few well chosen words. A Happy The year 1909 is now a matter of history and with this issue we begin our work in the new year 1910. The last year -1909- was a remarkable year; Possibly there has been few years which had more changes and counter changes in many ways than had the year 1909. To rnumerate or specify them would sequire aolumes. We feel highly grateful at havingibeen spared by our Creator to pass through 1909 and now able to begin our work in the new year 1910. Our work of 1909 was filled with many pleasantries and yet with other humanity, we had our rainy days as well os those of sunshine - for all which we are gruteful. We are proud of the pleasant relations which we all have been able to maidtain among our work during 1910 may be as pleasant. With these few words we wish all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Topeka Industrial Notes Kansas soil knows no color line. Two of our young men Lew is Ford and Raymond Bradshaw entered their corn in the Shawnee County Corn Growers contest. They were the only Negro boys in the contest. Both of them were successful in securing Corn Institute Scholarship at the State Agricultural College. They left Monday morning for their ten days Institute work. Our farmers have done considerable butchering. Recently they have killed and packed over 3, 000 lbs. of pork, 350 lbs of lard and made 200 lbs of sausage and have not finished yet. During the year we will kill 4,500 lbs of beef. The farm is quite a helper Prof. M. W. Freeman Vice Prs left Monday morning for Rochester., N. Y. where he will represent our Institution at the International Student Volunteer Movement. This gathering will be composed of college representatives from all over the world. Several students have enrolled since Christmas holidays. We trust that the prospective students will continue to bear in mind the necessity of prompt enrollment. The plasters are finishing their work in the new Academic building. The building will be ready for occupancy in a short time. All are still talking of Christmas festivities. It was indeed a season of joy to all. Each student received a present from the Christmas tree. The Christmas dinner was all that a heart could wish. The students enjoyed most the reception given by President and Mrs Carter at their home Christmas evening. No pains was spared to make it pleasant for all. LAWRENCE KANSAS Mt Maria Tabernacle No. 52 was called togather Dec. 14th. 1909 to pay the last tribute of respect to one of her oldest members Dtr. Malinda Parks who being at the time of her death in the Tabernacle 16 years. Her death was a sad one to the friends family and the Tabernacle because it happened in a very sad way. Stiring fire to her clothing from an old pipe which resulted in her death. Mt. Mariah Tabernacle has lost a faithful member The link in our chain is broken, but we have the pleasure known that one deaceased daughter has gone to the Grand Tabernacle above and we as daughters of the Tabernacle extend our heart-telt sympathy to the breaved family She leaves three daughters and one son to mourn her loss. God in his wisdom has recalled the boon of life which he has given althrough the body molders here The soul is safe ih Heaven, Dtr. Josie Ware C. P. Dtr. Jella Jones C. R Our Grand Queen Mother We take pleasure in presenting to the Knights and daughters of Tabor and to the public at large Dtr. Bessie Hall, of Ft. Scott, Kansas, Grand Queen Mothers of the Kansas Tents. Dtr. Hall presents her New Year greeting to all. New Year Greeting Ft. Scott Kans. Jan. 1, 1910 To all Queen Mothers., Maids and Pages of Honor Greeting:- The Lord has wonderfully blessed us to see the close of the old year 1909 and now to greet the new year 1910. It is with a deep sense of the graver responsibilities which the new year brings to us more than those which were incumbent on us during the year 1909 which is now passed into history. Although the Death Angle has seen fit to visit my home twice since the last Grand Session—yet I am not discouraged—but knowing it to be His will—I am determined to put fourth greater efforts in the future than ever I did in the past to build up the Order of Twelve Our Tents and our work for God and His Kingdom. Let each the Queen Mother, each Maid and Page vie with each other to do a greater work this year than ever before. Wishing you all a Happy New Year I am Bessie Hall G.Q.M. Mrs. Bessie Elizebeth Watson Hall was born in LoganCo Kentucky moved to Lawrence Kas. when qvite a little child lived there with her parents moved to Humbolt Kans, where she was reared and educated. Was married to Mr. Henry Hall, after her marriage moved to Burlington, Kansas from their to Ft. Scott Kansas over 20 years ago where she has since made her home, owning some valuable property in the west part of Ft. Scott She has deen a member of the Order of Twelve over 17 years, served as Chief Priceptesss over 12 years and was elected Grand Vice Preceptress in Leavenworth Kans. of which office she held 8 years served Queen Mother for 2 years in Atchison Kansas, was elected Grand Queen Mother over 300 majority has always made a faithful member and every office you can allways find of her past and never fail to contribute to the work for raising financial she cant be beat, she has a smile for every-body and is loved by all, her home is always welcome and if any of the members of the Order of Swelve ever go to her home once they always want to come again. Ft. Scott may well feel proud of this worthy citizen HAD A LOVE FEAST. The officers and members of Home of the eWst Lodge No. 2906 and Household of Ruth No. 612 G. U. O. O. F. held a joint love feast at their hall, 517 N. Main, Wednesday evening, Dec. 29th, 1909. The evening was spent in speeches and toasts by the officers of the above together with their guests. Refreshments suitable for the season were served. A pleasant evening was spent and all hoping to receive an invitation to return again. MR. TAFT PREPARES MESSAGE IT WILL DEAL WITH AMENDMENTS TO PRESENT LAWS. The Interstate Commerce and Sherman Anti-Trust Acts Will Receive Attention of President. Washington, D. C.—President Taft has begun the preparation of the first of his special messages to congress. This message will deal with the amendments which he believes are necessary in the interstate commerce and Sherman anti-trust acts. Recent reports to the contrary notwithstanding, it is known that the president will take up the anti-trust act and deal with it at great length. He also will bring forward his ideas as to issuing federal licenses to corporations. The proposed license will be a voluntary one, to be taken advantage of by such corporations as desire to place themselves under federal jurisdiction. It had been currently reported for some time that President Taft might delay his anti-trust recommendations until the supreme court had finally passed on the recent Standard Oll decision. Those to whom the president has talked say, however, he has decided to go forward with his program. The president and the members of his cabinet, together with the Interstate Commerce commission, have given more thought and study to the needed changes in the interstate commerce and anti-trust acts than to any other subjects since the beginning of the present administration. There has been a disposition among some of the leaders of the senate and the house in the last two days to urge the president not to send in his anti-trust message just now. A TRADE SCHOOL FOR KANSAS The National Government Planning to Offer the State Haskell Institute At Lawrence. Lawrence, Kansas.—Haskell Institute, valued at $750,000, is to be offered to Kansas as a site for the establishment of a day trade school Superintendent H. B. Peairs said that he had discussed the matter of giving the institution to the state with R. G. Valentine, United States commissioner of Indian affairs, and that the latter looked with favor on the proposition. It practically was agreed at the meeting of the superintendents of Indian schools, which was held a week ago in Washington, that a formal proposition would in a short time be submitted to Kansas asking the state legislature to appropriate a sum of money for maintenance and then allow white students to enroll at the institution without tuition. Farm Population Decreasing. Washington, D. C.—"The present high prices for farm products have come to stay; the rural population is playing out; the present census, if it classes the unincorporated villages as towns, will show between 60 and 65 per cent of the population as living in towns," said Representative Champ Clark of Missouri, the minority leader in the house. "At the present rate, in 20 years the United States will cease to be an exporting nation for agricultural products except cotton. Chicago Lines Consolidate. Chicago, Illinois.—With the consummation of a $70,000,000 deal for the consolidation of all the surface traction lines of the southern division of Chicago, including the Hammond, East Chicago and Whiting, the first step in the formation of the gigantic electric power and traction trust controlling all the traction utilities, surface and elevated of Chicago and its environs, has become an accomplished fact. Sheldon Escaped Arrest. Greenwich, Connecticut. — George Preston Sheldon, the deposed president of the Phoenix Fire Insurance company of Brooklyn, under indictment for grand larceny in connection with financial irregularities in the company, died at his home here, ignorant of the fact that detectives were waiting with extradition papers ready to take him to New York for trial in the event of his recovery. No Bumps for This Cargo Washington, D. C. — When the steamer Phyllis arrived recently at the Panama canal zone, its cargo is said to have received even more respectful attention than that of the steamer that shortly before arrived in Colon loaded to the rail with American congressmen. The Phyllis had aboard 1,032,000 pounds of dynamite. Shot by a Night Watchman. Warrensburg, Missouri. — Douglass Eads, 30 years old, proprietor of a shooting gallery, was shot by G. W. Howard, a night watchman, and died half an hour later. Eads had resisted arrest and struck at Howard before the shot was fired. Eads was a son of J. D. Eads, cashier of the Peoples National bank. Walk Mile in Night Clothes. Lawrence, Kansas.—The home of C. E. Wilson, five miles east of Lawrence, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Wilson and his wife escaped. They walked a mile through the snow in their nightclothes to the home of a neighbor. Eavor Denatured Football. New York, N. Y.-Fifty colleges in the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association have voted for the retention of football games. TRIPPONES MORE MONEY MIDNAMAPOLIS NEWS AS YEAR DRAWS TO A CLOSE AS YEAR DRAWS TO A CLOSE THE FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT. General Proseprity Seems to have Returned—Some of the Noteworthy Things of the Year. New York, N. Y.—Proseprity once again reigns throughout the country as the old year passes into eternity and the new year is born. The financial marts are at a flood tide of buoyancy. Capital and labor, except in a few rare instances, are at peace. Factories are running full blast. Wages are higher. The industrial outlook is bright. The industrial past has been good and the undertone of sentiment reflects the feeling that 12 months of tremendous business activity is in store for the country. There have been big events in the field of business, such as the judicial order that the great Standard Oil company must dissolve, and the federal prosecution of the American Sugar Refining company. Big corporations, in fact, have played a prominent part in the making of history in the year, and questions of great magnitude affecting them have been aired in different courts throughout the country. In some instances verdicts of a favorable nature have been pronounced and in others the result has been in favor of their interest. The achievement of the Wright brothers in aviation are the banner feats of invention. The rush on the part of men and women of colossal fortunes to give away their wealth to deserving causes has never been exceeded. Women have forced themselves into national affairs and the campaign for suffrage has been stronger than ever before in the history of the United States. In the world of sports American athletes have performed record-breaking feats and by right of conquest have held the laurels that have long crowned their heads. In all the year has been a remarkable one, and its history is rich with interest. MASSING TROOPS ON FRONTIER Russia Represented as Having 500,000 Men Ready to Invade Manchuria When Needed. Victoria, British Columbia.—Advices brought here from the Orient are to the effect that Russia is hurriedly massing troops on the frontier in the belief that the Manchurian situation win soon involve her in a second great war with Japan. Travelers from North Manchuria and Siberia, according to these reports, declare that Russia has secretly mobilized an army of 500,000 men on the shores of Lake Baikal and that 15 submarines have been shipped to Vladivostok with orders that they be put in commission immediately and prepared for active service. Extra forces of men are being rushed to the Amur railroad to prepare it to handle expediently troops and munitions. Gum Chewing Caused Death Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After his neck had swolen to twice its natural size and the cords in his throat became paralyzed, John Ewelsog of Enid died. Doctors attending declared his conditions was the result of chewing gum. Plans of the Democrats Washington, D. C. — "The program of the democrats in the house at this session is to keep down the amount of the appropriation bills and to vote against ship subsidy," said the minority leader, Champ Clark of Missouri. Vardaman May be Senator. Jackson, Mississippi.—That former Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi will be elected to the United States senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator A. J. McLaurin, who was buried recently, is the prediction of Democratic leaders.nere. A Woman Mail Carrier Killed Spartansburg South Carolina.—Miss Myra Hicks, one of the three women mail carriers in the United States, was fatally injured by a train. THEY LET ZELAYA GO IN PEACE Secretary Knox's Bluff was Disregarded and the Dictator Was Helped by Mexico. Managua, Nica.—Jose Santos Zelaya, the ex-president of Nicaragua, has taken himself out of the country and is now aboard the Mexican gunboat Gen. Guerrero, bound for Salina Cruz. Washington, D. C.—News of the flight of ex-President Zelaya from Corinto was received in official circles here with varying emotions. While the state department undoubtedly would have appreciated the capture of Zelaya and his arraignment on the charge of murdering the two Americans, Groce and Cannon, there is in other quarters a distinct sense of relief in the passing of the Nicaraguan dictator from the scene. Had this government been determined to stand by the demands made in the note sent by Secretary Knox to Rodrlguez, charge d'affaires of the Nicaraguan legation here, it is acknowledged that the escape of Zelaya could readily have been prevented. PLAN AN OPEN INVESTIGATION The Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy Will be Handled by a Joint Congressional Committee. Washington, D. C.—The forthcoming congressional investigation of the matters entering into the so-called Ballinger-Pinchot controversy was the subject of a conference between President Taft and Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania, one of the Republican leaders of the house. Mr. Dalzell said after the interview that the investigation unquestionably would be carried forward by a joint committee composed of from five to seven members. President Taft has agreed with the leaders of the senate and the house that a joint investigation, open to the public, will be the best means of thoroughly dealing with the matter. New Lead and Zinc Record Joplin, Missouri.—The Joplin lead and zinc district, consisting of portions of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, breaks all previous records in the output of zinc and lead ores with a total of 272,524 tons of zinc blend, 28,681 tons of calamine and 44,186 tons of lead ore, as the amount of ores produced for the year 1909. With a panic just preceding and lasting well over into the first half of 1909 the record production is considered for that reason almost phenomenal. Farm Prices Nearly Doubled. Chicago, Illinois.—Farms on the farmers of the United States, with their buildings, are worth almost $30,000,000,000. This is forty-four per cent more than in 1900. No such increase in agricultural values was ever before known in the history of the world in any country. The farm products of the year just closed were worth almost four times as much as the products of 1889. Fast Mail Killed 23 Cattle Muskogee, Oklahoma. — The Missouri, Kansas & Texas fast mall train runs at 60 miles an hour through Oklahoma. It was running at that rate when it came to a crossing on the Scott farm tour miles north of Eufaula and struck a herd of cattle. There were 500 cattle in a pasture and were killed. After a Cement Monopoly. Wellington, Kansas.-At the instance of Attorney General Frederick S. Jackson papers were filed here by the county attorney Harold Herrick, against the Western States Cement company, charging a violation of the anti-trust law. General Ezra Carman Dead. General Ezra Carrman Beaul Washington, D. C.—General Ezra Ayres Caman, 75 years old, since 1905 chairman of the Chickamaugna and Chattanooga park commission, and previously a member of the Antietam battle field board, died at his home here. New Yorkers Were Liberal. New York, N. Y.—Citizens of New York city, in the year now closing, gave way to public causes more than the astounding amount of $100; 000,000. A WILD TIME ON WALL STREET An Attempt to Get Control of Rock Island Stock Raised the Price to 81. New York, N. Y.—One of the most sensational movements that the stock market has seen since the memorable panic of May 9, 1901, when James J. Hill and E. H. Harriman fought for control of the Northern Pacific, took place this morning in Rock Island common stock immediately after the opening of the stock market. Inside of fifteen minutes the stock advanced from 50% to 81 and returned almost as rapidly to close to its opening figures. Thousands of shares changed hands between those prices in a wild scramble of the shorts to get under cover. In the meanwhile the rest of the market, threatened with demoralization, hesitated; stocks rose in sympathy with the advance in Rock Island, wavered uncertainly and then fell. Before they could decline seriously, however, it was recognized that the movement in Rock Island was under control, and so the market in general was saved from the threatened danger. All sorts of reports were circulated in the street to account for the extraordinary and mysterious move in Rock Island, and while most of them were plausible, none appeared in itself adequate to explain the rapidity and scope of the precipitate rise and fall. It was believed that London was the principal sufferer at first, as it is a matter of common knowledge that London has been selling calls on the stock for several weeks past and has been selling the stock itself short. SAILED FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP A WesternYouth Builds an Airship and Ascends to the Rim of a Crater. Tacoma, Washington. — Reginald Weatherby, 22 years old, who lives at Spanaway Lake 11 miles south of here, has achieved a triumph in aviation, after three years devoted to experiments, that gives him high rank as an aeronaut. He has completed and successfully tried out his aluminum aeroplane. With two companions aboard the air craft, Weatherby circled the summit of Mount Rainer last Wednesday night. The party alighted on the rim of the crater of the mountain at an elevation of nearly 15,000 feet and then sailed off again over the snowfields. Implement Men to Meet January 10. Implement Men to Meet January 10. Kansas City, Missouri.—More than 4,000 dealers in vehicles and farm implements will hold a convention in Kansas City the week beginning January 10. It will be the twenty-first annual convention of the Western Retail Vehicle and Implement Dealers' association, including in its membership practically all of the retail dealers in the lines mentioned in Kansas City's trade territory. Quarters have been engaged at the Coates house for the officers and many of the delegates. The meetings are to be held in the Century theater. Ninety-One Died of Pellagra. Jackson, Mississippi—Statistics announced by the state board of health show that 188 cases of pellagra were under treatment in Mississippi in the year just closing. An additional 21 cases were treated at the State Charity hospital at Vicksburg. Ninety-one deaths occurred. The heaviest mortality is reported from Lauderdale county, where out of 43 cases 26 deaths occurred. He Named His Boy for Cook New York.—John Henry Thiery of Long Island city, is trying to settle the question of how he will bring about the renaming of his latest son, born September 14. The child was named in honor of Dr. Frederick Cook. Since Cook's exposure Mr. thiery has been seeking the means of relieving his child from bearing the name. A Record Price on Hogs Kansas City, Mo.—The best hogs sold at $8.60 a hundred pounds at the Kansas City stock yards recently. This is the highest price paid here in the last 27 years. In 1882, the year following the hog cholera scourge, which killed several million hogs in the corn belt, $8.80 was paid at this market. A Distributing Station Now. Kansas City, Missouri.—The post master general has issued an order designating Kansas City as a distributing station and repository and substation for stamped envelopes and post cards. Offices throughout the southwest are to be supplied in the future from Kansas City. Reducing Diphtheria in Kansas Reducing Diphtheria in Kansas Topeka, Kansas.—The Kansas state board of health has figures to show that progress is being made in the light against diphtheria in Kansas. In October, 1906, there were 516 cases of the disease while in October of this year there were only 378 cases. Christmas Dinner for 3,000 Kansas City, Missouri.—Three thousand people were given Christmas-day dinners by the Salvation Army. The dinners were distributed in baskets, each containing a chicken, a roast of beef, bread, sugar, coffee and two cans (either pears or peaches. Admiral Dewey is 72 years Old. Washington, D. C.—Admiral George Dewey, hero of Manila and one of the greatest sea fighters of the age, celebrated his 72nd birthday at his home here. MUCH CARE NEEDED MUCH CARE NEEDED CLEANLINESS IN KITCHEN IS IM PERATIVE. Remembrance That "Food and Fingers Are Carriers of Contagion," Will Help Along a Much Desired Improvement. There may sometimes be observed in the cooked dish a loss of flavor, not a bad taste, but alack of what is appetizing. It would be interesting to know in how many cases this comes from a lack of cleanliness in utensils and methods. Personal cleanliness is of course essential in the kitchen, and every good housekeeper endeavors to maintain a high standard in such matters. Some food manufactures make special exports to secure cleanliness and hygienic surroundings, and the good example they set should be generally followed. "Food and fingers are carriers of contagion." The proper way of washing the hands, if seriously taught and seriously practiced, in the market and in the kitchen, would go far to remove the source not only of infection but of such additions to the food as are disgusting to think of. In this matter some food manufactories are cleaner in their methods than are our kitchens. In one large bakery, where information was collected, the rule is in force that every employee shall wash his hands on returning to the room after leaving it for any purpose whatever. The running tap, like the shower bath, offers a great improvement over old methods of washing. Few will have patience to fill and refill the hand basin until the hands are bathed at last in clean water, but this result is easily accomplished under the tap. The nail brush and nail cleaner must have their place in the kitchen, and their use must be insisted on before bread or cake is mixed and after work at all soiling in character. Every one will admit that there is need for exercising great care in coughing and sneezing wherever such necessary acts may be annoying to others. When one recalls that experiment has shown that a fine spray of saliva may be thrown in all directions for a distance of four or five feet by a violent sneeze or cough, and that often the cause of the cough or sneeze is something which can be thus communicated to others, it is evident that there is abundant reason for caution. Particularly is this essential wherever food is prepared, exposed or served. Olive Oil for Furniture. By pouring a little olive oil over a soft linen cloth and gently rubbing over the surface of mahogany furniture the white covering caused by dampness, also all dust, is removed and leaves the furniture as clear as a mirror, and saves having it polished. For easy boot cleaning brush the boots free from dust, then with a bit of rag rub a little glycerin well into the leather. Let nearly dry, then rub with a soft brush. If rubbed after wearing with a velvet-covered pad or duster they will retain their polish for days, and the glycerin helps to keep the leather a good color and to make it soft and comfortable to wear. Cream of Corn Soup. This is another dish for one of the cold evenings that sometimes come in August. Cut and scrape the corn from six ears of corn. Boll the cobs in a quart of water for 30 minutes, remove the cobs, add the corn to the water, and simmer on the back of the stove until it is very tender. Put it through a vegetable presser. There should be about a pint of liquid left, and it should be thick and creamy Add this to a quart of scalded milk—if you can afford a little cream so much the better—and season liberally with salt, pepper and butter. Serve very hot. Date Pies. Fortwo small date pies wash two cups of dates lightly and soak in boiling water for five minutes. Drain, press through a sieve, add two cups of milk, a pinch of salt, one-quarter even teaspoon of cinnamon and a few gratings of nutmeg. Add a little sugar, which must be measured by the taste, but will not be much. Add two beaten eggs and bake in two small paste line. plates. If the family be large the pie can be baked in one large plate. Two crusts may be used if preferred. Dust the top crust with powdered sugar and serve when cool. Devil's Food Cake One cupful of grated chocolate, one cupful of sugar, one cupful of milk, yolk of one egg. Mix sugar and egg together, add chocolate, then milk. Holl until a little thick and let it cool until the second part is ready. One cupful of sugar, one-half cupful of butter, two eggs, three-fourths of a cupful of milk. Cream butter, add sugar, then eggs, one at a time. Then add milk and first part. Three cupfuls of flour is needed, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one teaspoon vanilla extract. Butter Hint. Place the thin paper that comes around brick butter on top of butter and cut. The paper will move with the knife without breaking and the result will be that the butter will be smooth and not a speck wasted. Hints on Fish Cooking Salt and vinegar added to the water in which fish is boiled, will serve to whiten and harden the fish. A tablespoonful of vinegar and a teaspoonful of salt in two quarts of water is a good proportion. Lewis' Single Binder 5£ Cigar GUARANTEED THE DEALER WILL SAVE YOU THE COST OF THE BINDER FRANK PLEWIS STRAIGHT FINE SMOKE MANY smokers prefer them to 10£ cigars. Tell the dealer you want Lewis' Single Binder. Factory, Peoria, Illinois. Many smokers prefer them to 10% cigars. Tell the dealer you want Lewis' Single Binder. Factory, Peoria, Illinois. "Hey, janitor, come quick. Dere's a man fell down de coal hole!" "All right, sonny. I'll look into it!" "Cuticura did wonders for me. For twenty-five years I suffered agony from a terrible humor, completely covering my head, neck and shoulders, so even to my wife, I became an object of dread. At large expense I consulted the most able doctors far and near. Their treatment was of no avail, nor was that of the —— Hospital, during six months' efforts. I suffered on and concluded there was no help for me this side of the grave. Then I heard of some one who had been cured by Cuticura Remedies and thought that a trial could do no harm. In a surprisingly short time I was completely cured. S. P. Keyes, 147 Congress St., Boston, Mass., Oct. 12, 199." Face Covered with Pimples "I congratulate Cuticura upon my speedy recovery from pimples which covered my face. I used Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent for ten days and my face cleared and I am perfectly well. I had tried doctors for several month but got no results. Wm.J. Sadlier, 1614 Susquehanna Ave., Philadelphia, May 1, 1909." Eve's New Costume "Oh, dear!" said Eve, after she had secured all the best fig leaves there were to be had, "I'm so unhappy." "Come, dear, cheer up," replied Adam. "Things might be worse than they are. We still have each other." "Yes, but now that I've got to wearing clothes there's no other woman with whom I can talk about them."—Chicago Record-Herald. Would Depend. She—You've seen Charley's wife. Would you call her pretty? He—I might if I were talking to Charley. Elucidated. Stella—What is the law of heredity? Bella—That all undesirable traits come from the other parent. Dr. Pierce's pleasant Pellets cure constipation. 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The KITCHEN GABINET HE trust homes are often in houses not especially well kept, where the comfort and happiness of the family, rather than extreme tidiness and the preservation of the furniture are first consummate. The object of the home is to center, the pivot on which the family life turns. The first requisite is to make it so attractive that none of its members shall care to tinger long outside its limits." The Luncheon Basket for School Children. For the children who carry luncheon to school the mother who prepares the food remembers that it must be wholesome. Good bread and butter spread with a little jelly is a luncheon in itself, good enough for anybody. Children cut the sweet tooth early, and it always delights them to find a surprise in a cake or a piece of candy. The trouble with most children is that they will eat the sweets and ignore the more substantial bread and butter. The more dainty and attractively put up, the greater desire the child will have to partake. A good plan when sweets are added to the luncheon is to put them in the bottom of the basket. Dates and figs are wholesome sweets, much better for little people than candy. Whole wheat bread is the best to be used. A cup custard and an apple will make a luncheon sufficiently substantial for a noontime meal. The health of the child should of course be considered. If it lacks vitality, more nutritious foods should be added. A chopped nut sandwich made of Brazil nuts spread on buttered whole wheat bread is very nutritious, or chopped hard cooked eggs spread thickly between buttered bread and a little cup of rice pudding will make a most satisfactory luncheon. When cake is given, let it be sponge, angel food or sunshine cake. It is better to add a few small pieces of candy for dessert, for an occasional change, and do without cake entirely. A bottle of milk or cocoa may be put into the basket if any liquid food is desired, although a drink of water after the meal is sufficiently satisfying to most children, especially if they have fruit in the lunch basket. A baked apple and a little molded jelly may be used occasionally, a sweet orange, a bunch of grapes or an uncooked apple are always delightful additions to a lunch basket. HI GOOD, gigantic smile o' the brown old earth. This autumn morning! How he sets his bones To bask I' the sun and thrusts out knees and feet. For the ripple to run over in its mirth: Listening the while, when on the heap of the white breast of the sea-lark twitters sweet." Desserts. A few recipes for desserts that are easy to make and may be prepared in a short time, the wise hostess will have at hand where they may be quickly found. A fruit salad with crackers is always a delicious dessert, a piece of cake and a dish of canned fruit or preserves is another easy to serve, and almost always ready. If not cake, then cookies will be fully as good. A very dainty dessert and extremely attractive in appearance is one made of marshmallows quartered by cutting with the shears. Stir a sufficient number into sweetened, flavored whipped cream and sprinkle with blanched, shredded almonds. If one cares to have it more elaborate, maraschino cherries make a pretty garnish, or both the nuts and cherries may be omitted. Flavor with almond when using the nuts. A dainty little wafer to serve with a fruit salad as a dessert or for afternoon tea, is made by using boiled frosting with a tablespoonful each of steamed raisins and chopped nuts, stirred into it. Drop in the center of the round, salted wafers and set away to dry or heat quickly in the oven. A favorite dessert which is easily and quickly made, is a gingerbread baked in gem pans, and served with whipped cream. Stuffed dates is another nice dessert. They may be stuffed with nuts, cream cheese, or simply may be confection stuffed with fondant. One of the simplest of steamed puddings which will be cooked in 15 minutes is made of a cupful of flour, a teaspoonful of baking powder, a little salt and rich milk enough to make a drop batter. Put fruit in greased cups and add the batter, alowing for the swelling of the dough. Steam without uncovering 15 minutes. Serve with cream or fruit sauce. Generalities. Use the pieces of old lace curtains made into bags to put lettuce in after washing, to drain. The bag with the lettuce can be put into the ice chest. Another good way to use up old curtains is to make bags to use when washing small things, like collars and doilies that are apt to be lost. Pin the bags on the line, holding the small things. O WATCH the corn to grow and the blossoms set; to draw hard breath over plow and spade; to read, to think, to love, to hope, to pray—these are the things that make men happy; they have always had the power to do this and always will. The world's prosperity or adversity depends upon our knowing and doing these things."—Ruskin. The Emergency Closet We read with a great deal of interest of the housewife who is suddenly submerged with unexpected company and has nothing to begin a meal with but cold chicken and potatoes. "Fortunate woman," we hear some one say, that she had those, for often the flour barrel is the only resource for many an unfortunate, improvident housekeeper. One of the most satisfying possessions for the household is the emergency closet that holds choice things in can and package, reserved for just such occasions. Let there be salmon, sardines and olives, peas, beans, corn, macaroni and tomatoes, with pickles and preserves; a few boxes of crackers, cookies and gelatine; chocolate, cocoa and any number of little choice things that are favorites in the family. Renew as used, and one will all always have the feeling of security, come who will. A soup of tomato and milk with seasonings is always good. A can of salmon, heated and served in the center of a platter with riced, seasoned potatoes served around it, and around the potato a thick white sauce, makes a delicious hot main dish. A gelatine dessert if one has the time to wait for it, served with cream, is easily prepared, or preserves with cookies will make a sufficiently satisfying dessert. The accessories of olives, pickles or cheese will make a most attractive meal. Chestnut Soup Blanch chestnuts by cutting a silt in the side with a sharp knife, then put into a hot frying pan with a bit of fat, stirring until they burst. Boil the blanched nuts in salted water until soft, then put through a sieve, add rich milk and bind with two tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour that have been well blended. Use a cup of nut meats to a quart of milk. Beat an egg and pour the hot soup over it slowly in the tureen. OU may not be able to do the OU may not be able to do the work of some other woman, but you can do your own work, and that is all that is required." "If we worry we do not trust, and if we trust we do not worry." "Worry is hope turned wrong side out." Some Apple Hints. The juicy queen of fruits is not always easy to reach in price, so we wisely learn to use the small ones in a variety of ways that none may be wasted. One of the nicest ways of preparing apple sauce is to wash the fruit and remove all spots, cut into quarters and core, leaving on the skim where so much of the flavor lies. Put into a stone dish, cover well and bake slowly, adding a little water when first put in, and sugar after they have become soft. Apples may be used this way that are too imperfect for ordinary use. When one wants something especially dainty, core the apples without peeling, then fill the centers with sugar and chopped nuts. Bake until tender in a sugar and water syrup. Another very attractive way of serving nice apples is to core them, then peel, as they are liable to crack when cored if the peeling has been removed first. Stew in a sugar syrup until they are easily pierced; remove and stick blanched almonds all over them. Fill the centers with sugar, pour around the boiled syrup and bake until well done. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with sweetened whipped cream. The centers may be filled with the chopped nuts if desired. A more dainty or delicious dessert it will be hard to find. If you should want to mold apple sauce, use two tablespoonfuls of tapioca soaked until soft and stirred in a quart of apple sauce. Strain and mold. This will be found as good as gelatine and much less expensive which appeals to a large majority of our housekeepers. Apples are such a favorite fruit that the dumpling, bird's nest pudding and the apple pie are always cherished desserts in many homes. A nice way to prepare a baked dumpling is to make a rich biscuit dough, roll it out and wrap a cored, pared and peeled apple in it, filling the center with sugar and pinching up the dough on top to keep the steam in when baking. They will bake, leaving the dumpling round and shapely like the apple. Spots of all kinds are much harder to get out if they are allowed to remain. A fresh spot may often be nearly removed at once by wiping quickly with a napkin. THE AMERICAN HOME W-A.RADFORD EDITOR THE HOME OF THE MAYOR Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest man in the field of all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago, Ill., and only ancile two-cent stamp for reply. --- The use of cement plaster permits a greater freedom in residence design than possibly any other material. With frame construction every extra corner adds appreciably to the cost, due to the necessity of cutting and mitering of the material; and with brick or stone the very nature of the material precludes anything but the square, massive and simple effects. So, with both timber and masonry, residence designs are apt to be of the rather conventional square type. Cement plaster, on the other hand, offers no obstacle to the architect who wishes to design a dwelling of unique and distinctive appearance. The material lends itself readily to small or large, plain or irregular spaces; corners and projections cause no trouble—that is, as compared with the other materials. The accompanying design illustrates this point very nicely. The architect has permitted himself a freedom in the spacing of the exterior walls and in the roof treatment that would not be in any way possible with either frame or masonry construction. The result is a decidedly unique and attractive residence of commodious size; yet the cost is not excessive. This house is 35 feet 6 inches wide by 35 feet deep, not counting the front porch. The estimated cost is $3,700. Construction. In this house the framework was first boarded over with hemlock 'shin- THE CENTRE OF THE WESTERN CAMP ENTRY PANTRY DEN 12'0"X7'0" KITCHEN 13'0"X10'0" DINING RM. 17'6"X14'0" CL HALL 12'0"X12'0" LIVING RM. 18'0"X12'0" PORCH 15'3"X12'6" First Floor Plan lap," covered by waterproof tar paper. Over the entire surface of the building, and up under the eaves, vertical furring strips were then nailed on, and to these strips were fastened spruce laths, which were covered with two coats of cement plaster. Since the introduction of exterior cement plastering there has been a good deal of discussion over the respective merits of metal and wood lath for the work. Metal lath has been largely used; but with certain designs and under certain conditions the wood lath seems to be more practical to use. The substitution of wood laths for the more commonly used metal lathing proved successful for this house in every way. Metal lathing costs more and is apt to be shortlived, owing to the dampness which permeates the plaster and corrodes the metal. When wood laths are used, however, they should be narrow one-inch laths, and the first coat of plaster must be allowed to shrink dry before applying the second coat. The exterior woodwork is of unplanned lumber. This treatment is particularly advisable when the trim is to be stained instead of painted, as smooth wood does not possess enough fiber to hold the pigment in place. The shingles on the roof, and all exterior boards, in this design, were stained a warm, reddish brown. Two coats of gray paint, just the color of the plaster, were applied to the smoothly planed sash. This combina- ```markdown ``` tion of gray plaster, brown woodwork and gray sash, with burnt orange curtains at the windows, is harmonious and gives a very pleasing effect. The Interior. The interior of a house should in arrangement and in style of finish, etc., conform to the exterior. In this house the interior trim is strictly modern, both in design and finish. Square-cornered molding is used throughout for base mold, door and window casings and picture mold. This is all of plain sawed white oak finished in the natural color. The trim is reduced to a minimum so as to do away with all projecting heads, which catch so much dust. The doors have two vertical panels extending from top to bottom. The arrangement of this house leaves nothing to be desired in the way of roomy convenience. The floor plans show very well how the rooms are spaced. On the first floor there BED RM 11'6"X10'6" BED RM 15'3"X10'0" HALL BATH 10'2"X6'4" BED RM 14'6"X11'0" CL CL CL Second Floor Flan THE HOME OF THE MAYOR are five rooms; a square entrance hall, large living room, back of which is the roomy, well-lighted dining room, and a kitchen just large enough to provide for the work of cooking and conveniently located both with respect to the dining room, the pantry and the cellar stairs. The den back of the dining room, completes the first floor. This is a special feature which would be appreciated by many. The second floor provides for three bedrooms of good size, a liberal supply of clothes closets and the bath room. All of these rooms are well lighted and ventilated. Nabuco a Versatile Genius Ambassador Nabuco of Brazil is one of the most accomplished diplomats in Washington. It was said by Director John Barrett of the Pan-American bureau that he could write a treatise on international law in English with his right hand and a French poem with the other which would deceive the critics into thinking it was the work of some renowned poet. He was brought up in the days of the Brazilian empire in a cultured home full of the most refined associations, and he says that the young men of his country of that day spent their time among books, while now the young men of the same age take trips to the United States and England to complete their education along business lines. The ambassador has had the benefit of both systems and he works at his desk standing, presenting an unusual appearance from his six feet in height and military carriage. He was an ardent supporter of the great emperor and one of the last to be reconciled to his being driven from the throne. One Successful Case. "Doctor, you're not so foolish as to think you can make people good by performing operations on them, are you?" "That depends upon what you call making people good. You can check their disposition to commit crime." "As, for example—" "Well, I once knew a man who was cured, by a simple operation, of a tendency to rob banks and hold up railway trains." "Did you perform it, doctor?" "No; I was merely called on to verify the result after the operation was over." "Well, who did perform it?" "A frontier sheriff." --- Home Makers Good Career for Any Young Woman By SARAH LOUISE ARNOLD "Housework" may stand for three widely varying "careers." The first is fairly expressed by the common, homely phrase, "She does her own work." If we think of home-making as a career—if we realize that nearly three-fourths of the women who preside over homes must dispense with outside service, it becomes a matter of great importance to the individual as well as to the community that every girl should know the arts and processes involved in housework. This is essential, not simply that the house may be clean and the children properly clothed and fed, but that the family income may be wisely expended. The wife and mother who is so skillful and capable that she can dispense with the service of others in her housekeeping may readily double the purchasing power of the ordinary income. This ability to maintain a family upon a limited income is not only a matter of great moment to the individual family, but also to the community. Training which will insure this end is of vital importance and the schools will not have discharged their full responsibility until such teaching is assured for every girl. "Housework," however, is likely to denote a second type of career. The girl works in the home of another—a career against which many objections have been urged. Here again we find evidences of the misconception of the value of domestic service and its appropriate compensation. If the work of the housemaid or housekeeper is well done it approaches in value the household service of the wife and mother. It will never be rightly considered nor properly compensated until the task of the wife and mother is properly measured; and, we may add, this career will not become more attractive than at present until women unite in recalling the finer and truer conception of service. Then one might rejoice in housework for the sake of the large opportunity which it provides for assisting in the essential maintenance of the home and the safeguarding of its interests. body else." The man said: "Well, you are a good customer, so I will let you have it for seven cents. But don't tell anybody." My cousin's doctor told her recently that she should use much milk and buy it from a certain great company which he named. Yet I dare say that the milk I deliver to a small dealer is at least as good as any milk delivered in Chicago. I wonder if some doctors are getting tips from the octopus once in a while. The average farmer is honest and will not resort to the tricks of some dealers in dairy products, wheat and the like. It is the man who pulls the wires and not the man who produces that reaps the profits. The wheat farmers and dairy farmers have their income pretty well regulated by speculators and trusts. edge of dancing being a necessity at our home-circle entertainments and at many public celebrations all over the world, I cannot very well see why dancing should not be taught in our public schools. The smartest and wisest boy, the most beautiful girl, are back numbers at any entertainment if they don't know how to dance. Millions of happy marriages are the results of the ballroom. Therefore, far from being a blot on the public school, the board of education of the city of Chicago should seriously consider the question of introducing the teaching of correct dancing in all of our public schools. into model police officers, and, thanks to their vigilance and loyalty, the tourist can go in even the most isolated parts of the republic without fear of molestation. In the large cities of Mexico the robbery of a "tenderfoot," even in the sections inhabited by the lowest class, is as rare as it is common in the United States T know the arts and This is essential, not sind dren properly clothed and fe expended. The wife and me can dispense with the service double the purchasing power maintain a family upon a l moment to the individual fa which will insure this end not have discharged their ful for every girl. "Housework," however, The girl works in the home ejections have been urged. H tion of the value of domest If the work of the hov proaches in value the house never be rightly considered of the wife and mother is pro will not become more attr recalling the finer and truer in housework for the sake of assisting in the essential ma of the home and the safeguard its interests. Farmer Blamed for High Milk Price By H. STRADER body else." The man said: you have it for seven cents. My cousin's doctor told and buy it from a certain g say that the milk I deliver milk delivered in Chicago. from the octopus once in a w The average farmer is h dealers in dairy products, whi wires and not the man who farmers and dairy farmers speculators and trusts. Dancing is Element of Social Education By EUGENE N. BALLAR edge of dancing being a need at many public celebrations why dancing should not be The smartest and wises bers at any entertainment if happy marriages are the rest Therefore, far from best education of the city of Ch of introducing the teaching Mexico Is Safe Country for Traveler By JAMES H. MULLIGAN of Monterey into model police officers, and tourist can go in even the most of molestation. In the large cities of M the sections inhabited by th the United States It is alleged that the price of milk went up because the farmer gets more for it. The facts are that the farmer is getting this winter $1.37 a can of 32 quarts; that it, a little over four cents a quart. In the summer time we get $1 and sometimes 90 cents a can, or about three cents a quart. So, if the farmer could steal the milk he would not make so much profit as the dealer. He has to pay the freight also. I have a cousin in the city who uses four quarts a day and gets milk from a big company. She said: "If you raise the price I will quit and get milk from some- Well, you are a good customer, so I will let But don't tell anybody." her recently that she should use much milk eat company which he named. Yet I dare so a small dealer is at least as good as any I wonder if some doctors are getting tips mile. nest and will not resort to the tricks of some eat and the like. It is the man who pulls the produces that reaps the profits. The wheat have their income pretty well regulated by Complaint is made that in our public schools girls and even boys are given instructions in the first elements of dancing, and that sometimes they really dance! Dancing is one of the elements of social education, a part of modern civilization. The knowledge of correct dancing, gracious and sylphlike, is as necessary to our young people as the knowledge of algebra, and more, and therefore should have its place in the curriculum of our public schools. Many parents have not the means to send their boys and girls to a private terpsichorean school, and, the knowl- ssity at our home-circle entertainments and all over the world, I cannot very well see night in our public schools. boy, the most beautiful girl, are back num-they don't know how to dance. Millions of its of the ballroom. g a blot on the public school, the board of cago should seriously consider the question correct dancing in all of our public schools. There is no country in the world where the stranger can travel in greater safety along the public highways than in Mexico. Once the country roads of that nation were infested with robbers and a man who traversed them took his life in his hands. Many of these same bandits who in old days delighted in the stand-and-deliver vocation are now members of the rurales, a band of mounted rural police, which in the way of preserving law and order has hardly an equal in any land. The iron hand of Diaz has converted the brigands, with whom he once consorted, 1, thanks to their vigilance and loyalty, the 2st isolated parts of the republic without fear mexico the robbery of a "tenderfoot," even in lowest class, is as rare as it is common in W. N. MILLER, Editor. Residence 1401 West 23d Street. Residence Phone, Bell 1641. Phone your news items to us. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Strictly in Advance. One Year (by mail) ..... $1.00 Six Months (by mail)..... 75 Three Months (by mail)..... 50 Advertising Rates made known on application. Liberal commission paid to agents. Entered at the Postoffice at Wichita, Kansas, as Second-Class Mail Matter. Established Every Saturday at 634 N. Water Street. All matters addressed to The Searchlight for publication must be signed by the party or parties writing. All matters for publication must reach this office not later than Thursday noon to reach publication in the current issue. RULES OF THIS OFFICE: First. 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The dinner party was one of the swellest that was ever given in Wichita. Each one present was attired in full dress, W. H. Clark and Mrs. G. L. Scott furnished music for the evening. The dinning room was beautlfully decorated with red and pink streamers. The tables were decorated with evergreens, pink candles and Christmas bells. After dinner progressive whist was played. Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Taylor won the prize a beautiful hand painted plate. Those who enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. Whittied was: Mr. and Mrs. Cowan Mr. & Mrs. O. T. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. T. Fines, Mr. and Mrs. F. Childs, Mr. and Mrs. Sayles Dr. and Mrs H. T. Bolden, Misses Sallie Rawles Lois Wilson, Irma Clark. Mrsers: Frank Bynum, Wesley J. Dodson: Mr. Dodson left Thursday eve. to spend Christmas with his mother in Enid Oklahoma. Miss Martha Wilson left last Friday evening for a short visit to her home to spend the holidays. We wish her a merry Xmas and a happy New Year. LOCALS THE RESUME OF THIS WEEK Send your news notice and local happenings to 604 North Main Street. Miss. L. Covington, who has been very ill is able to be up again. George Patton has been very ill this week with a bad cold. Miss Alice Wilson of Hutchinson is the guest of Mrs. F. O. Miller this week. Elmer Price, Floyd Crouch, & Maurice Jones were the guests of Maylin Hall on last Sunday to an elegadt dinner. Chas. Patton left last Friday for Topeka Kansas where he spent the Xmas. While there he visited with his school-mates at the Topeka Industrial Institute. Reports the member-ship of school increased. Mrs. H. W. Marshall left Friday Dec. 24th, for Hot Springs, Arkansaw to spend six weeks visiting among relatives and friends. During her sojourn she will also visit several other of points before her return. Mrs. Celia Latimore of Kansas City Mo. who came to attend the funeral of her sister Mrs. M. Brown, is quite ill at her home 2551 N. Shelton Ave. The crazy dinner given at the St. Paul A. M. E. church by the young people Tuesday Dec. 28th was quite a success. The ladies of the G. L. A. Club met Tues afternoon at the home of Mrs S. W. Jones. A most pleasant meeting was held in a social way in keeping with the spirit of the holidays. A dainty repast was served by the hostess they will meet next week with Mrs. Dr. F. O Miller. Mr and Mrs R. M. Wilson, assisted their daughter, Miss Lois served a five course Christmas dinner to a small company of congenial friends, who by their presence, made the entertainers feel than they had reached an other oasis in the desert of human life. The guests were: Dr. and Mrs. F. O. Miller, Miss Alice Wilson of Hutchinson, Mrs. George White Mrs Georgia Glover, and Miss, Sallie Rawles. The home Cooking Club meet Jan. 14th, at the residence of Mrs. J. T. Chinneth 530 N. Waco St. Mrs. Thomas Glover Pres. Mrs. Ella Ewing Sec. WHY NOT PAY what you owe to the Searchlight? It is only a small sum. Cull at our office 634 N Water and save us from bothering you with a collector. Quite a crowd of Wichitans went to Kansas City to attend the session of the Inter-State Literary Society. Their slogan was, "Wichita in 1910 or Bust." F. O. Miller M.D. Office Hours Bell Phone 9 to 11 99 2 to 5 Wichita 7 to 8 Kansas. 513 N. Main St. All calls answered promptly Day or Night. Obstetrics and Diseases of women A Specialty HOUCK Hardware store First Class Goods at Lowest Prices 116 East Douglas Avenue Peerless Steam Laundry Wichita's Oldest, Most Beautable and Best Laundry BEST LAUNDRY WORK IN THE CITY All Work Guaranteed SELOVER & BONS, Prep. Phone 282 245 N. Market Wanted:— 18 young ladies of good appearance to serve at Banquet on New Years night Jan. 1st, 1910, at the Wichita Country Club. Apply to J.H. Sayles, Ind. Phone 1150. Must be dressed in white. Will pay each $1,50. John W. Davis of Kansas City Kas, arrived in the city Monday and spent the week as the guest of his brother Robt. Davis and wife. Mr Davis is one of the prosperous colored men of the city on the Kaw. He was highly elated with Wichitr and left Thursday night for his home in Kansas City, What can the Colored Voters of Sedgwick County hope for politically? — nothing is what they'll get. CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank the neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy during the short illness of our dear mother wife and sister who departed in this life Dec. 20-1909. And for the beautiful floral offerings. We also thank the Sisters of Mt. Olive Court No.9 and the daughters of Wichita Tabernacle No. 34 of whibh she was a member. We thank Rev. E. T. Fishback our pastor for his words of consolation and the choir for their consoling words and songs. We thank you all and pray God's blessings on you. Anderson Brown, Mrs. Celia Latimore Mrs. L. Devenacer Mrs. L. Thomas. 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Womary RE a rg a \ / teen eS é , op : @ oe tm te, \ Ohinea Sn 4 ) : = ae a eae VN acs NE i eS co Be oo + genana, she still, as trom time homemorial in the nis: tory of her country, occupies a very inferior position to her lord and master. Theoretically she has no standing at all. She is but a mere chattel or household append. age. Yet in reality, when a mother, she exercises to the day of her death, a powerful and far-reaching influence over the destinies of her children—even should they reach the state of being grandparents, and in spite of the cast-iron customs of old tradition, which restrain her daily life from birth, she fs able to make herself more or les comfortable and contented with her lot. From an educational point, however, woman in the mass has no place in China. While the son of the nouse is given every advantage to become a man of letters, though in a manner which adheres to classical traditions, except in rare instances where outside Influences are at Work—e, g.—the German-Chinese High schoo! which was opened at Tsingtan on October 25, woman has had no such opportunities. The Chines father looks upon the ‘education of his daughter in this light: “This girl will be with me but a short time, till she is married. Why should I waste time and money for her husband's sake?” ‘The girl, who is often possessed of a mind which is sus- ceptible to the highest education, sharp and quick-witted, as has been proven by those who have had the advantage ATER I LAA” a Or me a ee roewn T A MOMENT when the women of the west have A attained to complete itb- lerty of action, and to equal- ity with the male sex in Li | all matters, save that of [Swag the political franchise; Req when that intellectual and SO accomplished band, who BENGE under the name of suftra. ee gettes are daily mustering $4 under its banners recruits women of the west have A attained to complete lb- lerty of action, and to equat- ity with the male sex in ee | ak eters, anve thet a AQSq the political franchise; MBq when that intellectual and SO accomplished band, who SENas under the name of suftra- ee gettes are daily mustering $4 under its banners recruits from all ranks of society, with the rallying cry of “Votes for ‘Women;” and-slowly but surely evolv- ing a plan of campaign, which leaving out of account the aggressive militant attitude of certain of their members, cannot but fail to appeal in the long run to that sex in whose political thralldom they claim to be, it may be pertinent to inquire what their sisters in the east, and especially in China are doing. Woman in China has many obstactes to overcome before she can hope to reach the progressive freedom at- tained by the woman of the west. While she has more license in her ac- tions and meets with more considera. tion than the dweller in the indian TOURIST in Athens wandering about the palace gardens no ticed an elderly gen tleman seated on one of the benches quietly emoking. Asking him for a match, and be ing answered in Eng. lish, he sat down and entered into conver sation with him, The talk veered round tc the subject of the government, and the ennriat asked casually: Yae “What do they think of the royal family, then?” “Well,” sald the old gentleman, smiling: “The queen is beloved by all for her good deeds.” “And the king?” “Um! I'm afraid he’s not much use. He never seems to do anything very bad or very good. So we won't talk about him.” ‘The tourist being invited to walk around the garden was surprised to see his guide being saluted, and beat a hasty and apologetic retreat on real- fing that it was King George. ‘There are many such stories of the king’s hatred of anything approaching formality or ostentation. But this is only fitting in the democratic king of the most democratic nation in Europe. It is not so many years ago since by constitution all degrees and titles of nobility were abolished, and in the eyes of the law all alike are equal. King George has every desire for a peaceful life, for he has seen much happen since he was elected king of the Hellenes in 1863, but everything points at the moment to a political crises which may lead him to share the fate of his predecessor, Otho of Bavaria. The military force then, as the Military league will probably be now, was the moving power in estab- Hsbing new order. Otho and his consort having gone yachting in the a a a b) Agena Ka c a spe vs 2 | ; v2 f fim, “os = Se ae Gre Se Dy Sere ns oe ioe bay =e —/ Bese oee Fe A ees Sut a! er a ee Pag | ees) 7 Ce AR Ge ae a ae en oN 4 aan AY) NA Lt rr ee | i ey ee Ri hk OR ae ee ee eee ant eee ee oY fy et Wp ee Z a2 ae [0 i oe el Bas Pee i ae eS er: Cae: ae oS Beers Fw Ps Je SS eye Feats re yee eae Po. of a new trend of thought, which is creeping in trom the oceident, put which as she grows up, becomes stunted in growth by her absolute illiteracy aud limitation of out- look. Her energies seek no wider outlet than the petty cares of the household, her cooking, washing, sewing; and there it ends. Her life of drudgery coupled with the realization of her hopeless inferiority impressed upon her by her surroundings, breed in her a lack of hope and ambition, which transmitted by ber to her family, must inevitably have a debasing influence upon the intellect- uality of generations following. “Educate the mothers of France,” was Napoleon’s remedy for France; and it stands true for the China of today. As an unmarried woman, she is a valueless unit in the four hundred mil- lion inhabitants. As a wife, since she lives with her hus- band’s mother she is no better than a slave, compelled to submit to the whims of her mother-in-law who wreaks upon her vengeance for her own sufferings as a bride. It fs only on the birth of a son, whose coming spelis re- lease, that she shakes off the yoke and attains to a cer- tain degree of honor. Yet to a Chinese woman marriage represents a desirable thing, and there are few unmar- ried; and that in spite of the fact that the husband 1s permitted to administer “wholesome correction,” which she may not resent under the severest of penalties. @ Zing to be & |miise e Rs ae Sats eng ee i Democratic? > a. Ni cee SO meet Vig rand he ons Bae BT Lag MBE 8 a he ee ee A ee NP GEORGE OF CRELS ee Oo p ea Bee ieee Bacar s, Waver PALACE 8 A "TALE MLE AE HORE = Aegean, the moment was considered an auspicious one for effecting a change of rulers; and on the aston- ished king arriving at Salamis he was politely informed that his services were dispensed with, that the throne was now vacant and that he need not trouble to set foot in Greece again. He did not, but returned to Bavaria, and the throne of Greece was finally offered to George, secoud: son ‘of the king of Denmark, and brother to the ogee RO RE PRE LADY Ve, THE BEST INFORMED ZA BV COCRL APFALRS, AL LOE ee eee EHS BY UNPBRUOCE G ONPERUWOOD, 1X CCPC MOM ae a a queen of England. His marriage to one of the Russian princesses soon followed. ‘Their eldest son, Constantine, who has incurred the hatred of the army, whose head he is, is-now 41. He mar- ried in 1889 Sophia, sister of the kaiser, and has now three sons, the eldest of whom, Prince Georgios, should by right, ascend the throne in the natural order of succession. It is the youngest of the boys, however, the pig signifying pienty. “Marriage” 1s a pig and a woman under one root. “Wife” is a woman under a broom. “Good” is a woman and a male child. A startling exception to the rule Was the late dow- ager empress, who broke through custom and climbed to the throne, where she wielded a despotic rule which rhe valed that of Catherine of Russia in many of its aspects. Though a person of high Intellectual capacity and an ar- tist of no mean ability, she was opposed to reform of all sorts, and took no advantage of her position to amelior- ate the conditions of her own sex. ‘The first official recog- nition of the existence of woman took place but a short time ago in the publication of a seml-official book dedi- cated to “The Fathers and Mothers of the People.” There seems to be a new era in view, and educa- tional systems are béing revised. The ladies of the up- per classes who have in many cases good educations, are awakening to their responsibilities, and one, the Prin- cess Halachan, has founded a school for Mogul girls. Thanks to the influence of certain ladies of other na- tions who have interested themselves in the matter, girls’ schools are springing up her and there, and the impetus given to education and freedom of thought is ctearly shown in the happy faces in this photo of some girl scholars. Once released from the idea of inferiority, the CONSTIZUELON SQUARE; ATEENS Prince Paulos, now eight years old, whom report points to as the people's chosen ruler in the event of the retire- ment of the king. Prince Paulos is al- ready idolized by the royal guards, and is credited as being fixed upon by the Military league as'the King’s suc- cessor, since they fear that should the crown prince come to the throne he will take steps to repay the humil- fations put upon him by their body. Every Greek is a politician and the IX\WUTA/ VY S a i SS s \ fee Sas } -_ a oS eae is PS Ze ee. | = poe: ¥ Lane o bee ,; ee» eae a Seer | Ogee Re ee aE By : a NSE | ee lak AW) eee oe OS ae aoa oe fee girl must as a mother, exert a beneficial and enlightening influence upon the generation which follows her; and China having realized that the strength of a nation lies in the womankind, must surely discard her ancient pre} udices, Many centuries must elapse before then, for the east moves slowly, unless the woman of the west comes to the aid of her sister; and there seems to be no more 20- ble field for the activities of the intellectual woman, as we know her, than that which seems to be presented by the masses of her sisters in China. Woman alone can appeal to woman, and the Chinese woman but awaits the moral backing’ to become a potent factor in the regen- erency of her country. Se ee es Anci Buildings ? : cient German ings 2 MES Se eT OO OT ee ee Ne ee ee ee The entry into Gosiar is reminiscent of Nuremberg; for one comes at once upon a huge, round fortress tower guarding the approach. But instead of lingering here, one hastens to the farther end of town to see the build: ing that is the very raison d'etre of Goslar, says a writer in the Century, Goslar came Into the world because it lay on the fringe of the Harz forests and at the foot of the silver-yieiding Rammelsberg, both of which were owned by the ninth century emperors of the hely Roman empire. There they put up a succession of hunting lodges and smait palaces until Emperor Henry Ill. built the Kaisernaus, which is to-day the oldest secular building in Germany. Here Henry IV. began his ill-starred life. His preference for living at Goslar, and the number of castles he bullt in the neighborhood, roused the fears of the Saxon no bles, who tried to assassinate him one evening at the Kaiserhaus. And this was the opening scene of the dra- ma that culminated at Canossa, when, barefooted, the emperor waited three days in the snow before Pope Gregory's portal. The last holy Roman emperor in these spacious halla was Barbarossa. After him the noble building gradually fell into ruin until the coming of the new empire, when it was restored in a rather bard, Prussian style, and re ceived into its hails the second great German leader, William I." Now, in bronze, the pair sit thelr war horses one on each side of the main flight of steps—Barbarossa and Barablanca, as the people call them. The main hall is decorated with frescoes of the Sleep- ing Beauty and the Barbarossa legends, and with scenes from local and imperial history. Its principal attraction is the old Kaiserstuhl, seat of a long Mne of emperors. Once married, her privacy must not be intruded upon by a male stranger. She must recognize the ex- igtence of only two men in the world, her husband and her father. Such a thing as mixed so- ciety is forbidden. Her name must not be mentioned, and for a friend of her husband to in- quire after her is to mark him as a person of no bréed- ing. As a clew to the correct estimate of her position, the Chinese language affords striking il- lustration. “Home” js represented by the symbol of a cafes are hot beds of political discus- | sion as to the trend of events. Should Paulos be chosen, then the constitu- tional royal authority must be exer- | cised by the ministerial council until a regent is appointed. Meanwhile King George drives about in his auto, thinklg deeply. He ‘| is growing old now. and his 64 years, 46 of which he has spent. on the throne, make him wish to spend his | remaining days as a simple gentleman. URES REPRE OPE ‘mn the chape! of St. Ulrich ties buried the heart of Henry Ifl. It lay formerly in the famous cuchedral which Henry built near his palace, and which was torn down in 1819. This piece of vanished glory pos sessed an extraordinary collection of treasures and relies. It made noth- ing of the bones of such saints as Nicholas, Lawrence, Cyril and Diony- sius, for there were also important remains of the apostles themselves. ‘There was halt of the Apostle Phil- fp, an arm of Bartholomew, and one of James; a hand, arm and the head of Matthew, and a great part of the bodies of Peter and Paul. There were also many other wonders, Many of these valuables were stol- en in the sack of Goslar in 1206, and more during the Swedish oecupation in the Thirty Years’ war, Others were sold to keep up the cathedral during the liard times brought on by the reformation, so that the only remnant of the buflding and its treasures to-day 1s a part of one tran- sept near the Kalserhaus, with some interesting statues, some of the old est stained glass in existence, and an early Romanesque reliquarlum borne by still earlier brazen figures of the four rivers of paradise, as old as the city itself, From this one fragment, with its splendid, sculy tured portal, one can reconstruct the whole—ex pede Herculem—and re alize the effect of a religious page ant on one of Goslar’s chief holy days, such as the Feast of St. Mat- thew, when the bells in the twin towers went mad when Henry IIL, in his imperial robes, swept down the broad steps of the Kaiserhaus, heading a brilliant train of prelates, princes, knights and many a band of pilgrims, who had come from every part of the empire to bow at this famous shrine. And after the last amen had died away amid the grained vaulting of the cathedral, St ‘Matthew in his sflver sarcophagus was carried with due rites vbout the city walla, YOUTHS' DEPARTMENT The nation politicians would like to obtain—Nomination. The one that a king is certain to gain—Coronation. The nation for those who rise to rebel—Insubordination. The one to avoid if you wish to keep well—Contamination. The nation for him who laughs loud and long-Cachination. The one for those men who plot to do wrong—Machination. The nation for those with hearts full of sorrow—Resignation. The one for the man who delays till to-morrow—Procrastination. The nation for those who are weak in the head—Hallucination. The one that all pupils most certainly dread—Examination. The nation for pests of all kinds—Extermination. The one the irresolute should seek till he finds—Determination. The nation to which the fanciful go—Imagination. The one where an actor may make a good show—Impersonation. The one that for teachers is certainly meant—Explanation. A nation for those who darkness shun—Illumination. The one we shall reach when our journey is done—Destination. The nation for him who the highest point gains—Culmination. The one where amazement and fright may be seen—Consternation. The nation to which I now have come—Termination. INSTRUCTIVE GAME OF CARDS Great Deal of Useful Information May Be Absorbed in Pleasant Form of Entertainment. A game which is both entertaining and instructive is that devised by a Florida man. The rules of the game may vary and are of minor importance, the feature of the novelty lying in the character of the cards. These are numbered from 1 to 100, the one with the highest number bearing the likeness of a military leader of a nation and the others bearing the images of officers of the army of such leader, graduated according to the numerical values of the cards. Certain high-numbered cards are also lettered to further complicate the game. Besides the high cards are lower ones with pictures of private soldiers on them. In playing the game, which may be one of several popular games in which ordinary playing cards are usually employed, the higher values PETER HENRY BROWN BORN 1810 Died 1887 Each Card Has Different Value. are represented by the higher officers, instead of by meaningless kings, queen and jacks. In this way a great deal of useful information can be absorbed in an easy and pleasant form of entertainment. COMPASS PLANT AIDS MANY Vegetable Growing on Prairies of North America Is of Great Value to Wanderer. The compass plant grows in the prairies of western north America, and, as its name indicates, is of great value to the wanderer. It is a dwarf variety of the osier, is perennial, attains usually a height of three feet six inches and has a head of yellow flowers. The help it renders the traveler arises from the fact that the long leaves at the base of the stem, which are placed, not flat, as in plants generally, but in a vertical position, present their edges north and south. The peculiar propensity of the foliage of this plant is attributed to the fact that both surfaces of its leaves display an equal receptivity for light. All the other known varieties of its class are characterized by the presence, on the lower surface of their leaves, of from twice to thrice as many respiratory vessels as are contained on the upper surface, which is therefore the most sensitive of the two to the influence of light. But both surfaces of the compass plant are clothed alike, with an epidermus exceptionally receptive of light; and the same instinct of its leaves that prompts them to require an equal distribution of light upon either surface causes them to assume a vertical position, and to point their edges due north and south. Travelers, on dark nights, are said to feel the edges of the leaves to ascertain the points of the compass, when no means are available for helping them on their way. THE BITE. "I've found a nice apple," Said Polly to Paul, "And you'd better have some Before I eat it all. Set your mouth open wide, Push the apple in tight, And bite a tre-men-dous, E-nor-mous big bite." The apple was small And the opening wide, And the mouth of young Paul Most elastic inside. Sweet Polly declared The result was all right— But he got the apple And she got the bite! TWO VERY NOVEL ILLUSIONS Difficult to Believe That Two Figures Are Same Size and that Lines Are Parallel. 1. Things are not what they seem. It is difficult, even after measurement to believe that these figures are of the same size. But they will stand the test of the ruler. 2. A Parallel Freak. Here is another curious illusion: The four straight lines are parallel. Parallel Freak. but the divergent "herring bone" lines distract the eye. COLLEGE A TEACHING MACHINE President Wilson of Princeton Says Modern Institution Is No Longer a Boarding School. The college having determined, wisely enough, some generation or two ago, not to be any longer a boarding school, has resolved itself, writes President Wilson of Princeton, into a mere teaching machine, with the necessary lecture rooms and laboratories attached, and sometimes a few dormitories, which it regards as desirable but not indispensable, and has resigned into the hands of the undergraduates themselves the whole management of their life outside the classroom; and not only its management, but also the setting up of all its machinery of every kind—as much as they please—and the constitution of its whole environment, so that teachers and pupils are not members of one university body, but constitute two bodies sharply distinguished—and the undergraduate body the more highly organized and independent of the two. They parley with one another, but they do not live with one another, and it is much easier for the influence of the highly organized and very self-conscious undergraduate body to penetrate the faculty than it is for the influence of the faculty to permeate the undergraduates. It was inevitable it should turn out so in the circumstances. I do not wonder that the consequences were not foreseen and that the whole development has crept upon us almost unawares. But the consequences have been very important and very far-reaching. It is easy now to see that if you leave undergraduates entirely to themselves, to organize their own lives while in college as they please—and organize it in some way they must if thus cast adrift—that life, and not the deeper interests of the university, will presently dominate their thoughts, their imaginations, their favorite purposes. And not only that. The work of administering this complex life, with all its organizations and independent interests, successfully absorbs the energies, the initiative, the planning and originating powers of the best men among the undergraduates. It is no small task. It would tax and absorb older men; and only the finer, more spirited, more attractive, more original and effective men are fitted for it or equal to it, while leadership goes by gifts of personality as well as by ability. Names of Dutch Homes. A recent traveler in that land of dikes and windmills has been at palms to make notes of the names bestowed by the Dutch merchants upon their country houses. Here are a few examples translated: "Our Contentment," "Joy and Peace," "Leisure and Happiness," "My Desire is Satisfied," "Friends and Quiet," "My Wife and I," "Not So Bad." You Look Prematurely Old DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRAL CANADA THE STORY OF BIG YIELDS OF GRAIN COMES FROM EVERY SECTION. When the man in the States was told that he could get 160 acres of land in Central Canada—comprising the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta—that under cultivation would produce from 20 to 30 bushels of wheat to the acre, or if seeded to oats the yield would be 40 to 60 bushels, he was skeptical. The same story was told the man who wished to get nearer to existing lines of railway, and was only asked to pay $10 to $12 an acre. But many tried it, some one plan and some another. The man who accepted the 160 acres as a free gift, as a homestead, and was willing to put in the required residence duties of three years has now a farm worth from fifteen to twenty dollars an acre. The man who chose to purchase, and did so, took up his residence just the same. He has land, that, in many cases, is worth twice the money he paid for it. Both have found that the story of splendid yields was verified. They have had crops exceeding that promised; they have seen oats that yielded 100 bushels to the acre, and have grown wheat that averaged 40 and as high as 50 bushels to the acre. Their wheat was not a 57 lb. to the bushel article but 62 and 63 lb. They have seen within the past year or two trunk lines of railway constructed through their district, and throwing out branch lines to the gates of their farm. They have seen schools established in their neighbourhood and the Government contributing largely to their expense. Churches have been erected, villages have been established, towns have sprung into existence and cities are rapidly springing up, as if the magic hand of some unseen conjurer was at work. But it was not; it was the legitimate offering of the wealth of the field which made all these things come about, naturally, and easy. The prairie that three years ago was merely prairie, a patch of brown, just waiting for the ploughman, is to-day dotted with tilled farms and splendid homes. The line of elevators with their glistening metallied fireproof sides and roofs, indicate the location of the town and the railroad. There is the glow of newness about it all, but the elevator, the splendid store buildings and the comfortable hostelries denote wealth, beyond that of the strength of the man who fashioned and built them but the wealth of the soil, which means that the newness will be followed by a steady growth. The writer recently was a passenger over the Grand Trunk Pacific, the latest factor in this great marvelous field of development. The rapidity with which towns were built up, the farmsteads occupied, was something even his experienced eye had not looked for. Everywhere along the line of this new transcontinental was the distinguishing mark of progress. There was not a mile of the length of the road from Winnipeg to Edmonton and west that did not bear token of its ability to pay tribute to the revenue of the road. Mention is made of this line, not because it is the last in the field, but because it is one of the best built roads on the Continent and traverses one of the best districts of an excellent country. It is well operated, and already has gone into active service as another means of making it possible to secure more speedily transit from the grain fields to the shipping centres. It had been the intention in this article to have spoken of some of the yields of grain that have made the farmers of Central Canada contented this year, but space will not permit, so that delightful task will be taken up in another issue. In the meantime it would be well for the reader, if he is interested, to put himself in touch with some official of the Canadian Government and get information that might be useful in making a selection for a home in Central Canada, and become one of those who will be instrumental in building up a great country to the north. In doing so, you will be assisting the United States. In a few years' time the United States will be a wheat importer. Canada will supply the wheat and you will be one of the producers. Changed. "He used to kiss me every time we passed through a tunnel before our marriage," said the little woman, with sad reflections. "And does he do so now?" asked the bosom friend. "No, he takes a drink." Then They Came to Blows. "What started the fight between Lobster and Shrimp?" "Why, Shrimp called Lobster a 'measly little shrimp,' and he called Shrimp a 'lobster.'" Clear white clothes are a sign that the housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. The more talk it takes to run things the slower they move. BREAK UP THAT COUGH with Allen's Lung Balsam, the popular family remedy, where other remedies fail. All dealers. 25c. 600, $1.00 bottles. When some people talk it is a waste of time to vawn. We Give Away Absolutely Free of Cost The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, in Plain English, or Medicine Simplified, by R. V. Pierce, M. D., Chief Consulting Physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buffalo, a book of 1008 large pages and over 700 illustrations, in strong paper covers, to any one sending 21 one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing only, or, in French Cloth binding for 31 stamps. Over 680,000 copies of this complete Family Doctor Book were sold in cloth binding at regular price of $1.50. Afterwards, one and a half million copies were given away as above. A new, up-to-date revised edition is now ready for mailing. Better send NOW, before all are gone. Address World's Dispensary MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, R. V. Pierce, M. D., President, Buffalo, N. Y. DR. PIERCE'S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION THE ONE REMEDY for woman's peculiar ailments good enough that its makers are not afraid to print on its outside wrapper its every ingredient. No Secrets—No Deception. THE ONE REMEDY for women which contains no alcohol and no habit-forming drugs. Made from native medicinal forest roots of well established curative value. "Doctor, this is the worst attack I've ever had." "Never mind, it will be your last." Ready With Explanation. A rector of Eltham once gave out the words: "Who art thou?" and, as he paused for a moment, an officer in uniform, who had just entered the church, suddenly halted, and taking the question as personal, promptly replied: "Sir, I am the recruiting officer of the Sixteenth Foot, and, having my wife and daughter with me, should be glad to make the acquaintance of the clergy and gentry of the neighborhood." Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering through the mucous surfaces. Such shorthand terminology is not found in reports from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the you can possibly do damage. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In addition, F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, O., genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, O., by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Compasses in Sleeping Rooms. It is a curious fact that no Japanese ever sleeps with his head to the north. The reason is that the dead in Japan are always buried with their heads in that direction. Consequently, in the sleeping rooms of many of the private houses of Japan, not to speak of hotels in larger cities, a diagram of the points of the compass is conspicuously posted on the ceiling for the information of guests.—The Sunday Magazine. Rough on Rats In Out Buildings In setting Rough on Rats in out buildings after mixing it well with any food decided upon, separate into small bits, place on several pieces of boards, and put these here and there under the floors. Close up all openings large enough for Dogs, Cats or Chickens to enter, but leave some small openings for Rats to get in and out. One of the most important poison, will make enough mixture to clear out in one or two nights settings, hundreds of Rats and Mice. 15c., 25c., 75c., at Druggists. E. S. Wells, Jersey City, N. J. The Doctor's Fault. Judge—I am led to understand you stole the watch of the doctor who had just written a prescription for you at the free dispensary. What have you to say to this charge? "Well, your honor, I found myself in a desperate quandary. His prescription said 'a spoonful every hour,' and I had no timepiece." Salesmen—Best Commission Offer on Earth. New—all retailers—samples, coat pocket. "Boston," Dept. C 1, Iowa City, Iowa. A Whisper of Hope. Knicker—Several thousand shirt waist makers are on strike. Henpekt—Do you suppose it would do any good for the shirt waist buttons to strike? Hamlins Wizard Oil will knock the spots off a sore throat. It's use makes tensilis, quinsy and diphtheria impossible. It is simply great for the relief of all pain, soreness and inflammation. A woman dislikes being jealous almost as much as she likes making some other woman jealous. DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW? If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. It will make them white as snow. 2 oz. package 5 cents. If you are ever beaten it will be by your own self. Nobody else can beat you. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 600. One man's hobby may be another man's nightmare. We Give Away Absolutely Free The People's Common Sense Medical English, or Medicine Simplified, by R. A. Chief Consulting Physician to the Invaluable Institute at Buffalo, a book of 10 over 700 illustrations, in strong paper stamps to cover cost of mailing only, or Over 680,000 copies of this complete binding at regular price of $1.50. After were given away as above. A new, for mailing. Better send NOW, before PENSARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, R. V. DR. PIERCE'S FAVOR THE ONE REMEDY for woman that its makers are not afraid to every ingredient. No Secrets—N THE ONE REMEDY for woman no habit-forming drugs. Made f of well established curative value Some people's morals are like their best clothes—only worn on extraordinary occasions. PERRY DAVIS 'PAINKILLER has an enviable reputation of over seventy years as a reliable dentist, offering quality care, plurisy patches, etc., 20c, 50c and 50c. At all druggists. The bravest dentist isn't anxious to look into the jaws of death. Look Pre use ugly, grizzly, gray haire. Use "L 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL-3 PER CENT A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS & CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral NOT NARCOTIC Recipe of Old Dr. SAMUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed Alcuminum Rhizohyll Salts Anin Seed Peppermint Bil-Carbonate Soda Worm Seed Cloridized Sugar Wintergreen Flavor Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP Fac Simile Signature of Chat H. Hitchner THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK. At 6 months old 35 DOSES - 35 CENTS guaranteed under the Food and Exact Copy of Wrappers. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Chat H. Hitchner. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. The little old English flower woman came into the wine merchant's and brought her flowers to the table. A strange guest of the wine merchant's bought a bunch of them for the two women who dined there. "Did you see what she made him pay for those flowers?" whispered one of them to the other. "Fifty cents!" "I'm glad of it," the other whispered back. "I've been living in this neighborhood for three years and it's the first time I ever saw anybody buy a single bunch of those flowers of hers." —New York Press. An Artistic Rebuke A well-known clergyman was traveling in a non-smoking compartment of a train going north. As soon as the train was well on its way, the only other occupant, without asking permission of his fellow traveler, cooolly lit a cigarette. The reverend gentleman was relieved, as he wanted to smoke himself, but had been afraid less his companion might object. But the opportunity was too good to be lost. Drawing out his pipe he leaned forward, and, with an ingratiating smile, blondly inquired: "Would you object if I were to smoke?" One Woman's Good Work Mrs. Jeanette Ryder, an American woman who has been doing humane work in Cuba for the last ten years, is said to have done more to suppress bull and cock fighting on the island than any other one person. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E.W GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. Compliments should be thoroughly Fletcherized before they are swallowed. 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL-3 PER CENT A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS / CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral NOT NARCOTIC Recipe of Old Dr. SANUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - Almondmeal - Rohhella Salts - Antin Seed - Papermint - Bi-Carbonate Soda - Worm Sugar - Clorried Sugar Winkgrown Flavor Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Charles Fletcher THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK. At 6 months old 35 DOSES - 35 CENTS Guaranteed under the Food and Exact Copy of Wrappet. When a man trades his money for experience, it is difficult to convince him that a fair exchange is no robbery. The girl who accepts a man seldom takes him at his own valuation. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. Zsc a bottle. Gossips multiply everything they hear by two. of Cost Adviser, in Plain V. Pierce, M. D., ds' Hotel and Sur-88 large papers and covers, to any one sending 21 one-cent in French Cloth binding for 31 stamps. Family Doctor Book were sold in cloth afterwards, one and a half million copies up-to-date revised edition is now ready all are gone. Address World's Discience, M. D., President, Buffalo, N. Y. WRITE PRESCRIPTION 's peculiar ailments good enough print on its outside wrapper its to Deception. which contains no alcohol and from native medicinal forest roots 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. mature CREOLE" HAIR RESTORER. PRIC Habitual Constipation Habitual Constipation May be permanently overcome by proper personal efforts with the assistance of the one truly beneficial laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs & Elixir of Senna, which enables one to form regular habits daily so that assistance to nature may be gradually dispensed with when no longer needed, as the best of remedies when required are to assist nature, and not to supplant the natural functions, which must depend ultimately upon proper nourishment, proper efforts, and right living generally. To get its beneficial effects, always buy the genuine. MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SOLUTION FOR DRY SKIN. ONE SIZE ONLY. PRICE: $5 PER BOTTLE. Worms "Cascarets are certainly fine. I gave a friend one when the doctor was treating him for cancer of the stomach. The next morning he passed four pieces of tape worm. It then gave a bacon and in three days he passed a tape-worm. 45 feet long. It was Mr. Matt Freck, of Millerburg, Lima City, Pa. I use them myself and find them beneficial for most any disease caused by impure blood." Chas. E. Condon, Lewiston, Pa., (Mifflin Co.) CUT THIS OUT, mail it with your address to Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago, Illinois, and receive a handsome souvenir gold Bon Bon FREE. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Cha. H. Flitchus. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. WESTERN CANADA Senator Dollliver, of Iowa, says: — The strain of the flu has killed the United States women who were vaccinated with it. 60 ACRE FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Senator visited to Western Canada, and says: "There is a nation of English speaking people; this will account for a large number of English speaking farmers to Canada. Ontario is pleased with its Government and the excellent admin- istration of the farmers are coming to you in the future and they are still coming. I now contributed large- ly to American farmers who made Canada Field crop returns alone during year added to the wealth of the country." $170,000,000.00 Grain growing, mixed farming, cattle raising and dairy steads of 160 acres are to be had in the very best districts, and a per acre within certain areas. A settlement, climate unsecured soil the richest, wood, water and buildings. For particulars as to location, low activities described, pamphlet, Best West," and other informa- tive statements. Sept of Immigration, Ontario, Canada to Canadian Government Agent. J. S. CRAWFORD No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Mo. (Use address nearest you.) (3) Live Stock and Miscellaneous Electrotypes In great variety for sale at the lowest prices by WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI W. N. U., WICHITA, NO. 1-1910. y Old E, $1.00, retail. 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No Job Too Small-No Job Too La Good Work Guaranteed-First-Class Workmen THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT W. N. MILLEER, Editor 634 N. Water St., Wichita, ATTACKS BALLINGER BIG PARADES ENDED SENATOR LA FOLLETTE'S MAGAZINE DEMANDS REMOVAL OF SECRETARY OF INTERIOR. AGAINST ROOSEVELT POLICIES Charge Made That Department Head Makes War on Reclamation Projects While President is Making Promises to Support Them. Madison, Wis., Oct. 2.—"Secretary Ballinger must go!" That is the burden of Senator La Follett's leading article in this week's issue of La Follette's Magazine. He says: The reclamation of the arid lands of the west was surely one of the greatest of the Roosevelt policies. Not reclamation by "big business," but reclamation by the people and for the people. In seven years the reclamation service of the national government has reclaimed and opened up to homestead settlement more than 1,000,000 acres of heretofore arid lands. These lands have been sold to settlers in small tracts, together with water rights, at practically the cost to the government of their reclamation. There was no graft, no "rakeof" for "big business." Just the people redeeming the deserts for themselves, with their own capital In August came the Irrigation Congress at Spokane. The secretary of the interior was there. The burden of his message was that the Roosevelt policy of government irrigation was practically at an end. Meanwhile the president proclaims loyalty to the Roosevelt policies. To the Irrigation Congress he sent a telegram pledging loyalty to irrigation. We do not question the sincerity of the president's repeated pledges. But we condemn most heartily those whose official conduct places the president under the constant necessity of reassuring the people of his loyalty to these policies. Chief of these official malefactors is Secretary Ballinger. While the president is pledging loyalty to the Roosevelt policies Ballinger is overturning those policies wherever he has power. While the president is making promises Ballinger is making war. Let the conflict cease. Let us have a secretary of the interior whose administration will comport with the public declarations of the president. If Ballinger will serve the "interests" let him do it in private employment. SHOT AND THEN TIED TO A TREE Storkeeper at Bean Lake, Mo., Has Rough Experience With Three Robbers. St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 3.—Michael Baker, a storekeeper at Bean Lake, about 20 miles south of here on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, was held up in his store by three men, two white and one negro, who robbed him of $40. Baker was then forced to walk with the men to a point near Armour Station, at Sugar Lake, where the robbers began to strip the clothes from him. He believed they intended to murder him and throw his body into the lake and in resisting he was shot in the forehead by the negro. The robbers then tore his shirt into strips and tied him to a tree near the railroad track, warning him that he would be killed if he attempted to free himself. The robbers walked up the track toward Armour and half an hour later Baker managed to free himself. He walked back to Bean Lake, arriving about 3 o'clock this morning. His wound said to be dangerous. Travelers Paid More Duties Travelers Paid More Duties. New York, Oct. 3.—Duties paid by trans-Atlantic travelers at the port of New York, reached a new high water mark during the month of September according to a statement issued by Collector Loeb. The total for the month is almost double the monthly average and is $100,000 greater than ever before collected in a single month. The duties collected in September last amounted to $265,106, while the previous high record for September 1901 was $163,547. Immigration Commissioner Out. Washington, Oct. 3.—As a result of charges filed against him, Daniel Davies, commissioner of immigration at Chicago has been suspended from duty. The immigration authorities here refuse to disclose the nature of the charges. Mr. Davies has been furnished with a copy of them and it is expected he will make a reply. Teachers at Topeka in November. Topeka, Oct. 3.—The annual meeting of the Kansas Teachers' association will be held November 4 and 5 this year, instead of during the Christmas holidays. A larger crowd than usual is expected and the committee in charge has prepared an elaborate program. The Week's Business Failures. New York, Oct. 3.—Business failures in the United States for the week ended September 30. were 195 as against 171 last week and 225 in the like week of 1908. A Nebraskan Killed in Emporia. Emporia, Kan., Oct. 3.—Arthur Barrons, a stockman of Jensen, Neb., was hit by a freight engine and killed in the Santa Fe yards here. HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION AT NEW YORK CLOSES WITH SECOND NAVAL PARADE. A PILGRIMAGE TO NEWBURGH Peary's Arctic Vessel, the Roosevelt, Was a Feature of the Display—Clermont and Half Moon Led the Ships Up the Hudson. Newburgh, N. Y., Oct. 3.—With the Half Moon and Clermont swinging at anchor off shore against a back ground of illuminated warships and fire works, Newburgh rounded out one of the greatest days in her history. The vessels which have played so prominent a part in Hudson-Fulton week were formally turned over to the keeping of the celebration's "Upper Hudson Commission," by General Stewart L. Woodford, president of the Lower Hudson Commission. Mayor Benjamin McClung welcomed the distinguished guests to Newburgh, and Gov. Hughes paid his tribute in a brief address. Lieut. Lam, impersonator of Henry Hudson; Charles S. Bullock, the Robert Fulton of the present Clermont; and Representatives from The Netherlands were also introduced during the brief ceremony at the pier. Beside the Clermont, when she came to anchor, in Newburgh Bay, lay the Norwich of Rondout, N. Y., the "oldest steamer in the world," which for 76 years has been in active service. With her low hull no higher above the water than a shingle and her "sawpit" engine, she presented a figure but little less curious than her prototype. It was not until after the second division of the parade had passed the reviewing stand that the Roosevelt, Commander Peary's Arctic exploration ship, put in an appearance far down the river with a tug alongside. She had been delayed by a mishap but finally reached an anchorage unostentatiously not far from where the Clermont and Half Moon were lying. Commander Peary came ashore and returned quietly to New York by train. Thousands later thronged the shore to look at h... famous ship. New York, Oct. 3.—Henry Hudson has sailed north again, and the waters of Manhattan Harbor, crowded with the navies of eight nations, to do him honor, will mirror no more the crescent stern, the spreading spars and broad orange ensign of his caravel, the Half Moon. With her and her companion, the Clermont, have departed the symbolism and the life of the Hudson-Fulton celebration. They left New York as types and impersonations; they will return after a space, as museum curiosities. Promptly at 9 o'clock the vessels of the escort squadron carrying 500,000 passengers, fell into line in the North river, noses up-stream. The Dutch cruiser Utrecht, the United States scout cruisers Salem and Birmingham, the submarines and their parent ship, the Casline together with the gunboats and naval auxillaries, had preceded them, and the only ships of war in the line were the destroyer Worden and the six torpedo boats which followed her at 100 yards intervals. Behind them came a 15 mile string of Hudson river and Long Sound liners, among the largest inland water passenger ships in the world, converted for the day into excursion steamers. They were as crowded as on the day of the first naval parade and all the way up the river they passed between long files of sight seers ashore. LIPTON WOULD RACE AGAIN Willing to Make Another Attempt For America's Cup Under Universal Rules. London, Oct. 3.—Sir Thomas Lipton, who will sail this month for New York said in an interview that his position in regard to a further attempt to lift the American cup had not changed. The exact date of his departure for New York has not been fixed. "I am always ready," said Sir Thomas, "to challenge with any size boat they like and under the so-called universal rules now existing in the New York Yacht club and all the other clubs in America; but I am unwilling to challenge under the rule of 56 years ago which now is not used in any races in America. "I am most anxious to arrange a contest and hope that the New York Yacht club will realize that the Universal rules if good enough for all other races, ought to be good enough for this." German Americans in Convention. Cincinnati, Oct. 3.—The biennial convention of the National German-American alliance opened here to-day, with Dr. C. J. Hexamer of Philadelphia, the president, in the chair. The alliance has a membership of 2,500,000 in 34 states, and the delegates to the convention number more than 300. To-morrow the National German day will be celebrated in Music hall and Gov. Harmon will formally welcome the delegates to the city. Grand Jury Investigates Graft. Oklahoma City, Ok., Oct. 3.—The grand jury has convened for the purpose of investigating alleged graft cases in which mayor Scales has charged Chief of Police Hubatka, and others with incompetency and graft in bootlegging liquors. KANSAS—NEBRASKA JURISDICTION KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF TABOR. REV. FRANK WILSON, C. G. M. Taborian Home, R. F. D. No. 8, Topeka, Kansas. MRS. EMMA GAINES, C. G. P. 1170 Filmore avenue, Topeka, Kas. A. W. HOPKINS, C. G. S. 321 Dakota, Leavenworth, Kans. MRS SARAH FORBES, C. G. R. 717 "C" St, Lincoln, Neb. WM. CORE, C. G. T. 1210 Lane, Topeka, Kans. MRS. BESSIE HALL, G. Q. M., 460 Horton, Ft. Scott, Kans. C. M. JONHSON, G. P. P., 1832 N 23rd, Omaha, Neb. MRS. PAULINE WOODFORD, C. G. PR. 823 Freeman, K. C., Kan. REV. M. WOOTEN, C. G. O. 416 E. 3rd, Ft. Scott, Kans. OFFICIAL ORGAN-The Wichita Searchlight, W. N. Miller, Editor, 634 N. Water St., Wichita, Kan. NOTICE TABORS. If your Tabernacle, Temple or Tent s not in this Directory, or if there is ny 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. 4 Helping Hand, Cherryvale, Kan., Mrs. S. Campbell, 616 W. 1st. 5 Cresent, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. C. Brown, 920 N. 10th. 7 Sunbeam, Salina, Kan., Mrs. R. 8 Rebecca Ann, Ottawa, Kan., Mrs. Eva Clayborne, 716 Cypress. 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. Wood-ford, 823 Freeman. 5 America Davis, Weir, Kan., Mrs. E. Lee, Box 25. 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. 28 Modern, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. A. Ray, 1412 E. Clark. 29 Crystal, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. L. Woods, 935 Cherokee. 30 Victoria, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. L. 14 Fifth. 32 Emma Gaines, B. te, Mont., Mrs. Saline Easter, 334 Dakota St. (rear). 35 Golden Rule, S. Omaha, Neb., Mrs. S. Jones, 819 N. 27th. 38 Covenant, Weir, Kan., Mrs. L. F. Taylor, Box 1174. 39 Deborah, Abeline, Kan., Mrs. A. Gibson, 411 S. 1st. 52 Mt. Maria, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. J. Ware, 807 N. Y. 63 Fair West, K. C., Kan., Mrs. R. Saunders, 734 N. J. 77 Pearly Rose, Topeka, Kan., Mrs. S. O'Brien, 1180 Buchanan. 85 Magadalene, Topeka, 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. 93 Macedonia, N. Topeka, Kan., Mrs. Sylvia Brown, 803 E. 11th St. TEMPLES. Chief Mentors 1 A. H. Richardson, Weir, Kar 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 Mt. Nebo, Wichita, Kan., Rev. S. S. Washington, 1524 N. Wash- H. McKinnis, 217 Sherman. 0 Mt. Horeb, Leavenworth, Kan., J. 2 St. Peters, Ft. Scott, Kan., A. J. Number 11 Taborian, Wichita, Kan., Wm. Frazier, 708 N. Water. 12 Moses Dickson, Parsons, Kan Wm. Shakespear, 1112 Main. 13 Silver Leaf, Salina, Kan., J. C. Brown, 246 S. Phillips. 14 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, Cherryvale, 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. 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. 4 Moses Dickson, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. B. Davis, 1135 Washington. 5 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. 11 Busy Bee, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. A. Stone, 823 Main. 15 Loulsa 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. G. 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. L. Porter, 2017 Morton. 28 20th Century, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. E. A. Tiggs, 2314 Morgan. 36—Pride of Topeka, Nanle Marshall, 900 N. Topeka avenue. 45 Orange Rose, K. C., Kan., Mrs. G. Henderson, 312 Washington. 45 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. LIKE NOTHING ELSE ON EARTH. Night Lights of New York Are a Vision of Magnificence. The sky line of New York is always changing. So, too, the night lights shift and grow in wonderful magnificence, creeping continually further upward toward the stars, until the lower city, grouped around the Singer tower, has become a veritable Chimborazo of glitter and glow. The little lamps that mark the dark wharves barely show. Above them the scant candles of the older city twinkle here and there, but not enough to mar the dark foreground beyond which come the palaces more goregous than any ever coaxed from genil land by slaves of Aladdin's lamp. From the platform towers of the great bridge the picture sets to the best advantage. It begins with the sinking sun. The murky view beyond the bay betcomes dull and dark. The torch in Liberty's hand suddenly gleams starlike in the night and then, like the twinkling in a kaleidoscope, the palaces begin to glitter in the gloom. There is no vision like it elsewhere is the world, yet only now and then does a bridge pedestrian pause in his hurried walk to spectacle a moment usual New Yorker splendor of his length of Money. consider the amount of ear to which a bank note is贴ed, we ought to be able to realize its physical strength. In a recent experiment sheets were drawn at random from piles of paper weighing 14 pounds to the ream. Each sheet was halved and weighed, and each half was folded double when tested. One, offering 61 square inches, stood a strain of 100 pounds. The same-sized sheet, 16 pounds to the ream, stood a strain of over 300 pounds. The average results of Crane paper, 14 pounds to the ream, with sizing, were a perpendicular strain of 3 1-3 pounds to the square inch, and a transverse strain of 4% pounds. Pretty nearly as tough as shoe leather. TENTS.