Wichita Searchlight

THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. A Gala Day For The Masons The Corner Stone Laying Exercises Last Sunday Surprised Even The Masons Greatest Expectations. A Day Long To Be Remembered With Prayers, Songs, Speeches And Ceremonies the Corner Stone Was Laid. [Name] HON. C. H. MILTON COLLINS, GRAND MASTER Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kansas, who conducted the corner-stone laying last Sunday. Exercises were grand ELEVENTH YEAR A Gala Day For T The Corner Stone Last Sunday Sun Masons Greatest A Day Long To WEATHER With Prayers, And Ceremon Stone W HON. C. H. MILTON COL Prince Hall Grand Lodge of K ner-stone laying last Sun Last Sunday was a gala day for the colored masons of Wichita. It will go down in history as the most important and the most memorable the most important and the happiest day ever witnessed by colored masons in Kansas or in the Southwest. The cause of all this extraordinary occasion was the laying of the corner stone of the new masonic building now in course of erection on the lots belonging to Arkansas Vally lodge No. 21, A. F. A. M. of this city. With the exception of a very high wind which blew a constant gale of dust and sand, the day was an ideal one, and seemed to have been moulded for the occasion in every other way. The corner stone was laid for Arkansas Vally lodge No. 21, A. F. A. M. of this city and was --- laid under the auspices of Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kansas by Grand Master C. H. Milton Collins of Kansas City Kansas. Grand Master Collins laid the stone with all the solemn rites customs and it was and is admitted by all those who are an authorized on Masonic ceremonies that this ceremony was conducted matonicly in every manner. Arkansas Vally lodge No 21 met at 3 p. m. at their hall on formed a line a marched west on Elm on Water South on Water to Central East on Central to Main and North on Main to the place of laying the stone. Grand Master Collins was assisted by the following principal officers:- After the corner stone laying Grand Master Collins took up a short program fitting for the occassion. M. B. H. Chas. L. Davidson, Postmaster W. C, Edwards and Hon. J. M. Knapp. Grand Master Collins in appropriate remarks introduced Mayor Chas. L. Davidson, who made a splendid, interesting and much appreciats speech which was oftimes interrupted by loud applause of approval of the ringing words of the speaker. When Mayor Chas. Davidson has completed his speech he was again applauded. The three choirs of New Hope, 2nd Baptist and the A.M. E. Churches rendered some choice selections and Grand Master Collins then introduced Post M. B. J. W. Thompson Chairman Trustee Board master W. C. Edwards. Mr. Edwards was received heartily and each word which he spoke was followed closely by the large audience. He was the recipient of many applause. The Grand Master then introduced Hon. J. M. Knapp, who made a strong convincing and interesting speech which met the hearty approval of large audience. Next the Grand Master introduced W. N. Miller, editor of the Searchlight, who made a few hall project. The closing remarks of the occasion were made by the Grand Orator H. W. Marshall, who made a ringing speech of Masonic oratory which was well re- serious cognizance of these conditions and take some steps as looking forward to a remedy. If a Y. M. C. A. reading room, a Y. M. C. A. rooms, public libraries, houses of amusements etc. do not ruin and are good for the white boys and girls — will they ruin or be more dangerous to the colored boys or girls. Evidence is abundant every day that a lack of place of rest, places where our young folks may pass off their leisure hours under pleasant and comfortable circumstances the lack of such places are sending more of our boys and girls to the reformatory, jail and pens than any other one cause. Let us all wake up along this line and help to save our young boys and girls — by providing for them. About Among the colored men of our city who have worked their way to a place of prominence as one of the formost citizens of this city is Glover L. Scott, one of Wichita's progressive young colored men. About seven years ago Mr Scott came to Wichita as a stranger. His pleasant, sociable and friendly manner soon brought about him a nuclues of friends who have ever estemed his friend ship. Shortly after coming to this city he entered the employ of the Kansas Steam Laundry as bath man and has been in their employ ever since which is strong evidence of his stability and industry. Unlike many young men Mr. Scott, soon growed and he purchased some lots on Sherwood Ave. Later he sold those lots and purchased the desirable property at 712 Waco Ave that which he still owns. He is a strong and intersted Mason and is Past Master of Arkansas Valley lodge No 21. A member of Palastine Commander No. 12, and a member of Chapter No. On account of his bashfulness among the ladies and the many proposals supposed to have been extended him by the ladies during the last leaps and his failure to "accept"—his many friends had begun to almost despair that G. L would go through life as a lonely and neglected bachelor' But not so—he set the social whirl to moving where he went to Kansas City one quiet APRIL 9 1910, J T. Chinneth Secretary Trustee Board ceived. A collection of more than $60,00 was raised. The whole of this great American Republic is agog with most animated discussion of the Negro pro and con. The friends of the race are in a feeble way pointing out his good while the enemies of the race are most vehement in piling up charge, crime after crime, at the door of the Negro. The race stands as a looker on—aghast—dumb-founded and almost faint hearted. A stranger comes to our shores—he is shown the large, massive structures for the whice Y. M. C. A. the elegant well furnished and palatial buildings for the well lighted, well ventillated rooms of white public reading rooms, his attention is forceable called -lest he over-lookeds the well appointed and comfortable 'rest rooms' for whites—he is taken on a tour of the public houses of amusement—the moving picture shows—the theatres etc and is shown the many other provision made for comfort, pleasure and enlightement of the white man woman, boy or girl by a generous public. Every where, in every thing, and at every place the irory fate of race prejudice has set the bars up against the black man, woman, boy or girl. The only public place left for the Negro is to room up and down the streets, stand idly on some corner or mobilize in some colored restaurant, barber shop or pool hall. If some colored boy would be down town and have a few moments to spend in reading he has no place to go etc etc. And yet with all these public places closed tightly against our young men and women they are severely criticised for being on streets when all other places are closed against them. It is now high time that the race would take Some Wichitans day and the news was heralded back among his friends that he had there claimed as his bride one of the accomplished and refined ladies of that city. They returned and were received with oped arms. He knew better than his friends. He is one of those solid young men who make a good citizen, a husband and would no doubt make a good father. Rev. Silas S. Washington "Show me his works and I will tell you of the man"—it applied to Rev. S.S. Washington, one of the recognized race leaders home builders and progressive colored men of our city, would show the man by his works to be all that the term "a good, true and tried man can apply. From every stand point from which humanity can be judged Rev. Washington will measure up fully to the standard of a man. He came to our city some ten years ago with the Hockaday Hardware Company from Oklahoma. He remained with them until the firm sold to the present Morton Simmons people in whose employ he remained and is still employed by them. On his arrival he joined the A. M. E. Church and feeling that he was called to preach he entered into the due method to attain that end. He joined the quarterly conferences, the district conference and later the Annual Conference Seeing the need of an A. M. E. Church in Newton Kansas he asked permission of the Bishop to organize an A. M. E. church there. This was granted him and at his own expedse he set to work. He organized the church — gathered a neat congregation, bought a lot and planted an A. M. E. church on it that stands as credit to the colored people of Newton and an honor to the A. M. E. cause and as a monument to the God spirit work of Rev. Washington. He served the people of Newton faithfully for five yeare and how dear he was loved by those people can only be pictured by pointing to the many tears shed when it dawned upon those people that under the year limit of the Methodist church Rev. S. Washington had to be sent to some other field. He is truly a God sent man. He was stationed at Washington where he is doing a great work. He is also a member of the Knights of Tabor be- WAS IT A MURDER? PRISONER SAYS HE SHOT WIFE, THINKING SHE WAS A BURGLAR. CORONOR'S JURY SAYS NO Coroner's Jury Says It Was Man- slaughter—One of the Most Hor- rible Occurences in Southern Kansas in Years. Wellington, Kan.-The coroner's jury that investigated the death of Mrs. Cora Vandervoort yesterday, charged June Vandervoort with murdering his wife. The verdict was: "We find that Mrs. Vandervoort came to her death by a bullet intentionally discharged from a revolver in the hands of her husband, June Vandervoort." Mrs. Vandervoort was killed Sunday night at her farm home near Perth. According to one of the stories told by Mr. Vandervoort, he shot her by mistake, awakening suddenly and seeing her in the room, he thought she was a burglar. He said she had her nine-months-old babe in her arms at the time. It was on circumstantial evidence that the jury rendered their verdict. Mr. Vandervoort said he was in bed when he fired the fatal shot. Judging from the manner in which the bullets struck the wall behind the bed, the jurors decided that the slayer must have been standing away from the bed and his wife must have been lying on the bed. Neither did the jurors think she was holding the baby in her arms when she was killed. The concensus of opinion is that she surely was on the bed when she was killed, because the wounds on her wrist, hip and through her heart bled profusely, and while the linen on the bed was soaked with blood there was no blood on the floor where there would have been had she been shot while walking the floor with the child, according to her husband's story. While the alleged murderer still steadfastly maintains his innocence, he has already told conflicting stories, it is said. It was neighborhood gossip that the couple were having domestic troubles. The breach between them is said to have been caused by a man named Stoneknocker. It is said that Mrs. Vandervoort had told her girl friends that her husband had made objections to the man. He had one worked on their farm and after he had left the place, it is said, that he paid visits to the farm to see Mrs. Vandervoort. The prisoner will be given a preliminary hearing Thursday. He has been placed in the Wellington jail by Sheriff C. E. Holliday. To the coroner's jury he told the following story: They had gone to bed about eight o'clock Sunday evening, he said. About nine o'clock he heard some noise in the house and started to get up, but his wife told him not to go out of the room, for in case anybody was in the house they would probably shoot him. As a measure of precaution, Vandervoort then went to the dresser and got his gun, placing it under his pillow. For some time everything was quiet, and he fell asleep. He was suddenly awakened about 11 o'clock by another noise in the house and as he raised his head he saw in the dresser mirror the reflection of a body moving in the room. In his alarm he had no other thought than that a burglar had entered the house and he immediately reached for his gun and began to shoot. A body fell across his legs on the bed and he shouted to his wife: "Kid, I've shot somebody." He then lighted a lamp and discovered the dead body of his wife lying across the foot of the bed. The shooting was done with a 38-calliber Harrington & Richards revolver, instead of a shotgun, as was stated in the reports of the murder yesterday. Vandervoort must have had the revolver for some time, as it has not been found that he purchased one recently from any of the dealers in nearby towns. Coroner R. H. Downing of Wellington found bullet wounds in three places on Mrs. Vandervoort's body. One bullet had lodged in her hip. Another had passed through her left wrist and entered the breast. The bullet was found lodged in her heart. Three other bullets were found in the wall of the room. SAYS WHEAT IS DAMAGED. After Trip Over Kansas S. T. Howe Estimates Half a Crop. Topeka, Kan.—Samuel T. Howe, chairman of the state tax commission, who returned today from a 3,000-mile assessment trip over the Kansas railroads, says the indications are that Kansas will not raise more than half a crop of wheat this year. 'We went all over the wheat belt,' said he, "and the crop is badly damaged everywhere." ELECTIONS AT KANSAS CITY Brown and Most of Republican Ticket Wins—Commission Form for First Time in Kansas. Kansas City, Missouri.—Reversing Mayor Crittenden's 1908 majority of 1,624, and adding hundreds to that lead, Darius A. Brown, Republican, was elected mayor of Kansas City. With him he carried the entire city ticket, except Justice Remley, candidate for a municipal judgeship; landed every member of the upper house, and enough members of the lower house to insure Republican control of both branches of the city council. Kansas City, Kansas.—The election in Kansas City, Kan., the first to be held under the newly adopted commission form of government, in many respects was the most remarkable in the history of the city. Although non-partisan in its avowed principles, the new plan brought about one of the most bitterly contested elections ever known in the city. With complete returns from every precinct, J. E. Porter was shown to have a majority of 886 votes over his opponent, U. S. Guyer. The only wards carried by Guyer were the First and Third. Of the total vote cast, Porter received 7,510 and Guyer 6,624. In the race for commissioner Otto Anderson received 8,268; Henry E. Dean, 7,147; C. W. Green, 6,961; J. A. Cable, 6,415. GREAT STEEL ORDER FOR CANAL If Parts of Gates Were Piled One On Top of Other Would Be More Than Mile High. Washington, D. C.—Some idea of the enormous amount of steel which will be necessary in the construction of the locks of the Panama canal is gained from an order which has just been placed by the canal commission. It is the largest single order for steel ever made by the commission and calls for about 58,000 tons of steel parts, which will be used in the construction of the 46 mitering lock gates, of two leaves each, at the Gatum, Pedro Miguel and Miraflores locks. It is estimated that if all the leaves should be piled one on top of the other they would be one and one-fifth miles high. The time limit placed on the steel contract indicates that Col. Geothals is still confident that the canal will be completed and ready for operation January 1, 1915. DUTCH BOUGHT OIL PROPERTY Holland Syndicate Purchased 20 Companies in Oklahoma for $5,000,000 —Will Build Pipe Line. Bartlesville, Oklahoma.—George C. Priestly of Bartlesville, who executed the transaction by which Eastern capitalists recently obtained options on the holdings of about 20 Oklahoma oil companies for a Holland syndicate, received a message from New York stating that the contracts had been signed and the deal fully soncumulated. The transaction involves over $5,000,000 and some of the best oil lands in the state. The purchasing syndicate announces that a pipe line to the gulf will be constructed soon. MAY ABOLISH PENSION AGENCIES President Taft Will Not Appoint an Agent at Topeka Until the Question is Settled. Washington, D. C.—There will be no appointment of pension agents for the Topeka agency for a few weeks. Senator Curtis asked, President Taft about it and learned that the president will not appoint any pension agents before the appropriation bill for the payment of pensions has been finally disposed of. The house attached an amendment to the bill providing that all the pension agencies shall be abolished and is "standing pat" on it. The senate will try to kill the amendment, but may not succeed this time. GOV. HASKELL MAY MOVE CAPITAL Action of Guthrie Newspapers and Chamber of Commerce Resented by Oklahoma Executive. Guthrie, Oklahoma.—The temporary removal of the state capital to Shawnee has been made probable, said Gov. Haskell as a result of the Guthrie newspapers and members of the chamber of commerce denouncing him as a liar and trickster in calling the capital location election. Affects Cotton. Not Grain. Washington, D. C.—Striking at the operations for future delivery on the cotton exchange and not molesting in any way the transactions of the grain exchange, an "Anti-Option" bill has been framed in the committee on agriculture and will be reported to the house. Stage Slews Over Cliff Buena Vista, Colorado.—A stagecoach carrying mail from Buena Vista to St. Elmo fell over a cliff into the water in Chalk Creek canyon killing both horses. The driver escaped and rescued the mail. Profit In Three-Gent Fares. Cleveland, Ohio.—Three-cent street railway fares on the Cleveland Traction system have not only proven a paying venture, but after a month's operation promises to give a handsome surplus to the railway company. Why does Great Britain buy its oatmeal of us? Certainly it seems like carrying coals to Newcastle to speak of exporting oatmeal to Scotland and yet, every year the Quaker Oats Company sends hundreds of thousands of cases of Quaker Oats to Great Britain and Europe. The reason is simple; while the English and Scotch have for centuries eaten oatmeal in quantities and with a regularity that has made them the most rugged physically, and active mentally of all people, the American has been eating oatmeal and trying all the time to improve the methods of manufacture so that he might get that desirable foreign trade. How well he has succeeded would be seen at a glance at the export reports on Quaker Oats. This brand is without a rival; is packed in regular packages, and in hermetically sealed tins for hot climates. 51 Silence. Very few men know how to keep still. The Italians have a proverb, "Hear, see, and say nothing, if you wish to live in peace." The man who is bent on telling all he knows, generally ends in telling a good deal more than he knows. The tongue is harder to bridle than the wildest horse that ever roamed the prairie. The Germans say truly that talking comes by nature, while silence comes of the understanding. BABY'S SKIN TORTURE "When our baby was seven weeks old he broke out with what we thought was heat, but which gradually grew worse. We called in a doctor. He said it was eczema and from that time we doctored six months with three of the best doctors in Atchison but he only got worse. His face, head and hands were a solid sore. There was no end to the suffering for him. We had to tie his little hands to keep him from scratching. He never knew what it was to sleep well from the time he took the disease until he was cured. He kept us awake all hours of the night and his health wasn't what you would call good. We tried everything but the right thing. "Finally I got a set of the Cuticura Remedies and I am pleased to say we did not use all of them until he was cured. We have waited a year and a half to see if it would return but it never has and to-day his skin is clear and fair as it possibly could be. I hope Cuticura may save some one else's little ones suffering and also their pocket-books. John Leason, 1403 Atchison St., Atchison, Kan., Oct. 19, 1909." National Tuberculosis Sunday. National Tuberculosis Sunday. Present indications point to a general observance of National Tuberculosis Sunday in more than 200,000 churches of the country on April 24. Reports from heads of local anti-tuberculosis associations, health officers, pastors, mayors, governors, and numerous interdenominational bodies show much enthusiasm over the movement. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis has prepared an outline for a tuberculosis sermon for use on April 24 which will be sent free of charge to any clergyman applying at 105 East Twenty-second street, New York. Thousands of these outlines are being sent out weekly to all parts of the country. Prominent churchmen, including bishops and heads of all the leading denominations, have expressed their approval of the movement. In New Hampshire. That irresponsible Manchester Union man gave himself a surprise party by going to church last Sunday and this was the result: "On this first Sunday of Lent, while George Bailey of the Houston Post is sacrilegiously fishing for eels in a Texas bayou, and the (married) paragrapher of the Kennebeck Journal is tapping his boots, and the Ging-Ging Goophus of the Springfield Union is playing seven-up, we, in common with other good New Hampshire people, shall dutifully attend church."—Springfield Union. ROSY COLOR Produced by Postum. "When a person rises from each meal with a ringing in the ears and a general sense of nervousness, it is a common habit to charge it to a deranged stomach. "I found it was caused from drinking coffee, which I never suspected for a long time, but found by leaving off coffee that the disagreeable feelings went away. "I was brought to think of the subject by getting some Postum and this brought me out of trouble. "It is a most appetizing and invigorating beverage and has been of such great benefit to me that I naturally speak of it from time to time as opportunity offers. "A lady friend complained to me that she had tried Postum, but it did not taste good. In reply to my question she said she guesed she boiled it about ten minutes. I advised her to follow directions and know that she boiled it fifteen or twenty minutes, and she would have something worth talking about. A short time ago I heard one of her children say that they were drinking Postum now-a-days, so I judge she succeeded in making it good, which is by no means a difficult task. "The son of one of my friends was formerly a pale lad, but since he has been drinking Postum, has a fine color. There is plenty of evidence that Postum actually does 'make red blood,' as the famous trade-mark says." Read "The Road to Wellville," found in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human AWAY SUMMER UNDER WEAR MAJER CHICAGO RACCOMO 'HERMLO SENATOR CONGER RESIGNS THE BRIBERY INQUIRY ENDED HIS USEFULNESS. Was Placed in Position Where He Was Obliged to Speak the Truth. Albany, New York.—Rising to a question of personal privilege in the senate Senator Conger, after reading a statement in which he declared he fully realized that as a result of the Allds bribery charges his usefulness as a legislator was at and end, gave his resignation to Lieut. Gov. White, a duplicate of which he later filed with the secretary of state. With pale face and trembling hands he read while his fellow senators listened with intense interest, and when he had finished he sent his resignation to the desk and quickly left the chamber. Mr. Conger read how, at a private conference where the qualifications of ex-Senator Allds for the position of Republican leader of the senate were being considered, he was asked to declare his position, and "I replied that I would not and could not vote for him." Conger then related how, later, ex-Senator Allds, on the floor of the senate, denied the truth of Conger's statements and demanded an investigation. "So," he added, "the alternative was presented to me of becoming a liar and thereby remaining a member of this body in good standing, or of speaking the truth and thereby materially injuring myself financially, politically and socially and bringing upon my family undersirable notoriously and sorrow. I determined that the only thing I could do and retain my own self respect was to speak the truth, whatever the cost. That I have done and 40 of your number by your votes have certified thereto. THOUGHT HIS WIFE A BURGLAR Mrs. Vandervoort Killed by Her Husband on Their Farm Near Perth, Kan. Perth, Kansas.—Hearing a noise in his room at two o'clock in the morning, June Vandervoort, a farmer, reached for a shotgun that stood close to his bed, aimed in the direction of the sound, and fired. Following the roar of the gun was the noise of a falling body and then the wall of a child. Vandervoort leaped from bed and struck a match. The flickering light showed him the almost headless body of his wife, huddled on the floor. In her lifeless arms she still clasped her six-month-old baby. THE DISPENSARY BILL VETOED It Would Help Whisky Dealers to Abolish the Institution is Gov. Haskell's Belief. Guthrie, Oklahoma.—Gov. Haskell has vetoed the bill abolishing the state dispensary. Gov. Haskell said that the bill contained a joker that would give free rein to whiskey dealers in Oklahoma and, furthermore, was so loosely drawn that he feared it would not stand in the courts. Starves to Death in Jail. Topeka, Kansas.—Rather than face the degradation of a court trial on the charge of arson, Mrs. D. E. Evans starved herself to death. She died after fasting for 15 straight days. Last of the Grant Cabinet. Portland, Oregon.—Judge George H. Williams, the last surviving member of President Grant's cabinet, is dead. He was 87 years old. A $1,000,000 Fire in Omaha. Omaha, Nebraska.—Crossed wires cause $1,000,000 fire here. The Nye-Schneider-Fowler company's mill, the elevator of the Maney Milling company and 100 box cars of grain were destroyed. The losses are covered by insurance. Hanged Himself in School House. Okarche, Oklahoma—John Baker, the 20-year-old son of J. W. Baker, hanged himself in an American flag in the McCabe schoolhouse nine miles southwest of here. CEMENT PRICES ARE HIGHER Last Year It Was Sold at 80 Cents a Barrel, Now It is $1.40—Allied Products Up. Kansas City, Missouri.—Cement that cost 80 cents a barrel in car load lots last fall now is selling at $1.40 a barrel, with allied products proportionately higher. It all came about by reason of the trust plants and the independent mills getting their difficulties adjusted. Also, the increase in the demand for cement for building purposes helped some. The only explanation of the furry last fall seems to be that the market was glutted and the trust mills and the independent companies were fighting for the control of the western trade. WAGES BELOW THE MINIMUM Committee on Congestion of Population Finds 450,000 Laborers in New York Underpaid. New York, N. Y.—Four hundred and fifty thousand wage earners in Greater New York are receiving wages below the minimum on which it is possible to support their families in decency, according to the annual report of the committee on congestion of population. This "minimum of decency," is set at $800 a year—an increase of about $100 over the minimum set by the statistics a year ago. The average of 340,000 workers in Manhattan and the Bronx is $543 and of 103,000 in Brooklyn, $519. FOR CAPITAL FIGHT $20,000 Oklahoma City Proposes to Make Dignified Campaign to Secure Location There. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.—Fifteen hundred men, some of them representative citizens of other sections of the state, gathered at the state-wide state capital mass meeting at the chamber of commerce and Oklahoma City's campaign as a candidate for the location of the permanent state capitol was begun. Fair tactics were pledged and a dignified campaign proposed. A submission of $20,000 was raised to defray the expenses of the campaign. Other candidates for the state capital are Guthrie and Shawnee. THE PUBLICITY BILL MAY PASS A Majority in Both House and Senate Favor the Measure, Say Its Supporters. Washington, D. C.-The bill for publicity of campaign contributions, introduced by Representative McCall, is to be taken up April 18 as a special order in the house and there is little doubt that it will pass. Its fate in the senate is another question, though Perry Belmont, who has been looking after the bill, said that he would be glad if he could be as sure of the house as he is of the senate. THE POSTOFFICE DEFICIT GONE During the Last Three Months of 1909 There Was a Surplus of $2r. 111,356. Washington, D. C.—The postoffice did the largest business in its history during the last three months of last year, according to figures made public. Instead of the usual deficit, the postal service for October, November and December of 1909 returned a surplus of $2,111,356. For the same months of the preceding year the department had a deficit of about $1,500,000. A Woman Marshal Dismissed Muskogee, Oklahoma.—Miss Beulah Reynolds, who was for two years the only woman deputy United States marshal, has been dismissed from service by the attorney general at the request of her chief, Marshal Victor. McAlester, Oklahoma.- The Bank of Stuart at Stuart, 20 miles west, was entered by robbers who blew open the same and took $2,200. The explosion awakened the residents, who saw four men leaving the town on a handcar. ROOSEVELT NOT TO SEE POPE DECLINED .TO .ACCEPT .CONDITIONS THAT WERE IMPOSED. Asked Audience but When Restrictions Were Placed on Personal Movements Withdrew Request. Rome, Italy. — Former President Roosevelt of the United States has declined an invitation to visit the pope through exactly the same cause which forced the pope not to receive former Vice-President Fairbanks, the question of preference over the American Methodist mission here. Negotiations had been opened through Ambassador Leishman here for the contemplated visit of Col. Roosevelt. The latter explained himself as anxious to see the pope. The latter in reply said he hoped that no such unpleasant incident as that which marred the visit of Mr. Fairbanks to this city would occur. Mr. Fairbanks declined to visit the vatican before seeing the Methodists. Col. Roosevelt replied that he could not visit the vatican under such conditions and when he got a reply saying that it would be impossible to lift the restrictions. Roosevelt cabled saying that the visit was impossible. The affair has created a tremendous sensation here. BUCKETSHOPS WERE RAIDED Government Seeks to Destroy the Business—Arrests in Several Cities Simultaneously. New York, N. Y.—The federal department of justice at Washington which has been investigating complaints of a chain of bucketshops which virtually controls that business, sent the agents of its bureau of investigation, the new secret service, out raiding in a campaign which is calculated to wipe the business out of existence. The raiders were armed with indictments for 29 men, all members or correspondents of three firms that the government believes are run by the real bucketshop kings. The raids were planned to take place simultaneously in New York, Philadelphia, Jersey City, Baltimore, Cincinnati and St. Louis. In one instance, at Cincinnati, the bucketshop had moved out before the officers arrived. LIVE STOCK SHIPMENTS BEGUN The Santa Prepared to Handle 8,000 Cars From New Mexico and Texas to Kansas. Wellington, Kansas—The stock shipments have begun on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road through here from New Mexico and Texas, and the railroad officials have arranged for 8,000 cars, or 250 trains, of stock between now and May 1. The stock is being shipped to grazing lands in Greenwood, Chase and Butler counties, Kansas. The stock is said to be in fine condition for this time of the year. PERCY WELCOMED THE PROBE New Senator From Louisiana Says No Money Was Used to Secure His Election. Washington, D. C.—Learning of the decision of the Mississippi state senate to probe into the charges of bribery, in connection with his election, Senator Leroy Percy said he would welcome a thorough investigation. The senator reiterated his denials that neither he nor his friends made use of money in the election. A CANADIAN TRADE TREATY Representatives of This County Will Meet Theirs and Negotiate Reciprocity Agreement. Washington, D. C.—Within two months, according to the present plans of the administration, there will be a gathering in Washington or Ottawa, just which capital has not yet been determined of representatives of the American and Canadian governments for the purpose of negotiating a reciprocity and trade treaty between the two countries. MICHIGAN IS NEARLY HALF DRY Forty of the Eighty-Three Counties in the State Vote in Favor of Prohibition. Detroit, Michigan—Complete returns from the 36 counties in Michigan where elections under the local option law were held show that 20 counties instead of 19 voted "dry" and 16 "wet." Of the 83 counties in Michigan 40 will now me "dry" and 43 "wet." Would Shorten the Hatpins. Washington, D. —Any woman wearing a hatpin whose point projects more than an inch beyond the hat will be subject to arrest in the District of Columbia if a bill introduced by Representative Courey of Missouri should be enacted into law. Union Depot Work Starts. Kansas City, Missouri.—Thirty men with picks and shovels assembled at Twentieth and Holmes streets, and five minutes later the first ground, the beginning of work on the $30,000,000 union passenger station and railway freight terminals, was broken. Quarantine Law Violated. Topeka, Kansas.—Criminal proceedings were instituted against the Orient Railroad company in the federal court here on the charge of violating the cattle quarantine law. 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 A. Radford and Manufacturer, he is, by default, the author of all these subjects. Addressquiries to William A. Radford, No. 144 Fifth Ave., Chicago, Ill., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. The owner of a city or town lot, of a suburban home or a country estate is usually interested in affairs which he considers more important, or, at least, more practical than the abstract principles of gardening, no matter in what form they are presented or what application is to be made of them. His immediate requirement, if his attention is directed at all toward the subject, is practice and not theory. He wants planting and not principle; his main desire is to employ the speediest and safest process to make his yard, his grounds or his estate as harmoniously and effectively as beautiful with trees, shrubs, plants and vines as his financial resources will permit. In a sense he is justified, and, in any event he is but responding to a common and natural impulse to obtain for himself that which has pleased or interested him. He is impatient of theory and anxious THE HOME OF THE FAMILY for results. Disquisitions on the fundamental laws of gardening or landscaping are tedious if not perplexing, and, in his judgment, of little value. His conclusion may be hasty, but to some extent is entirely correct. There are no hard and fast rules for gardening and particularly for the art of ornamental gardening, whether it be conducted on a large or a small scale, on a country estate or on the back part of a city lot. There are some principles best remembered, but even they are not without innumerable variation in application. Where trees are planted on small city lots in many instances shrubs would be of greater value and be more effective and far more appropriate. As a matter of fact the advantages of PORCH KITCHEN 12'0"X13'0" BATH 59'9" HALL CANTEEN 9'3"X13'0" CL CASE BED RM. 12'6"X14'0" DINING RM. 15'6"X14'0" LIVING ROOM 21'0"X13'0" PORCH 36'0"X7'0" SEAT Floor Plan shrubs are often overlooked and ignored. Tall growing and dwarf, evergreen and deciduous, flowering from early spring until late autumn, there are few places where they will not succeed. They may be planted as individual specimens, as trees are planted, or they may be massed for dense and solid effects. The latter is the better use of them, but there are situations where the former planting is advisable and appropriate. The "mass" planting never falls to add harmony and beauty to a yard, large or small, and contributes unity to its plan of ornamentation. The wide variety in habit of growth, in foliage and in the flowers gives greatest value to shrubs. They can be had for every situation. Whether tall growing or low growing shrubs are wanted, whether spring effect, whether summer effect or fall effect is wanted, whether flower, fruit or foliage is the conspicuous feature to be observed, the shrubs will serve. They lend themselves to the masking of foundations, unsightly views and outlooks; they make excellent backgrounds for flowers; they break the contrast between flower borders and trees; they make excellent ground covers on steep banks, and they are --- equally serviceable in breaking levels. Planted where it is desired that a walk shall turn or bend they supply motive for the change in direction. And no matter to what use they are put, once established they require comparatively little attention. Now, this bungalow is suggested as an admirable design for construction on a lot where there will be ample room for the planting of shrubbery in an artistic way. It is well adapted for a corner lot. The little house presents the idea of coziness, and the grounds if arranged so that the indoors will seem to join hands with the outdoors, will produce a most pleasing effect. The bungalow, as the plan shows, has a wide porch extending around three sides. Shrubbery can be banked in not too great profusion about this, with flowers at the outer border. A delightful living room is provided with an open fireplace. This room is 21 feet long and 13 feet wide. There is a wide doorway into the dining-room, from which entrance is had from the porch. A bedroom is provided at the left. The bathroom, pantry and kitchen are conveniently arranged. The cost of this bungalow will be within the reach of most anybody who THE HOME OF THE HERITAGE CENTER is thinking of a home. If it is finished in cement plaster the gray color will harmonize beautifully with the shrubs that may surround it. INDIANS TAKE TO GAMBLING Methods Are Peculiar in the Orient, and the Authorities Would Like to Stop Practice. Most of us are familiar with the old joke which asserts that the best way to find out the winner of a horse race is to cut out a list of the runners, get a pin, shut one's eyes, stab at the names and put your money on the horse whose name is first pricked. The native of India has an equally amusing method. He wagers his money according to the colors worn by the jockeys and takes no heed of the merits of the horses; or he will back a horse ridden by his favorite jockey, no matter whether the animal is a rank outsider or not. His ideas of gambling, in fact, are distinctly novel. Some of the more wealthy Indians form rings and back every horse in the race, thus gaining the satisfaction of getting a winner every time. It is really only of late years that the native of India has become a habitual gambler on the turf and nowadays the bulk of the betting at the various racing centers in India is done by natives. Indeed, the authorities are becoming somewhat concerned about the growth of betting which takes place among Indian natives, it being asserted that as many as 30 lacs of rupees ($1,500,000) is lost and won in the course of a season. The ignorant masses have not a great deal of actual money to wager, but so badly bitten are many of them with the craze for betting at race meetings that they frequently wager what little property they possess on a horse and if they lose they simply replace their loss by stealing a neighbor's goods. The consequence is that when the racing season comes round the police are kept very busy dealing with cases of petty larceny and other crimes involving loss of property. To Aid Female Unfortunates. Miss Alice Smith, probation officer in New York, has submitted to the Woman's Municipal league a plan for a house of detention for women prisoners. This was done at the request of the police committee of the league, of which Mrs. Anna Jackson is chairman. The committee will work not only for a house of detention, but also for the improvement of the accommodations for women prisoners in all the New York station houses. Largest Flying Fish. A flying fish 171/4 inches long, which landed 20 feet above water on the deck of a steamer near Teneriffe, was pronounced one of the largest. The longest flight the authority had seen was about 200 yards. The KITCHEN CABINET I AM sure it is a great mistake always to know enough in when it rains. Variesy In Foods. The first sense to appeal to in the serving of meals is the sense of sight. Those things that attract the eye, excite the imagination nad stimulate the flow of saliva are usually those foods that taste better, and are more palatable; at any rate, they should be made so that this is the result. Creamed vegetables always served in the same way pall on the taste; for a change one may arrange for the simple little timbale cases, so economical to prepare if one has an iron, they hold a sufficient quantity of any creamy mixture, either fish, flesh, fowl or vegetable. Another change is to use raised biscuits hollowed out and toasted, then filled, or croustades made of thick slices of bread hollowed out, buttered and toasted in the oven. If one desires the croustades especially attractive, dip the rims in beaten white of egg, then in chopped parsley just before filling. Don't serve potatoes always in the same manner. One tires of the common boiled, baked or mashed potatoes when there are several hundred ways of serving the apple of the earth, as the French call it. Let us not get into ruts and because we are too busy to think of variety, keep on with the old ways. If a member of the family is late to dinner and one has baked potatoes waiting, cut one in half, remove the potato, mash and season, and return to the shell, then reheat and sprinkle with parsley as the diner arrives. Don't be afraid to try new dishes. The story is told of one wise housewife, who, when she wanted her family to try a new combination of foods, had many funny and entertaining stories to tell until they had got the first taste and found it good, then all the rest was easy. Children are so apt to be notional about their food. One reason for it is the habit of talking too much about it. If a child is taught to eat what is placed before him, having nothing to substitute for it, he will be on a fair road to like all kinds of food and never make himself a nuisance in society. We all know what discomfort a guest can make, who never eats this, or "it doesn't run in our family to like that." T'S a gay old world when you're gay, And a glad old world when you're glad. But whether you play Or go tolling away, It's a sad old world when you're sad." Cost of Living. There are probably many causes for the higher prices in living besides the tariff and the trusts. We need to be reminded that we are not living in the days when the housewife took her market basket on her arm and went to the grocers' and butchers' to get her supplies. The meat was divided among neighbors in those days when a calf or hog was killed, the neighbors had their share and paid it back when it came their turn, so that fresh meat was not very expensive. To-day, after meat has passed through so many hands, by the time it has reached the consumer it is not surprising that "the cow has jumped over the moon." When we take thought of the telephone in the grocers' store, the clerk to answer it, the conveyances for delivering goods (even an yeast cake) to our doors, the reason for high prices need not be hard to find. The merchant must have his profit and we pay for the telephone and the delivery service. It costs to put food up in attractive boxes with the advertising matter on them. It costs to advertise in the papers; somebody must pay. The old proverb that "three women and a goose make a market," would not hold good to-day. The traveling expenses of much of our food is equal to or more than its first cost. Fruits must be transported in especially fitted cars and this transportation is expensive. We must pay for it in the higher prices. Meat producers say that there is plenty of meat; but everybody wants choice cuts; there are not enough to go around, for the size of the animal the choice meat is in small proportion. The high price of meat may be of great benefit. If we open our eyes to the fact that we need less and substitute for meat many of those good foods rich in proteid. Some Common Fallacies That gas turned on full under liquid at a galloping boll cooks things quicker than ordinary boiling. The fact is that water doesn't get hotter than 212 deg., and that is the boiling point, unless, of course, it is subjected to pressure or its specific gravity is changed by adding salt in some quantity. So if a liquid is boiling, do not in- crease the heat and consequently the bills for fuel. Another error we labor under is that the higher cuts of meat are the most nutritious. We put too high a value on meats. There are nuts, beans, peas, cheese, eggs and milk with root and succulent vegetables that may make a well balanced meal without meat. Eggs even at a high price may take the place of meat and one gets more for the money when we weigh the proportion of gristle, bone and waste from meat. So we really get much more from the same weight of eggs. We are apt to consider that oysters are most wholesome, when the fact is they are 90 per cent, water. The price of 50 cents a quart for water is rather high, considering that we get little food value. The flavor of course, is attractive, and oysters should be used sparingly to add variety to the diet. Another common error among many cooks is to think that starch is cooked enough when the liquid is thickened. It takes several minutes to cook starch after the grains have burst, and it is well to remember that our stomachs can not use starch in the raw state. Milk is often used as a beverage, but is strictly a food and should be taken as such. When swallowed rapidly as is water, it forms hard lumps or curds in the stomach, which are difficult to dissolve, so they cause much discomfort and often pain. Milk should be sipped slowly, a little at a time, that it may be acted upon by the gastric juice in small quantities. A glass of hot milk sipped when tired is most refreshing and nourishing. T'S a beautiful world to see, Or it's dismal in every zone Hints for the Sleepless For those who are subject to insomnia, that troublesome of all complaints: try deep breathing and rid the mind of all thought as far as possible. Remove all clothing worn through the day and sleep on a hard bed. Re lax all the muscles even of the jaw. Have plenty of fresh air coming into the sleeping room all the time with sufficient covering to keep warm. A small pillow or none at all is best at the more nearly horizontal the body is the less effort is needed by the heart to send the blood to the extremities. Do not sleep in a room with gas or lamp burning, or where it has been using up the oxygen for some hours. Another point to be remembered is the food of a person subject to insomnia. Nothing should be eaten for the evening meal which is at all disturbing to the digestion. Associate with restful people; do not study and burden the mind during the evening. A glass of warm milk slipped slowly just before retiring has been helpful to many, while others find a dry cracker good to allay the "all gone" feeling some people have during the night. In extreme cases an ice bag at the back of the head and neck and a hot water bag at the feet have proven very successful in inducing sleep. Think pleasant thoughts, no matter what the day has been; cheerfulness is a great aid in all troubles of mind or body. Most physicians recommend sleeping on the right side, while others recommend the left. There is an old custom of having the bed with the head toward the north and foot toward the south, said to be good to keep people in health because of the electric currents which pass from pole to pole. However that may be, see that the bed stands where its occupants may have plenty of fresh air, which is the impcrant thing in keeping in good health. T IS not raining rain to me, It's raining daffodils. In every dimpled drop I see Wild flowers on the hills. A health unto the happy A fig for him who frets! It is not raining rain to me, It's raining violets." Nellie Marwell. The First Dessert Spoon. When dessert spoons were invented, Hamilton palace, the seat of Sir Charles Murray's uncle, was the first household north of the Tweed to adopt them. A small laird, invited to dine with the duke of Hamilton, was disgusted to find a dessert spoon handed to him with the sweets. "What do you get me this for?" he exclaimed to the footman. "Do you think ma nooth has got any smaller since I lappit up ma soup?"—London Chronicle. Getting Back. "There isn't an original line in any of your plays," said the critic. "Well," answered the patient author, "that remark of yours isn't very original, either." ONE OF ADAM'S TROUBLES Incident in the Garden of Eden That Must Be Taken for What It Is Worth. Rev. Dr. Charles Townsend of Orange was one of the speakers at the Park Presbyterian Church Men's club banquet last week, and told this story of one of the troubles of the original ancestor: "Adam had eaten the elaborate repast furnished by his helpmeet with every indication that he relished each morsel. He complimented her upon the dainty manner in which the bluepoints were served, the flavor of the purée of pea, the seasoning of the fish and entree, and finally reached a delicious salad. Adam paused, and with a worried look on his face he demanded of Eve where she found the ingredients. She enumerated all except the lettuce. "Where did you get those leaves?" he demanded. "Why, they were lying on a bush in the back yard," she replied, sweetly. "Well, those were my best Sunday trousers,' sobbed Adam, adding, 'Ah, woe is man,' which was corrupted into 'woman,' the term by which we know Eve's daughters."—Newark Star. LEWIS' "SINGLE BINDER." A hand-made cigar fresh from the table, wrapped in foil, thus keeping fresh until smoked. A fresh cigar made of good tobacco is the ideal smoke. The old, well cured tobaccous used are so rich in quality that many who formerly smoked 10c cigars now smoke Lewis' Single Binder Straight 5c. Lewis' Single Binder costs the dealer some more than other 5c cigars, but the higher price enables this factory to use extra quality tobacco. There are many imitations; don't be fooled. There is no substitute! Tell the dealer you want a Lewis "Single Binder." Under legislation enacted in 1905 the Danish government pays three-fourths of the expenses of all poor persons who desire to be treated in tuberculosis sanatoria. When the hospitals under construction are completed Denmark will have one bed in tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria for every 1,200 inhabitants, a fact which will mean that the length of treatment can be considerably extended. In the United States there is one bed for every 4,500 inhabitants. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies, such as the mucous aning of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, the ear is not inflamed. The tube taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing more than a mild ear infection. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh. F. J. CHENEY & O., Toledo, "Ugh!!" spluttered Mr. Jones. "That nut had a worm in it." "Here," urged a friend, offering him a glass of water, "drink this and wash it down." "Wash it down!" growled Jones. "Why should I? Let him walk!"—Everybody's. Everybody in This Town Is sick or will be some time with some of the diseases that NATURE'S REMEDY (nr tablets) will cure or prevent. If every person knew as much about Nature's Remedy as I do, no further illness would be prevented. I want you to know about Nature's Remedy. I want to send you free at my expense a 10 day treatment. I want you to just show Nature's Remedy is for Constipation, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Liver and Kidney Complaint, and why Nature's Remedy is Better than Pills for Liver Ills. All Druggists. Write me to day for free 10 days' treatment. A. H. Lewis, St. Louis. What a man says about his enemies should be taken with a pound of salt. When life's all love, 'tis life; aught else, 'tis naught.-Sidney Lanier. Bakes-Roasts-Broils-Toasts as th n w In be New Pet WICK BLUE Oil Coo has a Cabinet Top with shelf f Drop shelves for the coffee pot or s It has long turquoise-blue en with the bright blue of the chim tive and invites cleanliness. M 2 and 3-burner stoves can be had CAUTIONARY NOTE: Be sure you get this stove— Every dealer everywhere; if not at to the nearest New Perfection WICK BLUE FLAME Oil Cook-stove has a Cabinet Top with shelf for keeping plates and food hot. Drop shelves for the coffee pot or saucepans, and nickeled towel racks. It has long turquoise-blue enamel chimneys. The nickel finish, with the bright blue of the chimneys, makes the stove very attractive and invites cleanliness. Made with 1, 2 and 3 burners; the 2 and 3-burner stoves can be had with or without Cabinet. CAUTIONARY NOTE: Be sure you get this stove—see that the name-plate reads "NEW PERFECTION." Every dealer everywhere; if not at yours, write for Descriptive Circular to the nearest agency of the Standard Oil Company (Incorporated) Good Work in Denmark Sold by Drugstores, 756. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Vindictive Cuss KIDNEY TROUBLE Suffered Ten Years—Relieved in Three Months Thanks to PE-RU-NA. C. B. FIZER. C. B. FIZER, Mt. Sterling, Ky., says: "I have suffered with kidney and bladder trouble for ten years past. "Last March I commenced using Peruna and continued for three months. I have not used it since, nor have I felt a pain." Stops Lameness Much of the chronic lameness in horses is due to neglect. See that your horse is not allowed to go lame. Keep Sloan's Liniment on hand and apply at the first sign of stiffness. It's wonderfully penetrating — goes right to the spot — relieves the soreness — limbers up the joints and makes the muscles elastic and pliant. Here's the Proof. Mr. G. T. Roberts of Resaca, Ga. R.F.D. No. 1, Box 43, writes: "I have used your Liniment on a horse for sweetney and effected a thorough cure. I also removed a spavin on a mule. This spavin was as large as a guinea egg. In my estimation the best remedy for lameness and soreness is Sloan's Liniment Mr. H. M. Gibbs of Lawrence, Kans. R.F.D. No. 3, writes: --- "Your Liniment is the best that I have ever used. I had a mare with an abscess on her neck and one 50c. bottle of Sloan's Liniment entirely cured her. I keep it around all the time for galls and small swellings and for everything about the stock." Sloan's Liniment will kill a spavin, curb or splint, reduce wind puffs and swollen joints, and is a sure and speedy remedy for fistula, sweeny, founder and thrush. SLOAN'S LINIMENT KILLS PAIN PHILADELPHIA MADE IN U.S.A. Price $50.0c and $1.00 Sloan's book on horses, cattle, sheep and deer, free. Address D. Earl S. Sloan, Boston Mass, U.S.A. RHEUMATISM COPPER PLATE ZINC PLATE Cured Right at Home by ELECTROPODES. New Electric Treatment Galvanic insulators--copper and zinc--worn inside the electrode. Electrodes are wired "wires". Positive care for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Backache, Kidney and urinary tract infections. Electrodes return if not satisfactory. Guarantee signed with each sale. Electropodes are available, not at your Dugget's, send us $1.00. Satisfactory returns. WESTERN ELECTROPODE CO. 245 Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, Cal. BAKES bread, pie and cake— bakes them perfectly all through, and browns them appetizingly. ROASTS beef, poultry and game with a steady heat, which preserves the rich natural flavor. BROILS steaks and chops—makes them tender and inviting. TOASTS bread, muffins, crackers and cheese. No drudgery of coal and ashes; no stooping to get at the oven; no smoke, no dust, no odor—just good cooking with greater fuel economy. Irons and water in washboiler always hot. The Eo a q@mrourra, vor 8 8 ANS a W. N. MILLER, Editor. Residence 1401 West 23d Street. Residence Phone, Bell 1641. Phone your news items to us. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year (by mail) ............$1.00 Strictly in Advance. 4 Months (by mail).......... 76 YR.ee Months (by mufl)........ 50 ee advertising Rates ‘made known on application. 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Any erroneous reflection on the character, standing or reputation of any person which may appear in this paper will be gladly corrected if brought to the attention of the editor. ————————_________ “To Live and Let Live Is Our Motto.” — SEND YOUR NEWS IN EARLIER. SOMETHING SENSATIONAL The following is the big ‘Slab- ‘Town {Convention” which by much effort, hard trialsa many tribulations has been secured for Wichita and which ‘Conveation’ will positively convene at’ the New Hope Baptist Church on Thursday’night, April 14; 1910, It is said that “everybody else” will be there — will you? You should!!! PROGRAM 1, Welcome Address Mrs Florida Knobb Mrs. L, Johnson. 2 Response “Miss Fannie Queen Miss. Ida Wilson 3, Address “Mrs. Patsy Short’’ What we aredoing in our com. munity’ Miss Mable Griffin. 4, Address “‘ Miss. Susie Wright “What we have done for Africa Mrs. Ida Frazier 5. Recitation “Miss. Pearl Blue’ Why Jim forsook the Ministry Zepher Turner 6, Address “Miss Carrie Blue- berry” Making the most of our opportunities Mrs. Lottie Dever- eaux, | 7. Address “Miss Groce Diggs’ of Crosswood “The training of | children” Mrs, Celia Tillman. 8. Annual Sermon ‘Rev. J. B. H. C, Big John A. B., A. M., B.D LL.D, C. B. B., W. C Johns- ton. Music furnished for the occas- sion by the ‘Happy Holow Choir —Mixed Singers, Everybody that wants to come — invited — and those who don’t want to come invited too. LOCALS THE RESUME OF THIS WEEK— ———— | TT Sond your news sotes and lecal vappenings te 681 Resid Mala Street Pay up! — Pay up!! — Pay up!!! ee Miss, Grace Price; is improving Chas. L. Kiner will open up | hotel and restaurant at 630 N. Main Street. ~Mrs, A. Sims of Hutchinson is visiting in the city. Mr. H, Massey isslowly improv- ing from his recent illness, Emmous Massey has returned from a trip to Kansas City, Mrs. Mary Clark is visiting this week with friends in Valy Center Jack Robinson left Monday for ElReno, Ok, on a business trip, Mrs. Thos, Cox who has been quite indisposed for several days is convalescing. Myrtle Tandy is visiting in the city from Newton, the guest ot Isis Brooks, Mrs L, Collins who spent sev- eral days in the city last week, returned to her home in Hutch-- inson. | Mr, and Mrs. R. Reed who has resided in our city for several of years, left Monday for Clearwat er where they have purchased a farm, and will make it their fat- ure home, | WING HES MADE IN WICHITA Material Fit Style Workmanship | GUARANTEED 5 } :-: YOUR TRADE SOLICITED :: , pee Ae § we only tailored for a few dozen men, we would have to charge each an exorbitant price, We would have to take large profits from the few, instead of ‘a very small one from each of our mang customers, {This is why we ean put into a suit for you at $15,00 to $35. what the other fellows charges you from $25,00 to $60.00 for. Stirling Woolen Mills Co TAILORS 215 'N. Main St Wichita, Kas RTE ISP Look out for the A. M. E. Cru saders’’!!! They are out for busi- ness. Every Captnin is a wosker and the members of each Crusad band is determined to win, Keep clear of their track. A merchants “add” in a Negro newspaper is a sign that the merchant will appreciate the trade of the members of that race. Go there and. trade. The Mothers’ Aid Club will meet next Sunday afternoon with Mrs. L. Lattimore, 2415 Shelton avenue. Peerless Steam Laundry srg a ca DRUGGIST 8@- Subscribe and pay for the Wichita Searchlight. It is only $1. for a whole year. Try it. a RTT DOCTOR G. G. BROWN, Pays particular attention to all sick people—day or night. Call him. Grand Master Collins left Mon- day noon for Newton where he visited the Masonic lodge in that city Tuesday night. The Grand Master made many warm friends for himself and thecroft while in our city, The infant baby of W. L. Her- man and wife has been very ill; but is better. N.S. Briley of Ottowa, Kans. spent Monday and Tuesday in the city the guests of his brother Dr. N. D, Briley and family, * Newton had a nice delegation in Wichita Sunday to attend the laying of the corner stone of the Masonic hall. The following was among those from Newton:- M, Ridley, wife and son, Ed, Mason W, C. Downing, Rev. W. H, Cole D, Casson, Jessie Clemens, Geo, D. Johnson, Orange Johnson, Wells Dickerson, and C. J. Page. GRAND OPENING The grand opening of Palmer's Cafe, 507 N. Main St: will be giv en on Saturdap night, April 9th. A splendid time is expected and all are invited. Mr. Oliver Palm. er, the proprietor, since leasing this building hasremodled it and fitted it np in a first class style whice is a credit to him and our race, Atiend his openidg Satur- day night, April 9th. Arkansas Vally lodge No. 21, A, F. A.M, will havea special meeting on Tuesday night, April 13th. | “What is home without a oe is alright — but how would you have any mothers without the ‘old man’ —father? Give him a chance, too. That’s fair. ' Everobody—every where—likes to read the Wichita Searchlight —we make no brags—we just simply “deliver the goods” — that’s all, ee ee See eth eee ing slowly. W. H. Parks, 1534 Wabash, is pre- pared to do all kinds of fine wall pa- per work. A trial will convince you. Call him over Bell phone 2246. Dr.J.E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeon —Diseases of— Women and Children A Specialty Bell Phone 2186 Office 703 N. Main St. Four Per Cent Interest On all Savings Deposits we pay Four Per Cent interest compounded January 1st and July 1st All Deposits Guaranteed Interest hearing Certificates issued payable on demand, bearing 3 per cent interest per annum for each full month from date. Open Saturday nights from 7 to 9 to receive deposits Gold State Savings Bank FIKJT saND MARKET H. W. Lewis, President. P. K. Lewis Cashier, Paid Up Capital825,000.00 Dr. A. K. Lawreuce PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office Phones 517 Bell3537 N. Main St. FInd. 1557 aS F. O. Miller M.D. Physici'n & Surgeon Office Hours Bell Phone 9tol 2999 2t05 Wichita Twos Kansas. 513 N. Main St. All calls answered promply Day or Night. Obstetrics and Diseases of women A Specialty BODEN’S FLO! 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Main St. Both Phone For Everything in Building hiatenial — Grocery Department WE SELL FLOUR | WE SELL MEAL | WE SELL LARD | WE SELL MEAT | WE SELL POTATOES In fact, we sel! everything kept ina First-Class Grocery. B@™ WHY CAN’T WE SELLTO YOU? Makin Eye Drug Co. | 517 N. Main St. — Wichita, Kan — Bell Phone 239 KKK KEK KKK KK SK KCK KK CE KKK EK EE 5 IS IT? ——— Largest yard under shed in the state. Best grade of lumber to se- lect from. Choicest finishings, posts, shingles and everything in the lumber line. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT Low and Easy to Meet. Let us figure next Lumber ee Bill. 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All left well filled and well sat isfied declaring Mr, Lewis an ideal entertainer, ALE AIVUEEAIUAD SI) <44\ IS. ee is NS Sc IN ae 4 iN Yes \y = The above is the cut out of tventy-five different patterns of refrigorators carried in my stock. I bought acarload ofthem at right prices and will sell them cheap. ; 2" Before you buy a Refrigorator Come and see my stock and get my low prices, _ Alo have a complete line of New and Second Hand Furniture, Rugs, Carpets Mattings, Stoves, etc, and carry a general line Household Goods. CASH: OR: -EASY PAYMENTS Bell Phone 1837 Ind. 1837 Green 245-247 N. Main Wichita, Ks POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY. I hereby announce myself as a can- didate for County Attorney, subject to the Republican primary, August 2nd 1910, I will appreciate your aid. AUSTIN J. ADAMS. 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Wallace returned Wed- nesday morning from Winfield, where she went last Sunaay to serve a wed- sing. ST Preserving the Declaration of Independence WALDON FAWCETT STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING AT WASHINGTON W HEN, a few weeks ago, the newspaper dispatches from Washington made mention of the fact that a descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence had applied to the president for permission to look at that famous document the public received its first hint of the extraordinary care exercised by Uncle Sam for the safe keeping of what is, in a way, the nation's most prized possession. Probably no relic in the world is more carefully guarded than this self-same piece of parchment with its roster of significant autograph signatures. Every time an exposition is held anywhere in the United States the projectors conceive the idea of borrowing the Declaration of Independence as their chief drawing card in the way of an historical exhibit, but ST BUIL all hopes of this kind are doomed to disappointment. The Declaration was transferred to Philadelphia for the Centennial in 1876, but never before nor since has it been out of its depository at the national capital and it is pretty safe to predict that it will never in future be disturbed. During the past decade there has been a redoubling of protective measures looking to the safeguarding and preservation of the invaluable document. Some years ago the secretary of state issued an order that the Declaration should be hermetically sealed in a lighttight, fire-proof, burglar-proof safe, and that this safe should not be opened except upon his written order. How resolute is the determination of the officials to keep the document in that seclusion that is believed to be essential for its preservation may be surmised from the fact that never in the seven years since the "retirement order" was issued has any person been able to induce the secretary of state to issue the necessary order to obtain a peep at the important document. The Declaration of Independence has had a most interesting history since it came into existence on that memorable fourth of July in Philadelphia one and one-third centuries ago. The penned document that now reposes in the library of the state department at Washington is the one and only official instrument. So far as known, there was no duplicate or extra copy of the declaration made for "printers' copy," as would now be done in the case of any important document the contents of which were to be perpetuated. It is believed that the copy in the hands of Secretary Thomson at the close of the session on that first Independence day went to the official printer, John Dunlap and was used by him as copy. The next day, in making up the journal of the continental congress, the secretary wafered in a blank space left for this purpose a copy of the broadside print. Copies of the printed broadside were also sent out in compliance with the resolution of congress to "assemblies, conventions, councils of safety," etc. Other editions differing somewhat in style were printed by Dunlap to meet the demand for the Declaration and a few copies were printed on vellum. Meanwhile the original document was most carefully preserved. Under an act of congress approved July 27, 1789, the Declaration was deposited in what was then known as the department of foreign affairs. A few months later the name of this branch of the government was changed to department of state and the secretary of state was declared to have charge and custody of the Declaration. The Declaration has virtually been in the custody of the state department continuously from that date to the present time. To be sure it reposed in the patent office at Washington from 1841 to 1877, but the patent office, it may be recalled, was for many years a part of the department of state and occupied what was believed to be a fireproof building, whereas that which then housed the department of state was not regarded as affording any surety against damage by fire. After the Centennial, however, the Declaration was transferred to the state department proper, that branch of the government having in the meantime acquired an up-to-date building. Here it --- JOHN A. TONNER CUSTODIAN OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SAFE IN WHICH THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE I DESK ON WHICH THOMAS JEFFERSON WRITE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE has remained ever since in the library, which has spacious quarters on the fourth floor of the great granite building occupied by the state, war and navy departments. The present solicitude for the preservation of the Declaration with all possible care dates from a period somewhat prior to the World's Columbian exposition in Chicago in 1893. It was proposed to transfer the Declaration to Chicago for exhibition and a steel safe or "packing case," as it was then termed, was specially constructed to serve as a repository for the document en route and during the period of the fair. While these preparations were in progress the officials of the state department turned the matter over in their minds and eventually came to the conclusion that it was risky business to have the nation's most honored relic carted about the country, even if the moving was done with all possible care. The president took this view of the matter also and so it was decided not to allow the Declaration to be transferred to Chicago. About this time John Hay, who was then acting as secretary of state, asked the National Academy of Sciences to carefully investigate the condition of the document and to make suggestions as to ways and means for its preservation. Accordingly President Agassiz of the National Academy appointed a special committee, consisting of John S. Billings, Ira Remsen and Charles F. Chandler, to confer with Secretary Hay on the subject. Eventually this special committee was given an opportunity to make a careful examination of the precious instrument with the assistance of Mr. A. H. Allen, then serving as the chief of the bureau of rolls and library of the state department and also with the aid of Dr. Wilbur M. Gray, of the Army Medical museum. It was found that the document had suffered very seriously from the very harsh treatment to which it was exposed during the earlier years of the republic. Folding and rolling have creased and broken the parchment. The wet press-copying operation to which it was subjected about 1820 for the purpose of producing a fac-simile copy, removed a large portion of the ink. Subsequent exposure to the action of light for more than 30 years while the instrument was placed on exhibition has resulted in the fading of the ink, particularly in the signatures. The committee was pleased, however, to find that no evidence of mold or other disintegrating agents could be discovered upon the parchment by careful microscopic examination. They also reported against the proposition which had been advanced to apply chemicals with a view to restoring the original color of the ink. It was the opinion of the experts that such application could be but partially successful, inasmuch as a considerable portion of the original ink was removed in making the copy of 1820 and also because such application might result in serious discoloration of the parchment. Finally the committee reported adversely upon the suggestion that any solution, such as SHARE IN WHICH TIME THE UNION OF INDEPENDENCE IS LOCKED THE lected of In- sidera is den- of Je- men Mr simpli desire that, to con- after In mitte Adam Living select had t gate Henry from suppl which ration The w me, b Su the a WHICH THOMAS. JEFFERSON WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. The circum-lected for the b of Independence siderable control is derived chief of Jefferson his men disagree a Mr. Jefferson simply that the desired him to that, being app to congress on after three days. In Mr. Adams mittee of inde Adams, Benjamin Livingston. The selection of Je had the reputa gate from Viri Henry Lee was from Virginia, supplant him, which were propration was to The work of me, but on my Summed up the accounts o PERSON WRITE THE INDEPENDENCE. collodion, paraffin, etc., be applied with a view to strengthening the parchment or making it moisture proof. But the committee did urge that the document be kept in the dark and as dry as possible, and never placed on exhibition. Accordingly, in 1894, it was hermetically sealed in a frame and placed in the steel case above mentioned, together with the original copy of the constitution of the United States. Then, in 1902, Secretary Hay issued the order in accordance with which the huge square steel box that holds the Declaration was locked and sealed. It has been opened once since that time in order that the officials might ascertain the condition of the document. It appeared to be in exactly the same state of preservation as when placed in the case half a dozen years ago and indeed Mr. John A. Tonner, chief of the division of rols and library of the state department, the present custodian of the Declaration, is of the opinion that the deterioration or at least the fading of the Declaration has been almost completely arrested. The interior of the steel safe which comprises the final resting place of the Declaration contains four drawers. In one of these reposes the Declaration—kept perfectly flat between two pieces of heavy plate glass. The other four drawers are given over to the original copy of the constitution, similarly protected. The constitution, it may be added, is in an excellent state of preservation and really does not need the extreme protective measures to which it is subjected because of being in company with the Declaration. Present-day visitors to the state department, although they may not see the original Declaration of Independence, can inspect something almost as interesting—namely, the original draft of the Declaration in Jefferson's handwriting, with a few interlineations made by Franklin and Adams. This is displayed in a steel cabinet that stands adjacent to the safe containing the original Declaration. The steel exhibition cabinet also holds one of the fac-similes of the engrossed copy of the Declaration—one of those reproductions made by order of President Monroe in order to secure 200 copies for the signers of the Declaration and their heirs. In a glass case in this same treasure house of historic mementoes is the small, plain, unpolished mahogany desk on which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. This interesting relic came into possession of the government in 1880. The desk had been given by Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Coolidge, Jr., upon the occasion of the latter's marriage to Jefferson's granddaughter, Miss Randolph. On the death of Mr. Coolidge, whose wife had died a year or two previously, the desk became the property of their four children and was by them presented to the nation. It was the ex- --- ```markdown ``` circumstances under which Jefferson was seized the honorable task of writing the Declaration dependence were at one time the subject of cone controversy. The evidence on the subject led chiefly from the writings of John Adams anderson himself. These two distinguished states-sagree as to some important details. Jefferson in his memoir written in 1821 states that the committee for drawing the Declaration him to do it: that he accordingly wrote it, and approved by the committee, he reported it press on Friday, the twenty-eighth of June, when, three days of debate, it was adopted on July 4. Jr. Adams' autobiography he says: "The com- of independence were Thomas Jefferson, John Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert R.son. There were more reasons than one for the man of Jefferson for such important work. He was reputation of a masterly pen; he was a delem Virginia. Another reason was Richard Lee was not beloved by most of his colleagues Virginia, and Jefferson was set up to rival and it him. The committee had several meetings in were proposed the articles of which the Decla- wasist, and minutes made of them. work of making the draft was left to Jefferson and on my insistence Jefferson alone did the work, met my, the substantial points of difference in all three two men recording the same The circumstances under which Jefferson was selected for the honorable task of writing the Declaration of Independence were at one time the subject of considerable controversy. The evidence on the subject is derived chiefly from the writings of John Adams and of Jefferson himself. These two distinguished statesmen disagree as to some important details. Mr. Jefferson in his memoir written in 1821 states simply that the committee for drawing the Declaration desired him to do it: that he accordingly wrote it, and that, being approved by the committee, he reported it to congress on Friday, the twenty-eighth of June, when, after three days of debate, it was adopted on July 4. In Mr. Adams' autobiography he says: "The committee of independence were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston. There were more reasons than one for the selection of Jefferson for such important work. He had the reputation of a masterly pen; he was a delegate from Virginia. Another reason was Richard Henry Lee was not beloved by most of his colleagues from Virginia, and Jefferson was set up to rival and supplant him. The committee had several meetings in which were proposed the articles of which the Declaration was to consist, and minutes made of them. The work of making the draft was left to Jefferson and me, but on my insistence Jefferson alone did the work. Summed up, the substantial points of difference in the accounts of these two men regarding the same ments were not important. The reasons assigned by Mr. Adams for the selection of Mr. Jefferson as the writer of the Declaration are so numerous that it is difficult to determine which of them he intended should be regarded as the principal or decisive one. In the autobiography he states that there were more reasons than one why Mr. Jefferson was appointed on a committee of such importance. He assigns two reasons: one, Mr. Jefferson's reputation as a writer, and the other the desire of his Virginia colleagues to have Mr. Jefferson supplant Mr. Richard Henry Lee. In a letter to Mr. Pickering Mr. Adams gives as the reason why Mr. Jefferson was placed at the head of the committee that it was "the Frankfort advice to place Virginia at the head of everything;" but he also adds that Mr. Jefferson brought with him to congress "a reputation for literature, science and a happy talent of composition," and that this reputation had been sustained by writings "remarkable for their peculiar felicity of expression." As in the case of Washington, therefore, it would seem that there were reasons of eminent fitness and qualification for the duty assigned; and certainly the Declaration of Independence itself fully justifies the selection. Few state papers have ever been written with more skill, or greater adaptation to the purposes in view. Whether its sentiments were purely original with its author, or were gathered from the political philosophy which had become familiar to the American mind, through the great discussions of the time, it must forever remain an imperishable monument of his power of expression and his ability to touch the passions, as well as to address the reason of mankind. With regard to the passage concerning slavery, which was stricken out of Jefferson's draft, we may well conceive that both northern and southern men might have felt the injustice of the terrible denunciation with which he charged upon the king all the horrors, crimes and consequences of the African slave trade, and in which he accused him of exclining the slaves to insurrection, and "to purchase the liberty of which he had deprived them by murdering the people upon whom he had obtruded them." Mr. Jefferson, in drawing up the list of our national accusations against the king, obviously intended to refer to him as the representative of the public policy and acts of the mother country; and it is true that the imperial government was, and must always remain, responsible for the existence of slavery in the colonies. But this was not one of the grievances to be redressed by the Revolution, it did not constitute one of the reasons for aiming at independence, and there was not sufficient ground for the accusation that the government of Great Britain had knowingly sought to excite general insurrections among the slaves. --- pressed wish of the donors "to offer it to the United States that it may have a place in the department of state with the immortal instrument which was written upon it in 1776." The desk bears an inscription in Jefferson's handwriting as follows: "Thomas Jefferson gives this writing desk to Joseph Coolidge, Jr., as a memorial of his affection. It was made from a drawing of his own by Ben Randall, cabinet maker, of Philadelphia, with whom he first lodged on his arrival in that city in May, 1776, and is the identical one on which he wrote the Declaration of Independence. Politics as well as religion has its superstititions. These gaining gaining strength with time, may one day give imaginary value to this relic for its association with the birth of the great charter of our independence. Monticello, Nov. 18, 1825." Although Jefferson was nearly 83 years of age when he presented the desk, his donation inscription, above given, is written in the same bold, clear and strong handwriting in which he penned the Declaration of Independence almost half a century before, when a young man little more than 30. these two men regarding the same transaction relates to the action of the committee in designating the person or persons who were to prepare the draft of a Declaration. Mr. Adams states that Jefferson and himself were appointed a subcommittee to prepare it; Mr. Jefferson states that he alone was directed by the committee to write the Declaration. This question is not important, since Mr. Adams' version does not in the least impair Mr. Jefferson's claim to the authorship of the instrument. It is proper to add that Mr. Jefferson's account is confirmed by the original manuscript draft of the Declaration, exhibiting the corrections and interlineations made by Dr. Franklin and Mr. Adams in their respective handwritings. These amend- EXCELLENT TRADE IN WESTERN CANADA SPLENDID CROPS, BIG PRICES AND PROSPEROUS OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE. Throughout all of Canada, and especially in the Western Provinces of Canada, there is a buoyancy in every line of business that is fully warranted by every condition. The crops of the past year were what was expected, and the prices for grain of all kinds, put the farmers in a class by themselves. Many of them are independent, and many others have got well started on the road. The latest reports are that seeding is well under way in almost every district, and the prospects are that a vastly larger area than that under crop last year will be seeded early this spring. In the Lethbridge district, in Southern Alberta, steam and gasoline outfits, hundreds of them, are breaking up the prairie at a tremendous pace, but they work night and day. As soon as it becomes dark, gangs are changed, a head light attached, and on, through the night until the first streak of dawn, these giant monsters with their seven or eight gangs of breaking plows, keep up the work. Then the more modest farmer is putting in the longest hours possible with his teams of horses or oxen. And what the Country be like in August, when the fields have become yellowed with the literally golden grain. There will be one vast expanse of wheat field. And there will be a market for it, because it is the best grain grown, and the demand will be everywhere. As previously intimated business throughout Western Canada is sound and good. The grain production of 1909 has been the great factor in establishing the reputation of Western Canada, and it is worth talking about. It surpassed all previous records, both in regard to quality and quantity, and such an achievement was by no means easy. The limit has not been reached, and a large average increase may be expected during the next ten years. There will be odd seasons when a falling-off will occur, and it is the falling-off that causes alarms and panics in the commercial world. The plains have done their duty so far in the out-put of grain and it would be reasonable to make occasional allowances for slowing-up. The faster the rate of increase is now, the sharper will be the check when the production diminishes. But there are some unreasonable people who wonder why the growth of one year is not continued during the next, and at an even faster rate. These same unreasonable people are the ones who see flaws in the situation as soon as an indication is given that the startling advances have not been maintained. A Call for Cough Drops "I tell you I must have some money!" roared the king of Maritania, who was in sore financial straits. "Somebody will have to cough up." "Alas!" sighed the guardian of the treasury, who was formerly the court jester, "all our coffers are empty."—Tit-Bits. Money and expense are not essential to artistic homes and attractive rooms. One dollar and fifty cents' worth of material will completely transform a crude, inartistic room into a graceful, dainty apartment. Really it is good taste and skill that makes the home homelike. That dainty touch is worth twice as much as money. Wall paper is expensive—it costs money to buy it, to hang it and again to remove it. With the use of the alabastined wall there is only the slight cost of the material—any one can brush it on—and it is not necessary to wash it off the wall when a fresh coat is required. It is very easy to mix, very simple to apply, but the results are simply beautiful. Whole house use is at just a little more than the cost of a single room when ordinary materials are used. And this is true, that now that we have so much better materials for use in the decoration of our homes, that wall paper, common kalsimeon and paint are now much out of date as the old time whitwash, tallow candles and rough hewn floors. Mere money is no longer an essential in good housefurnishing in artistic home making. The new materials and labor-saving machines are most welcome to us all—and ever thoughtful woman, every woman who cares for her home, is quick to utilize them. Progress Knicker—Now we have children taught how to play. Bocker—Fine; next we shall have animal trainers to show lambs how to gambol. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Always on Tap. While there's life there's dope—Chicago Record-Herald. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES FOR RHEUMATISM BRIGHT'S DISEASE DIABETES. BACKACHE 375 "Guarantee" * fasy to Win Back Your Health Ir is nota very hard task to get back ns ighway of health” provided “a act promptly at the first sign of : s or ill-health and assist Na- “ure in every way possible. ‘Then this <. for the friendly aid of Hostetter’s Gionsach Bitters immediately. Delay or : ting with unknown remedies sravates matters, prolongs your sand makes it just so much hh ¢ to win back your health, | 1s of people, who know from sonal experience, keep a bottle of the piners handy atall timesand a few doses at the right time always wards off a Gckepell.. Try this plan today. Itis jcellent in cases of Poor Appetite, Heartourn, Belching, Sick Headache, Iovivestion, Dyspepsia, Costiveness, piioumness, Spring Ailments, Impure plood, Malaria, Fever and Ague. Joust oa having Hostetter's, aa A Mean Scheme, Is your wife home?” Ves; 1 got tired of having her put I thought she intended staying four months?” she did. I got the office boy to write on a card: ‘Better come home. From a well wisher.’ And she“ took the first train after receiving it.” including Ham Actors. “Going to come and see me act to ‘No, T have joined the meat strike.” “What has that to do with it?” “| have cut out hams.” Constipation, causes and seriously aggravates euikie Ro Smeaagie ‘Take a good watch to a pawnbroker and see how quickly the time passes. LydiaE.Pinkham’s Vegeta> bie Compound Cured Her Knoxville, lowa. — “I suffered with pains low down in my right side for a year or more and Was so Weak and ner- ‘yous that I could not do more a wrote to Mrs. Pink- mt ‘ham and took ae ae =, Pinkham's Vege- (Foss, (table Compound 3 @ jand Liver Pills, and hy. —@ jam glad to say that ne ee a medicinés and Nw ind letters of di- A=; |rections have done ~ more for me than S| anything else ani rt thi a I id I A WRERNRN) bad the best physi. (VTA cians here. can ‘lan me work and rest ee tem ndtock Lyais | RS, |B Pinkham’ Vee, aa ompoun GPS ind Liver Pits and tg. —\@ |am glad to say that %= SE | your medicines and Ve fp Kind letters of di- \ =; |rections have done 3 / _|more for me than Reine, | anything else and 1 ARAN ba the best physl- NNW cians here. I can do my work and rest wellat night. T believe there is noth. ing like the Pinkham remedies.” — Mrs, Chana Franks, RF. D., No. 8, Knoxville, lowa. The success of Lydia E, Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, made from roots tnd herbs, is unparalieled. It may be tsed with perfect confidence by women vho suffer from displacements, inflam. mation, uleeration, fibroid tumors, ir- Temularities, periodie pains, backache, bearingdown feeling, flatulency, indi- on dizziness, or neryous prostra- ion, ; for thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetatile Compound has been the Sanlard remedy for female ills, and suffering women owe it to themselyes toat least give this medicine a trial Proof is aluindant that it has cured thousands of others, and why should it Rot cure you? Ifyon want special advice write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. fOr ite Itis free and always helpful. Don’t Persecute your Bowels Cot ot eathartig and prenives They are brutal ape cel ee a aN Soc Sein CARTERS a ee Bie corer gprs PILLS. a Ne Bicusarees wanton: Small Pin), Small Dose, Small Price GENUINE mast bear signature : Meese GTR eRe rs bale = LUE 5 a oleae ail ST Sereno ace hae d aC ER Rear ; . -. nL Hay's Hair-Health Mer ae pore, Gray Mat to ts fe ees Sts anes PARE Hay Spec. « Newark, N. J., U. S. Ae CONGREGATION PROVIDED FOR BISHOP'S VISIT. Master of Flock Found Church Well Filled With Devout Worshipers, But the Future Has Also to Be Looked to. PN ea eal O'Connor, during his recent visit to this country, was talking of |the improved relations between the | English and the Irish and was point- ing out that after all the recent mani- 'festations of bitterness between the 'two races does not date back much further than the great famine years. | “Before that trouble,” he said, “the Catholic priest and the protestant elerayman were often very good friends, and Perhaps the priest was a ttle envious at the slight responsi- bilities that rested on the shoulders of his colleague in the midst of an en- ‘rely Catholic people. “In Tipperary they tell of an Eng- lish parson who had only the squire and his servants to look after and ‘Managed to put in the time he could ‘spare from his spiritual duties very Pleasantly in. the hunting field. One day the village priest, however, saw ‘gloom weighing on his friend, and asked the reason. ,.“‘Why, the bishop is coming next ‘Sunday; ‘isn’t that enough to worry & man? I'll have 15 people in church to meet him, if I can get Donald Mc- ‘Tavish, the squire’s gardener from the Black North, to oblige me for once, and won't his lordship be raising a rumpus?’ |“ ‘Is that all? replied the priest. ‘Shure, if that’s all your trouble I'll soon set your mind aisy.’ “So the Sunday following, at early mass, the good man announced from the pulpit: “‘Now, my children, I give you all @ dispensation for one week. You may all go this morning to the Prot- estant chapel and hear what the her etical bishop's got to say. You'll keep your eyes fixed on the Montgomerys’ pew and when they gets up you gets up, and when they sits down you sits down, and if the last one of you don’t go to help my friend in his distress it’s me you'll have to deal with.” “At 11 o'clock the parson led his lordship to the church. They found it packed to the doors and the only ‘trouble was when old Mrs. Montgom- ery kept her seat through the psalms and the poor Catholics didn’t know whether to sit with her or stand with her husband. “The bishop went on his way and the parson hurried to the priest. “It was fine,’ he said, ‘fine. His lordship declared that he had never seen so large and well-behaved a con- gregation in all his diocese, but what will he be saying if he ever comes this way again?” Night-Blindness. Inability to see by day is matched by the commoner night-blindness, which most of us have known in friend or relative. This defect, which Includes an inability to see even by artificial light, is congenital with -some people and never overcome. It Is often hereditary. It may also be caused, however, by long exposure to over-bright light, coupled with fa- tigue. A strange story is told con- cerning a ship’s crew two centuries ago, which was overcome by night- blindness so extreme that their cap- tain was obliged to force a fight with a Spanish privateer during the day, knowing that by night his men would be helpless. In order to obviate this difficulty for future occasions he or- dered each sailor to keep one eye ‘bound during the daytime, discover- ing, to his gratification, that this eye, having rested, was then free of the de- fect. The sailors were very amusing in their efforts to retain the bandage well over the eye that must be ready for night duty, and so a method of ees aia this trouble was discovered. i <A n)) Winkinbie: debtintaien | Falguiere, the sculptor, tells a cap- ta story of Henner, the great artist, who, although he lived in Paris all ‘his life, never lost his Alsatian peas- ant accent or his country manners. But Henner was a very keen critic and had a clever way of showing his ast of wordy enthusiasm. Fal guiere, whose talent as a sculptor is known all the world over, was very fond of painting, but he did not paint particularly well. One day Henner was in his studio and Falguiere showed him some of his pictures. “What do you think of this one?” asked Falguiere. “Suberp!” said Henner, with his Alsatian accent. “Marfelous!” * “And this one?” “Broditchous!” “and this one?” “Suplime!” Then the old man picked up a litte bust which his friend had just finished. “Ah!” he said. “Now dat's good!” “I never painted after that,” Fa)- guiere used to say. ‘The Public Pulse. The most popular part of the puv No is its pulse. The populace may peregrinate wheresoever it will sr long as its pulse may be properly placed. Preachers pray for it. Pol ticians plug for it. Publishers probs for it. And promoters pry after it. Solons sigh to seize the publi pulse. . Fictionists are frantic te finger it. Editors are eager to exam ine it. Harpies hurry to harmonize with it. Legislators like to locate it Actors actually adore it. ‘Supreme success surrounds and sup ports the souls who solve the public pulse.—Life. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW CAUSE OF THEIR SICKNESS | = Does aman health) dependson one organ alone? This question is becom- ing widely discussed since L. T. Coop- er first advanced his theory that the stomach is the true seat of life and all health dependent upon it. Mr. Cooper, who has met with re- markable success in the sale of his | new medicine, believes that the stonr ach is responsible for most sickness, and that this organ is weak in the present generation. While discussing this theory recently, he said: “I am jasked time and again to tell why my ‘medicine has made such a_ record | wherever Ihave introduced it, My an- swer always is, ‘because it restores the ‘stomach to a normal condition.’ No one will deny that today there are pmore half-sick men and women than ever before. Nothing critical seems to be the matter with them. They are just half-sick most of the time. They don’t know really what is the matter with them. I have talked with thousands during the past two years, 'and few knew indeed what their trou- ble was. One said nervousness, another said kidney trouble, another liver com- plaint, some constipation, or heart ‘trouble, or lung trouble. Many had ‘treated, as they called it, for most of these diseases at differenttimes. A very common complaint is ‘all run ‘down,’ or ‘tired all the time,’ or ‘no appetite.’ “I know positively that every bit of this chronic {ll health is caused by ‘stomach trouble and nothing else. ‘My New Discovery puts the stomach in sound condition in about six weeks. Mighty few people can be sick with a sound digestion. That is why my medi- cine is selling at such a tremendous rate. I have convinced many thou- sands of people that these things are so, and the number is growing by leaps and bounds.” Among more recent converts to Mr. | Cooper's: beliefs is Mrs. Lottie L. Miner, living on Rural Route No. 2, Henniker, N. H., who says: “I was in poor health for six years, from stom- ‘ach trouble and indigestion. Quite frequently my stomach was so weak that it would not retain solid food. 1 had vomiting spells every morning, and was subject to frequent attacks of dlz- ziness. Life became such a burden that I often felt it was not worth the living. I tried everything I could hear of, but found nothing that would af- ford relief. “For some time I had been reading of the Cooper remedies, and finally de- cided to give the New Discovery preparation a trial. After taking the first bottle, I noticed a marked im- provement. Five bottles made me en- tirely well. I can eat anything I wish, and have not been troubled with my stomach since. The dizzy spells dis: appeared long ago. “My mother, Mrs. Susan Parkins, Is a nurse of long experience. Both she and my father have used the Cooper remedies with splendid results. 1 will be glad to answer any personal corre- spondence in regard to my case.” Cooper’s New Discovery is sold by all druggists. If your druggist cannot supply you, we will forward you the name of a druggist in your city who will. Don’t accept “something just as _good.”—The Cooper Medicine Co., Day- ton, Ohio. Alas. A little five-year-old who had been watching her mother dress for an evening entertainment surprised her mother with the following question: “Mother, didn't you say you were al- most 40 years old?” “Yes,” replied the mother. “Well,” answered the little girl, “you don’t look it to-night, but you will to- morrow morning.”—Judge. Absolute Equality. ‘The Woman—The tax office is one place which I simply love to go to. ‘The Man—Very few people do. Why do you like it? ‘The Woman—Because it is absolute- ly the only place where no discrimina. tion is made against me because | am a woman, They let me there pay just as much as if I were a man. All Tired Out. Do you feel dull, occasionally—out_of sorts?” “Headaches ‘and. Dizziness? The fault Je either with your stomach or your liver. The safe. sure and easy way. to get Hid of elther trouble Is to take NATURE'S REMEDY. Take an NR Tablet to night— it will sweeten the stomach and regulate the liver, kidneys and bowels. Basy-sure to'act, Get @ ec Box, ‘The A. Hi. Lewis Medicine Co. St. Louis, Mo. ‘Those who believe that man de- scended from the monkey should re- member that it's a poor rule that ‘won't work both ways. aia Waaaee “Wasn't that a runaway marriage?” “Yes, and a stay-at-home honey- moon.” Takers of the United States Census willuse Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen because it is always ready and sure, There are lots of people who can't take a joke, and a good many times it isn’t through any fault of their own. If you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes nse Red Cross Ball ‘Blue.’ Large 2 om. package, 5 cents. One woman can stir up more trou- ‘le than a dozen mere men. a s pt s a Patriotism Fer ‘The stomach is a larger factor in ‘‘life, liberty an‘ the pur- NOES, suit of happiness”? than most people are aware. Patriotism F ‘can withstand hunger but not dyspepsia. The confirmed dys~ a Ey peptic ‘is fit for treason, stratagems and spoils.” The man AABN \if} who goes to the front for his country with a weak stomach Gea SY) will be weak soldier and a fault finder. og] | A sound stomach makes for good citizensaip ax well as for AZ SAe health and happiness. j Diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and y j nutrition are promptly and permanently cured by the use of Dr. PIERGE’S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY. f\ dt builds up the body with sound flesh and solid muscle. ~ ) The dealer who offers a substitute for the ‘* Discovery” is only seeking to make the little more profit realized on the =~ 1 sale of less meritorious preparations. mf Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is seat free S SJ on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send eS 21 one-cent stamps for the paper covered book, or 31 stamps . 3 for the cloth bound. Address World’s Dispensary Medical g b., Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D., President, Buffalo, N. Y. ——_—— i a or orn PUTNAM FADELESS DYES ator more pods brighon and taster colors than any otber ye. Ono 1 paskago ear all bers. Thy nein cl water bein than ny ater de ‘You can dye any garment without ripping apart. Write for free booklet—How to Dye, Bleach and Mix Colors, MONROE DRUG OO., Quincey, lilineies _Yosean Go Sarnath ipeanenr, rors net ere Orne sete Cet Sen nee eure meee Of course, women are a trifle vain, co E but ald you ever see a man pass up LT DISTEMPER an opportunity to look in a mirror? Can be Pande vory evaity, Tho sick arecured.and all others im orcnintien tuning astiena the cues pence n- itt of Sierper extremely ever aoor for ean area Hemsuiationallays pala, cures wind colle, Soca bottle, Spe bottle puarautend tecacoune ran, togene tote: tosed —— | ease Seger yeti fauiae It’s easter to break away than it is ome retoody in exintente—twetve years eee to get back. 'SPOHN MEDICAL CO., Cemistsand Eacterislogiats, COBhEN, Indes Us B. Ae IN HOSPITAL FOR NINE MONTHS. Awful Tale of Suffering From Kidney Trouble. Alfred J. O’Brien, Second St., Ster- ling, Colo, says: “I was in the Balti- more Marine Hos- x pital for nine months. I had a = dull pain in the (ey |) «small of my back Kine P that completely Y. wore me out. The j urine was in a ter- a) My rile state, and C2R A |) ) some days I would [a €9, [U5 pass half a gallon VN yi of binok. Y lett —~ eter ee oe ee zs pital for nine months. I had a is dull pain in the ee "y) small of my back Kinde P that completely if wore me out. The urine was in a ter- a) My rile state, and 9 |) some days I would aM &P, fi pass half a gallon ‘i ‘of blood. I left the hospital because they wanted to operate on me. I went to St. Joseph's Hospital at Omaha and put in three months there without any gain, Iwas pretty well discouraged when I was advised to use Doan's Kidney Pills, I did so and by the time I had taken one box, the pain in the back left me. I kept right on and a perfect cure was the result.” Remember the name—Doan’s. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo., N. ¥. WHAT DID HE MEAN? wet] } : BL th gmt | | \ t fev \ i : ca ot ma Landlady—I had to pay 25 cents a pound for this steak. Star Boarder—Thet’s tough. An Efficient Mistress. Mrs. A., who had a shiftless col- ored maid, was hurrying through her morning’s work in order to go out with a friend in the afternoon. As she flew about from room to room she heard the colored woman chuckling to herself as if very much enjoying something. Impatiently she said: “What in the world is it that amuses you so, Isabel?” “Well, Mis’ Bessie, when I heard you gallopin’ aroun’ upstairs I jes’ tought if you'd been de Lawd it wouldn't ‘a’ took you no six days to make de hebbens an’ de yearth!”— S$. A. Rice, in Woman’s Home Com- panion. Wrong View of Marriage. “There would be less divorce,” said ex-Gov, Pennypacker, “if there were fewer men like William Windle. “William Windle embarked on an ex. cursion steamer for Point Breeze, and a few miles out, as he paced the upper deck and drank in the bracing ozone, he spied his friend Jackson. “Why Jackson, how are ye?" he ex- claimed. ‘Are ye out for pleasure, or is yer wife along?’” Reletta By Sturine fiye Remedy. ey Murine For Your Lye Troubles, You Will Like Murine, it Soothes, se at Your Broggisis, Write For Hye Books. Free Murine five Yemedy. Cox, Chicago. ot ee Customer—Are these apples fresh? Grocer—Well, I guess. They'll give you the best sass you ever had. Se rene should be taken without delay when sore chest and Eehabrgat wan pou th an angele ol ae Tarte dotnet IF the fool and bis money were tn separable there would be no get-rich- quick schemes, Ane youn Clovis Fapmpe Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them white zgain. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents Think all you speak, but speak not all you think —Delarem. “ge er Ota whi? Gi a bs LA te DAES f RR k ae~ Rf Sues. COMES ~ PLOT ZS ED, on ae 2 Bee Aida Dy Adak s As ee Sigg & Q * Qarew. od GV \N bg, Qe see WW) eff fi . EE SRD iN as Hs, ae T >. San O lea i SZ. Ta) PA PE ‘With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many physi- cal ills which vanish before proper efforts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts—rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge that so many forms of iliness are not due to any actual disease, but simply to a consti- pated condition of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, promptly removes, That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health.’ Its beneficial effects are due to the fact that it is the only remedy which promotes internal cleanliness, without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is, therefore, all-im- portant, in order to get its beneficial effects, to purchase and note that you have the genuine article, which is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. It is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly ‘on the kidneys, liver and bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and assists in overcoming habitual constipa~ tion permanently, also biliousness and the many ills resulting therefrom. The great trouble with all other purgatives and aperients is not that they fail to act when a single dose is taken, but that they act too violently and invariably tend to produce a habit of body requiring constantly augmented doses. Children enjoy the pleasant taste and gentle action of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, the ladies find it delightful and beneficial whenever a laxative remedy is needed, and business men pronounce it invaluable, as it may be taken without interfering with business and does not gripe nor nauseate. When buying note the name, California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of every package. Price, 50 cents a bottle, A Free Book About Beautiful Walls <cpcneeaieninicas ‘demeoianon We have just issued a book about house decoration. May we send you a copy —free ? 1 It tells how to produce those beautiful walls, now seen in all the finest of homes and hotels. { It suggests color schemes —offers a wealth of ideas. And it tells | what has brought alabastine into universal vogue. ‘The Sanitary Wall Coating Alabastine is the only wall coating that Please know the reason. Know the doesn't breed germs. It has been so for endless color schemes you can get from it 30 years. Know how easily you can apply it, even inks gt bw yee whee ie eee rage. Fashion now demands it’ People You will never use wall paper—never of taste—both rich and poor—now have use kalsomine—after you know the alabastined walls. facts. Alabastine Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. A Terrible Risk. ‘Typhoid had broken out in their neighborhood and the family resorted to travel as the best means of precau- tion until the trouble should subside. ‘They arrived at Quebee by the morning boat, intending to take it to Montreal in the evening, but the sight- seers got tired and returned early in the afternoon to find the top of the smoke stack on a level with the deck, the tide having dropped 18 feet. “Mamma,” cried the little girl, “did God drink up all that water?” “Yes, my child.” “Then hadn't we better tell him it wasn’t boiled?” Studies in Still Life. “T want a few colored illustrations of beets and tomatoes.” “Life size?” inquired the artist. “Catalogue size,” replied the seeds- man, with a significant smile—Louis- ville Courier-Journal. It's difficult to arouse a man’s en- thusiasm by showing him a photo- grapb of himself when a baby. What Governor Der sae About hee roe Donen of lala ong ame nee eee we f8 fecttentsctnaz se A men Wtara® Atase™ose ph, ecm ae W! Wh GO esi ecs'nte intel 2 CD agg ierecetiteeaeal ae Weiner Pahl — illion Bushels of ee __ Wheat in 1909 betel _lSeern Cmtn, fe crom for y and precemptions of 100 acres Wiech fei fe eee ne fea cay Ra gels aearaaee Dai Gal Berens Lat oon Wipe esate eat Mag NY Biss acer eee Woe IN Sais Santon oe att LIMP. 336% ORD i N| Ho. 125 W, Win Stret, Kansas City, Ma MNS: (os cistem eae eah tal “I find Cascarets so good that I would not be without them. I was troubled a great deal with torpid liver and headache, Nowsince taking Cascarets Candy Cathars tic I feel very much better. I shall cer- tainly recommend them to my friends as the best medicine I have ever seen.” Anna Bazinet, Osborn Mill No. 2, Fall River, Mass, Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good. Do Good, Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe. Ge, 20, Se, Never sold ia bulk, ‘The gene: ine tablet stamped CCC. Guaranteed to Sure oF your money back. sa PARALYSIS 22453 Shaw's “Blood & eregrabien goes lig Pen Aan Pee BSTOuARIM STS cea ta Se, Palaelpla, W. N. U., WICHITA, NO. 15-1910. SEEDS Write or call for our new 1910 bulk, garden, flow seed catalogue. New stock just in. We handle seed gree liable growers only: that has been tested and show gortion. Choice selection of all leading varieties of Seed ing good germation. Onion Sets, white, red, yellow, go Just Received a Car of 10 bulk, garden, flower and field. We handle seed grown by re- tested and show good germa- ing varieties of Seed corn show- white, red, yellow, good stock. ved a Car of Write or call for our new 1910 bulk, garden, flower and field seed catalogue. New stock just in. We handle seed grown by reliable growers only: that has been tested and show good germination. Choice selection of all leading varieties of Seed corn showing good germation. Onion Sets, white, red, yellow, good stock. Just Received a Car of Red River Early Minnesota SEED POTATOES Best quality shipped in car lots by us direct SEED CORN — All leading varieties which show mation. White, Red and Yellow Onion Sets. — A complete small seeds, just received a complete new stock of Beet and Field Seed grown by reliable growers. Choice Ear toes 80c per bushel. Our Mixed Chicken Feed and egg producer. If you us a trial you will be our customer. Our Balanced Food chicks is made from the best ingredients and will give isfaction: charcoal, oyster shells, crystal grit, beef so meal and ground bone. Drinking Fountains for little and big chicks. Le zone and Egg Maker should be used. We Are Manufacturers Agents For Pataluma, Mandy Lee, Old Trusty, Cyclic INCUBATORS AND BROOD. Mr. D. A. Stoner who has been a judge in state po for years, is handling our Incubators and will be glad a demonstration. We will ship these Incubaters to our customers freight free and at factory prices. Do not forget to write for our catalog. We handle first-class goods and at as reasonable price as they can. CENTRAL SEED Bell Phone 543; Ind. 1048 243 “MODERN CLEANING and DYE WORK Dry and Steam Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing, Repair and Alterations. Hats Cleaned and Blocked. Ladies work a Specialty. Suits Pressed 50 C C. G. Hanson, Pro Independent Phone 1286 Red Bell Phone 2110 St. Francis Ave., Wichita, “SLAB-TOWN CONVENTION NEW HOPE BAPTIST CH THURSDAY NIGHT, April 1 The Funniest thing of the Go hear the “Dignitaries 333 Official Direct Knights & Daughters ing varieties which shows the ger ion Sets. — A complete stock of plete new stock of Bulk Flower growers. Choice Eating Pota- and egg producer. If you will give er. Our Balanced Food for little ingredients and will give entire sat crystal grit, beef scrap, blood ble and big chicks. Lee's Germa- sed. Murers Agents For Old Trusty, Cycle Hatch AND BROODERS on a judge in state poultry shows ators and will be glad to give you ese Incubaters to out-of-town story prices. catalog. We handle nothing but table price as they can be sold for SEED CO 243 N. Main ERN" DYE WORKS veing, Pressing, Repairing, sed and Blocked. Ladies' fine Pressed 50 Cents Jason, Prop. Bell Phone 2735 Wichita, Kansas DOWN VENTION" BPTIST CHURCH IT, April 14th. 1910 ing of the Season signitaries Dig" 777 Directory Daughter SEED CORN — All leading varieties which shows the ger mation. White, Red and Yellow Onion Sets. — A complete stock of small seeds, just received a complete new stock of Bulk Flower and Field Seed grown by reliable growers. Choice Eating Potatoes 80c per bushel. Our Mixed Chicken Feed and egg producer. If you will give us a trial you will be our customer. Our Balanced Food for little chicks is made from the best ingredients and will give entire sat isfaction: charcoal, oyster shells, crystal grit, beef scrap, blood meal and ground bone. Drinking Fountains for little and big chicks. Lee's Germazone and Egg Maker should be used. We Are Manufacturers Agents For Pataluma, Mandy Lee, Old Trusty, Cycle Hatch INCUBATORS AND BROODERS Mr. D. A. Stoner who has been a judge in state poultry shows for years, is handling our Incubators and will be glad to give you a demonstration. We will ship these Incubators to out-of-town customers freight free and at factory prices. Do not forget to write for our catalog. We handle nothing but first-class goods and at as reasonable price as they can be sold for CENTRAL SEED CO " MODERN " CLEANING and DYE WORKS Dry and Steam Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing, Repairing, and Alterations. Hats Cleaned and Blocked. Ladies' fine work a Specialty. Suits Pressed 50 Cents SLAB-TOWN CONVENTION" NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH THURSDAY NIGHT, April 14th. 1910 The Funniest thing of the Season Go hear the "Dignitaries Dig " Knights & Daughter OF TABOR 7 Sunbeam, Salina, Kan., Mrs. R. Parker, 502 N. 6th. 8 Rebecca May, Coffeyville, Kan., Mrs. L. Smith, 308 E. 11th. 9 Western Sun, Topeka, Kan., Mrs. Luly Delley, 120 Kansas 10 St. Maria, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. 1 Wallace, R. R. No. 5. 11 Saba Meroe, K. C., Kan., P. Woodford, 823 Freeman. 2 Golden Rule, K. C., Kan., Mrs. B. Johnson, 211 Stewart. 3 Candace, Pittsburg, Kan., Mrs. M. Beasley, 109 W. Washington. 4 America Davis, Weir, Kan., Mrs. E. Lee, Box 25. 5 Silver Leaf, Parsons, Kan., Mr. L. Morton, 1208 Washington. 7 Western Queen, Ft. Scott, Kan., Mrs. A. Masir, 1817 Wan. 8 St. Maria, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. C. Wade, 22 N. 16th. 9 Maria, Ft. Scott, Kan., Mrs. P. Johnson, 501 Hyman. 14 Charity Rose, Coffeville, Kan. Mrs. A. Garner, 704 E. 12th. 30 Victoria, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. 34 Fifth. 2 Emma Gaines, B. De, Mont., Mrs. Saline Easter, 334 Dakota St. 4 Wichita, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. Saly Hall, 1024 Ohio. --- ```markdown ``` KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF TABOR. REV. FRANK WILSON, C, G. M. Taborian Home—Route 8, Topeka, Ks MRS. EMMA GAINES, C. G. P. 1170 Filmore avenue, Topeka, Kes. 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, Kan. J. M. JONHSON, G. P. P., 1632 N 23rd, Omaha, Neb. MRS. PAULINE WOODFORD, C. G. PR. 823 Freeman, K. C., Kan. REV. M. WOOTEN, C. G. O. 210 E West, Hutchison, Kan TABERNACLES. 2 Golden, Iola, Kan, Mrs. S. Crisp, 615 Slo. Walnut. 3 Mt. Hope, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. C. Tillman, 802 F. 18th. 6 Rebecca Ann, Ottawa, Kan., Mra Eva Clayborne, 716 Cypress. 25 Golden Rule, S. Omaha, Neb., Mrs. J. Jones, 819 N. 27th. 27 Eutevator, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. M. Gosby, 108 N. 3rd. 29 Covenant, Weir, Kan., Mrs. L. K. Daylor, Box 1174. 30 Deborah, Abeline, Kan., Mrs. A. Gibson, 411 S. 1st. 32 Mt. Maria, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. A. Ware, 807 N. Y. 33 Fair West, K. C., Kan., Mrs. K. Saunders, 734 N. J. 37 Pearly Rose, Topeka, Kan., Mrs. E. Brien, 1180 Buchanan. 35 Magadalene, Topeka, Kan., Mrs. F. Hardiman, 1801 Kansas. 91 Golden Sheaf, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. L. Rountree, 1125 N. 19th. 92 St. Annis, Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. B. E. Alton, 2215 Pacific. 92 St. Annis, Lincoln, Neb, Mrs. Lucy Davis, 1029 Ross 3 Macedonia, N. Topeka, Kan., Mrs. Sylvia Brown, 803 E. 11th St. TEMPLES. Chief Mentors 1 A. H. Richardson, Weir, Kaw M. Burns, Box 31. 2 R. H. Cane, Atchison, Kan., Wm. Cook, 215 E. Kearny. 3 Evening Star, Omaha, Neb., S. R. Jackson, care Frye Shoe Store. 4 St. Luke, N. Topeka, Kan., J Walker, 1220 W. Norris. 7 Mt. Nebo, Wichita, Kan., Rev. S. B. Washington, 1524 N. Wash ington. 8 St. Peters, Ft. Scott, Kan., A. J. Bean, 307 Lowman 0 Mt. Horeb, Leavenworth, Kan., J H. McKinnis, 21 Sherman. 11 Taborian, Wichita, Kan., Wm. Fri zier, 708 N. Water. 12 Moses Dickson, Parsons, Kan, Wm Shakespear, 1112 Main 15 Silver Leaf, Salita, Kan., J. C. Brown, 246 S. Phillips. 17 Golden Gate, Coffeyville, Kan Rev. A. Garner, 704 E 12th. 19 Mt. Tabor, Lawrence, Kan., J. E. Hughes, 1220 N. J. 22 Barak, Oswego, Kan., L. R. Wilson. 24 Jas. Bedford, Cherryvale, Kan. Rev. J. W. Warren, 218 E. 7th. 25 Washington, K. C. Kan., J. H. Downs, 422 Haskell. 26 Sunny Side, Topeka, Kan., U. A Graham, 1160 West. 60 Jeffersonian, Topeka, Kan., J. S. Grant, 1813 W. 6th. 72 Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., J. G Wright, First National Bank OFFICIAL ORGAN—The Wichita Searchlight, W. N. Miller, Editor, 63% N. Water St., Wichita, Kan. TENTS. Queen Mothers. 1 Golden Leaf, Leavenworth, Kan. Mrs. L. Hardin, 900 Fifth 2 Frank Wilson, Ft. Scott, Kan., Mrs F. Goodall, 610 Barbee. 3 Moses Dickson, Wichita, Kan., Mrs B. Davis, 1135 Washington. 4 Lone Star, Yale, Kan., Mrs. C Lewis. 5 J. Bruce, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. M Scott, 1516 Jones. 6 Golden, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. E Penn, 718 Q. 7 Viola, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. M. 8 Alice Tucker, So. Omaha, Neb. Mrs. I. M. Faulkner, 169 So. 31st E. Brown, 325 Miss. 9 Busy Bee, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. A Stone, 823 Main. 10 Louisa Misy, Cherryvale, Kan. Mrs. M. E. Holt, 517 W. Manli. 11 Pearl, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. A Jones, 631 N. Wicnita. 12 Star of West, Salina, Kan., Mrs A. G Murrell, 451 So. 4th. 17 Castle Rock, Weir, Kan., Mrs. H H. Adkins. 20 John Wilson, K. C., Kan., Mrs. C D. Dalton, 1228 Barnett. 23 Clinging Rose, Lawrence, K. mrs. A. King, 722 N. Y. 25 Silver Star, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. Porter, 2017 Morton. 28 20th Century, Parsons, Kan., Mr. s. A. Tiggs, 2314 Morgan. 30 Pride of Topeka, Nanie Marsha, 900 N. Topeka avenue. 37 Pansy Blossom, Atchison, Kansas, Jennie McAdoo, 1501 Logan 40 Orange Rose, K. C., Kan., Mrs. Henderson, 312 Washington. 46 Mayflower, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. A. Herrold, Sherman Flats. NOTICE TABORS. If your Tabernacle, Temple or Tent is not in this Directory, or if there is any error, please notify me at once. W. N. MILLER, Editor. 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 WHY NOT PAY what you owe to the Searchlight? It is only a small sum. Call at our office 634 N Water and save us from bothering you with a collector. --- If you want a good, hearty laugh, just wait and attend the "Slab-Town" convention to be given at the New Hope Baptist Church soon. It is a sure cure for the blues and will remove that tired feeling. Hand-bills, programs and announcements soon. Watch for them. Furnished Room A nice front room, furnished for rent. Mrs. Lane, 730 E. 13th. Patronize the Merchants and Business Houses that solicit your trade through "ads" in the columns of your race paper. Why trade with any other? W. N. Miller NOTARY PUBLIC. Office 634 North Water Street Practices in all the Courts Of Kansas and Missouri Residence Phone - Bell 1641 LOOK If you are going to Build or Remodel = WHY NOT let me develope your plans? . . Now Is The Time to have your Electric and Gas fixtures put in See BYNUM He is the man 811 N. Wichita St. Wichita, Ks J. Ed Allen J. Ed Allen HARNESS MAKER 426 North Main St. New and 2nd Hand Harness Harness bought, sold, repaired and exchanged One of the laughable events of the months will be the "Slab-Town Convention" which will be given at New Hope Baptist Church, Thursday night, April 14th. It is filled with humor and fun from the beginning to the end. Every one who go to see it will be highly entertained. Do forget the day date and place. New Hope Baptist Church, on Thursday night April 14th 1910, ing Chief Mentor of Mt. Nebo Temple No.7 and has done much to build up the order in our city He has a splendid family all God fearing, christian people. It is such men as he that makes any community better for his living in it. Jesse Howard There is no city in Kansas that can boast of as many 'new citizens' among its colored population as can the city of Wichiea. To name them all is too much of a task in one issue—but here we wish to call attention one Mr Jessee Howard who rerently has cast his lot in the city. Although he and his splendid family have been in our city but a short time he has shown his confidence in the future of our city by purchasing a cozy and comfortable home at 856 Eagle St. where he now resides. He is of that solid material that makes up good and of the better class of citizens and is a credit to any community. He is a member the A. M. E_Church and has recently added his name as a member of masonic lodge. --- YOU TAKE NO CHANCES — By sending your — Clotbes, Hats. PI To DRY CLEANED, PRES at Clotbes, Hats. Plumes and Gloves To Be RY CLEANED, PRESSED and REPA at the Clotbes, Hats. Plumes and Gloves To Be DRY CLEANED, PRESSED and REPAIRED People's Cleaning and Dye Works Largest and best equipped plant in Kansas $50,000.00 investment devoted to this one spe Largest and best equipped plant in Kansas 50,000.00 investment devoted to this one spec Phone 178 Bell Ph Largest and best equipped plant in Kansas. A $50,000.00 investment devoted to this one specialty. Ind Phone 178 Present Location 131 N. Lawrence After May 1st local IF YOU ARE Decorating your house nish you to best quality We handle Wall Paper For the next 30 days we discount on all orders the latest patterns and Call Bell Phone 2246 W. H. House D 1537 Wabash COURT HOUSE J. C. LUD 539 North M The following are a few 3 Bars of Lenox Soap 3 Bars of White Rusc 6 Bars Crystal White Eggs — — 6 Bars Flake White 2 Cans Standard To Corn Meal — — 3 Cans Apples 1 Can Pie Peaches After May 1st located at 211 S. Lawn IF YOU ARE CONSIDERED Decorating your house, we are prepared to nish you to best quality of goods at right price. We handle Wall Paper, Burlap, and Leno. For the next 30 days we will give a 10 percent discount on all orders taken by us. We furnish the latest patterns and best quality. Call Bell Phone 2246 — or at 1537 W. H. PARKS House Decorator 537 Wabash Bell Phone COURT HOUSE GROCER J. C. LUDES, PROP. 539 North Main Street The following are a few of our regular items: 3 Bars of Lenox Soap — — 1 3 Bars of White Russian Soap — — 1 6 Bars Crystal White Soap — — 2 Eggs — — per dozen 1 6 Bars Flake White Soap — — 2 2 Cans Standard Tomatoes — — 1 Corn Meal — — per sack — — 2 3 Cans Apples — — — 2 1 Can Pie Peaches — — — 1 After May 1st located at 211 S. Lawrence IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING Decorating your house, we are prepared to furnish you to best quality of goods at right prices We handle Wall Paper, Burlap, and Lenoleum. For the next 30 days we will give a 10 per ct. discount on all orders taken by us. We furnish the latest patterns and best quality. Call Bell Phone 2246 or at 1537 Wabash The following are a few of our regular prices 3 Bars of Lenox Soap — — 10c 3 Bars of White Russian Soap — 10c 6 Bars Crystal White Soap — 25c Eggs — — per dozen 18c 6 Bars Flake White Soap — 25c 2 Cans Standard Tomatoes — 15c Corn Meal — — per sack — 20c 3 Cans Apples — — 25c 1 Can Pie Peaches — — 10c Wichita Tabernacle No. 34 held their election of officers Thursday afternoon. The election was conducted by Sir W. N. Miller, D. D. G. M. The following officers were elected: Dtr. Sallie Hall, C. P., unanimously re-elected; Dtr. A. B. Coleman, Vice Preceptress; Dtr. Betty Giles, C. R.; Dtr. Maggie Coffee, C. T.; Dtr. C. W. Giles, Hyrego. The Tabernacle is doing fine and has a membership of fifty. Dtr. Sally Hall has done a great work since the was elected Chief Preceptress eight months ago. Taborian Temple No. 11 held the annual election of their officers Thursday night. The Knights sprung a great surprise in the election by unanimously electing their Past Chief Mentor, Sir W. N. Miller, to the office of Chief Mentor. The following are the officers elected: W. N. Miller, Chief Mentor, by acclamation; Rev. Jas. T. Smith, Vice Mentor, by acclamation; W. J. Johnson, Chief Scribe; M. J. Dancy, Chief Treasurer, by acclamation; C. Swan, Chief Orator, by acclamation; Thos. P. Martin, Drill Master, by acclamation. They will install on April 21st. ELECTED OFFICERS Mt. Olive Court No. 9 held the annual election of their officers Tuesday afternoon. The officers elected were: Ella R. Ewing, Most Ancient Matron; Abbie Williams, Senior Matron; Rev. Jas. T. Smith, Worthy Joshua; N. I. Neeley, Treasurer; --- umes and Gloves Be USED and REPAIRED the ed plant in Kansas. A noted to this one specialty. CONSIDERING we are prepared to furnish of goods at right prices Burlap, and Lenoleum. we will give a 10 per ct. taken by us. We furnish the best quality. or at 1537 Waba sh PARKS, decorator Bell Phone 2246 USE GROCERY ES, PROP. Main Street v of our regular prices Soap — — 10c Asian Soap — — 10c Soap — — 25c per dozen — — 18c Soap — — 25c tomatoes — — 15c per sack — — 20c — — — 25c — — — 10c Beatrice Newkirk, Secretary; Ada Bennett, O. G. K.; Mollie Moore, I. G. K. M. Olive Court No. 9 is progressing nicely. They have quite a membership and are pushing to the front. The ladies of the Y. L. A. Club desire to thank the public and friends for the liberal patronage at the concert and entertainment given by them for the benefit of charity at G. A. R. hall on Thursday evening of last week; also to the ladies and gentlemen who so kindly assisted them in the play. PEARL TENT NO.16 Pearl Tent was organized last June with 16 members. Since then it has increased its membership to 68. Mrs. Anna Jones, its Queen Mother, deserves much credit for the success of the tent. Last Saturday Mrs. Jones was re-elected Q. M.; Dr. G. G. Brown, Father of the Tent; Miss Leota Goss, Vice Queen Mother. Doc Coleman, 730 E. 13th street with his sister, Mrs. Marinda Lane Funeral at Tabernacle at 2 p. m. A marriage license was granted Thursday, March 31st to Franklin Floyd, aged 70 and Mrs. Martha McBride, aged 70, both of Wichita. SUTTON PAINT CO. For a Good Job of Lead and Oil. TRY US ```markdown ``` Bell Phone 175 ---