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A PLAN TO SECURE PEACE Commission To Consider The Matter Proposed TWELTH YEAR A PLAN TO SECUR Commission To Matter Daniel Murray, assistant librarian of congress, in a communication to the Sunday Star of Washington recently proposed that a commission from both of sections of the country be created, consisting of seven memders four white and three colored two white and one colored from the south, two white and one colored from the north and one colored from the country at large to consider the race question in all of its phases, this commission to visit the places where a measure of peace has been secured and how peace with honor may be securek in the United States between those of varying color. The suggestion is novel, but not new, as Murray states that the experiment has been successfully tried abroad, notably in the West Indies. If our white fellow citizens want 'peace with honor' Mr. Murray has certainly pointed out to them the way to acquire it. Ex. While the proposition of Mr. Murray may be alright—we are against it—for the reason that the South has agreed to one treaty of peace concerning the Negro and has broken it and will break any future treaties. Let's fight it out on honorable lines of manhood if it takes many summers. Friends Of The Negro The white people who in many ways show deep interest in the welfare and uplift of our people do not belong to that class of men who love the Negro as long as they can use him as their tool to pretetuate their selfish ends, out to a class which out of a broad hears of humanity and of Christianity contributes to his material moral and social development our white neighbors are anxious to see our people become thrifty, industrious and enterprising and are willing to make such conditions an accomplished fact. In no place is this more demonstrated than in this city where ```markdown ``` the better class of white people are always willing to help any worthy enterprise among our people. Let us encourage them by showing our appreciation. BY THE GENTLE CYNIC. No man should play practical jokes unless he is a good loser. Misery loves company, but the company isn't apt to call again. A trickster is merely for love and quite another thing to carry out the scheme. The decay of poetry may be due to the fact that so much of it is rotten Love is blind, but self love is the only kind that is postively incurable. It is hard to get the best of some men for the simple reason that they haven't any. If it wasn't for man's flattery their woulnd't be so much of woman's vanity. Some people go through life on the principle that the worst medicine effects the surest cure. By the time a man feels that he can afford to marry he general'y doesn't want to. The man who thinks with his heart always gets the worst of it when he stacks up against the man who thinks with his head. —Ex. NEWTON KANSAS. Mrs. J. Gross entertained the Stewards board Thursday eve. The Odd Fellows entertained their wives at a banquet Friday night. A number of Odd Fellows and Ruths went to Hutchinson and attended the annual sermon. Rev. B. R. Ross preached an excellent sermon Sunday. The members of the C. M. E. Church are planning to remodel their church before the S. S. Convention in July. Mrs. Ed. Mason is on the sick list; The ladies of the Baptist Sewing Circle gave a 'BlueJay' Social. Everyone should subscribe and pay for the Wichita Searchlight, See Mrs. M. Ridley 508 West St. Superior Eyesight Of Negro Children Noted Physician Tells Ophthalmological Society It Is Due to Ancestry. The American Ophthalmological society, an important organization of the Congress of America Physicians and Surgeons, held an interesting meeting in Washington during the week ending May 7. At one of the sessions Dr. J. L. Minor of Memphis Tenn., in the course of an address said: "The white man's ancestor has bequeated to him a lot of afflictions from which the Negro is free. Negro children have a better vision than white children. Their eyes show a remarkable absence of refractive errors." Continuing, the speaker contended that the absence of such refractive errors was due to ancestry. Dr. Minor also said that old age did not make the inroads on the eye of the Negro that it did on a white person and that cross eyes among Negroes were rarely ever seen. Optimistic View, Race Progress. We are going on building banks raising great crops, educating our children, establishing great fraternities and making powerful religious organizations and generally lifting up our people. We are a loyal, laboring population and, as Carnegle says the best laboring population on the globe. Steady and persistent effort in the direction of our present progress will soon overturn all the plans of tae fool-hardy race haters in the country. Let us go on and on and all this are we doing in the face of all the mean things which our enemies are saying against us and the many obstacles and discriminations being placed in our way. We are too busy progressing to pay them any heed. We mean business—that's all. THE OLD BLACK MAMMY. The leading citizens of Galveston have recently planned a monument to the black mammy. The suggestion has struck a responsve chord in Southern sentiment everywhere and Galveston has been prevailed upon by the pleas of prominent men throughout the country to locate the monument, to cost a million dollars, at the National Capitol. A joint committee of representatives men from at least every of Southern State is to have charge of the project, and artists are sending in designs for figures for the monument. We mentiod these facts to show how general and genuine is the love of the Southland for the Negro woman of bygone days. From every point of view this is one of the most admirable efforts the Southland has ever made. It is indeed worthy of her boasted chivalry and her high traditions. It is a timely recognition of a memorial character rapidly passing from her midst. For the old black mammy history finds no counterpart, nor shall we ever see her type again. She touched the life of the Southern home at every point. She was the anxious devoted foster mother at birth. From her own breast she nursed with crooning plaintive melody the infant into childhood. Even at the peril of her life she would protect the children committeed to her case from every danger and alarm. She cooked the food and kept house. In trouble, in success, in pleasure in sickness and in death she was present. Frank and fearless and soothing in sorrow and sharing their happiness, she was the "dear old soul" on every occasion. Little wonder is that generation of aristocratic Southerners, statesmen, scholars, merchants, have risen up to call her blessed. The old black mammy was just as much an institution as slavery itself. She rendered heroic and monumental service to a race of Southern men. She was a natcharacter. She richly deserves this national tribute. That out of fond and grateful memory the South would erect a million dollar monument to the old black mammy, is noble and fitting. Miss. Emily Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Johnson and James J. Bryant were united in marriage Sunday May 22nd. at the home of the bride 634 N. Wabash St. Rev. E. T. Fishback officiating. Those present were:- Frank Bryant and wife Phillip Hyde and wife, George McDonald and wife, Mesdames Ida B. Clark and Lizzie Madison Misses Irma Smith Jessie Hurl and Lila Bryant Johnson, Buddy Bryant, D. Johnson and wife and Rev. E. T Fishback. Wagstaff For Governor Tom Wagstaff, republican candidate for Governor of Kansas, is receiving great ovations in all parts of the state. Everywhere the people are flocking out to hear him and are pledging themselves to his support. Among no class of voters is Mr. Wagstaff receiving a more earnest and sincere support than he is among the colored voters all over the state. The colored voters realize that the clean, clear cut, business reputation of Tom Wagstaff and his known chacteristic to deal fairly and justly with all men will mean much to them and their future and they are for Mr. Wagstaff. Not for many years has anyone candidate for governor been able to draw to him such a magnificent following from all classes and from quarters as has Tom Wagstaff. Then again, the people of Kansas are justly incensed at the out-rageously high taxes which they are forced now to pay and Wagstaff and a "Revision of the Taxes Downward" appeal to all alike. Wagstaff is of the common people and can feel the needs of them. No man has ever received a more handsome majority for Governor than will Tom Wagstaff on Aug. 2nd 1910, TOPEKA KANSAS Pearly Rose Tabernacle No. 77 held a public installation of their officers at their hall, 1300 Quincy St. on Tuesday evening May 17 with a large number in attendance. The officers were installed by Dtr. Emma Gains, ChiefGrand Preceptress. The officers installed were: Dtr. Susie O.Brien, C P. reelected. Dtr. Nellie Taylor V. P., Dtr. Luticia Neumon, C. R. Dtr. Mollie Graham V. R. Dtr. Susan Tellis, C. T., Dtr. Nellie Hicks, Hyrego, Dtr. Ella Donnelly I. S. Dtr. Grace Fulton, O. S. The Tabernacle is doing fine. To Honor Negro Christian Martyrs. For their loyalty to the faith the cause of beatification for several Negro Christians has been presented at Roms. They were martyred in Uganda, British East Africa. This will be the first instance in which Negro martyrs have received the honors of the churoh. Bring your news and job work to 630 N. Main-The Searchlight office. NO.7 M. E. Church, 15th. and Wabash Ave. The M. E. Church, 15th, and Wabash, Rev, G. T. Wooten pastor, has made some changes in the order of their services. In the future the following will be the order of their Sunday services. At 9:45 a. m. Sunday School; at 11 a. m. Preaching; at 3 p. m. Class Meeting; at 7 p. m. Epworth League; at 8:40 p. m. Preaching. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend these services. Rev. G. T. Wooten, pastor RESOLUTIONS O. D. DAVIS It is with deep sorrow that the sad intelligence reached Mt Olive Court No. 9 H. of J. of the death of our beloved most Morthy Grand Joshua Father O Davis we bow ro God's almighty will and say "Thy will be done." He fought lifes battles manfully and died as a soldier on the field of battle. He has been gathered to his father. Rich in years, ripe in experience, honored by Mt Olive Court No. 9 H. of J. and revered by his friends. He was a friend to the friendless, a helper to the helpless and possessed a burning enthusiasm for the Court. Whereas, it has pleased almighty God in his wise proqidence to remove from Prince Hall Grand Court H. of J. our most Worthy Grand Joshua Father O. Davis. Resolued:- That we tender our deepest sympathy and bow our heads in humble submission to the Supreme Will of him who do'etn all things well. "Farwell the leaf stewen earthenfolds Our stay, our pride, our hopes & fears. And Autum's golden sun behelds: Resolued:- That a copy of these Resolutions be sent to the Court of which Father O. Davis was a member, a copy to the Searchlight and a copy spread upon the minutes of our Court. Ella R. Ewing M. A. M. Rev. J. T. Smith M. W. Joshua Mary Gaines G. S. M. Winnie Ray Sec. Protem. Political party lines are being effaced for the reason that neither is espousing the cause of human rights. The Republican party had its birth by championing human freedom and will lose its life unless it returns to his policy The American Home WILLIAM A. RADFORD Editor THE HOME OF THE FAMILY Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest man in the field of all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 124 Fifth Ave, Chicago, Ill., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. In casting about for a selection of the materials for the construction of a house one is often confused as to what to select. A frame house, of course, is the most often constructed. But people have come to the idea, oldfashioned, it is true, of building a house that will last ages. Brick construction is often figured on, but as a rule this form of construction is too expensive. Tile also costs too much. There remains only cement. The writer wants to say on behalf of this material that rightly used it is the best that can be employed in building a home, for it is fireproof, indestructible, and requires no repairs. All about the country are attractive examples of beautifully constructed cement houses that will outwear any other house in their vicinity. They are made properly and with a due regard of the limitations of cement construction. The elaboration of any design with expensive forms is out of the question for the ordinary man. He cannot afford to buy lumber enough for the falsework of a house. This would involve an expense amounting to the lumber sufficient for a frame house and also for a cement house. If he is to have a cement house the matter of falsework, or forms, must be eliminated. If he can use the concrete block he will be able to do this. We have a plan whereby he can use the concrete block and avoid the expense of lumber for forms. Simply stated, THE HOME OF THE MAYOR the plan is this: Make the blocks without any face—rough and unfinished. Let them cure sufficiently and lay the wall up with them. Then finish the exterior of the wall with a coat of cement mortar. A house made this way will look like a monolithic walled house, but will not involve any expense for forms. The house we show here is one that lends itself readily to such a form of construction. It is made of cement blocks. The walls can be laid of concrete blocks with the unfinished exterior, and a plaster coat can be applied after the wall is up. You can imagine how the house will look. It will have the appearance of a house PORCH CASE KITCHEN 11'9"X10'6" SINK CASE SEAT NOOK LIVING ROOM 12'0"X8'3" DINING ROOM 11'9"X13'0" PORCH 12'0"X9'6" First Floor Plan made with forms, but not one penny will have been spent for that purpose. A number of houses are being built after this fashion in the east, but they are new to the west. It is our opinion that the man who builds a house in this manner will not only have something unique, but he will have a house that will always be salable. It will be fireproof, and will cost little more than a frame house. The design we show calls for a porch of ample size. There is a large living room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor and on the second floor are two bedrooms and a bathroom. This design includes many attractive features, but the most important is the fireproof feature. All danger is eliminated by the concrete block --- paigns. O turned me in health, capable of struggle f in the pea Since the ranks of army have stantly by expectance vjors of mass the was held peace was than the Still in s the ranks paigns. Other tens of thousands returned maimed in limb or shattered in health, never to become again capable of carrying on the natural struggle for existence and supremacy in the peaceful pursuits of life. Since the close of the war, the ranks of the remnants of the Union army have been thinned out constantly by the hand of death. The expectancy of life left to these survivors of the war, taking them in the mass the day that the great review was held at Arlington Heights after peace was restored, was much less than the normal term of human life. Still in spite of the thinning out of the ranks there remain with us today a vast host of the "old boys in blue" who left their homes and the peaceful pursuits of life to go to the front and protect the homes of those left behind, hold up the flag of the country and preserve the Union of the states. This great "gray host" of the old soldiers presents a pathetic but inspiring spectacle to all of us this latest Memorial day, when we are called upon to commemorate their deeds of valor, their patriotic devotion to the flag and to the Union, and to fill our souls as at a pure fountain with a renewed spirit of patriotism, of greater love for our country, greater appreciation for our admirable institutions and a deeper and more devoted determination if the occasion should arise to emulate their deeds and to be as true to the flag and the country as they were, handing down to succeeding generations the Union intact, its institutions unimpaired, as they did for us. The United States has certainly stamped the old maxim, "Republics are ungrateful," as false. There never was a country under any form of government which showed the measure of gratitude to the men who defended the flag and preserved the nation at all comparable to the United States of America as shown by the history of the treatment accorded to the soldiers who fought in the great war. Year by year from that time to this, the scope of the pension list has been steadily enlarged. Almost a half-century after the first call for troops by President Lincoln in the spring of 1861, in spite of the hundreds of thousands of the old army who have crossed over to the other side, the government is paying this year a larger sum in pensions than was provided the first year after the war and almost as much as in any previous year in all that have passed by. As the years roll by we all should cultivate the spirit manifested by the government in enlarging the scope of the pension list. As intimated above, this proves that the grateful hearts of Americans are touched more tenderly --- walls, and practically no insurance will be necessary. The insurance companies are gradually coming to recognize the fireproof qualities of concrete blocks, and with BED ROOM 11'9x10'0 HALL BATH 63'x80' BED ROOM 11'9x12'9 CLOS Second Floor Plan good reason, for the cement used in their making has been through a temperature of 2,500 degrees, and the sand and stone, of course, are fireproof. MUSIC AS CURATIVE AGENT Results Obtained in Sufferers From Infantile Paralysis Shown in London. A demonstration has just been given in London of the results obtained from the scientific use of music and rhythm in infantile paralysis. The patients who assisted at the demonstration were at one time considered incurable at the general hospitals. The first patient was a boy of six, whose right arm had been totally paralyzed following an attack of acute infantile paralysis. A drum and his zeal for beating it so as to become a professional drummer when he grows up have been his salvation. What massage and electrical treatment alone could not do constant working at his drumming has accomplished, and now the paralyzed arm is almost as useful as the other. The second case was a child of three who six months ago was totally paralyzed in both legs. Her treatment consisted of "marching" to an inspiriting tune played on the piano while seated on the edge of a low wooden chair. The most interesting case was a girl of ten, who three years ago was refused admission to one of the leading London hospitals as being hopelessly incurable. The right leg and arm were almost useless, while paralysis of certain of the throat and tongue muscles made the child's speech almost incoherent. Dull and mentally deficient in many ways, her interest in musical sounds gave the clue to the treatment. Singing exercises were devised in which to pronounce the vowels correctly the semi-paralyzed muscles had to be used, while a wooden clapper and a beil to be sounded by the paralyzed foot and arm respectively completed the apparatus. After a cure extending over three years this patient, now a normal looking girl, sang at the demonstration a number of songs in a rich full voice, and then skipped rope to show the control the musical treatment has gained over the injured limb muscles. Horses and Men Study of the relation between the total length of life and time required to reach maturity has brought out an interesting comparison between men and horses. A horse at five years is said to be comparatively as old as a man at twenty, and may be expected to behave, according to equine standards, after the manner of the average college student, following human standards. A ten-year-old horse resembles, so far as age and experience go, a man of forty, while a horse which has attained the ripe age of thirty-five is comparable with a man of ninety years. ```markdown ``` When the Regiment Came Back. ALL the uniforms were blue, all the swords were bright and new, When the regiment went marching down the street; All the men were hale and strong as they proudly marched along, Through the cheers that drowned the music of their feet. Oh, the music of the feet keeping time to drums that beat, Oh, the splendor and the glitter of the sight, As with swords and rifles new and in uniforms of blue, The regiment went marching to the fight! WHEN the regiment came back all the guns and swords were black And the uniforms had faded out to gray, And the faces of the men who marched through that street again Seemed like faces of the dead who lose their way; For the dead who lose their way cannot look more wan and gray, Oh, the sorrow and the pity of the sight; Oh, the weary, lagging feet out of step with drums that beat, As the regiment comes marching from the fight! —Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Memorial Day, 1910 Country's Duty to Heap Honors on the Thinning Ranks of the Veterans N the armies during the progress of the Civil war there were enrolled a total of over 2,000,000 men. Tens of thousands of these perished from wounds received in the struggle or from diseases contracted through the exposures and hardships of the cam- ```markdown ``` I with a sense of the debt that we owe the old soldiers as the years roll by. Those of us who see the "old boys in blue" marching through the streets on Memorial day year by year, can scarcely miss being struck by a sense of the weight of years that rests upon the shoulders of this "good gray army." Remember it is more than a whole generation ago, as human life goes, almost a generation and a half, since the last recruit was enrolled in the volunteer army of the Union just before the war came to its close. There are very few members of the Grand Army, very few soldiers of the Civil war, who are only at the three-score mark. Indeed, there are not many of them who are not at the psalmist's term of life, three score and ten. There are but few alive who answered the first call of President Lincoln. If the new recruit were only twenty when that call went out, he is sixty-eight now. The soldier who was thirty is nearly eighty. It is a touching thought to think of this noble army and look back through the half-century that is gone by and think of the bright, promising, sturdy youths with life all before them, with quickened pulses, with firm, unwavering tread that shook the earth in the first army corps and brigades organized in the early days of the war. When the great review was held near Washington, after peace was made, the eyes of these "boys in blue" were still bright with hope, their steps still firm and their hearts resclute. Unlike most other armies, they went back to their homes glad the war was over. They returned to the occupations they had laid down when the call to arms reached them. They have been through all these years of business good citizens, law-abiding, industrious and self-respecting, taking care of themselves and of those dependent upon them as generally and as efficiently as those who never heard the rattle of musketry or the roar of artillery, nor the shock of cavalry charging over the plain. Year by year their ranks are thinning out now very rapidly. Year by year, thousands of them drop. They may never have another opportunity of experiencing a little joy begotten of the respect and gratitude shown by their countrymen. It is fitting that the graves of those who are gone should be decorated with flowers in memory of what they did and endured, but it is still more important that we should show to those who still remain among us our high appreciation of their patriotism and valor. Long live in thousands and tens of thousands the "boys in blue." May their ranks thin slowly. May many years pass by before "taps" is sounded over the grave of the last of this great army of grizzled heroes. And while they live may Americans of the present and of coming generations never lack in their admiration and gratitude to the men who protected the homes of America, who upheld the flag of the country, and who preserved the Union of states intact, with all the admirable institutions framed by the fathers of the republic ☆ ☆ ☆ DESIGNED TO TEMPT INVALID Concoctions Both Appetizing and Healthful of Especial Service in the Sick Room. Chicken Broth.—Skin and cut up an old fowl, which makes more nutritious broth than a young chicken. Break the bones with a mallet. Cover well with cold water and boil slowly for three hours. Salt to taste. A little rice or tapioca may be boiled with it, if desired. Arrowroot.—Mix a teaspoonful of arrowroot with four of cold milk. Stir it slowly into half a pint of boiling milk, and let it smimmer for five minutes. It must be stirred all the time to prevent lumps, and keep it from burning. Add half a teaspoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and one of cinnamon if desired. Cornstarch or rice flour gruel is made in the same way. Jellied Chicken.—Cut up a fowl in joints, and put in a saucepan with enough water to cover it, a teaspoonful of salt and a little pepper; let it stew till the meat will leave the bones. Remove the bones from the meat, arranging the meat nicely in a mold. Season the liquid with a little more salt and pepper, if necessary, and dissolve in it a quarter of an ounce of gelatine. Pour over the chicken in the mold. Beef Jelly.—To one pound lean beef add half a pint of water and the knuckle end of a leg of mutton. Simmer gently in a stewpan for two hours. No meat is required on the knuckle of mutton, as it is only used to cause the liquid to jelly. Strain through a jelly bag. This will keep in a cool place for four or five days. Caramel Pudding Two cupfuls of golden brown sugar, one and one-quarter cupfuls of water, two heaping teaspoonfuls of cornstarch, butter the size of a hickory nut, one-half teaspoonful of vanilla. Put the sugar and water in pan and boil. Then add the butter and moistened cornstarch and let boil for three minutes, or till clear. Just before removing from fire, add vanilla. Pour in mold or individual dishes and serve cold with whipped cream. This dessert is highly spoken of by all who taste it. Odds and Ends Hash. Fragments of meat and poultry of any sort, carrots, beans, spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, cauliflower, asparagus and green peppers may be used. Chop everything together, season with pepper, salt, onion juice, add a cupful of rich stock or gravy, heat the mess thoroughly and serve on slices of toasted graham bread. A can of spinach, drained of the water and dressed with French dressing and boiled eggs, makes a good side dish for the odds and ends hash. To Brighten a Carpet. Potato water is excellent for brightening up shabby or faded carpets. First of all, the carpet should be well beaten and brushed. Then take half a dozen good-sized potatoes and scrape them as finely as possible into a bucket of warm water. Strain, wring a cloth out of the potato water, and with it give the carpet a good rub all over, rinsing the cloth frequently. Stewed Brown Onions. Peel four Spanish onions and fry them a light brown color in two tablespoonfuls of hot browned butter. Remove them from the pan and add one teaspoonful of flour; brown this, then add one cupful of brown stock and seasoning of salt and pepper; boil up, put back the onions and stew gently for one hour. Serve hot with the gravy strained over. Danish Jelly. Cut into inch lengths one bunch of rhubarb, place in a baking pan. Sprinkle over one cupful of sugar, add one-half cupful of boiling water. Cook until a sirup forms. Now stir in lightly one-half cupful of bread crumbs to absorb the sirup. Turn into a mold. When cold unmold on a plate and garnish with whipped cream. French Stew. Two pounds of round steak, cut in cubes, 1 can fresh peas (drained), $\frac{1}{2}$ can tomatoes, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 4 cloves, $\frac{1}{4}$ cup pearl tapioca, $\frac{1}{4}$ cup bread crumbs, 2 level teaspoons salt. Cut the carrot and onion into dice, place all in a bean pot, cover with cold water, cover cover on pot and bake in a slow oven 4 or 5 hours. Peas With Bacon. Four slices of bacon cut in small pieces and one small onion cut fine. Cook together until a light brown. Add half a peck of green peas, salt and pepper to taste, and just enough warm water to cover peas; cook until tender and serve. Canned peas can be prepared in the same way. Cleaning With Bran. Curtains, ottomans and sofas covered with worsted can be cleaned with wheat bran, rubbed on with flannel. It is surprising how fresh and bright this process of cleaning will render such articles if done in the proper manner. Simple Salad. Boll radishes in salted water until tender; then slice. When cold add to half the amount of boiled potatoes cut into thin slices a shredded green pepper, one teaspoonful of minced green parsley, and mix with boiled salad sauce. FAMOUS DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION. PE·RU·NA FOR DYSPEPSIA (CATARRH OF STOMACH) For Rheumatism Electropodes TRADE MARK Drive out pain. Strengthen nerves. Build up system. At Drug Stores. $1.00. No cure, no pay. Write, for free trial, offer. Western Electropode Co., Dept. B. Los Angeles, Ca. STOOD WHERE SHE WAS PUT Wife Obeyed Orders to the Letter, but Unfortunately Workmen Moved Post Hole. In a western state workmen began to dig a post hole for an electric light in front of a Dutchman's dwelling, when the master forbade them to continue. After some discussion the Dutchman bade his wife stand on a large, flat slate with which he covered the hole. "Now, Gretchen," he said, "dat ihs where you shtands till I comes back mit ein enjunction." The solid frau stood there like a statue, her hands on her hips. When the husband disappeared, the leader of the workmen ordered the slate, with the frau on it, to be removed. With perfect politeness the lady was set on one side as if she had been a fat teapot on a salver. The Dutch wife stood like Casablanca, but the hole was well in its place when the householder returned with the injunction. He was overcome with astonishment and wrath. "Vy vas you not stood on dat hole?" he demanded of his wife. "It was on dis stone dat you vas puts me," she answered. He looked at her in helpless indignation a moment, and then cried: "I was not mean dat you shtand on dat stone ven dat hole was carried away!"—Christian Register. Willing to Pay for Rammer. When the British square at the battle of Abu Klaa, in the Nubian desert, was penetrated by the dervishes, one of them attempted to spear a gunner who was in the act of ramming home a charge. The Briton brained the Sudanese, but the rammer head split on the man's hard skull. Next day the gunner was sent for. Mistaking the reason, and knowing from experience that soldiers are charged for government property which they break, he led off with: "Please, sir, I'm very sorry I broke the rammer, but I never thought the fellow's head could be so hard. I'll pay for the rammer so as to hear no more of the case." They Surely Would A little American boy with his father was visiting a market in a Mexican city. He saw a little native girl with a small basketful of red peppers of which she was eating one. His father was about to say: "She thinks she is very smart," as the son called his attention to it. The boy spoke up quickly, knowing what was to be said: "Pa, would those red peppers make you smart if you eat all of them?" His father replied: "Yes, son." System Required. Clerk—May I have a day's leave to morrow, sir? It is my mother-in-law's funeral. Employer—My dear Huber, this mustn't occur again. Last week your wife died and now your mother-in-law's going to be buried. You must arrange things better in your family and see that they happen in the holidays.—Lustige Blatter. Too Much of a Target Brown—How did you feel, Jones, when the burglar had you covered with his revolver—pretty small, eh? Jones—Small! Great Scott, no! I felt as big as the side of a house. He that dies pays old debts. Shakespeare. There is a reason Why Grape-Nuts does correct A weak, physical, or a Sluggish mental condition. The food is highly nutritious And is partially pre-digested. So that it helps the organs of the stomach To digest other food. It is also rich in the Vital phosphates that go Directly to make up The delicate gray matter of brain and nerve centres. Read "The Road to Wellville" In pkgs. "There's a Reason." POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY, Ltd. Battle Creek, Mich. WASTEP MARKET AT THE MARKET MARKET SCENE AT TAMPICO, MEXICO --- A THE AGAVE OR CENTURY PLANT IN FILL BLOOM T IS not known to which country the bee is really indigenous; but it is a well-established fact that in ancient times primitive man kept his beehives and gathered the honey, which he used for food and on sacred occasions brought before his gods as an offering. The fame of the honey gathered by the bees on the slopes of Hy- T IS not known to which country the bee is really indigenous; but it is a well-established fact that in ancient times primitive man kept his beehives and gathered the honey, which he used for food and on sacred occasions brought before his gods as an offering. The fame of the honey gathered by the bees on the slopes of Hymettus was sung by Virgil and even today this product of world-wide renown is served to the tourist by the zealous Greek. In both Egypt and Mexico honey has been found in earthen and metallic vessels, hermetically sealed, and in an excellent state of preservation, among the prehistoric ruins. The finding of honey among the Aztec ruins establishes the fact beyond all question that bees were known in Mexico long before the days of Cortez, although scientists have attempted to disprove repeatedly the theory that bees of any species were native to America. This valuable article of commerce may be described as the sweet sirup or nectar derived from the bees and other insects, which gather it from trees, plants or flowers. It is both vegetable and animal in origin and contains about 20 per cent. of water, 75 per cent of reducing sugars, such as dextrose and levulose, twenty-five one-hundredths per cent. of ash, and the balance of other components. Honey is variable in color and quality, the product of one district excelling that of another, and is commercially classified as follows: First, combed, or that which is contained in the cells of comb; second, extracted, or that which has been separated from the uncrushed comb by centrifugal force or gravity; third, strained, or that which has been removed from the crushed comb by straining or other means. In color the best grade runs from clear, almost colorless to pale yellow and the flavor depends upon the nature of the tree, plant or flower from which it is gathered. With age, honey turns considerably darker in color, but both honey and comb will keep indefinitely without suffering decomposition. The honey bee is usually found in swarms of from 5,000 to 75,000, and is divided into three distinct classes: The queen, or female; the drone, or male, and the worker, or neuter. Each hive contains but one queen, which propagates the species, frequently laying eggs at the rate of 2,000 a day. Upon the death of the queen a young neuter is selected from the colony, its cell enlarged and the food changed. The neuter then becomes a queen bee and is mated with the drones, who are afterward destroyed by the workers. Although the average life of the queen covers a period of three years of usefulness, it is considered advisable to annually restock each colony with a new queen. The systematic rearing of queen bees and the improvement of the breed are considered the most important branches of apiculture. It is also important in breeding queens that the so-called "hybrids," or mismated queens should not be employed, on account of their inability to produce young bees of desirable and consistent character. Selections have been made from the various types of bees and an attempt made to combine all the good qualities of each species, but as yet it is quite impossible to find the bee that is stingless and at the same time the largest producer of honey and wax and the most prolific in breeding. It appears that each species possesses certain distinctions of race and is --- THE BUSY BEE AND HIS PRODUCT BY RUSSELL HASTINGS MILLWARD AN APIARY NEAR AREQUIPA PERU. created to work out its own destiny, holding at all times the instincts and characteristics peculiar to its kind. The drone bees live through periods of but from three to eight weeks and the workers from six weeks to six months. These workers collect all the honey in their mouths, whence it passes into the crop or honey bag and is then carried to the hive. where it is ejected into the comb. They also construct the cells of the comb from a wax secretion in the honey and feed all the other bees. The food of the young bees is called beebread and consists of small pellets prepared from the pollen of flowers. Honey is fed to the adult drone bees. It is interesting to note that the amount of honey involved in the secretion of a pound of wax is a much-debated question among students of bees, the various estimates ranging all the way from two to twenty pounds. It is conservatively estimated that over 300,000 tons of honey are produced in the world each year, of which the American republics yield about two-thirds. This quantity, put up in standard combs of 14 ounces each, would, if the combs were placed side by side endwise, make a line 50,000 miles long, or twice the circumference of the earth at the equator. According to Latreille, the European species of bees predominate in America; but it is evident that the stingless variety of bee is a native of South and Central America and Mexico, where honey has been gathered by the natives for many centuries, and that many of the other varieties found were introduced from China, Japan and Palestine, as well as from European countries. When the pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620 honey was not to be found in that part of the country and bees were consequently imported from England in order to meet the requirements of the time, but the first systematic keeping of bees in the United States was probably established at Newbury, Mass. In a bulletin of the United States department of agriculture it is stated that the importance of the industry was of municipal moment to the extent of holding out to one John Eales, who was then living in what is now Hingham, Mass., an inducement to come to Newbury for the purpose of teaching the settlers how to make hives and to care for bees Since that time steady advances have been made in the establishment of systematic bee culture in the United States. Bees have been imported from all parts of the world and the industry has reached such an extent that the annual average yield of honey now amounts to about $20,000,000 and beeswax about $2,000,000. The United States imports annually about 2,500,000 pounds of honey and about 750,000 pounds of beeswax, about 95 per cent. of which comes from Cuba, Mexico, Haiti, Salvador, Dominican Republic and Venezuela; and all of this regardless of the fact that according to the census about 700,000 bee keepers, or one in every 120 of the entire population, are engaged in the industry throughout the United States. The passage of various pure-food laws and the establishment of a rigid inspection by many of the importing countries have made the marketing of adulterated honey almost an AN ANCIENT MAYA INSPECTING THE COMB AN ANCIENT MAYA DRAWING OF FIRE GOD HOLDING POT OF HONEY impossibility. No substitute for honey, or artificial means of preparation, have as yet been found and for many years the pure product has been adulterated with commercial glucose, cane sugar, or invert sugar sometimes to as great an extent as 85 per cent. It is the opinion of many bee keepers that the feeding of bees with saccharine substances for the purpose of increasing the production of honey should be considered as palpable adulteration, and that the artificial coloring of the product by electrical means should be so stated when it is placed on the market. The sage honey from California is pronounced by experts as an example of the purer, best flavored and most consistent grade produced in the United States. What is known as the Holy Land bee was first brought to the United States from Palestine by a Mr. Howard, in 1884, since which time the species can be found in many parts of America and is regarded by apiculturists as one of the best honey producers. About the time of the exportation of bees from Palestine, famous in ancient times for its honey, the Turkish government became deeply interested in the industry and imposed an exorbitant tax upon the apiaries. Honey is used in the far eastern countries in the manufacture of hydromel, a popular and most intoxicating beverage, having an agreeable flavor closely resembling cider. Alcohol has also been distilled from honey, but not to any great extent. Many of the large manufacturers of candy in the United States complain that they have great difficulty in purchasing sufficient honey to meet their requirements owing to the recent and enormous demand of German manufacturers, who secure about 60 per cent. of all the product that is exported from the American republics. It is estimated that over half of the world's production is employed in the manufacture of candy and medicinal preparations and new uses are being found for honey and beeswax almost daily. In the manufacture of biscuits and fancy cakes in the United States, Germany and England honey is extensively employed, both on account of its usefulness as a base in sweetening and its remarkable immunity from organic change. This answers the question which has been a matter of great speculation by those unacquainted with the inside secrets of the baking industry, as to how the numerous varieties of sweet crackers and cakes "kept on hand" through long periods of time remained apparently fresh, in the little village stores scattered throughout the country districts. The art of making fancy crackers that would "keep indefinitely" has for many years been considered one of the mysteries of the baking industry, attributed by the natives of Latin America to "Yankee cleverness." Not many industries offer as many attractions as apiculture. It may be taken up by agriculturists as a specialty or as a side line. A small capital only is required to start the enterprise and returns are measured and certain if ordinary care is taken in the selection of the location of the apiaries and consistent management of the bees maintained. Furthermore, a good market is always afforded for the product, which is neither perishable nor subject to a marked depreciation in value. Practically all of the wild honey is shipped DRONE, QUEEN AND WORKER BEE in barrels and is either extracted or strained, the handling of beeswax being usually treated as a separate industry and one which has been followed extensively by the natives of Latin America for many years. When the wax has been refined and bleached, it is used in many of the arts and trades and has become an article of great commercial value the world over. In the Argentine Republic honey is in such great demand that it is necessary to import over 100,000 pounds annually, most of which comes from Chile, although about 10,000 pounds of strained honey are annually exported to Germany and France, where it is employed in the manufacture of fancy crackers. An effort is now being made by the government to introduce modern methods of bee keeping and encourage the farmers to engage in the industry as a side line. The agricultural department of the RESPECTING THE COMB Brazilian government is now making a special effort to develop the industry of apiculture and increase the output of honey and beeswax. In order to meet the ever-increasing demand, modern facilities are being rapidly afforded which will permit the transportation of the product to convenient shipping points and encourage both the home and foreign trade. Many varieties of bees are found in Brazil, and for some time the natives have gathered the honey, which, on account of its fine quality, has been used almost exclusively for medicinal purposes. The Tapurriba tree, in blossom time, is the source of a most abundant supply of wild honey; but the product has not been exported to any great extent, as a ready sale has always been found in the local markets. The stingless bee which is common to all of the Latin-American countries is found in great numbers throughout Brazil and numerous other varieties have been imported from Europe, notably the Italian, which was introduced in 1904, when the government began to take an active interest in apiculture. Although the production of honey is enormous, but 600,000 pounds are exported annually, most of which goes to Germany. In Chile bees were first introduced from Italy by Mr. Patricio Larrain Gandarillas, about 45 years ago, since which time rapid progress has been made in the advancement of apiculture. There are now nearly 100,000 apiaries in actual operation throughout the republic, the majority of which are located in the provinces of Aconcagua and Coquilmo, where the mildness of the climate and richness of the flora are peculiarly adapted to the culture of the Italian bee. Over 1,000,000 pounds of purified wax and 5,000,000 pounds of honey are exported annually from Chile, of which Germany purchases about 60 per cent., Great Britain 15 per cent., France 15 per cent. and Belgium and the Argentine Republic 10 per cent., the product being pronounced fine in quality and bringing top prices at all times in the markets. Wild honey is found in abundance throughout Mexico and especially in the forests of the Algarroba tree, whose flowers through a long blooming season are always a favored source of supply to the bee. The industry of gathering the honey, in the old days, was followed chiefly for the purpose of obtaining the beeswax, which formed a valuable material in the manufacture of candles consumed in the ceremonies of the church. Hives were found among the rocks and suspended from trees, and the natives, in gathering the honey, smoked out the bees with little regard to what became of them eventually. Mexico exports annually about $90,000 in strained honey, most of which is shipped to the United States, Germany and England, and imports about $50,000 in comb honey, most of which comes from the United States, England and Germany and a small amount even from China. Over 25,000 pounds of wild honey are annually exported from the port of Tampico and the industry has become one of great importance in that district. An interesting honey-collecting ant is also found in Mexico, which lives in underground chambers and gathers honey from the numerous wild flowers and plants. A certain number of these ants remain at home and are used as living storehouses. They are fed honey by the workers until they swell to about the size of a pea and during the seasons when honey is not obtainable they regurgitate their supplies, drop by drop, as food for the colony. 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MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS Steam Heated and Electric Lighted DEPARTMENTS Artsical, Classical, Normal, Sub-Normal State Industrial, embracing courses in Carpentry, Mechanical Drawing, Pl anding, Tailoring, Business Courses, Millinery, Cooking, Laundering and Thorough discipline, Christian influence careful supervision Line Military Band and Orchestra full particulars write to Prof. Shelton French ACTING PRESIDENT Of Western University QUINDARO, KS Office Phone No. 15 Office Pho File In Town Drop In 349 North Main St For All Kinds of ats and Grocer Theological, Classical, Normal, Sub-Normal, Musical, State Industrial, embracing courses in Architecture, Carpentry, Mechanical Drawing, Printing, Book-binding, Tailoring, Business Courses, Dress making, Millinery, Cooking, Laundering and Farming. Prof. Shelton French, ACTING PRESIDENT Of Western University QUINDARO, KS Residence Phone No. 15 Office Phone 1428 While In Town Drop In At 349 North Main St For All Kinds of Meats and Groceries Everything Fresh WICHITA CASH GROCERY 349 North Main Street If you have JOB WORK to be done call Bell Phone 2458 and give it to The Searchlight Our friend J. W. Thompson who is absent from the city attending the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masons left our city a single man—but some are mean enongh to say he will return with a bride. We are "from Missouri"—that's all. In the recent death of Martin Morua Delgado at Havana Cuban Negroes have lost the ablest statesman and the most influential leader among them. He was secretary of agriculture in the recently reorganized Cuban caban cabinet and former president of the senate. The Searchlight O At 630 N. Ma Office Phon Chlight Office is now 630 N. Main. Give us office Phone, Bell 245 The Searchlight Office is now At 630 N. Main. Give us a call Office Phone, Bell 2458 Cuban Negro Political UNIVERSITY oroughly equipped teachers institutes in America. ST BUILDINGS and Electric Lighted TMENTS—— Normal, Sub-Normal, Musi- cracing courses in Archi- manical Drawing, Printing, Business Courses, Dress , Laundering and Farming. , Christian influence and Orchestra ate to Bon French, ACTING PRESIDENT in University ARO, KS Office Phone 1423 On Drop In At In Main St Kinds of Groceries Patronize your own race enterprises — it is good sense an good judgement to do so. What do you suppose fools were made for? That you might tread upon them, and starve them, and get the better of them in every possible way? By no means. They were made that wise people might take care of them. That is the true and plain fact concerning the relations of every strong and wise man to the world about him. He has his strength given him, not that he may crush the weak, but that he may support and guide them. In his own household he is to be the guide and support of his children; out of his household he is still to be the father, that is, the guide and support of the weak and the poor; not merely of the meritoriously weak and the innocently poor, but of the guilty and punishably poor; of the men who ought to have known better; of the poor who ought to be ashamed of themselves.—John Ruskin. 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. office is now in. Give us a call e, Bell 2458 Fools. L S. Nafters. President, W. R. Tucker, Vice-President, J. M. Moore, Vice President, G. W. Brown. Vice President, V. H. Branch, Gashier. Fourth National ank WICHITA, KANSAS United States Depository Directors: W. R. Tucker, W. E. Jett, R. L. Holmes, S. B. Amidon, J. M. Moore, L. S. Nafsoufer, H. W. Darling, A. G. Houston, E. C. Sheldon, C. V. Brown, J. W. Metz, E. T. Battin, Henry Lassen, V. H. Branch. 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Send your order to-day 829 East Center SALINA, BANSAS SPECIAL NOTICE If you need anything in New or Second Hand Household Goods we have the best goods and lowest prices in the city. Cash paid for Second Hand Goods. LAFE CARTER, — Bell Phone 4088 — 537 N. Main St Wichita, Ks Some mean, dispisable burglar broke into the residence of Joe Paterson, 1143 N. Water St. Sunday night, while the family were at church and stole every thing of value which could be found. The colored voters are sale in voting for Tom Wagstaff for Governor on Aug. 2nd. REFRIGERATORS ```markdown ``` The above is the cut out of twenty-five different patterns of refrigerators carried in my stock. I bought a car load of them at right prices and will sell them cheap. Before you buy a Refrigerator come and see my stock and get my low prices. Along 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 E. D. SOUIRE Bell Phone 1837 Ind. 1837 Green 245-247 N. Main Wichita, Ks POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for County Attorney, subject to the Republican primary, August 2nd 1910. I will appreciate your aid. AUSTIN, LADAMS I desire to announce that I am a candidate for the office of clerk of the District Court of Sedgwick county, Kansas, subject to the decision of the Republican voters at the primary in August. CHAS. D. FAZEL. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Register of Deeds of Sedgwick County subject to the approval of the Republican primaries. JOSEPH BOWMAN. I wish to announce to the public that I will be a candidate for county commissioner in the First district, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. E. M. BEAR SATISFACTION in every pound of "Wichita's Best " Flour We also carry a complete stock of Hay, Grain, Feed and Coal. POENISCH BROS 622 N. Main 530 Both Phones 530 W. N. Miller NOTARY PUBLIC. Office 634 North Water Street Practices in all the Courts Of Kansas and Missouri Residence Phone - Bell 1641 Her Criticism. The five-year-old daughter of a Brooklyn man has had such a large experience of dolls that she feels herself to be something of a connoisseur in children, relates Lippincott's. Recently there came a real baby into the house. When it was put into her arms the five-year-old surveyed it with critical eye. "Isn't it a nice baby?" asked the nurse. "Yes, it's nice," answered the youngster hesitatingly. "It's nice, bit it's head's loose." A Monster Loaf. Bakers in Germany are fond of making odd experiments, the following being reported from Duisburg, in Westphalia. At a children's party recently held in that town there was exhibited, and afterwards cut up and distributed among the youngsters present, a bread twist watch for size at least has surely been equaled. Weighing no less than 180 pounds, it had a breadth of six feet and a length of ten feet, and was thus found sufficient to supply satisfactory afternoon collation to many as 500 boys and girls. --- ```markdown ``` FIGHTING FREIGHT INCREASE SHIPPERS MET IN OMAHA TO ORGANIZE OPPOSITION. The Raise in Rates Announced by the Railroads Has Aroused Vigorous Opposition. Omaha.—Prompt and vigorous action along all possible lines to prevent the putting into effect of the increased freight rates proposed by western railroads, as scheduled to the interstate Commerce commission, was decided upon by a meeting of the representatives of the shippers interested in the trade of the Missouri river territory, here. Business men of the principal cities of the territory named were present, as well as some from eastern trade centers and the feeling indicatd by the speeches made shows that the railroads will have a hard fight on their hands in attempting to carry out the proposed rate changes. GREATER NAVY MEN SUCGEED The Senate Agrees to Two New Dreadnaughts and Several Other Ships Also. Washington.—By the decisive vote of 35 to 26, the senate approved the two battleship program which has already gone through the house. On the final vote the small navy men were routed and victory rested with the two battleships a year program. Both of the new ships will be of the dreadnaught class, and the most powerful fighting machines in the world. In addition as if to give point to the demand for a first-class navy, the senate added a provision to the bill for one submarine boat and six torpedo boat destroyers, none of which were provided for in the bill as it passed the house. A LONG VOYAGE FOR A LAUNCH Traveled From Chicago, Through the Mississippi, the Atlantic, Erie Canal and Home. New York.-The 35-foot cruising launch Catherine M., of Chicago, has arrived here after the longest trip by inland waters a motor boat has ever made. It has logged more than 4,800 miles and will have covered about 6,000 by the time it again reaches its home port. The launch left Chicago May 3, 1909, for New York by way of the Mississippi river and the Gulf of Mexico. Ralph M. Pearson, the owner, who is traveling with his mother, plans to return to Chicago by way of the Hudson river, Line canal and the lakes to Chicago. TILLOTSON GETS A PRISON TERM An Indeterminate Sentence Given Kansas City Detective for Kidnaping Incubator Baby. Holton, Kan.-Judge Rains sentenced Freeman H. Tillotson, the Kansas City detective, to the penitentiary for his part in the incubator baby kidnaping case. Under the Indeterminate Sentence law, Tillotson's imprisonment will be from one to five years. The motion for a new trial was not argued. Judge Rains overruled it immediately after it was read. The defendant was released on bond for 90 days, in which time his case will be appealed to the supreme court. STILL AFTER THE GAMBLERS The Department of Justice Takes a New Tack in Its Crusade Against Bucket Shops. Washington.—The Department of Justice has taken a new tack in its crusade against bucket shops. In addition to the conspiracy charge that was made against 29 men in the cities of New York, Jersey City, Baltimore and Washington last April, the department has lodged a complaint of a direct violation of the District code which forbids "bucketing" or setting up a gaming table in the district. A FAST TRAIN IN THE DITCH St. Louis & San Francisco Passenger Wrecked Near Rogers, Arkansas —Was Going 35 Miles an Hour. Rogers, Ark.—St. Louis & San Francisco passenger train No. 4, the fast express from Texas to St. Louis, was wrecked two miles south of Rogers. Thirty-five persons were injured, three probably fatally. The officials of the railway at the headquarters here deny that any one was killed. Sugar and Coffee Rates Up. Washington.—A sharp increase in rail and sea freight rates on sugar and coffee from Atlantic seaboard points to destination in the Western Trunk Line territory was announced by the filing of tariffs with the Interstate Commerce commission, making increases on those commodities ranging from 16 to 44 per cent. Begins Reign With Clemency. London.—King George has begun his reign with an act of clemency, granting remission of short sentences and reduction of others throughout the kingdom, these including the army and navy. 8light Earthquake. Washington.—A slight earthquake shock was recorded at the United States bureau in this city. The tremble while very indistinct here, was of long duration, lasting more than an hour. CHICAGO DAILY NO. 1 Some of Them May Convince the Massachusetts Professor of his Mistake. NO MONEY FOR TARIFE PROBE RULING IN HOUSE MAY BLOCK PRESIDENT'S PLAN. Appropriation for a Board of Experts Opposed by Mann, Dalzell and Fitzgerald. Washington.—President Taft suffered a setback in his plan to gather informations in the difference of costs of production at home and abroad that imperfections in the tariff law might be corrected. Chairman James R. Mann, presiding over the house in committee of the whole, ruled that the appropriation bill could not carry a provision broadening the powers of the president beyond powers conferred in the tariff law. This ruling threw out the entire section, including the appropriation of $250,000 for the work from the sundry civil appropriation. James A. Tawney, who is making the president's fight, immediately presented a new section providing for the appropriation and giving the president a free hand in directing work by the existing tariff board. Mr. Tawney urged that the appropriation was necessary that the president might enforce the maximum tariff against countries practicing discrimination against this country. In administration circles there is great disappointment over the defeat of the president's plan for a scientific investigation of the tariff. It was a plan by which it was thought in the campaign that is coming on the constantly rising sentiment against the Payne-Aldrich law could be nullified. Fitzgerald, a Democrat, raised the point of order and Mann, a Republican, sustained it. NO ONIONS FOR THE BARBERS City Council of Waterloo, Tenn., Provides a Fine for Those Who Eat Them. Waterloo, Tenn.—Following a brain storm, traced, it is alleged, to the mayor, the city fathers met in formal session and by unanimous vote, passed an ordinance providing a fine of $5.00 for tonsorial artists who indulge in onions between the hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. The town council furthermore ordered that a barber shall not stick his thumb in the mouth of a customer, shall not indulge in gossip, or chew tobacco on duty. TO KNOW ABOUT LUMBER PRICES The Department of Justice is Investigating on the Ground of Restraint of Trade. Washington.—The department of Justice is investigating the subject of the price of lumber in the United States with a view to determining whether or not the so-called lumber trust may be reached by the Sherman Anti-Trust law on the ground that it is a combination in restraint of trade. Wants State and Federal Control. Denver, Colardo.—Declaring that all the elements which go to make up a water trust are in existence. James R. Garfield made a strong plea before the Colorado conservation commission for co-operation between the federal and state governments in the conservation of water power resources. A College Building Burned. Albuquerque, N. M.—Hadley Hall the science building of the University of New Mexico, has been destroyed by fire. The loss is more than $100,000. James Bryce Wants to Quit. Washington—Telegraphic information from London received here states that Ambassador James Bryce, of Great Britain, has written to the foreign office, asking that he be relieved from further duty as ambassador at Washington as soon as possible. Southern Newspaper Publishers Mobile, Alabama. - The Southern Newspaper Publishers' association met in annual convention here with headquarters at the Battle house. The session continued through two days. A SHOWER OF STONES IN IOWA At Essex Small Crystals Half the Size of a Pea Fell With Light Ash or Dust. Essex, Ia.—Supposedly due in some manner to the comet, a shower of small crystals occurred in Essex. Boxes of the pebbles have been sent to the state geologists for examination. The shower came up late in the afternoon and appeared at first as a light mist or rain. At the time the sky was perfectly clear. For several minutes particles of stone, accompanied by a light ash or dust fairly rained down, but not with force sufficient enough to cause any damage. The little stones are only one-third as large as a pea and are perfectly transparent and water white. Many residents of the city picked up hand-fuls of the crystals and are saving them as curiosities. BACK TO HARDTACK AND BACON The Fancy Sealed Package or Emergency Ration Has Not Proved Satisfactory. Washington.—The infantry equipment board does not believe in feeding Uncle Sam's soldiers on the homeopathic principle. The neat little hermetically sealed packages not much larger than a man's hand, stowed away in the corner of the haversack, labeled "emergency rations," which was supposed to furnish sustenance for two or three days, is to be dropped. In its place will be what is called the "haversack ration," composed of bacon and hardtack and other food as satisfying to the eye as to the stomach. CAN MAKE USURERS PAY DOUBLE The Superior Court Has Upheld the Usury Law of Oklahoma in Test Suit. Muskogee, Ok.—The supreme court upheld the usury law of the state which provides that a usurer shall pay back twice the amount he has charged at a usurious rate. The case was that of Frank Lightner against William P. Fields. Lightner borrowed $175 from Fields and was charged $7 a month for thirteen months and then discharged the debt by paying $206. Lightner was given a judgment for $220. It was the first usuary case ever tried in this county. AN APPROPRIATE PLACE AT LAST A Bust of Ex-President Roosevelt May Be Above the Senate Press Gallery. Washington.—A suggestion has been made to the senate committee on library, which is the court of last resort on statuary in the senate chamber, that a bust of ex-President Roosevelt be placed in a niche above the senate press gallery. This has impressed the committeemen as being highly appropriate. The point was made before the committee that Mr. Roosevelt provided more newspaper "copy" than any president of the United States. At present the Roosevelt bust is on an improvised pedestal in the room of the committee on libraries. Another Racing King for England. London.—It is announced that King George intends to maintain a royal racing stake at Newmarket and a breeding stud at Sandringham and that he will patronize racing on the same extensive scale as his father. A Family Made III by Pie. Leavenworth, Kan.—Henry and George Shaw, brothers, living near the Soldiers' Home, are in a dangerous condition from poisoning, caused by eating rhubarb pie. A family of five became ill Saturday from eating the pie. A College Building Burned. Albuquerque, N. M.—Hadley Hall, the science building of the University of New Mexico, has been destroyed by fire. The loss is more than $100,000. POOR OUTLOOK FOR NEW LAWS None of Administration Measures Have Been Passed and Contest Still On. Washington.—Within a week six months of this session of the sixty-first congress will have expired. That period of time has not sufficed to enact into law a single one of those matters of proposed legislation known as the administration legislative program. Of all these propositions the railroad bill perhaps is the most vital and far reaching in its effect upon the people in general and that bill is still in the throes of disordant discussion in the senate. The mouse has passed the bill in a largely amended form. In the senate it is difficult to make any prediction as to what may be accomplished. Already two of the important sections have been struck out in order to avoid delay and in a futile effort to bring the actions together. These are the sections relating to agreements and mergers. The last three sections of the bill, relating to capitalization probably will share the same fate. The president wants these section retained; the insurgents urge that they be strengthened; Mr. Aldrich at heart wants them rejected, and the Democrats oppose them on the ground that they interfere with the rights of the respective states. Mr. Aldrich has been credited with making overtures to the Democrats to throw them out if the Democrats will agree to vote with the organization to table objectionable amendments offered by the insurgents. Democrats deny this, and a very considerable number of the minority have expressed themselves in forcible terms as opposed to any agreement that will operate to the disadvantage of the insurgents through whose efforts the Democrats say they have been able and through them only to obtain certain amendments and concessions they deemed essential. 70,000 GET WAGE INCREASE Standard Oil Adds Many Millions to Pay Envelopes of Its Em- New York.—A voluntary wage increase that will affect approximately 70,000 men, has been made by the Standard Oil company. The remarkable increase to workmen, who in the entire history of the concern, have never been on strike, ranges from 6 to 10 per cent. The order is retroactive and became effective May 1. It is estimated that the company will add from $6,000,000 to $10,000,000 to its annual pay roll expense. The new scale affects employees engaged in the company's works and factories, but the office men will not be benefited by this increase. Most of the employees who will get the increase are laborers, and the advance applies to all the subsidiary companies in the United States. WOULD FORCE LOWER OIL PRICES Okfahoma Is Seeking to Compel Waters-Pierce Oil Company to Reduce Prices. Guthrie, Ok.—The Waters-Pierce Oil company with its leading counsel appeared at Enid to resist in the district court the granting of an order forbidding the company to charge excessive prices for oil in this state, which would be followed by an order by the state corporation commission fixing a reasonable price for oil. 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The American business system, which gives mere boys responsible positions before they have acquired practical experience, is to an Englishman quite unaccountable. He wonders whether it does not cause reckless trading and wild speculation. In other countries they prefer to keep elderly men in responsible positions because they can be depended upon. Messrs. Dyke & Sons, Somerset, England, employ 66 men. More than half have completed 30 years' service. 20 have been there 40 years, nine over 50 years and one 70 years. No Affair of His. "I noticed, Mr. Lloyd, that you were the only person who did not weep during Mr. Evans' beautiful prayer." "You forget, Mrs. Davies, that I belong to another parish."—The Bystander. In 1950. "Did he object to his wife's getting into prison?" "No; he only said it wasn't the jail where his mother used to go."—Harper's Bazar. A. Double-Header "What kind of a candle do you want, my little man?" "It's for pa, and, by what ma says about him, I guess it must be the kind that you burn at both ends." A Breakfast Joy— Sweet, Crisp, Golden-Brown Post Toasties Ready to serve from the package with cream—no cooking necessary. "The Memory Lingers" Pkgs. 10c and 15c. POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. SCORN "LIFE ELIXIR" Cleveland Physicians Take No Stock in French Discovery. Dr. Doyen, Eminent Paris Surgeon, Claims to Have Found in "Mycolysine" Preparation to Prolong Life Fifteen Years. Cleveland, O.—Mycolysine, Dr. Eugene Doyen's newly-discovered "elixir of life," should be taken with a grain of salt, many Cleveland physicians believe. There will be no rush to Paris on the part of the Cleveland doctors to take advantage of Doctor Doyen's offer to permit American physicians to test and experiment with mycolysene. Lecturing the other day, Doctor Doyen, described an "elixir of long life" of his discovery. He calls it "Mycolysine," because of the fact that it dissolves germs. He argued that if it were feasible to multiply by ten the activity of the phagocytes, the resistance offered to malevolent germs by the human body would be much increased; that, as a consequence, many infectious diseases would disappear, more especially those of the skin, the respiratory organs, and the digestive tubes, and stated that his discovery makes this possible. Phagogenous colloides are the basis of the new "elixir." The famous physician and surgeon asserts that through the use of mycolosine from fifteen to twenty years may be added to the life of an average man, and that most diseases of the respiratory organs and digestive tract will disappear altogether. While admitting that the use of the newly-discovered chemical may be beneficial to a certain extent, Cleveland practitioners do not believe that an elixir of life has been found in the discovery of mycolysine. "Golf, exercise and temperate habits," said Dr. Hamilton Biggar, "I believe will do more toward prolonging human life than any 'elixir' that Doctor Doyen has discovered. This same French physician some years ago announced to the world that he had a cure cure for cancer. Subsequently it was found that his 'cure' could not be made to bring results when tried in this country. I fear that it will prove SCHNEIDER Doctor Doyen at Work. the same with mycolysine in so far as its life-prolonging properties are considered." Dr. Martin Frlederich was not surprised by the announcement of the discovery of another elixir of life. "Periodical discoveries of something or other which the discoverer claims will prolong human life indefinitely are announced," he said, "but when the smoke clears away we seldom hear of them again. Nature cannot be changed, even by so eminent a physician and surgeon as Doctor Doyen." Typhoid The very great decrease in typhoid fever in Philadelphia since the establishment of the filtration system is in harmony with general experience. According to a recent bulletin of the Vermont state board of health, the effect of change in the water supply in seven American cities has been to reduce the combined annual average death rate from typhoid fever by some 70 per cent. But it must not be forgotten that while polluted water is a main cause of epidemics of typhoid, it is not the only carrier. The same authority believes that about 80 per cent. of all cases are borne by water or by milk. In the other 20 per cent, the disease may be spread by the agency of flies, personal contact, shellfish raised in polluted waters, or fruit or vegetables raised in polluted soil. These various agencies will explain why filtration of the water alone does not entirely eradicate typhoid, while at the same time it is evident that this is the first and most important step in the suppression of the disease. Manuscripts of Unusual Interest The sale of royal manuscripts, which is to take place at Sotheby's shortly, will bring together a number of interested autograph collectors, for there are some of unusual interest. Such, for instance, as letters from sovereign pontiffs, ranging from 1417 to 1904; letters from Mary Queen of Scots and from Queen Elizabeth in their quaint Shakespearean hand. Indeed, it will appear as if the sale of these letters is likely to bring to light a great deal of unraveled mystery and to afford information, in reference to some of the unsolved stories of court intrigue of those days.—American Register, London You Look Prematurely Old A SOLDIER'S EXPERIENCE. Hardships of Army Life Brought On a Severe Case of Kidney Trouble. H. N. Camp, 1856 Delaware St., Denver, Colo., says: "During the Spanish-American war, I contracted a severe kidney trouble. After returning home, I was under a physician's care for months, but grew gradually worse. Finally I got so bad I could not hold the urine at all. I also had intense suffering from back pains. Doan's Kidney Pills made improvement from the first, and soon I was well and strong." H. N. Camp, 1856 Delaware St., Denver, Colo., says: "During the Spanish-American war, I contracted a severe kidney trouble. After returning home, I was under a physician's care for months, but grew gradually worse. Finally I got so bad I could not hold the urine at all. I also had intense suffering from back pains. Doan's Kidney Pills made improvement from the first, and soon I was well and strong." Remember the name—Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. COULDN'T TALK THE LANGUAGE. --- First Caddie—Do you think he'll ever be able to play de game? Second Caddie—Naw, he stutters. UNSIGHTLY COMPLEXIONS The constant use of Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment, for toilet, bath and nursery purposes not only preserves, purifies, and beautifies the skin, scalp, hair and hands, but prevents inflammation, irritation and clogging of the pores, the common cause of pimples, blackheads, redness and roughness, yellow, oily, mothy and other unwholesome conditions of the complexion and skin. All who delight in a clear skin, soft, white hands, a clean, wholesome scalp and live, glossy hair, will find Cuticura Soap most successful in realizing every expectation. Cuticura Soap and Ointment are admirably adapted to preserve the health of the skin and scalp of infants and children, and to prevent minor blemishes or inherited skin humors becoming chronic, and may be used from the hour of birth. Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout the civilized world. Send to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., sole proprietors, Boston, for their free Cuticura book, 32 pages of invaluable advice on care and treatment of the skin, scalp and hair. It Made No Difference. Congressman Ransdale of Louisiana, recently told a story of Alec Trimble, the valet and factotum of a physician in New Orleans, who took a fancy to one of the summer shirts of his master, and finally went and bought one exactly like it. He showed it to his mistress, who said that he had done wrong, as the two shirts might get mixed in the washing; and Alec answered: "It'd make no difference, missus, 'cause dey's both alike in size an' price." Despiserv. Little Girl—Mother, that's such a nasty little boy; whenever he passes me he makes a face. Mother—Very rude of him. I hope you don't do it back. Little Girl—Oh, dear, no! I simply turn up my nose and treat him with despair. The Quoter. "You never quote poetry in your speeches?" "No," replied Senator Sorghum; "quoting poetry is too often like sending an anonymous letter. A man resorts to it when he wants to say something and shift the responsibility of authorship." Shameful. Extract from a young lady's letter from Venice: "Last night I lay in a gondola in the Grand canal, drinking it all in, and life never seemed so full before."—Lippincott's. An Instance. "The rubber industry ought to be able to solve one financial problem." "What problem?" "That of elastic currency." PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER For a rubber company of whisky) use Painkiller, for colle, diarrhea and sunburns, this medicine never falls. 2c, 8c and 6c bottles. A mustard plaster can always be depended upon to do something smart. A MINISTER'S CONSTIPATION Rev. Kemp Tells of His Digestive Troubles and How He Overcame Them—You Can Do So Free. The lack of exercise in a minister's life makes him very prone to constipation—but for that matter, most everybody is conscious of it and then. It is the national disorder. Many already know that a sure way to cure constipation and other stomach, liver and bowel troubles is with Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Epiphany which church people have been buying for twenty years. Rev. R. A. Kemp of Caldwell Ind., Secretary of the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, says in part: Dr. W. B. Caldwell Look for this picture on the package equal Dr. Caldwell's also had indigestion I can certainly recom- "For years I Dr. W. B. Caldwell have been a victim. For this picture of constipation ture on the package, have never had to equal Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. I also had indigestion and heart trouble. I can certainly recommend it. He bought of any drugstill at 50 cents or $1 bottle. If there is anything about your case that you don't understand, write to the doctor. If you have never used this remedy and would like to try it, send your address and a free prescription to Dr. W. B. Caldwell. Address Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 201 Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, Ill. Wedding Fee Counterfeit. A well-dressed stranger entered the office of Justice William B. Williams, Montclair, N. J., and after shaking hands astonished the justice by saying: "I'm here to redeem that counterfeit $10 bill I passed on you. Two years ago I called on you with my girl and two witnesses and you married us. I handed you a $10 bill. I had a counterfeit in my pocketbook that I'd carried for several years. I never missed it until yesterday. Then I remembered that I'd accidentally handed you the bill." The caller produced a good $10 bill, but the justice refused to take it. "Don't let that worry you, my dear fellow," he laughed. "I never knew it was a counterfeit. No kind of money sticks to me over night. I'm married, myself." Very Fishy. She was a fisherman's daughter, she wore her hair in a net, and she preferred love in a piscatorial way. "My love," he whispered, "you hold first 'place' in my heart! Although I 'founder' about in expressing myself, my 'sole' wish is that you will save me from becoming a 'crabbed' old bachelor. I shall stick to you closer than a 'limpet', from you a 'wink''ll be the road to guide me. Together we will 'skate' over life's 'rocks', and when I look at your hand beside me I shall say to myself: 'Fortune was mine when I put 'herring' there!' And then the lady dropped her eyes in sweet confusion, and murmured: "Pass the salt." For the Critics. Creston Clark, whose untimely death at Asheville robbed America of a serious and capable actor, was somewhat impatient of criticism. To a Philadelphia critic he once said: "You chaps are unwilling to accept a man for what he is. You want to change him to your own taste. But each of you has a different taste. To whose inclination, then, is he to bend? "No, no! Take the artist for what he is. That is the right critical attitude. Don't be like the farm urchin I once saw—an urchin who, as he stoned a frog to death, repeated severely: " 'I'll l'arn ye to be a toad.' " A Quick Cat. Some years ago the proprietor of a hotel in southern New Hampshire told the following story: He said that when he was a boy he had occasion to go into the garret of his house one morning and that the family cat followed him up the stairs. One of the windows was open, and when they entered the garret a frightened mouse jumped out of the window, and the cat, jumping after it, caught it in midair and, whirling round, jumped back again into the same window. Don't Risk Your Life By neglecting Constipation. It leads to autotoxemia. There is just one right remedy for Constipation, that is NATURES REMEDY (NR tablets). It's different from all others because it is thorugh, it corrects the entire digestive system, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism. Its easy and sure to act, Take one tonight--you'll feel better in the morning. Get a 2c Box. All Druggists. The A. H. Lewis Medicine Co. St. Louis. Plenty of Time. Flanigan—Phot would yez do if yez lived to be 200 years old? Lonigan—Oi don't know yit.—Brooklyn Life. Some men get as much enjoyment out of a toothpick as others do out of a cigar. RED CROSS BALL BLUE Should be in every home. Ask your grocer for it. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. I love everything that is old; old friends; old times; old manners; old books.—Goldsmith. Lewis' single Binder straight 5e cigar is made to satisfy the smoker. Put up with sarcasm—don't practise it. "That successful poker player certainly paid a tribute to his winning game when he selected his handsome home." "How so?" "Don't you know he built it on bluff?" It takes an oculist to make some people open their eyes. THE KEYSTONE TO HEALTH IS HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS The Bitters has clearly proven, during the past 56 years, that it is an ideal tonic and invigorant for those in a weak and debilitated condition. It aids digestion and keeps the bowels open. Try it today. WANTED MEN AND WOMEN for quickest selling household specialties on earth Every woman buys on sight. Experience unnecessary, goods sell themselves. Write today. reliable proof that a certain cases of female ills, wouldn't that the same remedy would with the same trouble? prove the efficiency of Lydia compound. Ohio.—"My daughter was all run from pains in her side, head and walk but a short distance at a time very near having nervous begin to cough a good deal, elancholy by spells. She tried got little help. Since taking Xham's Vegetable Compound, and Liver Pills she has im- that she feels and looks like Mrs. C. Cole, Fitchville, Ohio.irmont.—"I feel it my duty to your medicine. When I began with kidney and bladder trou- I am now taking the sixth bot- table Compound and find myself who call to see me have noticed anborn, Irasburg, Vermont. reward to any person who will are not genuine and truthful men were paid in any way for letters are published without original letter from each did recited. one ask? Answer This Quest When shown positive and reliable remedy had cured numerous cases of any sensible woman conclude that the also benefit her if suffering with the sa Here are two letters which prove the E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Answer This Question When shown positive and reliable proof that a certain remedy had cured numerous cases of female ills, wouldn't any sensible woman conclude that the same remedy would also benefit her if suffering with the same trouble? Here are two letters which prove the efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Fitchville, Ohio.—"My daughter was all run down, suffered from pains in her side, head and limbs, and could walk but a short distance at a time. She came very near having nervous prostration, had begun to cough a good deal, and seemed melancholy by spells. She tried two doctors but got little help. Since taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Blood Purifier and Liver Pills she has improved so much that she feels and looks like another girl."—Mrs. C. Cole, Fitchville, Ohio, Irasburg, Vermont. "I feel it my duty to say a few words in praise of your medicine. When I began taking it I had been very sick with kidney and bladder troubles and nervous prostration. I am now taking the sixth bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and find myself greatly improved." My friends who call to see me have noticed a great change."—Mrs. A. H. Sanborn, Irasburg, Vermont. say a few words in praise of your medi- taking it I had been very sick with kidn- bles and nervous prostration. I am now tle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- greatly improved. My friends who call to a great change."—Mrs. A. H. Sanborn, I We will pay a handsome reward to o prove to us that these letters are not g —or that either of these women were their testimonials, or that the letters are their permission, or that the original le not come to us entirely unsolicited. We will pay a handsome reward to any person who will prove to us that these letters are not genuine and truthful—or that either of these women were paid in any way for their testimonials, or that the letters are published without their permission, or that the original letter from each did not come to us entirely unsolicited. What more proof can any one ask? For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health free of charge. Address Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health free of charge. Address Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. See Our Pocket Edition NO STROFFING NO HONING Gillette KNOWN THE WORLD OVER For Kids y Old E, $1.00, retail. maturely A CREOLEY HAIR RESTORER. PRICE, $1.00, re MADE PROMISE OF SECRECY Therefore Caller Could Only Guess Who Had Taught Youngster to Stand on His Head. "The venerable countess of Cardigan, the author, you know, of that wicked book of memoirs, thinks the modern girl is too athletic and hoydenish," said an English visitor to New York. "The countess of Cardigan often tells of a young man who was drinking tea with a beautiful girl when her little brother slipped into the room. "Mr. Mannering,' the boy asked, 'can you stand on your head?' "No, said the visitor, laughing, 'I don't believe I can.' "Well, I can,' said the boy. 'Look here.' "And he stood on his head very neatly in the corner. "Ha, ha!' laughed Mr. Mannering. 'And who taught you that? "The urchin frowned. "Sister,' he said, 'told me I must never tell.' The Idea "Jack sent me a handsome mirror for my birthday." "Oh, that accounts for it." "Accounts for what?" "Yesterday he asked me if a woman ever got too old to be pleased with a looking-glass." High Finance Nickler—Why did you pay $40.53 for that hat? Mrs. Nickler—I had to do it to make my check book balance. We are our best when we try to be it not for ourselves alone, but for our brethren—Phillips Brooks. MARY MICA Stop taking liquid physic or big or little pills, that which makes you worse instead of curing. Cathartics don't cure—they irritate and weaken the bowels. CASCARETS make the bowels strong, tone the muscles so they crawl and work—when they do this they are healthy, producing right results. CASCARETS toc a box for a week's treatment. All druggists. Biggest seller in the world. Million boxes a month. **If allison** *Thompson's Water Water* often uses, Appreciation. MISS BINKMAN is the turning-point to economy in wear and tear of wagons. Try a box. Every dealer, everywhere 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 1537 Wabash Bell Phone 2246 " MODERN " CLEANING and Dry and Steam Cleaning. I and Alterations. Hats Clean work a Specialty. Suits C. G. Harn Independent Phone 1286 R 110 St. Francis Ave., BICYC Base Ball, Fish Sporting Goods JON Bicycle and Sport 209 No Bell Phone 3641 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 Bicycle and Sporting Goods House 209 North Main Bell Phone 3641 Ind. Phone 801 Official OF TABOR 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, Kas. A. W. HOPKINS, C. G. S. 321 Dakota, Leavenworth, Kans. MRS SARAH FORBES, C. G. R. 717 "C" St., Lincoln, Neb. WM. CORE, C. G. T. 1210 Lane, Topeka, Kans. MRS. BESSIE HALL, G. Q. M. 460 Horton. Ft. Scott, Kanz G. W. JONHSON, G. P. P. 3330 Maple, Omaha, Neb MRS. PAULINE WOODFORD, C. G. PR. 823 Freeman, K. C., Kan. REV. M. WOOTEN, C. G. O. 210 E. West, Hutchison, Kan Chief Preceptresses. 1 Queen of the West, K. C., Kan. Mrs. M. Wilson, 945 Everett. 2 Golden, Iola, Kan., Mrs. S. Crisp, 615 So. Walnut. 3 Mt. Hope, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. C Tillman, 802 E. 18th. 4 Helping Hand, Cherryvale, Kan. Mrs. S. Campbell, 616 W. 1st. 5 Cresent, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. C Brown, 920 N. 10th. 6 Rebecca Ann, Ottawa, Kan., Mrs 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. F. Taylor, Box 1174. Deborah, Abeline, Kan., Mrs. A Nibson, 411 S. 1st. 32 Mt. Maria, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. J. Ware, 807 N. Y. 63 Fair West, K. C., Kan., Mrs. R. Saunders, 734 N. J. 9 Pearly Rose, Topeka, Kan., Mrs. & O'Brien, 1180 Buchanan. 85 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. 8 Macedonia, N. Topeka, Kan., Mrs. Sylvia Brown, 803 E. 11th St. TEMPLES. 1 A. H. Richardson, Weir, Kar Chief Mentors 833 DYE WORKS creing, Pressing, Repairing, ed and Blocked. Ladies fine Pressed 50 Cents son, Prop. Bell Phone 2735 Wichita, Kansas CLES ing Tackles and s of all Kinds at E'S ing Goods House North Main Ind. Phone 801 777 Directory Daughters M. Burns, Box 31. 3 R. H. Cane, Atchison, Kan., Wm. Cook, 215 E. Kearney. 4 Evening Star, Omaha, Neb., S. R. Jackson, care Frye Shoe Store. 5 St. Luke, N. Topeka, Kan., J. Walker, 1220 W. Norris. 7 Mt. Nebo, Wichita, Kan., Rev. S. S. Washington, 1524 W. Washington. 8 St. Peters, Ft. Scott, Kan., A. J. Bean, 307 Lowman 9 Mt. Horeb, Leavenworth, Kan., J. H. McKinnis, 21 Sherman. 11 Taborian, Wichita, Kan., Wm. Frzier, 708 N. Water. 12 Moses Dickson, Parsons, Kan, Wm. Shakespear, 1112 Main 15 Silver Leaf, Salina, Kan., J. C. Brown, 246 S. Phillips. 17 Golden Gate, Coffeyville, Kan Rev. A. Garner, 704 E 12th. 19 Mt. Tabor, Lawrence, Kan., J. E. Hughes, 1220 N. J. 22 Barak, Oswego, Kan., L. R. Wilson. 24 Jas. Bedford, Cherryvale, Kan. Rev. J. W. Warren, 218 E. 7th. 25 Washington, K. C. Kan., J. H. Downs, 422 Haskell. 29 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 Wlhita Searchlight, W. N. Miller, Editor, 63+ N. Water St., Wlhita, Kan. Queen Motherz. Number. 1 Golden Leaf, Leavenworth, Kan. Mrs. L. Hardin, 900 Fifth 2 Frank Wilson, Ft. Scott, Kan., Mrs. F. Goodall, 610 Barbee. 5 Moses Dickson, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. B. Davis, 1135 Washington. 7 Lone Star, Yale, Kan. Mrs. C. Lewis. 9 J. Bruce, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. M. Scott, 1516 Jones. 11 Golden, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. E. Penn, 718 Q. 11 Viola, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. M. 11 Alice Tucker, So. Omaha, Neb. Mrs. I. M. Faulkner, 169 So. 31st E. Brown, 325 Miss. 14 Busy Bee, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. A. Stone, 823 Main. 15 Louis May, Cherryvale, Kan. Mrs. M. E. Holt, 517 W. Main. 16 Pearl, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. ▲ Jones, 631 N. Wichita. 17 Star of West, Salina, Kan., Mrs. --- ```markdown ``` TENTS. A. O Murrell, 451 So. 4th. 17 Castle Rock, Weir, Kan., Mrs. B. H. Adams. 20 John Wilson, K. C., Kan., Mrs. C. D. Dalton, 1228 Barnett. 21 Crystal, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. E. McKinnis, 217 Sherman. 3 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. I. Wallace, R. R. No. 5. 11 Saba Meroe, K. C., Kan., P. Woodford, 823 Freeman. 2 Golden Leaf, K. C., Kan., Mrs. B. Johnson, 211 Stewart. 3 Candace, Pittsburg, Kan., Mrs. M. Beasley, 109 W. Washington. 5 America Davis, Weir, Kan., Mrs. E. Lee, Box 25. 16 Silver Leaf, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. L. Morton, 1208 Washington. 17 Western Queen, Ft. Scott, Kan., Mrs. A. Masir, 1817 Wan. 18 St. Maria, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. C. Wade, 22 N. 16th. 20 Maria, Ft. Scott, Kan., Mrs. P. Johnson, 501 Hyman. 24 Charity Rose, Coffeville, Kan., Mrs. A. Garner, 704 E. 12th. 28 Modern, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. A. Ray, 1412 E. Clark. 29 Crystal, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. L. Woods, 925 Cherokee. 0 Victoria, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs. A. Prifth. 22 Emma Gaines, B.te, Mont., Mrs. Clinging Rose, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. A. King, 722 N. Y. 25 Silver Star, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. A. Porter, 2017 Morton. 28 20th Century, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. A. Tiggs, 2314 Morgan. 28 Saline Easter, 334 Dakota St. 4 Wichita, Wichita Kan., Mrs. Saly Mall, 1024 Obio. —Pride of Topeka, Nanie Marsha, 900 N. Topeka avenue. 37 Pansy Blossom, Atchison, Kansas, Jennie McAdoo, 1501 Logan 46 Orange Rose, K. C., Kan., Mrs. Henderson, 312 Washington. 46 Mayflower, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. L. Herroid, 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 the next Session (the 19th annual Omaha, Neb. 2nd Tuesday in July 1910 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. SUTTON PAINT CO. TRY US For a Good Job of Lead and Oil. The District Conference and S. S. Convention of the Wichita District will hold their session here at the A.M.E Church on June 1-2-3. inclusively. Mrs. Fannie Lane and Mrs. Mary Parksare both on the sick list. Remember the Installation of officers of Pearl Tent No. 16 at Young's hall Saturday night, May 28th. CRUSADERS NO.5 There will be three night's entertainment at the A. M. E. church in May given by Crusaders No. 5 Mrs. Will H. Jones the Capt. Hand bills out later - big coming event. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many friends who were so kind to us during the illness of our dear mother.! Also for the beautiful floral offering. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Young. The Searchlight is the "growingness" enterprise in town. It keeps place with progress. Subscribe for it — Read it — Pay for it. Attend the installation of the officers of Pearl Tent No. 16 at Young's hall on Saturday night, May 28th. Dtr. Bessie Hall, of Ft. Scott, Grand Queen Mother will conduct the installation. Go out and help the children. Patronize the Merchants and Business Houses that solicit your trade through "ads" in the columns of your race paper. DISTRICT CONFERENCE The District Conference and Sunday School Convention of the Wichita District of the A. M. E. Church will convene at St Paul's A. M. E. Church and in session Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Aspecial invitation is extended to the pastors of the city and their congregations to attend. A large delegation of church, Sunday School workers will be present, among them Bishop A. Grant, Rev. J. R. Ransom, Rev. O. E. Jones and Rev. J, D. Barksdale. Everyone is invited to attend each of the services. Rev. Jas. T. Smith, pastor The officers of the Helen Gould Orphan Home will hold a public rally at the A: M. E. Church on Monday night, May 30th to discuss future plans for the success of an orphan's home for colored children. This is a subject which should interest every colored person in our city and all should be present Monday night at the A: M. E. Church to help discuss this important matter. STOCKTON KANSAS The Masons had a supper Sat arday night. It was well attended and enjoyed a pleasant time. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis of Lucas were present, Miss Armanda Whitlow came with them. Clark and Clift Reece of Plainville attended the supper Saturday night. Rev. Wilson and G. W. Green went to the funcral at Nicodemus a masonic Bro. William Surtzer died May 23rd. at his farm 5 miles N. West Of Nicodemus. Mrs. Margrette Martin returned from Leavenworth last Wednesday where she went in answer to a telegram announcing the death of O. Banyon. Misses Cora and Emma Taylor Montie Griffin of Plainville made the Stockton people a pleasant call Saturday and Sunday. Geo. Jones his lady friend Miss, Eugine Loyd and his sister Miss. Pearle of Bogue Sundayed in Stockton. Dr. G & Brown, Office Phone 1537 Dr G & Brown, Residence Phone 3257 John H. Jones went to Newton Thursday night - Everyone is wandering what's up. Keep your rs to the ground. YOU TAKE NO CHANCES By sending your Clothes, Hats. Plumes and Gloves To Be RY CLEANED, PRESSED and REPA at the People's Cleaning and Dye Works Largest and best equip $50,000.00 investment dev 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 loca O. R. BI Prescription 811 N. Has now been in business O ing which time by Careful ment TO ALL, they have t ive trade; and takes this n ALL for their patronage o continuance of the same In the Future. In the future, as in the past Best Service at Reasonable and Careful Compounding Purest and Freshest Drugs tion to our stock of Sundri Toilet Goods. Oscar R. PRESCRIPTION 811 N. Main St MOVING Greatest Pictu Every Night a ELECTRIC Wednesday a June 1st Greatest and Finest ex this city. Scenes in the Foreign lands. Beauti Good Music, Refreshme Admission 535 North O. R. BISSANTZ Prescription Druggist 811 N. Main St has now been in business One and One Half year for which time by Careful Attention, Courteous ment TO ALL, they have built up a splendid, a free trade; and takes this means TO THANK O. ALL for their patronage of the past and to continuance of the same In the Future, as in the the future, as in the past, we will try to pro- vest Service at Reasonable Prices, Prompt A- d Careful Compounding of Prescriptions for lorest and Freshest Drugs. We also call you on to our stock of Sundries, Notions and Dru- ilet Goods. FREE DELIVERY Oscar R. Bissantz PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST 811 N. Main St Wichita, K MOVING PICTURES Greatest Pictures Ever Shown Every Night at 8:15 and 9:15 ELECTRIC CARNIVAL Wednesday and Thursday June 1st and 2nd Greatest and Finest exhibition ever show- this city. Scenes in the Phillippines and o- Foreign lands. Beautifully illustrated Se- Good Music, Refreshments. Everyone welcomes Admission Adults Children 535 North Main St. After May 1st located at 211 S. Lawrence Has now been in business One and One Half years, dur ing which time by Careful Attention, Courteous Treatment TO ALL, they have built up a splendid, appreciative trade; and takes this means TO THANK ONE and ALL for their patronage of the past and to solieit a continuance of the same In the Future. as in the Past In the future, as in the past, we will try to give the Best Service at Reasonable Prices, Prompt Attention, and Careful Compounding of Prescriptions from the Purest and Freshest Drugs. We also call your attention to our stock of Sundries, Notions and Druggist's Toilet Goods. FREE DELIVERY Oscar R. Bissantz PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST 811 N. Main St Wichita, Kansas --- Greatest and Finest exhibition ever shown in this city. Scenes in the Phillippines and other Foreign lands. Beautifully illustrated Songs, Good Music, Refreshments. Everyone welcome S. W. JONES, MANAGER --- To spend a pleasant evening take your family to the Moving Picture exhibition at 535 North Main from 6:15 to 9:15 any evening. You'll enjoy it. The Searchlight office is now located at 630 N. Main St where we will be pleased to meet all. Give us a call at 630 N Main St. --- names and Gloves Be SED and REPAIRED he ed plant in Kansas. A noted to this one specialty. Bell Phone 175 SSANTZ on Druggist Main St one and One Half years, dur Attention, Courteous Treat- built up a splendid, apprecia- ceans TO THANK ONE and the past and to solicit a as in the Past we will try to give the Prices, Prompt Attention, of Prescriptions from the We also call your atten- sions, Notions and Druggist's FREE DELIVERY Bissantz ON DRUGGIST Wichita, Kansas PICTURES trees Ever Shown at 8:15 and 9:15 CARNIVAL and Thursday and 2nd exhibition ever shown in Philippines and other fully illustrated Songs, ents. Everyone welcome Adults 10 cts Children 5 cts on Main St. Mt. Nebo Temple No. 7 will hold the installation of their officers at the A. M. E. Church, on Tuesday night, May 31st. Everyone has a cordial invitation to be present. Mrs. Bessie Hyder died at her late residence, 1847 N Santa Fe last Wednesday afternoon