Wichita Searchlight

YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER TWELTH YEAR GRAND O of T Monday DANCING AT Masonic MONDAY SEPT.26 We are to open a Dancing who know how and to teach Come! GOOD MUSIC will be m Come and trip the your heart's cont sum of 25 cents. GRAND OPENING Of The Monday Night DANCING SCHOOL AT Masonic Hall, 615 N. Main MONDAY NIGHT SEPT.26TH.1910 We are to open a Dancing School for those to dance who know how and to teach those who do not know GOOD MUSIC = BEST ORDER will be maintained Come and trip the light fantastic to your heart's content for the small sum of 25 cents. J. H. SAYLES, Manager Colored Man Republican Party INDEED, the paramount issue before the thousands of negro voters in Kansas this year is, the attitude which the race, as a whole, shall take in the present political campaign. This is too serious a matter—and the results too far reaching—to permit of quibbling or an unwise decision. The attitude of the negroes of Kansas in politics this year will be felt by unborn negroes yet to come; and, therefore, only the most sober, conservative and best thinking men of the race should be listened at. This question is of too great a moment for the negro race to permit itself to be led off into some secluded corner by some designing and selfish negro politician, there to be offered up as a political sacrifice in order that their betrayer might line his pockets with the shining gold, while the race is left to its peril and its doom. It must be admitted that in Kansas—as in most other states—there are only two real political parties—the one the Republican party, the other the Democratic party. It must be further admitted that the Republican party in Kansas—as a party—is a part of the National Republican party—and likewise a part and parcel of the Republi- ```markdown ``` can party of every other state. It must also be admitted that the Democratic party in Kansas—as a party—is a part of the National Democratic party—and likewise a part and parcel of the Democratic party of every other state. We believe further that now is an opportune time to present these facts and an opportune time for the negro voters of Kansas to have a fair opportunity to decide for whom and for what party he will vote. We have always contended and we say now, that the colored man has as much right to his political opinion and has as much right to so express it by his ballot, as has any other man. It is not our purpose to "politically scourge" any man for his political beliefs, but it is only to pointedly set forth a fair comparison of the two dominant political parties and then leave it to our readers to decide for whom or for what party he will cast his vote. We contend and have contended that Kansas Republicans have not done all that they should or could have done for the negro voters of this state—especially so for the past two years—and we demonstrated our disapproval in our stand before the August primary. The primaries are now over—each party has made its choice. While the republicans have not come up to our ideal—yet—what ray of hope can the negroes of Kansas see in supporting the Democratic state and county ticket which has the full and unqualified endorsement of such political parasites as Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma, Jeff Davis of Arkansas, and Hoke Smith of Georgia? The Democrats of Kansas have representatives who keep in touch with such men as these. Can the Negroes of Kansas afford to take such desperate chances to have the "grandfather clause" and "Jim Crow" laws put on the Kansas statute books by voting with the Democrats this year? This is, indeed, a pointed race question. With the sad plight of the Negroes of Oklahoma before their eyes—all caused by the Negroes voting too freely with the Democrats—what Negro voter in Kansas would dare take the chance? We know that every man in the Republican party has not done his duty toward the Negro—but why should the Negro race be asked to join with their enemy for pure spite-work? Unless the Negro can be shown a prospect of better treatment let us fight our trouble out in our own ranks. For a sad example of Democratic mis-rule—turn your eyes to fair Oklahoma whose rocks, hills and valleys have been made to bow their heads in shame that nature forces them to remain in a state where the Democrats have polluted it with their iniquitous and damnable laws to retard the progress and point the finger of scorn at her loyal Negro citizens. Does the Negro of Kansas want a dose of Oklahoma democracy? We hardly think so. We do not say that the Negroes should never leave the Republican party—but we do say this—until they find a political party that will do "more for them" and accord them "better treatment"—they should—every last one of them—stay where they are now. And one thing is sure and certain—the Democratic party—as now constituted—national, state and county—does not offer to the Negro "more or better treatment." That has been tried. We know that there are a few molly coddle Negroes who are beginning to parade over the state in the interest of the Democrats whose only interest in the welfare of the Negroes of this state is that they may get a few lousy dollars for their race deception—this is what we call "high race treason" and should be frowned upon by every Negro. What the Negro race needs is not more "race bleeders" but more sincere "race leaders." Men who will do and dare. To express our disapproval before and at the primary is manly and proper—but to attempt afterward to lead the race in the very jaws of disaster, into the very camp of the race's greatest enemy and SEPTEMBER 24, 1910. against all the best interests of the race both national and state shows a weakness inexcusable. In this county, in this state and in this nation it has been proven, time and time again that the Negro—as a race—has never gained one point in supporting and helping elect Democrats to office. In every case it has been a repetition of the story of the frozen snake—as soon as it is thawed out it seeks to bite its benefactor. No Negro writer in America today is more disgusted (and has been for some time) with many of the acts of omission and commission of the Republicans toward his race—the Negro race—more so than is the editor of the Searchlight—but we do not believe that the panacea for our ills in that party lie in a wholesale switching to the ranks of Democracy. For manifold reasons too numerous to be here mentioned—we would consider ourselves enemies to our race—in the very sight of the many universally disgraceful acts of the Democrats against the Negro—to use our pen, our space and our ink to advise our race to vote for their own doom—by voting the Democratic ticket—either national, state or county. The Republican party was organized in the interest of the Negro—and that party is the Negroe's political home—instead of the Negro leaving home let us stay at home and fight out our family difficulties and help root out of the Republican party those men in it who are averse to giving us as true, loyal Republicans, that just and fair consideration that our long party loyalty entitles us. Let the Negroes of Kansas stay in the Republican party and fight it out on these lines if it takes many summers to win. —THE EDITOR. WHAT MAKES A NEGRO? Race Problem Before Supreme Tribunal of the United States. Washington.—Just what constitutes a negro in the United States may be a juestion which the United States Supreme court will be asked to settle in the near future. One-sixteenth negro blood in an individual classifies him as a negro in the District of Columbia, according to a decision by Justice Daniel T. Wright of the District supreme court, in the case of Isabel I. Wall, an 8-year-old child, who recently was barred from a white public school because the principal had information that she was of negro parentage. The father of the girl attempted to force the board of education to reinstate the child, but failed. Justice Wright decided she was a negro. The case was appealed. THE COLORED WOMAN It reaps its heritage of prayer. She comes with Eden's heart and Dedicated to the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. From Congo's wastes and Egypt's Nile pure oom pure qum qum qum spoid eqs From bondaged sin and freedom's blot She keys her soul where shame is not. She grooms her faith and sets it wrong. And dares fate's challenge with a song. Thy mission, woman it is this?— To share with all thy need of bliss. To hold life's cringing creeds intact. To speak the word that breeds the act To keep God's ancient restless man From posing as a charleton. To teach him freedom ne'er is free without the slavery found in thee. To hold him arm's length till he rise Beyond sloth's fruitless paradise. To give the plan, to set the pace, Then lead him in the onward race. To curb his wrath, to ground his peace And hope his tribe may still increase To know and heed blest Eden's law— That hearts that bleed prune hearts that flaw, To spur life's gain, to use life's loss And hail Christ's nail-prints in man's cross. O woman up from slavery's mart, O woman dowered with womanly art, O woman with the world-Christ heart, So long as thou dost pray and sing. Thou wilt smooth thy high road's journeying. —Joseph Cotter. ANTI-LYNCHING LEGISLATORS. The services of the Negro legislators of Ohio and Illinois in their anti lynching legislation, which so rigidly stopped lynch law in Illinois, and is now making an Ohio county pay $5,000 to the family of its recent victim, are securing widespread approbation. The Literary Digest of July 30, in commenting upon the recent lynching at Newark, Ohio, and quoting from the West Virginia Advocate, a Negro journal, says: "That a white sheriff should be removed from office for failure to protect a white prisoner from mob violence and that the county should be compelled to pay a substantial sum of money to the heirs of the man lynched, that all this should have to be done in compliance with statutes written by Negroes is strange, passing strange, but none the less true. "It was more than coincidence, it was really the irony of fate that Harry C. Smith, Negro eitor of the Cleveland Gazette, fathered in the Ohio legislature the law requiring counties to pay the heirs of persons lynched $5,000. This law as afterwards successfully engineered through the Illinois legislature by the Negro member, Edward D. Green. Then Smith's --- and Egypt's Nile against spoil eggs and freedom's blot there shame is not. She groom's her face challenge with a million. It is this?--- o use life's loss il-prints in man's successor, H. T. Eubanks, another Negro from Cleveland, borrowed from Illinois the law, introduced by a Negro member, providing for the removal of a sheriff in whose county a lynching occurred. "And here we also have two of the most advanced pieces of legislation against a national evil, both having as sponsors members of that race which has suffered most from mob violence." The Negro legislator in Ohio and Illinois if he had done nothing more than to secure these acts which provide the best cure yet found for the ill that disgraces the nation has greatly justified his election.—New York Age. SHOT AT NEGRO KILLED WHITE MAN. In Meridian, Miss., a mob of white men shot several times at a negro who was being led to jail by T. P. Tate, a prominent white man. The bullets all misses the negro, and one struck Tate, killing him instantly. The mob hurriedly disappeared when they saw what they had done and the negro was permitted to go free. JOHNSON-LANGFORD. The public has reasons to feel disgusted at the action of Sam Langford in his continued annoyance of Champion Jack Johnson. NO.24 linery or to the styles that come under the head of "all-the-year-round" millinery. The silk covered hats that appear in September and those made of silk fancy brads offer the best choice to the purchaser for a number of seasons. First because they are not too heavy looking for warm autumn days; then they are conservative in shape, not running to any extremes, and they are very durable and able to stand the little spells of bad weather that portend the coming winter. After serving their purpose for fall, they come in handy during the winter for stormy weather when the best hat must be saved, and they prove altogether desirable for general utility until early spring arrives and demands its own between seasons head wear. These hats are manufactured ready for trimming and are excellent in shape and fit well on the head. As a rule no bandean is required with them, and they are therefore easy for the home milliner to manage. The trimmings selected must be in harmony with the shape, that is designed to withstand weather and wear. Natural or very well made wings, fancy feathers, ribbons, velvet and compact, strong-colored fall flowers --- ```markdown ``` COUNTRY ALL RIGHT A STRIKINGLY STRONG ARTICLE BY COL. HARVEY. THE WRITER SEES NO CLOUD "A Plea for the Conservation of Common Sense" That Is Meeting With Cordial Approval. A strikingly strong article by Colonel George Harvey in the North American Review, for September, is written in a view of such hopefulness for the American future that it has attracted wide attention. The article is entitled, "A Plea for the Conservation of Common Sense" and it is meeting with the cordial approval of business men of all shades of political opinion throughout the entire country. In part Colonel Harvey says: "Unquestionably a spirit of unrest dominates the land. But, if it be true that fundamentally the condition of the country is sound, must we necessarily succumb to despondency, abandon effort looking to retrieval and cringe like cravens before clouds that only threaten? Rather ought we not to analyze conditions, search for causes, find the root of the distress, which even now exists only in men's minds, and then, after the American fashion, apply such remedies as seems most likely to produce beneficent results? Capital and Labor Not Antagonistic. "The Link that connects labor with capital is not broken but we may not deny that it is less cohesive than it should be or than conditions warrant. Financially, the country is stronger than ever before in its history. Recovery from a panic so severe as that of three years ago was never before so prompt and comparatively complete. The masses are practically free from debt. Money is held by the banks in abundance and rates are low. "Why, then, does capital pause upon the threshold of investment? The answer, we believe, to be plain. It awaits adjustment of the relations of government to business. * * * * The sole problem consists of determining how government can maintain an even balance between aggregations of interests, on the one hand, and the whole people, on the other, protecting the latter against extortion and saving the former from mad assaults. "The solution is not easy to find for the simple reason that the situation is without precedent. But is not progress being made along sane and cautious lines? * * * Conserve Common Sense. Conserve Common Sense. "Is not the present, as we have seen, exceptionally secure? What, then, of preparations for the future? Patriotism is the basis of our institutions. And patriotism in the minds of our youth is no longer linked solely with fireworks and deeds of daring. It is taught in our schools. A new course has been added—a course in loyalty. Methodically, our children learn how to vote, how to conduct primaries, conventions and elections, how to discriminate between qualifications of candidates and, finally, how to govern as well as serve. They are taught to despise bribery and all forms of corruption and fraud as treason. Their creed, which they are made to know by heart, is not complex. It is simple, but comprehensive, no less beautiful in diction than lofty in aspiration. These are the pledges which are graven upon their memories: "As it is cowardly for a soldier to run away from battle, so it is cowardly for any citizen not to contribute his share to the well-being of his country. America is my own dear land; she nourishes me, and I will love her and do my duty to her, whose child, servant and civil soldier I am. "As the health and happiness of my body depend upon each muscle and nerve and drop of blood doing its work in its place, so the health and happiness of my country depend upon each citizen doing his work in his place. "These young citizens are our hostages to fortune. Can we not safely assume that the principles animating their lives augur well for the permanency of the Republic? When before have the foundation stones of continuance been laid with such care and promise of durability? "The future, then, is bright. And the present? But one thing is needful. No present movement is more laudable than that which looks to conservation of natural resources. But let us never forget that the greatest inherent resource of the American people is Common Sense. Let that be conserved and applied without cessation, and soon it will be found that all the ills of which we complain but know not of are only such as attend upon the growing pains of a great and blessed country. Spiritualization. Religion should be native. It should be concrete and applicable. Religion is the natural expression of living, not a set of actions or of habits, or a posture of the mind added to the daily life. The type of religion, therefore, is conditioned on the kind of living, and the kind of living is conditioned, in its turn, very largely on the physical and economic effectiveness of lige. The religion of the open country should run deep into the indigenous affairs of the open country. FOR EARLY FALL $ W HEN summer millinery begins to look jaded and it is still too warm for heavy winter hats, one must take to "between seasons" mill CIRCLE This is quite a plain blouse made with pointed yoke at the back; it is suitable for making up in almost any washing blouse material. One tuck an inch wide is carried from waist to shoulder each side front, where it is joined to the yoke; there is a wide box-pleat in center under which are hooks and eyes or buttons for fastening. The deep turn-over collar and pointed cuffs are bound with plain material. A kid belt and crepe-de-Chine tie are worn. Material required, $2\%$ yards 28 inches wide. Neck Ruches Crocheted neck ruches are a novel idea and very smart and practical. If sewed to folds of lawn or linen these ruchings may be laundered without taking apart. Dainty shades of wash material to match gowns may also be used, and a chiffon fold next to the throat adds to the attractiveness of the same. give one an ample choice—malines especially those that are waterproofed, are very useful and the fashion of drawing maline over the feather trimming to keep it from blowing about is sensible and pretty as well as thoroughly appreciated. In fashioning the trimming for such a hat, folds and plaitings or other compact arrangements of the fabric used, are altogether desirable for they are not easily disarranged. The hats of silk braid and silk hats with velvet facings are often simply trimmed with big bows made of taffeta or corded silk. A single strip of silk is split along the center, lengthwise, hemmed at the edges and stiffened by thrusting a fine wire in the hems. A single large mow and collar made of two yards of silk, which makes a strip four yards long, is all the trimming required. Its great advantage lies in the fact that it may be taken off, freshened, pressed and replaced on the hat. There are any number of pretty and inexpensive fancy feathers to choose from and they are all made from the plumage of domestic fowls or birds that we may use with a clear conscience. Wings always make a smart trimming and the big ornaments, many of them in Persian colorings and designs, are destined to be a great help to the amateur milliner in turning out a creditable and useful hat. FOLLOW ONE COLOR SCHEME Advice From Writer Who Should Be an Expert on Art of Dressing Economically. It seems strange that more women who must practice economy in dressing do not follow a distinct color scheme. I find it best to use the same color for a year; then have a change for the sake of variety. In this way all of one's accessories correspond, and a much better effect is produced for the same expenditure of money. The "best" afternoon gown may be worn with either the summer or winter hat and yet look as if they were made for each other. Girdles, collars, and parasols may always be made to do double or triple duty, and yet always be exquisite taste. This idea is not new, but it is surprising how seldom we see it carried out by the woman of moderate income; more often we hear the explanation that the blue gown was chosen because "I haven't had anything blue for an age," and it is accordingly worn with a brown coat, tan gloves and a black hat.—The Housekeeper. Milady's Lockets. The newest lockets are very large. They are worn on a slender gold or platinum chain. The locket itself is studded with brilliantis or colored stones. These are of course only for "dress- up" occasions. For street or day wear the jeweled locket seems out of place. For this purpose there are many in silver and steel which are both appropriate and chloe. With two or three imitation dark stones the effect is elegant without being overdone. Are Long Skirts to Come? Not yet has the long skirt come to be accepted for other than dressy wear, yet the makers of fashion recommend it for more constant use, and the American women are adopting it slowly. The KITCHEN CABINET THIS learned I from the shadow of a tree, That to and fro did sway upon the wall. Our shadow selves, our Influence, may fall. When we can never be Summer Breakfasts To most housewives the first meal of the day is the one most difficult to prepare. Start the day right with a good breakfast, and we are at peace with the world and one's self, at least until the next meal. Many a case of indigestion and bad temper may be followed back to a poorly planned and worse cooked meal. Our food has much to do with our dispositions. At no season of the year is fruit more plentiful or more of a necessity than during the warm months. Blackberries, blueberries, plums, pears and apples are abundant this season and offer a pleasing variety. For the cereal course have at least five varieties. It will be an easy matter to have a different one for every day in summer. If a cooked cereal is used it is worth noting that a cereal is either made or marred by salt. Too much spoils it, too little makes it flat, and no amount of salt added will season it as if it were cooked in it. Cream is another necessity. If you cannot have cream, give up having the cereal. No matter how great the heat, hot breads are always popular. Light puffy rolls are not easy to have unless the housewife is willing to rise at a very early hour. Popovers are a choice hot bread and with a little practise easily made. The oven heat is the important thing in making popovers. Here is a good recipe for them: Take one cupful of flour and half a teaspoonful of salt. Pour over this very slowly one cupful of milk, beating well until smooth, then add the beaten yolk of two eggs and lastly the whites beaten to a stiff broth. Bake in hot jem pans thirty minutes. Graham muffins and corn cake are other well-liked breakfast breads. For the substantial course there may be fresh fish or hash of the meat of the day before. Croquettes are excellent and omelets of different kinds are also good. Veal or chicken finely minced and well seasoned is delicious served on a thin slice of buttered toast and a poached egg on top. These are but a few suggestions as to what may be used for summer breakfasts. HO drives the horses of the sun Shall lord it but a day; Better the lowly deed were done, And kept the humble way. The happiest heart that ever beat Was in some quiet breast That found the common delight sweet, And left to heaven in "rest." John Vance Cheney. Peach Time. When peaches are ripe, the matter of suitable desserts becomes a very simple one for peaches are of all fruits most delicious. There are hundreds of ways in which the peach may be served either cooked or in its natural state. A dainty way to bake them is to pare them thinly and cut off a small piece of the top through which the pit may be removed with a spoon and a nutpick. This leaves the peach whole. Fill the cavity with sugar after placing in a baking dish, cover the bottom of the dish with water, cover and bake in a slow oven. When cooked in this way peaches become transparent. Serve either warm or cold with whipped cream. Many prefer to bake the peaches with the pit left in them as they give a flavor liked by many. For old-fashioned peach tart, make a crust for a deep pie plate and bake. Fill the crust with sliced peaches and sprinkle with powdered sugar, cover with whipped cream, chill and serve. A dessert that is both attractive and appetizing. Tapioca pudding with peaches makes a delicious dessert. Serve with cream and sugar. A pudding liked especially by the children is made by pouring a batter over sliced peaches and bake; serve hot with cream and sugar. Baked Peaches. Another way of serving baked peaches: Peel and cut in halves six peaches, remove the stones and place in a shallow pan. Fill each cavity with a teaspoonful of sugar, one-half a teaspoonful of butter, a few drops of lemon juice, and a slight grating of nutmeg. Bake 20 minutes. Peach cake is a delicious dessert and one not common. Bake an angel food in two layers, use sliced sweetened peaches for the filling, and serve with a thick layer of whipped cream. Lemon Sirup. From six well scrubbed grate the yellow rind, pour over this a pint of water and steep an hour, then drain. To a cup of sugar add a pint of water, cook for ten minutes, add the juice of the lemons and the water in which the rind was steeped and bring to the boiling point. Put away in the ice box and use a few teaspoonfuls of the sirup in a glass of water. More sugar may be added if needed. B E PROMPT at meals. And don't find fault; E PROMPT at meals, And don't find fault; Let wit provide Both spice and salt; Smile at mistakes, And overlook Some of the blunders Of the cook. Hot Weather Hints All the energies are exercised to endure the heat and the enervating atmosphere while performing household tasks during the summer. Dress comfortably and rise early to do the bulk of the work that has to be done each day before the heat of the day. The simplest style of living comfortable to health and comfort, should be the aim. Bread may be mixed at night and kneaded the first thing in the morning and then baked before nine o'clock. Soups and vegetables may be cooked early, salads and desserts prepared and with a gasoline, gas or oil stove the meal may be easily prepared. A fireless cooker is an invaluable aid to the busy housekeeper as the dinner may be started in the cool of the day and put in the cooker to still cook without fire or attention. Avoid entirely cold meals in hot weather, if the meal is to be cold have a hot drink of some kind or with a hot meal, serve a cold drink. Care and planning will do much to lessen the fatigue and shorten the hours of labor. There are some things that must be done, each housekeeper being a law unto herself. For some it is neither convenient or economical to buy prepared food, for those the baking and cooking must be done in the home. The flour and lard or butter for pastry may be prepared in sufficient quantity to last for several days and kept in the icebox to be used when needed. It is even better than when freshly prepared as the cold mixture makes a flakier crust. The washing, ironing and cleaning may be done early if planned for and the lighter work be left for the hot part of the day. Work is good for us and those who sit around panting with the heat, doing nothing but talk of the weather and their sufferings are much more uncomfortable than those who are busy and have the mind well occupied. This has been proved over and over again. A busy worker has no time for worry about the weather or other things beyond control. LAUGH and the world laughs with you: weep, and you weep alone, For this grave old earth has need of It has sorrows enough of its own. Canning Hints. Put a silver knife in the empty fruit jar before turning in the hot fruit and you will not have a cracked jar. Let the air bubbles up by thrusting a fork or knife down the inside of a jar filled with fruit before sealing it. After the rubber and lid are adjusted screw the lid down as tight as possible, then with the back of a knife tap the edge of the lid firmly down on the rubber, this will prevent it from leaking. To Can Green Corn. Corn that is as fresh as if just taken from the cob may be canned now. Take nine cupfuls of corn freshly cut from the cob, a cupful each of sugar and water and a half cupful of salt. Stir until the salt and sugar is well dissolved, then can without cooking in air-tight cans. Freshen awhile before using. For toothache dampen a small piece of cotton with oil of cloves and put in the cavity of the tooth. For pain in the chest or headache with a cold, apply camphorated oil with rubbing, then cover with a cloth. For sprains, mosquito bites and heat rash, apply witchhazel. For chronic indigestion add one-half an ounce of lime water to a pint of boiled water, take a tablespoonful at a time for relief. For sour stomach take a teaspoonful of soda in a glass of water and sip slowly before meals. Green Tomato Lemon Meringue Pie. Line a dish with good pie crust, fill two-thirds full with alternate layers of green tomatoes and lemon, sprinkling each with sugar. The rind, both white and yellow must be removed from the lemon and the seeds carefully taken out. Let the top layer be $ c $ tomatoes. Bake and then cover with a meringue. Sunshine Cake. Cream one cupful of butter, add three cupfuls of sugar and the well-beaten yolks of ten eggs. Add one cupful of milk alternately with five cupfuls of flour that have been sifted with three teaspoonfuls of baking powder four times. Flavor with almond and bake in a broad shallow pan. Nellie Maxwell. Doan's Kidney Pills Effect Marvelous Recovery. Mrs. M. A. Jinkins, Quanah, Texas, says: "I was bloated almost twice natural size. I had the best physicians but they all failed to help me. For five weeks I was as helpless as a baby. My back throbbed as if it would break and the kidney secretions were in terrible condition. The doctors held out no hope and I was resigned to my fate. At this crisis For five weeks I was as helpless as a baby. My back throbbed as if it would break and the kidney secretions were in terrible condition. The doctors held out no hope and I was resigned to my fate. At this critical time, I began using Doan's Kidney Pills and soon felt relief. I continued and was cured." Remember the name—Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. AN UP AND DOWN ARGUMENT A Sam-I wants yo' yo' to understand dat Ise no common nigger, Ise had a good bringin' up, I has. Pete—Dats all right, but ef yo' foo's wid me, man, yo'll hab a good frown' down, too. The Freedom of the Air Germany, which is leading in the development of aviation law, proposes to add to its initial code, which restricted the privilege of flying to competent aviators, a law making flyers responsible for damages caused by alighting. There will naturally arise the question whether such damages are to be confined to actual injury of property, or may be assessed for unwelcome intrusion on the privacy of a landowner's grounds. Saturday an aviator "dropped in" on Mr. Rockefeller. He was welcomed by the novelty of his arrival. When filers become more common they will be less welcome in such grounds, but ordinary guards will not be sufficient to keep them off. Must they communicate with the owner and ask his leave when about to alight; shall the assessment of damages be left to jurors, or shall we have a "compensation" law, which shall establish a fixed rate for such intrusions? With the promotion of aviation meets this may be come as serious a question here as it now is in Germany. "A HANDBOOK OF CINEMAS "You let some of the swiftest auto scorchers get by without a word" "I know it," replied the village constable. "My glasses don't suit my eyes like they used to, and I can't do anything with an auto that ain't goin' slow enough fur me to read the number." She Was a Big Fighter. Mrs. Benham—Do you remember when I had my coming out? Benham—No, but it must have been like the launching of a battship. PUZZLED Hard Work, Sometimes, to Raise Children. Children's taste is ofttimes more accurate, in selecting the right kind of food to fit the body, than that of adults. Nature works more accurately through the children. A Brooklyn lady says: "Our little boy had long been troubled with weak digestion. We could never persuade him to take more than one taste of any kind of cereal food. He was a weak little chap and we were puzzled to know what to feed him on. "One lucky day we tried Grape-Nuts, Well, you never saw a child eat with such a relish, and it did me good to see him. From that day on it seemed as though we could almost see him grow. He would eat Grape-Nuts for breakfast and supper, and I think he would have liked the food for dinner. "The difference in his appearance is something wonderful. "My husband had never fancied cereal foods of any kind, but he became very fond of Grape-Nuts and has been much improved in health since using it. "We are now a healthy family, and naturally believe in Grape-Nuts. laterally believe in it. "A friend has two children who were formerly afflicted with rickets. I was satisfied that the disease was caused by lack of proper nourishment. They showed it. So I urged her to use Grape-Nuts as an experiment and the result was almost magical. "They continued the food and today both children are well and strong as any children in this city, and, of course, my friend is a firm believer in Grape-Nuts for she has the evidence before her eyes every day." before her eyes every day. Read "The Road to Wellville," found in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They promise, true, and full of human interest. THE WORLD'S FIRST WOMEN'S FESTIVAL HE first idea of a "Liberia"—settlement of free negroes—arose with the foundation of the British colony of Sierra Leone. After the close of the American War of Independence in 1783 it became necessary to provide for the negro troops who had served Great Britain faithfully in that unhappy struggle. They were at first deported to Nova Scotia, but HE first idea of a "Libertia"—settlement of free negroes—arose with the foundation of the British colony of Sierra Leone. After the close of the American War of Independence in 1783 it became necessary to provide for the negro troops who had served Great Britain faithfully in that unhappy struggle. They were at first deported to Nova Scotia, but had no place there in the body politic of white men; they were no longer slaves, but the idea of granting the suffrage to negroes was then displeasing to the dominant race. There was also the problem of the free Maroon negroes of Jamaica, who were irksome to the authorities in a land of slavery. So the idea of founding a free negro state or community in West Africa for the reception of enfranchised American negroes came into being about 1784, and in 1787 the colony of Sierra Leone was founded under a chartered company and taken over by the crown in 1808. Early in the nineteenth century the same difficulty arose in the United States, namely, the presence of thousands of free negroes whose case had not been sufficiently provided for by the American Constitution. Somehow A NATIVE CHRISTIAN FAMILY or other these free negroes and mulattoes—growing impatient of being taxed without representation—must be provided for. So several philanthropists, remembering Sierra Leone, thought to promote by private enterprise and philanthropy a similar colony across the sea which might provide for the return to West Africa (whence most of them had come) of the freed slaves of the United States. Indeed, there was a strong disposition to adopt Sierra Leone for this purpose, with the assent of the British government; but the local authorities of Sierra Leon showed themselves very averse from receiving American negroes, who might owe a divided allegiance. Accordingly the American founders of "Liberia" (this name was not given to the infant state until 1824)—who were mostly white men with a few mulattoes and negroes—selected the Grain Coast, immediately to the south and east of Sierra Leone for their experiment. It was some weeks before the hostility of the natives, who were wedded to the slave trade could be overcome, but in 1822 active operations were begun. A thirty-acre tract was allotted to each man with the means of cultivating it. The National Colonization society's agents became discouraged at the difficulties that were met and returned to America with a few faint-hearted ones; but the others rallied about a determined negro, Eljilah Johnson, and remained. The colony was enlarged by the addition of new tracts. New settlements were afterward formed at Cape Monte and in the newly acquired Bassa Land, in which, in 1834, a town was founded and called Edina, in acknowledgment of pecunial aid sent from Edinburgh. Many of the neighboring chiefs were received into the colony, and others were subdued. Trials of many kinds, deprivations and dissensions were the lot of the colony, managed by a society which did not fully know whether its aims were sentimental or practical. In 1847 Liberia was left to its own resources and declared an independent republic. The colony immediately began to show more prosperity, numerous churches and schools were founded, newspapers were established, and slavery in the neighboring states was abolished. The first president of independent Liberia was Roberts, an octohoro. He was a most able and courageous man and the country made rapid strides in civilization and other material lines THE NEGRO PROBLEM IN LIBERIA BY OVERTON PRICE A NATIVE VILLAGE IN THE INTERIOR of progress under his administration. The constitution of the republic is framed after that of the United States. There are a president, vice president, a council of six ministers and a house of representatives. Voters must be of negro blood and own real estate. The natives generally do not avail themselves of the suffrage. No foreigner can own land without the consent of the govern- tribes who for ages have been isolated forest, and were—and are—quite the world outside their tribal land) willing to regard the Liberians as power on the seashore. But they disinclined to obey orders from it contrary to their own desires. The tribes farthest inland looke British and French—the "white masters who were putting down most lucrative slave trade, who w disclosing the secrets of seceded ernment. The coast territory is formed into the counties of Bassa, Cape Palmas and Sinoe, with one superintendent each, and Montserrado, with four superintendents. The capital is Monrovia, named after President Monroe. English money is used, but American money figures usually in the keeping of accounts. There is a Liberian coinage and a rather large paper currency. The official language of the country is English. The civilized inhabitants are orthodox Protestants, mostly Episcopalians. During the fifties and sixties of the last century the Americo-Liberians did much to explore the interior and enter into treaty relationships with the native chiefs. But thirty years ago their administration began to get into financial difficulties. It is not an easy thing to create a well-ordered, well-governed state in tropical Africa without a considerable capital to draw on. Consider for a moment what Great Britain has spent on Sierra Leone since 1787, and on the Gold Coast wars, the opening up of Nigeria; or the outlay of France on Senegambia or Dahomey; and then imagine how the government of Liberia could without any reserve of capital bring law, order and civilization into a densely forested territory nearly the size of England, with a probable population of over a million warlike savages and semi-savages. So long as Britain and France—the controlling powers—contented themselves with the mere occupation of a few coast towns on the seaboard of their West African dominions or protectorates, the Monrovia government could afford to do the same. But when these great European powers were compelled by force of circumstances to occupy and administer the regions behind their coasts the Liberians found themselves in a position of great difficulty. They had been allotted theoretically by France and England a considerable hinterland—more than 50,000 square miles—and were held responsible for the doings of the native tribes in that extensive interior. Now these tribes had never been subdued by the government of the republic. They were many of them in treaty relationships with the Monrovia administration, and such of them as had heard of the civilized negro government on the coast (and it must be remembered that much of the interior is dense forest, inhabited by Hiring Help In East Africa tribes who for ages have been isolated in that forest, and were—and are—quite ignorant of the world outside their tribal land) were quite willing to regard the Liberians as the ruling power on the seashore. But they were very disinclined to obey orders from Monrovia if contrary to their own desires. The tribes farthest inland looked upon the British and French—the "white men"—as aggressors who were putting down by force a most lucrative slave trade, who were forcibly disclosing the secrets of sacred streams like the Niger near its sources, who, in short, were not only to be opposed, but whose organized territories offered a most profitable field for raids and robberies. More than this: the import of guns, gunpowder, rifles (above all) and alcohol was being restricted or forbidden by the Europeans. The Liberian coast, especially where it was slenderly guarded by the Liberian administration, offered the one loophole through which these forbidden goods might be smuggled. Accordingly a great trade sprang up between these uncontrolled hinterland tribes and the Kru people on the coast, who affected a sort of detachment from the government by the American-Negro republic. In these ways the Liberian hinterland became a positive source of danger and expense to the The "servant problem" is bad enough in America, and the experiences mistresses have to relate are many and varied; but an infinitely wider range of possibilities is opened up when mere man—and a bachelor at that—tackles the servant and other household problems in an East African bungalow. Anything can happen—and does happen! Native house servants of a sort are plentiful enough around the chief towns of British East Africa, Natrobi and Mombasa, and the slightest rumor that the Muzungu (white man) requires a "boy" or m'pezl (cook) fills one's compound with cooks, "generals" and raw niggers, representing every tribe under Africa's sun, a writer in the Wide World says. The average bachelor contents himself with four servants—a head "boy", a cook, a "toto" (youth) to assist them, and a m'shenzi (raw, untrained native) for odd jobs, gardening, etc. It is no easy task to make a selection from the host of eager, voluble applicants. Dirty, carefully stuck-together "barus" (testimonials) are examined and the owners questioned, but it is' unwise to put much faith in these documents, for it is no unusual occurrence for a "boy"—on the principle of "the more the merrier"—to proudly present you with three VIEW OF CAPE PALMAS British protectorate of Sierra Leone and the French possessions of the Sudan and Ivory Coast French possessions of the Sudan and Ivory Coast. Consequently the Liberian government has been forced of late years to live somewhat beyond its means in organizing a police and a marine, in occupying the Kru coast and in attempting to construct roads to places of importance in the interior. It has from time to time engaged European officers for its services; but whereas some of these engagements have been of noteworthy success, others have been the reverse, and it is difficult to locate the blame. European capital is somewhat shy of Liberia, partly owing to the turbulence of the interior natives (though this has been exaggerated, for white men very seldom really incur danger from the indigenes), but more on account of the irresponsible fickleness of the legislature, which is given too much to the hasty making and unmaking of laws and to conflicts of opinion with the executive. Yet the country is extremely rich. Its rocks and river valleys produce both gold and diamonds some of the coast districts (especially in the east) even give indications of the existence of bitumen, or oil-bearing strata, while the forests of the interior are remarkable for their wealth of rubber-bearing trees and lianas, their ebony, African teak and "mahogany," and the plassava fiber (derived from the raphia palm), which is used for so many purposes connected with the making of brooms and brushes. Then there is the oil-palm, with its two kinds of oil, both valuable to commerce—the oil of the husk and that of the kernel. The extraction of this last and its great value for special industries are said to have been discovered some seventy-five years ago by an American negro, one of the early colonists of Liberia. A great deal was done by these freed slave settlers, for which they have never received sufficient credit. Unfortunately the attempted colonization of Liberia has been hindered by the American negro colonists proving almost as much liable to malarial fever and other African diseases as Europeans. They seem to have lost the relative immunity from these blood-germ maladies which their African ancestors enjoyed. The modern America-Liberian does not stand the climate of Liberia much better than the white man from Europe or America. The country is not unhealthy in the interior; it is the coast belt which, with its eternal heat and moisture, its very short dry seasons, and torrential rains (conditions which suit admirably the cultivation of rubber, coffee and cacao) saps the vitality of residents not of African birth. And the hinterland, with its superior conditions of climate, has already a somewhat large indigenous population, who are not eager for foreign additions to their numbers. testimonials, every one bearing a different name from the one under which he introduces himself! These gentry are always greatly offended when you kick them off the veranda and tell them they have bought or stolen the documents from other natives! Upon one occasion a would-be cook brought me a "barua" signed by a well-known settler and worded: "To whom it may concern: The bearer of this 'barua' is an infernal rogue and thief. Please kick him out." By the time I had stopped laughing the nigger had arrived at the conclusion that something was wrong and was doing record time down the path, so I was unable to avail myself of the kind invitation. HORSE TRADE IN MISSOURI. In St. Charles last week Lester Ingraham traded A. S. Osborn a horse for a motor boat. A few hours later Osborn discovered that the horse was worthless, so he went to the boat and removed the engine and the horse died as he was hauling it away. A jury in a justice's court awarded Ingraham the engine and $1 damages—Detroit Free Press. WAYS TO COOK HAM PREPARED IN SOUTHERN STYLE MEAT IS DELICIOUS. Maryland Has a Recipe That Is Slightly Different From Method by Which Dixie Housewives Prepare it. There are few more delicious dishes than Virginia ham cooked as the Dixie housewives cook it. If you have been fortunate enough to get a Virginia ham cured as they cure it you are to be congratulated. Soak in cold water over night, or, if very salty, for 24 hours, then scrub thoroughly and put to boil in cold water. Cook very slowly until tender. Remove the skin, which should come off easily; then prepare a dressing made from one beaten egg, two spoonfuls brown sugar and rolled cracker or bread crumbs, all beaten together, and spread over the ham. Sprinkle liberally with pepper and put into a dripping pan to bake. Pour a pint of sherry over the ham and bake and baste until the wine is absorbed and the top of the ham well browned. The Maryland way of cooking ham is a little different. The ham is taken from the bag, washed carefully and soaked over night. It is then put into cold water and allowed to simmer gently until about half done. When taken out the ham is set aside to cool, and when cool is skinned. A dressing is now made ready, consisting of a parcel of cabbage sprouts, a handful of parsley and a slice or two of stale bread run through the meat grinder. These are all chopped fine together and seasoned with plenty of black pepper. Incisions are now made in the ham with a sharp knife about an inch apart and extending from the hook down the whole length of the ham. Then these gashes are stuffed to the very bone with the greens. A wooden skewer comes into play in this stuffing process. Before baking the ham is sprinkled with a mixture of sugar and cornmeal and then set in the oven after adding a cupful of hot water to the dripping pan. Bake until brown, but without basting, as the steam will keep the ham moist. If the water bakes away add more from the teakettle. Jellied Veal Loaf. For these warm days, when meat is hard to prepare and have it appetizing, I have found this recipe most excellent, ready for six o'clock dinner, or on Saturday for Sunday's dinner: Four pounds veal stew with joints; after washing place in stew kettle, cover with boiling water, and cook slowly three hours or more, until meat is tender. When half done add one small onion cut fine, one tablespoonful salt, and enough pepper to suit individual taste. When veal is done remove from the fire, but leave meat in the liquid until cool enough to put through food chopper; after it is cut place meat in narrow bread pan and pour the liquid over it. Stir well, then smooth on top. It will jelly and makes a delicious cold meat. Frenched Tomatoes. Scald and peel a half dozen small, solid round tomatoes. Make a half pint of good cream sauce by cooking together a rounded tablespoonful of butter with a level tablespoonful of flour, then adding a cup of milk, cooking and stirring until a smooth creamy sauce results. Season with a saltspoonful of pepper. Put a tablespoonful of this sauce in the bottom of a buttered custard cup, lay on it one of the little peeled tomatoes, cover with another tablespoonful of the sauce and a dusting of breadcrumbs. Stand the cups in a pan of boiling water and bake half an hour in a moderate oven. Serve in the cups. Twenty Minute Codfish Balls. Cut and pick dry codfish in small pieces, freed from bone and skin, and soak in cold water while you peel and dice potatoes. Take two cupfuls of codfish to four cupfuls of diced potatoes. Put in cold water and boil until potatoes are tender, drain water off, and mash as for mashed potatoes; season with butter and pepper and beat in one egg well. Drop from spoon into hot fat and fry a delicate brown. Garnish with lettuce or parsley. They are nice and light and can be prepared in twenty minutes. This quantity will serve four persons. Chill Sauce. This chili sauce is made without boiling and will keep to the last bit. One pee ripe tomatoes chapped fine; sprinkle in two cups of salt and drain overnight. In the morning add two cupfuls of chopped celery, four small red peppers, chopped, two cupfuls of chopped onions, two cupfuls brown sugar, one cupful of mustard seed, one teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon, one teaspoonful of powdered cloves, two quarts of elder vinegar. Mix and set away. Ready to eat in three days. Preserving Peas. Shell peas, take a stone jar and put a layer of salt in the bottom and then a layer of peas and salt again until the jar is filled. Be sure to have the top layer well covered with salt. When you want to cook any take out what you want and soak in several waters until the salt is out, then season like fresh peas. Weenva, ¢ 3 8 8 RAMS qe RULES OF THIS OFFICE: — > __§_ First. Ali subscriptions must be paid in advance. Agents take notice. Second. Communications received fatter Thursday noon will not be pub- lished in the current ‘ssue. Third. In asking to change your paper from one address ur postoffice to another, give both the new and the old. Fourth. No new name will be placed on our books unless the money ac- companies the name. Write piain. Fifth. Address all matter for ee Heation to The Wichita Searchlight, 624.N. Water strevt, wichita, Kansas. Sixth. Any erroneous reflection on ihe character, standing or reputation of auy person which may appear in| this paper will be gladly correcced if brought to the attention of the editor. “To Live and Let Live Is Our Motto.” SEND YOUR NEWS IN EARLIER. Do not talk so much about how you “love” The Searchlight—just ,bring us your patronage and that “shows your love.” There is one rule in life which the day noop ‘o reach ‘publication in the current issue. AU waters for publication must seach this office not later than Thurs- SEDGWICK COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET. Election November 8, 1910. Os ee eet hawt, pt | Congressman. uu. Vietor Murdock County Clerk. sven To Leland County Treasurer............0..W. Jones Register of Deeds.......Joseph Bowman County Attorney..A. J. Adams Probate Judge........ Jessie D. Wall Sheriff............... E. E. Fitzpatrick Coronel. cae een, M. MeCollister County Supt cnn W. Swaney County Surveyor. .C, A, Messer Clerk Dist. Court............Chas. D. Fazel County Assessor...................J. T. Easter Judge City Court. J. L. Dyer Clerk City Court. ..J. B. Fishback Marshal City Court.......J. D. Simpson Commissioner Ist Dist.........—E. M. Bear For Representative. . 66th Dist................. Cc. M. Beachy 67th Dist......... oss Cliff, Matson 68th Dist. connnans Ay Davis Mayor C. L. Davidson deserves com- pliments in the appointment of Jas. H. McPherson as chief of police. Mr. Me- Pherson is a splendid gentleman and will surely make good. TOOK UMBRAGE AT ASPERSION, Citizens Resented Being Voted for a8 ‘Town’s “Meanest Man.” O14 Scrooge might be # philanthrop- fe Carnegie alongside certain tight wads in Mount Vernon, but William Friedberg has no license to determine publicly who are the men who would squeeze a dollar until the eagle yelled: “Help! I'm melting!” For ‘conducting a voting contest to deter mine the meanest man in Mount Ver non Friedberg, who keeps a cigag store there, was fined five dollars by Judge Platt here, A warning went igith the fine. Friedberg lives in Astoria, but does Dusiness in Mount Vernon. He placed fn his window a placard: “Come in and vote for the meanest man in ‘Mount Vernon!” This was followed by a list of names. Consplcuous in the lot were the mayor and chief of police. Then came-many solid and staid citizens. After every name was @ number signifying the votes the owner of the name had received so far. Great was the wrath of the so-called “meanest men.” Friedberg was or dered to take the sign out of the wim dow, but he refused to do so. His im @ictment for libel followed. In court he pleaded guilty, but asserted he did mot know he was violating any lawee White Plains Cor. New York Sum How to Get Thin, ‘When one has just begun to acquiré superfluous flesh complete abstinence from sweets and starches, a moderate amount of food at all times, and daily exercise either indoors or ont will ef: fect a cure. The effort, however, must be persistent, and the watchfulness must continue even after the desired weight has been reached. Spasmodic efforts either at diet or exercise will be absolutely without lasting resulta ‘When one’s weight has cippt far be yond the normal amount the rastraltit im diet inust be more strenuous and the exereise more violent —Harper's ‘Weekly. GET READY For the Grand Opening of the Monday Night Danc ing School at Masonic Hall, Monday night, Sept. 26. iider the management of J. H. Sayles. LOCALS —TES RESUME OF THIS WEEK— ER Song your ais aetes and local buvpenings te 681 Bela Mala Strest. Mr, Godfrey Jones entertained a few of his lady friends at a light luncheon Wednesday evening after which he had a line party to the “Third Degree” at the New Auditorium. Those who enjoyed Mr. Jones's hospitality were Misses Pearl Hackley, Bessie Whitted, Alma Fauver. Miss Pearl Hackley entertained a few of her friends at a four course dinner Sunday. Those present were Misses Irma Clark, Bessie Whitted, Al- ma Fauver, Anna Owens, Mary Web- ber, Messrs. Godfrey Jones, Ed Land- rum, Royal Crump, Robert Robinson, Abner Lewellen. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Hackley receiv- ed the sad news of the death of his brother, Adolphus Hackley, in Chey- enne, Wyo. Mr. Hackley left Wednes- day night to attend the funeral. Mrs. Catherin Garrett of Arkansas City was a pleasant visitor in Wichita this week. Rey. M. Wooton, presiding elder, stopped over in Wichita a few hours Wednesday enroute to his home in Hutchinson, from Winfield. Chas. A. Reed, of Clearwater, was in the city last week on business. THE MONDAY NIGHT DANCING ACADEMY. Will open for instructions on Monday night, September 26th, at the Mason- je hall, 615 North Main St. All are very cordially invited to attend. Richard Watson and wife has a neat grocery at their residence, 414 B. 18th We were out there last Saturday and was very favorably impressed. Its a god place to trade. THE WINDING UP SUNDAY. Next Sunday, Sept. 25th, will be the final close of the present conference year at the A. M. E. church. This year has been cne of a glorious success with perfect harmony in every department of the church throughout the entire year. A sum to- tal final report will be submitted cov- ering the work of the year. Rev. Jas. ‘T, Smith, the popular pastor of that church, will be pleased to meet all his friends and acquaintances during some of the services Sunday. The following will be the order of services sunt. Preaching by the pastor at 11:00 a, m, At 3:00 p. m. Rey. W. H. ‘Tillman, D. D., will fill the pulpit. At 7:30 p. m, Allen C. E League At 8:00 p. m. the pastor, Rey. J. T. Smith, will preach his closing sermon. Everyone has a cordial invitation to attend each of these services. | Meet me at Monday Night Dancing School at Masonic Hall. QUITE A SUCCESS. The “Old Folks Concert” given by the Mother's Aid club at Masonic hall, Tuesday night, was a grand success in every particular. The ladies of this Club deserve high compliments. Though the young woman's club in our city, yet they have set a worthy and commendable pace for others to follow. BLIND GIRL CONCERT. Miss Lucy Homes, of Clay Center, Kan., the blind girl musician, will ap- pear at the New Masonic Hall, Tues- day night, September 27th, under the auspices of Cabbell’s chapel, M. E. ee This young lady was born jplind and is pronounced by all who have heard her to be a wonder in wusic. Her music talent is natural. You will miss a rare treat if you fail to hear this young lady at the Ma sonic Hall, Tuesday night, Septembe 27th. Admission, 15c. Everybody is going to attend the ‘Monday Night Dancing School at Ma- i Hall. | CHITTERLINGS, Catfish, Hambure- jer and am Sandwiches for sale at Harry Walker's Cafe, 957 N. Mead every Saturday. Anyone desiring these eatables are requested to call. It ts notlceaDfe that the German Pepers have made no outcry over thy fact that King Edward has person ally written to Andrew Carnegie, ‘There is a bank cterk in Elyria, O. who never has any difficulty in strike fmg a balance. His father was a slack-rope welker, and his mother was & trick bicycle rider. Were the Mrs. Gilman brand of eo eiology to come into vogue there ‘would soon be no society for sociology to operate upon and the exuders of suff would be among the unemployed. Miss Ross Becker has been appoint- ed a claim agent and United States pension attorney at Misgourl. She has been known yor years as one of the most successful women in St Louis, being a notary public and am insurance agent. ——___. Massachusetts has a law to prevent recklessness and speeding in automo- diles, which law may be rendered ridiculous by its wrong punctuation, as ft forbids driving over roads “laid out under the authority of the law rece Jessly or while under the influence ef liquor.” Boston, in consequence, {fs in rhetorical spasms. ‘The secretary of the Colorado state bureau of child protection believes that a bad child gets its start trom an illordered home or from parents wht Possess evil traits of character, and wants a law passed making parents Tesponsible for the misdoings of their minor children. But as bad traits of character are often inherited, what would the secretary do in case of am adopted child? —————— In a fire panic in a New York cheap theater, a so-called exit was found te be a veritable trap, barring in the flea ing crowd instead of letting them find @ way to safety... One would naturally suppose that the holocarst in Chicago would have prevented this dangerous Practice for all time; but the lessons af catastrophes are quickly lost, eape- ¢lajly when they are followed by no retributory measures. ——————— There will naturally be much fom twine sympathy for the New. Jersey woman who has appeared in court to complain about her husband’s cruel treatment, relates the Washington Star, and who says: “I am a grad uate of a cooking school. I make Discuits, ples, cake and all sorts of dainties to please him, and he calts {tall ‘Indigestion. fofder!’” ‘The fudge adivsed the woman to cook ‘evrned beef and cabbage occastonally, and she said she would. A Minneapolis woman is suing the Western Union Telegraph Company for damages because when she tele graphed to her brother that “Pat,” her husband, was drinking, and “to come ‘at once,” the message was made to read “Pat is dying,” and a herde of relatives, notified by her brother, came from far and neer to attend. the wake, and she had the expenses to pay. If Pat bad hed anything to say in the matter he would probably have permitted them to pay their own ex- penses. ——— Said an anxious mother to the fam My doctor: “What shall I do with my daughter Mary? She {s simply candy crazy and, of course, eating nothing substantial makes her pale, if not downright yellow.” Said the wise phy- siclan to the anxious mother: “Put Mary into a sweet shop, and she'll soon abhor the stuff! It is herote treatment, but it will cure her appe tite for candy.” Poor Mary! says the Indianapolis Star, how much pleasuse she is going to lose for lack ef @ lite nalf-denial Rats: A captain on an ocean liner t¢iia the tollowing story: Coming from the old country was a Yery nervous old lady who complained that she wea sure there was a rat in her stateroom. “Keep it there, madam,” said the paptain. “But do you like rats?” asked ste, “pve got a nest in my cabin,” re Yorted the brusque seaman, “ané é aever disturb them When they leew? the ship I do.” “Why, you must be superstitious\” urged the dame. |_cNa, ma’am,’ wornd up the captata “Tm not, but the rats are.” Send for the S. P. C. C. A “Young Mother” asks our opinion ef “the alleged injurious effects of rocking on babies.” We must frankly say that we con- sider it a brutal practice. As the father of a great many bables, of all ‘ages, we never rocked on any of them intentionally, and we would probably be arrested if wa expressed our.full- opinion -of any woman wha would presume to do s0.—Lippineott’s Magaziia. | =. 'Dr. J. E. Farmer, Physician and Surgeoo —Diseases of— Women and Children | A Specialty | Bell Phone 2186 | Office over 517 N. Main St. Room 4 eee | Do you trade with one of our advertisers? (9 | Dr. A. K. Lawrence PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office Phones 517 N. Main St. ‘Bell4634 DISEASES OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDKEN A SPECIALTY Dr. F. O. Miller Physici'n & Surgeon Office Hours Bell Phone 9tol 2999 2005 Wichita 708 Kansas. 513. N. Main St, All calls answered promply Day or Night. Obstetrics and Diseases of women A Specialty TT Dr. H. T. Bolden 1s E-Z ON yOUR TEETH AnD E-Z-oN YOUR POCKET BOOK Bridge Teeth $4.00 All Work Guaranteed Bell Phone 517 N. Main St. over 4634 Mahin Eye Drug Store. — Send your news in earlier A. 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Trade with our Advertisers 5 EE EE EE A RH AAD | Grocery Department a ae ) WE SELL FLOUR | WE SELL MEAL WE SELL LARD | WE SELL MEAT | ; WE SELL POTATOES In fact, we sell everything kept ina First-Class Grocery. B@™ WHY CAN'T WE SELL TO YOU? Makin Eye Drug Co, 617 N. Main St. — Wichita, Kan — Bell Phone 239 ae at af of of oF at of of of of of of Of Of OF OF af Of Of Of Of OF Of Of of OF OF OF of Of Of IMBODEN’S I M P E R I a zr FLOUR GRAHAM — CORN MEAL — BREAKFAST FOOD t With thirty-five years Mmtinc Expz : 1 RrENcE in Wichita, our products are 1 1 the best that can be produced, ‘ 1 { Made from the best selected grain : 1 only, put up in Special Packages. : ASK YOUR GROCER : 1@ See that you get MAPERIAL THE TMBODEN MILLING Co, Wichita, Kansas NOTICE Just before going to press this whole form ‘ Pied ” AS TO LICE AND Mii ES Other foes of little chicks are ex- ‘arnal parasites, lice and mites. We frequently find lice even among win- ter brooder chicks. Lice on the head sre most troublesome. They fasten themselves to the back of the chick’s head, near the base of the brain and fradually kill the chick. It is a piti- ful sight to see the little chick reratching the back of its head try: sng to dislodge the pest. Good re. sults are usually obtained by greasing the head of each chick with five per cent. carbonated vaseline. Kerosene and lard, equal parts, prove equally sffective. The chicks can be rapidiy treated and should be attended to as so% as there is any suspicion of head lice. The louse may be seen readily by means of a small magnify- ing glass. It can also be detected With the naked eye if one is very care- tul to examine the right place, a'- though one must look carefully to see it. To kilt mites, clean all coops and breeders perfectly, then apply thor oughly, either whitewash, kerosene etl, or some of the prepared insecti- etdes. Be sure to fill all the craeks and crevices as théie are the places where mites will be found hiding dur. tg the day. Burn all the litter and ‘add new. A spray pump may be used tor applying the insecticide, as it drives the liquid into the cracks and ‘qrevices better than can be done with @ brush. Whitewash can be applied with a pump and then smoothed over with a bruss, doing rapid and effec dive, work. Mites differ from bod; ce in that (uey suck the biood from fae fowls’ bodies, while lice have iting mopthparte and live on the kin and/ feathers, causing intense Webing ag annoyance. Mites live on the fowls’ body at night only, niéins In cracks and crevices during the day They appear red when gorget wil) blood, or white when there is littts Ulood In théir bodies. To kill the lice we must treat she gen’s or chick’s body, as the lice tive there practically all the time. “here are several kinds of these lic, but they all yield to the some treatment, uamely, @ good dusting. The dust fills up the breathing pores in toelr hodies, and thus suffoeates ikem. A good insect powder may be made from equal parts of fine ground tobacco and powdered sulphur. Snuff is a0 used. ‘There are a number of insect powders on the market and most of them prove very satisfactory. The essential thing 1s @ finely pulverized sulstance thet will go throush the feashers. Fraving curefully dusted the chick® (and hens, if the chicks are running with them) clean the houses and 7 move to clean ground. A good dum ate should be arranged 60 that :t® hens and chicks may help keep “he® ase clean, An excellent dv-t (ath is made by drawing a load of ‘chin Ee and dumping it in the yard where the little fellows may ave ready access to it. For winter use ® box partly filled wit fine and, rov# dust, Iand plaster or coal or wood ashes answers very well. A mixture of sand and land plaster seems please them more than either om alone. Some use wood ashes 21006 but a mixture of wood ashes sat road dust, or fine sand, maket ? heavier bath and therefore more © fective in cleaning the lice out of &* feathers. Geod Alfalfa Field.—I have 4 year-old field of alfalfa from which ’ cut last year on June 30 3% tons 14 acre, on august 1 1% ton per sre ‘and on October 24 over a ton. It al¥ save five weekp’ pasture before t saow fell. 1 do not irrigate my @ falfa, an it te omig 12 to 20 fect ™ weer. Excellence Counts THEN USE "U-KNEAD-IT" FLOUR It exctls in every respect, — color, flavor and pounds of bread per barrel. MADR BY WATSON MILL CO. WICHITA KANSAS High Class Surgery Special Attention Given to a Specialty Canine Practice All Calls Promptly Answered-Day or Night The Finest Equipped Hospital In the City Both Phones Office and Hospital 1730 236 K. Market St., Wichita, Ks. L. S. Naftsger, President W. R. Tucker, Vice Pres. J. M. Moore, Vice Pree. C. W. Brown, Vice Pres. V. H. Branch, Cashier Capital $200,000.00 Surplus $125,000.00 Directors: W R Tucker, W E Jett, R L Holmes, S B Amidon, J M Moore, L S Naftsger, H W Darling, A G Houston, E C Sheidon, C W Brown J W Motz, E T Battin, Henry Lassen, V H Branch A General Banking Business Transacted M. O. KUTHRAUFF, Proprietor Custom Grinding and Corn Shelling cur Specialty -- Prompt Delivery 814 North Main Wichita, Kansas The Searchlight Office is now At 630 N. Main. Give us a call Office Phone, Bell 2458 WESTERN UNIVERSITY The Leading Educational Institute For Negroes In The West A faculty of eighteen thoroughly equipped teachers from the leading Institutes in America. MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS Steam Heated and Electric Lighted 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 1422 Patronize those who 'Ad"w with us Watch for the bills of Emancipation Day Celebration, Thursday, Sept. 22d Its going to bc a great big affair. Dealers in All of FAY GRAIN, FEED Poultry SUPPLIES DEPARTMENTS ..... Phones ..... INDEPENDENT 690 BELL ..... 2135 ORDER OF SERVICES St. Paul A. M. L Church The following is the order of service of Sunday services at St. Paul A. M. E. Church. Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Preaching at 11:00 a. m. A. C. E. League at 7:90 p. m. Preaching at 8:00 p. m. Special Music at each of th se services. The public is cordially invited to come out and worship with us. Rev. J. T. Smith, pastor. DANCING SCHOOL Mr. J. H. Sayles has leased the 2nd floor of the Masonic hall and will conduct a first class dancing academy there every Monday night, beginning with Monday night, September 26th. This school will be conducted on the highest scales and in the most up to date and elaborate manner known to the art of dancing. All the latest styles in dancing as demonstrated in the large eastern cities will be introduced. On each Monday night light refreshments, suitable for each eevening will be served. Those who are inclined to the light fantastic touch, and those who desire to learn this graceful art are cordially invited to ome out and join the merry throng at the Monday night dancing academy at the Masonic hall, 615 North Main St. Best of music and absolutely good order guaranteed. A Fine Trip To Tennessee Mr. J. A. Jackson, the popular colored tailer of 315 N. Main, returned Saturday from a six weeks' vacation trip including Perry and Oklahoma City, Okla., Memphis and Brownville, Tenn., Hot Springs, Ark., and Claremore, Okla. At Brownville, Tenn., his birth place, Mr. Jackson had a very pleasant visit with his father, mother and other relatives whom he says are all doing well. At Hot Springs, Ark., he took a full course of baths, and at Claremore, Okla., he took a treatment for stomach trouble. In speaking of the colored people of his native state, Tennessee, Mr. Jackson said: "The colored at and around Brownville, Tenn., are doing very fine. They are buying farms and city property and in many instances the "big white house" and plantation formerly owned and occupied by the slave-owner is now owned and occupied by the former slave or a former slave's son. It was gratifying to me to return to my old home and see my relatives and brother kinsmen doing to muh better than they were when I came North several years ago. On every hand it is evident that the olored man of the south has awakened and now realizes the real value of being a land owner. The colored people of the south are paying little or no attention to the white man's "Jim Crow" hobby—but in the very face of these obnoxious things are buying up the white man's land, educating their children, building comfortable homes and maintaining a social circle, that for taste and virtue has no equal. I had the pleasure while in Hot Springs, Ark., of seeing the first bale of cotton of the present season brought to the market and sold by a colored man. He had raised this cotton on his farm and had had it ginned in his own gin. This is a little sample of what the colored men are doing. Land that was worth scarce $6.00 an acre when I left Tennessee is now selling for $20 to $25 per acre and the amusing and pleasing part is that the colored people are buying up more of this land at the advance price than they did when the land sold cheap. "While in Tennessee I attended the county Fair which was conducted by colored men. The best horses, the best hogs, the best cattle and produce in this section is raised by the colored farmers and thus their stock made up the principal features of the Fair. Another thing which pleased me very much was the very friendly relations which seem exist among the white and colored people. It is simply wonderful and one reading of the South and its white men and their attitude on the colored race would really be surprised—as I was—to find that most Peerless Steam Laundry Wichita's Oldest, Most Reliable and Best Laundry BEST LAUNDRY IN THE CITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Laundry Work Called and Delivered Phones 232 SELOVER & SONS, Props. 245 N. Market St. Wichita, Kan J Sir D. L. Taylor Designer and Builder of Tent houses, Tabernacle houses and Temple houses. Prices in reach of all. Send your order to- day 829 East Center SALINA, KANSAS STIRLING CLOTHES MADE IN WICHITA Material Fit Style Workmanship GUARANTEED :--: YOUR TRADE SOLICITED :-: If we only tailored for a few dozen men, we would have to charge each an exorbitant price. We would have to take large profits from the few, instead of a very small one from each of our mang customers. This is why we can put into a suit for you at $15.00 to $35. what the other fellows charges you from $25.00 to $60.00 for. Stirling Woolen Mills Co. TAILORS 215 N. Main St. Wichita, Kas. of this talk is all bosh. Aside from the so-called "social or political" issue—the best of feelings exist. As a whole I enjoyed my trip immensely.' WEIR, KANSAS. Covenant Tabernacle No. 38 met Sept. 14th with a good attendance. We are doing fine, with fifty members in good standing and the Tabernacle still growing. We have about ten candidates waiting. Emma Gaines Tent is at work and is doing fine. The B. B. C. club will be entertained ed at the pastor's Rev. W. W. Ewing, Tuesday eve. The carpenters will begin work at once repairing the church. Mrs. Ella Young has a very sick child. Born—To Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw, a fine ten pound baby boy. Mrs. L. F. Taylor visited friends in Mineral Sunday. She reports having had a fine time. RALLY DAY. Next Sunday, September 25th, is the final rally of the Stewards of the A. M. E. church to raise the balance of the money necessary to pay off all their indebtedness of the present conference year. Every officer and member of the church and as many friends as possible are earnestly requested to give 50c during the day's rally. The Stewards hope to be able to pay every account after Sunday. Come out and help in a worthy cause. PATENTS Book on patents. "Hints to inventors." "Inventions needed." "Why some inventors fail." Send rough sketch or model for search of Patent Office records. Our Mr. Greeley was formerly Acting Commissioner of Patents, and as such had full charge of the U. S. Patent Office. GREELEY & McINTIRE PATENT ATTORNEYS WASHINGTON, D. C. Gear Hygienic Restaurant 513 North Main Street C. C. Hickerson, Proprietor Open from 6 a. m. to 12 p. m. Short Orders At All Hours. Dinner 25c First-Class Making of Men's Garments. Cleaning, Pressing, and Reparing A Specialty Courteous Attention Bell Phone 3055 "MODERN" CLEANING and DYE WORKS Dry and Steam Cleaning Dyeing, Pressing, Repairing, and Alterations. Hats Cleaned and Blocked. Ladies' fine Work a Specialty. Suits Pressed 50 Cents. C. G. Hanson, Prop. Independent Phone 1286 Red St. Francis Ave., Bell Phone 2735 Wichita, Kansas FRESH BARBECURED MEATS EVERY DAY 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 C. G. Hanson, Prop. Independent Phone 1286 Red Bell Phone 2735 110 St. Francis Ave., Wichita, Kansas Corner Pine and Main Street Mrs. Frank Wilkins. We Do Good JOB Printing Regular Meals - Short Order Furnished Rooms in Connection — Your Patronage Solicited — Mrs. Anna Palmer, Proprietor Best for Bread and Biscuits Wichita's Best Flour Kansas Milling Company Wichita, Kansas 1 ```markdown ``` ENCINEMEN BLOW INTO FIELD BOILER ON FRISCO "METEOR" EXP PLODES NEAR OLATHE. Both Engineer and Fireman Killed But No Injury Sustained by Kansas City, Mo.—The engine of the St. Louis & San Francisco's "Meteor," southbound, exploded a mile north of Olathe, Kan. John Donegan of Kansas City, the engineer, and the fireman, whose name was Oskelber, were killed. None of the other members of the crew and none of the passengers was injured. The baggage car and the mail car were derailed, but did not upset. The train was running about thirty miles an hour when the explosion took place. The force of the explosion hurled Donegan fifteen feet beyond the right of way into a cornfield. Oskelber was blown in the other direction and about the same distance. Both were dead when found. The cause of the explosion is not known. A wrecking train was sent out from here at midnight. The "Meteor" is the fastest train on the Frisco. It runs from Kansas City through Oklahoma to Galveston, Tex. The train is the tbest equipped on the Frisco line. It is made up of all steel cars except the Pullmans. The engine which exploded was of the compound type, using oil as fuel. The "Meteor" left Kansas City at 9:35 o'clock and was due into Olathe at 10:13 o'clock. A CONGRESS ON EMPLOYMENT It Is Being Held at Paris and Several Americans Are in Attendance. Paris, France.—The international congress on employment was opened by former Premier Bourgeois at the Sorbonne. M. Bourgeois explained in his address that the object of the congress was not only to discuss the reasons for lack of employment in certain districts but also to devise means for the distribution of labor from the congested centers in districts where a scarcity of labor exists. There are 200 delegates in attendance. Among the Americans were Henry Walcott Farnam, professor of political economy at Yale; Charles P. Neill, United State commission of labor; Prof. Edward Thomas Devine of Columbia; J. B. Andrews of Wisconsin; William Lesierson and Helen Sumner. MAY DISSOLVE SUGAR TRUST The Department of Justice Plans to Begin Action Against Monopoly at Once. Washington, D. C. — Confirmation of the report that a petition for the dissolution of the American Sugar Refining company has been completed by government officials has been received here. It was learned that the present intention at the Department of Justice is to file the suit in New York some time next week. The action will be entirely independent of the criminal proceedings which have attracted such wide attention and resulted in a number of convictions. KANSAS CITY'S BIG GROWTH A Census Bulletin Includes it Among the Seven Cities of Phenomenal Increase. Washington, D. C.—Kansas City's increase in population is declared by the Census Bureau in a bulletin to be "phenomenally high," and it is shown to be fourth in the percentage of increase of the seven cities in the "phenom" class. The seven cities are Atlanta, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City, Newark, N. J., and Bridgeport, Conn. The rate of increase in all of these cities exceeded 40 per cent. TOOTH FRAGMENT FROM LUNG A Toledo Physician Performed the Delicate Task Without an Operation and Sayed a Life. Toledo, Ohio.—By means of minute electric lamps which made it possible to see down a woman's throat and clear into the lower lobe of the right lung, and to insert through the trachea extensible forceps, a Toledo physician removed a fragment of a tooth from the right lung of Mrs. G. Cole, of Vanwert, and without doubt saved her life. Glidden Proposes Long Flight. Boston, Mass.—A tour by aeroplane from the Harvard aviation grounds at Squantum, on the Atlantic coast, to the Los Angeles Driving park on the Pacific, is formally proposed in a letter just sent to the national council of the Aero Club of America by Charles J. Glidden. McAlester, Okla.—The 11-montus old child of Ira Eubanks, a lawyer, ignited a match, set its clothing on fire and was so badly burned that it died in four hours. Violent Storms in Spain. Madrid, Spain.—Violent storms accompanied by deluges of rain have done inestimable damage to the vineyards and olive orchards in Southern Spain. Eight villages, including Lorea and Coze, are under water from three to six feet deep. A BILL TO PREVENT INNO- CENT YOUNG AMERICAN mENE FROM MARRYING FORTUNE-HUNTING FOREIGN Obligations. "WITH ALL FIVE WORLDLY COUNTS I THERE ENDOWN" TARIFF COMMISSION HELPLESS TARIFF COMMISSION HELPLESS UNABLE TO GET FACTS AS TO COST OF PRODUCTION. Unless Clothed With More Authority It May Not Be Advisable to Proceed With Inquiry. Washington, D. C.—Senator Eugene Hale's contention that the authorization for the tariff board carried in the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill did not give it powers of a tariff commission seems to be borne out. It is reported here that the board is unable to get all facts of cost of production either at home or abroad. Manufacturers here are refusing requests for statistical information while James B. Reynolds, a member of the board who is abroad, it is said is having difficulty in getting bed rock figures. Senator Hale has bitterly fought tariff commission. President Taft announced that under the language of the law creating the tariff board that it could do the work of a tariff commission. The tariff board will meet here soon. Foreseeing that any facts which are sent to congress bearing on production cost and which are partial and incomplete will be discredited, the board will put the question up to the president whether to go ahead with the inquiry now or await action by congress giving the board inquisitorial powers, such as to examine witnesses under oath, send for persons, papers and the like. When the question of appropriating $250,000 for the tariff board came up to congress the progressives insisted that the board would prove helpless and useless unless it was clothed with authority to send for persons and papers and obtain testimony on cost of production under oath. The standpatters in congress would not listen to this. Then insisted on keeping the powers of the board down to the minimum. Many progressives declared the whole business was trumped up for campaign purposes and that is would be used to placate the tariff revision sentiment. MARBLE SHAFT TO BENITO JUAREZ It Was Erected at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to Man Who Restored Independence. El Paso, Texas.—The great marble shaft erected to the memory of Benito Juarez, who restored to Mexico the independence that Hidalgo gave it 100 years ago, that Maximilian temporarily took away some 50 years later, was officially unveiled and dedicated in Ciudad Juarez, opposite El Paso in Mexico. BRYAN'S EDITOR A BOLTER R. L. Metcalfe of the Commoner Declines to Support Mayor Dahlman for Governor. Lincoln, Nebraska—R. L. Metcalfe, associate editor of W. J. Bryan's Commoner, has issued a statement declining to support Mayor Dahlman, the anti-prohibition Democratic candidate for governor, and states that he will support C. H. Aldrich, the county option Republican candidate. Metcalfe was defeated for United States senator on a county option platform. Mrs. Howe Talks at 92. Newport, R. I.-Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, who is approaching the ninety-second anniversary of her birth, was speaker before the officers and members of the Newport Civic league, an organization of women. For Canadian Reciprocity: Beverly, Mass.—President Taft has decided to begin active negotiations looking to reciprocity between the United States and Canada early in October. Tillotson Appeals His Case. Topeka, Kansas.—F. H. Tillotson, the Kansas City detective, who was convicted of assisting in the kidnapping of Marian Bleakley, the incubator baby, has appealed to the Kansas supreme court. COAL MINERS AT WORK NOW Delegates at Kansas City Ratified Agreement With Operators—Complete Victory for Men. Kansas City, Missouri—Nearly 300 coal miners—delegates from Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas to the interstate convention here—with smiles of victory on their faces left a room in the Orient hotel, where they received their expense money and paid their hotel bins to a busy clerk. It was the first positive evidence that the coal strike was ended. The interstate convention of 300 delegates ratified the contract at 6:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The contract was ratified by the Missouri delegates—the last district to ratify—at 4:30 o'clock after a discussion of about seven hours. Immediately the delegates went to the interstate convention at the Labor Temple and after a discussion of more than two hours, the convention voted to ratify the contract. The miners returned to work. COAL CONSUMERS MUST PAY The Miners Get Three to Five Cents Advance Per Ton and Price Goes Up 25 Cents. Kansas City, Mo.—While the coal miners of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas are cheering over their victory in getting higher wages after a strike of five months the operators are preparing to assess the cost against the public. When the mines are reopened the prices will start at an advance of 25 cents a ton over last winter's prices. That is while the thermometer registers near 90 degrees. What the coal prices are to be when the winter blasts come and the consumption of coal is increased cannot be foretold. The operators say the increases in the prices of coal were made to absorb the extra cost in the production of coal, caused by the increase in the wage scales. They say the prices will be increased again if experience proves the present advance is not enough to absorb that extra cost. A Suit to Stop Bootlegging. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.—Fred S. Caldwell, state prohibition law enforcement attorney, filed a suit in the superior court asking that an injunction be issued against railway companies, express companies, draymen and others delivering intoxicating liquors to persons holding internal revenue licenses for selling liquor in violation of the state law. Permanent Camp for G. A. B. Atlantic City, N. J.—Veterans attending the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic have discussed unofficially the proposition for a permanent camp site to be established in some city geographically near the center of the country. Blames the Hearst Papers. New York.—Mayor Gaynor has challenged the Hearst newspapers of New York city. In his letter to his Sister, Mary E. Gaynor of Utica, N. Y., published here, the mayor attributes the recent attempt to assassinate him by a discharged city employee to the Hearst newspapers. Carried a Bullet 46 Years Colorado Springs, Colorado—Maj. Robert Waugh, First Virginia Infantry, Union army, has submitted to an operation for the removal of a minnie ball in the left leg, received in the Battle of Newmarket, Va., in 1864. The bullet caused no inconvenience until recently. He will recover. Fair Ground Sold for Debt. Emporia, Kan.—Lyon county's prospects for a fair this year are poor. The property of the fair association was sold at sheriff's sale to satisfy a judgment of $860.90. J. S. Watson, a lumber dealer, was the purchaser. Senator Lodge Fainted Boston, Mass.-The strain of his campaign is telling upon the health of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. At a reception given him in Norwood Mr. Lodge, after making a speech, collapsed and fainted. LESS SPEED GETTING IN AND OUT Judge Thomas of Kansas City Wants Law Requiring Announcement of Engagements. Kansas City, Mo.—William O. Thomas, assignment judge for the October term of the court, said he favored an enactment by the legislature to require periodical announcements of each engagement to wed in the newspapers for sixty days before the wedding. His plan is to demand evidence of the announcements before issuing a marriage license. Judge Thomas said he would bring the matter up at a meeting of the circuit judges of Missouri this fall in the hope of getting that body to recommend the law to the legislature when it meets next January. "The trouble is they've gotten in the habit of marrying in haste and also repenting in haste, and the courts have gotten a good deal of facility in helping them out of their trouble." Judge Thomas said. "It seems to me a little less speed in the whole process would be an excellent remedy." CHICAGO THE FOURTH CITY With a Population of 2,185,283 There Are But Three Cities in the World Greater. Washington, D. C. — The population of Chicago is 2,185,283, an increase of 486,708 or 28.7 per cent, as compared with 1,698,575 in 1900. Chicago is a little disappointed, as it has expected at least 2,300,000. This announcement leaves Chicago ranking in population as the second city of the United States and the fourth in the world. Chicago almost has doubled its population since 1890, when the figures were 1,099,850. Its greatest growth in that period was between 1890 and 1900, when there was an increase of 54.4 per cent. Its increase in population during the last decade was not so great proportionately as that of New York, the rate of increase being 10 per cent less than that scored by the Eastern city. New York is yet ahead of its closest rival by 2,581,550. DEFEATED SHERMAN AT HOME The Vice President Got Only Eight of the 23 Delegates from His Own County. Utica, N. Y.—Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman received a terrible walloping in the Oneida county primary in his fight for the 25 delegates from this county to the Republican state convention at Saratoga next week. Sherman was defeated by the progressive element of the party in his own ward, the seventh of this city, by 95 votes, the old guard ticket in that ward receiving 259 votes to 354 cast for the progressive candidates. The indications are that the vice president will have only eight of 23. Oneida county delegates to support him in his fight, for the temporary chairmanship of the state convention against Roosevelt. A CHARGE AGAINST BULKELEY The Connecticut Senator Is Accused of Spending $60,000 Insurance Money to Influence Legislation. Hartford, Conn—United States Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley, who is president of the Aetna Life Insurance company was publicly charged on the floor of the Republican convention of the fourth senatorial distri with having spent $60,000 of the money of the Aetna Life to influence legislation permitting the capitalization of the surplus of the company over the vote of Governor Richard D. Hubbard. BRYAN HAS BOLTED DEHLMAN The Candidate's Opposition to County Option Could Not Be Overlooked He Said. Lincoln, Neb.—William J. Bryan has bolted the nominee of his party for governor in his home state. In a statement Bryan proclaims that he will not support Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, the gubernatorial nominee because of the latter's declared apposition to a county option liquor law. James A. Tawney Defeated. St. Paul, Minn.—Early returns from the primary election indicate that Representative James A. Tawney, who has represented the First Minnesota District since 1892, has been defeated for the nomination by Sidney Anderson a progressive. Returned From Long Walk. Kansas City, Kan—Tanned to a bright copper color, tired and dusty but healthy and happy, Dwight H. Wolf and Mrs. Wolf returned from their "hike" of 2,018 miles to New York. With them was their dog that walked ... entire distance. Buys Iron Mines in Iowa. Mason City, Iowa.—The Kansas City Structural Iron company has closed the deal whereby they become owners of the Waukon iron mines. The price paid was $200,000. Postal Employes to Meet Kansas City, Mo.—All the employees of the United States postad service in Kansas will meet in Kansas City, Kas., October 10, to discuss the betterment of the service, needed legislation and other matters pertaining to the department. LEWIS' "SINGLE BINDER." A hand-made cigar fresh from the table, wrapped in foil, thus keeping fresh until smoked. A fresh cigar made of good tobacco is the ideal smoke. The old, well cured tobacco uses are so rich in quality that many who formerly smoked 10c cigars now smoke Lewis' Single Binder Straight 5c. Lewis' Single Binder costs the dealer some more than other 5c cigars, but the higher price enables this factory to use extra quality tobacco. There are many imitations; don't be fooled. There is no substitute! Tell the dealer you want a Lewis "Single Binder." J. P. Morgan, Sr., was always a good trencherman in his youth and he has as good an appetite today as he ever had, not only for corned beef and cabbage—his favorite dish—but for other foods. If the Morgan, who dazzled the Teutons with his mathematics when he was a German university post-graduate student, had accepted the chair of mathematics offered to him by Heidelberg, instead of his Yankee corned beef and cabbage it might have been frankfurters and sauerkraut.—New York Press. Tribute to Hold-Up Artist: "The train doesn't stop at Crimson Gulch any more." "No," replied Three-Finger Sam. "I'm afraid the town doesn't get much respect from the railroad." "Respect! Why, that railroad is clean terrified. Ever since the news got around that Stage Coach Charley had settled here that train jest gives one shriek and jumps out of sight." "Now, my boy, don't expect to work wonders in this world." "All right, dad." "You can get quicker returns by working suckers." "Why didn't you stay to ascertain how badly the man was injured?" demanded the judge. "Why," explained the chauffeur. "I knew I could find out from the daily papers." Distinction. Milly—Is this picture like your father? Tilly—Of course not, silly! It is like father when he had his picture taken.—Puck. Wood in a High Grade Violin. In a high-grade violin there are 65 pieces of wood of three or more kinds. GOOD HOUSEKEEPERS. Use the best. That's why they buy Red Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers 5 cents. Music lends expression to that for which the speech has no words.—Carmen Sylva. 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Plinkham's Vegetable Compound in dry form. I am happy to say that I am cured, thanks to your medicine and good advice. You may use my letter for the good of others." — Mrs. J. H. Breyere, St. Regis Falls, N. Y. There is absolutely no doubt about the ability of this grand old remedy, made from the roots and herbs of our fields, to cure s. We possess volumes of proof of this fact. tenile diseases. We possess volumes of proof of this is enough to convince the most skeptical. enough to convince the most For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham Compound has been the stand female ills. No sick woman herself who will not try this fa Made exclusively from roots has thousands of cures to its c Mrs. Pinkham invites to write her for ad guided thousands to health Address Mrs. Pinkha 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. Pierp's Appetite. P WANTS NO MODERNIZED BIBLE King James Version the Best of All Says Writer in Success Magazine. We are just old fashioned enough to take no stock in the modernized Bible which is shortly to appear, "coached in every-day language, with observable words and phrases eliminated." The King James Bible has done more to preserve the good old Saxon language and style, which are the best English literature has produced, than anything else. Instead of a movement to get us further away from that vignette simple, classic style, and in the interest of establishing the finest literary ideals possible to a people destined to use the curious hybrid which the English language has become, it would be more sensible to frown upon all efforts to improve on the King James Bible. It is the greatest treasure house, the spiration and teacher of good English that we possess.—Success Magazine Someone Might Get Hurt. Pietro had drifted to Florida and was working with a gang at railroad construction. He had been told to beware of rattlesnakes, but assured that they would always give the warning rattle before striking. One hot day he was eating his lunch on a pine log when he saw a big rattler coiled a few feet in front of him. He eyed the serpent and he gan to lift his legs over the log. He had barely got them out of the way when the snake's fangs hit the beneath him. "Son of a guna!" yelled Pietro "Why you no ringa da bell?"—Every body's Magazine. It is the unhappy man who monly sits down and thinks; the man gets up and does something—S. Street. ASSIST YOUR WEAK STOMACH ASSIST YOUR WEAK STOMACH Oftentimes the stomach needs some assistance in its great work of digestion and assimilation and an occasional dose of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will give that assistance better than anything else you might take. Its merit has been proven thousands of times in cases of Poor Appetite, Headache, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Costiveness and Malaria Disorders. Be persuaded to try a bottle today, Refuse substitutes. P. MAYNARD T is always dangerous to talk about the decadence of the race. For, looking at life as a whole, the human race is better than it ever good men, pursuing lofty ideals, is larger than it ever was before. The world grows better year by year. Yet there are dangers that are always threatening our hard-earned civilizations, and wise men will face them. At least, there are tendencies and habits that stultify us, that dwarf the mind, hinder us from high fulfilments, and stand in the way of character commensurate with our birthright as children of the great and infinite God. There is also danger that, while we gain over our predecessors in character and civilization, we lose what we have gained by the growth of degenerating customs of the mind. Rome gained immensely over all the ancient civilizations—but Rome fell. There is no doubt that we have gained immensely over all past civilizations. But we can fall, as Rome did. And it is harder for us to keep what we have gained. We need greater, nobler men than did even Rome, for we have a far more elaborate and complex civilization, a democracy which demands for its very existence men of both honor and great minds. America requires great men, serious-minded men, men who can think and plan and solve great problems, utter wise counsels, face great evils calmly and courageously, deal with the growing skepticism and doubt of many men. Danger What Threatens. But right in the face of this increasing demand of the highest civilization for greatness of soul, vigor of intellectual ability, concern for great problems in all the people, one of the greatest dangers that threatens our people is a consuming engrossment in little, mean, commonplace and petty things—things unworthy of great souls, to say the least, but also just the things that fall to breed the strong men the church and nation need today. In the midst of great problems we run after trifling pleasures. With a call to high thinking we deprive the mind of all power to grapple with great thoughts by feeding with scrappy and insignificant truth. In a time demanding the most heroic consecration we are dallying with sports. When great tasks are calling for souls religiously gifted, and prophetically inspired, we are forgetting God and God's thoughts and starving our souls on commonplaces. One has only to turn to two or three habits to see how real this danger is. Thus, the reading habit of today makes us sometimes seriously ask if the generation will not lose the power to think. For in our reading we want little, scrappy, short, piquant magazine articles that have neither intellectual grasp nor serious moral purpose. Subscribers complain of long, serious, logical, intellectually vigorous, abstract articles that call for mental exertion in the reader—the articles our fathers could both read and enjoy. They want the editorsials to do what little thinking appears in the paper. So, too, we are being deluged with little books. Short stories sell by the thousand, and little novels, with neither power nor deep and artistic interpretation of life, sell by the hundreds of thousand. Our religious productions are noteworthy for large type, wide margins and blank pages, and, with some notable exceptions, are very thin and watery stuff. Yet they are what the people buy and read. Where is the race of men who read great books and followed great theological, political, economic and literary discussions in the reviews of the last generation? Sometimes it looks as if the churches were yielding to this mental and moral inaneness when one reads the list of sermon topics advertised in the Saturday papers. So many of them are petty, dealing with little, trivial concerns, the titles evidently made catchy and sensational to entice a congregation of idle curiosity seekers. And what can the preacher do for them after he has got them with such topics? Often, too, we notice that the advertisement assures the reader that the sermons will be short. But the themes that make great, vigorous men and minds cannot be treated in fifteen minutes. Have our people lost the intellectual ability to follow a high, imperial line of thought for forty minutes, as once crowds hung upon great sermons by the hour?—Christian Work and Evangelist. Let Us Cook Your Breakfast! Serve Post Toasties "Blessed are the merciful." The unforgiving or unmerciful exclude from their own souls thereby the mercy of God. It is not that God will not have mercy, but it is true that man cannot receive mercy unless he himself be merciful. The forgiveness of others is the condition upon which Gor forgives us. The exercising of mercy toward others brings God's mercy to our own souls. "Blessed are the pure in heart." I am glad that it does not read, "Blessed are the great in intellect," or "Blessed are the rich in this world's goods," but "Blessed are the pure in heart." This brings the vision of God within the reach of all; for if all may not be rich or great, all can be pure in heart.—Rev. Robert Forbes, D.D. --- MUNYON'S PAW-PAW LIVER PILLS I want any person who suffers with bilipersis, constipation, indigestion or any other or blood aliment, to try my Paw-Paw Liver Pills. I guarantee they will purify the blood and pet liver, liver and stomach into a beautiful condition and will positively cure bilipersis and constipation, or I will refund money — Munyon's Homeopathic Home Medicine Co., 63rd and Jefferson Sts., Phila, Pa. PROCESS MEN $2.00, $3.00, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 WOMEN $2.00, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 BOYS $2.00, $2.50 & $3.00 STANDARD $4 FOR 30 YEARS They are absolutely the most popular and bestsheets for the price in America. They are the leaders everywhere because they hold their shape, fit better, look better and wear longer than other brands. They are positively the most economical shoes for you to buy. W. L. Douglas鞋 and the retail price are stamped on the bottom—value guaranteed. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE! If your dealer cannot supply you write for the Mail Order Catalog. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. TRY MURINE EYE REMED For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes and GRANULATED EYELIDS Murine Doesn't Smart—Soothes Eye Pain Juices Sell Murine EyE Remedy, Liquid, 25c, 50c, $1.00 Murine Eye Salve, in Aescape Tubercle, 25c, $1.00 EYE BOOKS AND ADVICE FREE NY MAIL MurineEyERemedy Co.,Chicago MEET IN CONGRESS AT ROME International Gathering of Foes of Tuberculosis to Be Held Late in September. Official announcement of the Seventh International Congress on Tuberculosis, which will include representatives from every civilized country in the world, has been made by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. The congress will be held in Rome from September 24 to 30, 1911, and will be similar in many respects to that held in Washington in the fall of 1908. The congress, which meets every three years, will be under the direct patronage of the king and queen of Italy. An American committee of 100 will be appointed as the official representatives of the United States. Meanwhile the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis is acting in that capacity and its office in New York will be the headquarters for the United States delegation. The secretary general of the congress is Prof. Vittorio Ascoli of Rome. As a direct result of the stimulus of the last international congress held in this country, the American committee will be able to report that the number of tuberculosis agencies in this country have been tripled in the three years. More than twice as much money is being spent in the fight against tuberculosis by private societies and institutions, and the appropriations of federal, state, municipal and county have increased nearly four-fold. It is estimated that nearly $15,000,000 will be spent in anti-tuberculosis work in 1910. Confusing. Craig Biddle, at a dinner in Newport, was describing the changing odds on the Jeffries-Johnson fight at Reno. "Eight to four and a half on Jeffries—nine to six the other way about—three to one and a quarter—it's rather confusing, isn't it?" he said. "In fact, it's almost as confusing as the two girls' talk about a secret. "Mary,' said the first girl, 'told me that you had told her that secret I told you not to tell her.'" "The nasty thing,' said the other girl. 'I told her not to tell you I told her.'" "Well,' said the first girl, 'I told her I wouldn't tell you she told me—so don't tell her I did." ^ A heart unspotted is not easily chanted.—Sharespeake. with cream or milk and notice the pleasure the family finds in the appetizing crispness and flavour of this delightful food. "The Memory Lingers" Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. Battle Creek, Mich. Do Not Little Interests Make Little Men? T is always dangerous to talk about the decadence of the race. For, looking at life as a whole, the human race is better than it ever was, and the proportion of Danger That Threatens. Our Merciful God. Faithfulness is its own fruit. Because of those ugly, grizzly, gray haire. Use "LA CREO/ E" HAIR RESTORER. PRICE, $1.00, retail. WARNING THAT WAS FAMILIAR Grocer Man Used Formula That Made Little Harry Long to Be Far Away. Mrs. Jones' favorite warning to her young progeny, when they were in mischief was that she would tend to them in a minute. "Tending" was accomplished by applying her open hand where it would do most good. When Harry was four years old he was sent for the first time round the corner to the grocery. In a few minutes he came trotting soberly back with the nickel still in his hand, but no bag of onions. "What's the matter?" asked his mother. "I'm 'fraid of the man,' he said, solemnly. "Oh, he won't hurt you," reassured Mrs. Jones. "Run along and bring the onions. I'm in a hurry for them." A second time Harry disappeared round the corner, and a second time returned without his purchase. "I'm 'fraid of the grocer man,' he explained, as before. "Well, what makes you afraid of him?" demanded his mother, impatient. "Why," answered the little fellow, "bofe times when I goed in, he looked at me, an' said, 'I'll tend to you in a minute.'"—Youth's Companion. FOR THE SKIN AND SCALP Because of its delicate, emollient, sanative, antiseptic properties derived from Cuticura Ointment, united with the purest of cleansing ingredients and most refreshing of flower odors, Cuticura Soap is unrivaled for preserving, purifying and beautifying the skin, scalp, hair and hands, and, assisted by Cuticura Ointment, for dispelling itching irritation and inflammation and preventing clogging of the pores, the cause of many disfiguring facial eruptions. All who delight in a clear skin, soft, white hands, a clean, wholesome scalp and live, glossy hair, will find that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment realize every expectation. Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout the world. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., sole proprietors, Boston, Mass. Send to them for the latest Cuticura Book, an authority on the best care of the skin, scalp, hair and hands. It is malled free on request. She Took No Chances. A happily wedded matron is the principal of an odd incident, which one of her "dear" friends relates. Before the matron's engagement to her present husband was announced, she met her "dear" friend on the street. The new matron was hurrying toward one of the large jewelry stores of the city. "John gave me an engagement ring," she explained, without a shadow of embarrassment, "and I am going down to see how much it cost. You see, I got the jeweler's name off the box," and she hurried out. The same friend said that another bit of information the matron got was the commercial standing of the prospective husband, which she secured by paying for a special report from a commercial agency. True Independence You will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who, in the midst of the crowd, keeps, with perfect sweetness, the independence of solitude—Emerson. Taken at His Word "Since you are so busy today," said the urbane journalist, "will you kindly tell me when and where I can meet you for an interview?" "Go to blazes!" exclaimed the irate politician. "Thanks, I'll consider it an appointment." How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarch that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarch Curse. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Toledo, O. the undersigned, hereby offer for the use of Hall's Catarch and believe him perfectly able to in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING. Wholesale Druskes. Toledo. Hall's Catarch Curse is taken internally, acting as a dealer in the catarch system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druskes. It Would Seem So. "What is it?" "Does Uncle Sam ever lose his collar button under the weather bureau?" Nothing of the Sort. "Have you any avuncular relations?" "Nary one. Ain't no disease of any kind in our family." TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking. The formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing it is simply Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine the dress out the malaria and the iron builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for 80 years. Price 50 cents. No man can justify censure or condemn another, because, indeed, no man truly knows another—Sir Thomas Browne. And we once heard of a man who wrote a book on "How to Get Rich" who had actually done it himself. "What, hasn't George proposed yet?" "No, what can you expect of a man who won't speed his automobile over fifteen miles an hour." Public Want Ads. Wanted—Several nice old gentlemen to represent us financially. Nothing to do but utter wise remarks and indorse dividend checks. Good wages, from fifty to one hundred millions a year. Wanted—A financier who will guarantee to keep us supplied with half-colleges and half-libraries while we supply the other halves. No experience required. Good rake-off. Wanted—At once. A large number of stockholders to take charge of our food supply and keep us from eating too much. No regular hours. Palm Beach in winter. Adfrondacks in summer. Wanted—A few select persons to represent us socially and do the things we haven't time for. No brains needed. All expenses paid. No worry. —Success. Saucy Soldier Shut Her Up Col. Robert C. Carter at a Nashville banquet was talking about campaign comrades. "Then there was Dash of Company A," he said. "Dash had the reputation of being the nastiest tongued man in the regiment. "It was Private Dash, you know, who, for foraging one evening on a rich estate, came accidentally upon the owner's wife, a grande dame in evening dress. "Dash asked her for food. She refused him. He asked again. But, still refusing, she walked away. "No,' she said, 'I'll give you nothing, trespassing like this; I'll give you nothing. My mind is made up.' "Made up, is it?' said Dash. 'Like the rest of you, eh?' Folled. He was very bashful and she tried to make it easy for him. They were driving along the seashore and she became silent for a time. "What's the matter?" he asked. "Oh, I feel blue," she replied. "Nobody loves me and my hands are cold." "You should not say that," was his word of consolation, "for God loves you, and your mother loves you, and you can sit on your hands."—Success Magazine. Perfectly Harmless A little girl of three years, whose father had bought her some firecrackers and skyrockets for the Fourth of July, wanted to know what they were for. On being told their purpose, she anxiously inquired if they would hurt anybody. When told they would not, she seemed relieved, and that night, when saying her prayers, she added: "An', Dod, don't 'oo be 'fraid of zem poppin' fings when zey make a noise tomorrow, 'cause zey won't hurt 'oo." Uncle Allen. "If you're getting old and don't know it," philosophized Uncle Allen Sparks, "you'll find it out when you go back to the town where you grew up and look around for the boys you used to play with when you were a kid." Cruel. Mrs. Benham—Every time I sing to the baby, he cries. Benham—He gets his ability as a musical critic from my side of the house. The sand is flowing out of the glass day and night, night and day; shake it not. You have a work here.—General Gordon. When Rubbers Become Necessary And your shoes pinch, shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, the antiseptic power in the feet. Curved tiled, rolling feet and takes the sting out of Corns and Bunions. Always use it for Breaking in New shoes and for dancing parties. Sold everywhere 2." Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. The years write their records on men's hearts as they do on trees—inner circles of growth which no eye can see.—Saxe Holm. When the yellow streak begins ta work out of some people they have a fit of the blues. By making use of the knowledge you have you will gain more. If you would keep your friends don't put them to a severe test. 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL-3 PER CENT Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS - CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral NOT NARCOTIC Recipe of Old Dr. SAMUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - Alice Fennan - Rochelle Salts - Anita Seed - Peppermint - Milcorbonate Soda - Worm Seed - Clarified Sugar - Windygreen Flavor Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Cassid Pitcher. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK. At 6 months old 35 Doses - 35 CENTS Guaranteed under the Food and Exact Copy of Wrapper. Beware the Dog! A family moved from the city to a suburban locality and were told that they should get a watchdog to guard the premises at night. So they bought the largest dog that was for sale in the kennels of a neighboring dog fancier, who was a German. Shortly afterward the house was entered by burglar, who made a good haul, while the big dog slept. The man went to the dog fancier and told him about it. "Vell, vat you need now," said the dog merchant, "is a leedle dog to wake up the big dog."—Everybody's. Sick Headache and Insurgition, as millions know. Small Pill, Small Dose, Small Price Genuine must bear Signature Great Good Worms Remembering Each Other. He sat on the sand at Atlantic City in a bathing suit. About ten feet away she was drawing pictures in the sand with a small brown forefinger. He noticed her complexion, her curves and the glint of gold in her hair. He wanted to speak, and yet—Finally he summoned courage and walked over to her. "Didn't I talk with you for about five minutes two summers ago?" he asked. "Two years ago," she said dreamily. "Two years ago—let me see—did I wear blue silk stockings?" DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES. Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them white as snow. All grocers, 5c a package. A soul occupied with great ideas best performs small duties.—James Martineau. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces in- mammation, allays pain, curbs wind colic. Zoe a bottle. A girl who sits and waits for a man to propose must feel a good deal like a cat that is watching a rathole. We are builders of our own charac- ters.—J. F. W. Ware. When it comes to finding fault, even a detective can make good. but a woman can tell the story of the suffering, the and the despondency endured by women who carry burden of ill-health and pain because of disorders andments of the delicate and important organs that are y feminine. The tortures so bravely endured compuset the nerves if long continued. Free's Favorite Prescription is a positive cure for ass and disease of the feminine organism. Despair and Despondency No one but a woman can tell the story of the suffering, the despair, and the despondency endured by women who carry a daily burden of ill-health and pain because of disorders and derangements of the delicate and important organs that are distinctly feminine. The tortures so bravely endured completely upset the nerves if long continued. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a positive cure for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a positive cure for weakness and disease of the feminine organism. IT MAKES WEAK WOMEN STRONG. kullays inflammation, heals ulceration and soothes pain. stones and builds up the nerves. It fits for wifehood and motherhood. Honest medicine dealers sell it, and we nothing to urge upon you as "just as good." cholic and has a record of forty years of cures. they probably know of some of its many cures. tells all about woman's diseases, and how to cure e-cent stamps to Dr. Pierce to pay cost of mailing a free copy of his great thousand-page illustrated adviser—revised, up-to date edition, in paper covers. 31 stamps. Address Dr. R.V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y. It lulls inflammation, heals ulceration and soothes pain. It tones and builds up the nerves. It fits for wifehood and motherhood. Honest medicine dealers sell it, and have nothing to urge upon you as "just as good." It is non-secret, non-alcoholic and has a record of forty years of cures. Ask YOUR NEIGHBORS. They probably know of some of its many cures. If you want a book that tells all about woman's diseases, and how to cure them at home, send 21 one-cent stamps to Dr. Pierce to pay cost of mailing only, and he will send you a free copy of his great thousand-page illustrated Common Sense Medical Adviser—revised, up-to date edition, in paper covers. In handsome cloth-binding, 31 stamps. Address Dr. R.V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y. For DISTEMPER and positive preventive, no matter how horrens any stage is infected Liquid given on the tongue, acts on the Blood and Glands; exerts the mind and body health. Cures the Hepatitis B virus and cysts selling live stock remedy. Cures La Griffe among human beings kidney remedy. Keeps $1 and $1 bottle. Keeps $1 and $1 a dozen. Cut out its side to your drugstore, will get it for you. Free Booklet, "Listenper, ures." 5 Special Agents wanted. EDIGAL CO., Chemists and Bacteriologists GOSHEN, IND., U. S. A. 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Try CARTER'S LITTLE CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS Purely vegetable. Act gently on the liver, eliminate bile, and otherwise dissolve membrane of the bowel. Care Construction, Bellows, best. "Cascaretas are certainly fine. I gave a friend one when the doctor was treating him for cancer and I gave him four pieces of a tape worm. He then got a box and in three days he passed a tape-worm 45 feet long. It was Mr. Matt Freck, of Millersburg, Maryland. He used it as a reins. I use them myself and find them beneficial for most any disease because by impure blood." Chas. E. Condon, Lewiston, Pa., (Miflin Co.) Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good. Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe. Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe. I use table stamped C C C. Guaranteed to cure or your money back. 923 STOCKERS & FEEDERS Choice quality; reds and roans, white faces or angus bought on orders. Tens of Thousands to spect a Satisfaction Guarantee. Correspondence Invited. Come and see for yourself. National Live Stock Com. Co. At either Kansas City, Mo., St. Joseph, Mo., S. Omaha, Neh. DEFIANCE STARCH—15 ounces to other starches only 12 ounces—same price and "DEFIANCE" IS SUPERIOR QUALITY. W. N. U., WICHITA, NO. 39-1910. SICK WOMEN WELL. Keeps the spindle bright and free from grit. Try a box. Sold by dealers everywhere. STANDARD OIL CO. Incorporated Pink Eye, Epizootic Shipping Fever 38338 Se 7713 ’ Official Directory Knights & Daughters OF TABOR <ZANSAS—NEBRASKA JURISDICTION NIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF 17—Western Queen, Ft. Scott, Kai : TABOR, | ee a eae aaa an! dees , 1910—GRAND OFFICERS—1911 REY. FRANK WILSON, C. G. M. Taborian Home, Route 8, Topeka, Kan. , ‘SIR D. L. TAYLOR, V. G. M. 1 29 E. Center, Salina, Kan. MRS. EMMA GAINES, C. G. P. 1170 Filmore, Topeka, Kansas. MRS. LAURA LER, V. G. P. Box 394, Weir, Kansas. SIR A. W. HOPKINS, C. G. 8. 321 Dakota, Leavenworth, Kan. MRS, SARAH W. FORBES, C. G. R. 717 “C” St., Lincoln, Neb. ‘SIR WILLIAM CORE, ©. G. T. 1120 Lane, Topeka, Kan. -MRS. BESSIE HALL, G. Q. M. 460 Horton, Ft. Scott, Kan. ‘SIR C. M. JOHNSON, G. P. P, {s+ 3330 Maple, Omaha; Neb. REV. M. WOOTEN, C. G. 0. 210 E. West, Hutchinson, Kan. MRS, PAULINE WOODFORK, C.G.Pr 823 Freeman, Kansas City, Kan. SIR W. N. MILLER, General Attorney 630 N. Main St., Wichita, Kansas sbtassiyicy Shanta Rev. Frank Wilson, C. G. M. 1—A. H. Richardson, Wetr, Kan., Sir ‘W. M. Watkins; 13 Fri. 3—R. H. Cane, Atchison, Kan., Sir Jno. N. Davis, 521 “L,”; 13 Fri, 4—Evening Star, Omaha, Neb., Sir S. R. Jackson, care Frye Shoe Store; 1-3. Mon. 5—St. Luke, N. Topeka, Kan., Sir Joe Walker, 1220 West (north); 1-3 ‘Thurs. 6—Humphrey, Omaha, Neb., Sir W. H. Jackson, 2515 N. 17th. 7—Mt. Nebo, Wichita, Kan., Sir. Rev. S. S. Washington, 1524 N Washington; 1-3 Fri. 8—St. Peters, Ft. Scott, Kan., Sir A. J. Bean, 309 Lowman; 1. Tues. 10—Mt. Horeb, Leavenworth, Kan, Sir Geo. Walker, 417 Kickapoo 11—Taborian, Wichita, Kan., Sir W. N. Miller, 630 N. Main; 14 ‘Thurs. 12—Moses Dickson, Parsons, Kan., Sir W. N. Williams, 220 Corning; 1-3 Thurs, 15—Silver Leaf, Salina, Kan., Sir J. ©. Brown, 246 S. Phillips; 13 Thurs. 17—Golden Gate, Coffeyville, Kan. Sir G. W. Roberts, 19—Mt. Tabor, Lawrence, Kan., Sir J. E. Hughes, 1313 N. J. 22—Barak, Oswego, Kan., Sir L. R. Wilson; 2-4 Mon. 24—Jas. H. Bedford, Cherryvale, Kan. Sir Rev. J. W. Warren, 218 E. ‘7th. 25—Washington, Kansas City, Kan., Sir J. H. Downs, 422 Haskell; every Friday. 69—Sunnyside, Topeka, Kan., Sir Peter Davis, 1008 Washburn; 13 Thurs. 60—Jeffersonian, Topeka, Kan., Sir U. S. Grant, 120 Kansas; 1-3. Mon. 72—Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., Sir E. D. Weaver, 1125 Saratoga. TABERNACLES. Rey. Frank Wilson, C. G. M. Mrs. Emma Gaines, C. G. P. 1—Queen of the West, Kansas City Kan, Mrs. Marit Wilson, 945 Everett, 1-2 Wed, 2—Golden, Iola, Kan., Mrs. Sarah Crisp, 615 S. Chestnut; 2-4 Sat. 3—Mt. Hope, Wichita, Kan., Mrs ‘Wm. Horton, 1825 N. Mead; 13 Fri. 4—Helping Hand, Cherryvale, Kan., Mrs. Sadie Campbell, 616 W. Ist; 1-8 Thurs, 5—Crescent, Atchison, Kan. Mrs. Hattie Montgomery, i15 N. Sth; 2-4 Fri. 6—Rebecca Ann, Ottawa, Kan., Mrs. Catherine Glasple, 128 N. Wa- bash; 1-3 Thurs. 7—Sunbeam, Saline, Kan., Mrs. Lil- Man Shobe, 437 S. 12th; 1-4 Fri. 8—Rebecca May, Coffeyville, Kan., Mrs. Laura Donnell, 410 B. 5th; 2-4 Fri, 9—Western Sun, Topeka, Kan., Mrs. Lulu Delley, 120 Kansas Ave; 1-3 Fri. 10—St. Maria, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. P. Henderson, 820 N. Y.; 13 ‘Wed. 11—Saba Meroe, Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. P. Woodfork, 823 Freeman; 13 Mon, > Y2—Golden Rule, Kansas City, Kan- sas, Mra. B. Johnson, 211 Stew- ar; 1-3 Thurs. 15—America Davis, Weir, Kan., Mrs. Maggie Stewart, Box 14;~24 Mon. 16—Silver’ Leaf, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. Lizzle Morton, 1308 Washing- ton; 1:3 Wed. 1i—Western Queen, Ft. Scott, Kan. Mrs. A. Master, 817 E. Wall; 18 Sat. 18—St. Marie, Omaha, Neb. Mrs. E W. Graham, 2112 Nicholas; 2- ‘Thurs. 19—Amelia Levels, Omaha, Neb., Mrs Ella Golden, 2302 N. 25th. 20—Maria, Ft. Scott, Kan. Mrs. P Johnson, 501 Hyman; 13 Fri 24—Charity Rose, Coffeyville, Kan.; Mrs. A. Garner, 704 E. 12th; 1-2 Wed. 28—Modern, Parsons, Kan., Mrs. D. Dorsey. 29—Crystal, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs H. La Tand, 407 Kickapoo; 14 Tue. 30—Victoria, Leavenworth, Kan., Mrs R. Rivers, 607 Second; 1-3 Fri. 34—Wichita, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. Sal lie Hall, 1024 Ohio; 1-3 Thurs 35—Golden Rule, So. Omaha, Neb. Mrs. Sadie Jones, 819 N. 27th; 13 Thurs. 37—Hutevator, Atchison, Kan. Mrs Mary Grosby, 119 Commercial; 18 Fri. 38—Covenant, Weir, Kan., Mrs, L. F Taylor, Box 394; 2-4 Wed. 52—Mt, Maria, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs Josie Wear, 807 N. Y., 2-4 ‘Thurs 63—Fair West, Kansas City, Kan. Mrs. Rosa Saunders, 610 N. J: [ 13 Fri. ‘71—Pearly Rose, Topeka, Kan., Mrs Susie O’Brieh, 1180 Buchanan 13 Wed. 85—Magdalene, Topeka, Kan., Mrs. F Hardiman, 1801 Kansas; 2- Wed. \ 91—Golden Sheaf, Omaha, Neb., Mrs Lula Rountree; 112 N. 19th. 92—St. Annis, Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. L D. Davis, 1029 Rose. 93—Macedonia, N. Topeka, Kan., Mrs S. A. Brown, 715 E. 11th; 14 Thurs. TENTS. Rey. Frank Wilson, C. G. M. Mrs. Bessie Hall, G. Q. M. 1—Golden Leaf, Leavenworth, Kan. Mrs. Jennie Nichols, 418 Third; 4th Sat. 2—Frank Wilson, F& Scott, Kan, Miss Emma Maxie, 411 Ransom. 3—Moses Dickson, Wichita, Kan. Mrs. B. Davis, 1135 N. Washing ton, 1-3 Sat. 7—Lone Star, Yale, Kan., Mrs. Calie Lewis. 11—Golden, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. Car rie Brown, 920 N. 10th; 2-4 Sat. 1l—Alice Tucker, So. Omaha, Neb., Mrs, f. M. Faulkner, 169 N. 3ist; 1-3 Sat. 11—Viola, Lawrence, Kan, Mrs. Mary | Brown, 325 Miss; 2-4 Sat. 14+Busy Bee, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. Aria Stone, 823 Main; 13 Sat. 15—Louisa Mae, Cherryvale, Kan. Mrs. M. E, Holt, 517 West Main. 16—Pearl, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. Anna Jones, 625 N. Wichita; 2-4 Sat. 17—Castle Rock, Weir, Kan. Mrs. H. H. Askins, Box 25. 18—Star of West, Salina, Kan., 0. A. Murrell, 20—John Wilson, K. C., Kan., Mr. C. D. Dalton, 1228 Barnett; 2-4 Sat. 21—Crystal, Leavenworth, Kan.; Mrs. Bila McKennis, 217 Sherman, 24 Sat. 23—Clinging Rose, Lawrence, Kan. Mrs. Ada King, 722 N. Y., 3 sat. 36—Pride of Topeka, N. Topeka, Kan., Mrs, Nannia Shaw, 905 N. Tay- lor. , 37—Pansy Blossom, ‘Topeka, aKn., Mrs. Jennie McAdoo, 1501 N. Lo- gan; 1-3 Sat. 45—Orange Rose, Kansas City, Kan. Mrs. P, Henderson, 312 Wash- ington; 1-3 Sat. 46—Mayflower, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. L. Herrold, 2205 N. 25th ;1-3 Sat. 44—Rising Sun, Atchison, Kan., Mrs. Mary Delley, 120 Kansas. 8—Golden Eagle, Iola, Kan., Mrs, Sarah Mayes, 20 Campbell. 5—New Hope, Coffeyville, Mrs. Ada Gilbert, 405 Santa Fe. 2-4 Wed. PALATIUMS. Rey. Frank Wilson, C. G. M. Sir C. M. Johnson, G. P. P. 1—Light of the West, Omaha, Neb. Fred D. Harly; 24 Fri. 2—Evening Star, Topeka, Kan., Ran som Taylor, 4th Thrus. 3—Moses Dickson, Atchfson, Kan. ‘W. H. Barnes, 4th Mon. 4—Queen City, Parsons, Kan., Le Haliday. 5—Jewell Wilson, Lawrence, aKn. Chas. H, Kuntz. G—Queen of Kansas, K. C., Kan. Milton Washington; 1-4 Thurs. NOTICE TABORS. If you do not receive the Search- light regularly or if the name of your Temple, Tabernacle, Tent or Pala- tium does not appear in this direct- ory, do not delay, buf notify me at once, W. N. Miller, Rditor, 630 N. Main, Wichita, Kan, OFFICIAL ORGAN, The Wichita Searchlight, 630 N. Main St, Wichita, Kan. Only $1.00 per year, f LOOK AT YOUR MANUAL. T lost my Manuel at the Omaha ses- sion; left it in the hall. Had name of ‘Taberian Temple No. 11 and W. N. Miller on front fly leaf. finder please return and claim reward. LoLok at your manuel. W..N. Miller, C. M., No. 11, 630 N. Main, Wichita, Kan, NEXT PLACE MEETING, ‘The Grand Temple and Tabernacle, ansas-Nebraska jurisdiction, will meet next in Coffeyville, Kansas on the second Tuesday in July, 1911. Bar WHY NOT PAV whar you owe to the Searchlight? ft is only a small sum, Cull at our office 630 N Main and save us from bothering you with a cul- ector. Ine] " CI EN by er chy Gia Yy THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR KINKY OR CURLY HAIR.IT'S USE MAKES ‘STUBBORN, HARSH HAIR SOFTER, MORE PLIABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO COMB AND PUT UPIN ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT. WRITE FOR TESTIMONIES, TELLING HOW THIS REMARKABLE REMEDY MANES SSHORT,KINKY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAVY. GEST POMADE ON THE MARKET FOR DANDRUFF, ITCHING OF THE SCALP AND FALLING OUT OF THE HAIR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, GET THE GENUINE, PUT UP IN 25¢AND 50¢ BOTTLES: with CHARLES FORD’S NAME ON EVERY _| PACKAGE. *S0LD BY DRUGGISTS. IF YOUR DRUGGIST CANNOT SUPPLY YOU,WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU DIRECT AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES, SMALL SIZED BOTTLE,25¢ LARGE SIZED BOTTLE.5O+ THE OZONIZED OX MARROW (0, 216 LAKE ST,DEPT!. 132 HICAGO,ILL. AGENTS WANTED. e The Quaint Beluga. Caviare can be made of the roe of any fish; but the principal supply comes from the sturgeon and the bel luga. The latter is about the most fcurfous fish in the world. It weighs up to 1,000 pounds and innab‘ts the raters of the swiftflowing Volga. It 18 so abundant that the natives of Astracan throw away the flesh— which {s whicer thap veal and very ‘aulnty—and preserve only the spawy, of which they sometimes take as ‘much as 200 pounds out of one fish. ‘This belluga lies on the bottom of the river at certain seasons and swal lows many large pebbles of great weight to ballast Itself against the force of the stream; that Is, the pebbles act as an anchor. When the flood subsides and the waters are less violent the belluga disgorges itself; that fs, it unballasts, hauls in its an- chor and swims about for provender. LEAD THE IDEAL SIMPLE LIFE. Finns Devote Summer Months to En- Joyment and Pursuit of Health, In Finland everybody lives the sim ple life in summer time. They camp out on islands, in the forests and al- ways somewhere near the water, for | everybody swims and bathes. Almost all classes sleep and eat al fresco at this time of year, and the town coun- ils of the towns in this progressive and altogether delightful little country provide public fireplaces and public bathing sheds in all places where the working classes go ip search of fresh air. But the simpfe life is by no means dull with the frisky Finns. They com bine it with a surprising amount of sayety. They eat, drink and are merry im their picturesque little log cabins outside the cities. When they are tired of bathing and splashing they dance, they sing, they watch fireworks and practice gymnas | tics, they all beconte like children and /afe the happiest, merriest, most good fatured, most easily pleased and most ‘healthy holiday makers in the world. ‘We might take many leaves from the Finns’ book.—Ladies’ Pictcrial, J. H. Sayles is going to make every body happy at (the Monday Night Dancing School at Masonic Hall, 615 N. Main street. _ Rey. J. T. Smith is on the sick list suffering from stomach troubles. | The friends of Mr. C. G. Hanson, proprietor of the Modern Dye Works at 110 St, Francis, wish him pros perity in his new role as a married man. Mr. Hanson was married Wed vesday. ‘The recent order of Chief of Police McPherson to rid Wichita of its float ite and idle Mexicans will meet with the favor of every good citizen. They ar ea menace to the town. The Searchlight is still doing busi ness at the same old stand, 630 N, Main St. Come up. Are you going to see everybody at the Monday Night Dancing School at Ma sonic Hall? EMANCIPATION DAY. The Emancipation celebration at Garfield hall, Thursday night did not, by far, come up to what the promoters had planned it to be. It had been planned not to have any “set” or “fixed” program for the evening, but to have short talks on the subject of the hour extemporaneously by several colored and white men who might be present in the hall. It was to be a kind of hert-to-heart talk meeting. By some means the rumor got afloat that it was to be a purely political meeting which had the effect of lessening the crowd. While it was not all that had been desired yet the promoters are not finding fault. Im order to give every one a chance to come out the admission fee was removed and the doors thrown wide open to all. Those who sought to discredit the meeting took this and circulated it as a sure sign of it being a political meeting— which it was not. Rey. W. H. Till- man acted as master of ceremonies and short tals were made by W. N. Miller, A. J. Adams and H. W. Mar shall. Although there was not a large bulging crowd out—the promoters have the satisfaction that not one per: son present had to pay one penny ad- mission fee. NEWTON. KANSAS. Last Sunday afternoon and evening a special educational program was rendered at the A. M. E. church for Children’s day. There were some fine papers read and solos rendered. 4 collection of $5.76 was raised. | When in Newton stop at S. Diek- erson’s Hotel, 1200 N. Main Street. | W. M. Coleman has a first class barber shop on Fifth St. Give him ja call. | Jess Coleman visited in Wichita Sunday. Miss Bessie Frame is attending High School in Newton. | John Rollins of Wichita is visiting among friends in Newton. | Mrs. Hazel Crow is visiting her mo- ther and friends in Newton. | Mrs. Maggie Caldwell and daughter left Saturday for Washington where she will join her husband and make their future home. | The N. U. G. club met at the home of Mrs. W. M. Coleman. Eight mem- bers answered roll call. Two inter. esting papers were read, one by Mrs. F. Cihlds, subject “Character the foun- dation of Fame;" the otherby Miss 'tossie Harris, subject “Life of Henry Ward Beecher.” Both papers brought forth a live discussion. The club ad: journed ot meet with Mrs. Martin on Monday, Sept. 26th. Sunday, Sept, 25th, is quartely meeting day at the A. M. E. church. Presiding Elder M. Wooten will be present all day. Rev. W. H. Garnett, | pastor of the Baptist chureh, will preach at 3p. m. | ‘The C. M. EB. Conference date has ‘been changede to Noy. 9th on account of their church not being completed in Kansas City where the conference is to be held. | The joint Social of the C. M. E. chureh, the 2nd Baptist church and the Band boys Thursday was nicely at- tended. $28.00 was realized by them. Mrs. W. M. Cole is on the sick list. i The I. R. A. Club met at the home of Mrs. U. S. Rickman Friday after- noon. < | Harry Warfield and Miss Coleman are reported as having been married. | Mrs. Frank Childs is suffering from ‘a severe cold. Mrs. Mary Hamson is on the sick list.7 Miss Fern Phelps who is a student of Western University left Tuesday for Quindaro where she will resume her studies. A Monster Loaf. Bakers in Germany are fond of mak ing odd experiments, the following be ing reported from Duisburg, ‘n West phalia, 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 whioh for size at least has surely raroly been equaled. Weighing no less than 180 pounds, it had a breadth af six feet amd a length of ten feet, anc was thus found sufficlent to supply i satisfactory afternoon collation to a | many as 600 beys and giris, ELDORADO NEWS. The Eldorado Fair is in progress at present writing and there is quite an increase in the colored population. | WIFE WANTED—Wanted a good wife; don’t want a divorced woman: ‘must. be a Christian woman not under 138. yrs. nor more than 50 yrs. old. ‘Don't want her for the wash tub or some one else’s cook kitchen; but want her to keep house for herself. have my own home and ame able to care for a good wife. RUEBEN WALLER, Box 292, Eldorado, Kansas. ORGANIZED ATHLETIC CLUB. , At a special call meeting of the young men members of the Y. M. C. |A. at the office of Dr, Bolden there was organized and perfected an auxil jary barnch to the Y. M. C. A. to be ‘known as the Y. M. C. A. Athletic Club, The purpose of this club is to promote féotball, basxetball and all other sports. Mr. Earnest Woodward was elected by acclamation as captain of the football sjuad, also Dr. Bolden as manager and Dr .Lawrence as treasurer and physician. There being just a small majority of the boys present who had signified their inten tion of joining the club, the election of officers of the club was postponed un: til a later date, Watch the Search- light for further notices. Mr. Wood- ward's lunch stand is the official head quarters. Capt. Sam W. Jones went to Hutch inson Thrusday on business and will return Saturday. Miss Beulah Morris, who has been ill is now able to be out again among her friends. Maylin Hall left Monday evening for Quindaro where she will attend Western University. Mrs. Mary Parks is making a visit to Ft. Scott. | Attend the Song Services on Sun- |aay evening 7:30 p. m. at the A. M. 'p, Chureh. ee | Mrs. Jeff Thompson. and son Homer returned home Sunday from a trip to Lawrence. The St. Paul Literary Society will meet next Wednesday evening, Sept. ;28th, at the A. M. E. Church. Every- ‘hody invited to come out. Mrs. J. Howard of Cleo, Okia., is visiting with relatives in the city. Mrs. Prudie Johnson will visit foc several days with friends in Oklahoma. Mr, and Mrs, Clarence Page of New- ton is visiting with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Frame. NOTICE KNIGHTS! Acording to ur by-laws from Octo: ber ist, to April 1st, each year Ta borian Temple No. 11, will meet at 8 p. m., each first and third ‘Thursday night. All Knights of this Temple will please take due and timely no- tice an dbe governed accordingly — W. N. Miller, C. M. Her Criticism. ‘The fiveyearold daughter of » Brooklyn man has had such a large experience of dolls that she feels her self to be something of a connoisseur in children, relates Lippincott's. Re- cently there came » reai beby Into the nouse. When it was put into her arms the five-yearold surveyed it with crlt- teal eye. “Isn't It a nice baby?” asked the | purse. . | “Yes, it’s nice,” answered the roung: | ster hesitatingly. “It’s nice, bit it’s wees I ala a Es 2a - a JUMPED AT NATURE'S BiDDing Would-Be Suicide Not complet Nerved for Final Parting. With a groan of despair be mady y bis mind to die. Ruined financially, and with net y ‘particle of hope for getting on ha feet again, he realized twat the oaiy chance for his family escaping paape, {sm and its attendant miseries tari jobtain immediate use of his ‘hear life insurance. Furthermore, if he lingered on by would be unable to pay the premium, on his policies, which unfortunately Were not old enough to carry then jselves, so that they would forthwit, lapse. | Death, therefore, was the only soy. ‘ton to the problem. It was a deckia the bitterness of which can only by j understood by those forced by ctreuy, stances to confront it. | He put on his hat and overcoat ant | went out of the house, lest the expre sion on his telltale countenance should betray to his loved ones his fell inte, ‘ton, While he was traversing the crowded streets he would consider the best and least suspicious modes ¢ consummating his purpose. If be could encompass it so that the thing looked to the world like an accident 80 much the better. here would then be no scandal. As he stepped from the curb t» cross the street an automobile, drimm ‘by @ reckless joy-riding chauffer, came tearing around the corner at te ‘rifying speed. And the energetic leap which tte would-be suicide made back to ty sidewalk out of harm's way wus caution, 41QH IN GIVILIZATION'S SCALE Jnknown Peoples of America Wh Have Porished Utterly. Between the region occupied of olf by the Aztecs and the realm far to the south over which the Incas ruled lies an immense stretch of territory, 4 ftousand miles long and 800 wits where the remains of unknown a wonderfal civilizations are being dt tovered, says a writer in Van Nov den's Magazine. This region extents from the northern boundaries of Pers to the southern limits of Costa Ris tm one section alono along the cout ot Ecuador six entirely unkaown cil tations were recently brought to light by Prof. Marshall H. Saville, and s vast collection of relics has bea brought to New York. This collectia ts to be the nucleus of a great Amer fean museum, which will represet the history of ancient peoples who a tained an extraordinarily high des s¢ civilization, yet whose very exit ence has been hitherto lost in » tiquity. ‘The famed marble chairs of Roms &t its zenith were not more symmw fleal or beautifully carved than thow ef one of these unknown civilizatiot No pottery of any ather ancient rut was more delicately patterned tha that found in vast quantities, Qumerous almost as pebbles, on th sites where these extinct peosiet dwelt. Their cloth was of truly ma velous weave; in beauty of “9! richnoss of color and fineness of w tare mo fabric of to-day surpasses & TO HESITATE LONG [8 TO FAK Successful Business Man Must Haw Attribute of Courage. Many a man fails because he dow not dare to take risks, to take tM initiative. When do you expect to do anythisg distinctive in life? When do you & pect to get out of the ranks @ mediocrity? The men who do origiail things are fearless. There is a lot dare in their make-up, a great dea! @ boldness. They are not afraid to ti chances, to shoulder responstbility, # endure Inconvenience and privatio. There never was a time when th quality ot courage was so absolutely indispensable in the business world as it is today. It does not matter how many success qualities you 70 sess, young man, if you lack courage you will never get anywhere. Not even honesty or perseverance Wil take its place. There {s no subs tute for courage. It does not matter how well lv cated you may be, or how good a trait” {ng you may have had for your Yow tion, {f you are a hesitator, it 7 lack that courage which dares to rill all om your judgmenz, you will new get atiove mediocrity. The men who stand at the tor their Iine of endeavor stand there vause they have the courage of the convictions. They had the cours to climb, had the nerve to underial# even against the advice of otheré~ Success Magazine, Pecullar African Race. There is a peculiar sort of peor 4tying in serthwest Rhodests. The? natives are smail of stature, with arse horns on their heads. The bn springs from the sealp. consists of native’s hair mixed with fat and 6% and is sometimes as much as 18 inchet jong. For the most part these Kafirt live on the great spen flats to be toasd on both sides of the Kafue river. TH butld their huts on the great ant ne#% which appear like hills scattered ot the flats. When the Kafue 's io #0 and the flats are changed (sto £7! lakes these people are safe is el huts on the ant heaps. Their cattle also take refuge on the aut bear which earn and mealies are iw growa