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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. TWELTH YEAR NEGRO AND THE CENSUS When the first census was taken in 1790, there were 1,903,332 persons living in the southern states, of which 677,275 or 35.6 per cent. were colored. In 1850, the population in the seven southern states included in the original census had grown to 5,861,201, of which the colored portion numbered 2,034,015, or 34.8 per cent. In other words, the ratio of the colored population in these states was still very nearly the same in 1850 that it had been at the first census, sixty years before. under the circums perform the work gro. Although the were landed at J as early as 1619, tury later befroe be seen in any la southern colonies, business, the Neg vantages which gr that he meets his homes and in the he knows the wan In the meantime, there had been added tothe seven original southern states, six others including western Georgia. In several of these new states, the proportion of colored people to white was much larger than it was in the older slave states. For example, the population of Alabama was 44.7 per cent. colored in 1850, and 48.2 per cent. colored in 1900. In Mississippi, in 1850 colored people represented 51.2 per cent. of the whole population; in 1900, 58.5 per cent. In Louisiana in the same year, the colored population was 50.7 per cent. of the whole and in 1900, 47.1 per cent. In western Georgia, colored people made up 55.7 per cent. of the population in 1850, and 43.9 per cent. in 1900. Florida's population was 46.0 per cent. colored. What part has this large portion of the population had in the industrial and commercial development of the southern states? In answering this question, we should bear in mind that the Negro people did not come to this country of their own free will. On the contrary, they were brought here against their will and at a considerable expense, in response to an economic demand—in other words, to furnish the labor necessary to perform the great and difficult task of settling a new country. What is true of the first Africans who were brought to this country is true to a very large degree of those who were born on this continent. The Negro did not emigrate from Virginia, Tennessee and other border states to the far south of his own free will. He went there because he was wanted. The reason that there are ten millions of people of African descent in the United States today is because, at the time when the Negro was brought to this country there was no other people and no other race which, under the circumstances, was able to perform the work as well as the Negro. Although the first Negro slaves were landed at Jamestown, Virginia, as early as 1619, it was half a century later befroe Negroes began to be seen in any large numbers in the southern colonies. In all lines of business, the Negro has certain advantages which grow out of the fact that he meets his customers in their homes and in the churches, and that he knows the wants and the standing of the members of his own race better than any one else is able to do. For this reason, I am inclined to believe that, as the Negro gains confidence in himself and his people, Negro business enterprises are going to enlarge and expand more rapidly in the future than they have in the past. More and more, southern white people are beginning to realize that the south can only go forward and prosper when all the people are brought to the highest level of efficiency in their labor, and when all the people are successful and contented. More and more also, the southern people are beginning to realize, that in the matter of law and order, in the matter of health, and in the matter of upright, moral living, the welfare of the whole community is more or less dependent upon that of its most humble citizen. From a recent article written by Booker T. Washington for the annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. FALL REUNION. The officers and members of Western Star Consistory No. 18, Scottish Rite Masons are making great preparations for their Fall Reunion which will be held December 7th, 8th and 9th, 1910. The Consistory is in better shape for this reunion than it has been since its organization two years ago and great interest is being manifested by all. It is expected that a large class of Master Masons in this and surrounding communities will avail themselves of the opportunity to receive the higher degrees in Masonry at this fall meeting. Ill. J. Walter Thompson, Commander-in-Chief, has already issued his proclamation and all Master Masons who contemplate taking these degrees should communi- cate at once with Ill. Dr. Arthur K. Lawrence, Secretary, 517 N. Main street, or with Ill. J. W. Thompson, Commander-in-Chief, 311 W. 9th St. Every Master Mason should have the Scottish Rite Degrees. The reunion will close with a big banquet on December 9th. The tillers of the soil are the pillars of any nation. As far back as we may wish to reflect we find that the most independent, happy and most wealthy people are those that own the land and make it produce their living and the living of the rest of humanity. All we eat, wear and have is the product of some one's land. If we could but place this fact before our people so that they would fully realize the importance and truth of this matter we would feel that the mission of all the Negro journalistic ambition would have been realized. on the Negro going to the country! Because there they are away from the more pronounced prejudice. Their minds are busy and there is profitable wor kalways for more hands than there are to do it. It is work that is strictly honest and therefore highly honorable, a work the results of which means the sustaining of all animal life. "An idle brain is the devil's shop," on the farm he has no work shop. His place is filled by "king toil." Then again the mind of the farmer has been the birthplace of scientists, merchants, statesmen, orators and soul feeling poets. All greatness is nurtured in the brain of the "men of the soil." There will be less cause of crime, namely less want, less sorrow, less grife, less insults and less of all the tendencies that lead men to do wrong and act hostile and regretfully. If one loves, it is pure simple godlike love, free from the jealousy of social extravagance and flirting rivalry. The killing of relatives to save from suffering and want will be unknown, the exciting to anger by over bearing white people will be unknown, thus the percentage of criminallyt will be lessened indefinitely. Immorality will be in time among our people extinct if they leave the city. The city is the seat of all immorality and all the tendency that leads that way. So that one greatest, we might say, of modern evils could find no place among the simple pure life of the happy country folk. Under such environments the Negro Farm Negro's Home NOVEMBER 26, 1910, Thur K. could be the leading race because they Main would be the most independent. Thompson, It would make little difference to a St. the farmer whether the law makers had have were Democratic or Republican. They The rebanquet too would have to eat the farmers' products and pay him his price for them. If it were not for politics the Negro would be more interested in the soil. But they seem never to learn that their chances for politics must call them from the soil and it can not call them from it until they go to it. God told Adam he must till the soil and by the sweat of his brown eat bread and man need not think God has or will take back his word. For Heaven and earth shall pass away first before one jot or tittle will be changed. Negroes in Catholic Parade. The Catholic Church taught the other good (?) white Christians, who believe in religion only for themselves, a lesson last Sunday afternoon. There were white and colored Christians in line, but they were Catholics, however, who believe in the black boy and girl as well as they do the white. The parade was an object lesson, no doubt, to the white Christians (?) committee that barred colored Sunday schools from parading with them last year. O, what a difference there was las Sunday. We wonder if the devil discriminates. No, we don't believe that he does. There is no discrimination in the hereafter. We congratulate the Catholic Church on its successful and non-discriminating Christian parade last Sunday. We, The Bee, has always said that there are some white people in this world who don't look upon all colored people as criminals. If we only could teach the white people that we have some good ones among us and that we do some good deeds, there would be a change in the religious and political atmosphere throughout this country.—The Bee. Mosaic Precautions. No one can fail to be impressed by the careful hygienic precautions of the Mosaic period. For example, consider how animals were divided into the clean and the unclean, the reason for this being that the priests,in preparing them for sacrifice, noted the presence of parasites in the flesh or insides of certain animals which were therefore to be avoided. Why Named. The old-fashioned name of bridegroom wasformerly given to the newly married man because it was customary for him to wait at table on his bride and friends on his wedding day. EX-SLAVE GIVES HIS FARM Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Colorado Springs, Col., Nov. 22. James K. Polk Taylor, a former slave, 71 years old, and his free born wife, Elizabeth Jane Taylor, have given 480 acres of land at Calhan, forty miles east of Colorado Springs, to the Charles Sumner Tuberculosis Association as a site for a national tuberculosis sanitarium for Negroes. The land is in the so-called dry farming belt and is worth $10 an acre. It is understood $300,000 will be spent in the sanitarium. The land was taken up many years ago by the Taylors and they will continue to live on it. MADE JOHN BROWN'S COFFIN. Charlestown, W. Va., Nov. 22.—The last of those who took part in the execution of John Brown, died here today. He was Louis P. Starry, 83 years old, the undertaker who made the coffin in which Brown's body was placed. Mr. Starry rode in the wagon with Brown from the jail to the scaffold and delivered the body afterwards at Harper's Ferry to Mrs. Brown and Dr. McKim. Mr. Starry lived here all his life. RECORD REVENUE RECEIPTS. RECORD REVENUE RECEIPTS. Only Playing Cards and Oleo Fail to Show Losses Show Increase. Washington, Nov. 22.—The government's receipts from internal revenue touched another high mark in October and showed increases in all sources but two, playing cards and oleomargarine. Receipts from the new tobacco tax were more than $1,000,000 greater than in September and the taxes on fermented liquors increased $500. STOP TRAIN TO LYNCH NEGRO. Masked Men Take Law in Hands While Passengers Look On. Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 22.—In the presence of the passengers, and crew of the train, Bob Matthews, a Negro charged with attacking Mrs. E. Snowden near Pensacola several months ago, was taken from a train at Gull Point by forty masked men this morning and lynched by the side of the railroad track. Miss Mone Overstreet who sings at A. M. E. church next Tuesday, will surely please all. Turn out and help the Y. M. C. A. boys. NO.33 One of the most elaborately arranged, extensively decorated and swell weddings of November was te pretty church wedding of Miss Lizzie Underwood and Mr. J. D. Reed which was solemnized at New Hope Baptist church Thursday night, November 24, at 6 p. m., sharp. The church was beautifully decorated in front of the altar was a silken-white canopy of tiny mountain-snow wedding bell. The effect was given to wedding colors. Potted plants and cut flowers completed the decoration. Mrs. V. C. Giffin received the presents and cards at the church. The wedding party arrived and marched in to the sweet strains of a wedding march played by Miss Albertha Lewis. The bride came in on the ar mof her father, Rev. Henry Underwood, and the groom was accompanied by Mr. Dunn as best man. These had been preceded by Miss Beckham, brides' maid, who carried a beautiful bridal bouquet, and by Mrs. H. Underwood the bride's mother. Rev. E. T. Fishback performed the ceremony. After the ceremony at the church the guests went to the country home of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Underwood wher ean elaborate wedding supper was served and congratulations extended to the happy couple. Spaeking of race uatronage reminds us. Some Negroes woh enter business and professional life only favor this as it applies to them. They fight every other race enterprise—yet want every one to give a boost for them. This is a two-sided subject and every fellow will surely have his day—Watch it. MRS. LIZZIE GREEN PASSES AWAY Mrs. Lizzie Green, aged 76, mother of Mrs. W. E. Whitted, died Wednesday morning at her home, 636 North Wichita street. She had been a resident of Wichita for twelve years. The funeral services were held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Whitted, at 500 North Water street, Thursday, at 2:30 p. m. Interment will be in Highland cemetery. Mrs. Green was born in North Carolina. GREAT COMING EVENT. One of the events of the coming holiday will be the Banquet and Banquet to be given by Mr. J. H. Sayles at Masonic Hall in honor of the Monday Night Dancing Academy. Tickets are only 65c each and are on sale at R. A. B. Crump's Tailor shop, 615 N. Main, Pete Coleman's Pool hall, 333 N. Main, and the Maxim Eye Drug store, 517 N. Main. Miss Goldie crutch also has tickets for sale. There are only a limited number of tickets left and all who wish tickets are urged to buy them early as there will be no tickets sold at the door. A Shattered Romance A True Story of the Secret Service By COL. H. C. WHITLEY, Former Chief U. S. Secret Service ```markdown ``` HE professional criminal's brain is a constantly working laboratory of the most ingenious plots for over-reaching the officers of the law. Ever awake, ever thoughtful and ever active—at glaring noontide as well as at black midnight—in the brown-stone front and lowly tenement—everywhere and at every HE professional criminal's brain is a constantly working laboratory of the most ingenious plots for over-reaching the officers of the law. Ever awake, ever thoughtful and ever active—at glaring noontide as well as at black midnight—in the brown-stone front and lowly tenement—everywhere and at every hour is this insidious enemy of social order wideawake and on the alert. It takes an acute mind and level head to content against and bring the ingenious criminal to the bar of justice. During our civil war counterfeiting blossomed into a fine art. It became almost omnipresent in every channel of trade and the government detectives were impotent to totally eradicate the evil, expose the plots and defeat the operations of these criminals, until some time after peace had been restored. To meet and destroy these vampires of society it was often necessary to resort to measures of seeming wrong, that good results might be obtained. One of the most ingenious criminals that fell into the hands of the secret service division during my official career was one Thomas Brownie, the son of a man of wealth, occupying a fine residence on an aristocratic street in New York City. Young Brownie was possessed of a handsome, refined face, slight figure, polished address and the self poise of a man thoroughly trained in the best circles. Reared under the tuition of a good and tender mother and supplied with every luxury by a kind and indulgent father, it seems quite unaccountable that he should choose to enter the society of criminals. On account of his expertness in dodging the officers of the law he gained the confidence of many of the leading counterfeiters and forgers of the country. When I first learned of him he was leading the life of a man of inexhaustible means. His extravagance in dress and living was in keeping with the man of millions. Through various sources of information it was discovered that he was handling counterfeit money in a wholesale way and that he was connected with what was then known as the Miner gang of "Coniackers." He had for some time been cute enough to deal in the bogus stuff in a manner to baffle the skill of the government officers. On more than one occasion when the officers thought him to be almost in their grasp, he would manage to elude them and disappear from their sight. The time came when neither the subtle ingenuity of his plans nor the wealth and respectability of his family served to shield him from the hands of the officers. He was a difficult man to capture, but notwithstanding his remarkable skill and adroitness he met his match at last. It was while at the height of his criminal glory and while he was daily strutting Broadway with the air of a man of unimpeachable character and inexhaustible wealth that evidence sufficient for his conviction had been gathered and brought to my office. I at once directed his arrest and plans were laid for his capture. At about the same time he suddenly disappeared from his usual haunts and the officers were unable to discover his hiding place. Whenever the officers sought him in a place where his presence had been reported they were always just a little too late. The man they were seeking had changed his location. When next heard of he would be in some other part of the city. In the course of time he was spoken of among the detectives as a will-o'the-wisp, as he was forever flitting about. Two secret service officers were detailed to keep a careful watch upon his father's aristocratic mansion. For weeks, night and day, this was kept up without success. The man we were in quest of never put in an appearance there. The only persons seen to go out and in were an elderly gentleman and a young woman of fine appearance, presumably his daughter. There were also two servants, neither bearing the slightest resemblance to young Brownle. One of the detectives employed in watching the house was a prepossessing young Italian. I will name him Louis Merito. He was well educated and of fine address. Watchful and of a nervous, sanguine temperament, he was nearly always sure of being the lucky one when sent with others to make a capture. Late one pleasant afternoon several days after the young Italian had taken a position near the Brownie mansion, an elegantly attired young lady was seen coming down the front steps of the house, carrying a traveling bag. She entered a carriage in waiting and it rolled away at a moderate pace. Merito followed on foot and was able to keep the carriage in view. When the young lady crossed the gang plank of the steamer "Providence," then plying between New THOMAS BROWNIE STOOD BEFORE ME! "IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME I THINK I CAN PROCURE YOU A STATE ROOM." "KEEP YOUR SEAT," I COMMANDED IN AN AUTHORITATIVE TONE. HE WOOED HER IN THE MOST APPROVED ITALIAN STYLE. York and Fall River, Merito was close at her heels. She stepped up into the grand salon and after moving about for a few moments, beckoned to a nut-brown chambermaid. When the servant came near the young lady opened a pearl inlaid portemonnaie, and taking from it a ten dollar bill, requested her to procure a stateroom and passage ticket to the city of Boston. A few minutes afterwards the champermaid returned and informed the young lady that the staterooms on the boat were all engaged. The young lady seemed greatly disappointed and said it was a sorry predicament for her to be placed in; and if the deep drawn sligh she uttered was an index of her feelings at that moment, she was not only greatly disappointed, but at a loss to know what to do. Merito, who was near at hand, was THOMAS BROWNIE STOOD BEFORE ME! "IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME I THINK I CAN PROCURE YOU A STATE ROOM." "KEEP YOU COMMANDED TONE." as kind hearted as he was enterprising, and upon the impulse of the moment he pushed himself to the front and with the politest of French bows, said: "Please excuse me, young lady, I am very much pained to witness your distress, and I should be glad to assist you. If you will allow me I think I can procure you a stateroom." In modest tones she thanked him for his kindness and confindedly offered him the ten dollar bill that had been returned to her by the chambermaf. "Never mind the money until I know what I can do for you." He thereupon went below. The sister, he thought, is not responsible for the sins of her brother; besides, the making of her acquaintance might give him a better opportunity for discovering the whereabouts of the man he was seeking. In his imagination he was sure that she was going to meet him. This was his opportunity, thought he. He would ingrate himself into the good graces of this young woman and if possible learn the whereabouts of her brother. The oily-tongued detective had no great difficulty in securing the coveted prize. Steamboat clerks are always wise enough to reserve an extra ticket or two for special purposes. When Merito returned to the grand salon and handed the young lady her tickets she was profuse in her thanks and expressed her deep obligation. As she held the tickets between her jeweled fingers she beamed a smile and displayed a set of pearly white teeth, encircled by a pair of ruby lips, and oh, such eyes! More sparkling even than the diamond 'solitaires that adorned her ears. The detective's heart was throbbing wildly. He could scarcely contain himself. It was a case of love at first sight. The hot blood of the Italian was surging to his head. He was quite bewildered. Collecting his scattered senses he was soon able to convince the young woman that he was a man of consequence, and that while their meeting was but casual, he was greatly delighted because of the opportunity offered to make her acquaintance. It was late in the evening when they bade each other good night with a promise to meet again on the arrival of the steamer at Fall River in the early morning. Merito had not only discovered that Miss Brownie was lovely and fascinating, but that she was frank, confiding and truthful. She had nothing OUR SEAT, I IN AN AUTHORITATIVE to conceal. He had learned everything. She was a young and sensitive malden who had courageously ventured from her father's home with the purpose of meeting a much loved but wayward brother. How, then, could he help sympathizing with her? Even though his representations in regard to himself were falsely made for the purpose of obtaining her confidence, he believed he was sufficiently shrewd to square himself with her at the proper time. As deception is oftimes a part of the detective's stock in trade, he thought there could be no great harm in it after all was understood. It seems that he told her the secret of his being the son of an Italian nobleman of great wealth and that he was traveling incoq to gratify his curiosity. While the story he told was wholly false, he was quite good looking enough and sufficiently genteel in appearance to bear out the statement. From what occurred it was apparent that the young woman herself was somewhat impressed and quite uncertain as to the true status of the detective. Her story as told to Merito appeared straightforward and truthful. Her mother was dead. Her father, although in the enjoyment of a large income, the result of frugality and well-applied business transactions, was bowed down with grief and very much broken in health because of the wayward course of her darling brother. He had been led astray by evil associates and was being pursued by the government officers, who charged him with dealing in counterfeit money. To evade arrest he had forsaken his --- home and fied to Canada, where she was expecting to meet him. Learning this, the detective was deeply interested, not only in the brother, but in the sister as well. Indeed, she was the most attractive person he had ever before met. To his mind she was everything that a woman should be. Wealthy, educated and affectionate, she was brave and romantic enough to venture out alone and battle the cold world for the purpose of redeeming her wayward brother. So gentle and unassuming did she appear that he was sure she had a heart overflowing with love. As these thoughts came meandering through his brain he saw in his eagerness the opportunity of his life. He would somehow be instrumental in saving the brother and thus win the fair girl's gratitude—perhaps her love. He felt sure that he could trust to her generous heart to forgive him for deceiving her by palming himself off as the son of a nobleman. When the couple arrived in Boston they went at once to the United States hotel, where they took breakfast together. The detective now thought Miss Brownie more fascinating than ever and at the first opportunity he threw discretion to the winds and began wooing in the most approved Italian style. Pressing his suit with an ardor more impetuous than conventional, he begged her to become his wife. It appears that her deep sorrow, her soft words, and above all, her tears, had quite bewildered him. Real beauty in distress was too much for the warm-blooded Latin, and he sur- HE WOOED HER IN THE MOST APPROVED ITALIAN STYLE. rendered unconditionally. In impassioned terms he declared his love and offered her his heart and hand. The young woman, although seemingly overcome, was altogether too modest to accept. Somewhat taken back by this premature declaration, she was sufficiently self-poised to assure him that he was pleasing to her and that she deeply appreciated his attention. But she could not take any decisive step in so important a matter without first consulting her father. She felt that it was her first duty to save her brother. To accomplish this she was ready to sacrifice life itself. Merito, never at a loss for a subterfuge, proposed to interest himself and secure a condonement of her brother's offense through the assistance of the Italian consul at New York. This ray of light was presented in fine Italian style and must have sounded hopeful to the ears of Miss Brownie. Her face now fairly beamed with joy as she assured him she would willingly give all she possessed in the world to effect such a result. She promised to marry him should he succeed in saving her brother from prosecution for his past offenses. The day following this I received at my New York office a letter marked "personal," which read as follows: "United States Hotel, Boston, Mass. "My Dear Chief: "I write to inform you that I arrived here this morning in company with the sister of Brownie. Through cunning I made her acquaintance and learned everything. She is on the way to meet her brother Thomas. She tells me that he intends to remain outside of the United States unless a compromise can be affected. She says he has offered to furnish information and will assist to break up the Miner gang of counterfeiters. If you will send me special authority and a guarantee that he will not be arrested I will go with his sister and coax him to come to New York. Please forward the papers to me here at once. "Yours respectfully, "LOUIS MERITO." The case was an important one and required my personal attention. If a compromise could be made that would result in the conviction of such men as Miner, I was anxious to make it. I chose to superintend it myself, and the next train that left for Boston took me with it. When I arrived there on the following morning I went directly to the United States hotel, where I met a thoroughly astonished Italian. He was much surprised at my unexpected appearance. I soon learned enough to place me in possession of the facts in the case so far as the detective was concerned. I then demanded a personal interview with Miss Brownie, which was soon arranged. After introducing me to the lady, Merito retired from the room, as had been previously agreed upon. I found myself in the presence of a tall and stately young woman, tastefully and fashionably dressed. She held in her hand a large fan which she wielded with consummate grace. I found her fully posted on the nature of my business. Inviting me to be seated, she began the conversation and explained to me her proposed trip to Montreal, where she hoped to meet her brother, Thomas Brownie. She had learned through a friend that her brother was anxious to quit counterfeiting and that he could, if given an opportunity, put the government officers in a position to arrest a number of leading counterfeiters. She did not know the particulars, but was sure that her brother would, if permitted to return to New York, render the government important service. She said that her father had nearly lost his mind on account of the action of his son and that he was ready to undergo almost any sacrifice and pay any reasonable sum of money for the purpose of saving his boy. What she said was quite reasonable, and after questioning her for some time I had about come to the conclusion that her offer, if carried out as promised, would be a good thing for the government. There were a number of counterfeits then on the market and I was exceedingly anxious to break up the gang by arresting its leaders and securing the plates. The Miner gang had first and last cost the government a considerable sum of money. While talking over the details of the proposed surrender I stepped to a window and raised the shade, upon which the sun suddenly shone forth, lighting up the room and casting its bright rays fully upon the face of the lady before me. Drawing my chair a little nearer and more in front of her I was enabled to look her straight in the face. My eyes resting on hers seemed to disconcert her. She blinked and turned her head. I straightened up a little and stared at her. She started to rise. "Keep your seat," I commanded, in an authoritative tone. At this moment I saw defiance mingled with terror in her eyes. At first I had noticed nothing in her appearance or actions to create suspicion. As was quite natural, she now seemed excited. This might have been attributed to a disturbed condition of her mind on account of the actions of her brother—a natural sequence under the circumstances. She again turned towards me and the sun shone upon her face. I at once detected the work of an artist skilled in the use of shades of paint. I noticed, too, that her hair had not the glossy appearance of natural growth. I was quite sure she was in disguise. "Before this business goes any further," I said, "I want you to remove your false hair and wipe the paint and powder from your face." As I arose in front of her she started up with an indignant glare and attempted to push me away. In a flash I reached for her chignon. Giving it a quick jerk, its fastenings gave way and it rolled on the carpet. There was no longer any use for concealment. Thomas Brownie stood before me. The game was up. There was no more room for dodging. He began peeling off layer after layer of his feminine apparel. When he had fully disengaged himself from his dressmaker's outfit he opened his traveling bag and proceeded to clothe himself in masculine attire. Merito, who had during this interview remained in the hall, was now requested to come into the room. I handed him a pair of handcuffs and Brownie immediately put up his hands to receive them. He was completely done for and offered no further resistance. In taking the trip on the steamer "Providence" and playing the part of a fascinating woman, it was not surprising that Brownie was able to dupe the detective. As a gifted impersonator he could reproduce to a nicety the tones and modulations of the detective's voice. His description and imitation of the impassioned love scene that took place between himself and Merito was very entertaining. Brownie was too crafty and gifted a criminal to run at large. He was put on trial, convicted and sentenced to the Albany penitentiary for a term of fifteen years. Merito was so chagrined and overcome on account of his escapade with Brownie that he lost his assurance and was unable to face his fellow officers. The last I heard of him he was on the Pacific coast. Qualit Ideas and Expressions Recorded as Having Been Rendered by Coroner's Juries. Referring to a verdict recently given by a coroner's jury that death was "caused by the medical evidence," the British Medical Journal says: "This verdict may be added to those cited in the report of the select committee on death certification, where Dr. Ogle is quoted as saying: 'One verdict came before me a little time ago which was this: 'A man died from stone in the kidney, which stone he swallowed when laying on a gravel path in a state of drunkenness.' That was given as a verdict. I thought some joke had been played, and I wrote down about it, and found it was an absolute fact. Another one is like this: 'Child three months old found dead, but no evidence whether born alive.'" These novel judgments recall that an up-state newspaper not long ago spoke of taking a murdered man's "post-mortem" statement. Kidding Worse Than Cutting. Talk about making good with your friends, a New Orleans man told everybody he knew that he was going to Philadelphia for the dual purpose of seeing the world's baseball series and having a slight surgical operation performed. Reaching this city, he consulted a specialist, and was told that an operation was not necessary, "But, doctor," the New Orleans party urgently interposed, "it must be done." "Why must it?" wonderingly queried the surgeon. "Because," was the startling rejoinder of the southern man, "I told all the boys at home that I was going to have an operation performed, and if I don't make good they will kill the life out of me."—Philadelphia Telegraph. Sweetest Success. "What's the sweetest kind of success?" "That which you achieve by acting contrary to the advice of your friends. A bachelor girls' club is an association of women who think they are more likely to get husbands by pretending not to want them. Women seem to live faster than men. Many a man has lived to flirt with the daughter of the woman he came near marrying. A MONK "Lame Leg Well" "I wish to say that I have used Sloan's Liniment on a lame leg that has given me much trouble for six months. It was so bad that I couldn't walk sometimes for a week. I tried doctors' medicine and had a rubber bandage for my leg, and bought everything that I heard of, but they all did me no good, until at last I was persuaded to try Sloan's Liniment. 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"Don't you think a pretty girl etenographer adds a great deal to the attractiveness of an office?" "I suppose she does, but I can't dictate to a woman somehow. I's pose it's because I have been married so long." Couldn't Do It. "I can't stay long," said the chairman of the committee from the colored church. "I just came to see if you wouldn't join de mission band." "Fo de lan' sakes, honey," replied the old mammy, "doan' come to me! I can't even play a mouf-organ."—Lippincott's. How would you like an unbossed and lobbyless legislature for a change? "Don't Argufy" A single dish of Post Toasties with sugar and cream tells the whole story— "The Memory Lingers" Postum Cereal Company, Ltd. Battle Creek, Mich. The American Home WILLIAM A. RADFORD Editor THE HOME OF THE MAYOR Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience, Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is without doubt, to the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago, Ill., and only can close two-cent stamp for repair. The design shown in connection with this is a simple Colonial dwelling in cement plaster. It is planned according to the best approved modern ideals, both as to its outward appearance and the arrangement of the interior. Following out the idea that the home is made to live in and should be designed and arranged for the comfort and convenience of the family rather than to conform with the old accepted notions of house planning. it has become very popular the last few years to move the large elaborate porch, that used to grace the front of the house, around to the side or even to the rear. This is in accordance with the new idea that the large porch is a good thing to really use, not simply a pretentious ornament for the street front. The large porch today is very apt to be screened in in the summer time and surrounded with glazed sash in the winter and made comfortable for real use as a living room or a dining room. For these purposes it is obvious that the location at the street front would very seldom be satisfactory, except of course in the case of very large grounds where the house can be set some distance from the street. With the living porch placed on the side or toward the rear, on the other hand, privacy and comfort may be had even on the average-sized city building lot. With the transference of the large porch away from the front the entrance porch has been reduced to very small terms, it being usually merely THE HOME OF THE MUSEUM a small canopy to protect the doorway. The design illustrated here is a good example of this. Nothing could be more attractive or home-like than this little cement plastered Colonial house. The interior is just what one would expect from the interesting nature of the exterior. The reception hall is only partially separated from the living room by means of a set of square pillars with a railing. Book cases are built in to form this rail on each side of the center pillars, making a very attractive and useful First Floor Plan. feature. The living room is at the right of the reception hall as one enters. Straight ahead is the small vestibule opening onto the grade entry and the kitchen. The labor-saving advantages of this arrangement will be appreciated by any housekeeper who has lived in the ordinary house where it is necessary to run through all the rooms in getting from the kitchen to the front door to answer the bell. The dining room is conveniently arranged, both with respect to the living room and the kitchen. A large butler's pantry separates it from the latter. The rooms are all exceptionally well lighted and are both comfortable and homelike. On the second floor four bedrooms and bath are found. There is a good supply of closet space, also a useful built-in case for linen in the upper --- hall. The attic space under the roof provides for storage space, servant's room, etc. The cost of this eight-room house is estimated at $3,000, though it might run slightly more than this in some localities. The cost would depend, of course, on the style of finish and fixtures selected. The material used in the construction of this house is cement plaster on metal lath. This is a form of construction that has been very popular during the past five years and has been thoroughly tested on many important pieces of work. There is every evidence that properly applied it Second Floor Plan. forms a warm, enduring, weatherproof wall, having the additional advantage of being fire-resisting. The cost is not excessive, being slightly more than for the ordinary clapboarded or shingled walls, but less than for brick veneer. It has been pointed out that in the long run the real expense is less than it would seem, for the large expense needed for painting to keep a frame building in good appearance is largely done away with for the cement plaster. Considerable discussion has been carried on among the architects and practical home builders as to which THE HOME OF THE MAYFIELD MUSEUM form of lath is best suited for exterior cement plaster work. Some claim that wood lath is more durable; others claim that only metal lath should be used. There is little doubt that if high grade, well-cured wood lath could be used such would be thoroughly satisfactory in every way. Unfortunately, however, much of the lath now sold is of such poor quality that it will scarcely hold together while being nailed in place. Expanded metal or wire lath has proved thoroughly satisfactory on many important jobs. It has the great advantage of being fire-resisting and when the cement plaster work is properly applied and made water-proof there is little danger from rust. The house shown here has been especially designed to make use of the advantages of cement plaster or stucco walls. The prospective home builder could not fall having good results when using such a plan as this. Temptation The Agent—This house is very cheap, madam. Only one thousand a month. The Lady (doubtfully)—Well, I don't know; that seems rather more than we can afford. "Well, I tell you what I'll do. I deliver a morning paper free as long as you are in it. I'll have you put up free at the post office and present you with a box and I'll renew your gas tips when you need them." "How alluring! We'll take it!"—Life. Diplomatic. "Do you believe," said the stern member of the board, "in Solomon's eminently wise and proper method of using the rod?" "Yes," said the sentimental member, "do you advocate the brutality and degrading influence of corporal punishment?" "I believe," replied the expectant teacher after a moment's thought, "that if any child has ability, it should be whipped into shape." Penelope and a Burglar By CLARISSA MACKIE (Copyright, 1810, by Associated Literary Press.) At the church clock struck one, Penelope sat up in bed with a wildly fluttering heart. For the first time in her life she was face to face with a deadly fear. Some one was stepping to and fro in the adjoining room and under the crack of the door there was a line of light. With awful distinctness came the recollection that Bridget was spending the night in Jersey City with a sick relative. Her father could not have returned from Chicago, for she had talked with him over the telephone at nine o'clock. She was all alone in the apartment and quite defenseless against the intruder in the next room. At almost any instant he might open the door; it was unlocked. She slipped noiselessly to the floor and peered through the keyhole into the lighted sitting room. The man looked the red slipper and then a ling sternly at him. "you were a lady Raffle a note of doubt in his have any right here to hear your explanat ly gave me to under ment was quite vacant "Mrs. Bradly!" ga "Do you mean to say der Bradley told you would be vacant?" "Mrs. Bradley said would be vacant," he ly; "I happen to be brother and she sent cure a small package ing desk, but—" Penelope's brown e ing now and her upil the words on her lips. "This isn't Mrs. In a line with the keyhole was her writing desk and before the desk sat a man trying first one and then another key in the lock. Penelope saw a broad back, a line of white collar and bronzed neck and close-cropped black hair, and made a quick deduction of character. "A desperate ruffian—just out of prison—probably has several murders to his credit!" She breathed sharply as the man's key grated in the lock and the desk lld swung down into place. "My diary!" gasped Penelope, indignantly. "No—he hasn't touched it—he's probably looking for money. Oh, dear! What shall I do?" She arose and looked from the window in the vain hope that she might attract some policeman or owlish householder; but the uptown cross street was quiet as befitted its elegant neighborhood. The electric light on the corner sputtered and sank into momentary gloom. Penelope shuddered as she heard a movement in the next room. The burglar was opening the drawers of the desk leisurely. There were two modes of egress from the room; one into the narrow corridor and the other leading to the sitting room where the burglar sat. A darling thought came to Penelope Farnum and she put it into immediate action. It was plain that she could not call for help or leave the apartment without detection; the telephone was in the sitting room and the door that led from her bed chamber into the corridor squeaked dismally. With resolution born of the emergency, Penelope thrust her feet into slippers, shrugged herself into her big fur motor coat, buttoning it closely over her hanging golden braids. Over her head she pulled a cloth traveling cap, and this, with the addition of the huge motor goggles, completed a disguise that was intended to intimidate the maudra. The only available weapon was one of her Indian clubs, and, grasping this firmly in her right hand, Penelope softly opened the door into the sitting room. The burglar was engaged in touching a lighted match to a cigarette, and Penelope started at the stern, handsome profile outlined against the dark background of the desk. Her heart stood still as the man turned quickly and tossed the burned match into a brass tray on the table. For an instant they stared at each other, Penelope at the slowly rising figure of the man, his fine gray eyes wide open in surprise, one hand holding the cigarette. In turn, he stared at the slight little figure, enveloped in fur coat, cap and goggles, with a pair of ridiculous red Turkish slippers on her feet and wispes of golden hair straggling from under the cap. The man opened his mouth to speak, but Penelope's indignation had got the better of her fright. She swung the club menacingly. "Whatever you say will be used against you!" she cried, excited, and then, consolous that she had said something quite absurd, a delicious wave of pink spread over her cheeks. His involuntary smile restored her self-possession. "What are you doing here?" she demanded, coldly. "I was about to ask you that question." He leaned carelessly against the desk, watching her with curious eyes. "You are—a female burglar—I presume, madam?" "I—a burglar!" gasped Penelope, "The insolence! Leave this apartment at once." She stamped her foot with such energy that one little red slipper sailed airily toward the intruder. With a quick gesture he bent and caught it on one hand. "This will serve as clew," he said, regarding it thoughtfully. "A clew—to what?" Penelope curled one rosy foot under the fur coat; her cheeks were crimson now with mingled anger and embarrassment, and, recklessly, she tore off the obscuring goggles. "To—your identity," said the man, somewhat lamely. He was staring at Penelope with thoughtfully knitted brows. "Where have I seen you before?" he burst forth, suddenly. "In the rogues' gallery, I suppose," retorted Penelope. "Now, my good man, I do not care to listen to your nonsense any longer; if you do not leave this place immediately, I shall—I shall—scream for assistance." The man looked thoughtfully at the red slipper and then at Penelope gazing sternly at him. "I really thought you were a lady Raffles," he said, with a note of doubt in his voice. "If you have any right here I shall be glad to hear your explanation. Mrs. Bradly gave me to understand the apartment was quite vacant." "Mrs. Bradly!" gasped Penelope "Do you mean to say that Mrs. Leander Bradley told you our apartment would be vacant?" "Mrs. Bradley said her apartment would be vacant," he corrected, mildly; "I happen to be Mrs. Bradly's brother and she sent me here to secure a small package from her writing desk, but—" Penelope's brown eyes were dancing now and her uplifted hand halted the words on her lips. "This isn't Mrs. Bradly's apartment," she said, sweetly. "It's on the floor below—underneath this one!" He stared incredulously at her. "Why—I couldn't have made such a mistake," he said, helplessly. "Have you ever been to Mrs. Bradly's apartment?" asked Penelope. "No—she described it to me and gave me the key, and as the elevator was not running I walked up. We're all staying down at Breezehurst, and we motored up for the theater—the rest of the crowd are down at the door in the car! By Jove—how could I make such a mistake?" He glanced apprehensively at Penelope and then at the writing desk, littered with letters and packages from the pigeonholes. "You're awfully untidy," complained Penelope, as she crossed the desk and tucked the letters back in their places. One envelope she held toward him; he read the address and gave it back. It was now his turn to redden. "I don't know what to say, Miss Farnum," he murmured, contritely. "You must think me silly to break into your rooms here and ransack your desk and then accuse you of being a burglar! I—I really didn't know what a fool I could make of myself till this night!" "You should feel encouraged," said Penelope, wickedly. "You're really doing very well, indeed!" An automobile horn brayed impatiently in the street below. "I must go—they are waiting for me, Miss Farnum. I'd like to bring my sister upstairs to assure you that it is all a mistake, you know." "But I do believe you, Mr. —?" Penelope founderied helplessly. "Drayton—Jack Drayton," he sald. "I suppose you know my sister Peggy well?" "Yes, indeed—Peggy and I are great friends—in fact I was going down to Breezehurst for the week-end." "Was?" he repeated, anxiously. "I am going," corrected Penelope, denurely. "Then I can make my apologies all over—it's awfully funny, but I know I've seen you before, Miss Farnum." "Peggy has my picture—we were roommates at college." "The little violin girl," he said, dreamily; and then his face colored and he laughed boyishly. "I always liked that picture—but I didn't recognize you in that disguise!" All Peggy said was a simple "Good night," but as he rattled down the stairs to the floor below he whistled softly to himself. And Penelope locked the door and went back to bed; but she slept never a wink the whole night through. Morning found her propped among her pillows with dreamy brown eyes. "I shall take the pink evening gown—it's the most becoming frock I've got. How foolish of me to have thought he looked like a burglar. Why, he's splendid!" New Vessel of Warfare Nev. Vessel of Warfare. It is said that the British admiralty has decided to build an experimental, motor-driven battleship, propelled by an internal-combustion engine. Naval engineers have long had their eyes on this type of engine as the ultimate form of power for naval vessels, and experiments have been carried on with the gunboat Rattler with satisfactory results. A battleship, equipped with such a motor, would have no boilers, stokers, n.r. smokestacks, except such vents as are necessary to carry off the products of combustion, and it is asserted that such a vessel, if successful, would, by the economies effected in weight, space, and cost of working, and by the additional speed due to the absence of smokestacks, render all vessels of the present Dreadnought type obsolete. Danger In Street Music. There is danger in street music. The other day the street organ outside the shaving saloon stirred the barber's tongue. "Odd how it is they get those catchy tunes," he said. "I find myself 'umming 'em without knowing it. And I've seen a gentleman here clipping a customer's 'air to the tune—Snap—snapety—snip—like that.' This writer started up, half shaved, and requested the barber, who hovered with the razor, to send outside and tell the street organ to play something that wasn't syncooped. OWES HER LIFE TO Lydia E. 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"You see, their papa used to work for a opera man."—Newark News. AN EFFECTIVE HOME MADE KIDNEY AND BACKACHE CURE Easily Prepared Medicine Which Is Said to Regulate the Kidneys and End Backache. To make up enough of the "Dandelion Mixture" which is claimed to be a prompt cure for Backache and Kidney and Bladder trouble, get from any good Prescription Pharmacist one-half ounce fluid extract Dandelion; one ounce Kargon Compound and three ounces Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla. Shake well in a bottle and take in teaspoonful doses after each meal and again at bedtime. Those who have tried it say it acts gently but thoroughly on the Kidneys and entire urinary system, relieving the most severe Backache at once. A well-known medical authority recommends the prescription to be taken the moment you suspect any Kidney, Bladder or Urinary disorder or feel a constant dull Backache, or if the urine is thick, cloudy, offensive or full of sediment, irregular of passage or attended by a scalding sensation; or for too frequent urination during the night. This is a real harmless vegetable mixture which could not cause injury to anyone and the relief which is said to immediately follow its use is a revelation to men and women who suffer from Backache, Kidney trouble or any form of Urinary disorder. This is surely worth trying, it is easily mixed at home or any druggist will do it for you, and doesn't cost much. THE SEARCHLIGHT Established in 1898. W. N. MILLER, Editor. Residence 1401 West 23d Street. Office: 630 N. Main Street. Residence Phone, Market 1641. Office Phone, Market 2438. Phone your news items to us. "To Live and Let Live" is Our Motto. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Strictly in Advance. 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Address all matter for publication into The Wichita Searchlight 639 N. Main street, Wichita, Kansas. Sixth. Any erroneous reflection on the character, standing or reputation of any person which may appear in this paper will be gladly corrected if brought to the attention of the editor. SEND YOUR NEWS IN EARLIER. HYPOCRITICAL LEADERSHIP. The Negro race here nor at any other place cannot hope to get very far up in the business, commercial or professional world until the race finds leaders who are pure at heart. Men and women who are leaders from the lips only are doing the Negro, as a race, far more harm than good. Too long already has the Negro press been silent and permitted these double-dealers to spue out from the mouth their words of deception and the very next day practice something entirely to the contrary. If it must come to a show down and prove who the leaders really are—the sooner the better. It's up to the Negro press to expose to a fair-minded and fair thinking race who are the race Judas's, and "let the chips fall where they will." How can it be expected that Negroes can maintain and operate grocery stores, drug stores, and kindred businesses if they do not receive the patronage of the race? How can Negroes be maintained in professions and trades if they do not receive the patronage of the race How can Negroes engage successfully in banking and mercantile businesses, if they do not receive the patronage of the race? The rank and file of the Negro race is true and is willing to help support race enterprises—the great obstacle in the way is these deceptive Y.M.C.A. CONCERT A. M. E. Church, Tuesday Eve. Nov. 29 Miss Marie Overstreet "The Kansas Mockingbird" General Admission 25c. No Reserved Seats "mouth leaders"—men and women who from the rostrum and other public places are loud in the proclamation of "race love" (?) yet at heart they are far from it. What the race needs most is men and women who will take a stand "for" or "against" race enterprises and stand there and have the hardihood to make their position plain and public. Shall our boys and our girls be forever doomed to be "kitchen mechanics" and "stable hostlers' simply for the want of true men and women as race leaders? It seems so. As soon as some Negro seems to rise a bit above the average of his race he seems to forget the ladder by which he climbed and is found on the other column. As soon as such Negroes get "on their feet" every other Negro who is in any kind of business is wrong and this "big Negro" can find excuses thicker than saw dust. Such hypocricy—such shamming!! In order for the race to prove to the world its capabilities the race must first rid itself of such hypocritical leaders. LOCALS THE RESUME OF THIS WEEK Summ your news notes and lose ings to Gift Bask Main Street R.A.B.CRUMP TAILOR Everything in the line of Tailoring. Work Guaranteed. Masonic Building 615 N. Main Wichita, Kan Mrs. Dr. F. O. Miller lef Sunday morning for Xnia, Ohio, in answer to a telegram bringing the sad news of the death of her mother, Mrs. Celia M. Upthegrove, who died early Sunday morning. She will be absent several days. Y.M. CONC A. M. E. Church Tuesday Miss Marie "The Kansas General Admission 25c." Every Master Mason who has not received them should secure the Scottish Rite degrees at this fall's reunion. Write or ask Dr. A. K. Lawrence, Secretary, 517 N. Main, about the terms. DRESS-MAKING and PLAIN SEWING Mrs. Jas. Talbort, 704 N. Market St. Attend the Monday night dancing academy. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sayles have purchased the 50 feet and four-room residence at 1626 N. Topeka Ave. This is a very desirable piece of residence property and they are to be congratulated on their purchase. Rev. S. E. Newell, of Cumberland, Tenn., spent Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Wichita as the guest of Rev. J. E. Edwards, pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. church. He preached two very able sermons at that church Sunday morning and evening. While in the city he made many friends and was also a welcome visitor of the Searchlight. He left Tuesday morning for Reno, Nev., where he has been assigned a charge. Rev, J. E. Edwards, pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. church, is meeting with very good success in his work. HIS APOSTLES AND THE MEN OF OLDEN TIME How They Received Spiritual Messages. How They Healed the Sick. How They Performed the Seemingly Wonders. All persons interested in the philosophy and Phenomenom of Spiritual Manifestation. How to Voyance, Clrinaudence, Independent Spirit Voices, Spirit Writings, Thought Transference, Curing Diseases by Laying on of Hands, Casting out Evil Mental, Magnetic and Spiritual Healing also White and Black Magic should send for this wonderful book. It is absolutely FREE. A KEY to BIBICAL AND HERMETIC TERMS. CORDED THEREIN. How may protect himself from worries, sickness and evil influences. Every soul on Earth should have one. Written by a minister for you. YOU need it. Free. Contact us. OF OCCCUT AND DIVINE SCIENCE. Topeka, Kansas. Dept. 7 P Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson, Mr, and Mrs. Jeff Sanford and Miss Marguerite Sanford were the pleasant guests at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. M. . McKelley last Sunday Eve. They ate watermelons, country fried chicken and other equally good eatables always found at the McKelley home. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson went out on the new Interurban car line. Each had a most delightful time. Mr. and Mrs. T. Bailey of Arkansas City spent Saturaday and Sunday in Wichita the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. G. Banks of 900 E. 9th. Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Miller engaged the fine automobile of Mr. Thos. Glover which carried Mr. and Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Thos. Bowers to the Miller country home where all were the guests of Mrs. Miller at a toothsome dinner. Mrs. and Mrs. Bailey left via Santa Fe Sunday eve for their home in Arkansas City saying they had a fine time. THEATRE MAID GIRLS. Mrs. Mattie Young, 603 N. Main, will instruct a limited number of girls in the profitable art of "Theatre Maid Girls". These girls wait on the women actresses at opera houses and get good pay—besides many opportunities for travel. It will pay some of our girls to call and see Mrs. Young at her residence, 603 N. Main. Secretary J. G. Wiley of the colored branch of the Y. M. C. A. is doing some good work for the short time which he has been in our city and deserves encouragement. Attend the Song Services on Sunday evening 7:30 p. m. at the A. M. E. Church. C. A. CERT Sunday Eve. Nov. 29 Overstreet Mockingbird " No Reserved Seats SANDWICHES and COLD DRINKS 509 N. Main St. WOODWARD & BUTLER, PROPS. — SEE THEM — HOTEL ORIENTA. Mrs. L. Olden has rented the property at 529 North Wichita street and has opened the Orienta hotel. Every room has been neatly papered and furnished up to a queen's taste. The beds are nice and clean and the rooms well ventilated. If you want a nice, clean, sanitary place to room and board, give Mrs. Olden a call at 529 North Wichita Street. The Searchlight is still doing business at the same old stand, 630 N. Main St. Come up. A number of visitors from Guthirle and Langston, Okla., was in the city on Thanksgiving Day. They came up with the football team which played here that day. W. P. Miller of Denver is in the city and has decided to locate here. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Dade made a visit with friends in Valley Center Sunday. Do you trade with one of our advertisers? Dr. A. K. Lawrence Office Phones 517 N. Main St. Bell4634 DISEASES OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN A SPECIALTY Dr. F. O. Miller Physici'n & Surgeon Office Hours Bell Phone 9 to 11 2999 2 to 5 Wichita 7 to 8 Kansas. 513 N. Main St. All calls answered promptly Day or Night. Obstetrics and Diseases of women A Specialty Dr. H. T. Bolden DENTIST IS 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. G. MUELLER UNDERTAKER BOTH PHONES 325 WICHITA KANS 142 N. MARKET For Everything In Building Material SEE BOTH PHONE 496 J.H. TURNER WICNITA, KANS. 333 to 347 WEST DOUGLAS W. S. Henrion Druggist 501 North Main Street Wichita - - - - Kansas Subscribe and pay for the Wichita Searchlight. It is only $1. for a whole year. Try it. METZ'S LUMBER IS IT? Largest yard under shed in the state. Best grade of lumber to select from. Choicest finishings, posts, shingles and everything in the lumber line. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT Low and Easy to Meet. Let us figure next Lumber Bill. Yards and Office 3rd and Main Streets. The members of the W. T. Vernon held their meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Hester Brown. Mrs. L. H. White is nidisposed this week with la gripe. Mrs. Lizzie Green, the mother of Mrs. W. M. Whitted, was stricken with paralysis Wednesday at her home on N. Wichita street and is reported to be seriously ill. CULP'S MEAT MARKET 241 N.MAIN ST. Beef, Pork, Lamb, Mutson, Veal Pig Tails, Ch Bones, Fresh Pigs Feet and Chitterlings, Fish, Cat Fish, Halibut and Salmon. Fresh pip Oysters. Heinz Pickles, and Baked Beans P. T. CULP, Prop. Main St. Both Phone ade with our Advertiser Thebest Beef, Pork, Lamb, Mutson, Veal Pig Tails, Chin Bones, Fresh Pigs Feet and Chitterlings. Fresh Fish, Cat Fish, Halibut and Salmon. Fresh Sealship Oysters, Heinz Pickles, and Baked Beans P. T. CULP, Prop. Both Phone Trade with our Advertisers Grocery Department WE SELL FLOUR WE SELL MEAL WE SELL LARD WE SELL MEAT WE SELL POTATOES fact, we sell everything kept in a First-Class dictionary. WHY CAN'T WE SELL TO YOU? Makin Eye Drug Co. St. Main St. — Wichita, Kan — Bell Phone 239 GEN'S IMPERIAL FLOUR MILK — CORN MEAL — BREAKFAST FOOD With thirty-five years MILLING EXPERIENCE in Wichita, our products are the best that can be produced. Made from the best selected grain only, put up in Special Packages. OUR GROCER: See that you get IMPERIAL IMBODEN MILLING CO. Wichita, Kansas PROCERIES, MEATS and General Merchandise carry a full, fresh line of Staple and Fancyeries and the choicest Fresh and Salt Meat our stock of Dry Goods, Men, Women and children's Shoes cannot be excelled in quality at price. Free Delivery In fact, we sell everything kept in a First-Class Grocery. WHY CAN'T WE SELL TO YOU? Makin Eye Drug Co. 517 N. Main St. - Wichita, Kan - Bell Phone 239 IMBODEN'S IMPERIAL FLOUR GRAHAM - CORN MEAL - BREAKFAST FOOD With thirty-five years MILLING EXPE- RIENCE in Wichita, our products are the best that can be produced. Made from the best selected grain only, put up in Special Packages. ASK YOUR GROCER: See that you get IMPERIAL THE IMBODEN MILLING CO. Wichita, Kansas --- GROCERIES, MEATS We carry a full, fresh line of Staple and Fancy Groceries and the choicest Fresh and Salt Meat Our stock of Dry Goods, Men, Women and Children's Shoes cannot be excelled in quality or in price. Free Delivery Tapp & Hanshaw - 257 North Main Phones 257 Best for Bread and Biscuits Wichita's Best Flour Kansas Milling Company Wichita, Kansas Groceries and Meats Fresh Fish Every Friday and Saturday It exctls in every respect, — color, flavor and pounds of bread per barrel. MADR BY WATSON MILL CO. 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 1730 Office and Hospital 236 K. Market St., Wichita, Ks. B. F. McLean, President J. M. Moore, Vice Pres. W. R. Tucker, Vice President C. W. Brown, Vice Pres. V. H. Branch, Cashier The Fourth National Bank Capital $200,000.00 Surplus $125,000.00 Directors: W R Tucker, W E Jett, R L Holmes, S B Amidon, J M Moore, B. F. McLean, A. G. Houston, C. W. Brown, J. W. Metz, E. T. Battin Henry Lassen, V. H. Branch. A General Banking Business Transacted Vertical M. O. RUTHRA Custom Grinding and Corn Shelling 814 North Main Custom Grinding and Corn Shelling cur Specialty -- Prompt Delivery 814 North Main Wichita, 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 on 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. CHITTERLINGS, Catfish, Hamburger and am Sandwiches for sale at harry Walker's Cafe, 957 N. Mead every Saturday. Anyone desiring these sauces are requested to call. 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. 215 N. Market St Wichita, Kan RENT—Nice three room cottage West 23rd St. Only $6.00 per month. Apply to W. N. Miller, 630 N. Main St. Phone Market 1641. Dealers in All of PYR, GRAIN, FEED POUTRY SUPPLIES Phones .... INDEPENDENT 690 BELL .... 2135 I Mills UFF, Proprietor g cur Specialty -- Prompt Delivery Wichita, Kansas WIFE WANTED—Wanted a good wife; don't want a divorced woman: must be a Christian woman not under 38 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. I have my own home and am able to care for a good wife. RUEBEN WALLER, Box 292, Eldorado, Kansas. U E Murray's Reliable Nerve Balm Murray's Reliable Antiseptic Salve Murray's Reliable Perfumes These Goods Have No Equal They are pleasing hundreds of people and will please you. J. H. MURRAY & CO. Sold by Dealers Wichita - - Kansas FORD'S HAIR POMADE 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 UP IN ANY LENGTH THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT. WRITE FOR TESTIMONIES, TELLING HOW THIS REMARKABLE REMEDY MAKES SHORT, KINKY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAKY. BEST POMADE ON THE MARKET FOR DANDRUFF, ICHING OF THE SCALP AND FALLING OUT OF THE HAIR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, GET THE GENUINE, PUT UP IN 25* AND 50* BOTTLES FOR CHARLES FORD'S NAME ON EVERY PACKAGE. • SOLD 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, 50* THE OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 216 LAKE ST. DEPT. • CHICAGO, ILL. • AGENTS WANTED. --- The ladies of the Home Cooking Club met at the residence of Mrs. W. M. Bowers, a program was rendered. Vocal solo by Mrs. C. A. Glover; paper by Mrs. Grant Ewing; subject, "The Cuts of Beef and its Uses"; instrumental solo by Mrs. E. C. Hicks. After the program the members were invited to the dining room by the hostess. The dining room and table were artistically decorated in the Thanksgiving design. MENU. Veal Stew, with Oysters June Peas Mashed Potatoes Hot Dish Members present: Mrs. Frank Wilkins, Mrs. E. C. Hicks, Mrs. W. H. Jones, Miss Jennie Wheeley, Mrs. Thos. Glover, Mrs. Will H. Jones, Mrs. C. A. Glover, Mrs. Grant Ewing, Mrs. W. M. Bowes. The Club will meet with Mrs. Dr. G. G. Brown. DIRECTORY OF COLORED WOM AN'S CLUBS OF WICHITA, KAS. The Mother's Aid Club. Meets every Friday at 1 p. m. Ladies invited to meet with us. Mrs. W. N. Miller, Pres. Mrs. P. Johnson, Sec. NOTICE TO PUBLIC. Wichita, Kan., Nov. 10th, 1910. The public is hereby notified that one Nathan B. Copeland is not in anywise connected with The Wichita Searchlight and is not authorized to receive money or wrok for us. He has been this day discharged for cause. Anyone having money, work or news items intended for the Searchlight will please take notice. Respectfully, W. N. MILLER, Editor. SKATING RINK. Messrs. Wm. Howard and A. T. Brown have opened a skating rink in Covington Hall, 517 N. Main. The rink will be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. The Searchlight is doing more job work now than it has done at any time in its history in Wichita. In order to meet its growing business in the Job Department the management is from time to time adding new type faces, new cuts, new borders, etc. The Searchlight appreciates the job work of its patrons and is prepared to give them the best on the market at the lowest prices. We will appreciate your next job in that line. There are only a few more tickets left for the Christmas Ball and Barquet, on Monday night, Dec. 26th. Better buy your tickets now. Every large fortune is a tree which has its roots struck in the misfortunes of millions. We have been so badly fooled in some men and women that we have had to stop and look at them and say to ourseyes—what a wonder. Women's clubs are all right—but their members should not get so enthused that they forget about the comforts of home and poor little "clu' less' hubby. In such a case "hubby' might have to "get" a club. A little absence now and then is relished by the best of husbands. Life. The Literary Society at the A. M. E. church on last Wednesday eve had a large attendance. The Mock Trial was an attractive feature. The case Miss Irma Clark versus Leo Frame will be continued until the next term of court, which will be held next Wednesday eve, Nov. 23rd. All are extended a cordial invitation to come out. THEY SAY that the Christmas Ball and Banquet of the Monday Night Dancing school on Dec. 26th will be the SEASON'S SWELLEST. Better get your Ticket now. GROWING BIGGER The attendance at the Monday night Dancing Academy is growing larger and more interesting each week. Last Monday night Prof. Hartman paid the school a visit and introduced three new dances. He paid the school quite a compliment. Prof. Hartman is at the head of the Hartman Dancing school in the Cone-Cornell building. WAS NOT A BEAUTY LECTURE Timid Little Woman Found Herself Seeking Dress Hints at Federation of Club Women. "The conservation of the natural resources of this country is one of the paramount issues before the American people today and—" The, speaker adjusted her nose glasses, raised her eyes confidently from her manuscript to meet the expressions of approval from the thirty or more clubwomen of Iowa, says the Des Moines Register and Leader. It was a stupendous statement and well worth readjustment of one's pose for the dramatic effect. The speaker, who stopped now and then to look up from the script, was neatly but severely tailored, her hear was brushed carefully and not unbecomingly from her high brow. There was not a curl nor a ripple of a marcel wave. Higher education was writ large. A little woman on the back seat in common clothes, seamed face and hard hands fidgeted and looked startled at such an intellectual outburst. "Excuse me, mum," she ventured timidly, as she nudged her neighbor, "Is this Mme. Xo's beauty lecture?" "It is not," was the grim rejoinder. "It is the annual meeting of the official board and chairmen of standing committees of the Iowa Federation of Club Women." "Mercy!" ejaculated the woman out of place. Then she "scooted." RARE FORMS OF MARINE LIFE Beaked Whales and West Indian Echinoids Are Described in the Bulletins of the National Museum. The United States National museum hsa issued two bulletins in the quarto series. Of these the first, Bulletin 73 is "An account of the beaked whales of the family Ziphidae in the collection of the United States National museum, with remarks on some specimens in other American museums," by Dr. Frederick W. True, head curator of the department of biology in the United States National museum. The beaked whales are among the rarest cetaceans and of the three genera only specimens representing about 100 individuals are known. The three genera in the family Ziphidae are Mesoplodon, Ziphius and Beradius, and to the discussions of these with their individual species Doctor True has devoted his attention. The second of these bulletins, No. 74, is "On Some West Indian Echinoids," by the well known authority, Theodore Mortenson of the Zoological museum of Copenhagen, Denmark. Of special interest in this bulletin is the list of North American and West Indian Echinoids, which he has carefully compiled from the specimens obtained by the Blake and the Albatross. The bulletin is beautifully illustrated by 16 full-page plates of these interesting forms of marine life. Strength in Advancing Age. Strength in Advancing Age. To Hugo the years that bend and weaken and wrinkle the genius of the master seem but to bring fresh strength and energy and beauty. He ages like the lions. His brow, seamed with August furrows, rises under a mane larger, thicker, more bristling and more disheveled than ever before. His yellow eyes are like suns within caverns; when he roars the other animals are silent. Or, changing the comparison, one might liken him to an oak that dominates the forests; its enormous wrinkled trunk bursting into leaf, its branches might as trees. Its deep-reaching roots drink of the sap of the heart of the earth, its head almost touches heaven. In its vast foliage the stars shine at night, the birds sing at dawn. It braves the sun, the tempest, the wind, the thunder and the rain. The very scars of the thunderbolt have added to its beauty something formidable and superb.-Gautier's "Portrait of Victor Hugo." Roughing It. James J. Hill, at one of the Conservation congress banquets in St. Paul, told a railway story. "When sleeping cars first came in," he said, "the bedclothes in the berths were very scanty. On one of these early cars one night after everybody had turned in and the lights were low a loud voice called from an upper berth: "Porter, got a corkscrew? "The porter came hurrying down the aisle. "Boss,' he said, in a scandalized tone, 'we don't allow no drinkin' in the berths. It's against the rules." "Oh, it ain't that, porter, the voice answered. 'I just want to dig out a pillow that's sort of worked its way into my car.'" The Worm. "I insist upon an allowance of $500 a month—not a penny less!" he cried. "Absurd! That's more than I pay my cook," she retorted with curling lip. "Then get your cook to dance attendance at all manner of boresome affairs; to give you the face to do what an unmarried woman never dares do; to be always at hand yet out of the way; never to mind no matter how you choose to conduct yourself—in short, to be a husband to you in the modern sense of the term!" he flared out defiantly. She perceived that the worm had turned. "Hush!" she implored, and reached for her checkbook—Puck. 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. PATENT ATTORNEYS WASHINGTON, D. C. Ygienic Restaura 513 North Main Street C. C. Hickerson, Proprietor Open from 6 a. m. to 12 p. m. Short Orders At All Hours. Dinner 2 Chas. B. PATTON Merchant Tailor 605 North Mai · Street First-Class Making of Men's Garments, cleaning, Pressing, and Reparing A Special ous Attention Bell Pho Restaurant On Main Street Person, Proprietor a. m. to l2 p. m. All Hours. Dinner 25c PATTON nt Tailor Mai Street of Men's Garments, and Reparing A Specialty Bell Phone 3055 Hygienic Restaurant 513 North Main Street C. C. Hickerson, Proprietor Open from 6 a. m. to l2 p. m. Short Orders At All Hours. Dinner 25c Chas. B. PATTON Merchant Tailor 605 North Mai Street 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' t ork a Specialty. Suits Pressed 50 Cent C. G. Hanson, Proprietor Independent Phone 1286 Red St. Francis Ave., Bell Phone 27355 Wichita, Kansas We Are Not Tooting Our Own Horn DYE WORKS Dyeing, Pressing, Repairing, Cleaned and Blocked. Ladies' fine Pressed 50 Cents anson, Prop. Red Bell Phone 2735 Wichita, Kansas Tooting Your Own Horn 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 We Are Not Tooting Our Own Horn But simply stating a fact when we say The SEARCHLIGHT is prepared to do your JOB PRINTING. Try Us and See. No Job Too Large No Job Too Small Office 630 North Main Street Hotel Oriental 529 North Wichita Street Furnished Rooms and Board. Every Room Furnished, Well Lighted and Heated Insient A Specialty. Phone, Market 1 Orienta Wichita Street board. Every Room Newly Lighted and Heated Phone, Market 1689 Furnished Rooms and Board. Every Room Newly Furnished, Well Lighted and Heated MRS. L. OLDEN, Prop. Wichita, Kan. AM ABSTRACT IN NORTH-WEST CORNER OF THE COURT HOUSE Bonded Abstractors STRACT CO. T CORNER OF THE HOUSE Abstractors DEAM ABSTRACT CO. IN NORTH-WEST CORNER OF THE COURT HOUSE Bonded Abstractors Subscribe For Searchlig published Every We $1.00 PER YEAR rchlight Every Week ER YEAR Only Published Every Week Only $1.00 PER YEAR Only ```markdown ``` TO MEET IN OKLAHOMA CITY GOV. HASKELL CALLS SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE. The Proclamation States That Public Welfare Prevents Meeting in Guthrie. (Guthrie, Oklahoma—Gov. Haskell came here by motor car and remained just long enough to issue a proclamation convening the legislature to meet in extraordinary session at Oklahoma City at noon, November 28, to locate permanently the capital of the state. The purpose of the session is to affirm by legislative enactment the capital removal, which the state supreme court recently declared was void. In his proclamation Gov. Haskell said: "By reason of the necessity to permanently determine and settle the location of the state capital, and to carry out the expressed will of the people as declared in said election, an extraordinary occasion exists within the meaning of the constitution requiring that the legislature be convoked in special and extraordinary session. In my opinion the public welfare requires that said extraordinary and special session shall be convoked at Oklahoma City." In not calling the special session to meet at Guthrie, which the state supreme court says is the seat of state government, Gov. Haskell acts under a provision of the state constitution which says that he may convoke the legislature at or adjourn it to another place, when in his opinion the public safety or welfare, or the safety or health of the members require it. The condition is imposed, however, that "such change or adjournment shall be concurred in by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each branch of the legislature." MAY REGULATE COLD STORAGE Senate Committee Will Recommend Inspection of Products Going in and Out. Washington, D. C.—Senator Heyburn, chairman of the senate committee on manufacturing, is working upon one of the most important reports which will be made at the winter session of congress. This is the finding of the committee inquiry into the cold storage conditions of the country. It was learned that the committee's report would follow in a general way the recommendations by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry. His testimony served as a basis for the investigation. This means that the senate will undertake to regulate the inspection of products going into and coming out of cold storage warehouses. It has been shown by the testimony before the committee that frozen food products begin to decay almost immediately after having been thawed, and it is possible that a provision will be incorporated in the bill providing that cold storage food be deemed adulterated if not sold in the frozen state. The same provision as to the storage of eggs is being considered that will govern the storage of poultry and fresh products. It was said that the maximum period for the storage of eggs will be less than for other products. A PLOT TO SMUGGLE WOOLENS The Frauds Being Discovered May Amount to More Than the Stealings of Sugar Trust. New York, N. Y.—That the smuggling frauds perpetrated by the wool merchants will outrival by many millions the sugar trust peculations, was the assertion made by Assistant United States District Attorney Wise, who had charge of the government's case. He said that the arrest of ten or more prominent New York merchants was pending and that developments would uncover a gigantic plot to smuggle woolens into this country from France and England. THE DUMA HONORED TOLSTOY After a Wrangle the Body Adjourned for the Week as a Mark of Respect. St. Petersburg, Russia. The duma adjourned out of respect for Count Leo Tolstoy. The decision was reached only after a wrangle, the members of the extreme right contending that to honor the memory of Count Tolstoy would be to challenge the Greek Catholic church. It also was asserted that the Duma was a state institution to which the count was especially opposed. Kansas City, Missouri—Frank H. Rogers, inspector of the unemployed, finished his first week's work and in that time has obtained jobs for 231 men whom he found in the North Side out of employment. The Women-Attack Asquith. London, England—Premier Asquith was assaulted by suffragettes in the precincts of the house of commons and was saved rough handling only by the prompt arrival of a strong body of police. Burr Company Cleared $15,000,000. New York, N. Y.-The members of the Burr company, who were arrested for fraudulent use of the mails, are said to have cleared $15,000,000 through the sale of various mining and oil stocks. He is always the first one to come when I call. The Big TurKey is gone. Not that great big one! F. Pox CHICAGO EVENING POST MEXICO OFFICIALS ASSURED PROFESS TO BELIEVE REVOLUTION CAN BE CRUSHED. Declare That Trouble Has Come From Small Uprisings Which Were Quickly Suppressed. Mexico City, Mexico.—The wholesale assassination of prominent government officials was the aim of a plot said to have been revealed by documents found in the house of a revolutionary leader. Foreign minister Creel, Vice-President Corral, Editor Spindola of "El Imparcial," and Miguel S. Maceda, sub-secretary of the government were listed for death. President Diaz was to be captured but his life was to be spared because of his past services to the country. The bodies of those killed were to be suspended from electric light wires in the streets. The feeling of uneasiness is spreading throughout the capital and there is much anxiety among all classes in spite of the reassuring attitude of the government which seeks at every opportunity to minimize the danger and maintain a feeling of security among the inhabitants. The government takes the position that the outbreak does not mean revolution. The official advices from northern Mexico declare that the troubles has been confined to small uprisings at Gomez Palacio and Hidalgo Del Parrel. It is stated that order has been restored at both places. The dispersed rebels are said to be lurking in the hills or hiding in ranches and are being actively hunted down. Perfect order is reported officially from the city of Chihuahua. The story of the deserting of 200 federal troops there is positively denied. The army, it is said, has shown unswerving loyalty and devotion to the government. BAD REPORT FROM BREAD BELT In Western Kansas the Ground is So Dry the Wheat Has Not Germinated. Topeka, Kan.—Kansas needs rain. The wheat belt, especially, is suffering. In some places the rainfall has amounted to nothing since last June. Thomas county reports only half an inch of rain since July. Harper county reports only an inch in that time. Secretary of State C. E. Denton has just returned from an extensive trip through the south end of the bread belt and he is getting nervous over prospects for the wheat crop next year. "In Harper and other counties in that neighborhood," said he, "the wheat seed is lying in the ground just as hard and dry as it was the day it was planted. It has not germinated at all. A Mexican Was 122 Years Old. San Diego, California.—Juan Burcel, a Mexican, said to be 122 years, 4 months and 20 days old, died here. Burcel was born in Sonora, Mexico, and had lived in this country many years. The age was given on the undertaker's certificate. Shot a Flaming Arrow. Hempstead, N. Y., Nov. 19—George Bomp, a 15-year-old schoolboy, is under arrest at Glendale, L. I., charged with using a flame-tipped arrow to set fire to the home of a wealthy neighbor. The fire did $2,000 damage. Champ Clark Has the Votes. Washington, D. C.—One hundred and fifty Democratic members of the new house of representatives have written Champ Clark of Missouri voluntarily pledging their support to him for speaker. "Cottlelee" Ranch for Sale "Cattiebee Ranch for Sale Lawton, Oklahoma—Col. Charles Goodnight, who helped drive the Indians from the plains, has decided to retire from the stock business. The Goodnight Ranch is the oldest in the Texas Panhandle. THE CANAL NEARING COMPLETION Annual Report of Isthmian Commission Shows That the Work Is Progressing Rapidly. Washington, D. C.—Signs that the Panama canal is moving rapidly along to completion are contained in the annual report of the Isthmian canal commission for the year ending June 30, 1910, which has just been made public. The construction of the lock gates has been contracted for and will be completed by June 1, 1913. These contracts have been awarded to the McClintic-Marshall Construction company of Pittsburg, Pa., their bid for the entire work being $5,374,474.82. Of the $375,201,000, which it is estimated it will cost to build the canal, there remains only $127,199,531.42 to be appropriated. The total classified expenditures for canal work to June 30, 1910, amounted to $191,258,113.93, of which $31,188,420.37 were the net expenditures during the fiscal year. The health conditions on the isthmus are reported good. A CONCRETE RAILROAD TIE A Californian 70 Years Old Sold His Patent to Syndicate of Railroads for $17,000,000. San Francisco, California—The first payment of a total of $17,000,000 which is to be turned over to George Gates, a 70-year-old G. A. R. veteran of San Jose who invented the concrete railroad tie is now in escrow in the Crocker National bank. A syndicate of Eastern railroads have been formed to buy the patent rights of the San Jose man and $500,000 will be given to him when the contract is signed, and by January 2, 1911, the total of $17,000,000 will be placed to his account. LEGAL AID FOR LEGISLATURE Kansas State University Law School Will Be Asked to Furnish Advisers to Lawmakers. Topeka, Kansas.—Governor Stubbs will ask Chancellor Strong of the state university to designate two law teachers from the university law school to come to Topeka for the session of the legislature and act as advisers to the legislature and to the members of both branches. The plans for the free legal bureau are just being made and will not be completed until the governor returns from the Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress at San Antonio, Tex. Judge Carpenter Will Try Packers. Chicago, Illinois.—Federal Judge Landis refused to grant a change of venue to the United States circuit court here to ten packers, who face jail sentences on indictments for violation of the Sherman anti-trust law and 'conspiracy. He transferred the cases for trial before his colleague, Judge Carpenter, in the United States district court. Makes Good on Time Record. Topeka, Kansas.—The Santa Fe's train service report for October shows that 1,720 of its 2,536 passenger trains ran on scheduled time that month. This is the highest per cent of trains "on time" reported by any Kansas railroad since the reports were required by the railroad board. Mexico Excludes Newspapers. El Paso, Texas.—An order was issued by the Mexican postal officials to refuse admittance to all American newspapers containing reference to the Mexican revolution. Back to Guthrie for Haskell. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.—Oklahoma City can no longer boast of capital honors. Gov. Haskell and his attaches have returned to Guthrie taking the state seal that was brought from Guthrie to Oklahoma City the night of June 11. One Vote Elected Congressman. Buffalo, New York.—A single vote in a district where more than 42,000 ballots were cast November 8, elected Charles Bennett Smith, Democrat, a member of congress. A SOCIALIST GOES TO PRISON A Six Month Sentence Affirmed—Fred D. Warren Must Serve at Leavenworth, Kan. St. Paul, Minn.—F. D. Warren of Girard, Kan., editor of the Appeal to Reason, a socialist paper, must serve six months in the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan., and pay a fine of $1,000 imposed by a jury in the United States court in Kansas. The sentence of that court was affirmed by an order of the United States circuit court of appeals. Warren was accused of sending through the United States mails envelopes on the outside of which was printed, $1,000 reward will be paid to any person who kidnaps ex-Governor Taylor and returns him to the Kentucky authorities." The indictment charged that the words were scurrilous, defamatory and threatening in character. HITCHCOCK RAIDS PROMOTORS Two Firms are Alleged to Have , Fleeced the Public Out of of $100,000,000. New York, N. Y. — Postmaster General Hitchcock at the close of a strenuous day at the general post-office declared that the raids made during the day by inspectors of the postoffice department in conjunction with men from Deputy Police Commissioner Flynn's office on the firm of Burr Brothers, promoters and bankers and the Continental Wireless Telephone and Telegraph company, was only part of the crusade against the swindling schemes the government has been investigating, which during the past five years have cost the American people over $100,000,000 or more than $20,000,000 a year. Mr. Hitchcock added that the campaign inaugurated would be pushed with the utmost vigor. CATTLEMEN NOW COMPLAINING Owners of Stock in Feed Lots Say Decline Has Been Expensive Cottonwood Falls, Kansas—Because of the recent decline and unsettled conditions in the live stock market farmers and stockmen in this section have practically suspended shipments and are holding for better prices. Many men who pasture large numbers of cattle each summer and make a practice of full-feeding several weeks before shipping are finding that their cattle will hardly bring as much now as at the time they were taken out of pastures a month or six weeks ago. This means that they have lost their labor and all the feed that cattle have eaten during the period of declining prices. FUNERAL OF COUNT TOLSTOY The Body Was Followed to the Home by Thousands of • Peasants—Buried Under Poverty Oak. Tula, Russia.—The special train bringing the body of Count Tolstoy arrived at 8 o'clock. The funeral party was met by throngs of mourning peasants, who since daylight, had been wending their way thither from the surrounding countryside. According to the Russian custom, Tolstoy's sons were the bearers and carried the casket on their shoulders over the two miles separating the station from the novelist's home at Yasnava Poliana. Following Tolstoy's written request his grave has been made under "Poverty Oak." The novelist often referred to the disposition of his body, and in directions left specified explicitly that the ceremony incident thereo should be "of the simplest, without the rites of the orthodox church." Preacher Danced in Pulpit. Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania. — Rev. George R. Flinn, pastor of the Protestant Episcopal church here did a song and dance in his pulpit for the education of the congregation. To the tune of "In the Good Old Summer Time" the minister danced and sang to demonstrate to the congregation that they should pay attention to their physical, as well as their spiritual welfare. Elephant Sentenced to Death. Elephant Sentenced to Death. New York, N. Y.—Queen, the 90-year-old elephant of the Frank A. Robbins' circus has been sentenced to death. Mr. Robbins was himself the judge and jury. It was proved beyond peradventure of doubt that Queen had killed her keeper, Robert Shields on October 20 last. It has been decided that it is a risk of human life to keep the animal longer alive. Kansas Owes $40,272,298. Topeka, Kansas.—The total municipal indebtedness of Kansas is in excess of $40,272,298. This includes the bonded indebtedness of the counties, cities and school districts. Kansas Day Banquet January 31 Kansas Day banquet January 31. Topeka, Kansas. The annual banquet of the Kansas Day club, will be held Tuesday night, January 31. Kansas Day, January 29, is Sunday. The Kansas congressional delegation has been invited to select a speaker for banquet. Cossacks Whipped Mourners. 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Somebody took the hammer the other day, and, when Hank Purdy's corncorn ketched fire, the constable had to hurry down to Hilliker's store for to bory a hammer. Hilliker had lent his hammer to Deacon Renfrew, who lives four miles out in the country, and by the time the constable had got there and hunted around in the barn for the hammer and got back to the engine house, the angry elements had done their worst and Hank's corncorn was a mass of amoldering ruins.-Judge's Library. At the One Horse Jere L. Sullivan, the head of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance, said in Cincinnati, apropos of Labor day: "Our American hotels are better than they used to be, and for this betterment my organization deserves no little credit. "We have today no such hotels as the One Horse of Tin Can, where, if you asked for a bath, they used to give you a shovel and tell you to go down to the hollow and dam the creek. "An English earl once visited the One Horse hotel. 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To Grape-Nuts 1 ae Gover of my health, and <Y © retain my position and "The Road to Wellville,” im ee There's @ Reason.” is a ing tite A aR mi; (ue, ‘aad fall of human HE ARMED WITH SHOTGUN AND SHE WITH A RE- VOLVER. “Lake Charles, La—A duel between husband and wife—he armed with a doubie-barreled shotgun, she with a Tevolver—was the death setting for Dr. Temple Smith of this city, who died here from a bullet wound inflict ed by Mrs, Smith. This was the sen- sational: story brought out by Mrs. Smith's testimony before the cor. oner’s jury, which declared Mrs. Smith responsible for her husband's death. “He slapped my face,” she said. “I Protested at such treatment. He be- tame enraged. ‘Get your gun,’ be told me. ‘I'll get mine, and we'll fight {t out right here” Mrs. Smith said that she got a pistol, A negro boy con- pM eg d? JA Higa de eg ff Wider oa iy 3 ye bi nk WHF owes We ees eee a a an ee ie Se ep Ge ve Ae PEI SE SN nN . 7 SS a SR RN etree ei — Duel to the Death. firmed her statement that Dr. Smith had a shotgun. ‘The pair met in the hallway of their residence. Whether the doctor attempted to use his shotgun was not brought out. Mrs. Smith fired two shots. The second shot struck her husband and he staggered to his room. “It was a fair fight; you won; now put me out of my misery,” were his dying words. 2 LIVE “CORPSE” AT HOSPITAL Farmer's Back Broken by Falling Tree—Wife Ships Him to Surgeons in “Dead Man's Basket.” _ Philadelphia.—John Cramer, a farm- er, fifty-nine years old, of Bartonville, Pa., lies at the Pennsylvania hospital Sei pag eaaed ee Eee a whfch he was felling suddenly top- ‘pled over and pinned him to the ground. "After Cramer was injured the ques- ‘tion arose as to how to obtain the ‘services of the best Philadelphia sur- ‘geons. Mrs, Cramer and her friends ‘had to act quickly, and it was decided ‘to ship the farmer to Philadelphia in ‘an undertaker’s casket. The casket a pels ines aia basket,” and is of wicker. | ‘The Pennsylvania hospital had been notified in advance, and an ambulance waited at the Broad street siation for the patient. The baggagemaster slowly carried the great oval basket to the car door. Some mistake must have been ‘made, thought the hospital attendants. ‘They drew back, fearing that thetr wait had been in vain and that their only service would be to carry a body to the morgue. Quietly the train crew explained. The cargo, this time, in ‘that temporary casket was alive. "The basket was tightly sealed with wire, which could not be untied at the station, The return trip to the hospital was quickly made. The wire binding was severed. With the rais. ing of the lid the pale face of John Cramer was revealed. At the first ‘glance it was thought that. the ride in ‘prison wicker had really been for ‘naught, but the old man was only asleep in his hay-lined coffin. At first surgeons at the Pennsyl- -vania hospital believed the case to be hopeless. Al the resources of modern ‘surgery were drawn upon, however, ‘and Cramer recovered control of one ‘arm and then the other. Soon it ts expected that he will have regained ‘the use of all his limbs and that he will be able to go about as he did be fore the accident. SNAKE RATTLES IN AN OVEN Noise Duel Amuses Child, but Attracts Attention of Mother, Who Kills Captive Reptile. Belvidere, 8. D.—Ethel Thode, aged two years, was having a fine time pounding on a stove and listening to the rattled replies from inside the oven. The stove is on a screened porch and had not been used of late. Mrs. Thode, in the kitchen, heard the rattling in the stove, and went to investigate. She opened the oven door and? jumped back in time to avoid a stab of a large rattlesnake. She shut the oven, found a club, and then re- leased the snake and killed {t, much to Ethel's diseust, for the little girl had greatly enjoyed the noise duel. Burns Self as Sacrifice. Georgetown, Del.—Crazed over re ligion and believing that she must sacrifice herself on an altar, Mrs. Sarah L. Roberts, wife of a farmer, set fire to herself while her husband was away and burned to death. The house was burned. For several years Mrs. Roberts has suffered from at- tacks of insanity, and a few weeks ago killed and burned a cat and dog under the belief that she must offer @ sacri Seo. DOES YOUR BACK ACHE? Backache {8 usually kldneyache. ‘There is only one way to remove the pain, you must reach the cause—the Kidneys, No better kidney remedy Rares exists than Doan’s te Kidney Pills. They permanently cure all kidney Ills. ‘Mrs. M. ©. 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