Wichita Searchlight

YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY TRADING WITH THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER WORTHY MAN PASSED AWAY For Fourteen Years A Worthy Citizen Of Wichita. A Lover Of His Race. Was A Member Of Many Good Organizations. A Raee Leader. And A Honest Christian Member Of The St. Paul A. M. E. Church. FOURTEENTH YEAR WORTHY PASS For Fourteen Years Of Wichita. A L Was A Member Of Many O Leader. And A Honest The St. Paul A Hon. W. N. Miller, editor of the Wichita Searchlight, attorney at law, notary public, passed away from this life Sunday morning at 11:50 at his residence on West 23rd street. The editor's ill health and practical break down was of long standing, brought on by hard work in his ambitious efforts to establish the Searchlight in this community. For the past fourteen years he has been a hard constant worker, closely applying himself to his business. He was a 32 degree Mason, chief mentor of the Taborian Temple No. 11. He has accumulated some very valuable property in the city and also a good paying business. His lifee's best days, best energy and best efforts were given to the people of this community. In every movement, whether church, society, business, professional, social or moral, the columns of the Searchlight were always open to the good work to be done. During almost fifteen years which he has published the Searchlight in this community his every nerve and energy, so to speak, was put forth to elevate his race. His association of more than thirteen years with the people of this community is too well known to be commented upon at this time, for all knew him, all knew his battle for race uplift. He was widely known throughout the state as a leader of his race and their interest. Thus the law, this his the leak rightous in has offerings. The Knights of Tabor had charge of the services. Grand Chief Mentor Rev. Frank Wilson and Grand Chief Preceptress Emma Gaines of Topeka were present and participated. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. C. A. Williams, pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. church of which Mr. Miller was a member and officer. All the pastors of the city were present. Interment was made in the Highland cemetery. RESOLUTION. Wichita, Kan., Oct. 11, 1911. Since God in His allwise Providence has seen fit to take from us this, our chief mentor and friend, Sir Knight W. N. Miller, we, the members of Taborian Temple Number Eleven, humbly bow in submission to the will of Divine Providence, realizing that our loss is his eternal gain. While we shall sorely miss him in our Temple, for he was not only a faithful church worker, but he also labored in the International Order of Twelve thus encouraging and giving new impetus to this great work. SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 14 1911. TEMPLE6. TENTS. Topeka, Kansas, Oct. 11, 1911. Officers and Members of Taborian Temple No. 11. With bowed heads we moan with you on account of the death of our worthy chief mentor, Bro. W. N Miller of Taborian Temple No. 11, our legal advisor of the order of 12 in Kansas and Nebraska jurisdiction. We are pained to think of the loss of such a noble character. We regret that circumstances over which we have no control prevent us from being present upon this occasion. We are ever mindful of the fact that a true and tried citizen, one who loved his race and church and as an editor he always weilded his pen in the defense of his people, one who loved his church and striven in sickness to do what he could for the Master. Alas! He was a true Knight in all that the word implies. Let us pray that God may console our hearts and bind up the broken hearts of the widow and wipe the tears from weeping eyes. With love and sympathy, REV. J. R. RANSOM, REV. J. T. SMITH. NO.28 Resolutions Whereas; It has ple asedthe Almighty Ruler of the universe to take away from us W. N. Miller husband of our president, Dtr. Miller, Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereev-family, and a copy be inscribed on the minutes, and a copy also be published in the Searchlight. THE MOTHERS AID CLUB. Mrs. Mollie Miller, Mrs. Addie Bennett, 'Mrs. Belle Wallace, Mrs. Ella R. Ewing, Mrs. McKelley. ANOTHER TOWN FLOOD SWEPT WATER BREAKS AROUND BIG DAM IN WISCONSIN, Homes and Business Ruined—Other Towns Below Black River Falls “Threatened. Lacrosse, Wisconsin.—Half of the business section and part of the resi- dence section of Black River Falls, a Prosperous little city of 2,000 per- sons, has been destroyed by a flood. The water swept through the city when the Black river, swollen by rains, washed through the embank- ment of the Lacrosse Water Power company’s dam at Hatfield. How many lives have been lost is Rot certain, but between 25 and 30 business houses, comprising all the stores on both side of two streets, have been destroyed, together with an equal number of houses. The disaster was caused by the sudden rise of the Black river be- hind two dams of the watdr power company following rains which last- ed almost a week, The dams with- Stood the pressure, but in each case the riyer washed around the side, taking out a big section of the river bank and coming down upon the country below in almost as great volume as though the dams had been swept away. The $5,000,000 property of the water company is believed to be not greatly damaged. Harry Gottman, formerly of the Wisconsin ‘Telephone company at Tomah, is the “Jack Binns” of the flood. Perched on the top of a 60- foot pole, with a telephone instru- ment cut in, with darkness about him and flood waters shaking the pole, he sent news to Lacrosse and warnings to all points he could reach. Gottman worked in the flood district all day without food, drink or rest. BASED HIS CHARGE ON HEARSAY Senator Blaine, Who Brought Steph: ,enson Charges, Had No Evidence —Was on Stand Nearly all Day. Milwaukee, Wis—The charges that United States Senator Isaac Steph- enson of Wisconsin obtained his elec- tion through bribery and that he spent $107,793 corruptly to influence voters were put squarely up to John JBlaine, a state senator, who brought the charges, by the United States senate investigating committee and as a result, Blaine admitted he had no’ facts or information personally known to him to be true upon which to substantiate his charges. He ad- mitted the charges were based largely on newspaper editorials, political speeches and hearsay. Blaine was on the witness stand practically all day. HOG CHOLERA SERUM IS SCARCE Missouri College of Agriculture Un- ‘able to Supply Demand From All Over State. Columbia, Missourl—From nearly every county in the state appeals are coming to the Missouri college of agriculture to check the ravage of hog cholera. The infection is worst in Ray, Franklin and Caldwell coun- ties. The veterinary department has tried hard to make enough serum, but has been unable to supply the de- mands. Since the beginning of the year 54,000 doses of the hog cholera serum have been sent from here. Four men now are giving all their time to the work ut in the state. Last winter the legislature appropriated $25,000 for the work. LEAVENWORTH IS AGAIN RAIDED Attorney General and Assistants Re: turned and Got 75 Cases of Beer —General Raid Started. Leavenworth, Kansas. — Attorney General Dawson and T. J. Montgom- ery, an assistant attorney general, came to Leavenworth again and started on another series of joint raids. The two officials hurried to the old Brandon & Beal brewery, at Sec- ond and Kickapoo streets. There they found 75 cases of beer in storage. The beer was loaded into a wagon and sent to the county jail, after which the officers started on a general raid through the north part of the city, where a number of bootleggers ope- rate, getting patronage from coal miners and soldiers. Turks Attempt to Recover Tripoli. ‘Tripoli—The Turks apparently do not intend to abandon Tripoli. About 3,000 Turkish troops with field guns Were discovered advancing in two columns with the evident intention of recapturing the town, but were repulsed with heavy loss, Here's a Diversified Farm. Holden, Missouri—At the fourth ‘annual farm product show here Mrs. J. R, Shelton made an exhibit of farm products raised on her hus- band’s farm, northwest of Holden, which included 98 distinct products. Another Sleeping Giri. Greenwich, Conn.—Blizabeth Me- Andrews came home from a ball and sunk into unconsciousness. Only twice simce that time has Miss Mc- Andrews come out of her strange stupor. A BAD PLACE FOR A MIX-UP Fe) sake Se C= Ss = mh Lt ri Aa | SS (a \ an? P|" ee == +k & ba Dh ne f A We pam EVROVE WP 7 Cae eg os an See ER ee or ae SS Pee ere | (eas BIG NAVY YARD SHORTAGE SCANDAL MAY RESULT FROM RECENT DISCOVERY, Material On Hand $3,000,000 Less Than Books Call For—No In- ventory in Many Years. Washington, D, C.—A big scandal is brewing in the Washington navy yard, The navy department has dis- covered that there is approximately $3,000,000 less material at the yard than the records call for. Whether this is due to graft or faulty book- keeping remains to be seen following an investigation started by Secretary of the Navy Meyer. A sensation was created at the yards and the depart- ment when this became known. The shortage has been growing for 25 years. At least, in that time, until within the last few weeks, there never has been an inventory of stock. Though the condition is laid to loose bookkeeping, at the same time the department says that similar in- ventories have been made at other navy yards when the same old fash- ioned method of accounting was dis- continued and no substantial loss of materials was found in them.. It was said that combined with the loose methods of bookkeeping was the fact that much ordnance material had been sent to other navy yards without proper invoice; that great quantities of material had been for- warded to the ships in the Spanish- American war without any record of the amount being kept, and that much valuable material was even now be: ing used in construction which might be deducted from the total discre pancy. Spent Money for Printing. Milwaukee, Wis.—The assertion that part of Senator Isaac Stephen- son's heavy expenses were due to his desire for advertising came when Rodney Sackett, one of Stephenson's campaign managers, in explaining an advertising Dill of $12,696, was re- quired to produce one of the advertise- ments. A copy of the advertisement was submitted to the United States senate committee —_investigating charges that bribery and corruption contributed to the election of Senator Isaac Stephenson. Aerial Mail Route Proposed. St. Louis, Missouri—Dr. Charles S. Branfield, first assistant postmaster general of the United States, who is here believes the proposal of Wal- ter Brookins, the aviator, to estab- lish an aerial postal route between St. Louis and Kansas City is feasible and practical. He supplemented the statement with the declaration that the postal department is greatly in- terested in plans for carrying mail by aeroplane, Fa: Sake ae a ein tek: Coffeyville, Kansas.—After hearing ing the testimony of witnesses in the eases of C. B. Chalfant against Char- les Fulton to recover $125 on checks cashed in a poker game, Judge A. R. Lamb of the Coffeyville city court issued warrants for the arrest of all parties concerned, charging violation of the state gambling law. pitas al Ghall take the Ciné; Easton, Kansas.—Mrs. John Rowe, wife of Prof. John Rowe of the high school, was injured by the explosion of a .38 caliber revolver shell which was in some sweepings she gathered up and threw into the fire. The shell exploded, striking her in the mouth, and ranging upward, struck her eye. Assaulted for Revenge. Kansas City, Mo—Revenge by offi- clals of the federal prison at Leaven- worth deposed through his testimony, is believed by J. P. McDonough to be the cause of the assault on him here by a stranger. Bad Milk Killed Babies. Topeka, Kansas.—Eleven babies un- der two years died in Kansas City, Kan., during September, according to the report of the state board of health. Bad milk is belieyed to be the cause in all eases. DYNAMITE ACCIDENT KILLS TWO One Body Thrown 250 Feet—Men Were Working on Site of New Kansas City Union Depot. Kansas City, Missouri.—Spectators saw Edward Dunhoa and Joseph Bers, employes of the Callahan Construc- tion company, contractors, tamping 30 pounds of dynamite into the ground on the Union station site, preliminary to a blast. A moment later there was a tergffic noise at the point where the men were working, One hundred other workers saw the bodies of the two workmen tossed 150 feet in the air in the midst of tons of earth and stone. The dynamite had exploded by accident from an un- known cause, ‘The body of Berg was thrown over a steam shovel just west of the ex plosion and came to earth 250 feet away. His body was so torn that it could not be recognized. The body of Dunhoa was driven 150 feet. Both probably died before their bodies reached the earth, John and Otto Johnson were work- ing together on an advance hole 20 feet in front of Dunhoa and Berg. Stones shot harmlessly past them. ‘They were thrown to the earth and escaped with a few minor bruises. F. A. Kirk, a brakeman for the Ter- minal company, was sitting on a~bank 50 feet to the north of the dynamite planters, watching them. A stone struck him in the head and made him unconscious a few minutes. A CITY MATRIMONIAL BUREAU Des Moines Starts Another New De partment of Municipal Affairs —Weddings to be Free. Des Moines, lowa—The municipal matrimonial bureau is the latest in- novation in connection with the Des Moines plan of city government, and Edward C. Lytton, the mayor's secre- tary, has been designated general manager of the bureau, which is an- nounced as the “clearing house for lonely souls.” The advisory board consists of Dr. H, L. Saylor, city physician; Mayor James Hanna, Horace Susong, city clerk, and Mr. Lytton. Women desiring husbands will be required by Mr. Lytton to send him their names, addresses and photo- graphs, He will keep a classified waiting list from which to make rec- ommendations to wifeseeking appli cants, ‘Sean Mibackeed’ th Georale. Buchanan, Ga.—One man was Kill- ed, two fatally injured and 25 other persons less seriously hurt when the southbound Central of Georgia pas- senger train was derailed near here. ‘The wreckers drove iron spikes be- tween the joints of the rails and when the train, running rapidly struck the obstruction on the track it crashed down an embankment. The purpose of the wreckers is. not known, The Georgia Central is owned by the Ili- nois Central, whose machinists are on strike, Gives College $36,000. Wichita, Kansas—While in Wichita to attend the yearly meeting of the Friends church, Isaac Hammers of Greensburg, Kan., made it known that he had given to Friends college, the Quaker institution of learning here a section of land near Bucklin, Kan., and lying in Kiowa and Ford coun- ties. It is on the market at $6,000 and is said to be worth at least that. Mr, Hammers is a wheat grower und a member of the Quaker church. Railroads Were Fined. i Leavenworth, Kan.—In the district court here, the Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe railroads pleaded guilty to permitting live stock to stand in cars more than 24 hours, The roads were fined $100 on each count. Pellagra Near Chickasha. Chickasha, Oklahoma.—A cate of pellagra has been found in the coun- try east of here. Mrs, Bettie Daniels was brought to this city and will be sent to one of the state institutions for treatment. ITALY’S NAVAL COMMANDER o— SE re re oe ENO Bie ee ok ee as SN GR 8 i . oa 4 Prince Thomas, Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Navy. BALLOON RACE TO GERMANY Buckeye, Nearest Rival, Reached La Crosse, Wis—Next Race to be in Fatherland, Kansas City, Mo—The 1911 bak loon championship of the world goes to the Fatherland, ‘The Berlin Il, piloted by Ober Lieut, Hans Gericke, landed at Ladysmith, Wis. The big gas bag floating the Ger man flag sank down in a wilderness. Gericke and his aide were uninjured, ‘The Buckeye, piloted by Lieut, Lahm of the American army, and the Berlin II's nearest rival in the race, landed 370 miles from Kansas ~..f near La Crosse, Wis. The Berlin had beaten the Buckeye’s mark by ap proximately 70 miles. ‘The next race will now be in Ger many. MORE DYNAMITE INDICTMENTS Grand Judy at Indianapolis Expected to Act on Information Found in Iron Workers’ Books. Indianapolis, Ind—That more in- dictments for alleged dynamiting may result from the probe of the books of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers in addition to those against the Me- Namara brothers and Ortie McManigal ig believed here. Judge Markey gave as one of his reasons for refusing to allow removal of evidence to Los Angeles that facts warranting ad- ditional indictments might be dis- covered. Special investigators have been working on the Iron Workers’ books three months and the results are now in’the hands of the prosecuting at- torney. THE SEDALIA WHISTLE BLEW M. K, & T. Shops Open for Work— Have Been Shut Down for Two Weeks—Strikebreakers Working, Sedalia, Missouri—Work has been resumed at the Missouri, Kansas & ‘Texas shops. They had been closed since September 22 in anticipation of a strike by 500 carmen employed at the plant. Only the blacksmiths and pipemen resumed work and it is not known when work will be taken up in the other departments, Twelve ad- ditional strikebreakers have arrived from St. Louis and were put to work. ‘There was no attempt at moléstation on the part of the strikers or their sympathizers, and no trouble is feared, ‘The blowing of the shop's whistle came as a surprise to the strikers as well as the public, Rodgers’ Plane Wrecked. Huntington, Ind—Caught in a gust ot wind, C. P, Rodgers’ aeroplane dived to earth Just after he had started from this city toward Chicago and the machine was wrecked and Rodgers painfully bruised. Rodgers is trying to make @ coast to coast flight. Nine Passengers Uninjured. Cordele, Georgia.—Twenty-one per- sons were injured when a Seaboard Air Line passenger train from Helena to Columbus was partially deraued three miles east of here. Only nine of the passengers escaped bruises. Columbus Day in Kansas. Topeka, Kansas.—Gov, Stubbs has just issued his first Columbus day proclamation. The 1911 legislature enacted a law making October 12 Columbus day. A New Scholarship at K. U. Lawrence, Kansas—To help some deserving young woman to obtain an education at the University of Kan sas, George Innes, a Lawrence mer- chant, mailed Chancellor Strong 3 check for $100 for a scholarship. Skimmed the River. St. Louis, Mo—Hugh Robinson, in @ hydro-aeroplane, made a spectacu- lar flight on the river here. He started from the water five times, landed on it rix times and carried U. §, mail from Missouri to Illinois, TERRIBLE TOLL OF THE SEA Steam Vessels Totally Lost in 1908 Numbered 986—Fifty Ships Miss. Se Careful French statisticians compile each year for the “Bureau Veritas” a record of the accidents and losses suf- fered for a twelve-month by the mer- chant marine of all nations from which data are obtainable, says a writer in Harper's Magazine. The yearly sum- mary put forth by the “Bureau Vert- tas” is counted authoritative by all maritime men—ewners, agents, under- writers. Few who loll in the palm gardens or loiter on the roadways of the swift cities of ease that cross the Atlantic know the “Bureau Veritas,” its record of the tolls gathered by that complacent sea down—far down —below the rails. Nine hundred and eighty-six vessels of the world’s merchant marine— steam and sail—totally lost in the year 1908, says these careful French statisticians; and this tally recognizes only steam vessels of over 100 tons’ burden. Such the record of complete destruction, and the following the count of damage not irreparable: 4,273 steamers injured by fire, collision, stranding, stress of weather, and other causes. The destruction varies from year to year; in 1907 there were 1,104 total losses among merchant ships; in 1905 1,038 steamships and sailing vessels were gripped by the Bea. No count is kept of the men who go down in the ships that are lost. The statisticians deal only with commer- cial values. No bureau in the world finds profit or incentive in keeping count of the thousands of sea-workers who are claimed as toll by the sea we reckon tamed, Only this fs taken in count; that every day in the year somewhere on the restless wastes of the seven seas two—in some years three—ships are snatched in greed by the power that tolerates the many. So the average has it. The sea takes most of its tithe by stealth. A bandage of fog about the mavigator’s eyes, a racing -current moving unseen beneath the masked innocence of flat water, a knife-edge reef, or sand that yields until a keel is fairly trapped—then destruction. Not quite 400 of the 986 vessels lost in the year 1908 were wrecked through stranding; 158 of these were steam- ships, superior as they were over the barks and schooners subject to the whims of the wind. Collisions sent ninety crafts to tbe botttom. Fire de stroyed thirty-eight. Ninety-three filled and foundered. Under the head “miss- ing.” which means that not even care- ful French statisticians can divine the secrets of the deep, fifty ships were registered in the 1908 record of dis- ‘aster. Consumotion In Ireland. One of the most interesting facts brought out in the report of the regis- trar general for Ireland, just issued as a blue book, is the maintenance of the decrease in the mortality from tuberculosis, which has now been con- tinuous since 1908. The death rato from this disease fell from 2.7 per 1,000 in 1907 to 2.6 in 1908; in the fol- lowing year the rate declined to 2.4 per 1,000, and in the year under re view to 2.3 per 1,000. All who are taking part in the campaign against tuberculosis, says the registrar gen- eral, are to be congratulated on the results of their exertions. Special mention must be again made of the Women’s National Health association, founded and presided over by the Countess of Aberdeen. The simple health principles propaganda of this association have tended toward this result. Special attention should also be given to the excellent work done by the medical officers of health, who have exceptional opportunities of un- derstanding the home life and needs of the poorer classes. The county, urban and rural district councils are working in various ways for the bet- terment of the public health of the country, notably in the provision of Improved dwellings for the people— Dundee Advertiser. For Tired Feet_ After a long walk, when the feet feel weary and uncomfortable, try bathing them in warm water with a lit tle eau de cologne added to it. Dry them and rub in.some starch or plain violet powder. On a railway journey it 1s a good idea to take a pair of light slippers in the traveling bag and to change the outdoor boots when in the train. Alcohol is a good medium with which to rub the feet, and bathing them in sait water is good for some feet, and they are always benefited by the starch powder rub afterward. Cotton stockings of the finest and softest make are excellent wear for tender feet, and many people like cashmere. Many people believe in soaping the heel of a stocking so as to prevent blisters, and shaking starch -owder or buracic acid into the stock- -ngs before putting them on is an- other preventive of those crippling worriers, A Test. “You think that woman has an ex coptionally kindly and generous dis position.” “Unquestionably,” replied. Miss Cay enne. “She can read an entire cok umn of society news clear througt without once smiling cynically ané saying ‘humph!’” An Objection to Mathematics. “Bo you don't enjoy algebra?” “No,” replied the candid youth. “Al gebra keeps asking you how many ap- ples Jobn has or how much a fish weighs, when you'd rather be eating the apples or catching the fish.” - GUARANTEED é _TO BE PURE, aa VPERUW /CousHS Vy COLDS Egziceai} Thompson’s Exo Water Ezz. 3)! on G ie 0 SS Ww 9 UR ORES, Py) \\A5 Py H iM = WY p Uh iS \ | = ys, =a Sy ele Magistrate—This officer says you ap proached your wife, spoke to her and she fainted. Rastus—Dat’s right, Jedge. Magistrate—What did you say to her? Rastus—Jes’ tole her dat I loved her, sah. Some Mosquitoes. “Yes,” said the traveler who had Just returned from South Africa. “I was one day so annoyed by mosqut- toes that I was compelled to take refuge in an old tron safe which lay discarded on the veldt. “My first emotions of joy at my happy deliverance were hardly over when the mosquitoes, scenting me, began to drive their stingers through the safe, Fortunately, I had a bam- mer in my pocket, and as fast as thelr stingers same through the {ron I clinched them, until at length such a host of them was fastened down in this way that, when they started to fly away, they carried me and that safe six miles. “Then, one by one, they died with the exertion, and I was able to come out with safety. Yes, wonderful things happen in forelgn parts."— Ideas. The Proof. Mrs. J. G. Phelps-Stokes, in an ad. dress in Pittsburg, was urging her women hearers to learn to be good cooks. “If.” she said quaintly, “you would convince your husband that you are better actress than Duse and a better dancer than Pavlowa, prove to him that you are a better cook than Dscof. fer.” hkane. Knicker—In the suburbs you live five miles from a lemon. Bocker—And from a peach. A FINE NIGHT-CAP ‘The Best Thing in the World to Go to Bed and Sleep On. “My wife and I find that 4 teaspoom fuls of Grape-Nuts and a cup of hot milk, or some cream, with it, makes the finest night-cap in the world,” say® an Alleghany, Pa., man. “We go to sleep as soon as we strike the bed, and slumber like babies til) rising time in the morning. “It is about 3 years now since we be gan to use Grape-Nuts food, and we always have it for breakfast and be fore retiring and sometimes for lunch. I was so sick from what the doctors called acute indigestion and brain fag before I began to use Grape-Nuts that IT could neither eat, sleep nor work with any comfort. “I was afflicted at the same time with the most intense pains, accompa: fed by a racking headache and back ache, every time I tried to eat any thing. Notwithstanding an unusual pressure from my professional duties, I was compelled for a time to give 1? my work altogether. “Then I put myself on a diet of Grape-Nuts and cream alone, with ao oceasional cup of Postum as a runner up, and sometimes a little dry toast. I assure you that in Jess than a week felt like a new man; I had gained six pounds in welght, could sieep well and think well. “The good work went on, and I was soon ready to return to business, and have been hard at it, and enjoying it ever since, “Command me at any time any 00° enquires as to the merits of Grape Nuts. You will find me always ready to testify.” Name given by Postum Co,, Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, “The Road t Wellville,” In pkgs. “There's a reas es eae etic Gre genuine, trae, and full of home? Interest. 130TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS FIRST CUSTOM HOUSE IN U.S.-AT YORKTOWN GREAT EVENT WHICH MADE INDEPENDENCE DAY A REALITY By JOHN D. GRANT 6 HE great event of the Revolutionary war, the event that marked the end of despotic British rule in this country and made Independence day a reality, is to be celebrated this year with a greater display of patriotic enthusiasm than is usual in the commemoration of great historic events in this country. The 130th anniversary of the surrender of Cornwallis will be observed at Yorktown, Va., on October 19 with an inspiring naval and military display. The country's greatest statesmen will participate in the exercises in which the lofty spirit of true patriotism will be the predominating feature. The pretty little city of Yorktown is enshrined with many memories of this country's desperate struggle for liberty and of its final triumph. Buildings which figured prominently in the negotiations between Washington and Cornwallis, which practically resulted in ending the war, are still standing, preserved as monuments to the patriots who erected on this continent a free and independent commonwealth. The downfall of Cornwallis, which also spelled the end of British hopes for retaining the colonies under the sway of King George's tranical power, was brought about by the masterly tactics of General Washington. The American commander led his adversary to believe he intended to make an attack on New York. Cornwallis, completely fooled by the movements of the revolutionary army, was caught in a trap. Hemmed in on all sides, securely bottled up in Yorktown with communications and food supplies cut off, the British commander was forced to surrender. Cornwallis' invasion of Virginia followed a long and unsuccessful campaign in North Carolina. The British general made up his mind that his exhausting labors there would prove unprofitable until Virginia was subjugated. On April 25, 1781, he started northward from Wilmington, N. C. He reached Petersburg, Va., May 20, and during the next two weeks attempted to capture Lafayette, who was in command of the small American forces for the defense of Virginia. Lafayette successfully evaded the British and, June 10, was reinforced by General Anthony Wayne with 1,000 infantry and stx guns. The British commander so far folled in his objects, had to march back to Richmond and thence to Williamsburg, near the coast, thus practically abandoning control over any part of Virginia except where naval forces gave possession. Lafayette effected a junction with Baron Steuben on June 18, and thus increased his force to about 4,000 men. The Americans had now become the pursuers instead of the pursued, and followed the British, harassing their rear and banks. Soon afterward the British army concentrated at Portsmouth and preparations were under way to transport a considerable portion of it to New York, when Cornwallis received orders from General Clinton, the British commander-in-chief, to fortify Old Point Comfort at the present Fortress Mouroe, and if advisable, Yorktown. Obeying these instructions, Cornwallis ordered a survey of Old Point Comfort, but on the advice of his engineers was obliged to represent to Clinton that it was wholly unfit and inadequate for a naval station. Then, following what he believed to be the spirit of his orders, Cornwallis, before hearing from Clinton, moved up to Yorktown and began to fortify it in connection with Gloucester, on the opposite shore. Meanwhile Washington and Rochambeau, with the allied French and American forces, were at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., menacing New York city and awaiting the arrival of the promised French fleet under Admiral de Grasse. That officer wrote that he expected to sail for Chesapeake Bay on August 13, but that he would remain in American waters only a short time. Washington, who had heretofore resisted entreaties to remove the army from New York for operations in the south, determined to cooperate with Admiral de Grasse in an attack upon Cornwallis. With about 4,000 French and 2,000 continentalists he started across New Jersey August 19, and by September 26 had joined Lafayette and additional Virginia militia ROOM IN MOORE HOLSE WHERE WASHINGTON PRE PARED ARTICLES OF SURRENDER under Governor Nelson at Williamsburg. The French fleet, September 5, defeated the British under Admiral Graves, and then held the Chesapeake to prevent British reinforcements. Washington took position before Yorktown September 28, and the night of the 29th Cornwallis abandoned his outer works before the town. The first of October finds our engineers reconnoitering the position and works of the enemy. The 2d witnessed the gallantry of the Duke de Lauzon and his legion in driving back Tarleton, whose raids so long had been the terror of Virginia and the Carolinas. On the 6th, the allied armies broke ground for their final parallel, and proceeded to mount their batteries on the 7th and 8th. On the 9th, two batteries were opened—Washington himself applying the torch to the first gun; and on the 10th three or four more were in play, silencing the enemy's works. On the 11th, the indefatigable Steuben was breaking the ground for our second parallel, within less than 400 yards of the enemy, which was finished the next morning, and more batteries were mounted on the 13th and 14th. But the great achievement of the siege still awaits its accomplishment. Two advanced British redoubts are blocking the way to any further approach, and they must be stormed. The allied troops divide the danger and the glory between them, and emulate each other in the assault. One of the redoubts is assigned to the French grenadiers and chasseurs under de Viomesnil. The other is assigned to the American light infantry under Lafayette. Both redoubts were soon captured and the fate of Cornwallis was sealed. "A small and precipitate sortie," as Washington calls it, was made by the British on the following evening, resulting in nothing. The next day a vain attempt to evacuate their works and to escape by crossing over to Gloucester was defeated by a violent storm. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 17th of October, 1781, the British beat a parley, and Lord Cornwallis proposed a cessation of hostilities for twenty-four hours that commissioners might meet at the house of a Mr. Moore in the rear of the first American parallel. Washington replied with a grant of two hours' cessation, that terms might be proposed in writing. Finding their general tenor admissible, hostilities were suspended for the night, and Washington proposed his own terms. Commissioners were appointed, Colonel Laurens, the Vicomte de Noallies, and M. de Grandchain on the part of Washington; Lieutenant Colonel Dundas and Major Ross on that of Cornwallis. The 18th was consumed in negotiations, which Washington brought to a close by having the draft of the agreement copied, sending it on the morning of the 19th, and demanding that it should be signed by eleven, and the garrison march out at two o'clock. Rochambeau describes the surrender: "The Americans and French took possession of the two batteries at noon. The garrison marched out at two o'clock between the two armies, drums beating, carrying their arms, which were stacked, with about twenty flags. Lord Cornwallis being ill, General O'Hara marched out at the head of the garrison. When he approached me (Rochambeau) he presented his sword. I pointed to General Washington opposite to me as the head of the American army, and said to him that as the French army was an auxiliary on this continent, that it was now from the American general that he must take orders." The manner of the capitulation was modeled on the harsh terms Cornwallis had imposed on General Lincoln at the siege of Charleston, the previous year. The colors were cased. The defeated army was not permitted to play an American or French tune, and it was to Lincoln himself that the formal surrender was made. In his general orders of the 20th Washington congratulated the army on the glorious events of the day previous, and expressed his warm gratitude to the French king and his officers, naming each in his orders with suitable phrase and commendation, and requested the Count de Rochambeau "to present in his name to the regiments of Agenois and Deux-Ponts the two pieces of brass ordnance captured by them (as a testimony of their gallantry) in storming the enemy's redoubt on the night of the 14th inst., when officers and men so universally vied with each other in the exercise of every soldierly virtue." The victors found the little town of York, which at that time contained about sixty houses in a state of absolute dilapidation. They were literally honeycombed by balls. The British officers complimented the French on the precision of their fire, and confessed that they were the first artillerists in Europe, while the French were equally amazed at the wonderful proficiency the Americans had acquired with their limited experience. The house of Secretary Nelson of Virginia, which had served as Cornwallis' headquarters, and the most stately building in the town, remained for years a significant witness of the accuracy of the fire of the allies. This rare specimen of architecture, built in NELSON HOUSE CORNWALLIS' HEADQUARTERS DURING SIEGE 1740, was the home of Thomas Nelson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a governor of Virginia, and finally a major-general in the American army. This sturdy relic of many wars was the official headquarters of Lord Cornwallis as head of the British army during the siege of 1781. After the close of the war it marked the renewal not only of a friendship between soldiers, but the friendship of nations. The French and the United States were closely cemented together through the visit of General Lafayette to his old-time war friend, Major General Nelson. In 1881 a centennial celebration of the victory over Cornwallis was held at Yorktown and the cornerstone of the national monument was laid with elaborate ceremonies in the presence of a great concourse of people. On the base of the monument the following inscription is engraved: "At York on October 19, 1781, after a siege of nineteen days, by 5,500 Americans and 7,000 French troops of the line, 3,500 Virginia militia under command of General Thomas Neison and 36 French ships of war, Earl Cornwallis, commander of the British force at York and Gloucester, surrendered his army, 7,251 officers and men, 840 seamen, 244 cannon and 24 standards, to his excellency, George Washington, commander-in-chief of the combined forces of American and France; to his excellency, the Comte Rochambeau, commanding the auxiliary troops of his most Christian majesty in America and to his excellency, the Comte de Grasse, commanding in chief the naval army of France in Chesapeake." Grace church, which figured prominently in the historic events just related, is still used as a place of worship. The edifice is of marl rock construction and was built in 1700. The old bell was a gift from Queen Anne in 1725. The original communion service is still in use. Curiously carved designs of a head and a lion are easily discernable, but the emblems on the service are indistinct. On the quaint tombstones in the churchyard are the names of many of the famous Nelson family. The oldest custom house in the United States is situated at Yorktown and is one of the most interesting of the historic buildings. It was built in 1781 and was the port of entry for New York, Philadelphia and many other of our great cities when they were in their infancy. Yorktown was also the scene of considerable activity at one period during the Civil war. When General McClellan began the Peninsular campaign April 4, 1862, he found Yorktown fortified and a line drawn from the town across the peninsula to the mouth of the Warwick river. Gen. J. B. Magruder, in command of the Confederate forces, had hardly more than 11,000 men in all, of whom 5,000 were at Yorktown. General McClellan, who very much overestimated the Confederate forces, awaited reinforcements and began seige operations. At the end of the month McClellan had in position 115,000 men while Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, who had assumed command of the Confederate forces on April 17, had hardly more than 50,000 men on the peninsula. Just as McClellan was ready to open fire, General Johnston withdrew May 3. His rear guard was overtaken near Williamsburg on May 5, and an indecisive battle was fought. Yorktown is the county seat of York county, Virginia, and is situated about 70 miles southeast of Richmond, on the York river. Although one of the oldest and most historic towns in the country, Yorktown has never attained the prominence and importance commercially that its founders had prophesied for it, and today it has a population of but a few hundred. Dew Ponds in Great Britain Among the most singular archaeological remains found in Great Britain are the ancient dew ponds, the construction of which is ascribed to the neolithic age. The purpose of these ponds was to furnish drinking water for cattle. An exposed position where springs were absent was selected and a broad, hollowed surface was formed and covered over with straw or some other non-conducting material. Above was spread a thick layer of clay strewn with stones. During the night the cold surface of the clay caused an abundance of moisture to condense from lower layers of the air. Some of these ancient dew ponds are still working. GIVES VARIETY IN DESSERT Almost Numberless Are the Possibilities When a Freezer Is Article of General Use. Now that freezers are to be had at a price so reasonable that every one can afford to have one, no family should be without one, as the height of dessert excellence is reached in many frozen sweets impossible to procure in any but the largest city confectioneries. In fact, in most communities and in the rural districts it is even impossible to get a simple ice, the only thing available being ice cream, in perhaps vanilla and chocolate flavors. With a freezer at home a variety of creams as well as ices, frappes, etc., is possible, and one has the satisfaction of feeling that the best and cleanest materials go into them and they have a delicious "homey" flavor impossible to procure in creams or ice procured at the stores. Listed below are a number of tested recipes, and also hints to to the cream used in ice creams, and method of making the cream. If you want the rich, full-bodied delicacy known as Philadelphia ice cream, scald half the cream used. This portion of the cream will increase slightly in quantity when freezing, while the raw cream will almost double its bulk. Ice cream made from scalded cream is too rich for most tastes and unnecessarily costly, while, on the other hand, ice cream made from all raw cream is neither so smooth nor so rich as when half scalded cream is used. For freezing ice cream the ice should be smaller than walnuts and mixed with rock salt, two portions ice to one of salt. After cream is frozen it can be kept hard by covering with larger pieces of ice over top of can, using half as much salt as when freezing cream. Be sure to keep waste hole in tub open during this time. Too large ice or too little salt while freezing means extra labor and butter, greasy cream, and too much salt makes coarse, watery cream. Water ice or frozen fruit will not freeze so readily as ice cream, therefore use larger proportion of ice and finer ice. Fresh fruits for flavoring should be mashed or cut fine a few hours before using and mixed with sufficient sugar to sweeten and draw out the flavor. All fruit flavors should be added to cream when partially frozen, to avoid any chance of curdling. Chaudfroid of Salmon. Use for this one can of salmon or an equal amount of cold boiled fish. Flake, removing skin and bones. Mix in a bowl a teaspoonful of flour, a teaspoonful each of mustard and salt, a few grains of cayenne, one egg lightly beaten, a tablespoonful and a half melted butter, three tablespoonfuls of vinegar and three-fourths of a cup of rich milk. Cook over hot water until the mixture thickens like a soft custard. Stir constantly at first and keep close watch to take from the fire as soon as thickened. Overcooking curdles. Add a tablespoonful of gelatin that has been softened in two tablespoonfuls of cold water, then dissolve over the teakettle. Add to the fish mixture and turn into one large mold or individual ones. When ready to serve turn out and garnish with lettuce, sliced cucumbers or pimentos as preferred. Serve with mayonnaise, French dressing or cucumber sauce. Mutton and Eggs. Put cooked mutton, free from shew or fat, through the chopping machine. Mix with it pepper, salt, one tablespoonful of butter and one cupful of stock, put it on the fire in a saucepan to warm well, but not to boil. Have some very hot, well seasoned mashed potatoes ready, free from all lumps, and mixed with three tablespoonfuls of hot milk. Make a wall of these round the dish on which you are going to put your mutton. Poach three or four eggs, taking care they do not break. Put the mutton inside the potato wall and place the eggs neatly on the top of the mutton. Serve hot. This is a delightful change from ordinary mince. Table Economies There is one little suggestion to make to the housekeeper. Never buy fruits, vegetables or meats that are out of season. This simple rule followed out carefully will keep down the expenses greatly. It is such a temptation to buy the first box of strawberries to be seen in the market, the first shad, the first asparagus, tomatoes done up in tissue paper that peep out so alluringly! Those same dainties later on will be had almost for the asking. Therefore form the habit of resisting all table delicacies that are out of season, and buy instead only those that are. You will save many dollars as the year runs on. Bran for Matting. Instead of salt water some housewives use bran for cleaning matting. A bag of cheesecloth is filled with bran; this is moistened from time to time and the matted scrubbed with it. After the bran wash the matting is wiped off with a fresh cloth dipped in salt water. A Garden Hint. To keep the bugs and insects which infest your trees from killing the blossoms or leaves, wrap a piece of cotton around the center of the body, and cover the cotton with a piece of fly paper. This is invaluable. Try it. Use sticky side out. To Clean Screens. To clean wire screens, dampen cotton cloth with kerosene, rub both sides; they look like new; also help to keep files away. SEARCHLIGHT, PAGE FOUR. THE SEARCHLIGHT Established in 1898. W. N. MILLER, Editor. Residence 1401 West 23d Street. Office: 630 N. Main Street. Residence Phone, Market 4090 X Phone your news items to us. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Strictly in Advance. One Year (by mail) $1.00 Six Months (by mail) .75 Three Months (by mail) .50 Advertising Rates made known on application. Entered at the Postoffice at Wichita Kansas, as Second-Class Mall Matter. Published Every Saturday at 630 N. Main Street. All matters addressed to The Searchlight for publication must be signed b y the party or parties writing. All matters for publication must reach this office not later than Thursday noon to reach publication in the current issue. RULES OF THIS OFFICE: First. All subscriptions must be paid in advance. 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A special invitation is extended to the public, Literaries Clubs and other organizations to come out early next Tuesday evening Oct.17th.at the meeting of John Brown Literary A.M.B, Church Watch for the Mock recall election of Y. M. C. A. officers under auspices of B. T. W. Club. Further particulars later. Send Your News In Early This Week. Card Of Thanks The ladies of Mt. Olive Court No. 9 H. of J. wish to thank the Master Masons who so nobly assisted them in the funeral of their sister, Mrs, McFarland. Ella R. Ewing, M. A. M. Brittina Griffin, Sec. Send your news notes and local happiness to 630 N. Main Street Mrs. Eva Downs has left on an extended visit to Daytona Fla. Miss Irma Clark continues on the sick list. Mrs. Emma Williams of Parsons is visiting in the city. Dr. Brown won first prize on his Buff Orphington cock at the Forum poultry show this week. Attorney McWilliams quite a number of important cases in the present term of the District court Robert Davis lost his brood mare "Bess" Wednesday night. She died from lock jaw brought on by old age. Atty. E. P Blakemore contemplates a trip to Coffeyville and Nowater, Okla on legal business next week. The W. T. Vernon Club will meet at the residence of Mrs. H. Brown Thursday Oct. 19th, in 11th block on N. Washington. John E. Lewis recieved a telegram from St. Louis Thursday, that his brother-in-law, Jimmie Johnson was very low. He left Thursday night for St. Louis. For the first time in many a long day a colored man is on the the jury in the District court. Mr. Logan, porter at Walker's dry Goods store being the lucky man. Mr. and Mrs. James Cowan are making quite a successs of poultry raising on a small scale at their neat little homs on Cherry street. Cowan is proving he is not only a good meat inspector, but a splendid judge of chick ens as well; his stock being onfy from prize winners. The W. T. Vernon Club met at the residence of Mrs. V. C. Griffin, Mrs. Fannie Neely, and Mrs. Burns of Ratoon New Mexico as guests of honor. And a politable three course luncheon was served, and all esteem Mrs. Griffin an ideal hostess. Mrs. V. C. Griffin Pres. Mrs. G. McAdams Sec. The Mother's Aid Club was royally entertained at the residence of Mrs. M. E. McKelly Friday evening. Mrs. Luttie Brown Grand Matron and Mrs. V C. Griffin and Mrs. Madidson of Ky were the guest of honor. At their next meeting they will elect officers, A.G. MUELLER UNDERTAKER BOTH PHONES 325 WICHITA KANS. 142 N. MARKET. A Pleasant Suprise Some time ago, when Rev. M. L. Copeland was so very ill, the members of the W. T. V. Club agreed {without his knowledge} to assist him in some charitable way, Thursday Oct. 5., the Club carried out their agreement to the great surprise of Rev. Copeland and wife. It was a surprise indeed that was kindly appreciated. About 5 o'clock p. m. a number of ladiss arrived at the respence with a vehicle containing a quaniry of choice groceries Trade With Our Advertisers. Some people's greatest enemy is their tongue. OFFICIAL CALL OF THE WESTERN NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION. Muskogee, Okla., Oct. 2, 1911 Members of the Association:- Whereas, following a general custom, the Executive Board of the Western Negro Pr99s Association have met in executive session and set apart Thursday, November 30th, and Friday December 1st, 1911, for holding the fifteenth annual convention of the Western Negro Press Association to meet in Topeka, Kansa0. Therefore by virtue of the official power vested in me and in keeping with the decree of the Executive Board, I hereby call you 15th. annual convention of the associated to meet in reguar. session at the time and place above mentioned. All members of the association are particularly urged to be present either in person or by proxy, and a cordial invitation is hereby extedec to all editors, managers, reporters, correspondents, publisher and owners of newpapers and their coworkers who are not members. Colored newspapers have become to be very important factors in the social, industrial, economical and political life of America, and it will be well for all newspaper men who can, to meet at this Convention to discuss the best means of emploring the great power for the benefit of the race and the Country at large. Theye is no greater responsibility than that of which rests upon the shoulders of newspaper men because they are the moulders of public opinion. We propose to learn at this convention how best of shape this opinion for the good of the masses as well as the classes. A very interesting program has yeon arranged for this occasion and it will be yf much advantage to be present. Witness my haed and seal this 2nd, day of Oct. 1911. A. J. SMITHERMAN, Pres. J. D. COOK, Sec. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We do all kinds of fancy JOB PRINTING, Satisfaction Guarenteed. Prices Always Right. Bring your Job work to us. GREAT MASS MEETING Owing to the fact that the great naval battle on the little river and other carnival week attractions seemed to attract the people, and owing to the further fact too that the minsters of the various churches can more conveniently attend on Tuesday evenings than any other time, the mass meeting called by the John Brown Literary for last Wednesday evening has been postponed until next Tuesday night at the A. M. E. church. This meeting it will be remembered was called for the purpose of bringing about a concerted movement on the part of ALL the people of this city to creditably care for and entertain the great Interstate Literary Society which convenes in our city during the latter part of December. It is now up to us as colored men and women to uphold our reputation that has gone broadcast throughout the land that we are a progressive people and capable to entertain. To this meeting everybody, young and old is invited; so let ns see you at A. M. E. church early next Tuesday evening. A good literary and musical program will be rendered. COME. McWILLIAMS Attorney at Law Practices in all Courts Phone Market 1537 Office 601 N. Main St. Wichita, Kansas E. P. Blakemore Attorney at Law Practices in all State and Federal Courts of Kansas and Oklahoma 535 N. Main St.,— Room 2 Phone Market 2139 Wichita — Kansas W. S. 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Office 630 North Main Street Practices in all the Courts Of Kansas and Missouri Residence Phone 4090 X Fools. What do you suppose fools were made for? That you might tread upon them, and starve them, and get the better of them in every possible way? By no means. They were made that wise people might take care of them. That is the true and plain fact concerning the relations of every strong and wise man to the world of him. He has his strength given not that he may crush the wicked that he may support and guide. In his own household he is the guide and support of his children; out of his household he is still to be the father, that is, the guide and support of the weak and the poor; not merely of the metteriously weak and the innocently poor, but of the guilty and punishably poor; of the men who ought to have known better; of the poor who ought to be ashamed of themselves.—John Ruskin. 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Yards and Office 3rd and Main Streets. A man to make a good leader must be a good follower. They'll Treat You Right TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS They'll Treat You Right (First published in the Wichita Searchlight, September 9th, 1911) PUBLICATION NOTICE PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas. Hal Walton, Defendant. State of Kansas, Sedgwick County, ss. To the defendant Hal Walton: You are hereby notified that on the 6th day of September, A. D. 1911, the said plaintiff filed her petition against you in the above court, praying for a divorce and the costs of this action; and you must answer said petition on or before the 19th day of October, A. D. 1911, or the said petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered against you accordingly for a divorce, and the costs of this action. R. B. McWILLIAMS, Attorney for Plaintiff. (Attest.) (Seal.) A Queen's Will. Queen Adelaide, the wife of William IV., was a woman of great piety and exceptional humility, which was shown in the directions for her funeral. "I die in all humility," she wrote, "knowing well we are all alike before the throne of God, and request, therefore, that my mortal remains be conveyed to the grave without any pomp or ceremony. They are to be moved to St. George's chapel, Windsor, where I request to have a quiet funeral. "I particularly desire not to be laid cut in state, and the funeral to take place by daylight; no procession, the coffin to be carried by sailors to the chapel. I die in peace, and wish to be carried to the tomb in peace, and free from the vanities and the pomp of the world."—Home Notes. MAN HAS NO RIGHT TO SCOFF Not so Many Years Ago He Was Crazy Over Dress Himself. No, brother, men have not always been so indifferent to dress as they are today. Their ralment, as compared with the darnfoolishness of woman, hasn't always been above reproach. Consider, if you will, the days when our respected forefathers would draw on their lavender-colored pants with a shoe horn, using a little slippery powder, maybe, to help things along, until people looked at their feet and wondered if the pants hadn't been sewed up after the feet got through. Consider their tight boots—made so tight that they caused the most excruciating agony. And remember that the dandles of that day would carefully polish these burning, blasting, pinching, agonizing boots and then step carefully with the toes in a mud puddle so that the mud drying on the lower part would make the feet seem small. O, yes, they did it. And of course you know that a bootlash wasn't used merely because the boots might soil the hands, but because nobody had invented a stump-puller in those days and applied it to the removal of tight boots. And remember the bell-crowned hats, and the dingbats and jimoracks they hung on their watch fobs. And the fancy waistcoats and the frilled shirts. And going even further back, consider what historical drawings give us of information as to ancient dress—the knee breeches with gorgeous rosettes—the brilliant buckles on the shoes—the cream-colored cloaks with mauve satin linings. And the white silk stockings that the exoskeleton would show through. Think of the bepowdered and beourled wigs when you rave at rats on women's heads and repent of your scoffing words. Face powder? Perfumes and scents? Sure they had 'em. Patches on their complexion—yes, and rouge. They sure were pretty men those days. And going back to the Indian—think of his war paint, of his gaudy blanket, his stained arrows, his painted pony, his bear-olled hair and his colored feathers. But what's the use? He's not so pretty now. Only he really hadn't oughther so much at hobble skirts and peach-basket hats and Chinese hair switches and things. He really hadn't oughther. As a Buncher. We is one of the most botherome words in the language. It is responsible for more misunderstandings than any other ten words put together. An editor will start out conscientiously to give his opinions. He will begin by saying "We think," meaning himself. A latter later he will say "we," meaning his advertisers. A few lines farther down he will use the word again, meaning the class of people who read his paper. Then his heart will soften and expand. He will become eloquent with the use of "we," meaning the whole community or the entire human race. Then suddenly he will bethink himself and reflect that his is a party organ and "we," the party, is paramount after all. Whereupon he will divest himself of opinions in which the people at large have no interest, or at least no profit. All this is very confusing. The unsuspecting reader struggles along trying in vain to separate the we-goats from the we-sheep. Sometimes that's exactly what the editor is striving for, and sometimes he is the most confused of all. We was invented to conceal thought Life. Kaiser's Insult to a Courtier An incident very reminiscent of much pettiness was told to Tip the other day by an American just returned from Berlin. It seems one of the Kaiser's suite, a noble of high rank, had incurred the imperial displeasure. The Kaiser did not wish to lose this gentleman's services, but apparently desired to humiliate him for the real or fancied offense. At one of the state dinners shortly afterward, the noble was seated half a dozen places from his ruler. Beside him sat a woman of title, whom he had known from the time both could walk. The two conversed animatedly. Suddenly his imperial majesty leaned forward and exclaimed in a harsh voice: "Prince, it is not etiquette to flirt at my table." The man thus addressed rose to his feet and bowed low. The next day he resigned and retired to his country estate, although it is well known he received a personal letter of apology from Wilhelm II. Not to Be Fooled. 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RUUIST ACETAL Sone "TedaM E RICAN! peek “W*A-RADFORD nn Se EDITOR : be ne Sl ee s . Sh llrt—s—t—s SS oe ee ot Se Se ia wee aS me ge oe ree Cow §=(2 8 maa Mae teed ae gee Sa. ‘questions and give advice FREE OF ‘COST on ali subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this | paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he ‘is, without doubt, the highest authority ‘onall these subjects, Address all inquiries ‘to William A. Radford, No. 178. West Tackson boulevard, Chicago, IM, and only | tnclose two-cent siamp for reply. Small houses for small families are required In greater numbers than any other style of building. It 1s said that the average family contains five mem- bers; that means that a great many familles have only from two to four members. The remark has often been made that no roof is big enough to cover two tamilies; certainly the happtest way to live is in a home of your own. Judging from the misery in some large houses, there has been no change in human nature in this respect. You may call it selfishness or what you like, but the fact remains that there can only be one mistress in one house. ‘Things must go to her liking, or some- one suffers. The only excuse for dif- ferent families crowding into one house 1s the expense of building sep- arate houses—which means that it small houses were more plentiful there would be less dificulty. This plan shows a house that costs very little more to build than a one- story cottage. There are only two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, besides a big store room; while the downstairs is perfectly arranged for comfort and convenience. The eaves are but little higher than on a cottage. The room upstairs 1s secured by means of a roof having four gables, which is an easy roof to ‘build, and one that is understood by every house carpenter. It is right in every respect, even to the placing of ‘the chimney. ‘There is a great advantage of hav- ing the chimney in the center of the house. You never have trouble with a roof Jeaking around a chimney that is built through the peak, but the amount of expressive profanity wast- ed on chimneys near the eaves is tre- mendous. When the water races down the roof it seems to prefer an outlet around the chimney. It runs down towards the ground easier at this spot than it does at the eaves; at least a great many men feel that way at times. ‘Theoretically it 1s easy to steer the water around the chimney, but theory don’t always cover the whole question. Sometimes snow banks up against the chimney, which melts a little every day, and at night freezes into an ice bank that changes the situation Ne Fad rover fl far sorsc- | Co f} Deans AM “4 7 haw. arer cit First Floor Plan. around the chimney considerably. After a while the rains come, some times {n a hurry, and before the ice bank has time to get out of the way, somebody down below gets an invol untary bath and some expensive dec- orations are spoiled. It is not every house plan that wil! permit placing the chimney in the peak of the roof, but that style of plan is to be pre ferred when all other things are rignt for tt. This is not a large house; {t is 26 feet wide by 88 feet long, exclustve of porches; and it 1s supposed to stand out alone where it gets lignt and air on every side so that the sun can penetrate into every corner. There {s an opportunity to fit up a very cozy sitting room, which may be used separately or in connection with the parlor as desired. A window seat to fit in the bay, reaching clear across the three windows, looks well, and, if properly made, 1s very comfortable. Window seats are used in winter more than in summer, and they should be built accordingly. There is more or less cold air coming in or cir culating around a window in winter. For this reason the window seat should be protected by the back, which may extend up three or four inches above the window sill without being denise A qj pp eore i G jae =| poor fl 4) SSS" i Ca) a ZN Second Floor Plan, conspicuous from the outside. It de pends, of course, a good deal on the window seat itself, and on the way in which it is made. ‘As a general thing, it 1s better to hove tke whole thie ane 4 cheap frame is made to fit the window, fand thts frame ts seated ‘with looss cushions. This tufting should reach up the back, and turn over on the win. dow side, extending down as far as the window stool. The ends of the window seat may be higher than the sides, but not necessarily s0, as both shape and design must, to a certain extent, conform to the other furniture in the room. It 1s more difficult te fit the tufted covering when the endi are higher than the sides; but it often gives the finished work a muct better appearance. The front of the window seat ti covered with material the same at the cushions and back, and tt may bt put on smooth or plaited. A smoot! finish is best because tt does not col lect dust. Often, however, the platte¢ front looks better. Sometimes drawers for magazine: and books are built in the seat, an¢ these must be considered in the cov ering. Sometimes the seat is made te lift up. ‘There are as many styles fr window seats as in any other articl of furniture; but they are unique be cause each one 1s made to fit a cer tain niche, where {t Is expected to re main, A window seat fs never complet without plenty of pillows. The square down pillows with fancy covers that are seen in every home, are not only comfortable, but also highly decora tive. Some of these pillows are made almost too nice to use, which is 4 great mistake. It is much better tc have washable covers that may by easily removed. Of course every wom an likes to have something of this Kind as neat and elaborate as posst ble; but, as a genera! thing, pillows should be made to use as well as ti look at. A seat big enough to fit the window should have seven or eight pillows piled up-at the end and scattered along the side on top of the tufted back. Some seats are made with wide rail on top of the back, especial ly made to hold pillows. In such cases the tufting should be made tm different parts, with a division at each corner, and a cord run along to mark the upper corner borders. « This little house may be butlt, uz der favorable circumstances, for about $1,500, without heating apparatus ot miuna bine His Mother-in-Law benter by trade, Re was at Work carly and late. Two years later he fell off a scaffold and hurt his back. He was petted and pitied and sympathized with, and, although after six weeks of loafing, the doctor pronounced ‘Moses as good as new, the carpepter had lost his hustle. His wife dreaded that he might injure himself by go- ing to work too soon and she started dressmaking to support them while he loafed. Moses Smith’s mother-in-law lived in another state. She heard how things were going, out it was a year before she came on. She found ‘Moses growing fat and his wife grow- {ng lean. It didn't take the old lady over a week to size things up. In her time she had known of several lame- backed men and foolish wives. With the doctor to back her, she announced that her daughter must go away and nest for a month to prevent a nervous breakdown. She would remain to keep house for Moses. The lame-backed man didn’t like it at all. It meant an overturning of his pleasant program. He doubted 1f there would be any more tea and toast and “poor Moses!” for him. He was overruled, however, and the morning his wife started away he went down to the village postoffice and took his old seat on the veranda and hoped for the best. At noon he returned home to meet with a sur- prise. No fire—no dinner. In reply to his look of bewilderment the lady with the {ron Jaw replied: “You didn’t cut any wood, and so there’s no dinner” “But I can’t raise the ax with this lame back.” “Then you won't have to raise knife or fork!” Moses went back to the grocery and filled up on a raw turnip. He went home to supper, but there was no supper. No wood—no supper. He went out and sat down under a lilac bush, and his eyes filled with tears. He was in the habit of going to bed at 9 and getting up at the same hour next morning. His going to bed on this occasion was according to program, but he was aroused at 8 o'clock by a dash of water in his face. He had been called twice in vain. “Moses, the ax and the woodptle!” said the mother-in-law as he came down stairs with a scowl on his brow. “You know I'm a cripple,” he an- swered. “No wood—no breakfast!” He went slowly out and bent to pick up the ax and straightened up with a groan and his hand to his back. “It's a crik in the back,” sald the woman. “I’m glad to find it out. T've tackled fourteen different criks and cured each and every one. If I can cure you then Nelly will be’ very happy when she returns. Come along ‘out to the smokehouse.” “But what's the smokehouse going to do for a man whose spinal cord is all knotted up?” “Treatment, Moses—treatment. Just step inside.” He stepped, and the door was closed on him and locked. He found a cot, a jug of water and a loaf of bread. He kicked on the door and called out to know what it all meant, and was told to cuddle down and take treatment for the cure of gen- eral laziness, drink, a crik in the back and lying abed in the morning. He was warned that any extra emo- tion on Bis part would make the erik worse, ang told that there was no ob- Jection to’his sleeping all day. Moses was foolish enough to kick and shout until a score of villagers came run- ning to see what the matter was. To one and all the motherinlaw an- swered: “Moses has had a crik in the back for a year past, and I've set out to cure ft. I hope to meet with great success. In fact, I don't think his wife will have to do dressmaking when she comes back. Thanks for calling. Come again.” During the first day Moses thought and slept by turns, and now and then shed tears. In a few hours his life aad changed over and his peace and comfort had departed. At sundown more bread and water. He yelled and kicked and again he was warned to supress his emotions. Fe demanded better fare, but was answered that until his erik got so ‘that he could use the ax there would ‘be no cooking, On the second night he seriously thought of sutcide, and jhe smiled joyously as he conjured up a mental picture of the mother-in- ‘law opened the door in the morning ‘and finding him stark and stiff in /death. But successfully to commit yuiclde one’ must have something more than a jug of water and a loaf of bread at hand. Moses couldn’t choke himself with either. Breakfast was the same old bill of fare, and the woman still had her fron jaw. There was no conversation. world, my dear son-in-law. You havs been in dreadful bad shape for a year. Any undue exertion might finish yon. You shall have a raw tomato to heip out your dinner, as that goes with the ‘treatment. If it wasn't haif a mile to the nearest saloon I'd ask you to have a drink with me.” Moses didn’t nave sucn a lame back that he couldn't understand sarcasm, and he raised another row. Again the neighbors came, but when he 3p pealed to them for help they looked at the mother-nlaw. She asked them not to interfere with ner treatment She had set out to cure his crik, and they could all notice that his roice was growing stronger. That smoke house door was the first thing he had raised his foot to kick a whole year. Bread and water again for supper, and another long night. Not a look of pity—not a “poor Moses!” ‘Truly, things had changed. at midnight Moses sat up on his cot to decide two questions. Was bis erik really better? Was this his mother-in-law’s fifteenth cure? Should ha go to work? After an hour he decided both cases in the affirmative, ana sa the morning he was ready to say: “Mother, I've been doing some ser! ous thinking since you were here last.” “You have? 1 am sorry for that I warned you nat to strain your mind. You must be very, very quiet.” “I--I ougbt to have been at work for months past.” “But the lame back, you know?” “I shouldn't have gone to drinking.” “But you had to, poor man.” “If you'll let me out now I'll have a Job before night.” “I couldn't, Moses—tI couldn't. It's altogether too sudden. If you went to work now it might be the last ot you, and I don’t want my caughter a widow. Let's do a good job and not hurry about {t.” It was on the morning of the tenth day, and after two ministers and a score of lawmen had pleaded for Moses, that the door was unlocked and an ax put into his hands. He “walked straight to the woodpile and made the chips fly. When he had “worked. for two hours he put on his ‘coat and started to look for a job, and when his wife came home he was ‘at work on a new barn, There was astonishment at his cure, and sur ‘prise that he wouldn't tell how it had ‘been brought about. All the explana. tion he made was that he suddenly ‘felt something give way. The mothor was a little clearer as she said: | “Nelly, all men want a mother-tn- law around the house, but some want them more than others. If I were you I'd let it kind 0’ leak out around the village that you ain't going to do any more dressmaking, and that Moses 1s going to give up sitting on the post- office steps and put in ten hours’ work ‘for eight hours’ pay.” Fly That Was Swatted. For seven months an expert ac- countant searched the books of a cer tain grain company of St. Paul for an error of an even $100. There was that shortage In the cash, Whom to sus- pect the firm did not know. They spent much more than the $100 trying to track the matter down. And then, after having gone over the books time and again, the account- ant’s pencil point rested on an item of $140. The pencil point rested on the figure “1,” when the figure sud- denly broke in two and slid down the page! Upon examination {t proved that the supposed figure “1” was a fly's leg which had become pasted in front of the §40, raising the item to all ap- pearances $100. The fly had undoubt- edly been crushed in the book when it was closed. Publicity an Eeeentilal. James Hamilton Lewis, once a mem- ber of congress and new an attorney In Chicago, was on one Occasion can- didate for an elective position in the northwest. At that time Lewis was famous for “his pink whiskers,” of which he had a roseate and flaming abundance. One day an acquaintance of Lewis’ dropped into a hotel and asked the clerk: “Isn't that Jim Ham Lewis over there reading that newspaper?” “No,' explained the clerk, “that's a fellow who looks so extraordinarily like him that Lewis’ opponents have hired him to sit around in hotel lob- bies and create the impression that he is Lewis.” Lewis coined the famous {dea: “If you can’t praise me in the newspapers, please roast me; but never leave my name out altogether.”—The Sunday Magazine. Scandal at a Watering Place. “Malvern — Furnished residence; large lounge hall, three reception, eight bedrooms; beautiful grounds and charming, retired situation; cook and ‘husband could be left.”—The Birming- ham Dally Post. We are interested to know whether it 1s the lady of the house or her husband who is responsible for the above advertisement—London Punch. Stretching a Point. “You have been telling me about your ‘apartments’ in town and you have but one room.” “My dear fellow, kindly observe this spacious closet in the corner.” MUNYON PREACHES HOPE PHILOSOPHY New tsi i Many FATS CURATIVE. pug NOTED WEALTH expen GIVES REASON FOR Big | SUCCESS IN MEDICINE ‘Tremendous success has attended th prmanization of the ‘new Munvon “ite Gale “Profesor hfunsen Mee te has secured more converts than het anticipated. and says that his Hogs Y” is growing in leaps and bounds ig sald that the total inembcrsea git Eewoclation ‘througtour tie Cais 8 isvnow well over the halt imitlinn nia’ In a statement for publication Soe Munyon sald: “I want to talk to every sicic, ailing ang despondent person inthis city. 1 aint to preach my now creed to’ thet Want to tell them about my ‘nev sintoad Poy Of Beale, which ts the trot ifetime of study and experience in Seat tng with eke fork “r ‘want’ to, expound the Great curative power In an ounce of Itope that in pounds of, Dope. That’ sick’ pans should not take medicine excep: MPs fpedlum "through which the great cunt live Dower of Hope maybe tale sit lve. "Medicines “are necessary in “ty resent siate of the worlds proerew bet fause they give @ patient physical sie port and strength ‘and renewed. viser ‘with which to brace up the will poner One knows, from the action of the prov medicines, ‘that he or she Is fevliny te ter by" this “inspired ‘hope. and “faite Which complete the cure, “I think that probably a million per sons at least in the United States have declared themselves cured by my medi- eines, and I know that these people have had ‘the. best remedies medical’ relence had to offer. T have always content that if there ts any virtue. In medicine my followers should have the best, but Tverily believe that more than one-half of those who have been lifted to health from the. bondage of chron{e. illness through taking my medicines, have beet gently, cured By the Kenowisage that ey {he utmost In_medical lore at command, and the Hope this inspired “Iam not in any senso a practicing hysician. 1 employ at my laboratoriey Fr’Philadetphia a large ‘stadt of exper physicians ‘and chemists, and 1 have any other physicians in varlous cites 8f the United States detalled to xive fog Ravice to the sick and atficte. My headquarters are at Munyon's Labora tories, 634 and Jefferson Sts.. Phila. Pa, and T have there a staft of duly resister ed-physicians and consulting experts &nd'to all who desire It 1 offer the ves Of medical advice absolutely free ot charge." Write today, addressing Prof. J. 3 Munyon personally and your letter wil bate c beech care, A Superior Person, F. H, Elliott, the secretary of the American Automobile — association, was talking about a somewhat super cilious and conceited millionaire. “He’s a yery superior person,” Mr. Elliott said, smiling. “He's the sort of person-who would be sure to go to a horse show in a motor car and to an automobile show in a monoplane." ig ee i Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of GAs In Use For Over 30° Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Early Standards of Mendacity. Eve meditated. “I think that story Adam told me 1s a lie out of the whole leaf,” she am nounced. You can't tell how much money & man is making from the clothes he wears, You must get a look at hit wife's. If the average man has occasion generate a good, hearty laugh once # month, he ts playing in great luck. Mra. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Chiltres teething, softens the guns, reduces infamy tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25¢ 8 butte A man never gets too old to remem) ber some of the things that never 0° curred when he was @ boy. Lewis’ Single Binder gives the smoker ¢ rich, mellow-tasting So cisar. If you are unable to keep your trou ‘bles to yourself they will expand. to get a bottle of HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS and assist your stom- ach, liver and bowels back to their normal condition. IT WILL REALLY DO YOU A LOT OF GOOD Others have ro this—why not YOU, today. All Druggists. [pe 3c ENS VES Makes iF ead LT RAKING pos Kegs ; iS ny CLAIR Ee ff Wi D fp \ *T8skng powatR ICAGO A ? You'll be de- lighted with the re~ sults of Calumet Baking Powder. No disappoints — no flat, heavy, soggy biscuits, cake, ot pastry. Just the lightest, daintiest, most uniformly raised and most deli- cious food you ever ate, Received highest reward World's ave toed Expositions Enienge, 190" HOW NASTY. RES ig Set hs NS C2) Pi; } ey / ay a <—— ea aoc Ger wee ae Mr. Chumpleigh—My, but it’s hot in bere, doncherknow. I feel as though I ‘Were being cooked, Miss Causteque—Broiled lobster feat so bad, ie SL ee “I positively and absolutely _re- ‘tise! cried the candidate with great tmphasis, “Refise what?” asked the campaign luanager, ve kissed all the babies in my district” he replied, “but I'M be gum- Wosgled if ll kiss Mrs. Astorbilt’s Qulle, even if it costs the whole suf Sagette vote!" A Paraphrase. “You take close notice of the places which people are invited.” Yes." replied Mrs. Cumrox; “in fr circle invitations are the sincer- 8 flattery * a Saves Worry Time and Trouble Toasties Can be served in- Stantly with cream or milk, It makes a break- fast or lunch so supe- Tor to the ordinary, that it has become & welcome pantry Necessity in thou- Sands of homes, and &dds to the comfort &nd pleasure of life. “The Memory Lingers” | Sold by Grocers“ | Postuim Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle Greek, Silebs a The Return From Captivity ‘Bunday School Lesson for Oct. 15, 1911 are Arranged for This Peper isaac Vee ee ‘Grit tems ner oe GOLDEN TEXT—“Hoe retaineth not hie ere nas ee a merey."—Mic. 7:18, TIME—Cyrus takes Babylon 62.8 Hla decree of return 588.7, First return, under Zerubbabel, 697.6, PLACE—Babylon and vincinity. Jeru: salem. “And the long journey between. | RULERS—Cyrus was king of Babylon, ‘and a large part of the East. Zerubbabel galled also Sheshbazzar (Ezra 1:8; 2:2) from Babylon became the ruler of Jeru ‘salem. MONUMENTS—On stone tablets and gqlinders, are written records of these ‘The Cyrus Cylinder, found at Babylon $m_ 18, now in British Museum. ‘The Nabonidus cylinders, in British Mu- seum, Annalistic tablet of Cyrus, a proclama- ‘Mon by him, written shortly after his ‘conquest of Babylon. ‘There were three eras of captivity for thé children of Israel as there were several eras of return. The first captivity was by Nebuchadnezzar, when Daniel and his friends were car- Tied captive. Seventy years from this brings us to B.C. 586, the time of the completion of the return described in this lesson. Nebuchadnezzar again captured the city, sent a great amount of treasures from the palace and the temple to Babylon, with 10,000 of the more tm- Portant of the people. Among these were the prophet Hzeklel and the great-grandfather of Mordecai, Queen Bsther’s cousin. The third captivity ‘was also by Nebuchadnezzar, who, after a siege of a year and a half, in July, 586, completely destroyed the city and the tempie. Seventy years from this time brings us to the com. Dletion of the temple, B. C. 515. The discipline of the exile has ac complished its purpose so far that it is wise and safe to permit a large number to return and renew the an- clent nation. It would be useless to bring back to Judea people who would commit the same sins which made the exile necesary and who had not learned to some extent the lessons which their hard discipline was sent to teach, The power of idolatry was forever Droken. They never again yielded to its fascinations. They were taught te set a new value on tho filling of all the forms of worship with the spirit of religion. God had allowed even the city which was the type of heaven and the most glorious temple dedicated to his worship to be destroyed when these became a substitute for true re ligion instead of an ald to it. They Were also taught by their absence the value and necessity of religious instt. tutions, of the means of worship, of the Sabbath day. It led to renewed study of the sw» cred Scriptures. The exile was the period in which the guardianship, transcription and study of the written Scriptures became the special care of @ distinct class, afterwards famous as the great order of the scribes. It led, also, to the establishment of the synagogue for social Worship and read- ing of the Scriptures, with its accom: panying schools. The captivity served as a mission ary scheme to spread the knowledge of God over the world. It was an ald in preparing the world for the com- ing of the Lord Jesus Christ and for the spread of the gospel by the apos- tles. Thus there was the promised Jand, the homeland the center of re- ligious life, and the dispersion as an agency in every country of the known world. ‘The journey home and the whole movement may be made most real to all, and especially to children, by tracing the journey on the map. Note the great rivers to be crossed without bridges, the desert lands, the savage tribes, the countries of their old ene- mies, the rugged mountains to be traversed, hunger, thirst and pain, the long weary months of travel on foot, and the desolate city and devastated homes at the end of their journey. If we may trust later traditions, the setting out of the “captivity” for Pal. estine was joyous in the extreme. An escort of 1,000 cavalry accompanied them, for protection against the des- ert Arabs, then as now given to plun- der, and they started to the music of tabrets and flutes. Forth from the gates of Babylon they rode, to the sound of joyous music—a band of horsemen playing on flutes and tab- ets, accompanied by their own 200 minstrel slaves and 128 singers of the temple, responding to the prophet’s voice, as they quitted the shade of the gigantic walls and found themselves in the open desert beyond. “Go ye out ee eee eee ee SPLENDID CANADIAN CROPS Wheat, Oats and Barley Uni- versally Good Throughout Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. ‘The reports that come to hand from the wheat fields of the western Cana- dian provinces show remarkably good yields in all parts. Yields are record- ed of wheat going 35 and 40 bushels in many places, and oats from 60 to 100 bushels per acre. Barley and flax are splendid. The thousands of Amer- icans throughout the United States who haye friends in Manitoba, Sas- katchewan or Alberta will be pleased to learn of the great success that has followed their efforts. Many of these have not confined themselves to the growing of grain, but have also gone into the cattle industry. On the luxurious grasses that are so abun- dant there, in almost all districts, make this industry safe and profitable, ‘The land sales reparted by the rail- way companies and by the different land companies show the great in- crease that will likely take place during the next year in farming oper- ations. What has been said time and time again may now be well repeated, that there is no place on the Ameri- can continent where the same oppor- tunities are afforded the man looking for a home, for the young man start- ‘ng out in life, the man with a grow- ing up family, who desires wider scope for his ambition. The Cana- dian government agents located at different points in the states will be glad to advise the reader of the condl- tions, and relate to him instances of the great success that has followed farming in Western Canada, ‘THEN HE GOT WORSE. cr oe Dp | a & 0 ce *) Sy kay » Ry ZA (2 mae fee SS |S ee a | See “ST BN | wie | The Angry Man—I see the scoundrel in your face. The Calm Man—That’s a personal reflection. RASH ALL OVER BABY’S BODY Itched So He Could Not Sleep “On July 27, 1909, we left Boston for a trip to England and Ireland, taking baby with us, After being in Ireland a few days a nasty rash came out ail over his body. We took him to a doc- tor who gave us medicine for him. ‘The trouble started in the form of a rash and was all over baby's body, head and face, at different times. It irritated, and he would scratch it with all his might. The consequence was It developed into sores, and we were afraid it would leave nasty scars on his face. “When we reached England we took baby to another doctor, who said his condition was due to change of food and climate, and gave more medicine. The rash got no better, and {t used to {tch and burn at night so bad that the child could not sleep. He was com- pletely covered with it at different times. It was at this time that my mother advised us to try Cuticura Soap and Ointment, After using Cut!- cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for about nine months the places disap- peared. ‘There are not any scars, or other kind of disfigurement, and baby fs completely cured by the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. We have no fur- ther trouble with baby’s skin. Noth- Ing stopped the itching, and allowed baby to sleep but Cutfcura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.” (Signed) Mrs. Margaret Gunn, 29 Burrell St., Rox- bury, Mass., March 12, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and Oint- ment are sold everywhere, a sample of each, with $2-page book, will be mailed free on application to Cuti- cura,” Dept. 14 K, Boston. All of "Em Fans. A man little acquainted with the stage and its people went to see the “Friars’ Frolic” and was surprised to find that the Cohans were Irish. He was talking to Tom Cavanaugh about It. “Why,” said he, “I understand that when in town they are regular at- tendants at the church in your parish, Tom.” “Sure,” said Tom. “They're fans.” —Chicago Post. Be sure your sorrow is not giving you its best, unless it makes you a more thoughtful person than you have ever been before—Phillips Brooks. AT A CRITICAL PERIOD. Of Peculiar Interest to Women. Mrs. Mary I. Remington, Eigleberry St. Gilroy, Cal., says: “I suffered so severely from pain and soreness over the kidneys that i it was a task for me e to turn in bed. My liza Kidneys acted very MEAL) trequentiy, but the Mert) secretions were re- Bee tartod add passages Safe scalded. I was weak a ie Y and run down. After I =" Saleh eS h eme fi over the kidneys that a it was a task for me e to turn in bed. My i aa Kidneys acted very MEAL) trequentiy, but the y ey) secretions were re tarded and passages Safe scalded, I was weak Sepa” 2nd run down. After nae taking other reme diés without benefit, I began using Doan’s Kidney Pills and was com: pletely cured. J was going through the eritical period of a woman's life at the time and after using Doan’s Kidney Pills there was a miraculous change for the better in my health.” “When Your Back is Lame, Remem- ber the Name—DOAN'S.” For sale by druggists and general storekeepers everywhere. Price B0e. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Clreurmstantia’ Bvidedes> A Scotchman and his wife were vis- iting in a wild, beautiful part of the country, While driving one day with their host, the two men sitting to gether in the front seat while the lady sat behind, they crossed a high bridge which spanned a roaring torrent. An unusually loud splash caught the gen- tlemen’s attention for a moment, but nothing was said. After several miles the gentleman turned to address a remark to his wife, but her seat was empty. “Aye,” he remarked to his host, “that will be yon splash we heard.”— Housekeeper. This One Is on Hugh. “When I came into the Union sta tion the other morning, after traveling all night,” said Hugh Reilly, at the Commercial club, “I went into the barber shop. ‘When you spend the night in a sleeping car,” I sald to the barber, ‘it doesn’t improve your per sonal appearance, does it?" “Well,” sald he, as he looked me over, ‘I don't know how you looked when you started, but perhaps you're right."—Washington Herald. ‘Overieard in Vantos, “Isn't it romantic, John, dear,” said she, as they sat in the little Venetian garden, “to sit here and listen to these Italian troubadours singing their bal- lads bathed in the moonlight?” “Yes, dear,” replied John witha deep-drawn sigh. “But I sometimes wish they’d bathe in something be sides moonlight, don’t you? It might be less romantic, but it would be a darn sight more hygienic.”—Harper’s Weekly. Two of a Kind. “I find that my husband has been haying the office boy call me up every day and mumble terms of endearment. That's a nice way to fool his wife. He's been going to the ball game.” “How ifs it that you didn’t catch on to the voice?” “Well, I'm busy at bridge every day, and I've been having the cook answer the telephone.” Laughing Down a Whiner. “The bluff, cheery optimism of Sen ator Frye," said a Lewiston divine, “could not brook a whiner. Once at a dinner here in Lewiston a whiner seated opposite Senator Frye said dolefully: ““T have only one friend on earth— my dog.” “Why don’t you get another dog?’ sald Senator Frye.”. Not Crape. The head partner of a flourishing firm had recently died. A few days after the funeral an old friend called at the office and said: “I'm grieved to hear you have sus tained such a loss in Mr. —, and I can see you all feel it very much by hanging crape on the wall.” “That's no crape,” replied the clerk; “that's the office boy's towel!” ‘TC DKIVE OUT MALARIA _C/ || ake the Old Standart GROVES T_STHLESE | QuILL HONIG! 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Hamlins Wizard Oil | will cure it and for -Aches, Sprains, _| Bruises, Cuts, Burns, ete., there is noth- ing better. \I should say sincerity, a deep, great genuine sincerity, {s the first charac- '| teristic of all men in any way herolc. | —Carlyle. = '| BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE | “Send 2estamp for Siva aasaples of my very ebole est Gold Bmbossed Birthday, Flower and Mott Beas Cards; beautiful colors God lovellen designe ‘nt Pout Gard Cub, Jackson St, Topera, Kates ; As dawn precedes the sun, so should acquaintance precede love — '| Du Bose. ‘The satisfying quality in Lewis’ Single Binders found fh no other Se cigar. A peck of trouble looks like a bush- ‘el to the man who is up against it. 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HI ara TiN \ My De ees eee sie : An Exacting Situation. “Doctor,” said the nervous man, “Is there any way of teaching a person to talk in his sleep?” “I never heard of any,” replied the physician. “How could such an ac- complishment be of benefit?” “It's either that or insomnia for me. My wife is one of the best suffragette speakers before the public. She al- ways rehearses her orations at home, and I've got to say ‘hear! hear!’ or ‘that’s the stuff!” at least once every ten minutes,”—Washington Star, Just for the Summer, The old woman who lived in a shoe explained. “Roomier than summer hotel rooms,” she cried. Men have more temptations then women because they know where to look for them. Simple Way for Any Family to Retain Che editors of “Health Hints” and “Questions and Answers” have one ques- Un hat is put fo them morepftcn han SRP, oltes and whee agely elt they find the most “ifficult to answer. 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His ion—Try It F tion—Try lt Free the Good Health of All Its Members. use of salts, waters, strong cathartic and such things, ‘Syrup Pepsin, by tralne ing the stomach and bowel muscles. to Again do their work naturally, and’ with fie"tonie, ineredients, "strengthening "the Rerves, ‘brings about a. fasting» cure. ‘Among its strongest supporters are. Mr. John “Graveline “of 98 Milwaukee Aves Detrott, Mich, Mr. J. A. Vernon of Okla homa City aiid thotisands of others. Tt cam bo abtalned oP any drugeiat at Atty cents and one dollar a bottle, or if you Sant GO trgrit teat a free muinplo| bottle cag be obtained by writing the doctor. Tor the free sample address Dr. W. B. Catdwell, 201" Caldwell” buliding, Monti= cello, TH ~ Pink Eye, Epizootio t Shipping Fever # & Catarrhal Fever wrentive, no matter how horton tay sta are Infocted ion tug tongue; acts on tie Blood and Glands; expels the Fe imetanaee Pog antinea cima >gtock remedy. Cures J Gripe among human beings SEARCHLIGHT, PAGE EIGHT. We'll Some Day WHY NOT We Do All Kind Of Fancy Printing. Satisfaction SEARCHLIGHT 630 N Phone Market 3039 We Do All Kind Of Fancy and First-Class Job Printing. Satisfaction Guaranteed. SEARCHLIGHT PRINTING Co. 630 N. Main St. Colored Hotel-Orienta Everything Strickly First Class Rates $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 With Gas SOLE OWNER J. Walker. PROPRIETOR Elsie Daniels. PAST Photo pla OPEN TO E NEWEST a Moving Pictures 5c. ADM PASTIME Photo play Theatra OPEN TO EVERY BODY NEWEST and LATEST Moving Pictures, Songs & Music 5c. ADMISION 5c JACK JOHNSON TO RETIRE London, Oct. 2,—"After finishing mh contracts in England I will never put on the gloves in public again. I shall retire as the heavyweight champion of the world," So spoke Jack Johnson, the big Negro puglist today, after his proposed fight with Bombadier Wells which was scheduled to take place today had been formally abandoned, While the utterance of the champion came as a surprise to the general sporting public, it was not so to those who have been in his confidence during the past two weeks. Since the crusade was begun to prevent the bout the big Negro has been in anything but a gentle frame of mind. Johnson Is Mad To many persons with whom he was friendly he was vehement in his denunciation of the clergymen, business men and officials who opposed his bout with Wells Despite the suggestion of many sporting men to call the bout off Johnson doggedly stuck to the declaration that the fight would take place as scheduled. "This howl from the clergymen is a good thing," he said often "It will advertise the bout and bring people to it." When the injunction was issued against the losses of the Earl's Court, where the bout was to have taken place. Johnson voiced his opinion of the English public and after Promoter White and the lawyers for byth fighters appeared in Bow street Police Court and gave a formal understanding to cancel the bout, and Johnson made the positive state ment he would retire from the ring. --- TIME Play Theatra VERY BODY WITH and LATEST Songs & Music VISION 5c COFFEYVILLE, KAN. Mr. Otto Langare and Claude Crouch have returned from a three months' stay in Kansas City. Rev. Walker lectured at the A. M. E. church Tuesday, October 3. Mrs. Walter Carter entertained Thursday evening for Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Alexander. Mrs. Ellen Roberts is visiting at Nelogany, Okla. Mrs. Elmer Briley has returned from a short visit in Cherokee, Kan. The Home Mission society will entertain at the residence of Mrs. William Briley on East Second Street Monday night. Mrs. Jane Goodwin was shopping in the city Saturday. Rev. Blaydes' address on the "History of the Negro Race' at the St. James M. E. church on Sunday evening was very interesting. Mr. James Goodrum of Pahuska, Ok., is visiting his family this week. Miss Odee Davis is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lee Roon, in Kansas City, Kan. Rev. Jacob Dodd and Rev. Britton Dodd, attended church at Seminole Sunday. Mrs. Willis Nolan and children have returned from an extended visit in Texas. Mrs. Solomon Owens of Pueblo, Col., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles Campbell. BOY ROSE TO THE SITUATION. His parents are convinced that Corrence will be a great man; the only doubt is whether it will be as a statesman or scientist. He is only four years old, and their confidence is based largely on one incident. The boy never told of it, and it would have been lost to history if a neighbor had not been a chance success. Clarence lives in the suburbs, and has a cat and kittens. One day he went into the yard next door with one of the little ones to play. There was a big pile of brushwood here, and he shoved his pet into a hole in this. She crawled so far back that all his efforts to get her out were vain. Had he been a man he would have pulled the pile of brush apart, but lacking strength for this he resorted to cunning. Running home, he soon returned with the mother cat. He shoved her into the hole after her offspring, and she soon came out with the little one between her teeth. Clarence bore them both home in triumph. Wichita, Kansas DEAM ABSTRACT CO. NORTH-WEST CORNER OF THE COURT HOUSE Bonded Abstractors Everything Neat, Fresh and Clean COTTAGE CAFE 603 North Main Street Regular Meals 20c Short Order All D Fresh Pies, Cakes, Pastries All Home G Mrs. R. H. Todd, Prop 603 N. Main St Wichita Dr. C. R. Veterinary Surg The Finest Equipped KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF TABOR. 1911—GRAND OFFICERS—1912 NEXT PLACE MEETING. The Grand Temple and Tabernacle will meet in Leavenworth, Kansas, the second Tuesday in July, 1912. -PERSONALS- The many friends of Miss Irma Clark will be pleased to learn that she is recovering from her recent illness Literary Society. The John Brown Literary Society will hold their meeting on Tuesday evening of next week, Oct. 17th, at the A. M. E. church at which time special invitation is extended to all Citizens, Literary Societies, Clubs, and organizations to meet with them. Miss Corrine Bettis is expected to leave soon for Los Angeles, Cal. The members of the G. L. A. Club held an interesting meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. O. Miller, an elegant luncheon was served by the hostess, after which they adjourned to meet next Tuesday with Mrs. N. Carr. The A. M. E. S. S. have changed their hours of meeting beginning next Sabbath at 12:30 a. m. When Tower Loomed. It was while Charlemagne Tower was ambassador to Russia that a New York city newspaper "spread itself" upon a fete held at St. Petersburg. A green copy-reader produced this result: "As pleasing to the eye as was all this decoration there was additional pleasure in the sight, as one stood at the head of the Prospekt Newska, of Charlemagne Tower, brilliantly illuminated, looming grand and imposing against the winter sky."—Success Magazine. --- Proud Owners of Pets, Listen to This from Flatbush, N. Y. Zip, a son of Bluff, the big bull terrier, is the most respected dog in Flatbush. N. Y., says a correspondent. He requires every other dog within 40 blocks to walk a chalk line and bow to him as he passes by. He can lick everything on four feet up to twice his size, yet is as mild as Devery-at-the Pump. His master attributes Zip's prowess to his fondness for the pipe. Like Old King Cole: He calls for his ladies three. "That is the most remarkable dog in the world," says his master. "He takes my pipe out of my mouth and smokes it, standing on his hind feet. See! The stem is all chewed up! If the tobacco doesn't burn well, Zip will get down on his fours and chase all over the house to create a draught. When the fire is well started again he finishes his smoke and returns me the pipe. Strong? He ought to be named Samson. Why, we have a piano that weighs 600 pounds. The Zip to it with a rope and he will pull it all over the room." High Class Surgery A Specialty Phone Market 1 7 3 0 E CAFE Main Street Short Order All Hours es All Home Cooking Todd, Prop Wichita, Kan Special Attention Given To Canine Practice Powered - Day or Night Wildes Leon & Dentist Hospital In the City Office and Hospital 230 N. Market St., Wiehita Dr. Washington, in his speeches, advises the Negro men and women to stop moving so much and work out their destiny where they live. He told his audience that he could pick out every Negro that was constantly running to Memphis, St. Louis, Chicago and other big cities hunting for work; that they always come back to where they started looking lean. Antiquity of the Sausage. The sausage dates back to the year 697. It has been asserted that the Greeks in the days of Homer manufactured sausages, but this prehistoric mixture had nothing in common with our modern product. The ancient so-called sausage was composed of the same materials which enter into the make-up of the boudin of the French market and the blood pudding of the French-Canadian. The ancient sausage was enveloped in the stomachs of goats. Not until the tenth century did the sausage made of hashed pck become known. It was in or near the year 1500 that, thanks to the introduction into Germany of cinnamon and saffron, the sausages of Frankfort and Strassburg acquired a universal reputation. Character Above All "Character is worth more to the human family than anything else in the world. I would rather have it said of me in my old age than have a monument of pure gold built over my dead body, reaching from earth to heaven. I would rather have it said that they could find no accusation a gainst him except it be touching the law of his God." than have all the world can give. Dwight L. Moody. LEAD THE IDEAL SIMPLE LIFE. Finns Devote Summer Months to Enjoyment and Pursuit of Health. In Finland everybody lives the simple life in summer time. They camp out on islands, in the forests and always somewhere near the water, for everybody swims and bathes. Almost all classes sleep and eat al fresco at this time of year, and the town councils of the towns in this progressive and altogether delightful little country provide public fireplaces and public bathing sheds in all places where the working classes go in search of fresh air. But the simple life is by no means dull with the frisky Finns. They combine it with a surprising amount of gayety. They eat, drink and are merry in their picturesque little log cabins outside the cities. When they are tired of bathing and splashing they dance, they sing, they watch fireworks and practice gymnastics, they all become like children and are the happiest, merriest, most good natured, most easily pleased and most healthy holiday makers in the world. We might take many leaves from the Pinsa' book.—Ladies' Pictorial. HOLDING REVIAL Rev. C. L. Wiggins, of Perry Okla. is in the city and is conducting a series of revival meeting at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 15th, and Wabash Ave. Every one has a cordial invitation to attend each of these meetings. Send your job work to our Job Department. Newton, Kansas Miss Hazel Allen and Mr. Loyd Rickman were married at the home of the bride in Topeka, on Wednesday at 8 p. m., arriving at Newton Thursday morning. The ceremony being performed by Rev. J. A. Hamlett, pastor of C. M. E, Church. At the home of the groom's parents Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Rickman, 302 West 10, street a reception was given on Thursday evening for the couple and about one hundred guests were present. The bride & groom were the recieps of many valuable presents. Light refreshments were served and music was furnished by the Mason concert band of which Mr. Rickman is leader. The bride is one of the most popular girls of Topeka. The groom is a resident of this city, being a stone and brick mason by trade. They will make their home in Newton. Mrs. W. M. Coleman was called to Perry, Okla. on account of the serious illness of her sister Mrs. Abernathy, The rally at the C. M. E. church Sunday was a success, Collection $84.52: Rev. Byson will leaxe on Oct. 16 to attend conference in Sedalia, Mo. Miss, Fleta Coleman and Mr. Roy Garrett were nited in marriage at the home of the bride's parents Wednesdao Eve; Sept. 27th. The plantation supper given at the C. M. E. Church was a success. Th members of the A. M. E. Church are very much pleased with their new pastor, the Rev. White. Notice To Public. We wish to hereby inform the many friends and patrons of the Searchlight, that the article appearing in both the Eagle and Beacon, stating that one, T. H. Jones, a notable (?) negro journalist and formerly connected with the Indianapolis Freeman was to take charge of this paper is untrue and wholly without ofundation. No word has been spoken to this self-assuming grafter or whatever he is, concerning his becoming connected with this paper. We warn the public to have nothing whatever to do with him so far as the Searchlight is concerned. The paper will be conducted by myself and Mr. Copeland, and we hope to have in the future as we have had in the past, the support and good will of the public. MRS. W. N. MILLER, N. B. COPELAND. Some Come Cripyle, Some Come Lame. Some Come Walking In The Makin Eyes Name. If you find us a little blunt and outspoken, please be lenient. There are times, we believe, when a man is justified in eliminating the sugar-coated covering. How to make money is a problem confronting every merchant and manufacturer in this broad land today. The question of how to increase business—and thereby profits—is just as important as how to take care of that which you now have. When you say we want to sell you some preferred stock, you hit the nail square on the head. There is no argument—no discussion. But, if holder of our preferred stock, every dollar you invested brings you some profit. If you are doing all you can do and se no gain you make no mistake in purchasing the preferred stock in Makin Eye Drug Grocery company. To make the subject more pointed and more personal: Are you making all the money you might make. We think not. Would you not like to have 25 or 50 shares of the preferred stock in Makin Eye Drug Grocery Company. This is absolutely preferred stock. Temporarily laying aside any selfish personal interests, let us present the subject for a moment in a perfectly fair spirit. You are, like ourselves, anxious to make more money. A commendatory ambition when conducted along legitimate lines, but perhaps you have been vexed many a time in the solution of the problem. Let us reason together and ascertain whether our stock will make you some money or whether they will not. If they will not it is useless to purchase them. The record in the past and experiences of hundreds and hundreds of keen, shrewd enterprising men is a fair basis upon which to judge the future. The thrifty, prosperous, enterprisin farmer uses fertilizers to make the soil productive—to make two spears of wheat grow where one would otherwise subsist—to produce two full ears of corn where one otherwise would appear—make two blades of grass grow where one grew before, or to make barren and waste land yield a rich harvest through proper fertilization and cultivation. The proof of the pudding is in the eating and if you have not tasted it and the few commendatory words we have said, fail to convince you that our preferred stocks are not both satisfactory and profitable, then we hope you will avail yourself of the only other means we have of demonstrating this to your entire satisfaction: That is: Make an application for preferred stock. Listen! What do you see? All creation pushing ahead the car of progress over live victims. We wish to thank all of those who brought their Job work to us this week, of which we highly appreciate. CALL AGAIN. Send for the S. P. C. C. A "Young Mother" asks our opinions of "the alleged injurious effects of rocking on babies." We must frankly say that we consider it a brutal practice. As the father of a great many babies, of all ages, we never rocked on any of them intentionally, and we would probably be arrested if we expressed our full opinion of any woman who would assume to do so.—Lippincott's