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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-23

war was ever justified. and therefore
naval and military cadets were use
less.
Congressman Baker, who has not yet
taken his seat in congress, is an Eng
lishman by birth. fluent talker and a
forceful debater. He was elected on
the regular Democratic ticket. but had
the support of the Single Takers. Of
whose theories he is warm advocate.
He is a poor man and takes pride in
telling that he is worth nothing In
appearance he is small and spare, and,
although he is but forty-one years Of
age, his hair Is almost white.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-23

It. have good memory for faces,
and yet / should never know you; new
er in the world. But, supposing that
you are John Stone" he continued,
you are truly welcome and the more
particularly because you have told the
truth not only to me, but as perceive,
to this young lady also"
Have | told the truth to herr" said
Stone, looking down into her eyes,
while an expression of great tenderness
ennobled his face 81 would put my
heart into her hands. She may search
1t through and through"
Come, now; that's good" said the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-23

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
RAILROADS COME
DOWN VITA RATE
Announce That Commodity
Rates Will Remain in Effect.
A VICTORY FOR GROCER
Advance TO Became Effective
September 20.

A E. Helm yesterday received teie-
gram from General Traffic Manager Bid
Gle of the Santa Fe and Traffic Manager
Lincoln of the Missouri Pacific. announc-
ing that the present commodity rates on
canned goods, coffee and beans from Fit
Scott. Kansas City and Leavenworth
would remain IN effect to Wichita, Hutch
inson and Salina TWO weeks ago Mr.
Helm, as the attorney for the wholesale
grocers Of Wichita, Hutchinson and Sa-
Ina. filed complaint with the board of
railroad commissioners OF Kansas. asking
the board to issue an order compelling
the railroads TO keep in effect the pres
ent rates on the three articles.
Tie railroads announced that, taking
effect the 2Jth Of this month. canned
goods. coffee and beans would be re-
moved from the commodity class and
put in the dfth class of the western cias-
sification. which would raise the rates on
these articles from seven TO eleven cents
per hundred pounds 10 the three points
The present rate on these articles 10
Wichita from Fort Scott. Kansas City and
Leavenworth is . cents per hundred
The changing OF the claSSlncatlon "ouio
make the rate sc cents per hundred The
same rate applies 10 Hutchinson. The
present rate from the three eastern Kan
sas points to Salina is = cents and the
change would make the rate - cents.
In 1892 the board OF railroad commits
sioners, after q hearing, issued an order
making the above rates 10 the three
points the maximum rates and ordering
that canned goods, sugar, coffee and
beans be taken from the classes and given
a commodity rate. This order took effect
on March 16. 1892. and has been in effect
ever since.
4 little more than a month ago the rail
roads issued the new tariff sheets an
nouncing the change in rates The
wholesale grocers of the three cities i'm
nlediately held meeting in this city
and employed Mr.. Helm TO file the COM
plant. The commissioners ordered the
railroads to make answer 20 the petition
before the l4th Of this month Yesterday
the railroad men telegraphed that the
old classification would remain and' that
they would accept an order from the COM
missioners TO that effect
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
"WE'LL TRY IT."
that's MAJ the erOcer saId.

A grocer had heard his customers
praising a certain food and one day he
said: Wen Try II"
Two years ago" said the grocer 5
wife. nay little daughter was very low
with typhoid fever and we had four DIFF
ferent physicians attending her. The
last doctor we called said her stomach
was as raw as piece OF beef and that
all depended o. her diet We failed TO
find food that she could digest and We
were so discouraged. We thought she
could not live
My husband has grocery store and
said J have food very highly recon-
mended called Grape-Nuts. Wen ~
that; 50 he brought some Grape-Nuts
home and I fed the child q teaspOonfUl
three times a day IL cream and as she be-
gan 10 improve almost Immediately. /
Increased the amount 10 two tesspoonfuls-
In six weeks she looked ike another
girl. bright-eyed, rosy checked and
healthy
She was mere skeleton when We
commenced TO use Grape-Nuts food. but
1t was not long before SO many said:
Ny how fine she looks TO have been
so sick. What causes it, and 1 tel
y them ali Grape-Nuts surely saved h,r
life She is now perfectly Well and
strong and stin enjoys Grape-Nuts Snd
said TO me today: o. mamma, write and
tell them what Grape-Nuts did for ne
Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek
Mich
Look IN each package for a ecpy 81
the famous little book, The Road to
NelYils."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
WICHITA BOY ARRESTED BY KAN.
SAS CITY POLICE.
Albert Andrews Charged With Theft
by Express Company.

Albert Andrews Charged With Theft
by Express Company.
Last nights Associated Press dispatches
contained the following from Kansas
City:
AiDert Andrews, an employe Of the
Welis-Fargo Express company, is under
arrest in this city charged with having
Systematically stolen packages from the
company during. the past two years. An
drews, the police say. has confessed 70
forty robberes. including diamonds.
watches and other articles of value. the
total value of which amounts 10 many
thousands OF dollars. He stated that
there are other Wells-Fargo employees
implicated with him. Andrews is "a years
old and his wife is Is. They were married
2 month ago, and the wifes family is
prominent in Wichita. Andrews was the
night agent OF the WeIls-Fargo Express
company at Wichita until a month ago
It is said by the police that he had been
under suspicion for some time and the Of
ficials of the company decided to transfer
him to the Kansas City office. believing
that Andrews would use the same method
OF abstracting articles here as he had
used at Wichita, which would give them
sufficient evidence to caUye his arrest.
Andrews was arrested Thursday by an
agent Of the company. but he was not
turned over TO the police Until tonight.
After being sweated and questioned
almost constantly for two days he con-
fessed. He will he arraigned for his pre-
liminary hearing Monday. Andrews said
that his income was not sufficient to sat
isfy his social ambitions which led to his
downfall"
Albert Andrews has lived in Wichita for
a number OF years and attended the
Friends university for a time. living on
the West Side. He and Miss Minnie
Dodds, A daughter of R. P. Dodds, a
weighmaster, living at al North Market
street. were married a little more than
month ago. He has been employed. by the
express company here for nearly two
wears
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
FROM JEFFERSON, o. T.
Boy Captured in Topeka Does Not Hail
From Wichita.

couple of days ago the Wichita po-
lice received a letter from the chief Of
police OF Topeka. saying that they, had a
boy named James Brickey, who had told
them his home was in Wichita and that
his father was contractor. The lad an
nounced that he lived about three blocks
from the Rock Island depot, On Market
street This was impossible and the po-
lice were unable TO locate the LAD s rar-
ents. The Jefferson 20. IT, Review yes
terday had the following:
Jimmie Brickey of this place. who ran
away nom home about ten lays ago
has been heard from at Topeka. The
police picked him UP and he gave the resi-
dence Of his parents as Wichita instead
Of jefferson and the Wichita police are
trying to locate them. The boy is only
about u years old. and has mania for
travelling He can ride the rods equal to
the professional hobo. and IS on the road
or in jail a good portion of the time, re-
turning home every few weeks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
NOT A HOT MONTH.
Mean Temperature Was Low, Ram
fall Was Heavy.

August was a peculiar month. The tenn
perature was a little more than degree
lower than the mean for the past six
teen years. the mean for August. 1865.
being II. while the mean for the month
since the weather bureau has been es-
tablished is IS The hottest day was 81
degrees. on the 5th. and the lowest So on
the s0th The greatest daily range was
- degrees. on the I'D.
During the month 4.62 inches Of rain
fell. which is 12l inches greater than the
average rainfall OF August since 1883.
Last year SIS inches OF rain fell during
the month and the greatest amount was
in 1895. when 90 inches fell. The lowest
was 81 inches. in 1896. The average rain
fall for this month is SIS inches.
There were fourteen days perfectly
clear, sixteen partly cloudy. one cloudy
and rain fell on six. No rain has fallen
more than trace since the nth, when
- inches fell.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

Morrison of Northwestern University
Manager Stahl is working hard finishing
up the schedule. Games are already ar
ranged with Bethany, University of Okla
homa, State Normal. Kingfisher and
Cooper College. An effort is being made
to establish a training table at Rugby
hail. Captain Davis viii be in Monday
and a string of new men viii be put TO
work at once. The track has been put
in shape and VIII D. used a great deal
A much faster team than usual is ex-
pected. The men like the new rules as
outlined by the rules committee and are
enthusiastic for chance 10 begin prac-
tice With the promising outlook the
Paramount people expect the football
team TO equal the record Of the baseball
team last spring At any rate, the peo-
pie of Wichita are promised better quail
ity OF football than ever before seen on
the local grounds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

On the nineteenth page there appears
an advertisement 81 Or. Edwin Haas.
b,t ths name is spelled Hass through
ont. The mistake was purely typograph-
teal but was not discovered until AFTER
that section OF the paper was printed
DR.. Haas Is a very successful specialist
in chronic diseases. with Offices at az and
az Whine building.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
ONE OF A HUNDRED.
Rev. Dubber Chosen to Preach at In
ternational Convention.


Rev. -. z Dubber. pastor of the Cen
tral Christian church. yesterday received
81 letter from Benjamin l. Smith secre-
tary of the General Christian Missionary
society. who have their general offices
in Cincinnati. which explained that the
society had selected one hundred of the
very best men in the ministry of the
Christian church to occupy different pull
pits which would be rendered them in
Detroit in October during the interna-
tionaI convention 70 be held in that place
and stating that he had been chosen one
OF the hundred and asking rs acceptance
This Is a very high compliment to M
Dubber and among several thousand min
,sters and over half million members II
means that there IS no possibility oil
their being but comparatively few Qess
than a hundred at LEAST of the Christian
ministers in this country who are con
.sdered finer men or better in their pro-
fession than MI Dubber.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
WITHIN FIVE MILES.
Orient Grading eans VIII Begin Work
This Week

one of the grading gangs Of the orr
emit will be moved TO this side OF the Cow
skin some time this week, and the con-
struction work viii then be in progress
within five miles of this city" said w C
Edwards yesterday. The gang consists OF
about twenty teams and the large steam
grader. and will put up quite piece Of
grade each day. The work south OF Wich-
tia has been progressing slowly. but more
men are now being obtained for the grad
ing and the steam grader adds consider
abie to the amount OF grading that IS
SsfI,, ACCOMPLISHED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
HERPIcipE's MISSION.
II Takes Away the Dread cf Birth


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20 escape the rsxsgss o. the scalp germ.
retain their abundant locks 70 Z ripe cd
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
BEGIN PRACTICE TUESDAY.
Fairmounts Football Team Expected
TO Be a Hummer.

The prospects for a winning football
team at Fairmount the coming season
IS very gratifying to the management
a number Of big. new men viii be IN
school and Davis, Clancy, Yielding. Salter'
Foster and Stahl viii be candidates for
their old positions. Suits are on hand
for twenty-five men 10 begin practice at
once The grounds have been put in
shape for the first practice Tuesday even
ing.
a \ Straford Of the State U.niver-
sity's 90 team VIII coach the team He
viii have an able assistant in Mir. T. II.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

Mrs Bristol and daughter. Miss Louise.
OF Anthony are visiting with Ms : {
Mcclure. 100 South Lawrence. Are. BIS
tol returns home the rst q the week and
Miss Louise goes TO Lawrence 20 take I'D
Ter third years work AZ the State uni
.-n-rl-.-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
BITTEN BY PET DOG.
Little Girls Arm Was Torn and LAGER
aztec.

The 1l-ysar-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Alexander had her arm bad
y bitten BY a Pet dog yesterday after
noon. She was al the home % her sister,
Mrs. Y c. Messy ~ 81 North Topeka
and they were preparing 20 set into the
buggy 70 come down town As the little
girl was preparing to lit the pet dos INFO
the rig. il objected and seized her arm
tearing and MIGRATING il The wounds
bled profusely and the little girl vas
taken 10 DR.. Fuiier's Office where they
rrara sirasset.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
AT SOUTH M'ALEsrER.
Miss May Ward VIII Become Bride Of
e W. TraVis.

Miss May Ward Of this city leaves
TaesGay morning for South McAlester.
/ T. where she vii we'd E. ". Travis.
formerly OF this city Both % the yo5.ng
people are well known here Miss Ward
has long made her home in this city
; and has many friends here who wish her
happiness Mr- Travis was formerly with
the Mueller undertaking estsblishrn.n nj
Of this city. bat is al present manager
GO the Cheney Becker undertaking cs-
IA 0lisAment a. South Ne-lestez.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
INNEs BAND CONCERT
VIII Be Given in Riverside Park This
Afternoon.

The lines Union band will play IN
North Riverside park today, commencing
ST AIS sharp. The following is the pro
gram:
9Farcb-Our Imperial Guard. Clement
Waltz-Love's Own...---.--.-.----.--- Reed
In Cosy Corner-Intermezzo. Bratton
Hearts and Flowers. Iooani
(By Request
The Forge IN the Forest-Descriptive
---..------ 5000 --'---------
Neptune's Carnival-Overture-. -Stiason
March-Our Leader .................S lgelow
The colored American., 1903-07-25

Mrs NJ. r. Gray, the wife of Col. "
P. Gray, is now spending the summe
in Richmond, Va, with her mother
Mrs. Martha Allison. who has been S
i'll both here and there.
The colored American., 1903-07-25
True Reforners Here
Continued from page 1:

COL AMOUR pniroi GIN u;at;
ter the choir had rendered a selection,
the flag was raised over the building
nv four representatives of the Rose
bud department as the band played
THE Star Spangled Banner" and
America" A general inspection of
the building concluded the morning
programme.
REPROACH ON, RACE DISPROVED-
Mr.. w. S. Woodson, chief of the
Washington division, called the ses-
sion to order in the afternoon. Rev.
! A. Taylor offered the invocation, and
the Monumental orchestra rendered
Star of the Sea-" by Kennedy. Rev.
W. L. Taylor, president of the national
organization, was introduced as mas
ter of ceremonies, and Commissioner
Mcfarland made short address At
ter congraCulating the order upon the
beautiful building he dwelt upon the
fact that it's erection showed that the
race can organize. Here in concrete
fOrm;" said he, lis a contradiction of
the charge that so many different ideas
among you prevent you from effecting
a permanent organization" He ven
tured to advise those before him by
recommending that they learn to or
ganize. He said the reason of the sue
cess of the white race is its ability to
sink personal differences, opinions.
and even pride, and work together for
a common end:
The letter from President Roosevelt
was then read, and the orchestra rem
dered a selection. Hon J. G. Dancy;
recorder of deeds, made the dedicatory
address. He called attention to the
fact that the architect of the hall was
a colored man; that the contractor
was eolored, and that all the work had
been done by co1ored men. The build
ing has been paid for in full. He
dwelt at length upon the history of the
national organization.
The grand worthy master introduced
the deputy general of the northern di-
The colored American., 1903-07-25

There is no building in the country
which the Negro should feel more
proud of than the one dedicated yester-
day. 1t can be said without any eXag-
Grafton that it is the best office, store,
hall, and lodge room building that the
Negro owns in the United States. j.
A. LankfOrd, a Negro who is a pro
duct of DR.. Booker T Washington s
school, was the designer and super
vising architect. The building stands
on the southwest corner of Twelfth
and u streets northwest and consists
of four stories and a basement
The front elevations on Twelfth and
u streets are built of the best quality
gray pressed brick and trimmed with
Indiana limestone. The building is an
feet and over So feet high. Its style of
architecture is Ionic. Every foot of
space within its walls is we'll utilized.
The basement will accommodate ban
quet of over 1000 guests.
The first floor has a plate glass show
window surface of over $50 square
feet. The stone arch collondae with
granite stone base is an object lesson
to all who claim that the Negro is not
competent along this line.
The building has every modern i'm
provement. 1t is heated by steam,
lighted by gas and electricity, has tioi-
let and dressing rooms on every floor,
and the latest system of fire alarm and
call bells for the janitor.- Washington
Post, July 16, 1908.
The colored American., 1903-07-25

guests; was given at $50 o'clock in
the basement of the hall: Hon. George
White was toastmaster. Those to re-
spond to toasts were Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell, on Progress of the Institution
as Viewed by the Outsider" Dr. r. L.
Gaines, THE Grand Fountain in the
District" Grand Secretary w. P. Bur
rell, The Grand Fountain-Its Ma
tiOnal Effects; Mrs: Julia Mason Lay
ton, 'Woman's Part in the Accomplish
ments of the Institution" r. T. Hill,
cashier, "The Grand Fountain-Does
1t Deserve the Confidence and Support
of the Racer" Editor E. E Cooper.
''The Negro Press of the Country" and
Prof James Storum, High Educa-
ton
Among those out of town in attend
ance were Rev. w. L. Taylor, Edward
Elias, jr., r. T. Hill, W.. r. Burrell,
E w. Brown, R. J. Kyles, Hon. ]. G.
Robertson, T. w. Taylor, w. L. Tailor,
jr., G. A. Puryear, A w. Holmes, all
of Richmond, Va; Mrs. F. H, James,
of Baltimore, and Lewis Thompson, of
Philadelphia:
The colored American., 1903-07-25

vision, Mr.. c. A. Puryear who respond
ed with a brief address. Then fol
lowed the introduction of Chief
Thompson, of the Philadelphia divi-
sion; Chief Holmes, of the Richmond
division: Mrs. James, chief of the Bal
timore division; Chief Allen, of the
Manchester division; Chief Bailey, of
the ST. Louis division; Mrs. Lane,
chief of the Wilmington, N. c., divi-
sion; Chief Truehart, of the Ports
mouth division; Chief Holmes, of the
Alexandria division, and DR.. Brockett.
chief of the Atlanta division. Each of
these chiefs made a brief speech. Mr.
Bailey, of ST. Louis, reported that the
order in the Southwest is making fiat
tering progress in members and inf1u-
ence The ST. Louis headquarters, he
said, would compare favorably with
the building here, which had just been
dedicated The division of the order
of which he is chief has 10000 mem
bers Rev. James H. Lee pronounced
the benediction.
CONCERT AND BANQUET
A concert was given in the hall at
7:3O o'clock, under the auspices of DR.
D. A. Lane and Prof. r. ]. Daniels A
banquet in honor of Rev. w. l.. Taylor,
the national president, and other
The colored American., 1903-07-25
HO. FOR THE BUFFALOES.

The Buffalo Club will give their first
grand excursion on the steamer Jane
MoesIy to Clifton Beach. Sunday, July
26th, and will land at Glymont on the
return trip. The boat will leave the
wharf at 1:30 p. m. Fare for the round
trip, 35c. The officers of this club are:
President, James M. Jackson; vice
president, A. w. Laws; treasurer, A.
]. GaskinS; secretary, Jas. w. Gray;
financial secretary. Chas. Freeman; !;
sergeant-at-arms. Geo. w. Morgan.
In addition to a grand concert, many
other attractions will be offered on the
grounds and on the boat.
The colored American., 1903-07-25

Mr.. Cyrus +. Adams has returned to
the city from his trip South and West.
Be ready for the collector when he
calls.
The colored American., 1903-07-25
LOCALS.

LUCALS.
Mr.. Daniel Murray and family arr
visiting at Harpers Ferry, w. Va.
Mr.. Cyrus F. Adams has returned tt
the city from his trip South and West
Be ready for the collector when he
calls.
Washington's elite are basking in
the sunlight and drinking the ozone
at ArundeI-On-the-Bay just now
Mr.. H. P. Slaughter is up and about
again, to the delight of his many
friends.
Mrs. Whitfield Mckinley and chill
dren are spending a few weeks in the
hills around and about Harper's Ferry.
Hon. John G. Dancy, recorder of
deeds, was in Hampton and other points
in Virginia during last week.
Dr. Jas. NJ. Fraction and some eNw
York friends expect to sail next week
for London, where they will remain
for four weeks.
Mr. Dan Turner's high-class resort
at Chesapeake Junction is becoming
quite popular with the cant get
aways" of our local population.
Mr. Stanton Wormley and sisters
are enjoying their vacation at Mr..
WOrmley's recently purchased estate at
Ardmore, Md.
scored a brilliant success at his mu-
sical recital at Legion of Honor hall
in Boston on the 18th instant.
A number of our Washington school
marms have been guests of honor at
he social functions in Boston incident
TO the meeting of the n. E. A.
Mrs NJ. r. Gray, the wife of Col. w
P. Gray, is now spending the summer
in Richmond, Va, with her mother
Mrs. Martha Allison, who has been sc
i'll, both here and there.
Rev. S. l.. Carrothers has been elect
ed president of the Frederick Douglass
Memorial and Historical Association
whose mission will be explained later
on.
Mr.. j. R. Brown, an attache of the
Sunset Limited, which runs from this
city TO San Francisco, Cal, was in the
city few days. He left last Tuesday
evening on his trip to the Golden State
Mr. A. J. GaSkins will leave for Cal
ifornia on the 9th prOXimo, to attend
the meeting of the G. A. R. He will
also visit points in Oregon, Washing
ton and British Columbia before ne re-
turns.
DR. VIM. A Warfield, Surgeon-ln-
chief of the Freedman's hospital, is
not only maintaining the high reputa
ton of that institution but is in every
way justifying the judgment OF those
who selected him for the position.
Mrs. Mollie Bush has successfully
shown title to the insurance. placed on
the life of her husband, the late Jo
seph G. Bush, against the adcerse con
tention of the company as to the cause
of death.
Mr.. Edgar Furbish, late secretary OF
legation to Hon. VIM. F. Powell at
Port.au-Prince, Haiti, was in the city
. e. ,-5o~yc last week He is now IN