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r 'ii i . t It Pays to Advertise In the Rising Son for It Reaches More Homes of Colored People than any other Paper In the State. VOLUME VIII. KANSAS CITY MO.. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1SI03. M'MltKU X LEXINGTON NOTE8. Rev. It. Young had Ills rally at St. oJhns M. E. church Sunday. It was in every awy a success. The amount raised waa $2.70. Another rally Is set for the fourth Sunday in June, at which time he expects all his friends to help. Mrs. Jane Partere went to Kansas City on business Saturday and re turned home Monday. Mrs. Rosa 1ce and daughter left on the 6 o'clock train for St. Ixiuls, Mo., where she expects to make It her home, Robert Gilbert. M. Hooks and A. Hawkins spent Sunday In Independ ence. Mrs Henry Colley and Miss Henriet ta Hayilen spent Sunday here. Mrs. Mollle Carter was called to Higginsvllle Saturday on account of sickness. 1H Miss Mamie Kaw kins ot Kansas City. Mo., Is here visiting her mother, Tvl is. Hooker. Hev. C. C. Ca'Ihoun will have hlr baptizing Sunday at tho May Flower Rapt 1st church. Mrs. Jenny Freeman was elected to a term at the Elccetorlal college at Jefferson City, Mo., which was held on the 14th. Mrs. Km ma Caves Is on the sick list, but she Fill up Saturday for the som eve Hope Her a Speedy Recover. Mrs. Mamie Rogers of Independence spent a day with Mrs. Olether Saun ders and rVturned home Saturday even ing. Rev. Housely was here Saturday shaking hands with his old friends. We would like for our subscribers to pay up. I hate to keep asking, but if 1 don't you won't pay. V4fiv WOODS AND BEECHAM WON FIRST AND SECOND PRIZES. The Executive Committee of the Auxiliary department gave an enter tainment last Thursday night at 202 Kast Missouri ave. All the M. K. Q. s of Kansas City had entered the con test.. Rut Dtr. Gcorgle A. Woods, hav ing begged $25.40, wns awarded ths first prize, a pure gold Royal Palace emblem or pin: Dir. Minnie Reecham. having begged $21.20, was awarded sec ond prize, an emblem of the Council department, also pure gold. The em blems are valued at $S and $12 re spectively. All the vice-queens, also, were In a ticket contest Dtr. Fan nie Robinson winning first prize of $200 cash, and Dtr. Ellen Arston sec ond prize, $150 cosh. . There were hundred dollars realized at that enter tainment. Prof. Harry R. Graham and Col. T. R. J. Robinson are highly elat ed over the success. ISN'T IT DISTINCTLY ODDT That a boat Instead of a wagon la used by the rural free delivery mail carrier at New Suffolk, I I.? Tho route lies Clung tho shorc3 of a small protected bay. That a man should want to pass all bis time standing on his head? The mnn in question Is an Inmate ot a Vienna asylum and requires con stant watching lest be Injure himself by the practice. That the Rcrlln police have Issued an order forbidding public houses to sell "cold drinks" below a certain tem perature? They have concluded that such drinks are bad for one's digestion. That a letter mailed from Yankton, S. D-. in the August of 1883 should Just have been returned to Its writer? The letter followed the man to whom It was addressed for several years; passed a few more In a hotel clerk's safe, and at last started on an other tour after the man who bad mailed It. That a clock which strikes thirteen should be used In tho Rridgowater Trustees' extensive collieries, Lanca shire, England? The employes complained that they were late returning from lunch be cause they did not hear the old clock fctrlko oue. That hundreds of horses and thou sands of rattle in the Hawaiian Is lands never take a drink ot water? MAJOR WILLIAM WARNER. CHAM PION OP THE RIGHTS OF MAN. Among the sterling qualities consti tuting the make-up of MaJ. Win. War ner Is one In which the colored man Is vitally Interested, namely "The rights of man." Now and then Is recalled the very eloquent plew which the Major made in the Interest of the colored race In his address before the Grand Army encampment at Detroit. In part ho said: "To-day the Grand Army of tho State of Missouri Is an organization for Its age, second t6 hone of the de partments of the Grand Army of the Republic. We inarch there with out colored posts In that state. When these black men or white men or what ever color or nationality they may have been shouldered the musket In the defence of the I'nion, It was not a question of etiquette. It was a ques tion of patriotism and loyalty. Irt mo say to my brave comrades of the south that are enduring insult because of the colored posts, that during the fioroo stfugglo from IStil to lSt;r. If you lay wounded. If you were surrounded by the enemy as thick as a swarm of bees, at any moment you were liable to see a black favo crawling up to you and when he came you knew he was your friend. Yes, tho color of his skin was his shibboleth and his pass word to loyalty. He went to the field and fought for the flag of the country, a flag that never" tip to that time bad protected him In anything but bond age. It has been my determination to recognize as a comrade the equal rights of every man no matter what his color or nationality provided he lias two qualifications: Service and an honorable discharge. Therein may be seen that In the very nature of this grand old hero lay that deep sense of justice and fairness characteristic only of men who believe In the brotherhood of man and the fartherhood of God. FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT OFj A. M. E. CONFERENCE. Matters In connection with the Fifth Episcopal District of the A. M. K. Con ference, under the leadership of Bishop C. T. Shaffer, have not been running smoothly for the past several years, In fact, adverse criticism among and on the part of the people of that connec tion. Is becoming the topic ot the day, wild especially Is the fact noticeable iu Kansas City, Mo, Following the establishment of the A. M. K. connection, many of the prenchers who were selected to fill tho pulpits In Kansas City, and w ho dem onstrated to the public their peculiar ability, strong character and Individ ual uprightness, though apprised .if their general satisfaction, hwve been removed to other charges nt a critical period, a time when they were most needed. In some Instances the con ference has been conducted under a policy smattering of Individual prefer ence, thus giving the complexion that an Individual Is bigger than the great church. RACE NOTES. Miss Lena Mngalcit Itlakey. the fam oqr colored authoress will, it is said, go to Nashville, Tenn., In Juno as a special press representative. Her mis sion will he to write up the commence ments for wlhrh Nashville universities are noted. Freeman. I Mr. Wiley Jones, a colored resident of the Indian Territory. Is rated at $C5,Oi'. all acquired by his own thrift. ' He is said never to have attended school Colored American. Tli" "Colored National Emigration rnd Commercial Association" will meet 'June '.H!i. VMM in Montgomery. Ala. I W. . Seymour. "Rlack llooth." wlu has had vast experience iu the the atrical world, is the promoter 1111. 1 man ager of the Seymour A.- lia-ris Af.o- Anir: an Theatrical Co.. now being Incorporated under the laws of South Dakota. This will be one of the strong est organizations in America, man aged and enacted by colored people, ami it will appear In St. Unils at the 1 Weil l's Fair as a special f "attire of the heart goes out to the iu this sad hour. Prof. Williams, principal of one of the Kansas City schools, together w ith his w ife, also Mr. John Rowe an I wife of Kansas City were here last Tues- 1 day attending the ftiuetal of their brother. Miss Mvra Rountrre was called to Warrenshnrg last work on account of 1 the death of a relative. j The Culnea-Witch Hand will make lis first appearance at the A. M K. 1 church Thursday May 21 si. Don't misa ' hearing It.: bereaved family , CLEANINGS FROM The opinion Prevails that when a man makes a good general, can or ganize his fort and hold It. he is worthy of serious condlseratlon and we question the wisdom of changing him for the other fellow when It Is far more feasible and to the Interest of the church that he should be re tained Tle condition is tar 'rom be ing satisfactory. The thrift and pro press of the church, especially iu Kan sas City. Is being retarded, decreasing Instead of Increasing. The Ebenezer, Allen chapel and St. John churches are fair examples of the situation. The 1 eople appeal to the llishop to sen I men here who are good managers nnd financiers, the competition is so strong that we must have them. Negro exhibits. It will present 11 $10.- 000 production or Mr. A. I.. Harris' great Negro drama. "The Prince of Hapti ." Freeman. The Topeka Industrial Institute has been favored by Mr. Hale Waggoner, of Atchison. Kans., who will give an nually a gold medal to the young man Jh ' successful lu wlnniug first hou ors ill a declamatory contest. Tho Enterprise Investment Company is a new candidate for race patronage in Portland. Oregon. It Is raplf ilhred tit $in.oio and Is incorporated under the State laws. Its officer-, are some of the most progressive race lenders of inland. .1. C. liOgan Is president. nnd Wnl'er 1'lumun r secretary. Col li American. It. 4 till' the re- No Harm In Moderate Smoking. The London 1 r.ncct nays that "thera is no reason for believing, that, smok ing tobacco in a rational way Is pro ductive of harm." Immense Sum for Battleships. 1 The naval expenditure of Great Hrit ' aln this year Is to be $172.:s7,!00. an Increase of $U'i.oo.uoo over last )oar. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. Fat women show no women and vice versa. mercy to thin . Once couldn't aliv t'acre wns be flattered any longer. a woman who but she wasn't A girl never gets tired of having a man chase after her who gcta tired ot It now and then himself. You never find a woman who knows how to make a handsome doylio wast lug her time on lecturing before wool en 'a lights societies. Tho things that a woman eats be cause tVy are pood for the complex ion are as numerous as tho things a man does not eat because they dottt go well with drinking New York Press. Eggs a Universal Food. Eggs constitute the most universal human food of animal origin. Step Lively, Please. Having opened nt great expense a new stock exchange containing anions other things incandescent and iS arc lights and a refrigerating plant consuming 4,".n tons of Ice a day. the public Is now requested without further notice to step up ami help pay for this monument to the cttv s meat ness. New York Evening Tclcgiam War Balloons In Little Danger. The difficulty in damaging a war balloon in mldiitr was recently shown by tests made in Austria. The exper imenters anchored a balloon at a height of ".win feet and had gunners who had not been given the dislauci try to disable It. H required twenty two shots to find the range, even up proximal! ly. and not until the sixty fourth loticd wa the balloon hit. U then sustained hut a slight teat which caused it to descend slowly. Much Ancient Literature Found. The researches of the last few years have furnished us with the lost Constitution of Aristotle, fragments of Sappho. Isocrntes and Hyperidcs. MOHERLY EXCURSION. $1 25 Round Trip $1.23 SIND.VY. JCNB 14th. WABASH LINE. Grand Outing Raseball Rand Con certs Beautiful Parks and Picnic Grounds. Valuable Australian Timber. Kauri wood lasts perfectly under ground lor twenty five years. Jarrah another Australian tun her, has been tested for Unity three yxurs beneath the sea. and found sound ut the eud ot thai time Mitsionary Killed by Tiger. The Rev. Father (ilader. a Catholic missionary priest. was rucenlly killed and partly eaten bv a tiger near Some 8wa, lu Penpal, where the reverend gciitloman was stationed. ALLEN CHAPEL. The sons of Allen were entertained by Mr. William Rice and ("has. Fra.ier Wednesday night at the parsonage. The daughters of Allen were ctilci - tallied by Mrs. Amies Johns 111 last Thursday afternoon. I The stewardess met III the chilli h I Wednesday afternoon. They al-o gave! a pink tea on Fiiday evening. I The loyal Legion Is holding meetings in the lecture room of hutch Wednesday afternoons for iins"iit. Different members s 1 e frcshtucuts to the club each afternoon j and a pleasant lime is always assured. The members of the various clus lire invited to attend each week. The young people's bible study cavil Sunday evening nt !:"' in ih Chri.s ; lian Endeavor Socle'y. I IJiiarlerly meting will Sunday in May. Every peeled to get straightened class lea. let- by thai time, ards department desires record this quarter. hae nine inw trustees We they will work together for lli nf our church as did the old I'hev were all good and l.iith- be the last one Is cx tip with 111! The Stew t. make a good We hope success board. PLEASANT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH. Located ill rear of Independence and Tracy axeiiues, Kansas City, Mo. Sunday si hool opened at its usu.i'l hour P.;!0. superiuti ndetit U-ing ab s.'tn, lte. K. M. Wilson, pastor, opened the scribes. lesson taught by teach errs, which was cry timely. Explan ation from Cluster leaf by pastor, which yytis plain, instructive and ex ceedingly interesting. At li o'clock piaise meeting. As this was the second Sunday in tho mouth. Choir entered box, and at. tne In best of the pastor, peeled forth ill sweet sltalns, "Oh. How lowly Is .Mil". t or.trcuat ion tea l fifty -third chap tcr o: sa. led by palter. Song by i onur 'gal ion Pi.iyer by pastor. Choir sang "Jesus kiep me mar the rro-- 1 lie pi ai.-o set v ice was veiy sin rglhetiinc. and as the Christians evpefssi'd the sentiments of their -hearts, it seined as if no human vole ' could vvhispi r words of peavv and coiu ; fort more strikingly than they. While choir sang doois of the church ! were opelli d for the reception of tlletll- I her.-, and one, Mrs. Elena Van. of lol.i. Kan., lame forward, and became 1 watchcare number of the church. 111 't,l her letter could be obtained. While collection was being taken, choir sang "Nearer My Cod to Thee." "Sweetly In Music Swelling." After collection hon s;.-ng "tiod He Willi You." Dismission. ' At 2 deacons union met and they 'had a splendid set v ice. Front their 'talks their motto was "All true great -I ness. strength and consistency of char acter in 111. 111. all honor, success and joy in life must be founded Upon fait h in God " 4 I THE PRINCESSES OF JERUSALEM WON. At the grand opening of the lllue Itihhon club last Saturday- night at Hod Carriers' Hall, corner of Eigh- "tith and Flora avenue, a prize of u.no and V ' was offered for any . companies who desired to com pete. Oriental t amp No. 1. Knights I' Jerusalem, ami Gordon's Princesses if Jerusalem, entered tbe contest. Capt. letry Wickliffe commanded oriental atnp, and Judgesn r.nslthsVa"Etaoao amp, and Col. T. I ten ton J. Kohinsoa 'ommniided Gordon's Princesses. Tli-- judges decided that the ladies won by long odds, and Mr. W. E. Randolph presented Capt. Nannie Reid with first prize, and Capt. J. Wickliffe with s 00 ond prize. INDEPENDENCE NEWS. Rev. J. S. Clark of the M. E. ihitn ii has returned from Topeka, Kans. Rev. Taylor, the evangelist, is home r a short stay, lie reports his work The Sensation of Laughter. bis hook o;i laughter Janieg says; "There Is In laughter, the first ejaculation, biting sensation or melancholy pain," and, again. laughable ppoctadrt commonly shows 11s In the background something regrettable." In Sully from of a of a "The f as being In a most excellent condition. Prof. W. T. Vernon of Western I'ui Mtslty a-itd Key. II. II. Triplet! were pleasant callers in Independence S1111 diy. The professor is busily engaged in preparing for his commencement. Mr. Miles Washington of l,eington. vt 1.. was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Caldwell Sunday. Miss l.utie o.lhuson. one of our most -teemalile young women, died last T icsday after a long llltns. She was taken to Hoonville Thursday and I11 'rred at that place. We tender our sympathy to the bereaved mother. The Musical concert given by Mm". Lucas of Kansas City, Kan., a-nd Miss i;reen of Kansas City, Mo, assisted by som of the best local talent, was highly appreciated by the splendid an dience present. Mine. Lucas is a vn .alist of rare ability and easily sus ' ains the tilte as" "The Nightingale of I the 2nth Cenulry." Prof. Iowls" ren ' '. tions on the piano were much cn ! loved. 1 We nre clad to welcome homo again i Misses Fannie Griggs and Annie "oug I 1 is. who have been attending college i a' Wilborforeo, Ohio. I Mr. Thomas II. Robinson, the only I son of Mrs. Croshia Conner, departed Cii llfi Sun, hi v Mm- 10. after n brief something j ;.iness of three days. He was a young Boinolhlug : ljn f excellent parts, polite, courte- o is. and noted for his devotion 10 his mother. His funeral services were held at the A. M. E. church Tuesday, llecv. J. C. Caldwell officiating. Our fill men and did nil they could Of ionise, some of them have served IH for lite pas ten or fifteen years, yet they are Hew, thai is newly elected this year. We hope the members of lie- choir will not begin lit drop out. All their volci s are needed to make the nnisie ling The new tenor voice Is ipiite an addition on that side of the organ. His voice sounds excellent in the olili gatu parts of "Consider tho I. lilies." the selection the choir sung Sunday evening Services were well attended Sunday i.'iid a number of visitors from out of the city as well a from neighboring churches were present. Our services are forced 111 begin late on account of lhi congregation gathering so slowly. : It must be discouraging to preach j while people are marching In doors I to be seated near the altar. Why can't ! we go to church at II o'clock. Dr Scott spent a few days in Jef- f-r-otl City this week. The entertainment fur the benefit of . (he old folk's home was announced a,t both servlos and all should do what they can to assist in this worthy cause At held by I sisled by Caldwell It Y I li o'clock siding. tile of 1 communion services we;e a-tor Key I-:. M Wilson, a--Key Drunks and Key. II. C. I '. open. ,1 at President F. Lesson. ' W hat ai chans teach its usua'l hour. L. Lewis pro lines the pa fa ns" Luke P.i. member i ACOOD HOUSEKEEPER WILL NOT Waste the stun h. Ncgb cl tea arid coftee p:s Tl.row away t'ie stale bread. I.eaV'1 h.-r spic 's uncovered, l eave the roMs-oraior lid open. Spill lice and umar in the handling. Set tristles her to scrubbing dry. brushes on the Stand hor brooms mi the stead of hanging them up Allow the kettle to boil thou Jill it with cold water Hour ta il ry and Case of Jar. la China a Jar placed on the roof of a house with the bottom end toward the street Indicates that tho daughter of the housa Is not yet of age to marry. As soon as sho has developed Into a marriageable maiden the Jiir Is turned with Its mouth toward the street. When the young lady get married tho Jar li removed altogether Wouldn't that Jar you? I in which was discussed by of the of ganiat ion. S riiuin by pastor. Tixt. Acts 2-1: II " nd Hie night following the lord stood by bini and said, 'lie of good chect. Paul, for as Hutu has testi fied of me lu Jerusalem, so must thou hear witness also a1 Rome. Subject. "A good soldier finds help lu the time of ti.s-d. The pastor r -marked that no book that has been written, or mi talk has been equally effective as Hie gospel of the Son of (iod. Nothing Is to be eqaul to or compared vvllli the gosh . And if yM know your relation you can sustain satii" First learn where yon stand your va'lue, and then execute the office yon 01 ciipy. know the will of God an I do It Moors of chun h were opened for re ception of members. General rollec t ion J-11 I lisniisslon. We are looking forward to the 1-t Sunday lu June w lien we will have ,1 rni:our$pl'.ilili.li ."inCshi dlucnifwv phi L'toiind breaking The Knights of IMIilas will hold their annua! session nt the Second Baptist chunh. Ten'1! and Chail itte streets on Sunday. May 17th I!'".:. I!ev E M Wibon. our pastor, has been s, lil ted to pn a. u t heir ,-.-11 tn la! sermon P C. C M S W. 11. Ow Grand Marshal.... G C. F. L. Lewis Deputy las. Eckels. P. C. Chait man Mrs G. Ram i Tiny have an cxcillent program m lie rendered. The Young peoples' Progressive Lit erary club, elected officers and M". Gertrude McDonald as president li' Thursday was the first meeting undev the new president and a niee 1 row I of young pisiple were out. ;nid thing were mate interesting than they had lieeii for several mouths, look out for the future. G. W. M India's Men N eedtewiOrkers. Amen-. ins lit I he Dm bar Were a tonl.lied to ill,. I that Ho- most expert nwedlu wnr lo t s ot the East are all men. 'Iln v an re-poiistde for the exquisite eiiilo oiiler 11 iu bullion, silk and linen thnad that come from In dia. They do not embroider upon a-stamped pattern, but work . free hand fashion, from a design ui ranged before theui ai a model.