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I Pays to Advertise In the Rising Son
VOLUME IX.
REV. A. A. GILBERT
Who has Achieved A Commendable
Record in Church Work.
There are few, it any, in the A. M.
B. Church connection, whose efforts
have attained a higher reward than
those of Rev. A. A. Gilbert, now of
lexington Mo. Rev. Gilbert, at vari
ous periods, was pastor of the Eh
euezer Church of Kansas City ten
years. When he first took charge of
COUPLES BROUGHT TO ALTAR
Enticing Premiums Caused
demlc" of Marriaaes.
"Epl
In certain quarters of the world en
ticing premiums are put upon early
marriages. Some years ago the mayor
of a southern town in France offered a
reward of $20 to every couple under
the age of 24 who sought the matri
monial altar during his term of office.
The mayor expended many thousands
of francs in the manner described.
Many years ago, when the number of
marriages In a certain Alsatian town
was far below the average, the muni
cipal authorities publicly announced
that all persons who married within
a certain period should bo exempt
from local taxes for the spare of five
years. An epidemic of marriages set
in at ouce. A well-known Austrian
nobleman was anxious to encourage
matrlmony.among the peasants on his
estate. He undertook to provide each
bride with four pairs of gloves yearly.
The offer acted like a charm.
! Invalid "Nightcaps."
A cup of hot milk flavored with
orange flower water, or a little beef
tea, is an excellent "night cap" for an
Invalid, causing sleep to come more
quickly and to be more restful than
It would be otherwise.
Beef tea, as usually prepared, is
Stimulating, but has little nutritive
alue. If the white of an egg be
mixed with the beef tea and it Is
heated to about 1C0 degrees Fahren
heit Us value as a food will be great
ly Increased.
NOTICE. I am agent for the cel
ebrated Key Ring and Name Plate
combined. Any design you want, from
K. of P. to a saloon porter name plate.
These Rings will not rust or tarnish,
but will always stay bright. If you
don't see me. Bend me a card at our
office, 117 W. Sixth street. Price 25
each. Give me your order and get
your design next day.
CHAS. A. BELL,
Rising Son Office.
A
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this church there was a debt of
$5,000 banging over it, every dollar of
which has been liquidated through
the untiring efforts of himself and his
faithful' members. In 1894 he was
elected a delegate to the General Con
ference. The honor was given where
It was due. The same energy char
acteristic of Dr. Gilbert is being dis
played in his work at Iexlngton, and
from all reports it Is emmlnentely
commendable.
The Knowledge That Pays.
If you glance round at the work
of some of our big men you will be
surprised to see how many have
made their reputation by doing one
small thing, but doing It well. If a
man gets to the front in the narrow
subject the world credits him with
knowledge of all the rest. It Is, how
ever, even easier to acquire a large
knowledge than an advanced special
knowledge' of one narrow subject. The
specialty must not be too narrow,
either. It is often said that the pur
suit of knowledge has a nobility of
Its own. But what knowledge? No
knowledge is worth obtaining for Its
own or any other sake, unless It Is
or will probably be useful to man.
James Swinburne, in Electrical Re
view. Researches of Bright Pupils.
An Irish boy explained that the Bi
ble declared that all the proud would
be punished by being turned Into an
imals on the faith of the text: "He
that humbleth himself shall be exalt
ed and he that cxalteth himself shall
be a baste!" A young pupil when
asked why Moses took off his shoes in
the presence of the burning bush,
gave as a novel explanation: "Please,
sir, to warm bis toot." "Our country
Is governed a lot better than France
and Germany conies next," said an
other little fellow. "Then there's a
lot of others, and then comes Persia.
Our country always comes first, who
ever you like to ask."
Rats Have Their Rights.
It may be news to many that even
the rat, -considered as the depredating,
outlawed creature that he Is, has
some rights under the law of Illinois.
He may be killed ho should bo killed,
perhaps but In the manner of his
taking off the possibility of cruelty
iuubi uo considered, a nne was as
sessed against a man who had poured
kerosene over rats In a trap, after
ward setting fire to them, and In any
case a rat killing contest by dogs
would be ttopped.
for it Reaches More
KANSAS CITY MO.,
How the Frenchman Read His Book.
"A curious way to read a book was
what I saw the other day coming up
from New Orleans." said J. T. Simp
son of Chicago. "It was In a Pull
man sleeping car, and we had a pret
ty good crowd of northbound tourists.
Among them was a queer looking
Frenchman; at least, I judged he was
such. On his seat I noticed a dozen
paper back novels. Shortly after
breakfast he began reading one of
these at the open window by his
seat. As soon as he finished a page
he tore it off neatly and threw it out
the window. The books were all In
French, and before we got to Atlanta
he had read three and scattered the
French printed pages for hundreds of
mile "Atlanta Constitution.
To Stop Sneezing.
"There are times when to sneeze Is
to be embarrassed," said a society
man; "at a dinner table, a social func
tion of some sort, or in the theater,
for example; but most people con
sole themselves with the thought that
It Is something that can't be prevent
ed. They are mistaken In this be
lief, however, for It can be prevented,
and by a very simple expedient When
one feels the premonitory symptoms
of a sneeze coming on, if he will just
press firmly down on the lip on either
aide of and a little below the nostrils,
the symptoms will gr .uually die off
and the sneeze will be avoided." Lon
don Answers.
Cowboys In Laced Boots.
The few cowboys left in the West
are taking to laced boots. There was
a time, in the heyday of the cow
country, where a special grade eC
fine, high-heeled, thin-soled boot was
manufactured solely for the cowboy
trade, since cowboys were always
very vain about their footwear. But
with decadence of their trade the cat-
tlemen have lost their small vanl
ties, and a full half of them ride in
the more comfortable laced boots, bo
Is the old top boot, once worn by
most city men, vanquished in its last
Stronghold. New York Sun.
How "Negus" Originated.
Negus, as much enjoyed in the
army as grog Is In the navy, attains
Its name from a jovial colonel In the
days of George I. This Col. Negus
was accustomed to drink the mild
elixir of the ancient Roman, wine and
water, and made himself so famous In
the habit of avoiding Imminent quar
rels or cooling hot debates among his
Junior officers by saying In his hearty.
contagious tones, "Come, boys, let's
drink some of my liquor," till Negns
became the sobriquet of wine diluted
with water as the cup of truce.
What Japanese Trains Are Like.
The railway traveler in Japan buys
a first, second or third-class ticket;
or, if he wishes to go cheaper still,
he can get a ticket entitling hlmlmp
Jy to stand on the platform! Many of
the cars can be offered either from
the side or the end. The principal dif
ference between the first and second-
class coaches is the color of the up
holstery. None ot the cars are very
clean. Many of the third-class coaches
could serve, without much alteration,
as ordinary plgstys. This Is all the
more remarkable when the incompar
able cleanliness of the Japanese home
life, even of the humblest, is taken
Into consideration. Booklovers Maga
zine. Korean a Hard Language.
Korean is a difficult language to
learn. Trifling errors aro likely to lead
a foreigner Into great embarrassment.
It was only the smallest mistake that
led an impassioned preacher to warn
his congregation tht unless tncy re
pented they wonld be relegated to "a
cellar" the Korean word for cellar
and the nether world being almost
Identical. In like manner the story
of Latarus, who fell sick, was told to
a Sunday school class with an unau
thorized ending. The native form of
expression Is "entering a sickness,"
anu by a trifling confusion the teach
er was made to declare that Lazarus
entered a bottle.
NOTICE.
Two nicely furnished rooms for rent.
1232 Vine street., Mrs. Belle Wlllams.
' -r . "'""'"niau
Homes of Colored Peop.e than any othei'Papcr In the State.
FRIDAY, MAlfCII 3, 1905.
Ticked Time Two Centuries.
The residents of Tlalpam, Mpx.. com
plain that the public clock of that
town is useless; repairs are made
every week, but every week the clock
sets out of repair and can never be
kept in good condition. The Tlalpam
clock Is probably the oldest public
clock on the American continent. It
was originally Installed as a cathedral
clock In the year 157; In 17H0 It was
donated to the council of San Agustln
do las Clevas, near Tlalpam, when It
was Installed there and set In motion.
Since that time It has never undergone
repairs until a few weeks ago. The
clock, however, has told the time for
21V years and It Is but natural that it
is tired and wants to bo sent to a mu
seum. Why Snow Bursts a Gun.
In a discussion at the Royal society
on the effects of sudden pressures,
in London recently of some experi
ments on the effects of sudden pros,
sure, attention was called to a singu
lar experience, which. It was said, peo
pie who go shooting in winter soma
limes have. If the muzzle of a gun
happens to got plugged up with a little
frnow, the gun invariably bursts when
fired In that condition. Light as the
plug of snow Is. If. requires a definite
time for a finite pressure, however
groat, to get it under way, and dur
ing this short time the tension of the
powder gases becomes so great that
the barrel of the ordinary fowling
piece Is unable to withstand it.
A South African Hoodoo Man.
A colored man, Jaul Jones, has
been committed for trial by the Wyn
berg Magistrate on a charge of prac
tising as a doctor without a license.
Paul Pulse, a laborer, said ne went
to Rock's farm, where the accused
lived. He found the accused and told
him that he was sick. Accused took
witness into his bedroom, took a tin.
put something into it. ruck a match
and set fire to It. He then snapped
his fingers over It and took a bull's
eye glass and examined his chest and
body, looked over some playing cards
and told witness that there was a
frog alive In his stomach. Johan
nesburg Star.
Singed Hair of Cat and Dog.
Henry Adams, a Henry county far
mer, was In the city yesterday with a
very naked dog and a strange tale of
the odd effects of a bolt of lightning
that struck his house during the se
vere storm of Monday afternoon.
The lightning struck the kitchen,
running down the pipe of the stove,
shaving the fur clean from tho back of
a cat that was asleep beneath the
stove, striking the dog as lightly as It
had struck the cat, running down the
animal's legs to the ground, leaving a
trail of singed fur In Its wake and
doing no damage to either animal be
yond a severe fright. Baltimore Sun.
The A. T. Moore I'liderlnkltig 'Co. Is
one of the most, ctitciprlslnir Neizm
business institutions that. Kansas City
til'lords. A. T. Moore and KM Harris
comprise the firm. They established
an undertaking and embalming busi
ness ill 1K1MI Kant Eighteenth street
about u year ago with more pluck and
cfliclency thun anything else, and by
treating their patrons right with
square dealing, they have become the
leading business men of Kunsas City.
Their object is to own their own equip
ment. They have recent Iv tun-chased
a new $1,400 funeral car. which Is now
in their Mssfsslon. It Is first class in
every respect. They also have refur
nished their place of business with
new c.Hilncls. cooling boards, pedes
tals, etc. They now carry a full line
of caskets and burial outfits. Thev are
now prepared to offer to the public
first-class goods and also first-class
service in every respect. They solicit
the patronage of all.
Fastest Train In Europe.
The fastest train on the European
continent la one from Paris to Saint
Quputln. which averages a little more
than fifty-nine miles an hour.
Iir. Smith succeeds because he
knows his business and attends to It.
lie contributes llberaly to churches.
and all charitable institutions. We
should always support a man of this
kind. The editor wishes him continued
success.
Plea for an Offering.
Thpro is a difference between nn of
fering ami a collection in the mind of
at least one well known colored
preacher, who Is persistent when be
announces that he wants money for
any certain object. Not a great while
ago. when it came time to announce
the collection, which I delimited on
the table in front of the pulpit In full
view of the minister, he said: " want
a offering dis morning and not a col
lection. Maybe you doni Know It, but
dere Is a difference between u collec
tion and a offering. A offering Is
what you give out of your heart and a
collection is anything dat is left over.
When you give a offering ilero is more
heart In it than dere Is in a collection.
Remember, brodrcn and sistorn. It In a
offering dat I want ilis tnawniu'."
Peat Bogs of ths World.
Many thousands of a res of peat aro
found in the north German law lands.
In Ireland estimates place the lowland
bog ana at l,r.7'i,oou acres and (lie
highland area at 1.2r4.iiiu acres. Rus
sia Is said to have i;.7on square miles
of peat. Several million acres are In
Norway and Sweden. France and Hol
land. The t'nlted Slates and Canada
also have extensive tracts. Peat, has
been used by artisans for ages in tho
manufacture of tools. Ity burning peat
the old steel workers produced the flu
est grades of iron and steel, on oc
count of the intensity of the heat pro
duced and tho absence of anything det
rimental to tho metal. The elastlo
and keen Damascus swords aro lu
lleved to have been made by the uho
of peat.
The Mother.
Sli- win pn tin . I of lull. i,f pvprvtlilng.
Have IiivIiik those wim ri'-.-il'-it nil her
love!
Her heart was like the golden heart of
spring
Win n white cloud mill above.
Autumn nf llfo mid team were her, and
yet
' She miiiK unit low. I and glnddened us
the while;
Nor NlnriiiH. nor snow could muki her
liner forget
Toiiiik April ladlaut smile.
She was nr weal v; I. nt wn never Biu-it
How weiuy. till ,e Kttllh I m set of
Nun.
And wlilsiiereil. us uhe ill lft. il into mst
"My loving now Is done."
"Tired of nil save hiving." Let Hill hi
't he eilinih Insi i Ihi d when, now slia
Hi x
Time sliiill not bide the words, nor num.
in v
Tli1 hue look of her eye;.
Woman's .torn mil.
Origin of Macaroni.
An Interest lug story Is told of the
origin of the word macaroni. It
seems that a chef employed by one
of tho popes was making hi in a dish
of It and stirred the mixture until
It became of the Consistency of hard
tak. Having taken a drop too
much the man was afraid of the papal
anger and resolved to make the dish
Into a sort of paste, which greatly de
lighted the iHintiff. In his Joy ho
cried: "Ml earn!" (my favorite), and
the pontiff, not catc.nng the words ex
actly, said "Macaroni? Well In the
future never serve me a meal with
out a dish of macaroni."
Atrocity of Ancient Warfare.
At the siege rif X'Hhthus, In l.ydln,
nets were spread in a river to pre
vent, the escape of divers, and stakes
drlvcu deep In the ground to baffle
tunneling operations; whereupon the
citizens appealed to tire, piling up
hillocks of combustibles, and, "not
men only, but women and little chil
dren, with hideous outcries, leaped
into the Hamcs, and thus repealed tin,
desperate deed of their ancestors,
who, in tho time of the Persian war,
bad destroyed themselves in the very
same manner." (Plutarch's Life, of
nrutus, p. IMS.)
Made Wigs Fashionable.
Many of the fashions Inaugurated
by sovereigns have had most un ro
mantic origins. Thus, when iritis
IX. of France developed a bald cra
nium his queen promptly provided
him with a wig, saying, "Our
kfngs have never been lucky, and It ill
hflts a sovereign that he should not
be better provided with (towing locks
than a mendicant ai the gates of
Notre Dame." And forthwith every
subject throughout France, whether
he required It or not. donned a simi
lar wig In loyal emulation of his king.
Moajbntxjcxinv
NUMBER K.
HON. GARDNER LATH ROP.
Who Will Soon Leave for Chicago to
Enter His New Field of Labor.
The Hon. (iardner l.alhrop, one of
our most worthy citizens and noted
lawyer is soon to leave Kansas City
to become general solicitor for the
Santa, IV llailroad. No one regrets the
departure of Mir. Uilhrop more thanlho
Klsing Son, whoso officios are located
in one of his buildings. For the many
favors extended the Son by Mr. l.alh
rop, we In return extend our gratitude.
Tho NogVoes f KlUituis City, osptvfully
those connected with tho school In
terests, regret, his departure. Mr.
l.alhrop has been a member of the
school board for many years, and his
Impartial dealings upon matters affii t
ing the school system have won for
him, tho admiration nf the teachers,
principals, and citizens, white and
collorcil. and his retirement from the
Hoard of Kdiication wkl ho keenly felt.
Wo aro all it unit for the success,
health and happiness of our esteemed
and worthy citizen, Hardener l.alhrop.
Belated Consideration.
tn the middle of a cold night last
week,'' remarked the druggist, "my
More bell rang and I got up in a
hurry to open tho door, but to my
disgust there was no one In sight.
"Katly (he next morning, before my
usual hour for opening tint si ore, I
heard soiuu one rait Hug at the door
knob. 1 went out to Investigate and
there stood a man who apologetically
explained that ho had come for some
thing during the night, but after ho
had pulled the night bell Hut thought
strui-:; him how disagreeable it must
be for mo to get out. of my warm
bed, and he had gone away, as what
lie wanted could as well bo attended to
lu the morning."
Remedies for Toothache.
Toothache, that unw olcoincil guest,
Is something to be dreaded. fntll
a dentist en be consulted and the ..-
act cause of the disturbance located
and professionally treated, it is an ex
cellent thing to moisten the finger and
after dipping It into some bicarbonate
of soda, rub it on tho gum around (he
sore tooth. It Is also a relief to mix
a teasxionfiil of this bicarbonate of
soda lu hulf a glass of warm water
and rinse the mouth with some every
little while, holding h little In the
mouth for a few seconds ho that It
penetrates all the crevices. The soda
being an alkali serves to neutralize
the acid in the mouth, which are
often the cause of toothache.
How About tha Luxuriet?
W he.ir al-oiit the coin ami wleut
The I II' IlUt l.lkl'M the niizr,
A lift If the sokhi ,',ii h wel
Ami of a hiiinper siz,
Ahout the tmilcv' ami the hay
l'ioMMrllY'i strong iioi
Hut we would like lo iiucstinii, pray,
How l.i tha pumpkin Top'.'
Tliv tell !. that the fti'.M are round, '
The tier. A solid lm:ii.
Tie- mutton hPalihv. Htm nnd Komui,
The lulkeVH Hh'fk 'Hill iltllll.
lt nice I, le-Hi mo'Ii clowiry u-W'l
Of Hleall Hll'l flunk rifel ehot,
Ilut. .-Hlly, why don't we enthuse
About tliti purui'Mu i-ioi.'
Of ciiurn need the ttiinua that make
ur ill t right along.
And while wo willingly partake
Of provender Hint's stioug.
Nor wouM them glur with tonKU or pea
Nur sui ti (food thing ib-spUe.
Wr r,ui t help wishing new and then
tor tuuilKume pumpkin plc.
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