The Rising son. [volume], March 17, 1905, Image 4

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THE RISING SON.
UT1B WOODS B mm ess Manager.
Pabllshed Etery Week
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THE REST.
The paid circulation
of The Rising Son
is more than double
the combined circu
lation of all the other
Kansas City Colored
weekly newspapers.
Tin- H puMiciins or Missouri, if
tiny .-hoiil.l fail In flcetini; a I'lilt'd
Sta'fs Senator, tiny will stay in the
wilderness a loin: time iiuuiii Ik fori'
they see ilayliuht. There art' too
many k" lt-pn tl ia t s for tliis o
I'ort'inity to be nw-rlnoUcd.
Tlii- white ji.- !! of llio South will
find ii har'l to net the out-iile world
to li.'li, i' in tin ir sincerity in ib--lioutii
in-' -ocial i iiiali'y with Nvsim's,
ns ioiih a soHtlo-iti whiti- linn con
titnio to In- I hi- lilt In is of children
uli'Ms iimt In t ., at c N'i Ki ni s, aii'l somi!
of 1 1 1. - in ;i- l.larlv as Cud Know how to
ina!' tin-in. '1 In tin it p-ar ami rant
:i l,t nit six i a i i-iiialily with N' roi s
all day Inin;. ami shop with Nemo
wiptin ti all niuht Imiir. tin ill to our
Nemo school in any city, town or in
llio country, ami tin- little children's
complexion will tell whats heeii piini?
on w ith mother ami sumo white feli'ow.
(icorciu linpiist.
for want of money and the opportu
nity. Hut have we accomplished what
we could? Have there not been ways
open by which the raco could have
made r. belter showing? Wo argue
that we could. How? you may auk.
Simply through the medium of csoper
ailon. the consent rat Ion of our forces.
Our failures have been duo to the (lis-oi-Kunicil
condition of the race, the
petty spirit of Jealousy find envy. We
fail because we court failure, and our
people stand to-day the objects of rid
Icine and the exasperating taunts of
the other races who say that, the Nc
Kt-o is incapable of doing business,
even on the smallest scale.
our people must learn, and learn It
si iin. llial to overcome the prejudices
ami ridicule of the white man we must
main- the opportunity, put our dollars
touether. cngagi- in all kinds of busi
ness from the peanut stand to the
manufactory, and then throw our in
fluence, our patronage and our money
to their permanent existence. With
tin- present attitude of the white
American towards even the few civil
privileges left us, to say nothing of the
avenues of commercial' and industrial
Origin of ths Monocole.
The proposal to permit tho use of
spectacles to British soldiers la a re
minder that from their prohibition
came the monocle. About a century
ago an army order was Issued for
bidding officers to wear eyeglasses or
spectacles. Hut a short sighted of
ficer belonging to a crack regiment
had no tnlnd to resign his commission
or stumble blindly, and he Invented
the single eyeglass. When called
to ncrount by the authorities ho
clnlmed that the monocle, being of
the singular number, did not con
travene the tinier against spectacles
and glasses In the plural. Hed tape
accepted this literal rendering of the
law, and, becoming popular In tho
Hrltlsh army the monocle wag adpot
ed by civilian beaus.
Of Other Day.
Pnwti en tin- llixir here. MM" and volt,
lining fnmt' atiints like 1 used tn do
Vlih other I. allies In days gum- !;
1 'liiipli il of check vn i i- I hey, laughing of
eye;
And, nli, but tin- lips of tht-m they were
red!
And the yi'llnw cm Is on c-nch tousled
fiend
Were wonderful. Milmmprlng, dancing
curls!
Oh. tin- old-time boy and the old-time
girls!
And tin- funny things that we used to
iln'
I .t-t u get down lure, me and you!
opportunities which are closed against i t.r-t us act down hem. mo and you!
, i . . ,,, ii t .. , Over vour shoulder pick eyes of Idue,
us. it would seem that the Idea of !(- , p( th(. mlHtv y),Hr ,r;,p !,,.),
operation should be more forcibly pro- The chtldn-n of old. tind ii-plek-n-park
e romp upstairs and we ie pell mell
senteil to the minds of our pooplt as liow nsliilrs at the sound of the supper
being the best, method to promote our' jiniig ,'!,, 'don't hollr-r. I won t hurt you;
1 (ih. this Is the way thai we used to do!
Vou nic lllllng the place In the heart of
mp
Thp place of the children that used to be.
- Houston I'ost.
Mr Lewis II. Woods,
l-Mitoi' and manager
My dear sir: Attin-k.-to
give to the Kansas
through your columns.
Rising Sun.
, Cluli desires
City public,
the following
f.-port of their elllcltaitllnellt held l-'eb-
ruary HI. I'.in.", :
Ueeeiits from ads. $:i'.'n: patroness
and patrons, $::i.un; door. no; sale
of tickets, $!H (in; total. $1x7. '.m Kx
penses To priming' and adv. $L'I ."i;
hall, $.'.Vimi; music. $i;.o": total, $r.s
!!u; balance, $I2!'i'.u. So per cent, of
balance to old Folks' and Orphans
Homo to assist in discharging; debt on
Home, $ii::.i;S; received by Home
from sale of refreshments, $17. "o; to
tal. $lL'u.!iM. 2 per cent, to Attucks
flub fund. $J."i.!IL'; net receipts of cloak
rooms, $s.uil; total, $:!:;. !IL'.
NOTE.
In thanking its patrons and the gen
eral public for their hearty coopera
tion In furthering the success of this
entertainment, the club Is especially
grateful fortJieiintirlngsorvU-es,if Miss
fiiiy, wlio sold $:!l.i) worth of tickets.
Miss Overall, Mrs. Thos. Mcfampbcll.
Mrs. M. K. Nero, Mrs. II. U. lb-own Mr.
.lames Maker and Mrs. 1). N. frosth
wait. Further the Attucks wishes to
nsiire the citizens of the city that the
plan set. forth in its announcement, to
give from time tn time, musical liter
ary ami social entertainments and to
call upon distinguished gentlemen and
women to speak, devoting a part of the
l"'o( ds of each entertainment to
charity, shall be carried out tn (lie letter.
well being and the elevation of our
business capacity as a race.
One or two failures should not dis
courage. Success comes by way of
experience, and experience can only
be gained by practical efforts. We
urge that our psipln take some steps
having in view- the co-operative Idea
and the formation of companies for
the purpose of conducting financial
and commedcial enterprises. The
business feature of the race is up to
the rank and file. Something tangi
ble ami practical must be dune at once,
we cannot, drift along, as heretofore,
aimlessly and without organization,
without meeting a worse fate than that
which stares us in the face. Act, act
and act now-.
Two co-operative dans are now be
fore the race of this community and
section which are worthy of support,
fine is that originated by Mr. Woods,
liusiiu s manager of this paper, and
possesses many points of merit and
eoninn-inlat ion. We refer to the Pan-tln-oti
Co operative company, which
have been fully explained in the col
umns of this paper. The plans are
faultless ami heyonrt criticism, and
should meet the approval of every Ne
gro citizen without exception. The
funds as paid In will be entrusted to
Mm Keeping of the I'nion National
hank until such tinio as a sufficient
sum has been securer! To invest. The
other co-operative scheme is that be
ing pushed by tho Order of Ancient
Sons ami I laughters of Jerusalem,
which was proposed by ye editor, and
which, in a measure, is meeting with
favorable support on the part of the
members of the organization. Itoth
plans are backed by safe and reliable
assurances that if given the support
of our entire citizenship will succeed.
and work out the idea of successful
co-operation among the people of our
race, and finally prove tn tl pposlte
race t lint Hie Negro can succeed along
business and mercantile lines.
Honesty That Irritated.
"Once, when I had occasion to with
draw $25 from my hank," remarked
the conscientious man, "something
happened which almost tempted mo to
think that honesty may at times be
not so very commendable, ny a cur
ions mistake, considering the small
amount of money, the cashier handed
out six five-dollar gold pieces. With
out thinking what It meant to him I
shoved one of the coins back saying:
'You have given me too much.' The
look that man gave me I have never
forgot I en. although even at this day 1
cannot describe it. Hut I can assure
you it was not a grateful glance."
ItOHKRT MANTEM, says the new
press agent of a dime museum went
home with a glass eater to spend the
night. Hoth were overjoyous and
made great ado in opening the door
As they scrapped over the keyhole a
window was raised on the floor above
and a whiskered person reviled them
in terms that would have been pun
gent in Sheol.
The press agent was there with a
line of fancy invective himself, and
he cut loose with one of those scorch
ing phrases for which there Is no
adequate comeback from any male.
"Nix, cull, cheese!" cried the glass
eater in alarm. "That's my wife the
bearded lady."
Easy When You Know How.
"It's remarkable." said the doctor,
"bow much excitement a bean, or
some equally small object, can cause
when It Is lodge,! n a baby's nose.
This morning a frantic mother rushed
into my office and Implored me to ex
tract a bead which her baby had put
Into its nosft. Improvising a suitably
oent probe from a hairpin I borrowed
from the hysterical woman I succeed
ed in removing the bead in less time
than It would take time to count six.
And Hie first thing the woman said
was: "Why, 1 could have done that my
self.' "
FARMER'S
Impli
LAND WAS
SOUR
Papr
Ttst With Litmus
Showed Acid.
The state experiment stations are
doing a great work for the farmers.
The following incident shows how
simple some of the tests are "when
you know how," says a writer In
Country Life In America. A station
official was going over a farm with the
owner when they came to a crawflshy
piece of land Just back of the barn,
the very weeds looked yellow and un
healthful. "I am Inclined to think." remarked
the agriculturist, "that this land is too
acid for productivity. We can de
termine this in a moment."
Taking a blue piece of paper from
his pocket he stooped and dipped the
paper In some of the soil water that
was standing In a cow track. To the
owner's astonishment the blue paper
changed to a red color us soon as it
was Immersed.
"There," said the agriculturist, "we
have our proof. This is just a piece
of litmus paper. For 5 cents you can
buy a simitar piece at any drug store.
Its change of color shows that the
land Is sour. Crops cannot thrive on
sour land any more than children
can thrive on sour milk."
FISHING LINES FROM GRUBS.
Details In the Manufacture of Silk
worm Gut.
It has been found that silkworm gut
forms the best line for fishing pur
poses, partly on account of its great
tenacity and partly because it Is bo
transparent. Every year a sufficient
number of Spanish silkworm grubs
are selected for this purpose. After
they have eaten enough mulberry
leaves, and before they begin to spin,
they are thrown into vinegar for sev
eral hours. Each Insect Is killed and
the substance which the grub In the
natural course would have spun Into
a cocoon is forcibly drawn from the
dead worm into a much thicker and
shorter silken thread. The threads are
then placed in pure water for about
four hours and afterward dipped for
ten minutes in a solution of soft soap.
The fine outer skin is thus loosened,
to that the workman can remove it
with his hands. The threads must be
dried in a shady place, and are often
bleached with sulphur vapor until
they acquire the bright appearance of
bpun glass.
TOO LATE.
An ansol passed over the earth one
morning and met a little child In a
sunnv field. "Little one," said he, "do
vou love your Master?"
The child looked up with bright eyes i
and said: "Yes, I am one of His lit
tle lambs."
"Then," said the angel, "there is
work for you to do, go and do it."
"Yes, 1 will do it after a little
while." said the child, "it's only morn
ing now; the day will be so long and
I do love to play."
And the child ran away after the
buterflies and flowers. The angel on
his way murmured: "The day will
end, night comes and it will be too
late."
In a few years the child had grown
into a school boy. The angel visited
the earth again one morning, and,
passing near the school, found the
boy locked out. too late for school.
"My boy." said he, "the day is pass
ing, night will come and your work is
not yet. begun."
"Oh," laughed the boy, "there is
plenty of time: the sun was shining
so brightly I could not stay shut up
in a scbooi'-room."
In a few more years the angel visit
ed the earth the last time. He was
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-
Bon 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 oft neatly and threw it out
the window. The books were all in
French, and before we pot to Atlanta
he had read three and scattered the
French printed pages for hundreds of
miles" Atlanta Constitution.
THE POWER OF CO-OPERATION.
If the rani; and file of the race could
but see tho Importance of concentrat
ing our forces and uniting our Inter
ests for Hie betterment, of our condi
tion along financial lines great ami
lasting results would follow. Has the
average member of the race ever stop
ped to think how whiffy divergent our
common interests are, ami that no cf-
iou is neitig made to cultivate a closer
fealty of aim and purpose? Have you
thought, of what tin- Negroes in this
community might accomplish by cools-ration?
We must take cognizance
of the fact that a race Is powerful and
Influential only in tho measure that
it Is unified, practical and accumula
tive. In America, where individual
and races are Judged tiy their powers
to operate largo and small enterprises
and engage, in financial' ventures
which prove their skill and capabili
ties, this raco of ours has made a very
Insignificant showing, to say tho least.
True, wo have been in a very largo
degree handicapped In our aspirations
To Stop Sneezing.
"There are times when to sneeze Is
to be embarrassed," said a society
man; "at a dinner table, a social tunc
tlon 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 tnls 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 Hp on either
side of and a little below the nostrils.
the symptoms will gruually die off
and the sneeze w ill be avoided." Los-
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 mt
fine, high-heeled, thin-soled boot was
manufactured solely for the cowboy
trade, since cowboys were always
DIAMOND PAINT OO. (DEVOE.)
RAINT, VARNIBH, BRUSHES.
C A. CAMPBELL, M8r. Tel. 94. 1214 GRAND AVENUE
CULTIVATE SMALL PLEASURES.
"The people whom I most dread as
guests," remarked a woman noted for
her generous hospitality, "are those
who have no capacity for small pleas
ures." Any one who is accustomed to
entertain much will easily recognize
the class to which tho speaker refer
red. They are the persons who are
restless until something ls continually
"going on." ns they express it. Thev
can not enter the quiet enjoyments of
a tatniiy in which they are visiting. A
talk, with no special object In view,
Is tn them the tamest sort of recrea
Hon. They can not understand an
other s delight in finding a new now
er; they wonder why you go out on
the varanda to view a fine sunset; tho
arrival of a new book these are tri
fles beneath their notice. If there aro
children in the household, they pay no
attention to their littlo ambitions and
a. eoiiiiiiisiimenis. Mary's amateur
playing, or John's crude attempts at
painting have litle interest to the vis
itor who has no gift for finding happi
ness in small pleasures. Dut to find
It thus enahfes people to grow old
gracefully, and In every way is a gift
worm cultivating.
passing down a hill one evening when, ,,u .uuul V
in h , , . ! with decadence of their trade the cat-
ho overmen an on, ,.. i..,fi Uemen haye ,ost t,)pir 6mal, vanl,
staff. Slowly ne pioaneu uowu iu u anJ ft fu ,)alf of them rIde lB
hill toward an open grave. tne more comfortable laced boots, bo
"My friend." said the angel, "have j, the old top boot, once worn by
vou completed the life-work which most city men, vanquished in Its last
was vours to do?" I stronghold. New York Sun.
"The night Is come," said the old
man. "and my work is not yet begun;
the day seemed so long but now It is
ton late."
And ho tottered Into the open grave.
What Japanese Trains Are Like.
The railway traveler In Japan buys
a tirst, second or thlrdclass ticket;
or, If be wishes to go cheaper still,
he can get a ticket entitling him simp
ly to stand on the platform! Many of
the cars ran be entered 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 of the cars are very
clean. Many of llio third-class coaches
could serve, without much alteration,
as ordinary plgstys. This Is all ths
more remarkable when the Incompar
able cleanliness of the Japanese home
life, even of the humblest, la taken
into consideration. Hooklovers Maga
zine.
Another Frivolous One.
"I suppose," said the frivolous pas
senger to the gloomy captain, "that
you call It the donkey engine because
It hain't much horse power."
How "Negus" Originated.
Negus, as much enjoyed In the
army as grog ls In the navy, attains
Its name from a Jovial colonel in ths
flay 8 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 Negus
became the sobriquet of wine diluted
with water as the cup of truce.
The Less Expensive Section
This department Is the escape valve for merchandise from differ
ent parts of the store small lots and broken lines of sizes.
Also for many special purchases of merchandise at under market
prices.
There Is Bound, reasonable, sure economy In store for you If you
follow the examples of hundreds of Kansas City families who are tak
ing advantage of the wonderful bargain offerings In this section.
A few specimen offerings of the past few weeks lllustate the
economy created in this department.
Two big sales of China, Taffeta and Novelty Silks of all kinds,
worth from 60c to $1.25 per yard, for H9c. 48c and 59c.
Men's and women's $1.00 to $3.00 Union Suits, for 39c.
Men's, women's and children's fine sample Hose, worth from 19c
to 50c, for 15c.
Wool Dress Goods, worth from $1.00 to $2.00 per yard, for 49c per
yard.
Double width Wool and Cotton Dress Goods, 59c value for 14c.
50c Navy Blue Serge, 19c.
Men's 75c Unlaundered Shirts, 17c.
Standard prints in pretty stripes, dots and figures, 3Jc. (Over 18,
000 yards sold In one day.)
$1.00 to $1.50 Velvets for 39c per yard.
10c Honey Comb Towels, 40 in. long, 5c.
12Jc Fleeced Cashmeres, 5Jc per yard.
$1.50 Vestings Shirt Waists, 39c.
50c and 75c Veils, 25c.
50c Children's Wool Toques, 15c.
Do you not think that the Less Expensive Section greatly increases
the purchasing power of the American dollar?
And that is what the most of us are glad to make the dollar do
to increase its earnings.
We invite you to keep before your mind's eye the Less Expensive
Section, with its abundance of inexpensive but dependable merchandise
dally bargains.
( 'BUUftNE. MOORt, KMtRV CO. C
SucceMors to
A. G. HOWARD
If now ready to fill your orders for coal and feed in large or small
quantities.
Home Phone 1C95 Main. Street number 1025 Pacific.
John P. Tili.iiok. Kstabllahed 1889. Wm. J. Cami'Iiki.i.
Tl LLHOF & CAMPBELL
REAL ESTATE, RENTALS. INBURANOCl
03.0 Kiaall Bids,, Cor. tl-i V Walnut Stat.
KAN S AS CITY, MO.
Hi it ii I'iki.nks utm Main.
At the Vendome Dancing Academy.
1734 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
DANCING EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING
ADMISSION 200.
Class Every Wednesday Evening, Thursday
Afternoon and Saturday Evening.
ADMISSION 2So.
MUSIC BY iriPERIAL ORCHESTRA
PROFESSOR JEFFREY BUSS. Instructor of Dancing.
O. A. WILLIS, Manager.
Call up
Home Phone
5327 Main
WE
NEVER
SLEEP
Hotel New Port
FOR
Neatly Furnished Rooms and Cafe
Near Corner Eighteenth and Tracy,
l07 Tracy Avenue. Kansas City, Mo.
MRS. V. L. NORTH, Prop.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
THEODORE SIVIITM.,
DRUGGIGT.
Two Stores: 908 E. TWELFTH STREET, 805 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE.
pnn,,o I Home 4311 Main nnnvrc J Home BM6 Main
1 Bel! 1211 Grand FHONsj Bell U170 Main
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Dealer in Drugs, Toilet articles, School Supplies, Stationery, Etc.
Giv. us an Order by Phone and See if We are not there with the Goods.
Uhe StocUzing StcOe and Hardware Co
Bat Sto Mod.
Lar.-.t Slock In City.
Price th. Liiweit
WhiVnuji?"a" Teninsutat
Steel Ranges, Steel Oven Cook Stoves, Base Bur
nr, Furnaces, and sll goods made by the...
PanlriBulnr Stov. Co.
German Heater, Soft Coal Baaeheater, Col.'. Hoi
Illaat, Air Tight for Coal and Wood, Clermont
Oak 8toee, Kchlll Steel KaiiKee aud rarnaee.
TIN WORK an Speolalty.
A new Iln. of
Window snd Door Soreens snd Refrigerator
'Phone 1451.
1329 Grand Ave.
A man who knows it all spends most
of his time tellinf? it.
To run up a bill Is human, to pay it
Is divine.
Fate may lead ua up to the door of
tho halt' of fame but when capital whis
tles we stand out side and listen.
Kansas City needs a new charter
and a new depot and above all things
good government.
Sow the annual Candytuft In the
spring as early as the ground can be
planted.
21
CASH
OR
CREDIT
Cata
logue FREE.
ONLY $10.00
Cash, balance $5.00 a month,
buvs this 3 year guaranteed
Buggy $.17.f0 on time pay
mentsor $;Ki.t"iOcaeh. V trust
honest people located la all
parts of the World.
Writ fnr free CBtlnrueolPiirl-.
Purrryi. Pbaeloui, bpriug ami tariu
"cMTUnY MAHUFACTURIKQ CO.
DtpMOJi EAST ST. ICl'IS, III.
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