The Fair Play from Fort Scott, Kansas • 4

I have two." renlied the tires- ton. He obtained his charter trom FURhITURE! The Weekly Fair Play. FURNITURE! ident, "The first is the man's the Grand Lodge of England, fiitness for the position The From Prince Hall Lodge of Bos- Ji M. HUMPHREY. B.

HUDSON. Humphrey Hudson, Lawyers Union Block, Fokt Scott, Ks. second is that Bruce's name may ton sprang all the colored lodges appear on every bill that may be in the United States. Masonry Published by the Fair Play Publishing Com pany, Ft- Scott, Kansas, in the interest of colored Americans. Entered in the postoffice at Fort Scott, Kansas, as second-class matter.

issued by the government while was founded among the whites he is in office, and every colored in America upon the granting of man who gets one of the notes can a charter from England. IS THAT WHAT YOU NEED? If so you can exchange your old for new or we will sell you new on payments to suit yourself. We carry the best line of new Furniture in the city and Our Prices Are Ten Per Cent. Less than any other house in the city. A complete line of Second Hand Goods at prices that will surprise you.

Before you buy call at our store and seef or yourself. The place is 516 and 518 Wall BFin'S Installment House, the Only House of the kind in the City. ron1 rrt if 4Ti ti irir rf tnntl nf EDITORIAL STAFF. Rev. J.

L. Dudley, Prof. A. M. Willsou, Dr.

B. A. McLemore, Prof. E. J.

Hawkins, IT his own race, and see in it the towm tai lt I ivTfii i nLn Mr. J. I. Curry. in- lesson that, with economy, IT'S talked about town that TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: dustry, honesty and ambition, No More Baggy $1 oo 60 this government will Oa Year.

Six flanth. recoirnize Three Months. 30 him the same as it does men 01 a Benj. Bruce is sick this Send money by Express Money Order, Post- week. office floney Order or Registered Letter.

Richard Drake is on the sick Wear our patent Non-Bagable Pants. They Cost No Hlore than the old kind and always Keep their shape. Satisfaction Guaranteed or money refunded. MS CaU and place your order with uk. ADVERTISING RATES: Souk of our 2x4 pohticxans Lfat to tninK tnat governor MUM (DC I ill I -r 1 i IT i- Mrs.

Mary Drake has been for the past two days. Reeding Locals Per Line 10c LCC(iy liaspianicu nimscii 111 uic W. G. Foster, Rates for yearly contracts made known on P- hearts of the NegrOCS of Kansas, A FORLORN HOPE for Alfy to call upon the powers for VaM and he is in despair. You will be in despair, too, if an accident should happen to your home when there is no insurance upon it.

You won't have to call upon any one for aid if you have a policy in a reliable insurance company, but just walk rigljt up and get the tidy sum it calls' for. Let me insure and I will No. 5 Scott Avenue I rn Mrd. Greene went over to Atch- in so mucn so tnat tney win, nice I fr 1 a rr jt special Nothe. I so many sheep, flock to the polls ison last j.uesuav iu aitcuu M-Au commnnicauon ,1 1 the.

annual meeting 01 tne uua Dr. C. H. Jones, i.r nr tnn et tw arrnmianied with I duu-taoi uonui 'Vi the name of the writer, not for publication, but election witllOUt atty Consider- ellOWS. as a guarantee of grood faith which must reach ation whatever.

But we confi- There will be a festival and ds not later than Tuesdav to insure their ap No 413 Kansas nrT i pearance in the current issue. Write only on clently believe they will be hope- cake walk given at Taborian Hall KANSAS, see that you get it promptly. TOPEKA, lessly disappointed. While we Thursday July 28th First and believe every man should give Second prize every body invited. Office Hours, 9 a.

m. to 5 p. B. F. OTHICK, City of Fort Scott, Kansas.

Adopted as the official organ of honor to whom honor is due, but Bishop W. Johnson will make A JmAfc Dnunhtors of Ta- speectt at tne iourt xiouse oai- Chronic and Female Diseases a Specialty. Ladies and Childrens complaints treated in the latest manner principle. Governor Leedy was urday Evening July 23th on bio for, ofle Me stronges Negro or The afflicted will for curing-. SUBSCRIBE ganizations in America.

Address all communications to the FAIR PLAY PITB. SAVE MONEY: in a position to do as he did, graphical sketches of Life. Every Had some Republican been gov- body invited, ernor, we would have received Bud PuUer and Benjamin the same recognition. In the ap- of the 23rd Kansas are jn pointment of army officers (at the dty this week on a four days this lines should not furioutrh. They are well pleased be visible.

If the governor was ith Hf Dr. B. A. McLemoke, Manager, By Calling. Residence, 2000, Tele phone 299.

Will g-o to any part of moved to appoint Negroe army A1 1 Mrs. Alice Mc Adams, who was the state or states when called. C. H. Jones, M.

D. Friday, July 22, 1898. republican ticket. had for the Neirro.it is accentable. a delegate to the Grand Session But we do not think any fair of the Knight and Daughters of For Congressman 2d J.

D. Browersock FOR minded man expects a man who Aauor' nem dL An Instance of extraordinary presence of mind on the part of a seven- STATE TICKET. offers his life in defence of his reiurneu tasi odiurud). I ttt -r -f country, should be required to -Hon. w.

J. ana ueo. year-old girl Is reported by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The slrl'a Governor W.

E. Stanley Associate Justice W. R. Smith also make a sacrafice of his po- Cole, made ouromcea very pleas-litical opinion. ant call last Thursday-, and paid name is Agnes McCullough.

Her Lieutenant Governor 11. E. Richter Secretary of State Georg-e A. Clark their subscription to the 1aik grandmother, a woman of seventy years, had shown signs of mental aberration for several weeks, but no ona had thought of her as liable to commit State Auditor George E. Cole State Treasurer Frank E.

Grimes We are not in the newspaper Play. Each of them are confi- s. Attorney General A. A. Godard Supt.

Public Instruction Nelson business for our health, but at den that the Republicans will win violence. One morning, however, when Conressman-at-Lare W. J. Bailey the same time we are striving this fall. Agnes and the old lady were alone in Ilk im Wee.yy to do an honest and legitimate The Grand Rally at the A.

M. an upper room, the grandmother seized a butcher-knife which had been lying on the table, and ran for the child, who This paper has been adopted business. We purpose to advo- church of Wichita on the as the official organ of the Knights cate that which we beleive to be fourth Sunday in June was quite and Daughters of Tabor for the for the social, moral and political a success as it realized the neat was sitting on the edge of the bed, partially dressed. The insane woman grabbed the girl by the hair and Kansas and Nebraska jurisdiction elevation of our people. We little sum of $140.

Dr Harrison Giving us an increased bonafide have been advocates of Republi- the enerirotic pastor and his faith- screamed: "Now, I'll kill you! You are none of my children!" The little girl, circulation of 5,500. can principles all our lives, and fnl rViritinti workers r.prtainlv expect to continue such, but WC I dneorrfu: mufti rrnicffnr t1ifirtin- it.i 1. 1 i. .1 .1 I I with intuition remarkable for her years, realized that she was in the grasp of an insane person. "Grandma, don't get the blood on the bedclothes.

Wait till I get a towel' she xxiv tuau iuauiiuaicu wuaT earnestly desire fair plav. Wc kiWnrV I Ji. uon ana artinciamies in tnnes, are not contending for social re- Notice to Central Association. will try in vain to be true in mat- cognition, but political and civil. FAH PlAtf Arrangments arc being made to ters of importance.

For truth is We ask no class or race leirisla- said. The woman rele sed her hold on the child's and st ran down into the kitchen, where she told her mother. The two hurried to tie police station. entertain the delegates of the a thing of habit, rather than of tion: but if we are accented a a I 1 I 1 1 a I Will. I OU cannot in any ffiven man am a cjtjzen we wju sat- abovc association, wnicn meeib and ambulance removed the old ,1 I i "rj.

1Ti i. I a a i case Dy any SUtUien antl Single We havcunwavprincrrnn. Wltn tne luetropontan uapiiM woman io me uosyuai. efifort will to be true, if the habit fidence in the Republican party, church, on Monday before the in August oi your ine nas oeen insincere. so loni-as its nrinrinles am -id- second ioras aay Enchanted Kings of th Greeks.

The enchanted rinrs of the Greeks and ancie ts were formed of the gems 1898. Pastor and churches are nereci too. rmi it is some times KJ tA Ul 11113 I Jt -1 i V- Negro It rl 1 A The county wnmt JCQUeStea tO Sena names Ol ucic- ssigueu iu me several piaiieiB, eauu At SB ai a organize. we luai mwuuus set in its anm-onr'ate metal. Thus the rrofnu kt Hr t-ii ttnr Krv.

K. Ar a rrcToc 11:1 vuir rvt-v' i1- i i unA en traces, (in political nartiesi ai- s00 the most peculiar campagnes, the fear of social equality to mfftcm WtUon 9th and Wash- I is i ai inrrirkri Sf. Knt15a r.ttv Kansas. sun was diamond or sapphire in a ring of gold; the moon, ystal in silver; Mercury, magnet in quicksilver; Venus, anKhyst in copper; Mars, emer in our judgement, every known niner mem irom giving political Yonrs respectfully. I i t-i rl nxr nunc tirn at once.

ald in hn; JurV. cornelian in tin; in tne nistory oi pontics in tne it4" v4Mlt J. L. Dudley Cor. Sec.

and Saturn, turou.ise in lead. These stat nf Knn5. At able consideration, but when same time Hmn N. B. There are no programs rings, if worn in the birth month of the pt esor, furthered the progress of in the near furture let us call a looked squarely in the face, these mass meeting for that purpose, should not be considered as an ordered, onlv for the Sunday bis lova affairs, i acted ag a talis school convention.

man in many ways. Jfiven in our auxiliary to an3thing hut man- present day, in various countries, a une ot tne Spanish prisoners hood AGENTS EVERYWHERE The Katy Route. when questioned about the charge superstition still exists that to each month is dedic ed a precious stone. Commencing1 Sunday, April 18th, 1897, trains Our Guns, will run as follows: of riders" nawely did not fight as other KAST BOUND. The destruction of Montijo's and that any one, by wearing constantly the stone of his birth month, insure! for himsslf great and unfailing good luck.

So to January the garnet is soldiers. When we fired a volley fleet at Manila and Cervera's No. 2, St Louis Express Lv. Ft. Scott 3:00 a No.

4, Chicapo Express Lv. Ft. Scott 2:14 they advanced instead of going dedicated. The amethyst to February; SOUTH BOUND. fleet at Santiago, with the loss of but two lives on the American back.

The more we fired, the the bloodstone to March; to April, the No. 1 Texas Express v. Fort Scott 12:20 a sapphi-; to May, the emerald; to June No. 3, Texas "Flyer," Lv. Fort Scott 2:05 nearer they came to us.

We are side, and no serious injury to Nos. 1 and 2 have through sleepers and chair the agate; to July, the ruby; to August, not used to fighting with men any American vessel, is simply cars between St. Louis and Galveston. the sardonyx to September, the Nos. 3 and 4 have through sleepers and chair Who act SO marvelous.

It dptnntistrafps ttiA chrysolite; to October, the opal; to No cars between Galveston and Chicago and be vember, the topaz, and to December, the turquoise. The work of musterinp-i th suPeriority of American arms, tween St. Louis and Galveston. B. N.

Gilbert, Tkt. Fort Scott, Kans. 23rd Kansas rnlnrpd x-nlnfp ine into the service of the United trepid felerit' of Americatl sea- Fmumig In His Line. Walter White, many years assist States, was completed last Tues- MU ine COG1 capacity i i ant secretary ot the Royal society, gave in his journals many amusing and A- ti. iui cucuivc dtuua uur naval Shiloh Baptist Church, Ransom street.

Ser ritty speeches and sayings, some of line officers were also musf Prnrl commanders and crew. vices every Sabbath at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.

which he heard at first hand. Among inandthegoverment was imedi- pUtS uestlotl the those repeated to him by ether peo P. Thomason, clerk, J. I. Dudley, Pastor, Residence.

24 Ransom street. Sabbath school at 3 ple was a bon mot made by one of the atelv notified that thp K.nc cmwcucjr ui mc mouern oaitie Bonn 9t o'clock p. m. Business meeting1 the first Friday night in each month. Choir practice Tues day and Saturday nights.

founders of tfie Athenaeum club of London. When the Athenaeum club was first founded Croker was urgent that no man should be admitted who troops were ready to go to the bu.t not. the dl' front, and await orders from action in which it has been usual headnuartPrs. Thp fiMri nffirpr to consider its superiority over Mount Zion Baptist Church First street. Services at 11 a.

m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath had not in some way distinguished the War Vessels Of former years- school at 9:30 a. m.

Prayer meeting, Wednes- mustered were, James Beck of himself in literature. Soon after he ur vessels were compantively A 1 XT. K. f7hurr.li- Cor. First and Little streets Manhattan lieut.

colonel, John proposed the Duke of unhurt, but this was manifestly Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath M.

Brown of Topeka, senior some one said, "The dukrt has never writn a book." "True," replied Crok due tO the bad gunnery and in- olat9a.m. t. J. Anderson, pastor. I irst A.

M. E. Church, corner Third and major, G. W. Ford of Fort Scott, er, "but he is a capital band at itnui guus auiuiuuiuuu ui mc bowman streets.

Services every Sunday at 11 OUR JOB DEPMTfJEfJT junior major, Dr. C. S. Sunday '-r TT enemy's fleets. It's VerV Dlain to a.

m. and 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes- OI opeKa, ana UT. U.

Ij. nar- A 9 day niffht, board meetings Monday nights. All US mat tne WOnaeriUl reSUltS are COI.dia,ly invited and heartily welcomed to vey, of Kansas city Kansas sur A Klondike Cure. A Sullivan man whose young son Of Cervera's and Schley's the Ptlic services. Sunday school every Sun- geons.

jjf At 3 111 laayatjp. m. i. rt. uu, aiui.

attacks wptp flirprtlv ntiri whrtllvl had had symptoms of Klondike fever offered him the necessary thousand I Ttantist Church, corner of Pirstatid Barbee streets. Services every Sabbath at 11 with which to start if he could trans Vhen President McKinley ap- attributable to the guns and am-pointed the late ex-Senator munition and the men who hand-1 a. m. and 7 p. m.

Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings. H. Wilkerson, Pastor port 2,000 pounds of paving blocks overland to Hardwood hill, on the airline road, between Feb. 18 and March 30, without the aid of horses, giving him the privilege of all the hand sleds he Bruce to the position of register ied them. It was American can-of the treasury, considerable sur- notl) American guns, American prise was felt that he should se- gunners that won the victories, Traclne Howse That was a very strange case of Van Stanton's, tie left his home one day about four years aro, returned yesterday and says he can't re for si yQD reds desired and thre square meals, state-of-Maine and woman-cooked, every lecteu a coiorea man to mi so im- and not the arm0red ships, portant a position, says the day.

Th young nr looked at the blouts, then to the east, shook his head and decided to go to school. Lewis- Ladies'Home Journal, one day The first lodffe of coloredjna- ZSSi Ho.mes-t-a Te" a friend asked him what were sons was founded in 1774 by Prince What's thename of the last vlce-his reasons for appointing Bruce. Hall, an intelligent Negro, in Bos- president of this country? Puck. member where he has been or what ton Journal. 212 Uall Street.