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A NEW AVENUE FOR FAITH.

Faith is an abstract sentiment with which
it is difficult to Undue the minds of young
people to the extent that could be wished,
though many ways have been tried. The
'.faith cure" though more practical in its ten
denotes than the usual methods Of instilling
trust end confidence in the heavenly powers,
is not successful to the degree which was
thought probable, for the reason that most
young people are in the enjoyment of exuber
ant health, or suffer only such ailments as can
be cured by common pills and powders. They
need no faith for the purpose Of being cured,
and they won't have it. The latest practical
result Of the exercise of faith, how
ever is likely to produce a spiritual
revolution when it becomes known.
There is an establishment in Newark
N. j., known as the Gath House. It was
founded for the purpose of curing invalids
who had been ftgiven up by the doctors" and
not with the expectation Of securing other
temporal blessings. Miss Hattie Melvin was
one Of the managers of the home, and, accord
ing to all accounts, her prayers had aided in
the restoration to their normal state Of many
crooked bones and paralyzed muscles. In the
course of human events, which 60 on just the
same, apparently, with the devout as with the
scoffers, Miss Melvin became engaged to be
married. What with prayers for the afflicted,
and the attentions demanded by her lover,
the young woman found little time for the
preparation Of her trousseau. Besides, she
had little or no money to spare for
the purchase of finery. But great was her
faith, and the happy thought occurred to her
that if the Lord could provide new bones, and
sound nerves for the ailing, he could equally
as we'll supply the necessary articles for her
wedding. She would wait and trust and in
the meantime go about her daily duties undis-
turbed. She did so; and, as she herself AYERS,
did not even speculate ouriously on the proba-
BILE style Of the wardrobe which she felt con-
fident would be provided. 1t was provided.
SAN~o
engagement, conceived the idea of preparing
complete outfit for the wedding, which
they did, and presented the garments
to the expectant bride at nearly
the last moment. Such an instance
as this cannot fail to have its effect upon the
most skeptical of young women, of whom
there are, alas, too many. They have all
heard of the faith that moves mountains, but
not being railroad men, and having no need to
remove mountains, have not needed the lesson.
The faith that provides wedding clothes, how
ever, is another matter, and one in which all
are interested. There Is something worth
while about this, and the girls will all be
anxious to seek and find it. The evangelist
who is wise enough to take the matter in hand
promptly, and teach the young women how to
acquire the desired blessings, will reap a
harvest such as none Of his predecessors have
been able to do.
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THE UNSECTARIAN SECT.

President Eliot states in his recent year
book and annual report, that of the six pro-
fessors of the Divinity School two are Uni
tartan ministers, one Unitarian layman,
two Baptist ministers, and one an or
thodox Congregational minister, and that
there is no more harmonious faculty in
the university and none more completely de-
voted to the unbiased search for truth. He
says: s'The Harvard Divinity School is not
distinctively Unitarian either by its constitu-
tion or by the intention Of its founders. The
doctrines of the 'unsectarian sect called in
this century Unitarian, are indeed entitled to
respectful exposition in the school so long as
it exists, simply because the school has been
founded, and for two generations supported,
by Unitarians But the government of the
university cannot undertake to appoint none
but Unitarian teachers, or to grant
any peculiar favors to Unitarian stu
dents" OF the twenty three students,
six were of other denominations
than the Unitarian. President Eliot says that
what the ministry needs to day in all denorni
nations is accuracy of knowledge, clearness Of
thought, candor. the caution and patience
which comes with habits Of thoroughness, and
burning desire to save their fellow-men.
The funds of the school amount to 1865, 900.
Though this fund was given by Unitariaus,
the principle Of non sectarianism is embodied
In the constitution of the school This pre-
scribes that ftno assent to the secularities of
any denomination Of Christians shall be re-
quired of either the instructors or the stu
dents" In point Of fact, however, up to the
year 1870 the school was conducted as if it
were strictly Unitarian organization, all the
instructors being Unitarian, and with rare ex
captions the students, also. The dean, G. G.;
Everett, does not think that theological study
has reached the point where it may be re-
garled as a science, although each denomina-
ton might claim so for ITS own school-in
bling that of philosophy. He also states that
nothing would tend more to that point of
development where it may worthily be called
a science, than the existence of school in
| which different systems of theology are taught
side by side, for study and comparison. The
study Of theology is largely historical, and the
| history of doctrine one of its most important
elements. If students are made acquainted
with other existing forms of theology than
their own, they would be able to teach their
own with far better effect 1t is matter of
no little moment that the Harvard Divinity
School, regarded as Unitarian stronghold,
and organized and supported by Unitarian
moneys, should he We been so completely re-
modelled and sliberalized" as to attract TO it
professors and students irrespective of sectari
an theological tenets.
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fatal Boiler Explosion.

PINE BLuFF, Ark, March Fl. This morning
at s o'clock, the boiler of saw-min located Ave
miles from town, belonging to ed Montgomery,
exploded. fatally wounding him, killing the en-
eineer, S. G. Morris. and and breaking the leg
Of Amos EVAN. Several mill hands wero 80.
yercly scalded.
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The suspended schoharie Bank.

Troy, N. Y. March 2l.--Franklin Krum. IT,.
Of the firm Of Wilbur, Krum q Wilbur, of this
city. and son Of President Krum, Of the sus-
pended Schoharie County Bank. denies that the
bank was embarrassed by the Enforcement of
its president for the Troy firm. Such indorse-
ments will not roach $5 900.
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The Illinois senatorsl,ip.

SPRINGFIELo, March gl.--Twenty senators
and representatives answered 90 roll-call IN the
joint assembly to-day. Morrison received nine
teen, and Streeter voted for Sudge A. n, !
Craig
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neighbor."
APECUIIAR musical romance characterises the low
sandy banks and marshes of the Pascagoua river and
is accounted for by the inhabitants of its shores in
picturesque, if not practical Upon calm.
moonlight nights mysterious music has been heard
to ISSUE at intervals, from tho water and, floating
over its surface for time die away in soft melodous
fragments" A poetical observer declares that it
comes from grottoes below the bed Of the
stream and, ascending from the water in volume Of
sound it curs under the very keel of the traveller
boat and reaches the like the strains Of thousand
distant aolian harps To the wholly practical mind
the phen omonon may be accounted for liz part by
the peculiar formation Of the banks Of the stream
the wild rushing of the wind drought the reeds ON
the shore the hollow ndentations In tho bed of the
river
AN Ottawa letter represents that the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Governor general and his consort en-.
deavor to make themselves popular with the Canadians
and all local celebrities pretty of gratifying
attentions from them. Not long since the Marquis
in the local newspaper that certain gentleman
whose name correspondent with that Of native
author registered at Ottowa hotel. Believing
tito DO the author their exceencies invited him to
dine. Dinner was announced for half-past q; but
at quarter of telephone message came:
Cant go; I'm stuck for q pair Of evening boots. ;"
Come on; never mind that, was the reply. He did
come, but he was not the author. Good heavens!
we've got tho wrong man" whispered an aide. "But
we must make the best of 1t now" the hosts re-
ply He was a boisterous commercial Traveller, a
driver of fast horses arrayed in massive chains and
elaborate rings.
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no good has resulted from the work,
and old river men say that Cedar City
will sOou be in the river. Just opposite
the governors mansion, on the Gala
way side, the river has been making
sad havoc on the farms, and quite a
number of acres have succumbed to the
ravages Of the Big Muddy. The work
of destruction continues, and when the
present rise commences to subside the
loss will necessarily be great.
Said Galloway county man to your
correspondent to-day: You see that
large brick house across the river, which
is now less than eighty yards from the
bank" The house was easily observed:
We'll, remember very well when there
was an excellent farm between it and
the river"
The present rise appears to be unusu-
ally violent and destructive, and very
grave results are to be apprehended.
All ordinary efforts are useless, and
about all farmer can do is to watch
his land go into the river piece by piece.
The water mines under the land and
great strips will fall into the river at
once. The farmers naturally feel very
Respondent when they see their valua-
bile land disappear i'm this manner, but
they have no remedy.
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Loads His Son 70 IaiI.

\ dispatch from Huntington, Pa,
says: Judge John Laporte. of this
county, last night surrended his son
John, accused of numbering his friend,
John Irwin, at Warriors Mark. After
the murder on Thursday John Ldporte
iied, reaching his fathers house yester-
day morning. lie told his father all
and, although agonized by the news, he
said: "JOhn this is horrible. When |
was a Judge swore to obey the con-
stitution and enforce the laws of the
commonwealth, and cannot do other
wise than surrender you to the officers.
II you are justifiable i'm this thing, as
believe you are, you will be cleared and
our name indicated, but, If not the
law must take its course" The Judge
Immediately harnessed his horse. drove
his son to the nearest railroad station.
where they boarded the first train, and
arrived here last night.
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onslched by the President.

a certain republican editor called up
on Mr. Cleveland the other day. He
said to him, Il desire To make your ac-
quaintance. / may have said number
of very disagreeable things about you
during the compaign. That was sim
ply politics, you know. There was
nothing personal in it. The next time
you come oyer To New York / hope 10
have the pleasure of your company to
dinner at my house." The president
looked at this editor moment, and said:
Some time after the election you print
ed I'm your paper a paragraph saying
that ! was man of coarse and vulgar
habits and that when dined performed
wonderful feats of knife-swallowing
| do not think that would be a very
agreeable person for you to have at your
table, and you must, therefore, excuse
me from accepting your invitation. -
Washington Special.
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Ruin Wrought BY ths Rivar.

A Jefferson City, Mo-, special says !:
The river mt this point has been rising
rapidly since yesterday and it is now
nearly bank full. Farms on the Gala
way county side, which touch the river.
have suffered greatly from the land be-
ing washed in the river. This land is
the most valuable in the county and is
SECOND 10 none in the state. Within a
few years past whole farms have been
swallowed up. and where once was val
liable land, which could not be pur-
chased for less than 500 per acre, there
is now perhaps twenty-five feet Of water.
The government expended considerable
money just above Cedar City in at
tempting 10 keep the main channel ON
the Jefferson CITY side OF the river, but
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Mr.. Geo. W. jerks, of the Land De
partment ut Washington, will soon he
in Kansas fort the purpose of paving the
way for the investigation of long pend
ing claims for depre latiOns done by III
dams. Those claims run back TO 1873.
Congress last winter appropriated SlO,-
900 TO be expended in having lists pre-
pared of those claims, whether append
ed or pending. II is provided that the
lists shall include the name and address
Of the claimants. the date of alleged de
pretlatiOns, by what tribe committed,
the date Of examinations and approval,
with references To the clause of the
treaty under which the responsibility
for the loss can he fastened upon the
tribe. Tie secretary is empowered to
take testimony and pursue the investi-
cations in such n manner as he deems
proper To arrive ut just estimates OF the
losses sustained.
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Dind In IafaucV

Died, on June 9Th. at S 40 p. m, on
section 30, township 81. range ~, Tou-
zalin, offspring of DIR. Mendenhall,
Capt. John Worth, +. l.. Walker and
others. The funeral took place on the
n. IN. of the 9th. A large audience was
present to show their last tribute of
respect to the deceased. Sprague X
Baxter conducting the funeral services.
after which the remains were carried to
the POtter's field and deposited at the
bottom of one hundred and fifty foot
dry well. There il shall await the blow
ing Of the resurrection horn. when the
graves will he opened and the county
seat carried-whereP The friends desire
totender their sincere thanks to Meade
Centre, Fowler, Carthage and Belle
Meade for Kindness shown during the
aforementioned Fowler
City Graphic.
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MINGONA!
THE QUEEN OF THE MEDICINE
WILEY
Situated on 4 mon EMINENCE

SITUATED on \ HIGH EMINENCE,
Overlooking the beautiful Medicine
valley, nine miles northwest of Medi-
cine Lodge, the cOunty-seat of Barber
county, Is the new and prosperous town
OF MingUna. 1t is situated OH high
second bottom land, but quarter from
the Medicine river; two public roads
leading west intersect each other at this
point; II IS in the center of a magnifi-
cent farming and grazing country; sur
rounded by community of prosperous
citizens and commands q trade reaching
FAR north and south and five miles east
and west and must necessarily be i'm a
short time prosperous trading center.
MingOna is Oh the line of the proposed
extension of the railroad from Medicine
Lodge west, and will be the principal
and perhaps the only station between
the Lodge and Lake City. 1t will be a
splendid slipping point for live stock,
and tie probabilities are that it will i'm
a short time be the very center of the
live stock trade.
Mingona is high and dry and will
never be affected by floods. Excellent
water Is obtained at reasonable depth.
The town is not near to swamps and
death-dealing miasma does not lurk
near it. On the tOwn-site Is substan-
tial school house. Broad streets and
avenues have been laid off; parks and
public squares have been set apart for
public use, and every calculation made
To give the inhabitants all the pleasures
and advantages offered by any town or
village.
The town-site is on decided land. and
no contest will arise over the titles to
town lots.
Every alternate lot is being given
away to parties who will agree to build
on them, and not only business lots. but
residence lots come under this liberal
arrangement. Now is the time to in
vest at MingOna. Every branch of bus
mess will prosper there. Tradesmen
and mechanics should go to Mingona.
Farmers and stockmen can buy farms
and ranches near the town at rcas bic
prices. While it may never be the larg-
est city in the southwest, it will always
be desirable business point, well Situ-
ated in the best part of Barber county,
and surrounded by good society.
a daily mail reaches MingOna.
For further or fuller information call
on or address any of the following Off
GERS of the Mingona Town Company:
ID. TomblinsOn, president; Fred Nurse.
secretary; or \. McCray. treasurer.
Address anyOf these gentlemen at Min
coma, Barber county Kansas 80
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Our Western NeiRhbors.

EDITOR INDEX: On the 7th inst, In
company with ii. Blickhahn, your cor.
respondent started on a trip to Meade
county, and for the purpose of visiting
the several towns on the route and i'm the
county Of Meade. 1t IS useless to more
than mention the towns east of Ash
land, that we passed through, VIZ: Lake
City. sun City, COldwater Red Bluff and
Protection. Ashland might be termed
a small village and is at present the
temporary county seat of Clark county.
IL has but few residences and the bust
ness houses are very small. However
all classes of business are very well
represented and from the appearance
of the settlements in the county, it ap.
pears that the business men are acting
with some foresight by waiting for de.
velopments before they place too much
money i'm buildings. The land i'm Clark
very much resembles that of Barber
with the per cent Of agricultural land
in favor of the former. Passing Ash.
land we next arriv ed at the town OF
Reeseville, at the crossing of the old Sun
City trail and the futile trail, on Gyp.
sum creek, in the western part of Clark
county. consisting of grocery stock,
livery stable and the usual appurtan.
ence to Kansas town drug store. =
y few miles beyond Reeseville, we came
to the broad and beautiful prairies OF
Meade county, which are truly a feast
to the eye after travelling over the inun.
merable hills and canyons OH the,route
We took due west course to Meade
Center, the new town on the west banl
of Crooked creek. Meade Center j:
about four weeks old and already ha.
about 80 buildings ana about GU more IL
course Of erection.
We expressed desire to locate in thu
new wonder and we've directed to tn,
red building on the corner, to which W,
wendell oul way. Entering it, Blick
hahn with all the airs of tenderfoot
blandly inquired where the man wa!
who owned the town. 4 man spoke III
and said that he acted in an official ca
pacity for the town company and alsC
informed us that they were donating
lots TO parties and required building
lGN24 to be erected in 80 days. We in
formed him that he had struck lead
whereupon he iished out plat and in
formed ms that we could choose any lo
we desired; but, said he, "all those hay
ing pencil dot OH them are taken.
We we're Frustrated on the spot, com
pleted dumfounded and blandly askeC
him If there was quarter section OF
land in the vicinity that we could builC
on as from the number of dots Their,
were no lots left for us. The owner
of the lots took great pains TO inform
us that he WAS not there for his health
and we in turn informed him thai
health was what we were travelling FOL
and as that article had the appearance
of being scarce We would look further
Then we were informed that Meade
Center would be the county seat, thai
no other town in the county had any
country around it and that they were
in the center of population; that good
pure water could be obtained at the
depth Of Al feet; that they were diggin,
four public wells, etc.: that the town
was projected on the mutual benefit
plan, tsuppose he meant by that YOU
tickle ME and will you, etc. More
anon. s. y. NJ.
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Here is n pleasant way the Winfield
base-ballists have of doing, according
TO dispatch to the Wichita Eagle:
WINFIELD. June l6.-Winiield has an
idiot school. also base ball club. the
last be ny run by candidates for the for
mer: In a little friendly game yesterday
the Winjys treated the Wellingtons in
the rudest manner. compelling the Wis
iting club to pay q cir own bills, and
threatening 10 pound the umpire with
a club. Our neighl or did not utter "a
ngle threat. nor were they guilty of an
ungvntlemanly act. The score stood 80
90 -, in favor of Wellington, with VIM
field at the bat i'm the ninth inning when
tie clubbing business was attempted.
The WellingtOps could do nothing but
withdraw. which they did. They came
over To play with gentlemen. not windy
bruiser blowers. II is due the gentle
men from Wellington to say that il is
hoped 10y the time they make us another
visit that the idiot school will have
claimed its own.