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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14
On Pixies Peak.

The officer in charge of the United
States Signal Service Station on the
top of Pixies Peak passes his days in a
low, fiat building made of stone and
anchored and bolted to the granite
boulders. During the winter he has
no connection whatever with the rest
of the world. No human being can
ascend to his station, and it is almost
impossible for him to 60 down, Lee
Meriwether, who ascended the snow
covered mountain one July day, says
that the signal officers face wears
that care-worn, depressed expression
which comes from unbroken solitude.
"You don't often see snow in Ju-
Typ" he said, after I had thawed out
before blazing fire.
"Not often. You don't. yourself,
stYes, two or three times a week.
Snow is my only water supply. That
boiler there" pointing to the stove
"is full of melting snow. Even in the
heat of summer there is always enough
snow at my door to furnish all the wa
ter needed"
"Does not life become weary and des-
olate here, 80 far from the world?
$50 much so that sometimes fear it
will drive me crazy. My official du-
ties are light; they require only an oc-
casional inspection of the instruments.
The rest of the time have nothing to
do but read. Too much reading be-
comes wearisome. Sometimes 1 stand
at the window with my telescope.
The wind without is keen and cutting
as knife.
stI can see the houses of Colorado
Springs" he continued, twenty
miles away; see the visitors sitting in
their shirt sleeves, slipping iced drinks
to keep cool, and the ladies walking
about in white summer robes. Then
lower the glass, the summer scene is
gone. Green trees and animal life,
men and women, fade away like Great
ures in dream, and I am the only lv,
ing thing in world of eternal ice and
snow and silence" ..
Youths Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

The anti-Jesuit agitation in Canada
is gaining in breadth and force, ana Is
likely to make itself Q leading element
in the politics of our Northern neigh.
bors for some time to come. 1t Is not
only only protest against Jesuit interter-
ence in the civil affairs Of the Domln-
ion. but resentment Of the insolence
which has marked the transaction.
s'The Pope" says Cardinal Simeon IN
his correspondence with the Canadian
PREMIER Mercier, "allows the G overn-
ment to retain the proceeds OF tn 9 sale
of the Jesuit's estates as q special ae-
posit to be disposed of hereafter Win
the sanction of the Holy See." Ii the
Protestantism of Canada has the tenn
per of that of this country q condition
of things that makes such correspon-
dence possible will not long remain
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14
How two Men Prevented Massacre.
BY ONE OF THEM, WHO SPENT A
LONG TIME IN CALIFORNIA.


We had been camping out long
time, gold-washing, and recently been
much annoyed by a tribe of Indians
in the neighborhood, ..whereupon the
party held a council and determlnd TO
20 by night and exterminate the whole
Of them.
They had quite concluded upon this,
when fine stalwart man, the boast of
the party, who meyer turned his back
at anything, stood up in the midst OF
them, and with his finger on his rifle,
enuuired if that was their determina-
tion. Being informed that it was :
'aThen,n said he, "I have to tell you
7 was born and raised Friend and
I can be no party to such wickedness"
Whereupon the parator himself jump
ed up, eXclaiming: "And 1 was rails
ed Friend too %
They shook hands upon it in the
midst of that circle of wild and law
less men, and by their joint protest and
determination prevented the murder
GUS project from being executed.
These two men had been together
four years without having the least
idea of this bond of early association,
but our informant adds: "You do
not know how the effect of early train
ing lasts" The whole story shows
the value aud power of individual pro-
test against evil.
Dare to be Daniel,
Dare to stand alone;
Dare to have purpose firm,
Dare to make 1t known.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

DIVIDING THE CAMELs.-A very
pretty arithmetical puzzle is given In
the form of an anecdote, which may
be new to some of our readers.
A Persian died, leaving seventeen.
camels to be divided among his three
sons in the following proportions the
eldest to have half, the second . third,
and the youngest q ninth. or course,
camels cannot be divided into Hac-
tions, 80, in despair, the brothers SUBJ
mitted their difficulty to MoAammed
Ali. ~, Is;
s'Nothing easier!n said the wise All |;
"I'll lend YOU another camel to make
eighteen, and now divide them your
selves" 80.
The result was that the eldest broth
er received nine camels, the second SIX;
and the third two while Ali received
his own camel back again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

A pastor who will draw is In great.
demand. The pernicious custom OF
looking to the pastor alone to attract
the people and hold them has been the
ruin of some churches. The pastor
cannot fill the house. He will do wen
if he fills the pulpit. The chnrcn
members must fill the pews; Ins
they can do by being present at every h:y
service, and by inviting others. an4 H., uy
treating strangers in such way cna.
they will desire to return, ana py pray,
ing and laboring for the conversion +ba Hs
souls. If none are drawn TO Inc
church except those whom the nun ls.
ter draws, there will be few remain ng
when he is gone. 1t Is far more m
portant to have a drawing church man
q drawing pastor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

A Coop REPLY.-A story is told In
the life Of DR.. Robertson, OF Irvine.
concerning maid Zen lady named Miss
Kirkwood, who was exceedingl smart
at repartee. & ~
On one occasion, when q probationer
of many years' standing, he was yist-
ting at the house, and was pacing up.
and down the floor, while Miss Kirk
wood sat busy with her kniting,nee-
dies. Stopping in his wall, and lay
ing his hand on her shoulder he
said !: Al. q -. . s s
"You and I are just alike, Miss;
Kirkwood; you never got q husband
and / never got q kirk. e s.
''How many calls had you, cir q. ssn 3,
she quickly asked.
HOh," he said, "I never received u
call at all. z 4 10 5s3 4:
"Then don't you be eYenin' your
self to me,n was her reply.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14
Water and War.

The whole civilized world has been
aroused into sympathy with the peo-
pie of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and
other places in the Conemaugh Valley,
on account of the sudden desolation
and death brought to thousands of
homes by the bursting of the dam of
an artificial lake, whose waters flood
ed the valley below. This lake was
not intended for any such wreckage of
life and property as it wrought, but
through earelessness or the incompet-
eney Of engineers, it was permitted to
do 80.
If our sympathies are thus aroused,
and very properly so too, on behalf OF
those flood sufferers, what shall we
think of those who are stimulating in
ventive genius, and investing millions
of money in the most deadly and de-
structive implements that can be de-
vised for the destruction of human
life, and who are training and drilling
men for the greatest efficiency in the
slaughter OF their fellow men? And
he is thought worthy of double honor
who is most successful in human
slaughter. ~
The best friends of God and their
country, and the human race, are those
who are using all lawful means within
their reach to induce rulers and peo-
pie to resort to wise and peaceful Ar
bitration instead of the fearful arbitra-
ment of war for the settlement of in
ternational difficulties. And yet the
advocates Of Peace are by many re-
garded as visionary and impracticable,
because they have faith in God and in
enlightened humanity, and dare to act
upon this faith and try to induce 9TH
ers to do the same. War is blind, bru-
tai, horrible. Arbitration is far-see-
ing, sensible, humane.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14
Gods Short Way to Heaven.
BY REV. C, H. STURGEON.

A young man in Edinburgh went ou
and he thought he would speak abou
Jesus to the first person that he me-
with. He meta Musselburg fish-wift
carrying a great load on her back. Ht
at once said to her:
"Here you are with your burden"
cay" said she.
Well said he, s9 "did you ever feel 8
spiritual burden?"
cay" said she, t"that I did, long
ago, and I soon got rid of it; for I die
not 90 the same way to work thai
John Bunyan's Pilgrim did,"
"Oh," thought the young man, "l
thought that 1 had met with a Chris
tian woman, but she must be q great
hereto to talk in that way"
'Now, said she, "Bunyan's Evange.
list that he speaks of was not half 8
Gospel preacher. He was one of the
usual sort. He was not clear in the
Gospel; for when he met the poor pill.
grim, weary with his burden, ne said
to him: DO you see that wicket-gate p
mo- said the man, Il do not see it,
DO you see that light over the gate p
WELL he said, Il think I do Now,
he said, you run that way with your
burden -.
"Why man." she continued, "that
was not the way to do at all. What
had the man to do with the wicket
gate or with the light over it? What
he should have said was DO you see
that cross? Look at that, and your
burden will fall from your shoulders.
looked straightway to the cross, and
not to the wicket-gate; and at the
cross lost my burden. :.
"Now," said she, "what did the pill
grim get by going round to the wicket
gate? Why, he just tumbled into the
Slough of Despond, and was like 10
have lost his life there" ~.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14
The Caution Of the Chinese.

A returned ChlneSe missionary re-
lates the following anecdote showing
the caution of the Chinese. He says !:
During one of our examinations for
candidates for baptism at Ngukang I
observed that one woman and some
three or four young people had the
same surname. This circumstance led
to the following conversation between
myself and one of the young men:
"'I observe you all have the same
surname. Are you members of the
same family?' I inquired.
"Yes,' one replied. This is my
mother, and these are my brothers.
"sWhere is your father?' I asked.
"sHe is at home, attending to his
business "
{" Does he approve of your embrac-
ing Christianity?'
"'Yes, he is entirely willing
"'Why does not your father himself
become a Christian?'
"'He says it would not do for all the
family to embrace Christianity
land Why T asked, with some Gu
riosity, docs he think so p
"sHe says that If we all become
Christians our heather neighbors will
take advantage Of that circumstance
to impose upon u.s.
"sHow will they do that?
christians are not allowed to
swear or fight; and father says that,
when our wicked neighbors ascertain
that we have embraced Christianity
they will proceed at once to curse us
and maltreat us. Hence father says to
us, "You may all become Christians,
but I must remain heathen, 80 as to
retaliate on our bad neighbors. You
can 90 to the meeting and worship, but
I must stay at home to do the swear
ing and fighting for the family p"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

We have seen somewhere. "St. Pc
ter's Chain" linked and welded togeth-
er in this way: Faith may become fee
BILE; therefore, add virtue. Virtue
may become rash; therefore, add
knowledge. knowledge may become
conceited add temperance. Temper
ance may become ascetic; add pa
tience. Patience may become stoical
add godliness. Godliness may become
morose add brotherly kindness.
Brotherly kindness may become bigot-
ed add charity. This links faith, the
foundation, with charity, the capstone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

God is Alpha and Omega in the
great world endeavor to make him so
in the little world; make him thy eve
ming epilogue, and thy morning pro.
IooIe. practice to make him thy last
thought at night when thou sleepest; !;
and thy first thought in the morning
when thou awakest so shall thy fancy
be sanctifed in the night, and thy un-
derstanding rectified in the day, so
shall thy rest be peaceful, thy lab1rs
prosperous, thy life pious, and thy
death glorious. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

It is said that corncobs, when treat
ed as follows, make an excellent fire
klndling: Put six gallons Of water
into O boiler and one pound of saltpe-
ter. Heat it to the boiling point, and
then put in as many cobs as the water
will cover. Let them stand a short
time, then take them out, and place in
the sunlight until thoroughly dry,
when they can easily he lighted with
q match and will make a hot fire.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

English scientific men have been
convinced Of the truth and practical
worth of PAsTEUR's system of fnocu-
lation against hydroph Statistics
have shown that of the class, (which
from go to 80 per cent. die, the number
has been reduced at the Institute In
Paris to less than 4per cent. Professor
HUXLEY says, after Investigation, Mat
PAsTEUR has made to thefworld eaeon-'
tributions of knowledge which are not
measurable by money values, = z sss,s s*
and that If any man has earned the
praise and honor of his fellows, such q
man is M. LOUIS PAsTEUR.s W We
shall never forget the suferings and
.agonizing rawlings Of hoy Tof eleven
years of age, son Of one Of our wealth
lest parishioners, who died Of this aw-.
full disease from the bite, Of one of
those denominations, the petted eners
waited, morbid, bedroom poodle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14
Tho widow who was mourning Il

The widow who was mourning the
loss of her husband, exclaimed:
"There is nothing left for me now but
to enter a convent, for all is vanity"
"Let us hope not" demonstrated
friend. "You are still beautiful, and
widow of thirty years" "Twenty,,
nine, if you please, sir" interrupted
the unconsoled. ..-..... .....
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

Since Dee. Is, 1857, Richard Sim
mons has carried the mails between
the Central Railroad and the Syracnse
Post-office. He began with q wheel
barrow, then adopted q hand-cart, and.
at length had to take q horse and waS-l
on. For twenty years he has driven
the same horse, which is known about,
town as "Old Snowfall, y and which is
now thirty years old. Mr.. Simmons
has also grown old, has thrown up his
contract, and tied cold Snowbalp up
in the stable, where he says the horse.
shall remain as long as he lives. But
the horse does not like 1t, and at the
hours for gathering the mails he be-
comes restive, tries to break bis hal-ss
ter, and get out on his old route. Fif-
teen collections have been made daily
for some time, and the horse would
make them as well alone az with the;
master. The Sunday route was differ
ent from other days, but the old horse,
seemed to tally off the days Of the
week in his head, and never made mis-
San (N. ~ 81 ssses3
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14

Why does the letter r hold an envi-
able position? Because it is never
found in sin, but always in temper
ance. industry, virtue and prosperity.
It is the beginning of religion and the
end of war.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
Old Soldiers Angry.

That the law passed in 1886 by the
Kansas legislature, relating to the ap-
pointment of old soldiers, was simply
a republican bait to catch the vote and
influence of the soldiers is becoming a
well known fact, and the boys them
selves are at last beginning to tumble"
to it. On the LIST inst. a large number
OF old soldiers met at the Fort Scott
opera house, and denounced Governor
Humphrey and other party big-guns in
plain terms. Following are some of
the resolutions passed by the indignant
veterans:
Resolved, That we regret that the governor of
Kansas failed to appoint three ex-sOldiers police
commissioners of the city of Fort Scott.
Resolved, That we also regret that the police
commissioners of the city of Fort Scott failed to
appoint ex-soldiers upon the police force of the
| city.
Resolved That committee of FIVE be appointed
| to wait upon the police commissioners of Fort
Scott and the mayor of the city and respectfully
quest that they will recognize the soldiers in all
| their appointments as provided in chapter 100 Of
| the session laws of Kansas of 1885,
| Resolved, That the committee already appointed
be instructed to take the necessary steps to
cute the police commissioners and all other officers
| In the county who are known to have violated the
| laws.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09

Notzee Il hereby given that TIE undersigned psta-
tiener A. 8. Anen hns Hlsd his pet3t3oa in the
frehsse Csszt e s.ztse County: K::.... Ps.yi.s
petitioner DxgG5st's Permit to sell intoxicatina
liquors. for medical, mechanical and scientific pur-
poses only lot Il in block 90. in the ID ward oi
the city Of Great Bead County Of Barton. and State
Of Kansas for year in accordance With the Lawn
Of Kansas in such eases made and provided.
l. That snid petitioner il of good moral character
that he does not Intoxicating liquors bever-
age and that he be intru1ted With the responsi
hiity Of selling Intoxicating liquors.
2. That sid petitioner Il registered pharmacisz
under the Of KansRs, that he Il lawfully and in
good faith engaged personally in the busineo Of Z
druggist the proprietor thereof ut the pace here
in-sbove described and that he ID veil versed in hil
profession.
8. That his petition contains the names Of . 10
putable females of good moral character over yearl
Of age, residents Of the I'd ward Of The city OF Great
Bend, and the names of s resident males, resident
holders of said ID ward of said city At Greai
Bend, Kansas
4. That said petitioner has in his sid bozineO
stock of drugs Of more than thousand dollars,
elusive of his stock Of intoxicating hQuoE1 and nv.
lures.
s. That said petition and cause win be beard By
said court on the 3lstday of Nay, A. D. 1850, at Il
O'Clock a. m. A. s. ALLEN, Petitioner.
SO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Land Once ut Larned, Kansa'

Land Once at LArned, Kansas,
April 1, 1889.
Notice IL hereby given that the following. named
settler has fIed notice of his intention make final
proof in support of his claim, and that sid proof
win be made before the Probate Judge OF Hartou
county Kansas at Great Bend. Kansas, on May %
1882 viz: John Malta, Homestead Entry No. 1851
for the lot section IL, township 90 south range
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove hi.
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF said
land. viz:
Thomas Keenan,, Marion towards, Michael Nc
Caffey, Patrick Murphy. all of Great Bend, Kansas
Is HENRY w. SCOTT, Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
a TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
Tho High Wind Terminates Disashously
IN Stafford and RIGA Counties.

The fearful wind which prevaile,
throughout western and central Kan
sas from Saturday to Monday, an,
which was said by many an old-time
to have been the worst in the histor,
OF Barton county, resulted in .
terrible loss Of property in the south
and eastern part of Stafford county ant
in Rice county, and up to this morning
two deaths are reported, and many
persons injured seriously
The killed reported are William
Crawford, boy. neck broken; w. Nc
Way, aged Is, cut in the head, dying
soon after being found.
Among the Stafford county people
who suffered the loss of houses, barns.
and other buildings, were, e. Slade,
AL Guinip, Mrs. A. Potter, Mrs. E.
Lindsay, Geo. Dew. s. s. Crawford, j.
B. c. Cook, j. W. Burns, J. Love,
Peter Scarlet, John White, Frank
Mccoy, John Bartlett, Joe Ferris, Chas.
Whithroder.
Two school houses in the track of
the storm were torn to pieces and
scattered all over the districst.
Rain and hail accompanied the
cyclone, and crops in Its path are totally
destroyed.
IN RICE COUNTY.
A special to the Hutchinson Ne,os,
dated the 7th says:
As sequel to the three days blustery
weather fearful storm of wind, rain
and hail with thunder and lightning
accompaniment visited this section
last night about S:15 o'clock. The
storm gathered south of the city and
Travelled north and west about four
miles. Thence north and east two and
a half miles this side of Lyons carrying
death and obstruction in its path.
Twelve or fourteen barns, five houses,
one church, one school house and num-
berless out buildings were destroyed,
the debris being scattered over the
prairie for miles. Thaddeus Bauer, a
farmer south of the river was almost
instantly killed by being struck on the
head with flying timber, while three
women and several children were
seriously but not fatally injured. The
total damages are estimated at So 900.
The hail did not injure the crops
materially so far as heard from.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
List of Jurors.
Following are the jurors drawn for
tha June term of the district court.

Following are the jurors drawn for
the June term of the district court:
BEAVER TOwNSHIP-H. Huberty.
BUFFALO-James Warnken.
CLARENCE-Martin Umman and
Henry Campbell.
CLEvELAND-FredH Hidden.
+ FAIRvIEw-A. E. GOucher.
GREAT BEND. T. Ross, w. w.
Winstead, Jas. WEIGH, w. p. Coles.
James Brown. M. Gilmore, Nick Smith
and G. F. Underback.
! HoMEsrEAD-Wm. Roberts, John
Eisenman and John Johnson.
LAKIN-J. c. Hill, B. F. Clark, Her
man Bunta.
LIBERTY. w. COen.
LOGAN. F. StrOthman and Peter
Spanier.
WHEATLAND-M.S ausen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
CHERIFF'S SALE.

~ State of Kansas
Barton County,,
The ST. John & Marsh Company VI. VIM Remick
ct al.
By virtue of special execution to me directed and
issued out of the 2Oth district court of the
state of Kansas, sitting in and for Barton county
1889, between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m, and
O'Clock p of said day, at the court house door
in Great Bend, in the county and state aforesaid,
offer at public sale and sell to the highest bidder,
for cash in hand, the following described real
property, to-wit:
Lot No six f6) in block No. two (2) in Ireland ad-
dition to the city of Great Bend, Barton county,
Kansas
Said property to be sold a, commanded by the
special execution.
F. D. WILSON, Sheriff.
Sheriff. Office, Great Bend, April 10th, 1882 26
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
State Sunday School Convention.

The twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the Kansas State Sunday School
Association will be held at Mcpherson
May q to ., 1859. Hon. VIM.
Reynolds, Of Illinois, president of the
last International Sunday School con-
vention, Mrs. Matte N. Bailey, of
Iowa, an experienced manager of
primary work, and Prof. e. o. Excel,
of Chicago, musical composer and
director, will be present at the conven-
ton. Mcpherson offers entertainment
to all who come.
Delegates who pay full fare going,
and take q receipt therefor, will be re-
tured At one-third fare by obtaining
the signature Of the general secretary,
thus making it good for returning ut
/ cent per mile.
j. j. WINTERBURG,
County Sunday School Secretary.