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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-05-22
a HOLY MYSTERY.
Peculiar Religious Belief of the Ansaire
OF Arabia.

Peculiar Religious Belief of the Ausaires
OF Arabia
One of the most curious features of
the Ansairee faith is their belief in a
Trinity: Ali, the Father; Mohammed,
the Son, and Salman ell Farsi, the Holy
Ghost Ali, the Father, became man
through his veil or representative, Mo
manned, and MOhammed appointed
Salman to superintend the affairs Of this
world after his return to his Fathers
kingdom. This mystery of a Trinity is
the second item in the Ansairee religion,
and is universally believed in by all the
four sects; it is called ''the mystery of
the a. NJ. s. from the initial letters OF
the three individuals of their Trinity
An Ansairee-Or Nasari. as their sect
is more commonly called IN the north
when taking an oath viii always swear
by his faith in the mystery of the
Ain, Min, Sin" and one of the most
common forms OF prayer among them is
to say the words: ''Ain. Min, Sin" FIVE
hundred times in succession.
Concerning the third person of their
Trinity, Salman, the Persian-or as he
is more commonly abbreviated, Sin
the Ansairee have many curious leg
ends, They call him the cOmmUnica-
tor the medium by which Ali makes
his will known to man; he is supposed
to have superintendent the creation of
the world, and to govern the atmOs-
pnerlc conditions OF our glO be.
The mystery of the covenant of the
Ain, Min, Sin may be said to be the one
point which joins ali Ansairee together.
be they inhabitants of the Mediter-
ranean shores or the mountains Of
Northern Persia There is something
of Freemasonry about it. and a body Of
nOmads are said to know their fellows
by a certain shake Of the hands and the
oath, I adjure thee by the faith of the
covenant of Ali, the Prince OF Believers.
and by the covenant of the Ain. 4Iin,
Sin, after taxing which oath an n
sairee dare not lie.
II is also admitted by all the sects of
the Ansairee that the old man, Nasare,
born at the village of Nasaria, in
Arabia, was the discOverer of this holy
mystery, but he is somewh cast into
the shade by another divine. called Al
Khusaibi, who perfected their religion,
to whom most Of the prayers they have
now IN use are attributed, and who
taught that all great men and prophets,
in all ages, are incarnatiOus OF Ali In
his list of inearnatiOns Al Khusaibi in
cludes Plato, Socrates, Alexander the
Great, Jesus Christ and MOhammed.
the founder of Islamism-iu fact, all
the great leaders Of various ages;
whereas celebrated women, and the
wives of these great men. are supposed
to be incarnations of Salman Al Farsi,
with the curious exceptions Of the wives
OF Noah and LOt--COruhiIl Magazine
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-05-22
financial item

Visiting Stranger want to invest
some money in stocks on Wall street
How can I find out which ones are no
good?
New TOrlzer-By buying them
Texas Siftings-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
THE FORGERlES OF HANSEN.
They Amount So Far to S25,OOO-Some
Faithful Friends

They Amount So Far to S25,0OO-Some
Faithful Friends.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 19,-The whereabouts
OF Hansen, the alleged forger of the name
o. George Hiles, are yet unknown. The
letter he wrote to Hiles was dated at Rock
ford, Ills, and that is the last heard Of
him. So far paper supposed to have been
forged TO the amount of SIS 900 has been
discovered. E l. Harmon, of the Cen
tralia bank, which holds one of the alleged
forged notes for 5000, brought suit Sat-
urday against Hansen and George Hiles
to recover the face of the note.
Believes the Notes Are Genuine.
n dispatch from Babcock, Wis, says:
4Men who have long known Hansen and
transacted business with him refuse to
believe that there has been forgery COM
miLted. Ed Roenius, holder of 81 900
note with George Hiles' Endorsement, said,
4 believe Mr.. Hiles' signature is genuine,
ano / refuse to doubt Mr.. Hansen's hon
esty for a moment. l have known him
intimately for the last eight years and he
is an honest, upright man. All OF Han
sens workmen who have their earnings
tied up in the affair do not believe there
has been any dishonesty practiced, and
expect his return. Many of them have
been in his employ for years and have
take his note only for their pay"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
spoKe TO THE ecUMENlcAl-
IN, President Thinks It Well to Trast Ia
Ged and Keen Your Powder DRY.

IN, President Thinks II Well to Tr1st Ia
Ged and Keep Your Powder Dry.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-The proceedings
Of the Methodist ecumenical conference
Saturday were enlivened by the presenos
of President Harrison, Secretary Foster.
Secretary Noble, and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, the British minister. Secretary No
Bile was the first introduced. and he made
q brief speech on the importance to the
happiness of the world of the work the
clergymen were engaged in. Sir Julian
Pauncefote did not speak, but Secretary
Foster made short address inviting the
conference to visit the treasury and look
at the government wealth, saying he
knew it would be safe in the presence OF
the men assembled in the conference
President Harrison was received stand
ing and heactily applauded when he as
cended the platform.
President Harrison on War.
The topic of the day before the confer
ence was ~War and Peace" and the presi-
dent made that the subject of his re-
marks, declaring in favor of arbitration
of international differences, and and call
ing on Christians to remove one principal
cause of war-the disposition to seize ter
ritory and spirit Of national aggrandize-
ment which does not stop to consider the
rights of others America wanted peace
with the whole world. The great Chris
tian sentiment, by intoxicating spirit of
love and forbearance, would make pos
sible the hope of all good men for uni
versal peace, and bring about the adop-
tion of arbitration in place of war.
just As Well To BE Ready.
Said the president: at would have been
vain to suggest the pulling down Of block
houses or family disarmament to the set
tiers on hostile Indian frontier. They
would have told you rightly that the con-
ditions were not yet ripe. And so it may
be and is probably true that a full appii-
cation Of this principle is not presently
possible, the devil still being unclaimed.
[Laughterl We will still have our gun
fpundries. and probably will best promote
the settlement of international disputes
by arbitration by having it understood
that if the appeal is to fiercer tribunal
We sLall not be out OF the debate" APP
plause.l With a word Of thanks for the
kind welcome give: him the president
then withdrew, and the conference ad-
.ourned for the day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19

Let every enfeebled woman
know it'll There's a medicine
that'll cure her, and the proofs
positive!
Here's the proof = if it
doesn't do you good within
reasonable time, report the
fact to its makers and get
your money back without
a word-but you won't do it |!
The remedy is DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription-and it
has proved itself the right
remedy in nearly every case
of female weakness.
1t is not a miracle. 1t won't
cure everything -but it has
done more to build-up tired,
enfeebled and broken down
women than any other medi-
cine known.
Where's the woman who's
not ready for it? All that
we've to do is to get the
news to her. The medicine
will do the rest.
Wanted Women. First
to know it. Second to use
it. Third to be cured by it.
The one comes of the other.
The seat Of sick headache
is not in the brain. Regulate
the stomach and you cure it.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets are the
little regulators.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
Wants to Tax the Rich.

MADISON, Wis Oct. 19.-United States
Railroad Commissioner Taylor has an ar
ticle in the Wisconsin State Journal ia
voring the passage of a law exempting
from taxation homesteads valued at from
8. O0O to 5000. for the benefit of the poor
man. He says it is impossible to secure
honest returns Of property, and proposes
to remedy the unequal taxation resulting
by granting further exemptions, SO that
the burden will fall more heavily on those
who have property in excess o. the ex-
empt ons, and who are best able to bear
the expenses of government.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
OmciaI Report of the Fight.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-Official con-
frmation of the report of the fatal ARRAY
between sailors belonging the United
States and CHILEAN vessels at Valparaiso
Friday has been received by the navy
department from Captain Schley, of the
Baltimore. Captain Schley's dispatch
leaves the impression that the tragedy
originated in a street brswl between the
sailors He says that a boatswain's mate
was killed and six seamen injured, how
seriously he does not tell Captain Schley
says that he is investigating the matter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
wild Newspaper Rumors.
Was . Bogus Hero.

SHELBYvILLE, Ills, Oct I9-Two weeks
ago John Booker gave timely warning Of
an obstructing between this city and
Windsor on the Indianapolis and St.
Louis railroad, designed, as supposed, to
wreck the limited express for the purpose
Of robbery. 1t afterward became appar-
ent that Booker had himself placed the OBJ
struction on the track, hoping by giving
warning to immortalize himself and Sc
cure a reward. He has been indicted by
the grand jury for his sham heroism and
he is now in Jail awaiting trial
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
A Worlds Fair Appointments.

CHICAGO, Oct. 19-Eber w. Cotterell,
of Detroit, was nominated Saturday by
Director General Davis as chief of the de-
partment of live stock of the Worlds fair,
and the appointment confirmed by the
board Of control. As the committee on
agriculture of the Chicago directors has
already indorsed Mr.. Cotterell, his chances
of confirmation by the local board may be
considered first class.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
Powderly Sustained by the Board.

board of the knights of Labor closed its
sessions here Saturday. The board investi-
gated charges of a political deal said to ex-
ist with United States Senator Quay by
which General Master Workman Pow
derby was placed ON the Republican state
ticket as delegate to the constitutional
convention, but found them unsustained
and Endorsed his tight to seek place in
the convention.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
Wants to Bet Money on Flower.

New YORK, Oct. l9-At the Hoffman
House Saturday Thomas Patton, a
wealthy real estate dealer, bet Jacob Hess
5000 to 81, $40 that Flower would be the
next governor. He also put up 5000
yainst $500 with an unknown on Flower.
He bet s., 200 even with Frank Untoou
that Campbell would defeat Mckinley,
and 500 to $500 with Fred Britton On
similar terms. Finally he placed $40, 900
in the hands of BILLY" Edward to be
Maced On Flower at odds of 10 To
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
Wanted. n Woman tn Vote.

CHICAGO, Oct. 19-The election authori-
ties having decided that no woman natu-
rallied prior to 1870 can vote for school
officers at the coming election. The fol-
lowing advertisement, signed by Catha-
rine Waugh McCoilach, Of the Equal Saf-
frage association, appeared yesterday:
"Wanted-A woman who was naturalized
prior to 1870 and is citizen of Illinois to
offer to register and vote at the coming
school election"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
Changed Their Religion.

PARIS Oct. 19.-News of a wholesale
change of religious views comes from Ca
hors. 1t seems that the bishop of Cahors
refused the celebration of a second mass
in the church Of the village of Murat on
Oct. Is. and that in consequences of such
refusal the people of Murat became alien
ated from Roman Catholicism, and all
embraced Professionalism.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
His Tragic Death Foretoid.
JUNGLE JERRY" TO THE PAPERS.
He Wants Them to Go Slow in Print
ing Cattle Disease Stories.

He Wants Them to Go Slow'' in Print
ing Cattle Disease Stories.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l9-It having been
reported that the foot and mouth disease
had broken out among the cattle in Sec
tions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Secretary Rush sent Dr. c. B. Kitchener,
who is thoroughly acquainted with that
disease, to investigate. Dr. Kitchener
telegraphs that the disease is a simple
non-contegious ailnent with no trace of
the foot and mouth disease Secretary
Rusk says the latter disease has never
existed in this country, except when
found in cattle brought from abroad, and
added that with the precautions now
taken it is impossible for cattle affected
in any way to get further than the sea-
board or frontier quarantine stations.
Wild Newspaper Rumors.
He continues: II can not too strongly
denounce the tendency. aided, am sorry
TO say, by some of our Journals, to spread
wild rumors of the existence of contagious
diseases among our. People do not seem
to realize that the publication of such a
rumor, promptly repeated in European
journals, many OF them animated by a
spirit of antagonism to our cattle inter
ests, may cost our cattle raisers millions
Of dollars The first report of disease
among stock should be made to this de-
partment, and its official report awaited
before any publication is made"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
Lie htning Broke Her Legs.

GALENA, Ills. Oct. l9.-Lightning
struck the house of August Tessendorf,
at Warren, Friday. The bolt descended
to the sittir room, where it shattered
table and broke both legs of Mrs. lessen
DORIS mother, who was sitting at the
table. She will die.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
Death of Mrs. Allen G. Thurman.

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 1y.-Mrs. Allen G.
Thurman died late Saturday evening
after a lingering illness. Her maiden
name was Mary Dunn and she was born
in Chillicothe in 1911. She was a victim
Of Ia grippe last winter and never recov-
cred from the shock. In her young days
she was considered one of the most beau
tiful ladies in the west.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
MRS. GRAHAMS
Face Bleach

Cures the worst cases of Freckles, Sunburn,
Sailowness, Moth potches, Pimpler, and all skin
blemIshes. Price 8l.5O. Harmless and ef-
fective. No sample can be sent. Lady agents
wanted
THE DRUGGIST IN this town who first orders
bill OF my preparations will have h.e name ad
ded to this advertisement.
My preparations are for sale, by wholesale
druggists in Chicago and every city west of it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
The Ladic, win An Recover.

BRADFORD, Pa, Oct. 19-All the ladies
made sick by something in their food
while attending the w. C. I. q. conven-
tion Friday are out of danger and will re-
cover. The cause of the trouble was the
cooking of some of the food in copper
kettle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19

SPRINGFlf LID, Mass. Oct. 1y.-William
w. Windle lowered the worlds record for
one mile on ssbcycle Saturday afternoon.
making the mile in 2:15
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-19
MRS. GRAHAM'S
RAHAM'S
Cucumber
and
Elder Flower
Cream

Is not q cosmetic in the ense in which thst term
is popularity used, but permanently beauties II
creates a soft, smooth clear, veveey skin, and by
daily use gradually makes the complexion several
shades whittier. 1t Is q constant protection from
the effects OF sun and wind and prevents sun
burn and freckles, and blsckheads will never
better than soap and water. Dourishes the skin
tissues and thus prevents the formation of VIZ NIX
les. 1t gives the freshness clearness and smooth
ness of skin that you had when You was little
girl Every lady, young or old, ought to il,
as il gives more Youthful appearance 10 any
lady, and that permanently. 1t contsins no acid,
powder alkali. and is as harness as dew and
as nourishing to the skIn dew is to the flower.
Price S 90, at all druggists and hair-dressers,
or AT Mrs. Gervaise Graham's tstablisnu ent, 1C3
Post street, San Francisco. where she treats Ia
dies for all blemishes CT the face or figure. La
dies at distance treated by letter. Send stamp
for her little book "How 10 be Beautiful
SAMPLE BOTTLE mailed free to any lad on
receipt Of 10 cents in stamps 10 ray for Hostage
and packing. Lady agente wanted.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25
Transactions at tthe,stamp,E1change

In Paris there is a stamp, exchange
where transactionsiare carriedson from
to o'clock of every Thursday and Sun
day. 1t is the Champs Elysees, under
the chestnut trees at the corner of the
Avenue Mangny and the Avenue Gabri-
ell, just behind the Guignols and In front
of an aristocratic mansion inhabited by
one of the RothschiIds. BY o'clock
the exchange is in full 90, and all ages
and all conditions of society are repre-
sented. There is very little trading car
ned on Mt this petite bourse smost of the
transactions being buying and selling.
Men and boys, wearing sBchels slung by
strap over their shoulder, and in which
postage stamps are piled like COINS in
the scrips of cashiers, shout what they
have to sell, their albums are looked
through, philatelistic papers read, dis
cussions held and bartering takes place
amid lively vociferations. II have sixty
blue Kopecks, "''Who wants any 1872
Uruguaysi" al will take 1873 Ceylons
at thirty centimesn 81 will sell 1862
Turks, payer peelings." "Who'n take
1856 Perus at forty centimesi" ''Iwant
1S49 presidents" 81 have an emperor
with laurel and IN emperor without
laurel" ''How much for Columbiansl"
"Who wants Cape of Good HopesP'
"Here are 1900 for twenty-five cent
times" fellow cries. ''Show them, :"
others shout, and then it is his turn to
detail the merchandise. Packets of or
binary stamps are usually sold without
being opened, but sometimes the buyer
unseals the envelope, then cries: ''Thiefl
blackguardi old cheatl" and the crowd
laughs heartily. Chicago Herald.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25
Greenland Ice Sailing.

DR.. Nansen, the intrepid explorer, in
his account of his adventurous Journey
across Greenland, tells how his party
carried all their stores on two light
isledges drawn by hand. Each sledge
with its load weighed about 200 pounds.
On the inland ice, when the wind was
favorable, they could, by rigging up
sails for the sledges out of the wall-pieces
and roofs of their tents, get their loads
transported without labor and sometimes
with great swiftness.
: The explorer speaks with much enthu-
siasm of the Norwegian "skis, which
he wore on all his snow journeys.
The ''ski' is wooden footgear eight
feet long, three and three-fourth inches
wide at its broadcast part, curving upward
toward the front The "skilober" puts
his toes into leather receptacle like the
fore part of boot, and buckles strap
round the back of the heel, allowing the
heel to rise freely.
With a pair of "skis" he can skid
over moderately f. " at the speed
of seven, eight or L..,- miles an hour on
level ground, and fears not to rush down
steep hills with amazing swiftness or to
perform amazing leaps.-Nelo York Jour
nal.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25
A $50, 900 Necktie.

His necktle was worth $50, 900. A
plain, black, ordinary looking, every
day, four finland, but worth 500, 900.
He was q traveller who had just come in
on the Sante Feroute direct from Arizona,
and he removed his coat and vest pre-
paratory to cleaning his cinder-speckled
face in the lavatory of a prominent
Michigan avenue hotel.
With the carelessness of a Western
man he flung his coat and vest on con-
tiguous chair, but his necktie, his four
INLAND, he carefully rolled up in a small
compassand trust deep into his trousers
pocket.
The unusual exhibition of caution ex-
cited the curiosity of a friend, and the
natural query, "Whereforel" developed
a most ingenius device.
"That necktie is worth $40, 900, plus
the cost price of the article itself,
Sabel"
The smile of lncreduiity brought the
valuable piece of black silk to view
again. With his penknife the traveller
opened the seam, and unfolding the
ripped portions, dazzled the eyes of the
skeptic with ten crisp, clean $1,000 bills.
"Ten thousand dollars on this end and
the same amount on the other. Beats u
money belt all hollow. 1 was held up
by the James and Younger boys in Blue
Clay Cut one day, and jim Younger ran
his hand over M body and felt the
money belt and I handed over just
$1,000. But whasthief would look twice
at ffty-cent necktieR They might corral
it If it was red or yellow, or even sky
blue, but plain black is too unobtrusive,
for those chaps run to high color. This
plan is better than the porous-plaster
scheme, too. Never heard of it, Well,
next time you travel with more ready
cash than you care to have obtainable,
step into a drug store and buy two
porous lasters. Fold your wad neatly
and fat, wrap around It piece of oiled
silk, and stick plaster over It and on to
the outside of the other plaster. Then
slap the double-deck plaster on your
chest, and no ones the wiser.
'But the four-in-hand racket's the
best" and the man with the 800, 900
necktie gave It q final twist as he tied
it around lis collar, slipped on his vest,
and coat, and walked out, serene and
secure with twenty $1,000 bills snugl5
hid away in his queer safety-dePosit
vault Chicago Ne,0s.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25

A Chicago paper says workers IN or
namental wood now assert that yellow
pine, hard finished in oils, is the rival
in beauty of any wood that grows, not
excepting the costliest of the hard
species, it being susceptible of receiving
and maintaining as high q degree OF
polish as any known wood, while, when
impregnated with oil, it is almost indie
structible. In such a condition it is i'm
pervious to even hot grease aud other
substances that leave an ineffAceable
stain upon white pine, maple and various
other woods. The yellow pine referred
to is the long leaf pine growing SO
abundantly in East Texas. Trees can be
found in this species with q curled grain
q little on the plan of ''curly maple. "
No other wood can be made into more
beautiful cabinet work. There are a
few small mills in the long-leaf pine
regions further east that cut this char
acter of pine exclusively, shipping the
product to Northern cities. Boston
TrGnScriIt.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-25
Telling the Age of Horned Cattle

G. L. Hamilton, of South Bend, Ind,
who is an extensive breeder of Short
horn cattle, in conversation with Star
Sayings reporter said: ''The ages of
horned cattle may generally be known
by the rings on the horn TILL their tenth
year, but after that time they give 10
indication of age further than that the
animal has passed its tenth year. The
first ring appears on the horn after the
animal is two years old-soon after, as a
general rule, though sometime before
that age.
During the third year the ring gradu-
ally increases, and at three years of age
it is completely formed. The second
ring appears during the fourth year, and
at the end of the fifth year it is COM
plete After this period an additional
ring is formed each year. This rule Is
sufficiently plain, and even a young
farmer needs but little practice to enable
him to read a cows age on her horns.
The COW with three rings is six years
old, with four rings she is seven years
old. No new ring are formed after the
tenth year, the deeper rings, however,
and the worn appearance of the horns
are pretty sure indication of old age
St Louis Star Sayings.