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Minor State News.

Bailey p. Waggener, the well-known
Atchison democrat, has bolted Bryan's
nomination.
OF the 60 delegates elected by the re-
cent free silver state convention to St.
Louis, 35 were republicans, .16 popu-
lists, eight democrats and one prohibit
ZIONIST.
DIR. George II. Graham, convicted of
sssaulting Lizzie Shaughnessey, aged
10, at Pittsburg. was given Is years in
states prison. Graham protested his
innocence and cried like child.
Mrs. L. A.. B. Steele, wife of Judge
L. S.. Steele, died ut her home in Law
renee the other morning. She was an
early settler and the author of several
books. among them His Wife's Rela-
lions" and Rev. Adourjah.
Three men were buried by cavern
while digging a trench at Independ-
ence. Two were taken out all right,
but the third was badly crushed and
was taken out unconscious His re-
:overy was regarded doubtful
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the
Central national bank at Topeka was
made one night recently. Unfortu-
nately for the burglars the janitor ap-
peared on the scene just as they had
worked their way through the out
side door.
1t is claimed that the mines at Ga
lena furnish more ore every week than
the mines at Joplin, Webb City and
Carterville, Mo-, combined. The Ga
lena mines average about 2,64O, 900
pounds of zinc ore and over 500 900
pounds of lead ore, worth about $751;
ATS, per week.
S. NJ. Land and j. C. Gillian, land
agents of Woodson county, were ar
rested recently charged with obtain
ing s474 from a farmer on a bogus
warranty deed.
John Gruss, who murdered Patrick
Kildare, an inmate of the soldiers
home, at Leavenworth several days
ago, and: then fed, was captured at
East st. Louis and brought back for
trial.
Railroads have made a one fare rate
Topeka August 9 and 10; also IL
fare rate for the Missionary Baptist as
ISOLATION at Hutchinson August 10
to II.
Rev. E Brant. presiding elder of
the Fort Scott district of the NJ. e.
church, is making a vigorous war
against the denomination of Gov. Nor
GILL
During the first six months of this
year Kansas shipped 1919 horses and
mules to the Kansas City market, a
n AZ L.
year.
Adam Bright, a leading member of
the Fort Scott colored Baptist church,
is in Jail on the charge of embezzle.
ment The pastor is under arrest also
charged with making false pension
afidayits'
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there's one thing more. Tell me why
you thought Hugh wouldn't have any
thing to do with the feud- if he knew

there's one thing more. Tell me why
you thought Hugh wouldn't have any
thing to do with the feud if he knew
about it?" G,
Ludlow saw he was upon the brink,
and braced himself for the plunge, but
he evasively asked: when did say
anything like that?"
"Why, you remember-the first time
we were talking about him and Hester;
you said he'd have to be very much
changed from the man you used to
know if he consented to assume any
such responsibilities"
''Did say that?"
"Oi course you did; and want 70
know what it meant, and all about it."
why, didn't mean anything in par
peaceable fellow-Sa7 man who avoids
rows as a cat picks her way around a
pool of water"
There's more than that TO it. Tom.
dear, and you might just as we'll tell me
first as last Hasn't he been talking to
you about this-this idiosyncrasy OF
hiss"
ICt2lO" dEoppCtl lHto Ills Siih.iI Win Al
t groan. II knew just how it would be, y
he said; and then he told her what he
could remember of the conversation in
which Ringbrand had confessed his in
ability to face danger and the bearing
this would have upon his relations with
Hester and her family. HE said he
was going to try to fight it cut with
himself, and that if he failed we needn' I
be surprised if he turned up missing,
because he wouldn't have the face to
say good-by. Now you know the whole
of it, and why haven't been borrowing
any trouble about his disappearance.
/ concluded at once that he'd made {,
miss-go of his fight and had decided
that discretion was the better part OF
valor."
Mrs. Ludlow pursed up her lips and
walked airily around to her place at the
dinner-table. ''Tom,' she said, smiling
serenely across the table at him, ''T'n
positively ashamed Of you. Do you sup
pose for moment that Hugh would
have stayed here all this time making
love to Hester when he knew all along
that he wasn't going to have the cour
age to stand up for her when he got
posterous things, and 1 don't know
which is the more ridiculous-his alb
suridity in telling you, or yours in be
lieving him."
! Ludlow fell back in his chair in ar
attitude of helpless despair. "Helen
my dear. you'd make an angel weep;
you would, indeed! What have to d.
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with it? How am responsible for it ?
Who made me the godfather to this
chuckled-headedi nfant?"
"Please, don't be tragic, Tom," she
said, sweetly. at doesn't become you.
You know you aided and abetted him in
this foolish notion, and then to think
that you'd sit down calmly in the be-
lief that he'd run away without saying
a word. It's too perfectly absurd for
anything! What you should do is to
telegraph everybody you can think of
right away, and if you don't hear any
thing by tomorrow morning you ought
to take the men and search every foot of
the mountain till you find him."
For reply he handed her the two mes
sages from McNairville and Dunbar,
adding that he had questioned the con-
ductor on his way home.
"Then you haven't been. quite as
hard-hearted as thought you were.
Can't you think of anyone else to tele-
graph" g.
o No.
"Have you suspected the Bynu1ns OF
having anything to do with it?"
I'D suspect them quickly enough if
there were the slightest grounds fo- :.
motive; but there isn't / shadow of rea-
son for thinking that they'd make war
on Hugh"
Perhaps not; only I thought they
might have identified him in some way
with the Latimers."
Ludlow secuted the idea: and during
T.
bosses to have their men gather at
The Laurels' early the following
morning. prepared to make thorough
search for the missing man.
After supper the colonels man came
down with a note from Hester. Moth
ing had been heard of Ringbrand.
either at the Cravens' house or in Dun
bar, and the writer. asked If the search
party had been arranged for the next
day. adding that the colonel and
Henry wished to join it. Ludlow sent
back word that he would be at ''The
Laurels" at an early hour in the morn
ing with as many men as he could
gather, and Mrs. Ludlow wrote post
script to his note, asking Hester to
spend the day with her.
The third day of Ringbrand's absence
dawned hot and clear, and when Lud-
low. reached THE Laurels" with his
men he found the colonel and Henry
waiting i1npatiently.9o After a short
consultation and the arrangement of
a definite plan, the quest began; and
as soon as the men were out of sight
Hester mounted and rode to Ire
garthen. The suspense of the previous
day had been hard to endure, but it
had been mixed with the hope that
some of the means employed would
bring news of a cheering nature When
her father and brother returned from
their fruitless errands, and she had
read Ludlow's note, the girl began to
realize in dread earnest what the pro-
longed uncertainty meant-for her, and
she was glad enough to escape from the
ordeal of another lonely day of watt
ing. Mrs. Ludlow saw her galloping
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HIS FAITH WAS GREAT.
Elder Still Firmly Believed In the EN-
cacy of Prayer.

Elder Still Firmly Believed In the EN-
cacy of Prayer.
At recent social gathering clergy
man, Rev. H. D. Fisher. told a story OF
a brother-minister. Presiding Elder
Still, which is idyllic in it's revelation
OF simple faith and it's touch of delicate
and truly American humor. Speak
ing of Elder Still. Mr.. Fisher said:
The good old man is dead now, and it
cannot do any harm to tell this story.
The early travelling of the elder in
Kansas was not easy. He had mule
on which he used to ride, and this mule
was not always obedient- One day the
elder and his mule encountered a
swollen stream. Along the edge of the
stream the elder and his mule strayeG
in hope of finding safe crossing. -
o FINALLY the elder found a tree that
ovcrhung the stream, and from which
he believed he could swing to the other
side. But the mule could not swing.
He could swim. however, which the
elder could not.
"All the extra clothing and the Bible
were made into bundle and tied on
'hS AAoiS OoShs dhd CilC lldl leu "
the water. He swan safely across,
and began eating grass on the other
side.
The elder looked at the swinging
limb. and dropping to his knees, prayed
fervently that he might make no mis-
take in getting across. Then he swung
out. and landed safely.
: He knelt and thanked the Lord.
But there was new obstacle. The
mule was having a good time in the
grass. and refused to be caught. Several
well-directed efforts few wide of the
mark. and. the good elder was in des-
peration. He must keep his appoint
ment. and he couldn't walk it.
There was but one thing to do, and
the elder. did it. Down in the damp
grass he dropped on his knees. and
prayed the Lord to help him catch tt.
mule.
This is the only instance ever
heard Of" said Rev. Mr.. Fisher, Gin
which man called on the Lord to helm
Inn catch mule; and to his dying day
the elder firmly believed the Lord did
it. though it. took them both some
time."-Youth's COMPANION.
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A MINISTER'S WIFE,
tie Frank Statement of the Pastor of
Bethel Church.


From the Aduerttser, Emira, Ny.
DR.. WILLIAMs.-Denr Sir:-My wife has
,een a sufferer from rheumatism for more
han three years, suffering at times with
errible pains in her lin BIS, and other times
Nth u severe ''crick" in her back which
:auses great agony. She spent much for
physicians and medicine, but secured ouly
temporary relief; finally she concluded to
;ry Pink Pills. She has taken eight boxes
md can say from the first one she has i'm
proved until now she is almost entirely free
rom pain, and has grown much stronger
ind feels confident that, by the blessing of
3od, they will effect permanent cure. We
axe great pleasure in recommending them
10 our friends.
(Siened.) Rev. J. b. BUCKNER.
Pastor Bethel A. NJ. E. Church, Elmira,
dew York.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements necessary
20 give new life and richness to the blood
md restore shattered nerves. They are an
lnfailing specific for such diseases as loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vftus'
lance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism,
nervous headache, the after effect of la
grippe, palpitation Of the heart, pale and
sallow compilations, all forms of weakness
either in male or female. Pink Pills are
sold by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid
on receipt of price, so cents box, or six
boxes for $3.50 (they are never sold in bulk
or by the 1Oo), by addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24
A Veil of Mist

Rising at morning OR evening from some
lowlands, often carries in its folds the
seeds of malaria. Where malarial fever
prevail no one is safe. unless protected by
some efficient medicinal safeguard. Hoe-
letters Stomach Bitters is both aprotection
and a remedy No person who inhabits, or
sojourps in Il miIsmatic region or country,
should omit to procure this terrifying
agent, which is also the finest known
remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, kidney
trouble and r.leuma tism.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24
The First Horse. IN A,..k..

Dr.. Walker. prospector in Alaska
took some horses up with him. At tn,
first Indian village the sight of tn,
horses drove all the dogs bowling int
the woods. The children dropped theil
rude playthings and fed crying int
the huts. The men and women stood
their ground. although in open-eyet
wonder. After much inducement they
were finally prevailed upon to approach
the horses, and their wonder knew NJ
bounds. No amount Of persuasion
would induce them to mount. They
were the first horses they had ever seen
Chicago Chronicle
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KANSAS STATE NEWS.
p,.,..r Il .;,san Dead.

Charles A. Faris, one of the pioneers
of Kansas, died at his home in Kansas
City. Kan, recently. For nearly 40
years lac had been engaged in news
paper work. He was connected with
the Lawrence Journal at the time it
was founded and later with the Kan
sas City Times For nearly Is years
prior to his death he was connected
with the: editorial department of the
A. n. Kellogg Newspaper Co. His
wife, who is a sister of ex-United
States Marshal Walker, of Kansas,
and four children survive him. Mr..
Faris resided at Lawrence at the time
of Quantrelrs raid. and was member
of the state militia during the trying
days of border warfare.
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Captured After Eighteen Years.

Willis D. Morton. alias E. c. Holt
alias E. c. Holton, the colored cook at
Hotel Greenwood at Eureka, was ar
rested the other day charged with hav.
ing murdered A. B. johnson at Des
Moines, Ia, about IS years ago. The
arrest was made by w. o. Mcintosh, a
Pinkerton detective, who has been
on Morton's trail for about six months
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24

Cola Smith, prosperous young mer,
chant of Hutchinson. dropped dead
from his bicycle one evening recently
after having made 17-mile run. With
his companions he had attended ball
game at Partridge, and the crowd wa.
seeing how quick they could make the
run back to Hutchinson.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24

The peculiar treading motion of
working sewing machine is very tir-
ing, and a new treadle for machines
OF this character has been brought out
in England: It is known as the
hygienic 'treadle
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Must Answer for. Murder,

Harry Adams was brought to Pitts
burg recently and put in Jail, charged
with completely in the murder of the
four McFarlyn brothers near Pittsburg
last February. Adams was arrested in
Cleveland. O. Ben Wilmington. a
Pittsburg man, is also in jail charged
with the same crime.
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Charged with an Awful Crime.

Jacob Rogers. farmer, living near
Hum boldt, is in Jail charged with MUIR
dering girl named Della Hutchinson
and her prematurely-born child. With
the aid of bloodhounds the body Of the
girl was found in a shallow pond,
weighted with stones, and near it, also
weighted, was the child. Rogers pro.
tests his innocence of the revolving
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Funding Bonds Legal

The supreme court decided the other
day that township funding bonds are
legal, whether the original issue was
legal or not. The decision was on a
test case from Ness county. A town
ship had issued SaO,G COO to. aid asugar
mill and the bonds were funded. The
court held that when the bonds are
funded they become legal tender
whether they were legally issued Or
not
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24
An Old Law Declared Invalid.

The Southern department of the ap
pellate court, sitting at Fort Scott, de.
clared unconstitutional the old statute
which permitted the arrest and impris-
onment of an insolvent debtor merely
upon the affidavit Of a judgment cred
itor. The court declared the law in
valid in that it deprived man of his
liberty without the process of law.
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ELSIE The report you heard about
Edith's engagement must be true. / heard
il from numo5r of persons" Ruth
From whom:" El-ie-''Well, Miss Brown,
Miss Jones and Miss Robinson" Ruth
'.Oh. told them Brooklyn Life.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24
viii Interfere with Divorces.

The Kansas court of appeals, South.
ern department, sitting at Fort Scott,
rendered decision recently which
will practically put a stop to the di.
vorce business in Kansas until after
the next meeting of the legislature.
The court held that a husband and
wife cannot testify against each other
3iyoroo
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An Old Church Abandoned.

The First Congregational church al
Atchison, built in 1857, was abandoned
the other night. 1t was the first
church built in Kansas and was called
the abolition church. Its first pastor
was Rev. J. H. Byrd, strong free
state man, maltreated many times by
border ruffians and for many days a
prisoner in their camp.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 55c.

''YoCR lawn is beautifully moved: n
hooks like velvet" 1T ought to. l never
saw velvet that cost as much yard as that
lawn does."-Detyoit Free Press.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24

THE amateur always has double pleas
ure in yachting-once wien he starts, and
once when he gets home again.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24

ImAvE found Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton an uufailinC medicine F. r. LOTT,
1905 Scott ST, Covington, Ky, Oct /, 1894.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24
. A Feature of the Cars Coronation.

Among the many curious ceremonie.
Of the coronation is the salutation by
the car of the tombs of his ancestors
in the Archangel cathedral. Thu
learned in these matters consider the
custom to be a relic of ceremony which
took place in the coronation of the
byzantine empire, which formed the
basis upon which the order of the Rus
sian coronation ceremonies is founded
The. ancient Byzantine emperors were
presented with clippings of marble
and with rich gold-embroidered cloth.
containing a few human bones. This wa.
later on simplifed to the preservation OF
gold cloth containing earth, the object
in both cases, as in the Roman triumph
and the passage OF a mummy through
an Egyptian banqueting hall. being tc
remind the car that, even In that mo.
ment of his life when he attains the sum
init of this worlds glory he is yet but
mortal.-N. Y. Sun.
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Empress Eugene appears to have had
a miniature ovation at Algiers. AS the
carriages containing the empress and
her suite passed along there were loud
cheers, in which the Arabs Joined.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24

FRS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. kline's
Great Nerve Res orer. Free g trial bottle
& treatise. DR KLINE, 1913 Arch st. Phila Pa.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24

Esquires follow the younger sons OF
the knights of the various orders, and
are themselves succeeded by gentlemen
entitled TO bear arms.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24

Both the prince and princess of Wales
have had their hands pictured by the
Roentgen rays; the princess seemed to
show no signs of govt in hers, while
Wales will have to go to Homburg
again to reduce the hereditary faint.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24

YoU may follow luck to ruin, but not TO,
success-Garfield.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-24

=. ARIIsT-'1hat man Bacon offered me Si2
Tor that largest painting of miner' Caller
On, then you've had it framedl''-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-05-20
What the press says about the
lectures:

''The first Baptist church was pack
ed with an audience eager to hear j.
Howard Carpenter on Men and Grass
hoppers. He held the people for an
hour and a half spellbOund. After the
lecture the G. A. RS. engaged him for
the next week to lecture on Uncle Gabe.
Mr.. Carpenter also delivered the 18th
of July grafton for the Progressive So
cieties of Milwaukee, in Shooting
Park. "-Waukesha (Wis.) Democrat.
~. Howard Carpenter lectured to
crowded house yesterday in Scandina-
Wan hall on "Uncle Gabe." here are
very few lecturers who can hold the
interest of an audience so closely. He
is a powerful and eloquent speaker; a
picalsOuthern orator. DAILY News,
Ashland, Wis.
-. Howard Carpenter has a world
wide reputation as platform speaker,
and experienced no difficulty in captur-
ing the crowd at the first Baptist church
Monday night, with his humorous,
brilliant, patriotic lecture, Men and
Grasshoppers. Fulton (Ky.) Demo-
graf,
IA good audience listened to the lee
ture OF y, Howard carpenter ldSU HiSn nv
at the First Baptist church. His SUBJ
feet was woman" The lecture was
chain of wit and eloquence from be-
| ginning to end. Mr.. Carpenter is an
original and interesting speaker, and
has a unique way of putting things.
The audience greatly enjoyed the lec--
ture, Judging from their applause end
complimentary critisms. columbus
(Ind.) Herald.
"Rev. j. Howard Carpenter is bril-
liant orator and forcible speaker. He
held the large audience as if it We're
spellbound. He speaks plainly anC
: fearlessly against the great evils of thu
day, His manner of delivery is cas-.
and graceful, and his discourse showed
. deep study. West Point (Ga,) Press
a Mr.. Carpenter is a thinker, dill
5 gent student, an easy and gracefr
g speaker. His flights of al0ou4ho
/ were grand, and he is one of the fine,
i orators we have ever heard ',-T9
Grange (Ga.) Reporter.