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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
IT RAMIFIES.
Evidences OF Corruption in the
Late Legislature
Extended Farther and Farther
by Each Days Testimony.
ALL KNEW A LITTLE
About the Attempted Briberies
On the the Various Bills.
Rep. McKeever of Shawnee
Comes Out Unscathed.
MR.. KEEPER is SLOW
To Tell Before the Committee
What He Told Privately,
But Finally Gets Started and
Tells Considerable.
A Roundabout Story That Mo.
Pac. Had $4,000 to Spend.
But Finally Gets Started and
Tells Considerable.

A Roundabout Story That Mo.
Pac. Had $4,000 to Spend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
1T RAMIFIES.
Evidences Of Corruption in the
Late Legislature

Extended Farther and Farther
by Each Days Testimony
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

To Tell Before the Committee
What He Told Privately,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

Rep. McKeever of Shawnee
Comes Out Unscathed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
ALL KNEW A LITTLE

About the Attempted Briberies
On the the Various Bills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

MIR. KEEPER is SLOW
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
The Squirrel Who Loved Music.

l have just read about sportsman
who. one day in the woods, sat very
still. and began to whistle an air to a
red squirrel on tree.
"In twinkling," says he. "the little
fellow sat up, leaned its head to one
side, and listened. A moment after,
he had scrambled down the trunk, and
when within few yards, he sat up and
listened again. Pretty soon he jumped
upon IL pile of rails on which / was,
came within four feet of me. sat up and
made an umbrella of his bushy TAIL and
looked straight at me, his little eyes
beamirg with pleasure. Then changed
the tune, and chut! away he skipped.
But before long he came back to his
seat On the rails. and, as l watched him,
it actually seemed as if he were trying
to pucker up his mouth to whistle. /
changed the tune again, but this time
he looked SO funny as he scampered off,
that ! burst out laughing, and he came
back no more. | had much more enjoy
ment out of this squirrel than if had
shot him."-.St. Nicholas
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.

On July Is, of this year, a little pro-
cession of men wound out of the gate Of
the great gray hospital of the French
quarter of the city OF Montreal.
A coffin was carried before them, and
when it was lowered into the grave. was
followed by sad, lingering looks; yet
only one of the mourners had ever seen
the man who lay there dead, and some
of them did not even know his name.
What, then, was the tie which bound
them to him? 1t is a pathetic little
story. worth telling, perhape.
John Henson was a poor Swede who
came to Canada in June, without a
friend. and with the seeds of consump-
tion already planted in his breast. He
left neither father nor mother behind
him, and no relative but faithful old
aunt, who had raised the boy carefully
in her own poverty. and had sent him
out now to conquer the world.
But the world was already over for
him. Within a week after his arrival in
Montreal he was carried TO bed In
crowded ward of the vast hospital to die.
1t would be hard to find lonelier fate.
There was but one tie which linked the
poor lad to any human being in this for
eign land. He loved the Lord Jesus.
The nurse-a good Christian woman,
though often sorely tried with her pa
tients-hesrd him one night whisper a
prayer. She spoke of his case to an
other good Samaritan, a gentleman
whose son-iust twenty two, the age Of
John-wss dying of the same disease.
From that day these kindly souls
were the poor strangers friends. He
was nursed. tended, cared for as by a
mother and father. The two dying lads
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11

sent messages to each other. one from
his luxurious home, the other from his
poor cot. The first died, and John cried
cheerfully:
"Ah. he has left before me! But |
shall be with him soon! l wonder will
he know mew
The love of Christ had not only liter
ally soothed this hard, solitary pillow of
death, but had filed this world and the
next with love and brightness for him.
His only anxiety was that he could
not hear from his mother, as he called
her whom he had left in Sweden. But
letter came the very day he died. He
took it eagerly, and as he read it, press
ing the feeble scrawl tenderly to his
lips, he said. with tears trembling on
his eyelids: II was to send her so many
things, and have not earned pennyp
His friend suggested that he should
send lock of his hair. The boy cut it
off and it was sent in the letter that told
of his death. He grew totally deaf at
the last, and lay looking around visit
fully. In strange land. dying, the last
sounds of earth gone forever Can we
picture more complete isolation than
this?
But when he could no longer hear the
voice of his friend. they held the words
of the Saviour before him. and thus he
passed over and was gone.
In the notices of deaths. according to
the quaint French custom in Montreal
papers, an invitation is extended to
friends and kinsmen to attend the fu-
neral services. Hence the strange words
ing: Friends of the Lord Jesus-his
Lord are asked to help lay him in the
grave"
That was the reason of the little pro
ceseion from the hospital, that, reverent
and tender, for the Masters sake. fol-
lowed the remains to their burial place.
and scattered the flowers that rested en-
the poor strangers grave.
HE was a stranger and they took him
i - Youths Companion.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
BABY GONE TO SCHOOL.
Nicholas.

The baby has gone to school; ah, me
What will mother do,
With never a call to button or pin,
Or tie little shoe9
How can she keep herself busy all day,
With the little s'hindering thing" away!
Another basket to fill with lunch,
Another ''good- bye' to say,
And the mother stands at the door to see
Her baby march away,
And turns with a sigh that is half rellef
And half something akin to grief.
She thinks of possible future morn
When the children, one by one,
Will go from their home out into the
world,
To battle with life alone,
And not even the baby be left to cheer
The desolate home of that future year.
She picks up garments here and there,
Thrown down in careless haste,
And tries to think how it would seem
If nothing were displaced
If the house were always still as this,
How could she bear the lonelinessl
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
THE pANpELIoN,s COMPLAINT.

Oh, dear Oh, dear!
How strange / must appear
NV head is so bare,
That every one will stare
At me now.
Once like golden star
/ shone out from afar;
Then light feecy down
Made lovely crown
On my head.
But this morning-oh, dear!
1t all seems so queer
There came little lass,
And paused upon the grass
BY my side.
She wished something, very low.
And then began to blow.
And my soft, silky hair
Went floating through the air
All around.
II blow them all away
And wish, y / heard her say,
But know l shall take cold,
And it makes me look so old
Oh, dear!
ELIZABETH S. HICoK in August ST.
icholaS
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11

chief treasure. 1t had been birth
day gift the year before, when Polly
was eight, and stood il one corner OF
papa's study. While papa sat at his
desk, writing sermons, Polly used to
sit at hers, and write her school ex-
ercises, letters to her cousins, Gladys
and Dora, or the rhymes and jingles
which she loved to string together
Sometimes she wrote queer stories in
the little green covered blank books
that papa gave her. For Polly never
was happier than when making up,
with pen in her hand.
When the writing was done, Polly
and papa would go out together for
walk or a game of ball, or to
broad field, which was not very far
away, to fly kites. For. though papa
was SO big, and clergyman, he
seemed almost as young as Polly,
and quite as fond of play.
To-day it was story that Polly
had been writing. 1t was all about
an orphan girl named Celestina Polly
had taken the name from one of the
stops in the organ, and thought it love-
ly), who had been cold and hungry
and neglected all her life, until one
day she ran away from the people
who had ill-treated her, and, after
some adventures, was found and
adopted by king and queen.
Polly knew that she ought to be
learning her geography lesson all this
time, and that, when that was done,
she could help mamma very much
by amusing the little ones in the
nursery for an hour. But the imagin-
airy adventures of Celestina were so
interesting and delightful So she
wrote on and on in the little green
covered book, until her eyes were
tired and her inky fingers cramped
and aching.
And at last the story was done. $50
Celestina grew up and married the
prince, and wore silk and velvet and
jewels every day" Polly sat still,
thinking it all over, and repeating
the last sentence to herself. Then
she drew long sigh. She almost
envied Celestina, as she looked down
on her simple muslin pinafore and
hands quite bare of "jewels." She
would have liked to live in a palace
and wear silks and pearls. She
wished king would adopt her. Papa
was out this afternoon, or Polly
would not have been allowed to write
stories until she was tired enough to
think such thoughts as these.
She wiped her pen, and started
slowly downstairs for her geography
book. Celestina would not have had
to study geography!
The nursery door stood open, as
Polly passed it. Mamma was sitting
by the window, sewing on a dainty
little skirt. She called out pleasantly:
Come here, Polly! l want you"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11

There is nothing to prevent anyone con-
cocting mixture and calling it "sarsapa-
anyone spending good money testing the
stuff; but prudent people. who wish to be
sure of their remedy, take only Ayers
Sarsaparilla, and so get cured
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
UNIvERSALIST REGISTER 'oz.
Price Reduced.

In order to dispose rapidly of the balance
of the edition of the Register for 1897, the
price has been reduced to Ten CENTS.
Every one should have copy. 1t will be
convenient for the remainder of the year.
Order copy when corresponding with
this Office.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
4SfOry For Girls.
WAITING ON DESTINY

HATTIE Tying GRIswoLD.
Author of apple Blossoms" and Home Life
of Great Authors"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
POLLY'S DESK.
BY MARY s. DANIELS.

ISIS POLLY was sitting
with her left elbow lean
ing on her desk, her head
resting on her hand. Her
pen was beginning to dry
in her indy little right
hand.
This desk was PollY's
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
NOW READY.
Noble Living.

A Series of Studies as to the Develop.
ment of the Deeper Life in Men.
CHARLES SUNNI MCPHERSON.
CONTENTS.
Walking With God.
Charles Henry Eatol.
The Blessedness of Faith,
Sullivan Holman M'Collester.
Love as an Inner Force.
Frank Warren Whippen.
The Riches of the Scriptures,
Edward Lowell Houghton,
Moulded by the Invisible,
Charles Sumner Nickerson.
The Uplift of Prayer,
Charles Rockwell Tenney.
The Obligations of Religion.
Joseph Kimball Mason.
Saved by Christ
Christian Peace,
Harrison Spofford Whitman.
The Immortal Life,
James Milford Payson.
Perfected Character; The Goal Of
Life, Fred Augustine Dillingham;,
l vol. II mo, 296 pages. S1.0O net
postpaid.
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
Sunday School
HarmOnies,
A SERIAL MUSIC BOOK FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

This work was prepared by com.
mission of Sunday School workers,
with the design of embodying two fea-
lures: The production of the best
available music,and publication in Sc
rial parts. Numbers 1, 2 and 3, sold
separately.
Manila covers, $40 per hundred.
Sample copies, 10 cents. Price of the
three combined: Manila covers, $40
per hundred. Sample copies, 20 cents.
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
Excellent Books.

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Izmo, 3I3 pages. Price, rs cents.

Mrs. Griswolds story is well adapted for
home reading and Sunday-school libraries.
The scene of he story is laid in Wisconsin
early in the '4O's. and it traces the history of
young girl, from childhood to womanhood, un-
folding the cps of her intellectual develop
ment, and her growth into noble character.
The story is very gracefully written, and will
take high rank among the books for young
women of which the time is so prolific. 1t will
please readers old and young. and will be es-
pecially interesting to all who are interested in
the early beginnings of society in the West.
In i" Waiting on Destiny the author provides
for girl readers well-wrtten and healthful
story of early Wisconsin life when that State
was on the frontiers of the great West The
whole tone of the book Is pure and elevating
and no young girl can peruse its genuinely in
terestlng and picturesque pages without receiv-
ing decided moral uplift as well as a salutary
mental stimulus. Margaret's promising girl
hood Powered into just the noble womanhood
one would naturally have expected. lions
Herald.
This is story of life In Wisconsin at the time
when that was new country, the heroine being
a girl with great hunger for books. and living
ID II region where there was great famine of
phases of the excitement prevailing Just before
the Rebellion and at the time of that outbreak
Asiuo iroin tne interest attaching TO the place
and the time, the narrative in itself has quail
tiles that would win for 1t a wide circle of read
ers 1t is well written, and between the lines
one can find opinions pronounced on variety
OF practical and important questions.-Golden
Rule.
1t will not be difficult to discern the originals
OF the two foremost characters In the book In
Its literary aspects 1t will compare favorabIy
with the best work of the day among American
authors. We heartily commend it to all who
would nave In nome and Sunday-SchOOl whole
some and helpful story books.-Gospel Banner
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02
Sherman Under Fire.

General Sherman and General
Thomas were warm and intimate
friends. In their familiar intercourse
they we're to each other usually Bill
and Tom, after the free and easy fash
ion of school boys, rather than like
dignfiied and austere warriors.
Near Resaca, during sharp action,
General Sherman went upon railway
embankment directly in the line Of
fire and stood carelessly amid the flying
bullets making his observations and
his orders.
Turning he saw the head and should
ers Of the portly and magnifcently
proportional Thomas appearing above
the protection of the railway earthwork
Sherman, always careful for his friends
rather than for himself, called out:
Pretty hot up here, Tom. Better
not come up"
"What are you doing there yourself
then?" answered Thomas.
"Oh, just turn edgewsys to 'em,
said the tall, attenuated commando
with grin, as he resumed his Duties
Youths Companion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02
Singing in Camp.

Supper is at last over. The pickets
are stationed, the pipes are lit, the
moon rises in all the brilliancy of an
Indian summer night and the gentle
pleasure of the surroundings seeks
voice in song. There is no more ques-
ton who will lead the singing than
there is who will lead the regiment in
battle. He got an unwritten and ir.
revocable commission as regimenta
singing master the first night the regi-
ment went into such camp as this, and
all the tunefully minded lifted up their
voices in song. His was the voice that
rang out pre-eminently over all the 9TH
ere. 1t is tenore robusto, or tenore
lyrioso, technically speaking, full and
strong.
Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early
light
What SO proudly we hailed at the twiight's
last cleaning?
wells up from his throat like the pipe
of church organ and mellow as the
strains from a French horn. Possibly
he is reminded OF home and the shady
gloom of the walk through the woods to
the singing school, for without pause,
like chime of silver bells, he trills an
apostrophe to the queen of night
Roll on, silver moon!
Guide the traveller on his way
While the nightingales song
Is in tune,
For l never, never more
With my true love will stray
By thy sweet silver light
Bonny moon.
Then the music and the moonlight
make him melodramatic, love and
Luna mingle in his tuneful memory,
for, unconsciously and half under his
breath, he sings to his sweetheart:
Oh, L loved little beauty,
Belle Brandon,
And told her meath the old
And then, as if framing in music the
thoughts of the "little beauty" in her
far away northern home, he sings:
Dearest love, do you remember
When we last did meet?
How you told me that you loved me
Kueeling at my feet?
Laughter and badinage have long
since ceased. Flat on their backs, gaz-
ing up at the stars through the pine
and hemlock boughs, the boys lie
quietly smoking while the soloist sings,
Willie, We Have missed YOU"
Mother, Is the Battle Over?" etc.
s-a-a-y, D-e-u-t-c-h-e.r, will you, fig hit
Nit S-;-g-e-l2
"There goes tattoo! Fall in for roll
CALL" shout the orderly sergeants, and
the open air concert is at an end
Washington Star.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02
No New Thing.

1t is, of course, to be expected that
the enemies of all protection will make
much of the disagreements on the tariff
bill which developed at the recent eau
Gus of Republican Senators, but as
matter of fact, these differences were
inevitable and are not particularly sig
nifcant.
They are no new thing. Precisely
such disagreements have arisen over
every tariff which has been framed in
this country for hundred years-and
this without regard to whether the gen.
eral tendency of the measure was
toward free trade or toward increased
protection. There never has been a
tariff in this country which was not in
great part Of the nature of compro-
mise, from the Washington tariff of
1889 "to protect and encourage man
ufactures " down to the Mckinley law
of 1890, the Gorman-Wilson law of
1894 and the Dingley bill of 1897.
All of these have been the fruit of
earnest and at times even acrimonious
discussion. The West has wanted one
thing; the South another; New Eng
land has had it's positive preferences,
supported always with great vigor and
ability. The final net result in most
cases has been recognized as a tolerably
successful adjustment OF conflicting in
terests-one calculated to promote the
welfare of the entire country. Once or
twice class, faction or section
has by intrigue or Coercion gotten more
than it was entitled .0--ap the South
ern shareholders did jn>the tariff Of
1916, and their heirs aid successors in
Gorman-Wi lsonism. Bit az a rule the
American sense of fair pNY haS- in the
end prevailed. The American people
have Loyalty accepted the new law
and have prospered under its opera
tons.
So it will doubtless be with the pres
ent tariff bill. There is nothing like
our national habit of free and fair dis
cussion tn beat it into shape. II there
are weak points in the pending meas
ure they are likely to be remedied, and
if there are extravagances in it they are
pretty sure to be hammered down be
fore the bill becomes law. 1t will bt
a compromise in the end-no interes
will probably secure all it has desired
But after all, what are most measures
of legislation but compromises?-Bos
ton Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02

has been firing in such furious man.
nel2'
" Why, it is only our picktts who
have been discbarging their guns be.
fore returning in.o camp was Colonel
Howe's reply.
CO Are you a new regimentr in.
CURED the general. The colonel an.
swered this question in the affirmative,
and the general continued:
GO Well, that accounts for it. But,
colonel, you have raised deuce of a
row and have succeeded in getting
every regiment in this camp up in arms.
We supposed that the camp had been
attacked. Hereafter see that your pick.
cts discharge their guns in a single vol
ley. Wisconsin regiments have splen-
did soldiers, and General Sherman
thinks the world of them. Good.by,
sir,D