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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-04
GOLDEN RULE PROVERBS.

GOLDEN RULE PRUN ERB0.
The zeal that begins at home travels
far.
Faith that is not for to-day is not for
any day.
Do more for Christ, know more about
Christ
One does not get strong from dreams
of a dumb-bell.
We have no business save with our
Fathers business.
Death is a swift teacher, but his
books are made of fire.
Climb over your doubts TO Christ
and He will sweep them away.
If your prayers are to strike a light,
Won must bear down hard.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-04

Supreme One that filled the soul Of
Moses with holy animation and hope.
He saw that the influence of godly
character through the power of truth
has an imperishable vitality; that it
will he reproduced in the generations
to come. It was with this in mind that
He said: "These words, which l CONF
mand thee this day, shall be in thine
heart: and thou shalt teach them dill
gently unto thy children.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-04
THE TRUTH

The Judge, addressing h.m
ness Of the female persnas'
IDLY afflicted with at least '
"MadamoIselle, your ago.
(After n long and inter1'
-"Twenty-four. Your Honor ..
ITO the clerk)-"You mas '."
ter the oath"
She takes tn eoath. ....
And now. madamoise.le ~'"
you must tell the truth .-- ..-
pOche
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-04
Current Religious Thought.
INVOCATION.

Lord, from far-severed climes we come,
To meet at last in Thee, our home:
Thou who hast been our guide ana guard,
BE still our hope, our rich reward.
Strengthen our hearts TO do Thy will,
In all we plan and all we do
Still keep Us 10 Thy service true.
o LEI us hear the inspiring word
Which they of old at Horeb heard.
Breathe 10 our hearts the high command
"Go onward and possess the land!
Thou who ART light shine on each SOUL
Thou who art truth each mind control
open our eyes and make US see
The path which leads 10 heaven and Thee.
JOHN HAY.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-04
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

A number Of papers of interest to
Methodism have been discovered in two
boxes at the Wesleyan conferenc office
in London. Among them are forty
four letters of John Wesley to his
brother Charles, and eight by Selma.
Countess of Huntingdon, the founder
of the sect known as the Countess of
Huntingdons Connection, written to
Charles Wesley.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-04

away from their present sphere for va
c.-Ion in another.
JAMES BARTON.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-04
THE DESIRE OF ALL NATIONS

Saviour. sprinkle many nations,
Fruitful let thy sorrows be:
BY the pains and consultations
Draw the Gentiles unto thee.
OF thy cross the wondrous story
Be to all the nations told;
Let them see thee in thy glory,
And thy mercy manifold.
Far and wide though all unknowin5
Pants for thee each mortal breast;
Human tears for thee are flowing.
Human hearts in thee would rest.
Thirsting as for dews OF even,
As the new-mown grass Tor RAM
Thee they seek, as God of heaven,
Thee as man for sinners slain'
Saviour. 10. the isles are waiting, -,
Stretched the hand and strained 'h'
sight
For thy Spirit. new-creating,, urh..
Loves pure fame and wisdom's hght;
Give the word. and of the preacher
Speed the foot and touch the tongue.
Till on earth by every creature
Glory to the Lamb be sung. cow,
ARTHUR CLEVELAND COAh'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-04
Jesus that day, speaks much for the

Jesus that day, speaks much for the
genuineness Of modest serviG.
The various types Of service suggest
ed in this family group illustrate now
service is the offspring of character.
The higher the character, the higher
the service. Being is the larger part OF
doing. "Ye are the light of the world,
1.-The salt of the EARTH" both active by
the very nature in which they exist. II
these things of Christly quality be in
you and around, they make you that
We shall neither be barren nor unfruit-
ful.-Rev. Edward S. Ferry, West Win
sted, Conn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
UNSPOKEN WORDS.
What Senator Pettigrew Didn't Say
Is Printed in the Record.

Washington. June Ex-senator Petit
grew, the silver Republican OF South
Dakota, is decidedly better than he was
when removed from the senate chamber
Saturday speechless and unable to give
any intelligent direction as to his move
n1entS though the power of lOcOmOtlO
still remained to him. If the advice of
his physicians is needed, the senator
Will not take any further part In the
proceedings of this session. The hopeful
theories entertained are that the at
tack was only a local paralysis of the
vocal cords, and the partial recovery of
speech by the senator gives force TO this
expecta ton.
The official Congressional Record not
only passes over without mention the
incident of the South Dakota senator's
COLLAPSE on the floor of the senate, but
supplies the concluding portions of the
sentence denunciatOry of the Repubh-
can party which Mr.. PettigreW vainly
strived to give utterance to.
The official report of the episode be-
comes interesting in view of the dra-
matte and ira gic conclusion.
Here is how it stands. Speaking of
the preponderance of New England in
fuence on the committee having the
tariff bill in charge Mr.. Pettigrew said:
rs the Republican party a protection
party? Why, Mr.. President, the issue
of protection has departed from our
politics. When New England made her
trade with the cotton Democrats of the
south for the purpose of putting a duty
on cotton, thinking to break up the SOL
id south, she abandoned the only prin-
ciple, the only issue that gave the party
character, and it has left you nothing
wit h which to fight the next campaign. All
the Republican party stands for today,
inasmuch as protection is no longer an
issue and the south is broken up, is as
the champion OF the trusts and the gold
standard, as the special representative
of the classes against the masses
The official reporters may possibly
have heard the concluding words of
this arrangement of the Republican
party; no one else did. To senator's on
the floor and to reporters in the gallery
all that passed after the words, all the
Republican party stands for today
were simply inartieulate mumblings
and aimless gesticula lions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
TODAY'S HARRIET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicago. June %, 1897.

y
WHEAT-For the first time in week
normal condition. very little talk being
heard of the July corner and as a con-
sequence light trading in that option.
Most of the attention of spectators was
opening was weak the lower Liver
pool cables and the weather west was
generally favorable with showers where
most needed. ThOman's crop report ralS-
and lowered the winter wheat condition
about three points. The prospective ag-
gregate yield given at 500 OO0,00O bushS
els. There was no significant tradlng ana
margin. September opened about 3-l6
cents lower at 65 cents. declined to 6474 q
647k cents and recovered to 90 cents declln-
displayed more weakness, opening about
ing to 691a cents then reacung to ~ cents.
Northwest receipts amounted to SSf cars
against 1873 cars last week and l10 a year
ago.
the favorable weather and the shaky con-
dition of Iowa rates. Offerings were lib
eral around the opening September OPP
ened Is cent lower at 25 1scentS and de-
eli led to 25A cents. Local receipts were
7S cars.
OATS-Were inactive and weak from
the same influences prevailing in corn
Local receipts were 500 cars. September
opened Is cent lower at IT'S cents and de-
clined to 173s a 11A cents
PROVISIONING rather slow Hog
receipts were liberal which helped along
the natural reaction following. yester-
corn was also a factor. September pork
opened about 5 cents lower at $3.50, de-
ciined to $40 and reacted to SIS Sep
TENDER lard opened unchanged at S4-25
end 21a cents lower at $3.50 and declined
to S45715.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
WASTING .. S. MONEY.
Postmaster General Blows in $4,000
for Benefit of Three Newspapers.

for enefit of Three Newspapers.
The Emporia Republican says: It ap-
pears that the postmaster general had at
his disposal the tail end of an appropria-
ton by congress OF about $50, 900. He has
been prevailed upon to it to promote
the interests of three morning papers,
against the interests of about dozen or
so afternoon papers. This discrimina-
ton against so many papers in the inter-
est OF such a small number, shows a lack
of judgment in the management of APP
government in a few years. No wonder
there is always a shortage in the postal
department. There was no demand out
side of the parties interested and no nee
essity for the expenditure of this large
sum of money in this way. 1t might just
as we'll have been thrown to the winds,
as it will positively do more harm than
good. The idea of fast mail train from
Kansas City to Newton is absurd. If the
business of the department is as reck-
lessly done all over the country, the new
tariff law will not produce revenue
enough to run even the postal branch of
the government. This useless expendi-
ture of the public money is not calculat-
ed to give assurance that anything can
be done to enable the government to meet
its expenses. The arrangement is only
temporary. It will last no longer than
the amount on hand will last and then
collapse will take place, and the subscrib-
ers of those papers will be left to hold the
sack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
chieago Livegtock Market.

Chicago, June %, 1897
HOGS-Receipts 21.000; left over 1000.
Active and 10 cents higher; lights s3.45 a
heifers s1.75 a 4.25; Texas steers $3.50 a
3.571a; rough $500 a 3.35-
to firm. Beeves $3.50 % 500; cows and
heifers S1.75 a 1925; Texas steers $3.50 q
425: stockers and feeders S3.35 q 40.
SHEEP-Receipts II, 900. Sheep market
steady. Native sheep S2.25 a 40; west
erns $500 a $50; lambs $500 a $50.
HOGS-Official receipts yesterday 46 PSI;
shipments 1850.
CATTLE Official receipts yesterday 49,
903; shipments 3764.
SHEEP-Oficial receipts yesterday 49,
116: shipments $40.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow 3d.
600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
Ranee of Pr1oeg on stocks.

Furnished by the w. A. Michael Com
mission Co., Brokers in Grain, Provisions
and Stocks, 10 West Sixth Ave. Topeka
Kan:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
Thursdays Game of the TOpe-
ka-AtchisOn Series
Will Be Played for the Benefit
Of the
FALL FESTIVAL FUND.
The Strongest Pitchers Will Be
in the Box.
Receipts 500 Last Year
Should Be Doubled This.

The first game of the Topeka-Atchi-
son series to be played Thursday at
Athletic park will be for the benefit of
the Fall Festival.
County Clerk McCabe proposed to
give the proceeds of the game to the
Festival fund only keeping enough to
defray the necessary expenses and the
Committee of Fifteen has accepted the
offer with thanks.
Topeka and Atchison are the star
teams in the state league. They would
draw a good crowd anyhow but when 1T
is known that the game is for the bene-
fit of the Festival the grandstand and
bleachers will be crowded. The people
can be assured of one thing and that is
that they will see a good game for their
money and the money will go where it
viii do much good.
The Fall Festival ball game last year
Melted the Committee OF Fifteen 500
and they propose to make it much more
this year. The usual charge will be
made at the gate.
The details of the game will not be
arranged until the Topeka team returns
from Atchison but both teams will put
in their star pitchers and everything
possible will be done to make the game
the most interesting that has been
played at Athletic park this year.
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so a2 GLASS d o.: !: =: II.
JAPANESE LANTERN
Sets Fire to a Little Boys Clothing
and Badly Burns Him.

The 7-year-old son of E. W. Hughes,
the installment dealer, residing. at 410
Topeka avenue, was badly burned
about the body at IL o'clock this morn
ing The flesh of his left arm and
body is severely burned.
The boy was playing with several
japanese lanterns and the paper of one
of these ignited from the lighted can
die In attempting to extinguish the
fire the boys clothing caught from the
burning lantern and almost instantly
the entire upper portion of his body
was enveloped in flames. His screams
attracted his mother, who had presence
of mind to snatch up a quilt and throw
it about him, but not before the flesh
of his body and left arm was badly
bIistered and the hair of his head and
eyebrows singed
The boy will remain in bed for sew
eral weeks as the result of the accident.
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JOHN L. IN TRAINING.
He Weighs $50 Pounds but is in a
Healthy Condition.

New York, June 29.-John L. Sullivan
is working like a beaver at MuldOon's
resort, near White Plains, so that he
may make a good showing in his six
round bout with FitzsimmOns on July 5.
Nobody expects him to get into the best
of trim on such short notice, but the in
give the champion a good argument for
six rounds.
An Evening World reporter who has
seen him says the old time fighter looks
They could not be better. His skin is
a clean healthy pink and white, like the
skin of boy. True, he weighs $50
pounds, but the flesh is of a different
quality from that which he carried in
1888 He is not fiabby. He has not
drunk alcoholic liquors since last Oc
tober
Sullivan, according to this writer,
''has only three blOws-a chopping left
and a right that is shot at you like
cannon ball or swung like a club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
KNEE BREECHES
On the Youngest Preacher in
the World.
His Home at Fort ScOtt-Is a
Travelling ParsOns
MARRIED A COUPLE
When He Was IL Years of Age
Held a Revival
At the Age of 10 Years-Has a
Good Income.
A COUPLE

FIT Scott June 29.-John E. De Mer-
rift, the Is year old boy preacher, who
has been creating a sensation in rellg-
ious circles in this vicinity for the past
two years, has decided to take an eight
year course at Jewell college, Liberty,
Mo.
In many ways this boy is a wonder.
With his parents he came to FIT Scott
in 1894 and he was soon after admitted
70 the First Baptist church and
baptized by the Rev. G. Z. Cole. Since
then he has preached in dozens of towns
in the west and great crowds have at
tended his services.
couple in September, 1896. when he join
ed Charles NJ Morris and Miss Myr-
tie Thurston in the bonds of wedlock at
since then he has married scores of
people, and his revenue from that source
is larger than from his church cOllec-
tiOns. The young folks think 1t IS a
high honor and the proper caper So
cially to be married by the boy in knee
breeches.
Young De Merritt prepares his ser
mons without help and breaches from
notes. He does not commit his sermon
TO memory, but stands up and gives
them out Offhand in a fOrcible and elO-
quent manner Some of the pulpits he
has filled are so tall that he could not
see over their tops and was obliged to
stand on a soap box or come out in front
when the arrangement of the platform
permitted
He is a bright faced lad and is a
great favOrite with everybody who has
heard him preach. He was born in a
little dugOut on his fathers farm near
Broken Bow, Neb., and when he was 10
years old began to show a deep relig-
ious spirit. He attended the country
school and learned rapidly, becoming
a Bible reader. His father, who is
man above the average western farm
er. helped the boy with his studies and
he quickly developed a mental grasp
of religious subjects that made him the
talk of the county
When he was about 10 years old he
held his first revival meeting in the
basement OF his fathers store at Broken
Bow, his converts all being children of
his own age and older. His meetings
soon attracted the attention of the old
er people of the place and his cOngre-
cations grew into such proportions that
the little damp basement would not
hold them.
He then asked the trustees of the
Methodist church for the use of their
church building and held his first inn
pOrtant meeting there. Several per-
sons were converted during this meet
ing. and he then transferred his work
to the Baptist church, where he con-
verted several more of his father
neighbors by his eloquent persuasion.
When young De Merritt first started
out to preach he did not belong to any
church, but his gospel was broad
enough to take in anybody who felt like
enlisting under his banner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29

was Allison. daughters of Abner Allison
of Greene county, Pa.
brother, was named for Grandfather
Allison. Mr.. Dowlin has a photo of
Mckinley taken when he was IL years
old, which Mrs. Dowlin got while on a
visit to the McKinleys just prior to the
war. Mr. DoWlin's mother died in 1866,
when the family left the keystone
state and came west. Mr. Dowlin never
heard of his now illustrious relative
Dowlins were Democrats away back
when Mckinley was no less obscure
than they and the DOWlins, what is
left of them, are Democrats today. Nc
KiDlev isn't.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
POSTMASTER BARNES
Will Assume Charge of the Kansas
CITY. Kan. ONCE Thursday.

Kansas City, June 29-Postmaster
Fitzhugh and Assistant Postmaster
Henry Daniels of Kansas City, Kansas,
viii surrender the postoffice to Mr..
Barnes Thurday morning. Mr. Barnes
has forwarded his bond to the depart
ment at Washington, and expects his
commission Wednesday. The retiring
postmaster has been busily engaged
the affairs connected with his admins
tration, and viii have everything in or
der TO turn over to his successor.
Postmaster Barnes has publicly an
nounced the appointment of B. L. Short
as his assistant. He served as CITY
clerk for two years and as deputy clerk
for six years
ne carriers and clerks in the office
are not alarmed over the change as
they are all protected by the civil ser
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
GOING BACK TO CATTLE.
Lincoln County Farmers Making
Money on Stock.

Lincoln, June 29.-There are more
cattle in Lincoln county than ever be-
fore.
The assessors return % 900 over six
months old on the first of March. Sew
eral hundred more have been brought
into the county since then.
All of the cattlemen have made mon
ey in the last year.
One of the most substantial feeders
is Abe Marshall of this place, who has
made money enough out of his cattle
interests to have a handsome Queen
Anne house at a cost of from SO, 900 to
$4,000, which he will erect this sum-
Tner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
PENSION BILLS JUMPED.
Hundreds of Them Reported Today
by the Senate Committee.

Washington, June 29.-Several hun
dred pension bills were reported to the
senate today as the result of the first
meeting of the pension committee since
the present congress assembled. Mr.
Gallinger On. h chairman of the
committee stated that it had been de-
cided to report favOrably all those bills
which had formerly passed either
branch of congress or had been favora-
bly, considered in committee.
Three general pension bills were in
cluded, two of them amending the law
of $780, and another referring to proof
in pension cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
WATER TANK BURSTS.
Mitchell County Farmer Drenched by
1875 Barrels of Water.

Cawker City June 29.-An unfortunate
accident which came near causing the
death of Matt GengIer. one of Mitchell
county's best known farmers, occurred
on his farm near here
He had finished painting his water
tank, holding 1875 barrels, when the
tank, filed with water, suddenly gave
way, falling on MIR. Gengler, and pin
ming him down so that it took several
man some minutes TO extricate him.
The location of the tank was on a
slope, and in falling it so hit the ground
as to fallto pieces, the contents of the
tank being emptied on Mr.. Gengler while
he was pinned down. After he was got
ten out it was found one of his ribs was
broken. and he was otherwise badly
bruised about the face and body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
LECTURE OF PREF. WILL
New President of Manhattan College
Pleases Abilene People

Pleases Abilene People.
Abilene, June 29.-President T. E.
VIII of Manhattan college has been
here for the past few days, the guest
of Regent c. b Hoffman.
While in Abilene he delivered a lee
ture on 1.-The End of Education Com
menting upon it, the Reflector says:
prof VIII is a young man to fill so
important a position as that to which
he has been chosen. He is a good look
er. affable and cultured and a pleasing
speaker He read his address which
was short Tt was not ambitious in it's
treatment, being rather elementary and
for the benefit of the normal attend
ants He deprecated the idea that ed
ucation is simply a means towards
money getting and then outlined the
leading fields of human knowledge and
the object of obtaining familiarity with
each.
Particularly should education make
broader men and women and develop
minds free from bias and prejudice, lib
eraI to receive all that is good"
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Markell Gossin.

Furnished by the w A Michael Com
mission Co., Brokers in Grain, Provisions
and Stocks, ITO West Sixth Ave, Topeka,
Kan:
Liverpool cables I'D lower.
Receipts hogs: Chicago 21,O00; Kansas
City 1000; Omaha 1900.
Chicago receipts today: Wheat % cars
grade /; corn 7SO cars, grade 535; oats COS
cars grade 1877.
Bradstreets: December< 2. 528. 900 east Of
Rockies Europe and afloat December
LOO 900.
-Four ports cleared: Wheat 1856. los. flour
572 500 bushels.
Northwestern receipts: Minneapolis,
this year $50, last year III; Duluth this
year 1877, last year 538; total this year 387:
last year 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
SAILORS REBEL.
They Refuse to Celebrate Because the
U. S. Supreme Court Decided
AGAINST Them.

San Francisco, June 29.-The members
of the Sailors union of the Pacific will
not take part in the Fourth of July pa
rade in this city. The recent decision of
the United States supreme court, hold
ing that contracts for service signed by
sailors can be enforced to the extent of
imprisoning those who break such con-
tracts, has caused much feeling and is
given as the reason for their declining
to participate in the parade in letter
from the union to Grand Marshal Sulli-
van.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
Fast PAGER Changed to Trotter.

D. L Shook, of the horse firm of Shook
Bros, with stables at Olathe, was in the
city yesterday on business. Shook Bros
string of horses have been making good
records. Last summer at the Topeka
racing meet Silver Heir, Arabian Boy
and Echo made fast time Arabian Boy
has been sold to n Philadelphia horse
man, and Echo to a Kansas City man.
Silver Heir paced last year in 2:2414.
This year he is being trOtted without
hobbies and is doing equally well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
kansas Citv Produce Market.

Kansas City, June %, 1897.
WHEAT-Red, unchanged, hard lower
No 2 hard new 81: NO. 8 old g.; No.
old "a; No. 2 soft new e.; No. old &C;
No 4 63.
CORN-Little higher; No. 2 white 219z
cents.
OATS Steady; No. mixed nominally
171z cents.
RYENo. 2 % cents.
HAY-GoOd demand for better grade,
prices unchanged.
BUFFERS Steady, fancy separator 125z;
dairy 10 cents.
EGGS-Higher 615 cents.