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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-06

strong for day, and then seemed to
draw away from both. They even
seemed to take it much amiss that her
father had to be absent when they
came, though they had sent no word,
until late, of their coming. He was on
his return, might arrive any hour, but
so might they go. Now if Billy could
only discover that missing SON
Then came an. inspiration! Pencil
ing brief note he gave it to a soldier of
his company and babe him take it to
the guard tents. 1t told Morton of the
coloners orders, issued that very day,
and babe him be patient-he hoped and
believed opportunity would be afforded
for an interview that evening. Then he
hunted up subaltern of his own grade
whom he knew would probably be the
detail for officer-of-the-guard that
evening. Brooke he said, will you
swap tours with me if Gordon's willing
1 have-rd like nightly to exchange
if it's all the same to you"
Brooke hesitated. He had social
hopes and aspirations of his own. By
swapping" with Gray he might find
when he had accepted for some pleas
ant function in town.
Thought you were keen to go in to-
night-right after retreat" he hazard
ed.
"Well, was" said Gray, pulling his
drab campaign hat down over his eyes
to shut out the glare of the westering
sun. But I've got-a new wrinkle"
'Some bid for Friday? That's your
tour, isn't it?" And Brooke began
counting on his fingers. "Wait. till
look at my notebook. Friday? Why,
that's the night of the Burton's card
party-thought you didn't know
them"
81 DON'T" said Gray, glad enough to
escape the other question. "And you
hate card parties. you know you do
It's go, is it? I'll see Gordon At once. "
And off he went, leaving Brooke to Won
der why be should be so bent on the:ar.
rangement.
But Gordon proved an unexpected
foe to the plan. Cant be done, Billy, y
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AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.

The pastor of the First Presbyte-
ftan church at Pine Bluff. Ark, was
telling his congregation of his trav-
els in the Holy Land, and closed his
remarks with this incident. illustrat-
ing American enterprise: "When at
Jacobs Welr he drew therefrom with
his own hands a bucket of water;
after doing SO and looking at the tin
bucket, he found it was n lard bucket
with the name of Swift and Com
pany' branded on same, which was
the same as he had seen in Pine Bluff
many times. kansas City Gazette.
Gen. Wheeler has brought homo .
collection of Philippine eurios valued at
q considerable sum.
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RISE OF THE AWKWARD BOY.
KANSAS.


He Ionged to be great and he locged to
rise,
And they laughed at him:
He studied books till he strained his eyes,
And they laughed at him!
His tongue was thick, but his will was
strong:
HIS ears were big and his legs were long.
In a hundred ways his plans went wrong.
And they laughed at him.
He held his course day after day. .
And they laughed al him:
He packed his satchel and went away,
And they laughed at him!
They heard Of the plumbers he made in
town,
In his awkward efforts to win renowr-
20 them he was merely foolish clown,
And they laughed at him.
The papers began to mention his name,
They were proud of him;
He was getting up, he was winning fame.
They were proud OF him!
Go down among them there to-day,
And you'll hear his wise old nefghbors say
They always knowed he'd make His way, r"
And they're proud of him!
S. E. 1iiser. in Chicago Ti-aes-H erald.
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with whom he had quarreled, and
whom, in his anger, he had sorely re-
buked, had enlisted there in San Fran
cisco and was serving in q regiment at
the great camp west of the city. He
had come full of hope and confidence;
he had found the young soldier de-
scribed, and, in his bitter disappoint-
ment, he declared there was no re-
semblance to justify the report sent him
by the boys own uncle, who vowed he
had met him with comrades on the
main street of the city, that the recog-
milton was mutual, for the boy had dart
ed around the first corner and escaped.
His companions were scattered by the
time Mr.. Lawrence turned to the spot
after brief, fruitless search, but pri-
vate detectives had taken ii up and 40
Gated" young Prime and telegraphed
the father in the distant east.
Now, Mr.. Lawrence was away on
business of his own. Written assur-
ances that he couldn't be mistaken lost
weight, and Mr.. Prime, disheartened,
was merely waiting the report of an
agent who thought he had traced the
boy to Tampa. In "a hours he might
spirit his daughter away on another
chase, and then there would be no fur
Their warrant for Miss Lawrence's re-
naming in the city. She would return
to her lovely home in one of the loveliest
of California valleys, miles away from
the raw fogs and chills of the Golden
Gate, and would be no more seen among
the camps. That, said Billy Gray to
himself, would take every bit of sun
shine from his life.
ALI this detail, or much of it, he had
learned from the fair lips of Miss Law
renee herself, for Mr.. Prime and his
daughter seemed to shrink from speak
ing of the matter. From the first Miss
Amy had had to take the young gentle
were. In her desire to aid her uncle
and cousins in every way, and know
ing them to be strangers to the entire
camp, she had eagerly sent for him as
the first familiar or friendly object she
saw. Then when he came and was pre-
scented, and proved to possess little in
terest to the careworn' man and his
anxious and devoted child, it devolved
upon Miss Lawrence to make much OF
Billy in proportion as they made little
Of him, and for three days or SO the
blithe young fellow seemed fairly to
walk on air. Moreover, she had taken
him into family condolences in telling
him of the missing son and brother
for both her uncle and cousin, she said
were so sensitive about it they could
not talk to anyone except when actual
~ necessary. They had leaned, as it
were, on the general and on Col. Arm
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A SUCCESSFUL FARMER.

Within three miles of the town 60
ing eastward is the farm of Mr.. w.
Creamer, one of the municipalities
largest and most prosperous mixed
farmers. Mr.. Dreamer came to this
country in 1850 and settled on a por-
ton of the land which comprises his
present enormous farm of / $50 acres.
In common with many others of q
similar period he experienced oil the
hardships and difficulties common &c
the absence of railway and market fa-
cilities. In no wise daunted, by en-
ergy, industry and indomitable will
he has been able to surmount all OBJ
stacles and has achieved an unpar-
alleled success, and is known through
out the district as one of its preemi-
nent farmers. His operations extend
over 1880 acres. two sections (the
thought alone of so much land makes
the eastern farmer dizzy; 500 acres
of this is broken and the remainder
is excellent pasture land and wood.
This harvest he took off q crop of
500 acres of wheat and 200 of other
grains. Four hundred acres are
plowed and ready for wheat next
spring. Mr.. Dreamer is, as has been
stated, mixed farmer of no mean
proportions, having at the present
time 40 horses, 60 head of cattle and
SO pigs. The most modern farm
buildings are found on his premises.
the main building being a barn SIS
feet square on a stone four dation
containing stabling for 16 horses and
large number of cattle. The loft.
is stored with 20 loads of sheaf oats
for feed and tons of hay; there is
also a cutting box. Another building
of large dimensions is the granary. in
which after teaming large quantities
to market he still has stored 1900
bushels of wheat. A crushing ma
chine is in the building. There are a
number of lesser buildings contain
ing chicken house, pig pens and cattle
sheds. The farm residence is a hand
some frame structure Of ample pro.
portions, in connection with it is
wood shed. The water supply is un-
excelled; besides house supply there
is we'll in the stables and a never
failing spring situate in bluff which
never freezes. Surrounded by a thick
bluff of poplars. extending in n semi
circle to the west, north and east,
the winter storms are broken and ac-
emulation of snow unknown. Added
to his farming operations. Mr.. Cream
er conducts threshing outfit for the
season. His success is only one in
stance of what can be accomplished
in Western Canada-Baldurs MANI
Gazette, Nov. 18th, 1899.
e Thousands are going to Western
Canada this year to take advantage of
the free homestead laws that are be-
ing offered by the government.
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Spring
Annually Says Take
Hoods
Sarsaparilla.

In the spring those Pimples,
Boils, Eruptions and General
Fad Feelings indicate that there
are cobwebs in the system. It
needs a thorough brushing, and
the best brush is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, which sweeps all humors
before it. This great medicine
eradicates Scrofula, subdues Salt
Rheum, neutralizes the acidity
which causes rheumatism - in
short, purifies the blood and
thoroughly renovates the whole
physical system.
I'VE have used Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and it has given the best
of satisfaction. especially as a
spring medicine. It builds up
the general system and gives
new life" DwIeHT C. PARK,
Whiteland, Indiana
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Brown-What do you think Of the
walking dresses the women have row?
They'll not wear them long."-De-
troit Free Press.
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ITO Be Contiaued.l
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

One day while was hustIing along
Lexington avenue wild me nansum." said
the New York cabby, as a smile lighted
his face pedestrian. as they calls en-.
starts in cross in front Of me and Is
knocked down and rolled 70 the curb
stone.
Hello. Aret YOU kilt7 says I. aud I
holds up and looks down al him.
Nit az all. sir. says ne as ne rises
and bows TO ne as nice as you please
Then are you much hurled
Only bruise or Two, thank you kind
~
swid that he limps of ard drives Or
Half an hour later. orer OF Fifth avenue
2 galoot saunters out in front OF ne ard
is knocked down and run over b. two
wheels
And phwatss the matter wid yeu. ne
laddybucke says l. as / comes 70 stop
Kindly excuse ne. sir. he SAYS as Ne
stands on MS feet ard bows 70 ne Ike =
lord
But amt you fhe chap as runs over
on Lexington avenue half an hour. ago.
The same. sir. and I'm begging your
pardon for the trouble m ma kIng
vivid that he walks away Md the
marks Of the wheels showing on h.s body
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
1t was as follows:

it. 1t was as follows:
Eat an apple going to bed,
..,,,, Knock the doctor on the, head.
And taste the flesh therein.
wholesome food-for man It's good,
That once for man was sin.
And since It's sweet, why pluck and eat
The Lord will have ii so;
For that which Eve did grieve believe
Hath wrought of all its woe
The majority of housewives receive
meat from the butcher and put it in
a clean plate. lay it aside and feel that
it is well taken care of. II isn't. how
ever Meat that is allowed to steep
in the gravy or Juice which oOzes from
il viii soon become tainted in hot
weather. As soon as meat comes home
il should be thoroughly wiped with
a cloth wrung out in strong solu-
ton CT borax and then dried and dust
ed with -four and hung up in muslin
bag. 1t is we'll TO have number OF
these muslin bags Of various sizes on
hand, so that cooked meat as we'll as
raw meat may be kept in them
Poultry may he treated in a similar
way. Immediately upon its coming
from the butcher il should be drawn.
wiped out with damp cloth, busted
over with -four and suspended IN
bac
These muslin bags are excellent for
all foods and vegetables.
A commendable and economical way
Of getting rid" of the remains OF cold
boiled meat. or the remnants" OF
roasts and steaks of beef, is 10 cut up
the pieces in small cubes or dice TAX
ing a quart as the proportion By which
10 proceed. fill a baking-dish with four
potatoes cut into dice ami parboiled
for ten minutes. Add the meat and
also two slices OF raw bacon cut into
dice.
Having in the meantime made a
brown sauce by melting one table
spoonful Of butter and frying in it till
yellow one tablespoonful each Of chop
ped onion and carrot. turn this over
the meat and potatoes, add one table
spoonful OF -four. pour on slowly pint
of brown stock. season, and then cover
the whole with a paste.
This can be easily made and withal
be very good. simply by using one pint
of -four one eupful of butter. one-half
teaspoonful OF salt, and chopping to-
gether and mixing them into stiff
dough with ice-water. II desired, the
butter may be supplemented with half
lard, or part drippings. Lard and but
ter together. in fact, make the very
tenderest and aakiest paste. II pre-
pared the day beforehand and kept IN
a cool place till needed, much will il
be improved.
Sometimes this pie proves so palat-
able that more Of il is wanted than the
general odds and ends of cooked meats
viii supply. Then il Is that beef will
! have TO be purchased direct for the
purpose; three poun Is of the solid meat
from Inc lower par Of the round. al
though rather tough. viii do admir-
ably: the more. az the water in which
It is cooked will answe- for the stock.
One thing to rememhs Z: do not put
the crust over the pie VII lie any OF the
contents inside are hot i. fact. never
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

and drives on. ! goes down 70 tho arch
and across to Madison avenue and up
again and IT isn't twenty minutes before
me horse knocks somebody down az q
crossing and feels the kerrldge go
bump, bump stops and looks around,
and man gets UP from the wet pave
ulent and bows to me and says:
Really row. beg of'you to overlook
me care!essness.
'Whoop, Saws l. but it's you agsin
Didn't l run over you on Lexington ave
nuer
Thanking yon kindly. but you did
And on Fifth avenueg
It's true begging your pardon
And now it's ire third time?
1T is. sir SAYS re- as humble as you
please but I'm a man as ls willing 10 DO
me right thing Here's couple Of dol
lars for your trouble, and if puts you to
any more RS 1--WE
And or he goas wild limo in both
legs and six muddy wheel marks showing
Ike rings aPouHd his body There was 3
man FOR Won, st-there was 4 man a. was
Z ran and gentleman ard only wish
hat cocld meet thelikes Of him a dozen
times a Gayt'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

put pastry crust over anything while
the steam is rising, but wait for the
under mixture to cool.
other Hints.
To Soften Fur Rug-A fur rug
which is hardened in the washing and
drying may be softened in the follow
ing way: Mix together three table
spoonfuls of castor oil, one of glycer-
inc and one of turpentine; hub this
preparation into the back part OF the
rug and let it remain for a week, then
rub it with a smooth stone or block
of wood. Wipe thoroughly before
placing on the floor
To Clean Brass-There are many
preparations for cleaning brass quick
ly and well. but the old method of
using rottenstcne and oil is quite as
satisfactory as the newer ones Have
the brass washed in soap and water.
then dried Wet finely powdered rot
tenstone With sweet oil and rub the
brass with this. using wooden cloth.
Go over it with dry powder an0
clean cloth, and polish with a cham
ois skin.
To Clean Mahogany-Spr paraf-
fine oil on the sOiled woodwork ana
let it stand for an hour or more TO
soften the dirt. then wash with soap
and warm water. and wipe dry NeGl
rub on a mixture of paraffine oil anu
Notwithstanding turpentine and
two-thirds oil. Polish with soft old
flannel. Let il rest for an hour or two
then polish with soft old linen. II me
surface is very dull. dirty and scratch
ed, instead of washing with soap and
water, add more oil and sprinkle pow
dered rottenstone over il. Rub gent
~ and regularly, first with a circular
motion and then with the grain OF
the wood. When the surface il smooth
and bright wipe off the rottenstone
and finish as you would after washing
with the soap and water.
MARTHA
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
Europe In Asia ard Asries.

For tho greed Of gold and the luat OF lard
Armed 10 the teeth. The Christians stand
To rob the heathep With blQedy han5
They have every devfffsn toor uAvIgfd
n tho brains % the nsghiy civilized 4
To butcher a savage foe surprised -
The desert can tell the way they pass
Tor the dead He ped In a horrid m
Where the Asxims moved them Il
Ike grass.
You can follow their. track on the r.
plain.
Tor the rivers RUN with crimson stasl
Ard the grass Il wet With dreadful
oh their hands are thick with
brotherE blood
AND the butchered cry from benz
tho sod,
And he cannon smoke has gone "
God.
But , si.sS 'hsS profess me ~ .
They must palliats each atrociouA dNrd.
W5e7 m-rder IA. -F9aqa a Laei.Ecs Rts.. E
Forgetting tne.i sscaAssg usass sbues
To say with a sarctfnoEfatn
We slay for the love ~ the human race
Bertrand shadTeii
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miles.
Traversing the richest region of Chi
ma it has been called the 'girdle of
the empire as it belts it from west to
east; but, owing to the vast accumula-
tons of silt which brings down and
deposits along its banks and at its
mouth, it is better known as the Yang
tsekiang, of Great Muddy" kiang"
being the name of first class river.
In China alone it drains an area of
900 square miles, containing an es-
timated population of 10000, 600, main
ly pure Chinese, who speak with con-
tempt of those Mantchoos at Pekin"
and hold themselves aloof from init
mate intercourse with their rulers.
The Yang-tse pours down flood of
diluted mud which tinges the sea hun
dreds OF miles from the coast; the
ocean tides are felt 500 miles from it's
mouth, and it is navigaole for large
steamers $50 miles. for river steamers
1.050 and for merchant junks from
1900 to 1000 miles, depending upon the
season of Tie year. Just now the river
is at food. for the mountain SHOWS are
melting and the monsoon prevailing;
but in the winter the river is $50 feet
lower At Chung king, so at Ichang and
40 at Hankow than it is now, making
navigation impossible above half the
distance with any craft larger than the
river junks and sampans.
The province of Szechuan, the gran
! airy Of China is famous for its vast
tracts of wheat and corn, its opium
fields, mulberries, orange groves, or
cnards, teafelds, bamboos and other
semitropical products, and between
this and the eastern province Of Kiang-
su every variety of vegetation may be
seen, from palm to sturdy pine. Be
tween Chung-king and Ichang are the
glorious gorges and rapids where the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

river flows between canyon walls some
times thousand feet in height, one
great natural spire being Gated the
Needle of Heaven" At Ichang. which
is 1850 miles from the sea, there are
rock inscriptions. pagodas and cave
temples, which show it to be a very
ancient city.
The voyage thus far has been made
in native junk, rowed and poled by
toiling coolies, but here a small steamer
may be taken about 400 miles further,
and the remaining distance made in
comparative comfort. At the mouth OF
ungbing lake. 200 miles from Ichang,
is the curious Kin-shan, or Golden is
land, where the most precious teas,
worth more than their weight in gold
and reserved exclusively for the en-
peror's table, are raised and cured. The
fragrant fields extend far back to the
hills on either side, and at Hankow, $50
miles from the sea, is the great tea
mat vi Tue HIS - the USdu-
quarters for tea merchants, packers,
and buyers. and particularly the Rus
slams, who load ships and dispatch car
avans of camels to far distass Odessa
with the famous brick and caravan
teas. Great ocean steamers may be
taken here for coastwise ports, and on
the way we pass Kiu-kiang. where fla
nous royal porcelians are made, and
at the entrance to Lake Poyang rises
the oriental city of Hu-kan Near il is
the beautiful Orphans island, with its
pagodas and temples plastered against
almost mace essible cliffs. forming one
of the worlds most picturesque natural
features.
- Marking, the last important city
on the great river going toward the sea
the Yang-tse Is mile and half broad
and IS feet deep, with current OF
from three to five miles an hour. This
interesting old city was once the south
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

About two years ago parry Of
French engineers coming up from Ton
uuin and another party of English sur
veyors from the mouth of the Ylang-tse
met at or near Chun-king, in the ex-
IRENE western province of China, and
fell to quarreling over the so-called
spheres of influence" of their .respec-
tive countries.
This fact shows that no portion of
China however, remote, has escaped
the international exploiters and direct
ed attention to that far distant prov
ince, Szechun, which, although it lies
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
TIE HOUSEHOLD.
THE POPULAR APPLE AND IFS NE
DICINAL. VALUE-HOW TO KEEP
MEAT SwEET-A MEAT PIE--oTH-
Err HINTS.

From now on the popular apple Will
figure largely in the menu of man
kind. for no fruit is so generally liked
and so generally used. It has. in fact
been an article of diet ever since man
was put upon the earth, and without the
apple We would never nave discovered
some Of the great principles OF. science.
So it has reason to be proud of'itself.
Of course there are many wise say
ings concerning this fruit. and 'probab-
ly the doctors would much IKE the
downfall of these, for among the most
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ern capital Of China, as Pekin is now
its northern capital, being occupied by
the Mings. who were predecessors of
the Mantohoos, and. though far gone in
decay, still retains some relics of its
former grandeur. II has Chinese city
and Tarter city. divided by a wall.
and there is the same distinction here
as in Pekin between the ruling and
the subject classes. Its prestige suffer
ed during the TAPPING rebellion, for II
was held by the rebels for ten years
and its commerce nearly destroyed;
but it is slowly recovering and, if the
present rebellion does not extend south
ward, will soon regain prosperity.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

up against the eastern borders Of mys-
FERROUS Tibet, is known TO many as the
heart of the Celestial empire. Chung
king is an important city on the Yang
tse, 500 miles from its mouth and at
the head of navigation for large boats
during the season of foods.
The mightiest river of China, the
lang-tse, which is said to be second in
size only to the Amazon, rises in lib
ct in the mountainous roof of the
world and flows through or borders
on nine of the Is provinces of China,
having length OF from 5000 to $500
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

II has one OF the three arsenals ia
this part of China, tne others being at
Hankow and Shanghai. But so far
there seems 70 be no disposition %
withdraw the arms stored here and un.
to the moment OF writing, indeed. the
entire Yaqgstse vaney is az pface.
though warlke rumors come 70 IA
from other places notably from shang-
hal, which as is we'll known. has Ions
enjoyed the reputation OF being not on
~ faster and wiekeder, but as contain
ing more liars 10 the block. than any
other city 10 China.
WALTER ]. EvEssoN.
Marking, China.