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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

OUR CHILD IS GIVEN BACK.
the dim aisles were sweet with the
perfume of lilies that filed the chancel,
a few silent worshipers knelt at their
prayers, and Margaret bowed her own
head with thoughts as pure and sweet
with gratitude as the breath of the
flowers.
Now as she knelt in the quiet OF that
holy place. Margaret wondered to hear
with the Ginning bells, soft silvery
strains of music, such as were never
heard in the little church before, and
to feel the touch of a gentle hand laid
on her hair. She looked up to see the
beams of the morning sunshine stream
ing down upon her and the stained
window palpitating with glorious light
and color, but wonder!-as she looked
again the stained window was no long
er there at all; instead opening be-
fore her on every side was lovely
| garden sweet with flowers
This is too good to be true" she
| cried. rising in kind of rapture as she
| felt the soft balm of the garden air in
her face.
Nothing is too good to be true. -
said voice at her side, but Margaret
| could not discover any one
May 1 enter this rich garden? %
Margaret asked of herself. thinking OF
her poor, shabby dress. SO faded and
patched, which she was always glad
to hide in the dim corner Of the aisle.
But as Margaret, doubling, asked this
question, the sun shining upon her
dress, showed it to be glistening white
as the altar cloth and the lilies in the
chanceI. In her confusion the girl put
her hands to her eyes to see If she
were awake or dreaming, but every
moment the vision grew more radiant
The broad stream of light now ap-
peared a pathway along which angel
children were passing to and fro, and
they smiled on Margaret and en-
braced her and drew her tenderly with
them. saying:
Margaret, dear little sister, We
are so glad you are here. Have You
come to stay with us?'' and they made
music for her delight and showed hel
beauties of the garden past words Il
express. then went their way e ap
POINTED tasks.
] As Margaret walked on IN the gar
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

den, borne about by kind Of winged
ecstasy rather than by. any touch of
her feet, she came upon the Gardener
taking care of His garden, and He
turned aud looked at the girl.
Sir" entreated Margaret, falling
upon her knees, may 1 stay with you?
May I help you take care of this gar
den?''
Margaret" said the Gardener, TAX
ing her by the hand-and then Mar
garet knew it had been His hand on
her hair and His voice at her side.
You may help me, Margaret, in an
other garden. You may work for me
in the garden of human hearts and
cultivate sweet and beautiful thoughts
and make them grow
But I am so tired of the old life-of
the pain, the poverty, the hardship of
it ALI" and Margaret began to weep
bitterly. Il cannot go back to the old
Iifei''
MY child. it is new life give unto
you"
But must leave you!"
u shall be with you always"
But we must leave this heavenly
garden!"
Margaret. my child. the garden shall
be where we are"
It was in the old gray house at sun
rise, on Easter morning, that the
father was saying with humble graft
tude:
Thank God, our. child is given back
to u.s.
THE Lord is merciful,' sobbed the
mother. Blessed be His loving kind
ness"
So Margaret was once more given
health and strength, and as she went
about her daily tasks the radiant Wis
ion OF Easter was always present with
her and these words were always sing
ing themselves in her heart:
"a neg life I give unto you-I am
with you always-the garden shall be
where we are
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
THAT Big Inheritance Tax.

New York, April 1O.-Controller
Coler confirmed the report that he. as
agent for the state of New York, had
collected s.. 600. 900 inheritance tax on
the estate of the late George Smith,
who died in London. The controllers
share for making the collection is 500
600 commission. The government of
Great Britain collected 81, SOC, 900 in
1-eritance tax from the estate-suffi-
Gent, as the chancellor of the ex-
chequer said, to build and equip bat
tleship.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
KENTUCKY COURT DECIDES.
Six of the Seven Judges Sign the
Verdict.
WILL GO TO SUPREME COURT

Frankfort, Ky, April 9.-The court
of appeals handed down decision in
the governorship case in favor of the
Democrats. The opinion is by six of
the judges, four Democrats and two
Republicans. One Republican, Dur
ellie, dissented- The other two Repub-
hcan judges, Burnam and Guffy, gave
a separate opinion from the Democratic
judges, but which agreed with the
Democratic members in its conclusion.
The opinion holds that the action of
the legislature in seating Governor
Beckham was final and that the courts
have no right to review it; that Gov
ernor Taylor exceeded his authority in
adjourning the legislature to London,
and that the journals of the two houses
of the legislature being regular cannot
be iIupeached.
The Republicans will now try to get
a hearing before the United States SUI
preme court. Thirty days must elapse
before the mandate of the court of APP
peals, in accordance with the decision.
is issued. Meanwhile, no radical
change in the relative positions of the
state governments is expected.
Judges Burnam and Guffy, Republi-
cans. while concurring in the decision
of the court, dissented from the rea-
soning. Judge Burnams separate
opinion says: Il have been led, with
some reluctance, to the conclusion, and
not without some Eisgivings as to its
correctness. that there is no power in
the courts of the state to review the
findings of the general assembly in q
contested election for the offices OF
governor and lieutenant governor as
shown by its only authenticated
representatives.
Ex-Governor Bradley said: 1--WE viii
not take advantage of any technically
to delay the progress of the case. The
decision of the court of appeals is not
disheartening to us We shall ask fol
a writ of error to the supreme court al
once and these contests will now be
at an end in very short time.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Contract let on State House.

Topeka, April 1O.-The executive
council has awarded the contracts for
the completion OF the attic story of the
State house.
This embraces the completion of
twenty-five rooms and the marble
corridors on this floor. The total
estimate was S16,6O6, which did not
include about 81, 500 of marble flooring
500 feet of marble wainscot, hammered
glass sky lights. ornamental iron rail
ings and other minor parts. which
have been included in the contracts
lust let
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
a Kansas nIi.sfnnnrr DIea.

Abilene. April 10 Mrs 6. C. Cress.
one of the missionaries sent from this
county to South Africa by the River
Brethren church, died there on Feb.
6. Her husband was also in precari-
Gus condition from fever They were
married just before starting on their
long journey. The missionaries re-
port all goods very expensive. and the
attention of the people taken up with
the war making 1t difficult to pursue
the work, though they are not in a
dangerous situation.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
senator Proctor Is surprtsed.

Washington pril Ex-senator, Proc
tor, of Vermont. speaking of Admiral
Dewey's presidential announcement.
said: The statement in regard to the
presidency purporting to come from
Admiral Dewey is as much of a surprise
to me as it can be to anyone Thesub-
ject of politics has not been referred TO
between us in the slightest manner,
directly or indirectly, since his state
ment soon after his return last fall.
The Admiral indicates his platform
to be to obey the will of the people.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
MARGARETS
NEW LIFE.
AN EASTER STORY

The old gray house was filed with
sounds of hurrying to and fro, Of con-
fusion and sobs and moaning cries, but
Margaret knew nothing of it all. The
girl had slipped away from every care
and was out in the fields delighting in
the first faint flush of dawn and the
pure air on her cheek. 1t had been a
long while since Margaret had been
out of doors.
There was such joy in every step
that she could not stop with the fields,
but kept on down the road until she
came TO the village where the bells
we're ringing with gladness for Easter
morning, and the children were carry
ing flowers to church. Margaret en-
tered softly and took her old place in
The dim corner, facing the window pic
tured with the story Of Mary in the
garden. How good it seemed to be
there!
The altar cloth was glistening white
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
PoLYoAMv IN TERRA DELFuE
One Young Man Frequently Hzarries.
Several Sisters.


Several Sisters.
Women generally have very little to-
say about marriage in TERRA del Fu-
ego says the Century For ages the
strongest bucks have been accustomed
to steal women from neighboring
tribes. and from neighboring clans OF
their own tribe. The Onas, being by
far the most powerful Indians, have
thus been able to capture and retain
liberal supply of wives The
relation TO one another OF the women
who possess but one husband in com
mon in the family WigEam is OF novel
interest. As a rule. they are no more
jealous than are the children in civil
lied home circle. The principal rea-
son for this is that the several wives
are often sisters. A young man takes
by force, by mutual agreement, or by
barter, the Oldest daughter Of family.
If he proves himself a good hunter AMI
kind husband, the wife persuades her
sister TO join her wigEam and share
her husbands affections Frequently,
when a girl is left an orphan, she Is
taken into a family and trained TO be-
come the supplementary wife OF her
benefactor in after years. In the hut
each wife has her own assigned posi-
ton always resting in exactly the same
SPOT, with all OF her belongings about
her. The wealth of the household is
not common to all the occupants. Each
woman has her own basket Of meat
fragments or sheIlhsh, her own bag
with implements, needles, sinews and
bits Of fur, and each wife has her own,
assembIage Of children.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
500 Ta1es complled.

Topeka. April s--Auditer George E
Cole has compiled the tax reports re-
ceived from county clerks and finds
that the taxes for all purposes in Kan
sas for 1899 amounted to SIS, AZ. 3o7. so,
divided as follows: State tax, 81. ST.
II4.75; school district, SALT, 53s; town
ship, 81 ,6OI $50 90; county. So. III. 2e2- O.:
city, Se,o14, 1895: railroad. s. soS.-
e77.s "a. Wyandotte county leads with
. tax roll OF s77z. 5ss. s.. Shawnee
comes second with s71s, Sc. Sedg-
wick is third with ssss .s57-7s
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
ohIo NI,ners settle Dinerence..

Columbus, o., April lot is an
nounced that an agreement has been
reached between the miners and opera
tors of the Bellaire district at the new
Philadelphia conferences and all diff
ferences settled. The Indianapolis
scale was signed and a new scale made
granting an increase of 90 per cent to
outside day laborers. About 5000 men
are affected.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
EASTER DAY.

\
Clang! C1ang! Clang! =
The penitential days are done,
Jehovah's joy bells ring;
And meath the glorious Easter sun
We hail the Lord, our King!
CIangi Clangi Clang!
On wings our spirits soar
In earnest words, in hymnal rhyme,
In organ peal and belfry chime
We hear the story DER!
Clang! Clangl Clang!
Christ rises once again
Perfection of creations sum,
Grand miracle of martyrdom,
To free us from our pain!
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Escape of an American Scout.

London, April ia special dispatch
from Bloemfontein, says that the
American scout, f. r. Burnham, was
captured near Thaba N'Chu, but made
his escape. He wandered about for
two days, finally reaching the camp OF
the Twelfth Lancers. in weak state
He says the Beers are determined, but
they realive that their eventual defeat
is inevitable
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Cleanse
Your Blood

The thing most desired of a Spring
Medicine is thorough publication of
the blood. With this work of
cleansing going on there is COM
plete renovation of every part of
your system. Not only is the cor
rupt blood made fresh, bright and
lively, but the stomach also re-.
spends in better digestion, its
readiness for food at proper times
gives sharp appetite, the kidneys
and liver properly perform thei.
allotted functions, and there is, IL
short, new brain, nerve, mental and
digestive strength.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
HeIEIeA

He-WoHIG 5ou scream If were to-
take you IN ny arms and kiss you? She
What good would that de2 Papa
and mamma are away, and the Eallzs
and noors and ceilings Of this fat are
Chicago Times Herald.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

The virtue CT faith rests on risk
This is the foundation OF all justice
ieets our souls On into the realms Of
the snfure-Rer. P g Yorke
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
as at. the Easter. breakfast table.

It was at. the Easter breakfast table.
and little Mabel asked:
Where's Johnny?"
He's dyeing eggs. somebody re-
sponded.
Mabel opened her eyes in wonder.
do dying eggs come from dad
chickens. mamma pa
Here, Jane. take away this one
letfe. gasped lIsbeIss fatslezs and
brasI ms Sit Of steak.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

SANG A HYMN TO THE VIRGIN.
image, life size and robed in white, is
carried IN solemn state, the entire
populace joining the procession. This
ceremony commentaries the Journey
to Pilates Judgment Hall. The image
is left in the church and the peopIs
dispense in silence. Then the devout
begin the ceremony of the pilgrimage
That is, they visit fourteen churches,
indicative of the fourteen stations Of
the cross, saying prayers at every sta
ton. 1t generally requires a part OF
Good Friday to complete the pilgrim
age.
"a Good Friday in southern Roman
Catholic country is something. to be
remembered. The sun rises on a city
plunged in absolute stillness-stillness
of the grave. The very air is funereal.
In the afternoon the procession of the
Holy Virgin takes place. This is really
the most striking of all the ceremoni-
ais. The sacred image, robed in black,
is carried by priests and is followed by
singular costume, all black On their
heads they wear conical black caps
fully two and a half feet in height,
and their robes have trains sixteen OF
eighteen feet long. Every canon is
followed by an acolyte, VINO carries the
and women, still in black, all carrying
lighted candles The scene is curiously
mediaeval and impressive.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

THE people who are not in the pro-
cession vie with one another in doing
homage to the Virgin as she passes
Money is freely given, and flowers are
offered in profusion- While we lived
in Santiago Mrs. Graham always sang
a hymn to the Virgin as her image
passed our house. which was facing
the great plaza As her voice rose
from the balcony where we stood the
vast procession would stop and listen
in a silence so profound that it could
be felt. Not a sound would be heard
except Mrs Graham's voice"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
HOODS
SaF.SapRFEERa

Possesses the peculiar qualities
Peculiar to which accom-
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who take it. An unlimited list of
wonderful cures prove its merit.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

Mr.. Thomas H. Graham, vice-presi-
dent of the Juragua Iron Mines COM
pany, Santiago de Cuba, gives an in
teresting description Of Easter as OBJ
served in Santiago and other Cuban
cities. During the entire week. he
says, ''all social gayety is suspended:
even business assumes a Quieter aspect.
but the distinctive celebrations do not
begin until Holy Thursday. On that
day high mass is broken off in the mid
die, and a procession of priests car
ries the image of Christine 'Ecco
Homo'-to the cathedral.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
EASTER in CUBA.

Those of us who know Easter onl!
on our cold and prosaic North can have
little conception of the significance and
solemnity of Passion Week in countries
where a hotter sun has infused in
tenser warmth into the blood.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-15
THE GRANT BROTHERS MIDDLE.
Had Been Insolvent for Years and Didn''
Know It.
(By the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press)
New York, Nov 14.-The principal de-
velopment in the failure of Grant Broth
ers today was statement by Frank Ber-
gen, of Elizabeth, N. j., attorney for John
K. Van Sickle, one of the partners of the
firm. Mr.. Bergen's statement was:
at is very doubtful if anyone can tell
what caused the wreck of Grant Brothers.
l do not think, honestly, that even the
members of the firm can tell what
brought the crash, and it is doubtful if
the cause will ever be known. The truth
of the matter seems TO be that Grant
Brothers have been insolvent for several
years without knowing it. The books are
in frightful shape, the expert accountants
say, and have not been kept properly for
years back. Since my client became a
member of the firm, they have not been
balanced, and may have to be rewritten
before head or tail can be made out of
them-if, indeed, they can ever be cleared
up.
"For over q week before the assignee
took charge of the books | had an expert
accountant examining them He found
numerous erasures, both knife and acid
AS far as the expert went. he found no
less than nineteen Irregularities. One
transaction, / know, showed the firm had
sold $40, 900 worth of a certain security
belonging to a man who had no idea the
papers were being disposed of. He called
upon the firm shortly afterward for the
securities. These were then bought in
open market, and restored to the owner.
us it certain that no trusted clerk or
other employee defaulted?
''As far as he knows, there was no dis
honesty on the part of any one. The
firm simply awoke to the fact one
morning that no more money was there,
and that it was ruined. The rumor of a
defaIcation, however, is traceabe. About
a year ago, the firm had a clerk whom it
accused of embezzling. A lawyer was
called in and the man was charged with
the theft. He simply put his pen down
and left. The police were not sent
for. That story leaked into Wall Street
and therefore the rumors."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-15
DISASTROUS DAY FOR PLAYERS.
Three Outsiders and Three Second Choices Di
vide the Card at Aqueduct
(By the Associated Press0


New York. Nov. 14.-Three outsiders
and second choices divided the card at
Aoueduct today, one favorite after anoth-
er going down in quick succession. 1t
was disastrous day for the players.
Summary:
First. about furlongs-Bastile, 20 to
/. won; Trumpet, to and even, second;
Imp. 8 to /, third. Time 1:25 20
Second, furlongs-Orienta, to l.
won: Annie Thompson, to l and even,
second Messaba, even, third. Time
1:01 3-5.
Third. / mile and 20 yards, selling
Touluc, 5 to 2, won; Double Dummy to
and to 5. second; Tension, 30 to l.,
third. Time 1:46 3-5.
Fourth, 1-16 miles, selling-Philip-
pine. 5 to 2, won; Knight of the Garter,
9 10 10 and out, second; Sir Fitzhugh, 10
to 1, third Time 1:49 is.
Fifth, about furlongs-Queen Carnival,
to 1, won; The Puritan, to and even,
second Millionaire, 5 to /, third. Time,
1927 1-5.
Sixth, 1 mile and 20 yards-Maple, 10
TO /, won; Monmouth Boy, to l and to
2, second; Give and Take, to l, third.
Time 1:49 20.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-15
Cause Of the Strong Failure.
(Bv the. Associated Press


New York, Nov. IA receiver was
yesterday appointed for the firm Of Will
liam L. Strong & Company, of which the
late Mayor Strong was a member. The
cause of the Strong failure was made
public today by Butler, hoffman, JOHN and
Mynderse, counsel for the firm in the
action for the receivership, which result
ed in the appointment of Edward A.
Treat. Counsel said that the Strong firm
had Endorsed more than $4,000 in notes
for the Stott Woollen Mills, for which the
firm was agent, and that the odd c1rcum-
stances of the sudden death of former
Mayor Strong and of F. H. Stott, heads
of the two concerns, within three days
of each other, had brought about a crisis
by dissolving both firms at moment
when large sums were due The Stott
Mills are located in Stottville, n. Y. One
note indorsed for the Stott Company for
500 600 is due tomorrow. other notes
for nearly half million are due soon.
The Stott Company, in which the Strong
Company is largely interested, counsel
said today, had Endorsed notes of the
Strong Company in return, but for an
insignificant amount, probably less than
500, 900 in all.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-15
LABOR STATISTICS.
Mr. B, R. Lacy Gives Out Statistics From His
Forthcoming Report.

The following average tables are
compiled from 800 blanks filled out by
representative farmers from every
county in the State. The farmers al
ways respond promptly:
The returns were received during
the period from June Is to October J..
which explains differences in selling
price Of cotton and other products
shown in table 5.
Table No. / shows an increase of y
per cent in the value of land in 80
counties, II per cent decrease in 3
counties and 5j counties report no
change. Eighty-four counties report
tendency TO have smaller farms, ! 1
larger. and ~ no change.
Table No. 2 shows mode of living in
80 counties improved. Seventy coun-
| ties report cost of living increased.
| Eighty-seven counties report negro
labor unreliable, seven reliable. and 2
report no negro labor Sixty counties
report employment regular.
Table No. shows highest wages
paid mem $13.23, lowest $8.01. High
est wages paid women $8.01, lowest
$500. Wages of children 1852. Forty
seven counties report increase in
wages. and so report no change.
Table No. 4 shows siXty-four coun-
ties produce cotton at cost of S26.19
per 500 pound bale. Eighty-four coun-
ties produce wheat at cost of 81 cents
per bushel. Ninety-seven (alD coun-
ties produce corn at cost of Al cents
per bushel. Ninety-two counties pro
duce oats at cost of % cents PEI
bushel. Forty-nine counties produce
tobacco at cost of $3.50 per hundred.
Table No. 5 shows market price OF
cotton 9b cents per pound, wheat 81
cents per bushel, corn &c cents pen
bushel. oats n. cents per bushel, to-
bacco $7.93 per hundred.
Table No. 6 shows educational con-
dition good in II counties. fair in So
poor in 50. ana bad in 3. Moral con
dition good in %. fair in s. poor in O
and bad in /. Financial condition good
in 6. fair in Al. poor in AZ, and bad in
8. The question do Won favor a
compulsory school law?" was answer
ed by 26S Yes by 81 No. and 20 did
not answer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-15
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. The proprietors of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump
ton, Coughs and Colds, have given away
over ten million trial bottles of this great
medicine; and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cured thousands
of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat.
Chest and Lungs are surely cured by it.
Call on all druggists and get free trial
bottle. Regular size soc and 81. Every
bottle guaranteed, or price refunded.