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GLEANINGS.

There are 100000 places where liquor
is sold in this country.
The students of Nebraska Wesleyan
university at Lincoln have organized a
prohibition club with 80 charter mem
bers.
Switzerland has three institutions
for the cure of drunkards, which record
permanent cures in one-half the cases
treated.
The average savings bank deposits
for each citizen of Illinois is $6.14, of
Ohio, $9.42, and of the prohibition state
Maine, $S077.
At the annual meeting of the Massa-
chusetts Total Abstinence society Sec
rotary of the Navy John D. Long was
elected president.
When the liquor dealer gets rich
enough to build brown stone front he
has q right to call it ''The house that
jag built. "-Elliott's Magazine.
The late Mr.. Richard Cadbury, the
founder of the Birmingham temper
ance institute, directed that 81 500 be
SPCSlliSdlly pCddCSLCu, DColdCo lCSdSICS
for religious institutions. The London
temperance hospital yill get 100000.
Three hundred and fifty drinking sa.
looms have been introduced into Manila
consequent upon the American eXpedi-
ton to the Philippines, and these are
chiefly patronized by them. The Fill
pinos do not like the introduction Of
these canteen and dramshops into their
midst.
A physician connected with the
Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, was
bitten by diamond-back rattlesnake
the other day while exhibiting his pets
before medical society. The only rem
edy applied was instantly squeezing
and sucking the wound, and no i'll eff
fects followed. Whisky is not recon-
mended as an antidote by the doctor
who was bitten. He says more people
die from an excessive dose of the anti
dote than from snake poison-St. Louis
| Globe-Democrat.
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posed that that was the last of Cor
man. But to-day he is the recognized
leader of his party in that state, and
the men who repudiated him and de-
sired his everlasting humiliation are
now following his leadership.
In 1895 David b. Henderson, of Iowa,
desired to be appointed chairman of the
committee on appropriations of the
national house of representatives.
Speaker Reed refused to give him that
position. Four years later, in 1899, Col.
Henderson was elected speaker of the
house and succeeded Reed in the chair.
The power was given to him to APP
point a chairman of the committee on
appropriations, and the chairmen of all
other committees of the house.
In 1890 Thomas H. Carter, of Mon
tana, was defeated for congress. In
the following year he was made COM
missioner of the general land office, and
in 1892 he was made chairman of the
republican national committee. In
1894 he was elected to the senate, and
is now an honored member of that
body.
In 1879 Chester A. Arthur was re-
moved from the position of collector of
the port of New York, and was politi-
cally disgraced. In 1880 he was NOM
mated and elected vice president, and
in 1881 he became president of this re-
public.
These are only a few of the illustra-
from, rao1 Iifa xvera rrivap
by the wise old observer of events, and
as they fell from his lips they were
deliberately discoursed upon to show
that sin the worlds bright lexicon of
youth there's no such word as fail"
if men and women will but keep their
courage, faith and hope frightened by
| determination. The text was also
quoted: Whatsoever thy hand tindeth
to do, do it with thy might"
The pathway to success was never
''a primrose path of dalliance," and it
is sleeper path to-day than ever be-
fore, because of the competition in this
seething world of selfshness. But they
who toll will win. Bacon says that
''men must know that in this theater
of mans life it remaineth only to God
and the angels to be lookers-on, which
is a strong way of putting the state
ment that the genius of labor alone
produces success. No man may model
his life upon that of another. But every
man may be sure that the universal
law of success demands toll and cour-
age. Every man who starts upon the
ocean of life arches his sails to an I'M
tried and unsteady breeze. Like Cole
ridges mariner, ''he is the first that
ever burst into that lonely sea-"
The wise words which an old states
man has uttered to the writer in Wash
ington may be of little avail, unless
they carry with them the lesson sug-
gested, that in every village, town or
city there are wise men and women
whose society should be sought by
young men and women, because every
one who has lived long in the land has
observed similar events about him, and
can repeat them in an interesting and
encouraging manner to those who are
trimming their sails for life's voyage.
SMITH D. FRY
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unable to make any progress until his
wife educated him. He was again and
again defeated in his political ambi-
tions, but he struggled on, and finally
he became a member of the United
States senate, vice president and pres
ident of the republic.
In January, 1889, Adlai E. Stevenson,
of Illinois, was nominated for posi-
ton on the supreme court of the Dis
trfct of Columbia, but the senate re-
fused to confirm him, and he retired to
private life. Four years later he was
elected vice president, and came to
Washington to preside over the senate
which had declined to confirm him to a
subordinate position.
William Jennings Bryan was de-
feated for congress in 1894 and had a
hard time earning living for his wife
and children. But two years later he
was nominated by great political
party for the highest Office in the gift
of the people, and ever since he has been
commanding figure in national af-
fairs. His defeat for congress may
have been bitter blow to him, and the
world must have looked dark, but he
kept on working and hoping.
In 1890 William Mckinley was de-
feated for congress, and his public ca
reer seemed to have closed. But he kept
on working and striving. Four years
later he was nominated for the presi-
dency, and was elected to that high of
fee. When he was defeated for con-
gress the world may have looked
gloomy to him, but he kept on working
and striving and success came at last.
In 1883 Grover Cleveland was defeat
ed for the presidency and badly defeat
I'd, because the state of New York, in
vhich he had resided for many years,
cast its electoral vote against him. But
he kept on struggling ana hoping, and
four years later he was elected TO the
presidency, having three successive
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HARD WORK COUNTS.
The Genius OF Labor Alone Produces
Lasting Success.
Famous Americans Who Have Had
to Toll Patiently and Long Be-
fore Arriving at the Goal
of Their Ambition.
Esnecial Washington letter.


THE boys and girls, young men
and women, of this country are
- taught to respect old age, but
that is not enough. They should be
taught to seek the society of the old
men and women in every community
and listen to the stories of their expert
ences in the years that have passed.
There is dear old man or lovely
old lady in every little town or village
who could be helpful to the individuals
of the rising generation and who would
be glad to be so. Every young man or
woman who would seek their society
would not only bring pleasure into
their fast fading lives, but would derive
benefit by drinking from the fountains
of wisdom which flow like well springs
from the minds of those good people.
These reflections come forth as the
result of an evening with an elderly
gentleman who was once a command
ing figure in the national councils, but
who is now living quiet life in his de-
clining years. He said to the writer:
"You are perfectly welcome to tell what
has been said, but do not like to see
my name in print, and so you must not
make mention of me. There was time
when sought newspaper notoriety, for
the newspapers make and unmake pol
iticians. But when man leaves all that
behind him he does not want to be men
toned in any manner, except in the
obituary notices"
The venerable statesman and philos-
opher narrated incidents which surely
ought to be laid before the reading peo-
pie of the country, for they afford food
for thought and encouragement to
those who may be discouraged. He said
that there are times in the life of every
man when the world seems very dark,
but that the skies always brighten to
those who keep on doing their duty to
the best of their ability. One of his IL
Illustrations was this:
go into any city, big or little, and
you will find street corner so crowded
with wagons and other vehicles that it
is dangerous to attempt to cross. But
if you will wait awhile you will find
that all the Instructions have natural
ly removed themselves, and the street
is as clear of Instructions as country
road. Therefore, when distractions
come in the pathway of life, if you only
wait, they will remove themselves. If
people would only understand this sim
pie truth, they would do less worrying
when they find their desires Temporal
rily thwarted.'
Then he added: There is line in
one of the classics which says: The
frozen river and the leafess trees do
not complain. They wait for the sun
shine of spring and summer Wise
men and women learn to labor and to
wait. Many a man who has been de-
feated in his dearest aspirations has
risen afterwards, and been stronger
and greater than he might otherwise
have been"
By way of illustration he referred to
the career of Andrew johnson, of Ten
nessee, the unlettered tailor who was
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~o .-EgNsA
LIZY'S DIVORCE.
oeliverance Came, But She Did Not
Take the ChiIdren-Tragedy in
a Drunkard's Home.

She was middle-aged woman, Ger
man, but she had lived all her life in
America. There was determined look
On her face as she crossed the street
and entered the lawyers Office. BE
looked up from his desk as she came
in and motioned to Il chair without
speaking.
81 can't set down. 1 amt got time -
she said. amos has been drinking
again, and 1 can't stand it no longer.
He struck little Gretchen last night"
''And you," he said, as he noticed that
there was a dark mark on her fore
head just over the left eye.
Eyes. He beat me because I took
the child away from him. l can't stand
it," She repeated, fiercely: Il won't
stand it,
you want divorce, suppose. Well,
Ill see what can be done"
The woman left the room and crossed
the street again. At the door she met
her husband.
"What you been to Lawyer Fields
for?" he said, doggedly.
81 told him to fix it so as L would
lever have to see you again. And he
said he would. There!"
Did You do that, Lizy?" he said
slowly, as if it was hard to understand
She did not answer, but went on pill
ing up the dishes and carrying them
away.
"We've been married most twenty
years, Lily, most twenty years"
She did not answer.
would you take the children-all
the children?" There was a huskiness
in his voice. "It would be hard not
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(As He Appeared on the Old Laramie
Trail in 1S49)

faith. In case of the absence of the
bishop" as the head of the family is
known in the settlement, as is frequent
ly the case when he makes a visit to
one of his wives living in the extreme
upper or lower ends of the colony, one
of the sons will fill the pulpit and
preach the doctrine of his father.
Heber z. Kicks is a giant in form and
strength, although he is II years old.
Little or nothing is known of his boy
hood, except that he was reared on q
farm in western New York. He has
never been known to say much about
his early life, other than that he landed
in st. Louis in 1912. From that city he
went to small settlement in the vi
cinity of where Independence, Mo-, now
stands, where he joined the Mormon
church. A little band of Mormons,
with Kicks at their head, left the place
early in the spring of 1s4s and turned
their faces toward Utah. Brigham
Young's party of 225 persons had gone
on the previous year and left a faint
trail, which Kicks and his party fol.
lowed with great difficulty. This trail
led them across the state of Nebraska
along the Platte river, up the Big Lara,
mic river and across the state of Wy
oming by way of Fort Laramie, and on
into the valley of the great Salt lake via
Echo canyon.
When Kicks left Missouri, it is said,
he was single man, but when he and
his party reached Salt lake valley he
was the possessor of five better halves.
Settling near Salt Lake, Kicks contin-
ued to take unto himself additional
wives until he had ten. Early in the
year 1869, with the number of his wives
increased to 10, Kicks pulled up stakes
and moved across the mountains
through eastern Idaho to the valley of
Snake river. There, upon one of the
most fertile spots to be found on the
continent, he established himself. The
first few years were ones of great ac-
tivity for Kicks and his already large
family. For a time all lived in one large
house, which was hastily erected, but
later IL houses, composed of roughly
hewn logs, were constructed at differ
ent points along the river. To these
were added, in due time, barns, corrals
and other outbuildings, and in few
years Ricksville was something more
than a name.
While the population in the vicinity
of this settlement is distinctly Kicks,
there are large number of families of
other names, says the Chicago Inter
in this respect or in any other from any
Mormon settlement in Utah, Wyoming
or Idaho, and visitor, were he not IA
miliar with the history of the Kicks
family, would never suspect that Heber
z. Kicks is the father of so many chill
dren.
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old, but she has been married twice be-
fore now, and each time she was sold
by her father to the highest bidder
among the full-blooded bucks of the
tribe. Mary ran away from her two
former husbands and returned to her
father, only to be sold from the block
for the third time.
Ex-Chief Corndropper is one of the
richest of the Usage Indians. He has a
ranch of $500 acres of fertile land, all
well stocked, and his home is one of the
finest in the reservation. His daughter
is the princess of the tribe. She was
first sold into marriage at the age of II
to Tall Chief for 400 ponies. Her mother
caused separation after one year of
welded life. Tall Chief and his mother
in-law could not live under the same
roof. An Indian mother-in-law, he
says, is just as big a nuisance as pale
face mother-in-law. Not many months
later she was again sold to John Logan,
prominent member of the Usage coun-
Gil in 1898. He lived with her at the
home of her parents until six months
ago, when he left on account of the
domineering mother-in-law. The young
wife, who had become mother few
months before, was heartbroken. She
loved John and insisted that he loved
her. For number of days she refused
to eat and for long time she mourned
his departure. She suffered a severe
sick spell as result. Her child is boy.
Wichita (Kan.) Letter.
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right to the office. 1t is generally con-
sidered that the only power which will
ever succeed in dispossessing Joel is the
old gentleman with the scythe and
hourglass. Not once during the Al
years of his occupancy has any cor
rection been made in his accounts with
the department, and he is extremely
popular with all the people of Azalia.
When Joel first became entitled to
write p. NJ. after his name only one
mail a week came to AZalia. Now that
enterprising village proudly boasts two
mails day. When he started to stamp
letters it cost five cents to mail each
letter, while the postage on weekly pa
pers was 20 cents year. Soldiers let
tiers could be franked, but were charged
for at their destination.
The most exciting event in Mr.. New
SONS career as postmaster occurred in
1865, when Frank Reno, a noted In
diana bandit of the old days, cracked
the post office safe and disappeared with
$4,000 in government bonds. The
bonds were afterwards recovered, and
Frank was hanged by a mob at New
Albany, Ind, so Uncle" Joel came out
ST that affair without loss.
Mr.. Newsom is a republican, but, as
BELTS postmaster for life, never be-
trays any "pernicious activity"
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HAS LARGE FAMILY
Heber 2. Kicks Is the Father Of
Sixty-Six Children.
Married Five Times ON His Journey t.
the Promised Land of the Nor
mons and Seven Times After
Having Reached 1t.

In the valley of the Snake river, near
where that stream forms the boundary
line between Wyoming and Idaho, lives
the father of the largest family on the
American continent, and probably in
the world. The owner of this unique
distinction is Heber z. Kicks, one of the
faithful followers in religion and prac-
tees of the late Brigham Young. Re-
| liable persons who have known Kicks
for many years say he has IL wives and
&c children. Many of his sons and
daughters have long since taken unto
| themselves helpmates for life, and to
these have been born 21S children,
thereby bringing the number of souls
in the Kicks family, exclusive of the
venerable father himself, up to 296.
The members of the Kicks family are
scattered over a stretch of country ID
miles long by two miles wide. Heber
Kicks has an even dozen ranches, which,
with those of the sons and daughters,
make quite a good-sized settlement.
In the center of this settlement town
calld Ricksville has been established.
Here are located a general store and
church, the latter being the largest as
well as the most substant ial building
in the Kicks empire. During week days
the church is transformed into school,
room, and regularly employed teacher
| Casually one of the Kicks daughters)
labors with the descendants of Heber
z. On Sundays, and not infrequently
of an evening, services, which are, of
course, strictly Mormon, are held.
These religious meetings are usually
presided over by the elder Kicks, and
are very interesting, being conducted
in that manner peculiar to the Mormon
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Need to Dissolve Partnership.

1t is stated that the Pabst Brewing
company, of Milwaukee, has paid
in revenue taxes to the United
States government sum equiva-
lent to the total salaries of all
the presidents, from George Wash
ington to William Mckinley, and in
addition a sum sufficient to pay the
chief executive of this nation $4,000
year for 100 years to come. Further
more, the breweries of the one city OF
Milwaukee pay to. the government
enough to provide the salaries of all
the presidents down to Mckinley and
for so years to come. Why shouldn't
the breweries have something to say
about the Interpretation" of the anti
canteen law-and about every other law
that affects their business? What this
country needs is a dissolution of part.
nership between. the government and
the entire liquor traffic.-Union Signal
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4 Born Abstainer.

DR.. Z was giving a small dinner
some few months back, and Nine. Y
one of the guests, refused wine. Seated
by her host, he at once remarked on her
doing so.
mo wine, madame!" said he. care
you a total abstainer, them" with a
quizzical smile.
"Yes!" replied she, 81 was born a
water-drinller, moreover"
"Well! l should hope we were all
that" was the doctors amused reply
81 beg your pardon-far from it, >
earnestly said Nine. Y. DO you
mean to tell me that the Children OF
confirmed drunkards, or even of habit.
ual drinkers, can claim to be teetotal.
ers?"
There was slight pause, while the
attention of several near was arrested
by the question.
DIR. Z bowed courteously.
''You are perfectly right, madame!
We are not all born abstainers-the
greater the pity for us!'-Beatrice
Matthews, in Wings.
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to see the boys no more, nor Gretchen,
nor you, Lily. l don't know as could
get along"
He put one hand up over his face,
and in few minutes tear trickled
through his fingers to the floor.
By and by she said: Maybe I'd bet
ter not do it, Amos. Maybe I'd bet
ter go and tell him we've made it up.
Twenty years is long time.
well try it again. We've got dread
full used to each other" and she wiped
her eyes. "Ain't there somebody that
can help you, Amos? Couldn't you see
the preacher or some of the temper
ance folks?"
"No, / don't know none of them.
They never think of helping me. They
think there is no help for u German,
and I suppose they're perty near right.
But I'll stop alone; L can do it," and
he looked hopeful.
"AIl right, I'll help you," his wife
answered, but there was no hopeful
ness in her voice or face. She had
been through it all before.
81 wish we knew God BETTER" she
said. Il guess He could help"
He did not answer. The idea Of God
was very vague in his mind.
The clock struck one. He rose and
went and got his hat from nail be-
hind the door and came back where his
wife still sat.
Cheer up, Lily he said, pattirg
her on the head. Don't fret no more
l must go to work this afternoon
but
She interrupted him. Hadn't you
better stay at home the rest of the
day?" she asked. you know how bad
you'll want drink in the middle OF
the afternoon. You always do when
you've been like you was last night
I'm 'fraid you'll take it. You can't
help it."
''Yes, l can" he answered. "Pll come
back sober this time and all the times
after this and he went out and shut
the door.
Maybe he will keep it this time,
she thought. 'I'll have a good supper
Jeduy W HGu ut COLltS uOule llOll llls
work tonight. Maybe he will keep it. ,
At six o'clock supper was ready, and
good supper it was. All those things
Amos liked best his wife had carefully
prepared, but he did not come. The
clock struck half-past. Still he was
not in sight. The children were get
ting hungry. Their mother gave then
their supper and put the rest carefully
into the oven to keep it warm.
Nine-haif-past nine.
swish me and these children wa!
dead long a Annie and jake" she said
Then she started, fo:' she heard tina
familiar step on the walk, hating anC
heavy and slow. She rose instinctively
and stood behind a chair. He came il
and shut the door and leaned bacl
against it, looking straight into he,
face with drunken leer. He had on
hand behind him.
Amos" she said, pleadingly, amos
don't hit me. Have you forgot thi
morning."
mo, I haven't forgot" he said, in
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OLDEST POSTMASTER.
In Point of Service Uncle Joel New
som, of Aza1ia, Ind, Is without
n Rival.

Down at the village of Azalia, Ind,
lives an old man, popularity known as
Uncle Joel Newsom, who proudly
claims the record as the oldest post
master in the country in point of
service. He first took charge of
the Azalia office back in 1859, after
wards receiving his commission from
Postmaster General Blair. Since 1859
he has been distributing the mail with
out a break. Once, when Cleveland
was elected president the first time,
an attempt was made to Gust him, but
it failed miserably, and since then no
one has even ventured TO dispute his
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low, husky tone. I'm teach you to get


low, husky tone. I'm teach you to get
a divorce from me-"
He drew his hand from behind him.
It held a piece of brick. Before she
saw what was coming it flew straight
across the room and hit her on that
red mark just above the eye, and she
fell to the floor.
He reeled forward and sank down be-
side her half sobered and began sop
ping up the blood with his handker-
chief.
''Lizy!" he said, softly. 'Lizy! I'm
sorry l hurt yer; but I'm never going
to drink another drop. L can stop it
and 1 will. Can't you open your eyes,
Lily, and tell me you amt much hurt?
I'll always be good to you after this
and to the children. You'll help me,
won't you, Lily? 1 couldn't get along
without you no way"
The bedroom door softly opened and
his little girl walked across the room
to him. She did not see her mother.
Daddy" she said, as she came to-
ward him, 81 wanted to tell you didn't
care about last night. 1t did not hurt
much Mother told me you was sorry.
1 didn't care"
She came a step nearer and saw her
mother and the blood and screamed. A
door on the other side opened and the
two boys stepped into the room.
Amos looked up.
'Your mother" he began, then he
bowed his head on his wife's breast and
sobbed aloud.
Lily had her divorce and she had not
taken the children.-Morda Stevens, in
Union Signal.