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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30

Chicago, May 27.-The Methodist
general conference Saturday elected
long list of standing committees
and committee to select delegates
to the ecumenical conference in Lon
don in 1901. Rev. w. p. Thierkield,
formerly general secretary of the Ep-
worth league, was declared elected as
one of the secretaries of the Freed
mems Aid and Southern Education So
ciety.
DIR. Levi Gilbert, of New Haven,
Conn.,, editor of the Daily Advocate
being published here during the ses-
sions of the conference, was declared
elected to the editorship of the West
ern Christian Advocate, and DIR. c. b.
Spencer, formerly editor of the Rocky
Mountain Advocate, to the editorship
of the Central Christian Advocate, in
place of DIR. Jesse Bowman Young.
Report No. of the committee on
the state of the church, involving the
standing of the Methodist church on
dancing, card-playing and other pro-
hlbited amusements, was then taken
up. The galleries of the Auditorium
were crowded with spectators. DR..
Buckley said: 1.-THE Jesuits, Luther
ans and Church of England never al
low the people to dance or go to the
theater for the 40 days during lent,
but they do not have any laws on the
subject. 1t is not said to any man,
'thou shalt not,' but the moral force
of the body, together with the reli-
gious exercises, cause their people to
abstain during lent. 1 believe Metho-
dists can abstain all the year. The
putting of this list in the presence of
young people is foe to sound, genu-
inc conversion
Frank Arter, of New Jersey, then
put the conference in an uproar by
starting to read an amendment pro-
posing to insert in paragraph 24s,
"opera, grand opera. prize fights, bull
fights, cock fights, backgammon.
football, baseball, one old cat, two
old cat"-Here his voice was drowned
by so delegates springing to their feet
and demanding recognition, while
cries of outrage on the conference
1--WE won't listen to the ridicule of a
rule of this church." were heard on
all sides. The chair ruled that Mr..
amid hand-clapping and stamping of
feet. The conference was again
thrown into turmoil by a demand
that Bishop McCabe leave the floor.
"He has no right on the floor of this
body endeavoring to influence persons
in their voting" said DIR. Buckley,
hotly. 81 was here on private busi-
ness" retorted Bishop McCabe. "You
were not. You told me to withdraw
my notion" shouted M. AFTER
The vote on the question of accept
ing the minority report, which op--
poses any change in the wording of
the discipline, was extremely close.
for time. 1t was evident before the.
close of the roll call, however, that,
the minority report would carry. Un--
official counts made it out 800 in favoE.
and 290 against the adoption.
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YANKEE ADVERTISING DODGE.
An Instance In Which q Shrewd Hus-
tier Makes a Good Clenn-Cp
with Cheap Cigars.

An ex-collector of customs relates
this as among his experiences: Some
years ago and shortly prior to the holi-
days man came into the office and
said that he wanted to talk with me
personally. He looked like an unso-
phisticated fellow who had come in
from the country to try his hand at
business, though he had sharp fea-
lures and a nasal twang.
Mister he began when we were
alone, I'm in a kind of snarl and
I've come to you because l want to do
the square thing. had nice lot of
Havaney cigars shipped to Windsor,
thinkin' l could do stroke sellin' 'em
here in Detroit. I had man there to
take care of 'em till come on, but he,
not KNOWN nothin' about the law,
packs them cigars in. boat an brings
EN- over here without payin' 10 duty
l reckon it was smugglin', but he's
honest as the sun and l hurried right
here soon's l heerd of what. he'd done.
Heres a sample of them cigars as
he held out box, and l want to saw
right here that never had more de-
icious smoke He took me to the lit
tie room he had rented and showed me
hundreds of boxes on which he had
paid the duty, and 1 bet the matter
drop. 1t got into the papers. even to
my verdict as to the quality of the
cigars.
Then my honest Yankee made a
special Christmas sale, patronized
CHIEFLY by ladies' who did not care SO
much about price as they did about the
credit of having once selected good
goods. He was closed out in no time
and disappeared. There was a rank
odor in the local atmosphere that
christmas. The cigars were chean
connecticut filters and cheaper Penn.
sylvania wrappers. The cigar he gave
me was ringer Uncle Sam pot
money that did not belong to him. but
IL was an advertising scheme out of
which the Yankee made a fat thing"
Detroit Journal
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'He lives, indeed" was the answer, ''but
whether or no he will bide long / cannot
say. He was better on deck than he is be-
low. The cabin still stinks. / hope twill
hot be forever before the doctor gets here
Was he drunk at mess? 1t is possible he can
hold the lads life long enough to allow him
to speak; he does little now but moan
At this the two walked forward, and /
heard nothing but the coarse voices of the
marines as they sang out to one another or
laughed uncouthly.
The knowledge that Ames still lived gave
ME a quick sense of relief-a relief which
fled on the instant as thought of the prob
able future in store for him. My own posi-
ton was infinitely better than his, even were
he not suffering from a wound, and, as for
his sister, after all was done, was she not
better off than either? But was she dead
Ii not, what could have become of her? l
had heard that the vessel had been searched
without finding trace of the third party
TO whom Belden had referred. On seeing all
was lost, was it possible that she had thrown
herself overheard that she might not wit
ress her brothers tragic end? 1t was like
her. 1t would have been an act showing
her strength of character, as well as the
weakness of her sex; a natural recoil from
Physical and mental suffering without a
purpose; a heroic self-sacrifice 1t were as
we'll she had not suffered captivity and
long-drawn misery. With her brother at
deaths door, or perhaps saved to die by
military law; her property confscated, with
cut home or relatives and at the mercy of
Clinton's heartless mistress, life would have
held no more for her than the doubtful ben
eft of mere existence in confinement for an
indefinite period.
And yet was my reason against the idea of
her self-destruction. There was mystery in
her disappearance, but it's solution lay not in
tnat. The attacking party had boarded us
II ON either side, yet not an eye had seen her
cast herself into the sea- There. was more
than this to make me doubtful. For her
brothers. sake she had sacrificed herself be-
fore Clinton, yet on my hand was placed
her last kiss Had she left the world thus,
without word to him, without warning to
me? 1t was unnatural, unholy; it was mon
strous to think of, and yet The possible
solution of the riddle as it drove into my
brain had scarce time to find lodgment be-
fore it was put to flight by the voice of Bel
cen, which seemed to come from directly
overhead, his words showing that the con-
tnuance of my present safety was not as
sured.
''Think you that dingy could be hauled
aboard and repaired? Twas a neat shot,
and the ball seems to have cleft, her like a
Fnife.''
so it looks" came an answer, "but I'll
warrant you'll find her full of fssures. The
work will barely repay the trouble Better
cut her adrift. If wind comes, the wreck
win drag like a sea anchor. You might give
attention to the quarter boat yonder, and
get the hatch aboard"
"The hatch, yes Belden returned; "but
the boat is stove badly. Curses on the rebel /;
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30
THE REMEDY FOR TRUSTS.
Russia Seems tn Understand the Proper
Manner to Deal with Trusts-What
the Scheme Proposes.

The Standard Oil company recently
made an agreement with the Mobiles
family and a few English capitalists
to own and control all the oil fields of
Russia. thereby dividing the worlds
supply. Following upon that the price
of oil went up to the American scale.
Witte, the Russian minister of
finance, has made several efforts to in
duce the oil proprietors, to content
themselves with reasonable prifit.
Having failed in his laudable purpose
the Russian is now preparing a COM
prehensive scheme to purchase the oil
fields and to operate them as govern
ment property. The owners will be
dealt with literally. but even after
paying them more than they ought to
get the government expects to sell oil
for half the present price and make q
large profit for the exchequer. We
are unable to do this at present, be-
cause the trusts own our American
car. who has not the heart to injure
them. Ottawa Republican.
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"Well, by the powers, 1 suppose must

"Well, by the powers, suppose must
obey orders. If the boy is moved, he dies
that's fat-an' by me soul, he may go, spite
o me skill! / must bide here the night,
:-iust 1? Ay, well; send aboard couple o
bottles. .Belden, or, by the piper, I'll mutiny.
Why should dirty rebel be worth more
than our men? Is Scammell to bide with
me"
NO." answered Belden; "he's sent for by
the captain. I'll fix the liquor, McCary
Now, Mr.. LounsbuFy, you have heard your
rises; you will have it ere long-the glass
Las fallen We will stand near you. Are
you ready, Scammell?"
There was suppressed conversation after
this, and then another boat put away. In
perhaps an hour it returned and was hoist
cd to the davits, and then again there was
silence-a deep, brooding silence, such as is
only known in night calm on the sea.
As have said, had given no thought to
the future or what consequence my present
situation might entail should the schooner
follow her captor. But as the darkness
deepened and chill due to ms protracted
submersion struck to my bones, realized
that, except for having pat myself beyond
the sight of my enemies, l had accomplished
nothing True it was that ! might have laid
a course ere this, for l had hung unmolested
Cor number of hours; but, instead of turn
ing to my own interests, l had let my brain
play over the mystery of the disappearance
of Miss King. What this portended l had
failed to dwell upon. Knowing that for
myself there remained nothing to do but
stay where l was until chance should open
a way for me to gain the shore or mischance
deliver me a prisoner or send me to the
bottom, had racked my fancy for solu-
tion of the one question regarding the lady.
As reward for this constant effort, had
nit upon what l thought to be the correct
answer to the puzzle, but to verify it had
been thus far beyond possibility. Now the
darkness, the warning chill, and my general
uncertainty brought me up with a round
turn, and gave attention solely to my own
affairs.
Further than that must leave my shell
ter and gain the schooner, could not pro-
ceed in laying my line of action. To use
the wreck as a support and push the un-
manageable thing for an uncertain number
OF miles to the Long Island coast would re-
suit, in my present condition, in collapse
ard death. 1t did not take me long to de-
termine that my only hope lay in the nearby
schooner; forlorn hope at best, for the at
tempt to board her would Immediately place
my LIE In jeopardy. Nor would / have
turned a thought to her had / not over
heard that she would be manned by Louns-
bury and three hands only. This handful
of men (the doctor counting as nothing in
my eyes), the calm, and the probable total
lack of discipline which would follow the
transfer of the sailors from vessel of war
to half-dismantled prize under unofficial
command, might allow me to gain foothold
cn deck. Ay, thought, by some possibility
! may reclaim my loss and become master
of the situation, only let me fairly see the
chance
ITO BE Continued
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30

be has cost us ten men in all, and only to
give us the slip! IT'S small wonder Louns-
barry has the shakes at thought of him!
Think of the nerve
Damn him!" was the retort. "What
about the schooner? Lounsbury wants to
take her in. There's nothing gone but the
foretopmast, and with three men he could
work her if the captain consents. In the
face of our being short handed, the idea is
not bad if the villain can be trusted"
Hell scarce run off with the schooner" :"
answered Belden, "and lead is no tempta-
ton, though I'd be shy of trusting him with
anything more valuable. / know him of
cd. He was scavenger to Clinton, and to
Howe before him. Here, lad, cut away that
painter"
The last words were an order probably
given to sailor, for presently I heard the
splash of the severed line. At the same
moment boat swept by, and from the few
words l could gather guessed the Irish sur
geon had arrived and gone aboard =
After that more boats passed and re-
passed as time dragged on, and finally the
bulk of the vessels captors returned to their
own schooner, for, saving now and then
the sound of a single man tramping the
deck, the stiffness was unbroken.
1t was with mighty satisfaction that had
heard the final order to cut the tie binding
my refuge to the schooner. | gave no
thought to what might come OF my beng
adrift on the broad ocean. Beyond each
moment as it came and went seemed to
rave no interest. The future was blank,
nor need ! consider it so long as the wind
held off, for in the calm the dingy and
schooner would not part company, and un-
til darkness fell l would be compelled to
remain in my present pinched quarters.
Hooded as / was, up to the present my
hearing had been nay only sense brought into
pay, but with the departure of the last boat
load of men used my eyes for the first time
The interior of the shelter under which /
hung was lighted almost entirely from be-
low, and delicate greenish- blue tint played
over the planks and ribs of the wreck.
Shielded from direct light overhead, the
shell gave all the effects of water telescope,
for, on turning my eyes downward, my
sight pierced the ocean for fathom after
fathom, the color of the depths growing
from the most tender blue to clear and
then dark green, showing me that the bot
tom lay beyond vision and far below 1t was
cnly by turning to the hole in the keel that
l could guess the hour, nor was it long be-
fore the sun had set and darkness came on
apace. By the natural attraction of float
ing bodies, the boat had drawn near the
schooner, and, as they struck and crunehed
together, / heard the voice of the surgeon as
be left the cabin and came on deck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30
VOL. XIX.
BOYS.

Now, IL anyone has an easy time
In this world of push and pull,
1t is not the boy of the family,
For his hands are always full
I'd like to ask, who fills the stove?
Where is the girl that could?
Who brings In water, who lights the fire,
And splits the kindling wood?
And who is IT that cleans the walks
After hours of showing?
In summer, who keeps down the weeds,
BY diligently hoeing?
And who must harness the faithful hors,
When the girls would ride about?
And who must clean the carriage off?
The boy, you'll own, no doubt
And who does the many other things
Too numerous to mention?
The boy is the general utility man.
And really deserves a pensionl
Friends! just praise the boy sometimes,
When he does his very best;
And don't always want the easy chair
When he's taking a little rest.
Don't let him always be the last
To see the new magazine;
And sometimes let the boy be heard,
AS we'll as TO be seen.
That boys are far from perfect
Is understood by all:
But they have hearts, remember,
For ''men are boys grown tall"
And when boy has been working
His level best for days,
1t does him good, tell you,
To have some hearty praiSei
He is not merely q combination
OF muddy boots and noise.
And he likes to be looked upon
AS one of the family joys.
The Gem.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30
ENDED HIS TROUBLES
Yo"ng Author Who Wrote . .Curtaf,s
Raiser" for Julia Mariowe Committed
Suicide at st. Joseph. MO.

st. Joseph, Mo-, May 27.-Prof. Rob-
ert Wizardi, a young author and
composer who came to ST. Joseph sew
eral months ago from Kansas City.
committed suicide in his studio here
by cutting the arteries in his wrists
with razor. Wizardi wrote a cur
tain raiser for Julia Marlowe, the
actress. which has been put on by
her with some of her plays during
the last season, and he claimed to be.
engaged in writing melodrama for
her which he expected to have ready
to submit early this summer. 1t is
said that Wfzardi has a wife and two
children in Kansas CITY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30
The Woman of II.

Postal Clerk-This letter is over
weight, ma'am. You'll have to put an
other stamp on it.
Woman-I think the government is
Just too mean for any thing. know I've
mailed hundreds of letters that weren't
anywhere near full weight, so / think
the least you can do is to let this one
go through.-Judge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30
At Old Point Comfor..

Washington, May 27.-President Nc
Kinley and party left Saturday for
Old Point Comfort, where they will
view the suns eclipse. The president,
accompanied by the cabinet and
few invited guests, will go to Antie-
tam on the 30th, returning to Wash.
ington that evening.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30
Robbers Failed mt Leroy, ken.

Burlington, Kan, May 27-Rur-
glars made an unsuccessful attempt to
rob the Citizens state bank at LEROY.
The doors to the vault were badly
bent and broken, but were not opened.
The robbers used dynamite and the
noise of the explosion brought citi-
zens to the scene.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30

Lawrence, Kan, May 27.-The me-
mortal tablet in the state university
chapel to Lieut.. Afford, erected by,
his classmates and friends, will be
put in place Friday. Lieut.. Afford
was the first officer of the Twentieth
Kansas killed in the Philippines.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30
Sfratexy.

'Why is it that you get down to the
Office SO early now?"
My wife's doing her own cooking,
and l have to make her believe that I
can't wait for breakfast. ~ Chicago
Daily News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30
A Pertinent Inquiry.

Newiywed (complacently)-Oh! of
course, all women have sharp tongues;
every rose has its thorn," you know.
oletimer (dryly)-And have You no.
ticed, yet, how rose will fade, but o
thorn won't?-Puck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30
she Talked.

He said you were a bird.''
Really p she exclaimed, delighted.
"Yes--a parrot. Chicago Post.
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THE BAN IS NOT REMOVED.
Methodist Conference Refuses to Al
ter the Discipline Regarding Dam
cling and Other Amusements.
THE DEBATE WAS At TIMES BITTER,

DE-. Buckley Demanded That Bishop Me-
Cabe. Whom He Accused OF Election
eering, Leave tho Conference Floor
DR.. Jesse Bowman Young Defeated for
Editor of Central Christian Advocate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-05-30

TO BE Continued
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-11
BATTLE
with Catlls 1h eyts Proves
Disastrous TO the Outlaws.

GLENCOE. o. T., JULY 10.-(special)
Ono deputy United States marshall III
I'd and three speradoes mortsliy wouad
cd and captured. ls the record Of a hht on
,ie Arkansas river. forty miles east Of
here last night. A messenger from the
pcene OF the night brought the news hero
today.
In that locality there are great many
bands Of cattle thieves who have terror
ICED the residents for some time by steal
ing cattle and stock Of all kinds. Only
. few days ago farmer was kil,e1 VIII le
trying to protect his property.
The three desperadoes who were captur-
I'd had stolen a whole herd q cattle from
the reservation and were taking them TO
a railroad station preparatory 70 dis
posing Of them, VIII tho I rec marsh4ls
overlook them and the fight began.
The members Of both parties were arm
ed with winchesters and Colts pistols.
One Of the marshals was killed and the
leader Of tho desperadoes was next 70
fall.
Then the fight continued for nearly an
hour when a desperate fell and the re-
naming ones started TO run, but were
brought down.
IT Is thought that none OF the outlaws
will recover. II they do they will be re-
moved 10 the federal jail at Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-11

CITY OF MEXICO. Juy 1O.-The
ELECTORAL colleges met IN the chief
towns all over the republic yesterday
and cast their vote for president. The
returns will come in slowly from the
outlying states, but a majority Of the
votes we ercast for Gen. Diaz, in
surfing his reelection for a term OF
four years dating from December /
next. The Clerical and Conservative
party made no nomination this year.
The only formal nomination being that
of Diaz by the National Liberal con-
vention held here in January.
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Eastern Oklahoma Time Card
WOMEN's CLUBS OF GUTHRIE.

ACORN CLUB-Mrs f. X. Brooke, president
~ Mrs. j. Houston, secretary. Meets on
every Thursday afternoon.
CAMBRIDGE CLUB-Mrs. A. H. Huston,
" President: Mrs. n. NJ. Carter. secretary.
Meets every alternate Tuesday.
L LXCELSIOR CLUB-Mrs. Almont Hixon,
L President, Mrs. Geo II Dodson, secretary.
Meets every Monday afternoon.
CHAKESPEARE CLUB -Mrs.Joseph Wisby,
- President: Miss Reese, secretary. Meets
each alternate Tuesday
COROSIS CLUB-Composed of the society
- ladies led by Miss Helen Green. Meets
every Tuesday.
HHAUTAUQUA CLUB-Mrs. w L Rhodes,
~ President; Mrs. " NJ Carter, secretary
Meets every Thursday afternoon.
DANNER UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
- MISS Alma Carson, president; Miss Anna
Hutchinson, secretary Meets Saturday
evening.
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
" Mrs. Julia Ryan, President; Miss Mar
guerite Byrne, secretary, Meets every
Wednesday evening.
Omcers of City Federation-Mrs. Frank
Dale, President; Mrs J. j. Houston, Secre-
tarY.
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Sur~mer Tourist Rates to Colorado.

SIMMER tourist tickets to Denver,
colorado Springs and Pueblo will be
placed on sale June LIST. and sold daily
MP TO and including Septem Der 18th.
1900, with final return limit of October
slst, 1900. stop overs will be allowed
on gong tip after reaching the first
colorado common point. I he return
h1p must be an absolutely ontinuous
passage, commencing on the date Of
sxetution by the join. agent.
A. j. CoRKINs, Agent
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How IL the Ticket.

Do I sui you? Well, we pre not
ali ALIKE, you know. in this world, and
IT is har1 20 please everyone; but the
favor is unanimously for DR.. CAld well s
Syrup Pepsin, as it is guaranteed 10
cure Constipation, Indigestion. Sick
Headache aud Stomach Trouble Sold
by +. Il. Lille q Co.
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PROFIT AND LOSS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES

Contingent Fund ..........-.-s 2,5l6 90
Due Stockholders .............. 20, 1877 20 3S.6B =
Respectfully submitted,
w. M, BRONSON, Secy.
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The law holds both maker and cir.
culstor Of counterfeit equally guilty
The dealer who sells you a dangerous
counterfeit of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Save riske your fe to make a little
larger profit. You cannot trrst him.
ne Wits Is the only genuine and orig
NAL Witch Hazel Salve, a well known
eure for piles and I'll skin diseas
See that your dealer gives you De.
Wits Sllve.