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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-10
An Old Gard.

The oldest visiting card Of which
there b any record Is 10 be found In
the state archives Of Venice. Giacoms
Com'tarini, professor Of the University
C. Paduca, sent the card in question
as a curiosity to q Penetlan friend,
saying that the German students who
came to Italy had the elegant and
laudable custom Of leaving such lkth
cards, with their name and place Of
origin, at the houses Of friends when
they called and found them absent.
The card referred to bears a coat.of-
arms, with the motto "Espoir me con-
fort" and beneath, "Joannes Wester.
Rot Wsaph4lu scribsbst Pstsv1 I
MnEtil 1880"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-10

.'dshlngton, Jan. 5.--inv n,oatniy
statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business, Decem-
Der 81, 1900, the national debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to
1000, 1850, a decrease for the
month OF 81, $685. 65.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-10
Union Pacific Improvement in Kansas,

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 5.--The Union
Pacific road announces that it will
spend million dollars in Kansas in
making Improvements to the road
Grades will be made straight and
many new bridges built.
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THE CUBAN FRAUDS.
Secretary Root Against Sending the
Lawshe Report to the Senate.
1OKEEP INTOXICAN1S FROM AFRICANS


Washing ton, Jan. 3.-Secretary Root
was asked yesterday If the Lawshe re-
port on the Cuban frauds would be
sent to the senate In compliance with
the Bacon resolution, lie would not
answer the question directly, but in
timated strongly that the president
has sustained his view of the matter
and that 1t was deemed inadyisablc at
this stage Of the criminal prosccu-
tions resulting from Mr.. Lawshes
Investigations to make public the
data upon which they are based. lie
did not regard the matter as of much
Importance and had no idea that il
would be made an issue between the
senate and the war department. The
course usually followed in such cases
would be adopted in this matter and
it would be allowed to drop from
consideration for the present.
To Keep Intoxicants from Africans.
Washington, Jan. 3.-The treaty for
the protection of native races in
Africa against intoxicants, to which
the senate gave its consent on De-
cember IA, will receive the formal adj
hcsion of the United States by presi-
dental proclamation as soon as other
countries have ratified the idea. This
information has been asked Of Mr.
Townsend, our minister at The Hague,
The Lodge resolution, declaring for
the universal application of the prin-
ciple OF the treaty to all civilized
races, will be taken up by the senate
committee on foreign affairs Friday
morning.
Receipts and Expenditures.
Washington, Jan. 3.-The compare
tive statement Of the receipts and ex-
penditures OF the United States, H.
sued by tho treasury department yes
terday, shows that for the month OF
December, 1900, the total receipts
were SAC, SAG, sos, an increase as com
pared vita December, 1899, of $S7, 404.
The expenditures for the month were
40,2O4, 622, which leaves surplus for
the month OF $6,641,SS6. During the
last six months the receipts amounted
to $201 ,s4l s6l, as against $2S4,793, 494
for the corresponding period last
year The expenditures during the
last six months aggregated $273,09l,-
lj5, as against 63,766,560 for the
corresponding period in 1899.
The Coinage Of the MINIS.
Washington, Jan. 3.-The yearly
coinage statement Of the director Of
the mint shows that tho total coinage
Of the mints OF the United States was
$i37, 500, 4Ol, as follows: Gold, $780,
272, 042; silver, $50, 2O5, 321; minor coins,
1901, 1873. OF the silver coined $2l,-
96O,912 was in standard dollars. The
December coinage amounted to ST.
75s, $50, OF which A,576,6o7 was gold
and So, 2ss, 555 silver and 1901, 1928 minor
coins.
A New Training Ship To Be Recommended.
Washington, Jan. 3.-fhe board on
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TO COLOMBO SIX STATES.
German Syndicate Seeks to Popu'
late Parts of Brazil.

Rio Janeiro. Brazil. June 1s.-A German
syndicate has Just been formed with q cap
ital OF 900 marks. with the object Of
colonixing IN States Of Rio Grande, San
Pablo, Santa Cartasina. Parana. Minas.
Geraes and Goyaz-
The Government has guaranteed 5 per
cent interest on the capital invested in the
enterprise.
There Ia a plan for colonization by Ital-
ians In various sections Of Brazil. This
plan has been formed by G society recently
organized in Rome.
1t Is asserted that the Government has
received from Washington a dispatch an
nouncing that the Executive Committee of
the Pan-American Congress has decided to
return to the original programme and to
exclude the Gillian proposal about arbitra-
ton.
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PINGREE DANGEROUSLY I'LL.
Michigan's Former Governor in 8
Critical Condition in London.

London. June 16. 1:35 a. ma consultation
OF physicians In former Governor Pingree's
room at midnight evidenced the acuteness
or his Illness Every effort has been ex-
tended to check the exhaustion. from which
he is suffering. and. while the physicians
declare that Mr.. Pingree has fairly held his
" to-day. they are unable to sag that
ne Is any wise improved
The question now is whether his natural
physical strength will enabl him to with
stand the exhausting strain of the last few
days. Tho patient was sleeping q I O'Clock.
A further consultation vill be held at 8
O'Clock this morning.
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tain the best Of order In their places on Sum-
day The four defendants entered . plea Of
guilty. and each was fined q and costs by
the court.
Miss Berry did not want to abandon her
campaign against this saloons. but she has
found 1t an uphill fight. because Of the lack
Of cooperation on the part Of the local
authorities. She appealed to the Attorney
General Of the State. but failed to gain his
inter est. Efforts to obtain legal assistance
from other cities met With like result.
The determined young lady then an
nounced that she was thoroughly dissusted
with the law and all OF Its agents, therefore
she would abandon her wor The saloon
men are highly elated over the outcome Of
the controversy.
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CHILD ACCUSES MOTHER.
Saws That Her Grandmother Was
Struck With a Chisel.

REPUBLlC SPEC1Af.
Harrisburg. ILL.,, June 1.-THE cries Of a
hid this morning attracted the neighbors
into the home Of Lee Hines on West
Church street. Upon entering they found
Mrs. Hines. the aged wife Of Lee Hines.
lying unconscious In q pool of blood. which
was gushing from an ugly wound over her
eye. and Mrs. Cora Hines. q daughter-in-
law, sitting close by.
The child declared that her mamma had
killed her grandma. but the child's mother
refused to talk.
The little child. who gave the alarm.
took the members OF the family to the
kitchen and showed them q large chisel
with which. she said. the wound was tn
nicted.
The old lady Is unconscious and will prob
ably die. Meanwhile, Mrs. Cora Hines il
being held to await the result.
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THINKS WAR INEVITABLE.
japanese Official Expects a Con.
fict With Russia.

Victoria. British Columbia. June Isl. +.
Hooper. . passenger on the steamer Ia
coma. who u an advisor to the japanese
Government. has conn over to endeavor TO
influence American capital In an American
japanese hank. half Of the capital Of which
win b subscribed By Baron Iwaxaki. .
rich japanese. and the other half by Amer
leans.
He says the wal feeling u stli great in
Japan. but hat the Government 10 holding
hack and b industrious OF war. As far a.
he seuld learn before he left Toxic. 1t was
feared that Rpssia. when ready for var.
would force It upon Japan. A clash d tn
evitah1e. in HE opinion.
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ELIOT ENGAGED De WET.
Kitchener Reports a Substantial
Victory Near Reits.

London, June 1s.-Iord Kitchener's re-
ports to the War Office from Pretoria as
follows:
During the march from vrede. Gen. e.
lots column engaged De Wet near Reita
June 9. After severe fighting. they cap
tured seventy-one loaded wagons. forty-five
prisoners. hfty-eight rifles and 1000 rounds
Of ammunition and 1000 cattle. The Beers
left seventeen killed and three wounded.
Our casualties were three officers and sew
enteen men killed. and one officer and wen
ty-four men wounded.
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SOCIETY WOMEN RUINED
BY BRIDGE WHIST.
Clement Scott Relates the Ravages That Have Been Made by This
Mania for Gambling, and Sounds a Warning.

have good paste substitutes. and few peo-
pie are the wiser. Some day. when luck
turns. they will pay ruinous interest to re-
lease the precious stones from bondage.
But II luck does not turn. what then?
Oftenef than not those diamonds, pearls
and rubies are family heirloom& The hus-
ban II the one person in the world Who
must not know Ct tnsif f.ts, The easiest
rich .par-that many Q society pos.
sesses. He Il amused. soothing. generous;
she ts under . deep obligation to him
what ending such obligations tend"
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MISS BERRY DROPS CRUSADE.
Teacher Utterly Disgusted With
Methods of Authorities.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Carlyle. Ill. June lk-The Anal struggle
in the legal contest between hiss Addis
Berry. the young school teachsr crusader.
and the drink dispensers In this city. oc-
CURED In the court Of Justice Williamson
this afternoon.
A oumpromiu has now besu effected.
whereby the saIeonkeepers agree not to sell
lsquor % hahatual drunkards and - main
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. MAN HELD CAPTIVE By 4 FORMER SWEETHEART. :

. SPECIAL BY CABLE.
. Paris: Jul n-rhas IT is sometimes dansrcus hr a man to corspond
. even with hiss Is wife was somewhat poinedly demonstrated this week BY the
. fate IF a cerk OF a prominent banhins-houss who a married some months
q age
. During an aner-Hnner stroll he CHANGED to meet . young business woman
. with whom he ad hhted in lis bachelor days She enuced him to her apart
. ments N here proclaimed her love- declaring that III meant to kill him.
. But why kill mer' said the clerk "T promise rot % eavs you" He then
q wrotet to his wife, explaining that h had been taken prisoner. and quite . core-
q epondence followed.
q Unfortunately one of the letters fell into tn hands II his fair captr. who
. Araishtway rushed at him and bit q piece put Of his cheek.
. The fight thtfo followed brought he police N ave- tn crk further capuv-
. fy
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BY CABLE.

SPECIAL BY CABLE.
London. June B-One OF the most iurid
pictures OF the sorrows and evils Tor
which the bridge mania has been respon-
sible among society women ever seen IN any
paper appears this week in Mr.. Clement
SCOTS little paper. the Free Lance.
Il could lay my hand" said the writer.
"at church parade. at Ranelagh. at Hur-
hngham. at the opera. on a dozen women
of unassailed rank and high title. whose
best ewels are reposing safe in the hands
OF some pawnbroker or money lender, They
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SPECIAL RY CABLE

SPECIAL By CABLE
Paris, June ia great many English
and Americans are here to take part
In the social functions, matinees. charlty
bazaars. musical and racing and polo nx'
lures. and the mansions OF tout" Paris are
ablaze with light every night. many dinners
being given at the Pavilion d'Armenonviile
Mrs. Arthur Paget has been taking an
active part In the social events Of the week.
The Duke of Portland has come over "a
see his horse run In the Grand Prix to-mor-
row.
The grand steeplechase at Auteuil has be.
come the leading event Of the srande Sc.
maine. Henceforth the Grand Prix must
take a bach seat.
Society at last has recognized the superior.
ity Of the Auteuil race course as q back
ground for pretty women and pretty dresses.
Never was such a display of magnificent
creations seen before. Everybody who Is
anybody was there. White was the most ia.
vored. the style generally adopted being DO.
skirts. with white founces and ~pompadoul
waistband.
WEEK OF MARRIAGES.
This has been a week Of marriages, past OF
coming.
Comte Stanislaus de Castellane. Comts
Bonis brother. is engaged to MI. Francisco
Terry's daughter. one of Paris's wealthlest
and most beautiful heireaes. Comte Boni's
other sis~ter-in-law. the Comtesse Jean. Il
reputed to be the cleverest woman in Paris
society.
The Prince Gutenberg. vice president OF
the Jockey Club. is going to marry Alexan-
DIRE Dumas's widow. who Is a daughter O,
the famous actor. Regnier.
Lieutenant Comte Lelie de Noailles, son OF
the late Due. IL engaged to Mile. Emma
Grammont. whose mother was formerly Nile
de Rothschild.
u. Patrick Jean Hennessy has married
Mile. de Nun. Cardinal Richard officiating.
A CASTELLANE SOIREE.
A soiree given by the Comtesse Boni de
Castellane in her marble mansion was the
society event Of the week. There were 1,lN
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Prominent Americans IN the Continent-American Ambassador
Gives an Elaborate Breakfast to Speaker David B. Henderson
M. Cambon Reaches Home.

guests, including the Infanta Eulalie.
Baron Alphonss de Rothschild 10 recover
ing from a severe attack Of the o
MARIE AxToInETTE FETE.
The scene Of Marie Antoinette's milk
maid revels In her dainty cottages adtoin-
ing the Trianons Il to be the site, on June
q. OF q novel charity entertainment
Three hundred society beauties. attired TO
initiate the Queen and her court. will churn
buttermiik. There will be dainty cows and
a herd Of beribboned sheep. The ladies Will
dispense their product At cheap rates.
All this may be seen for an entrance rec
Of 10 francs. The Versailles creches may
expect q golden harvest.
PROMINENT AMERICANS.
The Paris season Is now at its height and
the number Of prominent Americans here Is
very considerable.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr.. have
come back from their automobile trip to
Switzerland.
Others here are Nj. John A. Hoagland.
at the Hotel Regina; Mr.. Cortlandt Palmer.
at the Columbia; the Reverend 8. De Lam
cey Townsend. wife and daughters. at the
Hotel de Tremoiils ct Lafond. and Ms:
Charles 8. Clark N daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank N. Dick, Mr.. G. Thornton War
rem and Mr.. and Mira Howard Conkling ct
the Elysee Palace Hotel
General A:yer. wife and daughter. have
arrived in Brussels from London. and are
going on to Cologne and Berlin.
At Aix-les-Bains are Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Burden and Mrs.
John z. Cawdin.
At Lucerne are Mr.. Columbus O'D. Iselin
and family.
NR. HENDERSON ENTERTAINED.
The American Ambassador gave q break
fast on Tuesday In honor Of Speaker David
b. Henderson. Among the guests were Mr..
H. w. Bowen. United States Minister to
Persia; Mrs. and Miss Henderson. Count
and Countess S~zaykowski. General WinsloW
and Miss Perry.
NJ. Jules Cambon. the French Ambassador
In Washington. arrived on Thursday.
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TOO UGLY TO BE SOLDIER.
Officer Said He Would Make the
Other Men Laugh.

SPECIAL BIZ CABLE.
Paris, Jups M-tCopyr1ght, t9oa. by New
York Herald Company.6One Of the con-
scripts appearing recently before the Mines
med on account of his sxtraordinary ngli-
ness, which oae a he e0BoeR held would
make his comradee laugh. enA thu - ab-
His ueflness sxonsratss lin from three
pears Gsev1ees WITH - 1ag.
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SAILS TO START REVOLUTION.
Sun Vat Sen Proposes to Upset the
Flowery Kingdom.
SPECIAL

Honolulu. via San Francisco. Cal. June
ls.-Sun Vat Sen. the Chinese reformer, up-
IN whose hsad q price was set BY the Chi
nese Government. and who was entrapped
into the Chinese Legation in London and
kept q prisoner there until the British Gov
eminent INTERVIEWED. has sailed for China
with the object OF heading a revolution.
which, BE declares. vii be thu bIoodiest in
history. He meanD to exterminate the
Nanchu dynasty.
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MARIE ANTOINETTE FETE, WHEN SOCIETY WILL INITIATE
THE QUEEN BY MILKING AND CHURNING, THE LAT.
EST CHARITY NOVELTY.
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Exciting Scene Among Catholics
in a Lincoln Court.

HSEF CBLIC SfEC1AIA
Lincoln. Neb,. June 1a-Bishop Bonacum
was Kissed and jeered by Sewar Catholics.
Tit Bishop has been prosecuting the case
to Gust Father william Murphy from the
possession of the church and parish kolse.
When he testified that Father Murphy
vas trying to lead members astray. he was
greeted with loud jeers. which were only
quieted when the court raped for order.
Father Murphy refused to accept q trans
fer to another point. and was expelled for
disobedience. The priest resists because re-
fused a trial.
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I. LOUIS. MO-. SUNDAY. JUNE 16. 1901.
|I ONION Arsocrats Much Disturbed by Fears That All May Not Attend CoOnatonN
Ia Season at Its Height With Americans Prominent TX tx H.

ONnI0 AMERICANS AND ENGLISH MUCH IN EVIDENCE.
|Vnkl\' AUTEUIl STEEPlECHASE AS A SOCIETY EVENT.
lItiiU. COUNTESS De CASTELLANE GIVES 4 GREAT S0IREE.
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| nllnnlI ARlsTocRAcY CONCERNED ABOUT CORONATION:
lIWIuIM' INTERESTING SOCIETY AND THEATRICAL EVENTS.
LUvuUv. FRENCH ARTISTS PORTRAIT OF WCiUh'A.
AMERICANS AT HENLEY MAKE THE CONTEST FOR HOUSE
BOATS FROM WHICH TO VIEW ATHLETIC ENENIS
AN INTERESTING ONE.

Gus Thomas's Play, "On the Quiet" to Be in London Next Season
Edna Nav to Tour the Provinces and to Visit Austrata-befn'
hardt. Adams "Romeo and Juliet Combination.
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TOPICS
TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC.
THE sun RISES THIS MORNING AT
43i y SETS lis EVENING AT Ia.

For MissOuri-CooIer. with fair In
southern and showers I'm northern
portions. sunday. Monday, fairs
southerly winds.
For IllinOts-ShOwers and probably
thunderstorMs. with lower tempers-
ture Sunday afternoon or night. Nom
day, showers and coolers brisk east.
erly winds and sqaal1s.
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washington. June x.-Secretayy Gage to-
day purchased 0s.lse shayt.teEn : peR ceat
bonds for $QlSe0. and >eyeoo g n111eo4
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Mr.. BARRY,s HEw Pl.AY.

London will have to wait till next Easter
before seeing Mr.. Barry's new play, for
which Mr.. Frohman has the English and
American rights. The author II responsible
for the selection os Miss Aaude Adams In
the star role.
American audiences will have ample Cd
~portunity Of judging Of the merits Of the
piece when the season opens at the Knick-
erbccker Theator in New York in October.
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THE PARTICIPANT.

: Lady Algernon Nennox. VINO y tns a"n
orary secretary Of the movement. ~. .ne
object Of the fete IL to AID the A.SN
Saturday fund, which. 3 many oe tS.
eoo1 causea. suffered last year owing to the
var. It has to make up . deficiency Oh
about S66.OQ0l
The Duchess Of Sutherland and otners
, are promoting the fste. Anoag the -
who have promise4 thelr earySces sstss
, concert are Nine. 4elsa. u Hnpenk, sssns.
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guests, including the Infanta Eulalte.
Baron Alphonss de Rothschild 10 recover.
ing from q severe attack Of the govt
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WEEK OF MARRIAGES..
A CASTELLANE sOIREE.

A soiree given by the Comtesse Boni de
Castellane in her marble mansion was the
society event Of the week. There were LOO
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BUSY MR. FROHMAN.

Among the productions to be seen at thii
house next season are Mr.. Gus Thomas
ION the QUIET now at the Madison Square
New York. Miss Edna Mays company viii
continue at Duke Of York's until July. when
Il will be closed until September. ~reopenine
with a new musical comedy, in which Mr.
George Edwards Is an equal partner with
Mr.. Frohman.
Graham guardian., 1901-06-07
THE NEW YORK WORLD.

Almost Daily at the Price of Weekly
The presidential campaign is
over but the world goes on just
the same and it is full of news. Tc
learn this news, just as it is
promptly and impartially-all that
you have to do is to look in the
columns of The Thrice-a-a Week
Edition of The New York World
which comes to the subscriber 156
times year.
The Thrice.a Week Worlds dill
gence as publisher of first news
has given it circulation wherever
the English language is spoken
and you want it.
The Thrice a-Week Worlds re.
gular subscription price is only
Sl.00 per year. We offer this un-
equaled newspaper and and THE
GUARDIAN together one year for
1920.
Graham guardian., 1901-06-07
Plotters Demand $4,000.

Davenport, Ia, June IA plot
to extort large sum of money
from Mary Shaw, granddaughter of
the late millionaire lumberman,
George S. Shaw, of Cloquet, Mimi,
has transpired here. A short time
ago Miss Shaw and her father re-
moved to this city from Atlantic,
Iowa, and the young woman en-
tered a boarding school here.
Shortly afterward Miss Shaw re-
ceived a letter written in an un-
known hand in which the writer
threatened an attack upon Mrs. G.
W. Mullins, Of Atlantic, a married
sister Of Miss Shaw, that would re-
suit in binding her. This attack
was not to be made, however, if
the younger sister would place
$4,000 in cash in certain spot
where the write might get it.
Miss Shaw showed the letter to
her father, and he laughed away
her fears. A day or two ago
however, she was accosted by o
stranger of forbidding appearance
near her home, who reminded her
Of the letter and repeated the
threats that it contained, demand
ing that she meet him at an APP
pointed place and bring the money.
Officers were stationed in hiding
and she kept the appointment as
directed by the man, but the plot
ters did not appear.-Revieso.
Graham guardian., 1901-06-07
NEW GOODS.

We have just received a new and
fresh stock of dry goods, consisting
Of Percales, Dlmities, Lawns, Per-
clan Lawns, solid colors in any
shade you desire.
Ladies' knit and muslin under
wear. EN- broideries and laoes,
Feathered fans from 25 cts. to
80 cts. Black and white silk fans
from 25 cts. to so cts. Japanese
fans in all styles and prices to suit
all.
Lift Gents Band bows and Tech
scarfs.
Ladies' fancy neckwear and
belts.
Also fine line of shirt waists
that we are offering for rs cts.
each.
Gents furnishing goods in dress
shirts and underwear just the right
weight at just the right prices.
We invite all to come and eY-
anime our stock and you will find
that we give you better goods for
less money than any store in the
Gila Valley. Our expenses are
small, therefore, we can afford to
sell on small margains.
A low price mark touches every
article in our store, and every
article is of first-class quality.
ct J. r. WELKER & Co.
Graham guardian., 1901-06-07
A Little Girls Prayer.

A little girl of my acquaintance,
eight or nine years old, had to un-
dergo hard school examination,
for which she feared that she was
not prepared, and being child of
much faith, she began to pray that
she would be taken with diphtheria
(mild cases of which were preva-
liant in the neighborhood) before
that day, so that she might avoid
the ordeal.
The night before, she woke up
toward morning to find her throat
very sore, and becoming alarmed,
turned over suddenly, which awak-
ened her older sister just in time
for the latter to hear her say in
most beseechiug tone, 30 Lord,
can't you take joker