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The Conservative, 1901-12-26

al oIie eoVeiumeuG UIOopS were sud-
toned in their territory, and believ-
harm, or that if they saw fit they
could wipe the white troops out al
together. To disabuse their mind of
this impression they were invited to
send delegation to visit the United
States. The delegation has spent
some five months in Washington. to
receive the ratification of the treaty,
by the terms of which the Pawnees
are bound to support the government
and in turn for accession Of tract of
land of about twelve millions of acres
-reserving two hundred thousand
acres for themselves-they are to re-
ceive the sum of forty thousand dol
lars per annum, or ten dollars for
each man, woman and child in the
nation. Petanasharo is the grand
chief of the nation, and is fine
specimen of man. The others, as
stated, are the heads of their respect
i've bands, and those accompanying
them are the principal braves of their
bands. The nation altogether can
muster about one thousand warriors,
of whom this selection is probably
fair specimen. Among them is La
lonasharocasa, or the man that kills
the enemy in the water, brave Of
the Tappahs. He was one Of the par
ty sent out with Col. Summers expe-
dition against the Shians, and with
his own hand took three shian scalps,
which trophies he now carries with
him as emblems of his prowess
Leitsanasharo, the chief of the
Loups, is fine specimen of man,
both intellectually and physically,
and is regarded as one of the most
promising in the nation. When the
party of which Lalonasharocasa was
one, had guided Col. Summers party
through the Territories in the expedi-
tion against the Shians. they desired
to return to their villages, and were
presented by the command with five
horses loaded with presents, (some-
thing here seems to be left out) es-
Gaping barely with their lives. In
consideration of this the government
by this treaty gives them five horses
extra to make up the loss. Leitsa-
nasharo, the chief of the Loups, is much
grieved from the death of one of his
braves, named TuckaliXtah, in Wash
intgon, on the oath of March. The
change Of climate and diet brought
on a disease of the stomach, and the
brave warrior who had so long with
stood the assaults OF MS enemies, fell
by disease and departed to the land of
spirits peacefully from the midst of his
friends in a strange land. The funer-
al was imposing. The body was in
tered in the Congressional burying
ground. His tomahawk, scalping
knife and trappings, which had been
his delight in lifetime, were his COM
panions in the grave, and the solemn
ceremonies of the burial attracted
many thousands of spectators.
The delegation left the Platte river
on the 10h of November last, and pro-
ceeded in wagons to Nebraska City.
They crossed the Missouri river and
down to st. Joseph, and from thence
to Hannibal by land, to st. Louis by
steamboat, and from st. Louis to
Washington by railroad Of course
they have been overwhelmed with
surprise at the various wonders thew
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Che Conservative.


the Great Spirit accompanies her and
gives them protection. AS they had
never crossed the Missouri river, they
had never seen railroad or other
wonders of civilization. They prom
ised her they would give her a name
and take her into the tribe, but they
would not name her until they came
towardst the east, and saw the habi-
tations of the whites. On their
arrival at Hannibal, where they saw
the first railroad, Emma took them
out to see the track the locomotives
were not in sight but she got the
wOrkmen to show them the operation
of the handcar. A couple Of the work
men got on board, and as many of the
braves as could be crowded on, and
such a howl of delight was probably
never heard before as was set up on that
occasion. On their return they held
council, and after grave deliberation
they concluded to call her Chatarapar-
breeches, which signifies female rail
road. While in Washington they
wished her to be with them always,
or at least to see her every day. While
in Washington they had several inter-
views with the president, and enter
tanned him and number of distin-
guished guests with their songs and
dances. The object of the visit to
Washington being accomplished and
tine ratification witnessed, they left
Washington on the 9TH instant, after
stay of three months. While they were
Hospitality entertained by the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs since their stay
in the city, they have been we'll taken
care of at the Astor House, and the
Adams Express Company has given
them the use of one of their large
wagons to enable them to see the extent
of the city.
At the Astor house on Saturday even
ing they gave characteristic war dance
in the dining hall, lasting from eight
o'clock till half past nine, in the pres
ence of large number of spectators, in
Guiding large number of ladies. The
Indians appeared dressed in their cos
tunes of furs, fannels and trappings of
variegated colors, decorated with ear.
drops, beads, and the profnsion of orna-
ments which are their national delight.
They were bedaubed with war paint
and gave their descriptive songs and
dances with an earnestness that thrilled
all who heard, and an energy that fairly
shook the building.
1t mattered not that the energy of the
dance shook off the blankets and ex-
hibited more of the costume of our first
parents than is usual in the parlors of
the Astors. The ladies received it as
"all down in the bills" and did not
even shrek when one of the braves,
whose sex could not possibly be mis-
taken, coolly raised up his skirts to
compare his paunch with that of
civilian present The loud beating of
the tom tom, the jingle of the orna-
ments, the flourishing of the toma-
hawks, the muscular energy of the
dancers, and their fancy costumes, with
the unearthly yells which escaped them
as the excitement of the dance increased,
rendered the scene exciting in the ex-
treme, while the countenances Of the
brawny and muscular warriors exhibit
ed truly fearful expression. Leitsana-
share sang with the others, but he could
not dance, for his heart WAS heavy with
The Conservative, 1901-12-26

STOPS THE COUGH AND WORKS OFF
THE COLD.
Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay.
Price 25 cents.
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The Cleansing Ordeal.

In some Of the most delicate ma1ufac-
turcs Of this country, the web, in rude
and nnsghtly state. enters veSSei
filed with certain liquid, passes slow
ly through, and elnerErS continuously at
the opposite side. AS it enters. the
cloth seems all Of one color. anu that
one dim and unattractive: as it enc: g.'s.
it g!itters in Il variety of brilliant nues
arranged in cunning figures, like robe
Of nccdlcwork for the adOrrmens of a
queen. The liquid through which the
fabric PASSES is composed of certain
fiery, biting acids; and the reason why
it is strained through such bath is,
that in the passage all the deforEiinS
and detiling things that have adhered
to its surface in preceding processes
may be discharged, and the figures. al
ready secretly imprinted. may shine out
in their beauty. Thus the disciples of
Christ are il this life drawn through
great tribulation, that in its bitter
waters the manifold incrustations that
detilc their beauty MAY be discharged
ere they appear before the great white
throne. Already, and by the ministry
of the Spirit. the various features OF
their Redeemer's likeness have been Sc
cretly imprinted OIL their hearts; but
these features have been so overlaid by
manifold corruptions in actual life that
the new nature can scarcely be recog-
nized.
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The Sweetness of Sadness.

"a sorrows crown Of sorrow is re-
mcmberng happier things" We suffer
for what we have enjoyed. We pine
because we have loved. The prick of
the thorn is deep because our grasp OF
the d0wcr has been so tight. Not in the
first shock Of parting is our suffering
keencSt. But as we move on over the
solitary way. each sight. each sound,
calls up fresh memory that saddens
the new sadness. even while the sad
ness sweetens the old sweetness. The
hat Oh The rack, the highchair at the
table, the broken toy, the ragged book
--evrrything becomes now strange
minsins Of pleasure and pain. SO
closely do jo: and sorrow walk together
that one gains new strength from the
other. They are as two lives in one.
Who that sits in the school Of sorrow
would forget the kcennesS Of past joys,
that he might avert the kepnness Of
present sorrows? Who is not grateful
for the memory through which his
greatest suffering comes? The sweet
ness of sadness is q sweetness not to be
tasted out Of sadness. And the memory
of the "happicr things" is one of Gols
peculiar gifts that can come only to him
upon whose head memory lays "S0r-
rows crown of orrow."-Pdtterson Du
Bois, in Chat Wood"
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The Crusade in Brief.

Honolulu is about to have temperance
crusade, led by the w. G. T. u. and the
ministers union.
There is comfort for Temperance work
ers in the study of recent New Years Gus
toms as compared with those a generation
ago. There are homes where liquors are
offered to callers, but they are compare
lively few.
The Supreme Court Of Illinois has
handed down 4 decision in which the court
holds that dram shop keepers are liable for
personal injuries sustained by persons
while intoxicated as a result of the use or
liquor obtained from them.
1t is estimated that John Bulls Christ
mas liquor bill amounted to S20,0O0n00 for
whisky, brandy, wine and beer. This is
only for the day before Christmas, Christ
mas and the day following.
Scientific experiments have been made
with an anti-alcoholic serum on the conti-
nent of Europe and it is said that sixty
per cent. of the drunkards who have been
treated with this remedy have been cured
of their fondness for strong potations.
The Peoples Refreshment House Asso-
citation, of London, at whose head is the
Bishop of Chester. has acquired many
sites heretofore used exclusively for saloon
purposes, and converted them into restau-
rants where food is sold freely, but the
sale of intoxicants put under severe re-
strictionS.
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GODS MESSAGE TO MAN.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS

The Eternal Cross The Gle .nsing Ordeal
The Sweetness OF Sadness-Bibl;cal
Examp o. of Peni;enc - Il Prayer fot
Spiritual strength-1ntnking Lightly.
Cross Eternal. sign prophetic
Or the grace OF God to win
Human lie t. life immortal:
Break Ger earth the spell Of sin
Cross in Nature. pain and travail.
Wrrckage StrOwn on endless strands;
SccrS divine its mystic meaning.
Lo. the age-!ong symbol stands.
Cross inlaid on ancient affairs.
Yelled in lambs and victims meek;
Priest and prophet tell its story.
Pledge secure to all who seek.
Cross of Christ, Loves power and pas
sion,
STOPPING low to lift our load:
Crown our common tasks with saint
hood,
Lead the way to Gods abode
Cross, of human life the glory.
Laid wherever sin meets love,
Bearing it, up-borne upon it.
Rise we to Christ'S JOY above.
-Rcv. George w. Phillips, D. D., in
The COngi egatiOnaliSt.
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biblical Example of Penitance.

The men and women of the Bible
werc essentially like us. Human nature
varies very little from age to age. In
spite of their very different types of
civilization and the fact that in i'm
portant particulars. none OF them can
have had the same outlook upon life or
experience 0f it which we have. their
joys and SORROWS. loves and dislikcs.
hopes and fears, temptations and moral
victories or falls must have been similar
to our own. Therefore we gain benefit
from the study Of them.
If we consider them in reference to
their consciousness Of sin and their pen
itcncc for it. we cannot help perceiving
that, with them rs with lis, every noble
character. which valued and strove
after sclf-conSrrration to Gods service,
was profoundly distressed, and often
discoura god. by The sense of guilt. PEN
itence was the same thing then rs now.
1t always must he the same. The occa-
siDns of it and the forms i'll which 1t
manfcsts itself may vary. While
equally sincere it may be deeper and
moro overwhelming in some persons
than in others. But in its nature and
it's workings. in its Influence upon
heart and life, it is unchanged.
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Tho Drink Curse in Austria.

The drink evil in Vienna has become so
great that the authorities have declared
in favor of closing all brandy shops on
Sunday. From 1858 to 1898 the average
annual consumption OF beer in Austria
rose from fifty to siXty-thrce liters (eiev-
en- to fourteen gallons) per head; wine, tif-
teen to 1875 liters; spirits 5.4 to nine liters
per head In Vienna the consumpton is
much larger In one month in 1899 with
in the police district OF Vienna 694 per
sons were arrested for drunkenness on Sat
urday, Sunday or Monday; 2l0 Of these
drank beer or wine, AS on spirits. The
number of drunken cases in the year. es-
timated at sOOO There being 10 inebriate
homes. in Austria a large number of
drunkards are found in lunatic asyiums:
In one Of these lifty-two per cent; OF
males and six per cent OF women admitted
were declared to have alcoholic madness.
In 1898 there were l770O0 drink shops
in Belgium or one for every thirty FIVE in
habitants. These figures do not include
hotels, restaurants or small grocers.-Sa'
tional Advocate.
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REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA
sedition is Rampant Throughout the
Cars Empire.
TERROR REIGNS IN THE CAPITAL

Emperor Nicholas Holds q Cabinet Meet
ing to Discuss the Situation Many
Plots Against His Life Discovered by
the Sccrst Police - FIees From St
Petersburg in an Armored Train.
st. Petersburg, DISSATISFACTION is
rampant in Russia, and the Empire
is on the verge of revolution. Martial
law in all but name exists in st. Pet
ersburg, while Moscow, Warsaw,
Kieff and other cities have been pub
llcly proclaimed to be in q state Of
siege. Nicholas II. remains under
guard in his palace at Gatschina.
Money, unlimited in volume, is back
Of the impending conspiracy.
The political situation is so serious
that Emperor Nicholas held meeting
Of the Ministers to consider the state
Of public affairs. The Gear presided
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Standing Treat.

One of the most absurd Of all foolish
customs is that of inviting crowd OF
friends or strangers to walk up to the bar
and take something at my expense
Men do not buy other things, either use.
full or ornamental, in this way-why should
they make an exception in favor of this
poisonous draught, which is the cause OF
most of the crimes which curse the land
and which fill the community with pow
erty, mourning and woe?
Some one has sensibly said: "Now, boys,
if you want to be generous and treat each
other, why not select some other place be-
sides the liquor shop? Suppose, as you
60 by the postoffice, you remark, 1 say,
my dear fellow, come in and take some
stamps! Those stamps will cost you no
more than drinks all round. Or go to the
haberdasher's and say, Boys, come in and
take box Of collars Walk up to gro
GERS, free and generous. and say. What
kind of coffee will you have%. Why not
treat to groceries by the pound as wei! as
liquors by the glass;"
This would be thought strange way of
showing friendship but would it not be
better than to offer to friends madden
ing, poisonous, deadly drausht?
Suppose a man should keep a den OF
rattlesnakcs, and allow men to come IN
and be bitten at siXpencc bite? Would
it be sensible thing for man to. invite
all his friends in to be bitten at MS ex-
pensc? Is it worth our while to turn our
friends into brutes, maniacs ard murder
ers. and their homes into hel!s of trouble
and distress by giving them something to
drink at my xpense?'-Christian Work.
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at the Council, which was convened

at the Council. which was convened
at the Tsarskoe-Selo Palace.
It was decided not to abolish the
law for drafting recalcitrant students
into the army, but for the present to
refrain from applying, the law. 1t
was also resolved to revise the uni
versity statutes.
Threatening letters have been re-
ceived by Lieutenant-General Kou-
ropatkine, Minister of War; NJ. N. v.
Mouravieff, Minister Of Justice, and
NJ. Sipiagline, Minister Of the Interior.
So many plots against. the Cars
life have been unearthed by the secret
police that for once they are dumb
founded.
The plot wherein the son of prom
inent general was chosen by lot by his
fellow students to kill the Car is only
one of the many startling evidences Of
revolution unearthed.
The Car is in hiding at Gatschina,
O suburban palace to which he fed
secretly in his armored train. Thou.
sands of Cossack soldiers surround
him, their countersign being changed
every few hours.
Blood flows freely in the streets OF
st. Petersburg. Five hundred work
men from the Obuc chower Metal Works
Daraded on the Nesskoi Prospekt. On
the way thither they demolished the
State brandy booths. Eight hundred
CoSsacks, with drawn swords. met the
workmen and a sanguinary encounter
ensued. The number killed and
wounded is given at 100.
A collision also occurred between
the military and a body of factory
hands. There was much bloodshed,
and many arrests were made.
In military circles it Is reported that
the officers of the Cossack Guard
Regiment have petitioned the authori-
ties not to employ them henceforth
in suppressing riots, holding that to
pit them against defenseless men and
women is beneath their dignity.
Practically all the higher education
al institutions are idle, including, ac-
cording to the latest information. the
Kharkoff. Odessa, Kazen, and Kieff
Universities.
The police openly displayed their
reserve forces, massing several thou
sand dvorniks, or household police. in
the courtyards adjoining the Cathe'
dral Of Our Lady of Kazan.
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Alcohol Running Scotch Cities.

DR.. Patrick, who is coming out to Win
nipeg as principal of Manitoba College,
at recent meeting of the Dundee Presby-
terry, in forcible terms condemned the
drunkenness that prevailed in the city
which. he said was an unspcakable scan
dal. Repeatedly he had seen young girls
with their hair hanging down their backs,
entering public houses on Saturday after
moons and sometimes on other days: He
questioned whether there was any city in
Scotland that stood so low in this re-
spect as Dundee. Only the other night
he was speaking to a medical man who
had travelled a good deal. and was init
mately acquainted with other cities in
Scotland, including one which they re-
garded as in some respects the least at
tractive from a moral point of view, name
ly. Leith, and he said in his deliberate
judgment the moral condition of Dundee
was even more deplorable than the moral
condition of Leith. We see similar state
ments with respect to other Scottish cities.
Royal Templar.
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FRIEND ARRESTED; he ENDS LIFE.
Former Mayor OF Niles. Mich, Worried
Over Downfall of Bank Cashier.


Over Downfall of Bank Cashier.
Niles, Mich.-W. J. Gilbert. former
Mayor of this town, was found dead
in storehouse in the rear Of his home,
where he had ended his life with bull
let.
Grief over the misfortune Of frient
is believed to have caused the suicide.
Warm personal relations existed be-
tween Mr.. Gilbert and Charles A..
Johnson, cashier Of the First National
Bank. who fed before the recent fail
ure Of that institution, and who was
brought back under arrest from Ohio
a few days ago, charged with wreck
ing the bank.
Mr.. Gilbert was Johnson's legal ad
wiser and trusted him implicitly. The
two were much together and their re-
gard for each other was a matter OF
common knowledge among their asso-
ciates. They were engaged in many
enterprises together. and both for near
ly thirty years had taken a leading
part, commercially and politically, IN
the development Of the town.
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BOLD WORK. OF ROBBERS
Blow Open a Bank Vault and Escape
Under Fire.
GET $500, BUT OVERLOOK $685.

Bandits Wreck the State Bank at somer.
set, ohio-They Manage to Get Away
in Stolen Livery Rigs, After Holding
an Armed Posse OF Citizens at Bay -
Robbers Under Good Discipline.
Somerset. Ohio.-Seven bandits par.
TALLY wrecked the State Bank of Som
set by exploding heavy charge Of nj
tro-glycerine in the vault doors, sen
cured $500, appropriated two livery
rigs. held a posse Of citizens at bay
and escaped in the face Of a heavy
fire. Bonds and securities to the
amount Of $4,000 and $4,000 in gold
coin were overlooked by the bandits.
A heavy explosion in the bank short
ly before 2 a. m. aroused the citizens.
John Hayes raised a window and OBJ
served four men standing in front Of
the bank. He hastily donned his
clothes and sailed forth. When he
reached the sidewalk he was chal-
lenged, and, under the influence of
and secured arms.
Meantime many other persons began
to appear on the streets. William
Lovett opened fire on the bandits with
a rifle, but.his aim was not of the best
and his shots only served to draw the
fire of the robbers. The shooting soon
became general.
At a signal from the four on guard,
three others emerged from the debris
of the bank, bearing several sacks.
The robbers were under good disci-
pline, and their leader gave his orders
like q military leader.
Single file they marched. under the
shadows of the trees which lined the
sidewalks. turned q corner, clambered
into two rigs. and drove in northerly
direction.
Citizens took up the chase, and at 4
a. IN. found the rigs deserted along
the roadside. The Sheriff had been
notified by telephone, and arrived at
daylight with q pack Of bloodhounds.
The robbers were successfully traced
around town by the hounds. 1t was
found they had taken the rigs in which
they escaped from livery stable near
the bank.
President Samuel Ream said that
the bank will not suffer. The loss is7
fully covered, he said, by burglar In
Surance.
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A Prayer for Spiritual Strength.

O Goh who hast suffered us to he
tried in the fierce heat Of the worlds
temptations. grant us thy strength that
we may endure to the end in love Of
thee. Deliver us from pride and lust
and fear. Cleanse us by fire, II
needs must be, but make us clean. Show
US the beauty of thy holiness, that we
may seek it with desire more earnest
and sincere than that which lures us on
to sin. We have given ourselves to thee
and thou hast parloaed and redeemed
U.s. By thine own love which gave and
suffered, defend anI keep US evrrmore.
And teach us low TO bring forth fruit
abundantIy to thy glory, for the sake of
Jesus Christ orr Lord. Amen.
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Personal Mention.

Sir Henry Stanley has celebrated
his siXtieth birthday.
Israel Zangwill declares that he
does not know the exact day of his
birth.
General Lew Wallace has a fish pre-
serve on his farm near Crawfords-
vile. Ind.
Andrew Carnegie is to be president
of the Philharmonic Society, of Ne"
York City.
Senator Hoar makes notes for MS
speeches on envelopes and odd scraps
Of paper which he carries in his pock-
cts.
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Newly GleaninCs

A State Dispensary law is proposed
for Arkansas.
Great Britain has ordered five Hol-
land submarine boats.
A dry dock company has been in
corporated Mt Pensacola, Fla.
For the first time since the Civil
War there is not a negro in the North
Carolina Legislature.
st. Louis, Mo-. no longer has cable
cars. The trolley has become the
whole thing for local transit.
The German Navy. following the
British example, will discard Belle
Vile boilers in use on Warships.