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sUsPENos BOND PURCHASES.
Secretary shaw Announces That He vii
Discontinue Buying.

Secretary shaw Announces That He win
Discontinue BuyinR.
Washington. D. Cat Cabinet
meeting Secretary Shaw brought up
the subject Of his proposed order dis.
continuing bond purchases. and after
returning to the Treasury Department
he issued the following notice:
1.-THE Secretary Of the Treasury an
nounces that he will discontinue. for
the present. the purchase Of United
States bonds Of the fve per cent. loan
Of 1904. the four per cent. funded loan
OF 1907. the three per cent. loan Of
190S-1S. and the four per cent. loan Of
1925"
Mr.. Shaw held a conference with the
President at which he received Mr..
Roosevelt's approval Of his contem-
plated action. and the bringing of the
matter up at the Cabinet session was
incidental to a statement by the Secre-
tary Of the general financial situation.
which he described In detail.
Mr.. Shaw's chief reason for the ac-
ton taken Is that In his opinion the
price OF bonds Is already too high and
Is artifcially made SO by the presence
Of the Government in the market.
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MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

A Republican House caucus desig.
mated F. B. Lyons. Of Cuba. N. Y. as
doorkeeper Of the House to succeed
William J. Glenn. deceased.
The resignation of William N. John.
son. FIRST Assistant Gen.
eral. was accepted by President Roose.
velt.
President Roosevelt decided not to
reappOint Commissioned General Of
Immigration POwderly. and will name
for the place Frank P. Sargent. Grand
Master Of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Firemen.
Senior Concha. the new Colombian
Minister. presented bis credentials to
President Roosevelt.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations decided that the House must
confirm commercial treaties to make
them operative.
The Senate ratified the provision of
the Hague conference relating to con-
duct Of war.
W. A. Rodenburg. Of Illinois. re.
signed from the United States CivH
Service Commission.
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Austin. and we all allowed it'd turn
out fine for her because Sewers was
>'Yous pISaED OLD CAT Is PUTTING TIL
MONET Is zrXR's cHEsT!"

Austin. and we all allowed it'd turn
out fine for her because Sewers was
o man O. Gne sentiments, tender as
q woman and powerful partial to pets.
Twas about four years after Bills
wedding I met up with him ut Gal
weston. He was walking along with
o tne-lookiny boy Of about twelve years
Ole. so. says /, hello Bill. that your
boy? Yep. says he. Mighty big and
sassy for a four-year-old. says l.. Yep.
says Bill. How's your wife. Bill?
Got nome, says he. grinning slad-like:
4 shunted her an she shunted me.
So I invited him and the kid to go
trolling on the bay with me. an with
the little fellow In the bow. where
he couldn't hear and Bill and me In
the stern.sheets trolling. the old chap
ups and yarns me the story.
"'Know how love ,lawgs? says
he: well. thar was the fust trouble.
A;abella. she was stuck on cats. Day
after the weddin' she landed up on the
pIdCc Will ScNcu " iu@ othSiCot aVoA-
In grlmalkns at ever spOnged often a
white man. Well. Tillman-you know
Tillman-the big one-eyed setter. he
killed five on 'em fust thing. When
Bella seen me laffn' she begin cryin'
an vowed all my dawss-I had only
leven then-'ud have 10 so. Course l
ups an roars. but fn'ly We comp.
missed by me agreein' to send the dawgs
over to Junk Days an she submittin'
to reduce tn ca; stable to jest one
favorite.
".well. sir. Bill. that thar beast
turned out to be the peskiest. mean
est. most owdacious thing l ever seen,
forever gittin' onder my feet. settin'
on Bella's lap. cornerin' tn best they
wuz an maxim Bella talk baby talk.
till oEe day I got sure 'nough riled an
kicked the blame taDby outen the win
der. Course that fetched on hula.
baloo an from that day on they want
no peace In Bill Sewers house. Bella
was for bringin' me into subsection I
tn soll-darned cat an was fur bring.
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fust set.to when Bella comes T. me an
says Zeke has gone and stole dollar
bill outen her drawer. She fetched
ME in my room an pinted out the
.eenback. all rumply and poked down
~ the tool box. So licked Zeke agln'
an Bella she licked him agin'. IN
the pore kid was Almost broke down.
but still stickin' to 1t that he never
stole nothin'. Lie. n Zeke was bad
enough on my spirits. but what made
me hotter'n all wuz tn way Bella's
DANCED old cat enj'yed the leatherin'
Zeke was settin'. That night while
her an tn cat was at tea I put another
dollar bill on the dresser. TUX a auger
an bored a hole In Bella's door an
another In my door. Then I made her
fetch up her everlastin' cat an put 1t
inta the bedroom. When Id locked
both doors after a-lightin' a lamp In
her room an another In me an Zeke's,
I fetched Bella out. leavin' the dang
cat inside. an told her to set down on
the floor an watch ut the auger hole
what the cat mought do. went to
tn other door an lowed that I'd speak
out what I seen the cat a-doin'.
"'"Has she begun p'formin'? I ast
Bella. Yep" says Bella, peekin'
through at Tabby. shes a-plyain' on
the dresser-she's a-iddlin' with a rib
bon r suthin-here she comes with a
its a greenback. Bill" says Bella.
AN she's a-goin' fur your room"
IAN here she comes" says I.
peekln' In my hole. "an' your gol-dinsed
old cat Is a.puttin' the money In Zeke's
tool chestr'
"'An' so twas. That cat wuz the
guiltiest lookin' thief I ever seen when
l opened the door an showed Bella
the money tucked down In Zeke's box.
But Bella. she just busted out a-cryin'
an said wuz q low-down scoupdrel
fur putin up sech a measly trick on
a pore cat. That thar crack settled
1t tween Bella an me. l jest laid
for Tabby that evenin' with two bar'ls
Of goose shot an tn fur Is hyln' yet.
Bella she moved over to her cousin
Jinkinses an sued me an Zeke fur n
divorce. got 1t all right. an now she's
sot up In a cat foundry over by tn
schoolhouse in Brazos street. Me an
Zeke Is bachin' over Toole's hardware
store. We got seventeen dawgs. an
when we can't find no better game We
20 cat huntin' John H. Raftery. In
the Chicago Record Herald.
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RICHES.

Have you little baby boy
A few months more than two years old,
With soft brown eyes that brim with JOY
And silken ringlets 6athed in gold,
Who. toddling, follows YOU around
And plays beside you near the hearth;
Whose prattle is the sweetest sound
To you OF all glad notes OF eartn!
Have you a little baby boy
Who, when the voice Of slumber calls,
Reluctant leaves each tattered toy
And in your strong arms weary tails;
Who, yawning. looks with sleepy eyes
Into your own and family smiles;
Then shuts his lids and quiet lies.
And drifts away to dreamland's isles!
have you little one like this,
Wac puts all troubling thoughts to flight
When, climbing up, he plants kiss
OF love upon your lips at night!
II 20, then humbly bow your knee
And lift your heart in thankful prayer.
For you are richer far than he
Who. childless, is 4 millionaire!
w. L. Sanford. in Galveston News.
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FOREIGN.

The Natal Civil Treason Court was
disbanded. Hereafter persons charged
with treason will be rricd by court-mar.
tial.
The United States cruiser Albany
and the gunboat Nashville arrived at
Villefranchc. France.
4 fire in the naval arsenalat Vaiparai-
so. Chile. did $l.OOO.00O damage.
Ten thousand Russian students try
Ing to form procession In st. Peters.
burg We're attacked and dispersed by
police and troops.
1t was reported in Berlin that United
States Ambassador White will retire
Eext November.
Messrs. Bainbridsc and Ragsdale
were appointed 10 adjust claims OF
Americans. II Pekin. China.
An EngIishman named Kennedy was
thrown In prison IN Ecuador.
Tile Hohenzollern sailed from Bcr-
uuda, where its officers exchanged
courtcSirs with the British officials.
Venezuelan insurgents displayed in
creased activity. anu captured the port
of Guanta and Marga:ita Island. Pres
idcut Castro. il was said. would take
the i;cid in person against the rebels.
The EOikething. hy Il vote Of ~ 10 {.
approved the sale OF the Danish West
Indies tn the United States.
King Edward held his first evening
court" the most brilliant function seen
at Buckingham Palace since the early
days Of Queen Victoria's reign.
King Edwards proposed visit to Ire
land was abandoned. owing to the dis
turbed conditions in the island.
Two German newspaper men were
sentenced ~ fine and Imprisonment
for printing Il false report about Em-
peror William.
Marshal Su defeated the Kwangsi
rebels 1T Lungchow. China. and ex-
pected to suppress the rising In 4
month.
The Bank OF st. Petersburg, "t Azor.
was insolvent.
The Bankers Commission. 1t Pekin.
accepted the February installment.
amounting TO l.S2D.GOO taels. OF the
Chinese indemnity. Trouble over the
division caused the delay In the ac.
ceptance.
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The SportinC World.

Yale Is the basketball champion In
the Intercollegiate League.
In New England there are 115 race
tracks which are members Of the Ma
tional Trotting Association.
George II. Brooke and Hugh D. Scott
have won ut Philadelphia the racquet
double champion hip Of America.
The unbeaten :Iacer. Dan Patch. rec.
ord 2:O4E. has been iCught by NJ. +.
Sturgis. OF New York City. for $4,000.
The women's golf championship will
be ut the Country Club Of Brookline.
Mass. beginning September % and con.
Guiding October 4.
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DOMESTIC.

A campaign against euchre was
started by ministers In Wheeling. W.
Va.
The Council and Board OF Trade Of
Jacksonville. Fla. decided to furnish a
site and $4,000 annually to maintain
$4,000 library offered by Andrew Car.
negie on these conditions.
Four laborers in New York City were
buried under a sand bank. two being
killed.
Remorseful because Of his arrest on
the charge of insulting a woman. Ed
win Douglass. q we'll educated young
Engiishman. committed suicide In q
cell In a police station in Buffalo.
n. Y.
Three Italians fell from a skin and
were drowned at Spring Valley. Ill.
The Central University ut Danville.
KY. raised the $4,000 needed to Sc
cure a like sum from Thomas II.
Swope. Of Kansas City. Mo.
An explosion in Edwards's sawmill
at Huntington. W. Va, killed two and
injured six men.
The steamer European cleared from
New Orleans. La. with 1850 horses for
South Africa.
The severe storm in the Northwest
ended, but intense cold followed. and
there was much suffering and some
loss Of life in the Dakotas and Mon.
tana.
All the mills in Fail River. Macs. re-
sumed except the Sycamore. where la-
Dor troubles were still unsettled.
Bellamy Storer. United States Minis.
ter to Spain. denied that his return to
this country was connected with politi-
cal affairs.
While leaning over q piece of ma
chinery Mt indianapolis. Ind. Mrs. Jo-
sephine Stevens had her hair torn OF.
She was fatally injured.
Six deaths occurred on the transport
Sheridan. which reached San Fran
cisco. Cal. from Manila.
Illinois contribution to the Mckinley
memorial fund amounted to $33.O63.
Suddenly becoming insane. Lafe
Yerkey. of Flint. W. Va. killed bis
wife with q hatchet and then cut his
own throat.
On the gallows at Anderson. s. c..
Oliver Greer. colored. confessed u.s.
saulting white woman. for which
crime he was being hanged.
Announcement OF the gift by An.
drew Carnegie Of $4,000 for library
ut Albany. n. Y. was made.
1t was feared that a strike affecting
most of the textile Industries at Fall
River. Mass. would take place.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
decided to issue S5O.O00.00O Of bonds
to cover its Hudson River tunnel and
other expenses.
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Lopr.Lost Brother Found.

Lewis ]. Grant. of Kalamazoo. Mich,
has just heard from his brother. Alex
ander. whom he has not seen for fifty
years. and who was supposed to have
been murdered by the Ute Indians and
Mormons In the Mountain Meadow
massacre. Alexander. now seventy
years Of age. Is living at Belgrade.
Nah
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in her an tn cat into subsection Z
Bill Sewers. 1t wuz what mousht be
called a armed truce. but wuz gettin'
rilier an rilier all the time becuz Bella
was everlastip'ly a-lavishin' herself on
the cat an spitln' me every way an
the burned cat could rig up.
"'Course I wuz gettin' lonesomer an
lonesomer. not havin' NO dawgs nor
no kids, SO when Junk Days wife
died I sot my notions on adoptin' one
o. her kids. That's aim out thar In
the bow right now. He wuz comm
twelve an o right peart un whS1 ]
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Calf Ate $1,000 Note and Bills.

John AmmundsOn. Of Porter. MIMI.
was doing some work about his barn
and placed his vest containing $1,000
note and $25 In bills on nail. when a
calf with keen appetite ate the note
and paper money. Upon the discovery
Of his loss the calf was killed. and
enough Of the money was found to
prove that 1t went that way. No trace
Of the note could be discovered. how
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Cyclone Wrecks Town.

Birmingham. Ala.-A cyclone struck
the mining town of Piper. Bibb County.
wrecklng forty houses and damaging
thirty-fve others. Edward Turner.
colored. was killed. and John Allen.
his wife and three children were Sc
verely injured.
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BLIZZARD IN THE WEST
Business Stopped, Railroads Tied
Up and Trains Stalled
High Winds Piled Up Snow In Mountain
Drifts and Packed It In Solid Masses
canadian Territory Snowbound.

st. Paul. Minn.-North Dakota and
the Canadian Northwest has expert.
enced the worst snowstorm IN many
years, and railroad traffic was practi.
cally paralyzed. The Northern Pacific
and Great Northern Roads were unable
to move a wheel until the fury Of the
storm abated.
The high wind pied the snow In
mountainous drifts and packed 1t In
solid masses. many deep cuts being en-
tirely filed. The temperature fell be-
low the zero mark. Not q transconti-
mental train arrived at st. Paul for
several days. The Northern Pacific re-
ported Its west-bound coast trains,
from St Paul. tied up at Fargo. the
road beyond there being blocked.
Every effort was made by the road
to keep Its passengers, who were snow
bound. warm and well fed. The Red
River Valley Division of the Northern
Pacific, between Frankfort and Win
nipeg. was entirely abandoned. No
trains attempted to run. and the exact
conditions on this division were not
known by the general Offices here. as
the telegraph wires were carried down
BY the burden OF sleet that preceded
the heavy snowfall.
The situation on the Great Northern
was equally as bad. The line was tied
up entirely between Grand Forks and
Williston. n. D.. distance Of about
thirty-fve miles. and all wires were
lost beyond Fargo. Thirty miles Of
wire were down between Fargo and
Cassellton. n. D.. and all communication
with Western Dakota and Montana
points was lost.
The branch Of the Great Northern
running to Winnipeg was also tied up.
Winnipeg was reported entirely cut of
from railroad communication with the
outside world. The Canadian Pacific
transccntinentA trains were snow.
bound somewhere west Of there. The
storm was preceded by a light rainfall
and accompanied by high winds. The
rain soon turned to sleet and then to
snow. and this fell without cessation
all kinds was at standstill. So far
uS kuO"u tueIe was no lOSS Oh lie,
but owing to The demoralized condition
Of the wires little news was received
from the remoter districts.
The farmers. however, hailed the ad-
vent Of the snow with delight. as the
ground had been very dry and this
abundance Of moisture will put 1t In
excellent shape for the spring seeding
A dispatch from Devils Lake. n. D..
said a blizzard. the worst In ten
years. had been raging. All railroad
and other traffic was abandoned. The
thermometer was Mt zero. At Aber-
deem. 8. D., the blizzard ragged furious
iy. Trains were delayed and business
was at standstill.
From Pierre. s. D.. reports said that
It was probable there had been heavy
losses Of cattle and sheep. Reports
from Lacrosse. Wis. said that high
wind blew and small buildings and
trees were wrecked in all parts of the
city.
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Bosr. Claim sa,ente.n Guns.

I: Is said ut Brussels. Belgium. that
Mr.. Kruger has sent messenger TO
South Africa with dispatches Tor Gen
eral Schalk- Berger. Members Of the
encourage of Mr.. Kruger assert that
the Beers now possess seventeen cap
tured guns
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Ambassador CLAYTON Accused.

Charges OF failing properly to protect
American interests were filed in the
State Department at Washington
against Powell Clayton. United States
Ambassador to Mexico.
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Isy1HRS B0lA
! If M@Wlr@,
h6ISGgW SGgW

nv PEAEING Of cats" said
W. Colonel Bill Sterett as he
y laid aside newspaper ac'
count Of the pet stock show.
Il an moved to say that every well
organized dog in the world ought to
,e glad to see cats coming forward In
the show business. AS friend or
all dogs. 'cept pugs. I'm glad. because
IL the domestic cat has any excuse for
living outside Of play-acting. I've never
discovered It"
The wise and witty man from Dal-
las pulled out his navy twist. cut on
q two-ounce chew and resumed:
For nigh fifty years o my lie.
willing to love all animals. including
mankind and terrapin. never could
do any better by the cat than give
her the benefit Of the doubt. The
doubt being considerable. the prepon-
derance O. evidence being. SO to speak.
AGAINST the cat. I kept her on the
waiting list till l was past ffty. and
then I wisped her of the slate tvcn
a a hundred to one shot. made new
book with Fido rs top choice. and now
never mind how old amin WILL
Ing to back the dog. from Llewellyn
settlers down to puss. against all cat
comers.
"Bm Sewers 'sot me- finally against
cats. Bill married an old maid over at
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Fought Duel mt Three Paces.

Reese Evans and 4. A. Smith fought
q due! with Winchesters ut eight feet
distance at Purdy Station. New. Each
received injuries from which death
resulted. The quarrel was over strip
of almost worthless land.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Manila declared quarantine against
Hong Kong because Of cholera ut the
latter port.
Givera. the insurgent leader. issued
n proclamation In the Island of Samar.
P. l., declaring that he had succeeded
General Lukban. who was captured by
the Americans.
The editor and proprietor Of the San
Juar porto Rlco) News, H. 8. Bird.
was acquitted Of the charge Of Grimm
ally libeling the San Juan District
Court.
Governor Hunt returned to San Juan
from his tour Of inspection Of Porto
Rico. He reported good crop pros
poets and the island generally prosper
Gus.
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Michigan Tenn perature's Sudden Drop.

Detroit. Mich. - Between 5 o'clock
p. m. and 10 o'clock p. m. the tempera-
ture here dropped twenty-six degrees.
registering twenty-six above zero ut
the latter hour. High wind and fur
ries OF snow accompanied the sudden
fall. which was general throughout the
State. In the extreme southwestern
part Of the State veritable blizzard
prevailed.
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While tnking cattle from a blazins
barn at Westburo. Mo-. a fiftecn-year'
old boy named Dunn was burned to
death.
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Rocked the Boat For Fun; Two Drowned

Rocked the Boat For Fun; Two Drowned.
! r young men rocked n boat for
fun Oh n millpond near Fayetteville. ".
C.. The boat upset and two brothers
named Underwood were drowned. Bal
lard and Hales. their companions.
SWAN ashore
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Christianity is the great central fire at
which philosophy has lighted its brightest
torch.
Tho religion O! Christ is the fountain
ou. OF which learning has dipped its clear
est draft. The He!icon poured forth no
such inspiring waters as those which flow
from under the throne OF God clear as
crystal.
Religion has given new energy to psesy,:
weeping in DR.. YounSs Night Thoughts:
teaching IN Cowper's Task flaming IN
arc;llnsci.c splendor, through Millions
paradise Lost" The religion OF Christ
ha. hung in studio and in gallery OF art and
in Vatican the bes. pictures-Titian As,
SUMPTION" Raphaei's ''Transisur,tion.,,
Ruhens's Descent From the Cross
Claude's Burning Bush" and Angelo
Last Judgment" Religion has made the
best music OF the worid-Haydn's "Crea-
ton" Handel's Messiah Mozart's Re
uuicm." Is it possible that religion
which builds such indestructiblc monu-
mcn.s, ard which lifts its ensign on the
highest promontoreis OF worldly power
can have any effect upon \ mans intellect
but elevation!
Now. | commend godliness as the best
mental discipline. better than bellies lettrcs
to purify the taste. better than mathemat,
ics to harness the mind to all intricacy and
elaboration. better than logic to marshal
he intellectual forces for onset and VIC
tory. 49,
Again ] remark tnat godliness is profit
able ior ones disposition. Lord Ashley,
before he went into 4 great battle, was
heard to offer this prayer: 20 Lord. shall
be very busy to-day! II forget Thee. for
get me aot." With such Christian dispo.
sition as that man IS independent Of all
circumstances.
Our picty will have tinge Of oun natural
temperamcrt. II man be cross and sour
and fretful naturally. after he becomes a
Christian he will always have to be armed
against the rebellion Of those evil incina'
tions.
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LEGAL.
OriainaI Notice.

In the district court of Wapello county,
Iowa. March term, A. D.. 1902
Mary Fcehcn. plaintiff, VS.. Thomas
Sword, Helen Sword, w. b. Wycoif, Moses
Nussbaum. defendants
To Thomas Sword. Helen Sword, and
Moses NnsSbaum non-residents of the
State of Iowa.
Iou are hereby notified, That there is
now or file in the clerks office of the dis
trict court, in and for said county and
state. the petition of the plaintiff, Mary
Fechen, IN which she states that she Is
the owner in fee simple. of lot number six
40 of Hammond's subdivision of out-lot
Iowa, to which you make some claim of an
interest in or lien thereon.
She asks that the title to said property
be auieted in her, and that YOU be forever
barred and cstoppcd from having or claim
ing amy right or title thereto, adverse to
the plaintiff: and that a certain mortgage.
dated June 26th. 1883, and filed for record
June Goth, 1SSS, in Town Lot Record Book
thirteen q3) page tiftythree (53), of Wa.
pello County Records, to secure the pay.
ment of three thousand one hundred and
fifty tS3,16O00) dollars, due in three 81
years from said date. and secured on the
lot above described. be cancelled of record.
and held for naught, for the reason that
the same has been paid, and asking equita-
BILE relief with costs.
Now, unless YOU appear thereto and de.
fend before noon of the second day of the
next term of said court, the same being
the March term of said court, which will
commence at Ottumwa. Iowa. on the oath
day of March. 1902. default will he entered
against YOU and Judgment and decree rem
dered thereon. as prayed
Dated February 18th, 1902.
w. w. EPPS.
Attorney for Plaintiff.