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Christ was seen and read before it was iSeldom was pastor uni "THE -BIB CHURCH FUSS." CODIITY CORRESPONDENCE. CREATES HAPPINESS i The nrau Utbma. i The German Lutheran congregation of this city held its annual mission feast in Perry's grove Sand ay and a fairly good attendance id reported. Rev. Ufenbeck, of i Chicago, hall charge! of the morning services and Rev.

Henkle, of Marion, county, preached in the afternoon. The refreshment stand did A little woman can do a big lot of cleaning with little effort with Gold Dust. It lightens the labor of cleaning more than half and saves both time and money. Washing Powder is a bringer of brightness, health to every housewife Don't; waste your enerev hard and rubbing hard with soap in the old-fashioned way. Dust makes hard cleaning easy.

For greatest economy buy our large package. THE N. K. FA1RBANK COMPANY J5 read in the gospels Christianity brings men into; fellowship not only with a book but with Christ in the book, Miracles had their power in early 'days to make men believers, but the believer of to-day doesn't need miraclea. The miraclej of our changed life is a greater miracle than any that Jesus wrousrht The' testimony of Jesus in one's own soul is Hie highest possible testimony that' one has been brought into fellowship with God.

The experience of a life time spent with Jesus is worth more than miracles. The true-christian passes hours in fellowship with Jesus that are wdrth more to him than anything else. "In the next place, these sayings of mine contain all truth- Ones time need not be given to study comparative religions, for' all the" truth in these religions is in the gospel. Jesus was wise enough, great enough and enough to put into his heaven-born religion all the truth and leave out all errors that hurt and curse the soul. Since the last amen of the new testi-ment has been written God has never made another revelation to man.

The heavens have been dumb for the past 1800 years. In fact there is not an item of christian truth in the world to-day that is not 1800 years old Search and see. Nobody knows any thing about the future if they deny revelation. 'In the third place, these sayings of mine' 'teach men to trust the provi dence of God and and not complain The great sin of America ia the ein of ingratitude. So many complain of God's world in which we live.

Every where we hear complaints about things over which we have no right to complain, complaints that are useless as well as harmful. One beautiful day in February I met and talked with twenty -five christians on the glory of the weather and the splendid sunlight of the day, but the response of twenty-one out of the twenty-five was 'yes, bat look oat for March: we will catch it when March They could enjoy the beautiful weather of Febru arv for thinaine of the storms of March. Let us trust God and he will give us songs in the night. 'In the fourth place, the central thought of all these sayings of mine is the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. With Abraham of old 'God is the judee of all the with the psalmist of the proph ets he is the monarch; the creator, the infinite ruler of the' universe; with Jesus of Nazareth he(is our father and changeless friend, and no man can accept these sayings of Jesus truly into his heart without having the filial snirit and without coining: into near relation with the God oh the universe.

The God of the ages is his father, and he can hear his faintest whisper in time of -sorrow and temptation. "Then no one can fully grasp the teaching of Jesua unless he realize the universal brotherhood of the race At missionarv meetings 'one may sit beside the redeemed Jndian, the re deemed African, the redeemed China man, the redeemed Scandinavian, the redeemed American, the redeemed Englishman, the redeemed Scotchman and I Jesus was free from family pride, from all caste, from class pride and from" 'national pride. And it is only where these sayings of mine are put in practice that you can find the brotherhood of man as a great practical and eternal principle in this great world. "In the fifth place, Christ is the inspiration of all progress. It is im possible to contemplate the life and sayings of our Lord without falling in love with all that is pure and good There is more in the name of Jesus to redeem and regenerate than all the names of the earth.

It is the charm of his name that has wiped out slavery and serfdom. Jesus is the root that is giving life and glory and beauty to ah our civilization. Christ is back of all progress. There are three things that the- intellect needs for its best development: purity, stimulus of great mo tive and the kindling of the imagina tion. There isn't a book written thee day 8 that 5s worth anything that isn full of religion.

Christ, I repeat, is the inspiration of all our-progress. There is no doubt, I about it that the most powerful factor in the civilization of the world and the elevation of the human race is the christian religion. "In the last place 'these sayings of mine' are practical and are 'for the life that now Jesus, dearlw loved the life that now is. He said more about Capernaum and Jerusalem than about heaven and more about the marriage of Cana, the bereavement in the house of Bethany than about the mansions of the fnture. The stress of his work was not to get men to heaven but to bring heaven down to men Let us all make a covenant with the author of these sayings and we shall have nothing to fear." Central CbrUttaa Ctiarch Trntt.

Two large congregations-" heard Elder the Central Christian church At the morning service J. F. Snyder. Will Halsey and W. H.

Burton 'were elected trustees of the new organization. The total membership of the church, augmented as it was by additions Sunday, now numbers over one hundred and fif A Sunday school was organized at 2 rf clock p. m. Elder Widger was selected superintendent, A. H.

Rowley assistant superintendent and Miss Ivy Lewellen secretary and treasurer. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor also effected a partial organization at 6:30 o'clock p. m. The church was crowded Sunday' evening to bea Elder Widger deliver a sermon on the text, "And if I be Lifted Up Will Draw All Men Unto Me." Miss Regennas, of Hope, sang a -very impressive solo, entitled, "Holy City." Midweek services will be held this week. versally liked-or discourses so thorough-' ly enjoyed, -0 I Miss Musa 1 Trent, Mr.

Berg, Mrs. Francis Van Wye. Miss Allie Orem arid Mr. Lemiel Bussell are on the sick list. Mr.

Berg so: far recovered as to able to I traveL The rest are still struggling with malaria. with ehances in their i The reception at the Anderson resi- deuce celebrating the birthdays of the elder sons of the house was a success. Gaines and the "Cracker String" was first pu program. A very' tasteful sup- i ti.iuA. per was tnen.

serveu, iuiibuu uuiuct being prevalent. After' refreshments the boys enjoyed the "Stip; Hunt" very much, and the prizes obtained thereby. But l-a-n-g-h would not i spell what the girls did while watching I their frantic eo.0118. iuar uiejr uaio many uayyj returns of this anniversary. i I riatrock.

Mrs. George Oltman is visiting a sis ter at Kokomo i Mrs. Martin jKelsey is visiting her parents at Fenns. i The public schools of Washingtbn township will bejrin Sept. 18th.

Rev. Enzor Hood preached Tuesday night at the; Christian church. Wilson Cochrane, truant officer lof this county, removes to Shelbyville tiis week. Rev. Perry was called to Wales-boro Monday to preach the funeral, of Levi Hmer.1 Mr.

and Mrs. George Cook gave their daughter! Clara, a birthday party Tuesday night. Wm. Pope: and Marcus Stevens and families visited Martin Miller, of Shelbyville, Sunday, 'j; David Talbert has purchased two lots! in Flatrock and will shortly erect a dwelling house1 thereon. I There1 is a great deal of complaint being, made of the depredations of chicken thieves.

Dr. Edward Wertz and wife, of Mt. were visiting Martha Wertz of thia place last week. Martin Kelsey was called to Tipton Tuesday On account of the serious illness of a sister residing there. Mrs.

Norai Nading returned last week from New York where she has been spending the last few months. John Harrod, of M.irtinsville, Illinois, I arrived Tuesday night. He will locate somewhere in this vicinity. A barn belonging to a Mrs. Wertz in Jackson township, I was burned Satur- day night, insurancd.

Loss on barn A lot of wheat, corn, No hay also and farming implements were barned; I It was a total loss. i i (, "i The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church; presented the church with an elegant individual communion set, consisting of 10 dozn glasses, two bread plates a baptismal bowl all finished in gilt, and a nice walnut cabinet at a cost of about $28,00. The set was used for the; first time Sundajf, the 13th inst. Everybody was well pleased with it. One thousand inch wood de- livered my coal yard, crossing Sixth street and R.

R. Griffith. Funeral of Airs. The funeral of Mrs. Lizzie Craig took i place yesterday at ,2:30 o'clock from; the Friend's church in Sandcreek township.

i i i Harrlace LleeuMi Jesse Brown Maud Dronberger. Wftiu Nevill and Malinda Magaw. J. D. Holland and Maggie Howe.

Geo rge Shank and Effie T. Oaks. Clarence Maley and. Ida M. Enochs.

On Note and Mortgage. Through his attorney, C. J. Koll-meyer, Wmi. Fisher filed suit in the circuit court to-day against Daniel C.

Carrie Fisher, H. M. Campbell, and Edgar McSweeney partners as Boyd Co. The Krag-Rey-nolds Co. on note and mortgage, demanding 5cLv The Battle of the Breeds." State Fair management har con tinuM the "Battle of theJBreeds." whichmeans that a grand ufrse of $600 is offertojr the best herW beef cattle, alii breedlf beef calUe competing.

This ieompelhtfonofne various breeds of cattle thatraaised i for the same purpose, is educing live stock breeders along the lUns ths will tend to advance prodtbe the best that can be raffed. This is rkrticularly true when tMe contest is judgeby a man whosbusiness it is to buy met for the bloik. i i I Taken to Indianapolis. Mrs. Will Clark, of Brown county, was taken to the insane hospital at Indianapolis, Monday morning by deputy sheriff; J-jLiKing.

Quartermaster Sergeant. Cnas. G. glaring has been appointed quartermaster sergeant of the Thirtieth U. i S.

I Inf antry. The which! is camping at Ft. Sheridan, near; Chicago, 111., expects to leave for Sail Francisco about the middle of September. MUUons Glren Away. It is Certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy! and suffering.

The proprietors of Dr King's New Discovery for C6ughs and Colds, have given way over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely; cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat. Chest and Lungs are surely purred by it. Call; on TIE. Druggist, and get a free trial size 50c and 1.

Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunaed. coadslo- andlfbod Brg Hour 1 Mrs. Bevis, of Cincinnati, ia visiting the amlly of W. M. Howe.

Wm- Jlobley started on a trip to the Pacific coast last Tuesday morning. Almost every one in this neighborhood attended the Farmers fair, near Newbern. llA and Mrs. Wm. Stewart have gone to to visit friends and attend the fair at that place.

Mrs. Nannie Giliiland" has gone to Sandusky, to visit her daughter, Mrs. May Searight, who is The workmen are getting along cicely with the work on the railroad bridge across Clif ty. east of this place. 4Harl Galbraitll Ary Gilliland have gdne to Areola; PL, to assist in taking care of the crop of broom corn.

C. A- Coffey and Ed Jones captured 'nit'a number of first and second their herds of sheen while at tending the fairs. The chimes of wedding bells will soon "be heard in this vicinity again, as the tfrarda worn ordered one week aeo last Saturday at Columbus. T7nc1 Solomon Lambert has fixed matters Tip so that his son, Jacob Lam twrt. eets back most of the stock that the sheriff levied on last week.

"Mx. Jonas- Fishel and Dave Matson tiave been trading land. Fisheb gets the land known as the Rothrock farm nd Matson gets the Fishel land south of this place. Hartsville. Grandma Cortner is very ill.

Dr. Wm. Fugate moved to Clifford Monday. Mrs. T.

W. Rominger is visiting her sister at Dupont, Ind. M. E. Sunday school will picnic at Barney next Saturday.

A. M. Mahaffey and W. T. Rpminger -were at Columbus Monday on business.

Dr. J. K. Smalley and family will move back to Harteville in a few days This hot weather is just the thing for the corn. The farmers are selling their old' corn at 27 cents.

I John Bottorff and Ed Clapp are building a school house at Grammer. They working several men. Sheriff Howe was in town the last of the week looking after official business. Henry is a satisfactory officer. Two of the Hope boys and one Jfrom Harts villa have gone west on account health.

Some think different. J.B. Cummins was called to Acton last week on account of the serious illness of his brother, Capt. Wm. Com-" xnins.

Mr. and Mrs. N. Phillipy spent the day at Forest Hill on last Friday -with the, family of Mr. and Mrs.

John Mr. Will Isgrigg, who has been gone tor two years to. Illinois, is visiting his Reason Mobley, south of town. D. Newsom is making some changes in the store room that he bought on the corner and will vacate the brick Sept.

10 to 20. Klisabetbtown. Mr. Dan Lovelace has moved tb town. Mr.

Butler and family are visiting in Clifford. G. C. Kagey is in town with a view of locating here. Miss Clist is able to resume her position In the bank.

Mrs. Leslie and children attended the Osgood fair last week. Mr. Henrich Buddenbohxn is recqver-ing from a recent illness. Small and wife spent Friday 'night with W.

E. Springer. The family of Nathan Cohee is en-. tertaining relatives from Ohio. Quite a nunSber are contemplating on attending the Newbern fair.

Mrs. John Boner starts to Kansas in the near future to visit her Beulah Reap spent part of last week visiting relatives at, Columbus. The SocialcCircie regret to loose two of their members, Mr. and Mrs. Charles The funeral of Mrs.

Lizzie Krieg will be conducted at the Section church afternoon. Miss Rovie Anderson has returned from her visit in Hartsville. Only one fail into the river is reported. Robert Anderson and wife, of In-disjjapolis, spent Sunday with his home people. A little sister and brother ac-oompanied'him home.

We understand that four of- our prominent young ladies attended the picnieat Pearidge Saturday afternoon. Ask them how the picnic was. Miss Grace Springer entertained a few of her lady friends Monday evening. She will go to Oklahoma in a few weeks to visit her sister, Mrs. Ida Humphrey.

Webby Smith caught a runaway team and held on until they were stopped. Webby ia our new marshal, and when he says for things to stop. they stop. Miss Bertha Smith and Miss Hazel Springer are the proud possessors of new'wheels. Our shade trees are a little the worse from the loss of bark, but every one -has to Mr.

Clarence Hall's bicycle was seen 'leaning against one of the trees shading the residence of Miss Katie Adams, Sunday evening. It ia to be hoped that they will enjoy, the fair. David Leighton's turnip patch was sadly demoralized a few nights since a horse wing to negligence of its owner escaped from the stable. Rumors of prosecution are afloat. Brother Todd, the shepherd of the Presbyterian flock, filled" bis regular appointment Sunday morning and Jk RECENT T19ITOB TO THIS CITT PBOPBEtlEHTHE OCTCOH.

CeatrmI Chrtatlaa Church Kle tfiifm- Rlder MuU't Excellent INMoarM 'At TikHMd-Other Serviee. i 1 i 1.1' i The following homely verses were written with po unfriendly intent, and were inspired by no unkindly motive. As the end tol the unfortunate affair, which led to the writing of these lines, is yet in the future, the writer must apologize for attempted prophecy; but sincerely hopes that his prediction will not be wholly incorrect." With every assurance of "Malice toward none" these verses are given to the public: .15 No one know'd jest how it started. If they did. they didn't tell.

But a rumpus shore hd'rien 1 In the church we lored so well. Some blamed one, an' some blamed t'other, Some said both was part to blame. Which I reckon was the nighest To the truth, but all the same i I Trouble shore enough hed started Elder Joaes an Parson Brown Was the talk of ail the people In our quiet little town. i i Brown, you nee, was the new preacher Lately came to'lead the flock; Every thing went jest like clock-work Till therecame a sudden shock, i Fer one purty Sunday morntn' After Brawn's discourse was done up ap" read lisfeomethin' Thet surprised us eyer" one. Re.

tl aloud! his ree-siynatlon: Jest ezackly what he read Knocked the wind clean out ev'ry Member-fs'prised at what he said. How, as after due cdnsiderin" Of the question con pre He decidetjl 'twas the best thing Fer him jjest to quit an' go. Sorry! whjf jest let me tell you Some old members might-nigh cried: You could hear the noses bio win' Jest like! when some brother's died. 1 i Well, leaked out- sorto' someway And was told around the town Thet there was a chilly leelin' Betwixt Jones an' Parson Brown. Then the ffossips went to talkin' jVlade the matter wuss an' wuss, An'-the pajpereicome out boldly With thd headline "Big Church Fuss." Brown said things he hadn't ort to, Jones said things be ortn too.

But, of course, they both were human An" about like me and you. Then the biembers got to talkin' More they talked the wuss it got Papers bldwed some more sold extrys Matters warmed up purty hot. Brown he rented the thee-a'te Organized another church. Some stayed an' some went with 'im Said they'd leave Jones in the lurch. Took subscriptions tor a buildin', Put her Up, too, bye an' bye Fine big church with big.

tall steeple Pinttn' up'ard to the sky. Members in. both churches hustled. Tried tol beat each other in Savin' souls from fire Tninninj out the ranks of sin. Both held big protracted meetln's.

Scooped in sinners by the score. One old filler said he reckoned Thet there wasn't many more. Things went on; buti still the Parson An! the Elder didn't gee Both wasJworkin' fr the cause of Uim who died on Calvary's tree. But they acted sorto' Jest a simple "howdy When they met. Id their religion, Human natur' would leak through.

Till one day a good pld brother Loved by both, was taken sick. Said he'd like to have a ta with Both, before he ''crossed the Well, my story's purt'-nigh finished, Fer they got to readin' there From tbe Scriptur'a 'bout the Savior An' the heavens bright an' fair. An' the Elder an" the Parson Jlned their hands across the bed. As they knelt an" asked the Savior To forgive 'em all they'd said. Then they riz to thank the brother Fer the words thet he had said, But the'ir voices choked within 'em Fer they saw thet he was dead.

So they both went to the funeral, In the Elder carriage, too. An" they both went home together When the services was through. An' although there's sjill two meetin' Houses standin', and there's two Congregations that's a doin' All the work thet they ktn do. There is Jest one church, they call it By its rood old Christian name An' they're workin' for the One who Bore thie cross, despised the shame. j.

wi TIIESE SATISGS OF 5 Kxcellent 1(scoarse By Elder Smalt the Tabernacle Sunday at i "Theref ore4 whosoever hears these saj ings of mine and doetb them. I will liken him unto a wise man that built his ouse upon a rock" Matt: i Evangelist Small toqk for his subject Sunday morning "These Sayings of Mine. 7 He said in part: i "These words are a fit close to the great Sermon on the Mount, and mark Jesus as a unique character. He is the miracle of history to-day. If he, ia alive and reigning.

in heaven, then we can see that his words are the words of One who holds the keys of death and the grave in his hands. On the other hand, if he was only a man, as I am a man, if the stars are looking down on his Syriai grafe, 'these sayings mine are the very acme of enthusiastic fanaticism. But the best and grandest of earth to-day are declaring that these sayings of mine' are the greatest wisdom and the divinest philosophy the world has ever known. "In the' first place, we cannot I sep- rate i these sayings of -mine' from Christ CShrist is Christianity and Christianity is Christ. Christianity is not book It 'was in the world doing its work before it was put into a book.

God was in Christ reconciling the world: unto himself and forgiving jmen their trespasses before the Bible' was written. The life of a good business and a collection of 104 was taken to aid the mission fund. The services were interspersed with music by Theodore Trautman's octette. i At Tbe Methodist Charon. Rev.

Grimes, of North Vernon, preached two sermons at the Methodist church yesterday, The vening discourse was on missionary; work. Rev. Grimes spoke at great length in favor of woman's suffrage, saving that the women would someday vote to- abolish the liquor traffic One-Hundred and One Visits. Dr. Appleman's coming Visit will be his one hundred and first to our town When you stop and think, you will readily conclude that he has undoubtedly met with success or he could not have continued so.

long. It don't take people long to firffa Out what kind of a physician onjria, especially if he is con- before them through Dr. Appleman has been. are skeptical as they have any and got no relief, hence ever making inquiries from or that to learn what success a physician is having. They have done this with Dr.

Appleman and have learned to their satisfaction that he is alright and satisfies his patients. Those who have not as yet placed their cases in the hands of this master specialist are losing valuable time and should not do so any You will have an opportunity of seeing hini at Belvedere hotel, Tuesday, Aug. 29. i Liberality to Employees. Conductors and engineers on the Bal ttmore Ohio railroad are to be pro vided with 1 annual passes for them selves, their wives and minor children These passes will be issued to all en-ginemen and conductors who have been in the service for a year, or longer, and are to be good over the entire Balti more Ohio system.

About 8,000 en- ginemen and conductor will be provid ed with passes. It will mean free transportation for, including the fami lies of these men, from ,12,000 to 15,000 people. It is understood in Pittsburg that Fred D. Underwood, the new general manager and second viccpreaident of the Baltimore Ohio railroad, is in a large way responsible for the innova tion. Permanently Organized.

At the reunion of Mrs. E. J. 'Collin's class at Vernon last Wednesday, officers were elected, and the organization was made to include all those who ever attended the old siminary. The annual picnic will be held in August.

Leases the Belvedere. H. P. Lindsay, of Decatur, Ala. has leased the Belvedere hotel and took charge Sunday night.

Mr. Lindsay formerly resided here and established the Palace hotel and restaurant several years ago. Working Night and Day The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. Every pill isa sugar-coated globule of health, that changes weak ness into strength, listlessness into; 4 energy, braiu-fag into omental power Tney're wonderful in building up the health.

Only 25c per box. Sold by E. Otto. Funeral of Levi Scbntnaker. The funeral of Levi Schumaker took plaoe Sunday morning at 9 o'clock from his late Rev.

Sims officiating. Burial at Pikfcs Peak, Brown county. Funeral of UtiHlner. The funeral of Levi Hiner, who died Saturday morning, at Wales-boro last Monday at 3 o'clock, Rev. Perry officiating.

Mr. Hiner was eighty-seven years old 'and came here twelve years ago from Walesboro. He was the father of Thos. Hiner, of Memphis, Tenn. Ed HSner, county recorder-elect, and Mrs.

Robert McGinley. of 1339 Sixth street, where he died. DEATHS APPLE3ATE At the residence of Mrs. Fannie Wells, corner of Tenth and Chestnut streets, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 1899, at 8 o'clock p.

of flux, Mrs. Nettie Applegate. The remains were taken to Edinburg yesterday morning and from there to Williamsburg, where the burial took place. CRAIG At her lat home in Sand-creek township, near Elizabethtown, on Monday, August 21, J899, at 2 o'clock a. Mrs.

Lizzie Crai. wife of JapfJb Craig. The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rase Ball la SAiptnre. The devil was the first coacher he coached Eve when she Stole first Adam stole second.

5 When Isaac met Rebecca at the well ehe was walking wiih a pitcher. Sampson struck out a great many times when he beat the Philistines. Moses made his first run when he slew the Egyptian. Cain made a base hi when he killed Abel. Abraham made a sacrifice.

The prodigal son made a home run. David was a great long distance thrower. Moses shut out the Egyptians at the Kea If one ghborhood would sow-wheat this new variety of sell the crops for two or at extra prices. The conn in need of im- proved Send to J. A.

polis. ble Btaatly broaght the sapersras xne8ic tried so Ai therl aje Untrodace a Hew WJilat. famer in eagafTnei Skvsinapis yeawiweauja. thjgpeears XXTJKi ersatly of iteeat. 1 ll 1 I Vft free samples ot Remarks comfort and who uses it.

in scrubbing Gold NEW YORK BOSTON, New Salt. Through its attorney. W. W. Lambert, the Dean Brothers Steam Pump company has filed suit in the circuit court against Win.

Smith. on notes. The company demands $325. To Local 4 the stony Lonesome" Buad, County Surveyor Rights, Civil Engi-. neer Heagy and Irwin Reynolds went to "Stony Lonesome" Tuesday to locate the proposed new road.

The subscription to the fund for the proposed improvement is now considerably abova and no doubt the requisite amount will soon be raised. There will be personal prop- erty at the late idence of Jesse R. Newsom, dece; Friday. Sept. 1, 1899.

The Owens Reunion The Owens held their fourth reunion on last Saturday), in tbe grove of John i L. Jones on the banks of Flatrock. There were about six. hundred or seven hundred people attended this reunion about seventy or the name of Owens. Old Uhele Nathanial Owens was the father and grandfather and -great grand father of all the Owens -5 present.

This was a day to be long reinem- be red. When the noon hour the ladies began to get their baskets and arrange for a grand dinner The main table was about one hundred and i twenty feet long, besides several side tables. All that were there sat down and to Bay that that crowd did justioe isputtiog it too mild. After dinner the older ones listened to good addresses by Rev. John Hill.

John It. Jones, and Dr. G. L. We also had some declamations by the 'The declamation by Miss Ardie Conner called forth loud applause, also decla- matlon by Clark Barb and Onie Oldham.

Af ter all were through making speeches, we had ice cream and lemon-, ade, which was as free as water. John Q. Owens was master of ceremonies. Next year we will have an, organized committee to arrange jfor the to be held on the third Thursday In August, 1900. This committee consists of John Q.

Owens, chairman; John L. secretary, and Geo. Conner, Jacob Maley and Dr. G. L.

Oldham. Then as old Sol was trying to hide himself behind the western hill we all started for our homes avowing that if we lived to see the third Thursday in August, 1900 we would all be present ONE WHO WAS thebe; Counterfeit coins, especially half dollars, have been freely passed at the recent camp meetings in Delaware. MEN AND ney tro mind. preys unon the mind, discourages and lessens ambitl beauty rigor aad cheerfulness soon TTTTV'TP'Kr disappear when the kidneys KJlXLSZtVi are out of order ordiseased. Ftr pleasing results use Dr.

Kilmer's Swamp-Boot, tbe great kidney remedy; At druggists. Sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet, i Address. Or. Kilmer Binghamton, H. Having bought the Columbus Cycle Co.

Entire Stock of High-Grade Bicycles At 50c on the Dollar, I propose to sell them at Less than Cost to Manufacturer. TIRES, $2.50 TO $5.00 PER PAIR -AT- George's Byke Store, 5 WAsnmeiox labile bwktr a SnW atsaler 9dX eeeLsjeee COST 1 SB 21 5Q SO CHtCAOD ST. U0U1S AU0THEB FROM OKLAHOMA. Correspondent Tells of the Weather, Crops aid Old Maids. Galena, Oklahoma, Ang.

15, '09. The small colony from Whitecxeek have all located in Woods county, Galena township, Oklahoma, and are doing fairly welL There are many others here from Indiana and others on the wav. Oscar Thompson came here on the 10th, surprising us. Charles Hodler and Frank Elkins have not yet landed. Will Thompson is in Kansas yet.

There are some good claims yet to be taken but there are new-comers daily who are rapidly taking the land. Our crops are fine. It would hustle old Bar tholomew to beat our corn. As for sweet potatoes, peanuts, beans, toma toes, she would have no show at all. For the last few days we had hot winds, which cooked some of the corn.

They travel in streaks and did no damage only to fodder. Other Crops are fine. On Sunday last we had a fine rain which will complete all. It had not rained for near four weeks and yet the ground was moist two inches down. Remarkable for this sandy land; it beats anything to stand tbe drouth.

We can beat the world on watermelons, sweet potatoes, kaffir corn and peanuts; equal any on brown corn, cane or cotton. Fruit does fairly well but has not been fully tested yet. But Paradise" is booming, sure. Cattle is the mam product here. l.he grass immense; is not liable to cut short by dry weather, and lasts ten months in the year.

The writer, with others, visited the Lone mountain, which is a wonderful sight, towering four or five hundred feet high and almost square; is covered with rock twelve feet thick. The top is flat. one hundred feet wide and two hundred feet long and is so steep one can hardly climb it, as the writer failed, while Ben Snider was the first on top. The moun tain is composed of layers of red clay and streaks of a bluish white substance called gypsum, like soap-stone. The river Cimmerron runs close by, which is a sight in itself.

It jsj a half mile wide and has no banks nor channel. The water, which is! very salt, runs in many places from one jto three feet deep and thirty to forty feet wide. The second Or overflow is covered with salt which dazzeles one's eyes. There are many trophies gathered here, their substance being like molten lava, others like isinglass, and stone, but all are easily cut with a knife. We are also blest with our share of batchelors and old maids.

They some times make ugly faces at each other at picnics. Any questions or desired information answered or given. Jacob Snider. Ash Timber Purchased John E. Robbins has sold the ash timber on his farm to the Columbus Handle Tool company of this city.

A half dozen employees of the company here will go over into Decatur county to cut the timber and send it here. It may take several months to complete the work. Bids Were Rejected. I Trustee Miller Saturday rejected the bids for the construction of a township building at Petersville in. Clay town jBhip.

The bids which were regarded as unsatisfactory were: Adam Lorts, $965. Dunlap Coats, $932. Brockman Tompkins, $953. I Sturgil Mclntire, $895. Hege Company, $900.

Readverttaed for Bids. Trustee G. A. Miller, of Clay town ship, has readvertised for bids on the township building to be constructed at Petersville and has changed the specifi cations in order, if possible to reduce the cost of putting up the Letter List. list of letters remaining in tbe Cchtsbos, postofflce, Aug.

22, 1899. OtSTLEMIX. Barker, English, Frank FHoehum. Thomas Gilbert, John tloes. Edwin Scott, Bowman.

Mrs Cain. Mrs Lizzie Carter. Grace Forrester, Mrs Lawrence. Miss jCarrie Reed. Miss Marguerite Bhandy, Miss Venna Spade, Mrs Anna Williams, Ida.

MISCXLLASEOUS. White Sewing Machine Co. Persons calling for above letters should say giving date of 11st- Wm. A. Stevkns, P.

M. Lands la Central-' nsln. Th is a rush! this su er to the choice occupied ds along the Jibe of ucago. waukee St Paul Railw in rtral Good q- ons can now be had for $7.00 upwards per acre, one-third on long time; at current of ihl Pi For lerpartii dress WiE. Powe General Immigra Agent, 555 Gtef Colony Chicaj i.

1 varMdes and mention this papL.