The Oskaloosa Times from Oskaloosa, Kansas • 7

C. C. McCarthy SIMMON'S ANSWER An Incident of the Pittsburg Stockyards. Special Bargain Column Advertisements under thia head will be inserted in the full edition! of the Farmers' Vindicator, Valley Kalis New Era. Oskaloosa Times, Meriden Ledger and Jefferson County Tribune, for ONE CENT A WORD per week, cash in advance.

Count the words in your ad. inclose one cent for each word for each time you want it printed and will do the rest. Published by request. I shall relate this incident as nearly as I can, precisely as it occurred, even to the names being undisguised; for thirty years have passed. It affected me profoundly, and, if I can relate It as it stands in my memory, investing it with some of the interest it had that night, it will perhaps be worth the writing and the reading.

It was a Sunday night in winter in the only upstair office of the old Cen DO YOU WANT TO BORROW MONEY On improved farms on long time at low interest? We can put you "next" to 5 per cent money with small commission. Geo. Har-man, Valley Falls. MKBMIiiraMwMMsaaM ot the crowd gathered around the great stove, but uttering no word, The principal speaker was John McArdle, the largest buyer that came to the yards, and as handsome a man in his travelling garb as, I think, I ever knew. He was easily the magnate of the yards a black-eyed, black-haired, athletic man in his prime; bright, handsome and fastidious in his dress, and, by virtue of his aggressive though hearty and winning personality, a favorite.

I remember how like a Spanish grandee, with his rich clock over his shapely shoulders, and his rimless sealskin cap, he used to come swinging down the stockyard streets, the admired of the stockyard habitues after a week's buying, aggregating often nearly a hundred thousand dollars, homeward bound for the train. It can easily be imagined the peculiar favor in which he was generally regarded, and, to add to his power, he was genial with all, overflowing with life and with keen Celtic wit. This night the conversation had drifted insensibly to the rare subjects of life and death and religion. McArdle was an outspoken unbeliever, and this had pained and startled me strode leisurely 01 again, his bands clasped as before, his face serene and stern in strong conviction, "I have given it all much thought I am growing old. Men do this matter of Christianity, like they do the sun they never face it.

They look away from it, they butt along, and, first thing they know, they've lived their chance out and have spurned the Hand and the hope that should have been the most precious thing, by far, in all their lives. "Why, there's no reason at all in anything, McArdle, if Christianity Isn't true. Think a little deeply, men, just for a minute or so. Why do we live at all? What are we here for? Why do we suffer? Why do we love? Why do we remember? Who do we hope? Why are we so weak -and yet capable of deathless affections and aspirations worthy of an unending life? Look at that hand of yours, man with the joints hinges in every finger the nails of armor the finger ends, the thumbs set opposite to give the grip. D'ye think that happened? "Everything in the world, if you stop and take nwtice, has been made with the most consumato wisdom for ing to make the world better and brighter and turn the awful failure this life would be with just misery and death finishing up every life, into triunphant victory.

"Now, don't interrupt me. You promised you wouldn't This at a moment as though McArdle were about to speak. McArdle nodded that he would remain silent, and several said, "Go ahead" He made another measured trip across the floor and resumed. "Now I grant there are hypocrites I don't care one rap whether you pronounce Beecher guilty or not. This is the point I want you to see: It is perfectly wonderful that there aren't a hundred hypocrites among the preachers where there's one.

Did you ever think of it Christianity is the easiest, pleasantest thing to counterfeit in the world. And it's the surest of winning. It isn't now like it was at the start; it's respectable, at least. You don't have to die for it like they did at the start. It has won.

All that a scoundrel has to do, if he has a glib tongue, is to put on the cloak of Christianity and play Christian to nerfection and it's a sure success. MUM'- I I have lor sale some fine Shepherd puppies; natural cattle dogs. Fred Webster, Valley Falls, Kansas. tral Stockyards, East Liberty. We had been allowed to build an upper story upon the central freight and feed offices, and, having built it large, well lighted, and with the view, indeed, SPECIAL BARGAIN 245 acres, 4 miles from Topeka, good improvements, a good combination farm.

$70 per acre. Terms on part of it as desired. W.O.Warner. that it become the headquarters of the buyers who came regularly from the East each week, and of the shippers who came constantly in a stream from FOR SALE 235 acres six miles southwest of Oskaloosa; 135 acres now in crops, mostly clover, balance in timber. Land level.

Small house, good sheds, wells, etc. Price on easy terms if taken at once. Early possession given. Address owner, R. A.

Park, Atchison, Kansas. The stranger within the gates of the West, its convenience, comfort, and the fellowship that reigned in it, made it quite fulfill our expectations; so that it was thronged in the evenings the busy little city of Nortonville may Look at the horse, with his But it seems like there's something to! man and 'during the lulls which came in the meet many men of pleasing addross, with the sign of welcome in the hand shake and in the smile; but in none is the glad-to-meet-you-air more pro sacred about Jesus Christ, the Son of i bustling business of the great market, At that time Sundays made small dif FOR SALE: Good seven room house, barn, lot and a half of ground, all close in and in the best residence section in Valley Falls, will be sold at a bargain. Apply to Frank Cork-adel, Valley Falls. ference; the trains came unintermit- tingly, unloading stock, and, while buying itself was interdicted, the inter FOR SALE: 5 thoroughbred Short est of 'prospective buyers in the arriv nounced than in the kindly face and friendly grasp of the Hon. C.

C. McCarthy. You feel at once that he is your friend nnd neighbor, solicitous for your welfare. Looking into his fatherly countenance, and large glowing eye, "What may I do for you," ia plainly written there. Horn Bulls at farmers prices.

Ed Kauffman, Valley Falls. als never 'flagged; and on Sunday evening the usual crowd assembled in our Ofllce. 'On this particular night FOR SALE OR TRADE: A jfour seated merry-go-round. Charlie Fi-fer, Valley Falls, Kans. there were enough, as I remember, to occupy all'the chairs, and a fine looking giant of a Western shipper from and attracted my undivided attention.

My bookkeeper and myself were in a little enclosure, separated by a low walnut railing from the general office, but still within it, oil to one side of the throng which chatted obliviously of us, as we in our turn tried to attend to our work with the books and biils and correspondence, oblivious of them and their talk. My bookeeper, Casper Reimer, who was himself also somewhat of a "freethinker'', I remember, sat on his high chair directly facing me atthe other side of the double desk at which we both worked, and several times I felt rather than saw his eyes stealthily noting me, showing that he too was deeply interested in the subject upon which McArdle was delivering himself with considerable warmth. McArdle disbelieved the Bible utterly, or, rather, he considered it merely a mass of legends and lies. He consid God something to serious life's too full of trouble and sorrow, death too certain; the human heart's somehow too weak and tender to make playing the hypocrite, and preaching, comfortable and congenial work. And so it comes to pass that a preacher's going wrong is a rare item of news for the papers, and is jumped for and gloated over, and printed from ocean to ocean.

This much for preliminary. I told you I'd tell you what I think if I you would give me my own time and i way. I will. But I'm not very good at expressing myself." Nods from thecircle, and McArdle's 'Go ahead," elicited a nod of appreciation from the sober-faced, fine old fellow, who, with his hands clasped behind him, made another trip back and forth before he proceeded. 1 WANTED HOMESTEADERS: We can locate you on 320 acres Home fear of man; his hooves with the springs set in them, his adaptation to be trained and made the servant of man.

Look at the dog, made to be man's friend and companion. Look at these cattle that come here; the grass was made for the cattle, or the cattle for the grassfix it as you please; but they were made for each other and the end of them both is for man. From the grass come the hide and hooves and bones and beef and horns, and man uses it all. The keys of the whole great thing the world-were put into man's brain. He is the king; everything's for him; he takes the cattle and makes buttons from the bones, combs from the horns, glue from the hooves, leather from the hide, food from the beef Ileuses it all; he has the keys of all the wards in all the world the whole world was made for man.

He takes the lightning, and sends his thoughts, and harnesses it Central Illinois, named Simmons, who had brought almost a full train- load Of Mine cattle, had no chair, but having declined several offers of seats courteously made him, he was leisure ly pacing" the floor backward and forward, listening interestedly to the talk Being a modest, unassuming man Mr. McCarthy is esteemed at home and well known abroad. In his prominence in business circles, his success, his loving character and all that make for better and higher manhood and good citizenship, the young er man of today may well look to him as an ideal, and one worthy to follow. C. C.

McCarthy was born in' Ohio, 1842, served 4 years in the 2nd Ohio Infantry, and in 18(10 located in Montgomery county where he engaged in business for 12 years, serving seven years of that time as postmaster under President Grant. In 1878 he came to the then now stead in Cheyenne Co. Colorado, for $50,00. Your wifecan take320 acres more under the desert act for 50 00. Government fee for homestead $34.00 Lard can all be irrigated.

S. H. Chacey Co. Meriden, Kans. 200 ACRE FARM FOR SALE: Near Blue Mound, Linn county.

Good 6-room house, large bamm. laOa in cultivation, balance pasture; never failing water, orchard, good shade, rolling land, drainage excellent. This is a fine farm and the owner will sell it at a bargain. Price $50 per acre. Write the owner, Chas F.

Brooks, Lawrence, care Hosford Investment Co. Potter, nearly two Sabbath days journey. Pve sold you a good many but I really The Sam Swoyer farm northeast ered all preachers essentially hypo- cattle, John McArdle, crites, and cited the case of Henry don't know are you like he harnesses his horse. Every married or of Winchester, miles, has changed Ward Beecher and Theodore TiJton, hands for the first time since Uncle thing is wonderously made, And man most wonderful of all recognizes his place, and, using his keys, uses all which at that very time was being Sam -sold it to Mr. Sam S.

in 1S5, tried ia New York, and ia the lime things, for all things were made for light of public attention. Erounb the Circle. The auditors wsre silent. McArdle had the floor, and their raj attention. singled' McArdle answered promptly with a somewhat softened manner.

"I am married. "Have you any children?" "Two. A boy and a girl." "Well, I want to ask a question, and I ask your for asking it. This thing we're discussing is a mighty solemn thing. Whether these hearts of ours were made just for sufferingjust to be mocked with wild hopes of heaven and meeting again I recall the circle of faces some BYT.

W. GARDINER. grinning in idiotic enjoyment of Mc- Ardle's biting, bitter denunciation of him. Take these old hills here around Pittsburg; they're filled with coal and limestone aid ores. Man takes thecoal and water and makes iron and steel and steam; the oil, and makes near a thousand things out of it, besides the light.

Man is the king. He has the keys. The whole tiling was made at last, for man. Now, John McArdle, I put this question to you as a reasonable, reasoning man a man with the Christianity, others sobed, as touched with the realization of the helplessness and hopelessness of life without it. town of Nortonville engaging In merchandising with Wm.

Layson. Nortonville soon jumped Into prominence as the town of cheap lumber and two Sundays a week, and the firm of McCarthy Layson was known far and wido, It prospered and the town grew. Early in 184 the increase of business called for the establishment of the first bank and C. C. McCarthy was named the president, and ever since he has been a bank president, except at brief intervals, and is now the head of the Exchange Stale Bank, a strong financial institution and ttie county "They're the biggest lot o' frauds on earth the preachers, declared whether the grave ends it all and we're to rot forever or whether there's to jbe another life and meeting again where these memories that are i ni McArdle, in summary conclusion.

brains God gave him to use in this, as! And the are fools' That's Where big Indian corn first grew some fifty years ago, near Winchester we saw growing the other day bigger and better corn than the oldest settlers sow, and where they feared the corn producing qualities of the soil were about exhausted more than thirty years ago. By careful husbandry that soil is good for another half century or longer. When Marshall Gephart and William C. Fowler met at Oeawkie the other day, compared notes, neviewed ancient history and made some chron Grandpa Sam having recently sold it to Wm. Doman at a long price.

Fred Denneler of Winchester is another prosperous young farmer who can well afford to own and ride in an automobile. He and his wife, a handsome pair, deserves the pleasure while his faithful brother Charley makes hay when the sun shines and sees that everything runs smoothly. Annie Lee on a summer day Mowed the meadow sweet with hay And then she raked it, right away. When her papa needed help in the hay field Annie joined the hay makers and took the lead. She first drove tie mower, a pair of docile mules being the motive power.

Through the heary timothy the machine worked beautif ully. Not a cog slipped, not a journal heated, nor pitman broke nothing went wrong while Annie drove. And with the well behaved mules and the self damp rake she went scattering sunshine and happiness and gathering hay. With her, everything was easy and charmed. And Annie liked it, preferred it to keeping house.

She the truth of it. What do you say. l-mortal even here, are all to come into use and good again, and these afl ec- Mr. he ejaculated, turning urapuy io me oig snipper irom that grow stronger as we grow Illinois. "Let hear your opimion weaker, are to make good at last depository.

O. O. Clark is cashier. Summons halted in his pacing. Tbe In the dissolution of the partner crowd scrutinized him in silence.

in other matters, and I want an answer, fair and true: Do you honestly think that man himself is the only thing made for nothing? If he is just to live and die doesn't the whole thing end in nothing? "Answer me, John McArdle." McArdle remained silent, but his look, and the looks of the circle around the stove, denoted that a new light had dawned on their minds. Simmons' stalwart form was erect, and find their full answer and reason. I say it's a mighty solemn subject, this one that we're discussing here in this office tonight, and worthy of sober As has been said, he was a man of imposing appearance massive, port ship of McCarthy Layson several years ago McCarthy retained the store and Layson the bank and certain buildings. Last fall Mr. Mc lyand his faee was one of unusual strength and character.

It was be Carthy exchanged his stock of goods sensible consideration on the part of sensible men. Christianity is no new thing, or child's play. It has been here almost two thousand years, nign, thoughtful, and his -voice, as he deliberately began, was like tbe and business block for a large tract of Western Kansas lands. He also owns 800 acres of land near Shreve- man strong, and with the qualities thoughtfulness and sweetness in It port, La He erected the first brick block in Nortonville When torna was happy in the hay field and smiled when the "bunches" increased between her and the haulers wagons thnee. Annie is only 13, strong, and, as no reply came, he deliberately enunciated: "Everything on earth has been created and made for man.

Man has the capacities and the keys. And he has the mind and will, the memories and hopes, the longings and affections that mark him made for a larger life than earth's. He is a spark of the infinite mind of God. He has been believed in by millions, and has benefited and civili.ed and softened this hard old world. It is certainly deserving something better than jeers and idle talk.

That's my position. It has won the right, and by virtue of its mighty meaning to our wives and if not to ourselves, it is entitled to be fairly heard, fairly tried and fairly judged. Now does and fires swept it down he rebuilt He was ever a leader in school and church work and is a member of the I'resbyterian denomination. He ological calculations they were pleased to recollect that they first met and fished in the Delaware some three hundred years ago, good old happy days! With these old timers, "How time flies" is not an exclamination. And they are still fishing.

Furnish the chickens all the water they, can drink. Duke Young near Winchester has a fine bunch, -81 head of Poland China hogs all registered, or elegible. Some of the pound shoats are Talised at $35. The bunch is worth perhaps $1000. In most districts the school meetings were left to the boards, the patrosis being to busy to" attend.

It is -said the Bomans and Nolls of the northeast corner of the county own so much land that they can walk on their owq acres foam Winchester to the father of their pretty city park gentle, jolly, but earnest, playful but ready for work. And it is said that she is the best horse back rider in the county. With Annie this was a labor was a full, rich voiee, and its gravity and sweetness grew in influence upon his auditors as he continued, while the silences that came were unbroken as he slowly paced across the room and halted to 6peak again before proceeding to retrace his steps. Casper and I soon put our pens asidle and listened too. "JJeArdle," he gravely commenced, "I thought to have kept out of this.

But long ago I registered in my heart that I would not keep silent if ap and in his leisure moments dresses can think the thoughts 01 uoa. uoa the cana beds and cares for the foliage trees and the shrubs. of love. She need not. Her home is is his father.

This is my point. This is what I think: The Bible is true: and For six years he was postmaster at man is lor uoa, ana lor a greai Nortonville. He became interested Silence followed. I thanked Mr. one of the finest residences in the county.

Books and music are oot neglected. Life to her is one sweet song. May it ever continue. Her name is Annie Lee Faris. Her father is familiarly known as Tom and they ride in an automobile.

pealed to on this subjeet. If you will give me my own time and way, I will in politics in 181)5-7 and served as Representative from the 4th district in those years, when the Populists were doing things. He was a candidate for the nomination for State Treasurer in and again in 1890. The machine would not let him in. try to tell you what I Simmons, and he came to the little railing and gripped my hand, with the steady light in his eyes repeating eloquently his resolute faith.

Then the company broke up and dispersed McArdle urged him to proceed, promising freedom from interruption: others in the crowd did the same. In 181)!) he was elected State Senator, very quietly, the members almost all, as I observed with kindly goodnlghts to each other. serving in the extra session of that year when Leedy closed his term as There were interest and solemnity in the room suchas I had never seen be fore. So Simmons deliberately be Thirty years have followed. The governor, filling out the unexpired for my question and I hope you will not feel offended nor take it other than I put it simply an inquiry from one honest-hearted man to another, in the endeavor to examine this matter, Christianity.

Is jour wife a pure woman?" McArdle winced a little, but answered earnestly, Thank God, she is." Simmons bowed gravely, and pursued: "And your boy do you want him to be an upright man? And your girl do you want her to be a pure woman or otherwise?" Simmons walked, as he waited for the reply. "You know that my dearest hope is for both to be pure and good." "Sure; I know that, soothingly commented Simmons. "John McArdle," he interrogated in in a moment more, "who put the premium on virtue, or on truth and honor and honesty, but Jesus Christ? I ask you as a sensible and candid man. Who ever made the mighty difference betweet truth and falsehood, between honor and dishonor, but Jesus Christ? gan and very deliberately proceeded. telephone and phonograph, moving Fly Time is Here! terra of Chas.

Johnson. In private "We're here in these stockyards to pictures, wireless telegraphy, and night," he said, "and out in Illinois I many things in science and invention, know a young fellow who has spent have reminded me of Simmons, and of this day as he spends all days, and is his faith in the Bible, and that man spending his life, in an effort to make is for God and for a great eternity my boys and girls and other people's 0 through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Fcltox, MO. You'll not have to "Swat the Fly" if you have your house properly screened. We have ready to hang boys and girls, the right sort of men and women.

That young fellow is a scholar, and be is, in reality gifted. HERE'S A GOOD FARM He put in years of study and spent a chunk of a fortune to prepare himself for this very work. And he's des Screen Doors pised by a lot of thin-thinkers, and he can tell of the many tricks, schemes and plots of the wiley politicians that never get into As State Senator he was the author or moving spirit in the enactment of three laws worth mentioning. 1st, Providing for optional deposit and competitive bidding in loaning county funds to banks, thereby preventing fraud, and adding to the revenue of this county over 11000 a year. 2nd, Amending the chattle mortgage law making it a criminal offense to dispose of mortgaged chatties.

3rd, A law to correct defective insurance descriptions, or making it necessary that descriptions of property to be reinsured shall be plain and explicit. He is a director in the Commercial State Bank of Atchison, the Bonner Springs Cement plant and interested ia other enterprises in the state. Nothing succeeds like success and McCarthy has found the way. jerred at, and his whole life, you "I mpan. what foundation worthy lfi(U 4 miles from McLouth, 80 rods to school, 4 acres thrifty young timber.

may say, is a life in which he must the name is there, for truth, honor, hi acres clover, acres native mea feel the unappreciated part he will honestv virtue, gentleness dow, 1h acres pasture, balance in corn, play, ana win continue to play, tin forgiveness, couraee, mercy good 7-room house with double porch the end. And he is doing it and stand-1 .11 that is really ereat and trrand in front and sioe porch and cellar, painted barn 40xJti feet, good well at ing it, for a salary that you, John Mc in an otherwise feeble and selfish race Made of Genuine Northern White Pine which will last a lifetime, and 0 the price is right. Ardle, and would despise. He's house and springs in pasture, not less than 140 acres tillable. IVicet-w per what foundation of rock and of doing it because he's in dead earnest, reason instead of mere'fiimsy senti acre.

f4ouO mortgage at per cent runs until March 1, 11H with option a payments. and looks for his pay in another world entirely. He is just one, only a type of thousands more like ment is there, excepting the foundation of Christianity? "Name one reason, if you can, be 0 sides, why truth should be vitally Mell Legler Son. better than a lie: why, in such a world Mini Conaty Laid as this would le without Christ being him who are preachers, trying to loyally serve their king. And thy and the Christianity they represent 'when you come to fairly face it) constitute the only organized working-machine there is in all this world try- VALLEYFALLS, KANSAS true, virtue should be one particle better than dishonor.

Kans. Residence 152, Oskaloosa, Phone 276. KECKALGIA curWJ luxs. "Ou cent doae." t. KIW Pais No one made reply, lhe speaser.