The Raymond Independent from Raymond, Kansas • 4

BOW CITAMXIXONI CBAHCM VOIOM, BEmSCE5CI9 OF PCBI.IC XIX rim and ronrr. PIQEOX-nOOBT MASSACRE. REUQfOCS 8CEXE8 ET CnUA, rJiTB.HtAiiaa. "Families have been broken up by the doctrine taught in some of tbe leading; faith-homes that friend who do not be lieve this truth are to be separated from because of the weakening effect of their disbelief upon faitb, and a most heart rending letter has reached me froin gentleman whose mother and sister are now residing in a faith institution not. for from (his city, refusing all inter, course with their friends, and neglect ing the most obvious duties of life.

"Certain advocates of faith-healing and faith-homes have influenced women to leave their husbands and parents and reside in the homes, and have per suaded them to give thousands of dollars for their purposes, on the ground that 'the Lord bad need of the "This system is connected with every other superstition. The Bible isussd as a book of mugio. Many open it at random, expecting to be guided by the first passage they see, as Peter was told to open the mouth of tbe first fish that came up and he would find in it a piece, of money. A missionary of high standing, with whom I am acquainted, was cured of this form of superstition by consulting the Bible on an important matter of Christian duty, and the passage that met his gazs was, 'Hell from beneath is moved to meet thee at thy Paganism oan produce nothing more superstitious than this, though-many other Christians instead of 'searching the still try to use the Bible as a divining rod. "It feeds upon impressions, male great use of dreams and signs and.

statements foreign to truth and pernicious in their influence. A young; lady long ill was visited by a minister who prayed with her, and in great joy arose from bis knees and said, 'Jenvie, you are sure to recover. Dismiss all fear. The Lord has revealed it to Soon after, physicians in consultation decided that she hud cancer of the stomach, of which she subsequently died. The person who bad received the impression that she would recover, when met by the pastor of the family Marraraeqo Chared Der" Carrying Jui a urvaurui ww, "Church-begging" ia very common in China, The temples advertise their wants by posting on walls in the neigh berhood square pieces of yellow paper, whereon is the exact Chinese equivaleut of tbe scriptural.

"Ask and ye shall re eeive," together with the name and location of the temple where prayers are always answered. But there are also more personul forms of begging. Tbe writer of an article iu tbe Youth' Companion" has seen in Peking a priest whose cheeks had boon pierced, and tbe teth knocked out so that an iron rod, as largH as one's middle finger, could be passed through, to project an inoh or two bevond either cheek. An iron imlf-cirole was hinged to each end of this, and passed arouud the back of the priest head, Attached to the nau circle was an iron chain, whioh was so long as to drag on tbe ground several feet belaud him. His business was to go from bouse to house, beating a small drum, asking help to repair a temple.

Sympathy would be waited on bim. He was a "pro fessional church-debt lifter," who had monthly wages and a commission on bis collections and the rod and chain were his stock in trade. There is another way, still more pe culiar. A priest stands in a small box like structure, placed in front of a temple, through the boards of which spikes havo been driven, so that the imprisoned priost can move no part of Uis body, except bis right arm, without being pricked by a srike. witn us right hand he rings a bell to draw at tention to bis pitiable condition.

Charitable persons give so much for the privilege of drawing out a spike. The bighest-prioed spikes are inose which point at the vital parts of the bodv. The priest is supposed to stand in his kennel day and night until all the spikes have been bought ana drawn, but no one believes that he really does so. A single incident will show how much hardship and self-inflicted suffer ing some of these heathen will nndergo to fulhll a religious vow. Une intoler ably hot and dusty afternoon in 1871 the writer was resting at a wayside tea house to the southwest of Peking and saw approaching a man and a woman.

The man would first take one long step, then bring his other foot up and meas' urea his whole length in the road. Having knocked his head three times on tbe ground, he rose, took another step, and again prostrated himselt Tbe woman was his wife, and waa waiting npon him. In answer to questions, be said that he had made a vow that if Buddha would restore to health bis son. who was desperately siok, he would make a pilgrimage to Wu-tai-ahan and home again, a step and a prostration all tbe way. Not more than three miles could be made in a day.

He had traveled about 600 of the 2,000 miles of his double journey, and would be two years longer In completing his tow. As he waa 78 years old, and almost worn ont, it was easy to see that he would not live to fulfill it A callous lump as large as an egg projected from his forehead, raised by bis knocking his head upon the dusty road. Yet this man was shocked and angry at a suggestion that he should abandon his useless pilgrimage, and passed out of sight measuring the road with his innrm body. The Establishment of the Commune. The members of the Commune were installed at the Hotel de Ville, on Tues day afternoon, March 28, 1871.

It was an immense popular demonstration. All the vast military of the National Guard was invited to be present At about 4 o'clock it began to arrive from every direction, drums beating and flags flying. TJpon a platform in front of the Hotel de Ville there was placed large square table, whioh was sur rounded by some members of the Comits Central, in citizens' dress, and many officers of the National Guard all were distinguished bv red scarfs. The proceedings were opened by a dis play oi nngs on every side, and by re' peated salvos of artillery, followed by great applause and cries of Vive la Lommune:" "vtoe la Kepublviue etc Continuing to arrive, the ational Guard completely packed the Place de l'Hotel de Ville. At a designated moment the soldiers placed their caps upon the points of their bayonets an raised their muskets in the air, Gabriel Benvier, who had been Presi dent of the Comits Ctntral, opened the proceedings, and read tbe vast multitude a list of the names of the members elected to the Commune, wo other members of this committee then stepped forward and made brief speeches, which were received with loud cries of "Vive la Commune! There were a great number of military bands which had been placed at the foot of the balcony, and whenever opportunity occurred they would strike up the the "Chant Uu Depart," and other revolutionary airs, when the entire assemblage would join in the chorus.

Benvier having made his proclamation of the Commune, ail the battalions which had been massed upon the Place de l'Hotel de Ville, de filed before the balcony to the cry of "Vive la Commune!" Few scenes have ever been enacted wbich were more ex traordinary and exciting. More than one hundred thousand persons were present at the ceremony. All the win dows of the neighboring houses were filled with spectators, the barrioades covered with people, and the gamins perched themselves in all the trees of the Avenue Victoria. Ex-Minister Washburne in Soribner's Magazine. One of the most learned colored men in the country is Alexander Crummell, rector of St Luke's Protestant Episco pal Church, Washington, D.

O. When he desired to study for holy orders he applied at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, but was refused admission. He made applications elsewhere whioh were equally unsuccessful. He finally went to Oxford, England, and there took a full course. He is an eloquent There is a tiny crustacean, the chameleon shrimp, whioh can alter iu hue to that of any material on whioh it happens to rest.

On a sandy bottom it appears gray or sand-oolored; when lurking among seaweed it becomes green, or red, or brown, according to the nature of its momentary back ground. Probably tbe effeot is quite unoonsoious, or at least involuntary, like blushing with ourselves-and nobody ever blushes on purpose, though thev do sav a distinguished poet once complained that an eminent actor did not follow his stage directions because he omitted to obey the rubrical remark, "Here Harold purples with auger, The change is produoed by certain automatic muscles which force up par' ticular pigment cells above the others, green coming to tbe top on a green surface, red on a ruily one, and brown or gray where tbe circumstances demand them. Many kinds of fish similarly alter eoot, to suit their background by forcing forward or backward certaiu special pigment-cells known as cbromato-phores, whose various combinations produoe at will almost any required tone or shade. Almost all reptiles and amphibians, pouess the power of changing their hue in accordance with their environment iu a very high degree and among certain treetoads and frogs it is difficult to say what is the normal coloring, as they vary indefinitely from buff and dove color to chocolate brown, rose, and even lilac But of all the parti-colored reptiles the chameleon is by far tbe best known, and on the whole tbe most remarkable for his inconstancy of coloration. Like a lacertiue vicar of Bray, be varies in continently from buff to blue, and from blue back to orange again, under stress of circumstances.

The mechanism ol this curious change is extremely com' plex. The corpuscles of different pigments are sometimes hidden in the depths of tbe chameleon's skin, and sometimes spread out on its surface in an interlacing network of brown oi purple. In addition to the prime coloring matter, however, the animal also possesses a normal yellow pigment and a bluish layer in the skin which acts like the iridium glass so largely employed by Dr. Solviati, being seen as straw-colored with a transmitted light, but assuming a faint lilao tint against an opaque absorbent surface. While sleeping tbe chameleon becomns almost white in the shade, but if light falls upon him he slowly darkens by an automatic process.

The movements of the corpuscles are governed by opposite nerves and muscles, which either cause them to bury themselves under the true skin or to form an opaque ground behind tbe blue layer, or to spread out in a ramifying mass on the outer sur face, and so produce as desired almost any necessary shade of gray, green, black, or yellow. It is an interesting fact that many chrysalids undergo pre cisely similar changes of color in adap tation to the background against which they suspend themselves, being gray on a gray surface, green on a green one, and even half black and half red when hung up against pieces of parti-colored paper. Grant Allen, in Cornhill Magazine. A Itoyal Bull at Athens. A royal ball at Athens is graphically described by Miss Fearn, the daughter of the American minister, who says: The King gave the signal and the dancing began.

One very amusing feature was the manner in which the round dances were begun. When the first bars of the waltz were played an aid-de-camp stood in the middle of the floor and called to the people to mane circle, on the edges of which stood the couples about to dance, each dancer grasping his partner by the waist and preparing at the earliest possible moment to plunge into the maddening rush of the deuz-temps, which is danoed here exclusively, and which ia perhaps a trifle less rapid than the galop. The Queen gave the signals and started round the circle with her partner; then the Crown Prince, and then all the other couples followed, one after another, abound and around, never turning to the left, but on and on, faster and faster, each couple evidently entertaining but one notion the one which characterizes that exciting sport of a slide- on the ioe, when there is only a burning anxiety lest you should swallow up the man ahead of you, or in turn be swallowed up by tha man behind you. The deux-temps is certainty great fun, but it requires no small amount of agility and exhausts a great deal of breath. You must be prepared to hop blithely over tbe prostrate couple who may have happened to fall ahead of you, or, if such a calamity should happen to yourself, to "lie low" while the onooming clear you as they would a hurdle.

At the palace ball there were not many round dances, for the cotillion, which is tbe feature of the evening, begins early and lasts three hours. In between-times supper is served Exchwnoe. Near Danbury, there lives a farmer who possesses the ingenuity of a full-blooded Yankee. He owned not long ago a hen and a rooster. Recently tho hen concluded to sit, and as soon as the farmer could buy enough fresh eggs the sitting began.

Soon after the hen died, and the farmer, discovering it before the eggs had become cold, placed thorn in a basket, caught the rooster, put him over the eggs, and tied him there. Then he fed and watered the bird for two weeks, when thirteen little chickens lifted up their voices and announced to the farmer that they had made their appearance. The male mother, chickens, and farmer are all doing well. ta fiery rrwyetfy Knmclw4 I mi rm Indiana in Marty Days, (A IT. Cablas, la MsJUan Courier.

Pigeon Bxxoit was the name of small settlement formed in 1809, and waa so called! from the innumerable number of pigeons that roosted in that vicinity. It waa situated five miles from Soottsburg, tbe present county seat of Scott, and near a beautiful stream that bears the memorable name until tbia day. At tbe time of tbe Qiusacra most of tbe mon wore sway from bom. Iu the afternoon of September 3, 1812, Elias Fayue and a Mr. Ceilings, while out bee-hunting one and ons-half miles from the present site cf Vienna, were surprised and killed by a party of Shawnee warriors.

Scalp Ing their victims, they hastened toward the settlement, which they reached about sundown. In one short hour one man, five women, and sixteen children were struck dead by the ruthless torn ahawk of the fiendish savages. Among the killed were Henry Ceilings and wife, Mrs. Payne and her eight chil' dren, Mrs. Collings and her seven chil dren, Mrs.

John Norris, her own child and aged mother-in-law for tbe aged were spared no more than the infant Mrs. Biggs concealed herself and chil' dren in a sink-bole, until tbe Indians became busily engaged in burning Bud plundering, when she fled, and sue ceeded in reaching the residence of bet brother. John Collings, son of William Collings, bad just caught a horse to go after the cows, when he saw an In diun approaching in a threatening atti tude. He dropped the rein and fled, pursued by tbe aavage, who was gain' ing on him, when he heard the report of his father'a rifle, and saw the savage fall with the blood streaming from his breast He succeeded in reaching the house iu safety. There were in the house: William E.

Collings (whom tbe Indians well knew, and from his un erring sim named Long Knife), his two children, John and Lydia, and Captain Norris. They kept the Indians back until about dark. They knew that as soon as it was dark enough for the In dians to approach the bouse without be' ing seen, they would set fire to it, and burn thorn alive. They therefore de cided to risk tbe peril of escape. Lr- dia went first, then her brother John, followed by Norris, and, lastily, "Long Knife." As tbe latter was passing the corn-crib an Indian fired at him.

He immediately raised his gun to return the fire when be found that the ball fired by the aavage had broken the lock of his gun. He hallooed to Norris to bring him the other gun, but Norris was like the Irishman. "He had brave heart, but cowardly pair of legs, and they carried him away, leaving Collings to fight the Indians alone with a broken gun. When they crowded him too close he would raise his gun and pretend that he was going to fire, and thus frighten them back for they well knew, from the many shooting' matohes in wbich he came out second to none, that it was folly to stand before his aim. In this way he reached the corn-field, under cover of which he escaped.

After plundering the houses the Indians set fire to them and most oi the dead bodiea were consumed. However, some of the children were pierced by sharp sticka and left sitting against trees. Their horrible deed accom plished the Indians started northward. A large force of Clark County militia were soon gathered from the vicinity of Charlestown, which reached the scene of carnage, while the smoking remains of the cabins and charred bodies presented the most horrible spectacle they had ever witnessed. They immediately pursued the savages to the Mnscata-tuck, which they found so much swollen that they could not effect a crossing, and were compelled to give up the pursuit They then returned and buried the remains of the victims in two graves, about one hundred yards east of the M.

I. Railroad, and near what is since known as the Pigeon-roost or Sodom Cemetery. At present there is nothing to show where the graves are except three or four rough stones and a large sassafras tree, which is said to have witnessed the event, but is now thought to be entirely dead. The late John G. Saxe a quarter ol century ago was the most popular p.oet in America.

What, as a wit and humorist, Tom Hood was in Great Britain, Saxe was iu America. He was fully Hood's equal, if not in some re- pects his superior, iu that field of lit erature which sparkles with wit as the ky sparkles with stars. From having been one of the most genial and happy of men, Mr. Saxe became one of the most morose and wretched in the closing years of his life. The change was oc casioned by a railway accident in 1875, in which he had a very narrow escape with his life.

The terrible experience of that event shattered his nervous system and caused him suddenly to be come a melancholy old man. His wit and his love of poetry left him; the world had no cheer, no charm for him thenceforward; the sunshine of liis soul was changed to deep shadows. And thus he died in a cloud died at wilted flower dies, leaving behiml only the sweet fragrance of a departed glory. The new srovernment uhima fn, Alanno- Liorraise has betn completed. Among the reforms" is an addition of 3.000 trouna to BT BHIHBLII rOOBB.

A friend of Judge Bond, of Baltl mora. Judge of the United btatea Dis triot Court, tells the following good story about him, which he locates at Boston, in 1677 The two went to call on medium. They were bown many wondere, and at lait the Judge was told to write a lint of namea on tlip of paper, wbfrh being done, be wu in trui ted to run bin linger down the lint and stop when the acouatomed rap on the table waa beard. When be got to tbe middle of the list a violent blow waa struck upon tbe table. Thereupon long oonveriatiou enaued between tbe Judge and tbe materialized pint, in which were reboaraed many astonishing foots (most of which the Judge bad ingeniously managed to drop In tha opening of tbe conversation with the medium), Finally tbe exhibitor nana, tail enmathlno-.

and the "spirit" abruptly departed. Then the Judge fell into a brown study, from wbi it waa airaouit to aro'iae mm. suddenly looking up. he aaid. with tbe moat ad mirably assumed tone of astonishment markable thing I ever dreamed of.

1 almost doubt the power of Omnipotence to ual it. "Ah," says the medium, "I can show you greater things than that." iurther conversation ensued in a similar strain, when Judge Bond burst out with: "But tell you, sir, I challenge tbe Almighty to do au a thing. hy, air, can you believe it? I left that gentleman not twenty minutes ago on tbe steps of the Parker House!" At this the medium naturally became furious and exclaim ed: "I told you to write the names of dead men on that list," "Jo, replied Judge Bond, with a look of childlike siinpli ity, "you did not; you told me to write the names or mends, ana I did so. There isn't the name of single dead mnn on that list." It is needless to add that the Judge and his friend departed without ceremony, William Wirt was Attorney General or the United States when first visit ed Washington as a boy, but I do not know that I ever saw him. The de scriptions of him represent him as tall, with an inclination to corpulency his countenance was "sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought;" bis mouth was 'finely formed, and a physiognomist would have noted that tbe compression of his lips denoted firmness, and his smile good-humored irony.

He had a Roman nose, the eye of cerulean blue, with a remarkably arch expression when be was animated, and of oalm thoughtfulness when his features were in repose. His forehead was not high, but it was broad, with the phrenologi cal development strongly marked particularly the poetio and perceptive faculties. His hair was sandy, and his bead bald on the top, which, with a Byronian anxiety, be tried to bide by combing the hair up over tbe baldness, and it was muoh bis custom, when en gaged in an oratorical display, to pre serve its adjustments by passing his hands over it. tie was much more careful in this regard than was the elo quent and oluvalrio Jrreston, who, though be wore a wig, seemed not only indifferent as to who knew it, but of the wig itself; for in tbe sturdy breeze which blew over the Uanton course at the Baltimore convention, it nearly left him, be the while apparently unconscious, as he fulmined to the vast and wrapt multitude. Well, the Carolinian may not have loved the laurel, as did, beoause it hid his baldness but be deserved to have it voted to him for bis eloquence.

When the lamented Gen. Hayne was traveling from Lexington to Cincinnati, in tbe summer of 1838, a period of excessive drought, in company with Gen. Taylor of Newport, Gen. Taylor was very careful to point out to his illustrious guest and name the different rivers which they passed or crossed, and often, in riding over a bed of naked rock, Gen. Taylor would observe, "Gen.

Hayne, this is the river to whioh Gen. Hayne would reply, with good-humored sarcasm, "It is fortunate we have you to tell us of it, General, for I thought we were crossing one of your macadamized roads." So severe had been the drought that many formidable winter rivers were thoroughly dried up by the summer's heat, unrelieved by any supply xrom the heavens. The late CoL Keating Simonds was one day arguing a case in court, in which the late esteemed CoL Harry Bacot (H. H. Bacot, who was rather of diminutive proportions, was the opposing counsel, and missing a large ioiio volume which he (Loi.

Simonds) had brought with him into oourt, to use as an authority, be moved himself from side to side looking for it, exclaiming: "What has become of my law? Ah," said he, with ready wit, on espying it, at tbe same time lilting up nis tall form to its lun-est stature, "I see how it is my learned and ingenious friend, not content with using potent argument and bis own authorities against me, has' actually bottomed himself on my law and pointing to the huge volume serving as an elevated seat for bis diminutive and unconscious adversary, he drew it from its hid'ng-place amidst the almost un-extinguishable laughter of the Judge, bar, juries, and bystanders. In the olden time it was not unusual to see Indies in the gallery busily engaged knitting while listening to the debates. Now the display of knitting-needles and stockings at a publio lecture would be considered as outre as was the exhibition of Captain Knock-dunder in the kirk while Jeannie Dean's husband was preach ng. The worthy Captain, it wilt be recollected, drew forth from his spleuchin his pipe and fire apparatus, and, having struck fire with flint and steel, lighted his pipe and puffed away to his heart's content. In good old times the New England ladies were wont to take sewing or knitting to parties, without a violation of the Drocrieties of the time or nines.

The virtue of lime-wash as a protection agiinat fire is emphasized by The American Analyit. In Franoe it is common to thickly rat with whitewash the beams, ioists, and the underside of flooringa. While this pre motion not prevent the spread of a fire ones under qreat headway, it is a guard acB'nst the primeignjtion that often leads to dire niults. A EACi-pnrnca A cough drop. A run of slippers Two toboggans.

"Who shall decide when doctors dis agree?" Sometimes the undertaker, "Is TU bead of the family in, bub? asked a washing-wringer peddler, "Yes," mother's In there," replied Johnny. Am advertiser in Texas calls for van industrious man, as a boss band over 5,000 head of sheep that can speak Spanish fluently," Smyth I see our doctors are having a great boom now 1 orest Is that so? Smyth Yes; we're going to have two new cemeteries. Sew Haven news. "Mes must work aud women must weep." This is inoorrect When men work, women smile and are happy. It is when men drink that women weep, iry again, Brother Jungsiey.

"Yoo seem to be in tbe clouds. Mr. Pegasus, said a friend to an absent' minded verse-writer the day after the class dinner. "I certainly do feel like tnunaer," wu the weary reply. Tec success of Sam Jones ai preacher is said to lie in his power of illustration, ion raajnet oma tunoi npon the same plane with the artist 7,1 a tai; t.

a a i who makes pictures for the papers. BanuEPERB are men who like to see friendly feelings prevailing among their customers, or, in other words, they like to see tbeur customers treating each other well and often. Ronton Cou rier. An irate female seeks admittance to the editor's sanctum. "But I tell you.

madam" protests the attendant, "that the editor is too ill to talk to any one to-day. "Nevermind; you let me in. 1 11 do the talking." Afteb debating a long time as to the proper inscription to put on the grave stone of a man who was blown to pieces by a powder-mill, bis friends deemed on tbe following: "He was a man ol excellent parts." Burlington t'me tress. A New Orleans editor has discov ered that fishing is hard work. It was generally supposed that fishing was easy enough, but that it was tbe lying about the big ones which got away that entailed the hard lubor.

Norristoum Herald. A New York judge has decided that "cornering" is a crime. When you re' turn home a few inches after midnight by the clock, and your wife begins to question and "cross" examine you, and finally begins to "corner" you, call her attention to this deoision. Norristown Herald. While marching the streets at Ban gor.

some of us had a narrow es cape of becoming martyrs for Jesus, for somebody fired at us three times, and when we got to the hall we found three bullets had lodged in the drum; but glory be to Godl if they destroy our ooaies tney cannot destroy our souls. Fire away, Mr. Devil, we shall soon be bullet-proof. Glory to God! Salvation Army War cry. Tax old church in Tomngton had pew for "nigger men" and another for "colored ladies.

Also a "high pew for gentlemen visitors," and one lor "bach elors" and "old maids" respectively. Stranger still, it is claimed that the last-named waa oeeunied on Sunday. This goes ahead of New Hartford's old church, wbich had one pew set apart for the widows, one for the deacons, and one in the gallery for Indians. Torrington Conn.) Register. Omaha Girl Mercy me I You oer tainly don't mean to say that that beau tiful Jliss Million is going to marry a Chinese laundryman New York girl Ob, you misunderstood me, dear; he is not alaundrvman, he is a member of the Chinese legation at Washington "But he is a Chinaman, all the same." "Yes, but he is thoroughly Christian ized.

"Are you surer" les, indeed. He is a graduate of an American college and was the best pitcher in the ball club." Omaha World. DISILLUSION. Bald a sil-er slim duds, with an emphasis rude Of a damsel ahead whom ha swiftly puraued "Kow thla rain will low As a Qlever excuse To share bar umbrella and capture her mood. For the style of her dress and her trimmings ex press Bhe's a maiden of taste, and of fashion I guess isa quue grace Ia her motions I trace.

There is strength which is better I'm bound to corneas. Now," be said, 'will I make a daBbing old break Clear the track I Now, I hope she won't give me xne euase. Then sprang to her side "Grunt Heaven be orled. "Excuse me," ha stammered, "I've made a mil' take." Cried tbe maiden, "Whooroo I Fhat's the mather wid you Come ay ye loike, there be shelter for two 1 am talcing a Jftuut To the corner bevant. To get a few murphie's to put in tbe sthew." Tee Bev.

Dr. Talmage, who has just returned to Brooklyn from his Western tour, said im a late sermon to his con gregation "I have never Been such signs of life in business I would call it a boom if I did not dislike tbe word. The men who took Horace Greeley's advice were right I would give the same advice to-day; nay, I would go myself if any necessity was laid upon me, as i told some oi the western people." Col. W. H.

Martin, Senator-elect Beagan's successor in the House, is a "character." He is toll, angular, and as thin as a rail, has a tuft of hair on bis chin, a mustache growing up to his none, and enormous hands. His voice is loud, and his gestures awkward. His trousers never fit him, and he wears a butternut-colored shirt. He has lived all bis life in the pine woods, and among the rampant Bteers of Eastern Texas, is a talker, and has promised to be tho same Bill Martin in Washington that he is at home. Evi dently there is a treat ahead at the national capital.

The court of claims has awarded the Chickasaw tribe the improper disbursement of funds held in trust by the goTsromautj 1 said, 'Jennie will certainly get weL The Lord will raise her up. He has revealed it to said the minister, 'she has not the nervous disease she had some years ago. The physicians have decided that she has cancer of the 'Oh, was the reply, 'if that is the case, she is sure to die. 'A family living in the city of St. Louis hod a daughter who was very ill.

The members of this family were well acquainted with one of the leading ad vocates of faith-healing in the East, who made her case a subject of prayer, and wrote her a letter declaring that she would certainly be cured, and the Lord bad revealed it to him. The letter arrived in St Louis one day after her death. "These are oases taken not from the operations of reoognized fanatics, bnt from those of leading lights in this ignis fatuus movement "It is a means of obtaining money under false pretenses. Some who promulgate these views are honest, but underneath their proceedings runs a subtle sophistry. They establish institutions which they call faith homes, declaring that they are supported entirely by faith, and that they use no means to make their work known or to persuade persons to contribute.

Meanwhile they advertise their work and institutions in every possible way, publishing reports in which, though in many instances wanting in business ac curacy, they exhibit the most cunning wisdom of the children of this world." Rev. Dr. Buckley. Wild Weather Out West. The command to whioh I belonged in our Mormon campaign was conveying live-stock sufficient for the army en route to Salt Lake.

We had 80,000 bead of sheep, 2,000 cattle, and 600 mules. Near Denver we came npon a natural soda fountain bursting out of the side of a mountain. The place waa a great resort for game of all kinds, es- peoiolly elk. It was the 11th day of May. 1867.

That night our cavalry portion of the escort was ordered up the mountain to camp for the night Not knowing the climate we grumbled and laid down under our rubber ponchos. When we waked in the morning it was bitter cold, and we were unable at first to move. We were buried un der six feet of snow, wfcich had fallen -during the night The tents of the in- -fantry, whom we had left below, were all blown down, and the stream of water by whioh they had camped was frozen solid. AU our stock had stampeded and we were in a great strait for three days. The sheep, of oourse, could not get far, and the cattle were soon got together, but most of the wagon stock had got away, and the 500 mules with their two herders had dis-appeared entirely.

Four days after they joined us with one of the men frozen in the saddle. He had to have both legs amputated, and afterward got -a big pension. The army sutler had a lot of whisky along, and the commanding officer offered him $3 a gallon for it, but the rascal wanted $7, and had the impudence when he could not get it to ask for mules to haul it, aa nis own were lost in the storm. Well, he left the twenty-five barrels of whisky cached in the mountain, and aa we came back by another route I suppose they are there stilL St Louis How bar-room olownishneas mar be mistaken for smartness was illustrated at Albany on Thursday. "Senate biU No.

4-11. i4," announced the clerk of the senate, Is an abstracted voioe. "Mr President I sab- that this bill is a Chestnut," said Senator braces, large number of the Btiubwg garrison) 00.91 ta nous.