life, and Fannie the next older one, had married and gone from the parental roof, which tended to draw them closer together in the most tender affection, so that they were almost inseparable, and untiring in their efforts to bring sunshine into our household. When the dear Master and Father took our precious Lizzie unto Himself, we can readily see bow crushing it was to Maggie; but she made a heroic effort to be reconciled to the will of the Lord, and, after a struggle of thirty days, the tension proved too great: she was suddenly stricken down and rendered utterly helpless from nervous prostration and muscular rheumatism, and for months suffered the rnost excruciating pain: for two weeks her life seemed to hang in the balance, unable to move a muscle, and what little nourishment she took was liquid drawn through a straw. By the most faithful nursing and skillful medical attention, through the mercy of God, she finally rallied. and slowly but steadily improved in strength and flesh, till now, at the end of eighteen months, we are encouraged to believe that she will once more be herself again.

FRANK BARKLEY, only son of Wm. T. and Jennie (Barkley) Hearne, born in Fayette Co., Ky., Sept. 24, 1871, grew up on the farm and among the Short-horn cattle, of which he was especially fond. and at ten years of age was remarkably well versed in the pedigrees of the cattle. He attended the public schools at Lee’s Summit, Mo., till ready for college, when he went first to William Jewell at Liberty, and then to the State Normal at Warrensburg, Mo., where he completed his education. At fourteen years of age he united with Baptist Church, and is an active worker, especially in the B. Y. P. U.

When he reached manhood, in looking around for something to do, the newspaper work presented itself, and he took hold of it at once, first as the Independence manager, and correspondent far Kansas City Daily Times, and in a few years bought an interest in the Daily and Weekly Independence Sentinel, giving up the Times. In Oct., 1896, he was elected secretary and treasurer of the American Galloway Cattle Association, and editor of the Herd Book, at a salary of $ 1500.00 per year, which however did not necessitate giving up his work with the Sentinel, which continued with the same salary. Jan. 1, 1898, the majority of the Sentinel stock changed hands and Frank B. Hearne (while still retaining his Sentinel stock), and Wm. Southern, Jr., who had been editor of the Sentinel

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