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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18

Vermont Maple Syrup at Nelson's.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18

California Honey at Nelson's.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18

The Challenge Wind Mills,
fot sale by Berry Bros. 1-tf
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18
Go to McInerney's for new hat.

for sale by Berry Bros.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18
McInerney's is the place to buy.
.. 7. and N. ..
Sewing Machines and Organs.

Two very prosperous years in success
sion. This fall should be the time to
make good the promises made to wives
and children by purchasing the Sewing
Machines and the Organs for which they
have so long waited. Sewell can sup
ply them, all of the best, at the lowest
prices and fully guaranteed by man
whom you can find when wanted.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18
LAMPS! LAMPS! LAMPS!!!

The finest assortment in the county
It NOrthcraft'S. - S-tf
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18

Gail at j. s. KeAey'S JeaceIry Store
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18

One-half gallon Mason Fruit Jars at
J. Augustine's for $1.90 per dozen.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18
General Merchandise at Nelson's

MaSOn's Fruit Jars at Nelson's.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18
School Supplies

Mason's Fruit Jars at Nelson's.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18
Goods cheap at McInerney's.

Ihe finest line Of Spectacles in to,cn,
dt u. .. heItey's. LIT
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18
FRESH LEMONS.
Smoke

Fresh Lemons at Augustine's.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
TEEN AND NOW.
mrs. POppeFman RegaIes Her
Husband with Comparisons.


my dear, said Mrs. Popperman to
her husband last evening, Il was
looking over bundle Of old letters to-
day, and found this one which you
wrote to me before we we're married
when you we're young aud senii-
mental"
what docs il say2"
"I'll read it,
"'Sweet idol Of my lonely heart, il
thou wilt place thy hand in mine, an q
say, dear love, III be thv bride, we \
fy away to some lar realm-we'll f.
TO sunny Italy, and meath soft, eeru
lean skies wen bask and siog and
dream Of naught but love. Rich and
costly paintings by old masters shall
adorn the walls Of the castle I'll give
thee. Thy bath shall be Of milk. A
box at the opera shall be at thy con-
mand, aud royalty shall be thy daily
visitor. Sweet strains Of music sball
] mil thee at eventide, and warblinl
birds shall wake thee from thy morn.
ing slumber. Dost thou accept Say
yes, and fly, OBI fly with N"
And / few" raid Mrs. Pepper.
man. But il had been as fly as
am now, | wouldn't have flown"
why not, dear2'
"Wby not2 Have you done as you
promised in that letter. When w
we're married, did we fly TO sunny II.
ally and bask meath soft, cerulear
skies, or did we 20 to Hoboken anC
spend two weeks fishing for cells on th'
edge Of the wharf,"
well, yes"
"And how about the pictures2 Yol
know very we'll that every rich an,
costly painting in this house is a chro
mo from the tea store"
swell"
Thy bath shall be Of milk Do
battle in milk2 Do | battle 10 milk o
isn't it like pulling teeth every morn
ing 10 get ten cents out Of you TO bu,
milk for the babyp
Kinder"
Royalty shall be thy daily vi tor,
. The only daily visitors | have are IN
! book agents and clam peddlers."
, "raint my fault"
Sweet strains Of music shall lul
thee at eventide. The only chance
I, have 10 listen TO sweet strains Of mu
!, sic is when you and / 20 out walkin
: at night and follow q monkey and
hand organ around the block"
. "Oh, I'm 10 lonely"
II dos't care il you are. Wher
: are the warbling birds you promise
ne2 ] hear Mrs. Mes,upis' csowin
, ROSTERS next door every day. PerhaT
Q they are what you near"
well, never mind
2 But | will mind. / was 10 baye
y box at the opera. Where is it8 I'll
Q only time ] 90 to an opera is when 70
got bill posters tickets TO 3 dime mi
scum"
s"Its too bad
n ut is reall7 900 bad. And then y
said we'd talk and dream OF Haug
b. but love. Since l married you we
:, talked and dreamt Of naught but rel
Good night, cir" aud Mrs. foppcrm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
A NASHVILLE LOVE STORY
The Romance of q Dutch Com
edian and How ID Waslnter-
Fupted By Death.

John CARLY, in the New York Dis.
patch, tells the following 10 his sIticle
on the career Of the popular comedian
Gus Williams. In the summer Of
1865 be was filing an engagement at
Poland's Varieties, Nashville, Tenn.
1t was here that the incident occurred
which came very near u. depriy.ug
the ye OF his presence forever after.
The pretty daughter Of a planter IT,.
siding in Alabama happened to be in
Nashville on a visit to a relative Of
her mother. She was an heiress, and,
added to her beauty, her youth, being
only seventeen, she was passionately
fcnd Of music aud theatrical perform
ances 1t 50 happened that she visited
the theater.
One evering when Gus was singing
q ID giving one Of his earlier recita-
ions it also so happened that Gus.
standing behind the footlights and
glaucipg at the audience, caught sight
Of her bright eyes and fair face. I
Next day, in strolling through the
main street. the young lady snd the
young comedian in embryo met. Gps
lifted Bis hat, she smiled and went on.
On this occasion they did not speak
as they passed by. But if they uttered
no word their eyes expressed volume
Of upspoken sentiment.
Two days later, 10 the parlors o. the
hotel at which the young lady with
her relative vas stoppirg, mr Gus
Williams was introduced to her.
Within The week their acquaiutancc
ripened into love. II was the old, old
story; the undying story that will be
repeated by all the generations Of the
human race. Gus frankly told her his
brief history; 10 return she urges him
70 abandon the stage, and share the
fortune which she possessed in her
own right and if in the future be
could not overcome bis yearDing fol
the stage, he should, before again ap
pearing, devote himselfto course Of
studies.
They we're betrothed. and it was ar.
farged thai three months after her re
turn to her fathers home be should
visit her and have the marriage take
place there.
Poor girl, that bright glimp,e Of Q
happy future with the man she had SC
strangely met, and 50 deeply loved wa
her last.
They corresponded every week, per
baps oiteuer, aud then came the bitter
ending OF the romance.
! On bis way East 10 October he kept
her advised OF the places where she
should direct her letters. At Buffalo
there was handed him at the post
office letter marked Selma, Ala. Thu
direction was written 10 a strange
hand.
He opened it.
Ada - was dead. She had beer
out riding; the horse, becoming sud
denly frightened By some object at III,
roadside. leaped aside ald threw he
to the ground. Her head struck q mas
Of rock. and when, an hour later,
passing neighbor discovered her, SD
was dead.
A medallion portrait Of the ill.fatel
Girl, so beloved and so sadly lost, i
! one Of the dearest treasures Of ID
, comedians present home.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20

-"All your swn fault
II you remain sick when you can
Get hop bitters that neYer-Fail.

Get hop bitters that neyer-Fail.
The weakest woman, smallest child,
and siekest invalid can use hop bittors
with safety and great good.
old men lettering around from rheu-
matism, kidney trouble or any weakness
will be almost new by using hop bitters.
My wife and daughter were made
healthy by the use of hop bitters and |
recommend them to my people etho-
dist Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor II hop
Bitters are not the beet family medicine
On earth.
-Malarial fever, Ague and Biliousness,
will leave every naighborhood as soon as
hop bitters arrive.
my mother drove the paralysiSand
neuralgia all out Of her system with hop
bitteTs. Ed Oswego Sun.
Keep the kidneys healthy with hop bit
ters and you need not fear sickness.
Ice water is rendered harmless and more
refreshing and reyiying with hop bitters
in each draught
The vlgor Of youth for the aged and
infrm in hop bittersl
LAT the change Of life nothing equals
Hop bitters 10 allay all troubles incident
Thereto"
-"The best periodical for ladies 10 take
monthly and fiom which they will receive
the greatest benefit is hop bitters."
Mothers with sickly, fretful, nursing
children, will cure the children and bene
ct themselves by taking hop bitters daily
Thousands die annually from somI
form of kidney disease that might havt
been prevented by timely use Of hol
bitters.
indigestion, weak stomach, irregu-
larities Of the bowels, cannot exist wher
hop bitters are used.
A timely use Of hop
Bitters will keep a whole family
In robust health year at little cost
10 produce real genuine sleep an,
child-hke repose all night, take a littl
hop bitters on retiring.
That indigestion or stomach gas a
night, preventing rest and sleep, will dis
appear by using hop bitters.
-Paralytic, nervous, tremulous oil,
ladies are made perfectly quiet an
sprightly by using hop btterS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
FIGHTING THe TRIBUNE.
The Union Printers Calculating
10 Boycott the Paper on
Large Scale.
spsslalto conmsreial Gazette


NEW York, December lS.-Th(
trouble of the union printers with the
Tribune took asW urn tosday. II
seems that the Trades Uoion council
has taken up the printers fight, and
has issued notices to all the the2ter
managers that union men will bOyeotI
theaters Advertising in the Tribe Ie,
Cooperative aid will be asked Of every
Trades Union organic stion in the
country to further the iolloWisg
scheme:
Every leading paper in America has
a branch business office or news bu.
re2u in the Tribune building, all to-
sether occupying the greater part Of
the immepse structure, aud an effort
will DO made to have tlem move ou;,
through influences brought TO bear on
the home Offices through the local
Trades Unions.
President O'DonDell, Of the Typo
graphical Union. admitted the exist
euce Of some such scheme tonight
when he said to the Chicago Daily
News reporter, I'VE haven't go
through with tue Tribune yet, and be
fore we do we will have your Office
moved out Of the building"
The Tribune non>Union force !
working satisfactorily, but kept with
in the building, so as to avoid meet
log agents Of the Union.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
THE GLASGOW OUTRAGE
Dynamiters on Trial NJ Edln-
burg.

EDINBuRa, December bat the
trial to day Of McDermott and others
for completely IN dynamite Outrages 10
Glasgow, DR.. Dupre, adviser Of the
Government on chemical subjects,
testified that the materials in the box
Of Deasey who was arrested At Liver
pool we're similar 10 those found 10
the box exploded at Canal Bridge
over Passil Park. A policeman testi-
fed 10 find 10 the houses Of the pris
onera several papers aud documents
showing sympathy with tho Irish agi-
tators. William LAME who testified
in Dublin against his brother-in,laN
Poole, who was executed yesterday
explained the nature Of the Eeniar
oath and the object Of the Renian or
ganization. The case for the prose
eution closed with Lamie's testimony
The declarations Of tho prisoner
we're generally denials Of the charges
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
A BOOK THAT SAVED A LIFE.
The arrow Escape Of COndue-
cor FaIes From a MurderOus
Bullet.
Nav York Her,ld,


A memorandum book yesterday
saved the life Of Henry W. Fales, =,
conductor on the New York Central
and Hudson River railroad When
bis train reached Catskill ia the
morning. on the way TO Albany. .
rough looking fellow entered the
smoking car. He was alfred in q
well worn light suit Of clothes, d.
lapidated shoes aud q battered cap.
He had a shpggy light beard and a
brcnzed eeuptenanced Of the desper-
ado type. The passengers 10 the car
say that the man looked like cow
boy from the Western frontier. A
week before the same man had got on
the train, and W put of Tor refusing
to nay bis fare.
ne sat in the middle OF the car yes,
terday, and when the conductor asked
him for his fare he gruffy replied thai
he could not pay.
IL must have your ticket or the
money" said Mr.. Fales.
II amt rot either"
Then I'll take you as far as Hud,
son aud you must get oil and stay on
too"
A few minutes later the conductor
ssed bis free and easy passenger
aad remarked: II see you're here yet
INV are you getting alops2"
I'm getting along some, was th'
$ lkvreply
Men The train reached Hudson
NJ. Fales directed Brakeman BrittoT
10 out the fellow of the train. Thu
bra Semln had some trouble 10 gettiul
nm Land when the man wss pusheC
upon the station platform be drew
pistol from bis pocket aud pointed !
L the brakeman, who ran into tn
ar end yelled, Look outl look outl
the conductor who was just com
log out. Mr.. Fales thought tn
elected passenger was about to thro'
stone. and he stepped boldly ont
saying, go away from here or you
be taken away"
At that moment the man raised hi
pistol, and aiming at the conductor
tired. The bullet struck Mr.. Fale
, right side in line with his heart, bt
' was stopped by a memorandum boo
: in an inner. pocket. The bullet WI
= picked out OF the lining. IL had OF
: a hole IS big as a quarter OF dollI
in the coat.
e Instantly a number oil men leaps
on the platform aud ran toward u
d woUld.be murderer, who retreatel
7 keeping BIS revolver pointed at u
7 crowd. He was forced around u
7 station yard. rud q series Of tacti
e lasting ten minutes at last resulted
n two men stealing up behind the mi
: and throwing him TO the ground. /
!, was piven into the CUSTODY Of Il
e Sheriff, who found a sheath XII
. about eighteen inches long in Il
y prisoners pos session.
. The man was locked up, and 10
.. ductor Fales proceeded with bis ira
0. to Albany. There he was examin
e, BY a doctor, who found that the bull
D, had caused an abrasion OF sevel
lie inches in area. Another conduct
re was put in charge OF the train, g.
rs Mr.. Fsles came to his city last mel
,, He told Herald reporter that he b
le not the slightest idea rs 20 why I
y man shot him. He will carry me
IN orandum book iu each pocket he
q ailer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20

A New Line OF Steamboats, on
the ArkalsAw.


Yesterday morning the Woodson
Transportation Company organized by
the election Of the following officers:
j. A. Woodson, President; II. Wood,
General Manager; A. G. Allis, Aud.
tor, and A. V. Stafford, Secretary and
Treasurer.
The company proposes TO run line
Of steamboats, on the ArkaDsaw river
in connection with the Valley Route
railroad. One OF its principal objects
will be to aid the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railway in the greater de-
velopment OF the land grant on the
south side Of the river. The line will
be run in harmony With the railroads
COMPOSING the Valley route, aud il
will be the constant aim Of the COM
pany to increase the efficiency Of the
river service.
The formation Of the company was
spoken Of freely by business men yes
terday and great interest was nantes.
ted By them on learning the particulars
Of the new enterprise. Do the leyet
and the lower part Of Markham street
it was the principal topic OF CONVEX
sation.
A reporter Of the Gazette called OF
Mr.. Woodson and interviewed hin
reg riding the plans Of the company
From him it was asoertained that thu
staunch carriers,the Maumelle and r
l.. Cobb, had been purchased, th,
| former for $500 from Captain I. ]
Darrsgh and the latter for el2, 600 iron
Messrs Henry HeDneein and X. l.
Cobb. The steamer Woodson ha
been in the control Of the railroad
and will be run 10 the interest Of thu
company. The Cobb will run 10 tn
upper river between Little Rock an,
| Ozark, while the Woodson will rul
betgsen Little Rock aud Pine Bluff
\ Ii was stated q few days since that th
4 Maumelle was to run 10 the Whit
river trade to replace the Josie Harry
recently burned. Captain Milt HarT.
was expected here last night and som
definite disposition Of her will be mad
upon bis arrival.
At the meeting yesterday mOrnip
the capital stock OF the company wa
increased 10 100000. The rates 70
transportation will be raised, but th
schedule under tho new organization
not yet perfected. Among the stock
holders present was Captain j. N
Hardin, Of Memphis. Operation
under the new regime will begin i'm
mediately.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
The Leopard DOe.

A boy near Poughkeepsie took some
paint aud dye aud 6xe1 up dog TO
suit an escaped menagerie leopard. Oh
course the dog felt bad and hunted
up his master and went shifting at his
heels, and the master went up a tree
SO quick that it absolutely astounded
the dog, who sat down aud waited for
the old man to descend. 1t was a
cold day; the wind blew and the bare
BRANCHES ratified and the man shivered
and swore for half an hour, till finally
the dog barked.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
An Opinion OF Its Legality aud
PrOpriety from = Very High
Authority.
Special 70 the Commercial Gazette.


NEw YoRK, December 1.-THE
criticism Of Roger A. Pryor upon the
action Of Judge Denman in the u Don
nell trial, was called to the attention
Of one OF the lawyers OF reputation in
criminal cases in the city TO. day. He
was asked II be agreed with General
Pryor, in saying that an American
Judge would be subject to impeach.
ment for answering the jury as Judge
DeDmRn did. when they asked him,
whether. 10 the case Of a man who had
a deadly weapon in bis hand, aud was
shot by anoiaer man, who thought he
was about TO use 1t, the crime would
be manslaushter or murder.
The lawyer said in reply: what
Judge Denman did actually say, as
shown by The verbatim reports, as
shown In the London newspapers, was:
THE question | nut to you is this;
Where is the evidence Of anything,
amounting to an act done by Carey,
which would induce the prisoner to
think that2"
IL see no improperly 10 that ques-
ton. Not only would il not subject
a Judge to impeachment here, but
such language is common enough for
our Criminal Judges. Our Judges fre
quently 60 further than that, both in
criminsla aud civil cases, and not merely
tell the jury boldly that there is no
evidence upon specified subjects be-
fore them Tor their consideration, and
when asked 10 proper case to do SO
by counsel, it is not only proper, but
the duty Of the Judge SO to instruct
, the jury.
"rhe statement Of the Judge to the
jury, 10 the 0'Donnel case, as to the
, law under such circumstances differs
little from the law 0s it has been set.
tied in this State. | applehended
however, that the chief dificulty with
4, O'Donnells case was that, under the
English law, be could not 70 on the
witness stand himself and testify as t
. the circumstances ofihe shooting, anC
therefore, as Judge Depman himsel
intimated, there was no eveidenoe I,
. su, tain theplea Of sell defense. This i
Q DOLLY one Of the particulars in which
z our criminal law is more liberal thai
4 the English law, aud every intelligen
a American must be convinced that il
I these respects we are much in ad
Q vance Of England. The English rule
which forbids an accused prisoner ties
+ tifying in his own behalf, seems to u
Q a very harsh and barbarous one. TIL
y English laws are gradually broaden
!, ing, and doubtless they will 10 tim
Il come to be as liberal as our own An
other particular in which they con
is tinue to be very harsh is not allowin
r, an appeal unless upon the certiicat
8 Of the Judge before whom the case
It tried. But you can easily see thI
k that exception would allow little or o
IS protection TO person convicted b
1t fore partial, arbitrary, or iRnoral
lr Judge"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
CONSUMPTION,


No. tl2lRD-In the Chanoery Court Of Shelby
County. Tenn.-AndroWI LogomarainO OF
~. " J D Williams, err, etc Of Barns1l
Graham dec OF NJ,
IN appearing from BIN which u sworn 10 in
i this cause that the defendant, J n
Williams, oxocutors sto. Of Barnett Grab An
deed, u q resident Of the State OF AfkAn'
sas,And nonresident Of the State Of Ton.
Il L therefore ordered that he max,
bis Appearance herein Al the court
house oil Shelby county. In Mamphis, Ten
noaaeo, on or before the frat Monday
In February, 1884, and plead, answer or DO
mur 20 complaIhant bill, or the snml
will be taken for eonfoslod a. 70 hin
aud set for hearing * partei and that copj
qf this order be publlahed once . week, 10
four euooaagive weeks, In The Public Ledger.
This nth day 81 December, 1853.
NJ n r; y. sLASKb Old and Master.
He king and Lee Thornton. selIeltol! 81
complainant " " W 100
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
DR.. WILBUR,
SPECIALIST,

Treats success 'ully Chronic aud long stand
ing Diseases, such as Diseases Of the Head,
Throat and Lungs. Liver. Kidney and Heart
Complaints, Inveterate Diseases Of the Stom-
ach Chat have deaed all other melhodO.
those fearful diseases Of the Nervous System
(arising from whatever causel, scrofula,
Dropsy. Paralysis. Fits, Fevers, Sores, Con-
tracted Cerds, Enlarged and SuG Joints,
Neuralgia. Rheumatism, seiA.ica, Diseased
Bone Deformities, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas
Scald Head, Ill conditioned Ulcers. Syphilis,
Nasal PolypsuS, Asthma. Hay Fever, Rose
Cold, Winter Cough, Chronic Diarrhea and
Diabetes. All may be cured by this New and
Wonderful System If not too far advanced
Bone Diseases cured when all other methodi
have failed.
Ladies who are suffering with complaint
peculiar to their sex. can consult the Doete
with every assurance Of speedy relief ant
permanent cure.
The Doctor particularly invites oil case
tb at have been given up by other physicians
| ! you are doing we'll under the care Of you
IN physician, do not call on me, as gu
province is to treet those who can not NM
-elief otherwise.
Consultation and Examination Free
The Doctor can be consulted from 10 am
to9p.m. 68 90
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20

NASHVILLE World: The venerA>
bic Campbell Wallace is the President
ofthe Rlilrold Commission Of the
State Of Georgia. lie was placed ia
this high position by the railroads Of
the State, because he was an expert
euced railroad Official. lie says that
there is no trouble in that State be-
tween the people aud the roads. 1t
mssl be borne 10 mind that the tariff
of freights are lower there than here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20

The wife Of Pere Hyacinthe is an
Ohio girl. her maiden name having
been Emily j. Butter6eld, Of Seneca
county. In 1854 she married Mr..
Merriam who, however, was dissipa.
ted and the woman left him and went
to Europe, where she finally married
Father Hyaciuthe. She, her hus-
band and her baby are about all there
are Of the whole Gallician church,
but the three are maintaining their
organization with commendable ener
~. Il is remarkable how every mar
who gets a new religious kink into biz
head marches across the street and
starts new sect. He usually pSssel
as man Of powerful mind, but he al
ways keeps bis nigh eye on the contri
button bex.-[ Chicago Telegram.