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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-20
EdOuard Frere's Village Critics.

When Edouard Frere first came tc
Ecouen the world did not call him u
great painter But all the little chill
dren learned to love him and kept on
with their games when he was near, for
they knew that Monsieur Frere was in
terested in their play. As the villagers
gathered around his easel when he
painted in the open air, or now and
then paid reverent visit to his studio
and scanned the sketches on the wall,
they would pick out their friends and
acquaintances from the pictured groups
with many EXPLANATIONS of delight.
..Seer' they would eXclaim, before
painting representing boys cOasting.
there is Toupet scratching up snow
with his hands. Ernest Jolly has fallen.
the awkward one -
ssAnd there are the three ArnOux, hug
ging each other tight, and sliding down
hill upon one small sled. ALI it is so
in life: if brothers are rich and live in
a wide house, then they can quarrel
politely, and stand aloof from one
another like gentlemen; but when quar-
tiers are narrow, then there is the more
need for affectionate embracing"
.'Hold-Sainte Beuve and won have
tumbled together! That is good. If
one must be down in the world, it is
more endurable if you have good COM
pany.''
Look, there is Donat, the dandy;
how proud he is of his new hat. He
must needs be painted in it before the
boys had spoiled the shape for him. and
now all the world will imagine that he
wears a hat like that every day of hi.
life-the pretender!"
And so the villagers would rattle on.
almost without cesSation.-ArS.L izzis
w. Chanpney, in Sc. Nicholas.
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"a Little Close. -

In one of our hotels recently resi-.
dent of one of the country towns in this
State told several stories in regard tc
his townsmen, and of one family in par.
ticular. all the members of which have
the reputation of being "a little close. -
One of the sons at last made up his
mind to be married. and concluded
after long thinking that he ought in
some way to mac change in his
usual apparel. but could not decide ex-
actly what the change should consist
in, and at last concluded to consult
with his father, and the old man, after
hearing him through. thought the mat
ter over and at last said:
"Joe. what have you been paying for
your hat?"
"a dollar" replied the son.
s|Then," said the old man, giving
Joe slap on the shoulder, '.I'H tell
you what to do. Liz is a good girl, an
you'd better do the thing in style. Get
dollar-and-a-half hat, Joe"
The members of the family were not
too close to invest in fancy stock, and the
father and sons owned very valuable
Jersey cow in common, and s'the Jer-
sey'' seemed to be always present in the
thoughts of each of them. One morn
ing after Joe had settled down on a
farm of his own younger brother
made his appearance at his house and
said, half crying: Joe, we're in
trouble at home"
1.-The Jersey isn't dead, is sheP''
shrieked the alarmed Joe.
'.Not quite as bad as that" replied
the brother, wiping his eyes; grand
mothers dead. n-PortIand ME-. Cor.
Boston Globe.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-20
HARRIS CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

CuddIin0 down on the sheep-skin rug,
Fleecy and warm and white,
Three little happy children talk.
Talk low in the warm nre-lght.
~sIt is Christmas-eye! says Harry;
.sIt is Christnas-eveT' says Grace;
- IT'S Kismas-evei" hsps little Kate,
Lifting her diInpled face.
sAnd Santa Claus is coming tonight,
Coming when we are asleep;
And mother says he is sure TO bring
Just what we want, TO keep.
tThen he will bring me a golden ring"
ssHe'U bring me a doll, / know"
Said Harry: Hell bring me ship,
With sails as white as snow"
So they spoke of their coming joys
In the ruddy fire-light's glow.
And Harry said, in whisper:
30, wouldn't like to know
Where father is sailing Tonight
Father. away on the sea!
Mother saws it is Christmas-eve
Wherever his ship may be"
Then three little white-robed figures
Went hand in hand upstairs.
And three little tender faces
Rent low for their Christmas prayers.
The doll and the golden ring
In slumber were soon forgot:
But Harry. with open eyes. lay still,
Heart full of tender plot.
When the house was very quiet
He crept to the chimney-place,
Tucked a tiny note in his stocking,
And fed with happy face.
Twas only little boys message,
By some passing angel taught,
Only "A sweet unseitiSh wish.
Only an exquisite thought.
A message 70 Santa Claus; it read:
my father Is Of on the sea;
Please fill EIy stockings with kisses,
And take them 10 him from me-"
An. surely the good God read it,
For the ship came home that night,
And Harry Was clasDed in his fathers arm:
AT the dawn Of the Christmas light.
Mary 4. Barr.
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They agreed. and he wrote:

They agreed. and he wrote:
''Governor, [ am arrested here by
mistake for man named Nick Paytop
Please say who | am. Mulkittle.
In few minutes the reply camer
First dispatch received wrong.
Mulkittle is one of our best knowc
preachers. LiberatG him at once.
THAT settles it," said the officer.
"You ken go'
80, We generation of vipers," said
the minister, as he stood on the rear
platform of a train which fortunately
came along; Il have prayed for the
worlds redemption, but L shall ever
make an exception of this Internal
place. 0, We generation of vipers. y
Ar.GnSGU Traveller.
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nn oonnEsPoNpENrs.

All cornuun cations for this paper should be accom-
sania by the name OF the author; not necessarily foi
huf a. an evidence OF good faith on M
narf Of he writer Write Only on one Side OF the IA
per Be particularly careful n giving nsmes and date
I.rorer names Ar. often difficult TO decipher becsuss
81 he CACHES manner IN which they wri ten
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Mrs. Spikes, of Simpson County.
Miss, has '.meal-sack' that has been
used regularly for ten years. She now
has it filled with geese feathers, and
thinks with care it may be made useful
for several years. And yet she says:
81 never could be as economical as /
ought"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-20

California wants more people, and
the authorities have issued pamphlet
stating that 45,O00,000 acres or land
are open to settlement
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ALSO A FULL LINE OF
FARMING IMPLEMENTS

Moline, Weir and HapgOod Flows and Suks
the Agia threshing machine In
and the Challenge
beyond the best makes in the market
Thanking public dealing and
to business continuance of
Respectfully,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17
FLuE DUST.
Scraps from the Notebook Of ths
Neutinel'a Reporter.

Scraps from the Notebook Of the
sentinel's Reporter.
The Catholic Church il being dressed
with q new ceiling.
The Knights Templar were ont last night
and had . street parade.
Read P. McElroy's advertisement under
the head OF "New To-day"
The Hay Ranch will produce nearly
1000 IONS Of hay this Summer.
A genuine jack snipe is seen occasionally
in the meadow land along the line OF the
E. d P.
The Board OF Directors Of the Banner
Mining Company will hold q meeting to-
morrow evening at 1880 O'Clock.
W. Booth has been taking . look at SAT-
ford and talks Of moving the materiAl OF
the Democrat (Austin) office to that point.
The numerous friends Of Miss Jennie
Wethered will be pleased to learn that she
is recovering from an attack Of mountain
fever.
Any person wishing to rent q completely
furnished restaurant will do well to make
application to A.. Jackson Of tho Jackson
House.
Base Range Council No. 2, I. O. @. F.,
meets at 7:30 P. NJ. All members ere noti-
fed that assessment No. 20 must be paid
to-day without fail.
The north wind for the past week has
been severe on mercnrial natures and came
near prostrsting q number rheumatically
inclined. Highest thermometrical obser-
walton yesterday "a degrees.
Maher d Manion say in this mornings
ARArrNnV that khn vayn ain 6av nj thar afoOk
Of dry goods must be sold in the next ten
days, that IL is . genuine sale and no hum
buying. and they offer bargains.
By the new order OF the Postoffice De-
partment Postmasters are only required to
keep advertised letters seven days before
sending them to the dead letter Office.
Heretofore the law compelled them to keep
such letters 80 days.
There was a perfect shower Of stars on
Sunday morning, and one was observed
to shoot with great velocity from east to
west from near nadir. Usually this celes-
tial display is reserved until the beginning
Of August. But this is q year Of wonder
full events.
The Olympic gymnasium had 60 men,
bers for the month ending July Is. As
the gymnasium and baths will probably
NC Ciosou ocpb. ID tnoso Wuo uebtTo W toho
q little exercise and an occasional refresh
ing shower should apply at once. Terms
for men 81 per month; boys under 16, so
cents.
A very large and brilliant meteor was
observed in the southeastern heavens Sun
day morning about 2:30 O'Clock. It was
pure white snd descended rather slowly,
almost vertically. It's track was brightly
illuminated, and just before it disappeared
behind the mountain bach Of the Rich
mond works it appeared to burst like
q rocket into q perfect shower OF electric
sparks, which momentarily lit up the sky
all around. Hon. M. D. Foley, who wit
messed the celestial phenomenon from Mob
Hill, and had q clear view, believes the
meteor fell close by. He claims the exhi-
bition to have been the finest Of the kind
he has ever witnessed.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17
OVER \ WATER.

Cholera Sttll Raging 1T Alexandria
Tho People Leaving the City In
Large Observation-Disclosures ON the
Rampage-Sweeney. Charged with
HARDER, Has Been Liberated.
ESPECIAL TO THE sKSTrSFL.l
ALEXANDRIA, July 16.-There were IS
deaths from cholera ct Damietta yesterday,
81 at Mansurah, % at Ssmoroud and 20 ct
Menzealah. The panic at Alexandria.
caused by the fear Of cholera reaching
here, has been renewed, and the people are
leaving the city in large numbers. There
were two cases of disease. supposed to be
cholera, at Bulak. Six deaths from
cholera occurred ct Wagss.
LONDON, July 16.--DeLesseps informed
Q Paris correspondent Of the Telegraph that
in the event OF the rejection OF his agree
ment with the British Government, re-
garding the Parallel Suez Canal, which he
thought improbable, he would appeal to
the opinion of the whole world, and would
ask for support from the French Govern
ment in resisting the English demands.
The iron men at Northampton, Stat.
fordshire, agreed to resume work ct the
reduction Of wages against which they
struck.
DUBLIN, July 16.-Sweeney, charged
with the murder Of Lord Mount Morris.
has been liberated from custody.
The police have another clue to the muir
derous attempt, which was thwarted by
the police, made yesterday to set IRE to
the house here OF James Carey, the in
former.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17
A Ruby Hill Blaze.

Sunday afternoon between IL and l
O'Clock the unoccupied house Of M. L.
Purcell, who was living at New Town,
caught fire, and was entirely consumed
with everything it contained. The loss is
estimated ct between 81 400 and 81, 500.
The house was located in the gulch, just
above Miners Union Hall. 1t was 80 soon
wrapped in flames after the first discovery
Of smoke issued from the building that it
was evident that no efforts to rave it would
be Of any avail. Miners Union Hall
seemed ct one time to be in danger. as the
wind blew down the canyon in its direc-
tion,- but the Trustees and officers Of the
Union by vigorous work kapt it wet with
buckets Of water. which prevented its
catching fire. The cause of the fire is not
definitely known, but Mr.. Purcell thinks
it was set by some boys playing in the
neighborhood.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17
Fun at The willows.

Quite q large crowd went down to the
Willows race track Sunday afternoon, and
had lots OF fun there. 1t was almost an i'm
promptu affair, and there was little. or no
training Of horses for the occasion. The
first race was a quarter dash between Bull
let Neck, Ell Captain and Irish Tom. The
horses came in in the order in which they
are named. The second race was a half
mile dash, with exactly the same result.
The third race was q half-mile dash be-
tween Lizard and Bullet Neck, the latter
winning as before. The fourth race was q
mile dash between Bullet Neck and Mo-
Garry's Cheyenne colt Clipper, in which
the former was for the fourth time winner.
Bullet Neck was ridden by Fred.
German, to whose skill is prob
ably duo the success Of the horse
which he rode. He and Mike Walsh
backed Bullet Neck for large sums and got
away with the whole baggage. These gen-
tlemen are SO thoroughly satisfied with
regard to Bullet Neck's splendid powers OF
wind and speed that it is not improbable
Mr.. German may take Bullet Neck East
this Fall, and possibly take him across the
ocean, to pit him against the best horses
in England. He will ride the graceful
horse himself on this side and on the other
side OF the Atlantic. He has not made up
his mind whether he will wear the same
colors abroad that he wore on the track
Sundsy-that is, white, black and red.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17
PACIFIC COAST ADVIcES.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENrIHEL.i
The TertiO.Millennfal.


SANTA FE, N. NJ, July 16.-The princi-
pal features Of the programme at the
Tertio- Millennial grounds Saturday were
an exhibition Of lariat-throwing by Mexi-
can vaqueros, for which many entries we're
made and considerable skill shown. There
was 9 dance by Mooui Indians in the even
ing and trotting and running races during
the afternoon. The Indian dance was
somewhat similar to those before given by
the Zunis. whom the tribe resemble in
many respects. In the forenoon there was
Q three-mile race between two Zunis and
two Apaches, which was won by the former
after q close contest. A running race for
a purse of $500 brought out many horses,
mainly from the Territory, but very poor
tim was made. The attendance was fair.
Work Progressing Rapidly.
SAN Francisco. July 16.-Five thousand
feet Of the South Pacific Coast Railroad
Company's wharf has been built from Ala
media Point. When completed the wharf
will be two miles and a half long. The
depot at the end Of the wharf will be 1900
feet wide and one story high. The work
is progressing rapidly.
Report Of the Coroner.
SAN Francisco, July 16.-The Coroner's
annual report gives the total number Of
cases acted upon as 436, an increase Of 80
over last year. The causes Of death were
as follows: Natural I'll, accidental 139,
murder IL, manslaughter 8, justifable
homicide l, suicide 81, unknown 10, still
born g.. The increase Of suicides was 8
over last year.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17

P. N. Hansen is going to build q build
ing on the old International Hotel lot.
but just what sort Of q building it will be
he has not yet determined. He has fine
drawings of the future structure, which it
does the eye good in these BODYBUILDING
times to look upon; and the grocery king
and Dick Rylsnd have their heads to-
gether. From this latter circumstance we
infer that the material used will be brick.
But to come back to the building, al
though we know it is not going to be .
hotel, rs reported, for Mr.. Hansen says it
will not. it will be for q store into which
he will move his stock Of goods and .
store alone, or else q store underneath and
q long wide hall above for rent to the
secret orders. 1t would be refreshing to
see something In the way Of such an i'm
p%rovement once more in Eureka, just for
Q change.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17

Henry O. Butler and wife leave to-day
for California.
John NJ. Crawford ia making hay on
Ennor's ranch.
M. j. franklin will leave to-day for Q
months visit in California.
Mrs. Thomas McGovern was reported %
being quite i'll last evening.
Mrs. r. H. EglestoH and children ar
rived last evening from Tuscarora. They
will reside here permanently.
r. II. Rickard, one Of the Board Of Di-
rectors OF the Eureka Con-, has left New
York for q Summer trip to Lake Superior.
H. Henderson, who has been laid up
with mountain fever for several days,
hopes to put in an appearance on the
streets to-day.
John Poindexter OF the Eureka Con. Re-
duction Works has been confined TO his
bed for the last eight or ten days with a
very severe attack OF rheumatism.
Roddy McMenomie Jr. of Newark Val
ley was badly hooked in the face by a COW
last Saturday evening. He is getting along
as well as the circumstances Of the case
will permit.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17

Messrs. ~Sevenoaks, O'Briter, Clay and
Hathaway started down the Humboldt
Sunday morning in a boat to Gerald, to
which point they proposed to take along
with them three pigs. boxed up, the proper
ty Of Mr.. Hathaway. They went down
booming, nearly rs fast as they would have
gone on the railroad; in fact they thought
after they had got we'll under way and
struck . rapid, that they were going en-
tirely too fast and were likely to capsize.
They generously thought less of them
selves than Of the pigs in this emergency
and broke off the top Of the box. In q
moment the young porkers had leaped
into the flood and were making for the
willows. The human passengers were whiz-
zing along and were soon at Gerald, six
miles away, but the pigs were gone. The
population Of Palisade have been beating
the bushes for them ever since, but they
are not to be found.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17
Special Meeting.

A special meeting Of the Board Of County
Commissioner wa hold yesterday. Pres
emit, Commissioner Arlington and Tro-
fatter.
Sam Raphael appeared before the Board,
asking that q sewer be constructed from
the Dunkel building. corner Of Clark and
Main streets. to the big ditch. The Board
refused to take action in the matter.
b. j. Turner appeared before the Board
and stated that he expected to leave
Eureka in q few days. and asked that the
Board pass upon his bill for feeding the
prisoners in the County Jail from July /
to July IS. amounting TO $50 90. Bill
passed..
The bill Of J. A. Engstrone OF Beowawe,
for taking school census, having been laid
over at the last meeting, for not being
properly sworn to, was passed.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17
{.

Fred. Meyer, a butcher Of Laramie, met
his death in q strange manner on Wednes-
day morning last. While delivering meat
to the Frontier Hotel at the South @ street
entrance, he had already passed into the
building, and was standing in q room ad-
joining the kitchen, OF q floor the safety
of which had never been questioned. EN-
ployes Of the hotel and others had passed
over it time and again for years, and not
the least suspicion of danger had ever been
felt. II seems that there is q deep we'll
under this room, containing about IL feet
of water. Into this the unfortunate man
fell. At the time Of the break he was
standing with his meat on his shoulder,
waiting to have it weighed. Assistance
was promptly given, and for q time there
seemed some hope Of saving him, but he
was unable to cling to the lower ropes. 1t
is supposed that he was partially suffocated
by the poisonous gases in the we'll.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17
Wrestling

The much-talked-of wrestling match
between Muldoon and Bibby comes off in
San Francisco tonight. The conditions
have been agreed upon, the match being
for $500 a side, one hour catch-ss-catch-
can. one hour Greco-Roman, the man
with the greater number of falls to take
the stakes. 1t will be q match Of unusual
interest, as Muldoon and Acton are the
only men yet found able to contend sue
cessfully with Bibby.
The San Francisco Pacific Life, from
which we condense the above, says also:
Jack Mailman is negotiating with James
Pascoe. a miner, for q match with Bibby.
The two men greatly resemble each other
in build and style, Psscoe being as
phenomenal at Cornish wrestling as Bibby
is in catch-as-catch-can. The match pro-
posed is the best three falls in five, Greco
Roman style, with trips allowed. This
would make q combination OF Cornish and
catch-as. catch-csn that will make a hot
struggle between the followers OF the two
schools. Pascoe is expected TO arrive here
from Arizona within a week.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-17

DCDESOsoSC 1O8uCS
A break was made from the Idaho Peni-
tertiary at Deer Lodge Friday, and the
following men, described as below by
Warden Botkin, escaped:
Louis Hermansen, Norwegian, weight,
1873, hight S feet IN, age SO, gray hair.
gray eyes, complexion dark, hair all over
body.
James Stephens, Englishman, weight
l76. hight S feet 10A. age 20, hair dark,
eyes blue, complexion fair. heart and cross
on left arm, anchor on right thigh.
Richard Pettis, Frenchman, weight 1874,
black hair, eyes blue, complexion dark,
gunshot wound on right arm above elbow.
James Duncan, Canadian, weight 1870,
hight 6 feet 2, age %. light hair, blue eyes,
complexion very fair, sword cut on right
knee, pistol BALI wound on calf of left leg.
William Morgan, quarter breed, weight
1856, hight s feet Az. age II, black hair
and eyes, dark complexion, gunshot wound
on upper calf Of left leg, two scars from
burns on breast.
Frank Sailor, alias G.. B. Aubery, Mis-
sourian, weight IT'S, hight 8 feet 8, age
%, black hair and eyes, complexion dark.