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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
Goods cheap at McInerney'S.

General Merchandise at Nelson's.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
LAMPS! LAMPS! LAMPs!!!

The finest assortment in the county
at Northcraft's. S-tf
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15

Clothes Brushes and Feather Busters
at Northcraft's. S-tf
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
THE WINDS ARE COLD,

Mother dear, but this magnificent
Stove from Berry Bros. is indeed a COM
fort and Joy.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15

Just received large quantity O
Burt's shoes at McInerney'S.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
Good Boots and Shoes at McInerney'
Vermont Maple Syrup at Nelson's.
School Supplies

AID Books at Sewell'S. Go to Head
quarters and find just what you want,
at lowest prices.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
BANKRUPT STOCK

Good Comforts for one dollar at Up
ShaW'S Furniture Store. 13-4W.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15

H. s. Kelley, the reliable Jeaceler,
is selling "deadoodles" of catches.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
CORN SHELTERS.
A Few Cents

Two hole Corn Shelters and power all
complete for $4,000 at BOnebrake's. IA
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
FRESH LEMONS.
Fresh Lemons at AuguStine'S.
ROASTED COFFEE.

Augustine will sell you a 'Peck of
Roasted Coffee for a dollar and quar-
70,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
School Books and Supplies.

at Sewell's, in quantity and variety to
furnish all the schools of the county.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15

Great Bargains land Bedrock Prices
at 7. G. McInerney's, corner third and
Broadway, sign Of Big Boot.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
Call at j. s. Kelley s Jeacelry Store

All that know more will go to Nc.
Inerney's shoe store.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
MILLIONAIRE.
CORN SHELLERSl

A fine line of .Willowware at B. F
Nelson's.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
Cream nf Rnsas

Funk's Cream of Roses at North
crafts. S-tf
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15

sE Extra copies Of the REFLECTOR can be found
at sewell's Book Store, at the opera House Book
Store and at this Office
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15

The finest line Of Spectacles in toac,a
at ii. :. hetLey'S. Lift
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15

Go to McInerney's for Boots and
Shoes.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
California Honey at Nelson's.

Tho old reliable Jeaceler, j. s.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15

One-half gallon Mason Fruit Jars at
J. Augustine's for S1.90 per dozen.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
.. 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, 1883-11-15

Crockery, Glass
and Queensware at B. F. Nelson's.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
New York

New York -a9a
Buckwheat Flour
and
Vermont
Maple Syrup
at Harry Becker & Co.'s.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15

McInerney's is the place to buy.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
School Books.

Great Bargains at McInerney's
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15


A miner in the hills near Socorro,
New Mexico. made o lucky strike in a
wonderful manner lately. Two weeks
ago, Willie tshnpi4g over the rocks,
the pro3pec!or suddenly discovered
That hr, baversc.ck was on fire, caught
probably from the condensation Of the
suns rays by prospccjor's glass which
hc carried in his kit Now that h&yer-
sack contained tbout six pounds of blast
ing powder, aad our hero dropped the
bundle and got out of reach as fast as
his legs would carry him. The bundle
Of traps fell into crevice in
the rocks and the powder soon exploded.
The prospoctor turned moHrnfully to
gather up such Of lis effects rs were un-
injured by the explosion, when some
thing in disappearance Of the shattered
rock strucla his eye, and he examined it
closely-it MAS horn silver. The now
iGbil4:nt miner located claim at once,
which he called the Close Shave" and
in less than week disposed of one
third interest ut $1,000 The name OF
the 'honest son of the pick and shovel
is John Quincy Adams, and he halls
from western Ohio John is we'll known
in S3oeorro comfy. and receives the con.
gratalations OF his friends IN u modest
manner. John Adams close shave" is
by-word now in the mining camps.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
Suppress the Gt.sgle.


I am willing to believe that most
men who do not read The Wasp are
fools, yet think there are enough who
are not to form q small circle of adj
mirers for the encouragement of women,
who cannot be estimated at from 90 to
lao pounds of giggle. really believe I
am right in my supposition, and earn
estly beg of some well-favored young
woman to act upon the suggestion. Let
her go to the next party firm in the de-
termination to giggle only when she is
sure the man who is talking to her
thinks be is amusing. Let her refrain
from giggling when he tells her Of the
death Of a rich uncle who failed to
mention him in his Will. Let her sup
press her giggle-no matter how fright
full the effort when he asks her seri-
ously whether or not her sympathies
are with the striking telegraphers. Let
her comport herself after this fashion
for one whole evening, and if she does
not receive twenty proposals for mar
riage she will at least have the satisfac-
tion of knowing that she stands high in
the estimation OF twenty men-as a
curiosity.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
The uapicuro1z Fine Old sherry >,

lCad!z Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
About one-fifth Of the So called sherry
wine from the Cadiz districts consists
of low and spurious compounds mixed
in France; about two -fifths of ordinary
sherry, about three-tenths of good
sherry, about one-tenth of superior
wines. Irhe best wines are from the
st. Mary and Jeroz districts. The
grapes are pressed with the feet. The
wine has an earthly, tarry flavor, which
is removed by treatment" The
adulterants used are water, molasses,
htharge. gypsum, and German potato
spirits. The crack dry" sherries con-
tain gypsum, ''color wine" or wine
boiled down to the consistency Of sugar
house sirup, ''sweet wine" or wine made
of raisins and brandy. They contain
from 80 to So per cent. of alcohol.
Most of the wines are transported
from the country to the cities in OK or
pig skins. What with the dirt of the
fields, the dirt of the PEASANTS feet,
the dirt of the pig skins, and the dirt
of the adulterants, the epicure in Span,
ish sherries must get stomachful
That any decent, "self-respecting white
man" can, without repugnance. poul
down his throat such unmitigated n;ssti-
ness is only to be accounted for on the
ground that he is utterly unaware Of It's
history and composition. That before
many years California, with its superior
methods OF handling and Transporting
wines, will drive Spanish wines entirely
out of the markets of the world is my
firm conviction.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
"A Cheap Portrait Gallery.
fBOStoo Advertiser |


The illustrated papers and magazines
contain each year many hundred por-
traits of the distinguished men and
women of the time. 4 death. an elec-
ton, the comforting of some honor or the
recurrence of an anniversary brings out
an engraving ora heliotype, which gives
the world more intimate knowledge of
the character of the celebrity than any
description can convey. Some people
preserve their magazines, few save the
illustrated weeklies, but for the most
part periodicals are given away or de-
stroved. 70 those who enjoy scrap books,
and there are people who find point to
their lives in making them, and looking at
men and events through them, much
pleasure may be given by making por-
trait scrap books. Twenty years from
now such book will be invaluable,
with its truthful likenesses of Carlisle,
Longfellow, Gladstone, Garibaldi, Gam
beta, bismarck, Dean Stanley, Patti,
Wagner, and the host of others whose
faces are the index of their lives, and their
lives the index of the world's activity.
It is not the family alone that will
treasure such book, hallowed, per-
haps, by the interest and labor of those
who do not live to reap its full enjoy
ment. The town or academic library
will be made richer by the grosth oi
such collection, or by the careful
preparation of catalogue to portraits
contained in the bound volumes of the
library.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
Hunting Whales with q Winchester.
[Chicaco Herald

Peter Warner, on experienced sports
man of Los Angeles, Cal, armed with
% Winchester rifle and shotgun, ac-
companied by a veteran fisherman,
started in small boat in pursuit of the
game which freluents the lagoon in the
vicinity. They had not been out long
before two bottle-nosed whales we're
discovered near by. A shot from MIR.
Warmers rife wounded one of them,
when they made furious attempt to
reach the boat. Two more shots were
fired, when one of the monsters was
killed.
The other was then attacked, but,
though wounded, it seemed impossible
to disable it. It made tho most furious
attacks upon them, and with distended
jaws seemed at times as if about to en-
gulf boat and all. Twelve shots were
fired into it, and still it continued its
onslaughts. It slashed and foamed,
spreading heavy spray in all directions,
and nothing but the most skillful man
agement kept the boat at safe distance
from its fury. Finally the cartridges
In the rifle were exhausted and it was
necessary to reload While doing this
the whale made sudden onslaught,
and it was necessary to use o shotgun.
Both wads were discharged into the
face of the monster, and, fortunately
taking effect in the eyes, blinded it.
The whales efforts were now futile,
| and it was an easy matter to row safe
distance, when the rife was reloaded
and the beast killed at leisure.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
Tnfrteen tstnries High.
New York Cor. Chicago News.

I've" 4OlA SCE NCWS
I remember we'll the CONSERVATION
among insurance men when the Mon
taua block began its ascent to themoon
on Monroe street. It is pigmy COM
pared with 500 buildings in this city.
It is fast getting so that the sun will
be barred from the streets altogether.
Facing Central park on Fifty-ninth
street q mammoth apartment house is
in course of construction, to be nine
stories and dining basement, with
kitchen basement, cellar, and sub cellar
under that, really thirteen stories, and
it will cost between $3,000,0OO and ST.
000,000-an odd million or two is not
taken into consideration in such mat
ters. The scheme of this new building
is to sell the flats outright for prices
ranging from $4,000 for choice to $10,-
600 for whatever you can get Half a
dozen elevators will puncture the
block Nothing the human heart can
wish for will be missing. To make
things easier regular bank will be
opened on the ground floor. There is
one consolation to O. fellow dying on the
top floor of this building He will not
get tired going to his final home If
he's good
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
CLOTHES AND PERSONALITY.
How the Garb sEay Disclose tho 1nnex
Nature OF the Wearer.
[Cor. Washington Capital.

[Cor. Washington Capital
There is an old saw which, ] believe,
says: "Show me the company you
keep and I'll tell you who you are."
Well, now, should amend this by
simply asking to be shown ones clothes;
they are easier to study and more con-
yenient to handle than folks. and
equally satisfactory conclusions nay be
deducted. Who would deny that q half.
worn glove was vocal2 Does not o
cambria handkerchief, as fine as gossa-
mer, with a far-away odor of violets, the
merest soup con, embody brief sketch
OF its owner? Does not even the sleeve
or drapery of skirt adjust itself te the
wearer? A slipper viii not only betray
every curve of the foot which it has
adorned, but will even declare unmistak-
ably every movement of that member,
whether the step was at once firm and
elastic, buoyant and joyous, or duh,
dragging and heavy. Yes, even old
shoes are full of history and mystery,
and could tell wonderful things if they
were not SO discreet.
Then there are rich laces, with the
color of pale moonlight, and priceless
fabrics that have stolen the complexion
of the odor of the rose, that could only
be worn by the exquisitely refined or
else at once be coarsened and destroyed
by the rude contact. Undoubtedly,
every garment absorbs something of the
personality Of the wearer, and discloses,
| just as truly as words and deeds, his
inner nature. Since the back is al-
most as expressive as the face, it is q
pity that more thought is not given the
carriage of the spinal column and the
modiste who covers it; and it has often
| occurred to me that if half the care
and pains that were bestowed on the
elaborate crinkles and curls around
the forehead had been given to the un-
tidy, struggling back hair, many o wo-
man who died an old maid might have
been happy wife. Why, have seen
shabby, cast-off, worn-out articles that
even in their sere and yellow leaf have
gay, triumphant debonair air. as if
their lives had been a positive success
and they knew it. There seemed to be
sort of halo around them, and not a
worldly halo either, for it no more be-
longed to Genoa velvet and Russian
sables than to pink calico or gray
cashmere.
Do not scoff at this. my masculine
readers, as you are ever wont to do at
the truth, but take good advice, and
when you wish to follow the perplexing
labyrinth of female character bear these
little observations in mind I have al
ways held to the opinion that it was OF
far greater Importance to "a girl to know
her polonaise was we'll draped than to
be able to calculate on eclipse. OF
course she neAiln't be stoned and repu-
dated, even if she knows Greek and can
expound Piato's philosophy, but the
thorough knowledge of polonaise should
be the solid basis, whatever may be added
unto it. After all.s believe that this
creed of mine is in full accord with that
of the time-honored teachers who adj
jure us to have care for the little
things of life, since they go to make up,
first, its great events, and finally its
sum total.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
Animal Magnetism.
ICor. Cincinnati Enuuirar. /

Mesmerism, that queer connecting
link between the occult and the scien-
tific. can not fairly be classed among
the superstitions, but where the super
natural ends and the explainable be-
gins, is not settled That the stronger
mind, under favorable circumstances,
exerts some undefnable influence over
the weaker one, is absolutely true,
and tho weaker mind, while under this
influence, performs some very remark
able freaksis also true; but it is ques-
ton that is attracting great deal of
attention, and wo are here and there
getting glimpses of Light through its
inky cloud.
But in the days of Mesmer, from
whom it takes its name, it was charla-
tanism of the groossest kind; there was
no effort made to solve the problem; it
was called magic, and Mesmer the
magician. On one occasion he was
asked by patient what wero the vir-
tues of the river water in which he made
his patients bathe. He replied the
water is mesmerized by the sun. Il
see" said the patient, the sun is the
origin of mesmerisn." ''No," said
Mesmer, II an the origin; | mesmerize
the sun every day" His assurance was
simply sublime; but it is hard to blame
him, when the fact is taken into consid
Grafton that he was making fabulous
amounts of money by their belief il
him.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
The Queen and John Brown.
New York Tribune.1

The English court put on mourning
for brief space and John Browns
burial was made an affair of state. Not
satisfied with these aud other demon
strations of respect and affection, the
queen has ordered from Dir. Boehm a
life-sized statue Of her faithful lackey,
and this is soon to be unveiled on tho
lawn at Balmoral in full view from the
windows of the castle. She has also
announced her intention of erecting
marble tablets to his memory In st.
Georges chapel and the royal mauso-
leum.
Though Englishmen were too sensible
and too loyal to pay heed to inane tat
tie about this burly Scotchman, they
were annoyed during his lifetime by the
constant association of his name with
the royal household. They were weary
of hearing anecdotes about his arrogance
and officiousness, and OF seeing Liis name
in the court circulars and the society
journals. They breathed more freely
when his decease was announced, think
ing that they had heard the last of John
Brown They little knew to what lengths
the queens commemorative mania
would carry her. Here are marble
tablets in the celebrated chapel conse-
Grated TO royalty, and in the vaults
where lie the ashes of England's kings
and yonder in the Highlands, almost
face to face with the prince consort, is
to stand the life-sized statue of his
stout-hearted and big-fsted gillie. If
John Brown while he lived became in
one way or another standing joke at
the expense of royalty, he is to go
down to posterity in all seriousness as
| The friend of the family.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
The s:overnnent's Old s.mHs.

I0ssSstlIlgt ION NGIlOnai ttepaDlaeaIlsI
A vast number of old muzzle- loading
small arms, which accumulated during
and after the late war, have been sold.
They were purchased by Grand Army
posts, military companies and private
individuals all over the United States.
One lot of over $4,000 Enfield muskets
were sold to an English firm at $I20s
each The firm las been trying to spec
ulate with them ever since. The lot
has been offered to several South Amer
lean republics, but they yet remain IN
sold. The supply Of old hint-lock
muskets IN possession of the govern
ment is very limited, but, strange to
say, these primeval pieces are still IN
| demand Any number of them can be
sold III Africa, where they are popular
on account of tie presence of flint there
IN abundance and the entire absence of
percussion cap factories.
The number of old arms on hand in
the. government arsenal will aggregate
100000 of all kinds. They are being
sold at prices ranging from 25 cents to
81 each The latter priced pieces are
| complete and the former either ineom-
plete or badly rusted. Over two-thirds
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic posts
in this country have been supplied from
the collection of Belgian and Austrian
muskets used during the first part of
the war. These posts and numerous
military companies have also been
equipped with old waist belts, plates,
bayonet scabbards, and cap boxes. The
above equipment complete with gun, is
sold at 81 80 When new the same
guns cost the United States from $14
to SO each. Hundreds of cavalry
sabres, which flashed in the sunlight
on many memorable field, are sold at
81 apiece, the belts and plates costing
25 cents additional. Sporting dealers
are rapidly buying up all the old
smooth-bore muskets, for which they
pay 81. In many instances they are
sent to England or France and con-
| verted into breech-loaders,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
Curious Motive for Theft.

It is known that many tramps who
lead delightfully."- lazy existence dur
ing the summer months are in the
habit of celebrating the first hard frost
by some slight crime which will secure
them snug quarters during the winter
An analogous practice has lately been
discovered by the police OF St. Peters
burg, where the frequent commission
of petty tlefts by young men who ap-
parently were not tempted by want has
caused bnwilderment The police have
now ascertained that these thieves are
natives of the grand duchy OF Fin
land, and that their motive is to escape
from military service under the law of
Finland, which does not allow any one
who has been convicted of theft to
serve in the army. Their reason for
going to St. Petersburg is simply that
the punishment for theft is much more
severe in Finland than in other parts
of the empire,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
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Eafs Last Message.

Howard Ange, an operator on the
Sixth corps line, met with a particularly
sad fate in the Shenandoah valley In
August 1864, writes j. D. Chandler in
The Washington Post.
Gen. Sheridan had taken command
and moved his headquarters from Har-
per's Ferry to Charleston. The Sixth
corps was out on the Berryville road
above Halltown, where the two roads
and lines met. Ange had been sta
toned with his wagon and instrument
to transfer messages between head
quarters, the Sixth corps and Harper's
Ferry.
No enemy was believed to be near
and wagons troops were constantly pass
ing; therefore no guard was left with
the operator. One warm, drowsy af
ternoon the operator ut Sheridan's
headquarters was receiving message
from the Sixth corps through Ange
Suddenly the instrument stopped
Then it went on half minute spasmod
ically and ineoherently. A short pause
again; then it slowly but clearly spelled
out "S-h-o-t."
"Good heavens" cried the headquar
ters operator, .poor Ange is shot.
"How do you know?' demanded al
aide who was near.
Because his instrument has said 81
and stopped
Swift horsemen quickly leaped owe
the four miles to the place. They
found Ange's wagon standing quietl..
in the shade They looked in and say
the operator sitting dead, with th'
nerveless hand which had sent its las
message still upon the key. He hat
been shot through the breast by bush
whackers, who fired through the cove
of the wagon and escaped.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
Living Glaciers in the Sierras.
TChicaQo Times

Mr.. Russell, of the United States
geofcgical survey, who has spent the
season in the California mountains near
Mono lake, says that the lava there is
the result of recent volcanic outbursts.
His studies on the old beaches led him
to the conviction that there have been
two ice ages over the world, and that
the second, dating back to the advent
of man on the earth, was the most
severe and most protraetcd. He adds
that the signs OF glaciers are as fresh
Us though left yesterday. Hehas found
living glaciers in the Sierras back OF
Mono lake, not for from the Yosemite
valley. They are about mile long and
many feet deem.