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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24

Here's your roast beef. sah," said
the waiter; Il served it some time ago.
''Oh, indeed! roast beef? Why, so you
did. l thought all the time it was a
crack in the plate. - Detroit Free Press.
"A terrible scream
Fargo young lady named Rouse,
Caught glimpse of poor little mouse,
And the scream that she scrome,
Shattered heavcn blue dome.
And bulged out the walls of the house.
Bismarck Tribune.
An amendment: Don't give it
away, please, Mildred" said Amy to
the high-school girl, after reciting an
escapade in which she had been en-
gagged. mo-" replied Mildred, III
make no gratuitous presentation of it. "
Oil City Derrick.
In barber shop: Mr.. Jack Plane,
carpenter, whose facial stubble has just
been raced, lays down a two-dollar
note. Boss barber-"Ticket?" J. p
''M-no, guess not. I'm always losing
EN-" Boss barber-''In the shaVings,
eh?"-BOStOn transcript.
"A rural reader of the Sun asks:
''What is the best thing to feed hogs
On?" Well, that depends altogether on
circumstances. If you have no trough.
you had better feed them on the ground.
They might be fed on the barn floor,
but it is easier and consequently better
to feed them on the ground, as it is no
easy matter to drive hogs into the barn.
-Peck's Sun.
Aunt Tabitha visited an uptown
studio the other day, and was admiring
the portraits, when the artist quietly in
quired of her, Wouldn't you like to be
taken from life, madam ..Laws-a,
mercyr' exclaimed she, starting for the
door, II hope l haven't fallen into the
hands of a murderer And she retired
in evident alarm before the artist could
say word in &xplanation.-M Y. Com
n1ercidI advertiser.
MIR. Schmidt" said a German gen
tleman yesterday, as he entered Pitts
burgh merchants Office. mister
Schmidt, 1 hat der schmall pox-"
''Great heavensr' Mr.. Schneider" was
the hurried reply, don't come here"
and the clerks rapidly disappeared in
various directions. "Vot's der madden
NIT you fellers anyhow" pursued
Schneider. Il hat der schmall pox full
of butter oud in mine wagon vot der
AIRS. Schmidt orderet last wick al
realty" Explanations and cigars fol-
lowed-RttSburgh Chronicle.
-"Of all the Biblical characters, said
MIR. Shinrack. putting aside the Scrip
lures and addressing his interesting
family, 81 most admire David. Aside
from being a great ruler, he was poet,
and singer of great sweetness. HE
was something like Andrew Johnson"
replied the son. young man whose
career on the college play ground has
been spoken of in the highest terms
Why like Andrew Johnson?" asked the
father. Because he was a tailor"
What. David tailor?'' Yes, for the
Bible says So" 1.-The Bible SAYS moth
ing of the kind" "Oh, yes, for don't
you know that when Saul went into, the
cave David cut his garment" After q
few moments silence the father said to
bis wife: There is an old horse-pistol
somewhere up stairs. Wish you'd
bring it down. "-Arkdnsdw Traveller.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
Spelling Reform.

Mr.. William Houston read a paper on
spelling Reform" few days ago at a
meeting of the Canadian Institute Ct
Toronto. He said that he read between
5000 and 1000 letters a year. and finds
that hardly more than three in one hum
ired are correctly spelled, and as rule
the uneducated spell more correctly
han the educated Modern spelling,
be thought. is tyrannicsl superstition
inherited from the eighteenth century,
and Millions spelling was much more
correct, both etvmologically and pho
aetically. 1t will be news to many thai
Edmund Spencer did not use the in
such words as honor, for emitting which
Americans have been so severely criti-
cized by the English. Doubtless a re-
form In spelling is desirable, but the
practical difficulties in the way of accom-
phshIng it are greatly 7. 1ri5ass.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
Supposed They Have Struck 1t Rich.

FARGO, DAK-, April 17.-Gesrge Dinner,
brother of NJ. Dinner, of Dayton. o.,
reached Fargo on his return from DEVILS
Lake He says that Little-ShelI and eight
members of his band came TO Mr. Dinners
house one day, stacked their arms at the
door in military fashion, and told the in
mates they must leave. They endeayored
with food to paeify the Indians, but seemed
to fail Quite band of Indians from Man
itoba are said to be encamped in the Turtle
Mountains on the banks of the Lake, where
Willow Creek rises. There are nine persons
i'm the Dinner party. George Dinner will
not divulge the nature of the discoveries, but
it seems apparent that valuable gold traces
have been struck.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
The Wyoming Chief JustIceshIp.

CHEYENNE, W. T., April 1.-THE an
nouncement Of the death Of Judge John c..
Perry, in Brooklyn, recently appointed
Chief Justice, has caused much excitement
throughout the Territory, especially among
the legal fraternity, who are afraid that the
present incumbent, Judge Sener, will hold
over. A meeting Of the Territorial bar has
been called to protest against Seners re-
appointment. While Sener has followers
in the Territory, he has many enemies, who
are doing everything in their power TO cause
his downfall. His decision on the fence
question has given him antagonists who rep
resent the wea III OF the Territory, ana d
q, therefore, rendered almost helpless
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
Republican National Convention.

CHICAGO, April 16.-Owing to the fact
that members of the National Republican
Committee and also of the local Commit
tee On Arrangements are constantly re-
ceiving applications for seats in the con-
ventiOn, w. K Sullivan, local Secretary,
makes the following statement: Tickets
will be given to delegates pro rata and
only persons who can supply them will be
delegates to the convention The number
of tickets in the convention after supplying
each delegate and alternate, one thousand
to the local committe. and reserying four
to six hundred for the daily press, win b
distributed to the several States In exact
proportion to the number Of then deigstes'
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
Found Guilty.

SANTA FE, Il. NJ, April 16.-During the
present term of the United States Court
Antonis Jiron was arraiged, and, after a
two days trial, was found guilty of murder
In the first degree. The sentence, which
under the law is hanging. has not
yet been pronounced. Jiron was in
dicted April 8, 1888, for the wanton
murder of Freeman Burla, at Donna. He
was captured on the same day, after being
shot in the hand. and placed in the Mesila
Jail Prom this jail, in company with other
decorate characters, he escaped and fed to
ola Mexico. He was soon recaptured, and,
after much wTangling between the two
Governments about the extradition papers,
was placed in the new jail in Las Cruces.
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A Priests IraYerS.

Rev. Jules Giustiniani, c. NJ, ie
probably the oldest priest in this city.
He was born in Genoa, Itay, in 1910,
and was educated for the priesthood in
Paris under the direction of the Lazarist
fathers. He came TO this city soon
after his ordination and became pastor
of the Chapel of the Imma .ulate Con-
ception, on Druid Hill avenue, which
is now used as school house. When
the present Church of the Immaculate
Conception WAS built. in 1892, he was
placed in charge, and has continued in
that position ever since. The parish,
VIII CHI was at one time one of the largest
in the city, is now very small, having
been cut up by the erection of Plus
Memorial, st. Charles BarromeO, and
Corpus Christi churches, all of which
have been erected in the past few years.
Although Father GiuStiniani is now in
his seventy fourth year, he looks re-
markabIy' well. About thirty years
ago thieves got into his no sc after
midnight, and were about to depart
with their plumber when he detected
them. In the scuiie which followed
Father Giustiniani received what was
then supposed to be 4 mortal wound in
the left side, inflicted by large knife
in the hanlS of one of the burglars.
In later years, whenever his experience
with the burglars is rcfe red to by any
one, he always replies, ayes, l thank
God for sparing nv life, but the wound
let the bad blood out of me- A num-
Der of remarkable cures are said to
have been ,ected through the prayers
of the venerable priest.
When spoken to yesterday on the
subject by an american reporter, he
positively refused to take any credit
upon himself, but said a number of
special favors had been obtained by
persons who prayed before the statue
of the Immaculate Conception, which
stands over the main altar in the
church of that name. The statue is
life sized, and is very handsome. The
cloak, which is carelessly thrown
around the shoulders, is of blue, wi b
a border of gold, while the dress and
girdle are of white. Around the head
is crown of golden stars, which a.e
made to reflect brilliantly by the altar
light, which burns continue isly di-
rectly in front of the statue. A Catho-
lie gentleman who has lived in the
neighborhood of the church ever since
it was built mentioned to the reporter
several remarkable cures which he said
were effected in the church. One was
that of young girl about eighteen
years of age, who was born deaf
mute She made novena, or nine
days PRAYER. before the statu e, and on
the last day she came out of the church
with both hearing aud speech restored.
Another case is that of blind boy who
regained his sight in the same manner.
These cures" said the informant,
''were known only to mited NUMBER
of persons for many years. bat now /
presume they are generally known.
There have been quite a number of
cures of chronic diseases of the eyes
effected before the statue. "-Bdltiniore
american.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24

"A week or two ago one of our hest
known peeresses gave her maid a
months notice, accompanying the
warning by q smack on the face. The
maid said nothing at the time, but
brooded over her wrongs. On the day
that her month was mp, after she had
received her wages and her boxes had
been placed upon cab. she went up
stairs and commenced to do her mis-
tress' hair. Having deity fastened it
to the back of chair she calmly pro-
ceeded to administer series of sleps to
the somewhat highly colored checks
which were ready TO her hands. Then,
with a low courtesy, she took herself
of.-Loniop Truth
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
ga LITTLE NONSENSE

Here's your roast beef. sah," said
the waiter; 'Iserved it some time ago."
''Oh, indeed! roast beef? Why, so you
did. thought all the time it was
crack in the plate. "-Detroa Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02
LETTER FROM RINGoEs.

RINGoEs, N. j., June 80, 1884,
The grass along our plank walk needs
cutting and those in front of whose pro-
perty it grows, should attend to it.
Raspberries have put ia an appearance
and there promises to be fair crop Of
them 9f
Some of the farmers are beginning to
cut their rye and in week or so more,
the click of the reaper willbe heard in the
wheat fields. feY ada 4a
White cherries wero not as scarce as it
was thought they would be. Mr.. l.. f.
Service, of our village, had a nice crop of
them.
Miss Annie Williamson, Musical In
strnctor in the Seminary, at Lewisburg,
Pa, returned homo last week, TO spend
the Summer months in this vicinity.
The out buildings on the farm belong
ing to DIR. Dilts and situate near our sta
ton, look much better after receiving a
coat of whitewash lately given them.
Miss Mary A. Reading returned from
Lewisburg, Pa, last week, having spent
year in the Seminary at that place and
graduating thereform, at the late com
mencement.
A fair audience greeted the members
of the singing class, at the concert given
by them in the Presbyterian Lecture
Room, last Friday evening. The differ
ent selections were well rendered and all
present were greatly pleased with them.
Another class will be organized and in a
few weeks will begin its weekly meetings,
under the instruction of Prof Singer.
The storm which visited us last Thurs
day. was gladly welcomed. All vegeta-
ton began to suffer for the want of rain
and it came just in lime to prevent seri-
Gus damage to the oats crop. Considera-
BILE wind accompanied the storm, but it
does not seem to have leyeled the grow.
ing grain very much as at first it was
feared. 4f. PoP.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02
CLARK PlRRsoN, P. NJ.

-Amasa Ely, an engineer sent out by
the Philadelphia Board, is now engaged
in measuring the flow of water in both
branches of the Neshaminy, and Mill
creeks. Wooden dams have been thrown
across the main branch of Neshaminy
and Mill creeks to facilitate the work. He
makes his headquarters at Mr.. John Kirk S
at the Forks of Neshaminy,a convenient
to the three streams, and by delicate in
struments for the purpose, measures tho
flow at different hours of the day, in each
stream. This, with daily report made
out and sent to Philadelphia, occupies
his whole time. The water is very low,
and is only varied by the running of tho
mills above where the measurements are
taken. The survey Of this region of
country, looking to supply Of water for
Philadelphia from the upper Delaware,
will be work Of some Importance, as a
triangulation OF the country is about to
be made, a station for which has been
built on tho top of Goat Hill back of
Lambertvilie, N. J.-Neptocn Enterprise.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02

On last Wednesday evening, about 7
p. NJ, the massive bridge spanning the
Delaware river, at Calhoun street, Tren-
ton, was discovered to be on fire. Within
a short space Of time, the entire structure
was in flames, and Notwithstanding the
exertions of the fire companies, who were
present at the conhagration, the entire
bridge was destroyed, and naught remain
ed by the time the rain commenced, but n
few Wondering timbers. The whole was
destroyed in about one hours time. The
original cost of the bridge was $40, 600;
there is an insurance on it of $50, 900. 1t
is the intention of the Directors of the
Bridge Company to build at once new
iron structure, in the space Of ten weeks.
The new bridge will be without roof,
and il. Is considered as advantageous to
the travelling public 10 SO have it., as
slelghng can be had during tho Winter
season, across it., and it will be much
lighter. The company will loose at the
rate of 5000 month, during the suspen
sion of business, but a ferry will be es-
tablisbed, temporarily, and afford means
of passage across the river TO the farmers
The new structure will cost abont $45 900.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02
MOUNT AIRY, July 1. 1884

No Rickers IN Vest Am,oeH.
West Amwell will poll her solid Repub-
lican vote for Blaine and Logan and q
wages protecting tariff. British preroga-
tive, Hank Beecher, free-love and free
trade must go.
Mr.. VIM. II. Holcombe cut eleven large
loads of hay, from 3. acres, and twenty.
five loads from another acre field. WIN
F. Mathews also cut twenty-five loads
from acres, but says the remainder Of
his grass was light. Mr.. Edward b. Hol
combe's low lands along the Alexsauken,
turned off good crop as usual, and he
says he has plenty more on the .Absalem
farm; but the hay crop generally is light
and hay will command good price.
Advocates of free trade argue that we
could live much cheaper than we now do,
which we fully admit (if we could live al
alp, from the fact that Great Britain, un.
der her pauper system, could Of course,
supply us with manu- featured goods much
cheaper than we can make them; and OUT
shops closed, our consumers would neces-
sarily become producers and everything
become very cheap indeed; but if beef
steaks were selling for a penny per pound
and we hadn't the penny, what difference
would it make. Free trade means pau
per wages, many tramps and hard times.
LambertvilIe truly presents sorry pGght;f
No place for stranger TO stay over night,
Barbed wire fences The yards and hotels inelose,
And VIII ere the 1rouble will end nobody knows.
Too much fanaticism, too much fool play,
Has done the business which exists To-day,
Modefa tioH gentlemen, be calm and compose
1t never pays man to cut oil his nose.
There seems to DO a great many Demo
Gratis and few Republicans, who favor
free trade, and a great many Republicans
and few Democrats, who favor wages
protecting tariff, and We call for a diyi-
sion.
What is the matter with corn meal that
there is no price given in the market re-
pert; and potatoes ought to be worth
something by this time, especially new
ones.
A hot time is anticipated this week, in
the many harvest fields.
Gen. Logan was a hard fighter He
marched aud fought his men hard and
since the war has never ceased fighting for
the old veterans, who saved the country.
He has undoubtedly done more for the
soldiers than any one man in America.
CAPT. JACK.
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Fourth of July EXCURSIONS. Reduced Rate

Fourth of July Excursions. Reduced Rate
to Chicago.
In order that the public may have the
opportunity of enjoying the National Hol-
iday to the fullest extent, the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company, in accordance
with custom pursued for several years,
will sell excursion tickets between all
points on its system, east of Pittsburg
and Erie, for the Fourth of July. These
tickets will be sold at greatly reduced
rates, and can be procured on the Sd and
4th of July, good to return until the 18th,
inclusive.
For the benefit Of parties desiring to
visit Chicago on the occasion Of the Dem
ocratic National Convention the Penn
sylvania Railroad will sell round-trip
tickets from eastern cities to Chicago at
a rate reduced to the cost of an unlimited
ticket in one direction. These excursion
tickets will be placed on sale on the Sd of
July. They will be good going from the
Sd to the Sth inclusive, and good to re-
turn until the 18th inclusive. No stop
over privileges allowed.
These reductions offer splendid oppor-
tunities for making short trip in the
East, or moro extended to the West at
very low rates. @
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02

DIR. w. X. Newton, of Paterson, N.
j., State Milk Inspector, visited the
creamery at Sergeantsville, recently. His
visit was unexpected to the public, and
resulted III an Investigation Of the speci-
fc gravity and quality of the milk fur
nished by customers to that maDufactory
After tho doctor had tested separate lots
of milk brought to the delivery window
at the creamery, and had ordered two
lots TO be emptied into the swill tank, it
was further ascertained by him that the
percentage of adams Ale" in the milk,
was too large; and he also learned that
the creamery was paying too high tate
for said limpid fluid. According to all
accounts, it appears that the purchaser
OF the so called milk, have been paying at
the rate of Fl cents per quart for water.
Comments we withhold, as we presume
that plenty of fun has been bad at the ex
pense of those implicated.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02
Don't Give u. Yet,

1t doesn't follow that d patient will die
because the doctors have given him mp,
that he will recover because they promise
to spnll him through 1t is never too
late TO try the great virtues Of Parker's
Tonic. Mr.. Michael Guilfoyle, OF Bing-
hamion, N. X, was cured of rheumatism
by it after ten years Of unspeakable sui:
fering. Mr. Il. w. Mosher, druggist, of
same city, cer.ilies that he has sold over
q thousand bottles OF Parkor's Tonic
through its reputation for this and other
curse jill lin.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02

There was base ball match, yester-
day (Tuesday) afternoon, between the
mines of the Lambertville and Doylestown,
Pa, clabs. The game was played at the
latter place. The members of the Lam
bertville club desire to convey their
thanks to the Doylestown gentlemen, for
the kind reception and attention shown
them during their visit to that place.
Our boys returned home early, arriving in
this city about 1890 P. M. The most i'm
portant item to chronicle is, that ''our
boys were victorious, gaining a triumph,
the score standing II to 6.
We have not heard of the match COM
ing off between the Pennsylvania ''Cold
Spring" Club and our Lambertville nine
Speak out Buckingham--try your hand.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02

The Methodist and Baptist Churches
of this city, wilIrun joint excursion to
Ocean Grove, on Thursday, August 14th.
This excursion route appears to be the
most popular of all, and every effort will
be made to make it agreeable and CONS
Portable for all who 60.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02

One day last week, hard drinker,
upon seeing certain hotel in this city
fenced in, remarked, CHATS right. II
they had put barbed wire fence around
the whiskey mills twenty five years ago,
I'd have been sight better off .
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Early on Monday, in the wee small
hours of the morning, fine specimen of
the bovine species, sailed forth for a
matntinal ramble. With stealthy step
he entered tho s'rhubarbs' of our qniet
town, and vending his way silently thro'
the deserted streets, accompanied by his
wife, 1--WE supposel or his grandmother,
he arrived at the centre of the town. Fol
some unknown cause, his majesty's tenn
per arose, and like the brewing storm, il
increased to such mn extent, as TO culmin.
ate in paroxysm of rage. A young man
who was contemplating the beauties be-
held in approaching morn, became the OBJ
ject of his attention, and forthwith he
approached his intended victim, at rapid
pace, but not sufficiently so as 10 reach
his man, as the latter made flying leap
over the barbed wire fence, surrounding
the Lambertville House, and escaped. His
''bullship' defeated, tore around town at
a lively rate, followed by the lady in ques-
ton and finally disappeared, amid the
hazy mists of the morning, oe'rhanging
the plains of South Lambertville. This
fact was reported to us, as we are
not accustomed to remain in this city
quite so late.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02

The Jersey City Evening Journal"
thus speaks of the graduating of Miss
Carroll, the daughter of J. Wellwoo d
Carroll. of this city:
''Miss Minnie Scott Carroll, formerly
of this city, was graduated last evening
from Rutgers Female College of New
York City, receiving the degree A. B..
Her graduation essay was uron "False
Gods, which subject she treated in an
able and interesting manner"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02

There has been a meeting called in
Camden, of the leading physicians and
druggists, to protest against the new high
license ordinance, which compels drug
gistsns well IS saloon keepers, TO pay n
license of$200 sfor The saeof liqnoi's
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02

Cholera.
Dispatches from Tou Ion, France, state
that the cholera has broken ont there.
The latest intelligence is to the effect
that seven deaths have occurred in one
day there. Be it true or not, as to the ex-
tent of the mortality, it is evident that
this dread disease is uncomfortably near
us; close enough to make us pay atten-
ton to our sanitary affairs. There is no
use of our Lying on our oars" and say
ing that 1--WE guess it won't come here. y
1t may come, and come quickly, and IL it
does, woe be to those places where un.
cleanliness aud deficient sanitary condi-
tions exist. Our sewerage, the want of a
proper system of drainage, would be a
dangerous ally to the foe, should he in
wade our precincts. Cholera will not tarry
where proper sanitary regulations are car
ried out. 1t loves low, fiat places, where
malaria abounds, and refuse and garbage
are food for it. The resident of high
places, on the hills and mountains, are
usually EXEMPT, because of the good natur-
al drainage of sneh places. &