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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17
Visitation OF Providence.

They were talking of puns: She
said: when a man made a pun he
was always proud of it; but when
woman made one she had the grace to-
be ashamed of il"
He said: woman was Justly
ashamed of her puns, for they were in
variably wretched. A woman could
semi-annually make good pun, but
she had to put her whole mind to it,
and sometimes sit up ali night to make
it work ,moothly, while man could al
ways make first-class puns off-hand."
..She said: at was no such thing.
She could make as good pun on any
word as fast as any 1Orr d man"
We'll" said the skeptical wretch,
make pun on horseshoe"
eff you talk until you're horseshoe
can't convince me-" said the feeble
minded woman.
And he died.-La Plata (Co1.) Miner;
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17
She Thought He Was Dead.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 12.-Mr. Alex
ander H Grows, of Bradstreet's Financial
Reporter, is in thecity, and is the hero Of an
unpleasant romance. He married Miss Mar
quet, of Iowa, in 1859. He soon afterwards
enlisted in the army, and was reported
killed. He did notretafn, and after many
years the wife gave him up for dead, and
married a man in Jacksonville, Ind.
Mr.. Grows met her on the street few days
ago and the recognition was mutual. The
lady was so shocked that she has been very
sick ever since, but in the meantime con-
tinues to live with the husband in Jefferson
vile.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17
Another Railroad to kap,a, CITY

KANSAS CITY, April 1.-The Big -Four
and Ohio & Mississippi having both an
nOunced that arrangements had been made
for running through cars from Cincinnati TO
Kansas City, the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton now comes to the frcnt with another
through route. An official of the road said
that the route was not paper one, but that
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton would
put on through cars from Cincinnati to Kan
sas City this spring to certainty. The
route will be to indianapolis. then over
the Indiana, Bloomington It Western to
Bloomington, and from that point over the
Chicago 81 Alton. The car which will leave
Cincinnati at AS p. m. will reach Kansas
City the next evening at 1907.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17
Surrendered.

ST. PAUL, MINI, April 9.-Detective
O'Connor returned to st. Paul with keenan,,
the defaulting Treasurer of jackson county,
O., whom he arrested on Saturday on a
farm, where he was working under the name
of Reed, between Blue Grass and Wolcott, Ia
keenan, came to ST Paul without requisitiOD
papers, saving that he knew his arrest
would come sooner or later. The prisoner
was placed in TIE county Jail pending the
arrival of officers from Cincinnati, they
having telegraphed that they were coming
with reQuisition from Governor Hoadly.
Keenan, declined to make any statement on
the train. However, he told OCOnnor that
the amount he was alleged to have de
faulted, $4,000. was too large, and that he
was only short $4,000.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17
ArrnY Claims.

WASHINGTON, April e.-Seven claims Of
army officers for longevity pay were decided
by the Court of Claims yesterday. All which
involved the question as to the authority Of
the executive to reinstate an officer after re-
s;gnation or dismissal. The details of the
cases were different, but as to the general
import of the question involved the court
decided the executive had not the authority
to reinstate an officer after his successor had
been nominated or confirmed. a decision of
great importance to the army, as by 1t
number of officers, thus restored, have been
drawing pay while not legally in the ser
rice,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17
Wants a Controlling Interest.

CHICAGO, April ct is said that negotia-
tons are pending between Jay Gould anC
General Palmer, of the Mexican National,
for che purchase of a controlling interest, in
order to extend the southwestern system to
the City of Mexico. 1t is said that Gould
proposes by this move to forestaIl his rival,
the Texas & st. Louis, from securing foot
hold in Mexico. The latter road runs to
Gatesyille, Tex, and it has been an open
secret that an extension was contemplated
to Laredo with view to securing entrance
into the City of Mexico over the Mexican
National. The Texas & ST. Louis has run-
ming arrangement into Chicago over the Hi
nois Central and the Gould system enters
Chicago by the Wabash.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17
THE SOUTH.

FRANK JAMES was arraigned at Hunts
vile, Ala, before Judge Bruce, for the
Mussel Shoals robbery and pleaded not
guilty. The case was set for April 16.
A GENERAL strike of all the mechanics
working on buildings, and In factories and
car shops, was inaugurated at New Orleans
on the 7th.
LEE, Polls & Co., pork packers of Rich
mond, Va, have suspended.
The Directors of the Louisville Board of
Trade have endorsed the action of the New
York Chamber of Commerce asking Con-
gress to stop the coinage of silver dollars.
NEAR Chico. Tex. recently, band of
armed men went to the home of Smith
Drew, noted character, and without
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17

The sheet iron mills of Refs Bros, at
Carlisle, Pa, have started I'D.
The eastern part of Pennsylvania was
visited by the heaviest snow-storm Of the
season on the 9th.
TIE Allentown, Pa, Iron Company,
formerly one of the most prosperous manu-
featuring concerns in the country, is adver-
ffsed for public sale May7. The company
has mortgage debt of $4,eo0 900.
HOGAN & BILLING, bankers of New
Tosk, have assigned. 1t was with this
firm that Carroll, clerk in the ComptroDer's
flee, negotiated duplicate coupons of city
baaks.
TIE time of holding the National Con-
vention of the Prohibition Home Protec-
sion Party has been changed from May Il
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
WASHINGTON.
Dakota Interests at the
Capital.
New Constitutional Con-
VeutiOn Wanted.
kidGer's Vacancy Likei, TO be Filled by
@ Dakota Man.
A NEW CONVENTIONS.
FOR A DAKOTA coNsTITUrIoy.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Ths bill ex-
planned to the President by Colonel
Steele for constitutional convention of
all the counties in Dakota will be in ro-
duced in both houses of Congress. Sem
ator Cameron will introduce it into the
Senate, and Mr. Raymond in the House.
II is entitled bill to enable the people of
the Territory to form O constitution, and
ii provides that al persons residing within
the limits Of the ternc'y qualified by the
laws OF said Territory to vote for repre-
sentatives to the Legislative Assembly
thereof are hereby authorized to vote for
and choose delegates TO form n conven-
tion. Each county organized shall elect
one delegate and one additional delegate
for every 500 votes cast al the last general
election for delegate to Congress; the
election for choosing such delegates to be
held at the next general election, on the
first Monday in November, 1884.
Section 2 of the bill provides that the
members Of the convention shall meet at
the capital of said Territory on the lst day
OF December, 1884, and after organizing
shall proceed TO frame constitution for
tie proposed state, which shall embrace
the whole or such portion Of the Territory
as the convention may decide.
Section provides that there shall be
appropriated out of the treasury of money
not otherwise appropriated the sum of
$685. for defraying expenses Of said
convention.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
Dummy" Jewciry and Plate.

II uiilAt4I tlllA l'GN'sSA
"Do people ever i.y ual T5oi you tn
dummy Jewell,!' the Ts3or.cr ihqlirel
"Ah,' said tbs Oil man, II saiug pathetic
ally, "thcre are many " clsed people in The
world, aud get M share of their visits
Bogus rings cone here in shoals When
tell those who bring them that they are made
of brass, they say thoy weren't aware OF it
before, and shat they bought them for the
genuine article. lsee plen.y " hrammaSe.a
coins, too. Lots % the gold gIncas and for
eigu pieces Of gold worn on watch chains ars
cheap limitations, and when their owners are
IN difficulties they must p!elge them or soil
them outright 90 q man lG me. tell yoa
have TO be pretty smart To meet the 'croo..S'
Sometimes fashionable people dart in here,
and after looking around to see that there is
none within eye-shot produce from un Ter
their nantles or from the igsides Of Ihe.r
overcoats teapots or fsh-slices, ana bargain
with me about their ruiuaasa II any one
else comes in they pre;elI to ue buying the
articles Round about Christmas and NaY
Year there 10 considerable of that sort uf
thing.
IL once bought a pair Of iron sleeve-buttons
worth % cents for So, laniented the old fel-
low with tears III his eyes, "ani that was be-
cause they were brought in by pretty
yOuhS i''Niy Hup Ndr 50 tDat 4
thought could trust her She is about tho
only person that ever came into my store
that Didn't suspect some way or other, and
you see what got Tor it."
Turning from this mournful reuiniscence
with pa.ufnl effort tue taIker said that to
deal IN gold did not necessarily imply posses
sien of 1t. The proTuistTess OF a fashionable
boarding-house ON Broad street" he narrated,
changing the topic, by good deal of logic
induced Eer boarders TO believe that her
nickle-platei spoons and forks were silver.
BY and by their suspicious were aroused by
the worn appearance of The articles, and they
held a caucus and conspired to settle the
question. They kidnapped a spoon, and q
committee Of two brought il to me- I
pronounced it iron ami prepared and signed
a voucher TO that effect. Next morning at
breakfast the voucher, covered with a pretty
scented envelope and addressed in handsome
characters, was found by the landlady
under her pate. She smiled broadly and
simpcred, anticipating something pleasant
Sic looked as II she thought the envelope
contained some tribute 10 her worthiness
from her barriers, but when she opened it
her face grew black, and she sat and glared
during the rest of the meal, aud" added the
old man, chuclli"g for the first time during
the interview, II believe she has been glaring
ever since. Ii was mean trick, wasn't it. y
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
Good Enough for Hrcak fast Wear.

New York Cor. Savannah News1
A story is told Of Mrs. Fiooi, wife of the
California millionaire, who, when in New
York comparatively recently, visited Tiff.
fany's and asked to be shown the choicest anG
most expensive, necklace on the premises.
The most superb OF the Tiffany jewels failed
TO satisfy her, and the firm offered TO send
to Paris and import the haudsomest necklace
10 he found in the city. Mrs Flood had re-
turned TO California by the time the gor-
geous ornament arrived, and the necklace
followed her to her Pacific home. She re-
fused TO accept it, declaring il not good
enough TO enc!rcle her queenly neck, anl sug-
gested that it sholld bc offered to Ms Stan
ford, wife of the governor. Mrs sta oford
was not 50 d.fiinalt TO please as Mrs. Flood.
She purchased the necklace, but only, as she
was careful enough to let Mr.. Tiffany know,
for breakfast wear" it not being expensive
enough to do duty on more formal occa-
sions. The cost Of the necklace was over
100000.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
AT THE CAPITAL.

DAKOTA VISITORS, AND OTHER MATTERS
WAsHrNeToN, Feb. IA number of
the most prominent and influential citi-
zens Of Dakota are in Washington now in
behalf of the interests Of that territory.
They are all warmly in favor of stat hood
and OF division of the territory. and the
Black Hills and Missouri river rcpresen-
tGtiyes are further interested in advocat-
ing the opening of the Sioux reservation
lay which railroad facilities can be extend.
ed TO Deadwood, 10 the great advantage OF
the Black Hills mining, farming and man
ufacturing interests, which are now suffer
ing seriously from the heavy rates Of
freights and Inconvenience of access. II
is urged in behalf Of statehood for South
Dakota and division Of the territory that
the interests of the northern and southern
portions are diverse; tIat division is re-
quirod by the immense area Of the terri
tory, and tL4t tho amnlnt Of population is
sufficient TO justify division and state
hood. Southern Dlkotl has the enorm-
ous area os 5000, square miles, mostly
aruble and the rest good grazing coantry.
Southern Dakota has aivs iy l,32e miles
of railroad completed, costing 81, zoe, ,Gee
or at the mte of S2J eco a mile. Members
of this Dakota representation say that they
DO not ask for admission until the next
session Of Congress and are indifferent
whether admitted under the constitution
adopted Mt Sioux Faus aud ratided by the
by the people or under any enabling act
passed by Congress.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
BEAR STORIES AND NEW Run.
HIr. Inmnn Explains an Apparent
Lack OF Consistency in the Nara.

lCor Home Journal
Some eighty years agu there lived in
small log house AT Pe.toma Point, at Pittsfield,
Mas, a man by the name of Iumas. My
grandfather whsn was d small! boy. showed
Inc the site of the oil house AMI told me the
following story as true: Innan was too lazy
10 hunt much but woulI harg around all
DAY for a drink of rum and tel bear stories
At this time bears were quite plenty in this
region and often troubled our sheep ana
corn. One fall nervous, quick stranger
came to Col. Lancey's tavern from Boston to
kill few bears. He stepped up TO the bar
and called for a drink tUhis, be it remem-
bered, was way back toward tine good old
colony times when we were under the king"
and new rum was sold openly Tor only cents
glass; and nquired where lie could 60 to
shoot bear
This brought lnmau to the front--bvarSl
He knew! The very man the stranger wanted.
"Wil you take q drink" Yes, he wouii.
After telling his wondr0us feats in slaughter
ing bears, and taking several drinks, the
stranger said: Mr. Inman, how large a
bear did you ever seeP Up to this time the
admiration was mutual; the stranger had
furnished the rum and dinner, and Inman the
bears. We'll, sir, the biggest bear / ever
sec kiIlei in 1901. You rses, had a fine
piece OF corn ON tine SIDE Of toe hill. and " hen
it got full in the mix a bear began to break
1t down. watched him three nights 10 shoot
him, but he kept away. guess 10 knew me.
Wen, be that as it may, took my AK and
started out 10 make n bear trap, for when
don't fetch him one way try another and
there was Mr.. Bear breaking down my corn
at great rate. started for him and lie ran
down the bill between two rows Of corn, and
gained on me every minute till he came to
the fence, which was seven feet high, and
jumped clear over it into a great snow drift.
and went into il all out of sight and when
he poled his head out of the snow knocked
him over with my aA.'
Mr.. lnman, chat was a queer country
where you lived. Corn in the milk on one
side The fence, and a great snow DRIFT on the
other" Old lnmau stopped and scratched
his head, with a puzzle lJok, aud SAIL Very
slowly, Il guess, Mister, have got holt Of
parts of two sto}is; , .r..s.-
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
Millions In u snowflake.


Some OF the imaginative and wonderfully
learned German scholars tell us that every
snowflake is inhabited by happy little beings,
who are born, hold their revels, and live
their long lives OF happiness ani delight, die
and are bur.ed. all during the descent Of the
snowflake from tho world Of clouds to the
solid lan' 10 not know whether to believe
these scholars are not Tney are OF that
sams-schpol which tells you that every square
foot pf air possesses some twelve or fifteen
million OF more or less perfect little beings;
and that at every ordinary breath we de-
stroy million, more on less of these happy
Lives. The sigh OF healthy lover IS sup
posed 10 swallow up about l500o,0o They
insist that tie dust which viii, as all know.
accumulate in the most secure aud secret
places is merely the remains OF millions and
billions of those little beings wdo have diei
of old age.
All this. OF course. is mere speculation.
Bus do know taa: the snow is, in some
parts Of ,he wasil, very thicl;ly inbabted I
have seen new SHOW IN I,iaas b ack With htte
insects They cal thcm snow-h a. They
are lively ns possible AMI VIII tlscsen your
footprints, walk as fast a. you may. They
are foand only on the hisn mountains, ami
only in very fresh ami very deep snow
They, OF course, 40 not anaQy You in any
way. Toey are iIfa.teiy sdal.sr than the
ordinary hea, but exactly the sarAe in loco
motion,
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06

ment securities have risen during the
last two weeks some 5 per cent, and the
market is sti!l rising. The dangerous
elements that surrounded MS two weeks
sgo-namely. the Willard and other proper
t!es--hava fsilea into better hands, and
this fact has cleaned out the most danger
ous elements in our financial situation so
that believe the Improvement is perina-
nent." He did not think that there need
be any apprehension that Congress would
check the Improvement that has taken
place from the fact tha. the government
consists Of three branches so politically
COZ slituted that nothing detrimental to
prosperity could be carried through.
THE National banks" he aided ''will
continue as heretofore; the silver question
will not be essentially disturbed, and the
tariff viii Remain in about statu quo, Ii
the internal revenue laws are changed at
all it Will be in the direction of relief,
which will be beneficial rather than other
wise. On the whole prosperity is assured.
A good time has begun aud will continue.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
FITZ JOHN PORTER.
THE BILL THROUGH THE Hous


WASHINGTON, Feb. AFTER three weeks
OF deliberation and five days of debate.
the House passed the bill for the relief of
fitz John Porter by vote of lsi to 7s.
Strenuous efforts we're resorted to by the
Republican leaders TO stavc off vote by
fiibustering. cut when at o'clock the
Democrats conceded an hour for debate,
the opponents Of Porter accepted the sit
uation The beneficiary occupied a seat
in the private gallery, aud his eagerness
as the climax approached, was marked by
the vast thronQ in the galleries, who had
given up their dinners to witness the last
scene. As the names of Republicans were
recorded in favor OF the bill, the Demo-
Gratis applauded vigorously. There was
considerable bluste, AMI .oud talking dur
ing the closing proceedings, but both
sides we're good natured, as the result was
foregone conclusion before the roll call
was half completed.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
RAILROADS. AND Farms.

In value the raiiroads are next TO farms
In the United States. BY the census sf
1850. We learn that the value Of farms,
farm machinery and stock. was Sl2.l04,-
0S1, 40. The appraised value Of all rail-
roads was s7,a7o, zoe. 900. The gross value
OF all farm products Tor the year 1879. as
given by the occupants of farms to the
census takers, was S2,213, ,iO2.56i The
gross income of all of the railroads for
fhat year was $40, ,0OO. 900 which is only n
ttle over one third of the product OF the
nrms. -.
) But the products OF the manufactures
&xceedsthat Of al Of the farms, Ii is S5.-
8 S69, $40, l9l. The value Of the precious
metals mined for the year ending Mny 81 t.
|lsso, was; Gold, so, ,G3); silver, su,-
1l0,s57-total, s74,4go, GEO The mining
value of aon- precious metals, coal. iron,
lead, copper, zinc, and minor metals, was
1864 300, s2i.
These figures will give the reader some
idea Of the relative importance Of the va
Fi0qs industries in the Uai;od SAskss
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
LOWELL BANKRuPrcY BILL
rAyoPAnrY REpoRrrn.

WAsH1SeroS, Feb. 2.-Tha Senate com
mittee on Judiciary has ordered the Low
ell bankruptcy bill fayonbly reported
with amendments. 1t preserves State ex-
emptions sud authorizes involuntary pro-
ceedings only a9ainst persons whose
debts amount to more than 81 900 and
only agninst traders. II diminishes the
nurnber of commissioners in bankruptcy
one.half Many amendments ssuggested by
the bankruptcy convention, which met
here few days since, have been incor-
porated in the bin Some features of the
bill me emong those oontsaled for by
western SenGtols in the Inst Congress,
afid their adoption greatly increases the
chance FOR Its passage.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
NoTIcg-TIuBER.cuLlunE

u, \. LAND OFFCE, HUBos. ID. H., Jan. 3, lssi
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
Lnui ID Burt against David y. Reese for failure
to comply with law a ~ ti'nbarcuturr entry NO
1921 Suitcheil series dated Ana. ~ lSt2. upon the
northwest 4 sec. ~ & AN is9 range 81, IN Hand
county. u. T. Will view 10 Jie cancellation OF
SAID entry contestant alleging that said David A
Reese has rliqu ,hed III writing all his right title
and intcre ia and a. said LAND to the u. s. aud
that said rcn :uishment not procured directly
indirectly by the procurement Of the AFFIDAVIT
the said parties are hereby summoned to appear a.
this osce on the 3rd day OF March 1894 at 9o'elock
a M, 10 respond aud furnish testimony concerning
said alleged failure.
ian33 q. B. ARasTKosa Register
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
NORTH DAKOTA"

Senator Cameron has introduced bill
into Congress which provides that all that
part of Dakota lying north of the 46th de-
gree shall be organized into temporary
GOV ernment by the name Of North Da-
kota."sa The provisions include legisla-
tive council of fifteen and house of rep
sresentatves of thirty members; supreme,
district aud probate courts and Justices of
the peace; all laws passed 10y the terri'0r-
ial government 10 be valid without being
submitted to Congress for approval; all
obligations valid nn Ter existing Laws to be
valid under this act.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
THE DAKOTA JUpGEsH1P.
AYANxvoX MAX. WANTS Ir.

- ~s'.'%A ~ SAA-' - -A-'AS ~.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Ia strong effort
is being made to have J. D. Palmcrs, Of
YanSton, appointed judge of Dakota, and
il remains to he seen whether the Presi-
dent Will be swerved from his original pur-
pose of appointing Gen. Coburn of In
dianapolis. 1t is understood now that the
Influences back OF Palmer are so potent as
70 cause the President 10 hesitate in carry
ing out his first intention. Mr.. Palmer is
from Vermont and has the support of Sen.
ator Edmunds, who seems really determ-
ined to have him appointed.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
INcREksINGTHELEG IsLL-UHE

Delegate Raymond introduced q bill in
the House, to provide for the election> If
twenty four members of the Dakota terri
torial council, and forty eight members of
the house instead of twelve members of
the former and twenty-four OF the latter
as at present II provides for electing two
members Of the council and four Of the
house from each of the twelve districts, as
now provided by the statutes Of the ter
ritory. The present law provides for
electing only one councilman and two
members Of the house from each district
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-02-06
NollcE rIMnER ruLruRE.

u, $. LAND OsfICE Huron, Oak Dec 3. 1889
Complaint having beel cll tered at tBis Office by
John Esg1s Jr ayRsssa Johii Moody tor failure 81
c0mply with law ES 20 timberrulhirs entry No siif
Mitchell series dated March - lSs3 upon fhe north
We I = section 70, town III, range s.. in Hand Co
Dak with view t0 the cancellation nf sail entry
e,lta-t8nt alleging that John Mood has wholly
abandoned sail trrot and has failed % break or
caused 20 be 5rnSen 3 Acres within one wear after
taaking sail entry The SSH parties are hereby sum.
mencd 20 apnsar al uiig oaina on the lltl day ol
ssSt * g. al cloak i. 10 r,-sFoud aui furnish
testiuoHy concerning said alleged failure
declg - y ar sisrsuS. Register,