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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

We have now 100000 school
teachers, and an average of more than
sixty-six pupils for each.-N 7. Irat-
une.
The first Presbyterian church in
Indiana was planted near Vincennes in
1906. The membership now in the
! State IS about 30,0O0.-I indianapolis
Journal
"A tabernacle having no respect OF
creed is proposed at Atlanta, Ga. A
gentleman has signified his willingness
to head q list with $4,000. Atlanta has
twenty-six Methodist churches alone.
"A year ago the National Educa-
tional Association was largely in debt.
To-day it owes nothing and has six
thousand dollars in the treasury This
Is indicative of a strong feeling of har-
monious co operation among the teach
ersyof the Countrywide Current.
"A white child ten years of age who
can not write his name is by some sup
posed to be a rarity in this country, but
such children numbered more than
half a million in 1870, and nearly 600,00
in 1880. Thirteen white children out
of hundred in the year 1880 escaped
the combined influences of church, day
school, Sunday school and family
teaching. - Chicago Herald.
The Independent notices that
women preachers are getting to be a
regular thing in Massachusetts. 1.-The
Congregational yearbook" it says,
records two Congregational churches
in that State supplied by women
(thought not formally installed,) one
of whom, Annie II. Shaw, has acted as
pastor for five years, and the other,
Louise s. Baker, for four years. That
women can be pastors in the conserva-
tive old orthodox churches of Massa-
chusetts is, then, an accomplished fact,
but not as yet an acknowledged
accomplished fact, as the timid
brackets around their yearbooks in
dicateS.
Pupils in the public schools are
kept at work upon arithmetic from
eight to ten years. This fact has re-
ceived the attention of Mr. Washington
GLADDEN., who SAYS: "The reason why
one-seventh of the years allotted to
human life are consumed upon the
study of arithmetic is that the science
has been developed in most of our tent
books to needless extent" He finds
a great many superlluous subjects are
introduced; that the application of
to all manner of possible
and impossible transactions is extended
so far that life becomes burden to
many pupil before the book is fin
ished. He would shorten the time Of
this study two or three years.-Er-
chdnGe.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
Both Went Back.

| Several years ago, there lived in OAR
danellc, Arkansaw, an eccentric hotel
keeper known as-well, say Uncle John.
He was violently opposed to the title of
governor, declaring that he once knew
of a gang of thieves whose password
was governor; and on many occasion
guests who thoughtlessly gave him the
title, were driven from the house. Com
mercial travellers put up" at his hotel.
Those who were acquainted with his
peculiarities took great delight in as
surfing drummers who had never be-
fore visited the town, that by calling
the old man governor, special attention
would be paid. One day Harry Collins,
young drummer for a New York
house, decided to visit Dardanelle.
'By all means stop with Uncle John
Pash." said a companion. HE is the
best feeder in the country; and-say,
call him governor and he will nearly
kill himself waiting on you
''When Collins arrived he was re-
ceived with welcome that was delight
full to contemplate, and during the
course of affable CONVERSATION, Collins
remarked:
by the way, governor, how are"
The old fellow became furious. He
had been leased several times that day,
and he knew that the title was intended
to be an insult. The drummer became
angry and swore that he would not
stand such abuse.
Come out here" said the old man.
Collins followed and was conducted to
the bank of the river, not far away.
Now" exclaimed the old man,
drawing revolver, "we'll settle this
thing. 1.-TWO of us came down here
Only one of us will 90 back"
The drummer took out pistol, hall
rs long as his arm, and remarked:
I'm going back"
well" said the old man, returning
his own pistol, and eying the one held
by Collins, Il reckon that under the
circumstances we'd both better 90
back. "-14rkanSaU IraUeler.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
ABILENE REFLECTOR
THE OLD WIFE.

BY The bed the old man, waiting, sat in vigil
Where his aged wife lay dying; ana the twi.
light shadows brown
Slowly from The wall and window chased the
sunsets golden splendor
Going down.
SIS il nlght?" she whispered, waking for her
spirit seemed to hover
Lost between the next worlds sunrise and the
bedtime cares OF this.
And the old man, weak and fearful, trembling
as he bent above her,
Answered "Yes."
"Are the children I'M" she asked him. Could
he tell her? All the treasures
OF their household lay in silence many years
beneath the snow:
But the heart was with them living, back
among her tolls and pleasures
Long ago;
And again she called at dew-fall, in the sweet
old summer weather.
''Where is little Charley, father? Frank and
RObert-haYe they conner
'They are safe" the old man faltered-"all
the children are together
Safe at home.
Then he murmured gentle soothings, but his
grief grew strong and stronger,
Till il chOked and stilled him as he held and
kissed her wTinkled hand,
For her soul. far out of hearing, could his
fondest words no longer
u
Still the pale lips stammered questions, hull
abieS AMI broken verses,
Nursery pratte--ail the language of a moth
er's loving deeds,
While the midnight round the mouraer, left
TO sorrows bitter merces.
Wrapped its weeds.
There was stiffness on the pllOw-ard the old
man listened lonely .-
Till they led him from the chamber, with the
burden on his breast,
For the wife of seventy years, his manhoOd's
early love and only,
Lay at rest.
"Farc-yOu-weil," he sobbed. my Sarah-you
will meet the babes before me;
It's little while, for neither can the parting
long abide,
And you'll come and call me soon, / know
ami Heaven will restore Inc
To your side"
1t was even 50: The spring time, in the step
OF winter treading,
Scarcely ShGI its orchard-blOssoms ere the Old
man closed his eyes.
And they buried HIM by Sarah-and they had
their diamond wedding"
In the skies.
-YleFra BTOU'g IN YOUTHS Companion.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
Modifying Nature.

SpeaKing of rains recalls the fat
that the dry and arid regions of this
country are steadily diminishing. As
the cultivation of the American soil
extends, the area upon which rain falls
enlarges, In California, seasons of
drought when wheat could not be
grown were formerly frequent but OF
late years there has been no failure
of the small grain crops from this
cause. Then the number of days In
which rain falls has increased.
Formerly rain rarely fell later than
April, but this year rain storms of great
violence occurred as late as June.
Rain also now falls often in western
Kansas, where formerly it was very
unfrequent. 1t is supposed the extern
sion of telegraph and railway lines has
something to do with cloud-formations
in districts heretofore a<id.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
How He Managed.

elbow do you manage TO always
have money in your pocket" asked q
friend of another, the other day, and
continued: Il pay out what have and
then forget, and half the time have not
a nickel. and am often embarrassed by
it, and cannot get in the way of re-
Numbering TO supply myself with
change" THAT was just my fix, "
said his sympathizing interlocutor,
land with ME it extended to everything
-soiled handkerchiefs or none at all,
and everything that a man conld for
get. Well, sir, got married. and my
wife found that she had to provide for
me, and see that l was supplied with
such things. That suggested a happy
idea, and elected her treasurer of the
firm, and now she sees to it that have
handkerchief, gloves, money, and all
such personal neceSsaries." But does
she not ask you what you have done
with the money she gave yOu?" ''No,
SIR" was the reply, with some asperity
,-''my wife is a gentleman-I should
say a lady, with what in a gentleman
would be gentlemanly instincts"
THAT is just like my wife" put in
a bystander '.She said never knew
how to pack my valise. and said she
would pack it for me, and so when !
opened it at the hotel found a dozen
collars and no shirt"
':Do you make your wife the treas
urer of the firm?n asked the sleek and
happy husband.
$40. sir, l don't"
"Well, sir, you just give her a hun
dred dollars, and put her on that kind
of training. and I'll wager you hat
that your shirts and collars will match
every time"
Chicago shouted the brakeman,
and each one wendell his way TO his den
and desk, bordering on the lesson OF
the hour Chicago Interior.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
1t Won't Be a Match.

A man whose hair and whiskers were
plentifully sprinkled with gray was in
the city Yesterday to see about buying
a large quantity of lead pipe. When
he asked how much mile and half
of certain size would cost, the dealer
stood Off and looked at him in amaze
meDt.
"Oh! 1 amt loony." replied the man.
"But what can you want of mile
and half of this pipe, costing you
many hundred dollars?"
''See here" replied the other, as he
took chair and became confidential,
I'm a widower."
Yes"
'I'm thinking of taking second
wife. She dotes on front yard. I've
got the yard. She dotes on lawn orna-
ments. I've been around pricing stone
dogs, cast-irou deer and terra-cotta
rabbits till you can't rest. She dotes
on fountains. That's why 1 want the
pipe"
but why so much of it?''
because I've got to run the pipe to
a spring on hill mile and half
away"
When he had explained how much
fall he had the dealer told him that he
couldn't get fountain enough to dam
pen suntiower.
won't be no squirt to it, eh?'
"No."
"Won't squirt foot high?"
"No, sir, not an inch. "
"Wel, no fountain. no marriage.
She's sot on that. I'll 90 back and
offer to fill the yard with decoy ducks
and conch-shells, and put stained glass
windows in the horse barn, but L
reckon the match is off. I've offered
to get force-pump and hire coot by
the year to work it, but she says it
wouldn't be picturesque. Might build
cistern on legs and let the water play
through a fountain, but she is too
romantic. | can't do no more, and if
she insists on fountain with squirt
to it II look around for some one else
somebody who don't want Corinthian
columns under the corn-crib and a
Grecian facade to the. pig-pen.-Detroa
Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
Wisdom Of q Lovely Lass.

81 offer you myself, my life, my all, ="
said a widower at the feet of lovely
lass. ''Wnl you be mine?''
II must ask you one question first.
Did you give your first wife four new
bonnets a year and eight new dresses?'
"Yes. I gave her six new bonnets
and ten new dresses every year, for the
last six wears she lived. y
Then can not marry you"
''And whyp"
Because then you haven't money
enough left to buy me more than one
bonnet and one dress for three years =
-Boston Times
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
Wall Paper and Fine Decorations

An especially full and elegant stock
ALWAYS in the house, such rs is rarely
carried outside of the large cities. Also
full lines of samples of the most costly
and desirable goods in the market,
which will be promptly supplied by ex-
press, giving choice of stock such as
can be supplied by no one house in the
country.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
BARGAINS

In Window Shades, Fixtures and Trim
mincs, Steel EngTavingS, Photograph
Goods, ChromOs, Pianos OF nearly every
make, Organs-MasOn & Hamlin, Vest
ern Cottage snd others. SEWING MA
CHINES-Domestie Eldridge, Hartford,
White, Estey, Singer, and many ether
EiniS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25

The Edison Electric Light Com
pany has three farms in Northern Ja-
pan, comprising three hundred acres,
devoted to raising the bamboo which.
spljntered and earbonized, are used in
the lncandescent lamps.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25

Nv method of business has been TO
handle the VERY BEST GOODS, that L
could fully guarantee, assured that in
the end It would be to the advantage OF
INV customers and of my business. L
do not propose to change this policy;
but if aIy one wants cheap goods, | will
supply them as low as any one can All
the above and very much more in addi-
tior to the largest stock of Books and
Stationery in Central Kansas.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
CO TO TIE
VGStGrlH0nG Nursery
AZ Niles North of

For your Fruit and Ornamental Trees, con
sistine of the following kinds of Trees. Vines.
ETC.: Apples, Peach. Pears, Plums, Cherry
Ounce, Apricots, Crab Apples, Juneberries'
Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries. Cur
rants, Gooseberries, Pie Plant, and al kinds
of Shade Trees and Towering Shrubs, Ever
greens, Creepers, Climbing Vines, etc. Early
illinois Potatoes, two weeks earlier than the
Early Rose or Early Vermont; cooks dry ana
meaiy; can use them when only half grown
/ will guarantee potatoes large enough 70 uss
in six weeks from time of planting.
II you need anything in the above line you
WI save money by calling on or addressing
z. EicHoLTZ, Detroit, kas.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25

higher salary than ever had before"
-1frs. Susan +. Perry. in Chicago In.
terror
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25

BY The bed the old man, waiting, sat in vigil
sad and tender,
Where his aged wife lay dying; ana the twi-
light shadows brown
Slowly from The wall and window chased the
sunsets golden splendor
GoinO down
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-11
IN MEMORIAM.

Died on the 9th of April, 1884, john W LYON
in the 36th year of his age. He leaves fa-
Their. mother, sisters and brothers to mourn
their loss
1t is truly sad that death should summon
him so early in life Thus have we been de-
prived of n young friend in whom we ALWAYS
found strong devotion for truth and honor
one wbo loved his relations and friends, and
who was obliging to a fault, kind and ge'ler-
Gus to all whom he knew and even unto stran-
gers He was an affectionale son and loving
brother His dear relations will sadly miss
him He was a worthy and exemplary man ;
honest ard industrious and strictly attended
to bis a fairs and interferred not with those Of
others, nevertheless he is gone. He has been
taken from US and sinful world by an over
ruling Hand; but though he is gone be will
not soon be forgotten by those who knew and
loved him in this life.
Weep not for me, dear mother,
For my suffering days have passed,
am going TO join the angels,
| In that beautiful land Of rest.
Weep not not for me, dear papa,
To heaven my spirit has fed,
Continue to love your Saviour,
He will comfort your dying bed.
By HIS COUSIN.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-11

At The Teachers Convention at Ocean City
this week 1t is likely that Neptune and Cupid
were more wooed than Minerva. No one can
object to the Partially. For ten long months
the goddess of wisdom has had things pretty
much her own way, and now that the season
for rest and recreation has arrived, she ought
10 be content to step aside and allow her de-
voted foil overs to have good time without
haunting them with the fixed gaze of her stern
and scholarly countenance. The teacher, freed
from school-room perplexities, have right to
court the favor Of the W biie-whiskered sea god
and to walk up and down the pebbled beach in
full range of all the arrows that the mischief
making Cupid can shoot.
No class of workers better deserve pleasant
holiday Their labors are arduous, their posi-
tons tr, ing and when they have finished the
wears work, they are pretty well tired out,
both in mind and body. AS means OF c. n
certed enjo, mtnt. they hold their convention
every year. so MS TO meet together, Interchange
ideas and receive the benefits that are always
deriyable from such assemblages. The intor
from any process of mental drudgerv, for The
meeting is full of congo NAL features, Al TIT
individual ~ no expected 10 see O,t..n City con
yer,ed into a Concord School Of Phllosoph,
this week was about much mistaken rs 1t Ii
uossible for a mortal to be. School teacher;
are human, and v hen they 90 off for a summer
iaunt to the seaside, they 60 to have pleasan
time. undisturbed by The vagaries of philosophy
or the inrticacies of her mathematics. They
uiIl dive in the breakers instead of the books
and devour fish and crabs instead of educationa
articles In this they are right. Let Then
have good time, reinvigorate themselves
store up fresh oxygen for the coming year AM
remove from their minds all the worries ant
bothers of the past, so that next fall they vii
lie able to enter upon their duties with increas
ed zeal and energy.-Balto. AMERICAN.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-11

NEW YORK MILLS >llEETiNG COTTON, -,
RAplNERE CuLoKEp SINS superior
qu~llgY). ouls : real cash Vs.s", = 30.
NUNS YELLING. MIDI. teuh.e. Nji'A pure
wool-Cream Flax. Blgc. BlaCk-373.
BLACK SINS, three special barg sins-No.
81 90 Ne. 81 . No - 20 Every yard
OF these silks have hesn reduced 15-
PURE SILK BRoCADE GRENADINES ihas
goods cash vslu~ : - reduced to 'jc
HANDSOME BLACK BROCAbE SiLkS
tpurs sils} cash value 81 - reduced To -.
COLOREn CASHIERS. pure wool, double.
widlh-PIuk. Blue, and Elsck-.:71
FANCY Cul.oRED SILk>l So. 50, g., IS
s., 81 o.
BLACK 4 COLORED SILK MERNlLEUXS
VERY fashionable s,lksl, cash value : - re
ducrd TO 81
COLOREp SATlNS, 80. BLACK SATiNS SO
NUNS YELLING (beauiiiul s,ylel, pure
wool - real value B.
BLACK CASHMERE SilAWLS, pure wool
3, 90.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-11


As will be seen by reference to our adver-
Using columns, there will be grand sociab'e
for the country people exclusively at Chapel
Point on next Wednesday, the 10th inst The
pleasures will begin in the afternoon with a
fish fry on the beach and will close with a
grand ball in the spacious pavilion at night, al
which Prof Schroeder's celebrated string band
of Washington will furnish the music. This
will be fine opportunity for enjoyment among
ourselves, and we are sure that all who Can
possibly do so will attend. The management
promise to make it pleasant for their country
friends and the freedom of the Point will be
thrown open to them to while away the long
hours of a summer afternoon. The Thompso
will stop at Glymont on her regular trip down
the river and people in that neig borhood Can
have the pleasure of ride the river to tie
Point and so avoid the heat and dust of long
ride over the roads.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-11
The Fourth at Chapel Point.

Last Friday, July 18th, and the lOsth
national birthday, was celebrated at Chapel
Point by initial opening of that summer resort.
From an early hour in the morning lines OF
vehicles of all descriptions could be seen wend-
ing their way in that direction filled with
merry crowds ready to take part in any testivity
that might present itself. By noon large
crowd of country people had assembled and at
once began to look for amusement. About
o'clock the steamer John W. Thompson came
in with about geo excursimists from Washing
ton, who had left the heated and close con-
fines of the city to enjoy the fresh and pure
country air and the refreshing breezes that
continually blow from the majestic Potomac
The excursion party was under the charge oil
Mr.. John T. Davis, and his well known genial
ty made it pleasant for them. At the Point
they found everything that could please the
eve and refresh the body in readiness for them,
and all at once entered heartily into the enjoy
ments that were offered. The Messrs. Howard
showed that they were equal to the manage
ment of the resort, and the arrangements were
all cOHpIeteu anu cCHuuCteu III uIst SiaSs 81 iS'
The attractive flying horses went whrlins on
their merry way, handsome boats were in read
mess for those who wished to enjoy sail and
a fine brass band diseoursed cheering music in
the pavilion, which was filed with gay crowd
of youths and maidens who tripped the light
fantastic to the time of the dreamy waltz or
more popular quadrille. Although the party
from Washington was not as large as the man
agement had reason to expect, owing, 1t is
said, to the prevalence Of heavy rain storm
in that city at the time the boat left, still those
that did come were charmed with the natural
beauties and attraciveness of the Point and
lief, we'll pleased with their trip and with the
Inequalities extended to them by the manage
ment. After the resort becomes better known
and has established its reputation we think 1t
must be successful, and that the Messrs Howard
will reap the reward of the arduous labors and
efforts to build up the place.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-11

COrcner's Inquest.
We referred last week to the second cor
oner's inquest which had been summoned 10
investigate the death Of Charles Carter, one OF
the colored road hands, who died very sudden
ly and under suspicious circumstances at a col
ored ''picnic' on last Saturday night week
ago. The inquest met Monday and had
large number Of witnesses, comprising nearly
all " no were present on the occasion, summon
I'd before them. There were also large turn
out Of the colored population, men and women
in attendance as spectators. The States Aitor-
new was present and conducted the examination
of the Witnesses All of the witnesses seemed
very reluctant 10 testify and only disclosed
sl,b f. cts as were extortej from them by dint
O" cross-examlnatioa. The jury remained in
se.sio n until after ten O'Clock on Monday even
ing aud c, ntinLed their inv, stigaiions until
lat. in Tie afternoon on Tuesday, but they
we're unable 10 elicit any evidence explaining
the cause of death and returned the same yer
dict as tn former nqCest-that the deceased
came to his death fir, m ausrs unknow TO the
jury.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-11

Is agi,ating the minds Of the people, but
no, so the question where 10 buy the cheapes,
and best maGe corhing as the leading Baltimore
Clothiers, c. n Oehm, go W. Pratt ST. and
SIS Hanover ST., have long demonstrated the
fact that they can't be undeTsold. They are
a, present closing out the balance of their hand
some stock at such low figures that our friends
should hasie1 to give them an early call.