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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06
They Won't ElOpe.

He went home an hour earlier the
other afternoon, and calling his eigh-
teen-year-old daughter into the parlor
he began:
''Susie, have been thinking"
Eyes, papa"
Il have been thinking that it would
be good plan for you to marry Will
lam, our cOachman."
"W- hatr'
HE is old enough to be your father,
to be sure, but he would doubtless
make you a good husband.
"Never nevern'
''He is plain-looking and uneducated,
but believe could respect him as a
son-in-law"
"Why, father, have you lost your
mind? l marry William l wed that
long. nosed, hump-back, big-mouthed
boor I'll die firstr'
''But, Susie, you know"
I'll not listen Say another word
to me and I'll take poison -
Then the old gent slid out to the barn,
assumed his humblest look and said to
the coachman:
William, I've been wondering why
you don't get married"
"Humph ~
There's my daughter Susie. She's
Young. but will make a woman of sense.
| believe in early marriages, and if you
and she can agree l shall offer no OBJ
jections.
Your Susie Me marry her Beg
ging your pardon, sir, and hoping you
won't throw me out of my place for my
boldness, but if that impudent little
chit was the only female left on
earth I'd turn my back on her."
''But, William, l would try to be 4
good
mo use, sir! There is never An
hour that don't want to box her ears
If you insist I'll skip the country"
And when the old gent picks up his
daily paper and sees the heading:
"Another Heiress goes off with the
Coachman," he leans back and chuckles
and slaps his leg and cackles: "Haw
haw! haw !''-DetroH Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06
ABILENE REFLECTOR
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY By
STROTHE r BROS.
PATIENT WITH THE LYING.

Street friend, when thou and 1 are gone
Beyond earth's weary labor,
When small shall be our need of grace
lFrom comrade or from Leighbor,
Passed all the strife, the toll. the care,
And done with all -he signing,
What tender truth shall we have gained
Alas, by simply dying?
The lips too -chary of their praise
Will tell our merits over,
And eyes too swift our faults to see
Shall no defect discover.
Then hands that would not lift stone,
Where stones were thick to cumber
Our steep hil-path. will scatter flowers
Above our pillOwed slumDer.
Sweet friend, perchance both thou and /,
Ere love is past forgiving,
Should take the earnest lesson home
Be patient with the living; .
TO-day's repressed rebuke NAV save
Our binding tears tomorrow;
Then patience-e'en when keenest edge
May whet q namelcss sorrow.
TITS easy to be gentle when
Deaths silence shamcs our clamor,
And-easy TO discern the best
Through memory mystic glamour,
But wise it were for thee and me.
Ere love is past fOrgiving,
To take the tender lesson home
De patient with the living.
--MdTgHct SdngsteT, IN GO1d Cheer.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06
Painting Tin Roofs.

Tin on a house top should be well
painted once in four years. For roofs,
light, cool colors are preferable, be-
cause they reflect the warm rays OF
light, and thereby lessen the expansion
and contraction of the metal and the
shrinking of the boards underneath,
and so lessen the liability of the tin to
crack in the seams. The temperature
of attic rooms in the summer will be
materially lower if the roof be painted
with light rather than with dark
color. The writer has learned from
long experience that the finest French
ocher is the most economical pigment
that can he used for that purpose. If,
as is sometimes the case in country
houses, where the roof is conspicuous
object in the architec ture of the build
ing, dark color be Indispensable, the
use of pure Venetian red darkened with
durable and economical If BY some
process the oil used in roof painting
could be prevented from becoming hard
and brittle. it would be great gain.
The poorest oil paint, however, is
better than neglect; and the lest econ
ony consists in keeping tin entirely and
thoroughly protected from the cor
roding influence of dampness. Old
paint, which has become fatty" from
exposure to the atmosphere, is better
than new for roof painting. Not a
drop of turpentine should be used for
such work TIE Metal Worker.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06
AN cellars should he yentilat

All cellars should be ventilated.
There is great deal of foul gas thai
accumulates from the decay of vege
table matter in them that too often
allowed TO pass into the rooms above,
to the injury of the health of their &C.
cupants. The best way to secure ventila-
ton is to have communication between
the cellar and the chimney by means OF
8 pipe or other opening. The upward
draft will remove the foul air as it
accumulates, and render it nearly or
quite as pure as in the rooms above
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06

The Sandwich Islands are the pop
ular resort for people on the Pacific
coast who wish to make 8 sea voyage
for health, just as Europe is for the
people of the East. The tourist travel
to King Kalakaua's dominions has
doubled within the past year. San
Francisco Cali
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06

Lemon juice. instead of cream. in
tea makes very refreshing drink
Boston Globe.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06

T. B. ROSS, <ti,Il5
Physician and Surgeon,
A8ITIE.N. TX ANS Az

Having recently located for the practice OF
his profession, respectfully offers his services
70 the citizens of Abilene and vicinity.
OFFICE and consulting room at residence
Flask, where he can be found both day and
night-all hours
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06

The beautiful blue lake, of Lach
Who can describe it? The water-lily
plants are visible hundreds of feet be-
low its surface; and, set in their lovely
green beds of moss and ferns and tan
gled vines. linking together the dark
iirs on the shores, the waters rival in
LONELINESS the heavens blue. Its weird
beauty is enhanced by the legend of
how sn sceurssd monastery stood on
an island in the middle of the lake long
ago, and one midnight, as the old
monks wera ut their carousals. a vol
cano burst firth near By and sank it in
the lake, and now, when the winds are
perfectly still. she groans of these mis-
cradle spirits and she sound of the
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06

He went home an hour earlier the
other afternoon, and calling his eigh-
teen-year-old daughter into the parlor
he BEGAN:
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06

Two years of loneliness end drudgery
had passed-tN,o years OF uncompIain-
ing silence. Her capa.:ity. joined to
her dainty appearance snd quiet. win
ming ways, had been appreciated.
The people Were good AID kind to her;
and thus her existence had been sup
portable.
One day an order came for the copy
of vase in the Cluny Museum. and
Lncette was sent 10 make a rough
sketch of it. She was standing at wort,
before it when she heard Max's voice
in the next room. The blood rushed
into her head and her knees trembled.
The voices came nearer and were in
the room. She de, d not look up.
They were not stoppiag-how thankful
she was. Then she heard an ..Or"
Then hasty step, and her arm was
seized.
81 was right, then, not to leave Paris
after all, though / have been tempted
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04


Said a Republican to us the other
day: 81 am glad you Democrats
nominated my good friend Jonathan
Switzer, as it will break up that Poor
House nest that has fer some reason
become corrupt, and will not be i'm
proved until there is a change. iona.
than is strictly an honest man, and
every dollar expended of our money
will be 100 cents appropriated where
it will do the most good for the COM
fort and well-being of our unfortunate
county wards. The nomination now
a-days don't amount to an election
as in former times, especially in our
county officers. Switzer is the kind
of a man we want and scores of Re
publicans viii help elect him." So
we believe with our Republican
friend. Put a Democrat on the
Board.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
BLA1NE's PUBLIC CAREER.

Cincinnati Commercial, June 16, 1876.
Now, conceding Blaine's brilliant
leadership in the House and the large
measure of his public services and his
facinating personal qualities, it must
be admitted that we have in his own
handwriting testimony that shows
him interested in subsidy railroads to
an extent that the people will not toll
crate and ought not to forgive. We
make no personal war on Mr.. Blaine.
His public record condemns him, and
it would be the very madness of the
moon for the Republican party to go
before the country under his leader
ship. The party is already burdened
with Babcockery and Belknapery.
and the attempt to elect a railroad
sharp President, with a majority of
the States already Democratic and the
House Confederate, would be prepos-
ferrous and result in all overthrow en-
tirely deserved and unmitigated.
We call the attention of our Re
publican readers to these extracts
and to the sentiments they contain.
They are not, be it remembered, the
enunciations of dying Democrats"
but emanate from one of the leading
Republican papers of the county
If Mr.. Blaine was SO Objectionable
as a candidate eight years ago, I'm
der what process of Transformation
has he been changed to a gentleman
of such supreme fitness and excel
lence?' These are points which Re
publicans should study.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04


Republicans around here are tax
ing considerable interest in circula.
ting the irish World and having il
read, pretending that it is a Demo.
cratic journal in opposition to Cleve-
land. Some of them to be consist
ent with their loud professions, had
better be circulating the Bible in.
stead of the World. The Hardin
County Democrat tells what kind Of
a paper it is:
"The Irish World is owned by Re.
publican Jews and is edited by Pat
rick Ford, who was communicated
from the Catholic Church, and his
paper has been denounced by the
Catholic clergy all Owe the country
as unworthy the support of Catholics,
The World opposed the election OF
Tllden and Hancock, and is now q
fit and proper supporter of Mulligan
Blaine.n
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

The law in the matter of betting
on elections, section 6039, revised
statutes, is as follows: Whosoever
makes any bet or wager, sells or pur-
chases any pc OILS on the result of any
election held under the laws of this
State, or upon the election of any
person to any office, post or situation,
which by constitution or laws of this
State is made elective, or upon the
election Of President or Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, shall be
fined not more than five hundred
dollars nor less than five dollars, or
imprisoned not less than ten days
nor more than six months, and when
the amount put at hazard is between
said sums, the fine shall equal the
amount so hazarded. Prosecution
under this section shall be commenc-
ed within n year from the time the
offence is committed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04


The Boston Globe says: There is
no reaso why an Irish American
should vote for Blaine. Where has
he ever lifted hand or voice in their
favor? What was James g., Blaine
doing when Minister Lowell stood
idly by and approved by silence the
Imprisonment of American citizens
Of Irish birth by the British Govern
ment. This minister did not pursue
that course without the approval.
express or implied, of the authorities
at Washington. James G. Blaine
was the Secretary of State. Irish
Americans know full well the hand
that wrote the editorial in the paper
conducted by Mr.. Blaine, at Augusta,
years ago, when the now Republican
candidate spoke of the Irish emf.
grants as those ''convicts and felons
who hardly got our dust upon their
feet before they are allowed to vote
and control our elections" "Con.
victs and felons!" The man who ap.
piled that title to Irish-Americans to
get their votes? The memory of all
their woes forbids it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
The great contrast between tn

The great contrast between the
sentiments entertained by Blaine
and by Cleveland regarding the pro.
lection that should be afforded
American citizens in foreign lands
is illustrated clearly by the follow.
ing: In 1881 Irish-American citi
zens lanquished in British PRISONS,
and denied the privileges of a trial,
during all which time MI. Blaine
was in charge of the foreign affairs
of the nation. He allowed them to
suffer in British dungeons without
uttering a word or even protesting
against the gross wrong. They were
American citizens, and were entitled
to protection, which Mr.. Blaine, by
his silence, IT fused them. Mr.. Cleve
land, however, in speaking of the
outrage, protested against it and
said:
eve do not claim to make laws for
other countries, but we do insist that
whatever those laws may be they
shall, in the interest of human free
dom and the rights of nan kind, so
far as they involve the liberty of our
citizens, be speedily administered.
We have a right to say, and do say,
that mere suspicion, without exami
nation or trial, is not sufficient to
justify the long imprisonment of a
citizen of America. Other nations
may permit their citizens to be thus
imprisoned; ours will not, and this,
in effect, has been solemnly declared
by statute"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

The Democrat has charged o great
deal of cfookedness on the Republi-
cans of Preble county which he
knew was not true, but we have the
first line to read in his paper where
he charges any Democrat or Demo
cratic assemblage with corruption.
He always shuts n eye when he is
to be pecuniarly benefited.-Regfster.
When did the DEMOCRAT charge
crookedness on the Republicans of
Preble county that was not true?
Name it if you please. Name also the
Democrat or Democratic assemblage
guilty of corruption. Give US the
preof, and we will agree to denounce
it if we have not already done so.
Now nc quibbling about it. Come
right to the front, for we have some
more crookedness in a Republican
official in Preble county to charge
before the. campaign is over.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
IT WOULD RUIN THE PARTY.

Cincinnati Commercial, June 10, 1876.
The question which presses upon
the Cincinnati Convention is whether
Mr.. Blaine has the power to take the
nomination for the Presidency. The
startling fact that his nomination
would inevitably and utterly ruin the
party does not seem to be taken into
consideration by the machinists. The
Democratic party at Charleston, six.
teen years ago, with all its sense about
it, cut its throat with a dull knife
This suicide was not the result ofcmo.
tional insanity, but all act of delibe.
rate intelligence. Perhaps there are
returns of this sort of mania in great
parties. We have noticed symptoms
of a disposition on the part of the Re-
publicans to repeat in Cincinnati in
1876 the Charleston experience Of the
Democracy in 1860.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

Here is what Senator Edmunds,
the ablest Republican in the upper
house of Congress, wrote home to
Vermont about Blaine, TO prevent
him from getting the Vermont dele
gates to the National Convention:
ut is my deliberate opinion that
MIR. Blaine acts as the attorney of
Jay Gould. Whenever Mr.. Thurman
and I have settled upon legislation
to bring the Pacific railroads to terms
ofequity with the Government, up
has jumped Mr.. James G.. Blaine,
musket in hand, from behind the
b~reastworks of Gould's lobby, to fire
in our face"
Will any Republican venture to
say that Senator Edmunds is not
good authority?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
BLA1NE's BRokER's TRANSACTIONS.

BLAINE's Brokers TRANSACTIONS.
Cincinnati Commercial, June 16, 1876.
Nj. Blaine kept the money for the
Northern Pacific "small flyer" of$25,-
900, it appears for more than a year,
or until his impatient Boston friends
got anxious about it, though it was
ultimately returned in full. A great
deal can be done in a year with $685.
600 busily employed. But the conn
try, which is now looking carefully
about for a public man fit in all re-
spects for a reform President, will
hardly be likely to see in the late
Speaker, whose brokerage transac-
tons in SO many bonds of so many
railway companies for SO many friends
ran through SO many years of the
time when he held the second place
in the Government, the candidate best
representative of the spirit of purity
and honor in public affairs, which is
one demand in the era in which we
live.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

There are two Republicans and
one Democrat on the County School
Examiners Board, yet o few Repub-
|~licans around here are SO unhappy
over it that they are ready to tear
the earth to pieces! They are really
to be pitied, If any of these fellows
should be fortunate enough to ever
reach Heaven, wonder if they
wouldn't try to kick up SHELF be-
cause some Democrats will be dwell
ing there in peace and harmony, and
occupying high seats on the Throne,
equally the favorites of the Almighty
with sweet scented Christian Repub-
licans? Let us pray.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

That splendid Independent paper,
the New York Times fills up two
long columns with bets that Cleve.
land will be elected. Is it true that
the gamblers control the country {
Miami Helmet.
Yes. Gamblers in Credit Mobilier
swindles; star route frauds: Presi-
dentialthefts whisky frauds; Indian
pension frauds; ETC., etc. They want
to continue in control by eleeting a
mar for President convicted of brib
cry and corruption while Speaker of
the House of Congress!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
Blaine and the Catholics.

The following circular letter wa:
written by James G. Blaine, and cir
culated in the Fourth District O
Maine during the Campaign of1S76
The object of the circular was the
defeat of James G. Madigan, the
Democratic candidate for Congress
in the Fourth District. Gen. Plaist
ed asserts that he saw Blaine write
the letter, and asserts that it was cir
culated in the district. Catholics who
desire to know Blaine's religious
views should read it, it is a specimen
of s%ectarian bigotry that church PEG
pie of any denomination ought to
condemn:
Do the Protestant Democrats of the
Fourth District desire TO be represent
ed in Congress by a Roman Catholic !
James Q. ,Madigan the Democratic
candidate for Congress in the Fourth
Districts q very Jealous Roman Cath
olic. 1t is believed by many that he
is a lay member of-the secret order of
J%esuits, just as the late Senator Cas-
serly, of California was. Casserly was
elected to the Senate by Jesuit mon
ey-$l00,O00 contributed by that or
der-and the fact being discovered
Casserly at once resigned his scat
rather than stand an investigation,
and thus expose the workings of the
order. In Ohio and other States the
Catholics are striving to destroy the
only venue for education left open to
the children of the poor. They say,
"We will have Church schools instead
and thus let loose the word of thco-
logical quarrels all over the land. 1t
is a great gain to the Catholics to get
these prominent men in Congress.
They now have four members of the
United States Senate, one each from
the States of New York, Missouri.
Virginia and Florida. The whole
energy of the Catholic church is now
exercised to increase its powers in the
United States. The Papists every
where are watching the result of
Madigan's campaign in this district
and it will be hailed everywhere as a
great triumph Tor the Catholics if a
New England protestant district
sends a Roman Catholic TO represent
it in Congress. Are the Protestant
democrats of the Fourth district will
ing to aid in building up the Roman
Hierarchy? Answer at the polls Oh
the 18th of September and if you do
not feel willing 10 vote for Gen. Plaist-
ed, at least cut Madigan's name off
your regular Democratic ticket. Re-
member you owe more to religious
sentiments than you do. your party;
and the proper rebuke to your party
for asking you to vote for q Roman
Catholic is support General Conner
for Governor, and General Plaisted
for Congress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

MI. Blaine was a member of the
Dark-Lantern party of 1915, and
devoted his talent the advocacy of
Know Nnothing doctrines in the
journal of which he was part pro
prietor and principal editor, and in
that sheet, MI. Register you will find
where he advocated that all foreign
ers should be in this country p years
before entitled to a vote. That
was one of the cardinal doctrines of
the Dark Lantern party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
We are informed bv q postal tho

We are informed by a postal that
Republicans in Somers Township are
circulating a report that Frank Jones
is a Prohibitionist! We don't think
the report will do him any harm.
There is nothing very discreditable
in it and is much more common
dable than a report would be that
he drinks more than is healthy
for him and enough to unfit him for
an efficient and competent official.
But Mr.. Jones is not a Prohibition
list; nor was he eve KIN own to be un-
der the influence of intoxicating
liquors. His habits are too well
known to need any comment on the
matter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

A plank of the Republican plat
form says the public lands Of the
Government should be reserved to
actual settlers in small amounts.
While SO declaring, the same party
has voted away rearly 800, 100000
acres of the public lands to corrupt
land grant corporations and to non
resident foreign owners. Let us vote
to at least retain the lands now for.
feited in the hands of the Govern.
ment for those who are to come after
u.s.. ~
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

James G.. Blaine, while in Con-
gress, not only voted for every rail-
road land grant and subsidy bill,
but was the champion of the corror
atoms whenever the government
was to be yictimized for the benefit
of some corporation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

Nj. Morey expects to 'ssoap" his
way into Congress. We hear of a
Democrat in q southern township in
this county, who was offered $40 if
he would secure five votes for Morey!
Nice business, isn't it? Is that the
way 500 majority in Preble county is
to be obtained for Morey?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
KNOXVILLE TRIBUNE.

Many co:ored men of Knoxville are
greatly dissatisfied at the treatment
they received at the hands of the Re-
publicans at the recent election. A
colored MA was II candidate for
Constable and would have been cleo
ted had the white Republicans voted
for him. Many Democrats voted for
him though he be Republican negro.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

Blaine loves the laboring man SO
well that he hunts out the scum of
Italy and puts it to work in his coal
and iron mines at sixty cents a day.
His fellow citizens, good honest and
respectable American citizens may
starye so far as his giving them en-
ployment is concerned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

JAMES HEcKATHoRN, our candidate
for Commissioner, is farmer of ex-
cellent Judgment. unblemished char
acter and well qualified to take care
of the interests of the tax payers Of
Preble county. The 'sofice sought
the man. Vote for him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

The Republican candidate for
Sheriff in Preble county has been
after office for twenty-five years.
There is no denying the statement.
He had to have a chance this year
or there would have been shades" to
pay among his friends. He should
be "unloaded." Let no chronic office
seekerssucceed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
The BLAINE LETTERS.

Cincinnati Commercial, June 6, 1876.
The Blaine letters, we believe, prove
all that he has been charged WITH
The troublesome fact is, that there is
La low tone of public morality in the
estimation of the uses of public posi-
ton for private gain.