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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24
Chapman Chips.

A series of meetings are in progress
at the NJ. E. Church. They will con-
tinue during this week. The party
who stole the keg of lead from the drug
store last Thursday night is known and
will save himself trouble by returning
the same. No questions will be asked.
Tom Howe will build frame store
building east of Russell & Fancher's,
which will be occupied by two of our
town boys who are going into the groc-
erv business. Mr.. Sheeran will soon
commence a new building to be occu-
pied. so report says, by Mr.. Scott, or
Junction City. in the hardware business
g. w. Hanson has sold his interest
in the blacksmith shop corner to L. +.
Whitehair and will build new shop
lust west of Scanlan's store. MI.
Whitehair will use the old shop for stor-
ing agricultural implements. ID. >.
Jackman will build store room just
north of the American house. w. Il.
Brown seems to be enjoying married
life hugely. We are glad to see the
bows settling down to business. r. Is.
Lille Il Co. have put i'll a large line OF
stationery and invite inspection by the
public. The largest and finest assOrt-
ment of lamps can be found at the drug
store The Chapman cOrnet band are
preparing for grand entertainment to
be given in the hall over the furniture
store
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Leap Year Ball.

The crow doth sing a. sweetly IL the lark,
When neither Is attended: and, think,
The nightingale if she should sing by day,
When ey ry goose il cackling, would be thought
No better a musician than the wren;
How many things by season seasonal are
To their right praise and true perfection
eRkNsrtRk.
The leap year ball given by the la
dies of Abilene at the Henry House,
last Friday evening, was eminently sea-
Soned TO true perfection, and its APP
pOintments, progress and results trans
cended in enjoyment and pleasure any
affair of the kind given In the past by
the opposite Sex. 1t may be said, and
truthfully, that the ladies, on the Occa-
sion above mentioned, successfully
proved their executive ability and glOl Ill
ed their exalted taste anu SOCIAL virtues.
In DeMilderingly lovely costumes the
charming maidens conducted with rare
tact and ability the May details of the
dance, and calamity were the inferior
lords who felt their inferiority at
every point escorted to the supper ia
BILE and later, much later, to their res
pective homes, Tha r@eeiienee Of The
bail will he remembered always by those
present, and its (spra ne corps will be
enyied by impossible male imitators. a
sad feature Of the affair, however. is
the troublesome surplus of some $50. 90
Which the young ladies have Oh hand
without knowing what to dowitA it. 1t
IS humbly sugGestea that another leap
year hall or entertainment he given,
and the tariff reduced by applying
the surplus to liquidate whatever debts
may be economically eontraeted,',
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mote the cause of temperance. hereby
call upon the citizens of the County in
favor OF the honest enforcement of the
Prohibitory Liquor Law and the pro-
motion of the temperance cause, TO as
semble at Abilene. on Saturday the
10Th day of February. 1854, for the pur-
pose of organizing a County Union. aux
iliary to the Kansas State Temperance
Union, and for the transaction of such
other business as may come before the
Convention.
\ circular accompanies the paper, the
first paragraph of which reads: 'Ifpro-
hibition is TO prohibit in this County,
some organized effort Unnecessary. All
around us the friends of law and order
are succeeding in closing the saloons. 1t
can be done in this County if the peo-
pie generally will help. VIII you please
give your aid to this good work.
The REFLECTOR is i'll hearty sympa-
thy with any movement calculated to
advance the cause of temperance, but it
is convinced that Prohibition is too far
ahead of the time. The liquor question
must be handled as severely as the tenn
per of the people will allow; it cannot
be forced, as three years of trial have
proven. But Prohibition would come
nearer of enforcement if our prOhibi-
tiOnistS would take some of the time
spent in organizing Unions for practi-
cal, personal work. Make it a point to
visit the saloons, get the names of drink
ers and then file complaint with the
County Attorney. Such manner of
the question would be practi-
cal, and if kept up it would not be
great while before every. saloon i'll the
State would he closed. However, the
wishes the Convention
much success in its effort to organize
County Union. Such al organization
might exert aome degree nf moral in
fiuenee,
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Two Sides to Everything.

EDITORS REFLECTOR Farmer Ault
of this county protests in your last issue
against the Banks of Abilene charging
twelve per cent. interest for loans made
by them. and proposes retaliatOry meas
Ures on the part Of the farmers to bring
the bankers and merchants of this city
to terms.
\ few statements of fact may put this
matter in different light and prevent
such dire calamity as he threatens.
First-The Banks of Abilene are at
present carrying over half a million dol
lars of farmers notes, without lnclud-
ing loans on real estate, an amount
larger than the banks of any city of the
same size i'll this State can supply if
they would.
SecOnd-This money is loaned them
at Il lower rate of interest than is charg-
ed by Banks in any other city i'll this
State, without exception.
Third-DraftS on Eastern cities are
sold and collections of grain and cattle
drafts are made at about One-half usual
Bank rates, East or West. This all
works to the benefit of farmers by re-
ducing cost of marketing stock and
grain.
Fourth-The Banks of this city are
unable to meet the demands of farmers
for loans to carry their grain and cattle,
even when the best of security is pre-
scented and prompt and reliable men
wish to borrow and the Banks could
| demand and receive much higher rates
of interest for their money. if they
chose. than they now get. And right
here let me ask, what farmer would sell
his corn for thirty cents bushel, II
eager buyers thrOnged his granary and
freely offered him 10 to 90 cents pei
bushel for the same grain.
The farmers of Dickinson county have
little cause to complain of the Banks OF
Abilene, and if they tried as hard tc
meet their notes promptly at muturlty
as the Banks have tried to furnish then
money, times would be easier and mon
ey plentier. To no one cause Is the
prosperity of the county to be more as
cribed than to the liberality of its Bank:
and business men. ###
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speculation and Interest.

The exceptionally large crops of all
kinds for the past two or three years
have about as nearly demoraiized our
farmers as nGoF eOpS would have done.
\ spequlating mania seems to have come
with prosperity, and large numbn-s Of
our citizens are rushing in'" ,ond ctoct
and various 0tbs" .,nt - r,',''' TIC
sheeuia'~ h,,.o mt fpf fbair OWN money
INTO ventures and are borrowing other
money to enlarge the deal or to carry
if. And the number of borrowers IS
alarmingly large, and as legitimate
consequence money becomes scarce ana
high. Upon inquiry, the REFLECTOR
finds that while at Abilene money IS
scarce at II per cent, in Kansas CITY
and Topeka it is bringing 10 and ~
per cent. At Junction City and SAUNA
it is even above these figures, and III
CLAY Center money is in demand at a
and SO per cent. The demand will reg
ulate the price of money anywhere ana
among any people, and the spectators
of this county are directly to blame fOT
the existing high late of interest. AND
the REFLECTOR would sound a note OF
warning. This almost universal specu-
lation is creating an artificial, unhealthy
public pulse, and if the limit is not soon
reached there will be a crash as sure as
a sound financial policy is being trans
crossed. \ good thing is good enough
Do not imperil it by trying to get rich
too rapidly. Do business as little as
nOSSihle on borrowed capital, and the
rate of interest will lower itself.
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Musical Concert.

Ed. REFLECTOR:-Th good people
of North Buckeye township were favor
ed. Saturday night, January 18th. with
very pleasant entertainment Ill the
way of a musical concert, under the
auspices of tire ChrOnister School House
Class. which has been receiving InStruc-
ton. for some time past, at the hands
of Prof. r. K. Higgins. of Kansas City,
Mo.
Long before the hour set for the eX-
ercises to begin the house was packed.
and promptly at eight the class filed
gracefully on the stage and Immediate
" the exercises opened with male
Guartette. Greeting Glee," which was
followed in quick succession by over
forty choice selections, all of which were
rendered without d single mis-cue, and
MANY of which elected hearty and pro-
lOnged applause. Among those wor-
thy of special mention-''Let me dream
again. bass solo, by J. y. LazonDy;
Tea and turn out, - duet. by the Misses
Tosier; bring me the bowl, duet, by
Prof. Higgins and Miss Emma katl!-
man: s'COme where the lilies bloom,
ouartette, by Misses Kaufman and Mes
srs. Higgins and LaZonby: "A little
farm well titled" trio. by Messrs. Hlg-
gins. Kaufman and LaZOnby: when
! the roses come again, by Miss Minnie
Livingstone. and a solo by each young
lady of the class, with full chorus by
all the pupils. Among the finer enc
ruses were, ''Chiyalry OF manhood,
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Birthday Dinner.

EDITOR REFLECTOR THURSDAY,
January 18th, 1884, Mrs. VIM, Lame,
of Ridge township, gave a birthday din
ner to her Relatives and friends. The
daN Nas spent with great deal of en-
payment. About thirty guests were
present to sit down to a table covered
with fine meats, buffers, cakes, pies,
fruit, jellies. &c, and q magnificent pyr-
amid cake, Presented To Mrs. Lame
I nnali,AlS4l pitcher from Mr.. and Mrs.
kerr, Chapman; pail and cup from Mr.,
and Mrs. ROhm; lard and butter from
Mrs. Strunk; glass cake stand. Nh. and
Mrs. \. ID. Lame: @TNek OF butter and
cup, Mr.. aid Mrs. Trees, Chapman;
i,aIAs, Nh, and Mrs. 5. Jordan. Abilene.
hood and table spread, VIM. Lowe
With all of which Mrs. Lame was high
N pleased and gave many thanks to the
glyerS.
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Dickinson County.

Dickinson's county share Of the State
tax is something over 1000, and the
first of the month Treasurer Kirby paid
to the State about IS, 600 of that amount
and 3 900 of school land money About
the middle of next month the money to
redeem the $4,000 worth of hondS
which fall due the first Gf March will
lie sent to New York. 20 take up the
bonds and pay the interest will require
about $4,000. After this payment,
Dickinson county will have a debt of
only $4,000 hanging over it. This
sum is in bonds Whipl, eeeome due in
1885,. II will thus be seen that Dickin-
son county is in an exceptionally gi,,,i
condition, and suppGsips tho assessed
value Of Ei1puFtY 70 he HE same -
year as last: yet tue tax - ..hs
lower, but vi" ldCe should be
re - .4vn an increased valuation
- property, and with greater part of
the debt removed, our taxpayers are
justified in looking for a much lower
rate of taxation.
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Harrington Happenings:

Mr.. Griffith, Of Florence, will COM
mence building blacksmith shop in
few days. That's what we need. The
young folks INDUCED i'll spelling bpe
at the school house near here. :: A Mr..
Miller, of Fl0fehua. Is going to build
three dwelling houses. He is to rn.-,1-
menee now I'M few days. ar ,r Cband-
Ter, OF Florence, is 20 start up in the
store buslnHn5S He intends to run
general stock of dry goods and groceries.
... We will have a post office here soon
we think -, f. f. Lowe has rented
Vim. Quirk' hotel and willrun the no.
tel business. =. . IL. J. Lines, of New
Basel, was here last Saturday. He has
just sold his farm of 100 acres to Abe
Shutter, consideration being $4,000.
Mr.. l.. has not decided where he will
locate. . There was an oyster supper
at q. W. BaTett's last Saturday night.
Something less than 10 gallons were
consumed. Ms. Andrew Taylor is
quite sick. HOOsIER.
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Woodbine WARNINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Potter were to
Woodbine last Wednesday Up. cleo
ton notices have been posted i'll the va
rious parts of the precinct. =. . Mr.. y. G.
White is on the sick list. We hope soon
to see Sandy out again. Messrs. NIL.
Potter and Jas. \. Gillett, SEN, attend
ed the variety last Wednesday evening,
and seemed to be well pleased. e. Mr..
Treague and son are helping Mr.. Rog-
ers finish up his corn. a number OF
cattle belonging to different farmers in
this vicinity died during the past month.
Mr.. Nuce lost number, and thinks it
is owing to the smut of the corn. Mr..
Gillett thinks his died from some other
cause. Our farmers would do well to
look up ''hints'' of those farmers and
stock owners having had experience in
the treatment of such cases, Several
Indians passed through town last week
with number of colts and ponies on
their way to some northern reservation.
Mr.. o. F. Unkefer has been SICK
for a few weeks, but we are glad to state
her being better and hope she may soon
recover her health as of old. If you
want to keep well posted for the coming
campaign subscribe for the REFLECTOR
Which will you have, free trade OF
| protection WONDER.
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year, now is the accepted time. Fifty
six columns of reading matter every
week for only Sl.50 a year. The
names we would be pleased tC
meet each one in our Office whenever
they can make it convenient to call:
ABILENE b. Cunningham, James
Dunn, W. II. Kyle, Mrs. Hattie Nc
COAam, c. MOlgard, Martin Mensch,
Rev. r. q. Mccarthy and ID. Com.
ARoMA-B. c. Taylor:
BELLE SPRINGs-John III. Weaver, W.
W. Pratt.
CHAPMAN-G. y. Trees.
DILLoN-S. ID. Linniger, NJ. Evers. L.
A. McMillen, r. \. Bounds. John
HiXsOn, NOttOrf Il Zisch.
ENTERPRISE Stewart Seeds. G.. W.
Stiles. and Joseph Pride.
HOPE-A. johnson. \. \. Nelson. ia
cob Slider, and J. L. Ferguson.
HENRY-T. J. O'Connell.
INDUsTRY-JOhn r. Warnock and J.
III. Brown.
NEwBERN-J. W. Graham, W. T. Ora
ham and y. ID. Lowe, Geo. KleOpper.
{. b. Morrill,.
NEW BASIL-Ed. F. Haberlein and A.
Witwer.
PLYMPTON-E. q. Quigg, Mrs. \. b.
Smith, Jacob Derr. w. J. Lay, and
VIM. Hinkle.
WOODBINE-DavidH eStOn.
ID. A. BOozer, Center Hall, Pa; o. L.
Victor, y. y: Harrison Strawn,
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: S. W. Pierce Il
CO., Junction City, Kas., and Mrs. L.
L. Butler, Sheridan, y. Y.
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The Merchants Kick.

Net al the REFLECTOR and its '.12
per cent verv stiff interest. but because
the fnrI,ners come and buy goods of us,
promising to pay within week or ten
days. But the week or ten days
lengthen into three, six and twelve
months. and the farmers have the use of
our money during that time and pay no
interest. But on the other hand, We
have to pay II per cent, interest to the
wholesale dealers from the time of pur
chasing the goods on date of bill until
paid. If the farmers would give us
their note, at the time of purchasing
the goods, at per cent, it would be
better for us than to wait on them the
length of time we do and then gel II
per cent.-and often nothing.
MERCHANT, Once a Farmer.
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Enterprise Etchings.

Thinking that perhaps the few locals
we might gather from the many happen
ings of our busy city would be of inter
est to the many readers of the REFLEC-
TOR, we will try and give you a few.
We noticed Co. Superintendent HOrna-
day on our streets Monday >. Mike says
that possession is the better side of the
question. F.. j. III. Brady contemplates
building a S20. 900 block in the spring.
James Howard. one of Abilene S
most fashionable tonsorial artists, has
bought Prince COttry's shop and taken
possession. DR.. Upshaw has bought
the book and stationery stock of Mrs
JIG. Viering. :. The teachers institute
held in the school house last Saturday
was a success. An evening session was
held, consisting of literary exercises ane
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debate. The question debated: Resol-
we'd, That schools. are more beneficial
to society than churches. The church
found able G. ampiOns in Messrs. Engle
and Low, WI lie the schools were backed
by Hon. c. ] Hoffman and Prof. Van
dyke. b. f. IIillaker is having his en-
tire stock St d at auction. Judging
from the way the new druggist fingers
around the Central Office, we should saw
that the attraction was great. ID. W.
Blain, travelling salesman for the ]. f.
BOnebrake Hardware CO.. was on our
streets Saturday, interviewing the farm
ers on the merits of the Deering Irvine
Binder. Miss Lifts, telephone mama
ger OF Abilene and Enterprise. was in
town Tuesday on business. -. We are
glad to see Miner, our popular butcher.
ON the streets once more after long
and painful sickness. The Central Of
flee will soon be moved to the bank
building. DIR. Raub, dentist from Alb
ilene, was working on molars at the Pa
cific, Monday and Tuesday A pro
tracted meeting is in progress at the
Methodist church, conducted by Rev.
Kendall The tariff question is at
tracing more and more discussion here,
and the REFLECTOR is much sought
after. VOLTA.
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Growing in Grace and Strength.

The REFLECTOR doffs its hat and ex-
tends its re- of welcome to the follow
ing persons who have had their names
enrolled on our subscription book dur
ing the past week The REFLECTOR
is the peoples paper, and its editors are
not going to spare any pains or expense
to make it an appreciative and welcome
visitor every week. Let the good work
go on. Like the .'old, old story" tell
YOUR friends and neighbors around what
a dear friend, in the REFLECTOR, you
have found. and ask them to become
subscribers, for this being the campaign
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Solomon Scraps.

Elevators busy with the incoming
corn and wheat. E. The scholars of the
High School are preparing two dramas
for the purpose of raising E;i;ia,as poF
school fixtures The,e Is S0iae taIN OF
erectiGga ,Mo-stdrl liickS hotel on the
old tIah House Site. There is a good
opening for some one who has expe-
rience -. The L. p. r. r. Co. is think
ing of removing the car shOnS ffFHn
Brookville to SolomGiGGHn 90 thlES thy has
a branch sga y tsiMiiius Of west
bound freight =. j. s. Sutherland has
been very sick, but is slowly getting
better g.. e.. The ladies of Solomon will
give grand leap year masquerade hall,
Friday. Jan. 18th. sSRIiE.
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Caution,

In these days Of sharp competitor and progress,
it Is web to be cautious about purchasing any ar
ticle of merchandke, on the spur of the moment,
or, upon the recommendation Of others, who are
not thoroughly posted. Especially is it so az re-
CARDS purchasing Sewing Machine. Friends, and
neighbors, all think theirs the best and do not hes
itate 10 say so, when the fact may be. they have
never seen the ''Davis," Before buying Sewing
Machine, we advise every one to examine the
New HIGH-ARN DAVIS, and We aye sure they will
feel repaid for the esat, II seems almost incred-
ele that al this late date so much improvement
were possible II the present evidences of popu-
larity continue, this new, model Machine viii have
the greatest sale of any ever placed the market
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Only a Farmers Daughter


Maid of Athens, ere we part
Loan me a dollar and give me a start.
Only Farmers Daughter. ''-23- It
Call at Bonebrake's and see the Cash
Rail Road. 23-2t
Fay Templeton with 26 ladies and S
gentlemen, February 21st, at Bone
brakes Opera House. est.
Orders for job work executed on short
notice at the REFLECTOR office, and at
"live and let live" prices. Give us an
order.
Col L. Swigart, of Newbern, has COM
pleted his large barn and housed his
stock in it. The Col. is comfortably
fixed, as the saying is,
\ st. Louis girl says, Chicago girls
have to turn their toes in when sitting
for photograph, in order that they
may appear in the picture.
Rev. Mccarthy will preach on Might
and its Lessons, next Sunday evening
at the Presbyterian Church. Services
also in the morning at 10! O'Clock. All
are cordially invited.
Now that the saloons are closed per-
hapS the following is appropriate:
Tell me. is there balm in Gl'ead quoth the raven.
'\ever more -
"But there's whisky in the bottle, on the shelf,
behind the door
The Henry House is becoming more
and more tirSt-claSS hotel in its furn-
ishing and management. AS soon as
! the new part is finished. the present
sample room will be fitted up as fine
billiard room for the use of the guests.
The price paid by Messrs. Pierce &
Martin for Durham Park was SIG, 900,
| instead of $4,000 as the figures last
week very enormously stated. This is
probably the largest price ever paid in
this county for single piece of land.
At the annual meeting of the Kansas
Millers Association, which was held al
Topeka last week, Hon. c. b. Hoffman
of Enterprise. was reelected President
and Mr. W. H. Childs. of Abilene. was
elected director and member of the
executive committee.
Mr.. j. d. Clark ,one of the gentleman,
depot officials, broke his left leg at TIN
ankle, last Thursday, by not being abb,
:. to get out of the way of falling barre
| of vinegar, which he was unloading
from wagon, The REFLECTOR is gla'
: to learn that he is doing nicely.
: These magnificent days, full of sun
shine and delightful air, are becom
ing so common as to demand no partic
ular .otice. But the trotters, roadster
and fine equippages were all out las
, Sunday, and he-people could not hel
taking a healthy, hopeful view of life
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Mr. and Mrs. ID. y. Gordon celebra-
ted the 18th anniversary of their mar
ried life, last Saturday evening, by
opening THEM elegant and pleasant
home on Cedar street to their friends
There was almost an unanimous res
ponse to the invitations sent out, and
the occasion was one Of great social
enjoyment. y splendid supper was
one of the marked and successful fea
lures of the evening. Altogether, the
18th anniversary was celebrated in a
manner becoming its Importance and
the social prominence Of the host
and hostess.
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EDITOR REFLECTOR-Seeing an ar
ticle In the Clay Center Dispatch, in re-
latlon to congressman Robinson, of
Brooklyn, and his resolution in Con-
greSs in demanding of the Secretary of
State what costume the American Min
listers appear in on court occasions under
the auspices of royalty, i thought it
high time that the people of the United
States should be informed and foreign
missions ventilated. Mr.. Walton wish
es to know who is congressman Robin
son, of New York. Being personally
acquainted with w. E. Robinson, of
Brooklyn, can knowingly state that
he Is a gentleman of the highest attain
ments and culture, lawyer by profess
sion and at one time attorney for Hor-
ace Greedy, the editor of the n. Y. Tii-
buae, patriot, an author and now
staunch and sterling democrat, bitter
enemy to all monarchial governments
and strong sympathiser with all ma
tions who are battling for republican
form of government and the overthrow
OF monarchy. To wind up, he is also
an Irish American. j. j. REAGAN.
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Industry.

Lyman Moore has sold his farm of
$50 acres upland to August Chatsers-
consideration, $500.
Mr.. Snyder, recently from Pennsyl-
vanla, has purchased the Bowman farm
of SO Acres FOR 81 500.
MeSsrs. Moore and Snyder are new
corners and will make agreeable and
good citizens, RIP VAN WINKLE.