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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24
A Sweet Wedding.

The sweetest wedding on record i
one which occurred near Macon, Ga.
two or three weeks ago. Mr.. Sinclair,
son of wealthy Louisiana planter. met
Miss Lizzie Jones at candy-pulling
party, given by one of their mutual
friends. Miss Lizzie was blonde,
beautiful and eighteen; Mr.. Sinclair.
young and susceptible, excessively sus-
ceptibIe. indeed. as matters turned out.
He was charmed with the young lady,
and was liberal with taffy. The object
of his admiration was not averse TO
ta'iy. but took all he gave with return
in kind. Before the close of the even
ing festivities, Mr.. Sinclair asked Miss
Lizzie to marry him, which she prompt
ly agreed to do then and there. With
both hands full of candy, they stood MP
and were married by a minister who
chanced TO be present. After a tonr of
few days the pair returned to the
brides home for a visit previous 10 go
inc to New Orleans to live. Here Sir.
Sinclair met his wife's Younger sister
for the first time and discovered that
she was MS affinity. She was more
beautiful and more blonde than the
other. and the sweetness of the mOlas-
ses-candy wedding cloyed upon the
Young husband as he realized this fate
full fact. Unfortunately the Younger
girl was nota deceased wife's sister, but
MIR. Sinclair did not permit this cireum-
stance to stand in his way. but exercised
his Establishments so successfully that
the sister eloped with him last week
Friends of the two wives have gone
cunning for the fascinating Louisi-
ana youth, and when they find him he
will not be treated to taffy.-COr. Cin-
cinyaGti ENQUIRER.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24
Some Interesting Facts About Our Ear.
lieSt Ancestors.

At the meeting of the ROYAL Society,
held last night, the venerable Professor
Owen read 4 paper which cannot fail
to cause great interest. The paper on
a portion "of a human skeleton from a
pleistocene (pal@lithic) led, Tilbury,
Essex" deals with nearly complete
figure which has been discovered dur
ing the excavations of docks now in
progress at Tilbury fort, and at a depth
of nearly thirty-two feet from the pres
ent surface. 1t consists of consider
able portion of a human skeleton, the
parts of which are determined and de-
scribed. The differences deduced are
that they were from somewhat aged
male of great muscular strength, and
such differences as to food as might be
teeth in use at his demise are given. A
chemical analysis of the bones is added
by DR.. Walter Flight, F. r. S., of the
laboratory department in the British
Musem. A section of the several strata
dug through before arriving at the bed
is appended. This section determined
the man to have lived at the so-called
''Paleolithic period" The author ac
knowedged his indebtedness to Colonel
Du Plat Taylor for the transmission
of the skeleton, with notifica-
ton of his discovery in a letter OF
1st October, 1888; also to Mr.. Donald
Baynes, the engineer of the dock works,
who transmitted section of the strata.
The bones consist, among others, OF
the frontal and part of the occipital,
three teeth, incisors and canine; the
masticating teeth mad been used away
and were gone and the cavities were
filled up, the femurs and shafts of the
tibia. The pelvis, which fint-imple-
ment collectors have especially been in
the habit of looking for, was
entirely broken to pieces during the
digging, and the skull was also frac-
tured. The density of the bone was
higher than that of the esh bone, and
could readily be pounded to a perfect
dust. point which he considered indi-
Gated a great change. Analysis showed
it to be soluble to the extent of eighty
six per cent, consisting of lime. phos-
phate and carbonate His forehead was
low and narrow, and the frontal sinuses
were prominent, in which respect he
bore marked resemblance with the
skull of what has. by common consent,
come to be known everywhere as the
Neanderthal man A remarkable char
acter is that presented by the glutens
nlarlnus. which was so considerably
developed that he must have been
man who was capable of bearing great
weight and of great muscular power.
Tl-., bed everything the remains consists,
counting downward, of clay, mud and
peat; peat, mud, peat and sand; at the
bottom of the mad, or rather at the be-
ginning of the sand, was the point
where the remains were found.-Lcn-
don DaiIy NeicS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24

changes are gone through, from time
when spots are most numerous to time
when they are again most numerous, Is
about eleven years.
THE CAUSE OF SUN sPOTs.
The cause of this periodic change in
the state OF the suns surface has not
vet been discovered. But the spots
themselves are supposed to be regions
where that surface has been intensely
disturbed. Generally the parts of a
surface near a spot are brighter than
the rest, forming streaks and patches OF
intense brilliancy, which the as
trOnomers of Galiico's time called fdcul,
from Latin word signify a torch.
Much smaller brightpatches. mere dots
in fact, of similar brightness are strewn
over the general surface of the sun.
These are called the rice-grGins.
But though they lcOk very small, they
are in reality of enormous size-cer
tainly not less than three hundred miles
in length and two hundred in breadth.
1t is believed that ninctv-nine parts out
of a hundred of the suns light and heat
comes from these immense and in
tensely luminous clouds.
When the neon comes between the
earth and the sun, she sometimes Just
hides the sun from view, and then we
can see all around the dark BODY of the
eclipsing moon ruddy objects looking
like rosy mountains, clouds and flames.
They were compared by those who first
discovered them to garnets round
brooch of jet. These in reality belong
to the sun. and are vast masses of glow
ing gas, reaching twenty, thirty, forty,
nav, sometimes even eighty thousand
miles above his surface. Outside these
again there can be seen during an eclipse
glory of light around the dark body
of the moon, called the corona. This
belongs to the sun, and is probably
caused by tiny bodies travelling in i'm
mense numbers Qike clouds of dusD
around the sun and Illuminated by his
ight.-Richard Il. Proctor, IN Youths
Companion.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24
SCHOOL and cHUPCH.

Kentucky paws her common schoo
teachers Sl.40 for each pupl.-LOuis
ri1s Couricr-JournGt-
Sitting Bull has become a very
good Indian. He is lending himself a:
curiosity to Dakota church fairs
SiOur city journal.
IA discourse to old bachelors anC
maids, young men and maidens. on the
sin of single blessedness, :" was the adj
vertised title to one of a recent Sun.
! Jays sermons in New York.
Figures showing the growth o.
Christianity since its early stages have
been compiled and are as follows: Day
Of Pentecost, 5000; end of first century
100000; reign of Constantine. lO,0G9,
300; eighth century, j0,000,000; Re
formation, 100000. 900; in 1888, 49,,
900, ,00O.-Cticago Tribune.
Forty professors in American col
leges met at Columbia College recently
for the purpose of forming society tC
promote the study of modern languages
A resolution was discussed that the de
gree of b. A. shoald not be conferred
on any student who could not read
fiuently French and German. y
Times.
The prayer-book now in the pew
President Arthur uses at st. John:
Church is the same that has been used
by all Presidents who have attended
that church. 1t is plain, large-sized
book, bound in smooth black morocco,
with presidents pew" printed in gold
On it in plain Roman text Washington
Post.
The Baptists in Virginia have es-
tablished a ministers relieffund for the
aid of aged and disabled ministers.
One-third of the funds annually re-
ceived is invested as permanent fund,
the annual interest on which, with the
other two thirds, is used for the relief
Of needy minister's and their families.
The permanent funds amount to 6,5O5.
~. Y Examiner.
The Calvary Baptist Church, OF
New York, was opened to the public re-
Gently. 1t is built of Lockport sand
stone, English Gothic style, with five
front porches and spire 229 feet high.
The building cost 100000. and the or
gan 1000. At the close of the sermon
a collection of $4,000 was made.-M.
Y. Tribune.
The assertion Is made by Rev. E.
E. Hale, over his own signature, that
public schools in Boston are closed by
local school committees to give an OPP
portunity for licensing liquor sellers.
By Massachusetts law no saloon can be
licensed within a given distance of a
public school. By the opportune clos
ing of one of the schools for q few days
eleven saloons obtained licenses, and
then it was reopened.-Boston Herald.
From the altar in the Catholic
church was excluded, because there
is law that no married priest shall
celebrate. What is God alone in
heaven No; he is in union with 9TH
ers. The Trinity of heaven-the Faith
er. the Word, and the Holy Ghost
fttingly represented on earth by an
equally holy trinity, the husband, the
wife and the child. believe that the
day when priests are allowed to marry,
The Pope ceases to be bishop of Rome,
and the Bible is preached in every pull
pit and read in every home, will see the
reform in France accomplished.-Pere
Hyacinthe.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24
Enjoyable Tramp Life.

Tramp life, as actually enjoyed by ,
man who was once a business man in
New York, was described to a Rockl
Mountain Nea0s reporter. The tramp's
father, New York State farmer, sent
the boy to New York City, where he
went into business. Some years later
the young man married his partners
wife's sister. The partner abseonded
with the firms means; the tramp thai
is fell IN love with an actress, and ran
away with her; then his wife and chill
dren died and his father was bankrupt
ed, and the son went to Chicago, but
could not get employment. He pushed
on to Leadville and got job, but lost
it. and then tramped to Denver, and
there resolved to do no more work.
work being, in his view, slavery. He
said: II don't often ask for money
I've got Clothes, and / get my board
nobody ge:s much more. My philos-
ophy is: 'Don's worry; don't frbG
What have to get .ow-spirited aboutF
/ get the air that's free and the water
that's free. and eating?-well. live. j
usually carry about twenty dollars in
my pocket. You can't vag a man with
twenty dollars as visible means of
support. / don't trouble ANYBODY, |
don drink, and l never steal ANYTHING.
The police never trouble me, and
usually find some place TO sleep.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24
TENNYsON MADE A BARON.

Baron Alfred We're de we're,
of me Won win no new renown;
YotI Thought to daze the country-folk
And cockneys when you came to town.
See Wordsworth, Shelley' Eowper, turns,
Withdraw in scOrn and sit retiredi
The last Cf some six hundred Earls
Is not place to be desired
Baron Alfred We're de We're,
NE thought you proud TO bear your Rame
Your pride is vet no mate for ours,
Too proud 20 think title fame.
We hail the genius-not the lord;
We love the poets truer charms;
A simple singer with his dreams
Is worth hundred cOatS-Of-arms.
Baron Alfred We're de We're,
see you march. hear you say:
"Bow. bow, We lower middle class!''
Is all the burden of your lay.
We held you first without peer,
And princeiy by our noble words
The Senior Wrangler OF our baris
Is now the Wooden spoon or lords.
Baron Alfred We're de We're,
You nut strange memories in my head;
For inst five decades LOW have HOwn
Since we all mOurned young Arthur dead
O. your wet eyes. your low replieSi
Cur tears have mingled with your tear:
To think that all such agony
Should end in making you peer!
Baron Alfred We're dc We're.
Our England has hau poets too:
They sang some grand old songs of yore,
But meyer reached such nights as you.
VIII Shakespeare was Al prince Of bardS,
Our Milton was 4 sing to near,
But had their manners tnat reDoSe
Which stamps the caste o. We're de We're?
Baron Alfred We're de We're.
Robe. now your days are sore and spent2
The King of Snobs j. AT your door,
To trace your long and deep descent.
4 mans q man for that,
And rich on forty pounds year;
IF rank be the true guinea-St3mp
To win ParnaSSUs-dle peer.
Trust me, Baron We're dc We're,
When mobiles eat their nOblest words,
The grand old gardener and his wife
Smile at the airs of poet-lords.
Howe'er it be. il seems to me
''ris only noble to be good.
Plain souls are more than coronets,
And simple lives than BaronhoOd.
7 know you Baron Vc-e de We're;
You pine among yO;Ir halls and bays;
The jaded li2ht OF yOur vain eyes
Is wearied with the food of praise.
In glowing fame. with boundlesS wealth
But sickeaing of vague disease,
You are so dead to simple things.
You needs must play such pranks as these
Alfred, Alfred We're dc We're,
If time be heavy on your hands,
Are there no tOilerS in our streets,
Nor any poor in all these lands?
o. teach the weak to strive and hope,
Or teach the great TO help the low,
Pray heaven for noble heart,
And let the foolish title go.
Pail MdU Gazette.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24

Very trivial matters, the New Bed
ford (Mass.) Mercary says sometimes
influence a jury, and nobody under.
stands this better than the habitues OF
the courtroom. An officer called for a
young lady, the chief witness in an as
sault ease, one DAY recently, and she
appeared in hist in which bright vel
low pEedOminated IF you want TO win
your case you will change that hat
said the officer. sit viii pre- udice tbe
jury against YOU" The girl put on
black hat with red feather and oct a
coInprom Sc verdict The officer said
that if the hat had been plain black
without the red feather she would
probably have convicted the defendant
Of the crime alleged.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24
no CORRESPONDENT.

.ueormun: :catons forttis paper should be accom-
senie bT the name Of the suthor not nece ssary TO-
Ps "a 70 ter Write only side OF The pa.
per Be particularly careful In giving name & As date
800, are often difficult TO dectDher. becSIs-
81 yRe csreless mapner in which they are written
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24

The northern parts of Minnesota
and Dakota are filling up with Canadians
who started out to settle in Manitoba,
but after arriving there fepented.-St.
Paul Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24

London swells now call champai1p
''tbe boy" and describe. themselves
when in good physical cond lion as EEL.
inc lit as n rat" Both of these ex.
pressions are credited to the Prince Of
Wales.-N Y. MGH.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24

The Var Crg. the official gazette
of General Booths Salvation Army. is
published in English, French, Swedish
and several other languages. They sent
out last year 250, ,000 copies, and
SS5,000 worth of musical instruments,
uniforms and badges. The grand army
comprises $50 corps, 130 of which are
abroad
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Three degrees of mining specula.
ton Positive-mine; comparative
miner; superlative-minus.
Women never will be paid as much
for lecturing as men, simply because
they have done so much of it for moth
ing Chicago journal.
A woman always carries her purse
in her hand so that other women will
see it; a man carries his in his inside
pocket so that his wife won't see it
Boston Post.
Live while you may-Timid pas
senger (as the gale freshened.) "Is
there any danger?" Tar (ominously.
"Well, them as likes good dinner had
better hev it to-day" Chicago Iftb-
u7e.
1t was loaded
He blew into his gun to see
If loading up it needed;
The jury to a man agree
The gun blew after he did.
Chicago Sun.
The man who gets up in the morn
ing feeling that he would like to die for
his country, changes his mind the min
ute he feels in his pocket and finds he
has been .'stuck with trade dollar
Detroit Free Press.
I'm a PRAYER meeting in Westfield,
Mass, a brother arose and said: 81
want to hear sung that beautiful hymn,
Split Doors. ;" A ripple of laughter
was suppressed by e sister who struck
up .'Gates Aiar." That's it! that's
it..n the brother shouted. as he sat
down to enjoy the melody.-BoStOn
Transcript.
"A cynical old bachelor, who firmly
believes that all women have something
to say on all subjects, recently asked a
female friend: well. madam, what
do you hold on the question of female
suffrage?" To him the lady replied,
calmly: ''Sir, l hold my tongue. -
n. Y. Independent.
"A letter was recently. received by 8
Massachusetts newspaper addressed tC
the "Paregoric editor" 1t was thought
to be intended forthe Paragraph editor,
but one of the staff. who had just been
made the happy father of beautiful
baby, said he guessed it was for him,
and it was handed over to him.
SOmerUilLe Journal.
Rev. Mr.. Talmage, in sermon
recently. told of New York merchant
who stopped the use of the "vile weed
and saved his tobacco-money. and al
the end of thirty-nine years he had S20.-
1O203. At this rate he would have to
do without tobacco and save his money
for more than a thousand years before
he would be as rich as Vanderbilt.
There are many obstacles in the way OF
leading an upright and temperate life
in this world.-Norristow Herald
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24

"A young woman in Holyoke, Mass,
called on the City Clerk. and. after ex-
amining the marriage license register.
told him to erase her name, as the
young man who had taken out a certiii-
cate did it without her leave, and she
did not propose to marry him. She was
accammodated.-BoStoa Herald
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24

-"Culthre,' says Matthew Arnold.
icon CONSISTS h.s in Icing something raths:
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24

Baron Alfred We're de We're,
Of me YOU win no new renown;
You Thought to daze the country-foIk
And cockneys when you came to town.
See wordsworth, Shelley, COwper. Burns,
withdraw in scOrn and sit retiredi
The last of some six hundred Earis
Is not a place to be desired.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06
YOUNG COUNTY.
Without Free Grass the Small Farmer
Must Leave the State.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
ELIAsVILLE, July There was 8
good and large average of fall whea.
soweda and the crops j. good where tn e
land was in good shape, and there was
good deal OF spring wheat sowed and
WAS very good and was all taken care
OF. Harvesting Is finished and the oat
and millet crop never were finer. The
corn crop Is a. go d ms heart could wi b
for and IL about made now. Cotton
Is doing well.
We have had an abundance of fine
vegetables all through the spring, and
those that have peach orchards have
Is fine fruit as | ever saw anywhere.
We have lots of free grass in this coun-
try, and we want it 10 remain free.
What is meant toy free grass is for all
lands that are not fenced by the own
ers to remain free for all stock that is
turned loose to run on 1t at large. But
no large pastures. Leasing land stops
the immigrant from settling up the
country. = herd law in Northwest
Texasis nonsense, since il would ruin
the country.
think out of over one hundred
''NS0 ~ my fotluS-bbA llGIc NOulul
be one vote for herd law. but we
would be solid for free grass. am
not stock man; came 10 Texas for
the benefits derived from free grass.
am farmer and have been living
here in the western part of Young
county for six years, and IL it had not
been for free grass for my work-stock
TO live on ! would have been com.
PEELED to have left here, but having
free grass L weathered through four
long, dry years and now am taking
start TO live and can feed my work.
stock corn and make plenty OF every
thing to live on. II there is any
herd law passed covering this
part Of Texas / shall leave II.
SO II our Legislators will make good
wholesome laws, such as will be To
the greatest advantage 10 the greatest
number of people, il will be TO the
building up of Texas, and if class leg
islation continues in Texss it will
soon ruin the state. The people will
do well 10 be very careful who they
elect as their servants, to high or low
Office.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06

Capture Of a Young Fox-Ncies and
Incidents.


Correspondence Of tho Gazette.
Ross, July 4.-Early yesterday
morning the report that young Fox
had been captured over near the depo,
was circulated, which brought for
ward all the youngsters In our place TO
see It, each making application to the
happy owner 10 ALLOW them to tame
and raise IL. This, however, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fox declined 70 do as this Is their
first one, and IL Is a bouncing boy
weighing about ten pounds. Mr.. Fox
says he intends to make an operator Of
the little Fox.
Harvesting Is nearly over and the
people are jubilaut over the prospect of
a good crop OF everything. Recent
showers have assured us In great de-
gree OF this fact.
The health OF the community at
present Is not good. chills and fever
being the prevailing complaint
We are watching with eager interest
the discussion of the lease SYSTEM
In your columns. We think it will re-
suit In good 10 the people of Texas.
There will lie large shipments of
small grain from this place this season.
Our school il progressing finely, the 1
number Of pupils incresing daily.
Long life 10 The GAZETTE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06
Green Apples,

eaten in the spring time. or any other
season, are liable 10 give one oOwel
trouble, which can be speedily checked
by the use Of DIR. Bigger's Southern
Remedy, the great specific that will
certainly cure cTamp collie, disfrhna,
dyseniery, and restore the little one
gradually wasting away from the ef.
fects Of teething. This, with a bottle
Of Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of
Sweet Gum and Mullen combining
The stimulating eXpeciorant principle
Of the sweet gum with the demulcent
healing one Of the mullen, for tie
cure Of Group, whooping cough, colds
and consumption, presents little
MEDICINE CHfsT no household should
be without for the speedy relief Of sud
den and dangerous attacks OF the
lungs aud bowels. Ask your druggist
for them. Manufactured by Walter
A. Taylor, proprietor Taylor's Pre-
MUM Cologne, Atlanta, Ga.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06
MARSHALL.
Normal Schools 10 Open Harrison
County for Jones.

Special 10 She eaEfiff.
MARSHALL, July 5.-Profs, A. w
Wilson, white. and J. NJ. Terrell, col.
ored. have arrived aud will open the
normal schools At this place on Mon
day next.
The rumor that General Manager
Cumming Of the Texas d Pacific had
been rendered q similar position on
the Wabash, Is without foundation In
fact. Mr.. Cumming Is the right man
In the night place, and we can't spare
him.
This county il solid for our present
congressman, J. II. Jones. and viii
give him our support In the coming
convention.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06

first-class. fonr-horse Concord
coaches OF this line. carry ing the Unit
ed States maiis, passengers aud eN-
press, running IN connection with the
Fort Worth 4 Denver City railway.
leave Wichita Falls daily (Sundays eS.
copied at r. IN. for Vernon; distance.
nfty-iiye miles. Leave Vernon Mon.
days, Wednesdays and FRIDAYS. on mr..
rival OF daily from Wichita Fall,. for
Clarendon. Fort Elliott aud Mobeetle
connecting at Mobcetie with stage
lines for Camp Supply, l. n, Dodge
City. Kan, Tascosa, Tex, Fort Bss-
com and Santa Fe. \. NJ. This line
has Jus' o,en Eewly equipped with the
best OF coaches and stock. Good cat
lug Ssis, ions established along The
route. The travelling public will aad
II 10 he first-class stage line In every
rssPeet For tickets aud information
call on the ticket agent at the Union
depot, Fort Worth. Tex, or
J. w. ORR,
Manager, Wichita Falls, Tex.