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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-13
The Latest Partisan Amusement.

Leaders of fashion in Paris deserve
the rare praise of having discovered
not, indeed, new pleasure, but new
variety of an old one. This is the very
heart of the dancing season, Paris being
in all things a month earlier than Lon.
don; and after Cinderella's fancy balls
and costume reunions, in which invent.
i've eccentricity was to be confined en-
tirely to (the outsides of the heads Of
the guests, it seemed that nothing new
in that line could be devised. Some
thing new has been devised, and is now
in the full swing of Partisan patronage
and popularity. Dances are given in
which the hostess assumes national
ity. The Parisienne is content for the
night to be Spaniard. Pole, a Neo-
politan, and as is the hostess so must
be her guests The mise en- scene is
vigorously correct. In one salon you
might fancy yourself in Madrid; es-
pecially if you had never been there.
You have the sarabande aad the bo-
lero, the short petticoats, the gay
flOunces; and, where nature (or art)
can supply them, the olive compilations,
the lustrous locks and the rather
wanton eyes of the country of bull
fights; dark beauties are much ad-
mired and Spanish lace is in high re-
quest. A few doors off you are in Po-
land, Chopin's dreamy waltzes giving
the music. and the slow, swinging step
so inexplicable to a Frenchman ac-
customed to teetotum gyrations. Ger
man manners and customs are not vel
very popular; but there seems craze
for the Russian mode. On the whole,
the boulevardier boasts with reason
that after it has struck twelve he can
make tour of the world in forty min
utes.-n1u Mau Gazette.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-13

Rev. DR.. Charles S. Robinson, who
is something of a traveller, complains
that the smoking room of the average
transatlantic steamer is a ''nvisy,
stenchful pandemonium of drinkiEg,
betting, gambling with cards and dice.
into which no decent person can enter
without receiving an offsnse, and in
which no peace-losing person. can stay
without exasperation." DR.. Robinson,
it may be added. is no bigot on the
subject of tobacco. He uses the weed
tenperately' himself. = RbiIadelphio
Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-13
HER HAPPIER LOT

To that strange city on the hill
NV heart by its great sorrow led
with grievings that no faith could still,
I came, my gift of flowers to spread,
NV tears to shed.
Lo. in that city strange and fair,
Whose restful paths to-day trod,
Law like q blessing everywhere,
On shaded street and fiower-strewn sod,
The peace of God.
Afar. the river, like a thread
of silver poured, and farther down
Law fields that had been harvested:
And autumn leaves, red, gold and brown
Made earth crown.
And farther still, city where
Men go about with smiling eyes
The while their souls great burdens bear;
And mingled moans and songs and sigh
From pale lips rise.
And in that city down below
Men note the yield of yellow grain.
And watch the silvery stream, and know
That blight or bloom, or rise or wave,
Means loss or gain.
Down there they clasp each others hand,
And vainly try to dull the ear
Against the pitiless command
Which some sure day all men must hear
And all men fear.
But in this city no one says;
Tomorrow or to-day, may be,
/, too, must start on unknown ways
Or you to dread uncertainty
VIII go from me-"
They do not reck of fertile fields,
They care not in their peace divine
For shrunken streams or stinted yields
They never ask for any sign
OF oil or wine.
They do not mourn in vanished dreams,
Nor weep for fame or love unwon,
Nor long for that which only seems;
They do not sigh at set of sun
For work not done.
But here the happy dweilers know
Not any burden, pain or loss
They do not wander to and fro.
To hide hurt or grief or cross
Beneath the moss.
But every bosom, worn and sad,
faith found for every wound balm,
And tired hands and feet are glad
In the serene and perfect calm,
God's gracious aim.
O fair, sweet city! dare ask
Her back where sorrows never cease?
Back to the pain and care and task,
After the lOng-desired release
Has wrought this peace?
Law these flowers on her breast
And whisper, trusting that she hears:
4'Dear Heart! be thine the utter rest,
The smiles OF the unending years,
Though mine the tears"
Chicago Advance.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-13

To test your popularity: Wear 9
ragged coat. Contribute niggardly to
charity. Always get in somebody
way. Borrow your neighbor's paper
regularly. Never omit to say some.
thing on every occasion. Step int
your friends Office and sit with vour
feet on his desk. If you can do al
these things and retain your popularity
you viii be warranted in the further
test of running for Office. Hartford
Post
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-13

az,e-son who takes the paper regularly from the
okSoe whether directed TO his name or whether
K is subscriber not is responsible for the pay.
The corrts have decided that refusing to take news
nsnnrs or Deriodicas from the t-oficc or remoy
fne and leaving them uncalled for Is prma facie eyi
dence of INTENTIONAL FRAUD.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-13

To that strange city on the hill
NV heart by its great sorrow led
with Crievings that no faith could s.
I came, my gift of flowers to sprea
NV tears to shed.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-13

the pleated skirt below it. This full
long wide apron is then tucked at three
or four places along the selvedge seams
that join the front middle breadth to
the side breadths and made to droop in
soft irregular poufs; at its back edge it
is laid in close pleats and carried very
far back on the lower skirt, where it
joins the drapery of the back. Two
breadths in oxpleats at the back form
long back drapery that may be shaped
in two sharp points puffed all the way,
or else merely puffed at the top by a
single bunch of pleats in each seam
and fall straight below, with square
corners that are widely faced and tackled
to the lower skirt. Another stylish
tablier is the vertugadin apron, which
has a vertugadin puff across the top
Just below the belt, made of a whole
breadth of the silk, with its selvedges
gathered and sewed first below the belt,
then lower down across the front and
side breadths of the foundation skirt.
Across and below this are two more
breadths edged with galloon or with a
lace frill, and drawn in many crosswise
wrinkles to form very deep apron.
When the dress is intended for very
young lady series of pufs forms a
short drapery around the top and the
whole lower skirt is of kilt pleating.
To give the new straight back drapery,
panier pleating begins on each side of
the front of the belt. falls below the
hips. is turned back and upward upon
itself to the belt of the back. where it is
widened by one or two straight back
breadths that are gathered very full
and fall thence strsight to the foot of
the foundation skirt; the side breadths
that are continuous from the paniers
are curved at tie lower edge and
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The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12
A MISSISSIPPI ARTIST,


Natchez Democrat
Elsewhere in this paper we publish
an article under the cap ption OF Sin the
Paris Salon." wherin mention is made
Of the painting of an American artist
named G. Ruger Donoho. This artist
isa native of Mississippi, and raised in
the neighborhood of Church Hill in
Jefferson county. His father was the
late Robert Donoho,wel known here
abouts,and his grandfather was Gaines
Donoho, after whom the artist is
named. Mr.. Donoho exhibited great
native talent in the use of the palette
and brush, and went to France some
time since for the purpose Of improv-
ing himself in his chosen profession.
From conspicuous position giving his
paintings the Paris Salon, it can be
Judged what progress he has made,
and has although but IS or 26 years
Of age achieved a distinction that some
artists have toiled nearly a lifetime
for Mississippi is to be Congratulated
for having SO talented son.
If we are not mistaken the New
Orleans Exposition viii present more
than one talented Mississippi artist
to the world; and perhaps more than
one from beautiful Natoliez.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12
The Republican Nominee.

On bis third trial the 'Plumed
Knight" succeeded in securing the
Republican Presidential nomination.
Just how much it is worth will be
shown in November next While
Blaine is undoubtedly very popular
among u certain class of Republicans,
his nomination is confessedly weak
one for the party. No one would
assert for moment that such q
nomination can win in a single Dem>
ocratic vote to the Republican can,
didates. Biaine's name is, moreover,
Of all those suggested, more inimical
to those independent voters who in
the last half dozen years have SWING
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Ohio and LruliAua from one party TO
the other; and finally, the ex>Secre.
tary will arouse The deepest proipdico
and enmity within the Nnks Of his
own party,and will lose it moro votes
than any of The prominent candidates
suggested before the Convention.
These facts are recognized By the
Republicans themselves; and it was q
knowledge Of them which persuaded
the conventions OF 1876 ard 1880 to
reject Blaine's candidacy. They knew
That he WAS not popu AZ with the In
dependents; that he had aroused the
animosity Of Massachusetts, by his
attack on that Stats; that bis name
was feared in New York because it
was believed that he intended to
play a lingo foreign policy and to
involve us possibly in foreign wal;
they knew that hundreds of delegates
opposed the rule binding them to
vote for the nominee OF the conven
ton, because they feared it might be
Blaine, aud they would not bind
themselves to vote for him; they
knew that the leading Republican
paper OF the country had pointed out
'the plumed knight" in fact, if moi
by name, rs s. candidate whom they
could not and would not support
Knowing all this. the best men in the
party labored earnestly to defeat the
nomination. They defeated it twice;
on the third trial the dramatic talent,
in which Blaine 80 cunspcuously
excels, won. After tho experience Of
two failures, ''the Blaine boom was
handled with marvellous ability, The
hurrah was we'll rehearsed to break
forth at the exact moment, and the
applause was SO well planned that
the convention, without giving itself
time to considor, was by mere noise
and the display Of q tin helmet and
ostrich tip, hurried into reversing
the decisions of previous conventions
and into terminating Blaine,
There can bo little doubt that the
nomination is the most favorable
that could be made,as far as the
Democracy is concerned. 4 proper
candidate now by the Democrats,aud
a thorough, vigorous canvass, can
win all The doubtful States, The
conntry cannot be carried, as the
Chicago Convention was, by fuss
and feathers, ~ q, Times Dea-
ocr0h
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12

THE Executive Committee, of Tish-
omingo county, has called county
Convention for the 7th of July for
the appointment Of delegates to the
District Congressional Convention at
Columbus, on July 10th.
The following is the resolution
adopted by the COMMITTEES:
RESOLVED: That County Con-
vention be held at the Court house
on the 7th day of July, 1884, at 2
o'clock, p. m, to select delegates to
the District Congressional Conven-
ton to be held in Columbus, Miss,
on the 18th day of July, 1884. The
County Convention to be composed
Of delegates selected by the voters of
the different precincts at their rcspee-
tive voting places, at 2 o'clock p. M,
on Saturday, the 28th day Of June,
1884, The different precincts shall
have tho following votes in the
County Convention, to Wit Iuka,
Is votes; East Port, 2 votes; Burns
vile, II votes; Coles Mill, 4 votes;
Liberty, 5 votes; Rutledge's Mil, /
votes, Burnt Mills, 8 votes; Paradise,
3 votes; Bay Springs, s votes; Proyi-
dence, 5 votes. These votes shall be
cast by delegates selected as follows:
The voters Of each precinct viii meet
at their respective voting places at
2 O'Clock, P. m, on Saturday, the
28th day Of June, 1884, and organize
a primary meeting by electing a
chairman and a secretary, They will
then vote by ballot Or otherwise to
show their choice Of a person for
Congress- The delegates to the
County Convention shall then be Sc
lected by the chairman, with the con-
sent and approval Of the meetmg,and
instructed to cast the votes Of the
precinct in the County Convention
for that person who received the
greatest number Of votes in the pri-
mary meeting. The secretary Of the
primary meeting shall make out a
written statement Of the number Of
votes cast for each person for Con-
gress and give the names 3fthe dole
gates to the County Convention.
This written statement shall be sign
ed by the chairman and secretary
and delivered to one of the delegates;
but each delegate so desiring shall
have o copy Of the same w-itton state
ment.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12
EDEEOR TURNED INVENTOR
TimeS-Dem0crat.1

TimeS-Democrat.]
The Mann boudoer sleepin car was
patented and placed upon tho rail
ways Of Europe eleven years ago. Its
inventor, w. D. Mann, is native of
Lexington Ky, and lived in the South
until Is years ago, having been res
ident Of Mobile, where he was at one
time part owner of tho Mobile Regis
ter. The Mann cars are in use in this
country on the Wabash, St. Louis &
Pacific Railway, between Chicago and
st. Louis, over the Baltimore 6 Ohio
and Wabash Roads. In other words,
there are Is cars now in use and so
building. This Car was brought here
by the Queen & Crescent Road as an
experiment, the indications favoring
the belief that on the return of the
Cincinnati Southern Officials TO Gin
cinnati a contract will be closed for
the use Of the cars on the Northeast
ern Road. The headquarters Of the
Mann company are in New York. 1t
is expected they viii establish their
car shops at Adrian, Michigan.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12
JONES COUNTY.

DR.. W. L. Lee, of the ElIisville
Eagle, is one of the most public
spirited men in the State In a re-
cent issue OF his paper he writes as
follows:
We have found man who says he
will put the timber at the mills TO
cut specimens from for the New Or
leans Exposition, if the mills will saw
and dress it. This shows the right
kind Of spirit, and it does us good TO
find a man who takes some interest
in his home and county, We would
like to hear from the mill men, and
learn if any Of them will saw and
dress one side OF the timber for ex>
hibit at the Exposition, We also
want specimens OF fruit, vegetables,
turpentine, rosin, sugar, syrup, rice,
etc All such things turned over to
US will be properly labeled and cared
for, and if the county fails to make
allowance to freight them to New
Orleans, the Eagle will not fail
JONES COUNTY SHALL BE REPRESENTED !
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12
sV1IAT ls AMaEONEA.


The attention of the public has been
| called frequently Of late to the subject of
ammonia in food" and the matter is
being so vigorously agitated that it ne
ces5arily ac0uses the curiosity OF the
public at large, and leads them TO ascer-
tain, II possible, what is it all about. In
the FIRST place the question arises, what
is ammonia? whence comes itY
Quoting United States Dispensatory.
ut WIS probably originally prepared
from putrid urine" Other sources are
"coal SCOT, stale urine, guano, eto." The
"EncyclOpBdia britannica" SAYS of it:
Carbonate of ammonia is obtained in
largest quantities by the putrefacton of
the urine of animals, or tine dry distllla-
tion OF animal matter" ''RosCOe's Chem
i6try" states that "When horns. or clip-
pings OF hides are heated, ammonia is
given off; hence ammonia was known as
spirits OF haTtshorn "rhe name am
1nonia IL derived from the fact that a
com pound containing ammonia was first
prepared by beating camels' dung"
"A mmonia is maiuly obtained from the
ammoniacal liquors Of gas works."
GuauU, the dried eXcrement of sea birds.
and the urine of animals, likewise con-
tain large quantities of ammonia" Far
iners know its value as fertilizer, and
physicians know Its value as counter
lrrtant and powerful stimulant. All
Physicians class IL among drugs, and as q
drug ii is question whether it Is not
better TO let it remain in the hands of
physicians and druggists, aud leave il
out of our food A recent article, called
"A Baking Powder Trick" condems as a
scheme or trick the sim pie method which
has been given through these columns.
whereby a housewife may ascertain
without the aid OF chem lists or chemical
apparatus, whether she is using au article
free from disg usting ingredients; and
afuer once convinced of the true source
OF ammonia, and its presence in an arti-
ole OF food, IL is her option whether the
use of IL is continued or not. The test
may be simple one but by its means
the unsuspe1tin9 find that cans of "Bak-
ing Powder" stamped on the cover
"AbsOluteiy Pure" contain ammonia.
and certauly no refined person who has
once read some reliable authority on
ammonia would be likely TO bring home
for use an article containing SO inferior
Il substance. Baking powders have be-
come n con venieut, useful, and imDor-
tant article in millions OF homes, and
every manufacturer should prepare and
sell IL only as conforms to the Well-lSnown
conditions which insure health aud safe
ty. There is no difficulty in procuring
baking powder that will stand the test
OF the oven" that does not contain am
monia. il an article has merit, and has
once become established in a home its
merits will always insure 10 place there,
but if a product Of daily use through
unreliable sources il made TO appear
bettac than it is, any means, howeve
simple, by which its inferiority may be
judged, ought be thankfully received by
an Intelligent consumer,
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12

The Democrats of Carroll county,
endorsed the national platform Of
1876 and 1880, and the efforts OF
representatives in Congress for re -
duction of the ariff,and recommend.
cd Col. W. B Helm as one of the
delegates to the Chicago Democratic
Convention. They pledged hearty
support to the nominees for Presi-
dent and Vice-P President whomsOever
they may be, but gave expression to
q preference for Tilden and Hem
bricks over all others.
The occasion of the Convention
Was utilized for the adoption of q
resolution in favor Of locating the
State Female College at Ca1rollton;
and for urging upon the citizens aud
Board of Supervisors of that county
the importance of making a credits
able exhibit at the New Orleans Ex.
position.
No action was taken in reference
70 Congressional matters
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12
THE LADIES MOVING.

The Vicksburg Herald says: The
ladies of Natchez, we are glad to say,
are moving in the right direction to
secure for the Worlds Exposition at
New Orleans, proper exhibition of
the taste and genius of the women of
Mississippi. We trust that this move
ment SO well inaugurated by the fair
daughters Of our sister city will be
followed up by the ladies of every
county, town and city in Mississippi.
If they but will it, the women of our
beloved State can make an exhibition
at New Orleans of which the whole
State will be proud, Let the good
work go on; let the commendable ex-
ample of the ladies of Natchez be en-
uiated by their sisters in every quar-
ter of the State, and we guarantee
such display as will gladden. the
heart of every true son and daughter
ofthe Old State. We copy the follow,
ing from tho Natchez Democrat OF
Thursday.
"Ihe meeting at the Library room
yesterday afternoon, of the ladies of
this city and county, for the formation
Of woman's association to secure an
exhibit at the exposition from this
county, was we'll attended and was a
representative one. BY request the
meeting was called to order by Maj.
Thos. Grafton, and the object of the
meeting was explained by Capt. J. w.
lambert. Mrs. Kate S. Minor was
then chosen to preside over the meet
ing, and Mrs. E. H. Trabue was selec-
tod as Secretary, Addresses were read
from Mrs (. S, Minor, and Mrs. DR.,
Fred Stanton. A committee was then
appolntedSto prepare constitution, TO
report at an adjourned meeting, on
Wednesday evening next, the 18th
inst, at O'clock. The committee will
meet at the Library rooms on Monday
evening at 6 o'clock. We will give
the proceedings at length to-mor-
row."
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12
Thursday, June IL, 1884.
Executive Com
lniffan Eirsl hislrIcf
Congressional Convention

A mass convention of the members OF
the Democratic party of Monroe county,
is hereby called to assemble at the Court
House in Aberdeen, on
FRIDAY, JUNE 2OTH, 1884,
FOR appointing delegates to the Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention to be
heldena at Columbus on the 18th Of July, to
nominate a candidate for Congress. All
true and consistent Democrats are ex-
pected to take part in the convention.
L, f HOUSTON,
Chm'n Dem. FIX. Com, Monroe County.
Jnne 6, 1884.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12
a Fish Story from dlIe Ngerieiian "A
A18rctsry.

The other day we read 4 particular
account in the n. Y. Sun about some
trout fishing up in Pennsylvania. The
writer mentioned the sizes-23, 4 lbs.
counted as big ones, none tipping
the beam at 5. Frank Pickel, Of En-.
tarpriso, frequently bangles a minnow
for a trout i'll the pond at Wanita
Mills. He took out one the other day
that weighed full pounds, and moth
ing was said about it. The only rea-
son why not was, OH account Of great
rain storm lie did not send it to tho
editor Of this journal. He catches
plenty Of tho sizes doomed worthy Of
mention in the N. Y. Sun. The edi-
tor of this journal caught 7-pounder
one SUNDAY, long time ago, 50 long
ago that it il barred Of indictment by
statute, out of Chickasahay river at
Evans old ferry. We were only
tempting big yellow cat that might
be iaziiy browsing on the bottom with
big porch for bait with q fine lime
rick hook and tackle TO match all
around. He gave lively tussle, and
when We discovered we had hooked
a monster trout instead Of mud cat
seeing we had sea room, we gave him
science until he came up gently to
the side Of the boat with mouth wide
open. The balance was done by gent-
ly putting right hand under the qills
and lifting him in.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1884-06-12

Mr.. Blaine has been part and par
eel Of the most unscrupulous admin
istrations that have ever existed in
the country, aud in this ago when re.
form is called for 30 strenuoosly, it
cannot be expected that the people
will look to the party at present in
power, for the reform which Is really
demanded.
We think Mr.. Blaine is the man Of
all others, who viii he tho most easi-
ly beaten, and We, therefore, feel
rathea gratiGed at the actiou Of the
Chicago convention. There is scarce
ly doubt that the chcie Of the Dem
ocratie convention vii. be the next
president Of the United States
Natehe2 Democrat