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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05
A GOOD IDEA.
How Farm Houses May BE Supplied with
Bath Rooms.

How Farm Houses May BE Supplied with
Bath Rooms.
Not many farm-hOuses have a convex
lent bathroom, nor is it convenient to
arrange one in many old houses without
more expense than the owner or tenant
is willing to eXpend. Shall I tell You
how one house is arranged, not far
from where | ara writing? The house
was so small for the family that there
was no room TO spare for bathroom.
but it fortunately had a good large
kitchen. Upon one side of this kitchen
stands the bath-tub, cased in with p;Se
boards. Above this casing is a NOV l.
BILE board SIX or eight inches wide. and
the whole is covered BY 4 smoothly
planned hardwood board or boards.
hung by hinges against the wall. Wh..n
the board is let down over the tub it
forms kitchen table about seven feet
long and about four feet wide. and
those not in the secret would not SIS
pect what Is beneath it. When the
table is turned up and the moyat le
boards taken out the bathing-tub is If
convenient height. 4 lead pipe carries
the water off through the same chanT el
that takes it from the kitchen SiIH
Here. by the kitchen fire. the members
OF the family can take their bath before
retiring for the night. and the delight %
the Younger children at Il tub III whi-:h
they can lie down and splash 10 their
hearts content Is. as their UGtEer
;.-,l;rcs mr. something worth witne
inc. and after the children are off TO
bed the Older members pay their tribute
to cleanliness. The same lady assures
me that the great kitchen table is As
handy as two smaller ones would re.
OF course, this is not as convenient as
the regular bathroom, where the later
can be kept at comfortable tempe.ra-
ture but we can not all have new hou>ss
with all the modern Improvements, and
If we can afford TO make our old onSs
more convenient for those who have t.
do the work therein. let us do so. The
making of the house comfortable for
those who spend their days ia it should
be a part of our everyday work. as
much as the fixing up of barns and Other
buildings. Cor. Boston Herald.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05
FORECASTING THE FUTURE.
The Failure of a PIayed-Out Politician En-
Enthusiastically Predicted.

Enthusiastically Predicted.
Mr.. Stephen b. Elkins has great hopes
of Mr.. James &. Blaine's political fut-
ure. In looking at the prospects !oom-
ing up ahead he is able to detect in
them much to encourage those who
have associated their political fortunes
with those of the plumed knight. He
believes that Blaine will be nominated
again. He is sure that to-day there
are among the population at large u
greater number of persons hungering
and thirsting, as it were, for his eleva-
ton to the Presidency than can be
shown to be hungering and thirsting
for the elevation of any other public
man to that high position. He is free
to commit himself to the opinion which
he is not afraid to announce in the most
public manner, that when the next Re-
publican National Convention meets the
demand for Blaine's nomination will be
of such an overwhelming character
that in comparison with it the demand
that influenced the last convention in
his favor was as only gentle summer
breeze along side of n wild, sweeping
and overpowering western cyclone.
There are but few people who can
join Mr.. Elkins in this hopeful view of
what is yet in store for Mr.. Blaine
politically. To most political observers
the Maine statesman appears to be a
played out politician. Not that those
who manage Republican nominations
have not natural preference for his
style of methods, preferring like some
epicures with their mutton. something
that is tainted. but the experience of
last year has taught them the danger OF
putting up tattOOel candidate.
Mr. Elkins and his Star-Route coad-
tutors used their barrel with great sue
cess in manufacturing a spontaneous
and overwhelming demand at Chicago
for James G.. Blaine, but when the
deleZa of the party, if it may be sup
posed that in four years time the party
will not be so dcmoraliZed as to need
delegates, come 10 their National con-
ventIon. they may be inclined to view it
as a waste of money for Elkins and the
other spectators to work up an enthu-
siasm for candidate who will be pref
ty sure to be beaten worse than he was
at the last ClectiOn.-HGrriSburq (PI.)
Patriot.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05
MANS WHITE WORLD.

At or window on The hin.
sometimes taking sometimes stu,
Sat my little girl and /.
LOOKING on the wintrv SKY:
Mhlle the breath OF frosty AR
Swung the naples brown and bare,
And across the valley rolled
III the IL )Oni:Eht'S wealth Of gold,
touching with a wOndrO3s glow
Hill and valley clad III STOW.
winters two and summers three,
Wise baby could not be.
80 she whispered there that night:
What makes all the world so white?
or the mOoulightS and the cold
AID the snowy world I told:
Now the world seems VII Il 20 you,
1.-the Nan with heart 50 true.
And the rays of wonder throw
Only glory on the snow.
Yet, revCnd those mountains tail
Long black shadows eastward fall,
When NV dari ng lies asleep
Ger the World those shadows creep.
Soon emo Igh the gold j. lost
in the shadow ana the frost
But your fathers 2rc';S divide
Warmth within from cold outside.
Long We can not lingcr Stin
At our window on the h.N:
For YOUR baby footsteps 20
Soon enough across the snow.
Bv What tronble. AT what cost.
Shall yCur own white world Too lost?
Trouble cOmcs-Oh. come 4 will
IN some valley deep ard chill;
by what mountain. in what spot
il shall meet yOu, know / not:
Bv what shadows overcast
Shall The glory go a; last.
When the shadows eastward fall
Father. father you NAV call:
When the bitter tears shall rain
You may cell and call i'm vain.
In vOUr trouble. if ! hear.
J shall come and hclp Won. dear:
Though nv lips bc Siient-though
! ndcrncath the cruel snow:
Though in vain yoU call 10 me
" mere sorr struving feet NAV be;
Yet YOUR Father watches still
NJ HIS window. on His hill;
Warmth within from cold outside
Shall lis love indeed provide.
y. !. ObserreT
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05
Lightning in the Tropics.

In the plains of India. at the COM
mcnccment of the monsoon. storms
occur in which the lightning runs like
snakes AL over the sky AZ the rate of
three or four flashes in second. and
the thunder roars Wish0ut a break for
frequently one or two hours a time
During twelve years residence in India
| heard OF only two human beings. and.
j think. three buildings. being struck,
although in parts of Lower Bengal the
population amounts to more than 600 to
the square mile. | always attributed
the scarcity of accidents TO the great
depth of the stratum OF heated air next
the ground. keeping the cloudS ut such
height that most of the flashes pass
from cloud TO cloud and very few reach
the earth. This idea is supported by til,
fact that in the HimalavaS. ut 5000 feet
or more above the sea. buildings and
trees are frequently struck. l have EceH
more than a dozen pine trees which had
been injured by lightning on the top
one mountain between 5000 and 1905
feet high. In the British Islands thunder
storms are SAID to be more dangerous
in winter than in summer. a1d such a
fart. if tr1Ie, can be explained by the
very thin stratum OF :.le air then inter-
ycning between the clouds ard the
e2Eth.-NatUre
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05

-Ready-made plot for novel: A
young man on Commonwealth Avenue,
who had married his mothers servant
girl in moment of infatuation, PAID
ler richly TO emigrate forever. Soon
after he betrothed himself to beauti
full Cambridge girl. Her sister, becom
ing melancholy insane, was put in the
same asylum with an aunt of the young
man, who told her of the former mar
rage. Thus the story got to the CAM
oridge girl, who was taken suddenly
sick and recalled the marriage invita-
lions. Boston Courier.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05

During lifetime of fifty years a
man on the average spends 5000 days
in sleeping and the same amount in
working; 1000 days in eating, 500 in
walking, IS i'll 500 days. and the re-
mainder of the half century-neariy
nine years-is frittered away in recrea-
ton and amusement Boston Journal
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05

"A game of billiards in South Amer
lea must be an interesting spectacle
The tables are eight feet BY sixteen,
and the balls weigh from thirteen to-
sixteen ounces. The cues are big clubs
weighing two or three pounds each.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05

When we reached the Jordan dis
covered that | had travelled all these
thousand miles to view as foul stream
as courses It's way through any country
on earth. No wonder Captain Naaman
Indignantly refused at first to dip seven
times. in such 4 river. Indeed, we
would scarcely apply the term river to
a stream eight feet wide and less than
ten feet deep, with a current like a mill
race. Moreover. the mosquitoes were
so pestiferous that to dip in the Jordan.
as some sentimental travellers insist
upon doing. would be to invite condi-
ton of body resembling scarlet fever
Eastern Letter.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05
40 lCtrC DE iUi'N NV Steps
Forever and forever.

LATER.-Bather l may say earlier, for i
is almost morning; sSiu VIII write another
pa2e-ii can.
Just as stopped writing there came Che
+. highest tap ct NY door, and when | opeued
1t there stood Aunt Nora. She had on aer
palm leaf dressing Gown, and her nightcap
edged by row OF little curl-papers, but
she looked beauty all the same.
You naughty child" she said, ''to DC up
till this time o night. l was sure l heard
you stirring"
II am glad YOU are come" said, ''vou
will cheer me up a bit"
Il am sure of it." she said, brightly, "but
first let US mend the fire"
When fresh log was blazing. and had
been Wrapped in my fur cloak, she said:
'-Charli" staid behind the others because
he had latter to give me from his father
/ made him stop till read it, and then it
was so latt; and cold that kept him for the
night. l sut him in his uncie's room. +"
Charlie has always called them aunt and
| uncle, thou:s they are really second cous-
ins), ''becausc :hat room was warm. as 1
was there to-osg beginning the packing.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-05

--''Soudan" is an Arabic word mean
ing Country of the Blacks
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
Nuptials at Eastland.


EAsrLAND, Ten June 17.--Sunday
evening at 1850 o'clock Mr., Il, ] Raw
Inns of this place and Miss Matte Will.
son were united In the holy bonds of
matrimony at the residence of Mr..
Lylarris, the brides grandfather. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. VIC,
Chew In his characteristic and impress.
i've manner. The house was crowded
with the many friends OF the
bride and groom whe came
TO wish them we'll In this
momentous event OF their lives. The
bride was elegantly dressed In white,
and looked lovely rs she entered the
room leaning on the arm OF the groom.
After the ceremony was performed
the happy couple received many con-
gratulstions from their friends, and a
most delicious supper was set before
them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
Thousands Say so

Mr.. Il. w. Atkins, Glrard, Kan
writes: ~ never hesitate to recon-
mead your Electric Btters to my GUS
toners; they give entire satisfaction
and are rapid sellers.n Electric Bit.
ters are the purest and best medicine
known and will positively cure kid
ney and liver complaints, purify the
blood and regulate the bowels No
family can afford to be without them.
They will save hundreds of dollars in
doctors bills every year. Sold at fifty
cents a bottle by II. w. WILLIAMS &
M
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
ALvoRD.
The Thompson Boys jump Their Bond
Other Notes.

special.
ALvORD, TEX, June l7.-Mrs. l..
G. Simmons and daughter have just
returned from Mineols, Tex, where
they have been visiting friends and
relatives for the past week.
ID. w. Lasiter, son Of j. +. Lasiter
OF our town, has been very low for
several weeks with fever but Is some
better to-day.
Mrs. NJ. T. Sufiert Of 81. Louis. Mo-,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. 9. ;
Hutchcroft Of our town, was taken
very suddenly with congestion OF the
stomach to-day and is reported in a
very bad condition.
Your correspondent visited the coun-
try Sunday and crops were looking
well. There is no complaint OF the
web worm doing any damage TO cot
ton.
We were blessed with another good
shower OF rain Monday night.
Farmers are all busy harvesting.
The Thompson boys, who were ar
rested some time since for theft Of
sheep and put under bond for their ap.
pearance at the honorable Justices
court here, failed to show up on court
day. They are still In this locality,
and II is intimated that they will not
be taken again.
The Alvord Literary and Dramatic
club will give its first entertainment
next Tuesday evening. The club con-
sists OF good talent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
preventive
OF Typho- Malarial Fever and Cure
for Rheumatism at Last
Discovered

BY the Arm OF Hughes Bros, manu-.
featuring chemists OF Dallas, Texas.
This enterprising Arm have for the
last Ave years been engaged In the
manufacture Of baking powders, wines,
cider, vinegar, etc, DIR, II. 10. Hughes,
who presides over their laboratory,
has for the last forty years been en-
gagged In the study and practice OF
medicine and chemistry. They also
have Ia their laboratory Prof. Geo. O..
Calhoun, who has for many years been
a teacher OF chemistry, also Mr.. j,
Price WArriek, graduate OF chemistry
In the University OF PHILADELPHIA,
These gentlemen In manufacturing
the various articles already mentioned,
have found IL necessary TO combat ex'
cesslve lamentations, whether yinous,
aoetous or alcoholic, which have ever
stood IN the way OF successfully man.
ufacturlng wine, vinegar and alcohol
In our Southern climate, The experj.
ments have resulted In the discovery
OF an agent which completely obviates
this difficulty. This agent IL the ex.
tract OF the bark of tree indigenous
10 the state OF Texas. Carrying the,l
experiments still further, they hav,
ascertained that this same extract
as completely controls the only re
manning fermentation known 10 tn,
arts and sciences, viz. Blood fer
mentati0n, which Ia the cause Of IL
vers ia well ~ OF rheumatism. Thu
agent they have combined with tn,
extracts OF ginger and lemon, thereby
rendering IL q most efiicaclous as wei
AS delightful and palatable beverage
II IL not only one OF the best tonica II
prevents typho-malAriAl fever. AT tn
same time Il Is sure cure for rheuma
tlsm. DR.. Hughes Extract OF Lemon
dozen bottles, and can be found az al
first-clAss drug and grocery stores.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
BOWIE.
Cotton Fields Devastated by the
Worms Reviving.

Special.
BOWIE, TEX, June ia hard rain
fell here Monday night, commencing
about 8 o'clock and lasting between
one and two hours. Some wheat and
oats were blown down and will have
to be cut with cradles or mowers but
otherwise, 30 far as learned, no dam
age was caused by the rain-storm, and
that mentioned will not be very ma
terial.
Cornfields were, OF course, greatly
benefited by the rain. An immense
crop OF this last-named staple product
will be made, the greatest, perhaps,
ever raised in this section.
Mr.. j. w. CherIyhomes delivered
at Bowie to Mr.. Cobb Of Cobb Bros. q
bunch of $50 head OF stock cattle, &C.
cording to contract. This is one OF
several contracts that have been and
are being filled OF late for delivery Of
sock cattle here.
Your correspondent was informed
by different parties yesterday, includ.
ing one from the Denton creek coun-
try, to the southeast OF Bowie, and one
Of our main dependencies for cotton,
that they noticed cotton lately eaten
down by worms putting out again,
and looking fresh and green.
Apropos OF prohibition, which Is
growing fashionable, especially in GER
tain counties. we would state that
Bowie has q flourishing lodge of the
order of Good Templars, numbering
some fifty or more members. The
temperance cause Is growing steadily
here, and this order already embraces
in its membership some of the best
material in the community.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
HILLsBoRo, TEX.
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable and
Transfer Line.

The undersigned would call the At.
tention Of the travelling public TO the
TACT that he is keeping first-class
hotel in the enterprising little CITY al
Hillsboro for their special accommods.
ton. In connection therewith he
keeps a first-class livery stable. where
the very beet OF outfits can be nro.
cured ut all times. Drummersi outf,ts
q speciality. A free 'ons will be rnn
from the depot 10 the hotel, on the nv.
rival OF trains, under the manage.
ment OF Z. 3. Hood. My hotel "A new
and terma reasonable. NY livery ont.
fita are not surpassed ia the cotintrv
w 3. Mills, Proprietor.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18

it's neck was circle OF short stid
hsirs.
Ask for Silver Loaf Baking Powder
Some details are given OF the life Of
the great opium.eater. DR.. Charles des
Etanes. He used the drug for the forty
years preceding his death, aud IS long
ago as 1853 waa able to take three
aud one quarter ounces Of the drug at
one dose
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
NORTHWEST TEXAS.
If You Want a Home or Lant

In one of the finest agricultural coun.
ties In the state, "Wilbarger,p or
town lot in either of the two most ran
idly growing towns in the Northwest.
vernon and Harrold,u or any in.
formation relative to the country, its
lands, towns, etc, ETC., write to IT.
Windsor Robinson, dealer in land and
real estate, Harold, Wilbarger county,
Tex. School and railroad lands In
ali'sized tracts, on long time and small
interest
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
Rncklen,s Arnlca Snlra.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns and al skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles or no pay
required, 1t la guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box. For sale by
II, w Williams Il Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
Doomed 10 Hang,

BATON ROUGE, LA, June II -
Perry and William Melton, sentenced
to be hanged for the murder Of John
W. Cherry of Union parish, were
respited by the governor some time
ago. The board OF pardon having re-
fused to recommend the Communication
OF their sentence to imprisonment for
life, the governor has fixed their exc
cution for June 10
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
The Heat In New York.

NEW YORK, June l7.-There were
ten persons overcome by the heat in
the city yesterday, two Of whom died.
The highest degree the mercury
touched was 80. A brisk thunder
shower came on at IL o'clock, and
cooled the air slightly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
A Crooked Postmaster Arrested.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL June H.
Postal Inspector Seybolt of this city
to-day received dispatch that Isaac
Hibbs, eX'postmaster NJ Lewiston,
Idaho, who issued money-orders to
himself tor over $4,000 was arrested
to-day at Harrlston river, British Co
lumbla. Ten thousand and five hun
dred dollars were found on his person.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
A walking SkeIe,on

Mr., Il. Springer OF Mechanlcsbure.
Pa, writes; III was afflicted with lung
fever and Abscess on lungs. and ne.
duced toa p0iklRg skeleton. Got a free
trial bottle OF DIR. HINGES New Dis.
covery for Consumption, which ala
me so much good that l bought a dol.
lar bottle, After using three bottles
found myself once more 4 man. com,
pletely restored TO health, with 4
hearty appetite ana gain OF fiesh al
torty-eight pounds Call Al II. w
Williams n Co.'s drug store and gel
free trial bottle OF this certain cure
for al lung diseases. Large bottleI
81 co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
Llght and WhoIesome

When Silver Loaf Baking Powder is
used according TO the printed direc-
tons on each package, the manufac-
turer guarantees that your bread viii
be nutritious, wholesome and light.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
Throw AMaH Trnsses.

When our new method is guaranteed
to permanently cure the worst cases Of
rupture without the use of the knife.
Send ten cents in stamps for pamphlet
and references. Worlds Dispensary
Medical association, 683 Main street,
Buffalo. n. Y
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18

Ice-Ccld Butter
AT the Fort Worth Grocer Co.'s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
Wv. a DARTnR.

Real Estate and Live Stock agent. city bust.
ness and resident property. specialty.i ONCE
over city National bank.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18

we have list OF Fine Ranch Properties Me1
SALE to which invite the attention investors Can cay
Horses thoroughbred and hghgrade Heer NUM-
wanted. - " =
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29
COmmendable Action.

The four roads comprising the east bound
pool out of Peoria, namely the l., B. " W., the
Wabash, the p. d. & E. and the G. s. r. l.
roads. have taken a step in the right direction.
At meeting held in Peoria Monday last the fol-
lowing signi fcant resolutions were adopted
Whereas, the roads represented in this committee
have faithfully maintained rates agreed upon at
a meeting of Western roads held in Chicago,
April /, and reaffirmed on the 10TH and
propose to continue to maintain rates until
the expiration of the agreement; and whereas,
endeavors to maintain rates and carry out our
pooling agreements being seriously embarrassed
by the action of the Chicago lines, therefore. be it
Resolved. That this committee do earnestly protest
against the action of the Chicago roads in demorazing
rates contrary to the personal pledges of their repre-
sentatives made at the meetings of April 1 and g.
and we respectfully request that immediate steps be
taken by them to restore and maintain rates agreed
upon by their representatives.
Resolved, Thata copy of the foregoing resolutions
be sent to the representatives of the Chicago roads
w. A. BRUBAkER Joint Agent.