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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mai.
rERsoNAL AND PoLIrICAL.

EEhSONAA AMI tOLlIICALs
THE remains Of the late Vice President
Hendricks were k.terred at Crown Hill
Cemetery, Indianapolis, on the morning of
the LIST. An immense number of persons
were present, and the services were very
impressive.
THE President has appointed Albert A.
Wilson, Of Washington, United States
Marshal for the District of Columbia. Mr..
Wilson is President of an insurance COM
pany, Vice President of railway company
and bank director in Washington City.
GOVERNOR ABBOTT, of New Jersey, was
reported recovering satisfactorily from the
severe effects of surgical operation per-
formed recently for an affection of the
cerebral bone.
THE will of the late Vice President Hen
bricks, recently probated, bequeathed all
his property to his widow.
REPUBLICAN Senators in caucus at Wash
ington on the 4th unanimously nominated
Senator Logan for President pro tenn. Sen
ator Logan declined the honor.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
Really To Mote

PHILADELPHIA, PA, December g.
Yearly two mouths ago it was announced
''on authority" that public exhibition of
the celebrated Kelley motor would be made
during the present week. The same prom
ises have been made at intervals tor the
last ten years, but the exhibition is still in
the dim and dusky future. Kelley said to-
day to an incrednlOus reporter that the
sickness of his wife had delayed his work
during the past two weeks, but that during
the coming month he expected some i'm
portant developments. He added that he
hoped soon after January to have every
Thing so far finished that patents might be
Applied for.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
Selling the Property.

NEW YORK. December 5.-Three OF the
private residences at the corner of Madison
avenue and Fifty-frst street, built by Henry
Willard before his downfall, have, it is said,
been sold TO the three different parties in
tending to occupy them Immediately. The
transfers will be signed this week. The
buyers have discharged the mortgages put
upon them by the Oregon Navigation Com
pany. as well as the liens of different me-
chanics. Willard himself, who is still in
Berlin, has been given thirty days to relieve
the sumptuous mansion in which he lived
for awhile at the corner of Fiftieth street,
of its mortgages and liens. Some Of his
friends think he may be able TO do it,
though they do not say how. The interest
on the house is eating 1t up, for it amounts
70 nearly S4S, 0on year.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

TESTS made of the elevated railroad
structures eff the Brooklyn Bridge
cables show that they are all magnet
lied. Inducted magnetism from the
earth is supposed to have been fixed by
the Earring to which these structures
have been subjected while under mag
netic influence. The bottom parts of
all pieces of iron thus magnetized show
north polarity, and the cables of the
bridge are said to be magnetized in the
direction of their diameter, the upper
surface of the cables throughout their
length being of south polarity and
lower surface north.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

A RECENT dispatch from Atoka, l.
T, says: The Cherokees are having
an exciting session at their council
meeting. The Governor, Chief Bushy-
head. and party are charged with
grave misdemeanor in securing three
hundred thousand dollars some year or
so ago from the United States Govern
ment as per capita payment. 1t is
charged that to secure this sum, a con-
siderable percentage of which went
into the pockets of leading parties in
the transaction, the claim of
the Cherokees to the neutral
land strip, northwest of the Cherokee
Nation adjacent to Kansas, was heavily
compromised, and it is now doubtful
If the Nation can Justly and legally
prevent the United States from obtain
ing clear title to these lands. The
Bushyhead party denies that such
compromise was made, and that they
are true and loyal to the interests of
the Cherokees and entitled to the
gratitude of the people in securing
three hundred thousand dollars from
the United States Government to ena-
BILE their people to buy provisions at
time of great scarcity and distress.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

Mrs. M. E. KENwoRTHY, who has
been prominent in the woman suffrage
movement in Washington Territory,
has also taken part in political matters
generally, and has been especially con-
spicuous in public meetings in Tacoma
to agitate the Chinese expulsion ques-
ton. Mrs. Kenworthy is now very
much surprised at being included in
the indictments againstpersons charged
with being connected with the destruc-
ton of houses in Tacoma.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
in r. store the other dav a lady was

looking at some blankets. "Is this all
wool?" she asked. swell, ma'am,"
responded the clerk, confidentially,
''they are nearly all wool-they are q
very good pair for two dollars" Have
you any warranted all wool?" ''Oh,
yes; here are some marked down to six
dollars" Seems to me-" she re-
marked, musingly. ''a few threads
more or less of wool make great diff
ference in the price, ''Ah, but, you
see, we warrant these" land charge
four dollars for the warranting," she
finished the sentence for him and walked
away Chicago Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

A Frenchman arrived in New
York short time ago to study new
system of education for the blind, and
in one of the blind schools saw num-
Der of young people of both sexes occu-
pied in learning to distinguish rapidly
by the touch coins of all kinds under
the direction of the professor, who
taught them to discriminate between
the good and the bad. The curious in
stigator asked for an explanation. and
was informed that his class was for the
instruction of those who intended to
adopt the profession Of street beggars.
IN 7. Herald.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

Docs have been playing sad havoc
among the sheep of Moultrie County,
ILL.,, the past few days. Near Sullivan
farmer one morning found fifty-three
sheep killed or crippled out of a total
of sixty-ive. In one night a neighbor-
ing farmer lost thirty head. Words
fail to express the farmers indigna-
ton. They are on the warpath with
shotguns, and dogs are being slaugh-
tered by the score.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

The military telegraph line between
Fort Sully and Fort Yates, d. T., has
been bought from the Government by
a syndicate, who propose to organize a
company to run the line under the
title of the Missouri River Telegraph
and Telephone Company.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
Tine French Goyernment has ere,

The French Government has Great
ed a certain number of travelling juries.
This is a modified form of an institu-
ton established by the first Republic
In the organic law of the Institute it was
ordained that the Institute was to select
yearly ten citizens to travel abroad and
collect information useful to science,
commerce and agriculture. These
scientific travellers will not be appoint
ed by the Academy of Sciences or the
whole Institute, but by special admin
istratiye commission, on the basis of
competitive examination.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
The Record's staff small how ha,

The Records staff small boy has
,een going to an orthodox Sunday
chool for just three of his six years,
md, as may be inferred, derives his
IDEAS of the Divine relation to mankind
~ sort of direct Apostolic succession
rom Calvin and Jonathan Edwards.
Ills mother was consequently much in
crested to know what idea was in his
read the other night, when, after he
lad received a pretty severe Gliding
or some offense, he exclaimed: 20.
wish was Godr' "Why, what do you
wish that for?" she asked. Because
Tou'd have to love me thenr'-Boston
Record.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
new STYLE of narir

The new style of paving block, as
described in the american Mdnufdct-
trer, is composed of a hollow iron
shell filed with any desired concrete,
he shells being arched underneath,
md for street paving are four inches
vide and from ten to twelve inches
ong. The blocks, or filled shells, are
aid against each other upon the pre-
pared roadbed, and the form of the
potion compacts the sand underneath,
making the whole structure very firm
md solid. The surface of a street
paved with these blocks would be
about as smooth as If paved with as
,halt-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

LAST January a prize of two hundred
dollars in gold was offered by H. H.
Warner, founder of the Warner OBJ
servatory in Rochester, for the best
three thousand word essay on the red
sunsets of 1888 and 1884. The contest
closed on December 1, and competitive
essays have been sent in from the Fiji
Islands, Australia, Sandwich Islands.
Bohemia, Germany, Cape of Good
Hope, England, Scotland and the
United States.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

B SENIOR MoREL, Spanish Minister of
Foreign Affairs, replying recently to a
deputation from the Spanish Mercan-
tile Society, said that he would submit
to his colleagues forthwith the question
of commercial treaties with England
and America. He expressed fears in
regard to the anti-free trade tendencies
of the new British Parliament.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

The best evidence that railway men
are now, as class, temperate men, is
the fact that discharges for intemper-
ance on the great railways are already
rare. In the "ofense record for
September of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way, which employs probably fifteen
thousand men or more, out of eighty
four ofenses specified. only one is
given as ''intemperance," this being in
the case of porter, who was conse-
Quently dismissed.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

RECENT Mandalay (Burmah) advices
say the rioting there is such as to drive
Europeans away from the city. The
Dacoits are numbering and robbing,
with no effort being made to check
their lawlessness. They have plum
dered the Buddhist monasteries and
robbed in the open streets the royal
princesses of their Jewels.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

THE first transaction under the Irish
land purchase act, the purchase by the
tenants of their holdings, on prop
erty in Tyrone, has just been COM
pleted. The landlord will receive
about eighteen years purchase, and
the tenants will have less to pay than
in their former circumstances.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

in Southwest Virginia there are
thirteen counties where the roar of the
railway has never yet been heard, and
the people live their uncouth lives in
ignorance of the events of the outside
world. Very little money eirculates
among them. the products of the farm
being used as the medium of exchange
in most business transactions.-Phiia
GelpltiG Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
Two More Settlers Killed by Indians In
Arizona.

Arizona.
Tucson, ARL, December 5.-A Nel0S'
SolomOnville special last night says that q
band of Indians raided through here and
took several horses. They were holly pur-
sued by citizens who at first thought them
horse thieves, who ran on them four miles
west of Aspeak. Two of the best mounted
men were ambIshed and killed at the first
fire. The Indians then took a position on
a high knoll. The citizens mounted FIVE
men, the horses OF the others having given
out They partly surrounded the Indians
and sent courier back for assistance. After
some time the Indians made break toward
Aspeak canyon. The pursuing party were
not strong enough to stop them. They are
well armed and mounted, having each three
horses.
Later.-The Indians turned toward Eagle
creek. and killed some cattle, and 1t Il
thought are meeting the sQuaws from the
reservation. 1t is thought they will make a
dash into Chihuahua through Doubtful
canyon. Sheriff Crawford is safe. Hilton
and his companions who were killed, were
believed to be Crawford and companions.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

The recent naval maneuvers have
proved the weakness of the German
Governments defenses along the Bal
tic coast, and orders have been issued
for strengthening them.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

There is a dog in Allentown, Pa.
that is so fond of music that he almost
lives in a barber shop where the cIar-
ionet is frequently played. When out
side and refused admittance he keeps
up constant bowling until the music
ceases.-Pitss5urqh Posi-.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

TRICHEosIs recently broke out in
family named Feldt at Streator, Ill.
Two of the children had died and five
other members of the family were in a
critical condition.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Cities of Kansas.

Major Sims, Secretary of the State Board
81 Agriculture, in his last report gives a
table Of the population of Kansas towns
containing oyer 500 inhabitants, as follows,
the number being 153:
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE French Cabinet has decided to
consider proposals to raise the duties
on foreign wheat.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

The German-Russian extradition
treaty is threatened with energetic OPP
position in the Reichstag.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22
A Wanderers Fate.

'tStop !"
1t was not very loud voice, Ebut the
driver of the Second and Third street
car slowed up and waited for the bell.
1t did not ring, so he went on again.
"Stop !"
The driver looked round the side of
his car, but saw no one. The conduct
or heard the cry but only saw the driv-
er. Again the car proceeded on its way,
and for the third time the mysterious
voice was heard
"Stop J"
This time the conductor pulled the
bell, for the voice sounded.close to him.
They had just passed saloon outside
of which stood a group of striking
weavers who, from their loud laughter,
appeared to be enjoying something
nightly.
"Look on top o. yer car" cried one
in strong Yorkshire dialect.
The conductor got off his platform
and followed the directions of the weav-
er's index finger. There perched on
the edge Of the skylight. hanging on
like grim death, his wings auttering
helplessly, sat gray parrot.
"Well, if that amt rum'un," said
the conductor. "We can't stop, Polly;
we'll take you off when we gets to the
depot" And off they started. When
they reached Chestnut street, some.
thing in the network of telegraphy and
electric light wires must haye irresisti-
bly, reminded Polly of her natiye for.
rests. She walked sedately to the con.
ductor's end of the car and In plan.
tive voice sald..: swat for me !" flap.
ped her gray pinions and, making a
scarlet parabola in the air with her red
tail, alighted on one of the electric light
wires. She would haYe been wiser had
she remained on the car.
The lamps were about to be lit. The
current was turned on, and-perhaps
was the shack kick'-she was heard TO
shrek at the top of her voice
"Stop !"
And she fell, helpless mass on the
pavement, dead parrot.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22
Oil on Troubled Waters.

Off the Texas coast, and near the
mouth of the Sabine River exists
phenomenon known asthe coil Spot"
When tempest ranges this two miles
in length remains perfectly calm, and
its waters perfectly still, their only
change being that they become tur-
bid and red, as though the oil-bearing
mud was stirred up from below. A
broad belt of white foam and tower
ing breakers marks where the waves,
rolling shoreward, with the force gath
cred in an unbroken sweep of 100 miles
across the gulf, are suddenly arrested
and sink down powerless so soon as
they come within the mysterious in.
huence. Sailors who have here found
refuge state that the. bottom is of soft.
soapy mud, into which they can easily
push pole to considerable depth, q
mud which, when applied to deck
scrubbing, is found to be exceedingly
cleansing.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22
One Hundred and Twenty Miles on
Steerback.

Oxen can be readily trained to be goY-
erned by bride and to carry rider.
When boy we had an OK broken thus
as well as horse. This was of course
done for the novelty of it, as there are
plenty of saddle horses on the farm.
The Fort Worth (Texas) Gazette gives
the following: Gan old gentleman
named Jones rode from Oak Grove, Is
miles from here, to nelghborhood As
miles south of here, on Wednesday, to
notify his daughter that her mother
was dangerously I'LL. He did not ride a
wild and untamed horse of the pampas,
nor ride in q chariot, but mounted the
hurricane deck of twU-year-old steer
and mao the trip of go miles in l6 hours.
He started on his return this morning
before the sun was up, his daughter ac-
companying him, riding pony. while
the old gentleman contented himself
with his faithful bovine. The party
arrived at Fort Worth at o'clock last
night, and after some simple refresh
ments and little rest proceeded on
their way, intending to make the re-
mainder of the journey by midnight,
thus accomplishing 12O miles in 48
hours on steerback, feat never Defos6
performed" hes
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22
Happy Home.

IL is not always the costliest home
that is the happiest. Now, take the
Indian wigwam. 1t dosen't contain
the luxuries Of the bank presidents
home. All the carpet is an odd robe or
two F.; the luxurious arm chair Is the!
ground, and there is no bric-a-brac ex-
cept scalp or two. Yet the Indian is
happy. There is not shadow to dim
the pure old gold sunshine OF bis wild
life. He sees the smoke curl softly up
ward from under the kettle that con.
tains his meal, and float away through
the rustling needle of the pine. /:
This picture makes his happiness
complete,as he lies on the ground calm
ly smoking and watching his wife do
all the work. 1t is no wonder the In
dian likes home, because that is the
place where he never has anything to
do but sit around and sleep. When he
comes in from the hunt he is never sent
off to the village to have some cretonne
matched, or told to sit and hold three
or four hanks of yarn that are to be
wound; he dosen't have to take care of
the papoose while his squaw goes out
shopping, he dosen't have to stand on
barrel and build up the obstinate stove
pipe section by section, with the SCOT
pouring down in his eyes. He isn't
asked what every woman he met had
on, and is consequently not blown up
for not having noticed.
Think what happy home the Indian
has, when you come to consider that
his wife doesn't wear silk dresses, or
twenty dollar bonnets, or care any
thing about operas, or horses and car
riages. Why the squaw is perfectly
happy in blouse and a pair OF army
trousers. The noble woman makes ev-
cry sacrifice to render her husband hap
py. Ell never knows what it is Ito be
kept awake half the night to be talked
into making some frivolous and unnec.
essary purchase, or 20 learn that the
squaw in the next wigwam possesses
something that his does not. These
are some Of the things that tend to
make the Indians home happy
Puck.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22
Woman's Wont" in Greenland.

When the Danish missionaries had
secured the confidence of the Green
landers, marriage was made a relig-
ious ceremony. Formerly the man
married the woman by force One of
the missionaries, writing in his jour-
nal, describes the present style as fol-
lows: The hopeful suitor coming to
the missionaries says:
'Ishould like to have wife,
Whom p asks the missionary.
The man names the woman.
Hast thou spoken to her p
Sometimes the man will answer:
Yes; she is not unwilling, but thou
knowest womankind.'
More frequently the answer is:
mo-
why not p
1T is difficult girls are prudish.
Thou must speak to her.
The missionary summons the girl,
and after little conversation, says:
Il think it is time to have thee mar
ried.'
Il won't marry
What a pity I had a suitor for
thee
Whom p
The missionary names the man
who sought his aid.
He is good for nothing +; won't
have him.
But replies the missionary, 'he is
good provider; he throws his har-
poon with skill, and loves thee
Though listening to his praise with
evident pleasure, the girl answers
Il won't marry him.
well, / won't force thee. l shall
soon find wife for such clever fel-
low
The missionary remains silent, as
though he understood her No to have
ended the matter. At last, with
sigh, she whispers
Just as thou wilt
No. replies the clergyman, 'as thou
wilt; I'll not persuade.thee.'
Then, with. a deep groan, the girl
says:
Yes
And the matter is settled.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22

seen it twice before, and this time a
look of inefable content was mlrrored
there upon.
"If yon really cesire so to extend
your guardianship of your 'wayward
ward, mischievous accents answered.
And Bernard Ralston's sometime prob
lem had become his dearest treas
ure. Love itself had taught loYe's les
son.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22

A happy old Democrat in a town
near Boston, flushed with his party's
victory, sought out his old church last
Sunday, and was greeted with surprise
by acquaintances who had missed him
from the services for years. WHY how
does this happen p asked one. We'll"
answered the Democrat, 'the Lord has
got around onto the right side again.
and / thought best to give him my en-
couragement.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22
.NEwsPAPER LAWS

III subscribers order the discrimination OF
newspapers. the publishers may continue to
send them until all arrearageS are paid,
III subscribers refuse or neglect 10 take their
newspapers from the office to which they are sent
they are held responsible until they have settled
the bills aud ordered them discontinued.
III subscribers move to other places withoutin
forming the publisher and the newspapers ase
sent to the former place, they are responsible.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22

A crusty old bachelor sends us the fol
lowing conundrum What is the diff
ference between honeycomb and
honeymoon A honeycomb consists
of number of small cells and hon.
eymoon consists of one grand 'sell.'
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22

what do you want p asked Pat.
IN othing,' was the reply. Then you'll
find 1t in the jug where the whiskey
was.'
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-22

This institution is located in one Of the most
beautiful and healthful spots OF the entire ALLIE
gheny region. 1t is open to students OF Doth
sexes, and offers the following courses OF study
!. A Full Scientific Course of Four Years.
2. A Latin Scientific Course.
8. The following SPECIAL COURSES, OF two
years each following the first two years OF
the Scientific Course (a) AGRICULTURE
lbl NATURAL HISTORY lcl CHEMlS-
TRY AND PHYSICS; (d) CIVIL ENG1N-
EERlNG.
4. A short SPECIAL COURSE In Agriculture.
5. A short SPECIAL COURSE in Chemistry.
6. reorganiZed Course In Mechanicle Arts,
combining shop-work with study.
7. A new Special Course (two years. in Lirera-
ture and Science, for Young Ladies'
8. AI;arefully graded Preparatory Course.
g SPECIAL COUSES are arranged to meet the
wants OF individual students.
Military drill is required. Expenses for board
and incidentals very low. Tuition free. Young
ladies under charge OF a competent lady Princi-
pal.
For Catalogues, or other informationaddress
GEO. ATHcRTON, LII D., PRESIDENT
Tyr STATE COLLEGE, CENTRE Co., Pa.