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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09
Chapman Items.
The 18th was celebrated.

Inc 4tn was celebrated.
The fireworks postponed
The rain cut short the Fourth of July
exercises. III. j. Humphrey, Esq, of
Junction City, was introduced on that
occasion at HOgan'S Grove by Judge
Carpenter. Mr.. Humphreys Grafton
was a fine one, and listened to by a
large crowd. The Declaration of indie
pendence was read by ii. NJ. Curtis.
Esq. Fearing a storm of wind and
rain-which followed towards night
the chairman of the day with few ap-
propriate remarks called attention to
the lowering elements and dismissed
the crowd of people who went for home
in hurry. There was a drama and
dance in the evening.
The drama in the Opera House on
the evening was well attended despite
the muddy condition of the street. The
play was well put on the boards and
under the lead of NJ. III. Curtis was well
received. Some of the acting was good
and the players were all home folks.
The work on the new elevator has
commenced, 1t is said the people have
gived very literally towards the build
ing of it in sums running all the way
from so. to 81.
4. J. Poor, Esq. has returned from
his trip in the east. His steam eleva-
tor is doing good business.
The finest kind of new and plump
cabbage heads in the market.
New potatoes are getting to be cheap.
and beets, turnipS and other vegetables
are now quite plentiful.
There was but one knock down. on
the 4th, and that wasn't on account of
whisky. 1t is reported that several
gallons of the genuine ''tangle leg"
came in from other places on that day.
and if such was the case it was un-
doubtedly disposed Of in quantities to
suit the purchaser.
There is lively SANDER suit threat
ened for fact and some one will wish
that unruly member. the tongue, had
been sewed up if it does commence.
Butter was never lower than at pres
ent. Those who are known to make
an excellent article generally get fair
price, especially if they sell to private
persons instead of the merchants.
Town property is down at bottom
figures while farms keep about the old
prices.
The drama, called 1.-The Ticket of
Leave Man, will be played at the OPP
era Hotlse next Saturday evening.
Quarterly meeting at the Me Church
last Sunday.
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ABILENE REFLECTOR.
Thursday, July 9, 1885.
THE NEW RAILROAD


For some time there has been a
'.hum" and puff" with some of the
"schemers'' of the county in the inter
est of securing new railroad for Abb
lene, and their actions have been quiet.
but we see by the Topeka papers Of the
Sth that matters are progressing, and
by the following item from the Cone
TaonaUealth it would seem that we are In
. fair way to have competing railroad
line. The REFLECTOR is ever on the
alert and will keep its readers posted
in the matter, as We are heartily in
sympathy with securing a competing
railroad line. Let the good work go on:
81. R. Burton and Dial Valentine
called last evening. Last evening they
filed charter for the Omaha, Abilene
& Wichita Railway Company. Itpro-
vides for building a railroad from Oma-
Ia to Wichita, through the counties OF
Washington. Clay, Dickinson, Marion,
Harvey, Butler and Sedgwick. The
place of business at Wichita
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A PLEASANT VISIT

~ LEASANI
On Tuesday afternoon Miss NJ. f.
GriSwold'S Art Class in Junction City.
numbering some twelve ladies, arrived
on the mail train, were received and
entertained. by Misses Griswold and
Buckingham at pleasant tea party
given at their residence, corner of
Fourth and Walnut streets. Miss Girls
wold's Abilene class were invited to
meet with the ladies in the evening;
they very cOurteOuSly added enjoyment
to the occasion by taking the visitors
out in carriages to see the city. Each
pupil of both classes exhibited a speci-
men of her wOrk-making a fine cOllec-
ton of decorative and landscape paint
ing, creditable to both teacher and pu-
pills. They all enjoyed a jolly time,
and expressed themselves as being
much pleased with their visit. Mr..
Frank Smith generously put his car
riages at Miss GriswOld'S service for
Wednesday morning, but having made
arrangements to leave for home on the
evening train the ladies were regretful-
ly obliged to decline his offer. The
visitors were, Mrs. G.. A. Rockwell,
Mrs. Sumner Peirce, Mrs. Mcknight,
Mrs. Keihl, Mrs. Schach. Mrs. WEIGH
albaum and daughters, Mrs. Geo. Rey-
nolds, Misses White, Miller and Law
renee. The occasion was a happy
thought Of Miss GriSwOld, and the Re-
FLECTOR hopes such interchahges of
good feeling and sociability between
the good people of our sister town and
Abilene may be many and frequent.
The latch-String is always on the out
side,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09

FINLEY has the largest and eheap.
est nne OF Ladies Hosiery in the CITY
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Mr.. Ed. Veigiard has a tin shop at
1 ms residence 15 q ice on Sixth street, west Of
Ihe N. Z. church. He is prepared to
do 700 and contract work of ANYTHING
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Go to Hollar's Third Street Ba.
kerry for good cheap lunch.
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@7 A. c. Koontz will sell you good
cook stoves from 50 up, and eyery-
thing else in proportion.
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A COMPLETE LINE OF HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC
MEDICINES.

WE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS FOR PHYSICIANS
Having Telephone Communication to any part of the Cit
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4 q - . a
of their lives, they go to bed tiT5@ in
body and depressed in spirit. They can
not sleep. Often they say; 81 was too
tired to Sleep" 1t was nervous excite
ment, BY and by it is nervous prostra.
ton. And then the end is at hand.
The shattered harp may be repaired.
The old house may be patched up. But
neither can ever be made as good as
new. Tho boy was the father of the
man. What was sown in the flesh
grew up and brought forth fruit af.er
its kind.
A few simple rules for the regulation
of a child's life while at school, if faith
fully followed, would train up gen.
Grafton with sounder minds in soundei
bodies than their fathers and thei,
mothers have. /. Let six hours day
be the limit of school hours and study.
2. Allow no study in the evening
3. Make lively exercise and play in the
open air to be required as regularly as
the school. 4. While the school educa
ton is in progress let the child, whether
10y or girl, be restrained from evening
parties and public amuscmcnts that eN
cite and keep them up late and awake
when they ought to sleep.
As 10 Civ ne advice to 9rown-uI
people, business men and professional
men, il is mere waste of good ink ant
paper. When Ephraim is joined t.
idols, you may let him alone. The mai
who works his brain in making none,
or sermons is already OF the balance
and therefore impenetrable by the powe
of argument. You may brighten him
but you can not convince him. Per
laps he will do more work in II shor
life than many who live longer, LII
like candle burning at both ends h
will 90 out in the middle.-Iren9aS, ii
| ~ \. Observer.
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80. ...ss...-.o5, E1G g1s5Ie : oS .a.rs
Steele, real pretty little teacher, driv-
ing the girls back. As didn't know
what l wanted TO go out for went
back, and everything seemed just like
dream. When everything was quiet
my teacher, Mss Small, stood up by
her de and S id:
The girls who did not leave their
seats will arse
-Four girls arose.
You will report ten extra credits.
Those who did not leave the room will
arise.
Seven stood up.
"'Five extras.
''And there l lost all those extras,
when didn't feel the earthquake, and
didn't feel afraid, and only went with
the crowd. l told mamma about il
when got home, and she said l must
not tn nk so much about the extras, but
remember nev,r to leave my seat, as |
might get hurt or hurt some one else in
the rush.
about month after, l felt the old
school shake, and / knew it was an
earthquake. 1t was heavier than be-
fore. and | never saw such excitement
in nv life. wanted to scream at the
top Of my lungs. but l just held on to
my desk and thought of extras. Celia
iiuhv sal JPpos"o ,ne, 1nI was t lno
nr.e9I hSt w. uoo 90" an a.;e oIo puV n'i
"'Save me! oh, save met
ofra;d 70 IL. o,o ' ,S~t daai, o heoan' WI
,',;oht oot H. tSo rnst and 10 thosa
extras Whnn Tho oir,s came ~ tho;,.
=, SonsoS M;ss Snail sold. 0 " NUN
=. w. r'n mo~ now v% ros,,ma vorr s,rdr
inc, 0' '''"' nv" A''"'' '0uA ''"'
SArd M. s.rr,o word Ohor. ox,ros
IwantnJ 70 ory waS so JisoMno;nteJ
I'm Glad 7 heli m hecsnse Miss Steele
wns 6nrt INV tho gir,S rnnning ovor her.
hnt 7 J;J want tbosc sytrasp9 ~
.ye,, twas awiul mean ~ consolod
Nell. .but then Won were rial brave
not to RIM -
Ruth walked IN the window. COM
MIA ning of the cold and sn5danlv
called.
~ Nal,ia 500 oil tbosa rttle wbite
tbin0s coming down.,
"it,s snow Ruth. snow snow snowr'
Ard tba two cousins made a bonnd
for the door and would have gone oui
bare-handed and hare-a 10 ided, il not
called back by Ruth mamma IL was
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SNOW AND EARTHQUAKES.

A True Story OF Two Little Girls, One oI
Whom Wanted to See snow, and the
Other to Feel an Earthquake.
Ruth Chase was looking at the Their
mometer.
"It's thirty-eight degrees, mamma;
isn't that almost cold enough for
snowg"
Eyes, dear, and if this were any place
but San Francisco, l should think il
would snow very soon."
"Oh, l do wish | was Down-easter;
then could say I'd seen snow" said
Ruth, seating herself by the fire.
"Why, Ruth, have you never seen
snow?" said her little cousin Nellie,
who had just come from Maine. You're
twelve and I'm ten, and I've seen just
lots of it, higher than your head"
Him." answered Ruth. "Did goa
ever feel an carthquake?"
mo; have you?"
"Lots of them. Most every year
they shake us up little" said Ruth.
How funnyp remarked Nellie; you
want to see snow, and want to feel an
earthquake. You tell me about earth.
quakes, and I'll tell you about snow. "
"You begin" said Ruth. "How does
snow come DOWN."
at looks just like feathers falling,
and when it's down it looks like
down." and the two laughed merrily
over this attempt at a pun.
II thought it came down like snow
balls, said Ruth.
1--WE make snow-balls." continued
Nellie, land throw 'em at each other,
and have ever so much fun. The boys
make snow-men, and have forts, and we
play so hard we don't mind the cold If
there's hard crust on the snow, we
have splendid sleigh-rides. with hot
eoap-stones to keep our feet warm
Il should think you'd freeze" said
Ruth. Seems TO me we are having
freezing cold weather here:"
Sometimes at home the girls and
boys get frost-bitten; but we most al
ways wrap up very warm. Now you
tell me about earthquakes, Ruth"
why, they just shake, and your heart
jumps into your mouth, and before it
comes out, it is all over and folks begin
to holler,'n described Ruth.
"Did you ever scream, Ruth, when
you felt onc?"
I'm tell you about one that hap
pened two years ago." answered Ruth.
II went to the Denman School, where
go now. As many as eight hundred
girls attend it. The school-house is
very large, three stories and mansard
roof. My room was on the lower floor
in the rear.
Zone morningI was studying away,
and happening to look up | saw the
girls rushing pell-mell out of the door,
screaming and crying. l didn't know
what the trouble was, but l put my
book down and ran, too. Preached tbs
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A QUEER PARTNERSHIP.
House-Building Cooperation Between
Bird and ~ Spider.

House-Building Cooperation Between a
Bird and ~ Spider.
As most of my young readers are
doubtless well aware, there is continual
warfare between the insects and tha
birds, the latter finding in the former
their natural food. Knowing this. any
exception we may find to the r1le must
seem very remarkable, especially when
it is a bird and spider on terms of the
closest friendship, and actually partners
in house-building. The bird is the pur-
pie sun-bird named by naturalists Nee.
tarinia Asiatica. 1t is common in many
parts of India, where it fits among the
trees in gorgeous CARDS OF deep purple
blue, flashing green, gold and yellow.
At the nest-building time, the sun
bird searches the woods until it finds
the large shining web of certain k nd
OF spider This it proceeds forthwith
to appropriate without further cere-
mony, though we can well imagine that
there has been some understanding be.
tween Messrs. Spider L. Sun-bird.
The web is generally spun between
two stout limbs. and upon this web thu
bird begins to place all sorts of rubbish
such as bits of grass or fiber, and piece
of paper and cloth picked up or stoler
from some neighboring camp. At frs
the spider must be somewhat aston
ished at the capacity of its net fol
catching such strange flies. Blu
curiously enough, as fast as the birt
places these objects upon the web, the
spider secures them with its silk, spin
ming industriously and assisting it
friend as much as possible. Finally
when the materials have accumulated
until they reach the limb, they ar,
fastened to it, and bound over anC
over, first by the bird and afterward b,
the spider. Now the nest begins to as
sumo definite shape; in appearance
like bottle, a flask, or dome; the
grass and twigs being generally wound
in and out by the bird and then GOV
cred by the silk of the spider, both birC
and insect working tremendously, unit
they have made a perfect dome-shapet
net hanging in the midst Of the web
partly supported by it and partly hang
ing from the limb. In some nests al
entrance is left at the bottom; bu
usually It is at one side near the uppe
end, with o little platform Or awning
built out over it by the bird, to keel
out the rain.
The nest would now naturally be |
very conspicuous object; but the spider
work is not yet done. 1t continues {,
spin its silkcn web around the nest
carrying the threads from one part t.
another, inward and outward, forward
and back, until finally, after spinnin;
miles and miles of silk, the nest is com
pletely hidden behind a screen of web
Here together, the partners live; tn
spider rearing its young on the outside
and the sun-bird caring for its eggs ant
young within. In this queer partner
ship the spider is, evidently, not tb,
loser, as it certainly gains peace ant
protection from the presence Of its feath
cred friend.-C. b. Holder, IN 50. Mich
OLaS.
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DIPLOMACY.

A COIOred Man Who Doubled the Pro
priety OF Setting Up as a Diplomat.
"Whut YER AK fur desc heah?" sale
an old negro from the bottoms. He hlG
entered the trade emporium of q He
brew merchant and ha / taken up pail
of shoes.
The merchant said that he would al
most give them away.
bought par like 'em at dat sto' on
de naixt cornder," remarked the oil
negro, ''au' de white gtnnerman charged
me er dollar an CT half fur en-.
The merchant, with look OF surprise,
was about to say that his shoes Were
worth two dollars, when tie negro con.
tinued:
HE said dat da wuz wuth mo- but
dat he woul' let me hab 'em so cheap
ease fotch er whole passed. o niggH
cotton pickers wild me Dem fool folks
will do anything tell EN-, an | oughter
be shame myse fur takin' EN- ter en-
or place. | amt gwine ter do it no
mo-, case dan hor me 'sponsible art,r
erwhile eff / keeps carryin' on d S way.
Wall, | mus be gwine. Niggcrs waitin'
fur me down at de levee."
The merchant asked if lie did not
want the shoes.
"Nor. amt particular. Use sor Ell
un'er obligations ter dat man al ]
oughter trade wild him
The merchant, seeing that he could
gain an influential custome;, said tina
he might take the shoes for one do lar.
The sly old fellow gave him the dol
lar and took the shoes. As he wal 20 |
along the street he mu3ed: TAX $ er
cullud gennerman ter git away wild dem
sharp men. l amt got 'nutf 'huence
ter hep er mau ten cents wuf in Il
yeah. Err haw, haw! White man in
po' business when he fool viii me.
Hello, Mandy" meeting u colo-ed
woman.
'Hy'ar, Uncle Pomp, whar yer
been?'
"Been up heah beatin' er white man
outen some shoes. Look heah!'
''Da is nice, sartin' Whut yer gin
fur 'em? Free dollarsP'
dollar. honey.
"Er dollar!''
"Jes like tells yer but Pm gwineter
keep outen dat mans way. Let on like
| had great 'fiuence wild de niggers. FL
haw, haw. Goodbye, chile. Gwine
down heah summers an speckerlate
somebody outen er suit O. clozr."
About four hours later cd Pomr
again met Mandy. ''Loot at desc
blame Shoes said he. "Put en- or
crwhile ergo, an now de sole' is comm
off. l flung my ole ones in de riber in
now l Sc in or putty Xix. clar lei
goodness, chile, it makes me sick tel
see how little hones'ness dar is in di;
hcah worl' O. sin an tracksackzhun. d.
man whut tries ter do right ain t got NJ
chance er tall. 'Twan't fur dat mar
family, Id go up dar an hab hin
rested. Wall, gwine on home, is yer
lisah anybody 'quirin' bout me, tel
'em dat Use pickin' my way long d,
road "-Arkdnsaw Traveller.
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A Pleasant Game.

A pleasant way for party of young
people to entertain themselves at an in
formal gathering is for them to try and
distinguish each other by seeing the
eyes alone,
Pin shawl across the doorway about
five feet from the floor. Cut two holes
in large sheet of wrapping-paper, or a
newspaper will answer the same pur-
pose, which will show the eyes distinct
ly, but will not expose any other part Of
the face.
II any one present possesses talent
for drawing, the paper, which is to
serve as a mask, could be further dec
GRATED with mouth and nose put on
with brush dipped in India ink. This
will add to the grotesque appearance
which the shawl, surmountcd by the
mask, will present. Eyebrows might
also be painted.
When the paper Is pinned above IKE
shawl, the company should be divided
into two parties, one to remain in the
room as spectators and guessers, the
other II go "behind the scenes" (other-
wise the shawD as performers. II
there are over half-dozen of the latter,
line should be formed; the one ut tbs
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CLUB LIST.
THE ONLY THlNGi

What would LIDO for you, sweet one,
To prove shat | love you alone,
You ask:
Heroic pages show no deed
Whose measure would not exceed
No tusk
That love cxnctlng reign hath set
Could my fond passion G er Offset!
My love,
If thou vert Hero, would he
Leander; and the widest sea,
To prove
My ardor would gladly brave,
Though know ng il would prove my graz
Thy smllo
TO win. I'd do and dare and die.
What could dishe1rten me could |
Somewhile
Share thy conpanionship2 For thee.
From all else happy would flee
WITH joy;
Ard Yainly might misfortune fall,
ALdahate and fate and Ill their all
Employ!
All things but ono I'd dare TO show
My love. And thaty ] could not grow
The check
no whisper to thy worldly sire
The mengcr measure of my lire
Fer week.
james 4. VdldiOn, IN ClUreM
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re KISSED THEM ALI.
G,vsrnor Underwood, Of Kentucky,
R?lates a stumpirg Temir-
iscenc,.
Prom the I'iisburx dispatch.

"Keniucky is great State" he
continued. We have Tie handsom.
st women IN the world; We make
the best whisky, have tie miust Ter
tile lands, raise The best horses aud
have The purcst air. What more
could be asked ? In addition to that
our people pull together but they
don't like shubbishness. remember
Jnc Time | was stunping one OF the
mountain counties. bought lwen-
t-tvc dollars worth of nickelS and
put them in my "a idle-bagS. Every
log tbih | would come 10 would
ride up and ask Tor II drink OF water.
Well, out would come little bu, ar
grl with gunrd dippcr OF warm
ater. would take swUllOw, then
drop Il nickle in The clipper. Tn
lit one would run IN aud | Won d
20 on. The child's mother would
zone aud have the fat gentleman
pointed out The consequence was
that | got the vote out of that house.
Well, one morning | rode up To II
house, aud little girl brought me
Ullt dipler of water. ! felt in my
pocket aud discovered that | hadn't
copper SLiltle grit" said |, |
generally have nickle somewhere
about me, but | haven't to-day, so
I'll giye'you what's the next best
thing for girl, and that's kiss"
SO | got down oil my horse and kiss,
her Tor my own litlle blue-eycd
girl al home.
"Anolher little black eyed girl her,
showed up, and | had 10 kis, her fOI
niece of mine whom she looked
like. by this time another little girl
showed up half head taller than
the rest, and not to be impartial !
kissed her, when fund that four 0r
five other girls had gathered, and !
saw was in for it. So commencing
with the smallest kissed each one.
The change in stature was 20 gradual
that didn't notice that the last one
WAS IA fulI-grOwn woman, and right
handsome at that, until | had kissed
her. Looking up | saw that there
were two or three old ladies laugh
ing at me, and, thinking | had made a
bad break, | lifted my hat TO the young
lady and begged her pardon and cx-
planned how it wa, She didn't
seem to mind it much, but the old
ladies kept laughing, and | Tried to
explain it when one of then said :
Wy, durn il, Jedge, she's Bits wife
Well, thought, I'm in for it. That
knocks out all my votes in this nei Oh
borhood. Well, inquired in the
next house who liIl was, and was
told that il was Buck Holmes, the
hardest citizen in Carter county
Next day had to 81 Elk at the Court
house, and when l came up | noticed
gang of about twenty-five rough
looking fellows off at one side, and "a
big siX-foot fclloS was talking 10
them aid ges,icllating with both
hands. Who's that!" [ inquired,
That's Buck Homes and his gang,
was the reply. The cold chills COM
menccd running up my back, and |
shifted my revolver around Wh.re l
could reach it without trout and
then lounged up to hear what he was
saying and get The lay Of the land.
well, Tm blankety BANKED | heard
him say. If the jrdge don't ketch
my vote. No sllob thar, gentleman.
Jest AS soon kiss poor mans wife
as a rich on,'s, by That settled
it. | got l50 mole votes in that
county than any other man on the
ticket.
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KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

Moses Cation will be hanged at
Uniuntown May 8.
Four dwellings were burned in
Hart county last week.
Jas. Boyd dropped dead from his
chair, near Birdsyille, Livingston co.
The Laurel County Circuit Court,
which meets at London 10 day, has
eight mufdcrca to dispose of.
Albert Bradshaw, all old gentle
man II years old, fell into well and
was drowned at Padncah, Tuesday,
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head stands .hird the mask so that ms
eyes are dIst,nsily seen by those in the
room, and another of the performers
asks: who is the ownerg"
liza correct response is given, the per-
formers cap their hands. The one who
has taken his turn goes to the foot OF
th' line, and number two takes his
place behind the screen. After time
the parties change places, and the fun
is renewed. -Hdrper's Young People.