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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19
FARM AND Fn?ESlDE.

Animals should not be allowed Il
drink from freshly painted trosghs.
Bone meal is an excellent ingredient
10 mix in with the grain given to young
stock. especially colts. which should
have ground oats as soon as they are
! weaned.-RHrdL NelD Yorker.
Oats and rye are very similar to
each other in composition. To make a
[ good feed for horses corn should DC
mixed with them A bushel of rye, two
bushels of oats and five of corn. ground
together. will make excellent food
Prairie Farmer.
-HaSty Cup Pudding: Beat four
spoonfuls of flour with a pint of milk
and four eggs to a good batter; nutmeg
and sugar to taste. Batter teacups. fill
! them three parts full and send them to
the oven. VIII bake in a quarter of an
hour.-Albdny Journol
Sponge Ginger Cake: Two and a
half cups of New Orleans naelasses. one
cup of butter. one cup of sweet milk.
three and a half cups of sifted flour
good meaSure), three eggs we'll beaten.
nutmeg. cinnamon and ginger to the
taste, two teaSpoonfuls of soda dissolved
in little milk and added the last thing.
THE household.
"A common bread pudding may be
improved bv putting a sort of finish on
the top of the whites of two eggs, two
tab!eSpOOnfuls of sugar and four table
SpoontulS OF cocOanut. If you choose
you can use chocolate in place of coeOa-
nut--E,gchdnge.
This is an excellent recipe for Gr3-
ham gems. and differs from any before
given: One cup of Graham flour, one
cup OF fine flour. two eggs. two cups of
sweet milk. ne-fourth of a teaspoonfuI
OF salt. Have the gem pans hot and
the oven hot. and twenty minutes will
be long enough to bake them.-CleUe-
land Leader.
-Ol-clOth must be wiped perfectly
dry as it is washed. Use little SOAP.
and this in tepid water. Change often.
A good brush and piece of dry flannel
Will make oil-cloth look like new. espe-
C ally If linseed oil OF skim milk be well
rubbed in after washing. If, in addi-
ton to these precautions, they are var
nshed annually, they are almost indie
Struetlblc--BOston Budgei.
Feed and pasture in abundance are
what make fine fat hogs and healthy
pork. The little pigs are often trouble
some, and the farmer shuts them I'D in
close pen Just to keep them out of
mischief, and consequently they are de-
prlved of grass and green food at the
very time when it is most important
they should have this kind of food. To
avoid the mischief which little pigs may
do by running wherever they please,
and at the metime allowing them the
advantages of pasture, every farmer
should have a lot of ample size. so
fenced that the smallest pig can not
escape from it, and then turn them
loose and let them enjoy full liberty
N. T.. Tribune.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19
VACCINATION.
The German Medical Profession in Favor
of Several Pustules.

The German Medical Profession in Favor
of Several Pustules.
The question whether one or several
pustules should be made in vaccnating
is one that is hardly raised at all in this
country. Even in the elaborate and
careful article upon the Technics of
Vac cination," by DR.. Foster, in pep
per's System of Medicine, no reference
is made to the matter. Yet it is well
known that the profession in Germany
have very settled convictions that
several pustules should be made. The
German Commission which met years
ago at Berlin to discuss and formulate
conclusions upon the subject of vaccina-
ton took up. among other things. this
point: lin what relation" it was asked,
''does the number of vaccinia pustules
stand TO the protective influence of the
vaccination"
According to DR.. Koch. out of 7O3
smallpox patients in the Stockwell
Hospital there died, of those having no
scars, AZ per cent; of those having Door
scars. % per cent; of those having one
good scar. 5.3 per cent; having two
good scars. Al per cent; having three
good scars. 2.S per cent; having four
or more scars, IL per cent From this
it would be inferred that a person
having four scars on his arm is almost
certain. even if he gets smallpox. to &C
through it safely. Koch himself takes
the position positively that the pro
tective power ofvaccination is in direct
relation TO the number OF vaccine
pustules.
Prof. Grosshelm cited cases to show
that in revaccination the virus takes
less often on those who have several
scars. Similarly. Siegel found that
among children presented for revacci.
nation. the successes were the rule if the
child had but one scar. and the ex.
ception if it had four to eight.
Arnsperger had observed during
smallpox epidemic that the protective
in fiuence of the vaccination increased
with the number of the scars.-M e1lic0
Record.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19
TOGETHER.

The summer time is brief.
when the brier is in the leaf,
And the aTrRs of the heaven is blue;
There's not cloud to day.
Search we near or far away,
Only sunshine. only sunshine, for US two.
The dimpinR water calls.
The tide to landward crawls,
a all G spread the sal or dip the oar,
And steer for Tynt3gl,
Or what fairy coast you will,
Whatever misty, far, romantic shore?
Tho nymphs and nereids there
May twist their sea-weed hair
And the sirens sing their sweetest melodies
While we Goat and feat along
To the echo of their song,
Out on the mystcr.O Gus, STORED seas.
We may lean upon the oar
And listen to the lore
That the breakers whisper in our car;
We may catch the sigh, alas!
Of drowning folk who pass
/ or beyond us TO some unrepOrted sphere.
But perhaps the wind may rise
And touch us as ii flies,
And the white squat follow in our wake:
nd sweep us farther stu,
With its resistleSs will,
From The ilower-haunted strands we hope TO
make.
Yet cngulfed IN bitter death,
with fainting, failing BREATH
Touching land unknown in any chart,
What to US the waning light
of the planet in its fight,
So We neither live, nor die, apart?
--.hdiU ". Prescott, in EdipeI'S BdzGr.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19
CO TO TIE
Observation-Disclosures
81 Miles n 9TH of

1REkoIH, 8AAN8A>S,
For ynur Fruit and Orssam ental Trees. con
sistIng of the following Kind of Trees, Vines.
Ounce. Ap-ieors, Crab. Ap pies, Juneberries.
RaspoerriBs. BlackDcTEses, Strawberries Cur
rants GoOsoberrIes, Pc u ant, and all kinds
of Shade Ts-es and Enovs ring Shrubs, Ever
Illiaois Potatoes, tv0wB ks earlier than the
Early Rose or Early Yer mOnf; COOKS dry and
mealy; can use them rnen emily half grown
will glsara ntee Dotstoss large enotagh TO uea
Ia six weeks from time of planting.
III you need anything in ihe above line yoa
I'll saIs money bs calling en- or addressing
g EiCks0lTZ- Detroii. kas
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19
STRANGE LAWS.
Tobacco Presented to Every Jury in the
District of Columbia.

! Tobacco Presented to Every Jury in the
District of Columbia.
There are some peculiar customs in
connection with the administration of
the courts of the District of Columbia,
relies of the old Maryland laws, but one
which strikes the ordinary observer as
the most peculiar is that which requires
winning party to civil suit to pay for
the tobacco that the jury which tried
the case is supposed to have used during
happens sometimes that not one of the
jurors uses tobacco in any form, and
vet the pound of tobacco or it's equiva-
lent has to be paid the foreman of the
jury the instant verdict has been
given. As litigants or their attorneys
are not in the habit of carving so much
tobacco in their clothing. for custom
requires 4 pound be given the jury, the
lawyer on the w ming side as soon as
the verdict is recorded hands the fore
man of the jury one dollar which is
just as good as the pound of tobacco.
Sometimes a jury will try several cases
in day. If they do they will get one
dollar for each case from the winner.
The juries put all their tobacco money
together. and at the end of the term
divide it among themselves. reserving
sufficient sum to buy for the foreman of
the jury cane, some kind of 4 present
for the baTiiffs who attend the jury and IA
bouquet for the Judge who holds the
court. The jury has legal claim for the
pound of tobacco in every ease, but
there is no case recorded where the
tobacco has been refused and a test ease
was made. On the criminal side of the
courts the Judges can, if they desire,
impose fines of pounds of tobacco in
stead of dollars. The penalty for wife
beating is from ten to one. hundred /
pounds of tobacco under the old laws. /
The old laws, however. are seldom if
ever entered, for most of them are sup
planted by modern ones. Under the /
former the courts can pierce hole with /
Il red-hot iron through the tongue of .
every one who blasphemeS the Creator.
but they do not do it. There IS. how
ever, just as good law for it as there is
to hang persons in this DISTRICT uSG-
sisgtOn Cor ~ Y. Herald.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19
THE SWISS GUARD.
Description of the Soldiers Who Guard
the Vatican.

Description of the Soldiers Who Guard
the Vatican.
The Pope has his own soldiers, who
are not very many. and who generally
act as guards to the various parts of the
Vatican. Behind the bronze doors.
which arc enormous barred gates, we
saw some of these soldiers, one oil
whom VIII ask us for our psr,noSsoS, OF
permits. | am sure YOU never beheld
military gentlemen like them before.
They are called the Swiss, Guard, and
are dressed in a uniform of flowing
tunic and breeches. fOrmed of broad
perpendicular stripes of black, red and
yellow. long stockings striped in black
and yellow; and on state occasions they
wear brass helmets with heavy white
plumes. and carry halberdS or pixies
with ax-heads at the ends. The officers
dress, of the same design. is of bright
silk, and they make "a dazzling appear
ance. These men appear as if they be-
longed to the Middle Ages and had.
nothing to do with orr modern times ,
and they very properly seem so. for
thsir uniform was designed by Michael
Angelo. not long after the discovery nj
America, and their costume has nevqr
been changed. It used TO be the custom
Of many of the pOtentateS of Europe 80
have personal guards composed of
Swiss soldiers. as, they were considered
more honest and Trustworthy than any
others. In Walter SCOTS "Qu4Atin
harvard " yoH'will sarn a great deal
about the Swiss guards Of France In
Paris the porter at the doors of great
houses is stilhOften called "phe Ssiss,"
although he is aimest always French
man. And these. guards of thu Pope
are now Italians Snr they stiN rcta n
the old rasne.-Fsa;ak r. StocktOH, ia
81 NicHOIas
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19
The Dating Of Checks.

a business man. going away for s
brief absence. dated a check payable ia
the order of his book-kecpe< two da,
ahead, and told the book-Seeper if he
had not returned by noon of the day OF
the date to draw the money for use in
his business. The book-keeper changed
the date from the 22d of the month to
the 2lst. ard on thai day drew the
money and ran away. The signature
was genuine. the amolnt was I'M
changed, the Endorsement was correct,
but the court held that the alteration OF
the date amounted to forgery, and that
the check thus altered gave til. bank no
authority to pay the moaey. The
amount was therefore recovered, and
the bank had to bear the loss---N. u
Times.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19
SHOEMAKiNG,
Trade Which FIourished Long BefoFs
st. Crispin's Time.

St' OrikplhS Time.
Rude drawings were seen on the
walls of Thebes (B. C. 1869 of shoe
makers performing their tasks, showing
the trade to be extremely ancient as
well as eminently respectable; and we
read in Homer of princes manufacturing
their own shoes. They have been made
OF various material-hides. flax, silk,
cloth, wood. iron. silver and gold-and
in great variety of shapes. plain and
ornamental. Among the Jews they
were made of leather, linen and wood.
Soldiers made them of brass and iron
tied with thongs. To put off the shoes
was an act of generation. The Asiatcs
and Egyptians wore shoes made out
OF the bark of the papyrus. Among
the Greeks the shoe generally reaches
to the mid-leg. like what we now
call ''bOOts." Ladies, rs a mark
OF distinction, wore sandals-a sort
OF loose shoe. something like the
modern slipper. The Roman shoes
were CT two kindS-the caIceus. which
covered the whole foot and the soeIa.
which covered only the sole. and
was fastened with thongs. Ladies of
rank wore white aud sometimes red
shoes; other women wore black. In
the ninth and tenth centuries the
greatest princes of Europe wore
wooden shoes. or wooden soles in
stead, fastened with leather thongs. In
the eleventh century the upper part of
the shoe was made of leather and the
sole of wood. The SaxOns wore shoes,
or such. with thongs. In the year 1920.
in the reign of William Rufus, the great
dan ly ROBERT was called the hornet
because he wore shoes with LONG points.
stuffed, turned up and twisted like
horns. Shoes of this kind became fash
ionable. and the toes continued to in
crease in length until, in the time of
Richard H., in 1890. they had attained
such an enormous extent as to be fast
ened to the garter by chain of silver
or gold. The clergy declared vehe-
mently against this extravaganza; but
the fashion continued, even for several
centuries. Chicago Interior.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19

thoroughly accustomed to floods. Some
families on the low ground near the river
were washed out regularly every spring,
and accepted the misfortune calmly as a
necessary part of the inevitable spring
cleaning, so the warning blast was less
effective than perhaps the foresight of the
Trumpet deserved.
Happy is the bride the sun shines on,
quoted Stephen grimly, as he stood at his
chamber window carefully examining his
revolver; land blessed is the corpse that
the rain falls upon" he added a moment
later.
Mods premises adjoined his, and she saw
it all. The marriage ceremony was to take
place at nine O'Clock, and the happy pair
were to go directly to the railway station.
"Will he be at the church," questioned
Mod of herself, "or at the railway" and
could not answer. What shall don she
cried miserably; so, my God! What
shall do:"
He was not among the spectators whom
even the pouring rain could not keep away
from the church door, and, once satisfied
of this, Mod turned her steps toward the
station. There he was, sure enough, deep
in conversation with a railway official
There was a strange glitter in his eyes,
and his dark, handsome face was deadly
pale. From head to heel he was buttoned
carefully into shining rubber coat. and
49, 'n'e III AiS ooSOul lay narHn-
less looking little toy, as bright as a Jewel,
that needed TO be kept dry.
Incased also in rubber, and wearing
heavy green veil, 1t was easy for the girl
to have passed him unrecognized and
establish herself in the door of the ladies'
waiting room, towards which his back was
turned as he leaned shoulder against the
wall, and whence she could have reached
out her hand and laid it on his shoulder.
"Goin' awav:" asked the official, with
that falling infection which denotes q
question in Smoketon.
"Not exactly" replied Stephen, with a
grim laugh, "but know a fellow that is:
pretty far, too. / came to see him OFF,
''Oh!" said the official. swell, he won't
get pretty far to-day. Tracks flooded in
every direction; rivers on a regular hish.
Amt q train came in this mornin'; and
meme amt COMM"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19

any person who takes inc paper regu
!arly from the post-ofiice, whether directed tC
his name or whether he is q subscriber or not
Is responsible for the pay.
The courts have decided that refusing u
take newspapers from the post-ofice, or re
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19

There is great rivalry among Ger
man cigar manufacturers in the packing
of their goods. First one and then an
other has made attempts to produc,
tasteful and artistic wrappings unit
many manufactures now require *
keep miniature picture galleries for the
purpose of supplying the ornaments.
wrappings of the cigar boxes which
leave their establishments
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19

"A man in Boston attempted to rob
the money drawer of the Methodist
bookstore. A young lady, seated at
the further end of the room and out of
sight of the man. observed his actions
by aid of mirror. gave the alarm and
mad him arrested. -B0st0R Herald
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19

"A Partisan signboard reads: "La.
dies and gentlemenS outfits on hirs
for balls and marriages. Black dress
coats and pumps. Bridemaas let oui
By the day.n
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18
The Man who Knows Il All.

Yes, we all know him, sad TO say,
That man of awful gall,
He lives next door to each OF us,
The man who knows it all.
He always knows just what to do,
His pride will never fail,
He'll always tell you just what's what,
The man who knows it all.
When making an invention great,
Or building a stone wall,
He'll surely come and prove you wrong
The mar who knows it all,
You're sure to find him everywhere,
In house, street, shop or hall,
No matter where he is he's still
The man who knows it all.
And sure of all the curses dire,
We've borne since Adams fall,
This buIden is the heaviest far,
The man who knows 1t all.
In painting, drama, music, law,
All matters great or small,
He criticises and condemns,
The mar who knows it all.
And when great Gabriel comes to blow
The last grand trumpet call,
He'll say your tuneis rather fat"
The mar who knows 1t all.
G., L. B.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18
A OF TRADE.
Annual Election of Officers Last
Night.

AT the meeting of the board Of trade
last evening the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
E. l.. Shugart; first Vice president, w. G.
James; second vice president, W. A,
Wood; secretary, E. FL. Odel'; treasurer,
j. @. De Haven. Executive committee,
l.. g. Baldwin, 7. j.. Evans, j. Z. Cas-
ady, l.. Everett, L. Beesley.
Judge James reported some favorable
facts concerning the proposed bridge be-
tween Omaha and Council Bluffs.
= The executive committee was instruct
ed to canvass for more members and to
mature plans for the erection of a board
of trade building.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
DOOMED TO DIE.
A Motion for a New Trial Overruled
and Sentence Passed.

The case of DR.. Gross, found guilty of
the murder of DR.. McKune, was yester.
day called up In the district court at
Glenwood ON a motion for a new trial.
The court overruled the motion and
passed sentence to the effect that Cross
should be hung on the 10th dsy..of June,
1886. He will in the meantime be con-
fined in tae penitentiary at Fort Madi-
son.
This decision was expected and the
only hope of his friends now lies In an
appeal to the supreme court which will
be taken at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18
Maryland, Ny Maryland"
Prettv VIVA.

Pretty wives,
Lovely daughters and noble men"
My farm lies In q rather low and NIL
asmatlc situation, and
my wife l'
"Who %
"Was a very preaty blondel'
Twenty years ago, Became
"Ssllowl'
"Hollow-eyeil'
"Witheree and aged"
Before her time, from
"Malarial vapors, though che made no
particular complaint, not being Of the
grumpy kind, yet causing me great unea.
slness.
"a sbott time ago l purchased your
remedy for one of the children, who had
= very severe attack of biliousness, and
It occurred to me that the remedy might
help my wife, as 1 found that our little
girl upon recovering had
Lost"
"Her ssllowness, and looked as fresh
rs a new blown daisy. Well, the story
Is soon told. My wife, to-day, has gain.
ed her old time beauty with compound
Interest, and is now as handsome a mat
ron If / do say 1t myself as can be found
in this county, which Is noted for pretty
wo men And / have only Hop Bitttrs
TO thank cor 1t.
'Thc dear creature just looked overmy
shoulder, and Gays i can flatter equal to
the days of our courtship,' and that re.
minds me there might be more pretty
wives If my brother farmers would do as
l have done"
Hoping you may long be spared to d
good, | thankfully remain,
O. L, JAMES,
Beltsville, Prince George Co., Md.
May Goth, 1883.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR RENT

have a double store building, 10 Iooms, pArtitioDed
of, elegantly papered, supplied with water from the
water works, good brick cellar, SUITED for restaurant,
laundry, boarding house, merchAntile bushes IS or
resident property. Also large t~wo-story frame
dwelling With 10 rooms two cellars, etc, etc, suited
for boarding house, private residence, hospital, etc. ,
opposite the city buildings and city mArlet for rent
cheap. W. Il. VAUGHAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18
To Get Rid nf Misery,

What Is the use Of suffering fr IN dys-
pepsis, nervous prostration or debility,
when Browns Iron Bltters will tom you
up and cas- these horrors out2 There Is
joy in every b. tie Of this tonic 1t
makes bad oil cd good, and bids di nal
people be che er III. IL brings good cheer
to the dinner taole, and makes the family
happy. 1t ori yes sway the blues, and
helps you to Ell y u he rty laugh. And
all the ~rssEec'ab druggists keep It.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

Yesterday mornings BEE contained a
dispatch telling Of the lynching of a man
named Bell at Pierre, Dakota. This
Bell Is the one who shot and killed
Charles Austin on Pearl street in 1870.
He was sentenced to ten Year,, but was
pardoned after serving two years.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

No well regulated household should be with
ut q bottle Of ADgo,tura Bitters, the world
fonowned appetizer and invigorator. Beware
J counterfeits. Ask your grocer or druggist
for the genuine article, manufactured by DIR.
i. G. B. Siepert & Sons,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

The word Iowa has heretofore been
said to mean "Here l Rest," but a re
cent writer In the 'Iowa Historical Rec
ord, declares 1t signifes "The Sleepy
People"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

"That tired feeling" from which you
suffer so much, particularly In the morn
Ing, is entirely thrown off by Hoods Ssr-
saparilla.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

There. are 623'325 Odd Fellows In
Great Britain, a gain of 38,377 during
last year. The number ofdeaths In 1884
was 7,07S.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

a CARO.-To all who are suffering from errors
and indigestioBs u youth, nervous weakness early
decay, loss Of manhood, etc. | will send q receipt
remedy Was discovered by 3 missio mar to outh
America. Send self addressed env slope REV. 10.
sHPH l. INMAN Station I'D " New ork
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

A Columbia river falmon, sent as q
present to Queen Victoria, went through
from Portland to London in fourteen
days and reached Windsor Castle In good
condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

Woonsocket, Il. L., with 10000 popu-
%lation, claims o be the largest town In
the United States, an application for a
city char or never having been made.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

Those Complaining of Sore Throat or
Hoarseness should use Browns BRONCHIAL
TRoCHKs. The effect is extraordinary, par
ticulsrly when used by singers and speakers
for clearing the voice.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

The European and American forests
cover ~ times the area Of the known
ceal measures of the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-18

None genuine without q bunch OF green Hops on
the white label. Shun all tho vile, poisonous stun
with "Hop' or Hops In their name.