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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
ST. JoE,s COURT HOUSE BURNED.

A Fire Breaks Out In the st. Joe Court
House, and IL is Completely Destroyed
ST. JOSEPH, March 2S-At $50 o'clock
this morning fire was discovered in tbs
court house, which occupies a full square,
bounded by Fourth and Fifth and julie and
Farone streets. The wind was blowing
fresh from the northwest and the smashing
Of the windows created suction which
soon carried the flames through the entire
interior. The walls throughout the build
ing are OF brick and stone and consequently
partially fire-proof. but the flames seemed
to find no hindrance in their mad
career. The late hour of the
morning delayed the giving of the
alarm. Before the department arrived
on the scene it was almost a hopeless task.
From the fact that the flames had spread so
rapidly through the entire place, and the
large stairways which run from the
basement to the dome, that ornamental top,
the pride of the Missouri Valley, was
wrapped in q winding sheet of flames
Despite
THE EFFORTS OF THE FIREMEN
the flames spread foot by foot until the en-
was dOlSlLC> DcloIC lIl6
end was reached the building was in ruins,
entailing a loss of Sis, 900 with only sos
900 insurance. As to the origin of the FIRE
nothing is definitely known. 1t broke
out in the law Office of Vouls
& Vouls on the ground floor, and
must have been slumbering for several
hours. The court house was finished
in 1878, and was looked upon as fire
proof. 1t cost S17S,0 900 and was considered
the finest building in the Northwest Chief
McNutt, of the fire department. was struck
on the head by falling brand, and it is
feared his skull is fractured. The only
other person injured was William johnson.
of the SchuSter, Hax s. Co. bank who sus-
tanned fracture of the right thigh by jump
ing from the second story window. This
is the most destructive fire st. Joseph has
ever known, and even at this hour it is i'm
possible to obtain important details.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
FABLE THE SECOND.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIN WHO HELPED LANE
DOG OVER A STILE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIH WHO HELPED A LANE
DOG OVER A STILE.
Farmer Blackthorn was not the man
to tell tales; and besides Marrish had
made a special and most natural re-
quest that no word should be breathed
of his having been 4 rejected suitOr. SO
much was due, at least, by way of salve
10 mortified pride; and the debtor could
afford to be even more than generous
to the creditor from whom he was so
soon to be free. Whatever Patience
thought, she also held her tongue about
her suspicious. even towards her now
plighted lover: for she was a Lady to
the core, and was not the girl to make
mischief between old neighbors and
friends. AS for Stephen, excellent man
of business as he was. he no more, as
have already said, dreamed of rival
in 'old' Miser Marrish than of-say
the most impossible thing that can be
named.
He had his reward. even more than
Patience herself could give him. 1t
did his heart good to see how Farmer
Blackthorn's back Strengthened itself;
how his eyes frightened; how his voice
recovered a note or two of jollity; how
he began to swagger and patronize-
how, in short, though with a certain
touch of senility. he BECAME Tom Black
thorn of Legs Croft in all his glory
once more. One could see. from his
behavior under hope. in what at least
some of the characteristic causes of his
ruin must have lain. For, of course,
even though Stephen plan should sue
coed to the uttermost, the burden on
the land would not be wiped off. but
simply transferred from Enoch Marrish
TO the land-agents and surveyors whom
Stephen served. Still, il is no doubt
better to be indebted to PARKWAY. i'm
personal creditors than to neighbor
under whose eyes one has to live and
look ashamed, and who knows the Sc
crets of ones affairs; and then, in his
heart, he did not like Marrish over
much. while Stephens only fault was
that he had not sprung from land. For
a yeoman of the Blackthorn caste would
have looked upon marriage with an
Earl as a nlcSdLiidnce if the Peer in
question could not find the root of his
pedigree somewhere under a hereditary
field.
Nor ESQ inconsistent is human ma
ture) was this feeling on the part of
Farmer Blackthorn a whit the less
strong because he had himself COM
nitted a mesalliance; his dead wife
having been not so much as country
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
THE Ex-PRESIDENT'S FAME.
aIr. Arthur Commended Not Because He
Has Done Any Great Coed, But Be

Sir. Arthur Commended Not Because He
Has Done Any Great Coed, But Be
cause He Has Done No Great Wrong.
There is good deal being said in an
indefinite sort of way about the great
credit with which Mr.. Arthur retired
from the Pres dcncy. An amiable dis
position has cropped out almost every
where to award him praise for having
been an excellent President, and yet it
would bother any one to mention in
what particular line of administration
the excellence was shown. 1t may be
that the retiring President proved him.
self to be so much better in the Presi-
Dental office than his previous political
course gave reason to expect that he
would be, that his not turning out as
was expected is emitting him to the
credit of having done exceedingly well.
The credit is the result of surprise and
the merit to which it attaches is more
of comparative than of positive char
acter.
The commentator that rightfully
belongs to the Arthur Administration
is not for anything particularly good it
did, but for its not having done any
thing very wrong. In considering
what great damage the Garfield Admin
istration would probably have done the
country if it had lived out its full term
under the directing influence of James
G. Blaine, the public readily conclude
that President Arthur, if he did nothing
else, still did the country great service
in abstaining from adopting the Blaine
policy of the previous Administration.
But he retires from the Presidency
without having made distinct impress
sion except in social way. The sue
cess of no great public measure marked
his Administration, nor was there any
reform of existing abuses wrought out
during his term to make it distin-
guished. But among society people he
shone as the greatest President this
country has ever had. In this respect
his admirers have great reason to be
proud of him. Other Presidents have
lad distinguishing qualities of different
kinds, but Mr.. Arthur, IN addition to
his being the best dressed President of
the whole lot, will always be d:stin-
gulshed as the Chief Magistrate who
could receive and entertain with the
greatest ease and most polished man.
ners blue-blooded visitors from the ef-
fete monarchs of Europe.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
Could Not stand Being Found Out.

WHEELING, W. Va, March 27.-Last
evening W. d. Gushing, book-keeper at
the Belmont Iron Works, this city, was
arrested for embezzlement of the Com
pany's funds, amounting SO far to 81, 100.
He was held for examination next week
in the sum Of $1,000. At eleven O'Clock
the city was shocked by the report Of the
suicide of Gushing. He was young man,
well thought of in the community, and
held the confidence of his employers.
Cushing was taken before Justice at six
O'Clock last evening, and gave bail for
his appearance next Tuesday. He went
home and shot himself, and died o short
time alterwaTd.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
Cuheb Cigar. I'd be Taxed.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-J. ID. Harvey, Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the First
District of Illinois, received communica-
ton yesterday from j. S. Miller, Commits
sioner at Washington, in reply to two
queries which he had received from the
Wheeler Chemical Works, p Michigan
avenue, and T. c. Ballard, SO and 81 Lake
street in regard to the liability of taxation
on cubeb cigarettes. They were formerly
sold and stamped as patent medicine, but
at present there is no tax being paid upon
the article, notwithstanding the fact that
they are used for smoking like ordinary %
sacco cigarettes.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
AD.plorable ACCIDENT.

81. JOSEPH, March ga deplorabIe ae-
cident occurred ten miles south of st.
Joseph yesterday afternoon about two
o'clock, resulting in young mans death.
Howard G. Deyorss, aged nineteen years,
son of Mrs. NJ. A. Devorss, who lives seven
miles south of the city, short distance
west Of Walnut Grove, was engaged in
hauling logs to saw-mill, and was riding
on green oak log. sixteen feet long and
three feet in diameter, chained 70 wagon,
when the wagon overturned, DevOrss falling
underneath the log. His half-brOther,
James III. Bates. was with him, and did all
in his power to ease his suffering, but was
powerleSs to remove the log.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
A Victim of Strong Drink.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March pa we'll
dressed stranger, evidently suffering from
the effects of prolonged debauch, reg
istefed at the Davis House, on Clark
street, last evening. He had no money,
Saying he had been robbed of over $500
during the day, and left his overcoat in
the Office as security. About $3.50 O'Clock,
while suffering, it is supposed, from
delirium tremens, he leaped from his
window, on the third floor, to the street,
and was killed. Letters found on the
body were addressed to Andrew Reddy,
Quincy, Michigan.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
APPROACHING A SETTLEMENT.
Two Plans Proposed for Settling the Status
of Oklahoma.

Two Plans proposed Tor SETTING the STATUS
of Oklahoma.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Secretary La
mar said to-day that two plans were now
under consideration regarding the Okla
homa matter. One was the appointment Of
a commission to investigate, and the other
was to declare it a public reservation. He
did not know what action would be taken
in the matter, but that it would be settled
in the course of week or so. Messrs-
Clark and Weaver representing the BOOM
ers, had long interview with the Secre-
tary in connection with this matter, during
which they gave number of important
facts as to the present occupants, which
will be laid before the President. One
thing is certain, and that is that no commits
sion has yet been appointed, or even agreed
upon, and all talk that Senators Ingalls,,
Morgan and Dawes have been selected is
based upon rumors.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
The proprietor of a skat,ng-rink

The proprietor OF n skat,ng-rink il
Sing-S;ng lately adopted an ingeniou.
way of hoaxing the public. He offered
a prize for the first successful attempt
to give the meaning of the name ''Bel
vonia," which he had applied to thC
rink. The local editor, school-teachers
and others puzzled over the name, and
finally declared that it was of italian
origin and meant place of beautiful
resort" They were highly indignant
when informed by the proprietor thai
the word hal been coined by his wife,
and had no meaning.-M T. Nail.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
THE North Carolina House of Re,

The North Carolina House of Rep
resentatives on Saturday last. adopted a
design for new State flag. The design
IS as follows: A white bar and a red
bar run horizontally, the red bar above
the white. Near the staff the color is
blue to depth of one-third of the flag.
In the center of this blue portion is the
coat of arms of the State in gold. =
Raleigh (M. CO. Netcs.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02

During the first nine months of
1884, twenfy-four horses, twenty-five
beasts and COWS. 10Y sheep and five
donkeys were run over and killed on
the English railways.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
FACE TO FACE.
a Fact Related in Seven Well
Told Fables.

BY Il. Il. FRANcILLOS,
AUTHOR OF "A GREAT HEIREsS," "QUITs
Ar LAST" A REAL QUEEN" EARL's
DIVE" ETC, ETC
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1885-09-29

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1885-09-29
Missouri HDacific aR'y System.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-25

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-25

moisture i condeIs' i, an dew is depositn 1
On the cold walls. aai may often I've seen
running down them in streams Then the
cellar i. damp. and SON becomes moly To
avoid this t..W II low, uli ouv IL. oyEnc
late al n!.h,-ji,c la>i thing before retiring
There Is IL need To fear that the MI hit air is
unhealthfu,; Il Is aS pure as the air of mil
day, arI !; really d!i.r. The cool air enters
tie apartment du. ;nc the night AMI circu-
latcs tEr"l.h il. The windows should be
tluSel l,,t;rc sunrise in t % mo, ming an 4
kept clu,,-l ana siiad 4 through the dav If
the air Of n cellar i damp 1t may be thor
cuglly dried LY pacing in 1t peck of fresh
line in an open box. a peck of lime will
al ora about seven poun l., or more than
tine, quart, of waite, and in this way cell
lar or mix room "a soon be dried, even in
tie hottest wealth II. \ buSllel of lime alb
serbs twent; seven puunis of water, AMI
sill appears 4. d:y pIwi #. In this con-
dition It wi b. nv useful to spread over
the garden or lawn, or aroun1 truiC trees,
or IT NAV lie used for wh.tewa,n. This pre-
caution Is often nee ess II, in the dairy, be-
cause Of the prevalence, where air is damp,
Il millewS and the various forms of mold.
The grange and red kinlls of mold especially,
VIII CHI sometimes form upon the cream, have
a most in furious effect upon the butter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-25
Kansas Agricultural College.

The new states read lessons to the old
ones not sci ION. Among tbs most prom
islng state agricultural scIools in the Union
is that of Kansas 1t occupies two farms,
of III and loo acres. Buildings worth 500
900 are erected. The stock, tools, furniture
AMI land of the farm are valued at So, 0J0
The annual income from the endowment
fund is s35, 010 meeting all the expenses Of
instruction
This beautiful college is open to both
sexes. Tuition is free. Industrial training
is given to young men in carpentry. iron
working and other branches, AMI to vouns
women i'll biography, type writing, sewing
and cooking. The cooking department Is
conducted Oh scientific principles. Tue 6 ,rls
who 20 on, from the Kansas State college
won't give peopl, nasty boilel black coffee
or green and yellow soda biscuit and Tried
mesSaS.
The course Of instruction is for both the
br aims and the hands. Besides neral farm
ing, the working part of the course includ IS
flower culture, fruit gardening and stock
raising. Not much wonder that kans 5 is
heaving ahead SO bravely.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-25
Perpendic ular Real Estate.

Apropus IL earth. they tell n good
story If Judge jackson. He went out
Ia one nf the new towns of the Far
West. which j. built on side hill.
Real estate was booming and real
estate spectators ilockcd around him
onc III them conducted him To lot
about n desirable for "A residence As u
perpendicular wall and said: There :
the place for YOU. Only six thousand
dollars Amt il iinc?'
"Ah. but its so steep in topography
and price"
That's just IT," said the rcal-cstatc
man. You see that lot below il?
Well the man who owns il will have To
have dirt g. I'LL II up, and he'll give YOU
five thousand dollars for the earth
graded from your lot. -
The next day another rcal-estate man
said I'm show YOU n piece of proper
". There's n fortune in it. Look
there and he pointed down toward
the Ia, below the sidc-hill that the other
spcculator had offered him.
"Ycs. hut look nj that lot above it. "
urged Judge jackson.
That's Just It," replied the specu-
lator. The man who owns il will
give you five thousand dollars for 4
place TO dump the dirt when he grades
down his lot"
The Judge did not buy any pcrpen-
dlcular real estate lercidnd Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-25
Your Knowing Farmer.


People who know everything already
ought to die at once. There is no longer
any occasion for them to stay in this world,
because the earth is the place to learn
That is what we are put here for.
1t makes one melancholy to consider how
many fool farmers there are. or course
they are not among the readers of this
column. But there are armies Of them. A
gentleman whose head was full of practical
agricultural knowledge offered to lectuI o
free to farmers in different parts of the
country. He would go from place to place,
pay his own expenses. and all tie rustics
had to do was to come and hear him. He
had pleasant, entertaining way Of talking,
too. But he could make no Roadway at all
The stupid hard-headed old fellows simply
sneered in their blind, besotted ignorance,
and would have none of him. In one place
. COMMITTEEMAN wrote:
ut 10 Of no use coming here. Farmers do
not believe in science. If you can sing a
comic song l can promise you a good
audience, but as for lecture on anything
useful, much as may desire It myself, do
not believe you would have half dozen
persons" Another said: I'VE have several
young farmers in the place, but do not be-
lieve they would attend lecture on agri-
culture. The young people are too fond Of
easements to attend lectures or ella. SEES
which require any mental effort"
One person to whom the proposition of q
scientific lecture was preached, went 50 far
as to reply: If don't know how to farm
don't want a man to learn me. What dc
know about farming, 1 do know, and what
Idon't know, ldon't want to know"
There you have it. What don know
don't want to know.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-25

We sometimes dream of certain
things we would Ike to do; we even go
No far ~ 10 plan something out. But
We never begin the execution Of them.
Once begun. we should be reasonably
SURF Of carrying them on to compile
ton The real hindrancc is the fact
that we never begin. or course for
anything 81 importance. there is need
that there be wise planning. But plan
ming may be- so elaborate rs to absorb
NIL the energies. and the execution
never be undertaken. The men who
achieve are those who go ahead, plan
or no plan and do something. The
great works Of the world have been ac-
complishcd because those concerned
have started them. made beginning,
and then carried them through. This
u equally true in proportion on
smaller scale In the private sphere
MANY III us can accomplish much
morc than we do by simply going
ahead aud doing the things that pre-
sent Themselves To be done. This ap-
plies. Of course. more especially to
work aside from but collateral to our
ordinary avocation. r. Exchange.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-25
The Silver Question.

There Is n young lawyer in our town
who. among other things, is noted for
his ready wit. Fortune once smiled
kindly upon him, hut now the chilly
breath Of her disfavor follows him
wherever he goes. and he is in constant
need II money. Recently he was APP
preached by man who inquired of
him burrichly whether Government
promissory note for two dollars was a
good bill.
Yes, II Is good" replied the law
yer. hastily scanning the bill and I'M
mediatcly placing IL in his pocket,
Please give u To me?' said the
frightened interrogation.
II never give advice under two dol
lars. replied the lawyer; but as am
a humanitarian and . patriot, having
the interest Of my country at heart,
take this silver dollar. which am GER
tain l. sure Ia go into speedy circula-
ton. thereby doing your family a SER
vice and saving the Treasury Depart
ment nj Washington with being bur.
dened with at least one chunk of sill
YER"
THE silver question did not trouble
that unfortunate client Albany Er.
presE,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-25
JiAAM zGARDyEI9


This week @.vu Ihz home Of the farmer
WHO la, FOLLOW 81 HI ourc,. on -cl" Itlticaliv.
I'll tie La. bet, -. v Il -. Ii" has studied
lro * and la.er' On az liturH He has
ar,el on tn = n iv."e a..n above all followed
the bidding 81 Ia, own common sense and
''gunptiun." TIL now 10 i, comfortable for
lie Bu; he do not II ard his money. or
put i. cut AT u>urrfs ii crest. Tie spen Is
It on his firm an.i far.ir. Getting returns
hundred fold. For ul.,- thing, he has built
4 hom. YOU see here Tie mod 'rn house
i, usually planned ii TIL shGp, OF partial
or entire cross. 1t j. In It o. wool or brick.
a ora c iooS',, or g. M 10 nla',cc4i IL
pIn".> u,ol th' oil i -. he new Ia 'hion
q: i, may bccove",'d with r.mmei Singing
ali over the out-.J, q. i. walls. which IS
ornamental, bat rather exp nSive. lie
porch is in front, with bar wind w At the
SD. Where poSs bl, the bay window
shoull lo)i towards tn, south and east.
1h'n it can he convert. alto wlndow gar
den lha: VIII liiaae iii-. interior looi Like 4
slice OF paradise. A !aple system oi w..ter
piping heated bv a kerosene lamp, will
keep this window gari.l warm in winter.