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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
DELICIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
Mrs. Ezra Abbott has presented to
he Harvard Divinity School TIE greater

Mrs. Ezra Abbott has presented to
the Harvard Divinity School the greater
na-t Of her late husbands theological
| library. The gift includes nearly 1,G00
volumes
Charles B. Richards. workman
and later a superintendent in Colts
Pistol Works. Hartford. has been chosen
10 fill the chair OF DyGamics n Yale
Collcge. -HQrJf6rd CoHrGg:.
Wien a visitor at the Carlisle In
dian School asked young cheyenne
OIL If she was n member: Of = church,
she answered: ..NCt much; just q lit
tie, ''-R1i!GGelpttG Ii9slcS.
The Yale Freshmen have bon
measured. With The foiio.r n rcs,i >:
Average he:gh,. 10 inc;es: circum-
ference OF chest, 20 inches; breadth Of
shoulders, l6 inches: weight, 1874
pounds. The average are OF the class
is 10 years l month AMI II days.
The Boston Schocl Committee has
found i necessary to caution teachers
against sending 10 the home Of absent
pupils 10 INQUIRE as 10 The causes of alb
seuce Many OF those absent nave been
found suffering from contagious di>ea y
O.. and there has ieen DANGER of iE!cc-
ton b. exposure CT the p"pl sen, to
inquire Boston IOs:.
The next American aU:l.Cr 10 be
introduced into the French schools is
Emerson. Unlike Lang:cl.ow. whose
works were especially japtad for the
girls wees. Emerson. as 4 more Ci.li-
cul5 a4.i'or. Is t. BE- rescr7ea TO- the
presumably mo-c rc!ust iutrltccts o.:
youa,- N n. sc ;;.-i, Q; cGi-i-c ard
explaining thc writings ii tae IN ljso-
pier VIII naturally b. Greater ,iias la.
OF Illustrating the narratives OF tie
poet.-N. !. Tribune.
Edward Everett Hale has been tell
ing Boston audience how he would
run 4 school. He wouidrecocnize each
boy's drift. Then he would have hall
time and full-time courses; that IS, COM
p!ete courses requiring only thirteen
weeks attendance, as well as courses
covering period of forty-siX weeks.
This would be half-time study, but it
would be concentrated, and q boy could
begin one year Just where he left OF the
preceding. We should gain regularly
where now we have irregularity; we
should know our work, ana the boy
would have time to earn somethiag.-
Boston Journal
Secretary Teller shows in his an
rU&l report that the Indians are max
ing commendahle progress in cduca-
tio2. During the past year new school
buildings have beef: erected at several
Of the agencies. FIVE new boarding
schools and twelve new dav-schools
have been added to the list. There arc
now eighty-one boarding schools, sew
enty-six day schools. and six industrial
or manual labor schools under Govern
ment control. Fourteen b. riding AMI
four day-schools are supplied with
teachers and other employees by some
one of the various religious denomina-
tions, the Government paying 4 stipu-
lated price for the care and education
OF the children therein, There are also
t'7enty-three schools maintained by
churches and associations without ex-
pensc to the Government.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
THE MEMORY OF THE PAST.
L Word About Those Who Liyed Long,
Long Ago.

Long Ago.
Judge J. r. Swan, who recently died
az Columbus, O., native of the town of
Western. IL This county. wrote as follows
to :: friend few months before his death:
''As one grows old (at least l do) one
recalls more frequently and wildly the
past with me it is Western-the fish
ing for minrOws and trout with YOUR
brother. Tie :, hool house with its
seats made Il the outside plank of
sawlogs, the bark adhering to the IN
dcTs' q. and the auger holes into which
tie IL : were driven showing on top;
the enormous fireplace in the school
room: the air loaded with the smell of
bread and butter. brought in baskets
made by the Indians. the schOol-house
too far OF from houses of the children
to go home for their dinner. Then the
cake filled with cori&nGer seed, which
Mrs. and Ann Floyd gave Us (when we
stopped on our way to SCHOOL, at Gen
erai Fioyd's. The Barlow knife and
the gilt-covered primers of the House
That Jack Built and Blue Beard,
and the red Morocco caps for children,
these gave full qualification. Then a
great event was keg OF oysters brought
by sleigh from Albany. Sugar plums,
the outside sugar and beautifully
colored and the inside sweetened flour
o. whiting. Barefoot, of course, in
summer; but the shoemaker went from
house 10 house in the fail and made
our shoes. How pleasant it was to
watch the work on our shoes and an
:icipate the time when they would be
finished, and then put the precious
things under our pillow the first night!
Popguns of alder, whistles of butter
nut, jewsharps and kites filed the place
and were probably quite as enjoyable as
the thousand kinds of toys of the
present. There were eight children in
my fathers family then, and my mother
made their stockings and winter coats
and trousers from wool to completion.
Pretty well for a merchants wife. y
Rome IN 7. Sentinel
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

A graduate Of Yale College, Dr.. Sau,n:l
K. Cox, d. D., Practical and Analyticii
Chemist, Washington, D. c., makes Ill.
following Official statement: {" To thc
thousands whose systems instinctively
shrink from the use Of Morphia and Opium.
and especially to mothers, who justly drca',
the evil, and at times, fatal effects Of these
dangerous drugs, the Red Star Cou2h Care
must prove boon. 1t is not onl;- entirely
free from all opiates, poisons, and emetics
(e thing which not one cough preparation
ten car boas5), but it is altoEe5Le r an
original and most happy combination of
the best remedial agents, and is as harm
less IS it is effective. l base this assertion
on careful analyses and numerous practical
tests-the latter in every case resulting in
q speedy cure.
The Charles A Vogeler Company, Balti-
more, Maryland, are the Sole Owners and
Manufacturers of this valuable ,medy.
The Head of the Baltimore Health Depart
mcnt, D.. James A. Steuart, one of the
most eminent physicians in America, says:
"IJ suCplants the Objectionable and harm
full features OF other cough mixtures"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
PUNSENT PARAGRAPHS.

Boston is believed to have more
music teachers than any other city in
the United States.
More than 5000 horses die every
week il London. This is what makes
alligator leather so cheap over there
IajiadcLphid Press.
An Old maid in Nashville keeps a
parrot which swcarS, and monkey
which chewS tobacco. She SAYS. be-
tween the two, she doesn't miss a hus-
band very much.-AicrcFan TrGcelcr.
1t is said that when the left ear
''hurns' somebody is talking Ill about
You: and you may have noticed that the
left ear burns about ninety per cent.
oftener than the right ear N. I.
HerQN.
A Young man who left home In
Connecticut several wears ago to seek
his fortune, recently wrctc from Texas
saying: Il have settled hare" Il has
since TRANSFERRED that he was RIGHT. He
had settled at twenty cents on the dol
lar.
"A Pittsburgh woman shot and killed
a man in that Town recently because slie
Loved him" 1t is pleasant. 10 doubt.
TO be loved, but this business OF having
it shot into a fellow is accompanied BY
IFS Observation-Disclosures HaWG;-
eye.
Can any one explain why a New
England schonl-marln walks around =
chair before she sits down?-Brccb!gL
Times. Certainly. 1t is to get on the
other side. We never like to see arv
one in doubt when it lies in our power
TO relieve his anyiety.-EoS'cn Host.
Some people make mistake in
confOuadin~ the word "pleasantries'
with humorous" There is a fiu,. dis
tinction TO be dawn. Many editors
have lost their positions by getting Il |
humorous paragraph in pleasantly
coiumn.--fcck'S SIM
Il gentleman was telling :. tale Of
dec2 distress to Quaker, oGe dar. anlf
concluded by saying: y cou,d not but
feel for him" ''Vc.ilv. friend" repIje.l
tie Q:laker thou didSt r;~ht in that |
thou di;!St feel for thy neiehbor: bit
didSt thou feel in the right placc-d:d;:
eiA''' 4S'i AZ O-tS I'ochct-
-'-T.ie only serious mistake I made
during my professional career" re-
marked phys c;an. was when I cut
Tie wrong l.c OF 4 patient 1t resulted
IN losing both LEGS, poor fellow" Il
suppose when he learned of Your mis-
.a.le he became very Indignant. and
made a great Kick. diln't hep Well.
yes. he ber;:Ine very Indignant. bu. he
iida { make a great kic,;. y. }.
Saa.
Now. sir" said the P.csccut,n.
Attorney. pompou>ly. Won are 4 r..ii.
cad man. you say. Now. ST. lets cee
iow much voa know about vo:ir bus
icSS. sir. What motive. Sir. las vour
'oHipany for running It's trains through
he city faster than the ordinances lie
ree?" WHAT motive?" Yes, sir. what
motive? Come sir!'' ..Why, Iocon,o-
i've. l should say" The witness was
med for contempt of court CHICAGO
Wees.
There Is q story of man who was I
ried for stealing pair of trousers. He
Fas ably defended and the jury brought
I verdict ofnot guilty. The prisoner
ounsel collected his fee and then said
D the vindicated statesman: We'll. res
ut. You're free. 'si'll wait till he
oes. returned the victim of SANDER.
oiiiting to the plaintiff. Il don't want
i'm to see me. :" ''Why not?" Cause
re got them breaches On. Puck.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
VALUE OF LABOR.
How Labor May Increase the Value ci
Metal to 1IoresTIIan Forty Times its First

How Labor May Increase the Value 81
Metal to 1IoresThan Forty Times its First
Cost.
A school reading book of the last
generation had an article on the me-
chanic arts in which was a remarkable
statement OF the immense increase OF
value impaired to a pound of iron when
manipulated and manufactured iGto
watch springs. The Illustration was
misleading because il lefs out al the ex-
pense OF conversion from crude iron 70
spring steel. and took no account of the
Inevitable enormous waste of material;
the idea conveyed was that the conver-
sion OF ? single pound of iron into
pound of watch spring was possible
But the increased value of product
of manufacture by labor can be Illus
trated By on example that is open to no
objection or Oversta:ement. 4 piece of
steel bar, square. three-cighths OF an
inch diameter and two inches long.
worth perhaps half 4 cent. can be IN
creased TO more than forty times its in
itial value by labor. 4 single blow of
a drop hammer on the heated stee!
punches the central portion against the
sides and forms the steel into hol-
lowed paralielogram; another blow
forms the outside. so that tie squared
ends become rounded or shared
like the bows Of a boat: a final
blow completes the shape into tina:
of a sewing shuttle The forging
is then placed in die under po;s-
eIful press to carnnact IFS Substance
is finished on buff wheel, is drilled,
fitted with tension spring and is ready
for sale, bringing at wholesale from
twenty TO thirty cents.-Scientifc Inner
iedn.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
WIT AND WISDOM.

The New York Graphic says that in
the play of a Wooden Spoon" q
Young man makes love to four beauti-
ful Young lady actresses. We should
call that a brass spoon.-NorristoVn
Herald.
Too cautious. Ee-"I am going
to take away bottle of salt water a Il
memento of this watering place" She
slop over on us when the tide comes in. "
Fliege1ade Bjdtter.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

THE VoLTAIC BELT Co., OF Marshall, Mich,
offer 20 send their celebrated ELECTRo-VoL-
TAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 50 days, to men (young or ODD
afflicted with nervous debility, loss of vital
ity and all kindred troubles. Also for rheu-
matism neuralgia, paralysis and many 9TH
er diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor, and manhood guaranteed. No risk in
CURED, as 50 days trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
GOOD HINTS.

Especially Adapted for Cold Weather,
But Worth Remembering at All Times.
All animals should be kept as COM
Portable as possible. Pigs should al
ways have dry nest, and other AM
mails sufficient bedding to keep them
warm and dry. They should be fed rs
regularly as possible. 1t is better to
warm the water slightly for mich cows,
in winter, if possible. Such cows should
not be allowed to drink ice-water freely,
if it can be avoided.
Roots may be fed to advantage to all
farm animals. 1t is well to cut them
fine. This may be done-quickly with a
proper root-cutter.
Wood should be cut and hauled from
the woods, that it may be prepared for
the fire ut such times as are most con-
venient during the winter, so that it
may all be packed away before spring
weather comes on and brings busy
days.
Horses to be used on the road should
be kept sharp. 1t is cruel to drive a
smooth horse on the ice, and they can
not draw load unless they have calks
or. Without them there is great dam
ger from falls and strains.
Shall horses be clipped? We hear
This question asked frequently. We do
not recommend such practice for the
farmer. Il may do for those who take
special pride in and special care of
their horses, but after all it seems to be
cruel to deprive the animal of the pro-
lection from the cold that nature has
provided, unless the deficiency be al
ways supplied by the owner or groom. !
Let the sensible farmer avoid clipping !
his horse.
Fowls will need constant attention. |
Those who are most successful with !
hens are those who take the best of care !
OF them and their surroundings There !
must be system and care in this depart !
as well rs elsewhere. or one had better /
not keep fowls. There should be SUI
ficient food in variety, cabbages and |
other vegetables frequently. pure water
70 drink, ashes or sand TO roll in. Il
warm house. frequently cleaned out and
often whitewashed. Nothing on the
farm pays better than hens when prop
crly cared for.
no more than the animal will eat There
Is often much lost in this direction, 1t
viii be well to feed coarse fodder in the
coolest weather, when the animals will
eat 1t more readily. and to cows not
giving milk or to other horned cattle
Mich COWS should receive ''rowen" ia
stimulate the production of milk. Il
turnips or cabhages are to be fed TO
COWS giving milk. feed just after milk
ing. There will be less unpleasant flavor
impaired to the milk when this course
is pursued. CcnGregationdtiSt.
Last weeI, DR.. johnson, who was
stopping in Vienna with a drove of
mules, had pistol stolen from his room
at the hotel. and the evidence against
lhe colored porier as being the thief
was so strong that he was forced 10
acknowledge his guilt. He was given '
the choice of standing trial or taking a
hundred laShes on his barred back, put {
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

"WHAT we learn with pleasure we never
et."--Alfred 0ercier. The following is
o case in point. Il paid out hundreds O!
dollars without receiving any benefit, y
says Mrs. Emily RhoadS, OF McBrides,
Mich. ~ had female complaints, especial
" dragging down. for over six years.
DR.. r. V. Picrce's 'Favorits Prescription
did me more good than any medicine ever
took. 1 advise every sick lady 70 take it,
And so do we. Il never disappoints its
patrons. Druggists sell it.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

THE Health Commissioner, Baltimore,
Nd, DR.. James A. Steuart, says Of Red
Star Cough Cure: It combines in AZ unique
and effective manner approved curStlve
agencies which ere relied upon by the
faculties of the different schools of medi-
cine, with other valuable ingredients. Con-
tains no poisons Q: Opiates.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

Mr.. PETER MALLEN, 21a VI. Twenty
fourth street, New York, says that he suf-
fered six years with rheumatism and found
no relief until st. Jacobs Oil, the sovereign
remedy, was applied, which cu-ed him
comDlejely.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

Laura Clancy, the beautiful young
actress whose death and cremation oc-
Cured lately, was spiritualiSt. Her
ashes were, by her request, put in two
cans. one of which was to be buried in
her sisters grave in Baltimore and the
other in her mothers grave in Yer
mont
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

are the records OF some of the cures Of con-
sumption effected by that most wonderful
remedy-Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Dis
cOvery." Thousands of grateful men and
women, who have been snatched almost
from the very jaws OF death, can testify
that consumption, in its early stages, is no
longer incurable. The Discovery has no
equal es pectoral and Alternative, and the
most obstinate affections OF the throat and
lungs yield to it's power. All druggists.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

go BUT Jack Briggs hos got a syvelled
head" remarked Jim TO his sister Mildred.
''.ames. dear" replied the High School
girl, ''pleas. sly AN abnormal craaiolog-
zeal Development Eo5 'swciled head. ~
Gil City Derrick.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

"DID yez iver see SIGH ignorance:" e.
claimed Biddy, putting her finger into the
goldfish irlobe; 1.-The waters cow.1 as Il
sltone. Oi wonder il uissus expects they
viii i've COOK: Faith, III fill iJ IRON the
Uay-xiJtle Ines;If. "-Getr0i: Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
Pile TuC1Crs.

however large, speedily and peinlessly
cured without knife, caGstic or salve. Send
six cents in stamps Tor pamphlet, refer
ences and reply. Worlds Dispersary
Medical ASHTON, G5G Main ST.. Buffalo, NY.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

Dog Buyers Guide; 100pages, engravings
of ali breeds, colored plates, price of dogs
and where to buy them, mailed for 15c. As
sociated Fanciers, 23I S. 6th St., Phila., Pa.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

COUGHS AND HCARsENEss.-The iTrit1-
ton which induces coughing Immediately
relieved by use OF " BrO1rR's Br0nchiQ5
IrOche. " Sold only in boxes. % cts.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

.iIBE's TOOTHACRE DROPS cure in ninut' &c.
,ICnr's S,dpi.,T Soap heals ard beauties. &c.
'E,zM..N CORN REMOVER kills Co-ns q Bun ions.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

IN New YORK Bowery clothing shop is
q card announcing: Perfectly fitting
garments. Every article sets as nice as a
hen."-N. J. Hal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

AN exchange advises an inquirer as fol-
lows: Don't buy a coach ia order to
please your wife, it is much cheaper to
MAKE ner little s.ii2v."
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

"YOU can count on me,' as the slow CAL
culator's fingers remarked.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

SOME one has written a work on "Hoy
TO Grow Cid" It strikes US that the bes5
way to grow old is not TO die yCung.-NOr-
riStOl1R Herald.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

DoX'r fret il you can no get into society.
The oyster IS often prssens at a supper
when be woIll perhaps prefer ID be ut
home in his be.i.-BJStOa COhfier.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

.TEE fact that the poet is horn, not made,
relieves our educational system from Q
serious esponsibihty.-BoSt Courier
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

TEEEE g :. woman in CorrecticG5 who
WEARS a ~. . si.Ic. ~ s..:d sic ) Is her
fcot down. her ms. aI., walks arcdl; il
All sa:s: ~ rss..,i; ! ,.,:.-"--X. j..
Journal
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

THE foot rOtes of any good medical
work ought to contain cures for corns.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

a HANS curiosity never reaches the fe-
male standard until some one tells him his
name was In Yesterdays piper.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

II afflicted with Sore Eyes, use Or. Isanc
Thompscn's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

It's very seldom that the umbrella gets
left. We know whereof we speak.-B0S-
to1 Poet
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, January n.
FLOUR-Unchanged.
WHEAT-Lower and unsettled; No. red.
S1at9Si3sc cash; S12ic January; &;4@949 C
June.
CORN-FIigLer; S6Gl36i:c cash; 355@361ic
January: 319lGJ3Sl4c May.
OATs-IIighcr; nc bid cash; 313i May.
RYE-No sales.
BARLEY-Quet at 55II5c.
PRODUCE-Buttcr, unchanged. Eggs higher
at &c per dozen.
PRovIsIoNs--Easier. Pork, s12.S1I4. Bulk
meats, slow; long clear, .S6.11; short ribs,
$3.50, short clear, S6.45. Bacon long clear,
$3.50; short ribs, S7G5G.1.I2;.; short clear,
Si.,Sf1e1.40. Lard, firm and good demand,
Sj.IJ.
WHISKY-Stcady at 81 12.
CATTLE-Scdrce and firm; exports. sc OG9
c.; good to choice shipping, $5.3Jaij. 50;
common to medium, S4.5ll5.20; native
butchers steers, Si0Nh4.5J; COWS and kc.f-
ers, Si2JGlt 10; corn fed do, S4..5@4.;sI.
StiEEP-Siow, except for best grades; COM
mon to far, S2.25d3UO; good to choice, IS u
Gl:i.,5: extras. 81 10.
HoGs-IIigher; Workers, s43CG4.45; pack
ing, S4.41ly4.5j; heavy, s4.6o1E4.75.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

che amt no violinist, but he can just
fiddle cat or the fence" was the way 4
country chap pu5 il.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

An Irishman tells US of "a fight in which
there was ONLY che whole nose left in the
crowd, land that belonged to the tea
kstL;e.''-CvlGea Udgs.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

TIE latest thing in Taps-Spanki15 the
baby before putting il 20 Led.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

WHEN the cat secj 4 flying boot-jack he
looks upon it as off fenceive hint.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

TIE latest thing in stockings is the hired
girl on Sunday nights.-ChicGgo Herald.