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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
THE LIVE DEMOCRACY.
Reasons Why 1t Has It's Allies Among
Young Men.

Young Men.
The Democratic party has always in
cluded very large proportion of young
men. Even in those States where the
Republican party was strongest the
younger set of voters naturally identi-
fed themselves with the Democrats, and
in New York, Indiana and the Southern
States the young Democracy has been
notably influential and wide awake.
Why this should be is easy of explana-
ton. Democracy is the rule of the
people, and the term, therefore, is asso-
ciated with the idea of life, liberty and
progress. When the young man starts
in business on his own account he nat
urally adopts advanced and sprightly
methods of conducting his business
operations that is, if he is a Young
man endowed with the elements of sue
cess. So it is with the young voter
He naturally adopts live methods and
casts his ballot with the progressive and
popular party. The young Democracy
is full of hope, enthusiasm. tact and
unhagging energy. 1t is this element
of the party that induces the leaders to
undertake those great measures of re-
form for which there is so much need
from time to time; it is this element
that gives vigor and strength to the
whole party.
The Republican party can never COM
mend itself 10 the young men. 1t lacks
the freshness, the snap and the high po-
litical tone; its policy is invariably in
the line of fraud, and the only
lively element in the party is
found in the rings, and none but
the most INSCRIPTIONS trickster
is caught in the inner clique. The
rank and file of the Republican party
consists of old fogies while the leaders
are often little better than thieves.
Without resorting to fraud the Repub-
licans could never have remained in
power as long as they did.
The Democracy saved Virginia from
ruin two years ago, and the young De-
mocracy was conspicuous in the good
work. The Democracy saved the Fed
eral Government from wreck last fall,
and the young Democracy was also
conspicuous in that good work. And
the young men of the party will be
ready to enter the approaching cam
paign in Virginia this summer with the
same enthusiasm which has always
characterized them. The election will
be an unusually important one, and
every Democratic vote must be polled.
1t will be Mahone's last effort to revive
the Republican party in Virginia. With
a Democratic majority of $4,000 the
State will be safe for some time to
come. and the outcast will be compelled
to remain forever in the rear.-Rieh-
mOHd Va.) STATE.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16

Near Pea Cove / saw a strange sight
A farmer was rowing around over his
cranberry orchard in Skiff. l stood
up on the stone wall and watched him
for some time, because | am greatly in
terested in farming, and dearly love to
watch any one else who may be engaged
in manual labor. 1t was a long time
before | could make out what he was
doing. At last, however, figured it
out, and l was very much surprised,
indeed. for l had never seen horticulture
carried to that extent, and, as Mr.. Say
ward would remark, Il thought he was
carrying that thing too far.
Many will doubt my word. and l
would not have believed it myself if any
one else had told me, but the man was
actually picking cranberrieS out of his
submerged orchard with a stomach
pump. | have one of the cranberries
at home now.-BW Nye, IN Boston
Sunday Globe.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
VERY TRUE, SO MAY YOU.

Young man, you say you want wife
ITO bless your home and cheer your life,
A woman true in every way,
Who does her duty every day;
Whose love Is strong and good and pure,
A love that wins and holds secure;
A wife that will not scold and fret
And make youwish you ne'er had met;
Whose presence is a shining light;
Whose counsel guides and keeps you right;
Who tries TO please in little things.
And to your home rare comfort brlngsi
A woman who knows how to mind
Her own business. that's the kind;
Who loves her home and stays right there
And does not run round everywhere
y To gossip and TO idly chat
And tell the neigh bors this or that;
Who, when you're troubled, cheers you up,
And sWeetens every bitter cup;
Who, when you're sick, will nurse you
through,
AS only loving hands can do.
Young man, take my advice in this,
If you're IN search of perfect bliss,
In weighing girls. see that you place
GOOD sense 'gdTnst beauty, wealth or grace
NV friend. YOU think that you are wise,
But some shrewd girl may shut your eyes;
You think you know just what you need,
But your impressions may mislead.
For other men have thought so, too,
But they got fooled, and so may you.
camden Post.
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-'.Not fifty miles from London. :"
Truth says, there is rural postman
who, twenty years ago, was thought to
be physically unfit for permanent APP
pointment He was therefore made a
temporary letter carrier His wages
are twelve shillings week. He has to
walk thirty-five miles a day. He is
liable to instan. dismissal. is not eligible
for any pension and enjoys no annual
holiday. In England we do not buy or
sell our slaves we only hire them
temporarily"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
FARMING IN MAINE.
Observations of William Nye, the
Veracious Chronicler.
sleigh Riding and Corn-Hoeing-A Great
Stone CrOp-The WormIess Railroad
Pie-Gathering the Gram
berry Crop.

The State of Maine is a good place in
which to experiment with prohibition,
t0Uft it is not a good lace to farm it in
very largely.
In the first place, the season is gener-
ally little reluctant. When / was up
-near Moosehead Lake short time ago
people were driving across that body OF
water on the ice with perfect i'm
punity. That is one thing that inter-
feres with the farming business
in Maine. If a young man is sleigh
riding every night till midnight he
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
Wall Paper and Fine Decorations

An especially full and elegant stocl
always in the house, such as is rarely
carried outside of the large cities. Alss
full lines of samples of the most costly
and desirable goods in the market,
which will be promptly supplied by ex-
press, giving choice of stock such a.
can be supplied by no one house in the
country.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16

Catherine Pussy was struck BY g
stone from a quarry blast at Ellington
and instantly killed. That shows the
error of the popular belief that puss,
cat has nine ives.-BinghdntOn Re
publican.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16

The average catch of mackerel OF
the United States coast is estimated a.
294, 667, 900 fish per season.-N. 7. Sun
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
l saw some sheep in one of these in

saw some sheep in one of these in
closures. Their steel-pointed bills were
living on the wall near them, and they
were resting their jaws in the crisp
frosty morning air. In another in
closure farmer was planting clover
seed with a hypodernic syringe, and
covering it with a mustard plaster. He
said that last year his clover was a
complete failure because his mustard
plasters were no good. He had tried to
save money by using secondhand
mustard plasters. and of course the
clover seed, missing the warm stimulus,
neglected to rally, and the crop was a
failure.
Here may be noticed the canvas-back
moose and strong antipathy to good
rum. | do not wonder that the people
of Maine are hostile to rum-if they
Judge all rum by Maine rum. The
moose is one of the most gamey of the
finny tribe. He is caught in the fall of
the year with dOuble-barr shotgun
and pair of snOw-shOes. He does not
bite unless irritated, but little boys
should not 90 near the female moose
while she is on her nest. The maScu-
line moose wears hare lip and hat
rack on his head, to which is attached
placard, on which is printed:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16

My method of business has been 10
handle the VERY BEST GOODS, that j
could fully guarantee, assured that in
the end it would be to the advantage o.
my customers and of my business. /
do not propose to change this policy.
but if aLy one wants cheap goods, | will
supply them as low as any one can All
the above and very much more in adj.
ton to the larges. stock of Books and
stationery in Central Kansas.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
BARGAINS

In Window Shades, Fixtures and Trim.
mings. Steel EngraVings, Photograph
Goods, ChrOmos, Pianos OF neg iy eVerJ
make, OrgaRs-Hason & Hamlfn, Nest.
ern Cottage and others. SEWING MA.
CHINES-Domestic,E ldridge. Hartford,
White, Estey, Singer, and many Sthel
kinds.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16

GgPLEAsE KEEP OFF THE GRASS.
TsiS shows that the moose is a hui
mOriSt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19

chattel. Having got into a quarrel
while barrack master in town in the
north of Ireland, he was mortified bv a
certain noble lord, who declined to zoo
OUT with him, on the ground that he
was not his equal. 81 am vour
equal" was the reply, "and if I only
had my rights | am your superior.
too" The duel never came off, but a.
solicitor was found to "take un the
case," and an inquiry beforethe House
of Lords, the details of which read like
a romance in print, ended some sixty
years ago in Mr.. Hastings being sum-
moned to the house of peers "by the
name, style, and title of the Earl of
Huntingdon" The hero of this ro-
nance was grandfather of the earl
now deceased; but the marriage of his
son to the heiress of Clashmore and Of
his grandson to the heiress of Shara-
vogue could not avert the ill-luck which
seemed to wait on the Earldom OF
Huntingdon; and shortly before his
death the late earl had the mortifca.
ton of seeing the bailiffs in unpleasant
proximity to the domain which he
| owned in right of his wife and mother.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19
A Boy Without Legs and Arms.
from the Boston Globe.1

There are many who have to 90
through part of life at least with the
loss of an arm or a leg, and anyone
can realize in measure the privations
such loss con occasion; but very few
are called upon to exist without
either, and very few realize the extent
to which human ingenuity can provide
means of compensation in such cases.
Sometimes it seems as If nature gives
what aid it can, and when the physi-
cal completeness has been denied
sought to make up the efficiency with
more than average mental gifts.
Such observations might naturally
occur to the individual who was &C
quainted with the son of G. B. Will
Jams, of Mendon, Mass, who was
born without arms and legs, and yet
goes around the village and fills a
worthy place in the youthful society
of the town, with promise of an active
and useful manhood in the years to
come. The young man is II years of
age. His features are rather old look
ing for his years, and the expression
is bright and intelligent. His lam
guage and look indicate a belief in his
ability to take care of himself before a
great while. He is nearly qualified TO
enter the high school of the town, and
his handwriting is above the average.
In accomplishing the latter work the
pen is held under the chin, and with
the aid of the shoulder the tracings are
made.
He attends the public school and
goes around the village without the
aid Of any other person, but the means
to this end were not invented until
within a year or so, and not till after
a long time of study upon the subject
and trial of several aids, which proved
by experiment to be of little use. He
could get up and down stairs, put on
his cap, and roll or throw himself from
one point in the room to another
without help, but to 60 much outside
OF the house it was necessary to carry
him. Now he carries himself. For
this purpose pair of wheels similar
to those on a boys velocipede were
procured and the axle padded. The
boy rests his chest on the pad and by
means of his imperfect lower limb pro-
pels himself around the town. 1t re-
quired some practice to learn to bal
ance himself at first, but he soon over
came the difficulty. The wheels were
obtained in Detroit, efforts to find the
kind nearer omehaving been without
success.
81 can go anywhere want to-" said
the lad. "Cango down hill faster than
a walk, but have to rest on up
grades" He does not complain of
any pain or trouble in the stomach
from resting the weight of his body on
it so much. In spite of his aff1iction
and the way he is handicapped in the
race for worldly rewards, he impresses
the stranger as one who bids fair to
make his mark by strong mental at
tainmentS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19

well, l will take that one.-Bangor
Commercial
"MARY," remarked Mr.. Gloom to his
wife, "when did Mrs. Tongue go away
for the SUMMER" "Why. | didn't
know she had gone" eyes, she has,"
"Well, haven't heard of it; and Pm
pretty sure you are mistaken" ooh,
no, I'm not" 'Who told you?'
Nobody. Invent by there this morn
ing, and [ heard Tongue singing as
gaily as a lark"
"DoEs your boy study much p
"Study much :" replied thefond moth
err, 81 should say he did. He is always
at his books" "What is his particu-
lar line ofstudy ?" "History. Hehas
over a hundred histories. TWAS only
yesterday that | found him hard at
work on 'Cross-Eyed Tim, the Scout
of Bloody Bones; or, The History Of
the Pirate Outbreak"
EDUCATIONAL item: Some of the
students at the University of Texas
disturbed one Of the professors during
his lecture. He demonstrated with
them q time or SO, but the disturbance
was continued, whereupon he lost al
patience and exclaimed, angrily: "Gen-
tlemen, such gentlemen as you are
gentlemen, are no gentlemen at all
gentlemen. "-Texas Siftings.
SAID Bass to DR.. Pelleteer, who is in
the Homeopathic line, GLOW does your
like cures like work in case like this
for instance: A friend of mine, no mat
ter how warm he may be when he first
goes to bed, soon becomes chilled and
suffers great pain in consequence
Now, what would you recommend in
his case?" The doctor replied with
out stopping to take breath, ga coun-
terpane. OF course. "-Boston Trans.
crpt.
A PEASANT who was Awakened at
midnight by the Barking of a Dog under
his Window threw up the Sash and
cried out: Glow now-what is the
danger?" "There is none" "Then
why do you Bark and Disturb my
Slumber?" "F'or the same Reason
that you play the Fiddle and keep me
Awake-for Self-Amusement." Moral:
When the Piano next door becomes
Unbearable, buy your boy Drum
New York Citizen.
A STUDENT, who had been studying
for several years in the medical de-
partment of the University of Texas,
endeavored to pass the examination
requisite to his obtaining his diploma.
One OF the professors gave him a
hypothetical case, and then asked him;
"What would you do in a case of that
kind if the patient got worse?" 81
would not do anything" replied the
student, 81 would just wait until next
day, and see how he was coming on
then. He might improve, you know.
I'd give him a chance"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19
"A Salesman'S Remark.
(From the Detroit Free Press. I


One OF the requisites of a. good sales
man is knowing just what to say, and
when to say it, to customers who are
want, and to whom word spoken at
the right time is sufficient very often
to effect a sale. Sometimes, however,
statesmen with the desire Of assisting a
hesitating customer, say things which
have the opposite effect from that in
tended, as the following anecdote will
show:
A gentleman who was several years
younger than his wife, and who was
besides small and rather boyish in ap-
pearance, entered a dry goods store in
one of our towns with his wife and re-
quested to be shown some carpets.
The proprietor himself, to whom as it
happened they were unknown, waited
on them. He showed them very DO
litely his extensive stock OF carpets,
and exhibited with great pains their
beauty and excellence of quality. The
gentleman and his wife both seemed
somewhat undecided as to what suited
them among the various patterns dis
played, and the proprietor, with the
laudable desire of assisting them to de-
eide, remarked blandly to the gentle
man, pointing to one of the carpets,
81 think, sir, this is the carpet your
mother likes"
The gentleman looked a little sur
prised, but quietly said, "she is not
my mother, sir, but my wife"
The lady said nothing, but it is
needless to add that she did not find
any carpet to suit her, and they left
the proprietor, who felt that he had
lost a sale by his unfortunate remark,
a sadder and wiser man. If there is
anything that woman will not for
give it is to be thought older than she
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19
Returning From Strange Lands.
I From the New York SUM-

ItrOIn Ine New ! Ork sum
Jones had been to Europe for three
months, and as he landed in the sta
ton on his return home, and proudly
grasped his valise that was covered
with foreign steamship and railroad
labels, he felt that the admiring vel.
come he would receive from friends
and acquaintance would fall little
short OF an ovation.
The first friend whom he met said:
"Hello! Jones. Going away?"
"Going awayn repeated Jones, with
some disgust. GIVE been away. Eu,
rope. Three months. Took in Lon
don, Paris, Vienna, Berlin
81 think OF going away myself" in,
terrupted his friend. II think week
at the seashore- -"
"Good morning." said Jones, hurry
ing on.
The next man he met said:
"Been away, Jones ?"
YES" he replied, with Iessened en-
thusiasm, "been in Europe for three
months. Was all over the continent,
and saw everything worth seq"
''Come to think of it, l believe 1 did
hear something about your being in
Europe. Well, SO long, old man."
The next person Jones encountered
asked him when he expected to take
his summer vacation, and by the time
he reached the house his enthusiasm
was so far cooled that he gave his left
hand to his wife, and bestowed a
grateful look III the direction of the
dog, which stood on the porch wag-
ging welcome with his tail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19

teats while it does not interfere with
her feeding.
A PENNSYLVANIA farmer last yea
sold over $4,000 worth of potatoes
from twelve acres. He fertilized with
compost Of hardwood ashes and
oyster-shell lime, plowed deep, planted
medium-sized, well-formed uncut pota-
toes, three feet apart, gave level cult
walton and cultivated often. From
one hill he took thirty-one fine, large
tubers.
The currant worm, which has of late
years proved so destructive to both
currant and gooseberry, by devouring
the leaves, and as a consequence pre-
venting the growth of the shoots and
the ripening of the fruit, may be easily
and quickly destroyed by thin dust
ing OF white hellebore upon the leaves.
1t may be procured of druggists and
applied by means of q dredging box
with fine orifces. Care should be tax
en- not to inhale the poisonous dust.
AS soon as the worms devour the
leaves with this thin powder, they
perish; and, where the work has been
well done, thousands have disappear
ed in day. The greatest vigilance is
requisite to begin this busting before
serious damage is committed, and a
watchful eye should be kept upon the
bushes for several weeks afterward,
and the remedy repeated if a. second
brood appears. The entire defoliation
OF currants and gooseberries for a sim
gle summer Injuries the bushes, and, if
continued for successive years, de-
stroys them.
WE have endeavored for many
years, says the Cultivator, to make
the public understand that the roots
OF trees as we'll as of cultivated plants
are much longer than is often sup
posed. A writer in the Practical
Farmer says he has in his yard a
black walnut twenty inches in diam
eter, and no vegetation will grow
within fifty feet of it. It would have
no effect unless the roots reached to
that distance. Other trees have roots
about aslong. Wehad a row ofyoung
peach trees nine or ten feet high, stand
ing in grass sod. A heap of manure,
on one side only, showed it's influence
eleven feet off, by the increased growth
OF the trees at that distance, being
twice as great as those more remote.
The roots of those young trees had
pushed eleven feet, or they could not
have had the benefit of the manure;
they showed it's distinct effect. al
though only q few of the whole mass
of roots on that side could reach it.
Such facts teach thelesson that plenty
of room should be allowed to trees in
orchards, and that trees standing
near lines between neighbors feed
nearly alike from both sides.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19
Catching AlIigators.
From the Syracuse Standard. !

| From the Syracuse Standard
| James L. Baker, who lately returned
from Florida, gave a reporter a graph
ic account Of his experience in hunting
alligators on the st. Johns River, a
little above Jacksonville. cit is the
best sport | know Of" said Mr.. Baker
pleasantly, ''to spend the night shin
ing for and shooting alligators. Two
hunters usually go out together in a
large boat. One carries q dark lantern
and shines it from the bow out over
the water. The bright light attracts
sometimes deer and oftener alligators.
In either case the man in the stern,
who has been keeping a sharp look
out, fires straight for the eyes. 1t is g.
strange sight to see the eyes of the ALI
gators blazing steadily just above the
surface Of the water. In and about
the eyes is the only place upon the up
per side Of the alligator which is vul-
nerable. Once hit in the eye, the
gator is stunned and the hunters then
urge the boat up to him. One digs a
gaft-hook into his body just under the
front legs and partially lifts him to the
surface, while another with q short
handled ak deals him a heavy blow
just behind the head. That is done to
sever the spinal cord and thus destroy
the reptiles power to swing it's tail. I
suppose you know that one blow of
an alligator's tail will break a mans
leg; but one well-directed blow usually
renders him powerless. He is then by
the united efforts of both hunters
dragged into the boat. The gator
dies hard, though. Often after he is in
the boat he Kisses and bellows fear
fully. The first time l heard the un-
earthly sounds was so startled that
] almost jumped overheard, while my
companion laughed heartily: It was
alligators in the course of one night
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19
Work Of the Mound Builders.
[From the Indianapolis News I


In Carroll County, Ind, there is q
mound covering almost as large 2
space as the Cheops, built of earth
from the surrounding country, and
none OF us, in our school days, ever
constructed a mound of sand whose
sides were SO symmetrical. Trees Of
the growth of several centuries grow
near it's apex, and near thirty Years
ago when a cellar was excavated AT
the top numerous bones of human
skeletons were found within four feet
of the surface. Who built this mound
and for what purpose was it erected
Certainly no Indian tribe could have
erected it, for the task was far too
great for their indOlent natures to nm.
dertake; and besides it is not proba.
bic that this section was inhabited nv
Indian tribes when this mound was
built. The human bones found at its
apex would denote that it was in.
tended for a burying ground, and the
only reasonable conclusion to be
reached is that the ancient mound
builders had erected the mound for 2
receptacle for their dead chiefs. This
is, no doubt, the largest artificial
mound in the state, and it has ever
been a matter OF surprise to the writ
er that some one has not explored it's
interior. No oneknows what riches if
may contain, but we can easily mag
Inc what prayers and lamentations as
cended from it's dusky builders AS.
toiling to it's summit, they carried the
forms Of their beloved chiefs and in
tered them there.