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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-15
Forest Leaves and Forest Mould.

The trees of the forest. by their an
nual deposit of leaves and fruits, and
finally by the fall and decay of their
trknks, prepare valuable beds of humus
or forest mould for the use of gar
deners and farmers. All who are wise
avail themselves of this decayed vcge-
table matter, which is a wonderfully
recuperative agent and greatly priced.
espec ally by market gardeners and
florists. Leaf mould, notably that of
hard wood trees, such as oak, hickory,
beech. walnut and others, contains
valuable fertilizing material and is in
excellent condition for the ameliOra-
ton of the soil. 1t is not as a fertilizer
alone that it benefits the land: it tends
also to mellow the soil and open it to
the action of the rain and the sun. as
well as to the roots of plants. Leaf
mould has been found especially useful
on close clay soils that need aerating.
as we'll as on light lands destitute
of the required amount of humus.
Forest leaves that are freshly fallen
from the trees, are also of use; and
when the farmer has leisure teams and
his boys leisure time. it pays to gather
and haul these for covering. rs a pro-
lection against frost and to mix with
manure in the hot-bcd, &c Many
gardeners employ forest leaves for
mulching their strawberry beds and
for covering celery pits and hot-bed
frames. In this connection it NAV not
be amSS to remind readers that the
refuse around wOod-piles is good
material for mixing in the compost
heap-N J. World.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-15
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Wonderful Increase in Membership the
Past Year.

Wonderful Increase in Membership the
Past Year.
HAMILTON. ONy-, October S.-The Gen
eral Assembly of the Knights of Labor re-
sumed business yesterday morning. II is
expected that the session will last nearly
two weeks. The report of the General
Secretary and Treasurer showed the rapid
growth of the order during the past year;
that the organization had been firmly
planted in England and Belgium, and that
there had been a steady increase in the
number of assemblies in1he Southern States.
1t recommended Chat 'wOrkmen should
work only eight hours. regardless of wages
paid. The question OF wages wOuH
right itself in feE months in the
necessary employment OK surplus wOrkmeE
in consequence of che shortening of the
hours of labor. The increase in member
ship during the year was $50 per cent The
following is a statement Gf the growth of
the order during the wear ended June 80.
1855: Assemblies organized. 7,041: reOr-
gar lied, 81; lapsed, 164- district assemblies
organized, r.; lapSed. 3 ROcztl assemblies in
good standing, 1.610; members in good
standing, l0i 066; in arrears, 1929: total
111,::i95. The balance sheet shows the fol-
lcwEig: Total receipts. SIS, ISL; total ex-
pend-tures So. SOP: bala0se on hand July
l, S9:279. r. z. TrevelIek- of iDetrcit, de-
.liveIel an address on "PaS4erisR"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-15
Fashions Freak in Paper.

Mahdi paper-that scarlet abOmina-
tion-is very fashionable in Paris, and
four times the price it is in London.
True, it has large gold wafer stamped
on the top of the note paper and on
the overlapping fold of the envelope.
st. George and the Dragon and other
heraldic devices are chosen for the
stamp. which are hardly in keeping
with the name. and suit better the
Dragon paper. figured all over with
repetit;ons of this tabled monster in
pale gold, or silver, the heading being,
of course. to correspond. st. George
likewise appears in silver or gold on
plain paper. But if the Mahdi station
cry is dear, the Pompeiian Outdoes it
in this respect. as it does in prettineSS.
Each sheet is tinted by marbled
in various shades of terra-cOtta. as if
by the action of time and damp. Let
ter paper is also to be had of a deep
lapis-lazuli blue. a soft ibis-pink and
pleasant mosS-green shades. thick and
rough in the edge -DelineatOr.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-15
SHARP SWINDLING.


Two Bogus Checks Cashed by Banks in
Montana.
PORTLAND, ORE, October S.-A simple
but clever and successful bank forgery was
discovered to-day. Some two weeks ago a
stranger. dressed like well-tO-dO country
merchant came 10 large printing
and lithOgraphing house here, and,
representing himself to be Cashier
of the First National Bank of
Oregon, ordered one thousand Autographed
certificates of deposit, one thousand ident-
ficdtOn certificates and one thousand envcl-
opeS with the name of the bank Thereon.
Tue printer agreed to have them done on a
certain date, when the stranger called for
them, paid the bill and took them away.
To-day one OF these bogus certificates came
to the First National Bank of this city from
the Helena, Mont, bank for collection. 1t
was for $500, payable TO o. c. Whitney.
The forged Identification certificate made
the Swlndler'S work of getting the cprtli-
cate caShed easy. 1t is known here that
another certificate of $500 was cashed at
Butte, Mont. 1t is not known whether
more than one man is engaged E the
swindle. The man who ordered the sta
tiOnery is about forty years of age, about
five feet nine inches, black hair and nous
tache. The signature of II. +. Merrill,
cashier OF the Albany Bank, to the certif-
Gates is rather Il clumsy forgery
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GOT OFF EASY.
The Grand jury Fail to Indtct the Rock
Springs Rioters.

The Grand jury Fail to Indict the Rock
Springs Rioters.
CHEYENNE, WYO., October e.-The
Grand Jury of Sweetwater County, which
found no indictments against the Rock
Springs rioters, made the following report:
1--WE have diligently inquired into the oc-
currence at Rock Springs on the Cd day of
September last, and though We have cx-
amned large number of witnesses, no one
las been able to testify to a single criminal
act committed by any known white persons
on that day. Whatever crimes may have
been committed, the perpetrators thereof
have not been disclosed by evidence before
us and, therefore, while we deeply regret
the circumstance, we are wholly unable,
acting under the obligation of oathS, to re-
turn indictments. We have also inquired
into the causes that led to the outbreak at
Rock Springs. While we find no excuse
for the crimes committed there appears to
be no doubt of abuses existing that should
have been properly adjusted By the railroad
company and its officers. If this had been
done the fair name of our Territory would
not have been stained by the terrible events
of the 2d of September" The Union Pa
ciic Railway Company is now employing
MornOnS at its mineS at Almy and Rock
Springs.
Rock STRINGS, WyO. T., October s.
There is great excitement here over the re-
lease of the alleged rioters. The accused
were met on their return from Green River
last night by several hundred men, women
and children and treated to regular OVa-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-15
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

"A good farmer never allows his
live stock to annoy his neighbors.-
Chicago Journal
1t is said that fifty hens will make
enough guano to manure five or six
acres of corn.
If troubled with chapped hands,
apply, after washing WE'LL a small drop
of honey. Rub in and wipe dry.-Er-
change.
The form and smoothness of pota-
toes are important in determining
their marketable value. One with few
eyes and those on the surface
VIII be salable, though much smaller
than the one which is rough and has
deeply sunken eyes.-N Y. Herald.
With the appearance of frosty
nights the COW enjoys the comforts of a
stable, aud. not unlike the lords of ere
alton, she prefers a variety of food.
This is well shown by the fact that no
matter how plenty the green food, she
1c4sSuCS q D4I VI usiN ~ Il. L " Hatf.
The reason why Indian corn is the
great money grain in agriculture is be-
cause fed on the farm it can be turned
into high-priced products. as beef. pork.
mutton, butter and cheese. that bear
transportation for long distances, en-
aiding the farmer to raise large area
of grass and hay for the support of live
stock until the real finishing process is
commenced. The resulting manure
also holds the fertility of the farm
rather than diminishes it.-Troy
Times
Few farmers would think of turn
ing stock on their timothy meadows
in the spring But they should remem-
Der that fall feeding is even worse, as it
destroys the growth needed to protect
the roots during the winter, when pro-
lection is needed. Every pound of feed
thus stolen from a timothy or clover
meadow is offset by the loss in next
seasons hay crop, besides the chance it
gives to noxious weeds to fill vacancies
where the grass is killed. -RuraL New
Yorker
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-15
TWO NOTED MlNSTRELS,
Who Have Won Fortunes and What They
Say About Stage Life.
From Stnr Uhispef1.

rTUHB S(uIC
"Billy" Emerson has recently made q
phenomenal success in Australia, and is
rich.
Emerson was born at Belfast in 1876. He
began his career with Joe Swesney'S min
strels in Washington in 1857. Later on he
jumped into prominence in connection with
Newcomb'S MINISTRIES with whom he visited
Germany. He visited Australia in 1874
and on his return to America joined Haver-
ley's MINISTRIES in San Francisco at 500 a
week and expenses. With this troupe he
played before her majesty, the Queen, the
Prince of Wales, and royalty generally.
After this trip he leased the Standard
theater, San Francisco, where for three
years he did the largest business ever
known 10 minstrelSy. In April last he
went 10 Australia again, where he has
beaten the record"
BILLY" is very handsome fellow, an
excellent singer, dances gracefully, and is
2 true humorist.
"Yes, sir, l have travelled all over the
world, have met all sorts of people, come
in contact with all sorts of customs, and
had al sorts of experiences. One must
have = constitution like a locomotive to
stand it.
"Yes, know l seem to bear it like a
major and 1 do, but l tell you candidly
that with the perpetual change Of diet,
<Tater and climate, If l had not maintained
my vigor with regular use OF Warmers
Safe Cure should have gone under long
ago."
George II. Primrose. whose name is
known il every amusement circle in
America, is even more emphatic, if pOssi-
BILE, than Billy" Emerson, i'll commenda-
ton of the same article to sporting and
travelling men generally, among whom it
is d great favOrite.
Emerson has grown rich on the boards
and so has Primrose, because they have
not squandered the pubhc's ''favors-"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-15

RUsK, ZEN, October G-Y estcrtlay al
the terminus OF the Kansas s. Gulf Short
Line near .Lufkin, Tex, sixty convicts
working 81 the road made deSpera tie
break for liberty. just as lkey had finished
their supper With deafesing yellS they
started up IT, "a body and rushed for the
neighbOring ~ Oods. Guards opened fire on
them with deadly effect. The latest report
says twenty-five of them were killed or
wounded. The, prisoners wexe in.One large
Sody, and the guards siMpIy smpted
their repeating rifles and small arms
iA-o the m0I4ng mass. RumOFS of
AZ intended sxutiny in this camp
hare been rife fS- some weeks past. These
rIa 0rS were strengthened by the fact that
mary of the o0n%lIS were serving life-sen-
tenees and were Known to be desperate
chahcters and eNtBa precautions Were be
ing e ken Every .lAeans possible is being
used 20 recaptgre itke thirty-tVe who Sic
ceedet in eluding the rifles of tSe guards.
All Avenues Of escape are being guarded
and posses are being organized t0 SeOuTI.h
country The scene of the outbreak ID
some miles from telegraph Office.
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The eCOnSul's DREsal,

WAsgITNGToN. October S-The Consul
Of the Il nited States at GHssmas, Mexico,
Informs the Department of State that the
statements made by various newspapers
tkat there are thousand Chiaa amen IL his
district and that the same were being sur
reptitiously introduced into TIE Omitted
States in eontrayerEion of the restriction
act Of CosgCesS are untrue, as the tstal
plumber of Cinnamon tl tIat consular DIS
trjet does not exceed 125 and these are
nearly all employed in shoe and Tailoring
factories and have no desire to Leave. tlIei:
present profitable positions. No aGditioDs
are being made to their number.
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LAND THIEVES.

Conviction of the Agent of an English Com
pany-FrauduIent Work of Railroads..
WASHINGTON, October 6.-The General
Land Office is informed of the trial and
conviction of r. c. Bloomfield, in Denver,
Col, on the 21st ult., for conspiring to de
fraud the United States in procuring fraud
ulent presumption entries under fictitious
names. Mr.. Bloomfield is an EngliShman,
very wealthy and the managerof the Arkar-
sas Valley Land & Cattle Company com
posed almost entirely of Englishmen. This
company, it IS represented, own over $780,
600 acres of land, controlling the water of
vast areas of country through illegal means.
The conviction of Bloomfield is REGARDED
at the Interior De- artment as highly
important in that it will he likely
to deter others from continuing in
the same illegal business. When the Jury
returned its verdict Bloomfield tainted in
open court. II. X. Pinchney, who was in
dicled with Bloomfield, escaped before his
trial came off. He IS represented as having
furnished the men means to persOnate &C
tua settlers. He empluved cowboys until
the supply was exhausted, when lie put up
paper men. Pinchney was a clerk in the
local land Office, and was of great assist
ance in successfully executing the frdudu-
lent CENTRES. Several agents of the De-
partment of the Interior report the
cutting of large amounts of timber
on public lands, adjacent to the line Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, by large forces
of the men, who claim TO be employed by
the Montana Improvement Company, which
it is alleged, is but a branch Of the North
Pacific Railroad Company. .Haw mills are
said TO be running in full blast among g
vast area, of country. 1t is understood that
suits will be Immediately instituted against
the guiEy parties. Reports are said TO
have beer: received at the Departmental the
effect that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad Company, by making fraudu-
.eut locations, haze secured large areas ,Of
land to which they are not entitled.
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A VOlKS FEST.
Tho harvest Festival of Fatherland as
Celebrated in New York.

Celebrated in New York.
Six prize hens sat in coop mounted
on pole ten feet high. at Suffers,
Harlem Park, and complacently
watched ten thousand Germans cele-
brate their twenty-third annual VolkS
Fest, or Harvest Festival. Five times
as hi Oh as the hen coop. and in direct
competition. was the fructiferous or
furit-bearing column. covered mostly
with vegetables in which the squash
predominated. and which was mounted
by bron2e-colored plaster statue OF
Suevia. the German Ceres. 1t was Il
great day for the hens: also for the
children dressed in gay colors as peas
ants. the Jolly men and women. the
ubiquitous brass band, the comic
clowns who explained some hero
glyphicS on white canvas, the white
aproned walters, the lemonade men
with ninety-nine parts water TO one
part lemon peel, the committeeman
brilliant in colOred, lettered badges,
and the spectators who ate, drank.
looked on and danced. The feature of
the day was the shepherds race of
Markgroeningen. Twenty little peas
ant girls followed the brass band
around ring. The band alternated
with three boys who PLAYED bass and
snare drum and fife. After these
had marched until they were tired. five
Young women of varied sizes and at
fractions took their place and ran twice
around the ring. The Slimmest GIRL
led. TIE stOutest one coming in second,
while the other three laughed good
naturally over their defeat. Then five
stout peasant boys took q run. The
tallest stalwart led. but unluckily
stubbed his toe, and while he was in
the dust the smallest lad made the
home stretch first. Meanwhile, two
inotiensive sheep. done up in blue and
red ribbons and tied to a tlagpole,
looked on in disgust. and when the
race was over they were led away to
music by the victors. There were
many athletic exhibitions, and i'll the
evening everybody danced until they
felt sure that the proceeds of the Volks
Fest would be sufficient for much hap
piness among the poor and in the
hospitalS.-N. y Tribune.
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caught In the Act

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, OctOoer 4.-The
police made an important arrest last
night IN the person of Isaac Reynolds,
~ho was caught in the act OF making
halt-dollars at his residence on South
street Some days ago the officers re-
ceired "pointer" aSd last night they
surrounded the house, and peerin=
through the windows saw Reynolds
melting the composition and running it
into the molds. He is known to have
been engaged in making half dollars,
quarters, dimes fnd nickels for some
time past
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The St. Louis Car Drivers.

ST. LOUIS, October s.-The board Of arbi-
tration representing the men in the street
railway agitation was this forenoon ia sOint
session with the committee appointed to
call on the presidents of the various lines
to present the grievances sf the employees,
and take action thereon. Il is momentaTily
expected that the long strain upon the
public mind will be relieved by the an
nouncement ore way or the ather. The
visiting committee will not talk. but it is
understood it has had a hearing at the
lands of the officials of most, if not of ali
the lines of street railway in the city, and
If the results were of decisive nature the
public will have them
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THE ST. LOUIS STRIKE.
a Bad Time for Visitors to the st. Louis
Fair,


81. LOUIS, Mo-, October s.-The execu-
tive board of the Knights Of Labor and the
executive committee of the street car
strikers were in session this morning I'M
tiating new members into the order and
perfecting plans for the conduct OF the
fight The executive board say there are
no new developments and the men are san
gU;ne of success. They declared that only
the toughest element could be employed by
the managers of the car company at pres
ent. On the other hand. the officials of the
road are engaging new men and sending
cars ont under them, and such OF the old
employees rs are willing To work are assured
protection. Cars on the Olive and Market
streets and Franklin avenue and South St
Louis lines. which have not been affected
by the strike are running regularly and
cars are being sent out on the other roads
as fas- as men can Ne obtained to
run them. Very Unexpectedly quite an
unruy disposition was manifested
among the strikers yesterday after
noon, and in several cases violence was
used AGAINST the new men running. This
spirit cropped ont chiefly on the CasS ave
nae road and FIVE drivers were dragged
from the cars and roughly handled. Several
of the striEerS We're arrested. y DISPOSE
ton to interfere with H." running of ears
was manifested on the Washington avenue
line and the President nf The road as prccau-
ton ordered al cars ,ur'lcd in "a dark. 4
crowd OF strikers left Turner Hall. which
is their heaGuUar,eTS. late last night and
went 10 The Market street stables and en-
deavorcd to persuade the men Of HAT RI q
to join them, but their IN ss;on failed. But
few cars were running last night on the
roads involved. hIi: the managers generally
expressed the belief that they will all be in
good shape to-day
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CHICAGO, October What may be
termed the largest legislative body in the
world is to-day in session in the aTmOry Of
Battery d. This is the Grand Lodge of
Illinois A. F. & A. NJ. and OF which the
session is the forty-fifth annual convOca-
lion. There are at present CSC lodges Of
the fraternity in t.;is State. with an aggre-
gate membership OF 10000, and as the
Gsand Lodge is composed OF three repre-
senlativeS from each subordinate lodge
there are nearly 1900 delegates in attend
Ence. Several important measures will
come before the body for consideration, and
the session is one of unusual interest 10 the
mystic fraternity.
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A Patent RilI Missing.

WASHINGTON, October Cit has beer
;SScertainsd that an engressed bill autAoriz
ing the Attorney Geaeral 10 begin puaaeed
incs looking to the aanuknen of patents
obtained Though fraud aid msrepreseIts
ton togethsr with all papers relating to
the measure, has disappeared from lie
files of the Senate ComEiease on Patents.
The aill was passed at tie last session
by the House of Representatives,, and re-
ferred by the Senate to the Patent Commit
Zee, but was not brought before the Senate
foC final action. Senator Pat. the Chair
man of The Committee on Patests, has writ
ten To this city, requesting a thsrough i'll
Investigation of the.
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Killed In a Drunken OuArrel.

TERRELL, TEX, October 4.-Barrett's
circus exhibited here yesterday, and a
great many coantrymex came to town to
take in the show and whisky straight
Several difficulties occurred, one culmi-
mating in the killing by shooting Of David
HFinley, farmer, by j. Tom Wilson, a
H.Hn-known saloon man and gambler.
WHO recently returned to this city after q
hash- exit from New Mexico. Shesid
Alexander Wilson is alleged to have beea
present st the time of the tragedy, and Is
severely .censured for not QuietinC Ghs
difficulty and thus preventing the killikS
The town is greatly excited over the ~
fair,
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Young Men. Real This.

THE VoLTAIC BELT Co, OF Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO-VoL-
TAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 80 days, to men (yOung or Old)
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 30 days trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
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1t seems strange that it is necessary to
persuade men that you can cure their dis
eases by offering a premium to the man
who fails to receive benefit. And yet DR..
Sage undoubtedly cured thousands of cases
of obstinate catarrh with his "Catarrh
Remedy" who would never have applied
to him, if it had not been for his offer OF
the above sum for an incurable case. Who
is the next bidder for cure or cash?
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is sometimes exhibited in our pubic exhi-
bitionS When we gaze upon Sonic OF the
peculiar freaks dame nature occaS, 1nally
INDUCES in, our minds revert back to the
creation of man, "who is so fearfully and
wonderfully made" The mysteries of his
nature have been unraveled by Dr.. X. v.
Pierce, of Buffalo, and through his knowl-
edge of those mysteries be has been able
to prepare his Golden Medical Discov-
ery," which j. specific for all blood taints,
poisons and humors, such as scrofula, pim-
piles, hlotches, eruptiOns, swellings, tumors,
ulcers and kindred affections. By druggists.