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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-18
APRONS
Garments for Mistress, and 0faid-Ho~
They Ane- Made.

Garments for Mistress. and Msid-Hos,
They Ane- Made.
Very pretty aprons, are made OF
square of linen scrim~ hem of about
two inches in width. and above that al
ternate places where the threads. are
drawn out about q. foarth of an inch, and
left plain for the same distance. Into
the open spaces the narrowest ribbon is
run in and out of every three or four
threads. TIE. ribbons are of contrasting
colors, and the border thus formed Is
unique. One, apron made in this. way
has rainbow colDrs in the border Am
other wax is te hem the scrim. both
ends; in one, hem run a pink satin nib
bon to fYli it on and to serve fDrstrinSs.
Hemstiiah, the ether hem and embreideE
spray of pink flowers On one. side
Turn tae' other corner over on, the right
side oS the material and fasten with
bow of pink and dark green rihbons.
These. have q very dashylittle look. and
are especially pretty foG young ladies.
A very good apron fer maid is a
cloihespia apron made of twe pieces of
ticking the same size; these are fastened
together In a band for the waist, the
lower corners are roanded; IN the upper
piece of ticking make two round holes
large enough to admit the hands, bind
or stitch firmly around the edge. This
is convenient for hanging out or taking
in clothes, and the pins can be kept in
it and be always ready for use. A very
neat little apron can be made of the
plaided crash or glass toweling. Work
the alternate squares in two rows with
red crewel stars; this makes a border,
and if wash crewel is used the apron is
very durable. and will retain its beauty
after being laundered- -Demorest's
Monthly
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-18

putting some in wafer. II 1t dissolves
entirely the sugar is pure. for its adul-
terations are gypsum and flour, both OF
which are insoluble in water. Porto
Rico molaSses is best for cooking, but
should not be kept eorked in hot place.
as it will burst the vessel that contains
it in those circumstances Christian
TT,,1a,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-18

any person who takes the paper regu.
jarly from the post-office whether directed TO
his name or whether he is subscriber or not,
Is responsible for the pay.
The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers from the post-ofhce. or re-
moving and leaving them uncalled for. is
pTima facie evidence of INTENTIONAL FRAUD
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-18

"A correspondent wants to know
what to do for an unruly COW. Cut of
her eye winkers close. This may not
be ''sure plan," but I have known
cows to be entirely stopped by this meth
cd. When the winkers grow, cut again.
The Rural NetO Yorker.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-18

The dominion Of the Car of all ths
Rnssias comprises one-seventh part Of
the lazd surface of the earth, or ore.
twentieth part of its whole area More
than one hundred million people cal
the Car father. and are under bis abso-
lute government. A child is,born il
Russia on an average every eight
seconds throughout the year. and 8
death occurs every eleven seconds. The
population viii double in about sixty
years at the present raie of increase
N, Y. Tribune.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-18

The Western merchant has no time
to be absent for weeks from his business
in going to market There are men
who can tell him better what he wants
than he knows himseh.-Grocsr': |:
Criterion.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-18

Shad from March ID May; DlueflSh from
June to August; mackerel is nutritious
and cheap during the spring and sum-
.mer months. The average weight of a
mackerel is one Or two pounds. Lob
sters are best in May and June. All
dark-meat fish are more nutritious than
light meat. The one rule to follow in
buying fruits and vegetables is that they
must be fresh if they are to be whole
some.
Potatoes should be of an even size,
without neos. and they should not be
yellow inside String beans should be
tested by breaking; if they break with
snap. of course they are fresh Peas
and shell beans should have bright
green pods. and not 700 much filed out
Caulifiower. to be good. should have
rose. creamy-white head, without spots
of any kind. Lettuce, asparagus, celery,
spinach, ETC.. should be crisp.
Test eggs by holding them up to the
light: if they seem clear they are good.
but if cloudy they will BE- stale. Another
test is to put the eggs in pan Of cold
water, and those that float will be bad,
while those that sink are good Eggs
keep best hung in basket or net. There
is great lottery in -four. and when you
have discovered good brand you had
best keep to it. The two 'processes"
now in use are called the St Louis and
the New Haxrall The former makes
the best cake and pastry. and the latter
the best bread. Flour should be creamy
white, not blue-white, and is most eco
nomical bought in large quantities. The
best oatmeals are the Scotch and Irish.
and the coarse is most healthful and
keeps the longest time Fine granula-
ted sugar for constant use is the cheap
est. and is in reality sweeter than the
moistened brown sugar. Test sugar by
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
RAGING WATERS.

Great Destruction of Property at Kingman
Mothers and Children Carried OF in
the Rush Fifteen Dwellings Swept
Away.
A special from Kingman April 21st, says
about o'clock this morning the MINES
cab river at this point began to rise at tre-
mendous rate, but little attention was paid
to it, as the preceding night bad been one
of heavy rains. The morning was bright
andsclear. The river rose five feet in thirty
minutes, and in q little while was out of its
banks, but still the people did not fear any
particular danger, as it was generally be-
Heved that from the rolled condition of the
water that some mill dam above had given
away and that the water could not rise
much more. But on it came. and soon
small outbHildings, sheds. boxes, hog-pens.
wagons and nearly everything loose began
to move aud almost in an instant the whole
of South Main street was under q rush of
water which tore houses from their fouu-
dations and sent them drifting across the
street on their way down the wild and tur-
bulent river with families in them scream
floor of the bridge which caused the water
to pour into the Riverside hotel. The in
mates fed precipitately across to the north
side. Fully fifteen dwellings were swept
away and into the angry current, with
men, women and children in them and at
the mercy of the raging waters. The num-
Der drowned is unknown, but four women
and one man are known to have been
drowned, besides certainly severa! children
At this hour, 3 p. M, the waters have be-
gan to recede and meeting of the citiz Ems
Is being called to look after the destitute
living and the bodies of the dead.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
ACYCLONE AT STERLING:

Heavy Thunder, Lightning, Rain and De-
structiOn-The Kansas sugar Company's
Works Damaged to the Amount of IL 500.
Sterling, KS, April 21.-About 2 o'clock
this morning, during the heavy rain storm,
a cyclone struck Sterling, coming from the
southwest. 1t first struck the Kansas
Sugar Co.'s works, demolishing the engine
house and warehouse, doing damage
amounting to 81, ,5OO On thesugarhouse side
track there stood train of empty freight
cars. Seven of them at the rear of the train
and farthest from the sugar works were
twisted from the track and landed in the
ditch, three on one side and four on the
otI er side of the track. The whirlwind
passed northwest, ripping roofs from hous-
es wherever it struck. The residences of J.
Wilson and ]. Evans were partly unroofed.
A small house in the northeast part of the
city, half mile from the sugar works, oc-
cupied by colored family, was completely
destroyed. Several barns and outside
houses were in whole or partly destroyed.
One barn containing three horses was torn
to atoms, but the horses were not Injured.
No reports in yet from the country of the
damage done. During the night more wat
er fell than at any one storm since 1877.
Heavy thunder and lightning prevailed all
night. So far as can be heard no person
was injured. The colored family were in
bed at the time and their house was whip
ped sky yward from over them. There is q
report that another cyclone passed east OF
Sterling during the night.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
VANITY OF vANITIES."

Vanity of Vanities;" the world is full of sin.
The pot of evil boiling all the time;
The big man and the little man in breathless
haste to win
His eagle or his dollar or his dime:
And yet through DER this desert waste the winds
There's many a cheerful glimmer shining out
above the snow.
A Atho9ssnd traps and pitfalls lie about us every
Temptations and delusions by the score;
The nabob in his selishness rolls by us on the
The poor man often bangs his cottage door;
And yet there's compensation. Every clumsy
Who grasps hornet by its sing OF hedgehog by
Its spines.
Amid the selfish thousands there are hundreds
true AM kind,
With many noble features that redeem;
The toughest ore has value if it be but well re
fined,
And m, n are mostly better than they seem;
Hlooklng out from brambles you are sure to find
Perhaps you'll (. as lucky if you closely look for
hearts.
For after all is uttered, We but find that which
The 8, archer after weakness will find;
listen, and you'll wonder at the kind words
mort, Is peak, ,...
No beauties have message for the blind;
The world Is but mirror, and within our neigh
bor's face
We see soul reflected in its ugllness or grace.
VANITY of Vantties,'' the world is full of sin,
But also full Of sunshine and of flowers;
The men whO works for happiness its smile will
surely win,
The man VINO seeks shall find his sunny hours;
So thrust The little barriers of its seshness aside,
And find the hidden blessings lying under all
its pride;
The sun is al avs somewhere, and the good old
world Is wide.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
wylder's consent to be my wife, will you

Wylder's consent to be my wife, will you
give your's?"
Philip Searle stood aghast.
"Why, she is child"
"She is sixteen" A
"You do not love her-you can not
A little, fierce, untamed thing?" a
II saw nothing fierce or untamed. She
was exquistiely lovely and sweet
high spirited, l like it. I could love her
very easily; 1 believe I do already"
said Raymond, q tender brightness IL
radiating his whole handsome face.
Philip Searle reflected. It would be a
very tolerable way Of settling business
of which he was getting rather ashamed
and from which he foresaw endless troub-
lie if it were not so arranged.
He gave his consent.
There remained the brothers and Sis
ter's to win.
Raymond went to them frankly ad-
dressing himself to both:
"It is very soon to speak, know" he
said, " and Miss Wylder is young. But
l love her, and lam willing to wait for
her to learn to care for me. And have
secured my fathers approval, and he
withdraws entirely all claim to the
Rock"
Reda Wilder was as shy as she was
beautiful and sweet. But Raymond was
patient and devoted, and she liked him
already.
Need chronicle the result; He won
her.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02

rains, show thst the hope of the wheat
being brought out by the rains was q
vain one. We have talked with farmers
in this vicinity, too, and are confirmed
in the belief that there won't be half q
crop in the county. -.
Halstead Independent: The farmers
who have been holding their wheat for
a higher market are yet undecided
whether tn sell now or not. They are
afraid to sell for fear it will get higher
and afraid to hold for fear it will go
down. There is, however, considerable
wheat being marketed.
Ellinwood Express: On Monday of
last week T. Myers, an enterprising far
mer of Logan township, left town with
a very heavy load of fence posts. When
he arrived at Calf creek, about fourteen
miles northeast of town, darkness over
took him, and his team, by some means,
got out of the road and ran over q steep
bank, turning the wagon upside down,
the entire load falling upon him, in
which position he was found dead the
following Wednesday evening.
Tribune: Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood, who
ICCCuGly C6uuc W w AuuclO lTOm LukA6uU,
and purchased q farm in the northern
part Of the county, have left for their
rural home where they will reside in
the future. They come to Cowley coun-
ty we'll recommended by their former
neighbors and friends, and the citizens
of Cowley county may well congratulate
themselves on securing the Sherwood
family as citizens.
The prospects for large wheat CROP
at this time is very fattering. Your
correspondent talked with many of the
leading farmers of Smith, Osborn and
Mitchell counties in reference to the fall
wheat crop, and with very few except
ions was in formed that if no accident
now occurs the wheat yield will be
nearly up to the average of last year. 1t
is coming up nicely, and looking green
and healthy. Except where is has been
contracted for, very little is moving on
account of the European war news.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
The Care of Children.

BosroN, MAss.-A leading medical jour-
nal thinks it is about time mothers
should know how seriously the health OF
children is imperiled by the use of prep
arations containing morphia and OPT.
um, and given for the cure Of colds and
coughs. The chemist of the Brooklyn
Board of Health, Otto Grothe, Ph. D., a
graduate of the University of Kiel, Ger
many, certi6es officially that recently q
harmless and yet effective article for such
complaints has come to his notice. He
refers to the newly discovered Red Star
Cough Cure, which he found purely veg
etable.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
WYlder's Rock.

It had been long and tedious itiga
ton. The Wylders had literally tough,
every inch of the way, spent all they pos.
sessed in contesting the suit, and lost il
all at last.
Philip Searle had spent a good deal
too; but then he was a money king, and
he had won, which meant more money
rs he well knew when he produced from
amid some musty old papers that uncan.
celled mortgage of which he had known
for years. but never thought of pushing
till he discovered that the barren had
hitherto been considered worthless acres
of the Wylder's Rock property rested on
. stratum Of solid wealth; in short, were
on q vast coel-bed.
There had been five in the Wylder's
family when the struggle began-the
father, three sons and one daughter.
Two of the sons, brilliant young men
and promising lawyers, had been killed
in Q railroad accident on their way to
the city on business connected with the
famous suit.
Worry over the suit, and the horrors
of loosing his beautiful boys in 60 terri
BILE q manner, had brought an attack of
fever on the father, and he died the very
day the suit was decided against him,
leaving with his dying breath stern
charge TO his remaining children-never
to give up, never to yield Wylder's Rock
TO the Searles.
The remaining son was q sufferer from
spinal disease, confined to his couch or
wheeled chair most of his life.
A poor creature he was to resist any,
thing, much less the enforcing of the
decision of the court which had giveu
his home to another.
s"I will Yesistr' declared his young
sister. II will never yield"
The money king sat in his gorgeous
library, in close and confidential con-
versation with his only son, Just return
ed from q three yesrs' sojourn in Eu-
rope.
Philip Searle had Just been giving him
Q sketch of the Wylder case.
"You see" he said, ''it has been Just
like fighting nest of eagles al along,
they have baked, and hindered and re-
sisted the thing till / am out of all man
ner of patience. There are only those
two now, the sick fellow and the girl,
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
GRAND ARMY GLEANINGs.
Particulars Pertaining to the Posts.

Particulars Pertaining to the Posts.
The G. A. R. post at Long Island, re-
Gently sent resolutions of sympathy to
Gen. Grant and family.
McCook Post, of lola, decided last Sat-
urday night to build their G. A. R.
memorial hall on the southeast corner
of the square, just south of the court
house.
Gorden City Sentinel: The G.. A. R
boys will hold social at the hall Satur-
day evening, to which all comrades with
their families are invited. The even.
ing will be spent in singing, speaking.
reading and social converse. A genera
good time is expected, and no one should
be absent, where it is possible to attend.
The G. A. R. says the Waterville 1ele-
graph, has about contracted for q monu-
ment for the circle in Riverside Gene
terry. It will be fine piece of work
manship, costing between $500 and $500,
and will be between ten and twelve feet
in hight, with an eighteen inch die and
four foot base.
The Ladies Relief Corps, auxiliary to
Atchison Post, No. SO, G. A. R., says the
Champion, is now organized and will re-
ceive their charter in q few days. They
are now arranging an entertainment for
the relief fund of Atchison Post, and af-
ter that is successfully carried out will
hold q fair for the same purpose. The
organization starts out with twenty-four
charter members.
Newton Republican: the meeting
of the fambeau club last evening it was
decided to inform the secretary of the
committee of arrangements at Portland
that the club would attend and give q
display at the national encampment for
their transportation and other expenses.
There is every probability that the offer
will be accepted, there being no other
club OF any prominence in the field.
Newton Kansan: A Woman's Relief
Corps was last Thursday organized in
this city by Mrs. Anna Wittenmyer, the
lady who lectured for the benefit of the
G. A. r. Post. Twenty-one members
are enrolled. Mrs. ]. w. Edwards was
elected president; Mrs. G. 8. Bowman,
senior vice-president; Mrs. J. R. Norris,
junior vice-president; Mrs. o. B. Hill
dreth, conductress; Miss Sallie Wafer,
secretary; Mrs. R. w. Denny, treasurer;
Mrs. L. B. owen, guard. A charter will
he applied for at once. Any loyal wo-
man over eighteen years ofage is eligible.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
BE CALM.

Take it coolly, men; no passion.
Wars curse all sane m. n hate;
We can meet it, in our fashion
II it's dealt to us by fate;
Not from coward dread OF darger,
English ali. we would have peace;
England IS to fear q stranger,
Though she longs that war should cease.
Count the loss to us and others,
Not aIone, / Say, 10 US:
No we hold all men are brothers, .
Whether English-whether Russ;
We are fIe, men, and can right us
If their despot force war on:
Do they think their millions fright us?
We can do all we have done.
But think not it is dishonor,
Wars dread horrors to delay,
And let wisdom take upon her
Though TO turn the curse away;
II at last we seek peace vainly,
Conscience clear, the world shall own
That We act Obiy, sanely,
That We strike Tor right alone.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
MY SECOND LOVE.
BY WILL s. FARIS.

have q confession to make. my wife;
Ihave fallen in love again,
And think the Dung lady returns my love!
Oh, ain't the worst OF men?
She is younger than you this new-found love,
And her c0eek il eOfler, ween;
Her hair is fairer than tn eads OF gold,
And her teet are the smallest I've seen!
She loves me- Think, (though she ssys not so);
For she smiles when she sees my face,
And often reste in my arms CONTEXT,
While hold her In close embrace.
love her as truly az men e'er loved;
miss her what time she's away;
And the smile with which she bade me goodbye,
1t blesses me through the day.
And now, my precious, cOnfess:he truth,
Come nowl Say you are jealous. do!
Before tell ou my two true loves
Are my Gaby Belle and you.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
HEIGHTS.
BY MARY HOWARD oLMsrEAD.


Just over the valley my mountains rise.
Lifting their heights to the st. adfast skies;
And curving ar und their rocky sleeps,
The mighty river resisilese sweeps.
Some days look over my windows rim,
And the blue Of my mountains is pale and dim
The 81 yer river lies oeep and wide,
And far, faint Dream Is the other ride.
Again can see through the pine-trees tall
Their Numbering csaracts leap and fall
Can see their summit scared and riven
Piercino through storm and cloud towards
heaven.
Fac soul has its mount ain heights sublime.
To each comes the cry. aspire and cllmb!'
BenOt afraid though the way is steep,
And the hiudering river be swift and deep.
Fear not the days when gray and chill
The IL list cr. cps up over river and hill:
What tn ugh the outlook be drear and bare,
member, the heights forever there!
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
KANSAS FARMING.
Noteworthy Incidents Among tho Farmers
Of tho State.

Noteworthy Incidents Among tho Farmerl
Of the State.
Nearly 100000 bushels of corn have
been shipped from Palmer since last
Fall.
L. F. Pearson, Barber county farmer,
will put in q crop covering 299 acres this
year.
Most of the corn planted in Barton
county this year will be put in with
listers.
Eight inches of water on the level fell
in the vicinity of Mcpherson, on the
night of April 18th. Fall wheat is i'm
provinn since the rain.
Register: The planting goes steadily
on, and If the trees put out this spring
live and prosper Washington county will
soon be the banner fruit county Of Kan
sas.
White Cloud Rev;eU: There has been
q levee eighteen inches thrown up on
the Missouri bank at point beginning
at the ferry landing and extending to
Haiglers farm three miles up the river.
IF good job has been done there need
be NO fear of an overflow this season.
Oskalooss Independent: Our Williams
town correspondence, written since the
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
A RACE WITH FIRE.

The Story Of q . Fearful Railroad Ride
Related by Dying Engineer.
Dunkirk, N. Y, April l6.-"I don't
expect to live mnch longer, and after
l am dead I want you to put in the
papers the story of that ride I had flom
Prospect to Brocton in 1862"
The speaker was Duff Brown, an old
locomotive engineer, who was living at
his home in Portland, New York, diving
with consumption. This was several
months ago. On the 7th inst. he died.
He was nearly go years old, and one of
the Oldest engineers in the United
States. His story of the awful ride is
this:
I'm 1869 was running q train on the
Buffalo, Cory & Erie Railroad. The
track from Prospect or Mayville Summit
to Brockton Junction is so crooked that
while the distance is actually only ten
miles, the curves make it by rail four
teen. The grade for the whole distance is
over seventy feet to the mile. About 9
o'clock on the night of August II, 1869,
We reached the Summit with q train OF
two passenger cars, six Gil cars and q box
car. The latter contained two valuable
trotting horses and their keepers with
them, on their way, I Ibelieve,to Chicago.
There were fifty or sixty prssengers in
the two cars. I got the signal from the
conductor to start and pulled out. We
had got under considerable headway,
when, looking back, 1 saw an oil car In
the middle of the train was on fire.
REVERSED THE ENGINE
and whistled for brakes. The conduc-
tor and brakeman jumped of. They
uncoupled the passenger cars and set
the brakes on them and brought them
TO . stop. Supposing tbst the brakes
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02
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BOOT AND SHoENGAKU.
WaKeensy, KansaA
THE CUSTOM OF THE PUBLIC
Respectfully Solicited

Shop in North Room s6 werlich d KalhaxS
stone building.
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02

opposite
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