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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
DIVINES DISAGREE.

A Discussion Not Decided by PraJer-In-
tolerance of Opinion.
The following Is an extract from q late
New York Tribune editorial: There is,
perhaps, no mental vice so common as in
tolerance Of opinion. Even such as think
they have emancipsted themselves from the
clinging defect find it hard to acknowledge
frankly to themselves that the opinion of
some one else upon a matter they have
studied may very well be as deserving of
respect as their own, if it differs radically
from their own. II we could all get rid of
this last infrmity,' not only Of noble
minds, but of nearly all human minds, how
much less friction there would be in life,
how much less bitterness and heart burn
ing and envy and all upcharitableness"
In en- adjoining column Of the same paper
was found the following peculiar common
tary on the editorial:
"The bitterness of the controversy In the
American Board over the question of proba-
ton after death was very great. This
rather shocked the simple-minded and ear
nest forei gn missionaries who attended the
sessions of the Board, one of whom said he
had always thought such questions were
decided by prayer. But if the debate was
not altogether Christian in spirit, il was
strictly parliamentary. The brethren didn't
forget to put copy of Cushing's Manual in
their valise along with their Bible, and ap-
parently some of them consulted it oftener
than the Bible"
Is it a fact that there is but little tolera-
ton in this country, and less than in othersi
"Comparisons are odorous," said Mrs.
Malaprop. Perhaps we have been claim
ing too much for this free nation.
We must admit that in the professions
there is yet much Of the old-time prejudice
against new ideas. Preachers preach the
old doctrines and doctors prescribe the old
medicines. Bitter controversies arise when
any thing new is proposed.
But The march of progress is not stayed.
Men are travelling heavenward under new
cree6s and being cured by new medicines.
Much the same state of facts seem to ex-
list in other countries.
When DR.. Robson, a leading physician of
London, formerly of the Royal Navy, pro-
claimed that Warmers safe cure was a
specific in kidney arrangements, the hide
bound school to which he belonged threat
ened to debar him from practice, if he did
not recant But he replied that his state
ment was based on such evidence that he
could not recant
Since then, Dr. Wilson, F. r. S. E, editor
of Health, +" a recognized English authority,
announces in his magazine that warmers
safe cure is of perfectly safe character
and perfectly reliable" Many English
physicians are now prescribing IL
The schools in this country still bar all
proprietary medicines. But DR.. Gum,
Dean of a New York Medical College, long
since published: warmers safe cure is a
very valuable remedy" and says he knows
that many physicians prescribe it, though
not by name.
Good things in creed or practice are not
to be cried down by the old fogies simply
because they are new. The spirit of tolera-
ton thrives on opposition.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
CAUSES OF POVERTY.
individuals Who Remain Poor without
Any Real Fault of Their Own.

Any Real FAULT of Their Own.
Individuals may be poor in conee-
quence of their work not being of Il ma
ture, or performed under circumstances,
calculated to produce wealth. \ man
may be attached to some particular
spot of ground. and may prefer working
there for small earnings to working
anywhere else for larger earnings. He
may be attached to a particular trade,
which he will not quit, though other
men no better than himself are gaining
double the sum by other employmeats.
He may persist in working with anti
quated tools, while prices have been
reduced in consequence of the general
use of improved instruments. He may
work ut things which his fellow-crea-
lures do not care for, or have recently
ceased to care for, and which, there
fore, for the present at least can not
be considered rs wealth. Left with the
unbought articles Oh his hands, he is
as poor as if he did not work at all. Or
he may exert himself in opposition to
natural difficulties which he is not able
To contend with, as in cuitivating bad
land, or in trying to raise grain where
nature has said there should only be
pasture OF all these kinds of self-pro-
duced poverty we have numerous in
stances in every community. They
spring from pcculiaritics in the human
mind which reason has failed to con-
troll. and suffering is as much their I'M
ayoidable consequence as it is of idle
ness or wasteful expenditure.
individuals, without idleness or mis-
conduct, or any other of the above
means of producing poverty, may
nevertheless be poor, in consequence
of the greatness of their domestic bur-
dcns in proportion to their utmost
earnings. He who realizes fair wages.
with four or FIVE mouths besides his
own to feed, must necessarily be
poorer man, all other circumstances
being equal. than he who has ONLY to
support himself with the same earnings.
The former may be the happier man
and the better citizen; but he must also
De the poorer, ri least while his family
continues dependent on him. 1t is de.
sirable that all men should be married.
and no country can be considered in 8
right state where celibacy is forced on
any; but yet, where such is the order O.
things, many who marry must find tina,
family is cause of poverty. Ths
utmost efforts should he made to MAKE |
marriage source of fear to none; br |
until this is done, the less able laborers
in each department can only marry a:
the risk of poverty. Such an act, in |
their case. becomes liable 20 lie clas>ct |
With several of the above cause, of self |
produced poverty-eNcepting that it ia
one SO accordant with the good feelings
of mankind that, as An imprudence. i:
will always be lightly blamed. " y |
LcG0er .
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

1t is significant fact that most of the
women who have achieved fame in art, lit
erature, or ''affairs," have enjoyed vigorous
health. This shows that the mind is never
capable of the severe and continued applica-
body is at its best. The woman who aspires
to fill an exalted place among her associ-
ates must be free from nervous debility and
female weaknesses. DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription will Danish these, and it is
warranted to restore those functional har-
monies which are indispensable to health.
As specific for all those chronic weak
nesses and ailments peculiar to women, til
unequaled.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
The ENGLISH HANGMAH.
He Tells of Ills Various struggles to Reach
His Present Eminence.

He Tells of Ills Various Struggles to Reach
His Present Eminence.
James Berry, the public executioner,
has taken advantage of a recent pro-
fessional visit to Chelmsford TO coEfide
tn a reporter a number of particulars
regarding himself, his family and his
profession. Some of his confessions are
of Kind on which persons of good
taste would hardly care to dwell;
Others are comparatively void of Of
Tense and undoubtedly curious. There
seems reason to suspect that political
sympathies have had something TO do
with the choice of this highly respecta-
BILE organ, of East Anglican Cunserva-
tism as the medium of these condolences.
In other words, james Berry is. accord
ing to his own declaration, "a Conserv-
ative through and through" in that
regard differing from a brother OF his
(of whom more anOn) who is, or rather
was, - Liberal, and in favor OF
abolishing capital punishment Berry.
we gather, stands No. ii il the list OF
Il family of twenty-ono children. Il
will hardly surprise any one to learn
that his friends did not approve of
his choice of profession, but all
Tight-feeling persons will be shocked
TO hear of the disastrous indirect
effects of James Berry's abnormal
inclinations upon his afflicted relatives.
Questioned on this delicate subject, he
replied, mournfuIly: 1T killed my
mother and brother" Then, with an
apparently morbid pleasure in harrow
ing details, he went on to say: when
Marwood died l was appointed i'll his
place, and directly my mother knew
of it she was taken i'll. Ny father 5
solicitor then wrote the Home Office
informing the authorities of this. The
result was that | gave up the position,
and Binns got the appointment. Nj
mother died soon afterwards, and then,
when | saw the way in which Binma
was going on, came to the conclusion
that he would not hold the place long,
and again wrote to the Home Office,
stating that my mother WAS dead, and
tina; there was nothing now to prevent
my accommodating them if my assist
ance should be required. Soon af'er
that was engaged 10 hang two men
II Edinburgh, and l have carried out
nearly all the executions since then.
The sequel of the tragic tale is We. to
tell: My brother" he went on to
say, chad married Il girl with plenty OF
money, and his pride received Ii blow
on my appointment. That was the
cause of his death" This, it appears.
was the brother who WAS "a LIBERAL
and lin favor of aboli>hing capital
punishment 1t must be cOnfc>>td
that this unfortunate member Of the
Berry family could hardly have given
u more emphatic proof Of his dislike ot
the hangman's Office. Ii is to lie hoped
that We have here reached the final
incident in this CHASTITY tale, though
james Berry's final observation, Al
together | have buried my mother, two
brothers and two aunts within the last
three years, has a painfully ominous
sound. -ErcLer County (Eng.) ChrOlI-
fcLc
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
Is YEARS AGO.

For IS years have intended writing you.
I got my back hurt when about 10 years
old. When about 20 took severe cold in
nv back, so that for 10 or IL years suffered
death twice over, after almost giving up i
was induced to try Merrelrs Penetrating
Oil. Ny wife applied it to my back freely
and halt bottle cured me, and now Is
years have passed and my back still re-
mains good. / have recommended Mer-
relPs Penetrating Oil TO all like sufferers
since. As long az 1 live l cannot say
enough for it. FELIX MILLER,
To Merchant, Hico. Ark.
j. s. MEERELL DRUG Co., ST. Louis, Mo.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

Some Of the greatest men that ever lived
were of small stature and of insignificant
appearance. The reader will readily recall
many instances. Very small are DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, but they are
far more effective than the huge, old
fashioned pills which are so difficult to swal-
low and so harsh in their action. The "Pel-
lets" are gentle and never cause constipa-
ton. For liver, stomach and bowel derange-
ments they have no equal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

The Proof-To make sure Of this show
ing, answers to inquiries concerning the per
manency Of the cures resulted as follows;
That from date Of hediiag to date Of Response
esery cure has remained permanent TithoHt re-
cgrre5lee Of pain.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

EVERY person is interested in their own
affairs, and if this meets the eye of any one
who is suffering from the effects Of atorpid
liver, we will admit that he is interested in
getting well. Get bottle Of Prickly Ash
Bitters, use it as directed, and you will al
ways be glad you read this item.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
Three Bottles Cure Catarrh.

Eli ROBBINS. Runy1n p. o.. Columbia Co.,
Pa, says: My daughter bad catarrh when
she was FIVE years old, very badly. / saw DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro-
cured q bottle for her, and soon saw that 10
helped her; q third bottle effected q permas
nent cure. She is now eighteen years old AMI
sound and hearty"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

Its Supremacy.-Thet twenty million bot
ties sold can be justly rated as so many cures;
in almost every case a permanent cure. Its
price Is the surety of every bottle being the
same, every bottle being cure and the poo
are protected.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

81 HAVE been occasionally troubled with
Coughs. and in each case have used Browns
BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs, which have never
failed, and I must say they are second to
none in the world. "-Ftliz 4 Hay, Cashier,
st Paul, Mi,n.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

New York has Girls Endeavor
Club +" The woods are full of them.
fee girls endeaVor to catch husband.
oct The club is not fused until after mar.
1cge-and hot then. if the husband be-
aaEes himsclf.-NorriStova EeralL.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

Mrs. Grundy bobs up long enough to
say: What are wanted in society are
more pocket editions of books tina.
teach how to appear as ladies and
gentlemen"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

"A Lucky Escape.-Cousin Jack
Going to bed so earlyr' Edith-"yes.
TO get my beauty sleep. You know"
Cousin Jack (fishing)-'I'm afraid INV
beauty sleep didn't do me much good"
Edith-''But Just think what YOU might
have been. ''-RdrUard Ldmpoon.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
ST. JACOBS OIL.
WHAT 1T HAS DONE.

Reilef.-In amy climate at any season one
or two applications of ST. Jacobs Oil relieves;
often cures permanently. This is the averags
experience in ten years.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

The shipment of cheeses from
Canada for the past season amounts to
1,10S,0 600 boxes, being 212.000 more
than last year. The exports Of butter
amounted to 10000 packages, against
the "a. 600 of 1856.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

1t is one thing for person to know
good thing when he sees it. and an
other thing for him to seize good
thing when he knows it-Burlington
Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

CHECK Colds and Bronchitis with Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

The difference between an advance agent
and a barber is said TO be that one Is sent
ahead and the other is a head scenteE-
Boston BuLletiA.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

Cures.-The contents Of bottle have cured
housands of extreme chronic cases. Used 40
cording to directions there is a cure in
every bottle.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

The estlmony.-Thousands OF testimo-
mails substantiate the above statements in the
cure Of all kinds Of painful ailments.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

Now is the time said the tramp, as he
let the cover of the bin down over him for
the night, sto lay in coal Puck.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

OPPORTUNITIES are like vacant lots The
must be improved to be proftable--E
Picdyuns.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

TIE bored of trade-The clerks behinC
the counters -LolceH Citizen
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

IT is clothes rub for the washerwomal
on Monday.-R- ston Bulletin.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
"Constantly Hawking and Splitting.

THOMAS ]. RUSHING, Esq, s9os Pine Street.
st. Louis. No, writes: Il was n great sufferer
from catarrh for three years. At times could
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and splitting. and for the last eight suonths
could not breathe through the nostrils. I
thought nothing could be done for me. Luck
lily, was advised TO try DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy, and am now q well man. believe
it to be the only sure remedy for catarrh new
manufactured, and one has only TO give It q
fair trial TO experience astounding results and
permanent cure"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

DoS'T run against a chimney
he's liable to bring SCOT against you-LOeel
Citizen
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
Famous Women.

WHEN a law suit is put of it is by no
means always worn out-NeU HdueIs NepS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
Great Little Men.

MANY an old book has to be bound over to
keep the piece-DetrOit Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

Sod by Druggists and Dealers EreryrrhTe
The Charles A. vogeler Co., BALTIC, Md.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

AN Irish wake is generally characterized
by spree de corpse
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

BooTBLAcKs must have originated on the
Plain of Shinar
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

AMONG travelling statesmen order is Heay
ems first law-Life.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

WHEN a photographer goes to sea he
doesn't feel at home anywhere but in the
fOcus-tle
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

THE axiom that heat expands and cold
contracts" does not apply to coal dealers
bills
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

WORKING with a villa lawyer. Work
ing with patients-A dOctor-Critie.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

You can't make performing canine Of Q
poo dull dog.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

SILENCE is golden; chin music Is cheap =
~ O. PicdUuJn
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

CAPITAL letters-letters of credit
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

HUERs of wood-house- painters; drawers
OF water-marine artists-BOSton Courier.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

AN elopement is apt to be a miss adj
venture Duluth ParG9rGpher.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

WHEN the baker makes his mo-nin
rounds the roll call is in ordeE-BostO
BuLLktin
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

THERE is big difference between getting
on well in life and getting well on in life
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

A DINE novel is OF course in-ten-cents-
alton
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

A YEBE shadow-the detective-Puek
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
The Common Lot.
There Is q place no love can reach,
There Is q time no voice can teach,
There Is q chain no power can break
Thara a n alaar. no ann, nd - 2, 10

The Common Lot
There Is place no love can reach,
There Is q time no voice can teach,
There Is q chain no power can break.
There Il . sleep no sound can wake
Sooner or later that time will arrive, that
place will wait for your coming, that chain
must bind you in helpless death, that sleep
must fall on your senses But thousands
every year go untimeSy TO their fate, and
thousands more lengthen out their days by
heedful, timely care. For the failing
strength, the weakening organs, the vast
ing blood, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is a wonderful restorative and apro-
longer of strength and life. 1t purifes the
blood and invigorates the system, thereby
terrifying il against disease. OF druggists.
SEALING up the dry bones-The end man
-Tszss SVtiags.
That Unfortunate Liver of Yours,
Bilious reader, will never resume its func-
tons with regularity and vigor if you per-
sist in Fostering it with blue pill and Gallo
mel. Don't you know that these are equal
IL Objectionable forms of the cumulative
poison-mercury. We presume you do. and
yet you 60 on using them. Desist, and re-
pair damages, regulate the abused organ,
and invigorate it with Hostetter's StOm-
ach Bitters, Incompatible, also, for dyspep-
STA, nervousness and kidney complaints.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
"Untold Agony from Catarrh."

Prof. W. HAUsNER, the famous mesmerist,
of Ithaca, N. T., writes: "SOme ten years ago
/ suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
catarrh. My family physician gave me up as
incurable, and said / must die. My case was
such q bad one, that every day, towards sum
SET my voice would become so hoarse could
barely speak above q whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing Of my throat would
almost strangle me. BY the use of DIR. Sages
Catarrh Remedy, in three months, was we'll
man, and the cure has been permanent"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19

SEALING up the dry bones-The end man
-Texoy Stftiaqs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-01
To the Public of Paw Paw.

Having hitherto received nothing but
kindness at your hands, and still wish
ing to retain the good opinion of my
neighbors and friends, | desire to say
through the public press, that next
Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock,
will deliver my last address at the
opera house, which has been generous
ly placed at my disposal by Mr.. Long
well.
The reason for doing this is because
the doors of the First Baptist church,
for causes unknown to me, were bar
ricaded last Sunday, and / kept from
exercising my rights and privileges as
pastor of the church.
Now, am imperatively called upon
to tell the community what | kRoW of
the conduct of certain members of the
church, and at the same time vindicate
my own reputation, protect the mem
ory of my dear wife, and stand up in
behalf of my children, all of whom,
through me, have been recklessly as
sailed by some who profess and call
themselves christians.
Respectfully,
EDWARD BELL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-01

We send out quite large number OF
sample copies of the NORTHERNER this
week. Those who receive them are
kindly invited To become subscribers
for the paper. No republican house.
hold in the county should be without
the NORTHERNER. Ii costs you but
three cents a week and is filed with mat.
ter that will interest you all. It's local
department Is complete, its correspond.
ence department well filled from week
to week, its political department teach.
es sound republican doctrine and its
news and miscellaneous departments
are equal to those of any country paper
published in the state. Try it and you
will like it.
+. +. McGurrin of Salt Lake City,
formerly stenographer of this judicial
circuit, at Cincinnati, o., on the 25th
ult., won the prize, $500, at the first
professional type-writing match ever
held in this country. The contest oc.
cupied an hour and half, forty-five
minutes writing from dictation and
forty-five minutes from copy. At the
close of the match, it was found that
Frank had written S,709 words, an
average Of 9666 words per minute,
while his competitor, Louis Traub, a
celebrated Cincinnati typewriter, had
accomplished but 6,398, an average OF
II 90 words per minute, McGurrin's
record being 25.3S per cent in excess OF
Traub's. Shake, Frank. We doubt il
there is man in the United States who
can beat you.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-01
Decatur.

Mrs. Taylor of Tecumseh, is visiting
at j. III. Tuttle's.
DR.. c. M. O'Dell and wife have been
visiting at b. ODells for few days.
DR.. Mcclure, near Eagle Lake, had
eight sheep killed by dogs last week.
w. Sanford and Louis O'Dell spent
three days last week in camp at Chris
ties Lake.
Miss Mate Wilson has taken Miss
Grace Chadwick's place in the post
Office. Miss G.. will visit friends i'm
Wisconsin.
Tom Brownbridge says a man who
will hitch a horse with bride that has
no throat-latch is just no man at all
Tom tried it and his horse left him.
The Saginaws, one of the finest anna
teur clubs in the state, will be here next
Friday to play ball with the Decaturs
The Marcellus cornet band will furnish
the music and will give grand concert
and dance in the evening We expect
to see big crowd on that occasion.