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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01
MY MOTHERS SLIPPER.

1tsmighty Gurus, SO it is, how these here poets
try
To bring sympathetic tear TO some poor fel
ler's eye,
A-rhymin' and singin' Of mothers love and
care,
An touchin' on her faded gown, or stout, old
fashioned chair
But none OF 'em, I've noticed, an I've won
dered DER and DER,
Has sung about the slipper that my good old
mother wore.
recollect as well as If twas only yesterday,
When it seemed a dreadful waste O. time to
study stead O. play
With other little youngsters who were hookin'
OF from school
An goin' to the swimmin hole SO shady, deep
and cool,
An many a time I'd we missed my chance,
through learnin's heights TO soar,
Ef weren't for the slipper that my good old
mother wore.
An later when the female sex began to interest,
An other fellows called on gals dressed up in
their best,
She knowed that though I couldn't keep myself
TO save my life,
That like as not I'd undertake supportin' OF a
wife;
But waited for maturer years and her whom
adore
AL OWN to the slipper that my good old mother
wore.
She's settin' in her armchair now smilin' all
benign,
A-talkin' to our neighbors bout that ''grown-up
son o. mine"
An she tells of all the time she felt obliged my
self to whale,
To keep me out OF prison, or at very least from
jail;
An she alters makes me own that I'd been there
long before,
Eff ii wasn't for the slipper that my good old
mother wore.
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

livery man has his weak spot,
and sometimes man finds out that an
ace high is his weak spot-Boston But-
letin
Who is that man?' ''He's the
servant of old Smith. the undertaken"
"Ah! then he's the valet of the shadow
of death. ."--TOsn Topics.
The more faithfully girl keeps a.
diary the more religiously she wants to
keep it out of the way of everybody else
in the neighborhood.
1t is said that whisky is being made
from old rags. Any clothes observer
will remember instances where whisky
has made rags.-Yonkers Statesman.
Earrings are relic of barbarism.
unless, of course, the diamonds are un-
usually white and fine and cost a good
deal more than anybody's else in the.
congregation.
THAT was an exhaustive article OF
mine on Our Political Future. said
the contributor to the editor. Il found
it So" was the somewhat unsatisfactory
reply. Washington Critic.
"A father. wishing to get rid OF his
talkative little son. said: Come
Georgey. you're all tired out. Hurry
up and 90 to bed" Georgey looked
solemnlv at his parent. and slowly saids
PA, YOU shouldn't try to hurry up a
boy when you know he's all tired out"
The toboggan slide is dangerous tc
people having '.heart troubles" that is,
to old. married and settled people. The
youthful among the afflicted can ven--
ture down the slide and toll up it with,
comparatively safety.-MGrthG'S Pine-
yard Herald.
Wilson. the celebrated vocalist.
was upset one day in his carriage near
Edinburgh. A Scotch paper. after re-
cording the accident, said. 1--WE are
happy to state he was able to appear
the following evening in three pieces. ,"
Some people sigh ali their lives
for wealth and never get it. Other peo-
pie work hard for it all their lives and
never get it. The best plan is to invent
a suSpendcr button that will stay on,
and keep the agency yourself.-Son1er-
UilLe Journal.
IF YOU see one cold and vehement
at the same time set him down as a
fanatic" says ChrvsostOm; and yet it
may be that he is only the lodger in
third pair back, whose landlady has
cut off the heat from his little room be-
cause he was necessarily behindhand
with his rent.-JourndL of Education.
-Smith-''That paragraph in the
Daily Howler touched you up rather
severely. yesterday" Brown-''O. yes;
| don't mind that. however. The world
will always contain fools you know"
''Yes. 1 suppose so. If there were nc,
fools there wouldn't be anything for
those fellows to write about, 1 sup
pose"
Chicago Editor Cooking over paper
| Just Out)-'tHere, Mr.. Proofreader.
you've let Il gross error get into the
paper" Whats that?'
Editor-"Why. wrote. They are Il
devoted couple and you have got il
They are divorced couple ," Proof
reader-''Wel!, let it go. 1t will read
all right Tomorrow. y Washington
Critic.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01
RAISING TURKEYS.
How to Rear Large FIocks of Fine Birds
Successf1IIy-

How to Rear Large FIocks of Fine Birds
Successfully.
Inquiries for the best turkeys for
breeding purposes are received from
my customers far and near, who are
getting their tlOcks ready for the breed
ing season, and a great many ask:
How do you manage to raise such q
large flock successfully? What do you
feed the young turkeys, and so on. As
it would take great deal of time to
answer each privately, 1 will answer
all with one letter through your paper
First, l would say: don't put off too
late to mate your turkeys for the breed
ing season. which is generally the
month of February. have customers
send to me for turkeys in April,
which is entirely too late. for by the
time they receive them and they get
accustomed to their new home (fOr they
will do no good laying eggs until used
to their new quarters) it is very late in
the season. they lose 4 great many eggs
and late-hatched turkeys are never so
large rs those early Matched. l think
the bronze turkeys are the easiest raised
all in number of pounds. A single
cross of the large bronze turkey nearly
doubles the weight of the young ones,
and although the price of Il gObbler
may appear high. yet the value to be
derived from the use of the variety is
not easily estimated. If you can not
have the pare breed, get a pure bred
gobbler and place it with your hens
and note the improvement in the flock
the next year.
When the eggs hatch aud the hen is
ready to take from the nest. place her
in pen or small yard with the young
turkeys. Have the pen so the little ones
can run in and out. but keep the old
hen confined for few weeks until the
Young ones are strong enough to follow
on her long rambles she takes after diff
ferent kinds of food. They must be pro-
;ected from the wet morning dews; not
let out until the sun has dried the grass.
When strong enough the hen can be
given free range, but should be driven
up every nigh,, and they soon learn to
come home every night and go to the
right place for them.
The food the first week should be
hard boiled eggs and bread crumb3ed
fine and mixed together. One or two
eggs Il day mixed with bread crumbs is
sufficient for flock of twelve or fifteen
Young turkeys. See that the old hen
does not get their feed; feed her with
corn, oats or any other coarse food;
clabber cheese is fine for them; meat
cut fine or most any cooked food, with
a good deal of black pepper in it, is
relished by them- After they are few
weeks old they will eat small grain,
which makes them grow fast. They
should never be fed raw wet dough.
Turkeys. like chickens, should have
mixed diet. Milk in every form is great
" relished and is svery healthy for them.
sly yards have turned oGt some very
fine specimens from the best Eastern
strains; large. fine, glossy gobbiers--
sfrs. Kat: Griffin, ia Journal Of Agri-
culture.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01
A FUNNY EPISODE.
An Esquimau Medicine Mans Astonish.
ment and Fright.

| ment and Fright.
There was another episode which
these peculiar people seemed to eonsid-
er as huge joke. which L will explain
as briefly as possible, to show what the
native people consider as funny in the
frigid zones. One of the Esquimau
men had peculiarly disfigured face.
to which he pointed so often that one of
the party was finally led to ask him the
cause. He most cheerfully assented to
explain, amidst the grins and suppressed
laughter of the others. When he was a
young boy he was one of a small band
of natives that came upon the remains
of one of Sir John Franklin's unfortu-
nate parties, that had starved to death,
and they found many curious things
among the scattered material at the
site of the sad scene. One, which i'm.
mediately took his boy..h eye, was a
fattened can that he found. full of
..black sand" as he expressed it. Tho
"black sand" " was of no possible
use to him, and, on the first OCCASION he
had to utilize the can, which was one
winter evening, when he was sitting.
by the lamp in his snow-house, he
poured this useless material out on
the platform of snow that held the lamp,
and in doing so some of it splashed in
the flame. There was an instantaneous
explosion, which he tried to explain by
yelling ''boon.," until 1 thought the
top of my head had been knocked off.
and when some of the shock had passed
away he found that the top of his snow
hut had disappeared in the dark night,
the stone lamp was broken into pieces,
and the kitchen utensils and parlor
furniture all mixed up. Hewas 4 medi-
cine man of the tribe-that is, one sup
posed to cure sickness by magic. incan-
tations, etc.-and at the time the pow
der-can exploded n patient was visiting
him. who disappeared in the confusion,
and his whereabouts was not known
for month or two afterward, when he
turned up in another tribe farther south,
whose doctors, he claimed, were not
of such pyrotechnic school of medi-
cine. The medicine man said that his
own nervous system was badly shat
tered for long time, and his hands and
face were fearfully SCARED as evidence
of his story, but if his appetite was at
all injured he had more than fully re-
covered, for ne was the most enormous
eater. savage or civilized. that 1 ever
saw in my life. and could s.sily dis
pose of a reindeer ham at a lunch. wb@u-
ever he came around TO repeat Dis
story. which was altogether too ire
quent; but we luckily found a good
plan of ridding ourselves of him by the
apparent careless handling of powder
can.-Lieat ScklcGtkG. in R6niGa.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01
TO PREVENT EXPLOSIONS,
Valuable Suggestions for Dwellers In the
Natural Gas Districts.

Natural Gas Districts.
The following suggestions for avoid
ing explosions are offered by natural
gas expert:
'To light fire, place small piece of
burning paper or other flame upon the
CRATE or burner, and then turn on the
gas. separately at first, afterward regu-
Iating flame as desired.
SHOULD gas fail to ignite at once, turn
it off, open the damper and draft wide,
and wait for q few moments, allowin q
the unconsumed gas to pass up the
chimney before making mn other at
tempt to light fire.
Never introduce flame in any form
into Il stove into which gas has first been
turned.
ALWAYS see that the valves are
closed and open damper for moment
before lighting gas, to ventilate the
stove or furnace. 1t is easy to cultivate
this habit, and its observance is good
method of insurance against accident.
Observe invariably the simple rule
Flame first, gas afterward.
las rule the best service is obtained
by keeping bottom drafts closed tightly
at all times, and damper in pipe nearly
closed, but at night leave hampers
nearly open.
.Do not turn fires too low at night.
Leave them burning moderately.
1T is not necessary to fill stoves or
furnaces with broken fire brick or anv
other substance. On the contrary, as
a rule, better service is obtained by
leaving burners bare and unobstructed
except in open CRATES, and it is much
safer. But where consumers insist upon
filling, great care must be observed
not to clog the burner ope nings. which
might cause a dangerous escape of gas
through the mixers.
There should be no odor of gas in
the house. If Soy is detected turn out
fires at once. ventilate thoroughly, and
notify the company promptly.
'.Should fires 90 out by reason of gas
supply failing, close valves at all fires
Immediately. ."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01
FARM AND FIRESlDE.

Hogs fattened on barley are re-
ported to make superior meat with 3
large proportion. of lean.
-Dncks usually begin to lay in Feb
ruary. They require warm house.
with leaves or cut straw upon which
to sleep at night, as damp quarters are
injurious to them.
Common homemade I've soap. well
mixed with cornmeal - stiff dough.
and given every few days. is now rec
commended as preventive and sure cure
of chicken cholera.
Sheep here do not pay as great
profits as those in England. Every
things depends upon the mode of man.
agement- Our farmers compel sheep
to forage, while in England they are
treated as carefully as are cattle.
The seed of sorghum cane should
be more extensively used. 1t may be
ground or fed whole, if well cleaned.
For poultry it is excellent. and rs the
yield of seed is from fifteen to twenty
five bushels per acre. it is really very
valuable portion of the crop.
"A heavy sod, plowed when there is
thin slice of frozen soil among the
grass roots, makes a particularly mel
low seed bed in spring. The frost
works it down about as we'll as working
on it half the summer could do
american Cultirator.
An Ohio girl, who tired of hearing
the farmers in her section growl about
wheat growing not paving, decided
she'd see about it She rented 81 acres
of land, kept strict account of every
dollar expended in raising the crop, got
an average yield of thirty-five bushels
to the acre, and sold it for S142. 10.
The cost of production was $9S. II, in
cluding $3.50 for fertilizers, and the
gain on the investment was fOrtY-fOur
per cent.
For gooseberry tarts. pour the juice
off can OF green gooseberries, set 1t
on the stove. wet tablespoonful of
corn starch with little cold juice, and
add to the juice on the stove when it
boils. stir over the fire till 1t thickens,
remove. add to the gooseberries,
sweeten, and bake as cherry tarts.
When done, cover with meringue of
whito of egg and sugar, and return to
the oven till it begins to color.
Spanish Cream: This is one of the
most delicious desserts. Put half 4
box of gelatine into quart of sweet
milk, keep in a warm place until the
gelatine is dissolved; to this add the
well-beaten yelks of tour eggs. and one
teacupful sugar. When scalding hot,
but not boiling. stir in the whites.
beaten to froth. Flavor with lemon
or vanilla. Pour into 4 mold, and set
away in cool place to stiffen. OF
course it is to be eaten cold.
Too many husbands seem to forget
hat their wives need labor-savirg i'm
plements and machinery, that the farm
louse as well as the barn, the back yard
as well as the barn yard should have
conveniences for saving useless steps
and burdensome drudgery. Here is Il
case plain enough for any husband to
understand: A farmer near Gardner,
Me-, had allowed his wife to carry water
from distant spring for ten long years,
but as soon as he had occasion to Use
the water for his cattle pipe was laid
and a force pump put into use. We fear
there are not II few just such thoughtless
husbands who will read this item and
not see the point in it.-SOutherH C~L-
tirdtOr.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Blackburn

Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Blackburn,
of Springfield. O.. have a week-old
baby which weighs just.a pound and a
half The boy is perfectly formed and
looks healthy. A lady's ring will go
over foot and up the leg to the body.
The parents are large and healthy.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01
She Was Only His Wife.

The other afternoon two gentlemen
walking down Woodward avenue met
a lady, who smiled and nodded to one
of them. The gentleman recognized
returned the nod, but without touching
his hat. whereupon his companion re-
marked:
Say, John. you are not so gallant as
you used 10 be-"
80. yes, 1 am,'' replied the gentle
man, '.bat, yoH see, she is only my
wife. ."-Detroh Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01

"A sea-green glassvase has recently
been found in Bologna. Il beats all
what these butchers wiz put in bo-
logna!-Epoch.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-18
AN ACT

To PROVIDE PROTECTION CERTAIN FISH
wITHIs THE BAYS, HARBORs. WATERS or STREAMS
OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Be # Enacted By the King and the Legislature Of the
HaCaiiaH Kingdom:
SECTION l. 1t shall not be lawful for any person to
take catch or destroy the young Of the fish known as
the muet and the under four inches in length in
any the bays harbors waters or streams Of this King
dom: Provided. however that nothing in this Act
shall prevent the taking Of the fish hereinabove pro-
hbited for the purpose Of stocking ponds.
SECTION 2 It shall not be lawful for any person to
sell offer for sale have IN his possession except
alive any Of the young fish mentioned in Section of
this Act
SECTION 3 Any person violating the provisions Of
this Act shall upon conviction before any Police or
District Magistrate be punished by fine Of not less
than twenty nor more than two hundred dollars or by
Imprisonment hard labor for not less than ten nor
than ninety days, by both such fine and i'm
prisOnment In the discretion Of the Court Provided
nevertheless that no such fine shall be imposed upon
any person who fishing for other fish accidentally takes
catches than forty Of the young fish men
toned m Section / Of this Act
SzcTIos 4 This Act shall take effect from and after
the date Of lis approval
Approved this sixth day Of September, A D. 1885
KALAKAUA REX
BIZ The Krse: 19
Ii A. THURsroE 4}h ~
Minister Of the Interior
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-18
BY AUTHORITY.


TO AMEND An Act ENTITLED AN ACT To FACILIrATg
THE ACQUIRING AND SETTLEMENT OF HoxESrEAps
3 q Eaa@sd By Tia Eieq aa5 u, legislator or the
HEiorii1a HIsgEaa.,
SECTION / Section Of an ACT entitled An Act 70
Facilitate the Acquiring and Settlement Of Home
Sread$ approved August % 1884 Is hereby amended
by adding thereto the following words 70 Wit
Provided however that III the districts Of hahkinu
and hirahulu. Maui and hona and Puma, Hawaii such
lots may b not than one hundred acres in area
SECTION , Section OF said Act Is hereby amended
BY adding thereto the following words, 70 wit;
Provided however that If by reason Of the location Of
the land surveyed difficult 70 obtain appraisers
the SmaIIness Of the area viii raise the proportionate
cost OF such apprai>enenr above reasonable amount
then and IN such case The Minister Of the Interior the
surveyor who surveyed such ISnd and the Surveyor
General may make such apprai>emenr.
Section } This Act shall take effect and become
Law from and after the date Of il approval
Approved this sixth day Of September 4 D 1855,
hALAhAUA REX
81 TIE hrNG-
L 4 THURSr0N
Minister q the interior
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-18
By TIE hNE
- -
To ESCoUEAGE TEE PEoDUcTIoS AND SALE OF TAEo
FLOUR AND OTHER PEoDUCTS OF TABo-

To ESC0UEAEE TEE PEoDUcTI0S AND SALE OF TARo
E1ovR AND OTHER PRoDucrs OF TAEo
B, 81 Ens.tsd By tRs K5sg azF tie Legislature Of the
Hsra.iaE hag5aR.
SECTION l. The Minister Of Finance upon the requi-
SltiQn o. the Minister OF the Interior and with the
approval Of the Cabinet may from time 70 time pay
from the public Treasury. q any MONEYS available
for the purpose sums NOT 10 exceed IN all the sum Of
i've thousand dollars for the purpose Of 6srayin the
actual expenses Incurred II attempting Introduce
taro' -four and other products Of 1a-o into foreign
markets
SECTION , No money shall be - paid from the
Treasury excepting upon evidence satisfactory 10 the
Cabinet that the plans proposed for . Introducing taro
-four and other products of into foreign markets
are made III good faith are reasonable and that e1er
e-5e and thorough Efforts VIII be made 10 execute such
plans A. soon l. practicable after the disbursement
from time 70 time of such moneys full and detail
accounts with vouchers shall De fled II the Office OF the
Minister Of the Interior showing the items OF lS5urs
rnents and the manner IN which such 10neyS have been
expended
SECTION , This Act shall take effect from and after
the date o. rs approval
Approved this sixth day Of September. 4 D. 1855
kALAKAUA REX-
BIZ TIE h1y5-
l. L TErESr1S-
Minister OF the Interior
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-18
By TIE hEG :
REL4zlye 10 The STREET RAIw4r " H0g0LULU

EEL4ELEG 10 HE eTEEET RAILWAY " HOyJLULU-
b Eaqa.d By tEs Hing and tie LegsLqtas Of the
H7raHaH hiEgd0H
SEcTmy L There Is hereby granted 10 William R.
Austin h> associates and Successors and their assigns
hereinafter named the grantees the right and privilege
subject the requirements OF Chapter 1XXIV. Of the
Session Laws Of 1854 re-enactai BY Chapter XVIII Of
the Session Laws Of 1856 and the provisions in this Act
expressed at any time PRIOR 10 the 18th day Of Septem-
her- 1889 construct maintain and operate singh
track street railway with ali necessary curves switches
and taEnSgts except hereinafter prohibited upon
portion Of Fort Street. In along and upon the following
streets the city Of Honolulu namely Along the Ks
pIznade from the foot OF Fort Street the foot Of
AIzkez Street on Qteen Street from AIakea Street TO
Nuuznu Street. on 8uaanH Street from Queen Street
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-18

RELAEEyE 10 FC-ry-AEE HELFEE~ SEGREGATED
L-zFEzS COMMONLY zy5=y A. k0zU4ss
WEzzAs It i deemed exEei5=ur that the husband OF
wife Of L5rer should ordinary ca>es- De allowed
10 remain - helper OF E9kua with suc1 Lsper
wEsl segregated
AND vEsEE.s. 1t / IuszFelzut 70 allow the privilege
aforesaid without giving the Beard Of Health full
power and control over helpers OF kokuzs owing 10
the fact that many kokuas become infected with
Ieprosy- and capable Of communicating the same 10
Others. though showing signs Of the disease
theuSeIves therefore
B + Eaactsd By Il, King and t6s Leztsetog Of tEe-
HgrTiiEa KiHgfgaz-
SECTION L Voluntary helpers on kokgaS living with
Iepers segregated by the Board Of Health may Dc bF
such Board esre5 infected with the disease Of Leprosy
and capable Of e'1nnunieztln same 70 oEheEz Al
such kokuas are hereby placed under control Of the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-18

BoSri of Health and may be prevented by it from ~
terniugliug with those free from the disease,
SgcTloN The Board Of Health. with the consent OF
the Cabinet, is empowered To make aud promulgate
such rules and regulations in regard TO said helpers or
kokuaS for their care discipline and maintenance
may be deemed necessary which rules and regulations
shall have the force and effect OF law when pro-
rulgatei
Sxcrloy ; This Act shall become law from and after
the date Of It's approval
Approved this sixth day Of September, A. D, 1883,
kALAKAUA REN.
By Tbs hIyG:
l. i. THCBST0S.
Minister Of the Interior