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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-11-30
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Married.

At the residence of the brides father.
Miss Maggie May Trimmer, Of Hot
Springs. to Mr.. E. A. William, of Rap
idCity. The couple were united by
Rev. Frame, of Buffalo Gap.
This will be a surprise to Miss Trim
mer's many friends, and agreeably so
when it is known that she has chosen
wisely and well. Mr.. Williams is a
citizen of Rapid City and a well-to.do
farmer in that vicinity, a young man
of energy and enyiable reputation at.
home and abroad. Miss Maggie is ii
ly known but to be loved and respected.
She has grown from childhood to wo-
manhood here in our midst and her
company was always saught by the
young folks for her happy sunny tenn
permanent and lady.like department.
She was a constant pupil at our public
school here, and classed among it's
brightest members.
The STAR wishes this young couple,
a happy prosperous voyage, as they
start out DER life's sea together, and
IN the sweet by and by. when .ssilver
thread instead of gold' wreath the
bow. may they look back over their
past lives without one single regret.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18

In the eleven years from 1916 to
1857 the volume of imports increased
more than three-fold, while the in
crease per capita, the true measure,
ran up from $4.86 to SlI.73, or from
about s25 to $5S per family. Then
came the crash. sweeping and de-
structive, that paralyzed the industry
Of the whole Nation.
These two historical reductions of
the tariff were made by the Dem
ocratic party to satisfy the demands of
the South for free trade, not because
of excessive revenues.
The exigencies of the way created
a high tariff upon all imports, whether
We produced the articles or not, and
equally high internal taxes. In 1868
the Republican party began the re-
duction of both the tariff and the in
ternal taxes, because the enormous
revenues were no longer needed. The
purpose was right, the tariff was re-
duced, but with protection always in
view, and the effect upon impOrtations
was slight compared to what it would
have been had the free-trade plans
proposed by Democrats for reducing
the revenues been adopted. But even
as it was the effect was startling. I'm
portations began at once to increase,
and that increase is recorded below:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18

world to the centr9 facts of the si.s-
alton.
l. Every Congressional district W
the State was cagrie't by an average
plurality of about 500
=. Every county IL The State elected.
for the first time in -ears, d Republic
an to the State Sena.s.
3. Every county u the State also
gave q plurality for the State ticket.
4. The plurality IN the entire State
was about $4,000.
s. The majority over all was some
thing less than $4,000; when the Re-
publican managers gave it out cold q
few days before the election that they
confidently expected 1900
G. The total Prohibition vote IL
Maine-the mother of the Prohibition
movement-was 1000.
Now, it is not worth while for ou-
Democratic friends to get out @,
temper and sulk. The truth is thu!
four years of Democratic experimer.
has furnished sufficient amusement fOT
American people, and they have dc
termined to cult, and return to thu
virtuous in government. -liiHneap0Lis
Tribune
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
Democratic Dirty Work.

We challenge any reputable or re
spOnsible Democrat 10 father the "dor
lar-a-day" lie that is being circulated.
They dare not do it. They prefer tv
act the part of a "fence" among
sneak-thieves, handling and disposina
of goods stolen By others. The Jour-
nal has nothing to do with brainlest
and characterless scamps or irrespon'
sible liars and libelers; but if any re,
sponsible person or representative %
any responsible organization, on behalf
of the Democratic party, will come t.
the front and father this lie We will give
them q chance to prove 1t very quick
But of course the responsible leader;
OF the party will not do it. They woula
rather hide behind an anonymous ibe'
which they know to be false, and put
forward notorious cranks and PROBES
sional liars to do the dirty work they
are willing to profit by. The work
they are engaged in is morally as bash
as uttering forged paper or pass
ing counterfeit money, the only differ
ence being that the latter would sub
jeCt them to legal penalty. But some
men regulate their moral principles by
the penal code, and regard every thing
as honorable that is not punished by
fine and imprisonment Indiandpo!is
.youry,0I
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18

undervaluations; which practically re-
duce duties S to 10 per cent. the prac-
teal effect of such a change in the
tariff would be to reduce the prOtec
ton on fine goods so as to prevent
their manufacture in this country.
Wooden Goods-The present tariff
imposes duty of about 81 cents per
pound (as an equivalent for the duty
ON wool, of which the wool-grower
receives the benefit), and IS per cent.
ad valorem on coarse and 40 per cent
ad valorem on fine goods. As the
pound duty is intended 10 be made
little more than the average duty on
the wool, to guard against errors,
that is also slight protection to those
engaged in wooden manufacturing.
The Mills bill abolishes the pound
duty because of free woody and i'm
poses an ad valorem duty OF 80 per
cent. and 40 per cent on imported
woolens. The farmer loses the adj
vantage of the duty on wool, and the
manufacturer is left with nothing but
the ad valorem duty on imported
woolens, the effect of which must be
TO increase importations. develop
greater undervaluatiOns, and thus in
jure the home manufacturers
Home Market Club Circular
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18

House of Representatives have ssut
their ears utterly to the appeals OF the
old soldiers of tie country, and it Is a
fact that the American people might
just as we'll realize. to their eternal
shame and disgrace, that there are in
the alms-houses of the country to-day
mere than $1,000 soldiers who were
honorably discharged from the army.
and who aided TO save the country and
make possible the payment of the inter-
est upon the Nations debt, which has al
ready assumed an aggregate larger
than all that has been paid as pensions
to the soldiers. The disgrace of pauper-
ism which is branded upon the Union
soldier to this large extent is an indel-
ible brand stamped upon the honor and
patriotism of the American people, and
the branding iron has been heated and
pressed upon the quivering honor of
the country by the hand of the Demo-
cratic majority in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18

In figuring the imports per capita we
have, and will in the following tables,
allow the percentage of increase in
population for each year shown by
tie census of population for the pre-
ceding decade. The above table shows
that in the four years following the
adoption OF the tariff reduction bill
of 1882 the importations nearly
doubled per capita and more than
doubled in volume. Our own manufact-
ures were crippled. we began piling
up a load of debt to foreign countries,
and the terrible panic of 1873 followed.
That put a stop to the excess of imports,
which were reduced to SOL, 264, 500, or
Sc. "A per capita, in 1888.
The Mills bill proposes an average
reduction of % per cent. in our present
tariff, puts one-sixth of all our i'm
ports on the free list, and its adoption
would be followed by paralyzed homo
production, an enormous increase in
imports and undoubtedly by great dis
tress and panic.
The tariff reduction bill of 1916 was
not so closely followed by the effect
that was to have been expected, but it
came in due time and with terribly
crushing force. In 1916 our net i'm
ports (retained for home consumption)
were S102, 1S3, 653, or S4.S6 per capita.
The further increase up to 1857 was as
SOIlouS-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
Ku-Kiux in Indiana.

John r. Zinc, OF La Gro township,
Wabash County, who has been life
long Democrat until recently, when ne
resolved to support the Republican
standard bearers, is being made the
victim OF innumerable prosecutions by
his late political associates. Zinc re-
Gently raised Harrison and Morton
pole on his premises, which has great
~ angered the Bourbons in his neigh
borhood. He has just received the fol-
lowing note:
Mist. JOHN ZISc:-nyou don't cutdown that
pole the Republicans put up in your yard and
vote the Democratic ticket, your houses and
barns on both farms will be burned TO the
grounds. Take heed before it is too late. You
are Democrat
MIR. Zinc is not frightened by this
threat, but will go right along and do
his utmost for the election of Har-
rison and Morton. - Hab0sh dad. }
Letter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
THE DIFFERENCE.
Some of the Principles which the Two
Parties Represent.

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
PENSION hUMSUG.
How Democrats Are Pooling the Ole
Soldiers and the Public.

How Democrats Are roofing the Olo
Soldiers and the Public.
General Black, Commissioner OF
Pensions, has sent TO the printer his
report for the year ending the 30th of
June last, and places the annual pen
sion list at something like SSl.00O.OO0.
This is juggle with figures, and the
country ought to understand that The
actual pension list of the country, the
annual payment for the annual &C
cumulations of pensions is less than
$40, 900, 600, less than half what the Ad-
ministration is trying to make the peo-
pie to understand it to be, the true
figure; but it comes about in this way:
There are some arrears on the Mexican
pensions. They were allowed in great
numbers and paid promptly. There
were thus numbers allowed during the
year that ran back in arrears to 1880,
and there were tens of thousands that
ran back as far as 1880. and the total
payment for the year was the gross
sum that Commissioner Black talks
about 1t would be just as fair if a
man does not pay his taxes for year
and then pays $500, to say his taxes
amount to $500, as to take this asser-
ton of General Black literally. The
fact Is the Democratic majority in the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18

in 1881 | resigned the rcceivership of
the Ohio L. Mississippi road on account
of i'll health and went abroad, where
remained for nearly three years. After
my resignation was accepted by the
court John NJ. Douglass, of Chicago,
was appointed receiver. The amount
paid to each of these gentlemen for
their services is no doubt a matter of
record in the circuit court in Chicago,
and covered a period from 1876, the be-
ginning of the receivership, until it
closed, some time in 1882. If any other
payments were made in the meantime
they were comparatively small, and
were submitted 10 the court for its
action. The statement that any
amount was either paid by the court
or recommended by me specifically for
the prosecution of strikers is absurd,
untrue and ridiculous. The fact about
the strikers is substantially this, as |
remember il: The strike was general
and particularly stubborn and violent
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. At
the time l was vice-president of the
Baltimore & Ohio and lived in Balti
more. When the strike broke out on
the Ohio q Mississippi it was very Sc
we're and threatened to be very
serious. Ny recollection is that
the principal difficulty was at
Vincennes, about the center of the
road, where the shops were located
and where the divisions terminated.
Consequently large numbers of train
men were collected there. A United
States Marshal was sent to FincenneS
from Indianapolis with q few troops
and arrested the ring leaders of the
strike and had them committed before
the Federal Court at Indianapolis.
These men were no doubt prosecuted
by the District Attorney and were i'm
prisoned awaiting the trial for several
weeks. About the time they were
convicted and arraigned for sentence
| was asked by the court as to what
policy, in my judgment, should be
adopted toward them. To this /
responded that the men were misled
and misguided, and acted under great
excitement and temper, and that, so
far as could influence the judgment
of the court, it would be toward the
side of mercy. And in this view Cen
eral Harrison, as well as the other at
torneys of the receiver, cordially CO.
incided. l don know what effect, If any,
this advice had on the action Of the
court, but. as l remember, the men
were discharged, after having been in
Jail some time, with a reprimand by
Judge Drummond. ~ y. Dispatch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.
General Harrison's Fee In the Ohio g Nils
niszippi Railroad Case.

sissippi Railroad Case.
Among the stories to which the Dem
ocrats of the West. in their despera-
ton at losing cause, have been forced
to resort in the hope of injuPiug Gen
eral Harrison, is one to the effect that
he or his law firm received 81. 900
from Receiver John King. of the Ohio
& Mississippi railroad, for services in
prosecuting the railway strikers in
1872. Mr.. King is now president of
the New York. Lake Erie d Western
railroad. He was seen by reporter,
and unhesitatingly pronounced the
story to be without foundation. Mr..
King said: The attorneys for the re-
ceiver were paid by direct order of the
court. Judge Drummond at that time
was Federal Circuit Judge aud Judge
Gresham was District Judge for In
diana and Judge Treat for Illinois.
The attorneys for the receiver were ex-
Judge Hoadley, of Cincinnati, and
General Harrison, and they were
assisted at times by W. T. Nc
Clintock, also OF Cincinnati. The
exact amount paid by the court
to these gentlemen for their serv-
ices l don't know, for the reason that
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
CURRENT COMMENTS.

gly~ 1T is my deliberate judgment
that the prosperity of America is main
ly due to her system of protective
laws. Prince Bismarck.
Br William Condon's story that
General Harrison spoke disparagingly
of the Irish in 1876 at Bloomington,
Ind, is emphatically controverted by
thirty-four reputable residents of that
city.
re- 1t is suspected that the bank
rupt condition of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee has been caused by
the enormous expense of maintaining
the Prohibition Organization.-N y
IreSS.
M- When Cleveland sends SO to
the food sufferers and $40 to burned
out town and $4,000 to his campaign
committee. he appears to know where
there is the most desperate need OF aid.
Albany Journal.
ESPMr. Thurman, it appears, claims
that it was the Democrats who abol-
ished slavery. As specimen of cam
paign humor this has not been equaled
except by the assertion of Mr.. Mills
that the Democratic party is the friend
of the working-man.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
BS% President Cleveland denies ever
saying that he believed in free trade
as he believed in the Christian relig
ion." Come to turn that sentence up
edgeways and look squarely at it, we
must confess that it was not much of
an Endorsement of free trade any way.
Albany Journal.
re- Cleveland's $4,000 is standing
menace to every office-holder. from the
top of the list to the bottom, to walk
up to the captains office and settle or
take the consequences Under the
reform" Administration that is the
plan being pursued in this city and
State.-Lndidnapotis Journal.
B'.Mr. Cleveland. by his message.
for which sincerely honor him, has
challenged the protected industries of
the country to a fight of extermina-
ton. 1t is useless for us to
disguise the fact that the fight is to the
death, and we would be idiots to ignore
this. "-G. G.. Vests Letter to Mr.. Nap
ton Dem. }. OF 1Mo.
Gene-al Harrison bids fair to
beat the record in speech-making.
Four speeches in one day is his latest
achievement He does not weary
people by their length, yet he manages
to cover the ground pretty well in
these efforts Il is a severe strain
upon a man to keep him constantly
talking, but the Generals friends ap-
pear to feel that he can be trusted not
to make any mistakes, and the candi-
date exhibits a confidence In himself
that is assuring.-Boston Herald (Mng-
Eunlp.).
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
Log Cabin Logic.
Drawn and Braini

Brawn and Brafni
The powerful engine, with IT'S wonderful
propelling power, coupled to the long tram
FULL freighted with the richest fabrics OF the
intellectual looms of the centuries-what
obstacles can stay the progress OF this
mighty force, when once under full steam
along LIES highwayl
The American with Drawn and brain does
not see the necessity for titles of nobility,
does not care for elevation by descent, he
can reach out and pluck the stars.
But with Drawn or brain impaired, q man
is badly handicapped in the mad race for
of the present age.
The physical system is most intricate
piece of machinery. 1t ought to be kept
well regulated, so that it will work har-
moniously in all its parts, then it is capable
of an immense amount of work.
It is said that watch, if expected to keep
perfect time, must be wound daily. 1t will
not keep good time unless it " runs rega-
lar" More men break down because they
don't "run regular" than for any other
reason
1t is claimed by physicians that few men
are killed by hard work. 1t is to the irregu-
larities of modern social life that the high
death rate is due. Men burn their candle
at both ends, then wonder why it burns out
so quickly.
The main thing in keeping the human ma
chine in good working order is to keep Tho
regulator all right The blood is the life,"
and sound health is assured so long as tbs
blood flows through the veins impid
stream of purity.
Regulate the regulator with Warmers Log
Cabin sarsaparilla, the old fashioned blood
purifier, pre- pared after the best formula ia
use by our ancestors in good old Log Cabin
days, and with the vigor of Drawn and brain
which mustensue, in your Gfe's lexicon you
will find no such word as fail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
TEACHING EMBALMlNG.
A College With Full-Fledged Faculty
and Curriculum Started.

college with n FUu-Ele0ged
and Curriculum Started.
"a college of embalming, with a
full-fedged faculty, curriculum and
the necessary auxiliaries, is the latest
stride toward the establishment of the
undertaken as professional man."
said a city undertaken few days ago.
1.-The process of embalming is to be
accepted by the undertaken as a neces-
sary adjunct of his calling in the i'm
mediate future. The revival of the
art has found favor and the demand
thus fostered has necessitated the cre-
alton of bona fide college Of instruo-
ton wherein the undertaken might
derive a more thorough and practical
knowledge of the organization of the
human body than he is possessed of at
the present time; for in truth many
Observation-Disclosures have no other
qualities of value to society than a
strong stomach and a readiness to work
both night and day, for, as you know,
the undertaker's office is never closed.S
about this college-its curriculum
embraces what!
ut will comprise lectures on angi-
ology-(fully explaining the arterial,
venOus, capillary and absorbent sys-
tems): physiology, or the science of
natural organization of the human
body, lectures on morbid anatomy, ex-
employing the post norton condition
of the body. in relation to the cause of
death, and calculation of the embalm-
ing process, illustrated by demonstra-
lions on the dead subject, when pupils
will be required to perform the differ
ent operations incident to the subject"
''DO you consider embalming the
most desirable method of disposing of
the dead? Have there not been other
methods used which are equally valu-
able?"
The failure of cremation leaves the
civilized world still in doubt as to. how
it shall best dispose of its dead, and
the brains of the undertaking profess
sion have been busy endeavoring to
conceive solution of the problem or
offer compromise. The result is
compromise, in reality another revival
of the ancient custom-embalming;
not in the tedious and laborious man
ner OF the Egyptians, however, but
in a practicable and easily applied
fashion.
The argument of modern embalm-
ing is to the effect that body may be
preserved and the life-like appearance
retained or reproduced where ante
norton decomposition has ensued 30
slight extent. In this it differs very
much from the intent of the ancient or
so-called Egyptian custom. which
simply sought to preserve the body
from decay. In the United States en-
balming received its first impetus dur
ing the civil war, and many OF the
bodies of officers and soldiers of beth
armies were embalmed by army physi-
clans and sent home.
Schools of embalming are now in
operation in many cities, having an at
tendance of fifty or more undertakes
students. As an aid to his pupils the
lecturer displays his skill upon the
body of some unfortunate contributed
by the city morgue, and with great
rapidity lays bare the femoral brachial
arteries, the principal ones used, and
which, by the application Of a system
of measurement explained by the lee
turer, are found to be easy of access"
N Y. Mail and Express.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
Too Good to Be True.

Managers of fairs, who sponge adj
vertising from country newspapers and
then grudgingly give a complimentary
ticket to the editor with a privilege of
paying extra to get into the grand
stand. may be interested in reading the
following. which was printed on the
back of tickets given to editors by a
Michigan fair: This ticket, probably,
has been paid for ten times over by the
paper to which it is issued. 1t will be
honored in the hands of any man,
woman or child. white or black, red or
yellow, who favors the association by
presenting it. 1t is good for entrance
and grand stand, and the bearer, driv-
ing, will be entitled to pass team
free. The association recognizes the
fact that its splendid success is owing
largely, if not wholly, to the notices
so freely given it by the press. and
while we can not render an equivalent
in cash, we return grateful thanks. -
PeeE's sam.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
WHAT 1T REALLY is.
The Assault of the Mills BIN Upon Amer

The Assault of the Mills Bill Upon Amer
lean Interests Exposed.
The following table shows exactly
how the Democratic tariff reduction
dill proposes to strike down the pro-
tective duties that under Republican
laws have stimulated American in
dustries. increased the wages of Amer
lean labor, furnished a profitable home
market for our farmers. and given to
American working men the most COM
Portable and happy homes in the
world. Although a few items cited
below have been dropped out of this
bill since it was reported, the following
list represents the changes of the ex
listing tariff, proposed by the Mills bill,
as it was Endorsed by the Democratic
National convention at St Louis; and
without a star (') is against an item.
it so passed the House in spite of OPP
position and protests from the Repub-
Ecan minority.
THE IyTFREyTS OF THE FARMERS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18

Then followed the panic of 1873,
which FRUSTRATED the whole business of
the country, and a heavy decrease in
importations.
What is exhibited above conclusive
" shows that over importations inva-
riably precede destructive business
panics. and that over importations are
the natural consequence of tariff re-
duction. The Democratic party pro-
poses sweeping tariff reduction that
would enormously increase importa-
tons. We have no reason. to suppose
that if their scheme is adopted we
should escape the consequences that
have followed in the former cases.
CleUetdnd Leader.