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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
HEAD END COLLISION.
The Memphis Route Suffers Between
PaOla and HillsdaIe.

The Memphis Route Suffers Between
PaOla and Hillsdale.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept PA disas-
trous head end collision occurred early
Yesterday morning between Paola and
Hillsdale, Kan, on the Kansas City, Fort
Scott s. Memphis railroad between a
heavily loaded freight train and a heavily
loaded gravel train. The engineer of the
freight train, supposing that he had the
right of way, was running his train at the
rate of twenty-five miles an hour The
collision occurred within a couple of miles
of Hillsdale.
Both engineers reversed their engines
but the momentum of the two trains was
too great and they came together with a
great crash. The engineers, firemen and
trainmen jumped before the trains came
together. Beyond a few scratches and
bruises no one was hurt.
The wreck was probably the worst one
the Fort Scott ever experienced. Both
engines were nearly demolished. The
cars were piled up in an indiscriminate
mass.
A colored man stealing a ride on the top
of the caboose of the gravel train, was
thrown from his seat and fell on his head.
He escaped unharmed.
All the morning trains on the Kansas
City. Fort Scott & Memphis road were OBJ
liged to reach this city by way of the
Missouri Pacific, at Paola- A wrecking
train was sent to the scene of the accident
from this city.
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industrious person that she is positively
miserable unless her hands ara busy" She
well knew this opportunity Of earning
would do much toward making Lottie con-
tented and cheerful 1t was happy sug-
gestion, and the ladies kept her busy from
that time, and Lottie was perfectly happy
as her nimble fingers wrought dainty, beau
tiful things with the ivory hook and soft
woods, and better still, her plaintively lean
pocket-book began to grow plump and round
with the results Of her labor.
eff can only buy mother nice black
dress for Christmas, and father the large
print Bible he has needed so long, shall
be so happy" said Lottie.
The fever sore was slowly yielding to DR..
Conroy's skillful treatment and Lottie could
walk much more easily than at first.
lido believe that DR.. Conroy is beginning
to take more than professional interest in
Lottie," said Isabel one day, as she and Mr..
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

''Perovidence agin," whistled the Apostle,
looking at the trail, land six hours start"
Joe walked over to water-course where
the rain had coursed through the day be-
fore. He kept his hands on his pistol and
his face was black.
'Bless my life" he suddenly yelled. The
Apostle rushed over to find him down on
his knees peering into the course. All! it
sparkled there and made yellow glints be-
fore his eyes. Gold, any quantities of it,
washed at last from the hidden recesses.
Before these men lay wilderness Of
wealth. They had naught to do but lay
hands upon it. The Apostle lifted his hands,
looked at the marked trail, then back to the
water-course, and exclaimed:
Thar Lord gives an He takes. Happy
Luck!' HENRY AVERY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

glistened with the delicate shade of cold
pink usually worn there by young brides, as
she took the solemn vows that bound her to
the manly and devoted youth by her side.
And cloud had already arisen upon the
horizon of their married life.
Surrounded by all that wealth and art,
guided by the tenderest affection, could do
to make existence a perpetual Joy, with an
elegant home in one of the loveliest suburbs
of the Western metropolis, Mabel Washa-
baugh McPelt had chosen to antagoniZe her
husband in matter of vital Importance, in
volving at once his civic pride and his self
respect as a man.
81 am in earnest" she said, coldly, in an
swer to his excited query. 81 am not jest
ing, Rodney
''Mabel," he exclaimed, as he sunk nerv-
ously into chair and drummed on the table
with his trembling fingers, ''tell me! Have
have you any Missouri blood in your
veinsm
The young wife scorned to make reply.
"Think once again, Mabelw he said,
wildly. 'Knowing, as you do, the utter
inadequacy, the secluded location, the mis-
cradle climate and absolute deafness of
that forlorn old town"
at is useless, Rodney" replied she, with
a careless yawn, Il don't care a fig for the
worlds fair. repeat it, would just as
lief see 1t go to st. Louis as anywhere in
the world"
With an ashen face Rodney Aigernon
McPelt left the presence of his wife. His
jaw was firmly set, his eye blazed with the
fire of a determined purpose, and his feat
ures worked convulsively
Does the reader suppose that this young
husband rushes of to a lawyers Office, and,
burning with just indignation, instituted
proceedings for divorced
He did not He simply had his mis-
guided wife sent to an insane asylum
Chicago Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

vigorous whispering. She could see the
Apostle shake his head and st. John turn
his back on Joe, who came toward her. He
doffed his hat again and said:
''If you will follow me, miss, l will tell
you something"
She did not hesitate to go with him. They
went past the empty cabins Of the camp up
to hill slope where there were a number
of mounds of earth. Joe seemed terribly
embarrassed when they reached this spot.
He twisted his fingers and looked up and
down, but not into her face. She stood silent,
patiently waiting for him to speak.
"Bless my buttons, miss" he found cour-
age to say at last, ''but all that was left OF
Mr. Grace was buried here six months ago.
He had bad attack of cold lead"
Then he saw her reel and fall unconscious
at his feet. st. John saw him coming back
with her in his arms, her dark hair against
his bronzed cheek. Joe laid her down IN a
cabin. Water was brought and when she
revived she was alone, free to weep over
her sorrow.
Outside the two were keeping guard.
Late in the day she told st. John her story.
How her father, by name Grace, had come
to the mines to win wealth. How she had
renamed on the coast teaching school until
his letters had ceased to come. When near
ly half a year had passed she started to find
him, but a sudden sickness had kept her
back, absorbed her money, and she had only
reached Happy Luck-the last place ne had
been heard from-by the aid Of charity.
When she had finished, st. John stealthily
peeping to see If the others watched, took
her hand in his and told her that she should
stay at the camp until rested, and then they
would find ways and means to get her back
to civilization. She was given a cabin to
herself and the men constituted themselves
her body-guard, but by his superior educa-
ton st. John took first place with her at
once.
Joe saw this, too, but said nothing. The
Apostle, having no interest in her sex, con-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
Kansas Wheat Growers, Delegates.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 27.-The Governor
has appointed the following delegates and
alternates to the Wheat Growers conven-
tion at St Louis, October %: Delegates
s. c. King of Atchison, Charles Robinson
of Lawrence, W. ]. Lingenfelter of Well.
ington and R. F. Burden of Burden. ALI
ternates-George w. Click of Atchison,
Edwin Snyder of Oskaloosa, Henry Com.
stock of Cheney and H B Clover of Cam-
bridge. The conventions object is the
organization Of the farmers and the con-
troll in which their products nd sale.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
Colorado Cure.

Former Resident Visiting his old New
England home)-Hello, BicksbyI Don't you
recollect mel
Bicksby Why -er-it's-er-ye're Bill
Jenkins, be'ant yel thought saoI Haow
d'y' dew, Bill! Yeou've got stouter'n yeou
uster wuZ.
Former Resident-Yes: pve thickened up
some. Where's 81 Draper nowl
Bicksby-Didn't yeou hear bout poor Sil
Mao! Why, he took SICK with lung trouble
and went aout tew Colirady
Former Resident-Did he get curedl
Bicksby-O, yes; he got cured quick.
They sent HIM home erthin two weeks arter
he struck Denver. Sent him in er box by
express, G. o. D., completely cured That's
his imminent over thsre.-Time.
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pect of the pleasant change. II have but
little packing to do; blessed be nothing, yOu
know, when it tcomes to moving day"
"rm afraid Lottie will cut poor figure
IN your handsome home" said Mrs. Ford,
with q sigh, her eyes involuntarily resting
on Isabel's stylish dress.
"Now, little mother, 1 forbid one sigh In
this matter" cried Isabel. 'Lottie is to be
under my authority for the next year, and
if choose to load her down with pretty
wrappers, and the like, shall brook no in
reference; but there is yet one question
to settle. Do you think, Lottie, dear, you
can travel with my assistance, or shall I
send for Mr.. Falconer; he wished me to, in
case you needed gentleman's care"
"Mr. Falconerl Do you mean to say,
Isabel, that your husband would come to
New York 70 help take care of poor girl
whom he has never seen in his lfe!" and
Lottie raised herself on one elbow and
looked in her friend face in her surprise
"You 90 not know Mr.. Falconer,n and
there was world Of pride and respect in
her voice 81 do mean just that, but if you
could ride to the depot in Mrs. StanfOrd's
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cessation before they started. The Apostle
had concluded to go with them. The third
night of the rain Joe left Rose early. He
and the Apostle slept in another cabin close
by her own. In the morning when they
came out she was gone. There were the
prints of horses feet on the trail and tackled
to the door of the cabin was card:
when this you see,
.Iar
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
The Age of Trees.

The average natural age of the oak is
from !, 800 to 1900 years; of the elm, $50 to
5OOyears; the maple, 600 to 500 years; the
yew tree, largest of al, 2,5O0 to 1900 years; /;
the cedar, 500; linden, 1900, and the cypress
$50. There are trees now standing be-
heved to be more than {, 200 years old.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
A MISGUIDED WOMAN.
The Unexampled Forbearance of a Young
Chicago Husband.

ABEL" s a i d t h g
young husband, as a
vague thrill of hor-
ror passed through
his frame, "surely
you are not in ear
nest! Tell me you
are only iestingl"
Only three months
had passed sin C e
Rodney Algeron Nc
Pelt had led Mabel
Washabaugh to the
altar. Only three
short months before
b a d b g r h e a r t
swellcd with joy and
nridn opd bor nOca
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 27.-The pursuit of
the robbers who held up the train at Buck
atunna, Miss, Wednesday morning, has
been delayed by a heavy rain, but the
pursuers think they will overhaul them
tonight
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
HAPPY LUCK.

HE good fortune of
Happy Luck was
played out-busted.
For three months not
a pan had turned
over a shining par
ticle Of gold and the
exchequer Of the
camp had been re-
duced to poker chips.
Before this financial
famine the saloons
faded away. The
half a dozen faro
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

OREGON has probably doubled her populs
ton during the last ten years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

rom Shop to Mansion.

The Romantic Story Of q Dress
Makers Rise in Life
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
foreign Exchange
Furnished on all the prin-
cipal cities of the
world.
BONDS BOUGHT AND SOLD.

Special attention given to bust
ness of Farmers and Stock
men. Personal liability not
limited, as is the case with
Incorporated Banks.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-01

i Ike the country west OF the
Cascades better than eastern
Washington, and esp c ally
that portion on or contiugu-
GUS to Puget Sound ! regard
as the coming country on the
Pacific Coast. The Sound is
nayigable for steamers and
there are railroads beingcon-
strnction or in projection on
both sides Of the Sound, add
ed to thisit is finely timbered,
healthy and well watered.
From the best information
I can obtain, wages for the
laboring man arenotasgood
here asin some other por-
|,tions of.the West over which
FhAve Travelled, but for a
Enan with some means to en-
g,rge in business, western
Washington surpasses any
country With which | am ac-
[gtlainted, Agreat many per-
sons come here and ire dis
! sltisfed, because they don't
| find good farms already tenc-
obi with good buildings on
tksm and in q high state Of
iciMvation ready to be pre-
scented or helnestradcd, and
60 away and abuse rlmcoun-
try. But men OF ordinary
intelligence, energy amt III
-lustry can soon make them
.sclyescomiortab bic homesanl
do we'll, otherwise they will
ievitably f,iil.
T.. N. Perkins.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-01
AFAMuY ROASTED.

The Franklin Press con-
tains an account OF a most
horrible occurrence nearC Clay
ton last week. The house Of
Mr.. W. p. Wood was burned,
and the charred remains of
his entire family, consisting
of a wife and 4 children, were
found next morning in the
ruins. The house was a pole
cabin lined with dry wood,
and the door was the only
opening. The door must
have been locked. The four
children were burned in their
beds. The mother had evil
IDENTIFY arisen and tried to es-
cape. Mr.. Wood was notat
home. The discovery was
made by a mail carrier. Two
families lived within 3O0yds.
and 5 or 6 wagons camped
within the same distance, but
it was not till an hour before
day. after all was over, that
the holocaust was discover.
ed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-01
.ktt tAl!hE IkSlIMlNI.
AIS.

Mr.. A. G Gorl@ning North
| Catawba Caldwell C.. n
|Kays. Il write this to say
|tlat the little bottle of lnedi-
k.ine called Kephaline is a
Splendid remedy for headache
bny whole family use it and
|alI say that itrelieyes them
Mr.. Wilson Lanton,- Kings
|(,reek, Caldwell CO. N. c. says
|"I have used Kepllalinc for
|lIeadaehe, toothache and
|Ee,l,nlgia add have never
Halted to be relieved, | have
also used it for Colic in doses
Of one and two drops with
great benefit"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-01

them" Now | realize it. My
dear friends in Watauga Co.,
don't think the West a para
disc, because hundreds ofpeo
pie brake themselves up by
going West. My advice to
all is to stay where they are
prosperous and happy.
A. NJ. Mast.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-01
La Conner, Wash T.y.
April l6 1889.

Atth u " wv
Editor DEMOCRAT.
According topromise, Twill
kgive yon my impressions OF
/ Washington Territory, with
d brief account Of my trip
from Watauga to this point
| We left Johnson City, Tenn.
OH Sunday morning April Z
on the Il. IT,, V. &C. r. +.
via. Knoxville and Keitland
on the {incinnatti Southern
r. Il. where we took the lat
ter road toCincinnnti, thence
the Chi. Pitt. 4 st. L. II. R.
kfor Chicago, thence over the
| Wisconsin Central and N. P.
| t0 Tacoma, w. T.. ON Puget
tSound. Arriving at'racoma
Sin Saturday morning l3th,
where We waitedluntl evening
,of the same day andtook the
steamer Skagit Chief for La
Conner, arriving here on Sui.
day morning, just eightday s
/ from the time weleft Johnson
City Made close connection
at every point and had q
pleasant trip generally. Elm
igrants coming to this Terri.
tory via the N. p. R. R. should
be certain to see that their
ticket from Chicago to- St
Paul are over the Wisconsin
Central Line, as the accomo
dations for emigrants ovel
that road are better thar
any road | have ever travel
cd over There is q heavy
immigration to this counti;,
all the time and the prospec'
il exceeding bright for Wash
ingtOn to become q prosper
Us State In the near future
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-01
THE RACE QUESTION.
from The Nation.]

Another serious outbreak
OF race prejudice is reported
from Ohio. New Richmond
a town OF 5000 inhabitants
in Clermont County, has a.
bout 700 white school-chil-
dren to 800 black. After the
repeal of the "black. laws"
two years ago, and the con
sequent throwing open ofthe
public schools Of the Stateto
children of both races on T.
quail terms, the negroes of
New Richmond were persua-
ded to have their children
kept in spperate rooms, and
thus virtually allow the old
line of distinction to be main
tained. But one negro, JAS.
Ringold, decided to insistup-
on his rights, and sent his
children into a room occu-
pied by whites. Thelittlene-
groes were abused and made
miserable in every way, and
finally Ringold appealed to
the courts to protect him
and them, suing the Superin-
tendent of Schools and thir-
teen prominent citizens for
5000 damages. On Thurs
day last the Circuit Court de-
cided in his favor, givinghim
one cent and costs. This
showed the negroes generally
that they could legally send
their children into therooms
occupied by white children,
aud they did so on Friday
4 Great excitement resulted
and SO much disgust was ex
pressed that on Saturday thu
School Board closed tn;
school for the remaining :
months Of the school year,a'
the only way out Of difficul
Illy. The situation is thu
describedin a dispatcht to th'
Times Of March 81:
!. This has been one of TIL
!. most exciting Sundays thi
\ place eveT has witnessed.
j The streets have been.ro'
\ ded all day.
All other topics were foI
/ gotten. Ministers counselle'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-01


Mai Robert bingham, OF
Bingham School, delivered a
lecture at Peace Institute,
Raleigh, N. C., on the even
ing OF April 10Th, on Some
things one sees in Europe
which was decidedly interest
ing and instructive. How
any one not connected with
some of our protected mo-
nopolies can he in favor OF q
protective tariff after learn
ing the market prices OF arti-
cles Of prime necessity in Eu-
rope, il. simply astonishing.
No man could favor such a
tax unless he was eitherpro
tied by it or controlled by
groser ignorance and party
prejudice. In many casesar-
ticles that are used BY the
poorer classes OF our people,
and which have becomeahsO
lutenecessities, can be bought
in London for less than half
we pay for them in Raleigh.
And this incren.se in prices ex-
tends to at least a thousand
articles OF food and clothing
used by the poorofthis coun-
try.
But the points bronghto out
in the lecture that specially
interested us were in connec-
.ftion with the contrast in
buildings, public roads etc,
1--WE build fora day, they build
for q thousand or ten thou
sand years. Our carpenters
build a house to stand until
the owner can move into il
and pay the bill. The cal.
penters OF Europe build Q
house to last forever. 1t isa
rare thing for a new house ir
this country to stand two
years without, needing re-
pairs. A house in Europ
will not need repairs under
one hundred years. To sucf
!. an extent has thismhke-shif'
shoddy style Of buildingbeel
carried on in the South thar
our new houses are in greai
!, danger Of collapsing hefor
4 the floors are laid. Man.
Z II.ft 49, - T
have fallen while being erect
led.
In Europe when answroat
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AUGA GOUNI1, N. x.
is to be constructed it is so
done that it will stand for q
generation without repairs
and continue in good order.
They build no wooden hridg-
es. Their bridges are allcon-
strrcted of stone and iron,
and are put up with the ex-
pectation OF their standing
as long as the kingdom Of
England dstands. Thisit true
of their rail roads. So secure
ly are they constructed that
accidents from broken rails
and broken bridges never oc-
cur. It's nearly absolute
safety as human wisdom is
able to render it SO to travel
on the cars in Europe. Here
in this country many of our
railroads are the merest pre-
tense to railroad construc-
ton. Trains in some SET
tions run.over high bridges
made out OF pine poles, and
so loosely put together that
they sway and crvak under
the pressure OF the passing Ell
fgine. In Europe human life
is the one thing that is pre-,
cinus and to he preserved at
all EMsauris 0i time. ,nboI
and expense. Here the al
,uighty dollar iS sollght t.
ter and huinunlifeis nothing
In some of our larger cities
there are laws to prot ct the pc,
pie against the siip-sllod, grass
ing and dish oncst builder, amlil
spectors Of buildings are pail
large saiiies to look after them
But in spite ofall this it is not
uncommon for hundreds of peo
pie to lose their lives by tha faI
ling orthe burning ofthese bad
!y constructed houses. In til,
South, where we have neitlrelIav
nor Inspector to look after th'
men who build our houses, mer,
shells and cheats Of habitation'
are erected. All is left to the hon
esty Of the contractor. Forum
ately for the people of the Sout|
there are some men who follow
the business who are honest c
nough to build houses that vii
stand 20, or even 30 years with
Out repair.
Wonderful progress has heel
made in rail road buildingNithil
the last twenty yeais. We az
very farm advance Of the da.
when the Petersburg and Weld ol
road and the Seaboard road RAJ
it's first coaches on stlinSers an
a strip of tyre iron. We rejoic
in the progress, aud very hartil,
congratulate, the managers an,
prOprietors Of our r,,il road sys
tens. But with all our proglcs
it will take at least a hundred O
two years to catch up with oul
English cousins in such matters
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