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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
The Crop Prospect.

The REFLECTOR is in receipt of the
report of the state board of agriculture,
under date of June 10, with crop re-
ports compiled from letters received
from five hundred correspondents
throughout the state, giving the condi-
ton of the grain as it was on the first
of the present month.
The weather has been favorable in
all parts of the state, and the wheat,
rye, oats and barley have done excel
lently, although the growth Of corn
seems to have been retarded somewhat
by the large amount of rain and the
cool weather. In reference to the
wheat crop the report says:
few counties are yet to be heard from
Enough, however, Is known &c warrant US in
placing the total area for the state in round num-
bers at 100000 acres. The probable product per
acre for the state is placed by our correspondents
at 1882 bushels-a fraction higher than the aver
age product il 1882 which was the highest in tie
history of the state. This average per acre gives
a total wheat product for the state this year OF
g, 7S0,000 bushels, Or an excess Of l7,644.SS0
bushels above that OF last year.
The total acreage Of corn is four per
cent. greater than last year, there be-
ing about 1851 GOO acres of that cereal
planted. The stand is generally good,
although the continued wet weather
has retarded the growth Of the plant,
and in few cases the crop has failed
to grow.
Oats are also in excellent condition,
except in some of the eastern counties,
where the reports show that they have
been injured to some extent by the
chinch bug. The condition of the crop
throughout the state, as compared to a
full stand and unimpaired vitality is
given at 50 per cent. The crop gener-
ally promises an abundant yield.
Abiding to the fact that in the early
spring the chinch bugs were very
numerous, and to the furtha fact that
the spring has been remarkably cool
and wet, the report says:
Without this providential interference, the
damage must have been immense. As it was, in
some localities wheat and oats We're seriously
hurt The crisis, however, seems TO be past.
The old bugs. which have done the damage, after
depositing their eggs, seem to have filed their
mission and died, and the young broods are re-
ported either dead Or IN dying condition.
Enough, however, are likely to survive to be the
source of much anxiety and loss before the corn
crop is made. unless rains continue abundant
throughout the growing season.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

some truth in the statement. 1t is IN
deniably true when the maker has his
money in some business where more
can prCfitably be used and from which
the returns from the investment are
greater than from real estate. But
with this exception il may be set down
as a general proposition that, apart
from all other considerations. and there
are many of weight, it pays a man to
Own home-to haye spot which he
can absolutely call his own,
Desirable as it is inthe city for
man to be the owner of a home it is
even more so in the country, where one
gets his living from the land. In this
country, as yet, the actual occupieIs Oh
agricultural lands are in tie great ma
jority of cases the owners thereof.
This is a great factor in 0ur national
strength and prosperity. There is u"
man vino has Justly more right to fee.
independent than ho who has ths-
means of plOvidlng az FIRST hand al
the necessities of life for himself and
family. Every man who makes his
living from tie fruits of the earth
should strive, if he do not now, to own
the land he tills. Even now, in some
sections of the country, the delusiOn
that renting is mere economical has
led many mea i1to relaxation of
effort, with tie result that, Instead of
themselves keeping their noses 10 the
gTindstoDe, with reasonable hope Of
respite in the future, they are COM
PEELED to keep them there With little
prospect Of relief.
The natural tendency OF men is to
live up to their means. There are
few whose income is SO large that, TO
use popular expression, ''they do not
know what to do with it" which means
that it is greater than can possibly be
expended for maintenance alone; bat
the average mortal readily finds it all
absorbed in one way and another.
But if a man determines to have a
home for himself, he misunderstanding
that he has small income-shape his
resources to that end Little by little
he makes progress, until finally he has
a roof over his head which he Can
actually call his own-has substantial
stake i'll the community, and has laid
solid foundation toward a competency.
In many cases he is IA home better off
than he would be if he had continued
to act upon the theory that it is
cheaper to rent than to buy"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
POISONED STRAWBERRIES.
MRS. HAYES DEAD.
The Wife of the Ex-President Fails to Rally
Her EventfuI Life.

The Wife of the Ex-President Fails to Rally
Her Eventful Life.
FREMONT, O., June 26-Mrs. Hayes died
at $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning. The
funeral will take place Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Hayes passed the night quietly.
At eight o'clock Monday night she became
much worse and gradually sank until the
hour of her death. At the bedside were
the members of the family, together with
Mrs. Mitchell, of Columbus, cousin of ex-
President Hayes; Mrs. Huntington, q
cousin of Mrs. Hayes; Lucy Keller, Mrs.
A. 81. Miller and the physicians
Mrs. Hayes maiden name was Lucy
Ware Webb. She was born August 2S,
1881, at Chillicothe, O., and was the young
est child and only daughter of DR.. James
Webb and Maria Cook. Her grandfather,
Judge Isaac Cook, who came from Con-
necticut in ISL, and all four of her great
grandfathers served in the revolutionary
war. Her father served in the war of
1872 and died during the cholera scourge
In Lexington, KY, in 1888
Her mother was a woman Of great force
OF character and deep religious convic-
lions. She removed TO Delaware to have
her sons educated at tie Ohio Wesleyan
University. and her daughter received the
benefit of the same instructions and after
wards was graduated at the Wesleyan
4smsle seminary ct Cincinnati il 1Sl2 -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

THE contest over the city superin-
tendency of schools has been an I'M
fortunate one and has engendered many
bitter animosities that will work to
the injury of our schools in the future.
Upon this topic the REFLECTOR may
have something to say hereafter. Mr..
Graham will probably resign the
Horton schools in order to accept the
more lucrative position here. He is so
well known that he needs no introduc-
ton; his past three years. work speaks
for itself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

In THE Forum for July Bishop Pot
ter, of New York, treats of the place
and prospects of "The Scholar in Amer
lean Life" The most urgent need of
our civilization, on the intellectual side,
is the encouragement of the research
for truth in every department of
knowledge, without direct regard to
practical results" But it is not the
multiplication of colleges that is
wanted, but rather the enrichment, en-
dowment of institutions for men who.
whether as fellows or lecturers, shall
in connection with the universities, be
free to pursue original investigation,
untrammeled by the petty cares, the
irksome round, the small anxieties
which are sooner or later the death of
aspirations and fatal obstacles to in
Spiration.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
SIX DROWNED.
Sad Boating Accident at Albany,
N. Y.
A PLEASURE PARTY RUN DOWN.
A Derailed Engine Skaters Bridge to
Pieces in Arkansas With Fatal
KesUits-ayore of the Ship
wreck.

ALBANY, n. Y, June GA boating
party consisting Of John Mattimore, son
of the late Thomas Mattimore; Edward
and Joseph Cody, Maud and Maggie
Horner and Misses Kate Ryan end Mary
Hennessy, cousins of the Horner girls,
from Hud> on. N. Y, while rowing on the
river opposite the Knckerbocker ice
houses at Bath, were run down by the tug
Evangeine at $3.50 O'Clock last evening and
before assistance could reach them all
were drowned excepting Joseph Cody,
who escaped, but was almost
completely exhausted by his efforts to
save his companions. Captain McLennan
of the Evangeline says he saw the party
when about fifty feet away and blow his
whistle, Iut the noise of an accordion
which Joseph Cody was playing evidently
drowned the sound of the whistle. The
parties drowned were all about twenty.
two years of age and were estimable
young people. A search has been kept up
all night for the bodies OF the unfortunates
but none of them has been discovered up
to late hour.
DERAILED BY COW.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, June pa special
from Pine E utf, Ark, says: The north.
bound passenger train on the St Louis,
Arkansas g. Texas railway struck cow
just at the trestle bridge across Crooked
bayou. The engine was thrown from the
track and went numbering across the ties
and shattered the bridge to pieces. The
express car baggage and NAL car and
two passenger coaches went into the
bayou, twenty eis hit feet below, the sleep.
ing car Oneida" and the engine only re-
naming on the truck. S. C.. Stafford,
route agent of the S)uthern Express Com
pany, was killed Instantly, being fear
fully mangled. Postal Clerks jackson
and Sanguin were terribly bruised up and
will probably die. A lady, name I'M
known, suffered terrible conclusions
about the head, while large number of
people received less serious bruises and
injuries.
STILL MORE wRECKAGE FOUND.
NANTUCKET, Mass, June 26.-Wreckage
continues 10 come ashore on the west side
of Nantucket Yesterday morning several
English electric incandescent lamps were
found. They are supposed to be from the
steamer Victoria.
DEADLY SPORT WITH A PISTOL.
MANHATTAN, Kan, June 26-H NJ.
Shepherds eight-year-old son accident
ally shot and killed Lew Hayden's six
year-old boy here Monday night while
playing with an old pistol.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
ChicaOO Gas Trnzt

CHICAGO, June e6-Judge Baker ended
the gas trust case. as far as he is con.
cerned, by entering a final order. This
was done by agreement of the attorneys.
The Attorney-General elected to submit
the case OF the demurrers to the pleas as
amended. These demurrers were over.
ruled by the court which decided in favor
OF the gas trusts claim to the right to
combine by purchase or otherwise the
!rancnises granted 10 separate corpora
uons. Inc Attorney-G General prayed an
appeal to the Superior Court, which was
granted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

one was marrIeI December ~, 1857, and
at the breaking out of the war of the re-
bellion her family consisted her mother,
her two brothers and her four little boys.
Her husband and both of her brothers i'm
medlately entered the army and from
that time to the close OF the war her home
was a refuge for wounded, sick and fur
Laughed soldiers, going and returning
from the front
She spent two winters IN camp with her
husband in Virginia and after the battle
at South Mountain, where he was badly
wounded, she FASTENED East and joined
him at Mddetown, Nd, and later spent
much time in the hospital near that city.
Near the close of the war she accompanied
her husband to Washington while he was
a member of Congress.
She was one of the originators of the
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
and was a member of its board of directors
prior to its adoption b. the State. While
her husband was Governor of Ohio she
took an active interest in ell the charitable
institutions of the State.
During the four ears of her life at the
White House she was distinguished by the
graceful cordiality with which she re-
ceived all who came 20 her.
Since the ret:r smcnt of her husband
from public life she has been an ardently
interested member Of the Woman's Relief
Corps and has served during successive
years as the president Of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. She has has been an
honorary member of the Society of the
Army of West Virginia. the medal of
which had been presented to her by the
soldiers, whose loyal regard for her was
an homag, she most highly appreciated.
Mrs. Haye;' children are: Blu richard
Hayes, Esq, a lawyer practicng in To-
ledo; Mr.. Webb Hayes. IN business in
Cleveland; Rutherford P. Hayes, banker
in Fremont; Scott Rays a student in
Cornell Univ rsity, ami Emmy Hayes, a
young lady .iviug with h2r paren s.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

The superintendent of census. Robt.
z. Porter, is no mugwump. He says:
"Since l have had any opinion what
ever on the subject of the tariff, have
been an earnest believer and advocate
of protection. | was educated in the
institutions of this country, not in
those of England, beginning my jour-
nalistic career on a western republican
protection newspaper before 1 was q
years of age, and never was an advo-
cate of free trade in my life."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

TIE first loaf of bread made in Kan
sas of fur ground from this years
wheat was baked Saturday by Mrs. T.
Garland, of Wellington. The wheat
was cut and threshed, the flour ground
and the bread baked all in one day.
Wheat cutting is over in Sumner
county and threshing has commenced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

ABILENE is getting large amount OF free ad-
vertising just now because the people there re-
fuse TO celebrate the Fourth of July with the reg
ulaton blowout. Abilene Will be an excellent
place for a man to spend the glorious Fourth this
yesr.-ILawrence Tribune.
1t is that fact that the blow-outs are
regulation" that makes Abilene
weary. What is the use of doing just
what everybody else does? a little
originality is refreshing at times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
lie flower.-[W Wichita Eagle.

THE crop of eager hankerers for
the offices of Dickinson county this fall
bids fair to be as large as the crops of
grain. A number are ready to sacrifice
themselves in each position. let the cost
be what it may. Just wait until the
general charge is made and see how the
candidates will count up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

THE Arkansas City Traveller is un-
certain which has been most highly
honored, Rev. Bernard Kelley or Hon.
Harrison Kelley. One has been ID.
DID in Illinois and the other has been
id throughout Arkansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

The subscriptions to the JOhnstown
fund will soon reach one million OF dol
lars. Two thousand dollars has al
ready been contributed for every life
lost. Great are the American people!
The golden rod should be our emblem
attic flower Wichita Eagle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
Italians Orderea g.

oGDENsBURG. N. Y, June 26-Forty
lailan iaoorers under contract landed
mere from Canada yesterday to work on
the new state Asylum building. They
were ordered away, but refused to leave
until the commander of the revenue cut.
ter Bibb was called upon to expel them by
force, when they consented to board the
ferry and return to the Dominion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

FOR every five girls you put into
business Offices" says a New Yorker,
''y0u will make. three old maids. They
will be appreciated for their work just
as boys are, but they will lose the in
fluence of their sex over men,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

TIE Parsons Sun rejoices that the
new antitrust law does not affect the
combination of rain and sun which is
just now causing Kansas to get up and
hump herself at such an astonishing
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
Masonic High Joints,

LOUISVILLE. KY, June 96.-The suureme
grand consistory Of the sovereign in.
spectors general Of the thirty-third and
last degree OF the Ancient and Accepted
Scotnsn KITE better known as the Cerneau
branch OF Masonry Of the United States,
completed its annual session in this CITY
last night. Members of the order were
present from all parts of the country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
Kansas.

HAYS CITY voted 500, 900 in aid OF
the Sickle header mandatory yester-
day. We will give Hays City just
eighteen months to come to suitable
frame OF mind to wish to kick herself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

A SALIVA exchange bearing date
June % came to hand June %. The
Salina papers don't seem to be aware
that there are a number of republican
clerks in the railway mail service now.
They still keep up their old trick of
dating ahead in order to reach sub
scribers on time Emporia Republi-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
POSTMASTER PAUL.
He Is Severely Handled BY the Civil-Ser
vice ComuriSSiOnPrS.

He Is Severely Handled BY the Civil-Ser-
vice Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The Civil-Ser-
vice Commission has made the following
report on the Milwaukee po>t-office:
UNITED STATES CIvILrSERvICE COMMISSION,
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Having investigated
the management Of the Milwaukee post-office,
IN so far as it is affected by the Civil-Service
law. we find that during the past four years the
postmaster G. II. Paul, has repeatedly violated
said law, and in many cases has manipulated
the lists Of eligibles so that the person whom he
preferred should be certified to him. II Mr..
Paul had any considerable portion of his term
to serve we should recommend his immediate
removal, but we have determined not to make
such recommendation in view of the fact that
his term has already expired, of the fact that no
satisfactory proof has been adduced to show
that his action in making appointments was
due to political considerations, and OF the
further fact that his construction Of a letter of
the Commission written IN 1885 may partially
excuse portion of his misconduct. The Com
mission. therefore, repeat that Mr.. Paul should
be, and hereby is, severely censured-
CHARLES LYMAN,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
HUGH S. THOMPSON,
Commissioners.
Mr.. Roosevelt said: 1.-THE letter of the
SOAuuiS SiOA AZ 1907 gave
to use the upper list to fill out vacancies
in the lower. 1t referred to a special
emergency, but was taken by Mr.. Paul to
give him authority to at all times pick out
a man he wished from an upper list like
that of clerks or carriers, and then gerry.
mander lower list, like that of stampers,
until he got certification that contained
the name of the man he desired. He sim.
ply picked out man he wished without
regard to his grade from the upper lists
and had him certified, putting in couple
of unfortunates from the lower list to
make up the certifcation. He also had
the man certified with such careful irreg.
ularity without regard to their grade that
he was enabled to choose whoever he cared
to. In at least one case, where other
means failed, he had an examination
paper remarked and the average reduced
so as to get the candidate out of the way
OF another man. In his testimony before
the Commission Mr.. Paul contradicted
himself grossly on one or two very inn
portant points and also contradicted his
former testimony before the chief exam
liner. He tried 70 throw the blame on the
local examining board, which was evil.
IDENTIFY, however, entirely subservient to
him"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
Announcements.

THIRD DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
hereby announce myself candidate Ior
the Office of Commissioner of the Third dis
trict, Dickinson county, subject to the de-
cision OF the Republican county convention.
RODGER DODGE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

THE shower of last night was Che OF
those opportune surprises which Prov
idence delights in holding in store for
KaDcao
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

CHICAGO has the largest Johnstown
fund that hasn't reached JohnstowD OF
any city in the country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

Feter Baum. of Usage City, Kan, ct.
tempted suicide at EIdoredo, Kan, by
cutting MS throat He made a CHASTITY
se9ao Dut tailed ip his purpose. .ssses<I
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
Having a Home.

There are many people in the west
who reply, sit is cheaper to rent than
TO buy" when asked if they own the
house in which they live. There is
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
Farmers, Attention!

Do not give your order for a binder
or for binding twine until you sec
Prendergast.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27

All Silk Vests that were S125, now ...........I3c
Silk Finish Vests that were 75c, .42c
Balbriggan Vests that soc, now. 29c
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20
The World and Chance.

How often might man after he had
jumbled set of letters into q bag
fling them out upon the ground before
they would fall into an exact poem.
yea, or SO much as make good dis
course in prose. And may not q little
book be as easily made by chance as
this great volume of the world? How
long might man be sprinkling colors
upon canvas with q careless hand be-
fore they could happen to make the
exact picture of q man? And is
man easier made by chance than
his picture? How long might twenty
thousand blind men. who should
be sent out from several remote
places in our country. wander up and
down before they would meet upon
the Rappahannock and fall into rank
and file in the exact order of an army!
And yet this Is more easy to be imag.
ined than how the innumerable blind
parts Of matter should rendezvous
themselves into . world.-N. r.
Ledger.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20

= paEmp little foot, as white a. the snow.
0eRoaging to rolicking. frolicsome Joe.
In . little red sock, with hole IN the tee
And hole in the heel as well
n txim little foot, in Q trim little shoe,
belonging to sixteen-year-oi0 Miss Sue
Ard looking as If it knew just what 20 DO
And do it in way that would tell
Il very large foot in homely array,
Belonging to Peter, who follows the dray.
So hie that it sometimes 10 in its own way
And moves with the speed OF snail
Al: very big thing is the human foot
m dainty-msde shoe. or IN clumsy boot
So tits we'll there are various tastes to suit,
And that fash ON can't always prevail
Sne plump little foot beautiful sight,
And Che trim little foot, 80 taper and slight.
And the very large foot, though much OF a
fright.
Are travelling all the same road
And it matters but little how small or how
great
SO they never grow weary of paths that are
straight
And at last walk in at the golden gate
OF the city whose Builder is God.
Springfield Musket
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20

servart She did 80. and on behold.
ing the Persian Minister, his dark
complexion dazzled her and she fan
cied he was an ice-cream agent or
something of that sort Anyway he
did not occur to her as being q fash
ionable caller and what was more-a
dignitary. 1t was an unfortunate
case Of mistaken identity. The ladies'
of the house soon learned of the ''hOr-
rible" manner in which their distin-
guished caller had been received-and
they at once made heroic and happily
successful efforts to have the affair set
tied on basis satisfactory not only
to themselves but to the distinguished
envoy from Teheran. Y. Tribune.