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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-12-05

Men may speak the truth and yet ex-
hibit little wisdom in so doing. 1t
brings no solution of the problem to say
that young men, or even boys, should
stay at home in the evenings instead of
being on the streets or frequenting evil
resorts. A good home is the best
place for young man. But suppose
he does not stay at home, what then?
Is there no need for further effort?
Remarks are often made by men that
sound right on such question but they
fail to get at the real cause or bring
light to its solution. If aman should
say that young man should stay at
home rather than 80 to Jail he Wet d
find none to dispute his wise remark,
but they would hardly vote to do away
with such institutions as unnecessary.
What shall we say about the large
number who have no homes, or have
eft their homes in the East?
1t is very easy to outline an ideal
state of things in theory to dull the
edge of felt responsibility in rendering
assistance to meet the actual condition.
If we believe we are our brothers keep
er we will follow him much farther
than to give good advice about staying
at home. In fact We will lend help
ing hand to the support of the Young
Mems Christian Association, the arm
of the church that is held out not only
on Sunday, but every day in the week
to secure and save young men, and this
institution cannot be run without
some money. Our rooms must be fur
nished and made attractive, then there
is rent to pay, fuel and light, printing
and stationery, books, papers and mag
Zines, and the man who has charge Of
it cannot live on wind. Many of the
business men of Abilene have subscrib-
ed but some have not. It will be nee
essary to have at least $3.50 more before
the year closes. Are there not five
men who would be glad to give this
amount. Who will be the men?
Rev. Geo. G. Needham is expected
tomorrow and will hold a meeting for
men only at the Y. NJ. G. A. looms in
Kirby's bank block at s o'clock p. N.
All men are invited. On Sunday and
during the coming week the MEETINGS
will be for all.
Attendance at meetings the past
week as follows: Boys meeting, Fri
day evening, %; conservation meeting,
Sunday $50 a. M, o; jail meeting Sun
day, no. committee attending, 2; young
mems meeting Sunday afternoon, As.
Tuesday evening the bible classes
met together in the parlor and bad a
very profitable meeting.
Workers meetings have been held
the past week on Friday, Saturday and
Thursday to play and plan for the work
before them.
Attendance the past week at the
rooms, 21S.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-12-05
q Strangers Opinion of Abilene.

"Yes," said a prominent eastern
man and capitalist in the city last even
ing, who had just been taking a ride
for the first time around Abilene, 81
have heard much about Abilene being
a pretty and thriving place, but the
half had never been tod me. Why,
you have such splendid location, just
enough elevation to give fine view of
the rich surrounding country. l am
at the neatueSs and order l
saw everywhere. Your houses are
large and of handsome design and your
lawns are faultlessly kept. Your streets
are wide and in elegant condition, and,
in fact, you seem to have everything
that is necessary for beautiful CITY,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-12-05
Counting in Topeka.

Abilene was well represented in To
peka last Friday and Saturday by wit
nesses and lawyers in attendance on the
supreme court before which the old case
of the Goldsmith defaulters was being
tried. It will be remembered that they
were Jew clothiers and occupied the
west room of the opera house block
about 1881. At the final crash they at
tempted to skip, but were Overhauled.
The case grows out of creditors claims
on the firm. The following gentlemen
of this city were in the capital on &C
count thereof: T. E. Dewey, Geo.
Hoisington, j. R. Burton, j. II. Mahan,
W. n. Hendricks, S. ROthschild, A. S.
Davidson, Z. c. Adams, J. 5. Kelley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-12-05
SKIN CANCER.

Several years ago was called to see colOrcd
woman who had malignant form of cancer on
her foot. The cancer grew worse under the pre-
scribed treatment, and the toes and one side OF
the foot were at length eaten entirely away. The
patient could not have survived much longer,
but ! commenced the use OF Swift's Specific,
and it cured her sound well. That was three
years ago, and there has been no return Of the
disease. 1 regard Swift's Specific most excel
lent medicine for blooi diseases, as its tendency
is TO driv out tine poison.
hatherville, Miss. WV. E. Stage, MD.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-12-05
A double ariel
breech loading gun,
100 shells and loading
outfit for $500 at
A. F. Harris. nolodacs.
Drunkenness-Liquor Habit.

In all the world there is but one cure.
DR.. Haines' Golden Specific. 1t can be
be given in cup of tea or coffee with
out the knowledge of the person taking
it, effecting a speedy and permanent
cure, whether the patient is a moderate
aEds of drunkards have been cured who
have taken the Golden Specific in their
coffee without their knowledge, aud to-
day believe they quit drinking of their
own free will No harmful effect results
from its administration. Cures guar
anteed. Send for circular and full par
ticulars. Address in confidence,
Golden Specific Co., IS5 Race st. Gin
cinnati, Ohio. LILY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
CARRIED A sEcRE TO HIS GRAVE
Death of the Only Man Who Knew
How to Make Aluminium from Clay.
From the NetO YORK World.

from Utc 4NetO I OIh ~ Oftus
FINDLAY, O., July 15-The manager of
the American Aluminium Company, Fred
j. Seymour, died in this city last Friday,
and the secret of making aluminium died
with him. He was the inventor of pro-
cesses by which this valuable metal could
be proftably extracted from common clay.
and had put his inventions into practical
use. About four years ago, as the
result of years of experiments,
F. J. Seymour, then citizen
ing processes for the manufacture Of alumni
mum. He had little difficulty in inducing
capital to take hold of the enterprise and
the American Aluminium Company was
organized, with Gen. Russell A. Alger as
president, and Senator Palmer of Mic igan
as vice president. The discovery of natural
gas in this city caused the location of the
la oratO les hare. Expensive retorts and
valuable machi cry were constructed, a d
the manufacture was begun Oh large
scale, and proved 50 successful that large
quantities of the metal were placed up IN
the market at large profit on the invest
me {.
The process, although patented in nearly
all of its points, has been kept religious
secret, and no one has ever been permitted
to pene rate the mystery surrounding i .
a l5-fOct picket fence su rounds the build
ingS, with its gates doubiy padiocked. From
rem rkS made by the chemists and other
empoyes at d .tferent times, it is gathered
that the clay, after being ground in water
and treated with various chemicals, is
treated to heat of 500 in large retorts,
unul it has become thoroughly fused
When it has reached the GROWING tenn
perature, the precious me al is separated
from the IN IS by the addition of a certain
chemical in specific quantities. but the
ma and nature of this chemical is not
disclosed in the letters patent. nor has any
one employed about the works ever
discovered it. 1t is this secret that
mas gone down into the grave with F. J.
Seymour. 1t had baen his invariable Gus
to ii to await the critical moment when the
fluid mass had reached the right stage, and
aud then all the employees were excluded
from tne room, the doors were locked and,
all lIne, he went through the mysterious
procl sSeS of the labora Dry, addinga chemi-
cal that no one knows tue name of, has
never seen, and in quantities that cannot
even Q guessed at. His death came as the
result Of paralytic stroke, from which he
never recovered 'nsciouS e's so that on
his deathbed he had no opportunity of re-
vealng the all-impor5anJ secret. The
st ckholders of the company are undeter-
mined what to do under the peculiar eli cum
stances in which they are paced but will
probably give some of their chemists full
scope to endeavor to rediscover the lost
secret.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
THE DRUMBEAT PUTS HER TO
SLEEP.
And Not Otherwise Does Slumber
Come to Mrs. Shafer.
From the ST. Louis Republic.

From the 81 LOUIS Republic.
FINDLAY, o., July lO.-Amo z the queer
pc pie III this part Of the world is Mrs. Ann
S-affer, familiarly known as "Aunt Ann"
she lives ol a farm with her husband about
ten miles from this city, is almost 70 years
Old and in full possession of all her facul-
ties. Her chief peculiarity-for she has a
numbers that she cannot sleeD unless her
husbaVd beats drum in front of the hou'e
for at least an hour; and summer and win
ter, MINT after night, the roll Of old Jacob
Skaters drum can be heard by the neigh
b rs for miles around, as he leads the charge
which MS wife is making into dreAmland.
He has a snare drum which he made for
himself during the early years of the war,
and as he was inca acitaJed from going into
the army by reason Of physical disabilities.
he did what he could tor the country by
acting as the drummer for a company Of
H Jme Guards" which drilled in his neigh
borho.d.
1t was during this period that his wife
first developed her strange mania Being
of a highly nervous temperament, and
much wrought up over the war she could
not sleep at night unless her husband was
awake As be was not permitted TO sleep
u til his wife ad first jou neyed into tue
realms of slumb r, he put IN the lime prac-
tlcing upon mis- drum. In this way AUNT
Ann grew into the habit Of falling asleep
to the systematic muse of the drum, and
sool it ecame a nee sssitY. She could not
sleep without its solaciDg sound, and thus
the years have gone on, every night the
same About S oc.ock u Gle Jacob gets
out his drum and Jes TO work as if he were
leading the charge on a battery, and then
gradually drops into slower and more sooth-
ing music until at the end of en- hours
steady beating he feels convinced his wife
is sound asleep. hen he puts aside his
US aud sorrows on Ter excursions into
sunderland
- This popularity of Mrs. Shaffer is now SO
ODD ing that 1t no longer excites COM
me It from any one but strangers. The old
couple have but oue child, daughter, who
IS married and lives in diana. A year or
two ago MIR. and Mrs. Snaffer paid her a
visit and took hedrum along, and it is said
they created a great sensation in tue qui-t
neighhorhood in which the daughter lives
the first night or two after they arrived,
through this craze Of the old lady. The
neignbors heard some one beati x the long
roll on the drum and other startling meas
ures, and imagined new war had suddenly
broken out aud that the call to arms had
come There was much excitement until
the matter was explained, and then the
Hoosiers, who were getting ready "to put
down rebellion again" Guieted themselves
and accepted The situation.
The Skaters have nice farm and are in
good circumstances, and barring this drum
peculiarly are quie5 people and good
neighbors botn husband and wife belong
ing to the Methodist churcl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19

never learned TO keep a diary or write
memoirs. He has al immense fund OF an
ecdote. however, which is at the service OF
any one with half hour TO spare at Barcs.
The children Of the town have b ard from
him every week for manv years the stories
Of the famous charges, retreats, sleges, and
campaigns in ". len be has participated.
The great event Of mis- life, he thi ks, was
his attendance at the funeral Of his dead
queen, Maria Theres1, l09 years ago. Al
though but IL years old then, he has treas
ured up for more than q century every de-
tail OF the procession and burial.
N-gY FereIcz is penuiless, but he Is notsa
beggar nor a public chargs. A>score or
more Of families in Barcs ace ready 10 give
him food, clio hing, aid elter. he takes
all his meals with seven families, whom he
has known for fifty years. Eacn one enter
tains him one day in the week. Between
mea he walks from house house, chat
ting with all men and children whom he
meets He rarely talks with women. be
has not forgotten that young woman who
Tilted him one century ago this month.
After each meal he smokes pipeful OF
strong tobacco. He has been smoking three
pipefuls of strong tobacco every day for the
last l04 years He is fond Of his wine and an
OCCASIONAL beer. The friends with whom
he dimes give him every day 10 cents with
Wnlcu 10 guy UODaccO ana liquor.
Altogether Macy Ference is sturdy, con-
tented, amIable old man. His health is good.
His mind is fairly clear. He has plenty Of
+ lie DIS and all the money he wants for
smoking aud drinking. He looks as well
and happy as he is. He has clear dark
eyes, clesn-cut re-rlar features, and a
smooth bronzed skin. He has bushy head
of white hair and a heavy white mu .tache.
He is erect I'd quick in his NOV emeuts.
He is scrupulously neat his person. He
looks to be about 20 or Is years old.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
In the House.

In the House to-day Mr.. Rankin, chair
man of the Western and Atlantic railroad
committee, reported the lease bill by sub
ntitute, leading features of which have
already been published. Tn bill was made
the special order for next Thursday.
The question Of permitting dancing in the
capitol at the citizens reception is to come
up in the House. Mr.. BUSH of Millen has
introduced a resolution similar TO the one
amended in the Senate, which leaves the
character of the reception entirely with tue
citizens committee.
The following bills passed:
By Mr.. Gofdon-To Incorporate the
Chatham Dime Savings Bank.
BY Mr.. Reilly Of Chatham-To amend
the charter of the Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Compa y.
By Mr.. Postell of olympic incorporate
the Brunswick Savings and Trust Com
pany.
The bill providing for completing the
roster Of the Georgia troops in the cjnfed-
crate service, appropriating $1,000 for the
purpose, came up. There was some discus
sion over the bill, Mr.. Gordon making a
strong speech in it's favor. 1t passed.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 for the
erection of a domitory for the blind asylum
ut Macon passed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
RUNS OF TIE RACERS.
Perfect Weather at Monmouth-Fat
Purses in England

Purses in England
MONMOUTH PARK, n. j., July 1s.-The
weather was perfect to-day and the racing
good. Following is summary:
FIRST RAcE-Seven furlongs. Bessie June
won; with Banchocne second and Connemara
third. Time l:2S9
SECOND RAoE-Six furlongs Cayuga won.
with Devotee second and Adamant third. Time
1:l5
THIRD RACE Mile and furlong Sam Wood
won, with Heyday second and Miss Thomas
third. Time 1858.
FOURTH RAcE-Mile and a furlong Bella B
won, with Barrister second and Ben Harrison
third Time 1:5715.
FIFTH RAoE-Mlle. Rizpath won, with Ernest
second and Kermese third. Time 1884.
SIXTH RACE-Six furlongs Drizzle won, with
Onward second and Kempland third. Time 1:l6.
ON THE CHICAGO TRACK.
CHICAGO, July 1S-Following is sum-
mary af tie Washington park races to-day,
the weather and track being fine:
FIRST RAcE-One mile. Bravo won, with
Wlnona second and CasSius third Time 1:4114.
GSEcoSD RACE-Oue mi e and a sixteenth. LO-
ii won, with Winning Ways second and Etru-
ria third. Time l:494.
THIRD RAcE-Lakeylew handicap for 2-year-
ODDS, six furlongs Cameo won, with Avondale
second and Penn p. third. Time Ills As.
FOURTH RACE-Six turlongs. Josephus won
with Dousman second and Business third. Time
;:l514,
FIFTH RAcE-Six furlongs. Estee won, with
Zulu second and Miss Belle third. Time l:l414
SIXTH RACE-One mile and quarter. HIndoo
Craft won, with Princess Bowling second and
Brandolette third. Time 2:0714.
LEICEsTER'S LAST DAY
LONDON, July 1S.-This was the third
and last day Of the Leices .er summer meet
ing. The race for the Leicestershire sum
mer handicap of 800 sovereigns, for 3-year-
olds and upward, winning penalties,
straight mile, WIS won By J. Lothers aged
chestnut horse King Monmouth, with Clay
toA's 5-year-old bay mare st. Helen second
and Col. ForeSter's 4-gear-old Stone Cross
third. There were eleven starters.
The race for the eclipse stakes of 10000
sovereigns, for 5 and 4-year odds, will be
run at Saudown park tomorrow. The
probable s.arters together with their
jockeys are Ayrshire IF. Barre y. Sea
Breeze (Robinsou). Ell Dorado (Canno.),
Pioneer Watts, Ant.bes or Secluson (T
Loates) and Meanion. The betting is to 2
on Ayrshire, to l against Sea eeze and
= to l against FL Dorado. Pioneer, Secl l.
sion, Antilles and Me anton are not quoted
in the betting
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
Queer Freak of Lightning.

BALTIMORE, July 15-The farm of Joshua
Warfeld, brother of Edwin Wartield, sur.
veyor Of the port of Baltimore, located
near Florence, Howard county, was toe
see of a remarkable FIRE TX of lightning
during the prevalence of storm on Sat
day. Three horses were killed and eight
men stunned. Seeing the storm approach
Jig, Mr. Varied directed his men at work
in IA field t. seek shelter. the horses we're
tied, and fourteen men got under the
threshing machine which stood by straw
stack Some six OF ers got under the
wagons. he lightning killed those horses
unprotected by the strAwstack, and of the
men eight we're stunned. Mr.. Warfield
fortunately aroused them, and they were
saved from being burned, as the strawstack
had caught fire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
In the Senate

Some of the senator's don't like the way
the newspapers have of publishing the pro-
ceeding of executive sessions, and to day
MIR. Lyle introduced resolution that
reporters who publish any facts, no
matter how obtained, of proceedings in ex-
ecutive session shall he denied the privileges
of the floor. The resolution met with de-
cided opposition and was tabled.
To-day's new bills in the Senate we're:
BY Mr.. Hall--A bill to amend the act
changing the charter of the university de-
filming who are eligible TO membersh p in
The Alumni Society so as to provide that no
student who has not obtained q certificate
of graduation shall be eligible unless lie be
"a member of the law school who has pre-
viously graduated from the university.
By MIR. MessengaIe--A bill to lease the
old capitol in Atlanta to the Confederate
Veterans Association of Georgia for the
term Of tWenty years for $4,000 a year.
The scheme of the bill is to make veter ans
headquarters and museum of war relics.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
ARAvIsHER IN JUSTICES GRIP.
The Law DEGREES Death as the Pen
atty FOR His Crime.

PENSACOLA, FLA, JUL 1s.-Thomas
Coleman tcoloreD was arrested here TO-
day, for an assault of Mrs. Laura Reynolds,
a white woman. The crime occurred in
this city night before last. The fact was
kept from the public until the ravisher,
no was known, could be appre ended
Gale uaa denies his guile but mis- victim,
wuo knows him we'll, is positive in her
lenIhcation Of MIN as her assailant. On
Tuesday night .lenan en.ered her house
about II o'clock, caught her by the
throat, threw her to the hoor and succee led
in accompli hing his p Irpose. Mrs. Rey-
nolds was so roughly used that she was
unable to appear at c urt t J-day 10 testify
against Coleman, who was broug 1t up for
a hearing aud rrmanded without bail It'll
his victim shall nave recovered Mrs. Rey-
mods has three daughters, the eldest IA
years old. all Of whom witnessed the crime.
and all of whom know Colema and say be
was their mothers assai ant. The penalty
for such a crime in Florida is death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
IS HE THE OLDEST living MAN
Macy Ference, a Hungarian Peasant,
Who Was Born 12l Years Ago.

Who Was Born 12l Years Ago.
From the Nelc York Sun,
The Oldest man in the civilized world, 1t
may be said with reasonable ,fety, is Macy
Ference. pea ant in BarcS, Hungary. He
was born in Hedra 4ely, 12l years ago next
September. tie passed MS boynooi on the
little farm of his parents. HIS was not an
especially robust CHILD. He could not haul
and split wood, pitch nay, and tame colts,
as could his three strap ping brothers, who
died half century ago. His father re-
garded him with disfavor, because he was
TOO weak % do more tan peasant wom-
a IS work, aud did not earn enough to pay
for MS foud. At tAe age If 10, however,
May suddenly developed into pnenome-
nalY muscular man. his chest wldened
his arm and legs hardened, and his grth
increased. He became famous local
wrestler, and did more work in day than
most peasants near Hedrahely did in
two
Just 100 years ago last May he fell in love
with the daughter Of an innkeepsr. She
promised to marry him on July 81. 1889.
Two days before the marriage day she Tilted
hin for his best friend. Since then Macy
has been a woman hater. He never 10, ed
another woman.
Four years later he went to the war of
e fl ST coalition. For the twenty succeed
ing years g was almost constantly under
arms, in camp or on the battlefield tie
was one of the victors under Archduke
Carl Of Austria at Wetzlar AMI one of the
va4quI he'd at Marengo and Hohen linden.
He helped the archduke win tue Wet ry of
Asperl -, and he did his best to save the Aus
trians from defeat at Nagra.u. o. tie
second day of the battle at Lsipsic be got a
bullet in ais leg, and tn ee more in his hat
He saw the Archduke Carl many Ii nes. He
saw Napole, once d Butcher once.
Mays boyhoOd was lived long before
the days Of compulsory education. SO he
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
CORpELE,s FACTORIES,
The Cotton Factory and Guano Works
Soon To Be Running.

CoRDELE, GA, July 1S.-An advertise
ment has been inserted in the Macon TeLe-
graph for 60O,O 90 brick for the Cordele
Manufacturing Company. This means that
work on the cotton factory building will
soon be begun. Mai. J. F. Hanson of Ma
con, president Of he company, has gone TO
Lowell and other eastern points to purchase
machinery.
Tie capital stock of the company is sos
000 and as the factory will be bonded for
that amount, the actual amount of capital
employed will be $3.50, 600
The Cordele Sec nifty Company has been
recently organized with capital OF $780,
900. It has purchased fr m the Amerlcus
Investment Company all the land IN and
around Corlele which was owned by the
Am ricus company.
Judge j. B. Scott, recently with the
Americas Guano Comp my, has been
elected preSi lent Of the Cordele Gusno
COMPANY, and JOSEPH f. Bivil., cashier
of tie Bank Of Cordele, las been made
secretary and treasurer. Judge Scott has
been at work for two weeks maturing
plans for the factory