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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-21
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Chair cushions of perfectly plain
plush are much used. They may be
finished with heavy silk cord and tas-
sells at the corners or simply tied to the
chair at the four corners with wide
ribbon bows.
Hard water contains too much
limestone. and that causes bread baked
with it to soon dry out. If you use
soft water to mix the dough, you get q
much better article of bread, and one
that will retain its freshness.
AN ingenious Virginia woman has
discovered that saturating the bag con-
tanning her seed beans with coal oil
utterly exterminated the weevil inside
and out of the beans. but did not harm
the seed in the least. Probably the
same treatment would serve with in
fected peas.
AS to the quantity Of food to be fed
we can not lay down a rule. If the
swine are in the fattening stage they
should have all they will eat up clean.
If they are growing animals they should
have enough to keep them steadily
growing. In no event should they be
overfed.
DO not wash cruet bottles or de-
canters with shot as it is apt to chip
away small particles and leave the
surface scratched; grains of rice and
potato parings clean them very thor
oughly. They should be put in warm
water, shaken well and afterwards
carefully removed. A soft leather will
polish the outside.
Most every farmer is aware of the
fact that a sheep must be fat to make
the best mutton, but few conceive the
idea that a properly and well-fed sheep
produces more and better wool than
one poorly fed and cared for. Wool is
product from feeding, just the same
as fat or flesh, and the flock should be
fed and managed with a view to wool
growth, and that of fine qualify.
Jam Pancakes: Stir the yelks oftwo
eggs in one pint of warm milk, with
one-half of tablespoonful of melted
butter. and one-half of teaspoonful of
salt. -four for thin batter with two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder and the
whites of two eggs beaten stiff. Bake
on a griddle and serve spread with jam
and rolled up. Sprinkle with powdered
sugar; eat with sauce.-GOod House
keeping.
"A Paper Holder: Take a broom
handle and saw it into a two-foot
length, and paint it black. Into each
end screw medium-sized picture-knOb
and gid them. Suspend it by narrow
scarlet satin ribbon, tying around the
knobs and fastening each end with a
tasty bow. Hang the papers over this.
If liked the whole may be gilded or
stained with any of the pretty stains so
popular now using afshade of ribbon
that will form pretty contrast, or a
brass chain can be used instead of a
III hhOn
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1889-09-10

einen 8cfu6 au Diefem 9OfaI mirb Gn6
iiberseusen, oab es bet befe gtas II, Cure
8aaren einsutaufen.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
A TEXAS EPISODE.
why . Self-Appointcd Court RccOnsl,
cred Ono Of Its Resolutions.

why : sclf-Appointed Court Rcconsid-
cred Ono Or Its Resolutions.
Texas in 1887 had no jails, and had
just cut loose from Mexico. and there
were but three modes Of punishment.
small whipping, large whipping and
branding for minor crimes. For MUIR
der, horse stealing and forgcry-death.
/ was soldier in General Houston's
army and recall one instance Of horse
stealing where the guilty party was
permitted to escape. It was in Mont
gomery County in 1887. The man was
tried. found guilty. put upon the horse
he had stolen. his legs tied under the
horse and he was led out to the edge OF
the timber BY some twenty or moro Of
tho members Of the court all
mounted and armed. Arriving at the
end OF the timbers. all dismounted
except the prisoner. and set
ting their rifles against the side
of log. commenced looking around
for suitable gallows tree. Ono OF
the patty discovered. some three hum
dred yards out in the prairie. such u
tree with large limb growing at
right angles to the trunk. some twenty
feet from the ground. He remarked
that the Lord had planted it there to
hang our horse-thief on. Agreed. and
the whole party walked, leaving guns
and horses behind. leading the con-
demned man still tied to the horse II
was found hard to climb the tree. The
discoverer of 1t asked for '.boost.
Being large, fat man, 1t took oil that
could get around him to give the
boost, but they did it. and he climbed
to the limb. One end Of the rope was
around the prisoners neck; to get tho
! other end fast to the limb was the task
set for the man up the tree. After
several throws he caught tho rope.
but the limb was 50 large that it
could not be easily brought around
to hand ard unless tho end
was caught under the rope could
not be tied. The big man, lying on
his breast. holding tho main part Of
the rope in one hand. with the other
LElGU VI IuEUN JuC lllllUs Uut
every time failed to catch the end.
The committeeman below all had their
| Dyes on him. looking up. The pris-
oner at the other end Of the rope was
struck by IN idea. There was lifo
and liberty in it. lie drove his heels
against tho horses sides. Luckily ho
had stolen a good fast horse, and like
q flash away went horse and rider. and
in the alarm OF the outcry the fat man
UP tho tree missed his hold and fell to
the ground. badly hurt, of course. The
fugitive went flying over the prairie,
the rope streaming behind his neck.
The vigilance party's guns and horses
were three hundred yards off. After
the excitement was overa meeting OF
the court was held to reconsider the
matter of nature having planted that
particular tree to hang that particular
mun upon, and it was unanimously
carried that it was not. r. p. Boyce
In Detroit Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
HUMOROUS.

Scrub oak ought to be utilized in
the manufacture Of brushes and
brooms. Pittsburgh Chronicle.
No young man should depend upon
poetry for subsistence. Bcefsteak aud
oatmeal should occasionally be intro
duccd.
"A box Of sardincs was recently
found in the stomach OF bear killed in
Michigan. The box was nearly digest
ed. but tho sardincs were all right
Burlington Free Press.
---He-.'Believe me, dearest. when /
say that Ishall be the happiest Of NOR
tails If you will just consent to share my
lot and" She just moment, Mr..
Breeze. Is it corner lot?"
TOMMY wouldn't want to be
the preachers little boy" Aunt
'.Why?" Tommy-"O. he's got hun
drcds and hundreds Of slippers. They
are scattered all over the house. 49,
Terre Haute Express.
-..Pa. what is a marplot" 1T is
one OF those little games your mother
and grandmother put up on your
father. my son, when they are peculiar
ly anxious to go to a matinee. Now
don't ask any more questions. IN. Y.
Sun.
Ethel TO her betrothed)-"Do
learn to skate, George. I'm sure you
would look lovely on ice." George Ca
young and rising undertaker)-..Look
lovely on ice. would /? Thank you.
No hurry about it. Texas Siflings.
--Tnmp--.Can you give me some
work, sir?" Farmer-..I guess so.
What kind OF work do you wanto"
Tramp-.'Work for my jaws" Farmer
-"All right; come in and talk with
my wife. II she can't keep you busy
I'll eat my boots. Huntington Free
Press.
Lady (as blood-curdling war
whoop is heard from the kitchen)-
..Wnat is happening. Walters?" Maid
THAT is Dinah. She always yells
that way, ma am. when she succeeds
in turning the ONE cite without letting
it drop on the floor. She's the daugh-
ter OF d Zulu chief. Time.
Anxious wife-''John, you prom
ised me last winter you would turn
over new leaf and join the church
this year. When do you mean to do
it?" Husband lin the midst Of the
Wholesale fruit business) -" Great
Scott, Maria! Don't you know better
than to spring that promise on me in
the middle of the apple-packing sea-
sonp''-Chicago Tribune.
! Mrs. Winks-"You surely are not
going out to-night?' Mr.. Winks-
! ..Yes, my dear; election, you know.
Mrs. Winks- .'The election is over. "
Mr.. Winks-'Um-er-yes, my dear,
this one is; but there'll be another
election in four years. my dear. and
every good citizen must begin to think
about candidates, YOU know. my love.
I'll bs back early. ."-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Religious Herald thinks that
The conscience which knowingly
opposes the clear majority OF Q praying
church needs watching
"A Cedar Rapids, Ia. clergyman
recently took this for q text: "Can q
man with family work for thirty
dollars . month and be Christian
Rev. Newman Hall. the famous
English preacher, although seventy
two. breaches four times week and
walks ten miles without fatigue.
The Lutheran church is growing
rapidly in the United States. In 1870
the number Of communicates in that
denomination was less than 400, 600
Now there are over 100000.
The minister who. sixty years
ago, preached the first sermon in Chi
cago still lives. and he is still Of the
opinion that Chicago is good missions
ary ground. d.--Martha's Vineyard Her.
ald.
The twenty-fifth anniversary OF
the introduction OF Sunday-schools in
to Germany was recently celebrated.
There are now more than 1000 Sum
day-schools, with LOO teachers and
$50. 900 children, In the German En-
pire.
The rule regarding commence.
ment orators at Wesleyan University
has been changed. Hereafter the
commencement orators will be the ten
students having the highest marks in
the rhetorical exercises in tho junior
and senior years.
The Female Mission Home at Sgd.
ney. Austria ia. has been in operation
fifteen years. and is managed wholly
by women. Its object is to receive
young women who have fallen. or who
are in danger OF falling, from a virtu-
Gus life. and to help them to retrieve
their position in society.
Hon. Daniel Needham, in one
OF his addresses before the Massachu-
setts Horticultural Society, said:
There is physical energy enough
wasted every season By the students Of
Harvard College to cary on truck
garden which would supply very large
" the vegetable markets OF the city d
Boeton."
There are 971 Universalist par.
ishes in this country, 4 church mem
bership OF $3.50, a Sunday-school
membership Of J3.2O5. sic churches
and church property to the value oi
s7.915.756 The denomination sup.
ports dozen educational institutions,
with l. .2o4 students and III teachers
and professors. Christian Union.
-Concerning the habit Of coughing
in church. the Lancet says: 1T repre-
sents to large extent avoidable evils,
bred OF habit and thoughtless imita.
tion. and their very desirable reduc
tion is therefore by no means hopeless
Even where basis Of disease under
lies the explosion. a little self-contro
could usually do something to lesser
its force or its frequency
In the church OF Christ there is q
danger OF overlooking the necessity o
the feeble members. Tho need o
the stronger ones. no one will ques
tion. a minister's success depend.
largely upon getting every member o
his charge to work. However feeble
some of the members may be, il they
are truly saved they are part o
Christ's mystical body, and have som'
necessary work to perform.
Werner.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
MISSIONARIES MURDERED.

ZANZIBAR, jan 20 An English mis-
eionarv named Brooks and sixteen of his
followers we're murdered on Saturday
near Saadam by members Of the coast
tribes and natives of Zinzibar The Sc
murders indicate the extent of tho hatred
to which the Germans have been aroused.
Saadam for many years has been the
starting point Of European missions, the
natives welcoming the missionaries and
assist ng them, especially the English.
The murders have caused o sensation.
the question as to the measures England
will take to punish the murderers 10
eagerly discussed here.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

A CHICAGO paper in its advice to
young women says: "Don't write. ex-
oept when it can't bo avoided. to men.
Make all your notes. acknowledging
courtesies. ETC., short and to the point.
1--WE would like to add" says Mime
spolis paper, don't write at all II you
can't let up on this pet angular hand OF
yours. and cross your 't's. dot your rs
and make an II look like an -" Don't
imagine that because your papa hap
pens to be q lawyer that your chirogra-
ply should resemble footprints ON tho
sands Of time 1t is neither necessary nor
complimentary to your papa
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

A NAN In Butler County. Kan.. while
boring for water struck wind. Kansas
people regard the discovery with far
moro alarm than curiosity, for in Dig
ging a hole in the ground to get out
OF the way of a cyclone, as they have
been In the habit Of doing, they may
let loose another.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

The Philadelphia Ledger persists in
calling the President-clect Benjamin
+. Harrison. which causes an exchange
to rise up and ask: WAS there never
. Benjamin but that hc must be named
after Philadelphia's eminent citizen,
the late Mr.. Eranklin?''
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

For tho space Of one hundred and
eleven years from January We are to
have the figure in our years. and the
occuftists who put much stress upon
numbers, predict that the condition OF
mankind will be greatly improved
over all past times during this
neri0d
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

A BET has been made that Winfield
Blakes, cOlOred man at Media, Pa !,
can cat In one hour one-half bushel OF
turnips, one-half peck OF white potar
toes. six cups Of coffee. four loaves Of
bread. one-half q pound Of stewed
pruneA four pounds Of beef. six small
pies. three spring chickens, three
oyster slows. fifty raw oysters. ono can
OF salmon. and wash all this down with
pint Of whisky. The trial is to come
on In the near future.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

A MAN In Connecticut has invented
"a sea-calming cartridge" which.
when filled with oil and discharged,
will pacify the stormiest sea. It Is
only Yankee who would dare bid tho
mighty ocean when to roll
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

THERE is a decided movement in
West Virginia in favor of changing
the name of that State. Its promoters
say that every State should have a
distincs name of its own. so far re-
moved from the name Of any other
State that no confusion of names can
arise West Virginia is so near like
Virginia that the people do not enjoy
it. Curious enough, they all agree
that "Kanawha Is the name for the
CNnfn
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
l1is Account. yyunst tsainuce.

MOBILE, Ala. jan % George A.
Pcarce, secretary Of the Planters & Mer-
chants Insurance Company. left here Fri
day night ostensibly for Birmingh; m, and
dropped . nole 70 the president post
marked Nashville saying that the COM
pany's books. were not oil right. Exam-
ination shows that Pcarco is $4,000 or
more short
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
THE use Of the telegraph instrument

THE use Of the telegraph instrument
has become 50 much Of m everyday
ching and such q convenience that men
secm to forget what Q wonderful thing
Il IL. A newspaper man telephoned to
the cable Office the other day and
asked II q London special dispatch had
some in there yet The operator re-
piled that It had not. and said: wait
minute and Iii ask London il the
oopy has come in there" In q few
minutes. not moro than ten or if
teen. he called over the telephone
wire: London hasn't received the
,opy vet"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

A MAN in Newark. N. j.. tells pitt
ful tale. His name was Limburgu. ;,
and the Supreme Court granted his
petition for change OF name to
Burgur. The unfortunate gentleman
says that every mention of his name
provoked laughter and that his chill
dren were ashamed to 60 to school. as
their playmates held their noses and
exclaimed cheese" and rats" In
short, Mr.. Limburgur's life was far
from happy one. This story takes
the cheese.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

RICH finds Of gold in the Honqua-
Hula mountains OF Arizona are re-
ported, one man claiming that he and
four partners took out $36. 900 in seven
days The ''diggin's" are sixty miles
from Seatinel Station on the Southern
Pacific railroad.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
SAYS STANLEY Ia Capt,ve,

SuAKiM, Jan. 2I-Tne Government mes.
sengsr who brought the news about
6latin Bey declares positively that Emin's
and Stanley's baggage and standards wcre
st Omnureman, and that he heard that
both Emin and Stanley were prisoners m
The Gua
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

Mrs. HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE has
largely regained her health. and is
able to walk about on fine days. She
writes letters to her friends in q firm,
strong hand
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
eARTH0UAk. IN COL oRApO.
People aud Animals lorrorlx d by q Con.
wilson Ut Nature.

DENVER, COL, Ian. M-Informatlon has
just been received from Routt. Col. th.t
that portion Of the state has been treated
to genuine earthquake. The shocks
commenced on the afternoon Of
the 18th inst. aud at 4 o'clock
there were violent ones which rocked
small bu ldings. detached large m sses OF
rocks from mountains, and greatly fright
ened the people and animals Cattle were
es ecially terrorized and ran fr.ntical-
ly back and forth Thunder preceded
the shocks. but there was no rain.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

A BosroN debating society is trying
to decide whether 1t Is correct to refer
to an unmarried woman physician as
Miss DR.. Smith" 1t would seem to
be correct. unless her name is Brown,
Jones, johnson or something else than
Cssv3%h
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

TIE Duchess Of Marlborough has
sent TO her attorneys in New York for
Sl5O.O with which to furnish her
new house In London. She has her
Duke in England, but hcr ducats are
In Amef.ica
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

-" How droll!' is now tho proper
expression. according to high English
authority. It is to be hoped that
hereafter "how funny will be with.
drawn from circulation. IN. 7. Tnb-
unN
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
Over = Hundred Killed.

BERLIN, Jan. 2a-Advices from West
Africa say that eleven native policemen
headed y British officer, in q nfiict
with party Of Warboys at Sulymah.
killed l3l Of the enemy with Maxim gun,
and that the rest Of the party fed in dis
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

AN alum mine has been discovered
In Utah. It yields eighty to ninety per
cent pure alum, which can bc ex-
tracted by simply placing the crude
material in boiling water.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

IRELAND no longer sends the great.
est number Of emigrants to this coun-
try. being behind Scotland and En-
gland. The influx from Italy also
bids fair to Overshadow that from Ire
land
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
TRSn Y.nv

The Largest Cotton Crop Ever known.
CHARLESTON. s. G. Jan 90 The News
an Courier says ed torially that few now
disl ute that the cotton crop Of 1883 VII
be the largest ever known. AMI will proba
bly, reach Z, ,5OlADO bales.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

POVERTY SIMMONS Is the name OF q
cOlored auntie in North Carolina who
y one hundred and nine years old and
who owns . few thousand dollars
worth Of property.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

WHEN last years cherries were ripe
the five-year-o.d son Of K b. Rooms, a
grocer in Akron, O., poked cherry
stone into his ear. OF course his
parents were not informed of what he
had done. and nothing came of it un-
I'll q few days ago. when the boy be-
Ean to suffer horrible pairs in his ear.
The stone had begun to swell and
yerminate. and tiny sprout was al
ready sticking out II that boy
,ould only have endured the pain.
think what valuable "freak" he
might have been for dime mu-
selim!
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31
-Wclleslev snnhomore to vass

Wellesley sophomore to Vassar
ditto-'I do think your class yell is
just too lovely for any thing! How did
you get it up?" Vassar sophomore
'Oh, we were having a meeting for
that purpose and mouse came glid-
ing out OF its hole. Tho yell was q
kind OF spontaneous affair. Burning
ton Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-31

From Late Dispatches.
FIFrlETH coN0aGeo.

Second Session.
TUESDAY, Jan. q In the Senate the
Tariff bill Was passed by vote Of 81
to 3Oe--A strict part. vote. The date for
the bill TO 70 into effect was fixed o: July
l, 1859 In tho House the time was occu-
pied In consi lering the River and Harbor
bill. A bill WAS rep, rted that dispenses
with the presen: requirement Of declara-
tion Of intention 70 become . citizen and
makes residence Of Ave years necessary
before IN alien can apply Tor nsturaliza-
tion.
WEDSEsDAY, Jan. g Tho concurrent
res luton tor the counting Of the electoral
vote on February Is was assed BY the
Senate. Bills were reported to provide
Tor taking tho eleventh and subsequent
consusos, nnd TO protect the interests Of
the United States In the amoan islands.
Tho b II 70 declare unlawful trusts and
combinations in restraint Of trade and
production was considered. In the House
: . time was occupied In considering the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. A favor
able report was received from the Com
N .tteo on Agriculture on the bi to pro-
mote the interests OF ayr culture by irriga-
ton.
THURSDAY. Jan a LIN the Senate reso.
iutlOuo expressing SOIIOW ovcr tue O0otu
Of Representative Burnos (Mo) were
adopted. and IN adjournment was taken in
resrect to hts memory. In the House sim.
tlar action WAS taken.
FRIDAY. Jan 25 - Among the bi Is
passed by the Senate W re the follow.
ing: House bill Increasing the maximum
of international money orders from ;2s tc
800; establishing two ditional land
distr cts In Nebraska; thirty private
pension bills, and the Military Academy,
District Of Columbia and Pension Appro-
priation bills. Adjourned to the 2Sth. In
the House the time was occupied In DIS.
cussing the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill. At the evening session twenty nine
private pension bills were passed.