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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-24
Erected
To the Memory of the

To the Memory of the
Confederate Dead
Of Alexandria, Virginia,
by their
Surviving Comrades, May "a, 1889.
The arrangements for the unwilling
ceremonies are nearly complete. Cover
nor Lee has given permission for militia
to enter the state and it is expected that
10000 men will be line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-24
T he:
NORTHWESTERN

Pullman sleepers are also run through be-
tweenDuluth, Superior and Chicago. Fast
through trains are also run between Minneap-
oils, st. Paul and Kansas City, via Sioux City,
with through Pullman sleepers st. Paul to
Omaha and Kansas City. Dining cars are run
on all through trains over this line between
Minneapolis. st. Paul & Chicago, and between
st. Paul and Kansas City. Besides being the
boat
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
a Falling Building Almost Instantly
Kills Young Man at Detroit.
Special to the REFLECTOR.

Special to the REFLECTOR.
DETROIT, Kas., April 15.-About 10
O'Clock this morning fatal accident
occurred which robbed Detroit of one
of its best-knOwn residents. Robert
Weir, aged q years who lived in
the north part of town with
his parents, was assisting in
moving a frame building down town
The structure was lifted on jack screws
and Weir, with several other work.
men, was under the building. The
ground being soft tie screws began to
sink, letting the house down on one
side. All the men but Weir remained
quiet and were not hurt. He attempted
to crawl out and the rapidly lowering
beams caught him across the chest,
pinning him to the ground.
After being dug out he lived abo1t
twenty minutes. Coroner Hoisington
was at once sent for and an inquest
was held about II o'clock, the verdict
being in conformity with the facts as
given above.
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
Refused to Pardon.

Several citizens af Solomon City sent
to Gov. Humphrey a petition asking
for the pardon of George Hall who was
convicted at the recent term of the dis
trict court of violating the prohibitory
law and sentenced to four months in
Jail and 800 fine. The petitioners set
forth that he had very respectable
mother depending upon him for sup
port and OF that account the petition
should be granted. Governor Hum
phrey acted on the petition yesterday,
refusing to grant the request. He ex-
pressed himself as fully conscious of
the situation but did not think that the
fact of mans having a mother de-
pendent upon him was reason a why
he should be allowed to violate the law
with impunity. Moreover he expressed
the opinion that if Mrs. Hall is an ex-
emplary woman the neighbors will see
to it that she does not suffer.
Hall will thus be compelled to serve
out his appointed time behind the bars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
Rydrophobla.

At the Sexton ranch this morning
four more steers afflicted with hydro
phobia were killed. A dog got in the
feed yard some time ago and bit one or
two of the animals, thus communicate
ing the rabies. The result has been
that one after another of the fine 1900
pound steers have become affected I'M
til eleven have thus far been killed and
two more will probably have to die to-
morrow. The dog was killed at the
McMaster ranch few days ago.
The cattle belong to Col. r. G.. Head,
of Denver, and A. K. Knapp, of this
city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
More Postoffice Changes.

Dickinson county seems to come in
for an early share of the postoffice
changes made by the new administra-
ton. Although only one month has
elapsed since the new administration
went into power six of the eleven i'm
portant postoffices in the county have
had a change of postmaster.
The latest to be announced are the
following which were made yesterday:
Carlton, Thos. B. Patton appointed
vice, Geo. w. Slaughter removed; Key
stone, A S. Green appointed, vice
Henry Hanks resigned; Woodbine,
Frederick FL. Staatz appointed, vice
J. A. Gillett resigned.
The appointments are good ones and
will meet with the appreciation of the
patrons of the Offices affected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
Hymen's Harvest.

The issuing of the following mar
riage licenses made up the latest news
at the probate judges office this after
noon:
John 7. Miller, Greensburg, Kas.,
and Hester l.. Green, Herington.
Jas. A. Conner and Mary Ross, both
Of Keystone.
Thos. A. Whitney and Ada White,
both of Talmage.
John p. Simpson, Abilene, and
Flora M. Lord, Carlton
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
No More Bond Purchases.

County Superintendent Ford has re-
ceiyed notice from the state authorities
that no more school district bonds will
be purchased by the state until after
July LIST, owing to lack of funds.
The state has heretofore been taking
six per cent. bonds at par: now dis
tricts wishing to borrow money will
until the state comes to the rescue
again have to dispose of their bonds to
to private individuals at market rates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

@MARRIED-By Rev. G. Sharpe,
Geo. ]. Laundy and Miss Lille
Estelle Haynes. The bride and groom
will make their home in Abilene.
BD~A party was given at the home
of Mrs. j. Cooper last evening in honor
of her daughter, Miss Myrtle. About
fifteen couples were paesent and very
enjoyable time had.
B9Hydrophobia still RACES in the
cattle at the Sexton ranch. Another
fine steer died today. Fourteen ami
mails, all nearly ready for the market,
have thus far been killed.
UThe directors of the Driving Park
did little at their meeting last night.
They hold another meeting Friday
night to make definite decision regard
ing the Fourth of July meeting.
BICol. S. M. Palmer, formerly of
the U. S. land Office at Salina, died last
night at $50; funeral tomorrow at 1
O'Clock. The Masonic lodges of Abb
lene will attend and also many other
citizens.
Ia When the drovers went out to
the Sexton ranch last evening in
tending to take herd of cattle to the
Knapp place, two of the animals were
found to be afflicted with hydrophobia
and had to be killed. Several others
have died of the same malady.
WM. NJ. Shipe finished yesterday
his Arbor day ceremonies. He has set
out 2,70O trees on University Heights
and along the boulevardes in the west
ern part of Fairview. Shipe is a
rustler and will have one of the hand
soment suberbs in Kansas one of these
days.
B9C. G. Keller, the harness man of
Hope, died this morning of typhoid
fever. He has been travelling sales
man for time and came home sick
about week ago. He leaves wife
and large family in straitened circum-
stances. Funeral tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock.
bgA prairie schooner went through
one of our neighboring cities a few
days ago with the following inscrip-
tion painted ON its canvas cover:
"Chintz buged in Illinoy, sicloaned in
Newbrasky, white capped in Missouri,
prohibited in Kansas, Oklahomy or
Puct
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
WARRING WARRIORS.
The Local Militia Company, Co. D,
in Wrangle over the Settlement
Of its Affairs.

of its Affairs.
There was entered today in the dis
trict clerks office the brief of suit
which will attract considerable, atten-
ton among the young men of the city
and is another Illustration of the diff
Guilty of keeping young fellows to-
gether in peace and harmony.
J When the militia company was Or
gained. Company D, Fourth Regi-
me2t, Kansas National Guards, moth
ing could exceed the pleasure with
which the members took part in the
drills and also forked over whatever
was necessary to keep up the somewhat
onerous expenses. New suits were
purchased, hall hired, gymnasium
apparatus put in and everything went
swimmingly. But at last it began to
dawn upon the minds of the boys that
there wasn't half as much fun in the
thing as it had appeared and there was
disposition to disband manifested.
In connection with the military Or
ganizatiOn there was civil OrganiZa-
ton composed of tie same members.
This latter had president, secretary,
treasurer and executive committee, and
it was through this that the business Of
the company was done, assessments
levied and reports made. 1t was pro-
vlded in the constitution of the latter
that the financial management should
be in the hands of the executive COM
mittee and the treasurer, and that all
Off cers should hold until their sue
cessors were elected. A treasurer was
elected on December Z, 1887, and no
successor ever chosen.
Last October it was unanimously
voted to disband. So in December dis
charges were procured for the men,
bers, the accOutrements were returned
to the authorities and shipped to Wa
Keeney, while the fixtures andsgymna-
SUM apparatus was sold. The total
receipts brought the amount in the
treasurer's hands, according to the
complaining members statement, up
to 1886. There were then twenty-four
in good standing. The COM
plainants in their statement say that
this $4S5 should have been divided
among the whole twenty-four, but it
was not done.
Ten of the members claim that the
others have gobbled the funds and the
suit is brought by them to compel a
of $40 for each of the plain
tiffs. The suit is set for the next term
of the district court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
ABOUT PEOPLE.


H. B. Stoner and VIM. Ausherman,
of Cheever, were pleasant callers on
the REFLECTOR.
P. P. Morgan, Solomon's genial post
master, was looking over the situation
in the county seat.
Mrs. D. II. Heilman and daughter,
Priscilla, were up from Enterprise
shopping in the city.
A. E. Bishop went to Junction City
as delegate from the NJ. E. church to
attend the stewards meeting.
Prof. E. n. Strong was up from En-
terprise and fitted himself out with an
elegant suit of clothes at Faulkner's.
Prof. w. S. Stacy, of the Hope
schools, came in at noon from Salina,
where he had been On business trip.
M. II. Curtis and wife, of Hutchin-
son, are visiting in the city. Heck
intends going to Oklahoma to start
paper.
E. r. Potter, Abilene's handsome
first-assistant postmaster general,
spent Sunday with friends in Herring
ton and Hope.
Col. G. I'll. Barker left at noon for
Kansas City. He resented all imputa-
lions that he had an intention of going
to Oklahoma.
F. Conent, clerk of school district
101, and one of Dickinson's most pro-
gressive farmers, made the REFLEC-
TOR pleasant call this afternoon.
E. G. Putnam boarded the noon
train for Chapman, from which place
he goes to Sutphen's Mills and through
North Dickinson on a few days real
estate trip.
Mrs. Amelia Austin, wife of Prof.
Austin, of the Topeka schools, came in
at noon for few days visit with her
relatives, w. S. Stambaugh and the
Wyandt brothers.
J. A. Russell and Henry Lifts
celebrated Arbor Day yesterday by
planting seventy apple trees on the
farm of the latter's father, L. II. Lifts,
of Newbern township.
S. A. Flenner, the jolliest miller in
Kansas. is On the sick list. The attack
was probably brought on by worrying
about what to do with the immense
crop of grain that Dickinson county
will raise this year.
F. B. Lille, formerly of Chapman
but now of Dighton, Kas., passed
through on the noon train en- route to
Chapman. He will spend a few days
in the county. Western Kansas, he
says, is looking much more prosperous
than one year ago.
Mrs. DR.. W. n. King was suddenly
taken with severe attack of neuralgia
evening and was seriously ill
all day yesterday. Much anxiety was
felt over her condition but today she is
resting more easily and it is believed
that she will soon be we'll again.
I
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18

@The mortgage of the Salina Re-
publican has foreclosed on it and the
papers future is decidedly misty.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
To Rent

A quarter section for pasture, well
fenced. an abundance of water. Call
at once at this Office. 266&2S-tf
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-19
A Bottled Sunshine Crank.

Bottled sunshine is the hobby of q
man who has been Fostering the Patent
Office officials and several patent attor-
neys in Washington for several days
past. He is a little fellow from out
West somewhere, and gives his name as
Edward Hertzberg. / met him in the
Patent Office, and at once came to the
conclusion that he was cranky on the
subject Of light and heat. He carries
about with him a wooden box, which is
supposed to represent IN miniature a
great storage tank for the reception of
sunshine. The insideof the box is curl
ously arranged with mirrors and bright
pieces OF tin. s'You see, he said, s'my
idea is to first get the sunshine into a
tank and then keep it busy by means of
a series Of mirrors SO arranged that the
sunbeams viii dart from one to another
and thus retain their brilliancy until
the time arrives for using the illumina-
ton furnished by them. Keep sun
beam busy and it will remain intact for
q long time. IN. Y. Star.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-19

wheeled out in the aisle and said in that
shril, piping voice which WAYS com
manded silence: "Mr. Speaker. the
gentleman's arguments are gra uitous
( assertions made out of whole cloth.
And cio-h, sir, so gauzy and hin tina l.
will not no water. 1t is entirely too
thin, sir"
Brother Jonathan" as a name for
the United 5 a es, is mu III der than
this, and was given by Washington him
self, though that individual hal no idea
OF making a s ang phrase for name to
his coun ny at tho time. Jonathan
Trumbu !, Governor of Connecticut.
furn shed the smuggling Colonial army
with funds and supplies on many an
occasion. One time the army was in sore
dis ress and u consulta ion was he'd. In
the midst of 1t some one wondered what
W uld be done. Washington answered:
"Well, well have to put it off til we can
see Brother Jonathan" as Governor
Trumbull was called; che will help us
out, guess. And he did, and gave
his name TO the country his zeal and
patriotism helped to save.
Thus it is that words are made and
phrases take on a new meaning. In
tins manner the language progresses by
accretion, as it were. Such words as
take new meanings from custom are
usually from the common people; that
is, from those who are not scholar It
is in this way hat I'd words drop outor
take new meanings and lose their old
ones, and new words take their place.
At first most of them are slang. One of
the best words we have is ''agnosticism,
yet its inyentor-Prof. John Tyndall,
the great scientis says that when he
used it he had no idea that it would be
used again, or that he would be under
stood III using il. He could find no
o her, he says, TO convey an idea of his
religious belief in answer to some
that he tell what he did
believe. Hence he inyen ed 'agnosti-
,ism. !" meaning "the unknowable." 1t
S only about fifteen years old.-[Pitts-
1urg Dispatch.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-19
A FIvE-DoLLAR TRICK.
How Clever Philadelphia Trickster
Fleeced a Crowd.

'sYou see this dollar" said one of a
company of men in front of rosewood
bar in one Of the leading hotels in Phil
adelphia, and he handed dollar to one
of the group, who examined it and passed
it around among the company. All
decided that there was nothing unusual
in its appearance unless it was counter
felt.
"No, it's not counterfeit" said the
first speaker, ''bat / viii let you take
that dollar, spin it on the bar. will
turn my back, and viii toll you whether
it turns head or tail"
impossible, said one Of the doubt
ers, I'm. ess you use a looking glass.
''No, don't use anything, and I'll
bet drinks I'll tell it every time"
Done" 50 d the doubter.
The man turned his back TO the bar,
the coin was spun, and, as it settled, he
called out:
"Heads -
1t was "heads."
make it three out Of five times for
another round. said another Of the
group.
Certainly" consented the stranger,
accommodatingly.
Again the coin spun around and
"tailsH was ca led. The third time it
turned stalls, and third time the
stranger called
81 can keep it ZIP oil night, gentle
men, he said, smi.ingy.
Tho drinks were paid for and the
stranger under the genial influence of
tho liquor and the urgent requests Of
the company, said
II don't often give my tricks away,
but it will leak ont sooner or later You
see, gent emen. the coin on the head
side is niclIed very slight y with knife,
the hicks being about an eighth Of an
inch apart. The hicks arc so small as
to be scarcely perceptib.e. When you
spin tho coin, if it turns on the nicked
side it settles quickly, whereas on the
other side it slowly settles, taking fully
twice as long TO die as on the other
side. BY the difference in sound, you
see, / can tel which side turns ~. or,
rather down. Its all tod by sound.
The con was handed around and spun
again, and what the stranger said proved
true, much to the dc light of the group,
who We're glad, apparent y, rs is usually
the case, to get hold OF trick which at
first seemed SO inexplicab @.
There, fix me dollar that way,"
said one of the group. hand ng out the
money, and tho other four requested
ike favor at the hands of tho stranger,
who taking out pcnknife obligingly
did us REQUESTED Then, bidding them
a polite goodnight, he gracefully
retired, leaving the group spinning
their coins. Suddenly one Of them
picked up his dollar, examined it, and 4
Quickly flung it on the bar, the sound |
given out being the unmistakable dull,
dead sound of counterfeit.
''Donc for S., said he, as he looked
ut the door where the stranger
had disappeared.
well, we've learned a trick well
worth a dollar, said another philo-
Il Philadelphia Enquirer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-19

it to the ground, twis ing it so as some
times to dis oca or break the neck; the
fangs are driven in SO as to hold the
struggling creature until dead, when it
is dragged Off 10 The Jungle to be eaten
at leisure. His lair is near, and from
this he proceeds, as appetite prompts
him, to the "kill, until it is eaten and
even the bones gnawed, by which time,
owing to the heat of the weather, it is
far ad anced in decomposition. The
place is re called by the ,ultures, kites,
crows, and adiuiants soaring over it or
settling on the branches around about
it, and by prowling iackals. The vul-
lures sit with a gorged or sleepy aspect
on the trees or on tie ground near the
"kill." They endeavor TO make meal
when the tiger has left it for time, and
even try to snatch morsel while he is
feeding, a termerity for which they often
pay with their lives. The tiger is fire.
quently found and slain near the skill.
1t appears that during the eight years
1SS0-S7 inclusive, 1901 human beings, I
or yearly acreage of 912 persons, and
I5S,S45 cattle, or a yearly average OF
10, 1855 head, have been killed by tigers.
III bllt CilSt VI nuultt1 DcllLb bllt llt5 tlItS /
do not vary much; they were S72 in
1880, 831 in 1854, 92S in 1886, and ], 063
in 1887, showing, at all events, there
was no diminution; even eleven years
in 1876, 917 persons were
killed. In the case of cattle the varia.
lion was considerable, from 1899 in
1880, IA, 1876 in 1881, gradually increas-
ng to 27,517 in 1887. In 1876 the cattle
destroyed were ZIG, which shows
great increase for 1887, if the returns
AN be relied on.
The number Of tigers destroyed dur
ng the year 1887 was ], 40s, and the
otal amount OF rewards paid for them
vas 40,O96 rupees, or an average OF
bout % rupees for each.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-19
100 Men Wanted.

To canvass for a full line of Hardy Canadian
Nursery Stock. Honest energetic men, rs
years Of age and over, can find steady work for
she next twelve months. No experience needed.
Full instructions given. We engage on salary
and pay expenses or on commission. Address
fstating age and enclosing photo }, STONE &
WELLINGTON, Montreal, Que. J. W. Beall,
Manager. Nurseries, FonthIl, Ont. Estab-
lshed l842; a65 acres; the largest Nurseries In
Canada.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-19
Trees Growing in Church Tower.

The unfinished tower Of the Roman
Catholic Church of st. John the Bap-
fist in Thirtieth street, just west of
Seventh avenue, is the object of curious
attention ON the part Of people unfamil-
Thar with the neighborhood who cone
that way. Sixty feet or more above the
street three young ailanthus trees
thcrc may be five, it is hard to tell from
the street the exact number-have
grown out of crevices in the tower where
enough sand and dust had collected to
make soil for their roots. All of them
are green and thriving. Two on the
south side of the tower are probably a
good deal taller than a man. The trees
have been in the tower unmolested
above two years, but will probably soon
have to be removed, lest their growing
roots iniurc the masonry Of the WALL
Now York Sun.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-19

RECENT experiments to ascertain with
in what limits the ear can distinguish
the difference in the pitch of two sounds
show that the smallest difference per-
ceptiblc By unframed or only slightly
trained cars appears to be from one
sixth to one-forticth Of semi-tone. II
is said that peculiarly that seems to
apply alike to drained and unframed
ears is that they detect upward differ
ences more easily than downward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-11

Ger Patent Fair to Choice g xogseool Minnesota cs
"a 2SoeS 90 DO, Straight 80 ooGss 81 Do Patent 90 %
Ss6 fb Rye four quiet and slow Choice az s. 90
for cS,cs New very dali there bsna no
Prices are g sas os Msrh @ 10 q se s
SIC for No 2 Pennsylvania Corn steady light demands
No High Mixed on track at toc steamer No Mixet Ia
grain depot and 20ist elevator 40 1 steamer 10 High
mixed 20tn-sf. elevator 4ic steamer so Yellow short
storage grain depot 4c steamer IN expert elevator 400
Mixed 20tst elevator ~ c qnossi IN otport ecya-
torat4itc No Mxet for 5eonary Hal ~ si g. igs
43c Oats-Suppes liberal and market for car lots dull
Ungrsded white 81 aSs3tc No. ws shore storage. sls
ssay Eo = White Fec FeosrS DO MsrsS
Potatoes dull , white PctaSocs-New.York ana Western
E Bose s Ss s' a Ds % Starry e Ss d
Provisions dal steady. Beecity Family $40 80 per bbLi
Hams Si5 5Oel< Pork-1Iess New si5aI6 so. do Primo
Meas. New sl4 80; DO. Fspily SIS 50clB 90. Hams
do So IN alt sc sides. clear bped smosed
sacj Shoulders pickle cured DO smoked eisos
Bellies in pickle, SSs2c; 90 breakfast Bacon s5@loc;
Creamery Extra 70 Ssoc western CT msry Extra
ilSl5ci Packing butter llai9c Eggs dun PennsyIvsas
Firss l69l61c; Western Firsts l5@les Cheese stsady
Part skims 66Sc; Full skins a3c Sugar-Rehned arm
Bran sl6 00asl7 90 per ton Petroleum dull. 10 Abel
test in bbls- 600 Reeepts-Flour 4 100 bts Wheat
100 bgsn Corr 1000 bush oats 1000 bHsn. sap
bush
TOLEDO Feb s.-whsat nrm, cash ss a i0oci Way $40,
5gy s S.s Corn ca, easier cash February &
February s. lin March s. % RsceptsWhea 5000 bush
Corn l3.o00 bush. Coyerseed pol bags shpmenswheat
1000 bush Corn 1000 bush oats 1000 bush. covusesd