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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-22

Ladies Silk vest worth $1.25 now 73c
Misses and Childrens All-Wool Pants and
Vests No. 20, %, "a, 90, % and 30 for
80, A, SO, Sc and &c
Fine Marines Nos. 20, %, pa 26, % and 80
for -, IA, 90, %, 20 and &c
Gents Super Quality Camel Hair and Scotch
Wool Shirts and Drawers worth $3.50
now $l.37t
Extra Heavy Medicated Shirts and Drawers
worth AS now 81 1-2
Heavy Bronze Mixed worth 81 80 now 9Oc
Heavy Marino Shirts worth 75c now Ale
Heavy Cotton Flannel Drawers worth Coo
now 37c
Heavy Skirt Flannel, all-wool worth soc
now Sc
Fine Quality Red Flannel worth So and 45c
now p and 33c
All-Wool Plaid Shifting Flannel worth soc
now soc
Cotton Flannel worth 90, Is and IL 1-2 now
Il, IL 1-2 and 10 1-2
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-22
KID GLOVES.

Note the Price and take advantage of them.
Light Shades in Hook and Button, former
price 81 25 now CSC
Sizes 81, 81, 6, st, 81, 81 and
Light Mosquetair Glove, extra long worth ST.
25 now SIC
6 and Hook Mascot in Brown, Tan and
Drab worth SI.75 now $137
Sizes 6, st, 81, 81, and Il
7 Hook Black Kid, Villa and La Francis
worth $500 now Sl.45
Sizes 6, IA, l-2, g, and II.
Fancy Embroidered Back, Button worth
Sl,5OnoW 96c
All Shades. Sizes 81, 81, 8, 81, 81, 81, :
and j
Embroidered Back Scolloped Top, button
worth SIOOn now 64c
In all Shades. Sizes 81, 81, 6, 81, 81 and 81
Plain Back, Scalloped Top, button worth
s5c now SOC
In Tan and Brown. Sizes 81, 6, &, 6! and )
One Lot of 5 button, ScallOped Top, worth
75c now Ale
Sizes 81, 6, 81, 81, 81, and Il
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-22
PARASOg S.

At Half Price Heavy Satin and Silk Para
soils worth $3.50, $500, $500, $3.50, So
25, $500 1918, $3.50 at exactly Half
Price. All cheaper Parasols at the
same rate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-22

10 six " ZIP IeHTIeJUdS HOW 90O
I.5O ~" 99c
%, 35, 60, IS, So, 90c and $l.OO Black and
Colored Cashimeres and Henrettas now
II, 81, SO, So, 574a, go and 75c
Is, 20 and 25c Double width Dress Goods
now IL, 124 and 1890
SO inch. all Wool Tricots for 28c
II Pieces in very fine Fabric and Stylish
Shades that sold at from 75c to Sl.25
per yard, we offer now at CSC per yard.
% Pieces of Dress Goods that sold at %, So
and 4Oc now at l5c per yard.
Csc Tennis Flannel for Bous Waists and
Shirts now at &c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
The Wife O Columbus.

While at Lisbon, Columbus was ac-
customed to attend service, says Wash
ington Irving. at the chapel of the
convent of All Saints. There he be-
came acquainted with lady of rank,
named Dona Felipa, who resided at the
convent She was the daughter of
Bartolommeo Monis de Palestrello or
Perestrello, an Italian cavalier, lately
deceased, who had been one of the
most distinguished navigators under
Prince Henry of Portugal, and had
colonized and governed the Island of
Porto Santo. The acquaintance soon
ripened into attachment and ended in
marriage. It appears. adds Irving. to
nave been a match of mere affection.
as the lady had little or no fortune. a
son. Diego. was born to them. When
Columbus placed his plan before Isa-
bella. the Spanish Queen and patron.
his wife had been dead a long time. II
is related further that, while Columbus
was waiting at Cordova for an oppor-
tunity to be presented to Queen lisa.
bella. he became attached to Dona
Beatriz Enriquez. by whom he had q
son, Fernando, born in 1887.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
TEACHING PARROTS.
Different Varieties of the Bird, aud Whs
They Come From.

Different Varieties of the Bird, aud Where
They Come From.
AS reporter entered a bird fancier's
establishment few days ago he was
greeted with series of yells and
screeches, a discordant welcome from
the parrots of all sizes and colors
which were ranged round the room.
and appeared to vie with each other in
making the greatest racket.
I'VE have just received a fresh inn
portation of parrots" said the bird
man, appearing from the menagerie-
room in the rear of the store. land
from all prospects there are a good
many fine takers among them"
What varieties have you?" asked
the reporter.
Eat the present we have but three
varieties-the double-yellow head. the
Cuban and the African gray"
(Which variety leads in intelli-
genceP" asked the reporter.
Il prefer the African gray parrot"
replied the bird man. ''yet the Cuban
and yellow heads make excellent talk
ers.m
Where does the gray parrot come
from?"
He comes from the west coast of
Africa The colored men take the
young birds from their nests and sell
them to captains or sailors of trading
vessels. The best birds come from
vessels plying between Africa and Bos-
tom
''How does the trip across the ocean
agree with them?"
Very well. They seem to get ac-
climated in their voyage and gener-
ally know how to talk some when they
arrive"
How do you teach parrots to talk
and how long does it take one to
learn?'
That's a hard question to answer.
Different birds vary in intelligence.
in about two months, and if given a
lesson every day can talk fairly well in
that time"
''How do you give 1esson?"
1.-The morning hours are the best
for teaching. Cover the cage with a
cloth, and then in a clear voice say
word or short sentence until the bird
repeats it. Then commence with an
other, and SO on. When once it be-
gins to talk it is only matter of time
and patience before it improves. OBJ
ject teaching is a good PLAN" con-
tinued the bird man. "A parrot needs
only to see and hear barking dog.
growing rooster or a mewing cat few
times before an exact imitation is
given"
Suppose you have a bird that can
talk and won't talk, is there any way
to make it tal1?"
There is no method that / am ac-
quainted with, unless it be that of
starvation, but that's cruel. and should
not be resorted to."-Washington
Critic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05

within q rod about IT. The old dogs
bones rest upon one of the mountain
sides of the Coast Range, and when he
died there were tears of as honest sor-
row as were ever shed. 1t is safe to
say If the savage who killed him for
the sake OF pillage d been caught.
there would have been a second
funeral. Such facts speak eloquently
in defense of the dog from all the
scribblers who preach from such texts:
'.All dogs detest work. Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
MISTAKES ABOUT DOGS.

An Old Sportsman Defends Them Against
Newspaper Charge.
Cali dogs detest work" This is a
poor text from which to preach a SER
mon against laziness. The civilized
dog of the nineteenth century is very
different animal from the dog on the
day when it was written in opprobri-
UNI: us thy servant a dogP" Among
all animals there is none more affec-
tionate than the dog, nor one which
shows such earnest desire to be of
service to his master. and is SO untir-
ing in his devotion. A man may loose
his human friends and be ostracised by
society; he may lose his money and be
clothed in rags. but his dog will re-
main faithful and will guard and pro-
tect him with as much faithfulness as
if he were millionaire.
The text that ''all dogs detest labor
is wholly fallacious. The well-trained
dog delights in work. Who has not
seen the sparkling eye and joyous ex-
preston of the dog when the prepare
ton for the chase is begun? Who that
has heard his watchful BARK in the
midnight as he guards the home will
doubt this? Tender in his loving care
of children, instead of being spoken of
with contempt for his laziness the dog
should be associated with faithfulness
and activity in dog duties. The bee
doesn't make soap. nor does the dog
pillow.
with his associates went upon a wild
ramble upon the plains reaching the
great forests upon the Pacific. For
two years the faithful '-Old Rover"
was one of the most useful members
of the expedition. All night after a
long days march he slept, so to speak.
with one eye open. and we retired to
rest with confidence that neither In
dian nor prowling beast would steal
upon us unobserveo. Hundreds of
times were We wakened by the low
growl of the faithful sentinel, and as
soon as we were aroused and had our
arms in readiness Rover would disap-
pear in the darkness in the direction
of any threatened danger, and he
would soon know its nature. If he
found nothing after making a circuit
of the camp he would return and Law
himself down at our feet, and we could
drop to sleep feeling greater security
than if guarded by half dozen men.
He would stay in camp all day long
anu guard it from all intrusion while
every member of it was miles away.
Upon one occasion when he was left
to guard the camp crock of butter
was set at the foot of great pine
tree. A paper was tied over the but
ter, but the wind blew it off Upon
the return at night, where the crock
stood was only great pile of leaves.
Upon removing them we found the
crock of butter safe Rover knew that
it should not be exposed to the sun
and air. and not being able to tie on
the paper mad done the best he could
by covering it with all the leaves
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

1t is said that every man has his
double. 1t generally occurs in youth,
during the green-apple season--Prori-
dence Journal.
Alum contracts soft solids. That
IS why a college man becomes an alum
nus upon leaving his alma mater
Binghamton Republican.
Observation-Disclosures objects be-
long to the neuter gender. What
gender is an egg?" Tommy-''Can't
tell till it's Matched out" Texas
Siftings.
-Physician--'W What's your bust
ness?" Patient-"I sing in the Mi
kado.'" Physician-..Ah! you need a
change of air. Try some other opera"
-Harper's Bazaar.
-Tramp-"Thank We. ma'am. for
givin' me the grub. but kin never eat
without a fork" Farmers wife
well. amble along. and you'll find
fork in the road little further on"
Husband Independently Things
look tough. my dear. But the world
owes me living" Wife Gmpatiently)
-s.Well, for Heavens sake, John.
brace up and collect it"-N. Y. Sun
The doctors are doing their best
to convince the public that ice water is
dangerous Perhaps it is. but then so
are whisky and toy pistols. and matri-
mony and lots of things.
Critic.
Oklahoma City has its first plate
glass window. 1t is in front of the
Golden Bulldog saloon and bears the
inscription: Gentlemen will please
not stand in front of this window while
being shot at"-Life
-Wibble-'.I wonder why ministers
always wear long-tailed coats?" Wab-
ble-'.If you were a country minister
with a three-hundred dollar salary
you wouldn't ask such fool question
as that. "-Terre Haute Express.
The Chinaman who thought he
was Americanized enough to squeeze
a Texas girls hand on the sly, has de-
parted for some quiet place In the
hills where he can pick sixty birdshot
out of his legs.-Little Rock Union
When the shaggy-headed Russians
hurry to the frontier you may expect
q new war scare. But When the
bald-headed Americans scramble for
the frontier you may look for a
new premiere danseuse--Philadel
Times.
Guest Cat Mrs. De Fashions mu-
What are all these
wash boilers. and fiat irons, and
things in the parlor for?" Mrs DE
Fashion (helplessly)-'I had to get
them. The leader of the orchestra
came here at the last minute and re-
fused to play unless I furnished these
things for the anvil chorus He SAID
he was bound to have one seiectoI
heard above the conversation-N-x 4.
weekly"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
KANSAS
coNuNDRuMs.

Why IL . farmer like q man
Hitting his stockings all he cant
The farmer hoes his beets in rows:
The other fellow beats his hose.
Why is q grocer very like
A boy who has a drum to striker
The grocer sceighs a pound, they say
The little fellow pounds asc0y.
Why does winning jockey bold
Resemble one who has a cold?
The Jockeys horse Is sound, of course,
The other fellows sound is hoarse
Why is man who has dispersed
His cold like one who cures your thirst
The first mans cold is sceH, we're told;
The second fellows lceH is cold.
Why is a boss who anger shows
Like any lad who swimming goes?
Cross as q bear must be the boss,
The happy lads bare as a cross.
Why is a dude ashamed to show
His sun-burn like a tanner, o:
One hides has tan from foolish pride.
The other always tans his hide.
Why does q storm-stayed sailor quite
Resemble one who has no sight!
One can not go to sea, you know.
The other can not see to go.
Why Is berry picking lad
Like he who buys them, good or bad?
The lad gets all he can, he bets
The man who buys cans all he gets.
A letter writer. why is he
Like one who Will a marriage sect
One srrifes a note; the other might,
II interested, note q rite
Why is a sutton answered mo"
Like one who doesn't have to go?
The first alas, may miss a Kiss,
The other-O! may kiss q miss.
H. G. Dodge, in Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
THE PRECIOUS RUBY.
Interesting Facts About the Most valua-
BILE of Stones.

Interesting Facts About the Most vatua-
BILE of Stones.
To the question: (Which is the
most valuable precious stone?" prob
ably nine out of every ten. at least.
would without the slightest hesitation
reply: 1.-The diamond;" but the value
of good-sized diamond can not ap-
prOach that of d ruby of correct color
and similar dimensions. The worth
of small rubies-stOnes, that is, of less
than a carat-is. if any thing, rather
less than that of diamonds of a like
description; but the rare occurrence of
large specimens of that dark carmine
tint which is looked upon as the sine
qua non of a good ruby causes the
value of these gems to increase in a
far greater proportion than in the case
of diamonds. Rubies weighing more
than four carats are so ex-
ceptional that when perfect
one of five carats is brought to the
market it will command ten times as
high a sum as a diamond of the same
weight; while a ruby of six carats
without a crack or flaw, and of the
proper color. would. in all probability,
bring as high a price as FL, 900 pounds
per carat. or fifteen times as much Is
a diamond of like size and faultless-
ness. All over the East rubies are re-
garded with the greatest possible
favor. and SO it has been from the ear
lest times of which we have any rec
ord.
The largest ruby known was brought
from China and forms part of the i'm
perial-crown jewels of Russia 1t is
the size of a pigeons egg. and was
presented by Gustavus I'LL of Sweden
to the Empress of Russia on his visit
to st. Petersburg. The finest ruby that
has ever been brought to this country
was one which reached our shores in
1875. 1t was a blunt stone, drop shape.
and weighed slightly more than AZ
carats- No one in england could be
induced to give the price that its
owner placed upon it, and it was,
we believe, finally disposed of on the
continent for a sum between ego. 200
and ESQ. 600. The ruby is the hardest
of ali minerals except the diamond,
and by its hardness a ruby may be told
from n spinel. which is considerably
softer. If. as is often the case. it is
not advisable to scratch or otherwise
abrade the surface of a stone which it
is wished to test. the greater specific
gravity of the ruby will show Whether
it Is entitled to rank as one of those
gems or not Curiously enough. the
ruby and the sapphire are absolutely
identical in every respect except that
of color. They are varieties of crystal
lied alumina, which is usually known
under the name of corundum- As q
general rule the crystals Of this sub
stance are dull in hue and lack trans
preancy. but when they chance to be
clear and bright-colored they give
some of our most valuable gemA-Lon-
don STANDARD
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05

year saw Dick Prater the. working
partner with two young English CAPT.
talfsts in Northwestern Nebraska, own
ing in common six thousand head of
cattle. and an -8x20 log structure,
known as 1.-the rancho"
Toward evening of a certain lo~ ering
day he found himself many miles from
home-if the misnomer is applicable
after a vain search for some forty
''strays'' stampeded from the main
herd the night before.
1t was not his first experience OF the
kind by any means. So. with few
hearty maledictions on cattle in gener-
al and ''strays' in particular, as sort
a grace before meat. Dick finished the
cold lunch contained in his haversack,
picketed his pony. and retired- That
is to say, he wrapped himself up in his
gray blanket, and with his saddle for a
pillow, the short-grown grass as a
mattress. he lay down to healthful.
dreamless siumber.
Towards midnight he was wakened
by a roar like thunder He struggled
to a sitting posture!-the terrible
breath of a blizzard came striking.
wall-like, down from the distant hills
and canyons!
In twinkling the gray blanket was
stripped from him by the awful gale,
and in company with his saddle. which
was picked up bodily by the same re-
lentless power. swept into space!
"A blizzard, and no cover for miles!"
Dick through his chattering
teeth-for he was chilled to the bone
and marrow.
Getting on his feet he was literally
blown against his pony. which. with
head turned from the wind, was snort
ing with fear and trem bling with cold.
In another moment Dick had mount
ed barebacked, and then followed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
roRE,on GOSSIP.

The dog-tax of France gives the
state an annual revenue of about $1.-
500, 600
1t is proposed to open museum
in Berlin in which shall be exhibited
all the German costumes from earliest
days, with interior arrangements and
decoration of houses
Cotton was formerly grown in
Queensland, $4,000 acres being de-
voted to it in 1870. but last year hard
~ fifty acres were in cotton in the
whole country. The decrease is due
to the improved methods and cheap
labor in other countries. but the gov
eminent is now making an effort to
stimulate the industry.
The native doctors of China are to
q great extent self-constituted. Any
person who is in want of a livelihood.
and can read and write sufficiently
well to be able to copy out prescrip-
tions from a medical book, can set up
IN practice without fear of government
or other interference.
"A private irrigation enterprise has
been opened at Richmond. Victoria
The water is elevated 25O feet into
large iron tanks by Tangye pump
run by an eight-horse power, and from
the tanks is distributed by means of
piping and trenches through the Or
chard. There are in use $500 feet of
three-inch piping. and the pumping
machinery is capable of lifting $500
gallons per hour. Whether this enter
prise will pay remains to be seen.
The proposed plan for a postal
tube between France and England is
to suspend two tubes of about three
feet in diameter each by means of
steel cables across the channel, forty
yards above the level of the sea. They
will be fixed to pillars at distances of
30C yards and il each tube a little rail-
way will run, with cars capable of
carrying 4EO pounds in weight. The
cost is estimated at 100000.
The tele phone bell rang suddenly
in the Elysce the other day just as
President Carnot and the Cabinet Min
listers were assembling in council An
official put his ear to the tube and
heard an unknown person ask if he
were in communication with the Elysee,
as if he had an important declaration
to make. Upon being answered in the
affirmative. the unknown applied his
mouth to the telephone and delivered
the following message yer batim:
give Boulangeri You are all pack
of robbers!"
The Government of Java has en-
gagged extensively in the cultivation of
cinchona, the source Of quinine. Its
original object was scientific expert
mentation for the benefit of cinchona
growers. but the business has proved
so profitable that the plantations have
been increased until now private grow
ers feel the competition SO much as to
demand the restriction of government
enterprise in this direction. This is
one of the few instances of profitable
governmental farming.
"A London paper says: "a gentle
man who happened to be at Cambridge
station one day recently, when the
Queen arrived, says that, although the
royal train stopped fully two minutes
while the wheels were examined, Her
Majesty never looked up from her
work. Or exchanged a word with the
lady -in-waiting. Her Majesty industri-
ously continued her knitting, which, as
my informant observes. would fetch
a long price at fancy fair"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
PERSONAL AND lMPeRsoNAL.

John Hart. who drives . bakers
wagon in Westchester. Pa. is q great
grandson of the John Hart who signed
the Declaration of Independence
II am tickled to deathm exclaimed
John Grant, Utica man. as he heard
the climax of story. Then. consist
entity with his allegation, he fell over
and died.
-Slias Wilson, a cripple who sold
soap Tor living, died in New York
the other day. 1t is said he looked
enough like Jay Gould to have been
his twin brother.
Arthur. a brother of General
George B. Mcclellan, is engaged in
business at Drifton. Pa He is about
fifty years old. of medium height and
was a major in the late war.
DIR. Donlin, interpreter of the
General Sessions Court of New York.
speaks eleven different languages fu-
emily. and can make himself under
stood in several more He has held
his place over twenty years
On his deathbed Barnum's great
giant, Colonel Goshen, confessed the
commission of a crime to an attending
minister. The old fellow was hardly
| cold before the minister rushed to the
newspapers and brayed it out for the
delectation of the curious, withhold
ing only the details of the crime.
There is gentleman living near
Quitman, Brooks County. Ga. who
never ate morsel of bread and meat
in his life He subsists principally on
fruits and potatoes He weighs near
ly 200 and was never sick longer than
an hour in his life. He drinks gall
Ion of milk day.
Mrs. Mary E Hanchett. who died
the second woman graduate of an
American medical college. She re-
ceived the degree of Doctor of Medi-
cine from the Albany Medical College
in 1913. She was a woman of great
intelligence and force of character.
/ The Duchess of Edinburgh is a
sort of crank on beds. When she was
a child she insisted on the sheets bes
ing stretched tightly over the mat
tresses and sewed down, and now she
has all her mattresses made to order
the greatest fastidiousness.
General Boulanger's one idol in
life is said to be his mother. She was
with him in 1859 during the ten months
in which he was in danger from a
wound received at Solferino. and
which has entirely healed He spends
every Sunday afternoon and evening
with her, and if away always sends
her a telegram.
Sir Lyon Playfair says that dur
ing seventeen years service as men,
Der of Parliament he came in contact
with the most eminent medical men of
England. and he put the question to
most of them: "Did you. in your ex-
tensive practice, ever know a patient
who was afraid to die?" With two
exceptions they answered No"
An employee of Jay Gould recently
remarked: George Gould and his
father love each other as much As any
father and son / ever saw, and the
same is the case with the other boys,
who consequently are always glad to
go home to their parents. Gould has
impaired to his sons skill enough to
take care of themselves One of his
boys is good telegraph operator, an
other is a good stenographer- The
old man can go all over this land and
dictate his dispatches to one boy and
the other one can send them by wire"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05

BROW OF THE BLUFF.
Fifty feet below him-a little to the
right-was the fire built against the
side of the great triangular rift. On
the opposite side lay two motionless
forms in the shadow. one of whom was
probably Dick Prater's prospective
father-in-law. And Dicks heart began
beating very fast-perhaps at the near
proximity of one so closely connected
with his pretty Doris
But 1t beat even a trifie faster as his
gaze literally fell upon four brawny In
dams INDIANS are invariably DRAW
N.Y. in stories of fiction-why not in
this one of factD crouched about the
fire. Two were broiling antelope steaks
on pointed sticks. The other two were
still more agreeably occupied.