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bear the market. He found he eould not compete with Collins for spot delivery so he sold short. Of the $500 cats wb;ob Collins held as futures, over 2,O0O were sold short by Ainscow, who hoped to break the market and cover at handsome profit and ship the cats to Jamestown. But Collins was game. To-day he resolved to bring matters to 8 crisis. At the opening of the exchange he began to buy heavily. At the Il o'clock call prices had arisen nearly 50 per cent. The market looked panicky Collins was firm and wouldn't sell, but again began to buy. Before 1 o'clock prime toms reached $1.90, and Ainscow announced his inability to meet his contracts, and called for settlement. This caused the widest excitement. Collins and Ainscow had 8 private interview and settled on basis not made public. but it is known that the latter lost heavily. Ainscow turned over his Jamestown orders to Collins, who shipped his stock of cats thither at a hand some profit.
 The corner having bursted prices dwindled away at once, and tonight on the curb prices range from 32 cents for prime cats for spot delivery, down to cents for culls, with many offers and no takers. There is no dealing in futures and it is believed that the market will soon be abolished.
 An Expensive Fashion in Cards. lFrom the Boston Correspondence of the New Or
 leans Picayune.l
 It has been the fashion in Boston lately to use at progressive euchre and whist parties @ new and very elaborate sort of playing cards, adorned with all kinds of artistically nonsen- sical pictures in colors, the dominational spots being ingeniously combined with the designs on the faces of the pasteboards. For instance, in one pack the five of hearts is made by the red faces of so many babies, in profile, the figures of the tots being represent ed in outline. The clubs on the eight-spot of that suit form the coats of an equal num- Der of wild Irlshmen, who are seen from the back view dancing a shillalah breakdown. The ten diamonds on the ten-spots are the red knapsacks of marching soldiers, while the eight hearts on the eight-spot zouaves trousers. The King of clubs is seeking his couch at A. M., evidently very tight, his boots in one hand an a latch-keY in the oth- CT. The queen his royal spouse, looks decid- edly unpleasant, with candle and @ boot jack, the latter presumably for punishing the delinauint. The queen of hearts has plate of tarts, and the king pot of jam, while the knave of the game suit is wicked d1de, with a cigar and naughty leer, directed, doubts less, at some chorus girl Such cards are printed by the big jewellers and swell station some hsnd.r~;..seu ones fetch as high as S10O :s sare to assert that poker-players, who understand the value of cards better than any one else. will stick to the old unornamented style. The new fe.lIIUii stands m ehanoa of receiving support from them.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-30

posed is highly objectionable one. The in- surance tax now received goes into the com mon treasury of the State, and is used for general purposes of public expense. To de- vote it to any special purpose would necessi- tate corresponding increase in the ordinary tax. The benefit received would accrue al- most, if not entirely, to fremen living in the cities and large towns. The country towns, although compelled to pay a share, would receive, practically, no return. This aid should, in all cases, be distinctly local aid. The cities and towns should establish
 6remen's aid funds on their own account, proportioned to their respective needs, and should not expect contributions from sources where no interest or benefit exists.
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VOL. LVII.
lr1J 8nnds.
Howe & StetsOD
 LATE ARRIVAL.

We have just received a case of very fine 46 inch all wool Cashmeres in all colors, such as Old Rese, French Grays, States,
 Modes, etc.,
 That should have been landed in February. They were inn ported to retail at $I.oo, but we have decided to close them out during Centennial Week at 75c. We expect a rush for these goods, as they are just 25c a yard under the market. There are a few pieces of Black in the case.
 16 pieces stripes and plaid Beiges, 40 inches wide, at 35c per yard. These goods were sold in February at 58c yard. Please make selections early in the week before the assortment is broken.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-30
Ea11ndrtes.
WE ARE READY

With every available facility to assist you in the season s work by taking charge of your Carpets, Lace Curtains, Window Shades and all other like Household Goods.
 CARPETS Cleaned by are all steamed briyhtening the col ors and destroying all moths and bugs. Lace Curtains, Window Shades, Receive our special attention. We do them up equal to new, and guarantee perfect satisfaction. Our Laundry Department Is all that can be- desired. The laundrying of our Shirts, Collars and Cuffs cannot be surpassed. Ladies' Dresses and Gents Suits Cleaned by dry process, which insures no shrink age.
 Dyeing and Cleaning Of all kinds of materials. All of our work guaran. teed equal to the best that be produced in any part or the country.
 THE FORSYTH DYEING, Laundring and Bleaching Co. Works: State, Lawrence and Mechanic sts.
 OFFICES: Nos. SsS and 645 Chapel Street.
 Telephone.
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SILK BARGAINS
 For This Week, viz:

Plaid Surahs soc, worth 75c. Black Surahs soc, worth CSC. Black Gros Grains, 24 inches wide, $I.oo, worth $1.25.
 Elegant styles Printed China Silks at 75c and $1.oo; reliable goods.
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pr, J. w. Cummings,

YNLECTRO- Therapeutic physician. Electricity f1i when properly applied has all the elements necessary to cure acute, nervous aho chfonic ois-
 ELECTRICETY Cures Rheumatism and Spinal Compiaints.
 EEECTRIClTY Cures Bronchitis. Dyspepsia and Liver complaint Cures Bright's Disease and Kidney Dlsesses gener- ally. Also all Uterine Diseases
 ELECTRECETY Cures Lung and Throat Compialnts. Do not faii to visit pr. Cummings and make use of this potent A snecaltv of Neuralgia and NervousiDiseases.
 No. Church Street.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Arbor Day is now observed in thirty-four States.
 New York's big celebration got good start yesterday.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-30

Grover Cleveland has been careful to have it already understood that he has not said that he would not be a candidate for presi. dent in 1892
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-30

Ex-Senator Jones, of Florida, is writing poetry. He will find it harder than ever to convince people that he is sane.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-30
PARASOLS

For old and young, all styles and qualities. Just examine our special lots at o8c, $1.Io, I.48 and $1.68 each.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-30

In Professor Atkinsons article on "Social Ills" in the Forum he shows the enormous waste of bad cooking. The problem, as he states it, is to save cents day per capita by better cookery. This in each nucleus of 5000 people would make over $100,000 year saving. Then follows the needful ques- tion: If the waste of food and drink can be saved and converted in bettering our homes as places of residence, would it not be possible to forever and totally abate the slums of our cities and the unsanitary con- ditions of our country houses, while popula- ton might be doubleda The fact is, we are suffering to-day and always more from bad cooking than from incorporate drinking
 A bill has been introduced into the Massa- chusetts legislature which provides that the sum of $10, ,00O shall be annually granted to the Massachusetts Charitable Firemen's asso- citation from the money received from the in- surance companies, this appropriation to be used in aiding fremen who are injured in the discharge of their duties. The Boston Herald calls this an negotiable proposition, and says: While we believe that ample pro- vision should be made for these unfortunate public servants, we think that the plan pro-
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O6Qb III 1S0S.
 Not little fuss is made over the fact that Julian Hawthorne is writing a novel to be bound up with advertisements of a manufac- turing concern, like patent medicine alma mac. It is called protection of talents, etc. But it will probably pay Julian better than most of the literary work he has done.
 High license in Boston went into effect Saturday. Hereafter it will cost 1000 a and the total number of saloons is limited to 7S5. Last Friday there were ?, 800 in active operation. It is estimated that the loss on fixtures, etc., of the 1,700 saloon keepers whose occupation is gone will reach S, ,400,- 900, and that over 2,000 bartenders are thrown out of employment. All the big hotels have secured licenses, but good many of the small ones got left. So, it is said, did the Sporting" resorts and the basement saloons throughout the city, without single exception.
 The very interesting discovery of many years ago of Jewish colonies in Western Chi ma is now we'll supplemented by the discov-
 cry of Christian clans sects in Africa,
 south of Abyssinia. These wholly isolated
 peoples have retained some forms of Christian
 belief and worship since the early centuries when Egypt and the lands of the South were in the hands of the followers of Jesus. Mo. hammedanisnI arising in the seventh century cut of this section, and has obliterated Chris. tisnity to the north of them. What is left however, of the better faith is now so thor oughly degenerate that it is not worth the preserving. Africa is full of wonders. The colored people of South Carolina are organizing 8 colored farmers national alli- ance and protective union, the object oi which is "to elevate the colored people of America by teaching them to love their coun l try and their homes; to care more for theil helpless and destitute, and to labor more ear. nestly for the education of themselves anc
 their children, especially to improve them.
 selves in agricultural pursuits; to become l better farmers and laborers, and less waste I ful in their methods of living; to be more obedient to the civil and criminal law, anc | withdraw their attention from political par tisanship; to become better citizens and trae1 | husbands and wives."
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How Collins Got the Better of Aims cow and Forced Profitable Conn promise.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

DRY upon which it rests. For if it bt
true that it is to the benefit of nation
to purchase all these things which each
of its constituent members uses OF
needs in the Cheapest meaning the
lowest priced-market, then it follows
in due course that it must be to the
benefit of the nation to buy all that it
uses or needs as concrete body in such
cheapest market: If it be wise to
import clothing or knives in order that
the mechanic, farmer or storekeeper
who needs them may get them at per
cent. lower cost than they could be sup
piled to him by home manufacturer,
then it must follow that it would be
wise to effect such saving of per
cent. by the purchase abroad of the
ships and arms which a government
needs for its protection. But even the
English free traders shrink from pur-
suing their fallacious argument to this
natural and Inevitable conclusion.
If the people of the United States
were to pay less by $4,000 for any
given wooden, iron, glass. or
cOttOn-which is now made at home by
reason of transferring their trade from
home to foreign manufacturers, they
would not gain the S5,OOO,O 900 repre-
sented by the lower price, but they
would lose the whole sum sent abroad.
1t would pay European instead Of
American labOrers; would build Euro
pean instead OF American factories:
would develop European instead of
American mines; would increase the
capacity of Europeans instead of Amer
leans to paw their taxes easily. This s
the Cardinal truth which lies at the
bottom of the American system of
political economy. But it is a truth
which even the free traders of England
have to acknowledge when confronted
by such proposition as the London
gentleman propOunded concerning the
purchase of ships.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

"REsUBMIssIoN," says the Kansas
Democrat, "wOuld ill every vacant
house, store room and Office in Topeka
within sixty days" 1t might fill some
of them by making saloons, but the
things that would be filled the fullest,
would get ga loriously full semi-daily,
would be the resubmiSsionists. Then,
too, the jails, pOor-houses and peniten-
tiary would soon be full. This filling
up business may lie carried too far.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

IT is said that Herbert Spencer, the
philosopher, has declared himself op-
posed 10 the theory, which is now find
ing some advocates in England, in
regard 10 the naturalization of land.
He thinks it a wild belief that land
could be better managed by public Of
fcials than by private owners. While
pronouncing nothing as to what may be
either possible or impossible in the
remote future, he fully believes that,
with a humanity any thing like that
which we now know, the proposed
scheme for land reorganization would
be disastrous.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

AS AN instance of the quick way in
which some things are done nowadays,
it is told that in late divorce trial in
Maine at the moment when the judge
was decreeing the divorce the clerk
held in his hand a telegram from the
libelee asking to be Informed as soon
as her husband obtained his divorce,
as she and another man were waiting
to be married as soon as it could legally
be done.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
Politics a Dutv.


During the past three months tie
country has much politics to the square
mile. There are those who, becoming
weary of the constant wrangling, have
declared that no sensible man would
continue 10 interest himself in politics
and that the cultured should let it
severely alone, and they count it vir-
tue that they do so.
In this narrow, one might almost say
this vulgar view of politics, there IS,
perhaps, justification of what may be
termed the nnn-conformiSt spirit. To
mix in with the scuffle and scramble
of ward partisan contests, too largely
controlled, uDhappily, by the baSer and
more Ignorant elements of both or all
parties, does not seem to the man of
average character and self respect just
the sort of duty he owes to society. He
feels that lie is sufficiently magnani-
nous when he performs the technical
duty of voting specific ticket, never
considering the proposition that there
IS higher duty he persiStently neg
iects.
Politics in the right sense relates to
whatever is best for the development
and advancement of man collectively
viewed. The citizen who is in tune to
the society from which he derives all
his benefits, blessings, security, honors
as an individual, must devote himself
to the discharge of the thousand indi-
rect duties which the spirit of free gov
eminent implies, and its security and
advancement imperativelY demands.
1t is necessary to do this to combat
many prejudices, subdue many pas
siOns, and take frequent counsel of con-
science; but only through this means,
the active cooperation of all interests
to harmony of good government, is the
actual triumph of free government pos
sible and its perpetuity insured. En-
lightened minds are urgent of these
facts today, and it would be better for
this republic if every school made the
subject of politics part of its curri-
culum.
Made part of the educational course
politics would appeal to the minds of
youth as something nObler than it
seems to he in the squabble of city and
town elections, and out of our schools
and colleges would come young men
knowing the patriotic spirit of politics
and able to purify the nature of even
oifice-seeking politics To achieve sue
cess in politics should be an honorable
ambition, one of the lofty aspirations
of vigorous, healthy, educated minds.
Offices must be filled, to be sure, but
sound politics would see to it that they
are filed by men who would honor as
much as they might be honored by the
Office. Office should be dignity &C
cessible to the honorable alone, a con-
dition that can only be established by
the elevation of politics from the trade,
professional level to the distinction Of
a patriotic vocation. When every citi-
zen, owever'humble or however we'll
favored of fortune, feels that he owes a
moral as well as legal duty to the
state, that society demands more of
him than merely obedience to the stat
utory laws, land stands ready at all times
to justify his citizenship, politics will
become worthy of being the end and
aim of education.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

We do not believe that the boosted
resubmission movement has any exist
ence here. In the course of a wide list
of interviews with republicans in Dick
inson county we have failed to find one
who has changed his opinion on the eff
iciency of the prohibitory law. The
fact that Atchisen, Leavenworth and
Wichita went for whisky proves moth
ing; they never went any other way and
are not likely to. They have a large
class of buns who are able to out-yote
the respectable citizens in an "off'
year and they in this case did so. as
to there being any movement" we do
not believe it exists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

IT is so wise to seem almost provi-
Dental, philosophers the Washington
Post, that the great American Fourth
of July comes at a time remote from
the fall elections. 1t would be embar-
RAISING for an Independence day orator
to elbow his way through the crowds of
citizens yelling fraud and corruption at
each other and take the platform to
declare this to be the grandest, the
nOblest, the most glorioHs.nation of all
time
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

The report is again current that large
numbers of young girls are being re-
cruited in the eastern cities by so-called
advertising agencies for the pinery dens
of Wisconsin and Michigan as well as
for some of the mountain debauchery
houses of Colorado. 1t has yet to be
explained why the authorities of the
states mentioned do not raZe to the
grounds the establishments so notOri-
Gus and hang the managers high as
Hannah. Their existence is known;
they are committing crimes second to
none in the calendar-why is it per-
mitted?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

If the base ball players of this land
should have to go to work for living,
says an old fashioned exchange, and
people should 90 back to the One-old-
cat days when every man was his own
ball player, it would be. a dreadful thing
for the sundry and divers leagues and
brOtherhoods and associations, but We
are not dead sure but the people would
get more fun and profit out of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

THE proposition TO publish the text
books used i'll Kansas by the state viii
come up for action at the next leglSla-
ture. 1t will be mistake if such d
thing is undertaken. In every state
where it has been tried it has resulted
in detriment TO the school system and
has been anything but satisfactory from
financial standpoint. Bad as are the
school-book pools of the present, the
corruption of state publication is in
fnitely worse and we are row sure of
getting frst-class work. The best rem
edy for the evils of the present go-as-
you-please system is county uniformity
enforced, if necessary, by the legisla-
tuTe.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

IN response to toast at the travel
ing mems banquet at Emporia Satur-
day evening, Senator Plumb said Il
travelling man tried more different va
rieties Of food than any other human
being. What the result on the race
would be it was hard to tell. What
men ate sometimes changed the fate of
nations. He remembered being out of
a detachment which captured party Of
Texans. One old man Of the prisoners
said saleratus brought on the war.
Saleratus made bile, bile stimulated all
bad passions. Since then he had con-
sidered saleratus the enemy of his
county. AS body of men the K. T..
A. has eaten more saleratus than any
body else in the state-mOre cOmbina-
tions: ] saleratus, J bad lard and the
rest worse flour; more fried leather
blankets; more meat guiltless of any
acquaintance with Armour's packing
house. Yet still they went on she'd
ding their light, and more or less valu-
able goods over Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

We have gone through our last still hunt cam
paigu unless forced to do so. Hereafter if nobody
else will make noise we will yell ourself These
still hunts always help the dtheg fellows atthe
expense Of republcans.-ISalina Republican.
Now you're shouting, Brady. The
REFLECTOR never made still hunt,
always spoke right out in meeting, and
the result has been that in every cleo
ton since its first issue the candidates
supported by it have been victorious at
the polls.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

THE influence of the w. G. 7. U. is
rendered null by the split in that Or
ganization. 1t has done a noble work
in the past, but jeolousies and enmities
arose which have made it useless and
now that the ructiOn has come its
power is gone.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
Free Trade Logic.

The British government proposes to
spend SLOT 900, 900 for the improvement
of its war navy. Whereupon logical
free trader writes to a London news
paper:
Iwould suggest to those in Office whether it
would not be Judicious to get the best value for
our e2l 100000 CslO7 OOO,uOO by inviting tenders
for the construction of those ships from CONT
mental firms as well as from those Of our own
country. Even difference Of 81 per cent. on Ell
100000 would be very handsome amount, saving
to the taxpayers eI.OOO, goo.
This proposition is logical if free
trade theories be sound. But will the
press and people of England accept it,
By no means. They laugh it to Scorn,
ITO save" says one British editor,
gel 900 900, this wild theorist would
waste Ell 10000 assuming that all
the raw material and labor employed on
home built ships would be English, as
in such event would be the case. To
keep 81 600, 900 in the pockets of Eng
lish taxpayers he would transfer s2l,-
100000 from the pockets of English
taxpayers to those of German or French
taxpayers The English free-trade
editor writes and thinks like an Amer
lean protectionist when his pocket is
touched.
Free-trade policy can not be pursued
to its legitimate conclusion without ex-
posing the native absurdity Of the the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

The people of Kansas are not alone
in believing that Web Wilder has
elongated ears. The National Fratern-
al congress in session in Boston have
measured Mr.. Wilder's calibre about
right and denounced his infamous in
Surance report in very emphatic lam
guage, and demand his removal from a
position he is so evidently unworthy to
6u
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

If the Wichita Eagle would hurl its
bitter invectives at lawbreakerS instead
of at those who are doing their best to
have the law enforced, it would win
much more respect from its readers.
The Eagle is constantly reminding US
that laws are violated in Wichita anu
it bitterly denounces those who are OPP
posed to resubmitting question Which
has long been settled in Kansas, but
We have looked in vain for single de-
nunciation of those who violate the
laws. If Col. Murdoch would turn his
mud batteries at the joinIists aud their
accessories and shoot with half the en-
ergy with which lie fires his daily mis-
siIes at law-abiding citizens, there
would be much less occasion for the
Eagle to find fault with the prohibitory
law