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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
The Fellow He Shot At.

A Nirginian was showing a company
OF Northern men over a battlefield,
when one of them said: Il am remind
ed of an incident which occurred here.
l had charge Of a gun over there near
Fort Morton. One Sunday, while there
was no firing going on and we were all
lOafing about. / saw a man come over
that hill by the cemetery and down
across this slope toward the rear of the
Confederate lines. His comfortable
and serene manner irritated me. de-
termined to see how close l could come
to him, and we all chuckled at the idea
of soaring the life out of him. / took
good aim and landed shot about six
feet from him You ought to have
seen him jump! He was the most de-
moralized Johnny Reb you ever saw.
How he did rum and how we laughed
to see him. so you are the man who
fired that shot, are you?" said the Vir.
ginian. Yes; do you know any thing
about it?" well. yes. think l do"
was the reply; II was the fellow you
shot at Twas lad coming with some
thing for my father, who was in the
works. l didn't suppose there was a
Yankee fool enough or mean enough to
shoot a cannon at one little fellow
carrying grub to his father. But you
don't exaggerat5 the scare. l didn't
grow another inch in year. San
francisco Argonaut
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they are pretty sure TO linger around the
same spot in hopes Of getting another"
AS he finished speaking / received
the conductors signal TO start. and away
we few again, all thoughts of the tiger
banished from my mind.
Now, here atthe bridge szirting the Jungle
mentioned By my confrere, it was neces-
sary to slow up, as there was but
temporary trestle-work to cross upon. so
that when nv train had passed the creek
and entered the jungle we were not going
faster than a mile per hour, and it was
then that began to ''opeu her out;'' but
the ''old girl'' had hardly commenced TO in
crease her speed when the forest re-echoed
with yell that paralyzed my hand on the
throttle and verify froze the blood in my
veins
And then all at once 1 heard something
heavy fall upon the coal in the tender. and
the glance that 1 cast over my shoulder re-
vealed sight which served TO augment,
rather than allay, the fear which had taken
possession of me
For there, crOuchmg within ten feet of
where we sat, was a monstrous tiger. the
largest Of its species that had ever seen.
His mouth was open, as he emitted a
short snarl, and his formidable teeth
cleaned and glistened as the foam dropped
from them, while his eyes scintilIated with
rage and excitement.
distinctly remember seeing, at the first
glance, his back and tail waving and syvav-
ing with that peculiar undulatinp motion Of
the feline race when about to spring unon
Their prey, and it seemed as though / was
the particular object Of his wrath.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
RECORDED BY HISTORY.

SAMARIA was built by Omre, 925 B. C.
IN the year 1850 the duty on imported rye
was entirely abolished.
THE marriage of John Rolfe and Poca-
hontas took place in 1913.
DUTCH traders introduced slaves into the
colony of Virginia in 1920.
ALEXANDER the Great died at Babylon.
B. c. 323, at the age of thirty-three.
THE first steam vessel that ever crossed
the Atlantic ocean was the Savannah, from
Savannah for Liverpool.
New YORK was the capital of the State
from 11S4 TO 1921, and the seat of the Nation
al Government from 11S5 to 1890.
CARBON was shown to be distinct ele-
ment by Lavoisier in 17SS. who proved the
diamond to be its purest form. and con-
verted it into carbonlc acid gas by combus
ton.
BRUGEs, Belgium, had. in the thirteenth
and fourteenth centuries, almost become
the commercial metropolis Of the world.
An instruction in I4SS and the conse-
guent repression, lowered its commercial
glory.
TIE Seven Years War closed with the
treaty signed at HuUertsburg, Saxony, by
the Empress Of Austria, the King of Prus-
STA and the Elector of Bavaria, February
-, 1863. By this treaty Prussia secured 81
lesia.
TIE first bank in the United States was
the Bank of North America, chartered by
Congress at the instance of Robert Morris
in 11S0, and by the State of PENNSYLVANIA
17S1, with a capital of 100000 1t is still in
existence at Philadelphia.
PYTHAGORAs taught that the sun was one
of the twelve spheres about 529 B. c. The
relative distances OF the sun and the moon
were first calculated, geometricaily, by
Aristarchus, VINO also maintained the sta
bility of the sun, about 80 B. c.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
His Game Played Out.

There has been little page in Congress
1t won't do TO tell which House he was in
who was professional borrower. He is in
debt TO nearly a hHndred men in sums rang
ing from twenty TO hundred dollars. He
was Instigated by his mother 10 borrow
money from statesmen, and he did it The
result is, that his mother owns a residence
and lives in good style, while the little fel-
low sports watch and diamond pin. This
is a sample Of one Of the ways in which the
cash is raised in Washington. The page is
an ex-page. His confidence game played
itself out
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
Two Hundred and Eighty Years OF I'M



In 1909, after traversing the Hudson
RIVER from its mouth 10 Albany, and care
fully noting the grandeur and beauty on
either side Of this magnificent highway of
nature, Hendrick Hudson wrote these
words:
1T is Jas beautiful land one can tread upon
Two hundred and eighty years have mar
velously increased the beauty of the great
river called by his name, and could he re-
turn TO the scenes of his manhood, he
would ina mrny more lovely sights
tnan those upon which his ewes rested
IN the early part of the seventeenth
century. The natural beauties of the
hudson are much the same, and no
description can eXaggerate them: but the
magnificent steamers that ply between New
York and Albany, the innumerable sailing
craft that dot the surface of the mighty
river, the never-endlng clusters of canal
boats that are being towed I'D and down,
the beautiful villas that one encounters at
every turn, the magnificent monuments,
perpetuating heroic deeds, that we find here
ana there along the banks of this noblest
river or the continent, add an endless va
rlety 10 the scenery, and a resistleSs charm
to the eye of the traveller
The New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad runs along the bank Of the Hudson
river the entire distance between New York
and Albany, and is the great Trunk Line
taat connects the metropolis of the Western
world with the famous health ana pleasure
resorts of Central, Northern and Western
New York, including in its list the Catskill
Mountains, Saratoga, Lake George, Sharon
and Richfeld Springs, Lake Ontario, the
Berkshire Hills, Niagara Falls, the Thou
sand Islands, Lake Champaign. the River st.
Lawrence, and hundreds of others.
The New York Central Is a part of the
great national highway across the CONT
nent, and for the beauty of its scenery, the
number and Importance of the cities through
winch 1t passes, its almost total lack of
grades and curves, this great four-traclx
railway Is unsurpassed in Europe or Amer
lea.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
ROWLEYS GALLANT DEED.
How He Saved the Kearsarge In Her Fight
With the Alabama.

AAc SHNcu IN her right
With the Alabama.
1t was beautiful Sunday morning
in June" said Richard Rowlev. an in
mate of the Soldiers Home at Togus;
when the Alabama steamed out of the
harbor of Cherbourg. She had been
busy since we sent the challenge in
making preparations for the coming
conflict and, as we afterward learned
from the prisoners, they did not ex-
perience an idea but what they would
be victorious. She was a magnificent
ship, and l can remember with what
excitement we made ready for the
deadly conflict. Captain Winslow was
as cool as cucumber, and gave of his
orders with as much GOODNESS as if he
had been safe in Boston harbor. Fol-
lowing the Alabama was French iron
clad and an English yacht, having on
board many ladies. who had come out
TO see the fight We took no particu-
lar notice of them at the time, but had
an occasion to remember them after
ward. The Kearsarge Immediately
put to sea. the Alabama following, for
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and pain, and gazing at the series of mon
strous blisters that were putting up on my
hands.
Ny companions could scarcely believe the
story told them, and l almost think that
at first they took me for marine.
Yes, l think the conductor was under the
impression that l had murdered the two
tiremen and concocted this story to clear
myself.
was unfit for further duty that dav. but
fortunately one Of the brakemen possessed
a fair knowledge of an engine, and with
him in the cab we resumed our way tc
Delhi.
The following day, on our return trip,
when we arrived at Budzapore we found
my coolie iremen waiting our return, little
the worse for their tumble out of the NOV.
ing locomotive, and their story and pres
eEce removed the lurking doubt in the
conductors mind as 20 my supposed crime
and insanity.
1t was, however, several weeks before ]
was again able to take out my engine, for ]
had received some very serious burns:
but had not resorted to this means Of de-
Tense there would have been at least one
more widow in India, and probably 'ster.
rible railroad accident for which mo one
could assign a cause"
MARLTON DOWNING.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
BY THE BEAUTIFUL DANUBE.

In Vienna, the gem of the beautiful Danube,
Iloitered one evening as twilight stole in,
And saw divine little Austrian maiden
With whom attempted friendship to win.
She walked up the Park ring and on toward
the Prater
Most bosky Of gardens, quite right for q
dirt;
followed at distance correct 10 be harmless,
ana had for guide the white founce Of
her skirt
A stranger in Deutschland, quite rusty in
German,
Long, long debated what phrase should
form,
But finally fell on the weather-as most do
And said, rather shakily: ia ist Sehr
IOGrHL"
Not doubling that forth from the lips Of my
charmer
Melod;ou accents would enter nv soul
How great was my wonder when burst from
her larynx
That Deutschest of Deutschy responses:
ia, IohEr'
bot daunted by gutterals beloved SO
hosrselL
I ventured to hint that we take short
stroll
With huttering pulses waited her answer,
When mp from her bosom rolled quickly:
ia, 1UolLr'
Sic sprectsH so kUrzlieh, sic nickt ict usrstcl'
1 said, growing desperate. while ny arm
stole
Round the nestest of waists that my eyes
ever looked on,
But still from her larynI tolled forth the
ia, UOALr'
= Sic nsachen mich krahk'' said, inwardly fun
ing
Wee acotLen ste sa1eE, tcb bite" The goal
That sought seemed as far OF as ever
As again she pealed forth her insensste
ia, lColHr'
Dumbfounded, puzzled what might be her
meaning,
When quickly gendarne obstructed Ter
way
And told me quite briefly that she was a |
lunat,c
Strayed from her keeper that bright sum.
mer day.
That crazy girls features appear 10 me often,
Though far from Vienna 1 dreamily roll
In my gondola graceful DER Adria's waters
And often I hear, in my mind, her "Ja,
lCOhEl''
h II NEWHAII.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

Banker J. Rhinelander Dillon, of
New York. wears on the little finger
of his right hand a ring with history
Years ago General Grant while fish
ing in Greenwood lake. caught an eel.
Now an eel is about as hard thing to
take off hook as swims. and while
the General was freeing his hook of
the wriggler, the wriggler drew a
beautiful horseshoe ring from the Gen
erals finger. the ring fell overheard.
and was found in a pickerel caught by
Mr.. Dillon. The finder offered to re-
store the ring. but was told to keep it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

DOMDdy 10 calcutta
had been in the East Indian employ for
some time, and had become familiar with
its people and their customs. with It's
lungles and their inhabitants, but it re-
manned for this trip to introduce me to the
most ferocious of wild beasts, the royal
Bengal tiger.
W neither II was on account Of nv engine
being named the Tiger" or the fact that
there were two plump Hindoos beside one
white man in the cab that induced the
ravenOus creature to pay US flying visit,
can not say, but certain it is that he did
make us call, and in the following manner:
Ny native fireman had every thing in
readiness, with good head of steam up
when clambered into my seat and started
her out.
We were to carry three passcnGe coaches
ana one mail-car; it was only the work Of a
few moments to hitch on and start. and we
were soon laundering along over the rails
toward Delhi.
We made but three stops during the run,
ana when l hauled uD at Buizapore, the
second station, 4 section train was standing
on the siding TO allow Us TO go bv, and her
engineer came over 10 have a little chat
with me.
Il lost one Of my coolies yesterday" he
SAID. I'VE were down the road here a
piece, just in that jungle beyond the bridge
over the little creek, when we were startled
by hearing something between a suarl and
roar, and we saw a tiger coming towards
US on the fly Jumping twenty feet at a leap.
There was no time to scatter, and one of
the fellows who was right In his course
went down, and before we could do anv
thing 70 assist him the tiger had HIM be-
tween his jaws and was off into the brush
the other side of the track
Il doubt if we can get the coolies to work
along the line for some time, cause YOU see
when one of these brutes gets to be a man
eater nothing but human flesh Will salts
fy him. Where they catch a man once, |
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
Use GentleueH

Be gentle in stimulating the kidneys, 9th
erwlse you will excite and weaken them
Inc napplest results follow the use Of Hos
letter Stomach Bitters TO overcome rena
inactivity. Avoid the unmedicated. fery
stImulants OF commerce. The kidneys have
a delicate membrane easily irritated, anc
upon TINS the action of such excitants is per.
nlcious- Malarial complaints, indigestion.
rheumatism neuralgia and biliousness sue.
cumo TO the corrective influence Of the Bit
tiers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

IN cases where Quinine utterly fails m
nave any effect, and where the patient can
not take 1t by reason of its unpleasant in
nuence, cureis promptly obtained by Shall
lenoerger's Antidote. IL cures imnedidteIy.
In no case will there be more than one chill
after the first dose. and in the majority of
cases not even that. Sold by Druggists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

Information is wanted of the whereabouts
Of Johanna Wilson. daughter of Mark
Sweeney, wife of Thomas Wilson, born in
Limerick Co, Ireland. She is, if living,
heir to an estate. If dead, her children or
next of kin are wanted. Address, W. j.
COvII, Webster City, Iowa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
4 Startling Adventure in India
A True Story.

[ W a s within five
minutes Of starting
time when | babe
II Y youn g wi fe
Good morning" and
left her standing in
the doorway of our
bun z alo W, q nd
walked toward the
"hOuse" in viii C b
was painting the iron
steed that l was to
drive through a sec
ton Of one hundred
miles along theroute
Of the Create unjaub
that crosses
ia Il, from
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

''PENST wise and pound foolish" are
those who thlnklt economy to use cheap soda
and rosln soaps, instead of the good old Dob
bins Electric Soap; for sale since 1854. Try
II once. Be sure. Buy genuine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

You hardly realize that it is medicine,
when taking Carriers Little Liver Pills: they
are very small; no bad effects; all troubles
from torpid liver are relieved by their use
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
A more pleasant physic
You never will md
Than Pierce's small Pellets"
The Purgative kind.

The steamship Oswego recently made the
run from Macklnaw 10 ChicagO--SS4 miles
In nineteen hours and forty-fve minutes,
pronounced the best time ever made on the
great lakes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

A LATE New Hampshire paper advises
young men not to go West to make their
fortunes, but to stay at home and earn
money 70 loan the people out West on their
mortgages.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

Mrs. MARSHALL o. ROBERTS, who is often
pointed out as the most desirable mart
among fashionable widows, has a life in
terest in =, 100000
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

CHEss-so named from its principal piece
(klngl-was one Of the earliest inventions
Of the Rindoos, being devised by a Brahmin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
Save That swee, Gid!

Don't let that beautiful girl fade and
droop into lnvalidism or sink into an early
grave for want OF timely care ut the most
critical stage OF her life. DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription will aid in regulating her
health and establishing it on q firm basis
and may save her years of chronic suffer
ing and consequent unhRppiness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

MRS. FREDERICK STEVENS that was. now
the Duchesse de Dino, IS New Yorker still
10 the tune Of ten real golden millions of her
o"n' ana now, one may say, the Dukes, too.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

THE Russian Government proposes IN
take steps for rendering the rivers of
Siberia navigaole and connecting them by
canals.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

BUFFALO Bill, Amelie Rives-C hanler,
beiva Ann lockwood and Whltelaw Reid
formed an interesting group at q recent re-
ception in Paris.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

PAIN in the Side nearly always comes from
adlsordered liver and Is promptly relieved by
Carter Little Liver Pills. Don't forget tins.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

The two elderly Misses Rhinelander have
S5,OOO.OOO between them, and bid fair TO leave
1t TO collateral heirs with wonderfully fat
accumulatiOns.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

IT is positively hurtful 10 use ointment for
skin diseases. Use Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

WE only know ourselves and what we
really are when the force of circumstances
brings US out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

TIE codilng moth does not Law its eggs
nl the blossoms fall, and the SPRAYING
should not be done till the fruit is the size
Of small peas. $3.50
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

IT viii pay 70 shake on a large proportion
Of the fruit from trees that are overloaded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

ASK your druggist for ''TansilI's Punch. {"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01

III Izs ELM ST.. CINCINNATI. ONO.
- 80 JEFFERsoN ST.. MEMPHIS. TENN
- TO SO EAST SIN ST.. ST. PAUL, MINI
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
A TIGER IN THE TENDER.

H H NEvHALL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-27

A man named pritchett, living near
Somerville, while working out in a field
hung his coat on the fence. The coat
contained three $50 ~greenbacks, which
dropped out of the pocket. and a hog
chewed them until they were reduced
to a pulp. he sent the pulp to the
Treasury Department in Washington.
1t was impossible to make anything out
OF 1t, as Is looked ike so much dark
colored paper. This week Pritchstt re-
ceived q reply from Washington to his
letter. On two alps Of paper were
neatly pasted fragments of two bills. IL
Was the work of an expert and showed
wonderful skill. The Treasury Depart
meDt said that they could only make two
bills out OF the pulp. and would pay that
on an affidavit stating how the money
was mutilated.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-27

that he had had enough Of "kickinQ
dirt" and leaving his holes in the
ground came East to stick type again.
He and his partner had acquired several
claims In the mining district, but Lincoln
was convinced that noue OF them were
worth the labor and expense OF develop
mcnt, and he abandoned his share to his
partner with less regret than be felt In
leaving his friend.
INSPIRING INVENTION.
Coming East, he gave mp the hopes OF
fortune and resumed work ut his trade.
-Four weeks ago or thereabout there was
a dull day in the Office. He aud a fellow
typo named Cavanagh were iustiiying
rninion apd g%rumbling with considerable
l%eartiness over the bother that every
practical printer is aware Of No small
share OF the grumbling. too. came from
tue fact that neither Of them were making
moro than three dollars for bis days
work.
"Why don't you invent something
and got rich ?" said Cavauagh. "I'm
tired Of working for wages"
AihSciu idNBucu. ppO DC
cause neither OF us understands the
things that are to be invented. What
do You know about a steam engine?"
Nothing" said Cavanagh, "nor
about an electric motor. either. "Do
your"
81 do not" replied Lincoln, and the
conversation ceased after some desultory
fatb 1T Al. ~.ot1r tI.4 d. 81 III.
son accumulated from their inspired
thoughts.
HE STRUCK 1T.
The idle talk, however, was enough TO
kindle again the same desire for wealth
that had led Lincoln to the mining dis
tricts, and he pondered the subject for
some time hat night. Gradually his
thoughts went back TO his work and he
got thinking about bis work, and espe-
cially the use OF quolns and sticks in hls
Ralleys, which have to be made wider
than the columns TO allow the type TO be
placed in them. He wondered why one
could not be made Of which the bottom
or bed would turn up on one side at the
required distance from the other TO make
the width Of the column, and 10 do away
with the quoins and sticks The more he
thought Of it the more feasible it seem
ed, aud he went to sleep with the device
tolerAbly we'll mstured in his mind. In
the morning it looked still plsiner, and
he said to himself, There's my inven-
ton"
lie told no one of his idea, but going
TO his composing-room he put on a
"sub," and at once sought a model
makers establishment, and said Make
me a brass trough" He gave the dimen-
sions and told them to puta hinge in the
bottom so that he could turn it up and
make the second side nearer to the first.
Thus:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-27

sis this method Of bowing the right
one TO be used when being presented to
a lady, either in the ballroom or in a
parlor?"
"Yes, there is only one form. When
you are presented to u lady you should
make this respectful inclination and
make no advance whatever unless she
gives the cue to 1t. The custom Of
shaking hands is not by any means re-
p~rehensible. bnt il is not considered the
proper thing for a gentleman to offer his
hand to q lady unless she makes it evil
dent that she is willing to receive that
greeting. Those who are well trained in
department can meet each other in a
formal way and shake hands without
any embarrassing pause or hitch. so
quickly DO they see what 10 the proper
thing to do.
"The lady does not bow in the cere-
mony Of introduction. Her greeting is
entirely with the expression Of her face
unless she chooses to shake hands.
There is no rule 10 say whether she shall
do so or not. excepting that at very for