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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
HE SAID mo.
A Senator Who Has the Courage of His
Convictions.


A Senator Who Has the Courage of His
Convictions.
There are few men in public life who
have the courage to say NO when
called upon to do improper things.
Hence it is worthy of note when states
man can be found who deliberately and
positively refuses to indorse person or
scheme which his Judgment indicates
should not receive his assistance. A
ington seeking an important consulate.
His Endorsements were excellent, but
he KEEP! adding to them whenever he
could do so. One day he called upon
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, with whom
he was slightly acquainted, and re-
O. .ested his recC mmendation. The Sen
ator, in brusque, frank, earnest fashion,
Immediately replied:
81 won't indorse you, but 1 will de-
feat you for the appointment if can do
so. 1 am sent here by the State of
Kansas, and it is my duty to represent
that State. Hundreds of people from
other States have come to me for my rec
ommendation, and say ''No" to all of
them. You are from Missouri, and you
must depend upon your Missouri
friends to help you. There are several
Kansas men who want just such place
as that for which you are applying.
shall not jeopardize their chances By
indorsing you. On the contrary, shall
do all that can to help the people Of
my own State, and if can defeat you
and get Kansas man appointed to that
place you may rest assured that shall
do So"
The young man was astounded, but
being bright, intelligent and expert
enced in affairs, he appreciated the sit
uation and said:
"You are right, Senator Plumb. YOU
are right. But you are the first man il
either branch of Congress who has sait
No to me, and you have surprised me
1 like you, and if you beat me in thi
matter l shall emigrate from Missouri
to Kansas. want just such Senate
to represent me as you are"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
SWINE TALK.
Hints as to the Care and Treatment al
Brood Sows.
Yorker.

Hints as to the Care and Treatment al
Brood Sows.
The brood sows should be kept in fine,
thrifty condition. By this 1 do not
mean fat enough for market, but so they
look we'll. Old sows that have reached
maturity, if of any of the improved
breeds, need but little feed to keep them
in prime condition, except when suck
ling pigs or for short time after rear
ing their young, in order to gain the
flesh they have lost by the drain the
pigs have made on them. Young sows
should be fed about all they will eat, Of
middlings and milk, with the run of a
grass lot. Oil meal is very good, in
proper quantity. Keep them growing
so that they may be large and well de-
veloped before having their first litter
of pigs. They should be eight months
old before being bred; they will then be
one year old at narrowing time, and if
properly taken care of will have no
trouble in being delivered of their
young
Often farmers have trouble with
young sows at time of giving birth, sim
ply because they are coupled too young,
or have not had sufficient feed to de-
velop growth. Many young SOW has
died at narrowing, either through the
carelessness or ignorance of the owner,
by being bred too small and young.
have been called in to give assistance
at such times when it was impossible to
render any, except with an instrument
made especially for the purpose.
After the SOW has been coupled she
should be tnrned by herself in close
pen, where she will keep quiet until the
heat has passed off. Watch her from
eighteen to twenty-five days after
coupling, as that is the time they gen.
orally come in if not safe in pig, al
though l have known instances where a
SOW would come in in fourteen days, and
have known them again to go twenty
nine days, but these are only Ire cases.
When safe in pig feed on good whole
some food, with clean warm place to
sleep, and above all allow them plenty
of exercise whenever the weather will
permit. 1 can not impress this word
exercise too strongly, as upon it depends
to a great extent the crop of pigs. A SOW
that has been allowed the exercise she
should have will be delivered of her
young much easier, and her pigs will be
more fully developed, will come strong
er, grow better and make better pigs
than a SOW that has been confined in a
close pen and fed principally on corn.
The SOW that has been confined will
give birth to more runty pigs than the
one that has had exercise. L. Van
Doren, in Ohio Farmer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

annealed wire. OF course, the stake
should be located upon the windward
side of the tree, and when large trees
are set two or three stakes should be
used. In all cases the band should be
large enough to contain two years
growth of the trees without pressing,
and unless in very exposed situation
in two years from setting tree should
be so firmly established as to dispense
with further support. Rural New
Yorker
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
LOVES LABOR LOST.
The Beginning and End Of the Chi
cago University.
Base Uses TO Which Stephen A. DOuglas'
Gift to Chicago May COme-The
Little Giant and His
Weighty Son.
Especial Chicago CorrespOndence.1

Especial chicago COrreSp0uoenco.1
The name and fame of Stephen A.
Douglas are closely identified with the
growth and development of the State of
Illinois and the city of Chicago. The
Little Giant" who, born in 1913 in
Vermont, and early apprenticed to the
trade of cabinet-making was compelled
to educate himself, always had loving
sympathy with struggling young men;
and prompted by this feeling he was
easily persuaded to contribute portion
OF his possessions toward the foundation
of university in Chicago. How he &C
cumulated his wealth is a matter of his
tory. III health compelling him to give
up the trade for which his parents had
intended him, he studied law in Canaan
daigua, N Y, and in 1888 came West,
settling at Jacksonville, Ill. His tai
ents were quickly recognized and ap-
preciated by the progressive people of
Illinois, who made him Attorney-Gener-
al before he had reached the age of
twenty-five.
In 1910 he was elected Secretary of
State, and in 1871 was appointed Judge
of the State Supreme Court. Two years
later he entered Congress, whore he
soon became conspicuous for his views
on the Oregon boundary question, and
hiseloquent advocacy of the annexation
of Texas. In 1858 he became noted
throughout the world as the author of
the bill for the organization of the Ter
ritories of Kansas and Nebraska, which,
as is well known, brought about revo-
luton in the political parties OF the
United States and played a most impor-
tant part in bringing the slavery ques-
ton to a crisis. In 1852 and again in
1856 he was an unsuccessful candidate
for the Presidency, two blows from
which he never entirely recovered and
which probably led to his premature
death in 1861.
While at the height of his political
glory, and while being in the regular re-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
SHAKING YOUNG Trees.
An Excellent Device for Protecting Youn
Orchards.


Orchards.
Young trees set last spring or in the
autumn, if in an exposed situation,
should be staked up and If this matter
has been neglected it should now re-
ceive prompt attention, as the constant
moving to and fro by the wind not only
causes the tree TO grow out Of the per-
pendicular, but strains and often checks
the bark, not infrequently girdling the
tree where it continually CRATES against
the frozen ground, all of which should
be avoided. The general plan of stalk
ing is shown in the illustration. and
three forms of bands are also exhibited.
They are best made from old rubber
boots or shoes cut in strips seven inches
long and from one to two inches wide;
but in the absence of rubber thin leather
may be used. In either case connection
may be made with the stake with No. II
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
The Cause of His Interest.

Bagley-See how interested Judge
Tooley is in the play.
Bailey-Well, if any one is interested
in the performance he ought to be.
Bagley-Why, did he write the play?
Bailey-No, but seven of the ladies in
the company graduated from his divorce
court.-Judge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
She Acknowledges Her Ignorance.

Mrs. Gullible-Do' you know, dear
John is just as boyish in his feelings as
he ever was.
Mrs. Kawler-Indeed?
Mrs Gullible-Yes; why, it was only
last night heard him talking in his
sleep about seeing the elephant. The
dear fellow has doubtless been to the
circus.-Lawrence American
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

ceipt of a large
income derived
from successful
real estate spec
ulatio ms, tn 9
statesman was,
in 1856, visited
by Rev. DR.. j.
C. Burroug b s,
then a promi-
nent Baptist
clerg lyman Of
Chicago, at his
Wa s h in G ton
ON e. Til e
worthy doc tor
laid his plans
for a university
III L.
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CHICAGO UNIVERSITY.

Iency by Rev. Lemuel Moss, Hon.
Alonzo Abernethy and Rev. Galusha An
ierson, but none of them succeeded in
tightening the financial load Finally
ihe university was abandoned, and the
property passed into the hands of the
Union Life Insurance Company, whose
agents are now engaged in tearing
Town the historical college building.
Thus, charitable work, which should
aave forever perpetuated the memory
Of Stephen a. Douglas in the hearts of
he Western people, was wrecked by
The financial vicissitudes of war
which he had so earnestly de red to
prevent, and, had it not been for the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
AFortune Out OF Her Piano.

sAnd Minnie has made fortune out
of her piano-playing. How did she do
it so quickly?"
''She practiced piano so much that her
uncle committed suicide, and she was
his heir, you know. Epoch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

s'THE devils got into swine two thou
sand years ago, and all of them never
got out" said a man who had been try
ing to get pig into the pen for half an
hour. There is good deal of devil in
a hog, and there is some in man. The
pig no doubt thinks some men are all
devil
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

Carolina, Missis-
sippi and Texas.
In 1870, before he
was twenty years
old, he was made
chairman of a
Republican coun-
.tg delegation to
the State conVen-
ton, and subse-
quently became
editor-in-chief of
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rhaHnrrid Thinr.

Miss Adipose-I think the gentlemen
in New York are very polite. Three OF
them got up to give me a seat in the car
to-day.
Miss Boney-And you took all three,
I presume?-Life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

FARMERS are too much like isolated
points. They must touch each other
oftener and closer if they would i'm
prove as they should, industrially, Sc
cially and politically. Let us draw in
our elbows and push out our shoulders.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
DOUGLAS MONUMENT.

disinterested efforts of his countless ad-
mirers, nothing in the shape of last
ing structure would remain to remind
coming generations of one of the great
est of Western statesmen
Thanks to the efforts of these men,
however, a grand monument, which cost,
with the ground about it, $4,000. was
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
Jesus. the name high over all,
In Heaven. and earth, and sky.

To the repenting soul, to the ex-
hausted invalid, to the Sunday school
girl. to the snow-white octogenarian, 1t
is beautiful. The old man comes in from
a long walk and tremblingly opens the
doors, and hangs his hat on the old nail,
and sets his cane in the usual corner,
and lies down on a couch and says to his
children and grandchildren: My dears'
1 am going to leave you" And they
say: '.Why, where are you going, grand
father?'' II am going to Jesus" And
80 the old man txints away into Heaven
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22
The 2Ist ANIMAL Reunion OF the Army OF the Pc.
lamar

The Secretary OF the Navy has ordered the
North Atlantic Squadron 10 rendezvous at Port.
land, Me-. OH July aud 1. on the occasion of tho
2ist annual Reunion Of the Army of the Poto.
mac The corps and society meetings will be
held July3 The public exercises will be held
In the City Hall. Gen. Francis A. Walker. of
Boston, will be orator. aud ex Postmaster GEN
eral Horatio King. Of Washington, the poet
Elaborate preparations are being made by the
city authorities and tho Citizens Committee.
The railroads have agreed 90 give generally re-
duced rates. Gen. Sherman has been invited
To be tho guest Of the city. President Harri-
son and his Cabinet have also been invited to
be present.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22
A Bogus Edition.

A very cheap edition of Webster's Una
bridged Dictionary is being extensively ad.
vertiscl. 1t develops that this is not the
genuine dictionary Of to-day, but a surrepti-
tiously obtained reprint of the obsolete edition
Of 1918 years ago-with all its errors and
imperiecti0ns. These are very many. for the
science of philology has made great strides
since Is47, when it was in it's very infancy.
The present edition has cost the publishers
hundreds of thousands Of dollars for editorial
and mechanical labor to correct these errors
and mperfections. aud bring it up to the very
forefront of the philology of the day. Our
readers should be on their guard against being
deceived by this pirated edition.
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bright bosom. The River Min Is about 300
miles long, aud it has "a walled cities on its
eubanknicnts. was told that the tide rose
for 20 feet at its mouth. aud / know that We
lad to go in with the tide, for our ship was
large English vessel.
In going from Hong Kong 10 Canton / sailed
on the Pearl River. aud found il quito rs vel
low as the Yang Use, and at many places VIC
were out Of sight Of land. The Peiho, in North
China, is the BarTcwest Of the more important
rivers Of China. You can always see the banks
Of il, and not infrequently the steamers in
plowing their way through its winding chan
nels run their noses into the bank and become
grounded, 20 that you can jump off and take a
walk upon the shore while they are trying To
push themselves loose again.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22
PENSIONS.

Ratings aud Decisions by the Assistant Secretary
of the Interior Hud the Commissioner OF Pensions.
A new application Of the linc.of.duty prin.
ciple ia pension cases was enumerated in a
decision last week by Assistant Secretary Bus
sey. He decided in the case of Quincy /. Drake,
Second lieutenant, 18th H., that the claimant
was entitled to pension for disability incurred
In "A railroad accident while on his way home
on leave OF absence, for the reason that. al
though on leave oil absence, Drake had been
ordered back 10 his regiment before the leave
expired. and at tho time of the accident no was
returning TO his home To enjoy the balance Of
his leave. lie was therefore. the Assistant
Secretary decided, at the place when the acci-
dent occurred by reason of an official order,
aud consequently was in line of duty when
injured.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22
BSIA'S MIGHTY RIVERS
a Look at the HOang HO and Some
thing About the Tens of Millions
which its Floods Destroy.

An American Generals Experiences Along IFS Banks.
The Delta Of China More Wonderful than that OF
the Nile-Nnter Thick Pea Soup aud Fer
tilziHg Material which DisoolOrs the Sea for
Miirs-Ihe Yang Use kiang a Trade Artery.
and Something about Chinese ShiPping-lioW the
Foreigners arc Pushing their ships into the
Interior, and Something about the Wonderful
Scenery Of Chinese RiTers-A Look at the Riv'r
Min and pay upon the Mighty Hcnam In Siam.
The lrriWaddy Of Burmah and the Wonderful
Gauges Of lndia-Piigrimages Along ifs Banks
and Something about its Course Through the
Eimalayas-A Word about the Nile, and other
Halter about some Of The Unknown Streams on
Che Other Side OF Tie World.
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The two rivers of Farther India are the Me-
nam and the lrriwaddy. The Menam is the
big river Of Siam, and tho Irrixaddy is the
great highway Of BBrmah. The Irriwaddy
disc0lOrg the sea for 90 miles along it's mouth.
and great steamers sail mp IL to Rangoon IL
was here that ] stepped on a vessel Of the Brit
ish India Line. aud saw here the ships Of the
great Irriwaddy Flotilla Company, which en-
ploys 1000 hands aud which has iron vessels
running daily from Rang0on to Mamdclay.
haDdelay ID The Capital OF Bnrmah 1t is
city Of several hundred thousand people, aud
Is the center Of trade for interior Burmah II
is now ia the hands OF the English, who have
dethroned King ihebaW. aud who now have
their Offices IN his palace. The River lEri waddy
has "a bed which is higher in many places than
the land on either side, and you travel along
AS though you were in Dne Of those big Hol-
land canals which are SO dyked that they flow
above the fields. In travelling along 1t you see
the country girls Of Burmah, many Of whom
have never seen foreigner before, and who
With their one garment fastened around the
waist are bending over and gathering the rice
or other crops. Some of them are very pretty,
and they dress picturesqHely though scantiiy.
Tie hcnam is called by the Siarnese the
Mother Of Waters. IL Oyerhowg its banks at
certain times and the whole country Is flooded.
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~ "A A. Z a a - * n a"
URING the past year
China has had another
big food. The HOang
Ho,or YeilowRiyer, has
overlooked lis banks
aud has wiped out a
few odd millions OF
almond eyed, yellow
skinned MoncOlians.
a food several years
ago destr Dyed til c
dwellings and overran
the country Of some-
thing like 80, 200, GOO
of people, and people
in America can have
no idea of the power
OF Chinese Rivers. The
fact thatthe Nile made
Egypt is held up as
one Of the wonders Of
history. II is no moro
wonderful than til e
creation Of a large part
Of China by the Hoang
Ho aud the Yang Use
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were in the mouth of the river we could not
see the land on either side. This river is ono
OF the mightiest in the world. 1t is ravigable
for 1900 miles by large steamers. and there is
navigation company which has just been
formed to push trade into the western prov
inces of China along this stream. The big
steamers now 20 to lchaug, which is twelve
thirteen hundred miles from Shanghai, and
this city is the center of the interior trade of
China. BY n treaty made with foreigners we
have tho right to go as far up this river rs our
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22

EianC I Travelled through the sea near the
mouth Of the Hoang Ho River in going from
Cheefoo 20 Shanghai, and ! found the sea dis
cOlored for miles 10y the mouth of this river. Ii
gets its title. the Yellow River, from its muddy
color, aud il carries down many thousand farms
OF earth every yesr il is the SINE with the
Yang Use Ki8ng aud the whole Of the great
plain Of China. which has population nearly
three times a. large as that of the United Suites,
is watered and fertilizcd by these rivers. Fer
tilizing matter comes from the region known
ss the LOess Region in the far interior OF China.
This region is made up Of a vast territory
covered with a yellow soil about 1000 feet
deep. This soil is very peculiar. When river
flows into il il seems 10 split open vertically,
End the river bed runs in gorges 500 feet deep.
As the water flows against the banks OF these
gorges this yellow soil splits of ia sheets aud
g. i into g. and IS carried by il down to tho
tea. AZ the mouth Of the Yang Use kiang
the water is as thick as pea soup. aud all
along the mighty river men are seen dipping
II on, pouring il into bitches, ia order that
il may be carried Of aud spread over the
lands. During a part Of the year in China
there Is 2 hot. dry wind iled with dust
Us IS supposed that this soil is made mp Of such
dust, and il is mixed with salts and with
tie evidences OF decaye6 vegetation. don't
suppose the Nile Valley has anything like the
extent OF the territory of tho delta Of these
two mighty rivers. This delta extends for 700
miles along the Chinese coast. and it runs from
300 70 SOC miles into the interior. In many
piaoes the supply Of mud Is 50 great that the
LAID inches loo feet a year upon he sea, and
this has been the case FOR ages. Near Shanghai
there is . city built on what not long ago was
tear and new islands are continually formed.
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Of the most practical and observing men OF the
United States made journey through China
about three years ago 10 see whether he could
not make investments there for large amount
Of American capital Ii Hung Chang tho
kicerOy 81 China and the man who really runs
the practical part Of the Government, met Gen.
Wilson He gave him 10 understand that he
would ike 70 have this Hoang Ito River re.
paired, and IL was az tie Yieer0ys suggestion
that Gen. Wilson Travelled for miles through
the interior along the river. He looked upon
the work with the eye Of a scientific engineer
aud submitted his plans 10 the Hiceroy. Ii
Hung Chang took The plans but said be could
not act upon them just yet, and the result was
that Gen. Wilson got no Fay. j understand
that ii Hung Chang makes il principle 10
sponge all the knowledge be can out Of foreign
ers, and 10 give them the fcwest possible con.
tracts. He says that the Chinese want only the
result Of the Americans experience and his
brains, and that when they get this their muscle
and skill will enable them 10 cary out these
ideas even better than he can. This method is
certainly smart, but it IL hardly honest.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22

The people then move from one village to an
other in boats, and in Bangkok the most of the
calling is done in boats, going from floating
house TO floating house in this way. Bangkok
is 40 miles from the mouth of the river, and
our Minister has one of the few good frame
houses on its banks. He lives in . two-story
frame, with big verapdss running around both
stories, and with great porches which come
down almost to the water itself. When he
moves from one part of the city to the other
no has gondola, with three dark skinned men
in livery of colored cotton, and he has q
steam-lanch, in which he sometimes takes a
tour into the interior. In going to Siam we
had to wait for day Mt the mouth of this river
i'll order to get over the bar, and this notwith
standing we had a ship without keel Our
ship was built for travelling on this river. Its
bottom was as round as n barrel, and we drew
only Ia feet of water. A little dredging would
make Bangkok accessible TO the biggest Eng
fish steamers, but the King of Siam thinks
THAI the foreigners are close enough already,
and he does not propose to make himself and
ms treasures any more accessible than.they
now are.