davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-27
THE FARMERS DUTY.
If They Would be Properly Represented
They Should Pay HOre Attention to the
Choice of Their Representatives.

If They Would be Properly Represented,
They Should Pay fore Attention to the
Choice of Their Representatives.
In your paper you repeatedly urge
Congress to do something for the farm
er. Amongst your latest see your ar
ticle wherein you demand that Congress
should make provisions for farm mort
gage statistics in the coming census.
1t would, if any thing, open the eyes of
the country, and, 1 hope, those of the
farmer especially, so he could be able to
see, if only for few moments, his own
distressed condition, which might aid
him to be aroused to action. Now the
majority of farmers think that it
is the place of Congress to see
to it that he els his rights and relief in
his distressed condition. But what will
that same farmer do for himself? Now
take for instance a member of any of
the many different farmers organiza-
tons where he really is pretty good
worker, and in which organizations are
passed good many good resolutions and
even candidates for Office put up. Then
let election come around and nearly
every one in order to save the country
from going to the dogs" will vote for
his dear party and for man he knows
nothing about and with whose selection
as candidate he had nothing to do.
Well, you see politics is not his bust
ness.
Is it, under such circumstances, any
wonder that we have dishonest men in
Congress? We're the Congressman who
voted to steal the $500 out of the
treasury any less thieves than Silcott
who they claim got away with that
amount from them? Oh no, really or
morally they were good deal the big
gest thieves. Further, you advocate a
farmers convention to be held, which
certainly would be a grand thing if
farmers convention really could be
had. But who are generally the big
guns at farmers conventions and insti-
tutes? Farmers? What did Mr.. Haaff
say about a certain farmers in
stitute held some time ago in
the southern part of this State? Did he
praise the action of farmers or complain
of their absence? When a year or so ago
there was an institute held here in Ran
tout, Ill, who were the main speakers?
Farmers? Well, know of one gentle
man who knows as much about farming
as COW knows about raising ducklings,
and who instructed the dear farmers
how they could be benefited by raising
cane in the South. But he was then a
candidate for State Senator, and
he raised his cane so we'll that
the dear farmers here helped him
to a good majority at the election.
And what's that man doing for US now?
Well, when he was asked by some man
from here to help to do something about
the school-book question he turned to
him a deserved cold shoulder. tits evil
dent, from all my observation, if we
want to do any thing for ourselves, we
must let politics alone. or at least par
ties, and put up candidates out of our
midst and also elect them. Just as long
as we are satisfied with voting for silver
tongued lawyers who do not care con-
tinental for US we need not expect re-
lief.-Cor. Western Rural.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-27
TROOPERS MADE LUDIcRoUs.
Called Out in Undress and Scattered In
the Potsdam Cutters.


the Potsdam Cutters.
The people of Potsdam, near Berlin,
have recently been stirred up by series
of military high jinks- The garrison
there has been called out at all times OF
the day and night to make sham assaults,
start sham skirmishes, and to pretend to
capture all sorts of isolated buildings,
from castles to cowsheds.
Late one Wednesday evening short
time ago the retiring POtsdamers were
thrown into state of high excitement
by some military evolutions of rather
unexpected and unprecedented kind.
The regiment of the Gardes du Corps
got the order at ten o'clock to take the
Imperial Stadtschloss by storm. In the
widest haste every soldier jumped into
the clothes nearest to his bed, tumbled
down to the parade ground within the
barracks, and leaped to the saddle of his
waiting horse. Then commenced crazy
scramble for the StadtSchloSs. AT the
first dash a horse and its rider went
down in rounding the corner near the
Berliner gate. The horses of dozen
other cavalrymen close behind were in
stantly upon the PROSTATE animal and
few sprawling in all directions. Spears
and accoutrements got tangled up with
the horses, and two of the animals were
so badly wounded that they had to be
shot on the spot.
While the endorsed men were straight
ening themselves out for another dash,
a little squad which had got ahead of
them collided with peasants team and
big covered wagon full of vegetables for
the Berlin market. The peasant was
tossed from his seat into the gutter,
where he lay unconscious, while the
horses ran down the street and the caval-
rymen were trying to get their horses
loose from the wreck of the wagon
cover. A dozen minor accidents delayed
the members of the regiment in other
parts of the city, so that all save one
arrived at the Stadtschloss far behind
time. The one prompt soldier was a
raw recruit, who had seen but two days
of service, and he got reward of s.. 40
for his nifnbleness.
Thecavalrymen were only half dressed.
Many wore only their drawers and under
shirts; a few had on trousers, while
three were clothed only in nightshirts,
overcoats and helmets. The only person
severely injured in the whole heller
SHELTER scramble was the peasant with
the market wagon. He had his left leg
broken and has brought suit for dam
ages.-N. Y. Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-27
FACTS ABOUT FISH.
A Number of Interesting Points Regard
ing the Finny Tribe.

A Number Of Interesting Points Regard
ing the Finny Tribe.
Anglers generally agree on the subject
of the sense of sight in fishes. A fish
can see in water, but not out of it.
The shadow of split bamboo rod
thrown across pool will create in fish
the same skittishness as would be caused
by an elephant browsing upon bank.
A passing cloud over shallow and
pellucid pool protects tho angler and
puts another I'm or two in his creel,
where a moment before each cast of his
drove the fish to deeper pools or behind
protecting rocks.
: An old angling friend once said to me
that fish were like ostriches in some of
their ways, notably in that they seemed
to feel safe when their noses were hid
behind tuft of grass or in the crevices
of a supken rock.
Fish facing the sun and forget not
this rule, even when the twilight is over
the waters, by casting toward the west"
was the law enacted by his knowledge,
based upon experience, of the effect of
shadows upon the wary fish, who are
more startled by unusual appearances
on the surface of pool than they are
by strange things below.
Vision and hearing in fishes being the
senses most important to the angler in
his water sports, those next in value are
SMELL and taste. The possession of these
BY fish seems to be disputed point
s They have evidently taste in modi-
fed degree, as they will reject the arti-
fetal lure II the barb Of the hook is not
Immediately imbedded in their flesh.
but on the other hand, they will take
leather or rubber imitation of the
natural bait with as much gusto as
live minnow or bug-henee the question
Is see-saW oie.-Golden Days
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-27
POLITICAL CONSOLIDATION.
Kansas Farmers and LabOrers Unite at a
Meeting in EmpOria.


Meeting in EmpOria.
A joint meeting of representatives of
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, the Farmers Mutual Benefit As
ISOLATION, the Grange and the Knights
of Labor was held in Emporia, Kas, re-
Gently. The sessions were secret, and
the object was to form political con-
solidation in the State, which was
consummated by the adoption of a
platform which is kept from the public,
but the substance of which is to
the effect that the organizations repre-
scented do not propose to form new po-
litical party, but will form themselves
into so strong a minority that they in
tend to control matters in which they
may be interested. Major William
Sims, of Topeka, master Of the Grange
and State Treasurer, was chairman of
the meeting, and NJ. B. Wade, of Coffee
County, who is State agent of the
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association,
was secretary. Delegates were present
from all parts of the State.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-27
WAKING UP.
The Farmers of Kansas Serve Warning
ON Their COngressmen.


ON Their COngressmen.
The Farmers Alliance, which has
within six months become the most pow
erful farmers organization that Kansas
has ever known, has, through its presi-
dent, addressed an open letter to the
Kansas delegation in Congress calling
their attention to the alarming condi-
tons of the agricultural interests of this
State, and demanding legislation for
their relief The letter says:
We cali attention to the fact that a single
law firm in one city in Southern Kansas now
has the contract for the foreclosure of 500
mortgages. This means 1900 homesteads
transferred from the hands Of SO many in
dustrious families to the hands of capital
lists, either domestic or foreign The FORE
closure of these mortgages is in accordance
with a preconceived purpose to gain
possession of these farms and people
them with q more servile tepantry imported
from foreign lands for this especial purpose
Foreclosures and evictiOns are taking place
IN very many parts of our State, and We
need not go all the way to Europe to wit
cess scenes of cruelty in matters OF this
kind. All over the state the homes of our
people are impeyiled. They are struggling
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-27

against adverse circumstances, and almost
against hope to sustain themselves until re-
lief shall come The people believe that
these conditions are largely due to vicious
legislation They have been promised by
each OF the great political parties that some
thing would be done for their relief; both
parties have been tried, and both have thus
far failed even to attempt any measure con-
templating betterment of the condition OF
the Industrial masses. They have seen that
while they have been compelled to sacrifice
their products. in many Instances absolutely
below cost of production in order to procure
the common necessities OF life, and in the
effort, in many cases unsuccessful, to keep
the sheriff from invading their homes, their
Representatives in Congress are engaged in
the consideration of every imaginable ques-
ton except such questions as contemplate
relief to the distress of their constituents.
There are measures which the farmers de-
mand shall have immediate attention. These
relate to questions of money, OF transporta-
tiOn and Of the ownership of American
lands.
The letter then goes on to say:
The distress of the people Is crying aloud
for relief. They believe that very many of
the questions that are receiving the atten-
ton OF Congress are far less urgent than
those upon which the safety of their homes
and the welfare OF their families depend.
They believe that the white citizens of KAN
sas have some rights as well as the colOred
citizens of the South. They believe that
fallen heroes, both white and black, in past
struggles for liberty and the perpetuity of
our institutions, can afford to wait for one
moment until the rights of living heroes in
the present struggle for American homes
receive some recognition by the men who
have been chosen to represent them in
Congress. Behind these demands are more
than 100000 ballots in the State of Kansas,
and the time is coming and is not far distant
when legislators will heed the voice of their
constituents
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-27
ALLIANCEAND GRANGE.
THE ALLIANCE IN IOWA.

What WAS Done in the Way Of Organizing
in Thirteen Days In Iowa.
Below we give table showing list
of Alliances recently organized in Iowa
within period of thirteen days. 1t is
interesting as showing the rapid growth
of the organization in the State:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-27


oh, that those lips had languagei Life has
passed
With me but roughly since / heard thee
last"
What Is she dead? How you startle
me! Is she dead? Then perhaps you have
her picture. Hang it up in your room
in the place where you oftenest look.
Go and study her features, and while
you are looking the past will come back,
and you may hear her voice, which is
now so still, speak again, saying: From
my heavenly home, my dear boy, / so
licit your reformation and salvation. &C
to the Christ who pardoned me, and He
will pardon you. My heaven will not
be complete till hear of your chang
ing. But will hear of it right away,
for there is joy up here when one sinner
repenteth; and o, If the next news Of
that kind that comes up here might
come up regarding you, o my child Of
many tears and anxieties and prayersi
Come my boy, do you not hear your
mothers voice? o, my son, my son,
would God that could die for thee! o,
my son, my sonI' Young man! what
news for Heaven would be your
conversionp Swifter than telegraphic
wire ever carried congratulations
to a wedding or coronation would
fly heavenward the news of your deliver
ance; and whether the one most inter
ested in your salvation were on the river
bank. or in the temple. or on the battle
ments. or in the great tower. the mes
sage would be instantly received, and
before this service is closed angel would
cry to angel: "Have you heard the news?
Out yonder is a mother who has just
heard of her Maynard boys redemption
Another prodigai has gone home. The
dead is alive again, and the lost is found.
Hslleluiahl AmenIs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-27
one ENJOYS

~
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figsis taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gentlyyetpromptly ON the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures nabitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
nerd it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. EsW YoRK. N.Y.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-11

steamboat trip on the ocean. Before
the close of the season the Clermonts
rudder was changed to that now In use.
and tho wheels covered in. to the great
regret of river shippers. who now that
their fear bad worn of, delighted In
running foul of the boat and denuding
her Of wheel In the following year
she was rebuilt, her hull being length
ened and covered from stem to stern
with a flush deck, with two cabins.
The next boat was the Car Of Neptune,
followed by the Paragon. which after
wards exploded
So rapidly had the steamboat grown
n favor that we find tho first steamboat
race taking place in 1909. which appears
to have excited far more interest than
the contest between two ocean grey
hounds at the present dav. In 1912 tho
steam ferry boat between Paulus Hook.
Jersey City and New York was estab-
lished, which was followed. two years
later, by one between New York and
Brooklyn. from Fulton street, then
country lane with farm houses.
That the growth in travel was rapid.
We can gather from the fact that In lSls
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-11

FIG. i. TIE COOP IN pOSlIlON.
and three-fourths inch thick, are fast
ened, one at each end, and two near the
middle, with a space between the latter
wide enough to admit the middle par
tition. The top and sides are open
frames, made Of hardwood Stats, two
and half inches wide and one inch
thick, halved together at the intersec-
lions and the whole fastened with wire
nails One-eighth-of-an-inch holes are
bored through the end and middle
Stats for the wires, which are slip
ped in as shown in the engrav-
ing. The top wires are close together,
to keep the fowls from sticking their
heads through.
When completed the sides are secured
to the bottom by two pairs of strap
hinges in each. One side is hinged to
the inside of the coop, and the opposite
che to the outside, as shown in the
illustration. The ends are made of a
piece of board, twelve inches wide,
two feet ten inches long and three
eighths of an inch thick, hinged to the
bottom by two pairs of wrought butts
screwed to the outside. Two screw
holes are bored through each end-piece
of the top and the end-board, into which
screws are inserted to hold every thing
secure, when the coop is in transit The
middle cross partition is a piece of
three-eighths inch board, twelve and
three-fourths inch wide and three feet
long, with cleats across the ends and
middle. 1t is hinged to the bottom
and may be temporarily fastened like
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-11
MIXED ON THE PLANETS.
The Telescope Man Puts . Fakir Temper
arily, in Charge.

The Telescope Man Puts . Fakir Temper
arily, in Charge.
The man who owned the big telescope
at the corner of Broadway and Chambers
street was called away and engaged .
fakir to attend to the business for him
until his return. The fakir's knowl-
edge of astronomy was not profound, but
he did the best he could.
step right up, ladies and gents" he
| exclaimed. with flourish, land take
look at the heavenly bodies. Here we
have Venus and Adonis Mercury. Satan
and his seven rings, Jupiter Pluvius and
all the rest of 'em. Over here on the
right" and he indicated spot in tho
heavens. I'VE see the Dog-star, t-avelin'
with great velocity"
'Mebbe the Dog-star has tin can
tied to his tall" yelled small boy on
the opposite corner.
The interruption was treated by the
fakir with the contempt it deserved, and
he continued:
Over here we can show you the beau
tiful planet Uranus, as the boys said
when the farmer chased them out Of the
OiSudlu. all sur pTiScu. SeuGS, tuab
you do not come up and take look at
Venus. 1t may be the last chance
you'll get, as this beautiful and
accomplished star is now receding from
the earth at the rate of million miles
minute. Such shrinkin' modesty is
not often met with. We also have
Romeo and Juliet. l am not certain,
but think they appear tonight in the
balcony scene. Surely, gents, here is
an attraction worth the paltry five
cents we ask you for it. Over here we
have Raceland, Badge. Exile, Inspector
B., and some more o. the talent. If you
want to see Neptune in a new bathin'
suit. now is yer chance"
The crowd did not seem to be greatly
interested in the starry armament, and
man. did not hesitate to jeer and SCOT.
This hurt the fakir's tender feelings
and he wound up his remarks by say
ing, very tartly:
''ConfOund yer pictures! I could get
every nickel in the bloOmin' crowd if I
did tell you that this powerful telescope
would draw the man in the moon close
enough so you could borrow dollar
from him." and he placed his eye to the
instrument and swept the sky for his
own amusement.-N. Y. World
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-11
The Prince OF Wales Income.

The balance sheet of the Duchy Of
Cornwall shows payments made last
year for the use of the Prince of Wales
amounting to EOS 593 IS 4d. In addition
to rents and profits accruing in Cornwall
there goes into the balance sheet sum
Of over 1000. the produce of royalties
of coal mines in the county of Somerset.
There are two generally unsupported
sources of revenue for his Royal High
ness which appear in this account One
is profits arising out Of the office OF
Havenor, which reached the sum OF &12
1 shilling 10 pence. The Office of Hav-
enor, it is explained, deals with the pro-
ceeds of the sale of unclaimed wrecks.
Any wreck found on the coast of Corn
wall and not claimed becomes the prop
erty Of his Royal Highness the Duke.
Another source Of profit is the seizure
of the personal estate of any person
in Cornwall and dying in
testate without kin. Last year the
Prince of Wales did not benefit a copper
from this source. Independ-
ont
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-11

THE FIRST AMERICAN STEAMBOAT.
the tax on steamboat passengers yielded
tho State 81. $50. the gross amount be-
ing s4l,440. Every passenger over one
hundred miles paid one dollar. under
thirty miles fifty cents; shorter dis
tances being exempt For every dollar
received by the State, it was estimated
that seven were received by tho steam
boats. 1t is interesting to note that
Fulton's last boat, the Chancellor Liv-
ings:onc, was 496 tons burden, l25
heavier than any Of her predecessors;
one had SO feet beam, an engine of Is
horse power, with An average speed Of
eight miles and a half an hour. Add.
tions were subsequently made to her
machinery, which. when she was broken
up. was placed in tho Portland. lost
finally in tho Gulf OF Mexico in ls4S,
when chartered to the Government
The Rutland WAS the first boat to burn
anthracite coal successfully instead Of
wood for fuel, of which . boat would
burn forty cords on trip from New
York to Albany.
1t was Fulton's idea that nine miles
An hour was tho maximum speed which
could be obtained, out so great was the
subsequent progress, that we find the
trip to Albany, which in 1922 took twon-
ty hours, was made in 1896 by the North
America in ten hours and twenty min
utes. In 1882 this was reduced to nine
hours and eighteen minutes; there be-
ing twelve stoppages on each passage.
In 1s4o the Albany had q record Of eight
hours and twenty-ssven minutes. broken
by the South America in the following
year. with seven hours and twenty-
eight minutes. This seems to have been
difficult to surpass, tho highest time
made in lS4S by the Aida being 7-45.
and 7-4s in 1851 by tho Now World. In
1859 tho Francis Skeday came to the
front with 7-24. the Reindeer's time in
the same year being 7-27. The nearest
approach to this was tho Americas
742 in 1850. In 1864 the Daniel brow.
which was subsequently burnt, broke
the record with 6-5l, which IN tho same
year was brought down to $40 by tho
Chauncey Vihbard.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-11

the ends. All the lumber. except the
framed ends and top. is of pine or other
soft wood.
Fig. shows the coop set up ready for
use. The ends may be let down to fill
or empty the coop When not in use
the screws are removed from the top
Stats, the middle partition turned down.
the ends folded backward under the
bottom and tho upper works folded
down. as shown in Fig. 2. When two
or more are to be shipped together, they
are laid in bundle with the bottom
outward. and bound together. A bundle
of five will occupy little more space than
a single non-folding coop. When prop
erly tied together the Stats and wires
are fully protected. The advantages Of
such a coop are obvious-American Ag-
riculturiSt.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-11
tanned BY PERFUMES.
A Leopard Thrown Into Transports BY the
Smell of Lavender Water.


Smell of Lavender Water.
Wild animals are completely fascf-
mated and can be tanned by perfumes
There was Mrs. Lee in India who had
tame leopard that played in the house
with her children. He was very in
quisitive. as all of the cat tribe are. and
loved to stand on his hind legs and with
his fore paws on the window-sill look
out at the passers-by.
When the children wanted the place
for themselves they would all take hold
of his tail and pull him down by that
He was generally very amiable, but
sometimes, his claws being very sharp,
the children were scratched. So Mrs.
Lee taught Sol to keep his claws
sheathed by giving him when he did so
little paper tray on which lavender
water had been dropped.
This would tn row him into transports
of delight. He would tear the paper
into bits and roll over with them on the
floor. With nothing but bottle Of
lavender water l have become the best
of friends with leopard, tigress and
a lioness in the menagerie. -From Rev.
j. G. Woods New Book.