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Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-06-18
SUMMER READING.

100 of the best recipes for
making Ice Creams, Sherbcts,
Water Ices, and Custards.
given away with each Freezer
at the
"BIG RACKET"
A big lot of Straw Hats
for Men, Boys and Children
at the
"BIG RACKET"
A new lot of Soft Crush
Hats i'm Brown, Blue and
Black at the
"BIG RACKET"
Croquct Sets and llam-
mocks, all prices, at the
"BlG RACKET"
Stand Lamps, Hall Lamps,
Library Lamps, Night and
Kitchen Lamps, Wicks, CHM
ncys and Burn, rs, lower than
anybody, at the
"BlG Racket
Dress Buckles, Ribbons,
Neck Wear, Collars, Cuffs,
Belts and the largest line OF
Flouncings in town at the
"BlG RACKET"
A new line OF Ginghamsand
Chambrays in Solids, Stripes,
Plaids and Side Bands at
the
"BIG RACKET"
1t is an established fact
that no place in town con-
tuins n better assorted stock
of goods soldnt as low prices
as the
"BIG RACKET"
We do not make u special
ty OF anything (unless it bc
OF low priccs) but We do take
considerable pride in the cx-
tent of our Shoe business.
Keeping ull kinds and selling
them cheaper than anybody
else must be the secret of it..
Do not spend u nickel for
anything until you have Wis
tied the
URIG RACKET.O
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-06-18

THE many youthful as well as adult
readers of Little Lord Fauntlcroy will TX
sorry to hear of the serious illness of Lio-
mel. the son Of Mrs. Frances Hogdson
Burnett. after whom the play WIS writ
ten. The little elbow W taken sick early
last winter and every thing in human
power has been done for him but he has
grown no better. Now the physicians
have advised a European trip. lie will
start for Germany on Thursday.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-06-18

GREAT fears are entertained in London
for the safety Of st. Paul's Cathedral in
consequence Of the new underground
railway to bc constructed within few
hundred wards of the building. Christie
phcr Wren, the architect, left n memo
randum that the foundations were moi
SO good as he could wish, consequently
it is feared that the vibration caused by
the trains will cndangcr the dome, cvcr
IL the preliminary works do not impcri
the entire fabric. Just wtat action, ]
any, will bc taken is not known.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-06-18
The WEEKLY CITIZEN.

THIS WRRKLy cITIzEN is full of local and
State news; just the thing to send to anyone
inouirng about Ashcviie. Issued Thursday.
/. Single copies 6 cents, mailed. Only 81 90
.tpcr year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
USES OF FRIENDSHIP.
They Should Be Nobler Than the Mer
Inducing of Selfishness.

They Should Be Nobler Than the Mer
INDUCING of Selfishness.
There are many people to whom the
chief use of friendship seems to be the
abuse of it. A friend to most of us is
more or less consciously person whom
we may treat not only with less cere-
mony than we do others, but with less
justice as well. To presume upon the
good nature of friend is one of the
most insidious of all the temptations
with which weak and feeble human nat
ure is beset, and it is one of the most
frequently successful ones. We are all
of us so likely to be guilty in this re-
spect that it is hardly safe for any man
to begin on this score to fling stones at
his neighbor. 1t is so easy to excuse
ourselves for wrongs which are not re-
scented that sometimes one wonders
whether after all conscience is not at
least three parts out of five respect for
somebody's opinion of US.
And the worst of this is that we al
most inevitably respect our friend some
what less for submitting to our ill-usage
of him. We do; him little injustices,
trifings which he is too fond of us to re-
sent even when he feels them, and out
of his generosity we make an excuse for
holding him of less account, and conse-
quently for loving him less and impos-
ing upon him more. This is often the
history of the course of married life.
One or the other of a couple yields too
much and too often, moved by over
much affection to give way, and the re-
suit is that he or she wins only more
or less conscious confer pit. The truth
is that even in friendship we are all hui
man, and it is well to reflect that if one
desires to hold the regard of his friend
it is necessary to hold also his respect.
1t is sometimes wise to displease a
friend for his own good and for the sake
of holding his affection up to its level.
This is, of course, looking at the
thing from two points of view. On the
one hand it is the tendency of all of US
to take advantage of our friends; on
the other, it is most unwise for any one
to allow friend whom he values to do
any thing of the sort, and the comrade
upon whom we attempt to impose Is
really most kind to US when he reso-
lutely resists such an encroachment
upon his rights. He compels our re-
spect, and after the irritation of the
moment, if we are so human and SO I'M
generous as to feel any, as it is most
probable that we shall, has passed
away, the increased respect in which we
are constrained to hold him calls our
affection up to new height. Our best
friend is by no means the one who most
completely effaces himself that our
selfishness may have full play. Friend
ship that is worthy the name is built
upon more enduring basis, and its use
is nobler than the mere indulging of
unbridled selfishness.-Boston Courier.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

maryland biscuit" which owes much
of its delicacy to the fact that before
baking it is pounded and beaten by q
piece of heavy iron. Some people used
one kind of beaten and some another,
but we had had made for the purpose .
heavy iron club little over foot long,
large and heavy at one end and a
handle at the other. In my present
household Maryland biscuit were never
made, but had preserved this iron beat
er as a memento of my boyhood, and
when the burglaries began in our vicin-
ity gave it to David to keep in his
room, to be used as weapon il neces-
sary. l did not allow him to have a
pistol, having regard for my own safe
ty in a sudden night alarm, and nothing
could be more formidable in a hand to
hand encounter than this skull-crushing
club.
began with the tall man, and rapidly
tied his feet together with many twists
of the rope and many knots. 1 then
turned him over and tied his elbows be-
hind him in the same secure way. /
had given so much thought to the best
method of securing a man by cords that
l do not think this fellow could possibly
have released himself when 1 had
finished with him.
David was obeying my orders and
keeping a strict watch on the PROSTATE
men, but his emotions of amazement
were so great that he could not keep
them down.
'What is the matter with them, sir?"
he said. ''How did they come sop
There is no time for talking now,"
answered. 81 will tell you all about it
when the men have been secured"
now turned my attention to the
man who was partly resting against
the lounge. l first tied his feet, and be-
fore letting him down to the floor, so as
to get to his arms, 1 removed his hat
and his mask, which was made of black
muslin. 1 was surprised to see the
beardless face of young and
very good-looking man. He was
well dressed and had the gen.
eral appearance of a person be-
longing to theatrical circles. When his
arms had been tied 1 told David he
might lay down his biscuit-beater and
help me with the third man, who was
badly mixed up with the debris of the
refreshments. We hauled him out and
tied him up. He was rather short
man, but very heavy, and could see no
signs of his having been hurt by the
smash-up he had made in falling.
FRO RE CONTISI-ED1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

The famous Alexandrian obelisk in
Central Park, New York, is in trouble.
Rumors are renewed that it is suffering
from our climate and likely to go the
way of all antiquities, notwithstanding
its overcoat of patent parafine. Mean
time some learned pundit has discovered
that there is an error of ten years in the
inscription upon the restored bronze
crab beneath the shaft and that it is ten
years younger than the inscription as
serts. The antiqusrians are at work
upon the problem, and fancy that the
rest of the world is vastly interested,
but the outside barbarians will be apt 70
think that a few years more or less
make little difference in regard to the
venerable shaft, and will smile as pleas
antly upon the results as the rest of
mankind did on the great antiquarian
discovery of Mr.. Pickwick.-N. Y. Let
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Have fruit on the table at every
meal. Better have it if you have to buy
it Eat fruit when you first sit down to
the table.
There is no study that will give
girl greater pleasure and her home
greater adornment than the study Of
Horticulture Rural.
Drop Biscuit: One quart of -four,
three teaspOonfuls of baking powder.
sifted in the flour; lard the size of an
egg, one pint of sour milk, one teaspoon
full of soda, little salt; drop them in a
gem pan or muffin rings and bake in q
quick oven.
Lemon Extract: Take the pulp Of
two lemons and the peel of four, pour
over it half pint of alcohol, let stand
one week, then strain out the pulp; re-
turn the skin, let stand another week
and strain again.-Farm and Fireside.
Cheese Sandwiches: Cut some thin
slices of brown bread spread little
butter over them and lay on the top of
half the slices squares of cheese, put
them in baking-dish in hot oven I'M
til the cheese is melted, lay a slice of
warm toast on the top of each slice Of
cheese, and serve at once.
If a mother does not lay aside her
courtesy with her company dress, if a
father is as refined in speech when the
door has closed after the guest as he was
when they conversed together, the child
will learn to be habitually polite and
modest. For good manners are better
taught by example than by precept.-
Albany Journal.
-Tapioca Fruit: Pour quart of boil
ing water over cupful of tapioca and
let it stand an hour. Lay cut peaches
or apples fresh or canned) upon but
tered dish; add two cupfule of sugar, a
little lemon or vanilla to The tapioca;
pour this over the fruit and bake one
hour. This is simple, wholesome and
a very nice pudding.
"A little American boy, who has a
German governess, committed to mem
DRY, at her request, German evening
prayer. When he went to bed at night
he folded his hands and repeated the
prayer, adding after the ''amen," in a
reverential tone, the explanatory words:
LAS ISL DeuISCA, 11eDcE GOII. -SuT4S-
tan Register.
Dispute it who may, no place is fin
ished without it's border of trees and
shrubs, whether in their spring bloom
and beauty, or as in the evergreens, lux
uriant in their perennial verdure. By
their employment we can not only have
beautiful surroundings, but shut out an
unpleasant feature in the landscape or
extend desirable view.-Household.
Pickles of almost every variety are
useful for garnishing fish as well as cold
meats. Whitefish can be trimmed with
a few slices of lemon and sprinkled with
the yelk of a hard-boiled egg, put
through hair sieve. The egg can be
put on in the form of star and the dish
bordered with capers or small chilis, or
if preferred, pastry. Gherkins cut in
long narrow strips and capers laid in
small rings makes pretty garnish for
stewed whiteish.-Detroit Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
mont Rribe your Own Judge.

A mans mind is court, and his pas
sions are, all of them, tricky lawyers.
In ordinary times you can not go into
any court and hear the statements of
the counsel without feeling that there
is a great deal of ingenuity exerted to
cover up some things, and undulJ mag
nifty other things, so as to make out the
best possible case for the side whose in
terest it is the desire of the special
pleaders to advance. But there sits
that old stupid judge-stupid because
he will be just-and he puts the
lawyer right on this side, and puts the
lawyer right on that side, and holds
every thing to the law and to the fact
that he may come at justice-at least in
theory. Now, every man has Judge
within him-his conscience, and there
are many men whose consciences have
been bribed; and when these bribed
consciences are presiding over the court
which is constantly held in the heart,
they are all the while excusing them
selves for giving their adherence to
things that are wrong. They need TO
be reminded that in every case they
should look at every thing in the light
Of eternal iustice.-N. Y. Ledger.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
PaDer from SDIder Webs.

George West, of Ballston, is in posses
sion of curiosity in paper sent by a
friend in Hong Kong, China. 1t is a
sheet eleven by fourteen inches, made
from the web of the sacred white
spider" of the Flowery Kingdom. tits as
light as air and almost as transparent, but
is also beautifully printed, containing
about two columns of matter, giving in
English the story of how ''Midshipman
Popplestone was Presented at the Court
of Pekin." Americans know much
about paper-making, but it is safe to say
that there is not spider web paper
factory outside the Acknowledged king
dom.-N. Y. Star.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
THE HARDEST OF WORK.
An Exhausted Business Man Better o
Than a Slave of Society.

An Exhausted Business Man Better on
Than a Slave of Society.
A gaunt, haggard-looking man, whose
business keeps him rushing from the
opening until the close of every work
day, was sympathized with few days
ago by friend.
81 tell you old man," said the friend,
''you work too hard. Why don't you
take things easy? You've got money
enough to let things wag their own way
now,"
1--WE are Woodworking family" was
the reply, land when l get home
shall find the whole lot of US just as
tired as 1 am, and nobody in the house
feeling bright except the servants. My
daughter used to be rosy and fresh-look-
ing until she began going into society,
and how she ever stands it now is more
than l can tell. don't know a man
down town who works as hard as she
does, and she keeps pegging away at it
when I'm sleeping"
''What does she do, for heavens
sake?"
''Well, don't know every thing she
point of interestin her mode of enjoying
herself to keep notes. She's in society.
Don't you understand that? Well, 1
don't either, but that explanation seems
to be all that is necessary from her
when advise her to let up and take
rest. suppose she's got an end to keep
up, and she's struggling hard to keep it
elevated. tell you. Yesterday she was
upat eight o'clock, because she had go
shopping. She came in at luncheon
pretty well tagged out. Then she
had a dozen calls to make, and when
she came in to dinner she looked so
poorly felt tired for her. There was
a reception somewhere at night, and
just before retired dude came around
and carried her off to it. She came in
along toward midnight, but this didn't
prevent her from getting up this morn
ing at eight o'clock again. So far, she
belongs to a literary club that meets
Tuesday, Dorcas circle that meets
Wednesday, debating club that meets
Thursday, a dancing class that meets
Friday, and a missionary club that
meets Saturday. Then her nights are
taken up with bowling club, pro-
gressive euchre club, theater club, re-
ceptions, balls, parties and the afore-
mentioned dude. Sandwiched between
all these are innumerable social calls,
luncheons, and such things. Sundays
are roaring days with her, too. She is
a teacher in Sunday -school, and she
never misses evening service. Of course
she has good many other things to
look after, but l can't recollect what
they are just now. l lead lazy life as
compared with the life she leads Being
"a business isn't half as hard as being
in society."-N. Y. SIM.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
ABOUT REPUTATION.
How It Adapts Its Form to the Chara
ter Beneath 1t.

How 1t Adapts Its Form to the Charsc-
ter Beneath 1t.
Reputation is the outer garment of
character. Reputation often conceals
the character; yet, sooner or later, the
characters form will show itself in or
through the garment which it wears. An
old English ballad tells of magic gar
ment brought to King Arthur's court,
which could be worn only by a person Of
right and honorable life. From contact
with any other wearer the sensitive fab
ric shrunk away, refusing to do its office
of covering the person. Not unprotit-
ably might we fancy ourselves sub
jected to similar ordeals. What if the
truth of our language could be tested, so
that words insincerely written by US
should vanish from the page; or if our
voice, in its toe much protesting, were
to become inaudible? Would not the
confusion of King Arthur's circle be re-
peated in the society of to-day? Such
liability to public conviction would rem
der many a person more heedful Of
thought and word than he now supposes
himself to be; yet, even as things are,
disclosures like these are constantly be-
ing made. A kindly seeming note
shows itself void of the spirit it pro-
fesses, the assurance of the lips Is
denied BY an infection of the voice, and
the tenor of the inner life is by mani
fold signs laid open to the keen OBJ
server. There is no lack of tests where
by our real character is revealed to
others, though we may be all uncon-
scious when or how the revelation is eff
fected. And so it is that gradually our
reputation is adapting its form to the
character beneath its. S. Times.
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[CoPYRIGHT, 1881

and went away with it the better. OF
course, she wished them kept out, if such
a thing were possible, but if they
did get in, our duty, as parents of the
dearest of little boys, was non-interfer-
ence. She insisted, however, that the
room in which the loVeliest of children
slept, and which was also occupied by
ourselves, should be made absolutely
burglar-proof, and this object, by means
of extraordinary bolts and chains, l fiat
tered myself accomplished. My Aunt
Martha had a patent continuance for
fastening door that she always used,
whether at home or travelling, and in
whose merit she placed implicit conf
dence. Therefore we did not feel it
necessary to be anxious about her; and
the servants slept at the top of the house,
where thieves would not be likely to go.
''They may continue to slight US by
their absence" said my wife, ''but 1 do
not believe that they will be able to
brighten US by their presence"
was not, however, SO easily contented
as my wife. OF course 1 wished to do
every thing possible to protect George
William and the rest of the family, but
was also very anxious to protect our
property in all parts of the house. There
fore, in addition to every thing else l
had done, I devised scheme for inter
fering with the plans of men who should
feloniouslY break into our home.
After a consultation with a friend,
who was physician greatly interested
in the study OF narcotic drugs, pro-
cured mixture, which was almost
tasteless and without peculiar odor, and
of which small quantity would in less
than a minute throw an ordinary man
into state of Inconsistencies. The
potion was, however, no more danger
Gus in its effects than that quantity of
ardent spirits which would cause entire
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
Seal Skin Sacques, s1.oO Each /,

This is a great offer. Just imagine the
army of ladies that will besiege the store
until the last sacoue is gone-if the bargain
is ever offered. But how much more won
derful an opportunity is that presented to
every suffering woman by the prOprietOrs
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
This remedy is guaranteed cure for all
those distressing ailments peculiar to the
weaker sex. It is guaranteed that II 1t does
not effect a cure money will be refunded.
Il is carefully compounded by an ex-
perienced and skillful physician, and adapt
ed to woman's delicate organization. 1t Is
purely vegetable in its composition and per-
fectly harmless in its effects in any condi-
ton of the system, and is sold under pos
iti,s guarantee of satisfaction in every case,
or money paid for II refunded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

over and arranging this plan for the
capture of burglars had carefully con-
sidered it's various processes, and had
provided against all the contingencies
/ could think of, therefore l was not
now obliged to deliberate what should
do. 'Keep your eye on them" said 1 to
David, ''and if one of them moves be
ready for them. The first thing to do
is to tie them hand and foot"
1 quickly lighted lamp and then
took from another shelf of the closet a
large coil of strong cotton rope, which 1
had provided for such an occasion as the
present.
s'Now," said 1 to David, 81 will tie
them while you stand by to knock over
any one of them who attempts to get
up"
The instrument with which David was
prepared to carry out my orders was a
formidable one. In the days of my
youth my family was very fond Of
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
A Snnerh Achievement.

Thousands Of dollars have been expended
in preparing the magnificent new catalogue
just issued by the Bryant a. Strattoa Chi
cago Business College, Shorthand Institute
and English Training School which is the
most elegant and costly volume of the kind
ever published, the postage alone amount
ing to 10 cents. 1t contains I19 largo pages,
91zx12 inches, with 80 exquisite full page
engravingS, printed on finest enamel paper,
and every ambitious young man and woman
AIT & SOS, Proprietors, Z to 10 Washington
St, Chicago, illinois,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
Railroad EnuIpment.

The New York Central Railroad has re-
Gently added fifty new standard coaches,
heated by steam and lighted by the Pintsch
System Of gas illumination to its passenger
equipment which now consists Of 6S1 first
class passenger cars, IS composite cars, 6
dining cars, 62 second class and immigrant
cars, $50 baggage, mail and express cars,
and 2G7 passenger locomotives.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
Florence. Ala.

The personally conducted excursions to
this rapidly growing city have been so sue
cessfuI that the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad, Evansville Route, will run one on
each of the following dates-Feb. 4th, 18th,
18th and 25th. For copy of " Alabama As
1t Is" and further information send to
William Hill, Gen. Pass. Agent, Chicago, Ill
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06
Consumption Surely Cured.

To THE EDIToR:-Please inform your
readers that have a positive remedy for
the above named disease. By its timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. / shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy FREE TO any OF
your readers who have consumption if they
will send me their express and post-office
address, Respectfully, 7. A. SLoCUM, NJ. c.,
Isl Pearl street, New York
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

Messrs. A. T. SHALLENBERGER & Co.
Rochester, Pa. Gent4-Last spring
received by mail bottle of your Antidote for
Malaria for my brother, who had chills for
more than six months. He frequently broke
them with Quinine, but they would soon re-
turn. gave him the AntidOte and he has
not had a chill since 1t has made per-
rndnsnt cure. Yours truly,
w w PRRDUB.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-06

AGREEABLE to popular demand the
Kansas City, WyandOtte & Northwest
ern railroad has reduced its passenger
rates to two cents per mile. Passengers
will save money by purchasing tickets
over this line.