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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-30

Some months afterward Mrs. Vincent
received a packet of papers that belonged
to the late Capt. Noel. Mabel had been
sent to Florida for the winter, and was
spending her early widowhood with
kind and loving friends. The consul at
Vera Cruz had written to Mr.. Withers
full particulars of his cousins death
one of the first victims Of the vomito-
and had sent these papers with the for
NAL certificates of the Mexican officials.
Mr.. Woodrow, one of the executors Of
Mr.. Vincent's estate, showed singular
desire to examine these papers, but the
widow thought they should be opened
only by her daughter. 1t was not until
then that, with much hesitancy, the
gentleman explained that Mr.. Vincent
had given him to understand that he
had intrusted some papers to Capt. Noel
which that officer had promised to send
at once TO his old friend Capt. Lane.
Mrs. Vincent could learn no more from
him, but she lost no time In searching
the packet.
Within twenty-four hours Mabel was
summoned home by telegraph, and there
for the first time learned that to her
fathers partner, for the use of the firm
in their sore straits of nearly two years
before, Capt Lane had given the sum of
fifteen thousand doliars, and that among
Capt. Noel's papers was what purported
to be receipt in fail for the return of
thesum from Mr. Vincent, which re ceipt
was signed apparently by Frederick Lane
and dated July 2, i38-. But this, said
Mr.. Woodrow, must be mistake Mr.
Vincent had assured him late in July
that he had not renaid it bnt that CLARK
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for me. Reginald went directly west
last night. Will you trust yourself to
my care? and can you be ready for the
next train-in two hours!
Ready She could go instantly. Was
there no train sooner? She implored him
to tell if her mothers illness was fatal.
He could only say that Mrs. Vincent had
been quite suddenly seized; and yet they
hoped she would rally. Mabel wept I'M
restrainedly, upbraiding herself bitterly
for her dilstory journey; but she was
ready, and had gained composure when
it was time to start Mrs. Lanier's fare
well was somewhat strained, but the
captain seemed to notice nothing.
Unebtrusively, yet carefully, he
watched over her on the homeward way.
Tenderly he lifted her to the pavement
of the familiar old depot, where Regy
met them. Mamma was better, but very
feeble. She wanted to see them both.
Three days the gentle spirit fingered.
Thrice did the loving woman send for
Lane, and, holding his hand IN hers,
whisper blessing and prayerful charge az
to the future. Regy wondered what 1t
could all mean. Mabel, on her knees in
her own little room, pleading for her de-
voted mothers life, knew well how ts
the very last that mother chung to him,
but only vaguely did she reason why.
At last the solemn moment came, and
the hush of twilight, the placid, painless
close of a pure and gracious life were
broken only by the sobbing of her kneel-
ing children and of the little knot Of
friends who, dearly loving, were with
her at the gate into the new and radiant
world beyond
One soft Eprjng sYsaipg q fen weeks
, 1890-02-14

so often been depicted, with his arms
folded and his chin sunk upon them.
well, are you to be marriedT' he said,
Fastening towards his protege.
THAT old actress, said Napoleon, that
female Crusus refused me before l had
opened my mouth to ask her hand. Twas
on the point of speaking. as 1 told you l
should speak, when she began to inform
me that her wealth was the cause of her
constantly receiving offers from adven-
turers who cared nothing for herself; that
she thanked Providence she had so far
seen through some fellows, and that she
was resolved to keep her independence.
/ was glad l had not spoken, for it gave
me the opportunity of saying: Made
moiselle, pray persevere in that praise
worthy intention; it is one which l am
sure no one will ever try to persuade you
to alter Let her keep her millions to
bait the hook for some one else; l have
done with her."
And in spite of Barras' endeavors the
affair ended there.
In after years Mile. Montansier was
fond of boasting that, had she chosen, she
might have been empress of France and
wife OF the most famous man of the age.
Gould she have been gifted with the fac
ulty of foresight, no doubt she would have
regarded more leniently the young man
whom NJ. Barras wished her to marry
Chambers journal.
, 1890-02-14

But very few people who wear Cordo-
van shoes have any dea where the
leather bearing that name comes from,
hence the question is often asked, "What
is Cordovan2"
"Cordovan," the name by which
leather made from the hides of horses is
now known, was first finished in Ham.
burg, Germany, under the name of Ross
leather.
In combination with it the hide has
four layers of muscular skins which
with the "shell," give to the horse the
great and tremendous pulling power thai
makes the animal 80 serviceable to man.
kind. This "shell," if properly tanned
and shaven clean of its sinewy matter
a most difficult task-makes the best
wearing leather in existence, and proves
the theory of old time shoemakers-that
only leather of a long fiber will wear
to be a mistaken one, as the "shell' has
no fiber.
In this it has a decided advantage over
calfskin with its fibers; the breaking of
any one throws additional strain upon the
other, and a break in the leather soon fol
lows.
Experience has demonstrated that the
"shell' will wear two or three times long
er han calfskin.
Cordovan possesses another great adj
vantage in being the nearest waterproof
of any leather made. The hneness of
texture also permits its taking a very
high polish.-St. Louis Republic.
, 1890-02-14

Cooper is said, by Bradner Matthews,
to have been the first author who intro
duced the red man into literature. This
has been disputed, and it is alleged that
"Chateaubriand, who visited the new
world in the year of Cooper's birth, GER
tainly did not neglect the noble savage"
But here are some mistakes. Chateau.
BRAND was in America in 1891, when
Cooper was 2 years old. His Alfalfa
a tale of Indian life, appeared in 1901.
Cooper's first novel appeared anonymous
ly in 1919, and his Last of the Mohi.
cans" in 1896. But Thomas Campbell
had introduced the Indian to English
literature in his Gertrude of Wyoming -
which appeared in 1909. But Alexander
Pope's lines, beginning 10, the poor In
dian" appeared about 1889, more than
fifty years before Cooper was born; and
it certainly refers to the red man of
America, for the poet adds that his
humber heaven" is a place
Where slaves once more their native land behold
No hends torment no Christians thirst for gold
The Christians" here mentioned were
the Spanish invaders of America.-Low
ell Courier.
, 1890-02-14
LOOK AT N CLOSELY

The bill providing for the organization
of Weston county is on the stocks for
council consideration to-day. Against
county organization IN the abstract no lie.
climate objection can be advanced, but
two things should be carefully considered
by the legislature. First the condition in
which the proposed change will leave the
old county. and. second, the ability which
the new county may possess for sustaining
o county government.
The methods pursued in attempting to
secure the organization of the county Of
Weston have not been such as to elevate
the scheme IN the minds of the people. 1t
has been nursed and coddled since its in
ceptiou by professional lobbyists imported
here for the purpose OF securing the pass,
age CT the bill. The chief arguments in
its favor have been based not on
actually existing facts. but upon
what the LincoIn Land L Town
Site company propose to do fol
Newcastle and the surrounding country.
The supporters of the bill will not even
hear of fixing a certain assessable valu'
alton as necessary to the organization oil
the new county.
While, as We have said before. there is
no objection in the abstract to the organ
i%zation of new counties, there is decided
objection to their formation regardless Of
the condition of the county from which
they are formed, and their own ability to
sustain a county government. Wyoming
doesn't want any bankrupt counties on
her list, and it is therefore advisable tc
closely scrutinize the bill which admits
Weston into the fold.
, 1890-02-14


Anything new this year for the peo-
pie in the way of gas meters?" asked a
subdued looking citizen at one of the
windows of the gas Office or Dearborn
and Lake streets.
The man on the inside, whose long at
tention to duty at that post has made
him look naughty, tried to thaw out in
front of the inquiry.
"You may say" he replied, as if he
were comforting a favor, that our gas
meters will run this year as usual
which is to say, all right. And let me
say another thing. There has peer a
good deal of complaint in the year gone,
at this very window, and to this very
person now speaking, sir, that we have
rendered bills to people for gas who
were out of town and who had not
lighted a burner in six weeks. They
have come to us and exclaimed with air
Of triumph, sir, that they had us at last.
A sort of ah-ha business, you know, like
the villain in the first act of the play"
Then the man at the window paused,
took a fresh grip on his breath and re.
sumed:
You may say to these deluded PEG.
pie that n certain amount of gas is
forced through the meter, any way, and
II it isn't burned it will leak, and the
register marks it up just as if it were
burned. So you see that the gas com
pany is not n robber after all. Tell that
to the people,"
The man without gave a longing look
and gasped: "Then there is no HOPPER
"You can take out the meter" said
the wretch inside, as he resumed his
work of compounding.-Chicag Trib-
ma
, 1890-02-14
TWO KINDS OF pAwueaokgRs.
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main of the other bnt tEese arc the
broad distinctions
..AII pnwnbrokers whatever their
status find their busiest time ON tho
dav before a holiday Int ybilo ,ye IN
the more s0rinlid portions Of tho civ
are tal.iur i'm every cnrcei yaLIa Eind Il
rubbish Until orr shelves are inaded
our brethren in other Incniitios nra
uTl nrDIITF EfIlnuhIR GnT1pItrn= int sln
light of day and ~exchonging them for
cash. The reason for this NAV bo
summed MS in n few words on fesii val
occasions persons of aristocrotic tom.
denotes want TO look we'll while nIoin
struoplino neonlo arc contcnt ~ food
we'll If The necessity oriscs The gen
tleman about town win draw mon his
dinner for his riur or seaiskin coat
and the toiler will 6vnothecate bis oyvn
Sunday suit of clothes or his w;feis
hest cow for Tho MIA NIL IT,
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unfortIInatoiv i nrct,v s,,,.o 10 80,
on orr hands for Some tino
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category Of HOLIDAYS We ~ nnitn 3
diGeTent Lind Of ira1o on c,ii1rJo"
night wben VOC toon tbo oEao' anaS
mill II o'ciocl, S,rd1r rar,ndnts
are ntcrcban|cahI nro"or Iot ncaam
us and our Customers md 60 dn nni
value tbcm in The nsnai v,,v hu,
LARGELY in nronortior to Tho nn,ctnN
aIify with Which their oyrars toLo
them ont ot tho end Of oaob ~.
Thus if we have once Ient a varan %
on a ci,ak We do not y,ant =" Jnnrnaso
tha amonrto an hsonI,ont 49, Csc
n Iong limo thor;gb Ihc %erncDt nav
greatly faI off in v,,I,n r. shn IL rn%,; go
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and nutting if I'm arain on NnnTaHr
m%orning p,or neorio ara 80
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, 1890-02-14

THERE are now twenty-five days left
for the eleventh legislature. So far while
there has been some effort made in the
right direction. nothing has been yet &C
complished to relieve the burthens of the
people. We see projects to add to the
number of new officials and create new
bureaus, but if the present Legislature in
tends to accomplish mnch that is good for
the whole people, they must get a move
on them very suddenly or the opportunity
will have vanished.
, 1890-02-14

1t may not be generally known to the
reading public how much each individual
letter of the alphabet is used. D, h, n, },
c and u are in third place as regards ordi-
nary use; t, s, a, | and r are in second
place, being used a very little o~ftener; !
and m are in fourth pace, with f, g, v,
V, p and b close afterwards; and k are
not common, as compared to the rest;
while z, q and K are used least of all.
The letter e is in first place, being used
far oftener than any other. -Christian at
Work.
, 1890-02-14
GIVE THE PEOPLE A SHOW

~ "NA ~ ~ III ~
Any one having doubts that there was
political skullduGgery at the bottom 0 the
Hebard election bill had those doubts com
pletely dispelled by the Sun yesterday
morning. On the previous day the bill
had been criticized by THE LEADER, aud
some OF the great dangers which its pas
sage would entail were pointed out.
Among these were mentioned: The
greatly increased cost of elections under
Its provisions; the Capitalization Of elec
ton CO troll in the hands of a few lndI
viduals; the exceedingly complicated ma
chinery which it proposed; the fact that
the practical operations of the law were
placed beyond the reach even OF the judi
ciary; the enormous power which 1t
granted to county ommisslOners and reg
istry agents; the granting of powers to
officials which should remain inherent IN
the people, and the fact that whethCr in
t~entionally or not, elections are practically
taken out of the hands OF the people and
the disposition of all public offices placed
IN the hands of an autocracy which the
bill itself created. Attention was called
to the vital importance Of election laws,
and the jealousy with which tie people
should guard all their rights. Alter ad
vising everybody to read the bill, the ar
ticle closed with these words: Does the
Hebard bill, as it now stands, reach the
root OF existing evils and offer adequate
remedics2"
Our desire was to fairly present some
of the salient features of the bill
stripped of all legal technahties and YER
bosities. If the objections advanced are
well founded they would detract very
much from the practical value of the bill,
if they are not well founded then it re-
manned with the supporters Of the bill to
show the fallacy of the criticisms made
upon it and point out to the people the
benefits which would accrue from the its
passage.
The Sun makes no attempt whatever to
meet any OF these perfectly legitimate
objections. Instead it opens its flood
gates OF abuse upon this paper and the
Democratic party. 1t would perhaps be
too much to expect the Sun to rise to
the dignity OF a public discussion, On
the principle that water cannot
rise above its own level and
a purse cannot be made out of a sow's
earl If the Hebard bill is all that its
supporters claim tor it, then no legitimate
criticism of it can do it harm, while cap
tious, caviliing criticism will only raise it
in the popular estimation. We now APP
pear to be on the eve Of statehood. Each
passing hour seems to brighten the pros
poets, and as we appear to be about
ready to enter on this new stage of our
career the people should be prepared to
place the seal OF their condemnation upon
any measure which takes away from
them any of their vested privileges.
No paper in the territory has urged
more strongly or spoken more warmly
in favor of better election laws
than nas THE LEADER. The people
demand this concession at the hands OF
the present legislature, and the legisla
ture should respond with alacrity. but no
sugar-coated conglomeration which prac-
tically ostracizes the common people and
make s%chicanery the test Of success in
carrying elections will satisfy them.
, 1890-02-14
READ AND REFLECT
N MOMENT.

ONh MOMENI-
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cessful medical specialists of the age, feel IL
their honest duty to caution the public ren-
orally and those who may be suffering from
eases in particular, against the numerous un-
principled pretenders in various parts OF the
country who are passing themselves OF upon
the people as experienced specialists TO EEK
ual disorders, whereas they are generally
frauds who possess nothing but a legal d.
pionla To keep them out OF prison for their
fearful medical malpractices.
Me nave mao hundreds OF patients who
medical pirates and their disorders greatly ag-
gravated and their lives endangered, have
come to us in despair and to be cured only
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Remember that It requires something more
than a plausible advertisement and a bogus
testimonial to really cure this class of dis
eases and only a physician specially fitted
and adapted TO its pathology and research py
long EXPERIENCE, scientific skill is capable OF
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Many receive a mere temporary relief at
the hands OF these medical shams TO find out
to their sorrow that they are GETTING worse
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Come at once, don't delay. Avoid these
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There are no extra charges and ~disaPpoint-
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Think over this, read and reflect, then give
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The best evidence in support OF this fact is
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ialty.
Or. Wagner & Co., I4l4 Larimer st
Address p o. Box 27S3. DENVER, Colo.
, 1890-02-14

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, 1890-02-14
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, 1890-02-14

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, 1890-02-14

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Historic
, 1890-02-14

But at this moment she was checked
by the arrival of Napoleon with the
lemonade. Barras hurried away, still
hoping for the best; but soon he saw at
the other END Of the room Bonaparte
standing in the attitude in which he has
, 1890-02-14

Or. Wagner & Co., I4I4 Larimer st
Address p o. Box 27S3. DENVER, Colo.
, 1890-02-14
THREW AWAY A GROWN.
A FRENCH WOMAN WHO DID THIS
WITHOUT KNOWING 1T.

Bonaparte's Match Making Friend Meets
with n Sore Disappointment-The Young
COr~ioHn Needed Money, but Not a
GRANDMOTHER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-15
ELIZADETII.

Weather permitting there will be a big demonstra-
tiou here tonight in honor of the Kansas III!
Veteran Guard who come here guests Of The
Veteran lonaves Tie Guard Is returning fi0m the
National Fuoampmcnt at Boston. and viii reach the
Gruud central station, Ecw lori az O'CLOCK thls
morning. and will take IL the sights OF the metropolis
until evening when they will boaid the steamer
Advance a Per so 80. Noitl River. Tie veteran
Zouavc, with their Calling guns. will also be- IN board
and Al the entrance 10 the KIN, the steamer VIII be ne,
los feet Of twenty-five vessels steamers and tugs All
decorated with Chinese lanterns and CARRYING supplies
If urcworl,s The marine procession VIII move
through the Kills 10 Ehzihcihpor seventy
bourrcs will blaze on the staten Island shore.
The Central Railroad wharvce and water front VIII
he lighted Iv hny locomotive headlights. 4 display
Of fireworks Will BE- given from the pier Of > l."
Moor. 4 SONS. and the boathousc, Of the Mcyon aud
Arhur XIII clubs. the Old Washington Hotel and the
numrrou, factories along the sound VIII De hh'S
:. snra'rd and Illuminated. The landing VIII De maze
nf ELtbsthdvr.. and the procession VIII move HuuEn
First and broad St, T. the Loudvc .trmoN. WHERE ~
formal reception % be pre- ld'l over oi "oN'f"i -"
belt Will take pla"c
The i~putc between the ~ocia..stc and Conserve
tive nomhcr- Of the Piaitdcut-chc Ncrcu here to te
po,,c,sun Of the snccty's property and TIE Siooo ~
The treasury wa, settled on Wednesday night ~ uic
annual meeting, IN" socialist, Winning bN rlN N"''H
Thr conservatives have Withdrawn from the organ.
llatinu The property - The society hal been scH'l
Ly the Chief II Police AT the request of the conserve
tiv.s The Conservative mrm'ct. hrgrN ou'NuhuN,
the .ocillits, but were too confident OF WlnHHr' du
dii not tuin ont 10 IN" meeting IN mi i1irc
Health Inspector Putnam of this city. reports the
number of rontagibus disease during the wear ending
turu.t 1 A. follows: scarlet fever. I'D. dlphtlcEa
IL: neaslcs "a chckcnpOx, o, typhoid fever. Il.