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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-11-13

MISSOURI PACIFIC-AT HERINGToN.
Going West.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-11-13

than expected and
Come
winter outfit and will youmoney
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-11-13

Do want to money your winter outt OF course
Wel
County You where! What foolish question: folio
suit of Clothes Crcoa Underv
thing found first class Co
go straight to
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-01-21
A Pair Of Elopers.

From parties running on the mar
now gauge, the BAzoO learns of an
elopement which is, creating a small
sized sensation in the pretty little
town of Windsor Mo. 1t appears
that Z. w. Davis we'll known young
man of that place ami Miss Mary
Robbins, daughter of Mrs. Robbins, a
clearinghouse keeper, eloped Tues
day night, with the intention of go
ing to the Indian Territory, where
they can be married without a IL
cense. Mr.. Davis is 80 years old,
of steady habits and prosperousin bush
ness. He was formerly of Galloway
county. The mother would not give
her consent to the marriage because of
her daughters tender age Miss Mary
gave out that she was going to aparty
and from a neighbours the couple
started in a carriage for Windsor,
where they boarded train bound for
he /. I.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-01-21
Farming Lands For Sale.

Any one wishing to locate in Pettis
county on q good farm can be accommo-
dated with good land, at reasonable prices.
within four miles of Sedalia, iu any GUAM
ity wished, up to 240 acres. Terms to suit.
Address j. w. Wilson, Otterville, No. ,
and mention this adv't in the BAzoo'
d&wtf.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-01-21

j. w. Wilson, . prominent farmer
residing near Otter lille, Cooper COUNTY
and an old time friend of the BAzoo va.
in Sedalis, Tuesday last.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-01-21

A sort of lethargy sometimes takes pos
session of the kidneys and bladder; they
should be promptly stimulated to health.
full action by the use of DR.. j. III. McLean's
Liver and Kidney Balm,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-01-21

i guarantee my patients the finest,
most durable, natural and comfortable fit
In artificial teeth. Give me trial.
q 17w3m T. III. WILSON.
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
IMPORTATION FOR A PRICE
q. Washington sells some Points
About the slot Machine.

From ne Nce T0rt SIN.
There is drop q nickel In. the slot
weighing machine TO the Rapid Transit
waitincroom at ST. George. Staten
Island. Two welIdressed young men
were standing near il the other dav.
One Of them fshed q nickel from his
pocket and stepped on the platform Of
ibe machine to Get weighed. As he
was about To- thrust the nickel into the
slot q little Colored bootblack stepped
mp 10 him and exclaimed.
Hol' on boss Don yo' drap yer
nickel 10 dar ] kin weigh vo wiiout
putin in any money
us that So, Pompeyg said the young
man on ihe machine. How do you DO
iu'
on, 7 ies blows my bref inter de
hole, Bu de machine works ies de
same liko you'd drapped a nickel In. "
Nonsense Don't tell me any fairy
tales like That, George Washington
Dat aint no fairy tale boss; dars
true. - cawsuel. I'll bet yo money
dat Kin do IL.
AN right III bet you a dollar you
can't.
As he said this the young man pulled
o dollar from bis pocket and held it ont
toward the little bootblack, evidently
expecting him TO back down at the sight
of the money. But to his great aston.
ishment the little darky didn't back
down at ALL Instead Of doing so he
produced a quantity Of dimes aud
niCkels and counted out dollars worth
of them. The young man might have
crawled out OF the bet himself. but a
crowd had gathered, and he was
ashamed 10 do IT, The money was put
up in the hands of the lunch counter
man, and at once the little bootblaok
put his mouth TO the slot, pulled out his
cheeks and blew rs hard as he could
into the machine The indicator swung
around on the dial and pointed at lj4
pounds.
That's a great trick, said the
young man, as he watched the lunch.
counter man pay the bootblack his
dollar. Get on the platform, Fred,
and III weigh you the same way.
Ills companion stepped on the plat
form, and the young man carefully
wiped the slot with his handkerchief.
put his mouth 10 it and began to blow.
His cheeks puifed out like toy balloons.
MS face grew very red and he frowned |
horribly, but the indicator never
budged. The crowd laughed, and the
young man tried again harder than ever,
but with no better success. At last he |
turned TO the gtinning boolblack and /
said:
Say, George Augustus: III give
you another dollar TO show me. how
you did that"
Gimme dc money, an I'll show
You, boss.
The dollar was paid and the little
booiblack slowed II carefully away in
bis pocket. Then be pulled out
nickel, put 1t into his mouth, and put
bis mouth TO the slot. He blew hard
lpain, the indicator once more regis.
tered ii4 pounds, and then the by
opened his CapaCl0us mouth II was
mpiy. The young men were not vc'y
conspicuous after that.
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
A WALL STREET INCIDENT.


llluffratirC Very Common CHAR
actoristic OF the specuIator.
"1f0n AioR Torn" ir he Nsa lorR star.
Nothing in Wall street amuses me
more than the way the brokers and
their customers speculate 10 the shares
Of concerns about which they know
nothing whatever In fact. among
orthodox sreculaiors knowledge of auv
Kind Is considered as u dangerous thing.
being likely to- distract the oper8tor's
attention from the ebh and now of
transactions or the quotations recorded
on the tape, which, In such quarters.
ore considered the only real guides to
be followed. ] Witnessed an amusing
instance of this The other day in the
Office of a Wall street friend
The head of the firm and his Gus
toners were discussing the prospects
Of o certain mining stock In which they
wire interested, when q clerk from the
Office OF the mining coming entered
with a canvas bag in his hands and pro.
cecded TO exhibit TO the gentlemen
present several attractive looking bars
of gold as the product Of the mine for
the past month My friend held the
precious metal mp 10 the light handled
II aflectionately and remarked Well.
that beats me. / have bought several
thousand shares Of that stock. but / al
ways supposed Il was a silver miner"
That is a sample Of the way Wall street
conducts its operations.
The daily critic., 1890-06-30

EfnH ne ttfEtiHQa u llafs-sLIF.
Did you ever know that there are
men who have become noted as he
writer's of songs who never wrote a
verse 10 their lives " remarked Carol
after We bad discussed Annie Rooney. .
MCGinty' and "McManus. Ben
Collins who died 10 New York re-
Gently, wrote lots of good stuff. but
dld you ever see his name on the back
Of a sheet Of musicl He used t0 sel
songs Do people Wlo Were better known
than poor Ben Collins. >. T.. SkelIy
wrote many beautiful songs but Prsftv
Red Rose was the only one that made
q hit some comedians have a habit
ot buying songs from unknown but
bTaiuy B0hemials aud laIing the credit
of having written them In this way
q certain actor who never wrote a s1nl
iu his life has established a world
vide reputation as lhe writer 1f comic
songs
The daily critic., 1890-06-30

with ile uplifting assurance That the eie-
Thart is aiin the object Of the C0asttuHoa's
a1ecHonato solcitude and that. so flr from
having lost any Of ts grip, 20 S. g rossi
blo dearer thau over 10 The hearts of Brother
Howell and Uncle Etmus
This assurance was conveyed through
The medium ofa leading editorial. u exc
tract tuIa which we take special pleasure
ir rCrroiuciug
"Neauwbie we have not pushed the
fund. because 90 has arrived at point
whore So is % certainty, and because we
bay. desired 90 get some accurate iufor
nation .u regard TO au elophaut-t0 dod
whore good one cam be bought, and
what price Thus. while the fund has
seemed toho Iaeg'ug. The CoaHHain ha,
Been covering .ne country in search of am
elephant Mr. W. E Mccormick OF
Atlanta, gentleman who has had large
experience 500 ihe show business. and who
is thoroughly wc''-uformeI in regard to
Tine various hotjs of elephants THAI 20 with
The travelling Wsuagercs 1r THAT ala --a-
toned about u .ho various z1olo-eI
gardens iu Iu.- country, has acted as tIe
a-cuf q. tuo elephant editor m h.s
uattur
I It Uc. sar. after This, 90 saw That
'sgtl.u-is is explained and am forgiven
NgH ESTEEMED contemporary, the Times
of Ngw York, Says
"Ihe more the Elections bin is praised
ly its friends jim the House of Representa-
tiyes the palmer @ becomes that it's chief
purpose is TO promote the partisan plans Of
The Republican managers"
Did the Times ever have O doubt on This
UUiu.s
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
CURRENT HU.IIOR.

Everybody has mission. The mis-.
sion Of the crying baby Is 10 make Old
bachelors and maids eontentel. -dtch.
fs0H Globe
lie had used the funeral fake to get OF
| Jutil all his relations were done,
/ And here as the baseball season began
| lie bad not one 10 die for him, none.
Philadelphia Times.
When a man insists that as a condi-
| uonal OF household happiness his wife
shall give mp her fayoIite poodle, and
she asks for week 10 make up her
mind, what sort Of a comparative value
must she set 90 her husband p PAila-
delphia Press
Colonel Yerger-Is your clergyman
going TO take a vacation this summer
Judge Peterby-Yes we raised a
purse for him without any trouble. II
We hadn't he would have kept right
on preaching all through July and
August.-Ieras SJtiHgs
Congressman Turner made a mis-.
take when he gave up the ice business
TO become Representative do you
think soI'' Undoubtedly. II he had
stuck 10 Il for another year, he would
have made enough money 70 become
Senator, life
TescheT-Did Columbus know that
be had discovered a new continent?
Class-NOi he thought Il was India.
IeaCher-CorTect. Why did he think
he bad found India?
Bright BOy-I s'p0se il was cause
the Inhabitants was Indians. -Nsi0 York
Weekly
A young lady who has had the good
fortune 10 draw as a prize in the church
rattle a beautiful pipe, meerschaum
with an amber mouth piece, seeks I'm
this now not uncommon way 10 fnd a
husband who may make her future
happy. Address Tobacco ''-FZe
geHds BlItter.
A nephew Of Governor Robinson of
Kentucky was recently saving away al
q fiddle, when some one asked him.
What are you playing7' He answered
Il u playing classic music TO Tue
further question, What sort Of music
Is classic musics he replied. That
what amt got any tune 10 "a. '-Er
thUHQf
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
HumanIty ana ne Hlrh-Ta.sr..

feim LtH lhA44sllIhtI heC9TH.
Cyrus Edison. II. D., President Of
the New York Board Of Pharmacy. in
a letter 10 a medical journal upon the
Mckinley bin says Il think the medi-
cal profession should protest against
an act Of Congress BIZ which the cost Of
so important an article IN medicine as
milk sugar would be So greatly and un-
necessarily enhanced. My attention has
also been called % protests In the public
press against the increased taxes On cod
liver oil The medical profession has
already taken the course suggested re-
speciing The duties on mineral waters
All such duties are crimes against hu-
maniiy. But humanity vii scarcely be
listened % in a forum where Justice
does GOT even get The pretense of a
hearing
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
iN OCULISTS PECULIAR CONCLUSIONS.
Chance for BcspectacIed Dudes tn
Boast Of Brainy Ancestry.
Fr0Bi ne Nsip Y0rE Sun.

ff0Dl ne NtiO YOrk San.
a paragraph In a morning paper an.
nounces the fact that within the past
ten years the number Of young persons
between is and 2s who are obliged to
wear eyeglasses has Just doubled. and
suggests that the change In the climate
has brought about the increase. Just
what effect the climate and the sudden
changes thereof may have on the eyes,
none but q specialist could tell Ii Is,
however, probably a very vague and re-
mote one. The operative cause Is more
likely 20 be indicated by the educational
reports, as the result Of the wider dif
fusion Of education and Of the reading
habit An Oculist said not long ago 10
the writer that three generations of
scholars In a family would almost Ger.
tainly bring about some marked defect
OF vision which would tend to become
hereditary.
Another cause, not so potent, perhaps,
but certainly one that Is not altogether
tanciful, Is the lack Of horizon in a city.
The health of the eye demands a ho-
nzon-demands its use for long dis.
tauces as well as for short ones. Thus
II Is observed that dWellers by the sea
or in the open country, where the eve
has long sweep. are seldom near.
sighted. Myopia is the defect Of vision
eommonest IN the city, and there Is no
doubt that the short range Of vision
which a city affords has much TO 10
with inducing II.
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
HOTEL HRRIH4LS.

Iru0- VI. n Iuple and b. b Tuple. New
York city, a.. y. Mcclure, wife. aud Mss
Ada Mcclure, Cincinnati
-trl'uqtoa-H. ~ Gibson, New York city.
E'q9s HDw,-E. W. Ney, W. r. Thome
aud son, Wiliamstown. Ky: VI s. CHAT
man. Hartford, George f. Hart Water
bury, Conn, aud George Merritt New
York city
EbbW HowC- General Daniel Mcclure.
Luuisville, KY, General Eppa Hunton.
Virginia; B. r smith, Cincinnati: q. ID.
Cobb. Richmond; " T.. Wood and wife,
Syracuse, n. Y; y. W. LAWYER. St. Paul:
j. F. Whiting, Detroit; j. e. Bonner,
Toledo, Ohlo J +. Abbey, New York city.
UllorFs-J. H. Bartlett, Virginia, and
Representative 4. r. Bland, Missouri.
Ns,ropo'Hui-Nat Cohen, W. VI. Baker
aud s. !. stern, New York city y. Erskine.
Georgia; w. VI. Dubois, White Plains, y.
T.; Henry Souther, Pennsylvania.
NUhoH0'- William Ewing. VI. A. Good
win aud F. W. Ebliug, Philadelphia; r. j
Ryan, Boston; G. a. Jenney, New York
city G.. 4. Howcs, Silver Creek, y. Y,
ana a. johnson, Fargo, n. H.
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS.

ltfs rOta an strange That Southern
leIub.icars in Congress should oppose
Tie FldUGl Election law devised 10y
Reed and bis henchmen. There could
lt lu, one explanation of their apnr1v
irg 3d. and That would be the assump
iiou hat The persons in question were
irresponsible yagmnls, whose residence
was only constructive and who had
nothing 10 lose bv any of the balcful
consequences of the law operation. so
nan of good character and reputable as
sCCiatiCns, actually resident in South
etn State could possibly look forward
with anything bat gloomy forebodinctb
tie enactment and attempted enforce
ment Of such am infamy as the Rec
RowellLodgo election law.
Representative Ewart of North Caro-.
lima told The simple truth in his forci
bic speech last week. There is no
prospect Of benefit to either race in the
Federal Election bill 10 can do no
good TO Democrats or Republicans at
The South II will infalibly provoke
disorder and violence, and as certainly
arrest The material development of the
section Reed may be able, by an ar
titrary employment Of the machinery
thus placed at his disposal, TO steal a
few Congressional districts and so per.
petuate himself In the power he loves
so well and abuses so shamefullv. but
that the law will serve any patriotic
purpose or promote any wholesome
end, no one three removes from fool
believes.
Southern Republicans know this 10
he true. They have not forgotten the
abhouent period Of reconstruction. and
not one Of them who cherishcs a kind
feeling for his home and his fellow.
Cilizers would willingly see the evils
d lbat dark episode revived. They
krow that this bin will. should &c be.
cone O. law, prove fatal to the peace
std prosperity of the South. and tha'
80 viii entail especial calamity upon the
t'gIoos whom Reed falsely processes a
to.ire 90 protect
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
PERSONAL.

Mrs General George +. Pickett. who
/ met with serious accident some weeks
/ ago, Is slowly recovering. II Is com
/ iuTung 20 her many friends and rula
| iv's 10 hear that she may not be an Ia.
/ vglid FOR life. She Is the guest of Mrs
| d. Joseph e. Stedman, and Is under
| the professional treatment Of thedoctor.
who is one ot Bostou's most eminent
/ surgeons and physicians. tie Is now
| chairman Of the Boston. Mass. asso.
/ citation, lie was "a colonel In the Union
/ Amy and fought through the entire
| iuut years of the late war, receiving n
wound ~ New Orleans, and was nut
Into bis saddle by his men % heal a
charge when hc could not stand on bis
| wounded leg. Such brave men fought
Their battles during the war. No South
ern soldier could more tenderly and
royalty minister 10 the wants and suf.
icrinps Of the widow of the brave
southern hero than has this officer and
his noble family.
George Francis Train will publish a
paper NJ Tacoma, Wash called Trains
Round he World Educator
The name of jefferson Davis appears
10 the neurological report of The Bow.
doin College catalogue. lie received
an honorary degree from that institution.
Rev. Peter Havermans, pastor Of ST.
Mary's Church, al Troy, n. Y, has
Teen longer a priest than any other
Catholic clergyman In this country. He
was ordained over sixty years ago.
Henry A Stanley, although he has
long considered himself a citizen Of the
United States, was not naturalized tin
May Is, 1885 He was about 10 start
for Africa, and came from London 10
New York especially for this purpose.
Dr Brown Sequard according to a
dispatch In the New York Herald Is
still striving for scientific recognition Of
his elixir. If the number Of casual
ties reported from its use In this country
be criterion, II has already received
more recognition than Il deserved.
The late Princess Of Thurn-and Taxis.
a sister Of the Empress Of Austria, was
once engaged to Emperor Francis
Joseph herself, but he Tilted her 10
marry her l6 year old sister. The
Frlneess was a few years ago the most /
handsome and intellectual woman in |
Europe
The first order of London new Chief |
OF Police will not tend 10 make him /
popular. lie has prohibited meetings /
among the men for the discussion OF /
grievances, which may result in actual /
rebellion. Sir Edward Bradford was /
not trained in a good school for his new 4
duties, as II is notorious that positions /
held By British officers in India. espec-
Tally when natives are under orders, are /
too aui0cTatiC 90 M the holder for civil /
Office among white men.
Boston Is raising the funds for me
mortal hall In honor Of Wendell /
Phillips. and a number Of leading lee
,uTers have volunteered their services
in behalf Of the scheme. Ii is proposed
10 give the structure many Of the fea-
lures of Cooper Institute and make II
representative Of a period, very much
as Pllgram Hall stands for early New
England, and FaHeuil Hall for the
revolutionary era Large contributions
Of money and books have already been |
received from different parts Of New |
England as well as 1rJm Bost0nians
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
"APHABlSEBlsM OF PHILANTHROPY



rorroo, ond 5scr.s,, ,5s,rnnS 70
-. 49, -. ,..',,.
m,
N' n"noI''ie provision lol luose
VINO suffered and were disabled in their
country defense threatens, under the
selfish and urscfupulous maDipuiafion
of tboso ,,t, sae o.. Ella. 1,-r,.l,,i,. 81
ma. r.i5.... .s,t
i.''' WV" ,.'ile'S sn'I' anu e''y
I'"u 'o Ioh'icai supremacy TO become
% paurcrizire ysttm, whose least and
most innocent consequence is the
fuirous burden which it IS desHuel
sooner on later fo saddle upon the pub
lic treasury
Ntrr ras Htre ~ lldy5ufta All
ibtlaUHropy. ia rtieb bersoAal dg7r1a-
d'-lW,nt uar6 fmUude7HV mgagufra 7aIfa
NE gaImeHf1f g 0ratefuI pgirilfjyl Hra
ana hats az CgUgJcN hare lfilly arf
sfbied, and The uumanlv silence with
which schemes so groiesque that they
should have long ago been nughei ont
of any intelligent public sssemt1v have
been received, is one of the most
amazing facts of our political eNpp.
riCrcc. Indeed. far apart i'm time as
are Rome and America, we must needs
own that the resemblauces of history
me at once tragic and significant 10
was huge military organization. ne.
member which once put the Roman
Empire up at auction and proposed to
knock 10 down TO the highest bidder.
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
The Taria on Art.


rum "te fhatahalpts AtNss
In the slrictest and faiTest sense II is
a tax on taste, a suppression Of the op-
porunities Of culture, a boorish op-
preston Of refinement 1t is exactly
the same manifestation that a coarse
grained dolt shows when he daubs a
ueighbor's handsome fence with mud
II makes him feel cheap 10 see fine
things, and he hates them. They are
not after bis kind. They are stuck
up ard put on airs The Congress
that laid the tariff on foreign works Of
aTt may have bad an idea Of fostering
our home works and artists, but the
Congress that refuses 10 remove that
laIlh after years Of experience Of its
fuiiliiy in aiding home art acts with
precisely the feeling Of the fence -daub-
ing mifian.
The daily critic., 1890-06-30
The Mount Vernon
AND MARSHALL HALL STEAMBOAT
CuNfpNNY
on and after JUNE I. 1890. the new iron and
steel steamer,


viii leave her wharf, foot OF SEVENTH st..
ii9rr MOUNT VERNON and MARSHALL
for MOUNT VERNON Every day texc,pt
sunday az 10 a. m and 230 p. m. returning
~ aud hd5 y. m. Passengers can rema 4 AZ
MOUNT VERNON until second boat leav,s IL
desired. Fare, round trip, 81. Including al.
mission to the Mansion and Grounds Ele-
CANT cafe on the boat, Meals and lunches
served promptly Mount Nerf ON Guldo
Books can be procured on the boat
For MARSHALL HALL-Same as MOUNT
VERNON schedule for week days
on SUNDAYS at II n. m, 98O and D. m,
returning az ., $50 and % y. m
on FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS, Special
Moonlight Excursions down the river 10
INDIAN HEAD, touching nc MARSHALL
HALL going and returning. leaving Washing
Ton nt G.30 D. m, reaching city on return &C
10 D m.
Meals and lunches at an times az MAR
SHALL HALL Restaurant.
Fare TO MARSHALL HALL and return 2s
cents on any tripi children, between and u
years, Is cents.
The popular and reliable steamer w. w.
COhCORAN will mako her river landings az
far down as GLYMONT landing al WAR
SHALL HALL going and returning. leaving
her wharf daily except sunday al 10 a. m.
returning al 4 D. m. Round trip, IS cents
sunday trips OF the W. w. CORCORAN TO
MARSHALL HALL will be announced
weekly, See advertisements.
For charters OF steamers MACALESTER
and CORCORAN for either MOUNT VERNON
OF MARSHALL HALL apply 70 l.. L. BLAKE,
captain, on steamer. iu0rf
The daily critic., 1890-06-30

EFr0st ff0U BiA0D F0tteg's H7rrayH 0r4t5n
UiH t0nHat 6y Ne NeJr IOrt World
Reference was plainly made to the
utierance of yet another man. not now
in public Office but still in public
view, when the Bishop said
Once grant that civic place is private
placer, out Of which you aud / must first
snatch that which shall Compensate our
selves Tor the discomfort and degradation
involved In scrambling for &C., and it is diff
hcult 70 see how the sequence which puts
self or ones party first and ones country
last does not hold all the way through.
And, indeed, that no higher sense of civic
obligation than this is widely prevalent Is
indicated by the painful fact 10 which one
finds IL difficult to allude with becoming
delicacy and reserve) that great parties and
great personages are able In this matter to
Affirm, on platforms and In official pro-
nunciamentoes, and with such unctuous
solemnity, a virtue which, In practice, they
IND II no less easy with open and bra2en
impunity TO hout and disregard. Such
situation, gentlemen. disguise or dispute it
as men say, never can be betittled or ignored
as mere partisan issue. II Is an issue Of
morals, u is a question Of common honesty;
Tor men ln ciric pOircr are simply The SER
rants gf the State, and the public service is
public trust abuse or perversion or NAL
tcasance IN which is not less, but
greater, crime than unfaithfulness to pri-
yate tlust.
There was no need to tell the audi.
ence who was meant here. Both recog
milton and applause were instant.