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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-24

Tie ortiEoary Drry0as sehd4<ke IN worsss
will b. greatly relieved. snd in many cases
entirely cured. by rtTn0TisH the waist a
ons's dr>ss. kbOttiog the hair high up on
the bead ont q the way. sEHi whils lean
ing over hasda placing a sponge soaked
in water as hGt - Il oHz DC barne on tbo
back Of the nnek. Repczs this many tins.
also applying th@ Fpongr hshissd The sarH-
New YER Jou-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-24
AT MUD CEEEK.

On swept the gallant til, the men
shouting, the horses dashing in wild dis
order, trampling those who fell beneath
lheir iron feet Sabers cleaned in the
sunlight, carbines in hand, the men in bare
heads with hair flying in wild disorder,
each struggling TO gain the first place
among the tangled mass as they flew to-
ward the goal. The Virginia regiment,
cheered by some little encouragement,
makes a half wheel and envelopes the op-
posing force in their mad career Then, as
II by some hidden power, the Yankee regi-
ment rises in its might. the Nirgnians are
flung back, the cheer dies away from their
lips and is taken up by the victors, and the
lines Of each form and form again, only TO
be again broken. Now il is victory for
friend; now for foe; now the two lines be-
come so thoroughly mixed that it is i'm
possible to tell which has the advantage;
but they diverge once more.
See the little cluster of men who have
become separated from their companions
they are of both sides-how they run
their horses and fight with the saberl Their
sarbines are empty. 1t is "A hand TO hand
combat, and the sides are equal in number.
Bob Sykes is among them. so is Jim Dodd,
and now they have singled out their men.
1t is a fight 10 the death. Bob has had one
man nearly endorsed, while Jim is flying
after another They become separated
and are hid from view by a copse OF trees
Only TO appear again. But where is Jimi
Bob has endorsed his raE1i md brings him
in. But the enemy have gained the ford.
and the recall is sounded from our lines.
Gradually and reluctantly the pursuers
withdraw and the foe Is left 10 himself
The affair Of Mud Greek was over il was
victory. We had won the ground, but
alasl atwhat a price The dead aud dying
lie on every side, and Bob looks in vain for
his friend
In shady little nook down by the creek
lies body in the blne Uniform 81 a cAval
ryman. A bullet wound marks his forehead.
and the body Of poor Jim Dodd lies where
no friendly hand shall mark bis grave.
His name is dropped from the rolls, and on
the margin of the last report is written the
simple word missing, Exchange.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-24

When collection - taken up IN Ire
southern colore.I churches al those wbo
viii give arr asked u come % TIE altar
md DEPOSIT tns cash TAis idea starts e.
sTybcdy forward, and tie fact thai the
minister holds TIE pate MAKES each one
feel that nicke,s vii Be cat Of place there
-Dsizr5t rse Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-24

Ns1t TO an open FIRE and sunshine no;o-
ing gives such eaeeTlness - room -
books Given TIE books TIE problem -
hoa 20 place them tie nos e,-sr'iFeiy
with snail eEpezs-. The tai SooEeSss q
cax c.i.LAoo1- WHOSE slk4s 2SsEs EeTe a..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-24

n nN"h AAssh A+l. 500 " washington
George WaShiugt5np famous Rules of
Civility," which. In btu boyish handwrit-
ing, he had copied fren some unknown
original into the old blank book that is
now in the archives az Washington. but so
badly gnawed 10y rats - 70 be in parts il!e-.
ible, has been traced bv that iudefatigable
literary explorer Mr.. Aoncure D. Conway
TO a French source. One version Of the
Rules" he finds in c manual sent by the
jesuit: monks Of the college o: Ia Fleche
to their fellow monks - Pont-a-Mousson
in 1888 Another vesSlon appears, nearly
fifty years later, IN a little treatise pub
lished in London By youthful prig OF {
years, Francis Hawkins by name, and from
these two relics Mr.. Conway has supplied
the missing articles Of the dignihed young
YiTginian's code Of manners
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-24
IN. conaue,or., s,Bd, n P..a,.

An Indiana EyerUe street. car conductor
says; l have been in a. the divisions OF the
city. ! began on toe west SIDE, ard don't
remember much that / saw in those days
that Vas pecuEzr "a ths H&anlA .z~s 49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-24

Be DECEIVED INTO
BUYING CHEAP mai
TATIoNs CLAIMING
TO BE JUST AS
GOOD AS S. S. S.
II they had merit. they
would not claim to be rs
good as something sIse-
swTFTs SPECIFIC. g. S. s.
is RECOGNIZED AS The
STANDARD. THAT Is WHY
THE COUNTRY Is FLOODED
WITH MUTATIONS or IT.
Books on Blood and Skin diseases free
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. ATLANTA. GA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-24

Mine Of GeTser Origin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-24

Discussing a Recent Itattle-one Praised
the Other for HIS bravery. Forgettinr
That He Himself Had Saved rs.
Friends Life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
THE HOSTILES.
The Usual Crop Of Reports From
the Bad Lands.
THE CORRAL" TURNS OUT AFAILURE
Nary a Red FOund-Two Companies of
Soldiers Said to Be Surrounded in the
Yellowstone Region-COwboys Kill
an Indian.

DICKINSON, y. D., Dec. 23.-Courier:
and guides in from the Cannon Ball
where Captain Fountain and his troop,
have been, report that the latter has
moved forward to Grand river.
Runners between Short Bull and
Kicking Bear are keeping up communi-
cation. The latter's band is split up
into small detachments. White Hawk
band of seventy-five Indians has re-
moved from the Little Missouri and is
reported as heading east. They are
likely to cross the Northern Pacific at
Hebron or Glen Ullen. Six lodges are
said to be camped on the Heart river
southwest of Glen Ullen and 100 lodges
are reported fifty miles north of this
place by cattlemen who were here night
before last.
Major Carroll and the First cavalry
are advancing along the Cannon Ball.
Captain Adams and Colonel Carr's
scouts are slowly closing in from the
west side of the Little Missouri. 1t
looks as though the redskins had been
fOrewarned of the proposed corral by
the troops, as none of them have been
met with. The system of cOmmunica-
ton is complete between Major Carroll,
Captains Fountain and Adams and Lieu
tenants Carr and Castor. The cavalry
and infantry scouting in the neighbOr-
hood of the Bad Lands IS only 400.
RAPID CITY, :. d.. Dee. 23.-Dis-
patches to General Miles from Colonel
Sumner show that nearly all Of Sitting
Bulls followers, together with Big
FOot's band, have surrendered to him.
Colonel Sumner in a dispatch says this
disposes of the Indians along the Chey-
enne and if there are any more of Sit
ting Bulls people out he does not know
where they can be.
General Brooke reports the arrival Of
friendly Indians at the Bad Lands camp,
and says the capture of Sitting Bulls
people and Big Foot's followers will aid
the efforts of the friendlies to bring in
the hostiles.
An Indian scout reports to General
Brooke that Short Bulls followers are
anxious to come in but are withheld by
the threats of Kicking Bear, one of Sit
ting Bulls agents. The scout thinks,
however that the friendlies will at least
succeed in bringing out Short Bulls
followers.
A report has reached General Miles
via Missoula that two companies of
soldiers in the Yellowstone region are
north of Cave hills by 500
Or 600 Indians and have sent couriers
out with notification of danger to the
settlers. General Miles says there are
Indians in that vicinity, but discredits
the report that the troops are hemmed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
BOLD PIRATES.
Attempt to Wreck the Monitor Terror in
Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Attempt to Wreck the Monitor Terror in
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-A morning pa
per says: "A daring attempt was made
late Saturday afternoon to sink the
big double-turreted monitor, Terror,
at the Brooklyn navy yard Thir-
ty inches of water were discovered
in her hold yesterday morning, but
the greatest quantity Of the water had
been pumped out by evening. She is
now lying at the dry dock. The at
tempt to sink the vessel was made just
as she was about to be hoated out of the
dry dock. 1t was not the fault of the
miscreants that they did not succeed
1.-THE under water openings and sea
valves had been personally inspected by
officers of the construction department.
At noon on Saturday she was reported
ready for floating. Half an hour later
the startling cry arose that the water
was rushing in through the sea valve
connection. The big monitor was
settling. The most vigorous work upon
the part of the crew became necessary
to save her. The huge dock pump was
put in motion, spars were run out
from the side of the dock to steady
the vessel and by the aid of hawsers
she was held in place. The crew
finally succeeded in closing the sea
valves opening. They were covered
from the outside and. after thirty min
utes' hard work, the vessel was saved.
Then the pumping began in earnest
'1t is expected that arrests will be
made to-day, as the Brooklyn police are
said to have fairly good clews as to the
identity of the culprits-"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
He Didn't Go.

An Abilene loan broker is busy ex-
planning why he has not been to To-
peka during the past week. He in
tended to go several nights ago and
coming down town early in the evening
told his wife he would not be home but
would take the l a. N. train. About
midnight the wife went to the larn to
see if everything was safe and found
the team aud carriage gone. Sc
raised an alarm of burglars and routed
out two of the neighbOrS The men
looked over the ground and concluded
that the proprietor himself had taken
the rig. They came down town, look
Cd for the gentleman in vain and went
back to comfort the distracted wife.
In the meantime the man came home
quietly put up the team, lodged into
an alley as the neighbors came back,
and sauntered down town himself.
The neighbOrS and the wife went
to the barn to lock up and 10! thele
were the horses, warm from their
evening drive.
Then there was excitement. And
the second glory was greater than the
first" The wife was mad-not COM
mon mad, but real, honest up-and-
down mad. She posted the accommo-
dating neighbors down town to hunt
up the husband and bring him home
dead or alive. They took him home
alive but badly scared. He would not
tell why he acted as he did and they
can not determine whether he is grow
ing frisky in his mature years or SIM
ply had urgent business out of town
that night. He has not been to To-
peka yet and wears such a detected
and hunted look that if he should go
he would be taken for an alliance rep
resentative who had promised to vote
for Ingalls,.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
eERIsTNEs Joys.

This Poem Received the Prize offered b.
THE REFLECTOR for the best Original poeI
written by Pupil Of the Abilene Schools.
Could Christmas know the joy it brings
To ouch gay youthful hearts as ours,
Would IL not urge Times steady wings
To mete with greater haste the hours?
It seems to me would not tire
To welcome Chri stmas oft and long;
For then its presence would inspire
Ny heart to love and lips to song.
In mortals all q thread there lies
OF careless thinking and neglect,
When duties come and thoughts arise
Which call for thought and true respect
Those sthipgs which should command on
scorn
Are shown to US by Precept kind,
The road which leads to endless morn
Example tells US how to find.
Since we so easily forget
The One TO whom our thanks are due,
Have Christmas often come, and let
1t speak of Christ, its Hero true.
Let loving words our Christmas be,
To tut n our wandering thoughts above
WhiIe.by our actions ali can see
We sing His praise and speak His love.
Another rowing thought call home,
For those whom sorrow robs of joy
And you, to whom gay joy does come,
Go share its gold without alloy.
The days and months will soon fit by,
And when Christ's birthday comes again
Be ready from your heart to cry
"Glory to God, good will toward men"
MAY BRUCKHART.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
First Publication Dec. %, 1901
Treasury Department.
OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE
CURRENCY.


CURRENCY.
WAsHIN ITON DECEMBER 20 1880
In the matterof
THE FIRST NATIONAL PANK,
of Abilene, Kansas.
To all whom Il may concern:
WHERE IS, Upon proper accounting by
the receiver here tOfOre appointed 10 collect
the rsets OF the First National bank OF Abb
lene, Kansas, and upon "A valuation Of the
uncollected assets remaining in his hands,
IL appear TO my satisfaction that in order to
pay the debit oil such association i. is neces-
sarv t. eI.fOIcs the individual liability OF
the ) Och holders therefor 10 the xtent here
i'm IT. r mentioned, he prescribed by sections
5I5I and 523I Of the revised II 4tUtes of the
Unite State.
Now, HER FORE. by virtue OF the author
ity vested in me by ", do her by IN AXE TN
assessment aud requisitiOu upon the share
hOl Iers If IN said First National bank OF
Dilept for sixty-five thousand dollars to be
pail by them rat4bly on or before the first
day of February, lS9 [; and hereby make de-
mand upon each and every one of them for
sixty five dollars upon each and every share
OF the Gu Dital stock of said association held
or owned by t1em, respectively, at the time
OF its failure; and l hereby direct George a.
Rogers, the receiver heretofore a pointed,
to take all n ce- sary proceedings, by suit or
otherwise, to enforce TO that extent the said
indivId usl liability OF the said shareholders.
In WITNESS WHEREJF, L have hereto set
my hand and causeG my seal OF office 70
to be aff xed to thes- presents, at the CITY Of
Washington, in The District of Columbia,
this 10Th day of December. \. e., 1890.
ISeal r. 5 LACEY,
is4 Comptroller of the Currency.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25

in. He has, however, ordered reinforce.
ments sent.
Yesterday some ten cowboys went
down near Battle creek draw where
there are large number of hostiles en-
camped on the reservation. They con
cealed themselves on Bear creek and
had not waited long until eight Indians
rode slowly up to the draw and dis
mounted and unsaddled. The cowboys
slowly crept upon the bluff and poured
a volley OF lead into them. One Indian
dropped dead. The others were so bad
" frightened that they fed for dear life,
the cowboys shooting until they were
out of range. The cowboys captured
seven fine saddles and three good Indian
ponies"
PECULIAR MESSIAH LETTERS.
LAWRENCE, Kan. Dec. 23.-Several
students at the Haskell Institute, the
Indian school here, have received letters
from their relatives in the Indian Terri
tory regarding the Messiah craze. One
of the letters is from a Caddo chief to
his daughter. 1t is dated Anadarka.
and tells of the ghost dances. The
chief tells his daughter not to ridicule
the coming of the Indian Christ. for she
knows nothing of the wondrous mani
festations the Indians have received
from him regarding his appearance on
earth again. He says that maybe some
time her Indian instincts will assert
themselves. and then she will come
back to her people. join in the dance
and make herself ready to receive the
Messiah. The old chief says the belief
Is confined mostly to the good Indians,
and he regrets that the bad ones will not
mend their ways and accept the Christ.
Another of the letters is from an I'M
Gle to his nephew. This letter also tells
of the wonderful revelations that have
been made at the ghost dances, and of
the marvellous interviews the inspired
Indians have had with the Messiah.
Some of the inspired Indians. says the
writer, have had interviews during
their frances with dead relatives, who
have told them to prepare for the COM
ing of Christ and not treat him as did
the white people of old. The writer
cautions his nephew not to reject the
Messiah until he has attended ghost
dance and has had an opportunity to
Judge himself of the evidence of the
coming of Christ.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
SIGLER BROS, successors to
Will endeavor to close out the balance OF
their goods at whatever the goods will
bring under the hammer.

The sale Of year ago successfully carried out
was owing the exceeding hard times not sufficient to
close the entire stock which the largest in Kan
and found necessary continue the business
until this time when pc to be able to close out the
balance We have added from time to time such staple
goods necessary continue the business and have
recently added line of holiday goods which believe will
greatly assist in closing the entire stock We have
fixtures which originally about twenty hundred
dollars ($27O0) which will sell if purchaser can be
found for third the first cost Goods will be sold at
sale is going on positively sell at private sale.
We point with pride the sale of from the fact that
the goods disposed of article
represented and will hundred dollars who Will
show that INDUCED with the exception OF
that
hunted up and the mistake corrected.
that the Saturday Dec
the disposed Of Jewellers from
surrounding country will do well attend this they pick
while those need of fixtures will the
portuny their lives they miss the sale Time will be given
fixtures Respectfully,
sIGLER Bros J. s. KELLEY Manager.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
ABOUT PEOPLE.

DR.. A. Lewis was down from Solo
mon.
Judge R. F. Thompson, of Minneap-
oils, was in the city Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. Morrison, of Hope, is the
guest of Mrs. w. p. Robinson.
Hon. J. w. Gibson went to Chapman
to visit his children in the county high
school.
II. w. Ledy, of Hope, was one of
south Dickinson's leading agricultur-
alists who visited Abilene and the RE
FLECTOR.
Miss Anna Wallace, of Norton, Kas.,
Miss Wood, of Marion, and Miss Scott,
of Kuhn Brook, are visiting the Misses
Adams on South Cedar.
Probate Judge-elect NJ. Bryson has
moved his family to town and occupies
the J. j. Cooper residence, corner of
Spruce and Fifth streets.
William Hoover was a prominent
farmer of Manchester who did Christ
mas shopping in town and treated him
self to Christmas present in the way
Of subscription to the REFLECTOR.
H. s. Taylor, one of the Abilene's
graduates, is home from the Atchi-
son business college for his holiday va
cation. Harry is making rapid strides
in his work and will be fitted for a good
position when he leaves school.
w. H. Ferguson, of Hope, was one
of the prominent south Dickinsonians
who visited Abilene today. He was
accompanied by the Hon. D. B.
Swayze, of Orion, Mich, brother of
the well known Hope resident, w. w.
Swayze. The REFLECTOR acknowl-
edges call from the gentlemen.
Hon. G. Hoffman, of Enterprise,
Kansas, made the Press a friendly
call yesterday. Mr.. Hoffman is a first
class business man, and principal pro-
prietOr of the large Touring mills of
9. Hoffman & Son, and of other manu-
featuring concerns and enterprises in
the cold town of observation-disclosures
Press
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
View Abilene and Admire Her
MAGNIFICENT Track,


Two of the Rock Islands most prom
inent officials, General Solicitor Low
and Claim Agent Thompson, the for
mer of Topeka and the latter of Okla
homa, were in the city this morning
and took drive around the streets be-
hind the fast horses of Messrs. SIAM
baugh and Case. They were more
than pleased with Abilene's fine race
track and Mr.. Low arranged for the
training and keeping Of five thorough
bred FLIES which will be put under
the care of II. Strawn. He considers
the fine track here the best in Kansas
and believes that Abilene will be the
greatest trOtUing center in the west.
Mr.. Low has large real estate inter-
ests in this vicinity and was also look
ing after them. He is pleased with tie
outlook of the city and thinks that
with the prosperity that is indicated
Abilene will make rapid advancement
next year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
Died at Garltnn

a dispatch received today by B. F.
Nelson announced the death of Mr..
Benjamin F. Watson at Carlton, aged
20 years. Mr.. Watson was one of
Dickinson's oldest residents and had
lived in the county 81 years. B. F.
Nelson, of this city, was a stepson of
Mr.. Watson and two sons also survive
him, Messrs. Homer Watson, of Ia
coma, WASH, and Jerome Watson, of
Carlton. The deceased had a wide
acquaintance in this section of the
state and had many friends who will
regret his death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
Illinois Central Fire.

CHICAGO, Dec 23.-At $50 last even
ing fire started in the paint and repair
shops of the Illinois Central railroad,
frame structures standing close to-
gether. extending nearly $50 feet south
from Twenty-ffth street. On the ar
rival of the first company of firemen the
two big shops were burning iercely and
Chief Sweeny and his men did not pay
much attention to them, as they were
beyond salvation, but their efforts were
concentrated on the lumber, which was
saved. There were sixteen passenger
coaches in the shops and every one of
them was destroyed. The loss on roll
ing stock alone was at least $4,000
The burned buildings and machinery in
them were worth $4,000 more.
Judge Brewer, of Kansas, will de,
liver the Grafton at the commencement
exercises of the Yale law school next
June.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
A Charming Memory.

No improvement has been so mark
ed, so signally perfect in attainment,
in the last few years, as the numerous
luxuries that have been introduced in
transcontinental travel. Instead of
narrowing recollectiOns the tourist
now has left to him when his journey
is completed, charming memory of
perfect train service and palace dining
cars. The arrangements this winter
for dining cars on the Union and
Southern Pacific roads, is something
far in advance of anything in that line
hitherto attempted. 2OO-7t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
THE REFLECTOR PRIZES.
The Award Made by the Committee
on Story and Poem.

on Story and Poem.
Three weeks ago the REFLECTOR
offered to the pupils of the city schools
prizes for the best poem and story and
although short time was given a
large number Of well written and pre-
pared manuscripts were entered in
competition for the prizes and were
given to the committee selected to
judge them, the Rev. II. w. Hitler,
L. E. Dewey, E. C. Little.
The manuscripts bore no other indi-
cation of their authorship than num-
bers, the names corresponding to
which were known by no one except
Supt. w. D. Moulton of the city
schools. The following report was
made by tie committee this morning:
ABILENE, Dec. 23d.
To the Editor of THE REFLECTOR:
Your committee after a careful con-
sideration of the stories and poems
submitted, have unanimously decided
that for originality of thought and gen.
CldL SOOu lICdlucuI. lIc uIoI uOUDI
should be awarded to No. =, Mrs.
Hardin's Christmas Gift" as the best
short story and to No. 5, Christmas
joys" as the best poem.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. E. DEWEY,
Committee E. G. LITTLE,
II. w. HITLER.
Upon applying to Mr.. Moulton for
the authors names it was to the COM
mittee's surprise found that both arti-
cles were written by the same young
lady, Miss May Bruckhart. residing on
east North Fifth street. Miss Bruck-
hart therefore wins both prizes and is
to be congratulated upon her excellent
work. Both story and poem show IN
usual ability and originality and will be
read with interest by all. They will be
found elsewhere. The other con-
testants deserve praise for their care
ful work which shows good training
and much thought.