Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-13
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PoiDts from Comfy Exchanges on
Dickinson Newspap-TdoEl.
The Manchester sun is running a
dreary series Of articles on the cost of
county officers salaries. 1t should re-
member that the conducting of q
county's business demands capable
men, and the present salaries are not
excessive. Such items as the following
could be coneocted about any calling:
If the corn required to pay our
county officers was built in a continu-
Gus pile four feet high and four fee
wide like cordwoOd, the pile of corn so
built would reach nearly five and one
half miles long.
The Herington Times has sublime
faith in Kansan's ability and ten
dency to rustic. 1t says:
\ new disease to take the place of
ia grippe'' is coming west. 1t is
called the ''la mamma" and it is said to
create drowsiness and a stupor from
which the patient seldom ever RECEIVERS.
However, there is little danger of its
striking Kansas man for dTOwsiness
never enters into his composition, no
matter what the circumstances may
be.
Herington surely cannot complain Of
hard times if this from the Vindicator
is criterion:
Our carpenters claim that as soon as
spring opens there will be more build
ing done than in any one season since
the town was first laid out, they have
many contracts now and are, most of
them, making estimates for buildings
every day or two. The outlook is GER
tainly exceedingly good Tor a spring
boom in the building line at least.
The Solomon Sentinel gives young
men some good advice concerning 60
ing into politics, closing with:
The chances against your becoming
honOred and distinguished amongst
your fellowmen is many thousands TO
one that you will be left sitting on the
stool of repentance in the years to
come.
The News brings up the old subject
of delinquent subscribers who skip"
The newspaper business is the only one
where a man thinks he can get some
thing for nothing. We quote:
Cheerful news fer the newspaper pro-
prietoTs comes from Ohio. y newspa-
per i'll that state brought suit against
forty three men who would not pay
their sub. criptiOn, and obtained judg-
ment for the full amount in each case.
This is q result Of the new postal
law, which makes it larceny TO take a
paper and refuse to pay for it.
The Enterprise Independent does not
believe in moral suasion as an agency
in converting bank robbers. 1t sug-
gests:
II is nothing uncommon nowadays
to hear of a bank robbery. Nearly
every day we hear Of cashier being
held up. If they all would adopt the
plan of keeping big shining "bull
dog" on the COULTER, in easy reach, as
Mr.. Case does, we believe there would
be less robberies.
The Hope Dispatch, never weary in
well doing, calls attention to the ap-
proach Of Arbor day. Too much stress
cannot be laid upon tie Importance of
planting trees-especially ca public
grounds. The Dispatch says;
1t will net be long now until ArbOr
day and every citizen should be pre-
pared to plant at least few treSs or
shrubs. Do not let another Arb0r day
go past without doing duty yoU owe
to the future generation by planting
trees.
The Harrington Tribune is advocating
the forming OF the city of Harrington
into township by itself. The city
already has sufficient population and
valuation and there is no reason why
it should not be master of its own
fortunes. There are many advantages
in such an arrangement and Herring
toms citizens will undoubtedly push
the matter to a conclusion at thespring
election.
We fail to understand why the Chap
man Courier, published on Thursday
does not reach here until Saturday
evening or Sunday. Punch up the
authorities, Heck.
a more sunny spirit may be expected
to shine from the Chronicles columns
since it has moved from a damp cellar
to pleasant rooms over Shaler's. 1t
announces to its readers that it will
''cead mile falthe,", which being trans
lated is, tive are ashamed of ourselves
and will try and do better"
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