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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
THE COUNTY FAIR.
DIRECTORS ARRANGING FOR
LARGE PREMIUMS.
Dickinson County Will Unite in Hav-
ing the Best Agricultural Show
Ever Given in Central Kansas.

The directors of the Abilene Fair
association are busy arranging for the
issuing of the premium list of the
county fair to be held in Abilene Sept.
2l-25 in connection with the annual
inter state race meeting.
The premium list for the race meet
ing aggregates about $4,000 but the
association will make a large addition
thereto for the best exhibits of agricul-
tural products. With Dickinson cOun-
TVS large yield of wheat, oats, fruit
and promise of fine corn there is no
reason why the fair should not surpass
anything ever given in central Kansas.
The track is getting in good shape,
having been hardened 10y the rains and
the flyers will doubtless make fast
time. Some special features are being
arranged for and will prove attractive.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
The Prospect Brightens.

Every day some of the substantial
business men of Abilene take long
drives in the country to see for them
selves how the crops are doing, and if
the reports are exaggerated, and they
invariably come home saying that it
is better than they had any idea of.
One attorney said yesterday on return
ing from a twelve mile drive to the
country, 81 used to live on a farm in
my young days, but L had no idea
wheat and corn could grow and yield
like they have this year." And an
other business man expresses his seuti-
ment in the statement that if the pro-
ceeds of this crop could be applied to
paying off the mortgage indebtedness
of the state this year, it would pay of
every cent of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
A SUCCESSFUL HoRsEMAN.
E. S. Thayer, of the Opera House
Livery. and His Horses.

4. 5. Thayer, OF the Opera House
Livery, and His Horses.
The handsome teams that have been
driven about the city by Mr.. E. S.
Thayer this summer have attracted
much attention and now he has
opened the Opera House livery barn in
partnership with o. T. Fenton. Mr.
Thayer has made specially of bring
ing to the city fine thoroughbred En-
glish Shire 81 Cleveland Bay stallion
and his string is one of the finest in
central Kansas. His long experience
as a hOrsemau has enabled him TO use
the best of Judgment in the selection of
stock and his stables will be found
worthy of patronage by all who desire
fine breeding.
The Opera House livery barn, an
advertisement of which appears else
where, will be kept to the front rank.
Messrs. Thayer & Fenton have pur-
chased the property and mean to make
it a model. The harnesses, teams and
carriages are new land the groomsmen
send the rigs out in first class style.
Especial attention is given to boarding
horses for private owners and satisfac-
tiOn is guaranteed.
The stables are large enough to care
for fifty head of horses, and the feed
yard adjoining is another feature
which the farmers and stockmen appre-
ciate and patrOnize literally. At these
stables you will find the Cleveland Bays
and English Shires for sale and for
service.
The REFLECTOR predicts for the
Opera House barn and its owners much
success. They propose to run a model
barn at lowest prices and will win.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Something About the Men Who Signed
the Declaration.
In all human history there is no record
of nobler body of men than those who
sat in the first Continental congress,
who appended their signatures to the
immortal Declaration of American indie
pendence, and who amid the storm Of
passion aroused by the attitude of Eng
land toward her colonies in America
could so calmly weigh each word of that
great paper as originally presented,
adopt this, alter or omit that. Yet, as
so often happens in human affairs, even
that fateful meeting was not without its
ludicrous side.
Mr.. Jefferson in his old age was fond
Of telling how vote was reached and
the signatures secured on the Declaration
at so early day as the Fourth Of July,
1776, Notwithstanding the opposition Of
Dickinson and other members, who it
was feared would keep the matter in de-
bate for weeks, if not for months.
1t seems that the weather was fright
fully hot, the hall small and crowded
To sit with closed windows was impos-
sible; to open them was to admit swarms
Of rayenous flies from a livery stable
next door, which flies aEghting on the
silk stockinged shins Of the honorable
gentlemen drove them almost to dis
traction. The needful business was by
no means slighted; but the feeling among
all the members of getting away from
the heat and from the torment of those
dreadful flies was too strong to permit Of
6 moments unnecessary delay.
An felt the gravity of such an occa-
sion. The signing of such paper was
treason; the appeal to arms Of those
poor, weak and widely scattered colo
MES, with little cohesion, and all more
or less infested by men who preferred to
accent any terms from England rather
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
No new candidates have beer
discovered.

No new candidates have been
discovered.
1t isn't so bad to be "uuder a
cloud' this Weather.
F. w. Wright, of Ridge, lost val
liable S-year-old mare by lightning
Friday.
The Fort Riley picnic will be held
during the army encampment at the
fort next fall.
Hopes Fourth of July celebration
with alliance speech attachments has
been given up.
w. S. Decker, the court house jdni-
tor, rejOices in a just received pension
of $l2 per month with $40 arrearges.
The clerks of the city are arranging
for big picnic on the Fourth of July.
They intend to go to McMaster's grove
where they will amuse themselves with
games, ball, etc. and wind up in tie
evening with platform dance.
Harrington Times: NJ D. Herring
ton can lay claim this year to the high
honor of raising more wheat than any
other man in Dickinson county. He
has field after field of beautiful wheat
almost ready for the reapers and tie
binders, and throughout the entire list
of them there are only one or two
fields in which heavy yield is not al
ready insured.
"A. S. Green, of the Manchester
Sun, Mrs. Green; ~ NJ. Crary, Her
ington Times; G. n. Hall, Lexington
Real Estate Journal; 4. J. Campbell,
Lexington Roller Mill; Thos. Borman,
Hope Dispatch, are the Dickinson
county newspaper people who have
gone on the editorial excursion. They
go to Pueblo and Colorado Springs,
Colo, and will be absent only four
days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
More About Wheat.

To the Editor of the REFLECTOR.
l have heard a great hue and CRY
made by many that there would be no
wheat in Dickinson county and to test
the confidence of the farmers 1 have
visited all the dealers in binders and
headers in Abilene and up to June "a
they have sold 419 machines to farmers
of Dickinson county this season to save
the present crop and besides the new
machines sold, more than one-half the
farmers had old machines to do their
harvesting. Other towns have also
sold many. It looks to a man up a
tree as though our bread was sure.
D. HIGGINS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
Remarkable Facts.

Heart disease is usually supposed to
be incurable, but when properly treated
a large proportion of cases can be
cured. Thus Mrs. Elmira Hatch, of
Elkhart, Ind, and Mrs. Mary L. Baker,
of Ovid, Mich, were cured after suffer.
ing 20 years. S. G. Linburger, drug.
gist at San JOSE, ILL.,, says that DIR.
Miles New Heart Cure, which cured
the former, worked wonders for his
wife" Levi Logan, of Buchanan,
Mich, who had heart disease for 80
years, says two bottles made him feel
like a new man." DR.. Miles New
Heart Cure is sold and guaranteed by
J, NJ. Gleissner. Book of wonderful
testimonials free.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
Navarro Nuggets.

Special REFLECTOR Correspondence.
NAVARRO, June 24.-Navarre ALI
suce reelected its old officers for one
year,
Z. w. Coleman's father returned to
his home Iowa Monday.
John Maughermer and wife, of Indi-
ana, are visiting with his brother, S. c.
Maughermer,
There is some talk of a store being
opened &C or near the Belle Springs
creamery and We do not know of a
better location for one.
Late cherries are very plenty but
pickers are rather scarce.
Most Of the corn has been tended
twice and some three times and it is
growing at the rate of about six inches
in twenty-four hours.
Some Of the normal teachers spent
Sunday at their homes on the farm.
w. A. Heaton, living on the J. B,
Lundly farm, is kept pretty busy gath
ering the fruit Of different kinds and
1t Will net him a snug little sum of
money.
d. B. Horizons addition to his store
building is quite convenience as well
as an Improvement to the looks of
the building.
Eli Hoffman and wife are expected
home from their visit in Pennsylvania
Thursday,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
T. o. R. @. H.
A National Event.

The holding of the Worlds fair in a
city scarcely fifty years Old will be a
remarkable event, but whether it will
really benefit this nation as much as
the discovery of the Restorative Ner-
vine by Dr.. Franklin Miles is doubtful.
This is just what rhe American people
need to cure their excessive nervous
ness, dyspepsia, headache, dizziness,
sleeplessness, neuralgia, nervous debil-
ity' dizziness, confusion of mind, etc.
1t acts like charm. Trial bottles and
fine book on nervous and heart disea-
ses," with unequaled testimonials, free
at J. NJ. Gleissner's. 1t as ICdTrdnted to
contain no opium, morphine or dangerous
druQS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
Happy Hoosiers.

VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida
vile, Ind, writes: Electric Bitters
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined, for that bad feel
ing arising from kidney and Liver
trouble" john Leslie, farmer and
stockman, of same place, says: Find
Electric BittRrs to be the best kidney
and liver medicine, made me feel like a
new man." j. w. Gardner, hardware
merchant, same town. says: Electric
Bitters is just the thing for man who
is all run down and don't care whether
be lives or dies; lie found new strength,
good appetite and felt just like he had,
a new lease Oh life. Only SOC. bottle
at John NJ. Gleissner's.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
Notice for Letting of Bridge Con-
tract.

Notice is hereby given that the town
ship board of Grant township will, on
Thursday, the 9th of July, 1891, at 2
o'clock p. M. of said day, let to the
lowest and best bidder, contract for
erecting bridge across Mud creek on
the section line between sections five
and eight in said township of Grant,
according to plans and specifications
therefore which can be seen at the
office of the county clerk of Dickinson
county, in the City Of Abilene, and
that sealed proposals will be received
for the building of said bridge until Il
o'clock noon, on said 9th day of July,
1891.
Power is reserved 10y the board to
reject any and all bids. 39-3&c
SAM'L BRICKER, Trustee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, H.,
makes the statement that she caught
cold, witch settled on her lungs: she
was treated for month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told
her she was hopeless victim of con-
sumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist suggested DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton; she bought a bottle and to her
delight fonnd herself benefited from
first dose. She continued its use and
after taking ten bottles, found herself
sound and well, now does her own
homework and is as well as she ever
was.-Free trial bottles of this Great
Discovery at ]. II. Gleissner's drug
store, large bottles soc. and s1.OO.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
COURT OF sCOTLAND.


Mary, Queen Of Scots ...-......Julia McInernoy
mary BetOn---.. --...----..A Anna Dyche
Mary SetJn............-....-. Viva Robinson
Mary Livingston......... Elizabeth Hart
Mary Fleming ......--.... .-Etta Campbell
RizziO. Court Musician......-. 4. Sargent
Llnosay-------- -.-.-.---. ---..--.b- l. hoSan
Rutaven. .-...............~....... q. T. RiOrden
Geo. Doug lass......-..-..--... IN. T. Berry
Sir Robert Melville, ambassador to
Court of England I'M. G Bingham
Willie Douglas ...............G Gertrude Kirby
Janette Kennedy Gertrude Sargent
Sir Andrew Melville, Old Stewart, s. n. Berry
Patrick Lind -hy................i \. B. Mitchell
COURT OF ENGLAND.
queen Elizabeth............ Mary T. Berry
Fail of Leicester. ...........N. a. PObinsOn
Earl of shrewsbury -..............C c. X. RiOrden
Earl of Kent. --..-....-.-.. NJ. g. Bingham
Sir Amias Paulet... ............O. L. Barker
Sir William Dav' sOn......... j. f. McInerney
Lord Burleigh. B. p. Hogan
AS all the characters were taken by
young ladies, pupils of the academy,
the make-upS for the dukes and lords
were somewhat unexpected by the
audience, but the costumes of the court
ladies were exceedingly elaborate and
beautiful. The young ladies taking
part all acquitted themselves with
honor and their perfect articulation
and excellent rendering of difficult
passages won them hearty applause.
Miss Julia McInerney in the title role
and Miss Mary Berry as Queen Eliza
beth were perfect in their way. Miss
McInerney was especially happy in Der
manner, having a difficult part. Miss
Viva Robinson as Mary Seton and as
the Earl of Leicester showed much
versatility, while Miss Gertrude Kirby
as Douglas and Miss Lea Barker as
Paulet did excellently. In fact all were
deserving of praise.
Interspersed between scenes were
numerous musical selections by Misses
Kirby, McInerneY, Riordan, Sargent,
Prendergast, Barker, Robinson, Berry
and Young. All were heartily en-
cored, the most loudly applauded being
instrumental duet by little Maggie and
May Prendergast. The little ones can
surely feel proud of the honor accorded
them.
Handsome tableaUx ended each act
and were unusually attractive. The
program was long, it being nearly 1890
when the curtain fell but the large
audience had shown no impotence and
had apparently enjoyed every moment
of the time.
The close of the third year of the
academy has been very suspicious and
the ability and. training shown by the
pupils reflects much credit on Mother
Bernard, the mother superior, and her
corps of assistants.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
T. o. R. G. H.

There need be no fear of cholera, ifl
when attacked with Diarrhea, flux, or
any relaxed condition of the bowels,
Maguire's Benne Plant is resorted to at
once. 75c. bottle, We pay express
sage if three bottles are ordered.
J. s. G. MAGUIRE, st. Louis, Mo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
COMMENCEMENT DRAMA.
MARY, Queen of Scots" Presented to
Large Audience Last Evening.

mary, queen OF Scots presented 70
Large Audience Last Evening.
1t is very evident that the people of
Abilene take an interest in anything
that has connection with education.
The annual closing exercises of Mt. st,
JOseph's academy last evening in the
opera house were attended by an au-
dience which not only filled every seat
but overflowed into chairs in the aisles
and even occupied much of the stand
ing room. 1t was an enthusiastic and
interested audience and it was ready
for the exercises at little after s.
The program did not commence, how
ever, until $50 when an instrumental
duet by Misses Julia McInerney and
Gertrude Kirby was given as prelude
to the play to be presented.
Following came the three act historic
drama, MARY, Queen of Scots with
the scenes laid in HolyrOOd palace, the
council chamber, the prison and the
execution hall in which Mary was led
to her death. The cast of characters
was as follows:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to CastorlA
When she had Children, she gave them CastoriA-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION.
The Institute Students Enjoy the
Hours.

Inc institute students ENJOY the
Hours.
One of the pleasant features of the
institute month was the reunion of the
county high school pupils at the central
building last evening. There was a
close line drawn and only the pupils of
the school and a few invited guests
were present. Still so many of the
former were present, coming in from
the country districts in this vicinity.
that there were about 100 gathered for
the evenings enjoyment. Ref esh-
ments were served and the following
literary program was given:
MUSIC. .Glce Club
Music-Quartette.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Misses Crane and Lower; MessTs.
Wick and Cundif.
Rec!tation...... -. .......... Katie Lower
Music-Duet. Cora Crane and Carl Wick
Glee Club
Impersonation......-. ...........May Stotrad
Prof. Gaines made a short address
bidding the high school pupils farewell.
The evening was enjoyed until late
hour when the high school members
adjourned.
The institute this morning showed
the effect of the high school pleasures
last evening and it was not difficult to
detect those who were ont late.
Prof. Higgins, of Topeka, agent for
Betz' system of physical culture, was
present this morning and conducted a
drill.
The visitors today were: Misses
Leo Pierce of Chapman, Cora Grain,
Lois Mutt, Nellie Blair and Amy
Stewart of Solomon; MeSsrS. Alva
Mutt, f. j. BOutin, Bruce Stewart.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
A Lady in Texss Writes.

My case is of long standing; has baf-
fed many physicians; have tried every
remedy ] could hear of, but Bradfeld' s
Female Regulator is all that relieved
me. Write the Bradfeld Reg. Co.,
Atlanta, Ga, for further particulars.
Sold by j. NJ. Gleissner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
Bucklen's ArnIca SalVe.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
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John NJ. Gleissner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice, having
had placedin his hands by an East India mission
airy the formula Of q simple vegetable remedy for
the speedy and permanent cure Of Consumption,
Bronchitis, CatGrrh, Asthma, and all throat and
Lung Affections, also positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complsi5Is,
after having tested its wo.uierful curative powers
in thousands Of cases hiss felt il his duty 70 make
il Known 70 his suffering fellows. Actuated By this
motive and q desire 10 relieve human suffering
viii send free Of charge to allwho desire ii, this
recipe in German, French or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sentby mail
bV addressing with stamp, naming this paper.
". A. MOVES. $50 POsreTs Block, RoehestsT.M =
Children Cry To-
Pitchers Cast0Fia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
The Boy of 1t.

Billie-I say, Tommy, let's go off be-
hind the barn with these crackers and
burn our fingers.
Tommy-Whatcher wanter burn y
fingers for?
Billie-Mommer told me not to.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02

Beecham's Pills cure sick headache
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-02
THE RESCUE!
The Greatest Bargain Giving
Store in the Country
Offer This Week:

Handkerchiefs worth and 7c your
choice tor Sc; worth 10, IL, 15c for &c; worth
20, 90, 25c for 18c; worth 3Oand 35c for Csc.
A lot Of sample Parasols and silk Umbrel-
las at less than wholesale prices.
Ladies' and children's Blouse and Shirt
Waists at one-thlrd less than regular price.
Pure Silk Mitts at Is, 20, 25, 80, 35. So,
and 75c.
Embroideries and Laces, our sales OF
these have been very large on account of I'M
usual orders.
Best table oil cloths at zoe per yard, 9TH
ers get Is and SOC.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-20

A noted type is represented by the
"blanket man" of Colorado. In respect
to work he is farm hand. in respect to
his mode Of life he is a tramp. He car
ries blanket from place to place, and
hires himself ont. He sleepsin aShanty
like that erected for railroad laboreps in
many places, and,his food is about such
as is furnished for such laborers. There
is nothing in common between him and
his employer, scarcely the common sym
pathy of humanity When the blanket
man" finishes one agricultural task he
rolls up his blanket and passes. on to the
next ranch where he can obtain work.
Perhaps the blanket man" is necessity
of the time, but it is to be hoped he will
pass away. Such men treated in such a
manner will tend to degrade agriculture
UNNECESSARILY
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-20
Wasted Forces.

One of Rev. Phillips Brooks most
striking diseourses is on the energy in
mems nature that is thrown away on
worthless objects orSworse than wasted
on evil aims. Just as the stupendous
force of Niagara has been uselessly ex-
pended all these centuries, 80 has there
been tremendous moral and intellectual
power in men that passed out quite use
lessly in the round of life.
Bishop Brooks says:
There are the elemental affections which
might warm the dead to life and scatter misery
from countless homes of darkness. There are
seheming and planning enough in the societyof
great city in single winter, II they were no
bly, instead of basely directed, to bear all life,
with its countless relations, up into higher
level< and almost build a New Jerusalem along
the streets. There are artful contriving and
tireless vigilance and excited feelings enough
in politics, II they were filed with public spirit
and exercised of selfishpess, to grapple with
every public question and save the country q
thousand times. There is the faculty of com.
bination and cooperation, with its great unde-
veloped possibilities.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-20

Very learned, indeed, is that scientific
essay that proves mankind has bad
teeth, because the said teeth are '.the
terminal points Of the bony structure
and therefore do not get their share Of
nourishment till it has gone the rounds
of the blood and been used up. That is
all well enough for science; bat the fact
remains that manlxind's teeth decay be-
cause they have not hard work enough
to give them healthy exercise. Let peo-
pie eat hard crusts and tough food
enough to develop the strength of the
teeth and jaws. Then let them brush
with a stiff brush every night, not only
their teeth, but their gums as well, re-
moving every particle of food, and the
chances are that their teeth will remain
white and firm. Animals and negroes
in the wilds ofeAfrica do not need tooth
brushes because they eat the hard food
that makes the jaws strong. But the
stiff brusffitself will be help to civil.
lied beings. 1t does part of the work Of
giving exercise. 1t may be painful at
FIRST, but it will tougher the gums.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-20

Who will have watch that will last
a thousand years and wind itself all that
time? George Newton, New York
matchmaker, declares positively that he
has invented such timekeeper. He
calls it the patent perfect perpetual
motion watch, and warrants it to run
fifty years without a break or repair
The only trouble about this extraordi-
nary watch is that MIR. Newton might
not be here to clean and repair it at the
end of fifty or hundred years