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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

The fruit yield of Dickinson county
will surpsss all past records. The
garden of the world is located in this
vicinity this wear.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

Whether or not Blaine is now very
i'll he certainly will be made so if he
reads the newspaper reports of his
condition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

The man who gets mentioned" for
many things is the man who soonest
acquires the reputation of being a
barnacle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

To fuse or not to fuse is the motto
of the Kansas democrats. If invited
they will not refuse.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

The republican platforms this year
may taste of tin but they will not
smell of whisky.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

The war that is on hand in the De-
troit alliance may not be as large as the
Texas state alliance had but it is al
most identical in the lesson it teaches.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16
First Published in the ABILENE WEEKLY
REFLECTOR July 10, 1891.
Sherif'S Sale Under Execution.
STATE OF KANSAS,
Dickinson County,
WE. Selleck


John q. Roger, Emma E. Roger and @. II.
Lebold, ct al.
By virtue of an Execution to me di
rected and delivered, issued out of the sth
judicial District Court of the State of kan
sss, sitting in and for Dickinson County, in
said State, will,
On Monday, July %, a. D., 1891,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m. and 2
O'Clock D. NJ. of saic day, on the premises
hereinafter described, in Abilene, in the
county and state Aforesaid, etfer for public
sale and sell to the highest bidder, for cash
in hand, all the right, title and interest of
the above named defendants in and to the
following described property towit;
The carpets in the Lebold residence on
Vine street IN the city of Abilene in said
county and state which are made mp and
cover the follOwins floors: North parlor,
south parlOr, dining room, sitting room. two
halls and stairs.
said property levied on and to be sold as
the property of tho above named defendant,
O. h Leboid,
d. W. NALL, Sheriff.
BY S. J. ELLISON, Under Sheriff.
Sherf1's 0flices Dickinson County Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

A Topeka man has invented new
system of spelling. Some Of our ex-
changes need something of the kind
badly
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

For a thrilling example of over-prO-
duction see the cherry crop of Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

Enterprise is at last to have a sub
stantial, first class college. The whole
county will congratulate the lively
city of mills.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

, I'VE DEL and that
= the government shall
Establish sub-treasur
> les or repositories in
the several states,
etc. "-lOcala Plat
form.
1.-THE suO-trea sury
scheme is but an en-
Ilargement of the ma.
ltional banking sys-
lte m. Us tut b e T n
Mercury, Dallas. Tex.
"l ct the subj treas
Jury is not either dis
itinct or different in
principle from our
national banking sys
tenn" Democrafn in
fazo0 Sentinel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16

The southern papers have devised a
little deadly parallel that needs no
comment though it needs an explana-
ton badly. 1t reads this way:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16
ton badly.

ave demand tn e
abolition Of the ma
tional banking sys
tenn. "-lOc ala Pla L
form.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
A MOONLIGHT INCIDENT,
Admiration of Gen. Sherman for ii
NatioHal Capitol.

Admiration of Gen. Sherman for the
National Capitol.
we'll known newspaper man who
was stationed at Washington while
President Garfield was suffering from
his wound in the White House had
occasion one night TO go beyond the
Capitol on business. 1t was beautiful
moonlight night, and on his return he
sat down on the rim of basin facing its
east front. While he was silently
admirine the great pile and its majestic
dome, q tall, spare man sat down abou,
ten feet from him and said: Young
man, you are looking at one of the
grandest sights that civilization affords.
l have been all over the world, pretty
nearly. | have seen st. Paul's and Il.
Peters, but for grandeur and dignity OF
architecture this structure excels them.
To appreciate it fully it must he seen
from this point on 4 night like this.
Then all its beauties are gioritied, and
It's few tritiing faults are Swallowed into
obscurity. The Italian says. See
Naples and die For my part cannot
see how any American can view this
Capitol without feeling prouder of his
country than he was before"
The newspaper man interrupted him
with: "Why, Gen. Sherman, | never
suspected you of having such a poetic
strain in your nature"
Gen. Sherman, recognizing his
listener by his voice, came down from
the clouds at once and explained:
II have always admired the Capitol,
and ii looks particularly well tonight"
-UdShingtOH Post.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
A MISTAKEN IDEA,
A Famous Physician says Consumption
is Not Hereditary.

A Famous Physician says Consumption
is Not Hereditary.
''Do not think you are going to cough
your life away because consumption is
hereditary in our family" says a
famous Philadelphia physician Facts
show that the decided ma oritv of this
terrible malady are the original eases;
no faint can be discovered in ancestry.
The ma jority of consImptives, | reassert
are the first cases IN the family. | have
1t on good authority in pulmonary
maiades that decidedly the vast
majority of the otfsprings of con-
sum ptives finally die of other dis
eases.
1T is not to be denied that there is a
law of heredity in disease. But the
children predIsposed to consumption
for instance, being forewarned, are
forewarned to caution; taking excellent
care of themselves, they outlast their
more thoughtless neighboIs. Probably
over 50 per cent. of the insane are
original cases; that is, in neither branch
of the family, within three generations,
can be found an insane ancestor. So
live under no ancestral shadow. Live
in your own sunshine. \ merciful
Creator has given us each our day. The
dead can neither hinder nor help us
, much. We have our chance. There Is,
/, however, this curious discovery that
| have made. Many people seem to
actually regard such respect for their
hereditary bents in the nature of tllal
, plety They think il sacrlleglous TO die
of any but an inherited maiadv. They
mss on ~
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
QUEER FREAK.
A California Horse With Well-Deyel
oped Mustache.

There NAV he seen at the corner OF
Montgomery Avenue and kearney
Street. at frequent Intervals during the
lav. a horse that would make a comfort
able living for it, ownerif placed on cX-
hhition in 4 dime museum. Neither
horse nor master, however, seem to he
imhued with desire for fame and the
latter is content apparently To serve
out his DAYS 1T his allotted task of draw
ing an express wagon about the city.
He is an ordinarySized gray horse,
with most amiable east Of counte-
nance and with nothing remarkable
about him except the possession of a
large and well-shaped mustache. The
latter is kept carefully trimmed and
brushed by the owner of the horse, but
the possessor of the unusual appendagc
seems to pay little attention to it. He
has never been known. ut least. TO
stroke il as men do but by watching
him CLOSELY ii may be observed that he
eyes it occasionally in critical sort of
way.
He is Is wears old and was born in
Mexico. but so far as can be learned he
is the only member of the family that
has ever been blessed with either mus
tache or whiskers. On the contrary,
his fathers lip was without suspicion
of hair, and his mother, OF course. was
a stranger 10 such q thing. He Is simply
freak.-iun Francisco Gail
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
ANCIENT SPECIE.
The Origin of the Design cf the Hatchet
Historic Coins,

on Historic Coins.
The familiar little brass cash. with the
square hole for stringing them together
on thread in the center, well known to
the trequenters of minor provincial
museums, are, strange to say, the lineal
descendants. in unbroken order. of the
bronze axe Of remote Celestial ancestors.
From the regular. Ratchet to the mod
ern coin, says the COrnhill Magazine,
one can trace a distinct. if some W hat
broken succession, SO that it is i'm
possible TO say where the one leaves off
and the other begins-w here the
Implement merges into the medium of
exchange and settles down finally INTO
the root of all evil Here is how this
curious pedigree first worked itself out :
In early times, before coin was invented.
barter was usually conducted between
producer and consumer with metal
implements, as it still is in Central
Africa at the present day.
At first the Chinese in that unsophis-
ucated age We're content to use real
hatchets for this commercial purpose !;
but after time, with the profound
mercantile instinct of their race. il
occurred to some Of them that when a
man wanted half hatchet'~ worth of
goods he might as we'll pay for them
with halfa Ratchet Still, as it would be
a pity TO spoil good working implement
by cutting II III two. the worthy All Sin
ingeniously compromised the matter by
making thin hatchets of the usual size
and shape, but far too slender for
practical usage. BY so doing he
invented coin, and what is more. he
invented it far earlier than the rival
claimants to that proud distinction, the
Lydians, whose electrum staters were
first struck in the seventh century b. c.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
POINTS PERSONAL.

PARNELL, the Irish leader, has a
br, 'ther, John IL, living in West Point.
Ga.
TIE Prime Bishop of Cracow, in Aus
TRAN u alicia. receives a revenue of $780,
600.
HE al rhhisiop of Erlau. in Hungary.
has a We Ey revenue which amounts to
S275,O0
Miss ssSA EAvEs, the young Ameri-
can sins en- is, it is whispered. engaged
TO Julia Story, the artist
BARo v ROTH>CHILD, who recently lost
! s4o.OOo ,sstts in speculation, told a friend
| that h opinion Of himself could not be
| put int O werds>
| The E.ai OF Lonsdale has sold at
auctio N the horses used by him in his
| recen driving match with the Earl OF
Shre' ssAEry. The animals fetched
| 1850 uineas.
! Mr. NEBEKER. the new treasurer OF
the nited States, is short stout man,
with round and rather tlorid face.
MARI ed by black mustache. He is
abou 10 years old.
! 10 IN PHILIP SoUs,, the soldier who
! dire rs the United States Marine
Ban q. is composer In addition to a
nul nber of symphonic compositions he
Gov. FowLE, of North Carolina, who
d led suddenly recently had been
e Expecting to visit Princeton during
commencement week to attend the forty
year reunion of his class.
THE Hon. Elaine Gurst and her SIS
ters nave started a novel undertaking in
the form of a mushroom farm, the
proceeds OF " hich are for the support of
4 DOyS' evening school
| MIS-. Koch, the wife of the famous
! German specialist, has the entire
charge of her husbands immense cor
respOndence, and performs her duties
as secretary very successfully.
ISAAC PITMAN, the father of phonog-
raphv, considering his 50 years of life, is
indeed a unique man. In his habits he
Is an escetic, for neither wine. beer
l nor spirits, flesh, fish nor fowl passes
his lips
|; W. BoURKE COCHRAN, the great orator
OF Tammany Hall, now abroad, is a
large and stout man, with a massive
head and commanding manner. He
was once a clerk in A. T. Stewards
store.
GRANT ALLEN, the English novelist
and essayist, is a thin and intellectual
looking man of II. His eyes are light
blue and his hair gray, He was born
in Canada, but has passed the greater
part of his life in England
KING CARLOS, of Portugal, is - years
old. He lisa blonde. unlike the majority
OF his countrymen, and is man OF
education and of graceful bearing He
talks well, speaks French, ana is a
clever artist in water colors.
GENERAL MILES shaved off his mus
tache when he went to Pine Ridge, at
the expense of his good looks; but he is
now growinga fresh one. 1t is explain
ed that man cannot make himself
understood by the Sioux unless his
upper lip is clean.
MIS-. MARTHA STRICKLAND, teacher of
! parliamentary law, lays down the rule
( that III all cases when the speaker is
uncertain whether the lady in the chair
is married or single, she should be
! addressed as Mrs. President She also
| advances the broader plea that no
| adult woman should be addressed as
1 "AIiSs -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
IMPURE ATMOSP HERE.
A simple Method by Which it may be
Detected.

simple Method by Which it NAV be
Detected.
10 exclude the cold on severe nights
bedrooms are kept shut tight. and the
occupants breathing the confined air all
night render it impure. To avoid this
evil ether persons ventllate their rooms
more than is necessary and catch cold.
4 simple test 10 know if the air of the
room is sufficiently pure is the follow
ing flll quart bottle and take it into
the room the air of which we wish to
examine; empty the water, and the
bottle Is immediately filled with the air.
lhel pour ITO the bottle spoonful of
clear lime water and shake it. II the
ali Is sufficiently pure the lime water will
remain clear; but if there Is too much
carbonlc acid in the air the lime water
will become ClOuded or milky. A few
trials of this kind in different rooms
Will give the eXperlmentera good kneWl-
edge OF the purity or lmpuritv of the
air OF rooms. \ convenient way is TO
Ill the bottle with water over night,
carry 1t into the bedroom, empty it out
the first thing when You get up in the
morning, cork the bottle tight, and trv
the lime water in broad daylight. If
the lime water remains clear a single
breath Of AIR blown into it through anv
tube or a straw will quickly show the
chalk IN the water, and indicates how
readily the air is yltiated by breat thing
1t is worth while to try the experiment
with lime water IN a crowded school
room, after being occupied several
hours, to see if the scholars are not fed
with poisoned air. giving them the
headache and rendering it impossible
for them to study, or on the other hand
chilling them with needless cold cur
=NfdicnI En1IrnnL
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02

went into the kitchen and begged some
| bread and milk from Mary. He went
back to ask if his father left the quartz r
of dollar he promised the day before,
that Johnnie might pay for a share in
the new football club some of the boys
| in his class were getting up, but Mrs.
Waite said, Papa went to the office
early, and he told me to tell you he
couldn't wait"
The boys thought they couldn't wait
for Johnnie to see his father, and as
Lew Dunton, boy whom Johnnie
| especially disliked, had % cents ready,
they took him into the club and left
Johnnie out. He felt sure of sympathy
| when he began to tell his father about
the trouble at noon, but, greatly to his
surprise, he was cut short by curt
"That'll do; can't watt
can't wait for you, john" said the
teacher, when he hesitated for the right
word IN his geography lesson that after
noon, and Johnnie was marked down,
though he had studied hard and knew
his lesson.
He met Mary on his way home. She
told him the rest of the family had
gone to Uncle Byron's, and he would
find his supper on the kitchen table.
for I'd not be waitin' for one lone boy
to ate" said Mary, as she walked heavi-
ly away.
This was the greatest disappointment
of all. Johnnie had counted on the
ride to Uncle Dyron's for weeks. He
ate little supper, and lay down on the
sofa In the parlor. The tears trickled
down his face in the dark. 81 guess
I'm getting that lesson papa meant, +"
he said. with a little sob; and then he
must have dropped asleep, for when he
opened his eyes the lamp was lighted,
and he looked up into his mamma s
face. She sat down on the edge of the
sofa by him.
We'll, Johnnie. do you like 'couldn' t
wait p ;"
"No, ma am" said Johnnie, emphatic
ally, sitting up straight and pune hing
the sofa pillow with a stout little INST.
Il think it's just mean when-when
other folks do it -
Mrs. Waite laughed "Therc are four
puppies out at Uncle Byron's, Johnnie, y
she said, 'and | happen to know that if
you don't use those dreadful words, and
II you do wait for two weeks, papa
means to take YOU out to see them and
if you break yourself entirely of this
bad habit you are to have one of those
puppies for your own"
Johnnie put his arms round his
mothers neck and kissed Der. "I'll
try just as hard as | cam
"And IN help all | cam" said his
mother, kissing him back. John ran to
the front gate, and, meeting his father,
slipped his hand into the bigger one held
out to him and said: That dogs mine,
SIR"
"When you've gained the victory,
young man." laughed his father.
And Johnnie did win the victory. and
that's why the handsome brown spaniel
is NictOr-to commemorate Johnnie IS
learning to wait.-Annie ". Libbje, az
-NeaU York Obstrrtr.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
Some Lcadyille RonanZas.

Two poor and ignorant men named
Gallagher opened the Camp Bird mine;
a prospector who shot deer for dinner
one day saw that there were sparkles in
the earth that the animal kicked up in
its last agony, and staked his claim there
when he found that these bright spots
were carbonate. The rich deposit found
by recluse named Fryer, who lived in
a dirty cabin, gave the name of Fryer
Hill to the locality. A man having died
one winter, his friends engaged sexton
to put the body in snow until the ground
thawed; he started TO dig hole in the
drift, but struck ground sooner than he
expected, ana not only ground but
carbonate, the dead mans claim
panning out, as the saying is, to the
great profit of the sexton. Senator
Tabor kept a little grocery in Icadvile,
and took part of a mine in payment Of q
claim for $50 that he had advanced TO
the owners, the mine returning 10 him
over - 900, -Goieihw0US Googruphi-
cd| UaqGziRe
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
A QUEER ADORE SIS.
A Letter for Which the Spanish Post
office Officials Found an Owner.


A curiously addressed letter passed
lately through the postotfice of Madrid,
which was deciphered and correctly
delivered, Notwithstanding all Difficult
ties. The address was a perfect rebus.
At the left hand side was the figure Of a
lady: it was clear, therefore, to which
sex the recipient should belong. over
the lady's head the sun was rising;
hence her name was inferred TO be
Aurora. For her surname stood bill I,
with castl at its foot. which gives us
Monies Castillo" Next comes the
town. for which the plan of a city was
drawn on which the name Alhambra
was legible. This indicated Granada,
but in order to leave no doubt possible
a pomegranate was drawn beside the
plan. To complete the address num-
Der was Indicated in one of the streets
of the city plan. The postal authorities
took three days TO study this curiosity,
and then triumphantly delivered the
letter 10 "Senorita Aurora Monies Y
Castillo. Azacavas No. ~, Granada, y
and, SO far from censuring the sender,
they had the envelope photographed
and copy printed in the Madrid papers
as proof of the intelligence of the de-
partment.- Manchester Journal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
An EngIIShman's Slow Wit.

Every one has heard, SAYS the New
lork Tribune of the LAWYER named
Strange. who, upon dying called his
family around him and said that on
his tombstone he wished to have en-
g"aycd: Here lies an honest lawyer"
Some one suggested that people would
not know whose the tombstone was
But" said the dying lawyer, they
will. Everyone will say, why, that's
strange An Englishman told ii in
this way; a very clever barrister was
DIVING. II" was very clever. indeed.
His family was devoted 10 him and
asked him what his last wishes were.
Now I've forgotten W hat the lawyers
name WAS. hut that don't make any diff
ference with the story. He was very
clever indeed When his family asked
him his last wishes he was very clever,
Won know. Il wit even on his deathbedl,
ne said: Have inscribed on my tomb
stone. Here lies an honest barrister. >
But said h- wife, how viii anyone
know who You are" All, my dear, hc
answered. everyone will say That's
very extraordinary $3.50 And this re-
minds one of Mark Twain's frog.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
A CASE OF PORTER.
Professional Etiquette on II New England
Parlor Car.

Etiquette is after all SO intangible a
thing that II is necessary to learn IT
anew for each situation in which one is
placed. and there are often instances
where there is a strong temptation To
laugh at the whole scheme of social dis
tlnctlOn.
Not long since Il gentleman who has
travelled much and has acquired the
habit-which certainly is questionable
onc-of calling every waiter John,
CHANGED IL he in a parlor-car between
New York and Boston, and 10 wish to
ask some service of the porter.
Look hear, john" He began, Il
wish
But the porter interrupted him with
the utmost gravity of manner.
ION this ear, SIR" he said, 1t is cti-
quette to call me porter and that L will
answer to. 1ou have not an acquaint-
ance with me that warrants Your calling
me by my Christian name, although .
he added, seeing that the stranger was
staring at him in undisguised amaze
ment. IF You really want to know my
name will give you my card.
The passenger muttered something
lncoherent. and then went meekly away
To sit down and to try 10 recover his
moral balance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
What Shall Size say

The shy girl, who for the first time in
her life has young man to escort her
some place or to pay her a visit, is at a
loss what to say. Now, suppose that she
has been visiting a friend and her
friends brother kindly offers to see
her over the highways to her
home. When she gets there she is
puzzled. and wonders what she shall
say. 1t is very simple: only, Good
night; thank you very much for bring
ing me home, and l hope / shall have
the pleasure of seeing you again" 1t is
not necessary for her to ask him to
come in; indeed, it is not usual, or con-
sidered good form.
Then, again, somebody offers to be
her escort to supper, at a dance or an
entertainment, and she doesn't care to
accept the courtesy, for it is meant as
such from the man who offers it.
Now, II her reason for this is that she
has an engagement, she is only TO say
that; if she has none and is loathe 20
accept the invitation because there is
some one else she likes better and
whom she is hoping will come, or be-
cause she is indifferent to the man, or
because he is awkward, she has no
right whatever to refuse, she must
accept the kindness as it is given, and
make herself as agreeable as possible
But if the man is one whose reputation
is undesirable, if he is one who she
knows would never be invited to her
fathers house, then she would saw,
Thank you. but do not care to go in to
supper just now" Then it is per
MISSILE for her to go later on with
somebody else; but if she should say, as
she may, THANK you, ! do not care for
any supper" she must deny herself the
delights of ice-cream and salads, and,
not go near the supper room that
evening. You see no matter how
Objectionable the man is, she can not
forget that desirable something which
belongs to every gentlewoman, and
which is as thoroughly part of her
as her eyes or mouth, j. e., her good
manners.-La ladies' H0mt journal.