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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-01

Customer-For goodness sake, where
did you get that waiter?
Proprietor-That's Sangvolli, the Jug
gler. It's his dull season just now, and
he's filing in a little time with me. He's
quite an attraction for the customers
Puck.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07

rs if it would almost burst with
excessive %yolubility. 1t then disap-
penred, and the robin camo and went,
just as the wren returned with another
worm for the young robins. This was kept
up for an hour. Once they arrived eimul-
taneously, when the wren WAS apparently
much nEitated, but waited impaLiently on
its previous perch, some ten feet off, until
the robin had left, when il visited tho nest
as before. | climbed the tree for a closer
inspection and found only q we'll regulated
robin household, but nowhere a wren's
nest. After coming dow l walked around
the tree and discovered II hole. and upon
looking in saw II nest of sleeping, feather
less wrens. At no time while ] wal in tho
vicinity, had the wren visited these little
ones.
OF all our birds, the wren seems the most
OVERLOOKING with life and activity. Prob
ably in this instance it had stuffed its own
young to repletion when its W activity
dubbed over into the nest of its neighbor.
II is woll known that the male wren fire.
quently builds what arc called cook
nests" II Is simply 10 full Of life and Joy
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07

ing in the woods"
sat down upon n rock. Then l lifted up
my eyes and beheld a newly constructed
crows nest in a hemlock tree near by. The
nest WAS but little above the level of the
top of a. ledge of rocks only a few yards
away that crowned the rim of the valley.
But it was placed behind the stem of the
tree from the rocks, so as to be secure from
observation on that side. The crow evil
IDENTIFY knew what she was about. Pres
entity heard what appeared to be tho
voice of R young GROW in the tree tops not
far off. This l knew to be the voice of the
female and that she was being fed by the
male. She was probably laying, or about
beginning to lay eRgs in the nest. Crows
as well IA most of our smaller birds, al
ways go through the rehearsal of this act of
the parent feeding the young many times
while the young are yet a long way in the
future. The mother bird seems timid and
babyish and both in voice and manner as
sumes the character of a young hedgeiing.
The male brings the food and seems more
than usual solioitous about her welfare. Is
it to conserve her strength or to make an
suppression on the developing eggs? The
same thing may be observed among the do.
nestle pigeons and is always a sign that a
new brood is not far off.
When the young do come the female is
usually more active in feeding them than
the male. Among the birds of prey, like
hawks and eagles, the female is the larger
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
o. X. TIL OneSt Results.-O. X. n.

Many of the pioneers of Oregon and
Washington have c%heerfully testified to the
brated Oregon Kidney Tea. Purely vege-
table and pleasant to the taste and cau DO
taken by the youngest child or most deli
cate female. q. X. L.. is n never failing
remedy for pains in the back and loins.
non retention of urine, scalding or burning
sensation while urinsting, mucous dis
charges and all kidney troubles of either
sex. II ut all druggists.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07

HE other day I was walk
ing in the silent, naked
April woods whom l said
to myself, "'There is moth
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07

s"uperabundancs of p%aternal regard that
takes in the young of other species. Thus
a correspondent sends me this curious in
cident of a male bluebird and some young
vireos. A pair of bluebirds were rearing
their second brood in a box on a porch of
my correspondent, and a pair of vireos had
a nest with young in some lilac bushes but
a few feet away The writer had
observed the male blue bird
perch in the lilacs near the young vireos,
and he feared, with murderous intent. On
such occasions the mother vireo would
would move among the upper branche
much agitated. If she grew demonstrative
the blue bird would drive her awav. Ono
afternoon the observer pulled AWAY the
leaves so as to have a full view of the
vireos' nest from the seat where he sat not
ten feet away. Presently he saw the male
blue bird come to the nest with q worm i'll
its beak, and as the young vireos stretched
up their gaping mouths he dropped the
worm into one OF them. Then he reached
over and waited upon one of the young
birds as its own mother would have done.
| A few moments after he came to his own
brood with a worm or insect, and then the
next trip he visited the nest of tho neigh
Dor again, greatly to the dispieasure of the
vireo who scolded him sharply as she watched
his movements from a near branch. My
correspondent says: II watched them for
several days, some times the blue bird
would visit his own nest several times be-
fore lending IA hand to tho vireos. Some
times he resented the vi eos plaiutive fault
finding and drove them away. l never
saw the female blue bird near the vireo's
nest
That the male bird should be broader in
his sympathies and affections, will not, to
most men ut least, seem strange.
Another correspondent relates an equally
curious incident about Il wren and some
young robins. "One day last summer he
says, while watching a robin feeding her
young, l was surprised to see Il wren alight
on the edge of the nest in the absence of
the robin and deposit a little worm in the
throat of one of the young robins. 1t then
flew off about ten feet, and it seemed
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07

| rounded by half a dozen or more of these
ture of the bird expresses itself in this way.
l have myself known but one instance of
a bird lending a hand in feeding young not
itssown. This instance is to be set dow to
the credit of a female English sparrow. A
little ''chippie" had on her hands the task of
supplying the wants of that horse-leech, a
| young c~ow-bunting. The sparrow looked
on from its perch a few yards away, and
when the "chippie'' was off looking mp food
it would now and then bring something and
place it in the beak of the clamorous bunt-
ing. i think the 'chippie' appreciated its
| good offices. Certainly its dusky fostee
most greedy OF all H%edslings. 1t cries
"more,' "more," necessarily. When its
foster parent is a small bird like ''chippie'
| or one of the warblers one would think it
| would swallow it's parent when food is
brought it. | suppose Il similar spectacle Is
Witnessed in England when the cuckoo is
brought up by II smaller bird, as is always
| the case. Sings the fool in Lea
"Tha hedge sparrow fed the cuckoo so long,
That it had it, head Bit oil by its young,'
Last season | saw a cow-bunting fully
grown following a 'chippie" sparrow about
clamoring for food, and really looking
large enough to bite off and swallow the
head of it's parent, and apparently hungry
enough to do it. rho %"ohippie'' was evil
IDENTIFY trying TO shake it off and let it shift
for itself, for it avoided it and flew from
point to point to escape it. Its life wSs
probably made wretohed by the greedy
monster it had unwittingly reared.
John B~upRoudHs.
Copyright. Written for The SUNDAY INDIE
PENDENT
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
What a Noted Physician Says.
W y. Wisdom.

w. T. WISuOM:
Dear Sir--As you requested | have exam
ined the formula of your toilet preparation
called "Robertine." can assure you that
the ingredients are both bland and harm
less, and that the compound would form an
excellen6 application i'll irritated condi-
tions OF the skin. Yours truly,
ARTHUR DEAN BEvAN. Nj. u.
Professor of Anatomy, Rush Medical Col
leRe and p. A. Surgeon. u. s. Nj. Ii. S.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
NOTICE To CRFplroRs-EsTATE OF

= WHIy " IHNIUU, UcVVHSVI'
Notios is hereby given by the undersigned, OK
ecutor of the estate of Mary Winston, deceased,
to tho creditors Of, and all persons having claims
against the sail dao asod, to exhibit them with
the ncoPssars vouchers, within ten months NJ ter
tho hrst publication uf this notice. to tho said
executor at Empire. Lewis and Clarke county.
aotion Of the busiuess of said estate, in the
county of Lewis and Clarke.
Dated May ~, lSal.
JOHN ALBERT WINSTON.
Executsr VI Mary Winston, deceased.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
Death From Kidney Disease

NIUHVy TTSVHNt
Is the unfortunate m untimely ending of
thousands of the American people annually.
Oregon Kidney Tea is guaranteed to cure
all forms of kidney troubles. Take it in
TINA
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07

and of the p~ropagating instinct that after
this real nest is completed, and while the
eggs are being laid, it gives vent to itself in
constructing these sham or cock nests. l
have found the nest of the marsh wren sur
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07

and moro powerful, and therefore better
able to defend and to care for her young.
Among all animals, the affection of the
mother for her offspring seems to be great
er than that Of hor mate, though among
the birds, the male someti mes shows q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
Mr.. Harvey EXPLAINS.
ditor of The REFLECTOR.

To the Editor of THE REFLECTOR.
TOPEKA, Kas., F b. 2.-Permit me
to state in your columns that 1 voted to
refer the petition of the ex-union sol
diers to a committee of old soldiers,
believing that our every interest will
be safe in the hands of our friends.
The committee referred it back to
the house with the recommendation
that it be spread on the journal and it
was so ordered by the house and no
insult was intended nor even thought
of.
The petitions from Abilene and
Chapman were presented to the house
and by it filed with the secretary Oh
state. / wish to state that the old sol
der has been remembered when in the
employees in our docket clerk and his
able assistant we have a son of vete-
ran and the daughter Of veteran the
pride of the house and a credit tC
Pottawatomie and Dickinson counties
II. C. HARVEY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
WHITAKER FOUND GUILTY.
THE JURY ONLY OUT ABOUT
TWENTY MINUTE.
The Boneman Case From Lyon Town
ship Occupied the Attention of the
Court Today-0ther Court News.

The district court proceedings have
been since yesterday without special
Importance from the public's point of
view. The case of State VS.. Whitaker
went to the jury last evening and a
verdict of guilty was returned inside of
20 minutes. The evidence was very
clear showing that he had taken cattle
to Canton, Kansas, and sold them and
that they correspondent in description
with those missing from the herd of R.
n. Curtis. The crime is grand lar
ceny.
Today there was on trial the rape
case in which Fred Boneman is ac-
cused of misusing his daughter. There
are about 20 witnesses from south
Dickinson in attendance. The court
room has been crowded, the case SEEM
ing to be an attractive one for the
crowd.
The criminal docket will be nearly
cleared up when this case is finished.
John Funkhouser continues i'll and
may not be able to stand trial this
term.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
A PROSPEROUS FARMER.
An Example of How Thrift Succeeds
in Kansas-The Fine Farm and
Stock of William Botz, of Flora
Township.

One of the best examples of how
prosperity follows intelligent thrift
is to be seen on the farm of William
Botz, of Flora township, three miles
east of Manchester, where a REFLEC-
TOR representative was guest a few
days ago. Mr.. Botz came to Kansas
nine years ago with $50 in money as his
sole assets. Today by intelligent work
and careful management he has as
handsome and well cared for quarter
section of land as is to be found and
farms another rented quarter. He has
so acres of growing wheat, 10 acres Of
rye, fine promising orchard, good
buildings, a carload of steers, lot Of
young cattle besides some of the finest
horses in the state-and all with
scarcely a dollars indebtedness aginst
them. Mr.. Botz takes particular pride
in his horses AMI well he may. His
two famous stations, Pride O'Daley
and DOcilo, are probably without su-
periors for excellence and breeding in
the state. Pride O'Daley is a handsome
Clydesdale with an American register
number S214 and Scotch register 1918.
He is a grandson Of the famous Nc
Gregor, known the world over. His
grand-dam was Pr1ncesssof Wales 673.
Docilo 11725 is the beautiful Percheron
purchased last spring by Mr.. Botz for
$4,000, Stylish, well put together, at
tractive and spirited and one Of the
best horses ever brought into the coun-
ty the animal has been admired by all
who have seen him. HIS sire was
Vermoth 5,497 and his dam Frosine
1I724. He is descended from Jean LIE
Blanc on both sides. Jean was a
direct descendant of the noted Arab
Gallipoli, one of the famous horses of
the world. Too much cannot be said
for this young animal and all lovers of
fine horses should see him.
Mr.. Botz is not only making good
thing for himself, but is public bene-
factor in building up the horse indus
try in Dickinson county. He has
shown that it is one of the certain
industries" in which can be found q
steady and increasing profit.
Mr.. BOtZ and his estimable wife have
hosts of friends, competence and a
good home. They are to be congratu-
lated upon their success in life and the
evidence of Kansas possibilities they
hava ah0Wn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
The "NeW Departure. -

EX-County Superintendent 4. NJ.
Crary has received one of Supt. Van
Dykes official notices" regarding
examinations and has something to
say about it in the Harrington Times.
Mr.. Crary was superintendent nearly
ten years in this county and knows
what he is talking about. The Re-
FLECToR is willing to take his judg-
ment on anything connected with
school matters. We have devoted con-
siderable attention to the lowering of
Dickinson county's educational stand
ard and think the following from the
Times makes just and convincing
conclusion:
Superintendent Van Dyke, it seems,
is getting in water deeper and deeper
all the time. First he was gong TO
have school books for the children to
use that didn't have anything in the
shape of fiction in them. Everything
must be real-somethlng that actually
took place. For instance, the book
mustn't say that John is a good boy
and learns his lesson well, unless he
actually is a nice little fellow and I'M
less his lesson is always committed to
memory so that he can recite it with
out break. No nice little stories I'M
less the statements contained therein
are facts such as the pupil will be able
to follow up and verify to his own sat
isfactiOn, every one of them.
Again the superintendent does some
thing that was never attempted before.
That is to establish 40 per cent certifi-
Gates for applicants who can't pass an
examination at all as the law provides.
Teachers to go into the field with a 40
per cent. certificate to compete with
those who make an average of so or 80,
and in many cases 100 per cent.
Teachers all over the county ought to
get I'D indignation meetings over a
chump whose first official act is to
lower the standard required to fill the
schools of the county, to bring their
profession into disrepute by bringing
into the market so called teachers to
take the place of those who have spent
years in fitting themselves for the
work. A 40 per cent. superintendent is
an anomaly in Kansas who prides her
self on her common schools. But as
the turn in fortunes political wheel has
fOisted one upon US, we have only 70
grin and bear it for couple of years
when it is hoped that people will see
their mistake and correct it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
POLITICS BEFORE RELIGION.
THAT IS HOW A COUNTY AL
LANCE VIEWS 1T.
Attendants on a Revival Meeting
Barred out Because the Members
Did Not Have the the Password
A President Broken Promise.
Special ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS zee.

Special REFLECToR. Corresponds zee.
PENNINGTON, Feb. 9.-There is
much indignation aroused i'll this
neighborhood by the action of the
Pennington alliance on recent even
ing when the people of south Grant
and north Newbern townships were to
hold revival meeting in the Farm
ington schOOlhouse. The Y. NJ. G. A.
of Abilene had been holding revival
meetings there and with extraordinarily
good results. The Rev. w. l.. Sea-
brook of the Lutheran church. Abilene,
was invited to come out and conduct
one of the meetings. He could not get
away on any evening but Friday of
week before last.
The christian people of the neigh
borhood went to ne president of the
alliance and asked that as Friday was
the organizations regular meeting
night that an adjournment be taken.
He acquiesced and promised the use of
the schoolhouse.
Mr., SeabroOk came out and ID COM
pany with a number of attendants on
the services went to the school house.
What was their surprise to find it Oc-
cupied; they knocked and hOarse voice
asked for the password. This was a
part of the church discipline that had
not been mastered by the gentlemen and
they could not respond. Hence the
door was not opened, nor after repeat
ed requests would the alliance, which
was in session, allow them entrance.
The president was not there and the
vice president was in the chair.
Chilled with the cold the people
went home and less than half an hour
later the alliance adjourned, the ses-
ion seemingly having been held to
disturb aud annoy the church goeTs.
1t is safe to predict that the alliance
of this section will have little influence
hereafter among the better class of
people-those who believe that religion
is more important than political
intrigue.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
District Court.

The jury in the Abberton case
brought in a verdict against the de-
PENDANT, the charge being grand lar
ceny in stealing wheat from soutt
Dickinson farmers. The punishment
Is from one to seven years in the peni
Tertiary. The remainder of the day
was occupied With a similar cas-
against Jesse Ray. 1t is not yet con
cluded. Crawford and Smith are fol
the defendant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
Wear the Electric Shoe and be Healthy.
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
Valentines day next Saturday.

Valentines day next Saturday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ.
Harger Sunday morning, daughter
Kansas skies cannot frown long
and the billiards which have cantered
all around us soon dissolved when they
struck the sunfOwer climate.
Only about six weeks to the city
election when a mayor for two years,
besides the usual quota Of school board
members and councilmen will be
chosen.
Frank Close will have big sale of
thoroughbred Poland China hogs
Thursday, Feb. 26th. No finer ami
mails can be found in the state than
those owned by Mr.. Close.
Kansas City Star: J. R. Burton,
of Abilene, says that John A Anderson
is the deadest man in Kansas. That
wrests the last laurel from the noble
brow of John Peter St. John.
AT the poultry show last week was
shown coop of Langshans by W. S.
Miller, of Cheever township, which at
tracted the attention of all. They
were October chickens and finely
formed birds.
The residence property the Hon.
J.R. Burton on North Buckeye has
been purchased by Homer W. Wilson,
who with his family will occupy it
about March LIST. They will have one
of the handsomest and most attractive
homes in the city.
The McMaster farm sold this morn
ing at sheriff's sale for S18,100, 1t
was bought in by the mortgage, the
Travellers Insurance Co. Another
party was present ready to putup S1S,-
600 in cash for the place but he would
not 90 above that amount.
Hutchinson News: A gentleman
from Abilene has been in the city
several days on a pleasure trip. He
enjoys considerable of reputation as
prophet, but says that he has confined
his attention largely to crops. He pre-
diets a great. year but advises the farm
ers to raise more oats than corn, as it
will do the best this year.
Farm land are selling better than
any thing else in the market" said one
Of Abilene's leading loan agents this
morning. 81 know of four or five good
farms that have been sold for cash and
not on foreclosures either, in the past
week. Farm property is many times
more saleble than city property"
George Niles is considering going
into a new business, livery work being
rather quiet during the cold weather.
He says he is undecided whether to
practice law under the new alliance
provision that a certificate of gOod
character is all the admission to the
bar necessary or to go to teaching
school under the 40 per cent rule.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
CITY Council Proceedings.

The city council at its last meeting
appointed Mr.. F. V. Close assessor for
he present year. The selection is an
-xcellent one. Mr.. Close is a man Of
good judgment, careful business habits
md wide acquaintance and is eminent
y fitted for the position.
The contract for the city scales was
ct to John Hill & Sons for S135; Mon
lrch scales will be put in.
An ordinance repeating the milk or
dinance was adopted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-12
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
The Poultry Show Exhibitors Who
Carried of Honors.

The first annual exhibition of the
Abilene Poultry club was an unquali-
fed success. Not only was the attend
ance in excess of what had been ex-
pected but the number of fowls shown
surprised all. 1t was not supposed
that this vicinity could produce as
many thoroughbred birds as were seen
in the eoops at the Daylight store last
Friday and Saturday. The exhibition
will, we hope, be made an annual
event and managers may be certain
that it will receive no less attention in
the future than was accorded it this
time. The REFLECTOR takes pleasure
in placing before its readers the follow
ing list of prize winners:
PARTRIDGE COCHIN.
T Eagle, LIST on cockerel.
Mrs ] e Bonebrake, 2 I'd on cockerel.
P Shepherd, 3 d on oockerel.
L q hump. 1st on cock.
Mrs Claiborne 2nd on cock.
Il Kump, lat and AID on hen.
Mrs r Claiborne, 3rd on hen.
Mrs J BonebraKe, 1st and ith on pallet.
p s shepherd, End and 3rd on punet
BUFF COCHIN.
George Hawk. LIST on cock.
Elliot, 1st on cockerel.
P Mater, 2ni and 4th on cockerei.
Ira Rogers, 3rd on cockerel.
Jas Elliot, 1st, Srd and 4th on pullet.
Ira Rogers End, on pullet.
WHITE COCHIN.
Mrs Bonebrake, LIST on pullet.
DARK BRAHMA,
W Winfield, LIST on cock.
LIST and ind on hen.
LANGsHAN.
Mrs ] E Bonebrake, 1st n cock.
@ A Hodge, LIST on cockerel.
J HClewell, A W Barton and W Poister, q
tie on End cockerel,
Elliot, srd on cockerel.
" Poster, 4th on cockerel-
Mrs Z Bonebrake and H Clewell, tie or
hens.
" Barton, End on hen.
o A Hodge. Ist n pullet.
W Poister, End, Srd and Ith on pullets.
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK.
H Ho 1ge, LIST and Fad on cockerel.
o & hIer, Srd and Itn on co-kerel.
Gregg Hawk, LIST on hen.
HVM Early, End on hen.
d Hodge, LIST on pullet,
c Rohlsr, End and 4th on pullet.
Nv N Early, srd on pulet.
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK.
W staatz, 1st on eockereI.
c Kohler, God on cockerel.
" staatz, ist. End and srd on pullet.
W Poister, 4th N pullet.
SILVER LACE WYANDOTTE.
Ed Hammond, lst on cockerel.
@ Y Topping, Ind on cockerel-
Topping and J W Romberger. tie o.
hen
n Lips, End on hen
CIV Topping, lston pullet.
Ed Hammond. Fad on pullet.
q Lips, Bird on pullet-
GOLD WYAND0TTE.-
J L WorIey. 1st on cOckerel-
j Elliot, and on eockereL
Ed Hammond, Ord on coe1<erei.
lst pulIet.
J L worley, Snd and 4thzOn pullet.
J Elliot, Ord on pullet.
WHITE WYANDOTTE.
P Haier, lst on 0osk0rsh