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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
CLAIMS THEM ALL.
Has the Ladies Literary League
Joined the Alliance?.

Has the Ladies Literary League
Joined the Alliance7.
The REFLECTOR was more than sur
pTised UPON looking over the Junction
City Tribune, John Davis paper, this
week to find in a column headed The
Peoples Party" and purporting to give
the various chattels, liens aud belong
ings of the alliance of Kansas, matter
of remarkable interest. The column
gives the alliance representatives, the
alliance county officers of this district,
the alliance papers and then follows
list of the alliance libraries. Here We
find these entries:
Dickinson High school library. =. a bilene
Dickinson -. County high school library
...............--......... 80. Chapman
Dickinson. Ladies' Literary League
library. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Abilene
We confess that we did not know
that the handsome high school library
of this city purchased by the various
graduating class exercises had been
absorbed by the alliance. Indeed there
are in it hundreds of books which the
alliance would not understand or ap-
prove as according to one of its jerk
water statesmen all fiction is to be
thrown away. 1t was also news to
know that the county high school
library, purchased by the people of the
county, was also alliance property.
But the Ladies Literary League!
Why was not this news given out to
the local papers first2 If the society
ladies of Abilene are to take up the
abuse of Ingalls, and the discussion of
calamity, la Mrs. Lease, surely it
should have been announced. We have
never seen the leagues library but is it
possible that it is made up of such
books as "Seven COnspiracies," "Ce-
sar's Column" and up. P. Elders Ex-
purgated Addresses?" Men and bro
theirs, here is matter that must be
looked into at once, The very founds-
lions of our liberties are trembling.
We can imagine the future meetings
of the league if John Davis claim is
correct, Only those who can give the
grip and grand hailing sign will be
allowed to enter. The Lady Ruler of
the Dish Pan will call the meeting to
order and essays will be read on such
topics as, "What Was the Per Capita
Circulation in Russia in 1872" 1.-THE
Effect of Free Trade on Madagascar, +"
etc.
But, seriously, the claim of the anar-
chistic Davis is ridiculous, false and
insulting on the face of it. Just what
object he could have in making such
an idiOtic profession of ownership for
the peoples party of Kansas is not ap-
parent even after the most careful
consideration. -, -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
INCREASING THE FACILITIES
Mt. st. Joseph's College Will Have
More Rooms Finished.


The handsome structure on the hill
north of the city, Mt. st. JOseph's col
lege, has never been fully occupied by
the pupils and sisters who were domi-
ciled there, only the FIRST and second
stories being finished for the use of
the attendants On the school. This
amount of room, however, has proved
far too small for the demand of the
colleges increasing attendance.
The contract has been let to Paul &
Jacobs of this city for the finishing up
of the third story which will be male
into lodging and school rooms for the
young ladies in attendance on the
school. The work will be completed
in time for the opening of next year,
school term.
The college is nearing the end of the
third years work and its record is
eminently satisfactory to the society in
charge of it while it has added a sue
cessful educational institution to abb
lene's possessions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
HAPPENINGS AT HOPE.
A Breezy Budget of News from South
Dickinson.

Special REFLECT OR Correspondence.
HOPE, April 2S,-Mrs. Beam anC
Mrs. Capman of the Herring ~
Woman's Relief Corps, assisted in the
organization of corps in this city last
Saturday afternoon. The organization
starts out with membership of 25
loyal ladies and good set of officers,
who we're elected at the afternoon
session and installed IN the evening.
The city schools will close in two
weeks, when an excellent entertain
will be given in the Presbyterian
church. The schools are arranging for
picnic before the close.
Hopes empty houses are filling up
rapidly and everything seems to be on
the advance. Merchants are happy
over the outlook for a good summer
trade and are buying large invoices of
goods. 1t is more than likely that
machinery will be placed in our mill
building in readiness for the new crop
of grain.
There is much talk in the city about
devising some means by which the city
can be protected in case of fire. The
The question is certainly one of much
Importance and should be Immediately
considered.
We unders tand that large number
of south Dickinson students will take
the last examination for admission to
the county high school to be held here
May 9th. Most of the country schools
are out and the pupils will he in shape
for good grades.
We have heard Of no further success
of the south Dickinson lightn ing rod
sharps. When one man gets caught it
doesn't take long for his neighbors to
find it out and consequently the frauds
must leave.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
DIED ON THE TRAIN.
A Woman En- Route to Chapman Dies
at Kansas City.
.EFLECToR CORRESPONDENCE.

Special REFLECTOR Correspondence.
CHAIRMAN, April 27.-Mr. and Mrs.
Overlander living about seven miles in
the country from this place were as
founded Saturday upon the arrival of
messenger from the telegraph station
saying that the husbands mother, Mrs.
Hannah Overlander, had been found
dead in the cars at Kansas City, She
died Friday on thu Missouri Pacific
train as it came in from st. Louis.
Mrs. Overlander was travelling alone.
She was from Marion county, Pennsyl-
vania and was on her way to visit her
son and his wife at this place. She left
st. Louis 90 the Missouri Pacific train
No. 8, bound for the west. Nothing
unusual was seen about her appearance.
She was about 80 years Of age, was very
well dressed and did not attract any
special attention. As the train pulled
over the bridge across the Missouri
river the brakeman put his head inside
the door of the Pullman and called out
kansas City" A lady in the rear
end of the car got up and came for
ward for a drink of water. As she
passed the seat occupied by Mrs. Over
lander she noticed something peculiar
about the position of its occupant. She
looked more closely, and then ex-
claimed, "Why, this woman is dead!'
and she put her hand OH the old lady's
face. 1t was cold. The corpse was sit
ting bold upright in the seat and the
face was turned as though looking out
of the window. The passengers in the
Pullman had probably been riding with
the corpse for a couple of hours. A
search of the dead womau's effects dis
closed the fact that her name was Over
Ia oder, and that she was on her way to
visit her son. In her pecketboOk she
had s so in cash and check for 5000
A teIe, ram was Immediately sent tC
this place and the son notified. The
body will probably be returned to Penn
sylvania fC burial.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
Navarro Nuggets.
ecial REFLECTOR Correspondence.

special REFLECTOR Correspondence.
NAVARRO, April 22.-Wheat is
growing at the rate of about one inch
day.
Oats are up and looking well,
Hiram Witter and family, of Den
yer, are visiting at the homes of P. R.
Wrightsman and R, II. Hooker.
J. Shick and wife rejoice over the
arrival at daughter at their house.
Eugene Kimmerly came home from
Chapman last Thursday sick with the
grip.
A. Strock finished Smelling his 1889
crop Of corn last week.
We have never seen the roads so
rough at this time of year as they have
been this spring, and it is no fault of
the people or road overseers but only
the continued wet weather.
Maggie Gaffney came down from
Chapman to spend Sunday with her
parents.
d. B. Horton has a new pump in his
well. Navarro has now two public
wells.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
CROPS AND WEATHER.
The Signal Services Summary Of the
Weeks Climate.

The result of the past weeks
weather which has been characterized
by much rain are given by the signal
service as follows: in Greeley the soil
has been too wet 20 pillow, but all crops
in the ground are in fine condition. In
Kearney the Oat crop is coming up in
good shape, while the wheat and rye
are pushing with unusual vigor and
the planting of large variety Of seeds
in abundance is progressing. In Scott
the warm moist weather Of the
week has made a wonderful growth
in the wheat, rye and grass crops. In
Lane, Cove and contiguous counties
the same conditions prevail. In Nor
ton the ground is in better condition
than during the past ten years, with
all vegetation making vigorous
growth, In Clark a good heavy rain
would be timely though light showers
are doing much good; wheat, rye and
grass are growing nicely, cherry and
peach trees are in full bloom (which is
the case with these trees all over the
state.) In Sumner early corn is six
inches high, wheat ten to fourteen
inches, while rye is heading out. In
Harvey such wealth of all fruit bios
SONS has never been witnessed, corn
planting largely done, oats growing
very fast and May wheat nearly ready
to head. In Montgomery the warm
moist rains have pushed all vegetation
but stopped corn planting. In Coffey
vegetation was never known to grow
sO fast
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The late Charles Bradlaugh played
n strong game Of chess, and ranked
among the best players Of England He
was also slcilful in checkers and other
similar games.
Joel Chandler Harris, the clever
writer of southern dialect sketches,
first developed his peculiar talent Wills
q printer on q country newspaper In
Georgia Mr.. Harris is forty-three
years old
Probably the largest fee ever re-
csived~ by a lawyer in this country
was that paid to John E. Parsons, Of
New York, who Is said to have re-
ceived s400. 900 for service rendered In
organizing the Sugar Trust
United States Senator German, Of
Maryland, wes when boy q page In
the senate, and, as he grew up, became
is postmaster. Later he earned q
wide reputation as a clever baseball
player, and the fine physical health
which his active life gave him Is still
preserved.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
Resolutions of sympathy.

The Womsn's Relief Corps at its
last meeting adopted the following
resolutions Of sympathy:
WHEREAS, our esteemed sister. Mar
tina Brown, has sustained the loss of
her nearest and dearest friend, her be-
loved husband, who departed this life
April "a, 1891; Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the members of
the Woman's Relief Corps, tender our
sympathy to her and the mothers il
their SORROW, and trust that He Who
doeth all things well will sustain and
support them in their great affection;
Resolved, That this heartfelt express
sion Of our sympathy and sorrow be
spread upon the records Of the Abilene
Corps, No. So, copy sent to our be-
reayed sister and mothers and that it be
published in the papers Of our city.
MELynSA A. QUINN,
NARY A. PORTER, Committee.
BELLE II, BRIGHT,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30

The first duty of every farmer is to
make his farm self-sustaining.
The Louisiana sugar crop will yield
from 800, 900 to $50, 900 hogsheads this
season, which is the largest since tbs
war.
Potato bins ought to have air pas
sages under them and potatoes should
not be more than foot and half deep
in the bins.
A puritan eastern farmer observes
that spontaneous combustion Is not to
be dreaded half so much as the hired
mans pipe
Bananas are Che most prolific fruit
in the world, being forty-four times
more productive than potatoes, and
131 times more than wheat
More than 81, 625, 900 was paid in
commissions and yardage at the Chi
. Dgo stock yards during 1890. This
49, not include hay or any other feed.
Il i 'stimated that only about one
tantb If al the corn raised in Iowa
Ioavae +be nate. The other nine
tenths is fed to 1o"a HV "Ac
The Iowa farmer has quit raising corn
20 ali -
Potato growing experiments in
France show that the crop from the
whole seed is about seV en- hundred
weight per acre more than tnat from
cut seed, allowing the difference -
weight between the two seeds.
A little oil is a constant requisite 10
the farm practice. On the machines
it makes easy work and saves wear;
on the wagons it avoids the horrible
which chills the blood; il
everything. and little oil on
ones manners and tongue will make
things all over the farm and the DWELL
ing go so smoothly as to make life
pleasant and worth living. Always
have a little oil on hand ready for all
uscs
AT the depth of about $500 feet the
of the ocean is about the
anne, varying only trihe from the
,olar latitudes TO the equator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
Nissley- Kraybill.

At 2 o'clock this afternoon at the
home Of the groom, ]. E. Nissley and
Miss Amanda KrsybiIl, of Hope, were
married, Rev. J, 81. Tobias officiating.
The ceremony was witnessed by only a
few friends and relatives, among them
being the groom's mother from Penn
sylvanis and Frank Goodman, of To-
peka, who acted as best man. After
congratulations and an early supper
the young couple prepared for their
wedding journey on which they started
via the westbound Union Pacific train.
They go to Salt Lake City, Denver
and other western points, spending
about ten days.
Nh. Nissley is one of the county's
best known young business men and
as manager of the Belle Springs cream.
cries has made an enyisble reputation.
His bride is one of South Dickinson's
fairest daughters. The REFLECTOR.
in common with their many friends.
'extends hearty congratulations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
G. G.. Sterl & Go.
THE GREAT
ClOthiGFS, HattGTS and PIInkRgfS!

Our Ready to Wear Clothing in
all grades and prices is the best
that is made. From the cheapest
suit in our house you will readily
observe the same careful detail in
fit and finish. Ours is no hap-hazard
Clothing; it is made for a particu-
lar purpose, namely: That of be-
ing better and cheaper than any
other. This you have found out by
a careful comparison with other
stocks. We claim the proud dis
tinction of selling nothing but good,
reliable, goods at the very Lowest
Possible Prices.
We can assure the Farmer, the
Mechanic, the Men, the Boys, and
everybody who has anything in
Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Neckwear,
ETC., to buy, that the place to visit
is the WHITE FRONT CLOTH.
ING STORE of
&C. STERL & co.
WE SAVE YOU MONEY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
NO CALAMITY IN HIS.
J. r. Burton Efeetually Disposes Of
Ex-Governor Clicks Howl.

J. r. Burton Efeetually Disposes Of
Ex-Governor Clicks Howl.
When Abilene sends the Hon. J. r.
Burton to represent it there is always
an absolute certainty that the city's
delegate will be prominently and ably
to the front. During the Worlds fair
convention proceedings at Topeka Mr..
Burton took occasion to squelch one of
the calamity howlers of Kansas, ex-
Governor Click. The Capital tells
how it was done:
Ex-Governor Click moved that the
committee on credentials be discharged
and that the gentlemen present be rec
ogniZed as delegates. He said this
was not convention where any indi-
Vidual could make any political capital.
Every good citizen who showed enough
interest in this movement to come here
should be permitted to participate.
What this movement wanted was the
aid, cooperation and assistance of
every citizen of Kansas. The COVER
nor then started in on speech which
was good deal on the calamity order,
declaring that the farms of Kansas
were covered with mortgages and that
unless something was done TO bring
capital and immigration to the state
the farmers would lose everything.
The governor had not gone very far,
however, when he was interrupted by
Hon. j. r. Burton of Abilene, who
said: 81 raise the point of order, Mr..
Chairman, that the gentlemen is NOV
ing to discharge committee that has
never been appointed, and then pro-
ceeds to make the same democratic
speech which he worked off during the
last campaign. have heard about all
the calamity that l desire to hear this
year" [Applause.l
Governor Click: II apologize to the
gentleman for saying anything in the
interest of the debt ridden people of
Kansas"
J. R. Burton: "If we are to have
speeches there are number of gentle
men here who can speak of the magni-
icent wheat fields which now cover
the state of Kansas, and can tell you
that Dickinson county alone has can
celed four times the amount Of mort
gage indebtedness recorded"
At this junctuTe Colonel Sam Wood,
who occupied seat at the newspaper
table, arose and said he had point of
order to raise. He spoke in the behalf
of Governor Click and said that Clicks
motion was in order, as he had moved
that every gentleman present be con-
sidered member of the convention.
President Smith did not sustain
Woods point of order, however. "That
is one time the gentleman from
Woodsdale was mistaken he replied,
and the colonel sat down.
Mr.. Burton's point of order effect
pally choked off Governor Clicks
speech and the convention
with its regular business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
Sleeping Rooms.

We spend, or should spend, In the
sleeping room, one-third of the day,
the period designed by nature for re-
pairing the wear of the physical and
mental machinery. No greater mis-
take was ever made than to look on
the time spent in sleep as wasted. We
have improved upon such sleeping
rooms as were not unusual a few gen.
erations ago; rooms forever unvisited
by sunshine: rooms opening from the
kitchen, so that the spoiled air of the
day was breathed over again by night;
rooms in low, sitting garrets, or
worse still, mere closets, wholly cut
of from sunshine and from pure out
side air. But many housekeepers still
need hints on the subject To these
may be added:
l. Few rooms are large enough not
to require continuous ventilation. The
two sleepers are constantly vitiating
the air. No air is pure which contains
an excess of carbonic acid, and at
every breath a certain amount OF
oxygen is converted into this poisonous
gas. Think of twelve thousand such
inspirations during the night More
over, each breath conveys with the
carbonic acid and throws into the air
effete matter thrown of by the lungs,
which is also poisonous. Nor Is even
this all Millions OF sweat tubes are
all the time pouring their polluted
waste into the room Ventilation is a
hygienic necessity.
2. A sleeping room should never be
q small one, dependent for most of its
air OF m open window Such room
IS safe; At same periods the air
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
is sure to ne shut off.


8. Sunshine is essential to a good
sleeping room. Sunshine is a power
full disinfectant, and every sleeping
room needs to be disinfected daily.
Let the heads of the family appropriate
the sunniest room; the guest room,
occasionally occupied, is less import
ant.
4. The sleeping room should be in
an upper story. As the night air
cools, many of the disease producing
particles sink to the lower strata 1t
Is said that one may sleep safely in a
malarial region by avoiding the night
air and sleeping above the ground
floor.
5. The sleeping-room should be not
only one of the most spacious, but one
of the cheeriest and neatest and best
furnished rooms in the whole house.
It should be emphatically 1.-The cham
Der of peace"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
Shifting Soil

Real estate transfers reported BY Geo. Mer
III. absrtacter.1
R Messing and wife to II S Hoyt,
so acres in Lyon twp, S4Oo.
II S Hoyt and wife to n d Cameron.
so acres in Lyon twp, S24.
DIG Smith and wife to A A Heigle.
lot in Solomon, 81 200.
T H Walker and wife to ]. NJ. Cox.
so acres in Noble twp, 500.
G G Sterl and others to Finley &
Brewer. lot in Abilene, $50. =
T n Gum and wife to Z Arnold and
Others lot in Chapman, $40.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
horticultural Nofe..

Save few loads of the best manure
for the garden
Have you what garden seeds you
wish to plant this spring? If not, get
them as soon as possible.
It viii not hurt the looks of the
orchard to give the trees good coat
OF whitewash- 1t may hurt bark lice.
If the garden was not cleared Of
brush. poles, and stakes last fall, clear
it now. Have 1t ready to pillow as soon
as the ground is fit.
II you believe in surface manuring,
do not draw all the fine. Well-decom-
posed manure to the cornfeld before
Ine garden Aas 2 good azsgs'ng
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30


And O rake with which to rake it.
Come out and watch with what def skill
A laborer I hire
And help me sit upon the fence
And watch the man perspire.
-LANoN.
Strawberry festivals will soon en-
thuse the aid societies.
Sid. G.. Cooke, of Harrington, was
appointed by the Worlds fair con-
vention on the bureau of informa-
ton"
The Worlds fair committee Sc
lected Hon. J. r. Burton to represent
the Fifth district in the permanent
organization committee.
"A telegram was received here to-
day announcing the death of Mrs J. B.
McGonigal at Oberlin, Kas. She had
many friends in the city.
Died April 18th at her residence
on Fifth street, Solomon City, Mrs. w.
R. Hopkins, after a long lingering
sickness from lung trouble.
"A number of Dickinson teachers
are considering taking a trip to Toron-
to, Canada, next July to the meeting
of the National Educational associa-
ton.
The officers of the Presbyterian
Sunday school have decided to have a
picnic in the near future, but the place
is not fully decided upon. 1t will prob
ably be Salins.
With free water for street pur-
poses why is the city doomed to an
infection Of clouds of dust? The
council should take immediate action
and receive the thanks of a free and
united people,
1t is estimated that the saving to
the people of Abilene on the decrease
in the price of sugar on account of the
Mckinley bills ruling will amount to
enough in less than two years to pay
off the city debt. The republican
party did it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
The Reported Suicide of n. T. GOss

The Reported Suicide of Ii. T. Goss.
The dispatch given in last evenings
REFLECTOR regarding the supposed
suicide of NJ, T. Goss at Corpus Christi
was painful surprise to that gentle
mans many Abilene friends. Those
who knew him best profess to disbe-
heye the surmise and some think that
owing to financial embarrassments be
has taken this manner Of disappearing
In the hope of starting anew some
where else. When here about a month
ago he seemed much depressed in
spirit. Mrs. Goss' many friends will
sympathize with her in her trouble.
A copy Of the Corpus Christi Caller on
which Frank Curtis is employed comes
to us with practically the same story
IS given by the REFLECTOR. The
whole affair is as mysterious as it is
sad.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
NJ. D. Herington,s Big Deal.

1t is reported that large real estate
transaction took place in Kansas City
last week in which NJ. D. Harrington,
of this county, exchanged real estate
in Harrington and elsewhere for $4,000
acres of land in Texas and $4,000 head
of cattle as well as large tract in old
Mexico, total amount represented
being S65O,OOO. The other parties to
the exchange are said to be wealthy
outherners. 1t is not yet defn-
tely known how much Of his
Harrington city property the wealthy
Dickinsonian disposed of.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
Office Removal.

The Office Of DR.. ]. w. Felty has
been removed from the Brady block 70
the rooms over Case s. Bishops,
.St&4c
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-30
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Come out into the garden, Maude,
Come out and watch me make it;
I've got two spades, three pecks of seeds,
And O rake with which to rake it.
Come out and watch with what def skill
A laborer hire
And help me sit upon the fence
And watch the man perspire.