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Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08
THE FLYERS AT STOCKTON.
Some More Record Breaking Billed for
Tuesday.

Tuesday.
STOCKTON, Nov. 1.-THE record meet
ing next Tuesday promises to be full of
interest. The weather is pleasant now,
but trainers are aware that the season is
far advanced. and will start all the fast
ones on the first good day. Palo Alto
q :O91S), Bell Bird, the worlds best
yearling, and Arion, the fastest two
year-old in the world, will 60 against
their records Tuesday. Guide (2:16),
James Madison (21S34) and dozen
other fast ones will also be driven. The
Palo Alto yearling, Bell Bird, has been
coughing some, which prevented her
from making a fast mile last Tuesday.
She seems to be better, as she trotted
today in 2:3lh on heavy track.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08
siddons whips Fox.

New ORLEANS, Nov. George Sid.
dons, OF Chicago, and Charles Fox, OF
Galveston, light-weights, fought to a
finish tonight at the Metropolitan club,
for a purse of $500. Siddons won in
fifteen rounds. Fox was severely
punished in the face.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08

Mr.. p. J. FLYNN's textbook on irriga-
ton and hydraulic engineering is at
tracing the attention OF communities
that are deeply interested in the water
question. The Salt Lake Irrigation Age,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08

Tom Rodman has returned from the
north, and will reopen his room on the
eastern races beginning next Monday
morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08
No One to RIame.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.--Secretary Tracy
this afternoon approved the decision Of
the court Of inquiry in the case of the
steamer Dispatch, that no one attached
to the vessel was to blame for the dis.
aster.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08
Too Warm

Ladies', as the season is backward, I offer as an
inducem ent, great bargains in trimmed mil
linery of the very latest styles. Call and see
No. 235 s. Spring street. Mrs. O. Doscn
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08

WE CARRY full line of Curtice Bros. Co. g
celebrated deviled ham, turkey, chicken, OK
tongue, ETC. W. Chamberlain Il Co., 2l3 Broad
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08

Use German family soap.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30
eepinstp ais eaaperHanSiser.

Cine beitere, aber ieltiame @eidi6te
1T benz Gbardcteripieler bes @iener
6oiburgtbeaters Dor &ursem be9egnet.
Sin Sedmter Der @ilenbabn bate ii9
zine llebertretuns ieiner 8Uri9riftsn
I9ulbis sendbt unb bafiir cine Riise
= I'M 8eamtenleben vNaie" senaunt
- suseSpsen. Seiaste &ise mar iebr
.nersiid sebulten unb sipfelte in Der
9(uiiOrberuug, ii9 iiber bic, oieielbe
uerauluiienoe llriude Su dusern, bes
,iebun9siueiie ii6 81 rebtferti9en. Der
Setreffen6e, ipel9er es einerIsits ,,nidt
nbtbis" bat, 81 oienen unb Der anberers
Ieits 6e1 SienIt zines @iienbabuerS be-
reits iatt bate, fam bieler auffOrberuns
in elmer bel ben geamten Der peridies
oerIten 8ate6Orien nidt iebr sebrduds
li6eu @eiie ua9. @r i6rieb on Die
uur9eieBte 9irettipn 5Olsenbes: sIuf
bic mir sub 3abl 10 iiuo 10 biel suses
gangene gtuifOroeruns, mid iiber ben
SaG Su 6uBern, ouf ben iid Der Snbalt
Oes 8efrets beSiebt, babe i'd iOnit nidts
su ernioern, ais; v@0b BON Serli6in'
aen, ". Slct, Z. Scene" Die 9irecs
tiOn mar islbituerit itduoli6 iiber ben 3ns
bait oieier gteuBerunsI9un5 auserors
bentlicb betrufeu; es mar bies roer
erite Sal in ibreni Sauie" uno iie be-
i6luB, ben 8eamten 81 entlaiien.
gtun banOelte es Ii3 I'M cine 9riino'
li9e Wtotipiruug ibrer beI6loIieneu
WtaBreselung, BENT: mar ibr audi bic
fernioe apuftrupbe bes Sos, ipelfe in
Der @insabe 5itirt ieiu iuOllte, mdnnis'
lid befanut, 10 l6ieH ibr oielelbe oenn
bod nidt pollfommen na6weisbar iiir
ben Sal, baB Der 8etreffeube etipa
perIu6en iolIte, ii6 binter Gusreoen Su
peri9anSen, Die Sadie als MIR auf elm
Serieben ober DtiBueritdnoniB beru'
benb biuSuitelIen.
Sn ben seOrudten SIhern 1T ia be-
fanntli1 bic betreifenbe araititeae punt
tirt. Gs banoelte iib fir bic DIRECTION
baber barum, ben 8Ortlaut berielben
burd bic 9tusiase elmer fadmduniiden
Gutoritdt auf benz @ebiete Der flaiiis
lden 2iteratur feItSuiteQen. Gls
iol9e wdblte man Serrn 9etpinstp,
iuel9er IdriItlib nm bic &ommentiruRs
Der punttirten STEELE, oas beiBt nm ben
@ortlaut berIelben uuo epentueIIe Be-
fpeiie fir Ridtisteit Der Suterpreta'
tion unsesarseH purbe. Sn Burg
t6eaterfreiien CAB es fein flsines Sallpb,
als aetuinsfu oas @ei9ittten erSdblte.
Der &iinItler lit ober Der ebrenoen gluis
foroeruus bereits, uub Suar nit peinli.
der @ewiiieHbuftisteit, na6setOmmen
uno Der friuOle Ssamte iuanOelt oaber
aud idOn ais elm n@eiprister" in Der
Wtitte ieiner 0titbiirser.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30
2tmerifanii6er Snmpr.

Ger GbampionsS SauGen5er.
Mrs. Si5sletop lit un5ufrieben nit ben
Sorti6rltteu ibres Sobnes auf Der
Geras. .llniueriitdt, iuesbnlb iie bel benz
Director ii9 ertunbist: r8rufeiior, fpie
fOmmt mein SUbnnp nit ieinen Stu,
bum uOr;odrts $50 ieBte srOBe
SOfTnunsen auf IGN. @abume, ia 9rOBe
SOffnun9eu!" : n9as freut midi un'
enoli6N = Yes, Waoame, er lit BON
pbdnomenafer 6aulbeit!~ : r@ie, Sic
ia9ten bod, sic be9ten Soffnunsen. :"
= ,@eipib, Wtabame! Sb bin iiber.
seu9t, ipenu er einmnl Su lernen be9in'
men iDllte, baB er bann 81 faul lein
pirb, I'M jemnls wieber auiSub0ren"
@iner uniersr sr6bten
.0ubes" beiu6te tirSli9 cine iunse
Dame in ibrer 8obuung. 9as irii6e
SienItmdb6eu, fpel9eS nod iebr grim"
mar, 5ifnete bic Saustbiire. lluier
elegant iiberrei6te ibr feline &arte uno
Iaate babel: SD pini6e MiB g..
Su ie6en." Sa ertuii9te ibn eas Mdb>
den beim Rpddrmel, Siebt i'm NIT
einem Sud bel Der Tbiir binein unb
ruft: n9eseu sic nur biueinl g9ir
gebrau9en bier feline rGifets"! @e6en
sic nur binein!
9ie Sorgen zines Nen 3 prs
fer Mietbers. ct. 8etrus Tim
SimmeO: We'll, tuer lit es ?"-Hase:
,gs lit Sonss nit ieiner Samilie aus
Der StaOt 9ep DOrf." = ct. Betrus:
~Ob ia; bab seb6rt DON ibm. 8urum
ldBt 9u ibn brauBen iuarten?" ?"-Base:
,Nr. SDnes mill erit ipifen, oh sic
aud &inber nufnebmeu--
GinunpiberGesbarer Giu'
n b. lluternebmenbe S6ueiter:
rSieb, ipie blbi9 iie iit nit bieiem
Oliuenfarbisen Sirtersrunb. Sebt 1T
cine iebr siinitise GeIe9enheit fir Did,
5rnnf. @,b' btnsin uno ipri9 Su ibr,
Iie lit alIein.@ = 5urbtlamer Srroer:
,Y-e-e-s, nber tueuu i9 bort biueiH=
gsbe, Ounn iit iie ia ni6t mebr alIein!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30
.Qber 9anlden. iparum baft 0n

.Gber 9aulhen, tparum bait On
benH bas nibt slei9 seiast?"
Der 8etpeis mar erbra6t, odb man
ban ber Mnlerei enentuea aud lebeH
Gin pdar paar Wtiuuteu ipdter uits
bet iid Saul aus ben2lrmen Ieiner Sarts
beiaiietsu G1wiesermutter, bic III benz
slusenblide, aIs iie bas Sort vGbed"
fallen bbrte bic 8orttere Suriidsei4la'
gen bate uno raid udber setreten
uar.-'
sd muB in bic GusiteGuns, unt
glla Su bena9ridtisen, "enti6ulois!e er
Ii6, viie erpartet Mid Dor 9tuuImero
3231~ ......
llno als ibm aui Der @traBe elm sus
ter 9etannter Suruft:u Serrieb, Wteni9
On iieb1t ia aus, als Db Ou in Der Got
terie 9eiponnen bdtteit!"
"a ontportet er leelenuergniigt:
,SapObl, baS grobe 2Oosl Iu'
Rummero 3231!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30

bon Soben in elmer faTuusSloieu Stint'
muus suridluHenO, bic enolib in Pinem
70 traitisem .8erIluht" ii6 2nft
ntadte, baB eine alte Sufunosoame,
bic jnit bas @emub betreten molIte,
9anS erifreft suriidmih.
Die gla9t i9lief 6err BON Suoen
miiernbel. @r io1te bic @erbun9
siueier 9tuoerer unteritiiben uno I'M iel'
ben RpmeHt, in iuel6em bic Bitten
barum Su i'm Orangen, tuaro ibnl flar,
6nB er ielb;t i'm SuuOe Der 9ritte"
iei. b. b. 6rau @anoa ebenfatls SerS
uno Sono anbeten m6ttc.
S(ud Die iuuge @itipe iflief redt
itle6t. Die beioen @erbungen beur-
rubigteu iie. ga, uenn es nod ibr
Re6tsonmalt sPmsien tudre, Der i6bne
SOOen, fir ben iie ldngit elm Sable
iiihlte. gtFer Der mar eis6erSl9 uHc
bate faum ciueu 8lit fir lie.
9lm nnoern Wproen itauo Sooeu in
elmer pirtlid mOraIiihen SuterIfims
muug Dor Der id5nen Srau, Die aller.
lei belansloits @eidditli9e nit inn
beiprah. Gubltd, cine Bauie uuo MN
ermannte iid SOben. @r noQte oes
0taiOrs @crbung uuteritisen. llnb
10 be3nnn er halb iderjeuo;
rS!e ipllteu eiueu natiirlihereu &ers
treter Sbrsr SSntereHtu iuben, sudbiss
5rdu - ---"
rgSie nre;ncn sic bas ---"
ySie lpllteu hsirothen!"
Gne Slutmelle I6ersoB bas antlit
@aroa's.
rSerr 9pctur!" inote tie lriIe. llut
baum, wie BON elmer pl6sliden @mpfn'
buns iiberiduuert, iiiate fie hinsu:
v@lduten sic, oaB i'd nod eiuen Mann
glldlid MAIDEN t6nute?"
10" iuste Der jun9e Suriit nit tie,
fem @eilbl. ysie iiHo bas @liit iel6f
iiir benieniaen. Der boifeu biiriic. SIRE
y1ei9nn9 5u fiuoeu. sic iinO 10 jung
10 id]6u ="
Gr mar. biugeriien uDu oem 2nuber
ibres 8ljdes. Der i'm in oieiem gtu9eu.
blide traf einen Sdritt auf lie slae,
tretcu uuo Fate ihre S>duoe 9efaBt.
Sieje bebten, uno nlS nun Sooen tort.
fubr, gSprte Su itnmnelu, hnl6 uillen'
los, ba mar e3 nl6btih 9eihsIeu. ods
uncrwurtcie - @uncas appf ruhte an
ieiHer Sruit uuo feline eippen iu6ieu
Die ihrtu.
nggeiBt Nu, mein 7Sreuno," iu1te Iie
aludirahlenO. SaB eS Die lebte Mtiuutt
mar, Die 3einer @erbung per96nnt
iuar. Ser Major pm 3. uuo Der 8itt.
meiiter uOu .. baben Inn mid dusebals
ten"
GS mar gut, ba6 Srau @auoas gIu.
gen in bieiem Nugeubliie an eiuem an.
bereu Se9enitanoe haiteteu. als auf Dem
4ntlib oes SRebtsauipnltes. oenn lie
bdtte bort bic 9renienloieite Sermirruns
9eiehen.
9lber bieie 8ertpirrun9 mahte ba(b
tuieoer Dem itrnblenoeu @liifs9eiIhl
8lab.
ygSer bas @liif bat, fibrt bic Sraut
beim!" ba6te er unb preBte Die i66ne
5ruu MIR nod inniser an ii9.
Die beiDen Gaualiere aber,. benen Elm
Rdrt9en pou Der Sanb g9anbas nit
sinem aug 5ierliden 8braien Suiammens
geOre6Ielten &6rb6en Susins, tr6teten
Ii6. gtur bebaupteten iie: Soben iei
rim sanj perfudter Serl, Der ein uus
peri6dmtes Slid babel
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30

Gbgefabrt. @ed: rgleulid
6abe i9 elm Invertebrates Bud seIeieH,
meine @ndbigIte. @s iuirb onrin er6r'
tert, tuelden BON ben ilnf Siunen man
am lei9teiten eutbebren f6unte. @els
den tpiroen sic tuobl om lei9teiteu
entbebren, ipeHu sic eineu perlieren
iollteu?" Dame: ySas @eb6r." @ef
Limb tuesbalb eeraoe oieies?" Dame
rllm uibt 10 ulberne 5rasen b0ren Sll
mi6eu!"
- Gin Sdlauer. 2Otterie-
culIecteur: 8OlIen sic lteber Elm Coos
Der Bisroe- uoer &6lner Dom. 9otterie
- Bauer: Gebeu sic mir lieber elm
Coos Der Sferoe 2otterie; mas iOlte
i9 fuubl NIT benz &6luer Dom unfans
gen, tueun i9 ben sepiunen wlroe2
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30
0coaufenfpdne.

g8il1t 6u ben ipabren gbarafter beis
er Gnsebeteteu fenueu Iernen, 10 beb
cattle fe.
8eoenfe: Qles frummt ni6tl
8as man ii5 ipluidt, cas tOmntt
nibt,
nuo iuenu es fommen iOllte,
Sft's ieIten ipie mans tuUllte
Eraue ME ben 8uderiii6en,
Die ii9 INNER ianft Dir 3ei9en!
9as lmarmen uub bas 8iiien
Bur ia idOn benz Subas eisen.
W. Sti9Iberser.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30

8Om g uieIuen6Ofe. lin
terofiicier: 0pnuer unb 9oria @enn
bod nur eiu bitOB bieIen bdmli6ep
Retruteu 4re6tsum" blaieu mbbtel
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30

@aiernenb b ii tb e II.
SeIomebel (Su ben Setruten): sgur
Courage Sun9ens! slleranoer Der
@rose 1T aud in eiuem Gage ni6t -
Selbpebel aepUroen IL
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30

n9lber iaet mir, um Simmels pilIen,
pos @r9 10 raid tuieber Hu6 Suuie
seibt?"
.g2ummero 3131l |" i6impfte Der 9llte,
h6em er nit erOBen S6ritten i'm 8ims
,sler auf unb nieoer remit.
,3ummerp 1881? So - mas III
benn bas ?"
Gin Silb, Dor bem Seire tbeure
N1utter einen bpfterii6eu Gnfaa be-
Sommen bait"
Gin entieBudes Bib" er3dnSt bic
uirbise Game. %, bieie Spauierl
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-07-30
st,Ie Nir ppr. ufI,l Wni .insm qhrun.

etslle Dir por. gfTei auf sinem Tbruns
lelIet elm Ia IeibeHe 8r0Huuasaeiuduber,
aeblltes @erippe. SaRebeu Elm perrlds
ter 8pnj9. Der pon ben SoffhranSen
eerlau9t. oab Iie oem 6tefett ibre Suf,
bisWua oorbriuseu, ueberali idtotternoe
@stalteu. ueritorte Wacbsiueihe @efbs
ter. Giuem armeR tleiueu Suueen, Der
aani uabe bel benz i6auertiben 9bron
Tben muB. treteu Dor slnsit bic Gusen
aus ben 00blsu. @eiB @ott, mir
iIts nidt uiel beKer ergauaeu! 8ieie
Rnodeniiugfr in ben Sanoi6uben. Die.
fer nadte Sbdoel biHter oem S6leier,
oieier -"
.Ra turS unb gut", brummt bet
glte. rWtutter liebt 0as Bib uno =
ems, Spei, orei - betommt iie lire 8us
iduel 90 mas miBte bic 8cliSei uer'
bieten"
.@eine 9ufdre?"
IS, @ott betpabre,i6 metne natiirfid
bas Bib"
,&eine Madt Der grbe bringt mid
elm 5tpeiteS Wal bot bieie 2einwano !"
bet6euert bic Mutter.
,lluo mid au9 ni9t!"i6tp5rt ber ga
ter. inOem er 5wei Singer in bic Sobs
bebt. sd bin fein Sreunb BON bffeut'
li6en Obnma9tsanfdGlen uub babe por'
lGufis iiberbaupt senus BON Der Ius'
Itellun9." -
glie aber i6reibt cine balbe Stunbt
ipdter ibrem S6ab Die inbaltsihweren
Worte;
y@nbli9 giebt's in ber Nusitellun9
elm uuseit6rtes BGdb6en, no mir tros
unierer 6amilien. Gbonnementstarte por
8ater uno Wutter pjllis ii4er iinbl
Ntrsen 0abmittas, Buntt flint ubr,
erwartet Did Define gGiie i'm Spani'
ibeu Saal, si9t bel --- Nummerc
3231."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14
NEWS NOTES.

The holy see is disposed to make rep
reservations to the various powers with
a view to obtaining compensation from
the Italian government for the damage
done to the vatican building, etc, by
the recent powder explosion.
Two Indians, known as the Dog"
and big Rib" who were leaders in the
Canadian northwest rebellion six years
ago and who have been serving long
terms in the penitentiary for murder
and treason, have just been pardoned
and released.
The department of state has received
cablegram announcing that the gov
eminent of Peru had officially accepted
the invitation to participate in the
worlds Columbian exposition, and had
appropriated 25, 900 soles to pay prelim-
mary expenses Jamaica, too, has &C
copied.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don News says that the nervous state
of the bourse is largely due to reports
of German origin, that Emperor Will
liam, fearing an attack from Russia,
brought his influence to bear on the
Rothschilds to prevent further supplies
of money for the Russian treasury.
1t is reported from a private source
that $780, 900 in gold has left Rio
Janeiro for Europe. The heavy sales
of Spanish securities in London and
Paris were due toA rumor that the
Madrid bourse would be closed in or
der to avert a panic. kilograms did
not confirm this report.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14
Use and Value.

Mr.. PETER, the newly elected senator
from Kansas, says the Inter-Ocean, is
credited or discredited with the remark
that money has mo intrinsic value"
Perhaps he will refuse payment of his
senatorial salary in money, and will
trade the products of his mind for the
products of the farm, the mine, the
loom, and such other products as his
wonderful mind may not be able to
afford. Mr.. PETER confounds "value"
with use" A man has use for wheat
or meat when he is hungry or for wa
ter when he is thirsty, but of
themselves none of these things have
"value." They are not valiant,
valuable, strong" which is to say,
they have not of themselves lin
herently," as the senator says, any
power that commands respect or excites
desire. A man who has enough wheat
or meat to use or enough water to
drink does not want any more of these
articles for his own use. If he accepts
more than he needs for his own use"
it is that he may convert it into
value" which is to say, into some
thing exchangeable. Money is the
one thing everywhere exchangeable
among people who have learned the
rudiments of civilization. Il is the
only thing that has 'value," though on
a desert island it may have no use. "
1t would have been well if Senator
PETER had read more of political
economy before he entered upon politi-
| cal life
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14
A FAVORABLE SHOWING.

Pension Payments Decreasing and the Sur
plus Gradually Creeping Up.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Com missioner
Raum of the pen7ion bureau has writ
ten letter to Secretary Noble calling
attention to the very material decrease
in payments on account of pensions
during the present fiscal year.
The entire payments for army PEN
sions during the present fiscal year will
not exceed SIG, OOO,O The total ap-
preparation for this service is SIPS, 069,-
O93.S9. 1t now seems probable that
there will be left of this appropriation
at the end of the fiscal year 50, 769, 900.
The allowance of a great number OF
claims, under the act of June %, 1880,
has so reduced the amount of the first
payments on pension certificates as to
bring about this favorable result.
The surplus in the treasury is gradu-
ally creeping up, having recovered
from the heavy drains upon it on
account of the direct tax, and
the net surplus at the close of business
to-day was SIS, ZOO, 900. There are no
heavy payments to make during the re-
mainder of the month and the treasury
officials express no doubt that the sur
plus will increase by June to an
amount sufficient to meet the pension
draft of $50, 900, 900 without the neces-
sity of withdrawing government depos-
its from the national bank repositories.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14
Kansas Securities Are All Right.

Kansas Securities Are All Right.
According to eastern market reports
the craze to drop Kansas securities has
not by any means yet run its course IN
spite of the adjournment of the legisla-
ture. Investment brokers say that
MANY eastern customers are offering
their mortgages at ruinOus figures,
convinced that even one-third of their
face value in cash is better than to take
chances on final settlement. If this is
the case investors are foolish. There
is no reason to be frightened over Kan
sas securities. In spite of past depres-
sion, the state has never had as fair an
outlook as at present and the farmers
as whole have never made as solid
progress toward prosperity as now.
The absence of any boom element and
the universal high crop conditions,
with high prices for grain and stock,
give the agriculturists an opportunity
that they have not had i'll years. We
are not claiming any bonanza or any
immunity from foreclosures, for this
would be Idle. 1t is, however, true
that considering the outlook the pres
ent year will see more material ad-
vancemenL than any year in the states
history. The record of the past few
months shows a determined and
steady movement toward mortgage OBJ
liberation, and the fact that farm lands
are more in demand that in five years
shows in what direction peoples minds
are turning.
Kansas securities are all right.
There is no need of worry.
More Indebtedness will be paid of
this year than in any y months in the
states history. When you write to
your eastern friends just mention this
and tell them not to sacrifice their in
vestInents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14
HER RECAPTURE ORDERED.
Definite Statement of Secretary Tracy Con
corning the Escaping Itata.

Definite Statement of Secretary Tracy Con-
corning the Escaping Itata.
BINGHAMToN, n. Y, May 13.-Secre-
tary of the Navy B. f. Tracy is in the
city on private business. In an inter
view with a reporter he stated several
important facts concerning the ltata
which have heretofore been matters OF
speculation. Being questioned as to
the dispatches which rated the United
States cruiser Charleston as inferior
to the Gillian insurgent war ship
Esmerelda, he secuted the idea.
True, the Esmerelda carried two
nine-inch guns, while the Charleston's
heaviest guns are only eight inch, but
the latter had a large number of six
inch guns, while her armament is four
inches thick and the Esmerelda's only
one and one-half inches. The Charles
ton was accordingly fully able to cope
with the Esmerelda, as were the other
cruisers now in the Pacific. The secre-
tary states definitely that the Charles
ton has orders to capture the ltata
wherever she may be found upon the
HIGH seas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14

The varying opinions of some of
Dickinson county's leading citizens on
the Worlds fair fund matter as given
in the REFLECToR's interviews today
show that there is considerable doubt
as to the ultimate success of the plan
of raising 81 ,2O5 in this county. That
it can be done if all will take hold no
one denies. The burden would then
be very small-only about 6 cents per
capita. Whether this can be accom-
plished or not remains to be seen. To
test the matter immediate steps should
be taken for it is to Dickinson county's
and Kansas interest that creditable
display be made by the state. If one
plan VIII not work anctheg may.
Kansas cannot afford to be left out in
the cold.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14
More Food for the Croakers.

There are a number of things to
spring on the calamity crOaker when
he asserts that the country is going to
the demnitiOn bow-wows, that debt is
increasing, that we are the most IN
happy people in the world and that
revolution and anarchy are near at
hand. One of the best of these is the
following;
In the course of the last ten years,
the states have deceased their debts
So, 1853, 1856. the counties S., 200
and the municipalities S45, III, O19,
making a total decrease of S126, $40, 704
or nearly Is per cent. The local debt
has dropped from S16.42 per capita to
S11.O6. At the same time, there has
been a material reduction in the
United States debt to $3.50 per capita
making a total debt, national and
local, of S26.44, which is lower than
that of nearly any civilized country on
the globe and but little more than half
what it was ten years ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14
Our Friends in the East.

Kansas is not by any means devoid
of friends in the large cities Of the east
and here and there is prominentpapeT
which despite the calamity talk OF our
present congressional delegation sees
things as they ale and gives US due
credit. The Philadelphia Press is one
of these. ut is not strange" it says,
"that the credit of Kansas was injured,
when the state was known tobe almost
under the control of men protesting
such financial doctrines. 1t is not
strange, also, that when these results
of authorized alliance policy began to
appear, Speaker Elder and his assistant
demagogues should be disconnected,
and should hasten to load the blame on
the shoulders of others. They sOWed
the wind, and are reaping the whirl-
wind. No one will have any sympathy
with the demagogues, but every one
will regret that the fame of so fair a
state as Kansas should be clouded even
temporarily. That it will be only
temporary is apparent when the real
financial condition of the state is con-
sidered. The bonded Indebtedness of
the state is only SSO1 eco, and the total
county, township, state and school dis
trict Indebtedness of Kansas is $37 ,9l7,-
O67, while the actual value of taxable
property is S579,7O1, $40. And when
to this is added the fact that the farm
mortgage Indebtedness is being liqui
dated az the average rate of $1,000, OOC
a month, it will be seen that the credit
of Kansas can not be permanently III
jured even by the ranting of dena-
gogues who have taken advantage OF
depressed times to mislead the people
| in one election"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14

There is a tough and leathery moral
to this argument that is worth FASTING
in your chapeau:
We consume about $4,000, 900 worth
of boots and shoes in Kansas annually
and less than $500, 900 of these goods
are made in the state ond we produce
more of the raw material to make
these goods than any state in the
union. We pay freight twice on these
goods, and pay for all the labor in the
east to put it in shape for consumption
and then cry ''hsrd times" and kick be
cause the eastern malufacturer and
his laborer have money to loan on OuI
property ct 2 per cent month.