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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-02
Manlusia / Bronlsl0.
(Scena W chlcagoskim but
c~hershopie).

(Scena W chlcagoskim but
chershopie).
Mau;usla:-CZemu ten two
tata TAXA dluga brode nosi?
Bronlsia:: DO jak sobie ma
farmach brzytwa gardfo pod
rzynaf, to Cd tego p~ozostafY
znakr, a broda je zakryje.
Matko / c6rka.
(Scena W ogrodku. W kto-
rym porozr7ucane So kury z
ukreconem, gfowam,).
Matka:: - Vice lu2 ME
pojdzlesz w'ece] roblc do ogro
du?
Corka pfacze:-N'e mamu-
stu, DO iona ogrodo wego pc
wiedzlafa, &e lax Ia ME poide
sobie z ogrodu, to ona pojdzle
cd meza.
Mathe: A to dopiero giu-
pie s~tvorzenle! = Me place
mole uziecko, wnet poIdzlesz
do taklego, co zony ME ma,
pien;edzy zas wlele w'ecel, iak
ogrodowy.
De6owy hy.
iScena w winohskim County
jailu.)
Blazix i kasyer zwiazkowy
odwiedzaja uwiezionego R.
T., ktory %lamentuje: = Jam
nlewinny, chyba "a to klam-
stwo o debowym kiiu dzisiaj
Pan Bog talk ciezko mnie
karze. Ale gdybym tax tn
mial HAWAI- debczaka, to bym
90 ma waszych zebrach po-
lanai, DO tylko ola was te-
raz cierpiec MUSIC.
W saZonae.
Andrea Kowalewski, Cd
bierajac Cd sekretarza Izydo.
"a Czarnowskiego korespon-
dencya do Zgody: A tos
jednak .napisot, ale tel les
naklaksowo}, iak n;eprzymie-
rzajac swinia ryjcm.
S e r e t z: )ak m6g},
talk zrobi}.
Andr5ej Kowalewski: = Tero
10 ia wrzuca do baksy, ale
wpierw z]ozma sic pc piec
cant6w ma whiska, ably tego
judosza w gardle zaloc.
" ZGODY.
Szesciu lobuzow z )ozefem
Olbihskim ma czele stoi do.
ko}a kamienia drukarskiego
popija]ac wodke.
Lobuz o. IN k i:
Strasznie mocny brandy, al
mi Z oczu kaple.
kobuz S t 81 awZfo.
cze W S XII: = Azebys tel
wiedzial, to CT nawet talk Sill
pie posinia}y re jeszcze ludzie
powiedza, IL Wiarus CT je pod
bill.
K O buz O. S k i: -
Dalej }obuzy do roboty, DO
starry safandu}a ma se]mie,
Jam dzisiai redaktorem wszy-
stkiem.
" SALONIE.
Salonista Andrea Kowa-
lewski, patrzac ma lezacego
W karczmie pod lava Izydora
Czarnowskiego, prawi ma
chajac reka:
-Patrzcie, szanowni pano-
VIE, OTTO W tel pamietnej
chwili, w dniu 20 w~rzesnia,
0 godzinie l W nocy, lezyc
raczy sekretarz Kolka Dra-
matycznego pan lzydor Gar
nowski i u mnie pod lava.
Dawniej welegiwa} tylko
u Cysewskiego.
Sekretarz, zbierajac sic ma
nogi, volatile esq 10 dzys ME
-. 4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
SOLOMON VALLEY WHEAT.
Secretary Mohler Says It Is Badly
Spotted,

Secretary Martin Mohler of the State
board of agriculture went through en-
route to Topeka after having visited
the Solomon valley and Northwestern
Kansas to look at the wheat.
He goes completely back on his pre-
Yious estimates of the crop Of wheat
and now says there will not be more
than three-fourths of a crop raised by
the state this year. The fact of the
matter is" said he this morning,
''that there never was a time in the
state when there were such differences
between adjoining wheat fields. In
the Solomon valley, for instance, 1
found fields which would make fifty
bushels to the acre, while adjoining
them would be other fields which would
not pay for the harvest. The state
ment that the wheat yield will reach go
million bushels is erroneous. The
area will reach million acres, and as
near as can be estimated at present
there will be three-fourths of a
crop,or 10 bushels to the acre. This
places the yield for the state at Al
million bushels, certainly large yield
and can see no reason for exaggera'
tion."
The forthcoming crop report will
give the county assessors figures on the
wheat acreage and the estimated yield
per acre. Secretary Mohler does moi
expect an especially large yield from
the Northwest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
North Dickinson News.

Special REFLECTOR Correspondence.
HAYES Twp. June Corn, oats
and grass are growing rapidly and
wheat is ripening,
Farmers will hardly have their corn
laid by until they will be in the thick
est of harvest.
Some people here are so ungrateful
as to say they are getting tired of so
many cherries, strawberries, mulber-
ries, etc. Apples, peaches, pears and
p!ums are burdening the trees.
David Brechbill and daughter Annie
and J. NJ. Sheets and daughter Annie
returned last week from their trip to
Pennsylvania.
w. II. Phipps, who has just returned
from the agricultural college, attended
preaching services at Bethel Sunday.
Ezra Sheets took another trip to
Hope last Saturday returning on Sun
day. He must be entieed by some
special attraction,
Us. Baumbough arrived at home
from his visit in Pennsylvania. He
says the people of that state may have
their mountains and red soil farms, but
he prefers Kansas.
Little Lizzie Breechbil has been suf-
fering from a serious illness.
Children's day exercises were held at
the PrObasco school house last Sunday.
Mr., Geo. Burkholder, from Rocks
county, spent several days with friends
here.
The number of buildings that are
being erected indicates good times. L.
II. Longs large house is about finished
and J. Waterstradt's house is almost
done while VIM. Duffy is building an
addition to his home.
The creamery is in fouIishing con-
dition. About 5000 pounds of milk
are received daily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
EUROPEAN RETALIATION.

A German PrIvy Councillor on the Com.
mercIal Policy of the United States.
BERLIN, June 1T.-Speaking of the
proposed Berlin exposition of 1895,
Privy Councillor Won Siemen saida
1.-THE European nations are becoming
aware that they must consolidate COM
mercially as against American ag-
erosion. America is not only shutting
out many of our products by prohibit
tive tariffs, but she also threatens our
trade with the South American repub-
lies and even with Africa and Asia,
Your country is young and full Of
natural resources, and by your enter
prise, no less than by your pres
ent policy, you threaten to deprive US
of our foreign trade. Power naturally
makes you aggressive and Europe must
take care of her interests or else she
will be pushed to the wall"
do you, then, believe that CONNER.
cial war will be pronounced between
the old world and the new world?"
Eyes. If you keep on as you are do
ing now we shall have to go to war.
We will erect big fence to keep out
your grain, your cotton, your meat
We will retaliate. 1 am naturally a
free trader, but believe in meeting
protection with protection.
Gan Europe exist without American
grain?"
"Of course we can We can supply
all our wants from Russia or India }"
"Do you think that Europe, and Ger
many especially, will be the gamers by
such policy? Do you know that mil
lions of dollars worth of your manu-
features are exported to America every
year and that we could strike a serious
blow by simply prohibiting your sugar?
eyes, but we shall find other channels
of trade. Besides, as America advances
in manufacturing she will need less and
less of our goods The day will come,
and come soon, when we shall have to
fight against your aggressions-"
''Will you exhibit at the Chicago
fair?''
81 do not know as yet At present 1t
seems to me folly to exhibit in country
where people will not buy from u.s."
The conversation is significant of the
feeling with which American enter
prise and the present American policy
are regarded in Germany.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Meager Particulars of Disastrous Wreck
on the Milwaukee q st. Paul.
CHICAGO, June 1z-Information has
been received of disastrous wreck on
the Milwaukee s. St Paul road about
half mile east of Coon Rapids, Ia
A passenger train consisting Of an
engine, baggage and mail and express
cars, several coaches and two sleeperS
crashed through the bridge over Coon
river Only the rear sleeper remained
on the track.
Two passengers are known TO have
been killed and large mum Der injured.
The engineer was unhurt but the con-
ductor and one brakeman are reported
badly injured Help from adjoining
towns was sent and corps of physi-
clans are now on the scene,
It was raining hard at the time Of the
accident and darkness and storm in
creased the confusion. Details received
here are very meager, no names being
given and those at the scene being too
busy rescuing passengers to obtain
particulars
The locomotive was derailed in some
manner just as it neared the trestle,
ran onto the ties, struck n support and
tumbled over into the stream below,
dragging after it all but the rear sleeper.
The crew in charge believe that all the
dead, two passengers, whose names or
sex can not be learned, have been taken
out The list Of injured will reach
thirty, some of whom probably fatally.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
IRRIGATION EXPERIMENTS.
The Burlington 3 Missouri to Experiment
in Cheyenne County, Kan.

Inc . 4hA88OuEk 70
in Cheyenne County, Kan.
ArcmsoN, Kan, June 1.-THE Bur-
lington & Missouri River Railroad Co,
which has extensive mileage in West
ern Kansas, will invest $4,000 in
system of irrigation in Che =" the
extreme northwestern county IL Kan
sas It is only by developing the
country as a regular crop-producing
region that the company's lines in that
section can be made to pay, and it has
been determined to unite with the
people and give irrigation thorough
test To that end the South Fork Irri-
CATION & Improvement Co. has been or
ganized, with paid up capital of $780,
OO0 The president of this company Is
G. ". Holdredge, general manager OF
the Burlington s. Missouri and the
vice-president r. o. Phillips, who Is
secretary of the Lincoln Land Co,
Burlington & Missouri corporation that
has extensive land and tOwn-site inter
ests IN that part of the state. The
South Fork Co. has surveyed 100 miles
of bitches besides laterals in Cheyenne
county. The main ditch commences
near the Colorado line, Twenty-Five
miles west of the town of st. Francis.
An army of men and teams are at
work, and it is expected that much of
the work will be completed in time to
turn water on the wheat in the fall
should it be necessary. The system
surveyed will irrigate over 1901 900 acres
of land that is now non-productive ex-
| cept in most favorable seasons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

The condition in which the late
democratic administration of Rhode
Island left the affairs of that state
when it went out of office few weeks
ago will not encourage the people to
give the party another lease Of power.
The journal of the state senate for the
long session of the legislature was left
uDposted, the auditors books show
discrepancies owing to misconstruc-
tions of the law, payments of money
by the towns to the state had not been
credited, and the accounts of several
of the departments had been over
drawn. The discovery of such a con-
ditiOn Of things must have been
little startling to the staid, conservative
people Of Rhode Island. The republic
cans held control of the state for a
generation, and when they surrend-
cred it to the democracy everything
was in apple pie order. But one year
was enough for the democrats to
muddle things.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
Advertised Letters.

The following is list of unclaimed
letters remaining ID the Abilene post
Office for the week ending June 3
1891. Have your mail addressed to
street and number, and it will be
promptly delivered.
Hoover, Mrs Minnie Stotler Miss Matte
SmUlley, Miss n Ounrad, Geo. (2)
Duier, John Davis, Wv
VanMeter. Alfred Adelphia, Mrs Marble
Evans, Charles Z Harve, Aire
Sterling, Nj Turner, John
Thacher the liveryman
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised" giving date.
n. B.-Under the late order of the
postmaster general, one cent (1c) will
be charged for all advertised letters.
D. r. GORDEN, Postmaster.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

workman, mechanic or any other per
son to work more than eight hours per
calendar day." and provides penalty
of mot less than $50 nor more than
81 900, or Imprisonment not more than
six months" for the violation of any
of its provisions.
1t is little difficult to understand
why this law was ever placed on the
statute book. If it is confined solely
to those who are employed by the
state, county, township or city in the
capacity of 'lsborer, workman or
mechanic it effects comparatively a
very few laboring men. If it is a good
law for the laborer, the workman and
the mechanic, it might apply to all
who are in the employ of the state or
any minor municipality. The county
officials ought not to be permitted to
keep their offices open more than eight
hours day, jurors should be excused
from sitting in the box after . O'Clock
each day. 1t is certain under the law
that if the county officials who employ
a ianitor at the Dickinson county
court house require or permit" that
gentleman to labor more than eight
hours a day, they are liable to prosecu-
ton under the law. The janitor can
let the fire and the lights go out at 3
o'clock every day and the county OIL
Gals and the district judge may whistle
to keep warm after that time.
But if it is a crime to require or
permit" a laborer to work for the
public more than eight hours day it
is lust as much a crime for any person
or corporation to require or permit"
their employees to work more than
eight hours per day. If not, why notf
Suppose that during the coming har-
vest the law should declare it a crime
for any farmer to require or permit"
any labnrer to work in the harvest field
more than eight hours a day. From
toIIa. IN, and from 2 to P. Ia.
would constitute days work on the
farm. What farmer would be willing
to nav the 'current rate of per diem
wages'' for such labor? 1t is safe to say
that there is not farmer in this state
who would favor any such a law, noI
is there a merchant who would be will
ing to pay the current rate OF pei
diem wages" for a clerk who would
only labor eight hours per day. If ii
shall become necessary for the governor
to convene the legislature for the
purpose Of relieving our state institu-
tions from the embarrassment Occa-
stoned by this law, the proper relief
would seem to be the repeal Of the law
entirely, or else to enSet law that
would apply to ell classes alike. We
do not believe that he who receives
his wages from the public treasury Is
anv more entitled to the protection OF
the law than the ordinary laborer on
the farm or in the workshops of oul
cities. Let there be no class legisla,
ton. 1t is not just that one mar
should be required to labor clever
hours for the current rate OF per diem
wages which another gets for eight
hours work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

The Lawrence Journal gets red in
the face and declares emphatlcally that
this paper was wrong in saying that
Prof. Garfield recently received an in
crease in salary because he was likely
to accept an eastern position. The
Journals. word goes. No one has high
er appreciation of Mr.. Canfeld's abil-
ity IN certain ways or is less inclined to
do him injustice than the REFLECTOR.
AS teacher he is unquestionably sue
cess and personally he is very genial but
thisipaper has never believed in politics
being directly or indirectly dragged
into the State university. For that
reason it did not think it wise to ele-
vate Mr., Garfield to the chancellorship
of Kansas chief cOllege-a view taken
by the regents and by the people of the
state generally. That Mr.. C.'s per-
sonal friends at Lawrence will miss
him on his removal to Lincoln, Neb.,
we have no doubt, but that Kansas will
be plunged in everlasting gloom is not
probable.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

The best sub-treasury is a good
quarter section of Kansas land, one
half mile square and extending from
1900 miles beneath the surface to four
billion miles above. 1t is sub-treasury
which rightly managed never fails OF
assigns. 1t has all the elements for
supporting the president, cashier and
clerks in comfort. In includes as
accessories blue skies, bright suns,
sweet winds, health and competence.
1t is the sub-treasury that will outlast
all parties and schemes. 1t will do to
tie to.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
Now for the Worlds Fair.

And now it appears that the law
passed by the recent legislature provid-
ing that eight hours shall be a days
work for all employees of the state
will necessitate the closing of all the
state institutions unless special
arrangements are made for keeping
them open. The work of these lnstitu-
tions cannot be done if the present
force of employees is worked Only eight
hours. To do the work properly will
necessitate the employment of 1000
employees. The appropriations of the
late legislature will not permit of tie
employment of any more employees.
The question of working the present
force eight hours day was referred to
Attorney General Ives. He gives it IS
his opinion that the authorities who
permit employees to work over eight
hours a day will violate the law and
subject themselves to heavy fines. The
governor will probably call special
session o: the legislature to pass
emergency appropriations, so as to
permit the employment of the neces-
sary number of state servants,
When Gov. Humphrey makes the
call let him include one for making a
Worlds fair appropriation. Only SIX
counties have thus far raised their fund
and the legislature while it is repair
ing one bungle may as well look after
two
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
FATAL ToMFooLERY.
Two Young Men Perish BY the UPsettlns
of Boat.

OF Boat
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 1.-THE
electric lights of Troost park were
glimmering at $50 o'clock last night on
hundreds of merry pleasure seekers, a
pavilion crowded with dancers and
dark spot on Echo lake where three
young men, thrown from a capsized
boat, were struggling for their lives.
Two of the young men were drowned,
the third was rescued just in the nick
of time There were only few
boats on the lake and few people about
the shores The news of the sad ac-
cident spread slowly and until 10 the
merry making and dancing went on as
if no tragedy had occurred The young
men drowned were William Cadman, a
railroad switchman, aged "a, of Long
meadow avenue and McGee street and
BurrelI Ross, painter, aged 20 years,
of BIS Oak street The young man
rescued was George Nesbitt, an en-
ploye of Haar Bros. tile works, who
lived a few doors from Ross family on
Oak street TomfoOlery in rocking the
boat is said to have caused the accident
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

The Topeka Capitals monthly mort
gage report published Sunday shows
up well for central Kansas. The
Capital in its summary says: Central
Kansas continues to show large de-
crease in farm indebtedness. In April
releases exceeded records by so per
cent, seven counties reporting, and in
May eight counties report decrease of
so per cent, and one county (Harper)
reports only the number of mortgages
showing five times as many released as
recorded" Eastern Kansas also
makes a good showing. 1t is undeni-
able that Kansas is advancing and
when the calamityites claim otherwise
they know that they ara prevaricating.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

Indianapolis Journal: Deacon Pod
berry-'You have been faithful pas
tor to us for several years nOW.'
The Rev. Mr.. Wilgus-''I have tried
in my humble way to DO my best"
Deacon Podberry-"Yes, and we
were thinking of giving you sort of a
testimonial. Which would you prefer
"a trip to Palestine or trial fol
heresyp''
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

There is one honest newspaper in the
world, the Evangelical Visitor, organ
of the River Brethren church, 1t puts
up this plea: "We are very much in
need of articles for publication.
Please, friends, respond with your copy
at once, otherwise we will be necessi-
tated to resort to selections and some
of our readers object to that class of
reading matter"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
The Eight Hour Law.

The malicious mischief caused by
the passage of the ''eight hour law" by
the last mongrel legislature is having
its effect in destroying the efficiency of
quite a number of our state institu-
tons. thas been ascertained that it
will be impossible to carry on the work
required to be done if the present
employees are allowed to work only
eight hours each day. And as there is
90 appropriation or provision for the
employment of additional help, the
work must 60 undone and the useful
ness of that which can be done greatly
impaired.
The law was little sop thrown out
for the purpose of appeasing the de-
mand of few demagogues who had
promised their constituents to do
something for the laboring classes,
The fact that neither the house nor
tie senate took sufficient interest in
the law to inquire into its effect upon
those institutions which would come
under its provisions, shows very con-
clusively the demagogical character of
the measure. Not one in dozen of
those who voted for il had any faith in
its efficiency. They supposed it could
do no harm, if it did no good. The Law
provides that it shall be unlawful for
anyone acting in behalf of any munic-
ipality, state, county, township or city
to ''require or permit any laborer,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

Those weakened young republicans
of Kansas who have been knuckling to
the peoples party in hopes Of getting a
slice Of Doodle are being black-balled
with monotOnous regularity when they
apply for admission to the alliance,
Serves them light. They are fooling
nobody, their scheme is altogether too
gauzy. Men OF every party admire
those who stand up for what they be-
lieve, regardless of whether the views
held are agreeable or not. The alli-
anee does right to blsck-ball every
applicant who is one because he thinks
BE can "WOEk Che fsrmels."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

Here's a pretty how-de-dO: Mr..
Rightmire, secretary of the citizens
alliance, denounces the farmers ALI
ance as a money making institution,
and seys be will not be frozen out by a
set of men who farm with their jaws.
-TEmporia Republican.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

The wholesale bair-puIling match in
which the Dickinson county alliance
finds itself as to which of lot of Office
seekers shall have the nominations for
county offices this fall is not conducive
to add respect to the reform-iE-poli-
the ;daa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

The newspaper report going the
rounds that sl6O, 900 hidden by Sher-
mans raiders has been found will be
interesting to former members of
Sherman's army who didn't know that
any such amount was possessed by the
whole force. 1t is a clumsy fake.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

When Secretary Mohler talks about
IS million bushels of wheat for Kansas
he is simply talking nonsense. 1t is
well enough to be sanguine but it does
not help Kansas any more to lie about
it in one direction than in another. If
we get 40 million bushels we will do
mall
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

The Kansas democrats have resolved
to keep the democratic organizations
in each county intact" So far as
Dickinson county is concerned it won't
take much to do that. All there are to
look after are A. K. VANDERBILT, Col.
Gore and T. H. MalOtt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

The mention Of Blaine's name in
the Topeka high school exercises called
out the lOudest applause of the even
ing. When the churches and schools
get to shouting for Blaine, says the
Emporia Republican, it looks like the
Office vas seeking the man in earnest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

Tie skeleton of a strange being was
discovered up in western Kansas last
week. 1t has a mouth three feet long
and % inches in height. 1t is under
stood that the peoples party is negotiat-
ing for the creature to make picnic
sneeches this summer.