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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
HOT WEATHER HERE.
The Mercury Climbs to the Top Notch
and Stays.

The first real hot weather of summer
is upon central Kansas. For the past
/ four days it has made itself felt I'm a
manner that could not be mistaken.
Considering the late date.at which the
high temperature has appeared there
is less grumbling than usual ana every
one finds consolation in the fact that
three weeks will bring September. On
Friday the mercury in the standard
government thermometer at Gulick's
registered 1905, Saturday 80, Sunday
81 and today it touched 9S. The COM
mon thermometers reached from to
10 degrees higher.
The signal service weather report for
the past week says that the rainfall
has been light during the week and is
below the normal in all counties except
the northwestern and extreme north
eastern counties. 1t is above the nor
nal in Norton. In many Of the central
counties no rain has fallen during the
week. The temperature has remained
below the normal for first week Of
August in the eastern counties, but is
normal in the western. An average
amount of sunshine has prevailed.
This has been a good week for the fax
harvest, for haying and farm work gen.
erallv. The improvement in the corn
fields continues, Flax harvest is in
full blast in the central counties and
has commenced in the northern. The
yield of oats continues to fall below
expectations at the threshing machine.
The condition of wheat is improving as
the atmosphere becomes dryer. In the
south crops are beginning to feel the
effects Of continued dry weather in
those counties.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
The Death Record.

Mrs. E. Haugh, wife of the Rev.
Samuel Haugh, Dunkard preacher,
died at her home in Cheever township,
Saturday evening in childbirth. She
was aged about 81 years and leaves a
family of Is children nearly all of whom
are living. The funeral services were
held at 4 p. m. Sunday at the north
Dickinson Dunkard church, the Rev.
Ritzman officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Lady in Buck
eye township mourn the death Of their
ive-months-old son, Sherman, who
died Saturday evening and was buried
from the house Sunday at 10 a. u. The
interment was in the Buckeye Gene
terry.
OrYai, the little SOD of Mr.. and Mrs.
n. Armstrong, New Basel, died Satur-
day afternoon, aged Is months. The
funeral was held this morning at the
house, intermentin Fairview cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
VETERANS WILL MEET.
Hope Preparing for an Enjoyable
Reunion.

Special to THE REFLECTOR.
HOPE, Aug. 10.-The old soldiers
of this city and vicinity are making
great preparations for the entertain.
ment of soldiers who will attend the
reunion to be held here September 8
and 4. The sham battle is a settled
thing and will be unlike many one
horse displays of the kind. G.. B. Bar.
rett has just returned from Topeka
where he has been perfecting arrange
ments and securing guns and amm1ni-
ton. All the railroads operating in
the county, with the exception Of the
Union Pacific, have given a one and one
third rate.
All kinds of business are feeling the
effects of the good wheat, oats and
fruit crops. Our streets are flied daily
with farmers marketing grain and gar
den produce, taking home with them
groceries and dry goods.
T. Dickinson, a government grain
contractor of Junction City, will build
a grain elevator on the Santa Fe track
at this point. We already have two
large elevators but from the thousands
of bushels of wheat that our farmers
haul to other tOwIs it is evident that
another dealer can do a good business.
J. W. Higgins, manager Of the Swift
& Co. sheep ranch, is in the city max
ing preparations for the arrival of TO-
900 sheep about Sept. 18th.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
WEEKLY REFLECTOR. ABILENE, KANSAS, AUGUST 49, 1891


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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
A Reply.

Mr.. @. Hoffman in his open letter in
the Enterprise Journal this week, over
looks the fact that the article com
planned of was taken from the La
Junta Watermelon, the verifcation of
which we did not claim. 1t is probable
that none but the best -four is shipped
to Topolo0ampo, but by the time it
reaches there and has been kept for 6
or months, it is claimed by the re-
turned colonists that the flour makes a
poor quality of bread, and is no COM
parison to the Kansas product.
We did not intend to do the mills of
C. Hoffman s. Son any injustice by
copying the article referred to, and
think that no disparagement was
meant by the writer. 1t was simply
mentioned that the flour was shipped
from the mills of c. Hoffman & Son,
because the Son part of the firm is the
head of the Topolobampo scheme, and
intends to get all the money out of it
that he can.
We readily concur with Mr.. Hoffman
in the belief that if the "whole crew
could be dumped into the Pacific ocean
and their places filed with enterprising,
God-fearing and God-serYing people,
they might be able to redeem a portion
of Greaser Land"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

luckless canine has yielded up his
life. a farmers deg was shot about
noon and it looked as though afree-for-
all fight between the shooter and the
farmer would ensue, but it did not.
The dog population is rapidly decreas-
ing.
The elevator formerly occupied by
Parker & Newcomb east of the Electric
Light works has been taken charge of
Mr.. w. H. Broughton, father of
the BrOughton Bros, of this city.
Mr.. B. is an experienced grain
buyer and farmer and will give Dick
inson's farmers the highest rating
possible on all grain. He has been
formerly in Clay Center and will
henceforth make his home in this city.
Western School Journal: The
school grounds in Abilene are charm
to the eye. Trees, shrubs, we'll kept
lawns aud flowers are evidences of
civilization one would like to see
around hundreds of school houses
which are now encOmpassed with sum
flower stalks, "jimson" weeds and
withered grass. If the condition of
school house grounds be an index to
the character of a community, what do
you think. brethren and sisters?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Advertised Letters.

The following is list OF unclaimed
letters remaining ID the Abilene post
Office for the week ending Aug, IL,
1891. Have your mail addressed 10
street and number, and it will be
promptly delivered.
BurkhOlder, Aana Gibbons, Mrs Billie
Heller, Katie Jackson, Mrs Fannie
Withers, Mrs Mary Wallace. Mrs John z
Eichelberger, ] b Gaddcs, VIM u
Harbold, 5 Wayne, Dr II HOpS,rsI
Persons calling for the above will
please say ADVERTISED giving date.
n. Binder the late order of the
postmaster general, one cent tlc) will
be charged for all advertised letters.
-. r. GoRDEN. Postmaster.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
ANOTHER DOG SCARE.
A Canine Starts Out on an Extensive
Biting Tour.

Another dog scare in which a cur
belonging to Theo. st. Peter was the
hero has set the southwest part of
town wild with rumOrs and fears
The dog had been acting unwell for a
few days but was not supposed to be
mad. Friday night it ran up to Emory
Rowland, who was at the st. Peter
place and bit him in the right hand.
The wound was deep one and about
an inch long. Rowland was badly
scared but used heroic measures in
sucking and cauterizing the injury and
up to date no serious effects have man.
ifested themselves. The wound is
healing and it is not probable that any
hydrophObia will follow.
The dog also bit the ten year old boy
of Mrs. Lavinia Smith, only slightly
soaring the back of his hand.
After biting the man the dog started
ont on starring tour in which it
devoted its masticating process to
animals of lower order. Several dogs
were bitten yesterday by the animal
and stock was also savagely attacked.
The dog came home last night but left
early this morning and took to the
country. 1t was finally killed west of
town. 1t is to be hoped that nothing
serious will develop from the incident.
Greater care than ever should be exer-
cised by all dog owners.
Having become frightened at the
possible results, Mr.. Rowland and
the Smith boy left on the late
noon train for Kansas City to test
the efficacy of a maidstone. Neither
of the afflicted persons feel at all
indisposed and it is probable that they
will suffer no inconvenience.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Discovered a Burglar .

At O'Clock Sunday morning Mr..
and Mrs. YIN. johnson were aroused
by the presence of a stranger in their
bedroom. Their little child had been
awakened and its crying awoke Mr.. j.
who was just in time TO see the man
leaving the room. The intruder left
by the back door hastily and could not
be overtaken. He took nothing from
the house, not having time. On his
next visit viii will see that he takes
some cold lead, secreted underneath
his worthless hide.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
ROCK ISLAND r. r.
MISSOURI PACIFIC-AT HERINGTON.
Hoinuy Waar
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

They had fiirted in Abilene week or so
The youth and the maiden shy;
But the time had arrived Cor him to go
and he came to say good bye
And he saidl SIRE we part you will give
me l1isss
Refuse not, 1 pray, this boon,
For should like to remember this
As SOFT of souvenir spoon"
The thermometer rises to the occa-
sion this month.
The committee on the Labor day
celebration is working hard and antici'
pates a great gathering of the people.
The fair and race meeting next
month will be the finest attraction in
central Kansas this year. Don't fail
to tell your friends so.
-Messrs. Broughton Bros. sold today
for Miss Belle GIlliland fine upright
Kimball piano. The young lady is to
be congratulated on her handsome
present.
Sand hill plums are numerous on
the prairies west of town-mOre so, old
settlers say, than for years. Yet fruit
is so plentiful that scarcely anyone
cares to go ont and pick them.
"A mean slur from the Topeka
State Journal: The Abilene Ora
matte club is going to Junction City to
"play a piece" This is one of the
horrors of the hot season in Junction
City.
Ut. Hornaday has been awarded the
contract for papering the new K. of 2.
hall which is a guarantee that it will
be a fine job and that the X, P's. will
have the handsomest hall in the state.
1t is reported that a holiness"
tent outfit similar to the one that held
forth on north Buckeye year or more
ago will soon visit the city, there being
20 people with seven tents in the COM
pany.
Cards are out for the wedding of
Miss Emma Schneider and Mr.. Lee
Long, two of Detroit's finest young
people, at the home of the BRIDES pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Schneider,
Thursday evening, Aug. Goth.
The new Santa Fe time card
appears in the proper column. The
new arrangement of a south bound
train at night and north bound in the
morning will prove as awkward as it
was when the same schedule was fol-
lowed a year or two ago.
We receive complimentary tickets
of admission to the Hope fair. Sept.
1918. The association offers 81 500 in
premiums and $500 in the speed ring
as well as a good list Of special prem
iums. 1t is the sixth annual exhibition
and a successful meeting is expected.
The people of Pittsburg, Kas., give
Governor Riddle a bonus Of $4,000
to publish the Daily Times there.
Those people are alive and enterpris-
ing. They know that there is no hope
for town that does not support a
good daily paper.-[Leavenworth
Times.
The festive pop of the dog hunters
vas heard all last evening and many
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Shoes.

Our July sale Shoes unprecedented We will
sale through the month of August with deeper
Ladies' Laced Walking Shoes all No If this
have for pair of Misses Toe Slippers
dozen of Ladies' worth and
choice during August for See this great bargain:
dies fine Patent Leather OxOrds worth
Shoes with heels worth for Ladies'
5 and 59 Ladies' Grain ButtOned Shoes worked
duced Chdn School Shoes back s5c
to ~ LOO; 3 to l25, Munds School Shoes, BETTER -
L00 to lO3 1885 IL to 49, 14O 1t will
these Shoes School first of September Mems
Shoes surplus of No. only, Big
Shoes reduced Mems Shoes GOODYEAR
Welts for 300 See on all kinds of Shoes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
An Old Fool is the Worst Fool of All.

An Old Fool is the. Worst Fool of All.
Report says there is a business man
living in Abilene about whom there is
considerable talk. He is grandfather
but he thinks more of his wife's sister
than he does of the woman he swore to
love and protect. He has even gone
so far as to threaten to move all his
household furniture from his own home
to the one occupied by the sister-in-law
and it is a known fact that he now
supports the slster-in-law in luxury
while the poor wife has to be content
with what he gives her. A few weeks
ago the wife spoke to her nephew, the
son of her sister, about his mothers
doings and all the answer she received
was a blow WHICH felled her to the
ground. If this is true Abilene's rep
utation for good morals is gone
Junction City Republican.
Who is it?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Excursion to Las Animas. Colo,

EXCURSION TO Las AnlmaS, COLO.
There will be an excursion leave the
Santa Fe depot for Las Animss, Colo;
at s;S5 o'clock p. IN, Saturday, August
18th, 1891.
Parties desiring to inspect some of
the best agricultural lands under irri-
CATION in the state of Colorado will
take advantage of this opportunity to
investigate the system of irrigation in
the Arkansas valley.
Round trip tickets good for 20 days
can be had at the ticket Office of the
Santa Fe railroad. 1 will accompany
the excursionists.
JOHN ]. COOPER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
CASE e. BISHOP
Fruit Growers.

There will be meeting of the iruit
growers of the county in the court
room in Abilene, on Saturday, August
Is. at O'Clock p. m, for the purpose
Of forming fruit growers association.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Last Warning

To all parties OwningSdogs; All
dogs found unmuzzIed fFOasthis date,
August 10. will be killed. t.ThSs notice
applies to all dogs owned inside the
city limits. $40
=, W. L ALLISON, City Marshal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Laid to Sleep.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of the infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. B. Wilson, were held
Saturday at the residence of V. p,
Wilson, conducted by Rev. Dechant,
assisted by Rev. Bennett. The inter
ment was made in the cemetery at De.
trOit.
Leaves have their time to fall
And flowers 10 wither at the North winds
breath,
And stars to set;-bUt all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, 0
Death!"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Too Many FIouncings and Embroideries

But we are going Deep you pick up quick
Chdrens inch Black Founcng worth 4Oc for 27 worth for
worth soc 33e;
Cbldrens incl White Embroder and Plain Hem
louncngs worth for 34c
worth 6O
6c Plain White Hem stitched Founcngs 40 inches wide
Ito 25c pei
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

Call on Il. F. Seeds for your farm
loans. Remember he writes your
privilege to pay at any interest pay day
in your note and mortgage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

Remember II. E. Seeds does not give
a separate contract to pay but writes
your privilege in your mortgage and
note as it should be done. 50 2
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
LADIES' AND CHILDREN,s UNTRnIIED HANS
Half Price.

Any untrimmed Hat in Millinery department exactly half
25c Hats for 24c; Hats
75c Hats for Chden BOnnet choice
worth This regular cleaning don't
single Hat left MILLINERY department the last day
August Palm LeafF Ic each.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
White Goods.

your choice of any Novelty White Goods worth
Your choice of fine White Goods worth and
soc for lSc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

Ii. E. Seeds is the only one who will
make you farm loan and write your
privilege TO pay in your note and mort
gage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

Tin Fruit Stone Fruit Jars, quart SOC
Dozen Stone Fruit JARS 25 dozen Stone Fruit Jars gallon
dozen Granuated Sugar hundred During the month
August pounds of choice Butter $4,000 dozen Eggs and
800 dozen Chickens.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Children's StrawHats

lc worth worth for worth
worth worth for 3c worth go for 4Oc worth
for worth 80 for worth LOO for 6c; worth l25 for Sc
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

all Wool Chaes for Ale imported Novelty Ginghams 70
and French Fabric de Florence 70
inch American Serge Dress Goods to close at 1Oc
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Apron Goods.

with Stripe reduced
yard These goods nearly yard wide and suitable for
well as Ladies' aprons Remember the price only
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Girl Wanted.

For general homework Immediately.
Mrs. Henry Harger, lO04s 4EldBuc keye
avenue "a Sec
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13
Millinery Goods.

Ladies' trimmed Hats worth for worth
80 for &c., worth 90 for 1873; worth 800 for
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

Try Jacob
Dold's Export
Bologna and
bOnelessHanl
re c e i v e d
every morn
ing.
Selling for
G a b only.
You can look
out for bar
gains which
will be an
nounced from
time to time.
No goods
will be charg-
ed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

Cali on H. E. Seeds for farm loans.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

L. H. wORTHINGToN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

A., &s.F. R.R.
Going North.
passenger dally 10 a. us
Accommodation daily except Sunday IL 80 q. N.
Going South.
passenger OAlly Sec p. u
Accommodation daily except Sunday ..3:l5 T. N
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

SALIVA BRANCH.
Going West.
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abe Rfaettor.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1891.
RAILWAY TIME TABLES.


eft Monday, all others daily.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-27
How Animals Die.

That beasts and birds go aside from
their comrades to suffer the extreme
trials Of death is pathetic fact not gen.
orally known. Whales come ashore
when they feel i'll, 80 that the waves may
dash out the life that is fast ebbing
away-deliberate cases of suicide, you
will say. Sometimes, no doubt, their
friends desert them. The healthy ones
feel that the companionship of an
enfeebled individual is possible
source Of danger. Or it may be that
the sight Of death is intolerable to them,
Just as it has been to many human
races. Whatever the explanation, the
fact remains that in the animal world,
as rule, creatures go away and die by
themselves; the denizens of the water
commit what might be called suicide by
leaving their own elements for one in
which they cannot exist.-St. Louis Re-
public
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-27
New Decorative Process.

A new process by which artistic de-
signs can be photographed on paper, cot
ton cloth, velvet and other fabrics is be-
coming the "craze" in England, as any
lady can by its means take any white
fabric and print upon it designs to suit
her own taste, and in which pressed
leaves will serve instead of transpar-
ency for the production Of many effects.
At a recent meeting Of the Photographic
society England we'll known photog-
rapher printed different leaf patterns
upon different parts of a piece Of white
cotton cloth.
He then developed the different pat
terms with various developers by apply
ing each of the latter locally with a
brush. The result was pretty series OF
designs in variegated colors upon one
piece of cloth. The colors at present OBJ
tainable by the use Of developers in the
process are red, orange, purple and ma
room. By mixing the purple and orange
developers an unsatisfactory kind of an
approach to green is said TO have been
obtained. Developers to yield blues and
greens with this process have yet to be
discovered. New York Commercial Ad-
vertisar
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-27
Letters as Metaphors.

Some curious examples Of the use of
letters as metaphors may be found in the
works of Lightfoot and Wetstein. We
often hear of person having stigma
upon him." A stigma was formerly the
branding iron used by the Greeks for
marking their criminals. 1t was in
shape not unlike small figure five (5),
and was usually applied upon the fore
head, cheek or back Of the hand, where
it would not fail to be noticed. The
Hebrews are said to have used their final
letter, tau, for similar purpose (see
Eek. TX, ~. In the Talmud it is ia
bled that the Book of Deuteronomy came
and Frustrated itself before God and
said:
30 Lord Of the universe, thou hast
written in me thy law, but if tesla
ment is defective in some parts it is de-
fective in all. Behold, Solomon endeav-
ors to root the letter job out of me.
Neither shall he multiply wives" (see
Talmud, Sanhed., Xxx, 2. Bible Deut.
xvii, 10. "Then," says the Tai
mud, "the holy blessed God answered,
Solomon and thousand such as he
shall perish, but the least letter shall not
perish out Of thee."-St. Louis Republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-27

CHERIFF'5 SALE: Notice Is hereby given
- that by virtue of a writ OF fieri facas or ex-
tcuton, issued out OF the circuit court, Tor the
county OF Gratiot and State of Michigan 10 me
directed and delivered In favor OF the Weld.
man Company, a corporation. and against
the goods chattels and real estate. of ID Peters
whose givenname is unknown I'm said county 10
me directed and delivered, did on the 9Th day
OF February, 1891, levy upon all the right, title
and interest OF ID. Peters in and 10 the follow
ing described real estate To wit; The South
west one fourth "a Of South East one fourth
"a OF Section thirty (3Ol township twelve (l2)
north OF range four "a West, Gratiot county,
Michigan all of which shall expose for sale al
public auction or vendue TO the highest bidder,
as the law directs, at the north front door of
the court house in the village of Ithaca,
Gratiot county, Michigan. that being the place
for holding that circuit court for the county
of Gratiot aforesaid, on Saturday the 2sth day
OF March 1891, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon
of said day.
Dated Ithaca, February sth. 1891.
b. II, SAWYER, JAMES =. KING,
Atty. for PHI. Sheriff Gratiot
county, Michigan.