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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-02
Children Killed By PoISe-Root.

CARTTNvMLE, Ill, March SL-While
playing on some ground Saturday which
had been broken up for garden pur-
poses, three children of w. II. Walker
got hold of some poke-root and ate it
One of the children has died from the
effects of it and the other two are dan
gerously sick with the chances against
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-02
The siIYer IirIck Cninare Go.

WASHINGTON, March S1.-The court in
general term of the District of Columbia
issued an order requiring Secretary
Foster, of the treasury department, to
show cause why the writ asked for by
George G. Merriek to compel the treas
ury department to accept silver brick
for free coinage should not be issued
Tie order Is made returnable Monday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-02
An rnnortunatn Pontooa Brldre.

ST. Louis, March S0.-The portion OF
the pontoon bridge at St. Charles that
escaped the high water in the river
some time ago, was unable to with
stand the steady rise in the river which
has reached the highest point Of the
season and was to-day carried away
The pecuniary loss viii be consider.
able.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08


And now they are trying to make ont
that the cAuse of low wages among
woman workers is that they eat less
than men and are content to go on eat
ing less. II they ate moro their wages
would Be raised. L. not the inverse
proposition the moro probable? II their
wages were raised would they not eat
more, The real reason Of the injustice
constantly met with By self supporting
women lies deeper than that. Indeed
there is no ono reason for 1t. But tho
women themselves hsvs the matte.
largely in their own hands. Let them
assert themselves as class rather than
~ individuals and sss how quickly their
condition viii improve.
The accusation that women are natu-
raj snobs is scarcely juot; their snobbery
is matter of education. People have
SO long confused the terms, equal and
identical. and thu young woman
has for SO many generations been
impressed with her duty To snake
. lady Of herself" that it is not surpris-
ing that women are slow about boldly
and bravely declaring themselves work
ers Most of them are not ashamed to
work, but they object to being classed.
They expect that inevitable man to come
along and rescue them from lives Of toll.
They regard their work rs merely tenn
porary. Suppose they do marry and
marry we'll. Some other woman steps
into the vacant position and she suffers
in the low wages paid her because the
other woman and the other women were
too selfish or too Indifferent to help her
to demand moro.
There are about 1900 900 women
workers in the United States. In New
York city alone there are 200, 900. OF
these less than 5000 belong to labor or.
CARNATIONS. OF the 5000 an overwhelm-
ing majority are foreign born. The
Typewriters and Stenographers' union is
exclusively American. but 1t il very
small. The presumption il that the
majority Of typewriters would prefer to
good wages the possibility Of captivating
their employers. r. L. G.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08


must love your ROCKS.
father aud me. and when You marry
you must love your husband" "Yes,"
said Rose, "but oughtn't / to love
my husband before I marry him2
Oughtn't know that he loves
me and wants TO make me his
wifes Certainly not" responded her
mother in a very indignant tone. ''I've
always regretted. Rose, that you were
not sent abroad to school. You have
probably got all those ridiculous Ameri-
can notions about loving your husband
and being true to him. My dear. all
that society asks Is that you shall APP
pear to like him. and. well. for my own
part. I've always thought it better form
10 be polite to ones husband when ones
alone with him. for. after all, even with
a husband. that old saying Of st. Fran
els De Sales is very wise. and Sugar does
catch more fies than vinegar"
Rose pondered over this . good bit.
but there was picnic on hand. and
when one In eighteen and beautiful ono
doesn't philosophize very long. Rose
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08
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II you nave any Of these feeiines do
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A. you value your life 40 NOT neglect
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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

held her waist ribbon in placs abe took
. real rose from jar and stuck it in
her belt: and then she looked In the
looking glass and blushed ct aer own re-
aection and wondered why her mother
was so severe about love. Waiting FOR
her were tbs pretsiest pair of ponies in
Newport. and they deserved their names,
SILK Asd Satin. for they were so glossy.
Their little mistress fed them with lamps
OF sugar. and . big. handsome man held
tue tiny BASKET wherein the sweets were.
and M said 20 her a. they were trying TO
find the very last lump Of sugar. .'You
will drive me over to the picnic. wont
your And Rose. because she wae bss
cosuettish. lccksd up at him and asked.
"Ar- ron sure you want to goy'
Then hsfore ne bad time 10 tell her
how mach II would mean TO HIN the
stately dswszer approached. br:nxinx
with her zach . mani Hs loche1 - II
be had ben made Of parchment. sed -
II they had forgotten the bones in HE
face becsnse his ch~ets huns down 50.
He wers . Wig and had bod. httle, keen
eyes that looked up from low fore
head and that raesnt determination.
Re spoke and nose shuddered he put
ont hts haris snd she felt ~ II sosd
bad tourhei her, and h>r mother said.
Rose. my darling. want 70 present 70
you Sir wiilcushby d We're. Who thinks
that yen are the only American girl tssf
he has seen whom he really considers
sbsclufely gced fern"
What Rose ssid was probably very
bad manners. And there ws . anss,
in her cheeks that made voa thsnk. when
You Looked ~ her eyes. thar the r~d.
white ard blue ~ Anericzr ind-7end-
ence lived in her heart and spore
through her lsps. bat she snncvsc-d.
'In that 60. weuidnt it ~ wiser FIR
The g-rtI-rs.s frcrn gsss>nd - take
scuse girl thss i>nt unite - escd fcrm
and train her IA shs w~v she shou'i 20
SIR wiiisuzhtv BOXED - casv s'sch
uAn eea4d soek when an Aznss1eaa s.xi
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08


fashionable paradise Known IS Newport
But everything was different now. sas
va no longer the pretty girl in her cotton
froek. and with he- hair In long thick
braids coming from out her brosdbrim
hat. On, dear. no; shs ssiil climbed the
rocks, bat is was in tho evening undsr
the sscort Of . yoang man VINO belonged
% our set, and who rather liked taxing
the little BIdd girl out because she
sdidnr talk md she didn't ask fellow
e. talk"
Pretty Rose was still romantic enough
90 stand there ON the ROCKS and look at
the moon and wonder. It's true that
abe still went 70 gay picnics in cotton
gowns. but then they were cotton gowns
that Worth had made, and it was known
% be very bHd form to wear anything
but cotton when one was young and
ones position in society assured
Ii Is true that she sill rode out early
In the nerniag. bat IL Was because her
English COUSIN did IL, because abe rode
so well. and because her habit fitted her
so perfectly. From . social standpoint
Rose was bring educated. She spoke
one evening to pleasant woman who
happened 10 be near her In . crowd, and
her mother said: Never. never. Rose.
let me see you speak TO that woman
again. she was idiot enough TO ALSO
lutely fall in love with a man who died,
aud though she's quite past thirty her
mother still permits her to mourn for him
and 10 say that she will never marryr
Somehow Rose didn't quite understand
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08
IN FASHIONS GLASS.
Some 0ints Ne Co what IL Fashienabis
in Evening Toiiettes.


in Evening Toiietses.
Now that the winter season 10 upon
us the matter Of evening toilettes be-
comes q question of mucn thought and
anxiety to ladies Believing that any
ideas bearing upon this subject would
be OF interest, a reporter of the TELE-
GRAM HERALD called upon Miss Straight
In The Kendall heck knowing that
from ner the correct styles could be
obtained.
The lady said: Eyes, evening toll
ettes are occupying much time and at
tsntion, ana while the new models are
comparatively ample in arrangement
the materials are rich, and the fashion
Of combining two or even more coiofs
IN enc toilette 10 one which prevails
largely. 1t 10 certainly one which
gives much scope TO the artistic taste
OF the designer, but much caution will
also be requisite TO successfully carry
out such close harmonies IN coloring.
have made several very handsome
gowns already this winter, one espscl-
ally which was made for an Atlanta,
Ga, lady. Several for Grand Rapids
ladies have been unusually fine.
~ tusfH tFthttR SoWu ~ COfU-
posed of . lovely alk pompado our stripe
on an ivory-white ground, with fchu.
sleeves and floGnces OF corn-coIored
niousselIne de soie. Another handsome
model. particularly becoming to slim
figures, 10 made with . pain Felix or
Lous XIV skirt in an eNu de Mi tint,
with q eutsway. cost-like bodice of
ivory brocsde. The neck 10 low cut,
aud finished with q soft fichu of Nile
green gsute. winch also comroses the
frlI undrr-oodice. airdled across with
three sttaps Of darker green velvet.
sinsa.d 81 the right side in rosettes.
Two similar straps, one longer than the
other. depend from each hip like fobs.
A puff and frill OF the gauzs strapped
with the velvet finish the wrist OF each
sieave-
eYes, of course there ere many others,
bus these will give your readers come
idea OF the prevailing styles aud ma.
teriss Judging from the many orders
nov have and those filed, the Coz
tunes thIs winter will eclipse any fes-
nlsr season n Grand Rapids.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

lad tas lapsaasass " do anything more
ti-An ziars hin. he Hurnursf ssfno
thia.g asoaE Mss Badd being a. witty
sni ~ charming. a1d 50 ssldon one
found q woman wac Was - Drssst. add.
~ love. . fellow wants al American
wife 70 auluze hiEn, aud woalda'E Mis-
Bzdd oss a4sh IN The princes set when
sne wsat over there. and really ne diaa't
nina = lutte olaAas.' and Miss Rose
Baad, who'd only seen seventeen
Fourths Of July said: Yes. ana like
tina prince. very. ! carry sroand my
own cheeks with ne. ard one Is a check
20 bad manners by nsrer pretending 70
see them"
And Rose Budd drove OF to that pic
nic with good looking American man
By her side, and ner horses ears were
Decorated with pisk rossA.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

WAS 10 uflNo
her own trap,
and when she
put on her big
leghorn h at
w 1 & h tn Q
wreath Of roses
about 1t she
tn o ug b { Of
. somebody who
had sent her .
bunch Of roses,
and when she
'claspcd the lit
tic sily or
buckle that
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

DROVE OFT TO rHAT PICNIC.
And her mother put up her lorgnette.
and moaned with despair. "Sir Viii
loughby, what can We do with the Amer
lean yirlr
And Sir Willoughby. with disappoint-
nent on his face and monocle In his
eye, looked after the ponies as they raced
down the road. and answered. "You
might a well give her what she wants,
for. by jove, you know, she'll get it any
how" ISABEL A. MAILoN.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08
HON IHL BUD BLvuAED
Her Educstioa IN the Intricate
Ways OF Society.
fiITEEUALSESS Is IL BAD FORM
sns Drives 20 . Pfeaie with = fosss
AAssteAa - ~ Gss~s Dissp psfnt-
msas eff "a Esgssshs.4a or
wealth aad Fss4Sssa
q rpv =

cry soon after
kose Badd Was
really cut the
. u la n sr tame
came, aad aha
thoaxht Of the
days whom she
used % roap
. h TO gh tbs
meadows and 10
climb aioat the
rocks. and when
abe used to take
her early nern-
ing rides at that
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

Commend 10 public approval the Cali
forniA LIQUID fruit remedy Syrup of
Figs IL - pleasing to the eye. and 70
tire taste and by gently acting on the
kidneys, liver aud bowels, it clsanses
the system sfFectuslly, thereby premot-
iue The heasta and comfort OF all who
uss a.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

this, and she
as X . q h Q 2
mother: +" Is
love bad form?
Is faithfulness
In bad tasteT
A n d h e r
worldly wise
M other an
svered, look
ing into tho
clear blue Dyes
Of the girl,
Love- Yes,
why. Of course,
nv dear Won
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

The Beckel House, corner Iona and
I.ouls-sts.. formerly the Charters
Hoase, - now ready TO receive guests,
beng under tie management VI the
TIE house las been entirely return
isAed Rates 81 ard ~ 80 per dsy.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

The October nsTnher finished up the
lss. Volume Of Censury-Bsrlow Bros.
st ~ Pssrfst., viii bird them Tor airy
periodicals. IN hrst-elsss style and at
iow figures.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08
SPECIAL BARGAINS FOR THIS WEEK:
Ladies and Misses Combination Suits

We offer 80 dozen Ladies and Misses Jersey
Fitting Combination Suits full fashioned at the
prices as cut scanned garments are sold.
The sizes in Misses range from to 10 years and
shown in white and natural High neck and long
sleeves
One lot Misses Combination Suits medium weight
Merno regular price So TO- reduced to 25 for all Sizes
One lot Misses Combination Suits, fine all wool,
medium weight high neck, long sleeves reduced from
S40O to $275 all sizes.
One lot Ladies White and Natural Combination
Suits, medium weight Merino fine and soft, regular
price $40O reduced to $500.
One lot Ladies Combination Suits hight neck long
sleeves, heavy Merino. Color white and natural
Regular price $500, reduced to 1915
One lot Ladies Fine All Wool Combination Suits
medium weight color white and natural High neck
and long sleeves. Regular price s5 reduced to s. so
Ladies Heavy All Wool Combination Suits, high
neck long sleeves color white and natural Regular
price $3.50 reduced to $4OO
These arr. positively the LOWEST PRICES ever
quoted on full regular made Underwear in this
market The goods desirable in fit and finish and
the opportunity is one that will be appreciated.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

Have used Dr.. Thomas Electric Oh
for Group snd Gods, ard dectsrs .
rcstve cgre Contributes ~ Wr1-
Nay. go Piymo1tn- ave. Buffalo. y. \.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

Garfield Tes cures constipatscs. DIS
peusA and SICK headache restores the
eonplessoa ard saves doctors bali.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

Plso's Cure for Consumption is an
especially good medicine for Group
Mrs. ". r. Avent Jonesbero Texas
NAV eth.. lSel
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

Have you srisssxrDsss horne made
=.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08

Go TO Chicago By c. 6 ". N.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-28
A HORSE TRADE.
How f. Shrewd Drayman of Gait Turned
an Honest Penny.

How Sbrewd Drayman of Gait Turned
an Honest Penny.
There is draymau at Gait, in this State,
who only needs an opportunity to become
fnancier of the first magnitude. How he
conducted horse trade recently is thus re-
lated in the Gait Gazette: Monday of this
week J. C. Rowe of this place paid a neigh
Dor of his 81 to kill an old sick horse IN his
barn-yard and contracted with j. NJ. Halter,
our local drayman, for the job of hauling
the dead carcass out of town. The drayman
charged 81 for the proposed hauling. and
when he drove to the barnyard the would
be horse-murderer had just arrived and was
about to perform his deadly work, when
Mr.. Halter Clipped in and said: Save that
boss III buy him." And in order for the
execuiioner to earn his dollar it was neces-
sary, according to the contract, to kill the
animal The drayman saw no way out of
the dilemma but to pay the executioner 81
for the horse, and he planked up that
amount in coin of the realm aud took pos
session of the animal.
1.-THE drayman took tie horse to his own
barn, and after doctoring him a few days
and feeding him up with capsiclm, he
showed more signs Of animation and high
spirit than any sick horse we have ever
heard Of. While i'll this lively mood the
drayman took the animal down to the Chi
nese colony on the river and bartered the
Mongolians for trade, and lie was sue
cessful TO this extent: He traded off the
sick horse for % sacks Of frst-class pota-
toes, sacks Of inferior grade potatoes and
/ u cords of wood, aggregatlng in value, at
q low market price, over $50"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-28
The Ne,s parasf.es-Haturar Size and Mugntnea.

The Ne.r Pdrdsi'es- Natural Size and MdJntfed
ture and ship several colonies of these para
sites. the vedalia CARDINALS, or Australian
lady-bug. They were distributed in the
orchards at San Gabriel, this State. and In
creased and multiplied 10 way that started
the importers So effectually did they do
their work that the "cottOny-cushlon' scale
was wiped out and passed into history.
FOUND AT LAST
The red scale (amantis perniciosus) still
remained, and in vain was an effort made
to find its peculiar insect pest. Finally Mr..
Koebele again set to work and he claims that
success has again rewarded his efforts. In
a letter TO Secretary LelOng he says:
send by this steamer (Msriposs) few thous.
and coccinellida of the various species and
feeding on mnst Of our scales. The most numer-
GUS among them Will prove to be equally as
valuable as the Vedala. 1t Is the very thing we
wanI for the red scale and assure you IL Will
make that scale unhappy"
Have three boxes full o! eggs OF same, send one
OF hese to you 10 place upon trees infested with
will feed. Also send you lot OF leis conioIihts.
as well as big box with eggs OF same. Place
them In a badly infested apple orchard where
the woody aphls are numerous. You VIII do best
10 separate tie eggs, as The young larV& alter
issuing begin to feed on same, and so VIII Inc
matured insects. Please leave all In one or
chard.
Let me know how they arrive. have no
doubt Of 4 failure In Introducing them from ms
first lot, but Will get another, sending by next
t-amer, -.
can assure you feel very much relieved with
the success already obtain d. This enemy OF
the red scale had been the most difficult for me
to solve and since This Is done the rest VIII be
an easy matter, kept thar parasite OF the grass
hopper which | think does not exist except
anon paper. But vii! G.
| send 50 many insects that there Is sufhclent
10 STOCK about ten acres Of orchard To start with.
You Will not see me In America before this
ladybtfd oTcus is Introduced, for am sale In
saying this alone Will keep the red scale in
check.
BUG COLONIES.
The first effort If the experts at the Horti-
cultural Bureau will be to colonize the new
importatioGs. They are expected to null
tply very fast Ike the vedalia, which goes
through all its changes in twenty-one days.
The bugs are colonjzsd in large, deep
glass jars, OF the capacity of about two gal
Ions, and fed with their special food, the
scale TO which they are parasitical.
The specimens handed THE CALL repre-
sentative are very dissimilar in appearance.
The larger insect or red-scale pest Is gener-
ally similar 10 the vedalia, and not unlike an
ordinary lady-bird in appearance, color and
size. The other Qeis conformity is much
smaller, Of dark green color. with a
metallic luster, and without any markings
"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-28

head so as to stun them. That takes away
all feeling and then their tbroats are cut
The piucking is done Immediately OF
course the birds kick about and hutter but
it's my belief they don't feel anything"
This seemed very like the fox-hunter's
defense OF his favorite sport, that the horses
liked il, the men liked ii, the hounds liked it.
and lit had never boen quite proved that the
fox didn't like it," Anyway the sight of a
number of half-plucked chickens, jumping
writbing and tossing about can be seen daily
i'll any of the poultry markets.
There is a Monaghan in Bay City Market
who has an uhbeaten record for killing and
pluckiug chickens. H is said TO have fire.
quentiy laid violent hands in 600 birds day
aud can keen four men busy finishing off the
half-plucked bodies for the market. He Is
n sketch artist, so to speak, In chicken
plucking; he merely blocks out the design
and leaves his four white assistants to elab-
crate in each case. To see this Mongol at
work is a revelation in its way. Lord High
Executioner Ko-ko would get many useful
hint from him, and when the grim Mougo-
liam chicken-sayer has got 'em on the list
he isn't long about the service.
1t was explained by several dealers that
not only is it impossibla to pluck the breast
feathers from dead chicken without tear
ing the flesh, but any attempt to scald or
SINCE them off renders the birds unstable.
Usually the men employed in plucking
chickens are paid by the day. whether they
dress one chicken or a hundred. When not
so employed they do odd jobs about the
market. The MongoPs record of 600 day
is, of course, only partial dressing. To
completely dress 120 chickens is considered
very good days work.