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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
A DRINK OF WATER.

Its Wonderful Eject ON Wounded Sol
at was after the fight at Pittsburg
Landing" remarked the old soldier
land was going over the field picking
up the wounded We passed a lot OF
dead men in a clump, and over beyond
them, hundred yards or SO, heard
faint cry and started to see what It was
! found IL pretty soon A man shot
through the breast was lying in little
thicket grooming in great pain.
Water he moanod. For Gods
sake give me water.
II put my canteen TO his mouth, and
as knelt beside him / noticed he wore
the gray and belonged to some Georgia
regiment lie almost emptied the can
teen before. he took IL from his lips,
and as he looked up ut me gratefully
the tears rolled down his checks and
he stretched his hands feebly out to-
ward the canteen, which | was about
TO sling over my shoulder again.
"'Its pretty good, amt it?' I asked,
when he had given it another pull
Good he repeated fecbly, be-
tween gasps, good, pardner? should
say it was I've been cryin' for IL for
six hours, an l never thought I'd to
cryin' for water; anyhow, not TO drink.
But, pardner, this blamed war has up
set things so that there amt no tellin'
what man will do
"Ile didn't say IL as smooth as do,
boys, for every word hurt but he got
it out at last, and then he LAID back in
n dead faint We took him in and he
got well enough in three months TO
drink something stronger than water,
but I'll bet horse he never got drink
that did him as much good as them two
swigs of water let him have out of
my canteen, when that holler track was
like string of fire. clean through him."
Detroit Free Press.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
shonId relleyc ns Of the dnnrcr2o

should relieve us Of the danger2"
You did, my lady, and think that
you will acknowledge that the thousand
pounds was well invested"
"Yes, that ! acknowledge; but you
have deceived me concerning Harry
Ordinances Illness; and, II he recovera
and returns TO England. we are dis.
graced and ruined"
you forget that Sir Harry Grahame Is
dead, my lady"
Dead"
"Well, II not In the spirit, in the body
AS dead 10 all the world as though he
lay In his ancestral tomb"
But there IS such thing as n resur.
rection, Mr.. Colburn; how are you 20.
ing TO keep the lid Of this npocryphal
tomb over him, II he rcgains his hcalth2"
by the simplest process IN the world,
by main force"
But he Is not n man 20 submit TO
force. He who could break through
the barriers Of an Indian temple would
laugh TO scorn your petty bondage"
"Hou are unnecessarily alarming
yourself my lady. The Sir Harry Of
to-day Is not the Sir Harry Of twenty
years ago. This Illness. which believe
you piously limited at in our last inter.
view as an especial dispcnsntion Of
| Providence 10 prevent him from pcrpc
trating base injustice. has left him n
wreck, and, even N hc should recover
his animal strength, he will be a help
less imbccilc TO the end Of his days
- al
the moment conscicncc.st stricken
But not more terrible than II he had
returned TO England, the lawyer spc
ciously pleaded. where he would be-
immurcd IN private mndhnusc There
nc enjoys, thanks To your ladyship's
| libcrnlity, home on the banks Of no.
bic river, In one Of the lovcliest coun-
tries IN the world"
And the climatc?"
"Wcll. not very snlubrious 20 Euro
pcans, am afraid, but In his condition
life has no pleasures, no hopes, no
ties"
And lao has every comfort, Mr. Col
burn2"
"llc Is treated with infinite kindness"
"Ahl well, perhaps IL Is all for tho
| best. Now, II we can only allny Lord
Scarborough's suspicious, all may 20
well yet You have relieved me Of con-
siderable anxiety"
Lord Scarborough Is not very wise
man." the solicitor said, dlactically,
and | do not think II will be difficult
10 throw dust in his eyes. The only
thing that remains is 10 be true TO each
other and have mutual confidence, for
am certain that the secret Is known
only TO you and me and Frank Archer.
Rest assured Of that my lady True, !
forgot for moment Aaron Gore, tho
mun servant, but you know rs wclll ms
| I do that his tongue Is ted II would
lal,c am especial dipcnsntion Of Proyi-
dcuc' to discomfort my plans, which |
nuttcr myself are arranged with no
mean sldll 80 do not trcmblc at shad-
ows, my lady"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
SOLDIERS AT DIVINE SERVICE


They Appeared Devout Enough to sat
isty the Most Exacting of Army Marti-
| nets.
Mai Randlctt, OF the Ninth cavalry,
was good soldier and man of disci-
plinc, but he believed in allowing the
men some sort of liberty so long as they
remained within the bounds OF reason.
| lie never urged them to attend relig-
ious service and there were good
many OF them who never went lie
seldom asked what they were doing
when of duty so long as he knew they
would probably be ready when duty
called them. One day his post was Wis
tied by n colonel commanding and
every one got ready to go on good be-
havior There was no order, or any
thing of that kind, but it was we'll
known the colonel disliked the general
looSeness of army morals, and partcu-
larly dislilxed seeing men and officers
lounging about their quarters or Sun
day, when they should be at church.
lie had spoken of the matter so often,
and his views were so well known that
Mai Randlett resolved to win his APP
prevail, and then tell him how it was
| done
So, on Saturday evening at retreat
/ he issued an order that never had been
issued before, All the companies were
drawn up in line for roll-call, the first
sergeants took their positions before
them, and at the proper distance were
the company officers, At his regulation
distance from these stood the visiting
colonel commanding the regiment lie
listened to the strains of the band and
approved them. lie heard the sergeauts
call the roll and report in the swift ml-
! itary monotone that the companies
were presented or accounted for, and
then he heard those same sergeants
turn to the men aud recite another or
der retire TO their posts ard the parade
ended What the sergeant had said in
that last moment he did not know, but
supposed IT was something about IA.
tigue, lie received the reports of the
captains and dismissed the companies
Next morning he was surprised to
sec what clean and tidy men Maj Rand
lett had in his command. Every one
of his men had on clean clothes,
whether or not ON duty, aud every one,
when the time came, went up to the
Catholic church just beyond the reser-
walton lines. There was no chaplain at
the post The colonel went to mass, as
he was a devout Catholic, and felt
proud to be in the same army with a
lot of men who kept the Sabbath SO
vvnll and mazda fhansa uaa M lidu
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31

II not been for me, remember you
would now he, rs you were for years,
the servant, not the head of the firm
you represent
"Quitc true, my lady, but | think
have given qWid pro qu0 for your pat.
ronagc, and delightful as IL would be 10
my vanity TO suppose that you were
simply iustigatcd in your kind services
TO reward merit, ! cannot but think
that You have called upon me to re-.
deem my obligations, 1t was perhaps
for your own interests rs well us mine
that You used your influence to pro.
little uugratcful, when you consider
what am now asking In your behalf ."
"ln my bchnlfl You made n hard
enough bargain to protect yourself and
salve your wounded honor say your
manner has been unbcnrahle since
since-since we have been"
"Accomplcosl Exactly, my lady.
You cannot play with the FIRE without
the danger Of burning your fingers"
"Well, a truce to this levity | sent
for you TO discuss most important mat.
ter. Lord Scarborough suspects that
there is something wrong; and, II he
discovers the plot ! am engaged In,
shall die with shame Yet, heaven
knows II Is not for my own uggrandi1c-
ment, but for him and the children
that ! allowed you TO allure me into this
mad project
al know that his lordship has not the
| .trt, g..ga
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
AN ARMY KITTEN.
Little Union Girls GIFT to Her Country's
Defenders.

n Lttle Union GIFTS Giit to Her COuntry'a
Defenders.
One evening toward the close OF the
war, while Union soldiers lay in camp
on n hillside near the Stanton river,
Virginia, the cry of HALT who goes
there?' from u sentry startled every
loungcr to his feet; and several of the
more curious ran to the guard-line to
find out what the trouble was. A min
ute later all knew that the night visitor
who had been challenged was no enemy.
A little girl, about ten years of age,
holding n white kitten in her arms,
came forward into the light Of the
fires conducted by two soldiers, who
had told the sentry to pass her in, and
who looked as proud as II they were
escorting a queen.
The whole regiment gathered-in-
Guiding the colonel himself-to look at
the child and hear her tell her story.
A very short story it was-scarcely a
paragraph; but there was matter
enough in IL for full chapter. She
lived near by with her father, who was
sick and poor; and they were Northern.
ers, she said, and "Union folks Her
mother was dead and her brother had
been killed while fighting in the federal
army She wanted to give some
thing" and when the union soldiers
came she thought she would bring her
pet kitten and present 1t to the colonel.
The colonel took the little girl in his
arms and kissed her, and the kitten,
too and said he was not bit ashamed
of his weakness He accepted the kit
ten with thanks, and its innocent donor
was CALAMITY waited on to her humble
home, loaded with generous contribu-
tions.
The white kitten was adopted by the
regiment, but considered the property
and special pet OF the colonel, and when
the war was over he took II home with
him. Like the white lamb that staid
and fed with the victors after the battle
of Antietam, that little creature, during
its short but stirring army life was
daily inspiration TO better feelings and
thoughts in the presence of all that is
worst-a living flag of truce cleaning
among the thunder-clouds of human
passion and strife. -Harpers Young
Peoale.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31

not subducd by the uignihcd bearing OF
the hnll-portcr, or the splendid livery
and gigantic proportions Of the foot
men, who loungcd IN It's broad door
way with q perpetual sncer on their
red faces for all who were not OF blue
bloodcd descent.
For the most part the interior was, II
anything, more depressing yet nristo-
cratic than rs outside, for the rooms
were so spacious that they rcscmblcd
more halls Of assembly than the snug
apartments Of an English home.
But there was one room, which was
an cxccption-a pretty, dainty apart
mcnt, furnished with exquisite taste In
the most charming modern style. This
was my ladys boudoir, devoted cspc.
cially 10 the mistress pf the establish.
ment, and never entered under any pre-
text by any member of the family
without especial invitation.
Here one morning sat its fair owner
handsome, high-brcd woman Of forty.
still In morning costume, though the
afternoon was waning There was
n flush ~ expectancy ON her delicate
face and nervousness in her manner
which said, as plain as words, that her
ladyhhip wns ill-at-eusc, mood which
her maid, who was In attendance, cvi-
IDENTIFY looked upon with no very agree
bic sentiments, for Lady scarborough
had way Of venting her discomfort on
her dependents.
"Arc you, sure, Annette, that You
told the groom Of the chambers 10 an.
nounce Mr.. Colburn as soon ns he
called2"
Quite sure, my lady"
"And II is nearly four, and he Is not
here"
Just struck four my lady by the
clock Of the Horse guards think, per
haps--"
"Do not trouble TO think It is bad
habit for II servant TO have opinions,
and disgusting to hear her express
them"
~ am sure, my lady, l."
"WnL You hold your tongue, An.
ncttc2 Your chattcriug makes my head
ache"
The girls lips parted, but no sound
came. from them. She stood with
NluNl''N Nllths llluAf NNil lll'N lpllfhht Us
much slave rs Saxon hand.maiden.
who wore u brazcn collar round her
neck with her owners name on II In
the days Of the lleptarchy
"Now you are looking sulky,gIrl, and
| will"
But what she would do TO the unfor.
tunntc maid, the world never knew, for
ut that moment the groom Of the cham.
beers announced the attorncy's arrival,
The frown cleared from the lady's
brow rs the dlppor little lawyer bowed
himself into the room, but there was II
tone Of rcproach in her voice as she
babe him be seated.
You are late, sir" she said, In quiet
rcproof.
For which accept my apology" he
replied, airily, not at all IN the regret.
ful respect that n family lawyer usual.
ly displays 10 % distinguished client.
Tho lady noticed this, and her hot
blood dyed her check.
at seems to me-" she said, that
your manner has changed OF late. You
forget, sir, what you owe 10 me Had
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
SHOCKEY X co.

At dinner he asked NH. KanuietJ
how he had managed to bring his men
into such a commendable habit, but
Randlctt only parted the question.
Two years afterward, however, the
two men met at dinner in Washing
ton and the colonel was telling OF the
excellent Sunday observance in Rand
let's command. lie could not speak
in sufficiently high terms OF that por-
ton of the Ninth cavalry.
I'm tell you how it happened" said
the major.
"How?" asked the colonel
well, after the sergeants finished
calling the roll that night | had them
read the following order which was
sure you would not be able to hear and
would probable not find on the boolSs
All men not on guard who attend mass
tomorrow morning will be excused
from duty All men who do not attend
mass tomorrow morning are for
fatigue And there was only one man
who didn't go"
"Who was that?"
"A recruit who thought fatigue
meant resting. Chicago Herald.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
BOMBS FULL oF WHISKY.
Why the Shells Fired by n Certain Union
Shin Did Nni nnrai.

] pOmbo FULL OF WHISKY.
Why the shells Fired by u Certain Union
ship Did Not Burst.
| Perhaps the most amusing part OF the
bombardment Of Corpus Christi affair
was the way in which many of the con.
/ federates obtained a good drink oil
whisky. Numbers Of the shells did not
explode, one falling in field belonging
to an old German, he looked at IL long
and GENEROUSLY. Game was plenty,
| powder was scarce, and this shell must
have many pounds in its capacious
sphere. How to possess II was the
question. II he tried TO drill out the
fuse the bomb might explode, and he
would lose not only the powder tut his
life. Seeing an old darltey approaching,
he hailed him and with a few cents in.
duced him to undertake the joo. Civ
ing him implements and vessel T. hold
/ the powder, he ret red TO his house,
fearing an accident and not wishing to
be held accountable. In a short time
the negro appeared: "Dey amt no pow
der derc, sah dis am whisky"
The German could hardly believe his
eyes, but it certainly looked like whis-
/ ky-and II smclt like whisky-but taste
1t he would not, for IL might be poison
ed; still, 1t was too rare to lose, and
| old Joe yould not count-he vould try
| IL on biml lie poured ont n good cum.
FIJI and gnve IL with the money IN The
/ Negro Tho man drank and snaclscd
/ his Inns "Its 0nc licl,er hoss-I,sc
'bligcd TO you nightly" and he went
off feeling tho battor Tor bis n,t,tio,,
II was strong for no was soon .drunl,
rs n lord. |" After n slnon no vol,c IA
| toll the story NJ his DISCOVERY, with tho
| effect that there was an Immediate
search for b,,rnt,s. ton ,varc oncnod ana
| the contents helned IN mako conviviol
the celebration OF the Wrestling 81 tho
fleet
I.ater ovents brou,,l,, tho ov,i,no,ion
of how the limited states came 20 usc
the whisky as nmmuni,ion instead of
powder
Flower BluF fifteen milos from
"Corpus - NJ IN. town IL calIod ,for
| short IL n ,,rea, hrrtin,, o,ro,,nd ana
during tho war as nov nconlo rosor,od
here Tor ,bo, soino,aI,l,, CO..,
Kitrcdge ~ tho Iinitod S,a,.s nav
southern troons ,vore too fo,y 20 snaro
then for nnimnor,n,t noin,s 60 ho
could with imnr,i,v sail aro,nd ,ho
bav M nlensurc lana a, Tho hlng and
there hunt and INV br,ter Mill, and
eggs from nm old f,rner yyho lirad
there. This he ala nearly avery o,hcr
dnv. until M last Tho ,nar conc ., go,
for sunnIirs aud Toll how, ,bo con,ain
nntronilcd him w,re's cnyolrv n, nnon
nroc.odnb ,hcrc bid tboir hnrsos In ,l,o
sand.hins AMI themselves In The house
ond ,ybcn K.trc,Ig,. and se,cn ma,
landed thrv tools thcn pris,ners Tho,,
also nttrmp,ed IN cnntnre The s,oa,n
lounrh and ,hroc mon ,yho manned 1,
but ,ba.c nsc,n,d Incl, to ,hn Coa, ,,,;,,,
the news THO nrisonc,. ,yor, ,o,,on 20
Corpus Christi and ,yrrr ,,ivon tho f,.oo.
dom ~ thc tnyn Cnl iInbh, aIia,,'oi
can't Kitrodrc 20 scnd n hoa, 90 liz
n,g. shin and rro,,,ro all ,ho To- ,,,.;as
Le dssir,d o,c, ,,.ho,, ,hosa ,,,.,, -,
taking dinner tono,Ior and onio,,in,,
sonc 81 ,he nor,herncr,s fno liomSr' ,h o
| i"''' W.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
WE ARE AGENTS FOR
FGck & Co.'S Engines and GeEer Engines, Steam Flows
and ThrvSheT
for the states of Kansas and Missouri.

We are not dependent on the Hardware and Implement
trade to pay all profits therefore and will sell
Farm implements and Hardware cheaper than any house
in Kansas Examine goods and get prices and you
will be convinced that ShoCkey Co.'s is the place to get
your farming goods. Remember we are the firm who buy
goods cheap, and will sell the same cheap new and
complete stock ogarden and field Seeds which we will sell
cheap. See US we will save you dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
CHAPTER X,
NY LADY MoURNs.

Scarborough house was tall, gauut
stone mansion, with n certain massive
stateliness which impressed outsiders
with its soleum grandeur, 1t needed
not the stone griflins conchant on its
broad steps to tell you that some great
Esulily resided thege. even u .,You wera
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31

reply,
"ltatc, insist upon III Nay, Mr.
Colburn, do not Interfere between me
and my pupil Disobedlence is thing
unknown In this house, Where is Mr.
Dunbar tobc found Kute?"
may, that do not know, Please
do not hc angry with me, Miss Daldor
ston' would not do anything in the
w. ~ o!fond you.-"
40 " ooSTlAUlsDI
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31

You make me think said John,
dropping upon n sofa beside his pretty
girl one Sunday evening, ''of bank
where the wild thyme grows" DO
~" she murmured. at is SO nice, but
that is pas footstep in the hall, and UNI
less you can drop out of the front win
dow before l cease speaking, you'll
have wild time with him, for he loves
you not"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
What Engllshmen hlnk OF Us NOW.


The United States Of America, under
the influence of the Mckinley tariff and
increased home production, can no
longer be considered as important
buyers OF steel and iron from this coun-
try, with the exception OF tin plates,
and even this article is now taken in
reduced proportions.
II was formerly an acknowledged
axiom that bad harvest in Great
Britain or on the continent, which in
volved the purchase Of large supplies
from the United States, caused d great
demand from there for our manufactures
OF steel and iron-this rule has now,
however, entirely ceased TO hold good.
The development OF tho mineral prop
critics in the southern states of the
Union has during the last few years
been so phenomenal that they are now
fully able to make up any shortcomings
which formerly rendered 1t necessary
for the United States TO order from this
country From Circular OF Boiling d
-SsaWa. LoSaaQnS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31

-oldby-Honesty, my boy, is the
best policy Newman-Ah, yes; that
policy lapsed some time ago-some
time ago, old fellow. N. Y. Hernld.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-08-05
The Apple Tree Borer.

Mr.. w. a, Cummings has the fol-
lowing letter in reply to one he adj
dressed to Mr.. NanDeman, which he
kindly permits US to publish. Mr..
VanDeman will be remembered as an
old Allen county man. He is doubt
less better posted on his speciality
than any other man in the United
States, and his suggestions will GER
tainly be of value to all fruit growers.
July Is, 1892.
Mr.. w. \. CUMMINGS, lola. Hans.
Dear Sir: In answer to that part
of your letter regarding the publica-
tio1s that treat on the apple tree Dor
or, etc, will say that we really have
very little that will benefit you very
much. There are just two bOrers that
bother the apple trees in Kansas. One
is the flat-head borer that works on
the south side of trees principally and
in the trunk and main branches. The
best way to prevent its depreciation is
to try to train the trees so these parts
will be shaded, as this borer does not
like 10 work except where the sun
strikes fairly. The other bOrer works
just at the top of the ground and a
little bit underneath. 1t works in the
shade preferably. The way to fight
it is to carefully examine the base of
the tree about August and then again
in October, carefully taking out every
borer with knife and a Timber wire
stuck in wooden handle.
Very truly,
H. E. NANDEMAN,
POmologist
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-08-05
Against Sunday Opening
MORAN, Kans., July 80, Il

MORAN, Kans., July 80, 1892.
EDITOR REGIsTER.-Dedr Sir: In
last weeks REGISTER L noticed let
ter from DIR. Springwater, of Hum
boldt, entitled, "The Reason for it.n
He was speaking with regard to the
reason why the brewers of Chicago
made the offer of 100000 to the
Worlds Fair fund, provided they
would keep the gates closed ON Sun
day. The Doctor stated that the rea-
son for it was the fact that the whis-
key dens of the city would catch the
drift. 1 would just say that while
that might possibly be the reason, yet
the Doctors comments upon the SUBJ
do not strike me exactly favorably.
He SAYS: "When there are two evils
held before us we had better choose
the less" Very well. If Chicago
keeps her saloons open on Sundays
are we directly accountable for her sin2
Are we going to allow Chicago tokeep
her dram shops open and then commit
a sin in order to keep the people from
drifting into them? God says: ere
member the Sabbath day, to keep it
holy" Now, if we favor keeping the
Fair open on Sunday we commit sin
that we are directly responsible for.
AS far as keeping the drift out of the
places of dissipation and reveling, that
is simply matter of impOssibility as
long as the whiskey dives are kept
open; for it is fact, and we cannot
get around it, that the people who
take their money and go to the worlds
Fair with the intention of having a
"spree' will have it, whether the
gates are closed on Sunday or not.
But whatever we do let us not allow
the liquor men of Chicago to
compel US to commit sin that will
bring reproach and disgrace upon our
glorious Christian nation, when we
can Just as well insure the eulogies of
Christendom. +. l.. JONES.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-08-05
Notice..
[First published JaIy u. 1902

In the District court of Allen county. Kansas
In the matter of the assignment for the bene-
Mt OF creditors. of W. j Ihrig, doing business ar
lola, Kansas, under the firm name and style of
W. J Ihrig %
Public notice is hereby giveu that !. HI
Henderson,, assignee of said assigned estate
will on the Ts''-'N'
2lST DAY OF NOVEMBER. ISgl
and for two consecutive days Thereafter at NV
OH ee in the city of lola. Allen county in ri.
State Of Kansas. said city being the cotinty seat
as signed estate is filed. attend In person and
pr oceed TO publicly adjust and allow demands
az ainst said assigned estate and effects and that
Q I such demands against the trust funds Of said
a ssh gned estate at o'clock a. m. and CONTINUE
! he same until five O'Clock p m of each of said
tnree aays- II. l. HENDERSON,
~ Assignee.