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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-03
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Prof Whackem-"Who helped you do
these sumsr Johnny Fi14.etOp-"A Nobody,
sir What: obodyi now, don liel
Didn your brother help your mo; he
didn help me. lie did them all by him
self '-Texas Siftings
First Jeweler-- Il have hal proven TO
me that nd, ertising brings esults Sec.
ond Jeweler-- W hat was ihs ,asei" First
Jeweler-'A esterday ening | ad ortised
for Waterman, and during tho ME at my
store was burglari4ed. Jewellers CirIu
lar
Jinks-."Well, see the French didn't
succeed In Kissing down the Wagner
opera Winks-- OF course not Notning
less than thunderstorm or dynamite
explosion can down Wagner after the
orchestra gets its second wind New
York Week..
Pitchers CastoFIa.
children Cry for
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-03

Our Ladies' Button Dongola Shoe at
ST. 65, and Gents Congress hoe at $1.65 are
great surprise to those who have tried
them,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-03

marked upon tablet and crosses each
out with n pencil as its total ~ sixty
minutes Is consumed Now all the
world knows that Miss lialdcrStonc's
establishment Is no common seminary,
nor Is that lady by any means n type Of
tho schoolmistrcss novclists love 10
portray-the washcd-out, faded piece Of
gentility who prcsidcs over gloomy
mansion where the lives Of girls are
made miserable by the discipline Of n
pcnitentiary and the diet Of q work.
house: for, on the contrary, the lady
herself was pleasant, brown-cycd
woman Of five and thirty, with cheer
full, lady.liSc manner and generous in
stincts, and her house, No. Z Clarendon
Terrace, kcnsington-thc best quarter
OF London--wa as brightly and hand
somcly furnished Ms any mansion in its
vicinity. OF course, her terms were
high, and, equally Of course, her pupils
were drawn from the very first families
in fact. to be one Of Miss Bladder
stones young friends was rs good rs
u patent Of gcntility.
Yet, Of all Miss lIaldcrstonc's young
ladies' none were so enyicd Us Miss
Kate Grahamc, the adopted daughter
and rcputcd hcircss OF Sir Harry Ora
hamc, who, Notwithstanding the fact
that dozen years ago he succeeded to
the baronctcy aud rent roll Of twenty
thousand pounds year, continues tu
serve her majesty In India, where hc
has covered himself with glory. OF
course he is young yet and IT Is on the
cards that he might marry, but those
who know him best are assured that hr
never will.
And about this adopted daughter there
are some curious stories, more or less
believed In according to the DISPOSITION
of the tnttlcr, but the one which per.
hnps maintains the fcwcst ndhcrcuts Is
that this beautiful giil was rescued 10y
Sir Harry, when he was plain Cornct
Grahumc aud she was n little baby,
from the clutches Of some wicked
Nnwaub In India.
Anyhow she Is thcrc--a palpablr, and
TO some people, u disugrccHblc fact, Tor
Harry Ordinances eldest sister had mar
ricd Lord Scarborough, 10y no mcuns
rich for noblcmnn, and had host Of
small "honorabcs' to provide for,whilc
his second sister, llonoria, lived In sin
gle blcsscdncss In Sir lInrry's town
house, the chapcrono of his young ward,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-03

enters the heaven OF ner mistress
drawiny-room am afraid she will be
disappointed with her glimpse Of para
disc"
And having fred this broadside, the
plucky little woman took her departure,
not even waiting for the scarlet.plushed
funky 10 show her the way 10 her car.
riapc
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-03
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N - y II " e g X
Miss Bnldcr-
stones select
boarding school
for young ladies'
will be closed
for the midsum-
mer vacation
In seven days,
or, rs one en-
thusiastic girl
has IL, In one
hundred and
81 y-c ig II {
hours, for she
l. a. a. ne than
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
4 FRANKFORT lpAl FREAK

ttahy Born IN Pennsylvania Town
with Foar Fset aud No Hands.
Frankfort, Pa has produced another
freak This time Il Is baby boy, born
with four feet aud without hands, and,
although II has pretty blue eyes, Il is
totally blind This interesting little
babe was two months old ON the 18th
ultlnlo, aud. excepting It's odd deform-
ity, Is otherwise fine.looking, healthy
child. The mother, Mrs Eliza Dew
hurst. resides ia two-story frame
house on Deal street, north Of kensing-
ton avenue. says Philadelphia paper.
The father Is a weaver and works in
Rodman's mills. Lelper and Unity
streets The child has been totally
blind since birth. but DR.. Ring, of the
Episcopal Hospital, has hopes Of re-
storing It's sight. At birth II had the
rudimeuts Of thumb on
each 81 the upper feet
which are placed on the extremity Of
It's arms "a the place Of hands About
one month ago DIR. Boyrd 81 the Epis-
copal hospital cut the two thumbs off,
"a they only hung bY mere thread OF
I skin, and the mother was afraid she
might pull them of while giving the
baby Is bath. Harry's little fiaxen-
haired two-and.a-half-year-old sister
Mamie uses the bottled thumbs in place
II a baby's rattle. and seems delighted
with 50 unique o plaything, Each OF
tho ehllds feet is larger than the en-
tire arm 10 which II is attached, but
arc curlcd upward and will be allowed
"a grow that way, as the opinion OF all
the physicians who have seen Il is thai
10 straighten them would only increase
the defor1nity.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
STRONG AS A GIANT.
CONNECTICUT HAS A MAN OF
GIGANTIC MUSCLE.
His Name Is siIas Gandri and He Re
sides at Pigeon Hnr-His Fondness
for Rum-How He Cured BaIky''
Horse.

There lives on Pigeon Hill, Conn, a
man who in his prime would have made
Sandow, the German giant, and Cyr,
the Canadian Hercules, ashamed of
their boosted strength If they could
have seen his muscles put to their
greatest test.
The mans name is Selno Gandri, or
as he is Familiarity called Bob. In the
early ffties he was brought from the
West Indies by merchant vessel laden
with rum and molasses, and set adrift in
Middleton, on the Connecticut riverl
Gandri was of an exceedingly powerful
build. He stood six feet and seven
inches in his skin and the upper half
of his body was as massive and as firm
as structure of iron. He was always
very fond of rum and would work
harder and longer when the wages to
be earned were so many quarts of rum
than when the compensation was to be
dollars and cents Notwithstanding
the mans liking for liquor, he never
became drunkard, and he was always
industrious. One day Bob was going
TO the village of Palmertown. On
the way he came across an aequaint-
ance who was laboring with a balky
horse at the foot of a steep hill. The
man was taking load of potatoes to
market. and as it was late in the fall
and quite cool he was anxious to get
into town with them before they
should freeze.
Whats the use'n poundin' 'im?''
said Bob quietly. Il KIN make i'm
pull
''If you'll make him draw this load of
potatoes to town Ill give you half they
fetch me. /" said the desperate owner OF
| the horse.
Bob said he could. The village was
! two miles distant Bob went to farm
house near by and got long, stout
rope Two ends of this ne tied around
the neck of the stubborn horse, and
across his shoulders and under his
arms he passed the blight at the other
/ end of therope.
| He started up the hill about twenty
feet ahead of the horse. The ANNA
planted its four feet and braeed against
the man. but it might as well hay'
tried to kick hole through the side o.
an ironclad ship. Bob bent himself 4
his work and slowly pulled horse
wagon and potatoes to the top of th'
hill. From the brow of the hill TO tn,
village the road was level, and the maj
drew the entire outfit into the town
When the villagers heard of Bob's won
derful feat they requested the owne
of the team to put the potatoes up TO
sale at auction. He did so, and the,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14

plished what England declared imp,s.
hiole' That England should come In and
take possession.
iAmail was always borrowing, and
eohehen and his patriotic friends lei
MN have cash at 80 TO 40 per cent. IL
is asserted that owing 10 the SYSTEM
ate robberies managed by Goschen
the hhedive did not, In fact, handle
ss5' 100000, the rest going 10 cormor.
ants. lsmail was at last unable TO put
up any more collateral, and then John
nun put pressure on him TO resign and
let liquidation proceed In a leisurely
way. The French stockholders were
on the warpath. II the English
were preparing to take possession
OF sthe canal the French creditors
prepared 70 get their money from the
hhedive. In defiance of Lord Pal
merston's warning TO keep England
out OF the Egyptian muddle, Lord
Beaconstield bought the Khedives
shares in the canal in 1878 for geo, ooO,-
100 Most OF the money went directly
"a English and French spectators and
bondholders The khediye had yolun-
tarily alienated all dividends on these
shares up 70 1894, so that the profit on
them, amounting 70 n per cent OF the
earnings Of the canal, after the per
cent on the original shares, goes also
20 English and French pockets.
The managing directors get 2
per cent, and IS per cent
goes TO the Government Of Egypt.
Little by little England intrigued at
Constantinople against Ismail until he
was al last forced 10 resign inls7s, and
his son, Tewiik Pasha. mounted the
throne. Then English diplomacy,
directed by the Irishman, the late Sir
| William White, made sure of Egyptand
the canal Turkeys share annually
was doubled ON conditions that the
sovereignty Of Egypt should be indie
pendent Of Turkey in ali things else,
which means that England should de-
spoil the Egyptians through Tewfik,
indebted 70 England for his unexpected
prerogaiives and his novel dignity,
supported on the allowance Of $500, 600
. year
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
4 nan Room ChccIx-Book.

The very latest fancy in the line OF
ball programs is a miniature check
book. Women carry them, tear out
leaf for every waltz, polka, etc, enter
the name on their stubs in quite the
form of a business transaction, and are
expected to honor the engagement
when they are presented. Only second
TO this in novelty and popularity is the
glove garter, used to keep the long
evening gloves in place on the arm
1t is not elastic, but made of velvet rib
bon the shade of the glove and fastened
with jewel buckle or clasp,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
A WONDERFUL COLLECTION.
Fossils, Minerals and AIeteorites Re-
Gently Destroyed by Fire.

Fossils, Minerals and AIeteorites Re-
Gently Destroyed by Fire.
1t was reported from Rochester, n.
Y, recently, that one of the most im-
portant of the fourteen buildings COM
prising Professor Henry Wards natural
science establishment, Cosmos Hall,
was destroyed by fire. 1t was of two
stories and built of wood. 1t contained
in the upper floor a valuable collection
of fossils which Professor Ward had
gathered from various portions of the
world during his many years of travel.
Some of the specimens can never be
duplicated. The lower floor contained
a stock of every known mineral, from
which he had supplied numerous cab
inets and collections. The minerals in
cluded valuable meteorites. The rear
of each floor contained rare Indian and
Aztec relics. Strenuous efforts were
made to save this property and con-
siderable portion was removed to a
place of safety, but the pecuniary loss
cannot fall much below $50, 900. The
prompt arrival of the fire department
saved che remaining thirteen buildings.
Much inconvenience viii result from
the necessity of carefully identifying
and relabeling such specimens as We're
saved
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
osTRIcHEs ARE DANGEROUS.
They Don't Court Familiarity at Ger
tain Seasons.

tain seasons
During the nesting season the male
ostrich seems to be anything but an
agreeable creature. In paper lately
read before the Royal society of Tas-
mania, Mr.. James Andrew says that at
that period the bird is most pugnacious,
and may only be approached in safety
with great precaution. He resents the
intrusion of any visitors on his domain,
and proves most formidable opponent.
His mode of attack is by a series of
kicks. The leg is thrown forward and
outward, until the foot, armed with a
most formidable nail is high IN the air;
it is then brought down with terrific
force, serious enough to the unhappy
human being or animal struck with the
| fiat of the foot, but much worse if the
victim be caught and ripped by the
toe. Instances are known of men be-
ing killed outright by single l1ick,and
Mr.. Andrew remembers whilst on visit
in the eighborhood, that on a farm
near Graaff Reinet a horses back was
broken by one such blow aimed at its
| rider. If attacked, man should never
seek safety in fight; few yards, and
the bird is within striking distance,
and the worst consequences may result.
The alternative is to lie fat on the
| ground, and submit with as much resig-
nation as possible to the inevitable and
severe pumneling which it may be
expected will be repeated at intervals
until means of escape presents
itself, or the bird affords an OPP
portunity of being caught by the neck,
which, if tightly held and kept down,
prevents much further mischief.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14

makers Of like pattern. And now that
we are getting a formidable navy not a
few statesmen are claiming the credit
for bringing the result about. To place
the credit where it belongs, so far as
credit can be allowed to a single in
dividual member of Congress, it j
necessary to make mention of man
who in his early life followed the
humble occupation of ship carpenter,
but who afterwards became one of the
most distinguished members of three
Congresses following the forty
eighth - Frank Lawler of Chi
cago. In the course of his
earlier life Mr.. Lawler placed lack
staff on Admiral Porters flag ship.
After he entered Congress he renewed
his old acquaintance with the Admiral
by making an inquiry as to the condi.
ton of the navy. He received a
prompt reply to the effect that the
Talapoose, a dispatch boat, was the
only warlil1e vessel in commission. Mr.
Lawler thereupon, offered a resolution
of inquiry into the condition of tns
navy. 1t met with great opposition
from all sides. and after much
heated debating the Porter letter
was printed in the Congress
ional Record. The following
day the people of the whole country
were treated to rich piece of news,fo
news IL was the deplorable condition
of the nations navy. Republicans anC
Democrats earnestly joined issue will
the result that 10000, 600 has sine,
been appropriated for coast defenses
Mr.. Lawler, who introduced the origi
nal bill, asked for $50, 200, 600.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
EMoLANp ANp EoYpr.
a BIG Of History showing How british
Interests are Fostered.

BIZ Of History showing How british
Interests are Fostered.
Ismaii had spent 500, 100000 on rail-
roads, 100000, 900 on Suez, sio,U0O,oOo
nNing up with the French company
thrust back to please the English,
$4,000, 0Q0 ON festivities when the canal
was opened, For 1865 there was
enough water in the canal 20 let small
steamers through. Two years more
sehooners passed through. In 1869 Req
oea and Mediterranean met, and
INC celebration lasted from the
middle Of August 90 Christ
mas Eugene, then beauti'
,ul and serene, was the deity of the
ieees' and the Emperor OF Austria was
second De Lesseps, hero of every oe.
ses'on, added pomp 20 his own fame o.
sae Time by marrying q wife of mixed
o.ood, some Of 1t Egyptian. Like his
Owh mother she has become mother OF
most numerous family. While Les
ssgs and lsmail were enjoying the fes-
sWiues along the route John Bull was
making up his mind that Ismail must
~ ont that De Lesseps and French IN,
, nuenee must be repressed, and that !,
was important, now that France had
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14

Persons intending to take a journey
in search of sunshine without going be-
yond the British islands must direct
their steps to Jersey, 1t appears from
the observations of the sunshine re-
corded for ten years that that little islet
is the brightest spot within the limits
of the four seas, Falmouth is the next
and there are several stations on the
south coast almost equally well off.
1t is hardly necessary toname the place
which carries off the palm for sunless
ness. In the city of London there was
no registered sunshine at all in Decem-
Der, 1884; in january, 1885, or Decem-
Der, 1890. Seven years ago, therefore,
London was without sunshine for two
consecutive months
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
A stop backward.

A French officer has perfected q rifle
which will throw stream of vitrol a
distance Of. say, 100 feet, and has sub
mitted IL TO the war office. He apollo
rizes for the savagery of his PROPOSE
ton by saying that it should be used
only against savages, but the people
who would use such n weapon against
any enemy are themselves the savages
against whom 1t should be turned
when they lift it.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
Cunning of GuIls.

An example of the cunning of gulls
was observed at Tacoma when several
alighted on bunch of logs that had
been in the water for long time, with
the submerged sides thick with bar
nacles. One was big, gray fellow,
who seemed to be the captain. He
walked to a particular log, stood on
one side of it close to the water, and
then uttered peculiar cries. The other
gulls came and perched on the same
side of the log, which, under their
combined weight, rolled over several
inches. The gulls, step by step, kept
the log rolling until the barnacles
showed above the water. The birds
picked eagerly at this food, and the
log was not abandoned until every bar
nacle had been picked,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
SAINT AND SINNER SUBSCRIBED.
How F1fty-seven Pennies Grew Into a
Fund of Thousands of Dollars.

How F1fty-seven Pennies Grew Into a
Fund of Thousands of Dollars.
A few years ago little girl applied
TO pastor in one of our large cities
for admission into his Sunday school.
She was told that the classes were so
full there was no room for her. and
that the church was so small that no
more classes could be organized. Much
disappointed, the little girl began to
save pennies-her family was poor
for the purpose of enlarging the church
in order that she and other children
like her might be accommodated.
She told no one Of her ambitious pur-
pose, however, so that when the pastor
of this church was called to her bed
side a few months later, to comfort her
in her severe illness, he saw nothing
unusual, only frail child of Oh years.
The little sufferer died, and a week
later there were found in her battered
red pocketbook, which had been her
savings bank, 81 pennies and scrap of
paper that told in childish print the
story of her ambition and the purpose
of her self-deniaL
Ahc BUT "a budb 1lbbl6 rtu pocket
book and its contents, and the unfalter-
ing faith Of its little owner, got abroad.
constructed the canal. had accom-
1t touched the heart of saint and
sinner alike. Hen inspiration be-
came prophecy, and men labored and
women sang and children saved to aid
in its fulfillment. These 81 pennies
became the nucleus of fund that in
SIX years grew to $3.50, 200. and to-day
this heroine's picture, life-size. hangs
conspicuously in the hallway of coll
lege building in which 1,40O students
attend, and connected with which
there are church capable of seating
5000, hospital for children named
for the GoodSamaritan. and Sunday
school-room large enough to accommo-
date all the boys and girls who have
yet asked to enter it. A fairy story?
1t reads like one, but happily it is not
one. The little girls name was Hattie
May Watt, and the splendid institE-
tions described are located in Philadel-
| pllia.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
4 NOTABLE ARTIST.
Mrs. c. II. Hcrcaford. President OF the
Ladies' Art society.

Mrs. c. II. Hereford, President Of the
Ladies' Art Society
Mrs. c. n. Beresford is a notable
English artist, who, with Mrs. MARIA
ble prcsldent 81 the Society Of Lady
Artists. has on exhibition a charming
collection o. water eolors which treat
exclusively Of the Engadine and It's ap-
BREACHES Mrs. Bcresford first studied
IL France and then went to Italy,
snendipq some time making copies
yrou, the old masters In the galleries at
tinr.nec. and also working under
,.n,.ious artists in Rome, At the begin
ning 81 her professional work she
tainted chiefly In oils, but having
pinnvs had a decided preference for
,,a,sr eolors she soon decided to con-
&c her efforts to this tieldof art For
..,,,c ,.oa,t she has been member OF
sSa nndlev Gallery art society and the
sn.,c,v Of Lady Artists, exhibiting
,na,nly Al these two galleries, but show
-. i,n,. work also from time 70
W., ,.,,e in ether London, provincial ana
sore;gn exhibitions. This artist mas
~, 49, twice lately 20 the United States
' -, she has held several "one woman
shows' with great success Last year
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14
A Monster Cannon.

This is an age of big things, and in
no department outside political prom
Use or Chicago sky-scraper is the
science of size more literally displayed
than in the modern machinery of war.
Battle ships are floating fortresses and
guns metallic tunnels. and now can
non ball has been made that is 4 feet
in length and weighs 1000 pounds.
These were the dimensions and weight
of the enormous projeetile fired from
the largest cannon yet manufactured
at Krupp's works at Essen&or the forth
fieation of Cronstadt. The gun is made
of the finest quality of cast steel and
weighs 27O,o pounds about 1875 tonsl;
the caliber is 1914 inches and the bar
rel "A feet long, the core having been
removed in one piece. The greatest
diameter is 61 feet and the range about
twelve miles. 1t will fire about two
shots per minute, each estimated to
cost $500. At the trial the projectile
was propelled by charge of 700 pounds
of powder and penetrated 10 inches Of
armor, going 1912 yards beyond the
target.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-14

watcr % ,bc Highlands 81 Scotland.
Wlta q jump aud . run tho Scotch lad
and lsss.r ruruc forward. dancing oppo-
site each ether 70 the merry slgiel q the
p'psA IT, short skirts and tartan
aauas n tAc air. a pose 70 the right,
turH 90 die left. round about, and the
partner meet az IN thc picture.
A aasg q sioe-blagls eyes. the CLINT
q. vaveu bair. and light aud supple
proaaee bounds before ns. The hills
u sunny Andaiusia supply her dance
and costume.
and here's the dance ~ France and
!'ajy. tHe iitilc dancer enters pcrehcd
On the points u toes trained % artificial
strength and rieidiiy Her salute Is