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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
INTERESTING
Times AlGad!.

There are interesting times
ahead, and many a man and
woman too is anxious to
know who is to be our next
President. We wish we
could tell you, but we can't,
that is not in "our line ~ but
we can tell you that we are
still on the war path fighting
and cutting as hard as ever;
fighting for trade and cutting
prices on Boots and Shoes.
We have just closed our first
years business, which has
been highly satisfactory, and
are in the race for another
prosperous year. We don't
propose to change the char
acter of our business one iota,
but keep right on selling the
highest grade of Boots and
Shoes produced in the mar
kcts and continue the prices
so low as to make ii possible
for everyone to wear the best
Boots and Shoes in tho land,
and hope by honest dealing
and candid treatment to all,
to merit a continuance of
prosperity. We extend an in
vitation to all to call and ex-
anime our Boots and Shoes
and compare prices with those
they have been paying else
where.
Remember the place, big
sign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
PLAYED WELL.
The Old Homestead Greeted With a
Pine Audience.

tlue AUDIENCE.
"Standing room only" even was at a
premium in the opera house last even
lug on the occasion Of the presentation
OF the "Old Homestead'by the Abilene
Dramatic club. II was one of the
largest audiences ever in the building
and the excellence Of the play fully
warranted the support given.
Last spring the rendition was every
where praised but last evenings per-
Torrance was even better. IL is 10
be hoped that the society will keep up
its organization and give the people Of
Abilene more such plays. A commend
able feature was the raising of the
curtain promptly at 8:l5.
Mr.. Harrison made brief farewell
speech, telling Of his appreciation of
kindnesses shown him in Abilene.
The musical program was heartily
encored and was as follows:
AcTL
"The Old oaken Bucket.
The Old Homestead Co.
Comic solo-"rit for Tat.
Mrs. W q. Cowies.
"where Is my BOY Tonight. .......
The Old Homestead Quarlctte.
ACT II.
Morning and Evening STAR. Aide
Mr.. II, Il. Ellison.
"Poem OF Love-. ........... ....... ....Torrey
Mrs. N. II. IIowett
'OnecriulheSs' zee. ....s.,. ...,......G utnhert
Mrs. Howcit and Mrs. Cowles,
Rondo- "scotland's Burning"...... .......
THE Old Homestead 90.
ACT III.
ine Ihluh' ..s............ ............. azure
The Old Homestead Double Quartctte.
"Rolling Along" Observation-Disclosures.
salvation Nrmy.
SLOW Can I.Leavs Thee.
Tho Old Homestead Quutsttc.
ACT ".
oieiBhinB Chorus. ......,...,... .........
The old Homestead Co.
'Rock n bye Baby". ,.........................
Mrs. Oowlos, Messrs. Malott and Ellison.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
FROM PROFESSOR sHIRK.
Every Voter Should Support shirk
for Superintendent,

'NAS NNsSA phSuAN huPpOAb UNI n
for Superintendent.
1t has been industriously reported
over the county during the past few
days by the opposition that Prof. Shirk
the Republican candidate for superin.
tendent, does not want the Office and
has made no efforts 10 secure 1t. While
1t Is true that the nomination came
absolutely unsought to Prof. Shirk and
bis school duties as one OF the faculty
OF the county high school here pre-
vented his making an active county
campaign, the REFLECTOR knows that
any statements imputing to him indif-
ference are false. Prof. Shirk and his
hosts Of friends are anxious for victory.
To dissipate any doubts which may
exist the following card is self explain.
atory:
TO u,e Voters Of Dickinson County,
In justice to myself and to correct
any Misrepresentation on the part of my
friends, wish to say that l will appre-
ciate your votes for me In election.
Very Respectfully,
ID. Il. SHIRK.
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ShearGr's Shoe Store,
Broadway, Abilene, Kas.


CHICAGO, Nov. ogs-Recoipts, 81 900;
o1ioial yesterday 32,d5i; shipments yesterday.
1880 receipts Tor tho month OF October, H7,'
100 shipments for tho month Of October, 2tO,'
10. receipts for the corresponding month last
year, 6si g9J, shipments for the corresponding
month last year, 2if652; average weight for
the month Of October, go pounds average
weight for the corresponding month last year,
s'i pounds left over, about pOOI quality u IT.
tie better; market active and rather hra.
Best grades 30 higher, other qualles stead ".
Sales ranged at " ODGtSS for light: t6O0ltS ~
for rough packing o.. lb6b. ~ for mixed; ". 500
bib for heavy packing and shipping. pigs, tA0O
lb.3j
Cattle Receipts $500; oficlal yesterday
sIs6 shipments yesterday, i,0i1j market fair.
ly active and prices bdtlOc higher
Sheep Receipts, 300, Onclnl yesterday,
SIN shipments yesterday, 519, market active
and prioes stronger,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
FRAUDS CONTEMPLATED.
win You Permit Them TO he Carried Out
In Your State and Voting PrecInct7

VIII hou Kermit Them to lie Carried Out
In Your State and Voting Precinct7
That the Democrats are preparing for
enormous and unblushing frauds in the
election in New York and other states
is evident from developments made by
the agents Of the Republican national
committee. A report Of detective sent
to Troy and Albany says that he called
on q Democratic worker there named
McDermott, who said:
| am inspector OF elections, and II you will
register from here | will swear that you have
lived with mo six months. will have lot Of
names registered from my house that won't be
here, and you can go and vote seven or eight
times In this precinct, and you will get Ave dol
lars for every vote. will give you change OF
clothes, and you can vote all over two wartA
and mako 500 to 500. Patsey Hogan will
vote nifty times lie does II every election.
This is the way in which the Demo
Gratis expect to carry New York and
other close states for free trade, wildcat
currency and the complete control Of
the government.
Win you let them do it2 On your vote
and active work may depend the result
in your state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

now the best national banking system
In the world, and our money is good in
London, Paris or Berlin.
The following Is copy Of the letter
OF the United States pension agent at
Cleveland, transmitting soldiers pen
sion to him, and tells its own tale of the
value Of state money under the wildcat
banking system, that is kept down by
the imposition Of the 10 per cent. tax
which the Democrats are pledged by
their Chicago platform to repeal:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
IL lie Honest or NotP

We are told that their candidate
neither believes their platform nor
would dream Of carrying 1t out, and
that therefore there is no danger. We
put no such aspersion upon their candi-
date. To hold the nomination under
such circumstances would DO an act not
only OF treachery to the party whose
standard he bears, but Of folly besides,
since the country could not help seeing
that an effort was in progress to deceive
It as to either the policy Of the party or
the purpose OF the andidate.-White-
law Reds Letter OF Acceptance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
The Party That wins win Win All.

A Democratic victory in the states
which they must now carry In order 10
elect president would also insure them
enough new senators to reverse the pres
snt slender majority in the United States
senate. II they elect president this
time they will clearly have both the
house and the senate, too. and will thus
be placed in absolute control for tho first
time since 1850, with nothing to prevent
their carrying out the threats they have
made against both the present tariff and
the present currency.-Whitelaw Reds
Letter Of Acceptance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
DOLLARS OF OUR DADDIES.
Something About tho wildcat Money o
Early Days-A Word TO Voters.

Something About the wildcat Money Of
Early Days-A Word 60 Voters.
Nobody now thinks OF scrutinizing a
bank note In doubt Of It's character or
value. The national currency is 30 uni.
form and no we'll protected from coun-
torfeiting that there Is not the slightest
danger In accepting II promptly. II is
good in every stato-yes, in every country
the world over II Is proposed TO OK
change this system for one in which tho
public will have TO examine every bill
offered, and only be- able TO determine
by the aid of blank note detector"
whether II is good or bad. II tho Demo.
Gratis come into power they propose to
substitute that kind Of system for our
national currency, now 30 satisfactory.
or course II this should be repealed the
state and private banks would begin TO
flood the country with worthless notes,
just M they did before tho war, and no.
body would know whether money Of
fered him was good or bad.
DO you remember what trouble there
was about paper money before the pres
ent national currency was established
If your memory docs not run back that
far ask. some friend who Ind nracticai
business exncricnco IN tbosa 49,
Scarcely n banL motto want M mar ond
the discount wns from n frnction NJ /
per cent mn IN 90 no nn1 M nor con.
while notes In circulation ronresorting
millions of dollnra woro nbsoI,toi9
worthless. Money accepted MS good one
less the next dnv. Ranks spsnendod or
"brol,er nv tbonsands 4, nino ,raaIs
In the yenr 1857. no Less than hl7 bonLs
failed md niIiions ~ dniIars 20 So
notes beco,no ahsoIntelv wor,hioss a,
the rockets OF tho noonlc who banno,od
TO have them Thomnson's Rank Note
Reporter. an uutboritv ON 6narcioI mat
terra In 1874 estimated ,ha Iossos h,
worthless bnnk notea discorn,s MO-
miums ON exchange and conntorfoi,
notes Mt sl9 900 900 nor nnnpm
Tho most painful fentnre of ,his ava
TEN was in Tho fact thot tho Iossos a.
ways fell upon tboae Least obIo 60 hoor
them-the laboring noonle Farmers
mechanics workmen and dov iahorar.
were tbe mon al,yays aoocoj hv e.
deprecated or wortbless hills They
could not carry oonstontlv Tho lotost
issue of Tho Bank Noto Dotector Thov
had no means of knowino ,ybo,hor hiIis
offered them were good op Ind Tho ra'
sult VIVA that tho animal ,ossos ~ ri
lions Of money fell mon them Manv
mon as,ar ,.ool,s 90 IS -y
toll. found that tho monev with which
thew were maid was worthios" ma ,hon
were nerbans orrested Gov ogor In ~, ,no,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

tnHt yuu fO-se-s iutuuisuuuo anu u.nu., 49,
dcluded Into voting for your enemies. can
not say one good word for the Democratic
party, and am unable to understand how any
workingman can vote for its candidates.
MIR. Powderly was frequently loudly
applaudod for his vigorous pronunciation
of the Democratic party.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

II Is the duty Of RepNSlieans-and I
speak especially Of the young votsrs-to
cast their ballots on election day. and
with our full strength 1T the polls ro-
gard our success as eertain.-James q.
niAins,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
A WILDCAT LESSON.

The KIND Of Money the Democrats Want
to Give You.
How would the boys in blue" like
the experience that Mr.. Lester Huyck
had when drawing his pension in 1857.
Remember this was just a few years
before the Republican party established
the national banking system and killed
the wildcat banks by imposing a tax Of
10 per cent. upon their issue. We have
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

s. d. q. is Stewards Distemper Cure
the only remedy known 70 cure all
cases of distemper, coughs and inhu-
enza. For sale by Smith & Scott.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
Strayed or Stolen.

One year old white heifer, with
copper hog ring in right ear, small hole
in left ear, from my pasture, about
Oct. Is. Liberal reward for informa-
ton concerning her.
j. ii. LENHART, Navarro.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
s. D.. q.
Cabbage Cheap.

l have considerable loose and buTsted
cabbage that will sell at l cent per
pound. ]. W. RoMBERGER,
Corner Seventh and Rogers street,
Abilene, Kas. 1862 81 Q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

ST LOWS Nov i,-Cattlo Receipts 2 ZOO;
market strong Hogs-Rooelpts, 1000. market
strong; heavy, hiOlbb 20, mixed, E 2OGtb. 90;
Workers, SiOD5bH Sheep Receipts, i,Ooo
Market steady
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

Remember that . change Of per
cent. In tho vote Of four years ago may
change the result In this election. Tho
responsibility IL on you.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

What consideration can the Demo
cratic party have for the people when It
would demand tho repeal of the tax
that makes the issue Of wildcat money
impossiblei What excuse can they have
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

Go to Smith Il Scott's and get bot
tie of s. ID. Q. and stop that cough
among your horses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03
SYMPATHY FOR THE NEGRO.
Tho Congregational Council Regrets the
LawIessness In the South.

hiNiehAheAH IN the Nouth.
MINNEAPoLls. Oct. 1.-THE devotional
exercises OF the Congregational council
today were Of especial interest. This
resolution was introduced;
The national council Of tho Congregat lonal
churches recognizes with gratitude the splen.
did advances made by the negro race In the
south IN the accumulation OF property the Ad-
yancement OF education and morals In the face
ofobstaolea that might well have daunted n lesA
hopeful and deyout peoples also the awaken
Ing conscience and growing interest by the
better classes OF oltilons In their civil and
political rights.
But We deplOre tho continuance Of the law.
less spirit and acts Of violence In many parts
Of the south, ~ which they arc the direct vic
tims-a condition Of society that ut once min
ders the work " our educational and religious
societies for the elevation Of this suffering race
and menace tho very foundations Of our ma
tlUnRl existence.
We therefore declare our sympathy and give
our earnest support "a tho oppressed Of every
race and class who Rre suffering In the strug.
gle TO assert their rights under the federal
constitution.
We also declare that our religious faith and
political principles require that every citizen
shall enjoy the protection Of just laws. framed
IN accordance with the spirit OF tho federal
constituti0n, and that they shall hayo the
right TO cast a full ballot, and have that ballot
counted as cast, without distinction Of race.
whether you like tho new ballot sys-
TEN or not, II Is your solemn duty to
learn how To vote under It, and 20 vote
and see that your neighbor does so.
Don't let your dislike OF the now bal
lot law lead you TO neglect TO vote.
There 10 u personal responslbIiity uD,,a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

KANSAS CITY, Nov. l-Prlces OF wheat tn
day on change wero practically tho same as
yesterday No 2hlrd wheat with more than
10 "dlforontial" TO Memphis was more dificult
10 sell aud there was not very successful az
tempt 10 got low grade wheat u little lower.
Good soft wheat continues In active demand
Offerings OF samples were very liberal
Prices were quoted rs follows: No. 2 hard
wheat, 56hh7o. No. hard wheat, 81 a55hc;
No ihard wheat, igb53c; rejected hard wheat,
tOdi0 No. red wheat 0OlL6io No, red
wheat, balbb0o No rod wheat, 4DD53o.
White corn was In demand aud was very
scarce Mixed was no more than steady. A
car Of No white sold at SjAc, I car new No
corn at 3lHc Closing cash prices were No
white, nominally SbSSc. No. white, SSXD36o;
No. mixed, 3lbAio' No 3 mixed, Slt33Ho.
No mixed, quoted nomlnally at no; no grade,
quoted nominally at Sic. Shippers bid &c river
and i0Hc Memphis for mixed corn
OntB aNere firm. White oats sold x1io
higher. Cash prices were: No. mixed, 25HN
25c No q e5N21Ho, No 4, 2IGbsiHo; No. 3
white sold at 2slD.po; No. 3white, 27dD27io.
Kyo sold freely at iSlbi6o river for No g No.
Sat tsc rejected llo
FlaIsood steady 0lD0sc according 10 bill.
ing on the basis OF pure; small lots 20 less.
Bran steady 5o157c, according To billing, 100.
H. sacks
HaY-Receipts, 81 cars; market strong Quo
tatons arei Timothy, choice "a 30; good, o. 10
QtaOO. clover, mixed, tb0OQ7OO per ton; fancy
prairie, new, $500 good 10 choice g000aT. 81
low grade II bOfAH ~
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s. D. c., what is III
ABILENE MARKETS.


s. d. c., where is it2
Ripans Tabules pleasant laxative.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

South McALEsrER, l. T., Nov g.
This morning, at Anderson, l. T., while
disputlng over some coal mined between
them, John Jerco shot and instantly
killed Peter Carbaught Both men are
Italians Jerco has been arrested aud
taken 10 Fort Smith for trial.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

Tho Republican party will win this
election u Its voters do their duty. II
you neglect to do your duty the respon-
Sibility will DO with you.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-03

General Master Workman PowderIy Tells
Workingmen why They Should Not
Vote with tho Demoerats-Dcmocrat
Treatment OF worIsingmen Denounced.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-12
PERSONAL ANDrPECuLlAR.

Mark Twain is reported to be very Ill
at Berlin with intlamed lungs and throat.
DR.. Fulton announces that he is going
back, to Brooklyn, his anti-Romanlsm
mission at Montreal not having proved a
success.
| President Blackstone Of the Chicago
and Alton is determined that the monu7
ment to his father at Branford, CT, shall
take useful shape-that of a library,
which will cost from $125, 200 to SloO,-
600.
The questionable honor of being the
first man to raise Confederate tag IN
Virginia is claimed by W. N. Gardner,
who flew flag from the Richmond Gus
tom house the morning after the ordln-
ance of secession passed the convention
Robert Mitchell of London is in Chi
cago, perfecting arrangements for the
visit of 2500 pupils of the Royal Polytech-
mic institution of London to the
Worlds Fair. They will come in groups
or delegations of fifty, divided according
to trades.
President David Starr Jordan of the
Sanford university in California says
that he is the heaviest man that ever as
cended the Matterhorn. ! The first man to
climb to the very top of the, famous Al
pine peak was Edward Whimper, who
accomplished the feat in 1865.
Miss Frances E. Willard, president OF
the w. CT. u, will have q cottage
built at fremont, Mount Desert, and in
tends to pass her summers there.
Rider Haggard's brother, W. III. Dore-
ton Haggard, is British minister. to
Ecuador. He was at one time attached
to the English colony at Washington.
Miss Kate Miner, one of the vice presi-
dents of the board of lady managers, is
planning to exhibit creole kitchen at
the fair Miss Miner and her brother
own and manage sugar plantation OF
5000 acres.
% Leigh S., Lynch, special commissioner
of the Worlds Fair for the South Sea
Islands, has started for San Francisco,
and will sail by the first steamer for
Yokohama. In the course of the next
ten or twelve months he will visit the
Ph1npp1ne ISLANDS, Java, oulnatIa DUl-
neo, the Fiji Islands, the Friendly Is
lands, the Solomon Islands, New Zea-
land and other members of the Malay
and Polynesian groups. His mission is
to secure exhibits and natives for the ex-
position.
William Morton Grinnell, who has
been nominated by the President to be
third assistant secretary of State, is a
lawyer of New York city, and nephew
of Vice President Morton. He was born
in New York city, Feb. 20 1857. He was
educated at Harvard, in France and in
Germany; is an LII. B. of Columbia Law
School, bachelor of letters of France
and Chevalier Legion de L'Honneur OF
France. He practised law in Paris from
1884 to 1886, during which time he was
counsel to the American legislation. He
was counsel for the French Government
in the copyright matters in Washington.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-12

An Augusta correspondent OF the Bos-
ton Globe finds a growing sentiment
among the Democrats of this state in IA
vor of Hill, though he acknowledges
that at the present time the masses are
for Cleveland. The most outspoken Hill
man the correspondent has met is the
Hon. j. P. Bass, who thinks Hill the
'ssmartest and shrewdest Democrat in
the country, and one of the "ablest and
cleanest'' men. He wants to see Hill
nominated because he Believes he can
sweep the country. Other prominent
Democrats with a leaning towards the
great New York trickster are the Hon.
Henry Ingalls, of Wiscasset, Hon. Arthur
Sewall, Mayor Jones and Hon. S. S.
Brown of Waterville, George Alden and
Don Powers of Houlton. Admirers of
Cleveland are the Hon. William L. Put
nam and Colonel John M. Adams of
Portland, Thomas l.. Calvert of Lewis
ton. and Archibald McNichol of Calais.
While the leaders have their preferences
the correspondent thinks they won't be
very noisy in expressing them or very
tenacious in clinging to them, but will
Loyalty support the nominee of the ma
tional convention whoever he may be.
Probably the correspondent is right. The
average Maine Democrat swallows the
dose prepared for him, however unpala-
table. without protest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-12
FREE SILVER BEFORE THE HOUSE.

Il Sllt DEE NV
The only possible effect of Mr.. Bland S
free silver bill now before the House
with the endorsement OF a majority of
the committee on coinage, will be to dis
close in definite and authoritative man
ner the attitude of the Democratic party
on the subject. The business of the
country is in no way threatened by it in
asmuch as it cannot become law. The
President will veto it, if it ever gets be-
fore him, and there is not two thirds
vote in it's favor in the Senate and proba-
bly, not in the House. But as means of
revealing to the country the attitude of
the majority of the Democratic party it
will be very effective, and, inasmuch
as the silver question is destined to be
one of the leading issues in the Presi-
Dental campaign, it will prove of great
value to the country. 1t is always desira-
BILE in Presidential campaign that the
position of the two parties relative to
questions that are likely to be subjects of
legislation should be clearly defined.
Then the people may know just what
their votes are destined to accomplish.
What effect the success of the Democratic
party in the looming election will have
upon the tariff is thoroughly understood;
and though few leaders like Hill and
German are trying to juggle with that
question, the public has become too thor
oughly imbued with the conviction that
the Democratic party stands for tariff
for revenue only to be deceived on that
point. But the attitude of the party-or
what is the same thing the maiority-on
the subject Of the coinage Of silver has
not been so clearly disclosed as to admit
of no doubt. A year ago to be sure
large majority of its representatives in
both Houses voted for free coinage, but
it has been urged that there has been
some change of opinion since, that many
who were in favor of free coinage then
have been converted to an opposite view
and that others while still believing in
free coinage are inclined to think that
the passage of free coinage measure,
while the great nations of Europe keep
their mints closed to silver, would not be
expedient. The impending discussion
and vote will show how far these asser-
lions are justified. They will show what
is to be expected if the Democracy sue
ceeds in carrying the next election. They
will show how much influence the eastern
Democrats and Mugwumps have in the
councils of their party. These things are
all important for the country to know,
and therefore the country owes thanks
to Mr. Bland and his committee for fur
nishing the opportunity to get the in
formation.