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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-30

liberty he nad taken with me IA muncn,
before, ! increased my esteem for him
! believed that he was good man, and
that In his attentions 10 me he was
striving to make up for the cold indif.
ference Of his wife. felt truly graft
! fed 10 him, and tried 10 thank him for
his consideration Of me, but he waved
my words away, saying:
you owe me nothing, Miss Owens.
have done nothing more than IL was
J my duty 90 do You are entirely alone
in the world, and Of course somebody
must take an interest in you. You came
TO Laura expecting her assistance and
friendship, and failing 10 receive them,
why, then IL dcvolvcs on me 10, In some
manner, make good what she with
power Of favoring one who Is connected
with my wife, and do not want you TO
feel that you are under any obligations
to me, for you are not"
was deeply sensible Of Mr.. Demands
kindness, and resolved that would
avail myself Of every opportunity 70
show my appreciation Of II. would
exert myself TO the utmost TO aid him
with my services, and on every occasion
would make such return as could for
his benevolcncc. resolved 10 tax his
generosity as little rs possible, and TO
lose no opportunity Of showing him
how truly grateful was for his good
ness.
with this feeling for my employer
began work for him. ! found my duties
light and pleasant, and when had
learned to adapt myself to II my posi-.
tion proved ns agreeable as / could
wish. was independent Of charity,
and out Of the reach Of abuse, and /
was quite happy.
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CHAPTER XIV.
A EIIIAADL NInI.r

According to promise wrote TO Mrs.
| Cornell as soon as was settled, giving
her u cheering accoun. Of myself and
announcing with considerable pride
that ! was gaining my own support. /
| spoke In my letter Of MIR. licruarl's gen
| crosby and praised him highly, but
said little Of his wife, knowing nothing
Of II pleasant nature 10 say and prefer
ring not TO speak Of her faults. did
not neglect to express my thanks for
the many hndncsscs shown me by the
tornclls, and | begged the good old
lady to believe that was ever grateful
To her, rs well ns her husband and son,
for their generous consideration OF one
who had no claim ON them save the
| common one of humanity.
In due time | received an answer TO
my letter II was long cpistle,
pcnncd, as | supposed, by Charles Cor
ncll's hand, though II came from his
mother and bore her signature. The
letter did me II world of good, for every
line of IL was fraught with love such as
n mother would express to an absent
daughter, and after reading IL felt so
much less alone and fricndless. IL CON
tanned much good advice, too, given in
such delicate way ms not to appear in
the least oflicious; and, besides, IL bore
many expressions of motherly solicit
tudc.
"Rcmcmbcr," It concluded that II
You ever stand in need of friends or n
home you have hut to come to MS.
Both my husband and son beg me to as
sure you that IL would afford them the
greatest pleasure to- be OF service To
You. So, my dear, do not, out Of false
modcsty ar pride, fail To avail yourself
Of our assistance should you ever need
IT,"
The letter came TO my lodging during
the day and IL was after supper that l
took it To my room To read its contents.
! was alone and did not hesitate to shed
tears of gratitude when I had perused
the pages and sat recalling the Incidents
of my stay ut the home OF the Cornells
! reviewed in detail all the events Of
that happy week, dwelling fondly on
each kind word and act, and especially
fondly ON those connected with Charles
Cornell.
My mind was SO thoroughly taken up
with retrospective thoughts that be-
came completely oblivious to my sur
roundings, aud for an hour lived
apart from my physical being was
aroused at last 10y a sharp knocking at
my door and standing up / discovered
that the night had stolen in, and that
the room was quite dark save for "a
faint streak Of moonlight that was
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they were IN signt. lnen r IAN ,,r
dear life, got over n fence and sat down
on rock TO rest and collect nv
thoughts
hut saw my man again the same af-
ternoon-a prisoner. His eyes and face
were black and blue, and he looked MS
If he had been through powder mill
explosion. made him ms comfortable
as could and left him.
lie was a second lieutenant in the
sixth virginia cavalry, and we both
iaughed when we compared our enc
lions and impulses. Neither of us had
ever professed great skill as boxer and
neither was very proud of the result.
During the fight he dropped the pistol
and we met on equal footing. have
the pistol now, and as look at IL Ian
see the whole scene move before me
like panorama. Companion.
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WAR "REMINISCENCES.
THE PlOW-BOY.


From stake 10 stake bluebird few
Along the fence and sang;
Its golden pipe the flicker blew,
The blooming orchard rang
WIN robin notes; far lowed the COW
Across the balmy morn,
When Abe, the plow-bow, drove his plow
To break the glcbe for corn
On, tall and gaunt and rudcly dressed,
untaught and poor was hc
Who but prophet could have guessed
The far on mystery
toward which that poor lads life was drawn
DER ways that seemed forlorn,
what time he marked the burrows on
The future field OF corni
Or South, or East, or West or North,
The wind Of springtimc flowed,
while wiki the plow.helycs back and forth
Ihe grim young giant strobe
All thoughtless that on lonely heights
Fame blew her brazcn horn
~ freedom harcd Ia battlc-lights
"cyond the fields OF corn.
Close to the earth, near Natures heart
In poverty and toll,
lie felt the germs OF greatness start
At contact with the soil
And through him stole the tender thrill
or destiny unborn,
nohucr shlmfnercu on the HILL
Above the Held OF corn.
The day was long, the work was hard,
SLOW, slow the feet OF Fate
Relentless grifiins seemed to guard
The Futures golden gate;
But while rude ignorance sirangled hope,
Amid the dews OF morn
Unwittingly he climbed the slope
Far from the Held Of corn
Up, up, past Gettysburg and on
To Famc's most sacred tower
lie bore the torch that In the dawn
or Freedoms highest power,
Ana all the world looks up to him,
AZ he looked that morn
Ana saw the wOndrous vision swim
Beyond the field OF corn.
Maurice Thompson, In Youths Companion.
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SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TRACY, In a

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TRACY, In a
recent letter 10 Congressman Frye,
says; ut is difficult TO imagine more
effective commerce destroyer than the
steamship City of Paris, II armed with
n battery of rapid-fring guns. She can
steam over twenty-one knots an hour,
and can average 1919 knots from land to
land across the Atlantic. No man OF
war could overtake heri no merchant
man could escape her. A fleet of such
cruisers would sweep an enemy's COM
merce from the ocean. This fact Is
well understood in Europe, and states
that are unprovided with convertible
merchant feet are preparing to meet
the possible emergency by partly pro-
tected cruisers that are substantially as
fast as the City Of PGris."
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The hours for spnnkling lawns are
from 4 to s a. m. and 4to9pm. ANY.
one violating this rule will have the
water turned of, with penalty added,
which is So charge for turning it on
again.
There are several customers letting
the water run all night. We would
add that we know who you are and
that you receive no benefit whatever,
but waste a great amount of water and
violate your contract with the company
which is no better than any common
theft perpetrated in the dark.
ABILENE WATER & Electric LIGHT
COMPANY.
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Gen Custer believed in having mar
tial music on all possible occasions He
would have the band out at five o'clock
in the morning and the last thing in the
evening. One day when the narrators
regiment had just come into camp Gen.
Custer ordered the band out The men
were tired and reported that they had
lost the mouthpieces TO their instru-
ments. very well" said the general,
You may take pickaxes and shovels and
help repair the roads. You may find
the missing mouthpieces while you are
working" IT is unnecessary to state
that the band played soon after, --Buf.
falo Courier,
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THE CREDIT SYSTEM.

Ons5oI the greatest drawbacks to sue
raaful iarming in the south lie the old
Htyls Of doing business on the credit
system. The prac4ics ssiIl prevails 10 a
VERY large extent, 81 buying On credit
and settling mp once gear. As long
ns this system prevails farming will be
improbable. IA the first place, when
fhe planter buys On credit. be is apt 10
buy more largely and mss lasa economy
than when he puts his hand 10 hia peck
ct and pays eash for Whist hs gets and
ID the nezt place DC pays from Is 70 30
per cant higher prloes shan when he
Waya raah. a. long a. AhiB system il
pursuea iAs filanter y bound 10 be ID
buaaage. His growing crop i mort-
rsgs nna heD Il ID harvested he mus
innseiIit pnt s 81 tae mnrket. 81
MS aaiet = hAs il mAg.
zas iisse a aree causes which
sai6 isasilv a1a po~eriuliy againai
fssspesy. ltwaala VI I'll batiei
for She planier 70 90 10 the bank ans
anaza shamanss nskiag his naesls =
ais NJ is rather than psy al
aaa ehaal s. hsstpsekaepei
H. iaM mpE accommodation I
auas tie lautsra rice Hera p cor
aa "a o hair t1en laes NeH6
M ass II lie aaipns aaa eaua
a aor sae aill apners q
na d We nilieF snakiaB thaprlcs a
pla2
sas ssssazs 81 slaa bsatsnl 2
lr n ieh aaHlhegI
baFa 1eEs5 q. 3 ihee
m a " aaAa sanl
s Aa ifas
m B.
W q
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THE DISTINGUISHED DEAD


BRIGADIER-GENERAL HENRY GRAY, @ E -
We were pa,ned t. re- by Lbr New
Orleans papers Of the 18Th lnst., thst
Genera Henry Gray died 81 CunshEtla,
La, iast SATURDAY. uigh,, al the resi-
dence Of his only surviving daughter,
Mrs. ". ). SlolDsrt, lie had been III
Ill beallh Tor many years, and lived
N absolute retirement during the IRt
ter years OF bIs life: IN TACT ever since
be removed IRON Lake Chsries, several
years age, where be had made his
nome with has brother, the respected
and ismented Dr.. L T Gray, deceased
Intimately associated as We were
w'th Gen. Cray during the late WEI,
6rst as Colonel Of Gray's 28,h Louis,
ana volunteers, afterwards as BrIga,
der GeperH1 commanding Mouton's
! Brigade, TO which We belonged rs q
member Of the l8tb Louisiana VuinD
Deers, and socially and politically silel
The war, we learned 40 respect, admire
and love him We feel incompetent
30 write a fitting lribuie 40 the mem
ogy Of one 50 Desr to us by association
but wllI publish next week a biogrRpb
tcBI sketch Of the General Is laker
from The PtcayuRe Of the l3Lh inst.
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LATITE TAXATION IN THE
UNITED STATES n ND THE
PRINCIPAL NATIONS
OF EUROPE.

We are wont to sommissFRte the fate
Of European nations which are bur
dsnsd with the support Of vast standing
armies, and indeed they are entitled 10
orr sympathy; but we're it not for the
vast resources Of this esanty, cur fate
would DO noTs pitahie. notwithstanding
ne have, comparatively, no standing
army.
Iha following comparison may be q
master Of surprise 70 some Of orr read
erE, but the fgares are approximately
corset: Oar expenses Tor the fiscal
year lspPEep1iAliensl are s542 900 .00D,
SIS 600 O0D interest and $50 COG. 600
sinking fund, This leaves balance Of
sa57 100000 Tor other expenditures.
Great Britain, for an ether purposes
than sinkiag fund aud interest, ezpsnds
ss8Z5 600 900. Balance ID favor Of
Greet Britain Of more than sl42 600. :
600. That ID 10 say England supports
Der iaFgs standing arms and Abe finest
navy IN the world and her aggregate
expenses are lees BY one hundred and
forty miilioBs thai che United States.
France, Rith tbs largest Pabiie aebt II
the world costing her anaaaly ahaus
e25o 0a9 90 keeps Etaudias army e
nearly 700 600 men. supports 4 navy
seeana only 10 thas Il England sad
wiahnl her sainl expenditures are lis4Ja
greaier taaD ahaas 81 ths Uniiaa States
] Re might make gampsrissn Viii
GaFmaas nd Aassia pilh similar -
snlis. Eow ahsa ws take iEso esn.
aiasFatinn Elaslacl shat tha lakes derived
lfam npssalas. eqi the psaale neazll
/ lanr sIpllsrs loF sseFy ems tsna ssacha
&as Unita atea tfeaaptg i wanh
saaln thai W. ae1a enc 81 HE worst 81
na5su aeanifies in abe RQrla and har.
less 70 aiaav lps asr Vasa eHpaaa tp1eg
The afhsr astiaas saa pfani q tAe
wat lasasa AZ srpsa maR sd tlsa
atsp pari gi liza Aars wa
1tae afnss aH aaa WI gaia
w w. sg -
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THE SPAAEERSHIP.


The sPeRkershlp Of bhs next congress
As attracting DoBhiderRbis attention iron
the press Of tbe eoautry and Is far a.
We can judge, MI. CEsp. seems to have
more supporters g. indicated by the
utGeraBees Of Democratic papers tBsn
any other prospective candidate. IN
iHct no other candidate has been
authoTHtiFely announced. Mr. 1Crisp
uBs made good pTesiding officer and
according 10 the nRBnttsn law -
entitled TO Reelection He will GER
fanny be bettsr equipped for this
important position than Rt his lrsf
elsetion The runners that he is opposed
by Mr.. Cleveland, thst be bBs bssn
snnhbed etc, hBye originated an the
fertile brains Of Republican editors b
whom nuthlng would be more pleasing
shat lend an the Democratic ranks,
With these same editors the wish ID
father to the thoaEht. rOhly this Rssd
nothing more. -
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II the Democratic Ea-ty uuiiali sstail
control Of fbe government tins nlsiaeea
mails Ia its platform ana % the stuusr
must be redeemed. TINS psuFlE Waut
the burdens imposed iyy tha Mah4Inae5
biIlremuvsd, and not the 7sstzgs 10 an
excuse nov remRiBs iur GslNy. 1hs
Republican party no longer has the
power to prevent the accomplishment
Of the reforms promised. They aFsnDt
frivolous and uninpuEtant MATTERS that
demand the immediate attention Of
congress, hat matters of the Eery great
est import. There has certainty been
enough talk on the subject of the tariff
and il the Democratic party is not nov
prepared to deal with the mEtteT, it
never will be.
By al means let us baVe a special
session, and If we might be allowed 10
suggest, let the tariff and financial legis-
latiun have the right OF way to the eE-
clusion Of ali other matters until these
Bhall have been Bs1tled. Even if this
prompt action is taken. the country vii
cot have had more time than is needed
to adjust itself 10 the new order Of
things before another presidential
election.
If We ever had any doubt as TO tbs
wisdom Of this measure, it has been dIs,
PEELED by the presidents late message
and che defiant attitude Of boiL tht
president and the Republican senators
to whom the wishes Of the people nTt
as nothing, and who still insist that tbt
people are not capable Of Judging VIVA
they want and need, and that all tbs
wisdom Of the country and all th'
ElRtssmRnship is vested IN this ERme
president and those OF his ilk an The
senate. 1t is said that those who won z
take hint viii have to take kicE. Rnt
it seems as though nothing less will die
turb the equiuimIty Of self satisfied 3
Harrison, wrapped as he is IL tht
mantle Of has own self ceDceit, 1t II
possible, mt not probable, that Mr.
Harrison may leRrn sometime that hG
is neither a czsr, M emperor o. q king
and that this country as not despUtlsu
nor yet q limited monarchy and tina
ERs people are The sOUsrsigHs.
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aLARRHED.

SH-WIENCKE.--itu II "Wednesday lie.
l4lb 1882 Ct she TsBid-Bc, @. Ii" trlura
parents, IN tbls paTisL. UT ID" ne Fhlhr-
DrssseHTgs. MI aAkEy LAs- Of ! c.
peri ~ MIS- ELAsE IzuAa NIEFCkE
eldest dauEhirr Of Cap, IhU- WIeurh.
ali Of CRlcasieu pEEiBL, IL
Many guests We're a. Bltendauc. an5 tb-
The festivities were KEEP NJ uut TIE ~
smB' hours Of the early NOR. The trio.
and her three nLtendAuts were beautiful
Creased, and The honse Delur handsome.
decorated. the d0v being mHgnhceu, Ii.
whole presented q happy scene long u be tt.
membeTeG.
This young couple have launched their DarE
under the moEt Raspeciou- circumstance.
ana The best wishes OF host c. friend Z.
with then The bride may b. considered
exceedingly fortunate, lUr it Is l. small maj
Ter ii The flour barrel doe get luw and liz
bacon Is nj gone as long a hn4 las CAST
IN The house she As all right. Il. hoHo VA
remembered, and we Toasted on liz dehciou
cake
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Nm, JoBE l. DAvEsPoRT, whO was
appointed chef supervisor of eleetieBs
under The Federal election law, which
was passed osleBsibly in Che Iuisrssi
Of honest congressional aelsetioBs, bat
which WAS really q partisan scheme for
keeping down DsmeeratiC majsfities
IN New York city has already been
paid the enormous sam ofope hundred
and eight Thousand dollars for bis ns-
isfioas work and is nov demanding
sixty thoasand dollars more a Re
pnhliean secretary Of abe treasury Hill
probably pay lhe amaaHt but il issAfa
40 say that one of she iEst thiRgs .
Democratic msjerisy an congress Elll
do will be 10 gst rid Of The obnoHioas
Law aad ibe sail more obaoKieus
DsRsnpoEi who il . slsRnh In tha
n0arla Of at honest men.
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PROPOSED CHANGE IN TINE or
MELTING or CONGRESS-.

MELTING or CONGkESS.
Representative Hooker, OF Missis-
bippi, has introduced a bill changing
the time for the meeting Of congress
from December to March Should this
bill become a law, and there is some
probability ihnt it will, the first session
Of the 53rda congress will begin the hrBt
Monday in MRFeh inssead of December,
aud woald put an end to nil discussion
in regard to al extra session, There is
no reasan IN the world why members OF
congress should be elected thirteen
months in advance of the time their
active dnties commence.
a hundred years sgo, when election
retHrDs could scarcely be caDFassed
under SIX month";. owing 10 primitive
methods of travel consisting OF only the
stage coach or on horseback, scarcely
any mail facilities and no Telegraph, thls
long aeiay was unavoidable. But nov
when the result Of even 3 presidential
election CAL be dstermiBea within q
fsR ihguEB nfter the Clobing Of the polls
and the Official returns eaBvassed within
awssker 80, no good rsssouB EXIT for
FstAinIpg this oHtgrown feature Of the
law and there are strong reasons for a
change. Popnlar sentiment in regard
30 issBes upon which q candidate for con
grassmRy have been elected may change
even before the meeting Of the epngress
30 whirh he WAS elected Aad tae member
no longer be in accord with the people
he WAS eIeetsd to represent. We trust
che till will become q laW.
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THE BRmsKLS CONFERENCE.


Notwithstanding the hostility Of The
Brtish EsFsrumsat, lby whleb We
znaaa ths present ministry to any
atsuz sav1r5ng binsfalisn, there is q
sszaa- popular sentiment IN its favor
aus Sllis sszzimUBt is Er5Riag rapidly
o. a Bhe Z kas Inconsistencies IN Brit +
.asa naEuzu thRsa liberal ministry
spuulz he a0 saruunDusly opposed to
q gzsszurZ 30 obviously n favor Of
.aha pspuil-
Bstsn Enaia has ElwHys had q sit
! VT Standard ana ana B1ssay 6sPEeDiA
suaz at aha zrilSlB nutAI Ena eunse-
uusrls3r ans aBiiIaB mt sot vHiRa the
SILVER zuussB h1Hs rTsaln5 B slRls of al
zrs 1sE1 ahspEgszumeBg is bBuud 20
zaEr asurnsE4Ess a ant prsviaD for,
4 - Impoverished nc Ire people there
+ Iissl alsFv nzB no longer BEv the large
EIzzn ma Hurbs1 manufacturers hHVe
g fs,ssB u 8 sggabag G. EecEguBE annually
sur rrKrrBsrr iu- Eurhst wares, and tbls
race Is nov reduced 10 N EElBBt that
4 ans Esuss1 aBa snuaEIug down Of nearly
a. cu2lU1 miHs ana GRIPPING mE8y
Z ,1pH- 7Banss-ss. Hence EheaBmHB d
/ nt 1ne wUrklBg ulsssss fOr some meas
uIe abEi shall rrluC TrireE.
ST. 5unl6lori H0wswortb, one d
me two detegalss representing tb'
indIap government has entered 4
strong Droisst, GetoEe Jbs information
Al monetary conference nov II sssslOl
al BrDssel, HgRinst the BRUSH Pollc,
Of obstruction and declares thst bu
tor this, the q neBtlon would hsFe beer
-ritled lcug ago. Nothing as more
certain than the rapid growth Of III
blmetallc sentiment aud the govern
meDt must give 1t recognition if .
would much longer continued II pow
er. Tbs Is one bright feature for tb
silver men Of this country, and VIVA
ever may be done or left undoDe, b
the present International conference
from which 30 much was hoped, b
meIalIsm is sure to wan in the Ion
ruu. British jealousy, from the iac
: Ina, most Of the silver produclio
comes from this country, ns the pnrc
+ pal reason for the obstruction ibct'C
r ant exposed by lbe BRITISH goVerDmen
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Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that haze qualified
as turk 70 NY minor children, and as tUiriE
and surviving wife in community, az admin
6iHring the affairs 81 the succession Of ny
deceased husband, C D Welsh. All those
indebted to said succession will please make
immediate sstllsIngBt. Creditors are Esqneet.
ed 70 present their claims to myBsE or ggtpT-
peyt 2 j. Miller. MsBsFE i. "A sArcsBauz
and n %, Miilsr are authorized 10 enllect
nnfEB and receive LR8nieB due said spccrRsign.
MRS. lEGILLE WELSH.
naa az In
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EBAESEB.

MEYERS.-BULAU. daughter O. u. IL F.
and Louisa Meyer, NOV, - lSg- aged
. years and BIE months
buIRL WAS q bright chic, ne lGtber idUl
and Der mothers pride and soy, bur Sod Lss
taken abeir darling from tie evils Of an HE
70 be with him in PATadlst where sickness
and pain ana death art uuknOwu.
MIC.
alexandria papers pleas copy
MILLER-MRs MAHGARITE MILLER. wife Of
1. A Miller. OIL Fridu, DE, q 49, Ut
Dry Crsek. LIZ, aged sIEiy years.
The deceased WAS for many years q devoUt
member Of ahe Baptist CnurLl and vi" he
missed by a large GircIe 0. friends snG A.
qHAintRnces. The inIermepl TOOK Pine ct
the family cemetery